2023學(xué)年第二學(xué)期奉賢區(qū)高三練習(xí)卷

2023學(xué)年第二學(xué)期奉賢區(qū)高三練習(xí)卷

英語

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LListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Atthefootofamountain.B.Inthehikingtrail.

C.Onthewaytoamountain.D.Onthemountaintop.

2.A.Classmates.B.Cousins.

C.Colleagues.D.Strangers.

3.A.Rushoutintotherain.B.Playagameofchess.

C.Borrowmorebooks.D.Returnthebooks.

4.A.Heusedtostudyveryhard.

B.Heisnotworkinghardthissemester.

C.Heisoneofthebeststudentsinclassnow.

D.Heremainsunchangedinhisacademicperformance.

5.A.Thisjobisveryannoying.B.Kidsareoftentroublesome.

C.Heprefersworkingwithkids.D.Hefeelsgreatertoworkwithadults.

6.A.Heisshy.B.Heiscalm.

C.Heistalkative.D.Heiscreative.

7.A.Hecan'tfindthe“ON”buttononthecalculator.

B.Heaccidentallybrokethewoman'scalculator.

C.Thecalculatorhasbeenmalfunctioningforsometime.

D.Thewomandoesn'twanttofixthecalculator.

8.A.Theteamdidagoodjobagainthistime.

B.Theteamhaslittlechancetowinthistime.

C.Theteamdidn'tperformwellfbrthefirsttime.

D.Theteamhaslostthematchfourtimes.

9.A.Themanrefiisesthewoman'sapology.

B.Themandecidestoforgivethewoman.

C.Thewomanintentionallyhurtthemanbefore.

D.Thewomantriedtoforgetthewholething.

1().A.Theplantsmayneedmorelight.

B.Thewomanshouldwalertheplantsless.

C.Thecomerisabetterplacefortheplants.

D.Thewoman'sdonnitoryisnotsuitablefbranyplant.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereach

passageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandthe

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswer

tothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

11.A.DesignalandmarkbuildingusingAI.

B.AnnounceapolicytobanAIuseinclass.

C.AllowstudentstouseAIwhentakingexams.

D.EncouragestudentstowriteessaysusingChatGPT.

12.A.Negative.B.Doubtful.

C.Neutral.D.Supportive.

13.A.UniversitiesarebanningtheuseofAIinassessments.

B.UniversitiesshouldadapttotheinevitableuseofAl.

C.StudentsturntoAItextgeneratorsforwritingessays.

D.EducatorsseldomstrugglewiththeadvancementsinAL

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

14.A.Elcctric-powcrcdwithfiveseats.

B.Wind-powcrcdwithfivescats.

C.Petrol-poweredwiththreeseats.

D.Solar-poweredwiththreescats.

15.A.Planningtheflyingtaxi'spossibleroute.

B.Determining(hecostoftheflyingtaxiservice.

C.Establishingtrafficrulesfortheflyingtaxis.

D.Assessingcarbonfootprintoftheflyingtaxis.

16A.Theintroductionanddevelopmentofflyingtaxis.

B.Thetrainingplanforthepilotsofflyingtaxis.

C.Thepreparationforthe2025WorldExpoinOsaka.

D.ThecompetitionbetweenANAandJobyAviation.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Teamcollaborations.B.Ajobinterview.

C.Marketingstrategies.D.Astudentorganization.

18.A.Finance.B.Marketing

C.Customerservice.D.Technicalsupport.

19.A.Reducingexpenses.B.Increasingwebsitevisits.

C.Analyzingcustomers,behaviors.D.Changing(hewebsitecontent.

20A.Itsfinancialstability.B.Itsextensiveproductline.

C.Itscommitmentloinnovation.D.Ilsstaffwelfare.

ILGrammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

AreYouReadytoHugaRobot?

Gettinghuggedtendstobeapowerfulpositiveemotionalexperience.Hugshavebeenshowntoenhance

socialbondingandemotionalwell-being.However,noteveryonecangetahug]theyneedone.Some

peoplearclonelyanddonothaveanyonetohugthem.Othersmaybeinlong-distancerelationships2itis

noteasytogetphysicalaffectionfromtheirpartner.Inthiscase,they3receivefewerhugsthan(heylike.

