黃浦區(qū)2024屆第一學(xué)期高三年級(jí)教學(xué)質(zhì)量調(diào)研

英語試卷

2023年12月

（完卷時(shí)間：120分鐘滿分：140分）

第I卷（共100分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Atabookstore.B.Atthetrainstation.C.Inaclockshop.D.Onthestreet.

2.A.TheybothpreferE-textbooks.B.Themanisexpectingprintedtextbooks.

C.Thewomanisagainsttheuseoftablets.D.Neitherofthemneedstablets.

3.A.They'reformal.B.They'reworththeprice.

C.They5reout-of-date.D.They'repoorinquality.

4.A.Findaroommate.B.Movetoaneatroom.

C.Postanadforacleaner.D.Replytoanad.

5.A.Tomakethecomputerbeautiful.B.Toprotecthiseyes.

C.Togetthecomputertoworklonger.D.Tokeepthecomputerawayfrombluelight.

6.A.Themovietheatreisn'tpopularinLondon.

B.Londonersshouldhaveseentheforeignmovie.

C.Londonershadbetterlearnforeignerlanguages.

D.ThereisagreatdemandforforeignmoviesinLondon.

7.A.Thewomanmissedthediscount.B.Thewomanisn'tqualifiedforthediscount.

C.Thewomanfailstocometoclassontime.D.Thewomancan5tjointhenewclasses.

8.A.Chaseeachother.B.Chatwhileeating.C.Prepareforarace.D.Serveasnack.

9.A.Ifssuitableforherlearningstyle.B.Shewantstotrydifferentwaystolearn.

C.Shepreferstoconnectnotestoastory.D.Itcanstronglysmoothheremotion.

10.A.Thehuntingistoblameforthedisappearanceofthebirds.

B.Thecauseofthedeclineintheducks'numberisuncertain.

C.Sheisunhappywiththeclimatechangethroughouttheworld.

D.Themanshouldfindmorescientificevidenceforthebirds'extinction.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillhearonelongerconversationandtwoshortpassages.Aftereach

conversationorpassage,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Theconversationandthepassageswillberead

twice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

11.A.Toaskforherhelp.B.Toapplyfortheentryforthecompetition.

C.Totakebackhiscopyofdrawing.D.Toconfirmthenameofhistutor.

12.A.Improvingthedesignsofsavingenergy.

B.Designingatypicaldomestickitchenappliance.

C.Developinganewusefortheexistingtechnology.

D.Adoptingdifferentapproachestoexistingproblems.

13.A.Theydon'tsellwell.B.Theydon'tlookappealing.

C.Theyoftencosttoomuch.D.Theyvaryinappearance.

14.A.Topushabutton.B.Toturnonthedishwasher.

C.Todecoratethepool.D.Tobreaktheglass.

Questions15through17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

15.A.Accordingtohowimportanttheworkis.

B.Accordingtowhentheworkoccurstoyou.

C.Accordingtohowmuchyoulikethesubject.

D.Accordingtowhentheworkshouldbecompleted.

16.A.Haveavacation.B.Rewardyourselfforfinishingatask.

C.Takesomesummeractivities.D.Dosomethingplannedinadvance.

17.A.Thosewholacktimeforstudy.B.Thosewhoaregoodatmakingaplan.

C.Thosewhopreferstudytorelaxation.D.Thosewhoplantostudyinsummer.

Questions18through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

18.A.Theyexpecttoseereceivers5happiness.

B.Theyregardthemasfashionableappliances.

C.Theywanttoshowtheirtasteingiftchoices.

D.Theyvaluethefeelingsdeliveredbythegifts.

19.A.Theirappearance.B.Theirpackaging.C.Theirprice.D.Theirusefulness.

20.A.Writeitonthewishlist.B.Tellgiversdirectlywhatwewant.

C.Followagift-givingprocess.D.BrowseAmazontobuyit.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegiven

word;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

ReconsideringtheStaycation

I'vealwaysbeendoubtfulofthestaycation.Thenewly-inventedwordistoocutefor_21—feelslikea

comfort:WhileotherpeopleareoffexploringtheBlueLagoonbycampervan,yougettostayinyourvery

ownhomeandgotoyourusualsupermarket_22—cookies!

