2024届上海虹口区高三一模英语试题含答案解析

虹口区2023学年度第一学期期终学生学习能力诊断测试

高三英语试卷2023.12

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,a

questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Atabookstore.B.Atalibrary.

C.Atapostoffice.D.Atapolicestation.

2.A.At6:45p.m.B.At7:00p.m.C.At7:15p.m.D.At9:00p.m.

3.A.Pickupsomebottledwater.B.Workovertimeattheoffice.

C.Dosomepaperworkathome.D.Setasidesometimeforrelaxation.

4.A.Theharmdonebysingle-useplastics.B.Thetopicforthewoman'scomposition.

C.Environmentalissues.D.Somerecenthotnews.

5.A.Heiscuriousabouthisfutureneighbour.B.Heisdissatisfiedwiththeenvironment.

C.Heisworriedaboutthetrafficservice.D.Hecan'twaittomoveintothishouse.

6.A.Sheagreeswiththeman'splan.B.Sheisconcernedabouttheweather.

C.Sheconsidersitunwisetogooutside.D.Shehasabetterplanthanhavingapicnic.

7.A.Lookingatanoldpicture.B.Preparingforafamilytrip.

C.Searchingforsomeoldstuff.D.Talkingabouttheirgrandfather.

8.A.Thewomanwasuninterestedintheparty.B.Thewomanwilltakeherfamilytotheparty.

C.Thewomanislookingforwardtotheparty.D.Thewomanwasabsentfromtheparty.

9.A.Thosewhoaretalentedarenevershortofinspiration.

B.Noteveryonecanlearnhowtobeagoodwriter.

C.Creativityissomethingyouarebomwith.

D.Ittakespracticetobecomeagoodwriter.

10.A.Hehasalreadyachievedhisgoal.B.Hegoestothegymonaregularbasis.

C.Heusuallygoeshomedirectlyafterwork.D.Hehasgivenupexercisingfortwoweeks.

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SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveral

questionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecide

whichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Influencing.B.Celebritystudies.

C.Crisismanagement.D.Psychology.

12.A.Itoffersalotofrelatedcourses.B.Itscoursesaretaughtbyseniorlecturers.

C.ItpartnerswithHarvardUniversity.D.Ifsthefirstdegreeprograminthefield.

13.A.Whetherithasenoughbudgets.B.Whetheritwillattractyoungsters.

C.Whetheritcanstandthetestoftime.D.Whetheritcanofferusefulcourses.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Itemphasizesballtackling.B.Itforbidsroughbodycontact.

C.ItwascreatedduringtheWWI.D.Itismainlyplayedinthearmytoday.

15.A.Itisprettyeasytolearn.B.Itismorerecreationalthanothersports.

C.Itfollowslimitedrules.D.Itallowsthemtoshowtheirtalentsinsports.

16.A.Introduceawould-beOlympicsport.B.Compareflagfootballwithregularfootball.

C.Explaintherulesofflagfootball.D.IllustratethejobofNationalFootballLeague.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Inordernottomisstheflight.

B.Forfearthattheflightshallbedelayed.

C.Tospareenoughtimeforsecuritychecks.

D.Totakebettercareofherbabywhentraveling.

18.A.Shewaitedthreehoursforthehotelroomtobeready.

B.Shedidn'thaveenoughmoneytogetataxiinBerlin.

C.Herluggagewasdeliveredtoawrongdestination.

D.ShewasstuckintheBerlinairportforanight.

19.A.Theyreactedquicklytopassengers5requests.

B.Theywererudetothepassenger.

C.Theyshowedenoughsympathy.

D.Theywereirresponsible.

20.A.Shewaslookingforwardtohernextholiday.

B.Shefeltterriblethatherholidaywasruined.

C.Shedidn'twantanothercupofcoffee.

D.Shethoughttheholidaywastooshort.

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II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.

Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useone

wordthatbestfitseachblank.

YourCatMightNotBeIgnoringYouWhenYouSpeak

Everycatownerhasastorytotellofbeingblankedbytheircat.Wecalltoourcat,itturnsaway,andsomeofus

mightbeleft(21)(wonder)whywedidn'tgetadog.Butyourcatmaybelisteningafterall.Morethanthat,

it(22)(care)morethanyoumaythink.