Howcan(hisproblembesolved?4scientistshaveproposedistodevelophugrobots.Thiscouldoffer

lonelypeople(hepositiveeffectsofgettinghuggedwithouttheneed5(seek)apersonwhocouldhugthem.

Nevertheless,designingahugrobotisnotaneasytask.Forexample,iftherobotisverylargeandmademostlyof

metal,peoplemightbefrightenedofit,6happilyhuggingit.Therefore,psychologicalresearchisneeded.

Anewstudy,which7(publish)inInternationalJournalrecently,focusesonthedevelopmentof

Moffuly-II,anewlydevelopedhugrobot,whichcanmoveitsarmstoperformdifferentsmallgesturesduringthe

hug.Whentwopeoplehug.theyoftendospecificthingswith(heirhands,suchasclappingthe

8(hug)persononthebacktosignalsympathy.Itisimportantthatahugrobotcanperformsimilargestures,

too.Inthestudy,thescientistswantedtoknowwhetherthesegestureswouldmakearobothug

9(appealing).VolunteerswhoMoffully-Ilhuggedgenerallypreferredhugswithgesturestogesture-less

hugs.Theyfeltthattherobotwasmorefriendlywhen10(perforin)gestures.

Thefindingsofthestudyindicatethatitispossibletodesignarobotthatpeopleenjoytohug.Detailsmatter

here,astheintrahuggesturesplayedasignificantroleindetermininghowmuchthehumanvolunteersenjoyedthe

hug.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethat

thereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.floodedB.leapsC.increasinglyD.combinesE.reflectsF.emphasizing

G.pioneeringH.craftedI.techr.icalJ.unexpectedlyK.classic

Chineseanimations(動畫)arebooming

The“BlackCatDelective,\released40yearsago,wasachildhoodfavoritefbrmanyChinese.Sincethen,

Chinesecartoonshavecomealongway.While“BlackCatDetective''wassimplydrawn,currentcartoonsfeature

IIadvancesandfascinatingplots.Oneexampleis“BoonieBears:TimeTwist",afamily-friendly

adventurereleasedinFebruary,withsmoothanimationremindingusofPixar,a12animationstudionow

ownedbyDisney.

Theserecent13inqualityhaveenabledChinesecartoonstosucceedatthedomesticboxoffice.uNe

Zha:BirthoftheDemonChild”wasthemostwcll-rcccivcdfilminChinain2019.14beatingout

“Avengers:Endgame"，asuperheromoviebyMarvelStudios.

Inthe1960s,China'sanimationindustrysawabigdownturnasAmericanandJapanesefilms15

intotheChinesemarket,dominatingbothdomestictelevisionandcinemascreens.Asaresult,Chineseanimators

16begantoworkfbrwesternstudios.However,thingschangedin2015withthereleaseof“Monkey

King:HeroisBack”,abreakthroughfbrChineseanimation.Thisfilm,basedonthetimeless17"Journey

totheWes/*',signaledaneweraofcreativityandsuccessintheindustry.Themaincharacter,theMonkeyKing,is

depicted（亥ij畫）asgoingthroughamid-lifecrisis,which18thedirector,sviewthatcartoonsarcnotjust

fbrchildren.

LightChaserAnimation,aBeijing-basedstudio,hascontributedtothepopularityofcartoonsinChina.Its

production"30,000MilesfromChang5an"19elementsofChineseculture,history,andlegendswith

aesthetic（美學(xué)的）feelingofTangdynastypoetry.Indeed,traditionalthemesarewidespreadamongsuccessful

Chineseanimations.20theimportanceoftraditionalcultureasafoundationforChineseanimation.Like

otherindustries,cartoonsinChinaareinspiredbyWesterninnovationsbutwithadded"Chinesecharacteristics^^.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

InabustlingcityinArizonastoodahighschoolwheremostof（hestudentsliveinpoverty.Amongthemwere

foursonsofMexicanimmigrants,Juan,Oscar,Luis,andAlfredo.Theseboys,comingfrom21

backgrounds,oftenfoundthemselvesoverlookedandunderestimated.Bondedbyfateandfriendship,theyshareda

coinmoiipassionfur22.TwoscienceIcaclici^LhcrcdecidedLuciilcrtheirliighsulioulintoauumpliualcd

23roboticscompetitionsponsoredbytheNASAandtheNavalResearch.Excitedfbrthenews,thesefour

boyssignedupfbrthecompetition.

