2023届上海市徐汇区高三二模英语试卷(含听力)
学校:姓名:班级:考号:
一、短对话
1.
A.Atthebusstop.B.Attheinformationdesk.
C.Ontheplatform.D.Intheofficebuilding.
2.
A.Itwasquiteasuccess.B.Itwashuge.
C.Itwasterrible.D.Themusicwasgood.
3.
A.John,sjobtransfer.B.Therapidspreadofrumour.
C.ThenewprojectinIndia.D.John,squarrelwithhiswife.
4.
A.Sellthebrokenparts.B.Buyanewone.
C.Makeaprofitableinvestment.D.Havetheoldonefixed.
5.
A.Theycameindifferentcolors.B.Theyweregoodvalueformoney.
C.Theywereaverygooddesign.D.Theyweresoldoutveryquickly.
6.
A.Thewomaniswastinghistime.
B.Thewomanshouldusehertimewisely.
C.Heiseagertoknowtheanswer.
D.Thewomandoesnotneedtohurry.
7.
A.Shealwaystalksbadabouthercolleagues.
B.Shehasagoodreputationforbeinghonest.
C.Sheisgoodathandlingcomplicatedrelationships.
D.Shehasgoodrelationswithpeoplearoundher.
8.
A.Sheplanstoapplyforapart-timejob.
B.She,stoobusytorunforclasspresident.
C.Shewantsthemantohelpherwithherstudies.
D.Shehasnointerestinrunningforclasspresident.
9.
A.Sheisnotingoodhealthforherage.
B.Shelikesthejoboffeedingfish.
C.Shefindshernewjobrewarding.
D.Shefeelsunfitforhernewjob.
10.
A.It,shardtobuytheticketsonthespot.
B.Ticketsarecheaperifboughtonline.
C.Freebookletsprovidediscountsfortheshow.
D.Thecomicshowcanbewatchedonline.
二、短文
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
11.A.Plantecology.B.Thestudyofinsects.
C.Marinebiology.D.Thefoodchain.
12.A.Thethreatofscientificprogress.B.ThedangerofchemicalsPeStiCideS(杀虫
齐∣J)
C.Thepossiblecausesofcancer.D.Thenaturalhistoryofthesea.
13.A.ItledtoanationwidebanontheuseofpesticidesinUS.
B.Itreceivedpositivefeedbackassoonasitwaspublished.
C.Itaccusedchemicalindustιyofspreadingdisinformation.
D.Itlaidthefoundationformodernagriculturalecosystem.
14.A.Tocreatejobs.B.Toincreasesales.
C.Toresearchmarkets.D.Tointroduceproducts.
15.A.Offeringdetailedinformationoftheproduct.
B.Keepingthecustomersengaged.
C.Capturingthecustomer,sattention.
D.Initiatingthecustomertomakeapurchase.
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16.A.ToevaluatetheeffectofAIDA.B.TodisplayhowAIDAworks.
C.Toshowhowtomakeamovie.D.Toadvertisethemovieindustry.
三、长对话
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
17.A.Tocomplainaboutthepoorservice.
B.Toorderasoftwareforhisoffice.
C.Tonegotiatealowerprice.
D.Tolearnaboutthepromotionsofaproduct.
18.A.Itisavoicerecognitionsoftware.
B.Itisasalesmanagementnetwork.
C.Itisawebsitemonitoringtool.
D.Itisamicrophonemanufacturer.
19.A.Themandidn,tgetthediscountbecausehewasnotorderingonline.
B.Thefreemicrophoneswiththesoftwareareusuallyverygoodquality.
C.Themanfailedtoorderonlinebecauseoneoftheserverswentwrong.
D.Themandoesnotneedthemicrophoneincludedwiththesoftware.
20.A.Bycash.B.Bycreditcard.
C.Withprepaidcard.D.Withmembershipcard.
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent
andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththe
properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
TheGreatVoiceActor
Sincethecreationofanimated(动画的)motionpictures,theuseofactorssupplying
voices21(be)invaluable.Behindeveryfamouscartooncharacter'spersonalityis
theactorstandingintherecordingboothand22(stretch)theirmannerofspeaking
inunrecognizableways.Forsomeoftheseperformers,thevoicesthey,veprovidedhavefar
surpassedthemaspeopleinbothrecognizabilityandadoration.
