2023学年第二学期奉贤区高三练习卷

2023学年第二学期奉贤区高三练习卷

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LListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Atthefootofamountain.B.Inthehikingtrail.

C.Onthewaytoamountain.D.Onthemountaintop.

2.A.Classmates.B.Cousins.

C.Colleagues.D.Strangers.

3.A.Rushoutintotherain.B.Playagameofchess.

C.Borrowmorebooks.D.Returnthebooks.

4.A.Heusedtostudyveryhard.

B.Heisnotworkinghardthissemester.

C.Heisoneofthebeststudentsinclassnow.

D.Heremainsunchangedinhisacademicperformance.

5.A.Thisjobisveryannoying.B.Kidsareoftentroublesome.

C.Heprefersworkingwithkids.D.Hefeelsgreatertoworkwithadults.

6.A.Heisshy.B.Heiscalm.

C.Heistalkative.D.Heiscreative.

7.A.Hecan'tfindthe“ON”buttononthecalculator.

B.Heaccidentallybrokethewoman'scalculator.

C.Thecalculatorhasbeenmalfunctioningforsometime.

D.Thewomandoesn'twanttofixthecalculator.

8.A.Theteamdidagoodjobagainthistime.

B.Theteamhaslittlechancetowinthistime.

C.Theteamdidn'tperformwellfbrthefirsttime.

D.Theteamhaslostthematchfourtimes.

9.A.Themanrefiisesthewoman'sapology.

B.Themandecidestoforgivethewoman.

C.Thewomanintentionallyhurtthemanbefore.

D.Thewomantriedtoforgetthewholething.

1().A.Theplantsmayneedmorelight.

B.Thewomanshouldwalertheplantsless.

C.Thecomerisabetterplacefortheplants.

D.Thewoman'sdonnitoryisnotsuitablefbranyplant.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereach

passageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandthe

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswer

tothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

11.A.DesignalandmarkbuildingusingAI.

B.AnnounceapolicytobanAIuseinclass.

C.AllowstudentstouseAIwhentakingexams.

D.EncouragestudentstowriteessaysusingChatGPT.

12.A.Negative.B.Doubtful.

C.Neutral.D.Supportive.

13.A.UniversitiesarebanningtheuseofAIinassessments.

B.UniversitiesshouldadapttotheinevitableuseofAl.

C.StudentsturntoAItextgeneratorsforwritingessays.

D.EducatorsseldomstrugglewiththeadvancementsinAL

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

14.A.Elcctric-powcrcdwithfiveseats.

B.Wind-powcrcdwithfivescats.

C.Petrol-poweredwiththreeseats.

D.Solar-poweredwiththreescats.

15.A.Planningtheflyingtaxi'spossibleroute.

B.Determining(hecostoftheflyingtaxiservice.

C.Establishingtrafficrulesfortheflyingtaxis.

D.Assessingcarbonfootprintoftheflyingtaxis.

16A.Theintroductionanddevelopmentofflyingtaxis.

B.Thetrainingplanforthepilotsofflyingtaxis.

C.Thepreparationforthe2025WorldExpoinOsaka.

D.ThecompetitionbetweenANAandJobyAviation.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Teamcollaborations.B.Ajobinterview.

C.Marketingstrategies.D.Astudentorganization.

18.A.Finance.B.Marketing

C.Customerservice.D.Technicalsupport.

19.A.Reducingexpenses.B.Increasingwebsitevisits.

C.Analyzingcustomers,behaviors.D.Changing(hewebsitecontent.

20A.Itsfinancialstability.B.Itsextensiveproductline.

C.Itscommitmentloinnovation.D.Ilsstaffwelfare.

ILGrammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

AreYouReadytoHugaRobot?

Gettinghuggedtendstobeapowerfulpositiveemotionalexperience.Hugshavebeenshowntoenhance

socialbondingandemotionalwell-being.However,noteveryonecangetahug]theyneedone.Some

peoplearclonelyanddonothaveanyonetohugthem.Othersmaybeinlong-distancerelationships2itis

noteasytogetphysicalaffectionfromtheirpartner.Inthiscase,they3receivefewerhugsthan(heylike.

Howcan(hisproblembesolved?4scientistshaveproposedistodevelophugrobots.Thiscouldoffer

lonelypeople(hepositiveeffectsofgettinghuggedwithouttheneed5(seek)apersonwhocouldhugthem.

