崇明区高考英语二模

崇明区2023届第二次高考模拟考试试卷英语（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.Apilot. B.Anairhost. C.Apassenger. D.Ataxidriver.2.A.Inabank. B.Inahotel. C.Inaclinic. D.Inauniversity.3.A.Orderfortheman. B.Recalculatethebill.C.Refusetopaythebill. D.Givethemanadiscount.4.A.Heforgotaboutthefootballgame. B.Hecan’tenduretheloudnoisefromthegame.C.Hethoughtthegamewasdisappointing. D.Hedoesn’tthinkfootballgamesmakeanysense.5.A.She’dlikethemantotouchthereportforher.B.She’salreadyfinishedherreportonthemovie.C.She’llbeunabletoseethemoviewiththeman.D.Sheprefersadifferenttypeofmovietoacomedy.6.A.He’sgotanextratrainschedule. B.He’sgoingtoPhiladelphiabytrain.C.He’salreadymissedhistrain. D.He’sfamiliarwiththetrainstation.7.A.He’ssatisfiedwithhisjob. B.He’sgottroublefindingajob.C.Helikesworkinginhotsummer. D.Hegetsmorepaythanexpected.8.A.Themanandthewomandidtheresearchtogether.B.Thewomandidn’tworkhardenoughonherpaper.C.Theprofessorwascontentwiththewoman’spaper.D.Thepaperwasn’tasgoodasthewomanhadthought.9.A.She’llconsidertheman’sinvitation. B.Shedoesn’twanttojoinagardeningclub.C.Shedoesn’thavetimetoworkinagarden. D.She’sneverbeenformallyinvitedintoaclub.10.A.Hewon’tvoteforthewoman. B.Hemayalsorunforclasspresident.C.Thewomanshouldn’thaveaskedhimforhisvote. D.Thewomanshouldaskhisroommatetovoteforher.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Crowsareparticularlycleverbirds. B.Crowshavebeentrainedtoworkforapark.C.Crowsarepopularwiththemeparks. D.Crowshavelongbeenseenassymbolsofevil.12.A.Collectinggarbage. B.Givinggiftstovisitors.C.Usingvarioustools. D.Rememberingvisitors’faces.13.A.Toshowvisitorscanbemorecarefultokeeptheparkclean. B.Totrainmorecrowstoclearuptheparkinamorerapidway.C.Tocommunicatewithcrowsandestablisharelationshipwiththem.D.Toindicatehumanscanlearnfromnaturetoprotecttheenvironment.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Tosavespace. B.Toreachforthesky. C.Toattracttourists. D.Tobeseenmilesaway.15.A.Theyfailtoinspiretheculture. B.Theythreatenthecity’sdevelopment.C.Theyhaveratheroddnicknames. D.Theymakeoldlandmarkshardtosee.16.A.Skyscrapersareusuallyugly. B.TheShardistheworld’stallestbuilding.C.London’supwardexpansioniscontinuing. D.London’sreplacedofficeblockswithhigh-rises.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.Theexpansionofthecafeteria. B.Thecostofmealsinthecafeteria.C.Thefoodservedinthecafeteria. D.Thejobopportunitiesinthecafeteria.18.A.Cookingfoodforthestudents. B.Servingfoodforthestudents.C.Improvingmeals’nutritionalvalue. D.Listeningtocomplaintsaboutservice.19.A.Togivenutritionlessonstostudents.B.Tocollectstudents’opinionsaboutmeals.C.Tofindmorestudentstoworkinthecafeteria.D.Toaskstudentstotryanewdishshehasmade.20.A.Alittlecurious. B.Veryamazed.C.Quiteconfused. D.Abitdoubtful.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.New“StarWars”AttractionsSettoOpenatDisneyThemeParksin2023Thegalaxy(银河系)thatseemssofar,farawayjustgotalittlecloser.OnTuesday,Disneyannounced“StarWars:Galaxy’sEdge”,ahighly(21)(expect)themedlandunderconstruction,wouldopeninsummer2023atCalifornia’sDisneylandandinlatefall2023atFlorida’sDisneyWorld.