MelBlanc,knownasTheManofThousandVbices,23(regard)asthemost
prolificactortoeverworkinHollywoodwithoverathousandscreencredits.Hedeveloped
andperformednearly400distinctcharactervoices.Whetherinlegendaryshortsor
lesser-knowncommercials,MelBlancwalkedsothevoiceactorsoftoday24run.
MelBlanclenthisvoicetomanyclassiccharacters,buttheoneheisbestknownforis
BugsBunny.ThereislittlethatcanbesaidaboutBugs,impact25hasn,talready
beensaidfordecades.Thecharacteris26helpedlaunchWarnerBros,animation
intothemainstream.BugswaseventhefaceofWarnerBros.FamilyEntertainment,
appearingatthebeginningofmanyfilms.27acharactermaynottalk,thatdoesn,t
meanafairbitofvoiceactingisn,tinvolved.Melprovidedthevariousnoisesofthebeloved
petdinosaur,Dino,inTheFlintstones.Whileobviouslynotasquotableashiscaveman
companions,everyfanknowstheexcitedbarkofDinowhenheseeshismaster,Fred,arrive
home.InJanuary1961,attheageof52,Blancwasseverelyinjuredinacaraccidentandhad
totapehispartathomewithamicrophone28(suspend)overhisbed.
MelBlancpavedthewayforvoiceactingasatrueart,thoughit,saskillthatoftengoes
unrecognizedwhenpraiseisfocusedonmoviesandTV.Thecharacterswealllovewouldn,t
bewheretheyareinthepubliceyewithout29whoputavoicetothem.Many
recognizableorpopularvoiceactorsofourmodernerahaveBlanc30(thank)for
theirstart,andhopetoreachhislevelofunmatchedexpertiseatbringingcountlesscharacters
tolifethewaynooneelsecan.
五、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文
Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcan
onlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.academicB.previouslyC.submitD.assessedE.ClassifierEcontroversyG.subscribed
H.detectI.typicallyJ.accessK.labelled
OpenAIreleases"notfullyreliable,9tooltodetectAIgeneratedContentChatGPThas
beencreatingwavesacrosstheinternetwithitswritingabilityandresponsestorequests.The
useofChatGPThasbeenfullof31.Therehavebeenconcernsthatstudentscan
usethistoolto32Ai-generatedworkandclaimitastheirown.
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OpenAI,theresearchlaboratorybehindChatGPT,hasreleasedatooldesignedto
33whethertexthasbeenwrittenbyartificialintelligence,butwarnsit,snot
completelyreliable-yet.InablogpostonTuesday,OpenAIlinkedtoanew34
toolthathasbeentrainedtodistinguishbetweentextwrittenbyahumanandthatwrittenbya
varietyofAI,notjustChatGPT.
ThetoolcouldbeusefulincaseswhereAIwasusedfor''35dishonesty^^and
whenAIchatbotswerepositionedashumans,theysaid.Buttheyadmittedthetool“isnot
fullyreliable,,andonlycorrectlyidentified26%ofAl-writtenEnglishtexts.Italso
incorrectly36human-writtentextsasprobablywrittenbyAItools9%ofthetime.
“OUrclassifier,sreliability37improvesasthelengthoftheinputtext
increases.Comparedtoour38releasedclassifier,thisnewclassifierissignificantly
morereliableontextfrommorerecentAIsystems.^^
SinceChatGPTwasopeneduptopublic39ithasgivenrisetoawaveof
concernamongeducationalinstitutionsacrosstheworldthatitcouldleadtocheatingin
examsorassessments.LecturersintheUKarebeingurgedtoreviewthewayinwhichtheir
courseswere40,whilesomeuniversitieshavebannedthetechnologyentirely
andreturnedtopen-and-paperexamstostopstudentsusingAL
六、完形填空
Haveyoueverhadasongstuckinyourheadand,nomatterhowhardyoutried,you
couldnotgetridofitThesongplayedonandon,whetheryouwereloadingthedishwasher,
weavinginandoutoftraffic,orattemptingto41yourmindatthestartofyoga
class.
Havingasongstuckinone,shead,knownasanearworm,isanexperiencethatover90%
ofushaveona42basis.We,remorelikelytocatchanearwormafterWestop
focusing,inmomentswhentheworkingmemoryis43.whenwe,rerelaxed,when
workisfinishedorwhenwe,reabitsleepy.
