上海市2024届松江区高考一模英语

上海市2024届松江区高考一模英语

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1.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.HappyB.Angry

C.Relaxed.D.Confused

2.A.Anactress.B.Adirector.

C.Awriter.D.Atranslator

3.A.Professorandstudent.B.Doctorandpatient.

C.Employerandapplicant.D.Shopownerandcustomer.

4.A.Tonyshouldcontinuetotaketheclass.B.SheapprovesofTony*sdecision.

C.Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.D.ShecanmeetTonyearlyinthemorning.

5.A.Anannoyingdog.B.Mrs.White.

C.Theflowergarden.D.Theirneighborhood.

6.A.Hewasn*tinvitedtothemeeting.B.Hedidn'tfindthemeetinghall.

C.Hemissedthemeetingintheend.D.Hewasdelayedbytheheavyfog.

7.A.15,000yuan.B.16,500yuan.

C.50,000yuan.D.55,000yuan.

8.A.Aportsmeeting.B.Ahikingtrip.

C.Apressconference.D.Asurpriseparty.

9.A.Themanisseeingoffthewoman.C.Thewomanispickinguptheman.

B.TheyarecelebratingtheNewYear.D.Theyarecomplainingabouttheairport.

10.B.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereach

passageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversation

willbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthe

fourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyou

haveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefbllowingpassage.

11.A.Toreduceourchanceofregularwalking.B.Toshowustheadvantagesofexercising.

C.Topersuadeustowalkinourdailylife.D.Tochangeourhabitofwalkingeveryday.

12.A.Walkinginruralareasarousesnewideas.

B.Walkingofferscancerpatientsconfidence.

C.Walkingenlargeselderpeople'sbrainsize.

D.Walkinginnaturehelpstobeatdepression.

13.A.Itcancurecommonheartdiseases.B.Ithasbeenmadepartofpeople'slife.

C.Itistheeasiestwaytoloseweight.D.Itworksbetterontheoldthantheyoung.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefbllowingpassage.

14.A.Howhistorycanbedefineddifferently.B.Whypeopleshouldstudyhistory.

C.Howpeoplecanbetterunderstandthepast.D.Whyhistorymayaffectcareerchoice.

15.A.Tounderstandunfamiliarthings.B.Toconvincedifferentpeople.

C.Todevelopskillstogivedirections.D.Toidentifywithpeoplearound.

16.A.Historyisabodyofknowledgeratherthanawaytothink.

B.Beingahistorianisnotapopularideaforpresentstudents.

C.Studyingthepasthelpspeopleunderstandthemodemworld.

D.Thespeakerdoesnotagreewithothers*definitionsofhistory.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Becausehedidn'ttakecompletenotes.B.Becausehisvisionisn'tgoodenough.

C.Becausehehasmissedseveralclasses.D.Becausehisnotebookwasloston

campus.

18.A.Atalibrary.B.Atacopyshop

C.AtalaboratoryD.Atacoffeeshop

19.A.Gettingsomerest.B.Studyingtogether.

C.Havingmoreclasses.D.Exchangingnotes.

20.A.Themandoesnotwanttospendtimetakingroles.

B.Themanenjoysplayingslideshowsfortheprofessor.

C.Thewomanwouldnotliketolendthemanhernotes.

D.Thewomanwillhelptokeepthemanawakeinclass.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenwordfortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

BuyNow,PayLaterSpending

Buynow,paylater(BNPL)spendingisexpectedtorisetorecordlevelsthisholidayseason.

Withsomanyyoung"buynow,paylater1*shoppersalreadyindebtfromthisshorttenfinancing

toolnotrequiringinterest,questionsemerge:Whydotheseshoppersusesuchatool?Andwhat

risksdoesitposetotheirbudgetsinthemonths(21)(come)?

