2023届上海市青浦区高三年级下册4月学业质量调研（二模）英语

2022学年第二学期高三年级学业质量调研

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Inalibrary.B.Inarestaurant.

C.Inastationeryshop.D.Atasupermarket.

2.A.Teacherandstudent.B.Bossandsecretary.

C.Motherandson.D.Husbandandwife.

3.A,4:20.B.4:30.C.5:10.D.5:20.

4.A.He'sgoingtoplayfootballwithJim.

B.HewilltakeJimtoseeafootballmatch.

C.He'sgoingtowatchtheWorldCuponTV.

D.HewillcatchtheopportunitytowintheWorldCup.

5.A.Ambitious.B.Devoted.C.Friendly.D.Promising.

6.A.Thewomanshouldchangeherglasses.

B.Hewillcheckthewoman'sphone-usingtime.

C.Thereissomethingwrongwiththewoman'scellphone.

D.Thewomanneedstostopplayingwithhermobilephone.

7.A.Hethinksthewomanhasdoneagoodjob.

B.Hethinkstheinterviewwasagreatsuccess.

C.Hebelievesthewomanwillfailtheinterview.

D.Hethinksnobodycanmakeittotheinterview.

8.A.Heshouldfinishotherworkfirst.

B.Heshouldnothavechosenathickbook.

C.Heshouldstartreadingthebookatonce.

D.Heshouldquitbecauseofthedifficulties.

9.A.FascinatingartworksintheLouvre.B.ThemagnificentEiffelTower.

C.TheirdaysinParis.D.AplanforthetriptoFrance.

10.A.ThewomanknewRosswasadoglover.

B.ThemanhasletRossdrivehiscarbefore.

C.Themanshouldn'thavelenthiscartoRoss.

D.Rosslostseveraldogslasttimehedroveacar.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyou

willbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheshortpassagesandthelongerconversation.The

shortpassagesandthelongerconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecide

whichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Thosewhowishtobealeader.

B.Thosewhoarewarmandinviting.

CThosewhohavetroublesocializing.

D.Thosewhojudgepeoplebyfirstimpressions.

12.A.Becauseitmeanstimeisimportant.

B.Becauseitreflectsthatyouvaluethem.

C.Becauseitallowsyoutogetreadyearly.

D.Becauseitappliestovariousbusinesssituations.

13.A.Bycommunicatingwithpeopleinpublic.

B.Bytalkingwithanyonearoundyouinlife.

C.Bytryingtostoptalkingeverytimeyouusethem.

D.Bypracticingwiththesewordsathomeoneatatime.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Ithelpstoorganizeeverything.

B.Itkeepspeoplewaitingbeforetheytrytostudy.

C.Itenablespeopletoreviewthingstheyhavestudied.

D.Itgivesthebrainenoughpracticebeforethingsareforgotten.

15.A.Becauseitrelatesimagestoeachother.

B.Becauseitstrengthensrelationsbetweenideas.

C.Becauseitwithdrawslearnedstufffrommemory.

D.Becauseithelpsbuildlinksbetweendifferentideas.

16.A.Improvingmemoryisnotamissionimpossible.

B.Peoplecanmemorizethingsevenunderhugestress.

C.Stoppingsmokingandalcoholhasnothingtodowithmemory.

D.Itisadvisablethatpeopledomoreexercisetoimprovememory.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Havingamessystudyfolder.

B.Beingunderhugestressinstudy.

C.Havingnoonetoturntoforhelp.

D.Notknowingwhatkindoflearnerheis.

18.A.Usinglogic,reasoningandsystems.

B.Keepingthingswheretheyshouldbe.

C.Knowingwheretostartbeforeanything.

D.Usingdifferenttoolstotakethestressoutofstudying.

19.A.Theyprefertolearninamoresystematicway.

B.Theyfilltheirstudyfolderswithvariousnotes.

C.Theyorganizeinformationwiththehelpofmaps.

D.Theytendtolayoutinformationinthefirstplace.

20.A.Hewillturntoothersformoretipsonstudy.

B.Hewilllookformorewaystochangehisstudyguide.

C.Hewillgraspinformationbydrawingmapsinhisnotes.

D.Hewilltryusingpicturesandcolorforhisnotearrangements.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.

Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,use

onewordthatbestfitseachblank.

ANewOrchidwasFoundinJapan

Natureisfullofsecrets.Therearestillmanythingstofindoutaboutit.Oneofthosethingswasdiscoveredlast

weekinJapan.ItisraretofindanewplantinJapan.Anamateurnaturalistcameacrossanewspeciesoforchid

1otherflowersinTokyo.Scientistsalsofoundtheflowerelsewhereinotherdistricts,anindicationthatthe

newspecies2deservefurtherinvestigation.

Thenewly-foundorchidisbeautiful.Itispinkandwhite,ithasacentralstem,around3growtiny,

bell-shapedflowers,anditsdelicatepetals(花瓣)lookliketheyaremadefromglass.Theflowerisaneighbortoa(n)

4(relate)orchidspeciescommoninJapan.

Sometimesunknownspeciesareoftenlivingrightunderournoses—inparks,gardensandeveninplanterson

balconies.That's5researchersinJapanrecentlyrecognizedthisnewspeciesoforchid.ProfessorKenji

SuetsugufromKobeUniversitysaidthediscoveryofnewspeciesinusualplacesmeansitisnecessarytokeep

exploring,evenineverydayplacesthat6(notlook)soremarkable.

Thereareabout28,000orchidspeciesworldwide.TheneworchidbelongstoaclasscalledSpiranthes.Thereare

about50differentkindsofSpiranthes.Theyare7(familiar)kindoforchidinJapan,fortheyappearedina

Japanesepoemdatingto759AD.ProfessorSuetsugusaidheandhiscolleagueswere"delighted8(identify)a

newspecies”.Hesaiditwasexcitingbecauseitwasn'tfoundhiddendeepinarainforestorjungle.Thediscoveryof

theneworchidisgoodnews.However,manyorchidsareontheendangeredspecieslistduetohabitatloss.Weneed

toprotectnaturalenvironmentstostopflowers9(disappear).Theworldwillbefarlesscolourful10

welosemoreorchids.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethat

thereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.headingB.incrediblyC.adaptableD.alternativeE.pursuitF.

dumped

G.recycledH.globalI.calculatedJ.preciselyK.generated

PlanetPlastic

Here'sashockingstatistic.Scientistshavecalculatedthetotalamountofplasticevermade:8.3billiontonnes.

Lookedatanotherway,thafsasheavyas25,000EmpireStateBuildingsoronebillionelephants.And11,

almostallofithasbeenmadeinthelast65years.

Sowhafstheproblem?Muchplasticisinthefbnnofpackagingwhichisusedjustonceandthenthrownaway.

AccordingtoamajornewstudyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,9%ofthisis12.12%isburnedand79%

goestolandfill.Andbecausemostplasticdoesn'tbiodegrade（生物降解）,onceit'sintheground,itstaysthere.

Ifsasituationthathasledthepaper'sleadauthor,ecologistDr.RolandGeyer,tosaythatweare“rapidly

13towards'PlanetPlastic'”.Hebelievesthatthere'salreadyenoughwasteouttheretocoverthewholeof

Argentina.

Theteambehindthisreportalsoestimatethateightmilliontonnesofplasticwasteare14intothesea

everyyear.Thishas15concernthatplasticisenteringthefoodchainthroughfishandothersealifewhich

consumethesmallerpieces.

Ofcourse,thereasonwhythere*ssomuchplasticaroundisthatit'sanamazinglyusefulmaterial.Wecan'tget

enoughofit.It'sdurableand16.andisusedforeverythingfromyoghurtpotstospaceships.Butit's17

thisqualitythatmakesitaproblem.Theonlywaytodestroyplasticistoheatorburnit-althoughthishastheside

effectofharmfulemissions.

Sowhafsthe18otherthanusinglessplastic?Oceanographer（海洋学家）Dr.ErikvanSebillefrom

UtrechtUniversitysayswe'refacingafloodofplasticwaste,andthatthe19wasteindustryneedsto“getits

acttogether”.

ProfessorRichardThompson,amarinebiologistfromPlymouthUniversity,saysit'spoordesignthatisatfault.

Hesaysthatifproductsarecurrentlydesigned“withrecyclabilityintheycouldberecycledaround20times

over.