Certainsongsare44thanothers,andsomorelikelyto“autorepeaf,inyour
head.Therearecertainmusicalcharacteristicsthatmakesongsmorelikelytobecome
earworms,suchasifthepieceisrepetitive,ifthereisalongerdurationofcertainnotes,if
45betweenthenotesaresmaller,46、weknowthatmoodcanhavean
impact,withsomepeoplereportingthattheyalwaysgetthesameearwormwhentheyfeel
good,orpeopleexperiencingafast-tempoearwormwhentheyare47.Andof
coursefamiliaritywithasongisakey48.Songsthatyoudon,tknowverywellare
lesslikelytopopupasearworms.
Ifyou,vehadenoughofyourearwormandneedtostopitinitstracks,youwouldbe
wellwarnednottotrytoblockthesongout,butratherto49acceptit.Adetermined
efforttoblockthesongoutmayresultinthevery50ofwhatyouwant.
AccordingtopsychologistDanielWegner,5jthesongmaymakeyourbrain
keepplayingitoverandoveragain.Togetridofanearworm,youmaybebestservedby
simply52it,acceptingit,andleavingitalonetoletthisphenomenonendsup
weakeningitselflittlebylittle.
Somepeopletryto53themselvesfromthesong,anditworks.Youcantry
readingabook,listeningtoadifferentsongorevenplayinganinstrument.Others
54thetuneinquestion,becauseitiscommonlybelievedthatearwormsoccur
whenyourememberonlypartofasong;hearingtheentiresongmaystopit.Neurologists(神
经学家)pointoutthatit,srecommendabletochewgumtoreducethe55ofan
earwormbecausejawmovementinterfereswithmusicalmemory.However,it,simportantto
notethatthisphenomenonusuallylastslessthan24hours.
41.A.burdenB.clearC.alterD.exploit
42.A.trialB.solidC.voluntaryD.regular
43.A.inactiveB.complicatedC.dynamicD.uncertain
44.A.catchierB.slowerC.harsherD.louder
45.A.phasesB.intervalsCrhythmsD.sessions
46.A.InsteadB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Additionally
47.A.alertB.pleasedC.remoteD.rigid
48.A.criterionB.consequenceC.conceptD.contributor
49.A.readilyB,constantlyC-passivelyD.critically
50.A.oppositeB,fantasyC.emphasisedD.equivalent
51.A.integratingB.convertingC-resistingD.tolerating
52.A.interruptingB.acknowledgingC.stimulatingD.facilitating
53.A.perceiveBisolateC.distractD.identify
54.A.seekoutB.actoutC.castoutD.knockout
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55.A.proportionB.intensityC.integrityD.preference
七、阅读理解
Andysmiledasheandhisfielddayteamsteppeduptotheirlastactivity.Theywerein
firstplace,andAndycouldalreadyfeelthemedalaroundhisneck.
“Howexciting!^^Mrs.EmOrysaid.tYoutwoteamsaretiedwiththehighestscoreofthe
day.”
“Tied”Andysaid.fcButwebeatthemattherelayrace.”
“Yes,butthatwastheironlyIoSSJMrs.Emorysaid.Yourteamalsohasoneloss,so
youarebothtiedforfirstplace.”
Andycrossedhisarmsinfrontofhischest.Hedidn'twanttothinkabouttheballoon
toss(t).He,dbeenthefirstonetodrophisballoon.
“Thiseventisahula力。叩(呼啦圈)challenge,,,Mrs.Emorysaid,handingeveryonea
hulahoop.
“Arewesupposedtoseehowfarwecanrollthem^^Andyasked.No.Yourchallengeis
tohulahoopforaslongaspossible.Onceyourhoophitstheground,youwillbedisqualified.
Thelastpersonhulahoopingwillwintheeventfortheirteam.^^
Andy,seyeswidened.He,dneverhulahoopedbefore.Helookedattherestofhisteam.
BeckyseemedconfidentandsodidCory.Theyonlyneededonepersontodowellinorderto
win.
“CanWestart^^askedRachelle,theotherteam,scaptain.Shemusthavedonethisbefore
becauseshewasexcitedaboutthechallenge.
Mrs.Emoryblewherwhistle.Begin!^^AndywatchedRachelleandmimicked
everythingshedid.Butnomatterhowhardhetried,thehoopwouldn,tstayup.Itdropped
andfelltohisankles.HesteppedasideandcheeredforBeckyandCorywhoweretheonly
oneslefttobattleRachelle.
Beckysneezedandherhoopfelltotheground.Andygrumbled,buthestartedcheering
evenlouderforCory.AndystaredatRachelle.Shelookedsorelaxed.Herteamwaschanting
hername,andittookAndyamomenttorealizeCoryhaddroppedhishoop.
