Section C

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

Walking will be banned on escalators as part of a trail designed ti reduce congestion(拥堵) at some of the country's busiest stations.

In the first move of its kind, all travelers will be forced to stand on both sides of escalators on the London Underground as part of a plan to increase capacity(容量) at the height of the rush hour.

A xix-month trial will be introduced at Holborn station from mid-April, eliminating the rule of standing on the right and walking on the left. The move, imitating a similar structure in Far eastern cities such as Hong Kong, is designed to increase the number of people using long escalators at the busiest times . it could be expanded across the Tube network in coming years.

According to London Underground, only 40 percent of travelers walk the full length of long escalators, leaving the majority at the bottom as they wait to get on to the “standing “side.

A three-week trial at Holborn last year found that the number of people using escalators at any time of could be raised by almost a third. Peter McNaught, operations director at London Underground, said: “It may not seem right that you can go quicker by standing still, but our experiments at Holborn have proved that it can be true. This new six-month trial will help us find out if we can influence customers to stand on both sides in the long term.”

Holborn has one of the longest sets of escalators on the Underground network at 23.4 high. Tube bosses claim that capacity was limited because so few people wanted to walk up—meaning only one side was used at all times. Research has shown that it is more effective use of escalators over 18.5 to ban walking.

The previous trial found that escalators at the station normally carried 2,500 people between 8:30am and 9:30am on a typical day, rising to 3,250 during the researching period.

In the new trial, which will be launched from April 18, one of three “up” escalators will be standing only, with a second banning walking at peak times. A third will remain a mix of walking and standing.

(Note: Answering the questions the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)

78. What is the existing problem with standing on the right and walking on the left?

79. What did last year's three-week trial at Holborn station prove?

80.The research suggests that walking should be forbidden on escalators that are at least _________ in height.

81. In the new trail, in addition to one escalator banning walking in rush hours, the other “up” escalators will be used for_________________.

第II卷(共47分)

I. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1.我真希望自己的文章有朝一日能见报。(hope)

2.二十世纪末中国经济迅速发展。(witness)

3.为买一双运动鞋而通宵排队有意义吗?(point)

4.虽然当时我年幼，不理解这部电影的含义，但我记得我的家人都感动得落泪了。(too…to…)

5.我阿姨苦读四年之后获得了文凭，那一刻她欣喜万分。(The moment…)

II. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120–150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

假设你是中华中学学生姚平，最近参加了一项研究性学习调研，课题为“父母是否以子女为荣”。通过调研你校学生及其父母，结果发现双方对此问题的看法有差异(数据如图所示)。根据图表写一份报告，在报告中，你必须：

1. 描述调研数据;

2. 分析可能导致这一结果的原因。

 

2016年高考上海卷英语试题参考答案

第I卷

第一大题第1至第10小题，每题1分;第11至第16小题，每题2分;第17题至第24题，每题1分。共30分。

1.D 2. B 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.A

11.C 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.A 16.C