上海市青云中學(xué)2023年高二英語(yǔ)模擬試卷含解析

上海市青云中學(xué)2023年高二英語(yǔ)模擬試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Itoldherweweren’tgoingtobefriendsanymorebecauseshecouldn’t________.A.keepherword

B.haveherword

C.keepherwords

D.haveherwords參考答案：A2.Weteachersmustensurethatallstudents

theirnaturalembarrassmentlinkedtomakingmistakeswhileansweringteachers’questionsinclass.A.getover

B.lookover

C.takeover

D.comeover參考答案：A3.He’sgothimselfintoadangeroussituation_____heislikelytolosecontrolovertheplane.A.while

B.whichC.where

D.why參考答案：C【詳解】考查關(guān)系副詞。句意：他使自己陷入了危險(xiǎn)的境地，很可能失去對(duì)飛機(jī)的控制。situation為定語(yǔ)從句先行詞，在定語(yǔ)從句中做地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)，故關(guān)系詞為表示地點(diǎn)的關(guān)系副詞where。故C選項(xiàng)正確。4.—Why,Tom,youlooksoexhausted!—Well,I______thehouseandImustfinishtheworktomorrow.A.waspainting B.willbepaintingChavebeenpainting D.havepainted參考答案：C【詳解】考查時(shí)態(tài)。句意：——湯姆，你為什么看起來(lái)如此累？——嗯，我一直在打掃房子，并且必須明天打掃完。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境可知，湯姆打掃房子的動(dòng)作從過(guò)去持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，還會(huì)延續(xù)到明天，故用現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)，其結(jié)構(gòu)為havebeendoing,故選C項(xiàng)?！军c(diǎn)睛】本題考查現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)：動(dòng)作從過(guò)去某一時(shí)刻開(kāi)始，一直持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，還有可能繼續(xù)下去。其表達(dá)為have/hasbeendoing例如：1.

Mr.Wuhavebeenteachingusfortwoweeks.吳老師已經(jīng)教了我們兩周。（還會(huì)繼續(xù)教下去）2.

Ihavebeencleaningthehouseforonehour,butitisstilldirty.我已經(jīng)打掃一個(gè)小時(shí)了，但是房子還是很臟。（還要繼續(xù)打掃）5.Clinicalevidencebeganto__________,suggestingthatthenewdrugshadawiderrangeofusefulactivitiesthanhadbeenpredictedfromexperimentsinanimals．

A．operate

B．strengthen

C．a(chǎn)pprove

D．a(chǎn)ccumulate參考答案：D6.Sometimesweneedto__________ourweaknessesinordertolearnfromthemandgrowasaresult.A.expose

B.challenge

C.conclude

D.threat

參考答案：B7.——Howdidyousleeplastnight?——Likealog.Neverslept_________.

A．worse

B．better

C．best

D．worst參考答案：B8.______IreadChickenSoupfortheSoul,______optimisticandcaringIbecome.

A.More;more

B.More;themore

C.Themore;more

D.Themore;themore參考答案：D9.Inmodernsociety，internetanddigitaltechnologyisatoolthatcancarryand___________emotion.A.contradict B.covey C.classify D.claim參考答案：B【詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：在現(xiàn)代社會(huì)，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和數(shù)字技術(shù)是一個(gè)可以攜帶和傳遞情感的工具。A.contradict

反駁，否定；B.convey傳達(dá)，遞送；C.classify分類；D.claim宣稱，要求。根據(jù)空后的emotion，可知，情感需要“傳遞”。故選B。10.Youhavenoideahowshefinishedtherelayrace____herfootwoundedsomuch.

A.for

B.when

C.with

D.as參考答案：C略11.—Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifwevolunteertohelp.—That’sright._______.A.

Manyhandsmakelightwork.B.

Somethingisbetterthannothing.C.

Themore,themerrier.D.

Thesoonerbegun,thesoonerdone.參考答案：A12.

Itsoundslikesomethingiswrongwiththecar’sengine.

