2022屆上海市高三下學(xué)期5月英語模擬測試卷06（時間120分鐘，分值140分）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.200. B.300. C.400. D.600.2.A.Atabusstop. B.Athome. C.Attheairport. D.Atasupermarket.3.A.Managerandemployee. B.Teacherandstudent.C.Husbandandwife. D.Brotherandsister.4.A.Hewenttoapictureshow. B.Hepaintedsomepictures. C.HewatchedafootballmatchonTV. D.Hewentouttoplayfootball.5.A.Themouse. B.Theprice. C.Themonitor. D.Thekeyboard.6.A.Themanshouldn’tbesoanxious. B.She’salreadyanhourlate. C.Themanshouldn’twaittobeinterviewed. D.She’stoonervoustocalmdown.7.A.Itishisfavoritebook. B.Itisnotworthreading. C.Itisnottheonehelikes. D.Itisbetterthanheexpected.8.A.Businessisnotnecessarilygoodattheturnoftheyear. B.Businessisalwaysgoodattheendoftheyear. C.Businessmenarethebusiestpeopleattheendoftheyear. D.Therewillbemanycasesattheendoftheyear.9.A.Shedidn’tlikeitatall. B.Shethoughtitwasveryeasy. C.Shethoughtitwastoohardforhertofollow. D.Shethoughttheinstructorwasverygood.10.A.TheywillmakeaphonecalltoDr.Smithtomorrow. B.Theycanputdowntheclockbecauseitisalwaysslow. C.Dr.Smithwaslateforthecall. D.TheycancallonDr.Smithtomorrow.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheconversationandthepassages.Theconversationandthepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11. A.Theimpactofpainfulmemories.B.Newresearchonapillandtheargumentaboutit. C.Awayofwipingoutpainfulmemories.D.Apropermethodforchangingmemories.12. A.Itcancausethebraintofixmemories.B.Itcanstoppeoplerememberingbadexperiences.C.Itcanpreventthebodyproducingcertainchemicals.D.Itcanwipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories.13. A.Expertsarenotsureabouttheeffectsofthepill.B.Thepillwillcertainlystoppeople’semotionalmemories.C.Takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople’sphysicalhealth.D.ThepillhasalreadybeenproducedandusedbytheAmericanpublic.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14. A.Wearinghighheelscanimprovewomen’sbalance.B.Wearinghighheelsexposeswomentostrains.C.Wearinghighheelscanresultinbackpain.D.Wearinghighheelscanleadtounhealthywalkingpatterns.15. A.Theyshouldchooseproperheels.B.Theyshouldexercisetheiranklemusclesproperly.C.Theyshouldmeasurethestrengthoftheiranklesfrequently.D.Theyshouldgiveupthehabitofwearinghighheels.16. A.Becausetheythoughtitwasfashionable.B.Becauseitwasasymbolofstatus.C.Becauseitcouldhelpthemtoshoottheirbowandarrowmoreeffectively.D.BecauseitwasrequiredbyEuropeanemperors.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17. A.Believinginthemselves. B.Writingabook. C.Challengingtheirlife. D.Askingforhelp.18. A.Shemakeschildren’sprograms.B.Shegetsinvolvedinlegaldecisions.C.Shesimplifiesajudge’sjob.D.Sheexplainsthefunctionofthelawinsimplewords.19. A.Sharingthingswithothers. B.Solvingproblems.C.Talkingwithothers. D.Havingheropinionsheard.20. A.Ajudge’sreflectiononherjobandlife.B.Thesuccessofachildren’sprogram.C.Theimportanceoflawindailylife.D.Theproblemspeoplemeetincourt.Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.JustHowBuggyisYourPhone?Whatiteminyourhomecrawlswiththemostgerms?Ifyousay___21___toiletseat,you’rewrong.Kitchenspongestopthelist.Butcellphonesareprettydirtytoo.Theycontainaround10timesasmanygermsastoiletseats.Peopletouchtheirphones,laptops,andotherdigitaldevicesalldaylong,yetrarelycleanthem.Inoneincident,athiefpaidaterriblepriceforstealingagermycellphone.HestoleitfromahospitalinUgandaduringawidespreadofthedeadlydiseaseEbola.Thephone’sownerreportedthetheftbefore___22___（die）fromthedisease.Soon,thethiefbeganshowingsymptomsandfinally___23___（confess）tothecrime.___24___inthatunusualcaseacellphonecarrieddangerousbacteria,notallgermsarebad.Mostcausenoharm.Infact,theycouldprovidehelpfulinformation.Lookatthesurfaceofyourphonecarefully.Doyouseesomedirtymars?