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2023年全國普通高等學校招生統一考試

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I.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallyconect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fbrtheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

ThePast,PresentandFutureofWearableTechnology

Wearabletechnologyhaschangedthewayweplay,communicate,andtrackourhealth.

(1)today9sdevicesoffermanyexcellentfeatures,thewearabletechnologyoftomorrow

promisestobeevenmoreamazing.

(2)(arrive)inthethirteenthcentury,eyeglassesareactuallyconsideredthefirstwearable

technology-thoughtheydon'tseemveryadvancedbytoday5sstandards.Modemwearable

technologystartedtoappeararound2008withtheintroductionoffitnesstrackersliketheFitbit.

Thisformofwearabletechnologytracksthingslikeyourheartrateandcountsyoursteps.Smart

watches(3)(release)severalyearslateranddothesamethingsasfitnesstrackers,butthey

alsodisplaytextmessagesandletyoumakecalls.Currently,youcanevenbuysmartclothinglike

pants(4)shakewhenyourexerciseformisincorrect.

Today5swearabletechnologymaybeinteresting,butitisevenmorefascinatingtothinkabout

(5)thefuturewearabletechnologywillbelike.Withproductsthat(6)(range)from

self-poweredelectronicstosmartcontactlenses(隱形眼鏡),thenextgenerationofwearablesisset

tochangeourlivesinexcitingandwonderfulways.

Self-poweredelectronicsaredevicesthatuseyourbodyitself(7)anenergysource.For

example,scientistsaredevelopingsmartshoeswithabatterythatcanstorethepower(8)

(create)bywalking.Walkingintheseshoeswouldbelikehavingapowerbankonyourfeetthat

chargeswitheverystep.

Contactlenses(9)soonbegettingamajorupgradetoo.Scientistsareworkingon

creatingsmartcontactlensesthatfunctionasacomputer-poweredpersonalassistant.Bytracking

youreyes'movements,thesecontactlensescouldofferaidwithoutneeding(10)(ask).They

mayevenbeabletoanalyzeyourtearstounderstandyourmoods.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybe

usedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.adoredB.averageC.combinationD.describedE.guaranteedF.highlights

G.homeH.inspirationI.nativeJ.suggestsK.welcomes

NaturalWondersNottoBeMissed

Ifyouwanttoseesomethingthatwilltakeyourbreathaway,forgettheSydneyOperaHouse

orGoldenGateBridge.Looknofurtherthanthenaturalworldfor11,Here'saselectionof

must-seeplacesandmust-doactivitiesfromaroundtheglobe.

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Thebestlightshowonearth

AuroraBorealisorthe'NorthernLights“isthenamegiventotheextraordinarynatural

phenomenonofcolouredlightsseenintheskiesofthenorthernregionsofScandinavia,Alaskaand

Canada.Often12asthemostspellbindingnaturalfireworkdisplay,thelightsfilltheskywith

dancingstreamsofred,yellow,greenandpurple.Neverthesametwice,theappealofthelightsis

madeallthestrongerinthattheirappearanceisnot13.Theright14ofconditionshas

tobeinplaceforthismagicshowtostart.

Aplant-lovers*paradise

Ifplantsareyourpassion,thenlooknofurtherthanSouthAfrica,whichis15toaboutten

percentofallknownspeciesonearth.TheWesternCapeincludesthefynbos—auniquetypeof

vegetationconsistingofthousandsofplantspecies16tothearea.Sospecialisthevegetation

herethatithasbeenappointedasoneoftheearth'ssixplantkingdoms.TheCapeFloralRegion,

whichincludesthesymbolofCapeTown—TableMountain,becameaUNESCOWorldHeritage

Sitein2004.Amongthisglorious（花卉的）spectacle,oneofthe17mustbethe130

speciesofprotea（山龍眼）,whichcomeinallshapes,sizesandcolours.

Lendahandtothepanda

Ifyou'veonlyeverseenagiantpandaonaTVwildlifedocumentary,taketheopportunityto

livealongsideoneoftheworld'srarestandmost18animals.SetatthefootoftheQinling

mountains,theShaanxiProvinceRescueandBreedingResearchCenternearXi'aninChina19

volunteerstoworkwiththesefascinatingcreatures.Notforthe20touristasthelocationis

prettyremote,butanimalloverscouldfindthemselvesworkingwithsomeoftheotheramazing

speciesuniquetoChinasuchastheGoldenMonkeyorCrestedIbis.

