2023年上海市青浦区高三年级上册高考一模卷英语试卷含详解(附听力音频)

2023学年第一学期高三年级期终学业质量调研

英语学科试卷

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthe

fourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

自助获取听力音频

I.A.Apolicewoman.B.Awaitress.C.Aflightattendant.D.Apilot.

2.A.A(5:30.B.At5:35.C.At6:00.D.At6:05.

3.A.Confusing.B.Enjoyable.C.Relaxing.D.Boring.

4.A.Theplaystartedearly.B.Shewentbacktogetherticket.

C.Toinwalkedwithhertothebusslop.D.Ilwasalongwayfromthetheatre.

5.A.Preparinghisschoolproject.B.Catchingtheschoolbus.

C.Making(hefinaltouchon(hefood.D.Handinginhishomework.

6.A.Returnthedog(oherrelative.B.Placeabanondogs.

C.Cleanherapartment.D.Staywithherrelative.

7.A.Findanotherscale.B.Developafitnessroutine.

C.Tryanotherworkoutprogramme.D.Waitfortherighttimetoexercise.

8.A.Themallmustbeovercrowded.

B.Il'shardtofindthewayinthemall.

C.Theyshouldcometo(hemallsomeotherday.

D.Theycangetinto(hemallthrough(hesouthgate.

9.A.Tonyhopestochangehisroleintheplay.

B.Tonylacksconfidenceinplaying(hepart.

C.ProfessorWrightwillhelpTonyrememberthelines.

D.ProfessorWrightwillgiveTonyhintsduring(heshow.

10.A.ItwasquiteeasyforthemtoclimbHuashan.

B.TheniiinwenttoHuashanduringthesummervacation.

C.Thewomandidn'treachallthemountaintopsofHuashan.

D.TheweatherwasjustfinewhenthewomanclimbedHuashan.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwill

beaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheshortpassagesandthelongerconversation.Theshort

passagesandthelongerconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。II.

A.Makingthewearerfeeltired.

B.Graduallyweakeninganadult'seyes.

C.Thelossofvisioninchildren.

D.Permanentchangeoftheeyestructure.

12.

A.Workinghard.B.Wearingsunglasses.

C.WatchingTVinpoorlight.D.Readinginbed.

13.

A.Waysafchoosingeyeglasses.

B.Suggestionsofeyesightprotection.

C.Untruthsofeyeglassesandeyesight.

D.Provenfactsofthebenefitsofeyeglasses.

听下而一段独白，回答以下小题。14.

A.Byreviewingnewwordseveryday.

B.Bystudyingtheusageofthenewwordatnight.

C.Byconnectingthenewwordwiththe“old"ones.

D.Byapplyingthenewwordtodailyconversations.

15.

A.Desiretoleamanewlanguage.B.Anxietytovisitacommunity.

C.Eagernesstohavemoresleep.D.Wishtobeconnected.

16.

A.Rolesofdreamsinschoollife.

B.Rightattitudestowardslanguagelearning.

C.Connectionsbetweendreamsandlanguagelearning.

D.Effectivewaystomemorizeforeignlangimgevocabulary.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。17.A.13years.B.17years.C.20years.D.24

years.

18.

A.Thepressurefromhiscompetitors.

B.Thehighexpectationfromhisparents.

C.Theunforgettablematchesheplayedoncourt.

D.Theprizeshereceivedfromwinningthechampionships.

19.

A.Becausehehadanoperationbutgotwellsoon.

B.Becausehedidn'thaveenoughrestbeforethematch.

C.Becausehisfamilyandteamgavehimalotofsupport.

D.Becausehisbeliefanddesiretowinworkedandhelped.

20.

A.Talkativeandinspiring.B.Talentedanddetenr.ined.

C.Modestandhumorous.D.Optimisticandrealistic.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgraniniaticallycorrect.

Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useone

wordthatbestfitseachblank.

TheSisterhoodoftheTravelingDiary

KyraPerallethoughtkeepingadiarymighthelphersortouthertroubledfeelings.InApril2020,themotherofLwoin

NewJersey,startedwritingaboutthechallengesofhandlingwork,marriageandmotherhoodduringaglobalcrisis.

