上海市崇明区高三二模英语试题

（考试时间120分钟，满分140分。请将答案填写在答题纸上）1.ListeningprehensionSectionADirections: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’sairconditionerisbrokenB.Themandoesn’thaveairconditioningC.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’smoreeffectiveifreadingesbeforelisteningC.It’smoreeffectiveiflisteningisbinedwithreadingD.It’slesseffectiveifthelearnerchecksthesameinformationSectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Toprovideaprotectivespaceforgiantpandas.B.Tostopthelossofgiantpandas’naturalhabitatsC.TohelpChinatoimproveitseconomyonthewholeD.Toprotectthegiantpandasintheproposedterritory12.A.About300B.Around1864C.Morethan2,000D.Lessthan1564 13.A.TheparkfirstbegantobeconstructedinJanuary2017.B.1.5billionyuanwillbeinvestedintheconstructionoftheparkC.TheparkwillcoverabitmorespacethanYellowstoneD.Theplacewheretheparkistobeconstructedisapovertystrickenarea.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.SmartmirrorsthanmakeyoulookmuchsmarterB.SoftwareappsthatallowyoutoaddimagestophotosC.VirtualmirrorsthatteachyoutousecamerafunctionsD.Specialappsthathelpyouseeyourimageaftertryon15.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.IthelpsonebeeslimmerD.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,atwoyearoldgirlknownasXiaoYueyuewasrunoverbytwocars,and18peoplepassedby(23)_____offeringemergencyhelp.Thegirldiedafterdaysofmedicaltreatment.In2014,amanfromGuangdongProvinceaidedaseniorcitizen,but(24)_____(accuse)ofknockinghimdown.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.TheproductivemusicianisthefirstNobelwinnertohavefollowedacareerprimarilyasasingersongwriter.What’smore,he’salsothefirstAmericantohavewontheprizeinmorethantwodecades.NotsincenovelistToniMorrisonwonin1993hasanAmerican31theprize.Dylanearnedtheprize“forhaving32newpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition,”accordingtothestatementbytheSwedishAcademy,themitteethatannuallydecidesthewinteroftheNobelPrize.Theacademy’spermanentThewinesassomethingofa(n)33.Asusual,theSwedishAcademydidnotannounceashortlistofnominees(被提名者),leavingthebettingmarketstotheirbest34.AndwhileDylanhasenjoyedfavorasanoutsideshotfortheaward,the35thatthemusicianwouldbetheonetobreaktheAmericans’longdryperiodwasregardedasunlikelyespeciallybecausehemadehiscareermainlyonthestage,notthe36page.YetfewwouldargueDylanhasbeenanythingbut37,bothintheU.S.andbeyonditsborders.Theproductivesinger,songwriterandmultiinstrumentalisthasproduceddozensofalbums.Dylan,whowasbornRobertAllenZimmermanin1941,“hasthestatusofanidol(偶像),”theSwedishAcademywrote.“Hisinfluenceoncontemporarymusicissignificant,andheistheobjectofasteadystreamof38literature.”Inaninterviewfollowingtheannouncement,Danius39theSwedishAcademy’sdecision:“HeisagreatpoetintheEnglishspeakingtradition,andheisawonderfulsampler—averyoriginalsampler,”Daniusexplained.“For54yearsnowhehasbeenatitandreinventinghimself,constantlycreatinganewidentity.”Andforhiswork,hehasbeen40bycriticalmunity.DylanhaswonGrammys,anAcademyAward,aGoldenGlobeandaMedalofFreedom,thehighestcivilianhonorintheU.S.Now,tothehonorsDylanhasaddedaNobel.III.ReadingprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.ThepaniesDoingtheMosttoMakeTheirEmployeesHappierFatpaychecks,lightworkloads,andendlessvacationdaysdon’tnecessarilyaddtohappyemployee.Infact,thehappiestemployeesintheU.S.owetheirhappinesstofirstrateemployeemotivations,sufficientbenefits,careeradvancementprograms,andgreatworklifebalance.Thepaniesthathavebeenthemostdevotedtocultivatingandadvancingthesethingsinthepastyearhaveseenemployeehappiness41.ThejobssiteCareerBlissjustannouncedthewinnersofthisyear’s“LeapAwards,”whichhonorthepaniesthathavemadethebiggestleapstoimproveemployeehappinessyearoveryear.CareerBlissevaluatedmorethan250,000panyreviewsandratingsitreceivedfrom42nationwidetodeterminedthetop50deservingpanies.To43thelist,eachpanyhadtohaveatleast50reviews.