2024届上海宝山区高考英语一模

2023学年第一学期期末

高三年级英语学科教学质量监测试卷

（本试卷满分140分，考试时间120分钟）

I.Listeningcomprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandaquestionaboutit,readthe

fourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyou

haveheard.

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.Aftereach

passageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandconversationwill

bereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

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.Students*talent.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Becausetheyusuallysetfiresataweddingceremony.

B.Becausepeoplewhoreceivethemwillgivethecouplearedenvelopwithmoney.

C.Becausetheylooklikesmallbombsinaredenvelop.

D.BecauseChinesepeopleloveredcolorespeciallyattheirweddingceremonies.

18.A.Theyoftenrefertoagiftregistryfromthebrideandgroom.

B.Theydirectlyaskthebrideandgroomforsomeadvice.

C.Theyusuallybuywhatevertheylikethemselves.

D.Theyprefertobuysomespecialandexpensivegifts.

19.A.Theyhavetopromisetoberesponsiblefortheirfamily.

B.Theyoftenpromisetotakecareofeachother'sparents.

C.Theyusuallypromisetoloveandcareforeachother.

D.Theyneedpromisetobringahappylifetotheother.

20.A.ChineselovealcoholwhileAmericanspreferwineinstead.

B.ChinesetoastwithdishesbutAmericanstoastwithacake.

C.InChinapeopletoastafterdancingbutinU.S.peopletendtotoastbeforedancing.

D.InChinathebrideandgroomtoasttheguestswhileinU.S.gueststoastthecouple.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Whenpeopleneedtomakeimportantdecisions,oneoftheirfirststepsisusuallytocollect

informationabouttheissueathand.Andthemorecrucialthedecisionis,themoreinformation

peopleorbusinessesandorganizationsusuallywant.(21)computersarecapableof

collectingandanalyzingfarmoreinformationthanhumanbeings,itmakessensethat

organizationswouldusethemforthispurpose.Thisuseandanalysisoflargeamountsof

informationisknownasbigdata.

Todecideifdatasetscountasbigdata,theyareevaluatedusingthreestandards,(22)

(know)asnthethreeVs."Thefirstisvolume:Bigdatainvolveslargeamountsofdata,mostof(23)

comeswithoutstructureororganization.Thesecondisvelocitymeaningspeed:Bigdatais

receivedquicklybecauseitoftenreachestheprogramsthatuseitdirectlyfromtheinternet.Many

oftheseprograms(24)(design)toadapttochangesinthedataquicklyaswell.Finally,big

dataoffers(25)(great)varietythantraditionaldata,includingmoreunstructureddata.

BecauseofthethreeVs,humananalystscanonlyworkwithbigdatawiththehelpofcomputer

programsdesignedtomanageit.

Businessescanusebigdatatohelpunderstandtheircustomers,eitherasagroupor

individually.Forexample,some(26)(stream)websitesrelyonbigdatatosuggestmusicor

televisionofferingstailoredtotheuser'sinterests.Bigdatacanalsohelpcompaniesdecidehow

muchinventory(库存)theyneedsothattheydon'twastemoneyproducingandstoringproducts

thatcustomers(27)notbuy.

Inhealthcare,programmers(28)(develop)toolstohelpdoctorsandpatientstomake

medicaldecisionsusingbigdata.Thiscanprocessinformationaboutspecificpatientsfrom

at-homemedicaldevicessuchasheart-ratemonitors.

Governmentscanusebigdata(29)(plan)efficientpublictransportationsystemsand

identifyroadsthatneedmaintenance.Whenusedforthispurpose,bigdataisnotcontroversial.

Butsomeopposeotherusesofbigdatabygovernments(30)theymight

impactoncitizens*privacyinanattempttocontrolbehavior.

Bigdatacanbeausefultoolformanytypesoforganizationsthatseektouseittomakebetter

decisionstobenefitpeople.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybe

usedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

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

G.reasonableH.performedI.scheduleJ.plannedK.excellence

Peopletendtothinkthatproductivityinvolvesdoingseveralthingsatonce,butaccordingto

CalNewport,thesecrettosuccessistheoppositeofmultitasking.NewportistheauthorofDeep

Work,abookthatdescribesthebenefitsoffocusingononethinganddoingitwith31.

