2024年1月上海市春季高考英語(yǔ)全真模擬試卷02

I.ListeningComprehension（第1-10題,每題1分；第11-20題，每題1.5分;共25分）

全真模擬試卷02（

聽(tīng)力）.mp3

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.

A.Excited.B.Dissatisfied.C.Bored.D.Exhausted.

2.

A.7:00.B.7:10.C.9:00.D.9:10.

3.

A.Acook.B.Ashopassistant.C.Asaleswoman.D.Awaitress.

4.

A.Atagasstation.B.Inaworkshop.

C.Atanartgallery.D.Inadepartmentstore.

5.

A.Hehasn'thadachancetomeetKathyyet.

B.Kathyhadalreadytoldhimthenews.

C.Hedidn'tknowthatKathywasbeingmoved.

D.HisnewofficewillbelocatedinNewYork.

6.

A.ThewomanwantstogotoToronto.B.ThemanwantstogotoVancouver.

C.TherearenoflightstoToronto.D.TherearetwodirectflightstoToronto.

7.

A.Sheshoulddomorecarefulwork.

B.SheisnotconcernedaboutGeorge'sremarks.

C.Georgedoesnotcareabouther.

D.Georgeshouldn'thavesaidmuchabouther.

8.

A.Shecan'taffordthatmuchforatrip.

B.Sheisfortunatetohavemadealotofmoney.

C.Shedoesn'tthink15,000dollarsisenoughfbrthetrip.

D.Sheconsiders15,000dollarsonlyasmallsumofmoney.

9.

A.Playingtennis.B.Writingatermpaper.

C.Gatheringmaterials.D.Holdingameeting.

10.

A.Themanwasseriouslyinjuredinthecaraccident.

B.Themanhadpoorimaginationbecauseofthecaraccident.

C.Themanwasn'twearingtheseatbeltwhentheaccidenthappened.

D.Theman'sdaughteradvisedhimtoweartheseatbeltbeforehelefthome.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeasked

severalquestionsoneachoftheshortpassagesandthelongerconversation.Theshortpassagesandthelonger

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthe

fourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.OnAugust18,2021.B.OnDecember15th,2021.

C.OnJanuary20th,2022.D.OnDecember14th,2021.

12.A.Sheflewdayandnighttobreaktherecord.

B.HerfavouritepartofthejourneywasacrossSiberia.

C.Shethoughtaboutnothingelsebutflyingduringthejourney.

D.BadweatheralongthewayforcedhertolandinTaipei.

13.A.Tomajorinelectricalengineering.

B.lbhonorthetraditionofherfamily.

C.ToencouragegirlstobecomeSTEMteachers.

D.Toinspiregirlstopursuetheirflyingdreams.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theadventureofarobotonadesertedisland.

B.Arobofsreunionwithitslonglostfriends.

C.Therichanimalworldthroughtheeyesofarobot.

D.Theescapestoryofarobotfromadesertedisland.

15.A.Sheisbrokenanddamagedintheaccident.

B.Sheisbroughtbacktolifebyagroupofsealions.

C.Sheisfrightenedatthesightofislandanimals.

D.Sheisdeliveredtotheislandasanexperimentsubject.

16.A.Theyfightforlimitedresources.

B.Theyspeakeachother'slanguage.

C.Rozandtheislandanimalstrusteachother.

D.Rozfeedsanimalswithadvancedprogramming.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

17.A.Friendly.B.Unfriendly.

C.Uninterested.D.Respectful.

18.A.Toavoidoffendingpeople.B.Toattractattention.

C.lbavoidconfusingpeople.D.Tomakefriendseasily.

19.A.Greece.B.India.C.Bulgaria.D.Britain.

20.A.WavingarmsaroundalotwhenarguingisveryBritish.

B.GivingaguestfromtheMiddleEastathumb-upispolite.

C.There'sjustonemeaningwhenIndiapeopleshaketheirheads.

D.Beingcarefulwithgesturesisamustwhenyoumeetpeoplefromdifferentcultures.

ILGrammarandVocabulary（每題1分；共20分）

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfarmofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Behaviourcontractsforteenagers

Theconflictbetweenyouandyoursonordaughterisaproblem,maybeit'stimeyouthoughtaboutsetting

upa'homerulescontract9.Thisisanideathat'sbeingusedmoreandmoreoften,especiallyinfamilieswith

rebelliousteenagechildren.WeinterviewedDrAmyBarker,apsychologist,whoisinfavouroftheidea.

