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第1页(共1页)2020-2021学年上海市宝山区高三(上)期末英语试卷(一模)I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.(1分)A.Bargainingwithasalesgirl.B.Shoppingwithhisgirl.C.Promotinganewproduct.D.Choosinganovelforhischild.2.(1分)A.Itsfacilities.B.Itslocation.C.Itscomfort.D.Itsprice.3.(1分)A.Fashionablepantsinbrightcolors.B.Somethingtomatchherbrownpants.C.Greypantsmadefrompurecotton.D.100%cottonpantsindarkblue.4.(1分)A.Listeningtosomeloudmusic.B.Practicingforaspeechcontest.C.Preparingforanoralexamination.D.Talkingloudlyonthetelephone.5.(1分)A.Themanneedn'tgohoppingeveryweek.B.Shecanpickthemanupatthegrocerystore.C.Shewilldrivethemantothesupermarket.D.Themanshouldbuyacarofhisown.6.(1分)A.Theteacherisjustfollowingtheregulations.B.Thewomanshouldhavegoneonthefieldtrip.C.Hehasgonethroughasimilarexperience.D.Heunderstandsthewoman'sfeelings.7.(1分)A.Havesomeonerepairtherefrigerator.B.Switchofftherefrigeratorforawhile.C.Askthemantofixtherefrigerator.D.Buyarefrigeratorofbetterquality.8.(1分)A.Shestayedawayfromworkforafewdays.B.Sheisblackandblueallover.C.Shegothurtinanaccidentyesterday.D.Shehastogotoseeadoctor.9.(1分)A.Herbrothercanhelpthemanfindacheaperhotel.B.Themancanstayinherbrother'sapartment.C.Themanshouldhavebookedalessexpensivehotel.D.Herbrothercanfindanapartmentfortheman.10.(1分)A.Sheiscurrentlycaughtinatrafficjam.B.Shewantstotakethemostdirectway.C.Shemaybelateforthefootballgame.D.Sheisworriedaboutmissingherflight.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.11.(4.5分)(1)A.Themukbangerwasalittlefunny.B.Itwasatruecrimestory.C.Thegirlinthestorycouldn'tage.D.Theauthorwascuriousaboutit.(2)A.Eatingwithlotsofpeopleiscommon.B.Thereissomethingsocialandcomforting.C.It'sawaytohavesomeonetochatwith.D.Connectingwithotherswhenthey'reout.(3)A.Thewaypeopleeatfoodisn'thealthygenerally.B.Theaudience'sstomachscan'tagreewiththefood.C.Mukbangcan'thelpsettleseriouseatingproblems.D.Peoplecouldbeencouragedtoeataloneathome.12.(4.5分)(1)A.Youhelpedotherscuthair.B.Youhadyourhaircut.C.Someoneelsedidthecutting.D.Youcutyourhairyourself.(2)A.Putoffthelight.B.Closethelight.C.Turnoffthelight.D.Gooffthelight.(3)A.LearningEnglishcanbetricky.B.PhrasesareconfusingforEnglishlearners.C.Themeaningof"havemyhaircut".D.Themeaningof"turnoffthelights".13.(6分)(1)A.WhatthemanplanstogiveJudy.B.Howhardtobuybirthdaygifts.C.Whentochoosethebirthdaygifts.D.Wheretobuybirthdaygifts.(2)A.Say"Icareforyou"toJudy.B.Justgiveher$100.C.Giveheragiftcard.D.TrytobuyarealgiftJudylikes.(4)A.$100.B.Arealgift.C.Agiftcard.D.Perfume.(4)A.Thewomanisashopassistant.B.Judyistheman'sgirlfriend.C.ThemanwillgiveJudy$100.D.Thetwospeakersagreewitheachother.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelowfillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.14.