【正文】 d are those able to jump around in high spirits. Chances must be seized immediately and decisions made quickly. Everyone needs more immediate answers, and the window of expected 43 to any questions has dropped from weeks to days even to hours. The problem with this way of thinking is that too often such quickness es at the expense of 44 understanding the details of a situation. Sure, the worked society allows us to gather information within a short time, but does it really 45 up our ability to make better decisions? How do you balance the 46 for speed with sharp and correct thinking? That?s the 47 on the minds of a lot of people these days, including Future Shock author, Alvin Toffler, who studies the idea in our cover story. It?s also a 48 of a new study by Kepner Tregoe. It reports that 77 percent of managers believe that during the past three years the number of decisions they made each workday has increased. But 85 percent of those same people say the time given to making those decisions has either 49 or stayed the same. Result: Speed kills. Different opinions are not shared. Other choices are 50 too easily. Aims never seem to be clear. 51 , good records aren?t kept about how successful decisions are made. If your pany really does well, the Kepner report suggests 52 the decisionmaking process and figuring out what you did right. Study your successes, as well as your failures. Fast decisionmaking is a necessity sometimesno question about that． But decisions are only as good as the 53 go into them. By that measure, many of today?s decisions are weak and could 54 some panies at the knees. Business may be keeping the quickness of 55 , but it?s going to be torn to pieces if managers are not thinking with great care and patience. 41. A. numerous B. clear C. dangerous D. bright 42. A. points B. matters C. solution D. barriers 43. A. response B. rejection C. acceptance D. methods 44. A. rapidly B. properly C. timely D. widely 45. A. arouse B. cultivate C. decline D. speed 46. A. technique B. thirst C. passion D. need 47. A. idea B. thought C. doubt D. puzzle 48. A. subject B. aim C. project D. discovery 49. A. decreased B. changed C. increased D. lengthened 50. A. made B. accepted C. dismissed D. discussed 51. A. Otherwise B. On the contrary C. For example D. Therefore 52. A. setting aside B. breaking out C. turning out D. taking apart 53. A. questions B. thoughts C. eyes D. brains 54. A. cut up B. cut off C. turn down D. turn off 55. A. expanding B. running C. thought D. exploration Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) We do not stop playing because we are old。 金山區(qū) 2020 學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量調(diào)研 高三英語試卷 （滿分： 140 分 考試時間： 120 分鐘） I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. At the airport. B. At the hotel. C. At the restaurant. D. At the railway station. 2. A. On TV. B. On the Inter. C. From the newspaper. D. From a friend. 3. A. Husband and wife. B. Policeman and driver. C. Passenger and bus conductor. D. Boss and secretary. 4. A. At 1:00 pm. B. At 1:30 pm. C. At 2:00 pm. D. At 2:30 pm. 5. A. She found it very interesting. B. She found it very boring. C. She found it enjoyable during the first 30 minutes. D. She found it enjoyable after the first 30 minutes. 6. A. Make a recovery plan. B. Find a fulltime job. C. Drop out of school. D. Resign from her present job. 7. A. Shopping with his son. B. Promoting a new product. C. Buying a gift for a kid. D. Bargaining with a salesgirl. 8. A. He is always late for work. B. He is having some financial problems. C. He is not careful enough with his work. D. He loses his temper easily. 9. A. It is too hot in the room. B. She wants to avoid meeting people. C. She wants to smoke a cigarette outside. D. She doesn?t like the smell of smoke inside. 10. A. Everyone in the pany likes Mr. Dale. B. Mr. Dale has bee director of the department. C. Mr. Dale gets on very well with his colleague. D. Mr. Dale is the focus of people?s attention. Section B Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the fo