2021年上海市松江區(qū)高考英語二模試卷

2021年上海市松江區(qū)高考英語二模試卷

I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillhearten

shortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,a

questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.(★★★★★)(1分)A.Atacarshop.

B.Inameetingroom.

C.Atagasstation.

D.Inacarpark.

2.(★★★★★)(1分)A.At9：00.

B.At9：15.

C.At10：00.

D.At10：15.

3.(★★★★★)(1分)A.Noonecameoutalive.

B.Tomwasputintoprison.

C.Tomsurvivedtheaccident.

D.Tom，scarwasnotdamaged.

4.(★★★★★)(1分)A.Italian.

B.German.

C.Japanese.

D.Chinese.

5.(★★★)(1分)A.Patientanddoctor.

B.Customerandsalesman.

C.Studentandteacher.

D.Hostessandservant.

6.(★★★★★)(1分)A.Byeatingwhateverhewants.

B.Bydoingphysicalexercise.

C.Bydoingweightliftingregularly.

D.Byeatingfruitandvegetables.

7.(★★★★★)(1分)A.Amovie.

B.Alecture.

C.Aplay.

D.Aclass.

8.（★★★★★）（1分）A.Gobackhome.

B.Drivetothebeach.

C.Buyaroadmap.

D.Asktheway.

9.（★★★★★）（1分）A.Themanshouldgotoamovie.

B.Themanshouldworkonhispapers.

C.Thewomanshouldbuynewshoes.

D.Thewomanwantstoborrowhisshoes.

10.（★★★★★）（1分）A.Hewasalwayslateforwork.

B.Hehadsomepersonalfinancialproblems.

C.Hewastoosicktodothejob.

D.Hewasnotcarefulenoughwithhiswork.

SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelonger

conversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveral

questions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

11.（★★★★★）（4.5分）（1）A.Hecannothaveacheckcardnow.

B.Heliveswithhisparents.

C.Hehasrunacomputercompany.

D.Hehasearnedahighsalary.

（2）A.Tolearnhowtodriveacar.

B.Toreleaseanewcomputergame.

C.Todealwithmoneylikeanadult.

D.Tostopthecomputermarketdisappearing.

（3）A.Becausehemightbefiredbythefirmoneday.

B.Becausecomputergamesmightnotalwayssellwell.

C.Becauseonehastobeyoungtoprogramcomputergames.

D.Becausehedoubtswhetherhecanstillmakesomuchmoney.

12.（★★★★★）（4?5分）（1）A.Jobhuntingafteruniversitygraduation.

B.EconomicpressureinChinaandAmerica.

C.Waysfortheyoungtomakemoneyoncampus.

D.ProblemsfacingAmericanandChinesestudents.

（2）A.Sensible.

B.Confident.

C.Knowledgeable.

D.Sensitive.

（3）A.Itisthesocietythatcausesuniversitystudentstolackconfidence.

B.SomeAmericanuniversitystudentssellsomethingtomakemoney.

C.Manybusinessesignorestudents*abilitytoapplytheorytopractice.

D.Boththesocietyandyoungpeopleshouldtrytosolvetheproblems.

13.（★★★★★）（6分）（1）A.Atrainingcoach.

B.Amarketsupervisor.

C.Aseniorpsychologist.

D.Afinancialtrader.

（2）A.Hecansaveonlivingexpenses.

B.Heconsiderscookingcreative.

C.Hecanenjoyhealthierfood.

D.Hefindsatake-awaytasteless.

（3）A.Itcanbeapleasantthing.

B.Itisfrustratingsometimes.

C.Ittakespatiencetomanage.

D.Itishardtousecorrectly.

（4）A.Themanhasgreatdifficultyinescapingthemarkets.

B.Themanseldomcaresaboutemotionalmanagement.

C.Themanconsidersstressinfinancialmarketunbeatable.

D.Themanoftengetsrelaxedbyexercisingintheevening.

II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,

fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Forthe

blankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegiven

word;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

14.（★★★）（10分）

HowtoBecomeaMorningPerson?

Youhavegrandambitions:tostartabusiness,towriteabook.Butchances

areyouworklonghours,orhouseholdresponsibilitiesconsumeyourdays.Bythe

timeyoufinishallyouhavetodo,youwillhavehadnoenergy（1）for

anythingyouwanttodobeyondturningontheTV.

