2023市上海市杨浦区高三年级下册二模英语试题

杨浦区2023学年度第二学期高三模拟质量调研

高三年级英语学科试卷2024.4

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.

Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.The

conversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversation

andthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecide

whichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Checkingoutofahotel.

B.Askingfbrinformation.

C.Makingacomplaint.

D.Payingforthedamage.

2.A.ThemansoundslikeaCanadian.

B.Themandoesn'tspeakwithaCanadianaccent.

C.ThewomanalsooriginallycomesfromCanada.

D.Thewomandoesn'tlikepeoplewithanaccent.

3.A.Onthe17th.B.Onthe18th.C.Onthe19th.D.Onthe20th.

4.A.Thevarietyofgraphsisthemostimportant.

B.Thefocusshouldbeonthesalesstrategies.

C.Clarityisthekeytoagoodpresentation.

D.Differentformsofpresentationmustbeused.

5.A.Onlythebestofuscanavoidmakingsuchamistake.

B.Everyonemakesmistakes,sothewomanshouldnotworrytoomuch.

C.Ithappenedlongago,sopeoplemighthaveforgottenaboutit.

D.Thewomanshouldhavemadebetterpreparationforthespeech.

6.A.Sheisdownwithaserousvirus.

B.Hereffortswillfinallypayoff.

C.Herprojectisnotgoingsmoothly.

D.Shehasmissedtheprojectdeadline.

7.A.Sheenjoyedtheconcert.

B.Shemesseduptheband.

C.Themanwasnotserious.

D.Themanwastoblame.

8.A.Noonecoughsasbadlyastheman.

B.Themanisshowingsymptomsofacold.

C.Themanissurprisedthatsomanypeopleareill.

D.Thewomanwarnsthemannottoattendtheclasses.

9.A.Thewomandoesn'tneedtogotoworksoearly.

B.Thewomanshouldtakebettercareofherhealth.

C.Thewomanismakingupexcusesfornotexercising.

D.Thewomanislosinggoodchancestosavetime.

10.A.Joannaisworkingheretemporarily.

B.Joannaisfillinginanapplication.

C.Jennywillbebackinadayortwo.

D.Jennywillhostabusinessconference.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,

andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.

Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperand

decidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Theirkeenlandscapingskill.

B.Theirtoughdigestivesystem.

C.Theirstrongpairofrearlegs.

D.Theirsharpsenseoftaste.

12.A.Byloweringtheprobabilityofwildfiresoccurring.

B.Bykeepingtheweatherconditionswetandcool.

C.Byreducinghumanactivitiesonthegreenvegetation.

D.Bypassingthroughseedsintoinaccessiblespots.

13.A.Costandsafety.B.Coverageandprocedure.

C.Speedandhealth.D.Economyandhabitat.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Tolearnevennumbersbyheart.

B.Tomemorizecomplicatedsums.

C.Topassabasicmemorytest.

D.Toreporttheirlearningexperiences.

15.A.Thosewhowokeupafter7:30a.m.

B.Thosewhosleptforatleasttenhours.

C.Thosewholearnedsumsinthemorning.

D.Thosewholearnedsumsbeforebed.

16.A.Sleephelpstostrengthenmemories.

B.Sleephelpsustolearnwordsbetter.

C.Sleepmakesnumbersstickinourmemory.

D.Sleepmakesusgetconfusedwithnumbers.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Three.B.Six.C.Ten.D.Fourteen.

18.A.Childrentendtoarrivetooearlyinthemorning.

B.Hethinkschildrenbehavebadlyinthemuseum.

C.Themuseumhasaspecialexhibitiononlately.

D.Themuseumcan'taccommodatesomanychildren.

19.A.AspecialtalkontheEarlyManexhibit.

B.Anhour-longguidedtourofthemuseum.

C.Avideointroducingthemuseumindetail.

D.Afun-filledinteractiveeducationalprogram.

20.A.Positive.B.Worried.C.Interested.D.Hesitant.

II.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassage

coherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineach

blankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthat

bestfitseachblank.