II.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

ThenewsthatLondonhadwonitsbidtohostthe2012OlympicGameswasnotmetwith

universaldelight.Muchofthe21centredaroundageneraldislikeofsport.Itisundoubtedly

truethatsporthascometodominatethe22and,shouldyoudesiretodoso,itwouldbequite

possibletospendalmostallofyourwakinghourschannel-surfingfromonesportingeventtothe

next.ManyfeartheOlympicswilljust23completecoveragewithwall-to-wallsportforweeks

onend.Somepointtothemind-numbingeffectthiswillhaveonviewers:non-stopsporttendsto

meanotherissuesfailtograbthepublic'sattentionandthiscanpreventfarmoreseriousmatters

frombeing24,oreventhoughtabout.

Others,however,hatethe25edgethattheworldofsporthelpscultivateintheyoung.The

combinationofcut-throatbigbusinessmusclinginonsport,athletesbeingportrayedasheroesand

awin-at-any-costsmentalityisseenasdeeply26.Indeed,today*sgenerationofyoungfootballing

superstarshavebeen27foreverythingfromnastylanguageinschoolstobinge-drinkingand

eventoanover-emphasisonconsumerism.

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Despiteallthis,sport'sever-increasingpopularityisobviouslynotfbr28.Whetherasa

viewerorasanactiveparticipant,sportoffersdrama,tension,escapismandreleaseforcountless

millionsaroundtheworldandcanprovidevaluable29inlife:howtobeagoodloser,howto

pickyourselfupagainafter30,howtofbcusonalong-termgoal.Ontopofthis,whilesport

canobviouslyfueltensionsandleadtoviolence,itcanalsoservetobringdifferentgroupsofpeople

togetherand31long-standingconflicts.Furthermore,asanyonewho'severbeenabroad

equippedwithalmostnoneofthe32language,butwithabasicknowledgeofthegamecantell

you,perhapsevenmorethanEnglish,itisfootballthatistrulythegloballanguagenow.Taxirides

andtrainjourneysfromMoscowtoMozambiquehavebeenenlivenedbylittlemorethanshared

smilesandthewords'Pele'or'Maradona5!

However,thereisafurther,farlessobviousreasonfbrkeepingatleastoneeyeontheworld

ofsportandthatisthevastimpactsporthashadontheEnglishlanguage.Awholeareaofidiomatic

languagehasmovedfromasportingcontextintomuch33usage.Forinstance,anidiomtaken

fromthefieldofhorse-racingishorsesforcourses-meaningyouneedtochoosetherightpeople

fbrparticularactivitiesbecauseeveryonehasdifferentskills.Boxingfansaremorelikelyto_34

thatwhenyouthrowinthetowel,youadmitdefeatandthatifyoumanagetoescapefromaterrible

situationatjusttherightmoment,you'resavedbythebell.Surelyforthesereasons,iffbrnoothers,

sportis35ourattention.

21.A.delightB.messageC.disapprovalD.theory

22.A.marketB.mediaC.debateD.region

23.A.leadtoB.relyonC.lookintoD.findout

24.A.simplifiedB.neglectedC.reviewedD.discussed

25.A.difficultB.criticalC.competitiveD.dangerous

26.A.inevitableB.necessaryC.naturalD.unpleasant

27.A.arrangedB.blamedC.equippedD.selected

28.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

29.A.servicesB.cluesC.resourcesD.lessons

30.A.defeatB.departureC.completionD.treatment

31.A.repeatB.resolveC.identifyD.explore

32.A.ancientB.localC.commonD.basic

33.A.broaderB.laterC.morecurrentD.moreserious

34.A.announceB.predictC.suggestD.understand

35.A.convenientfbrB.anxiousaboutC.worthyofD.differentfrom

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

JohnMcWhorterrecallscomingoutofkindergartenonedayandhearingagirlspeaking

Hebrew.uWhatisthat?”Johndemandedofhismother.Hewassofrustratedatnotunderstanding

thesestrange-soundingwordsthathestartedtocry.UIwantedtobreakthatcode!”Todayhe'sa

professoroflinguistics(語言學)atColumbia.