Newportdefinesdeepworkas"theabilitytofocuswithout32onacognitively(认知地)

demandingtask.*'It'stheoppositeofshallowwork,whichismadeupofsimpletasksthatare

usually33whiledistracted.

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

learndifficultthingsquicklyandproduceatahighlevel.Mostpeoplearedistractedwhenthey

work,soyoulearntoworkwithoutdistraction,thatgivesyou35Deepworkenablesyouto

producetothebestofyourabilityandacquirenewskillsquickly.Developingexcellenceinone*s

craftcanbeadeeply36try.Butdeepworkitselfisalsoaskill,whichmeansthemoretime

youspendatit,theeasieritgets.Moreover,ifyouonlyworkatashallowlevel,yourabilitytodo

deepworkdecreases.

Sohowdoyouconductdeepworkintoyourworklifeoryourstudies?It*sessentially

importantto37deepworkintoyourday.Otherwise,it'seasytoletyourtimefillupwith

shallowwork.Newportrecommendsdoingdeepworkasyourfirsttaskoftheday.Thatwayyou

getitdonebeforedistractionsbuildup.Shallowworkdoesneedtogetdone,butifyousaveitfor

laterintheday,youcangetyourdeepworkdone,too.

Schedulingdeepworksessionsforthesametimeeverydaycanturnthemintoahabit.This

makesiteasiertospendtimeonthem.

Becausedeepworkisbydefinitioncognitivelydemanding,youwon'tbeabletodoitallday.

Beginnerscanusuallyonlyfocusondeepworkfor38anhour,andevenexpertshave

troublegoingmorethanfourhours.Soset39goalsforyourself.Ifyoureallyfocus,you'll

besurprisedathowmuchyouaccomplishinafewhours.

Byfocusingon40sessionsofdeepwork,youcangetmoredoneinlesstimeandfeel

moresatisfied.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Ideally,childhoodisatimeofgrowthandlearning,preparingforadulthoodandalsohaving

fun.Butformanychildrenaroundtheworld,thistimeiscutshortwhentheyareforcedtowork,

sometimesindangerousconditions.41,theUnitedNations(U.N.),somenationalgovernments

andotherorganizations42June12astheannualWorldDayAgainstChildLabor.

Asof2020,around160millionchildrenworkedaschildlaborers,whichmeansthatonechild

in10wasachildlaborer.43,childlaborhasdecreasedoverthepast20years,butinrecent

years,thisprogresshasstopped.Childlaboris44fromordinaryhousework,helpingwitha

familybusinessor(forolderchildren)workingtoearnpocketmoneywhennotinschool.Work

donebychildrenis45aschildlaborwhenitharmsthechildphysically,mentally,sociallyor

46,orwhenitpreventsthechild*seducation.

About79millionchildrenareengagedinhazardouschildlabor.Sometimesthismeansthe

workitselfisdangerousbecauseofheavymachineryorexposureto47.Hazardouschildlabor

canalsoinvolveharshconditions,longhours,or48tovariouskindsofabuse.

TheprimarygoaloftheWorldDayAgainstChildLaborisraising49oftheissueand

encouragingindividuals,organizationsandgovernmentsto50.Combating(打击)childlaboris

acomplextask.Itinvolvessocialworkerswhoidentifychildlaborersandtakeactiontoprovide

thesechildrenandtheirfamilieswithother51.Butitalsoinvolveschangeincommunitiesasa

whole,52thesocialregulationsthatcanleadadultstomaketheirchildrenwork.

Childlaborandpovertyoftengohandinhandasparentsfeelremovingtheirchildrenfrom

schoolisnecessarytoearnmoneyfortheirsurvival.So,measuresmeanttofight53arealso

tiedtopreventingchildlabor.Ensuringthatchildrenhavequalityeducationalopportunitiesisalso

important.Ifmoreopportunitieswere54,moreparentsmightgiveuptheimmediatebenefitof

achild'spaychecktogivethatchildaneducation.

