2024届上海普陀区高三一模英语试题含答案解析

普陀区2023学年第一学期高三英语质量调研

英语试卷

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,a

questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.TheclasshaskeptthepartyasecretfromJack.

B.JackisorganizingapartyfortheEnglishteacher.

C.Jackissurprisedtolearnofthepartyforhim.

D.TeacherswillcometoJack'sbirthdayparty.

2.A.Theyhaveinterestinflyingtospace.B.Theyenjoyedthemovieonspace.

C.Theywillseeamovieonspace.D.Theyworkhardonaspaceproject.

3.A.Thewomanremainsatotalmysterytohim.B.Thewomanisstilltryingtofinishherwork.

C.Hehasbeenlostinhisresearchforamonth.D.Hedidn'texpecttofinishhisworksosoon.

4.A.Themanshouldstopcookingthevegetables.B.Themanshouldtryoutsomenewcookers.

C.Overcookedvegetablesareoftentasteless.D.Allthevegetablesshouldbecookedfresh.

5.A.Theshowhedirectedturnedouttobeasuccess.

B.Heenjoyedwatchingthosecomediesbyfamousdirectors.

C.TVcomedieshavenotimprovedmuchsincethe1980s.

D.Newcomediesareexcitingjustlikethoseinthe1980s.

6.A.Hefoundhiswalletinhiscar.B.Hewenttothelost-and-fbundoffice.

C.Heaskedthewomantopickuphiscar.D.Helefthiswalletwithhiscarinthegarage.

7.A.Howtoimproveworkefficiency.B.Howtochoosesecretaries.

C.Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.D.Thesecretariesintheman'scompany.

8.A.Whyherphonewasdisconnected.B.Whyhecouldnotgetthroughtoher.

C.Whyshedidn'tleavehimamessage.D.Whysherefusedtoanswerhiscall.

9.A.Hewillbebacksoontorepairthecomputer.

B.Itwilltakelongertoreconnectthecomputertothenet.

C.Hehassolvedmorecomplicatedproblemsthanthis.

D.Alotofproblemswillbesolvedonlinetomorrow.

10.A.PickingupherFrench.B.Packingupforhertrip.

C.Makingastudyplan.D.ApplyingforavisatoFrance.

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SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveral

questionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecide

whichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Toinstallsomeaudioequipmentinalab.B.Totesttheireyesightusingaphoneapp.

C.Tosendsmartphonemessages.D.Tosolvewordsearchpuzzles.

12.A.Theynolongerconcentratedontheirtask.B.Theydidn'tgoonuntiltheringingstopped.

C.Theycalledbackrightaway.D.Theywantedtoanswerthephone.

13.A.Adeclineinsportsactivities.B.Ariseinemotionalproblems.

C.Adeclineinacademicperformance.D.Areductionintheamountofsleep.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theroadwasblocked.B.Theroadwasflooded.

C.Theroadwasfrozenwithsnow.D.Theroadwascoveredwithspilledgas.

15.A.Atruckhitabarrierandoverturned.B.Thetruckdriversleptwhiledriving.

C.Theheavysnowmadedrivingdifficult.D.Atruckplungedintoapoolofchocolate.

16.A.Itwasluckythatnopassengergotinjured.B.Itwashardtoremovethespilledsubstance.

C.Itwaslongbeforethecleanupwasfinished.D.Itwasdifficulttocontactthemanufacturer.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Hewantedthestoretogivehimarefund.B.Hehasdoubtsaboutthefurnituredelivered.

C.Hehadtochangethedeliverytime.D.Hewantedtoordersomeotherfurniture.

18.A.Sendthefurniturebacktothestore.B.Buyanotherbrandoffurniture.

C.Collectthefurnitureheordered.D.Describethefurniturehereceived.

19.A.Checkthebill.B.Apologizetohiswife.

C.Replacethechairs.D.Givethemoneyback.

20.A.Sherecommendedanewstyle.B.Shegreetedtheman'schildren.

C.Sheofferedsomegiftstotheman.D.Sheapologizedtothemanoncemore.

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II.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.

Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,use

onewordthatbestfitseachblank.

