2022-2023學年2023屆徐匯區(qū)高考英語一模試卷

2022學年第一學期徐匯區(qū)學習能力診斷卷

高三英語試卷

（滿分140分，考試時間120分鐘）2022.12

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshotconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversations

andthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestion

aboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Tothebank.B.Tothegrocerystore.

C.Tothedrugstore.D.Tothebarbershop.

2.A.Washingthedishes.B.Takingouttherubbish

C.DoingsomeironingD.Preparingfbrdinner.

3.A.ItisaffordableforeveryfamilyB.Itispopularforitsfreedelivery.

C.Itcanbeboughtonlineonly.D.Itishighlyspokenofamongusers.

4.A.Heisinurgentneedofatalk.B.Heisfullyoccupiedrightnow.

C.HerunsalabinthemiddleofthecityD.Heisdoinganexperimentatthe

moment.

5.A.Theyareafamilywithoutkids.B.TheyadoptedchildrenfromAfrica.

C.TheyhavemanyAfricanfriendsD.Theymakedonationstohelpchildren.

6.A.Shemusthavepaidmuchfbrthecourse.B.Sheistoolazytokeepgoodfigure.

C.She'sgotgoodresultsfromherhardwork.D.Shedoesn'tneedtotakethecourse

7.A.Themanisnotsuitablefbrtheposition

B.Thejobhasbeengiventosomeoneelse.

C.Shehadreceivedonlyoneapplicationletter.

D.Theapplicationarrivedearlierthanexpected.

8.A.Hangoutwithfriends.B.Gotoamovie.

C.Hikeinthewoods.D.Preparefbrexams.

9.A.Thebeginningistrulydissatisfactory.B.Theendofthebookisdisappointing

C.LookingintothefutureisitssellingpointD.Itisgoodinspiteofthescarypart.

10.A.Hewillpurchasesurgicalmasks.B.HeinsistsonbuyingN95masks.

C.Hewillgotoanotherdrugstore.D.Hesupportsthemedicalworkers

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,and

youwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.The

passagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Whenyouhearquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichone

wouldbethebest

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answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Youaretryingtoactivelyrecalltheinformation

B.Youmaythinkthatyoualreadyknowtheinformation.

C.Youmayloseyoursenseofspeedandfluency

D.Youarespendingtoomuchtimememorizingtheinformation

12.A.Becausestudentsmayhaveafalsesenseofunderstanding.

B.Becausestudentsmaymisssomeimportantinformation.

C.Becausestudentsmayhighlightunimportantdetails.

D.Becausestudentsmaynotunderstandthehigher-levelconcepts.

13.A.Organizestudygroups.B.Practiceonoldexams.

C.Readthroughtheexampaper.D.Explainconceptstoothers.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.BuyingfewerclothesB.Rentingclothes.

C.Buyingsecond-handclothes.D.Tailoringclothes.

15.A.Youngpeoplecan'taffordtobuymanynewclothes.

B.Itiseasytobuyandsellsecond-handclothingonline

C.Peoplearemoreawareofthedestructiveimpactoffestfashion

D.Organicandrecycledmaterialsaremorewidelyused.

16.A.Developmentintechnologytransformsthefashionindustry

B.Consumerschangepurchasinghabitsinresponsetorisingprices.

C.Second-handclothinghelpsreducingfashionfootprint.

D.Fastfashiondoesgreatharmtoenvironment.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Receptionistandguest.B.Colleagues.

C.Classmates.D.Waiteranddiner.

18.A.Toopennewmarkets.B.Toacceptanaward.

C.Toattendaconference.D.Tonegotiatecontracts

19.A.Usingyourchopstickstopassfoodtoothers.

B.Refillingtheglassesofpeopleseatedbesideyou.

C.Tippingthewaitersfbrtheirgoodservice.

D.Offeringtosplitthecostwiththehost.

20.A.Theyemptytheirglasses.B.Theyputtheglassesaside.

C.Theytellthehostdirectly.D.Theyleavetheirglassesfull.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent

andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproper

formofthegivenword;fbrtheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank

WhatisProsopagnosia?

