2024届上海市金山区高三下学期二模英语试题

金山区2023学年第二学期质量监控高三英语试卷（考试时间120分钟，总分140分）2024年4月I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1. A.Ashopassistant. B.Awaiter. C.Areceptionist. D.Atravelagent.2. A.10minutes. B.20minutes. C.30minutes. D.40minutes.3. A.Inauniversity. B.Inagallery. C.Inabookstore. D.Inalibrary.4. A.Happy. B.Exhausted. C.Disappointed. D.Curious.5. A.Readthespeechtoher. B.Giveadifferentspeech.C.Finishwritingthespeech. D.Stopworryingaboutthespeech.6. A.Gethiscarwindowclosed. B.Lendhisumbrellatothewoman.C.Borrowthewoman’scarkey. D.Listentotheweatherforecast.7. A.He’snotfeelingfine. B.Hecan’tseeverywell.C.Hiseyedoesn’thurtmuch. D.Hiseyeisn’thealingquickly.8. A.Theyneedtodresssimilarly. B.Thewomanshouldavoidjeans.C.Theyhadbetterdressformally. D.Themanislookingforanewjacket.9. A.Thejobiswell-paid. B.Hehasjustworkedforaday.C.Theweatherisnotaproblem. D.Hehastroubleridingabicycle.10. A.Thewomansoldhercarbecauseshehatesdriving. B.Thewomanthinksitisnotconvenienttodriveacar. C.Thewomanwillbetravellingbysubwayfromnowon. D.Thewomanmovedbecauseshedidn’twanttodriveanymore.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andonelongerconversationandyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11. A.5%. B.80%. C.40%. D.10%.12. A.Pollutingtheenvironment.B.Destroyingwildlifehabitats.C.Endangeringnewspecies.D.Huntingtoagreatextent.13. A.Toappealtopeopletoprotectwildlife.B.ToemphasizetheimportanceoftheEarth.C.Todescribedifferentwaystostoppollution.D.Toanalyzethereasonsforwildlife’sdisappearing.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14. A.Becauseitishisnickname.B.Becauseheisoftencalledtoputoutfires.C.Becausehebringsmoretechnicaltechnologytoeachproject.D.Becauseheistheonewhogetscalledtoaddresstroubledprojects.15. A.Hecontributesmorevaluethanothers.B.Hestruggledtosettleproblemsbutfailed.C.Heinterferedwiththedistributionserviceprojects.D.Helearnsfrompastmistakesandsuccessesconsciously.16. A.Toaskforapayraise. B.Tobecomeafireman.C.Tobetheteamleader. D.Topresentabetterimage.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17. A.Blackorwhitecoffee. B.Theirteachersinclasses.C.Worldhistoryclasses. D.Thebeginningofthesemester.18. A.Shehastotakethecourse. B.Shefindsitinteresting.C.Theprofessorgivesgoodinstructions. D.Therearemanydiscussions.19. A.Sheholdsbiglectures. B.Shetakesherstudentsseriously.C.Shelovesthesubjectsomuch. D.Shegivesausualtestinclass.20. A.Talktotheman’steacher. B.Takeanotherhistorycourse.C.Meetthemannextday. D.Gototheman’sworldhistoryclass.II.GrammarandvocabularySectionADirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.DNAanalysisrevealstwowavesofmigrationTheresultsofthestudy,publishedintheScienceBulletin,revealedtwomajormigrationwavesinhistory.Inthispioneeringstudy,scientistsfromFudanUniversity(21)______(dig)intotheancientDNAofindividualsburiedinGansuprovince,revealinginterestinginsightsintothegeneticmakeupofHexiCorridorresidentsdatingbackover12centuries.TheresearchemployedancientDNAdata(22)______(explore)humanmigrationalongtheHexiCorridor.TheHexiCorridor,wasanarrowyetcruciallink(23)______(connect)theheartlandofancientChinatotheWesternTerritory.Characterizedbyitsloftymountainsanddeserts,theancientpathwaywasdottedwithcities(24)______(found)alongshortrivers.Historicaldocumentsattest(证实)totheHexiCorridor’ssignificanceasacrossroads(25)_______WesternandEasterncivilizationsmixedthroughtrade,religionandoccasionalconflictsfollowingtheestablishmentoftheSilkRoadduringtheHanDynasty.