（福建）高三英語第六次月考試題-人教高三英語試題

第六次月考英語試題【福建版】本試卷分第一卷(選擇題)和第二卷(非選擇題)兩部分。第一卷1至13頁，第二卷14頁。滿分150分。考試時間120分鐘。注意事項：1．答題前，考生務(wù)必先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．考生作答時，請將答案涂在答題卡上，請按照題號在各題的答題區(qū)域(黑色線框)內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效。在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。3．選擇題答案使用2B鉛筆填涂，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號；非選擇題答案使用0.5毫米的黑色中性(簽字)筆或碳素筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。4．保持答題卡卡面清潔，不折疊，不破損?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一卷(選擇題共115分)第一部分：聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．WhosawBigBen1astweek?A．Theman．B．Thewoman．C．Jessica．2．Whenwillthemanarrive?A．7：30．B．9：20． C．9：30．3．Whyisthewomancomplaining?A．Sheisboredwithherwork．B．Shefindspeoplehardtogetalongwith．C．Shedoesn’tlikeWednesdayata11．4．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Adeadcar． B．Afunnyaccident．C．Apoorbattery．5．Whatdoesthemangivethewoman?A．Sweets． B．Chocolates．C．Strawberries．第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6．Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A．Overthephone．B．Intheoffice． C．Inthewild．7．Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherpresentlife?A．Rough． B．Fine． C．So—So．聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Motherandson．B．Teacherandstudent．C．Employerandemployee．9．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Playingtheviolin．B．Runningarestaurant．C．Choosingacareer．10．Whatwillthemanprobablybeinthefuture?A．Awaiter． B．Aviolinist． C．Acheerleader．聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11．Howiseverythinggoingwiththeman?A．Risingtosuccess．B．Makingprogress．C．Lookingforwork．12．Whatwillthewomandointhenewyear?A．Exercisemoreoften．B．Spendmoremoney．C．Attendfewerlectures．13．Whenwillthespeakersmeetagain?A．OnChristmasEve．B．ThisSaturday．C．NextFriday．聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。14．Whoisthewoman?A．Astudent． B．Adesigner． C．Aboss．15．WhydoesthemanwanttojointheWoman’scompany?A．Helikesthewaythestaffaretreated．B．HehasworkexperienceasaprofessorC．Hehasgivenuphisformerjobandgoneabroad．16．Whatisthemangoingtodo?A．Designaproduct．B．Seekanotherchance．C．Waitforfurthernotice．聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17．Whatisthenewsmainlyabout?A．Abigmusicalconcert．B．Anewkindofperformance．C．Ahugesportscenter．18．Whereistheconcerttobeheldtonight? A．Inahouse．B．Inabar．C．Inarestaurant．19．Whatistheweakpointoftheconcerts?A．theaudienceIStoosmall．B．Themoneyearnedshouldbedonated．C．Theincomefromtheconcertsisn'tfixed．20．WhatdoweknowaboutEmerick? A．ShemakesfriendswithhouseO、vners． B．Herconcertsarealwayssuccessful． C．Shedoesn’tcareaboutmoney第二部分英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié)單項填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachild______heorshewants．A．howeverB．whatever C．whichever D．whenever答案是B.21．Hebroughtmeafewmagazinesbut，tomydisappointment，A．nothing B．noone C．neither D．none22．Aselfiestickis_____enablesuserstopositiontheirsmartphonestogetbetterphotoanglesA．that B．how C．what D．who23．TheMinistryofPublicSecurityhasrecentlystartedanationwidespeeding，overloadingandrunningredlights.A．