Whatisahomerulescontract?

DrBarker:It'saformalagreementabouttherulesofbehaviorthatteenagers21(expect)tofollowat

home.Itshouldstateclearlywhattherulesare,whatprivilegestheteenswillgetiftheyobeytherulesandwhat

punishmentswillfollowiftheydon't.Thecontractissignedbyeveryone22(involve),justlikealegal

document.

Who23writethecontract?

DrBarker:Alltheadultswhohaveaparentalroleshouldbeengaged.It9simportantthattheyallagreeand

sticktotherulesthemselves.Atthesametime,theteenagersshouldalsocontributetheirideas,24they

takepartinmakingtherules,they'llbemorelikelytofollowthem.Thefinalcontractshouldbetheresultof

discussion,25(respect)evervone?spointofview,andallthepeoplewhohavesignedshouldgetacopy.

Whataretheadvantagesofacontract?

DrBarker:Itmakesitverycleartoteenswhattheyareandaren'tallowed26(do),andtheycansee

whattheconsequencesoftheiractionswillbe.Sotheylearntocontroltheirbehaviour.Forparents,thecontract

strengthenstheirauthorityandhelpsthemtobefairandreliable.

Whatareasshouldbecoveredinacontract?

DrBarker:Thatdepends.Youcan'tmakerulesforeverything,soyouhavetodecidewhat'smost

importantand27themainproblemslie.Commontopicsincludethehours28teenagersoughtto

behome,thespendingmoneytheyreceive,thehouseworktheyneedtodoathomeandtheiruseofphonesor

networkingsites.Forolderteens,rulesaboutdrivingacarmayalsobeimportant.

Docontractssolve29?

DrBarker:No,ofcoursenot!Therewillalwaysbeconflictsanddisagreements30peopleina

family.Butacontractthateveryonerespectscanhelptokeepthepeace.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.alertB.connectedC.correspondD.dismissE.embarrassed

F.invaluableGjudgementH.pilotedL.respectfulJ.urgeK.wellbeing

Areyoulistening?Butareyoureallylistening?You?dthinkwe'dbeverygoodatlistening,butdowe

deeplylisten?Sometimeswequickly31another'sopinionifitdoesn'tfitneatlywithourown.The

BritishCouncilhaslaunchedaprojectCrossingDividesaimedtotrainyoungpeopletolistenandunderstand

otherpeoplewithverydifferentperspectives.

Practicingdeeplisteningmeanstuningintoempalhy（同理心），resistingthe32tojudgepeoplewho

aredistinctfromoneself.Itdevelopsimportantskillsthatwillmakeanyoneabetterlistener:empathy,silence

andbecomingawareofour33

Theprojectwas34inLebanon,whereithelpedlocalpeoplefindcommongroundwitheachother,in

asocietydividedbybitteryearsofconflict.Peopletakingpartintheprojectsaidtheyfeltthattheywerebeing

heard,helpingthemtofeelrecognizedandunderstood,whichopenedcommunicationbetweencommunities.All

theparticipantsgreatlyimprovedtheirlisteningskills,whichproved35intheirworkingandpersonal

lives.

Theyhavealsohadachancetobelistenedtoandheard,whichresearchshowscanimprove36.This

isbecauseweallfeelaccepted,valuedandmore37tootherswhenwesensethatwearebeingtruly

listenedto,andthepersonlisteningtousdoesn'thavetoagreewithusforthosebenefitstobeenjoyed.

Theprojectisalsoanopportunityfbrparticipantstofeelthebenefitofsteppingoutsidetheirown”echo

chamber（回聲室）Echochambersarecreatedbyournaturaltendencytoseekoutpeopleandopinions,in

personandonline,thatweagreewith,sowemainlyseeandhearinformationandopinionsthat38toour

own.Notsurprisinglythisleadsustothinkourviewsaredefinitivelycorrect,sowebecome39oreven

angrywhenweencounterperspectivesthatourworldviewsuggestsarcwrong,becausetheydon'tagreewithour

ownechochamber.

