2023學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末

高三年級英語學(xué)科教學(xué)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測試卷

（本試卷滿分140分，考試時間120分鐘）

I.Listeningcomprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,a

questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaconversationandaquestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.$20.B.$40.C.$60.D.$80.

2.A.Inalanguagelab.B.Inahealthcenter.C.Inamuseum.D.Inabookstore.

3.A.Onthebed.B.Inthewardrobe.C.Underthelamp.D.Nearthemap.

4.A.Shopassistantandcustomer.B.Husbandandwife.

C.Colleagues.D.Neighbors.

5.A.Heagreeswiththewomanonschoollife.

B.Hehasmuchchangeaftergoingtocollege.

C.Hedislikeshislifeoncampus.

D.Hehasremainedthesamesincelastyear.

6.A.Heisliningup.

B.Heisjumpingthequeueunknowingly.

C.Heiscomplainingofthelongqueue.

D.Heisstandingbehindthewoman.

7.A.Usingcorevocabulary.

B.Havingageneralknowledgeofgrammar.

C.Rememberingmorewords.

D.Concentratingonthekeywords.

8.A.Shehasfailedinthefinalexams.

B.Sheshouldfocusonherstudy.

C.Sheshouldnothavebeenanxious.

D.Sheshouldn'ttaketoomanycourses.

9.A.Askhismumtopayforhisstudy.

B.Dosomepart-timejobs.

C.Transfertoanotherschoolnextsemester.

D.Talkaboutitwithhismum.

10.A.Itisfullofnonsense.

B.Itcanhardlyarousethewoman'sinterest.

C.Itshouldbelenttomorepeople.

D.Itisappealingtohim.

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SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,

youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Anaturalist.B.Azoospecialist.

C.ATVreporter.D.Anurse.

12.A.Theyaregentleandshy.B.Theyarelong-armedman-eaters

C.Theyaregoodatsmilefromeartoear.D.Theyarefierceanimals.

13.A.Manyspeciesintheworldmaydieout.

B.Agoodexamplecanbefollowedtopreservewildlife.

C.Womenareencouragedtoworkforzoos.

D.Ourworldisnotsafetoday.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Industrialmanagement.B.Educationalsubjects.

C.Vocationalsubjects.D.Computer-aideddesign.

15.A.AdmissionsTutors.B.Personsintheinformationoffice.

C.Careers*tutors.D.Personsinthelibrary.

16.A.Foreignlanguage.B.Workexperience.

C.Educationalbackground.D.Students*talent.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Becausetheyusuallysetfiresataweddingceremony.

B.Becausepeoplewhoreceivethemwillgivethecouplearedenvelopwithmoney.

C.Becausetheylooklikesmallbombsinaredenvelop.

D.BecauseChinesepeopleloveredcolorespeciallyattheirweddingceremonies.

18.A.Theyoftenrefertoagiftregistryfromthebrideandgroom.

B.Theydirectlyaskthebrideandgroomforsomeadvice.

C.Theyusuallybuywhatevertheylikethemselves.

D.Theyprefertobuysomespecialandexpensivegifts.

19.A.Theyhavetopromisetoberesponsiblefortheirfamily.

B.Theyoftenpromisetotakecareofeachother'sparents.

C.Theyusuallypromisetoloveandcareforeachother.

D.Theyneedpromisetobringahappylifetotheother.

20.A.ChineselovealcoholwhileAmericanspreferwineinstead.

B.ChinesetoastwithdishesbutAmericanstoastwithacake.

C.InChinapeopletoastafterdancingbutinU.S.peopletendtotoastbeforedancing.

D.InChinathebrideandgroomtoasttheguestswhileinU.S.gueststoastthecouple.

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ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.

Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fbrtheotherblanks,useone

wordthatbestfitseachblank.

Whenpeopleneedtomakeimportantdecisions,oneoftheirfirststepsisusuallytocollectinformationaboutthe

issueathand.Andthemorecrucialthedecisionis,themoreinformationpeopleorbusinessesandorganizationsusually

want.(21)computersarecapableofcollectingandanalyzingfarmoreinformationthanhumanbeings,itmakes

sensethatorganizationswouldusethemfbrthispurpose.Thisuseandanalysisoflargeamountsofinformationis

knownasbigdata.