ThemanyGenerationZandmillennials(typicallyaround40yearsandyounger)tendtousethis

shorttermfinancing,(22)allowsthemtobuyitemsandpayforthemovertime.Offered

mostlybyfinancialtechnologies,BNPLallowsthesecustomerstopaybacktheirpurchases

(23)interestandwiththefirstpaymentusuallymadeatcheckout.Themostcommon"buy

now,paylaternplanis(24)customersmakefourequalpaymentsandpayoffthedebtin

sixweeks.Ifsbeenalifelineforsomepeople,suchasauniversitystudent(25)weekly

incomeisnotbigenough."BNPLprovidesconsumerswithflexiblepaymentoptionssothey(26)

managespending/saidVivekPandya,leadanalystatAdobeDigialInsights.Thatisof

greatimportanceformanyconsumers,especially(27)withatendencytopurchase

highercosfcems.

However,sinceBNPL(28)(appear),warningsfromexpertshavecomeintoourview.

Theyhavebeenindicatingthatit'sfinanciallyunhealthytoformsuchaspendinghabit.According

toNewYorkFederalReserveeconomists,BNPLmayencouragedebttoincreaseover

time,(29)(influence)aconsumer'sabilitytomeetnonBNPLcommitments,orusersto

overextendthemselves.Usersshouldalsonotethat(30)interestisnotchargedonthe

loan,they*llbehitwithlatefeesformissedpayments,whichcanaddupquickly,saysthe

ConsumerFinancialProtectionBureau.

SectionB

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthe

box.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.attractiveB.botheredC.buildingD.contrasts

E.crossedF.demonstratesG.dramaticallyH.greyed

I.instrumentalJ.sustainingK.vividly

AReviewonOppenheimer

OppenheimerisChristopherNolan*sfilmaboutJ.RobertOppenheimer,themanknownas

"thefatheroftheatomic(原子的)bomb”.Asadramaaboutgenius,prideanderror,it

___31___thelifeoftheAmericantheoreticalphysicistwhohelpedresearchanddevelopthetwo

atomicbombsthatweredroppedonHiroshimaandNagasaki,twocitiesinJapan,duringWorld

WarIL

Oppenheimerisagreatachievement,partlybecauseit___32___relatesthatperiodofhistory

thankstoNolan*slifelikefilmmaking.Nolangoesdeepandlongonthe___33ofthebomb,

buthedoesn'trestagetheattacksandtherearenodocumentaryimagesofthedeadorcitiesin

ashes.

ThestorytracksOppenheimeracrossdecades,startinginthe1920swithhimasayoungadult

andcontinuinguntilhishair___34___.Thefilmtouchesonhispersonalandprofessional

milestones,thecontroversiesthat___35___him,andtheattacksthatnearlyruinedhim.Besides,

thefriendshipsandromances___36___him,yetalsotroubling,arealsodescribed.

ThepathofOppenheimefslife___37___shiftedatBerkeley.Hewasonceonlyanacademic

there,buthisidentitychangedafterGermanyenteredPolandbyforce.Bythattime,Oppenheimer

hadbecomefriendswithErnestLawrence,aphysicistwhoinventedthehistoricparticle

accelerator(粒子加速器)andplayeda(n)___38___roleintheManhattanProject.And

Oppenheimeralsomettheproject'smilitaryheadandwasthenmadedirectorofLosAlamos,

wheremuchofhislaterresearchonnuclearweaponstookplace.

FrancoisTruffautoncewrotethat"warfilms,eventhosewhosupportpeace,eventhebest,

willinglyornot,presentwarsinacertain39way.MThatiswhyNolanrefusestoshowthe

bombingofHiroshimaandNagasaki,killingmillionsofsouls.Inthefilm,youhearthat

Oppenheimer'sfamouswords___40___hisownmindasthemushroomcloudrose:"NowI

ambecomeDeath,thedestroyerofworlds."Nolanisactuallyremindingaudiencetoreconsiderthe

rolestheycanplayintheworld.

ILReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Parishaslongbeenattheheartofthehistoryofflight.ItiswheretheMontgolfierbrothers

wentupinthefirsthotaiballoonin1783,andwhereCharlesLindberghcompletedthefirst

onepersortransatlanticaeroplanejourneyin1927.Nextyear,ifallgoestoplan,Pariswill

witnessthebirthofanotherindustry___41___,whenVolocopter,aGermanmakerofelectric

aircraft,launchesaflyingtaxiserviceduringtheOlympicGames.AttheParisAirshowinJune,

Volocopterandsomeofitscompetitorsdisplayedanewgenerationof___42flyingmachines

designedforurbantransport.

