2024年1月上海市春季高考英語全真模擬試卷02A4含答案(附聽力音頻)

2024年1月上海市春季高考英語全真模擬試卷02

I.ListeningComprehension（第1-10題，每題1分；第11-20題，每題1.5分；共25分）

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper.

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.

A.Excited.B.Dissatisfied.C.Bored.D.Exhausted.

2.

A.7:00.B.7:10.C.9:00.D.9:10.

3.

A.Acook.B.Ashopassistant.C.Asaleswoman.D.Awaitress.

4.

A.Atagasstation.B.Inaworkshop.

C.Atanartgallery.D.Inadepartmentstore.

5.

A.Hehasn'thadachancetomeetKathyyet.

B.Kathyhadalreadytoldhimthenews.

C.Hedidn'tknowthatKathywasbeingmoved.

D.Hisnewofficewillbeloca:edinNewYork.

6.

A.ThewomanwantstogotoToronto.B.ThemanwantstogotoVancouver.

C.TherearenoflightstoToronto.D.TherearetwodirectflightstoToronto.

7.

A.Sheshoulddomorecarefulwork.

B.SheisnotconcernedaboutGeorge'sremarks.

C.Georgedoesnotcareabouther.

D.Georgeshouldn'thavesaidmuchabouther.

8.

A.Shecan'taffordthatmuchfbratrip.

B.Sheisfortunatetohavemadealotofmoney.

C.Shedoesn'tthink15,000dollarsisenoughfbrthetrip.

D.Sheconsiders15,000dollarsonlyasmallsumofmoney.

9.

A.Playingtennis.B.Writingaterrr.paper.

C.Gatheringmaterials.D.Holdingameeting.

10.

A.Themanwasseriouslyinjuredinthecaraccident.

B.Themanhadpoorimaginationbecauseofthecaraccident.

C.Themanwasn'twearingthescatbeltwhentheaccidenthappened.

D.Theman'sdaughteradvisedhimtoweartheseatbeltbeforehelefthome.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeasked

severalquestionsoneachoftheskortpassagesandthelongerconversation.Theshortpassagesandthelonger

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthe

fourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.OnAugust18,2021.B.OnDecember15th,2021.

C.OnJanuary20th,2022.D.OnDecember14th,2021.

12.A.Sheflewdayandnighttobreaktherecord.

B.HerfavouritepartofthejourneywasacrossSiberia.

C.Shethoughtaboutnothingelsebutflyingduringthejourney.

D.Badweatheralong(hewayforcedhertolandinTaipei.

13.A.Tomajorinelectricalengineering.

B.Tohonorthetraditionofherfamily.

C.ToencouragegirlstobecomeSTEMteachers.

D.Toinspiregirlstopursuetheirflyingdrcams.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theadventureofarobotonadesertedisland.

B.Arobot'sreunionwithitslonglostfriends.

C.Therichanimalworldthroughtheeyesofarobot.

D.Theescapestoryofarobotfromadesertedisland.

15.A.Sheisbrokenanddamagedintheaccident.

B,Sheisbroughtbacktolifebyagroupofsealions.

C.Sheisfrightenedatthesightofislandanimals.

D.Sheisdeliveredto(heislandasanexperimentsubject.

16.A.Theyfightforlimitedresources.

B.Theyspeakeachother'slanguage.

C.Rozandtheislandanimalstrusteachother.

D.Rozfeedsanimalswithadvancedprogramming.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

17.A.Friendly.B.Unfriendly.

C.Uninterested.D.Respectful.

18.A.Toavoidoffendingpeople.B.Toattractattention.

C.Toavoidconfusingpeople.D.lbmakefriendseasily.

19.A.Greece.B.India.C.Bulgaria.D.Britain.

2G.A.WavingarmsaroundalotwhenarguingisveryBritish.

B.GivingaguestfromtheMiddleEastathumb-upispolite.

C.There'sjustonemeaningwherIndiapeopleshaketheirheads.

D.Beingcarefulwithgesturesisamustwhenyoumeetpeoplefromdifferentcultures.

