新疆喀什市深喀第一高级中学2024年高考英语试题全真模拟密押卷（八）含解析

新疆喀什市深喀第一高级中学2024年高考英语试题全真模拟密押卷（八）注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat2．Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly3．AfternineyearsworkingtoprotectSiberiantigers,YangJun_____hiseffortsrecognizedattheannualawardceremonyinBeijingwherehewasnameda"wildlifeprotector".A．had B．hadhadC．hashad D．has4．Whentension________inarelationshipbetweentwopeople,afrequentwayofdealingwiththisistosendmessagesthroughathirdperson.A．arouses B．arises C．rises D．raises5．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon6．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released7．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted8．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．aren’tthey D．isn’tit9．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a;the D．/;a10．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive11．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how12．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken13．Don'tgiveuphalfway,andyouwillfindthesceneryismorebeautifulwhenyoureachthedestinationthanwhenyou_______.A．startoff B．havestartedoffC．startedoff D．willstartoff14．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse15．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．account D．thought16．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly17．________makesourschoolfamousis________morethan90%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversities.A．What;that B．That;becauseC．That;what D．What;because18．Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished19．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout20．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit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）Since2013,Torobo,aroboticarmdesignedtotestthelimitsofartificialintelligence.hashadoneambition—tobeadmittedtotheUniversityofTokyo.However,ithasrepeatedlyfailed.Thisyearwasnoexception.InearlyNovemberTorobotookanexamtoprepareforanall-importantstandardizedtest.WhileTorobo’stotalscoreof525outof950was14pointshigherthanin2015，itsstandardscoreof57.1%wasslightlylower,becausehumanstudentsdidbetterinthe2016test.Thoughthescore，whichishigherthanthenationalaverage,isenoughtogettherobotadmittedtomanyotherfamousJapaneseuniversities,itfallsshortoftheminimumrequiredfortheUniversityofTokyo.AcloseranalysisoftheresultsshowedthatTorobo'snewlyprogrammedabilitytosolvecomplexphysicsproblemshelpedincreaseitsyear-over-yearphysicsscorefrom46.5%to59%.Therobotalsodugdeepintoitsdatabaseofinformationfromtextbooksandwebsitestoobtainanimpressive66.3%inworldhistory.Theaverage60%scoresacquiredinthetwomathsections,werenottooshabbyeither.But，whileToroboisabletohandleknowledge-basedquestionsandonesinvolvingcomplexmathematicalcalculations,ithasahardtimethinkingindependently.Asaresult,therobotisunabletofullyunderstandmultiplesentencesandphrasestoarriveatthelogicalconclusionsrequiredintheEnglishlanguagetests.Thisweaknesswasreflectedintheweakoralandwritingscores,whichcameinat36.2%and50.5%,respectively.Fortunately,afterfourtiringyears,therobot'screatorshavedecidedtofreeTorobofromitsannualtest-takingsuffering,theresearchteamwillinsteadfocusonimprovingtherobot’sabilitytopickoutspecificanswersfrommassivesetsofdata—askillthatledtoitsexcellenthistoryscores.Theybelievetheexpertise(专业技术）willhelpTorobosucceedasanindustrialrobot.1、WhatisthedisadvantageofTorobo?A．Ithasmuchdifficultysearchingforfacts.B．Itdoesn'townlanguageskills.C．Ithasweakindependentthinkingability.D．