So,Iamfascinatedtodiscover,thankstomycolleagueCatherinePearson,thatI_23—(understand)

staycationinawrongway.Evidently,mytendency_24—(take)abreakwithoutaplanisunlikelytoproduce

arestorativeeffect.Instead,oneshouldmakegoodpreparationsforthatperiodoftime.JaimeKurtz,a

psychologyprofessoratJamesMadisonUniversityandtheauthorof“TheHappyTraveler:Unpackingthe

SecretsofBetterVacations,advises_25—(ask)oneself,4<IfIweremovingawaysoon,whatwouldImost

wanttodo,andwhowouldImostwanttospendtimewith?”

Ilikethissaying“Liveeverydayasifitwereyourlast."Anyreminderthattimeisflyingisagoodone

—26—itgetsyoutolivebetter.Thisweekend,youcould,forinstance,seekoutsomeveganicecream

—27—doesn'ttasteterrible.Youcouldtryrunninginapool,whichiseasieronthejointsbutaseffectiveas

runningonland.Youcouldgoforawalkoradrivewhilelisteningto“SlowRadio,9,averycomfortingBBC

podcast_28—(feature)soundsofthenaturalworld.

Whetherornotyouhaveapropervacation_29—(plan)forthecomingweeks,youcouldenvisionany

comingweekendasitsowntwo-daymini-break,programmingitasyouwouldatriptosomewherenew,witha

journey_30—(exciting)thanjust"sleepasmuchaspossible^^and“mowthelawn^^.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.

Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.airflowsB.blockC.challengesD.coolE.criticallyF.disproportionately

G.principlesH.reducesI.sensitiveJ.site-specificK.stretches

Skywell

Askywell,or"tianjin”,asitiscommonlycalled,isatypicalfeatureofa

traditionalhomeinsouthernandeasternChina.SkywellsweredesignedtoWwH

reducetemperatureinbuildingswellbeforeair-conditioningexisted.When，

windblowsaboveaskywellhouse,itcanentertheindoorspacethroughthe

opening.Becauseoutdoorairisoftencoolerthanindoorair,theincoming

windtravelsdownthewallstothelowerstoriesandcreates_31_by__I

replacingwarmerindoorair,whichrisesandleavesthroughtheopening.

Themainpurposeofaskywellistoallowinlight,improveue〃力〃(通風(fēng))andharvestrainwater.In

Huizhou,askywellissmallbuttall,andtheroomsaroundit_32—outsunlightonhotdays,enablingthe

bottomoftheskywelltostaycool.Meanwhile,hotairinsidethehousecanriseandescapethroughthe

openingabovetheskywell.

Architectsarenowlookingtowardsthe_33—behindskywellswhile

designingnewbuildingstosaveenergy.OneexampleistheNationalHeavy

VehicleEngineeringTechnologyResearchCentreintheeasternChinese

cityofJinan.The18-storeyglass-walledtowerblockhasagiantinner

skywellinthemiddle,which_34—fromthefifthtothetopfloor.The

elevators,toiletsandmeetingroomsareallsituatedaroundthischannel,whichhelpsimprovethelightingand

ventilationand_35—theoverallenergyconsumption.

Ancient“greenwisdom^^suchasskywellscontinuetoinspiretoday'sclimateadaptivedesignand

innovationsinmethodsthatdependondesignandtechnologyto_36—abuildingwithouttheuseofpower.

However,therearesome_37—forbringingskywellsintomoderndesigns.Themechanismsof

courtyardsfacilitatingnaturallighting,ventilationandraincollectionarewellknown,butapplyingthese

methodsneedstobe_38—.Becausetraditionalskywellshaddifferentshapes,sizesandfeatures,whichwere

—39—dependentontheirnaturalsurroundings,addingskywellsintomodernbuildingsrequiresdesignersto

be_40_totheirproject?scontextandsituation,makingitdifficulttoapplythemasauniversalsolution.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Turkeyisnotmything,butonedishIcannotlivewithoutonThanksgivingismymom'sSnowyMashed

Potatoes.Istart_41—thesepotatoes,myannualtime-releasecapsuleofpurejoyinearlyNovember.I'm

prettysureI'vehadthemateveryThanksgivingsinceIwasakid,andbitesoftentransportmebackto

differentyearsanddifferentdiningrooms.

