2024年上海市高考英语模拟试卷试题及答案(含听力MP3+作文范文)

试卷第=page22页，共=sectionpages2222页2024年上海高考考前信息必刷卷01英语（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：140分）ListeningSectionA（第1-10题,每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）SectionADirections:InSectionyouwilltenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyyouaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersondecidewhichisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave1.A.Hospital. B.Drugstore. C.Departmentstore. D.Hotel.2.A.Waiter. B.Cardealer. C.Mechanic. D.Accountant.3.A.12. B.50. C.60. D.600.4.A.Thewomanshouldcarryenoughmoneyonher.B.ThewomanshouldnotgototheU.S.C.Thewomanshouldbeawareofgoingabroad.D.Thewomanshouldtrytousecreditcards.5.A.Gocamping. B.Seethedentist. C.Takethepianolesson. D.Watchamovie.6.A.AskJenniferforrecommendation. B.WatchapopularrealityshowC.Tasteadeliciousdish. D.KnowabouttheTVshowonline.7.AHeisaverygenerousperson. B.Heisthecustomerofthecompany-C.Heisrathermeanonmoney. D.Hedoesn'tgetonwellwithcolleagues.8.A.Leonardoistheman'sgoodfriend. B.Leonardoisnotinterestedinmatchboxes.C.Leonardolikeswatchingsportsmatches. D.Leonardoenjoysgatheringmatchboxes.9.A.ThereareseveralPetersinhisclass. B.Peterhasgreatlychangedhispersonality.C.Peterwasnotlikelytowinthedebatecontest. D.Peterhadreceivedtrainingondebate.10.A.Hewasforcedtogototheartexhibition.B.Hefoundnointerestintheartexhibition.C.Hewaspooratinvestinginthefieldofart.D.Watchingsoapoperasishisfavouriteformofentertainment.SectionBDirections:InSectionB.youwillheartwoshortpassagesseveralandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Theywantedhimtosupportthefamilybysellingbooks.B.Theythoughthimunabletocamenoughmoneyasapainter.C.TheyexpectedhimtotakeovertheirbusinessasabooksellerD.Theyfoundhimunfittobeapainterduetohispersonality.A.Morsegottheinspirationfromelectricity.B.PeopleweregeneroustoMorseforhispaintings.C.Longercodeswereusedforcommonlettersintelegraph.D.Messagesoftenfailedtoreachtheirdestinationsinthe1800s.A.Awayofconveyingmessages.B.Themainfunctionsoftelegraph.C.AbriefintroductionofMorse.D.ThesymbolsofMorsecode.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Exactlyduringtheexplosion.B.Whentheplanewasfullofsmoke.C.Whentheengineswereturnedoff.D.Beforetheenginessoundedscary.ANevertoputoffanythinginlife.B.Toreachouttopeoplearound.C.Toseehisdaughtergrowup.D.Tobeagoodfather.A.Anemergencycrash-landingguide.B.Aspeechonone'sairtravelexperienceC.Anintroductionofanadventurenovel.D.Asafetytrainingforairpassengers.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Adigitalcamera.B.ATV.C.Astereo.D.ADVDplayer.A.Hewantstobuythingsatadiscountusingthecard.B.Hehopestoestablishagoodcreditrating.C.Hedoesn'twanttoborrowfromhisparentsD.Hewantstomakealivingbyhimself.A.PeoplegenerallyhaveadifficulttimegettingoutofdebtB.StudentsoftenapplyformorecreditcardsthantheyneedC.TheinterestratesonstudentcardsareveryhighD.IthasacreditlimitnotquitesohighA.HehopesthatsomeonewillgivehimthemoneyB.Heplansongettingidofhisstudentcreditcards.C.HeisgoingtoreturntheitemshepurchasedonthecardD.Hewillobtainthescholarship.GrammarandVocabulary（每题1分；共20分）SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Areyouafraidofgettingold?21wegetpasttheageof25,manyofusimmediatelyfeeltheurgetostopthesignsofageing—especiallythevisibleones.Menandwomenarenowusingtopical“anti-ageing”creams,spatreatmentsandmedicalprocedures22(oppose)manyofthem.23thesemethodscansomewhataffectthewayyoulook,ageingisaninternalprocess.Anewstudyhasfoundexactlywhenduringyourlifetimethisprocesspeaks.AgroupscientistsbasedoutoftheStanfordUniversitySchoolofMedicinehavediscoveredthat