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One【2018届上海市西南位育高三英语上学期10月试题】

SectionBDirections:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

（C）

TheCaliforniaPublicEmployees'RetirementSystem（CalPERS）haspositioneditselfasthepremierchampionofinvestorrights,regularlysinglingoutbadmanagersatsomeofthenation'slargestcompaniesinitsannualcorporate-governancefocuslists.Andwith$153billionundermanagement.WallStreettendstolistenwhenCalPERSspeaksout.Butthecountry'slargestpensionfundhasnevertakenonasbigafishasitdidDec.16,whenitfiledaclassactionagainsttheNewYorkStockExchangeandsevenofitsmemberfirms.CalPERS'suitchargestheNYSEandspecialistfirmswithfraud,allegingthattheexchangeskirteditsregulatorydutiesandalloweditsmemberstotradestocksattheexpenseofinvestors.

ThemoveisamajorslapinthefacefortheNYSE'srecentlyappointedinterimChairmanJohnReed.TheformerCitibankchairmanandCEOcameonboardinSeptemberaftertheexchange'sIongtimehead,RichardGrasso,resignedunderpressureoverpublicoutrageabouthisexcessivecompensation.

ReedhasbeenwidelycriticizedbyCalPERSandotherinstitutionalinvestorsfornotincludingrepresentativesofinvestorsontheexchange'snewlyconstitutedboardandnotclearlyseparatingtheexchange'sregulatoryfunctionfromitsday-to-dayoperations.TheCalPERSlawsuitisevideneethattheinvestmentcommunities'dissatisfactionhasn'tebbed."OurhopesweredashedwhenMr.Reeddidn'tperform,"saysHarrigan.

Thesuitallegesthatsevenspecialistfirmsprofitedbyabusingandoverusingaseriesoftradingtactics.Thetactics,whicharenotcurrentlyillegal,include"pennyjumping,"whereafirmpositionsitselfbetweentwoorderstocaptureapieceofthepricedifferential,"frontrunning,"whichinvolvestradinginadvaneeofcustomersbasedonconfidentialinformationobtainedbytheirorders,and"freezing"thefirm'sorderbooksothatthefirmcanmaketradesonitsownaccountfirst.

Manyofthesuit'sallegationsarebasedonapreviouslydisclosedinvestigationoftheexchangeconductedbytheSecurities&ExchangeCommission.Accordingtothesuit,theOctoberSECreportfound"seriousdeficienciesintheNYSE'ssurveillaneeandinvestigativeprocedures,includingahabitofignoringrepeatviolationsbyspecialistfirms."

Thesuithighlightsthegrowingfrustrationthatinstitutionalinvestorshaveexpressedwithwhattheyperceiveasasystemthatneedstoberevamped--ifnoteliminated.AccordingtoCaliforniaStateComptrollerSteveWestley,aCalPERSboardmemberwhoparticipatedintheDec.16pressconference,hehasrepeatedlycalledontheNYSEtoenditsuseofspecialistfirmstofacilitatetradesandmovetoasystemofopenlymatchingofbuyersandsellers.BLINDEYE?

"There'snoreasonnottomovetoafullyautomatedexchange,"Westleysays."Everyexchangeintheworldisusingsuchasystem.ThetimeisnowfortheNYSEtomoveintothe21stcenturyandremovethecloudthatthere'sself-dealingworkingagainstinvestors."

62.Whatdoesthewordafish'”（Para.1）probablyreferto?

A.CalPERS.B.pensionfund.C.WallStreet.D.NYSE.

63.TheCalPERSlawsuitindicatesthat.

A.theNYSEdidignoreitsregulatoryduties

B.JohnReedshouldresignlikehispredecessor

C.theinvestorsweredissatisfiedwiththeNYSE

D.theexchangeshouldhaveitsboardreelected

64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrue?

A.lnvestorswerenotsufficientlyrepresentedonNYSE'sboard.

B.Thesevenspecialistfirmsmadeprofitsbyillegalprocedures.

C.CalPERS'suitagainsttheNYSEresultedlargelyfromaSEC'sreport.

D.NYSEhadignoredthefirms

'improperoperationsforalongtime

65.AccordingtoWestley,NYSE

'sproblemresultsfrom.

A.itsrelianceonspecialistfirms

B.itssystemofmatchingtraders

C.itsautomatedexchange

D.itsviolationofinvestors

'interest

66.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe

A.Championofinvestorrights

B.Sevenspecialistfirms

C.CalPERSspeaksouttoWallStreet

D.LawsuitsagainstNYSE

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SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

（C）

smajorcrop

Someoftheworld'smostsignificantproblemsneverhitheadlines.Oneexamplecomesfromagriculture.Foodriotsandhungermakenews.Butthetrendlyingbehindthesemattersisrarelytalkedabout.ThisisthedeclineinthegrowthinyieldsofsomeoftheworldstudybytheUniversityofMinnesotaandMcGillUniversityinMontreallooksatwhere,andhowfar,thisdeclineisoccurring.

