2025屆江蘇省南通市如東縣馬塘中學高三下學期聯(lián)考英語試題含解析

2025屆江蘇省南通市如東縣馬塘中學高三下學期聯(lián)考英語試題注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.2．_______naturallybytheskinwhenexposedtosunlight,VitaminDisneededforhealthybones,teethandmuscles.A．Making B．TomakeC．Made D．Make3．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso4．IhadbeenbetrayedbythosewhoItrustedseveraltimes,______inasuspiciousattitudetowardseverythingandeveryone.A．resulted B．havingresulted C．resulting D．toresult5．Allenfollowedhiscustomeracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofthehouse,twoshoppingbags.A．lifted B．havinglifted C．tolift D．lifting6．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because7．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive8．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when9．---WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.---You_________itinthewrongplace.A．mustput B．shouldhaveputC．mighthaveput D．mightput10．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped11．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion12．ThematchesoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCupwillbeplayedin2019allaroundFrance,whosemen’steam_____the2018WorldCup.A．wins B．wonC．haswon D．hadwon13．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken14．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible15．Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildren_____theyarerolemodelstothem.A．a(chǎn)lthough B．evenif C．unless D．a(chǎn)s16．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused17．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout18．Itisafoolishactto________notesduringatestasyouwillbeseverelypunished.A．stickto B．referto C．keepto D．pointto19．Thegirlissogratefulwheneversheremembersmybrotherandme____herfromtheicywater.A．tohavesaved B．tosave C．saving D．saved20．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Scientistshavebeenstudyinghowpeopleusemoneyforlong.Nowthey’refindingsometheoriesmayapplytoonegroupofmonkeys.Researchersrecentlytaughtsixmonkeyshowtousemoney.Theygavethemonkeyssmallmetaldisks(圓片)thatcouldbeusedlikecashandshowedthemsomeyummyapplepieces.Themonkeyssoonfiguredoutthatiftheygaveoneofthediskstoascientist,theydreceiveapieceofappleinreturn.Ifyouthinkthatisallthemonkeyscanfigureout,youarewrong.Tworesearchers,JakeandAllison,actedasapplesellersintheexperiments.Themonkeysweretestedoneatatimeandhad12diskstospendineachexperiment.Jakealwaysshowedthemonkeysoneapplepiece,whileAllisonalwaysshowedtwopieces.Butthat’snotnecessarilywhattheygavethemonkeys.Thenumberofapplepiecesgivenforadiskwasdeterminedatrandom.ExperimentOne:Allisonshowedtwopiecesofapplesbutgavebothpiecesonlyhalfthetime.Theotherhalf,shetookonepieceawayandgavethemonkeyjusttheremainingpiece.Jake,ontheotherhand,alwaysgaveexactlywhatheshowed:onepieceforeachdisk.ThemonkeyschosetotrademorewithAllison.ExperimentTwo:Allisoncontinuedtosometimesgavetwopiecesandsometimesonepiece.Butnow,halfthetime,Jakegavetheoneapplepiecehewasshowing,andhalfthetimeheaddedabonus.Guesswhat?ThemonkeyschosetotrademorewithJake.Inthefirstexperiment,themonkeyscorrectlyfiguredoutthatiftheytradedwithAllison,they’dendupwithmoretreats.Inthesecondone,whenamonkeyreceivedtwopiecesfromJake,itseemedlikeagain.WhenAllisongavethemonkeyonlyonepieceinsteadofthetwosheshowed,itseemedlikealoss.ThemonkeyspreferredtradingwithJakebecausethey’drathertakeachanceofseemingtowinthanseemingtolose.Wealsosometimesmakesillybusinessdecisionsjusttoavoidthefeelingthatwe’regettingless,evenwhenwerenot.Wouldyouhavemadethesamechoices?1、Whatconclusionmightexpertsdrawfromthefirstexperiment?A．