Writingreleasedemotions,butPeralte,now46,wantedtoknowhowotherwomenweredoing.Soshemadean

unusualoffer.Sheinvitedwomenfromnearandfartofillthe21(remain.ilinedpagesofhernotebookwiththeir

ownstories.ShenamedtheprojectTheTravelingDiary.

Somanywantedtoparticipate22Peraltedecidedtocreateawebsite()forpeopleto

addtheirnamestothequeue.Shecameupwithasystem:eachperson23(get)tokeepthediaryforthreedaysand

fillsasmanypagesasshewishes.Thensheisresponsibleformailingittothenextperson.

Sofir,morethan2,000womenfrom30countries24(participate).Ofcourse,notallthoseentriescouldfitin

justonejournal.Morethan50ofthesenotebooksarecurrently25use.About20completedonesarebackin

Peralte'spossession.

Eachparticipantfillsthepageswithherownhandwriting,narratingherexperiences,recountingobstaclesshefaced,

andsharing26(learn)lessons.

KirstyNicol,31fromLondon,receivedthejournalinMarch2021.Shesaidreadingtheentriesallowedherto

transportherintothelivesof27andfindbitsofwisdomtheyleft.

OnesuchpearicamefiomawomaninAustralia.Shehadwritten:"'Workingwiththesetbacks.Notagainstthem.

Patienceandgratitude.It'sadance.Lifeismovingandwe28stampourfeetinrejection,orwecangracefully

embracethemess,tidyingaswego.”

”【thasreallyevolvedintoacommunity,''Peraltesays.Shesendsparticipantsaweeklynewsletterandoftenhosts

onlinemeetingssothewomengetthechancetogettoknowoneanothermore,sharestoriesandfeel29(distant).

Someof:hewomen,shesays,haveevenbecameclosefriends.Herspontaneousidea,shesays,hashadaprofoundeffect

onthewomen30werepartofit."TheTravelingDiaryismakingsistersoutofstrangers.,'Shesays.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthere

isonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.carvedB.unknowinglyC.ecosystemD.artificialE.elemental

F.changingG.practicallyH.wrinkledI.unmovingJ.speciesK.inspection

MagicalCreatures:ANAPPRECIATIONOFAUTUMNMO7H(蛾)

Mothsseemtohaveabitofabadreputation:tosome(heyareillindicationsorsomethingscary,lootherstheyaredull

incomparisontoourwell-lovedbutterflies.Butmothsareanessentialpartofa(n)31.andimportantfoodsources

forspecieslikebirdsandbats.Andforme,mothsarefarfromdull.

MyfirstmeetingwithanAngleShadesinothwasnearlyanon-encounter.Ialmostpassedbywithoutnoticingit.

thinkingtwasafallenleafonafencepost.Buttherewassomethingabouti(thatstoppedmeinmycracks.Itsangular

shapeperhaps?Orthewayitsat,32.despitethebreeze.Closer33revealedcreamandbuffshell-shaped

wings,paintedwithtrianglesoflightpinkandbrown.Suddenly,ittransformedfroma(n)34leafintoalivingthing

beforemyeyes.I'vebeenfascinatedeversince.

TheCanary-shoulderedThorn,withitshairybuttcrcup-colourcdbodyandyellowandorangewings,remindsmeofa

fallensilverbirch(白桦树)leaf.Anight-flyer,itfavoursgardensandwoodlands,andisoftendrawnto35light,

meaningthatyourtorchbeammaybeattractingmothsaswellaslightingyourwayinthedark.It'salsoworthdouble-

checkinganyleavesinfarmhouses,astheseshelteredspotsareafavouritehidingplaceofanotheroverwintering

36:(heHeraldmoth.Thiselegantcreature'sbeautifulwingslookasthoughthey'vebeen37byhandand

paintedwithbronze.

There'smoretotheseimitatorsthanfalknleaves.TheGreen-spottedCrescent,which38disappearsonrough

branches,hasmetallicgreenspotsintegratingwiththe〃以ss(苔薛).MaybeFvcalready39crossedpathswillone,

though.Aswedigoutourbigcoatsandsliponbootsforwalksbeneathbranches,howmanymothsarewemissing?These

clevercreaturesaren'tbadindications,but40partsofnature,withagiftforfancy-dress.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

I'mprettygoodatstickingwiththingsevenwhentheygethard.Badrelationships,unpleasantworkplaces,41

sports—I'vehungonformonthsandevenyearslongerthanIshouldhave,convincedthesituationwould42ifI

refusedtogiveup.