Theelectrificationofaviation(航空)hasoftenbeendismissedasapipedream,withbatteries

assumedtooheavya___43___fortraditionalfuelinanairbornevehicle.Forlongerjourneys,that

maywellbetrue.YetupstartslikeVolocopterarebettingthatelectrificationcan___44___a

boomindemandforcleanandquickairjourneysovershorterdistances.

Themainformofaflyingtaxiunder___45___,calledanelectricvertical(垂直的)takeoff

andlanding(eVTOL)aircraft,isexpectedtocarryuptofourpassengersplusapilot.Poweredby

batteries,itispredictedtobebothquietenoughtoreducecomplaintsincrowdedcities,and

fast:capableofupto300kph,enoughtocomfortably___46___acar,especiallytheonestuckin

traffic.AndoptimistsbelievetheabsenceoftrafficintheskywillalsomakeeVTOLswellsuited

to___47___operation.Theycouldprovehandyfortransportinggoods,too.Thatvisionhas

inspired48___predictions.Forexample,MorganStanley,aninvestmentbank,estimatesglobal

spendingoneVTOLscouldhitSI,000billionby2040!

Regardlessoftheabove___49___expectations,challengesremain.Oneproblemistechnical

certification,whichisturningouttobea(n)___50____processasaviationregulatorsworkonan

entirelynewformofaircraft.Latelastyear,duetoregulatorydelaysandsomeotherfactors,Joby,

aSiliconValleystartup,wasforcedto51itslaunchbyonemoreyearuntil2025.Many

haveevenlongertogo.Thebiggerquestionis-isthebusinessofflyingtaxis

___52___practicable?EVTOLscurrentlyrangeinpricefromSImillionto$4million.Some

believethattheircostmaycomedownastheindustrydevelops.BrianYutkoofWisk,amaker

backedbyBoeing,saysthatflyingtaxiideswillbeaccessibleto___53___inthenearfuture.

AndJobypromisesthatitsfareswillbecomparabletocatchingacommontaxi___54___thereis

anoppositebeliefthateVTOLsarelikelytoremainexpensive.Somestudiessuggestthecostcould

endupashighas$7perkilometer,manytimesaregulartaxifare.Thatmeans,evenwithouta

pilot,flyingtaxismayremainaconvenience___55___onlytoaluckyfew.

Lefsexpectplentymoreexperimentswithelectricaircraftintheyearsahead.

41.A.cooperatorB.competitorC.observerD.pioneer

42.A.winddrivenB.batterydrivenC.gasdrivenD.solardriven

43.A.substituteB.shelterC.treatmentD.desire

44.A.regulateB.maintainC.unlockD.reverse

45.A.pressureB.attackC.developmentD.repair

46.A.underestimateB.updateC.outpaceD.overdo

47.A.rigidB.autonomousC.attentiveD.illegal

48.A.daringB.discouragingC.unclearD.ordinary

49.A.technologicalB.unrealisticC.rewardingD.enthusiastic

50.A.efficientB.simpleC.lengthyD.intelligent

51.A.putoffB.speedupC.objecttoD.approveof

52.A.historicallyB.technicallyC.theoreticallyD.economically

53.A.thelearnedB.thedisabledC.theseniorsD.themasses

54.A.FurthermoreB.HoweverC.FortunatelyD.Consequently

55.A.affordableB.valuableC.unbelievableD.unsuitable

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Everysummer,asachild,Ispentwithmyparentstheannualfamilyholiday,flyingawayfrom

ourhomeintheWestMidlandstotheirbirthplaceinIreland.

Ienjoyedit,butonce,Ibehaveddifferentlyandlefthome.Packagetoursandlongdistance

flightsbecamemyideaofaholiday.IthenwentandranintoanEnglishmanwhoalsocameof

Irishstock,andwebothfelttheurgetorenewourknowledgeofIreland.