Nevertheless,designingahugrobotisnotaneasytask.Forexample,iftherobotisverylargeandmademostlyof

metal,peoplemightbefrightenedofit,6happilyhuggingit.Therefore,psychologicalresearchisneeded.

Anewstudy,which7(publish)inInternationalJournalrecently,focusesonthedevelopmentof

Moffuly-II,anewlydevelopedhugrobot,whichcanmoveitsarmstoperformdifferentsmallgesturesduringthe

hug.Whentwopeoplehug.theyoftendospecificthingswith(heirhands,suchasclappingthe

8(hug)persononthebacktosignalsympathy.Itisimportantthatahugrobotcanperformsimilargestures,

too.Inthestudy,thescientistswantedtoknowwhetherthesegestureswouldmakearobothug

9(appealing).VolunteerswhoMoffully-Ilhuggedgenerallypreferredhugswithgesturestogesture-less

hugs.Theyfeltthattherobotwasmorefriendlywhen10(perforin)gestures.

Thefindingsofthestudyindicatethatitispossibletodesignarobotthatpeopleenjoytohug.Detailsmatter

here,astheintrahuggesturesplayedasignificantroleindetermininghowmuchthehumanvolunteersenjoyedthe

hug.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethat

thereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.floodedB.leapsC.increasinglyD.combinesE.reflectsF.emphasizing

G.pioneeringH.craftedI.techr.icalJ.unexpectedlyK.classic

Chineseanimations(动画)arebooming

The“BlackCatDelective,\released40yearsago,wasachildhoodfavoritefbrmanyChinese.Sincethen,

Chinesecartoonshavecomealongway.While“BlackCatDetective''wassimplydrawn,currentcartoonsfeature

IIadvancesandfascinatingplots.Oneexampleis“BoonieBears:TimeTwist",afamily-friendly

adventurereleasedinFebruary,withsmoothanimationremindingusofPixar,a12animationstudionow

ownedbyDisney.

Theserecent13inqualityhaveenabledChinesecartoonstosucceedatthedomesticboxoffice.uNe

Zha:BirthoftheDemonChild”wasthemostwcll-rcccivcdfilminChinain2019.14beatingout

“Avengers:Endgame"，asuperheromoviebyMarvelStudios.

Inthe1960s,China'sanimationindustrysawabigdownturnasAmericanandJapanesefilms15

intotheChinesemarket,dominatingbothdomestictelevisionandcinemascreens.Asaresult,Chineseanimators

16begantoworkfbrwesternstudios.However,thingschangedin2015withthereleaseof“Monkey

King:HeroisBack”,abreakthroughfbrChineseanimation.Thisfilm,basedonthetimeless17"Journey

totheWes/*',signaledaneweraofcreativityandsuccessintheindustry.Themaincharacter,theMonkeyKing,is

depicted（亥ij画）asgoingthroughamid-lifecrisis,which18thedirector,sviewthatcartoonsarcnotjust

fbrchildren.

LightChaserAnimation,aBeijing-basedstudio,hascontributedtothepopularityofcartoonsinChina.Its

production"30,000MilesfromChang5an"19elementsofChineseculture,history,andlegendswith

aesthetic（美学的）feelingofTangdynastypoetry.Indeed,traditionalthemesarewidespreadamongsuccessful

Chineseanimations.20theimportanceoftraditionalcultureasafoundationforChineseanimation.Like

otherindustries,cartoonsinChinaareinspiredbyWesterninnovationsbutwithadded"Chinesecharacteristics^^.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

InabustlingcityinArizonastoodahighschoolwheremostof（hestudentsliveinpoverty.Amongthemwere

foursonsofMexicanimmigrants,Juan,Oscar,Luis,andAlfredo.Theseboys,comingfrom21

backgrounds,oftenfoundthemselvesoverlookedandunderestimated.Bondedbyfateandfriendship,theyshareda

coinmoiipassionfur22.TwoscienceIcaclici^LhcrcdecidedLuciilcrtheirliighsulioulintoauumpliualcd

23roboticscompetitionsponsoredbytheNASAandtheNavalResearch.Excitedfbrthenews,thesefour

boyssignedupfbrthecompetition.