Childlaborisharmfultochildrenandtocommunities,sinceitpreventschildrenfromgrowing

intohealthy,educatedcitizenswhocouldmakea(n)55insociety.Byhighlightingtheproblem

andofferingavarietyofsolutions,theWorldDayAgainstChildLaborcanmakethesituationabit

better.

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.For

eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccording

totheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

DuringtheSecondWorldWar,Dr.WilliamWalshservedonaU.S.NavyshipintheSouth

Pacific.Whileservingthere,Walshobservedthepoorhealthconditionsinwhichthepeopleofthe

SouthPacificlived.

Afterthewarendedin1945,WalshfoundedanorganizationcalledProjectHope.Itsgoalwasto

bringhealtheducationandcaretopeopleinpoorcountriesaroundtheworld.In1958,Walsh

convincedU.S.PresidentEisenhowertoallowProjectHopetorentaU.S.Navyhospitalshipforjust

onedollarayear.ManycompaniesandordinarypeopledonatedmoneytoProjectHope.The

organizationusedthefundstoturnthenavyshipintoacivilianhospitalshipcalledtheSSHope.

Duringthenext14years,theSSHopetraveledtoeveryregionoftheworld.Whereveritwent,it

providedhealthcareforneedypeopleandhelpedpoorcountriesestablishtheirownhealthcare

systems.In1974,theSSHopewasretiredfromservice,andProjectHopebegantoprovidehealth

careonlandinstead.

ThestoryoftheSSHopeinspiredDonandDeyonStephenstobuyapassengershipin1978and

transformitintoanotherhospitalship.Sincethen,theirorganization,calledMercyShips,hassent

shipsequippedwithmedicalsuppliesandhospitalbedsaroundtheworld.Doctorsvolunteertotravel

onthesevesselsorshipsandperformfreesurgeriesonpeoplewhoneedthem.Theycancorrect

people'svision,straightenbentlimbs,removefacialtumors(肿块)andmore.MercyShipsalso

providesmedicalequipmentforlocalhealthclinicsandbuildsmedicalfacilities.Inaddition,it

teacheslocalpeoplehowtofarmtheirlandmoreeffectivelyandmoresustainably.

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.TheyVeresultedinseriousinfections.

59.Accordingtothisarticle,whatdolocalpeoplelearntodowiththeaidofMercyShips?

A.Makeagoodlivingfromtourism.

B.Growcropswithgreatersuccess.

C.Manufacturepopularelectronics.

D.Establisheducationinstitutions.

(B)

From:BridgetPecolini<bpecolini@>

To:AnsonWong<mransonwong@>

Re:Questionsaboutonlinemathcontest

Date:June18,2023

DearMr.Wong,

Thankyouforyouremail.We'resogladyourchildrenaresigneduptoparticipateinourmath

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Youcanaccessthetrainingsessionandpracticetestsbyloggingintoourwebsiteat

.Onceyou'resignedin,youwillseeseveraltabsontheleft-handside.

Oneofthemwillsay"Enrolled."Ifyouclickonthedrop-downmenuthere,you'llfindthenames

ofthechildrenyouregistered.Ifyouclickoneachname,you'llbegiventheoptionofjoininga

trainingsessionordoingpracticetests.

Ihopethatanswersyourquestion!

Pleaseletmeknowifyouneedanyfurtherhelp.

Sincerely,

BridgetPecolini

/studentinformation

MATHCONTEST2023

We'regladyou'vedecidedtoparticipateinthisyear*smathcontest.Thisisour37thyearrunning

thiscontest,andour3rdwithanonlineoption.Wehopetobeabletoofferin-personcontestsnext

year!