Itwasimportantforustodiscoversomethingdifferentfromourchildhoodvisits.Sothafshow

wecametodrivealongthewindingStJohn'sPointPeninsula(半岛)inDonegal,partofIreland*s

WildAtlanticWay,tovisitauniquepartofthe20thcenturjiistory-theDonegalCorridor.

Whenanyonedrivestothepointwherethelandrunsout,heseesgiantwhitestonesfixedfirmly

ingreengrassspellingoutHEIRE"and"70”,whiletheAtlanticwindfiercelyblowsacrossthe

headlandandtheicewhitsvavessmashintotherocksbelow.Themeaningbehindthestones?

TheydatebacktotheSecondWorldWarwhenStJohn'sPointwasnumber70inatotalof83

LookOutPoints(LOPs),observationstationssetupandmaintainedbyIrelandallarounditscoast.

ThereliesabitofcuriousUKIrelandhistory.AlthoughIrelandwasofficiallyneutralduring

thewar,theBattleoftheAtlanticwasbeingfoughtclosetoIrishshores,andtheseLOPs,staffed

bylocalvolunteersknownasCoastwatchers,pasedoninformationonactivitiesconnectedwith

theseaandweatherfrontstoLondon.

AtStJohn*sPoint,wewerestandingrightundertheDonegalCorridor,alongnarrowareaof

airspaceinwhichIrelandensuredsafepassageduringWorldWarIItoplanesintheRAF(Royal

AirForce)frombasesintheUKgoveme^forthofIreland.Thestonemarkingsactedasreference

pointstoaircrews.

Standingonthisroughareaoflandsurroundedbythewildandwindyoceanbroughthometo

ustheconditionsinwhichtheCoastwatchersandaircrewsintheRAFcooperatedinashared

history.

Irevoltedagainstmyfamilytraditionthatsummer,andIfulfilledmyaimofdiscovering

somethingnewandabsorbedallDonegalhastooffer:emptygoldenbeaches,mysteriousancient

stonecircles,folkmusicandcrafts,andtastyfood.IhadfalleninlovewithIrelandalloveragain.

56.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromparagraphs1to3?

A.ShemetachildhoodfriendfromIrelandthatyear.

B.SheandthatEnglishmanbothhadIrishancestors.

C.Shetookpackagetoursandlongdistancflightseveryyear.

D.SheexploredtheWildAtlanticWaywithherfamilymembers.

57.ThegiantwhitestoneswereimportantduringWWIIbecause

A.theBattleoftheAtlantictookplacerightclosetothem

B.weatherinformationfromtheUKwassentthroughthem

C.theyfunctionedasreferencepointstoaircrewsintheRAF

D.theyrankedatthetopinthe83LOPsaroundtheIrishcoast

58.Theexpression"revoltedagainst"inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.

A.worriedaboutB.passedonC.celebratedD.disobeyed

59.Whichmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AGlobalJourneyB.DiscoveringUndiscoveredDonegal

C.HappyHolidaysD.EscapingfromtheWestMidlands

(B)

Ads,news,movies,TVshows,andmanyothertypesofmediaallwantyoutoaccepttheir

messagesatfecevalue.However,youshouldlookbeneaththesurfaceandaskquestionsto

decodewhatthemediamessageisreallysaying.Youneedtoaskyourselftwobasic

questions:Whoisthesourceofthemessage?Howisittryingtogetyourattention?

Question1:Whoisthesourceofthemessage?

(PictureA)

Knowingwhoisresponsibleforamessagecanrevealitstrueintention,aswellasanypossible

prejudice.Justtakethepictureaboveasanexample.Whyareweaskedtobantheimpacts?Don*t

forgetthatthesourceatthebottomplaysapart.sometimes,thesourceisn'tclear,wecanlook

foritbycheckinglegaldocuments.

Question!:Howisittryingtogetyourattention?

