2022年上海市高三年级下册三模考试英语试卷含详解

闵行（文绮）中学2022学年第二学期高三年级

6月5日英语练习

考试时间：120分钟满分：150分

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA（每题1分，共10分）

Directions:InSectionA.youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit.readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Nearanartmuseum.B.Atascienceexhibit.

C.Atanewsconference.D.Nearapaintstore.

2.A.He'llkeepthemforthewoman.B.He'llhelpthewomanmovethem.

C.Hecancarrythemwithonehand.D.Hehasafewmoreofthemforthewoman.

3.A.Hedocsliketelevision.B.Hespendstoomuchmoney.

C.Heboughtanexpensivewatch.D.Heshouldwatchmoretelevision.

4.A.BookingaflighttoSpain.B.Payingforprivatelessons.

C.GivingSpanishteststostudents.D.Studyinghardfortwodays.

5.A.Itwasnotverygood.B.Itwillcontinuethefollowingweek.

C.Thewomanprobablywon'tattendit.D.Therewillbetwolecturesinsteadoffour.

6.A.ShethinksJudyshouldnothavetakenacomputercourse.

B.She'ssurprisedJudyisworkinginmanagement.

C.Shedoesn'tunderstandhowJudygotherjob.

D.ShewondershowJudydocssomanythings.

7.A.Getoutofthecar.B.Paytheparkingfine.

C.Takehiscoatoff.D.Makearightturn.

8A.Ifshardtoknowwhattobelieveaboutit.

B.Hedoesn'tbelieveit'shardforeverybody.

C.It'sevenharderthanpeoplesay.

D.It'snotashardashe'dthought.

9.A.Theyweresoldout.B.Theyhadn'tbeenprinted.

C.Theyhadalreadybeenpickedup.D.Theyweren'tsupposedtobesold.

10.A.GiveMarshaacheckforthebookshelfshesoldhim.

B.AskMarshawhereshewantstoputthebookshelf.

C.CheekforthebookonMarsha'sshelf.

D.AskMarshaifshehasanextrabookshelf.

SectionB（每题2分，共20分）

Directions:InSectionB.youwillhearseveralshortpassagesandalongerconversationandyouwillbe

askedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandconversation.Thepassagesandconversationwill

bereadtwice,hutthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Toreportthelatestadvancesinbrainsurgery.

B.Tomakerecommendationsonsensibledieting.

C.Toadviseonwaysofdealingwithsleepdifficulties.

D.Torelateanexperimentcombiningsleepandexercise.

12.A.Yourheartrateislowered.B.Itbecomeshardertorelax.

C.Youbecometootiredtosleep.D.Sleeprhythmsareupset.

13.A.Makingupforthelossofsleepatweekends.

B.Doingsomeexerciseintheevening.

C.Takingsleepingpillsinmoderation.

D.Eatingcheesebeforegoingtobed.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Itallowedworkerstospendmoretimeathome.

B.Itgaveworkersopportunityforbettertraining.

C.Itletworkerslivefarfromtheirjobs.

DIteliminatedmanyfactoryjobs.

15.A.Difficultyintransportingmerchandise.B.Adeclineinthenumberofcustomers.

C.Thelackofaqualifiedsalesforce.D.Increasedpropertycosts.

16.A.Jobopportunitiesarebetterthere.B.Pricesarelowerindowntownstores.

C.Transportationhasbecomeunpleasant.D.Propertyismorevaluableinthecities.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Typesofseaanimals.B.Anewsourceofprotein.

C.Howbarnaclesevolvefortheirsurvival.D.Howbarnaclesstickthemselvestorocks.

18.A.Theycatprotein.B.Theynevermoveabout.

C.Theycauserockstodecay.D.Theywillnotbeusefultopeople.

19.A.Thelocationofcertainoceanrocks.

B.Thecompositionofthebarnacle'sglue.

C.Theeffectofwaterpollutiononbarnacles.

D.Themedicalvalueofsomesyntheticproducts.

20.A.Nutrition.B.Ecology.C.Medicine.D.Geology.

II.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA(每题1分，共15分)

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

ANewWaytoLearnLanguages

Nowadays,theInternetischangingthewaypeoplelearnlanguages.Thereisstillnowaytoavoidthehardworkthrough

vocabularylistsandgrammarrules,butsincethebirthoftheInternet,books,tapesandevenCDs](replace)byemail,

videochatandsocialnetworks.

Livemocha,aSeattle-basedcompany,hascreatedawebsitehelpingpeoplelearnmorethan38languagesbyexchanging

messagesovertheInternetandthen2(correct)eachother?smessages.Thelessons,3formtheyarein,are

deliveredonline.

TheCEOofLivemochasaysthewebsite?sadvantageisthecontext4youmaypracticespeakingwithareal

person.acThegreatironyisthatevenifyouhavelearnedaforeignlanguageintheclassroomforyears,youarenotconfident

5(go)intoarestaurant,strikingupaconversation,hesaid.Thecasualconnectionswithrealpeoplethroughoutthe

worldarenotjustfunandsurprisingbutrevealmoreabout6thelanguageisreallyused.

Livemochaisnowexperimentingwithmanywaysthatresemblethegames7(find)onothersocialwebsitesto

motivatepeople.Besides,eachpersoncansetupaprofile8includesashortself-descriptionandwhatlanguageheor

shewouldliketolearn.Therefore,ifyouwanttolearnonelanguage,youwilleasilyfindmanypeoplefluentinthislanguage.

Anditbecomes9(challenging)tofindastudypartner.Anemailortwoisallittakes.

TherearemoreandmorecompanieslikeLivemochaofferingonlinelanguagelearningtostudentsthroughouttheworld.

10merelyhelpingpeoplepracticedifferentlanguages,theyalsoenablepeopletoshareinterestsandmakenew

friends

SectionB(每题1分，共10分)

Direction:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereis

onewordmorethanyouneed.

A.addressingB.adoptionC.attendD.budgetingE.cautions

F.correspondG.extendedH.hesitancyI.packagesJ.regardless

K.rigid

Topwork-lifebalancebenefitsfor2023

""Flexibilityisthegoldstandardofwork-lifebalancebenefits,9,saysJonathanPas,healthcareleaderatconsultingfirm

Mercer.

Ifsnosurprisethenthattwoyearsafterthepandemicforcedmostofficeworkerstoperformtheirjobsremotely.78%

ofemployerssaythey511allowemployeestocontinuedoingsoregularlyin2023,accordingtoaMercersurvey.Butthere5s

stillsome11:only9%saytheywillallowemployeestoworkremotelydaily.

12.flexibilityaroundwhenemployeesworkisjustasimportantaswhere.Inthesurvey,66%ofemployers

saidtheywouldofferflexibleworkschedulesoverthecourseofatypicalworkday,suchasspecifictimesduringtheweek

to13topersonalmattersandfour-dayworkweeks.Employeesnolongerwanttoorganizetheirpersonallife

arounda(n)14workschedulebutinsteadwantthetwointerwoven,sotheycandecidewhattoprioritizeand

when.

Pas15againstmakinghollowpromisesaboutacompany,scommitmenttowork-lifebalance.atIfemployees

feeladisconnectionbetweenprogramsthatarerolledoutandwhatseniorleadersreallyexpect,credibilityisquestioned,

andthegoodwillcreatedthroughtheprogramisdenied.^^Hecitespaidtimeofftovolunteer,whichalmosthalf(45%)of

companiessaytheywilladdtotheirbenefits16nextyear.

Otherbenefitsrequiringabroaderorganizationalbuy-inaresabbaticals(公休彳发)andunlimitedvacationdays.Both

benefitsencourageemployeestopursueinterestsoutsideofworkwith17periodsoff.Still,iftheyfeela

dishonourassociatedwithtakingadvantageofthem,they'llbehesitanttodoso.Therelativelylow18ratesfor

2023,though-only12%forsabbaticalsand15%forunlimitedvacation-indicatethatemployersarestillagainstpaying

employeesnottowork.

Instead,theyprefertofindnewwaystogiveemployeesmoremoney,withtheriseofemployer-fundedlifestyle

accounts,whichareoftenreservedforbig-ticketitemsthatmightotherwiserequiresome19.Nevertheless,only

12%ofemployerssaidtheywouldaddlifestyleaccountsin2023,and70%saidtheyareconsideringthem,whichcould

indicateatrendonthehorizon.

Butperhapsthemosttellingstatisticabouttheimportanceof20work-lifebalanceisthenumberof

companiesthatsaidtheydon,tplantoofferanyadditionalbenefitstosupportwork-lifebalance:amere5%.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA(每题1分,共15分)Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwords

orphrasesmarkedA,B.CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Theteenageyearsofanindividualismarkedbyevaluatingone'svalues,experiencingashiftinoutlooks,andatendency

toactrebellious.Itcanalsobeatimewhensomeonebecomesextremely21tonegativeinfluences,andisdrawn

towardsdangeroussituations.Ontheotherhand,forparents,theperiodoftheirchildren'sadolescencemeansregularly

worryingabouttheirsafetyandformationasacitizen.Thus,amethodof22teenagers9securityisneeded,and

curfews(宵禁)areoftenseenassuchameasure,sincetheyhaveprovedtheir23.Atthesametime,certainpeculiarities

existaboutestablishingcurfewsforchildren.

TheissueofteenagecurfewsiswidelydebatedintheUnitedStates,wherethismethodisstillrather24.andin

Europeandemocracies,wherethismeasureisyetnotsowidelyused.Thefirstandforemostreasonforestablishingcurfews

ischildren'ssecurity.25curfewsrequireteenagersunder17yearstostayoutofstreetsstartingfrom11p.m.or

midnight.Thisisbelievedtoprotectthemfromcrimescommittedafternightfall,aswellasfrombreakingthelaw,andthere

existsseriousevidence26thisbelief.Forexample,whenNewOrleansenabledadusk-till-dawncurfewin1994,the

ratesofjuvenilecrimewerereportedtofallmorethan20percent.Evenmoreimpressive27wererecordedinDallas,

whichreporteda30-percentdecreaseinviolentjuvenilecrime,anda21-percentdecreaseintheoverallratesofcrimes

committedbyyoungpeople(TheNewYorkTimes).

Ontheotherhand,curfewscanbeseenasapreventivemeasurethatrobyoungpeopleoftheirrights,28their

freedom.Thisopinionisparticularlysupportedbythefactthatcurfewviolationsandtherespectivechargesareamongthe

mostoftencommittedjuvenilecrimesintheUnitedStates.29,therewerereportsclaimingthatpolicearrestedmore

non-whiteteenagersforcurfewviolations.

Allthiscancauseateenagertobelievetheyhavecrossedapsychologicallinedividingthemas30:thus,such

teenagersmaystarttoseethemselvesasoutlaws,whichcan31committingmoreseriouscrimesthanacurfewoffense.

Whatisimportantforaparenttorememberwhenestablishingacurfewfortheirchildrenisthatateenager'smisjudged

viewofcertain32maycausethemtomisbehaveinsomeotherway;thisisprovedbyresearchconductedbythe

UniversityofMinnesota,accordingtowhichteenstendtoprotestagainstwhattheyseeas33.Consideringthis,parents

should34theauthoritarianstyleofestablishingcurfews;instead,theyshouldhaveaconversationwiththeirteenager

thatwouldbeaimedatfindingidealconditionsforacurfewthatwould35bothsides.

21.A.opposedB.subjectedC.relatedD.restricted

22.A.improvingB.restoringC.ensuringD.expanding

23.A.principleB.referenceC.approachD.efficiency

24A.popularB.absentC.practicalD.accessible

25.A.TypicalB.EvidentC.CriticalD.Specific

26.A.inplaceofB.inhonorofC.incaseofD.infavorof

27.A.resultsB.eventsC.patternsD.links

28.A.protectingB.acknowledgingC.limitingD.liberating

29.A.BycontrastB.InadditionC.InconclusionD.Ingeneral

30.A.winnersB.criminalsC.victimsD.protectors

31.A.takechargeofB.contributetoC.resultfromD.dealwith

32.A.rulesB.chargesC.crimesD.relations

33.A.impoliteB.unrealisticC.inadequateD.unfair

34.A.adoptB.allowC.avoidD.address

35A.satisfyB.spareC.surroundD.settle

SectionB(每题2分，共22分)

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B,CandD.Choosetheone

thatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Asaboy,whenJonnyKinkeadwasn'tmakingthingsusingthetoolsinhisdad'sgarage,hewasmessingaboutwitha

guitar.Andthetwopre-occupationshavebeenhislivingforthepastfourdecades:buildingsteel-stringguitarsbyhand.

“Theguitarstillappealstome,“hesays."Makingasoundoutofwood——ifsamazingwhatyoucando.”

Jonnylearnedtoplayhisbrother'sguitarwhenhewaseleven.Then,whenhewassixteen,hewantedtolearnthebass

guitar.t€Somepeoplewouldhavegotaholidayjobandsavedupandboughtone,^^hesays."ButIwasofamindsetthatif

youwantedsomething,youmadeit.”

AlthoughthebasswasthefirstinstrumentJonnybuiltfromnothing,heandhisbrothershadlongbeendoing

essentiallythesamethingwithotheritems.6<Imademodelboatsandaeroplanesasachild,soIwasfamiliarwiththat

process.Myfatherhadtaughtmeandmybrothershowtousetools,andwehadfreematerialsinthegarage.^^Jonnyhad

alsobeencustomizingandrepairinginstrumentsforhismates.

Jonny'sbassguitarturnedoutwell,buttheideaofacareerbuildingguitarshadyettocrosshismind."Myambition

thenwastobeasculptor,hesays.Hisinterestsevolvedfurtherandonfinishingschool,hechosetostudyarchitectureat

university.Halfwaythroughthecourse,however,hedroppedout,butleftwithaclearerideaofwhathewantedtodoand

startedtothinkseriouslyaboutguitarmaking.tcIwasstillinterestedinpaintingandsculpturebutIrealizedthatwhenyou

arebuildingguitars,you'reactuallysculptingsound.9,Inaddition,heexplains,UIthoughtthismightbemorereliablethan

beinganartistasit'scraft-based.^^

Eversincethen,Jonnyhasmadeguitarsforaliving.Forthefirsttenyears,headdedtohisincomebycleaning

windowspart-time.Thefirstguitarshesoldonlywentforthecostofthematerials,butashedevelopedareputationasone

ofthebestguitar-makersaround,hewasabletochargealittlemore.Butevennow,almostfortyyearslater,Jonnydescribes

whathedoesas“stillscratchingaliving^^.Headmitshecanneveractuallyturnoutmorethantenguitarsayear,which

inevitablyrestrictshisearnings.

36.WhydidJonnychoosetomakeabassguitarforhimselfinhisteens?

A.Heregardeditasthenaturalthingtodo.

B.Hefearedthathewouldnotbeabletoaffordone.

C.Hesawitasgoodpracticeformakingotherguitars.

D.Hethoughthecouldensureitwasinthestylehewanted.

37.Inparagraph3,“thatprocess^^refersto.

A.doingsomefavoursforfriendsB.cooperatingwithhisbrothers

C.creatingsomethingfromnothingD.gettingtoolsandmaterialsready

38.WhatdoesJonnysayaboutthearchitecturecourseheattended?

A.Itgavehimthechancetoexploredifferenttypesofart.

B.Ithelpedhimbecomefinanciallyindependent.

C.Itprovidedhimwithideasforguitardesign.

D.Itenabledhimtodecideonacareerpath.

39.Jonnysuggeststhatthemainreasonforhislowincomeis.

A.thehighcostofthematerialshemakesguitarswith

B.thesmallnumberofguitarsthatheproduces

C.thelimiteddemandforhand-madeguitars

D.thecompetitionbetweenguitar-makers

(B)

Eightstepstorefocusyouranxiety

Thinkingofissuesthatseemunfixablecanleadtoananxiousparalysis,butthere9shope.

ThisissomeoftheadviceIgivetothoseinneedofhelp.

Takeabreakfromthenews.Doomscrollingcanbeaddictiveandincreasethetragicnatureofevents.Inonestudy,

researchersfoundthatthosewhowereimmersedintheBostonMarathonbombingnewsformultiplehoursadayintheweek

aftertheeventexperiencedhigherstressthanindividualswhowereonthescene.Iadvisethosewhoarefeelingdepressedby

theheadlinestoreadthenewsjustonceaday,turnoffalertsontheirphoneand,ifpossible,checksocialmedialessoften.

Takecareofyourself.Youhavetobeingoodfightingshapetocopewiththecurrentproblems.Thatmeansboosting

yourresilience(韧'性)bytakingcareofyournervoussystem(sleepwell,eatwell,exercisewisely)andengaginginpositive

activities.

Focusonthepresent.Getinthehabitofputtingyourselfinthehereandnow.Worryingaboutthefutureisnothelpful.

Tryabreathingexercise.Takingafewdeepbreaths-forinstance,breathinginintothecountoffiveandbreathing

outtothecountoffive-willhelpcalmyoursympatheticnervoussystem（thefightorflightresponse）andloweryour

anxiety.Attheveryleast,breathinggivesyousomethingtodowhenyourfeelyourheartratepoundingquickly.

Thinkaboutyourvictories.Remindyourselfofwhafsworkingwellinyourownlife-whetherit'syourjob,

friendships,orthearrayofhouseplantsyoucultivatedduringthepandemic.

Beyourowntherapist.Askyourself,whatdoIspecificallyfeelhopelessaboutandwhy?Beingabletoputintowords

whafsgettingyoudowncanhelpyoufeellessfloodedbyemotionsandbetterabletoprocesstheinformationrationally（理

性地）.

Takeaction.Worryingdoesn'thelpone'smentalhealth,buttakingactiondoes.Lookaroundyourcommunity.Maybe

yourlocalplaygroundwouldbenefitfromabasketballcourt,oryourchurchcouldsponsorarefugeefamily.Whenpeople

engageinlocalissues,theyhavearenewedsenseofoptimism.

JoinforceswithafriendPickacause.Therearehundredsofnonprofitsdedicatedtoaddressingsomeofthemost

biggestchallengesontheplanet.Donatemoneytoaninspiringorganizationorvolunteer.

40.Whafsthepurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Toencouragepeopletohelpthoseinneed.B.Tohelppeoplerelieveanxiety.

C.Tocheerreadersupandboostoptimism.D.Tourgepeopletotakeaction.

41.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartofthesentencemean?

A."'stoppingmovingandstayingwhereyouare”

B."'focusingonthepresentmoment”

C.”placingyourselfinafavorableenvironment”

D."'forgettingaboutthelossesandgains^^

42.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisinlinewiththeauthor'sadvice?

A.Thinkofthepastvictories.

B.Onlychecksocialmediaonceaday.

C.Engageinlocalissuesandmakecontributions.

D.Involveoneselfinactivitiesboostingnervoussystem.

（C）

Backin1964,inhisbookGamesPeoplePlay,psychiatristEricBernedescribedapatternofconversationhecalled

“WhyDon'tYou-YesBut”,whichremainsoneofthemostannoyingaspectsofeverydaysociallife.Thepersonadopting

thestrategyisusuallyachroniccomplainer.Somethingisterribleabouttheirrelationship,job,orothersituation,andthey

complainaboutitendlessly,butfindsomeexcusetodismissanysolutionthafsproposed.Thereason,ofcourse,isthaton

someleveltheydon'twantasolution;theywanttobevalidated（认可）intheirpositionthattheworldisouttogetthem.If

theycanthegame-dismissingeverysuggestionuntilinterlocutor（对话者）givesupinannoyance-theygettofeel

pleasurablyrighteous（正当的）intheirangerandexcusedfromanyobligationtochange.

Partofthetroublehereistheso-calledresponsibility/faultfallacy（谬误）.Whenyou'refeelingharddoneby-taken

forgrantedbyyourpartner,say,orobligedtoworkforastupidboss——ifseasytobecomeattachedtothepositionthatit's

notyourjobtoaddressthematter,andthatdoingsowouldbeanadmissionoffault.Butthere?saconfusionhere.Forexample,

ifIweretodiscoveranewbornatmyfrontdoor,itwouldn'tbemyfault,butitmostcertainlywouldbemyresponsibility.

Therewouldbechoicestomake,andnopossibilityofavoidingthem,sincetryingtoignorethematterwouldbeachoice.

Thepointisthatwhatgoesforthebabyonthedoorstepistrueinallcases:eveniftheotherpersonis100%inthewrong,

there5snothingtobegained,long-term,fromusingthisasajustificationtoevaderesponsibility.

Shouldyoufindyourselfonthereceivingendofthiskindofcomplaining,there9sacleverwaytoshutitdown-which

istoagreewithit.PsychotherapistLoriGottliebdescribesthisas"over-validation”.Foronething,you511besparedfurther

complaining,sincetheotherperson'smotivationwastoconfirmherbeliefs,andnowyou5reconfirmingthem.Butforanother,

asGottliebnotes,peopleconfrontedwithover-validationoftenheartheircomplaintsafreshandstartarguingback.The

conceptthatthey'reutterlypowerlesssuddenlyseemsunrealistic,nottomentionratherannoying-sothey'reprompted

insteadtogenerateideasabouthowtheymightchangethings.

“Andthen,sometimes,somethingmagicalmighthappen,Gotliebwrites.Theotherperson“mightrealizeshe'snotas

trappedasyouaresayingsheis,orasshefeels.Avoidingresponsibilityfeelscomfortable,butturnsouttobeaprison;

whereasassumingresponsibilityfeelsunpleasant,butendsupbeingfreeing.

43.Whatisthecharacteristicofachroniccomplainer,accordingtoEricBerne?

A.Theyareangryabouttheirilltreatmentandfeelbittertowardswhoevertriestohelp.

B.Theyarehabituallyunhappyandendlesslyfindfaultwithpeoplearoundthem.

C.Theyconstantlydismissothers9proposalswhiletakingnoresponsibilityfordealingwiththeproblem.

D.Theylackthebasicskillsrequiredforsuccessfulconversationswithothers.

44.Whatdoestheauthortrytoillustratewiththeexampleofthenewbornonone'sdoorstep?

A.Peopletendtothinkthatoneshouldnotbeheldresponsibleforothers'mistakes.

B.Itiseasytobecomeattachedtothepositionofoverlookingone'sownfault.

C.Peopleareoftenatalosswhenconfrontedwithanumberofchoices.

D.Adistinctionshouldbedrawnbetweenresponsibilityandfault.

45.Whatdoestheauthoradvisepeopletodotochroniccomplainers?

A.Stopthemfromgoingfurtherbyagreeingwiththem.

B.Listentotheircomplaintsattentivelyandsympathetically.

C.Askthemtovalidatetheirbeliefswithfurtherevidence.

D.Persuadethemtoclarifytheconfusiontheycaused.

46.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Whatistheresponsibility/faultfallacyforchroniccomplainers?

B.Howcanyouavoiddangeroustrapsineverydaysociallife?

C.Whoarechroniccomplainersandhowtodealwiththem?

D.Whyshouldwestopbeingachroniccomplainerandassumeresponsibility?

SectionC（每题2分，共8分）

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Each

sentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanneeded

LessonsfromCommencementSpeeches

Asabusinessowner,youprobablydon'tlooktocollegecommencementspeechesasasourceofinspirationwhen

you'refeelingfrustratedordefeated-butyoushould.Herearethreeuniversitycommencementspeechesdeliveredby

successfulindividualsfromavarietyoffields.47

.1.Getcomfortablewithchange/JimmyIovine,USC,2014

Musicmogul（大亨）JimmyIovine'smainadviceistogetcomfortablewithchangeandthefearthatcomeswithit.In

hisspeech,Iovineexplainsthathelearnedhisgreatestlifelessonwhenherealizedthesuccessfulrecordcompany,hebuilt

couldn'tcompetewiththenewindustrymodelofdownloadingfreemusic.Hehadachoice:getonboardorgetleftbehind.

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.2.Buildbusinessesthatdogood/BillGates,HarvardUniversity,2007

BillGates,founderofMicrosoft,usesthisspeechtoposeaquestionheaskshimself:Howcanyoudothemostgood

forthegreatestamountofpeoplewiththeresourcesyouhave?

Foryears,Gateswasunawareofthemillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldlivinginpovertyandbattlingdiseases.Once

herealizedhecouldhelp,hechangedhisapproachtobusiness.Pursuinginnovationandadvancementisimportant.

49GatestellsHarvard,“Humanity'sgreatestadvancesarenotinitsdiscoveries-butinhowthosediscoveriesare

appliedtoreduceinequity.9,

.3.Spendlesstimedreamingandmoretimedoing/ShondaRhimes,Dartmouth,2014

Ifyoufeelbeatenbythedreamsyouhaveforyourbusiness,thisspeechwillsetyoustraight.

AuthorandTVshowproducerShondaRhimestellstheDartmouthgraduates,"'Whilesomearebusydreaming,the

reallyhappypeople,thereallysuccessfulpeople,thereallyinteresting,engaged,powerfulpeople,arebusydoing.^^

50Youdon'tevenneedtoknowexactlywhatyouwanttodo.Rhimessaysthemostimportantthingistostayopen

topossibilitiesandjuststartsomewhere.

A.Dreamingisonlyeffectiveifyoufollowitupwithaction,whetheryou'rebrainstorminganewbusinessmodelor

imagininghowtogrowyourcompany.

B.Fa