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3rdGrade

AccesstothecontestSampletest20232018-2022Practice

(availableAugust14at11am)(availableAugust7-12)tests/contests

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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.You

feelyoumustobeysomeone*sdemands,ortheywillbeupsetwithyouorevenharmyouor

themselves.Anunclearorspecificthreatismadethatcausesyoutofearthatsomeonewillreveala

secretorweakness,soyoudowhatthatpersonwants.Orperhapsarelativeistryingtomakeyou

feelobligedtodosomethingbysaying,"That'swhatfriendsorfamilydoforeachother."They

arousefeelingsofguiltinyoufornotmeetingtheirneeds.

Ifyouhavehadexperiencewithanyofthesecases,thenyouarethevictimofemotional

blackmail(勒索).Thisstyleofhandlecontrolsyouthroughyouremotions.Fear,obligationand

guilt-FOG-areusedbyanemotionalblackmailertogetwhattheywantfrompeople.

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

Theirdemandsareintendedtocontroltheirvictim'sbehaviorinunhealthymethods.Intentionalor

unintentional,ifyourneedsarealwaysbrushedasideinfavoroftheotherperson's,thingsneedto

change.

Dr.SusanForwardidentifiessixstagesinemotionalblackmail.Impliedorobviousdemands

comefirst."Idon'tthinkyoushoulddothingswiththatperson.They'renotgoodforyou.*'After

thiskindofstatement,theballisinthevictim'scourt,sostagetwoisresistance.Thevictimoften

avoidstheblackmailerorsuggestsalternativesinsteadofsayingno.Stagethreeispersistent

pressurebytheblackmailer:nIfwewerereallyfriends,you'ddoit,"Stagefourinvolvesthreats:

"Ifyoudon'tdothis...thenIwill..."Thevictimdoesn'twanttheblackmailertomakegoodontheir

threats,soobedience,whichisstagefive,oftenleavesthevictimfeelingguiltyorresentful.In

stagesixtheblackmailerbacksoffuntilthenextdemand.

Whatcanyoudo?First,recognizeifyouarebeingpressured,threatenedorcontrolled.Stay

calm,andstopsoyoucanconsiderotherpossibilities.Identifyyourtriggers;don'tbepressured

intoanimmediateresponse.Offeracompromise(妥协).Telltheblackmailerhowyoufeel,and

givethemachancetoacknowledgetheirbehaviorandchange.Iftheywon't,walkawayfromthe

relationship.Undernocircumstancesshouldyouletyourfearsbeusedagainstyou.

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.amazedB.frightenedC.indifferentD.angry

66.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

A.whereveryouare,itisimpossibletoavoidemotionalblackmailinlife

B.wheneveryou'reemotionallyblackmailed,justletitbewithnoresponse

C.it'sanadvisablewaytogiveaproperresponsewhenemotionallyblackmailed

D.it'sacorrectresponsetosincerelynegotiatewithemotionalblackmailerthen

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Butthistechnologycanbedangerousaswell.

B.Youjustneedtohavesomeexperiencewithtechnologyaswellasapropercomputer.

C.Therefore,AItechnologywillbeusedmoreandmorewildlyinthefuture.

D.AItext-to-imagegeneratorswillbecomeascommonandeasytouseasGoogleimagesearch.

E.Rather,itwillcategorizeeverypossibledetail.

F.Meanwhile,thegeneratorcanhelppeopletorecognizevariousinformationaccurately.

Haveyoueverwonderedwhatyouwouldlooklikeasacartooncharacteroramarvel

superhero?Withthepowerofartificialintelligence(AI)text-to-imagegenerators,youcancreate

imagesjustlikethat-withoutanyartskills.67

Howdoesitwork?

AItext-to-imagegeneratorsaretrainedthroughaprocesscalledmachinelearning.Inthis

process,thegenerator's"brain"isfedmassivenumbersofimagesandlearnstodistinguishwhat

theyare.Butthegeneratordoesn'tjustlearntotellthedifferencebetweenabananaandaballoon.

68Thesepixel-leveldetailsarethenstoredinamathematicalspace.Whensomeone

givesthegeneratoratextpassagesuchas"Doraemonridingawhitehorse,"theprogramuses

algorithms（算法）to"think."Momentslater,theprogramwillcreateanentirelyuniqueimagethat

yourequested.