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“Whenchildrenareallowedtopursuetheirpassion,theyspendmoretimedoingit/'says

PamelaParesky,apsychologist.Thetimetheyputinmakesthembetterandbetterattheactivity.

Alongtheway,they'reautomaticallylearningpatienceandfbcus,whichwillservethemthroughout

theirlives.

Ifstruethatsometimeswhatkidsaredrawntoisnotobviouslypositive.uWewerepretty

muchunsupervisedaskids,“ScottMcNealyrecallsofhimselfandhisbrothers.44Wewentoverto

therivertofish,wewentintothebackfieldandmadefiresandblewthingsup-allkindsofthings

kidsunderreallygoodsupervisionprobablywouldnothavebeenallowedtodo."Then,atnight,

he'dsitnearbyashisdad,acorporatevicepresident,wentthroughhisbriefcaseandthrewaway

thepapershedidn'tneed.McNealywouldfishthemoutandaskaboutthem.

Trickscoupledwithinformalbusinesstutorialsdon'talwaysleadtosuccess.ButMcNealy

wentontofoundthegroundbreakingcomputerfirmSunMicrosystems.Nowhe'sco-fbunderof

Curriki,anonprofitdigitalplatformthathelpsstudentsself-directtheireducation.

Kidsneedmorefreetimetolearnontheirown.Andparentsneedmorerespectforthelearning

thathappenswhenakid,whomaybedoingpoorlyatschool,iseagerlyrebuildinganengineor

makingTikTokvideos.

Asachild,ColinSummerspentendlesshoursdrawingrecreationalvehicles.uOnewasan

Arcticexplorerthatcouldfloatforpartofitsjourney,“hesays.

Heloveddrafting-anddreaming.Asateen,healsostartedgettingintotech.Hefollowedhis

brothertoapart-timejobatacomputershopinManhattan.OnedayTeller,ofthemagicduo（二人

組）Penn&Teller,camein.Adocumenthaddisappearedonhiscomputer.Theclerksupfrontsaid,

“GointhebackroomandaskforColin.He,sourtroubleshooter.^^

Summerfoundthedocument.Tellerwasamazed.Prettysoon,Teller'spartnerPennJillette

wasaskingifSummercouldmakehiscomputerdocoolthings.<6Isaid,4Oh,yeah!'"Summerrecalls.

HehelpedmakePenn'scomputersay,“Holdyourhorses,I'mcoming!5\andthusbeganagreat

friendship.

Yearslater,whenSummergraduatedwithhisarchitecturedegree,heputitalltogether:The

magicalmotorhomes.Thedeepdiveintotech.Thedrafting.Thedreaming.Thefriendship.He

designedPenn'shouseinLasVegas,completewithsixsecretrooms.

36.AccordingtoPamelaPareskj^children'sspendingtimepursuingtheirpassioncanbedescribed

as.

A.aself-enhancingprocessB.aself-healingprocess

C.afrustratingprocessD.anautomaticprocess

37.ScottMcNealy'sexperienceismentionedinthepassageinordertoillustratethat.

A.kidsingeneraldon5tlikeformalbusinesstutorials

B.tricksthatkidsplaymaynotaffecttheirfuturesuccess

C.kidswhodon'tbehavethemselvesaremorelikelytosucceed

D.parents,professiondecidestosomeextentwhattheirkidslove

38.WhatcanbelearnedaboutColinSummerfromthepassage?

A.Hewasinterestedintechnologyasachild.

B.HesurprisedTellerwithhistalentformagic.

C.Hewastheinventorofsound-makingcomputers.

D.Hebecameanarchitectthoughhewantedtobeamagician.

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39.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Childrenarenaughtybynature.B.Childrenareundersupervision.

C.Childhoodshouldlastlonger.D.Childhoodpassionmatters.

(B)

IfIRuledtheWorld,

Potatochipswouldbegoodforus.

Wecansendpeopletothemoonandperformorgantransplantation.Sowhycan'twemakecrisps

reallygoodforus?Iamaddictedtopotatochips.Icannothaveasandwichwithoutabagofchips.

