2022-2023学年上海市某校高一年级上册学期期末练习英语试卷含详解

上海中学2022学年第一学期高一年级期末练习

英语学科

LListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwo

speakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit9readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswerto

thequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Nottoplaycomputergames.B.Finishtheschoolprojectontime.

C.Remembertoturnonthecomputer.D.Waitforthewomantoarrive.

2.A.Readanarticlefortheproject.B.Readallthearticlesrelated.

C.Workonthescienceprojectalone.D.Focusononeparticularsciencetheory.

3.A.Theweather.B.Thetiringtrip.C.Thescenery.D.Theseriouspollution.

4.A.Atanairport.B.Onaplane.C.Inarestaurant.D.Atanexhibition.

5.A.1:00.B.3:00.C.4:00.D.5:00.

6.A.ThewomanmadeajokeofTom.B.Tomwaspooratmaths.

C.Themancouldn'tbelievethenews.D.Tomcaughtastudentcheating.

7.A.Giveupeatingsalt.B.Controlhisbloodpressure.

C.Diesoonifheeatssalt.D.Saygoodbyetothewoman.

8.A.Thewomanfeelssorryforbeingtoolate.

B.Themanwon'tmakeittotheshowtomorrow.

C.Thetwopeoplearegoingtotheshowtonight.

D.Theshowisonstagemorethanonce.

9.A.Hewantstoborrowaguidebook.B.Hewantsthewomantobuythebook.

C.Hewantstofindacheaperguidebook.D.Hewantsthewomantolendhimone.

10.A.Shewillbebusyintheafternoon.

B.Shedoesn'tenjoyworkingwiththeman.

C.Shewantstoworkonthereportonceagain.

D.Shedoesn'tfinditnecessarytorevisethereport.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillhearonelongerconversationandtwoshort

passages,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsontheconversationand

eachofthepassages.Theconversationandthepassageswillbereadtwice,

butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

11.A.Toomanyplanestakingoffandlandingatthesametime.

B.Toomanypassengerswaitingtoboardtheaircraft.

C.Toomanybagsandcasesthatneedloadingintoeachplane.

D.Toomanycomplaintsaboutplaneticketsbeingoversold.

12.A.Askformorecashtomakeupforthelosttime.

B.Choosethefree-tripticketovercash.

C.Consulttheirfamilybeforetheydecide.

D.Guaranteetheirseatsonthenextflight.

13.A.Over-booking.B.Specialfaresystems.C.Businessflight.D.Holiday

discounts.

14.A.Gotothoselessbusyairports.

B.Takeenoughfoodanddrinkonboard.

C.Makeclearwhyyourflightisdelayed.

D.Volunteerforthenextflightforabetterseat.

Questions15through17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

15.A.Itisarareconditionforhumanbeings.

B.Itistheresultofthebody'slackofheat.

C.Itisnotafatalconditionevenifnotfoundearly.

D.Itisnotobviousasthepatientshowsfewsigns.

16.A.Wearingahatandascarfandapairofglovesisimportant.

B.Twolayersoflightclothesarebetterthanonlayerofheavyclothing.

C.It'sessentialtohavealltheclothesstayasdryaspossible.

D.Sweatingafterhardworkingisdangerousinthecolderseasons.

17.A.Itcanbringwarmthforjustashortperiodoftime.

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B.Itlowersthebody'stemperaturefasterthanexpected.

C.Itmakeshumanbodylessabletoholdheat.

D.Itincreasestheriskoffallingorhurtingoneself.

Questions18through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

18.A.Todemonstratehowmuchtheymissedtheirhomecountry.

B.Toshowthattheywereproudoftheirnationalculture.

C.ToindicatetheirloyaltytotheRomanCatholicreligion.

D.ToprotestagainsttheirlowsocialstatusinAmerica.

19.A.Festivefoodanddrink.B.Thewearingofthegreen.

C.Irishparadesandmusic.D.Apoliticalstatement.

20.A.Itreflectsthegreen-coveredfieldsinIreland.

B.ItwasaddedintothecolorsoftheIrishflaginthe17thcentury.

C.It'stheoriginalcolorassociatedwithSt.Patrick'sDay.

D.It'sreplacedbyblueincelebrationfromthe17thcentury.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA:Multiplechoices

Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthe

sentence.