Thechallengewasover,andRachellehadwon,whichmeantAndy,steamhadlost.But
Andycouldn,thelpcheeringforRachelleasshecontinuedtohulahoop.Rachellewasstill
hulahoopingwhenMrs.Emoiygaveoutthemedals.Andyworehissecond-placemedalwith
prideashecongratulatedRachelle,thetruefielddaychampion.
56.WhatcanWelearnaboutAndyfromthefirstparagraph
A.Hefelttheweightofthemedalhangingfromhisneck.
B.Hegotthegoldmedalbecausehegotthehighestscore.
C.Hewantedtotakeoffhismedalsohecouldperformbetter.
D.Hewasconfidentaboutbecomingthefielddaychampion.
57.Theunderlinedwordmimickedcouldbereplaceby.
A.madefunofB.imitatedC.criticisedD.cheeredfor
58.HowdidAndyfeelwhenhereceivedhismedal
A.Disappointed.B.Angry.C.Proud.D.Confused.
59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage
A.Andy,steambeattheothersinthepreviousactivities.
B.Andyisaconfidentplayerandhasgoodsportsmanship.
C.Andydidn,tcheerforRachellebecausehelostthegame.
D.Λndy,steammembershadneverhulahoopedbefore.
WHATISSCIENCEGAMES7Withafocusoncollaboration,connection,discovery,
andfun,studentsinBritishColumbiawillhaveanopportunitytoparticipateina3-week
sciencejourneyinJuly2023!AtScienceGames,studentsfromGrades1-6acrossBC
exploresciencefirst-handinanonlinegroupledbyengineersandgeoscientists.
Thisinteractiveeventhostedonlinegivesstudentsthechancetoinvestigatetheways
scienceaffectstheireveιydaylives.Divingdeepintotheworldofinnovation,participants
willconnectwithotherlike-mindedstudentsandworktogetheronlinetocreatetheirown
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2023VIRTUALPROGRAMSCHEDULE
DateDivision1(Grades1-3)Division2(Grades4-6)
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2023SCIENCEGAMESREGISTRATION
Tbparticipateinthesesessions,yourchildmustbesignedupasa2023ScienceGames
participantandpaya$25÷GSTregistrationfee.Ifthereisafinancialbarriertoyour
participationinthe2023ScienceGames,youcanapplyforaburSaryforareducedrate.The
onlineScienceGamesBursaryapplicationformwillbeavailablewhenregistrationlaunches.
ParentsZGuardianscanregistertheirchild/childrenas:
IndividualParticipants
GroupParticipants
Pleasenote:
Youcangroupregistrationswithagroupcode.Thegroupsizemaximumis3
participantssoyoucanonlyshareyourcodewith2otherScienceGamesparticipants.
ScienceGamesparticipantswillalsoreceiveapackagefromEngineersand
GeoscientistsBCattheendofJune.Thispackageincludesitemsthatarenecessaryfor
participationinaparticularScienceGamesactivity.
HaveanyotherquestionsaboutScienceGames2023Emailusat
SCienCegameS@egbc.Ca二
60.Accordingtotheinformationabove,ScienceGamesismostprobably.
A.asciencewebsiteB.apackageofgames
C.anonlineprogramD.agroupcompetition
61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bursary“probablymean
A.Admission.B.Reward.C.Budget.D.Scholarship.
62.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutScienceGames
A.Eachsessionofthevirtualprogramwilllasttwohours.
B.Studentswillconducthands-onexperimentswithscientists.
C.Parentsneedtoprepareactivitymaterialsfortheirchildren.
D.Eachregistrationgroupcanhavenomorethan3participants.
Castingblameisnatural:itistemptingtofaultsomeoneelseforamistakeratherthan
takingresponsibilityyourself.Butblameisalsoharmful.Itmakesitlesslikelythatpeople
willownuptomistakes,andthuslesslikelythatorganizationscanlearnfromthem.Research
publishedin2015suggeststhatfirmswhosemanagerspointedtoexternalfactorstoexplain
theirfailingsunderperformedcompaniesthatblamedthemselves.
Blameculturecanspreadlikeavirus.Justaschildrenfearmomanddad,spunishmentif
theyadmittowrongdoing,inablamingenvironment,employeesareafraidofcriticismand
punishmentiftheyacknowledgemakingamistakeatwork.Blamecultureasks,who
droppedtheball”insteadof"wheredidoursystemsandprocessesfil”Thefocusisonthe
individuals,nottheprocesses.It,smucheasiertopointfingersatapersonordepartment
insteadofdoingtheharder,butthemorebeneficial,exerciseoffixingtherootcause,sothe
problemdoesnothappenagain.