Yetsomebusypeopledomaketimefortheirpriorities.Thesecretisgiving

themostattentionto（2）ihcniattheverybeginningofaday.Theygetup

earlierthantheyhaveto.Morningbymorning,theymakeprogressonsomething（3）

thatmatters.

It'snotfuntoforceyourselfoutofbed,buttheseearlyhoursareoftenthe

besttimetodothingsforyourself.Withalittleschedulereorganization,（4）

becoming/tobecome（become）amorningpersonismoredoablethanyouthink.

1firstlearnedthatmornings（5）could/mightbetransformational

yearsago,whenIwasstudyingabusylawyer，sschedule.Shewantedtospendmore

timewithherson,butshehadlittlecontroloverwhensheleftwork.Thisstate

ofaffairskepthersad（6）until/tillsherealizedsheandhersonwere

bothearlyrisersandthemorningtimecouldbemadefulluseof.Afterthinkingit

through,thelawyerdecidedtogetupevenearlier.Then,whentheboysteppedinto

thediningroom,she(7)hadfinished(finish)preparingarichbreakfast

sotheytwocouldenjoythemealtothefullesttogether.

Morningsarealsogreatforfocusedthinking.Getupanhourearlier,andyou

canknockoutyourmostimportanttaskoftheday.Oryoucansparesometimefor

thosecreativedesires(8)buried(bury)deepinyourheartandhardto

nurture.

Butmanywillargue:I'mnotamorningperson!Thefactisthattherearenot

somanytruenightowls.Whenmostpeopletakeanhonestlookat(9)how

they，respendingthehoursbeforebed,they，11findtheyhavewastedmuchtimeon

theTVprogramstheydon'tmean(10)lowalch(watch).Also,theyoften

browsethroughphotosonsocialmediaofpeopletheydidn，tlikeinhighschool

anyway.

Abetterapproachistosleepearlier,riseearlierandturnunproductive

eveninghoursintoproductivemorninghours.

SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.

Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

15.(★★★)(10分)

A.necessityB.threatC.neighbouringD.adjustedE.unlikelyF.

decline

G.cooperatedH.questionsI.profitableJ.imposingK.gains

NewYorkandNewTax

AccordingtoaManhattanInstitutesurvey,morethanhalfofhigh-earningNew

Yorkersareworkingentirelyfromhomeand44%areconsideringleavingthecity.

NedLamont,Connecticut'sgovernor,hassaid"theoldideaofthecommuter(通勤者)

goingintoNewYorkCityfivedaysaweekmaybeoutdated.z，Itdoesseem(1)_E

thatthetensofthousandscommutingfromMr.Lamont'sstatewi11continuetodoso.

Theregion1sgovernorshave(2)_G_welltogethertodealwiththepandemic

(流行病)，butthefriendlinessmaysoonendovertaxes.

Whenpeoplefrom(3)_C_stateslikeNewJerseyandConnecticutcommuteto

NewYorktoworkforaNewYork-basedemployer,theymustpayNewYorktaxonthe

relatedearnedincome.EventhosewhoworkfromhomemustpayNewYorktaxesunless

theemployeeisworkingoutsideNewYorkby(4)A.

Taxpayersandthosestatesarelookingcloselyatthisloophole(漏洞).In

December,ConnecticutandNewJerseyappliedtotheSupremeCourttoconsidera

casewhich(5)_H_astate'sauthoritytotaxnon-residents'incomewhilethey

areworkingremotely.Theythinkthisisdefinitelya(n)(6)Btothe

city，sfinances."Firmshaveconsideredleavingthecitybefore,andemployeesare

graduallyacceptingtheidea.Theyhavebeenworkingremotelyforalmosttenmonths

andthey,ve(7)_D_tothatidea.”

CompaniesarealsowatchingtheprogressionoftheBi1lionaireMarktoMarket

TaxAct,whichwouldtreatcapital（8）_K_frombillionaires'propertyas

taxableincome.NewYork*sDemocraticgovernorsaidhewouldrejectanylaws（9）

heavytaxesontherich,becauseitwoulddriveoutwealthy,mobileresidents.

Itwouldnottaketoomanymovingtrucksforthecitytofeeltheeconomicloss,

saysMichaelHendrix,A5%（10）_F_ofNewYorkersmakingabout$10,000

wouldresultinanannuallossof$933m-roughlytheamountdistributedtothe

city,shealthdepartment.

