2023-2024年上海虹口区英语高考一模试卷

虹口区2023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

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaper,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.Creativityissomethingyouarebomwith.

D.Ittakespracticetobecomeagoodwriter.

10.A.Hehasalreadyachievedhisgoal.B.Hegoestothegymonaregularbasis.

C.Heusuallygoeshomedirectlyafterwork.D.Hehasgivenupexercisingfortwoweeks.

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SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbe

askedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwill

bereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

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.ItwascreatedduringtheWWLD.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,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegiven

word;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雷音的)voice

similarto(24)wetalktobabies-theyreacttowhoisdoingthetalking.

“Wefoundthathearingtheirownersusingahigh-pitchedvoice,catsreactedmorethanwhenhearing

theirownerspeakingnormallytoanotherhumanadult,“saidCharlottedeMouzon,anauthorofthestudy.

“Butitactuallydidn'tworkwhenitcamefromastranger?svoice.^^

(25)studiesinvolvingdogs,analyzingcatbehaviorisdifficult,whichispartofwhyhumans

understandthemless.Catsarestressedbybeinginalab(26)meaningfulbehavioral

observationsbecomeimpossible.Andforgetabouttryingtogetacat(27)(sit)stillforanM.R.L

scan(核磁共振扫描)tostudyitsbrainfunction.

Sotheresearchersforthelateststudywenttothecats'homesandplayedrecordingsofdifferenttypes

ofspeechanddifferentspeakers.Atfirst,therewasconcernfromDr.deMouzonandherteamforlackof

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

“Itcouldbejustmovinganearorturningtheheadtothespeakerorevenfreezingwhat(29)were

doing,"Dr.deMouzonsaid.

Inthestudy,therewereafewcases(30)catswouldapproachthespeakerplayingavoice

andmeow."Intheend,wehadreallycleargainsinthecafsattentionwhentheownerwasusingcat-directed

speech,Dr.deMouzonsaid.

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SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.

Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

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

G.liesH.parallelI.perceivingJ.threadsK.volume

WhatComesAfterSpace?

Lookingataclearnightsky,youwitnessthevastnessofspace,whichholdseverythinghumansknow

toexist.Tofindoutwhat31beyond,agoodplacetostartistodeterminewheretheuniverseends.

However,theproblemisthatscientistsareuncertainaboutwherespaceendsorwhetheritendsatall.

The32universe

Thefurthesthumanscanseeoutintospace,usingallthetechnologycurrentlyavailabletous,is46

billionlight-years(alight-yearisthedistancethatlightcantravelinoneyear,andisequivalenttoabout9.5

millionmillionkilometres).The33ofspacethathumanscanseeiscalledthevisibleuniverse.Beyond

this,itremainsamysterywhetherifsanexpanseofmoregalaxiesandstarsorpossiblytheedgeofthe

universe.Somethinkthattheuniverseis34,meaningspacegoesonforeverineverydirection.Inthis

case,thereisnothingafterspace,becausespaceiseverything.

Movingfurtheraway

ExpertshavecapturedimagesoftheentireEarthfromspace,andsomeastronautshavepersonally

witnesseditsbeautyfromorbit.Perhaps35thelimitsoftheuniversewouldalsobepossibletoo,if

onlyhumansknewwheretogotolookforit.

Anotherchallengeistheuniverse'srapid36.Asgalaxiesmovefurtheraway,theirlighttakes

longertoreachus.Eventually,somegalaxiesmaybesodistantthattheirlightnever37.Thismight

implythatanyedge-andwhateverisontheotherside-isincreasingly38itselffromus.Regardless

oftheseuncertainties,scientistsstillspendalotoftimethinkingaboutwhatcomesafterspace.

Manyuniverses?

It'spossiblethatthereisn'tjustoneuniverse,andthatouruniverseisjustonesmallpartofa

“multiverse”.Perhapsouruniverseis39withinitsowndistinctregionofspace,separatedfromothers

byvastexpansesofnothingness.Ormaybe40universesexist,pressedtightlyagainsteachother.

Gettinganideaoftheuniverse'strueshapemayhelpastronomersfindoutwhetherithasanedge.What

comesafterthatcouldbeanevengreatmystery.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

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Backin1930,theeconomistJohnMaynardKeynespredictedthatwithtechnologicalchangeand

improvementsinproductivity,we'donlybeworking15hoursaweekbynow.Butwhileworkinghourshave

41by26%,mostofusstillaverage42.5hoursaweek.

