内蒙古通辽市新高考考前模拟英语试题及答案解析

内蒙古通辽市新高考考前模拟英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas2．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder3．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when4．Ifyouwanttoimproveyourfigureandhealth,themosteffectivethingtodoistoshowupatthegymeverytimeyou________bethere.A．can B．willC．may D．shall5．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．afterC．when D．as6．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated7．Musictreatmentinvolvesaspecialistplayinganinstrumentorsing________thepatient’smood.A．bymeansof B．withregardtoC．inresponseto D．onaccountof8．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those9．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show10．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar11．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed12．Thepolicehaveanyonewithinformationtocomeforwardandtalktothem.A．appealedtoB．attendedtoC．respondedtoD．attachedto13．---________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.---Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once14．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．adjustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．adaptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile15．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded16．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast17．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need18．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct19．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether20．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat"keepingupwiththeJoneses"isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.Hegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhood.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheyhadtomovebacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit"KeepingupwiththeJoneses"because"Jones"isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates."KeepingupwiththeJoneses"cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand'sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare"Joneses"ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.1、SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.A．wanttobeasrichastheirneighborsB．wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich.C．don'twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD．wanttobehappy2、Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.A．liveoutsideNewYorkCity B．liveinNewYorkCityC．liveinapartments D．livewithmanyneighbors3、What'stheauthor'sattitudetokeepingupwiththeJoneses?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Supportive. D．Objective.22．（8分）Abillionairehasrecentlymadeoneofthebiggestcharitable（慈善的）donationstoauniversityinChina’shistory.ChenTianqiaodonated$115milliontotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology(Caltech)tohelpadvancedbrainresearch.Thedonationwillbespentdeepeningtheunderstandingofhowthebrainworks.Chenhasbeeninterestedtobrainresearch,believingitcanshapetheindustriessuchasartificialintelligenceandvirtualreality.However,thishugedonationhascausedheateddiscussingamongChinesescholarsandinternetusersalike.Manycriticizedhimforchoosingtogivemoneytoaforeignuniversityratherthanhomeinstitutesforbrainresearch,whicharedevelopingfastandareontracktocatchupwiththeUSinjustafewyears.RaoYi,abiologistatPekingUniversity,evensaidthedonationwasatypicalmistake.Others,however,supporthischoice.TheybelieveCaltechisamorereasonablechoicecomparedtoChineseresearchinstitutions.Caltechhasalonghistoryandhastakenaleadingpositioninbiology,andthereforeitproducesmoreefficientresults.Inaddition,theresultsoftheresearchbenefitnotonlytheAmericanpeople,butalsotherestoftheworld.AsimilarcontroversialcasestartedtwoyearsagowhenPanShiyi,chairmanofSOHOChina,donated$15milliontoHarvardUniversitytohelpdisadvantagedChinesestudents.ManybelievethatChinaisstillbehindinthemanagementanduseofdonatedmoney,andthatasaresult,Chinesecharitydonatorsarelookingabroad.Incomparison,WesterncountriesliketheUS,whichhavealonghistoryofdonatingmoney,havewell-developedsystemsthatusemoneyefficiently.Theycanalsoprovidefullaccessfordonorswhowanttotracktheuseofthemoney.Togetmoredonations,Chineseuniversitiesshouldbebraverandmorehonest.Theyneedself-reflection,ratherthanenvy.1、WhydidChen’sdonationdrawcriticism?A．ItwasnotgiventoaChineseuniversity.B．ItwasoneofthelargesttoCaltech.C．ItwasnotusedefficientlyintheUSA．D．Itwasusedinbrainresearch.2、WhatisthereasonforsomepeopleinfavorofChen’schoice?A．TheChinesearejusttooenviousB．TheachievementswillbenefitthewholeworldC．CaltechisauniversitywithalongerhistoryD．ThefundcanhelpdisadvantagedChinesestudents3、Whatisthenauthor’spurposetomentionPanShiyiinthepassage?A．TosuggesttheenthusiasmofthebillionairesB．ToshowoffgenerosityofthebillionairesC．ToinformChinesestudentsarepooratacademyD．Tostressthedisagreementoverdonatingabroad.4、WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheChineseuniversitiesshoulddotogetmorefund?A．exploreartificialintelligenceB．developefficientsystemsC．growfastandcatchupwiththeUSD．educatemorehonestgraduates23．（8分）Anoldmaninafadedyellowshirtsatinawindowlessroomonaraisedconcreteform.Theonlysourceofheatcamefromsomewherebeneaththeplasticmattressandtheroughblankettheblank-facedpolicewomanhadhandedhimaftertakinghisthumbprints.Heheardvoicesandmetallicclangasthecelldoorswungopen.Atthefrontdeskatiredlookingpolicemanhandedtheoldmanbackhisbelongings,hisworn-outcapandtheSeikowatchthathadstoppedworkingthedayhisbelovedEvelynleft.Thepolicemandramaticallyheldtheblueplasticbagatanarm’slengthtotheoldmanwhotookitandmadesureitscontentswereundamaged:thegoatmeat,palmoil,leavesandspices.Heignoredtheconfusedexpressionontheofficer’sfaceandsignedthedocumentdeclaringhehadbeenreturnedthepossessionstheyhadtakenoffhimthenightbefore.Noonespoketohimashewalkedslowlytowardstheexit.“Mr.Easy-nwa?”HestoppedandprayedtotheGodwhonowtookcareofEvelyntopleasetakehimfarawayfromthisunhappyplaceofexpressionlessfaces,clippedaccentsandpeoplewhodidnotevenattempttopronouncehisnameright.“Ezenwa,”Hesaidandlookedatawomanwithtangerinelips,hernametagsaidJessicaHarlow,SocialServices.“Abitfarfromhome，shesaidasshedrovefastandwithconfidencethewayEvelynusedto.Hewonderedifshemeantthe50milesfromLiverpoolorthe50,000milesfromEnugu，acityinNigeria.Hedidnotbotherreplyingasthiswomanhadplentytosayabouttheweather,baddrivers,herdaughter’sschoolplay...Atlastshedrewupoutsidetheblockofflatswherehelived.“Gothereintheend”，saidsheseriously,“ReallyMr.Easy-nwa,ifyoukeepgettinglost,wewillhavetoconsidermovingyouintoahome”.