WasAirPollutionMonet'sMuse(灵感之源)？

ClaudeMonetwasaFrenchpainterwholivedattheturnofthe20thcentury,from

1840to1926.Heiscreditedasthefounderofimpressionism,apaintingstyle

characterizedbyitsuseofmanythinbrushstrokes(21)(create)adream-like

quality.Impressionistpaintingsarecelebratedfortheway(22)seemto

captureasenseoflifeinmotion.Monetdidn9tjustsimplypaintlandscapes;hewanted

toconveythesensationsheexperiencedwhenhesawthem.

ManyofMonefspaintingsportraythepassageoftime,likeclouds(23)

(drift)throughthesky.Thelandscapesinhispaintingsoftenhaveamistyappearance,

(24)fogiscloudingedges,andconcealingobjectsthatarefar

away.SomeresearchershavesuggestedthemistofMonefslandscapes(25)

haveactuallybeenairpollution.

Monetwaspaintingatatimewhenheavyindustrywasstartingtoseriouslyimpact

theenvironment.ThiswasespeciallytrueinurbancenterslikeLondonandParis.The

suppositionisthatMonefsworksreflecttheincreasinglevelsofairpollutionthat

Europe(26)(witness)inthelate19thcenturyandearly20thcentury.(27)

Monefspaintingcareerprogressing,backgroundvisibilityinhispaintings

seemstograduallydecrease.

Inletterstohiswife,MonetsometimesdescribedthesmokeandfoginLondon,

for(28)heobviouslyhadapreference.Evidencesuggeststhat(29)

significantnumberofMonefsworkswereinfluenced,oreveninspired,bythewayair

pollutionaffectedlightandvision.(30)airpollutionwasthemuseforoneof

modernhistory'sgreatestartistsmightbetrue.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcan

beusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.wrestlingB.approachesC.preoccupiedD.experimentingE.dynamically

F.boundG.moderateH.appliesI.inadequateJ.unitedlyK.integrity

DaretobeDull

Abigpartofwhyspontaneous(即兴的)speakingfeelssochallengingisthedesireto

alwayssaytherightthingintherightwayattherighttime.Butthatleadstounnecessary

self-evaluationandcriticism,consumingpreciousmentalenergyandpreventingyoufrom

(31)engaginginthemoment.Ioftenadvisepeopletofollowaspontaneous

comedysaying:"Daretobedull.^^Thatis,don'tfeelyouare(32)togivean

exceptionalperformance.Recognizethatthereisnosingle“correct“waytoanswera

question,givefeedbackorwelcomeacolleague—onlybetterorworse(33)・

Anotherpopularsayingalso(34)here:"Don'tlettheperfectbetheenemy

ofthegood.^^Listenersaremorelikelytotrustyouwhenyouspeaklikeamanof(35)

ratherthananactororarobot.Forexample,researchshowsthatthemost

effectivespeechincludes(36)useoffillerssuchas"um”and“ah."Sowhenyou

needtospeakspontaneously,refocusyourattentiononyourlistenersinsteadof(37)

withyourinnercritic.Attemptingtoservetheirneedswilltakeyourmental

spotlightoffyourself,relievingthepressureyoufeel.Tellyourselfthat(38),

makingmistakes,andlearningduringspontaneousinteractionsarenormal.

Micah,astudentofmine,wasfearfulthathisclasscontributionswouldbeseenas(39)

.Toavoidembarrassment,heplannedandrehearsedthepointshewantedto

make.Butbecausehewasalwaysworkingtorememberthemandfindtherighttimetouse

them,hewas(40)andfailedtogetthemostoutofdiscussions.Withmyhelphe

focusedonsilencinghisinnercritic.Hebeganofferingmoreideas,sometimesimperfectly

formed,andinjustafewweekshebecamelessanxiousandmoreconfident.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrases

markedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthe

context.

4WaystoGetThatVacationFeelinginTwoDays

Goingonvacationeveryweek?Itmightsoundlikethe(41)dream.But

asimplemindset(42)canmakeithappen-notravelinvolved.

Afewyearsago,Holmesandhercolleaguesbegan(43)theimportance

oftakingvacations.Inaseriesofexperiments,Holmes9team(44)441U.S.

workerstoeitherspendtheweekendlikeanyother,ortreatitlikeavacation.When

theywerebackatworkonMonday,peoplewhohadadoptedavacationmindset

reportedbeinghappierandlessstressed.

