短文填空15篇（含答案解析）-沖刺2025年中考英語演練（上海專用）

專題05短文填空15篇【2025高頻考點(diǎn)】-沖刺2025年中考英

語演練（上海專用）

（2025?上海虹口?二模）Onedayatbreakfast,Markcouldn'thelpsharinghisfoodwithhis

identicaltwinbrotherScott.Hecouldn'treallyshareit,sohesenthimapicture."I'malittle

envious（羨慕）,''Scottsaid,“butIknewhewasjustmakingaj1Scottfeelsthisway

becausehecan'tgethot,freshbreadinspace.

Scottistheofficer-in-chargeoftheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）.Hehasbeenliving

thereforayear.Histwin,Mark,isalsoanastronaut,buthasspentthelastyearontheEarth.

MarkeatsregularEarthfood,exercisesoutside,andliveshislifeasusual.Scottonlygets

freshfoodwhencargoshipsbringittospace.Thereareotherd2too.Scottcanonly

exerciseonaspecialzero-gravity（零重力）machineandcan'tgooutsidewithoutaspacesuit.And

ofcourse,Scottfloatsaroundinsteadofwalking.

TheInternationalSpaceUniversity（ISU）isstudyingeverythingthathappenstobothtwins

duringtheyear,withthegoaloffindingouthowlivinginspacea3thehumanbody.They

alreadyknowthatastronautsoftengetheadaches,theirbonesgetweak,andtheyaremorelikely

togetsick.Scientistswonderwhetherstayinginspacelongermakestheseproblemsworse.The

twinsarehelpingthemanswerthesequestions.Basedonthestudyresults,futureastronautscan

thenbetrainedandbep4forlongmissions（任務(wù)）toMars.

ThetwinscameupwiththeideaafterScottwaschosenfortheone-yearmission.The

brothersaskedISUhowtheycouldhelpsinceMarkisalsoanastronaut.ISUrecognizedthisasa

rareopportunitywhichtheycouldh5affordtomiss.

Howcanscientiststellwhichchangesinhealtharecausedbybeinginspace,andwhich

wouldhavehappenedanyway?Itwouldhelpiftheycouldc6theirastronautinspace

withacopyofhimorherontheground.ScottandMarkareidentical,sotheysharethesame

DNA.Theyarealsobothastronauts,sotheiroverallhealthandtrainingisprettys7From

them,scientistscanfindoutwhatspaceflighthasactuallydonetothehumanbody.Thafswhythe

twinsaresoimportant.

（2025?上海徐匯?二模）Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords.（在短文的空

格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）

MeetLeo,atechgeniusbomin1950.AsaboyinChicago,Leolovedinventingthings.By

his20s,hecreatedsmartmachinesthatcouldreadbooksaloud——abighelpforpeoplewith

disabilities.ButLeo'sbiggestdreamwasn'tjustinventing,hewantedtolivef8

Leobelievestinyrobots,called"nanobots”,willonedayswiminsideourbodiesandfix

sickcellsliketinydoctors.B9hethinkscomputerswillsoonthinklikehumanbrains.But

toseethisfuture,Leomuststayhealthyuntil2050.How?Throughs10dailyplans.

Everymorning,Leodrinks10glassesofwater-nocoffeeorsoda."Waterwashesaway

badstuff/'hesays.Hisbreakfast?V11brownrice,andtofu.Heavoidssugarcompletely.

Onceatabirthdayparty,heevenrefusedcake!

Leoexercisesdaily,sleeps8hours,andmeditates（冥想）tor12stress.Healso

takes150vitaminpillseachday.Friendsjokethathispillboxlookslikeacandyjar!

Totrackhishealth,Leotakes“agetests”.At40,hisbodywaslikea38-year-old's.At62,it

testedas45.“IfIageslowly/9helaughs,"I'llreach2050!”

Butwhatifhediesearlier?Leohasaspareplan:f13hisbodywithacompany

calledFutureLife.They'llkeephimfrozenuntiltechnologycanbringhimbacktolife.

