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2024年1月上海市春季高考英语仿真模拟试卷04
I.Listening Comprehension （第1-10题, 每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）
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 an airport. B. At a police station. C. In a hotel. D. In a bank.
【答案】D
【解析】
【原文】M: Excuse me, can I open a regular account here
W: Certainly. Your ID card, please.
Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place
2. A. Waiter. B. Car dealer. C. Mechanic. D. Painter.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: How much should I pay
M: Well, I have painted the scratch on the front left door and adjusted the brakes, so it would be $130.
Q: What’s probably the man’s job
3. A. 16. B. 50. C. 60. D. 800.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: Hey, this year’s tuition fee has risen again.
M: Yeah, they increased 16 dollars for each credit, and according to the total number of credits for this term, I have to pay an extra 800 dollars.
Q: How many credits does the man earn this term
4. A. It provided nice food. B. It was hosted at a great place.
C. It offered a firework show. D. It enabled him to meet an old friend.
【答案】D
【解析】
【原文】W: How did the party go yesterday
M: Terrific! The place was beautiful. The food was delicious and we enjoyed fireworks. But on top of that, I met an old friend there and we had a nice talk.
Q: What does the man like most about the party
5. A. The time is not convenient. B. Her house is not big enough.
C. A few people won’t turn up. D. There won’t be enough food.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: Helen’s going to have a birthday party on Friday evening. She’s invited a lot of people. If everyone turns up, there will be a squeeze in her house.
W: But a few people said they couldn’t go, so I think it should be OK.
Q: What might be a problem for Helen’s birthday party according to the man
6. A. It is rather cool in the lecture hall.
B. No one will be able to see what he is wearing.
C. He expects the weather to change later in the day.
D. The air conditioner in the lecture hall doesn’t work.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: That’s an awfully heavy sweater for a day like today.
M: Well, I’m going to be at a lecture in the hall for most of this morning. And you know what the air conditioning is like in there.
Q: What does the man imply
7. A. She didn’t want her ticket. B. She wouldn’t use her ticket.
C. She wouldn’t enjoy the game. D. She had forgotten about her ticket.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: The football game was really exciting
M: So you used that ticket after all!
Q: What had the man assumed about the woman
8. A. The film cost too much despite its high quality.
B. The man didn’t like the film but the woman did.
C. The man missed the film because of the woman.
D. The man saw the film upon the advice of the woman.
【答案】D
【解析】
【原文】W: Well, you are back from the cinema. How did you like the film
M: It was well worth the ticket. But for your recommendation, I would have missed it.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation
9. A. Go back to the hall first.
B. Look for the bag outside the classroom.
C. Go and see if he left the bag in the hallway.
D. Check the classroom to see if he left the bag there.
【答案】D
【解析】
【原文】M: You haven’t seen my bag, have you
W: Have you looked in the classroom I didn’t see you in the hall with it when you came out.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do
10. A. The woman would sew them back on.
B. The woman would ask for a full refund.
C. The man would not take the responsibility.
D. The man gave the woman a good suggestion.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Excuse me, I bought this overcoat yesterday. Here is the receipt. The sleeve fell off the minute I put it on. And I’ve noticed that the collar is coming off, too.
M: Why don’t you just sew them back on
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the short passages and the longer conversation. The short passages and the longer conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Sit down and try to calm yourself. B. Run to the point where you’re seen.
C. Follow a stream reaching a lake or river. D. Memorize the route in the woods.
12. A. You may end up entering a wonderland.
B. You may get drowned in a sudden flood.
C. You may expose yourself to unexpected dangers.
D. You may find a way out without knowing it.
13. A. Check the local weather. B. Find a map and a compass.
C. Prepare enough food and drink. D. Inform someone of your plan.
【答案】11. A 12. C 13. D
【解析】
【原文】 If you are lost in the woods, a little knowledge can turn what some people call a hardship into an enjoyable stay away from the troubles of modern society. When you think you’re lost, sit down on a log or a rock, or lean against a tree, and recite something that you have memorized, to bring your mind to a point where it is under control. Don’t run blindly. If you must move, don’t follow a stream unless you know it, and in that case, you’re not lost. Streams normally flow through wetland before they reach a lake or river. Though there are more eatable plants, there may also be wild animals, poisonous snakes, and other dangers. Many experts feel that it is the wisest to walk uphill. At the top of most hills and mountains are trails living back to civilizations. If there are no trails, you have much better chances to be seen on top of the hill. And you may even spot a highway or a railroad from this point. Nowadays, the first way someone will search for you is by air. In a wetland or in dense growth, you are very hard to spot. Anytime you go into the woods, somebody should know where you’re going, and when you are expected to return. Also, when someone comes looking, you should be able to signal to them.
Questions
11. What does the speaker advise you to do first if you are lost in the woods
12. What will happen if you follow an unknown stream in the woods
13. What should you do before you go into the woods according to the speaker
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Conflicts between labor and management.
B. Rights and responsibilities of company employees.
C. Common complaints made by office workers.
D. Health and safety conditions in the workplace.
15. A. They wanted the outdated equipment replaced.
B. They quit work to protect their unborn babies.
C. They sought help from union representatives.
D. They requested to have their posts changed.
16. A. To show how busy they are at work.
B. To show how they love winter sports.
C. To protest against the poor working conditions.
D. To protect themselves against the heating system.
【答案】14. D 15. D 16. C
【解析】
【原文】Since a union representative visited our company to inform us about our rights and protections, my co-workers have been worrying about health conditions and complaining about safety risks in the workplace. Several of the employees in the computer department, for example, claim to be developing vision problems from having to stare at a video display terminal for about seven hours a day. An X-ray technician is refusing to do her job until the firm agrees to replace its out-dated equipment. She insists that it’s exposing workers to unnecessarily high doses of radiation. She thinks that she may have to contact the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to inspect the department. I’ve heard that at a factory in the area, two pregnant women, who were working with paint, requested a transfer to a safer department because they wanted to prevent damage to their unborn babies. The supervisor of personnel refused the request. In another firm the workers were constantly complaining about the malfunctioning heating system, but the owner was too busy or too mean to do anything about it. Finally, they all met and agreed to wear ski-clothing to work the next day. The owner was too embarrassed to talk to his employees. But he had the heating system replaced right away.
Questions
14. What does the talk focus on
15. What does the speaker say about the two pregnant women
16. Why did the workers in the firm wear ski-clothing to work
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following passage.
17. A. The relationship between farmers, Ward and Sears.
B. The development of the catalog sales business.
C. The relationship between the catalog and textbooks.
D. The story of a Chicago retailer.
18. A. He wanted to beat Ward.
B. He wanted to help his brother Ward.
C. He thought this business was profitable.
D. He enjoyed competition in this business.
19. A. City residents. B. Farmers. C. Business people. D. Students.
20. A. Schools were short of textbooks at that time.
B. They helped improve students’ skills of spelling and adding.
C. They helped students become familiar with a variety of goods.
D. Students could order things from the catalogs.
【答案】17. B 18. C 19. B 20. B
【解析】
【原文】W: What are you doing
M: I’m ordering some filing cabinets out of a catalog.
W: What do you need them for
M: There’s so much stuff piling up in my dormitory room. If I don’t do something soon, I won’t be able to move in there.
W: Do you usually order from a catalog
M: Sometimes. Why
W: Oh, it’s just in the history class today we were talking about how the catalog sales business first got started in the United States. A Chicago retailer, Montgomery Ward, started it in the late 1800s. It was really popular among farmers. It was difficult for them to make it to the big city stores so they ordered from catalogs.
M: Was Ward the only one in the business
W: At first, but another person named Richard Sears started his own catalog after he heard how much money Ward was making.
M: What made them so popular
W: Farmers trusted Ward and Sears for one thing. They delivered the products the farmers paid for and even refunded the money for things the farmers weren’t satisfied with. The catalogs became so popular that in some countries school teachers even used them as textbooks.
M: Textbooks
W: Yeah, students practiced spelling the names and adding up the prices of things in the catalogs.
M: Was everybody thrilled about it
W: That’s doubtful. Many say they drove some small store owners out of business. Sears and Ward sold stuff in such large quantities that they were able to undercut the prices at some small family owned stores.
Questions
17. What is the conversation mainly about
18. Why did Richard Sears start his own business in catalog sales
19. Who were the main customers of Sears’ and Ward’s businesses
20. Why were the catalogs used as textbooks
II.Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1分；共20分）
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Coping With the Sunday Scaries
A few years ago, I was in the kitchen of a friend’s house preparing a meal. When we all sat down to eat, my friend’s wife wolfed down her supper and then disappeared into another room to do some work. He smiled and said, “Sunday nights are the new Monday mornings around here.”
I was surprised at the time. Now, I find myself 21 (behave) in exactly the same manner. Every time I open up my calendar on Sunday evening, a subtle sense of dread comes over me. I feel as 22 I am behind before the week has even begun.
Apparently, my Sunday-night anxieties and Monday-morning blues are not unique to me alone. A new study led by Ilke Inceoglu from the University of Exeter found that this phenomenon often takes the form of mental concerns about the week ahead, as well as feelings of nervousness and difficulty with sleeping. “It’s as if your mind moves away from 23 has been experienced over the weekend as the general sense of relaxation or enjoyment, and quickly shifts towards whatever worries you have about everything you’ve got to do in the work week ahead,” said one of Inceoglu’s respondents.
Inceoglu found that these Sunday scaries were particularly pronounced 24 people who frequently checked their emails during the weekend, had tasks left over from the previous week, and had unreasonably high expectations of themselves. These matters seem 25 (make) worse as a result of the pandemic, where the rise of working from home 26 (blur) the boundaries between work and leisure.
