2023-2024学年陕西省西安电子科技大学附属中学高三最后一模英语试题含解析

2023-2024学年陕西省西安电子科技大学附属中学高三最后一模英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_____thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout. A．Sowashersuccessfulbook B．Sosuccessfulwasherbook C．Soherbookwassuccessful D．Sosuccessfulherbookwas2．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding3．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That4．WuLeiistheonlyChineseplayerhasmadeitontothelatestWorldSoccer500list.A．who B．whichC．whose D．whom5．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid6．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．allvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles7．youstarteatinginahealthierway,weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier.A．Unless B．AlthoughC．Before D．Once8．——Congratulationsonyourpromotion.Gooutfordinner,OK?——Good!__________,justyouandme.A．FollowmeB．MytreatC．MypleasureD．Allowme9．China’sChang’e4roboticprobeenteredlunarorbitonWednesday,________amajorstepinitsmissiontomakeasoftlandingonthemoon’sfarside.A．marking B．tomarkC．havingmarked D．marked10．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit11．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are12．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote13．ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent14．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any15．Whentension________inarelationshipbetweentwopeople,afrequentwayofdealingwiththisistosendmessagesthroughathirdperson.A．arouses B．arises C．rises D．raises16．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied17．---Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?---yes.Theyareaccustomed____atmeals.A．totalking B．tonottalking C．tonottalk D．totalk18．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path19．---It’sraininghardandwecan’tgopicnickingtoday.---Ifonlytheweather_____fine!A．is B．were C．hadbeen D．wouldbe20．MeizhouIslandissuchabeautifulplaceofinterest______everyonelikestovisit.A．as B．that C．which D．where第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Peoplehavedifferentwaysofdealingwithacommoncold.Sometakeover-the-counter(非处方的)medicinessuchasaspirinwhileotherstrypopularhomeremedies(治疗)likeherbalteaorchickensoup.Yethereisthetoughtruthaboutthecommoncold:nothingreallycuresit.Sowhydopeoplesometimesbelievethattheirremedieswork?AccordingtoJamesTaylor,professorattheUniversityofWashington,coldsusuallygoawayontheirowninaboutaweek,improvingalittleeachdayaftersymptomspeak,soit’seasytobelieveit’smedicineratherthantimethatdeservesthecredit,USATodayreported.Itstillseemshardtobelievethatwecandealwithmoreseriousdiseasesyetarepowerlessagainstsomethingsocommonasacold.Recently,scientistscameclosertofiguringoutwhy.Tounderstandit,youfirstneedtoknowhowantiviral(抗病毒的)drugswork.Theyattackthevirusbyattachingtoandchangingthesurfacestructuresofthevirus.Todothat,thedrugmustfitandlockintothevirusliketherightpieceofajigsaw(拼图),whichmeansscientistshavetoidentifythevirusandbuilda3-Dmodeltostudyitssurfacebeforetheycandesignanantiviraldrugthatiseffectiveenough.Thetwocoldvirusesthatscientistshadlongknownaboutwererhinovirus(鼻病毒)AandB．Buttheydidn’tfindoutabouttheexistenceofathirdvirus,rhinovirusC,until2006.Allthreeofthemcontributetothecommoncold,butdrugsthatworkwellagainstrhinovirusAandBhavelittleeffectwhenusedagainstC．“Thisexplainsmostofthepreviousfailuresofdrugtrialsagainstrhinovirus,”studyleaderProfessorAnnPalmenbergatUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,US,toldScienceDaily.Now,morethan10yearsafterthediscoveryofrhinovirusC,scientistshavefinallybuiltahighly-detailed3-Dmodelofthevirus,showingthatthesurfaceofthevirusis,asexpected,differentfromthatofothercoldviruses.Withthemodelinhand,hopefullyarealcureforacommoncoldisonitsway.Soon,wemaynolongerhavetowasteourmoneyonmedicinesthatdon’treallywork.