2021屆上海市松江區(qū)高三英語(yǔ)二模試卷及答案

2021屆松江區(qū)高三英語(yǔ)二模試卷(滿分:140分考試時(shí)間:120分鐘)I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.2.3.A.Atacarshop.B.Inameetingroom.C.Atagasstation.D.Inacarpark.A.At9:00.B.At9:15.C.At10:00.D.At10:15.A.Noonecameoutalive.B.Tomwasputintoprison.C.Tomsurvivedtheaccident.D.Tom’scarwasnotdamaged.4.A.Italian.B.German.C.Japanese.D.Chinese.5.A.Patientanddoctor.B.Customerandsalesman.C.Studentandteacher.D.Hostessandservant.6.A.Byeatingwhateverhewants.B.Bydoingphysicalexercise.C.Bydoingweightliftingregularly.D.Byeatingfruitandvegetables.7.A.Amovie.B.Alecture.C.Aplay.D.Aclass.8.A.Gobackhome.B.Drivetothebeach.C.Buyaroadmap.D.Asktheway.9.A.Themanshouldgotoamovie.B.Themanshouldworkonhispapers.C.Thewomanshouldbuynewshoes.D.Thewomanwantstoborrowhisshoes.10.A.Hewasalwayslateforwork.B.Hehadsomepersonalfinancialproblems.C.Hewastoosicktodothejob.D.Hewasnotcarefulenoughwithhiswork.Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.SectionBQuestions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Hecannothaveacheckcardnow.B.Heliveswithhisparents.C.Hehasrunacomputercompany.D.Hehasearnedahighsalary.第1頁(yè)共15頁(yè)12.13.A.Tolearnhowtodriveacar.B.Toreleaseanewcomputergame.C.Todealwithmoneylikeanadult.D.Tostopthecomputermarketdisappearing.A.Becausehemightbefiredbythefirmoneday.B.Becausecomputergamesmightnotalwayssellwell.C.Becauseonehastobeyoungtoprogramcomputergames.D.Becausehedoubtswhetherhecanstillmakesomuchmoney.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Jobhuntingafteruniversitygraduation.B.EconomicpressureinChinaandAmerica.C.Waysfortheyoungtomakemoneyoncampus.D.ProblemsfacingAmericanandChinesestudents.15.A.Sensible.B.Confident.C.Knowledgeable.D.Sensitive.16.A.Itisthesocietythatcausesuniversitystudentstolackconfidence.B.SomeAmericanuniversitystudentssellsomethingtomakemoney.C.Manybusinessesignorestudents’abilitytoapplytheorytopractice.D.Boththesocietyandyoungpeopleshouldtrytosolvetheproblems.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.Atrainingcoach.B.Amarketsupervisor.C.Aseniorpsychologist.D.Afinancialtrader.18.A.Hecansaveonlivingexpenses.B.Heconsiderscookingcreative.C.Hecanenjoyhealthierfood.D.Hefindsatake-awaytasteless.19.A.Itcanbeapleasantthing.B.Itisfrustratingsometimes.C.Ittakespatiencetomanage.D.Itishardtousecorrectly.20.A.Themanhasgreatdifficultyinescapingthemarkets.B.Themanseldomcaresaboutemotionalmanagement.C.Themanconsidersstressinfinancialmarketunbeatable.D.Themanoftengetsrelaxedbyexercisingintheevening.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.HowtoBecomeaMorningPerson?Youhavegrandambitions:tostartabusiness,towriteabook.Butchancesareyouworklonghours,orhouseholdresponsibilitiesconsumeyourdays.Bythetimeyoufinishallyouhave第2頁(yè)共15頁(yè)todo,youwillhavehadnoenergy21____________anythingyouwanttodobeyondturningontheTV.Yetsomebusypeopledomaketimefortheirpriorities.Thesecretisgivingthemostattentionto22____________attheverybeginningofaday.Theygetupearlierthantheyhaveto.Morningbymorning,theymakeprogressonsomething23____________matters.It’snotfuntoforceyourselfoutofbed,buttheseearlyhoursareoftenthebesttimetodothingsforyourself.Withalittleschedulereorganization,24____________(become)amorningpersonismoredoablethanyouthink.Ifirstlearnedthatmornings25____________betransformationalyearsago,whenIwasstudyingabusylawyer’sschedule.Shewantedtospendmoretimewithherson,butshehadlittlecontroloverwhensheleftwork.Thisstateofaffairskepthersad26____________sherealizedsheandhersonwerebothearlyrisersandthemorningtimecouldbemadefulluseof.Afterthinkingitthrough,thelawyerdecidedtogetupevenearlier.Then,whentheboysteppedintothediningroom,she27____________(finish)preparingarichbreakfastsotheytwocouldenjoythemealtothefullesttogether.Morningsarealsogreatforfocusedthinking.Getupanhourearlier,andyoucanknockoutyourmostimportanttaskoftheday.Oryoucansparesometimeforthosecreativedesires28____________(bury)deepinyourheartandhardtonurture.Butmanywillargue:I’mnotamorningperson!Thefactisthattherearenotsomanytruenightowls.Whenmostpeopletakeanhonestlookat29____________they’respendingthehoursbeforebed,they’llfindtheyhavewastedmuchtimeontheTVprogramstheydon’tmean30____________(watch).Also,theyoftenbrowsethroughphotosonsocialmediaofpeopletheydidn’tlikeinhighschoolanyway.Abetterapproachistosleepearlier,riseearlierandturnunproductiveeveninghoursintoproductivemorninghours.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.necessityE.unlikelyI.profitableB.threatF.declineJ.imposingC.neighbouringG.cooperatedK.gainsD.adjustedH.questionsNewYorkandNewTaxAccordingtoaManhattanInstitutesurvey,morethanhalfofhigh-earningNewYorkersareworkingentirelyfromhomeand44%areconsideringleavingthecity.NedLamont,Connecticut’sgovernor,hassaid“theoldideaofthecommuter(通勤者)goingintoNewYorkCityfivedaysaweekmaybeoutdated.”Itdoesseem31________thatthetensofthousandscommutingfromMr.Lamont’sstatewillcontinuetodoso.Theregion’sgovernorshave32________welltogethertodealwiththepandemic(流行病),butthefriendlinessmaysoon第3頁(yè)共15頁(yè)endovertaxes.Whenpeoplefrom33________stateslikeNewJerseyandConnecticutcommutetoNewYorktoworkforaNewYork-basedemployer,theymustpayNewYorktaxontherelatedearnedincome.EventhosewhoworkfromhomemustpayNewYorktaxesunlesstheemployeeisworkingoutsideNewYorkby34________.Taxpayersandthosestatesarelookingcloselyatthisloophole(漏洞).InDecember,ConnecticutandNewJerseyappliedtotheSupremeCourttoconsideracasewhich35________astate’sauthoritytotaxnon-residents’incomewhiletheyareworkingremotely.Theythinkthisisdefinitelya(n)36________tothecity’sfinances.“Firmshaveconsideredleavingthecitybefore,andemployeesaregraduallyacceptingtheidea.Theyhavebeenworkingremotelyforalmosttenmonthsandthey’ve37________tothatidea.”CompaniesarealsowatchingtheprogressionoftheBillionaireMarktoMarketTaxAct,whichwouldtreatcapital38________frombillionaires’propertyastaxableincome.NewYork’sDemocraticgovernorsaidhewouldrejectanylaws39________heavytaxesontherich,becauseitwoulddriveoutwealthy,mobileresidents.Itwouldnottaketoomanymovingtrucksforthecitytofeeltheeconomicloss,saysMichaelHendrix.A5%40________ofNewYorkersmakingabout$10,000wouldresultinanannuallossof$933m—roughlytheamountdistributedtothecity’shealthdepartment.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Certainty:Over-ratedandOver-rewardedTypethewords“kindof’or“perhaps”intoanemailinMicrosoftOutlookandtheprogrammightwelltellyoutothinkagain.IftheAl-powered“MicrosoftEditor”judgesthatyouarenotsounding__41__enough,itwillsoongiveyouawordofwarning:“Wordsexpressinguncertaintywill__42__yourimpact.”Tome,thissuggestionpreciselyexpressessomethingwe’vegotwronginsociety.Weliveinaworldthat__43__thosewhospeakwithconfidence—evenwhenthatismisplaced—andgivesverylittleopportunitytoperformtothosewho__44__doubt.