ManyscientistscallLeo'sideascrazy.Yetheremainshopeful.ccIfmybodyfails,mymind

couldliveoninacomputer,9,hesays.46Deathisjustaproblemwaitingforas14

So,willLeoKaneneverdie?Maybenot.Buthisstoryremindsus:sometimes,dreaming

bigisthefirststeptochangingtheworld.

（2025.上海普陀.二模）XrUSte4..

Housesitters

Imagineexploringabeautifulcountrywhilestayingincomfortablehomesforfree.Allyou

needtodoiscareforthelovelypets!AwebsitecalledTrustedHousesittersmakesthisdream

cometrue.Itc15petownerswhoneedsomeonetolookaftertheirfurryfriendswith

travelerslookingforlow-costplacestostay.

Here'showitworks.Beforepetownersgoonvacation,theylisttheirhomesandpetson

thewebsite.Travelerscanthenapplytostayinthesehomesandtakecareofthepetswhenthe

ownersarea16.

Fortravelers,thisserviceoffersamazingbenefits.Itnotonlysavesmoneyonhotels,but

alsoletsthemexperiencedailylifelikea117Insteadofstayinginbusytouristareas,they

canrelaxinpeacefulneighborhoods,walkdogsinparks,orevenlookafteragarden.Many

travelerssaythebestpartisgettingclosetoanimals.Spendingtimewithacutepetmakesthem

feellikehavingap18duringtheiradventures.

Petownersalsogainalotfromthisarrangement.Theirpetsdon'tneedtogotokennels（貓

狗寄養(yǎng)處）.Instead,theygettostayinaf19environmentandwon'tfeelstressed.Besides,

ownersonlyneedtopayasmallfeetothewebsiteeveryyear.Havingsomeonestayinthehouse

alsomakesitless120forthievestobreakin.

Thisuniquesystemhasalreadybroughtjoytothousands.AcouplefromtheUK,for

instance,usedtheservicetotravelacrossNewZealand,Australia,andtheUS.Theymilkedcows

onafarm,f21fishinabigtankandevenplayedwithaparrotwhichlovestodance!

So,ifyou'reananimalloverwithasenseofadventure,TrustedHousesitterscouldbeyour

tickettoexploringtheworldwhilemakinganimalfriendsalongtheway.

BetterforhouseownersBetterforpetsBetterfortravelers

（2025?上海黃浦?二模）Howwelldoyouknowyourself?

Weoftenhearofpeopletravelingtofar-offplaces,withafewevenmakingittospace.But

thegreatestjourneyistheonewithinyourself-thejourneyofself-discovery.

Understandingwhoyouareandwhatyouwantfromlifeiskeytolivingasatisfyinglife.

Withoutself-awareness,ifseasytofeel122orconfused.Youmightfeelunsureabout

yourgoals.Gainingabetterunderstandingofyourtrueselfcanleadtogreaterconfidenceand

peace.So,howcanyoubeginyourjourneyofself-discovery?Herearefivethingsyoucando:

?Knowwhatyouvalueaboutyourself

Thinkaboutwhatyouareproudof.Doyouvalueyourcreativity,kindness,orsportsskills?

Recognizingthesestrengthshelpsyouunderstandyourvaluesanda23

?Knowwhatexcitesyou

Whatmakesyoufeelhappyorenthusiastic?Whetherifsperformingonstage,solvinga

problem,orworkingonascienceproject,discoveringwhatexcitesyoushowswhatbringsyou

joy-

?S24outofyourcomfortzone（地帶）

Stayinginfamiliarplacesfeelssafe,butgrowthhappenswhenwefacechallenges.Trying

newthings,likerockclimbingortalkingtosomeonenew,helpsyoulearnaboutyourreactions

andthoughts.Thisleadstoyourp25growth-whetherit'sbecomingmoreconfident,or

discoveringhiddenstrengthsyoudidn'tknowyouhad.

?Travel

Visitingnewplacescanteachyoualotaboutyourself.Whenyouexperiencead26

culture,youaremadetorethinkyourbeliefsandideas.Thiscanshowyouwhoyouareorwantto

be.

?Askyourselfwhoyouwanttobe

Thinkaboutyoua27Whatkindofpersonyouwanttobecome?Regular

self-reflection（自我反?。﹉elpsyouunderstandyourdesiresandleadstoself-awareness.