“That'sallyou,”saysmicrobialecologistJarradHampton-Marcell.“That’sbiologicalinformation.”Itturnsoutthatthetypesofgermsthatyouapplyalloveryourphoneortabletaredifferentfrom___25___ofyourfriendsandfamily.They’relikeafingerprintthatcouldidentifyyou.Somedayinthefuture,investigatorsmayusethesemicrobialfingerprintstosolvecrimes.Phonesanddigitaldevicesmaybeoneofthebestplacestolookforbuggyclues.Ina2017study,researcherssampledarangeofsurfacesin22participants’homes,___26___countertopsandfloorstocomputerkeyboardsandmice.Thentheytriedtomatchthemicrobialfingerprintsoneachobjecttoitsowner.Theofficeequipmentwaseasiesttomatchtoitsowner.Inan___27___（early）study,adifferentgroupofresearchersfoundthattheycouldusemicrobialfingerprintstoidentifythepersonwho___28___（use）acomputerkeyboardevenafterthekeyboardsatuntouchedfortwoweeksatroomtemperature.Oneday,microbialsignaturesmightshow___29___peoplehavegoneandwhattheyhavetouched.Theycouldprove___30___anunmarkeddeviceisyours.So,sure,yourphoneisprettygermy.Doesthatinspireyou,ordoesitjustbotheryou?SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.declaredB.surviveC.individualizedD.advocatedE.signalF.significantlyG.dominatedH.contrastI.supposedlyJ.apartK.inseparableThey’restillkids,andalthoughthere’salotthattheexpertsdon’tyetknowaboutthem,onethingtheydoagreeonisthatwhatthekidsuseandexpectfromtheirworldhaschangedrapidly.Andit’sallbecauseoftechnology.Tothepsychologists,sociologists,andmediaexpertswhostudythem,theirdigitaldevicessetthisnewgroup31,evenfromtheirMillennial(千禧年的)elders,whoarequitefamiliarwithtechnology.Theywanttobeconstantlyconnectedandavailableinawayeventheirolderbrothersandsistersdon’tquiteget.Thesedifferencesmayseemslight,butthey32theappearanceofanewgeneration.The33betweenMillennialeldersandthisyoungergroupwassoevidenttopsychologistLarryRosenthathehas34thebirthofanewgenerationinanewbook,Rewired:UnderstandingtheingenerationandtheWayTheyLearn,outnextmonth.Rosensaysthetechnically35lifeexperienceofthosebornsincetheearly1990sissodifferentfromtheMillennialeldershewroteaboutinhis2007book,Me,MySpaceandI:ParentingtheNetGeneration,thattheydistinguishthemselvesasanewgeneration,whichhehasgiventhemthenicknameof“ingeneration”.Rosensaysportabilityisthekey.Theyare36fromtheirwirelessdevices,whichallowthemtotextaswellastalk,sotheycanbeconstantlyconnected—eveninclass,wherecellphonesare37banned.Manyresearchersaretryingtodeterminewhethertechnologysomehowcausesthebrainsofyoungpeopletobewireddifferently.“Theyshouldbedistractedandshouldperformmorepoorlythantheydo,”Rosensays.“Butfindingsshowteens38distractionsmuchbetterthanwewouldpredictbytheirageandtheirbraindevelopment.”Becausethesekidsaremoredevotedtotechnologyatyoungerages,Rosensays,theeducationalsystemhastochange39.“Thegrowthontheuseoftechnologywithchildrenisveryrapid,andweruntheriskofbeingoutofstepwiththisgenerationasfarashowtheylearnandhowtheythink.Wehavetogivethemoptionsbecausetheywanttheirworld40,”Rosensays.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.FitnessappssuchasStravacanbeusefultoolsformotivatingyoutostartandsticktoanexerciseplan.But,accordingtoastudyattheNationalUniversityofIreland,Galway,theseappscanmakepeoplebecome41toexercise.Thestudy,whichobserved272cyclistswhouseStrava,foundthatpeoplewhomainlyusethetooltoshowoff,42,postingtheirexercisetoreceivepraise,aremorelikelytodevelopanunhealthydesireandhighstresslevels.Itseemsobviousthatbeingabletotrackandsharethetiniestdetailsofyourexercisemaynotalwaysbea(n)43thing.Ihadaneatingdisorderasateenagerand,foraveryunhappytime,44dominatedmylife.Iweighedmyselfseveraltimesaday.IcalculatedeverythingfromhowmanycalorieswereinonebiteofanappletohowmanyextracaloriesIwould45byexercisingincoldweather.Iusedin-braincalculatingtechnologytotrackallthis.HadIhadaccesstothehealthappsavailablenow,itwouldhavetakenmemuchlongerto46–notonlybecausethesekindsoftoolsenableobsessive(強(qiáng)迫性的)behaviour,butbecausethey47andevenglorifyit.Weliveinanagewhenyoucanneverbetoorichortoo48.Calorie-countingisnowcelebratedasadata-drivenroutetoself-improvement.Itis49tospotthesymptomsassociatedwitheatingdisorderswheneveryoneseemstogethookedontheirfitnessstatistics.Also,becauseeatingandexercisedisordersarestillassociatedwithwomen,itisparticularlyeasyforproblematicbehaviouramongmentoflyundertheradar.Thenegativeconnectionbetweenthesetechnologiesandwellbeinghasreceived50attention.Onlyahandfulofstudieshintatthedarksideofthesedevices.A2019studyoffemaleFitbitusersbyCNN,forinstance,foundthat59%feltasiftheirroutineswere51bytheirdevice,while30%saidtheirFitbitmadethemfeelguilty.A2015studyatDukeUniversityfoundthattrackingcanreduce52intheactivitybeingquantifiedandmakepeopledolessofthatactivitywhentheyarenotmeasuringit.Goingforalongbikeridecanceasetobeanenjoymentinitselfbutanachievementto53aboutonline.Fitnessappsthemselvesarenotabadthing.54,ashealth-trackingtechnologybecomesincreasinglycommon–evenkidsusefitnessapps–itisimportanttobeawarethat55everyaspectofourlivesisnotnecessarilyhealthy.41. A.accustomed B.addicted C.blind D.grateful42. A.inpractice B.aboveall C.forexample D.inbrief43. A.annoying B.positive C.strange D.original44. A.fantasy B.doubt C.exercise D.data45. A.count B.drain C.burn D.exhaust46. A.recover B.suffer C.adapt D.explore47. A.advertise B.realize C.criticize D.normalize 48. A.strong B.fit C.young D.energetic49. A.harder B.smarter C.morelikely D.morebeneficial50. A.little B.special C.considerable D.immediate51. A.guaranteed B.revealed C.damaged D.controlled52. A.anxiety B.benefit C.pleasure D.significance53. A.bring B.boast C.inquire D.hesitate54. A.However B.Therefore C.Additionally D.Contrarily55. A.assessing B.adjusting C.quantifying D.inspectingSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)AstheCOVID-19pandemichithard,fishermenwatchedtheirmarketsdryup.Restaurants—normallymajorfishbuyers—closedorcutbackorderssignificantly.Fishermenweren’tsureiftheyweregoingtogetpaidforwhattheyfished.Meanwhileaspeoplelostjobs,foodbanksstartedtoseeagreatdemandforservices.Thingsweregettingdesperate,withlonglinesforfoodassistanceinmanystates.Outofthesedualcrises,anewideawasborn.Foodassistanceprogramsacrossthecountryhavestartedconnectingwithlocalfishermentostockuponlocalseafood,manyforthefirsttime.Andthearrangementseemstobehelpingthefishermen,theeconomyandthoseinneedofhealthyfood.AccordingtoCatherineD’Amato,CEOoftheGreaterBostonFoodBank,thenetworkusuallykeepsfourorfiveweeksoffoodonhandincaseofemergencies.Thepandemichit,and“wefoundourselvesbelowoneweekofstockandgoingdownrapidly,”shesays.That’sbecausethefoodbanknormallydistributesabout1millionpoundsoffoodaweek,andthatbecame2.5millionpoundsoffoodaweek,D’Amatosays.WhileCongressandthestateshaveincreasedfundinganddonationsforfoodbanksduringthepandemic,ithasn’tbeenenough.“Formanyyears,wehavebeenwantingtobeabletoworkwithorganizationsinthefishingindustry,”D’Amatosays.Butit’scomplicated.Fishermencatchalotofbigfish,andfoodbankswhomighttakeitneedtheproductstobecutsmallandeasytouseforcustomers.Italsohastobefishtheyknowandrecognize.Thebarriershavebeentoohighinmanyplacestomakeitwork.Butthisspring,thestatedepartmentofagricultureconnectedthefoodbankwithsomegrantmakers.TheytalkedtosomelocalfishermenaboutdevelopingatraditionalNewEnglandfishsoup.Thegrantspaidfishermenfortheircatchandprovidedmoneyforalocalmanufacturertoprocess,freezeanddeliverthesouptofoodbanksinfamily-sizeservings.Thesoupishelpingtofeedfamiliesandkeepfishermenfishing.Thefishermenhopetosellitinstoressoon,andD’Amatohopestopurchasemoresoupandexpandintonewseafoodproductsforhercustomers.56. Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