What should we do about the “Sunday scaries” Researchers have offered some useful suggestions that 27 help us make Monday less depressing. One is to change 28 you think about the weekend. One U.S. study found that when participants were asked to treat their weekend as a mini-vacation, they tended to do more cheerful activities and returned to work on Monday satisfied with their jobs. The second way is to redesign our Monday 29 __________it has some of the features that make us feel good during the weekend. Introducing simple changes, such as starting the day with something you are good at, setting aside a little unstructured time where you are able to do what you want, or setting up a lunchtime date with 30 you find enjoyable to be around, could make all the difference.
【答案】
21．behaving 22．if/though 23．what 24．Among 25．to be made 26．has blurred 27．can 28．how 29． so that 30．someone/somebody/whom
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者从身边人的故事以及自己的故事谈起周日恐惧这一心理问题，描述并分析了这种问题，最后给出了一些有用的应对方法。
21．考查非谓语动词。句意：现在，我发现自己不知不觉间行为方式完全相同。根据“find myself”可知，空处作宾语补足语，是非谓语动词，behave“行为”和myself逻辑上是主动关系，应用behave的现在分词形式behaving，构成固定短语find oneself doing sth.，意为“发现自己不知不觉地做某事”。故填behaving。
22．考查表语从句。句意：我感觉好像这一周还没开始，自己就落后了。根据“I feel as”和空后成分完整的句子可推知，空处应用if或though和as构成固定表达as if或as though，意为“好像，似乎”，引导名词性从句作句子的表语。故填if/though。
23．考查宾语从句。句意：Inceoglu的一位受访者说：“就好像你的思绪远离了周末所经历的类似放松或享受的感觉，快速转移到了你对未来一周工作中必须做的事情的担忧上。”分析句子可知，空处引导名词性从句作from的宾语，宾语从句缺少主语，结合句意可知，主语指物，应用连接代词what作引导词。故填what。
24．考查介词。句意：Inceoglu发现，这些周日的恐惧在那些周末经常查看电子邮件、有前一周剩下的任务、对自己期望过高的人中尤为明显。结合句意和句子结构可知，此处用介词among表示“在……之中”，此处指“在那些周末经常查看电子邮件、有前一周剩下的任务、对自己期望过高的人中“。故填among。
25．考查非谓语动词。句意：由于疫情，这些问题似乎变得更糟，在家办公的兴起模糊了工作与休闲之间的界限。根据“seem”可知，此处用固定短语seem to do sth.，意为“似乎……”，且make“使，让”和These matters逻辑上是被动关系，空处应用不定式被动语态to be made。故填to be made。
26．考查时态和主谓一致。句意：由于疫情，这些问题似乎变得更糟，在家办公的兴起模糊了工作与休闲之间的界限。分析句子可知，空处作where引导的非限制性定语从句的谓语，结合句意可知，此处表示过去发生的事情对现在的影响，时态应用现在完成时，且主语the rise为单数，助动词用has。故填has blurred。
27．考查情态动词。句意：研究人员提供了一些有用的建议，可以帮助我们让周一不那么沮丧。分析句子可知，空处应用情态动词和help组成谓语动词，结合useful suggestions和help us make Monday less depressing可推知，此处表示了一些有用的建议“可以”帮助我们让周一不那么沮丧，表示能力，且主句时态为现在完成时，空处应用情态动词can。故填can。
28．考查宾语从句。句意：一种是改变你看待周末的方式。分析句子可知，空处引导名词性从句作change的宾语，结合句意可知，从句中缺少方式状语，空处需表达“怎样，如何”，应用连接副词how作引导词。故填how。
29．考查连词。句意：第二种方法是重新设计我们的周一，以便让它有一些让我们在周末感觉良好的特征。根据句意表示目的。故填so that。
30．考查不定代词或宾语从句。句意：做一些简单的改变，比如从你擅长的事情开始新的一天，留出一点自由的时间，在那里你可以做你想做的事情，或者和你喜欢待一起的人约个午餐时间，这些都可以让你的生活大不一样。分析句子可知，with缺少宾语，空后的you find enjoyable to be around可以理解为修饰空处的限制性定语从句，空处是先行词，在从句中作宾语，引导从句的关系代词被省略，结合语境可知，空处此时表示“某人”，应用不定代词someone或somebody；或理解为空处引导名词性从句作with的宾语，宾语从句缺少宾语，结合语境可知，宾语指人，应用连接代词whom作引导词。故填someone/somebody/whom。
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A．devoted B．groupings C．making D．connections E. tone F. overhear G. available H. significantly I. favorable J. equivalent K. romantic
Not so long ago, it was the stuff of nightmares: you pick up the landline and there’s no dialing 31 . Nothing. The phone is useless, dead in your hand. For most of the 20th century, this was a horror film cliche, a symbol of isolation and doom foretold.
But today the death of the landline is close to being a reality — and one entirely of our own 32 . BT has announced plans to hike charges for landline calls, in a bid to maintain commercial feasibility for landline services. The move suggests that BT which has long promoted landlines over mobile calls may have given up on turning back the clock. In the US, the proportion of households that have mobile phone connection but no landline has risen to a quarter. The most recent research in the UK put the 33 figure at 15%.
The death of the landline has gone almost unnoticed. After all, the din of phone chatter is all around us. What difference does it make whether the cables lie underground or not A lot, actually. The death of the landline is a cultural shift that affects our personal and public lives. It has freed us from our 34 — in the office, where email has disconnected us from what the people who sit three feet away do all day, and even more 35 , at home. In any household in the days before mobiles took over, the landline served as switchboard for everyone’s 36 outside the home. The phone rang, you answered it, you asked who was calling, and then you passed the phone over. Everyone knew who called you, and how long you spoke for. Within families, couples, flatmates, it was a kind of invisible knowledge map about the state of everyone’s 37 and social lives, and one we took for granted. Now, we are all freelance operatives.
And 38 though we are to our mobiles, most of the time we aren’t talking but typing. Office culture has become increasingly silent. All you 39 these days is the clatter of typing, the lull (沉寂) while they wait for a response, and then the rapt (全神贯注的) concentration when the emailed reply appears. With the arrogant “ignore” button, we all become a little more untouchable in our individual worlds, and less 40 .
【答案】
31．E 32．C 33．J 34．B 35．H 36．D 37．K 38．A 39．F 40．G
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲的是固定电话的重要性及它的消失的影响。
31．考查名词。句意：不久以前，这简直是噩梦：你拿起座机，却没有拨号音。由后文的“Nothing. The phone is useless, dead in your hand”可知，座机没有用了，所以是没有拨号音，空格处是“（电话或应答机等发出的）声音信号”，是tone。故选E。
32．考查动名词。句意：但是今天，固定电话的消亡接近于成为现实——而且完全是我们自己造成的。由后文的“BT has announced plans to hike charges for landline calls, in a bid to maintain commercial feasibility for landline services”可知，句子表示“固定电话的消亡接近于成为现实——而且完全是我们自己造成的”，空格处是“造成”，用动名词making作宾语。故选C。
33．考查形容词。句意：英国最近的一项研究显示，这一比例为15%。由上文的“In the US, the proportion of households that have mobile phone connection but no landline has risen to a quarter”可知，英国最近的一项研究显示，这一比例为15%，空格处意为“等同的”，是equivalent。故选J。
34．考查名词。句意：它把我们从群体中解放出来——在办公室里，电子邮件把我们与坐在三英尺外的人整天做的事情隔绝开来，更重要的是，它把我们与家里的人隔绝开来。由后文的“in the office, where email has disconnected us from what the people who sit three feet away do all day”可知，它使我们从群体中解放出来，空格处是“群体”，是groupings。故选B。
35．考查副词。句意：它把我们从群体中解放出来——在办公室里，电子邮件把我们与坐在三英尺外的人整天做的事情隔绝开来，更重要的是，它把我们与家里的人隔绝开来。由“at home”和后文的“the landline served as switchboard for everyone’s __6___ outside the home”可知，更重要的是，它把我们与家里的人隔绝开来，空格处意为“重要地”，用副词作状语，是significantly。故选H。
36．考查名词。句意：在手机普及之前的日子里，固定电话是每个家庭与外界联系的总机。由“the landline served as switchboard for everyone’s _____outside the home”可知，在手机普及之前的日子里，固定电话是每个家庭与外界联系的总机，空格处是“联系”，是名词connections。故选D。
37．考查形容词。句意：在家庭、情侣、室友中，它是一种无形的知识地图，关于每个人的浪漫和社交生活的状态，我们认为这是理所当然的。由“and social lives”可知，它是一种无形的知识地图，关于每个人的浪漫和社交生活的状态，空格处是“浪漫的”，用形容词romantic，修饰名词lives。故选K。
38．考查形容词。句意：尽管我们热衷于手机，但大部分时间我们不是在说话，而是在打字。由“we are to our mobiles, most of the time we aren’t talking but typing”可知，句子表示“尽管我们热衷于手机，但大部分时间我们不是在说话，而是在打字”，空格处是“热衷的”，是形容词devoted。故选A。
39．考查动词。句意：这些天，你无意中听到的只有打字的声音，等待回复时的平静，以及收到回复邮件时的全神贯注。由后文的“the clatter of typing, the lull (沉寂) while they wait for a response, and then the rapt (全神贯注的) concentration when the emailed reply appears”可知，你能无意中听到的只有打字的声音，等待回复时的平静，以及收到回复邮件时的全神贯注，空格处是“无意中听到”，是overhear。故选F。
40．考查形容词。句意：有了傲慢的“忽略”按钮，我们在自己的世界里变得更不可触碰，也更不容易接近。由上文的“we all become a little more untouchable in our individual worlds”可知，因为我们按了“忽略”按钮，我们变得更不可触碰，也更不容易接近，空格处意为“可找到的”，是形容词available。故选G。
III.Reading Comprehension (共45分。 41-45每题1分；56-70每题2分)
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B.C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context
For a start, we’re not sure what artificial intelligence (AI) is, which complicates our every conversation about what effect it will have on our lives. We can’t even really 41 what intelligence is in humans, where the conversation inevitably goes away from science and into philosophy.
