2023屆江西省南昌市省重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考英語二模試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測(cè)試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．a(chǎn)ndhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto2．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．a(chǎn)recreated D．a(chǎn)recreating3．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK4．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever5．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup6．Theredsandgolds_____intoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!A．bumped B．pressedC．melted D．turned7．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．a(chǎn)mwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting8．---CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？---I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．a(chǎn)ny9．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．a(chǎn)s D．what10．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when11．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave12．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless13．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．a(chǎn)ccompaniedC．established D．identified14．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．a(chǎn)ttempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises15．Duetothereformandopening-up,ourlivingconditions,undoubtedly,haveimproved________overthepastdecades.A．considerately B．a(chǎn)pproximately C．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．considerably16．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall17．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．a(chǎn)ccountforB．a(chǎn)nswerforC．a(chǎn)pplyforD．standfor18．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn19．Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof20．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Itwasthemen’sskatingfinalsoftheWinterOlympicswhenIwas16.SomedayI’dbeintheOlympics.Infact,itwasmydream.ThatnightIlayonourlivingroomfloorexcitedlywatchingthebattlebetweentheBrians:AmericanBrianBoitanofacingBrianOrserinCanada.Bothofthemhadbeenworldchampions.Bothofthemdeservedtowin.NaturallyIwasforBrianBoitano,anorthernCalifornianlikeme.Wehadskatedonthesameice.Iheldmybreathinamazement.Boitanoperformedsuccessfully.Thegoldmedal!Ijumpedintheairwhenhisscorewentup.ButwhathappenednextiswhatI’llneverforget.BrianBoitanosatinfrontofthecamerawithhiscoach,surroundedbyagroupofjournalist.Hewastalkingabouthiscareerandhismedal,talkingtothewholeworld.Aterriblesinkingfeelingwentthroughme.IcouldneverbeintheOlympics,Ithought…Icouldnottalkinpubliclikethat.Justtheideaofapressconferenceterrifiedme.IlovedskatingpartlybecauseIdidn’thavetotalk.Icouldexpressmyselfwithmyjumpsanddancesbetter.Ididn’thavetostandupandgiveaspeechlikesometeachersexpected.IcouldfeelthebloodrushtomyfaceifIthoughtateacherwasgoingtocallme.Istaredatmyshoes.IwassureI’dmakeafoolofmyself.ThenextdayIwasattherink(溜冰場(chǎng))asusual.Iwaspractisingacombinationofjumpsthathadonceseemedimpossible.Iworkedveryhardthenextfewyears—ontheiceandespeciallyoff.AfterjournaliststalkedtomeandalthoughmyheartpoundedeverytimeIspoketothem,Igottoknowthem.Theybecamefamiliarfaces.Andtheygottoknowme.SowhenmybigmomentcamefouryearsafterBrian’s,Iwasready.SometimesIthinkmybiggestaccomplishmentwasnotwinningthegoldbuttalkingtothepressafterwards.Whenyoudothethingyoufearmost,youputanendtofear.Fearcanstopyoudeadinyourtracks.Fearcankilladream.Whatareyouafraidof?Whatscaresyoumorethananythingelse?Thisyear,walkrightuptoitandconquerit,stepbystep.1、Whatinformationcanwegetfromthesecondparagraph?A．