上海市实验学校2021-2022学年高三年级下册五月月考英语试卷

上海市实验学校高三第二学期高三五月月考

英语试卷

2022.5.20

第I卷供90分）

LListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.

Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.The

conversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

conversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Inatheater.B.Inacave.C.Onaboat.D.Inanamusementpark.

2.A.Amodel.B.Atailor.C.Apainter.D.Afashiondesigner.

3.A.Thewomanpreferstolivedowntown.

B.Thewomanhastroublefallingasleep.

C.Thewomanwillsigntherentalcontract.

D.Thewomanisafraidofthepotentialnoise.

4.A.Carolisateacher.

B.Caroliseagertogototheconcert.

C.Carolhasn'tbeencontactedaboutthetimefortheconcert.

D.Themanthinkscellphonesshouldbeallowedintheclassroom.

5.A.Thewoman'sresumeistoocomplicated.

B.Thewomanneedstomodifyherresume.

C.Thewomanshoulddomoreresearchintoherdesiredposition.

D.Thewomanshouldgivemoredetailsaboutherqualificationsinherresume.

6.A.Afamouscafe.B.Atragicaccident.

C.Aterroristattack.D.Atouristattraction.

7.A.Hispassport.B.Hisphotos,C.Incomeproof.D.An

applicationform.

8.A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Unclear.

9.A.Itishighlyprofitable.

B.ItendswithShakespeare'sworks.

C.ItconnectsShakespeare^playsandleadershiptraining.

D.Itexploitsleaders9wisdomandappliesittotheirmanagement.

10.A.Manycontractsarecheatingpeople.

B.Peopletendtobecarelesswiththetermsofthecontract.

C.Itisnotadvisabletosigncontractswithvariouscompanies.

D.Companiesaretoblamefortheuncleartermstheyputinthecontracts.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelonger

conversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandthe

conversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswers

onyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Dullandchangeless.

B.Richandvarious.

C.Popularanddelicious.

D.Disagreeableandunpleasant.

12.A.Americansonlyeathamburgersandhotdogs.

B.TheshoppingmallsinAmericaoffervariedfoodchoices.

C.SouthernfoodintheU.S.savedandpromotedfoodtraditions.

D.TheSouthbegantoinfluencemainstreamfoodcultureaftertheCivilWar.

13.A.PopcultureintheU.S.

B.ImmigrantfoodintheU.S.

C.InfluencesonAmericanfood.

D.FoodcultureintheU.S.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Itsimplytellstime.

B.Itappealstomanyteenagers.

C.Ithasmanycomplexfunctions.

D.Ithasanimpactoncreativityandimagination.

15.A.Itiscolorful.

B.Itisabeautifulbracelet.

C.Ittellstimeinacreativeway.

D.Itincludesmanyunimaginablefeatures.

16.A.Watchestellmorethantime.

B.Japanesewatchesstandout.

C.Thewatchindustryisintrouble.

D.Watchesaregoingoutoffashion.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowinglongerconversation.

17.A.Bands.B.Roadtrips.C.Streetscenes.D.Photo

albums.

18.A.Hepreferstakingphotosatafixedposition.

B.Hefavorstakingphotosinacaroveronaroad.

C.Heneedsstimulationofnewsightsforinspiration.

D.Toomuchtravelingkillshisinterestinphotographing.

19.A.Becausehehasadarkroom.

B.Becausedigitalcamerasaretooexpensive.

C.Becauseheenjoystheuncertaintyheexperienceswhiledevelopingfilms.

D.Becausehehasmoreconfidenceinproducinghighqualityphotoswithfilms.

20.A.Aphotographer'scareer.

B.Skillsfortakinggoodphotos.

C.Digitalandtraditionalcameras.

D.Anationalawardinphotography.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassage

coherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineach

blankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fbrtheotherblanks,useonewordthat

bestfitseachblank.

Imagineafuturewhereourstreetsarefilledwithads200mtall,wherebillboards

changebeforeoureyestogiveuspersonalizedmessages,andwherecompaniestrack

oureverymoveaswewalk(21)acity,pingingspecialofferstoourphones

asweneartheirshops.

Infact,alloftheseformsofadvertisingarealreadybeingtested.Let'stakethe

firstoftheseideas.Backin1982,sciencefictionmovieBladeRunnerpredicteda

futuristiccityscapewheregiantadvertsstretchedthefullheightofskyscrapers.And

UKcompanyLightvertarenowdoingsomethingverysimilar,withonecrucial

difference.

