江苏省海安中学2023学年高三最后一卷英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin2．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality3．Don’trefertothedictionaryeverytimeyoucomeacrossanewwordassometimesitsmeaningmaybe_______clearlyinagivencontext.A．pickedout B．ruledout C．broughtout D．takenout4．---Howoftendoyouworkout?---_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.5．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone6．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof7．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps8．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who9．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve10．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout11．WithMother'sDayaroundthecorner，Ihavetakensomemoneyoutofthebank_____________presentsformymother.A．buy B．tobuyC．buying D．havingbought12．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when13．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those14．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight15．Jasonwillneverforgetabouthis18thbirthday,sawhisbeingadmittedtoHarvard.A．when B．which C．that D．it16．—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is17．－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A．don’tpullmyleg B．alittlebirdtoldmeC．speakofthedevil D．it’sapieceofcake18．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow19．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides20．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Ecobee3SmarterWiFiThermostatSmartthermostatshavebecomethefaceofsmarthometechnologyformost,butdependingonwhatyourhomeislike,it’spossibletosaytheecobee3issuperior.Mostofthesmartthermostatscarrythesamebenefits,includingtheecobee3.Theycanlearnyourpreferencesandschedules,andthenadjustthetemperatureaccordingly.They’rebetter-lookingandmoreenjoyabletousethanthebasicpiecesofplasticthatoccupymosthouseholds.Theirverypresencewillprobablymakeyoumoreconsciousaboutsavingenergy.Andonceyou’reabletoheatuporcooldownyourhousefromyourphone,withouthavingtogetoutofbed,youwon’twanttogoback.Ifyouliveinalargerhousehold,theecobee3canbemuchmoreconvenient—providedyoupickupacouplemoreremotesensors.Yes,itgetsprettyexpensiveatthatpoint,buthavingthosegivesyoueffectivecontroloverthetemperatureindifferentroomsaroundyourhouse.Incomparison,otherthermostats’measurementsarelargelylimitedtotheareainwhichthey’reinstalled(安装).Ifyouliveinasmallerplace,that’snobigdeal;theecobee3stillhasdistinctadvantages.Itistouch-enabledandmorespacious,makingitlessannoyingwhenyouwanttoenteraWiFipassword,seeweatherinformation,andsoon.Still,allthesmartthermostatsareprettygreat.Whichoneisbestjustdependsonwhetheryouneedawhole-homesolutionoramorestraightforwardone.Fornow,ifit’stheformer,gowiththeecobee3.Ecobee3SmarterWiFiThermostatwithRemoteSensor,availableatallshoppingwebsites.1、Whatisthefunctionoftheecobee3?A．Planningschedules. B．Makingdecoration.C．Adjustingtemperatures. D．Storinginformation.2、Accordingtothepassage,oneoftheadvantagesoftheecobee3isthat______.A．itcanbeoperatedeasilybyphone B．ithasdifferentsizesC．itisaproductwithoutusingenergy D．itfollowsthesamepattern3、Whatmakestheecobee3superior?A．Itcostslessthanthosesimilarproducts.B．ItmayworkwithoutaccesstoWiFinetworks.C．Itismoreeffectivewithfewerremotesensors.D．Itcancontrolthetemperatureinalargerarea.22．