Afterall,isn'teverysuccessstorylitteredwith43?Didn'tBeyonceoseStarSearch,anddidn'tOprahgetfired

fromherfirstTVjob?Quittingisasignthatyoulackpatienceandstrongwill,orsoIwasraisedtobelieve.

44.ifIlookbackonallthethingsIeventuallyquit,myonlyregretisthatIdidn'tdoitsooner.I'vewasted

immeasurabletimeandenergydraggingmyheels,determinedthatIcould45everyoneifIjustkeptgoing.

Allofusareconstantlymakingtrickychoicesbetweengoingfurlherintofamiliarterritoryand46toexpand

ourhorizons.Thisisknownastheexploration-exploitationtrade-off.Whenweareyoungerit'sadvantageoustogofaron

thesideofexploration,tryinglotsofnewthingsbecausewchaveplentyoftimelo47later.Butaswcage,it'soften

smarter(odoubledown.

Ofcourse,thisdoesn'tmeanyoushouldn'tquitsomethingjustbecauseyou'veputalotoftimeintoit.Economistscall

thisthesunkcostfallacyPeoplearemorelikelyto48somethingifthey'veinvestedalotofmoneyoreffort

intoit,evenwhenit'sclear(hattheyshould49theirlossesandjumpship.Thispracticeisnormaland50.but

it'salsounreasonable.Ifanactivityorrelationshipismakingyoumiserable,that'simportantinformationyoushouldn't

ignore.

Ifyoudon'igetenergyoutofdoingsomething,itcanbea(n)51thatthisisnotfbryouorthatthere's

somethingbetteryoucouldbedoing.Oritcouldbeasignthatyoushould52yourgoals.Maybeyouryogurtstartup

mightnotwinoverinvestors,butyoucouldstillmakeandsellyogurtatthefarmers'marketonweekends.

Infact,doggedpersistenceinthefaceofenergy-suckingdisappointmentcan53depression,and(henmakeyou

sufferfromdiseasesinthelongrun.

Butthegoodnewsisthatpeoplecanlearntopaybetterattentiontothesemomentswhenthey'rehappeningandmake

54.Theartofquittingisn'taboutjustlettinggowheneverthere*sanobstacle.Il'saboutbeingabletoletgowhen

there'sno55tosuccessanymore.

41.A.engagingB.demandingC.inevitableD.leisure

42.A.worsenB.occurC.improveD.continue

43.A.frustrationsB.determinationsC.attemptsD.inspirations

44.A.ThereforeB.AdditionallyC.ForexampleD.However

45.A.amazeB.scareC.distressD.compliment

46.A.breakingupB.lookingupC.standingupD.backingup

47.A.ventureB.specializeC.exploreD.relax

48.A.benefitfromB.approveofC.stickwithD.withdrawfrom

49.A.evaluateB.avoidC.overlookD.cut

50.A.humanB.crazyC.sensibleD.tricky

51.A.indicationB.desireC.occasionD.recognition

52.A.accomplishB.upgradeC.modifyD.maintain

53.A.preventB.triggerC.relieveD.contract

54.A.researchesB.choicesC.changesD.resolutions

55.A.shortcutB.barrierC.guaranteeD.pathway

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

A

Iwritethisonaspringmorning,inthevanIhavecalledhomefortwoyearsnow.

Fromonesmallwindow,IhaveaviewofjoggerspoundingthesunnypathbytheOxfordCanal,andtheotherlooks

ontothebusyrailwaylinealongwhichtrainstravelfromSouthamptonDockstoBirmingham.

ThewoodswhereI'veparkedmyvanhavegrownupbetweenthem.Thisancientvan,avehicledesignedforfreedom

andtheopenroad,hasprovedastablesolutionforsunivingthecuiTenthousingcrisis.

Ibecameatravelwriteraftermystudiesended,committingtobrief"residencies"withmuseumsandartcentres—

wheretemporaryaccommodationisoftenprovidedmexchangeforproducingnewworkaboutacommunity.Overtheyears

thatfollowed,livingandworkingonlocationinthepolarregionsorScandinaviaortheAlps,notsettlingdownforvery

long,meantwhereverIlandedwasalways"home".