(PictureB)(PictureC)

TheobviouspartofamessagePhotocontrolisnearlyasold(PictureD)

iscalledthetextwhichasphotographyitself,butSocialmediauserscanalso

includesanylanguagemodemtechnologyhasmadegivethemselvesadigital

imagery,music,oranythingitcommonandeasytodo.transformationwithalittle

elseyoucanseeorhear.TheUsingphotoeditingsoftware,effort.Theycanmake

impliedpartofamessageisalmostanyonecanmakebigthemselveslookhoweverthey

calledthesubtext,andifschangestoanimage,fromlikeinjustafewmoments.

suggestedbythecontentratheradjustingcolorsandlightingtoButsincetheseeditedimages

thandirectlyseenorheard.addingandremovingcontent.arepresentedasreality,they

WeasindividualsthendecideThafswhyyoushouldalwayscanaffectourmental

howtointerpretthissubtextkeepacriticaleyeonimageswellbeing.Byconstantly

basedonourpersonalideas,inthemedia.Somemediamayseeingpicturesofartificially

worldviewsandexpectations.holdbackoroverstatesuperbpeoplesomeofusmay

Peoplewithdifferentinformationlikeanstarttobelievethatthese

perspectivesmightinterpretadvertisementthatmakesthepicturesaregenuine,andthat

thesamepieceofmessageproductsappearmoreeffectivewecanneverliveuptothese

differently.Mindthatsomethantheyreallyare.unrealisticideals.Thistypeof

mediamayjusttakeadvantageharmfulthinkingcanleadto

oftheprejudice.allsortsofmentaland

emotionalhealthconcerns.

60.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.themediahopethatyoucanmakesenseoftheirtruemeanings

B.findingthesourcesofmediahelpstoformasensiblejudgment

C.textismoreimportantthansubtextwhenweanalyzethemessages

D.photographyandphotoeditingsoftwaredatebacktothesametime

61.Yourauntfindshernewlyboughbeltdoesn'tmakehersostylishasadvertised.Whichpicture

canillustratethecase?

A.PictureAB.PictureB

C.PictureCD.PictureD

62.Thispassagecanbefoundunderthesectionof

A.MassMediaReadingB.ContentTargeteAdvertising

C.DeconstructingWebpagesD.PersuasiveLanguageRecognition

(C)

Antibiotics,whichcandestroyorpreventthegrowthofbacteriaandcureinfections,arevialto

modemmedicine.Theirabilitytokillbacteriawithoutharmingthepatienthassavedbillionsof

livesandmadesurgicalproceduresmuchsafer.Butafterdecadesofoveruse,theirpowersare

fading.Somebacteriahaveevolvedresistance,creatingagrowingarmyofsuperbugs,against

whichthereislittleeffectivetreatment.Antimicrobial抗菌的Resistance,expectedtokill10

millionpeopleayearby2050upfromaroundImillionin2019,hasbeenseenasacrisisbymany.

Itwouldbeunwisetorelyonnewantibioticstosolvetheproblem.Therateatwhichresistance

emergesisincreasing.Somenewdrugslastonlytwoyearsbeforebacteriadevelopresistance.

Whennewantibioticsdoarrive,doctorsoftenstorethem,usingthemonlyreluctantlyandfor

shortperiodswhenfacedwiththemostpersistentinfections.Thatlimitssales,makingnew

antibioticsanunappealingideaformostdrugfirms.

Governmentshavebeentryingtofixtheproblembychannelingcashintoresearchindrug

firms.Thathasproducedonlylimitedimprovements.Butthereisaphenomenonworthalook.

Microbiologistshaveknownfordecadesthatdiseasecausin由acteriacansufferfromillnessesof

theirown.Theyaresupersensitivetoattacksbyphages,specialisedvirusesthatinfectbacteriaand

oftenkillthem.Phagesareconsideredapromisingalternativetoantibiotics.

Usingonediseasecausing/irustofightbacteriahasseveraladvantages.Likeantibiotics,

phagesonlytendtochooseparticulartargets,leavinghumancellsaloneastheyinfectanddestroy

bacterialones.Unlikeantibiotics,phagescanevolvejustasreadilyasbacteriacan,meaningthat

evenifbacteriadodevelopresistance,phagesmaybeabletoevolvearoundtheminturn.