(22)theannouncementwasmade,officialshadonlysaidthenewlandwouldopensoon.Nospecificdate(23)(announce)fortheDisneylandopening.Butifpastsummeropeningsareanyindication,“Galaxy’sEdge”isexpectedtoopeninlateJune.TheadditionswillbeDisney’s(24)(big)“single-themedlandexpansion”ever,accordingtoDisneyCEOBobIger.Eachwillbeanexpansive14acres(英亩).AcopyoftheMillenniumFalconspaceship,(25)guestswillbeabletopilot,willbeakeyattraction.Galaxy’sEdgewillimmerse(使沉浸于)visitorsintheStarWarsuniverse,(26)(transport)themtoanever-before-seenStarWarsplanet—aremotetradingportlargelyignoredbywarringpeopleandoneofthelaststopsbeforewildspace.Thisplanetis(27)StarWarscharactersandtheirstorieswillcometolife.Itwillfeaturetwomajorattractions:(28)allowinggueststopilottheMillenniumFalconandtheotherdroppingridersintothemiddleofabattle.Themostadvancedvideotechniquesareexpectedtopowereachattraction.EvenasGalaxy’sEdge(29)(approach),Disneylandismakingchanges,bothlargeandsmall,inadvance.Recentprojectshaveshiftedqueuesfor“DumbotheFlyingElephant”and“It’saSmallWorld”.Thesearetheeffortstoimprovetrafficflowsneartheattractions.SimilarchangeshavebeenmadeinAdventureland(30)(ease)congestionpoints.WorkhasstartedonanewluxuryresortinDowntownDisney.OfficialshaveclosedRainforestCafé,ESPNZoneandAMCTheaterstomakeroom.SectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.signB.wreckC.scheduledD.inappropriateE.exactF.initiativeG.tragedyH.repeatI.categorizedJ.accommodatedK.unclearTitanicIICouldSailasSoonas2023Ifyouthoughtthelong-delayedprojecttolaunchafull-sizecopyoftheill-fatedRoyalMailShipTitanicwassunkinthewater—thinkagain.JustlikeCelineDionsangbackin1997,thetravelprojectwill“goonandon.”AustralianbusinessmanandpoliticianClivePalmer,whoisbehindthe31,announcedinSeptemberthatworkontheshiphadstartedagain.Theideawasfirstfloatedin2023.Itissaidthatthenewshipwillbea(n)32copyoftheinfamousship,whichsankin1912followingacrashwithaniceberg(冰山).Toavoida(n)33disaster,TitanicIIwillapparentlybeequippedwithplentyoflifeboats,modernnavigation(导航)andradarequipment.Thefirstvoyage,however,willtakepassengersfromDubaitoNewYork,reportsCruiseArabia,withthefirstsailing34totakeplacein2023.BlueStarLinesaysthenine-deckedshipwillbehometo835cabins,and2,435passengerswillbe35.You’llbeabletobuyfirst-,second-andthird-classtickets—justlikeintheoriginal.Meanwhiletouristswithplentyofmoneymightsoonhavethechancetodivetothe36oftheoriginalTitanic.AmericancompanyOceanGatehasplanneddivingtripsfor2023,costing$105,129perperson.Ofcourse,theoriginalTitanicvoyageendedin37,withover1,500peoplelosingtheirlives.Formany,voyagestotheoriginalshipareinbadtaste.SteveSims,founderofTheBluefish,saidearlierin2023thathedoesn’tseedivingtotheoriginaloneas38.Realistically,it’s39whetherTitanicIIwilleverseethelightofday—orwhetherthedivingtourswillhappensoon.Butonethingisforcertain,morethan100yearsaftertheTitanic’sfirstandonlyvoyage,globalinterestinthisshipshowsno40ofslowingdown.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

LyinginaForeignLanguageIsEasierMostpeopledon’tfinditmoredifficulttolieinaforeignlanguagethanintheirnativetongue.However,thingsaredifferentwhentellingthetruth:Thisisclearlymoredifficultformanypeopleinaforeignlanguagethanintheirnativeone.This41conclusionistheresultofastudyconductedbytwopsychologistsfromtheUniversityofWürzburg:KristinaSuchotzkiandMatthiasGamer.

Thetwoscientistspresentedtheir42inJournalofExperimentalPsychology.Theirfindingscouldbeimportantforalotofprocessesinwhichthetrustworthinessofcertainpeoplemustbe43.Insuchsituations,reportsbynon-nativespeakerstendtobeconsideredasless44eventhoughtheymaybetruthful.

