拉薩市重點中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高考英語三模試卷含答案

2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot2．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．a(chǎn)n；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填3．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．a(chǎn)llthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is4．I’mtiredout．Istayedupthewholenight,______formymidtermmathexam．A．studying B．tostudy C．tobestudying D．studied5．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact6．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution7．—Bettywasfeelingprettyblueforawhile,butshe’sbetternow.—_______.A．Oh,that’skindofyou B．CongratulationsC．Oh,I’mgladtohearthat D．It’smypleasure8．—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.—________.Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.A．Idon’tagreeB．NotreallyC．Icouldn’tagreemoreD．Nodoubt9．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing10．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired11．Alotofsuggestionswereputforwardatthemeeting,but______waspractical.A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone12．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover13．—Whataconsequence!—Yes.I________himaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.A．willremindB．wouldremindC．wasremindingD．hadreminded14．Ourteacherenteredtheclassroom,__________.A．a(chǎn)bookinhand B．bookinhandC．bookinhishandD．a(chǎn)bookinhands15．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome16．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what17．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what18．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．a(chǎn)ndB．orC．butD．for19．Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom20．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup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）Whensomebodygetssickorishurtinanaccident,thereareseveraldifferentwaysthatdoctorscantrytohelpthem.Oneoftheseistogivemedicinethatfightsthesicknessorhelpsthesickperson’sbodytofightit.However,ifsomepartsofabodyareverysickordamaged,thendoctorsmightneedtoremovethem.Anotherwaydoctorscanhelpistogrownewtissuetoreplacewhatissickordamaged.Thisiscalledregenerativemedicine(再生醫(yī)學(xué)).Regenerativemedicinesoundslikesomethingfromasciencefictionmoviebutitisnotanewidea.Insideourbones,wehavesomethingcalled‘marrow’,whichmakesourbloodandkeepsushealthy.Doctorshavebeengivingsickpeoplethe‘bonemarrow’fromotherhealthypeopleforthelast30or40years,andthisisakindofregenerativemedicine.Newerdevelopmentsinregenerativemedicineincludegrowingnewskininalaboratoryandusingittohelppeoplewhohavebeenhurtinfiresoraccidents.Anotherexampleofregenerativemedicineisatechniquedevelopedfromstudyingfrogsandmice.Whencellsareold,likeinadults,theycan’tchangewhattheydoinourbodies.Forexample,askincellcan’tchangeintoaneyecell.Butwhencellsareveryyoung,theycanbecomeanycelltype.Theseyoungcellsarecalledstemcells,anddoctorscanusethemtogrowanytypeoftissue,suchasskin,heartoreye.JohnGurdonandShinyaYamanakawonthe2012NobelPrizefortheirstudiesinthisarea.ProfessorFionaWatt,fromtheCentreforRegenerativeMedicineatKing’sCollegeLondon,believesthatregenerativemedicineissoexcitingbecausemanydifferentkindsofexpertsneedtoworktogether.Newbonesmaybeprintedbyexpert3Dprinters,whoneedtoworkcloselywithuniversityscientistsandthesurgeonswhodotheoperationsinhospitals.Wecannotyetgrownewarmsorlegsforpeople,butthesciencefictiondreamofregenerativemedicinemaybecloserthanwethink.Perhapsinthefuture,doctorswillbeabletogrowwholenewbodiesforus.1、Whyis‘marrow’inbonesveryimportantinregenerativemedicine?A．Itcangrowintonewskinforthosewhohavebeenhurtinfires.B．Itcanbeusedtogrownewtissue.C．Itmakesbloodforourbody.D．Ithasbeenusedfor40years.2、Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothispassage?A．Regenerativemedicineisanewscienceinmedicine.B．FionaWattandShinyaYamanakawonthe2012NobelPrizeformedicine.C．