A.thefoodshortageduringtheCOVID-19pandemic

B.thecooperationbetweenfishermenandfoodbanks

C.thedramaticimpactthepandemichadonfishermen

D.thenewseafoodproductmanufacturedforfoodbanks57. Whatdo“dualcrises”inparagraph3referto?

A.Fishermen’sdifficultyinstoringseafoodandthedeclineoftheeconomy.

B.Fishermen’sdifficultyinsellingfishandfoodbanks’needformorefood.

C.Theclosureofrestaurantsandfoodbanks’greatdemandforfoodassistance.

D.Manypeople’sunemploymentandmanystates’badservicesinfoodindustry.58. Accordingtoparagraph5,CatherineD’Amatothinksthat_____.

A.fishermenshouldstarttoprocessfish B.manyfishesareunknowntocustomers .

C.there’sagapbetweensupplyandneed D.thefishingorganizationsaretooindependent59. Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatthefishsoup_____.

A.increasesfishermen’sproductivity B.iscommonlyconsumedbylocalfishermen

C.makesfoodbanksrethinktheirproducts D.isproducedbyfoodbanksinatraditionalway(B)ThisdocumentsetsoutthedisplaystandardsforGlasgowMuseums.Thisguidewillhelpexhibitionplannersprovideaccesstoexhibitionsinourmuseums.GlasgowMuseums’aimistoimproveaccesstocollectionsbyhavingasmanyitemsaspossibleondisplayandwithoutphysicalbarriers.Wealsotryoutbesttoprotecttheseobjectswithoutlimitingaccesstothem. ObjectPlacement? Don’tplaceobjectsinsuchawaythattheycouldpresentadangertovisitors.? Allobjectdisplays,casedorotherwise,mustbeviewablebyall,includingpeoplewhoaresmallinfigureorinwheelchairs. OpenDisplay? Allobjectsonopendisplaymustbesecurefromtheftanddamage.? Allobjectsidentifiedforpotentialopendisplaymustbeviewedandagreedonanobject-to-objectbasisbytheSecurityManagerofthemuseum.RecommendationsDistanceRecommendeddistancetoplaceobjectsoutof“casualarm’s700mmlength”(takenfromtheedgeoftheobjecttotheedgeofanyproposedformofbarrier)700mm*Insomecases,600mmmaybeacceptable,providedtheplinthheightisabove350mm. CasedObjects? Allcaseddisplaysshouldfallwithinthegeneraloptimum(最優(yōu)的)viewingbandof750-2000mm.Ensureeverythingisvisuallyaccessiblefromawheelchair.? Positionsmallobjectsorthosewithfinedetailinthefrontpartofacase,withlargeritemsbehind.? Positionsmallitemsorthosewithfinedetailnohigherthan1015mmfromfloorlevel.Objectsplacedabovethisheightareonlyseenfrombelowbypeopleinwheelchairsorpeoplewhoaresmallinfigure. 60. Fromthispassage,wecanlearnthatGlasgowMuseums_____.

A.limitaccesstoexhibitionsonadailybasis

B.aremostfamousforitslargecollection

C.makegenerousdonationstothedisabled

D.valuetheexperiencesofallvisitors61. Accordingtotheguide,objectstobeplacedonopendisplaymust_____.

A.beequippedwithanti-theftsystem B.beviewedfromadistanceof700mm

C.receiveapprovalfromthemuseumfirst D.fallwithinarms’reachofastandingman62. Amotherandher10-year-oldsonarelikelytobothfeelcomfortableinfrontofadiamondplacedinaglasscaseattheheightof_____.

A.1250mm B.950mm C.650mm D.450mm(C)EllenWeisscanhardlysee.DavidSchmittcanbarelyhear.Aretheytypicalvictimsofaging’scruelestblows?Notreally.Weissisactuallyafreshresidentdoctorinfamilypractice,age30,andSchmittamedicalstudent,26.Theyhavebeenassignedroles,agesandparticularillnessesasaninnovativepartoftheirmedicaltraining.Introducedinonlyafewmedicalcenterssofar,suchroleplayingisdesignedtoexposedoctorstothepainsenduredbythepatients.Itisjustoneofseveraltechniquesbeingtriedatmedicalschoolsandhospitalsinanattempttodealwiththemostuniversalcomplaintaboutdoctors:lackofsympathy.“Residentsareusuallyyoungandhealthy,”saysDr.StephenBrunton.“They’venotreallyhadachancetounderstandwhatpatientsgothrough.”Role-playingprogramsgivethemacrashcourse.AtHunterdon,students’facesareinstantlyagedwithcornflourandmakeup.Nextthedisabilitiesarelaidon:glovescripplefingers,andpeasinsideshoespreventwalking.Thentheersatzinvalidsareaskedtoperformcommontasks:purchasingmedicationatthedrugstore,undressingforXrays,fillingoutaMedicareformand,mostawkward,usingthebathroomthemselves.AtLongBeach,newresidentsassumemade-upillnessesandcheckintothehospitalforanovernightstay.Thestafftreatsthemastheywouldanyotherpatient,evensendingthemabill.TheentireenteringclassofmedicalstudentsattheUniformedServicesUniversityoftheHealthSciencesareissuedbedpansandtoldtousethem.Someareevensubjectedtoanindignity:spendingmostpartofthefirstdayofschoolaspeoplewithdisabilities.Instantpatientsusuallystartoutactivatedandjoking.“Butbytheendofafewhours,mostsay,‘I’mexhausted.’”observesnurseLindaBryantatHunterdon.Schmittdiscoveredthat“amajoraccomplishmentwasdoingupmycollar.”And,tohissurprise,“Iwounduphatingphysicianswhodidn’trealizehowmuchmedicationwouldcostandhowharditwastogoandpickitup.”Weissalsolearnt:“IrealizedhowlittleItalktopatients.Imightaskthemaboutchestpainsbutnot‘Canyougetdressed,eatO.K,takeyourmedicine?’”JeffreyOrtizthoughthewasinforaquietrestwhenhewassenttotheintensivecareunit,sufferingfrom“chestpains.”Insteadhespentasleeplessnight:“Peoplewerecomingintodolabs,themaninthenextbedwasgroaning,andtheheartmonitorwasbleeping,whichwasnoisyandscary.”Anypatientcouldhavetoldhimso,butmanyeducatorsbelievethedirectexperienceofsuchmiserieswillleaveanenduringsenseofsympathy.Doctorshavelongdefendedtakingacool,dispassionateapproachtopatientcare,arguingthatithelpspreserveobjectivejudgmentandprotectagainstburnout.Butcriticsdisagree.“Byconcentratingonsymptomsandlabdata,weignoreawealthofinformationthatcanaffectpatients’well-being,”observesDr.SimonAusterattheUniformedServicesmedicalschool.63.Accordingtothepassage,therole-playingprogrammeisdesigned___________________.A.asaninnovativepartinthelocalcommunityB.aspartoftheplaytheresidentshavetowatchC.tohelpdoctorsunderstandthepainsenduredbythepatientsD.toexposestudentstoschoolfacilitiesinavividway64.Whatdoesthephrase“theersatzinvalids”inparagraph3referto?A.Localpatientswhousuallystartoutactivatedandjoking.B.Studentswhomakeuptheirfacestolookaged.C.Doctorswhoperformcommontasksthatmaynotoccurinrealhospitals.D.CustomerswhopurchasemedicationsandundressforXrayswiththehelpofstudents.65.Theinstantpatientsmayfeelmostembarrassedwhenthey___________________.A.fillinaMedicaretableB.areusingthewashroomontheirownC.areissuedbedpansandtoldtotrythemD.meetwithsomeonetheyknowwell66.Whatcanbeconcludedaccordingtothepassage?A.Residentsshouldalwaystakeacoolapproachwithoutsympathytopatientcareintheirjob.B.Doctorsoughttobecompletelyindependentfromthesymptomsandthepreviouslabdata.C.Doctorsmayignoreinformationinfluencingthepatients’healthonlybyfocusingonsymptoms.D.Experienceinrole-playingprogramswon’thelpthenewdoctorspreserveobjectivejudgment.SectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.It’stheinnerselfborninourmindthatiskeepingusundercontrol.B.C.D.E.F.Therefore,wearesoeagerfortheapprovalofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlives,failingtodothethingswereallywantto.Who’sincontrolofyourlife?Who’spullingyourstrings?67Welearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewereveryyoung,ofcourse.Wewerebrainwashed.Wediscoveredthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsit,“Mostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse’sopinions,theirlivesamimicry(模仿),theirpassionsaquotation.”Sowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulweare,itmakesusfeelgood.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrugweareaddictedtoitandseekitoutwhereverwecan.68Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgettingtheirfix(成癮物),weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval.Butjustaswithanydrug,thereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedomthefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownscheduleandtheycomewiththeirownbaggageand,intheend,they’remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.69Everyonehasadifferentwayofthinking,andpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetime.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhaustedandprobablypleasingnooneintheprocess.Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?70Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvaluesnotvaluesimposedfromtheoutsidebyothers,butinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.Ifwearedrivenbythesevaluesandnotbythechangingopinionsandvaluesystemsofothers,wewillliveamoreauthentic,effective,purposefulandhappylife.IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.It’snaturaltofeeltheneedtocontrolsomethingwheneverythingaroundyoufeelsoutofcontrol,andyou

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helpless.Whenafriendofminefirstheardaboutthe\o"PsychologyTodaylooksatcoronavirus"coronavirusoutbreak,shegotdownonherhandsandkneesandcleanedherkitchenfloor.Shetoldme,“Myfloorwasn’tevendirty,butdoingsomethingconstructivemademefeelincontrolandthatIwasholdingontomypower,despitethedesperatecircumstances.”Yourmostpowerfulweaponagainstuncertaintyisyourperspectivebecausenobodyandnosituationcantakethatfromyouunlessyougiveitaway.Yourperspectivecanvictimizeorempoweryou.Whenyoulookfortheupsideinadownsidesituationandfigureoutwhatyoucancontrolandwhatyoucan't,it’seasiertoacceptwhateverisbeyondyourcontrol.Smallgesturesduringhardtimesgentleworryandconcern.Oftenduringemergenciesandcrises,peoplestartperformingactsofkindnessatrandom.Helpingothersthroughacrisisbyperforminggooddeedscanmakeyoufeelincontrol.Theobviousbenefitwhenyoureachouttohelpsomeoneelseisthatyougetabreakfromyourownworriesforawhile.Contributing,giving,volunteering,donatingandperformingkindacts,