1.[2018•江苏]Self-drivingisanareaChinaandtherestoftheworldareonthe

samestartingline.

A.thatB.where

C.whichD.when

2.There'sbeenmuchfinger-pointinganddebateoverwhofortheextremeweather

conditions.

A.blamesB.hastoblameC.istobeblamedD.istoblame

3.Ourancestorshadnoirontoolsandwheeledvehicles,yettheymanagedtomovestones

thatmorethanahundredtonstothesite.

A.weighedB.wereweighedC.wereweighingD.weigh

4.Theritualsofcoming-of-ageceremoniesarediverse.Butonethingall

coming-of-ageceremonieshaveincommonistheyprepareayoungpersontotake

onresponsibilitiesasanadult.

A.what;thatB.that;thatC.what;whetherD.that;what

5.HoldenCaulfieldexperiencesverylittlegrowthinthenovelTheCatcherintheRye,

maintaininghisdisrespectforrules,Ithinkiswhyyoungerreaderssostronglytake

tothebook.

A.whatB.whereC.thatD.which

6.InKorea,thethirdMondayofMayisthedaytocelebrateturn19yearsold,

knownastComing-of-Age,day.

A.hewhoB.whoeverC.thosewhoD.who

7.Theopenuniversityaimstoprovideuniversityeducationforanyone,

backgroundorpreviouseducationqualificationsheorshehas.

A.whatB.whetherC.whateverD.however

8.glittersisnotgold;notallthosewanderarelost.

A.What;whoB.AH;thatC.What;thatD.Allthat;who

9.—What'syourplanfortheholidays?

—Well,whileyouareenjoyingyourselfonthebeach,Ionmycouch,watching

YoungSheldon.

A.amsittingB.willbesittingC.willhavesatD.wouldsit

10.inordertositforthecollegeentranceexam?

A.WhatshesuggestedhereadB.Whatdidshesuggestheread

C.DidshesuggestforhimtoreadD.Didshesuggestwhatheshouldread

11.Commonsensedemandsbothsidesoftheproblem.

A.heexamineB.himtoexamineC.himexaminingD.heexamines

12.Ireadaboutthetwostoriesinsomebookorother.Doesitmatteritwas?

A.whereB.whatC.howD.which

13.Thebookhashelpedmegreatlyinmydailycommunication,especiallyatwork

agoodimpressionisamust.

A.whichB.whenC.asD.where

14.Theincrediblescientificdiscoverieswhichweremadeduringthe19thand20thcenturies

theboom（激增）ofscienceinpopculture.

A.madeitpossibleB.madepossibleC.madepossiblyD.madeitpossibly

15.—Isthereanypossibilityyoucouldpickmeupattheairport?

—Noproblem.

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A.whenB.that

C.whetherD.what

16.Thecityhigh-risepublichousingtowersandreplacedthemwithgarden-style

apartments.

A.toreawayB.toreapartC.toredownD.toreat

17.Heisstrategicabouthiswhenhegivesspeeches,vaiyingthepace,softening

onoccasion,allowingsilenceforacontrast.

A.transitionB.deliveryC.relevanceD.facility

18.Asanadult,Wilsonreturnedtohishometohisfondlyrememberedchildhood.

A.reminisceaboutB.enrollinC.centeraroundD.takeon

19.InasmallstudypublishedtodayinthejournalNature,aUSteamshowedthatthe

approachwasandsafe,butwassuccessfulonlyinahandfulofpatients.

A.feasibleB.casualC.engagingD.carefree

20.Hawking'sresearch,ifitisprovedbyfurtherexperiments,couldsomeofthe

biggestmysteriesintheuniverse.

A.findfaultwithB.setfootonC.makeroomforD.castlighton

SectionB:Grammar

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherent

andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththe

properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

‘Coco'forcedPixartodivedeepintoareal-worldculture—andaddsomediversity

PixarStudios,forallitsfameforcreatinghighlydetailedworlds,hasrarelyhadtoworry

toomuchaboutculturalauthenticity(文化真实性).Evenafterallitsfamousresearchfor

movies21BraveandRatatouille,thefilmmakershavebeenfreetousetheir

imaginations,withoutrealfearofoffendingtoymakersandautomakers.TheBayAreastudio

knew,however,thatcentering"Coco,“whichopenedWednesday,Nov.22,onMexico'sDay

oftheDeadholidaywouldenteranentirelydifferentarea,22itwouldincludenot

onlydescriptionsoftraditions,butalsoasignificantincreaseincastingdiversity.4tWeknew