H.GrammarandVocabulary（每題1分；共20分）

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,Jillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Behaviourcontractsforteenagers

Theconflictbetweenyouandyoursonordaughterisaproblem,maybeit'stimeyouthoughtaboutsetting

upa4homerulescontract'.Thisisanideathat,sbeingusedmoreandmoreoften,especiallyinfomilicswith

Areyoulistening?Butareyoureallylistening?You'dthinkwe'dbeverygoodatlistening,butdowe

deeplylisten?Sometimeswequickly31another'sopinionifitdoesn'tfitneatlywithourown.The

BritishCouncilhaslaunchedaprojectCrossingDividesaimedtotrainyoungpeopletolistenandunderstand

otherpeoplewithverydifferentperspectives.

Practicingdeeplisteningmeanstuningintoempathy（同理心），resistingthe32tojudgepeoplewho

aredistinctfromoneself.Itdevelopsimportantskillsthatwillmakeanyoneabetterlistener:empathy,silence

andbecomingawareofour33

Theprojectwas34inLebanon,whereithelpedlocalpeoplefindcommongroundwitheachother,in

asocietydividedbybitteryearsofconflict.Peopletakingpartintheprojectsaidtheyfeltthattheywerebeing

heard,helpingthemtofeelrecognizedandunderstood,whichopenedcommunicationbetweencommunities.All

theparticipantsgreatlyimprovedtheirlisteningskills,whichpreved35intheirworkingandpersonal

lives.

Theyhavealsohadachancetobelistenedtoandheard,whichresearchshowscanimprove36.This

isbecauseweallfeelaccepted,valuedandmore37tootherswhenwesensethatwearebeingtruly

listenedto,andthepersonlisteningtousdoesn'thavetoagreewithusforthosebenefitstobeenjoyed.

Theprojectisalsoanopportunityforparticipantstofeelthebenefitofsteppingoutsidetheirown"echo

chamber（回聲室）Echochambersarecreatedbyournaturaltendencytoseekoutpeopleandopinions,in

personandonline,（hatweagreewith,sowemainlyseeandhearinformationandopinionsthat38toour

own.Notsurprisinglythisleadsustothinkourviewsaredefinitivelycorrect,sowebecome39oreven

angrywhenweencounterperspectivesthatourworldviewsuggestsarcwrong,becausetheydon'tagreewithour

ownechochamber.

So,trainingyoungpeoplewithdeeplisteningskillscanencouragemanymorepeopletotakepartin

challengingand40conversations.ScottMcDonald,theorganization'sCEOsaid:"Thedeeplistening

traininggetstotheheartofwhatwedobyprovidingopportunitiestorpeopletostepoutoftheirechochambers,

tocrossdivides,andbuildtrustandunderstanding.”

III.ReadingComprehension（共45分。41-45每題1分；56-70每題2分）

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext

Morethanhalftheworld'spopulationliveincities,andby2050theUNexpectsthatproponiontoreach

68%.Thismeansmorehomes,roadsandotherinfrastructure.Suchaconstruction41doesharmto

tacklingclimatechange,though,becausemakingsteelandconcretegeneratesaround8%oftheworld's

carbon-dioxidcemissions.Ifcitiesareto42andbecomegreeneratthesametime,theywillhavetobe

madefromsomethingelse.

Asithappens,Chicagomightbecomepar(ofthe43.Inrecentyears,asarchitectshavebecome

increasinglyinterestedinmodern(木材)一constructionrr.ethods,woodenbuildingshavebeengetting

steadily44.Thecurrentrecordisheldbythe85-metre-tallMjostametbuildinginNorway,completedin

2019.Butthiswouldbe45bytheRiverBeechTower,a228-metrebuildingproposedfbrasitebeside

theChicagoriver.

As(heAAAsmeetingheardthisweek,woodisoneofthemost46sustainablealternativestosteel

andconcrete.Ilisnot,however,everydaywoodbutamaterialcalledengineeredtimber,composedofdifferent

layersforspecificpurposes.Besidesengineeringtheshapeofacomponent,designerscanarrangethegrains(紋

理)inthelayerstoprovidelevelsof47thatequalste^l,inaproductthatisupto80%lighter.

Engineeredtimberis,48.usuallyassembledintolargesectionsofabuildinginafactoiy.Thatcutsdown

onthenumberof49thathavetobemadetoaconstructionsite.

