2024屆上海虹口區(qū)高考英語一模

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation^questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpapei;anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Atabookstore.B.Atalibrary

C.Atapostoffice.D.Atapolicestation

2.A.At6:45p.m.B.At7:00p.m.C.At7:15p.mD.At9:00p.m.

3.A.Pickupsomebottledwater.B.Workovertimeattheoffice.

C.Dosomepaperworkathome.D.Setasidesometimeforrelaxation.

4.A.Theharmdonebysingle-useplastics.B.Thetopicforthewoman'scomposition.

C.Environmentalissues.D.Somerecenthotnews.

5.A.Heiscuriousabouthisfutureneighbour.B.Heisdissatisfiedwiththeenvironment.

C.Heisworriedaboutthetrafficservice.D.Hecan'twaittomoveintothishouse.

6.A.Sheagreeswiththeman'splan.B.Sheisconcernedabouttheweather.

C.Sheconsidersitunwisetogooutside.D.Shehasabetterplanthanhavingapicnic.

7.A.Lookingatanoldpicture.B.Preparingforafamilytrip.

C.Searchingforsomeoldstuff.D.Talkingabouttheirgrandfather.

8.A.Thewomanwasuninterestedintheparty.B.Thewomanwilltakeherfamilytotheparty.

C.Thewomanislookingforwardtotheparty.D.Thewomanwasabsentfromtheparty.

9.A.Thosewhoaretalentedarenevershortofinspiration.

B.Noteveryonecanlearnhowtobeagoodwriter.

C.Creativityissomethingyouarebornwith.

D.Ittakespracticetobecomeagoodwriter.

10.A.Hehasalreadyachievedhisgoal.B.Hegoestothegymonaregularbasis.

C.Heusuallygoeshomedirectlyafterwork.D.Hehasgivenupexercisingfortwoweeks.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyou

willbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesand

theconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Influencing.B.Celebritystudies.

C.Crisismanagement.D.Psychology.

12.A.Itoffersalotofrelatedcourses,B.Itscoursesaretaughtbysenior

lecturers.

C.ItpartnerswithHarvardUniversity.D.It'sthefirstdegreeprograminthefield.

13.A.Whetherithasenoughbudgets.B.Whetheritwillattractyoungsters.

C.Whetheritcanstandthetestoftime.D.Whetheritcanofferusefulcourses.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Itemphasizesballtackling.B.Itforbidsroughbodycontact.

C.ItwascreatedduringtheWWID.Itismainlyplayedinthearmytoday.

15.A.Itisprettyeasytolearn.B.Itismorerecreationalthanothersports.

C.Itfollowslimitedrules.D.Itallowsthemtoshowtheirtalentsinsports.

16.A.Introduceawould-beOlympicsport.B.Compareflagfootballwithregular

football.

C.Explaintherulesofflagfootball.D.IllustratethejobofNationalFootball

League.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Inordernottomisstheflight.

B.Forfearthattheflightshallbedelayed.

C.Tospareenoughtimeforsecuritychecks.

D.Totakebettercareofherbabywhentraveling.

18.A.Shewaitedthreehoursforthehotelroomtobeready.

B.Shedidn'thaveenoughmoneytogetataxiinBerlin.

C.Herluggagewasdeliveredtoawrongdestination.

D.ShewasstuckintheBerlinairportforanight.

19.A.Theyreactedquicklytopassengers'requests.

B.Theywererudetothepassenger.

C.Theyshowedenoughsympathy.

D.Theywereirresponsible.

20.A.Shewaslookingforwardtohernextholiday.

B.Shefeltterriblethatherholidaywasruined.

C.Shedidn'twantanothercupofcoffee.

D.Shethoughttheholidaywastooshort.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

YourCatMightNotBeIgnoringYouWhenYouSpeak

Everycatownerhasastorytotellofbeingblankedbytheircat.Wecalltoourcat,itturns

away,andsomeofusmightbeleft(21)(wonder)whywedidn'tgetadog.Butyourcatmay

belisteningafterall.Morethanthat,it(22)(care)morethanyoumaythink.

AstudybyFrenchresearchers(23)(publish)lastmonthinthejournalAnimalCognition

foundthatnotonlydocatsreacttowhatscientistscallcat-directedspeech——ahigh-pitched(高

音的)voicesimilarto(24)wetalktobabies一theyreacttowhoisdoingthetalking.

