1/162026年上海市普通高校春季高考英語(yǔ)仿真模擬卷01（上海專(zhuān)用）（考試時(shí)間：120分鐘試卷滿(mǎn)分：140分）ListeningComprehension（第1-10題,每題1分；第11-20題，每題1.5分；共25分）SectionADirections:InSectionyouwilltenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyyouaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersondecidewhichisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave1.A.At12:30. B.At13:00. C.At13:30. D.At14:00.2.A.Inahospital. B.Inapolicestation.C.Inagarage. D.Inapost-office.3.A.Washclothes. B.Cleanthebackyard.C.Sitinthebackyard. D.Enjoythetea.4.A.Hedoesn’twanttowatchTVtonight.B.Hepreferstowatchthebaseballgame.C.He’dratherseethemovie.D.Hehasn’tdecidedwhattowatchtonight.5.A.Howtocheckcomputerfiles. B.Howtowritecomputerprograms.C.Howtoapplyforacomputercourse. D.Howtoassembleacomputer.6.A.Shethinksitwrongtochooseeitherofthebooks.B.Shefindsitdifficulttochooseonefromthetwobooks.C.ShethinkseitherofthebookswillbeOK.D.Shedoesn’tlikeeitherofthetwobooks.7.A.Theapplicationhasbeendelayedforaweek.B.Thejobhasbeenofferedtosomeoneelse.C.Themanisnotsuitablefortheposition.D.Themanlackstherelevantexperience.8.A.Ambitious. B.Diligent. C.Aggressive. D.Considerate.9.A.Sheisstrictwithdiscipline. B.Shehasmissedsomelessons.C.Shecan’tgivegoodlessons. D.Shefailstobehaveherself.10.A.Workingconditionsshouldbeimprovedfortheemployees.B.Theemployeesshouldbesatisfiedwiththepresentworkingconditions.C.Hedoesn’tthinktheemployeesshouldhavetheprotest.D.Heisdoubtfulabouttheeffectoftheemployees’action.SectionBDirections:InSectionB.youwillheartwoshortpassagesseveralandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Ajewelryshop. B.ShopsintheCityMall.C.Aparkedtruck. D.Adriverintheparkinglot.12.A.Leavethetrucktogether. B.Runbacktothetruckwithouthelmets.C.Runbacktothetruckseparately. D.Leavethetruckwithouthelmets.13.A.Thetruckwasoriginallypaintedwhite.B.Thetruckhadnoregistrationplate.C.Thetruckdisappearedfromtheparkinglot.D.Thetruckwascoveredwithsilvermaterial.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Inordertoprotecttheweakandoldones.B.Inordertoshowbeautifulshapeofthem.C.Inordertomaintainphysicalstrength.D.Inordertokeepteamworkspirit.15.A.Howthebirdsdecidetheorderofthegroup.B.Howthebirdsdecidetherouteofthegroup.C.Howthebirdsdecidethetimeofflyingofthegroup.D.Howthebirdsdecidewhotakeschargeofthegroup.16.A.Birds’abilitytokeeporder. B.Birds’flyingpatternasateam.C.Birds’intentiontomigrate. D.Birds’skillstotelldirections.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.Beautifulsceneryinthecountryside. B.Cross-countryskiing.C.Dangersofwintersports. D.Painandpleasureinsports.18.A.Hecan’tfindgoodexamplestoillustratehispoint.B.Hecan’tfindapeacefulplacetodotheassignment.C.Hecan’tdecidewhethertoincludetheeffortpartofskiing.D.Hedoesn’tknowhowtodescribethebeautifulcountryscenery.19.A.Newideascomeupasyouwrite.B.Muchtimeisspentoncollectingdata.C.It’shardtofindapropertopic.D.Thewriter’spointofviewoftenchanges.20.A.Howtoreviseapaperinanacademicmanner.B.Howtopolishyourargumentsinapaper.C.Howtotellthemainideasinapapereffectively.D.Howtodecideonrelevantcontentforapaper.II.GrammarandVocabulary（每題1分；共20分）SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.NewwayofdetectingoxygenonexoplanetscouldhelpfindlifeThesearchforoxygenonotherplanetsoutsideofoursolarsystem,calledexoplanets,isthoughttobeanaidinthesearchforlifeoutsideofEarth.Now,astronomers1(develop)anewmethodfordetectingoxygenonexoplanets,accordingtoanewstudypublishedMonday.Thescientistsbelievetheirnewmethodcouldspeedupthesearchforlifebymaking2easiertotellifindividualexoplanetscouldhostlifeontheirsurfacesbylookingattheiratmospheres.Forexample,ifanalienspecieswassearchingforlifeoutsideoftheirplanet,oneofthewaysthey3tellEarthhostedlifeisbecauseofthepresenceofbiosignatures,suchasoxygen.IndividualorganismslikeplantsonEarthproduceoxygen4photosynthesis.Thenewmethodwillrelyondetectingthestrongsignal5(create)whenoxygenmoleculescollideintheatmospheresofexoplanets.ThemethodwillbeusedbyNASA’sJamesWebbSpaceTelescope,6willbeabletopeerintotheatmospheresofexoplanetsandsearchforthissignal.Thetelescopewilllaunchlaterandtakeacloserlookatmysteriousexoplanettargetsalreadyidentifiedbypreviousplanet-huntingmissionssuchasNASA’sKeplerandTESS.Thisuniquesignalproducedbyoxygenmoleculecollisionscouldactuallyhelpastronomersdecide7theplanethostslifeornot.Oncethisdetermination8(make),theycanquicklymoveoninthesearch.“Beforeourwork,oxygenatsimilarlevelsasonEarthwasthought9(be)undetectablewithWebb,”saidThomasFauchez,leadstudyauthoratNASA’sGoddardSpaceFlightCenter.“Thisoxygensignalisknownsincetheearly1980sfromEarth’satmosphericstudiesbuthasneverbeenstudiedforexoplanetresearch.”Thecollisionoftheoxygenmoleculesiskey10theyblockinfrared(紅外線(xiàn)的)lightfromthetelescope,creatingpatternsinthespectrum(光譜)thathelpdeterminethecompositionoftheatmosphere.Tocreatetheirmethod,theresearcherscalculatedtheamountoflightexpectedtobeblockedoutbythecollisions.SectionBDirections:ineachblankwithathebox.Eachcanbeonlyonce.NotethatisoneyouA．misreading

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K.complexAreAIToolsKillingTranslatorJobs?MorethanathirdoftranslatorshavelostworkduetogenerativeAI,arecentsurveyhasfound.Morethanfourintentranslatorssaidthattheirincomehasdecreasedbecauseofthe11technology.Morethanthreequartersbelievethatitwillnegativelyaffecttheirfutureincome.ThesurveywasrunbytheSocietyofAuthors(SoA),theU.K.’slargesttradeunion(工會(huì))forwriters,illustrators,andtranslators.Itfoundthat37percentoftranslatorshadusedgenerativeAItosupporttheirwork.Eightpercentwereaskedtouseitbytheirpublisherorcommissioningorganization.ThomasBunstead,whosetranslationsfromSpanishincludeTheBookofAllLovesbyAgustínFernándezMallo,saidthatitisimportanttodistinguishbetweenliterarytranslatorsandcommercialtranslators.“Thoughathirdoftranslatorsthinkthatthey’velostworktoAIalready,literarytranslation12inthehandsofhumans,”hesaid.“TheworkthathasbeenhandedovertoAIwillbethekindof13stuffwhichdoesn’trequiresomuchnuance(細(xì)微差別),suchasinstruction14.”NicholaSmalley,whosetranslationsfromSwedishandNorwegianincludeASystemSoMagnificentItIsBlindingbyAmandaSvensson,agreeswiththis.“ButperhapsthepeopletranslatingcrimeandromancenovelswhoarecurrentlygettinglessworkduetoAIwillallstartgettingintothe15stuff,”shesaid.