英语(上海卷B卷)-2023年高考第二模拟考试卷(考试版)

学易金卷：2023年高考第二模拟考试卷（上海B卷）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA（第1-10题,每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）SectionADirections:InSectionyouwilltenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyyouaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersondecidewhichisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave1.A.Impatient. B.Confused. C.Sincere. D.Comfortable.2.A.Inarestaurant. B.Inahotel. C.Inacafé. D.Inasnackbar.3.A.Americanliterature. B.Elementaryeducation.C.Children’sliterature. D.Arthistory.4.A.Shewillcontinueherworkonvacation. B.Paperspiledwhileshewasonvacation.C.Shehastoomuchworktodo. D.Shehasmadehervacationplans.5.A.Themancanonlymakealocalcall. B.Themancan’tusehertelephone.C.Themancancallanypersonintheworld. D.Themancanbeherguestatanytime.6.A.Becausetheworkinghourswerenotsuitable. B.Becausethejobwasquitedifficult.C.Becausehehadtodoalotoftravelling. D.Becausethejobwasnotwellpaid.7.A.Finishcheckinghisreference. B.Completetheresearch.C.Putthematerialinorder. D.Finishtypingthepaper.8.A.He’llaskStevetogotothebeachwiththem. B.Hewantstomakesuretheweatherisclear.C.Hedoesn’tknowiftheycanhavearoom. D.Heisn’tsurewhethertherewillbespaceforSteve.9.A.Goonatrip. B.Takealongsail. C.Runarestaurant. D.Prepareameal.10.A.Sheonlyreadthecontentsofthebook. B.Shedidn’tomitasingledetail.C.Shescannedthewholebook. D.Shereadonlysomechaptersofthebook.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandalongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.TheU.S.isnotoneofthehappiestcountriesintheworld.B.TheU.Sexperiencedadeclineinhappinessonlyfrom2005to2007.C.TheU.S.isnotincludedinthetop10happiestcountries.D.TheU.S.isamongthe47countriesexperiencingadeclineinhappiness.12.A.Greece. B.Burundi. C.Denmark. D.Australia.13.A.Qualityeducation.B.Safetyfromcrime. C.Goodhealth.D.Wealth.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Snowy. B.Cloudy. C.Smoggy. D.Rainy.15.A.Red. B.Orange. C.Yellow. D.Blue.16.A.Snowandrainhavealreadybroughtanendtotheheavysmog.B.Beijinghasgonethroughtworedalertsforsmog.C.Beijing’sPM2.5levelsbecameworsein2015.D.Wintermonthsarethemostpollutedbecauseoftheincreaseduseofcars.Questions17and20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.Inthewoman’shometown. B.Intheman’shometown.C.Outsidetheirhometown. D.Inasmalltown.18.A.Choosewhicheverfriendcangivethebesttoast.B.Choosewhicheverfriendcanplanthereception.C.Choosewhicheverfriendknowsalltheirin-laws.D.Choosewhicheverfriendcanplantherehearsaldinner.19.A.Thebride’sfamily. B.Aweddingplanner. C.Thegroom’sfamily. D.Thenewcouple.20.A.Shedoesn’tthinkitisatradition. B.Shethinksitwillcosttoomuchtohaveaweddingplanner.C.Shethinkshermother-in-lawcanplantheweddingwell.D.Shedoesn’twantastrangertoplantheirwedding.II.GrammarandVocabulary（每题1分；共20分）SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexamine___21___peoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons--forexample,economicreasons–___22___theyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuilding___23___(need)?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometown___24___moderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.___25__________________thebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominateitssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhich___26___(spoil)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimply___27___peoplearenaturallyconservativeanddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplanner___28___(move)thingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargue____29____copyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethe___30___(risky)choice.SectionBDirections:ineachblankwithathebox.Eachcanbeonlyonce.NotethatisoneyouA．appear

