2023-2024學(xué)年湖北重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考全國統(tǒng)考預(yù)測密卷英語試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年湖北重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考全國統(tǒng)考預(yù)測密卷英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This2．Allenfollowedhiscustomeracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofthehouse,twoshoppingbags.A．lifted B．havinglifted C．tolift D．lifting3．—Amazingly,I’vemanagedtostartmyownshoponline!—________Itoldyouitwaseasy.A．Thereyouare! B．Believeitornot.C．Howcome? D．Yougotmethere!4．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those5．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup6．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep7．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior8．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．a(chǎn)ppointing B．a(chǎn)ppointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed9．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend10．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must11．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes12．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe13．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released14．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．removeC．offer D．a(chǎn)fford15．Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing16．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive17．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing18．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take19．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth20．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）BestCompaniesShineUnited(Madison，Wisconsin)Inthepastfiveyears，thisWisconsin-basedadvertisingagencyhassharedmorethan$500,000inprofitswithitsemployeesthroughthecompany'sShineSharesprogram.TheagencypartneredwiththeUniversityofWisconsin'soncologydepartmenttodeveloptheRide，abikingeventthatbenefitscancerresearch.Employeesalsogetsnackseveryday，“BeerThirty”onThursdays，andSummerFridays，aprogramthatletsemployeesleaveatnoon.GroundFloorMedia(Denver，Colorado)ThekeyforworkersatthismidsizepublicrelationsfirminDenveristhatemployeesworkanytime，anywhere.Headquartersareinaformerwarehousedowntown，nearCoorsField.TheofficesarespreadaroundthecentralspacethatdoublesasawetbareveryThursdaywhenthecompany's“beerclub”bringsinanewbrew.Ergodyne(St.Paul，Minnesota)TheSt.Paul-basedcompanyhasgrowntooperateoutofaretiredstorehousewithplentyofnaturallight.Rulesaboutdressing？“Wearsomething.”Itspurpose?Tocreatecool，comfortable,andtoughsafetyworkwearforthosewhoneedittogetthejobdone.Ergodynehasaround50employees,whoenjoyhot-dishcook-offs,ticketstosportingevents,andatleastonehappyhoureveryquarter.SouthwestMichiganFirst(Kalamazoo，Michigan)It'sfamilyfirstatthisMichiganeconomicdevelopmentadvisingagency.CEORonKitchenssaysthatinthepastyear，thecompanyhasmadeapushtogogreen，initiallystartedbythemillennialemployeeswhomakeuphalftheagency'sworkforce.Anewstaffpositionwascreatedforthepurposeofmakingsureeveryemployeeisabletobalanceworkingandcheeringattheirkids'sportingeventsorgoingfishing.1、What'sthepurposeoftheShineSharesprogram?A．Toraisemoneyforaresearch.B．Toletemployeesleaveearlier.C．Tosharethecompany'sbenefits.D．Topartnerwithalocaluniversity.2、WhatdoesSouthwestMichiganFirstencouragetheiremployeestodo?A．Toaccompanytheirfamilies.B．Tocreatenewstaffpositions.C．Tojoinincookingcompetitions.D．