(22)makingimmensephysicaladverts,theircommercialsare

sentstraightintoconsumers9eyes.Theydothisbyattachingastripofreflective

materialontoabuildingandprojectinganimageontoit.Thisimagethen“bounces”

outintotheworld.Whenyoupassdirectlyinfrontoftheimage,youseeit.Itappears

tobehugeand(23)(hang)inmid-air,butotherscan'tseeit.Lightvert

claimsthisformofadvertisingdoesnotstandoutandcan“unlock“largeamountsof

"high-valueadvertisingrealestate”.

Butnoteveryone(24)(sell)ontheideaoflivinginaworldofendless

ads.InMoscow,forexample,anewformofadvertisingtargetingmotoristshassplit

opinion.Driversapproachingaparticulardigitalbillboardinthecityareshown

advertsforanewkindofJaguarcar,butonlyiftheyaredrivingadifferentmakeof

vehicle.Sensorsinthebillboarddetectwhatkindofcaryouaredriving,andsendyou

anadbasedonthatinformation.

(25)thismayseeminvasive,ifsactuallythesafetyaspectthathas

concernedsomeobservers.ResearchersinSwedenhaveshownthatdigitalbillboards

attractoureyesfor(26)(long)thanotherkinds.Infact,theytakeour

attentionawayfbrovertwoseconds,alengthoftimewhich(27)(prove)to

bedangerousontheroads.

Finally,wehave“proximitymarketing",(28)shopsdetectwhereyou

areonthehighstreetandsendtailoredadvertstoyourphone.Devicescapeisone

companytrialingtheuseofWi-Fiasameansoftrackingcustomers.Theirtechnology

(29)workanywherewhetherinasupermarket,aconcerthall,orabus,says

OwenGeddesfromtheirmarketingteam.Whatwouldcustomerssee?"(30)

couldbeadiscountoffertouseintheshopthepersonisvisiting,orapieceofcontent

suchasamovietrailer/9saysMr.Geddes.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachword

canonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.accepted.B.altered.C.boundaries.D.factual.E.banned.

F.clinicallyG.damagesH.addictsI.impressivelyJ.sensitiveK.various

TooGoodToBeTrue

Inads,youwilloftenseepeoplestaringopen-mouthedathowwondrousa

productis,clearlythinkingthatitcan'tbetrue.Ifsalwaysworthbearinginmindthat

itmightwellnotbe.

Generally,advertisersmaygetawaywithabitofexaggeration,butcompanies

mustnot

pushthe(31)toofor,asitcancostmillionsofdollarsin(32)if

someonesuesformakingfalseclaims.

AdsforDannon'sActiviayoghurtsaidthatitcouldprovide(33)

nutritionalbenefits,butinalegalchallenge,thecourtswouldn'tacceptthatthese

were(34)""and"scientifically“proven.Dannonhadtopayupto$45million

toconsumerswhofeltcheatedandlimititshealthclaimstostrictly(35)ones

infuture.

ItmusthavecomeasmoreofasurprisewhenFerrero,themakersofthe

chocolateandhazelnutspreadNutella,beganpromotingitsnutritionalbenefits

(thoughlong-term(36)willhavebeenhappytolearnthattheyoughtnotto

havewoiTiedaboutitbeingunhealthyforallthoseyears).However,itmayhavebeen

asteptoofarforFerrerotomaintainitwasahealthy“goodforyoutreat."After

havingtopaymillionstothecustomerswhosuedoverthisfalseclaim,thecompany

(37)thatitshouldchangetheadsandproductlabels.

Ofcourse,imagesmustnotmisleadeither.AnOlayadforDefinityeyecream

showedformermodelTwiggylooking(38)wrinkle-free.Youdidn'thaveto

beanexperttoseethattheimagemusthavebeendigitally(39).Inreallife,

Twiggymayhavebeenlookinggoodforsomeonepushing60,butintheadshe

lookedalotyoungerthansheshouldhave.Afterreceivingcomplaints,theadvertising

authoritiesconfirmeditwasacaseofimagemanipulationand(40)thead,

sayingthatitcouldgiveconsumersa"misleadingimpressionoftheeffecttheproduct

couldachieve.^^

IILReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrases

markedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthe

context.