Themonkeysshowcertainbusinesssense.B．Businesstheoriescanapplytoallmonkeys.C．Peoplearesmarterintermsoffinance.D．It’seasytoteachmonkeyshowtotrade.2、Whatdoesabonusinparagraph5referto?A．Ametaldisk.B．Anapplepiece.C．Achance.D．Acoin.3、WhydidthemonkeyschoosetotrademorewithJakeinthesecondexperiment?A．BecauseJakealwaysgavethemtwoapplepieces.B．BecausetheapplepiecesfromJakewereyummy.C．Becausetheydidn’tlikethefeelingoflosing.D．BecausetheygetmoreapplepiecesfromJake.4、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．People’sBusinessDecision:LoseorGain?B．Moneky’sBusinessSense:SmartorSilly?C．ShoppingforBargain:Sameordifferent?D．DiskforApple:WhotoTradewith?22．（8分）It'salittlehardtofigureouttherulesforsurebutthebabyAfricanbuffalo(水牛）seemstohavetheupperhand.Thetwostandacouplefeetapart,staringateachother.Behindthem,theirmotherslookonwiththekindofindifference(不關(guān)心）ofmotherseverywherewhoseetheirkidsplayingaharmlessgame.Thealarmwentoffabouthalfanhourago,thesecondtimetonight.Here，onebellmeans"elephant",two"rhino"(犀牛），andthreeandfour，Ireallycan'trememberforwhat，becausewhenyou'reawokenbybellsinthemiddleofthenight，yourfirstthoughtwon’tbeAnimal",ButassoonasIrealizeditwastherhinoalarm,Iwasrunningforthestairs.YetI'mtheonlyonewatchingtheanimalsstare-down.Eithernobodyelsediedofaheartattackwhenthebellswentoff,orIwastheonlyoneintheentirehotelwhodidn'tturnthealarmswitchtooffbeforegoingtobed.TheArk,ahotelshapedlikethebiblicalark(圣經(jīng)的方舟),liesinthehighlandsofKenya’sAberdareNationalPark,about100kilometersnorthofNairobi.AttheArk'sprow(船首)arehugewindowsoverlookingawaterhole.Earliertonight，I'dwatchedapackofwolves,buffalosandelephants.Andnow,atThreeorsointhemorningsI'mdownfortheroundofrhinobells.Thefirsttime,2.5hoursago,itwasasingleblackrhino,whichcamedown,gotadrink,andleft.I'dhavebeensorryforthelostsleep.I'vealreadyarrangedwithaguidetotakemeoutatsunrisefortheso-called"should-never-missed"bird-watching,wherewellgettosee30species,butreally,howmanytimesinyourlifewillyougettowakeupandsay，"Wow!Rhino?Isn'tthatthedefinitionofaprettygoodright?LastweekwewentfromUgandaintoKenya，BeforeIlefthome,IthoughtI'dbehappywithtenelephantsandfiveorsixgiraffesonthewholetrip.Ididn'tdaretodreamtherhino.1、Themessagethatthehotel'sbellssentwas.A．a(chǎn)verywisewaytheauthorhadneverheardofB．hardfortheauthortorememberindetailC．a(chǎn)matterthatallvisitorshadgotusedtoD．likeconditionedresponsetrainingforanimals2、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardthebell?A．It'sbotheringbuttwobellsarewelcome.B．Itshouldbeturnedoffwheneveritrings,C．Itsvisitorshaveachancetoseebuffalos.D．Itisaverybadwaytowaketheguestsup.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“diedofaheartattack"inparagraph3mean?A．diedunexpectedlyB．feltextremelyexcitedC．feltveryuncomfortableandtiredD．sufferedfromaterribleheartattack4、Whatdidtheauthorseeatabout3:00a.m.?A．Twobuffaloswerefightingfiercelyforfood,B．Arhinoandabuffalowerefightingforwater.C．Arhinoandabuffalowerestaringateachother.D．Abuffalowasteachingitsbabytowalkfreely.23．（8分）●UndergroundCity,Montreal,CanadaTakeoneofthe120entrancesintothelargestman-madeundergroundnetworkintheworld.Montreal’sUndergroundCitywasfirstbuiltin1962.About500,000peopleadayuseits1kilometersofshoppingmalls,apartmentbuildings,hotels,banks,offices,museums,anduniversities;therearealsotwotrainstationsandabusterminal（終點站）.