2024年上海春季高考英語模擬試卷01（解析版）

2024年1月上海市春季高考英語全真模擬試卷01

1.ListeningComprehension（第題，每題1分;第11?20題，每題1.5分；共25分）

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SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyour

paper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.

A.Calm.B.Nervous.C.Angry.D.Confused.

2.

A.Jennydidn'tpickupthepackage.

B.Jennymissedthelastbushome.

C.Jennyranintoherfriendinthepostoffice.

D.Jennyregrettedhavingchattedwithherfriend.

3.

A.Managerandclerk.B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Saleswomanandcustomer.D.Officialandcitizen.

4.

A.Shediditoutofpassion.

B.Shediditoutofnecessity.

C.Shewantedtobecomeafashiondesigner.

D.Shewasasuccessfulbusinesswoman.

5.

A.Shehasfixedthecomputer.B.Shehasreplacedthemonitor.

C.Shehasremovedthemouse.D.Shehasgivenacomputerlesson.

6.

A.Shehasforgottentheaddressofthedrycleanernearby.

B.Shehasgotusedtocleaningandironingtheclothesherself.

C.Shethinksdrycleaningcoststoomuchmoneyandtime.

D.Shethinksdrycleaningruinsthefabricsoftheclothes.

A.Hewillspendmoretimesearchingforapresent.

B.Hispresentissurelybetterthanthewoman's.

C.Thewomanisknownforbeingcompetitive.

D.ThewomanshouldnotattendRob'sbirthdayparty.

8.

A.Hew川betoonervoustomakehispoint.

B.HewillgetupthecouragetoaskRiteout.

C.IfhefailstoaskRitaout,hewillliveinfear.

D.IfheasksRitaout,hewilldefinitelyberejected.

A.Theirhomewasbrokenintolately.B.Theirhomealarmsystemisbroken.

C.Aviolentstormisapproaching.D.Theirhomeissecurelylocked.

10.

A.Arestaurant.B.Apetshop.C.Aparkinggarage.D.Apark.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeasked

severalquestionsoneachoftheshortpassagesandthelongerconversation.Theshortpassagesandthelonger

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthe

fourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Students'strength.B.Students/weakness.

C.Teachers'suggestions.D.Students'grades.

12.A.Becausetheycannotboastabouttheirchildren.

B.Becausereportshavelessinformation.

C.Becauseitisastrangewaytoevaluateperformance.

D.Becauseothersdon'tconsiderittobeformal.

13.A.Objective.B.Supportive.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Tostudytheeffectofisolationonhumans.

B.Tofigureouttheconditionsofthevolcano.

C.TohelpchoosetherightpersonsforatriptoMars.

D.Tolearnabouthumanmentalandemotionalproblems.

15.A.Eatingdietfood.B.Enduringisolation.

C.Beingcooperative.D.Copingwithpressure.

16.A.Tosetuptheirhabitat.B.Tomakeweathermaps.

C.Tostudytherockysurface.D.Tocommunicateevery20minutes.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

17.A.HehasjustbeenbackfromSouthAmerica.

B.Hehasbeenburntforafewhours.

C.HehasbeensurfingtheInternetforlong.

D.Hehasbeendoingschoolworkallnight.

18.A.Tolookforsomethinginterestingforpleasure.

B.Tomeetnewfriendsinthenetchatroom.

C.Toreleasepressurefromheavywork.

D.Tolookforinformationforhisproject.

19.A.Quiteafewsitesarejustoldeventcalendars.

B.It'sawasteoftimetosurftheInternet.

C.Alotofinformationcanbefound.

D.AlotoffriendscanbemadeontheInternet.

20.A.Peoplespendmuchtimetalkingaboutotherinterests.

B.Ittakeslongtofindthingsbecauseofmanyuselesssites.

C.Itishardtostartchattingwithothersinthechatroom.

D.Ifshardlythebestsourceofinformationavailable.

II.GrammarandVocabulary（每題1分；共20分）

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Foralmost500years,peoplehavewonderedwhatdeadlydiseasewipedoutmostoftheAztecs(阿芝特

克人).Thelocalscalleditcocolizthi,andnowateamofscientiststhinktheyknowexactlywhatthatwas.The

outbreakisconsideredtobeoneof21(deadly)epidemics(傳染病)inhumanhistory.Forcenturies,

itscause22(debate)byhistorians.NewevidencesuggeststhattheAztecsdiedfromatypeof

bacteriacalledsalmonellaenterica.