Howandwhyisitthatcertainfoodsgiveussomuch_42—?Andwhatcanbesaidaboutthekindsof

foodsweconsidermostcomforting?Sciencetellsusthattasteandnutritionalcontentaffecthowfoodsmake

usfeel,butcertainfoodsareespecially_43—satisfyingforreasonsthathavelittletodowiththeirtasteor

nutritionalcontent.Muchofthehappinesswegetfromourfavoritefoodscomesfromthememoriesthey

stimulateforusandthepeoplewe'rewithwhilewe_44—them.Pastandpresent_45—shapethefoodswe

findcomforting.

Often,welovefoodbecausewehave__46_memoriesassociatedwithit.Mymom'smashedpotatoes

（土豆泥）remindmeofholidayjoyandpastreunionswithextendedfamily.Wearealsodrawntofoodswe

weregivenearlyinlifebypeoplewhocaredforus,whichcanhelpexplainour_47—loveforchicken

noodlesoup,whichmanyparentsfeedtheirsickchildrentomakethemfeelbetter.

Thesmelloffoodcan_48—powerfulmemories,too.Thepartofthebrainresponsibleforprocessing

smelldirectlyconnectstotheamygdala,abrainregionthatprocessesemotions,andthehippocampus,which

handlesmemory.Andourmemoryforsmellsis_49—andprecise,especiallywhenitcomestosmellwe

werefirstexposedtoinchildhood.Thafswhyyoumightcatchthesmellofpumpkinpiebakingintheoven

andbetransportedbacktothefirsttimeyoubakeditwithyourgrandmother.

These_50―cangotheotherway,too.Sometimesyoumightfeel_51—whenyoueatfoodsthat

remindyouoflovedonesyoumiss.Wemayalso_52—foodsthatweassociatewithbadexperiences.

Inadditiontopastmemories,the_53—inwhichweeatfoodsshapeshowmuchweenjoytheminthe

moment,andour且溫勿加水味覺的）experiencescanbe_54—byasenseofcommunity,asenseofwarmth

andenjoyingittogether.I_55—mymom'sSnowyMashedPotatoesthatmuchmoretodaybecauseIgotto

eatthemwithmyhusbandandtwochildren,thethreepeopleIlovemostintheworld.

41.A.cuttingdownonB.lookingforwardtoC.makingforD.puttingaway

42.A.perspectiveB.pleasureC.spaceD.transition

43.A.emotionallyB.financiallyC.physicallyD.visually

44.A.enjoyB.memorizeC.orderD.recall

45.A.companyB.menusC.outlookD.recipes

46.A.culturalB.fondC.photographicD.shared

47.A.collectiveB.creativeC.lostD.parental

48.A.awakeB.correctC.preserveD.record

49.A.bitter-sweetB.freshC.long-lastingD.selective

50.A.associationsB.experiencesC.foodsD.memories

51.A.alertB.amazedC.disappointedD.sad

52.A.avoidB.consumeC.storeD.swallow

53.A.areaB.backgroundC.contextD.emotion

54.A.enhancedB.offeredC.reflectedD.weakened

55.A.adaptedB.appreciatedC.copiedD.digested

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

(A)

KatalinKarikoandDrewWeissman,whotogetheridentifiedaslightchemicalchangetomessengerRNA,

wereawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinethisyear.

Dr.Kariko,the13thwomantowintheprize,hadcometotheUnitedStatesfromHungarytwodecades

earlierwhenherresearchprogramthereranoutofmoney.ShewaspreoccupiedbymRNA,whichprovides

instructionstocellstomakeproteins.Defyingthedecades-oldbeliefthatmRNAwasclinicallyunusable,she

holdtheviewthatitwouldstimulatemedicalinnovations.