“Whatwassomewhatsurprisingisthattheeffectwasn'tdrivenbypeoplespending

timeallthat(45)Holmessays."Itwasthismindsetthatallowedthemto

bemorepresent.(46)beingin“doing"mode,itallowedpeopletosettlein

andbeinthemoment.

Weaskedpeopletosharetheirfavoritetipsforadoptingavacationmindsetathome.

1.Getcreativeabout(47)time

NoteveryonehasSaturdayandSundayoffworkandactuallysomepeopleoften

findtheirweekendschedulesfully(48).Youcouldstillapplythephilosophy.

Forexample,devoteanhouronSundaymorningtothe(49),butprotectthe

restoftheweekendasyourvacationtime.

2.Reflectonpriorities

Focusonwhatmakesavacationdifferentfroma(50)weekend."Does

itmeanturningoffyouremailnotifications?Spendingmoneycarelessly?"Maybeit

meansbeingabletospendtimewithpeopleyoudon'tnormallygettosee,orgiving

yourselfabreakonaworkout/9Holmessays.“It'shelpfultomakealistofthosethings

andbeableto(51)

3.Actlikea(52)

DecisionscientistNikaKabirirecommendsdoingsomethingtotallynewsoyou

candisconnectfromthesameoldroutines(53)yourlife.Amongherfavorite

ideas:Drivetoapartoftownyou'veneverbeentobefore,goforastroll,andgrab

lunchatthefirstcutecafeyousee."Thespontaneity(自发性)iswhatmakesexperiences

likethisfeelvacation-like,“Kabirisays.

4.Don'tputextrapressureonyourself

Treatingyourweekendlikeavacationdoesn'tmeanitneedstobeacomplicated

affair.Ifyour"vacation“encountersafewproblemsorlastsforonlyafewhours——

don'tworry.6aItdoesn'thavetobeallornothing,"Kabirisays."Don'tputpressureon

yourselftohavethis'perfectvacation.'"It's(54)tobefun.(55),

there9salwaysanotheronejustafewdaysaway.

41.A.unattainableB.inharmoniousC.incompleteD.unprofessional

42.A.studyB.shiftC.trendD.proposal

43.A.representingB.rankingC.exploringD.predicting

44.A.persuadedB.challengedC.motivatedD.instructed

45.A.practicallyB.literallyC.identicallyD.differently

46.A.InlightofB.RegardlessofC.InfavorofD.Insteadof

47.A.tellingB.killingC.makingD.changing

48.A.clearedB.packedC.removedD.dominated

49.A.laundryB.recreationC.moviesD.picnic

50.A.regularB.dramaticC.primitiveD.peaceful

51.A.identifywithB.dependonC.followthroughD.substitutefor

52.A.residentB.masterC.touristD.neighbor

53.A.facilitatingB.governingC.revealingD.polishing

54.A.provedB.definedC.describedD.meant

55.A.PlusB.HenceC.StillD.Finally

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthe

passageyouhavejustread.

(A)

PAULHEMINGTON,57,istheAssistantOperationsManageratCheddarGorge

(切达峡谷)andCavescheddargorge.co.uk

ImovedtoSOMERSETmainlyformyfamily.Mydaughterwasgettingmarried

andIdidn'twanttolivesixhoursaway,sowemadethemove.Oncewemoved,we

weremadeunneededanditwasamadracetogetwork.IendedupathereatCheddar

GorgeandCaves.

CheddarGorgeislikenothingelseintheUK.It'sauniquephenomenon,because

althoughthereareothercavesinthecountry,youdon'thavethegorgeelsewhere.This

isamajorgeologicalfeature,ifsthreemileslongandthere9sjustthisnatural,raw

beauty.Icansitatmydeskinguestservicesandlookoutatpartofthegorge.It's

amazing.

TheCheddarGorgespiritisstrong.Youknow,nothavingworkedhereorheard

aboutthearea,youcomehereanditgetsunderyourskinintherightway.Youbecome

partofit,itbecomespartofyou.I'mverypassionateaboutit.Andthere9stheamazing

wildlife,thegeology,theprehistory-CheddarManisstilloneofthegreatestfindsin

theUK.