（8分）ManyexpertssaythatBillyWilderchangedthehistoryofAmericanmovies.HeisoftencalledthebestmoviemakerHollywoodhaseverhad.Hewasknownformakingmoviesthatofferedsharpsocialcomment.Wilderwasoneofthefirstdirectorstodothis.BillyWilderwasbornin1906intheformerAustro-HungarianEmpire.BillyWilderstartedlawschoolinVienna,Austria.However,hebeganreportingforaViennanewspaperaftergraduation.Bythe1920s,hewaswritingmoviesinGermany.However,theNazishadrisentopowerinthenation.WiderwasJewish,andherecognizedthathehadnofutureinNaziGermany.In1933,hewenttoParis.Therehedirectedamovieforthefirsttime.Itwascalled“TheBadSeed”.ThenhereceivedwordthatproducersintheUnitedStateshadacceptedoneofhisscripts.BillyWilderleftEuropeforAmerica.InAmericaheformedawritingteamwithCharlesBrackett.Thetwowriterscreatedmanyfilmstogether.WilderandBrackettwroteseveralsuccessfulmovies.Onewasthenineteenthirty-ninemovie,“Ninotchka”,starringGretaGarbo.ErnstLubitschdirectedthefilm.Wilderalwayspraisedthismanasafriendandteacherwhosehumorandexpertdirectiongreatlyinfluencedhisworks.In1954,BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducer.Thenextyear,Wilder’sfirstmovieasanindependentfilmmakerwasahugesuccess.Itwas“TheSevenYearItch”.In1959,Wildermadeafunnymoviethatwasverypopular.I.A．L.DiamondjoinedWilderinwriting“SomeLikeItHot”.Bythe1980s,Wildernolongerwasconsideredthemostunusual,creativemovie-makerinHollywood.Inrecentyears,however,BillyWilderreceivedmanymoreawardsandhonors.Criticspraisedhisgiftstomoviemaking.In1987,theAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesgavehimtheIrvingG.ThalbergMemorialAward.Itisthehighestawardaproducercanreceive.1、WhichisWilder’sfirstsuccessfulmovieasanindependentfilmmaker?A．NinotchkaB．TheBadSeedC．SomeLikeItHotD．TheSevenYearItch2、WhatcanweknowaboutWilderaccordingtothetext?A．Heintendedtobealawyeratfirst.B．HestarredamovieforthefirsttimeinParis.C．Heisthefirstdirectortomakerealisticmovies.D．Hehasbeenacceptedasthemostcreativemovie-maker.3、WhydidWilderleaveGermany?A．HewasJewishandcouldn’tdevelopthere.B．TheNazisweresearchingforhimeverywhere.C．HewasinvitedtoproducehisscriptinAmerica.D．HeexpectedtogotoParistoformawritingteam.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheMakerofHistoryofAmericanMoviesB．BillyWilder—aBestMovieMakerC．AnAutobiographyofaDirectorD．TheBestDirectorandProducer23．（8分）Watchingwoodendollscometolifemaynotbeoneofthemostpopularformsofentertainmenttoday,butwithovertwentyyears’experience,talentedpuppeteer(木偶表演者)PeterRobertshasearnedhimselfthetitle“masterpuppeteer”becauseofhisgreatabilitytoturnpuppetsintobelievable,almostlivingcharacters.“PeoplearequiteoftensurprisedtohearwhatIdoforalivingandhavelittleappreciationofpuppyasaformofentertainment.Butwhiletheexactoriginsofpuppettheatreareunknown,ithasbeenpopularinmanyculturesandmayhavebeentheveryfirstkindoftheatre,”heexplains.Roberts’showsarehighlyoriginal.“Apuppetshowcaninvolveanythingfromclowning(傻逗)tostorytelling,”hesays.Equallydiversearetheaudiencesheperformsfor.“Someareattractedbythepuppetsthemselves,whileothersenjoythedialogue.”Robertsbelievesthatthisformofentertainmentcanbeappreciatedbypeopleofallagesandcultures.Roberts’interestinpuppetsstartedwhenhereceivedsomebeautifulglovepuppetsoneChristmas.HestartedputtingonshowswiththeseforfamilyandfriendsandthenmovedontohandmadeChinesestringpuppets.Learningmostlyfrombooksandpersonalexperience,heexplains,“Iwasalreadyspendingmostofmyfreetimecarvingpuppetsandputtingonshows,soIhardlynoticedthechangefromstudentstofull-timeprofessionalpuppeteer.”Thepuppetsaredesignedspecificallyforeachshow,whichisextremelytimeconsuming.AccordingtoRoberts,“Sometimeswhatyouexpectandwhatyouactuallycreateintheendaretwoverydifferentthings.I’vemadesomeofmybestpuppets‘accidentally’.”Whenmostpeopleheartheword“puppetry”,theymorethanlikelythinkofawayofkeepingchildrenentertainedatbirthdayparties.Certainlythesubjectmatterwillbeexpectedtobelight-heartedratherthanserious.However,Robertswantstopointoutthatpuppetsconveyseriousmessagessometimes.”hesays.1、Whatdoweknowaboutpuppetryinthefirstparagraph?A．