,we’dbettertakeittothegarageimmediately.A.Otherwise

B.Ifnot

C.Butforthat

D.Ifso參考答案：D13._______theterribleweather,heinsistedongoingtolookforhismissingchild.A.Thanksto

B.Infrontof

C.Alongwith

D.Regardlessof參考答案：D14.

The29thOlympicGames,______inAugust,2008,willbecomeoneofthegreatesteventsinChina.

A.held

B.beingheld

C.havingbeenheld D.tobeheld參考答案：D15.Hardly

thepapersonthedeskwhenthedoorburstopen.A.didhecollect B.hecollectedC.hadhecollected D.hehadcollected參考答案：C【詳解】考查部分倒裝和固定句式。句意：他剛把桌上的文件收好，門就被撞開(kāi)了。表示否定意義的副詞、介詞短語(yǔ)和連詞放在句首時(shí)要部分倒裝。且根據(jù)句式：Hardly…when…，表示“幾乎未來(lái)得及就……；剛一……就……”，表示“一件事緊接著另一件事發(fā)生”，主句一般用過(guò)去完成時(shí)，從句用過(guò)去時(shí)。故選C。16.--Fromthisweek,people______donotwaitforthe“greenman”signaltocrosstheroadwillreceiveon-the-spotfinesof10yuan.

--Wecallthemjaywalkers--Chinesestyleroadcrossing(中國(guó)式過(guò)馬路)

A.which

B.who

C.whom參考答案：B17.Thenumberoftrafficaccidentscausedbydrunkdrivingis________asthenumberofthosecausedbyotherreasons.A.twiceasmany

B.twiceaslargeC.astwicelarge

D.manyastwice參考答案：B考察倍數(shù)表達(dá)法，結(jié)構(gòu)：倍數(shù)+as+adj+as，number為不可數(shù)名詞，故選B。18.Ifyouaretosucceed,_______tothejobafterfindingtheproperwaytodoit． A．beingdevoted B．devoted C．devote D．bedevoted參考答案：D19.31．Aremote-control（遙控）bombexplodedoutsideahotelyesterday,

atleast12people．

A．injuring

B．havinginjured

C．havingbeeninjured

D．injured參考答案：A略二、完型填空20.Ihadmyfirstjobattheageofthirteen,whenafriendofmymotherwhoownedabookshophiredmeforsixhoursaweektohelpherintheshop.Iwasvery___21___toearnmyownpocketmoneyandmyparentsneverinterferedwith(干涉)___22___Ispentit,evenwhenIwasspendingitfoolishly.They___23___thatbyearningmoney,spendingit,andlearningfrommymistakes,Iwouldbecomemoremature(成熟的)andresponsibleabouthowto___24___work,relationshipswithothers,andmoney.LikemanyAmericanparents,myparentsalsoletmybrotherandmedothingsoverwhichthey___25___agreatdeal.WhenIwassixteen,___26___,afterIfinishedhighschoolandbeforeIentered___27___,IwantedtospendthesummermonthstravelingaroundEurope.Mymotherwasagainsttheideaofmytraveling___28___atsuchayoungage,butmyfatherfeltthatitwouldbeagreat___29___forme.Intheend,myfatherwontheargumentontheconditionthatIlimitedmytravelingtoFrance,mymother’shome,___30___Ihadmanyswhocould___31___shelterandhelpifIneededit.Threeyearslater,whenmybrotherwaseighteen,hedecidedto___32___ayearoffafterhisfirstyearinuniversityand___33___throughtheStatesandtheCaribbean,Againmymotherwasworriedtoseemybrotherleaveschool,butmyfather___34___himandmybrotherhadafantasticyear___35___hiswayontrainsandshipstoearnpassage(旅費(fèi))todifferentportsandcities,and___36___manyfascinatingplacesandpeople.Suchexperiencesare___37___rareforchildreninmanycountries,butintheUStheyarefairly___38___.Mostparentsstartpushingtheirchildrenatayoungagetodosmallthingsbythemselves.___39___theyfinishhighschool,manyAmericankidshavealreadyhadpart-timejobs,traveledaroundtheUSorothercountriesontheirown,___40___auniversityandmaybeevendecidedontheirfuturecareer.21.A.anxious B.successful C.disappointed D.proud22.A.how B.whether C.when D.where23.A.believed B.explained C.suggested D.mentioned24.A.handle B.deal C.make D.take25.A.panicked B.suffered C.worried D.struggled26.A.asaresult B.inreality C.onthewhole D.forexample27.A.politics B.business C.university D.market28.A.alone B.apart C.along D.aboard29.A.practice B.schedule C.performance D.experience30.A.which B.what C.where D.that31.A.support B.equip C.provide D.take32.A.send B.take C.pick D.give33.A.travel B.march C.explore D.push34.A.encouraged B.agreed C.prevented D.blamed35.A.finding B.working C.making D.forcing36.A.challenging B.exploring C.expecting D.discovering37.A.nearly B.probably C.merely D.slightly38.A.special B.usual C.common D.ordinary39.A.Atthemoment B.Ontheoccasion C.Tothepoint D.Bythetime40.A.attended B.joined C.finished D.selected參考答案：21.D

