2024年上海市春季高考英語試卷試題及答案詳解

2024年1月上海市春季高考英語全真模擬試卷02

全真模擬試卷02

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I.ListeningComprehension（第1-10題，每題1分；第11-20題，每題1.5分；共25分）

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

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A.Exciied.B.Dissauslled.C.Bored.D.Exhausted.

2.

A.7:00.B.7:10.C.9:00.D.9:10.

3.

A.Acook.B.Ashopassistant.C.Asaleswoman.D.Awaitress.

4.

A.Atagasstation.B.Inaworkshop.

C.Alanartgallery.D.Inadepartmentstore.

5.

A.Hehasn'thadachancetomeetKathyyet.

B.Kathyhadalreadytoldhimthenews.

C.Hedidn'tknowthatKathywasbeingmoved.

D.Hisnewofficewillbeloca:edinNewYork.

6.

A.ThewomanwantstogotoToronto.B.ThemanwantstogotoVancouver.

C.TherearenoflightstoToronto.D.TherearetwodirectflightstoToronto.

7.

A.Sheshoulddomorecarefulwork.

B.SheisnotconcernedaboutGeorge'sremarks.

C.Georgedoesnotcareabouther.

D.Georgeshouldn'thavesaidmuchabouther.

8.

A.Shecan'taffordthatmuchfbratrip.

B.Sheisfortunatetohavemadealotofmoney.

C.Shedoesn'tthink15,000dollarsisenoughfbrthetrip.

D.Sheconsiders15,0()0dollarsonlyasmallsumofmoney.

9.

A.Playingtennis.B.Writingaterrr.paper.

C.Gatheringmaterials.D.Holdingameeting.

10.

A.Themanwasseriouslyinjuredinthecaraccident.

B.Themanhadpoorimaginationbecauseofthecaraccident.

C.Themanwasn'twearingtheseatbeltwhentheaccidenthappened.

D.Theman'sdaughteradvisedhimtoweartheseatbeltbeforehelefthome.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeasked

severalquestionsoneachoftheshortpassagesemdthelongerconversation.Theshortpassagesandthelonger

conversationwillbereadtwice,bittthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthe

fourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.OnAugust18,2021.B.OnDecember15th,2021.

C.OnJanuary20th,2022.D.OnDecember14th,2021.

12.A.Sheflewdayandnighttobreaktherecord.

B.HerfavouritepartofthejourneywasacrossSiberia.

C.Shethoughtaboutnothingelsebutflyingduringthejourney.

D.BadweatheralongthewayforcedhertolandinTaipei.

13.A.Tomajorinelectricalengineering.

B.Tohonorthetraditionofherfamily.

C.ToencouragegirlstobecomeSTEMteachers.

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D.Toinspiregirlstopursue（heirflyingdreams.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theadventureofarobotonadesertedisland.

B.Arobot'sreunionwithitslonglostfriends.

C.Therichanimalworldthroughtheeyesofarobot.

D.Theescapestoryofarobotfromadesertedisland.

15.A.Sheisbrokenanddamagedintheaccident.

B.Sheisbroughtbacktolifebyagroupofsealions.

C.Sheisfrightenedatthesightofislandanimals.

D.Sheisdeliveredtotheislandasanexperimentsubject.

16.A.Theyfightforlimitedresources.

B.Theyspeakeachother'slanguage.

C.Rozandtheislandanimalstrusteachother.

D.Rozfeedsanimalswithadvancedprogramming.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

17.A.Friendly.B.Unfriendly.

C.Uninterested.D.Respectful.

18.A.Toavoidoffendingpeople.B.Toattractattention.

C.Toavoidconfusingpeople.D.lbmakefriendseasily.

19.A.Greece.B.India.C.Bulgaria.D.Britain.

20.A.WavingarmsaroundalotwhenarguingisveryBritish.

B.GivingaguestfromtheMiddleEastathumb-upispolite.

C.There\justonemeaningwhenIndiapeopleshaketheirheads.

D.Beingcarefulwithgesturesisamustwhenyoumeetpeoplefromdifferentcultures.