(10分)SOSmessageonthesandsavesmissingsailorsMicronesiaisanareaofthewesternPacificOceanwithmorethan600islands,(1)coversahugeareaofoceannorthofthelargeislandofNewGuinea.Recently,threeMicronesiansailorssetouttosail42kmfromoneMicronesianislandtoanother.Unfortunately,theygot(2)(lose),andthentheyranoutoffuel.Afteralongtimedriftingwithoutpowerintheocean,theylandedonthetinyislandofPikelot,morethan100kmfromtheirdestination.Pikelotisjust450meterslongand280meterswide.ThehighestpointonPikelotisonlyfourmetersabovethesea.Nopeoplelivethere,andthereisnowater.Thelittleisland(3)(cover)intreesandhassandybeaches.Threedaysafterthethreesailorssetoutontheirvoyage,theydidnotarriveattheirdestination,soshipsandaircraftintheareabeganlookingforthe(4)(miss)men.Butitwasalmostimpossibletodecidewhere(5)(look)becausetherearesomanysmallislandsandtheoceanissolarge.OneoftheshipswastheAustraliannavyshipHMASCanberra,which(6)(sail)fromAustraliatoHawaiiandhadahelicopteronboard.Duringthistime,thethreesailorsdecidedtowrite(7)messageonthebeachontheirtinyisland.TheywroteahugeSOSinthesand.SOSisaninternationalsignalthatpeopleuse(8)theyneedhelp.Luckily,peopleonanAmericanaircraftsawtheSOSmessageinthesandandcontactedtheCanberra.Ahelicopter(9)theshiplandedonthebeachandgavethemenfoodandwater.Soonafter,aMicronesianboatarrivedandrescuedthethreesailors.Theyareveryluckytobealive,anditwastheSOSmessageinthesand(10)savedthem.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.15.(10分)A.qualitiesB.benefitsC.networkD.completelyE.disappointedF.improvingG.motivateH.requiredI.effectivelyJ.essentialK.surveyedDon'tabandonthewrittenWordWaybackin2012,KyleWiens.CEOofIFIXwroteinablogpostforHarvardBusinessReviewthathewouldn'thireanyonewhousedpoorgrammar.Infact,he(1)allapplicantstotakeagrammartestbeforemovingforward.AccordingtoWiens,he'sfoundthatpeoplewhomakefewermistakesonagrammartestalsomakefewermistakeswhentheyaredoingsomething(2)unrelatedtowriting﹣likestockingshelvesorlabelingparts.What'smore,hebelievesthatgrammarskillsindicateseveralothervaluable(3),includinglearningability,professionalcredibility(信用)andattentiontodetail.AnotherCEOnamedBradHoovernotedthatgoodgrammarisapredictorofprofessionalsuccess.Honestlyaskyourselfwhetheryou'dhiresomeonewithapoorlywrittenresume.Willthispersonbeabletodeliveronyourbusinessplan?How(4)willtheybeabletocommunicateyourgoalsandexpectations?Howlikelyisitthattheywillbeabletosuccessfully(5)withothersandbuildyourbrand?Inshort,ifyouwanttosucceed﹣asabossoranemployee﹣goodgrammaris(6)."Greatleaderscanunderstandhowtouseitwellincontext,"wroteKevinDauminanIarticle.Asaleader,youmustbeabletomanage,organize,(7)andsupportyourteam.Strongcommunicationskillbothwrittenandverbal,allowyoutoaccomplishthat.Ifyousentanemployeepoorlywritteninstructions,howprobableisitthatyou'llbothbe(8)intheoutcomeandeachother?Writing,specificallybyhandhasnumerous(9)foryourhealthandwell﹣being.Researchershavealsofoundthathandwriting,inparticulartheformingofletters,isthekeytonotonly(10)yourmemorybutalsoformingnewideasandlearning.Infact,ifyouwanttoslowdownmentalaging,writingbyhandisyourbestbetbecauseitforcesyoutousemoreofyourmotorskills.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.16.