“We’llallbefightingforspaceinthatjob.Ihopenot.”IanGiles,co-chairoftheTranslatorsAssociation,saidthathisincomefromcommercialtranslationworkhas16fallensincethebeginningoflastyear.Thelossofnon-literary17ofincomeforliterarytranslatorswillmean“theraisingofthe18toentryintotheindustry,withonlythosewithwealthwillbeabletotranslateliteratureforpublication”.Healsosaidthatcost-cuttingisnotrestrictedtonon-literarytranslation.Apublisherspecializingine-booksandaudiobooks,forwhichGilespreviouslytranslated,hasswitchedtoaprocessknownaspost-editing,whereanAItranslatorhasafirstgoattranslatingatextbeforeahumaneditorchecksitandmakeschanges.Nuanxedisacompanythatfacilitatestranslationviapost-editing.Itsaidthatwhilehumantranslatorsare“essentialinmaintaininghighqualityliteratureintranslation,”their“methodologieswillneedtoevolvealongsidetechnologicaladvancements.”However,Smalleyisconcernedthatpost-editingcancreate“alotmorework”fortranslators.Theymustcarefullycomparetextstocatch19and“poororunidiomatic(不地道的)”style.“Colleagueswhohavedonepost-editingworksaythatitrequiresafarhigherdegreeofattentionbecausetheAI-generatedtextoftenreadsso20,”shesaid.“I’mcertainthattheactofcreativeandliterarytranslationwillliveoninoneshapeoranother,”saidGiles.“Formany,there’sadeep-seateddesiretotranslateandIalsobelievethatthere’sanaudiencethatdesireshuman-translatedcontent.”III.ReadingComprehension(共45分。41-45每題1分；56-70每題2分)SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.FillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontextForthepastfiveyears,I’vebeenstudyingreadingon-screenandinprint.WhatI’vefoundoutisthatwhiledigitaldevicesmaybefineforreadingthatwedon’tintendto21orreread,textthatrequireswhat’sbeencalled“deepreading”isnearlyalwaysbetterdoneinprint.Readersthemselveshaveasharpsenseofwhatkindofreadingisbestsuitedforwhich22.MysurveyresearchwithuniversitystudentsintheUnitedStates,Germany,andJapanshowsthatifcostwerethesame,about90percentwould23hardcopyforschoolworkandlongtexts.Butforlightreadingand24texts,50percentwouldchoosetoreadon-screen.Digitalreadingalso25distractionandinvitesmultitasking.AmongAmericanandJapanesesubjects,92percentreporteditwaseasiesttoconcentratewhenreadinginhardcopy.InGermany,26percentindicatedtheywere26tomultitaskwhilereadinginprint,comparedwith85percentwhenreadingon-screen.Imagine27withaShakespeareanplayon-screenwhileatthesametimeloggingintoyoursocialmediasiteandbookingavacationflight.Yougetthepoint.Severalopen-endedquestionsonmysurveywereparticularly28.Common29to“Whatdoyoulikemostaboutreadinginprint?”included“Icanwriteonthepagesandrememberthematerialeasier”and“it’seasiertofocus.”whenaskedwhattheylikedleastaboutreading30,anumberJapanesestudentsreportedthatitwasn’t“realreading,”whilerespondentsfromallthreecountriescomplainedthatthey“getdistracted”or“don’tabsorbasmuch.”Myall-timefavoritereplytothequestion“Whatistheonethingyou31aboutreadinginprint?”camefromanAmerican:“IttakesmelongerbecauseIreadmorecarefully.”Butisn’tcarefulreadingwhatschoolsaresupposedtopromote?Allthisbringsustothehumanities(人文學(xué)科),whicharebasedonlong-formreading.Readingsinthehumanitiestendtobelengthy,intellectually(智力地)weighty,orboth.The32ofdigitalreadingforthehumanitiesisthatscreens—particularlythoseondeviceswithInternetconnectionsaffectourencounterswithstimulatingtexts.These33weren’tdesignedforfocusedconcentration,readingslowly,pausingtoarguevirtuallywiththeauthor,orrereading.34,theyareinformationandcommunicationmachines,bestusedforsearchingandfastreading.Teachersandscholarsneedtothinkmorecarefullyaboutstudents’increasingrejectionoflong-formreading,now35bydigitaltechnologiesthatfurthercomplicateoureffortstoengagestudentsinserioustext-basedknowledgeseeking.21．A．makefor B．skipover C．searchfor D．chewover22．A．level B．medium C．student D．a(chǎn)ssignment23．A．prefer B．a(chǎn)bandon C．share D．exchange24．A．cheaper B．moreliterary C．shorter D．moreimportant25．A．replaces B．encourages C．discloses D．minimizes26．A．likely B．unable C．surprised D．reluctant27．A．competing B．a(chǎn)ssociating C．struggling D．comparing28．A．distracting B．complicated C．confusing D．revealing29．A．responses B．links C．a(chǎn)ttachments D．introductions30．A．widely B．casually C．digitally D．a(chǎn)cademically31．A．evaluate B．dislike C．enjoy D．neglect32．A．method B．pleasure C．highlight D．challenge33．A．texts B．encounters C．devices D．connections34．A．Otherwise B．Rather C．Fortunately D．Additionally35．A．guided B．restored C．polarized D．intensifiedSectionB Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread. (A)OncewhenIwasfacingadecisionthatinvolvedhighrisk,Iwenttoafriend.Helookedatmeforamoment,andthenwroteasentencecontainingthebestadviceI’veeverhad:Beboldandbrave—andmightyforceswillcometoyouraid.ThosewordsmademeseeclearlythatwhenIhadfallenshortinthepast,itwasseldombecauseIhadtriedandfailed.ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall.Ontheotherhand,wheneverIhadplungedintodeepwater,forcedbycourageorcircumstance,IhadalwaysbeenabletoswimuntilIgotmyfeetonthegroundagain.Boldnessmeansadecisiontobiteoffmorethanyoucaneat.Andthereisnothingmysteriousaboutthemightyforces.Theyarepotentialpowerswepossess:energy,skill,soundjudgment,creativeideas—evenphysicalstrengthgreaterthanmostofusrealize.Admittedly,thosemightyforcesarespiritualones.Buttheyaremoreimportantthanphysicalones.Acollegeclassmateofmine,Tim,wasanexcellentfootballplayer,eventhoughheweighedmuchlessthantheaverageplayer.“InonegameIsuddenlyfoundmyselfconfrontingahugeplayer,whohadnothingbutmebetweenhimandourgoalline,”saidTim.“IwassofrightenedthatIclosedmyeyesanddesperatelythrewmyselfatthatguylikeabullet—andstoppedhimcold.”Boldness—awillingnesstoextendyourselftotheextreme—isnotonethatcanbeacquiredovernight.Butitcanbetaughttochildrenanddevelopedinadults.Confidencebuildsup.Surely,therewillbesetbacks(挫折)anddisappointmentsinlife;boldnessinitselfisnoguaranteeofsuccess.Butthepersonwhotriestodosomethingandfailsisalotbetteroffthanthepersonwhotriestodonothingandsucceeds.So,alwaystrytolivealittlebitbeyondyourabilities—andyou’llfindyourabilitiesaregreaterthanyoueverdreamed.36．Whywastheauthorsometimesunabletoreachhisgoalinthepast?A．Hefacedhugerisks.B．Helackedmightyforces.C．Fearpreventedhimfromtrying.D．