III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Foreachblankinthefollowing

passagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblank

withthewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

16.（★★★）（15分）

Certainty:Over-ratedandOver-rewarded

Typethewords"kindof〃or〃perhaps'intoanemailinMicrosoftOutlookand

theprogrammightwelltellyoutothinkagain.IftheAl-powered"Microsoft

Editor"judgesthatyouarenotsounding（1）_C_enough,itwillsoongive

youawordofwarning:"Wordsexpressinguncertaintywill（2）Dyour

impact.〃

Tome,thissuggestionpreciselyexpressessomethingwe'vegotwronginsociety.

Weliveinaworldthat（3）Athosewhospeakwithconfidence-evenwhen

thatismisplaced-andgivesverylittleopportunitytoperformtothosewho（4）

doubt.〃Wetendtolistentothoseexpertswhotellusasimple,clearand

confidentstory.Why?Becausethat*s（5）Bsatisfying,saysDanGardner,

authorofFutureBabble,"That'ssaying'letmesweepawaytheuncertaintyfor

，〃

you.

Researchshowsthatthehumanbrainis〃programmed〃tohate（6）A:a

2016studyfoundthatwhenvolunteersweregivenelectricshocks,theirstress

levelswerehighestwhentheyhadnoideawhethertheyweregoingtobegivena

shock-highereventhansubjectswhoweretoldtheywould（7）Cgetone.

Weshouldfirstknowthatwhileconfident-soundingexpertsmightbegivingus

whatourbrainsdesire,the（8）Dtheyareprovidingisprobablyfalse.

PsychologistPhilipTetlockdividedupforecastersinto'foxes"and"hedgehogs”.

Foxesconsiderallsortsofdifferentapproachesandperspectives,andcombine

thoseintodistinctconclusions.（9）_D_,hedgehogstendtoviewtheworld

throughthelensofonesingledefiningidea.Thatmakesthehedgehogs（10）_B

forecastersbutmorelikelytogetattention.

Perhapswecarelessaboutthetruthandmoreaboutenjoyingsomesenseof（11）

Chowevershort-livedthatmightbe.Butwouldn，titbebetterifweheld

expertstoaccount?Mr.Gardnersuggeststaggingspeakerswithsomekindofrecord

ofprevious（12）_C_muchaswearegivenperformancestatisticsfor

racehorsesorbaseballplayers.

Highlyconfidentstatementsalso（13）_B_polarization（兩極化），

encouragingotherstorespondinthesamekindoflanguagewhentheydisagree.

“There'sanaturaltendencytopushbackwithequalamountsof(14)_A

saysDanielDrezner,apoliticalscientist.

Isittimetogiveabitmoreattentiontothe(15)A?Fullof

certaintyontheneedtostoppayingsomuchattentiontothoseexpressing

certainty,Isayyes.

(1)A.timidB.reasonableC.decisiveD.mature

（2）A.assessB.reverseC.enhanceD.lessen

（3）A.rewardsB.relaxesc.confusesD.weakens

（4）A.eliminateB.acknowledgec.emphasizeD.conceal

(5)A.physicallyB.psychologicallyc.politicallyD.professionally

（6）A.uncertaintyB.confidencec.dishonestyD.stress

（7）A.readilyB.fortunatelyc.definitelyD.probably

（8）A.desireB.depressionc.shockD.relief

（9）A.ForinstanceB.Inadditionc.EvensoD.Incontrast

(10)A.funnierB.worsec.lessconfidentD.morereliable

(11)A.achievementB.responsibilityc.securityD.justice

(12)A.approachesB.attentionc.predictionsD.significance

(13)A.prohibitB.promotec.sacrificeD.separate

(14)A.firmnessB.encouragementc.carefulnessD.statement

(15)A.foxesB.hedgehogsc.forecastersD.scientists

SectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowed

byseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

17.(★★★)(8分)HazelMayfieldusuallycookstheThanksgivingmealforher

extendedfamilyinHouston,Texas.Sheusuallywelcomesfriendsandneighborswho

areeagertotasteherfriedturkey,greenbeancasserole,candiedyams,homemade

cornbreaddressing,anddirtyrice-justafewofhersignaturedishes.Knownas

SugarMama,becausehergrandchildrenthinkshe'ssosweet,the91-year-old

typicallylikestodoherownshoppingfortheingredientstomakeherspecial

dishes.