DrGeyeragrees:t€The20ofrecyclingistokeepmaterialinuseandinthecycleforeverifyoucan.

Butitturnsoutinourstudythatactually90%ofthatmaterialthatdidgetrecycled-whichIthinkwecalculatedwas

600milliontonnes—onlygotrecycledonce.”

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

TakeHeart,andTakeRisks

Recently,wecarriedoutaninterestingsocialexperiment.Theparticipantswereaskedtochoosebetweentwo

21:throwacointowinonebilliondollarsifthecoinhappenstolandonheads,orgeta10-million-dollar

chequewithouteventhrowingthecoin.

Ourpurposewasnottomeasuretheparticipants9crazeformoneybutto22theirriskappetite.It

23thataclearmajoritychosetotakehomethe10milliondollars.Only31%ofthesubjectswere24

enoughtotestthedepthsoftheriver.Anotherstudy,conductedbypsychologyprofessorKeithSimontonatthe

UniversityofCaliforniaDavis,showsthatmostfamousscientific25arerisk-takers.AlbertEinstein,Charles

DarwinandIsaacNewtonalldaredtochaseideasthatwere26themainstreamideasoftheirtimes.

Thewillingnesstotakeriskswithoutfearoffailureiswhat27individualstowardsachievingtheir

ambitions.Itformsaveryimportantpartofthestoriesofmanysuccessfulbusinessmenglobally.

ThejourneyofMarkZuckerbergisaclassicexampleofthis.Inhissecondyearincollege,Zuckerbergdecided

toquitHarvardUniversitytomanagehissocialapplicationcompany.Intheyearsthatfollowed,quiteafewtech

giantsexpressedearlyinterestinpurchasingthecompany.Theirofferswere28.Atthetime,theyoungCEO

andhisteamwerewidelycriticizedandpubliclylaughedat.

TodayZuckerbergisoneoftherichestmenonearth.Hiscompanystillownsthemostwidelyusedsocial

networkingsiteintheworld,29togetherover2.8billionusersglobally.

ThelessonfromZuckerberg'sstoryishisrisk-taking30.He'sexactlythekindofpersonwho'swilling

to31interestsformorerewardingfuturegains.

Generally,32achievementsareoftenrealizedonceapersondecidestogetoutoftheircomfortzone.

People'sabilityto33fromtheircomfortzoneiscloselytiedtotheirrisk-takingstrength.Itislikethecase

ofapersonwhowishestogetapieceoffruitfromthetreebutisnotwillingtoriskclimbingupthebranchesofthe

treeinordertodoso."Ifyouarenotwillingtorisktheunusual,youwillhaveto34theordinary,“saidthe

AmericanauthorJimRohn.

Thewillingnesstotakerisksistheoxygenthatdrivessuccessineveryfield.Ifarisk-takersucceeds,hecanlead

others.Ifhefails,hemay_35otherstosuccess.

21.A.gamesB.facesC.optionsD.perspectives

22.A.accessB.evaluateC.loseD.satisfy

23.A.ranoutB.setoutC.gaveoutD.turnedout

24.A.courageousB.riskyC.confidentD.mature

25.A.contestantsB.cooperatorsC.figuresD.partners

26.A.subjecttoB.contrarytoC.agreeabletoD.relevantto

27.A.providesB.puzzlesC.leansD.drives

28.A.scaledB.declinedC.consideredD.weighed

29.A.visualizingB.pursuingC.connectingD.announcing

30.A.tendencyB.investmentC.currencyD.proposal

31.A.depositB.captureC.separateD.sacrifice

32.A.eye-catchingB.groundbreakingC.risk-takingD.trustworthy

33.A.departB.benefitC.emergeD.suffer

34.A.sendforB.applyforC.accountforD.settlefor

35.A.warnB.forceC.guideD.retire

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Lifeislikearollercoaster;everypointhasupsanddowns.Thetrulyvictoriouspeoplestaycommittedtotheir

broadgoalseveninunplannedcircumstances.Onetrueexampleofsuchpeoplecomesfromawomanpassionate

aboutspreadinghappinessandhelpingothers.NicoleThornesisamother,aformerpoliceofficer,andnowserving

societyasadeathdoula.

