上海高三一模匯編（英語）

2021一模真題匯編

上海

（高三?英語）

目錄

一、2020-2021學年高三英語一模卷匯編5

1.語法填空5

2.十一選十17

3.完形填空31

4.閱讀A篇51

5.閱讀B篇71

6.閱讀C篇95

7.六選四119

8.概要寫作134

9.翻譯145

10.指導性寫作150

二、參考答案154

1.語法填空154

2.~\—選十156

3.完形填空157

4.閱讀A篇158

5.閱讀B篇160

6.閱讀C篇161

7.六選四163

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8.概要寫作164

9.翻譯168

10.指導性寫作評分標準175

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一、2020-2021學年高三英語一模卷匯編

1.語法填空

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

One【寶山一模】

SOSmessageonthesandsavesmissingsailors

MicronesiaisanareaofthewesternPacificOceanwithmorethan600islands,(21)

coversahugeareaofoceannorthofthelargeislandofNewGuinea.

Recently,threeMicronesiansailorssetouttosail42kmfromoneMicronesianislandtoanother.

Unfortunately,theygot(22)(lose),andthentheyranoutoffuel.Afteralongtimedrifting

withoutpowerintheocean,theylandedonthetinyislandofPikelot,morethan100kmfromtheir

destination.

Pikelotisjust450meterslongand280meterswide.ThehighestpointonPikelotisonlyfour

metersabovethesea.Nopeoplelivethere,andthereisnowater.Thelittleisland(23)

(cover)intreesandhassandybeaches.

Threedaysafterthethreesailorssetoutontheirvoyage,theydidnotarriveattheirdestination,so

shipsandaircraftintheareabeganlookingforthe(24)(miss)men.Butitwasalmost

impossibletodecidewhere(25)(look)becausetherearesomanysmallislandsandthe

oceanissolarge.OneoftheshipswastheAustraliannavyshipHMASCanberra,which(26)

(sail)fromAustraliatoHawaiiandhadahelicopteronboard.

Duringthistime,thethreesailorsdecidedtowrite(27)messageonthebeachontheir

tinyisland.TheywroteahugeSOSinthesand.SOSisaninternationalsignalthatpeopleuse(28)

theyneedhelp.Luckily,peopleonanAmericanaircraftsawtheSOSmessageinthesand

andcontactedtheCanberra.Ahelicopter(29)theshiplandedonthebeachandgavethe

menfoodandwater.Soonafter,aMicronesianboatarrivedandrescuedthethreesailors.Theyare

veryluckytobealive,anditwastheSOSmessageinthesand(30)savedthem.

Two【黃浦一?！?/p>

ConsidertheMechanicalPencil

Ifyouusedtocollectsmallobjects,Tmsure(ifyouwereanythinglikemyyoungerself)thatyou

usedtocollectmechanicalpencils.

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InoneofthemathpreparatoryclassesI(21)(go)toinelementaryandmiddleschool,we

usedtoreceivemechanicalpencilsasprizesfordoingwellonthein-classexamsoransweringquestionsin

class.Thiswas(22)IbuiltupmycollectionofCadoozles,whichareshortmechanicalpencils

decoratedwithbrightlycoloredspaceshipsandicecreambars.ButI'velongsinceusedupallmy

CadoozlesandamajorityofthemechanicalpencilsthatI(23)(hide)inanemptymooncaketin

somanyyearsbefore,whichmakesmereflectfondlybackonthoseolddays,whenreceivinga

mechanicalpencilwasaseasyasdrinkingaglassofwater.

MechanicalpencilsarenotonlymoreconvenientthanyourtraditionalTiconderogainthesense

thattheyneverneed(24)(sharpen);theyalsoproducethinner,cleanerlines,whichisextremely

importantfbrdrawersanddrafters.Furthermore,theyareenvironmentallyfriendly,sinceyoudon'thaveto

buy(25)woodenpencilwheneveryourunoutoflead(鉛芯).Youcansimplyrefillyour

mechanicalpencil!ThereisonlyoneslightnegativeImustremarkon,(26)isthatassomeone

whocallsmechanicalpencils“l(fā)eadpencil"incasualconversation,theterm“l(fā)eadpencil“isconfusing.

