2024届上海市宝山区高三一模英语试卷及答案

2024届上海宝山区高三一模

英语试卷

（本试卷满分140分，考试时间120分钟）

2023.12

I.Listeningcomprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,

aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaconversationandaquestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichone

isthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.$20.B.$40.C.$60.D.$80.

2.A.Inalanguagelab.B.Inahealthcenter.C.Inamuseum.D.Inabookstore.

3.A.Onthebed.B.Inthewardrobe.C.Underthelamp.D.Nearthemap.

4.A.Shopassistantandcustomer.B.Husbandandwife.

C.Colleagues.D.Neighbors.

5.A.Heagreeswiththewomanonschoollife.B.Hehasmuchchangeaftergoingtocollege.

C.Hedislikeshislifeoncampus.D.Hehasremainedthesamesincelastyear.

6.A.Heisliningup.B.Heisjumpingthequeueunknowingly.

C.Heiscomplainingofthelongqueue.D.Heisstandingbehindthewoman.

7.A.Usingcorevocabulary.B.Havingageneralknowledgeofgrammar.

C.Rememberingmorewords.D.Concentratingonthekeywords.

8.A.Shehasfailedinthefinalexams.B.Sheshouldfocusonherstudy.

C.Sheshouldnothavebeenanxious.D.Sheshouldn'ttaketoomanycourses.

9.A.Askhismumtopayforhisstudy.B.Dosomepart-timejobs.

C.Transfertoanotherschoolnextsemester.D.Talkaboutitwithhismum.

10.A.Itisfullofnonsense.B.Itcanhardlyarousethewoman*sinterest.

C.Itshouldbelenttomorepeople.D.Itisappealingtohim.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,

youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneis

thebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Anaturalist.B.Azoospecialist.

C.ATVreporter.D.Anurse.

12.A.Theyaregentleandshy.B.Theyarelong-armedman-eaters

C.Theyaregoodatsmilefromeartoear.D.Theyarefierceanimals.

13.A.Manyspeciesintheworldmaydieout.B.Agoodexamplecanbefollowedtopreservewildlife.

C.Womenareencouragedtoworkforzoos.D.Ourworldisnotsafetoday.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Industrialmanagement.B.Educationalsubjects.

C.Vocationalsubjects.D.Computer-aideddesign.

15.A.AdmissionsTutors.B.Personsintheinformationoffice.

C.Careers*tutors.D.Personsinthelibrary.

16.A.Foreignlanguage.B.Workexperience.

C.Educationalbackground.D.Students1talent.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Becausetheyusuallysetfiresataweddingceremony.

B.Becausepeoplewhoreceivethemwillgivethecouplearedenvelopwithmoney.

C.Becausetheylooklikesmallbombsinaredenvelop.

D.BecauseChinesepeopleloveredcolorespeciallyattheirweddingceremonies.

18.A.Theyoftenrefertoagiftregistryfromthebrideandgroom.

B.Theydirectlyaskthebrideandgroomforsomeadvice.

C.Theyusuallybuywhatevertheylikethemselves.

D.Theyprefertobuysomespecialandexpensivegifts.

19.A.Theyhavetopromisetoberesponsiblefortheirfamily.

B.Theyoftenpromisetotakecareofeachothefsparents.

C.Theyusuallypromisetoloveandcareforeachother.

D.Theyneedpromisetobringahappylifetotheother.

20.A.ChineselovealcoholwhileAmericanspreferwineinstead.

B.ChinesetoastwithdishesbutAmericanstoastwithacake.

C.InChinapeopletoastafterdancingbutinU.S.peopletendtotoastbeforedancing.

D.InChinathebrideandgroomtoasttheguestswhileinU.S.gueststoastthecouple.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.

Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,use

onewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Whenpeopleneedtomakeimportantdecisions,oneoftheirfirststepsisusuallytocollectinformationaboutthe

issueathand.Andthemorecrucialthedecisionis,themoreinformationpeopleorbusinessesandorganizations

usuallywant.(21)computersarecapableofcollectingandanalyzingfarmoreinformationthanhumanbeings,

itmakessensethatorganizationswouldusethemforthispurpose.Thisuseandanalysisoflargeamountsof

informationisknownasbigdata.

Todecideifdatasetscountasbigdata,theyareevaluatedusingthreestandards,(22)(know)as"thethree

Vs."Thefirstisvolume:Bigdatainvolveslargeamountsofdata,mostof(23)comeswithoutstructureor

organization.Thesecondisvelocitymeaningspeed:Bigdataisreceivedquicklybecauseitoftenreachesthe

programsthatuseitdirectlyfromtheinternet.Manyoftheseprograms(24)(design)toadapttochangesinthedata

quicklyaswell.Finally,bigdataoffers(25)(great)varietythantraditionaldata,includingmoreunstructured

data.BecauseofthethreeVs,humananalystscanonlyworkwithbigdatawiththehelpofcomputerprograms

designedtomanageit.

Businessescanusebigdatatohelpunderstandtheircustomers,eitherasagrouporindividually.Forexample,

some(26)(stream)websitesrelyonbigdatatosuggestmusicortelevisionofferingstailoredtotheuser's

interests.Bigdatacanalsohelpcompaniesdecidehowmuchinventory(库存)theyneedsothattheydon'twaste

moneyproducingandstoringproductsthatcustomers(27)notbuy.

Inhealthcare,programmers(28)(develop)toolstohelpdoctorsandpatientstomakemedicaldecisions

usingbigdata.Thiscanprocessinformationaboutspecificpatientsfromat-homemedicaldevicessuchasheart-rate

monitors.

Governmentscanusebigdata(29)(plan)efficientpublictransportationsystemsandidentifyroadsthat

needmaintenance.Whenusedforthispurpose,bigdataisnotcontroversial.Butsomeopposeotherusesofbigdata

bygovernments(30)theymightimpactoncitizens1privacyinanattempttocontrolbehavior.

Bigdatacanbeausefultoolformanytypesoforganizationsthatseektouseittomakebetterdecisionstobenefit

people.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.invaluableB.roughlyC.satisfyingD.distractionE.simplyF.advantage

G.reasonableH.performedI.scheduleJ.plannedK.excellence

Peopletendtothinkthatproductivityinvolvesdoingseveralthingsatonce,butaccordingtoCalNewport,the

secrettosuccessistheoppositeofmultitasking.NewportistheauthorofDeepWork,abookthatdescribesthe

benefitsoffocusingononethinganddoingitwith31.

Newportdefinesdeepworkas"theabilitytofocuswithout32onacognitively(认知地)demandingtask.**

Ifstheoppositeofshallowwork,whichismadeupofsimpletasksthatareusually33whiledistracted.

AccordingtoNewport,deepworkisa(n)34skillintoday'seconomy.Itallowsyoutolearndifficult

thingsquicklyandproduceatahighlevel.Mostpeoplearedistractedwhentheywork,soyoulearntoworkwithout

distraction,thatgivesyou35.Deepworkenablesyoutoproducetothebestofyourabilityandacquirenew

skillsquickly.Developingexcellenceinone'scraftcanbeadeeply36try.Butdeepworkitselfisalsoaskill,

whichmeansthemoretimeyouspendatit,theeasieritgets.Moreover,ifyouonlyworkatashallowlevel,your

abilitytododeepworkdecreases.

Sohowdoyouconductdeepworkintoyourworklifeoryourstudies?It'sessentiallyimportantto37deep

workintoyourday.Otherwise,it'seasytoletyourtimefillupwithshallowwork.Newportrecommendsdoingdeep

workasyourfirsttaskoftheday.Thatwayyougetitdonebeforedistractionsbuildup.Shallowworkdoesneedto

getdone,butifyousaveitforlaterintheday,youcangetyourdeepworkdone,too.