II.GrammarandVocabulary（每題1分；共20分）

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Behaviourcontractsforteenagers

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A.alertB.connectedC.correspondD.dismissE.embarrassed

F.invaluableG.judgementH.pilotedL.respectfulJ.urgeK.wellbeing

Areyoulistening?Butareyoureallylistening?You'dthinkwe'dbeverygoodatlistening,butdowe

deeplylisten?Sometimeswequickly31another'sopinionifitdoesn'tfitneatlywithourown.The

BritishCouncilhaslaunchedaprojectCrossingDividesaimedtotrainyoungpeopletolistenandunderstand

otherpeoplewithverydifferentperspectives.

Practicingdeeplisteningmeanstuningintoempathy（同理心），resistingthe32tojudgepeoplewho

aredistinctfromoneself.Ildevelopsimportantskillsthatwillmakeanyoneabelterlistener:empathy,silence

andbecomingawareofour33

Theprojectwas34inLebanon,whereithelpedlocalpeoplefindcommongroundwitheachother,in

asocietydividedbybitteryearsofconflict.Peopletakingpartintheprojectsaidtheyfeltthattheywerebeing

heard,helpingthemtofeelrecognizedandunderstood,whichopenedcommunicationbetweencommunities.All

theparticipantsgreatlyimprovedtheirlisteningskills,whichproved35intheirworkingandpersonal

lives.

Theyhavealsohadachancetobelistenedtoandheard,whichresearchshowscanimprove36This

isbecauseweallfeelaccepted,valuedandmore37tootherswhenwesensethatwearebeingtruly

listenedto,andthepersonlisteningtousdoesn'thavetoagreewithusfbrthosebenefitstobeenjoyed.

Theprojectisalsoanopportunityfbrparticipantstofeelthebenefitofsteppingoutsidetheirown”echo

chamber（回聲室）Echochambersarecreatedbyournaturaltendencytoseekoutpeopleandopinions,in

personandonline,thatweagreewith,sowemainlyseeandhearinformationandopinionsthat38toour

own.Notsurprisinglythisleadsustothinkourviewsaredefinitivelycorrect,sowebecome39oreven

angrywhenweencounterperspectivesthatourworldviewsuggestsarcwrong,becausetheydon'tagreewithour

ownechochamber.

So,trainingyoungpeoplewithdeeplisteningskillscanencouragemanymorepeopletotakepartin

challengingand40conversations.ScottMcDonald,theorganization'sCEOsaid:"Thedeeplistening

traininggetstotheheartofwhatwedobyprovidingopportunitiesforpeopletostepoutoftheirechochambers,

tocrossdivides,andbuildtrustandunderstanding.”

III.ReadingComprehension（共45分。41-45每題1分；56-70每題2分）

SectionA

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Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext

Morethanhalftheworld'spopulationliveincities,andby2050theUNexpectsthatproportiontoreach

68%.Thismeansmorehomes,roadsandotherinfrastructure.Suchaconstruction41doesharmto

tacklingclimatechange,though,becausemakingsteelandconcretegeneratesaround8%of（heworld's

carbon-dioxideemissions.Ifcitiesareto42andbecomegreeneratthesametime,theywillhavetobe

madefromsomethingelse.

Asithappens,Chicagomightbecomepartofthe43.Inrecentyears,asarchitectshavebecome

increasinglyinterestedinmodern，力汕er（木材）一constructionrr.ethods,woodenbuildingshavebeengetting

steadily44.Thecurrentrecordisheldbythe85-nictrc-tallMjostarnctbuildinginNorway,completedin

2019.Butthiswouldbe45bytheRiverBeechTower,a228-metrebuildingproposedforasitebeside

theChicagoriver.

As（heAAAsmeetingheardthisweek,woodisoneofthemost46sustainablealternativestosteel

andconcrete.Itisnot.however,everydaywoodbutamaterialcalledengineeredtimber,composedofdifferent

layersforspecificpurposes.Besidesengineeringtheshapeofacomponent,designerscanarrangethegrains（紋

理）in（helayerstoprovidelevelsof47thatequalste￡l,inaproductthatisupto80%lighter.

Engineeredtimberis,48,usuallyassembledintolargesectionsofabuildinginafactory.Thatcutsdown

onthenumberof49thathavetobemadetoaconstructionsite.