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Mixingsenses:synaesthesiataughttoadultsBraintrainingforsynaesthesia—whereyoumixupsensoryinformation—maybejustaroundthecorner.Peoplehavebeentaughttoexperienceaformofsynaesthesiawhereletters___31___ascertaincolours,intheireverydaylife.Bytheendofthenine-weekcourse,mostofthevolunteerswereseeingtextintherealworldtakeonparticularcolours,onroadsigns,forexample.“Thecolour___32___popsintomyheadassoonasIsawthewordsontheroadsign,”saidoneparticipant.Synaesthesiaisthoughttoresultfrompeople’sbrainsdevelopinginsuchawaythattheirsensory___33___getmixedup.So“Tuesday”mightevoke(导致)thecolourpink,forexample,ortheword“tree”mighttastelikepopcorn.Earlylifeexperiencesmayplayarole—somesynaesthetesreportthattheirletter-colour___34___matchthecoloursofachildhoodalphabetorfridgemagnets.Butisitsomethingyoucanlearnasanadult?Twoyearsagoresearchersmadesomeaspectsoftheconditionbygettingpeopletoreadbookswheresomeoftheletterswereprintedincertaincolours.Thisimprovedtheirscoresontestsbutdidn’t___35___outofthelab.Whatifpeople___36___moreintensetraining?DanielBorattheUniversityofSussex,UK,gavepeopledailyhalf-hourtrainingcoursestoteachthem13letter-colourassociations,using___37___hardertasks.Thevolunteersalsopractisedwithspeciallycolourede-books.Aswellaspassingthelabtests,9ofthe14volunteersreportedseeingcolouredletterstovaryingextentswhentheyread___38___blacktext.Manysaweffectsbyweekfive,andsomehadsynaestheticexperiencesdaily.Theirpower___39___oncethetrainingstopped.Thetraininghada(n)___40___benefittoo.Thevolunteersgained12pointsinIQtestsbytheendoftraining.However,thismaybeageneralbenefitofintensivetrainingwithmemory-relatedtasks,saysBor,whoaddsthathemayinfutureputthetrainingtoolsonline.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:eachblankinthefollowingpassagemarkedB,CandD.ineachblankwiththeorphrasethatbestthecontext.IntentionsmatterWhenmydaughterwasveryyoung,shebrokemyfavoritecup.Shewasmovingitaside,anditslippedfromherhandandbrokeonthefloor.Ilovedthatcupandwasreallydisappointed,but__41__Ididn’tpunishher.Itwasanaccident.Shedidn’t__42__todropit.Intentionsmatter.Ordothey?Ican’thelpbutfeelthatourmodernworlddoesnot__43__intentions.Weareallsoreadytofindfaultwithanotherpersonandsoconcernedwithourownresponsesthatwedon’tconsiderthe__44__ofothers.Thereare__45__opportunitiestobeupsetthesedaysinthecelebritynewscycle,inpoliticsandinourowninterpersonalinteractions.Everysingleday,someoneistornapartonsocialmediaforsomethingtheyhavesaidordone.Afriendofminesays,“It’snothowthemessageisintended;it’showit’sreceived.”Hemeansthatweneedtobe__46__whenchoosingourwordsbecausetheycaneasilybe__47__bythepersonweareaddressing.Weallattimesexpressourselvespoorly,makeerrorsofjudgmentorhaveamomentof__48__wherewesaythewrongthing.Allofushaveoffendedsomeoneatsomepointinourlives.Theinternetisfullofpeopleseekingtomakethingsworse.__49__therearealsomanydecentpeoplewho__50__getthingswrongorsimplydonotknowbetter.Igetthatthereismuchtobeangryabout.Theworldisfullofinjustice.Theactionsandwordsofotherpeoplecancauseharm;__51__,theactionsandwordsofotherpeoplematter.Butintentionhastomattertoo,forustomakesenseoftheworld,andforustoeffectchange.__52__intentionscanhelpustofeelbetteraboutourfellowhumans.Whenweappreciateintent,itcanhelptolessentheimpactoftheirmessage.Onamorepracticallevel,understandingintentioncanhelpusrespondtopeoplewith__53__insteadofanger.Peoplewhowishtodotherightthingareoftenwillingtolisten.Whenwescreamatpeopleinanger,we__54__communicationandmakethemlessopentochange.Remember,humansare__55__asdividedassocialmediasuggests.Didthepersonthrowthecup,ordiditslipfromtheirhands?Now,morethanever,Ithinktheanswermatters.41．