As neither a scientist nor a philosopher, but with decades of personal experience on the front lines of both human and machine cognition (认知), I prefer to focus on the 42 . AI will be the greatest technological advance since the Internet turned the world into a living stream of data. It will eventually be more 43 than the Internet, changing every part of our lives in seen and unseen ways. And it’s already 44 .
From medical diagnosis to investment banking, from hiring staff to educating our children, these increasingly 45 systems are changing the world. Whether you find this terrifying or wonderful is important, because public 46 drives education, investment, and regulation, making the outcome a type of self-fulfilling promise. 47 , if people find the rapid advance of intelligent machines terrifying instead of wonderful, it won’t stop it, but it could make the outcome much worse. Powerful new technology nearly always causes distress before producing broad benefits. By slowing down our progress out of unreasoning 48 , we lengthen the distress stage by delaying the next waves of breakthroughs needed to produce the broader benefits.
There are real and immediate 49 about the increase in intelligent machines, especially autonomous ones. Rising inequality if automation hits lower-income people harder, personal data being used improperly by companies… None of these issues come anywhere close to an existential threat – the killer robots of Hollywood or the super-intelligent AI that sees no reason to 50 . It’s as if everyone were curious about how we might all one day be killed by robots.
As a member of the executive board of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics and as a security ambassador for Avast Software, I’ve become all too 51 the real threats we may be faced with due to these AI-enhanced machines. And I’m glad that great minds like Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk are voicing their concerns, and that top AI authorities like Nick Bostrom are mapping out the 52 possibilities. After all, we live with nuclear power that could literally destroy the planet, and we certainly want it to be monitored and used 53 .
But like all our inventions, AI is capable of being used for good or evil. 54 matters, and so making better humans will always be more important than making smarter machines. Above all, we must keep 55 , because the only solution for the problems caused by today’s technology is tomorrow’s.
41．A．tell apart B．disapprove of C．glance at D．agree on
42．A．theoretical B．practical C．physical D．mental
43．A．specialized B．transformative C．predictable D．irrelevant
44．A．happening B．misleading C．worsening D．changing
45．A．intense B．annoying C．capable D．simple
46．A．health B．image C．service D．opinion
47．A．In short B．What’s more C．That is D．As a result
48．A．fear B．deed C．manner D．passion
49．A．rumors B．remarks C．mysteries D．concerns
50．A．take humans in B．keep humans around
C．give humans up D．put humans away
51．A．familiar with B．ignorant of C．superior to D．unhappy about
52．A．newest B．best C．oldest D．worst
53．A．occasionally B．responsibly C．immediately D．genuinely
54．A．Technology B．Morality C．Intelligence D．Automation
55．A．moving forward B．looking upon C．calming down D．running away
【答案】
41．D 42．B 43．B 44．A 45．C 46．D 47．C 48．A 49．D 50．B 51．A 52．D 53．B 54．B 55．A
【导语】本文是一篇议论文，主要讲的是AI的发展在改变我们生活的同时也让我们很担忧，但是我们还是要继续前进，因为解决今天技术造成的问题的唯一办法就是明天的技术。
41．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们甚至不能就人类的智力是什么达成一致，这个话题不可避免地从科学转向哲学。A. tell apart分辨；B. disapprove of不赞成；C. glance at看一眼；D. agree on达成一致。根据上文“we’re not sure what artificial intelligence (AI) is”可知，句子表示“我们甚至不能就人类的智力是什么达成一致”。故选D。
42．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我既不是科学家也不是哲学家，但我在人类和机器认知的前沿都有几十年的个人经验，所以我更喜欢关注实际。A. theoretical理论的；B. practical实际的；C. physical物理的；D. mental精神的。根据下文“AI will be the greatest technological advance since the Internet turned the world into a living stream of data”可知，作者更关注实际情况。故选B。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它最终将比互联网更具变革性，以可见或不可见的方式改变我们生活的方方面面。A. specialized专业的；B. transformative有改革能力的；C. predictable可预测的；D. irrelevant不相关的。根据下文“changing every part of our lives”可知，AI比互联网更具变革性。故选B。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这已经发生了。A. happening发生；B. misleading误导；C. worsening恶化；D. changing改变。根据上文“changing every part of our lives”和现实情况可知，AI已经正在改变我们的生活，因此空格处用“发生”。故选A。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从医疗诊断到投资银行业务，从招聘员工到教育我们的孩子，这些日益强大的系统正在改变世界。A. intense严肃紧张的；B. annoying令人恼火的；C. capable能干的；D. simple简单的。根据上文“From medical diagnosis to investment banking, from hiring staff to educating our children”可知，医疗诊断，投资银行业务，招聘员工和教育孩子，这些系统都是很能干的。故选C。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：无论你觉得这是可怕的还是美妙的，这都很重要，因为公众舆论推动着教育、投资和监管，使结果成为一种自我实现的承诺。A. health健康；B. image图像；C. service服务；D. opinion看法。根据上文“you find this terrifying or wonderful”可知，此处说的是大众对AI的看法。故选D。
47．考查固定短语辨析。句意：也就是说，如果人们发现智能机器的快速发展是可怕的，而不是美妙的，它不会阻止它，但它可能会使结果变得更糟。A. In short简而言之；B. What’s more此外；C. That is也就是说；D. As a result结果。根据上文“public ___6___ drives education, investment, and regulation, making the outcome a type of self-fulfilling promise”和下文“if people find the rapid advance of intelligent machines terrifying instead of wonderful, it won’t stop it”可知，空后是在解释前面这句话，因此空格处是“也就是说”。故选C。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于毫无理由的恐惧而放慢我们的进展，我们就会拖延下一波产生更广泛利益所需的突破，从而延长痛苦阶段。A. fear害怕；B. deed行为；C. manner态度，举止；D. passion热情。根据上文“if people find the rapid advance of intelligent machines terrifying instead of wonderful”可知，句子表示“由于毫无理由的恐惧而放慢我们的进展，我们就会拖延下一波产生更广泛利益所需的突破，从而延长痛苦阶段”，空格处意为“害怕”。故选A。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于智能机器，尤其是自主机器的增长，存在着切实而紧迫的担忧。A. rumors谣言；B. remarks言论；C. mysteries奥秘；D. concerns担心，忧虑。根据下文“Rising inequality if automation hits lower-income people harder, personal data being used improperly by companies”可知，此处指的是人们有担忧。故选D。
50．考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果自动化对低收入人群的冲击更大，不平等加剧，个人数据被公司不当使用……这些问题都不会对生存构成威胁——好莱坞的杀手机器人，或者认为没有理由让人类留在身边的超级智能人工智能。A. take humans in接纳人类；B. keep humans around让人类留在身边；C. give humans up放弃人类；D. put humans away把人类关起来。根据上文“the killer robots of Hollywood”和下文“It’s as if everyone were curious about how we might all one day be killed by robots”可知，此处表示“认为没有理由让人类留在身边的超级智能人工智能”。故选B。
51．考查形容词短语辨析。句意：作为Foundation for Responsible Robotics的执行委员会成员和Avast Software的安全大使，我对这些人工智能增强的机器可能给我们带来的真正威胁太熟悉了。A. familiar with熟悉；B. ignorant of对……无知；C. superior to优于；D. unhappy about不高兴。根据下文“After all, we live with nuclear power that could literally destroy the planet, and we certainly want it to be monitored”可知，作者对这些人工智能增强的机器可能给我们带来的真正威胁太熟悉了。故选A。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很高兴像斯蒂芬·霍金和埃隆·马斯克这样的伟大思想家表达了他们的担忧，像尼克·博斯特罗姆这样的顶级人工智能专家正在规划最坏的可能性。A. newest最新的；B. best最好的；C. oldest最旧的；D. worst最坏的。根据上文“the real threats we may be faced with due to these AI-enhanced machines”可知，此处指的是“人工智能专家正在规划最坏的可能性”。故选D。
53．考查副词词义辨析。句意：毕竟，我们生活在可以摧毁地球的核能中，我们当然希望它得到负责任的监控和使用。A. occasionally偶尔；B. responsibly认真负责地；C. immediately立刻；D. genuinely真诚地。根据上文“the real threats we may be faced with due to these AI-enhanced machines”可知，人工智能增强的机器对我们有威胁，所以希望它得到负责任的监控和使用。故选B。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：道德很重要，所以创造更好的人类永远比创造更智能的机器更重要。A. Technology技术；B. Morality道德；C. Intelligence智力；D. Automation自动化。根据上文“AI is capable of being used for good or evil.”和下文“making better humans will always be more important than making smarter machines”可知，因为AI可能对人类不好，所以在创造智能机器时道德很重要，所以创造更好的人类永远比创造更智能的机器更重要。故选B。
55．考查动词短语辨析。句意：最重要的是，我们必须不断前进，因为解决今天技术造成的问题的唯一办法就是明天的技术。A. moving forward朝前方前进；B. looking upon看待；C. calming down平静下来；D. running away跑开。根据下文“because the only solution for the problems caused by today’s technology is tomorrow’s”可知，我们必须不断前进，因为解决今天技术造成的问题的唯一办法就是明天的技术。故选A。
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)
The 64-year-old Mahendra, the Secretary at People for Animals (PFA), talks about his disabled and wounded dogs like a father talks about his children—with the same love, affection and warmth. It was this love that led him to establish India's first shelter home for dogs living with disabilities.
It all started in 1998. While taking a midnight walk, Mahendra came across a very weak dog on the street, whose bones were visible under its skin. Mahendra decided to feed it and for the next couple of days it became the centre of his life, until the night when he found it dead.