22.A

23.A

24.A

25.C

26.D

27.C

28.A

29.D

30.C

31.C

32.B

33.A

34.A

35.B

36.D

37.B

38.C

39.D

40.D分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者通過(guò)自己家庭所發(fā)生的事件來(lái)說(shuō)明兼職工作的重要性?！?1題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。句意：我為掙自己的零花錢感到很驕傲，A.anxious焦慮;B.successful成功;C.disappointed失望;D.proud驕傲。故選D項(xiàng)?！?2題詳解】考查賓語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞辨析。我父母從不干涉我是怎樣花錢。句意：A.how如何;B.whether是否;C.when何時(shí);D.where在何處?？芍髡叩母改覆桓缮孀髡呋慊ㄥX的“方式”。故選A項(xiàng)?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：他們認(rèn)為，通過(guò)掙錢、花錢和從錯(cuò)誤中吸取教訓(xùn)，我會(huì)變得更加成熟，A.believed相信;B.explained解釋;C.suggested建議;D.mentioned提及。根據(jù)下文為他們的觀點(diǎn)。故選A項(xiàng)?！?4題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：對(duì)如何工作、與他人的關(guān)系和金錢負(fù)責(zé)。：A.handle處理;B.deal交易;C.make制造;D.take接受。工作是用來(lái)“處理”的，可知只有A選項(xiàng)符合題意。故選A項(xiàng)?！?5題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。句意：和許多美國(guó)父母一樣，我的父母也讓我和弟弟做一些他們非常擔(dān)心的事情。A.panicked驚慌失措;B.suffered憂心忡忡;C.worried擔(dān)心;D.struggled掙扎的。由下文作者的母親反對(duì)作者去歐洲環(huán)游以及人情世故知，作者的母親對(duì)此事應(yīng)該非常擔(dān)心。故選C項(xiàng)?！?6題詳解】考查固定短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：例如，當(dāng)我16歲的時(shí)候，在我高中畢業(yè)之后，在我進(jìn)入大學(xué)之前，我想在暑假里環(huán)游歐洲。A.asaresult結(jié)果;B.inreality實(shí)際上;C.onthewhole整體;D.forexample例如。下文舉了一個(gè)日常生活中的一個(gè)例子。故選D項(xiàng)。【27題詳解】考查名詞辨析。句意：例如，當(dāng)我16歲的時(shí)候，在我高中畢業(yè)之后，在我進(jìn)入大學(xué)之前，我想在暑假里環(huán)游歐洲。A.politics政治;B.business商業(yè);C.university大學(xué);D.market市場(chǎng)。作者高中班畢業(yè)后當(dāng)然是要進(jìn)入大學(xué)。故選C項(xiàng)。【28題詳解】考查副詞辨析。句意：我母親反對(duì)我這么小就獨(dú)自旅行的想法，但我父親認(rèn)為這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是一次很好的經(jīng)歷。A.alone單獨(dú);B.apart分開(kāi);C.along沿;D.aboard船上。此處travelalone為固定搭配，意為“獨(dú)自旅行”。而且如果作者組團(tuán)旅行的話，作者的父母也就不會(huì)擔(dān)心。故選A項(xiàng)。【29題詳解】考查名詞辨析。句意：我母親反對(duì)我這么小就獨(dú)自旅行的想法，但我父親認(rèn)為這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是一次很好的經(jīng)歷。A.practice實(shí)踐;B.schedule時(shí)間表;C.performance績(jī)效;D.experience經(jīng)驗(yàn)。旅行的主要收獲當(dāng)然是一次“經(jīng)歷”。故選D項(xiàng)?！?0題詳解】考查定語(yǔ)從句。句意：我母親的家，在那里我有很多親戚。A.which哪個(gè);B.what什么;C.where哪里;D.that那個(gè)。前面的先行詞為地點(diǎn)。且后面的從句缺少地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)，故填where作從句的狀語(yǔ)。