Withenthusiasmandenergy,theystartedcallingmechanicalengineersfordesignhelp.Theywere

24thatthesekindsofrobotsrequireglasssyntacticflotationfoam,atypeoffloatingmaterialusedin

variousmarineapplications.25money,alltheycouldaffbrewassomePVCpipesandducttape（強力膠

布）.26.theysearchedthecitytorvariousspareparts,gatheringwhatevertheycouldtobringtheirvision

tolife.Withtheteachers'guidanceandencouragement,they27togetherarobotwithnomorethanmetal

andwires.

Astheyworkedontheirrobot,theboysalsofacedpersonalchallenges.Juanstruggledwiththeweightof

familyresponsibilities;Oscar28adeep-seatedfearoffailure;Luis'sheartachedfromtheconstantpeers'

mockery(嘲笑)torhis29accent,andAlfredolongedforacceptanceandbelonging.3()these

obstacles,theypersevered,leaningcneachotherfbrsupportandinspiration.

Afterafewtestrunsof(heirrobot,theypiledintoasecond-handvantoheadtothecompetition.Upon

enteringthemainpoolarea,theynoticedthecollegeteamswearingmatchingoutfits,withrobotssponsoredbybig

companies.Feelingabitnenous,theboysputtherobotinthewaterforatestrun.31thePVCdidn't

holdup,causingtherobottoleakandsink.

However,insteadoflettingthis32ruintheirspirits,theboysputtheirheadstogetherandcameup

withabrilliantsolution.12hourslater,armedwith8super-absorbentpadstoplugtheleak,therobotwas

33into(hepoolagain.Thistime,theirrobotperformedadmirably.Glidinggracefullythroughthewaters,

itnavigatedthecoursewithprecisionandspeed.34thejudgesandaudiencealike.Thisunderwaterrobot,

asymboloftheirdeterminationand35.conqueredthewaters,defeatedengineeringpowerhouseMITand

rankedfirstinthecountry.Thiswasnotjustawinforthosefourbutavictoryforeveryunderdogwithadream.

21.

A.academicB.relevantC.humbleD.professional

22.

A.spaceB.mechanicsC.researchD.ocean

23.

A.giantB.industrialC.underwalerD.local

24.

A.advisedB.forcedC.uhallcngcdD.consulled

25

A.ReliantonB.AvailabletoC.ShortofD.Desperatefor

26.

A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.MoreoverD.However

27.

A.tiedB.piecedC.addedD.wrapped

28.

A.conqueredB.createdC.expressedD.battled

29.

A.perfectB.strangeC.slightD.elegant

30.

A.WithB.GivenC.DespiteD.Besides

31.

A.UnfortunatelyB.BasicallyC.ActuallyD.Consequently

32.

A.disagreementB.failureC.conflictD.progress

33.

A.scaledB.loweredC.insertedD.fed

34.

A.boringB.confusingC.wowingD.motivating

35.

A.braveryB.generosityC.confidenceD.perseverance

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Amongmyoldestfriends,I'mknownasthemysteriousone,theguywhorarelyshowsup,isalwaystherenot

here.Ihadhighschoolbuddies,andIlovedllicinalldearlyihuughwcbuysdidn'tsaysuchthingsbacklliun.Then

lifehappened.Mostofusleftourhometown.Mcct-upsbecomerareoccasions.

Oneofthoseoldfriends,whomIhadnotseensinceourhighschoolgraduation,reachedoutrecentlytosay

he'dbenearwhereIam,andhopedwecouldmeetup.He'ddonethesamethingabout10yearsago,andI'd

beggedoffforsomestupidreasonrelatedtomyshyness,orrather,myintrovertednature.Tmolderardabitwiser

now,andTvebeenpackingaroundsomeguiltoverthatmissedopportunityfbr10years,soIagreedreadily.

Wemettordinner,perhapstwohours,andrarelyhadIteltateasewithotherhumansas1didwithhim.We

talkedandtalked.Aboutwhowewerethen.Whowearenow.Andwhatmadeusthejerks(混蛋)wewerethen.

Weacknowledgedthatifnotforeachother,andthecirclesofgoodpeopleweranwithbackthen,thegoodfriends

whokeptusreasonablyontrackandincheck,lifecouldhaveeasilygonesouthforeitherofus.Eachofusrecalled

thingstheotherhadnomemoryof.Fragmentsofmemories,scatteredyetprecious.Weknowweweretightthen,

andwevaluethatfriendshipandsharedexperiencestilltoday.