Todecideifdatasetscountasbigdata,theyareevaluatedusingthreestandards,(22)(know)as"thethree

Vs.”Thefirstisvolume:Bigdatainvolveslargeamountsofdata,mostof(23)comeswithoutstructureor

organization.Thesecondisvelocitymeaningspeed:Bigdataisreceivedquicklybecauseitoftenreachestheprograms

thatuseitdirectlyfromtheinternet.Manyoftheseprograms(24)(design)toadapttochangesinthedataquickly

aswell.Finally,bigdataoffers(25)(great)varietythantraditionaldata,includingmoreunstructureddata.

BecauseofthethreeVs,humananalystscanonlyworkwithbigdatawiththehelpofcomputerprogramsdesignedto

manageit.

Businessescanusebigdatatohelpunderstandtheircustomers,eitherasagrouporindividually.Forexample,some

(26)(stream)websitesrelyonbigdatatosuggestmusicortelevisionofferingstailoredtotheuser*sinterests.Big

datacanalsohelpcompaniesdecidehowmuchinventory(庫存)theyneedsothattheydon'twastemoneyproducingand

storingproductsthatcustomers(27)notbuy.

Inhealthcare,programmers(28)(develop)toolstohelpdoctorsandpatientstomakemedicaldecisionsusing

bigdata.Thiscanprocessinformationaboutspecificpatientsfromat-homemedicaldevicessuchasheart-ratemonitors.

Governmentscanusebigdata(29)(plan)efficientpublictransportationsystemsandidentifyroadsthatneed

maintenance.Whenusedfbrthispurpose,bigdataisnotcontroversial.Butsomeopposeotherusesofbigdataby

governments(30)theymightimpactoncitizens*privacyinanattempttocontrolbehavior.

Bigdatacanbeausefultoolformanytypesoforganizationsthatseektouseittomakebetterdecisionstobenefit

people.

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SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethat

thereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.invaluableB.roughlyC.satisfyingD.distractionE.simplyF.advantage

G.reasonableH.performedI.scheduleJ.plannedK.excellence

Peopletendtothinkthatproductivityinvolvesdoingseveralthingsatonce,butaccordingtoCalNewport,the

secrettosuccessistheoppositeofmultitasking.NewportistheauthorofDeepWork,abookthatdescribesthebenefits

offocusingononethinganddoingitwith31.

Newportdefinesdeepworkas“theabilitytofocuswithout32onacognitively(認(rèn)次口地)demandingtask.**Ifs

theoppositeofshallowwork,whichismadeupofsimpletasksthatareusually33whiledistracted.

AccordingtoNewport,deepworkisa(n)34skillintoday*seconomy.Itallowsyoutolearndifficultthings

quicklyandproduceatahighlevel.Mostpeoplearedistractedwhentheywork,soyoulearntoworkwithoutdistraction,

thatgivesyou35.Deepworkenablesyoutoproducetothebestofyourabilityandacquirenewskillsquickly.

Developingexcellenceinone*scraftcanbeadeeply36try.Butdeepworkitselfisalsoaskill,whichmeansthe

moretimeyouspendatit,theeasieritgets.Moreover,ifyouonlyworkatashallowlevel,yourabilitytododeepwork

decreases.

Sohowdoyouconductdeepworkintoyourworklifeoryourstudies?Ifsessentiallyimportantto37deep

workintoyourday.Otherwise,it'seasytoletyourtimefillupwithshallowwork.Newportrecommendsdoingdeep

workasyourfirsttaskoftheday.Thatwayyougetitdonebeforedistractionsbuildup.Shallowworkdoesneedtoget

done,butifyousaveitforlaterintheday,youcangetyourdeepworkdone,too.

Schedulingdeepworksessionsforthesametimeeverydaycanturnthemintoahabit.Thismakesiteasiertospend

timeonthem.

Becausedeepworkisbydefinitioncognitivelydemanding,youwon'tbeabletodoitallday.Beginnerscanusually

onlyfocusondeepworkfor38anhour,andevenexpertshavetroublegoingmorethanfourhours.Soset39

goalsforyourself.Ifyoureallyfocus,you'llbesurprisedathowmuchyouaccomplishinafewhours.