Mechanicalpencilleadisactuallynotmadefromthechemicalelementlead.Itismadefromamixture

ofgraphiteandclay,which(27)notgiveyouleadpoisoning.Thisiscontrarytowhatmythird-

gradeteachersaidwhenshesawmyclassmateJohnclickinghismechanicalpencilagainsthisindex

fingeroutofboredom:"John,stopthat!You'regoingtogetleadpoisoning!^^Ithinkallthethird-

graders(andteachers)intheworldwouldfeelmuch(28)(safe)iftheyknewwhatreallymade

upthepencilstheyuseeveryday.

ItusedtobesoeasytograbamechanicalpencilwheneverIneededone,but(29)

themooncaketinhasbecomeincreasinglylighter,Ihavelearnedtoappreciatemywritinginstruments

more.PerhapsIshouldhavecollectedafewmoreCadoozleswhenIwasyounger;perhapsIshould

haveappreciatedthefeelingofholdingupthemooncaketinwhenitwasthree-quartersfull,hopingthat

therewouldalwaysbeanewpencilforme(30)(use)tomorrow.

Three【崇明一?！?/p>

GeographyMakesaSilentReturn

Inmanywaysgeographyistheforgottenscience.Eventheword“geography“tendstomakepeople

thinkofstudents(21)(label)mapsinsocialstudiesclass.Butthathasn'talwaysbeentrue.Before

theinternet,theworldwasamysteriousplace.Inmanycases,peopledidn'treallyknow(22)

existedafewmilesfromhome.Studyinggeographyofferedpeopleawaytolearnabouttheworld.

Geography,(23)(define)asthestudyofEarth,hasalwayshadafocusonmaps.Butmapping

hasn'talwaysbeeneasy.Inthedaysbeforesatellites,mapmakingrequiredyearsofdangerousand

difficultwork.Butmappingalsomeantachanceatadventureandfame.

Geographybecamethesubjectofexplorers.Peoplewereeagertohearaboutthenewthingsand

places(24)geographershadstudied.NationalGeographicisagreatexampleofthisinterest.For

morethanahundredyears,themagazine'sstoriesandpictures(25)(tell)peopleaboutourexciting

world.

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Technologyhaschangedthewaypeoplethinkaboutgeography.Travelisnoweasy.Theinternet

makesinformationsimple(26)(find).Wetrustourphonestotakeus(27)wewanttogo.

EvenNationalGeographichasexpandedbeyondtraditionalgeography,butthatdoesn'tmean

geographyhasbecome(28)(important).

Whilesomeappsareobviousexamplesofmoderngeographyinaction,geographyremains

importantinmoresubtle(不易察覺的)ways,too.Geography,whichhelpshousehunters,solvespublic

healthissues,anddeterminesgoodlocationsfbrnewbusinesses,(29)(use)toplancommunities

aswell.

Liketraditionalgeographers,moderngeographersstudymanydifferenttopics.Thatmakesthem

well-suitedfbrmanydifferentjobsandindustries.Today,geographersoftenhavetitleslike"urban

planner"or"dataanalyst”.Andtheworldisnoticing(30)numberofgraduateswithdegreesin

geographyisalsogrowing.

Maybeit'stimefbryoutodiscovertheforgottenscienceagain.

Four【徐匯一?！?/p>

Wheneducatorsthinkofliteracy-theabilitytoreadandwrite-theyoftenplacemore

importanceonstudents9abilitiestoreadandfullyunderstandapieceofwriting.

Butexpertssaycriticalandcreativewritingskillsareequallyimportant.And,theysay,they(21)

(overlook)toooftenintheclassroom.