Theauthorlivedahardlife.B．TheauthorcomesfromCanada.C．TheauthoronceskatedwithOrser.D．TheauthorwishedBoitanotowinthematch.2、Whatisoneofthereasonswhytheauthorlikedskatingaccordingtothepassage?A．Shecouldbuildupherbodytobehealthier.B．Itcouldhelphertogetclosertoheridol.C．Shecouldbetterexpressherselfwithbodylanguage.D．Thepossibilityofherbeingaworldchampionwasgreat.3、Whattheauthorfeltthemostsatisfiedwithisthat.A．shereachedhercoach’sexpectationsB．shebecameaworldchampionasplannedC．shemanagedtoovercomeherinnerfeareventuallyD．shehandledthebalancebetweenhercareerandlife4、Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellus?A．Faceafearbravely.B．Practicemakesperfect.C．Badtimesmakeagoodman.D．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.22．（8分）SensesThatWorkTogetherWhenwethinkabouthowoursenseswork,weusuallyimaginethemoperatingseparately:yousniffaflower,andthesmellisdelivereduninterruptedfromnosetobrain.However,it’smorecomplexthanthat.Mostevidenceforcross-modalperception(知覺)comesfromstudiesintosoundandvision(視覺).Butresearchthatshowsothersensescrossingoveriscomingoutallthetime,anditseemsthatevensoundandsmellsometimesformanunlikelypairing.WhenNewYorkresearchers,DanielWessonandDonaldWilson,triedtofindoutthetruthabouta“mysterious”areaofthebraincalledtheolfactorytubercle,theyhadtodealwiththisfact.Originally,theyonlyintendedtomeasurehowolfactorytuberclecellsinmicerespondedtosmell.Butduringtesting,Wessonnoticedthateverytimeheputhiscoffeecupdown,themousecellsjumpedinactivity.Infact,theolfactorytubercleiswell-placedtoreceivebothsmellandsoundinformationfromtheoutsideworld.Latertheyfoundthatamongseparatecells,mostrespondedtoasmellbutasignificantnumberwerealsoactivewhenasoundwasmade.Somecellsevenbehaveddifferentlywhensmellandsoundwerepresentedtogether,byincreasingordecreasingtheiractivity.Ofcourse,micearen’tpeople,soresearchteamhasbeencarryingoutfurtherexperiments.Theypulledtogetheragroupofpeopleandgavethemvariousdrinkstosmell.Participantswereaskedtosniffthedrinks,andthenmatchthemtoappropriatemusicalinstrumentsandproducethenotesatdifferentlevels.Theresultswereinteresting:pianowasregularlypairedwithfruityfragrances;strongsmellssoundedliketheinstrumentsthataremadeofmetal.Furtherresearchfoundthatlisteningtodifferentsoundscanchangeyourperceptions.Studyingtastethistime,theteamorderedsomespecialtoffee(太妃糖)andputtogether“soundscapes”correspondingtobitternessandsweetness.Participantstastedsimilarpiecesoftoffeewhilelisteningtoeachsoundscape,andfoundthetoffeemorebitterorsweeter,dependingonwhichsoundtracktheywerelisteningto.Studieslikethisarehelpingscientistscorrectlydescribeourunderstandingofthesenses,andhowthebraincombinesthemwithitsadvantage.Theconsequencesareworthconsidering.Couldweseemusiciansworktogetherwithchefstoproducesound-improvedfoodanddrink?Willyoubeorderingacoffeewithasoundtracktobringoutyourfavoritesmell?Cometothinkofit,thatcouldbeonethingyouhopecoffeeshopchainsdon’tgetroundto.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?A．Alotofresearchfocusesonthesenses.B．Soundandvisionarerelativelyeasytostudy.C．Therecanbealinkbetweensoundandsmell.D．Evidenceaboutthewaysensesworkishardtoobtain.2、InWessonandWilson’sresearch,______.A．themicewereaffectedmoresignificantlybysoundB．theresultconfirmedwhattheresearchershadsuspectedC．themiceseemedtobeafraidofcertainsoundsorsmellsD．theconnectionbetweensoundandsmellwasfoundbychance3、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Participantstookanactivepartintheexperiments.B．Thepurposeofthefurtherexperimentswastotallydifferent.C．Theresultfailedtosupportwhatwasfoundinpreviousexperiments.D．