Toenjoythemselvesinsportingevents.3、Whichcompanyallowsitsstaffaflexibleworkingtime?A．ShineUnited.B．GroundFloorMedia.C．SouthwestMichiganFirst.D．Ergodyne.4、Whatcanweknowaboutthecompaniesmentionedinthetext?A．Theyofferemployeesfinancialsupport.B．Theycareaboutemployees'happiness.C．Theyhavestrictrulesaboutdressing.D．Theyhavetrainingprograms.22．（8分）Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichisaboutfourmilessouthwestofthePortugueseColony(殖民地)ofMacao,andislocatedonPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalfamilewide.Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,cametoMacao.SupportedbytheLadies’AssociationinLondonforthepromotionoffemaleeducationinIndiaandtheEast,sheimmediatelytookuptheworkofstartingagirls’schoolforChinesegirls,whichwassoonfollowedbytheopeningofaboys’school.Mrs.Gutzlaff’scomprador(買辦)happenedtocomefrommyvillageandwasactuallymyfather’sfriendandneighbor.ItwasthroughhimthatmyparentsheardaboutMrs.Gutzlaff’sschoolanditwasdoubtlesslythroughhisinfluenceandmeansthatmyfathergotmeadmittedintotheschool.Ithasalwaysbeenamysterytomewhymyparentsshouldputmeintoaforeignschool,insteadofatraditionalConfucianschool,wheremybigbrotherwasplaced.MostcertainlysuchastepwouldhavebeenmoresuitableforChinesepublicopinion,taste,andthewantsofthecountry,thantoallowmetoattendanEnglishschool.Moreover,aChinesebeliefistheonlyavenueinChinathatleadstopoliticalpromotion,influence,powerandwealth.IcanonlyguessthatasforeigncommunicationwithChinawasjustbeginningtogrow,myparentshopedthatitmightbeworthwhiletoputoneoftheirsonstolearningEnglish.Inthiswayhemightbecomeaninterpreterandhaveamoreadvantageouspositiontoenterthebusinessanddiplomaticworld.IamwonderingifthatinfluencedmyparentstoputmeintoMrs.Gutzlaff’sSchool.Astowhatothersequencesithaseventuallybroughtaboutinmylaterlife,theywereentirelyleftinthehandsofGod.1、HowwastheauthoradmittedtoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool?A．Throughhisfather’sfriend’shelp.B．Throughhisowneffortstoexams.C．Throughhisfather’srequest.D．ThroughMrs.Gutzlaff’sinfluence.2、Whydidtheauthor’sparentsputhimintoanEnglishschool？A．AnEnglishschoolwasmoreinfluential.B．ForeigntradewithChinawasdevelopingfast.C．ItmetwithChinesepublicopinion.D．Hecouldbecomeasuccessfulinterpreter.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisparents’decisiontoputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．Itwasskeptical.B．Itwasmysterious.C．Itwasthoughtful.D．Itwaswonderful.23．（8分）Ifyoudon’thaveacollegedegree,you’reatgreaterriskofdevelopingmemoryproblemsorevenAlzheimer’s(老年癡呆).Educationplaysakeyroleinlifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorder,andit'swelldocumentedthatthosewithacollegedegreepossessacognitive（認(rèn)知的）advantageovertheirlesseducatedcounterpartsinmiddleandoldage.Now,alargenationalstudyfromBrandeisUniversitypublishedintheAmericanJournalofGeriatricPsychiatryshowsthatthosewithlessschoolingcansignificantlymakeupforpoorereducationbyfrequentlyengaginginmentalexercisessuchaswordgames,puzzles,reading,andlectures.“Thelifelongbenefitsofhighereducationformemoryinlaterlifearequiteimpressive,butwedonotclearlyunderstandhowandwhytheseeffectslastsolong,”saidleadauthorMargieLachman,apsychologist.Shesuggestedthathighereducationmayencouragelifelonginterestincognitiveefforts,whilethosewithlesseducationmaynotengageasfrequentlyinmentalexercisesthathelpkeepthememoryagile(敏捷地).Buteducationearlyinadulthooddoesnotappeartobetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemory.Thestudyfoundthatintellectualactivitiesundertakenregularlymadeadifference.