24___________beingasmooth,continuousprocess,ageingsurgesforwardatthreedistinctstagesoflife:first,attheageof34,thenatage60,andfinallyat78.Thestudy,publishedinNatureMedicine,25(reveal)thatscientistscannotonlypredictyouragebystudyingtheproteome(proteinlevelsintheblood)butalsodeterminewhichorgansareageingfasterthantheothers,andwhichage-relateddiseasesyourbodyis26(likely)todevelop.Thestudymeasuredplasmaproteins(血浆蛋白)collectedfrom4,263adultsbetweentheagesof18-95yearsandstudiedthechangesintheproteomethatoccurredwithage.Theirultimategoalwastounderstandhowtoidentifythechangesassociatedwithcardiovascularissuesandage-relateddiscaseslikeAlzheimer’s27_________therapeutictreatmentscanbedevisedtoopposetheirattackwhilethere’sstilltime.DrTonyWyss-Coray,oneoftheleadingmembersofthestudy,toldStanfordMedicineNewsCenter,“We’veknownforalongtimethat28(measure)certainproteinscangiveyouinformationaboutaperson’shealthstatus—lipoproteins(脂蛋白)forcardiovascular(心血管的)health,forexample.Butithasn’tbeenappreciatedthatsomanydifferentproteins’levels—roughlyathirdofalltheoneswelookedat—changemarkedlywithadvancingage.”Thisdifferencebetweenthechronological(按时间计算的)andphysiologicalage,accordingtothescientists’“plasma-proteinclock”,showedthatalotofpeopleinthestudyseemedyoungerthantheyactuallyare.What’smore,thestudyalsoconfirmedthatmenandwomen,thoughequally29(represent)inthestudy,agedifferently.Doesthismeanmedicafionsandlifestylemethods,withfurtherresearch,canalsobedevisedtohelp30agestoorapidlyandisatriskofcontractingage-relateddiseaseslikehypertensionandAlzheimer’s?Youneverknow.SectionBDirections:ineachblankwithathebox.Eachcanbeonlyonce.NotethatisoneyouA．characteristics

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K.wearersFutureFashion:BiometricBodysuitsAteamoftheAppliedNanoBioscienceCenteratArizonaStateUniversityhasbuiltprototypes(原型)ofbiometricbodysuits.Theycandetectchemicalattacks,deliverdrugstotheir31,orevenperfumescentsifyourbodytemperaturerisestoomuch.The32versionoftheScentsoryChameleonBodysuitincorporatesfuelcellstoprovidealightweightsourceofpowerforthesoldier’sequipment.Thecivilianonecanmonitoryourheartorbloodpressure,deliverinteractivegamesorsimplyworkasawearablecomputer.YouwillevenbeabletodownloadnewcolorsandpatternsfromtheWebtochangeyourappearanceaccordingtothisarticlefromEastValleyTribuneinArizona.Bothversionsshould33themarketwithinafewyears.FredericZenhausern,directoroftheAppliedNanoBioscienceCenteratASU,hasjoinedwithGhassanJabbour,aprofessorattheUniversityofArizona,todeveloptwoprototypesof“biometricbodysuits”thatcontainembeddedsensors,powersources,microfluidicdevicesandothergadgetsnotnormallyassociatedwiththelatestParisfashions.Such“smart”clothingcould34futuresoldiersearlywarningofchemicalattacksorautomaticallydeliverinsulintodiabetics,Zenhausemnsaid.“Thebiometricbodysuitshowshowelectronicsandfluidics(流体学)canbeincorporatedintoclothingtoperformawiderangeof35tasks,fromhighlyfunctionaltotheaesthetic.”hesaid.ThecivilianChameleonwillhavesomewhatdifferent36.Itsbiometricoutfitdemonstrateshowminiatureelectronicscouldbeembeddedinclothingtopromotehealth.Itismadeofclearvinyl(乙烯基)andwhiteplasticstoshowtheplacementofvariouselectronicandfluidicdevices.Inthefuture,suchanoutfitcoulddiagnosediseasesanddelivermedicationstothewearer,monitorheartrateorbloodpressure,deliverinteractivegamesandotherformsofentertainmentor37asawearablecomputer.AnotherpossibilitywouldbetodownloaddifferentdesignsfromtheInternetsothefabriccouldchangecolorsandpatterns,Zenhausernsaid.Anditcouldallbemadetolookstylishbythe38ofelectronicsandhigh-fashiondesigns,hesaid.Infact,theconceptofembeddingmicroelectronicsinfabricshas39farbeyondclothing.SheilaKennedy,aBoston-basedarchitectandvisitingprofessorattheHarvardUniversityGraduateSchoolofDesign,seespossibilitiesto40thetechnologyinbuildingdesign.Asanexample,shesaidwindowshadescontainingorganiclightemittingdiodes(二极管)couldproduceelectricityfromsunlightthatwouldhelpgeneratepower.