Stemcells,veryyoungcells,canbeusedtogrowanytypeoftissue.D．Doctorsandscientistsnowcooperatetogrownewskinforfrogsandmice.3、What’sthewriter’sattitudetothedevelopmentinregenerativemedicine?A．Pessimistic.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Subjective.22．（8分）It’sofficial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld’sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththesecond-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope—hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,Danish,GermanandJapanesebabiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.“I’mnotsurprised,”Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexandertellsme.“Thefirstyearofachild’slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressedbecausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave(孕產(chǎn)假).Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersaregettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying.”Shepausesbeforethrowinginafinaltip:“Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbesharedbetweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.“It’sjustthedonethinginDenmark,”shesaysofacountrythathastheworld’shighestbreastfeedingrates.“Inothercountries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn’tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeedinghasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”ForIbenSandahl,Alexander’sco-author,itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.“Weareanhonestandpurepeople,”shetellsme.“Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sadorannoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing(擁抱)allkindsoffeelings,sowearen’tscared.Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It’showbabiescommunicateandit’sabouttryingtounderstandit.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?A．Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.B．Morecompanyfromaparent.C．Anenergeticbusymother.D．Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.A．somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappyB．Demarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales’rightsC．Danishparents’attitudestoababy’sfirstyearvaryconsiderablyD．breastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably________.A．trytofigureoutwhattheywantB．putthemoutdoorsforagoodsleepC．seeksocialsupportforguidanceD．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown23．（8分）AfewyearsagoIwasworkingapart-timesummerjobatalocalicecreamshop.Whilehandinganicecreamtoanolderwomanatthedrive-thru(餐車)window,Inoticedshehadaboxofwhatappearedtobefreshtomatoes.Ifyou’veeverworkedadrive-thrujob,youknowit’shardnottolookintosomeone’scarwhenyou’reinchesfromhisorherface.AsIhandedhertheicecream,Isaid,“Thosetomatoeslookdelicious!Whatkindarethey?”Sherepliedwithabigsmile,“Here,havesome!”WithinsecondsIhadahandfuloftheprettiesttomatoesIhadeverseen.Thosetomatoeslookedexpensive.“Oh,no,youdon’tneedtogivemeany!”Isaid.Iweaklytriedtoprotest:“Really,youdidn’thavetogivemeany,butIappreciateit.”Thewomansmiledagainandsaid,“Ihopeyouenjoythem.Andtoansweryourquestion,it’sanheirloom(祖?zhèn)鞯?seedthatmymomusedtoplant.Sotheyaren’tliketheonesyougetinthegrocerystore.”Afterthatshespedoff.Shewaslikeanadultversionofthetoothfairy:Igavehericecreamandshegavemetomatoes.Abouttwoweekslater,mybossattheicecreamstoresentmeatextmessage:“Iwanttoletyouknowyourgardenerdroppedoffaboxofvegetablesforyou.”Baffled,Ireplied,“Mygardener?”Thatnight,mybossshowedmethebox.Itwasfulloftomatoes,cucumbers,greenbeansandsoon.Thetomatofairywasback!Iwasbothhappyandconfused.Whywasthiswomanbeingsogenerous?Ineversawheragain,buttothisdayherrandomactofkindnessinspiresmetosharemygardenharvestswithanyonewhowillhaveit.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tomakeanadvertisementforthetomatoes.B．Tointroduceastrangeandgenerouswoman.C．Topassonthewoman’sactofkindness.D．Tomakefriendswithstrangers.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“Baffled”?A．