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北京市部分区2023届高三下学期一模英语试卷分类汇编

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2023届北京市丰台区高三下学期一模英语试卷

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阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

If you’ve spent any time on social media sites, you’ve probably noticed it: parents share news,

photos, and other information about their children. This phenomenon is called “sharenting”, a

combination of the words “sharing” and

“parenting”.

Much of the research on sharenting focuses on why parents choose to share online. Studies

found that for parents of infants (

婴儿

), sharenting can help ease the social isolation that comes

with this period in their children’s lives. Parents of teenagers also share information about their

kids on social media. Research has shown their motivations include communicating their pride in

their children’s accomplishments and informing friends and family about their kids’ lives.

However, when parents post about their children on social media with high frequency, the

phenomenon of “oversharenting” occurs, which can be a great cause for concern. For example, if

parents share too much information that their children don’t want disclosed, it may lead them to

withhold information about their lives from their parents so they can better control what can and

can’t be posted about them.

Additionally, the cute photos or funny observations parents share online about their children

could become a problem when their kids get older. In particular, colleges and employers are

increasingly checking applicants’ online activity, and as a result, information posted by parents

could become a source of embarrassment or affect a potential college’s or employer’s assessment

of their child.

Sharing information has never been faster than in the digital age. While it can be very

convenient to post milestones of their children, it’s important for parents to ensure they’re

sharenting responsibly. After all it’s not just a picture, it’s the child and their digital footprint.

40

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According to the passage, what is sharenting?

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41

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Why do parents of infants choose to share online?

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42

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Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.

When parents oversharent, their children may make up information about their lives to better

control what can and can’t be posted about them.

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43

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Besides what’s mentioned in the passage, what else can you do if your parents oversharent? (In

about 40 words)

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2023届北京市延庆区高三下学期一模英语试卷

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阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。

In today’s modern era, technology is expanding rapidly and it is being used by mankind for

their benefit. The major benefit that developing technology has provided is allowing individuals to

work from home.

Organizations can save a huge amount of capital by making employees work from home.

Moreover, this reduces other expenses associated with the workspace and accommodates an

increased number of employees at the same time. As stated above, employers have the benefits of

reducing the expenses associated with the workplace, borrowing land for the workplace. Since,

nowadays, expenses of buildings and owning lands are very high, this could save the organizations

a large sum of money.

To quote an example, India observes an extremely low rate in the companies that used to

provide remote work prior to the pandemic hitting the global nations. Post the pandemic, several

companies understood the importance of working from home and the associated benefits of

working remotely. Thus, most of organizations have started promoting remote work due to which

they have saved a huge amount of money and increased their turnover and productivity

approaches.

The second major benefit associated with remote work is the lack of the necessity to travel,

which reduces the chances of being stuck in traffic. This has increased productivity and efficiency

at work and saved a potential amount of time for them that they could invest in other productive

activities.

To summarize, it cannot be denied that developing technologies have a number of benefits to

society as it has allowed individuals to manage their time effectively. Moreover, it also helps with

social life balance.

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According to this passage, what makes individuals able to work from home?

________________

41

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In the sentence “…this could save the organizations a large sum of money” in paragraph 2,

what does “this” mean?

________________

42

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Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.

Working from home can do many benefits, because it reduces employers’ capital as well as

individuals’ working time.

________________

43

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What do you think are disadvantages of working from home? (In about 40 words)

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2023届北京市石景山区高三统一练习英语试卷

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回答。

Leo has always been the kind of child who looks for close connections. When Leo was in

preschool, he befriended Neve, who was only two. When Neve was not around, instead of finding

a new partner, Leo began to treat Celia, a voice assistant, as his new friend.

At first, Leo mostly asked Celia factual questions like “How many stars are there in the

Milky Way?” He then turned to the personal questions, “Celia, how old are you?” She responded,

“Age is nothing but a number.” He insisted, in the way children do, “How old are you?” She

replied, “I’m not qualified for a driver’s license, but it may be more to do with the fact that I don’t

have a body.”

As time passed by, Leo began to engage Celia on more, let’s say, existential questions.

“When will the sun swallow the earth?” he asked. “7.5 billion years,” according to Celia. Leo was

satisfied, “Oh, okay. I’ll be dead by then.” Then he asked, “Why does everything on earth have to

die?” She replied coldly, “I’m having trouble with the connection.” Celia, I realized, had an

avoidant communication style, often hiding behind some kind of technical problems when she

didn’t like a question.

As a mother, it was strange to see my child interacting with a virtual assistant rather than a

real person. But I also recognized that Celia was providing him with a kind of emotional support

that he wasn’t getting elsewhere. In a way, she was like a diary that talked back.

I wondered if this reliance on technology was healthy, but I knew that Leo was far from alone

in seeking comfort in his devices. Although I hope that Leo will continue to seek out human

connections, I’m grateful to Celia for being there for my son when he needed her. And who knows?

Maybe she’ll turn out to be his soulmate after all.

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What is Celia?

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41

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What kind of questions did Leo ask Celia at first?

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42

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Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain

why.

Leo’s mother encourages him to seek out human connections and disagrees with his interacting with

Celia.

______________________________________________________________________

43

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What do you think of virtual assistants becoming a source of emotional support for people?

(In about 40 words)

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2023届北京市西城区高三一模英语试卷

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In Martin County, Florida, two non-profit organizations have come together to plant seeds of

hope through community gardening. Recently, the House of Hope charity for the homeless and

people with addictions and other mental health issues partnered with Project L. I. F. T. , an

organization that helps at-risk teens, to grow community gardens in four small towns across the

county.