“TheLeapAwardsareimportantbecausetheyhighlight44inourworkforce,”saysCareerBliss’schiefexecutive,HeidiGolledge.CaareerBlissaskedtherespondentstoevaluatethekeyfactorsthat45workhappiness,includingworklifebalance,one’srelationshipwiththebossandcoworkers,theworkenvironment,jobresources,salary,growthopportunities,panyculture,panyreputation,dailytasks,andjob46Eachrespondentvaluedeachofthesethingsona1to5scale,andindicatedhowimportanteachwastotheiroverallhappinessatwork.Thesenumberswere47tofindanaverageratingofoverallemployeehappinessforeachpany.Theseaverageswereparedtolastyear’snumberstofindwhichpanieshad48themost.“EveryemployerwhoreceivesaLeapAwardshould49theirworkplacehappinessinitiatives,”saysGolledge.“Eventhoughweareingoutofadifficulttime,itis50toseepaniesputtingtheireffortsintoprovidingagreatenvironmentfortheiremployees.Theseeffortsinworkplacehappinesswillensurethattheiremployeeswillbearoundforyearstoe,ashappinessbreeds51.”“Wefindeachyearthatworklifebalanceisakeyfactorindeterminingemployeehappiness,”saysGolledge.“Employeewanttoknowthattheycanbalancetheircareerwiththeirfamilyandpersonallife.Oftenthis52overthingslikesalary.Havingprogramsthatallowmanagerstoofferemployeesflexibilitycanbeakeyfactorincreatingahappyworkenvironment.53,weseecareeradvancementprogramshaveabigimpactonoverallemployeehappiness.Oftenemployeeswouldrathertakeajobfora54salary,ifthepanyprovidesaprehensiveprogramwhichwillhelpgrowtheircareer.Employeeswanttolearn,developandsustainasuccessfulcareerpath.”41.A.soar B.change C.cease D.disappear42.A.netizens B.administrators C.candidates D.employees43.A.makeup B.qualityfor C.counton D.referto44.A.change B.power C.duty D.variety45.A.layin B.resultedfrom C.focusedon D.contributedto46.A.analysis B.vacancy C.flexibility D.responsibility47.A.applied B.bined C.pared D.remembered48.A.benefited B.improved C.changed D.produced49.A.approveof B.accountfor C.takepridein D.getusedto50.A.good B.easy C.impossible D.interesting51.A.profit B.honesty C.creativity D.loyalty52.A.turns B.runs C.advantages D.skips53.A.However B.Otherwise C.Besides D.Instead54.A.lower B.fair C.regular D.similar55.A.obviously B.frankly C.fortunately D.similarlySectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)IntheworldofhighereducationintheUnitedStates,petitionseemsmoremonthanschoolsworkingtogether.Everycollegeanduniversitypetesforstudents,aswellasthebestteachersandmoneyforresearchprograms.Butonethingalmosteveryschoolhasinmonisthedifficultytheyfaceinservinglowinestudents.TheNationalCenterforEducationStatisticsreportsthatlowinecollegestudentsarelesslikelytopleteItwasonlynaturalthattheleadersofMichiganStateUniversityandtenotheruniversitiesdiscussedthisissuewhentheymetin2014.The11schoolsarespreadacrosstheUnitedSatesandservedifferentpopulationsandneeds.ButSothegroupcreatedanorganizationcalledtheUniversityInnovationAllianceorUIAforsharinginformationrelatedtothisproblem.Itsmaingoalistoget68,000morestudentsatthememberschoolstograduateby2025,withatleasthalfofthosestudentsbeinglowine.The11schoolsnowsaytheirnumberofgraduateshasincreasedbyover7