(26)______technologicaladvancesinbiologyopennewavenuesforexploration,archaeologistsareincreasinglydrawntoanalyzingDNAsamples.LedbyWenShaoqingfromFudanUniversity’sInstituteofArchaeologicalScience,theteamsuccessfullyextractedDNAdata(27)______theteethandbonesfoundattwositesnearDunhuang.TheDNAanalysispinpointedtwooutliers(异常样本)datingtotheWeiDynastyandtheTang.Furtherexaminationrevealedonehadapproximately50percentwesternEurasianancestryand(28)____________30percent,suggestingtheindividualswerelikelydescendantsofunionsbetweenwesternEurasianwomenandlocalmen. (29)______theteamconcludedwasthatthegeneticmixcouldbepartiallyattributedtothosemigrations.Expertssaidthesecondmajormigrationperiod(30)______(mark)byasignificantshiftinthegenepool.HistoricalrecordssaymigrationfacilitatedbyChineseexplorerZhangQian’svisittotheWesternTerritoryfrom138BCresultedinthecreationoftheSilkRoad.SectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.actuallyB.amazedC.breathtakingD.criticsE.graduallyF.prizeG.reflectionH.releaseI.solidJ.standardizeK.switchedWillAIallowhumanstoplayapart?Rebeccausedtohavearegularjob,translatingafashionbrand’swebsiteintoGerman.Onedayabigchangehappened.Thecompany(31)______tousingmachinetranslation.Shekeptthejob,anditstillpaidthebills;however,shewasnowtheretocheckand(32)______whateverwasproducedbythecomputer.Buttherewasacomplaint.“Whatitmeant,(33)______,wasthatwehumansweretrainingamachine,”shesays.Eachcorrectedcaptionforamid-pricedT-shirt,eachpairofskinnyjeans,wasadatapointfortherobotthatwasgoingtoreplaceher.Withthe(34)______ofchatprogramsthatcanimitatehumans,theworldisnowbeginningtoconsiderwhatthecomingofartificialintelligencemeans.Whatwillitdoforourjobsifmanyonce(35)______professions—law,accountancy,medicine—disappear?Whatdoesitmeantobeahumanwhenthethingthathumansmost(36)______—intelligence—hasbecomethecheapestproductontheplanet?Translators,forgoodandill,don’thavetowonder.“Youcantaketheworldoftranslatorsandinterpretersasa(37)______oftheworld,”saysNickiBone,chairwomanoftheboardoftheInstituteofTranslatingandInterpreting.Notallofthemareadjusting.“Ofcourse,wehaveour(38)______,”butsheadds,“Therearealsoopportunities,andoptimists.”Thespeedofchange,though,hasbeen(39)______.Increasingly,saysBone,sheandhercolleaguesareactingaseditorsofamachine’sfirstpass,ratherthantranslatorsoftherawmaterial.Forsome,that’sfine.“Peoplewillsay,‘OK,insteadofworkingatonerateforthisnumberofwordsperhour,I’mworkingatmanymorewordsperhour,butforamuchlowerrate.’Somearehappytotakeon.Somewon’t,asamatterofprinciple.”Asweare(40)______atChatGPTanditsgreatabilitytoimitatehumanwriting,translatorsare,comparedwiththerestoftheprofessions,sensitive.Anyway,thistechnologyisheretostay.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.SandhyaSriramisimpatient.Thestem-cell(干细胞)scientistwantedtoputherknowledgetouse,developingcultivatedseafood.YetnoonewasdoingthatinSingapore.Sofouryearsago,shesetupacompanytocreatelab-growncrustacean(甲壳纲动物)meat.(41)______,sheregisteredhercompany,ShiokMeatsinAugust2018.“Nobodywasdoingcrustaceans,”saysSriram,Shiok’sGroupCEOandco-founder.“WhatdoAsianseatthemost?Seafood.Itwasasimpleanswer.Andthey’resodelicious.”Alifelong(42)______,shehadnevertriedrealshrimp,butshesampledittheweeksheregisteredthecompany.Today,theresultsofher(43)______canbeseenattheheadquartersofhercompany.Duringafall2022visit,abioprocessengineerlookedintoamicroscopecarefully.Hehadtakensamplesfromabioreactorintheroomnextdoor,wherethecompanyis(44)______crustaceancells.Underthelens,hewascheckingtoseeifthecellswerereadytoharvest.ShiokMeatshasalreadyrevealedshrimp,lobster,andcrabprototypes(最初形态)toaselectgroupoftasters,anditplansto(45)______regulatoryapprovaltosellitslab-grownshrimpbyApril2023.Thatcouldmakeitthefirstintheworldtobringcultivatedshrimptodiners,puttingitattheleadingpositionofthecultivated-meat(46)______.Asofthiswriting,onlyonecompanyhasgainedregulatoryapprovaltoselllab-grownanimal-proteinproducts:EatJus’sculturedchickenis(47)______butonlyinSingapore.ShiokMeatsstillneedstosubmitallthepaperworknecessaryandgetregulatoryapproval,butthecompanyhopestoseeitsproductsinrestaurantsbymid-2024,offeringfoodiesamoreenvironmentallyfriendlyoptionfreeof(48)______thancrustaceansfromfarms.Butevenifthatambitious(49)______ismet,itwilllikelybeawhilebeforetheaveragepersoniseatingcultivatedcrustaceans.Itwillrequirenotjustregulatoryapprovalbutalsomorefundingandabiggerfactory,alongwith(50)______consumersandgovernmentsaroundtheworldtoacceptlab-grownseafood.