Byfocusingon40sessionsofdeepwork,youcangetmoredoneinlesstimeandfeelmoresatisfied.

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III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineach

blankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Ideally,childhoodisatimeofgrowthandlearning,preparingforadulthoodandalsohavingfun.Butformany

childrenaroundtheworld,thistimeiscutshortwhentheyareforcedtowork,sometimesindangerousconditions.

41,theUnitedNations(U.N.),somenationalgovernmentsandotherorganizations42June12astheannual

WorldDayAgainstChildLabor.

Asof2020,around160millionchildrenworkedaschildlaborers,whichmeansthatonechildin10wasachild

laborer.43,childlaborhasdecreasedoverthepast20years,butinrecentyears,thisprogresshasstopped.Child

laboris44fromordinaryhousework,helpingwithafamilybusinessor(forolderchildren)workingtoearnpocket

moneywhennotinschool.Workdonebychildrenis45aschildlaborwhenitharmsthechildphysically,

mentally,sociallyor46,orwhenitpreventsthechild'seducation.

About79millionchildrenareengagedinhazardouschildlabor.Sometimesthismeanstheworkitselfisdangerous

becauseofheavymachineryorexposureto47.Hazardouschildlaborcanalsoinvolveharshconditions,longhours,

or48tovariouskindsofabuse.

TheprimarygoaloftheWorldDayAgainstChildLaborisraising49oftheissueandencouraging

individuals,organizationsandgovernmentsto50.Combating(寸丁擊)childlaborisacomplextask.Itinvolves

socialworkerswhoidentifychildlaborersandtakeactiontoprovidethesechildrenandtheirfamilieswithother51.

Butitalsoinvolveschangeincommunitiesasawhole,52thesocialregulationsthatcanleadadultstomaketheir

childrenwork.

Childlaborandpovertyoftengohandinhandasparentsfeelremovingtheirchildrenfromschoolisnecessaryto

earnmoneyfortheirsurvival.So,measuresmeanttofight53arealsotiedtopreventingchildlabor.Ensuringthat

childrenhavequalityeducationalopportunitiesisalsoimportant.Ifmoreopportunitieswere54,moreparents

mightgiveuptheimmediatebenefitofachild'spaychecktogivethatchildaneducation.

Childlaborisharmfultochildrenandtocommunities,sinceitpreventschildrenfromgrowingintohealthy,

educatedcitizenswhocouldmakea(n)55insociety.Byhighlightingtheproblemandofferingavarietyof

solutions,theWorldDayAgainstChildLaborcanmakethesituationabitbetter.

41.A.InadditionB.AsaresultC.AboveallD.Afterall

42.A.recognizeB.discoverC.chooseD.consider

43.A.NeverthelessB.ThereforeC.OverallD.Moreover

44.A.distinguishedB.transferredC.rangedD.evolved

45.A.evaluatedB.classifiedC.combinedD.separated

46.A.sincerelyB.negativelyC.positivelyD.morally

47.A.chemicalsB.lightsC.wastesD.gases

48.A.harmB.pollutionC.exposureD.danger

49.A.valueB.awarenessC.statusD.significance

50.A.takeplaceB.takecareC.takeoverD.takeaction

51.A.optionsB.questionsC.elementsD.examples

52.A.promotingB.urgingC.challengingD.adjusting

53.A.diseaseB.disasterC.survivalD.poverty

54.A.availableB.sustainableC.accessibleD.advisable

55.A.choiceB.differenceC.effortD.decision

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SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Foreachofthemthere

arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage

youhavejustread.

(A)

DuringtheSecondWorldWar,Dr.WilliamWalshservedonaU.S.NavyshipintheSouthPacific.Whileserving

there,WalshobservedthepoorhealthconditionsinwhichthepeopleoftheSouthPacificlived.