Schedulingdeepworksessionsfbrthesametimeeverydaycanturnthemintoahabit.Thismakesiteasierto

spendtimeonthem.

Becausedeepworkisbydefinitioncognitivelydemanding,youwon*tbeabletodoitallday.Beginnerscanusually

onlyfocusondeepworkfor38anhour,andevenexpertshavetroublegoingmorethanfourhours.Soset

39goalsforyourself.Ifyoureallyfocus,you*llbesurprisedathowmuchyouaccomplishinafewhours.

Byfocusingon40sessionsofdeepwork,youcangetmoredoneinlesstimeandfeelmoresatisfied.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillin

eachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Ideally,childhoodisatimeofgrowthandlearning,preparingforadulthoodandalsohavingfun.Butformany

childrenaroundtheworld,thistimeiscutshortwhentheyareforcedtowork,sometimesindangerousconditions.

41,theUnitedNations(U.N.),somenationalgovernmentsandotherorganizations42June12asthe

annualWorldDayAgainstChildLabor.

Asof2020,around160millionchildrenworkedaschildlaborers,whichmeansthatonechildin10wasachild

laborer.43,childlaborhasdecreasedoverthepast20years,butinrecentyears,thisprogresshasstopped.

Childlaboris44fromordinaryhousework,helpingwithafamilybusinessor(forolderchildren)working

toearnpocketmoneywhennotinschool.Workdonebychildrenis45aschildlaborwhenitharmsthechild

physically,mentally,sociallyor46,orwhenitpreventsthechild'seducation.

About79millionchildrenareengagedinhazardouschildlabor.Sometimesthismeanstheworkitselfisdangerous

becauseofheavymachineryorexposureto47.Hazardouschildlaborcanalsoinvolveharshconditions,

longhours,or48tovariouskindsofabuse.

TheprimarygoaloftheWorldDayAgainstChildLaborisraising49oftheissueandencouraging

individuals,organizationsandgovernmentsto50.Combating(打击)childlaborisacomplextask.It

involvessocialworkerswhoidentifychildlaborersandtakeactiontoprovidethesechildrenandtheirfamilieswith

other51.Butitalsoinvolveschangeincommunitiesasawhole,52thesocialregulationsthatcan

leadadultstomaketheirchildrenwork.

Childlaborandpovertyoftengohandinhandasparentsfeelremovingtheirchildrenfromschoolisnecessaryto

earnmoneyfortheirsurvival.So,measuresmeanttofight53arealsotiedtopreventingchildlabor.Ensuring

thatchildrenhavequalityeducationalopportunitiesisalsoimportant.Ifmoreopportunitieswere54,more

parentsmightgiveuptheimmediatebenefitofachild'spaychecktogivethatchildaneducation.

Childlaborisharmfultochildrenandtocommunities,sinceitpreventschildrenfromgrowingintohealthy,

educatedcitizenswhocouldmakea(n)55insociety.Byhighlightingtheproblemandofferingavarietyof

solutions,theWorldDayAgainstChildLaborcanmakethesituationabitbetter.

41.A.InadditionB.AsaresultC.AboveallD.Afterall

42.A.recognizeB.discoverC.chooseD.consider

43.A.NeverthelessB.ThereforeC.OverallD.Moreover

44.A.distinguishedB.transferredC.rangedD.evolved

45.A.evaluatedB.classifiedC.combinedD.separated

46.A.sincerelyB.negativelyC.positivelyD.morally

47.A.chemicalsB.lightsC.wastesD.gases

48.A.harmB.pollutionC.exposureD.danger

49.A.valueB.awarenessC.statusD.significance

50.A.takeplaceB.takecareC.takeoverD.takeaction

51.A.optionsB.questionsC.elementsD.examples

52.A.promotingB.urgingC.challengingD.adjusting

53.A.diseaseB.disasterC.survivalD.poverty

54.A.availableB.sustainableC.accessibleD.advisable

55.A.choiceB.differenceC.effortD.decision

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Foreachofthemthere

arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage

youhavejustread.