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpopularremediesforacommoncold?A．Theyarequiteeffective.B．Theyareslightlyhelpful.C．Theyactuallyhavenoeffect.D．Theystillneedtobeimproved.2、Howdoantiviraldrugswork?A．Bybreakingupcoldvirusesdirectly.B．Bychangingthesurfacestructuresofthecoldviruses.C．Bypreventingcoldsfromdevelopingintoseriousdiseases.D．Byabsorbingdifferentkindsofcoldvirusesatthesametime.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thesurfaceofcoldviruseslooksquitesimilar.B．Scientistshavealreadyfoundacureforthecommoncold.C．ScientistswerenotawareoftheexistenceofrhinovirusCuntilrecently.D．Knowingthestructureofcoldvirusesisthekeytodevelopinganeffectivecure.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Drugsagainstcoldviruses B．HelpfulhomeremediesC．Nocurrentcureforcommoncold D．Researchoncoldviruses22．（8分）EveryoneshouldbesoluckyastohaveafriendlikeFranciaRaisa.OnThursday,singerandactressSelenaGomez,25,usedInstagramtoexplainwhyshewas“layinglow”thissummer.ShepostedaphotoofherselfinahospitalbedwithherfriendFranciaRaisaholdinghands.Shesaidsherecentlyreceivedakidneytransplantfromherbestfriendbecauseofcomplications(并发症)fromlupus(狼疮),anautoimmunedisease,whichmeansitistheresultoftheimmunesystemattackingnormaltissue,includingthekidneys,brain,heartandlungs.Peoplewithlupusmayfirstexperiencetiredness,jointpainoralittlebitofrash(皮疹)ontheirbodiesandcangoforalongtimebeforetheirdoctorsrealizeitismoreserious.Manypeopleseetwoorfourdoctorsbeforetherealproblemispickedup.AccordingtoDr.KyriakosKirou,roughlyathirdtoone-halfofpeoplewithlupusdevelopkidneydisease,anduptooneinfiveofthemwilleventuallyneedatransplant,sometimesbecausetheyweren’ttreatedwitheffectivedrugstopreventtheimmunesystemfromattackingthekidneys.ThoughGomezsaidthatshewas“verywellnow,”shewarnedaboutthedangersofnottakingmedicaldiagnosesseriously,likesheinitiallydid.HerInstagrampostalsocalledattentiontotwomajorhealthtopics:theneedforlivingorgandonatorsandthefactthatGomezrepresentsthreegroupsmorelikelytobediagnosedwithlupusandlupus-relatedkidneydisease.Nineoutof10peoplediagnosedwithlupusarewomen,andmostdevelopthediseasebetweentheagesof15to44.Andlupusistwotothreetimesmorecommonamongwomenofcolor,includingHispanicwomen,accordingtotheLupusFoundation.RaisaisLatina,andGomez’sfatherisofMexicanorigin.Whileit’snotessentialthattheorgandonatorandreceiverbeofthesameethnicity,peoplewhoshareasimilarbackgroundsometimesarebettermatched,accordingtodatafromtheUnitedNetworkforOrganSharing.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutFranciaRaisa?A．Sheislucky.B．Sheisselfless.C．Sheisoptimistic.D．Sheisencouraging.2、Whatislupuslikeatitsearlystage?A．Itisdeadly.B．Itishardtorecognize.C．Itssymptomsarepsychological.D．Itremindsyouofakidneydisease.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?A．Peoplewithlupus.B．Coloredwomenlupuspatients.C．Lupuspatientswithkidneydisease.D．Womenbetweentheagesof15to44.4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A．RaisaandGomezhaveasimilarbackground.B．GomezhasfullyrecoveredthankstothekidneyfromRaisa.C．Itisvitalforthedonatorandreceivertobeofthesamerace.D．Theorganfromthedonatorofthesameracematchesthereceiverbetter.23．（8分）●UndergroundCity,Montreal,CanadaTakeoneofthe120entrancesintothelargestman-madeundergroundnetworkintheworld.Montreal’sUndergroundCitywasfirstbuiltin1962.About500,000peopleadayuseits1kilometersofshoppingmalls,apartmentbuildings,hotels,banks,offices,museums,anduniversities;therearealsotwotrainstationsandabusterminal（终点站）.●MammothCaveNationalPark,Kentucky,AmericaPlacenamessuchasGrandAvenueandFrozenNiagaragiveanideaofwhat’sintheworld’slongestundergroundcavesystem.Theoldestpartwasformed10millionyearsago,9.5millionyearsbeforemanmadeanappearance.