2024年上海市虹口区高三年级上册期末高考一模英语试卷（含答案）

虹口第一学期期终学生学习能力诊断测试

高三英语试卷.BIZ

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswers

onyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Atabookstore.B.Atalibrary.

C.Atapostoffice.D.Atapolicestation.

2.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.

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SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbe

askedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversation

willbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Influencing.B.Celebritystudies.

C.Crisismanagement.D.Psychology.

12.A.Itoffersalotofrelatedcourses.B.Itscoursesaretaughtbyseniorlecturers.

C.ItpartnerswithHarvardUniversity.D.Ifsthefirstdegreeprograminthefield.

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.Theyreactedquicklytopassengers9requests.

B.Theywererudetothepassenger.

C.Theyshowedenoughsympathy.

D.Theywereirresponsible.

20.A.Shewaslookingforwardtohernextholiday.

B.Shefeltterriblethatherholidaywasruined.

C.Shedidn'twantanothercupofcoffee.

D.Shethoughttheholidaywastooshort.

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ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

YourCatMightNotBeIgnoringYouWhenYouSpeak

Everycatownerhasastorytotellofbeingblankedbytheircat.Wecalltoourcat,itturnsaway,and

someofusmightbeleft(21)(wonder)whywedidn,tgetadog.Butyourcatmaybelistening

afterall.Morethanthat,it(22)(care)morethanyoumaythink.

AstudybyFrenchresearchers(23)(publish)lastmonthinthejournalAnimalCognition

foundthatnotonlydocatsreacttowhatscientistscallcat-directedspeech——ahigh-pitched(高音的)voice

similarto(24)wetalktobabies—theyreacttowhoisdoingthetalking.

“Wefoundthathearingtheirownersusingahigh-pitchedvoice,catsreactedmorethanwhenhearing

theirownerspeakingnormallytoanotherhumanadult,“saidCharlottedeMouzon,anauthorofthestudy.

“Butitactuallydidn'tworkwhenitcamefromastranger9svoice.^^

(25)studiesinvolvingdogs,analyzingcatbehaviorisdifficult,whichispartofwhy

humansunderstandthemless.Catsarestressedbybeinginalab(26)meaningful

behavioralobservationsbecomeimpossible.Andforgetabouttryingtogetacat(27)(sit)still

foranM.R.Lscan(核磁共振扫描)tostudyitsbrainfunction.

Sotheresearchersforthelateststudywenttothecats'homesandplayedrecordingsofdifferenttypes

ofspeechanddifferentspeakers.Atfirst,therewasconcernfromDr.deMouzonandherteamforlackof

reactionfromthecats,butuponanalysisofthefilmrecordings,delicatereactions(28)(notice).

“Itcouldbejustmovinganearorturningtheheadtothespeakerorevenfreezingwhat(29)

weredoing,"Dr.deMouzonsaid.

Inthestudy,therewereafewcases(30)catswouldapproachthespeakerplayingavoice

andmeow."Intheend,wehadreallycleargainsinthecafsattentionwhentheownerwasusing

cat-directedspeech/5Dr.deMouzonsaid.

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SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.

Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.arrivesB.observableC.boundlessD.containedE.distancingF.

expansion

G.lies——H.parallel——fr^>ereetviftg——J?-thrceds——Krvolumc—

WhatComesAfterSpace?

Lookingataclearnightsky,youwitnessthevastnessofspace,whichholdseverythinghumansknow

toexist.Tofindoutwhat31beyond,agoodplacetostartistodeterminewheretheuniverseends.

However,theproblemisthatscientistsareuncertainaboutwherespaceendsorwhetheritendsatall.

The32universe

Thefurthesthumanscanseeoutintospace,usingallthetechnologycurrentlyavailabletous,is46

billionlight-years(alight-yearisthedistancethatlightcantravelinoneyear,andisequivalenttoabout9.5

millionmillionkilometres).The33ofspacethathumanscanseeiscalledthevisibleuniverse.

Beyondthis,itremainsamysterywhetherifsanexpanseofmoregalaxiesandstarsorpossiblytheedgeof

theuniverse.Somethinkthattheuniverseis34,meaningspacegoesonforeverineverydirection.In

thiscase,thereisnothingafterspace,becausespaceiseverything.