Theirdiscoveryalsoexplainsanother45,namelythatpeoplecommunicatinginaforeignlanguagearegenerallyconsideredaslesstrustworthy.Therearetworesearch46topredictdifferencesbetweendeceptionandtruthtellinginanativecomparedtoasecondlanguage.Researchfromcognitive(认知旳)loadtheorysuggeststhatlyingismoredifficultinaforeignlanguage.“Comparedtotruthtelling,lyingisacognitivelymore47task,”KristinaSuchotzkiexplains.Addingaforeignlanguageimposesanadditionalcognitive48whichmakeslyingevenmoredifficult.Lyingiseasierinaforeignlanguage:Thisshouldbetrueaccordingtotheemotionaldistancehypothesis(假设).Thisassumptionisbasedonthefactthatlyingis49moreemotionsthanstayingwiththetruth.Liarshavehigherstresslevelsandaremoretense.

Researchshowsthatcomparedtospeakinginanativelanguage,communicatinginasecondlanguageisless50arousing.Accordingly,this51emotionalarousalwouldpromotelying.Tosettlethisquestion,theWürzburgpsychologistsconductedanumberofexperimentsinwhichupto50testpersonshadtocompletespecifictasks.Theywereaskedtoansweranumberofquestions—sometimes52andsometimesdeceptively bothintheirnativelanguageandinaforeignlanguage.Somequestionswere53;otherquestionswereclearlyemotional.Theresultsshowthatitusuallytakeslongertoansweremotionalquestions.Answersintheforeignlanguagealsotakelonger.Andgenerally,ittakeslongertotellaliethantotellthetruth.However,thetimedifferencesbetweendeceptiveandtruthfulanswersareless54inasecondlanguagethaninthenativelanguage.Thedatasuggestthattheincreasedcognitiveeffortisresponsiblefortheprolongation(延长)ofthetruth55intheforeignlanguage.Thereasonwhythisprolongationalmostdoesnotexistinlyingcanbeexplainedwiththeemotionaldistancehypothesis:Thegreateremotionaldistanceinaforeignlanguagethus“cancelsout”thehighercognitiveloadwhenlying.41.A.similar B.unexpected C.disappointing D.inevitable42.A.insights B.principles C.expectations D.justifications43.A.classified B.substituted C.modified D.evaluated44.A.accurate B.believable C.sensitive D.informative45.A.reason B.difference C.origin D.phenomenon46.A.results B.methods C.theories D.questions47.A.inviting B.embarrassing C.rewarding D.demanding48.A.challenge B.perspective C.strategy D.context49.A.aimedat B.preparedfor C.associatedwith D.appliedto50.A.emotionally B.alternatively C.fundamentally D.suspiciously51.A.advanced B.reduced C.adapted D.altered52.A.directly B.confidently C.truthfully D.initially53.A.tough B.concrete C.irrelevant D.neutral54.A.appealing B.obvious C.important D.reasonable55.A.claim B.element C.commission D.responseSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.（A）Inacareerthatlastedmorethanhalfacentury,TomWolfewrotefictionandnonfictionbest-sellersincludingTheElectricKool-AidAcidTestandTheBonfireoftheVanities.Alongtheway,hecreatedanewtypeofjournalismandcoinedphrasesthatbecamepartoftheAmericanvocabulary.Wolfebeganworkingasanewspaperreporter,firstforTheWashingtonPost,thentheNewYorkHeraldTribune.Hedevelopedaliterarystyleinnonfictionthatbecameknownasthe“NewJournalism.”“I’vealwaysagreedonatheoreticallevelthatthetechniquesforfictionandnonfictionareinterchangeable,”hesaid.“Thethingsthatworkinnonfictionwouldworkinfiction,andviceversa.”“WhenTomWolfe’svoicebrokeintotheworldofnonfiction,itwasatimewhenalotofwriters,andalotofartistsingeneral,wereturninginwards,”saysLevGrossman,bookcriticforTimemagazine.“Wolfedidn’tdothat.Wolfeturnedoutwards.Hewasaguywhowasinterestedinotherpeople.”Wolfewasinterestedinhowtheythought,howtheydidthingsandhowthethingstheydidaffectedtheworldaroundthem.In1979,WolfepublishedTheRightStuff,anaccountofthemilitarytestpilotswhobecameAmerica’sfirstastronauts.Fouryearslater,thebookwasadaptedasafeaturefilm.