Itcouldn’tgetthroughtheexams.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A．thescoreB．ToroboC．theUniversityofTokyoD．thenationalaverage3、Whatdidtheexamresultsshow?A．Torobo'sscoredidn’treachthenationalaverage.B．Torobo'sprogrammedabilityimproveditsmathscore.C．Torobowasadmittedtoauniversity.D．Torobodidwellinthehistoryexam.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?"A．Subjectsarobotaregoodat.B．Arobot'sperformancesinexams.C．Majorsthataresuitableforarobot.D．Arobot'swaystodealwithexams.22．（8分）Aftershoppingfordealsinstoreson“BlackFriday”,oronlineon“CyberMonday”,Americansandpeopleworldwidearepreparingfornewlypopular“GivingTuesday”.Startingin2012,nowtheglobaleventthatiscelebratedannuallyontheTuesdayafterThanksgivingisthebrainchildof92ndStreetY,aculturalcenterinNewYorkCityandUnitedNationsFoundation.Asthenameindicates,GivingTuesdayismeanttorestartthecharitableseasonandthereforeobservedbyraisingfundsforlocalnonprofitsandschools,organizingfoodandclothingdrives,andconductingrandomactsofkindness.In2015,700,000peoplefrom71countriescametogethertodonate$116.7millionincash.Anadditional$1.08millionwasspentongifts.Whiletheeasiestwaytoparticipateisbydonatingtoyourfavoritecharity,thisdaycanbecelebratedinmanyotherwaystoo.Youcangivebackbyvolunteeringatyourlocalshelterorfoodbank,orevenbydonatingblood.Ifallelsefails,apurchasefromthegrowingnumberoforganizationsthatgiveaportionoftheirsalestocharitywilldothetrick.Butperhapsthebestwaytocelebratethedayisbyhelpingthosenearestanddearesttoyou.Assistafamilymemberwithasimplechorelikefoldinglaundry,cookingdinner,orevenreadingtoayoungersibling.Nomatterwhatyoudo,besuretoshareyougooddeedonsocialmediaandinspireotherstocelebrateGivingTuesdayaswell!1、Whichofthefollowinghastheshortesthistory?A．CyberMondayB．GivingTuesdayC．BlackFridayD．ThanksgivingDay2、What’sthemainpurposeof“GivingTuesday”?A．TopersuademorepeopletoshoponlineB．TomakeThanksgivingDayenjoyableC．ToencouragemorepeopletodocharitiesD．Togetvoluntaryworkbetterknown3、Whydoestheauthoradvisesharinggooddeedsonsocialmedia?A．TodonatemoneytolocalschoolsB．Tokeeparecordofone’sexperienceC．TohelppeoplemakenewfriendsD．TomakeGivingTuesdaymorepopular4、Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthenextprobablycomefrom?A．BusinessB．LifestyleC．EducationD．Culture23．（8分）Whenwedothesamemovementswithourbodiesoverandoveragain,weoverusesomemuscles.Andthatoverusecanleadtostrain(劳损)andinjury.Sometimesthoseproblemscancomefromdoingsports.Butthereisanothercauseformuscleproblems:hand-heldtechnologydevices.Staringdownatyourphoneortabletforlongperiodsoftimeputsgreattensiononyourneck.Expertssaythispostureputsstrainontheentireupperbody.Musclestrainlinkedtohand-heldtechnologyhasbecomesuchacommonconditionthatitnowhasaname:techneck.Commonsymptomsoftechneckareneckpain,lossoffeelinginyourhandsandfingers,headaches--bothmildandsevere--andpoorposture.Intheworstcasesoftechneck,youcanlosethestrengthinyourhandsandfingers.Youcantakesimplestepstoimprovetechneck.Takebreaksfromusingyourtechnology.Standupandstretchyourlegsoften.Also,giveyoureyesabreakbyclosingthemthroughouttheday.Doneckexercises.ExpertsatthewebsiteSpineUniverserecommendthesethreeneckstretches.Chin(下巴)StretchMoveyourchintowardsyourchest.Holdfor5seconds.Thestretchshouldfeelcomfortablefromyournecktothebaseofyourskull.Repeat10times.SideLean(倾斜)Leanyourheadtotheright.Bringyourearclosetotheshoulder.Holdfor20seconds.Bringyourheadbacktocenter,andthentiltittotheleft,againholdingfor20seconds.Repeat3-5timesoneachside.Side-to-SideHeadTurningTurnyourchintowardsyourrightshoulder.Holdfor20seconds.Bringyourheadbacktothecenter,andthenturnittotheleft,againholdingfor20seconds.Repeat3-5timesoneachside.Andifyourtechnecksymptomsgetworse,seeahealthcareprofessional.