LovefromtheAppleTree

Onceuponatime,thereusedtobeatallandbigappletree.Alittleboy,everydaytothetreedown,climbedup(21)

(pick)applestoeat,andsleptintheshadeofthetree.Helovedtheappletree,anditlovedtoplaywithhim.The

littleboygraduallygrewupandstopped(22)(come)toplayeveryday.Onedayhecametothetree,pickedall

theapplesandlefthappily.Anotherday,theboycameagain,andcutoffallthebranches,happilyawaytobuildahouse

himself.Onesummer,theboycameback,cutdownhertreetrunk,builtaboat,(23)(sail)away,anddidnot

comebackforalongtime.Afteryears,theboyreturnedatlast.Hewasoldandwanted(24)morethanaplaceto

rest."Oldrootis(25)(suitable)tositdownandrest,comeon,sitdownandrestwithme!”Theboysatdown,and

theappletreewassohappythatitshedtears.

Thisisastoryofeveryone.Thetreeislikeourparent.(26)weareyoung,welovetoplaywithMomand

Dad.Havinggrownup,weleavethem,andonlycometothemwhenweneedsomethingorwhenweareintrouble.No

matterwhat,parentswillalwaysbethereandgiveeverythingthey(27)tomakeyouhappy.

(28)yourparentscangiveyouisnotnecessarilythebestintheworld,buttheywilltrytheirbesttogive

youall,andtheyareafraidthatitisnotenough;maybetheyneversaid“Iloveyou”,butloveyouintheirownwayfbra

lifetime,(29)ishowmostparentsaroundtheworldshowtheirlove.Forexample,atiredfatherwaswatchinghis

twodaughterseatfriedchicken,buthedidn'torderanything,tellinghisdaughtersthathewasnothungry,(30)

moremoneyinhispocket.Wegrowuptoknowthattheworld'smostaffectionatelieiswhatthefatherandmothersaid:

IdonotlovetoeatitandIamnothungry.

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SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethat

thereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.contributorsB.publisherC.conferencesD.alternativesE.chalked

F.passiveG.generalH.inheritedLcompletelyJ.dulyK.order

Textbooks

Textbooksrepresentan11billiondollarindustry,upfrom$8billionin2014.TextbookpublisherPearsonisthe

largest(31)intheworld.Itcostsabout$1milliontocreateanewtextbook.Afreshmantextbookwillhave

dozensof(32),fromsubject-matterexpertsthroughgraphicandlayoutartiststoexpertreviewersandclassroom

testers.Textbookpublishersconnectprofessors,instructorsandstudentsinwaysthat(33),suchasopene-

textbooksandopeneducationalresources,simplydonot.Thisconnectionhappensnotonlybymeansofcollaborative

development,reviewandtesting,butalsoat(34)wherefacultyregularlydecideontheirtextbooksand

curriculaforthecomingyear.

Itistruethattextbookpublishershaverecentlyreportedlosses,largelyduetostudentsrentingorbuyingusedprint

textbooks.Butthiscanbe(35)uptotheexcessivelyhighcostoftheirbooks-whichhasincreasedover1,000

percentsince1977.Arestructuringofthetextbookindustrymaywellbein(36).Butthisdoesnotmeantheend

ofthetextbookitself.Whiletheymaynotbeasdynamic(动态的)asaniPad,textbooksarenot(37)orlifeless.

From1800tothepresentday,textbookshavedonethisbyraisingquestionsforstudentstoanswer.Thatmeansstudents

areaskedtousetheirindividualexperiencetocomeupwithanswersto(38)questions.

Today'spsychologytexts,forexample,ask:"Howmuchofyourpersonalitydoyouthinkyou(39)?”

whileonesinphysicssay:"Howcanyoupredictwheretheballyouthrewwillland?”Expertsobservethat"textbooks

comeinlayers,somethinglikeanonion.^^Foranactivelearner,choosingatextbook(40)canbeaninteractive

experience.Readersproceedattheirownpace.