●MammothCaveNationalPark,Kentucky,AmericaPlacenamessuchasGrandAvenueandFrozenNiagaragiveanideaofwhat’sintheworld’slongestundergroundcavesystem.Theoldestpartwasformed10millionyearsago,9.5millionyearsbeforemanmadeanappearance.●Hannan’sNorthMine,Kalgoorlie,AustraliaGodown30.5metersinacageelevatortotunnelsdugduringAustralia’s19th-centurygoldrush.Tryyourhandatpanningforgold（淘金）.Kalgoorliestillproduces10percentoftheworld’sgold.●WieliczkaSaltMine,Krakow,PolandItallstartedwhensaltwasjustliketoday’soil.Ninecenturiesofmininghasproducedmilesofundergroudpassagesandhugecavestoadepthof13meters.MorethanonemillionpeopleayearvisittheUNESCO-listedsite,whichincludeslakesandstatuesmadefromsalt,theworld’slargestminingmuseumandconcerthalls.●BerlinNuclearBunker（地堡）,GermanyTakeafewminutestoadjusttothedim（昏暗的）lightofthis1971radiation-proofColdWarbunker.Feelthecoldenteryourbonesinthedeathlysilence.Thenarrowbedsfor3,562peopletakeupmostofthespace.Thebunkercouldoperatefor14daysafteranuclearattack.It’safrighteningexperience.1、Whatdotheabovefiveattractionhaveincommon?A．Theyareallman-made.B．Theyalllieunderground.C．Theyareallradiation-proof.D．Theyalldatebacktothe19thcentury.2、InWieliczkaSaltMine,visitorscan.A．makesaltstatuesB．enjoythemountainsceneryC．learnaboutsaltmininghistoryD．experienceminingsaltthemselves3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．Hannan’sNorthMineisoutofoperationB．BerlinNuclearBunkeriswell-equippednowC．MammothCaveNationalParkhastheworld’soldestcavesystemD．UndergroundCitywasbuilttomakecitizens’lifemoreconvenient4、Wecanmostprobablyreadthepassageina______.A．newsreportB．historymagazineC．travelguideD．researchpaper24．（8分）KhotynFortressBuiltinthe13th-14thcentury,itliesontherightbankoftheDniesterRiverinKhotyn,ofwesternUkraine.ItisalsointhehistoricalnorthernBessarabiaregionwhichwassplitin1940betweenUkraineandMoldova.AnditisneartotheOldKam’yanetsCastleofKamianets-Podilskyi,whichwasalsousedasafamousdefensivestructure.Itisconvenienttobookthehotelsnearbyitatlowprices,suchasPremierClub,ReikartzKamianets-Podilskyandsoon.Kamenets-PodolskCastleItliesintheKhmelntskyRegion,Ukraine.ThisarchitecturaltreasureisoverathousandyearsoldanditcanbefoundinthecatalogueoftheBritishNationalMuseum.Itsarchitecturewhichunitesbestwesternandeasterntraditionsfitsintothenatureperfectly.Thecastleconsistsofminaretbuildings,atownhall,anOrthodoxchurchandaPolishCatholicchurch.Itsbeautyhasbeenattractingtouristsfromallovertheworldformanyyears.VorontsovPalaceItisanhistoricpalacelyingatthefootoftheCrimeanMountainsnearthetownofAlupkainCrimea,Ukraine.ItisoneoftheoldestandlargestpalacesinCrimea,andoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsonCrimea’ssoutherncoast.Theconstructionofthepalacebeganin1830,accordingtoaprojectbyEnglisharchitectEdwardBlore(1789—1879)anditwassupposedtobethepalaceforPrinceMikhailVorontsovtospendsummer.MetropolitanPalaceItwasbuiltbetweentheyears1864-1882accordingtothedesignsoftheCzecharchitectJosefHlávka.ThePalace,whosebuildingsarenowpartofChernivtsiUniversity,Ukraine,wasdeclaredaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein2011.1、WhatcanweknowaboutKhotynFortress?A．Itservedasdefencework. B．Itisopentothepublicforfree.C．ItistheoldestbuildinginUkraine. D．Itwasdividedintotwopartsin1940.2、Whichhastheshortesthistory?A．TheKamenets-PodolskCastle. B．TheKhotynFortress.C．TheVorontsovPalace. D．MetropolitanPalace.3、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Atravelmagazine. B．