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上海市崇明2018届高三英语二模(含答案)上海市崇明2018届高三英语二模(含答案)上海市崇明2018届高三英语二模(含答案)上海市崇明2018届高三英语二模(含答案)编制仅供参考审核批准生效日期地址：电话：传真:邮编:2018崇明二模崇明区高考英语质量抽查试卷(考试时间120分钟，满分140分。请将答案填写在答题纸上)I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.InatrainB.InatheaterC.InameetingroomD.Inabookingoffice2.A$2.4B.$4.8C.$7.2D.$9.63.A.AwaitersB.AcustomerC.AsecretaryD.Asaleswoman4.A.Theman’sair-conditionerisbrokenB.Themandoesn’thaveair-conditioningC.ThesummerhasbeenunusuallyhotD.Themusicdoesn’tbotherher5.A.She’senjoyingthemusicB.Themusicdoesn’tbotherherC.ShewouldpreferdifferentmusicD.Themusicwillkeepherawake6.A.SheactedlikeastrangertodayB.SheusuallytalksquietlyC.Shedidn’tgivethelessontodayD.Sheusuallyassignshomework7.A.AjobopportunityB.ApositionasgeneralmanagerC.AtravelexperienceD.Asalesmanager’sexperiences8.A.ShehashadhercamerabrokenB.Shehasn’thandedinherphotoC.ShehasbeenbusytakingphotosD.Shehasn’torderedastudent’scard9.A.Hehasn’tpreparedwellforhislectureB.HewantsthewomantopostponethelectureC.Hedoesn’tknowanythingaboutengineeringD.Heregularlygiveslecturestohighschoolstudents10.A.It’smoreeffectiveifpriorityisgiventolisteningB.It’smoreeffectiveifreadingcomesbeforelisteningC.It’smoreeffectiveiflisteningiscombinedwithreadingD.It’slesseffectiveifthelearnerchecksthesameinformationSectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Toprovideaprotectivespaceforgiantpandas.B.Tostopthelossofgiantpandas’naturalhabitatsC.TohelpChinatoimproveitseconomyonthewholeD.Toprotectthegiantpandasintheproposedterritory12.A.About300B.Around1864C.Morethan2,000D.Lessthan156413.A.TheparkfirstbegantobeconstructedinJanuary2017.B.1.5billionyuanwillbeinvestedintheconstructionoftheparkC.TheparkwillcoverabitmorespacethanYellowstoneNationalParkD.Theplacewheretheparkistobeconstructedisapoverty-strickenarea.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.SmartmirrorsthanmakeyoulookmuchsmarterB.SoftwareappsthatallowyoutoaddimagestophotosC.VirtualmirrorsthatteachyoutousecamerafunctionsD.Specialappsthathelpyouseeyourimageaftertry-on15.A.TheycanmakeiteasyforcustomerstomakeupB.Theycanhelpstoresavoiddamage,lossandtheftC.TheycanteachusershowtomakesmartproductsD.Thecanimprovetheeffectofproductsoncustomers16.A.TheypromotebothonlineandofflinebusinessesB.TheyhavehighrequirementsformobiledevicesC.TheyenablecustomerstointeractwitheachotherD.TheyarequitesimilartopreviousappslikeSnapchatQuestions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.TheirgreatfoodandfreedrinksforlunchB.ThenumerousbenefitsofdrinkinghotliquidsC.ThewaytogetridofunhealthydrinkinghabitsD.Theirdifferentperspectivesonhotandcolddrinks18.A.BycausingsweatB.ByincreasingbloodflowC.ByhelpingeasepainD.Byemittingpleasantsmells19.A.ItslowsdownbloodflowB.ItmakesoneconsumemoreC.IthelpsonebecomeslimmerD.Itisgoodforone’sdigestion20.A.ThemanprefershotdrinksonlyonverycolddaysB.ThewomanmaychangeherhabitofdrinkingcoldliquidsC.ThewomanbelievesdrinkingcoldwateralsohelpsrelieveacoldD.ThemanistryinglosingweightbyexercisinganddrinkinghotwaterII.GrammarandvocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.China’sGoodSamaritanLaw(见义勇为法)TakesEffectChina’sGoodSamaritanLawwentintoeffectonOctober1toencouragepeoplewhoarereadytohelpothers.Underthelaw,peoplehowvoluntarilyofferemergencyassistancetothosewhoare,orwhotheybelievetobe,injured,illorinanger,willnothavecivilresponsibilityintheeventofharmtothevictims.Thenewlawaimstoeasethereluctancepeoplefeeltowardhelpingstrangersforfearoflegalconsequencesiftheymakemistakesintreatment.Itisaresponsetothephenomenonofpeople(21)_____(hesitate)tohelpfallenseniorcitizensduetoconcernthattheymightbeblackmailed(讹诈)later.Therehasbeennoshortageofcasesoverthepastdecade(22)______peoplehesitatedtoofferassistancetothosewhoareinneed.AndsomegoodSamaritanshavebeenblackmailedforcharitableacts.In2011,atwo-year-oldgirlknownasXiaoYueyuewasrunoverbytwocars,and18peoplepassedby(23)_____offeringemergencyhelp.Thegirldiedafterdaysofmedicaltreatment.In2014,amanfromGuangdongProvinceaidedaseniorcitizen,but(24)_____(accuse)ofknockinghimdown.Themancommittedsuicidewhen(25)_____(face)withdemandsforalargesumofmoney.Thesecases(26)____(arouse)debateaboutmoralityandheroisminChinainrecentyears.“Ifyoudon’tprovidehelp,youwillblameyourself,butifyoudohelp,youarelikely(27)___(hurt)bythepeopleyouhelp.Itisreallyadifficultchoice,”onenetizensaidonSinaWeibo.(28)______therehadbeencallsforanationalGoodSamaritanlaw,onlyafewcitiespushedaheadwithsuchlawsbeforethenationwidelawcameintoeffect.However,someexpertsareconcerned(29)____therecouldbesomedangerfromanationwideGoodSamaritanLaw.“Rescuerswhoknowlittleaboutfirstaidcouldbringseriousharmtopeopleincriticalconditions,”saidYangLixin,aprofessorattheRenminUniversityofChina.Hehopedthegovernment(30)____introducedetailsofthepolicysoonwhileencouragingpeopletovoluntarilyofferassistance.SectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.shockB.guessesC.secondaryD.tracksE.detailedF.printedG.claimedlH.prospectI.influentialJ.recognizedK.createdBobDylanWinsaNobelPrizeinLiteratureBobDylanhaswonthe2016NobelPrizeinliterature.TheproductivemusicianisthefirstNobelwinnertohavefollowedacareerprimarilyasasinger-songwriter.What’smore,he’salsothefirstAmericantohavewontheprizeinmorethantwodecades.NotsincenovelistToniMorrisonwonin1993hasanAmerican__31__theprize.Dylanearnedtheprize“forhaving__32__newpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition,”accordingtothestatementbytheSwedishAcademy,thecommitteethatannuallydecidesthewinteroftheNobelPrize.Theacademy’spermanentsecretary,SaraDanius,announcedthenewsThursday.Thewincomesassomethingofa(n)__33__.Asusual,theSwedishAcademydidnotannounceashortlistofnominees(被提名者),leavingthebettingmarketstotheirbest__34__.AndwhileDylanhasenjoyedfavorasanoutsideshotfortheaward,the__35__thatthemusicianwouldbetheonetobreaktheAmericans’longdryperiodwasregardedasunlikelyespeciallybecausehemadehiscareermainlyonthestage,notthe__36__page.YetfewwouldargueDylanhasbeenanythingbut__37__,bothintheU.S.andbeyonditsborders.Theproductivesinger,songwriterandmulti-instrumentalisthasproduceddozensofalbums.Dylan,whowasbornRobertAllenZimmermanin1941,“hasthestatusofanidol(偶像),”theSwedishAcademywrote.“Hisinfluenceoncontemporarymusicissignificant,andheistheobjectofasteadystreamof__38__literature.”Inaninterviewfollowingtheannouncement,Danius__39__theSwedishAcademy’sdecision:“HeisagreatpoetintheEnglish-speakingtradition,andheisawonderfulsampler—averyoriginalsampler,”Daniusexplained.“For54yearsnowhehasbeenatitandreinventinghimself,constantlycreatinganewidentity.”Andforhiswork,hehasbeen__40__bycriticalcommunity.DylanhaswonGrammys,anAcademyAward,aGoldenGlobeandaMedalofFreedom,thehighestcivilianhonorintheU.S.Now,tothehonorsDylanhasaddedaNobel.