2023年12月上海虹口区2024届高三一模（高三年级教学质量调研）英语试卷（含答案）

虹口区2023学年度第一学期期终学生学习能力诊断测试高三英语试卷2023.12考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟,试卷满分140分。2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。3.答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上。I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Atabookstore.B.Atalibrary.C.Atapostoffice.D.Atapolicestation.2.A.At6:45p.m.B.At7:00p.m.C.At7:15p.m.D.At9:00p.m.3.A.Pickupsomebottledwater.B.Workovertimeattheoffice.C.Dosomepaperworkathome.D.Setasidesometimeforrelaxation.4.A.Theharmdonebysingle-useplastics.B.Thetopicforthewoman'scomposition.C.Environmentalissues.D.Somerecenthotnews.5.A.Heiscuriousabouthisfutureneighbour.B.Heisdissatisfiedwiththeenvironment.C.Heisworriedaboutthetrafficservice.D.Hecan'twaittomoveintothishouse.6.A.Sheagreeswiththeman'splan.B.Sheisconcernedabouttheweather.C.Sheconsidersitunwisetogooutside.D.Shehasabetterplanthanhavingapicnic.7.A.Lookingatanoldpicture.B.Preparingforafamilytrip.C.Searchingforsomeoldstuff.D.Talkingabouttheirgrandfather.8.A.Thewomanwasuninterestedintheparty.B.Thewomanwilltakeherfamilytotheparty.C.Thewomanislookingforwardtotheparty.D.Thewomanwasabsentfromtheparty.9.A.Thosewhoaretalentedarenevershortofinspiration.B.Noteveryonecanlearnhowtobeagoodwriter.C.Creativityissomethingyouarebornwith.D.Ittakespracticetobecomeagoodwriter.10.A.Hehasalreadyachievedhisgoal.B.Hegoestothegymonaregularbasis.C.Heusuallygoeshomedirectlyafterwork.D.Hehasgivenupexercisingfortwoweeks.虹口区高三英语本卷共12页第1页

SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Influencing.B.Celebritystudies.C.Crisismanagement.D.Psychology.12.A.Itoffersalotofrelatedcourses.B.Itscoursesaretaughtbyseniorlecturers.C.ItpartnerswithHarvardUniversity.D.It'sthefirstdegreeprograminthefield.13.A.Whetherithasenoughbudgets.B.Whetheritwillattractyoungsters.C.Whetheritcanstandthetestoftime.D.Whetheritcanofferusefulcourses.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Itemphasizesballtackling.B.Itforbidsroughbodycontact.C.ItwascreatedduringtheWWI.D.Itismainlyplayedinthearmytoday.15.A.Itisprettyeasytolearn.B.Itismorerecreationalthanothersports.C.Itfollowslimitedrules.D.Itallowsthemtoshowtheirtalentsinsports.16.A.Introduceawould-beOlympicsport.B.Compareflagfootballwithregularfootball.C.Explaintherulesofflagfootball.D.IllustratethejobofNationalFootballLeague.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.Inordernottomisstheflight.B.Forfearthattheflightshallbedelayed.C.Tospareenoughtimeforsecuritychecks.D.Totakebettercareofherbabywhentraveling.18.A.Shewaitedthreehoursforthehotelroomtobeready.B.Shedidn'thaveenoughmoneytogetataxiinBerlin.C.Herluggagewasdeliveredtoawrongdestination.D.ShewasstuckintheBerlinairportforanight.19.A.Theyreactedquicklytopassengers'requests.B.Theywererudetothepassenger.C.Theyshowedenoughsympathy.D.Theywereirresponsible.20.A.Shewaslookingforwardtohernextholiday.B.Shefeltterriblethatherholidaywasruined.C.Shedidn'twantanothercupofcoffee.D.Shethoughttheholidaywastooshort.本卷共12页第2页II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.YourCatMightNotBeIgnoringYouWhenYouSpeakEverycatownerhasastorytotellofbeingblankedbytheircat.Wecalltoourcat,itturnsaway,andsomeofusmightbeleft(21)(wonder)whywedidn'tgetadog.Butyourcatmaybelisteningafterall.Morethanthat,it(22)(care)morethanyoumaythink.AstudybyFrenchresearchers(23)(publish)lastmonthinthejournalAnimalCognitionfoundthatnotonlydocatsreacttowhatscientistscallcat-directedspeech—ahigh-pitched(高音的)voicesimilarto(24)wetalktobabiestheyreacttowhoisdoingthetalking.