〃Mymotheristheheadcookofthefamily,saidPanuletteMouton,Mayfield's

daughter."Becauseofherreputation,youknow,there'repeopleinandoutallday

andeveryfamilycomesthrough.TheywanttogetsomeofSugarMama'scooking,and

someofthemwouldliketolearnfromherhowtocookthefood.

ButMayfieldhasn'tbeentothegrocerystoresinceMarch.Andthereislittle

aboutThanksgivingin2020that'susual.BecauseofCovid-19,thedeadlyvirus

thathaskilledmillionsintheU.S.andspoiledlifearoundtheworld,everything

isdifferent.Sincelimitingcloseface-to-facecontactwithothersisthebestway

toreduceitsspread,hundredsofthousandsofAmericanfamilieshavere-imagined

theholidaywithvirtualcelebrationsandcanceledordelayedtravelplans.There

canonlybesmallgatheringswithpeopleintheirhouseholdsinresponsetoCOVID-

19.

Thisyear,Mayfield，sfamilymembers,withoutexception,arelamentingthe

absenceofabiggathering.They'veexplainedtotheiryoungchildrenand

grandchildrenwhythisyear，sThanksgivingisdifferent.Mayfield'syoungest

daughter,MichelleSanders,saysit，stoughtohelphergrandchildrenunderstand

whytheycan，tseesomeoftheirotherfamilymembersandwhytheyhavetostayat

home,celebratingThanksgivingallbythemselves.

〃It'sreallyhard,tryingtoexplaintothem,“Sanderssaid."When-you're

talkingtothemandtheywanttocomeover,youhavetotellthemno.Theyreally

don，tknowhowtobecareful./zSandersadded,“And,theydon，tunderstandthat,

beingthree,four,andsix,youknowtheydon'treallyunderstandthat.So,

it's…it'sreally,reallyhard,andheartbreaking.，z

(1)Accordingtothepassage,HazelMayfieldis_A_.

A.helpfulandkind-hearted

B.stubbornandenthusiastic

C.talentedandinstructive

D.gratefulandsensitive

(2)Theunderlinedwordinparagraph4canbebestreplacedbyB.

A.fascinatedby

B.upsetabout

C.ignorantof

D.embarrassedat

(3)WhatcanweinferfromwhatSanderssaidinthelastparagraph?_A

A.Childrenaretooyoungtounderstandthesituation.

B.ChildrenarealwayscarelessonThanksgivingDay.

C.It'stoughtohelpchildrenovercometheirproblems.

D.Adultsshouldshowpatiencewhentalkingwithkids.

(4)WhatdoweknowabouttheeffectofCOVID-19accordingtothepassage?_C

A.Peoplearecuttingdownholidaycelebrationexpenses.

B.Peoplearetryinghardtogettogethertohavemorefun.

C.Peoplehavetomakechangesintheirlifestyletostaysafe.

D.Peoplehaveputmoreemphasisonthetraditionalcustoms.

18.(★★)(6分)Herearefourbooksrecommendedbyoneofthemostrespected

editorsfromReader'sDigest.Ifyouhavetimetodipyourselvesintothebooks,

theycansurelyoffermuchfoodforthought.

FaceIt

DebbieHarry

HARPERCOLLINS

Picturethis:it'sthelate1970sandthepunkmusicsceneis

startingtotakehold.ThebandreleasesthealbumParallelLines,whichbecomes

thegreatesthit.Everyonewantstoattendherconcertandsometeenagegirlseven

dreamtobeher.Now75,HarrybaresallaboutherselfinFaceIt,startingfrom

herchildhood.Partshocking,thisbookisashumorous,movingandvigorousasits

subject.

Scatterbrain

HenningBeck

Ifthereisnoobviousconnectionamongwhatwesee,thebrainwillsubstitute

intherestoftheinformationwithoutyouevennoticing,Becksaysinthechapter

Memory.Inthis"user'sguideforyourbrain”,hearguesthatmistakesarethe

keystosuccess.Hecombinessciencewithbrain-boostingadviceandreal-life

storiestotakethereaderonafascinatingadventurethroughhumanmemory.