Itisamostpopularformofentertainment.B．Itcannotgivepeoplepleasureanymore.C．ItwasfirstbroughttolifebyPeterRoberts.D．Itsvalueasanartformisnotfullyrecognized.2、InRoberts’eyes,hispuppetshows.A．usuallyattractpeoplefullofhumorB．aremostsomethingforoldagedaudienceC．displaysomethingmeaningfulfordifferentpeopleD．involvehardworkandgreatintelligence3、Robertsdevelopedaninterestinpuppetsbecauseof.A．thepuppetshowbooksB．hisuniversitymajorC．aChristmasgiftD．someChinesestringpuppets4、WhatdoesRobertswantpeopletothinkofpuppettheatre?A．Itisjustakindofentertainmentforkids.B．Itcanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining.C．Itisonlyakindofseriousartform.D．Itshouldbekeptlight-hearted.24．（8分）●UndergroundCity,Montreal,CanadaTakeoneofthe120entrancesintothelargestman-madeundergroundnetworkintheworld.Montreal’sUndergroundCitywasfirstbuiltin1962.About500,000peopleadayuseits1kilometersofshoppingmalls,apartmentbuildings,hotels,banks,offices,museums,anduniversities;therearealsotwotrainstationsandabusterminal（终点站）.●MammothCaveNationalPark,Kentucky,AmericaPlacenamessuchasGrandAvenueandFrozenNiagaragiveanideaofwhat’sintheworld’slongestundergroundcavesystem.Theoldestpartwasformed10millionyearsago,9.5millionyearsbeforemanmadeanappearance.●Hannan’sNorthMine,Kalgoorlie,AustraliaGodown30.5metersinacageelevatortotunnelsdugduringAustralia’s19th-centurygoldrush.Tryyourhandatpanningforgold（淘金）.Kalgoorliestillproduces10percentoftheworld’sgold.●WieliczkaSaltMine,Krakow,PolandItallstartedwhensaltwasjustliketoday’soil.Ninecenturiesofmininghasproducedmilesofundergroudpassagesandhugecavestoadepthof13meters.MorethanonemillionpeopleayearvisittheUNESCO-listedsite,whichincludeslakesandstatuesmadefromsalt,theworld’slargestminingmuseumandconcerthalls.●BerlinNuclearBunker（地堡）,GermanyTakeafewminutestoadjusttothedim（昏暗的）lightofthis1971radiation-proofColdWarbunker.Feelthecoldenteryourbonesinthedeathlysilence.Thenarrowbedsfor3,562peopletakeupmostofthespace.Thebunkercouldoperatefor14daysafteranuclearattack.It’safrighteningexperience.1、Whatdotheabovefiveattractionhaveincommon?A．Theyareallman-made.B．Theyalllieunderground.C．Theyareallradiation-proof.D．Theyalldatebacktothe19thcentury.2、InWieliczkaSaltMine,visitorscan.A．makesaltstatuesB．enjoythemountainsceneryC．learnaboutsaltmininghistoryD．experienceminingsaltthemselves3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．Hannan’sNorthMineisoutofoperationB．BerlinNuclearBunkeriswell-equippednowC．MammothCaveNationalParkhastheworld’soldestcavesystemD．UndergroundCitywasbuilttomakecitizens’lifemoreconvenient4、Wecanmostprobablyreadthepassageina______.A．newsreportB．historymagazineC．travelguideD．researchpaper25．（10分）Smartphoneshavebeenblamedforeverythingfromtakingdrivers’attentionfromdrivingtokeepingpeopleonthesofascrolling(滚屏)videos.Butthesmartphonethatseemstobeeverywherecouldjustaseasilyincreasephysicalactivityifitpushesitsowner’sbuttonsintherightway.Newresearchshowsthatmakingsocialconnectionsthroughactivity-trackingappsgetspeopletomovemore.Andaseparatestudyonthissummer’s“PokemonGo”phenomenonshowsthatthesmartphonegamegotplayerstotakethousandsmorestepsthanusual.Together,thestudiesshowthepotentialforsmartphonestopusharangeofpeopletobemoreactive.Peoplewholinkedwithfriendsontheactivity-trackingappincreasetheirstepsby400adayonaverageoverthenextweek,comparedwithpeoplewhomadenosocialconnections,accordingtoTimAlthoffandtwoothercomputerscientistsatStanfordUniversity.Theeffectofsocialconnectionsdeclined,butremainedsignificantforfivemonthsbeforethenumbersfellbackevenwithuserswhomadenoconnections.Suchinsightsshowthepromiseofsmartphonesandgamestohelpwithoneofthemoststubbornpublichealthproblems-thatevenpeoplewhowanttobeactivehavetroublestayingactive.AnNBAvideogame,forexample,givesplayersextrapowersinthegameiftheyreachastepgoalinreallife.Theapp“Zomies,Run!”usesaudiostoriestopushpeopletorunmoreorrunfaster.Still,thereisroomforgrowth:Onlyabout4%ofallhealthappsuse“gamification,”suchaspoint-scoringorcompetition,accordingtoastudypublishedinOctoberinBMJOpen.“Gamificationisactuallyquitecloselylinkedwithbehaviorchangetechniques,”saysDr.ElizabethAnnEdwards,thestudy’sleadauthorandadoctorandresearcheratQueenMaryUniversityofLondon.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsmartphones?A．Theyleadtopeople’slackofphysicalactivity.B．Theywillmakepeoplehavemoreconnections.C．Theycanhavevideogamesmoreinteresting.D．Theycaninvolvetheirusersinmoreexercise.2、Accordingto“PokemonGo”phenomenon,smartphoneusersbecomemoreactivebecause.A．theyhavemoresocialconnectionsB．theygetextrapowersinlifeC．thegamesincreasephysicalactivityD．alifegoalhasbeensetstepbystep3、Whoaremostlikelytoexercisemore?A．Videowatchersonthesofa.B．Smartphonegamelovers.C．Peoplewithnosocialconnections.D．Peoplewithtroublestayingactive.4、Howdoestheauthortrytoarguetheeaseofsmartphones?A．Byshowingtheresultsofsomeresearches.B．Byexplainingthefunctionsofsmartphones.C．Bygivingvividdescriptionofsomegames.D．Byanalyzingthecausesofpublichealthproblems.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Acomfortzone,particularlyforstudentsinhighschool,servesasanon-risk,no-failureandnon-rejectionzone.It1thatmostteenagersarenot2toextendthemselvesortakerisksintheirlifeandthey3wanttoescapefromtheirparents.Myfirst4ofbeingthrownoutofmycomfortzonewasinmyhighschool.Manyofmyfriendsinthefirstyearhadstartedto5,regardlessoftheresults,withalcohol,drugsorother6things.Forthem,itwas7tocaremoreaboutalcohol,partiesorgirlfriends/boyfriendsratherthantheir8,studyorotherfriends.Thatwasnotthecasewithme.Noneofmyfriendshadthedeterminationto9theirriskybehavior,includingpressureinthenewgroupandthenewcomfortzoneofgoingalongwithnewfriends.10,theysimplyreplacedonecomfortzonewithanotherriskieronewithpotentiallysevereresults.Thosehadlittle11forme.Iconsideredmyselftobesmarterthanmyoldfriendsandwastryingtodevelop12anddiverseinterests.Ithrewmyselfintomy13andspentalongtimeinthelibrary.Itookanactivepartincommunityservice.Igainedconfidenceandtherewardsofmystudy14myoldfriendswanderedinschool,withlittlethoughtorconcernfortheir15.Couldtheysupportthemselvesinthefuture?Becauseofour16opinion,interestsandvalues,theonly17ofourfriendship,wechosetoendit.Icouldn’t18theirgroupjusttobeaccepted.19Iwentthroughahighschoolstudent’sworstexperience—havingnopeer（同龄人）group.AquotefromthetelevisionseriesBoyMeetsWorld20mypersonalexperiencewithpeergroups:“Loseonefriend,loseallfriends,butdon’tloseyourself.”1、A．reflectsB．allowsC．notesD．determines2、A．openB．willingC．proudD．devoted3、A．alreadyB．yetC．stillD．even4、A．gameB．gradeC．experienceD．example5、A．compareB．adjustC．experimentD．fight6、A．painfulB．powerfulC．strangeD．unhealthy7、A．coolB．wiseC．uniqueD．rare8、A．holidaysB．familiesC．projectsD．businesses9、A．exhibitB．admitC．planD．stress10、A．UnfortunatelyB．SurprisinglyC．HopefullyD．Interestingly11、A．dangerB．regretC．doubtD．appeal12、A．popularB．strongC．newD．close13、A．discoveryB．habitC．studyD．memory14、A．ifB．becauseC．thoughD．while15、A．futureB．journeyC．friendshipD．wealth16、A．legalB．differentC．poorD．public17、A．systemB．trendC．basisD．design18、A．makeupforB．keepawayfromC．lookdownonD．goalongwith19、A．BynomeansB．OnthecontraryC．AsaresultD．Inadditionto20、A．enjoysB．explainsC．sendsD．gathers.第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Whensomeonehasdeeplyhurtyou,itcanbeverydifficulttoletgoofyouranger.Butforgivenessispossible—anditcanbesurprisingly1．(benefit)toyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Sofar,research2．(show)thatpeoplewhoforgivecanhavemoreenergy,betterappetiteandbettersleep."Peoplewhoforgiveshow3．(little)angerandmorehopefulness,"saysDr.FredericLuskin,whowrotethebookForgiveforGood.Soitcanhelpreducethetirednessoutoftheimmunesystemandallowpeople4．(feel)moreenergetic."Sowhensomeonehashurtyou,cooldownfirst.Takeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomething5．givesyoupleasure:abeautifulsceneinnature,orsomeoneyoulove.Don'twaitforan6．(apologize).“Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyoumayneverthinkofapologizing,"saysDr.Luskin."Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon'tseethingsin7．sameway.Soifyouwaitforpeopletosaysorry,youcouldbewaitingaverylongtime."Nextkeepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymean8．(accept)theactionofthepersonwhoupsetsyou.Instead,learntolookforthelove,beautyandkindnessaroundyou.Finally,trytoseethingsfromtheotherperson'sperspective.Youmayrealizethathe9．shewasactingoutofignorance.Togainperspective,youmaywanttowritealetterto10．(you)fromthatperson'spointofview.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。RecentlyIhavetakenquiteainterestincooking、Isuggestthattheschoolorganizesacooking-learningactivitytoteachstudentstoprepareanydeliciousfood、ItcanbereallyfunandIbettherewillbealotcommunicationgoingonwithstudents、Besides,it’sagoodwaytobuildupteamspirits、Theschoolcanevenholdacompetitiontoseewhomcancookthemostdeliciousfood、Muchimportantly,Ithinkcookingisavitalskillforthepeoplenowadays、Whatisknowntoall,eating-cookedfoodisamuchmorehealthyandlittlecostlywayoflifethaneatinginarestaurant、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华，你校将举办一次辩论赛。请你以学生会的名义用英语写一份书面通知。要点如下：报名须知截止日期11月11日，填写表格，提供照片时间和地点11月16日上午8点，学校操场奖励胜方将获得15000元，最佳辩手将获得1500元联系人李华（电话1234-5678）注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：register登记Notice_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________StudentUnion

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、B5、B6、A7、A8、C9、C10、A11、B12、B13、A14、C15、B16、D17、C18、C19、C20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、A3、D22、☞B选项BillyWilder—aBestMovieMaker23、1、D2、C3、C4、B24、InChina,thereareusuallytworeasonswhypeoplereceivemessagesfromfriendsandrelativesfromwhomtheyhaven’theardforawhile.ThefirstisaboutNewYeargreetings,whicharealwayswelcome.Thesecondreasonisoftenlesspleasant,however;peopleareincreasinglycontactinglonglostfriends,orevencasualacquaintances,andurgingthemtocastonlinevotesfortheirchildrenorgrandchildrenincompetitions.Thepractice,whichhasbeengrowingrapidly,hasnowreachedthepointwherepeoplearebecomingtiredandmayevenfeelannoyed.TheresultsofarecentsurveyconductedbytheJinhuaEveningNewsinEastChina’sZhejiangProvinceshowthat94percentof74intervieweeswereonceaskedbyfriendsorrelativestocastvotesonlinefortheirchildren.Thecontestsrangefromthe“cutestbaby”todancingcompetitions,butinmanyisthepeoplereceivingthemessageshaven’theardfromthesenderforalongtimeandhavenevermetthechildinvolved.Althoughthecompetitionsmayappeartobeharmlessfun,someeducationprofessionalsareconcernedthattheyc