Afterthewarendedin1945,WalshfoundedanorganizationcalledProjectHope.Itsgoalwastobringhealth

educationandcaretopeopleinpoorcountriesaroundtheworld.In1958,WalshconvincedU.S.PresidentEisenhowerto

allowProjectHopetorentaU.S.Navyhospitalshipforjustonedollarayear.Manycompaniesandordinarypeople

donatedmoneytoProjectHope.Theorganizationusedthefundstoturnthenavyshipintoacivilianhospitalshipcalled

theSSHope.

Duringthenext14years,theSSHopetraveledtoeveryregionoftheworld.Whereveritwent,itprovidedhealth

careforneedypeopleandhelpedpoorcountriesestablishtheirownhealthcaresystems.In1974,theSSHopewasretired

fromservice,andProjectHopebegantoprovidehealthcareonlandinstead.

ThestoryoftheSSHopeinspiredDonandDeyonStephenstobuyapassengershipin1978andtransformitinto

anotherhospitalship.Sincethen,theirorganization,calledMercyShips,hassentshipsequippedwithmedicalsupplies

andhospitalbedsaroundtheworld.Doctorsvolunteertotravelonthesevesselsorshipsandperformfreesurgerieson

peoplewhoneedthem.Theycancorrectpeople'svision,straightenbentlimbs,removefacialtumors(腫塊)andmore.

MercyShipsalsoprovidesmedicalequipmentfbrlocalhealthclinicsandbuildsmedicalfacilities.Inaddition,itteaches

localpeoplehowtofarmtheirlandmoreeffectivelyandmoresustainably.

56.WhathappenedtotheSSHopein1974?

A.Itsankunexpectedly.

B.Itwasfullyrepaired.

C.Itlaunchednewservices.

D.Itceasedoperations.

57.WhogaveWalshpermissiontouseashipfbronedollar?

A.AnentertainerinAmerica.

B.TwoAmericanaccountants.

C.AnAmerica'stoppolitician.

D.SmartAmericaninvestors.

58.WhatdoesthearticleindicateaboutsurgeriesonMercyShips*vessels?

A.Theyputphysiciansandnursesatrisk.

B.They*redoneatnochargetopatients.

C.Theymainlybenefitwealthyindividuals.

D.TheyVeresultedinseriousinfections.

59.Accordingtothisarticle,whatdolocalpeoplelearntodowiththeaidofMercyShips?

A.Makeagoodlivingfromtourism.

B.Growcropswithgreatersuccess.

C.Manufacturepopularelectronics.

D.Establisheducationinstitutions.

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(B)

From:BridgetPecolini<bpecolini@>

To:AnsonWong<mransonwong@>

Re:Questionsaboutonlinemathcontest

Date:June18,2023

DearMr.Wong,

Thankyouforyouremail.We*resogladyourchildrenaresigneduptoparticipateinourmathcontest.Ihopeitwill

bearewardingandenrichingexperienceforthem.

Youcanaccessthetrainingsessionandpracticetestsbyloggingintoourwebsiteat.Once

you'resignedin,youwillseeseveraltabsontheleft-handside.

Oneofthemwillsay"Enrolled.”Ifyouclickonthedrop-downmenuthere,you'llfindthenamesofthechildren

youregistered.Ifyouclickoneachname,youHlbegiventheoptionofjoiningatrainingsessionordoingpracticetests.

Ihopethatanswersyourquestion!

Pleaseletmeknowifyouneedanyfurtherhelp.

Sincerely,

BridgetPecolini

/studentinformation

MATHCONTEST2023

We*regladyou'vedecidedtoparticipateinthisyear'smathcontest.Thisisour37thyearrunningthiscontest,and

our3rdwithanonlineoption.Wehopetobeabletoofferin-personcontestsnext

year!

GaryWong

3rdGrade

AccesstothecontestSampletest20232018-2022Practice

(availableAugust14atHam)(availableAugust7-12)tests/contests

EmilyWong

60.WhatcanGarydoatthebeginningofAugust?

A.Hecantakeaclasstolearnhowtosucceed.

B.Hecandothecontestsfromtwoyearsago.

C.Hecancontactthecontestorganizers.

D.Hecantrythemostrecentpracticecontest.

61.WhydidBridgetcontactAnson?

A.Shewascheckinginonhim.

B.Shewasrespondingtohisemail.

C.Shewaslookingforinformation.

