山东菏泽市2025届高三考前热身英语试卷含解析

山东菏泽市2025届高三考前热身英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking2．Allchildrenshouldgetaccesstoahigh-qualityeducation________theirrace,zipcodeorfamilyincome.A．dependingon B．regardlessofC．dueto D．apartfrom3．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant4．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecansevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute5．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter6．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides7．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch8．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions9．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended10．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto11．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout12．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking13．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted14．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain15．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what16．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes17．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what18．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying19．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might20．-Lateagain！Where_____________？-Sorry，I________________intheheavytraffic，orIwouldhavebeenhereearlier.A．wereyou；havegotstuck B．haveyoubeen；havegotstuckC．wereyou；gotstuck D．haveyoubeen；gotstuck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）Moscowcityauthoritieshavebegunusingcomics（漫画）withcharactersfromRussianfairytalestoexplaintomigrants（移民）howtheyshouldbehave.Theysaya100guideisneededto"keepapositiveimage"ofthecityandcouldhelpreduce"tensions"betweennativesandmigrants.Butcriticshavepointedoutthatforeignmigrantsandnativesmayberegardedasantagonistsinthemanual(手册).RussiansandmigrantshaverepeatedlyfloodedinMoscowrecently.Manymigrantsfromex-SovietrepublicsinCentralAsia,theCaucasus（高加索）andNorthCaucasus,arriveinMoscoweveryyear,attractedbythecapital’sjobopportunitiesandrelativelyhighsalaries.AsignificantnumberofthemworkintheRussiancapitalillegally.ThenewguideinRussianseekstoexplainthe"dos"and"don’ts"tomigrants.Theyareurgednottocausetrouble,bystaringatwomen,oreatingortalkingloudlyonthestreets.Theyarealsowarnedthatthepolicemayroutinely（例行公事）stopthemtochecktheirdocuments.Inthemanual,Russia’sfamous"threewarriors"aremeanttorepresentthecity’slawenforcementagencies（执法机关）,whilePrinceYuriDolgoruky(ahistoricalcharacter)isusedfortoursaroundMoscow.Meanwhile,VasilisatheWiseandTheSnowMaidentestthereaderonRussia’slanguageandhistory.AspecialsectionofthebookexplainstheimportanceoffollowingMoscow’sstrictresidencyandemploymentrules,stressingthatmigrantscouldotherwisebedeported(驱逐出境)orbannedfromentry.Themanualwaswrittenprimarilyforillegalmigrants,AlexanderKalinin,whoheadsthegroupSupportforWorkingMigrantsinMoscow,toldBBCRussian."Wewanttoraisetheirleveloflawawareness,"headded.Migrantcharactershadinitially(最初)beenidentifiedasrepresentativesofdifferentnationalities,butthebook’sauthorslaterdecidedtodropthisideasoas"nottooffendanyone",saidMr.Kalinin."TheoldconflictbetweenRussianheroesandnon-Slavicinvadersisbeingrevived,"YevgenyVarshaver,amigrationexperttoldBBCRussian.Healsosuggestedthatthelanguageusedinthebookwouldbe"difficult"tounderstandforsomemigrantswhowerenotnativeRussianspeakers.1、Theunderlinedword"antagonists"inParagraph1canprobablybereplacedby"_____".A．friends B．acquaintancesC．cooperators D．opponents2、PeoplefromothercountriescometoMoscow"_____".A．tofindwell-paidjobs B．tohaveanewlifestyleC．toenjoythefineclimate D．toexperienceanewculture3、Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout"_____".A．consequencesthemigrantsmaysufferB．thepurposeofpublishingthehandbookC．themeasurestoattractforeignmigrantsD．charactersandtheirfunctionsinRussianfairytales4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．WaystohelpforeignmigrantstosettleinRussiaB．CharactersfromRussianfairytaleshavenewjobsC．MoreandmoreforeignmigrantstoworkinMoscowD．