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III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillin

eachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Globalsurfacetemperatureslastmonthwere2.25degreeswarmerthanthe20thcenturyaverageof60.1degrees,

breakingpreviousrecords,fromAugust2016,bymorethanhalfadegree,accordingtoNOAAresearchers."'Thattome

isareallyhuge(41)fromonerecordtothenext,^^saidEllenBartow,aphysicalscientistwithNOAA'sNational

CentersforEnvironmentalInformation.

Thereport(42)whatmillionsofpeoplehaveexperiencedinrecentmonths,includingrecord-breaking

heatwavesthathavetouchedalmosteverycomeroftheglobe.Asia,Africa,NorthAmericaandSouthAmericahadtheir

warmestAugustonrecord,asdidtheArctic,EuropeandOceania-aregionthat(43)Australia-hadtheir

second-warmestAugustonrecord,thereportsaid.

Itwasn'tjustthelandthat(44):Augustsetarecordforthehighestmonthlyseasurfacetemperature

abnormally-1.85degreesaboveaverage.Thewarmingoceans(45)shrinkingseaice,withAntarctica

experiencingitsfourthcontinuousmonthwiththe(46)seaiceextentonrecord.Globally,seaiceextentin

Augustwasabout550,000squaremileslessthanthepreviousrecordlow,setinAugust2019.

"We'veseenunheard-ofwarmthintheglobalocean,andthafsdefinitelyalarmingbecauseitseffects(47)

beyondjustthescopeoftheocean/9Bartow-Gilliessaid."Notonlyareyou(48)marinehabitats,butyou're

affectingstormcreation,you5recreatingmoreinstabilityinsomeareas,andyou'recreatingfloodingeventsinother

areas.There5sawholehostof(49)thatcomealongwiththesewarmeroceansurfacetemperaturesthatwe're

seeing.^^

Infact,thereportcomesafteraseriesofseverenatural(50)thatspantheglobe.Thisweek,aMediterranean

stormcausedseriousfloodinginLibya,killingmorethan11,000people.InCanada,wildfiresburnedthroughmorethan

42millionacresofforeststhissummer,andseveralarestillburning.(51)globalwarmingwasnotthesingular

causeofanyofthesedisasters,heatingoftheEarthcontinuesto(52)thelikelihoodofextremeweatherevents

andwildfireworldwide.

“Thescientificevidenceis(53)一wewillcontinuetoseemoreclimaterecordsandmoreintenseand

frequentextremeweathereventsimpactingsocietyandecosystems,untilwestop(54)greenhousegases,“reada

statementfromSamanthaBurgess,deputydirectoroftheEuropeanUnion'sCopernicusClimateChangeService,which

also(55)thatthissummerwasthehottestonrecord.

41.A.distanceB.jumpC.travelD.flight

42.A.confirmsB.emergesC.quotesD.argues

43.A.holdsB.touchesC.surroundsD.includes

44.A.boiledB.cooledC.strickenD.disappeared

45.A.contributedtoB.sufferedfromC.resultedfromD.devotedto

46.A.slowestB.lowestC.highestD.fastest

47.A.enlargeB.dischargeC.extendD.undertake

48.A.creatingB.savingC.remainingD.disturbing

49.A.issuesB.debatesC.eventsD.proposals

50.A.floodsB.disastersC.stormsD.earthquakes

51.A.ThoughB.BecauseC.UnlessD.When

52.A.damageB.destroyC.decreaseD.increase

53.A.irresistibleB.unchangeableC.inaccessibleD.unbearable

54.A.conveyingB.releasingC.relievingD.dismissing

55.A.predictedB.expectedC.doubtedD.determined

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SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.

ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

TheAdventuresofTomSawyerchangedthecourseofchildren'sliteratureintheUnitedStatesaswellasof

Americanliteraturegenerally,presentingthefirstdeeply-feltdescriptionofboyhood.MarkTwainpublishedthenovelin

1876,whichcenteredonasmartnaughtyyoungboylivinginatownalongtheMississippiRiver.TheAdventuresofTom

SawyermarkedthefurtherdevelopmentofMarkTwainrealism.