Allthis50tocarbon-dioxideemissions.MichaelRamageoftheUniversityofCambridge（oldthe

meetingofa300-square-metrefour-storeywoodenbuildingthatgenerated126tonnesofCO2.Haditbeenmade

with51,emissionswouldhaverisento310tonnes.Ifsteelhadbeenused,theywouldhavetopped498

tonnes.Indeed,fromonepointofview,thisbuildingmightactuallybeviewedas“carbon52When

treesgrow,theylockcarbonupintheirwood—inthiscasetheequivalentof540tonnesofCO2,representinga

long-termreductionofCO2fromtheatmosphere.

Ifbuildingwithwoodlakesoff,itdoesraiseconcernabouttherebeingenoughtreesto53.But

withsustainablymanagedforeststhatshouldnotbeaproblem,saysDrRamage.Afamily-sizedapartment

requiresabout30cubicmetresoftimber,andheestimatesEurope'ssustainable54alonegrowthat

amounteverysevenseconds.Norisfirearisk,forengineeredtimberdoesnotburneasily,becausetheinner

coresoflarge55limbersareprotectedbyacharring（炭化）layerifburnt.

41.A.projectB.ambitionC.boomD.security

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42.A.expandB.reformC.contractD.survive

43.A.rebelB.outcomeC.answerD.issue

44.A.greenerB.friendlierC.lighterD.taller

45.A.overbalancedB.overshadowedC.overlookedD.overstated

46.A.domesticB.promisingC.debatableD.artificial

47.A.beautyB.strengthC.frictionD.dimension

48.A.neverthelessB.insteadC.moreoverD.meanwhile

49.A.deliveriesB.checkoutsC.purchasesD.payments

50.A.addsvalueB.givescreditC.givesaboostD.makesadifference

51.A.cementB.timberC.concreteD.synthetics

52.A.positiveB.negativeC.friendlyD.resistant

53.A.goroundB.goawayC.gooverD.godown

54.A.advocatesB.strategiesC.forestsD.fanners

55.A.imposingB.visibleC.universalD.structural

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

In1674GeorgeRavenscroft,anEnglishglassmerchant,wasgrantedapatentforthediscoverymadeathis

factoryinLondonthataddingleadoxide(一氧化鋁)lothemeltresultedinaclearer,moredurableproduct.Thus

wasbornleadcrystal,andwithitthefashion,inEngland,ofdrinkingwinefromglassvesselsrather(han,say,

metalones.

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Wineglasseshaveevolvedsincethen,ofcourse,andoneaspectofthisevolutionisofparticularinterestto

TheresaMarleauandhercolleaguesintheBehaviourandHealthResearchUnitatCambridgeUniversity.Dr

Marteaususpectedthatglasseshavegotbiggerovertheyears,andthatthismayhavecontributedto(he

increaseddrinkingofwineinBritain—anincreasethathasbeenparticularlymarkedinrecentdecades.

AstheyreportintheBMJ,amedicaljournal,sheandherteamobtaineddataonglassvolumesgoingback

toabout1700fromsourcesincludingtheRoyalHouseholdandtheAshmolcan,theuniversitymuseumof

Cambridge'sarch-rival,Oxford.Altogether,theyrecordedthecapacityof411glassesand,asthechartshows,

therehasindeedbeenanear-continuoustendencyfbrthatcapacitytoincreasesinceRavenscroffsday(hediedin

1683).Thereisalsoanotableaccelerationofiheprocessstarlinginabout1990.Inall,theaveragecapacityofa

wineglassincreasedfrom66mlinthe1700stoalmost450mlin2016-17.

Thatthisvolumetricinflationhasstimulatedwineconsumption-DrMarleau'ssecondhypothesis(^

設(shè))一ishardtoprove.Butitmayhavedone.TheamountofwinedrunkinBritainhasrisenmore(hansevenfold

since1960,whilethepopulationhasgrownbyonly25%.Datacollectedbetween1978and2005byBritain's

OfficeofNationalStatisticssuggesttheproportionofadultsdrinkingwinefellfrom60%to50%overthat

period,while(heaverageweeklywineconsumptionofthosewhodiddrinkthestufftripled,whenmeasuredas

unitsofalcohol.