(A)

DuringtheSecondWorldWar,Dr.WilliamWalshservedonaU.S.NavyshipintheSouthPacific.Whileserving

there,WalshobservedthepoorhealthconditionsinwhichthepeopleoftheSouthPacificlived.

Afterthewarendedin1945,WalshfoundedanorganizationcalledProjectHope.Itsgoalwastobringhealth

educationandcaretopeopleinpoorcountriesaroundtheworld.In1958,WalshconvincedU.S.PresidentEisenhower

toallowProjectHopetorentaU.S.Navyhospitalshipforjustonedollarayear.Manycompaniesandordinary

peopledonatedmoneytoProjectHope.Theorganizationusedthefundstoturnthenavyshipintoacivilianhospital

shipcalledtheSSHope.

Duringthenext14years,theSSHopetraveledtoeveryregionoftheworld.Whereveritwent,itprovidedhealth

carefbrneedypeopleandhelpedpoorcountriesestablishtheirownhealthcaresystems.In1974,theSSHopewas

retiredfromservice,andProjectHopebegantoprovidehealthcareonlandinstead.

ThestoryoftheSSHopeinspiredDonandDeyonStephenstobuyapassengershipin1978andtransformitinto

anotherhospitalship.Sincethen,theirorganization,calledMercyShips,hassentshipsequippedwithmedical

suppliesandhospitalbedsaroundtheworld.Doctorsvolunteertotravelonthesevesselsorshipsandperformfree

surgeriesonpeoplewhoneedthem.Theycancorrectpeople'svision,straightenbentlimbs,removefacialtumors

(月中块)andmore.MercyShipsalsoprovidesmedicalequipmentforlocalhealthclinicsandbuildsmedicalfacilities.

Inaddition,itteacheslocalpeoplehowtofarmtheirlandmoreeffectivelyandmoresustainably.

56.WhathappenedtotheSSHopein1974?

A.Itsankunexpectedly.B.Itwasfullyrepaired.

C.Itlaunchednewservices.D.Itceasedoperations.

57.WhogaveWalshpermissiontouseashipforonedollar?

A.AnentertainerinAmerica.B.TwoAmericanaccountants.

C.AnAmerica'stoppolitician.D.SmartAmericaninvestors.

58.WhatdoesthearticleindicateaboutsurgeriesonMercyShips*vessels?

A.Theyputphysiciansandnursesatrisk.B.They'redoneatnochargetopatients.

C.Theymainlybenefitwealthyindividuals.D.They'veresultedinseriousinfections.

59.Accordingtothisarticle,whatdolocalpeoplelearntodowiththeaidofMercyShips?

A.Makeagoodlivingfromtourism.B.Growcropswithgreatersuccess.

C.Manufacturepopularelectronics.D.Establisheducationinstitutions.

(B)

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60.WhatcanGarydoatthebeginningofAugust?

A.Hecantakeaclasstolearnhowtosucceed.B.Hecandothecontestsfromtwoyearsago.

C.Hecancontactthecontestorganizers.D.Hecantrythemostrecentpracticecontest.

61.WhydidBridgetcontactAnson?

A.Shewascheckinginonhim.B.Shewasrespondingtohisemail.

C.Shewaslookingforinformation.D.Shewasaskinghimtopay.

62.Whendoestheofficialcontesttakeplace?

A.IttakesplaceonJune18.B.IttakesplaceonAugust7.

C.IttakesplaceonAugust12.D.IttakesplaceonAugust14.

(C)

Youconstantlyfindyourselfapologizingtoafriendwhenyou*vedonenothingwrong.Youfeelyoumustobey

someone'sdemands,ortheywillbeupsetwithyouorevenharmyouorthemselves.Anunclearorspecificthreatis

madethatcausesyoutofearthatsomeonewillrevealasecretorweakness,soyoudowhatthatpersonwants.Or

perhapsarelativeistryingtomakeyoufeelobligedtodosomethingbysaying,"Thafswhatfriendsorfamilydofbr

eachother.nTheyarousefeelingsofguiltinyoufornotmeetingtheirneeds.