"Wefoundthathearingtheirownersusingahigh-pitchedvoice,catsreactedmorethanwhen

hearingtheirownerspeakingnormallytoanotherhumanadult,"saidCharlottedeMouzon,an

authorofthestudy."Butitactuallydidn'tworkwhenitcamefromastranger'svoice."

(25)studiesinvolvingdogs,analyzingcatbehaviorisdifficult,whichispartofwhyhumans

understandthemless.Catsarestressedbybeinginalab(26)meaningfulbehavioral

observationsbecomeimpossible.Andforgetabouttryingtogetacat(27)(sit)stillforanM.

R.I.scan(核磁共振掃描)tostudyitsbrainfunction.

Sotheresearchersforthelateststudywenttothecats'homesandplayedrecordingsof

differenttypesofspeechanddifferentspeakers.Atfirst,therewasconcernfromDr.deMouzon

andherteamforlackofreactionfromthecats,butuponanalysisofthefilmrecordings,delicate

reactions(28)(notice)."Itcouldbejustmovinganearorturningtheheadtothespeaker

orevenfreezingwhat(29)weredoing,"Dr.deMouzonsaid.

Inthestudy,therewereafewcases(30)catswouldapproachthespeakerplayinga

voiceandmeow."Intheend,wehadreallycleargainsinthecat'sattentionwhentheownerwas

usingcat-directedspeech,"Dr.deMouzonsaid.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineatblankwitaproperwordchosenformthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonly

once.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

AarrivesB.observable.C.boundless.D.contained.E.distancing.F.expansion

G.liesH.parallelI.perceivingJ.threadsKvolume

WhatComesAfterSpace?

Lookingataclearnightskyyouwitnessthevastnessofspace,whichholdseverythinghumans

knowtoexist.Tofindoutwhat_31beyondagoodplacetostartistodeterminewherethe

universeendsHowever;theproblemisthatscientistareuncertainaboutwherespaceendsor

whetheritendsatall.

The___32_universe

Thefurthesthumanscanseeoutintospace,usingallthetechnologycurrentlyavailabletous,is

46billionlightyears(alightyearisthedistancethatlightcantravelinoneyear,andisequivalent

toabout9.5millionmillionkilometres).The33_ofspacethathumanscanseeiscalledthe

visibleuniverse.Beyondthis,itremainsamysterywhetherit'sanexpanseofmoregalaxiesand

starsorpossiblytheedgeoftheuniverse.Somethinkthattheuniverseis_34,meaning

spacegoesonforeverineverydirection.Inthiscase,thereisnothingafterspace,becausespaceis

everything.

Movingfurtheraway

ExpertshavecapturedimagesoftheentireEarthfromspace,andsomeastronautshave

personallywitnesseditsbeautyfromorbit.Perhaps_35thelimitsoftheuniversewouldalso

bepossibletoo,ifonlyhumansknewwheretogotolookforit.

Anotherchallengeistheuniverse'srapid___36_.Asgalaxiesmovefurtherawaytheirlight

takeslongertoreachus.Eventually,somegalaxiesmaybesodistantthattheirlightnever

_37___.Thismightimplythatanyedge——andwhateverisontheotherside——isincreasingly

___38_itselffromus.Regardlessoftheseuncertainties,scientistsstillspendalotoftime

thinkingaboutwhatcomesafterspace.

Manyuniverses?

It'spossiblethatthereisn'tjustoneuniverse,andthatouruniverseisjustonesmallpartofa

"multiverse".Perhapsouruniverseis___39_withinitsowndistinctregionofspace,separated

fromothersbyvastexpansesofnothingness.Ormaybe_40universesexist,pressedtightly

againsteachother.Gettinganideaoftheuniverse'strueshapemayhelpastronomersfindout

whetherithasanedge.Whatcomesafterthatcouldbeanevengreatmystery.

II.ReadingComprehension

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext

Backin1930,theeconomistJohnMaynardKeynespredictedthatwithtechnologicalchange

andimprovementsin-productivity,we'donlybeworking15hoursaweekbynow.Butwhile

workinghourshave41_by26%.mostofusstillaverage42.5hoursaweek

OneofthethingsKeynesunderestimatedisthehumandesireto_42withourpeers——a

drivethatmakesmostofusworkmorethanweneedto."Wedon'tmeasureproductivityby

howmuchwe'veharvestedanymore,“saysAlexSoojung-KimPang,visitingscholaratStanford

University."OverworkinghasbeenpartofWesternsocietysincetheIndustrialRevoltion.When

somepredictedthatautomationwouldcreateanextraamountof_43___time,needlessto

say,thatdidn'thappen.