Meanwhile,workdesignedtotestdirectlytheideathatglasssizematters,whichDrMarteaupublishedlast

year,producedmixedresults.ShelookedattheconsequencesforwinesalesatabarinCambridgeofservingits

waresinbothbiggerandsmallerglassesthannormal,whilekeepingtheservingsizesonoffer(125mlor175ml,

accordingtocustomerchoice)thesame.Inweekswhenthebiggerglasseswereused,winesaleswentupby9%

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onaverage.Thelargervessels,itseemed,wereindeedencouragingcustomerstoorderrefillsmoreoften.Onthe

otherhand,inweekswhenthesizeoftheglasseswasbelownormal,salesdidnotgodown.Reducingglasssizes,

then,docsnotkeeppeoplesober.

56.WhydocsthewritermentionGeorgeRavenscroft'spatentinthefirstparagraph?

A.Tointroduceanimportantchangeinwineglasses.

B.TopayrespecttoasuccessfulEnglishglassmerchant.

C.Toarousereaders'interestinhowwineglassesaremade.

D.Tomakeacomparisonbetweentwowaysofwineproduction

57.Accordingtothepassage,whatisDrMarteau'sfirsthypothesis?

A.Wineconsumptionhasbeengoingupinthelast100years.

B.Thesizeofwineglasseshasbeenincreasingovertheyears.

C.Winebecameamoredurableproductthreehundredyearsago.

D.Wineusedtobedrunkinasmallmetalcontainer.

58.AccordingtoDrMarteairsresearch,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Today'swineglassesareasbigasthoseintheearly1900s.

B.ThepopulationofBritainhasgrownmorequicklythanwineconsumption.

C.Thosewhodrankconsumedanincreasingamountofwinebetween1978and2005.

D.Theproportionofadultsdrinkingwinehaskeptgoingdownsince1960.

59.Theword“sober”(inthelastparagraph)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.healthyB.considerateC.notviolentD.notdrunk

(B)

Manyquestionscanbeexpectedinadvanceandit'swisetohavesomewcll-constructcdanswersthatyou

cantailormorecloselyontheday.it'ssensibletohaveanumberofkeyphrasestouse.Remembertoalwaystry

andmakeyouranswerspositive.

QI:Tellmeaboutyourself.(Theinterviewerisreallysayingiwanttohearyoutalk.^^)

Al:Thisisjusttogetthingsstarted,butitisaverycommonquestion.Writeascript,andpracticeitsothat

itsoundsnatural.Spendamaximumoffourminutesdescribingyourqualifications,careerhistoryandyour

rangeofskills.Emphasizethoseskillsthatarerelevanttothejobonoffer.

Q2:Whathavebeenyourachievementstodate?(Theinterviewerissaying“Arcyouanachiever?”)

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A2:Again,thisisacommonquestion,sobeprepared.Selectanachievementthatisexperience-relatedand

fairlyrecent.Identifyskillsyouusedinthisachievementandsaywhattheresultswere.

Q3:Whatdoyoulikeaboutyourpresentjob?(Theinterviewerisreallytryingtofindoutwhetheryou

willenjoythethingsthenewjobhastooffer.)

A3:Thisisastraightforwardquestion.AllyouhavetomakesureisthatyourMikes5corresponctotheskills

etc.requiredforthejobonoffer.Bepositive,describeyourjobasinterestinganddiverse,butdonotoverdoit.

Afterall,youareleaving?

Q4:Whatareyourstrengths?(Theinterviewersimplywantsastraightforwardanswerastowhatyouare

goodat.)

A4:Thisistheonequestionthatyouaredefinitelygoingtoget,sothereisnoexcuseforbeingunprepared.

Concentrateondiscussingyourmainstrengths.Listthreeorfourexplanationsofhowtheycouldbenefitthe

employer.Strengthstoconsiderincludetechnicalproficiency;abilitytolearnquickly;determinationtosucceed;

positiveattitude;yourabilitytorelatetopeopleandachieveacommongoal.Youmaybeaskedtogiveexamples

oftheabove,sobeprepared.

Q5:Tellmeaboutthemostdifficultsituationyou'vehadtofaceandhowyouhandledit.

(Theinterviewisreallytryingtofindoutyourdefinitionof“difficult”andwhetheryoucanshowalogical

approachtoproblemsolvingusingyourinitiative.)