Experimentsshowedthatlinksbetweensoundandsmellwereconsistent.4、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheeffectoftheresearch?A．Sheisexcitedaboutthecreativechances.B．Sheissurprisedattherecentdevelopments.C．Sheisconvincedthatthefindingswillbeusedsoon.D．Sheisworriedabouthowtheknowledgecanbeapplied.23．（8分）Foodisextremelyimportanttoushumanbeingsandriceisoneofthemainfoodintheworld.Australianresearchershavediscoveredawaytogeneticallyengineerricewhichwouldprovidesignificanthealthbenefitstomorethanhalftheworld’spopulation.AstudyundertakenattheUniversityofTasmania,publishedinarespectedjournaloftheNationalAcademyofSciences,discoveredamethodtoincreasetheresistantstarch(抗性淀粉）contentinrice,makingitmoredigestibleandleadingtolowerrateofdiabetes(糖尿?。゛ndoverweight.StevenSmith,theleadauthorofthestudyandaforeignexpertfortheChinesegovernmentwhohasbeenappointedtoworkoncropimprovementprojectsbytheChineseAcademyofSciences,saidincreasingthehigherresistantstarchcontentgavethis“designer”ricemanyaddedhealthbenefits.“Wehavediscoveredthatwecanincreasetheamountofresistantstarchincookedrice,whichcouldprovidehealthbenefitsforalargenumberofpeopleinAsiaandbeyond,”SmithsaidinamediareleaseonFriday.“Thesameapproachcanbeadaptedforuseinothercereals,includingwheat.Notonlycanithavebenefitsfordiabetesandobesity,butalsofordisordersofthebowel(腸）includingcancer.”Riceisthemainfoodformorethanhalftheworld’spopulation,providingmuchoftheworldwithmostoftheircalories.SmithsaidthatastherateofdiabetesandobesityinAsiancountriescontinuedtogrow,his“designer”ricecouldprovideawaytolimithealthproblems.“Notonlydoesresistantstarchreducethepossibilityofa‘sugarhit’butitalsoreducestheappetiteandpromotesthegrowthofthehealthygerms.”Smithsaid.SmithdivideshistimebetweentheUniversityofTasmaniaandhisresearchlabinBeijingwherehehopestomakesignificantadvanceinsustainable(可持續(xù)的）living.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A．ItispartofChinesecropimprovementprojects.B．Itwillhaveasignificanteffectoncropresearches.C．Itwasjointly（聯(lián)合地）carriedoutbyAustraliaandChina.D．Ithelpssolvethefoodproblemforoverhalfoftheworld’spopulation.2、Basedonthetext,theresistantstarch________.A．existsinlargeamountsincookedriceB．decreasesthepossibilityofa“sugarhit”andprovidesmorecaloriesC．ishelpfulindigestionandlowerstherateofoverweightanddiabetesD．increasespeople’sappetiteandimprovesthegrowthofhealthygerms3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto_________.A．resistantstarchB．cookedriceC．theapproachD．mediarelease4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Anenvironmentalreport.B．Amedicaljournal.C．Anengineeringtextbook.D．Anagriculturalmagazine.24．（8分）ChildreninruralareasofCambodiaoftensufferfromorevendieofpreventableillnessesbecausethereisnotanysoapavailable.In2014，SamirLakhani，anAmericancollegestudent，sawtheissuewhilevolunteeringinaCambodianvillage.“Irememberquitevividlyamotherbathinghernewbornbabywithlaundrypowder，whichissoharmfultotheskin，”saidLakhani.“It’sdifficultforruralCambodianstoaccesssoap.Firstisaffordability.Ifyouearnonly$1.50everyday，youwon’tspend$1onabarofsoap.Thencomesaccess.Thedemandissolowthatlocalshopsdon’tstocksoap.Thelastreason，becausemanyCambodiansdon’treallyunderstandwherediseasescomefrom，theydon’tknowhowtopreventthem，includingusingsoap.”Afterfiguringoutasolutiontotheproblem:thebarely-usedsoapinhotels，Lakhanistartedaskinghotelstodonateleftoversoap.“Theywerealleagertohelp，”heexplained.LakhaniregisteredEco-SoapBankshortlyafterwards.Soon，hereceivedenoughfundstohiredisadvantagedCambodianwomentocollectandreproducetheusedsoap.Today，theorganizationhasfourrecyclingcentersacrossthecountry，providingjobsto3localwomen.Andsofar，some174，000barsofsoaphavebeendonated，about24，000poundsofsoaphasbeenrecycled，andhygiene(衛(wèi)生)hasbeenimprovedforabout661，000people.