WhenIwasakid,IusedtostealmoneyfrommyparentsallthetimesoIcouldbuychips.Iloved

them.Idon'tunderstandwhyscientistshaven'tputtheirmindstothis.Iknowthey'vebeendealing

withmoreimportantproblems,butchipsaremuchmoreimportant.

Wewouldnftpouroildownoursinks.

“Fatbergs”arethesameasicebergsandpeopledon'trealisethatitcostsmillionseveryyeartoget

ridofthem.Theyformwhenwepouroildownthesinkafterwe'vefriedsomething.Whathappens

istheoilgoesintothewatersystemandstickstoallthelittlebitsoffoodthatmightbedownthere,

ornon-biodegradableitemslikefacewipes,andallofthatcausesthesehugefatbergs.Now,alotof

peopleknowthatyoushouldn'tdeep-fiyandpourtheoildownthesink.Butwhattheydon'trealise

isthatevenjustabitofoilinapanisreallybad.Soyoujusthavetowipeitoutwithkitchenroll

andputitinthebin.Ifyou'vegotalotofoilleftover,youjustpouritintoacontainerandputthe

lidon.

Wewouldchangethenarrativearoundbullying(霸凌).

I'malwaysshockedwhensomeoneasksme,“Ifyou'retakingyourchildoutofschoolbecause

they'rebullied,howaretheygoingtocopewiththerealworld?"Idon'tthinkbullyingmakesa

personstrongerorbetterpreparedfortheworld.Forexample,ifyouwereinaworkplaceand

somebodywasthreateningyouormakingyourcolleaguesnotspeaktoyou,givingyouthesilent

treatmentorbeatingyouinthelift_howlongwouldyoustickthatout?Howlongwouldyour

friendsandfamilyexpectyoutoendurethatbeforesaying,<cWell,ifyourbossisn'tgoingtodo

anything,youneedtogetoutofthere?”Butpeopledon'tapplythesameruletochildren.Ifsreally,

reallyweird.

40.Whatcanbelearnedabout"fatbergs”fromthepassage?

A.Theyarefoundinsinksinmostcases.

B.Theymightbeleftovercoveredwithoil.

C.Theymightdisappearsoonifdealtwithproperly.

D.Theyarecomposedofsimilarelementstoicebergs.

41.Accordingtothewriter,whatshouldparentsdoiftheyfindtheirchildrenbulliedatschool?

A.Teachtheirchildrenhowtocopewiththerealworld.

B.Talktotheirchildren'steacherabouttheproblem.

C.Taketheirchildrentoanotherschool.

D.Treattheirchildrenasadults.

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42.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thedangerthatthewriterisnowfacedwith.

B.Thewriter'sdesiretobeabletoruletheworld.

C.Thechangesthatthewriterwisheswouldhappen.

D.Thewriter'scomplaintsaboutenvironmentproblems.

(C)

Worldpopulationhasincreasedsince1970,thoughatalowerratethanpredictedbythe

Catastrophists.AtthetimeofthefirstEarthDay,therewere3.7billionpeopleonEarth;thathas

nowrisento7.6billion.Ontheotherhand,theglobaltotalfertilityratebackthenwas4.8children

perwoman;ithasnowdecreasedto2.4.WolfgangLutz,ademographer(人口學家)atthe

InternationalInstituteforAppliedSystemsAnalysis,projectsthatworldpopulationwillpeakinthis

centuryandthenbegintofall.

Thoughourpopulationdoubled,thoseglobalstarvationsdidnotoccur.Instead,worldfood

productionmorethantripled.ModemagricultureisbecomingsoproductivethattheRockefeller

UniversityresearcherJesseAusubelthinksthatourtotaluseoflandforagriculturewillsoonbegin

todecline.

Asyoumayhavenoticed,cityresidentsindevelopedcountriesarenotwearinggasmasksas

theygoabouttheirdailylives.From1970to2018,theEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)

reports,America'scombinedemissionsofsixkeyairpollutantsdroppedby74percent,evenasthe

U.S.economygrewby275percent.TheUnitedKingdomandtheEuropeanUnionhavelikewise

experiencedsteepdeclinesinairpollution.

