甘肅省天水一中2024屆高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷含解析

甘肅省天水一中2024屆高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷考生須知：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(zhǔn)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．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated2．Themonitorsaidthatthelearningmethodheusedimprovedhismaths.A．greatly B．nearly C．normally D．seriously3．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a(chǎn);the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);不填 D．the;不填4．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured5．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish6．-Lateagain！Where_____________？-Sorry，I________________intheheavytraffic，orIwouldhavebeenhereearlier.A．wereyou；havegotstuck B．haveyoubeen；havegotstuckC．wereyou；gotstuck D．haveyoubeen；gotstuck7．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such8．Jane’sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren’sbookformanyyears,butonethingoranotheralwaysgotinway.A．a(chǎn);不填 B．the;theC．不填;the D．a(chǎn);the9．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative10．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself11．Inthatremotearea,thetrees_____bythevolunteersaregrowingwell.A．plantedB．plantingC．beingplantedD．toplant12．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win13．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.A．worked B．hasbeenworkingC．hadworked D．hasworked14．________challengesinChinascar-sharingeconomy,sharedmobilitystillhasapromisingfuture.A．Despite B．BesidesC．Concerning D．Regarding15．Inthepastfewyears,we’veseenworksbyChinesesci-fiwriterswinninginternational______.A．conclusion B．standardC．potential D．recognition16．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto17．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite18．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．a(chǎn)s D．that19．Everygreataccomplishmentrestsontheofwhatcamebeforeit;whenyoutraceitback,you’llseeonesmallstepthatstarteditall.A．reputationB．expectationC．recreationD．foundation20．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that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）“Youwillbeinmyheartforever.Withoutyou,thereareonlyemptinessanddesertinmylife...”ThisisalinefromaheartfeltpoemFengDuanwrotetohisfianceeChenLianfangin1955.Fengisnow94andChen90,andtheyhavebeenmarriedformorethanhalfacentury.Feng,anacademicattheChineseAcademyofSciences,maynotbeaprofessionalpoetbutfor64years,Fenghaswrittencountlesslovepoemstohiswife.Oneveryimportantanniversaryorfestival,FengwouldsendapoemtoChen.In1978,whenChen’scancersurgerysucceeded,Fengcreatedmorethantenpoemstocelebratehiswife’srecovery.Chenusedaredsuitcasetostoretheselovepoems.TheacademichasalsotranslatedmanyEnglish,FrenchandGermanpoemsintoclassicalChinese.Thecouplewasintroducedtoeachotherbyacommonfriendin1953andFengsenttwopapercopiesofpoemstoChenasagift.“AslongasIthinkofyou,abeamofsunshinelightsupmyheart,”Fengwrote.ChenrecalledthefirsttimeFenginvitedhertohisdormitorytohaveacupofteaandshethoughtthecupwasmadeoffrostedglass.Asthetwobecamecloser,Chenoftenvisitedtheacademic’sdorm.SherealizedthatthecupwastheonlyonepoorFengowned.Theopaque(不透明的)cupwasnotfrostedglassbutcommonglassstainedwithtoothpaste.LatersheboughtmanyclothesandevenastoveforFeng,makinganicechangefromthesinglemanslife.Feng’smarriagetoChenbroughtmorehappinessandnowChenstilllooksafterFeng’sdailyneeds.1、WhenFengfirstmetChen,hewas.A．32B．30C．28D．262、WhatchangedidChenbringtoFeng?A．ChenmadeagreatdifferencetoFeng’sdailylife.B．ChenchangedFeng’sacademiclifegreatly.C．ChenwrotealotofpoemstoFeng.D．ChenintroducedalotoffriendstoFeng.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ChenandFenghappenedtomeeteachotheronthecampus.B．Fengwrotemanypoemsindifferentlanguages.C．ChencherishedthepoemsFengwrotetoher.D．Fenglikedhisopaquecupsomuch.4、Thewriterwrotethepassagetoshow.A．howafamouspoetwriteslovepoemstohiswifeB．howthelovepoemsjointwoheartstogetherC．howimportantlovepoemsareinthemarriageD．howthelovepoemsmakethecouplefamous22．