You*reNotListening

^bu're

,Not)

KateMurphyListening

PENGUINERANDOMHOUSE

Whenwasthelasttimeyoulistenedtosomeone?Reallylistenedwithout

thinkingaboutwhatyouwantedtosaynext?Andwhenwasthelasttimesomeone

reallylistenedtoyou?Comparedwithtalking,listeningisn'tconsideredso

important,arguesjournalistKateMurphy,butsheinsistsitisactuallythemore

powerfulpositionincommunication.Herinsightscouldtransformyourconversations,

yourrelationshipsandyourlife.

TheRight-BrainWorkOut

RusselHowcroftwithAlexWade1ton

PENGUIN

In1968,1600five-year-oldsweregivenacreativitytest.Theywere

retestedatages10and15andtheirscoreswerecomparedagainstadults.While98

percentoffive-year-oldswereassessedinthe"highlycreative"range（genius

level）,onlytwopercentofadultscouldbeconsidered"highlycreative”.InThe

Right-BrainWorkOut,theauthorspromisetore-trainyourbraintobemore

creative,using70questionstochallengeyou.

（1）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?_D

A.ParallelLinesbecameagreatsuccessinthe1970sunexpectedly.

B.FaceItmainlyrevealsthingsaboutthebandtothegeneralpublic.

C.Scatterbrainhelpsstimulateyourbraintotakemoreadventures.

D.Beckholdsthattheimportanceofmistakesshouldn，tbeignored.

（2）InTheRight-BrainWorkOut,whichofthefollowingistrue?_C

A.Twotestsweregivenseparatelytothesubjects.

B.Theeffectofthebrainexerciseisclearlyproved.

C.Somequestionsaredesignedtoenhancecreativity.

D.Geniuskidsreservetheircreativityintoadulthood.

（3）YouwillrecommendCtoacolleaguehavingdifficultyingettingalong

wellwithothers.

A.FaceIt

B.Scatterbrain

C.You'reNotListening

D.TheRight-BrainWorkOut

19.（★★★）（8分）Everyprofessionortrade,everyart,andeverysciencehas

itstechnicalvocabulary,thefunctionofwhichispartlytonamethings,or

processeswhichhavenonamesinordinaryEnglish,andpartlytosecuregreater

exactnessinterminology（術(shù)語）.Suchspecialdialectsarenecessaryintechnical

discussionofanykind.Beinguniversallyunderstoodbythoseengagedorinterested

intheparticularscienceorart,theyhavetheaccuratenessofamathematical

formula（公式）.Besides,theysavetimeinthesekindsofdiscussions,foritis

muchmoreeconomicaltonameaprocessthantodescribeit.Thousandsofthese

technicaltermsareveryproperlyincludedineverylargedictionary,vet,asa

whole,iheyareralherinthesuburbsoftheEnglishlanguage.

Differentoccupations,however,differwidelyinthecharacteroftheirspecial

vocabularies.Intradesandhandicrafts,andotherprofessions,likefarmingand

fishery,whichhaveoccupiedgreatnumbersofmenfromremotetimes,thetechnical

vocabularyisveryold.Itconsistslargelyofnativewords,orofborrowedwords

thathaveworkedthemselvesintotheverycentralpartofourlanguage.Thus,

thoughhighlytechnicalinmanyparticulars,thesevocabulariesaremorefamiliar

insound,andmoregenerallyunderstood,thanmostothertechnicalterms.Inlaw,

medicine,andphilosophy,thespecialdialectshavealsobecomeprettyfamiliarto

cultivatedpersonsandhavecontributedmuchtothepopularvocabulary.Yetamong

theseprofessions,eachonestillpossessesalargebodyoftechnicaltermsthat

remainessentiallyforeign,eventoeducatedspeech.Andtheproportionhas

increasedinthelastfiftyyears,particularlyinthevariousdepartmentsof

naturalandpoliticalscienceandinthemechanicarts.Herenewtermsarecoined

withthegreatestfreedom,andabandonedwhentheyhaveservedtheirturn.Mostof

thenewly-inventedtermsarerestrictedtospecialdiscussions,andseldomgetinto

generalliteratureorconversation.