After that, Mahendra started providing treatment to all wounded and sick dogs he came across. Some time later, someone told Mahendra about PFA, India's largest animal welfare organization, chaired by Mrs Maneka Gandhi. Mahendra contacted her and she was impressed by the work he was doing. Mrs Gandhi asked him to start a PFA chapter in Ahmedbad.
Thus, in 2004, he started the shelter. It took a long time for Mehendra to find the land where the shelter could be set up. Finally, Ramesh Bhai Patel, a native farmer from a village named Jundal, agreed to give his land for nothing. Along with a team of four doctors and many volunteers, the shelter now has 25 dogs that were unable to walk at all when they were brought in. Today, they' re slowly healing. Dogs that have healed with proper treatment are sent back to where they came from if the environment there is safe. However, the shelter will be home to the blind dogs for all their lives, says Mahendra.
The shelter runs on money coming from Mahendra's own pension of Rs. 45,000. There have been some financial crunches now and then, but Mahendra is determined that no matter what challenge comes their way, they' ll fight through.
56．What made Mahendra decide to do something for disabled and sick dogs
A．His contact with PFA． B．The encouragement of Gandhi.
C．A walk with a sick dog of Gandhi. D．The death of a homeless sick dog.
57．What happened to Mahendra when he tried to build the shelter
A．He secured government funds.
B．He got a land from a local farmer for free.
C．He learned medical knowledge from doctors.
D．He met with much difficulty in finding volunteers.
58．What does the underlined word “crunches” in the last paragraph probably mean
A．Advantages. B．Crisis. C．Services. D．Details.
59．Which of the following words can best describe Mahendra
A．Kind-hearted. B．Humorous. C．Open-minded. D．Modest.
【答案】56．D 57．B 58．B 59．A
【分析】本文是记叙文，讲述了Mahendra成立印度第一个残犬、病犬收容所的过程和收容所的现状。
56．推理判断题。根据第二段的第一句“It all started in 1998.”这开始于1998年。接下来第二段讲述了Mahendra散步时遇到了一条受伤的狗，然后就全身心地照顾他，直到小狗死亡。再结合第三段“After that, Mahendra started providing treatment to all wounded and sick dogs he came across.”在那之后，Mahendra开始为他遇到的所有受伤的和生病的狗提供治疗，综合可知，一只虚弱、生病的流浪狗的死亡让他决定为残疾和生病的狗做些什么。故选D项。
57．细节理解题。根据第四段“Finally, Ramesh Bhai Patel, a native farmer from a village named Jundal, agreed to give his land for nothing.”可知，最后一个名叫Ramesh Bhai Patel，来自Jundal的农民同意将自己的土地无偿让给他。即当Mahendra试图建造庇护所时，他从当地一位农民那里免费得到一块地。故选B项。
58．词句猜测题。根据最后一段划线词后“but Mahendra is determined that no matter what challenge comes their way, they' ll fight through.”但是Mahendra决心无论他们面临什么样的挑战，他们都将战胜它。再结合划线单词所在句子“There have been some financial crunches now and then”时不时有经济方面的crunches，结合两句的意思以及两句之间的转折关系，可知financial crunches意思应该是“经济方面的困境，危机”，结合选项，可知crunches是“危机”的意思，故选B项。
59．推理判断题。根据 Mahendra救助一只虚弱、生病的流浪狗，并努力建立残犬、病犬收容所的故事可知，他是一个善良的人。故选A项。
(B)
From inspirational keynote sessions to hot topics and networking events, everything you know and love about the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) is included in this year’s program — plus these amazing new additions!
Extra Networking Event. You asked for more networking opportunities, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics listened! Immediately following Opening Session on Saturday, October 26, from 6p. m. to 7p.m., there will be a special networking opportunity in the Grand Hall of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Connect with colleagues and meet new friends while enjoying festive fall beverages.
New Educational Tracks. For attendees looking to develop business and communications skills, the new Career Development and Advancement track offers 12 applicable sessions on topics such as leadership, mentoring and being an entrepreneur. Seven sessions in the Behavioral and Mental Health track focus on eating disorders, body image and more. The Business and Communications track includes information about building a practice and professional relationships.
More Learning Styles. Not everyone learns the same way, so FNCE 2023is offering more ways than ever to engage and gather new information. The Conversation Series in Room 114 Lecture Hall will feature in-depth one-on-one conversations with experts, leaders and innovators on topics including leadership, emerging technologies and more. Ninety-minute expert panel discussions will feature a moderator and up to three panelists presenting perspectives on a specific topic.
Longer DPG/MIG Showcase. To give attendees more time to explore all the dietetic practice groups and member interest groups available, this showcase will be extended by one hour. Visit the Showcase and join a DPG or MIG on Monday, October 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Arch Street Bridge (200 Level) of the convention center.
60．Where can you go to find a networking opportunity at FNCE
A．Mental Health track. B．The Grand Hall.
C．Room 114 Lecture Hall. D．The Arch Street Bridge.
61．What can be inferred about the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo
A．The DPG/MIG Showcase this year will be extended to three hours.
B．The Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo will start from October 28.
C．The Business and Communications track centers on body image and mentoring.
D．The Conversation Series offer you a chance to have a direct talk with the experts.
62．What is the purpose of the passage
A．To explore secrets to healthy life. B．To introduce new educational approaches.
C．To offer more learning opportunities. D．To attract more attendees to FNCE 2023.
【答案】60．B 61．D 62．D
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了今年食品与营养大会和博览会（FNCE）的一些新增内容。
60．细节理解题。根据Extra Networking Event.部分中的“You asked for more networking opportunities, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics listened! Immediately following Opening Session on Saturday, October 26, from 6p. m. to 7p.m., there will be a special networking opportunity in the Grand Hall of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (你要求更多的人际交往机会，营养与营养学会听从了你的要求！紧接着10月26日星期六的开幕式，从下午6点开始到下午7点。在费城会议中心大厅将有一个特别的交流机会)”可知，在费城会议中心大厅你可以找到交流的机会。故选B。
61．细节理解题。根据More Learning Styles. 部分中的“The Conversation Series in Room 114 Lecture Hall will feature in-depth one-on-one conversations with experts, leaders and innovators on topics including leadership, emerging technologies and more. (114演讲厅的对话系列将与专家、领导者和创新者就领导力、新兴技术等话题进行深入的一对一对话)”可知，对话系列为你提供了一个与专家直接交谈的机会。故选D。
62．推理判断题。根据第一段中“From inspirational keynote sessions to hot topics and networking events, everything you know and love about the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) is included in this year’s program — plus these amazing new additions!(从鼓舞人心的主题演讲到热门话题和社交活动，你所知道和喜爱的关于食品与营养大会和博览会（FNCE）的一切都包括在今年的活动中——还有这些令人惊叹的新增内容！)”可知，文章主要介绍了今年食品与营养大会和博览会（FNCE）的一些新增内容。由此推知，文章的目的是吸引更多人参加2023年的FNCE。故选D。
(C)
The scientist’s job is to figure out how the world works, to “torture (拷问)” Nature to reveal her secrets, as the 17th century philosopher Francis Bacon described it. But who are these people in the lab coats (or sports jackets, or T-shirts and jeans) and how do they work It turns out that there is a good deal of mystery surrounding the mystery-solvers.
“One of the greatest mysteries is the question of what it is about human beings — brains, education, culture etc. that makes them capable of doing science at all,” said Colin Allen, a cognitive scientist at Indiana University.
Two vital ingredients seem to be necessary to make a scientist: the curiosity to seek out mysteries and the creativity to solve them. “Scientists exhibit a heightened level of curiosity,” reads a 2007 report on scientific creativity. “They go further and deeper into basic questions showing a passion for knowledge for its own sake.” Max Planck, one of the fathers of quantum physics, once said, the scientist “must have a vivid and intuitive imagination, for new ideas are not generated by deduction (推论), but by an artistically creative imagination.”
But others disagree with this universal scientific mind. They believe that scientists have special abilities that set them apart. Discovering these abilities may be hard, Allen thinks, as many scientists will be reluctant to reveal them and would prefer to preserve the mystery of creativity, fearing that if it became an object of study it would lose its magic.
But for Allen, this is all part of a bigger question of what lies behind anyone’s behavior. “We are only just beginning to understand how the characteristics of organisms, including ourselves, aren’t the fixed products of either genes or of environment/culture, but each of us is the product of a continual interactive process in which we help build the environments that in turn shape us,” he said.
“As long as our best technology for seeing inside the brain requires subjects to lie nearly motionless while surrounded by a giant magnet, we’re only going to make limited pro gress on these questions,” Allen said.
63．Why does the author mention Max Planck in paragraph 3
A．To introduce a famous scientist. B．To stress the role of creativity in science.
C．To compare different views on science. D．To illustrate what is curiosity inscience.
64．What do Allen's words in the last two paragraphs suggest
A．Human behavior is changeable and unpredictable.
B．We are passively influenced by our genes and culture.
C．Our interaction with the environment makes us who we are.
D．Current technology has revealed a lot about human behavior.
65．What is Allen’s attitude to the current study on the human brain
A．Cautious. B．Indifferent. C．Approving. D．Pessimistic.