A5:Thiscanbeatrap!Toavoidit,selectadifficultworksituationthatwasnotcausedbyyouandwhich

canbequicklyexplainedinafewsentences.Explainhowyoudefinedtheproblem,what(heoptionswere,why

youselectedtheoneyoudidandwhattheoutcomewas.Alwaysendonapositivenote.

60.Thepassageismainlyintendedto.

A.highlighttheimportanceoflookingpositiveinaninterview

B.givesuggestionsonhowtoanswerinterviewquestions

C.providesomesampleanswerstointer\?iewquestions

D.illustratehowtolookconfidentinaninterview

61.Whenaskedaboutwhatyouthinkofyourpresentjob,you'dbetter.

A.talkaboutwhatyoudislikeaboutit

B.commentpositivelyonyourcolleagues

C.relatesittothejobyouareapplyingfor

D.describehowinterestingilisasfaraspossible

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62.Ifaninterviewerwantstoknowwhetheryoucansolveaproblemproperly,whatwillheask?

A.Tellmeaboutyourself?

B.Tellmeaboutyourstrengths?

C.Whathavebeenyourachievementstodate?

D.Howdidyouhandlethemostdifficultsituation?

(C)

DearDoggyDiary

MONDAY

Nowwe'vesurelygotallwcrequirefbrthepuppy'sarrival:abasket,ascreamingtoybananaandabagof

dogfood.Fornames,wearehesitatingbetweenSpikeorLenny——but,asItellthislisttoaBlackfriend,I

suddenlyrealizebothnamesareassociatedwithfamousBlackmen,andpanicthatthisisalittleoffence.

TUESDAY

OurfriendSamhaskindlyvolunteeredto-DUDDyproof'ourhome."Youdon'twanttogivehimthat

screamingtoy,that'sencouraginghimtoeatyoursofa,"shesays,inspectingourpurchasesdisapprovingly.She

handsusabook,byDrIanDunbar“Thisguy"，sheassuresus,“isaSuperBabysitterfbrdogs.”

WEDNESDAY

Spentlastnight57Dunbarhasplentyofwisdomon"positivelycommunicating”withthe

puppy,butnothingonhowtogetapuppyandalsotwoyoungchildren.

THURSDAY

D-Day.Nowtheregistrationwebsitewantsadognameatshortnotice.So,wegofbr"Buzz”.Onesyllable

(音節(jié))andwithmulti-generationalfascination(GrannythinksAldrin,kidsthinkLightyear).

FRIDAY

Ifeelveryhesitantaboutsayingso,butlastnightwentwell.Buzzisincrediblycute,thekidsadorehimand

he'sverycuteandonlydidonepcc(排尿)ontheblanket,anddidImentionhe'scute?

SATURDAY

"Love"feelslikeastretchrightnow.Our"play"wasevidentlynot“fbcused”enoughtopreventBuzzbiting

throughoursofa.Also,ourthree-year-oldthinksit'sfiinnytoninaway,soBuzzwrestleshimtothegroundand

licksalloverhisface.Isuspectthisisn'tthebestwaytoprepareBuzzfbrengagingwiththepublic.

SUNDAY

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Thewholehousesmellsofdog.Ifindthisnasty,butfriends,family,andpeoplewebarelyknowexistedare

droppingbytomeethim."It'slikehavingababy,eh?”saysniyneighbor,Erik,brightly."Yes,butit'sababy

youcanneglectwhenitcries!^^Irespondcheerfully.Hefrowns（皺眉）.

MONDAY

It's2A.M.onthecoldestdayoftheyearandI'monmyhandsandkneesinthebushes.Ithinkyou've

neverreallyexperiencedaharshmid-winteruntilyou'retryingtoninafterapuppy.Then,wereturninside,and

it'sjustmeandBuzz.Peace.Ishouldputhimbackinhiscage,but1findIcan'tresistahug.Don'ttellmywife.

63.Whatdoesthephrase,puDDyproof''ourhomemeaninparagraph2?

A.Makeourhomecleanenoughforthepuppy.B.Inspectourhometomakeitpuppy-friendly.

C.Provethatthepuppywillsatisfyourneeds.D.Decorateourhomewithbooksonpuppies.

64.Inthediaryof“WEDNESDAY”，apassageismissing.Whichofthefollowingplotbestfitsintothe

numberedblank?