“Wetendtolistentothoseexpertswhotellusasimple,clearandconfidentstory.Why?Becausethat’s__45__satisfying,”saysDanGardner,authorofFutureBabble,“That’ssaying‘letmesweepawaytheuncertaintyforyou’.”Researchshowsthatthehumanbrainis“programmed”tohate__46__:a2016studyfoundthatwhenvolunteersweregivenelectricshocks,theirstresslevelswerehighestwhentheyhadnoideawhethertheyweregoingtobegivenashock—highereventhansubjectswhoweretoldtheywould__47__getone.Weshouldfirstknowthatwhileconfident-soundingexpertsmightbegivinguswhatour第4頁(yè)共15頁(yè)brainsdesire,the__48__theyareprovidingisprobablyfalse.PsychologistPhilipTetlockdividedupforecastersinto“foxes”and“hedgehogs”.Foxesconsiderallsortsofdifferentapproachesandperspectives,andcombinethoseintodistinctconclusions.__49__,hedgehogstendtoviewtheworldthroughthelensofonesingledefiningidea.Thatmakesthehedgehogs__50__forecastersbutmorelikelytogetattention.Perhapswecarelessaboutthetruthandmoreaboutenjoyingsomesenseof__51__howevershort-livedthatmightbe.Butwouldn’titbebetterifweheldexpertstoaccount?Mr.Gardnersuggeststaggingspeakerswithsomekindofrecordofprevious__52__muchaswearegivenperformancestatisticsforracehorsesorbaseballplayers.Highlyconfidentstatementsalso__53__polarization(兩極化),encouragingotherstorespondinthesamekindoflanguagewhentheydisagree.“There’sanaturaltendencytopushbackwithequalamountsof__54__saysDanielDrezner,apoliticalscientist.Isittimetogiveabitmoreattentiontothe__55__?Fullofcertaintyontheneedtostoppayingsomuchattentiontothoseexpressingcertainty,Isayyes.41.A.timidB.reasonableC.decisiveD.mature42.A.assessB.reverseC.enhanceD.lessen43.A.rewardsB.relaxesC.confusesD.weakens44.A.eliminateB.acknowledgeC.emphasizeD.conceal45.A.physicallyB.psychologicallyC.politicallyD.professionally46.A.uncertaintyB.confidenceC.dishonestyD.stress47.A.readilyB.fortunatelyC.definitelyD.probably48.A.desireB.depressionC.shockD.relief49.A.ForinstanceB.InadditionC.EvensoD.Incontrast50.A.funnierB.worseC.lessconfidentD.morereliable51.A.achievementB.responsibilityC.securityD.justice52.A.approachesB.attentionC.predictionsD.significance53.A.prohibitB.promoteC.sacrificeD.separate54.A.firmnessB.encouragementC.carefulnessD.statement55.A.foxesB.hedgehogsC.forecastersD.scientistsSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)HazelMayfieldusuallycookstheThanksgivingmealforherextendedfamilyinHouston,Texas.Sheusuallywelcomesfriendsandneighborswhoareeagertotasteherfriedturkey,greenbeancasserole,candiedyams,homemadecornbreaddressing,anddirtyrice—justafewofhersignaturedishes.KnownasSugarMama,becausehergrandchildrenthinkshe’ssosweet,the第5頁(yè)共15頁(yè)91-year-oldtypicallylikestodoherownshoppingfortheingredientstomakeherspecialdishes.“Mymotheristheheadcookofthefamily,”saidPanuletteMouton,Mayfield’sdaughter.“Becauseofherreputation,youknow,there’repeopleinandoutalldayandeveryfamilycomesthrough.TheywanttogetsomeofSugarMama’scooking,andsomeofthemwouldliketolearnfromherhowtocookthefood.”ButMayfieldhasn’tbeentothegrocerystoresinceMarch.AndthereislittleaboutThanksgivingin2020that’susual.BecauseofCovid-19,thedeadlyvirusthathaskilledmillionsintheU.S.andspoiledlifearoundtheworld,everythingisdifferent.Sincelimitingcloseface-to-facecontactwithothersisthebestwaytoreduceitsspread,hundredsofthousandsofAmericanfamilieshavere-imaginedtheholidaywithvirtualcelebrationsandcanceledordelayedtravelplans.TherecanonlybesmallgatheringswithpeopleintheirhouseholdsinresponsetoCOVID-19.Thisyear,Mayfield’sfamilymembers,withoutexception,arelamentingtheabsenceofabiggathering.They’veexplainedtotheiryoungchildrenandgrandchildrenwhythisyear’sThanksgivingisdifferent.Mayfield’syoungestdaughter,MichelleSanders,saysit’stoughtohelphergrandchildrenunderstandwhytheycan’tseesomeoftheirotherfamilymembersandwhytheyhavetostayathome,celebratingThanksgivingallbythemselves.“It’sreallyhard,tryingtoexplaintothem,”Sanderssaid.