Aninternationalteamofscientistscametothisconclusion23analysingtheskeletons(骨骼)of

29AztecsburiedinacocoliztlicemeteryintheOaxacaregionofMexico.Thescientistsobtainedsamplesfrom

theteethoftenoftheskeletons.Theycomparedthesewiththeirdatabaseofbacteriaandfoundtracesof

salmonellaenterica.

Salmonellaentericacancauseentericfever,24typhoid(傷寒)isatype.Today,thereare

around21millioncasesoftyphoidworldwideanditisconsidered25globalthreat.

TheAztecswerefiercehunter-gathererswhosettledin26isnowMexicoatthebeginningof

the13thcentury.FromtheirincrediblecapitalcityTenochtitlan(nowMexicoCity),theAztecsfoughtwarswith

othertribes27theyruledmuchoftheregion.

TheAztecsendedupcontrollinglargepartsofMesoamerica-nowmuchofMexicoandCentralAmerica-

untilSpanishexplorers28(arrive)in1519andbroughtwiththemadvancedweaponsanddeadly

diseases.Theteambelievethatthe29(domesticate)animals,suchasgoatsandhorses,whichthe

explorersbroughtwiththemcarriedthedeadlybacteria.

By1545,noteven30yearsaftertheSpanishhadarrived,Mexico'sAztecnationstartedcomingdownwith

aterribleillness.Symptomsincludedhighfever,headachesandbleedingfromtheeyes,noseandmouth.

Withinfiveyears,upto15millionpeople-morethan80%ofthepopulationatthetime-haddiedfromthe

mysteryillnesstheycalledcocoliztli.TheAztecpeoplehadnoimmunity(免疫)30(fight)the

disease.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.addressingB.adoptionC.attendD.budgetingE.cautions

F.correspondG.extendedH.hesitancy1.packagesJ.regardless

K.rigid

Topwork-lifebalancebenefitsfor2023/zFlexibilityisthegoldstandardofwork-lifebalancebenefits/'says

JonathanPcs,healthcareleaderatconsultingfirmMercer.

It'snosurprisethenthattwoyearsafterthepandemicforcedmostofficeworkerstoperformtheirjobs

remotely.78%ofemployerssaytheyllallowemployeestocontinuedoingsoregularlyin2023,accordingtoa

Mercersurvey.Butthere'sstillsome31:only9%saytheywillallowemployeestoworkremotely

daily.

32,flexibilityaroundwhenemployeesworkisjustasimportantaswhere.Inthesurvey,66%of

employerssaidtheywouldofferflexibleworkschedulesoverthecourseofatypicalworkday,suchasspecific

timesduringtheweekto33topersonalmattersandfour-dayworkweeks.Employeesnolonger

wanttoorganizetheirpersonallifearounda(n)34workschedulebutinsteadwantthetwo

interwoven,sotheycandecidewhattoprioritizeandwhen.

Pas35againstmakinghollowpromisesaboutacompany'scommitmenttowork-lifebalance.

“Ifemployeesfeeladisconnectionbetweenprogramsthatarerolledoutandwhatseniorleadersreallyexpect,

credibilityisquestioned,andthegoodwillcreatedthroughtheprogramisdenied/'Hecitespaidtimeoffto

volunteer,whichalmosthalf(45%)ofcompaniessaytheywilladdtotheirbenefits36nextyear.

Otherbenefitsrequiringabroaderorganizationalbuy-inaresabbaticals(公休假)andunlimitedvacation

days.Bothbenefitsencourageemployeestopursueinterestsoutsideofworkwith37periodsoff.

Still,iftheyfeeladishonourassociatedwithtakingadvantageofthem,they'llbehesitanttodoso.The

relativelylow38ratesfor2023,though-only12%forsabbaticalsand15%forunlimitedvacation—

indicatethatemployersarestillagainstpayingemployeesnottowork.