“We’reataninterestingstageofastartup;it’scalledtheValleyofDeath,”saysSriram.“Weareinthespacewherewehaven’tsubmittedforregulatoryapprovalyet,butwe’relookingtocommercializeinthenexttwoyears.”Nevertheless,theimpatiententrepreneuris(51)______.Sriramhopestohavethecompany’snextmanufacturingplantreadybytheendof2023,wherea500-literanda2,000-literbioreactorwillbeamajor(52)______fromitscurrent50-and200-literbioreactors.ThegoalisforherproductstoenterthemainstreaminSingaporeinfivetosevenyears.(53)______theseproductscouldhelptacklesomeoftheenvironmentalimpactsofcrustaceanproduction.Organicwaste,chemicals,andantibioticsfromseafoodfarmscanpollutegroundwater.ShiokMeatssaysthewayitproducescrustaceanmeatminimizesanimalcruelty,asgrowingproteininalabhelpsavoid(54)______animals.Andcultivatingshrimpclosertowhereit’s(55)______cutsemissionsfromfishing-boatfuelandshippingproductsaroundtheworld.Inaword,whensciencemeetsseafood,manywonderfulthingshappennaturally.41. A.Eagerly B.Hurriedly C.Incidentally D.Interestingly42. A.dieter B.foodie C.taster D.vegetarian43. A.discipline B.enthusiasm C.discovery D.mindset44. A.growing B.investigating C.increasing D.targeting45. A.accept B.adopt C.grant D.seek46. A.farm B.race C.section D.line47. A.available B.affordable C.competitive D.profitable48. A.additive B.cruelty C.meat D.salt49. A.guideline B.transformation C.condition D.timeline50. A.demanding B.directing C.persuading D.training51. A.delightful B.insightful C.open-minded D.optimistic52. A.difference B.emergence C.sacrifice D.leap53. A.Tracking B.Supervising C.Popularizing D.Sampling54. A.feeding B.killing C.mistreating D.trapping55. A.captured B.stranded C.consumed D.producedSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)ThereisnoknowndateforwhentheancientGreeksorRomansfirstsharedtheirstoriesaboutgods,monstersandheroes.ButforthemodernmythknownasStarWars,thatdateisMay25,1977,whentheoriginalmovieopenedintheatersandkickedoffaglobalphenomenonthatspannedfilms,TVshows,novels,comicbooks,toys,lunchboxes,bedsheetsandmore.Eventoday,StarWarsremainsanenduringtouchstone(检验标准)ofpopculture.Criticallypraisedornot,themoviescontinuetobeabighit.Andjustasweknowwhenthemythologybegan,wealsoknowwhoinventedit:writer-directorGeorgeLucas.Hisinspiration,hetoldTIMEin1977,was“allthebooksandfilmsandcomicsthatIlikedwhenIwasachild…Mymainreasonformakingitwastogiveyoungpeopleanhonest,wholesomefantasylife,thekindmygenerationhad.”NoonecouldpredictjusthowmuchLucas’creationwouldcatchon—notevenLucashimselforthefilm’sstarMarkHamill,whoplayedyoungheroLukeSkywalker.“Ihadnoideaitwouldbeassuccessfulasitwas,”Hamillsaidin2017,markingtheoriginalfilm’s40thanniversary.“IjustthoughtIwouldbeafanofthisevenifIweren’tinvolved.”BeforeLucascreatedStarWars,hehadanevenmoreambitiousgoal—toblowupthewaysofOldHollywood.Andhedid.StarWarsintroducedaneweraofmoviemaking,onethatsawthedevelopmentofamazingspecialeffectsandthetoolstoachievethem.Afterthislegend,filmmakersfeltfreetobringtheirwildestideastolifeintotallyrealisticwaysthatleftaudiencesthrilled.WhydidStarWarsbecomesuchapowerfulforce?Hamillcreditsitsabilitytosatisfythehumanneedforescapism.“Peoplevaluetheideaofgoingawaytosomehappyplace,”hesaid,“whetherit’sOzorNarniaorMiddleEarthorHogwarts.Ithinkitappealstochildrenofallages.Itdoesn’tmatterifyou’re6or60.ItappealstotheoptimisticyoungidealismthatIthinkeverypersonhas,howeverburieditmightbe.”56.