(15分)AstudyfromSwitzerland'sUniversitédeGenève(UNIGE)lookedtoanswerthequestionofwhichcamefirst:adecreaseinphysicalactivityorcognitive(认知的)decline?"Interrelationshipshavebeen(1)betweenthesetwofactors,particularlyintermsofmemorybutalsoregardingthegrowthandsurvivalofnewneurons(神经元)."saidBorisCheval,aresearcheratUNIGE'SSwissCentreforAffectiveSciences(CISA)inapressrelease."Butwehaveneveryet(2)testedwhichcomesfirst:Doesphysicalactivitypreventadeclineincognitiveskillsor(3)?That'swhatwewantedto(4)."Earlierstudieshaveconsideredthatphysicalactivity(5)cognitivedecline.ButaccordingtoCheval,recentstudiesmay(6)thatpastresearchhas"onlytoldhalfthestory…sincethoserecentstudiesdemonstratethatourbrainis(7)whenitcomestoengaginginphysicalactivity."ResearchersatUNIGEtestedthetwopossible(8)byusingdatafromtheSurveyofHealth,AgingandRetirementinEurope,asocioeconomicdatabasecoveringmorethan25countriesacrossthecontinent.Overthecourseof12years,105,206adults(9)inagefrom50togoweretestedeverytwoyearsontheircognitiveabilitiesandtheirphysicalactivity.Researchers(10)cognitiveabilitieswithaverbalfluencytestthatsawparticipantsnameasmanyanimalsastheycouldin60seconds.Theyalsotestedcognitiveabilitieswitha(11)testwheretheymemorized10wordsbeforerecitingthem.Physicalactivitywasmeasuredusingascalefrom1to4.A1indicatedparticipants"never"(12)physicalactivitywhilea4meanttheywerephysically(13)"morethanonceaweek".Thestudyfoundthatthe(14)ofwhatpaststudiesconcludedwastrue﹣cognitiveabilitiesmostlyinfluencephysicalactivity,nottheotherwayaround."Thisstudybacksupourtheorythatthebrainhastomakearealefforttogetoutofasittinglifestyleandthatby(15)cognitivecapabilities,physicalactivitywillfollow,"Chevalsaid.(1)A.neglectedB.preventedC.confusedD.established(2)A.formallyB.separatelyC.individuallyD.casually(3)A.attimesB.viceversaC.bychanceD.inpart(4)A.releaseB.admitC.confirmD.oppose(5)A.preventsB.encouragesC.influencesD.reduces(6)A.misleadB.contradictC.ignoreD.indicate(7)A.abandonedB.involvedC.entertainedD.processed(8)A.factorsB.elementsC.optionsD.subjects(9)A.rangingB.judgingC.expandingD.varying(10)A.balancedB.restrictedC.surveyedD.measured(11)A.observationB.reflectionC.memoryD.imitation(12)A.concernedaboutB.engagedinC.stoodforD.gaveup(13)A.motionlessB.casualC.activeD.passive(14)A.consequenceB.similarityC.differenceD.opposite(15)A.workingonB.reflectingoverC.crossingoutD.puttingoffSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.17.(8分)"Runners,toyourmark,Getset…"Bang!AndIwasoff,alongwithabunchofotherteenagecross﹣countryrunnersfromhighschoolsacrossthecounty.Thedaywaslikeanyotherfair﹣weatherautumndayinMaryland.Buttheracethatdayfeltuniquefromtheget﹣go.Foronething,Ilikedthecourse.Itwasmyteam'shomecourse,oneIwasusedtorunningduringpractices.Ittookrunnersalonganareaoflandthatincludedopenfields,hillsandevenwindingdirtpathsthroughasmallforest.Itwasabeautiful5﹣kilometercourse.Thisparticularracewasourteam'sinvite,andIwasproudtobesharingthecoursewithcompetitorsfromotherschools.Italsomeantalot﹣morethannormalthatmyparentsweretheretocheermeon.Withsomuchtoexpectthatday,Iwasreadytorun!AndIdidn'twanttobestuckwiththepackofotherrunners,asistypicalatthebeginningofmostcross﹣countryraces.Sowhenthegunsounded,Itookoffrunning,leavingeveryoneelseinthedust.Thefirstpartofourcoursefollowedtheoutsideedgeofalargeopenfieldbeforedisappearingintotheforest.Withinsecondsofthestart,Iwasfaraheadofeveryone,andallofthefanscouldseeit.Itfeltmagnificent.Butthatfeelingdidn'tlastlong.LittledidIknowmycoachwaslaughingtohimself,thinking,"Gabeisdonefor!"AndIwas.Mybodywastellingmetoslowdown.Mypride,however,said"No!Notuntilyou'reoutofsightofthespectators!"Iwasinagony,butIkeptupmypaceuntilIreachedtheforest.Onceinamongthetrees.Islowedwaydown.Ienjoyedmostraces,evenwhilepushingmyself,butthisonewasnotenjoyableintheleast.Ifinishedtherace,butinnowherenearthetimeIcouldhaveifI'dpacedmyselfwellfromthebeginning.EverytimeIreflectonthatcross﹣countryseason,I'mremindedofsomething:Prideisnosubstituteforpace.(1)Whatisspecialtotheauthorabouttherace?A.Theweatherconditionwasgoodforrunners.B.Hewasfamiliarwiththehomecourse.C.Hetookprideincompetitorsfromotherschools.D.Hisparentscametosupporthimasusual.(2)Theunderlinedword"agony"(paragraph4)mostprobablymeans.A.sufferingB.comfortC.reliefD.contest(3)Whatresultoftheracecanbeconcludedabouttheauthorfromthepassage?A.Helefteveryonebehindandtookthefirstplace.B.Hetooktheleadfirstanddisappearedamongtrees.C.Hewontheraceunderthepressureofhiscoach.D.Hefinishedtheracebutfailedtoreachhisrecord.(4)What'stheauthor'sreflectionontherace?A.Itisparents'encouragementthatleadstotheresult.B.It'sapleasuretoliveuptoyourfans'expectations.C.It'simportanttopaceyourselfwithnopride.D.Itishiscoachwhoencourageshimtofinishtherace.18.(6分)Everlookatyourto﹣dolistandwanttorunandhide?Metoo.Butlifeismorethanworkinghardtofinishtasks,collapsingintobed,judgingthepast24hoursandoursuccessbyhowmuchwe'vemanagedtotickoff.Sohere'showtogetstuffdoneandenjoyyourselfatthesametime.1.RenameitMyfriendJimKwiksays,"Callyour'got﹣to﹣do'listyour'get﹣to﹣do'list."It'satinychangebutamajorshift.Thinkaboutit.Yougettowalkyourdog,choosewonderfuldinneringredientsandgotoajobeachdaythataffordsyouthelifeyouhave.2.AddsomeactionInsteadofwritingplainremindersdownasmemoryurges,like"Dentist"and"Report,"addsomeverbsandresult﹣basedbenefits,like"Bookdentistandgetteethsparklywhite!"or"Completereportandletoutyourbreath."Imaginethegoodfeelingattachedtoeachagendaitemandletitfuelyou.3.Trustthere'stimeHaveyouevernoticedwhenyou'reinarush,youmakemistakes?Likewhenyou'relateforwork:Youcan'tfindyourjeans,youhurtyourtoeonthebedbyaccidentandyoumisplaceyourphoneasyouheaddowntheelevator.Whenweoperatefromaplaceofcalm,stuffhappensfaster.Wefindwhatweneed.Wedon'tburnthetoast.Itcanbeassimpleassittingupinbed,takingtendeepbreathswhenyouwakeupandsettingasimpleintentionfortheday(notreachingstraightforInstagramandemail).4.AskyourselfthisHowareyouspendingyourdays,yourlife?Areyouhavingenoughfun?Canyourgot﹣to﹣dolistbeaget﹣to﹣dolistwithsomegoodmoodsdancingonthepageandanairof"Igottime!"attachedtoit?Yes,itprobablycan.Now,what'sfirst?(1)Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoragreewithabout"yourto﹣dolist"?A.Choosewonderfuldinneringredientsandgotoajobeachday.B.Change"Dentist"into"Bookdentistandgetteethsparklywhite!"C.Remindyourselfyouhaveplentyoftimetodealwithdailyroutines.D.Keepaskingyourselfquestionswiththeairof"Igottime!"