Duringthepandemicitwasnecessarytoadoptamorepermanentengagementwithlocality.Oxfordhadoftendrawn

meback.It'sacrossroadsofrealityandtheimagination,theperfectcityforawriter.

Ittakesasurprisingamountofworktokeepatinyhomeinorder:buyingausedvanonline;ensuringthesmooth

runningofagascookerandcarbatteries;fetchingwaterandemptyingthemobiletoilet.1begantoenjoytakingcareofmy

immediatesurroundings.Overthesummer.Iworkedtoturnwaste-groundintoawildgarden,replacingweedswithwild

plants.

Imadefriendswiththeself-sufficientboaterslivingnearby,alwaysreadytcshareknowledgeonthelow-carbon

simplicityoflifewithoutelectricity.I'velearntthatcomfortcanbefoundawayfromthebrightinfrastructureofurbanlife:

inwatchingthebirdsthatnestinthetreeandthefoxesplayinginthewoodsatdawn,inmakingacupofcoffeeonaspring

morning.

Mystepawayfromconventionalhousinghasbeenanecessaryactofpersonaleconomy,butthebenefitsincludetaking

nothingfbrgranted,andunexpecteddelight.

56.Whydidthewritermakethevanhishome?

A.Becausethefeatureofthevanandthatofhisoccupationarematching.

B.Becausethevanisequivalenttoacrossroadsofrealityandtheimagination.

C.Becausetheviewsofjoggersandtrainsoutsidethevancanrelievehispressure.

D.Becauselivingandworkingonlocationinthepolarregionsareappealingtohim.

57.Whatdocs“immediatesurroundings',inParagraph6referto?

A.ausedvanB.agascookerC.awildgardenD.amobiletoilet

58.Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitofunconventionalhousing?

A.Joiningjoggerstodoexercise.B.Keepingatinyhomeinordereasily.

C.ImprovingtheeconomyofOxford.D.Embracingdelightfulsurprises.

59.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardslivinginthevan?

A.Cautious.B.Ironical.C.Favorable.D.Neutral.

B

KeepCoolNextSummerwithThese3Devices

Asweprepareforwhatcouldbeanotherhotsummer,youmayalreadybefeelingtheheat.Luckilyarangeofunusual

andcleverdevicesarenowavailabletohelpmakehotsummerdaysmorebearable.

Thebreeze-blowingumbrella

Umbrellasserveadoublefunction,protectingusfromrainandsunlight;theyalsoserveasasortofpersonalozonelayer.

TheFanhrella,whichlooksandfeelsjustlikeaconventionalumbrella,isperfectforkeepingtherainatbaybutboastsa

delicatefanlocatedunderneaththecover,sothatyoucanenjoyfreshcoolairwhileyouwalkthroughthesummershowers.

Thefanissmallandquietenoughtobeunnoticeabieyetpowerfulenoughtoreducehumidity.Operatedbyaswitchonthe

handleoftheumbrella,itcanbeactivatedonlywhenyouneeditmost.

Airconditionedbeds

Humidnightsareahombleexperienceformostpeople,causingmuchdiscomfortandmakingsleepimpossible.

Unfortunately,aconventionalfaninyourbedroomwilldolittletomitigateyoursuffering,ashumidairissimplyblown

aroundtheroom.Anairconditionedbedistheperfectsolution!Thisrevolutionaryfurnitureboastsquietfansatthefootof

thebedthathelptocirculatecoolairfromtheoppositeend,soyou'reeffectivelysleepingonanairconditionedbed.With

lowrunn.ngcosts,summernightswithoutsleepcouldheathingofthepast.

TheiPhonefan

iPhenesareknownforgettingprettyhottothetouchwhenyou'reusingone,butnowyoursmartphonecouldbethe

perfectdevicetohelpkeepthesummerheatatbaywhenyou'reworkingatyourdeskoronthemove.Thesmallplasticfan

fitsontothe(opofyouriPhoneandplugsintoyourphone'schargingsocket(充电插座),soyouneednotworryaboutrunning

outofbatteries.Withaquietmotor,youcanbeconfidentthatcolleagueswon'tbedisturbedand,ifyouremembertokeep

youriPhonecharged,youcantakethefananywhere,fromasweatytrainridehometoawalkinthelocalparkwithfamily.