Thejourneyofself-discoverywilln28stop.Asyouexperienceliffe'schallenges,

yougrowandchange.

（2025?上海楊浦?二模）Fillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，

使其通順。每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）

Somepeoplelovethemandotherpeoplehatethem,butwhateveryouropinionis,it'sclear

thatthemeparksarepopularplacesaroundtheworld.Childrenandadultsofallagesgothere

becausetherearesomanydifferentactivities,solefslookatsomepopularthemeparksin

differentcountries.

ImagicaaIndia

ImagicaaisoneofIndia'smostfamousthemeparks.Ithasmanydifferentfunthingstodo.

Ifyoulovefastrides,therearemanyexcitingones.Ifyoup29somethingcalmer,youcan

enjoyuniqueshows.There'sthechancetotravelalloverIndiaasifyouwerelookingdownonthe

beautifulsightsfromahelicopter,andevenananimatedanimalshow!Ifyouareh30

duringyourtrip,thepark'srestaurantsservemanytastydishes.

AltonTowersEngland

AltonTowersstartedasasmallthemeparkwithridesandattractionsforallages.Overtime,

itbecameoneofthemostfamousparksinthecountryandgrewmuchb31Now,ithasa

waterpark,athemeparkforlittlechildren,andevenah32Thatmeansyoudon'thaveto

limityourvisittojustoneday,youcanevenspendaweekthereandgetthefullexperience!The

parkisalsohometoOblivion,theworld'sfirstrollercoasterthatdropsstraightdown-youhang

atthetopforafewsecondsbeforefallingintoadarktunnelandgoingupa33allat

frighteningly-fastspeeds.

GentingSkyworldsMalaysia

Withmanydifferentworldstochoosefrom,thisthemeparkhassomethingfore34

Fromdesertstotheiceageandfromcitycentrestospacestations,avisittoGentingSkyworlds

willtakeyouonaquicktouraroundtheworld.Theyalsohavewhafscalledarainydaypolicy,

whichmeansthatifitrainsatacertaintimeduringyourvisit,theyp35togiveyouafree

passforyournextvisitandautomaticallysendittoyou.However,mostoftheridesaredesigned

tocontinueworkingeveninbadweather,soyoucanstillhavefunnomattertheweather!

（2025?上海寶山?模擬預(yù)測）Mid-summerisharvesttimefortheyellowstrawthatgrows

inXuhangTown,JiadingDistrict（嘉定區(qū)徐行鎮(zhèn)）.Thestraw,however,isnotusedtofeed

animalsortoputupbuildings.Instead,itisthematerialforatraditionalcraft.

Xuhangisknownasthe"TownofStrawPlaiting（草編）Thecrafthassurvivedformore

than1,000years.Itissaidthattherewasonceabeautifulyoungwoman136inJiading.

HernamewasHuangMaocao.Theyoungwomanwasabouttogetmarried.However,shewas

poor.Shedidn'tevenhaveanewpairofshoestowear.Shewasupset.Oneday,thecowsather

homecarriedsomeyellowstrawintheirmouthsandplaceditinfrontofher.Huangmadethe

strawintoapairofshoes.Sheworetheshoesandwashappilywed.Surprisingly,hershoes

becamep37inhervillage.Manypeoplecametohertolearnhowtoplaitstraw.Soon,

theycouldmakemoneyfromthecraft.Huangthuscametobeknownasthe“fhiryofstraw

plaiting.^^

Themodern-day“fhiryofstrawplaiting“isWangQin.Shehasbeenpracticingthecraft

sincechildhood.<4WhenIwasakid,Ihelpedmygrandmaandmomtopreparethestraw,“said

Wang."Inr38theygavemesnacks.Ifsoneofmysweetestchildhoodmemories.

Aftergraduating,Wangworkedinashoefactorywhichcloseddownin1999.Thenu39

hergrandfather^advice,shecarefullystudiedtheancientcraftandchoseitashercareer.These

days,visitorstoherworkshoparegreetedbythepleasantsmellofstraw.Onthefirstfloor,thereis

ane40ofWang'sbestartworks.Therearehandbags,slippers,clocks,vasesandcovers

forteasets（茶具）.