故選C項(xiàng)。【31題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：如果我需要，他們可以提供庇護(hù)和幫助。A.support支持;B.equip裝備;C.provide提供;D.take獲取。可知，作者的親戚可以提供幫助。故選C項(xiàng)。【32題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：三年后，當(dāng)我哥哥十八歲時(shí)，他決定在大學(xué)一年級(jí)后休一年假。send發(fā)送;B.take接受;C.pick選擇;D.give給予。take（time）off為固定單配，意為“休假”。故選B項(xiàng)?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：周游美國(guó)和加勒比海地區(qū)，我母親又一次擔(dān)心我哥哥要離開(kāi)學(xué)校。A.travel旅行;B.march到達(dá);C.explore探索;D.push推動(dòng)。下文提到哥哥乘火車和輪船去不同的港口和城市，可以推斷出他是去旅行。故選A項(xiàng)?！?4題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：但我父親鼓勵(lì)他。A.encouraged鼓勵(lì);B.agreed同意;C.prevented阻止;D.blamed指責(zé)。由前文知作者的母親擔(dān)心，即不支持，只有得到父親的支持，作者的哥哥才有可能去，故選A項(xiàng)?！?5題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：我哥哥在他的工作中度過(guò)了一個(gè)美妙的一年。finding發(fā)現(xiàn);B.working工作;C.making制造;D.forcing強(qiáng)迫。作者哥哥要想獨(dú)立生活一年，當(dāng)然需要工作養(yǎng)活自己。故選B項(xiàng)?！?6題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：乘火車和輪船去不同的港口和城市，發(fā)現(xiàn)許多迷人的地方和人。A.challenging挑戰(zhàn);B.exploring探索;C.expecting期待;D.discovering發(fā)現(xiàn)。許多迷人的地方當(dāng)然是在旅行中發(fā)現(xiàn)的。故選D項(xiàng)?！?7題詳解】考查副詞辨析。句意：在許多國(guó)家，這樣的經(jīng)歷對(duì)孩子來(lái)說(shuō)可能很少見(jiàn)。nearly接近;B.probably可能;C.merely只是;D.slightly稍微。這是作者的一種推測(cè)的觀點(diǎn)。故選B項(xiàng)。【38題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。句意：但在美國(guó)卻相當(dāng)普遍。A.special特殊;B.usual普通;C.common普通;D.ordinary普通。由“but”知前后對(duì)比，且前面有“rare”。故選C項(xiàng)?！?9題詳解】考查名詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：當(dāng)他們高中畢業(yè)時(shí)，許多美國(guó)孩子已經(jīng)有了兼職工作。Atthemoment此刻;B.Ontheoccasion時(shí)機(jī);C.Tothepoint到時(shí)間;D.Bythetime截止到時(shí)候。此處表示截止高中畢業(yè)時(shí)，他們已經(jīng)有兼職工作了。故選D項(xiàng)。【40題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：獨(dú)自周游美國(guó)或其他國(guó)家，選擇了一所大學(xué)，甚至決定了他們未來(lái)的職業(yè)。A.attended參加;B.joined加入;C.finished完成;D.selected，大學(xué)是他們自己選擇的。選定故選D項(xiàng)?！军c(diǎn)睛】完形填空的解題技巧之一就是要根據(jù)上下文來(lái)學(xué)會(huì)“推理”出最佳選項(xiàng)。同學(xué)們要遵循“上下求索”的原則來(lái)查找信息。例如，第14小題要求判斷作者父親的態(tài)度，根據(jù)全文可知作者的母親一直對(duì)自己的子女保持擔(dān)心，但他們都實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的旅行和工作，可知父親是支持的，鼓勵(lì)孩子去做。故選A項(xiàng)21.Shelookedupatmesadly,herpainunbearableobvious.I