“Noneed,Iwasnotlost，heanswered.Hecarefullyrolledupthesleevesoftheoversizebomberjacketheworeandturnedonthetaptowashhishands,relievedthepipeswerenotfrozen.Inacleanpanheplacedthechoppedpiecesofgoatmeat.Theherbsandspicesthathadtakenhimthreemonthstotrackdown,theuzizaseedshadtakenhimintotheheartofGranbyMarketinLiverpool,hisuchanwuleavesdownashadybackalleyinManchester,andyesterday,amongotherfooditems,thefinestgoatmeatfromaSierraLeoneanButcherinBirmingham.Thathadtakensometime,somuchhemissedthelasttrainandwhenthepolicefoundhimshiveringoutsidethelockedupstation,socoldhecouldn’tanswerloudlyenoughthepink-facedbigcopperwhoyelledinhisface,“What’syournamesir?”sprayinghisfacewithspittle(吐沫）ashedidso,leavingthemwithnochoicebuttosearchanexhausted,frozenoldblackmanandfindinghiminpossessionofmysteriouscondiments(调味品）includingabagofdriedbitter-leafwhichcouldofcoursebemistakenforanythingthatresultedinhimgettingreadhisrightsandchargedwith...possession???Heliftedthelidofthebubblingsoup,theroomwasfilledwiththerichandspicyscentofhisculinary(烹饪的）effort.Heservedtwobowls,takingthechippedoneandplacingtheotheroppositewhereEvelynwouldhavesat.Hewouldtellherabouthisadventure,itwastheiranniversaryandthiswastheperfectpeppersouptocelebrate.KenOnyia,UK(Nigeria)CommonwealthSportShortStoryPrize1、WhywasMr.Ezenwatakentotheprisonforanight?A．Hewastooweaktomove.B．Hecouldn’tfindhiswaybackhome.C．Hethenhadnowhereelsetogo.D．Hewassuspectedofpossessingdrugs.2、WhenMr.Ezenwawastoleavetheprison,•A．histhumbprintwastakenimmediatelyB．thepolicemanwasconfusedaboutwhathehadC．asocialworkerwasassignedtodrivehimbackhomeD．thepolicemanwassokindasnottodamagehisbelongings3、WhatdidMr.Ezenwadoforhisweddinganniversary?A．Hecollectedallsortsofvaluablesaspresents.B．Hecookednativefoodasasurpriseforhiswife.C．HepreparedaspecialNigerianpeppersoupcarefully.D．Hetravelledalot,attemptingtogethiswifeback.4、WhatwordscanbeusedtodescribeMr.Ezenwa?A．Hopelessandpessimistic..B．Mysteriousandtroublesome.C．Affectionateandpersistent.D．Energeticandsympathetic.5、Whatthemedoestheauthorwanttoexpressthroughthestory?A．Racialprejudice.B．Hardlifeoftheelderly.C．Struggleforfreedom.D．Preservationoftradition.24．（8分）Innoparticularorder,herearesomesongsontheMusicappofmyphone:OnaSundayAfternoonbyLighterShadeofBrown—Astudentofmineintroducedthisrapsonglomeallthewaybackintheearly1990s,when1wasteachingSpanishatalocaluniversity.ThestoryinthesongtakesplacenottoofarfromwhereIliveinLosAngeles.It’sagood“driving”song,nothingcomplicatedor“deep”.SaySomethingbyAGreatBigWorld—Amorerecentsongaboutacouplelosingcontactwitheachother.Thepianopartisverylittleplayingbutbeautiful.AmericanPiebyDonMcLean—Anothersongfrommyyouthinthe80s,verypopularwithalmosteveryAmericanofmygeneration.Itretellssomeofthekeyeventsofthemiddle20thcentury,asongofhappymemoriesofthepastandwantingtoreturntothosebettertimes.TheWeightbyTheBand—Anotheroldsong,originallymadepublicin193,butoneIdidn’thearuntilIwasinhighschoolmorethan10yearslater.Idon’tunderstandthewordstothesongcompletely,butthefeelingofthesongisverycomfortingtome.UndertheBridgebyRedHotChiliPeppers—ThisLosAngelesgroupwroteasongthat1usedtolistentowhenIfirstmovedtoLAmorethan25yearsago.Ididn’tknowanyoneherewhenIfirstarrived.WhenIgotbored,Iusedtodriveupanddownthemajorstreetsthatcrossthecityfromeasttowest,listeningtothissongaboutthe“cityofangel”beingas“lonelyasIam.(Dontworry!Ihaveplentyoffriendsnow.)1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deep”probablymean?A．withskill B．withcomfortC．withanormalmeaning D．withasignificantmeaning2、WhendidtheauthorprobablyheartheWeightbyTheBand?A．In193. B．In1970.C．inthe1980s. D．inthe1990s.3、WhentheauthorfirstmovedtoLA,thefirstsongheheardwas.A．SaySomething B．AmericanPieC．TheWeight D．UndertheBridge25．（10分）●UndergroundCity,Montreal,CanadaTakeoneofthe120entrancesintothelargestman-madeundergroundnetworkintheworld.Montreal’sUndergroundCitywasfirstbuiltin1962.About500,000peopleadayuseits1kilometersofshoppingmalls,apartmentbuildings,hotels,banks,offices,museums,anduniversities;therearealsotwotrainstationsandabusterminal（终点站）.