Everysummer,peopleinXuhangTownharvest2,000kilogramsofstraw.Afterdryingthe

straw,craftspeoples41thoseofthebestqualitybeforecuttingofftheirflowerbuds.The

craftmainlyusesthe"skin"ofthestrawwhichisthencoloredandplaitedwiththehelpofamold

（模具）.

Wangisnowinherfifties,butsheisyoungc42withtheotherlocalstrawplaiting

craftspeople.Thewomanisnowtryingtomaketheartformpopularamongyoungpeople.Inthis

way,thislocaltraditionwillbealiveforever.

（2024?上海?模擬預(yù)測）Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格

內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）

Titleslike“hanshe"and"taoli“haverooted（植根于）themselvesdeeplyintoancientChinese

historyandculture.Whatdotheyreferto?Haveyoueverw43whatthestoriesbehind

theseideasare?Modestyandrespect

Chinesepeopleinthepastorevensometimestodaycalltheirsonsquanzi（犬子）.They

believethatdogsarehumble（卑微的）a44WhenChineseparentsusequanzitoreferto

theirsons,theyarebeingmodest（謙虛的）.Ofcourse,mostparentsdohavehighexpectationsfor

theirchildrenandwantthemtobesuccessful.However,theydon'tusuallytalkaboutthisinfront

ofothers.Instead,theytrytoplayitdown.Thisiss45tohowevenrichChinesepeople

calltheirbighouseshanshe（寒舍）whichmeans"myhumblehome”.

Althoughpeoplearemodestaboutt46theycompliment（夸贊）othersalot.Theycall

theirownsonsquanzi,butothers5sonslinglang（令郎）,whichisarespectfulwaytosay”your

son”.Spreadingseedsofeducation

TheChineseidiomtaolimantianxia（和L李滿天下）comesfromastoryaboutZizhi（子質(zhì)）,

anofficialwholivedintheStateofWei.Zizhiwasaknowledgeable（知識淵博的）person.He

openedaprivateschoolandstartedtoteachstudents.

A47ateacher,Zizhiwaskindandwise.Hechosestudentsregardlessof（不論）

theirwealthorsocialstatus（社會地位）.Heoftenpointedatapeachandaplumtreeinhisyard

whenaskinghisstudentstoworkhard.<4Youshouldbecomeausefulpersontobenefit（使受益）

society,justlikewhenthepeachandplumtreesbloomandyield（產(chǎn)生）fruit,“hesaid.

Keepingthesewordsintheirminds,manyofZizhi'sstudentswentontodifferentplaces

aroundthecountry,achievinggreatthingsalongtheway.Theywouldplantpeachandplumtrees

toshowtheirr48fortheirteacher.

Sincethen,“peachandplumtrees^^hasbeenu49torefertostudentswhohave

beensuccessfulintheirpost-studycareers.

（2025?上海?模擬預(yù)測）

Havingapositiveattitudetowardslifeisextremelyimportantinallaspects,especiallyinan

interview.Mostpeopledob50atinterviewsbecausetheydon'thaveapositiveattitude.

Inotherwords,theyarenervousandf51alloftheirstrengthsandachievements.Don'tbe

shy!Telltheworldaboutthegoodthingsyouhavedone.

Herearesomethingstoencourageyouandimproveyourperformanceinlife.

Alwayskeepeyecontactwithpeopleyouaretalkingto.Lookingintosomeone'seyes

expresseshonesty.B52yoursmilewillcheerupeveryone.

Alwaysuseahandshakewhenyoumeetaninterviewer.Ifyoushaketheinterviewer'shand

firmlyandtellyournameproudly,youwilldirectlyshowyouares53aboutyour

occupation.Suchahandshakewillbringthefeelingsofbeingtrustfulandequal.Thisisthebest

waytomakeagoodi54

Alwayslookonthebrightsideoflife.Pointoutadvantagesofeverythingandeveryone.

Everypersonhasshiningp55Findthem!

Begladtolearnsomethingneweveryday.

Begeneroustosharesomethingnewwithyourpartnereveryday.