Failureblockedhiswaytosuccess.37．Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpart?A．Swallowmorethanyoucandigest.B．Actslightlyaboveyourabilities.C．Developmoremysteriouspowers.D．Learntomakecreativedecisions.38．WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph5?A．Confidencegrowsmorerapidlyinadults.B．Tryingwithoutsuccessismeaningless.C．Repeatedfailurecreatesabetterlife.D．Boldnesscanbegainedlittlebylittle.39．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toencouragepeopletobecourageous.B．Toadvisepeopletobuildupphysicalpower.C．Totellpeoplethewaystoguaranteesuccess.D．Torecommendpeopletodevelopmoreabilities. (B)HowtoplaceanOrderofCustomJeansSelecttheFabric&Styles→Fabric（布料）—SelecttheFabricfromourlargecollectionofDenimFabricSamples.→SpecialWash—Selectyourfavoritespecialwashtreatmenttomakeyourjeanslookstylish.→ThreadColor—Selectthethreadcoloryouwant.Youcanselectsecondarythreadcoloralso,whichcanbeusedatcertainstitches.Also,youcanspecifywhereyouwanttousethesecondarythreadunderspecialnotattheendofmeasurements.→PocketStyle-Selectthefrontpocket&backpocketstyle.Ifyouwantyourownstyledfront&backpocket,selectmyowndesign&sendusthephotoofthepocketstyleyouwant.Ifyouaregoingwithourdefault（默認(rèn)）pocketstyle,wewillmakeyourjeanswithbasic5-pocketpattern,whichisuniversalstyleforjeansinallcountriesintheworld.→FlyStyle-Selecttheflystyleyouwant,theZipFlyortheButtonFly.MeasurementsSelectoneoptionfrom“MakeMyJeans”&“CopyAJeans”→MakeMyJeans-FirstSelectfttingtypeaccordingtowhattypeoffttingyouwantforyourjeans.Giveyourexactbodymeasurementsasdescribed&showninthephotos.Wewillleaveextraloosingasdescribedin“FittingGuideTable”.Sorefertotablefirst&thendecideyourfittingtype.→CopyAJeans-Ifyoualreadyhaveaperfectjeansandyoulikeitthemost,thenyoucansendusallthemeasurementstousbyfollowingtheinstructionsin“CopyAJeans”section.Wewillmaketheperfectcopyofyourfavoritejeans.Pleasenotewecancopyonlythemeasurements,notthefabricandaccessories.Themeasurementswritteninthemeasurementsboxbyyouwillbethefinalmeasurementsforyourorderprocessing.Tochangeormodifyit,contactusbyE-mailorbyphoneandwewillinformyouaboutyourorderstatusandwewilltellyouwhatmodificationweareabletodoatthatstage.ConfirmYourOrderBypressingPROCEEDtab,youwillberedirectedto“ConfirmOrder”page.Onthispage,youwillseeallthedetailsyouselectedduringorder,youcanagainmodifyorderbyclickingedittab.Afterconfirmingyourorder,pressPROCEEDtab.MakePaymentYoucanmakepaymentsindifferentways.WeprovidePayPal(directpaybyPayPal&byyourcreditcard),net-banking,chequeorcashdepositandsendademanddraftoptions.DeliveryAfterconfirmationofyourpayment,wewillstartthejeansmakingprocessforyou,andwewilldeliveryourjeanswithin30days.Afterdispatchingfromhere,itwilltake3-5daystodeliverinIndiaand6-9daystodeliveroutofIndia.EnjoyWearingSQJeansTM.40．InFabric&Styles,whichitemleavesyouwiththeleastpersonalchoice?A．Fabric. B．FlyStyle.C．PocketStyle. D．ThreadColor41．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A．Thetailorwillmeetalltherequirementsonyourjeansonconditionthatyoustateeverydetailclearlyinyourorder.B．Iftheorderwithwrongmeasurementshasalreadybeenprocessed,nothingcanbedonetofixthesituation.C．