Instead,theyprefertofindnewwaystogiveemployeesmoremoney,withtheriseofemployer-funded

lifestyleaccounts,whichareoftenreservedforbig-ticketitemsthatmightotherwiserequiresome

39.Nevertheless,only12%ofemployerssaidtheywouldaddlifestyleaccountsin2023,and70%saidthey

areconsideringthem,whichcouldindicateatrendonthehorizon.

Butperhapsthemosttellingstatisticabouttheimportanceof40work-lifebalanceisthe

numberofcompaniesthatsaidtheydon'tplantoofferanyadditionalbenefitstosupportwork-lifebalance:a

mere5%.

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

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext

AlgorithmsintheCriminalJusticeSystem

Someofthebestoratleastsharpest,mindsontheplanetaredevotedtoguessingwhatwemightbuy

next,andshowingusadvertisementsforit.Oftentheresultsareunbelievablyinaccurate;sometimestheyare

amazinglyprecise.Wouldwe41thesamekindoftechnologytopredictwhatcrimeswemightnext

commit?ThatisthequestionraisedbythelatestreportbycampaignersatLibertyonthe42ofthe

police/suseofbigdataandmachinelearning.

Frommyperspective,whenbigdataareusedtodeterminethecourseofthecriminaljusticesystem,they

could43.Becausemachinelearningcanonlydetectpatternsinthedatathatitisgiven,anybiasinthe

originalsamplewillonlybe44.Soifpastpracticehasbeentoprejudiceagainstwomenorminorities,

anyalgorithmfedonpreviousexperiencewill45thispattern,butthistimewiththeapparent

authorityofsciencebehindit.Andbecausemodemmachinelearningtechniquesarehardtounderstand,even

totheirprogrammers,acomputercannoteasilybemadeto46itsownreasoninginthewaythat

policeofficerscan.

Thecivillibertiesgroupsaysitfoundatleast14policeforcesinEnglandandWalesareusingorhaveused

softwaretopredictcrimesinparticularareas;threeareattemptingtousethesametechnologyonindividuals

inordertopredicttheirlikelihoodof47.Itmakesobvioussensetoconcentratepoliceresources

wheretheyaremostneeded,andthisisespeciallytrueafterthestaffcutsareimposed.48,itiseasy

toseethattheuseofsuchsoftwarecanbringaboutunjustdiscrimination.Becausecrimesaredetectedmore

oftenwheretherearepolicetokeepaneyeonthem,theareasinwhichpoliceareconcentratedwill49

suggeststhattheyneedmorepolicesenttothem,andsoon.

Societydoeshaveavitalinterestinbeingabletopredictwhoismostlikelytoremakeacrime,andtohelp

themawayfrom50.Buttheideathatalgorithmscouldsubstituteforprobationofficersorthe

traditionalhumanintelligenceofpoliceofficersis51.Ofcourse,suchhumanjudgmentsare

sometimesunreliable.Buttraininganalgorithmontheresultsofpreviousmistakesmerelymeanstheycanbe

madewithouthumaninterventioninthefuture.Thestrongestsingle52ofwhetherayoungman

willendupinjailiswhetherhisfatherdidso.Peoplelivedowntosociety'sexpectation,andweallloseasa

result.

Themoredataiscollectedandsharedthroughthestate'svarioussystems-notjustthepolice,but

schools,thewelfaresystemandeven,increasingly,theNHS—the53itwillbeforanyoneto

escapesuchstereotyping.Theriskisalossoflibertywithnocorrespondinggaininefficiency.Thedamagethis

hasdonecannotberepairedbytechnologyalone.Machinescanmakehuman54verymuchworse.

Theycannotbetrustedto_____55humanresponsibility.

41.A.developB.introduceC.improveD.trust

42.A.implicationsB.interactionsC.downsidesD.principles

43.A.playahugepartB.raisemuchconcern

C.dogreatdamageD.winmuchapplause

44.A.removedB.increasedC.estimatedD.reported

45.A.continueB.ceaseC.spreadD.explain

46.A.assessB.ensureC.strengthenD.lose

47.A.relearningB.reoffendingC.restartingD.reworking

48.A.ThereforeB.InadditionC.HoweverD.Indeed

49.A.onendB.withdoubtC.atrandomD.inturn

50.A.distractionB.starvationC.depressionD.temptation

51.A.doableB.ridiculousC.widespreadD.innovative

52.A.weaponB.evidenceC.foundationD.predictor

53.A.harderB.easierC.laterD.earlier

54.A.advancesB.arrangementC.misjudgmentsD.attempts

55.A.defineB.weakenC.requireD.eliminate

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

WhatisPayQwiq?