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.TheCompaniesDoingtheMosttoMakeTheirEmployeesHappierFatpaychecks,lightworkloads,andendlessvacationdaysdon’tnecessarilyaddtohappyemployee.Infact,thehappiestemployeesintheU.S.owetheirhappinesstofirst-rateemployeemotivations,sufficientbenefits,careeradvancementprograms,andgreatwork-lifebalance.Thecompaniesthathavebeenthemostdevotedtocultivatingandadvancingthesethingsinthepastyearhaveseenemployeehappiness__41__.ThejobssiteCareerBjustannouncedthewinnersofthisyear’s“LeapAwards,”whichhonorthecompaniesthathavemadethebiggestleapstoimproveemployeehappinessyear-over-year.CareerBlissevaluatedmorethan250,000companyreviewsandratingsitreceivedfrom__42__nationwidetodeterminedthetop50deservingcompanies.To__43__thelist,eachcompanyhadtohaveatleast50reviews.“TheLeapAwardsareimportantbecausetheyhighlight__44__inourworkforce,”saysCareerBliss’schiefexecutive,HeidiGolledge.CaareerBlissaskedtherespondentstoevaluatethekeyfactorsthat__45__workhappiness,includingwork-lifebalance,one’srelationshipwiththebossandco-workers,theworkenvironment,jobresources,salary,growthopportunities,companyculture,companyreputation,dailytasks,andjob__46__.Eachrespondentvaluedeachofthesethingsona1-to-5scale,andindicatedhowimportanteachwastotheiroverallhappinessatwork.Thesenumberswere__47__tofindanaverageratingofoverallemployeehappinessforeachcompany.Theseaverageswerecomparedtolastyear’snumberstofindwhichcompanieshad__48__themost.“EveryemployerwhoreceivesaLeapAwardshould__49__theirworkplacehappinessinitiatives,”saysGolledge.“Eventhoughwearecomingoutofadifficulttime,itis__50__toseecompaniesputtingtheireffortsintoprovidingagreatenvironmentfortheiremployees.Theseeffortsinworkplacehappinesswillensurethattheiremployeeswillbearoundforyearstocome,ashappinessbreeds__51__.”“Wefindeachyearthatwork-lifebalanceisakeyfactorindeterminingemployeehappiness,”saysGolledge.“Employeewanttoknowthattheycanbalancetheircareerwiththeirfamilyandpersonallife.Oftenthis__52__overthingslikesalary.Havingprogramsthatallowmanagerstoofferemployeesflexibilitycanbeakeyfactorincreatingahappyworkenvironment.__53__,weseecareeradvancementprogramshaveabigimpactonoverallemployeehappiness.Oftenemployeeswouldrathertakeajobfora__54__salary,ifthecompanyprovidesacomprehensiveprogramwhichwillhelpgrowtheircareer.Employeeswanttolearn,developandsustainasuccessfulcareerpath.”WorkplacehappinessisthecoreofCareerBliss’mission,Millersays.“Anindividual’shappinessatworkwillcreatehappinessthroughoutallareasoftheirlife,and__55__acompanywithahappy,motivatedworkforcewillseeexceptionalresultsinitsproductsandservices.”41.A.soarB.changeC.ceaseD.disappear42.A.netizensB.administratorsC.candidatesD.employees43.A.makeupB.qualityforC.countonD.referto44.A.changeB.powerC.dutyD.variety45.A.layinB.resultedfromC.focusedonD.contributedto46.A.analysisB.vacancyC.flexibilityD.responsibility47.A.appliedB.combinedC.comparedD.remembered48.A.benefitedB.improvedC.changedD.produced49.A.approveofB.accountforC.takeprideinD.getusedto50.A.goodB.easyC.impossibleD.interesting51.A.profitB.honestyC.creativityD.loyalty52.A.turnsB.runsC.advantagesD.skips53.A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.BesidesD.Instead54.A.lowerB.fairC.regularD.similar55.A.obviouslyB.franklyC.fortunatelyD.similarlySectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)IntheworldofhighereducationintheUnitedStates,competitionseemsmorecommonthanschoolsworkingtogether.