celebrationB．conferenceC．campaign D．ceremony24．Hisbrother,who____inthearmyforfiveyears，isnowrunningafarminourvillageA．serves B．served C．hadserved D．hasserved25．Thestudentsinourschoolareencouragedtoinvolvethemselvesingroupactivities，whetherinorafterclass，A．when B．which C．that D．where26．Thetwins___closelyinappearance，butaretotallydifferentincharacter．A．resembleB．distinguishC．look D．1ike27．—Howlongdoyousupposeitwillbe____XiamenRailwayStationcomesintooperation?—Twentydaysorso．A．a(chǎn)fterB．before C．since D．thattheycandeveloptheirteamspirit．28．—Morning，Madame，canIhelpyou?—Yes，Iamlookingforaplainhandbag-nothing______.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?A．ordinary B．fancy C．fragile D．valuable29．ChinamarkeditsfirstConstitutionDayonDecember4，2014_____makingthe ConstitutionpartofChinesepeople’sdailylife．A．inthehopeofB．intheformof C．inhonourof D．intermsof30．_____aroundtheclockfortwodays，hemanagedtofinishthereportforthemanageronschedule．A．Working B．Worked C．Havingworked D．Towork31．Makingaspeechinfrontofacrowdofpeopleisnothisstrengthbuthe____itwithhispassionandefforts．A．takesadvantageofB．makesupfor C．getsholdof D．1ivesupto32．Sotouching_____thatIcouldn’tholdmytearsbackwhenIhearditforthefirsttimeA．thesongsounds B．hadthesongsounded C．thesongsounded D．didthesongsound33．—HowdidyoufindthetriptotheButterflyValleylastweekend?—It_____morepleasantbutfortheheavyrainonourwayhome．A．wouldhavebeenB．was C．hadbeen D．wouldbe34．Wewillgatherforthecommunityserviceattheschoolgateat8tomorrowmorningunless_______.A．otherwiseinforming B．otherwisebeinginformedC．otherwiseinformed D．havingotherwiseinformed35．一WOw，youwonfirstinthestow-tellingcompetition．Fantastic! 一____!A．GivemefiveB．CongratulationsC．Goahead D．Forgetit第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；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四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。In2012Ihadtheworstyearofmylife．Iworkedinafinance36thatIhatedandIlivedinaconcretejunglecitywithlittlegreenery．Ioccupiedmytimewith37relationships.Iwassearchingforhappinessandhadno38wheretofindit．ThenIfellillwithChronicFatigueSyndrome(慢性疲勞綜合征)．Ihadto39myjobandwasleftwithnoincome．40Ieventuallyregainedmyphysicalhealth，notlongafterthatIgota(n)41formmyfamilyathomesayingthatmyfather’scancerhadprogressed．Ileftthecityandwenthometobewithhim，yethediedsoonafterwards．My43oldestsisteratthattimecomplainedofabadback．ItgotSObadthatshewas44tohospital．Theydiscoveredthatshe45highlyadvancedcancerinherbonesandthattherewasnothing46coulddo．Onemonthlatershedied．Icouldneverputintowordsthe47ofmysisterinmylife.Shewasmysoul-mateandIneverthought1wouldjourneythislifetime48her．TheshockandextremeheartbreakbroughtmetomykneesandI49inIrememberlyinginthehospitalbed，lookingupatthe50andseeingmysister’sbeautifulface．She51withmeallnight1ong．I52duringthatnightthatIhadtomakeachoice．Imadethedecisionthat，I_53justliveanylife．1wouldlivethelifethatI54LOVEandnothingless．SincethenIhavebegunto55themostbeautifullifeformyself．IspendqualitytimewiththerestofmypreciousfamilyandcherisheverymomentIhavewiththem．