PayQwiqisafastandsecurepaymentservicethathelpsyougoquicklythroughtheTescocheckout.Itlets

youaddyourcreditordebitcarddetailstotheappsoyoucanuseyoursmartphonetopayforyourshopping

withjustonescan.NotonlythatbutitcollectsyourClubcardpointsautomatically.Thismeansyoucannowgo

wallet-freeinallUKTescostores.Sowhynotgiveitago?Itonlytakesamomenttodownloadandyouwill

receivethesebenefits:

CollectyourClubcardpointsautomatically

Payforyourweeklyshopupto￡250

UsepayQwiqoffline,evenwithnosignal

TrackyourspendinginTesco

SignuptoPayQwiqandcollect100extraClubcardpointsforeachweekyoupaywiththeapp,forupto5

weeks-that'supto500extrapoints.

Availabletonewcustomerswhosignupby3September2018andmakeallpaymentsby31October2018.

Oneofferpercustomer.Onlyonequalifyingdealperweekwillcollecttheextrapoints.Additionalpaymentsin

thesameweekwillnotreceiveextrapoints.ClubcardpointswillbeaddedtoafutureClubcardstatement.

Howdoesitwork?

HeadtotheAppStoreorGooglePlaytodownloadthePayQwiqapp.

Assoonasyou'veaddedyourcarddetails,you'llbereadytoshopusingjustyourphone.

Andthere'snoneedtoworryaboutyourbankdetailsbeingstoredonyourphone-they'reallsecurely

protectedinourdatacenters.Sonotonlyitisquickerandeasier,ifssafertoo.

56.IfcustomersusePayQwiqinUKTescostores,theycan.

A.getClubcardpointsautomaticallyB.payfortheirweeklyshopwithoutlimit

C.budgettheireverydayspendingD.win500extrapointsatatime

57.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.

A.usersmustsignupby3September2018

B.usersneedn'taddtheirpaymentcardinformation

C.PayQwiqcanguaranteebothconvenienceandsafety

D.PayQwiqcanbedownloadedonlyfromtheAppStore

58.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.TostresstheimportanceofPayQwiq.B.TopopularizetheuseofPayQwiq.

C.TodescribethefeasibilityofPayQwiq.D.ToensurethesafetyofPayQwiq.

（B）

BeaBetterTravelerintheOver-tourismEra

TravelhasbecomeasaccessibleasMcDonald's,reachinganewhighasglobaltouristarrivalsreached1.4

billionlastyear.In1995,globalarrivalsnumberedonly525million.

Asafatheroftwokids,Iamthefirsttocelebratethedropincostsbroughtonbyair-travelmarket

liberalization,theriseofdiscountairlines,arevolutioninaccommodationsthankstothelikesofB

andAirbnb,andmobiledevicesinstalledwiththebestmapsandtravelguidestheworldhaseverknown.Km

alsohappyfortheretailers,hoteliers,museumkeepersandotherswhohavebenefitedfinanciallyfromthe

tourismboom.

Ican'thelpbutwonder,though,whatweareactuallyseeingaswetravelthesedays.Morepeopleare

travelling,butmanyarevisitingthesameplaces.IsaforestofselfiestickswhatIwantedtoshowmydaughter

attheLouvre?WhenwasthelasttimeIsetfoodonPrague'smainsquarewithoutbeingelbowedadozen

times?IsatriptoBarcelonacompleteifyouhavetoavoideveryfamouslocationforfearofbeingtrampled（踩

踏）？

Citiescannotdomuchaboutthis—theycan'tverywellcloseairports,forceairlinestoflylessfrequently

orincreasetheirprices.Raisingthecostofairtravel,overallortospecificdestination,willneverbepopular.

Manywillobjectitonthegroundsthattravelshouldn'tbejustfortherich,andit'llhurttheresidentsofcities

troubledwithover-tourism.

Sowhatshouldtravelersdo?Stayhome?That'sunlikely.Butifyouareheadingforsomeoftheworld's

mostpopulardestinations,rethinkyourbucketlist（愿望清單）.Youshouldbeopentoventuringbeyondthe

obvious.Evenifyouaresetonvisitinganiconicsite,considergoingatanoff-peaktime.