●Hannan’sNorthMine,Kalgoorlie,AustraliaGodown30.5metersinacageelevatortotunnelsdugduringAustralia’s19th-centurygoldrush.Tryyourhandatpanningforgold（淘金）.Kalgoorliestillproduces10percentoftheworld’sgold.●WieliczkaSaltMine,Krakow,PolandItallstartedwhensaltwasjustliketoday’soil.Ninecenturiesofmininghasproducedmilesofundergroudpassagesandhugecavestoadepthof13meters.MorethanonemillionpeopleayearvisittheUNESCO-listedsite,whichincludeslakesandstatuesmadefromsalt,theworld’slargestminingmuseumandconcerthalls.●BerlinNuclearBunker（地堡）,GermanyTakeafewminutestoadjusttothedim（昏暗的）lightofthis1971radiation-proofColdWarbunker.Feelthecoldenteryourbonesinthedeathlysilence.Thenarrowbedsfor3,562peopletakeupmostofthespace.Thebunkercouldoperatefor14daysafteranuclearattack.It’safrighteningexperience.1、Whatdotheabovefiveattractionhaveincommon?A．Theyareallman-made.B．Theyalllieunderground.C．Theyareallradiation-proof.D．Theyalldatebacktothe19thcentury.2、InWieliczkaSaltMine,visitorscan.A．makesaltstatuesB．enjoythemountainsceneryC．learnaboutsaltmininghistoryD．experienceminingsaltthemselves3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．Hannan’sNorthMineisoutofoperationB．BerlinNuclearBunkeriswell-equippednowC．MammothCaveNationalParkhastheworld’soldestcavesystemD．UndergroundCitywasbuilttomakecitizens’lifemoreconvenient4、Wecanmostprobablyreadthepassageina______.A．newsreportB．historymagazineC．travelguideD．researchpaper24．（8分）Ifyouhaveeverfoundyourselflookingforyourkeys,misplacingyourcellphoneorwantingtokeeptrackofyourbicycleorcar,thentheTrackR,adevice(装置)thatworkswithyoursmartphonecreatedbyaCalifornia­basedcompany,isforyou!At$29.95each,notliketheexpensiveGPSsystems,orwithTrackRPackpurchasedeals,youcan’taffordnottohaveone!Install(安装)thefreeTrackRapponyoursmartphone.Connecttheapptoyourdeviceandthenyouarereadytogo!SimplyattachtheTrackRtowhateveryoudon’twanttolose.Theentireprocessofsettingituponlytakes5minutesorless.IfyouhavethehardTrackR,youcanjusthideitunderyourcar’sfloormat,inthetrunkorsomewhereitwon’tbefoundifyourcargetsstolen.Ifyouforgetwhereyouparkedyourcar,takeoutyoursmartphoneandopentheTrackRapp.Taponthe“lostitem”icononthescreenandtheappwilltellyouexactlywhereitis.Youcanalsoattachittoyourpet.Putitontheircollar,andtheproblemofsearchingforthemastheyrunofftonearbyplaceswillbeover!Attachittoyourkeysandwallet,andneverwasteaminutesearchingthewholehouseforit.TheaffordableTrackRevencomeswithadouble­sidedadhesive(黏合剂)soyoucanstickittoyourlaptoporunderyourbikeseat.Trackdownandpunishthethieveswhostealyourexpensivethings!TheconvenienceandtheabilitytofindactuallyanyobjectmeansthattheTrackRisoneofthemostusefularticlesthatyou’llfindforanyprice.However,thebestthingitcangiveispeaceofmind,anditdoesn’tgetanybetterthanthat.1、WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A．HowtheTrackRworks.B．ThefeaturesoftheTrackR.C．WhytheTrackRisinvented.D．TheadvantagesoftheTrackR.2、WhatcantheTrackRhelppeopledo?A．Walktheirpetsnearby.B．Recognizethethieves.C．Seektheirmisplacedcar.D．Findthemaparkingplace.3、WhatcanweinferabouttheTrackR?A．It’sfarfromaffordable.B．It’sonsaleworldwide.C．Itcanbeeasilyfolded.D．It’ssmallinsize.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．TrackR—nolimitsB．TrackR—noworriesC．TrackR—youritemprotectorD．TrackR—yourfinancialmanager25．（10分）ThenewpresidentofHarvardUniversityisthesonofanEasternEuropeanrefugeeandAuschwitz(奥斯威辛)survivor—LawrenceS.Bacow.HisfatherworkedfulltimewhileattendingastatecollegeinDetroitatnighttoearnhisdegree.Bacow,theformerpresidentofTuftsUniversity,hastakenoverHarvardatatimewhenhighereducationisunderattackforbeingfinanciallyoutofreachtomanyAmericans.ButBacowsaidhisfamily’sjourneyhadreflectedthepowerofcollegeeducationtotransformgenerationsandtheopportunitiesthathavehistoricallybeenavailableintheUnitedStates.