EverydayatCheddarGorgeandCavesisdifferent.You'vegottherocksportsside

ofthings,theclimbing,thecaving.Wetakepeoplethroughthecavesontoursandwe

havepre-history,whichwedowiththemuseum,wherebywehaveschoolscomeinand

dodemonstrationswiththem.Wewilldressupasgenuinelyaswecantoreproducethe

timeperiodoftheCheddarMan,whichistheMesolithicperiod,so10,000yearsago.

Wedofirelighting,forexample,andhopefullyit'sinspiringtotheyoungpeople!It's

reallycooltobeinthemuseumgardenandhavepartofthegorgeasthebackground

whileyou'redoingit,soyoucanreallysubmergeyourselfinthatmoment.

Myfavouritespotiswhenyougopastthepeakonthewalkandyoucanlookback

downintothegorgeoracrosstothereservoir.Theviewisamazing.Yes,youcansee

picturesofit,buthonestlyyouhavetobetheretofullyappreciateit.Youmighthear

somebuzzardsorseesomesheeporgoatswhileyou'reupthere,justtoenhancethe

experience!

56.PAULHEM1NGTONoriginallymovedtoCheddarGorgeto.

A.settledowninthecountrysideB.beclosertohisdaughter

C.landajobasatourguideD.takepartinacompetitiverace

57.Theunderlinedphrase"wetsunderyourskin“isclosestinmeaningto.

A.affectsyoudeeplyB.bothersyougreatly

C.increasesyourstrengthD.improvesyourskincondition

58.WhichofthefollowingfallsintoPaul'sjobdescriptions?

A.Hegoestotheschooltogivelecturesonpre-history.

B.Hedemonstratestoyoungpeoplehowtoclimbrocks.

C.HeparticipatesinrecreatingthescenesintheMesolithicperiod.

D.Hedecoratesthemuseumgardentomakeitlooklikethegorge.

59.WhatdoesPAULHEMINGTONtalkaboutinthisarticle?

A.Howheadaptstothelocalwayoflife.

B.Whatmajorlocalattractionsareworthseeing.

C.WhyCheddarGorgeranksfirstasanaturalwonder.

D.WhatmakesCheddarGorgesospecialtohim.

(B)

DearDella

Howcan1keeptrackofcharacters?

WithshortstorywriterandnovelistDellaGalton

WhafsthebestwaytokeepShould1usesinglequotesor

trackofyourcharactersinanovel?doublequotesfordialogue?

AmandaRose,viaemailTaniaYeatman,Wimbome

Armnotsurewhatthebestwayis,but邕Itdoesn1tmatter!Usuallyifsamatter

herearesomeofthemethods1use.Mostofofhousestyle,soifyouareaimingata

myrecordsareonpaper.1haveahugespecificpublication,checktoseewhattheir

folder,andinitarethefollowing:styleisforpublicationandcopythat.Ifyou

*Charactersheets-oneA4sheetforeachdon'tknowthehousestylethenthe

characterwithalltheirdetails:name;age;importantthingistobeconsistent.The

address;physicaldescription;personalitysameappliestoquotesfrominterviewees

type…andexpertsinyourarticles.

*Dialoguerecords-anextrapagewhere1

notetheirfavoritewordsanddialogues.7sawAnneatwritinggroup,"Milly

*Photographs-1usephotoscutfromsaid.

magazinesforinspirationsastowhatthey“Andshecamerushinguptomeand

looklike.toldmeshe'ddoneitatlast.She'sgot

rmalsoabigfanofspreadsheets.1anagent!”

createonethathasthename,dateofbirth

andageofmycharactersatanygiventimeSometimestheremaybeaquotewithina

inthenovel-ornovelsififsaseries.Thisquote.Itcanbesinglequoteswithindouble

isparticularlyhelpfulforcontrollingquotesortheotherwayaround.Butdon't

timelines,as1onlyneedtochangeonedatemixthetwostyleswithinthestorytoavoid

andtherestaresetuptoupdateconfusion.

automatically.

1alsouseaspreadsheetforkeepingtrackForexample:

oftheplotso1knowwhathappenstoeach

characterineachchapter.1createthe

spreadsheetbefore1startandfillitinas1

go.Ifsfortrackingnotplotting,butit

couldbeusedforthatifyouplottedwhat

happensineachchapter.GraceLouise

Hopethishelps,Amanda.