Comparedtoreading,writingis(22)(active).Ithelpsstudentsbeindependentthinkers,

takeownershipoftheirstoriesandideasandcommunicatethemclearlytoothers,saysElyseEidman-

Aadahl.SheheadstheNationalWritingProject,(23)offershelpforteacherswhowanttopush

studentstowritemore.

Elysesaid,“Ihavetosay(24)wewantaneducationsystemjust(25)(focus)on

makingpeopleconsumersandnotonhelpingthembeproducers,thisemphasisonreadingonly-

whichdoeshappeninsomanyplaces—isveryshort-sighted.^^

Shesaidstudents'writingworknowusuallycentersonexaminingatext,(26)

presentinganewidea.Writing,shesaid,shouldbe“thecentralthingyou'relearning.Notwritingona

test,notwritingtodemonstrateyou'relearning(27)someonehastaughtyou…

Teachingreadingtogetherwithwritingimprovesbothskills,saysRebeccaWallace-Segall,who

headsaNewYorkCitywritingcenter,WritopiaLab.

Shesaidwritingaffectsaperson'sabilitytoreadandmorethan90percentofyoungpeopleinthe

Writopiaprogramdonottrusttheirwritingabilities(28)theystart.Butshesaidtheylearnto

enjoythewritingprocessandbecomemoreeffectivereaders,too.

Elysesaidemployerstodayseekworkers“allthewhocanwritewell.Digitaltools

increasinglymeanthatpeopleare"(29)(interact)withtheinternetthroughwritingJshesaid.

Youngpeoplearealreadywritingallthetime—throughtextmessages,emailsandonsocialmedia.

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Elysebelieveseveryyoungpersontodayisawriteriftheyareconnectedtotheinternet.So,she

added,*4wehavetohelpthemdoitinthebest,mostresponsible,critical,prosocialway.”

Rebeccaarguesthatwritingalsohelpsstudentsworkthroughdifficultiestheyfaceinlife

“subconsciously”.

“They'renotwritingastoryaboutadifficultfatherordirectlyaboutabullyinclass,(30)

creatingafictionalscenario(電影居U本)thatmightfeeldistantenoughfbrthemtogodeepintoit.”

Five【虹口一模】

TheRiseofRobot-Chefs

CREATORisanewhamburgerjointinSanFrancisco.Itnowclaimstodeliveraburgerworth$18

for$6—inotherwords,(21)(provide)thequalityassociatedwithexpensiverestaurantsata

fast-foodprice.Whatmattersbehindthisclaimisthatitschefisarobot.

Creator'sburgerrobotisatrolley-sizedunitthathasafootprintoftwosquaremetres.Customers

sendittheirordersviaatablet.Theyareabletocookeverythingfrom(22)well-donetheburger

willbetothetypeofcheeseandtoppingstheywant.

Theprocesssoundsrathersimplenow.But,infact,themachinetookeightyearstoperfectafterit

(23)(create).Asfarbackas2012,ameretwoyearsintotheproject,itwasdescribedas”95%

reliable^^,butthatisnotenoughfbrabusykitchen.Choppingtomatoeswasaparticularlytoughchallenge,

butevendetailsliketheverytool(24)packstheburgerintoabagwithoutsqueezingitweretricky

forthemachinetomaster.Onlynow,withamachinetomakereliably120burgersanhour,(25)

AlexVardakostas,theengineerbehindtheproject,andhisco-fbunders,amixtureof

technologistsandcaterers,feelconfidentenoughtoopentheirfirstrestaurant.

Creatorisnotalone.Otherrobotchefshavealreadybeenworking,(26)(prepare)entire

meals,orsoonwillbe,inkitchensinotherpartsoftheworld.(27)that,this

newwaveofautomationcouldsignaladramaticshiftinthewaythefastfoodindustryemployspeople.