Withenthusiasmandenergy,theystartedcallingmechanicalengineersfordesignhelp.Theywere

24thatthesekindsofrobotsrequireglasssyntacticflotationfoam,atypeoffloatingmaterialusedin

variousmarineapplications.25money,alltheycouldaffbrewassomePVCpipesandducttape（强力胶

布）.26.theysearchedthecitytorvariousspareparts,gatheringwhatevertheycouldtobringtheirvision

tolife.Withtheteachers'guidanceandencouragement,they27togetherarobotwithnomorethanmetal

andwires.

Astheyworkedontheirrobot,theboysalsofacedpersonalchallenges.Juanstruggledwiththeweightof

familyresponsibilities;Oscar28adeep-seatedfearoffailure;Luis'sheartachedfromtheconstantpeers'

mockery(嘲笑)torhis29accent,andAlfredolongedforacceptanceandbelonging.3()these

obstacles,theypersevered,leaningcneachotherfbrsupportandinspiration.

Afterafewtestrunsof(heirrobot,theypiledintoasecond-handvantoheadtothecompetition.Upon

enteringthemainpoolarea,theynoticedthecollegeteamswearingmatchingoutfits,withrobotssponsoredbybig

companies.Feelingabitnenous,theboysputtherobotinthewaterforatestrun.31thePVCdidn't

holdup,causingtherobottoleakandsink.

However,insteadoflettingthis32ruintheirspirits,theboysputtheirheadstogetherandcameup

withabrilliantsolution.12hourslater,armedwith8super-absorbentpadstoplugtheleak,therobotwas

33into(hepoolagain.Thistime,theirrobotperformedadmirably.Glidinggracefullythroughthewaters,

itnavigatedthecoursewithprecisionandspeed.34thejudgesandaudiencealike.Thisunderwaterrobot,

asymboloftheirdeterminationand35.conqueredthewaters,defeatedengineeringpowerhouseMITand

rankedfirstinthecountry.Thiswasnotjustawinforthosefourbutavictoryforeveryunderdogwithadream.

21.

A.academicB.relevantC.humbleD.professional

22.

A.spaceB.mechanicsC.researchD.ocean

23.

A.giantB.industrialC.underwalerD.local

24.

A.advisedB.forcedC.uhallcngcdD.consulled

25

A.ReliantonB.AvailabletoC.ShortofD.Desperatefor

26.

A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.MoreoverD.However

27.

A.tiedB.piecedC.addedD.wrapped

28.

A.conqueredB.createdC.expressedD.battled

29.

A.perfectB.strangeC.slightD.elegant

30.

A.WithB.GivenC.DespiteD.Besides

31.

A.UnfortunatelyB.BasicallyC.ActuallyD.Consequently

32.

A.disagreementB.failureC.conflictD.progress

33.

A.scaledB.loweredC.insertedD.fed

34.

A.boringB.confusingC.wowingD.motivating

35.

A.braveryB.generosityC.confidenceD.perseverance

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Amongmyoldestfriends,I'mknownasthemysteriousone,theguywhorarelyshowsup,isalwaystherenot

here.Ihadhighschoolbuddies,andIlovedllicinalldearlyihuughwcbuysdidn'tsaysuchthingsbacklliun.Then

lifehappened.Mostofusleftourhometown.Mcct-upsbecomerareoccasions.

Oneofthoseoldfriends,whomIhadnotseensinceourhighschoolgraduation,reachedoutrecentlytosay

he'dbenearwhereIam,andhopedwecouldmeetup.He'ddonethesamethingabout10yearsago,andI'd

beggedoffforsomestupidreasonrelatedtomyshyness,orrather,myintrovertednature.Tmolderardabitwiser

now,andTvebeenpackingaroundsomeguiltoverthatmissedopportunityfbr10years,soIagreedreadily.

Wemettordinner,perhapstwohours,andrarelyhadIteltateasewithotherhumansas1didwithhim.We

talkedandtalked.Aboutwhowewerethen.Whowearenow.Andwhatmadeusthejerks(混蛋)wewerethen.

Weacknowledgedthatifnotforeachother,andthecirclesofgoodpeopleweranwithbackthen,thegoodfriends

whokeptusreasonablyontrackandincheck,lifecouldhaveeasilygonesouthforeitherofus.Eachofusrecalled

thingstheotherhadnomemoryof.Fragmentsofmemories,scatteredyetprecious.Weknowweweretightthen,

andwevaluethatfriendshipandsharedexperiencestilltoday.

