2023年上海市青浦区高三下学期高考二模英语试卷含答案

2022学年第二学期高三年级学业质量调研

英语试卷

（时间120分钟,满分140分）2023.04

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ɪ.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwo

speakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhat

wassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Inalibrary.B.Inarestaurant.

C.Inastationeryshop.D.Atasupermarket.

2.A.Teacherandstudent.B.Bossandsecretaιy.

C.Motherandson.D.Husbandandwife.

3.A.4:20.B.4:30.C.5:10.

D.5:20.

4.A.He,sgoingtoplayfootballwithJim.

B.HewilltakeJimtoseeafootballmatch.

C.He,sgoingtowatchtheWorldCuponTV.

D.HewillcatchtheopportunitytowintheWorldCup.

5.A.Ambitious.B.Devoted.C.Friendly.

D.Promising.

6.A.Thewomanshouldchangeherglasses.

B.Hewillcheckthewoman,sphone-usingtime.

C.Thereissomethingwrongwiththewoman,scellphone.

D.Thewomanneedstostopplayingwithhermobilephone.

7.A.Hethinksthewomanhasdoneagoodjob.

B.Hethinkstheinterviewwasagreatsuccess.

C.Hebelievesthewomanwillfailtheinterview.

D.Hethinksnobodycanmakeittotheinterview.

8.A.Heshouldfinishotherworkfirst.

B.Heshouldnothavechosenathickbook.

C.Heshouldstartreadingthebookatonce.

D.Heshouldquitbecauseofthedifficulties.

9.A.FascinatingartworksintheLouvre.B.ThemagnificentEiffel

Tower.

C.TheirdaysinParis.D.Aplanforthetripto

France.

10.A.ThewomanknewRosswasadoglover.

B.ThemanhasletRossdrivehiscarbefore.

C.Themanshouldn'thavelenthiscartoRoss.

D.Rosslostseveraldogslasttimehedroveacar.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelonger

conversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheshort

passagesandthelongerconversation.Theshortpassagesandthelonger

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperand

decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions1!through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Thosewhowishtobealeader.

B.Thosewhoarewarmandinviting.

C.Thosewhohavetroublesocializing.

D.Thosewhojudgepeoplebyfirstimpressions.

12.A.Becauseitmeanstimeisimportant.

B.Becauseitreflectsthatyouvaluethem.

C.Becauseitallowsyoutogetreadyearly.

D.Becauseitappliestovariousbusinesssituations.

13.A.Bycommunicatingwithpeopleinpublic.

B.Bytalkingwithanyonearoundyouinlife.

C.Bytryingtostoptalkingeverytimeyouusethem.

D.Bypracticingwiththesewordsathomeoneatatime.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Ithelpstoorganizeeverything.

B.ɪtkeepspeoplewaitingbeforetheytrytostudy.

C.Itenablespeopletoreviewthingstheyhavestudied.

D.Itgivesthebrainenoughpracticebeforethingsareforgotten.

15.A.Becauseitrelatesimagestoeachother.

B.Becauseitstrengthensrelationsbetweenideas.

C.Becauseitwithdrawslearnedstufffrommemory.

D.Becauseithelpsbuildlinksbetweendifferentideas.

16.A.Improvingmemoryisnotamissionimpossible.

B.Peoplecanmemorizethingsevenunderhugestress.

C.Stoppingsmokingandalcoholhasnothingtodowithmemory.

D.Itisadvisablethatpeopledomoreexercisetoimprovememory.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Havingamessystudyfolder.

B.Beingunderhugestressinstudy.

C.Havingnoonetoturntoforhelp.

D.Notknowingwhatkindoflearnerheis.

18.A.Usinglogic,reasoningandsystems.

B.Keepingthingswheretheyshouldbe.

C.Knowingwheretostartbeforeanything.

D.Usingdifferenttoolstotakethestressoutofstudying.

19.A.Theyprefertolearninamoresystematicway.

B.Theyfilltheirstudyfolderswithvariousnotes.

C.Theyorganizeinformationwiththehelpofmaps.

D.Theytendtolayoutinformationinthefirstplace.

20.A.Hewillturntoothersformoretipsonstudy.

B.Hewilllookformorewaystochangehisstudyguide.

C.Hewillgraspinformationbydrawingmapsinhisnotes.