Peoplearefundamentallysocialbeingsandenjoyconnectingwithothers.Maintainingsocialconnectionsis

gocdforourmentalandphysicalhealth.However,despitetheimportanceandenjoymentofsocialconnection,

peoplesignificantlyunderestimatehowmuchotherswillappreciatebeingreachedoutto.

There'ssomethingaboutthefriendsyoumakeinyouththat'snearimpossibletorecreatewithfriendsyou

makelaterinlife.I'mtellingyouthistoremindyouthatyouroldfriendswouldlovetohearfromyou,maybea

simpletext,alittlehello,maybeevenaphonecallorameetup.

36.Theauthorrefusedthemeet-upabout1()yearsagoprobablybecause.

A.hewasnotasociableman.B.hewasnotcleverenough.

C.helivedfarawayfromhisfriends.D.hefeltguiltyabouthisfriends.

37.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sfeelingduringthedinner?

A.Anxiousandnervous.B.Excitedandenergetic.

C.Comfortableandrelaxed.D.Sadandregretful.

38.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“l(fā)ifecouldhaveeasilygonesouthforeithercfus”?

A.Theycouldhaveeasilybeenoff(he(rackinlife.

B.Theymighthavesettleddowninthesouthernregion.

C.Theirfriendshipcouldhaveeasilyturnedsour.

D.Theycouldhavefacedfinancialdifficulties.

39.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?

A.TodescribeihcaulhurSreunionwilhanoldfiicnd.

B.Toreflectonthevalueoffriendshipsformedinyouth.

C.Toencouragereaderstoreachoutto(heiroldfriends.

D.Todiscusstheimportanceofsocialconnections.

WORLD2024

RunLikeOlympians

WHERE

Paris,France

WHEN

AUGUST

Forthefirsttime,membersofthepublicwillbeabletoruntheirownmarathonduringthe2024Summer

Olympics,justoneinitiativeaimedatcreatingamoreinclusiveGames.Heldintheeveningbetweenthemen'sand

women'sofficialraces,theMarathonGameswillallow20,024qualifyinglottery（彩票）winnersonthe26-mile

roulethatlinksParisandVersailles.

HearItLive

WHERE

Kyoto,Japan

WHEN

YEAR-ROUND

GuidebookspeakofKyotoasfrozenintime,withquiettemplesandpeacefulgardens.Butafterhours,Japan's

ancientcapitalrevealsalivemusicscene.Rock,swing,andevenIrishmusicechointothenight.Whateveryou're

into,fromjazztopunk,there'sacommunityfbryoutoshare."ThisiswhathappensinJapanwhenthemaskcomes

off,"saysKyotoguideVanMilton.

Longasameansoftransportaction,huntingandexploration,skiingisstillawayoflifeinthemountainous

republicofGeorgia.Nowvisitorscanenjoysomeofthenation'sbestback-countryskiingintheCaucasus.In

Svancti,journeysmayleadskiersthroughGvibariPassortoUshgulivillage.

ExploreAncientArt

WHERE

Algeria

WHEN

OCT-NOV

AlgeriaishometoAfrica'slargestnationalpark,whichholdsoneoftheworld'sgreatestconcentrationsof

ancientrockart.Tassiiin'AjjerNationalParkisageologicwonderland,buttheserockforestsareonlyhalfthe

story.Neolithic（新石器時代的）hunter-gatherersleft15,000rockcarvingshere,includingimagesofelephantsand

giraffes.1hcscanimalsarcmorecommonlyassociatedwithsub-SaharanAfrica—ahintthatthisdeserted

wildernesswasonceafertilegrassland.

40.Asastudentwhoisfondofsports,whereisJanemostlikelytovisitduringthesummervacation?

A.GeorgiaB.KyotoC.AlgeriaD.Paris

41.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.EveryonecanenterfortheMarathonGamesinthesummerof2024.

B.Kyotofeaturesthepeacefuldaytimeandenergeticnightlife.

C.VisitorsworldwidecanenjoyskiinginGeorgiaallyearround.

D.RockcarvingsinAlgeriawerecreatedbyartiststoattracttourists.

42.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Itpresentsattractionsindifferentregionsoftheworld.