Ifyouhavehadexperiencewithanyofthesecases,thenyouarethevictimofemotionalblackmail(勒索).This

styleofhandlecontrolsyouthroughyouremotions.Fear,obligationandguilt-FOG-areusedbyanemotional

blackmailertogetwhattheywantfrompeople.

Anyone-afriend,colleague,parent,partnerorotherfamilymembers-couldbethatperson.Theirdemandsare

intendedtocontroltheirvictim'sbehaviorinunhealthymethods.Intentionalorunintentional,ifyourneedsarealways

brushedasideinfavoroftheotherperson's,thingsneedtochange.

Dr.SusanForwardidentifiessixstagesinemotionalblackmail.Impliedorobviousdemandscomefirst.nIdon't

thinkyoushoulddothingswiththatperson.They*renotgoodforyou.”Afterthiskindofstatement,theballisinthe

victim'scourt,sostagetwoisresistance.Thevictimoftenavoidstheblackmailerorsuggestsalternativesinsteadof

sayingno.Stagethreeispersistentpressurebytheblackmailer:"Ifwewerereallyfriends,you*ddoit."Stagefour

involvesthreats:"Ifyoudon'tdothis...thenIwill...nThevictimdoesn*twanttheblackmailertomakegoodontheir

threats,soobedience,whichisstagefive,oftenleavesthevictimfeelingguiltyorresentful.Instagesixthe

blackmailerbacksoffuntilthenextdemand.

Whatcanyoudo?First,recognizeifyouarebeingpressured,threatenedorcontrolled.Staycalm,andstopsoyou

canconsiderotherpossibilities.Identifyyourtriggers;don*tbepressuredintoanimmediateresponse.Offera

compromise（妥协'）.Telltheblackmailerhowyoufeel,andgivethemachancetoacknowledgetheirbehaviorand

change.Iftheywon*t,walkawayfromtherelationship.Undernocircumstancesshouldyouletyourfearsbeused

againstyou.

63.Accordingtothepassage,emotionalblackmailmeans.

A.akindofemotionthatcanbemailedtoothersonline

B.akindofactiontoinfluenceothersbymeansofemotion

C.acolourthatcangreatlyinfluenceothers*emotion

D.asituationwhereemotioncanbestoredandgivenoutfreely

64.WhatisthepurposeofusingDr.SusanForward'ssixstagesinemotionalblackmail?

A.Toillustratetheprocessofemotionalblackmail.

B.Toexplaintheoriginofemotionalblackmail.

C.Toprovetheexistenceofemotionalblackmail.

D.Todemonstratethetheoryofemotionalblackmail.

65.Thewordresentfulinthelastparagraphbutonemostprobablymeans___.

A.amazedfrightenedindifferentangry

66.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

A.whereveryouare,itisimpossibletoavoidemotionalblackmailinlife

B.wheneveryou'reemotionallyblackmailed,justletitbewithnoresponse

C.ifsanadvisablewaytogiveaproperresponsewhenemotionallyblackmailed

D.it'sacorrectresponsetosincerelynegotiatewithemotionalblackmailerthen

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentence

canbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Butthistechnologycanbedangerousaswell.

B.Youjustneedtohavesomeexperiencewithtechnologyaswellasapropercomputer.

C.Therefore,AItechnologywillbeusedmoreandmorewildlyinthefuture.

D.AItext-to-imagegeneratorswillbecomeascommonandeasytouseasGoogleimagesearch.

E.Rather,itwillcategorizeeverypossibledetail.

F.Meanwhile,thegeneratorcanhelppeopletorecognizevariousinformationaccurately.

Haveyoueverwonderedwhatyouwouldlooklikeasacartooncharacteroramarvelsuperhero?Withthepower

ofartificialintelligence（AI）text-to-imagegenerators,youcancreateimagesjustlikethat-withoutanyartskills.