D.Hewilltryusingpicturesandcolorforhisnotearrangements.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethe

passagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,

fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

ANewOrchidwasFoundinJapan

Natureisfullofsecrets.Therearestillmanythingstofindoutaboutit.One

ofthosethingswasdiscoveredlastweekinJapan.Itisraretofindanewplantin

Japan.Anamateurnaturalistcameacrossanewspeciesoforchid_21_other

flowersinTokyo.Scientistsalsofoundtheflowerelsewhereinotherdistricts,an

indicationthatthenewspecies_22—deservefurtherinvestigation.

Thenewly-foundorchidisbeautiful.Itispinkandwhite,ithasacentral

stem,around_23—growtiny,bell-shapedflowers,anditsdelicatepetals(花

瓣)lookliketheyaremadefromglass.Theflowerisaneighbortoa(n)—24—

(relate)orchidspeciescommoninJapan.

Sometimesunknownspeciesareoftenlivingrightunderournoses一in

parks,gardensandeveninplantersonbalconies.That,s_25—researchersin

Japanrecentlyrecognizedthisnewspeciesoforchid.ProfessorKenjiSuetsugu

fromKobeUniversitysaidthediscoveryofnewspeciesinusualplacesmeansit

isnecessarytokeepexploring,evenineverydayplacesthat_26—(notlook)so

remarkable.

Thereareabout28,000orchidspeciesworldwide.Theneworchidbelongs

toaclasscalledSpiranthes.Thereareabout50differentkindsofSpiranthes.

Theyare_27_(familiar)kindoforchidinJapan,fortheyappearedina

Japanesepoemdatingto759AD.ProfessorSuetsugusaidheandhiscolleagues

wereς4delighted_28—(identify)anewspecies”.Hesaiditwasexciting

becauseitwasn,tfoundhiddendeepinarainforestorjungle.Thediscoveryof

theneworchidisgoodnews.However,manyorchidsareontheendangered

specieslistduetohabitatloss.Weneedtoprotectnaturalenvironmentstostop

flowers_29_(disappear).Theworldwillbefarlesscolourful_30_welose

moreorchids.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Each

wordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.B.C.D.E.pursuitF.

headingincrediblyadaptablealternativedumped

G.H.globalI.J.preciselyK.

recycledcalculatedgenerated

PlanetPlastic

Here,sashockingstatistic.Scientistshavecalculatedthetotalamountof

plasticevermade:8.3billiontonnes.Lookedatanotherway,that,sasheavyas

25,000EmpireStateBuildingsoronebillionelephants.And_31—,almostall

ofithasbeenmadeinthelast65years.

Sowhat,stheproblem?Muchplasticisintheformofpackagingwhichis

usedjustonceandthenthrownaway.Accordingtoamajornewstudyfromthe

UniversityofCalifornia,9%ofthisis_32—,12%isburnedand79%goesto

landfill.Andbecausemostplasticdoesn,tbiodegrade（生物降解），onceit,sin

theground,itstaysthere.

Ifsasituationthathasledthepaper,sleadauthor,ecologistDr.Roland

Geyer,tosaythatweare4ςrapidly_33_towardstPlanetPlastic"'.Hebelieves

thatthere,salreadyenoughwasteouttheretocoverthewholeofArgentina.

Theteambehindthisreportalsoestimatethateightmilliontonnesofplastic

wasteare_34—intotheseaeveryyear.Thishas_35—concernthatplasticis

enteringthefoodchainthroughfishandothersealifewhichconsumethe

smallerpieces.

Ofcourse,thereasonwhythere,ssomuchplasticaroundisthatit'san

amazinglyusefulmaterial.Wecan,tgetenoughofit.It,sdurableand_36_,

andisusedforeverythingfromyoghurtpotstospaceships.Butit,s_37_this

qualitythatmakesitaproblem.Theonlywaytodestroyplasticistoheatorburn

it—althoughthishasthesideeffectofharmfulemissions.

Sowhat,sthe_38_otherthanusinglessplastic?Oceanographer（海洋

学家）Dr.ErikvanSebillefromUtrechtUniversitysayswe,refacingafloodof

plasticwaste,andthatthe_39_wasteindustryneedstoς4getitsacttogethef,.

ProfessorRichardThompson,amarinebiologistfromPlymouthUniversity,

saysit,spoordesignthatisatfault.Hesaysthatifproductsarecurrently

designed“withrecyclabilityinmind”,theycouldberecycledaround20times

over.