Peoplearefundamentallysocialbeingsandenjoyconnectingwithothers.Maintainingsocialconnectionsis

gocdforourmentalandphysicalhealth.However,despitetheimportanceandenjoymentofsocialconnection,

peoplesignificantlyunderestimatehowmuchotherswillappreciatebeingreachedoutto.

There'ssomethingaboutthefriendsyoumakeinyouththat'snearimpossibletorecreatewithfriendsyou

makelaterinlife.I'mtellingyouthistoremindyouthatyouroldfriendswouldlovetohearfromyou,maybea

simpletext,alittlehello,maybeevenaphonecallorameetup.

36.Theauthorrefusedthemeet-upabout1()yearsagoprobablybecause.

A.hewasnotasociableman.B.hewasnotcleverenough.

C.helivedfarawayfromhisfriends.D.hefeltguiltyabouthisfriends.

37.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sfeelingduringthedinner?

A.Anxiousandnervous.B.Excitedandenergetic.

C.Comfortableandrelaxed.D.Sadandregretful.

38.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“lifecouldhaveeasilygonesouthforeithercfus”?

A.Theycouldhaveeasilybeenoff(he(rackinlife.

B.Theymighthavesettleddowninthesouthernregion.

C.Theirfriendshipcouldhaveeasilyturnedsour.

D.Theycouldhavefacedfinancialdifficulties.

39.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?

A.TodescribeihcaulhurSreunionwilhanoldfiicnd.

B.Toreflectonthevalueoffriendshipsformedinyouth.

C.Toencouragereaderstoreachoutto(heiroldfriends.

D.Todiscusstheimportanceofsocialconnections.

WORLD2024

RunLikeOlympians

WHERE

Paris,France

WHEN

AUGUST

Forthefirsttime,membersofthepublicwillbeabletoruntheirownmarathonduringthe2024Summer

Olympics,justoneinitiativeaimedatcreatingamoreinclusiveGames.Heldintheeveningbetweenthemen'sand

women'sofficialraces,theMarathonGameswillallow20,024qualifyinglottery（彩票）winnersonthe26-mile

roulethatlinksParisandVersailles.

HearItLive

WHERE

Kyoto,Japan

WHEN

YEAR-ROUND

GuidebookspeakofKyotoasfrozenintime,withquiettemplesandpeacefulgardens.Butafterhours,Japan's

ancientcapitalrevealsalivemusicscene.Rock,swing,andevenIrishmusicechointothenight.Whateveryou're

into,fromjazztopunk,there'sacommunityfbryoutoshare."ThisiswhathappensinJapanwhenthemaskcomes

off,"saysKyotoguideVanMilton.

Longasameansoftransportaction,huntingandexploration,skiingisstillawayoflifeinthemountainous

republicofGeorgia.Nowvisitorscanenjoysomeofthenation'sbestback-countryskiingintheCaucasus.In

Svancti,journeysmayleadskiersthroughGvibariPassortoUshgulivillage.

ExploreAncientArt

WHERE

Algeria

WHEN

OCT-NOV

AlgeriaishometoAfrica'slargestnationalpark,whichholdsoneoftheworld'sgreatestconcentrationsof

ancientrockart.Tassiiin'AjjerNationalParkisageologicwonderland,buttheserockforestsareonlyhalfthe

story.Neolithic（新石器时代的）hunter-gatherersleft15,000rockcarvingshere,includingimagesofelephantsand

giraffes.1hcscanimalsarcmorecommonlyassociatedwithsub-SaharanAfrica—ahintthatthisdeserted

wildernesswasonceafertilegrassland.

40.Asastudentwhoisfondofsports,whereisJanemostlikelytovisitduringthesummervacation?

A.GeorgiaB.KyotoC.AlgeriaD.Paris

41.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.EveryonecanenterfortheMarathonGamesinthesummerof2024.

B.Kyotofeaturesthepeacefuldaytimeandenergeticnightlife.

C.VisitorsworldwidecanenjoyskiinginGeorgiaallyearround.

D.RockcarvingsinAlgeriawerecreatedbyartiststoattracttourists.