Aarchitecturebrochure.C．Aresearchpaperonhistory. D．Ageographytextbook25．（10分）ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-oldRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade—orsowethought,asshedidn’tmentionitagain.WeboughtthelatestfashionableBabySitter’sClubdolls,aholidaydressandsomebeautifulstorybooks.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23rd,sheproudlyannouncedthatshe“reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Itwasjusttoolate,whatwithallthedetailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglast-minutegifts.Wecouldonlythinkofthebicycleandthedisappointmentofourchild.“WhatifImakealittlebicycleoutofclayandwriteanotethatshecouldtradetheclaymodelinforarealbike?”Herdadasked.Thetheory,ofcourse,beingthatsincethatisahigh-ticketitemandsheis“suchabiggirl”,itwouldbemuchbetterforhertopickitout.Sohespentthenextfivehourspainstakinglyworkingwithclaytomakeatinybike.Threehourslater,onChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforRosetoopenthelittleheart-shapedpackagewiththebeautifulredandwhiteclaybikeandthenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud.Shelookedatmeandthenatherdadandsaid,“sodoesthismeanthatItradeinthisbikethatDaddymademeforarealone?”Beaming,Isaid,“Yes.”Rosehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,“IcouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.I’dratherkeepthisthangetarealbike.”Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemovedheavenandearthtobuyhereverybicycleontheplanet!1、Rose’sparentsdidn’tbuyherthebikeshewantedbecause________.A．theyhadboughtmanyotherwonderfulthingsforherB．theythoughtshehadchangedhermindC．theydidn’thavetimetodoanyshoppingD．theydecidedtomakeoneforher2、WhydidDadmaketheclaybicycle?A．HethoughtRosewastooyoungforarealbike.B．Hedidn’twanttodisappointhisdaughter.C．Hethoughthisdaughterwouldlikeit.D．Hewantedtogivehisdaughterasurprise.3、Fromthestory,weknowthat________.A．Rose’sfatherwasanartistwithspecialskillsB．RosewouldtradeintheclaybikeforarealoneC．TheparentsweremovedandproudofthegirlD．Rosewasathoughtfulandindependentgirl第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Aboyguardedthebarrel(桶)inhisfather’swinery.Everymorninghe1upeverybarrelwithapieceofcloth,andthenputthemin2rowuponrow.Tohis3,thewindblewthebarrelshereandthere4.Theboywassoangrythathewrotealettertothewind,“Pleasedon’tblowdownmybarrels.”After5that,hisfatheraskedtheboywithasmile,“Canthewindreadyour6?”Thelittleboysaid,“Idon’tknow,butIhavenowayofdealingwiththewind.”Thenextmorning,whenthelittleboyrantolookatthebarrels,hefoundthatthewindhad7hisrequest,stillblowingthebarrelshereandthere.Thelittleboyfelt8andburstintotears.Hisfatherstrokedhisheadgentlyandsaid,“Son,don’tbesad.Wecan’tdealwiththewind,butwecanthinkofourownmethodsto9thebarrels.Thenthelittleboy10histearsandsatnearthebarrelstothinkoverandover.Afterthinkinghalfaday,hefinally11away.He12somewaterfromthewellandpoureditintothose13barrels.At14,thelittleboygotupinarush,ranoutandsawthebarrelsstill15ingoodorder.Hesmiledhappilyandtoldhisfather,“Wedohaveawayto16thebarrelsfromblowingdown.It’savery17way,thatis,toaddweightstothebarrels.”Thelittleboy’sfathersmiled18.Wecan’tchangemanythings,butwecanaddtheweightofourown19,sothatwecanstand20intheworldnottobeknockedover.1、A．wiped B．picked C．built D．took2、A．use B．need C．order D．charge3、A．a(chǎn)nger B．sorrow C．a(chǎn)musement D．confusion4、A．generally B．slowly C．