TheNoBlameCulturewasintroducedtomakesureerrorsanddeficiencies(缺陷)were
highlightedbyemployeesasearlyaspossible.Itoriginatedinorganizationswheretinyerrors
canhavecatastrophic(灾难性的)consequences.Theseareknownashighreliability
organizations(HROs)andincludehospitals,submarinesandairlines.Becauseerrorscanbe
sodisastrousintheseorganizations,it,sdangeroustooperateinanenvironmentwhere
employeesdon,tfeelabletoreporterrorsthathavebeenmadeorraiseconcernsaboutthat
deficienciesmayturnintofutureerrors.TheNoBlameCulturemaximizesaccountability
becauseallcontributionstotheeventoccurringareidentifiedandreviewedforpossible
changeandimprovement.
TheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard(NTSB),whichsupervisesairtrafficacross
theUnitedStates,makesitclearthatitsroleisnottoassignblameorliabilitybuttofindout
whatwentwrongandtoissuerecommendationstoavoidarepeat.Theproudrecordofthe
airlineindustryinreducingaccidentspartlyreflectsno-blameprocessesforinvestigating
crashesandclosecalls.Themotivetolearnfromerrorsalsoexistwhentherisksarelower.
Thatiswhysoftwareengineersanddevelopersroutinelyinvestigatewhatwentwrongifa
websitecrashesoraservergoesdown.
Thereisanobviousworryaboutembracingblamelessness.Whatifthewebsitekeeps
crashingandthesamepersonisatfaultSometimes,afterall,blameisdeserved.Theideaof
the“justculture",aframeworkdevelopedinthe1990sbyJamesReason,apsychologist,
addressestheconcernthattheincompetentandthemalevolent(恶意的)willbeletoffthe
hook.ThelinethatBritain'saviationregulatordrawsbetweenhonesterrorsandtheothersort
isagoodstarting-point.Itpromisesacultureinwhichpeople“arenotpunishedforactionsor
decisionstakenbythemthatarecommensuratewiththeirexperienceandtraining,That
narrowsroomforblamebutdoesnotremoveitentirely.
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63.Accordingtotheresearchpublishedin2015,companiesthathadbetter
performance.
A.blamedexternalfactorsB.owneduptomistakes
C.conductedinvestigationsD.admittedfailures
64.Accordingtothepassage,theNoBlameCulture.
A.encouragestheearlydisclosureoferrors
B.onlyexistsinhighreliabilityorganizations
C.enablespeopletoshifttheblameontoothers
D.preventsorganizationstolearnfromerrors
65.Whatisthemajorconcernaboutembracingblamelessnessaccordingtothepassage
A.Innocentpeoplemighttaketheblamebyadmittingtheirfailure.
B.Beingblamedformistakescandestroytrustinemployees.
C.Thelinebetweenhonesterrorsandtheothersortisnotclear.
D.Peoplewon,tIeamtheirlessonsiftheyaren,tblamedforfailures.
66.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage
A.WhyWeFailtoLeamfromOurOwnMistakes
B.HowtoAvoidDisastrousErrorsinOrganizations
C.WhyWeShouldStoptheBlameGameatWork
D.HowtoDealwithWorkplaceBlameCulture
八、六选四
Howtosupportastrugglingfriend
We,veallbeeninsituationslikethis,bothbigandsmallandeverythinginbetween:
frommissingthebustoworktostrugglingwiththelossofalovedone.Commonwisdom
suggeststhataproblemsharedisaproblemhalved.Wereallywanttohelp,yetwedon,tquite
havethewordsorthetactics.
Researchshowsthatmanypeopledon,treallyknowwhatworksbesttohelptheir
friendseffectively.67Asurveyofthemethodsthatpeopleusedtomanagetheir
friends,emotionsidentified378distinctstrategies.Giventhislargevarietyofstrategies,it,s
nowonderthatdecidingwhattodowhenyouhaveafriendintearscanbealittle
challenging.
Thegoodnewsisthattherearesimplestrategiesyoucanearnthatwillhelpyouprovide
moreeffectivesupporttoyourfriends.
Askquestionsandreallylisten
Justasplayingdownafriend,sproblemisunwise,soistryingtoempathizetooquickly.
Whilethisimpulseisunderstandableandquitenormal,itisalsolikelytogowrong.
68SohowmightyoubestaddressthesituationinsteadArecentresearchsuggests
thatitwouldbebettertoslowdownandstartbyaskingdirectlyhowyourfriendisfeeling,
ratherthanthinkingabouthowyoumightfeelinasimilarsituation.
Arelatedtechniquetotryisactivelistening,whichiscommonlyusedbytherapists,and
relativelysimpletoimplement.69Forexample,yourfriendmightspendsometime
explainingaseriesofstressfuleventsacrosstheirweek,describingargumentswiththeir
spouse,amountingworkloadandsomeworriesaboutdebt,andyoumightrespondbysaying
thatitsoundsliketheyareoverwhelmedbothathomeandatworkrightnow.
Don,ttakecharge
Ifyoursupportistoodirectiveandtake-charge,itmightmakeyourfriendsfeellikethey
aren,tabletohandlethingsontheirown,likeakidwhoneedstheirparent,shelptomanage
theirproblems.
Instead,itwouldhavebeenbettertoaskthemwhattheywant,andhowtheymightbe
abletochangethissituation,andthenlistentothemtalkthroughtheiroptionsonebyone.In
doingthis,youprovideasoundingboardforthemtotakecontrolofthesituationontheirown.
70Thiswillhelpthemorganisetheirthoughtsandcometosomesolutions,without
feelinglikeyoudiditforthem.
A.Oneusefulskillistoparaphrasewhatyourfriendissayinginyourownwords.
B.Afriendwhoisgoingthroughhardshipmaybenefitfromahelpfulgesture.
C.Partofthechallengeisthattherearejustsomanypossiblewaystointervene.
D.It,simportantnottoputtoomuchpressureonyourfriendtotalk.
E.Researchhasshownthatwe,reactuallyreallybadattakingotherpeople'sperspectives.
F.Youraimshouldbetofacilitatetheotherperson'schoices,ratherthandominatingthem.
九、概要写作
71.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)
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ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.
IsBanningSingle-usePlastictheRightOption
Theharmfuleffectsofusingplasticarebecomingincreasinglyapparent.Plasticdoesnot
decompose,butbreaksdownintosmallerandsmallerparticles.Itthreatensournatureaswell
asourhealth.Onepopularsolutiontotheproblemistoprohibitsingle-useplastics.IntheUK,
supermarketsarebeingencouragedtosetupplastic-freeaisles,inwhichthefoodisdisplayed
loose,andshoppersareencouragedtomakemoreenvironmentally-friendlychoicesin
packingandtransportingtheirfood.
Suchplansarewell-intentioned,butitmaynotbebeneficialtoeliminate(清除)theuse
ofsingle-useplasticaltogether.Oneofthefieldswheresingle-useplastichasavitalroleis
thefoodindustry.Whenfoodorfreshgoodsarepackedinplastic,theyareprotectedand
preserved,helpingthemremainfresherandkeepingthemfromspoiling.Single-useplasticis
alsocrucialinthemedicalindustry.Thisisnotjustbecauseofitslowcost.Ithelpstoprevent
thespreadofinfectionandthatisthebiggestbenefitofthematerialinthemedicalfield.
Replacingplasticwithothermaterialsisneithersimplenorstraightforward,mainlydue
tothechallengeoffindinganalternativethatcombinesallthemostdesirableplastic
properties.Forexample,glassproductsareapotentialalternative,butcleaningthemwould
beextremelyexpensivewhileincreasingtherisktohealth.Anotherissueisthatalternative
materialstoplasticareoftenmoreenvironmentallyharmfulthanplastic.Takepaperbags,for
example.ResearchbytheNorthernIrelandAssemblyshowsfourtimesmoreenergyis
requiredtomanufactureapaperbagthanaplasticbag.Ifpeoplerespondbysimplyusing
othermaterials,abanonsingle-useplasticcanendupmakingtheproblemworse.
Clearlythereisaneedtoreduceplasticwasteanditsimpactontheenvironment.
However,simplybanningtheirsingleusemaynotbethebestoption.
十、汉译英(整句)
72.该纪录片自播出第一集后就广受好评。(episode)(汉译英)
73.这家面包店最近挺火,经常看到有网红在里面拍照。(So…that…)(汉译英)
74.当务之急是找到问题的关键和解决的对策,而不是坐在那儿自怨自艾。(Priority)(汉