60.aremostusefulforcontrollingtimelinesofthestory.

A.CharactersheetsB.Dialoguerecords

C.PhotographsD.Spreadsheets

61.Theappropriateexampleintheboxshouldbe.

A.7sawAnneatwritinggroup,'MiUysaid.'Andshecamerushinguptomeand

cried,7t/edoneitatlast./‘抬gotanagent!”'

B.7sawAnneatwritinggroup,"Millysaid."Andshecamerushinguptomeand

cried,Tvedoneitatlast」'vegotanagent/'

C.7sawAnneatwritinggroup,1Millysaid."Andshecamerushinguptomeand

cried,Tvedoneitatlast」'vegotanagent!'〃

D.7sawAnneatwritinggroup,"Millysaid.'Andshecamerushinguptomeand

cried,7'vedoneitatlast」'vegotanagent!’

62.WhichofthefollowingquestionsismostlikelytobeaskedbyGraceLouise,who

isdreamingofbecominganovelist?

A.Whenandwherewillyournextnovelbepublished?

B.WhatshouldIwriteabouttowinthewritingcompetition?

C.Doyouhaveanytipsforovercomingthewriter'sblock?

D.Canyougiveusalectureonchoosingtherighttopics?

(C)

AforestinStaffordshire(intheUK)transformedintoahi-techlaboratory.

Researchershereareinvestigatinghowthetreesusecarbon,andit'sdifficulttofind

out.Inanunusualexperiment,extracarbondioxideispipedtothetrees,tocreatethe

kindofatmosphericconditionsexpectedinthemiddleofthecentury.Andinstruments

measurehowtheforestreacts.

Thescientistinchargesaysthere*B.9sstillalottolearn.Andheworriesthat

governmentsandcompaniesarerushingtoplanttreesasaneasyanswertoclimate

change."Ifyoutryandusetreestotidyupthemessthatwe'remakingthrough

emissions,youareputtingthosetreesintoaveryrapidlychangingclimateandtheywill

struggletoadapt,"saidProfessorRobMacKenzie,UniversityofBirmingham.

Thisdevicetracksthemovementofcarbondioxide.Inahealthyforest,thegasis

notonlyabsorbedbythetreesbutsomeisreleasedaswell.Whatscientistshereare

findingoutisthewaycarbonflowsintoaforestandoutofitisalotmorecomplicated

thanyoumightthink.So,ifmasstreeplantingismeanttobeasolutiontotackling

climatechange,thetreesaregoingtohavetobemonitoredandcaredfor,overnotjust

decades,butmaybecenturiesaswell.

Ofallthechallenges,thetaskofplantingisthesimplest.ShelbyBarberfrom

Canadacandoanamazing4,000treesinaday."Peopletalkingaboutplantingmillions

billionsoftreesaroundtheworld.Isitpossibledoyouthink,physically?^^askedBBC.

“It'sdefinitelypossiblewiththerightamountofpeople,therightgroupofpeople.Tve

personally,inthreeyears,plantedjustoverhalfamilliontrees."saidProfessorRob

MacKenzie.

Onceplanted,thetreesneedtosurvive,andexpertsaremixingdifferenttypesto

minimizetheriskofdisease.uIt9sabitlikemakingsureyoudon'tputallyoureggsin

onebasket,you9respreadingoutyourrisk.Andthenifonepartofthatwoodlandfails,

forwhateverreason,itgetsadiseaseoritcan'ttoleratefutureclimaticconditions,there

areotherpartsoftheforestthatarehealthyandabletofillinthosegaps."saidEleanor

TewofForestryEngland.

Suddenlythere'smomentumtoplanttreesonascaleneverseenbefore.Sowhat

mattersisdoingitinawaythatensurestheforeststhrive一sotheyreallydohelpwith

climatechange.

63.Whyisextracarbondioxidepipedtothetreesintheexperiment?

A.Topredictthefutureatmosphericconditions.

B.Toimitatethepossibleairconditioninthefuture.

C.Tocreateaninstrumenttomeasureatmosphericconditions.

D.Toinvestigatethequalityofairconditioninthefuture.

64.Theunderlinedword"some"inthesecondparagraphrefersto.