So,trainingyoungpeoplewithdeeplisteningskillscanencouragemanymorepeopletotakepartin

challengingand40conversations.ScottMcDonald,theorganization'sCEOsaid:"Thedeeplistening

traininggetstotheheartofwhatwedobyprovidingopportunitiesforpeopletostepoutoftheirechochambers,

tocrossdivides,andbuildtrustandunderstanding.,,

IILReadingComprehension（共45分。41-45每題1分；56-70每題2分）

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext

Morethanhalftheworld'spopulationliveincities,andby2050theUNexpectsthatproportiontoreach

68%.Thismeansmorehomes,roadsandotherinfrastructure.Suchaconstruction41doesharmto

tacklingclimatechange,though,becausemakingsteelandconcretegeneratesaround8%oftheworld's

carbon-dioxideemissions.Ifcitiesareto42andbecomegreeneratthesametime,theywillhavetobe

madefromsomethingelse.

Asithappens,Chicagomightbecomepartofthe43.Inrecentyears,asarchitectshavebecome

increasinglyinterestedinmodem歷版"（木材）一constructionmethods,woodenbuildingshavebeengetting

steadily44.Thecurrentrecordisheldbythe85-metre-tallMjostametbuildinginNorway,completedin

2019.Butthiswouldbe45bytheRiverBeechTower,a228-metrebuildingproposedforasitebeside

theChicagoriver.

AstheAAAsmeetingheardthisweek,woodisoneofthemost46sustainablealternativestosteel

andconcrete.Itisnot,however,everydaywoodbutamaterialcalledengineeredtimber,composedofdifferent

layersforspecificpurposes.Besidesengineeringtheshapeofacomponent,designerscanarrangethegrains（紋

理）inthelayerstoprovidelevelsof47thatequalsteel,inaproductthatisupto80%lighter.

Engineeredtimberis,48、usuallyassembledintolargesectionsofabuildinginafactory.Thatcutsdown

onthenumberof49thathavetobemadetoaconstructionsite.

Allthis50tocarbon-dioxideemissions.MichaelRamageoftheUniversityofCambridgetoldthe

meetingofa300-square-metrefbur-storeywoodenbuildingthatgenerated126tonnesofCO2.Haditbeenmade

with51,emissionswouldhaverisento310tonnes.Ifsteelhadbeenused,theywouldhavetopped498

tonnes.Indeed,fromonepointofview,thisbuildingmightactuallybeviewedas"carbon52When

treesgrow,theylockcarbonupintheirwood-inthiscasetheequivalentof540tonnesofCO2,representinga

long-termreductionofCO2fromtheatmosphere.

Ifbuildingwithwoodtakesoff,itdoesraiseconcernabouttherebeingenoughtreesto53.But

withsustainablymanagedforeststhatshouldnotbeaproblem,saysDrRamage.Afamily-sizedapartment

requiresabout30cubicmetresoftimber,andheestimatesEurope'ssustainable54alonegrowthat

amounteverysevenseconds.Norisfirearisk,fbrengineeredtimberdoesnotburneasily,becausetheinner

coresoflarge55timbersareprotectedbyacharring（炭化）layerifburnt.

41.A.projectB.ambitionC.boomD.security

42.A.expandB.reformC.contractD.survive

43.A.rebelB.outcomeC.answerD.issue

44.A.greenerB.friendlierC.lighterD.taller

45.A.overbalancedB.overshadowedC.overlookedD.overstated

46.A.domesticB.promisingC.debatableD.artificial

47.A.beautyB.strengthC.frictionD.dimension

48.A.neverthelessB.insteadC.moreoverD.meanwhile

49.A.deliveriesB.checkoutsC.purchasesD.payments

50.A.addsvalueB.givescreditC.givesaboostD.makesadifference

51.A.cementB.timberC.concreteD.synthetics

52.A.positiveB.negativeC.friendlyD.resistant

53.A.goroundB.goawayC.gooverD.godown

54.A.advocatesB.strategiesC.forestsD.farmers

55.A.imposingB.visibleC.universalD.structural

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfallowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

In1674GeorgeRavenscroft,anEnglishglassmerchant,wasgrantedapatentforthediscoverymadeathis

factoryinLondonthataddingleadoxide｛一氧化鋁)tothemeltresultedinaclearer,moredurableproduct.Thus

wasbornleadcrystal,andwithitthefashion,inEngland,ofdrinkingwinefromglassvesselsratherthan,say,

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Wineglasseshaveevolvedsincethen,ofcourse,andoneaspectofthisevolutionisofparticularinterestto

TheresaMarleauandhercolleaguesintheBehaviourandHealthResearchUnitatCambridgeUniversity.Dr

Marteaususpectedthatglasseshavegotbiggerovertheyears,andthatthismayhavecontributedtothe

increaseddrinkingofwineinBritain-anincreasethathasbeenparticularlymarkedinrecentdecades.