42.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Itpresentsattractionsindifferentregionsoftheworld.

B.Itshowsthebeautyofrurallandscapesaroundtheworld.

C.Itliststhemostpopularplacesofinterestintheworld.

D.Itdiscoversthehiddentreasuresinwesterncultures.

Withitsbrightcolors,casy-to-harnrulesandfamiliarmusic,thevideogameTetrishasenduredasapop

culturesymboloverthepast40years.Manypeople,likeme,havebeenplayingthegamefordecades,andithas

beenupdatedtoadapttonewtechnologieslikegamesystems,phonesand（ablets.

HoweverTetrisismuchmorethanwinning.Thegame,inwhichplayersmustcontrolblocksofdifferent

shapesastheyslidedownascreen,isbasedonafundamentalelementofgeometry,calleddynamicspatial

reasoning（动态空I诃推理）.Ilistaughtbymathematicseducatorsandusedbyarchitects,engineers,animators,and

manyothers.PlayersemploythesegeometricskillstoprogressinTctiis,soplayingitbothtestsandimprovesa

player,sdynamicspatialreasoning.

Spatialreasoningistheabilitytovisualizegeometricfiguresandhowtheywillmoveinspace.So,dynamic

spatialreasoningistheabilitytovisualizeactivelymovingfigures.TheTetrisplayermustquicklydecidewherethe

fallinggamepiecewillbestfitandthenmoveit（here.Thismovementinvolvesbothtranslation—movingashape

rightandleft,androtation—turningitsshapeby90degreesatatime.

Spatialvisualizationisakeyelementofamathematicsdisciplinecalledtransformationalgeometry,whichis

usuallyfirsttaughtinmiddleschool.Inatypicaltransformationalgeometryexercise,studentsmightbeaskedto

representafigurebyitsxandycoordinates（坐机：）onacoordinategraphandthenidentifythetransformations,

suchastranslationandrotations,necessarytomoveitfromonepositiontoanotherwhilekeepingthepiecethe

sameshapeandsize.

Whileitmayseemsimple,transformationalgeometryisthefoundationforseveraladvancedtopicsin

mathematics.Architectsandengineersbothusetransformationstodrawupblueprints,whichrepresentthereal

worldinscaledrawings.Animatorsuseconceptsoftransformationsaswell.Whileanimatorstodayusecomputer

programsthatautomaticallymovefiguresaround,theyarcallbasedonthiskindoftransformation.

43.WhichisNOTakeyreasonfbrTetris'slastingpopularity?

A.Itspleasureofwinningthegame.B.Itsbrightcolorsandcatchymusic.

C.Itslinktocomplexmathandgeometry.D.Itssimplerulesandtechadaptability.

44.Accordingtothepassage,whatfundamentalskilldoesplayingTetrishelpimprove?

A.Logicalreasoning.B.Mathematicalcalculation.

C.Memorymaintaining.D.Spatialvisualization.

45.Movethesampleblockun（lieriglilusingbulhLraiislalionandrolaliun.Whichimagebelowcanwegel?

46.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthormostprobablyagreewith?

A.Tetrisisaparticularlyusefultoolforanimationandarchitecturedesigns.

B.Spatialvisualizationisbasedontheconstantchangeofafigure'sposition.

C.TransformationalgeometrybehindTetriscanbeappliedtovariousfields.

D.Spatialreasoningisloodifficultformiddleschoolstudentstomaster.

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthe

box.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyou

need.

RainCollection

Whatdoyouliketodoonarainyday—sitinsideandlistentothepitter-patterontherooforsplashoutside

andleel(hecolddropsonyourface9Whateveryouchoose,rainisvitallyessentialinthenature.

471(fillsriversandlakes,slowlysinksinto(heearth,nourishesourplants,andkeepsthelandalive

andbeautiful.In(hepast,peopleoblainedtheirwaterfromrain,wells,ornearbyrivers.Now,manyofuslivein

placeswherewaterispipedin,sometimesfromfaraway.Removingsomuchwaterfromnatureandsendingitto

greatdistancesharmthelivingthingsthatalsoneedthatwater.

Asclimatechangeheatsuptheplanetandcausesextremeweather,moreplacesfacewatershortages.

48.Oneeasyplacetolookformorewateristhesky!