Yetnoprofessionisnowadays,asallprofessionsoncewere,aclose

combination.Lawyers,doctorsandmenofscienceallcommunicatefreelywithothers,

notinamerelyprofessionalway.Furthermore,whatiscalled〃popularscience”

makeseverybodyfamiliarwithmodemviewsandrecentdiscoveries.Anyimportant

experiment,thoughmadeinaremoteorprovinciallaboratory,isatoncereported

online,andeverybodyissoontalkingaboutit-asinthecaseofAI.

（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmean?_C

A.Technicaltermswhicharenoteasytouseproperlywillnotbewelcome.

B.Peoplewholiveindowntowndonthaveapreferencefortechnicalterms.

C.Technicaltermsarenotwidelyemployedthoughcommonindictionaries.

D.Suburbanpeoplefavortechnicaltermsfortheyoftenappearindictionaries.

（2）Whatcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?_A

A.Therearemoreancientwordsintradesandhandicraftsthaninphilosophy.

B.Mostnewlyinventedtermsareusuallyputintouseindailyconversations.

C.Mostnewtechnicaltermswillbeabandonedforfewcanunderstandthem.

D.Educatedpeoplearefamiliarwiththespecialdialectsintechnologicalfields.

（3）Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethelastparagraph?_C

A.Technicaltermstakeonaratherdifferentlookasmodemsocietydevelops

quickly.

B.Peoplecanwel1comprehendtechnicaltermswithoutmuchprofessionalknowledge.

C.Interchangeamongprofessionsandfasterspreadofinformationpopularize

technicalterms.

D.Advancedwaysofcommunicationgiveahelpinghandtotherapidspreadof

technicalterms.

（4）Accordingtothepassage,wecanconcludethatD.

A.therewereoncecloserrelationshipsamongdifferentprofessions

B.usingtechnicalvocabulariesindailydiscussionsistrouble-saving

C.themainfunctionoftechnicaltermsistonamenewly-inventedthings

D.onereasonwhytechnicaltermscomeintobeingistoensureaccuracy

SectionCDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesinthe

box.Eachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmore

thanyouneed.

20.（★★★）（8分）

A.Thisappliestofacerecognition,asisoftenthecase.

B.Asamatteroffact,itisadvancingintheonlinefield,too.

C.Whatfacerecognitionneedsisstrictandurgentregulation.

D.Buttheprohibitionsareso1imitedthattheyarehardlybansatall.

E.Andit'sevenlessaccurateforsomeminorities,whichrisksworseningracial

issues.

F.Companiescannotletmarketmakeafinaldecisiononthefutureofnew

technology.

FaceuptoReality

Callstostoptheuseoffacerecognitiontechnologyaregrowinglouder,butit

isalreadytoolate.Givenitswidespreadusebytechcompaniesandthepolice,a

permanentrollbackisimpossible.

TheEuropeanCommissionisconsideringtemporarilybanningtheuseofthe

technologyinpublicspaces,givingpoliticiansinEuropetimetodevelopmeasures

toreducethepotentialrisksoffacerecognitionsystems.SomeUScities,suchas

SanFrancisco,havealreadyimplementedbans.

（1）_J）_.Publicareasmakeupasmallproportionofthephysicalspaces

weinhabit.Whataboutthemanythatareprivatelyowned,suchasshops,schools

andmuseums,inwhichfacerecognitionissteadilybeingrolledout,sometimes

without,ourknowledge?

MostofusnowassociatefacerecognitionwithCCTVcameras（閉路電視攝像機(jī)）.

（2）B.Facebook,forexample,runsfacerecognitiononusers'photosto

automaticallyidentifytheminotherimagesonthesite,whichhasbeenfunctioning

foryears.RussiansearchengineYandexhasasmartsearchfunctionthat,givenone

imageofaface,canfindpicturesonlineofthesamepersonevenindifferent

posesandlightingconditions.

Otherconcernsrelatetothefactthatthetechnologyisimperfect.An

independentanalysisofafacerecognitiontrialbyLondon，sMetropolitanPolice

foundthat81percentofmatchesthesystemflaggedtoawatchlistofsuspects

wereincorrect.（3）E.

Sowhatisthepossiblesolution?Whenweconsiderboththerateatwhichthe

technologyisdevelopinganditswidespreadusenowadays,itiscrystal-clearthat

abanonitsuseinpublicspaceswouldbetoolittle,toolate.（4）C.A

setofeffectiverulesonwhenandhowitcanbeusedneedstobedecidedquickly.

Facerecognitiontechnologyishere