Theterm"midlifecrisis^^wasfirstcoinedinthe1960s,whenremaininga

traditionaladult

lostitsattractionforsome,andthetemptationtojoininwiththeexperimentationsof

theyouthofthetimebecametoostrongto(41).Itwasthoughttooccurmostly

withmenbetweentheagesof40and60,andtherehavealwaysseemedtobesome

peoplewhofollowits(42)pattern,apparentlyunabletoseethattheyhave

becomeafigureoffun.

Accordingtorecentstudies,however,thingshavechanged,andthemidlifecrisis

itselfhasundergoneamajor(43)overtheyears.Forastart,adesperate

attempttohangontoamore(44)appearanceclearlypassesthe

equal-opportunitiestestthesedays,withsomanywomengoingunderthecosmetic

surgeon'sknifethatthemen'spreferenceforalittlehairdyeseemstame(45).

Anditallbeginsevenyounger.Oneofthereasonsforamajoridentitycrisisappears

tohavebeenthe(46)oflong-heldcareergoals,leadingtoanemptysenseof

”...sowhatnow"?Withyoungerpeopleachievingseniormanagementpositionsmuch

(47)(theaverageageofCEOshasfallenfrom59to48inthelastgeneration),

thesecareerplateaus(停滞期)cancomemuchearlierinlife.Evenforthosewho

aren'tas(48),severeworkpressureoftenleadstoaneedtore-evaluatecareer

optionsinone's30s,bringingonacrossroadsmomentwellbeforethebigfour-ohis

reached.This(49)womentoothesedays,andwhethercareer-orientedornot,

anotherfactorformothersistheconfusing(50)thathitsthemwhenthe

childrenhavelefthome.

Manyofthepeoplewhorespondedtosurveysonthetopic(51)theterm

"midlifecrisis"itself,however,andthewayitisused.Themajorityofrespondents

thoughtitwasaninsultingstereotype,andmensaidthatwhiletheyare(52)

for“lettingthemselvesgo“astheygetolder,anyattempttotakecareoftheir

appearanceaftertheageof40wasoftenmetwithridiculeandtheaccusationofa

midlifecrisis.

Perhapsweneedtorememberthatwegettheword“crisis”fromtheGreekkrisis,

meaning"turningpoint”.It'snotdifficulttosee,asthepsychologistCarlJung

explainedinsomedetail,thatwhileourpersonalitiesmayaltersomewhatthroughout

life,thereshouldcomeatimewhentheegoidentitywe'vegrownupwithundergoesa

bigchange(53)thesecondhalfoflife.Andit'snotasifexploringnew

activitiesanddecidingtogetinbetter(54)issomethingtobecriticized.Asa

spokesmanfbrJeep,oneofthecompanieswhocarriedoutoneofthesurveys,said,

“Thetraditionalimageofamidlifecrisisisdeadand(55).Nowadaysit'smore

aboutlivingforthemomentandmakingthemostofthingsandleadinganactiveand

healthylifestyle.^^

41.A.decreaseB.maintainC.provideD.resist

42.A.evolvingB.predictableC.traditionalD.unknown

43.A.considerationB.experienceC.treatmentD.transformation

44.A.matureB.plainC.uniqueD.youthful

45.A.incomparisonB.asusualC.onthecontraryD.bytheway

46.A.accomplishmentB.identificationC.knowledgeD.pursuit

47.A.harderB.longerC.laterD.sooner

48.A.consciousB.ambitious;C.persistentD.

moderate

49.A.dependsonB.appliestoC.speaksforD.copeswith

50.A.pressureB.involvementC.freedomD.harmony

51.A.concentratedonB.approvedofC.complainedaboutD.arguedfbr

52.A.rememberedB.criticizedC.forgivenD.punished

53.A.inpreparationfbrB.inresponsetoC.onthebasisofD.asaresultof

54.A.payB.workC.shapeD.health

55.A.grabbedB.dugC.buriedD.shut

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthe

passageyouhaveread.

(A)

Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000

students,today'straditional-agecollegefreshmenare“morematerialisticandless

altruistic(利他主义的)“thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.

Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent'smajorobjective“istobe

financiallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophy

ofliffe."Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistoiy

butaccounting.

Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe“altruistic“fieldsisatalow.Onthe

otherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceis

wayup.

That'snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentativeforachemical

company)wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthe

job-evenbeforeshe

completedhertwo-yearassociatedegree.

Whileit'struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhas

accumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourown

andthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions,bethey

scientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,

welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseethe

connectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.

Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrive

theiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany;nojob.Howshortsightedinthelong

run!

Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingthe

accumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoon

recentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitarounda

conference

table;oneofthemistalkingontheintercom(对讲机L):“MissBaxter/9hesays,“could

youpleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?”

Fromthelong-termpointofview,that9swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.

56.Thatthemostpopularcourseisaccountinginsteadofliteratureorhistoryshows

thatcollegestudents.

A.areineagerpursuitofaphilosophicallife

B.havelessselfishconcernoverthewellbeingofothers

C.aremoreinterestedindevelopingthemselvesthanbenefitingothers

D.haveattachedmuchimportancetoleadingamaterialisticlife

57.Bysaying“Whileit'struethat...betheyscientificorartistic”(Lines1-3,Para.5),

theauthormeansthat.

A.theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked

B.humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeed

C.humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheights

D.businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprograms

58.Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan.

A.createvaryingartisticinterestsinabroadersenseofeducation

B.hinderpeoplefromseeingthingsintheirownrightandfollowingsuit

C.helppeopledevelopacompetenceofdistinguishingrightfromwrong

D.regulatethebehaviorofmodernpeopletostoptheuseoftheiroverlyrights

59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Businessmenwhoareabsorbedintheircareeraretoonarrow-mindedtobe

successful.

B.Educationteachesustogofurtherthanjusttotrustourownmoraljudgement.

C.Peopleengagedintechnicaljobsleadamorerewardinglife.

D.Careerseekersareadvisednottojustfocusonimmediatereturnofinterest.

(B)

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(C)

Theconceptofplanningentirecommunitiesbeforetheirconstructionisan

ancientone.In

fact,oneoftheearliestsuchcitiesonrecordisMiletus,Greece,whichwasbuiltinthe

4thcenturyBC.ThroughouttheMiddleAgesandtheRenaissancevariousplanned

communities(boththeoreticalandactual)wereconceived(构思).LeonardodaVinci

designedseveralcitiesthatwereneverconstructed.FollowingtheGreatFireof

Londonin1666,thearchitectChristopherWrencreatedanewmasterplanforthecity,

combiningparklandandurbanspace.Several18thcenturycities,including

WashingtonD.C.,NewYorkCity,andStPetersburg,Russia,werebuiltaccordingto

comprehensiveplanning.

Oneofthemostimportantplannedcityconcepts,theGardenCityMovement,

aroseinthe

latterpartofthe19thcenturyasareactiontothepollutionandcrowdingofthe

IndustrialRevolution.In1898,EbenezerHowardpublishedthebookTo-Morrow:A

PeacefulPathforRealReforminwhichhelaidouthisideasconcerningthecreation

ofneweconomicallysustainabletowns.Howardbelievedthatthesetownsshouldbe

limitedinsizeanddensity,andsurroundedwithabeltofundevelopedland.Theidea

gainedenoughattentionandfinancialbackingtoleadtothecreationofLetchworth,in

Hertfordshire,England.Thiswasthefirstsuch"GardenCity”.AftertheFirstWorld

War,thesecondtownbuiltfollowingHoward'sideas,WelwvnGardenCity,was

constructed.

Intheearly1920s,AmericanarchitectsClarenceSteinandHenryWright,

inspiredbyHoward'sideasandthesuccessofLetchworthandWelwyn,createdthe

cityofRadbum,New

Jersey.Conceivedasacommunitywhichwouldbesafeforchildren,Radbumwas

intentionallydesignedsothattheresidentswouldnotrequireautomobiles.Several

urbanplanningdesignswerepioneeredatRadbumthatwouldinfluencelaterplanned

communities,includingtheseparationofpedestriansandvehicles,andtheuseof

“superblocks”,eachofwhichshared23acresofcommonlyheldparkland.

InAmerica,followingthestockmarketcrashof1929,therewasgreatdemandfor

bothaffordablehousingandemploymentfbrworkerswhohadlosttheirjobs.Indirect

responsetothis,in1935PresidentRooseveltcreatedtheResettlementAdministration,

whichbroughtaboutatotalofthreegreenbelttowns:Greenbelt,Maryland;Greenhills,

Ohio;andGreendale,Wisconsin.Thesetownscontainedmanyoftheelementsofthe

GardenCityMovementdevelopments,includingtheuseofsuperblocksanda“green

belt”ofundevelopedlandsurroundingthecommunity.

63.Thefirstparagraphtalksmainlyabout.

A.fomousurbanplanners

B.thehistoryofurbanplanning

C.thefutureexamplesofurbanplanning

D.problemassociatedwithurbanplanning

64.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheGardenCityMovementfromthesecond

paragraph?