Movingfurtheraway

ExpertshavecapturedimagesoftheentireEarthfromspace,andsomeastronautshavepersonally

witnesseditsbeautyfromorbit.Perhaps35thelimitsoftheuniversewouldalsobepossibletoo,if

onlyhumansknewwheretogotolookforit.

Anotherchallengeistheuniverse'srapid36.Asgalaxiesmovefurtheraway,theirlighttakes

longertoreachus.Eventually,somegalaxiesmaybesodistantthattheirlightnever37Thismight

implythatanyedge一andwhateverisontheotherside-isincreasingly38itselffromus.

Regardlessoftheseuncertainties,scientistsstillspendalotoftimethinkingaboutwhatcomesafterspace.

Manyuniverses?

It'spossiblethatthereisn'tjustoneuniverse,andthatouruniverseisjustonesmallpartofa

“multiverse”.Perhapsouruniverseis39withinitsowndistinctregionofspace,separatedfrom

othersbyvastexpansesofnothingness.Ormaybe40universesexist,pressedtightlyagainsteach

other.Gettinganideaoftheuniverse'strueshapemayhelpastronomersfindoutwhetherithasanedge.

Whatcomesafterthatcouldbeanevengreatmystery.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

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Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Backin1930,theeconomistJohnMaynardKeynespredictedthatwithtechnologicalchangeand

improvementsinproductivity,we'donlybeworking15hoursaweekbynow.Butwhileworkinghours

have41by26%,mostofusstillaverage42.5hoursaweek.

OneofthethingsKeynesunderestimatedisthehumandesireto42withourpeers-adrivethat

makesmostofusworkmorethanweneedto."Wedon'tmeasureproductivitybyhowmuchwe've

harvestedanymore,"saysAlexSoojung-KimPang,visitingscholaratStanfordUniversity."'Overworking

hasbeenpartofWesternsocietysincetheIndustrialRevolution.Whensomepredictedthatautomation

wouldcreateanextraamountof43time,needlesstosay,thatdidn'thappen.”

Thankstocomputerizationandglobalizationinthe1980s,managerscoulddemandmoreofemployees

underthe44thatjobscouldbegiventosomeoneelse.Sothe45piledon.Andwetookit,

exhausted,buttakinguptheburdenallthesame.ThepsychologistBarbaraKillingerwritesinWorkaholics:

TheRespectableAddictsabouthowwe46sacrificeourownwell-beingthroughoverworkfor

“success”.

Butfarfromdeliveringproductivity,value,orpersonalfulfilment,overworkhasbeenproventolead

toburnout,stress,greaterriskofheartdiseaseandevenshorterlifespans.47,wecarriedon-until

COVID-19camealong.

Besidesmakingusworklongerhoursfromhome,COVID-19hasalso48themovetowardsthe

adoptionofautomatedmachine,especiallyforjobsrequiringmuchinterpersonalcontact-fromAmazon

developingdeliverydrones（无人机）toself^drivingcars.By2050,MichaelOsborne,aprofessorof

machinelearningattheUniversityofOxford,predictsthatatleast40%ofcurrentjobswillbelostto

49.

Thereare50.Jobsthatinvolvecomplexsocialinteractionsarebeyondcurrentrobotskills:so

teaching,socialcare,nursingandcounsellingarealllikelyto51theAIrevolution.Asarejobsthat

relyoncreativity.Thesamealsogoesfor52jobs,accordingtoOsborne,duetothelargenumberof

differentobjectscleanersencounterandthevarietyofwaysthoseobjectsneedtobedealtwith.

Interestingly,areasoftheworkplacetraditionallydominatedbywomenwon'tbesoeasilyadoptedbyAL

Robotsareunlikelyto53inthe"work"oftakingcareofchildren,preparinglunchboxesanddoing

thelaundry.

Thosewhoseworkfallsoutsidethecaring,cleaningorcreativefieldwillstillworkinfuture,just

54Inabout60%ofoccupations,itisestimatedthatathirdofthetaskscanbeautomated,meaning

changestothewaywework.Alarge-scalestudyhaspredictedthatoverthenext20years,although7

millionjobswillbetakenoverbyAI,7.2millionnewoneswillbe55asaresult.Sowewillworkin

future:wejustdon'tknowwhatwe911bedoingyet.