AstheyreportintheBMJ,amedicaljournal,sheandherteamobtaineddataonglassvolumesgoingback

toabout1700fromsourcesincludingtheRoyalHouseholdandtheAshmolean,theuniversitymuseumof

Cambridge'sarch-rival,Oxford.Altogether,theyrecordedthecapacityof411glassesand,asthechartshows,

therehasindeedbeenanear-continuoustendencyforthatcapacitytoincreasesinceRavenscroft^day(hediedin

1683).Thereisalsoanotableaccelerationoftheprocessstarlinginabout1990.Inall,theaveragecapacityofa

wineglassincreasedfrom66mlinthe1700stoalmost450mlin2016-17.

Thatthisvolumetricinflationhasstimulatedwineconsumption-DrMarteau'ssecondhypothesis(懾

設(shè))一ishardtoprove.Butitmayhavedone.TheamountofwinedrunkinBritainhasrisenmorethansevenfold

since1960,whilethepopulationhasgrownbyonly25%.Datacollectedbetween1978and2005byBritain's

OfficeofNationalStatisticssuggesttheproportionofadultsdrinkingwinefellfrom60%to50%overthat

period,whiletheaverageweeklywineconsumptionofthosewhodiddrinkthestufftripled,whenmeasuredas

unitsofalcohol.

Meanwhile,workdesignedtotestdirectlytheideathatglasssizematters,whichDrMarteaupublishedlast

year,producedmixedresults.ShelookedattheconsequencesforwinesalesatabarinCambridgeofservingits

waresinbothbiggerandsmallerglassesthannormal,whilekeepingtheservingsizesonoffer(125mlor175ml,

accordingtocustomerchoice)thesame.Inweekswhenthebiggerglasseswereused,winesaleswentupby9%

onaverage.Thelargervessels,itseemed,wereindeedencouragingcustomerstoorderrefillsmoreoften.Onthe

otherhand,inweekswhenthesizeoftheglasseswasbelownormal,salesdidnotgodown.Reducingglasssizes,

then,doesnotkeeppeoplesober.

56.WhydoesthewritermentionGeorgeRavenscroffspatentinthefirstparagraph?

A.Tointroduceanimportantchangeinwineglasses.

B.TopayrespecttoasuccessfulEnglishglassmerchant.

C.Toarousereaders9interestinhowwineglassesaremade.

D.Tomakeacomparisonbetweentwowaysofwineproduction

57.Accordingtothepassage,whatisDrMarteauJsfirsthypothesis?

A.Wineconsumptionhasbeengoingupinthelast100years.

B.Thesizeofwineglasseshasbeenincreasingovertheyears.

C.Winebecameamoredurableproductthreehundredyearsago.

D.Wineusedtobedrunkinasmallmetalcontainer.

58.AccordingtoDrMarteau9sresearch,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Today'swineglassesareasbigasthoseintheearly1900s.

B.ThepopulationofBritainhasgrownmorequicklythanwineconsumption.

C.Thosewhodrankconsumedanincreasingamountofwinebetween1978and2005.

D.Theproportionofadultsdrinkingwinehaskeptgoingdownsince1960.

59.Theword“sober”(inthelastparagraph)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.healthyB.considerateC.notviolentD.notdrunk

(B)

Manyquestionscanbeexpectedinadvanceandit'swisetohavesomewell-constructedanswersthatyou

cantailormorecloselyontheday.It'ssensibletohaveanumberofkeyphrasestouse.Remembertoalwaystry

andmakeyouranswerspositive.

QI:Tellmeaboutyourself.(Theinterviewerisreallysaying“Iwanttohearyoutalk.")