Alwayssaymorethanyesornowhenyouarea56

Aslongasyoufollowtheabovetips,yourlifewillgraduallybringsomeactiveresponses

inreturn.

（2025?上海徐匯?模擬預(yù)測）Hasthiseverhappenedtoyou?Youarewalkingthrougha

museum.Allofasudden,aworkofartc57youreye.Maybeitisabrightpainting.Or

maybeitisabigsculpture.Youleanincloser...closer...ascloseasyoucan.Youletyour

fingertipbrushthestone.

Doyouwanttoreachoutandtouchtheartwork?Ifso,youarenota58!

Ms.Candlinusedtoworkatamuseum.Fortwoyears,shew59visitorsinthe

BritishMuseum.Theywerealwaystouchingthings.Theytappedoldbowls.Theytracedthe

lettersofwriting.Theypattedtheheadsofstonehorses.Theyevenfist-bumpedstatues!Visitors

didthisallthetime.Butmuseumrulesareveryclear.Therulessay:Not60theart!

Somemuseumsgetmillionsofvisitorsayear.Theycannotallbeallowedtopickup

importantitems.Afterall,peopleareclumsy.Theycanbreakthings.Sometimestheirhandsare

dirty.Therulemakessense.

Sowhydowestilldoit?Somewantedtomakesurethethingsinthemuseumwerer

61.Othersthoughtifsomethingwasn'tbehindglass,itwasOKtotouch.Maybethereisa

biggerreason.Weneedtotouchto162Touchingsomethinghelpsusthinkaboutitina

newway.Itconnectsustothepast.

Candlinoncegottoholdaveryoldstoneax.Itwasthousandsofyearsold.Theaxfitwell

inherhand.Shethoughtthatw63hadmadeithadahandlikehers.Thatisapowerful

idea,Candlinsays.Sheremembersitwhenevershegoestoamuseum.S4Ialwayswanttotouch

things,shesays."AndsometimesIdo.^^

（2024?上海?模擬預(yù)測）Atthebeginningofthisterm,anelementaryschoolinJiangxi

provinceannouncedadecisionitwouldnolongerpreparemealsinitsowncanteen.I64it

wouldserveitsstudentspre-madefood.Themovequicklycausedadebateacrossthecountry.

Manyparentssaidthattheywereworriedaboutfoods65Someofthemevendeliver

homemademeals,schoolatlunchtimeeveryday.

LaterinSeptember,theministryofeducationmadeastatement.Itw66against

introducingpre-mademealstoschools.Forthemoment,thafsmainlybecausetherearenotyet

anynationalstandardsforsuchfood.

Themarketforpre-mademealshasbeendevelopingquicklyoverthepastfewyears.In

2022thereweremorethan60,000relatedcompaniesinChinaandthenumberisstillg67

By2026themarketwillhavereachedmorethanonetrillionyuan.

Whathasmadepre-mademealssopopular?Theyhaveobviousa68Theyarequick

andconvenienttoprepare.Theyalsohavealongshelflife.However,parents5worriesarenotw

69reason.Pre-madefoodmaybeacceptableeverynowandthen,butfewpeopleeatitevery

day.Naturally,theydon'twanttheirchildrentodosoeither.

Infact,pre-mademealsareallpreparedbycentralkitchens.They'renotn70

unhealthycomparedwithfreshlycookedfood.Theproblemishowtomakesurethatthese

companiesfollowallthehygieneruleswhentheycookandstorefood.Fornow,thepre-made

foodindustrystillhasalongwaytogo.

（2025?上海浦東新?一模）Threemonthsago,Istartedajourney.Itrequiredneithera

backpacknoraplaneticket.WhatIneededwasanotebookandapen.Idecidedtorecordevery

singledayfor90days,justthroughwordsonp71notaudio（音頻）orvideo.

NowthatI'vefinishedthischallenge.I'mheretosharetheideasandfeelingsI'vegained,

hopefullyencouragingyoutotrythisusefultool.

1Pmalistenertomyself

Mostofusspendalotoftimelisteningtoothers.Butinthatprocess,weoftenf72to

hearthemostimportantvoice-ourown.