Everycollegeanduniversitycompetesforstudents,aswellasthebestteachersandmoneyforresearchprograms.Butonethingalmosteveryschoolhasincommonisthedifficultytheyfaceinservinglow-incomestudents.TheNationalCenterforEducationStatisticsreportsthatlow-incomecollegestudentsarelesslikelytocompletetheirstudyprogramsthanotherstudents.ItwasonlynaturalthattheleadersofMichiganStateUniversityandtenotheruniversitiesdiscussedthisissuewhentheymetin2014.The11schoolsarespreadacrosstheUnitedSatesandservedifferentpopulationsandneeds.ButtheirleadersallsawimprovinggraduationratesforallstudentsasthebiggestproblemfacingAmericanhighereducation.SothegroupcreatedanorganizationcalledtheUniversityInnovationAllianceorUIAforsharinginformationrelatedtothisproblem.Itsmaingoalistoget68,000morestudentsatthememberschoolstograduateby2025,withatleasthalfofthosestudentsbeinglow-income.The11schoolsnowsaytheirnumberofgraduateshasincreasedbyover7,200injustthreeyears.Thisincludesanalmost25percentincreaseinthenumberoflow-incomegraduates.Howweretheyabletomakethishappen

Itbeganwitheachuniversitylookingatitsownsituationandfindingoutwhatithadbeendoingrightandwhatithadbeendoingwrong.

Forexample,beforejoiningtheUIA,academicadvisingatMichiganStatemostlyinvolvedreactingtoproblemsstudentsfacedaftertheproblemshadalreadyarisen.ThenschoolofficialsheardaboutacomputerprogramthatfellowUIAmemberGeorgiaStateUniversitywasusing.Thiscomputerprogramfollowsdecisionsstudentsmakeabouttheirclassesandtheprogresstheyaremakingintheirstudies.Itthensendsacademicadvisorsmessageswheneverastudentshowssignsthattheyaremakingmistakesorfacingdifficulties.Hatwaytheadvisorscantrytohelpstudentsbeforetheproblemsbecometooserious.MichiganStatebeganusingthecomputerprogramandithasmeantaworldofdifference.MichiganStateshasnotonlyreceivedusefulinformationfromitsparents.Ithasalsosharedhelpfulinformationofitsown.BridgetBurns,theexecutivedirectorfortheUIA,sayseffortslikethishaveneverbeenassuccessful.“Therearerankingsthatmeasureallkindsofthings,”Burnssaid.“Buthowwellyoudoforlow-incomestudentshasnothistoricallybeenhighlighted.”56.WhatledtothesettingupoftheUIA?

A.ThelowgraduationratesB.Thegreatneedoflow-incomestudents.C.TheinefficiencyoflearningD.Theseverecompetitionbetweenschools57.TheUIAfunctionsinsuchawayasthememberuniversities____.A.findouttheirowngraduationratesB.shareandfolloweachother’sgoodpracticeC.makejointeffortstoaidstudentsfinanciallyD.popularizecomputerprogramsamongstudents58.By“ithasmeantaworldofdifference”inparagraph6,theauthormeansMichiganState__________.A.hasfoundthecomputerprogramquitedifferentfromtheirsB.hasdiscoveredthecomputerprogramisverydifficulttouseC.hashelpedstudentssuccessfullywiththecomputerprogramD.hasinvolvedmoreacademicadvisorsinthecomputerprogram59.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.UniversitiesHighlightingTheirEffortsforLow-IncomesB.UniversitiesComputingforBetterStudentsandTeachersC.UniversitiesWorkingTogethertoHelpPoorStudentsD.UniversitiesCreatingtheUIAtoShareInformation(B)60.Theabovewebpagemainlyaimsto_________.A.raisefundsfromreadersB.informreadersofqualityjournalismC.attractmorereadersD.guaranteereadersasecurefuture61.WhichofthefollowingisadifficultytheGuardianisfacing?

A.It’slosingitseditorialindependenceB.It’sbecomingincreasinglyreliantonitsownerC.It’sprofitingmuchlessfromadvertisingD.It’soperatinginachallengingpoliticalclimate62.Whatcanbeinferredfromthewebpage?