41.A.declinedB.increasedC.continuedD.kept

42.A.disagreeB.competeC.cooperateD.identify

43.A.workingB.toughC.leisureD.active

44.A.fantasyB.influenceC.threatD.impression

45.A.joyB.cashC.ambitionD.pressure

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46.A.excitedlyB.willinglyC.dramaticallyD.hopefully

47.A.OtherwiseB.StillC.FurthermoreD.Therefore

48.A.speededupB.followedupC.preparedforD.plannedfor

49.A.overworkB.labourC.automationD.science

50.A.dreamsB.modelsC.expectationsD.exceptions

51.A.causeB.ceaseC.surviveD.undergo

52.A.caringB.cleaningC.curingD.coaching

53.A.assistB.existC.believeD.understand

54.A.hardlyB.differentlyC.unfortunatelyD.probably

55.A.lostB.recoveredC.substitutedD.created

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

ilwasalwaysareader.

2Asakid,Iwalkedtothelibraryseveraltimesaweekandcheckedoutsomanybooksandreturned

themsoquicklythatthelibrarianoncesnapped「Don'ttakehomesomanybooksifyou5renotgoingto

readthemall!”

344ButIdidreadthemall,“Isaid.

4ButIhadstoppedreadinggradually.IjoinedbookclubsthatIneverattended.Irequestedalibrary

bookeveryonewasreading,onlytoreturnitaweeklate,unread,withfines.

5ThenImetDavid.WhenIaskedhimabouthislastbook,hisfacelitupandhisfingersdanced.

eDavidreadmuchmorethanIdid,aboutabookortwoaweek.Hepreferredhistoryandnonfiction,

whileIlovedfictionwriters.

?Onourseventhdate,DavidandIvisitedthelibrary.

8"Ihaveagame,“hesaid,pullingtwopensandPost-itsoutofhisbag."Let'sfindbookswe'vereadand

leavereviewsinthemforthenextperson.^^

9Wewanderedinthelibraryforanhour.Intheend,wesatontheflooramongthepoetry,andIreadhim

some.Helistened,thenasked,“Whatisityoulikeaboutthatone?"

loThatsummer,aswepicnickedoutside,Isaid,“IfItellyousomething,willyounotjudgeme?”David

pausedandraisedhiseyebrows.

ii'Tveonlyreadonebookthisyear,"Isaid.

i2<4ButifsJune,“hesaid.

i3‘Tknow.”

i44tWell,readabook!^^

15ThenexttimeIvisitedabookstore,hischargeto“readabook^^echoedinmyhead.Ipickedupabook

solelyforitspoetictitle.

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i6lhadahardtimegettingintoit.Thenarratorwasanoldman.WheneverIwastemptedtogiveuponit,

IthoughtofDavid.Ipushedthroughthefirsttwochaptersanddiscoveredanewnarratorinthethird.Iloved

thealternatingpointsofview.Icarriedthebooktowork.Ireadatlunchandonmywalkhome.

“"How'syourday?”Davidtexted.

i846Good.Alittletired,“Ireplied.stayeduplateandfinishedmybook.”

19Itriedtomakeitsoundcasual,butIwasproudofmyself.Itwasnotacompetition,butIfelthim

pushingmetobemoreofthepersonIusedtobeandmoreofwhoIwantedtobe.

20IaskedDavidoncewhathelikedaboutme.

2iHepaused,thensaid,“Iseetheworldasamorewonder-filledplacewithyou.^^

22Bytheendofthatyear,Davidsuggestedwevisitthelibraryagain.HeaskedifIrememberedthegame

weplayedonourfirstvisit.

23'〕remember,9,1said.

24Hepulledabookfromtheshelf,droppedtooneknee,andopenedit.Inside,hisPost-itread:"Karla,it

hasalwaysbeenyou.Willyoumarryme?”

25HisproposalhadrestedbetweenthepagesofTheRebelPrincessforoverayear.

26“Yes,"Isaid.

56.ThewordSnapped(paragraph2)mostprobablymeans"”.

A.talkedtosomeonevoluntarily

B.spoketosomeoneimpatiently

C.gavesomeoneasuggestion

D.laughedatsomeoneheartlessly

57.Whichofthefollowingmaybestillustratetheauthor'sreadinghabitwhenshefirstmetDavid?

A.Carryingbooksaroundwithoutopeningthem.

B.Onlyreadingthebookseveryonerecommended.