OneofthethingsKeynesunderestimatedisthehumandesireto42withourpeers-adrivethat

makesmostofusworkmorethanweneedto."Wedon'tmeasureproductivitybyhowmuchwe'veharvested

anymore,saysAlexSoojung-KimPang,visitingscholaratStanfordUniversity.""Overworkinghasbeenpart

ofWesternsocietysincetheIndustrialRevolution.Whensomepredictedthatautomationwouldcreatean

extraamountof43time,needlesstosay,thatdidn'thappen.^^

Thankstocomputerizationandglobalizationinthe1980s,managerscoulddemandmoreofemployees

underthe44thatjobscouldbegiventosomeoneelse.Sothe45piledon.Andwetookit,

exhausted,buttakinguptheburdenallthesame.ThepsychologistBarbaraKillingerwritesinWorkaholics:

TheRespectableAddictsabouthowwe46sacrificeourownwell-beingthroughoverworkfor

"success”.

Butfarfromdeliveringproductivity,value,orpersonalfulfilment,overworkhasbeenproventoleadto

burnout,stress,greaterriskofheartdiseaseandevenshorterlifespans.47wecarriedon~~until

COVID-19camealong.

Besidesmakingusworklongerhoursfromhome,COVID-19hasalso48themovetowardsthe

adoptionofautomatedmachine,especiallyforjobsrequiringmuchinterpersonalcontactfromAmazon

developingdeliverydrones阮人机）toself^drivingcars.By2050,MichaelOsborne,aprofessorofmachine

learningattheUniversityofOxford,predictsthatatleast40%ofcurrentjobswillbelostto49.

Thereare50.Jobsthatinvolvecomplexsocialinteractionsarebeyondcurrentrobotskills:so

teaching,socialcare,nursingandcounsellingarealllikelyto51theAIrevolution.Asarejobsthatrely

oncreativity.Thesamealsogoesfbr52jobs,accordingtoOsborne,duetothelargenumberofdifferent

objectscleanersencounterandthevarietyofwaysthoseobjectsneedtobedealtwith.Interestingly,areasof

theworkplacetraditionallydominatedbywomenwon'tbesoeasilyadoptedbyALRobotsareunlikelyto

53inthe"work"oftakingcareofchildren,preparinglunchboxesanddoingthelaundry.

Thosewhoseworkfoilsoutsidethecaring,cleaningorcreativefieldwillstillworkinfuture,just

54.Inabout60%ofoccupations,itisestimatedthatathirdofthetaskscanbeautomated,meaningchanges

tothewaywework.Alarge-scalestudyhaspredictedthatoverthenext20years,although7millionjobs

willbetakenoverbyAI,7.2millionnewoneswillbe55asaresult.Sowewillworkinfuture:wejust

don'tknowwhatwe'llbedoingyet.

41.A.declinedB.increasedC.continuedD.kept

42.A.disagreeB.competeC.cooperateD.identify

43.A.workingB.toughC.leisureD.active

44.A.fantasyB.influenceC.threatD.impress沁n

45.A.joyB.cashC.ambitionD.pressure

46.A.excitedlyB.willinglyC.dramaticallyD.hopefully

47.A.OtherwiseB.StillC.FurthermoreD.Therefore

48.A.speededupB.followedupC.preparedfbrD.plannedfbr

49.A.overworkB.labourC.automationD.science

50.A.dreamsB.modelsC.expectationsD.exceptions

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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,Iwalkedtothelibraryseveraltimesaweekandcheckedoutsomanybooksandreturnedthem

soquicklythatthelibrarianoncesnapped「'Don'ttakehomesomanybooksifyou'renotgoingtoreadthem

all!”

3"ButIdidreadthemIsaid.

4ButIhadstoppedreadinggradually.IjoinedbookclubsthatIneverattended.Irequestedalibrarybook

everyonewasreading,onlytoreturnitaweeklate,unread,withfines.

sThenImetDavid.WhenIaskedhimabouthislastbook,hisfacelitupandhisfingersdanced.

eDavidreadmuchmorethanIdid,aboutabookortwoaweek.Hepreferredhistoryandnonfiction,while

Ilovedfictionwriters.