66．What is a suitable title for the text
A．Who Are The Mystery-solvers B．Scientists Are Not Born But Made
C．Great Mystery: What Makes A Scientist D．Solving Mysteries: Inside A Scientist's Mind
【答案】63．B 64．C 65．D 66．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。世界上有众多谜团，但最大的谜团之一就是哪些因素造就了科学家，科学家们具备什么样的特点。文章主要探讨了到底是哪些因素造就了科学家。
63．推理判断题。根据第三段“Two vital ingredients seem to be necessary to make a scientist: the curiosity to seek out mysteries and the creativity to solve them. “Scientists exhibit a heightened level of curiosity,” reads a 2007 report on scientific creativity. “They go further and deeper into basic questions showing a passion for knowledge for its own sake.” Max Planck, one of the fathers of quantum physics, once said, the scientist “must have a vivid and intuitive imagination, for new ideas are not generated by deduction(推论), but by an artistically creative imagination.”(成为一名科学家似乎必须具备两个至关重要的要素：探索奥秘的好奇心和解决奥秘的创造力。2007年一份关于科学创造力的报告写道:“科学家表现出高度的好奇心。”“他们在基本问题上走得更远、更深入，表现出对知识本身的热情。”量子物理学之父之一Max Planck曾经说过，科学家“必须有生动而直观的想象力，因为新的想法不是通过演绎产生的，而是通过艺术创造性的想象力产生的。”)”可推知，作者引用普朗克的话是为了证明科学家需要有丰富的想象力和创造力，因为真正的想法不能靠演绎推理而产生，只能凭借创造力。故选B。
64．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“But for Allen, this is all part of a bigger question of what lies behind anyone's behavior. “We are only just beginning to understand how the characteristics of organisms, including ourselves, aren't the fixed products of either genes or of environment/culture, but each of us is the product of a continual interactive process in which we help build the environments that in turn shape us,” he said.(但对艾伦来说，这是一个更大问题的一部分，那就是每个人的行为背后都隐藏着什么。他说：“我们才刚刚开始理解，包括我们自己在内的生物体的特征，不是基因或环境/文化的固定产物，而是我们每个人都是一个持续互动过程的产物，在这个过程中，我们帮助建立环境，而环境反过来又塑造了我们。”)”可知，Allen认为生物体的特征，包括我们人类自己，并不是基因或者环境/文化的固定产物。我们每个个体都是一种持续地和环境相互影响、相互作用的产物。故选C。
65．推理判断题。根据最后一段““As long as our best technology for seeing inside the brain requires subjects to lie nearly motionless while surrounded by a giant magnet, we're only going to make limited pro gress on these questions,” Allen said.(艾伦说：“只要我们最好的观察大脑内部的技术要求受试者躺在一个巨大的磁铁周围几乎不动，我们就只能在这些问题上取得有限的进展。”)”可推知，Allen对目前关于人类大脑的研究的态度是消极的。故选D。
66．主旨大意题。根据第二段““One of the greatest mysteries is the question of what it is about human beings—— brains, education, culture etc.—that makes them capable of doing science at all,” said Colin Allen, a cognitive scientist at Indiana University.(印第安纳大学的认知科学家Colin Allen说：“最大的谜团之一是，人类究竟是什么——大脑、教育、文化等——使他们能够从事科学研究。”)”结合文章主要探讨了到底是哪些因素造就了科学家。C选项“伟大的奥秘:是什么造就了科学家”最符合文章标题。故选C。
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.
A．If this is a battle, signs indicate that the pro-phone crowd has already won. B．But rather than expressing frustration about this awkwardness, she said she felt guilty, as if she were the one challenging convention. C．In recent years, the de Young received more than a thousand complaints from people who felt that cell phones had spoiled their experience of the exhibit. D．The cause of this recent craze was Bouquets to Art, one of the most popular annual events at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. E．The truth is people like selfies more than the exhibits way beyond researchers' imagination. F．But the issue is complicated for the professionals running museums.
A San Francisco Museum Tackles Art's Instagram Dilemma
A woman held tightly her phone to her heart, the way a missionary might hold a Bible. She was anxious to take a picture of a stunning bouquet of flowers that sat not 10 ft away, but first she had to get through a crowd of others who were doing the same.
67 . For the 34th year, florists were asked to create bouquets that respond to pieces of art on display, from ancient carvings to contemporary sculptures. A tower of baby's breath imitates a waterfall in a nearby painting by Gustav Grunewald. Red flamingo flowers and neon blue sticks echo a surreal portrait of a woman by Salvador Dali.
It’s amazing and also extremely Instagrammable, to the point that it has become a problem. 68 . Institutions of fine art around the world face similar problems as the desire to take photographs becomes a huge draw for museums as well as something that upsets some of their sponsors.
So the de Young responded with a kind of agreement: carving out “photo free” hours during the exhibition’s six-day run.
One common complaint in the ongoing debates over the effect of social media on museum culture is that people seem to be missing out on experiences because they are so busy collecting evidence of them. A study published in the journal Psychological Science suggests there is truth to this. It found that people who took photos of an exhibit rather than simply observing it had a harder time remembering what they saw.
69 . Linda Butler, the de Young’s head of marketing, communications and visitor experience, acknowledges that not everyone wants a museum to be “a selfie playland”. Yet a lot of other people do, and her take is that the de Young is in no position to claim that one motivation for buying a $28 ticket is more valid than another.
If we removed social media and photography, she says, “we should risk becoming irrelevant”. 70 . On this visit to the museum, most people seemed to treat the photo craze as the new normal. Many politely waited their turn and got out of other people’s shots,even as visitors bumped into each other in crowded galleries.
【答案】67．D 68．C 69．F 70．A
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了由于一项名为“花束与艺术”的活动，旧金山的德扬博物馆里拿着手机拍照的人络绎不绝，这造成了一些问题。文章从不同人的角度说明了他们对此的看法。
67．根据上一段中“She was anxious to take a picture of a stunning bouquet of flowers that sat not 10 ft away, but first she had to get through a crowd of others who were doing the same.(她迫不及待地想要在不到10英尺远的地方拍下一束漂亮的鲜花，但首先她得穿过一群同样做着同样事情的人)”以及后文“For the 34th year, florists were asked to create bouquets that respond to pieces of art on display, from ancient carvings to contemporary sculptures. (这是第34年，花商被要求根据展出的艺术品创作花束，从古代雕刻到当代雕塑)”可知，本句承接上文解释了女子想要拍摄花束这一行为的原因，根据后文内容可知起因是一项与花有关的活动，故D选项“最近这股热潮的起因是‘从花束到艺术’，这是旧金山德杨博物馆最受欢迎的年度活动之一。”符合语境，故选D。
68．根据上文“It’s amazing and also extremely Instagrammable, to the point that it has become a problem.( 这很神奇，也非常适合在instagram上分享，以至于这已经成为了一个问题)”以及后文“Institutions of fine art around the world face similar problems as the desire to take photographs becomes a huge draw for museums as well as something that upsets some of their sponsors.(世界各地的艺术机构都面临着类似的问题，渴望去博物馆拍照成为了博物馆的巨大吸引力，同时也让一些赞助商感到不安)”可知，本段主要是在说明这一活动给博物馆或是艺术机构带来的问题，故C选项“近年来，德扬博物馆收到了上千条投诉，人们认为手机破坏了他们的展览体验”符合语境，故选C。
69．根据后文“Linda Butler, the de Young’s head of marketing, communications and visitor experience, acknowledges that not everyone wants a museum to be ‘a selfie playland’.(德扬博物馆的市场营销、沟通和游客体验主管琳达 巴特勒承认，并非所有人都希望博物馆成为‘自拍乐园’)”可知，后文提到了德扬博物馆的主管对此的看法，说明本段主要是从博物馆经营者的角度来说明对这一问题的看法。F选项中the professionals running museums对应后文中Linda Butler, the de Young’s head of marketing。故F选项“但对于经营博物馆的专业人士来说，这个问题很复杂”符合语境，故选F。
70．根据后文“On this visit to the museum, most people seemed to treat the photo craze as the new normal. Many politely waited their turn and got out of other people’s shots,even as visitors bumped into each other in crowded galleries.(在这次参观博物馆的过程中，大多数人似乎都将拍照热视为新常态。尽管游客们在拥挤的画廊里互相撞来撞去，但许多人还是礼貌地排队等候，避开了其他人的镜头)”可知，后文中提到的大多数人将拍照热视为新常态，且许多人还是能礼貌排队等候，说明人们还是支持手机拍照的。故A选项“如果这是一场战斗，有迹象表明，支持手机的那群人已经赢了”符合语境，故选A。
IV.Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point( s)of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Instagram Concerns
Although the popular social media APP Instagram can be used in many positive ways, there are significant risks to your child that all parents should be aware of.
Many Instagram users are known for their perfectly posed and edited photos of delicate life. The line between reality and what is posted on social media is often vague. Teens often find it impossible not to compare their appearance, belongings, status, and lifestyle to the lives of those they follow. It is so easy for a child to become consumed by this constant comparison. If your child has gathered a large Instagram following or does not have proper settings turned on, shared information may be public for all to see. Although content showed in your child's Instagram feed is tailored toward their browsing history and interests, it is possible they could encounter potentially inappropriate subject matter.
Feeling concerned or worried Rather than banning your child from the platform entirely, you might consider the following:
When a child spends too much time viewing life through the images of others, they can forget to take the time to truly live their own life. Encourage your child to incorporate plenty of screen-free and Instagram-free time into their daily lives. One way you can influence your child to develop a healthy relationship with social media is by demonstrating one yourself. Set aside your own screen-free time each day. Also, it is crucial that, as a parent, you understand your child's social media presence and have open and honest conversations about the dangers of self-comparison and oversharing on Instagram. If you notice your child is constantly experiencing the side effects of Instagram-despite your best efforts-take the steps necessary to protect your child. For some, this may mean locking the app on your child's phone until a compromise can be reached.
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【答案】Instagram use may cause teenagers’ anxiety because they feel dwarfed by the comparison with the fancy posts by the influencers. Privacy leak and inappropriate content exposition are underlying risks. Parents can set screen-free time, set a good example themselves in properly using Instagram. They can have open conversations about their concerns and intervene when it’s necessary.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍说，尽管流行的社交媒体APP Instagram可以有很多积极的用途，但所有父母都应该意识到，这对你的孩子来说有很大的风险，文章也介绍了降低或克服这种风险的一些措施。
【详解】1.要点摘录
①Many Instagram users are known for their perfectly posed and edited photos of delicate life. The line between reality and what is posted on social media is often vague. Teens often find it impossible not to compare their appearance, belongings, status, and lifestyle to the lives of those they follow.
