2023届青海省西宁五中等三校高考冲刺模拟英语试题含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed2．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．appreciationD．entertainment3．Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．andD．so4．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound5．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what6．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown7．Shehasexpressedherhope______theforeignstudentswillspreadthegoodwillandsincerityoftheChinesepeopletootherpartsoftheworld.A．that B．whichC．whether D．what8．Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwas___________ofpublichealth.A．whatB．thatC．thisD．which9．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto10．Membershipofthisclubisopentothosewhoareitsaim.A．insalutetoB．inhonourofC．inlinewithD．insympathywith11．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．afterwards B．almostC．otherwise D．somewhat12．语音知识(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。13．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until14．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict15．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed16．Myfatherinsistedthateveryminute____madefulluseof_______theworkwell.A．be,todo B．hasbeen,doingC．be,doing D．hasbeen,todo17．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．areC．has D．have18．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld19．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though20．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.A．worked B．hasbeenworkingC．hadworked D．hasworked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）Oneofthenewest“smart”devicesisanoldfavorite,acamera.Andsmartcamerasaregettingsmarterallthetime.Somearenowbuiltwithmachinelearningtoolstohelpthemthinkforthemselves.Machinelearninginvolvespattinglargeamountofdataintoacomputerforprocessing.GoogleClipsOneofthelatesttolaunchisGoogleClips.Itisthefirstcameradevelopedbythewebsearchgiantthatisnotbuiltintoaphone.Thesmallandlightdeviceisdesignedtobeputsomewhereinaroomtotakepicturesbyitself.Itcanalsobestucktoanobjectoraperson’sclothing.Googlesaysmachinelearninghelpsthecamerachoosethebesttimesandsituationsfortakingpicturesandvideoclips.Itcanalsorecognizethefacesofpeopleorpetschosenbytheuserandtakepicturesoftheminamorenaturalway.Thedeviceisnotyetbeingsold,butinterestedbuyerscanjoinawaitinglisttobeinformedwhenitisavailable.GoProHeroGoProisanothercompanydevelopingmachinelearningtechnology.GoProalsousesmachinelearningtopoweritsQuikStoriesfeature.Thistooltakesexistingphotosandvideosandautomaticallycreatesafinishedvideopiece,completewithmusicandeffects.SnapSpectaclesMessaging

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Snapchatsellsapairofsunglasseswithabuilt-incamerathatcanrecordshortvideoclipswiththepushofabutton.SnapInc.saystheproduct,calledSpectacles,isdesignedto“capturethemoment,withouttakingyououtofit.”Manysmartphonesalreadyhavefacialrecognitiontechnologybuiltintothedevices.SnapInc.hasstartedsellingitsSpectaclessunglassesonlineintheUnitedStates.AppleiPhoneXApple’snewiPhoneXisbeinglaunchedwithitsnewFaceIDsystemthatitsayswillunlockthephonejustbyhavingtheuserlookatit.ThisreplacestheTouchIDonpreviousdevicesthatusedafingerprinttounlockthephone.Applesaysthesystemworksby