(2)Itcanbeconcludedthatthekeytogettingstuffdoneandenjoyingyourselfatthesametimeis.A.astateofmindB.aget﹣to﹣dolistC.amemoryurgeD.aplaceofcalm(3)What'sthewritingpurposeofthispassage?A.Tofindoutwhattodofirsteveryday.B.Toimaginethegoodfeelingoftasks.C.Toexplaintheimportanceoflifestyle.D.Todiscoverhowtoenjoydailylife.19.(8分)Uponreflectionoftheidealsocialmoralcode,withinonesentence,itwouldbe:beconstructive,notdestructive.Though"beconstructive,notdestructive"soundssensible,therearemanynuances(slightdifferences).Sometimesitisdifficulttodetermineifanactisexactlyconstructiveordestructive.Wecandecideifsomethingisconstructiveordestructivebasedondegree,forinstance.Sayyourpreschoolsonisactingupandbrokeaglassvase,evenafteryoutoldhimtostopgrabbingandplayingwithitseveraltimes.Yougetathoughtinyourmindtospankhimtogiveapunishmentforhisnaughtyaction.However,youstarttofeelconfusedaboutwhetherthiswouldbeconstructiveordestructive.Itmightshowhimthatnotlisteningtoyouandbreakingthingsisnotwelcome,butontheotherhand,spankinghimisanactofaggressionthatwillhurthimphysicallyandperhapsteachhimtouseforceinsituationslaterinlife.Thereisnoexactwrongorrightinthesemoments.However,throughyourownreasoning,youcandecidetowhatdegreeitwouldbebeneficialorharmfultohimandthesituationathand.Personally,Iwouldnotspankmyson,asIthinkitdoesmoredestructionthanconstruction.But,thatisjustme.Anothernuancetoconsideristhedefinitionwegivetoconstructionanddestruction.Forexample,forsomepeople,constructioncanneverinvolveviolence,whileforothers,itcouldevenbeanessentialpart.TaketheexampleofgoingbackintimeandkillingHitler.Killingsomeoneisdefinitelytermedadestructiveact.However,inlightofthecircumstances,IwouldassumethatthemajorityofpeoplewouldagreethatkillingHitlerattheheightofhispoweriftheyhadthechancewouldbeseenasaconstructive,thuspositiveact.Therefore,ourdefinitionsoftendetermineourvaluesandhowwebehaveuponthoseprinciples.Additionally,constructionanddestructioncanbefilteredthroughasociopoliticallens.Constructioncanbeseenasgoodtosome,andbadtoothers.Takeforinstancecreatingnewhomesinaforestedarea.Yes,homesforhumansaremade,butalsothehabitatforcountlessanimalsisbeingdestroyed,oratleastalteredtoanextreme.Construction,ifitistrue,itshouldbebeneficialtoallpartiesincluded.Thatisatallorder,though.Everystepwetakekillsbacteriaandothermicroorganisms﹣andperhapsplants,insects,andwhoknowswhatelse.Destructioncanbeseenasapartofeachmoment.Plus,whatamajoritymightregardasaconstructivemightbeseenasdestructivetoaminority.Isthereawaytodeterminewhichsideiscorrect?Itisalmostimpossible.Beinginthemajorityintermsofamoraloutlookdoesnotmeanitiscorrect,ormoreappropriate.Therehavebeenmanyinstancesinhistorywhenactswereregardedasconstructive,butwerelaterseenasdestructivewithamodernlens.ThoughIconsider"Beconstructive,notdestructive"themostsolidone﹣sentencesocialmoralcode,itisnotwithoutitsnuancesandproblems.Forinstance,thedegreetowhichweconsidersomethingconstructiveordestructive,definitionsofbeingconstructiveanddestructive,andconstructionanddestructionseenthroughasociopoliticallensareallnuances.Thesedifferencesconsistoftheconfusionthatthisidealsocialmoralcodecauses.However,Icannotimagineabettercodethantheonestatedinthisessayintermsoflivingone'slifeinasocialcontext.