fromtheearlystagesthatincreatingthisfilm,"co-directorAdrianMolinasaid,

"accompanyingitwasthishugeresponsibilitytorepresentitfaithfully.**

TheDayoftheDead23(celebrate)widelyinMexicoeachautumninmemoryof

departedlovedonesandinsupportoftheirjourneyintheafterlife.€4Coco^^centersaround

severalgenerationsofrelatives,bothlivinganddead,24havelessonstolearnand

long-buriedfamilysecretstouncover.

“Somefilmmakersmightsimplygraft（力口入）customsandritualsontoanexistingstory.

Thatisnotatall25Pixarworks,vsaidMolina,whoisofMexicandescent（出身）.

“Wedecidedprettymuchwhenthefilmwasapproved-maybeevenbefore-26we

wantedtogettheresearchdoneearly.”

MolinagrewupinCalif,seeingsomeaspectsoftheholiday,butnotothers.t4Wewanted

toexperiencetheholiday:visitthepeople,visitthefamilies,askquestions,takephotos,

MolinasaidofthePixarteam'sresearchfieldtripstoMexico."Wewantedtoreallyimmerse

（沉浸在）ourselvesin27thecelebrationoftheDayoftheDeadwas.Thenwewould

bereadytostartdiscussingstory.”

Thatanimatedstorycentersaroundaboy,Miguel,wholongstosingandplaytheguitar

inpublic,despitehisgrandmother'sbanonmakingmusic.Coco,MiguePsgreatgrandmother,

isthelastlivinglinktothatlong-agomisunderstandinginvolvingherfather,28

travelingmusician.

“There'sacertainlanguagetofamily,andthere'sacertainlanguageacrossgenerations

——29ifsaliterallanguage,orjusttheactsofloveanddutyandresponsibilitythat

comewithbeingafamily,Molinasaid."Thoseseemedliketheinterestingthingsfrommy

experiencethatcouldcompletelyapplytothiskid（Miguel）whofeelsoutofplaceinhis

family.”

MolinaalsoapplaudsPixar'screativemoveintospecificcultures.t6Ifyou'renotwilling

tomakeaconnectionwiththestoriesofotherpeopleandletthembetheir30

（talented）selvesasartists,asperformers,asfilmmakers,9,hesaid,"you'remissingouton

whattheaudiencewants.”

“Everyonewantstoholdthememoriesoftheonesthathavepassedonwithjoy,“Molina

saidof"Coco,“"andsharethosememories,andkeepthemalive.”

SectionC:Vocabulary

Direction:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcan

onlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.maintainingB.effectivelyC.developedD.wondersE.positioned

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F.overcomeG.flexibilityH.establishedI.exploringJ.remotelyK.respectively

Workcations:Thetraveltrendmixingworkandplayt4Afterworkingfromhomefbr

overayear,Ineededachangeinatmosphere,vsaysVedikaBhaia,aKolkata-basedmarketing

entrepreneurandcontentcreator.Lastsummer,sheandafriendwentona15-daytripthrough

India'sParvatiValley,31thenaturalenvironmentwhilebalancingafullworkload

onalaptop.

Thoughshewasusedtoworking32,Bhaiasaysthe4work-from-anywhere9

mentality（思维模式）createdbythepandemicpushedhertotakeatripthatcombinedwork

andleisure.knewtravellingwoulddo33formymentalhealth.Itwouldhelpme

34thecreativeblockIwashavingaswell,“shesays.

Thepopularityofworkcationsmayseemtoconflictwiththefirmly35ideathat

weshouldkeepworkandplayapart-afterall,betterawarenessofwork-relatedmental

healthstressorshasleftusmoreconsciousthaneveroftheimportanceof36

boundariesbetweenourprofessionalandpersonallives.Yetexpertsarguethatthe

adaptabilitywe'vedevelopedduringthepandemichas37uswelltoenjoyabreak

thatcombinesworkandplay.Andgiventhebenefitsworkersseeinthem-likemorechances

toexplorenewplaceswhilefulfillingourday-to-dayresponsibilities-workcationsarelikely

tobecomeapracticelastingwellbeyondthepandemic.