“When-you’retalkingtothemandtheywanttocomeover,youhavetotellthemno.Theyreallydon’tknowhowtobecareful.”Sandersadded,“And,theydon’tunderstandthat,beingthree,four,andsix,youknowtheydon’treallyunderstandthat.So,it’s...it’sreally,reallyhard,andheartbreaking.”56.Accordingtothepassage,HazelMayfieldis_____.A.helpfulandkind-heartedB.stubbornandenthusiasticC.talentedandinstructiveD.gratefulandsensitive57.Theunderlinedwordinparagraph4canbebestreplacedby_____.A.fascinatedbyB.upsetaboutC.ignorantofD.embarrassedat58.WhatcanweinferfromwhatSanderssaidinthelastparagraph?A.Childrenaretooyoungtounderstandthesituation.B.ChildrenarealwayscarelessonThanksgivingDay.C.It’stoughtohelpchildrenovercometheirproblems.D.Adultsshouldshowpatiencewhentalkingwithkids.59.WhatdoweknowabouttheeffectofCOVID-19accordingtothepassage?A.Peoplearecuttingdownholidaycelebrationexpenses.B.Peoplearetryinghardtogettogethertohavemorefun.C.Peoplehavetomakechangesintheirlifestyletostaysafe.D.Peoplehaveputmoreemphasisonthetraditionalcustoms.(B)Herearefourbooksrecommendedbyoneofthemostrespectededitorsfrom第6頁(yè)共15頁(yè)Reader’sDigest.Ifyouhavetimetodipyourselvesintothebooks,theycansurelyoffermuchfoodforthought.FaceItDebbieHarryHARPERCOLLINSPicturethis:it’sthelate1970sandthepunkmusicsceneisstartingtotakehold.ThebandreleasesthealbumParallelLines,whichbecomesthegreatesthit.Everyonewantstoattendherconcertandsometeenagegirlsevendreamtobeher.Now75,HarrybaresallaboutherselfinFaceIt,startingfromherchildhood.Partshocking,thisbookisashumorous,movingandvigorousasitssubject.ScatterbrainHenningBeckNEWSOUTHBOOKSIfthereisnoobviousconnectionamongwhatwesee,thebrainwillsubstituteintherestoftheinformationwithoutyouevennoticing,BecksaysinthechapterMemoryInthis“user’sguideforyourbrain”,hearguesthatmistakesarethekeystosuccess.Hecombinessciencewithbrain-boostingadviceandreal-lifestoriestotakethereaderonafascinatingadventurethroughhumanmemory.You’reNotListeningKateMurphyPENGUINERANDOMHOUSEWhenwasthelasttimeyoulistenedtosomeone?Reallylistenedwithoutthinkingaboutwhatyouwantedtosaynext?Andwhenwasthelasttimesomeonereallylistenedtoyou?Comparedwithtalking,listeningisn’tconsideredsoimportant,arguesjournalistKateMurphy,butsheinsistsitisactuallythemorepowerfulpositionincommunication.Herinsightscouldtransformyourconversations,yourrelationshipsandyourlife.TheRight-BrainWorkOutRusselHowcroftwithAlexWadeltonPENGUINIn1968,1600five-year-oldsweregivenacreativitytest.Theywereretestedatages10and15andtheirscoreswerecomparedagainstadults.While98percentoffive-year-oldswereassessedinthe“highlycreative”range(geniuslevel),onlytwopercentofadultscouldbeconsidered“highlycreative”.InTheRight-BrainWorkOut,theauthorspromisetore-trainyourbraintobemorecreative,using70questionstochallengeyou.60.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ParallelLinesbecameagreatsuccessinthe1970sunexpectedly.B.FaceItmainlyrevealsthingsaboutthebandtothegeneralpublic.C.Scatterbrainhelpsstimulateyourbraintotakemoreadventures.第7頁(yè)共15頁(yè)D.Beckholdsthattheimportanceofmistakesshouldn’tbeignored.61.InTheRight-BrainWorkOut,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Twotestsweregivenseparatelytothesubjects.B.Theeffectofthebrainexerciseisclearlyproved.C.Somequestionsaredesignedtoenhancecreativity.D.Geniuskidsreservetheircreativityintoadulthood.62.Youwillrecommend_____toacolleaguehavingdifficultyingettingalongwellwithothers.A.FaceItB.ScatterbrainC.You’reNotListeningD.TheRight-BrainWorkOut(C)Everyprofessionortrade,everyart,andeverysciencehasitstechnicalvocabulary,thefunctionofwhichispartlytonamethings