Allthis5()tocarbon-dioxideemissions.MichaelRamageoftheUniversityofCambridgetoldthe

meetingofa3(X)-square-metrefbur-storeywoodenbuilding(hatgenerated126tonnesofCO：.Haditbeenmade

with51.emissionswouldhaverisento310tonnes.Ifsteelhadbeenused,theywouldhavetopped498

tonnes.Indeed,fromonepointofview,thisbuildingmightactuallybeviewedas“carbon52When

treesgrow,theylockcarbonupintheirwood—inthiscasetheequivalentof540tonnesofCO2,representinga

long-termreductionofCO2fromtheatmosphere.

Ifbuildingwithwoodtakesoff,itdocsraiseconcernabouttherebeingenoughtreesto53.But

withsustainablymanagedforeststhatshouldnotbeaproblem,saysDrRamage.Afamily-sizedapartment

requiresabout30cubicmetresoftimber,andheestimatesEurope'ssustainable54alonegrow(hat

amounteverysevenseconds.Norisfirearisk,ibrengineeredtimberdoesnotbumeasily,because(heinner

coresoflarge55timbersareprotectedbyacharring(炭化)layerifburnt.

41.A.projectB.ambitionC.boomD.security

42.A.expandB.reformC.contractD.survive

43.A.rebelB.outcomeC.answerD.issue

44.A.greenerB.friendlierC.lighterD.taller

45.A.overbalancedB.overshadowedC.overlookedD.overstated

46.A.domesticB.promisingC.debatableD.artificial

47.A.beautyB.strengthC.frictionD.dimension

48.A.neverthelessB.insteadC.moreoverD.meanwhile

49.A.deliveriesB.checkoutsC.purchasesD.payments

50.A.addsvalueB.givescreditC.givesaboostD.makesadifference

51.A.cementB.timberC.concreteD.synthetics

52.A.positiveB.negativeC.friendlyD.resistant

53.A.goroundB.goawayC.gooverD.godown

54.A.advocatesB.strategicsC.forestsD.farmers

55.A.imposingB.visibleC.universalD.structural

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

In1674GeorgeRavenscroft,anEnglishglassmerchant,wasgrantedapatentforthediscoverymadeathis

factoryinLondonthataddingleadoxide(,氧化鋁)lothemeltresultedinaclearer,moredurableproduct.Thus

wasbornleadcrystal,andwithitthefashion,inEngland,ofdrinkingwinefromglassvesselsratherthan,say,

metalones.

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Wineglasseshaveevolvedsincethen,ofcourse,andoneaspectofChisevolutionisofparticularinterestto

TheresaMarleauandhercolleaguesintheBehaviourandHealthResearchUnitatCambridgeUniversity.Dr

Maiteaususpectedthatglasseshavegotbiggerovertheyears,andthatthismayhavecontributedtothe

increaseddrinkingofwineinBritain一anincreasethathasbeenparticularlymarkedinrecentdecades.

AstheyreportintheBMJ,amedicaljournal,sheandherteamobtaineddataonglassvolumesgoingback

toabout1700fromsourcesincludingtheRoyalHouseholdandtheAshmolcan,theuniversitymuseumof

Cambridge'sarch-rival,Oxford.Altogether,theyrecordedthecapacityof411glassesand,asthechartshows,

therehasindeedbeenanear-contir.uoustendencyforthatcapacitytoincreasesinceRavenscroft'sday(hediedin

1683).Thereisalsoanotableaccelerationoftheprocessstartingir.about1990.Inall,theaveragecapacityofa

wineglassincreasedfrom66mlinthe1700stoalmost450mlin2016-17.

Thalthisvolumetricinflationhasstimulatedwineconsumption—DrMarleau'ssecondhypothesise^.

設(shè))一ishardtoprove.Butitmayhavedone.TheamountofwinedrunkinBritainhasrisenmorethansevenfold

since1960,whilethepopulationhasgrownbyonly25%.Datacollectedbetween1978and2005byBritain's

OfficeofNationalStatisticssuggesttheproportionofadultsdrinkingwinefellfrom60%to50%overthat

period,while(heaverageweeklywineconsumptionofthosewhodiddrinkthestufftripled,whenmeasuredas

unitsofalcohol.

Meanwhile,workdesignedtotestdirectly(heideathatglasssizematters,whichDrMarteaupublishedlast

year,producedmixedresults.ShelookedattheconsequencesforwinesalesatabarinCambridgeofservingits

waresinbothbiggerandsmallerglassesthannormal,whilekeepingtheservingsizesonoffer(125mlor175ml,

accordingtocustomerchoicc)thesame.Inweekswhenthebiggerglasseswereused,winesaleswentupby9%

onaverage.Thelargervessels,itseemed,wereindeedencouragingcustomerstoorderrefillsmoreoften.Onthe

otherhand,inweekswhenthesizeoftheglasseswasbelownormal,salesdidnotgodown.Reducingglasssizes,

then,doesnotkeeppeoplesober.