“TheRightStuffwasthebookforme,”saysGrossman.“Itremindedme,incaseI’dforgotten,thattheworldisanincredibleplace.”InTheRightStuff,Wolfepopularizedthephrase“pushingtheenvelope.”InaNewYorkmagazinearticle,Wolfedescribedthe1970sas“The‘Me’Decade.”GrossmansaysthesephrasesbecamepartoftheAmericanidiombecausetheywereaccurate.“Hewasanenormouslyforcefulobserver,andhewasnotafraidofmakingstrongclaimsaboutwhatwashappeninginreality,”Grossmansays.“Hediditwellandpeopleheardhim.Andtheyrepeatedwhathesaidbecausehewasright.”Allthosewordsstartedarevolutioninnonfictionthatisstillgoingon.56.The“NewJournalism”isastyleofjournalismthat.A.changesitsnewswritingtechniquesfrequentlyB.popularizesnewAmericanidiomsinaliterarywayC.combinesnovelistictechniqueswithtraditionalreportingD.reportsvariousnewseventsfromatheoreticalperspective57.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatTheRightStuff.A.isafilmdirectedbyLevGrossman B.isaninfluentialbookbyTomWolfeC.accountsforpopularAmericanphrases D.dealswithincredibleplacesintheworld58.Accordingtothepassage,TomWolfe.A.wasgoodatreportingnewsfromarealisticperspectiveB.preferredmakingclaimsabouteventstowritingbooksC.wasfondofcommentingonotherpeople’sthoughtsD.likedanalyzingsocialproblemsfromtheoutside59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TomWolfe:AProfessionalPhraseCoinerB.TomWolfe:AForcefulObserverandNovelistC.TomWolfe:ATheoreticalCreatorinLiteratureD.TomWolfe:AnInnovativeJournalistandWriter（B）ImportantfactsaboutELIQUIS®(apixaban)ThisisasummaryofimportantinformationthatyouneedtoknowaboutELIQUIS.Keepthisdocumentinasafeplace,soyoucanrefertoitbeforeandduringyourtreatment.Lookoutforthefollowingsignsasyouread:DonotstoptakingELIQUISwithouttalkingtothedoctorwhoprescribed(开处方)ittoyou.Talktoyourhealthcareteambeforeanymedicalprocedures.ELIQUISmayneedtobestoppedbeforesurgery,oramedicalordentalprocedure.YourdoctorwilltellyouwhenyoushouldstoptakingELIQUISandwhenyoumaystarttakingitagain.IfyouhavetostoptakingELIQUIS,yourdoctormayprescribeanothermedicinetohelppreventabloodclotfromforming.WhatisthepossibleserioussideeffectofELIQUIS?ELIQUIScancausebleeding,whichcanbeserious,andrarelymayleadtodeath.ThisisbecauseELIQUISisabloodthinnermedicinethatreducesbloodclotting.WhiletakingELIQUIS,youmayhurtmoreeasilyanditmaytakelongerthanusualforanybleedingtostop.CallyourdoctororgetmedicalhelprightawayifyouhaveanysymptomsofbleedingwhentakingELIQUIS.WhoshouldnottakeELIQUIS?ELIQUISisnotforpatientswho:haveartificialheartvalves(瓣膜).currentlyhavecertaintypesofabnormalbleeding.havehadaseriousallergic(过敏旳)reactiontoELIQUIS.WhatshouldIdiscusswithmyhealthcareteambeforestartingELIQUIS?Talktoyourhealthcareteamaboutthefollowing:LiverproblemsAnyothermedicalconditionsIfyouhaveeverhadbleedingproblemsTellyourdoctorifyouarepregnantorbreastfeeding,orplanningtobecomepregnantorbreastfeed.YouandyourdoctorshoulddecidewhetheryouwilltakeELIQUISorbreastfeed.Youshouldnotdoboth.Tellyourhealthcareteamaboutallofthemedicinesyouaretaking.60.TheimportantfactsaboutELIQUISaremainlyintendedfor.A.drugstores B.patients C.pregnantwomen D.healthcareteams61.Itcanbeinferredfromthefactsthatabloodclotforms.A.whenallergicreactionappears B.whenbleedinggrowsabnormalC.whenbloodpressuredrops D.whenbloodbecomesthicker62.WhatcanbeinferredaboutELIQUISfromthefacts?A.Itcanbeharmfultobabies. B.Itcan’tbetakenwithanyothermedicines.C.Itshouldn’tbetakenafterasurgery. D.Itmayincreasetheriskofhavingdentalproblems.