●MammothCaveNationalPark,Kentucky,AmericaPlacenamessuchasGrandAvenueandFrozenNiagaragiveanideaofwhat’sintheworld’slongestundergroundcavesystem.Theoldestpartwasformed10millionyearsago,9.5millionyearsbeforemanmadeanappearance.●Hannan’sNorthMine,Kalgoorlie,AustraliaGodown30.5metersinacageelevatortotunnelsdugduringAustralia’s19th-centurygoldrush.Tryyourhandatpanningforgold（淘金）.Kalgoorliestillproduces10percentoftheworld’sgold.●WieliczkaSaltMine,Krakow,PolandItallstartedwhensaltwasjustliketoday’soil.Ninecenturiesofmininghasproducedmilesofundergroudpassagesandhugecavestoadepthof13meters.MorethanonemillionpeopleayearvisittheUNESCO-listedsite,whichincludeslakesandstatuesmadefromsalt,theworld’slargestminingmuseumandconcerthalls.●BerlinNuclearBunker（地堡）,GermanyTakeafewminutestoadjusttothedim（昏暗的）lightofthis1971radiation-proofColdWarbunker.Feelthecoldenteryourbonesinthedeathlysilence.Thenarrowbedsfor3,562peopletakeupmostofthespace.Thebunkercouldoperatefor14daysafteranuclearattack.It’safrighteningexperience.1、Whatdotheabovefiveattractionhaveincommon?A．Theyareallman-made.B．Theyalllieunderground.C．Theyareallradiation-proof.D．Theyalldatebacktothe19thcentury.2、InWieliczkaSaltMine,visitorscan.A．makesaltstatuesB．enjoythemountainsceneryC．learnaboutsaltmininghistoryD．experienceminingsaltthemselves3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．Hannan’sNorthMineisoutofoperationB．BerlinNuclearBunkeriswell-equippednowC．MammothCaveNationalParkhastheworld’soldestcavesystemD．UndergroundCitywasbuilttomakecitizens’lifemoreconvenient4、Wecanmostprobablyreadthepassageina______.A．newsreportB．historymagazineC．travelguideD．researchpaper第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Whenmyparentswerealive，theywerenotveryrich．Yettheyhelpedtheirtwoolder1timeaftertime．WhenDaddypassedaway，hisnotebookshoweddebts2fromseveralofhischildren．Iwasnotamongthem．I3borrowedmoneyandwhenIdid，Isetarepaymentplanand4toit．Itwasamatterof5withme．Icouldn’tstandowingmyparents-oranyoneelse-mmoneybecauseIwatchedthem6tohelpoutmyoldersisterswhentheywereinfinancialdifficultiesthemselves．Thesedays，afterthedeathofmyparents，Iamoneofthosepeoplewhocanbe7toforhelpwhentheyneedit．JustasIcan’tstand8otherpeoplemoney，Ican’tstandsayingnotowhoeverneedshelp．Idon’t9helpingothers，butIwouldbemorethangladiftheywouldmakea(n)10tohandlethingsthemselves，perhapsbydoingsome11planning-likeplanningnottospeendmoneytheydon’thave!Beingreadytohelpothersisa12，butsometimestheresultwillbe13towhatyouexpect．I14rememberasachildwhatmyfatheralwayssaid，“Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed，try，tryagain!”Helpingmychildrentoooftenhas15themfromlearningtokeeptrying．Useyour16：whoamongmychildrenwill17towalkifIsupplythemoneytobuyacar?Helpedoften，mychildrenlostgraduallytheabilityto18problemsthemselves．Inmost19，whenpeoplefindyoucan20help，theywillaskyoumoreandmore．That'shuman，youknow．1、A．sons B．daughters C．brothers D．sisters2、A．absent B．apart C．due D．different3、A．always B．seldom C．often D．never4、A．stuck B．attached C．agreed D．belonged5、A．pleasure B．courage C．pride D．sorrow6、A．struggle B．happen C．intend D．move7、A．referred B．turned C．seen D．attended8、A．cheating B．donating C．1ending D．owing9、A．enjoy B．mind C．1ike D．miss10、A．comment B．mess C．excuse D．effort11、A．financial B．flexible C．typical D．particular12、A．deed B．deal C．virtue D．task13、A．contrary B．essential C．potential D．necessary14、A．can B．may C．shall D．must15、A．banned B．protected C．prevented D．freed16、A．aHn B．leg C．body D．head17、A．wait B．urge C．threat D．choose18、A．solve B．assess C．seek D．analyse19、A．affairs B．choices C．cases D．events20、A．