（8分）Withanimprovedeconomy,manytravelershavebeenbuyingfirstandbusinessclassseats,leavingfewerforupgrades(改善).Herearesomestrategiesforscoringafreeupgrade.1.Flyalot.Thisisthemostcommonwaytoearnafreeupgrade.Mostairlinesreservesomespacefortravelerswhoflyatleast25,000milesperyear.Fiveyearsago,thismeanthalformoreofdomestic(國內(nèi)的)firstclasstravelerssatupfrontforfree.Butnow,airlinesaresellingmorehighpriceseats,soonpopularroutesitisnotunusualformorethan40travelerstocompeteforoneortwoupgrades.Butonrouteswithfewerbusinesstravelersfreeupgradesremainmoreplentiful.2.Usemiles.Ifyou’renotafrequenttravelersbutstillhavesomemilesbanked,youmaybeabletousethemforanupgrade.Becareful,though,asmanyairlinesnowasknotjustformilesbutalsoacashco-pay.Oneexample:OnflightstoEurope,AmericanAirlinescharges25,000miles,plus$350,foraone-wayupgradefromdiscountedeconomytobusinessclass.Formostdomesticupgrades,Americanwants15,000milesplus$75.3.Getlucky.Sometimesairlinesoverbookcoach,andafewtravelersgetnoseats,onlybecausenoseatsremaininback.Agentstrytoensuretheairline’smostloyaltravelersgetthenod.SometimesAgentsusuallyhavesomeflexibilitytomakesuretheplaneisfullandtakesoffontime.Soit’stheeasiestwayforthemtodoit—theymightupgradesomeoneelseoutoforder.4.Savealife.Flightattendantsdon’tusuallyupgradepassengers,evenwhenemptyseatsremain.Doctorsandnurseswhoansweranemergencycallaresometimesanexception.Iftheycomfortapassenger,flightattendantsmightallowthemtositinbusinessorfirstclassfortherestoftheflight.1、Whatmightbethebesttopicforthepassage?A．Thebestwaystogetupgradedtofirstclass.B．Howtogetontheflightsafelyandontime.C．Thebestwaystogetfreeflighttickets.D．Howtosavealifeonaplanequickly.2、Whocanhavethechancetogetafreeupgrade?A．Thepersonwhoalwaysobeystherulesontheflight.B．Thepersonwhosavestheplaneimmediatelyandsafely.C．Thepersonwhoisafriendoftheflightattendants’.D．Thepersonwhotravelsforalongtimeandlongdistancebyplane.3、Whymightmedicalpersonnelbeallowedtositinbusinessorfirstclasssometimes?A．Becausetheywouldliketotalkwithflightattendantskindly.B．Becausetheywanttohaveacompleterestafteralongjourney.C．Becausetheyneedtotreatpassengerswhoareinemergentcondition.D．Becausetheyaretiredofstayingwithcommonpassengers.4、Wherecanwefindthepassage?A．Alifeguide.B．Atravelguide.C．Ashoppingguide.D．Apilotguide.23．（8分）AmixtureofdeepsorrowandangerhassweptBraziliansacrossthecountry—particularlyinthecityofRiodeJaneiro—withtheburningoftheirbelovedMuseuNacional,orNationalMuseum.ByMondaymorning,whenIvisitedthesite,thefiremenwerebusytryingtoenterthehuge,early19th-centuryneoclassicalbuilding.Forallweknow,everythingmayhavebeenburnedtoashes.Fortunately,noone,noteventhefoursecurityguardswhowitnessedthebeginningofthefire,hasbeeninjured.Nobodyyetknowsthecauseofthefire,butitistheofficials'irresponsibilityandthefundingshortagesinparticular,whicharebeingblamedforthistragedy.Someofthemuseum'sresearcherstoldthepressthattheyhadbeenabletosavesomethingsfromtheexhibitionroomsbeforethefiremovedin.However,weBrazilianshavelostmuchofthematerialmemoryofourshortpast.Agoodpartofour518yearsofhistory,orthatwhichhadbeentransformedintostorableobjects,disappearedinjustafewhours.ThepeopleofRiodeJaneirowerefondoftakingtheirchildren,orgrandchildrentothemuseumtoshowofftheirknowledgeoftheodd-lookingmummiesbroughtinfromEgyptbytheEmperorDomPedroII,ahugeskeletonofahumpbackwhale,orthebrightlycolouredfeathersofaheaddressoftheKayapotribe.WhenIthinkthatIcannolongertakemyyoungestdaughtertotheMuseuNacional—thatiswhatgetsmeemotional.Itisthisfeelingthathaspenetrated(穿透)oursoulsandmayleaveBraziliansfeelingemptyforalongtimetocome.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheNationalMuseumofBrazil?A．Ithasahistoryof518years.B．Allofitscollectionshavebeenlost.C．Itwasbuiltintheearly19thcentury.D．Itisnotverypopularinthecountry.2、Accordingtothetext,_______causedthebigfireofthemuseum.A．theinefficientfiremen B．theirresponsibleofficialsC．thecarelesssecurityguards D．somethingunknown3、Thetextiswritteninamoodof_______.A．delight B．sorrowC．defeat D．humour4、Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．FirePutoutinRiodeJaneiro,BrazilB．OurFondMemoriesofthePastC．WhoIstoBlamefortheAccident?D．AMuseumIsLostandMightNeverReturn24．（8分）TheMarcheswereahappyfamily,Poverty,hardwork,andeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMeg,Jo,Beth,Amy,andMarmee,astheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBeth,whokeptthehouse,waslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.“Yourhusbandisveryill,”itsaid,“comeatonce.”Thegirltriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.Theywaitedandprayed.LittleBethgotscarletfever(猩紅熱)whenshewastakingcareofthesickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarmeewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhood.MegbecameMrs.Brooke,andafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealth,andherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches’.