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试卷编号:23012
2023年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试
上海英语模拟试卷
iREAD中学英语测评(命题)研究中心
刊发为专及品质的试题该传"殍然利许服为
I.ListeningComprehension
SectionAShortConversations
Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend
ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe
questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read
thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion
youhaveheard.
1.A.Histrainwaslate.B.Themeetingendedlate.
C.Hegotlost.D.Hedidn'trealizewhattimeitwas.
2.A.Putpostersupatdifferentschools.
B.Advertisetheconcertontheradio.
C.Maketheconcertfreetothepublic.
D.Asktheschoolradiostationtoplaymoremusic.
3.A.He'llprobablybeatthenextmeeting.
B.It'stoobadthathedidn'twintheelection.
C.He,sveryinvolvedinstudentgovernment.
D.Hedoesn'tseemveryinterestedinthestudentunion.
4.A.Heislikelytomisstheplane.B.Hisflighthasbeendelayed.
C.Hehasmadeotherplans.D.Heisneverpunctual.
5.A.Shelefttheshowbeforeitwasover.
B.Shehadseentheshowsometimeago.
C.Shedidn'tthinktherewereanymoretickets.
D.Shewasveryimpressedwiththeperformances.
6.A.Hethinksthepresenttuitionisfair.
B.Hewondersabouttheusefulnessoftheprotest.
C.Hedoesn'tknowhowmanystudentsprotested.
D.Hedoesn'tknowhowmuchtheschoolchargesfbrtuition.
7.A.Lookinginthelibrarycardcatalog.B.Studyingforanexam.
C.Readingthenewspaper.D.Exercisinginthegym.
8.A.Thepaperhadnotbeengraded.
B.Thepaperhadnotbeentomintopieces.
C.ProfessorCoxhadhelpedwritethepaper.
D.Hehadreceivedalowgradeonthepaper.
9.A.Goneawayfortheweekend.B.Lentthewomansomebooks.
C.Giventhewomanabookbag.D.Borrowedsomebooksfromthewoman.
10.A.Hedidn'tknowthebookwasabest-seller.
B.He'sgettingmoreinterestedinthebook.
C.He'sonhiswaytothebookstore.
D.Hehasjustfinishedthebook.
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SectionB
Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyou
willbeaskedsevearlquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandthe
conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara
question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest
answertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.Summervacation.B.Thehousingoffice.
C.Residentadvisers.D.Check-outprocedures.
12.A.Registerforsummerschool.B.Repairholesinroomwalls.
C.Removepersonalproperty.D.Callthehousingoffice.
13.A.Theirsummeraddresses.B.Whentheyplantoleave.
C.Anydamagetotheirrooms.D.Questionsforthehousingoffice.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Peoplewouldbeatalosswithoutelectricity.
B.Biologyandelectricityappeartobecloselyrelated.
C.Animalslikeelectriceelsarepotentiallydangerous.
D.Scientistsstillhavemuchtodiscoveraboutelectricity.
15.A.Itsendsouttinypulsesofelectricity.
B.Itkeepssensitiveinstrumentsfrombeingdiscovered.
C.Itenablesdoctorstoknowhowwelltheheartworks.
D.Itmultipliesitspowerbyworkingwithothersystems.
16.A.Towamthereadertostayawayfromthem.
B.Tocomparetheirpowertothatusedinhouses.
C.Todescribeanewsourceofelectricalpower.
D.Togiveanexampleofalivingelectricalgenerator.
Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
17.A.Sheusedtodothejobherself.
B.SheisProfessorJohnson'sdaughter.
C.Shejustcameoutofaninterviewforthejob.
D.Sheworkspart-timeasProfessorJohnson'ssecretary.
18.A.Itwasverygood.B.Itshouldhavebeenhigher.
C.Itwasthesameasthepostofficepaid.D.Itvariedaccordingtotheperson'sexperience.
19.A.Makeuphomeworkproblems.B.Teachanintroductoryeconomicscourse.
C.Doresearchinthelibrary.D.Gradehomeworksets.
20.A.Hefearsthatthejobmaybetooboring.
B.Hewondersifhe'llhaveenoughtimetodothejob.
C.Heisafraidhewon'tknowenoughtodothejobwell.