“Wearekillingthreebirdswithonestone，”Lakhanisaid.WhenitcomestothefutureofEco-SoapBank，Lakhanisaid，“We’vejustscratchedthesurface.LackofhygieneisnotsomethinguniquetoCambodia.Thedemandforimprovedhygieneinthedevelopingworldishuge，andmuchremainstobedone.We’relookingatsevencountriestoexpandtointhenearfuture.”1、WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasthereasonwhyruralCambodiansdon’tusesoap?A．Poverty. B．Inaccessibility. C．Unawareness. D．Tradition.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“killingthreebirds”inParagraph5referto?A．Savingsoap，curingdiseasesandprovidingeducation.B．Stoppingpollution，provingjobsandinspiringdonation.C．Reducingwaste，providingemploymentandimprovinghealth.D．Recyclingwaste，helpingcharityandimprovingcommunityhygiene.3、WhatcanweinferaboutEco-SoapBank?A．Itwon’tbelongbeforeitexpandstothewholeworld.B．There’slittleitcandowithoutothercountries’assistance.C．Itwillmakegreatercontributionstothedevelopingworld.D．ItwillsoonsettletheproblemofpoorhygieneinCambodia.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Eco-SoapBankhelpsimprovehygiene.B．Cambodianwomenhaveabrightfuture.C．AUSyoungmancallsforhelpingpoorcountries.D．Lackofhygieneremainsaseriousproblemintheworld.25．（10分）Haveyoueverlookedatafashionableitemofclothingandfeltconfused?Ifso,yourconfusionmayhavemadesense.Severalmonthsago,highfashionbrandBalenciagareleaseda“T-shirtshirt”,whichisashirtsewnonthefrontofaT-shirt.Theunusualdesignhascertainlyconfusedalotofpeople.Butthe“doubleshirt”isn’tfightingaloneonthefrontierofstrangefashion.EversinceUSshoemanufacturerCrocsreleaseditsfamoushole-filledfoamshoes,theso-called“uglyfashion”hasn’tshowedanysignsofslowingdown,theBusinessofFashionwebsitenoted.BritishdesignerPaulSurridgebelievesthattheriseofuglyfashionisasignthatpeopleareboredwithlookingperfectallthetime.“Fashionthrives(v.蓬勃發(fā)展)onnovelty”,hetoldtheFinancialTimes.Indeed,fashionisallaboutchanges.Somethingthat’sconsidereduncooloneminutecanthenturnouttobethelatestmust-havefashionitemthenext.AndintheeyesofUSfashionwriterMeganCollins,uglydoesn’tnecessarilymeanthedesignoftheitemisugly.Afterall,uglyissomethingsubjective.“Uglyfashionmeans‘notthemainstream’—itisnotwhateveryone’swearing;itisnotwhatthegeneralpopulationconsidersas‘in’rightnow,”shetoldstylenewssiteFashionista.Butthroughoutthehistoryoffashion,whenanynewtrendappears,mostpeopletendtohateit,beforeiteventuallybecomesloved.AsItaliandesignerMiucciaPradatoldTheNewYorkTimes,“Maybebecauseitisnewer,uglyisattractive.Uglyisexciting.”Meanwhile,popularsocialmediafashionbloggersalsohelppeopletopickupnewuglyfashiontrends.Thesebloggersexpressthemselvesthroughtheirclothes,showingtheiruniquepersonalitiesandmakingstatementswiththeirwardrobechoices.However,asClever-ishMagazinenoted,justbeingcomfortableinyourownskincouldactuallybe“thebestlook”.“Ipersonallylovehavingauniqueexpressionbecausewithoutuglyfashionanddiversity,we’dalllookthesame,”AustralianfashioninfluencerandmodelZanitaWhittingtontoldFashionista.“Iappreciateanythingthat’soutofthenorm(n.規(guī)范).”1、Theunderlinedword“in”inthepassagecouldbereplacedby____________.A．uglyB．fashionableC．a(chǎn)ffordableD．expensive2、Whatwillsomesocialmediafashionbloggersdotoshowtheirpersonalities?A．Theywilldressthemselvestolookperfect.B．Theywilltrysomenewandexcitingclothes.C．Theywillmakestatementswithothers’clotheschoices.D．Theywillexpressthemselvesbywearinguglyclothes.3、WhatcanweinferfromZanitaWhittington’swords?A．