A.SomebillionaireownersaretheGuardian’seditorsB.TheGuardianisindependentfinanciallyandpoliticallyC.ShareholderscaninterferewiththeGuardian’sjournalismD.GuardianSupporterscanputadsonthemobileappforfree(C)AnewkindofproductionwasunderwayonthesetoftheNBCcomedySuperstore.Socialmediastarswerecrafting30-secondvideostopostontheirsocialmediachannelsaheadofthecomedy’ssecond-seasonreturn.EachmadesuretomentionSuperstoreanditsfirstpublicshow.Asnetworksandstudiosstruggletoreachyoungaudiencesinanincreasinglyfragmented(碎片化的)mediamarketplace,manyhaveturnedtoso-calledinfluencers—onlinestarswhoseismeasuredbythesizeoftheirInternetfollowings—asameansofgeneratingawareness.Advertisersareseizingonthestrategyinanageofcommercial-skippingandad-blockers.Wordofmouthinthedigitalagemeansmessagestravelfasterbywayofsocialmedia.Themajorityofconsumersworldwidetrustonlinerecommendationsfromstars.AndwhenSuperstoregaveitsfirstpublicshow,itdidsotohigherratingsthanthelastshowofSeason1.Studioandnetworkexecutivessaytheyworkwithinfluencerstobuildbrandawarenessandreputationinamorefriendlywaythroughthefriend-likeconnectionsconsumersfeeltowardtheonlinepersonalitiestheyfollow.Attheupperlevel,influencerstypicallyhavethousandsoffollowersonsocialmediaandonlinecontentplatformsandcountmanymillionsofpeoplewhotuneindailytowatchthem.Somedosomethingthatmakesthemselveslookstupidintheirdailyroutine,sharingvideosoftheirtripstothegrocerystoreordinnerdates.Othershavebuiltcareersonperformances—makingcomedyvideos,reviewingvideogames,performingmagictricksandteachingcookinglessons,amongotherpursuits.Whenintheemployofstudios,theireffortscanbeassimpleaspublicizingafilmormoreinvolvedattemptslikethemarketingpushforSuperstore.Entertainmentcompaniesdeclinedtodiscusshowmuchtheypayinfluencers.Butseveralexpertssaidtheirpayrangesfromafewthousanddollarstoseveralmillion.Somesimplyreceivegiftbasketsinsteadofpay.Overthelastyearorso,someentertainmentcompanieshavebeguntocastinfluencersintheirTVandfilmprojects.Thestrategyisabitofgamble:It’sanewbusinessmodel,andquestionsremainabouttheeffectivenessofusingthesepersonalitiestoimproveashow’sratings—orhelpopenamovie.Justhowmuchinfluencetheinfluencershaveishardtomeasure.TVratingsandbox-officereturnsdonotrevealwhatcausedaviewertotunein.Whatisclearisthatthesepersonalitiesaren’tnecessarilygettingtheworkbecauseoftheiractingskills,butoftenbecauseoftheirInternetfollowings.YetassocialmediastarsconsiderwhethertotakeonjobspromotingmoviesandTVshows,there’sanimportantconsiderationforbothparties:thecredibilityofacampaign.“Fansaredefinitelyawardwhenthey’rebeingtemptedwithpromotionalposts,”saidZachKing,asocialmediastarwhoperformsmagictricks.“Ithastobesomethingthatisnaturalandfitswiththeimageofthecreator.”63.WhydidsocialmediastarspostshortvideosontheirchannelsbeforeSuperstore’ssecondseason?

A.ToattractmoreinfluencersB.Todrawaudience’sattentionC.ToputonbetterperformancesD.Toincreasethechannels’popularity64.Advertisersliketheinfluencermarketingstrategybecause________.A.audiencesbelieveinwhateveronlinestarsrecommendB.influencersarequiteawardoftheimpactofthedigitalageC.ordinaryadvertisementsareoftenignoredbyyoungpeopleD.socialmediaplatformsarethecheapestplacetospreadmessages65.Whatisimpliedinthepassage?