A．ofcourse B．afterall C．aboveall D．forexample42．A．choose B．happen C．mean D．expect43．A．learnfrom B．objectto C．comeacross D．carefor44．A．business B．intentions C．emotions D．relationships45．A．endless B．unique C．golden D．ideal46．A．hopeful B．careful C．cheerful D．helpful47．A．misinterpreted B．reported C．explained D．commented48．A．weakness B．madness C．carelessness D．hopelessness49．A．So B．But C．Or D．And50．A．purposefully B．generally C．hardly D．occasionally51．A．however B．besides C．therefore D．although52．A．Expressing B．Understanding C．Indicating D．Returning53．A．sadness B．kindness C．happiness D．illness54．A．makeuseof B．lookforwardto C．talkabout D．shutdown55．A．rarely B．specially C．suddenly D．simplySectionB Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Onceyouchoosetobecomeanactor,manypeoplewhoyouthoughtwereyourclosestfriendswilltellyouyou’recrazy,thoughsomemayreactquitedifferently.Notwopeoplewillgiveyouthesameadvice.Butitisaverypersonalchoiceyouaremaking,andonlyyoucantakeresponsibilityforyourselfandforrealizingyourambition.Therearenoeasywaysofgettingthere—nowrittenexaminationtopass,andnoabsoluteguaranteethatwhenyouhavesuccessfullycompletedyourtrainingyouwillautomaticallymakeyourwayintheprofession.It’samatterofluckplustalent.Ihavefrequentlybeenaskedtodefinethismagicalthingcalledtalent,whicheveryoneislookingoutfor.Ibelieveitisbestdescribedasnaturalskillplusimagination—thelatterbeingthemostdifficultqualitytoassess.Andithasalottodowiththeperson’scourageandtheirbeliefinwhattheyaredoingandthewaytheyareputtingitacross.Wheredoesthedesiretoactcomefrom?Itisoftenverydifficulttoputintowordsyourownreasonsforwantingtoact.Certainly,inthetheatrethesignificantthingisthatmomentofcontactbetweentheactoronthestageandaparticularaudience.Andmakingthisbriefcontactiscentraltoallacting,whereverittakesplace—itiswhatdrivesallactorstoact.Ifyouaskactorshowtheyhavedonewellintheprofession,theresponsewillmostlikelybeashrug.Theywillnotknow.Theywillknowcertainthingsaboutthemselvesandaspectsoftheirowntechniqueandthetechniquesofothers.Buttheywilltakenothingforgranted,becausetheyknowthattheyareonlyasgoodastheircurrentjob,andthattheirfamemaynotcontinue.Disappointmentisthegreatestenemyoftheactor.Lastmonthyoumayhavebeenoutofwork,sellingclothesorwaitressing.Suddenlyyouareaskedtoaudition(试镜)forapart,buthowevermuchyouwantthejob,thetruthisthatitmaybedeniedyou.Soactorstendnottotalkabouttheirchances.Theycomeupwithwaysofprotectingthemselvesagainstthestressofcompetingforapartandthepossibilityofrejection.56．Ifyoudecidetotakeupacting,youmaywellreceivealotof_____fromyourclosefriends.A．encouragement B．sympathyC．jealousy D．objection57．Whichofthefollowingisthewritermostlikelytoagreewithintermsofacting?A．Goodactorsknowverywellabouttheirsecretofsuccess.B．Talentedactorsareusuallythosewithavividimagination.C．Thereshouldbetrainingandexamstoqualifypotentialactors.D．Notallactorslikethecontactwiththeaudiencewhileonthestage.58．Whatdoesthewriterimplyaboutdisappointment?A．Itiswhatactorsoftentalkabout.B．Actorsshouldcompetetoavoidit.C．Actorsshouldgetaccustomedtoit.D．Itwillsurelyaffectactors’performance.59．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．SoyouwanttobeanactorB．Wantingtobeanactor?Don’thesitateC．Whyactingappealstoyoungpeople?D．