Moscowfairytalecomicstohelpmigrantsbehave22．（8分）InthisPennsylvaniacity,Pittsburghisshrinkingbutgettingwealthier.Since2000,itspopulationhasdeclinedby95,000whileitsincomepercapita(人均)hasshotup24percent.Thetrendistakingholdinmanyothercities,likeBuffaloinNewYork,ProvidenceinRhodeIslandandNewOrleans.Someoftheseareashavecreatedmorehigh-payingjobsinenergy,healthcareoreducation.Othershavemanagedtoreshapetheirproducingindustryforaneweconomy.Higher-payingjobshaveagreatereffectbecausetheycreatedemandforadditionalservices."ThestoryinPittsburghisverypositive,andotherareasarelookingatitasanexampleofthetransformationthatmightbepossible，”saidGuhanVenkatu,whowroteaneconomichistoryoftheareacalled“RustandRenewal”fortheFederalReserveBankofCleveland.CarnegieMellonUniversityandtheUniversityofPittsburghhavehelpedbringtechjobsandinnovation(革新)totheareabysponsoringtechcentersthathelpgraduatesstartcompanieswithoutmovingtoSiliconValleyorSanFrancisco.ThishashelpedkeepPittsburgh'seducatedyoungpopulationgrowingevenastheentirepopulationinthecityhasdropped.PittsburghhasmoreSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmath)jobsthanothershrinkingcities,about80,000or7%ofalljobs.STEMjobsaddproductivityandincomegrowthtothearea.Manufacturersofhigh-techmedicalequipmentinthePittsburghareaalsohavedoubledemploymentinthelast10years.However,someexpertsquestionwhethergrowingincomepercapitacanreallymakeupforadecliningpopulation.AccordingtoPatrickAdler,aresearcherattheUniversityofToronto,populationlossdoesmatterifitmeanslower-skilledworkershavefledbecauseofalackofopportunity.What'smore,high-payingjobsineducationandhealthcarecandisappearifthepopulationdeclinestoogreatly.Soit'dbewisetofindwaystoincreasethepopulation.1、InwhataspectdoesPittsburghsetagoodexample?A．Transformingoldenergyintonewenergy.B．Creatingmorewell-paidjobs.C．Prohibitingthemanufacturing.D．Sponsoringhighereducation.2、Howdosomeacademicinstitutionshelpwiththelocaleconomy?A．Byhelpingtoattractmoretalentsfromotherareas.B．Byprovidingmuchtechnicalsupporttolocalcompanies.C．Byhostingtechcentersforlocaleducatedgraduates.D．Byassistinginemployingalargenumberofeducatedyouths.3、WhyisPatrickAdlermentionedinthelastparagraph?A．Toshowthedisadvantageofadecliningpopulation.B．Tosuggestincreasinghigh-payingjobs.C．Toraisedoubtsaboutgrowingincomepercapita.D．Totellareasonwhylower-skilledworkersflee.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HowFastJobGrowthIsRelatedtoPopulationGrowthB．HowLess-crowdedCitiesPlanTheirHigh-techEconomyC．WhySomeCitiesAreLosingPeoplebutGettingWealthierD．WhySomeCitiesAreSufferingFromaShrinkingPopulation23．（8分）Orlando,the“ThemeParkCapitaloftheworld,”hasenoughtokeepyourfamilyentertainedforweeks.FourBestgivesyouadescriptionofwhateachoftheseparkshastooffer.AquaticaOrlandoAquaticaOrlandobringsthebestofanaquarium（水族馆）,zoo,waterparkandamusementparktogetherintooneexperience.With38slides,84,000acresofwhitesandbeach,youcaneasilyspendtheentiredayenjoyingtheFloridasunwithyourfamily.Don'tmisstheDolphinPlunge,acleartubewaterslidethattakesyouthroughthedolphinhabitat.LEGOLANDFloridaLEGOLANDFlorida,thelargestLEGOLANDparkintheworld,features50rides,showsandattractionsspreadoutovertheLego-strewn150-acres.Ifyou'retravelingwithyoungerkids,LEGOLANDmakesagreatchoicesinceit'sdesignedforkidsbetweentheagesof3and12.Besides,Buddyisourwalk-aroundcharactermascot（吉祥物）ofthepark.He'stall,yellow,friendly,andlovestakingpictureswithLEGOLANDFloridaguests.DiscoveryCoveWithguestaccessrestrictedto1,300perday,DiscoveryCovefeelsmorelikearesortthanathemepark.Withoutcrowdstoworryabout,you'llgettoenjoyup-closeanimalmeetingswithdolphins,stingrays,tropicalfishandexoticbirds.It'sall-inclusivetoo,soyouwon'thavetoworryaboutfood,towelsorequipment.Disney'sAnimalKingdomAttheAnimalKingdom,Disneychangestheconceptofazoologicalparktosomethingcompletelynew.HereyoucantakearidethroughthewildsofAfrica,completewithrealanimals,raftdowntheAmazonorridearunawaytrainthroughMountEverest.Theparkishometoabout1,500animalsrepresenting250species.1、Whichthemeparkwillparentsprobablychoosefortheirfive-year-oldchild?A．AquaticaOrlando. B．