②If your child has gathered a large Instagram following or does not have proper settings turned on, shared information may be public for all to see.
③One way you can influence your child to develop a healthy relationship with social media is by demonstrating one yourself. Set aside your own screen-free time each day.
④Also, it is crucial that, as a parent, you understand your child's social media presence and have open and honest conversations about the dangers of self-comparison and oversharing on Instagram. If you notice your child is constantly experiencing the side effects of Instagram-despite your best efforts-take the steps necessary to protect your child.
2.缜密构思
将第1、2两个要点进行重组，将第3、4两个要点进行整合。
3.遣词造句
Teenagers feel dwarfed by the comparison with the fancy posts by the Instagram influencers, which is the reason why Instagram use may cause teenagers’ anxiety. There are underlying risks which include privacy leak and inappropriate content exposition. Parents can set screen-free time, which means they set a good example themselves in properly using Instagram. They can have open conversations that are about their concerns and intervene when it’s necessary.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Teenagers feel dwarfed by the comparison with the fancy posts by the Instagram influencers, which is the reason why Instagram use may cause teenagers’ anxiety.(运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句、why引导的限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] There are underlying risks which include privacy leak and inappropriate content exposition.(运用了which引导的限制性定语从句)
V.Translation (共15分。第1小题和第2小题,每题3分;第3题4分;第4题5分。)
Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets
72．如果所有用过的食物包装都被回收再利用会如何呢？(What)
【答案】What if all the used food packaging is recycled
【详解】考查固定句型。句子描述一般性事实，应用一般现在时。“如果……会如何？”为固定用法what if，“所有用过的食物包装”为all the used food packaging，为不可数名词，“回收再利用”为动词recycle，和主语是被动关系，应用一般现在时的被动语态。故翻译为What if all the used food packaging is recycled
73．护士给自己设闹钟三小时响一次，提醒她为病人送药。(reminder)
【答案】Nurse set the alarm clock to ring every three hours as a reminder for her to take the pill to patients.
【详解】考查固定短语和时态。主语为nurse；表示“设闹钟”短语为set the alarm clock；表示“三小时响一次”翻译为ring every three hours；表示“提醒某人”应用as a reminder for sb.；表示“为病人送药”翻译为take the pill to patients。该句子陈述过去发生的事，应该用一般过去时。故翻译为The nurse set the alarm clock to ring every three hours as a reminder for her to take the pill to patients.
74．要是没有过硬的专业知识，求职者不可能在竞争激烈的就业市场上立足。（It）
【答案】It is impossible for job seekers without solid professional knowledge to have a foothold in the competitive job market.
【详解】考查代词it，不定式和时态。分析句子可知，根据句意，描述事实用一般现在时，用固定句型：It is+adj.+for sb to do sth.，表示“对某人来说做某事是……的”，形容词用impossible表示“不可能的”，job seeker“求职者”，可数名词，表示泛指用复数，介词短语without solid professional knowledge“没有过硬的专业知识”作后置定语修饰 job seekers，动词不定式to后使用have a foothold表示“立足”，状语in the competitive job market表示“在竞争激烈的就业市场上”，故答案为It is impossible for job seekers without solid professional knowledge to have a foothold in the competitive job market.
75．看到员工们独具匠心的制作工艺，我突然明白这家老字号店铺为什么会经营几个世纪而经久不衰。(occur)
【答案】Seeing the ingenious workmanship of the employees, it occurred to me why this time-honored shop has endured for centuries.
【详解】考查非谓语动词、名词短语、固定句型和动词时态。根据句意以及句子的提示词可知，表示“看到……”为动词See，此处应为非谓语动词形式作状语，see和逻辑主语I为主动关系，所以为现在分词形式。表示“员工们独具匠心的制作工艺”应为名词短语the ingenious workmanship of the employees；表示“我突然明白……”应为固定句型it occurred to me...，it为形式主语，表示“为什么会经营几个世纪而经久不衰”可译为why this time-honored shop has endured for centuries是真正的主语；结合句意可知，该句应为陈述过去发生的事情，为一般过去时。故翻译为：Seeing the ingenious workmanship of the employees, it occurred to me why this time-honored shop has endured for centuries.
VI.Guided Writing (共25分)
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学高三学生李明，你校英语报计划腾出一个版面专门刊登学生摄影作品，计划第一期的主题从“My winter vacation”、“People around me”及“The best scene on campus”中选择一个，现向全校同学征求意见。写一封邮件给英语报 读者来信专栏，内容须包括：
1)你推荐的专栏主题；
2)你的理由。
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【答案】Dear Sir/Madam,
Hearing that a photography section, scheduled to be added to our school English newspapers to present photography works from students, is seeking advice from the whole school, I am writing to recommend the theme of “People around me”. The reasons are as follows.
On one hand, society is an encyclopedia, which appeals to all of us students to explore. So, “People around me”, featuring the photos of people from all walks of life, will enable us to gain a deeper insight into the happiness and sorrows of others, enriching our life experience. On the other hand, ordinary as the majority might be, they are making great difference to our lives, for example, those heroes in harm’s way serving our community during the pandemic. Their sense of responsibility and spirit of commitment will impress us students on campus, spurring us to respect them and learn from them, thus cultivating our good moral sentiment. To sum up, the theme is worth presenting.
I would appreciate it if you could consider my recommendation. Looking forward to the photography section early.
Yours,
Li Ming
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给学校的英语报写邮件，从“My winter vacation”、“People around me”及“The best scene on campus”三个主题中，为刊登学生摄影作品的新版面推荐一个专栏主题，并说出理由。
【详解】词汇积累
建议：advice→ suggestion
吸引：appeal to→ attract
敬重：respect→ show respect for
考虑：consider→take into account
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：So, “People around me”, featuring the photos of people from all walks of life, will enable us to gain a deeper insight into the happiness and sorrows of others, enriching our life experience.
拓展句：So, “People around me”, which features the photos of people from all walks of life, will enable us to gain a deeper insight into the happiness and sorrows of others, which will enrich our life experience.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Their sense of responsibility and spirit of commitment will impress us students on campus, spurring us to respect them and learn from them and cultivating our good moral sentiment. （运用了现在分词作伴随状语，动词不定式作补语）
【高分句型2】I would appreciate it if you could consider my suggestion. （运用了it作形式宾语）绝密★启用前
2024年1月上海市春季高考英语仿真模拟试卷04
I.Listening Comprehension （第1-10题, 每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）
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 an airport. B. At a police station. C. In a hotel. D. In a bank.
2. A. Waiter. B. Car dealer. C. Mechanic. D. Painter.
3. A. 16. B. 50. C. 60. D. 800.
4. A. It provided nice food. B. It was hosted at a great place.
C. It offered a firework show. D. It enabled him to meet an old friend.
5. A. The time is not convenient. B. Her house is not big enough.
C. A few people won’t turn up. D. There won’t be enough food.
6. A. It is rather cool in the lecture hall.
B. No one will be able to see what he is wearing.
C. He expects the weather to change later in the day.
D. The air conditioner in the lecture hall doesn’t work.
7. A. She didn’t want her ticket. B. She wouldn’t use her ticket.
C. She wouldn’t enjoy the game. D. She had forgotten about her ticket.
8. A. The film cost too much despite its high quality.
B. The man didn’t like the film but the woman did.
C. The man missed the film because of the woman.
D. The man saw the film upon the advice of the woman.
9. A. Go back to the hall first.
B. Look for the bag outside the classroom.
C. Go and see if he left the bag in the hallway.
D. Check the classroom to see if he left the bag there.
10. A. The woman would sew them back on.
B. The woman would ask for a full refund.
C. The man would not take the responsibility.
D. The man gave the woman a good suggestion.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the short passages and the longer conversation. The short passages and the longer conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Sit down and try to calm yourself. B. Run to the point where you’re seen.
C. Follow a stream reaching a lake or river. D. Memorize the route in the woods.
12. A. You may end up entering a wonderland.
B. You may get drowned in a sudden flood.
C. You may expose yourself to unexpected dangers.
D. You may find a way out without knowing it.
13. A. Check the local weather. B. Find a map and a compass.
C. Prepare enough food and drink. D. Inform someone of your plan.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Conflicts between labor and management.
B. Rights and responsibilities of company employees.
C. Common complaints made by office workers.
D. Health and safety conditions in the workplace.
15. A. They wanted the outdated equipment replaced.
B. They quit work to protect their unborn babies.
C. They sought help from union representatives.
D. They requested to have their posts changed.
16. A. To show how busy they are at work.
B. To show how they love winter sports.
C. To protest against the poor working conditions.
D. To protect themselves against the heating system.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following passage.
17. A. The relationship between farmers, Ward and Sears.
B. The development of the catalog sales business.
C. The relationship between the catalog and textbooks.
D. The story of a Chicago retailer.
18. A. He wanted to beat Ward.
B. He wanted to help his brother Ward.
C. He thought this business was profitable.
D. He enjoyed competition in this business.
19. A. City residents. B. Farmers. C. Business people. D. Students.
20. A. Schools were short of textbooks at that time.
B. They helped improve students’ skills of spelling and adding.
C. They helped students become familiar with a variety of goods.
D. Students could order things from the catalogs.
II.Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1分；共20分）
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Coping With the Sunday Scaries
A few years ago, I was in the kitchen of a friend’s house preparing a meal. When we all sat down to eat, my friend’s wife wolfed down her supper and then disappeared into another room to do some work. He smiled and said, “Sunday nights are the new Monday mornings around here.”
I was surprised at the time. Now, I find myself 21 (behave) in exactly the same manner. Every time I open up my calendar on Sunday evening, a subtle sense of dread comes over me. I feel as 22 I am behind before the week has even begun.