56.WhydocsthewritermentionGeorgeRavenscroft'spatentinthefirstparagraph?

A.Tointroduceanimportantchangeinwineglasses.

B.TopayrespecttoasuccessfulEnglishglassmerchant.

C.Toarousereaders?interestinhowwineglassesaremade.

D.Tomakeacomparisonbetweentwowaysofwineproduction

57.Accordingtothepassage,whatisDrMarteau'sfirsthypothesis?

A.Wineconsumptionhasbeengoingupinthelast100years.

B.Thesizeofwineglasseshasbeenincreasingovertheyears.

C.Winebecameamoredurableproductthreehundredyearsago.

D.Wineusedtobedrunkinasmallmetalcontainer.

58.AccordingtoDrMarleau'sresearch,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Today'swineglassesareasbigasthoseintheearly1900s.

B.ThepopulationofBritainhasgrownmorequicklythanwineconsumption.

C.Thosewhodrankconsumedanincreasingamountofwinebetween1978and2(X)5.

D.Theproportionofadultsdiinkingwinehaskeptgoingdownsince1960.

59.Theword4tsober''(inthelastparagraph)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.healthyB.considerateC.notviolentD.notdrunk

(B)

Manyquestionscanbeexpectedinadvanceandit'swisetohavesomewell-constructedanswersthatyou

cantailormorecloselyontheday.Il'ssensibletohaveanumberofkeyphrasestouse.Remembertoalwaystry

andmakeyouranswerspositive.

QI:Tellmeaboutyourself.(Theinterviewerisreallysayingiwanttohearyoutalk.^^)

Al:Thisisjusttogetthingsstarted,butitisaverycommonquestion.Writeascript,andpracticeitsothat

itsoundsnatural.Spendamaximumoffourminutesdescribingyourqualifications,careerhistoryandyour

rangeofskills.Emphasizethoseskillsthatarerelevanttothejobonoffer.

Q2:Whathavebeenyourachievementstodate?(Theinterviewerissaying“Arcyouanachicvcr?^^)

A2:Again,thisisacommonquestion,sobeprepared.Selectanachievementthatisexperience-relatedand

fairlyrecent.Identifyskillsyouusedinthisachievementandsaywhattheresultswere.

Q3:Whatdoyoulikeaboutyourpresentjob?(Theinterviewerisreallytryingtofindoutwhetheryou

willenjoythethings(henewjobhastooffer.)

A3:Thisisastraightforwardquestion.Allyouhavetomakesureisthatyour'likes'corresponctotheskills

etc.requiredforthejobonoffer.Bepositive,describeyourjobasinterestinganddiverse,butdonotoverdoit.

Afterall,youareleaving?

Q4:Whatareyourstrengths?(Theinterviewersimplywantsastraightforwardanswerastowhatyouare

goodat.)

A4:Thisistheonequestionthatyouaredefinitelygoingtoget,sothereisnoexcuseforbeingunprepared.

Concentrateondiscussingyourmainstrengths.Listthreeorfourexplanationsofhowtheycouldbenefitthe

employer.Strengthstoconsiderincludetechnicalproficiency;abilitytolearnquickly;determinationtosucceed;

positiveattitude;yourabilitytorelatetopeopleandachieveacommongoal.Youmaybeaskedtogiveexamples

oftheabove,sobeprepared.

Q5:Tellmeaboutthemostdifficultsituationyou'vehadtofaceandhowyouhandledit.

(Theinterviewisreallytryingtofindoutyourdefinitionof“difficult”andwhetheryoucanshowalogical

approachtoproblemsolvingusingyourinitiative.)

A5:Thiscanbeatrap!Toavoidit,selectadifficultworksituationthatwasnotcausedbyyouandwhich

canbequicklyexplainedinafewsentences.Explainhowyoudefinedtheproblem,whattheoptionswere,why

youselectedtheoneyoudidandwhattheoutcomewas.Alwaysendonapositivenote.

60.Thepassageismainlyintendedlo.