Believingsmalleffortscouldcomfortindividualsandunitesociety,Nicolethoughtapoliceofficerhadthe

opportunitytopreventcrime,bringjusticeandcreateabettersocietyfbreveryone.Shewasdeterminedtobecomea

policeofficertoprotectlifeandbringprosperity.AllherpassionandmotivationdrovehertopursueaCriminal

Justicedegreetobecomeapoliceofficer.

Althoughshebecameamotherduringherstudies,shedidn'tgiveuponherpassion.Nicolecouldhavecalled

offherstudies,butherpassionforservingsocietydidn'tletherstepdown.Shetookabreakfromherstudieswhen

herkidsneededmoreattentionbutlatercamebacktocontinueherstudyandcompletedherdegree.Nicolefinally

becameapoliceofficerandeverythingwentaccordingtoherplans.

Butuncertaintyputherinachallengingsituation.Nicolesufferedfromaninjury.Thesuddenmedicalretirement

calledoffherjourneyasapoliceofficer,butherdreamsandpassiondidnotletherstop.So,shebecameadeathdoula,

allowinghertobethereforpeoplewheneverneededandprovidecomforttothedyingandtheirfamiliesduring

difficulttimes.Shechosethisfieldafterhergrandfather^death.Shecouldn'tbearthepainoflosinghim;therefore,

shedecidedtobecomeadeathdoulaandcontributeherservicestohelpthosesufferingfromthepainoflosingtheir

lovedones.

NicoleThorneshaswrittenherbook,DaddysHome,coveringtrueeventsoflosingsomeoneandinspiring

readerstocopewiththefeelingsofemptinessandrecoverfrommentalillnessafterlosingsomeoneclose.Daddy's

Homeinspiresreadersandtellsthemtheimportanceofanewbeginning,helpingpeoplelightentheburdenfromtheir

chestafterthegriefoflosingsomeone.

36.WhatcanbelearnedaboutNicoleThornes?

A.NicoleThomesdreamedofbecomingapoliceofficersinceshewasbom.

B.NicoleThornespursuedaCriminalJusticedegree,butshegaveuphalfway.

C.NicoleThornestookupawritingcareerimmediatelyaftergettingphysicallyhurt.

D.NicoleThorneswroteabook,impressingonreadersthesignificanceofanewstart.

37.What'sthedirectcauseofNicoleThomes,decisiontobecomeadeathdoula?

A.Theunbearablepainbroughtbyhergrandfather^death.

B.Herbreakfromacademicstudiestotakecareofherkids.

C.Hersuddenmedicalretirementduetoherincurableinjury.

D.Herdeterminationtofinishwritingherbook,DaddysHome.

38.AccordingtothestoryofNicoleThomes,adeathdoulacanbedescribedas.

A.adeathfighterB.aspecialtrainer

C.asupportgiverD.acreativepoliceofficer

39.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthisarticle?

A.NicoleThornesandherdream

B.TheupsanddownsofNicoleThornes

C.NicoleThornes:ThewriterofDaddysHome

D.NicoleThomes:Thejourneyfromapoliceofficertoadeathdoula

(B)

DoyouwanttoopenashopinLondon?First:youmustbeawarethat,asoftoday,runningalocalindependent

shopisanythingbutsimple.Second:youmustknowwhichisthemostresponsiveareaofthecityforwhatconcerns

yourspecificbusiness.Orasanalternative,youmustgainfullknowledgeofwhichareashaveprovedtobesuper

high-payingbasicallyforanykindofbusiness.

AsforLondon,everybodyknowsthatitisoneoftheworldcapitalsoftradingandcommerce.Theenormous

numberofresidents,combinedwiththecontinuousinflowoftourists,makesitahighlywantedcityforeverykindof

commercialactivity.

Clearly,everyone—whetherhe/sheisaBritishcitizenoraforeignerinvestor—whowantstostartabusinessin

Londonmustdetectfirstthemostprofitableareas.Andthefourmostappealingonesarelistedbelow.

CoventGarden

OpeningacommercialspaceinCoventGarden,orintheWestEndingeneral,isalwaysawinningidea.This

arearepresentstheperfectbalancebetweenluxuryandsustainability.Abandofmusiciansthatneverceasetoattract

bothclientsandnewinvestors.