LEGOLANDFlorida.C．DiscoveryCove. D．Disney'sAnimalKingdom.2、WhatcanpeopledoinDisney'sAnimalKingdom?A．EnjoytheFloridasunwiththeirfamily. B．TakepictureswithBuddy.C．Watchtropicalfishfacetoface. D．Watchrealanimals.3、Whatcanweknowaboutthefourthemeparks?A．AquaticaOrlandohasvariousentertainmentfacilities..B．YoumusttaketowelsofyourownatDiscoveryCove.C．LEGOLANDFloridacoversanareaof84,000acres.D．Disney'sAnimalKingdomisbasedontraditionalconceptofzoo.24．（8分）Manyanimalsrecognizetheirfoodbecausetheyseeit.Sodohumans.Whenyouseeanappleorapieceofchocolateyouknowthatthesearethingsyoucaneat.Youcanalsouseothersenseswhenyouchooseyourfood.Youmaylikeitbecauseitsmellsgoodorbecauseittastesgood.Youmaydislikesometypesoffoodbecausetheydonotlook,smellortasteverynice.Differentanimalsusedifferentsensestofindandchoosetheirfood.Afewanimalsdependononlyoneoftheirsenses,whilemostanimalsusemorethanonesense.Althoughtherearemanydifferenttypesoffood,someanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonlyonetype.Thegiantpandaeatsonlyoneparticulartypeofbamboo.Otheranimalseatonlyonetypeoffoodevenwhengiventhechoice.Alandofwhitebutterflywillstayontheleavesofacabbage,eventhoughthereareplentyofothervegetablesinthegarden.However,mostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet.Thebeareatsfruitsandfish.Thefoxeatssmallanimals,birdsandfruits.Thedietoftheseanimalswillbedifferentdependingontheseason.Humanshaveaveryvarieddiet.Weofteneatfoodbecausewelikeitandnotbecauseitisgoodforus.IncountriessuchasFranceandBritain,peopleeatfoodswithtoomuchsugar.Thismakesthemoverweight,whichisbadfortheirhealthEatingtoomuchredmeatandanimalproducts,suchasbutter,canalsobebadforthehealthChoosingtherightfood,therefore,hasbecomeanareaofstudyinmodernlife.1、Wecaninferfromthetextthathumansandanimals.A．dependononesenseinchoosingfoodB．arenotsatisfiedwiththeirfoodC．choosefoodinsimilarwaysD．eatentirelydifferentfood2、Whichofthefollowingeatsonlyonetypeoffood?A．ThewhitebutterflyB．Thesmallbird.C．Thebear.D．Thefox.3、Certainanimalschangetheirchoiceoffoodwhen.A．theseasonchangesB．thefoodcolorchangesC．theymovetodifferentplacesD．theyareattractedbydifferentsmells4、Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A．foodischosenforagoodreasonB．FrenchandBritishfoodisgoodC．somepeoplehavefewchoicesoffoodD．somepeoplecarelittleabouthealthydiet5、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．AnimalsoftenusesensestoeattheirfoodB．Mostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet.C．Allanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonetypeoffood.D．Thedietofbirdsandfoxwillbethesamedependingontheseason25．（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）Whenweseemtohavefinallyobtainedthingswe'veworkedhardfor,mostofustendtothinkthatwecanrelaxandenjoylife.1,lifehassomerudeawakeningsforus.Thiswasthe2forStevie.Heworkedhardandyearslater,hewasabletobuyareallynicehomeonacliff3theocean.Itseemedthatallhiswork4andthathehadfinallyrealizedhisdream.Well,aslifewouldhaveit,alongcametheeventsoverwhichhehadno5.Aboveall,thecliffstartedtoerode（风化）badlyfromthe6windsandrainsovertheyears.Whatwasonceaone-hundred-footbackyardwasrapidly7weekbyweek,andtomakematterseven8,hebecamebadlyilltothepoint9hehadtotakelotsoftimeofffromwork.Then,themosttragicthingshappened.Thebackyardtotallydisappearedandwhatwas10wasthebackofthehousesittingdangerouslyontheedgeofthecliff.Whatwasevenmoredestructivewasthathehadnohouseinsurance11thefamilycouldnotgetanyfrominsurancecompanieswhoknewofthe12.Noinsurance,andsosickthathecouldn'twork—nowwhat?Apersonwhothoughthehadfinallyreachedthe13andnowonlytofindalmosteverythinghaddisappearedthroughno14ofhisown.Thegoodnewswasthathewasn'tdone—friends,neighborsandeventhosewhodidn'tknowhim15respondedtofund-raiserstohelpthemstartover.Lifehasawayof16andkickingusfrombehindandevenkickingagainwhenwearereallydown.Butlifealsogivesusaway17ifwedon'tgiveup.Thereiskindnessandcomfort18-anopportunitytostartagainifwehavea19tomoveforward.Keepfocusedonnewlifeandmovebeyondallthosethingsthatmay20ustothepresent.1、A．EvidentlyB．UnfortunatelyC．ConsequentlyD．Actually2、A．caseB．pointC．senseD．