Dr.Geyeragrees:"The_40_ofrecyclingistokeepmaterialinuseandin

thecycleforeverifyoucan.Butitturnsoutinourstudythatactually90%of

thatmaterialthatdidgetrecycled—whichIthinkwecalculatedwas600

milliontonnes—onlygotrecycledonce.^^

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethat

bestfitsthecontext.

TakeHeart,andTakeRisks

Recently,wecarriedoutaninterestingsocialexperiment.Theparticipants

wereaskedtochoosebetweentwo_41—:throwacointowinonebillion

dollarsifthecoinhappenstolandonheads,orgeta10-million-dollarcheque

withouteventhrowingthecoin.

Ourpurposewasnottomeasuretheparticipants9crazeformoneybutto

—42—theirriskappetite.It_43—thataclearmajoritychosetotakehomethe

10milliondollars.Only31%ofthesubjectswere44enoughtotestthe

depthsoftheriver.Anotherstudy,conductedbypsychologyprofessorKeith

SimontonattheUniversityofCaliforniaDavis,showsthatmostfamous

scientific_45_arerisk-takers.AlbertEinstein,CharlesDarwinandIsaac

Newtonalldaredtochaseideasthatwere__46_themainstreamideasoftheir

times.

Thewillingnesstotakeriskswithoutfearoffailureiswhat_47—

individualstowardsachievingtheirambitions.Itformsaveryimportantpartof

thestoriesofmanysuccessfulbusinessmenglobally.

ThejourneyofMarkZuckerbergisaclassicexampleofthis.Inhissecond

yearincollege,ZuckerbergdecidedtoquitHarvardUniversitytomanagehis

socialapplicationcompany.Intheyearsthatfollowed,quiteafewtechgiants

expressedearlyinterestinpurchasingthecompany.Theirofferswere_48—.At

thetime,theyoungCEOandhisteamwerewidelycriticizedandpublicly

laughedat.

Today,Zuckerbergisoneoftherichestmenonearth.Hiscompanystill

ownsthemostwidelyusedsocialnetworkingsiteintheworld,—49—together

over2.8billionusersglobally.

ThelessonfromZuckerberg7Sstoιyishisrisk-taking_50_.He,sexactly

thekindofpersonwho,swillingto_51_interestsformorerewardingfuture

gains.

Generally,—52—achievementsareoftenrealizedonceapersondecidesto

getoutoftheircomfortzone.People,sabilityto_53_fromtheircomfortzone

iscloselytiedtotheirrisk-takingstrength.Itislikethecaseofapersonwho

wishestogetapieceoffruitfromthetreebutisnotwillingtoriskclimbingup

thebranchesofthetreeinordertodoso."Ifyouarenotwillingtoriskthe

unusual,youwillhaveto_54_theordinary,,,saidtheAmericanauthorJim

Rohn.

Thewillingnesstotakerisksistheoxygenthatdrivessuccessineveryfield.

Ifarisk-takersucceeds,hecanleadothers.Ifhefails,hemay_55_othersto

success.

41.A.gamesB.facesC.options

D.perspectives

42.A.accessB.evaluateC.lose

D.satisfy

43.A.ranoutB.setoutC.gaveout

D.turnedout

44.A.courageousB.riskyC.confident

D.mature

45.A.contestantsB.cooperatorsC.figures

D.partners

46.A.subjecttoB.contrarytoC.agreeableto

D.relevantto

47.A.providesB.puzzlesC.leans

D.drives

48.A.scaledB.declinedC.considered

D.weighed

49.A.visualizingB.pursuingC.connecting

D.announcing

50.A.tendencyB.investmentC.currency

D.proposal

51.A.depositB.captureC.separate

D.sacrifice

52.A.eye-catchingB.groundbreakingC.risk-taking

D.trustworthy

53.A.departB.benefitC.emerge

D.suffer

54.A.sendforB.applyforC.accountfor

D.settlefor

55.A.warnB.forceC.guide

D.retire

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedby

severalquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Lifeislikearollercoaster;everypointhasupsanddowns.Thetruly

victoriouspeoplestaycommittedtotheirbroadgoalseveninunplanned

circumstances.Onetrueexampleofsuchpeoplecomesfromawoman

passionateaboutspreadinghappinessandhelpingothers.NicoleThomesisa

mother,aformerpoliceofficer,andnowservingsocietyasadeathdoula.