“Wefoundthathearingtheirownersusingahigh-pitchedvoice,catsreactedmorethanwhenhearingtheirownerspeakingnormallytoanotherhumanadult,”saidCharlottedeMouzon,anauthorofthestudy.“Butitactuallydidn'tworkwhenitcamefromastranger'svoice.”(25)studiesinvolvingdogs,analyzingcatbehaviorisdifficult,whichispartofwhyhumansunderstandthemless.Catsarestressedbybeinginalab(26)meaningfulbehavioralobservationsbecomeimpossible.Andforgetabouttryingtogetacat(27)(sit)stillforanM.R.I.scan(核磁共振扫描)tostudyitsbrainfunction.Sotheresearchersforthelateststudywenttothecats'homesandplayedrecordingsofdifferenttypesofspeechanddifferentspeakers.Atfirst,therewasconcernfromDr.deMouzonandherteamforlackofreactionfromthecats,butuponanalysisofthefilmrecordings,delicatereactions(28)(notice).“Itcouldbejustmovinganearorturningtheheadtothespeakerorevenfreezingwhat(29)weredoing,”Dr.deMouzonsaid.Inthestudy,therewereafewcases(30)catswouldapproachthespeakerplayingavoiceandmeow.“Intheend,wehadreallycleargainsinthecat'sattentionwhentheownerwasusingcat-directedspeech,”Dr.deMouzonsaid.虹口区高三英语本卷共12页第3页SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.arrivesB.observableC.boundlessD.containedE.distancingF.expansionWhatComesAfterSpace?Lookingataclearnightsky,youwitnessthevastnessofspace,whichholdseverythinghumansknowtoexist.Tofindoutwhat31beyond,agoodplacetostartistodeterminewheretheuniverseends.However,theproblemisthatscientistsareuncertainaboutwherespaceendsorwhetheritendsatall.The32universeThefurthesthumanscanseeoutintospace,usingallthetechnologycurrentlyavailabletous,is46billionlight-years(alight-yearisthedistancethatlightcantravelinoneyear,andisequivalenttoabout9.5millionmillionkilometres).The33ofspacethathumanscanseeiscalledthevisibleuniverse.Beyondthis,itremainsamysterywhetherit'sanexpanseofmoregalaxiesandstarsorpossiblytheedgeoftheuniverse.Somethinkthattheuniverseis34,meaningspacegoesonforeverineverydirection.Inthiscase,thereisnothingafterspace,becausespaceiseverything.MovingfurtherawayExpertshavecapturedimagesoftheentireEarthfromspace,andsomeastronautshavepersonallywitnesseditsbeautyfromorbit.Perhaps35thelimitsoftheuniversewouldalsobepossibletoo,ifonlyhumansknewwheretogotolookforit.Anotherchallengeistheuniverse'srapid36.Asgalaxiesmovefurtheraway,theirlighttakeslongertoreachus.Eventually,somegalaxiesmaybesodistantthattheirlightnever37.Thismightimplythatanyedgeandwhateverisontheothersideisincreasingly38itselffromus.Regardlessoftheseuncertainties,scientistsstillspendalotoftimethinkingaboutwhatcomesafterspace.Manyuniverses?It'spossiblethatthereisn'tjustoneuniverse,andthatouruniverseisjustonesmallpartofa“multiverse”.Perhapsouruniverseis39withinitsowndistinctregionofspace,separatedfromothersbyvastexpansesofnothingness.Ormaybe40universesexist,pressedtightlyagainsteachother.Gettinganideaoftheuniverse'strueshapemayhelpastronomersfindoutwhetherithasanedge.Whatcomesafterthatcouldbeanevengreatmystery.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA虹口区高三英语本卷共12页第4页Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Backin1930,theeconomistJohnMaynardKeynespredictedthatwithtechnologicalchangeandimprovementsinproductivity,we'donlybeworking15hoursaweekbynow.Butwhileworkinghourshave41by26%,mostofusstillaverage42.5hoursaweek.OneofthethingsKeynesunderestimatedisthehumandesireto42withourpeersadrivethatmakesmostofusworkmorethanweneedto.