I'mmakingnewfriendswithbeautifulsoulsaroundtheworld．Ilovemyselfmoredeeplyeveryday．36．A．family B．city C．hospital D．job37．A．meaningless B．innocent C．unjust D．illegal38．A．guidance B．intention C．idea D．doubt39．A．reserve B．quit C．switch D．continue40．A．Because B．Until C．Unless D．Though41．A．reply B．call C．opinion`` D．prayer42．A．slightly B．punctually C．fiercely D．regularly43．A．a(chǎn)wful B．favorite C．stupid D．generous44．A．a(chǎn)ttached B．a(chǎn)ppointed C．a(chǎn)ccompanied D．a(chǎn)dmitted45．A．developed B．spread C．grew D．contained46．A．they B．I C．she D．we47．A．progress B．recovery C．change D．loss48．A．with B．beside C．without D．beyond49．A．endedup B．caughton C．hungabout D．tookoff50．A．floor B．ceiling C．door D．roof51．A．lived B．laughed C．stayed D．mourned52．A．a(chǎn)nnounced B．realized C．shouted D．concluded53．A．wouldn’t B．needn’t C．mightn’t D．daren’t54．A．equally B．urgently C．silently D．a(chǎn)bsolutely55．A．respect B．a(chǎn)djust C．shape D．defend第三部分閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。StanleyYelnatswasgivenachoice．Thejudgesaid，“Youmaygotoprison，oryoumaygotoCampGreenLake．”Stanleywasfromapoorfamily．Hehadneverbeentocampbefore．So，StanleyYelnatsseemssettoserveaneasysentence，whichisonlyfairbecauseheisasinnocentasyouorme．ButStanleyisnotgoingwherehethinksheis．CampGreenLakeislikenoothercampanywhere．Itisaplacethathasnolakeandnothinggreen．Norisitacamp，atleastnotthekindofcampkidslookforwardtointhesummertime．Itisonlyadesertwasteland，dottedwithcountlessholesdugbytheboyswholiveatthecamp．ThetroublestartedwhenStanleywasaccusedofstealingapairofshoesdonatedbybasketballgreatClyde“Sweetfeet”Livingstontoacelebrityauction(名流拍賣會)．Incourt，thejudgedoesn’tbelieveStanley’Sexplanationthattheshoesfellfromtheskyontohishead．Andyet，that’sexactlywhathappened．Strangely,though，Stanleydoesn’tblamethejudgeforfalselyconvicting(宣告有罪)him．Instead，heblamesthewholethingonhis“no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather．”Thankstothisdistantrelative，theYelnatsfamilyhadbeencursed(詛咒)forgenerations．ForStanley,hiscurrenttroublesarejustanaturalpartofbeingaYelnats．AtCampGreenLake，thewarden(看守)makestheboys“buildcharacter”byspendingallday,everyday,diggingholes：fivefeetwideandfivefeetdeep．Itdoesn’ttakelongforStanleytorealizethere’smorethancharacterimprovementgoingonatCampGreenLake．Theboysarediggingholesbecausethewardenissearchingforsomething，andbeforelongStanleybeginshisownsearch—forthetruth．Fateistofindasolutiontoitall—thefamilycurse，themysteryoftheholes．Thegreatwheelofjusticehasgroundslowlyforgenerations，butnowitisabouttorevealitsverdict(裁決)．56．StanleyYelnatswenttoCampGreenLaketo__________________.A．enjoythesummertime B．showhisinnocenceC．Servehissentence D．makeachoice57．WecanlearnfromthepassagethatStanley__________________.A．stoletheshoesforhisrelative B．gottheshoesbyaccidentC．donatedtheshoestoanauction D．blamedthejudgeforthesentence58．Infact，thewardenmadetheboysdigholesto________________.A．killthetime B．buildcharacterC．breakthefamilycurse D．lookforsomething59．Inwhichsectionofanewspaperdoesthispassageprobablyappear?A．Law． B．Geography． C．News． D．Literature．BHerbieRicketts，52,livesinThorntonHeath，southLondon，andworksasanelectrician．