Thatdoesnotnecessarilymean(28)(employ)fewerstaff.Rather,moreofthemwillbeinroles

wheretheycandirectlyhelpcustomers."Creator'sgoalisnottobethemostautomatedand(29)

(human-centered)restaurant,butactuallynotJsaidVardakostas.

Itistooearlytosaywhetherthisfirstwaveofrobotchefswilldevelopwellinsuchademanding

environmentasthekitchen.(30)itdoes,it'scertaintomarkachangeinourrelationshipwith

cookery.Cookingcouldbesomethingpeoplechoosetodosimplyforthesheerpleasureofit.

Six【閔行一?！?/p>

Therearemanywaysofdefiningsuccess.Itisaccuratetosaythateachofushasourownconcept

ofsuccesstotheextentthateachofusisresponsibleforsettingourowngoalsanddetermining(21)

wehavemetthesegoalssatisfactorily.Becauseeachofuspossessesuniquedifferencesingenetic

abilityandfavorableenvironments,itisnecessarilytruethatwemustdefinesuccessbroadly.

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Forsomepeople,simplybeingabletolivetheirlifewithaminimumofmiseryandsuffering(22)

(consider)asuccess.Thinkofthepeaceofmindofthepoorshepherdwhotendshissheep,

enjoyinghissimplelifewithhisfamilyinthebeautyofnature,and(23)isrespectedbecausehe

doesagoodjobofachievingthegoalsexpectedofandacceptedbyhimandhissociety.Ontheother

hand,itseemsthat(24)somepeopleappeartoberichinmaterialpossessions,manyof

themseemtobemiserableandconsider(25)unsuccessfulwhenjudgedbytheirowngoalsof

success.Becausenotallventurescanbesuccessful,oneshouldnotsetunrealisticgoalsforachieving

success,but(26)onehasself-confidenceitwouldbeunfortunatetosetone'sgoalsattoolowa

levelofachievement.

Awisecounseloroncesaidtoayoungmanwho(27)(experience)frustrationwithhisown

professionalsuccess:44Youdonothavetosetyourgoaltoreachthemooninordertohavesuccessin

traveling.Sometimesone(28)beverysuccessfulmerelybytakingawalkinthepark,orriding

thesubwaydowntownJThecounseloradded,uYouhavenotreallyfailedandspoiledyourchancesfbr

successuntilyouhavebeenunsuccessfulatsomethingyoureallylike,and(29)whichyouhave

givenyourbesteffbrt.^^

Whateveryoudefinesuccess,remember,wearebomtolivetheliveswetrulywantanddeserve,

butnotjustthelives(30)(settle)fbrus.

Seven【普陀一?！?/p>

ThePopularMobileLibrary

Aroundtheworld,themobilelibraryprojectsarebringingbooksandevenadviceto

communitieswithseriousandurgentneeds.

Everyweek,twomodifiedbluebuses(21)(stock)withchildren'sbookscarefully

rundownthestreetsofKabul.Thesetravellinglibrariesstopoffatschoolsindifferentpartsofthe

city,(22)(deliver)awealthofreadingmaterialsdirectlytotheyoungsterswhohave

limitedaccesstobooks.4tAlotofschoolsinourcitydon'thaveaccesstosomethingasbasicasa

library,“saysRim,a27-year-oldOxfordUniversitygraduatewho(23)(inspire)tostart

Charm,anon-profitorganization,inherhomecityhavinggrownupwithoutmanybooksherself.

“Weweretryingtounderstand(24)wecoulddotopromotecriticalthinkinginour

country.^^

Formanypeopleabusortrainjourneypresentsarareopportunitytogetstuckintoabook,andin

somecitiespublictransportisbeingregardedasmeansofgettingbookstocommunitiesthatneed(25)

most.Thevehiclewasrebuiltnotonlytospreadthejoyofreading,butalsoto

improvepeople'slife.

Comicbookswereleftontrains,busesandundergroundsystemsinthecitiesaroundtheUK

(26)(early)thismonthtomark80yearsofMarvelComics.