Theauthorstakeavastnumberofdatapointsforthefourmostimportantcrops:

rice,wheat,cornandsoyabeans.Theyfindthatonbetween24%and39%ofallharvestedareas,theimprovementinyieldsthattookplacebeforethe1980ssloweddowninthe1990sand2000s.

Therearetwoworryingfeaturesoftheslowdown.Oneisthatithasbeenparticularlysharpintheworld'smostpopulo人口多的）countries,IndiaandChina.Theirabilitytofeedthemselveshasbeenanimportantsourceofrelativestabilitybothwithinthecountriesandonworldfoodmarkets.Thatself-sufficiencycannotbetakenforgrantedifyieldscontinuetoslowdownorreverse.

Second,yieldgrowthhasbeenlowerinwheatandricethanincornandsoybeans.Thisisproblematicbecausewheatandricearemoreimportantasfoods,accountingforaroundhalfofallcaloriesconsumed.Cornandsoyabeansaremoreimportantasfeedgrains.Theauthorsnotethat

“wehavepreferentiallyfocusedourcropimprovementeffortsonfeedinganimalsandcarsratherthanoncropsthatfeedpeopleandarethebasisoffoodsecurityinmuchoftheworld.

Thereportqualifiesthemoreoptimisticfindingsofanothernewpaperwhichsuggeststhattheworldwillnothavetodigupalotmorelandforfarminginordertofeed9billionpeoplein2050,astheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationhasargued.

Instead,itsays,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowth,landcurrentlyploughedupforcropsmightbeabletorevert（回返）toforestorwilderness.Thiscouldhappen.Thetroubleisthattheforecastassumescontinuedimprovementsinyields,whichmaynotactuallyhappen.

63．Whatdoestheauthortrytodrawattentionto?

A.Foodriotsandhungerintheworld.

B.Newsheadlinesintheleadingmedia.

C.Thedeclineofthegrainyieldgrowth.

D.Thefoodsupplyinpopulouscountries.

64．WhydoestheauthormentionIndiaandChinainparticular?

A.Theirself-sufficiencyisvitaltothestabilityofworldfoodmarkets.

B.Theirfoodyieldshavebeguntodecreasesharplyinrecentyears.

C.Theirbigpopulationsarecausingworldwideconcerns.

D.Theirfoodself-sufficiencyhasbeentakenforgranted.

65．Whatdoesthenewstudybythetwouniversitiessayaboutrecentcropimprovementefforts?

A.Theyfailtoproducethesameremarkableresultsasbeforethe1980s.

B.Theycontributealottotheimprovementofhumanfoodproduction.

C.Theyplayamajorroleinguaranteeingthefoodsecurityoftheworld.

D.Theyfocusmoreontheincreaseofanimalfeedthanhumanfoodgrains.

66．WhatdoestheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationsayaboutworldfoodproductioninthecomingdecades?

A.Thegrowingpopulationwillgreatlyincreasethepressureonworldfoodsupplies.

B.Theoptimisticpredictionaboutfoodproductionshouldbeviewedwithcaution.

C.Theslowdownofthegrowthinyieldsofmajorfoodcropswillbereversed.

D.Theworldwillbeabletofeeditspopulationwithoutincreasingfarmland.

67．HowdoestheauthorviewtheargumentoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganization?

A.Itisbuiltonthefindingsofanewstudy.

B.Itisbasedonadoubtfulassumption.

C.Itisbackedbystrongevidence.

D.Itisopentofurtherdiscussion.

Keys:

63-67CADDB

Three【2018届上海市建平中学高三英语上学期10月试题】

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

（C）

YangYuanqing,Lenovo'sboss,hardlyspokeawordofEnglishuntilhewasabout40.ButwhenLenovoboughtIBM'spersooalputerdivisionin2005hedecidedtoimmersehimselfinEnglish:

hemovedhisfamilytoNorthCarolina,hiredaIanguagetutorandspenthourswatchingcable-TVnews.HeconductedallhisbusinessinEnglishexceptforbriefingfortheChinesepress.

Lenovoisoneofagrowingnumberofmultinationalsfromthenon-AnglophoneworldthathavemadeEnglishtheirofficiallanguage.ThefashionbeganinplaceswithsmallpopulationsbutglobalambitionssuchasSingapore,whichkeptEnglishasitslinguafranca（通用语）whenitlefttheBritishempiren1963,andSwitzerland.GoranLindahl,aformerbossofABB,aSwiss-Swedishengineeringgiant,oncedescribeditsofficialIanguageas“poorEnglish”itsofficiallanguageas“poorEnglish.ThepracticespreadtothebigEuropeancountries:

numerous

—in

GermanandFrenchmultinationalsnowuseEnglishinboardmeetingsandofficialdocuments.AudimayuseaGermanphrase—VorsprungdurchTechni