A.oxygenB.carbondioxideC.messD.purifiedgas

65.WhatwillEleanorTewsuggestconcerningthesurvivaloftheforest?

A.Minimizingtheareaofthewoodland.

B.Studyingfutureclimaticconditions.

C.Plantingdifferenttypesoftrees.

D.Avoidingmixingdifferentspecies.

66.WhichstatementconcerningmasstreeplantingwillProfessorRobMackenzie

mostlylikelyagreewith?

A.Itshouldbeadvocatedintermsofefficiencyandconvenience.

B.Itisthemosteffectivesolutiontofightingclimatechanges.

C.Itwilldomoreharmthangoodtothehealthoftheenvironment.

D.Itneedstobestudiedfurtherasameasureagainstclimatechange.

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiven

inthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentences

thanyouneed.

A.Ithasalsodesignedaspecialprogramthatletspeoplereturnusedfurniturepieces

toitsstoressotheycanbefixedandusedagainbyconsumers.

B.Thiswouldhelptoreduceoverallwaste,asitwouldextendthelifecycleofold

furnitureitems.

C.Althoughtheseitemsmaycostlessinitially,theyaremoreexpensivebecausethey

willneedtobereplacedsoonerthantraditionalpiecesoffurniture.

D.Thiscreatesalotofpollution,asthefurnitureendsupburiedinlandfillswhereit

canharmthesoil.

E.Homeownersarelookingforfurniturethatiskindertotheenvironment.

F.Bychoosingfurniturethafsmadetolast,wecanhelpreducewasteandprotectthe

environment.

TheFightagainstFastFurniture

Fastfurnitureisatermthatreferstofurniturethatisproducedcheaplyandquickly.

Theseitemsareoftenbadfortheenvironmentbecausetheyaremadefrommaterials

thatbreakeasilyandneedtobereplacedoften.(67)

Tohelpprotecttheenvironment,amovementtomoveawayfromfastfurniturehas

begun.Manycompaniesarejoiningthefightbyfindingcleanerwaystomanufacture

furniture.Forexample,IKEAhasagreedtoswitchtousingrenewableorrecycled

materialsfortheirfurniturebytheyear2030.(68)

Thereisalsoapushtoencourageshopperstobuymoreusedfurniturefortheir

homes.Smallbusinessesthathelptransformoldchairsandsofasintocompletelynew

productshaveevenpoppeduprecently.Attheendoftheday,consumerswillplaythe

mostimportantroleinthefighttoendfastfurniture.Shoppersshouldtrytothinkmore

aboutthelongtermwhenpreparingtopurchasenewfurniture.Theyshouldstayaway

fromfurniturethatismadefromcheapmaterialslikefiberboardorplasticbecausethey

willoftenfallapartafterafewyears.(69)

Amuchbetteralternativeisfurnituremadefromrealwoodbecauseitwon'tbreak

aseasily.Ifwoodfurnitureisdamaged,itcanoftenberepairedtolastlonger.High-

qualitymetalsareanothergoodmaterial,astheyaredurable.Ifthefurnitureisnolonger

fitforuse,thesemetalscanstillberecycledandusedtomakenewproducts.

(70)So,thenexttimeyoubuyfurniture,thinkabout

whetherit'ssomethingthatwilllastalongtimeorit'sjustfastfurniturethatwillbreak

soonandgointothetrash.

IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)

ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

DigitalNomads(游牧人)

HowwouldyouliketoansweryourworkemailsfromabeachfrontcafeinThailand

oracoffeeshopinPortugal?Ifthatappealstoyou,beingadigitalnomadmightbefor

you.Digitalnomadscanliterallyworkfromanywhereastheirjobsareonline.Digital

nomadsrelyonportabledeviceswithwirelessInternetcapabilitiessuchaslaptops,

tabletsandsmartphones.Typically,theyworkfromcoffeeshops,restaurants,co­

workingspaces,apartmentsorinternetcafes——placeswithanInternetconnection.

Worldwide,statisticsshowthenumberofdigitalnomadshit35millionin2021.So

whatisitthatmakesthelifestyleofdigitalnomadssofascinating?Firstandforemost,

digitalnomadsgettoliveindifferentcountriesandcultureswhiletheywo