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morethan30,000dotsonthefacetocreateakindofmap.AppleclaimsitsfacialrecognitionisevensecureenoughtoallowpaymentsthroughitsApplePayservice.1、Whatcanmachinelearningtoolshelpcamerasdo?A．Getmuchsmarter.B．Processmoreroughly.C．Keepdataforever.D．Storemorenaturalphotos.2、WhatcanweknowaboutGoogleClips?A．Itcanonlybeputinaroom.B．Peoplecanbuyitonlineeasily.C．Itcanbebuiltintoaphone,D．Youcantakephotosautomaticallywithit.3、WhatisthespecialfunctionofGoProHero?A．Ithastousepowertowork.B．Itcanrecordvideosvividly.C．Itprovidesmusicandeffectsforvideos.D．Itusestechnologyofmachinelearning.4、WhichofthefollowingcannowbeboughtsurelyontheInternet?A．GoogleClips.B．GoProHero.C．Spectaclessunglasses.D．AppleiPhoneX.5、HowisAppleiPhoneXunlocked?A．Byafingerprint.B．Byfacialrecognition.C．Bypushingabutton.D．Bymakingamap.22．（8分）AboutamonthafterIjoinedFacebook，IgotacallfromLoriGoler，ahighlyregardedseniordirectorofmarketingateBay.Shemadeitclearthiswasabusinesscall.“IwanttoapplytoworkwithyouatFacebook，"shesaid."Insteadofrecommendingmyself，Iwanttoaskyou:Whatisyourbiggestproblem，andhowcanIsolveit?”Myjawhitthefloor.Ihadhiredthousandsofpeopleoverthepreviousdecadeandnoonehadeversaidanythingremotelylikethat.Peopleusuallyfocusonfindingtherightroleforthemselves，withtheimplicationthattheirskillswillhelpthecompany.LoriputFacebook'sneedsfrontandcenter.Itwasakillerapproach.Iresponded,"Recruitingismybiggestproblem.And,yes,youcansolveit."Lorineverdreamedshewouldworkinrecruiting,butshejumpedin.Sheevenagreedtotradeearningsforacquiringnewskillsinanewfield.Lorididagreatjobrunningrecruitingandwithinmonthswaspromotedtohercurrentjob,leadingPeople@Facebook.Themostcommonmetaphor（隐喻，暗喻）forcareersisaladder，butthisconceptnolongerappliestomostworkers.Asof2010，theaverageAmericanhadelevenjobsfromtheagesofeighteentoforty-sixalone.LorioftenquotesPattieSellers，whocameupwithamuchbettermetaphor:“Careersareajunglegym，notaladder.”AsLoridescribesit，there'sonlyonewaytogettothetopofaladder，buttherearemanywaystogettothetopofajunglegym.Thejunglegymmodelbenefitseveryone，butespeciallywomenwhomightbestartingcareers，switchingcareers，gettingblockedbyexternalbarriers，orreenteringtheworkforceaftertakingtimeoff.Theabilitytocreateauniquepathwithoccasionaldips，detours（弯路），andevendeadendspresentsgreatviewsofmanypeople，notjustthoseatthetop.Onaladder，mostclimbersarestuckstaringatthebuttofthepersonabove.1、WhydidLorimakethecall？A．ShewantedtohelpFacebooksolvethebiggestproblem.B．SheintendedtomakeabusinessdealwithFacebook.C．ShetriedtoaskforapayriseinFacebook.D．ShewantedtobecomeanemployeeinFacebook.2、Whatimpressed“me”byLori？A．Loriwasgoodatrunningrecruiting.B．LoriattachedgreatimportancetoFacebook'sneeds.C．LorijumpedinFacebookwithnoadequateexperience.D．LoriwasskilledinmarketingateBay.3、WhatisthepossiblemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3？A．Sheagreestolearnnewskillsbydoingtrade.B．Sheagreestolearnnewskillsbymakingmoney.C．Sheagreestoraiseherpaytolearnnewskills.D．Sheagreestoexchangeherpayforlearningnewskills.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？A．Junglegymsofferlimitedbenefitsforemployees？B．Noneontheladdercanenjoythegreatviews.C．Nowallpeopledon'ttendtoclimbtheladder.D．Apregnantwoman.jobless，benefitslittlefromthejunglegyms.5、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？A．It'saJungleGym，NotaLadder.B．Facebook'sBiggestProblem.C．ApplyingforaJobinFacebook.D．Howtogettothetopoftheladder.23．（8分）Mostyoungarchitectsparticularlythoseinbigcities—canonlydreamaboutworkinginabuildingoftheirown.Andmakingthatdreamcometrueoftenmeansfindingabuildingnooneelseseemstowant,whichisexactlywhathappenedtoDavidYocumandhispartner,BrainBell.Theirbuildingisaformerautomobileelectrical-partsfilminAtlanta.Fromtheoutside,itlookstooold,evensomethinghorrible,butopenthedoorandyouareinawide,opencourtyard,linedonthreesideswithrusting(生锈的)walls.In2000,YocumandBellfoundthisbuildinginthecity’sWestEnd.Builtin1947,thestructurehadbeenabandonedyearsearlierandtheroofofthemainbuildinghadfallendown.Butthepricewasright,soYocumboughtit.Hespenteightmonthsofhisoff-hoursondemolition(排除),pullingrubbishoutthroughtheroof,becauseitwastoodangeroustogoinsidethebuilding.Thedemolitionwashardwork,butitgavehimtimetothinkaboutwhathewantedtodo,and“totreasurewhatwasthere—thewalls,therust,andthelight.”Yocumsaid.“Everyseason,morepaintfallsoffthewallsandmorerustdevelops.It’slikeanartinstallation(装置)inthere—aslow-motionshow.”Sincethebackbuildinghadbeenconstructedwithoutwindows,anall-glassfrontwasaddedtothebuildingtogiveitaviewofthecourtyard,andskylightswereinstalledintheroof.ThebackofthebuildingisaworkingareaandalivingroomforYocumandhiswife.Asortofbuffer(缓冲）zonebetweenthefrontandthebackcontainsabathroom,akitchenandamechanicalroom,andthewallsthatseparatethesezoneshaveopeningsthatallowviewsthroughtothefrontofthestudioandthecourtyardbeyond.YocumandBell,whohavejustcompletedanartgalleryforthecity,feelthattheexperiencefromthedecorationoftheirbuilding,focusingontheinsideratherthantheoutside,hasinfluencedtheirwork.Ithasalsogiventhesearchitectsachancetoshowhowtheycanmakemoreoutofless.1、Accordingtothepassage,itis________formostyoungarchitectsinbigcitiestoworkinabuildingoftheirown.A．easy B．unnecessaryC．unrealistic D．common2、Yocumboughttheoldbuildingbecause________.A．itwasabargaintohimB．itwasstillingoodconditionC．itwaslocatedinthecitycenterD．itlookedattractivefromtheoutside3、Workingontheoldbuilding,YocumandBell________.A．pulledrubbishoutthroughtheroofB．removedtheskylightsfromthebathroomC．presentedaslow-motionshowinanartgalleryD．builtakitchenatthebackpartoftheoldbuilding4、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatYocumandBell________.A．benefitedalotfrompullingdowntheroofB．turnedmoreoldbuildingsintoartgalleriesC．gotinspirationfromdecoratingtheiroldbuildingD．paidmoreattentiontotheoutsideoftheartgallery5、Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A．peoplecanlearnalotfromtheirfailuresB．itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonanoldbuildingC．peopleshouldnotjudgethingsbytheirappearanceD．creativepeoplecanmakethebestofwhattheyhave24．（8分）Thepoisonousdomoic(藻)acidaffectedAlfredHitchcock's"TheBirds"afterhundredsofthemabsorbedthepoisoninthesummerof1961andlosttheirminds.Thesickbirdslikelyconsumedpoisonousacidviasmallfish.Italsotendstocollectinshellfish.And,accordingtoastudypublishedTuesday,itmaybecomemorecommonasoceanswarm,threateningbirdsandhumansalike.Researchershavestudiedtherateofpoisonousacidoverthepast20yearsinthePacificNorthwest,andfounditstronglyrelatedtowatertemperaturesthatarewarmerthannormal.Fornow,warmerwaterstypicallycomesfromeventslikeELNinoandadecades-longclimatecyclecalled"Pacificdecadaloscillation,"thestudyfound.Itisn'tyetclearhowclimatechange,whichalsowarmstheoceans,mightaffecttherateofthepoison."Whenwater'sunusuallywarmoffourcoast,it'sbecausethecirculationandpatternsintheatmospherehaschanged,bringingwarmwaterfromelsewhere-andthisishappeningatthesametimethatwealsoseehighpoisonousacidinshellfish,"MorgaineMcKibben,thestudy'sleadauthorsaid.Thepoisonisproducedduringwarmdomoicblooms,andgetspassedupthefoodchainbyanimalsthateatit.Sealions,dolphinsandhumansareatrisk.Whilesomeanimalscaneventuallycleanthemselvesofthepoison,thethreatcanlastalongtimeafterthewarmwaterdecreases.Animalspoisonedbypoisonousacidtendtobecomeweak,andexperiencedeath.Symptomsinhumansincludeheadache,confusion,lossofshort-termmemory,weaknessandunconsciousness.Itisn'tjustahealthrisk.AnOregonStateUniversitystatementnotesthatofficialshavetoshutdownshellfishharvestswhenpoisonousacidlevelsarehigh,causingeconomicharm.Sincehealthofficialsfirstregardedpoisonacidasahealththreatin1987,PacificNorthwestshellfishharvestshavebeenstoppedin2005,2017,and2018.TheWestCoastcrab（蟹）industrytookanestimated$100millionhitin2017alone.1、Whydidthebirdslosetheirmindinthesummerof1961?A．Theymaybehadabadmemory. B．Theymaybeatepoisonousfish.C．Theymaybecollectedtheshellfish. D．Theymaybedrankwarmwater.2、Whatistheconnectionbetweentherateofpoisonousacidandwatertemperatures?A．Whenatmospherehaschanged,itwarmsoffthecoast.B．Whencirculationcomes,theoceansgetwarmer.C．Whenclimatehaschanged,theoceansgetcolder.D．Whenwaterbecomeswarmer,highpoisonousacidappears.3、Whatresultwillpoisonousacidcausetohumans?A．Makinghumansconscious. B．Makinghumansdead.C．Makinghumanstemporarilylosememory. D．Makinghumanssufferheartattack.4、What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HighPoisonousAcidAppearsintheAnimalsB．TheWestCoastCrabIndustrySufferGreatLossC．ClimateChangeWarmstheOceansintheWorldD．WarmerOceansIncreaseLikelihoodofPoisonousShellfish25．（10分）Whenadoglooksatyouwithbigpuppy-dogeyes,it’shardforyoutogoaway,andyoumayspeakout“Awww”withouthesitation.However,there’sareasonwhyyoufindadog’sstaresoattractive.Thatsweetstareactuallycausesthereleaseofaparticularhormone,orchemicalmessengerinthebody.Thishormonecreatesfeelingsofaffectioninhumans.Thesamethinghappenstodogswhenpeoplelookbackatthem.Scientistsbelievethishelpspeopleandtheirfour-leggedfriendsbond,orfeelconnected.Scientistshavewonderedwhatcausesdogstolovinglystareattheirowners.Tofindout,ateamofresearchersfromAzabuUniversityinJapanstudied30ownersandtheirdogs.Theresearchersfoundthatafterthepetsandtheirownersspenthalfanhourtogether,bothshowedariseinoxytocin(催产素).Onekeyroleofthishormoneinmanyanimalsistopromotebonding,likethatbetweenamotherandnewborn.Theincreaseofoxytocindidn’thappen,though,whenscientistsrepeatedtheexperimentwithwolvesandthehumanswhohadraisedthem.Asecondexperimentalsofoundthatifdogsweregivenoxytocin,theylookedattheirownerslonger.Scientistsaren’tsureexactlywhy,butthisreactionoccurredonlywithfemaledogs.Theirownersoxytocinlevelsalsoroseasaresult.Theresultoftheseexperimentsmighthelpansweranage-oldquestion:Howdidthefearsomewolfancestorofmoderndogsturnintoman’sbestfriend?TakefumiKikusui,ananimalscientistwhoworkedonthestudy,thinksthatthechangehappenedwhendogsfirstbecamedomestic(驯养的).AccordingtoKikusui,theremayhavebeenasmallgroupofwilddogsthatwerenaturallyfriendlier.“Humansareverysensitivetoeyecontact.Byusingthisspecialcommunicationtool,thedogsareabletowinoverourhearts.Iftheyaremorelikelytomakeeyecontact,itwouldbeeasierforthemtobondwithdogowners,”Kikusuisaid.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,peoplesay“Awww”to________.A．makethedogstareatthemB．expresstheirloveforthedogsC．drawthedogsattentionawayD．warnthedogsnottoapproachthem2、Accordingtothepassage,oxytocincan________.A．reduceanimalspainofgivingbirthB．motivateanimalsdesirestoprotectothersC．helpanimalstodevelopabetterrelationshipD．enableanimalstosurvivemoreeasilyfromdangers3、Theunderlinedwords“thechange”inParagraph4refertothat________.A．dogsbecamefriendswithhumansB．wolvesbegintobondwithhumansC．dogsandwolvesarebestfriendsD．dogsweredomesticatedbyhumans4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tocallonhumanstobefriendlytodogs.B．Togiveadviceonhowtogetalongwithdogs.C．Tointroducetheevolutionprocessofwilddogs.D．Toexplainwhyhumansanddogsareconnected.