AstudybyFrenchresearchers(23)(publish)lastmonthinthejournalAnimalCognitionfoundthatnot

onlydocatsreacttowhatscientistscallcat-directedspeech——ahigh-pitched(高音的)voicesimilarto(24)

wetalktobabies-theyreacttowhoisdoingthetalking.

“Wefoundthathearingtheirownersusingahigh-pitchedvoice,catsreactedmorethanwhenhearingtheirowner

speakingnormallytoanotherhumanadult/5saidCharlottedeMouzon,anauthorofthestudy.<4Butitactuallydidn't

workwhenitcamefromastranger'svoice.”

(25)studiesinvolvingdogs,analyzingcatbehaviorisdifficult,whichispartofwhyhumansunderstand

themless.Catsarestressedbybeinginalab(26)meaningfulbehavioralobservationsbecome

impossible.Andforgetabouttryingtogetacat(27)(sit)stillfbranM.R.I.scan(核磁共振扫描)tostudyits

brainfunction.

Sotheresearchersforthelateststudywenttothecats'homesandplayedrecordingsofdifferenttypesofspeechand

differentspeakers.Atfirst,therewasconcernfromDr.deMouzonandherteamforlackofreactionfromthecats,but

uponanalysisofthefilmrecordings,delicatereactions(28)(notice).“Itcouldbejustmovinganearor

turningtheheadtothespeakerorevenfreezingwhat(29)weredoing,9,Dr.deMouzonsaid.

Inthestudy,therewereafewcases(30)catswouldapproachthespeakerplayingavoiceandmeow."In

theend,wehadreallycleargainsinthecafsattentionwhentheownerwasusingcat-directedspeech/9Dr.deMouzon

said.

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SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethat

thereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.arrivesB.observableC.boundlessD.containedE.distancingF.expansion

G.liesH.parallelI.perceivingJ.threadsK.volume

WhatComesAfterSpace?

Lookingataclearnightsky,youwitnessthevastnessofspace,whichholdseverythinghumansknowtoexist.To

findoutwhat31beyond,agoodplacetostartistodeterminewheretheuniverseends.However,theproblemis

thatscientistsareuncertainaboutwherespaceendsorwhetheritendsatall.

The32universe

Thefurthesthumanscanseeoutintospace,usingallthetechnologycurrentlyavailabletous,is46billion

light-years(alight-yearisthedistancethatlightcantravelinoneyear,andisequivalenttoabout9.5millionmillion

kilometres).The33ofspacethathumanscanseeiscalledthevisibleuniverse.Beyondthis,itremainsamystery

whetherifsanexpanseofmoregalaxiesandstarsorpossiblytheedgeoftheuniverse.Somethinkthattheuniverseis

34meaningspacegoesonforeverineverydirection.Inthiscase,thereisnothingafterspace,becausespaceis

everything.

Movingfurtheraway

ExpertshavecapturedimagesoftheentireEarthfromspace,andsomeastronautshavepersonallywitnessedits

beautyfromorbit.Perhaps35thelimitsoftheuniversewouldalsobepossibletoo,ifonlyhumansknewwhereto

gotolookforit.

Anotherchallengeistheuniverse'srapid36.Asgalaxiesmovefurtheraway,theirlighttakeslongertoreach

us.Eventually,somegalaxiesmaybesodistantthattheirlightnever37.Thismightimplythatanyedge一and

whateverisontheotherside-isincreasingly38itselffromus.Regardlessoftheseuncertainties,scientistsstill

spendalotoftimethinkingaboutwhatcomesafterspace.

Manyuniverses?

It'spossiblethatthereisn'tjustoneuniverse,andthatouruniverseisjustonesmallpartofa“multiverse”.Perhaps

ouruniverseis39withinitsowndistinctregionofspace,separatedfromothersbyvastexpansesofnothingness.