A.highlighttheimportancecflookingpositiveinaninterview

B.givesuggestionsonhowtoanswerinterviewquestions

C.providesomesampleanswerstointeniewquestions

D.illustratehowtolookconfidentinaninterview

61.Whenaskedaboutwhatyouthinkofyourpresentjob,you'dbetter.

A.talkaboutwhatyoudislikeaboutit

B.commentpositivelyonyourcolleagues

C.relatesittothejobyouareapplyingfor

D.describehowinterestingitisasfaraspossible

62.Ifaninterviewerwantstoknowwhetheryoucansolveaproblemproperly,whatwillheask?

A.Tellmeaboutyourself?

B.Tellmeaboutyourstrengths?

C.Whathavebeenyourachievementstodate?

D.Howdidyouhandlethemostdifficultsituation?

(C)

DearDoggyDiary

MONDAY

Nowwe'vesurelygotallwerequireforthepuppy'sarrival:abasket,ascreamingtoybananaandabagof

dogfood.Fornames,wearehesitatingbetweenSpikeorLenny一but,asItellthislisttoaBlackfriend,I

suddenlyrealizebothnamesareassociatedwithfamousBlackmen,andpanicthatthisisalittleoffence.

TUESDAY

OurfriendSamhaskindlyvolunteeredto“puppyproof'ourhome."Youdon'twanttogivehimthat

screamingtoy,that'sencouraginghimtocatyoursofa/'shesays,inspectingourpurchasesdisapprovingly.She

handsusabook,byDrIanDunbar.lkThisguy”,sheassuresus,“isaSuperBabysitterfbrdogs.”

WEDNESDAY

Spentlastnight57Dunbarhasplentyofwisdomon''positivelycommunicating"withthe

puppy,butnothingonhowtogetapuppyandalsotwoyoungchildren.

THURSDAY

D-Day.Nowtheregistrationwebsitewantsadognameatshortnotice.So,wcgofbr"Buzz”.Onesyllabic

(音節(jié))andwithmulti-generationalfascination(GrannythinksAldrin,kidsthinkLightyear).

FRIDAY

Ifeelveryhesitantaboutsayingso,butlastnightwentwell.Buzzisincrediblycute,thekidsadorehimand

he'sverycuteandonlydidonepcc(排尿)ontheblanket,anddidImentionhe'scute?

SATURDAY

“Love”feelslikeastretchrightnow.Our“play”wasevidentlynot“fbcused“enoughtopreventBuzzbiting

throughoursofa.Also,ourthree-year-oldthinksit'sftinnytoninaway,soBuzzwrestleshimtothegroundand

licksalloverhisface.1suspectthisisn'tthebestwaytoprepareBuzzforengagingwiththepublic.

SUNDAY

Thewholehousesmellsofdog.Ifindthisnasty,butfriends,family,andpeoplewebarelyknowexistedare

droppingbytomeethim."It'slikehavingababy,ch?”saysmyneighbor,Erik,brightly."Yes,butit'sababy

youcanneglectwhenitcries!^^Irespondcheerfully.Hefrowns（皺眉）.

MONDAY

It's2A.M.onthecoldestdayoftheyearandI'monmyhandsandkneesinthebushes.Ithinkyou've

neverreallyexperiencedaharshmid-winteruntilyou'retryingtoninafterapuppy.Then,wereturninside,and

it\justmeandBuzz.Peace.Ishouldputhimbackinhiscage,but1findIcan'tresistahug.Don'ttellmywife.

63.Whatdoesthephrase''Duppyproof'ourhomemeaninparagraph2?

A.Makeourhomecleanenoughforthepuppy.B.Inspectourhometomakeitpuppy-friendly.

C.Provethatthepuppywillsatisfyourneeds.D.Decorateourhomewithbooksonpuppies.

64.Inthediaryof“WEDNESDAY”，apassageismissing.Whichofthefollowingplotbestfitsintothe

numberedblank?

A.Pickingadog'snamefromanamelistofBlacks.

B.Lookingoverthehouseforpotentialsafetyhazards.

C.StudyingDunbar'sbookonhowtotakecareofadog.

D.VisitingDunbarinpersoninordertoadopthispuppy.

65.Whichofthefollowingisthereasonfbrnamingthepuppy“Buzz”？

A.OtherchoicesimplystrongprejudiceagainstBlackpeople.

B.Itspronunciationresemblesthepuppy'scuteandshortbark.