CarriagesonthetwosubwaytrainsinBeijingwereturnedintoaudiobooklibraries,where

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passengerswereabletodownloadbooks.Togivethetrainalibraryfeel,thewallsare

decoratedwithbooks,(27)coverslooklikebookshelves.

PeopleintheNetherlandsgettotravelontrainsforfreeduringthecountry'sannualbook

weekcelebrations.Passengerscanpresentanovel(28)arailticket.

IntheGreekcityofThessaloniki,thetransportministryinstalledminilibrariesatbusstops

(29)(allow)passengerstoreadastheywaitforthebus,orborrowandreadon

theirjourneytobereturnedatalaterdate.

PassengersonNewYork'ssubway(30)downloadfreeshortstories,poems,

essaysandsoontotheirdevices.

Eight【青浦一?！?/p>

Eatingjellyfishcouldsaveendangeredfish

AccordingtotheIUCNRedList32*000speciesarethreatenedwithextinction-everythingfrombirds

andmammals.Despitenationalandinternationaleffortsbeinggatheredtoprotectthreatenedspecies,we

activelyfishfbrmanyofthem.Forthoseofuswhoenjoytheoddfishandchips,thisisn'tgreatnews,(21)

theresearchershavecomeupwithanunusualwaywecanhelpwhilestillenjoyingseafood

一anditinvolveseatingjellyfish.

Between2006and2014,92vulnerableorendangeredspeciesofseafoodwerebeingcaught,

recorded,andsold.Whentheyaresold,itisrarethatfishandinvertebrate(無脊椎的)species(22)

(require)tobelabelledaccordingtospecies,soconsumershavenowayofknowing(23)

they'reeating.

Theresearchteamstressesthefact(24)thisisonlyabriefviewoftherealproblem.4tAlot

oftheseafoodcatchandimportrecordsarelistedingroupslike'marinefish\Herewedidn'tlookat

thosevaguerecords,weonlylookedatrecords(25)theactualspecieswaslisted—sowe've

madeahugeunderestimateoftheactualcatchofendangeredspecies.^^

Therearesomewaystountiethemesswe'recreatingintheworld'soceans,including(26)

(expand)ourideaofseafoodtoincludejellyfish.Thatmightsoundalittleoffthetheme,butit'snolthefirst

timescientistshavesuggested(27)asafoodsource.ItmakesalotofsensebecauseJellyfish

isconsideredaminorspeciesofwildanimalsandscientistsmightthinkitsnumberisincreasing

worldwide.

Ofcourse,thereareotherwaystohelpkeependangeredspecies(28)themenu.44Weneed

toimprovethelabellingofseafood(29)theconsumerscanhavealloftheinformationto

makeaninformedchoice,UQconservationscientistCarissaKleintoldScienceAlert.

Andtheinformedchoice,atleastinsomeplaces,is(30)(easy)thanyoumightimagine.In

Australia,wheretheresearchersarebased,there'stheSustainableSeafoodGuidetoprovidethebestchoices

fbrseafood.There'salsoSeafoodWatchintheUS,whichisrunbytheMontereyBayAquarium.

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Nine【長寧一模】

Forperhapsthefirsttimeinthehistoryofmoderneducation,millionsofprimaryandsecondary

studentsmaybeginthenewschoolyearfromhome.PupilsinEnglandshouldreturntoschoolsin

September,butCovid-19cases21(rise),sothismaynotbepossible.Scientistsalsowarnthat

therewillbemanymorecaseswhenpupilsreturntoschools.Someparentsmaychoosenottosendtheir

childrenback22theirfamily^safety.

Teachersareworriedaboutchildrenwho23(fall)behindintheirschoolwork.Parentsand

carersarefeelinganxiousabouttheneedtobalanceworkandhomeschooling.Butanexperimentbyan

18th-centuryFrenchschoolmaster,Jackboot,mayhelpthemtoworrylessabouthomeschooling.

JackboothadtoteachinBelgium.HispupilsspokeonlyFlemish,andhespokeonlyFrench.He

gavehisstudentsanovel24(write)inhismothertongueandaFrenchdictionary.Heencouraged

themtoteachthemselves.Itworked.

Learningdoesnotonlyhappenwhensomeoneolderputsinformationintothelearner'smind.Think

abouthowoftenchildrenandevenadultslearnfromtrialanderror,fromlearningtorideabiketo25

(use)anewtechnology.Learninghappenswhenyouaskchildrendifficultquestionsatthedinnertable,

encouragethemtobuildatree-houseorfindthingsforthemselvesonWikipedia.

Inthe18thcentury,whenonlythesonsofrichmengotaschooleducation,Jackbootwantedtoshow

26_poorchildrencouldlearn.Parentscouldteachthembyencouragingandaskingquestions.Ifsthe

sametoday.27studentshavetherightresources28(explore)ideasforthemselves,many

peoplecan“teach"-includingcarersandparentsduringapandemic(流行病).However,somepoorer

studentswilldoworse29theydonothaveaccesstotheInternet.

Jackbootshowedthatlearningdoesnotonlyhappeninaclassroomandthathumanbeingsare

learningbeings:theyknowhardlyanythingatbirth30seekoutanddevelopincrediblecapacities.

Thatshouldmakeuslessworriedaboutchildrenduringthisdifficulttimeandmorehopefulabout

ourselves.

Ten【金山一?！?/p>

Melbourne:Solovely.So...livable.

Everyyear,theEconomistIntelligenceUnit(EIU)releasesalistof140citiesandranksthemin

termsoftheir“l(fā)ivability”.Melbourne(21)(top)thelistfbrthefifthyearrunning.

Therankingsrate''relativecomfbrt^^fbrmorethan30factorsacrossfivecategories:stability,

healthcare,education,infrastructure(基石出設施),andcultureandenvironment.Thefinalscores(22)

(calculate)asapercentagerangingfrom1("intolerable")toaperfectscoreof100("ideal").

Takealookatthetop10cities,andyouwillfindthathalfof(23)areinAustraliaand

NewZealand,threeinCanada,andtwoinEurope.They'reallmedium-sizecitiesinprosperouscountries,

(24)relativelylowpopulationdensities.Ifsan西〃々而〃(平衡，制衡局面)thatleadsto

lowcrimeratesandafunctionalinfrastructure.

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Doesthatmeannon-Melboumiansshouldallpackupandmovetotheworld's(25).

(livable)metropolis?Notnecessarily.

(26)thetop10citiesintheEIU'srankingsmaybepleasanttolivein,they'renothighon

mostpeople'slistsoftopcitiestovisit.Afterall,theyarcnotcities(27)(describe)as

dynamic(充滿活力的).BeforeMelbourneassumedtheNo.1ranking,itwasVancouver(28)

cameoutontopforalmostadecadeitsincrediblestability.

“IfindMelbourneareallyboringtown,somorelivablemeansreallydull,^^saidapolicemanin

Australia.liveinSydneybecauseit'sinteresting,notbecauseifscomfbrtable.^^

Raisedisthequestionwhetheryouwanttoliveinalivablecityoradynamicone.Bigcitieslike

Tokyo,LondonandNewYorksufferintherankingsbecauseofhighercrimeratesandoverburdened

infrastructure,(29)dragsdowntheratingofhow“comfbrtable“theyare.Yetthey'rehard

(30)(beat)—whenitcomestorecreationalofferings,includingnightlife,cultureand

entertainment.

Eleven【奉賢一?！?/p>

Childrenmovingfromprimarytosecondaryschoolareill-equippedtodealwiththeboomingof

socialmedia,asitisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleintheirlives,andisexposingthemto

significantemotionalrisks,accordingtoarecentreportbytheOfficeoftheChildren'sCommissioner

forEngland.