Acting:riskierthanexpectedCareforazoom-inobservationofanimalswithnobarsbetweenyouandtheobservedopposedtoordinaryzoos?Wheretohaveclose-upencounterswithsomeoftheworld’smostrareanimals?Wearerevealingforyou:Rightwhales,BayofFundy,CanadaNorthernrightwhalesareonthebrinkofextinction,butsurvivorsarriveintheBayofFundyeachsummer(MaythroughOctober)tofeedeastofGrandMananIsland.Theyarerecognizedbyabroadbackandnodorsalfin,whichdistinguishthemfromotherwhalesenteringthebay.Planning:Whale-watchingtoursoperateoutofDigbyNeckpeninsulaonNovaScotiaandnearbyislands,suchasBrierIsland.St.Andrews,GrandMananIsland,andDeerIsland.Grizzlybears,AlaskaGrizzlieslikesalmon.Inmid-Julyandagaininmid-August,grizzliesmakeforAlaskanriverstohookoutthefishwiththeirformidableclaws.Thebearsgatherinlargenumbersatrapidsandpools,sometimesfightingforthebestsites.BrooksFallsinKatmaiNationalPark,andFishCreek,nearHyder,haveviewingplatforms.Planning:Mostfishingsitesareaccessedbycharteredlightaircraftandahike.HyderisofftheStewart-CassiarHighway.Monarchbutterflies,SierraChincua,MexicoEachfall,millionsofNorthAmericanmonarchbutterfliesmigratethousandsofmilestotheoyamelfirforestsofTheTrans-volcanicMountainRange,inthestateofMichoacan.Theyflockintimatelyontreetrunks,bushes,andontheground,fullyshowingtheirgregariousnatureandoccupySierraChincuaandfourneighboringhillsthatmakeuptheMonarchButterfulyBiosphereReserve.Planning:ChincuaisoneoftwohillsinthereserveopentothepublicfromNovemberthroughMarch.Komododragons,KomodoIsland,IndonesiaLandingonKomodo,youwouldfeellikesteppingbacktoatimewhendinosaursruledtheEarth,asparkmapsreported,“Herebedragons!”Thismountainousvolcanicislandishometotheworld’slargestlivinglizard-theKomododragon.Weighing79to91kg,theKomododragonhasatailaslongasitsbody.YoucanhiketoaviewpointatBanugulungandwatchasparkrangersfeedfoodtothelizards,someofwhicharemorethan10ft(3m)long.Planning:KomodoisreachedsolelybyboatfromBima(oneasternSumbawa)orLabuanBajo(onwesternFlores).Wildebeestmigration,Serengeti,TanzaniaUndoubtedlytheworld’smostspectacularwildlifesightistheannualwildebeestmigration,when1.4millionwildebeestand200,000zebrasandgazellesareonthemoveacrosstheSerengetiplains.Theanimalsaretrekkingtochasethecleanwaterandfreshgrass.Alongtheway,lionsandhyenasstalkthem,andcrocodileslieinwait.Planning:TheherdsmigrateacrossTanzaniafromDecemberthroughJuly,andthenpassthroughtheMasaiMarainKenyainAugustandSeptember.60．Inwhichplacecanavarietyoftypesofanimalsbeviewed?A．Alaska. B．SierraChincua C．KomodoIsland D．Serengeti61．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Rightwhalesaredistinguishedfromotherwhalesbyuniqueappearancefeatures.B．Viewingspotsforgrizzlybearscanbereachedthroughairandonfoot.C．Komododragonsaresimilartodinosaursinlivingperiod.D．Wildebeestherdstraveltopursuefavourablefoodconditions.62．Thetargetreadersofthepassageareprobably_________.A．adventurousvisitorslongingforcloserlookatanimals.B．mountainhikerswhoseekuniquehikingtrailsC．experiencedhunterswhoareaimedatrareanimalsD．averagezoovisitorslookingforanimalcontactatsafedistanceWeallknowthatthebluelightthatemitsfromoursmartphonesisn’tgoodforoureyes,butanewstudyhasdiscoveredjusthowmuchdamageitcancause.Researcherssaythatthislightisabsorbedbyvitalmoleculesinourretina(视网膜)andtriggerstheproductionofatoxicchemicalthatkillcells.Thisdamagecanleadtolargeblindspotsinourvisionthatarethehallmarkofmaculardegeneration(黄斑变性),adiseasethatleadstoblindness.TheteamfromdieUniversityofToledoinOhiosaysitisurgingthepublicnottousephonesinthedarkbecausethiscandilate(放大)pupilsandleadtoevenmoreharmfulbluelightenteringoureyes.Age-relatedmaculardegeneration(AMD)istheleadingcauseofvisionlossforthoseaged50orolder,accordingtotheNationalEyeInstitute.Theconditionoccurswhenthemacula,anovalareanearthecenterofAeretinathatallowsforsharpvision,becomesdamaged.Suffererswillexperienceblurredvisionoreven‘blindspots’intheircentralvisionthatmaygrowlargerastheretinadies.Treatmentsincludemedicationsthatstopnewbloodvesselsfromformingintheeyeaswellaslasertherapiesthatdestroyabnormalbloodvessels.