Ofcourse,theremaywellbesomepeoplewhoprefertocommitfullytoeitherworkor

play,ratherthancombinethetwoactivities.RachelFu,professoroftourism,saysthat

whetherpeopleenjoytheworkcationexperiencewilldependon"avarietyofindividual

personalitiesandbehaviouralchoices^^;somemayfeeltheyareonlyonholidayiftheyare

totallyfreefromwork,forexample.ButFususpectsthatmanywhite-collarworkershave__

38theskillsneededtopulloffworkcationsduringthepandemic.uOurbehaviourshave

beenforcedtochange,shesays."Homeisschool,homeiswherewework.Wehaveallbeen

trainedtoswitch:'OK,nowwehaveaZoommeeting9.1thinkafterthepasttwoyears,we

canswitchfromonethingtothenextvery39.“

Giventhelevelofinterestfromworkersnowaccustomedtostayingproductivein

multipleenvironments,workcationslooklikeapracticethat'sheretostay."Aslongasyou

deliver,manycompaniesdon'tcarewhereyou'reworkingfrom,^^saysFu.Accommodating

workerswillbeincompanies5interests;it'salreadyclearthat40willbekeyto

keepingworkers,especiallyasthenewgenerationofworkers,inparticular,valuetheability

toworkfromanywhere.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA:Cloze

Direction:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrase

thatbestfitsthecontext.

Youmayalreadybefamiliarwithrecentfindingsthatsuggestchildrenasyoungassix

monthswhoreadbookswiththeirparentsseveraltimesaweekshowstrongerliteracyskills

fouryearslater,scorehigheronintelligencetests,andlandbetterjobsthannonreaders.But

recentresearcharguesthatreadingmaybejustasimportantin41.Whenpracticed

overalifetime,readingandlanguageacquisition（习得）skillscansupporthealthybrain

functioninginbigways.Simplyput:42powerincreasesbrainpower.

To43whyandwhateachofuscandotogetthemostoutofourwords,startby

askingthesamequestiontheYaleteamdid:Whatisitaboutreadingbooksinparticularthat

increasesourbrainpowerwhilereadingnewspapersandmagazinesdoesn't?Forone,the

researchersassume,chapterbooksencourage"deepreading.^^Unlikeskimmingapageof

headlines,readingabookforcesyourbraintothinkcriticallyandmake44fromone

chaptertoanother,andtotheoutsideworld.Whenyoumakeassociations,sodoesyourbrain,

literallybuildingnewpathwaysbetweenregionsinallfourlobes（脑叶）andboth

hemispheres.Overtime,theseneuralnetworkscanpromotequickerthinkingandmay

provideagreater45againsttheworsteffectsofcognitivedecay（认知衰退）.

46,readingbooks,especiallyfiction,hasbeenshowntoincreaseempathy（共

鸣）andemotionalintelligence.One2013studyfoundthatparticipantswhoreadjustthefirst

partorchapterofastoryshowedanoticeableincreaseinempathyoneweeklater,while___

47readersshowedadecrease.Thesefindingsmaysound48,butthey9renot;

developingsocialtoolssuchasempathyandemotionalintelligencecanleadtomore（and

morepositive）humaninteraction,which49canlowerstresslevels-bothofwhich

areprovedtohelpyoulivelongerandhealthie匚

That'snottosaythatmagazines,newspapers,andWebarticlesarewithout

50.Readinganythingthatfillsyourmindandexposesyoutonewwords,phrases,and

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factsseemstocarry51benefits.Newresearchindicatesthatalarge52

mayleadtoamoreflexiblemindbyfuelingwhatscientistscallcognitivereserve(认知储备).

Onewaytothinkaboutthisreserveisasyourbrain'sabilitytoadaptto53.Just

asyourbloodcellswillhelptocoveracutonyourknee,cognitivereservehelpsyourbrain

cellsfindnewmentalpathwaysaroundareasdamagedbystroke,dementia,andotherforms

ofdecay.Thiscouldexplainwhy,afterdeath,manyseeminglyhealthyeldersturnoutto

harboradvancedsignsofAlzheimer'sdiseaseintheirbrainsdespiteshowingfewsigns____

54.It'stheircognitivereserve,researcherssuspect,thatmayallowsomeseniorsto___

55____hiddenbraindamage.