A.Pickingadog'snamefromanamelistofBlacks.

B.Lookingoverthehouseforpotentialsafetyhazards.

C.StudyingDunbar'sbookonhowtotakecareofadog.

D.VisitingDunbarinpersoninordertoadopthispuppy.

65.Whichofthefollowingisthereasonfbrnamingthepuppy“Buzz”？

A.OtherchoicesimplystrongprejudiceagainstBlackpeople.

B.Itspronunciationresemblesthepuppy'scuteandshortbark.

C.Theregistrationwebsiterecommendsthenametothefamily.

D.Thenameholdsappealtoboththeelderand（heyoungergenerations.

66.Whichofthefollowingdoesthediaryfeatureaftertheadoptionofthepuppy?

A.Chaosandcuteness.B.Hatredandlove.

C.Messandcleanliness.D.Abuseandaffection.

SectionC

Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesintheboxEachsentencecanonlybe

usedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

Howtosupportastrugglingfriend

We'veallbeeninsituationslikethis,bothbigandsmallandeverythinginbetween:frommissingthebusto

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worktostrugglingwiththelossofalovedone.Commonwisdomsuggeststhataproblemsharedisaproblem

halved.Wereallywanttohelp,yetwedon'tquitehavethewordsorthetactics.

Researchshowsthatmanypeopledon'treallyknowwhatworksbesttohelptheirfriendseffectively.

67Asurveyofthemethodsthatpeopleusedtomanagetheirfriends,emotionsidentified378distinct

strategies.Given(hislargevarietyofstrategies,it'snowonderthatdecidingwhattodowhenyouhaveafriend

intearscanbealittlechallenging.

Thegoodnewsisthattherearesimplestrategiesyoucanlearnthatwillhelpyouprovidemoreeffective

supporttoyourfriends.

Askquestionsandreallylisten

Justasplayingdownafriend'sproblemisunwise,soistryingtoempathizetooquickly.Whilethisimpulse

isunderstandableandquitenormal,itisalsolikelytogowrong.68Sohowmightyoubestaddressthe

situationinstead?Arecentresearchsuggeststhati(wouldbebettertoslowdownandstartbyaskingdirectly

howyourfriendisfeeling,ratherthanthinkingabouthowyoumightfeelinasimilarsituation.

Arelatedtechniquetotryisactivelistening,whichiscommonlyusedbytherapists,andrelativelysimpleto

implement.69Forexample,yourfriendmightspendsometimeexplainingaseriesofstressfulevents

acrosstheirweek,describingargumentswiththeirspouse,amountingworkloadandsomeworriesaboutdebt,

andyoumightrespondbysayingthatitsoundsliketheyareoverwhelmedbothathomeandatworkrightnow.

Don'ttakecharge

Ifyoursupportisloodirectiveandlake-charge,itmightmakeyourfriendsfeelliketheyaren'tableto

handlethingsontheirown,likeakidwhoneedstheirparent'shelptomanagetheirproblems.

Instead,itwouldhavebeenbettertoaskthemwhattheywant,andhowtheymightbeabletcchangethis

situation,andthenlistentothemtalkthroughtheiroptionsonebyone.Indoingthis,youprovideasounding

boardforthemtotakecontrolofthesituationontheirown.70Thiswillhelpthemorganisetheir

thoughtsandcometosomesolutions,withoutfeelinglikeyoudiditforthem.

A.Oneusefulskillistoparaphrasewhatyourfriendissayinginyourownwords.

B.Afriendwhoisgoingthroughhardshipmaybenefitfromahelpfulgesture.

C.Partofthechallengeisthattherearejustsomanypossiblewaystointervene.

D.It'simportantnottoputtoomuchpressureonyourfriendtotalk.

E.Researchhasshownthatwe'reactuallyreallybadattakingotherpeople'sperspectives.

F.Youraimshouldbetofacilitatetheotherperson'schoices,ratherthandominatingthem.

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IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoinl(s)ofthepassageinno

morethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

WearingHelmet

Somekidsridethroughcitybicyclelaneslikeaprofessional,andotherssetoutalonedowncuietcountry

lanes.However,everyday,anaverageofmorethan500childrenwithbike-relatedinjuriesaret