Forthisstudy,theteamdecidedtofocusonretinal,aformofvitaminAfoundintheretinathatcovertslightintometabolicenergy.Photoreceptorcells(感光细胞)useretinaltocovertlightintosignalsthataresenttothebrain.“ThehumaneyereflectsUVlight(suchasfromthesun)verywellbutitallowsbluelighttoenterandtheretinalcanabsorbbluelightverywell”,leadauthorDrAjithKanmaratfme,anassistantprofessorintheUTdepartmentofchemistryandbiochemistry,toldDailyMailOnline.DrKarunarathnenotedthatbluelightaloneorretinalthathadn’tabsorbedbluelightdidnothaveanyeffectonthecells.Headdedthattherewasnoactivitywhenretinalwasexposedtootherlightcolorssuchasgreen,redoryellow.Theteamdidfindamolecule,avitaminEderivative(衍生物)knownasalphatocopherol,thatcanstopthecellsfromdying.“Whenyoudamagethephotoreceptorcells,they’redamagedforgood,sothevitaminEderivativecurrentlyjustreducesdamage,”saidDrKarunarathne.“We’recurrentlyscreeningformoremoleculestoseeiftheycanstopthisdamagingreaction.”Heexplainedthataswegetolder,theabilitytopreventattacksfromretinalthathasabsorbedbluelightbecameweaker,whichleadstomaculardegeneration.“Lookingatcellphonesinthedarkcanbeveryharmfulbecausethepupilsaredilatedsomorebluelightcangetinandcausedamage”,hesaid.63．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hallmark”inPara2mean?A．method B．symbol C．idea D．feature64．Bluelightdamagesourvisionbecauseitcan________.A．dilatepupilstocauseretinacellsdieB．causelargeblindspotsrelatedtoblindnessC．produceachemicalthatdestroysbloodvesselsD．bereflectedbyimportantmoleculesinourretina65．WhichofthefollowingstatementsmayDr.AjitiiKtrunarathneagreewith?A．BluelightalonehasgreatInfluenceonthecell.B．People’seyescanabsorbbothUVlightandbluelight.C．AlphaTocopherolwillhelpphotoreceptorcellstorecover.D．Theabilitytowithstandattacksfromretinalbecomesweakwhenwebecomeolder.66．Whatismostlikelytobefurtherdiscussedifthearticlecontinues?A．Somewaystoprotectourvision.B．Thereasonsformaculardegeneration.C．ThefunctionofthevitaminEderivative.D．Howphotoreceptorcellsconvertlightintosignals.SectionCDirections:thefollowingpassages.ineachblankwithasentenceintheEachsentencebethatsentencesneed.Areextracurriculumsreallyextra?FormerHarvardPresidentDrewFaustrecentlywroteofstudentsoverlookingthebenefitoffollowingtheirinterestinartorlinguistics.Thetrendtowardsemployablesubjectslikemathandscienceisreflectedindecisionsofcollegestudentsaswellasprimaryandsecondaryschools.____67____Greatworkofcognitiveneuroscientists(认知神经学家)revealswhatwethinkofas“extras”arecentraltostrengtheningourminds.Takemusicasanexample.Astudyshowsthatmusicaltraining,particularlyinstrumentaltraining,produceslonglastingchangesinmotorabilitiesandbrainstructure.Theearlierachildstartsinstrumentaltraining,thestrongertheconnectionbetweentherightandlefthemispheresofthebrain.Thesechangesthusaffecttheabilitytolistenandcommunicateasanadult.Whatisfoundinmusiciansisalsocommonamongworld-classathletesandtop-levelmanagers.IsitacoincidencethatRogerFederer,ElonMuskandSteveJobs,allstudiedmusicforyearsaschildren?____68____Sciencebacksthatup.Childrenwhoplayaninstrument30minutesaweekoverthecourseofalittleoverayearhavemorehighlydevelopedbrains.____69____Studyingasecondlanguagerestructuresthebrainwhichlastsintoadulthood.Thecortex(大脑皮层),whichhasthegreatestchangeswhenasecondlanguageislearnedduringchildhood,influencesthoughtandconsciousness.Howaboutphysicaleducation?Newresearchalsorevealschildrenwhogetaerobicexercisetransformtheirbrainsduetoaproteinthatisincreasedduringexercise.____70____Yet20percentofU.S.schoolsputanendtoitinfavorofincreasedclassroomtime.Concentration,evolvedcommunicationskills,andbeingagoodteamplayerarejustafewofthebenefitsresearchshowsextracurriculumshaveonadevelopingmind.Tome,thatlistreadsasoneImightputtogetherforamodelemployee.A．Thesameistrueforforeignlanguage.B．However,therearesoundreasonsfortheconcern.C．Foreignlanguagelearningshouldbegiventoppriorityto.D．Exercisemattersdeeplyforcognitivedevelopmentforkids.E．Thereisnodoubtthatinstrumentaltrainingshouldbeontheto-dolist.F．Perhaps,buttheyallowecurrentsuccess,inpart,tothetraininginthataspect.IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.TheproblemofelectronicwasteWehavegraduallycometorealizethatintwowaysinparticular,modernhi-techcanbebadfortheplanet.Thefirstisitsenergyuse;theworldwidescaleofinformationtechnologyissoenormousthatelectronicsnowproducefullytwopercentofglobalcarbonemissions,whichisaboutthesameasthehighlycontroversialemissionsofaeroplanes.Theotheristhehardware,whenitcomestotheendofitsnaturallife.This,increasingly,isprettyshort.Wehavehardlynoticedt