Anorphan,TomSawyerlivedwithhisAuntPollyandhalfbrother,Sid,inSt.Petersburg,Missouri;thefictional

townwasbasedonHannibal,Missouri.ThefirstfewchaptershighlightedTom'stroubledtendencies.Heangeredhis

auntbyeatingjam,andthenhegotina行ghtwithanotherboy.Aspunishmentforhisvariousmisdeeds,AuntPolly

orderedhimtowhitewashthefence.However,Tommanagedtoconvinceotherchildrenthatwhitewashingwasfun,and

theyendedupgivinghimvariousitemsforaturnatthefence.LaterinthebookTomwenttothecemeterywith

HuckleberryFinn,awandererwhosefatherwasaheavydrinker.Theycameacrossthreegraverobbers,includingInjun

JoeandDr.Robinson.Thetwomengotintoafight,andInjunJoemurderedthedoctor.AlthoughTomandHuckleberry

promisednevertotellanyonewhattheyhadseen,TomeventuallychargedtheescapedIndianJoe.

Atonepoint,Tom,Huckleberry,andathirdboydecidedtorunawayfromhomeandbecamepirates(海盗).While

onanislandintheMississippiRiver,theydiscoveredthatpeoplethoughttheyhaddied.Thethreedramatically

reappearedduringtheirfuneralservices.TomandHuckleberrythendecidedtolookfbrburiedtreasureinanabandoned

house.TheboyswereforcedtohidewhenInjunJoeandapartnerarrivedtoburytheirowntreasurethere.However,the

twomenthencameacrossagoldstorageinthehouseanddecidedtohideitelsewhere.OnenightHuckfollowedthem,

hopingtofindthegold.WhenheoverheardtheirplantoattacktheWidowDouglas,Huckgothelp,andthecrimewas

prevented.Tomlaterwentonapicnicwithhisclassmates.Whileexploringacave,theybecamelost,andTomlater

realizedthatthegoldwaslikelytobeinthecave,andheandHuckleberrydiscoveredit.

56.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThestoryoutlinestheAdventuresofTomSawyer.

B.ThestorydescribesMarkTwain'schildhood.

C.ThestorytellsthestoryofHuckleberry.

D.ThispassagecommentsonMarkTwain'snovels.

57.Whatistheunderlinedpartofthesecondparagraphtryingtoillustrate?

A.Tom'shelpfulness.B.Tom'shonesty.

C.Tom'sfriendliness.D.Tom'snaughtiness.

58.Whafsthecorrectorderofthehappeningsinthethirdstory?

a.Huckfollowedthosetwo.

b.ThenTomandHuckleberryfoundgold.

c.TomandHuckleberrydecidedtosearchforburiedtreasure.

d.Tom,Huckleberryandanotherboyranawayfromhome.

A.a-c-b-dB.d-c-a-bC.b-a-d-cD.c-b-a-d

59.Intheauthor'seyes,whatkindofnovelistheAdventuresofTomSawyer?

A.Aninterestingadventurenovel.B.Themosthumorousstoryofchildren.

C.Thegreatestworksofchildren'sliterature.D.Themostpopularhistoricalnovel.

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（B）

1.StarWars:FromaCertainPointofView-ReturnoftheJedi

Tomarkthe40thanniversaryofthereleaseofReturnoftheJedi,thisselectionsees40scenesfrom

themovierecreatedthroughtheeyesofasu—Dortingcharacter,fromrobotstoMonMothma.

So,amongthe40writersandartistscontributing,wehaveOlivieBlakegivingaglimpseintothe

mindofEmperorPalpatine,MaryKenneytellingthestoryofWickettheEwok'sdreamofaquietday

ontheforestmoonofEndorandCharlieJaneAnderslookingintothatterrifyingopenmouthinthe

desertofTatooine.

2.CreationNodebyStephenBaxter

StephenBaxteristheauthorofoneofmyall-timefavouritemomentsinasci-finovel:theoceans

closeoverthetopofEverestinFlood.IthinkofhisdrownedEarthrelativelyoften-itisanimage

burnedintomybrain.HislatestbooksoundsequallyinterestingandI'lldefinitelybegivingitaread.