A.TheinfluencermarketingstrategyhelpbuildconnectionsbetweenexecutivesB.MostinfluencersgetpaidfromgiftbasketsinsteadoffromtheircompaniesC.MostinfluencerstakeonmarketingjobsregardlessoftheirreliabilityD.Theinfluencermarketingstrategymaynotreallyworkwell66.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat__________.A.mostyoungpeoplelikefollowinginfluencersB.studiosarerelyingmoreonsocialmediastarsC.influencersaregraduallyreplacingmoviestarsD.socialmediaarefilmingvideosforSuperstoreSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.AgereallyshouldbetreatedasjustanumberB.FeltagemightplayaroleinmorethanjusthowyoufeelC.Feelingyoungisaboutmaintainingvitalityasyougetolder.D.Self-feltagehasthepotentialtochange,sointerventions(干预)maybepossible.E.Andotherstudiessuggestthattherecouldbemorebenefitstothinkingyourselfyounger,besidesalongerlife.F.Peoplewhofeelyoungerthanthenumberofyearstheyhaveontheclockgetmorepleasurethanpeoplewhofeeltheirage.FeelYoungatHeartandYou’llEnjoyaLongerLifeAge-liarsandbirthday-deniers,you’dbestlearnathingortwofromthosewhoareyoungatheart.Peoplewhofeelyoungerthantheiractualagemaylivelongerthanthosewhofeelolderthantheytrulyare,anewstudysays.____________67____________Resultsfromthestudy,publishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,suggestthatpeoplewhofeelayearormoreolderthantheytrulyarecouldhavearound41percentgreaterriskfordeath.Researcherslookedatnearly6,500olderadults,withanaverageageof65.8fortheystudy.Around70percentofthemfeltyoungerthantheywere,aboutaquarterfelttheirpreciseageandjustunder5percentfeltayearormoreoldertheywere,whenasked“Howolddoyoufeelyouare”

Thosewhofeltolderthantheywerehadahigherdeathrateafterafollow-upperiodof99months.Whilejust14.3and18.5percentofpeoplewhofeltyoungerorfelttheirage,respectively,diedduringthose99months,24.6percentofthosewhofeltagedbeyondtheiryearshaddied.Theauthorssaymoreresearchisneededonthetopic,butsuggestitcouldbethatthosewhofeel“youngatheart”havehealthierbehaviorsandastrongerwilltolive.“____________68____________Individualswhofeeloldercouldbetargetedwithhealthmessagepromotingpositivehealthbehaviorsandattitudestowardaging,”theauthorswriteinthestudy.Thegoodnewsisthatyoucanchangeyourfeelingofhowyoungyouare.____________69____________Onerecentstudyfoundthathelpingparticipantshavepositivefeelingstowardage,byshowingthempositivewordassociations,helpedolderadultsimproveinphysicaltaskslikebalancingandgettingupoutofachair,inaslittleasfourweeks.Anotherstudyfoundthatnegativefeelingofagingandpoormemorycanmakeolderadultsfeeluptofiveyearsolder,regardlessoftheiractualmentalabilities.Thereyouhaveit.____________70__________.IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.DoSmartphonesMakeUsSmarter?Shouldteachersallowcellphonesinaclassroom

Arecentstudyonthewaysmartphonesdisturblearningmighthelpexplaintheissue.Researcherspublishedfindingsshowinghowstudentswereaffectedbytheirphonesintheclassroom.Theyexploredthedifferencesinstudentperformanceinfoursituations:openphoneuseallowed,phonesallowedintheclassroombutcouldnotbeused,nophonesintheclassroomandano-instructioncontrolgroup.Afterwatchinga20-minutedvideo,studentstookashortquiz.Theresultwasthatthestudentsinaroomwithoutanycellphonesperformedsignificantlybetteronthetest.Scientistsbelievethewayweattachourselvestoourphonescouldbetheproblem.Smartphoneshavebecometostronglyestablishedinsocietythatmanypeoplearelostwithoutthem.Wearenowinanagewhenmanypeoplecan’timaginelifewithoutaphone.Thereisevenanamefortheanxietycausedbynothavingone-monophobia,whichisthepowerfulfeelingpeoplegetwhentheydon’thavesignal,theirbatteryisabouttodie,ortheyareseparatedfromtheirphones.Theirfearofmissingoutonimportantinformationorconnectionscanhaveacontrollingeffectontheirlivesandcandividetheirattentionf