SheandDr.WeissmanhadtheirfirstchancemeetingoveracopymachineattheUniversityof

Pennsylvaniain1998.Atthetime,Dr.WeissmanwasdesperatefornewapproachestoaUQCC血e(疫苗)against

H.I.V,whichhadlongprovedimpossibletodefendagainst.Aphysicianwhohadtriedandfailedforyearsto

developatreatmentforAIDS,hewonderedifheandDr.KarikocouldteamuptomakeanH.LV.vaccine.

Foryears,theywereataloss.MicevaccinatedwithmRNAbecameinactive.Countlessexperiments

failed.Theywandereddownonedeadendafteranother.Buteventually,thescientistsdiscoveredthatcells

protecttheirownmRNAwithaspecificchemicalmodification^-^).Sotheytriedmakingthesamechange

tomRNAmanufacturedinthelabbeforevaccinatingitintocells.Itworked.

Atfirst,otherscientistswerelargelyuninterestedintakingupthatnewapproachtovaccination.Buttwo

biotechcompaniessoontooknotice:Modema,intheUnitedStates,andBioNTech,inGermany.Thenthe

coronavirusemerged.Almostinstantly,Drs.KarikoandWeissman'sworkcametogetherwithseveralfactors

ofdifferentresearchtoputvaccinemakersaheadofthegameindevelopingshot.

BrianFerguson,animmunologistattheUniversityofCambridge,said."TheworkofKatalinKarikoand

DrewWeissmanintheyearspriorto2020preventedtensofmillionsofdeathsandhelpedtheworldrecover

fromtheworstpandemicinacentury.Theyrichlydeservethisrecognition.^^

56.Theunderlinedword"defying”(paragraph2)isclosestinmeaningto"

A.challengingB.confirmingC.re-emphasizingD.stating

57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutDr.KarikoandDr.Weissman'sresearch?

A.TheyteamedupforthetreatmentforAIDSinHungary.

B.TheyprotectedtheirmRNAwithachemicalmodification.

C.Theypersevereduntiltheymadeachangetolab-mademRNA.

D.TheymanufacturedmRNAinmicedespitetheircountlessfailures.

58.AccordingtoBrianFerguson,Dr.KarikoandDr.Weissmandeservetherecognitionbecause.

A.theytooknonoticeofothers9ignorance

B.theycaughtattentionoftwobiotechcompanies

C.theirworkhelpedavoidthelossofcountlesslives

D.theirworkpreventedtheoutbreakofthepandemic

59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ChemicalChangesIdentifiedinthePandemic

B.ApproachesAdoptedtoDefendAgainstH.I.V

C.NobelPrizeAwardedtoCovidVaccinePioneers

D.mRNAManufacturedinaUniversityLabinUSA

(B)

IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS

Thericecookercanbeusedbychildrenagedfrom8yearsandaboveand.一

personswithreducedphysical,sensoryormentalcapabilitiesorlackofexperience

andknowledgeiftheyhavebeensupervised/instructedandunderstandthehazards

involved.Childrenshallnotplaywiththeappliance.Cleaningandusercareshallnot'I

bedonebychildrenunlesstheyareolderthan8andsupervised.Keeptheappliance

andwireoutofreachofchildrenunder8years.

Ifthewireisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbythemanufacturer,itsserviceagent,orsomeonesimilarly

qualified,toavoidhazard.

SERVICE

Theproductisn'tuser-serviceable.Ififsnotworking,readtheinstructions,checktheplug%se(保險(xiǎn)絲)

andmainfuse.Ifit'sstillnotworking,consultyour%山〃e廠(零售商).

Ifthatdoesn'tsolvetheproblem-ringCustomerService一theymaybeabletooffertechnicaladvice.

Iftheyadviseyoutoreturntheproducttous,packitcarefully,includeanotewithyourname,address,

dayphonenumber,andwhafswrong.Ifunderguarantee,saywhereandwhenpurchased,andincludeproofof

purchase.Senditto:

CustomerService

SpectrumBrands(UK)Ltd

FirStreet,Failsworth,ManchesterM35OHS

email:support@russellhobbs.com

telephone:03456589700

Pleasenote:Ifyouhavepurchasedtheproductwithinthelast6months,pleasecontacttheretailerfirstto

dealwithanymattersrelatingtoguarantee.