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herassheswamsilentlyaroundthesmallpool,surroundedbypeopleshedidn’tknow.Thetopleftcornerofheryellowshellwas

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38creatureslookedasthoughtheywerewarheroeswoundedinbattle,buttheyweren’t.Theywerejustagroupofinnocentseaturtlesthathadbeeninjuredby

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humans.Earlierthatday,ourgroupoffortyhighschoolstudentshadlearnedthatthoseendangeredseaturtleswerebeing

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allthetime

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waterpollution,litter,andcarelessboatersandfishermen.Weweretaughthowto42thedeathsandinjuriesofthisspeciesandtoencourageotherstoconserveouroceanlifeandenvironment.Ihadalwaysbeenconsciousofthedamageourenvironmentwassuffering

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Ihadnevertrulybeengiventheopportunityto44

thedevastating(毀滅性的)effectsofenvironmentaldestructionuntilIobservedthat

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ontheirfaces.NowthatIhavewitnessedthe

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causedbythepollutionandpeople’scarelessness.Itrytoencouragemypeersto48timeandmoneytohelpsaveendangeredanimals.Istresstothemthatweneedtostartsavingourenvironmentnow

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it’stoolate.Wemustfightforthosecreaturesthatcannot

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forthemselvesbecausewehaveonlyoneworldtoliveinandone

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tosaveit.NowIwillalwaysbethatperson

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thaticecreamwrapperflyingcrazilyinthewindjustbecauseIhatethethoughtofevenonepieceof

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ontheground.36.A.recognized

B.introduced

C.watched

D.satisfied37.A.strange

B.missing C.shining

D.complex38.A.troublesome

B.rare

C.ugly

D.unfortunate39.A.skilful

B.stubborn

C.intelligent

D.careless40.A.studied

B.discovered

C.killed

D.displayed41.A.becauseof

B.incaseof

C.inspiteof

D.apartfrom42.A.report

B.lessen

C.escape

D.prove43.A.so

B.but

C.or

D.and44.A.see

B.predict

C.prevent

D.experience45.A.boater

B.fisherman

C.visitor

D.turtle46.A.pain

B.dirt

C.mask

D.sign47.A.worry

B.harm

C.anger

D.shame48.A.mention

B.form

C.change

D.check49.A.describe

B.witness

C.investigate

D.benefit50.A.donating

B.sharing

C.ignoring

D.recording51.A.unless

B.before

C.while

D.though52.A.wait

B.search

C.care

D.fight53.A.need

B.place

C.chance

D.promise54.A.runningafter

B.lookingafter

C.namingafter

D.gettingafter55.A.food

B.coin

C.litter

D.metal參考答案：36-55.CBDDC

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BDCAC三、閱讀理解22.MostAmericansgetwhatmoneytheyhavefromtheirwork;thatis,theyearnanincomefromwagesorsalaries.TherichestAmericans,however,getmostoftheirmoneyfromwhattheyown—theirstocks,bonds,realestate,andotherformsofproperty,orwealth.Althoughtherearefewaccuratestatisticstogoby,wealthinAmericansocietyappearstobeconcentratedinveryfewhands.Morethan20percentofeverythingthatcanbeprivatelyownedisheldbylessthanonepercentoftheadultpopulationandmorethan75percentofallwealthisownedby20percentofAmericanadults.TheplainfactisthatmostAmericanshavenowealthatallasidefromtheirhomes,automobiles,andasmallamountofsavings.