A.ItcamejustbeforetheIndustrialRevolution.

B.Itwasheldbackbyawarandalackoffunds.

C.Itresultedincitiesthatwerelargerthantheyhadbeenbefore.

D.Itwasdesignedtoaddressproblemscausedbymodernization.

65.WhatwasoneaimindesigningthecityofRadbum?

A.Toreducethedangerforfamilieslivinginthearea.

B.Tocreatesomethingtotallydifferentfromcitieselsewhere.

C.Tomakesurepeoplecouldparktheircarsclosetotheirhome.

D.Toincreasegreenspacesbydesigninghouseswithgardens.

66.WhatdothetownsofGreenbelt,GreenhillsandGreendaleallhaveincommon?

A.Theirresidentswereaffectedbythestockmarketcollapse.

B.TheywerebuiltfbrthewealthiestpeopleinAmerica.

C.Theywereeachsurroundedbynaturalparkland.

D.Theywereallconstructedinthesameyear.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentence

giveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomore

sentencesthanyouneed.

A.Butmosthumantranslatorsarefaultytoo.

B.It'simperfect,butstillmuchbetterthanmySpanish.

C.Humanscandosomethingmachinescan't:askeachotherforclarification.

D.Butforallmyemotionalcommitmenttomultilingualism,Iknowitsusefulnesshas

diminished.

E.Isuspecttheywouldhavehadamoreenrichingexperiencespendingthattime

studyingmedicine,historyorstatistics.

F.Thepleasureofmasteringdifferentlanguageissomethinghumankindwillnever

lose.

I'marootlesscosmopolitan（四海为家的人），sowe'removingthefamilyto

Spainforayear.Thekidsareupforit.GrowingupwithAnglophone（以英语为母语

的人）parentsinParis,theyspeakFrenchandEnglish,andonceyouknowone

Romancelanguage,learninganotherisacinch."Lexicalsimilarity^^isthemeasureof

overlapbetweenwordsetsofdifferentlanguages.Thelexicalsimilaritybetween

FrenchandSpanishisabout0.75（whereImeansidentical）.

IwantthechildrentohavesuchgoodSpanishthattheycansayeverything,

understandeverything,havedeepfriendshipsandbefullythemselvesinthelanguage

fbrlife.That'swhatmatters,notperfectgrammar.

67Howshouldwethinkaboutlearninglanguagesinthiseraof

globalEnglishandmachinetranslation?

IspentanintenselyrewardingdecadelearningGerman.YetInowkeep

encounteringyoungerGermanswhoinsistonspeakingtheirpracticallynativeEnglish

tome.ThisistrueacrossEurope:about98percentofpupilsinprimaryandlower

secondaryschoolsintheEUarelearningEnglish.

Meanwhile,machinetranslationiscatchingupwiththehumansort.I'vebeen

havingsuccessfulemailexchangeswithSpaniardsbyputtingmyEnglishtextthrough

GoogleTranslate.68

Theutilityoflanguage-learningwillonlykeepdiminishing.Already,many

publicationsaroundtheworldnowtranslatesomeoftheirarticlesintoEnglish.Infive

years9time,LeMonde（《法国世界报》）andChina'sJiefangDailycouldwhack20

articlesadaythroughmachinetranslation,hireunderpaidyounganglophonesto

polishthemandsoonthey911beglobalnewspapers.Thecorollary（必然的结果）toall

this:learningalanguagebadlyisbecomingpointless.Inmygeneration,peoplespent

yearsatsecondaryschoolbreakingtheirheadsonFrenchorGermangrammar.Most

emergedabletoorderbeersandperhapsreadabasicnewsstory.

69Languageteacherswilldisagree,butthentheywould,wouldn't

they?Theyhavejobstoprotect.

I'mequallyskepticaloftranslatorswhoinsisttheycanneverbereplacedbya

machine.True,machinetranslationisoftenfaulty,machinescan't（yet）communicate

throughbodylanguageoreyecontact,andsomealgorithmsaresexist.Forinstance,in

gender-freelanguagessuchasTurkish,today'salgorithmstendtoassumeanengineer

is“he”.

70OnemandidsuchapoorjobtranslatingaGermantextinto

English

forpublicationintheFinancialTimesthatIspentanafternoonrewritingit.Moreover,

humanscanproducesexistlanguagewithouthelpfrommachines,andthe