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“techneck”inparagraph2mean?A．Neckpaincausedbysports.B．Neckcaredonewithtechnologydevices.C．Protectionforproblemswithcertaindevices.D．Neckproblemscausedbyusingtechnologydevices.2、Whatisthepossibleresultoftechneck?A．Weakfingers.B．Pooreyesight.C．Overuseofmuscles.D．Strongerneck.3、Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectgestureof“SideLean”？A．B．C．D．4、Whatdothefirstandthirdneckexerciseshaveincommon?A．Shakingthehead.B．Touchingthechest.C．Movingthechin.D．Turninginthesamedirection.24．（8分）Thousandofstudents,fromallaroundtheworld,havehelpedtheirinternationalcareersbytakingEISEnglishstudiesatSouthThamesCollegeLondon–STCL.Youtoocantakeourfirst-classEIScoursestolearn,andliveEnglishinLondon@STCL.1.OurexperienceWehaveprovidedEnglishforInternationalStudentsEIScoursestopeoplefromaroundtheworldfor40years.Morethan1,000studentstakeourEIScourseseachyear,oftenafterarecommendationfromafriendorrelative.Ourteachershaveworkedinmanycountries;theirexperiencewillhelpyoutodevelopinternationalEnglishcommunicationskills.2.AworldinonecollegeThecollegehasstudentsfrommorethan100countries.WhenyoustudyEnglishwithus,youwillhavetheopportunitytomeetnotonlyUKstudents,butalsopeoplefromallovertheworld.3.MorethananEnglishschoolThecollege’smainpurposeistoprovideeducationandtrainingforourlocalcommunity.Wehavemorethan20,000students,onarangeofacademic,technicalandvocationalcoursesinadditiontoEnglishlanguagecourses.Allstudentscanalsousethefacilitiesavailableatthecollege—libraryservices,freeInternetaccess,sports&more.Youcanjoinarrangeofleisureandsocialactivities.4.OurrangeofcoursesWehaveawiderangeofcoursesdesignedtomeettheneedsofglobalcitizensinaninternationalenvironment.OurcoursesprepareyoubothforlifeinLondon–perhapsasastudent–andforyourfuturecareer,anywhereintheworld.WehelpyouimproveyourEnglishsoyoucancommunicatemoreeffectively—forstudy,workorsocializing.IntensivecoursesmeetUKimmigrationregulationsforstudents.ForinformationaboutoutintensiveEnglishcourses,clickhere.1、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toattractstudentsfromaroundtheworld.B．TomakeSouthThamesCollegeLondonknown.C．TostresstheimportanceofEIScourses.D．TocompeteagainstotherlanguageschoolsinLondon.2、Fromthepassagewelearnthat________.A．theCollege’shistorygoesbackoveracenturyB．theteacherstherecomefromallovertheworldC．theCollegehasagoodreputationamongitsEISstudentsD．thecoursestherejustfocusonlanguagelearning3、WhichkeyinformationisNOTgiveninthispassage?A．Experienceofteacher.B．MainpurposeoftheCollege.C．RangeofCourses.D．Approvedqualityfromauthorities.25．（10分）Ratherthanrollingyoureyeswhenit’syourturntobowyourheadandgivethanks,trybeinggrateful.Theresultjustmightbegoodforyou,fromimprovingyourfeelingtoyourrelationships.Ifyoudon’twanttovoiceyourgratitude,writingalettermaywork,accordingtovariousstudiesbySteveToepferofKentStateUniversityandhiscolleagues.Toepferandhiscolleagueshad219studentswithanaverageageof25filloutquestionnaires（问卷）tomeasuretheirhappiness.Theyreturnedtothelabtofilloutthesurveythreemoretimes,witheachvisitaboutaweekapart.Someofthestudentswrotealetterofgratitudeeachtimetheyreturnedtothelab,whilethecontrolgroupdidn’twriteaboutbeingthankful.“Theletterwriterswereinstructedtowritealetterofgratitudetoanyonetheywanted,however,thelettercouldn’tbea‘thankyou’noteforagift,”Toepfersaid.