Imaginelivinginaworldwhereeveryonelooksvaguelyfamiliar,butyouneverknowfbr

certainexactlywhoanyoneis.Youroldclassmates,yourcoworkers,yourfriends,andeven

yourfamilymemberscanappear(21)firstglancetobefriendlystrangerswhoseem

toknowyou.That's(22)lifeislikefbrpeoplewithprosopagnosia,orface

blindness.

Prosopagnosiaisaneurological(神經(jīng)性的)disorderthatcausessomeonetohavetrouble

recognizingpeopletheyknow,ordistinguishingbetweendifferentpeople'sfaces.(23)

difficultiesinfacerecognitionwerenotedoverahundredyearsago,

understandingofprosopagnosiaisstillunfolding.Theconditionhasreceivedasignificant

shareofthepublic'sattentionafterAmericanauthorJeanGilbertpenneddownherstruggles

withprosopagnosiainherbook,ThePicassoMirror.(24),suchaswell-known

BritishanthropologistDrJaneGoodallandHollywoodactorBradPitthavealsorevealedthat

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theyhavefaceblindness.

AstudyfromHarvardandUniversityCollegeLondonfoundthatprosopagnosiamayaffectup

to2%ofthepopulation,(25)(mean)theremaybemillionsofface-blindpeople.

Formanypeoplejustrealisingthattheirdifficultiesaretheresultofarecognisedneurological

conditionandthattheyare“notalone"(26)(make)ahugedifference.

Fortypicalobserversfacerecognitionisbasedonthewholeface,butforprosopagnosticsisit

theopposite-theyaremorefocusedon(27)(isolate)features.Theyoftenhaveto

relyoncluesotherthansomeone'sfacialfeatures,suchashairstyle,clothing,orvoice,(28)

(identify)thepeopletheyknow.It(29)beverydisturbingforthe

personwhohasfaceblindness,astheydonotknowhowtorelatewithpeople.Thiswould

holdespeciallytrueifthepersonisn'tawarethattheymighthaveprosopagnosia.Theycould

becomesociallywithdrawn(30)couldleadtodepression,panicattacks,social

isolationorsocialanxiety.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcan

onlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed

A.approachesB.demonstratesC.memorialD.analyticsE.assumption

F.removeG.insightsH.complicateI.clarityJ.promotional

K.tendency

Themagicnumbers

Thisistheageofthedatascientist.

Employersofallkindsprizepeoplewiththeskillstoobtainandanalyzeenormousamountsof

information,tospotpatternsinthedataandtoturnthemintouseful(31).Butsome

ofthemostvaluablefiguresinbusinessneedneithera(n)___(32)teamnorknowledge

ofPythonTheyaresimpletorememberandusefulineveryorganization:

Zero:Doingnothingcanbethemostvaluablethingamanagercando,asthestoryof

Atwood'sduck(33).Itwaswellknownthatthehigherupshadtomakeachangeto

everythingthatwasdone.The(34)wasthatsubconsciouslytheyfeltthatifthey

didn't,theyweren'taddingvalue.TheartistworkingonthequeenanimationsforBattleChess

wasawareofthis(35)andcameupwithaninnovativesolution.Hedidthe

animationsfbrthequeenthewaythathefeltwouldbebest,withoneaddition:hegavethe

queenapetduck.Eventually,itcametimefbrthehigher-upstoreviewtheanimationsetfbr

thequeen.Sureenough,theyaskedtheprogrammertodoonlyonething:(36)the

bird

One:Thisisthenumberofbossespeopleshouldhave.Inreality,力比(矩陣)structures

andteam-based(37)meanthatteammembersreporttomultipleleaders.Thiscan

havebenefits,but(38)isnotoneofthem.TheGalluppollshowedthatthosewho

workinamatrixarelesslikelytoknowwhatisexpectedofthem,andmorelikelytospend

theirdayinendlessinternalmeetings.Whiletheintentionofthematrixistobenefitteams,it

may(39)projectsandmuddytheoverallprocess.

Three:Goodmarketingfollowscertainuniversaltruths.Inapaperpublishedin2013,

twoacademicstestedwhethertherewasaperfectnumberofclaimsthatmarketersshould

makefbrtheirproductsandservicesin____(40)____messages.Theyfoundthatmaking

threeclaimswasbest:anyfewerandconsumersfelttheylackedenoughinformationtomake

theirmindsupaboutaproduct;anymoreandtheybecameconfused.The“ruleofthree^^is

usefulinmanyothersettings,too,frompointsinpresentationstopricingoptionsfbr

customers.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Areyouadigitalhoarder?

