浦东新区2016学年度第二学期教学质量检测高三英语试卷II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20%)Section AOver the past sixteen years of my life, I have grown to be a very independent person. This can be both good and bad in the sense that I am able to do things (21)_ my own, yet at times struggle with taking advice from others. Sometimes, hearing what other people have to say can be one of the hardest things to do. However, getting advice from (22)_ cares about you can impact your life in great ways. Because of this, I began realizing that my moms guidance throughout my life has never steered me wrong. This is why I believe you (23)_ always listen to your mother.This belief has not been easy (24)_ (realize). It has taken endless amounts of time in which I decided to go against what my mom had to say, and later discovered that she was right. I think we can all agree that (25)_ (admit) your mom was right is always a hard thing to do. But what else are you supposed to say (26)_ you are standing outside in the freezing cold, shaking because you did not wear that extra jacket you (27)_ (tell) to wear?When I was twelve years old, I had the experience of a lifetime. However, I would have missed out if it hadnt been for my mom. She had been planning a trip to Turkey for work, (28)_ (offer) to bring my sister and me along with her. When I first heard about this opportunity, I was terrified. Never had I been out of the country before. I thought to (29)_, “Is she crazy?” My mom then began to say, “(30)_ is known to all, one needs to step out of his comfort zone and try something new in order to encounter larger-than-life ideas.” After going back and forth with my own thoughts, I decided to go on the trip. And boy, she was right. Going to Turkey will forever be one of my greatest memories and I am thankful I got to visit that amazing country.A. flexibilityB. shiftC. hungryD. improvementE. dominatedF. releasedG. secureH. adaptingI. familiarJ. buryingK. distinguishSection BThe New York Times has changed a lot in the past 10 years, embracing digital subscriptions and growing into online video and specialty areas like cooking. It has not been enough to prepare the company for the future, according to the papers own 2020 report _31_ on Tuesday.“While the past two years have been a time of significant innovation, the pace must speed up,” the authors wrote in the opening of the report. “Too often, digital progress has been accomplished through workarounds; now we must tear apart the barriers. We must _32_ between mission and tradition: what we do because its essential to our values and what we do because weve always done it.”The report indicates how far the paper has come in _33_ itself to the digital age while also pointing out what needs to be done.The areas that need _34_ are focused on the newsroom, particularly in the tools and internal structures that journalists must deal with to produce their work.Many of the reports recommendations are _35_ to anyone who closely follows the Times or newspapers in general: A(n) _36_ away from prints outsized importance on the newsrooms operations, better ways to include multimedia in stories and a renewed effort at creating a more diverse newsroom with a variety of skills.The paper has an ongoing goal that started in 2016 of doubling digital revenue to $800 million by 2020. “To _37_ our future, we need to expand considerably our number of subscribers by 2020.”The report also calls into question the formats on which the Timesand most other newspapersrely, namely a mix of news stories and features that are text heavy. “Too much of our daily report remains _38_ by long texts.” the report states.The report stresses that the Times should do more to educate readers. “Our readers are _39_ for advice from The Times. Too often, we dont offer it, or offer it only in print-centric forms.” the report states. Perhaps the most interesting part of the report comes at the very bottom in the form of comments from the papers own journalists. Reporters said they would like to see _40_ in choice of how to tell certain stories, and some disagreement about what kind of tone the Times should embrace going forward.III. Reading Comprehension (45%)Section AHave We Reached Peak Trade?Globalization is usually defined as the free movement of people, goods and capital. Its been the most important _41_ force of modernity. Until the financial crisis of 2008, global trade grew twice as fast as the global economy itself. _42_, thanks to both economics and politics, globalization as we have known it is developing fast.The question is: Have we reached peak trade? If you think of it in terms of the flow of digital data and ideas, noits actually _43_. Indeed, the cross-border flow of digital datae-commerce, web searches, online video, machine-to-machine interactionshas