Beforepayment,youcancheckyourorderindetailandfeelfreetomakemodificationsmultipletimes.D．Thetailorwillmakeanidenticalcopyofyourfavoritejeansifyoufollowtheinstructionsin“CopyAJeans”section.42．IfyouplaceanoverseasorderwithfullpaymentsbyPayPalonOctober12,youwillreceiveyourjeansnolaterthan________.A．Oct.21 B．Nov.11C．Nov.16 D．Nov.20 (C)Rainisjustairbornebacteria’swayofgettingdowntotheground.That’stheconclusionofananalysisofsnowsamplesfromaroundtheworld,whichrevealthatrain-makingbacteriadoesexistintheatmosphere.Theideathatbacterialcellscouldleadtorainisnotnew,butuntilnownoonehadappreciatedtheextenttowhichbiologicalparticles(顆粒)apparentlycontributedtorainfall.“Theyareeverywhereintheatmosphere,”saysBrentChristnerofLouisianaStateUniversity,BatonRouge.“It’shardtobelievetheycouldn’thavesomeimpactonrainfall.”TheparticlesthatChristnerisreferringtocomefrombacteriawith“ice-nucleating”proteins,whichfacilitatetheformationofice,ontheircellsurface.Forexample,thebacteriumPseudomonassyringaehasaproteinwhichbindswatermoleculestogetherinapatternthatallowsicetoformatwarmertemperatures.Whenthebacterialicefallfromtheclouds,theyproducesnow,oriftheymelt,rain.Christnerandhiscolleaguescollectedsnowsoonafterithadfallenfrom19locationsinFrance,theUSandAntarctica,andfoundevidenceofice-nucleatingproteinsatallthesites.Thismeansthatrain-makingbacteriaarepresentintheatmosphere.“There’snoreasontheycouldn’tbeincloudstoo,”saysChristner.Ifice-nucleatingproteinsarefoundinclouds,thiswouldraisethepossibilitythattheproteinsevolvedaspartofthebacteriallifecycle.Manybacteriagetsweptupintotheatmosphere,andalthoughtherearenutrientsandwaterpresentinclouds,theymightnotwishtostaylong.“Thereallyinterestingthingisthatthemajorityoficenucleatorsintheirsamplesarebiological,”saysTimLentonoftheUniversityofEastAnglia,Norwich,UK.Sincebacteriamaketheirlivingatgroundlevel,rainmaybeawaytogetthemselvesoutoftheclouds,headds.Itshouldbepossibletoturnthisabilitytoouradvantage,saysChristner.“Inplacesthatsufferdroughtyoucouldplantcropsthatharbourbacteriatoincreaseprecipitation.”P(pán).syringaegrowsontheleavesofplantsandiswell-knownasapathogenthatcausesfrostdamage.Sofarmerscouldonlyuserain-makingbacteriainplaceswhereitdoesn’tgetcoldenoughforgroundfrosttoform.43．Accordingtothepassage,whatdidBrentChristner’steamdiscoverintheiranalysisofsnowsamples?A．Theydiscoveredbacteriathatcontributetorainfall.B．Theyfoundnoevidenceofbacteriaintheatmosphere.C．Theydeterminedthatbiologicalparticlesdonotaffectrainfall.D．Theyfoundthatice-nucleatingproteinsarerareinsnowsamples.44．Whatcanbeinferredabouttheroleofice-nucleatingproteinsincloudsbasedonthepassage?A．Theyareunrelatedtobacteriallifecycles.B．Theyonlyforminverycoldtemperatures.C．Theypreventtheformationofsnowandrain.D．Theymayhelpbacteriadropfromtheatmosphere.45．WhydoestheauthormentionthebacteriumPseudomonassyringaeinthepassage?A．Toexplainwhybacteriaprefertostayinclouds.B．Toillustratehowbacteriafacilitateiceformation.C．Toshowthatmostbacteriahaveice-nucleatingproteins.D．Togiveanexampleofhowbacteriacansurviveextremecold.46．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Bacteriamakeraintogetbackhome.B．