Apparently, my Sunday-night anxieties and Monday-morning blues are not unique to me alone. A new study led by Ilke Inceoglu from the University of Exeter found that this phenomenon often takes the form of mental concerns about the week ahead, as well as feelings of nervousness and difficulty with sleeping. “It’s as if your mind moves away from 23 has been experienced over the weekend as the general sense of relaxation or enjoyment, and quickly shifts towards whatever worries you have about everything you’ve got to do in the work week ahead,” said one of Inceoglu’s respondents.
Inceoglu found that these Sunday scaries were particularly pronounced 24 people who frequently checked their emails during the weekend, had tasks left over from the previous week, and had unreasonably high expectations of themselves. These matters seem 25 (make) worse as a result of the pandemic, where the rise of working from home 26 (blur) the boundaries between work and leisure.
What should we do about the “Sunday scaries” Researchers have offered some useful suggestions that 27 help us make Monday less depressing. One is to change 28 you think about the weekend. One U.S. study found that when participants were asked to treat their weekend as a mini-vacation, they tended to do more cheerful activities and returned to work on Monday satisfied with their jobs. The second way is to redesign our Monday 29 __________it has some of the features that make us feel good during the weekend. Introducing simple changes, such as starting the day with something you are good at, setting aside a little unstructured time where you are able to do what you want, or setting up a lunchtime date with 30 you find enjoyable to be around, could make all the difference.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A．devoted B．groupings C．making D．connections E. tone F. overhearG. available H. significantly I. favorable J. equivalent K. romantic
Not so long ago, it was the stuff of nightmares: you pick up the landline and there’s no dialing 31 . Nothing. The phone is useless, dead in your hand. For most of the 20th century, this was a horror film cliche, a symbol of isolation and doom foretold.
But today the death of the landline is close to being a reality — and one entirely of our own 32 . BT has announced plans to hike charges for landline calls, in a bid to maintain commercial feasibility for landline services. The move suggests that BT which has long promoted landlines over mobile calls may have given up on turning back the clock. In the US, the proportion of households that have mobile phone connection but no landline has risen to a quarter. The most recent research in the UK put the 33 figure at 15%.
The death of the landline has gone almost unnoticed. After all, the din of phone chatter is all around us. What difference does it make whether the cables lie underground or not A lot, actually. The death of the landline is a cultural shift that affects our personal and public lives. It has freed us from our 34 — in the office, where email has disconnected us from what the people who sit three feet away do all day, and even more 35 , at home. In any household in the days before mobiles took over, the landline served as switchboard for everyone’s 36 outside the home. The phone rang, you answered it, you asked who was calling, and then you passed the phone over. Everyone knew who called you, and how long you spoke for. Within families, couples, flatmates, it was a kind of invisible knowledge map about the state of everyone’s 37 and social lives, and one we took for granted. Now, we are all freelance operatives.
And 38 though we are to our mobiles, most of the time we aren’t talking but typing. Office culture has become increasingly silent. All you 39 these days is the clatter of typing, the lull (沉寂) while they wait for a response, and then the rapt (全神贯注的) concentration when the emailed reply appears. With the arrogant “ignore” button, we all become a little more untouchable in our individual worlds, and less 40 .
III.Reading Comprehension (共45分。 41-45每题1分；56-70每题2分)
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B.C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context
For a start, we’re not sure what artificial intelligence (AI) is, which complicates our every conversation about what effect it will have on our lives. We can’t even really 41 what intelligence is in humans, where the conversation inevitably goes away from science and into philosophy.
As neither a scientist nor a philosopher, but with decades of personal experience on the front lines of both human and machine cognition (认知), I prefer to focus on the 42 . AI will be the greatest technological advance since the Internet turned the world into a living stream of data. It will eventually be more 43 than the Internet, changing every part of our lives in seen and unseen ways. And it’s already 44 .
From medical diagnosis to investment banking, from hiring staff to educating our children, these increasingly 45 systems are changing the world. Whether you find this terrifying or wonderful is important, because public 46 drives education, investment, and regulation, making the outcome a type of self-fulfilling promise. 47 , if people find the rapid advance of intelligent machines terrifying instead of wonderful, it won’t stop it, but it could make the outcome much worse. Powerful new technology nearly always causes distress before producing broad benefits. By slowing down our progress out of unreasoning 48 , we lengthen the distress stage by delaying the next waves of breakthroughs needed to produce the broader benefits.
There are real and immediate 49 about the increase in intelligent machines, especially autonomous ones. Rising inequality if automation hits lower-income people harder, personal data being used improperly by companies… None of these issues come anywhere close to an existential threat – the killer robots of Hollywood or the super-intelligent AI that sees no reason to 50 . It’s as if everyone were curious about how we might all one day be killed by robots.
As a member of the executive board of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics and as a security ambassador for Avast Software, I’ve become all too 51 the real threats we may be faced with due to these AI-enhanced machines. And I’m glad that great minds like Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk are voicing their concerns, and that top AI authorities like Nick Bostrom are mapping out the 52 possibilities. After all, we live with nuclear power that could literally destroy the planet, and we certainly want it to be monitored and used 53 .
But like all our inventions, AI is capable of being used for good or evil. 54 matters, and so making better humans will always be more important than making smarter machines. Above all, we must keep 55 , because the only solution for the problems caused by today’s technology is tomorrow’s.
41．A．tell apart B．disapprove of C．glance at D．agree on
42．A．theoretical B．practical C．physical D．mental
43．A．specialized B．transformative C．predictable D．irrelevant
44．A．happening B．misleading C．worsening D．changing
45．A．intense B．annoying C．capable D．simple
46．A．health B．image C．service D．opinion
47．A．In short B．What’s more C．That is D．As a result
48．A．fear B．deed C．manner D．passion
49．A．rumors B．remarks C．mysteries D．concerns
50．A．take humans in B．keep humans around
C．give humans up D．put humans away
51．A．familiar with B．ignorant of C．superior to D．unhappy about
52．A．newest B．best C．oldest D．worst
53．A．occasionally B．responsibly C．immediately D．genuinely
54．A．Technology B．Morality C．Intelligence D．Automation
55．A．moving forward B．looking upon C．calming down D．running away
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)
The 64-year-old Mahendra, the Secretary at People for Animals (PFA), talks about his disabled and wounded dogs like a father talks about his children—with the same love, affection and warmth. It was this love that led him to establish India's first shelter home for dogs living with disabilities.
It all started in 1998. While taking a midnight walk, Mahendra came across a very weak dog on the street, whose bones were visible under its skin. Mahendra decided to feed it and for the next couple of days it became the centre of his life, until the night when he found it dead.
After that, Mahendra started providing treatment to all wounded and sick dogs he came across. Some time later, someone told Mahendra about PFA, India's largest animal welfare organization, chaired by Mrs Maneka Gandhi. Mahendra contacted her and she was impressed by the work he was doing. Mrs Gandhi asked him to start a PFA chapter in Ahmedbad.
Thus, in 2004, he started the shelter. It took a long time for Mehendra to find the land where the shelter could be set up. Finally, Ramesh Bhai Patel, a native farmer from a village named Jundal, agreed to give his land for nothing. Along with a team of four doctors and many volunteers, the shelter now has 25 dogs that were unable to walk at all when they were brought in. Today, they' re slowly healing. Dogs that have healed with proper treatment are sent back to where they came from if the environment there is safe. However, the shelter will be home to the blind dogs for all their lives, says Mahendra.
The shelter runs on money coming from Mahendra's own pension of Rs. 45,000. There have been some financial crunches now and then, but Mahendra is determined that no matter what challenge comes their way, they' ll fight through.
56．What made Mahendra decide to do something for disabled and sick dogs
A．His contact with PFA． B．The encouragement of Gandhi.
C．A walk with a sick dog of Gandhi. D．The death of a homeless sick dog.
57．What happened to Mahendra when he tried to build the shelter
A．He secured government funds.
B．He got a land from a local farmer for free.
C．He learned medical knowledge from doctors.
D．He met with much difficulty in finding volunteers.
58．What does the underlined word “crunches” in the last paragraph probably mean
A．Advantages. B．Crisis. C．Services. D．Details.
59．Which of the following words can best describe Mahendra
A．Kind-hearted. B．Humorous. C．Open-minded. D．Modest.
(B)
From inspirational keynote sessions to hot topics and networking events, everything you know and love about the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) is included in this year’s program — plus these amazing new additions!
Extra Networking Event. You asked for more networking opportunities, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics listened! Immediately following Opening Session on Saturday, October 26, from 6p. m. to 7p.m., there will be a special networking opportunity in the Grand Hall of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Connect with colleagues and meet new friends while enjoying festive fall beverages.
New Educational Tracks. For attendees looking to develop business and communications skills, the new Career Development and Advancement track offers 12 applicable sessions on topics such as leadership, mentoring and being an entrepreneur. Seven sessions in the Behavioral and Mental Health track focus on eating disorders, body image and more. The Business and Communications track includes information about building a practice and professional relationships.
More Learning Styles. Not everyone learns the same way, so FNCE 2023is offering more ways than ever to engage and gather new information. The Conversation Series in Room 114 Lecture Hall will feature in-depth one-on-one conversations with experts, leaders and innovators on topics including leadership, emerging technologies and more. Ninety-minute expert panel discussions will feature a moderator and up to three panelists presenting perspectives on a specific topic.
Longer DPG/MIG Showcase. To give attendees more time to explore all the dietetic practice groups and member interest groups available, this showcase will be extended by one hour. Visit the Showcase and join a DPG or MIG on Monday, October 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Arch Street Bridge (200 Level) of the convention center.
60．Where can you go to find a networking opportunity at FNCE
A．Mental Health track. B．The Grand Hall.
C．Room 114 Lecture Hall. D．The Arch Street Bridge.
61．What can be inferred about the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo
A．The DPG/MIG Showcase this year will be extended to three hours.