Carnaby

Foroversixtyyears,CarnabyStreetandtheothersurroundingsecondaiyroadshaverepresentedanauthentic

oasisorparadiseforthosewhowanttogoshoppinginLondon.First,theSwingingLondonvibe,thenthepunkrock

revolution:everything—especiallyintermsoffashion-hasbeencreatedorpassedthroughthere.Andeveninthe

ThirdMillennium,itremainsalandmarkforeverythingrelatedtofashionandnewtrends.

Mayfair

Areyouplanningtoopenaluxuryshop?ThenMayfairisundoubtedlyyourspot.Rentingaplacehereishighly

expensive,butit'sariskworthtaking.Ifyouplayyourcardswisely,profitswillnotbelongincoming.Theonly

questionis:haveyougotenoughfundstostartabusinessinsuchanexpensivearea?

BondStreet

Anotherluxuryareawithagatheringofmanyestablishedhigh-endbrands,maybethemostcomplicatedone.It

isrecommendedonlytothoseinvestorswhoaimtostartarealfirst-ratebusiness.Manysmallentrepreneursor

businessmenworkalifetimeinordertogaintheprivilegeorthegreatadvantageofupgradingtheirbusinessinthis

area.

40.Thisarticleisintendedfor.

A.Britishcitizenswhowanttobuyluxurygoods

B.visitorslookingforrecreationalactivitiesinBritain

C.investorsinterestedinstartingabusinessinLondon

D.foreignersparticipatingincommercialactivitiesinLondon

41.Accordingtothearticle,ifyouareplanningtodobusinessinLondon,whichfactorisworthconsideringthemost?

A.Londonappealstohigh-payinginvestorsfromallovertheworld.

B.Londonisthemostpromisingcenterfortrading,commerceandfashion.

C.Londoniswheremanylandmarkbuildingsandeverykindofbusinesslies.

D.Londonboastsongoingfloodsoftouristsandenormouspotentialconsumers.

42.Ifyougetenoughfundsandfancyopeningaluxuryshop,whichisthelastareatochoose?

A.BondStreet.B.Carnaby.

C.Mayfair.D.ConventGarden.

(C)

Overthenextfewyears,wecanexpectloginstogetmuchlessannoying,asallofthemajortechplayersarenow

onboardwithanewtechnologydesignedtoeventuallyreplacethehumblepasswordcalledthe“passkey”.

Andthatcouldmeanthatwedoawaywithpasswordsaltogether.Thewaypasskeysworkisbyturningyour

phoneintosomethingabitlikeawallet,whichyoucanusetostoremembershipcardstoallofyourappsandservices.

Whenyouneedtologintoawebsite,youUljusthavetotapabuttononyourphoneandyourpasskeywalletwillflash

therightcredentials(iiEft),lettingyouinwithoutanytrouble.Andevenifyou'reloggingintoadevicethatdoesn't

haveaccesstoyourwallet,whenyoutypeinyouremailaddress,thewebsitewillsendamessagetoyourphoneto

checkyourcredentials.

Oncepasskeysarecommonlyacceptedandwidelyused,theywon'tjustsaveusfromhavingtoremember

passwordsbut,perhapscounterintuitively,logginginwithapasskeywillactuallybesignificantlymoresecurethan

typingapassword.

Thisisbecauseittakesadvantageofatechnologycalled“publickey"03必ogra”/2y(密码术)，whichisoneof

thebuildingblocksoftheinternetandishowcomputershavesecurelycommunicatedwithothercomputersfor

decades.

Withapassword,thewebsitehastoultimatelycontainadatabaseofeveryone'spasswordstocheckagainst

whenyoulogin.Butwithapasskey,whenyoucreateyouraccountonawebsite,itwilleffectivelycreateabrandnew

padlockandkey.Thewebsitewillkeepthepadlock—andonlyyourphonewillhavethekey.

Passkeysaregoingtomakeourdigitallivesevenmoresecure,becausetheyhelpguardagainsttwocommon

formsofdigitalattack.

First,itguardsagainstdataleakorleakages—situationswherehackersorpeoplewhotrytobreakinto

computersystemsgainaccesstoadatabaseofpasswords.

Thisisbecause,unlikemostpeoplewhorepeattheirpasswords,eachpasskeyisunique.Thismeansthatevenif

thepizzadeliveryplaceishacked,itwon'tgiveawaythesamepasswordthatyouuseforyouremails.

Andsecondly,passkeysmakethingsmuchharderforttphishing^^scams-whenawebsitetriestotrickyouinto

thinkingthatitisreallyyourbank'swebsiteorsimilar,itcanstealyourlogindetails.

Thesescamswillnolongerworkaswell,becausepasskeyshaveanothermathematicaltrickuptheirsleeve:

they'realwayschanging.

Whenyouloginandyourdigitalwallethastosendoveranunlockcode,thecodeitsendswillonlybevalidor

usefulforafewsecondsatatime-soevenifahackerdoesgetholdofyourkeyverybriefly,30secondslateritwill

turnuselessanyway.

So,nexttimeyoufeelfrustratedthatyoucan'trememberyourpassword,don'tworrytoomuch.Itwon'talways

belikethis!

43.Whatcanyoudotologintoadevicethatisinaccessibletoyourpasskeywallet?

A.Tappingabuttononyourphone.

B.Usingafacescantounlockyourpasskeywallet.

C.Searchingadatabaseofpasswordstofindthepasskey.

D.Checkingmessageconcerningthecredentialsintheemail.

44.Theunderlinedword"counterintuitively“inthethirdparagraphmeans.

A.inlinewithwhattheinstitutionhastaught

B.contrarytowhatcommonsensewouldsuggest

Cinaccordancetowhattheinstincttellspeople

D.oppositetowhatisconsiderednormalbehavior

45.Accordingtothearticle,whyarepasskeyssafer?

A.Becauseeachpasskeyistheonlyoneofitskindthatguardsagainstdataleakages.

B.Becausepasskeywalletwillflashtherightcredentialswithoutbotheringtocheckmembershipscards.

C.Becausepasskeyscancompletelygetridofthepossibilityoflogindetails'beingstolenbyhackers.

D.Because“publickey“cryptographycontainsanenormousdatabaseofpasswordsofeverywebsiteuser.

46.Thearticleismainlyabout.

A.theinadaptabilityofpasswordsnowadays

B.thedistinctfeaturesofpasskeysnowadays

C.thedifferencebetweenpasskeysandpasswords

D.thepasskeys'potentialtoreplacepasswordsinthefuture

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthe

box.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

IsListeningtoaBookBetterthanReadingIt?

Pictureyourselfsittingathomeinaquietreadingspace,ignoringtheworldaroundyou,absorbedinatale.You

readtheintroduction,instantlybecameinterestedandnowyou'reinthemiddleofanabsoluteturner.But,

there'sahotdebate—physicalbooksvs.e-booksvs.audiobooks.Doesthedeviceyou'reusingtoreadaffectyour

reactiontothebook?

47There'sattentionspan,reasoning,readingfluency,memoryandlanguagecomprehension.

Readingisknowntostrengthencommunicativeability,vocabularyandincreaseemotionalintelligenceandsocial

awareness.So,whicheverwayyou'rereading,therearedefinitelybenefits.

But,lefslookattheprostoreadingwithyoureyes-that'sphysicalbooksande-books.48Thisis

becausewhenyoucanactuallyseethewords,yourattentionisheldmoreclosely.Addtothisthefactthatwith

physicalbooksyoucangobackandfindanypartyoumissed,especiallyifyourmindwanders,whichwilllikely

happenatsomepointorother.

Ontheotherhand,there'stheaudiobook.Headphonesin,you'reswitchedofffromlifeandthestoryreally

comesalive,almostlikewatchingafilm-inyourhead.Fromascientificperspective,listeningtoanaudiobookis

likelytohelpyoudevelopafellowfeelingasyouheartheemotionofthenarrator.49Hearingthestory

engagesdifferentpartsofthebrain,increasingtheintensityandimagery,makingyouenjoyitmore.Yet,goingback

toattentionperiod,withanaudiobookit'struethatit'smuchhardertogobackandlistenagain.

50Perhaps,nexttimeyoufindyourselfbrowsingbookshopshelves,alsoconsidertheformat.It

mayjustchangeyourwholeliteraryexperience.

A.Theyhelpusbecomecontinuousreaders.

B.Theycanhelptorememberinformationbetter.