Mostpeoplearefamiliarwithhoarding{?)andthepsychologicalissuesassociated

withit.Hoardingleadstomessyhomesanddifficulty(41)withitemsthatyoudon't

useanddon'tevenneed.Buthoardingcanalsooccurinthedigitalworld.

Digitalhoarding,alsoknownase-hoarding,istoomuchacquisitionand(42)

todeleteelectronicmaterialnolongervaluabletotheuser.Mostcomputeruserssavedigital

filestosomeextent,andthafsexpected.Withdigitalhoarding,however,theactofsavingthe

filesbecomesanuncontrollable(43).Digitalhoardersmaycollectemails,photos,

articles,podcasts,oranytypeofcomputerfilestheybelievetheymaywanttorevisitinthe

future,andultimately,inmostcases,they(44)gettoactuallyuseitorlistentoitor

readit.

Digitalhoardingalsooccurswhensomeoneistoo(45)tothedataeventoconsider

gettingridofit.Thiscanincludechatsandphotosofanoldpartner,(46)sentbya

long-lostfriend,orevenscreenshotscollectedseveralyearsago.

Researchershave(47)digitalhoardersinto4differenttypes,accordingtotheir

characteristics."Collectors“areorganized,(48)andincontroloftheirdata.

"Accidentalhoarders1*,alsocalled"(49)ordisorganizedhoarders1',don't

intentionallysaveunnecessarydata.Theyjustdon*tknowhowtoorganizeit."Thehoarders

byinstruction"keepdataonbehalfoftheircompany(evenwhentheycoulddeletemuchofit).

Finally,"anxioushoarders**havestrongemotional(50)totheirdata-andare

worriedaboutdeletingit.

Theproblemhasonlygottenworsesincewehavemore(51)todigitalstorage

tharever.Inaddition,cloudstoragemakesitincrediblyeasytopurchasemorestorageas

needed.With(52)cloudspace,ifslogicalwhennetworkusersdon'tthinktwice

aboutsavingfiles.

However,studiesfoundthatdigitalhoardersexperienceincreasedlevelsofstressand

nowresearchersareobservingthatthenegativeconsequencesofdigitalhoardingmaybe

similartothose(53)hoarding.(54),ifsimportanttosettimeasideto

haveagoodclear-outinthesamewaywedointhephysicalworld.Byorganizingand

(55)uselessfilesinsregularway,peoplewiththisproblemcancasesomeoftheir

distressandcleartheirownmindaswell.

41.A.stockingB.bindingC.livingD.parting

42.A.reluctanceB.eagernessC.perspectiveD.fantasy

43.A.obstacleB.boostC.urgeD.stream

44.A.substantiallyB.frequentlyC.autonomouslyD.rarely

45.A.transmittedB.closedC.attachedD.assigned

46.A.flowersB.textsC.giftsD.letters

47.A.regulatedB.categorizedC.integratedD.stimulated

48.A.rigidB.generousC.patrioticD.systematic

49.A.disengagedB.enthusiasticC.reliableD.discriminated

50.A.appealsB.conflictsC.issuesD.ties

51.A.accessB.concernC.desireD.excuse

52.A.multipleB.secureC.limitlessD.meaningless

53.A.massiveB.regularC.casualD.physical

54.A.InsteadB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Therefore

55.A.makinguseofB.takingcareofC.gettingridofD.gettingusedto

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejust

read.

(A)

Jacobhatedfinishingthingsalmostasmuchashelovedstartingthem.Asaresult,hehad

gottenintoamillionhobbiesandactivities,butheneverstuckwithanyofthemlongenough

togetanygood.

HebeggedhismotherformonthsforaguitarsothathecouldplayBlackEyedPeas

songstoAngie,agirlheliked,butafterhefinallygotonefbrChristmas,hefoundoutthat

guitarsdon*tplthemselves.Hetookafewlessons,butthestringshurthisfingersandhedidn't

likeholdingthepick,sonowthefive-hundreddollarguitarlivesunderhisbed.