Thankstocomputerizationandglobalizationinthe1980s,managerscoulddemandmoreof

employeesunderthe___44___thatjobscouldbegiventosomeoneelse.Sothe___45___piled

on.Andwetookitexhausted,butaskinguptheburdenallthesame.ThepsychologistBarbara

KillngerwritesinWorkaholics:TeRespectableAddictsabouthowwe___46___sacrificeourown

well-beingthroughoverworkfor“success”

Butfarfromdeliveringproductivity,value,orpersonalfulf川ment,overworkhasbeenprovento

leadtoburnout,stress,greaterriskofheartdiseaseandevenshorterlifespans.___47___we

carriedon一untilCOVID-19camealong.

Besidesmakingusworklongerhoursfromhome,COVID-19hasalso___48____themove

towardstheadoptionofautomatedmachine,especiallytorjobsrequiringmuchinterpersonal

contact-fromAmazondevelopingdeliverydrones（無人機(jī)）toself-drivingcars.By2050,Michael

Osborne,aprofessorofmachinelearningattheUniversityofOxford,predictsthatatleast40%of

currentjobswillbelostto___49___

Thereare___50___.Jobsthatinvolvecomplexsocialinteractionsarebeyondcurrentrobot

skills:soteaching,socialcare,nursingandcounsellingarealllikelyto___51___theAlrevolution.

Asarejobsthatrelyoncreativity.Thesamealsogoesfor52jobs,accordingto

Osborne,duetothelargenumberofdifferentobjectscleanersencounterandthevarietyofways

thoseobjectsneedtobedealtwith.Interestingly,areasoftheworkplacetraditionallydominated

bywomenwon'tbesoeasilyadoptedbyAl.Robotsareunlikelyto___53___inthe“work”of

takingcareofchildren,preparinglunchboxesanddoingthelaundry.

Thosewhoseworkfallsoutsidethecaring,cleaningorcreativefieldwillstillworkin

future,just54.Inabout60%ofoccupations,itisestimatedthatathirdofthetaskscanbe

automated,meaningchangestothowaywework.Alarge-scalestudyhaspredictedthatoverthe

next20years,although7millionjobswillbetakenoverbyAl,7.2millionnewoneswillbe___

55___asaresult.Sowewillworkinfuture:wejustdon'tknowwhatwe1IIbedoingyet.

41.A.declinedB.increasedC.continuedD.kept

42.A.disagreeB.competeC.cooperateD.identify

43.A.workingB.toughC.leisureD.active

44.A.fantasyB.influenceC.threatD.impression

45.A.joyB.cashC.ambitionD.pressure

46.A.excitedlyB.willinglyC.dramaticallyD.hopefully

47A.OtherwiseB.StillC.FurthermoreD.Therefore

48.AspeededupB.followedupC.preparedforD.plannedfor

49.A.overworkB.labourC.automationD.science

50.A.dreamsB.modelsC.expectationsD.exceptions

51.A.causeB.ceaseC.surviveD.undergo

52.A.caringB.cleaningC.curingD.coaching

53.A.assistB.existC.believeD.understand

54.A.hardlyB.differentlyC.unfortunatelyD.probably

55.A.lostB.recoveredC,substitutedD.created

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

1Iwasalwaysareader

2Asakid,Iwalkedtothelibraryseveraltimesaweekandcheckedoutsomanybooksand

returnedthemsoquicklythatthelibrarianoncesnapped,"Don'ttakehomesomanybooksif

you'renotgoingtoreadthemall!”

3"ButIdidreadthemall,“Isaid.

41ButIhadstoppedreadinggradually.IjoinedbookclubsthatIneverattended.Irequesteda

librarybook

everyonewasreading,onlytoreturnitaweeklate,unread,withfines.

盯henImetDavid.WhenIaskedhimabouthislastbook,hisfacelitupandhisfingersdanced.

6DavidreadmuchmorethanIdid,aboutabookortwoaweek.Hepreferredhistoryand

nonfiction,whileIlovedfictionwriters.