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.FillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontextHowtohelpyourkidsfindapurpose?Youdon’thavetostartwiththereallybigquestions.Quick,what’sthemeaningoflife?”Manyofusmaynotbeabletoanswerthat,butthatdoesn’t41ourkidsdon’thavequestionsorneedanswers.“Thesensethatyourpersonallifeis42toyouisabasisofpsychologicalwell-being,”saysMichaelF.Steger，directorofthelaboratoryforMeaningandQualityofLifeatColoradoStateUniversity.Notonlythat，itistightlytiedtobeinghappier,morepositive,more43,morecaring,morehelpful,moreresilient(坚韧),andmoresatisfiedinyourlife,relationships,andwork.Buthelpingyourkidsfindmeaningdoesn’tmeanparentshaveto44alllife’sancientmysteries,Stegersays.The45istounderstandthedifferencebetweenthemeaningoflifeandthemeaninginlife.“Wedonothavetostartwiththebiggestandmosttroublingquestionsaboutourlives,”Stegersays.“Wecanstartwithtryingto46how,today,rightnow,wearegoingtodoonethingthatmakesthestoryofourlivesmorepositive,ormakesapositivedifferencetosomeoneelse.”Withkidsin47school,Stegersays,“Atthemostbasiclevel,ourbesthopesforourchildrenarethattheyfeeltheirlivesmatterandthatthey48.”Tostartconversationsalongthoselines,saysSteger,“Youcanaskquestionsaboutwhattheythinktheirbest49orstrengthsare,whethertheyhavegoodrelationshipswithotherpeople,whethertheycareaboutothers.Youcanaskthemabouttimeswhentheyhavemadeadifference,madesomeonefeelbetter,felt50fordoingsomething,orhelpedsomeoneout.Allofthesekindsofquestionscanstartaconversationaboutyourkid’s51wayofbeinginandcontributingtotheworld.”Inmiddleschool,saysSteger,“Kidsarebeingexposedtoideas,behaviors,assumptions,andprioritiesthatmightbe52differentfromtheonestheyhavealwaysassumedweretrue.”Soforkidsthisage,parentscanstartconversationsfocusingonhowyourchildren’ssenseofwhotheyare,howtheyrelatedtoothersandwhatlifeishasbeen53.Byhighschool,accordingtoSteger,“Wehopeourchildrenseehowmuchtheirlivesmatter,seethattheyareatthebeginningofanexcitingandstrengtheninglifestory,andhavesomeslightideasabout54.”

Butthequestionofwhatyouwanttodowithyourlifeistoobigforasingleconversation,saysSteger.Instead,heencouragesparentstohave55,smallerconversationswiththeirkidsabouthowtheyviewthemselvesandtheirlives,andwhatkindofimpacttheywouldliketomake.41．A．intend B．mean C．remain D．hope42．A．significant B．decisive C．meaningful D．useful43．A．confident B．cautious C．intelligent D．special44．A．discover B．present C．memorize D．solve45．A．trick B．occupation C．address D．promise46．A．lookfor B．pickup C．dealwith D．figureout47．A．junior B．advanced C．elementary D．senior48．A．makeadifferenceB．sparenoeffort C．taketheinitiative D．makealiving49．A．specialties B．qualities C．features D．performances50．A．appreciated B．prepared C．understood D．well-known51．A．apparent B．smart C．unique D．appropriate52．A．generally B．eventually C．impossibly D．completely53．A．improving B．strengthening C．appearing D．changing54．A．truth B．purpose C．positivity D．contribution55．A．permanent B．long-lasting C．frequent D．