Afterreadinganadinthebackofoneofhiscomicbooks,Jacobdecidedthathewanted

Wonder-Sweeper5000metaldetectorsothathecouldfindburiedtreasure.Sohemowed

lawnsallsummerandshoveleddrivewaysallwinterHedidn'tspendhismoneyonice-cream

likehisyoungbrother,Alex.BythetimespringcamehehadsavedS200,andhepurchased

theWonder-Sweeper5000metaldetector.Hebeepeditaroundtheparkfbrawhile,behe

soonfoundoutthatnoonehadeverleftanytreasureinhisneighborhood.Heburiedthemetal

detectorinhisclosest.

GivenJacob'shistorywithhobbies,itwasnosurprisethatJacob'sfatherwasreluctantto

buyhimamagician'skitfbrhisbirthday.Jacobwasinsistent.nDad,thistimeI'llstickwithit

fbrreal.Ipromise!^^Jacobbegged.Jacob*sfathersighed.Buthewasremindedofhisown

youthlongago,whenhequitfootballandstartedboxingpracticebeforehardlygettinghis

equipmentdirty.SowhenJacob'sbirthdaycamearound,Jacobwasbothsurprisedandpleased

tofindthemagician'skitthathehaddesiredsobadly.Jacobopeneduptheboxand

unwrappedthemanypartsinthekit.Hetookthemanyfakecoins,trickcards,andropepieces

ofvaryinglengthonthekitchentableandimaginedpullingrabbitsoutofhishatandturning

themintopigeonswithamysteriouspuffofsmoke.

AsJacobcontinuedpullingplasticthumbs,foamballs,andgiantplayingcardsoutofthe

magickit,acommercialontheTVcaughthisattention.

Heykids!Haveyoueverwantedtogotospace?Experiencewhatit*sliketobeanastronaut?

Doyouwanttoexploretheuniverse?Well,nowyoucan.^^Asthecommercialcontinued

playing.JacobwalkedawayfromthemagickitonthekitchentableandstaredattheTV

screenlongingly“Foronly$195youcangotospacecampandlivelifelikeanastronautfbra

wholeweekend.Enrollnowfbraonceinalifetimeexperience."Jacob*scryrangthroughout

thehouseasheyelled,"MOM!"Henowknewwhathistruepurposeinlifewas.

56.WhydidJacobstopplayingtheguitar?

A.Ithurthisfingers.B.He'dratherplaydrums.

C.Itwastooexpensive.D.Hebecameinterestedincomicbooks.

57.Jacob'sfatherdecidedtobuyhimthemagician'skitbecause.

A.JacobwasinsistentonhavingitB.Jacob'sbirthdaywascoming

C.JacobquitmanyexpensiveactivitiesD.Jacobremindedhisfatherofhimself

58.WhichofthefollowingisJacobmostlikelytodonextbasedontheendofthestory?

A.Becomeagreatmagician.B.Learntoplayguitarwell.

C.Detectanincrediblehiddentreasure.D.Raisemoneytogotospacecamp.

59.WhatcanbelearnedaboutJacobaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hewaspersistentinpursuinghisdreams.B.Heneverstuckwithanythingfbrlong.

C.Hehasalwayswantedtobeamagician.D.Hefinallyfoundhistruepurposein

life.

(B)

VanuatuisanislandnationintheSouthPacific.Itisalsooneofthesmallestcountriesin

theworld.Butforthoseinterestedinadventureandsport,thereisalottodo.Someofthebest

snorkeling(:孚潛)canbefoundhere.Vanuatu'sislandsalsooffervisitorstwoofthemost

excitinganddangerousactivitiesintheworld:volcanosurfingandlanddiving

VolcanoSurfing

OnTannaIsland,MountYasurrises300meters(1,000feet)intothesky.Itisknownas

theLighthouseofthePacificbecauseofitsregulareruptionsfbrhundredsofyears.For

centuries,

bothislandlocalsandvisitorshaveclimbedthismountaintovisitthetop.Somevisitorsfind

Yasurterrifying;otherscaptivatiiiR.Photographersarebesidethemselvesattheopportunity

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tomakestunningartworkfromsuchaspecialpoint.Recently,peoplehavealsostarted

climbingYasurtosurfthevolcano.