occasion3、A．approachingB．separatingC．overlookingD．surrounding4、A．tookoffB．paidoffC．droppedoffD．brokeoff5、A．doubtB．advantageC．controlD．authority6、A．constantB．regularC．temporaryD．steady7、A．expandingB．shrinkingC．decliningD．growing8、A．strangerB．simplerC．betterD．worse9、A．whatB．whereC．whenD．which10、A．leftB．constructedC．preservedD．withdrawn11、A．althoughB．butC．andD．because12、A．profitsB．risksC．pressureD．intention13、A．dreamsB．decisionsC．agreementD．conclusion14、A．expectationB．dutyC．purposeD．fault15、A．extremelyB．casuallyC．personallyD．eventually16、A．showingupB．turningaroundC．standingoutD．gettingthrough17、A．outB．offC．overD．across18、A．intermsofB．aswellasC．insteadofD．regardlessof19、A．talentB．chanceC．heartD．desire20、A．limitB．connectC．leadD．drive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）Manyofusenjoymusicbecauseofthewayitmakesusfeel.Butforchimps（黑猩猩）,it’snothingmorethanalotofnoise.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofYork,UK,foundthatchimpsdon’tappreciatelisteningtomusic,despitetheirDNA1．(be)96to98percentsimilartothatofhumans.Inthestudy,a“jukebox（自动唱机）”2．(create),whichallowedchimpstoselecttheirfavoriteclassical,poporrockmusic,or3．(simple)tochoosesilence.Theanimalswalkedawayfromthemusictheyseemedtodislikethemost.Thestudyfoundtheywerelesslikely4．(walk)awayfromclassicalmusiclikeMozartthanfast-pacedpopsongslikethoseofJustinBieber’s.EmmaWallacefromtheUniversityofYorktoldtheDailyMailthatthefast-pacedrhythmmayhavebeen5．turnedthechimpsoff.“6．it’smorepossibleforthechimpanzeestoleavetothefastermusic,theydidnotshow7．actualpreferencefortheslowerclassicalmusic,”saidWallace.“Infact,theyseemtobeindifferenttoboth8．(both)ofmusic.”Theseresultssuggestedthatmusic9．(appreciate)maybesomethingthatisunique10．humans,accordingtoWallace.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。WearegoingtohaveaChineselessonintheschoolbookbarnextweek、Consideredwestudentsarenowbusypreparingforit,IsuggesttoreadingsomearticlesaboutTangDynastyinadvance、ThemainlyaimofourlessonistolearnthepoetryofTangDynasty、ThatisuniversallyacknowledgedthatthepoetryofTangDynastyisoneofthesolidfoundationofourculture、Anumberoftalentedpoetsshowedtheirviewsthesociety、Theyalsoexpressedtheirappreciationofthebeautifulofourmotherland、Throughthelesson,wecanbroadenourhorizonsbuthaveabetterknowledgeofourcolorfulculture、KnowingthehistoryofTangDynastyarebeneficialtoallofus、Ifyouhavetime,welcometoourbookbarthatwewillhavetheChineselesson、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Charlie和家人将于暑假期间来中国旅游。请你给他写一封电子邮件，为他提供一些建议。内容包括：1.欢迎他和家人来中国旅行；2.旅行前的准备：了解中国文化，学会用筷子，学一些筒单的汉语。注意：1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总数）；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearCharlie,I’mdelightedtoknowyouarecomingtoChinawithyourfamilyduringthesummerholiday.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ihopeyouwillfindmyadvicehelpful.Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、C4、A5、A6、A7、B8、A9、D10、D11、B12、B13、A14、D15、B16、D17、B18、B19、C20、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、D2、A3、B4、D22、1、B2、C3、A4、C23、1、B2、D3、A24、1、C2、A3、A4、D5、B25、InChina,thereareusuallytworeasonswhypeoplereceivemessagesfromfriendsandrelativesfromwhomtheyhaven’theardforawhile.ThefirstisaboutNewYeargreetings,whicharealwayswelcome.Thesecondreasonisoftenlesspleasant,however;peopleareincreasinglycontactinglonglostfriends,orevencasualacquaintances,andurgingthemtocastonlinevotesfortheirchildrenorgrandchildrenincompetitions.Thepractice,whichhasbeengrowingrapidly,hasnowreachedthepointwherepeoplearebecomingtiredandmayevenfeelannoyed.TheresultsofarecentsurveyconductedbytheJinhuaEveningNewsinEastChina’sZhejiangProvinceshowthat94percentof74intervieweeswereonceaskedbyfriendsorrelativestocastvotesonlinefortheirchildren.Thecontestsrangefromthe“cutestbaby”todancingcompetitions,butinmanyisthepeoplereceivingthemessageshaven’theardfromthesenderforalongtimeandhavenevermetthechildinvolved.Althoughthecompetitionsmayappeartobeharmlessfun,someeducationprofessionalsareconcernedthattheycouldhaveanegativeeffectonchildren.TangSulan,amemberoftheCPPCC’sNational