B.Itshowsthebeautyofrurallandscapesaroundtheworld.

C.Itliststhemostpopularplacesofinterestintheworld.

D.Itdiscoversthehiddentreasuresinwesterncultures.

Withitsbrightcolors,casy-to-harnrulesandfamiliarmusic,thevideogameTetrishasenduredasapop

culturesymboloverthepast40years.Manypeople,likeme,havebeenplayingthegamefordecades,andithas

beenupdatedtoadapttonewtechnologieslikegamesystems,phonesand（ablets.

HoweverTetrisismuchmorethanwinning.Thegame,inwhichplayersmustcontrolblocksofdifferent

shapesastheyslidedownascreen,isbasedonafundamentalelementofgeometry,calleddynamicspatial

reasoning（動態(tài)空I訶推理）.Ilistaughtbymathematicseducatorsandusedbyarchitects,engineers,animators,and

manyothers.PlayersemploythesegeometricskillstoprogressinTctiis,soplayingitbothtestsandimprovesa

player,sdynamicspatialreasoning.

Spatialreasoningistheabilitytovisualizegeometricfiguresandhowtheywillmoveinspace.So,dynamic

spatialreasoningistheabilitytovisualizeactivelymovingfigures.TheTetrisplayermustquicklydecidewherethe

fallinggamepiecewillbestfitandthenmoveit（here.Thismovementinvolvesbothtranslation—movingashape

rightandleft,androtation—turningitsshapeby90degreesatatime.

Spatialvisualizationisakeyelementofamathematicsdisciplinecalledtransformationalgeometry,whichis

usuallyfirsttaughtinmiddleschool.Inatypicaltransformationalgeometryexercise,studentsmightbeaskedto

representafigurebyitsxandycoordinates（坐機：）onacoordinategraphandthenidentifythetransformations,

suchastranslationandrotations,necessarytomoveitfromonepositiontoanotherwhilekeepingthepiecethe

sameshapeandsize.

Whileitmayseemsimple,transformationalgeometryisthefoundationforseveraladvancedtopicsin

mathematics.Architectsandengineersbothusetransformationstodrawupblueprints,whichrepresentthereal

worldinscaledrawings.Animatorsuseconceptsoftransformationsaswell.Whileanimatorstodayusecomputer

programsthatautomaticallymovefiguresaround,theyarcallbasedonthiskindoftransformation.

43.WhichisNOTakeyreasonfbrTetris'slastingpopularity?

A.Itspleasureofwinningthegame.B.Itsbrightcolorsandcatchymusic.

C.Itslinktocomplexmathandgeometry.D.Itssimplerulesandtechadaptability.

44.Accordingtothepassage,whatfundamentalskilldoesplayingTetrishelpimprove?

A.Logicalreasoning.B.Mathematicalcalculation.

C.Memorymaintaining.D.Spatialvisualization.

45.Movethesampleblockun（lieriglilusingbulhLraiislalionandrolaliun.Whichimagebelowcanwegel?

46.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthormostprobablyagreewith?

A.Tetrisisaparticularlyusefultoolforanimationandarchitecturedesigns.

B.Spatialvisualizationisbasedontheconstantchangeofafigure'sposition.

C.TransformationalgeometrybehindTetriscanbeappliedtovariousfields.

D.Spatialreasoningisloodifficultformiddleschoolstudentstomaster.

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthe

box.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyou

need.

RainCollection

Whatdoyouliketodoonarainyday—sitinsideandlistentothepitter-patterontherooforsplashoutside

andleel(hecolddropsonyourface9Whateveryouchoose,rainisvitallyessentialinthenature.

471(fillsriversandlakes,slowlysinksinto(heearth,nourishesourplants,andkeepsthelandalive

andbeautiful.In(hepast,peopleoblainedtheirwaterfromrain,wells,ornearbyrivers.Now,manyofuslivein

placeswherewaterispipedin,sometimesfromfaraway.Removingsomuchwaterfromnatureandsendingitto

greatdistancesharmthelivingthingsthatalsoneedthatwater.

Asclimatechangeheatsuptheplanetandcausesextremeweather,moreplacesfacewatershortages.

48.Oneeasyplacetolookformorewateristhesky!

Humanshavecollectedrainsinceancientlimes.49.Theyaretappinginto(hiscleanandrichsource

ofwaterprovidedbynature.Byharvestingtherainwecanreducetheamountofwaterwelakefromriversandout

oftheground.