,200injustthreeyears.Thisincludesanalmost25percentincreaseinthenumberoflowinegraduates.Howweretheyabletomakethishappen?Itbeganwitheachuniversitylookingatitsownsituationandfindingoutwhatithadbeendoingrightandwhatithadbeendoingwrong.Forexample,beforejoiningtheUIA,academicadvisingatMichiganStatemostlyinvolvedreactingtoproblemsstudentsfacedaftertheproblemshadalreadyarisen.ThenschoolofficialsheardaboutaputerprogramthatfellowUIAmemberGeorgiaStateUniversitywasusing.Thisputerprogramfollowsdecisionsstudentsmakeabouttheirclassesandtheprogresstheyaremakingintheirstudies.Itthensendsacademicadvisorsmessageswheneverastudentshowssignsthattheyaremakingmistakesorfacingdifficulties.Hatwaytheadvisorscantrytohelpstudentsbeforetheproblemsbeetooserious.MichiganStatebeganusingtheputerprogramandithasmeantaworldofdifference.BridgetBurns,theexecutivedirectorfortheUIA,sayseffortslikethishaveneverbeenassuccessful.“Therearerankingsthatmeasureallkindsofthings,”Burnssaid.“Buthowwellyoudoforlowinestudentshasnothistoricallybeenhighlighted.”56.WhatledtothesettingupoftheUIA?A.ThelowgraduationratesB.Thegreatneedoflowinestudents.C.TheinefficiencyoflearningD.Theseverepetitionbetweenschools57.TheUIAfunctionsinsuchawayasthememberuniversities____.A.findouttheirowngraduationratesB.shareandfolloweachother’sgoodpracticeC.makejointeffortstoaidstudentsfinanciallyD.popularizeputerprogramsamongstudents58.By“ithasmeantaworldofdifference”inparagraph6,theauthormeansMichiganState__________.A.hasfoundtheputerprogramquitedifferentfromtheirsB.hasdiscoveredtheputerprogramisverydifficulttouseC.hashelpedstudentssuccessfullywiththeputerprogramD.hasinvolvedmoreacademicadvisorsintheputerprogram59.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.UniversitiesHighlightingTheirEffortsforLowInesB.UniversitiesputingforBetterStudentsandTeachersC.UniversitiesWorkingTogethertoHelpPoorStudentsD.UniversitiesCreatingtheUIAtoShareInformation(B)Wewanttomaketheworldabetter,fairerplace.Wewanttokeepthepowerfulhonest.Andwebelievethatdoingsomeanskeepingsocietyinformedbyproducingquality,independentjournalism,whichdiscoversandtellsreadersthetruth.It’sessentialforthefunctioningofdemocracy.Andouruniqueownershipstructuremeansnoonecantellustodropastory.Butit’sdifficultandexpensivework.WhilemorepeoplearereadingtheGuardianthaneverbefore,farfewerarepayingforit.andadvertisinginesacrossthemediaarefallingfast.Soifyoureadus,ifyoulikeus,ifyouvalueourperspective—thenbeeaSupporterandhelpmakeourfuturemoresecure.SupportersgetclosertotheGuardianAsaGuardianSupporter,you’llenjoyanumberofbenefits,including:◆ExcusiveemailsfromGuardianjournalists◆Anadfreeexperienceonourmobileapp◆JoiningtheglobalGuardianMembersmunity◆AwelegiftMostimportantlyofall,you’llappreciateeverywordthatyouread,intheknowledgethatyou’vehelpedtobringittothepage.WhydoweneedourSupporters?Likemanyothermediaorganizations,theGuardianisoperatinginanincrediblychallengingfinancialclimate.Ouradvertisinginesarefallingfast.Wehavehugenumbersofreaders,andweareincreasinglyreliantupontheirfinancialsupport.Wedon’thaveawealthyownerpullingthestrings.Noshareholders,advertisersorbillionaireownerscaneditoureditor.Ourowner,theScottTrust,protectsoureditorialindependencefrommercialorpoliticalinterference(干涉).Itreinvestsineintoourjournalism,notintoshareholders’pockets.ButwhiletheScottTrustensuresourindependence,weneedourSupporters,nowmorethaneverbefore,tohelpsecureourfuture.WeknowthatnoteveryoneisinapositiontobeeaSupporter.Butifyoucan,you’llbeanessentialpatofourmissiontomaketheworldabetter,fairerplace,foreveryone.60.Theabovewebpagemainlyaimsto_________.A.raisefundsfromreadersB.informreadersofqualityjournalismC.attractmorereadersD.guaranteereadersasecurefuture61.WhichofthefollowingisadifficultytheGuardianisfacing?A.It’slosingitseditorialindependenceB.It’sbeingincreasinglyreliantonitsownerC.It’sprofitingmuchlessfromadvertisingD.It’soperatinginachallengingpoliticalclimate62.Whatcanbeinferredfromthewebpage?A.SomebillionaireownersaretheGuardian’seditorsB.TheGuardianisindependentfinanciallyandpoliticallyC.ShareholderscaninterferewiththeGuardian’sjournalismD.GuardianSupporterscanputadsonthemobileappforfree(C)AnewkindofproductionwasunderwayonthesetoftheNBCedySuperstore.Socialmediastarswerecrafting30secondvideostopostontheirsocialmediachannelsaheadoftheedy’ssecondseasonreturn.EachmadesuretomentionSuperstoreanditsfirstpublicshow.Asnetworksandstudiosstruggletoreachyoungaudiencesinanincreasinglyfragmented(碎片化的)mediamarketplace,manyhaveturnedtosocalledinfluencers—onlinestarswhoseismeasuredbythesizeoftheirInternetfollowings—asameansofgeneratingawareness.Advertisersareseizingonthestrategyinanageofmercialskippingandadblockers.Wordofmouthinthedigitalagemeansmessagestravelfasterbywayofsocialmedia.Themajorityofconsumersworldwidetrustonlineremendationsfromstars.AndwhenSuperstoregaveitsfirstpublicshow,itdidsotohigherratingsthanthelastshowofSeason1.Studioandnetworkexecutivessaytheyworkwithinfluencerstobuildbrandawarenessandreputationinamorefriendlywaythroughthefriendlikeconnectionsconsumersfeeltowardtheonlinepersonalitiestheyfollow.Attheupperlevel,influencerstypicallyhavethousandsoffollowersonsocialmediaandonlinecontentplatformsandcountmanymillionsofpeoplewhotuneindailytowatchthem.Somedosomethingthatmakesthemselveslookstupidintheirdailyroutine,sharingvideosoftheirtripstothegrocerystoreordinnerdates.Othershavebuiltcareersonperformances—makingedyvideos,reviewingvideogames,performingmagictricksandteachingcookinglessons,amongotherpursuits.Whenintheemployofstudios,theireffortscanbeassimpleaspublicizingafilmormoreinvolvedattemptslikethemarketingpushforSuperstore.Entertainmentpaniesdeclinedtodiscusshowmuchtheypayinfluencers.Butseveralexpertssaidtheirpayrangesfromafewthousanddollarstoseveralmillion.Somesimplyreceivegiftbasketsinsteadofpay.Overthelastyearorso,someentertainmentpanieshavebeguntocastinfluencersintheirTVandfilmprojects.Thestrategyisabitofgamble:It’sanewbusinessmodel,andquestionsremainabouttheeffectivenessofusingthesepersonalitiestoimproveashow’sratings—orhelpopenamovie.Justhowmuchinfluencetheinfluencershaveishardtomeasure.TVratingsandboxofficereturnsdonotrevealwhatcausedaviewertotunein.Whatisclearisthatthesepersonalitiesaren’tnecessarilygettingtheworkbecauseoftheiractingskills,butoftenbecauseoftheirInternetfollowings.YetassocialmediastarsconsiderwhethertotakeonjobspromotingmoviesandTVshows,there’sanimportantconsiderationforbothparties:thecredibilityofacampaign.“Fansaredefinitelyawardwhenthey’rebeingtemptedwithpromotionalposts,”saidZachKing,asocialmediastarwhoperformsmagictricks.“Ithastobesomethingthatisnaturalandfitswiththeimageofthecreator.”63.WhydidsocialmediastarspostshortvideosontheirchannelsbeforeSuperstore’ssecondseason?A.ToattractmoreinfluencersB.Todrawaudience’sattentionC.ToputonbetterperformancesD.Toincreasethechannels’popularity64.Advertisersliketheinfluencermarketingstrategybecause________.A.audiencesbelieveinwhateveronlinestarsremendB.influencersarequiteawardoftheimpactofthedigitalageC.ordinaryadvertisementsareoftenignoredbyyoungpeopleD.socialmediaplatformsarethecheapestplacetospreadmessages65.Whatisimpliedinthepassage?A.TheinfluencermarketingstrategyhelpbuildconnectionsbetweenexecutivesB.MostinfluencersgetpaidfromgiftbasketsinsteadoffromtheirpaniesC.MostinfluencerstakeonmarketingjobsregardlessoftheirreliabilityD.Theinfluencermarketingstrategymaynotreallyworkwell66.