六选四专题 2023届上海市崇明区高三下学期二模英语试卷 Section C
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. A. It isn’t just about removing the garbage from the ocean’s surface. B. Hopefully, they can be a big part of the solution to ocean pollution. C. This small robot gathers up everything it encounters, including gasoline and oil. D. For larger, more open areas, a much larger robot called the Interceptor has a similar function. E. If all goes well, they’re hoping to expand the number of robots and take the technology to other waterways in need of cleanup. F. Cleaning up trash that litters the ocean is good, but to keep the oceans clean, new garbage must be stopped from getting there. Trash-Eating Robots
It has become common knowledge that our oceans are filled with garbage. Broken objects, used plastic bottles and so on fill our beaches and cover the ocean floor, doing immense damage to ocean creatures. Many individuals and organizations are working to remove this garbage and recent technological developments have given them a new tool to do so: trash-eating robots.
Robots of various shapes have been designed to collect garbage that they find floating in the ocean. For example, the French company IADYS has developed what it calls the jellyfishbot. 67
The jellyfishbot is remotely controlled and can clean up to 1,000 square meters per hour. It contains a net that can hold up to 30 liters. The jellyfishbots’ small size and ability to be easily controlled make them ideal for cleaning up crowded areas such as ports.
68 Designed for use on rivers, the Interceptor looks like a boat with a conveyor belt that picks up trash. A shallow barrier attached to the Interceptor guides floating trash to the conveyor belt, but fish can swim under it safely. Once a sensor indicates that the dustbins are full, the Interceptor automatically sends a text message to onshore operators. These operators collect and empty the dustbins, sending the garbage to local waste management facilities.
Most of the garbage in the oceans comes down rivers. 69 Hence the Interceptor is used to stop pollution before it enters the ocean.
The Interceptor is completely solar-powered and operates on its own, which minimizes the need for human involvement. Robots are able to clean up large amounts of garbage without humans struggling with beach cleanup by hand. 70 2023届上海市嘉定区高三下学期二模英语试卷
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Section C (8分)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. Bedtime rituals can also help you reduce anxiety. B. For adults, bedtime rituals typically last 30 minutes to an hour. C. But engaging in some bedtime activities could actually help you sleep better. D. Then when the time comes to fall asleep, you’ll be ready. E. There’s no fixed format for the perfect bedtime ritual. F. Evidence indicates that people who read a book in bed have better sleep quality.
Bedtime Rituals
At the end of a long day, you might want to collapse in front of the TV and watch an episode of your favorite show. _____________67_____________ Settling down with a cup of lemon tea or reading a book can tell your body it’s time to sleep. If you turn these activities into a ritual—that is, if you do them every night around the same time—you will be all the more likely to get the rest you need.
A bedtime ritual is important not only because it prepares you for sleep but also because it helps establish healthy sleep habits. If your current habits don’t support good sleep, a bedtime ritual can help you make necessary changes. _____________68_____________ Worry can make it hard to fall asleep at night, but for some people, anxiety at bedtime is common. Rituals can provide comfort by offering predictability and structure. Some rituals, such as journaling, might also relieve anxiety by giving the writer a fresh perspective or sense of meaning.
_____________69_____________ Consider trying several bedtime rituals before settling on a consistent routine. What’s important is figuring out what works for you. Start out with two or three activities according to your needs and preferences. If you enjoy exercise and movement, try yoga or gentle stretching. If you find comfort in order, create a to-do list for the next day. If classical music calms you, turn on some Bach or Mozart enjoying a bath.
Whether your bedtime ritual takes place in bed or somewhere else, make sure your environment is relaxing. Wear comfortable clothes or pajamas, curl up (蜷曲) under a cozy blanket, and keep the lights low. _____________70_____________
2023届上海市奉贤区高三下学期二模英语试卷
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. A. Their long-lasting relationships are important for survival in the wild. B. He teamed up with Fiona McCully, a scientist in animal behaviour. 2
C. The scientists conclude that it’s important to keep flamingos in a large flock. D. According to a recent study, so do flamingos. E. This avoidance may serve to prevent the fights. F. New research shows that flamingos with brighter colors tend to be more aggressive. Flamingos (火烈鸟) make long friendships
When it comes to making friends, humans often seek people with similar interests and personalities. ____67____. The long-legged birds can form friendships that last for years, and they depend on their friends for support when they fall out with rivals.
Scientist Dr Paul Rose had already spotted that flamingos seemed to form narrow exclusive circles. ____68____. To find out why flamingos befriend some but not others, they studied both Chilean and Caribbean flamingos living in a nature reserve in Gloucestershire, England.
Each bird wore a ring around one leg with a unique code to tell them apart. McCully spent months studying their behaviour and built a personality profile for each flamingo. She found that confident, aggressive flamingos walked proudly around in their friendship groups, while the quieter birds carefully avoid those individuals. ____69____.
McCully and Rose found that for the Caribbean birds, personality seemed to matter more in friendships than it did for Chilean flamingos. Caribbean birds were more likely to defend their friends and the confident ones had much larger social groups than the quieter birds. The researchers found this surprising because in many ways, including body shape and how they search for food in the wild, the two species are very similar.
____70____. In that case, all personality types are represented and each flamingo has the chance to find a like-minded friend. McCully and Rose said, “If humans require friendships to be happy, is it really such a great leap to think that flamingos might need the same?”
2023届上海市杨浦区高三下学期二模英语试题 Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A.As that reduces effort over a sustained period, it could result in even more significant negative effects.
B. Before receiving the text, half the participants were asked to think about the different ways they could obtain free food, should they fail to earn the snack.
C. But participants asked to brainstorm other things before unscrambling sentences did just fine.
D. However, the costs of making backup plans haven't previously been examined. E.If you prepare for failure, you may be more likely to fail.
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F. They might not have been aware of this shift in their mindset while working, but they were less motivated.
Making a Backup Plan Weakens Performance
There are certainly important benefits to making backup plans. One is the psychological comfort it brings: People think, “I'm going to be Okay, even if I fail because I can then do X or Y.” Another benefit is that if you fail, you won't keep thinking about it; you can quickly implement your backup plan. (67) Jihae Shin of Wisconsin School of Business believes that
acknowledging the costs and benefits can lead to better and more informed decision making.
She gave 160 university students a sentence-unscrambling（理清句子）task and promised an energy bar to those who performed it well.(68) People encouraged to think
about those backup plans unscrambled significantly fewer sentences on average than people who hadn't been asked to formulate a plan B.
In the follow-up experiment, Shin took the same approach but offered people different rewards-an extra dollar. “We think that when achieving a goal requires work, not luck, making a backup plan can hurt performance by reducing the desire for the goal.” said professor Shin. “In the third studying which participants were asked about how much they wanted the promised reward of one dollar, those who had been asked to think through backup plans reported that they wanted the cash less than others. (69) So they put in less effort which hurt their results. The participants in the lab studies spent less than 10 minutes, thinking about their backup plans--a tiny investment of their attention --yet it significantly affected their motivation and performance on goal pursuit. In real life when the stakes are higher, people would be expected to devote more time and energy to mapping out the detailed backup plans.(70) The practical advice from the researchers is: Hold off on making back up plans until you've put as much effort as possible into your primary goal. 2023届上海市浦东新区高三下学期二模英语试题 Section C
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. A.In reality gardens are anything but natural.
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B.What are the things they have been attracted to?
C.They are idealized landscapes with all the mud, pests and dead plants edited out. D.How much better a place the planet would be if gardening was our outlet for this need! E.Much like agriculture, gardening is a universal human desire coded into our cultural DNA. F.The calmness created by owning a tiny green space under my control has a powerful effect on my mind.
As a botanist who studies our cultural relationship with plants, I am forever fascinated with what draws people to gardening.
Admittedly, connecting with the natural world might seem like an obvious motivation, and undoubtedly it is a key part of the attraction. 67_If they were, we'd abandon any attempts at design, planting or care and watch how walls of weeds slowly gave way to the mass of bushes. But that wouldn't be gardening, of course,
because for all their diversity, the one thing that all gardens have in common is how unnatural they are. 68
Dazzling plants, water factures and glorious blooms is all interconnected well
beyond what would naturally occur. Whether it is green lawns created in the driest deserts or a tropical paradise on a stormy North Atlantic island, they are all about shaping the natural world to fit our idea of what it “should” be.
As I work on my tiny terrariums（玻璃花园）on dark February nights，something magical happens to my brain. 69_In a world that has become increasingly uncertain, people are often fuelled by the same psychological desire: the instinctive need to have a bit of control amid chaos.
As our world becomes more and more unpredictable and often frightening, gardening seems to be able to appeal to and reach out to a whole new generation, often against all odds.
Of course, gardening isn't the only thing people turn to. The rise of culture conflicts and fixation on body image have also been widely documented as being driven by a psychological need to feel a degree of certainty, control and safety. However, I can't help but think of these alternatves:_70
参考答案
2023届上海市崇明区高三下学期二模英语试卷 67. C
68. D 69. F 70. B
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2023届上海市嘉定区高三下学期二模英语试卷 67-70 CAED
2023届上海市奉贤区高三下学期二模英语试卷 67-70 DBEC
2023届上海市杨浦区高三下学期二模英语试题 67-70 DBFA
2023届上海市浦东新区高三下学期二模英语试题 67-70 ACFD
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