上海市2023-2024学年高三年级上册期中考试英语试题（含答案）

上海市2023-2024学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题

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题号——四五六七八总分

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一、GrammarandVocabulary,SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.

Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,use

onewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Shampoo-dowereallyneedtouseit?

Buyingshampoocanbeoverwhelming-therearesomanybrandstochoosefrom,acrossahugerangeofprices.

Somebrandspromisetorepairandnourishourhair,1.otherspromisetostrengthenandaddvolume.But

isanyoftheseclaimstrue?Doweevenneedshampooatall?

Sincelongbeforeshampoo2.(invent)一somesayinIndia-ourbodieshavebeen

producingsebum,anoil-likesubstance.Sebumstopsourskin3.(get)dry,managesthehealthofour

scalpandmakesourhairshiny.Butitalsocollectsdirt,and,if4.(leave)untouchedfortoolong,sebumcan

causeourhairtobecomegreasy.Therearenodisadvantagesfromahealthperspectivetolettingourhairbegreasy,

saysEleanoreRichardson,TrichologistatFulhamScalpandHairClinic,butmanypeoplechoosetowashtheirhair_

5.aregularbasisfbraestheticreasons.

Andsowereachfbrtheshampoobottle.Shampooscontainagroupofchemicalscalledsurfactants.Theygrabthe

dirtandgreasefromthesurfaceofourhair,meaningwhenwerinseawaytheshampoo,wealsowashawaythegrease

anddirt.But,6.LauraWaters,aprofessorofPharmaceuticalAnalysis,pointsout,"somesurfactantswork

toowell"andtakethenaturaloilsoutofthehair,aswell.Thoughmoreexpensiveshampoosmaycontain_

7.(harsh)surfactants,thetypeofshampoodoesn'treallymatter.nIfsonourhairverybrieflyandgets

washedaway”.Ifstheconditionersandstylingproductsthatweuseaftertheshampoothatmakeabiggerdifferenceto

thetextureandfeelofourhair.

Naturally,themoreweputontoourhair,themoreweneedtocleanseitoff^8.(create)avicious

circle.So,yes,itseemswedohaveaneedfbrshampoo,butwealsoshouldn*texpectit9.(serve)asa

miraclecure.And,finally,nexttimeyou'reinashampooaisle,rememberthathairismadeupofdeadproteincellsand

that,sadly,noteventhemostexpensiveshampoo10.bringthembacktolife.Seetoitthatyoumake

betterdecisions.

二、GrammarandVocabulary,SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethat

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thereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.accountsB.credibilityC.declaringD.filteredE.pays

F.particularlyG.enduringH.principleI.ignoringJ.reputationK.revolutionized

Theseriousbusinessofbeingasocialinfluencer

ThisweekChinapromisedatax-evasionpunishmentonsocial-mediainfluencers,whoarepaidbybrandsto

promoteproductsonlinetotheirfollowers.Viya,knownasthelive-streamingqueen,hasalreadybeenfined$210mfbr

not11.herincome.Thesizeofthatlevy（征4攵税）showsthelargescaleoftheindustry,which_

12.fbr12%ofonlinesalesinChina.

OutsideChina,influencersarealsolikelytohavea（n）13.roleine-commerce.Forallfirmswith

brands,itistimetorealizethatinfluencingismorethanjustahobby.

Theuseofpersonalendorsements（宣传，代言）usedtobeabouttakingadvantageofexistingcelebritypower.For

example,MichaelJordan'sdealin1984withNike14.bothbasketballandbranding.Influencersturnthe

logiconitshead:sellingthingshelpsmakethemmorefamous.Throughclippedvideosand15.photosthey

offerrecommendationstoconsumers,togetherwithglimpsesintotheirdailylivestoincreasethe16..

Totalspendingoninfluencersbybrandscouldreach$16bnthisyear.Thenumberofwannabeinfluencersoutside

Chinaisinthemillions.However,onlyunder100,000ofthemgetmostprofit.Theirstayingpowersuggeststhatthey

addvalueinseveralways.Influencers*networksreachnewaudiences,17.youngershoppers.And

influencersaretechnologicallyproficientinawaythatold-stylebrandambassadorsneverwere.Theycanquickly

adapttoandutilizenewerplatformslikeTikTok.Yetone-thirdofbrandsdonotuseinfluencers.Theyworryabouttheir

18..