Believingsmalleffortscouldcomfortindividualsandunitesociety,Nicole

thoughtapoliceofficerhadtheopportunitytopreventcrime,bringjusticeand

createabettersocietyforeveryone.Shewasdeterminedtobecomeapolice

officertoprotectlifeandbringprosperity.Allherpassionandmotivationdrove

hertopursueaCriminalJusticedegreetobecomeapoliceofficer.

Althoughshebecameamotherduringherstudies,shedidn,tgiveuponher

passion.Nicolecouldhavecalledoffherstudies,butherpassionforserving

societydidn,tletherstepdown.Shetookabreakfromherstudieswhenherkids

neededmoreattentionbutlatercamebacktocontinueherstudyandcompleted

herdegree.Nicolefinallybecameapoliceofficerandeverythingwentaccording

toherplans.

Butuncertaintyputherinachallengingsituation.Nicolesufferedfroman

injury.Thesuddenmedicalretirementcalledoffherjourneyasapoliceofficer,

butherdreamsandpassiondidnotletherstop.So,shebecameadeathdoula,

allowinghertobethereforpeoplewheneverneededandprovidecomforttothe

dyingandtheirfamiliesduringdifficulttimes.Shechosethisfieldafterher

grandfather,sdeath.Shecouldn,tbearthepainoflosinghim;therefore,she

decidedtobecomeadeathdoulaandcontributeherservicestohelpthose

sufferingfromthepainoflosingtheirlovedones.

NicoleThorneshaswrittenherbook,Daddys,Home,coveringtrueevents

oflosingsomeoneandinspiringreaderstocopewiththefeelingsofemptiness

andrecoverfrommentalillnessafterlosingsomeoneclose.Daddys

Homeinspiresreadersandtellsthemtheimportanceofanewbeginning,helping

peoplelightentheburdenfromtheirchestafterthegriefoflosingsomeone.

56.WhatcanbelearnedaboutNicoleThomes?

A.NicoleThomesdreamedofbecomingapoliceofficersinceshewasborn.

B.NicoleThomespursuedaCriminalJusticedegree,butshegaveup

halfway.

C.NicoleThornestookupawritingcareerimmediatelyaftergetting

physicallyhurt.

D.NicoleThomeswroteabook,impressingonreadersthesignificanceofa

newstart.

57.What,sthedirectcauseofNicoleThomes,decisiontobecomeadeath

doula?

A.Theunbearablepainbroughtbyhergrandfather,sdeath.

B.Herbreakfromacademicstudiestotakecareofherkids.

C.Hersuddenmedicalretirementduetoherincurableinjury.

D.Herdeterminationtofinishwritingherbook,DaddysHome.

58.AccordingtothestoryofNicoleThomes,adeathdoulacanbedescribedas

A.adeathfighterB.aspecialtrainer

C.asupportgiverD.acreativepoliceofficer

59.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthisarticle?

A.NicoleThornesandherdream

B.TheupsanddownsofNicoIeThornes

C.NicoleThornes:ThewriterofDaddy⅛Home

D.NicoleThornes:Thejourneyfromapoliceofficertoadeathdoula

(B)

DoyouwanttoopenashopinLondon?First:youmustbeawarethat,asof

today,runningalocalindependentshopisanythingbutsimple.Second:you

mustknowwhichisthemostresponsiveareaofthecityforwhatconcernsyour

specificbusiness.Orasanalternative,youmustgainfullknowledgeofwhich

areashaveprovedtobesuperhigh-payingbasicallyforanykindofbusiness.

AsforLondon,everybodyknowsthatitisoneoftheworldcapitalsof

tradingandcommerce.Theenormousnumberofresidents,combinedwiththe

continuousinflowoftourists,makesitahighlywantedcityforeverykindof

commercialactivity.

Clearly,everyone-whetherhe/sheisaBritishcitizenoraforeigner

investor—whowantstostartabusinessinLondonmustdetectfirstthemost

profitableareas.Andthefourmostappealingonesarelistedbelow.

CoventGarden

OpeningacommercialspaceinCoventGarden,orintheWestEndin

general,isalwaysawinningidea.Thisarearepresentstheperfectbalance

betweenluxuryandsustainability.Abandofmusiciansthatneverceasetoattract

bothclientsandnewinvestors.