D.HethinksProfessorJamisonhassomeoneelseinmind.
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ILGrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand
grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof
thegivenword;fbrtheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
DianeVanDeren
OnFebruary19,2009,DianeVanDerenwasoneofadozenrunnerstakingpartintheYukon
ArcticUltra,a400-mileraceacrossfrozentundra(苔原)inthemiddleofwinter.Notasingle
woman(21)(complete)itever.Withtemperaturesof30degreesbelowzeroandonly
sevenhoursofdaylighteachday,ifsprobablythe(22)(tough)raceintheworld.But,
then,thereisnowomanlikeDianeVanDeren.
Twelveyearsearlier,VanDeren,aformerprofessionaltennisplayer,hadakiwi-sizepieceof
herbrain(23)(remove)totreatherepilepsy(癫痫).Theoperationwassuccessful,but
shenoticedastrangesideeffect:shecouldrunwithoutstoppingfbrhours.
AtthestartoftheArcticUltra,icywindsfrozenVianDeren*swatersupplies,soshehad
(24)todrinkfbrthefirsthundredmiles.Shekept(25)(go)onwithfrozen
fruitandnutbars.Ontheeleventhday,theice(26)herfeetcrackedopenandVanDeren
felluptohershouldersintoafreezingriver.Shemanaged(27)(climb)outbuthersoaked
bootsfrozetoherfeet.
Yetsomehowthroughitall,VanDerenremainedpositive,(28)wasperhapshelped
byanothercuriousbyproductofheroperation.C<Ihaveaproblemwith(29)iscalled
short-termmemory.Icouldbeoutrunningfbrtwoweeks,but(30)someonetoldmeit
wasdayoneofarace."ShejokesJTdsay,Great,lefsgetstarted!,s
OnFebruary26,2009,exactlytwelveyearsafterhersurgery,VanDerencrossedthefinishline
oftheArcticUltra.Shewasoneofeightfinishers—andthefirstandonlywoman.
SectionB
Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybe
usedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.agreementsB.chatteringC.effortsD.feasiblyE.fulfillmentF.hard
G.introducedH.moralityI.persuadedJ.seizedK.spoiled
Here'stoguilt-freeflying
MajaRosengaveupflyingadecadeagooutofconcernfbritsenvironmentalimpact.Butwhen
shebecameamotherandstartedhangingoutwithotherparents,shedidn'tbringitup,evenwhen
theconversationturnedtoflying.Itwouldhave31themood.
TheninApril2018,herhomecountryofSweden32ataxonaviation(飞行).Theclimate
impactsofflyingwereontheeveningnewsandthemoodchanged.Rosen33themoment.
WithherneighborLottaHammar,shelaunchedacampaigncalled“Westayontheground”,which
has3410,000peopletocommittoavoidflightsin2019.
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Kudos.Buthere'sthe35truth:inthegrandschemeofthings,barelyanyonewillfollow
suit.The36classestendtohavealottosayabouttheecobenefitsofavoidingmeat,cycling
andeatinglocallysourcedfood.Butthat37generallydisappearswhenitcomestoflying.
Wecan'trelyoninternational38tostopaviationemissioneither.Yes,theUNhasfixed
upadealtocapaviationemissionsbeyond2020.Butitlacksrealbite,allowingairlinestocontinue
emittingcarbonprovidedtheyoffset(抵消)it.
Allthismeanswecouldreallydowithgreentechridingtotherescue.Here,atleast,thereisa
littlegoodnews.Evenrathersimplemeasureslikefreeingplanestoflyinstraighterlinescould_39
cutcarbonemissions.Hybrid(混合动力的)electricaircraftarealsothepipeline.Andwealready
knowthatplanescanmixupto50percentbiofuelsintotheirtanksandflysafely.
Ifstimetoredoubleour40tomakeplanesgreen.Inthemeantime,ifyouarestilllooking
foraNewYear'sresolution,youmightwanttothinkaboutjoiningthose10,000Swedes.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,
CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Insummarisingthestateoftheplanet-risingpopulation,widespreadconflict,one-sixthofthe
planetsufferingextremepovertyandhunger,globalwarming—JeffreySachs,authorof'The
CommonWealth',canpaintaterriblepicture.However,he'san41andbelievesthatallof
theseproblemscanbeovercomeinrelativelystraightforwardwaysandatrelativelylittlecost.