Despitetherisk,19.influencersisamistake.Theirshareofdigitaladvertisingbudgetsisstilllowat

3%,butitisrisingfast.Theborderlinebetweenentertainmentande-commerceisbecomingunclear.Themostpopular

marketingstrategyofthe2010s-adstargetedthroughGoogleandFacebook-isunderthreatasnewprivacystandards

makeithardertospyonpotentialcustomers.

Tomakefulluseofinfluencers,brandsshouldsetaclearstrategy.Theyshouldexpectmoreregulationon

consumerprotection.Theguiding20.shouldbetouseonlyinfluencerswhodisclosetotheiraudiences

thattheirpostsarepaid.

三、ReadingComprehension,SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineach

blankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Recently,SenatorKirstenGillibrandofNewYorksaidthatifwewanttofixthegridlock（僵局）inCongress,we

needmorewomen.Womenaremorefocusedonfindingcommongroundand21.,sheargued.Besides,

neuroscientistshaveuncoveredevidencesuggestingthat,whenthe22.ison,womenbringuniquestrengths

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todecisionmaking.

MaraMatherandNicholeR.Lighthall,twocognitiveneuroscientists,aretwoofthemanyresearcherswhohave

foundthatundernormalcircumstances,wheneverythingislow-keyand23.,menandwomenmake

decisionsaboutriskinsimilarways.Wegatherthebestinformationwecan,we24.potentialcostsagainst

potentialgains,andthenwechoosehowtoact.25.,addstresstothesituationandmenandwomenbeginto

partways.

Dr.Matherandherteamtaughtpeopleasimplecomputergamblinggame,inwhichtheygotpointsfor

inflating（给...充气）digitalballoons.Themoretheyinflatedeachballoon,thegreateritsvalue,andthe___

26.ofpoppingit.Whentheywererelaxed,menandwomentooksimilarrisksandaveragedasimilarnumberof

pumps.Butafterexperiencingthecoldwater,thestressedwomen27.sooner,cashingouttheirwinningsand

goingwiththemoreguaranteedwin.Stressedmendidjustthe28..Theykeptpumping-inonestudy

averagingabout50percentmorepumpsthanthewomen-andriskingmore.

Ofcourse,justbecauseitworksthiswayina（n）29.doesn'tmeanthesamethinghappensinthemessy

realworld.Doorganizationswithwomen30.actuallymakelessriskyandmoreempatheticdecisionsin

stressfulcircumstances?

Someevidencesuggeststheydo.CreditSuisse（王常士信贷）examinedalmost2,400globalcorporationsfrom2005

to2011一includingtheyearsdirectlypreceding（之前的）and31.thefinancialcrisis-andfoundthat

companieswithatleastonewomanontheirboards32.comparablecompanieswithall-maleboardsby26

percent.

33.,whatoftenhappensisthatwomenareaskedtoleadonlyduringperiodsofintensestress.It*scalled

theglasscliffyinwhichhighlyqualifiedwomenareaskedtoleadorganizationsonlyintimesof34..Thinkof

MaryT.BarraatGeneralMotorsandMarissaMayeratYahoo,whowerebothbroughtinonlyafterthingshadbegun

tofallapart.Ifmorewomenwerekeydecisionmakers,perhapsorganizationscouldrespondeffectivelytosmall

stresses,35.lettingthemescalateintohugeones.There*sagoodreasonthatwe*dbenefitfrommorewomenin

positionsofpower.

21.A.socializingB.memorizingC.cooperatingD.deciding

22.A.presentationB.pressure

C.administrationD.measure

23.A.understandableB.acceptable

C.manageableD.remarkable

24.A.fightB,weighC.raceD.protest

25.A.FurthermoreB.ThereforeC.LikewiseD.However

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26.A.soundB.resultC.sightD.risk