Carnaby

Foroversixtyyears,CarnabyStreetandtheothersurroundingsecondary

roadshaverepresentedanauthenticoasisorparadiseforthosewhowanttogo

shoppinginLondon.First,theSwingingLondonvibe,thenthepunkrock

revolution:everything—especiallyintermsoffashion-hasbeencreatedor

passedthroughthere.AndevenintheThirdMillennium,itremainsalandmark

foreverythingrelatedtofashionandnewtrends.

Mayfair

Areyouplanningtoopenaluxuryshop?ThenMayfairisundoubtedlyyour

spot.Rentingaplacehereishighlyexpensive,butit,sariskworthtaking.Ifyou

playyourcardswisely,profitswillnotbelongincoming.Theonlyquestionis:

haveyougotenoughfundstostartabusinessinsuchanexpensivearea?

BondStreet

Anotherluxuryareawithagatheringofmanyestablishedhigh-endbrands,

maybethemostcomplicatedone.Itisrecommendedonlytothoseinvestorswho

aimtostartarealfirst-ratebusiness.Manysmallentrepreneursorbusinessmen

workalifetimeinordertogaintheprivilegeorthegreatadvantageofupgrading

theirbusinessinthisarea.

60.Thisarticleisintendedfor.

A.Britishcitizenswhowanttobuyluxurygoods

B.visitorslookingforrecreationalactivitiesinBritain

C.investorsinterestedinstartingabusinessinLondon

D.foreignersparticipatingincommercialactivitiesinLondon

61.Accordingtothearticle,ifyouareplanningtodobusinessinLondon,which

factorisworthconsideringthemost?

A.Londonappealstohigh-payinginvestorsfromallovertheworld.

B.Londonisthemostpromisingcenterfortrading,commerceandfashion.

C.Londoniswheremanylandmarkbuildingsandeverykindofbusinesslies.

D.Londonboastsongoingfloodsoftouristsandenormouspotential

consumers.

62.Ifyougetenoughfundsandfancyopeningaluxuryshop,whichisthelast

areatochoose?

A.BondStreet.B.Carnaby.C.Mayfair.

D.ConventGarden.

（C）

Overthenextfewyears,Wecanexpectloginstogetmuchlessannoying,as

allofthemajortechplayersarenowonboardwithanewtechnologydesigned

toeventuallyreplacethehumblepasswordcalledthe"passkey”.

Andthatcouldmeanthatwedoawaywithpasswordsaltogether.Theway

passkeysworkisbyturningyourphoneintosomethingabitlikeawallet,which

youcanusetostoremembershipcardstoallofyourappsandservices.When

youneedtologintoawebsite,you,11justhavetotapabuttononyourphone

andyourpasskeywalletwillflashtherightcredentials（证件），lettingyouin

withoutanytrouble.Andevenifyou,reloggingintoadevicethatdoesn,thave

accesstoyourwallet,whenyoutypeinyouremailaddress,thewebsitewillsend

amessagetoyourphonetocheckyourcredentials.

Oncepasskeysarecommonlyacceptedandwidelyused,theywon,tjust

saveusfromhavingtorememberpasswordsbut,perhapsCoIIIIterilItllitiVelK

logginginwithapasskeywillactuallybesignificantlymoresecurethantypinga

password.

Thisisbecauseittakesadvantageofatechnologycalledtςpublickey”

cryptography（密码术），whichisoneofthebuildingblocksoftheinternetandis

howcomputershavesecurelycommunicatedwithothercomputersfordecades.

Withapassword,thewebsitehastoultimatelycontainadatabaseof

everyone,spasswordstocheckagainstwhenyoulogin.Butwithapasskey,

whenyoucreateyouraccountonawebsite,itwilleffectivelycreateabrandnew

padlockandkey.Thewebsitewillkeepthepadlock—andonlyyourphonewill

havethekey.

Passkeysaregoingtomakeourdigitallivesevenmoresecure,becausethey

helpguardagainsttwocommonformsofdigitalattack.

First,itguardsagainstdataleakorleakages—situationswherehackersor

peoplewhotrytobreakintocomputersystemsgainaccesstoadatabaseof

passwords.