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Peopleshouldkeepdiggingintothehistoryofancientmyths.B.MoreproductsassociatedwithStarWarshavebeencreated.C.Somepeople’scriticismofStarWarsmadeitlesspopularthanbefore.D.StarWarsismoresuccessfulinthebusinessfieldthanintheentertainmentfield.57.WhydidGeorgeLucasinventStarWars?A.Tobreaktheoldrulesandtraditionsofmakingfilms.B.Toappealtotheoptimisticyoungmentopursuetheirdreams.C.Toencourageotherfilmmakerstobringtheirwildideastolife.D.Toofferyoungpeopleanasgoodandhealthyfantasylifeashehad.58.StarWarscanhavesuchagreatinfluencemainlybecause______.A.itmeetspeople’spursuitforaplacetoescapeB.itsymbolizesthebeginningofthemodernmythC.thespecialeffectsofferamazingviewingexperienceD.themainactorsinthisfilmareverypopularamongthepublic59.Thispassageiswrittento_____________.A.inspirepeopletobeoptimisticandidealB.introducethebasicinformationaboutStarWarsC.recommendthetalentedwriter-directorGeorgeLucasD.criticizethefactthatStarWarsisnotaswellmadeasbefore(B)Lookingforacareerchange?Checkouttheseunconventionaloptions!TheWaterslideTesterWhenthepoolwhereheworkedasalifeguardwasclosedduringtheCOVID-19pandemic,GuillaumePoptookjobsatvariousotherpoolsthatwerevirtuallydeserted.Inonevideoonthesocialplatform,hepretendedtobea“professionalwaterslidetester”.Unexpectedly,Popbecameasocialmediasensation.Hewasthenhiredto“test”slidesandotherfacilitiesatwaterparksandswimmingpoolsalloverFrance.“It’sthebestjobintheworld,”declaresPop,whosevideoshavereceived80millionviews.“I’mnotbehindadesk.I’mactiveandoutsideinthesun.Infact,allthechildrentellmetheywanttobeawaterslidetester!”TheReindeerHerderFinnishLaplandishometoaround200,000wildreindeer.AnneOllila,oneofthe4,000ownersoftheseanimals,worksinthisharshbutbeautifulregionwithherbigfamily.Shegaveupherjobasasociologyresearcherin2010todevoteherselftoreindeerherdingfulltime.Insummer,Ollilasleepsduringthedayandwalksupto12milesanightthroughmarshandforest,enduringallkindsofinsects.Indeepestwinterthereislittledaylight.Grasslandsarefrozenandthereindeermoveintotheforestforprotection.“Lifehereisn’teasybutit’shownatureworks,”saysOllila,“Ilovetheenvironment,theanimalsandthefreedom.Also,Ihaveasenseofbelongingtosomethingbiggerthanme,tothechainoflifethroughthegenerations.”TheZombieTrainerStevieDouglas,a52-year-oldScot,hastaughtpeoplehowtobehavelikeallvarietiesoftheundead.Abigfanofhorrormovies,Douglasnoticedthezombieshesawinfilmswereoftenunconvincing.“TheirmovementwaspoorandIthoughtIcoulddobetter.”So,in2012,heformedScareScotlandtoprovidezombiesforfilmsandeventssuchashorrorconventions.Ayearlatertheystartedazombietrainingprogram,whichtookoffwhentheyreceivedarequestfor300zombiesforathree-week-longinteractiveproduction.“Whatwedoisveryspecific.”saysDouglas.Manypeopleenjoybeingfrightened,andhe’shappytoobligethem.60.Whatdothethreepeopleintroducedinthepassageabovehaveincommon?A.Theirjobsaredangerous,unstableandlow-paid.B.Theirjobsarewellreceivedthroughouttheworld.C.Theyhavegreatpassionandprideinwhattheydo.D.Theyneedprofessionalqualificationstodotheirjob.61.WhatdoesGuillaumePoplikemostabouthisjob?A.Ithasasenseoffreedom.B.Itisfullofvigorandenergy.C.Itiswhathehasbeendoingfordecades.D.Itsatisfiespeople’swishestobefrightened.62.Whoismostprobablyinterestedinthispassage?A.Employeeswhoareconsideringswitchingjobs.B.Studentswhoareapplyingforidealuniversities.C.Childrenwhoareinterestedinunusualactivities.D.Graduateswhoaredecidingontheiressaytopics.(C)Thephrase“cointoss”isaclassicequivalenttorandomness.Butsinceatleastthe18thcentury,mathematicianshavesuspectedthatevenfaircoinstendtolandononesideslightlymoreoftenthantheother.Provingthistinybias(偏见),however,wouldrequirehundredsofthousandsofcarefullyrecordedcointosses,makinglaboratorytestsanightmare.FrantišekBartoš,currentlyaPh.D.candidateattheUniversityofAmsterdam,becamefascinatedbythischallengefouryearsago.Hecouldn’troundupenoughvolunteerstoinvestigateitatfirst.“Nobodywasstupidenoughtospendacoupleofweekendstossingcoins,”hesays.ButafterhebeganhisPh.D.studies,hetriedagain,recruiting47volunteers(manyofthemfriendsandfellowstudents)fromsixcountries.Multipleweekendsofcointossinglater,theteamhadperformed350,757tosses,breakingthepreviousrecordof40,000.Thetossedcoins,accordingtopreviousfindings,landedwiththesamesidefacingupwardasbeforethetoss50.8

