2020-2021学年上海致远高级中学高二下英语期中考试卷

致远高中2020学年第二学期期中教学评估高二英语1.ListeningComprehension(25分)SectionA(每 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 1分，共10分)Directions:InSectionA.youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionvowhaveheard.1.A.AtagasstationB.AtagarageC.inaparkD.inanemergency2.A.4:45B.5:15C.5:45D.6:153.A.DoctorandpatientB.LawyerandclientC.ManagerandcustomerD.Passer-byandpoliceman4.A.HewasnervousB.Hewasquick-mindedC.HewascourageousD.Hewassensible5.A.AttendaclassB.SeethedentistC.GofishingD.Visithisaunt6.A.SheisquietB.SheistalkativeC.SheissociableD.Sheisactive7.A.LookatthelaundrybasketB.CheckthebusinesstimeofthelaundryC.GotoherlaundryD.Findanothersuitableblouse8.A.Shebelievesthatpeople'sspeakinginanelegantwayisratheramazingB.Shedoesnotapproveoftheman'swayindescribingpeople'sspeechC.Shedoesn'tbelievepeoplemayspeakelegantlyindailylifeD.Shewasindoubtaboutthemaincharactersinthenovel9.A.HecanhandletheworkwitheaseB.HehasabosswithamildtemperC.HeisfullyengagedinhisworkD.Hecan'tdescribehisdutyatwork10.A.ThewomanowesthemanabottleofwineB.ThewomanisborrowingmoneyfromthemanC.ThemangetsthewomantobuyafilmticketD.ThemanhaseatenhiswordforseveraltimesSectionB(每题1.5分，共15分）Directions:InSectionB.youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,bunthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyowhaveheard.Questions1lthrough13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.FlightattendantsB.PassengersC.ThefirebrigadeD.Planemanufacturers12.A.CA4117willdepartfromChengduandfinallyarriveatBeijingB.ItwilltakeCA4117morethanthreehourstoarriveatXi'anC.CA4117willtravel30.982kilometersforthewholeflightD.TheaveragespeedofCA4117is10,000kilometersperhour13.A.UsingelectronicdevicesduringlandingB.PullingtheoxygenmaskoutwhenyouneedfreshairC.UsinglaptopcomputersduringtheflightD.PlacingtheoxygenmaskbelowyournoseQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.ThenameoforiginofGuineaPigsandtheirhabitatB.TheearlyuseofGuineaPigsinmedicalstudiesC.WhyGuineaPigsaremoresuitableforexperimentsD.TheuseofGuineaPigsinresearchandconversation15.A.GuineapigsgotthenamebecausetheyarenativetoGuineaB.GuineaPigswerefirstusedinstudiesofsexuallytransmitteddiseasesC.GuineaPigshavelessincommonwithhumanbeingsthanratsdoD.GuineaPigshavemeaningsinEnglishrelatedtotheirroleinexperiments16.A.AsecretaryforcedtodopilesofpaperworkB.AhusbandaskedtotasteanewdishfromhiswifeC.AteachergivingherlessoninaratherboringwayD.AstudentwhoistoocarelesstoscorehighintestsQuestions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.TypesoffutureclothesB.Functionsofeco-clothesC.NewwaystoproduceelectricityD.Ideasonaresearchproject18.A.TheycanbringuseconomicbenefitsB.TheycanprotecttheenvironmentC.TheycanregulateourbodytemperatureD.Theycanproduceelectricity19.A.Workshopsforeco-clothesaresetupoverseastoensureworkersagoodsalaryB.Themanhasfoundreferencebooksonclothesmadefromsmartfabricsinthelibrary.C.AgreatnumberofpeoplearequiteeagertowearthedressdecoratedwithlightsD.Clothesmadefromsmartfabricscanbeusedtochargecellphonesinthefuture20.A.ItisoflittleuseB.Iiswell-designedC.ItiswarmlyreceivedD.ItishardtomanufactureⅡ.GrammarandVocabulary(10分+10分)SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