D.Shewasaskinghimtopay.

62.Whendoestheofficialcontesttakeplace?

A.IttakesplaceonJune18.B.IttakesplaceonAugust7.

C.IttakesplaceonAugust12.D.IttakesplaceonAugust14.

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（C）

Youconstantlyfindyourselfapologizingtoafriendwhenyou'vedonenothingwrong.Youfeelyoumustobey

someone*sdemands,ortheywillbeupsetwithyouorevenharmyouorthemselves.Anunclearorspecificthreatismade

thatcausesyoutofearthatsomeonewillrevealasecretorweakness,soyoudowhatthatpersonwants.Orperhapsa

relativeistryingtomakeyoufeelobligedtodosomethingbysaying,"Thafswhatfriendsorfamilydoforeachother/

Theyarousefeelingsofguiltinyoufornotmeetingtheirneeds.

Ifyouhavehadexperiencewithanyofthesecases,thenyouarethevictimofemotionalblackmail（勒索）.This

styleofhandlecontrolsyouthroughyouremotions.Fear,obligationandguilt-FOG-areusedbyanemotional

blackmailertogetwhattheywantfrompeople.

Anyone-afriend,colleague,parent,partnerorotherfamilymembers-couldbethatperson.Theirdemandsare

intendedtocontroltheirvictim'sbehaviorinunhealthymethods.Intentionalorunintentional,ifyourneedsarealways

brushedasideinfavoroftheotherperson's,thingsneedtochange.

Dr.SusanForwardidentifiessixstagesinemotionalblackmail.Impliedorobviousdemandscomefirst."Idon't

thinkyoushoulddothingswiththatperson.They*renotgoodforyou."Afterthiskindofstatement,theballisinthe

victim'scourt,sostagetwoisresistance.Thevictimoftenavoidstheblackmailerorsuggestsalternativesinsteadof

sayingno.Stagethreeispersistentpressurebytheblackmailer:nIfwewerereallyfriends,you'ddoit."Stagefour

involvesthreats:nIfyoudon'tdothis...thenIwill..."Thevictimdoesn'twanttheblackmailertomakegoodontheir

threats,soobedience,whichisstagefive,oftenleavesthevictimfeelingguiltyorresentful.Instagesixtheblackmailer

backsoffuntilthenextdemand.

Whatcanyoudo?First,recognizeifyouarebeingpressured,threatenedorcontrolled.Staycalm,andstopsoyou

canconsiderotherpossibilities.Identifyyourtriggers;don'tbepressuredintoanimmediateresponse.Offera

compromise（妥協(xié)）.Telltheblackmailerhowyoufeel,andgivethemachancetoacknowledgetheirbehaviorand

change.Iftheywon*t,walkawayfromtherelationship.Undernocircumstancesshouldyouletyourfearsbeusedagainst

you.

63.Accordingtothepassage,emotionalblackmailmeans.

A.akindofemotionthatcanbemailedtoothersonline

B.akindofactiontoinfluenceothersbymeansofemotion

C.acolourthatcangreatlyinfluenceothers*emotion

D.asituationwhereemotioncanbestoredandgivenoutfreely

64.WhatisthepurposeofusingDr.SusanForward'ssixstagesinemotionalblackmail?

A.Toillustratetheprocessofemotionalblackmail.

B.Toexplaintheoriginofemotionalblackmail.

C.Toprovetheexistenceofemotionalblackmail.

D.Todemonstratethetheoryofemotionalblackmail.

65.Thewordresentfulinthelastparagraphbutonemostprobablymeans.

A.amazedB.frightenedC.indifferentD.angry

66.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

A.whereveryouare,itisimpossibletoavoidemotionalblackmailinlife

B.wheneveryou'reemotionallyblackmailed,justletitbewithnoresponse

C.ifsanadvisablewaytogiveaproperresponsewhenemotionallyblackmailed

D.it'sacorrectresponsetosincerelynegotiatewithemotionalblackmailerthen

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SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbe

usedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Butthistechnologycanbedangerousaswell.

B.Youjustneedtohavesomeexperiencewithtechnologyaswellasapropercomputer.