percentofthetime.Thelargenumberofthrowsallowsstatisticianstoconcludethatthenearlyone

percentbiasisn’tafluke.“Wecanbequitesurethereisa

biasincointossesafterthisdataset,”Bartoš

says.Theleadingtheoryexplainingthesubtleadvantagecomesfroma2007physicsstudybystatisticianPersiDiaconisandhiscolleagues,whosecalculationspredictedasame-sidebiasof51

percent.Fromthemomentacoinislaunchedintotheair,itsentirepathintheair—includingwhetheritlandsonheadsortails—canbecalculatedbythelawsofmechanics.Theresearchersdeterminedthatcoinsintheairbarelyturnaroundtheirsymmetricalaxis(对称轴);insteadtheytendtomoveoff-centerunsteadily,whichcausesthemtospendalittlemoretimeintheairwiththeirinitial“up”sideontop.Forday-to-daydecisions,cointossesareasgoodasrandombecauseaone

percentbiasisn’tperceptiblewithjustafewcointosses,saysanotherstatisticianwhowasn’tinvolvedinthenewresearch.Still,thestudy’sconclusionsshouldeliminateanydoubtthatstillexistsregardingthecointoss’sslimbias.Itisn’tdifficulttopreventthisbiasfrominfluencingyourcoin-tossmatches;simplyconcealingthecoin’sstartingpositionbeforetossingitshoulddothetrick.Alternatively,youcandoawaywithtossingaltogetherbyshakingthecoinbetweenyourpalms.Butifyourfriendsareunawareofthetinybias,youmayaswellbenefitfromyourslightadvantage.Afterall,51

percentoddsbeatalot.63.Whywasitdifficulttoprovethetinybiasincointosses?A.Becauseitrequiredalargenumberoftrialsandloadsoftests.B.Becausefewscientistsandresearcherswereinterestedinthistopic.C.Becausescientistslackedtheabilityandtechniquetoconductthisstudy.D.Becausepreviousresearchesfailedmanytimesandscientistslostconfidence.64.Themeaningoftheunderlinedwordflukeinparagraph3mostprobablyreferstosomethingthat____________.A.happensbyaccident B.canbeplannedinadvanceC.occursunderspecificconditions D.canbegainedbypractice65.Whatcanweimplyfromthelastparagraph?A.Thisonepercentbiasmatterslittleinreallife.B.Weshouldrelyonthisonepercentbiastohelpus.C.Thoughunnoticeable,wemaystilltakeadvantageofthisbias.D.Relyingontheonepercentbiastowinacoin-tossmatchisunfair.66.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Risk-takers?Expertsrecommendcoin-tossmatches.B.LuckorMaths?Here’resometipsontossingcoins.C.Coincollectors?There’restoriesbehindeachcoin.D.HeadsorTails?Researchsuggestsit’snot50-50.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Youngconsumersnolongerblindlychasetrendyorluxuryitems.