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）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和D)，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ahomelessmanwalkeduptomeandaskedmeforsomesmallchange,“I’llgiveyouaquarterifyoutellmeyourstory,”Isaid.Helaughed,“You’llgivemeaquarterformystory?’Ilaidthe1infrontofhimand2myself—“No,here’sthequarterbutitwouldbenicetohearyourstory.”Seeinghimlostin3,Isatdownnexttohimand4“Iwasonceasniper（狙击兵）inthearmy.”hesaid.“Iwas5toshootdowntheenemyfromthedistance.”Ilistenedattentively.Hetoldmehowhe6tohuntwithhisfamily.Hehadhisownwayof7animalsbynotkillingmorethanbeneeded.Whenthe8cameknockingonhisdoor,hefelt9andjoinedup.Allthoseyearsofdevelopinghishuntingskillscouldnowservealarger10—todefendusfromthebadguys.Hesetoutto11atthefront.“IwasasniperbutIneverreallykilledanyone.”hecontinued.“Onedaytheyaskedmeto12aladyfromthedistance.Isawthekidsneherandmyhandswereonthetrigger（扳机）.ButIcouldn’t13it.Shewasn’tdoinganythingtoanandshewas14thekids.Thestorywentonashedescribed15beingputintoprisonfor180daysfor16tofolloworders.“Ihaveno17,”hesaid.“Imaybehomelessnow,18Ineverkilledthatlady.”Hecontinued,“Ican19beinghomeless,butIwouldn’tbeabletostandkillinginnocentpeople.”Imetahero.Itjustnever20tomethataherocouldbeasmellyoldsniper.1、A．note B．coin C．dollar D．wallet2、A．blamed B．reminded C．corrected D．added3、A．argument B．action C．consideration D．thought4、A．whispered B．nodded C．sighed D．waited5、A．demanded B．supposed C．reminded D．determined6、A．desired B．wished C．failed D．used7、A．tracking B．raising C．training D．respecting8、A．army B．minister C．commander D．company9、A．annoyed B．proud C．astonished D．confused10、A．group B．business C．purpose D．result11、A．serve B．hunt C．aim D．survive12、A．murder B．fight C．shoot D．arrest13、A．remain B．fire C．make D．decide14、A．besides B．along C．inside D．among15、A．gradually B．eventually C．deliberately D．desperately16、A．managing B．failing C．hesitating D．forgetting17、A．ideas B．attempts C．regrets D．feelings18、A．however B．otherwise C．but D．unless19、A．workout B．meetwith C．livewith D．getthrough20、A．happened B．seemed C．struck D．occurred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）Blessedbythepleasantweather,theislandprovinceofHainanisfastbecomingknownasChina’sFlorida”,1．(draw)massesofretireesescapingthebitingcoldoftheirhometowns.“AthomeinHarbin,itcanbe-30°C,itisunbearable!Butheretheclimateis2．(suit),”saida71-year-oldwomanfromthe3．(extreme)coldprovinceofHeilongjiang.She4．(move)eachwintertoSanyaoverthepasteightyears.“Herethe5．(warm)isbetterforourhealth.Wefindsomanypeoplefromourprovince6．wearesurewewillnotgetbored”saidQiNingxia,7．60-year-oldmanfromHeilongjiang.About700,000elderlypeoplecometoSanyaeverywinter,almostdoubling8．(it)population.Nearlyhalfofthese“migratorybirds”,9．theyarecalled,comefromthenorthernprovincesinChina.Thetrendbeganin2000aspeoplebeganbuyingSanyaapartments,openingbusinessandpersuadingfriendsandfamily10．(join)them,creatingasnowballeffect.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：在错的词下划一横线，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。WhenIstartedlearningEnglish,Ifounditverydifficulty、NomatterwhathardItried,Ijustcouldnotunderstandthegrammar、Thenoneday,mysisteraskedmewhyIwassoconfusingbyEnglishandItoldherthatIwasafraidofit、ThensheaskedmetowatchingEnglishmoviesandlistentosomeEnglishsongs、Ifellinthelovewiththesesongs、IlearnedtosingthemandfindIcouldremembermoreandmoreword、Ialsofeltveryinterestedthemovies,becauseIcouldlearneverydaywordsfromthem、Havebecomeinterested,I’vestartedtomakegreatlyprogress、Now,I’mnotafraidofEnglishanymore、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。学校校刊英语园地栏目举办以“Changesinmylife”为主题的征文比赛。请结合你的经历和感受，选取生活中的一个方面（如学习方式、出行方式、购物方式等）的变化，写一篇短文，向栏目投稿。注意：1.词数不少于50；2.开头已给出，不计入总词数。Inrecentyears,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinmylife._________