Thebiggestthingtokeepinmind,nomatterwhereyoutravel,istobewell-researched,respectfuland

genuinelycuriousaboutthedestination.Don'tfallvictimtowhatpeoplecall/zselfieculture"and"bucketlist

culture”.Treatthedestinationasyouwoulddotoyourownhome-notasa“hiddengem“thatyouthrow

moneyattogetcertainexperienceyoufeelentitledto.

59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofthedropintravellingcostsaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Theriseofdiscountairlines.

B.Thefreedomtochoosetransport

C.Thepopularizationofmobiledevices.

D.TheappearancesofBandAirbnb.

60.Accordingtothepassage,whymightsomepeopleopposeraisingthecostofairtravel?

A.Itwouldresultinadecreaseinairportsecurity.

B.Itwouldleadtofewerpeopletravellingoverall.

C.Itwouldhurttheresidentsoftourism-dependentcities.

D.Itwouldencouragea“bucketlistculture//

61.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Citiescannotdomuchaboutthis"?

A.Facingthetroubleofover-tourism,citieslackfeasilbemeasure.

B.Thosecitiesasfamoustouristdestinationsarenotonlyfortherich.

C.Citieswithover-tourismcan'tdealwithprotestsamongtravelers.

D.Citieswithover-tourismcanstoppeoplemakingtripsthere.

62.Whatshouldpeopledotobeabettertravelerintheover-tourismera?

A.Setonajourneyatanon-peaktime.B.Avoidvisitinganiconicsite

C.Raisethecostofairtravel.D.Bewillingtoexplorenewsites.

(C)

MywifeandIusuallydon'tkeephouseplants.Anythinginpotsgetseitheroverwateredorunderwatered.

Aftermydiagnosiswithglioblastoma—aterminalbraincancerwithaprognosisoflittlemorethanayearto

live—Ilovedtheideaofhavingsomethinggreenandalivearoundus.WhenmyfriendMitchgavemewhathe

saidwasaluckybambooplantinadeep-greenpotterybowl,wedecidedtoplacetheplantinthelivingroom

windowacrossfromthecouchwhereIspentmuchofeachday.

ItoldmywifeIwantedtocarefortheplantmyself.Whenitdidn'timmediatelyturnyelloworbrownor

loseallitsleaves,Iwaspleasantlysurprised.Tendingtheplantgavemeasenseofaccomplishmentatatime

whenIsometimesfeltuseless.Glioblastomalimitedmyabilitytowalk,andthetreatmentleftmefatigued,

makingithardformetoaccomplisheverydaytasks.

Asaphysician,Iwasusedtobeingtheonewhoprovidedcare,nottheonewhoreceivedtSincemy

diagnosisinAugust2018,fartoooften,Ihadtorelyonhelpfromotherpeople.Theenormouschangeleftme

feelingadrift.Wateringtheplant,assmallanactasitwas,connectedmetoacorepartofmyoldidentityand

taughtmeIcouldstillbeacaregiver.Plantsandpeoplecouldstilldependonme.Soon,ithadnearlydoubledin

heightanditsleaveswereshinyandlush.BoththetreeandIwerethriving.

Then,mysteriously,itbegantoshowsignsofstress.Iincreasedmyplantwatering,thendecreasedit.Ifed

itcommercialplantfood.NomatterwhatIdid,theleaveskeptbrowninganddroppingtothefloor./zlcan't

evencareforasimpleplant!”Iyelled.'Tmfailing!"

Mywiferemindedmethatwe'dseenhouseplantsdiebefore.SheaskedmewhyIwasgettingsoworked

upaboutthisparticularone.Icouldn*tshakethefeelingthattheplanthadbecomeasymbolofmyown

vulnerablehealth.Identifyingwiththegreenandgrowingplanthadofferedmesolace.Itsshrivelingleaves,I

worried,mightsignaltherecurrenceofmybraintumor.