Sheisinfavorofuglyfashiontrends.B．Shedoesn’tcareaboutfashionatall.C．Shehopestobethesameasothers.D．Shewantstolookuglyasamodel.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）I’dgonefromatinyvillageschoolwithatotalof60studentstoahuge-schoolwiththousandsofpupils.Iwasalittlefishinaverybig1.Ilivedtoomuchofmyfirstyear2doinganythingwrong.Ijustdecidedtobethewallflowerwhenit3classdiscussionandansweringquestions.Iwasalwaystheonethat4didn’tlooktheteachersintheeye5theyaskedmetoanswer.Ilistenedwell,and6everythingin,butIalwayslikedtobeaspectator（旁觀者）.Itishardnotto7whatothersmaythinkofyouwhenyouarespeakinginfrontofmany8.Itdidtakelongformetofeel9withteachersandmakefriendswithclassmates.Somepeople10straightintoanewlearningenvironment.11,mostarenervousandfeeltheydon’tfitin.It’scompletely12,soitshouldnotbeaworrytoyou.Be13andyouwilladapttothenewschool.Schoollifeis14youmakeofit.Some15it;someloveit.Butit’sonlywhenyouleavethatyoucanreallyappreciatehowschool16youintothepersonyoubecome.It’ssoimportantto17yourselfoutofyourcomfortzone.Ifyouareshy,tellyourselfyouwillraiseyour18atleastonceeverylesson;ifyouarequick-minded,trytogiveotherpeoplea(n)19.Intime,youwill20howmuchyouloveditorhatedit.1、A．class B．school C．lake D．house2、A．infearof B．infavorof C．inhonorof D．indangerof3、A．gotto B．referredto C．turnedto D．cameto4、A．sharply B．purposely C．hopelessly D．searchingly5、A．incase B．sothat C．themoment D．soonafter6、A．wrote B．brought C．took D．got7、A．doubt B．a(chǎn)pply C．check D．care8、A．teachers B．classmates C．a(chǎn)dults D．friends9、A．a(chǎn)ngry B．popular C．disappointed D．comfortable10、A．slide B．fit C．change D．turn11、A．Therefore B．Instead C．However D．Meanwhile12、A．normal B．strange C．a(chǎn)wkward D．interesting13、A．proud B．practical C．private D．positive14、A．what B．how C．which D．when15、A．like B．ignore C．a(chǎn)ccept D．hate16、A．forces B．develops C．places D．teaches17、A．push B．take C．kick D．remove18、A．voice B．question C．hand D．head19、A．a(chǎn)nswer B．chance C．hug D．smile20、A．forget B．forgive C．realize D．remember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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Overheadbridgesarefoundinmanypartsofbigcities,especiallyinplaces1．trafficisveryheavyandcrossingtheroadisdangerous.Thepurposeofthesebridges2．(be)toenablepedestrianstocrossroads3．(safe).Overheadbridgesareusedinverymuchthe4．wayasZebracrossings.Theyaremoreefficientalthough5．(little)convenientbecausepeoplehavetoclimbupalongflightofsteps.Thisis6．(convenient)especiallytoolderpeople.Whenpedestriansuseanoverheadbridge,theydonotholduptraffic.However,whentheycrossabusyroadusingazebracrossing,trafficisheldup.Thisiswhythegovernmenthasbuiltmanyoverheadbridges7．(help)pedestriansandtokeeptrafficmovingatthesametime.Fortheirownsafety,pedestriansshouldbeencouragedtousetheminsteadof8．(risk)theirlivesbydashingacrosstheroad.Oldpeople,however,mayfinditalittledifficultclimbingupanddownthesteps,butitisstillmuchsaferthanwalkingacrosstheroadwithallthedangerofmovingtraffic.Overheadbridgesserveaveryusefulpurpose.Pedestrians,botholdandyoung,shouldmake9．a(chǎn)habittousethem.Thiswillpreventunnecessaryaccidentsand10．(lose)oflife.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文，文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。Inmyopinion,myfathercanalwaysgivemeadvicesbecausehehasexperiencedalot.Whenhegraduatedincollege,hisfirstjobwastoworkasanofficeclerk.Laterhefoundlifewasboringtositinoffice,sohedecidedtoquitandthenstartshistravelstomanyplaces.Havingbeentraveledalot,myfatherbroadenedhisvisiongreatandthenwentbackhome.Whilehemetmymother,shethoughtitwastimetosettledo