Al:Thisisjusttogetthingsstarted,butitisaverycommonquestion.Writeascript,andpracticeitsothat

itsoundsnatural.Spendamaximumoffourminutesdescribingyourqualifications,careerhistoryandyour

rangeofskills.Emphasizethoseskillsthatarerelevanttothejobonoffer.

Q2:Whathavebeenyourachievementstodate?(Theinterviewerissaying“Areyouanachiever?^^)

A2:Again,thisisacommonquestion,sobeprepared.Selectanachievementthatisexperience-relatedand

fairlyrecent.Identifyskillsyouusedinthisachievementandsaywhattheresultswere.

Q3:Whatdoyoulikeaboutyourpresentjob?(Theinterviewerisreallytryingtofindoutwhetheryou

willenjoythethingsthenewjobhastooffer.)

A3:Thisisastraightforwardquestion.AllyouhavetomakesureisthatyourMikes5correspondtotheskills

etc.requiredforthejobonoffer.Bepositive,describeyourjobasinterestinganddiverse,butdonotoverdoit.

Afterall,youareleaving?

Q4:Whatareyourstrengths?(Theinterviewersimplywantsastraightforwardanswerastowhatyouare

goodat.)

A4:Thisistheonequestionthatyouaredefinitelygoingtoget,sothereisnoexcuseforbeingunprepared.

Concentrateondiscussingyourmainstrengths.Listthreeorfourexplanationsofhowtheycouldbenefitthe

employer.Strengthstoconsiderincludetechnicalproficiency;abilitytolearnquickly;determinationtosucceed;

positiveattitude;yourabilitytorelatetopeopleandachieveacommongoal.Youmaybeaskedtogiveexamples

oftheabove,sobeprepared.

Q5:Tellmeaboutthemostdifficultsituationyou'vehadtofaceandhowyouhandledit.

(Theinterviewisreallytryingtofindoutyourdefinitionof"difficult-andwhetheryoucanshowalogical

approachtoproblemsolvingusingyourinitiative.)

A5:Thiscanbeatrap!Toavoidit,selectadifficultworksituationthatwasnotcausedbyyouandwhich

canbequicklyexplainedinafewsentences.Explainhowyoudefinedtheproblem,whattheoptionswere,why

youselectedtheoneyoudidandwhattheoutcomewas.Alwaysendonapositivenote.

60.Thepassageismainlyintendedto.

A.highlighttheimportanceoflookingpositiveinaninterview

B.givesuggestionsonhowtoanswerinterviewquestions

C.providesomesampleanswerstointerviewquestions

D.illustratehowtolookconfidentinaninterview

61.Whenaskedaboutwhatyouthinkofyourpresentjob,you'dbetter.

A.talkaboutwhatyoudislikeaboutit

B.commentpositivelyonyourcolleagues

C.relatesittothejobyouareapplyingfor

D.describehowinterestingitisasfaraspossible

62.Ifaninterviewerwantstoknowwhetheryoucansolveaproblemproperly,whatwillheask?

A.Tellmeaboutyourself?

B.Tellmeaboutyourstrengths?

C.Whathavebeenyourachievementstodate?

D.Howdidyouhandlethemostdifficultsituation?

(C)

DearDoggyDiary

MONDAY

Nowwe'vesurelygotallwerequireforthepuppy'sarrival:abasket,ascreamingtoybananaandabagof

dogfood.Fornames,wearehesitatingbetweenSpikeorLenny——but,asItellthislisttoaBlackfriend,I

suddenlyrealizebothnamesareassociatedwithfamousBlackmen,andpanicthatthisisalitdeoffence.

TUESDAY

OurfriendSamhaskindlyvolunteeredto“puppyproof'ourhome."Youdon'twanttogivehimthat

screamingtoy,that'sencouraginghimtoeatyoursofa/5shesays,inspectingourpurchasesdisapprovingly.She

handsusabook,byDrIanDunbar."Thisguy”,sheassuresus,“isaSuperBabysitterfordogs.”

WEDNESDAY

Spentlastnight57Dunbarhasplentyofwisdomon"positivelycommunicating^^withthe

puppy,butnothingonhowtogetapuppyandalsotwoyoungchildren.

THURSDAY

D-Day.Nowtheregistrationwebsitewantsadognameatshortnotice.So,wegofor"Buzz”.Onesyllable

(音節(jié))andwithmulti-generationalfascination(GrannythinksAldrin,kidsthinkLightyear).