“Myparentscametothiscountrywithalmostnothing,”Bacowsaid.“Iwouldn’tbehereifthiscountryhadnotbeenopentopeoplelikemyparentsatthattime.NorwouldIifmyfatherhadn’thadtheopportunitytogetthecollegeeducation.”BacowgrewupinPontiac,Michigan.Hisfather’sfamilyfledanti-Jewish(反犹太的)violenceinMinsk,thenpartoftheSovietUnion,beforethestartofWorldWarIIandwenttotheUnitedStates.HismotherarrivedinBrooklynatage19,havingsurvivedAuschwitzconcentrationcamp.ShewastheonlyJewfromhertowntohavesurvivedthewar.YetBacow,whoismarriedwithtwosons,saidthatwhilegrowingupinMichigan,hehadahappychildhood,enteringsciencefairsasachildandbuildingradioslikehisdad.BacowhasspentmostofhisprofessionalcareeratMIT,HarvardandTufts.HewasaprofessorofenvironmentalstudiesatMIT,andlateraprincipalattheuniversity.HeledTuftsfrom2001to2011.AtTufts,BacowearnedareputationforshakingupasleepyuniversitythatwasbeingovershadowedbyitspeersinBoston.Heisalsocreditedwithleadingitthroughboth9/11andthe2008financialcrisis.AstheTuftspresident,Bacowtraveledaroundthecountry,reachingouttoalumni(校友),andheurgedhisfacultyanddeanstodothesame,inanefforttoboostdonationstofinanceTufts’academicambitions.Heraisedmorethan$20millionforfacultyrecruitment,attractingup-and-comingprofessorsbyofferingjuniorfacultyperks(福利),suchaslongacademicleavesthattheycouldn’tgetelsewhere.UnderBacow’sleadership,Tuftsspentmillionsonlabsandlibraries.Healsomadeaddressesnationallyabouttheneedtomakehighereducationmoreaccessibleandaffordabletolow-incomestudents.1、ThereasonwhyBacowappreciatescollegeeducationisthat.A．collegeeducationisoutofreachtomanyAmericansB．hisfamilychangedtheirfateduetocollegeeducationC．fewopportunitieswereavailablewhenhisfathercameintothecountryD．acollegedegreehelpedhismothersurviveAuschwitz2、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ThefellowtownspeopleofBacowwereallkilledbesideshismother.B．Bacow’smotherstimulatedhisinterestinscience.C．Bacow’sfatherwasgoodatworkingwithelectronics.D．Bacow’sfathercametotheU.S.afterWorldWarIIbrokeout.3、Theunderlinedword“shakingup”inparagraph5probablymeans.A．reactivating B．causing C．damaging D．takingover4、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．HowtobeadmittedtoHarvardUniversity. B．ThehistoryofBacow’sfamily.C．TheartofBacow’sleadershipinTufts. D．Bacow’swaytoindividualsuccess.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。RicardoSemlerbecamebossofhisfather'sbusinessSemcoinBrazilattheageof21.Ricardoworkedlikea(an)1man,from7：30amtomidnighteveryday.Oneafternoon,whilehewasvisitingafactoryinNewYork,he2Thedoctortoldhimifhe3likethat,hewouldfindanewhomeinhospital.Semlergotthe4Hechangedthewayhe5.Infact,hechangedthewayshis6worked,too.Helethisworkerstakemore7sothattheywouldbetheonesworryingwhenthingswentwrong.He8themtosettheirownsalaries，9theirownworkinghoursandhecutallthejobshethoughtwere10,likereceptionistsandsecretaries.Hechangedtheoffice：11walls,theyhaveplantsatSemco,sobossescan't12themselvesawayfromeveryoneelse.Andtheworkersare13todecoratetheirworkspaceastheywant.Itsoundsperfect，butdoesit14?Theanswerisinthe15：inthelastsixyears,Semco'srevenues（收入）have16from$35millionto$212million.Thecompanyhasgonefromeighthundredemployeesto3,000.Why?Semlersaysit'sbecauseof"peerpressure"whichmakesemployeeswork17foreveryoneelse.Ifsomeoneisn'tdoinghisjob18,theotherworkerswillnotallowthe19tocontinue.Inotherwords，Ricardotreatshisworkerslikeadultsratherthanchildren,andexpectsthemtoactlikeresponsible20Andtheydo.1、A．interesting B．independent C．mad D．great2、A．felldown B．gaveup C．wentout D．gotoff3、A．changed B．continued C．dropped D．went4、A．sound B．way C．sense D．message5、A．walked B．talked C．worked D．treated6、A．family B．workers C．friends D．children7、A．responsibility B．money C．power D．expectation8、A．persuaded B．forced C．forbade D．allowed9、A．