7Onourseventhdate,DavidandIvisitedthelibrary.

8Hlhaveagame,"hesaid,pullingtwopensandPost-itsoutofhisbag."Let1sfindbookswe'veread

andleavereviewsinthemforthenextperson."

q'Wewanderedinthelibraryforanhour.Intheend,wesatontheflooramongthepoetry,andI

readhimsome.Helistened,thenasked,“Whatisityoulikeaboutthatone?”

1°Thatsummer,aswepicnickedoutside,!said,"IfItellyousomething,willyounotjudge

me?"Davidpausedandraisedhiseyebrows.

11"I'veonlyreadonebookthisyear/'Isaid.

12"Butit'sJune,“hesaid.

13-know."

14uWellheadabook!”

15rhenexttimeIvisitedabookstore,hischargeto"readabook“echoedinmyhead.Ipickedupa

book

solelyforitspoetictitle.

1^hadahardtimegettingintoit.Thenarratorwasanoldman.WheneverIwastemptedtogive

uponit,IthoughtofDavid.Ipushedthroughthefirsttwochaptersanddiscoveredanew

narratorinthethird.Ilovedthealternatingpointsofview.Icarriedthebooktowork.Ireadat

lunchandonmywalkhome

17"How'syourday?”Davidtexted.

1^ood.Alittletired,“Ireplied."Istayeduplateandfinishedmybook."

19Itriedtomakeitsoundcasual,butIwasproudofmyself.Itwasnotacompetition,butIfelthim

pushingmetobemoreofthepersonIusedtobeandmoreofwhoIwantedtobe.

2°IaskedDavidoncewhathelikedaboutme

21Hepaused,thensaid."Iseetheworldasamorewonder-filledplacewithyou."

22Bytheendofthatyear,Davidsuggestedwevisitthelibraryagain.HeaskedifIremembered

thegameweplayedonourfirstvisit.

23"Iremember,“Isaid.

24Hepulledabookfromtheshelf,droppedtooneknee,andopenedit.Inside,hisPost-itread:

Karla,ithasalwaysbeenyou.Willyoumarryme?"

25HisproposalhadrestedbetweenthepagesofTheRebelPrincessforoverayear.

26,,Yes/,Isaid.

56.Theword“snapped”(paragraph2)mostprobablymeans".

A.talkedtosomeonevoluntarily

B.spoketosomeoneimpatiently

C.gavesomeoneasuggestion

D.laughedatsomeoneheartlessly

57.Whichofthefollowingmaybestillustratetheauthor'sreadinghabitwhenshefirstmet

David?A.Carryingbooksaroundwithoutopeningthem.

B.Onlyreadingthebookseveryonerecommended.

C.Avoidingsharingbookswhengoingtobookclubs.

D.Oftenforgettingtoreturnthebooksalreadyread

58.Accordingtoparagraph19,whywastheauthorproudofherself?

A.Shefinishedreadingabookshedidn'tlike.

B.ShehadreadmorebooksthanDaviddid.

C.Shedidwhatshethoughttobedifficult.

D.Shehadkepttohertasteinpoetictitles.

59.WhatwasthemainchangethatDavidbroughtintotheauthor'slife?

A.Heintroducedanewlibraryandafungametotheauthor.

B.Heencouragedtheauthortoreadmorefictionandpoetry.

C.Hehelpedtheauthorfinishreadinganentirebookinaday.

D.Hemotivatedtheauthortorediscoverherloveforreading.

(B)

Canyoustandononelegfor10seconds?Just15minutesadayofpracticecanbe

Balancecouldbeamatteroflifeandbeneficial,butdomoreifyouhavetime

death.TheWorldHealthOrganizationStartingearlierhelps:trytheexercises

estimatesthat684,000fatalfallsoccureachbelowonahard,levelsurface.

year,makingfallingthesecondleadingcauseEasyLevel:Standingononeleg一with

ofunintentionalinjurydeath.Someoftheseyourhandsrestingonaworksurfaceifyou'

fallsarecausedbymoreseriousconditionsrefeelingunsteady一seehowlongyoucan

-butmanyaren't.AccordingtoGeorgemaintainyourbalance.Dothisonewhile

Locker,along-termpractitioneroftaichi,alossyou'rebrushingyourteeth.