obtain B．attain C．provide D．prefer第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）AuniversityprofessorandhiselderlymotherhavebecomesocialmediastarsinChina.ProfHuhasbeenbringinghis80-year-oldmother.1．hasAlzheimer’s,tohisclasses.Freshmenattheuniversityatfirstassumedthatshewasa2．(retire)professorsittinginonclasses,before3．(realise)itwasProfHu’smother.Sheisveryquietduringhisclassesandthestudentshavecometoacceptherwith4．(warm).ItisreportedthatProfHu’sfatherdiedin2011,andalthoughhehas5．(young)sisters,hehastakenontheresponsibilityoflookingafterhismother,becauseherbraindiseasemeansthatheistheonlyonesherecognises.Hesaidthathersymptomswerenowsosevere6．“shecannottellthedifferencebetweenwhensheisholdingasoftdrink,sugar,salt,orwashingpowder”.WeibousershavepraisedProfHu7．afilialson(孝子),aswellasagoodeducator-notjustineconomics,butinlife.Respecttowardsparents,eldersandancestors8．(consider)akeyvalueinChinesesocietyandculture.Theconcept9．(go)backto400BCandisacorevirtueofConfucianism(儒家),describedintheearly10．(work)ofChina’sbest-knownscholar.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。Dearfriends,Aswecansee,theenvironmentaroundusisgettingworseotherthanbetter、Ourlifeandhealthhaveaffectedgreatly、Theearthisourhome,butwehaveadutytotakecareofit,notonlyforourselvesbutforfuturegeneration、Fortunate,moreandmorepeoplehavebecomeawareofthisproblem、Manyeffectivemeasureshavebeentakenbythegovernmenttodealingwiththem、AsastudentIthinkweshoulddosomethingtoimprovetheenvironment、First,gototheschoolonfootorbybikeasoftenaspossible、Second,turnonthelightsandotherelectricalappliancesbeforeleavingtheroom、Third,neverthrowrubbishhereandthere、It’stimethatwedosomethingtoprotectourenvironment、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom给你写信说他最近对打篮球很感兴趣，结果影响学习：作业不能及时完成，上课不能集中注意力，于是给你写信求助。请你用英语给他写一封建议信，主要内容如下：1.要以学习为中心；2.学会控制自己并合理利用时间；3.学会平衡学习和娱乐。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、A3、B4、A5、A6、C7、C8、A9、B10、A11、C12、A13、B14、B15、D16、B17、A18、A19、D20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、B2、A3、A22、1、A2、B3、D4、B23、1、D2、C3、C4、C5、A24、1、D2、C3、D25、InChina,thereareusuallytworeasonswhypeoplereceivemessagesfromfriendsandrelativesfromwhomtheyhaven’theardforawhile.ThefirstisaboutNewYeargreetings,whicharealwayswelcome.Thesecondreasonisoftenlesspleasant,however;peopleareincreasinglycontactinglonglostfriends,orevencasualacquaintances,andurgingthemtocastonlinevotesfortheirchildrenorgrandchildrenincompetitions.Thepractice,whichhasbeengrowingrapidly,hasnowreachedthepointwherepeoplearebecomingtiredandmayevenfeelannoyed.TheresultsofarecentsurveyconductedbytheJinhuaEveningNewsinEastChina’sZhejiangProvinceshowthat94percentof74intervieweeswereonceaskedbyfriendsorrelativestocastvotesonlinefortheirchildren.Thecontestsrangefromthe“cutestbaby”todancingcompetitions,butinmanyisthepeoplereceivingthemessageshaven’theardfromthesenderforalongtimeandhavenevermetthechildinvolved.Althoughthecompetitionsmayappeartobeharmlessfun,someeducationprofessionalsareconcernedthattheycouldhaveanegativeeffectonchildren.TangSulan,amemberoftheCPPCC’sNationalCommittee(全国政协)，proposedabanononlinecompetitionsfeaturingchildrentopreventfuturepsychologicalissues.Shewasalsoconcernedthatpublicdisclosureofachild’spersonalinformationandpublicationofphotoscauseapotentialrisktothechild’ssafety.LiHongyan,themotherofanl1-year-oldgirlandan18-month-oldboyinBeijing,saidshehasneverurgedotherstovoteforherchildren.Althoughonthesurfacethechildrenarecompetingamongthemselvesviatheirparents’socialnetworks,thecompetitionsarealsoaboutparentsseekinga“