Puzzled.B．Frightened.C．Disappointed.D．Relaxed.3、Whydidtheauthorfeelhappyandconfusedwhenreceivingtheboxofvegetables?A．Hedidn’tmeetthepersondroppingoffthevegetables.B．Hedidn’texpectthewomanwassogeneroustohim.C．Hethoughthisbosswasplayingajokeonhim.D．Hedidn’tplaceanorderforthetomatoes.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．theauthormaybecomeanothersecretgardenerB．thetomatofairywillbepopularintheworldC．theauthorwillselltomatoesinsteadoficecreamD．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread24．（8分）NothingcouldstopDad.Afterhewasputondisabilityforabadback,heboughtasmallfarminthecountry,justenoughtogrowfoodforthefamily.Heplantedvegetables,fruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.AndeveryweekhecleanedOldManMcColgin'schickenhouseinexchangeformanure(肥料).Thesmellreallyburnedtheinsideofyournose.Whenwecomplainedabouttheterriblesmell,Dadsaidthestrongerthemanure,thehealthierthecrops,andhewasright.Forexample,justoneofhiscantaloupesfilledtheentirehousewithitssweetsmell,andthetastewasevensweeter.Asthevegetablesstartedcomingin,Dadthrewhimselfintocooking.Oneday,armedwithabasketofvegetables,heannouncedhewasgoingtomakestew(燉菜).Dadpulledoutapressurecookerandfilleditupwithcabbages,eggplants,potatoes,corns,onionsandcarrots.Forabouthalfanhour,thepressurebuiltandthevegetablescooked.Finally,Dadturnedoffthestove,thepotbegantocoolandthepressurereliefvalvesprayedoutacloudofsteam.IfwethoughtDad'spileofchickenmanurewasbad,thiswas10timesworse.WhenDadtookoffthelid,thesmellnearlyknockedusout.Dadcarriedthepotoutandweopeneddoorsandwindowstoairoutthehouse.Justhowbadwasit?Theneighborscameoutoftheirhousestoseeifwehadagasleak!Determined,Dadfilledourplateswithsteamingstewandpassedthemaround.Itdidn’tlookthatbad,andafterthefirstwavehadshutdownmyabilitytosmell,itdidn’toffendthenosesomuch,either.Itookataste.Itwouldneverwinaprizeinacookingcompetition,butitwassurprisinglyedible,andwedrankupeverylastdropofsoup!1、WhydidDadcleanOldManMocolgin’schickenhouseregularly?A．Toearnsomemoneyforthefamily. B．Tocollectmanureforhiscrops.C．Togetridoftheterriblesmell. D．Tosetagoodexampletous.2、WhatcanweinferaboutDad’sstew?A．Itispopularamongtheneighbors. B．Itcontainshoneyandvegetables.C．Itlooksverywonderful. D．Ittastesquitedelicious.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offend”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Toattract. B．Toupset. C．Toair. D．Toshut.4、WhatcanwelearnaboutDadformthetext?A．Heisanexperiencedcook. B．Heisatroublesomefather.C．Hehasapositiveattitudetolife. D．Hesuffersalotfromhisdisability25．（10分）Theworldistoobigtotakeinallatonce.Tomakesenseandbeautyofit,youhavetolookatasmallpartatatime.Inusingacamera,youchooseasmallpartthroughheviewfinder.Youmovethecamera,“framing”picturesuntilyouseeonethatpleasesyou.Then-click!Ifyoumakeagoodchoice,yourpicturewillpleaseothers,aswellasyourself.“Whereveryouare,”saysphotographerErnstHaas,“youaresurroundedbypictures.Thetrickistorecognizethem.”Hisphotographofatwistofbarbedwireshowswhathemeans.Mr.Haastellsusofwaystopracticeseeing.Makeasimpleframeofblackcardboard.Takeitoutofthedoorsandlookthroughitateverydaythings,largeorsmall,farawayornear.Atfirstyoumayseenothingtointerestyou.Butsoonpicturesseemtoleap(跳)atyouthroughtheframe.Oilfloatingonwatermakesapictureinrainbowcolors.Threepeopleonthestepsofanoldhouseformapicturethatseemstotellsastory.Didyounoticesuchthingsbeforeyouusedtheframe?Perhapsnot.But,withpractice,yousoondonotneeditshelp.Youseethingsasartistsdo.Everywhere,shapesandcolorscatchyoureye.Yourmindtakes“snapshots(快照)”oftheirpatterns.Then,ifyouwish,youcansharewhatyouseebytakingaphotographorbymakingadrawingorapainting.Sometimesit’sfunto“seesmall”.Didyouevernoticethedesignoftheseedsinslicedbananas?Haveyoulookeddeepinsidealily?Orseenthestarburstinthecenterofaweticecube?Doyouseecolorsastheyreallyare?Whenyoupainttreetrunks,youwouldmakethembrownorblack.Buttreetrunksarereallygray,purple,yellow-green—almostanycolorexceptbrownorblack!Doyounoticedetail?Doingsocanbeinmanyways.Rememberingwhatyouseeisoftenuseful,too.Practicecanhelpyou.Atrickforhelpingyoutorememberdetailisthedoubletake.Look—don’tlook—thenlookagain.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trick”inParagraph3probablymean?A．joke B．magicC．habit D．skill2、Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?A．Thebetteryoulearntosee,themorealiveyouare.B．Walkinginthecountry,youshouldlookcloselyatthetrunks.C．Abranchwithafewleavesfillstheframewithabeautifuldesign.D．Closeyoureyesandtrytorememberhowitlooks.3、Whichofthefallowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Whenyoupainttrees,youwouldmakethemgray.B．Glanceatabillandyourememberhowitlooked.C．Seeingisonewayofliving.D．Giveasecondlookandyourememberallthedetail.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Theworldistoobigtotravelaround.B．Lookaround—andsee!C．Whereveryouare,acameraisimportant.D．Agoodwaytoseeistocarryacamera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）Itwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropswere1.Ifwedidn'tseesomerainsoon,wewould2everything.ItwasonthisdaythatIlearnedthetruelessonof3andwitnessedtheonlymiracleIhaveseenwithmyowneyes.Iwasinthekitchenmakinglunch4Isawmysix-year-oldson,Billy,walkingtowardthe5Minutesafterhe6intothewoods,hecamerunningoutagain,towardthehouse.Momentslater,however,hewasonceagain7inthatslowpurposefulsteptowardthewoods.Thisactivitywentonforanhour:walk8tothewoods,runbacktothehouse.FinallyIcouldn’ttakeitanylongerandIcrept(悄悄地走）outofthehouseand9himonhisjourney.AsIleanedintospyonhim,Isawthemost10sight.Atinydeerwaslyingontheground,11sufferingfromdehydration(脫水）andheatexhaustion,12itsheadwithgreatefforttolapup(舔食）thewater13inmybeautifulboy’shand.Whenthewaterwas14,Billyjumpeduptorunbacktothehouse.Ifollowedhimbacktoatapthatwehad15thewaterto.Billyopeneditallthewayupandalittlewaterbegantoflowslowly.He16there,lettingthewaterslowly17hishand—thetemporarycup.Whenhestoodupandbegantogoback,Iwasthereinfrontofhim.Hislittleeyesjustfilledwith18“I’mnotwasting”wasallhesaid.Asthetearsthatrolleddownmyfacebegantohitthe19,theyweresuddenlyjoinedbyotherdrops...moredrops...andmore.AllIcansayisthatthe20thatcamethatdaysavedourfarm,justliketheactionsofonelittleboysavedanother.1、A．flyingB．dyingC．growingD．blowing2、A．winB．catchC．loseD．leave3、A．sharingB．a(chǎn)cceptingC．receivingD．sending4、A．a(chǎn)sB．sinceC．whileD．when5、A．houseB．woodsC．gardenD．field6、A．disappearedB．a(chǎn)ppearedC．lostD．ran7、A．swimmingB．jumpingC．walkingD．leaping8、A．a(chǎn)nxiouslyB．curiouslyC．seriouslyD．carefully9、A．followedB．caughtC．stoppedD．shouted10、A．excitingB．a(chǎn)mazingC．frighteningD．puzzling11、A．lightlyB．surelyC．cleanlyD．obviously12、A．loweringB．draggingC．liftingD．pulling13、A．cuppedB．putC．givenD．sent14、A．disappearedB．goneC．lostD．used15、A．putoffB．turnedupC．shutoffD．takeup16、A．layB．stoodC．sleptD．knelt17、A．fillupB．ranthroughC．wentthroughD．madeup18、A．dirtB．tearsC．earthD．water19、A．handB．clothesC．groundD．feet20、A．boyB．deerC．waterD．rain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）WhenIwasten,Iwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“AChallengeinMyLife”.Totalkbeforethewholeclass!Justimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwasthemomentIthoughtofthatwithsomanyeyesfixeduponme.Ihadnoother2．(choose),though.FirstIwastodraftthespeechandthatwasjustapieceofcakeforme,becauseIwasagoodwriter—somethingtopridemyselfin.Butthehardpart3．(lie)inmyoralpresentation;toreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed;Ihadtogivethespeech4．mymemoryandinfrontofsuch5．bigaudience!ArealtrialbeganwhenIstoodontheplatformwithmylegs6．(shake)andmymindblank.Howmuchtimehadpassedby?Ididn’tknow.Mylistenerswerestillwaiting,patientlyandwithoutanysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfound7．(I)back,givingoutmyspeechwithdifficulty.FinallyIfinished.After8．seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding.Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencedisappeared.Actuallywithmyconfidencebuildingup,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthe9．(great)difficultyonourwaytosuccessisourfear;overcomeit,10．wewillbeabletoachieveourgoals.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）請修改下面這篇短文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除和修改。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.每處錯誤及其修改僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。StephenHawking,thebrilliantfigureinthemodernhistoryofphysics,passedawayonMarch14.Heisfamousforhisworkonblackholesorrelativity.Althoughhewasnotabletospeakorwrite,buthepublishedmanybest-sellersonscience,includedABriefHistoryofTime.Weadmirehimnotonlyforthathedid,bitalsoforhispositiveattitudetowardslife.Heevenappearsinseveralfilmsandsitcomsasahumorousman.Hawkingwasgreat.Hisdeadmademanypeoplesadandtheysaidtheywouldlearnhim.Allofusshouldtryhisbesttolivemoremeaningful.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你叫李華，你的美國筆友Alice來郵件向你了解上周你校運動會開展情況。請你用英文郵件回復(fù)。內(nèi)容包括：1.運動會時間和地點；2.比賽項目和參賽同學(xué)的表現(xiàn)等。注意：1.詞數(shù)100字左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、D4、A5、D6、A7、C8、B9、B10、C11、B12、B13、D14、B15、A16、C17、A18、B19、C20、A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、C2、C3、B22、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge(海綿)thatisfullofwater,somewaterwillrunoutofit.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotakeinaspeaker’severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,andalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker’smainpoint.ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningworkshop(研討會),Eriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned."Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary,"Simonecontinued,"youwillneedtosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates(通貨膨脹率).Inthemeantime,Iwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow."ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSimoneused.Whensheopenedthefloor(自由發(fā)言)forquestion,Erikraisedhishandandsaid,"Ihavetwoquestion.Whenisthebesttimetostartsavingforretirement?AndhowcanIfigureoutmysavingstargetifIdon’tknowwhatinflationrateswillbeinthefuture?"Thisisatypicalexampleoflosingthespeaker’spointbyconcentratingondetails.ErikhadfixedhismindonrememberingallthestatisticsinSimone’spresentation,butheblockedoutthemanmessage.Ratherthantryingtoremembereverything,weshouldconcentrateonmainideasandevidence.4、Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"Justlikewhenwe...runoutofit."?A．Wetendtorejectwhatotherssay.B．Wealwaystrytorememberalldetails.C．Itisdifficultforustorememberallthings.D．Weoftenfailtofocusonwhatwearelisteningto.5、Duringtheworkshop,Erik.A．gotSimoneFisher'smainideaB．focusedonthelecture'sdetailsC．showedlittleinterestinthelectureD．didn'tagreewithwhatSimonehadsaid6、WhenhearingErik'squestions,Simonewouldmostprobablythink.A．theyareverygoodquestionsB．ErikwasanexcellentlistenerC．itwashardtoanswerthequestionsD．hisquestionsweremeaningless7、Thepassageiswrittentohelpthosewhowanttobe.A．a(chǎn)goodlistenerB．a(chǎn)financialplannerC．a(chǎn)nexcellentlecturerD．a(chǎn)successfulemployee23、Thismonth,thesingingcompetition,AmericanIdol,willcometoanend.Foryears,thepopularshowwasaplatformforrisingartists.Withagroupoffamousjudgesandawiderangeoftalents,itisclearthatthecompetitiveatmosphereofAmericanIdolwillremainunrivaledbyanyothershow.Afterall,itssuccesshasbeen＂unmatchedinbroadcastinghistory.＂AmericanIdolcamefromtheBritishseriesPopIdol.Throughanapplication,contestantscameintothecompetitionandthereafter,werechosentoaudition(試音)fortheshow.Eachcandidatewouldhavetoperformapiecetothejudges,andparticipateinastrictselectionprocess.Notonlywouldcontestantshavetosingingroups,theyweresometimestaskedtoperformpieceswithoutmusicalinstruments.Attheendofthisstage,only24o36artistswerechosentoenterthesemi-finalstage.Soon,thefateofthecontestantswouldbedecidedbythepub