27.A.pumpedB.escapedC.stoppedD.learned

28.A.sameB.oppositec.greatD.latter

29.A.computerB.labc.teamD.analysis

30.A.inchargeB.undercontrol

C.indemandD.,underpressure

31.A.preventingB.followingC.deepeningD.affecting

32.A.outweighedB.outdatedC.outperformedD.outsourced

33.A.PreciouslyB.Surprisingly

C.UnfortunatelyD.Arguably

34.A.crisisB.primeC.developmentD.mistake

35.A.accordingtoB.alongwith

C.apartfromD.ratherthan

四、ReadingComprehension,SectionB,Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Each

passageisfo11owedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthere

arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformation

giveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

阅读理解

InmyhometownofIdahoFalls,beneaththeelevatedtraintracksthatparalleledWestYellowstoneHighway,there

wasahiddengemthatarousedmycuriosity.Asmallopeninginthehill,easilymissedifonewasn*tattentive,attracted

mewithitshalf-moonshapeandstone-framededges.Althoughitlookedpointless,brilliantlightpouredthrough,

creatingatapestryofthintreescoveredindelicate,lightgreenleaves-asymboloffreshnessandnew

beginnings-andilluminatingthespace.

Thatimageremainsvividinmymind,evokingafancifulnotionofagatewaytoasecretworldwherewood

nymphsandfairieshavefun.Iimaginedanembraceofbeautifullight,apeacefulplacewhereIwouldfeelsecureand

understood.

Asateenager,armedwithadriver'slicense,Ifantasizedaboutdrivingtothatspotandfinallysteppingthroughthe

opening.However,IknewdeepdownthatthemomentIventuredcloser,theenchantment（魔法）woulddisappearlike

morningmist.

Eveninadulthood,Ihadaknackfbrsummoningenchantment.Icouldmarvelatdriftingclouds,sensingtheir

magicaldance.Oldforestsshowedanotherworldlywisdom,andseeminglycoincidentaleventsheldamystical

fascination.Butthepandemic,likeathiefinthenight,robbedmeofthatgift.Confinedtoourhomes,thecriesofour

childrenmergedwithourownaswewrestledwithteachingthemreadingandmath.Weeksstretchedintomonths,and

monthsintoyears,erodingmyabilitytofindenchantmentintheboringlife,leavingonlytheresidueofa

COVID-infectedexistence.

SowhenIpickedupKatherineMay'snewestbookandreadthisbit,itfeltreallyfamiliar:

“Ihavelostsomefundamentalpartofmyknowing,somebasichumanfeeling.Withoutit,theworldfeelsliketap

waterleftovernight,flatandchemical,shortoflife.Iamlikelightningseekingearth.Uneasy.Ineedabetterwayto

walkthroughthislife.Iwanttobeenchantedagain.n

Mayhaswrittenanentirebookaboutthis,appropriatelytitledEnchantment:AwakeningWonderinanAnxious

Age.Idog-earedalmosteverypageinthisbook,astheymirroredmyownexperiences.ItwasaconfirmationI

desperatelyneeded-therealizationthatIwasn*taloneinmystruggle.May'sexplorationofcuriosity,imagination,and

thequestformeaninginourlivesbecameaprofoundreminderofthepathIyearnedtorediscover.Therefore,Ican*t

waittorecommendthisbooktoyou.Youwon'tbedisappointed;youhavemyword.

36.Thefirstthreeparagraphstalkabout.

A.howtheauthordiscoveredahiddenopeninginherhometown

B.whatroleasecretworldplaysinkidsfascinatedwithfairytales

C.howtheauthorholdsontoasenseofwonderasacuriouschild

D.whythereisaninevitablelossofenchantmentuponinspection

37.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthepassage?

A.drainingupB.callingupC.steppingupD.fillingup

38.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.TheauthoridentifieswiththecontentinMay'snewestbook.

B.Theauthorenjoysreadingbooksinthecompanyofherdog.

C.Thepandemichastakenawaytheauthor'sabilitytoread.

D.May'snewestbookservesasareminderoftheboringpast.

39.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.

A.comparewaystofindenchantmentinlife

B.recommendMay'snewestbooktoreaders

C.explainwhyasenseofwonderisimportant

D.introducetheauthor*sfascinatingchildhood

阅读理解

Cleaningupamessybedroomcanseemlikeafrighteningtask,butifyouprepareasimpleplan,youcancleanup

thoroughlyandquickly.Here'sabasicspeedcleaningroadmap:

■First,bringinagarbagebagandpickuptrasharoundtheroom.Gettinggarbageoutofthewayensuresyou'll

avoidspillsorsoilinglinenslikesheetsortable-clothswhilecleaning.

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■Next,takecareofthebed.Anunclutteredbedwithasmoothblanketandneatpillowssetsthetonefbrtheentire

room.Ifyouhavetimetochangethesheets,doitfirst.Ifnot,shakeouttheblanketonthefloortorefreshit,andthen

makethebed.Aneatbedcanalsoholditemssuchaspictureframesorbooks,whereyoucanneatlylinethemupand

easilyputthembackaftercleaning.

■Putthingsintheirproperplace.Bringanykitchenitemsbacktotheirrightfulplace.Placeclotheseitherinthe

laundrybin,ormakeapileinyourclosettofoldlater.Putbooksinaneatpileoronashelf.Ifyouhaveitemsfrom

otherroomslyingaround,startasortingpilethatyoucanremoveanddealwithlater.Wewantthebedroomtobeclean,

anddon*twantthiswholethingturnintoagameof"Wheredoesthisgo?"

■Wipedownthefurniturewithmicrofiberdustwipes.Whoneedspolishin?uprayendarn^whenyou'reina

hurry!Pre-cutandfoldedmicrofiberclothsworkgreattodustfurniture,aTV,bookshelvesandpictureframes.

.Vacuumorsweepthefloor.Thisisanessentialstep,sincealotofdustandcrumbssettlehere.Aquickrun

aroundtheroomwillbeeffective.Ifyouhavemoretime,gofbrasecondround.

Tobeconsistent,startinonecomeroftheroomandworkyourwayarounditinonedirection.Ifyoumove

aimlesslyaround,youcanlosefbcus.Also,trytoattackonechoreatatime,insteadofdoingmultiplechoresatonce.

Onceallthesetasksarecompleted,yourbedroomshouldlookmuchmoreinviting!

40.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoingwhenweareabouttoorganizethethingsinourrooms?

A.Dealingwiththeitemsfromotherroomsimmediately.

B.Playingagameof"Wheredoesthisgo?"

C.Liningupthethingsonthebed.

D.Sortingthethingsandlaterdealingwiththem.

41.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"Whoneedspolishingsprayandaragwhenyou*reinahurry!ninthefifth

paragraph?

A.Polishingsprayandragsareintendedforspecificpeople.

B.Polishingsprayandragsarenecessitiestocleanthefurniture.

C.Polishingsprayandragscanalsocleanthefurniturebuttheytakelongertime.

D.Polishingsprayandragsareuselessifwehavelimitedtimetocleanourbedroom.

42.Undertheinstructionofthespeedcleaningroadmap,whatisNOTrecommendedtodo?

A.Throwawaythegarbageintheroomatfirst.

B.Changethesheetiftimepermits.

C.Doasmanychoresatatimeaspossible.

D.Cleanthefloorintheend.

阅读理解

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Technologyhasblurredtheboundariesbetweenworkandplay,professionalandpersonal,andcareerand

downtime.Whetherifsadigitalnomad（数字游牧民）bloggingonaBalibeachoramanagercheckingemailsona

Nisekoskilift,peopleareseamlesslycombiningworkandleisure.Thetraditionalboundarybetweenbusinessand

personaltravelisfading,givingrisetoanewtrendknownas"bleisuretravel.n

Bleisuretravelextendsbeyondtheusualpracticeofbringingapartnertoaconference.Professionalsworldwide

areincreasinglyaddingweekendsorevenweekstotheirworktrips,whethertheyaretravelingalone,withapartner,or

asafamily.AccordingtoJeanneLiuoftheGlobalBusinessTravelAssociation,morethanoneinthreebusiness

travelerswillincorporatealeisurecomponentintoatleastoneoftheirtripsthisyear.Contrarytoexpectations,this

trendisnotlimitedtoentry-levelemployees;managersandmillennialsareequallylikelytopartakeinbleisuretravel.

Employersarerecognizingthebenefitsofbleisuretravel,asitcontributestotravelwell-being,jobsatisfaction,

andproductivity.Takingtheopportunitytobringfamilymembersalongoraddingfunelementstoabusinesstrip

reducesstressandenhancestheoverallexperience.Australians,whofacelongerworkinghoursandhighertravelcosts,

areparticularlyreceptivetobleisuretravel.Guestsatbusiness-orientedhotelslikeQuestStLeonardsinSydneyare

increasinglyoptingtohavetheirpartnersjointhemforaweekendstayorlonger,ratherthanmakingquicktripsback

home.

RichardTonkin,ageneralmanagerwhofrequentlytravelsforwork,alwaysextendshistripstoexplorenew

destinations.Hecarefullyresearchescitiesandbooksbiketoursasawaytoquicklyseethesightsanddiscoverplaces

ofinterest.Tonkin'swife,Enza,whoworkspart-time,oftenaccompanieshimonthesetripsandexploresthelocalarea

orindulgesinherownactivities,suchasshoppingorvisitinggalleriesandrestaurants.

Themodembleisuretraveleristypicallyculturallycuriousandinterestedinlocalcuisine.HotelslikeQuestSt

Leonardsensuretheirfrontofficestaffareknowledgeableaboutnotonlypopularattractionsbutalsohiddengemsand

eventshappeninginthearea.Theyprovideguestswithtailoredguidesthatcatertotheirspecificinterests,whetherit's

offbeatcafesandboutiquesortrendybarsandrestaurants.

Themainobstacleformostbusinesstravelersconsideringbleisureistime.Paradoxically（自相矛盾的是）,while

technologyenablesthemtoworkandplayatthesametime,italsolimitstheirleisuretime.However,asthetrend

continuestogaininpopularity,moreprofessionalsarefindingwaystostrikeabalanceandmakethemostoftheir

businesstripsbyincorporatingleisureactivities.

43.Whichofthefollowingisaproperdescriptionofmodembleisuretravelers?

A.Theyprefertotravelaloneratherthanwithabusinesspartnerorafamilymember.

B.Theytendtobecuriousaboutlocalcultureandcuisine,andeagertoexplorethearea.

C.Theyaremoreinterestedinattendingconferencesandbusinessmeetingsthantravelling.

D.Theyaremorelikelytobeentry-levelemployeesthancompanymanagersormillennials.

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44.Whatcanbeinferredabout"bleisuretravel"fromthepassage?

A.Itisprimarilyembracedbyemployeeswithshorterworkinghoursandlowertravelcosts.

B.Limitedleisuretimegivesprofessionalsachancetostrikeabalancebetweenworkandlife.

C.Itsincreasingpopularitysuggeststhatprofessionalsprioritizepersonalexperiencesoverwork.

D.Familymemberscomingalongthebleisuretravelwillhavetofollowtheirpartner'sschedule.

45.Howdosomehotelsreacttotheriseof"bleisuretravel"accordingtothepassage?

A.Theyarestrugglingtoaccommodatetravelersduetolimitedavailabilityandhighdemand.

B.Theyareindifferenttothetrendanddonotofferanyspecificservicesfbrbleisuretravelers.

C.Theyarediscouragingbleisuretravelbyofferingonlybusiness-orientedfacilitiesandservices.

D.Theyaretrainingstafftoknowaboutlocaltravellinginformationandofferingtailoredguides.

46.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.theriseofdigitalrefugeesintheworkforce

B.thebenefitsofbusinesstravelforprofessionals

C.thetrendofcombiningworkandleisuretravel

D.thechallengesofbalancingworkandrecreation

五、ReadingComprehension,SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbe

usedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.ThatwasagainstthelawfbrAfricanAmericansatthetime.

B.ButduringWorldWarI,migrationfromEuropealmoststopped.

C.TheSouthactuallydideverythingitcouldtokeepthepeoplefromleaving.

D.ThepeopleoftheGreatMigrationmetwithtremendousresistanceintheNorth.

E.Sothisendedupbeingnearlyacompleteredistributionofpartofanentirepeople.

F.Theyfinallychosewhattheywoulddowiththeirtalentsandwheretheywouldpursuethem.

TheGreatMigration

TheGreatMigrationbeganwhentheNorthhadalaborproblem.TheNorthhadbeenrelyingoncheaplaborfrom

Europe-immigrantsfromEurope-toworkthefactoriesandthefoundriesandthesteelmills.47.Asa

result,theNorthdecidedtogoandfindthecheapestlaborintheland,whichmeantmanyofAfricanAmericansinthe

Southwerenotevenbeingpaidfbrtheirhardwork.Manyweresharecroppersd田农）workingfbrtherighttoliveon

thelandthattheywerefarming.