Formanypeople,lifeissobusythattheydon'thavetimetothink.However,thatwas

wrong.WhenIstartedwriting,Ifelts73tonoticethedeepthoughtsandfeelingsinmy

mind.IneverexpectedthatIwouldhavesomuchtosay.

2Thepastisnotaprison

Throughwritingaboutmyexperiences,IfoundthatIcouldseemypastinanewlight.

Thoseexperiencesweren'tacage;theywere174thattaughtmealot.Ilearnedtofacelife

withanopenmindfrommistakes.Ialsobecameawareofthemeaningoflifethroughpainsand

difficulties.Recordinghelpedmemoveon.

3Thef75isacanvas（畫布）

Recordingdidn'tjustmakemeahistorianofmypast;italsomademeanarchitectof

tomorrow.Itisfilledwithideas,goals,andhopes.Iwasabletoplananddreamlikeneverbefore.

Myrecordturnedouttobeapricelesstoolformyp76growthanddevelopment,asit

helpedmeplanmyownlifeandprepareforit.

Byrecording,Isawmystrengths,weaknesses,gainsandlosses.Isawallpartsof

myself-andIa77themall.Idon'tneedtobeperfect.WhatreallymattersisthatIamin

progress.

（2025?上海崇明?一模）在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，

首字母已給。

On21August,14-year-oldKatieMcCabe,fromDevon,England,completedachallengeto

sailaroundGreatBritain.McCabearrivedbackinExmouth,Devon,aftera52-daytripthats

78on30June.Shesailedonaneight-meter-longwoodenboatcalledFalanda.Whileher

father,David,sailedfivemilesbehindher,Katiesailedherboatsingle-handedlyforthew79

trip,whichmeansshesailedalonefromthebeginningtotheend.McCabehasbeeninterestedin

sailingfromanearlyage,andgrewuponherparents9fishingboat.Shewantedtosailacrossthe

Atlantic,ctbutmyparentswouldn'ta80me,"McCabetoldTheTimes,“soIthought,"Why

notgoaroundBritain?'.''Settingoffinananti-clockwisedirection,McCabecoveredatotal

distanceof1,840miles.Herj81wentviatheCaledonianCanal,whichconnectstheeast

coast（海岸）ofScotlandwiththewestcoast.Thismeansthatshedidn'tgoallthewayroundthe

northofthecountry.McCabethensaileddowntheIrishSeatoWales,beforecrossingtheBristol

ChannelbacktoEngland.Uponherreturn,McCabewroteonFacebook,“IcanofficiallysayI

havesailedsingle-handedlyaroundBritain,ad82Ihavebeenhavingsinceforever!She

addedthatforthepastsevenandahalfweeks,6tIhavebeenimaginingsailingaroundBritain,just

me,andFalanda（withdadasmallspotinthedistancebehind!）.^^McCabehopestobeofficially

recognizedasthey83persontosailaroundBritain.ThatrecordnowbelongstoTimothy

Long,whosailedaroundBritainlastyearattheageof15.HewasatExmouthtowelcomeher

back."I'dliketothinkI'dbethatniceifsomeonewouldbreaktherecordnextyear,^^McCabe

said.McCabetookonthechallengetoraisem84forSeaShepherd,acharitythatsupports

marinewildlife.Atthetimethemagazinewenttopress,McCabehadraisedmorethan$15,000.

（2025?上海奉賢?一模）Fillintheblankswithproperwords.（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~,

使其內(nèi)容通順。每空格限填一詞，首字母已給。）

StandupandJoinin

Whenmostkidsgotothebeach,they?retoofocusedonplayingwithsandtonoticelitter.

ButforCashDaniels,noticingaplasticstraw（吸管）severalyearsagostartedalifelong

careerinsavingtheplanet.

Cashhasalwayslovedn85HegrewupfishingalongtheChattanoogaRiver,afterall!

Butoncehelearnedthat80%ofwastefromlandandriversendsupintheocean,hecouldn'tsit

backanddonothing.

Withthehelpofhisfamily,Cashtookthefirststeptowardchange~~cleaninguptheriver.It

q86wentfromafamilyacttoacommunityeffortwithvolunteersandneighbors.