Insomeways,volcanosurfing,alsocommonlyknownasashboarding,islikesurfingin

thesea,butinotherwaysit'sverydifferent.Itwasinventedbyanadventurerjournalistnamed

ZoltanIstvan,whileonatriptoVanuatuIslandsin2002.Volcanosurfingisconsideredasan

extremesportandtherearenotmanypracticingit.Avolcanosurfefsgoalistoescapethe

eruptingvolcano-withoutgettinghitbyflyingrocks!Ridershikeupthevolcanoandslide

down,sittingorstanding,onathinplywoodormetalboard.It*sfast,fun,anddangerous-the

perfectextremesport.

LandDiving

Mostpeoplearefamiliarwithbungeejumping,butdidyouknowbungeejumpingstarted

onPentecostIslandinVanuatuandisalmostfifteencenturiesold?Theoriginalactivity,

calledlanddiving,ispartofareligiousceremony.Amantiestreevines（藤）tohislegs.He

thenjumpshead-firstfromahightower.Itoriginatedasarite（儀式）ofpassagefbryoung

mentryingtoprovetheirmanhood.Theideaistojumpfromashighaspossible,andtoland

asclosetothegroundaspossible.Itisalsoaharvestritual.Theislandersbelievethehigher

thejumpersdive,thehigherthecropswillgrow.Everyspring,islandnatives（menonly）still

performthisamazingtestofstrength.

60.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.MountYasurisalighttoweronthePacificOcean

B.Thehistoryofvolcanosurfingdatesbackcenturies

C.Bungeejumpinggrewoutoflanddiving

D.LanddivingcametoVanuatufromanothercountry.

61.Theunderlinedwordcaptivatingisclosestinmeaningto

A.distressingB.charmingC.disappointingD.relieving

62.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.UntouchedBeauty:NANUATUB.VolcanoAdventure:VANUATU

C.ExtremeDestination:VANUATUD.PreservedCulture:VANUATU

（C）

ArichburialwasunearthedbyarchaeologistsatLaAlmoloya,southeastern!Spainthatis

thecradleoftheElArgarcivilization,whichlivedintheregionduringtheBronzeAge.

LaAlmoloyawasaprimarycenterofpoliticsandwealthintheElArgarterritory,and

althoughthediscoverywasmadein2014,expertsarenowtakingacloserlookatthe

sociologicalandpoliticalcontextoftheunearthedtreasure.

Theremainsofawoman,alongwithamanwhomayhavebeenherhusband,were

discoveredintheforestedhillsofthearea.Radiocarbondatingsuggeststheburialhappened

around1700BC.Thepairwerefoundwith30objectscontainingpreciousmetalsand

semi-preciousstones,includingthesilverdiadem（王冠），whichencireledthes左〃〃（顱骨）of

thewoman.

Expertsbelievethatthemaninthegravewasprobablyawarrior,wearandtearonhisbone

indicatehespentalotoftimeonhorseback,andhisskullhaddeepscarsfromafacialinjury,

whilegoldplugsthroughhisearlobesindicatedhewassomeoneofdistinction.

Thewoman,namedthe"PrincessofLaAlmoloya”,wasburiedashorttimeaftertheman

withvastquantitiesofjewellery:bracelets,earlobeplugsandrings,tonameafew.Thegrave

goodsofthewomanwereworthtensofthousandsofdollarsintoday'smoney

“Wehavetwowaysofinterpretingthis,“saysarchaeologistRobertoRischofthe

AutonomousUniversityofBarcelona."Eitheryousay,it'sjustthewifeoftheking;oryou

say,no,she'sapoliticalpersonalitybyherself.,,

Rischisaco-authorofastudythatwasrecentlypublishedabouttheimportantfindings,

thatnotedthebuildingunderwhichthegravewasfoundwasofequalimportance-abuilding

specificallydedicatedtogoverningpurposesinWesternEurope.Awidehallwasexcavated

（挖掘），withhighceilings,araisedplatfonn,andacapacityfbrmorethan50peopletositon

benchesthatlinedthewalls.uIt'sabuildingwherepeoplecouldbesittinglisteningtoeach

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other,ortosomeoneexplainingsomething,,9saysRisch,"Thereisnoevidenceoffoodandno

clear-cutreligiousartefacts,soitdoesn'tlooklikeahomeoratemple.**

ThediscoveryatLaAlmoloyashednewlightonthepoliticsandgenderrelationsinone

ofthefirsturbansocietiesoftheWest.Previousfindingshaverevealedthatwomenwere

consideredadultsatamuchyoungeragethanboyswere.Excavatedgravegoodshave

highlightedthatgirlsasyoungassixwereburiedwithknivesandtools,butboyswouldbein

theirteensbythetimetheywouldbeburiedalongsidesuchobjects.