IrealizedIhadwronglyconnectedmycarefulnurturingoftheplant-somethingoverwhichIhadatleast

somecontrol—withmyownsurvival-somethingoverwhichIhadnocontrol.Whenmytumorinevitably

returned,itwouldnotbebecauseofanyfailureonmypart—notbecauseIdidn'tatomizeessentialoilsinmy

ofice,notbecauseIatesugaroccasionallyandcertainlynotbecauseIfailedtokeepthisplantalive.

Asmyanxietylessened,Ibegantoexamineonlinetutorialstohelpmefigureouthowtocareformy

failingplant.Followingtheinstructions,Itransplantedthetreetoalargerpot,untanglingitsrootstogiveit

roomtogrow.Whenitwasbackinthesunnywindow,webothbegantothriveagain.

63.AccordingtoPara2-3,thewriterachievedasenseofaccomplishmentinthat_.

A.theplantnursedbyhimdidn'tshowsignsofbeingoverwateredorunder-watered.

B.wateringtheplantshelpedhimtorecoversomeotherabilitiesineverydaytasks.

C.theplantshetendedweresoflourishingthatherealizedhewasstilldependable.

D.hecouldfulfillsomeroutinetaskswithoutthesupportfromothersanymore.

64.Theunderlinedword“adrift"inPara3mostprobablymeans

A.superficialandhollowB.exhaustedandhopeless

C.unidentifiableandfrustratedD.hystericalandfearful.

65.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Lackofnutrientsinthecommercialplantfoodledtheleavestobrownanddrop.

B.Thewriterwasconcernedthattheconditionoftheplantsignifiedhisownhealth.

C.Theonlinetutorialsrelievedthewriter'sanxietyandmadetheplantsreviveagain.

D.Manyfailuresinlifecombinedgaverisetothewriter'sdevelopingglioblastoma.

66.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Aphysician'schangeinattitudestowardslife.

B.Aman'sjourneyofrecoveryandself-discovery.

C.Aluckybambooplant's"surviveandthrive".

D.Apatient'ssearchforconsoleinattendingaplan.

SectionC

Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesintheboxEachsentencecanonlybe

usedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

LessonsfromCommencementSpeeches

Asabusinessowner,youprobablydon'tlooktocollegecommencementspeechesasasourceof

inspirationwhenyou'refeelingfrustratedordefeated—butyoushould.Herearethreeuniversity

commencementspeechesdeliveredbysuccessfulindividualsfromavarietyoffields.67

.1.Getcomfortablewithchange/JimmyIovine,USC,2014

Musicmogul（大亨）JimmyIovine'smainadviceistogetcomfortablewithchangeandthefearthatcomes

withit.Inhisspeech,Iovineexplainsthathelearnedhisgreatestlifelessonwhenherealizedthesuccessful

recordcompany,hebuiltcouldn'tcompetewiththenewindustrymodelofdownloadingfreemusic.Hehada

choice:getonboardorgetleftbehind.68

.2.Buildbusinessesthatdogood/BillGates,HarvardUniversity,2007

BillGates,founderofMicrosoft,usesthisspeechtoposeaquestionheaskshimself:Howcanyoudothe

mostgoodforthegreatestamountofpeoplewiththeresourcesyouhave?

Foryears,Gateswasunawareofthemillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldlivinginpovertyandbattling

diseases.Onceherealizedhecouldhelp,hechangedhisapproachtobusiness.Pursuinginnovationand

advancementisimportant.69GatestellsHarvard,“Humanity'sgreatestadvancesarenotinits

discoveries—butinhowthosediscoveriesareappliedtoreduceinequity//

.3.Spendlesstimedreamingandmoretimedoing/ShondaRhimes,Dartmouth,2014

Ifyoufeelbeatenbythedreamsyouhaveforyourbusiness,thisspeechwillsetyoustraight.

AuthorandTVshowproducerShondaRhimestellstheDartmouthgraduates,“Whilesomearebusy

dreaming,thereallyhappypeople,thereallysuccessfulpeople,thereallyinteresting,engaged,powerful

people,arebusydoing."70Youdon'tevenneedtoknowexactlywhatyouwanttodo.Rhimessays

themostimportantthingistostayopentopossibilitiesandjuststartsomewhere.

A.Dreamingisonlyeffectiveifyoufollowitupwithaction,whetheryou'rebrainstorminganewbusiness

modelorimagininghowtogrowyourcompany.

B.Failurecanbeadrivingforce:onethatfrees