Now14yearsold,Cashhashadareallyp87influenceonhishometown.B88

hostingrivercleanups,hehaswrittenachildren'sbookaboutriverpollution.Hehasalsoraised

enoughmoneytoput17recyclingbinsalongtheTennesseeRiver.Intheprocess,he'shelped

remove14,000poundsofwasteandr891.5tonsofaluminum（鋁），andthatisjustthe

beginning!

"IstartedTheCleanupKidswithmyfriendElla,^^Cashsaid.t4Ourg90istomakea

differencewherewelive.Wewanttoteachkidshowtheiractionsareconnectedtothewaterand

theocean.^^

“Ialsowanttohelpthemfeelconnectedtotheocean.Becauseifyouareconnectedtothe

ocean——ifyouloveitandlovewhatlivesinit-you511wanttop91it,"Cashcontinued.

“Everylittleactionmatters.Onepersoncanmakeabigchangeifhesimplystandsupandjoins

in.”

（2025?上海青浦?一模）Inrecentyears,therehasbeenashortageofpeopleapplyingto

workaswaitersintheUK.Becauseofthis,someb92areusingrobotsindifferentjobsto

replacehumans.Somerobotscanalreadymakepizzas,andothersoperateaswaiters.Someof

themlooklikebookshelvesonwheels,withshelvesfortraysandplates.Theycang93

customersandshowthemtotheirtable,whilehumanemployeestakefoodordersandloadthe

platesonandofftherobots.Somepeoplethinkrobotsarethefutureofdining,butotherssayifs

notagoodidea.Whatdoyouthink,shouldrobotsworkinrestaurants?

Yes—robotsareefficientandfun

Robotsareagreats94forthoserestaurantsthatareshortofwaiters.Theyare

expensivetobuybuttheydon'tneedtobepaid,sotheycanworkoutcheaperthanpeople.Also,

machinesdon'tneedbreaksorholidays,andtheycanworklonghours,whichhumansfindt

95Somepeoplesaythatrobotsmakefewermistakesthanhumans,plustheycandothebasic

jobsthatareboringforpeople,freeingupthehumanwaiterstodomorecomplicatedjobs.Besides,

robotsareafunadditionbecausetheycana96newcustomerstorestaurants.

No-robotscan'treplacepeople

Whowantstotalktoamachine?Dinerswanthumancommunication,andsomepeople

mightevenfindarobotwaiterupsetting.Also,consideringhowmuchtheycost,robotwaiters

don'tdomuch.Theycan'tanswerquestionsthattheyaren,tp97toanswer,soahumanwill

oftenhavetostepinanyway.Plus,mostoftherobotwaitersusedatthemomentrequirestaffto

loadandunloadtheirtrays.Eveniftheywereamazing,weshouldn,tusetheminsteadofhumans,

becauseifsunfairtotakepeople'sjobsaway.Also,robotwaitersmaynotreactf98enough

ifanobjectorapersonappearsunexpectedlyintheirpath,andwhatiftheyrunoutofpoweror

dropthings?

（2025?上海楊浦?一模）Havewelosttheabilitytofocusonasingletask?DanielGoleman

thinksso.Here,thebestsellingsciencewritersharese99thatshowhowtechnologytakes

overourattentionandweakensreal-lifeconnections.

Onaferrytoaholidayisland,alittlegirlwasnervousandhuggedhermothertightly.The

mother,however,didn'tseemton100;shewasfocusedonhertabletthewholetime.

Somethingsimilarhappenedafewminuteslaterinasharedtaxivanwithninestudentsgoingona

weekendtrip.Assoonastheysatdown,everyonebegancheckingtheirphonesortablets.There

waslittleconversation,justsilence.

Thesemomentsshowhowdeviceslikemobilephonesandtabletstakeourattentionaway

fromthepeoplearoundus.Amongallagegroups,teenagersaree101affected.Inrecent

years,theirmonthlytextmessageshavedoubled,reachinganaverageof3,417.Atthesametime,

thetimetheyspendonfacetofaceconversationhasbecome1102Youngpeoplemaybe

goodwithdevices,buttheyoftenhavetroubleunderstandingbodylan