B.Theyexcelinusingmobiledevicesandsocialmediaforgettinginformation.

C.Theirtendencytopaymuchleadstothedevelopmentofproductsandservices.D.Theirchangingbehaviorsinconsumptionhavepromotedhigh-qualityproducts.

E.Infact,youngpeopleareslowlybecomingthemainforceintheconsumermarket.F.Theyarewillingtopayforproductswithuniquefeaturesandinnovativeservices.TheyoungleadnewtrendsinconsumptionmarketWiththepost-1990generationbecomingavibrant(充满活力的)forceinsocietyandthepost-2000generationgraduallyenteringtheworkforce,thepurchasingpowerofthenewgenerationofconsumershasbeensteadilygrowing.(67)_______________________Growingupintheinternetera,theyoungconsumersgenerallyhavehighereducationlevelsandabroaderglobaloutlook,andcomefromarelativelystrongeconomicbackground.Assuch,theirconsumptionbehaviorisdifferentfromthatoftheearliergenerations.Intermsofconsumptionpattern,onlineshoppinghasbecomethetopchoiceforyoungpeople.Youngpeoplenotonlycompriseacomparativelyhighpercentageofinternetusersbutalsotendtoshoponline.(68)_______________________Thismakesthemeasilyinfluencedbyproductpromotionsandinfluencersonsocialmedia.Andyetatrendtowardrationalconsumptionhasbeengrowingrapidlyoverthepastfewyears.(69)_______________________Instead,theyfocusmoreonproductqualityandfunctionality.Theytendtocompareproductsandservices,anddosomeresearchbeforemakingpurchasingdecisions,inordertogetthebestoutoftheirpurchase.AccordingtoastudyconductedbytheSocialSurveyCenterofChinaYouthDaily,90.1percentofthe1,000youngrespondentssaidtheirconsumptiondecisionisbasedonthe“spendingwherenecessaryandsavingwherepossible”principle.Besides,youngconsumersseekmorepersonalizedanddiversifiedproducts,reflectingtheiremotionalneedsandincreasingsenseofself-worth.(70)_____________________Whenitcomestobrandcognition,youngconsumersseemtofavordomesticproducts.Thankstoinformationonline,youngconsumersnolongerblindlypursueforeignbrandsandinsteadpreferlocalbrands,highlightingtheirconfidenceinChinese-madeproducts.FromLi-Ning,AntatoWarriorshoes,domesticbrandsinvariousfieldsarebeingwarmlywelcomedbyyoungconsumers.IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.TheingredientsofloveInmoderntimes,findingloveseemsmorecentraltopeople’slives.Then,researcherswonder,canlove,ahighlyvaluedemotionalstate,becreated?Tohelpdeterminetheingredientsofattraction,oneresearchpaired164collegeclassmatesandhadthemtalkfor3,6or10minutestogetasenseofeachother’sindividuality.Thenstudentswereaskedtopredictwhatkindofrelationshiptheymightbuildwiththeirpartners.Afternineweeks,theyreportedwhathappened.Reportsshowedtheirinitialjudgmentsoftenheldtrue.Allthesestudentsseemedtodistinguishatanearlystagewhowouldbestfitintotheirlives.Scientistshavealsoturnedtononhumanstoincreaseunderstandingofattraction.Manyanimalsgiveoffpheromones—naturalchemicalsthatcanbedetectedby,andthencanproducearesponsein,otheranimalsofthesamespecies.Pheromonescansignalthatananimaliseitherreadytofightorisfeelingopentopartnerships.Incontrast,humansdonotseemtobeasgiftedasotheranimalsatdetectingsuchchemicals.Smell,however,doesseemtoplayapartinhumanattraction.Althoughwemaynotbeawareofchemicalslikepheromonesconsciously,