C.Theregistrationwebsiterecommendsthenametothefamily.

D.Thenameholdsappealtoboththeelderandtheyoungergenerations.

66.Whichofthefollowingdoesthediaryfeatureaftertheadoptionofthepuppy?

A.Chaosandcuteness.B.Hatredandlove.

C.Messandcleanliness.D.Abuseandaffection.

SectionC

Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesintheboxEachsentencecanonlybe

usedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

Howtosupportastrugglingfriend

We'veallbeeninsituationslikethis,bothbigandsmallandeverythinginbetween:frommissingthebusto

worktostrugglingwiththelossofalovedone.Commonwisdomsuggeststhataproblemsharedisaproblem

halved.Wcreallywanttohelp,yetwedon'tquitehavethewordsorthetactics.

Researchshowsthatmanypeopledon'treallyknowwhatworksbesttohelptheirfriendseffectively.

67Asurveyofthemethodsthatpeopleusedtomanagetheirfriends,emotionsidentified378distinct

strategies.Giventhislargevarietyofstrategies,it'snowonderthatdecidingwhattodowhenyouhaveafriend

intearscanbealittlechallenging.

Thegoodnewsisthattherearesimplestrategiesyoucanlearnthatwillhelpyouprovidemoreeffective

supporttoyourfriends.

Askquestionsandreallylisten

Justasplayingdownafriend'sproblemisunwise,soistryingtoempathizetooquickly.Whilethisimpulse

isunderstandableandquitenormal,itisalsolikelytogowrong.68Sohowmightyoubestaddressthe

situationinstead?Arecentresearchsuggeststhatitwouldbebettertoslowdownandstartbyaskingdirectly

howyourfriendisfeeling,ratherthanthinkingabouthowyoumightfeelinasimilarsituation.

Arelatedtechniquetotryisactivelistening,whichiscommonlyusedbytherapists,andrelativelysimpleto

implement.69Forexample,yourfriendmightspendsometimeexplainingaseriesofstressfulevents

acrosstheirweek,describingargumentswiththeirspouse,amountingworkloadandsonicworriesaboutdebt,

andyoumightrespondbysaying(ha(itsoundsliketheyareoverwhelmedbothathomeandalworkrightnow.

Don'ttakecharge

Ifyoursupportistoodirectiveandtake-charge,itmightmakeyourfriendsfeelliketheyaren'tableto

handlethingsontheirown,likeakidwhoneedstheirparent'shelptomanagetheirproblems.

Instead,itwouldhavebeenbettertoaskthemwhattheywant,andhowtheymightbeabletochangethis

situation,andthenlistentothemtalkthroughtheiroptionsonebyone.Indoingthis,youprovideasounding

boardforthemtotakecontrolofthesituationontheirown.70Thiswillhelpthemorganisetheir

thoughtsandcometosomesolutions,withoutfeelinglikeyoudiditforthem.

A.Oneusefulskillistoparaphrasewhatyourfriendissayinginyourownwords.

B.Afriendwhoisgoingthroughhardshipmaybenefitfromahelpfulgesture.

C.Partofthechallengeisthattherearejustsomanypossiblewaystointervene.

D.It'simportantnottoputtoomuchpressureonyourfriendiotalk.

E.Researchhasshownthatwe'reactuallyreallybadattakingotherpeople'sperspectives.

F.Youraimshouldbetofacilitatetheotherperson'schoices,ratherthandominatingthem.

IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinno

morethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

WearingHelmet

Somekidsridethroughcitybicyclelaneslikeaprofessional,andotherssetoutalonedowncuietcountry

lanes.However,everyday,anaverageofmorethan500childrenwithbike-relatedinjuriesaretreatedinU.S.

emergencydepartments,accordingtoananalysisofinjurydatafrom2006to2015.Thosewearinghelmetswere

significantlylesslikelytohaveheadandneckinjuries,thestudyfound.Andalthoughchildrentendtowear

helmetsmoreconsistentlythanadults,manystillridewithoutone.

Alongwithcallingforsafer,morebike-friendlystreets,it'simportanttochooseahelmetthatwillhelp

protectyourchildfrominjuryinafalloracrash.Whenyou'rechoosingahelmet,fbcusprimarilyonensuring

thecorrectfit."Apoorfitwillimpacttheprotectionahelmetcanprovide,“saysAngela