“Wedon'tmeasureproductivitybyhowmuchwe'veharvestedanymore,”saysAlexSoojung-KimPang,visitingscholaratStanfordUniversity.“OverworkinghasbeenpartofWesternsocietysincetheIndustrialRevolution.Whensomepredictedthatautomationwouldcreateanextraamountof43time,needlesstosay,thatdidn'thappen.”Thankstocomputerizationandglobalizationinthe1980s,managerscoulddemandmoreofemployeesunderthe44thatjobscouldbegiventosomeoneelse.Sothe45piledon.Andwetookit,exhausted,buttakinguptheburdenallthesame.ThepsychologistBarbaraKillingerwritesinWorkaholics:TheRespectableAddictsabouthowwe46sacrificeourownwellbeingthroughoverworkfor“success”.Butfarfromdeliveringproductivity,value,orpersonalfulfilment,overworkhasbeenproventoleadtoburnout,stress,greaterriskofheartdiseaseandevenshorterlifespans.47,wecarriedonuntilCOVID-19camealong.Besidesmakingusworklongerhoursfromhome,COVID19hasalso48themovetowardstheadoptionofautomatedmachine,especiallyforjobsrequiringmuchinterpersonalcontact—fromAmazondevelopingdeliverydrones(无人机)toself-drivingcars.By2050,MichaelOsborne,aprofessorofmachinelearningattheUniversityofOxford,predictsthatatleast40%ofcurrentjobswillbelostto49.Thereare50.Jobsthatinvolvecomplexsocialinteractionsarebeyondcurrentrobotskills:soteaching,socialcare,nursingandcounsellingarealllikelyto51theAIrevolution.Asarejobsthatrelyoncreativity.Thesamealsogoesfor52jobs,accordingtoOsborne,duetothelargenumberofdifferentobjectscleanersencounterandthevarietyofwaysthoseobjectsneedtobedealtwith.Interestingly,areasoftheworkplacetraditionallydominatedbywomenwon'tbesoeasilyadoptedbyAI.Robotsareunlikelyto53inthe“work”oftakingcareofchildren,preparinglunchboxesanddoingthelaundry.Thosewhoseworkfallsoutsidethecaring,cleaningorcreativefieldwillstillworkinfuture,just54.Inabout60%ofoccupations,itisestimatedthatathirdofthetaskscanbeautomated,meaningchangestothewaywework.Alarge-scalestudyhaspredictedthatoverthenext20years,although7millionjobswillbetakenoverbyAI,7.2millionnewoneswillbe55asaresult.Sowewillworkinfuture:wejustdon'tknowwhatwe'llbedoingyet.41. A.declined B.increased C.continued D.kept42. A.disagree B.compete C.cooperate D.identify43. A.working B.tough C.leisure D.active44. A.fantasy B.influence C.threat D.impression45. A.joy B.cash C.ambition D.pressure46. A.excitedly B.willingly C.dramatically D.hopefully47. A.Otherwise B.Still C.Furthermore D.Therefore48. A.speededup B.followedup C.preparedfor D.plannedfor49. A.overwork B.labour C.automation D.science50. A.dreams B.models C.expectations D.exceptions51. A.cause B.cease C.survive D.undergo52. A.caring B.cleaning C.curing D.coaching53. A.assist B.exist C.believe D.understand54. A.hardly B.differently C.unfortunately D.probably55. A.lost B.recovered C.substituted D.createdSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)¹Iwasalwaysareader.²Asakid,Iwalkedtothelibraryseveraltimesaweekandcheckedoutsomanybooksandreturnedthemsoquicklythatthelibrarianoncesnapped,“Don’ttakehomesomanybooksifyou’renotgoingtoreadthemall!”³“ButIdidreadthemall,”Isaid.⁴ButIhadstoppedreadinggradually.IjoinedbookclubsthatIneverattended.Irequestedalibrarybookeveryonewasreading,onlytoreturnitaweeklate,unread,withfines.