(1)Fromtheauthor'sviewwhethertopunishakid'swrongdoingornotdependsonwhatextent.A.itwouldbringhimbenefitsorharmsB.hewouldmodifyhisdestructivebehaviorC.hisactisconstructiveordestructiveD.hisdestructiveresultmightbringabout(2)TheauthormentionstheexampleofkillingHitlertoshowthat.A.killingsomeoneisdefinitelytermedadestructiveactB.themajorityofpeoplewouldagreetokillHitlerC.killingHitlerisseenasaconstructiveandpositiveactD.definitionsofsocialcodedecideourvaluesandprinciples(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence(paragraph4)imply?A.Constructionanddestructioncanadvancesocialdevelopments.B.Constructioncanbeseenasgoodtosome,andbadtoothers.C.Whatamajoritymightregardasaconstructivemightbeseenasdestructive.D.Beinginthemajorityintermsofamoraloutlookdoesnotmeanitiscorrect.(4)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.WrongorRightofSocialMoralCodeB.JudgmentofConstructionorDestructionC.IdealSocialMoralCodeD.HowtoLiveOne'sLifeinaSocialContextSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassages.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.20.(8分)A.Last.fmallowsuserstolistentomusicforfree,aswellasbuytracks.B.ThewebsiteLast.fmisaconvenientandusefulresourceformusiclovers.C.Thereareplentyofwebsitesthatallowmusicloverstostayintouchwiththenewsrelatingtotheirhobby.D.IfyouwanttouseLast.fmforcommunication,youmightfindthattraditionalsocialnetworksaremoresuitableforthispurposeE.Thiswebsiteisofgreatbenefitformusicenthusiasts.F.Thistechnologyisconvenientanddefinitelyhelpfulformusiclovers.AUsefulToolforMusicLoversWiththedevelopmentandexpansionoftheInternet,manyhobbiesandinterestsofmodernpeoplehavegainedanewdimension.TheInternetallowsenthusiaststounitetosharetheirexcitementabouttrends,tocommunicateandshareexperiences.Specializedwebsitesprovideuserswithevenmoreinformationabouttheirsubjectsofinterestandhelpdiscovernewboundariesoftheirpassions.Thisreferstomovies,arts,modeling,programming,literature,andmusicaswell.Onecanhardlyfindapersonwhowouldnotbelisteningtomusiconthewaytowork,athome,orelsewhere.(1)OnesuchwebsiteisLast.fm:amixofasocialnetworkandanInternet﹣radiothattracksdownthemusicitsuserslistento.(2)Besides,ithasanumberofadvantagescomparedtoothersourcesprovidingsimilarservices.ThedesignofLast.fmgivesawelcomingimpression,thoughsomemightfindittoosimple.Thesiteisdisplayedinredtones,withthepossibilityofswitchingittoablackskinand,despitethequantityofinformation,iseasytounderstandandnavigate.Userscanalsodecoratetheirprofileswithpicturesofthemselves,allkindsofbadges,diagrams,tagclouds,andstatisticsrelatingtomusic.TheavailabilityofmultiplefunctionsalsospeaksinfavorofLast.fm.Oneofitssignificantadvantagesovermanyothermusicalwebsitesisthefunctionofscrobbling(歌曲记录),whichmeanstrackingdownthemusiconehadbeenlisteningto.