Evenindryclimates,thereisalotofpotentialrainwaterthatcanbeeffectivelyharvestedandutilized.This

richyetoftenoverlookedresourcehasthepotentialtosignificantlycontributetowaterconservationefforts,

especiallyinregionsfacingwatershortages.Justoneinchofrainfallingonamedium-sizedhouseproducesover

60Cgallonsofwaler.50.

Nowadays,rainwaterisstillusedasaprimarysupplyinmanyplacesintheworld,likeVietnamandHawaii.

Inplaceswithpiped-inwater,rainwaterisnotcommonlyused,butthisischanging.Rainwaterharvestingisgetting

morepopularsinceit'seasytodoandhelpscreatewatersecurity.

A.Largeroofscan,hence,collectgreateramountofwater.

B.Rainwatercanalsobeusedforfountainsandponds.

C.Wealldeeplydependonthenourishmentofrain.

D.Tosecurefuturewalersupply,weneednewsources.

E.Now.manypeoplearerelumingI。thispractice.

F.Rainwateriscleanbutitgetsdirtyfromtheroof.

IV.SummaryWriting

51Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinno

morethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Complaining:TheHappinessKiller

In15th-centuryGermany,therewasanexpression:Greiner,Zanner,whichcanbetranslatedas“achronic(長

期的)complainer."AreyouabitofaGreiner,Zanner?Ifso,you'renotalone.Suneydatashowthatcustomers

todayaremorethantwiceaslikely(ocomplainaboutaproductorserviceastheywerein1976.AU.K.-based

surveyalsoobservedariseinjobdissatisfactionoveratwo-yearperiodbeforeautumn2022.

Complaintscanbegroupedintodifferentcategories.Asisreported,45percentofcomplaintsconcernthe

behaviorofothers.Forinstance,parentsrepeatedlycriticizetheirchildrenforsmallissueslikemessybedroomsor

dirtyclothes.Another29percentfbcusonpersonaldiscomfort.Acommoncomplaintinthiscategorymightbe

aboutfeelingtoohotinaroomwithoutairconditioner.Theremaining26percentinvolveunpleasantobligations

likeunnecessaryworkmeetingspeopleareforcedtoattend.

Theproblemwithallofthesecomplaintsisthatilcanleelhelpful—butittypicallyisn't.Although

complainingmightoflertemporaryrelief,it'sbadforyourhappinessinthelongrun.Researcherswhomeasured

people'smoodbeforeandaftertheycomplainedfoundthatthosecomplainers,moodwassignificantlyworsening.

Besides,complainingcanalsolowerthehappinessofthepeoplearoundyou.Insomerelationships,thenegative

effectcanpasslikeavirustothoseexposed.Inotherwords,whenpeopleseeothers'complaintsexpressinganger,

disgustandsadness,theycan,inturn,feelsimilaremotions.

Asthe20th-centuryBulgarianphilosopherArchimandriteSeraphimAleksievobserved,4tComplainingislike

thewinterfrostwhich,whenitfalls,destroysallthelaborsofthegardeners.”

V.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthe

brackets.

52.我們都樂于和真誠的人分享生活中的點點滴滴。（pleased）（漢譯英）

53.你能告訴我怎樣架設(shè)這個梯子，才能使其既穩(wěn)定又安全嗎？（sothal）（漢譯英）

54.對干有詵擇困難癥的人來說，決定午餐吃什么都會困擾他們，更別提做一個重大的人牛抉擇了。

（bother）（漢譯英）

55.面對網(wǎng)絡(luò)時代的沖擊，實體商店必須尋求創(chuàng)新之道，才能在激烈的競爭中生存，否則將不可避免地退

出歷史舞臺。（survive）（漢譯英）

VI.GuidedWriting

56.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin

Chinese.

隨著中國傳統(tǒng)文化的復(fù)興，漢服（Hanfu）作為一種獨特的服飾文億，逐漸受到人們的關(guān)注和喜愛。假如你是

明啟中學(xué)的學(xué)生李華，你校正在向?qū)W生們征集新社團的創(chuàng)建意向。作為漢服愛好者，你準(zhǔn)備成立漢服社，

請給校委會寫一封郵件表達你的想法。你的郵件需包含：

1.成立該社團的目的；

2.社團擬開展的