Thafsbecausetherootcausesareinterconnectedand42man-made.
Takechildmorality(死亡).Perhapssurprisingly,thehigherthechildmoralityrateis,the
higherthebirthrate.Thisleadstoa43populationwhichputsagreaterstressonalreadyscarce
resources,sofarmershavetoworkhardertoproduceenoughfoodfbrall,whichmeanschildrenare
oftenputtoworkinthefieldsorathome.This,44、stopschildrengettingtheeducationwhich
willallowthemtolearn,amongotherthings,aboutbetterfarmingtechniquestoincreasecropyields
andprovidemorefoodtoeatandsell.Sachsarguesthatthe45ofprovidingeverychildin
povertywithananti-mosquitobednetisamajorfirststep.Malaria(疟疾)isahugecauseofdeath
inchildrenandthebednetsmassively46infections.Thefewerchildrenthatdieofmalaria,
themoresecureparentsfeelabouttheirchildrensurviving.Themoresecureparentsfeel,thefewer
childrentheyhave,andsoon,revisingthe47trendjustdescribed.
However,itis48acombinationofmeasuresatthesametimethattrulymakesadifference:
freeschoolmealsimproveschoolattendanceandhealth;supplyingfertiliserstoimprovesoiland
betterseedsprovidesevenbetterharvests;basichealthcareandcleanwatersupplies49more
fataldiseases.
Theseideasarealreadybeing50implementedinover100Africanvillagesin
underdevelopedregions.Thecostoftheprojectisjust$10perpersonperyear,ofwhich50%comes
fromdonorsandtherestfromamixtureoflocalandnationalgovernmentsandthevillagers
themselves.
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Soififsso51,whyhasn'titbeendonebefore?Whataboutalltheaidthathasbeengiven
toAfricaandtheunderdevelopedcountriesoftheworld?Hasitbeenlosttocorruption(腐败)?
Sachsarguesthattherealproblemisnotcorruption,butthefactthatrichgovernmentshave52
suchalot,butactuallygivensolittle.Theyagreedtogive0.7%ofnationalincomeinaid,butonly
fivecountrieshavemetthat53.Hesuggestscurrentaidis$24billionperyear,whichtranslates
asjusttendollarsperperson-notnearlyenoughtoimplementthe54measures.
SowhileSachsseesanopportunitytoendpovertyforever,healsoraisesan55thatthis
couldbethelastchancewehave,4Thelongerwewait,thegreateristhesufferingandthelargerthe
long-termcosts?
41.A.economistB.optimistC.expertD.opponent
42.A.prospectivelyB.essentiallyC.thoughtfullyD.refreshingly
43.A.decliningB.globalC.boomingD.local
44.A.inturnB.bycontrastC.onendD.withcare
45.A.truthB.principleC.solutionD.statement
46.A.transmitB.specifyC.worsenD.reduce
47.A.downwardB.generalC.modemD.previous
48.A.describingB.reservingC.adoptingD.protesting
49.A.modifyB.intensifyC.preventD.locate
50.A.successfullyB.hesitantlyC.personallyD.worthlessly
51.A.popularB.simpleC.hardD.strange
52.A.spentB.promisedC.learnedD.featured
53.A.requirementB.conditionC.challengeD.target
54.A.restrictedB.standardizedC.requestedD.combined
55.A.alarmB.objectionC.amountD.instance
SectionB
Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor
unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe
onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
I'minMarrakech,theheartofMoroccoatthebaseoftheAtlasMountains,withmyson,Sam.
He'seight.We'vecomeherewithMohamed,afriendwhoownsastoreinourNewYork
neighborhood.We'reregularcustomersatMohamed'sstore,whereSamcanoftenbefound
negotiatingwithhisfriend.Whenthey'renotbargaining,they'rechattingaboutswords,orcamels,
orthedesert.<6YouneedtocometoMarrakech,Mohamedtoldme."I'llshowyouaroundandteach
Samhowtoreallygetabargain!,9Sohereweare.