.AbanondistractedwalkingYoucan'twalkdownthestreetwithoutpassingso-called"smart-phonezombies(僵尸)."Theyaretooabsorbedintheirscreen____21____(watch)wheretheyaregoing.Almostfourintenpeopleadmithavingsufferedatechnology-relatedsmallaccident__22__theypaymoreattentiontotheirelectronicdevicethantothepavement.NowthecityofHonoluluHawaii,hasdecidedit'stimetotakeimmediateactionandmakeitillegaltocrosstheroadwhileusingamobilephone.Those___23__(catch)usingphones,tabletsorotherelectronicdevicesatcrossingpointscouldfaceafineofupto$100.HonoluluisthefirstmajorU.S.citytoban__24_iscalled"distractedwalking."Itcomesafterastudythatfoundthere__25_(be)morethanl1,000injuriesintheUnitedStatesresultingfromphone-relateddistractionwhilewalkinginthepastfewyears.Toexplainthedecision,mayorKirkCaldwellsaid,"Weholdtheunfortunatehonorofbeingamajorcity_26__morepedestriansarehitincrosswalksthanalmostanyothercityinthecountry."Underthefinesystems._27__breaksthislawforthefirsttimewillgetafineofS15tos35.Peoplebreakingthelawforasecondorthirdtimewillgeta$99fine.Thelaw,whichiscalledtheDistractedWalkingLaw,doespermitanexception.Pedestrians__28_usesuchdevicesinthestreettocallemergencyservicesandrescueworkerssuchasfirefighterspoliceofficers.Ifyoustillwanttotextwhilewalking,youcouldavoid__29_(fine)inHonolulubyusingavoice-controlleddigitalassistantsuchasSiriorGoogleAssistant.Oryoucouldjustwait__30_youareagain,safely.offthestreet.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.exposureBhopefullyC.subjectD.givenE.consequentlyF.screenedG.exhibitingH.underwentI.signsJ.developingK.transmissionAtigerattheBronxZooinNewYorkCityhastestedpositivefortherespiratorydiseasecausedbythenovelcoronavirus,becomingthefirstknowncaseofhuman-animal_31___,thezoo'schiefveterinariansaidonSunday.Nadia,the4-year-oldMalayantigerthattestedpositive,was__32__fortheCOVID-19diseaseafter___33_adrycoughlongwiththreeothertigersandthreeions,theWildlifeConservationSociety,whichmanagesthezoo,saidinastatement.Allofthecatsareexpectedtorecover,itsaid.ButofficialsbelievethisisauniquecasebecauseNadiabecamesickafter__34___toanasymptomaticzooemployee.PaulCalle,chiefveterinarianattheBronxZoo,toldReuters.Callesaidtheydidnotknowwhichemployeeinfectedthetiger."Thisisthefirsttimethatwehavediscoveredthatapersoninfectstheanimalandtheanimalgetssick,"Callesaid,addingthattheyplannedtosharehefindingswithotherzoosandinstitutions."Iguess_35__wewillhaveabetterunderstandingasaresult.Whiletheothertigersandlionswerealso__36__symptoms,thezoodecidedtotestonlyNadiabecauseshewasthesickestandhadstartedtoloseherappetitealready,andtheydidnotwantto_37__allthecatstoanesthesia(麻醉),Callesaid.Nadia__38__X-rays,anultrasound(超声波)andbloodteststotrytofigureoutwhatwasmakinghersick.TheydecidedtotestforCOVD-19__39__thesurgeincasesinNewYorkCity.theepicenteroftheoutbreakintheUnitedStates.Thefirsttigeratthezoo,whichhasbeenshutsincemid-March,beganshowing_40__ofillnessonMarch27,accordingtotheUSDepartmentofAgricultureNationalVeterinaryServicesLaboratories.Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension(15分+30分)SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththeworldorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.