Surfacewaterpollutionhasalsobeenreduced.Basedon14.6millionpollutionreadingsat

265,000monitoringsitesbetween1972and2014,theEPAreportsthatin1972,30percentoftested

surfacewatersintheUnitedStatesdidnotmeetthefishablestandard(livingspaceforfishthatare

safetoeat);only15percentfailedthatstandardin2014.

BothCatastrophistDeBellandPromethean(開創者)Maddoxworriedaboutthepossible

climaticeffectsofrisingatmosphericconcentrationsofcarbon.Indeed,theamountofCO2inthe

atmospherehasincreasedby25percent,from328partspermillioninApril1970to412partsper

milliontoday.SincethefirstEarthDay,theglobe'saveragetemperaturehasincreasedbyabout1

degreeCelsius,andrecentresearchsuggeststhattheworldisontracktoincreasebyanother2

degreesCelsiusbytheendofthiscentury.

DeBellrespondedtoclimatechangebyrecommendinglessdependenceonenergy,while

Maddoxarguedthatthesamehumanwisdomthatwassolvingotherairpollutionproblemscould

bebroughttobearongreenhousewarming.Givenhowthoroughlyeconomicgrowthandsci-tech

achievementshavefalsifiedtheCatastrophists9otherforecasts,it,snotimpossiblethatthosesame

forceswillletusconquertheproblemscausedbyclimatechangetoo.

43.WhichofthefollowingstatementswereCatastrophistsmostlikelytoagreewith?

A.Theworldpopulationhadbeendroppingatanalarmingrate.

B.Thereshouldbelessconcernaboutthecurrentclimatechange.

C.Economicdevelopmentwouldbringdisasterstohximanbeings.

D.Humanbeingsshouldrelymoreandmoreonnaturalresources.

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44.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat,inrecentdecades,.

A.Theworldfoodproductionfailedtofeedtheworldpopulation.

B.Theglobalstarvationoccurredeveryonceinawhile.

C.Moreairpollutantswerereleasedintotheairallovertheworld.

D.SurfacewaterqualityhasimprovedinAmerica.

45.WhatdoDeBellandMaddoxdisagreeon?

A.TheclimaticeffectofCO2.B.Thesolutiontoclimatechange.

C.Theincreaseoftheworldtemperature.D.Theturningpointofgreenhousewarming.

46.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriter.

A.isoptimisticaboutwhateconomicgrowthcanbringtous

B.hastriedeverymeanstoproveCatastrophists,forecastswrong

C.isdevotedtowarningthepublicofthenegativeeffectsofpollution

D.hasbeensuspiciousofPrometheans,ideaofwhattheEarthwillbelike

SectionC

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecan

beusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.AbarliketheColumbiaRoomisn'tjustadeliverysystemforcocktails.

B.AlthoughtheColumbiaRoomcontinuedtoservecocktailstogo,aninnovationintendedtoease

theburdenofthelockdownsonbusinesses,itwasn'tthesame.

C.Evenifhumanscouldn'tleavetheirhouses,theycouldtalktoeachother,seeeachother,smile

andlaughineachother'svirtualpresences.

D.Everyvideoconferencingservicesawgrowth,butfromDecember2019toMarch2020,Zoom

wentfrom10millionuserstomorethan200million.

E.Theonlinespacewe'dmovedintowasalmostcertainlybetterthanthealternativesavailableto

us.

F.YetasgenuinelymarvelousastheZoomificationofsociallifewas,itwashardnottowonder:

Howmuchhadreallybeensaved?

WhatWeLosttothePandemic（疫情）

Underlockdown,virtuallyallofwhatpassedforsociallifeshiftedtotheinternettovideo

gamestreamingservicesandvideochats,and,perhapsmorethananythingelse,toZoom,anonline

videoconferencingservicethatlaunchedin2011.Afterthelockdownsbegan,itbecamethego-to

platformnotonlyforworkplacemeetingsbutforafterworkhappyhours,birthdayget-togethers,

anddinnerparties.Inthespaceofafewmonths,Zoombecameanall-purposeplatformforhuman

connectionandthefunctioningofsociety.

Thiswasamodemblessing.47Technologyandhumanintelligencehadallowedusto

preserveoursociallives,ourfamilygatheringsandfiriendlyoutings.Therewassomething

hearteningaboutwatchingpeopleadapttotheirnewlives,carryingovertheiroldhabitsand

traditions,likeimmigrantsfromaprevioustime.