Setin2255,itfollowsthediscoveryofanobjectcalledPlanetNine,whichawomannamedSalma

spotsfromherspaceship.

Ifsnotaplanet,orthe“ninth“ofanything;itwasbrieflybelievedtobeablackhole,butthenit

sendsamessagethatthereissomethingwaitingonitssurface.Meanwhile,aquasar（类星体）hasappearedandisheating

upthesolarsystem.Lotstodealwith,then.

■3.StarterVillainbyJohnScalzi

Thisisthesortofsci-finovelthatneedstobedescribedasajoke,Ifeel.It'ssetonEarthtodayand

seesdivorcedsubstituteteacherCharlieinherithislong-lostlateuncleJake'sbusiness.Unfortunately

forCharlie,healsoinheritshisuncle'senemies.Wearealsopromisedintelligent,talkingspycatsand

unioniseddolphins-whafsnottolike?

STARTERVILLAIN

jOHNSCALZI

■4.LandofMilkandHoneybyC.PamZhang

IlovedZhang5sfirstnovel,HowMuchofTheseHillsIsGold,setinthe19th-centuryOldWest.I

highly,highlyrecommendit:Zhangisaphenomenalwriter.Hersecondbookmovestheactiontothe

nearfuture,wherefoodcropsaredisappearingandasmogisspreading.Hopingtoescapehertroubled

reality,acheftakesajobinamountaintopsettlementfortheglobalelite（精英）anddiscoversplansto

reshapetheworld.

■5.EdgeofHerebyKelechiOkafor

EDGEWhatatreatthissounds:ashortstorycollectiontodipintointhisbusiestofmonths.Okafor,whois

hostoftheSayYourMindpodcast,setsouttoexplorecontemporaryBlackwomanhood,butsetsher

CFstoriesinaBlackMirrorversionofthenearfuture.There9soneinwhichyoucanexperiencesomeone

HFREelse'semotionsthroughachipinyourbrain,onewhereyoucanviewbitsofadistantrelative'slifewith

helpfromyourDNA.

60.Ifyouwanttoknowthelifeofacook,whichnovelwouldyouchoose?

A.EdgeofHerebyKelechiOkaforB.StarterVillainbyJohnScalzi

C.CreationNodebyStephenBaxterD.LandofMilkandHoneybyC.PamZhang

61.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemeaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Anon-leadingrole.B.Aviewer.C.Adirector.D.Awritingstyle.

62.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.InFiction2,theSolarSystemisgettingcolder.

B.InFiction3,asingleteacherinheritedhisuncle'sbusiness.

C.InFiction4,theauthordescribedeventsintheremotearea.

D.InFiction5,youcanexperienceblacklifethroughbrainchips.

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Inrecentyears,theInternationalSpaceFieldsetoffanewroundofexplorationcraze,hopingtofurthermasterthe

spacesecretsandresources.Countriesarebusydevelopingrocketsandsatellites,developingmannedspacetechnology,

formulatingplanstoexplorethemoonandMars,andconqueringspace“Onestepahead”.

Whenengineersdevelopaspacecraft,theyaskafewkeyquestionsthatguidetheirprocess,saysDavidKlaus,a

professorofaerospaceengineeringattheUniversityofColoradoBoulder,whostudiesriskassessmentandhuman

spaceflight.Theyare,heexplains,63646566Whatdowewanttodo?Whatdoesittaketodoit?Whatcangowrong?Andwhat

canwedotoreducethechanceofthebadthingsgoingwrong?"Thesequestionsseemsimpleenough,buttheanswers

areessential.

WhenNASA,SpaceX,BlueOriginoranyoneelseconsiderssendinghumansintospace,thevehicletheybuildmust

dothreethings.First,ithastoaccommodatethecrewmembersbymeetingtheirbasicneedssuchasoxygen,foodand

water.Second,itshouldallowthemtoaccomplishmissionobjectives.Lastly,itmustprotectthepeopleonboardandon

thegroundfromtherisksofspaceflightandreentry.Sometimesmeetingoneneedintroducesnewrisks.Thecrewneeds

tobreathe,ofcourse,butitwashigh-pressuretanksofliquidoxygenthatcausedanexplosiononApollo13,anditwas

thefuelpoweringanoxygengeneratorthatsparkedafireonboardtheMirspacestationin1997.