IncomeintheUnitedStatesisnotashighlyconcentratedaswealth.In1917therichest10percentofAmericanfamiliesreceived26.1percentofallincome,whilethepoorest10percentreceived17percent,mainlyfromSocialSecurityandothergovernmentpayments.ThemoststrikingaspectofincomedistributionisthatithasnotchangedsignificantlysincetheendofWorldWarII.Althougheconomicgrowthhasroughlydoubledrealdisposable(可自由使用的)familyincome(themoneyleftaftertaxesandadjustedforinflation)overthelastgeneration,thesizeofthesharesgiventotherichandthepoorisaboutthesame.ByanymeasureeconomicinequalityisgreatintheUnitedStates.

TherealitybehindthesestatisticsisthatalargenumberofAmericansarepoor.In1918,14percentofthepopulationwaslivingbelowthefederalgovernment’spovertyline,whichatthattimewasanannualincomeof$9287foranonfarmfamilyoftwoadultsandtwochildren.Inotherwords,aboutoneoutofsevenAmericansover31millionpeoplewasofficiallyconsideredunabletobuythebasicnecessitiesoffood,clothes,andshelter.Thesuggestedpovertylinein1981wouldhavebeenanincomeofabout$11,200forafamilyoffour.Bythisdefinition,about20percentofthepopulationormorethan45millionAmericansarepoor.29.WhatisthepercentageofwealththatisinthehandsofmostAmericans?A．Lessthan25%.

B．Morethan25%.

C．Morethan75%.

D．Lessthan20%.30.WhatdoesthemajorityoftheAmericanshaveintermsofwealth?A．Theirincomeandsavings.

B．Theirhouse,carsandsmallamountsofsavings.C．Everythingtheyownintheirhomes.

D．Actually,theyhavenowealthatall.31.Whatcanwelearnfromcomparisonofthetwopovertylinesinthelastparagraph?A．Thepovertylineof1918ismorefavorabletothepoorthanthatof1981.B．The1981linedidn’tleavemuchtothepoor.C．ThereweremoreAmericanswhowereofficiallypoorbythe1918line.D．ThereweremoreAmericanswhowereofficiallypoorbythe1981line.32.Fromthelasttwosentenceswecanseethat1981government’spovertyline_______.A．wasofnogoodforthepoor

B．wasofficiallyapprovedC．wasnothelpfultothepoor

D．wasnotputintooperationthen參考答案：ABDD23.Spellchecksareturningusintoanationofidiotswithathirdofadultsfailingtoreachtheexpectedspellingabilityofan11-year-oldchild,ashockingstudyshows.Asurveyinvolving1,000adultsagedbetween16and77foundthat67percentwouldreachLevel4inStandardAssessmentTests(ASTs),whilelessthanhalf(44percent)wouldachieveLevel5.FifteenpercentoftheadultstestedevenfailedtoreachLevel3,whichisbelowLevel4—theexpectedlevelofchildrenatage11.Expertsblamedthepoorshowingoftheadultsonthepopularityoftoolssuchasspellcheckandauto-correct,whichbothplayanimportantroleinmodem-dayliving.ThestudyaskedadultstocompleteKeyStage2spellingtestsdesignedtojudgetheperformanceofchildrenaged10and11,astheyreachtheendofprimaryschool.Butthetestspelledtroubleformanyoftheadultstested.ThestudywaschargedbyKingDigitalEntertainment,makersofpopularmobilegamessuchasCandyCrush.Peopletakingpartinthetestwereaskedtospell35differentwordstakenfromSATsspellingpapersfromthepastthreeyears.Inatestwhichimitatedrealexamconditions."Phenomenon"and"unnecessary"wereamongthewordsspelledwrongbymorethanhalfofthoseparticipants.Otherwordswhichfewerthanhalfwereabletospellincludedrhythmic(42percent)andjewellery(49percent).SusieDent.Lexicographer（字典編纂者）andresidentwordexpertonTVshowCountdown,believedtheresultswerepartlydowntothepopular