Witharangeofinventiveaccessoriestohelpmakehotdaysmorebearable,allweneednowisasummer!

60.Whatmakesabreeze-blowingumbrellasuperiortoaconventionalumbrella?

A.Itcreatesapersonalozonelayertoavoidsunlight.

B.Itboastsunconventionalandluxuriousappearance.

C.Itcanbeactivatedbyvoicewhenyouneeditmost.

D.Ithasafantogiveoffcoolairandreducehumidity.

61.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedword"mitigate”?

A.Claim.B.Relieve.C.Intensify.D.Sustain.

62.WhatdoweknowabouttheiPhonefan?

A.ItcanpreventyouriPhonefromtemperatureriseinsummerheat.

B.You'dbetteruseitoutdoorstoavoidnoisedespitethequietmotor.

C.Itisportableandcanfunctionwellwithoutlimitationoflocations.

DBatterieswithhigh-capacityshouldbepreparedtokeepitcharged.

C

Intheroughly250yearssince(heIndustrialRevolution,theworld'spopula:ion,likeitswealth,hasexploded.Before

theendofthiscentury,however,thenumberofpeopleontheplanetcouldshrinkforthefirsttimesincetheBlackDeath.

Therootcauseisnotanincreaseindeaths,butadropinbirths.Acrossmuchoftheworldthefertilityrate,theaverage

numbercfbirthsperwoman,iscollapsing.Althoughthetrendmaybefamiliar,itsextentanditsconsequencesarcnot.Even

asartificialintelligence(AI)leadstooptimisminsomequarters,thebaby(婴JL荒)hangsoverthefutureoftheworld

economy

Whateversomeenvironmentalistssay,ashrinkingpopulationcreatesproblems.Theworldisnotclosetofullandthe

economicdifficultiesresultingfromfeweryoungpeoplearemany.Theobviousoneisthatitisgettinghardertosupport(he

world'spensioners.Retiredfolkdrawontheoutputoftheworking-aged,eitherthroughthestate,whichrequeststaxeson

workerstopaypublicpensions,orbycashinginsavingstobuygoodsandservicesorbecauserelativesprovidecareunpaid.

Butwhereastherichworldcurrentlyhasaroundthreepeoplebetween20and64yearsoldforeveryoneover65,by2050it

willhavelessthantwo.Theimplicationsarehighertaxes,laterretirements,lowerrealreturnsforsaversand,possibly,

governmentbudgetcrises.

Lowproportionofworkerstopensionersareonlyoneproblemresultingfromcollapsingfertility.Youngerpeoplehave

moreofwhatpsychologistscall"fluidintellirence'：theabilitytothinkcreativelysoastosolveproblemsinentirelynew

ways.Thisyouthfulenergyaddstotheaccumulatedknowledgeofolderworkers.Italsobringschange.Patentsfiledbythe

youngestinventorsaremuchmorelikelytowverbreakthroughinnovations.Oldercountriesandtheiryoungpeopleareless

enterprisingandlesscomfortabletakingrisks.Becausetheoldbenefitlessthantheyoungwheneconomiesgrow,theyhave

provedlesskeenonpro-growthpolicies,especiallyhousebuilding.Creativedestructionislikelytoberarerinageing

s(x:ieties,restrictingproductivitygrowthinwaysthatcompoundintoanenormousmissedopportunity.

Eventually,therefore,theworldwillhavetomakedowithfeweryoungsters—andperhapswithashrinkingpopulation.

Withthatinmind,recentadvancesinAIcouldnothavecomeatabettertime.AproductiveAIeconomymightfinditeasy

tosupportagreaternumberofretiredpeopleEventuallyAImaybeabletogenerateideasbyitself,reducingtheneedfor

humanintelligence.Combinedwithrobotics,AImayalsomakecaringfortheelderlylesslabour-intensive.Such

innovationswillcertainlyheinhighdemand.

Iftechnologydoesallowhumanitytoovercomethebabybust,itwillfitthehistoricalpattern.Unexpectedproductivity

advancesmeantthatdemographictime-bombs(AU定时炸弓单)failedtoexplode.Fewerbabiesmeanlesshumangenius.

Butthatmightbeaproblemhumangeniuscanfix.

63.Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Thecollapsingfertilityrateistoblamefortheshrinkingpopulation.