Notonlydoastronautsfloatthroughanearvacuum（真空）filledwithradiation,butinlow-Earthorbit,wherethe

InternationalSpaceStation（ISS）operates,crewshavetodealwithagrowingcloudofdebris（碎片）circlingEarth,which

areusuallyfromoldsatellites.TheISS'sdebrisprotectivecoveringcanabsorbimpactsfromparticlessmallerthanhalf

aninch,butbetween1999and2022,thestationhadtofirepushers32timestoavoidcontactwithlargerobjects.Asingle

hitwouldbedangerous;atspeedsof17,500milesperhour,evensomethingthesizeofasoftballcancausesevere

damage.

Whatisthepointoflookingdecadesintospaceandstrugglingtoexplorethevastnessoftheuniverse?The

developmentofthespaceindustryhasbroughthumansmanybenefits,themostimportantofwhichisthespreadof

information.ThecellphonesignalandTVsignalpeopleusenowareallbenefitingfromthedevelopmentofthespace

industry.Theultimategoalofmankindistogodeeperintospace,andtoexploremoreunknownworlds,thatis,the

Moon,Marsandbeyond,andwhathumanityiseagertoachieveisacommonhomeoffreedomandequality.

63.WhydidthewritermentiontheexplosiononApollo13inParagraph3andthefireonboardtheMirspacestation?

A.Toexplainthehighrisksofthespaceindustry.

B.Toshowthedisadvantagesofthespacetravel.

C.Toprovetheunexpectedrisksofthespaceflightprocess.

D.Todescribethenewrisksinvolvedinmeetingtherequirements.

64.Whatisthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?

A.Thespaceenvironmentitselfpilesondanger.B.Anymissteponaspacemissionisfatal.

C.Itisverydifficulttocompletethespacemission.D.Spaceengineersworkhardtocleanupspacedebris.

65.Whatistheultimategoalofhumanexplorationofspace?

A.Moreunknownplanetsandstars.B.Freedomandequalityofhumanbeings.

C.Moreprotectionagainsthumandiseases.D.Spacesecretsandendlessresources.

66.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Studyingspaceforcountlessyears.B.Livinginspaceformanyyears.

C.Exploringspaceforsometenyears.D.Observingspaceforseveraltenyears.

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SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecan

beusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Whileitmaysound1汰eanadvantagetomany,peoplewiththisrareconditionoftenfindtheirunusualability

stressful.

B.Butinanewstudyresearchersdemonstratedfbrthefirsttimehowthiseffectoccursinthebrain.

C.Inthefuture,withthedeepeningofbrainscienceresearch,humanbeingswilleventually

unlockthesecretsofthebrain.

D.Thisprocessimprovesaccesstorelevantinformation,withoutoldmemoriesinterfering.

E.Whenweobtainnewinformation,thebrainautomaticallyattemptstomakeitintoexistinginformationbyforming

associations.

F.Theoutsideworldisajudgmentofthebrain,buthumansjustdon'trealizeit.

IsHumanBrainTooFull?

Thebrainisaseeminglyendlesslibrary,whoseshelveshouseourmostpreciousmemoriesaswellasourlifetime's

knowledge.Butisthereapointwhereitreachescapacity?Theanswerisno,becausebrainsaremorecomplicatedthan

that.Insteadofjustcrowdingin,oldinformationissometimespushedoutofthebrainfornewmemoriestoform.

Previousbehavioralstudieshaveshownthatlearningnewinformationcanleadtoforgetting.(67)

Indailylife,forgettingactuallyhasclearadvantages.Imagine,forinstance,thatyoulostyourbankcard.Thenew

cardyoureceivewillcomewithanewpersonalidentificationnumber(PIN).EachtimeyourememberthenewPIN,you

graduallyforgettheoldone.(68)Andmostofusmaysometimesfeelthefrustrationofhavingold

memoriesinterferewithnew,relevantmemories.Considertryingtorememberwhereyouparke