Humanshavecollectedrainsinceancientlimes.49.Theyaretappinginto(hiscleanandrichsource

ofwaterprovidedbynature.Byharvestingtherainwecanreducetheamountofwaterwelakefromriversandout

oftheground.

Evenindryclimates,thereisalotofpotentialrainwaterthatcanbeeffectivelyharvestedandutilized.This

richyetoftenoverlookedresourcehasthepotentialtosignificantlycontributetowaterconservationefforts,

especiallyinregionsfacingwatershortages.Justoneinchofrainfallingonamedium-sizedhouseproducesover

60Cgallonsofwaler.50.

Nowadays,rainwaterisstillusedasaprimarysupplyinmanyplacesintheworld,likeVietnamandHawaii.

Inplaceswithpiped-inwater,rainwaterisnotcommonlyused,butthisischanging.Rainwaterharvestingisgetting

morepopularsinceit'seasytodoandhelpscreatewatersecurity.

A.Largeroofscan,hence,collectgreateramountofwater.

B.Rainwatercanalsobeusedforfountainsandponds.

C.Wealldeeplydependonthenourishmentofrain.

D.Tosecurefuturewalersupply,weneednewsources.

E.Now.manypeoplearerelumingI。thispractice.

F.Rainwateriscleanbutitgetsdirtyfromtheroof.

IV.SummaryWriting

51Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinno

morethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Complaining:TheHappinessKiller

In15th-centuryGermany,therewasanexpression:Greiner,Zanner,whichcanbetranslatedas“achronic(长

期的)complainer."AreyouabitofaGreiner,Zanner?Ifso,you'renotalone.Suneydatashowthatcustomers

todayaremorethantwiceaslikely(ocomplainaboutaproductorserviceastheywerein1976.AU.K.-based

surveyalsoobservedariseinjobdissatisfactionoveratwo-yearperiodbeforeautumn2022.

Complaintscanbegroupedintodifferentcategories.Asisreported,45percentofcomplaintsconcernthe

behaviorofothers.Forinstance,parentsrepeatedlycriticizetheirchildrenforsmallissueslikemessybedroomsor

dirtyclothes.Another29percentfbcusonpersonaldiscomfort.Acommoncomplaintinthiscategorymightbe

aboutfeelingtoohotinaroomwithoutairconditioner.Theremaining26percentinvolveunpleasantobligations

likeunnecessaryworkmeetingspeopleareforcedtoattend.

Theproblemwithallofthesecomplaintsisthatilcanleelhelpful—butittypicallyisn't.Although

complainingmightoflertemporaryrelief,it'sbadforyourhappinessinthelongrun.Researcherswhomeasured

people'smoodbeforeandaftertheycomplainedfoundthatthosecomplainers,moodwassignificantlyworsening.

Besides,complainingcanalsolowerthehappinessofthepeoplearoundyou.Insomerelationships,thenegative

effectcanpasslikeavirustothoseexposed.Inotherwords,whenpeopleseeothers'complaintsexpressinganger,

disgustandsadness,theycan,inturn,feelsimilaremotions.

Asthe20th-centuryBulgarianphilosopherArchimandriteSeraphimAleksievobserved,4tComplainingislike

thewinterfrostwhich,whenitfalls,destroysallthelaborsofthegardeners.”

V.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthe

brackets.

52.我们都乐于和真诚的人分享生活中的点点滴滴。（pleased）（汉译英）

53.你能告诉我怎样架设这个梯子，才能使其既稳定又安全吗？（sothal）（汉译英）

54.对干有诜择困难症的人来说，决定午餐吃什么都会困扰他们，更别提做一个重大的人牛抉择了。

（bother）（汉译英）

55.面对网络时代的冲击，实体商店必须寻求创新之道，才能在激烈的竞争中生存，否则将不可避免地退

出历史舞台。（survive）（汉译英）

VI.GuidedWriting

56.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin

Chinese.

随着中国传统文化的复兴，汉服（Hanfu）作为一种独特的服饰文亿，逐渐受到人们的关注和喜爱。假如你是

明启中学的学生李华，你校正在向学生们征集新社团的创建意向。作为汉服爱好者，你准备成立汉服社，

请给校委会写一封邮件表达你的想法。你的邮件需包含：

1.成立该社团的目的；

2.社团拟开展的