试卷类型：A潍坊市高考模拟考试英语2023.2注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、座号、考号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AStaysafewithSonderAsaforeignstudentarrivinginAustralia,youmayfeelbothexcitedandanxious.Theprospectofarrivinginanewcountrywhereyoumayhavenofriendsorfamilynearbycanbediscouraging,particularlythethoughtofwhatyouwoulddoifyouwereinvolvedinanaccidentorfellseriouslyill.SonderAustraliaaimstolessenthatworrybyprovidinganAustralia-wide,multilingualrapidresponsenetwork,availableon-demand24/7viaamobileapp.TheSonderapphasfollowinguniquefeatures.Whenrequired,SondercanalsoworkwithMurdochtoprovidefurtherwellbeingsupport.学科网（北京）股份有限公司1.WhomaybethetexttargetedatinAustralia?A.Taxidrivers.B.Newsettlers.C.Internationalstudents.D.Travelersfromabroad.2.Whichpartoftheappfunctionsatasettime?A.24/7help.B.Checkonme.C.Safetyalerts.D.Trackmyjourney.3.Whattechnologyisusedinallthefourfeatures?A.Facialrecognition.B.Voiceinteraction.C.Geographicalpositioning.D.Cross-platformcommunication.BJimGlaubandDylanParkerhadjustbeenhandedthekeystotheirnewManhattanapartmenton22ndStreetwhentheoutgoingtenan（t房客）saidsomethingcurious，Justsoyouknow,there'sthisthingwherelettersaddressedtoSantacometotheapartment.Theprevioustenantsreceivedthemailtoo.Ithasbeencomingforyearsandnooneknowswhy.GlaubandParkersettledintotheirnewhome,andforthefirsttwoyearsonlyafewlettersfromkidsorparentsaskedSantaforgiftstheycouldnototherwiseafford.TheninthemonthsleadingtoChristmas2010,theirmailboxwasfilledwithletterstoSantaeveryday.Theyrespondedtoasmanyastheycould,writingnotes,evenbuyinggifts.Glaub,ofcourse,isnotSanta.Theycoulddoonlysomuch.Butonenight,whenheandParkerthrewa1960s-themedChristmasparty,asolutionappeared.Guestsnoticedthehundredsoflettersthey'dyettoactuponandaskedaboutthem.Glaubtoldthemthestoryandhisguestswereintrigued.“Alotofpeoplewerelike,‘I'lltakealetter.I'llsatisfyit.'AndsowasbornMiracleon22ndStreet.Tospreadtheword,theystartedawebsite,miracleon22ndstreet.com,andaFacebookpage.Workingwithothernonprofitsthathelpthoseinneed,theyinvitedfamiliesfromaroundthecountrytogoonlineandrequestgiftsfortheirchildren.Likewise,donors,alsoknownas“elves,”cansignuptobuygiftsforachildorfamily,accompaniedbyasignednotewithElfbeforetheirname,suchasElfJimorElfJody.Lastyear,GlaubandMiracleon22ndStreethelpedmorethan800families.Glaubnolongerwonderswhytheletterscometotheapartment.Puttinginthelonghourstohelpthefamiliesiswhatit'sallaboutforhim.It'spartofChristmasforme,hesays,Itwouldn'tbeChristmaswithoutit.”学科网（北京）股份有限公司4.Whatdidthetenantthinkofreceivingthelettersintheapartment?A.Odd.B.Comic.C.Exciting.D.Disturbing.5.Whatcanbeimpliedaboutthecoupleinparagraph2?A.Theygotreallybothered.B.Theyhadtriedtheirbest.C.Theyovercamethechallenge.D.Theywerecontentwiththeirnewlife.6.Whatdoes'theunderlinedwordintriguedmeaninparagraph3?A.Interested.B.Relieved.C.Puzzled.D.Surprised.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Howavolunteerorganizationisformed.B.HowMiracleon22ndStreetisoperated.C.HowacoupledealwiththeletterstoSanla.D.Howdonorspurchasegiftsforfamiliesinneed.CTheterm“quietquitting”wentvirallastyear,describingpeoplewhostayintheirjobsbutmentallytakeastepback—forexample,workingthebareminimumandnotmakingtheirjobthecenteroftheirlives.Nowin2023,thereisanewworkplacetrendonthehorizon,called“quiethiring”.Quiethiringisastrategyusedtofillthecriticalgapsinacompanywithouthiringnewemployees.Onecompanyhasalimitedamountoftalentandneedstomakeacallaboutwhereit'sgoingtohavethebestimpact.Thisyearitmayneedtoaddfivemoredatascientiststoitsteamtomeetthestrategicgoals.Asasolution,itmaymovefiveemployeesfromanotherdepartmentonlyforashorttime,likedataanalystsinthehumanresourcesandmarketingdepartment,intothefiveopendatascientistroles.Inthiscase,thebossissaying,We'regoingtointentionallydeprioritizesupportforHRandmarketingforthenextsixmonthssothatwecanincreasetheproductivityofourdatascienceteam,andwearesayingthissoundandclearly.Everyoneknowsthis.”Theimportantdistinctionwithquiethiringisthatacompanyisopenlycommunicatingwithemployeesaboutitsprioritiesandmovingemployeestoareasthatservethosepriorities,insteadofjustloadingemployeeswithmoreworkorsimplyhiringmorepeople.Whilebeingassignedtoanewrolemayseemscary,quiethiringshouldbebeneficialtoemployees.Ifyouwereaskedtotakeonadditionalresponsibilities,itwouldindicateyourvalue.Meantimeyoumightsay,Ifit'snotpossibletoincreasemypayment,canwemakeitsothatIcanworkfromhomefivedaysaweek，reducingmycommute（通勤）costs？Or，couldIworkflexiblehours,makingiteasierformetolivetherestofmylife?”Anindividualconversationmaybeineffective.Ifyou'repartofadepartmentorteambeingaskedtoswitchroles,employthatpowerandapproachhumanresourcesasagroup.8.Whatdoesthestrategyofquiethiringreferto?A.Addingmorepositions.B.Trainingnewemployees.C.Employingnewtalentsecretly.D.Shiftingexistingstafftonewposts.9.Whatisthefeatureofacompany'shandlingquiethiring?A.Innovationsarehighlyvalued.B.Employeesareburdenedwithove