decide B．want C．understand D．try10、A．unnecessary B．unpopular C．stupid D．difficult11、A．aboveall B．insteadof C．apartfrom D．exceptfor12、A．put B．get C．shut D．take13、A．willing B．free C．tired D．eager14、A．develop B．grow C．happen D．work15、A．eyes B．numbers C．persons D．dollars16、A．grown B．dropped C．beaten D．made17、A．straight B．slow C．hard D．seldom18、A．perfect B．wrong C．well D．late19、A．trouble B．situation C．pressure D．suffering20、A．children B．teenagers C．professors D．adults第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Inordertoknowaforeignlanguage1．(complete),fourthingsarenecessary.Firstly,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehear2．spoken.Secondly,wemustbeabletospeakitcorrectlywithconfidenceandwithouthesitation.Thirdly,wemustbeabletoreadthelanguage,andfourthly,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthataregrammaticallycorrect.Thereisnoeasywaytosucceed3．languagelearning.4．goodmemoryisofgreathelp,butitisnotenoughonly5．(memorize)rulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnotmuchuselearningbyheartlonglistofwordsand6．(they)meaning,studyingthedictionaryandsoon.Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage.7．wearesatisfiedwithonlyafewruleswe8．(memorize),wearenotreallylearningthelanguage.“Learnthroughuse”isagoodpieceofadviceforthose9．arestudyinganewlanguage.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingand10．(write)thelanguagewheneverwecan.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个端字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。副除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Lasttem,anewspaperreadingcoursewasstartbyourEnglishteacher、Heaskmetoexplainonearticleinthenewspaper、ThepreparationseemeddifficultthanIhadthought、Asthereweremanynamesofpeopleandplaceinthearticle,soIneededtolookthemupinthedictionary、Understandlongsentenceswasanotherproblem、WhenIreadandfoundthemhardly,IaskedmyEnglishteacherforhelp,andfinallyunderstoodawholearticle、Whenmyturncame,Iconfidentlystoodontheplatformanexplaineditquitegood、Thecoursebenefitedhimalot、116第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Rachel要来北京，其间他想参加中国传统文化方面的课程，来信希望你能推荐一个课程．请你给他回信，内容包括：1.你推荐的课程，2.该课程的内容，3.你推荐的理由．注意：1、词数100左右；2、可增加适当细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、A5、A6、A7、D8、B9、A10、C11、A12、B13、D14、C15、B16、D17、B18、A19、B20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、B3、D4、C22、1、B2、B3、C4、D23、InChina,thereareusuallytworeasonswhypeoplereceivemessagesfromfriendsandrelativesfromwhomtheyhaven’theardforawhile.ThefirstisaboutNewYeargreetings,whicharealwayswelcome.Thesecondreasonisoftenlesspleasant,however;peopleareincreasinglycontactinglonglostfriends,orevencasualacquaintances,andurgingthemtocastonlinevotesfortheirchildrenorgrandchildrenincompetitions.Thepractice,whichhasbeengrowingrapidly,hasnowreachedthepointwherepeoplearebecomingtiredandmayevenfeelannoyed.TheresultsofarecentsurveyconductedbytheJinhuaEveningNewsinEastChina’sZhejiangProvinceshowthat94percentof74intervieweeswereonceaskedbyfriendsorrelativestocastvotesonlinefortheirchildren.Thecontestsrangefromthe“cutestbaby”todancingcompetitions,butinmanyisthepeoplereceivingthemessageshaven’theardfromthesenderforalongtimeandhavenevermetthechildinvolved.Althoughthecompetitionsmayappeartobeharmlessfun,someeducationprofessionalsareconcernedthattheycouldhaveanegativeeffectonchildren.TangSulan,amemberoftheCPPCC’sNationalCommittee(全国政协)，proposedabanononlinecompetitionsfeaturingchildrentopreventfuturepsychologicalissues.Shewasalsoconcernedthatpublicdisclosureofachild’spersonalinformationandpublicationofphotoscauseapotentialrisktothechild’ssafety.LiHongyan,themotherofanl1-year-oldgirlandan18-month-oldboyinBeijing,saidshehasneverurgedotherstovoteforherchildren.Althoughonthesurfacethechildrenarecompe