WemeetupwithMohamedoveracupofteaatatableoutsidethetinyCafebenYoussef,deep
intheoldcityofMarrakech.We'resittinginanareaborderingthestallsofthemarketplace.Vendors
(〃、贩)withcartsofiferfreshlysqueezedorangejuice,othersselldatesorfigs.Nearbyarethe
workshopsthatsupplythegoodstothisworld-famousmarket.
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Later,aswewalkaround,MohamedbeginsthefirstofhisbargainingtutorialsforSam.
“EverythinginMoroccoisopentonegotiation,Sam.Whenyouhearaprice,thefirstthingyou
sayis'Toomuch-bezafandthenwalkaway.”
“ButwhatifIlikeit?”
“Whenyouseesomethingyoulike,maybealamp,youaskaboutsomethingelseinstead.Then,
asyouwalkout,youask,'Andhowmuchisthatlamp?'asthoughyou,djustnoticeditandaren't
reallythatinterestedinit.”
Weturnacomerandaregreetedwithsweet-smellingorangeblossoms."Don'talwaysgivean
offer.Makethemcontinuetolowertheprice.Oh,andwearsomethingMoroccan,nMohamed
continues,asweenterafairlylargeshop.MostofthestallsinMarrakechspecializeinonething,
butnotthisone.Decorativeandlethal-lookingswordshangbesidesofthand-dyedfabrics;large
camelbonescoveredinwritingsitbesidemassivecopperlamps.ItisherethatSamspotsabox.
“Look,atreasurechest!"It'smadeofwood,andpaintedredandgold.Heopensthelid,thencloses
it."Cool."Thenhespotsatall,cobaltblue,tear-shapedoldperfumebottle.4UFourhundreddirhamJ
theshopkeeperpronounces.Fiftydollars.Samsaysnothing.Whetherhe'stooshyorispracticing
Mohamed'sbargainingtechnique,Ican'ttell.Heeventuallyagreestopay200dirham,about$24.
I'dsaythebottleisworth$10,atmost.Clearly,hisnegotiatingskillsneedalittlework.uJusttoget
started,Dad,"Sammeasuresmeashepaysforthebottle.
56.AccordingtoMohamed,peopleinMarrakechlike.
A.bargainingB.trading
C.drinkingteaD.showingfriendsaround
57.WhatdoesMohamedadviseSamtodowhenhefindssomethinghelikes?
A.Tolookfbrsomethingsimilarinanothershop.
B.Tocomplaintothevendoraboutitshighprice.
C.Toconcealhisrealpreferencefromthevendor.
D.Toaskthevendoraboutthepriceassoonaspossible.
58.WhatdoesthewriterimplyaboutSam'sfirstnegotiatingexperience?
A.Itisfarfromsuccessful.
B.ItcostsSammorethanthemoneyhepays.
C.ItrevealsSam'spotentialinnegotiation.
D.ItshowsthatSamistooshyfbrnegotiation.
59.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.AShoppingTripB.TheCharmoftheMarket
C.ABusyCityD.TheArtoftheDeal
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(B)
TheManWhoAtehisBootsisafascinatingaccountofexpeditionsthatwentANTHONYBKANDT•
wrong.Thebookexaminesthe19thcenturysearchforaroutetoAsiaby
wayoftheNorthwestPassagethroughtheArcticOcean.AuthorAnthony
Brandtdescribesthemanyattemptsbybothlandandseathatendedin
failureandtragedy,includingthe1845expeditionledbySirJohnFranklin.
Brandtshowshowthesebrave,yetsometimesfoolish,explorerscouldhave
avoidedstarvation,frostbite,andevendeathiftheyhadcopiedthesurvival
techniquesofthelocalInuitpeople.Someofthemoresurprisingdetailsthe
bookrevealsinclude:
IGLOOSTheexplorers,despiterepeatedlywatchingtheInuitbuildigloos,insistedonusingcanvas
tents.Tentsfreezeinsub-zerotemperaturesandgivelittleprotectiontoanyoneinsidethem.Ifthey
hadlearnedtobuildigloos,theexplorerswouldhavebeenwarmevenintheworstArcticweather.
SEALSKINIftheexplorershadwornsealskinandfursliketheInuit,theywouldn'thavesuffered
fromthefrostbitethatwascommonamongthem,butrareamongtheInuit.