Ormaybe40universesexist,pressedtightlyagainsteachother.Gettinganideaoftheuniverse'strueshapemay

helpastronomersfindoutwhetherithasanedge.Whatcomesafterthatcouldbeanevengreatmystery.

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III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineach

blankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Backin1930,theeconomistJohnMaynardKeynespredictedthatwithtechnologicalchangeandimprovementsin

productivity,we'donlybeworking15hoursaweekbynow.Butwhileworkinghourshave41by26%,mostofus

stillaverage42.5hoursaweek.

OneofthethingsKeynesunderestimatedisthehumandesireto42withourpeers-adrivethatmakesmost

ofusworkmorethanweneedto."Wedon'tmeasureproductivitybyhowmuchwe'veharvestedanymore,99saysAlex

Soojung-KimPang,visitingscholaratStanfordUniversity."OverworkinghasbeenpartofWesternsocietysincethe

IndustrialRevolution.Whensomepredictedthatautomationwouldcreateanextraamountof43time,needlessto

say,thatdidn'thappen.^^

Thankstocomputerizationandglobalizationinthe1980s,managerscoulddemandmoreofemployeesunderthe

44thatjobscouldbegiventosomeoneelse.Sothe45piledon.Andwetookit,exhausted,buttakingupthe

burdenallthesame.ThepsychologistBarbaraKillingerwritesinWorkaholics:TheRespectableAddictsabouthowwe

46sacrificeourownwell-beingthroughoverworkfor“success”.

Butfarfromdeliveringproductivity,value,orpersonalfulfilment,overworkhasbeenproventoleadtoburnout,

stress,greaterriskofheartdiseaseandevenshorterlifespans.47,wecarriedon~~untilCOVID-19camealong.

Besidesmakingusworklongerhoursfromhome,COVID-19hasalso48themovetowardstheadoptionof

automatedmachine,especiallyforjobsrequiringmuchinterpersonalcontact-fromAmazondevelopingdeliverydrones

（无人机）toself^drivingcars.By2050,MichaelOsborne,aprofessorofmachinelearningattheUniversityofOxford,

predictsthatatleast40%ofcurrentjobswillbelostto49.

Thereare50.Jobsthatinvolvecomplexsocialinteractionsarebeyondcurrentrobotskills:soteaching,social

care,nursingandcounsellingarealllikelyto51theAIrevolution.Asarejobsthatrelyoncreativity.Thesame

alsogoesfor52jobs,accordingtoOsborne,duetothelargenumberofdifferentobjectscleanersencounterandthe

varietyofwaysthoseobjectsneedtobedealtwith.Interestingly,areasoftheworkplacetraditionallydominatedby

womenwon'tbesoeasilyadoptedbyAI.Robotsareunlikelyto53inthe"work"oftakingcareofchildren,

preparinglunchboxesanddoingthelaundry.

Thosewhoseworkfallsoutsidethecaring,cleaningorcreativefieldwillstillworkinfuture,just54.Inabout

60%ofoccupations,itisestimatedthatathirdofthetaskscanbeautomated,meaningchangestothewaywework.A

large-scalestudyhaspredictedthatoverthenext20years,although7millionjobswillbetakenoverbyAI,7.2million

newoneswillbe55asaresult.Sowewillworkinfuture:wejustdon'tknowwhatwe'llbedoingyet.

41.A.declinedB.increasedC.continuedD.kept

42.A.disagreeB.competeC.cooperateD.identify

43.A.workingB.toughC.leisureD.active

44.A.fantasyB.influenceC.threatD.impression

45.A.joyB.cashC.ambitionD.pressure

46.A.excitedlyB.willinglyC.dramaticallyD.hopefully

47.A.OtherwiseB.StillC.FurthermoreD.Therefore

48.A.speededupB.followedupC.preparedforD.plannedfor

49.A.overworkB.labourC.automationD.science

50.A.dreamsB.modelsC.expectationsD.exceptions

51.A.causeB.ceaseC.surviveD.undergo

52.A.caringB.cleaningC.curingD.coaching

53.A.assistB.existC.believeD.understand

54.A.hardlyB.differentlyC.unfortunatelyD.probably

55.A.lostB.recoveredC.substitutedD.created

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SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.

ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformation

giveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

J-(A)

lIwasalwaysareader.

2Asakid,Iwalkedtothelibraryseveraltimesaweekandcheckedoutsomanybooksandreturnedthemsoquickly

thatthelibrarianoncesnapped,"Don'ttakehomesomanybooksifyou'renotgoingtoreadthemall!”

3"ButIdidreadthemall,^^Isaid.

4ButIhadstoppedreadinggradually.IjoinedbookclubsthatIneverattended.Irequestedalibrarybookeveryone

wasreading,onlytoreturnitaweeklate,unread,withfines.

5ThenImetDavid.WhenIaskedhimabouthislastbook,hisfacelitupandhisfingersdanced.

6DavidreadmuchmorethanIdid,aboutabookortwoaweek.Hepreferredhistoryandnonfiction,whileIloved

fictionwriters.

7Onourseventhdate,DavidandIvisitedthelibrary.

8"Ihaveagame,^^hesaid,pullingtwopensandPost-itsoutofhisbag."Let'sfindbookswe'vereadandleave

reviewsinthemforthenextperson.^^

9Wewanderedinthelibraryforanhour.Intheend,wesatontheflooramongthepoetry,andIreadhimsome.He

listened,thenasked,44Whatisityoulikeaboutthatone?”

10Thatsummer,aswepicnickedoutside,Isaid,“IfItellyousomething,willyounotjudgeme?”Davidpausedand

raisedhiseyebrows.

““Fveonlyreadonebookthisyear,“Isaid.

1244ButifsJune,“hesaid.

i3“Iknow.^^

1464Well,readabook!^^

15ThenexttimeIvisitedabookstore,hischargeto“readabook^^echoedinmyhead.Ipickedupabooksolelyforits

poetictitle.

16Ihadahardtimegettingintoit.Thenarratorwasanoldman.WheneverIwastemptedtogiveuponit,Ithoughtof

David.Ipushedthroughthefirsttwochaptersanddiscoveredanewnarratorinthethird.Ilovedthealternatingpointsof

view.Icarriedthebooktowork.Ireadatlunchandonmywalkhome.

17<4How,syourday?”Davidtexted.

18<4Good.Alittletired,1replied.tuIstayeduplateandfinishedmybook.^^

19Itriedtomakeitsoundcasual,butIwasproudofmyself.Itwasnotacompetition,butIfelthimpushingmetobe

moreofthepersonIusedtobeandmoreofwhoIwantedtobe.

20IaskedDavidoncewhathelikedaboutme.

21Hepaused,thensaid,“Iseetheworldasamorewonder-filledplacewithyou.^^

22Bytheendofthatyear,Davidsuggestedwevisitthelibraryagain.HeaskedifIrememberedthegameweplayed

onourfirstvisit.

23"Iremember,1said.

24Hepulledabookfromtheshelf,droppedtooneknee,andopenedit.Inside,hisPost-itread:"Karla,ithasalways

beenyou.Willyoumarryme?”

25HisproposalhadrestedbetweenthepagesofTheRebelPrincessforoverayear.

26“Yes,"Isaid.

56.Theword"snapped”(paragraph2)mostprobablymeans"

A.talkedtosomeonevoluntarilyB.spoketosomeoneimpatiently

C.gavesomeoneasuggestionD.laughedatsomeoneheartlessly

57.Whichofthefollowingmaybestillustratetheauthor'sreadinghabitwhenshefirstmetDavid?

A.Carryingbooksaroundwithoutopeningthem.B.Onlyreadingthebookseveryonerecommended.

C.Avoidingsharingbookswhengoingtobookclubs.D.Oftenforgettingtoreturnthebooksalreadyread.

58.Accordingtoparagraph19,whywastheauthorproudofherself?

A.Shefinishedreadingabookshedidn'tlike.B.ShehadreadmorebooksthanDaviddid.

C.Shedidwhatshethoughttobedifficult.D.Shehadkepttohertasteinpoetictitles.

59.WhatwasthemainchangethatDavidbroughtintotheauthor'slife?