（C）TheEarthisfacingaclimatecrisis,butit’salsogettinggreenerandleafier.Accordingtonewresearch,theriseislargelyduetoChinaandIndia.AstudybyNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA),basedonextensivesatellitephotographsandpublishedinthejournalNatureSustainability,hasrevealedthatthetwocountrieswiththeworld’sbiggestpopulationsarealsoresponsibleforthelargestincreaseingreenness.Since2023,theplanet’sgreenleafareahasincreasedby5percent,orover2millionsquaremiles.That’sanareaequivalenttothesumtotaloftheAmazonrainforests,NASAsays.Butresearchersstressedthatthenewgreenerydoesnotneutralizedeforestationanditsnegativeimpactsonecosystemselsewhere.AthirdoftheleafincreaseisthankstoChinaandIndia,duetotheimplementationofmajortree-plantingprojectsalongsideavastincreaseinagriculture.UsingthedatafromaNASAsensor,researchersdiscoveredthatChinaisthesourceofaquarteroftheincreaseingreenleafarea,despitepossessingonly6.6percentoftheworld’svegetatedarea(植被区).Forestsaccountfor42percentofthatincrease,whilecroplandsmakeupafurther32percent.China’sincreaseinforestareaistheresultofforestpreservationandexpansionprograms,NASAsaid,establishedtofightagainsttheimpactsofclimatechange,airpollutionandsoilerosion(水土流失).Indiahascontributedafurther6.8percentriseingreenleafarea,with82percentfromcroplandsand4.4percentfromforests.RamaNemani,aco-authorofthestudyandaresearcheratNASA’sAmesResearchCenter,saidinastatement,“WhenthegreeningoftheEarthwasfirstobserved,wethoughtitwasduetoawarmer,wetterclimateandfertilizationfromtheaddedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,leadingtomoreleafgrowthinnorthernforests,forinstance.”“Now,withthedatathatletsusunderstandthephenomenonatreallysmallscales,weseethathumansarealsocontributing,”Nemanisaid.“ThiswillhelpscientistsmakebetterpredictionsaboutthebehaviorofdifferentEarthsystems,whichwillhelpcountriesmakebetterdecisionsabouthowandwhentotakeaction.”ThomasPugh,aprofessorattheUniversityofBirmingham’sSchoolofGeography,EarthandEnvironmentalSciences,saidtheNASAreportexpandsscientists’understandingofthecausesbehindglobalgreening.Buthealsocautionedthatadirectlinecannotbedrawnbetweenanincreaseinglobalgreeningandadecreaseinnegativeimpactsofclimatechange.63.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A.ChinaandIndiahavetheworld’slargestgreenleafareasB.ChinaandIndiaaretheleadroleplayersinglobalgreeningC.ourplanetisexperiencingaclimatecrisisdespitehumaneffortsD.ourplanetisgettinggreenerduetothejointeffortsoftheworld64.WhatcanbelearnedaboutChinaandIndia?A.TheareaofcroplandsinIndiaislargerthanthatinChina.B.India’sriseinleafareaislargelyduetoitsforestryprogram.C.Theybothshowagreaterincreaseinforeststhanincroplands.D.Chinaboaststwenty-fivepercentoftheglobalriseinleafarea.65.AccordingtoRamaNemani,theirnewfindingsare.A.unexpectedbutsignificant B.surprisingbutvaluelessC.predictablebutdisappointing D.uncontrollablebutinspiring66.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Thereisanindirectlinkbetweenglobalgreeningandclimatechange.B.Thenewgreenerydoesnothaveanypositiveeffectontheglobalclimate.C.Thegainingreennessdoesnotmakeupforthedamagefromlossofleafarea.D.Theincreaseingreeningreducesthedeforestationrateanditsimpactglobally.