GUARANTEE

Faultsaffectingproductfunctionalityappearingwithintheguaranteeperiodwillbecorrectedby

replacementorrepairatouroptionprovidedtheproductisusedandmaintainedinaccordancewiththe

instructions.Yourlegalrightsarenotaffected.

Guaranteeperiod=2yearsfromfirstretailpurchase.

Toclaimanextra1-yearguarantee,registeryourproductonlinewithin28daysofpurchase.

Registerat:www.mssellhabbs.cv.uk/productreeistei7

Consumablesareguaranteedonlyfortheirrecommendedlifecycle.Replacementsareexcludedandare

onlycoveredbya1-yearguarantee.

60.Whatcan9-year-oldsdowiththericecooker?

A.Theycancleanorrepairitalone.

B.Theycanuseitwithproperinstruction.

C.Theycanplaywithitaslongasitisnotinuse.

D.Theycansupervisetheiryoungerbrotherswhouseit.

61.Jenniferboughtaricecooker10monthsagoandnowthereissomethingwrongwithit,whatcanshedo?

A.Callherretailertoextendtheguaranteeperiod.

B.Self-checktheappliancebeforeaskingforhelp.

C.Emailtosupport@fortechnicaladvice.

D.Returnthecookerwithcontact&purchasinginformationwithouttherecipe.

62.Youcanreplaceafaultyricecookerinthethirdyearfromyourpurchaseif.

A.ithasbeenrepairedbyyourretaileroraserviceagent

B.theproductfunctionalityhasn'tbeenaffectedseriously

C.youhaveregisteredthecookeronlineassoonasyoubuyit

D.itsconsumablesareguaranteedfortheirrecommendedlifecycle

(C)

?Agroupof41statesandtheDistrictofColumbiabeganalegalcaseagainstMeta,theparentcompany

ofFacebook,Instagram,WhatsAppandMessenger,insistingthatthecompanyknowinglyusedfeaturesonits

platformstocausechildrentooverusethem.Theaccusationsinthelawsuitraiseadeeperquestionabout

behavior:Areyoungpeoplebecomingaddictedtosocialmediaandtheinternet?Here'swhattheresearchhas

found.

②DavidGreenfield,apsychologistandfounderoftheCenterforInternetandTechnologyAddictionin

WestHartford,Conn.,saidthedevicestemptuserswithsomepowerfulapproaches.Oneis"'intermittent

reinforcement,9,whichcreatestheideathatausercouldgetarewardatanytime.Butwhentherewardcomes

isunpredictable.Adultsareeasilyinfluenced,henoted,butyoungpeopleareparticularlyatrisk,becausethe

brainregionsthatareinvolvedinresistingtemptationandrewardarenotnearlyasdevelopedinchildrenand

teenagersasinadults.Moreover,theadolescentbrainisespeciallyaccustomedtosocialconnections,and

“socialmediaisallaperfectopportunitytoconnectwithotherpeople.^^

(3)Formanyyears,thescientificcommunitytypicallydefinedaddictioninrelationtosubstances,suchas

drugs,andnotbehaviors,suchasgamblingorinternetuse.Thathasgraduallychanged.In2013,the

DiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisorders,theofficialreferenceformentalhealthconditions,

introducedtheideaofinternetgamingaddiction.

④Asubsequentstudyexploredbroadeningthedefinitionto"'internetaddiction.^^Theauthorsuggested

furtherexploringdiagnosticcriteriaandthelanguage,forinstance,notingthattermsHke""problematicuse"

andeventheword"internet“wereopentobroadinterpretation,giventhemanyformstheinformationandits

deliverycantake.

⑤Dr.MichaelRich,thedirectoroftheDigitalWellnessLabatBostonChildren'sHospital,saidhe

discouragedtheuseoftheword“addiction“becausetheinternet,ifusedeffectivelyandwithlimits,wasnot

merelyusefulbutalsoessentialtoeverydaylife.