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Howdoesitwork?

AItext-to-imagegeneratorsaretrainedthroughaprocesscalledmachinelearning.Inthisprocess,thegenerators

"brain"isfedmassivenumbersofimagesandlearnstodistinguishwhattheyare.Butthegeneratordoesn*tjustlearn

totellthedifferencebetweenabananaandaballoon.

68Thesepixel-leveldetailsarethenstoredinamathematicalspace.Whensomeonegivesthegenerator

atextpassagesuchasnDoraemonridingawhitehorse,"theprogramusesalgorithms（算法）to"think."Moments

later,theprogramwillcreateanentirelyuniqueimagethatyourequested.

Someartistsworrythattheyarebeingreplacedbythistechnology.Butotherartistsliketocooperatewiththe

generator,usingitspowerforideasandinspiration.

ThispowerfultoolisnowavailabletoanyonethroughgeneratorslikeStableDiffusionandDALL-E.Youcanuse

themtocreateallkindsofimaginativeimages.69

Thedarkside

GeneratorslikeStableDiffusionaretrainedusingimagesthataregatheredfromallovertheinternet.Butthe

trainingprocessdoesn'texclude（排除）imagesthatareviolentorinappropriate,sothegenerators"learn"thoseas

well.TheDALL-Eprogramcomeswithbuilt-infiltersthatpreventitfromgeneratingperverse（变态的）images.But

StableDiffusionisanopen-sourcetechnology,meaningthatpeoplecanmodifyitscodeandremovethecontent

filters.Despitethis,StableDiffusion'sfounderEmadMostaqueremainsoptimisticabouthowpeoplewillusehis

generator.Hesays,"Thebadstuffthatpeoplecreate...willbeavery,verysmallpercentageofthetotaluse.”

Forbetterorforworse,70Butdon*tgenerateanythingyou'dbeashamedtoshowyourmother1

IV.SummaryWriting

71.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinno

morethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Doyouhaveafavoritepodcast?Thatcanbeadifficultquestiontoanswerforsomeastherearesomanyoptions.

Thatisbecausetheworldisfullofinterestingtopicsandthoughtsaboutthem.Ifyoufeelyouhavesomething

engagingandvaluabletoshare,startapodcast.

Apodcastisaseriesofaudioepisodesthatcoveraparticularsubject.Thefirststeptocreatingapodcastistofind

yourtopic.It*sbelievedthatthebesttopicsareonesthatyouknowalotaboutandlove.

Anotherimportantstepistomakesureyouhavetherightequipment.Whilepodcastequipmentcanbecomplex

andexpensive,itdoesn*thavetobe.Foryourfirstpodcast,youcansimplyrelyonyourphoneandcomputer.You

canrecordallofyouraudioonyourphone.Thenwithyourcomputer-andtherightsoftware-youcanmixtheaudio.

Thisistheprocessofputtingyouraudiotogetherintooneperfect-soundingfile.

Afteryouhaveyourtopicandequipment,you'llwanttochooseyourformat.Yourpodcastcouldbeoneperson

speaking,twopeopletalking,ormanypeopleofferingtheiropinions.Yourpodcastcouldalsoincludemorethanone

oftheseoptions.

Onceyou'vedecided,youcanstartdraftingyourepisodes.However,whateverformatorformatsyouchoose,

maintainthesamestructureforeachepisode.Thenextstepistofindaquietplaceanddoyourrecording.

Whenyou*vecompletedyourrecordingandaudiomixing,you'llneedtofindaplatformforyourpodcast.Luckily

thereareplentyoffreeandpaidplatformoptionsonwhichtouploadyourpodcast.Beforeuploading,makesureyou

haveaninterestingtitleandgoodtagsforyourshow.Besuretopostaboutyourshowonsocialmedia.Getyour

podcastlistedinapodcastdirectory,too.Youwanttogetthewordoutaboutyourpodcasttogrowyouraudience.

Yourpodcastjustmi