41.A.childhoodB.adulthoodC.educationD.occupation

42.A.MemoryB.FluencyC.LiteratureD.Word

43.A.understandB.believeC.questionD.confess

44.A.explorationsB.connectionsC.equivalentsD.judgments

45.A.appealB.struggleC.defenseD.warning

46.A.ConsequentlyB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Instead

47.A.newsB.regularC.mindD.occasional

48.A.inevitableB.unofficialC.undeniableD.insignificant

49.A.inthemeantimeB.todateC.inturnD.tothe

full

50.A.advantagesB.weaknessesC.threatsD.opportunities

51.A.physicalB.mentalC.economicD.social

52.A.proportionB.brainC.vocabularyD.range

53.A.decreaseB.changeC.increaseD.damage

54.A.asbeforeB.intotalC.asusualD.inlife

55.A.lookdownonB.makeupforC.getusedtoD.takeoutof

SectionB:Readingcomprehension

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedby

severalquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

“WehaveDante,ShakespeareandDuFu(712—770).Thesepoetscreatethevery

valuesbywhichpoetryisjudged,9,saidHarvardprofessorStephenOweninDuFu,Chinas

GreatestPoet,aBBCdocumentary.

DespitethefactthatDuFuisusuallymentionedinthesamebreathasDanteand

Shakespeare,hehasremainedlargelyunknownintheWesternworldforlong.However,with

thescreeningofthefirstEnglish-languagedocumentaryfeatureaboutthepoet,thedaysof

DuFuasChina'sbest-keplliterarysecrelseemlobeiuslnumbered.

ItiswrittenandpresentedbyMichaelWood,askilledtelevisionhistorianwhoalso

directedotherChina-relateddocumentariessuchasTheStoryofChina(2016)andTheStory

ofChinasReformandOpening功(2018).

FromtheYellowRivertotheYangtzeGorges,anddowntotheforestedhillsofHunan

province,WoodvisitedanumberofplacessuchasthepoefsbirthplaceGongyiinHenan

provinceandTangDynastycapitalChang'an,today'sXi'an.Alongtheway,hemetand

talkedtoordinarypeople,dancersandmusicians,whohelpedtotellthefantasticstoryofthe

poet.InterviewswithfamousscholarsspecializinginChineseliteraturealsohelpedpresenta

clearerpictureofthepoet'slifeexperiences,literarysignificanceandhisfriendshipwithLi

Bai,anothergreatChinesepoet.

Bornin712,DuFulivedintheTangDynasty,atimemarkedbyextraordinarycultural

achievements.However,afteracivilunrest,DuFu,theformercivilservantattheTangcourt,

wasforcedtobecomeaporter,andsufferedfromstarvation.Throughupsanddowns,the

poetneverstoppedwriting,pouringouthisconcernforhis-countryandpeopleaswellas

celebratingthesimplejoysoflife.

Du'spoetryreflectsthecountry'shistoricaleventsmirroredinhisownspiritualjourney,

sohebecomesapartoftheemotionalvocabularyofChineseculture,saidStephenOwen,

whoin2016completedtheeight-year-longprojecttotranslateDuFu's1,400poemsinto

English.

56.Theunderlinedpartinparagraph2impliesthatthedocumentarywillhelp.

A.createthevaluesofpoetry

B.theWestknowmoreaboutDuFu

C.keepthesecretsinDuFu'spoems

D.DuFubecomeoneofthetop3poets

57.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?

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A.DuFu'scolorfullifeexperiences.

B.Localpeople'sadmirationforDuFu.

C.Famousscholars'researchfindingsonDuFu.

D.MichaelWood'seffortinmakingthedocumentary.

58.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDuFu?

A.Inspiringandhelpful.B.Toughandresponsible.

C.Easy-goingandcareful.D.Generousandhardworking.

59.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DuFu'spoetrywinsworld'srecognition

B.DuFu'spoemsaretranslatedintoEnglish

C.BBCdocumentaryreflectsChineseculture

D.BBCdocumentarypresentsChina'sShakespeare

（B）

MarcoPoloTimeline（1254—1324）

1254OnSeptember15,MarcoPolowasborninVenice.

1260Hiswealthyfatheranduncle,NicoloandMaffeoPolo,setsailfromConstantinople

totheCrimeaonatradingjourney.