48Yes,itwasgoodtobeabletocommunicatewithotherpeople,butinthecourseof

maintainingourconnections,we'dtransformedallofhumanexistenceintoaconferencecall,with

allofthefrustrations:shakyconnections,pooraudioquality,confusionaboutwhoseturnitisto

speak.Afterall,itwasnomorethanasubstituteexperience.

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Beforethepandemic,IvisitedtheColumbiaRoom,acocktailbar,withseveralfriends.We

spentthebetterpartoftheeveningthere,sittingclosetogether,unconcernedlybreathingeach

other'sair,andevensharingsomedrinks.

49Itisalsoaparticularspace,designedforcomfortandsocializing,forbeingnearother

peopleandenjoyingconversationandcompany.

Roughlyamonthlater,thatplaceandeveryplacelikeit~~wasclosed.50Itcouldn'tbe.

Whatwelosttothecoronaviruswasnotthecocktailsthemselves,buttheabilitytosharethem.

III.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaofthe

passageandhowitisillustrated.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Don5tBelieveEverythingYouRead

Ofcourse,asadoctorIliketopromotegoodhealthandwell-beingateverygivenopportunity.

Forthisreason,mayIsuggestthatyouputdownthismagazineandmakeyourselfaheartyfried

breakfast?Preferablywithextrabutter.Severalstudiesinrecentyearsappeartoshowthat

overweightpeoplelivelonger.

ItseemsthatnotadaygoesbywhensomeactivityorfoodstufforlifestylechoiceisnJtlinked

todeathanddisease.Andthen,inincreasinglyweirdabout-turnsfromthescientificcommunity,

researchisthenpublishedwhichcompletelygoesagainstthisadvice.Foreverystudythatseemsto

suggestthatbeingoverweightordrinkingwineisinfactgoodforus,therearemanymoreagainst

it.

Iwishresearchersrealisedhowconfusingitwasforthegeneralpublic.Thebenefitsofeating

fishhavelongbeenadvocated,andyetithasalsobeenlinkedtodiabetes(糖尿病).Takeplentyof

exercise,althoughresearchhasalsowarnedagainstgettingsweatynearsomeoneelseasthishas

beenlinkedtohepatitisB(乙型肝炎).Icouldgoonandon,becausethelistofconflict"do'sand

don'ts"isseeminglynever-ending.Andyet,strangely,westilllovetoreadit.Weseemtodrivean

enjoymentfrombeingscared.WhileI'msurethescientificresearchiswell-meaning,it*sgottothe

stagewherenooneintheirrightmindpaysanyattentiontothesecontradictoryscarestories,because

ifyoudid,you'dbeheldupbyindecisionaswhattobelieveandwhatnottobelieve.We'reexposed

tosomuchhealthadvicethatwealmostignoresuchwarnings.Ipointthefingerofblameatthe

universitiesandinstitutionswhoputoutthesestudiesinpressreleases,knowingthatfewwill

evaluatetheclaimsduetotheirinabilitytounderstandthedataanalyses.Theonlysensibleresponse

istotakeallthisscarewithcare,givenhowit'slinkedtohighbloodpressure,heartdisease,and...

IVTranslation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

52.曾經有段時間我特別喜歡一部名不見經傳的英國電影。(Therebe)

53.對這位鋼琴家來說，在這個世界上沒有比這架鋼琴更重要的了。(matter)

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54.規律進餐人數占比逐年下降，我們對此必須提高警惕。(which)

55.每天傍晚，人們總能看到一輛電動三輪車穿梭在鄉間小道上，給村里80歲以上老人免

費送餐。(see)

VGuidedWriting

Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgiven

belowinChinese.

假設你是明啟中學高三學生李明，最近在一本英語雜志上讀到一篇主題為“網紅

(influencer)”的文章，你對此話題很感興趣，給該雜志“讀者來信”專欄寫一封郵件，表

達你的觀點，內容須包括：

1)你認為“網紅”對學生的生活帶來了怎樣的影響；

2)用一個具體的例子來說明這一影響。

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聽力考試

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionAShortConversations

Directions:InSectionA,youwillhearfiveshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,a