DOGTEAMSWhydidn'ttheBritishusedogteamstopulltheirsleds?Pullingsledsthemselves
wasatraditionamongmanyexplorersrightintotheearly20thcentury.ItcostScottandhismen
theirlivesontheirreturnfromtheSouthPolein1912.
TheBritishdidgetsomethingright,however,whenCaptainEdwardParrygrewsaladvegetablesin
boxesonboardhisship.Itwasknownthatfreshvegetablesandfreshmeatpreventedscurvy(坏血
病),althoughatthattimethereasonforthis(vitaminC)hadnotbeendiscovered.Parry'smen
wouldn,thavebeenashealthyiftheyhadn'teatenthesalads.
60.InTheManWhoAtehisBoots,theauthormainly.
A.introducessomefoolishexplorers
B.focusesonsomeunsuccessfulexpeditions
C.analyzestheInuitpeople'ssurvivaltechniques
D.explorestheadvancesinequipmentusedforexpeditions
61.AccordingtoAnthonyBrandt,whatshouldtheexplorershavedone?
A.Theyshouldhavelearnedmoreabouthowsealssurvivedincoldwater.
B.Theyshouldhavesetupmorecanvastentstokeepthemselveswarm.
C.TheyshouldhavehelpedtheInuitpeoplebuildigloos.
D.Theyshouldhaveuseddogstopullthesledsforthem.
62.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.
A.EdwardParryfoundawaytopreventscurvybyaccident
B.EdwardParry'ssuccessfulvoyagewasararecaseatthattime
C.EdwardParrywasthefirstcaptainthatgrewsaladvegetablesonboard
D.EdwardParry'smencouldhavebeenmorehealthyiftheytookvitaminC
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(C)
Everythingweknowsuggeststhattheuniverseisunusual.Itisflatter,smoother,largerand
emptierthana“typical“universepredictedbytheknownlawsofphysicsifwereachedintoahat
filledwithpiecesofpaper,eachwiththespecificationsofapossibleuniversewrittenonit,itis
unlikelythatwewouldgetauniverseanythinglikeoursinonepick~~orevenabillion.
Thechallengethatcosmologistsfaceistomakesenseofthisspecialness.Oneapproachtothis
questionisinflation-thehypothesis(假设)thattheearlyuniversewentthroughastageoffast
expansion.Atfirst,inflationseemedtodothetrick.Asimpleversionoftheideagavecorrect
predictionsforthespectrumoffluctuationsinthecosmicmicrowavebackground.
Butacloserlookshowsthatwehavejustmovedtheproblemfurtherbackintime.Tomake
inflationhappenatallrequiresustofine-tunetheinitialconditionsoftheuniverse.Andunless
inflationishighlytuned,itleadstoarunawayprocessofuniversecreation.Asaresult,some
cosmologists(宇宙学家)suggestthatthereisnotoneuniverse,butaninfinitenumber,withahuge
varietyofproperties:themultiverse.Thereareaninfinitenumberofuniversesinthecollectionthat
arelikeouruniverseandaninfinitenumberthatarenot.Buttheproportionofinfinitytoinfinityis
undefined,andcanbemadeintoanythingthetheoristwants.Thusthemultiversetheoryhas
difficultymakinganyfirmpredictionsandthreatenstotakeusoutoftheareaofscience.
Theseotheruniversesareunobservableandbecausechancedictatestherandomdistribution
ofpropertiesacrossuniverses,suggestingtheexistenceofamultiversedoesnotletusgetto
anythingaboutouruniversebeyondwhatwealreadyknow.Asattractiveastheideamayseem,itis
basicallyasleightofhand,whichturnsanexplanatoryfailureintoanapparentexplanatorysuccess.
Thesuccessisemptybecauseanythingthatmightbeobservedaboutouruniversecouldbe
explainedassomethingthatmust,bychance,happensomewhereinthemultiverse.
Westartedouttryingtoexplainwhytheuniverseissospecial,andweendupbeingaskedto
believethatouruniverseisoneofaninfinitenumberofuniverseswithrandomproperties.This
makesmesuspectthatthereisabasicbutunexaminedassumptionaboutthelawsofnaturethat
mustbeoverturned.