(3)Withitsaid,Last.fmsearchesforpeoplewithsimilarmusicalpreferencesandshowsonealistofthosewhoseinterestsmatchtosomeextent.Thesepeoplearecalledneighborsandtheideaisthattheycangetfamiliarwiththefansoftheirfavoritekindofmusicand,mostlikely,makenewfriends.Theinformationaboutupcomingeventsnearby,aswellasrecommendationsgivenaboutnewmusicthatausermightlikearealsogatheredandintroducedbythemeansofscrobbling.Ifapersonlistenstooneortwobandsonaconsistentbasis,thewebsitewilldisplayafewnewartiststhatplayinasimilargenre,includingnewones,sothatausercanbeintouchwiththelatesttrendswithintheirmusicalinterests.(4)However,thereisaseriousdrawbackconnectedtoit.ThefactisthatthemajorityoffreetracksandalbumsareavailableonlytocitizensoftheUSA,Germany,andGreatBritain,whileinothercountries,userscanonlylistentoshortintroductorysamples.Andyetthoseluckyonesfromtheplacesmentionedbeforecanlistentoonetrackonlineuptofivetimesaday.Besides,thewebsitehadrecentlychangeditspolicytowardsmonetizationandreducedthenumberoffreeservices.Last.fmalsoworksasakindofmusicalWikipedia,providinguserswithbiographiesofbands,oractualmusicians.Thereishardlyaneedtomentionthatmusicianscanalsobenefitfromusingtheresource,presentinginformationaboutthemselvesandinvolvingfans.IV.SummaryWriting21.(10分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.BeyondIdentityWeoftenthinkofourselvesasourbody,mind,andemotions.Wetakethesethreeelementsandmakeacombination.However,wealsooftentalkaboutaperson'ssoul.Isthereanyscientificbasisforthesoul?Surprisingly,thereis.Eachuniquepersonalityapersonhas(evenincircumstancesofmemorylossandotherillnesses),thefeelingandidentityoftheselfbeyondage(especiallyexperiencedaswegrowolder),andourinevitablesubjectiveexperienceasanindividualconsistofascientificfoundationforthesoul.Despitetheconstantshiftinthelinksbetweenourbraincells,weremainessentiallythesamepersonality.Thisconsistencyismostobviousinthecaseofmentallyillpatientsorpeoplewhohaveexperiencedmemoryloss.AccordingtoScientificAmerican:Basically,nomatterwhathappenstoourbrain,ouruniquepersonalityseemstoshinethrough.Besidesone'spersonality,thesoulofapersoncanbeidentifiedthroughone'sconsciousness.Thoughwecommonlyidentifywithourbodyandwhatweseeinthemirror,wealsohaveasensethatwearenotacertainage﹣asoursenseofselfusuallyleanslessonageandratheronoursubjectivefeelingofwhoweareessentially.Lastly,eachpersonisinevitablysubjectiveabouthisorherexperience.Despitehumansbeingvery,verysimilartoeachotherinDNAandoverallcomposition,ourunderstandingofrealityisvastlydifferentfromindividualtoindividual.AccordingtoPsychologyToday,"Whilesciencehasmadetremendousprogressexplainingthefunctioningofthebrain,whywehaveasubjectiveexperienceremainsmysterious.Theproblemofthesoulliesexactlyhere,inunderstandingthenatureoftheself,the"I"inexistencethatfeelsandliveslife.Thesoulofapersonisincrediblychallengingtoprovescientifically.However,wecansaythatthesoulhassomebasisinscience.Theserealitiesofourbehavior,character,andthewayyounoticethingsmightnotbetestedstrictly,buttheyareverydifficulttodeny.V.TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEng
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