Someartistsworrythattheyarebeingreplacedbythistechnology.Butotherartistsliketo

cooperatewiththegenerator,usingitspowerforideasandinspiration.

ThispowerfultoolisnowavailabletoanyonethroughgeneratorslikeStableDiffusionand

DALL-E.Youcanusethemtocreateallkindsofimaginativeimages.69

Thedarkside

GeneratorslikeStableDiffusionaretrainedusingimagesthataregatheredfromalloverthe

internet.Butthetrainingprocessdoesn'texclude（排除）imagesthatareviolentorinappropriate,

sothegenerators"learn*'thoseaswell.TheDALL-Eprogramcomeswithbuilt-infiltersthat

preventitfromgeneratingperverse（变态的）images.ButStableDiffusionisanopen-source

technology,meaningthatpeoplecanmodifyitscodeandremovethecontentfilters.Despitethis,

StableDiffusion'sfounderEmadMostaqueremainsoptimisticabouthowpeoplewillusehis

generator.Hesays,"Thebadstuffthatpeoplecreate...willbeavery,verysmallpercentageofthe

totaluse."

Forbetterorforworse,70Butdon'tgenerateanythingyou'dbeashamedto

showyourmother!

IV.SummaryWriting

71.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthe

passageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Doyouhaveafavoritepodcast?Thatcanbeadifficultquestiontoanswerforsomeasthere

aresomanyoptions.Thatisbecausetheworldisfullofinterestingtopicsandthoughtsabout

them.Ifyoufeelyouhavesomethingengagingandvaluabletoshare,startapodcast.

Apodcastisaseriesofaudioepisodesthatcoveraparticularsubject.Thefirststepto

creatingapodcastistofindyourtopic.It'sbelievedthatthebesttopicsareonesthatyouknowa

lotaboutandlove.

Anotherimportantstepistomakesureyouhavetherightequipment.Whilepodcast

equipmentcanbecomplexandexpensive,itdoesn'thavetobe.Foryourfirstpodcast,youcan

simplyrelyonyourphoneandcomputer.Ybucanrecordallofyouraudioonyourphone.Then

withyourcomputer-andtherightsoftware-youcanmixtheaudio.Thisistheprocessofputting

youraudiotogetherintooneperfect-soundingfile.

Afteryouhaveyourtopicandequipment,you'llwanttochooseyourformat.Yourpodcast

couldbeonepersonspeaking,twopeopletalking,ormanypeopleofferingtheiropinions.Your

podcastcouldalsoincludemorethanoneoftheseoptions.

Onceyou'vedecided,youcanstartdraftingyourepisodes.However,whateverformator

formatsyouchoose,maintainthesamestructureforeachepisode.Thenextstepistofindaquiet

placeanddoyourrecording.

Whenyou'vecompletedyourrecordingandaudiomixing,youllneedtofindaplatformfor

yourpodcast.Luckilythereareplentyoffreeandpaidplatformoptionsonwhichtouploadyour

podcast.Beforeuploading,makesureyouhaveaninterestingtitleandgoodtagsforyourshow.

Besuretopostaboutyourshowonsocialmedia.Getyourpodcastlistedinapodcastdirectory,

too.Youwanttogetthewordoutaboutyourpodcasttogrowyouraudience.Yourpodcastjust

mightbecomesomeone*snewfavorite.

V.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordgiveninthebrackets.

72.坦白说，你昨天在会上表达的观点还是有争议的。(controversial)

73.不管他怎么辩解，也无法说服在场的人认同他是无辜的。(persuade)

74.在填写高考志愿时，如果你的意见和父母的意见相左时，你会怎样妥善处理？(agree)

75.现在，上海很多小区都开了便民食堂，这无疑给居民带来了很大的便利，特别是孤寡老

人和工作繁忙顾不上做饭的人。(which)

VI.GuidedWriting

76.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingto