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高中高中上海虹口区2023-2024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考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。3.答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上。I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Atabookstore. B.AtalibraryC.Atapostoffice. D.Atapolicestation2.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.Creativityissomethingyouarebornwith.D.Ittakespracticetobecomeagoodwriter.10.A.Hehasalreadyachievedhisgoal.B.Hegoestothegymonaregularbasis.C.Heusuallygoeshomedirectlyafterwork.D.Hehasgivenupexercisingfortwoweeks.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Influencing. B.Celebritystudies.C.Crisismanagement. D.Psychology.12.A.Itoffersalotofrelatedcourses. B.Itscoursesaretaughtbyseniorlecturers.C.ItpartnerswithHarvardUniversity. D.It'sthefirstdegreeprograminthefield.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.Theyreactedquicklytopassengers'requests.B.Theywererudetothepassenger.C.Theyshowedenoughsympathy.D.Theywereirresponsible.20.A.Shewaslookingforwardtohernextholiday.B.Shefeltterriblethatherholidaywasruined.C.Shedidn'twantanothercupofcoffee.D.Shethoughttheholidaywastooshort.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.YourCatMightNotBeIgnoringYouWhenYouSpeakEverycatownerhasastorytotellofbeingblankedbytheircat.Wecalltoourcat,itturnsaway,andsomeofusmightbeleft(21)_____(wonder)whywedidn'tgetadog.Butyourcatmaybelisteningafterall.Morethanthat,it(22)_____(care)morethanyoumaythink.AstudybyFrenchresearchers(23)_____(publish)lastmonthinthejournalAnimalCognitionfoundthatnotonlydocatsreacttowhatscientistscallcat-directedspeech—ahigh-pitched(高音的)voicesimilarto(24)_____wetalktobabies—theyreacttowhoisdoingthetalking."Wefoundthathearingtheirownersusingahigh-pitchedvoice,catsreactedmorethanwhenhearingtheirownerspeakingnormallytoanotherhumanadult,"saidCharlottedeMouzon,anauthorofthestudy."Butitactuallydidn'tworkwhenitcamefromastranger'svoice."(25)_____studiesinvolvingdogs,analyzingcatbehaviorisdifficult,whichispartofwhyhumansunderstandthemless.Catsarestressedbybeinginalab(26)__________meaningfulbehavioralobservationsbecomeimpossible.Andforgetabouttryingtogetacat(27)_____(sit)stillforanM.R.I.scan(核磁共振扫描)tostudyitsbrainfunction.Sotheresearchersforthelateststudywenttothecats'homesandplayedrecordingsofdifferenttypesofspeechanddifferentspeakers.Atfirst,therewasconcernfromDr.deMouzonandherteamforlackofreactionfromthecats,butuponanalysisofthefilmrecordings,delicatereactions(28)_____(notice)."Itcouldbejustmovinganearorturningtheheadtothespeakerorevenfreezingwhat(29)_____weredoing,”Dr.deMouzonsaid.Inthestudy,therewereafewcases(30)_____catswouldapproachthespeakerplayingavoiceandmeow."Intheend,wehadreallycleargainsinthecat'sattentionwhentheownerwasusingcat-directedspeech,”Dr.deMouzonsaid.SectionBDirections:Fillineatblankwitaproperwordchosenformthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.AarrivesB.observable.C.boundless.D.contained.E.distancing.F.expansionG.liesH.parallelI.perceivingJ.threadsKvolume WhatComesAfterSpace?Lookingataclearnightskyyouwitnessthevastnessofspace,whichholdseverythinghumansknowtoexist.Tofindoutwhat__31___beyondagoodplacetostartistodeterminewheretheuniverseendsHowever,theproblemisthatscientistareuncertainaboutwherespaceendsorwhetheritendsatall.The___32__universeThefurthesthumanscanseeoutintospace,usingallthetechnologycurrentlyavailabletous,is46billionlightyears(alightyearisthedistancethatlightcantravelinoneyear,andisequivalenttoabout9.5millionmillionkilometres).The___33__ofspacethathumanscanseeiscalledthevisibleuniverse.Beyondthis,itremainsamysterywhetherit'sanexpanseofmoregalaxiesandstarsorpossiblytheedgeoftheuniverse.Somethinkthattheuniverseis__34___,meaningspacegoesonforeverineverydirection.Inthiscase,thereisnothingafterspace,becausespaceiseverything.MovingfurtherawayExpertshavecapturedimagesoftheentireEarthfromspace,andsomeastronautshavepersonallywitnesseditsbeautyfromorbit.Perhaps__35___thelimitsoftheuniversewouldalsobepossibletoo,ifonlyhumansknewwheretogotolookforit.Anotherchallengeistheuniverse'srapid___36__.Asgalaxiesmovefurtherawaytheirlighttakeslongertoreachus.Eventually,somegalaxiesmaybesodistantthattheirlightnever__37___.Thismightimplythatanyedge—andwhateverisontheotherside—isincreasingly___38__itselffromus.Regardlessoftheseuncertainties,scientistsstillspendalotoftimethinkingaboutwhatcomesafterspace.Manyuniverses?It'spossiblethatthereisn’tjustoneuniverse,andthatouruniverseisjustonesmallpartofa"multiverse".Perhapsouruniverseis___39__withinitsowndistinctregionofspace,separatedfromothersbyvastexpansesofnothingness.Ormaybe__40___universesexist,pressedtightlyagainsteachother.Gettinganideaoftheuniverse'strueshapemayhelpastronomersfindoutwhetherithasanedge.Whatcomesafterthatcouldbeanevengreatmystery.II.ReadingComprehensionDirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.FillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontextBackin1930,theeconomistJohnMaynardKeynespredictedthatwithtechnologicalchangeandimprovementsin-productivity,we'donlybeworking15hoursaweekbynow.Butwhileworkinghourshave___41__by26%.mostofusstillaverage42.5hoursaweekOneofthethingsKeynesunderestimatedisthehumandesireto__42___withourpeers—adrivethatmakesmostofusworkmorethanweneedto."Wedon'tmeasureproductivitybyhowmuchwe’veharvestedanymore,”saysAlexSoojung-KimPang,visitingscholaratStanfordUniversity."OverworkinghasbeenpartofWesternsocietysincetheIndustrialRevoltion.Whensomepredictedthatautomationwouldcreateanextraamountof__43___time,needlesstosay,thatdidn’thappen.Thankstocomputerizationandglobalizationinthe1980s,managerscoulddemandmoreofemployeesunderthe___44___thatjobscouldbegiventosomeoneelse.Sothe___45___piledon.Andwetookitexhausted,butaskinguptheburdenallthesame.ThepsychologistBarbaraKillngerwritesinWorkaholics:TeRespectableAddictsabouthowwe___46___sacrificeourownwell-beingthroughoverworkfor“success”Butfarfromdeliveringproductivity,value,orpersonalfulfillment,overworkhasbeenproventoleadtoburnout,stress,greaterriskofheartdiseaseandevenshorterlifespans.___47___wecarriedon—untilCOVID-19camealong.Besidesmakingusworklongerhoursfromhome,COVID-19hasalso___48___themovetowardstheadoptionofautomatedmachine,especiallytorjobsrequiringmuchinterpersonalcontact-fromAmazondevelopingdeliverydrones(无人机)toself-drivingcars.By2050,MichaelOsborne,aprofessorofmachinelearningattheUniversityofOxford,predictsthatatleast40%ofcurrentjobswillbelostto___49___Thereare___50___.Jobsthatinvolvecomplexsocialinteractionsarebeyondcurrentrobotskills:soteaching,socialcare,nursingandcounsellingarealllikelyto___51___theAIrevolution.Asarejobsthatrelyoncreativity.Thesamealsogoesfor___52___jobs,accordingtoOsborne,duetothelargenumberofdifferentobjectscleanersencounterandthevarietyofwaysthoseobjectsneedtobedealtwith.Interestingly,areasoftheworkplacetraditionallydominatedbywomenwon'tbesoeasilyadoptedbyAI.Robotsareunlikelyto___53___inthe“work”oftakingcareofchildren,preparinglunchboxesanddoingthelaundry.Thosewhoseworkfallsoutsidethecaring,cleaningorcreativefieldwillstillworkinfuture,just___54___.Inabout60%ofoccupations,itisestimatedthatathirdofthetaskscanbeautomated,meaningchangestothowaywework.Alarge-scalestudyhaspredictedthatoverthenext20years,although7millionjobswillbetakenoverbyAI.7.2millionnewoneswillbe___55___asaresult.Sowewillworkinfuture:wejustdon'tknowwhatwe'llbedoingyet.41.A.declined B.increased C.continued D.kept42.A.disagree B.compete C.cooperate D.identify43.A.working B.tough C.leisure D.active44.A.fantasy B.influence C.threat D.impression45.A.joy B.cash C.ambition D.pressure46.A.excitedly B.willingly C.dramatically D.hopefully47A.Otherwise B.Still C.Furthermore D.Therefore48.Aspeededup B.followedup C.preparedfor D.plannedfor49.A.overwork B.labour C.automation D.science50.A.dreams B.modelsC.expectationsD.exceptions51.A.cause B.cease C.survive D.undergo52.A.caring B.cleaning C.curing D.coaching53.A.assist B.exist C.believe D.understand54.A.hardly B.differently C.unfortunately D.probably55.A.lost B.recovered C,substituted D.createdSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)¹Iwasalwaysareader²Asakid,Iwalkedtothelibraryseveraltimesaweekandcheckedoutsomanybooksandreturnedthemsoquicklythatthelibrarianoncesnapped,"Don'ttakehomesomanybooksifyou'renotgoingtoreadthemall!”³“ButIdidreadthemall,”Isaid.⁴'ButIhadstoppedreadinggradually.IjoinedbookclubsthatIneverattended.Irequestedalibrarybookeveryonewasreading,onlytoreturnitaweeklate,unread,withfines.⁵ThenImetDavid.WhenIaskedhimabouthislastbook,hisfacelitupandhisfingersdanced.⁶DavidreadmuchmorethanIdid,aboutabookortwoaweek.Hepreferredhistoryandnonfiction,whileIlovedfictionwriters.⁷Onourseventhdate,DavidandIvisitedthelibrary.⁸"Ihaveagame,"hesaid,pullingtwopensandPost-itsoutofhisbag."Let'sfindbookswe'vereadandleavereviewsinthemforthenextperson."⁹"Wewanderedinthelibraryforanhour.Intheend,wesatontheflooramongthepoetry,andIreadhimsome.Helistened,thenasked,“Whatisityoulikeaboutthatone?”¹ºThatsummer,aswepicnickedoutside,Isaid,"IfItellyousomething,willyounotjudgeme?"Davidpausedandraisedhiseyebrows.¹¹"I'veonlyreadonebookthisyear,”Isaid.¹²“Butit'sJune,”hesaid.¹³“Iknow."¹⁴“Well,readabook!”¹⁵ThenexttimeIvisitedabookstore,hischargeto"readabook”echoedinmyhead.Ipickedupabooksolelyforitspoetictitle.¹⁶Thadahardtimegettingintoit.Thenarratorwasanoldman.WheneverIwastemptedtogiveuponit,IthoughtofDavid.Ipushedthroughthefirsttwochaptersanddiscoveredanewnarratorinthethird.Ilovedthealternatingpointsofview.Icarriedthebooktowork.Ireadatlunchandonmywalkhome¹⁷“How'syourday?”Davidtexted.¹⁸Good.Alittletired,”Ireplied."Istayeduplateandfinishedmybook."¹⁹Itriedtomakeitsoundcasual,butIwasproudofmyself.Itwasnotacompetition,butIfelthimpushingmetobemoreofthepersonIusedtobeandmoreofwhoIwantedtobe.²ºIaskedDavidoncewhathelikedaboutme²¹Hepaused,thensaid."Iseetheworldasamorewonder-filledplacewithyou."²²Bytheendofthatyear,Davidsuggestedwevisitthelibraryagain.HeaskedifIrememberedthegameweplayedonourfirstvisit.²³"Iremember,”Isaid.²⁴Hepulledabookfromtheshelf,droppedtooneknee,andopenedit.Inside,hisPost-itread:“Karla,ithasalwaysbeenyou.Willyoumarryme?"²⁵HisproposalhadrestedbetweenthepagesofTheRebelPrincessforoverayear.²⁶"Yes,”Isaid.56.Theword“snapped”(paragraph2)mostprobablymeans"______.A.talkedtosomeonevoluntarilyB.spoketosomeoneimpatientlyC.gavesomeoneasuggestionD.laughedatsomeoneheartlessly57.Whichofthefollowingmaybestillustratetheauthor'sreadinghabitwhenshefirstmetDavid?A.Carryingbooksaroundwithoutopeningthem.B.Onlyreadingthebookseveryonerecommended.C.Avoidingsharingbookswhengoingtobookclubs.D.Oftenforgettingtoreturnthebooksalreadyread58.Accordingtoparagraph19,whywastheauthorproudofherself?A.Shefinishedreadingabookshedidn’tlike.B.ShehadreadmorebooksthanDaviddid.C.Shedidwhatshethoughttobedifficult.D.Shehadkepttohertasteinpoetictitles.59.WhatwasthemainchangethatDavidbroughtintotheauthor'slife?A.Heintroducedanewlibraryandafungametotheauthor.B.Heencouragedtheauthortoreadmorefictionandpoetry.C.Hehelpedtheauthorfinishreadinganentirebookinaday.D.Hemotivatedtheauthortorediscoverherloveforreading.