“Amongindividualswithloweducation,thosewhoareengagedinreading,writing,attendinglectures,doingwordgamesorpuzzlesonceaweekormorehadmemoryscoressimilartopeoplewithmoreeducation,”saidLachman.Thestudy,calledMidlifeintheUnitedStates,assessed3,343menandwomenbetweentheagesof32and84withameanageof56years.Almost40percentoftheparticipantshadatleasta4-yearcollegedegree.Theresearchersevaluatedhowtheparticipantsperformedintwocognitiveareas,verbalmemoryandexecutivefunction---brainprocessesinvolvedinplanning,abstractthinkingandcognitiveflexibility.Participantsweregivenabatteryoftests,includingtestsofverbalfluency,wordrecall,andbackwardcounting.Asexpected,thosewithhighereducationsaidtheyengagedincognitiveactivitiesmoreoftenandalsodidbetteronthememorytests,butsomewithlowereducationalsodidwell,explainedLachman.“Thefindingsarepromisingbecausetheysuggesttheremaybewaystoleveltheplayingfieldforthosewithlowereducationalachievement,andprotectthoseatgreatestriskformemorydeclines,”saidLachman.“Althoughwecannotruleoutthepossibilitythatthosewhohavebettermemoriesaretheoneswhotakeonmoreactivities,theevidenceisconsistentwithcognitiveplasticity(可塑性),andsuggestssomedegreeofpersonalcontrolovercognitivefunctioninginadulthoodbyadoptinganintellectuallyactivelifestyle.”1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Highereducationhasabettercognitiveadvantage.B．Bettermemoriesresultfromcollegedegree.C．Cognitiveactivitydoesamindgood.D．Pooreducationhasmoreriskofmemorydeclines.2、AccordingtotheresultofMargieLachman’sstudy,wecanconcludethat________.A．educationisresponsibleforthelifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorderB．educationearlyinadulthoodcanbetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemoryC．thosewithhighereducationdidbetteronthememoryteststhanthosewithlowereducationD．a(chǎn)nintellectuallyactivelifestyledoeshelptomaintainyourmemory3、WhatdoweknowaboutthestudycalledMidlife?A．Participantseachweregivenabatterytotesttheirmemory.B．Theaverageageoftheparticipantsare56yearsold.C．Participantshadtoperforminoneofthetwocognitiveareas.D．Oneinfouroftheparticipantshada4-yearcollegedegree.4、WhyarethefindingsoftheLachman’sstudypromising?A．Thelowereducatedmayhavethesameopportunitiestokeepupmemory.B．Wemayhavewaystocurethepeoplewhohavememorydeclines.C．Adoptingadifferentlifestylecancontrolovercognitivefunctioning.D．Wecanfindoutthepossibilitytohavebettermemories.24．（8分）Iusedtobecrazyaboutthehuntingseason.Theexcitementofwaitingforaprey(獵物)andtheprideofshowingoffthekillfascinatedme.However,everythingchangedafterthatcoldmorning.Earlyonthatdayofthelatefall,Isetoffaloneforthewoods,packingagun,abottleofhotcoffeeandthreethicksandwiches.Afterfindingthefreshdeer’stracksinthesnow,Isettleddownbehindalittlebush.Isatthereforaboutanhour.ItwasthenthatIsawhim.Adeer,abigbeautifuldeer!Therewasnocovernearertohimthan30yards.SurelyIcouldn’tmiss!IwaitedforhimtorealizeIwasthere.Iwaitedforhimtobeshockedandrunaway.Buthefooledmecompletely.Hecametowardsme!Hewascurious,Isuppose,ormaybehewasstupid---howelsecanyouexplainit?Well,thatdeerwalkedrightuptowhereIwassitting.Thenhestoppedandlookedatme!Whathappenednextishardtobelieve,butit’strue.Anditallseemedquitenatural.Justaswhenafriendlyyoungdeercomesnearyou,Ireachedupandscratchedhishead.Andhelikedtobescratched.Infact,hepracticallyaskedformore.Then,Ifedhimmysandwich!Yes,Iknowwhatadeereats,butthatdeeratemysandwich.Well,hefinallywenthisway,downthehillandupthedeertrail.Shoothim?Notme.Youwouldn’thaveeither,notafterthat.Ijustwatchedhimgo.WhenIwasabouthalfwayback,Iheardtwoshots,followedbyadullslam(撞擊)afewsecondslater.Thosetwoshotsusuallymeanakill.Ihadforgottentherewereotherhuntersthatday.Thosehunterswouldneverknowtheycouldhavescratchedhishead.1、Whydidn’ttheauthorkillthedeer?A．