1262NicoloandMaffeoPoloreceivedaninvitationtoChinatomeettheKublaiKhan（忽

必烈）.

1269NicoloandMaffeoPoloreturnedtoVenice.

1271MarcoPoloaccompaniedhisfatheranduncleonajourneythroughtheHolyLand,

PersiaandTartaryandtotheEmpireofChina.

1274ThetravellersreachedChinaafterathree-yearjourney.MarcoPolo'sfatherand

unclerenewedtheirfriendlyacquaintancewiththeKublaiKhanandpresentedhimwithpapal

（教皇的）letters.Theyweregivenimportantpositionsathiscourtinreturn.MarcoPolo

learnedtospeaktheChineselanguage.

1275MarcoPolowasappointedasanenvoy（使节）fortheKublaiKhanandtraveled

throughChinaonhismissions.

1280'sMarcoPolotraveledthroughAsiaworkingfortheKublaiKhanandwaseventually

appointedasagovernorofoneofhiscities.

1292AmarriagewasarrangedforthedaughterofKublaiKhan,thePrincessCocachin,

andthePolosaccompaniedtheweddingparty,consistingofafleetoffourteenships,to

Persia.

1293ThePolosstayedinPersiatocelebratetheweddingandthenheadedtowardsthe

BlackSeatomaketheirwaybacktoVenice.

1295MarcoPoloarrivedinVenicewiththefinestcollectionofjewelseverseen.Venice

wasatwarwithGenoa.

1298MarcoPolowasmadea“gentlemancommander“ofaVenetiangalley.Hisship

joinedinthebattleofKurzolaandhewastakenasaprisonerofwarbytheGenoese.When

hewasinprisonhemetawritercalledRustichellodaPisaanddictated(口述)tohiman

accountofhistravelsandexperiencesinChina,Japan,andotherEasterncountries.

1299MarcoPolowasreleasedasaprisonerofwarinGenoa.

60.WhendidthePolosstarttheirjourneytowardstheEmpireofChina?

A.1262.B.1269.C.1271.D.1274.

61.MarcoPolo'sfatheranduncleweregivenimportantpositionsinthecourtoftheKublai

Khan.Itwasprobablybecause.

A.theywereverywealthytradersB.theyweresuccessfuladventurers

C.theybroughttoChinapapallettersD.theylearnttospeaktheChineselanguage

62.Accordingtothetimeline,whatwasthelastthingthatMarcoPolodidbeforereturningto

Venice?

A.HemarriedthedaughteroftheKublaiKhan.

B.HeaccompaniedPrincessCocachintoPersia.

C.Hewasmadethecommanderofafleet.

D.HedictatedanaccountofhistravelstotheEast.

(C)

Youcantellalotaboutpeople'sgeneralstateofmindbasedontheirsocialmediafeeds.

Aretheyalwaystweetingabouttheirbiggestannoyancesorpostingpicturesofparticularly

cutekitties?Inasimilarfashion,researchersareturningtoTwitterforcluesabouttheoverall

happinessofentiregeographiccommunities.

Whatthey'refindingisthatregionalvariationintheuseofcommonphrasesproduces

predictionsthatdon'talwaysreflectthelocalstateofwell-being.Butremovingfromtheir

analysesjustthreespecificterms—good,loveandLOL—greatlyimprovestheaccuracyof

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themethods.

We'relivinginacrazyCOVID-19era.Andnowmorethanever,we'reusingsocial

mediatoadapttoanewnormalandreachouttothefriendsandfamilythatwecan'tmeet

face-to-face.KokilJaidkastudiescomputationallinguisticsattheNationalUniversityof

Singapore.4<Butourwordsaren'tusefuljusttounderstandwhatwe,asindividuals,thinkand

feel.They'realsousefulcluesaboutthecommunitywelivein.”

Oneofthesimplermethodsthatmanyscientistsusetoanalyzethedatainvolves

correlatingwordswithpositiveornegativeemotions.Butwhenthoserecordsarecompared

withphonesurveysthatassessregionalwell-being,Jaidkasays,theydon'tpaintanaccurate

pictureofthelocalZeitgeist（时代精神）.

Beingabletogetanaccuratereadonthemoodofthepopulationisnolaughingmatter.

“That'sparticularlyimportantnow,int