Additionally,thegravesofsomewomenfromElArgarwerereopenedgenerationslater

toburyothermenandwomen,anunsualpracticethatexpertsbelievewouldhavebeenavery

highhonor.uWhatexactlytheirpoliticalpowerwas,wedon'tknow,“Rischadds."Butthis

burialatLaAlmoloyaquestionstheroleofwomenin[BronzeAge]politics...itquestionsa

lotofconventionalwisdom.^^

63.ThewomandiscoveredatLaAlmoloya.

A.provedtobeaprincessduringtheBronzeAge

B.wasburiedlongafterherhusband'sdeath

C.livedinanancientsocietycalledElArgar

D.washoldingasilverdiademwhenunearthed

64.Themaninthegravewasbelievedtobeawarriormainlybecause

A.hehadgoldplugsthroughhisearlobesB.hewasburiednexttothewoman

C.hewasburiedwithknivesandtoolsD.hehadinjuriesandscarsonhisbones

65.AccordingtoRisch,theancientbuildingseemedto.

A.havebeenusedfbrpoliticalmeetingsB.haveservedsomereligiouspurposes

C.bethefirsttemplebuiltinWesternEuropeD.bespeciallydedicatedtofoodtrading

66.WhatcanbeinferredfromthediscoveryatLaAlmoloya?

A.WomenwereburiedwithmorerichesthanmenintheBronzeAge.

B.TheroleofwomeninBronzeAgepoliticshadbeenoverestimated.

C.WomenmayhavebeenpowerfulrulersintheElArgarcivilization.

D.Womenwereconsideredadultsatamuchyoungeragethanboys.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthe

box.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyou

A.Supportersarguethatquietquittingisawaytosafeguardyourmentalhealth.

B.Theysetclearboundariestoimprovework-lifebalance.

C.Regularsupportandpraisethatmakeemployeesfeelvaluedandconnectedcangetlost.

D.Managersmustleamhowtohaveconversationstohelpemployeesreduce

disengagement

andburnout.

E.However,quietquittingcouldbeasignthatanemployeeisnothappyintheirposition.

F.Employeesaremorelikelytobeengagedwhentheyhavespecifictargets.

need.

QuietQuitting

Whilenotanewconcept,theterm“quietquitting"hasrecentlygainedpopularityon

social

media.

Whatisquietquitting?

Quietquittingdoesn*tmeananemployeehaslefttheirjob,butratherhaslimitedtheir

taskstoavoidworkinglongerhours.(67)Theysticktowhatisintheir

jobdescriptionandwhentheygohome,theyleaveworkbehindthemandfocusonnon-work

dutiesandactivities.

(68)Itmayalsomeantheyarereadytochangepositionsormay

becurrentlylookingfbranotherjob.

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Whyareemployeesquietquitting?

Quietquittingmaybeapopularterm,butthispracticeisn*tnew.Workershavequietly

quittheirjobsforyearstolookforsomethingnew,whetheritwasbecauseofpoorpay,

unmanageableworkload,burnoutorlackofgrowthopportunities.

Workingfromhomehasalsochangedthedynamicsoftheworkplacebecauseemployees

andmanagersarecommunicatingindifferentwaysthroughonlinemeetings.These

interactionsmayfeelmoreformalthanthechatsessionsthathappeninanoffice.Limited

meetingscancauseadisconnectbetweenemployeesandmanagement.(69)

Howcanbusinesseshelpemployees?

Thebiggestwaytopreventdisengagementistoimprovetheemployeeexperience.Talk

toemployees,gathertheirfeedbackanddiscusswhatcanbedonetomakethemfeel

appreciated.Makesureworkloadsarerealisticandthatthereareappropriateboundariesto

maintainawork-lifebalance.It*simportanttocheckinwithemployeestomakesurethese

boundariesareclearandhelpestablishan