occasionalSectionB Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread. (A)Momentsago,asealwasrestingonapieceoffloatingicedeepinanAntarcticchannel.Thenthreehungrykillerwhalesappeared.Whenthesealnoticedthem,itwasalreadysurrounded.Onthissheetofseaice,thenearlythousand-poundsealwouldbeunreachableformostofhisenemiesinnature.Butthesekillerwhaleshadmasteredahuntingtechniquecalledwavewashing:workingtogethertoturnwaterintoaweapon.Havingidentifiedtheirtarget,thekillerwhalesformedabattlelineandstartedrushingtowardtheice.Justbeforereachingit,theyrolledtotheirsidesinasingle,synchronized(同步的)motion.Thewavetheycreatedwassopowerfulthatitfloodedtheicesheetandwashedthefrightenedsealclosetotheedgeoftheicesheet.Slowlyandmethodically,theyrepeatedtheattack.Atthethirdtime,thewavesentthehelplesssealflyingintothesea.Itstruggledtoclimbontoapieceofice,butthendisappearedfromview...“Thelevelofintelligencethatwentintomakingeachwavewasstaggering.Theysolvedtheproblemwithverycomplexteamwork.Theyusedwaterasatool,”saidwildlifefilmmakerBertieGregory,whohadspentadecadetrackingthosekillerwhales,knownasBls.“Irarelysawfailedhunts.Thisbehaviorwasnotwhattheywerebornwith.Itwaslearnedandmasteredoverdecades.Everytimetheymadewaves,italmostfeltlikemoreofateachingexperiencethanhunting.Itwasterrifyingtowatch.”ButasAntarcticawarmsandseaicedisappears,sealsareincreasinglystayingonland,outofkillerwhales’reach.“I’vefoundBlsarelosingabout5percentoftheirpopulationeveryyear.Whetherthissubgroupwillgoextinctorjustadapttheirbehavior,Idon’tknow,”saidGregory.“Butwithfeweropportunitiesforthekillerwhalestowavewash,I’mseeinganextinctionofaculture.”56．Howdidthekillerwhalesgetthesealontheicesheet?A．Bymakinghugewaves. B．Byjumpingontotheicesheet.C．Bydestroyingtheicesheet. D．Bywaitingunderwaterpatiently.57．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“staggering”underlinedinparagraph4?A．Puzzling. B．Shocking. C．Satisfying. D．Annoying.58．WhatisBertieGregorymostworriedabout?A．Thesealsandkillerwhales. B．Therisingsealevel.C．Thelossofahuntingskill. D．Thedisappearedicesheet.59．Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewavewashingbehavior?A．Itisanaturalbehaviorwithwhales. B．Usually,thesmartestwhalescanlearnit.C．Itcanbecarriedoutbyonewhalealone. D．Perhaps,itisonlymasteredbycertaingroups. (B)Howtomakearesume?1.Formatyourtext.Thefirstthingthatapossibleemployerwillseeonyourresumeisthetext.Forthatreason,itisveryimportantthatyoumaketherightfirstimpression.Chooseaprofessionalfontinsize11or12.TimesNewRomanistheclassicseriffont(衬线字体),whileArialandCalibriaretwoofthebetterchoicesforsans-serif(无衬线字体).Eventhoughsansseriffontsaremorepopularforresume,YahoocitesHelveticaasthebestfonttouseforyourresumé.ManyindividualsfindthatTimesNewRomanisalittlehardtoreadonascreen.Ifyouareemailingyourresume,considerusingGeorgiainsteadforamorereadableseriffont.Youcanusemultiplefontsfordifferentpartsofyourresume,buttrytolimitittotwo.Insteadofchangingbetweenfonts,tryemboldeningoritalicizingspecificselectionsoftextinstead.Thefontsizeforyourheaderandtheintroductiontoasectionmay14or16,butotherwise,youshouldchoose11or12.Yourtextshouldalwaysbeprintedinsolidblackink.Makesuretodeactivateanyhyperlinks(liketoyouremail,address,andphonenumber)sothattheydon’tprintinblueoranothernon-blackcolor.2.Setupthepage.Yourpageshouldhaveone-inchmarginsallthewayaroundwith1.5or2pointlinespacing.Thebodyofyourresumewillbealignedtotheleftandyourheadershouldbecenteredatthetopofyourpage.3.Createyourheading.Thisisthesectionatthetopofyourresumewhichgivesyourcontactinformationincludingyourname,address,email,andphonenumber.Yournameshouldbeinaslightlylargersize-either14or16pointfont.Listyourhomeandcellphonenumbers.4.Decideonalayout.Therearethreegeneralformatsforcreatingaresume:chronological,functional,orcombination.Yourworkhistoryandthetypeofjobyouareapplyingforwilldeterminethelayoutstyleyoushoulduse.Chronologicalresumesareusedforshowingasteadygrowthinaparticularcareerfield.Thesearebestusedforsomeoneapplyingforajobwithintheircareer-pathtoshowanincreaseofresponsibilityovertime.Functionalresumesarefocusedonskillsandexperienceratherthanjobhistory.Thesearebestusedforsomeonewhomayhaveholesintheirworkhistoryorwhohavegainedexperiencefrombeingself-employedforatime.Combinationresumesare,asitsounds,acombinationofbothachronologicalandafunctionalresume.Theseareusedtoshowoffspecificskillsandhowtheywereacquired.Ifyouhavedevelopedaspecificskillsetfromworkinginavarietyofrelatedfields,thenthisisthebestresumeoptionforyou.60．