A.Heintroducedanewlibraryandafungametotheauthor.

B.Heencouragedtheauthortoreadmorefictionandpoetry.

C.Hehelpedtheauthorfinishreadinganentirebookinaday.

D.Hemotivatedtheauthortorediscoverherloveforreading.

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(B)

Canyoustandononelegfor10seconds?Just15minutesadayofpracticecanbe

Balancecouldbeamatteroflifeanddeath.TheWorldHealthbeneficial,butdomoreifyouhavetime.

Organizationestimatesthat684,000fatalfallsoccureachyear,makingStartingearlierhelps:trytheexercises

fallingthesecondleadingcauseofunintentionalinjurydeath.Someofbelowonahard,levelsurface.

thesefallsarecausedbymoreseriousconditions-butmanyaren't.EasyLevel:Standingononeleg-with

AccordingtoGeorgeLocker,along-termpractitioneroftaichi,alossofyourhandsrestingonaworksurfaceif

you'refeelingunsteady-seehowlong

balanceisamedicalproblemthatcan,tbetreatedwithdrugsorsurgery,

youcanmaintainyourbalance.Dothis

despiteitseffects.

onewhileyou'rebrushingyourteeth.

Increasingly,effortsarebeingmadetoremedy(未卜救)thebalance

MediumLevel:Forthismovement,start

problemamongthegroupsalreadymostaffectedbyit.Taichi,practiced

fromstandingandtakeabigstep

byanestimated50millionpeopleinChina,isanoption.Studieshaveforwards,bendingyourfrontleguntilyour

shownthataslittleaseightweeksofpracticecanimproveolderadults'trailingkneejustbrushesthefloor.Then

scoresontheTinettitest-acommonlyusedmeasureofcompetenceinpushoff'yourfrontlegandreturntoa

basictaskssuchasrisingfromachairandwalking-aswellasreducingstandingposition.

fearoffalling.Longerperiodsofstudyshowfurtherbenefits.HardLevel:Trystep-upsontoastepor

Whateveractivityyouchoose,thelessonistoworkonyourbalancebox:putonefootontoaboxandpush

beforeyouneedto,notafteritbecomesanissue.AsLockerputsit:throughthatheeltostepupsobothfeet

enduptogether.Toensureyouaren't

everyone'stoldtosavemoneyfortheirretirement,andnobody'staughtto

usingyourtrailinglegtohelp,keepyour

savetheirbalance.Butbotharedifficulttogetbackoncethey9regone.

toesoffthegroundonthatfoot.

60.WhatdoesGeorgeLockerthinkofalackofbalance?

A.Itiscostlytogettreatedwithdrugsandsurgery.

B.Itisaminorissuethatdoesn'taffectone'soverallhealth.

C.Itisaproblemwithoutanymedicalsolution.

D.Itisaproblemthatcanbeeasilyfixedbyexercising.

61.WhichofthefollowingbestillustratestheMediumLevelpractice?

62.Whatisthelessonconveyedinthepassageregardingbalanceandhealth?

A.Balanceisthetopleadingcauseofsuddendeathfrominjuries.

B.Itisessentialforthoseaffectedbybalanceissuestoseekhelp.

C.Taichiisthemosteffectivewaytoimproveone'sbalance.

D.Itiswisertoworkonbalanceasearlyaspossible.

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Theconceptofdynamicpricingissimple-andeasyforbusinessestoimplement.WhetherifsaFriday-evening

flight,ahotelduringtheholidays,orataxirideinadownpour,wehaveallbeenburnedbyhigher-than-normalprices

duetoexcessdemand.Raisingcostswhenbusinessesarebusiestisthenormacrossthetravelindustry.Perhapsthemost

well-knownexampleofthisiswithinride-sharecompanies,whichhaveusedsurgepricingforyearstochargeriders

whendemandforcarsrocketsrelativetothenumberofdriversavailable.