?Greenfieldagreedthatthereclearlyarevaluableusesfortheinternetandthatthedefinitionofhow

muchistoomuchcanvary.Buthesaidtherealsowereobviouscaseswhereimmoderateusedisturbsschool,

sleepandothervitalaspectsofahealthylife.Toomanyyoungconsumers"can'tputitdown,^^hesaid."The

internet,includingsocialmedialikeMeta,arethedrugsaffectingthemind.^^

63.WhatwasMetaaccusedof?

A.Itaddedproblematicfeaturestoitsplatform.

B.Itstartedadiscussiontomisleadyoungpeople.

C.Ittemptedchildrentousesocialmediatoomuch.

D.Itconductedillegalresearchonitsparentcompany.

64.AccordingtoDavidGreenfield,userstendtobeaddictedtosocialmediaandtheinternetdueto.

A.theirunder-developedbrain

B.therandompatternofrewards

C.theirdesiretobesociallyconnected

D.thepossibilityofescapingfromreality

65.WhatcanbeconcludedaboutthestudyintroducedinParagraph4?

A.Addictionissomethingaboutbehaviorsinsteadofsubstances.

B.Theonlinelanguagecanbeinterpretedfromabroadperspective.

C.Currentdiagnosticcriteriaof'"internetaddiction"isn'tsatisfactory.

D.Thereshouldbeanagreementonthedefinitionoftheword"internet”.

66.Dr.MichaelRichandDavidGreenfieldbothagreethat.

A.properuseoftheinternetdoesgoodtochildren

B.theinternetistoblamefordisturbinghealthylife

C.therearecasesagainstimmoderateuseoftheinternet

D.theword“addiction“isimproperlyusedontheinternet

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Each

sentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.DoIevenwantthem?Onwhoseclock?

B.Whyshouldyouchallengethatsecrettimelineofmilestonesinyourhead?

C.Thistime,quittingherjobledtoherfirstalbum,televisionappearancesandsold-outshows.

D.Insteadoffeelingpressuretohitlifeeventsonsomeoneelse'stimeline,maybeifsfinetomakeourown.

E.Peoplearefeelinglikethey'refallingbehind,wheninfactthey'reprobablydoingexactlywhattheyshould.

EShespentyearsfeelinglikeanoutsiderandfailureasshewatchedherpeersriseinschoolandwork,

figuringshe'dnevercatchup.

DefiningSuccessonYourOwnTerms

“Yougotocollegerightoutofhighschool.Thafstherule,right?”saysNikkiIvey,asalestrainerand

consultantoutsideJacksonville,Fla.However,it'snotthecaseforher.Actually,shegotherundergraduate

degreeat28.—67—

Onebyone,shemissedthemilestonesshe'denvisionedinsomeimaginarydreamlife:earningsixfigures

by30,buyingahouseby35.Thenshehitone——attainingahigh-levelexecutivepositioninacompany.She

didn'tlovethejob.Shedidlovesittingaroundthedinnertablelaughingwithherkids."—68—"sheasked

herself.Sheendedupleavingthejob,andstartedtowonderaboutallthosemilestones.

DaniellePonderhadacareerasalawyerbeforededicatingherselftosingingfulltime.Workingasa

publicdefenderinRochester,N.Y.,DaniellePonderwouldfrequentlyGoogle,"Didanyonemakeitafterthe

ageof35?”Atonepoint,shequitherdayjob,onlytoreturnayearandahalflater,duetothepandemicand

disappointingbookings.Onthelastdayof2021,fivedaysbeforeher40thbirthday,shetriedagain.—69—"I

don'tknowifIcouldsurvivethishappeningtomeat19,“shesays.Shethinksherinsecureteenselfwouldn't

havehandledthestressofthepubliceyewell.

Itcanbehardtomakeatransitionlaterinlife.—70—

IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinno

morethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Whycompaniesarehiring'promptengineers9?

WiththenewgenerativeAItools,likeChatGPT,anyonecanputinaprompt-typeinafewwordsand

getaresult.Butthatdoesn'tmeanthattheresultswillberelevantoraccurate.

Thekeyisputtingintherightprompt.Thafswhysomebusinessesarenowhiringpromptengineers一

peoplewiththeskills,backgroundandpracticetotalktoso-calledlarge-languageAIsystemseffectively——

andwhymanypeople