suddenly D．overnight5、A．discussing B．saying C．seeing D．writing6、A．demand B．request C．decision D．sign7、A．shared B．a(chǎn)nswered C．ignored D．considered8、A．nervous B．sad C．scared D．touched9、A．control B．blow C．make D．a(chǎn)rrange10、A．squeezed B．dropped C．showed D．dried11、A．putupwith B．putthrough C．cameupwith D．camethrough12、A．sprayed B．drank C．poured D．collected13、A．broken B．empty C．clean D．neat14、A．daybreak B．noon C．dusk D．midnight15、A．placed B．thrown C．moved D．spread16、A．save B．separate C．free D．stop17、A．important B．natural C．necessary D．simple18、A．a(chǎn)nxiously B．excitedly C．a(chǎn)pprovingly D．hesitantly19、A．wealth B．mind C．responsibility D．pressure20、A．straight B．firm C．hard D．high第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）SpreadinganInfectionI’vemadeitahabittosmileatpeopleasoftenaspossible,sayingsomekindwords,“hello,thankyou,haveaniceday”,whateverfits.IhavetherightsituationasIamlivingin1．bigcitywithmany,manypeople.I’mdoingthisforquiteawhilenow,soI’veseenall2．（kind）ofreactions,frompeoplefeeling3．（threaten）byafriendlyword,reacting4．（angry）orevenaggressively,topeople5．faceslitupwithahugesmileandgavemethe6．（impress）thatI’vemadethismomentgoodforthem.TodaysomethinghappenedthatIhadn’tyetexperienced:Twopeople,completestrangers7．me,oneinthemorning,oneintheafternoon,whomIpassedonthestreetwithout8．（smile）atthem,9．withafriendlyface,lookedupfromtheirinnerfocus,lookedatme,startedtosmileandgreetedmefriendlywhilethey10．（pass）.HaveIstarteda“kindnessvirus”?Thatwouldbegreat!Itmakesmyday,andI’mstillsmiling.Ihopeyoudotoo!第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Iwasoftentroubledbylackofconfidences.SoIappliedforajobatanexhibitionasreporterlastterm.Theexhibitionwasheldannualtodisplaythelatestproductsinthefieldofeducation.Atthattime,Iwasresponsibleforinterviewparentswhoboughtthelearningtools.Whiletalkingwithhim,IfounditwasnotsohardasIthink.Oneladyevenpraisedmebutaskedhersontolearnfromme.Irealizedtheexperiencewasingreatvalueandnothingwasmoreexcitedthancommunicatingwithpeople.Fromthisexperience,Iamfullyawarethatweshouldtakerealactionifourpersonalitythatneedsimproving.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）3月12日是“植樹節(jié)”(TreePlantingDay)，某校學生會要組織全體學生參加植樹活動。植樹日期：3月12日；植樹地點：西山；集合地點，時間，學校操場，早晨7時；要求：全體參加，每班帶5-6個臉盆作澆水用，乘校車前往。請根據(jù)上述內(nèi)容，以學生會名義擬一份英語口頭通知，以便在學校廣播站的“EnglishForToday”節(jié)目中播述。注意：(1)不要逐名翻譯所給的漢語說明；字數(shù)限定在80-100字；語句連貫，意思準確。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、D4、C5、D6、B7、B8、C9、C10、C11、A12、B13、A14、B15、D16、A17、A18、B19、C20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、B3、C4、B22、1、B2、A3、B4、C23、InChina,thereareusuallytworeasonswhypeoplereceivemessagesfromfriendsandrelativesfromwhomtheyhaven’theardforawhile.ThefirstisaboutNewYeargreetings,whicharealwayswelcome.Thesecondreasonisoftenlesspleasant,however;peopleareincreasinglycontactinglonglostfriends,orevencasualacquaintances,andurgingthemtocastonlinevotesfortheirchildrenorgrandchildrenincompetitions.Thepractice,whichhasbeengrowingrapidly,hasnowreachedthepointwherepeoplearebecomingtiredandmayevenfeelannoyed.TheresultsofarecentsurveyconductedbytheJinhuaEveningNewsinEastChina’sZhejiangProvinceshowthat94percentof74intervieweeswereonceaskedbyfriendsorrelativestocastvotesonlinefortheirchildren.Thecontestsrangefromthe“cutestbaby”todancingcompetitions,butinmanyisthepeoplereceivingthemessageshaven’theardfromthesenderforalongtimeandhavenevermetthechildinvolved.Althoughthecompetitionsmay