“Theparticipantshadtowriteaboutsomethingthatwasimportanttothem.”Theresultsshowedthattheirlevelsofhappinessandlifesatisfactionimprovedaftereachlettertheywrote.Inaddition,depressivesymptomsdecreasedovertimewiththeletterwriting.Gratitudedoesn’tjustcheeryouup—itcanimproveyourhealthandenergylevelsaswell.A2007studyconductedbyresearchersfoundthatorgan-transplant(器官移植)receiverswhokept“gratitudejournals”listingfivethingsorpeoplethattheyweregratefulforeachdayscoredbetteronmeasuresofgeneralhealth,andmentalhealththanthosewhoonlymaderoutinenotesabouttheirdays.Asuccessfulrelationshipmaydependonyourgratitude.Researchreportedin2011lookingatmorethan65coupleswhowereinsatisfyingrelationshipsshowedthateachcouple’srelationshipqualitycorrespondedwithonepartner’sfeelingsofgratitude.Researchersshowthatonepartnerexpressedfeelingsofgratitude;bothpartnersexperiencedapositiveemotionalresponse.1、Accordingtothepassage,ifyouwanttogetalongwellwithothers,you’dbetter________.A．writeletterstothemfrequentlyB．paymoreattentiontotheirfeelingsC．showyourthanksfromtimetotimeD．takecareofthemwhentheyareinneed2、Theunderlinedphrase“thecontrolgroup”inParagraph2referstothegroupthat_________.A．iscoldtoothers’kindnessB．isnotgoodatwritinglettersC．isunwillingtoexpresstheirfeelingsD．isnotallowedtowritethank-youletters3、Fromthepassagewecaninferthatpeoplewhooftenshowgratitudearelesslikelytobe__________.A．nervousB．carelessC．depressedD．optimistic4、Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_________.A．it’sbettertowriteathank-youletterthantosaygratitudewithwordsB．theresultsofdifferentwaysofshowinggratitudeareallthesameC．thegoodrelationshipofeachcoupleisbasedontrustD．gratitudeisbeneficialtohealth5、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyyoushouldbegratefulB．WaysofchangingyourfeelingC．HowtoshowyourgratitudetoothersD．Thank-youletters’roletohumanrelations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）DuringthemonthIspentstudyinginEnglandlastsummer,onedaystoodout.Iwasonly16andIwaslooseonthestreetsofLondon.Thefreedomwaswonderful,1forsomeonewhohadlivedinasmalltownallherlife,thecityrepresentedaworldof2.Thiswasnotmyfirst3toLondon.Ayearearlier,Ihadbeentherewithmymother,tryingto4allthemajorsightseeingattractionsinmerelythreedays.Thattripwas5butwonderful,butthistimeIwasgratefultobeabletosimplyenjoythe6andculture.MyfriendandIdiscussedwhereweshouldgo,anddecidedtogo7.ThisledustoCoventGarden,homeofthegiantDocMarten'sstoreandtrendycafes.ThemarketareaisoneofmyfavoriteplacesinLondon.It'sagreatplaceto8:Youcanfindeverythingfromthelatestfashionstosouvenirsthatcan9befoundinEngland.Thestreet10,fromclassicalmusicianstomagicians,werefully11.Manytouristsgatheredto12them.Ididnotlinger（逗留）becauseIwas13justtofeeltheactivityinthestreetratherthanbecomea14ofit.Asthesunset,weheadedtotheRiverThames.Theriveritselfis15specialtolookat;the16oftenappearsmuddy,andnoonewouldliketoswiminit.Buttheviewmakesthevisit17.Fromthere,youcanseeitall:theTowerofLondon,theHouses:ofParliament,St.Paul'sCathedralandtheTateModernMuseum.AsIstoodonthebridgetakinginmy18,Irealizedwhatanincrediblyrichhistorythecityhad.Overthenexthundredyears,thecitymaychangeasolderbuildingswillprobably19biggerstructures,butcertainelementswill20.1、A．althoughB．becauseC．unlessD．while2、A．excitementB．wealthC．developmentD．challenge3、A．accessB．visitC．reactionD．introduction4、A．passB．knowC．coverD．hear5、A．boringB．tiringC．relaxingD．important6、A．foodB．educationC．atmosphereD．economy7、A．cyclingB．eatingC．climbingD．shopping8、A．restB．