B.BlackDeathmarkedtheshrinkingnumberofpeopleforthefirsttime.

C.IndustrialRevolutionweakenedtheincreaseoftheworldspopulation.

D.Thepublicarefamiliarwiththeextentandtheinfluenceofthebabybust.

64.Whatmakesithardertosupporttheworld'spensioners?

A.Closerelativeshaverefusedtolakecareoftheoldwilhoulbeingpaid.

B.Theoutputoftheworking-agedwhichtheoldcandrawonisshrinking.

C.Theoldhavecashedinsavingstocoverexpensesofgoodsandservices.

D.Thegovernmenthasrequestedtaxesonyoungeremployeestopaypensions.

65.Whydoes“fluidintelligence,,(inParagraph3)sufferinageingsocieties?

A.Becauseolderworkersboastmoreaccumulatedknowledge.

B.Becausetheoldbenefitlessthantheyoungincreativedestruction.

C.Becausecollapsingfertilityresultsinlowproportionofworkerstopensioners.

D.Becauserestrictingproductivitygrowthcompoundsintoamissedopportunity.

66.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably.

A.TheOldPensionersMakeaComebackB.ArtificialIntelligenceLeadstoaBrightFuture

C.TheMeasurestoOvercometheBabyBustD.TheEffectoftheBabyBustonEconomy

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

HowYoungAmericansSpendTheirMoney

Youngpeoplehavealwayspuzzledtheirelders.Today'syoungstersarenodifterent;indeed,theyareconfiising.They

haveIhinwalletsandexpensivetastes.Theyprizeconvenienceandasocialconscience.Theywantshoppingtobepersonal.

67Astheystartspendinginearnest,brandsaretryingtounderstandwhatthesewalkingparadoxeswith

conflictirgfeatureswantandhowtheyshop.Theanswerswilldefinethenexteraofconsumerism.

Theirabsolutenumbersareimpressive.TheEuropeanUnionishometonearly125mpeoplebetweentheagescften

(theyoungestwillbecomeconsumersinthenextfewyears)and34.Americahasanother110moftheseGcn-Zsand

millennials,athirdofthepopulation.TheannualspendingofhouseholdsheadedbyAmericanGen-Zsandmillennialshit

$2.7trnin2021,around30%ofthetotal.

68Forrester,amarket-researchfinn,foundthatmostusersof“buynow,paylater“appsarearound20.

MeganScott,a20-year-oldstudentfromLondon,speaksformanyofherpeersbyadmittingthat,whenshopping,shehas

noself-control-untilthebillarrives.

Thelight-speedonlineworldalsoappearstohaveloweredtolerancesforlongdeliverytimes.AstudybySalesforce,a

business-softwaregiant,foundthatGen-ZAmericans,whoprefertousetheirphonestopayforshopping,arethelikeliestof

allagegroupstowanttheirgroceriesdeliveredwithinanhour.69

TheInternethasalsochangedhowtheyoungdiscoverbrands.Print,billboardorTVadvertisinghasgivenwayto

socialmedia.Instagram,partofMeta,sempire,andTikTok,aChinese-ownedapp.arewheretheyounglookforinspiration,

particularlyforgoodswherelooksmattersuchasfashion,beautyandsportswear.70Suchappsareincreasingly

addingfeaturesthatallowuserstoshopwithouteverleavingtheplatform.AccordingtoMcKinsey,sixintenAmericans

undertheageof25hadcompletedapurchaseonasocial-mediasite.

A.Theydesiregenuinenesswhileconstantlyimmersedinadigitalworld.

B.Tiklbk'suser-generatedvideoscanleadeventinybrandstospeedyviralfame.

C.Thelifestyleofthe4vmoonlightclan”hasmademanyyoungpeoplefeeloverwhelmed.

D.Easyaccesstomeansofspreadingpaymentsmayencouragespendingmoneylikewater.

E.AheightenedexpectationofconvenienceconieswithbeingraisedintheageofAmazon.

F.These“always-onpurchasers''oftenshiftfromaweeklyshoptoquickerfixesofeverj'thingfromfashiontofurniture.

IV.SiimmaryWriting

71.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.SummarizethemainideaandIhemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan

60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

DrawingHighSchoolerstoScience

AgroupofeducatorsandplantscientistsatMichiganSlat