(B)Canyoustandononelegfor10seconds?Balancecouldbeamatteroflifeanddeath.TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthat684,000fatalfallsoccureachyear,makingfallingthesecondleadingcauseofunintentionalinjurydeath.Someofthesefallsarecausedbymoreseriousconditions-butmanyaren't.AccordingtoGeorgeLocker,along-termpractitioneroftaichi,alossofbalanceisamedicalproblemthatcan'tbetreatedwithdrugsorsurgery,despiteitseffectsIncreasingly,effortsarebeingmadetoremedy(补救)thebalanceproblemamongthegroupsalreadymostaffectedbyit.Taichi,practicedbyanestimated50millionpeopleinChina,isanoption.Studieshaveshownthataslittleaseightweeksofpracticecanimproveolderadults'scoresontheTinettitest—acommonlyusedmeasureofcompetenceinbasictaskssuchasrisingfromachairandwalking—aswellasreducingfearoffalling.Longerperiodsofstudyshowfurtherbenefits.Whateveractivityyouchoose,thelessonistoworkonyourbalancebeforeyouneedto,notafteritbecomesanissue.AsLockerputsit:everyone'stoldtosavemoneyfortheirretirement,andnobody'staughttosavetheirbalance.Butbotharedifficulttogetbackoncethey'regone.Just15minutesadayofpracticecanbebeneficial,butdomoreifyouhavetimeStartingearlierhelps:trytheexercisesbelowonahard,levelsurface.EasyLevel:Standingononeleg—withyourhandsrestingonaworksurfaceifyou'refeelingunsteady—seehowlongyoucanmaintainyourbalance.Dothisonewhileyou'rebrushingyourteeth.MediumLevel:Forthismovement,startfromstandingandtakeabigstepforwards,bendingyourfrontleguntilyourtrailingkneejustbrushesthefloor.Thenpushoffyourfrontlegandreturntoastandingposition.HardLevel:Trystep-upsontoasteporbox:putonefootontoaboxandpushthroughthatheeltostepupsobothfeetenduptogether.Toensureyouaren'tusingyourtrailinglegtohelp,keepyourtoesoffthegroundonthatfoot.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.(C)Theconceptofdynamicpricingissimple—andeasyforbusinessestoimplement.Whetherit'saFriday-eveningfight,ahotelduringtheholidays,orataxirideinadownpour,wehaveallbeenburnedbyhigher-than-normalpricesduetoexcessdemand.RaisingcostswhenbusinessesarebusiestisthenormacrossthetravelindustryPerhapsthemostwell-knownexampleofthisiswithinride-sharecompanies,whichhaveusedsurgepricingforyearstochargeriderswhendemandforcarsrocketsrelativetothenumberofdriversavailable.Outsidetravel,onlinestoresareincreasinglyusingthisdynamicpricing,too,saysVomberg."OnAmazon.comalone,millionsofpricechangesoccurwithinaday,correspondingtoapricechangeofabouteverytenminutesforeachproduct."Whileconsumersmightnotalwayspickuponthesevariationsinprice,Vombergsaystime-baseddynamicpricingwilllikelybecomeacompetitivestandardatleastinonlinemarkets."AI-enabledtoolscansuggestthebestpricesviamachinelearningalgorithms(算法).Theycanalsotrackandlearncompetitorandcustomerresponsestopricechanges,"hesays.Now,surgepricingishappeninginstoresincludingbarsandsupermarketsaswell."Physicalbusinessesareadoptingelectronicshelflabelsthatenablerealtimepriceadjustmentdependingonthetimeofday.stocklevelsandwhetheritemsareapproachingtheirsell-bydate,"saysSarwarKhawaja,chairmanoftheOxfordEducationGroup.Hesaysthistechnologyislikelytocausepricesinbarsthatusethesesignstoincreaseduringtherushesofdinner,weekendsorholidays,orforsupermarketstoadjustpricesthroughoutthedayorweek,dependingonvolumeofshoppers.Thecurrenteconomicclimateisalsodrivingtheneedforthesepricingtechnologies.Whilecreatingcompetitivepricesisalwayskeytohealthyprofitmargins.Khawaiasaysdynamicpricingenablesbusinessestooptimisetheirpricingdependingonthefinancialsituationsoftheircustomerbase."Businessescanofferdiscountsduringdownturns.whileincreasingpricesinbetteroffareas,"hesays.Thechanges,however,maynotsitwellwithconsumers."Dynamicandsurgepricingwilllikelyexpandtomoreindustriesandmorecompaniesinthelongterm,butjustbecauseaproductmaybepopulardoesnotmeanthatcustomersarewillingtoturnablindeyetobeingchargedmore,"saysKhawaja.Headdssurgepricingcancausecustomerstolosefaithinacompanyiftheybelievetheyarebeingovercharged."Perhapsdynamicpricingofadrinkinyourfavouritepubmightbeasteptoofarforloyalcustomers."63.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"dynamicpricing"inparagraph1?A.Asystemofdecidingwhatthepricesshouldbe.B.Ameansforcompaniestofindtargetcustomers.C.AmethodthathelpspromotesharingeconomyD.Astrategyofofferingdiscountstoattractclients.64.ItcanbeinferredfromArndVomberg'scommentsthatonlinestores______.A.offerthemostcompetitivepricesB.makeprofitsbychangingpricesinrealtimeC.confusecustomersbychangingpricesD.relytoomuchonmachinelearningalgorithms65.Accordingtothepassage,whydophysicalbusinessesadoptdynamicpricing?A.Tomatchsupplyanddemandduringpeakhours.B.Toliftcustomerexperienceandencourageloyalty.C.Tomaintainconsistentpricingacrossallproducts.D.Tocompetewithonlinestoresandbusinesses.66.Whichofthefollowingbestpredictshowcustomersmayreacttotheexpansionofdynamicpricing?A.Turntowhateveroffersthelowestprices.B.Protestagainstitforbeingtooannoying.C.Refusetogiveinandarelikelytoresist.D.Takeitforgrantedandacceptitaltogether.SectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Focusontheonethingyouaredoing.B.Habitslikethesewhichencourageyoutomultitaskmakeyoumentallyexhaustedandunproductive.CMakesurethatyoualsotakebreaksinyourmonotasking,becausethat'swhathelpsyourbraintostayfocused.D.Soit'sawin-winforeveryone!EThelittleinformationwedotakeinwhenwe'remultitaskingismoredifficulttorememberatalaterstage.F.Youfeelsogoodthatyoubelieveyou'rebeingeffectiveandfurtherencouragesyourmultitaskinghabit.WhyDoYouFindItSoHardtoNotMultitask?Mostofusdomultitaskingalmostdaily.Butit'stimetochangethat.Yourattentionisalreadybeingpulledinmillionsofdirectionsdaily,soyoureallydon'tneedtoaddmultitaskingtothelist.Let'stakethesmartphoneforexample.Onaverageyoucheckyourphone110timesaday—thatmeansyou'respending23dayseveryyeargluedtoyoursmartphone!Howproductivedoyouthinkthatmakesyou?_______67_____Butit'shardtoletgoofthesehabitsbecauseyou'veconditionedyourbraintosendmisleadingsignalstoyourbody.Researchhasshownthatwhenyoumultitask“successfully”,youactivatetherewardmechanisminyourbrainthatreleasesdopamine,thehappyhormone._______68_______.Thisrushcanalsomakeyouoverlyoptimistic,whichmeansyouarelesscarefulabouttheworkyoudoandmorelikelytomakemistakes.Multitaskersbasicallygetaddictedtothisrushwhichleadsthemtobelievetheyarebeingeffectivewheninfactthey'renot.Youcanfindhealthier,morebalanceddopaminereleasesthroughtickingthingsonyourto-dolistthroughmono-,orsingle-taskingtoo.Sinceourbrainscanonlyeffectivelyfocusononethingatatime,thisisthewayforyoutoaccomplishmoreinlesstime.Researchhassuggestedyou're50%quickeronaveragetoaccomplishataskifyoumonotask,andyou'realso50%lessliketomakeerrors._______69_______.You'llalsobeabletoappreciatethingsonadeeperlevelandgetmoreenjoymentfromthemwhenyou'refocused.Ifyou'rechattingtoafriendovercoffeewhilecheckingyourphone,you'renotmakingthemostoutofyourtimewithyourfriend!Nowyou'reprobablydesperatetofindouthowtogetridofthismultiaskinghabitsoyoucanfindrealproductivity.Thereisnoeasyanswer.Yousimplyhavetocommittoitandhavetheself-disciplinetosticktoonetaskatatime.Justsaytoyourself:Whe