HehasbeenalisteningvolunteerwiththeSamaritansfor16years.EachcallerisasindividualastheircircumstancesandIdidn’trealizesomanypeopletaketheirownlivesuntilIbecameaSamaritan．AndonlythendidthetruenatureoftheworkIwasdoinghithome.I’llalwaysremembermyfirstdayonduty．Thecaller,stressedanddepressed，toldmehewassuicidal(想自殺的)．He’dbeentoofrightenedtotalktothepeoplearoundhim，whichiscommon．Peoplearetoldthey’vegotnothingtobeupsetabout．Or,iftheyarealreadyclassifiedashavingmentalhealthissues，sotheytellnoone．Howdoyoumakesenseofyourfeelingsifyoucan’ttellsomeone?Justallowingpeopletosaywhattheyhonestlyfeelhelpsthemfindadifferentperspective．Icouldn’tofferhimpracticaladvicebutIcouldsupporthimemotionally．Ihelpedhimcometotermswithhissituationandmakesenseofsomeoftheterribleemotionshewasexperiencing．Offeringanonymity(匿名)andbeingnonjudgmental(無偏見的)allowspeopleeasilyhurttoexploretheirthoughtswithoutfearorworry．Ilefthiminanemotionallysafeplace，ensuringheknew1wasn’trejectingorabandoninghim．Ilethimknowwewerestillthereifheneededus，explainingthatitmightnotbemeontheotherendofthephonebutanotherSamaritanwhocouldalsosupport．Suicidalpeoplewillringwithissueslikedruguseorloneliness．Ifyoulookatitfromtheperspectiveof,“HowcanIsolvethis?”youcanbecome，likethem，ataloss．Everycellinyourbodywantstooffersolutions，butasaSamaritanI’mnottheretosorttheirproblemsout．Ilistenandwillsupportthemwhentheycan’tseeanyfurtherthantomorrow．Whenthephonegoessilent，westaywiththatcalleraslongaswepossiblycan，whichcouldbetwoorthreehours．Theshiftsareuptofourhourslong．Whenitdoesn’tgosowell，Ioffloadtomycolleague，soIdon’tcarryhomeaheavyheart．BeingaSamaritanhasgreatlyimprovedmylife．I’mcalmerandbecomeasupportivelistener,whichhasalsoimprovedmyrelationships．ButbeingawonderfulSamaritandoesn’tmakeyouawonderfulparentorwonderfulpartner—Iwishitdid．60．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthepassageprobablymean?A．Thosewhocalledinhadtheiruniquenature．B．IgottorealizethevalueofbeingaSamaritan．C．Itwascommonthatmanypeoplecommittedsuicide．D．IwasdeterminedtobeaSamaritanathome．61．Somepeoplechoosenottotellothersabouttheirfeelingsmainlybecausethey________.A．a(chǎn)ctuallyhavenothingtoworryaboutB．a(chǎn)retooshytoexposethemselvestoothersC．sufferfromseriousmentalhealthproblemsD．findnosupportivelistenersaroundthem62．Samaritansusuallyhelpcallersby________.A．sortingouttheirproblemsB．providingpracticaladviceforthemC．offeringthememotionalsupportD．a(chǎn)skingquestionssuchas“HowcanIsolvethis?”63．Wemayinferfromthepassagethat________.A．beingagoodSamaritantakespatienceB．SamaritansareeasilyaffectedbycallersC．callersarealwayssuccessfullycomfortedD．peoplekillthemselvesforlackoflisteningvolunteersCAlongwithglobalwarmingandtheEbolavirus，thisyear,somethingfarlesslife-andsociety-threateningalsospiraledoutofcontrol：email．Itwaslongagoinventedassomethingtomakeusmoreproductive．Butwhatproductivityexpertwouldeversaythatit'sagoodthingthatinsteadofworking，wenow“answeremail?Orthatonsomedays，Iamunwillingtoleavemydesktoheadintoameetingbecauseitmeanstakingmyfingeroffthekeyboardandknowing1willreturntoafloodofnewmessageswaitingpatientlyformytotalattention?Somepeoplestrugglefor“inboxzero”．Butlikemanypeople，InowgetsomuchjunkmailthatifIweretoadoptsuchagoal，Iwouldspendeveryworkdaydoingnothingbutdeletingemails．Tomakesurenothingimportantgetsburied，Ihavedevelopedanembarrassinglvoldsystemofkeepingapen-and-paperlistofemailsthatneedresponsesonaseriesofPost-Itnotes．Asfarbackas2007，F(xiàn)redWilsonfamouslydeclared“emailbankruptcy”．I'mclosetodoingtheSame．ButImaynotneedto．Ipredictthat2015willmarkthebeginningoftheendofemails．Already,sometoolshaveemerged(出現(xiàn))overtheyears，likesoftwareFreedomwhichdisablesaccesstotheInternetforchosenperiodsoftime．Corporationshavegraduallybeenadoptingstricteremailpolicies：Afewyearsago，Volkswagensaiditwouldstopsendingemailsfromitsserverstocompany-ownedBlackBerrysaftertheendofitsworkday．Butthisgreathopeislargelytheoptimistinmespeaking，andIgivethispredictionsmallchancescomparedtosomeofourothers．AsTonyHsiehoncetoldme，theproblemwithemailisthatitisa“good—enough”solution．Sometechnologiesstayaroundjustbecausethereisn’tanythingbetter．It’sprobablyright．Butmywishisthat2015istheyearwhentrulyeffectiveemailmanagementsolutionsgofromgoodtogreat-andthatemailvolumegoesfromcrazytoreasonable．We’lla11bebetterforit．64．Theunderlinedword“spiraled”inParagraphlprobablymeans“_____________”.A．increasedrapidly B．movedincircleC．changedunexpectedly D．a(chǎn)ppearedsuddenly65．Thewriterisunwillingtoattendameetingbecause____________.A．hehastoreturnwithquantitiesofemailsB．a(chǎn)nsweringemailscallsforgreatattentionC．moreemailswillfloodinwaitingforhimtocheckD．hedoesn’twanttotakehisfingersoffthekeyboard66．FromParagraph3，wemayinferthat____________.A．thegoal“inboxzero”ishardtoobtainB．thewriterisdevotedtodeletingemailsC．pensandpaperarehighlyfavoredatworkD．FredWilsonfamouslydeclared“emailbankruptcy”67．Thewritermayagreethat____________.A．emailswillcometoanendB．emailswillstillholdaplaceC．existingemailmanagementisperfectD．emailswillneverbesenttoBlackBerrysDThepassagesbelowdiscusstheretirementage．Passage1：IntheUnitedStates，thefinancialcrisishasleftthecountrywith11millionfewerjobsthanAmericansneednow．Nomatterhowtoughthepolicy,wearenotgoingtofind11millionnewjobssoon．Socommonsensesuggestsweshouldmakesomedecisionsaboutwhoshouldcomefirst：olderpeople，whohavealreadyworkedthreeorfourdecadesathardjobs?Oryoungerpeople，manyjustoutofschool，withfreshskillsandambitions?Theanswerisobvious．Olderpeoplewhowouldliketoretireandwoulddosoiftheycouldafforditshouldgetsomehelp．Therightstepistoreduce，notincrease，theretirementage．Asaroughcut，whynotmakeitalawtosetathree—yearwindowduringwhichtheageforreceivingfullSocialSecuritybenefitswoulddropto62——providingavoluntary,one—time，grab-it-nowbonusforleavingwork?Letthemgohome!Withasecurepension(退休金)andmedicalcare，theywillbehappier．Youngpeoplewhoneedworkwillbehappier．Andtherewillalsobemorejobs．Withpensionsecurity,olderpeoplewillconsumeservicesuntiltheendoftheirlives．Theywillbecome．eachandeveryone，anemployer．Passage2：Toomanypeopleseelongerworkinglivesasaworryratherthananopportunity—andnotjustbecausetheyaregoingtobechainedtotheirdesks．Someworrythattherewillnotbeenoughjobstogoaround．Thismisunderstanding，knowntoeconomistsasthe“l(fā)umpoflabourfallacy(勞動總量固定的謬論)”，wasonceusedtoarguethatwomenshouldstayathomeandleaveallthejobsforbreadwinningmales．Nowlump-of-labouritessaythatkeepingtheoldatworkwoulddeprive(剝奪)theyoungofemployment．Theideathatsocietycanbecomebetter-offbypayingmoreofitscitizenstobeidle(無所事事的)isclearlyridiculous．Onthatreasoning，iftheretirementagecamedownto25wewouldallbeasrichasBillGates．68．InPassage1，onereasonforsuggestingearlierretirementintheUSisthe_______A．toughpolicy B．stablepensionC．highunemployment D．freemedicalcare69.InPassageI，thewritersuggestsencouragingolderpeopletoretireearlierby____________.A．cuttingtheirpensioniftheyremainatworkB．givingthemanextrasumofmoneyonretiringC．convincingthemthatyoungpeopleneedworkD．offeringthemabonuseachyearforthreeyears70．Lump-of-laboritesbelievethat____________．A．youngcitizensshouldbebetterpaidB．theoldshouldleavejobsfortheyoungC．malesshouldearnbreadforthefamilyD．earlierretirementwillleadtoapoorersociety71．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsearlierretirementinPassage2?A．Negative． B．Positive．C．Unconcerned． D．Tolerant．EInChina，culturaldifferencesarosefromgrowingriceorwheat．DifferentthinkingstylesbetweennorthernandsouthernChinesepeoplecantrace(追溯)theirrootstoricefieldsandwheatfields．Ricefarmingpromotesaholistic(整體的)focusondistinguishingrelationshipsamongpeopleandobjects，andvaluingothersasmuchasormorethanoneself,saypsychologistThomasTalhelmoftheUniversityofVirginiaandhiscolleagues．HolisticthinkingamongmanymodemChinesepeoplepartlyreflectsregionalhistoriesofbuildingcommunalirrigationsystems(共有灌溉系統(tǒng))andcooperativelyplantingandharvestingricefieldsoverthousandsofyears．Theydrawthatconclusionbasedonstudiesofcollegestudentsfromregionswithdifferentagriculturalpractices．StudentsfromsouthernandcentralChina’srice．growingprovincesthinkholistically,eventhoughtheyhaveprobablyneverfarmedrice，Talhelm’sgroupreports．Incontrast，studentsfromnorthernandcentralChineseprovincesthathavespecializedinwheatgrowingexhibitapreferenceforabstractanalysisandselfoverothers，thescientistsfind．Wheatislesslabor-intensive(勞動密集型)togrowthanrice，SOfarmerscanplantandharvestcropswithoutmuchhelpfromneighbors．Analytical，individualisticthinkingisnotmorecommonamongstudentsfromricherProvinces,contrarytotheargumentthatthisattitudespringsfrommodernization.”RicetheorymightexplainwhyEastAsiaissomuchlessindividualisticthanexpectedbasedonitswealth,”Talhelmsays.Talhelm，steamtested1,162Chinesestudents，whoViewedlistsofthreeitems，suchasarabbit，adogandacarrot.Foreachlist，studentschosetwoitemsthatbelongedtogether.Earlierresearchfoundthatanalyticalthinkersoftengroupitemsaccordingtocategories，sorabbitsanddogsgotogether．Holisticthinkerstendto1ookforrelationships，suchasrabbitseatingcarrotsStudentsfromrice-growingareasmadeanaverageofaroundseventonineholisticmatchesof10possiblematches，comparedwithroughlyf1vetosevenholisticmatchesforthosefromWheat-growingareas.Talhelm’steamalsoanalyzednationalstatisticsinChinafrom1996，2000and2010andfoundahigherdivorcerateandagreaternumberofsuccessfulpatentsfornewinventionsinwheat-growingprovincesthaninrice-growingprovinces.Thattrend