Thereportshowsthatmanychildreninyear7-thefirstyearofsecondaryschool,(21)

almosteveryoneintheclasswillhaveaphoneandbeactiveonsocialmedia-feelunderpressuretobe

constantlyconnected.

Theykindof(22)(worry)abouttheironlineimage,particularlywhentheystartto

followcelebritiesonInstagramandotherplatfbnns.Theyarcalsoupsetabout“sharenting"-whenparents

postpicturesofthemonsocialmediawithout(23)(permit)-andshowtheconcern(24)

theirparentswon'tlisteniftheyaskthemtotakepicturesdown.

Thereport,basedongroupinterviewswith8-to12-year-olds,showsthat(25)most

socialmediasiteshaveanofficialagelimitof13,an(26)(estimate)75%of10-to12-year-

oldswillhaveasocialmediaaccount.

Somechildrenarealmostaddictedto“l(fā)ikes”,thereportsays.Aaron,an11-year-oldinyear7,told

researchers,4<IfIgot150likes,I'dbelike,that'sprettycool,itmeanstheylikeyou."Somechildren

describedfeeling(27)(confident)thanthosetheyfollowonsocialmedia.Aimee,also11,

said,u(28)(compare)yourselfwiththem,youmightfeeldevaluedbecauseyou'renotvery

pretty.^^

Children'sCommissionerfbrEnglandAnneLongfieldiscallingonparentsandteacherstodo

moretopreparechildrenfbrtheemotionalimpactofsocialmediaastheygetolder.fc€Whatachildhas

learntatprimaryschooldoesnotguaranteehecanprotect(29)fromtherisksthatsocial

mediawillpresent.^^

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“Itmeansabiggerrolefbrschoolsinmakingsurechildren(30)(prepare)forthe

emotionaldemandsofsocialmedia.Anditmeanssocialmediacompaniesaresupposedtoassume

moreresponsibilities."Longfieldsaid.

Twelve【嘉定一?！?/p>

TastingaBiker'sLife

FormostofmylifeIknewnothingaboutmotorcycles.Ibelievedthatmotorcycleriderswere

toughandleather-wearingloners.Theyseemed(21)(look)fortroubleallthetime,using

theroarofamotorcycleenginetofrightenothersoff.

Then,onawarmMayeveningoutsidemyhouse,mycousincame

andshowedmehisnewmotorcycle.Neverhadarealmotorcycle(22)

(present)infrontofmebyaclosefamilymember."It's

beautiful,isn^it?”heasked.ButIdidn'treallyunderstandwhatI

waslookingat.

Itwasn'tuntilAugust(23)Iwasabletoactuallyrideonthemotorcyclewithhim.1

prepared(24)oversizedleatherjacketformyself.(25)(fill)withnervous

energy,Iheldontightlytomycousin.Soonthebikecarriedusontothetopofthehill,(26)

westoppedtowatchthesunsetoverthecitybelow.Irealizedthatwasthemostrelaxingmomentfor

meinmonths.

Sincethen,myprejudicesaboutmotorcyclebikers(27)(start)toshift.Onthebackof

amotorcycle,(28)(place)allyourtrustinsomeonetogetyousafelyhomeisawaytoremind

youofthelovetheyhaveforyou.Later,whenevermycousinwasgoneonaSaturdayride,Iwouldtry

onhisleathersandlookinthemirror,wonderingifIwas(29)abikermyself.

Maybethemostimportantlesson,though,isthatyoureallycan,tjudgeamanbyhisappearance,

(30)muchleatherhewears.Motorcyclebikersarenotscary,ormean,

orunapproachable.They'readultswhorememberthefreedomofridingtheirfirstbicycle,andare

continuouslyseekingtorecreatetheexperience.

Thirteen【浦東一?！?/p>

Sinceastronomersconfirmedthepresenceofpla