exploreC．exerciseD．develop9、A．evenB．nearlyC．almostD．only10、A．policeB．judgesC．performersD．dealers11、A．courageousB．appealingC．noisyD．proud12、A．assistB．questionC．watchD．protect13、A．satisfiedB．anxiousC．unwillingD．puzzled14、A．guestB．groupC．partD．tourist15、A．somethingB．nothingC．everythingD．anything16、A．landB．waterC．lakeD．sea17、A．practicalB．worthwhileC．awfulD．disappointing18、A．findingsB．feelingsC．surroundingsD．conditions19、A．catchupwithB．makeuseofC．taketheplaceofD．givewayto20、A．appearB．existC．remainD．burst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）Timeflying,itisonlyseveraldaysawayfromtheentranceexaminationtocollegein2018.HowIregretthatmuchtime1．(spend)inplayingcomputergamesbefore.Itisatthismoment2．IreallyrealizehowimportantitistodoeverythingIcan3．(make)upforwhatIhaven’tlearned.Inthepast,Iwouldtake4．forgrantedthatIcouldbeadmittedtoagooduniversitywithouthardwork.Butafterseveraltimesof5．(fail)Icametounderstandthesaying—“nopains,nogains.”Atpresent,Ihavenochoicebuttostudyharderthaneverbefore.Although6．(face)withagreatpressure,1amstill7．(confidence),firmlybelievingthatIcanachievemygoalsolongasIadjustmymind,makegooduse8．everyminuteandgivefullplaytomypotential.9．(Late),withthehelpofmyteachersandstudents,Ihavemadegreatprogress.IamproudofbeingastudentofQujingNo.1MiddleSchool.Ilikemyschoolbecauseitcansetupaplatformforusstudentstorealizeourdreams.Ilikemyteachersbecausetheycanbuildabridgeforusstudentstosuccess.Mayourschool10．(get)betterandbetterinthefuture!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。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(＼)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。DearJohn,Thankyouforyourinvitationtodinneratyourhometomorrowevening.Unfortunately,itismuchtomyregretwhichIcannotjoininyouandyourfamily.Iwillbefulloccupiedwithanimportantexamcomethedayaftertomorrow.Ifeltterriblysorryformissingthechanceofsoahappyget-together.Ihopethatallofyouenjoyingagoodtime.IsitpossibleforyouandItohaveaprivatemeetingafterward?Ifso,pleasedon’thesitatetotellmeyourpreferabledates.Iameagerforapleasantchataboutyou.Pleaseallowmesaysorryagain.Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你所在的武术社正在招收新队员，请给你的留学生朋友Eric写封邮件邀请他加入，内容包括：1．练武术的好处；2．武术社的活动；3．报名方式及截止日期．注意：1．词数100左右．2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．参考词汇：武术martialarts___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、A4、B5、B6、D7、C8、D9、A10、B11、C12、A13、C14、A15、C16、A17、A18、D19、B20、D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、Webrushourteethdaily,butdoyouknoweverythingyouneedtoknowaboutdentalcareandhygiene?Believeitornot,thereisalotmorethanmostpeoplerealize.Luckily,hereareseveralappsthatcanhelpyou.●BrushDJYoushouldbrushyourteethforfulltwominutesasrecommendedbydentists,butthattimecanbedifficulttojudge.Manyrecommendyoulistentomusic,becausemanysongsarejustaroundtwominutesinlength.BrushDJhasloadsofgreattunesthatwillgetyouintothetwo­minutehabit.Therearebothsongstolistento,andvideostowatch,andyou'llfindavarietyofawesometunes.●OrasphereIt'srecommendedthatOraspherevideosbeusedbydentistsfortheirpatients,sotheycanlearnaboutprocedures.Thosewhodousethesevideossaythatthesoftwarecangreatlydecreasetheamountoftimeittakestoexplainprocedurestopatients.●AmericanDentalAssociation(ADA)Everythingyoueverwantedtoknowaboutyourteeth,andthensome,canbefoundontheAmericanDentalAssociation(ADA)website.You'llfindloadsofgreatarticlesthathavethelatestnewsaboutdentistry（牙科）.Thoseinterestedindentalcareerswillfindplentyofinformationtoheadthemintherightdirection,andth