Cosmologyhasnewquestionstoanswer.Notjustwhatarethelaws,butwhyaretheselaws
thelaws?Howweretheychosen?Wecan'tjusthypothesisewhattheinitialconditionswereatthe
bigbang,weneedtoexplainthoseinitialconditions.Thusweareinthepositionofacomputer
programaskedtoexplainitsinputs.Itisclearthatifwearetogetanywhere,weneedtoinventnew
methods,andperhapsnewkindsoflaws,togainascientificdescriptionoftheuniverseasawhole.
63.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofouruniverse?
A.Thereareseveralhypothesesaboutitsearlystage.
B.Therearemorethanonebillionuniversessimilartoours.
C.Itisexpandingatagreaterspeedthatitdidatthestageofthebigbang.
D.Itisdifferentfromthepredictionsmadeaccordingtothelawsofphysics.
64.Whatdoesthewriterimplyaboutthehypothesisofinflation?
A.Ithasn'tbeenchallenged.B.Itdoesn'tmakemuchsense.
C.Itisbyfarthemostreasonableapproach.D.Itisthesimpleversionofacomplicatedidea.
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65.Whichwordinthepassageissimilarinmeaningtothephrase“sleightofhand"(paragraph4)?
A.processB.predictionC.trickD.infinity
66.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriter.
A.believestheideaofthemultiversewillhelpustounderstandouruniversebetter
B.arguesthereisafixedproportionofuniverseslikeourstothoseunlikeours
C.holdscomputerprogramscanworkbetterthanhumansincosmology
D.thinkssomelawsofnaturethatwetakefbrgrantedmaybefalse
SectionC
Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecan
beusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.
A.Unsurprisingly,whenhiscustomersheardaboutthejokestheydidn'tseethefunnysideand
thesharepriceofthecompanycrashed.
B.AllIcansayisthatitsjustaswellFmnotfamous!
C.Thesameisnottruefbreveryone,particularlyifyouarefamous.
D.Whatmakesthingsworsefbrthefamousisthatthesemistakesbecomeevenmorewidely
publicisedbecauseof24-hournewschannelsandwebsites.
E.Thisisthekindofthingmanypeoplemightdoprivatelywhentheygettogetherwith
colleaguesafterwork.
F.Asaresult,whatwasprivatesuddenlybecamepublic.
SillyMistakesHittheHeadlines
Wehaveprobablyallhadmomentswhenwesaidthewrongthing.Icertainlyhave.Therewas
thetimeatuniversitywhenImetafriendinacoffeebarafterclassandimmediatelystarted
complainingaboutourtutor,whowascalledDrGray.Iwasgoingonandonabouthowmiserable
shewas—strict,boring,unfriendly-andmyfriendwasn'treallysayingmuch.Afteraminuteorso,
sheinterruptedmeandsaid,'Um,IthinkIshouldintroduceyou\Shethenturnedtothisother
studentwhoIhadn'treallynoticeduptillthenandsaid,'ThisisTracy.TracyGray5!
Fortunately,theresultofputtingmyfootinitwasonlyanawkwardmomentandastonysilene.
Maybemyfriendsthoughtalittlelessofme,maybetheythoughtIwasanidiot,butnorealharm
wasdone.67
TakeGeraldRatner.Hewasthemultimillionaireownerofachainofshopsthatsoldcheap
jewellery.Inwhatwassupposedtobealight-heartedspeechtosomefellowbusinessmen,hejoked
aboutthequalityofsomeofhisproducts.Hesaidsomeearringswere'cheaperthanasandwich,
butprobablywouldn'tlastaslong'.Otherproductscouldbesoldatsuchlowpricesbecausethey
wererubbish.68Ratnerhadtoresignasdirectorandshortlyafterwardsthecompanywas
takenoverbyacompetitor.
Insomeways,Ratnercouldbeseenasunfortunateinthathewasinasemi-privatemeeting
withfriendsandcolleagueshewasateasewith,buttherehappenedtobeajournalistthere.69
Andwiththeriseofsocialmedia,therehavebeenplentyofotherswhohavebeencaughtoutbythe
increasinglyvagueboundariesbetweenourprivateandpublicfaces.Forexample,agroupofflight
attendantsmadejokesabouttheenginesontheirp
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