C.Therefore,AItechnologywillbeusedmoreandmorewildlyinthefuture.

D.AItext-to-imagegeneratorswillbecomeascommonandeasytouseasGoogleimagesearch.

E.Rather,itwillcategorizeeverypossibledetail.

F.Meanwhile,thegeneratorcanhelppeopletorecognizevariousinformationaccurately.

Haveyoueverwonderedwhatyouwouldlooklikeasacartooncharacteroramarvelsuperhero?Withthepowerof

artificialintelligence（AI）text-to-imagegenerators,youcancreateimagesjustlikethat-withoutanyartskills.67

Howdoesitwork?

AItext-to-imagegeneratorsaretrainedthroughaprocesscalledmachinelearning.Inthisprocess,thegenerator's

“brain”isfedmassivenumbersofimagesandlearnstodistinguishwhattheyare.Butthegeneratordoesn'tjustlearnto

tellthedifferencebetweenabananaandaballoon.

68Thesepixel-leveldetailsarethenstoredinamathematicalspace.Whensomeonegivesthegeneratora

textpassagesuchasHDoraemonridingawhitehorse/theprogramusesalgorithms（算法）to"think."Momentslater,the

programwillcreateanentirelyuniqueimagethatyourequested.

Someartistsworrythattheyarebeingreplacedbythistechnology.Butotherartistsliketocooperatewiththe

generator,usingitspowerforideasandinspiration.

ThispowerfultoolisnowavailabletoanyonethroughgeneratorslikeStableDiffusionandDALL-E.Youcanuse

themtocreateallkindsofimaginativeimages.69

Thedarkside

GeneratorslikeStableDiffusionaretrainedusingimagesthataregatheredfromallovertheinternet.Butthe

trainingprocessdoesn'texclude（排除）imagesthatareviolentorinappropriate,sothegeneratorsnleamnthoseaswell.

TheDALL-Eprogramcomeswithbuilt-infiltersthatpreventitfromgeneratingperverse（變態(tài)的）images.ButStable

Diffusionisanopen-sourcetechnology,meaningthatpeoplecanmodifyitscodeandremovethecontentfilters.Despite

this,StableDiffusionsfounderEmadMostaqueremainsoptimisticabouthowpeoplewillusehisgenerator.Hesays,

"Thebadstuffthatpeoplecreate...willbeavery,verysmallpercentageofthetotaluse."

Forbetterorfbrworse,70Butdon'tgenerateanythingyou*dbeashamedtoshowyourmother!

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IV.SummaryWriting

71.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomore

than60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Doyouhaveafavoritepodcast?Thatcanbeadifficultquestiontoanswerforsomeastherearesomanyoptions.

Thatisbecausetheworldisfullofinterestingtopicsandthoughtsaboutthem.Ifyoufeelyouhavesomethingengaging

andvaluabletoshare,startapodcast.

Apodcastisaseriesofaudioepisodesthatcoveraparticularsubject.Thefirststeptocreatingapodcastistofind

yourtopic.It*sbelievedthatthebesttopicsareonesthatyouknowalotaboutandlove.

Anotherimportantstepistomakesureyouhavetherightequipment.Whilepodcastequipmentcanbecomplexand

expensive,itdoesn'thavetobe.Foryourfirstpodcast,youcansimplyrelyonyourphoneandcomputer.Youcanrecord

allofyouraudioonyourphone.Thenwithyourcomputer-andtherightsoftware-youcanmixtheaudio.Thisisthe

processofputtingyouraudiotogetherintooneperfect-soundingfile.

Afteryouhaveyourtopicandequipment,you*llwanttochooseyourformat.Yourpodcastcouldbeoneperson

speaking,twopeopletalking,ormanypeopleofferingtheiropinions.Yourpodcastcouldalsoincludemorethanoneof

theseoptions.

Onceyou*vedecided,youcanstartdraftingyourepisodes.However,whateverformatorformatsyouchoose,

maintainthesamestructureforeachepisode.Thenextstepistofindaquietplaceanddoyourrecording.

Whenyou*vecompletedyourrecordingandaudiomixing,youllneedtofindaplatformforyourpodcast.Luckily

thereareplentyoffreeandpaidplatformopti