,orprocesseswhichhavenonamesinordinaryEnglish,andpartlytosecuregreaterexactnessinterminology(術(shù)語(yǔ)).Suchspecialdialectsarenecessaryintechnicaldiscussionofanykind.Beinguniversallyunderstoodbythoseengagedorinterestedintheparticularscienceorart,theyhavetheaccuratenessofamathematicalformula(公式).Besides,theysavetimeinthesekindsofdiscussions,foritismuchmoreeconomicaltonameaprocessthantodescribeit.Thousandsofthesetechnicaltermsareveryproperlyincludedineverylargedictionary,vet,asawhole,theyareratherinthesuburbsoftheEnglishlanguage.Differentoccupations,however,differwidelyinthecharacteroftheirspecialvocabularies.Intradesandhandicrafts,andotherprofessions,likefarmingandfishery,whichhaveoccupiedgreatnumbersofmenfromremotetimes,thetechnicalvocabularyisveryold.Itconsistslargelyofnativewords,orofborrowedwordsthathaveworkedthemselvesintotheverycentralpartofourlanguage.Thus,thoughhighlytechnicalinmanyparticulars,thesevocabulariesaremorefamiliarinsound,andmoregenerallyunderstood,thanmostothertechnicalterms.Inlaw,medicine,andphilosophy,thespecialdialectshavealsobecomeprettyfamiliartocultivatedpersonsandhavecontributedmuchtothepopularvocabulary.Yetamongtheseprofessions,eachonestillpossessesalargebodyoftechnicaltermsthatremainessentiallyforeign,eventoeducatedspeech.Andtheproportionhasincreasedinthelastfiftyyears,particularlyinthevariousdepartmentsofnaturalandpoliticalscienceandinthemechanicarts.Herenewtermsarecoinedwiththegreatestfreedom,andabandonedwhentheyhaveservedtheirturn.Mostofthenewly-inventedtermsarerestrictedtospecialdiscussions,andseldomgetintogeneralliteratureorconversation.Yetnoprofessionisnowadays,asallprofessionsoncewere,aclosecombination.Lawyers,doctorsandmenofscienceallcommunicatefreelywithothers,notinamerelyprofessionalway.Furthermore,whatiscalled“popularscience”makeseverybodyfamiliarwithmodemviewsandrecentdiscoveries.Anyimportantexperiment,thoughmadeinaremoteorprovinciallaboratory,第8頁(yè)共15頁(yè)isatoncereportedonline,andeverybodyissoontalkingaboutit—asinthecaseofAI.63.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmean?A.Technicaltermswhicharenoteasytouseproperlywillnotbewelcome.B.Peoplewholiveindowntowndon’thaveapreferencefortechnicalterms.C.Technicaltermsarenotwidelyemployedthoughcommonindictionaries.D.Suburbanpeoplefavortechnicaltermsfortheyoftenappearindictionaries.64.Whatcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?A.Therearemoreancientwordsintradesandhandicraftsthaninphilosophy.B.Mostnewlyinventedtermsareusuallyputintouseindailyconversations.C.Mostnewtechnicaltermswillbeabandonedforfewcanunderstandthem.D.Educatedpeoplearefamiliarwiththespecialdialectsintechnologicalfields.65.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethelastparagraph?A.Technicaltermstakeonaratherdifferentlookasmodemsocietydevelopsquickly.B.Peoplecanwellcomprehendtechnicaltermswithoutmuchprofessionalknowledge.C.Interchangeamongprofessionsandfasterspreadofinformationpopularizetechnicalterms.D.Advancedwaysofcommunicationgiveahelpinghandtotherapidspreadoftechnicalterms.66.Accordingtothepassage,wecanconcludethat_____.A.therewereoncecloserrelationshipsamongdifferentprofessionsB.usingtechnicalvocabulariesindailydiscussionsistrouble-savingC.themainfunctionoftechnicaltermsistonamenewly-inventedthingsD.onereasonwhytechnicaltermscomeintobeingistoensureaccuracySectionCDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesinthebox.Eachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.Thisappliestofacerecognition,asisoftenthecase.Asamatteroffact,itisadvancingintheonlinefield,too.Whatfacerecognitionneedsisstrictandurgentregulation.Buttheprohibitionsaresolimitedthattheyarehardlybansatall.Andit’sevenlessaccurateforsomeminorities,whichrisksworseningracialissues.Companiescannotletmarketmakeafinaldecisiononthefutureofnewtechnology.A.B.C.D.E.F.FaceuptoRealityCallstostoptheuseoffacerecognitiontechnologyaregrowinglouder,butitisalreadytoolate.Givenitswidespreadusebytechcompaniesandthepolice,apermanentrollbackisimpossible.TheEuropeanCommissionisconsideringtemporarilybanningtheuseofthetechnologyinpublicspaces,givingpoliticiansinEuropetimetodevelopmeasurestoreducethepotentialrisks第9頁(yè)共15頁(yè)offacerecognitionsystems.SomeUScities,suchasSanFrancisco,havealreadyimplementedbans.67__________Publicareasmakeupasmallproportionofthephysicalspacesweinhabit.Whataboutthemanythatareprivatelyowned,suchasshops,schoolsandmuseums,inwhichfacerecognitionissteadilybeingrolledout,sometimeswithoutourknowledge?MostofusnowassociatefacerecognitionwithCCTVcameras(閉路電視攝像機(jī)).68__________Facebook,forexample,runsfacerecognitiononusers’photostoautomaticallyidentifytheminotherimagesonthesite,whichhasbeenfunctioningforyears.RussiansearchengineYandexhasasmartsearchfunctionthat,givenoneimageofaface,canfindpicturesonlineofthesamepersonevenindifferentposesandlightingconditions.Otherconcernsrelatetothefactthatthetechnologyisimperfect.AnindependentanalysisofafacerecognitiontrialbyLondon’sMetropolitanPolicefoundthat81percentofmatchesthesystemflaggedtoawatchlistofsuspectswereincorrect.69__________Sowhatisthepossiblesolution?Whenweconsiderboththerateatwhichthetechnologyisdevelopinganditswidespreadusenowadays,itiscrystal-clearthatabanonitsuseinpublicspaceswouldbetoolittle,toolate.70__________Asetofeffectiverulesonwhenandhowitcanbeusedneedstobedecidedquickly.Facerecognitiontechnologyisheretostay;implementingatemporarybanwouldbetheregulatoryequivalentofburyingourfacesinthesand.IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.WildlifeProtection,AnythingWrong?SomeoftheEarth’screaturesdiemainlybecauseofhumans’choices.Thesechoiceshavenothingtodowithfoodorshelteroranythingelsethathelpshumanssurvive.Whatkillsmillionsofanimalsallovertheworldisthathumanswanttomakemoneybydoingso.Peopleusepartsofanimalsforeverythingfromhatstohandbags,fromjewelrytoashtraysandtomakepowdersthatsupposedlyimproveaperson’slife.Itiscomfortingtonotethatinthepastdecades,savingendangeredanimalshasbecomeapopularcause.Let’stakesavingelephantsasanexample.Foralongwhileinthelate1980s,wildlifeprotectiongroupsmadesureeveryonesawpicturesorfilmsofelephantswiththeirfacescutofffortheirivory.Thesegroupsalsoprovedthatcertainpopulationsofelephantsaredecreasing.Asaresult,mostpeoplestoppedbuyingobjectsmadeofivory.Lawsagainstpoaching(偷獵)weremadestronger.Manycountriesmadeimportingivoryillegal.Killingelephantsfortheirivorybecamemoreriskyandlessprofitable.However,decidingthataspeciesisendangeredandprotectingitbylawarenotalwaysenough,asconcernforcertainspecieswillbecomeweakafterawhile.Inthelate1970s,peopleprotestedagainstthekillingofsealbabies.Everyonewasshockedtoseeyoungsealsbeing第10頁(yè)共15頁(yè)killedintheiricyhabitat.Thecruelactivitystopped.Buttenyearslater,thenumberofsealbabieskilledwashigherthanever.Otheranimalprotectingmovementshavecomeandgone,suchassavingthewhalesandprotectingdolphins.Thewhalepopulationappearstohaveincreasedfornow.AndthelawsarefinallychangedinAmericatoprotectthedolphinsthatswimwithtunafishinpartsofthePacificOcean.Intheyearstocome,people’sfocuswillprobablyturntosomeotherendangeredspecies.Duringthistime,will