ofbalanceisamedicalproblemthatcan'tbeMediumLevel:Forthismovement,start

treatedwithdrugsorsurgery,despiteitsfromstandingandtakeabigstepforwards,

effectsbendingyourfrontleguntilyourtrailing

Increasingly,effortsarebeingmadetokneejustbrushesthefloor.Thenpushoff

remedy(補(bǔ)救)thebalanceproblemamongyourfrontlegandreturntoastanding

thegroupsalreadymostaffectedbyit.Taiposition.

chi,practicedbyanestimated50millionHardLevel:Trystep-upsontoastepor

peopleinChina,isanoption.Studieshavebox:putonefootontoaboxandpush

shownthataslittleaseightweeksofpracticethroughthatheeltostepupsobothfeet

canimproveolderadults'scoresontheenduptogether.Toensureyouaren'tusing

Tinettitest一acommonlyusedmeasureofyourtrailinglegtohelp,keepyourtoesoff

competenceinbasictaskssuchasrisingfromthegroundonthatfoot.

achairandwalking一aswellasreducingfear

offalling.Longerperiodsofstudyshow

furtherbenefits.

Whateveractivityyouchoose,thelessonis

toworkonyourbalancebeforeyouneed

to,notafteritbecomesanissue.AsLocker

putsitreveryone'stoldtosavemoneyfor

theirretirement,andnobody'staughttosave

theirbalance.Butbotharedifficulttoget

backoncethey'regone.

60.WhatdoesGeorgeLockerthinkofalackofbalance?

A.Itiscostlytogettreatedwithdrugsandsurgery.

B.Itisaminorissuethatdoesn'taffectone'soverallhealth.

C.Itisaproblemwithoutanymedicalsolution.

D.Itisaproblemthatcanbeeasilyfixedbyexercising.

61.WhichofthefollowingbestillustratestheMediumLevelpractice?

62.Whatisthelessonconveyedinthepassageregardingbalanceandhealth?

A.Balanceisthetopleadingcauseofsuddendeathfrominjuries.

B.Itisessentialforthoseaffectedbybalanceissuestoseekhelp.

C.Taichiisthemosteffectivewaytoimproveone'sbalance.

D.Itiswisertoworkonbalanceasearlyaspossible.

(C)

Theconceptofdynamicpricingissimple——andeasyforbusinessestoimplement.Whetherit'

saFriday-eveningfight,ahotelduringtheholidays,orataxirideinadownpour;wehaveallbeen

burnedbyhigher-than-normalpricesduetoexcessdemand.Raisingcostswhenbusinessesare

busiestisthenormacrossthetravelindustryPerhapsthemostwell-knownexampleofthisis

withinride-sharecompanies,whichhaveusedsurgepricingforyearstochargeriderswhen

demandforcarsrocketsrelativetothenumberofdriversavailable.

Outsidetravel,onlinestoresareincreasinglyusingthisdynamicpricing,too,saysVomberg."On

Amazon.comalone,millionsofpricechangesoccurwithinaday,correspondingtoapricechange

ofabouteverytenminutesforeachproduct."Whileconsumersmightnotalwayspickupon

thesevariationsinprice,Vombergsaystime-baseddynamicpricingw川likelybecomea

competitivestandardatleastinonlinemarkets."Al-enabledtoolscansuggestthebestpricesvia

machinelearningalgorithms(算法).Theycanalsotrackandlearncompetitorandcustomer

responsestopricechanges,"hesays.

Now,surgepricingishappeninginstoresincludingbarsandsupermarketsaswell,"Physical

businessesareadoptingelectronicshelflabelsthatenablerealtimepriceadjustmentdepending

onthetimeofday.stocklevelsandwhetheritemsareapproachingtheirsell-bydate/'says

SarwarKhawaja,chairmanoftheOxfordEducationGroup.Hesaysthistechnologyislikelyto

causepricesinbarsthatusethesesignstoincreaseduringtherushesofdinner,weekendsor

holidays,orforsupermarketstoadjustpricesthroughoutthedayorweek,dependingonvolume

ofshoppers.

Thecurrenteconomicclimateisalsodrivingtheneedforthesepricingtechnologies.While

creatingcompetitivepricesisalwayskeytohealthyprofitmargins.Khawaiasaysdynamicpricing

enablesbusinessestooptimisetheirpricingdependingonthefinancialsituationsoftheir

customerbase."Businessescanofferdiscountsduringdownturns,whileincreasingpricesin

betteroffareas,"hesays.