Outsidetravel,onlinestoresareincreasinglyusingthisdynamicpricing,too,saysVomberg."OnA

alone,millionsofpricechangesoccurwithinaday,correspondingtoapricechangeofabouteverytenminutesfbreach

product.9,Whileconsumersmightnotalwayspickuponthesevariationsinprice,Vbmbergsaystime-baseddynamic

pricingwilllikelybecomeacompetitivestandardatleastinonlinemarkets.<6AI-enabledtoolscansuggestthebestprices

viamachinelearningalgorithms（算法）.Theycanalsotrackandlearncompetitorandcustomerresponsestoprice

changes/5hesays.

Now,surgepricingishappeninginstoresincludingbarsandsupermarketsaswell."Physicalbusinessesare

adoptingelectronicshelflabelsthatenablerealtimepriceadjustmentsdependingonthetimeofday,stocklevelsand

whetheritemsareapproachingtheirsell-bydate,“saysSarwarKhawaja,chairmanoftheOxfordEducationGroup.He

saysthistechnologyislikelytocausepricesinbarsthatusethesesignstoincreaseduringtherushesofdinner,weekends

orholidays,orfbrsupermarketstoadjustpricesthroughoutthedayorweek,dependingonvolumeofshoppers.

Thecurrenteconomicclimateisalsodrivingtheneedforthesepricingtechnologies.Whilecreatingcompetitive

pricesisalwayskeytohealthyprofitmargins,Khawajasaysdynamicpricingenablesbusinessestooptimisetheirpricing

dependingonthefinancialsituationsoftheircustomerbase."'Businessescanofferdiscountsduringdownturns,while

increasingpricesinbetteroffareas,“hesays.

Thechanges,however,maynotsitwellwithconsumers."Dynamicandsurgepricingwilllikelyexpandtomore

industriesandmorecompaniesinthelongterm,butjustbecauseaproductmaybepopulardoesnotmeanthatcustomers

arewillingtoturnablindeyetobeingchargedmore,^^saysKhawaja.Headdssurgepricingcancausecustomerstolose

faithinacompanyiftheybelievetheyarebeingovercharged."'Perhapsdynamicpricingofadrinkinyourfavouritepub

mightbeasteptoofarforloyalcustomers.^^

63.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dynamicpricing^^inparagraph1?

A.Asystemofdecidingwhatthepricesshouldbe.B.Ameansforcompaniestofindtargetcustomers.

C.Amethodthathelpspromotesharingeconomy.D.Astrategyofofferingdiscountstoattractclients.

64.ItcanbeinferredfromArndVbmberg'scommentsthatonlinestores.

A.offerthemostcompetitivepricesB.makeprofitsbychangingpricesinrealtime

C.confusecustomersbychangingpricesD.relytoomuchonmachinelearningalgorithms

65.Accordingtothepassage,whydophysicalbusinessesadoptdynamicpricing?

A.Tomatchsupplyanddemandduringpeakhours.B.Toliftcustomerexperienceandencourageloyalty.

C.Tomaintainconsistentpricingacrossallproducts.D.Tocompetewithonlinestoresandbusinesses.

66.Whichofthefollowingbestpredictshowcustomersmayreacttotheexpansionofdynamicpricing?

A.Turntowhateveroffersthelowestprices.B.Protestagainstitforbeingtooannoying.

C.Refusetogiveinandarelikelytoresist.D.Takeitfbrgrantedandacceptitaltogether.

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SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbe

usedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Focusontheonethingyouaredoing.

B.Habitslikethesewhichencourageyoutomultitaskmakeyoumentallyexhaustedandunproductive.

C.Makesurethatyoualsotakebreaksinyourmonotasking,becausethafswhathelpsyourbraintostayfocused.

D.Soifsawin-winforeveryone!

E.Thelittleinformationwedotakeinwhenwe'remultitaskingismoredifficulttorememberatalaterstage.

F.Youfeelsogoodthatyoubelieveyou9rebeingeffectiveandfurtherencouragesyourmultitaskinghabit.

WhyDoYouFindItSoHardtoNotMultitask?

Mostofusdomultitaskingalmostdaily.Butit'stimetochangethat.Yourattentionisalreadybeingpulledin

millionsofdirectionsdaily,soyoureal