Thisisbecause,unlikemostpeoplewhorepeattheirpasswords,each

passkeyisunique.Thismeansthatevenifthepizzadeliveryplaceishacked,it

won,tgiveawaythesamepasswordthatyouuseforyouremails.

Andsecondly,passkeysmakethingsmuchharderfor“phishing“scams一

whenawebsitetriestotrickyouintothinkingthatitisreallyyourbank,s

websiteorsimilar,itcanstealyourlogindetails.

Thesescamswillnolongerworkaswell,becausepasskeyshaveanother

mathematicaltrickuptheirsleeve:they,realwayschanging.

Whenyouloginandyourdigitalwallethastosendoveranunlockcode,

thecodeitsendswillonlybevalidorusefulforafewsecondsatatime—so

evenifahackerdoesgetholdofyourkeyverybriefly,30secondslateritwill

turnuselessanyway.

So,nexttimeyoufeelfrustratedthatyoucan,trememberyourpassword,

don,tworrytoomuch.Itwon,talwaysbelikethis!

63.Whatcanyoudotologintoadevicethatisinaccessibletoyourpasskey

wallet?

A.Tappingabuttononyourphone.

B.Usingafacescantounlockyourpasskeywallet.

C.Searchingadatabaseofpasswordstofindthepasskey.

D.Checkingmessageconcerningthecredentialsintheemail.

64.Theunderlinedword“counterintuitively“inthethirdparagraphmeans

A.inlinewithwhattheinstitutionhastaught

B.contrarytowhatcommonsensewouldsuggest

C.inaccordancetowhattheinstincttellspeople

D.oppositetowhatisconsiderednormalbehavior

65.Accordingtothearticle,whyarepasskeyssafer?

A.Becauseeachpasskeyistheonlyoneofitskindthatguardsagainstdata

leakages.

B.Becausepasskeywalletwillflashtherightcredentialswithoutbothering

tocheckmembershipscards.

C.Becausepasskeyscancompletelygetridofthepossibilityoflogindetails*

beingstolenbyhackers.

D.Becausetςpublickey“cryptographycontainsanenormousdatabaseof

passwordsofeverywebsiteuser.

66.Thearticleismainlyabout.

A.theinadaptabilityofpasswordsnowadays

B.thedistinctfeaturesofpasskeysnowadays

C.thedifferencebetweenpasskeysandpasswords

D.thepasskeys,potentialtoreplacepasswordsinthefuture

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithaproper

sentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethat

therearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Theyhelpusbecomecontinuousreaders.

B.Theycanhelptorememberinformationbetter.

C.Generally,readingusesseveralareasofthebrain.

D.Wecanmoreeasilyunderstandthechangesintones.

E.Allinall,itseemsthatthereareadvantagestobothphysicalbooksand

audiobooks.

F.AccordingtoaresearchfromOxfordUniversity,audiobooksaffectour

readingreactionmost.

IsListeningtoaBookBetterthanReadingIt?

Pictureyourselfsittingathomeinaquietreadingspace,ignoringtheworld

aroundyou,absorbedinatale.Youreadtheintroduction,instantlybecame

interestedandnowyou,reinthemiddleofanabsoluteturner.But,there,sa

hotdebate—physicalbooksvs.e-booksvs.audiobooks.Doesthedeviceyou,re

usingtoreadaffectyourreactiontothebook?

67____There,sattentionspan,reasoning,readingfluency,memory

andlanguagecomprehension.Readingisknowntostrengthencommunicative

ability,vocabularyandincreaseemotionalintelligenceandsocialawareness.So,

whicheverwayyou,rereading,therearedefinitelybenefits.

But,let,slookattheprostoreadingwithyoureyes—that,sphysicalbooks

ande-books.68Thisisbecausewhenyoucanactuallyseethewords,

yourattentionisheldmoreclosely.Addtothisthefactthatwithphysicalbooks

youcangobackandfindanypartyoumissed,especiallyifyourmindwanders,

whichwilllikelyhappenatsomepointorother.

Ontheotherhand,there,stheaudiobook.Headphonesin,you,reswitched

offfromlifeandthestoryreallycomesalive,almostlikewatchingafilm一in

yourhead.Fromascientificperspective,listeningtoanaudiobookislikelyto

helpyoudevelopafellowfeelingasyouheartheemotionofthenaπator.

____69Hearingthestoryengagesdifferent