Thechanges,however,maynotsitwellwithconsumers,"Dynamicandsurgepricingwilllikely

expandtomoreindustriesandmorecompaniesinthelongterm,butjustbecauseaproductmay

bepopulardoesnotmeanthatcustomersarewillingtoturnablindeyetobeingcharged

more/'saysKhawaja.Headdssurgepricingcancausecustomerstolosefaithinacompanyifthey

believetheyarebeingovercharged."Perhapsdynamicpricingofadrinkinyourfavouritepub

mightbeasteptoofarforloyalcustomers."

63.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"dynamicpricing"inparagraph1?

A.Asystemofdecidingwhatthepricesshouldbe.

B.Ameansforcompaniestofindtargetcustomers.

C.Amethodthathelpspromotesharingeconomy

D.Astrategyofofferingdiscountstoattractclients.

64.ItcanbeinferredfromArndVomberg'scommentsthatonlinestores.

A.offerthemostcompetitiveprices

B.makeprofitsbychangingpricesinrealtime

C.confusecustomersbychangingprices

D.relytoomuchonmachinelearningalgorithms

65.Accordingtothepassage,whydophysicalbusinessesadoptdynamicpricing?

A.Tomatchsupplyanddemandduringpeakhours.

B.Toliftcustomerexperienceandencourageloyalty.

C.Tomaintainconsistentpricingacrossallproducts.

D.Tocompetewithonlinestoresandbusinesses.

66.Whichofthefollowingbestpredictshowcustomersmayreacttotheexpansionofdynamic

pricing?

A.Turntowhateveroffersthelowestprices.

B.Protestagainstitforbeingtooannoying.

C.Refusetogiveinandarelikelytoresist.

D.Takeitforgrantedandacceptitaltogether.

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Focusontheonethingyouaredoing.

B.Habitslikethesewhichencourageyoutomultitaskmakeyoumentallyexhaustedand

unproductive.

CMakesurethatyoualsotakebreaksinyourmonotasking,becausethat'swhathelpsyourbrain

tostayfocused.

D.Soit'sawin-winforeveryone!

EThelittleinformationwedotakeinwhenwe'remultitaskingismoredifficulttorememberata

laterstage.

F.Youfeelsogoodthatyoubelieveyou'rebeingeffectiveandfurtherencouragesyour

multitaskinghabit.

WhyDoYouFindItSoHardtoNotMultitask?

Mostofusdomultitaskingalmostdaily.Butit'stimetochangethat.Yourattentionisalready

beingpulledinmillionsofdirectionsdaily,soyoureallydon'tneedtoaddmultitaskingtothelist.

Let'stakethesmartphoneforexample.Onaverageyoucheckyourphone110timesaday一that

meansyou'respending23dayseveryyeargluedtoyoursmartphone!Howproductivedoyou

thinkthatmakesyou?67

Butit'shardtoletgoofthesehabitsbecauseyou'veconditionedyourbraintosend

misleadingsignalstoyourbody.Researchhasshownthatwhenyoumultitask“successfully”，you

activatetherewardmechanisminyourbrainthatreleasesdopamine,thehappyhormone.

68.Thisrushcanalsomakeyouoverlyoptimistic,whichmeansyouareless

carefulabouttheworkyoudoandmorelikelytomakemistakes.Multitaskersbasicallyget

addictedtothisrushwhichleadsthemtobelievetheyarebeingeffective

wheninfactthey'renot.

Youcanfindhealthier,morebalanceddopaminereleasesthroughtickingthingsonyourto-do

listthroughmono-,orsingle-taskingtoo.Sinceourbrainscanonlyeffectivelyfocusononething

atatime,thisisthewayforyoutoaccomplishmoreinlesstime.Researchhassuggestedyou're

50%quickeronaveragetoaccomplishataskifyoumonotask,andyou'realso50%lessliketo

makeerrors.69.You'IIalsobeabletoappreciatethingsonadeeperleveland

getmoreenjoymentfromthemwhenyou'refocused.Ifyou'rechattingtoafriendovercoffee

whilecheckingyourphone,you'renotmakingthemostoutofyourtimewithyourfriend!

Nowyou'reprobablydesperatetofindouthowtogetridofthismultiaskinghabitsoyou

canfin