⁵ThenImetDavid.WhenIaskedhimabouthislastbook,hisfacelitupandhisfingersdanced.⁶DavidreadmuchmorethanIdid,aboutabookortwoaweek.Hepreferredhistoryandnonfiction,whileIlovedfictionwriters.⁷Onourseventhdate,DavidandIvisitedthelibrary.⁸“Ihaveagame,”hesaid,pullingtwopensandPost-itsoutofhisbag.“Let'sfindbookswe'vereadandleavereviewsinthemforthenextperson.”⁹Wewanderedinthelibraryforanhour.Intheend,wesatontheflooramongthepoetry,andIreadhimsome.Helistened,thenasked,“Whatisityoulikeaboutthatone?”¹⁰Thatsummer,aswepicnickedoutside,Isaid,“IfItellyousomething,willyounotjudgeme?”Davidpausedandraisedhiseyebrows.11“I’veonlyreadonebookthisyear,”Isaid.¹²“Butit'sJune,”hesaid.¹³“Iknow.”¹⁴“Well,readabook!”¹⁵ThenexttimeIvisitedabookstore,hischargeto“readabook”echoedinmyhead.Ipickedupabooksolelyforitspoetictitle.虹口区高三英语本卷共12页第6页¹⁶Ihadahardtimegettingintoit.Thenarratorwasanoldman.WheneverIwastemptedtogiveuponit,IthoughtofDavid.Ipushedthroughthefirsttwochaptersanddiscoveredanewnarratorinthethird.Ilovedthealternatingpointsofview.Icarriedthebooktowork.Ireadatlunchandonmywalkhome.17“How'syourday?”Davidtexted.¹⁸“Good.Alittletired,”Ireplied.“Istayeduplateandfinishedmybook.”¹⁹Itriedtomakeitsoundcasual,butIwasproudofmyself.Itwasnotacompetition,butIfelthimpushingmetobemoreofthepersonIusedtobeandmoreofwhoIwantedtobe.²⁰IaskedDavidoncewhathelikedaboutme.²¹Hepaused,thensaid,“Iseetheworldasamorewonder-filledplacewithyou.”²²Bytheendofthatyear,Davidsuggestedwevisitthelibraryagain.HeaskedifIrememberedthegameweplayedonourfirstvisit.23“Iremember,”Isaid.²⁴Hepulledabookfromtheshelf,droppedtooneknee,andopenedit.Inside,hisPost-itread:“Karla,ithasalwaysbeenyou.Willyoumarryme?”²⁵HisproposalhadrestedbetweenthepagesofTheRebelPrincessforoverayear.26“Yes,”Isaid.56.Theword“snapped”(paragraph2)mostprobablymeans“”.A.talkedtosomeonevoluntarilyB.spoketosomeoneimpatientlyC.gavesomeoneasuggestionD.laughedatsomeoneheartlessly57.Whichofthefollowingmaybestillustratetheauthor'sreadinghabitwhenshefirstmetDavid?A.Carryingbooksaroundwithoutopeningthem.B.Onlyreadingthebookseveryonerecommended.C.Avoidingsharingbookswhengoingtobookclubs.D.Oftenforgettingtoreturnthebooksalreadyread.58.Accordingtoparagraph19,whywastheauthorproudofherself?A.Shefinishedreadingabookshedidn'tlike.B.ShehadreadmorebooksthanDaviddid.C.Shedidwhatshethoughttobedifficult.D.Shehadkepttohertasteinpoetictitles.59.WhatwasthemainchangethatDavidbroughtintotheauthor'slife?A.Heintroducedanewlibraryandafungametotheauthor.B.Heencouragedtheauthortoreadmorefictionandpoetry.C.Hehelpedtheauthorfinishreadinganentirebookinaday.D.Hemotivatedtheauthortorediscoverherloveforreading.3.1;卷共12页第7页Just15minutesadayofpracticecanbebeneficial,butdomoreifyouhavetime.Startingearlierhelps:trytheexercisesbelowonahard,levelsurface.EasyLevel:Standingononeleg—withyourhandsrestingonaworksurfaceifyou'refeelingunsteady—seehowlongyoucanmaintainyourbalance.Dothisonewhileyou'rebrushingyourteeth.MediumLevel:Forthismovement,startfromstandingandtakeabigstepforwards,bendingyourfrontleguntilyourtrailingkneejustbrushesthefloor.Thenpushoffyourfrontlegandreturntoastandingposition.HardLevel:Trystep-upsontoasteporbox:putonefootontoaboxandpushthroughthatheeltostepupsobothfeetenduptogether.Toensureyouaren'tusingyourtrailinglegtohelp,keepyourtoesoffthegroundonthatfoot.Just15minutesadayofpracticecanbebeneficial,butdomoreifyouhavetime.Startingearlierhelps:trytheexercisesbelowonahard,levelsurface.EasyLevel:Standingononeleg—withyourhandsrestingonaworksurfaceifyou'refeelingunsteady—seehowlongyoucanmaintainyourbalance.Dothisonewhileyou'rebrushingyourteeth.MediumLevel:Forthismovement,startfromstandingandtakeabigstepforwards,bendingyourfrontleguntilyourtrailingkneejustbrushesthefloor.Thenpushoffyourfrontlegandreturntoastandingposition.HardLevel:Trystep-upsontoasteporbox:putonefootontoaboxandpushthroughthatheeltostepupsobothfeetenduptogether.Toensureyouaren'tusingyourtrailinglegtohelp,keepyourtoesoffthegroundonthatfoot.Canyoustandononelegfor10seconds?Balancecouldbeamatteroflifeanddeath.TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthat684,000fatalfallsoccureachyear,makingfallingthesecondleadingcauseofunintentionalinjurydeath.Someofthesefallsarecausedbymoreseriousconditions-butmanyaren't.AccordingtoGeorgeLocker,along-termpractitioneroftaichi,alossofbalanceisamedicalproblemthatcan'tbetreatedwithdrugsorsurgery,despiteitseffects.Increasingly,effortsarebeingmadetoremedy(补救)thebalanceproblemamongthegroupsalreadymostaffectedbyit.Taichi,practicedbyanestimated50millionpeopleinChina,isanoption.Studieshaveshownthataslittleaseightweeksofpracticecanimproveolderadults’scoresontheTinettitest—acommonlyusedmeasureofcompetenceinbasictaskssuchasrisingfromachairandwalking—aswellasreducingfearoffalling.Longerperiodsofstudyshowfurtherbenefits.Whateveractivityyouchoose,thelessonistoworkonyourbalancebeforeyouneedto,notafteritbecomesanissue.AsLockerputsit:everyone'stoldtosavemoneyfortheirretirement,andnobody'staughttosavetheirbalance.Butbotharedifficulttogetbackoncethey'regone.60.WhatdoesGeorgeLockerthinkofalackofbalance?A.Itiscostlytogettreatedwithdrugsandsurgery.B.Itisaminorissuethatdoesn'taffectone'soverallhealth.C.Itisaproblemwithoutanymedicalsolution.D.Itisaproblemthatcanbeeasilyfixedbyexercising.61.WhichofthefollowingbestillustratestheMediumLevelpractice?虹口区高三英语本卷共12页第8页62.Whatisthelessonconveyedinthepassageregardingbalanceandhealth?A.Balanceisthetopleadingcauseofsuddendeathfrominjuries.B.Itisessentialforthoseaffectedbybalanceissuestoseekhelp.C.Taichiisthemosteffectivewaytoimproveone'sbalance.D.Itiswisertoworkonbalanceasearlyaspossible.(C)Theconceptofdynamicpricingissimple—andeasyforbusinessestoimplement.Whetherit'saFriday-eveningflight,ahotelduringtheholidays,orataxirideinadownpour,wehaveallbeenburnedbyhigher-than-normalpricesduetoexcessdemand.Raisingcostswhenbusinessesarebusiestisthenormacrossthetravelindustry.Perhapsthemostwell-knownexampleofthisiswithinride-sharecompanies,whichhaveusedsurgepricingforyearstochargeriderswhendemandforcarsrocketsrelativetothenumberofdriversavailable.Outsidetravel,onlinestoresareincreasinglyusingthisdynamicpricing,too,saysVomberg.“OnAmazon.comalone,millionsofpricechangesoccurwithinaday,correspondingtoapricechangeofabouteverytenminutesforeachproduct.”Whileconsumersmightnotalwayspickuponthesevariationsinprice,Vombergsaystime-baseddynamicpricingwilllikelybecomeacompetitivestandardatleastinonlinemarkets.“AI-enabledtoolscansuggestthebestpricesviamachinelearningalgorithms(算法).Theycanalsotrackandlearncompetitorandcustomerresponsestopricechanges,”hesays.Now,surgepricingishappeninginstoresincludingbarsandsupermarketsaswell.