(15分)Adrivinggoalformostwebsitesisforthatsitetobeeasilyfoundbypeoplelookingfortheproductsorservices.Oneofthewayspeoplemayfindthesesitesisviaasearchengine.Withthisinmind,companiesobviouslywanttheirwebsitesto_____41__searchenginesaswell.Firstofall,websitecontentshouldbeuniqueandtimely.Onlyqualitycontentensuresthatcustomerswillfrequentyourwebsiteandalso____42___ittofriendsvialinksofthroughsocialchannels.Thisactofsharingnotonlygivesyoursitemorechancesofpublic_____43____butisalsohelpstopushupyoursearchenginerankings,whichextendshugepsychologicalimplicationtootherengineusersaspeopletendto_____44_____.NowfamoussearchenginessuchasGoogleusemobilefriendlinessasarankingsignalintheirrankingalgorithm(算法).Therefore,ifyoursiteisnot____45____formobiledevices,youareofferingalessthanidealexperiencetosomeusersandinresultsearchengineswilltakethedisadvantageinto___46___.AnotherkeyrankingsignalthatGoogleandothersearchengines____47__heavilyispagespeedandoverallsiteperformance.Ifyoursiteisloadedwithtoomanyhigh-resolutionimagesandvideosorotherelements,muchviewingtimewillbecaused.Thesewillmakesluggish,slowloadingthatfrustratesandoftendrivesawayvisitors.It'stimeto___48___thepagesizeasallthevisitorsappreciatefasterdownload.Someareevenwillingtotradebettervisualexperiencesforhighviewing_49__.Asuserpreferencestandsontopofanysearchengine'slistofpriority,searchengineswilllookfavour-ablyuponthespeedimprovementsofthewebsites.___50_,forahotwebsite,appropriateupdatefrequencyisalsovital.Althoughthecontentiscurrentanduptodatewhenitisfirstlaunched,itwillsoonloseits_____51_____withtheexplosionofothervariousonlineresources.Ifthe_____52_____onyourwebsiteshasappearedonothersitesbefore,yourwebsiteissoonerorlatertobedesertedbecauseofhumans'natureofhavingalowboredomthreshold(门槛).Inturn,yourwebsite'ssearchrankingwill_____53_____drastically.Finally,don'tlookdownoncustomerexperience.Toooftenpeopleignorethebenefitsofcreatingaviewingexperiencethatisenjoyable.When__54___yourwebsitesuserfriendliness,understandthateaseofusecomesfirst,butdonotdiscountthebenefitsofaddingabitof___55__intothatexperienceaswell.41.A.remindofB.agreewithC.appealtoD.takein42.A.establishB.recommendC.adjustD.evaluate43.A.featureB.commentC.exposureD.strength44.A.calmdownB.makeprogressC.watchoutD.followsuit45.A.applicableB.superiorC.positiveD.realistic46.A.assumptionB.accountC.guidanceD.obligation47.A.weighB.reserveC.representD.revise48.A.decorateB.reduceC.increaseD.eliminate49.A.aspectB.deviceC.speedD.scene50.A.InadditionB.NeverthelessC.InawordD.Forexample51.A.senseB.wisdomC.freshnessD.feature52.A.identityB.instructionC.contextD.content53.A.riseB.dropC.liftD.restore54.A.assessingB.accessingC.referringD.pointing55.A.sadnessB.anxietyC.delightD.sympathyIII.ReadingComprehension（30分）Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.