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Somenegativeexperiencesonsocialmediacananddoaffectsomechildren.However,someexpertsquestionclaimsthattoomuchscreentimeisharmful.HewantedtoseeiftherewasasimilareffectamongyoungpeopleintheUnitedStates.So,itisnaturalthatparentsshouldwonderaboutallthetimechildrenspendlookingatascreen.Theresearchersfoundnoincreaseinriskysexordrivingbehaviors,useofillegalsubstancesoreatingdisorders.Theresearcherssuggestedthatforthosechildren,technologyusemightgetinthewayoftakingpartinotherimportantactivities.ScreenTime:HowMuchIsTooMuch?Manychildrenspendalotoftimewatchingorplayingwithelectronicmedia—fromtelevisionstovideogames,computersandotherdevices.67Perhapsparentsnowshouldeaseupontheirconcernsaboutscreentime,atleastforolderboysandgirls.Untillastyear,theAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP)suggestedthatchildrenandteenagershavenomorethantwohoursofscreentimeaday.Italsosuggeststhatparentsbalanceachild’sscreentimewithotheractivities.68ChristopherFerguson,whoteachespsychologyatStetsonUniversityinFlorida,notesalackofevidencesupportingreportsthattoomanyhoursspentplayingvideogamesorwatchingTVistrulyharmful.Fergusonseemsinterestedinoneidea:thelinkbetweenvideogamesandviolentorriskybehavior.WhenhesawresultsfromarecentBritishsurveyonscreentime,hewantedtoknowmore.TheBritishstudyfoundasmallnegativeeffect—aboutaonepercentincrease—inaggressionanddepressionamongchildrenwhohadsixormorehoursofscreentimeaday.69So,Fergusonandhisteamexaminedanswersfromasurveyonriskybehaviors.Thestudyinvolvedabout6,000boysandgirlsinFlorida,whoseaverageagewas16.DatafromthissurveyfoundthatAmericanchildrenarealsofairlyresistanttothenegativeeffectsofelectronicmedia.Amongthosewhousedscreensuptosixhoursaday,thesurveyfound:a0.5percentincreaseincriminalbehavior;a1.7percentincreaseinsignsofdepression;anda1.2percentnegativeeffectonschoolgrades.70Tofurtherarguehispointthatscreentimeisnotharmful,Fergusonaddsthatchildrenshouldbecomefamiliarwithscreentechnology.Electronicdevices,hesays,areapartofoureverydaylives.IV.SummaryWritingDirections:

Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

71.FujianPuppetry(木偶剧)inNeedofUrgentSafeguardingAsoneofthecontributionsofChineseperformingarttotheworld’sculturalheritage(遗产),Fujianpuppetryhasalonghistory.Ithasdevelopedasetofcharacteristictechniquesofperformanceandpuppetmaking,aswellasplaysandmusic.NofinalconclusionshaveyetbeenreachedontheoriginsandevolutionofChinesepuppetry.DatingfromShangdynasty,potteryfigurines(陶俑)usedasburialobjectshavebeendiscoveredattheYinRuins.InaWesternHantombatMawangduiinChangsha,HunanProvince,anumberofwoodenfigurineshavebeenunearthed.Thesewereagreatimprovementonthosefrompreviousdynastiesintermsofcraftsmanship,varietyandmodeling.Overtime,figurinesasburialobjectsevolvedintopuppetsforentertainmentonfestiveoccasions.ChinesepuppetryfurtherdevelopedduringtheMingandQingdynasties,withabunchofschoolsspreadingacrossthecountry.Puppetshowsfromvariousplaceshadtheirowncharacteristicsintermsoffiguremodeling.Inthepastfewdecades,manytraditionalformsofarthaveseenadeclineinpopularity.Inparticular,Fujianpuppetryfindsitselfinhotwater.Thenumberofyoungpeoplelearningpuppetryhasdecreasedduetosocioeconomicchangestotheirlifestyles.Thelongperiodoftrainingrequiredtomasterthecomplicatedperformingtechniqueshasalsobeenafactorinthefall.Inresponse,concernedcommunities,groupsandbearerslaiddownthe2023-2023StrategyfortheTrainingofComingGenerationsofFujianPuppetryPractitioners.ThekeyobjectivesaretosafeguardthepromotionofFujianPuppetryandtoincreaseitssustainabilitythroughprofessionaltrainingtocultivateanewgenerationofpuppetrypractitioners;creationofteachingmaterials;constructionoftraininginstitutesandexhibitionhalls;regionalandinternationalcooperation;andartisticexchange.In2023,thestrategywasaddedtotheRegisterofGoodSafeguardingPracticesbytheUNESCO.Withgreateffortsmadebypractitioners,localpeopleandeducationinstitutions,FujianPuppetrycanexpectabrighterfuture.V.TranslationDirections: