黄浦区2021年高考模拟考英语试卷

黄浦区2021年高考模拟考

英语试卷2021年4月

（完卷时间：120分钟总分：140分）

第I卷（共100分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswerto(hequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Customerandsalesperson.B.Employerandemployee.

C.Interviewerandjobseeker.D.Consultantandstudent.

2.A.About108.B.About180.C.About216.D.About360.

3.A.Inaprofessor'sworkshop.B.Inadoctor'soffice.

C.Atauniversitylaboratory.D.Atahotelreception.

4.A.She(akesnonoticeoftheboard.

B.Shethinksthenoticeboardistoodark.

C.Shedoesn'tunderstandthenoticeeither.

D.Shecan'tseewhat'sinthenoticeclearly.

5.A.Typeforafewminutes.B.Takeher(ohavearest.

C.Lookforanothertypist.D.Finishwritingthereport.

6.A.Johnsonwaslatefortheirdinneryesterday.

B.Johnsondidn'tshowupatthedinnertimeyesterday.

C.Hedidn'tcallJohnsontohavedinnertogetheryesterday.

D.Hecouldn'tgotoJohnson'shousefbrdinneryesterday.

7.A.Themanneedstenminutesioridethewomantothehotel.

B.Tliewomanwillarriveatthehoteltenminuteslaterthanplanned.

C.Themandoesn'tthinkhecanmanageioreachihehole!intenminutes.

D.Thewomandoesn'thopehewillbeabletodrivequicklytothehotel.

8.A.Topickhimup.B.Togivehimaring.

C.Toconveyamessage.D.Toreturnhomeatonce.

9.A.Hesaysthatitcoststoomuchmoney.

B.Hethinksitdoesharmtotheenvironment.

C.Hebelievesitissuretobringhugeprofits.

D.Heknowsnothingabouttheconstructionofit.

10.A.Themanhasfinishediheproject.

B.ThemanwantstoapologizetoIhewoman.

C.ThewomanwillletBobcalltheman.

DThewomanislosingpatiencewiththeman

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB.youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageor

conversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,but

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyour

paperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

QuestionsIIthrough13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11A.1(isusuallygivenimmediatelybyaphysician.

B.Itusuallymakestheservicesofadoctorunnecessary.

C.Itusuallycauses(heconfusionof(hefirstaider.

D.Itisusuallydonebysomeoneinaccidentsoremergencies.

12.A.Askingforsoundsuggestions.B.Findingou(thecauseoftheproblems.

C.Arrangingforanambulance.D.Telephoningthevictim'sbestfriend.

13.A.Reassure(hevictim(hathelpisathand.

B.Givethevictimcareandencouragement.

C.Handletheinjuredpartsonlywnenitisnecessary.

D.Movethevictim'sbodytofindanddressalltheinjuries.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14,A.Tocompareamusicjournalistandamusician.

B.Togivesuggestionsonbecomingamusicjournalist.

C.Todescribethespecificneedsofmusicmagazines.

D.Tointroducetherequirementsofaprofessionalmusician.

15.A.Haveagoodknowledgeofgreatmusicals.

B.Getfamiliarwiththemusicofrecentyears.

C.Beexpertataspecialtypeofmusic.

D.Createopportunitiesformoremusicians.

16.A.It'seasytogetadvertisementsSDastoearnmore.

B.Ithelpstosignlong-termcontractswithgreatorganizations.

C.Itofferstimetowriteforawiderrangeofmusicmagazines.

D.Itcontributestodevelopingreaders'specificexpectations.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Thecourseisonlyopentopoetrymajors.B.Thecourserequiresanothercoursefirst.

C.Thecourseisallfilledupyet.D.Thecourseisonlyofferedin(hemorning.

18.A.Hehasanothercourseatthesametime.

B.Theclassistoofarawayfromthecommunity.

C.Thecourseisgivenduringhisv/orkinghours.

D.He'salreadyfamiliarwiththematerialof(hecourse.

19.A.Hisworkscheduledoesn'tconflictwithhisotherclasses.

B.Hedocsn'lwanttoaskhisbossforanotherfavor.

C.Hewantstoworkthesamescheduleashisfriends.

D.Helikes(odohishomeworkintheevening.

20.A.Itscoursescostmuchless.B.Ithasaneveningcafeteria.

CTheclasssizethereissmallerDItmayofferrnursesduringtheday

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreading(hepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;forthe

otherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Oceanexplorationchangedhumanhistory

Oneofhumanity'sgreatestachievementshasbeenmasteringroutesacrosstheworld'soceans.

Ccmmunitiesseparatedbythousandsofmiles(21)(bring)intocontactandreligiousideashavespread

acrossthewaters,whileartisticcreativityhasbeenmotivatedbytheexperienceofseeingtheproductsof

ditferentcivilizations.Customshavebeendecisivelyalteredbythemovementofshipsacrosstheoceans.No

on,drankteainmedievalEurope,but(22)contacthadbeenmadewiththetea-drinkingChinese,tea

becamepopularwithmillionsofpeoplefromSwedentotheUnitedStates.

Wetendtoholdtheview(23)theopeningoftheoceansvzastheworkofthegreatexplorers,

especially(he15thcenturypioneerswhoedgedtheirwaythroughunchartedwaterstosouthernAfrica,the

IndianOceanandthelandsoftheIndies.Theseweresailors(24)ChristopherColumbus,who

chanceduponunsuspectedlandsthatblockedtheexpectedsearoutefromEuropetoChinaandJapan.But

whilethesemen(25)givetheAgeofDiscoveryitsname,theydidn'tstarttheexplorationofthe

world'soceans—andtherewereakoscoresofmerchaniswhofollowedin(26)route,takingfull

advantageofnewknowledgeabouttheopenoceantodeveloptradelinksacrosstheworld,(27)laidthe

foundationformodernglobalization.Thesewerethepeoplewhoreallymastered(heoceansandbrought11K

continentsintocontact.

Sincethen,theoceanshaveonlycontinued(28)(tie)theworldtogether—mostdramaticallywhen

newrouteswereliterallycarvedout,withthebuildingoftheSuesCanalinthe19thcenturyandtheopeningof

thePanamaCanalin1914.ThefirstgoodstopassthroughihePanamaCanalconsistedofacargoof

(29)(tin)pineapplesfromHawaii.ThePacificandtheAtlanticwere(30)(closely)tiedtogether

thaneverbefore.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.

Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.concernedB.signalsC.mechanicalD.monitorE.identificationF.philosophical

GthoughtsH.assumeI.embeddedJ.privacyK.procedures

Wouldyouwearacomputerunderyourskin?

Forgetsmartphonesandsmartglasses.Oneday.wemighthavesmarttattoos,bodymodifications.The

companyNewDealDesigncameupwithanideaforaproductcalledUnderSkin.Thedevicewouldlooklikea

pairoftattoosonyouramisandthesideofyourthumb,butitwouldactuallybeaverythincomputer

implantedjustbelowyourskin.Itwoulddrawpowerfromyourbody'senergy,andyoucoulduseittounlock

doors,31yourhealth,exchangeandstoreinformation,orevenexpressyourpersonality.UnderSkinis

justanidea—youcan'tgooutandgetone—butthetechnologyexiststomakeitwork.44We32itis

aboutfiveyearsfrombeingreal,^^saysdesignerGadiAmit.

WriterandtechnologyinitiatorAmalGraffslraalreadyhasachipcalledaradio-frequency33lag

implantedinhishand."Iuseittologintomycomputer.Ialsouseittosiiarecontactdetailswithpeople,he

says.Thechipisabout(hesizeofagrainofriceandrespondstoradio34withauniquenumberfor

recognition.

Ifacomputerizedtattooor35tagisn'tcrazyenoughforyou,whataboutabrainchip?The

companyIntelisworkingontechnologythatwouldletyoucontrolyourdeviceswithyourmind.Dean

Pomcrlcau,oneoftheresearchers,explains,"Wc'rctryingtoproveyoucandointerestingthingswithbrain

waves....ImaginebeingabletosurftheWebwiththepowerofyour36

Doyouthinkthesechipssoundfrighteningorcool?Somedoctorsare37aboutpeoplehurting

themselveswhilegettingdevicesimplanted.Theyarguethatmedical38arcmeant(ohealsickpeople,

andnottogivehealthypeoplespecialpowers.Othersworryabouthackingand39.Couldsomeonehack

inandstealyouridentity,orevencontrolyourmind?Onamore40level,ifyouhaveacomputerinside

yourbody,arcyoustillhuman?Orarcyouacyborg,abeingthatisparthumanandpartmachine,oramachine

thakx)kslikeahumanbeing?

Whatdoyouthink—wouldyouwantacomputerunderyourskin?

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Forthelongesttime,ihcpredominantdescriptionaboutrenewableenergyfeaturedawkwardtechnologies,

highcosts,andburdensomeallowance.Inthe41ofstrictandfar-reachingpolicychanges,thechances

ibrmassadoptionseemedslim.Electricvehicles(EVs)simplycouldn,tgothedistance,andLEDlightswere

unattractiveand42.

Butnowthatthesetechnologieshavecomeofage,anewstoryisbeingwritten.Aroundtheworld,

businesses,governments,andhouseholdsaretakingadvantageofmorecost-effectivelow-carbontechnologies.

43advancesininformationtechnologies(IT),greensolutionscanbeintroducedintobusinessoperations

successfully.Andaspublicsupportfcrthesetechnologieshasgrown,sohavethe44forscalinguptoa

fullysustainableenergysystem.

Asinanyrapidtransition,afullunderstandingofwha(ishappeninghas45events.Manypresent

energyproducersfindithardtobelievethattheirworldisundergoingarevolutionarychange,sotheyinsist

that(heirheavilypollutingtechnologieswillremain46andnecessaryforsometimetocome.Journalists,

too.describethetransitionwithadegreeof47,becauseitistheirjobtobesuspicious.Andpoliticians

andregulatorsarecautioustoadoptanewperspective,48theyarealreadystrugglingtokeepupwiththe

paceofchangeintheenergyindustry.

Tobesure,49doesn'tcomewithoutsetbacks,astherecentgrowthinenergy-related

greenhouse-gas(GHG)emissionsshows.Yetthereisnodoubtthatthefutureofenergywillbe

50differentfromtherecentpast.Infact,the51ishappeningevenfasterthanwethink,for

example,coal-firedpowerplantsareshuttingdownfaster(hanever,andplansfornewnatural-gasplantsare

bengreplacedwithmorecost-effectivewindandsolaroptions.Andastheshifttowardrenewablesgainsgood

trends,itwillbeeasierforelectedofficialstopursuemoreclimate-friendlypoliciesandregulations,thereby

creatinga(n)52circleofchange.

Asthegreentransitioncomesofage.itwilloflersolutionstoallofhumanity'senergyneeds,placinga

clean,prosperousandsecurelow-carbonfuturewellwithinreach.Yetevenaswehug53,wemustnot

losesightofthefactthatclimatechangeisspeedingup.WithGHGemissions54torise,thefutureof

humanityhangsinthebalance.Onehopesthattheshiftto55energywilltipthescaleinourfavor.

41.A.licenseB.absenceC.applicationD.promotion

42.A.invisibleB.unbelievableC.inevitableD.unaffordable

43.A.InsteadofR.OwingtoC.TncaseofD.Accordingto

44.A.resourcesB.revolutionsC.prospectsD.priorities

45.A.caughtupwithB.comparedwithC.takenplaceofD.fallenbehind

46.A.relevantB.inferiorC.syntheticD.experimental

47.A.mixtureB.cautionC.conflictD.approval

48.A.incaseB.sothatC.eventhoughD.themoment

49.A.significanceB.inventionC.happinessD.progress

50.A.dramaticallyB.economicallyC.independentlyD.equivalently

51.A.interactionB.modernizationC.motivationD.(ransfbrmation

52.A.naturalB.potentialC.positiveD.original

53.A.influenceB.optimismC.estimationD.extension

54.A.startingB.failingC.emergingD.continuing

55.A.sustainableB.tradit.onalC.availableD.industrial

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.Foreachofthem(herearcfourchoicesmarkedA.B,CandD.Choose(heone(hatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

(A)

OnthenightofSeptember19,1961.BettyHillandherhusbandBarneyweredrivinghomethroughthe

WhiteMountainsfromNiagaraFalls.Theyweretravellingonanearlydesertedtwo-lanehighwaywhenBetty

noticedasteadylightintheskythatwasgettingbiggerandbrighter.

Shethoughtitwasaplanetorastar.Barney,stimulatedatherexcitement,saiditwasprobablyjusta

wanderingaeroplane.Whateveritwas,itappearedtobefollowingthem.

Theystoppedtheircarforacloserlook.Whattheysaidhappenednext,changedtheirlives.Theflying

objectwasnoiseless.Itappearedtobespinning.Itwasasbigasajetbutshapedlikeapancake.

SoformedthetaleofBettyHill,aNewHampshiresocialworkerwho,withBarney,apostalworker,

claimedtobekidnappedbyaliens,whowerefromouterspace,onamoonlitnightabout60yearsago.

Afterrcluctanilygoingpublicwilhherexperience.Hill,whodiedofcanceratherNewHampshirehome,

aged85,becameacelebrityontheUFOcircuitandwasknownasthe“firstladyofUFOs''.

Intriguingly,atthetimeof(heincident,theHillsrememberednothingexceptthat(heyhadspieda

strangeobjectinthesky.Later,troubledbynightmaresandotherstress-relatedpains,thecoupleunderwent

(俏邦民)wherethefullstorycameoutwiththeaidofBostonpsychiatristBenjaminSimon,anexpertin

medicalhypnosis.

OntheirnightofcontacttheHillsarrivedhomeat5a.m.,unabletoaccountfortwolosthours.Theywere

alsoconfusedbytheoddmarksontheirtelescopes,deepsignsonthetopsofBarney'sbestshoes,Betty'stom

dressandstrangecircularmarkingsontheircarthatmadetheneedleofacompassjumpwildly.

Afterseeingthemforsixmonths,thepsychiatristconcludedtheHills,lostmemoryaboutthehoursthey

lostonthatnightin1961"appearedtoinvolveanamazingexperienceonthepartofbothoftheHills”.

Whethertheexperiencehadbeenfantasyorreality,Simoncouldnotsay,buthesaidhewasconvincedthey

hadnotbeenlying.Heguessedthatithadbeenakindofshareddream.

Reportsofalienscapturinghumansandtakingthemaboardoddlyshapedspacecraftwere^comparatively

rare''before1975.Afteramovie,"TheUFOIncident”，abouttheHillscameout,however,suchstories

increased.

56.Whentheysawthestrangeobjectinthesky.RameyandRettyHill.

A.wereastonishedatitsstrangeflightandnoise

B.regardeditasjustawanderingcarfollowingthem

C.realizedimmediatelywhatthedangeritmightcause

D.showedcuriosityindiscoveringwhatitreallywas

57.Theword“Intriguingly”inparagraph6mostprobablymeans"

A.RidiculouslyB.TemporarilyC.RemarkablyD.Mysteriously

58.TheHillslatersoughtthehelpofapsychiatristbecause.

A.theyhadlotsofsecretsin(heirlivesafterthestrangeexperience

B.theirlivesweregreatlydisturbedbytheunexpectedexperience

C.theywantedtosharetheirunforgettableexperiencewiththeexpert

D.theyhopedtoforgetcompletelywhathadhappenedtothem

59.Thisarticlewaswritteninorderto.

A.describeanunusualeventtothereaders

B.convincereadersoftheexistenceofUFOs

C.recordhowpeoplewerecaughtbyaliens

D.wampeopleofthedangerstheUFOscause

(B)

Thechangingpopulationthroughouttheglobalizingworld,inparticularanincreaseintheaging

pupulalionandadecreaseinbirthrales,isdisluibiiigliuusingmarkets.

Since1970,globalaverageincomeperpersonhasincreased,withafewexceptionsasin2009and2015,

andinequalityhasalsowidenedamongandwithinnations.TheInternationalMonetaryFund'sGlobalHouse

PriceIndexcollapsedin2008beforeclimbingagaintoreachpre-crisislevels.Duetothesepopulationand

financialtrends,householdstructureshavechangedwithincreasedpreferencetbrsmaller,sharedliving

quartersandlesshomeownershipworldwide.AnalystsincreasinglyfbcLsonmappingandpredictingeffects

ofglobalizationonhousingmarketsandindividualdecisions.

Countriesattheforefrontofglobalization,namelytheUnitedStatesandChina,aswellasrapidly

globalizingcountrieslikeIndia,expecttheiragingpopulationstodoublebytheyear2050.Coupledwith

changestothefamilystructure,especiallyachildbirthratenearlyhalvedsince1950andmoretwo-income

households,decisionsinvolvingthehousing

sleekaremorecomplexIhaneverbefore.PeopleAged60+,%ofPopulation

Thethreecountriesmayshareacommon201712050

challenge:Theirgovernmentsarenotwell

preparedtbrrapidgrowthintheirgraying40%

populations.Outofthethree,theUnitedStates

couldbemostaffected,astheprimary-mode

ofseniorcareinChinaandIndiaisin-home

care.Iffamilysupportremainsthetopchoice

forseniorcare,thiscouldpreventIndiaand

Chinafromthepossiblenegativeeffectsof(he

inadequatepublicandprivateplanning.

In-homecareinvolvesfamilymembers

coveringthecostandaccommodationof

Agingworld:Countriesmusthandlelargernumbersof

adultsoverage60duetoimprovedhealthcaremid

reducedfertilityrates.

seniormemherxAbout65percentnfUSelderlyinneedofassistancerelynnfamilyandfriends,and

non-familyseniorcareisrelativelynewforIndiaandChina.

60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoparagraph1and2?

A.Thehousingmarketsaremostl)affectedbythedecreaseinbirthratesandriseindeathrates.

B.Inequalityhaswidenedamongandwithinnationsdueto(herapidglobalizationofthehouseholds.

C.Thepopulationandfinancialtrendsledtoincreasedpreferenceforsmaller,sharedaccommodations.

D.Analyststhinkglobalizationhasdecisiveeffectsonhousingmarketsandindividualdecisions.

61.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsandtheillustration?

A.Theagingpopulations;ofthethreecountries;areexpectedtodecreasehy20so.

B.Non-familyseniorcareprobablyremainsthebestchoicefortheelderlyinAmerica.

C.Chinawillprobablyhavethelargestpercentageof(heseniorpopulationby2050.

D.Thethreegiantsintermsofpopulationmustavoidthechallengesfromtheircitizens.

62.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.Thechallengefortheaged

B.Shelterforanagingworld

C.Therapidgrowthofpopulation

D.Comparisononglobalization

(C)

Cuckoosdon'tbotherbuildingtheirownnests-theyjustlayeggsthatperfectlyimitatethoseofother

birdsandtakeovertheirnests.Butotherbirdsarewisingup,evolvingsomeseriouslyimpressivetrickstospot

thecuckooeggs.

Cuckoosareoftenknownasparasites,meaningthattheyhidetheireggsinthenestsofotherspecies.TD

avoiddetection,thecuckooshaveevolvedsothattheireggsseemreproductionofthoseoftheirprefeiTed

targets.Ifthehostbirddoesn'tnoticethestrangeegginitsnest,thelittlecuckoowillactuallytaketheentire

nestforitselfafteritcomesout,takingtheolhereggsonitsbackanddroppingthemoulofthenest.

Toavoidthisunpleasantfatefortheiryoung,theotherbirdshaveevolvedafewsmartwaystospotthe

fakes,whichwc'rconlynowbeginningtofullyunderstand.Oneofthemostamazingfindsisthatbirdshave

ctnextracolor-sensitivecellintheireyes,whichmakesthemfitrmoresensitivetoultraviolet(紫夕卜线)

wavelengthsandallowsthemtoseeafargreaterrangeofcolorsthanhumanscan.Thisallowscautiousbirds

(odetectafakeeggwhichmightbeexactly(hesametooureyes.

Fascinatingly,we'reactuallyabletoobservediflerentbirdspeciesatverydifferentpointsintheir

evolutionarywarwiththecuckoos.Forinstance,somecuckooslaytheireggsinthenestsoftheredstarts.Tlie

blueeggsthesecuckooslayarcpracticallyaliketothoseoftheredstarts,andyettheyarestillsometimes

rejected.Comparethatwithcuckooswhotargetdunnocks.Whilethosebirdslayperfectlyblueeggs,iheir

cuckooinvadersjustlaywhiteeggswithbrownirregularshapedspots.Andyetdunnocksbarelyeverseemto

noticetheobvioustrick.

Biologistssuspectthesemoreeasilydeceivedspecieslikethedunnocksareonihesameevolutionar)fpath

astheredstarts,buttheyhavealorgwaytogountiltheyevolvethesamelevelsofsuspicion.What's

remarkableis(hatthedunnockfakesarcsobadandtheredstartonessogood,andyetcuckoosarcstillmore

successfulwiththeformerthanthelatter.

Itspeakstojusthowthoroughlyaspecies'behaviorcanbealteredbythepressuresofnaturalselection,or

itmightjustbeabitofstrategiccooperationon(hepartofthedunnocks.Biologistshavesuggestedthatthese

birdsarewillingtotolerateaparasiteeverysooftenbecausetheydon'twanttoriskaccidentallygettingridc'f

on2oftheirowneggs.

63.Thispassagewasmostlikelyfoundina.

A.traveljournalB.zooadvertisementC.naturemagazineD.sciencesurvey

64.Whatdoestheword“parasites”inparagraph2mostprobablyreferto?

A.Animalswhichliveonorinsideotherhostanimals.

B.Animalsthatmutuallyworktogethertoraiseyoung.

C.Smallharmfulanimalssuchaswormsormice.

D.Animalsthatcanadapttochangingenvironments.

65.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutdunnockaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itcaneasilyremovecuckooeggsfromthenestbecausefakesaresobad.

B.Itiscolour-blindandthereforecannotidentifyforeigneggsintherest.

C.Itisahostbirdthatismorelikelytoraiseacuckoochickthantheredstart.

D.Itisunabletoevolveandhenceacceptscuckooeggsthatappearinthenest.

66.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfrom(hepassage?

A.DunnocksmayeventuallyIearntorecogniseforeigneggs.

B.Redstartsseemtobelesssuspiciouscomparedtodunnocks.

C.Itisveryeasyfbrcuckoostoiiritatcthecolouringofthedunnock'segg.

D.Cuckoobirdsaregoodattakingresponsibilityfortheirownyoung.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentence

canbeusedonlyonce.Note(hattherearctwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Theresearchfocusesonwhethermachinecanlearntopredictpeople'spreferenceofmusic.

B.Thelabisalreadyworkingwithaddictiontreatmentclinicstoseehowotherformsofmediacouldhelp

patients.

C.Amoviewithoutasoundtrackdoesn'tstimulatethesameemotionaljourney.

D.Throughaseriesofhumantesters,60piecesforeachemotionwer?nanoweddowntoafinallistof

three.

E.Theresearchispartofthelab'sbroadergoaltounderstandhowdifferentformsofmediaaffect

people,sbodiesandbrains.

ETheresearchersareexcitedabouthowAIcouldbeusedtoenhancethefunctionofmusicinmore

fields.

AIcouldhelpusdeconstructthemagicofmusic

Weallknowthatmusicisapcwerfulinfluencer.67Fitnesswithoutawarm-bloodedsong

wouldbeboring.Butisthereawaytoquantifythesereactions?Andifso,couldtheybereverse-engineered

andputtouse?

Inanewpaper,researchersattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniamappedouthowthingsliketone,

rhythm,andharmonycausedifferenttypesofbrainactivity,physiologicalreactions(heat,sweat,andchanges

inelectricalresponse),andcinorions(happinessorsadness),andhowmachinelearningcouldusethose

relationshipstopredicthowpeoplemightrespondtoanewpieceofmusic.Theresults,presentedata

conferenceontheintersectionsofcomputerscienceandan,showhowwemayonedaybeabletoengineer

targetedmusicalexperiencesforpurposesrangingfromtherapytomovies.

6X“Onceweunderstandhowmediacanaffectourvariousemotions,thenwecantryto

productivelyuseitforactuallysupportingorenhancinghumanexperiences,“saysShrikanthNarayanan,a

professoratUSCandtheprincipalinvestigatorinthelab.

Theresearchersfirstsearchedmusicstreamingsitesfbrsongswithveryfewplays,taggedeither“happy”

or“sad."69