（A）Twoenterprisinggraduatesaresellingadvertisingspaceontheirfacestopayoffacombinedstudentdebtofalmost£50,000.Facedwithachallengingjobmarket,formerCambridgestudentsEdMoyseandRoseHarperarepaintingdifferentcompanylogosontotheirfaces.Anyonecanbuytheadvertisingspace,frombusinessestoindividualsorgroups,onaday-to-daybasis.Thelogos—whichcanbeviewedatHYPERLINK"http://www.buymy"www.buymyface.co.uk-arethenseenbyeveryonetheypassastheygoabouttheirdailybusiness.Thegraduates,whometontheirfirstdayatSelwynCollege,Cambridge,startedthebusinessonOctoberIandsaidtheymadef3,500inthefirst10days.Theboyssaidtheyare"armedonlywithmassivestudentdebtandafirmgraspoftheprinciplesofviraladvertising"astheyattempttosurviveforayearmerelyonincomeearnedbytransformingthemselvesintowalkingadvertisements.Mr.Harper,21.fromGreenwich,southLondon,whostudiedneuroscience,said,“It'souruntraditionalwayofpayingoffourstudentdebt.Thegraduatejobmarketisincrediblyunfriendly,andsowethoughtwe'dtryandgothroughitaltogether.We'veseensomanystudentsunsuccessfullyapplyingforjobs,onlytoeventuallysettleinacareerthattheyneverreallywanted.It'sjustsomethingabitdifferentandhastakenoffquitenicely."Mr.Moyse,22,fromPoole,Dorset,said,.“Itiswellbeyondourexpectations,butwealwaysknewithadvalueandisnovelandcrazy.""Sofar,oneofthemaincontributorshasbeenonlinebettingagency,PaddyPower,"Mr.Harpersaid.Mr.Moyse,whostudiedeconomics,andMr.Harpercameupwiththeideaaftergraduatinginthesummerasaschemethatwouldnotrequiremuchinvestment.56.Thetwograduatessetupabusinessofsellingadvertisingspaceontheirfacesbecause______.A.theybothhavehandsomefacesBtheyhavegainedbesteducationC.theyhavestudentloantorepayD.theycanpossiblyfindnojobs57.Thejobtheyengageinnowhas________.A.earnedthemalotofmoneyB.helpedthemtopayoffthedebtC.increasedtheirexposureD.mettheirwildestexpectations58.PaddyPowermightbetheboys'__.A.customerB.debtorC.investorD.designer59.Theworldnovelinthepassagemeans________.A.fictionalB.meaningfulC.unusualD.critical(B)KobeBryantwasoneofninepeoplekilledinahelicoptercrashon26,Jan.2019.Hewas41.His13-year-olddaughterGiannawasalsokilledinthecrash.BryantwasoneofthegreatestNBAplayersofall-timeandaniconinthesportsworld.Inadditiontohissuccessonthebasketballcourt,Bryantwasknownforaceaselessworkethicandincredibledrive.InhonorofBryant'slegacy,herearesomeinspiringquotesfromBryantonhardwork,success,andlife.Onachievingsuccess:“Whenyoumakeachoiceandsay,“Comehellorhighwater,Iamgoingtobethis,'thenyoushouldnotbesurprisedwhenyouarethat.Itshouldnotbesomethingthatisintoxicatingoroutofcharacterbecauseyouhaveseenthismomentforsolongthatwhenthatmomentcomes,ofcourseitisherebecauseithasbeenherethewholetime,becauseithasbeen[inyourmind]thewholetime."Onfailure:"Idon'tmeantosoundcavalierwhenIsaythat,butnever.It'sbasketball.I'vepracticedandpracticedandplayedsomanytimes.There'snothingtrulytobeafraidof,whenyouthinkaboutitBecauseI'vefailedbefore,andIwokeupthenextmorning,andI'mOK.PeoplesaybadthingsaboutyouinthepaperonMonday,andthenonWednesday,you'rethegreatestthingsinceslicedbread.I'veseenthatcycle,sowhywouldIbenervousaboutithappening?"Onlife:"There'sachoicethatwehavetomakeaspeople,asindividuals.Ifyouwanttobegreatatsomethingthereisachoiceyouhavetomake.Wecanallbemastersatourcraft,butyouhavetomakeachoice.WhatImeanbythatis,thereareinherentsacrificesthatcomealongwiththat-familytime,hangingoutwithyourfriends,beingagreatfriend,beingagreatson,nephew,whateverthecasemaybe.Therearesacrificesthatcomealongwiththat.”Onretiringandfacingtheendofhisbasketballcareer:"Thereisbeautyinthat.Imean,it'sgoingthroughthecycle.Imean,it'sthecyclethatisthenaturalprogressionofgrowth,ofmaturation.Imean,there'snosadnessinthatIseethebeautyinnotbeingabletoblowpastdefendersanymore,youknowwhatImean?IseethebeautyingettingupinthemorningandbeinginpainbecauseIknowallthehardworkthatittooktogettothispointSo,I'mnot,I'mnotsadaboutit.I'mveryappreciativeofwhatI'vehad."60.WhatistheattitudeofKobeBryanttowardsachievingsuccessbysaying"Comehellorhighwater,Iamgoingtobethis"?A.ConfidentB.DeterminedC.OptimisticD.Frightened61.Whenitcomestofailure,KobeBryanttendedto________.A.fightagainstthosewhosaidbadthingsabouthimB.worryaboutothers'commentsonhisperformance.CcheerforhimselfbyregardinghimselfasthegreatestfigureD.shownofearfacingupsanddowns.62..Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.PeoplepaidtributetoKobeBryantforhissuccessonthebasketballcourt.B.KobeBryantdevotedmoreofhislifetobasketballinsteadofaccompanyinghisfamily.C.KobeBryantregardedhisretirementasthebeginningofanothercareerD.KobeBryantfeltemotionlesswhenfacingtheendofhisbasketballcareer(C)In2012,JamesCameron,creatorofAvatarandTitanic,becamethefirstpersontoreachtheChallengerDeep.WhenhearrivedatthedeepestspotonEarthat7milesbelowsealevel,hespenthoursmappingtheregionandtakingphotosandsamples."Ashumanbeings,we'redrawntoabsolutes-thedeepest,thehighest,thecoldest,thefarthest,"hesays."Andasastorytellerandcuriousmonkey,Ijustwantedtoseewhatwasthere."Theanswerisobvious—plasticandmore."Ourso-calledcivilizationisusingtheoceanasitstoilet,"Cameronsays.“Unlessthischanges,oceanecosystemsaregoingtocontinuetheirrapidcollapse."Despitedecadesofenvironmentalstudies,theimpactofplasticandotherformsofpollutiononoceansarenotentirelyunderstood.Initialstudiesappeartoindicatethatingesting(摄取）them-eitherdirectlyorindirectly-couldcausedisease.Plasticscanalsoreleasepoisonoussubstancesintothewater,whichcouldpotentiallyimpactanimalpopulations.Butplasticisjustoneoftheproblemsfacingoceansthathaveyettobefullyunderstood"Plasticwasteintheoceanishorrifyingbutisonlythemostobviousofourmanydeadlywastestreams,whichincludecarbonthat'sheatingtheatmosphereandmakingtheoceanacidic,andtherun-offnutrientsfromalltheworld'sagriculture,whichiscausinganoxic(缺氧的)deadzonesthesizeofcountries,"Cameronsays.Oceans,liketherestoftheworld,areimpactedbytheburningoffossilfuelsandthereleaseofgreenhousegaseslikecarbondioxide-about30percentofwhichisabsorbedbythesea.Thisabsorptioncausesoceanacidification,wherethepHlevelisalteredtobecomemoreacidic.Asaresult,it'sharderforsomecreaturestoformshellsandskeletonsandcountlessspeciesatthebaseofthefoodwebcanstruggletosurvive,which,scientistssay,hasthepotentialtocausehugedisruptionstoentireecosystems.Indeed,oceanacidificationisthoughttohaveplayedanimportäntroleinEarth'sworst-evermassextinctionevent252millionyearsago.Theeffectofclimatechangeontheworld'soceanswilllikelyworsenincomingdecades.LastJune,scientistsannouncedcarbondioxidelevelshadreachedthehighestlevelssincehumanrecordsbegan.ThelasttimecarbondioxidelevelswerethishighwasduringthePlioceneera,between3and5millionyearsago,whenglobaltemperatureswereabout4degreesCelsiuswarmerthantheyaretoday.Currentclimatemodelssuggestthatifgreenhousegasemissionscontinueontheircurrenttrend,wemaybeoncoursetosee4degreesofwarmingby2100.Asaresult,understandingtheroleoceanshaveonglobalsystemsisbecomingmoreandmoreimportant.63.Whatarethefirsttwoparagraphsmainlyabout?A.Theauthor'sfeelingstotheoceanB.Cameron'smoviesandremarksC.Theauthor'sdiscoveriesunderthesea.D.Cameron'sobservationandconcern.64.