Whichfontdoestheauthorsuggestconsideringthereadabilityoftheresumewhencheckedonline?A．Georgia B．TimesNewRomanC．Calibri D．Helvetica61．Whatistheclosestexplanationoftheword“chronological”?A．arrangedaccordingtohowimportanteachitemisB．arrangedaccordingtowhenthingshappenedorweremadeC．bespecificandconcreteintheintroductionofsomethingD．statevariousitemsinadetailedandseparateway62．Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．themorecolorfulyourresumeis,themoreappealingitwillbeB．thereisnoneedtotellemployerswhereyouobtainyourspecificskillsC．yournameshouldbealittlebitlargerinsize,alignedtotheleftD．blueorotherstrangecolorswillappearonyourprintedresumeifhyperlinksareactivated (C)“I’vehadmyheartbrokenmorebadlybyfriends,thanIhavebylovers,”saysafriend.“Yetpeopledismisstheendofafriendshipsoeasily,asifitdoesn’tmatterasmuchandisn’taspainfulasthebreak-upofarelationship.”Itwasheruseoftheword“heartbroken”thathitmesohard.TwoofthemostharmfulphrasesintheEnglishlanguageare“Iamsodisappointedinyou”and“Youbrokemyheart”.Both,intheirownway,areunbearable,emotionaldaggers(匕首)thatarenoteasilyremoved.Friendsarethefoundationthatsupportourlives,thecomfortoflongcontinuity,sharedemotionalconfidences,ashouldertoweepon,ahandtohold,asafeandpeacefulplaceduringthebreakdownofarelationshipormarriage.Whenthosefriendshipsend,ourheartsarebroken.Wewillloseallthoseassurancesthatwetoooftentakeforgranted.Andtoooften,weareevennotallowedtomourn(哀悼)it.Weallbelievefriendshipsfadelikethemistaswegoourseparateways.Wemightfeelalingeringaffection,orafaintsenseofloss,buttheyleavenoemptyspacesinourlives.Ioncetalkedtoawomanwhomournsthelossofherfriends.Yearslater,thespacetheyhadleftwasstillharmfulinitsloneliness.“ButwhenItrytotalkaboutit,peoplethinkI’mbeingridiculous.Youcanalwaysmakemorefriends.”Itisnottrueand,atheart,weallknowit.Friendshipsrequirehistory,layeruponlayerofintimacy(亲密)andmemory.Wemightnotseefriendsformonths,orevenyears,butthemomentwearebackincontactit’sasiftimestoodstill.Ilostagoodfriendrecently.Iknow,itsoundssocareless,butitwas,truly,nobody’sfault;simplyasetofemotionalcircumstancesthatmeantwebothhadtostepaway.Itseemedsosensible,andstilldoes,butwhatIhadn’texpectedwasthefiercenessofthepain.Thephonestillringswithcallsfromotherfriendsbutwithinitthereisaweirdandunsettlingsilencebecausesheisnotthere.Myheartisbroken,evenifIwouldn’thavethoughtofphrasingitinsodramatic,orperhapsbitter,away.Iknowthepainwillfadeeventually.Wemight,even,atsometimeinthefuturebefriendsagain,butnotinthesameway.Somethinghasbeenbrokenandhoweverskillfulthemending,thecrackswillstillbefaintlyvisible.Itisasharpreminderofhowmuchweshouldcherishourfriendshipsbecauseitisalltooeasytotakethemforgrantedandforgethowmuchitmeanstouswhentheyarelost.63．Accordingtotheauthor,peoplewillfeelheartbrokenwhenfriendshipsendbecause.A．peopledismisstheendofafriendshiptooeasilyB．“heartbroken”isoneofthemostharmfulwordsC．friendshipsarethebasisofarelationshipormarriageD．friends’supportsthoughttobealwaystherearelost64．Peoplebelievethat______,buttheauthordoesn’tthinkso.A．itisnormalforafriendshiptoendwithoutscarsleftB．friendshipusuallyleavesbehindafaintsenseoflossC．