?Onourseventhdate,DavidandIvisitedthelibrary.

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

leavereviewsinthemforthenextperson.^^

9Wewanderedinthelibraryforanhour.Intheend,wesatontheflooramongthepoetry,andIreadhim

some.Helistened,thenasked,“Whatisityoulikeaboutthatone?”

loThatsummer,aswepicnickedoutside,Isaid,t4IfItellyousomething,willyounotjudgeme?”David

pausedandraisedhiseyebrows.

u'Tveonlyreadonebookthisyear,“Isaid.

i2tcButifsJune,^^hesaid.

13"Iknow.^^

i4uWell,readabook!^^

15ThenexttimeIvisitedabookstore,hischargeto“readabook“echoedinmyhead.Ipickedupabook

solelyforitspoetictitle.

i6lhadahardtimegettingintoit.Thenarratorwasanoldman.WheneverIwastemptedtogiveuponit,

IthoughtofDavid.Ipushedthroughthefirsttwochaptersanddiscoveredanewnarratorinthethird.Iloved

thealternatingpointsofview.Icarriedthebooktowork.Ireadatlunchandonmywalkhome.

/'How'syourday?”Davidtexted.

i8<4Good.Alittletired,1replied.t4Istayeduplateandfinishedmybook.^^

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i9ltriedtomakeitsoundcasual,butIwasproudofmyself.Itwasnotacompetition,butIfelthimpushing

metobemoreofthepersonIusedtobeandmoreofwhoIwantedtobe.

20IaskedDavidoncewhathelikedaboutme.

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

22Bytheendofthatyear,Davidsuggestedwevisitthelibraryagain.HeaskedifIrememberedthegame

weplayedonourfirstvisit.

23"Iremember,1said.

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

hasalwaysbeenyou.Willyoumarryme?”

25HisproposalhadrestedbetweenthepagesofTheRebelPrincessforoverayear.

26"Yes,"Isaid.

56.Theword"snapped”(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.WhatwasthemainchangethatDavidbroughtintotheauthor5slife?

A.Heintroducedanewlibraryandafungametotheauthor.

B.Heencouragedtheauthortoreadmorefictionandpoetry.

C.Hehelpedtheauthorfinishreadinganentirebookinaday.

D.Hemotivatedtheauthortorediscoverherloveforreading.

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(B)

Canyoustandononelegfor10seconds?Just15minutesadayofpracticecanbe

Balancecouldbeamatteroflifeanddeath.TheWorldbeneficial,butdomoreifyouhavetime.

HealthOrganizationestimatesthat684,000fatalfallsoccurStartingearlierhelps:trytheexercises

eachyear,makingfallingthesecondleadingcauseofbelowonahard,levelsurface.

unintentionalinjurydeath.SomeofthesefallsarecausedbyEasyLevel:Standingononeleg-with

moreseriousconditions-butmanyaren't.Accordingtoyourhandsrestingonaworksurfaceif

you'refeelingunsteady-seehowlongyou

GeorgeLocker,along-termpractitioneroftaichi,alossof

canmaintainyourbalance.Dothisone

balanceisamedicalproblemthatcan'tbetreatedwithdrugs

whileyou'rebrushingyourteeth.

orsurgery,despiteitseffects.

MediumLevel:Forthismovement,start

Increasingly,effortsarebeingmadetoremedy专卜救)

fromstandingandtakeabigstepforwards,

thebalanceproblemamongthegroupsalreadymostaffectedbendingyourfrontleguntilyourtrailing

byit.Taichi,practicedbyanestimated50millionpeopleinkneejustbrushesthefloor.Thenpushoff

China,isanoption.Studieshaveshownthataslittleaseightyourfrontlegandreturntoastanding

weeksofpracticecanimproveolderadults'scoresontheposition.