B．The Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo will start from October 28.
C．The Business and Communications track centers on body image and mentoring.
D．The Conversation Series offer you a chance to have a direct talk with the experts.
62．What is the purpose of the passage
A．To explore secrets to healthy life. B．To introduce new educational approaches.
C．To offer more learning opportunities. D．To attract more attendees to FNCE 2023.
(C)
The scientist’s job is to figure out how the world works, to “torture (拷问)” Nature to reveal her secrets, as the 17th century philosopher Francis Bacon described it. But who are these people in the lab coats (or sports jackets, or T-shirts and jeans) and how do they work It turns out that there is a good deal of mystery surrounding the mystery-solvers.
“One of the greatest mysteries is the question of what it is about human beings — brains, education, culture etc. that makes them capable of doing science at all,” said Colin Allen, a cognitive scientist at Indiana University.
Two vital ingredients seem to be necessary to make a scientist: the curiosity to seek out mysteries and the creativity to solve them. “Scientists exhibit a heightened level of curiosity,” reads a 2007 report on scientific creativity. “They go further and deeper into basic questions showing a passion for knowledge for its own sake.” Max Planck, one of the fathers of quantum physics, once said, the scientist “must have a vivid and intuitive imagination, for new ideas are not generated by deduction (推论), but by an artistically creative imagination.”
But others disagree with this universal scientific mind. They believe that scientists have special abilities that set them apart. Discovering these abilities may be hard, Allen thinks, as many scientists will be reluctant to reveal them and would prefer to preserve the mystery of creativity, fearing that if it became an object of study it would lose its magic.
But for Allen, this is all part of a bigger question of what lies behind anyone’s behavior. “We are only just beginning to understand how the characteristics of organisms, including ourselves, aren’t the fixed products of either genes or of environment/culture, but each of us is the product of a continual interactive process in which we help build the environments that in turn shape us,” he said.
“As long as our best technology for seeing inside the brain requires subjects to lie nearly motionless while surrounded by a giant magnet, we’re only going to make limited pro gress on these questions,” Allen said.
63．Why does the author mention Max Planck in paragraph 3
A．To introduce a famous scientist. B．To stress the role of creativity in science.
C．To compare different views on science. D．To illustrate what is curiosity inscience.
64．What do Allen's words in the last two paragraphs suggest
A．Human behavior is changeable and unpredictable.
B．We are passively influenced by our genes and culture.
C．Our interaction with the environment makes us who we are.
D．Current technology has revealed a lot about human behavior.
65．What is Allen’s attitude to the current study on the human brain
A．Cautious. B．Indifferent. C．Approving. D．Pessimistic.
66．What is a suitable title for the text
A．Who Are The Mystery-solvers B．Scientists Are Not Born But Made
C．Great Mystery: What Makes A Scientist D．Solving Mysteries: Inside A Scientist's Mind
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.
A．If this is a battle, signs indicate that the pro-phone crowd has already won.B．But rather than expressing frustration about this awkwardness, she said she felt guilty, as if she were the one challenging convention.C．In recent years, the de Young received more than a thousand complaints from people who felt that cell phones had spoiled their experience of the exhibit.D．The cause of this recent craze was Bouquets to Art, one of the most popular annual events at the de Young Museum in San Francisco.E．The truth is people like selfies more than the exhibits way beyond researchers' imagination.F．But the issue is complicated for the professionals running museums.
A San Francisco Museum Tackles Art's Instagram Dilemma
A woman held tightly her phone to her heart, the way a missionary might hold a Bible. She was anxious to take a picture of a stunning bouquet of flowers that sat not 10 ft away, but first she had to get through a crowd of others who were doing the same.
67 . For the 34th year, florists were asked to create bouquets that respond to pieces of art on display, from ancient carvings to contemporary sculptures. A tower of baby's breath imitates a waterfall in a nearby painting by Gustav Grunewald. Red flamingo flowers and neon blue sticks echo a surreal portrait of a woman by Salvador Dali.
It’s amazing and also extremely Instagrammable, to the point that it has become a problem. 68 . Institutions of fine art around the world face similar problems as the desire to take photographs becomes a huge draw for museums as well as something that upsets some of their sponsors.
So the de Young responded with a kind of agreement: carving out “photo free” hours during the exhibition’s six-day run.
One common complaint in the ongoing debates over the effect of social media on museum culture is that people seem to be missing out on experiences because they are so busy collecting evidence of them. A study published in the journal Psychological Science suggests there is truth to this. It found that people who took photos of an exhibit rather than simply observing it had a harder time remembering what they saw.
69 . Linda Butler, the de Young’s head of marketing, communications and visitor experience, acknowledges that not everyone wants a museum to be “a selfie playland”. Yet a lot of other people do, and her take is that the de Young is in no position to claim that one motivation for buying a $28 ticket is more valid than another.
If we removed social media and photography, she says, “we should risk becoming irrelevant”. 70 . On this visit to the museum, most people seemed to treat the photo craze as the new normal. Many politely waited their turn and got out of other people’s shots,even as visitors bumped into each other in crowded galleries.
IV.Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point( s)of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Instagram Concerns
Although the popular social media APP Instagram can be used in many positive ways, there are significant risks to your child that all parents should be aware of.
Many Instagram users are known for their perfectly posed and edited photos of delicate life. The line between reality and what is posted on social media is often vague. Teens often find it impossible not to compare their appearance, belongings, status, and lifestyle to the lives of those they follow. It is so easy for a child to become consumed by this constant comparison. If your child has gathered a large Instagram following or does not have proper settings turned on, shared information may be public for all to see. Although content showed in your child's Instagram feed is tailored toward their browsing history and interests, it is possible they could encounter potentially inappropriate subject matter.
Feeling concerned or worried Rather than banning your child from the platform entirely, you might consider the following:
When a child spends too much time viewing life through the images of others, they can forget to take the time to truly live their own life. Encourage your child to incorporate plenty of screen-free and Instagram-free time into their daily lives. One way you can influence your child to develop a healthy relationship with social media is by demonstrating one yourself. Set aside your own screen-free time each day. Also, it is crucial that, as a parent, you understand your child's social media presence and have open and honest conversations about the dangers of self-comparison and oversharing on Instagram. If you notice your child is constantly experiencing the side effects of Instagram-despite your best efforts-take the steps necessary to protect your child. For some, this may mean locking the app on your child's phone until a compromise can be reached.
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V.Translation (共15分。第1小题和第2小题,每题3分;第3题4分;第4题5分。)
Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets
72．如果所有用过的食物包装都被回收再利用会如何呢？(What)
73．护士给自己设闹钟三小时响一次，提醒她为病人送药。(reminder)
74．要是没有过硬的专业知识，求职者不可能在竞争激烈的就业市场上立足。（It）
75．看到员工们独具匠心的制作工艺，我突然明白这家老字号店铺为什么会经营几个世纪而经久不衰。(occur)
VI.Guided Writing (共25分)
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学高三学生李明，你校英语报计划腾出一个版面专门刊登学生摄影作品，计划第一期的主题从“My winter vacation”、“People around me”及“The best scene on campus”中选择一个，现向全校同学征求意见。写一封邮件给英语报 读者来信专栏，内容须包括：
1)你推荐的专栏主题；
2)你的理由。
_2024年1月上海市春季高考英语仿真模拟试卷04
参考答案
I. Listening Comprehension (共25分。 1-10每题1分；11-20每题1.5分)
1~5.DCBDB 6~10.ABDDC 11~13.ACD 14~16. DDC 17~20.BCBB
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (共20 分。每小题1分)
Section A
21．behaving 22．if/though 23．what 24．Among 25．to be made 26．has blurred 27．can 28．how 29． so that 30．someone/somebody/whom
Section B
31．E 32．C 33．J 34．B 35．H 36．D 37．K 38．A 39．F 40．G
III. Reading Comprehension (共45分。 41-45每题1分；56-70每题2分)
Section A
41．D 42．B 43．B 44．A 45．C 46．D 47．C 48．A 49．D 50．B 51．A 52．D 53．B 54．B 55．A
Section B
56．D 57．B 58．B 59．A
60．B 61．D 62．D
63．B 64．C 65．D 66．C
Section C
67．D 68．C 69．F 70．A
IV. Summary Writing (共10 分)
【参考答案】Instagram use may cause teenagers’ anxiety because they feel dwarfed by the comparison with the fancy posts by the influencers. Privacy leak and inappropriate content exposition are underlying risks. Parents can set screen-free time, set a good example themselves in properly using Instagram. They can have open conversations about their concerns and intervene when it’s necessary.
V. Translation (共15分。第1小题和第2小题，每题3分；第3题4分；第4题5分。)
【72】What if all the used food packaging is recycled
【73】Nurse set the alarm clock to ring every three hours as a reminder for her to take the pill to patients.
【74】It is impossible for job seekers without solid professional knowledge to have a foothold in the competitive job market.
【75】Seeing the ingenious workmanship of the employees, it occurred to me why this time-honored shop has endured for centuries.
V. Guided Writing (共25分)
【参考答案】Dear Sir/Madam,
Hearing that a photography section, scheduled to be added to our school English newspapers to present photography works from students, is seeking advice from the whole school, I am writing to recommend the theme of “People around me”. The reasons are as follows.
On one hand, society is an encyclopedia, which appeals to all of us students to explore. So, “People around me”, featuring the photos of people from all walks of life, will enable us to gain a deeper insight into the happiness and sorrows of others, enriching our life experience. On the other hand, ordinary as the majority might be, they are making great difference to our lives, for example, those heroes in harm’s way serving our community during the pandemic. Their sense of responsibility and spirit of commitment will impress us students on campus, spurring us to respect them and learn from them, thus cultivating our good moral sentiment. To sum up, the theme is worth presenting.
I would appreciate it if you could consider my recommendation. Looking forward to the photography section early.

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