C.Avoidingsharingbookswhengoingtobookclubs.

D.Oftenforgettingtoreturnthebooksalreadyread.

58.Accordingtoparagraph19,whywastheauthorproudofherself?

A.Shefinishedreadingabookshedidn'tlike.

B.ShehadreadmorebooksthanDaviddid.

C.Shedidwhatshethoughttobedifficult.

D.Shehadkepttohertasteinpoetictitles.

59.WhatwasthemainchangethatDavidbroughtintotheauthor'slife?

A.Heintroducedanewlibraryandafiingametotheauthor.

B.Heencouragedtheauthortoreadmorefictionandpoetry.

C.Hehelpedtheauthorfinishreadinganentirebookinaday.

D.Hemotivatedtheauthortorediscoverherloveforreading.

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(B)

Canyoustandononelegfor10seconds?Just15minutesadayofpracticecanbe

Balancecouldbeamatteroflifeanddeath.TheWorldbeneficial,butdomoreifyouhavetime.

HealthOrganizationestimatesthat684,000fetalfallsoccurStartingearlierhelps:trytheexercises

eachyear,makingfallingthesecondleadingcauseofbelowonahard,levelsurface.

unintentionalinjurydeath.SomeofthesefallsarecausedbyEasyLevel:Standingononeleg-with

moreseriousconditions-butmanyaren't.Accordingtoyourhandsrestingonaworksurfaceif

you'refeelingunsteady-seehowlong

GeorgeLocker,along-termpractitioneroftaichi,alossof

youcanmaintainyourbalance.Dothis

balanceisamedicalproblemthatcan'tbetreatedwithdrugs

onewhileyou'rebrushingyourteeth.

orsurgery,despiteitseffects.

MediumLevel:Forthismovement,start

Increasingly,effortsarebeingmadetoremedy(补救)

fromstandingandtakeabigstep

thebalanceproblemamongthegroupsalreadymostaffectedforwards,bendingyourfrontleguntilyour

byit.Taichi,practicedbyanestimated50millionpeopleintrailingkneejustbrushesthefloor.Then

China,isanoption.Studieshaveshownthataslittleaseightpushoffyourfrontlegandreturntoa

weeksofpracticecanimproveolderadults'scoresonthestandingposition.

Tinettitest-acommonlyusedmeasureofcompetenceinHardLevel:Trystep-upsontoastepor

basictaskssuchasrisingfromachairandwalking-aswellbox:putonefootontoaboxandpush

asreducingfearoffalling.Longerperiodsofstudyshowthroughthatheeltostepupsobothfeet

enduptogether.Toensureyouaren't

furtherbenefits.

usingyourtrailinglegtohelp,keepyour

Whateveractivityyouchoose,thelessonistoworkon

toesoffthegroundonthatfoot.

yourbalancebeforeyouneedto,notafteritbecomesan

issue.AsLockerputsit:everyone'stoldtosavemoneyfortheirretirement,andnobody5staughttosave

theirbalance.Butbotharedifficulttogetbackoncethey'regone.

60.WhatdoesGeorgeLockerthinkofalackofbalance?

A.Itiscostlytogettreatedwithdrugsandsurgery.

B.Itisaminorissuethatdoesn'taffectone'soverallhealth.

C.Itisaproblemwithoutanymedicalsolution.

D.Itisaproblemthatcanbeeasilyfixedbyexercising.

61.WhichofthefollowingbestillustratestheMediumLevelpractice?

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62.Whatisthelessonconveyedinthepassageregardingbalanceandhealth?

A.Balanceisthetopleadingcauseofsuddendeathfrominjuries.

B.Itisessentialforthoseaffectedbybalanceissuestoseekhelp.

C.Taichiisthemosteffectivewaytoimproveone'sbalance.

D.Itiswisertoworkonbalanceasearlyaspossible.

(C)

Theconceptofdynamicpricingissimple-andeasyforbusinessestoimplement.Whetherifsa

Friday-eveningflight,ahotelduringtheholidays,orataxirideinadownpour,wehaveallbeenburnedby

higher-than-normalpricesduetoexcessdemand.Raisingcostswhenbusinessesarebusiestisthenorm

acrossthetravelindustry.Perhapsthemostwell-knownexampleofthisiswithinride-sharecompanies,

whichhaveusedsurgepricingforyearstochargeriderswhendemandforcarsrocketsrelativetothe

numberofdriversavailable.