weneedn’tmournthelingeringaffectionfromlostfriendsD．long-termfriendshipscanbeharmfulinitsloneliness65．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph5mean?A．Thewomanwantedtotalkaboutherlossoffriends.B．Peoplethoughtthewomanwasbeingridiculous.C．Thatpeoplecanalwaysmakemorefriendsisnottrue.D．Friendshipsrequirehistory,intimacyandmemory.66．Theauthortalksaboutherlossofafriendshiprecentlyinorderto.A．showhowheartbreakingtheendofafriendshipisB．appealtopeopletocherishtheirfriendshipsC．demonstratetheskillfulmendingoffriendshipsD．illustratethatfriendslostarefriendslostforeverSectionCDirections:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesintheboxEachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.Moderncomputertechnologyhasmadeanewkindofhumanrelationshippossible:onlinefriendship.67Areonlinefriendshipsasbeneficialasface-to-facefriendships?Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofhavingvirtualfriends?Canpeopleformstrongbondsonline?Todaythesequestionsarethesubjectoflivelydebate.SomepeoplebelievethattheInternetisthebestwaytomakenewfriends.It’sconvenient,it’sfast,anditallowsmakingcontactwithdifferentkindsofpeoplefromallovertheworld.Whenyouusesocialnetworking,websitesandchatrooms,youcaneasilyfindpeoplewithinterestsandhobbiessimilartoyours.Informationupdatesandphotosaddtotheexperience.MakingfriendsontheInternetisespeciallygoodforshypeoplewhofeeluncomfortableinsocialsituations.It’softeneasiertosharethoughtsandfeelingsonline.68Theycanmakepeoplefeellesslonelyandhelpthemsolveproblems.AlthoughtheInternetcanencouragefriendship,ithasamajordisadvantage.69Onlinefriendsonlytellyouwhattheywantyoutoknow.Theysometimesexaggeratetheirgoodqualitiesandhidethelesspositiveones,soyoucan’tbesureofwhattheyreallylike.Thatiswhyyoushouldnotgivepersonalinformationtoanyoneonlineunlessyou’retotallysureofwhothatpersonis.Canonlinefriendshipbeasmeaningfulasface-to-faceones?Therearedifferentpointsofview.ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniasurveyed2,000householdsintheUnitedStates.Theresultsshowedthatmorethan40percentofparticipantsfeel“asstronglyabouttheironlinebuddies”astheydoabouttheir“offline”friends.70Incontrast,therearemanypeoplewhobelievethatit’snotpossibletohavedeeprelationshipswithonlinefriends,AyoungIndiansoftwareengineer,LalithaLakshmipathy,says,“it’sgoodtofeelconnectedwithmanypeople,butallmye-buddiesarenotnecessarilymyclosefriends.”Theysaythatit’shardtodevelopfeelingsoftrustandconnectionwhenyoudon’tshareexperiencesinperson.Peoplecontinuetoexpressdifferentopinionsaboutonlinefriendship.However,mostofthemwouldagreethatvirtualfriendshipsmustnotreplaceface-to-facefriendships.Asonelifecoachsays,“asocialnetworkingsiteshouldonlybethe‘addon’inanyrelationship.”IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Clicktodownloadteacher“Bookswillsoondisappearinschools,”ThomasEdisonannouncedin1913:theywould,hebelieved,soonbereplacedbysilentfilms.Eachnewwaveofinformationtechnology-radio,television,computers-hasledtosimilarpredictions.Liketeachers,digitaleducationaltechnologycomesinmanyforms,fromwonderfultoawful.But,usedproperly,itnowdeservesmoreprominence(重要性)inschools-especiallyinpoorcountrieswherehumanteachersareoftenignorant,absentorboth.AccordingtoarecentWorldBankstudyofsevensub-SaharanAfricancountries,halfofnine-year-oldscannotreadasimplewordandthree-quarterscannotreadasimplesentence.Thereasonisterrible.Thesamestudyfoundthatonly7%ofteachershadtheminimumknowledgeneededtoteachreadingandwritingeffectively.Whenclassroomswereinspectedtoseewhetherateacherwaspresent,halfthetimetheanswerwasno.Asfortheabsenceofteachers,ifexpensiveteachersdonotturnu