That,atleast,isthetheory.Thetroublewithphagesisthatcomparativelylittleisknownabout

them.Afterthediscoveryofpenicilin,thefirstantibiotic,in1928,theywerelargelyignoredinthe

West.Giventheseverityoftheantibioticresistancproblem,itwouldbeagoodideatofindout

moreaboutthem

Thefirststepistorunmoreclinicaltrials.InterestfromWesternfirmsisgrowing.Butitis

beingheldbackbythefactthatphagesareanevenlessappealinginvestmentthanantibiotics.

Sincetheyarenaturallivingthings,theremaybetroublepatentingthem,makingithardtorecover

anyinvestment.

Governmentscanhelpfundbasicresearchintophagetreatmentandclarifythelawaround

exactlywhatisandisnotpatentable.Intimetheycansetupphagebankssoastomakeproduction

cheaper.Andtheycanspreadawarenessoftherisksofoverusingantibiotics,andthepotential

benefitsofphages.

63.Wecanlearnfromparagraphs1and2that.

A.doctorstendtousenewantibioticswhenthepatientsaskforthem

B.antimicrobialresistanceisdevelopingmorerapidlythanpredicted

C.newantibioticsfailtoattractdrugfirmsduetolimiteduseofthem

D.previousantibioticsareeffectiveinsolvingmodemhealthproblems

64.Whatisphages*advantageoverantibiotics?

A.Theycanincreasehumancellswhenfightingbacteria.

B.Theyarenotparticularaboutwhichcellstoinfectandkill.

C.Theycanevolveaccordinglywhenbacteriadevelopresistance.

D.Theyaretoosensitivetobeinfectedbydiseasecausin^acteria.

65.Accordingtothepassage,theobstacletophagetreatmentisthat

A.thereislittlechanceofpatentingphagesinthefuture

B.governmentsprovidefinancialsupportforotherresearch

C.theemergenceofsuperbugsholdsbackdrugfirms*interest

D.overdependenconantibioticsdistractsattentionfromphages

66.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Governmentsfailtostoptheuseofantibiotics.

B.Phagescouldhelppreventanantibioticscrisis.

C.Developmentofantibioticsislimitedbyphages.

D.Antimicrobialresistancecallsfornewantibiotics.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

A.Socialmaskersdonottryhardtomatchotherpeopleinpaceandtone.

B.Socialmaskingissomethingweallengageintosomeextent.

C.Socialmaskersarenottryingtofoxanyone.

D.Whenweareinnaturalidentificationwithsomeone,ithappensnaturally,andthereisvery

littleeffortinvolved.

E.Ifsadoptedbypeopleunabletonaturallyactinawayconsideredsociallyacceptable.

E.Thatis,it*sanancientpartofourevolutiontosocialize,ratherthanbeantisocialoramisfit.

SocialMasking

Amandaisalwaysanexpertatworkingtheroom.Shewouldadoptthemannerofthepeople

aroundhertofitinwhilehidinghertruepersonality.Thisissocialmasking,theprocessofhiding

yournaturalwayofinteractingwithotherssoyoucanfeelaccepted.(67)Instead,they

arehopingtofitinwitheverybodyelse.Socialmaskingisasetoflearnedpatternmatching

behaviors,movementsandactionswhereyoutrytobenormaltofitinratherthanstandout.

(68)Peopleallwearcertainsocialmasksinordertogetthroughsometrickylife

situationswithconfidence,accordingtoDr.TamQuinnCirillo.Andsomeexpertseventhink

socialmaskingisbuiltinallhumanbeingsataphysicallevel,addingthatsomethinginourbrain

givesindicationsofhowtoessentiallystaysafeandnotstickout.

Inaworldthatoftentellsustojustbeourselves,youmightwonderwhywearestilldependent

onthesesocialmaskingbehaviors.nSocialmaskinghappensbecauseweasaspecieswanttobe

included,"saysTarn."Ithasbeenatribalthingofbeingtogetherratherthanbeingonourown,

fromahistoricalperspective.(69)

Thereisahugedifferencebetweennaturallyidentifyingwithsomeoneandconsciouslysocial

masking.(70)Socialmasking,ontheotherhand,involvesaconsciouseffortto

changeyourpersonalitytosuityoursurroundings.Ittypicallyinvolvesdepressingyournatural

urgesandchangingyourpersonalintereststofitthecrowd.

IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthe

passageinnom