Bacteriaprotectagainsttoomuchrain.C．BacteriaarefoundinmostareasonEarth.D．Bacteriaturnclimatechangetotheiradvantage.SectionCDirections:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesintheboxEachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.Lifewouldbealotsweeterifyouwereamemoryathlete.Mostofushowever,arenotwiredthatway.Butdon’tbediscouraged:thankstoneuroplasticity,anyonecantranscendtheirfalliblememory.47.Thereareafewrelativelysimplethingsapersoncandotohelpimprovetheirmemoryfunction.Firstup,thebasics:thefoundationofgoodmemoryisgoodhealth.Eatingandsleepingrightwillleadtooptimalbrainfunction,theflow-oneffectofwhichisabettermemory.48.Amnemonicdeviceisatrickdesignedtomakerememberingthingseasier.Soinsteadofrememberingtobuyeggs,rice,applesanddogfood,itmightbeeasiertothinkofREAD,whichstandsforrice,eggs,apples,anddogfood.Thisistheacrosticmethod.Anothermorecomplicatedmnemonictechniqueiscalledamindpalace.Let’susethesameshoppinglistasanexample.Insteadoffocusingontheword“rice,”thistechniqueworksbyfocusingontheimageofricethrownonthegroundinayard.Foreggs,pictureahenpeckingattherice,followedbyanearbytreeofappleblossoms,thepetalsfallingaroundthehen,fallingonasleepingdog.49.Thistechnique,whereyoubaseamemoryaroundvisualimages,ismoreformallycalled‘methodofloci’.ArecentstudypublishedinNeuronhasunearthedsomeinterestinginsightsaboutthebrainsofcompetitivememorizers.Theresearchersinvited23oftheworld’stop50memoryathletestohavetheirbrainsscannedinreststates,andwhileperformingmemorytests,andmatchedeachchampiontoacontrolparticipant.Anatomically(解剖學(xué)上),thescansshowedtherewasnodifferenceinbrainstructureorregionsizebetweenthegroups.50Andwhat’smore,aftertheygavethe“na?ve”controlgrouptraininginthemethodofloci,theirneuralconnectivitybegantolookmorelikethatofthepros.A．Whatyou’rebornwithisn’twhatyou’restuckwith.B．Wherethedifferencewasobservedwasinconnectivity.C．Oncetheinterconnectedsceneiscreatedit’sasimplevisualtoeaseyourwayaroundthehallsofthegrocerystorewithnolistneeded.D．Traininginmethodoflocicanphysicallychangethewayapersonremembers.E．ThentherearemoredeliberateapproacheslikepracticingmnemonicsF．Theimprovedmemoryobservedaftermnemonictrainingpersistsforaslongas4monthsaftertrainingconcludes.IV.SummaryWriting51．Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.WhyIsEveryoneSofascinatedbyJellycats?JellycatstartedintheUKin1999,foundedbytwocreativepeoplewhowantedtomakestuffedtoys(毛絨玩具)inanewway.Thename“Jellycat”comesfromthesoundofachild’slaughter,whichispartofthefun,playfulatmospherethatthebrandisknownfor.Sincethen,Jellycathasgrownintoaglobalbrand,offeringuniqueandimaginativedesignsthatcapturepeople’shearts.Inaworldwheretrendscomeandgoquickly,Jellycatstuffedanimalshavebecomemuchmorethanjustapassinghit.Theyarelovedbypeopleofallages,offeringcomfortandjoy.Whyisthisbrandsoappealingandhasbeenwellreceivedforsomanyyears?WhatsetsJellycatapartisitsfocusoncreativity.Everyyear,thebrandreleasestwonewcollections,alwaysintroducingfreshandexcitingstuffedtoys.Thisconstantinnovationensuresthere’salwayssomethingnewtodiscover,whichkeepscatchingconsu