FRIDAY

Ifeelveryhesitantaboutsayingso,butlastnightwentwell.Buzzisincrediblycute,thekidsadorehimand

he'sverycuteandonlydidonepee(排尿)ontheblanket,anddidImentionhe'scute?

SATURDAY

"Love”能elslikeastretchrightnow.Our"play"wasevidentlynot“fbcused“enoughtopreventBuzzbiting

throughoursofa.Also,ourthree-year-oldthinksifsfunnytorunaway,soBuzzwrestleshimtothegroundand

licksalloverhisface.Isuspectthisisn'tthebestwaytoprepareBuzzforengagingwiththepublic.

SUNDAY

Thewholehousesmellsofdog.Ifindthisnasty,butfriends,family,andpeoplewebarelyknowexistedare

droppingbytomeethim."It'slikehavingababy,eh?”saysmyneighbor,Erik,brightly.t6Yes,butit'sababy

youcanneglectwhenitcries!^^1respondcheerfully.Hefrowns（皺眉）.

MONDAY

It's2A.M.onthecoldestdayoftheyearandI'monmyhandsandkneesinthebushes.Ithinkyou've

neverreallyexperiencedaharshmid-winteruntilyou'retryingtorunafterapuppy.Then,wereturninside,and

ifsjustmeandBuzz.Peace.Ishouldputhimbackinhiscage,butIfindIcan'tresistahug.Don'ttellmywife.

63.Whatdoesthephrase“puppyproof'ourhomameaninparagraph2?

A.Makeourhomecleanenoughforthepuppy.B.Inspectourhometomakeitpuppy-friendly.

C.Provethatthepuppywillsatisfyourneeds.D.Decorateourhomewithbooksonpuppies.

64.Inthediaryof"WEDNESDAY”,apassageismissing.Whichofthefollowingplotbestfitsintothe

numberedblank?

A.Pickingadog'snamefromanamelistofBlacks.

B.Lookingoverthehouseforpotentialsafetyhazards.

C.StudyingDunbar'sbookonhowtotakecareofadog.

D.VisitingDunbarinpersoninordertoadopthispuppy.

65.Whichofthefollowingisthereasonfbrnamingthepuppy"Buzz"?

A.OtherchoicesimplystrongprejudiceagainstBlackpeople.

B.Itspronunciationresemblesthepuppy'scuteandshortbark.

C.Theregistrationwebsiterecommendsthenametothefamily.

D.Thenameholdsappealtoboththeelderandtheyoungergenerations.

66.Whichofthefollowingdoesthediaryfeatureaftertheadoptionofthepuppy?

A.Chaosandcuteness.B.Hatredandlove.

C.Messandcleanliness.D.Abuseandaffection.

SectionC

Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesintheboxEachsentencecanonlybe

usedonce.Notethattherearetvvosentencesmorethanyouneed.

Howtosupportastrugglingfriend

We'veallbeeninsituationslikethis,bothbigandsmallandeverythinginbetween:frommissingthebusto

worktostrugglingwiththelossofalovedone.Commonwisdomsuggeststhataproblemsharedisaproblem

halved.Wereallywanttohelp,yetwedon'tquitehavethewordsorthetactics.

Researchshowsthatmanypeopledon'treallyknowwhatworksbesttohelptheirfriendseffectively.

67Asurveyofthemethodsthatpeopleusedtomanagetheirfriends?emotionsidentified378distinct

strategies.Giventhislargevarietyofstrategies,it'snowonderthatdecidingwhattodowhenyouhaveafriend

intearscanbealittlechallenging.

Thegoodnewsisthattherearesimplestrategiesyoucanlearnthatwillhelpyouprovidemoreeffective

supporttoyourfriends.

Askquestionsandreallylisten

Justasplayingdownafriend^problemisunwise,soistryingtoempathizetooquickly.Whilethisimpulse

isunderstandableandquitenormal,itisalsolikelytogowrong.68Sohowmightyoubestaddressthe

situationinstead?Arecentresearchsuggeststhatitwouldbebettertoslowdownandstartbyaskingdirectly

howyourfriendisfeeling,ratherthanthinkingabouthowyoumightfeelinasimilarsituation.

Arelatedtechniquetotryisactivelistening,