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.SeveralcountriesaresufferingfromanoxicdeadzonesB.Moreconcernshouldhavebeengiventothepollutiononoceans.C.Plasticissupposedtobethemostseriousenvironmentalproblem.D.Oceanacidificationremovesthenutrientsfromagriculturalproducts65.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disruptions"inParagraph5probablymean?A.Decreases.B.Destruction.C.Diseases.D.Discrimination66.Whydoestheauthormentionthemassextinctionevent252millionyearsago?A.Tocallonpeopletoprotectseaanimals.B.TocomparecurrentsituationswiththepastC.Toexplainhowserioustheoceanproblemis.D.ToprovepollutiontobethecauseofacidificationSectionC(8分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Indeed,educationisnotonlylecturesandseminars.B.However,ourstudyrevealednodifferenceinthefollowingaspects.C.Theyclearlyknowthatinterpersonalrelationshipsatworkplayacriticalroleincareersuccess.D.Theytendtoexcessivelyfocusontheinstrumentaltasks,payinginsufficientattentiontointerpersonalrelationships.E.Wealsofoundseveralreasonswhythegraduatesfromthetopuniversitiesperformedbetterthanthosefromthelower-rankedschools.F.Weobservedthestudents'performancefortwomonthsastheywereworkinginglobalvirtualteamsonreal-lifebusinessconsultingprojects.TopCollegeGraduatesGetPaidMore,butdoTheyPerformBetter?It'sgenerallybelievedthatbetteruniversitiesattractbetterstudentsandprovidebettertraining,soitmakessensetousetheuniversityrankasapredictorofemployeeperformance.Butisitagoodhiringstrategy?Douniversityrankingspredictjobperformance?Ourresearchsuggestsyes--butonlytoadegree.Inarecentstudy,wetestedtherelationshipbetweentheuniversityrankandperformanceofgraduates.Wetrackedtheperformanceof28,339studentsfrom294universitiesthatrankedfromTop10toabouttop20,0intheWebometricsglobaluniversityrankings_67___(Importantly,wecapturednotonlythequalityoftheoutput,butawiderangeofhardandsoftcompetenciesincludingcooperationwithteammembers,leadership,languageproficiency,technicalskills,emotionalintelligence,creativity,andmore.Ourresultsoffersomecomforttothetraditionalrecruiters.Aftercontrollingforage,gender,andtheyearofstudy,wefoundthatgraduatesfromhigher-rankeduniversitiesperformedbetter,butonlynominallyandonlyonsomedimensionsofperformance._68___Thefirstwasselection:higher-rankeduniversitiesusuallycanchoosefromalargerpoolofapplicants,whichleadstosteepercompetitionandahigherqualityoftheincomingclassCorroboratingtheselectivityhypothesis,ourdatademonstratedthatstudentsathigher-rankeduniversitiesindeedscorehigherongeneralcognitiveabilitytests,havemoreinternationalexperience,betterEnglishproficiency,andhigherculturalintelligenceSecond,higher-rankeduniversitiesshouldprovidebettertraining.Topuniversitiesemploybetterinstructors,offeraccesstobetter-equippedfacilities,attractbetterspeakersandgueststocampus,whichinturn,shouldleadtobettertrainingandsubsequentperformance.Finally,itmightbeexpectedthathigher-rankedinstitutionsmightprovideamorestimulatingacademicenvironment__69___Hayingnotable,hardworking.celebrity-statusprofessors.alon