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat__________.A.mostyoungpeoplelikefollowinginfluencersB.studiosarerelyingmoreonsocialmediastarsC.influencersaregraduallyreplacingmoviestarsD.socialmediaarefilmingvideosforSuperstoreSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.AgereallyshouldbetreatedasjustanumberB.FeltagemightplayaroleinmorethanjusthowyoufeelC.Feelingyoungisaboutmaintainingvitalityasyougetolder.D.Selffeltagehasthepotentialtochange,sointerventions(干预)maybepossible.E.Andotherstudiessuggestthattherecouldbemorebenefitstothinkingyourselfyounger,besidesalongerlife.F.Peoplewhofeelyoungerthanthenumberofyearstheyhaveontheclockgetmorepleasurethanpeoplewhofeeltheirage.FeelYoungatHeartandYou’llEnjoyaLongerLifeAgeliarsandbirthdaydeniers,you’dbestlearnathingortwofromthosewhoareyoungatheart.Peoplewhofeelyoungerthantheiractualagemaylivelongerthanthosewhofeelolderthantheytrulyare,anewstudysays.__67Resultsfromthestudy,publishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,suggestthatpeoplewhofeelayearormoreolderthantheytrulyarecouldhavearound41percentgreaterriskfordeath.Researcherslookedatnearly6,500olderadults,withanaverageageof65.8fortheystudy.Around70percentofthemfeltyoungerthantheywere,aboutaquarterfelttheirpreciseageandjustunder5percentfeltayearormoreoldertheywere,whenasked“Howolddoyoufeelyouare?”Thosewhofeltolderthantheywerehadahigherdeathrateafterafollowupperiodof99months.Whilejust14.3and18.5percentofpeoplewhofeltyoungerorfelttheirage,respectively,diedduringthose99months,24.6percentofthosewhofeltagedbeyondtheiryearshaddied.Theauthorssaymoreresearchisneededonthetopic,butsuggestitcouldbethatthosewhofeel“youngatheart”havehealthierbehaviorsandastrongerwilltolive.“68Individualswhofeeloldercouldbetargetedwithhealthmessagepromotingpositivehealthbehaviorsandattitudestowardaging,”theauthorswriteinthestudy.Thegoodnewsisthatyoucanchangeyourfeelingofhowyoungyouare.69Onerecentstudyfoundthathelpingparticipantshavepositivefeelingstowardage,byshowingthempositivewordassociations,helpedolderadultsimproveinphysicaltaskslikebalancingandgettingupoutofachair,inaslittleasfourweeks.Anotherstudyfoundthatnegativefeelingofagingandpoormemorycanmakeolderadultsfeeluptofiveyearsolder,regardlessoftheiractualmentalabilities.Thereyouhaveit.70.IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.DoSmartphonesMakeUsSmarter?Shouldteachersallowcellphonesinaclassroom?Arecentstudyonthewaysmartphonesdisturblearningmighthelpexplaintheissue.Researcherspublishedfindingsshowinghowstudentswereaffectedbytheirphonesintheclassroom.Theyexploredthedifferencesinstudentperformanceinfoursituations:openphoneuseallowed,phonesallowedintheclassroombutcouldnotbeused,nophonesintheclassroomandanoinstructioncontrolgroup.Afterwatchinga20minutedvideo,studentstookashortquiz.Theresultwasthatthestudentsinaroomwithoutanycellphonesperformedsignificantlybetteronthetest.Scientistsbelievethewayweattachourselvestoourphonescouldbetheproblem.Smartphoneshavebeetostronglyestablishedinsocietythatmanypeoplearelostwithoutthem.Wearenowinanagewhenmanypeoplecan’tima