ButitturnedoutthattheSouthdidnottakekindlytothispoaching（盗用,挖走）ofitscheaplabor._

48.Theywouldarrestpeoplefromtherailroadplatformsandfromtheirtrainseats.Andwhenthereweretoo

manypeopletoarrest,theywouldwavethetrainonthroughsothatpeoplewhohadbeenhopingandsavingand

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prayingforthechancetogettofreedomhadtofigureout:Hownowwillwegetout?

BeforetheGreatMigrationbegan,90percentofallAfricanAmericanswerelivingintheSouth,wheretheywere

nearlyheldcaptive.ButbythetimethisGreatMigrationwasover,nearlyhalfwerelivingallovertherestofthe

country.49.________

ThisGreatMigrationwasthefirsttimeinAmericanhistorythatthelowestcaste(种姓)peoplesignaledthatthey

hadoptionsforthemselvesandwerewillingtotakethem.50.Thinkaboutthosecottonfields,rice

plantations,tobaccofieldsandsugarplantations,wheretherewereoperasingers,jazzmusicians,playwrights,novelists,

surgeons,attorneys,accountants,professors,journalists.Andhowdoweknowthat?Weknowthatbecausethatiswhat

theyandtheirchildrenandnowtheirgrandchildrenandevengreat-grandchildrenhaveoftenchosentobecomeonce

theyhadthechancetochooseforthemselveswhattheywoulddowiththeirGod-giventalents.

六、SummaryWriting

51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomore

than60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Obstaclestothecorrectdecision

Lifeisfullofchoices,someinconsequential,somereallysignificant.Butsometimesitcanbehardtomakethe

correctone.Whataretheobstaclesthatstandbetweenusandagoodoutcome?

Someofusjustfindithardtodecide.AliceBoyes,writingforHarvardBusinessReview,tellsusthiscanbe

connectedtoperfectionism,wherepeopleattempttofindaperfectsolutiontoanyproblemandareunabletomove

forwardwhentheycan*tfindone.Itmightseemthatbeingindecisivewouldstopusmakingtherightdecision,butin

factitcouldactuallyhelpusmakethecorrectones.

SusanKraussinPsychologyTodayremindsusthatpeopleoftenmakebaddecisionsbecausetheybasethemon

preconceptionsratherthanthecontextinwhichthingshappen.ShehighlightsapaperbyresearcherIrisSchneider

whichfindsthatindecisivepeoplearemorelikelytolookatdifferentperspectivesandusethemtocometoabetter

decision.So,itcouldbethatamoresignificantbarriertomakingthebestchoiceisourcognitivebiases.

DavidRobsontellsusthatintelligencecansometimesstoppeoplemakingtherightdecision.Peoplesometimes

useintelligencetoinventjustificationsfbrirrationalbeliefs.Hebelievesthathumilityiskeytomakingagooddecision.

Peoplewhocanacceptthattheymightbewrongaremorelikelytoconsiderdifferentviewpoints.Heisbackedupon

thisbyJeffBezos.TechCEOJasonFriedrecallstheAmazonfoundersayinghowthepeoplewhowererightalotof

thetimewerethepeoplewhooftenchangedtheirminds.

So,mayberatherthanindecision,itmightbeintelligenceanddecisiveness,backedupbyourbiasesthatactually

stopusmakinggoodchoiceswhilehumilityandindecisivenesscouldhelpuspickthebestoption.

七、TransIation,Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewords

giveninthebrackets.

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52.这些安全措施仍将继续实施至下月初。(remain)

53.考试时他太紧张了，没能发现自己的拼写错误。(spot)

54.这家快餐店推出了私人订制服务，获得众多消费者的青睐。(which)

55.如今，病人能很便捷地下载他们的医疗记录以获取诸如检测结果之类的信息，大大节省了时间和精力。

(thus)

八、GuidedWriting

56.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositioninabout150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.

假设你是李华。前几日，你邀请好友吴新下周六前往郊野公园徒步。因为路途遥远、交通不便、担心体力

等原因，吴新犹豫不决。写封邮件说服吴新与你一同前往。在邮件中，

你必须：1)对吴新的顾虑提出解决办法；2)说明周末徒步的理由。

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答案解析部分

【答案】1.while；2.wasinvented；3.getting；4.left；5.on；6.as；7.lessharsh；8.creating；9.toserve；

10.can

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