Hepreferredtoshootashydeer. B．Hewasfooledbythetrickydeer.C．Hewassympatheticforthedeer. D．Hewastooshockedtoshootthedeer.2、Whatmostprobablyhappenedtothedeerintheend?A．Otherhuntersshotthedeertodeath.B．Otherhuntersscratchedthedeer’sheadtoo.C．Thedeermanagedtoescapefrombeingshot.D．Thedeerwouldbecomefriendswiththeauthor.3、What’sthebesttitleofthistext?A．AHuntinginLateFall. B．ALovelyDeer.C．TheCruelKilling. D．TheLastHunting.25．（10分）Moroccohasalotofsun,alotofdesertsandahighdemandforimportedfuel.Andthat'swhytheMoroccangovernmentismovingaheadwithahugeconcentratedsolarpowerplantnearthedesertcityofOuarzazate—oneoffourplantsintotalwhich,whencompleted,willhavegeneratingcapacity(發(fā)電量)of580MW.Combinedwiththecountry’swindandhydro-power(水力發(fā)電)efforts,Morocco’sambitioussolarpushwillmeanthecountrywillgetcloseto50%ofitselectricityfromrenewablegenerationasearlyas2020.PhaseIoftheproject,the160MWNoorl,isgoingtostartgeneratingelectricitynextmonthandincludesacapacityformoltensandenergystoragewhichwillallowupto3hoursofelectricitygenerationafterthesungoesdown.Phases2and3willhavethecapacityforuptoeighthoursofstorage,meaningthatsolarenergyreallycouldbeusedtopowerhomesaroundtheclock.Besidesthescaleofsuchplans,what’simpressivetomeishowquicklytherenewableenergycanbedeveloped.Whatotherformsofenergycouldsogreatlychangeacountry’senergycompositioninjustafewshortyears?Notonlyshouldthisbeanencouragingsignforthoseofuswhofavorrenewableenergy,butitalsoshouldgivereasonforwould-beinvestorsintraditionalfossilfuelgeneratingindustry.Ifrenewableenergycostscontinuetofall,evenexisting(現(xiàn)有的)coalandgasplantswillfindthemselveslimitedbynewer,cleanerformsofenergythatcanbeincreasedrapidly.Interestingly,someanalystssuggestthisishappeningalready.IntheUS,forexample,coalpowerplantsarebeingretiredearlierthanexpectedduetoacombinationofincreasedcompetitionfromgasandrenewableenergy,aswellastighterregulationsofemissions(排放).Also,increasingamountsofsolarandwindcausegasandcoalplantsnottouse,significantlyreducingtheirprofitsandfurthergivinganedgetothecleanenergycompetition.IfthisprovestobethecaseinNorthAfricatoo,Morocco'ssolarambitionscouldhelptransformtheenergysystemwellbeyonditsownborders.1、What'sthemainthemeofthepassage?A．SolarenergyisfullydevelopedinMorocco.B．Thereareadvantagesofdevelopingsolarenergy.C．Moroccoisacountrywithquantitiesofdeserts.D．Morocco'seffortstogeneraterenewableelectricity.2、WhatistheadvantageofPhasel?A．Itsenergystoragecanlastuptothreehours.B．Ithasthecapacityforasmanyaseighthours.C．Itcontinuesproducingelectricityafterthesunsets.D．Itisgoingtobegingeneratingelectricityinamonth.3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftherenewableenergydevelopment?A．Upset.B．Striking.C．Sensitive.D．Doubtful.4、CoalpowerplantsintheUSarebeingretiredearlierthanexpectedbecauseof________.A．variousreasonsB．heavypollutionC．fiercecompetitionD．thegovernment'slimitation第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）MydaughterwasreadingherEnglish.compositionaloud.ItwastitledMyMother.Allofasudden,she1andwalkedtothekitchenwhereIwasbusypreparingfortea.“Mom,whatdoes‘beautiful’2?”sheasked,“‘Beautiful’issomeoneorsomethingthatisvery3tolookat,”Iexplained.“YoumeanlikeallthoseactressesyouseeonTV?”shesaid.“That’sright,”Isaid,hopingtoendthe4.“Areyou,beautiful?”.Sheaskedrather5.Whatwasonetoanswer?Shewas6mylookswiththoseofsomefilmstarsand7itwasIwhotreatedbeautyasgood8.SuddenlyIhituponanideatosolveher9.“Whydon’tyouaskDad?”Assoonasmy10reachedhomeandhadhiseveningcoffee,Isawher11toherdad,“Ihaveadoubt,”Shesaid,“Whatisit,mydear?”myhusbandasked.Icouldn’t12mycuriosityandIlistenedtothefather-daughter13.“Dad,isMombeautiful?”“Ofcoursesheis.Don’tyouthinkso?”Well…Shebeganratherdoubtfully.“Letmeshowyouourwedding14.Seehere.Isn’tshethemostbeautifulpersonintheworld”“See.yourmomwas15whenshesaidbeautifulisjustlookinggood.Whenyou16someone,thepersonbecomesbeautifulinyoureyes.”Mydaughterwas17forawhile.Thenasmile18climbedintoherfaceasshe19“Mom.isbeautiful…DadisbeautifulbecauseIloveyouboth…”Iwas20tohavefoundsomeonewholovedmeenoughtothinkofmeasthemostbeautifulpersonintheworld.1、A．fellB．bentC．stoppedD．a(chǎn)woke2、A．rewardB．meanC．changeD．face3、A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．concernedC．excitedD．particular4、A．conflictB．modelC．a(chǎn)rgumentD．discussion5、A．doubtfullyB．coldlyC．carelesslyD．impatiently6、A．mixingB．comparingC．sharingD．charging7、A．inadditionB．a(chǎn)boveallC．a(chǎn)fterallD．inturn8、A．dataB．conditionsC．majorsD．looks9、A．confusionB．a(chǎn)nxietyC．sorrowD．bitterness10、A．brotherB．husbandC．cousinD．nephew11、A．walkB．cycleC．rushD．refer12、A．a(chǎn)cceptB．controlC．satisfyD．destroy13、A．conversationB．a(chǎn)dviceC．laughD．quarrel14、A．dinnerB．celebrationC．a(chǎn)lbumD．church15、A．rightB．wrongC．sillyD．pleased16、A．loveB．praiseC．hugD．bless17、A．silentB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．satisfiedD．grateful18、A．merelyB．slowlyC．hardlyD．eagerly19、A．finishedB．a(chǎn)dmittedC．chantedD．heard20、A．commonB．seriousC．cautiousD．lucky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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空Dinosaurslivedontheearthtensofmillionsofyearsago,longbeforehumanbeingcameintobeing.Unfortunately(不幸地),theydiedoutbecauseofan__1．__(expect)incident.Butwildlifetodaydisappearsorisindangerjust_2．__humansdoharmtoit.Forexample,tigersarehuntedforfurtomakecarpets,sothattheyonlyliveinsecurereserves;grassland__3．__(destroy)withoutmercy,sothatduststormscomeintobeingaffectingdistantcities.Lastyear,scientistssawsomemonkeysrubbingthemselveswithacertainkindofinsects__4．_(prevent)themselvesfrombeingbittenbymosquitoes.Accordingtotheresultofthestudy,theyfoundthattheinsectcontains__5．__powerfuldrug.Asaresult,localfarmerswereemployedtocatchtheinsects,__6．_ledtotheirdisappearancefromthewholezone.Whentoldthatitwasalosstohumans,thefarmersburstintolaughterandresponded,“Ourreallossisour__7．_(decrease)income.”Therefore,wehumanbeingsshouldappreciatethenaturalbalance(平衡)andpay__8．_(much)attentiontotheimportanceofwildlife__9．__(protect)thanbefore.Notuntilwesucceedinlettingwildlifelive__10．__(peace),canwesmileinrelief.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）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。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.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Greatchangeshavebeentakenplaceinmyvillage.Tenyearsago,thesmallandlowhousesofmyvillagelieonthenorthofalake.Thevillagersproducedmanywaste.Asaresult,thelakewasseriouspolluted.Tothewestofthevillagewasasandyfield,wherewasthesourceofmuchdust.Nowthepoorhousehavebeenreplacedbygreentrees.However,thesandyfieldthatthevillagersusedtoploughhasbeencove