Outsidetravel,onlinestoresareincreasinglyusingthisdynamicpricing,too,saysVomberg."On

Aalone,millionsofpricechangesoccurwithinaday,correspondingtoapricechangeofabout

everytenminutesforeachproduct.Whileconsumersmightnotalwayspickuponthesevariationsin

price,Vombergsaystime-baseddynamicpricingwilllikelybecomeacompetitivestandardatleastin

onlinemarkets.46AI-enabledtoolscansuggestthebestpricesviamachinelearningalgorithms箪法).They

canalsotrackandlearncompetitorandcustomerresponsestopricechanges,9,hesays.

Now,surgepricingishappeninginstoresincludingbarsandsupermarketsaswell."Physical

businessesareadoptingelectronicshelflabelsthatenablerealtimepriceadjustmentsdependingonthe

timeofday,stocklevelsandwhetheritemsareapproachingtheirsell-bydate,“saysSarwarKhawaja,

chairmanoftheOxfordEducationGroup.Hesaysthistechnologyislikelytocausepricesinbarsthatuse

thesesignstoincreaseduringtherushesofdinner,weekendsorholidays,orforsupermarketstoadjust

pricesthroughoutthedayorweek,dependingonvolumeofshoppers.

Thecurrenteconomicclimateisalsodrivingtheneedforthesepricingtechnologies.Whilecreating

competitivepricesisalwayskeytohealthyprofitmargins,Khawajasaysdynamicpricingenables

businessestooptimisetheirpricingdependingonthefinancialsituationsoftheircustomerbase.

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canofferdiscountsduringdownturns,whileincreasingpricesinbetteroffareas/9hesays.

Thechanges,however,maynotsitwellwithconsumers."Dynamicandsurgepricingwilllikely

expandtomoreindustriesandmorecompaniesinthelongterm,butjustbecauseaproductmaybepopular

doesnotmeanthatcustomersarewillingtoturnablindeyetobeingchargedmore,"saysKhawaja.He

addssurgepricingcancausecustomerstolosefaithinacompanyiftheybelievetheyarebeing

overcharged."Perhapsdynamicpricingofadrinkinyourfavouritepubmightbeasteptoofarforloyal

customers.^^

63.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“pricing“inparagraph1?

A.Asystemofdecidingwhatthepricesshouldbe.

B.Ameansforcompaniestofindtargetcustomers.

C.Amethodthathelpspromotesharingeconomy.

D.Astrategyofofferingdiscountstoattractclients.

64.ItcanbeinferredfromArndVomberg'scommentsthatonlinestores.

A.offerthemostcompetitiveprices

B.makeprofitsbychangingpricesinrealtime

C.confusecustomersbychangingprices

D.relytoomuchonmachinelearningalgorithms

65.Accordingtothepassage,whydophysicalbusinessesadoptdynamicpricing?

A.Tomatchsupplyanddemandduringpeakhours.

B.Toliftcustomerexperienceandencourageloyalty.

C.Tomaintainconsistentpricingacrossallproducts.

D.Tocompetewithonlinestoresandbusinesses.

66.Whichofthefollowingbestpredictshowcustomersmayreacttotheexpansionofdynamicpricing?

A.Turntowhateveroffersthelowestprices.

B.Protestagainstitforbeingtooannoying.

C.Refusetogiveinandarelikelytoresist.

D.Takeitforgrantedandacceptitaltogether.

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c

Directions:thepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Each

sentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Focusontheonethingyouaredoing.

B.Habitslikethesewhichencourageyoutomultitaskmakeyoumentallyexhaustedand

unproductive.

C.Makesurethatyoualsotakebreaksinyourmonotasking,becausethat'swhathelpsyourbrainto

stayfocused.

D.Soifsawin-winforeveryone!

E.Thelittleinformationwedotakeinwhenwe'remultitaskingismoredifficulttorememberata

laterstage.

F.Youfeelsogoodthatyoubelieveyou'rebeingeffectiveandfurtherencouragesyourmultitasking

habit.

WhyDoYouFindItSoHardtoNotMultitask?

Mostofusdomultitaskingalmostdaily.Butit'stimetochangethat.Yourattentionisalreadybeing