“Physicalbusinessesareadoptingelectronicshelflabelsthatenablerealtimepriceadjustmentsdependingonthetimeofday,stocklevelsandwhetheritemsareapproachingtheirsell-bydate,”saysSarwarKhawaja,chairmanoftheOxfordEducationGroup.Hesaysthistechnologyislikelytocausepricesinbarsthatusethesesignstoincreaseduringtherushesofdinner,weekendsorholidays,orforsupermarketstoadjustpricesthroughoutthedayorweek,dependingonvolumeofshoppers.Thecurrenteconomicclimateisalsodrivingtheneedforthesepricingtechnologies.Whilecreatingcompetitivepricesisalwayskeytohealthyprofitmargins,Khawajasaysdynamicpricingenablesbusinessestooptimisetheirpricingdependingonthefinancialsituationsoftheircustomerbase.“Businessescanofferdiscountsduringdownturns,whileincreasingpricesinbetteroffareas,”hesays.Thechanges,however,maynotsitwellwithconsumers.“Dynamicandsurgepricingwilllikelyexpandtomoreindustriesandmorecompaniesinthelongterm,butjustbecauseaproductmaybepopulardoesnotmeanthatcustomersarewillingtoturnablindeyetobeingchargedmore,”saysKhawaja.Headdssurgepricingcancausecustomerstolosefaithinacompanyiftheybelievetheyarebeingovercharged.“Perhapsdynamicpricingofadrinkinyourfavouritepubmightbeasteptoofarforloyalcustomers.”虹口区高三英语本卷共12页第9页63.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dynamicpricing”inparagraph1?A.Asystemofdecidingwhatthepricesshouldbe.B.Ameansforcompaniestofindtargetcustomers.C.Amethodthathelpspromotesharingeconomy.D.Astrategyofofferingdiscountstoattractclients.64.ItcanbeinferredfromArndVomberg'scommentsthatonlinestores.A.offerthemostcompetitivepricesB.makeprofitsbychangingpricesinrealtimeC.confusecustomersbychangingpricesD.relytoomuchonmachinelearningalgorithms65.Accordingtothepassage,whydophysicalbusinessesadoptdynamicpricing?A.Tomatchsupplyanddemandduringpeakhours.B.Toliftcustomerexperienceandencourageloyalty.C.Tomaintainconsistentpricingacrossallproducts.D.Tocompetewithonlinestoresandbusinesses.66.Whichofthefollowingbestpredictshowcustomersmayreacttotheexpansionofdynamicpricing?A.Turntowhateveroffersthelowestprices.B.Protestagainstitforbeingtooannoying.C.Refusetogiveinandarelikelytoresist.D.Takeitforgrantedandacceptitaltogether.SectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Focusontheonethingyouaredoing.B.Habitslikethesewhichencourageyoutomultitaskmakeyoumentallyexhaustedandunproductive.C.Makesurethatyoualsotakebreaksinyourmonotasking,becausethat'swhathelpsyourbraintostayfocused.D.Soit'sawin-winforeveryone!E.Thelittleinformationwedotakeinwhenwe'remultitaskingismoredifficulttorememberatalaterstage.F.Youfeelsogoodthatyoubelieveyou'rebeingeffectiveandfurtherencouragesyourmultitaskinghabit.WhyDoYouFindItSoHardtoNotMultitask?Mostofusdomultitaskingalmostdaily.Butit'stimetochangethat.Yourattentionisalreadybeing虹口区高三英语本卷共12页第10页pulledinmillionsofdirectionsdaily,soyoureallydon'tneedtoaddmultitaskingtothelist.Let'stakethesmartphoneforexample.Onaverageyoucheckyourphone110timesaday—thatmeansyou'respending23dayseveryyeargluedtoyoursmartphone!Howproductivedoyouthinkthatmakesyou?67Butit'shardtoletgoofthesehabitsbecauseyou'veconditionedyourbraintosendmisleadingsignalstoyourbody.Researchhasshownthatwhenyoumultitask“successfully”,youactivatetherewardmechanisminyourbrainthatreleasesdopamine,thehappyhormone.68Thisrushcanalsomakeyouoverlyoptimistic,whichmeansyouarelesscarefulabouttheworkyoudoandmorelikelytomakemistakes.Multitaskersbasicallygetaddictedtothisrushwhichleadsthemtobelievetheyareb