Tinettitest一acommonlyusedmeasureofcompetenceinHardLevel:Trystep-upsontoastepor

basictaskssuchasrisingfromachairandwalking一aswellbox:putonefootontoaboxandpush

asreducingfearoffalling.Longerperiodsofstudyshowthroughthatheeltostepupsobothfeetend

uptogether.Toensureyouaren'tusing

furtherbenefits.

yourtrailinglegtohelp,keepyourtoesoff

Whateveractivityyouchoose,thelessonistoworkon

thegroundonthatfoot.

yourbalancebeforeyouneedto,notafteritbecomesan

issue.AsLockerputsit:everyone'stoldtosavemoneyfortheirretirement,andnobody'staughttosavetheir

balance.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.Raisingcostswhenbusinessesarebusiestisthenormacross

thetravelindustry.Perhapsthemostwell-knownexampleofthisiswithinride-sharecompanies,whichhave

usedsurgepricingforyearstochargeriderswhendemandforcarsrocketsrelativetothenumberofdrivers

available.

Outsidetravel,onlinestoresareincreasinglyusingthisdynamicpricing,too,saysVomberg."On

Aalone,millionsofpricechangesoccurwithinaday,correspondingtoapricechangeofabout

everytenminutesforeachproduct.^^Whileconsumersmightnotalwayspickuponthesevariationsinprice,

Vombergsaystime-baseddynamicpricingwilllikelybecomeacompetitivestandardatleastinonline

markets.6<AI-enabledtoolscansuggestthebestpricesviamachinelearningalgorithms算法).Theycanalso

trackandlearncompetitorandcustomerresponsestopricechanges,hesays.

Now,surgepricingishappeninginstoresincludingbarsandsupermarketsaswell."Physicalbusinesses

areadoptingelectronicshelflabelsthatenablerealtimepriceadjustmentsdependingonthetimeofday,

stocklevelsandwhetheritemsareapproachingtheirsell-bydate,“saysSarwarKhawaja,chairmanofthe

OxfordEducationGroup.Hesaysthistechnologyislikelytocausepricesinbarsthatusethesesignsto

increaseduringtherushesofdinner,weekendsorholidays,orforsupermarketstoadjustpricesthroughout

thedayorweek,dependingonvolumeofshoppers.

Thecurrenteconomicclimateisalsodrivingtheneedforthesepricingtechnologies.Whilecreating

competitivepricesisalwayskeytohealthyprofitmargins,Khawajasaysdynamicpricingenablesbusinesses

tooptimisetheirpricingdependingonthefinancialsituationsoftheircustomerbase."'Businessescanoffer

discountsduringdownturns,whileincreasingpricesinbetteroffareas,9,hesays.

Thechanges,however,maynotsitwellwithconsumers."'Dynamicandsurgepricingwilllikelyexpand

tomoreindustriesandmorecompaniesinthelongterm,butjustbecauseaproductmaybepopulardoesnot

meanthatcustomersarewillingtoturnablindeyetobeingchargedmore,^^saysKhawaja.Headdssurge

pricingcancausecustomerstolosefaithinacompanyiftheybelievetheyarebeingovercharged.""Perhaps

dynamicpricingofadrinkinyourfavouritepubmightbeasteptoofarforloyalcustomers.

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inparagraph1?

A.Asystemofdecidingwhatthepricesshouldbe.

B.Ameansforcompaniestofindtargetcustomers.

C.Amethodthathelpspromotesharingeconomy.

D.Astrategyofofferingdiscountstoattractclients.

64.ItcanbeinferredfromArndVbmberg'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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Directions:

sentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

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B.Habitslikethesewhichencourageyoutomultitaskmakeyoumentallyexhaustedandunproductive.

C.Makesurethatyoualsotakebreaksinyourmonotasking,becausethafswhathelpsyourbrainto

stayfocused.

D.Soifsawin-winforeveryone!

E.Thelittleinformationwedotakeinwhenwe'remultitaskingismoredifficulttorememberatalater

stage.

F.Youfeelsogoodthatyoubelieveyou'rebeingeffectiveandfurtherencouragesyourmultitasking

habit.

Mostofusdomultitaskingalmostdaily.Butit'stimetochangethat.Yourattentionisalreadybeing

pulledinmillionsofdirectionsdaily,soyoureallydon'tneedtoaddmultitaskingtothelist.Lefstakethe

smartphoneforexample.Onaverageyoucheckyourphone110timesaday-thatmeansyou'respending

23dayseveryyeargluedtoyoursmartphone!Howproductivedoyouthinkthatmakesyou?67

Butit'shardtoletgoofthesehabitsbecauseyou'veconditionedyourbraintosendmisleadingsignals

toyourbody.Resea