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedthere.ButathomethebitterestblowwasyettofallBethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewiththefamilyandinthespringtimeshedied.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLaurie,thegrandsonofawealthyneighbor,hadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildren,enjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.1、ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarch,Mrs.Marchandtheir.A．fivedaughtersB．fourdaughtersC．sonandfourdaughtersD．sonandfivedaughters2、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheMarchFamilyB．TheMarchParentsC．TheMarchGirlsD．TheMarchRelatives3、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad.A．moregirlsthanboysB．wealthyneighborsC．bothhappinessandsadnessD．a(chǎn)lotofrichrelatives25．（10分）WelcometotheElectronicVillagetoexplorenewwaysoflanguageteachingandlearning.ElectronicVillageProgram(Thursday,June18,2015)Nearpod9:00amto10:00amRoom501Nearpodisasoftwareprogramthatcreatesarichcontext(語境)forstudentstolearnvocabulary.Thepresenterwillshowhowtouseit.TEO2:00pmto3:00pmRoom502Ourstudentscomefromdifferentbackgroundsbuthavethesamedesiretolearnonline.ThepresenterwilluseexamplesfromhisfirstonlineclasstoexplainhowanyteachercanbeginteachingonlinewithTEO.Kahoot10:30amto11:30amRoom601Kahootsoftwarecanbeusedtocreategrammartestswhichcanbegradedonanetwork.Itcanprovidestudentswithinstantfeedback(反饋),includingreportsabouttheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Prezi3:30pmto4:20pmRoom602UsesofPreziinlisteningandspeakingcoursesdrawstudents’attentiontospeakingmorefluently.ThepresenterwillshowhowstudentscanusePrezitoconfidentlypresentonavarietyoftopics,includingintroducingfamily,friends,andhobbies.269、Nearpodisactuallya.A．superfootballplayer B．nameofarecentfilmC．softwareprogram D．robot1、Ateacherwhowantstolearnonlineteachingcangoto.A．Room501 B．Room502C．Room601 D．Room6022、Whichofthefollowingcanassessyourgrammarlearning?A．Nearpod. B．Kahoot. C．TEO. D．Prezi.3、Ifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingskills,youaresupposedtoarriveby.A．9:00am B．10:30amC．2:00pm D．3:30p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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）AnEffectiveCommercialIhavetoadmitthatIrarelywatchcommercials,sincemostofthemareboringandstupid.Whenwatchingcommercials,weare“l(fā)earning”thatconsumptionmakesushappyandthatweneedtobuyeverything.Thisreallymakesme1.SowhenIwatchcommercialsIusuallystartthinkingofotherthings,anddon’theara2.Recently,however,acommercialforamajorretail(零售)storegotmy3.Itgavemeadeepimpression,and4meofthebestthingsaboutChristmas.AyoungladyistalkingoverthephonetoherfamilyrightbeforeChristmas.Sheisobviouslylivingawayfromherfamilyand5them.Sheisupsetbecauseshewon’tbewiththemfortheholidays.Ibelievesheistalkingtohermother,whoasksherifshehasreceivedthe6thatweresenttoher.Theyounglady7thatshehasn’t,andthemotherexpresses8thattheyshouldhavearrivedbynow.Themothersuggeststhatshe9thedoorstep.Atthispoint,theyoungladyopensherfrontdoor,and10thereisherfamilyonthedoorstep.Theyhavecometo11theChristmaswithher.ThisiswhereIgot12.Whatasurprise!Thishashappenedtome,butIcan13howwonderfulitwouldbe.Theholidaysareagoodtimeto14connectionsandrenewrelationshipsamongfamilymembers.Peoplecancommunicatewitheachotherand15asenseofbelonging.SoonceagainIamremindedthatthebestChristmasgiftsarenottheonesyoubuyintheretailstore.Theyaregiftsof16,familyandtimespenttogetherhappily.Commercialscan17theaudienceiftheyaremadeeffectively.Whatmakesacommercial18ishumaninterest,andusuallytherearesomecommon19.AgoodcommercialformeiswhenIcanforgetitisacommercialforsomethingIhavetobuyandinstead20itwithanexperienceinmyownlifeorthelivesofothers.Itcanmakemethinkandpassonafewofthosethoughtstootherpeople.1、A．relaxedB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．nervousD．curious2、A．viewB．storyC．noiseD．word3、A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．wayC．ideaD．trouble4、A．warnedB．informedC．remindedD．cured5、A．missingB．supportingC．comfortingD．inviting6、A．materialsB．reportsC．messagesD．presents7、A．a(chǎn)rguesB．respondsC．mentionsD．proves8、A．sympathyB．sorrowC．concernD．desire9、A．checkB．followC．passD．clear10、A．practicallyB．fortunatelyC．successfullyD．surprisingly11、A．a(chǎn)rrangeB．celebrateC．occupyD．a(chǎn)pproach12、A．improvedB．confusedC．a(chǎn)ffectedD．stressed13、A．imagineB．a(chǎn)pproveC．rememberD．promise14、A．suggestB．confirmC．identifyD．strengthen15、A．a(chǎn)cceptB．shareC．a(chǎn)dmitD．judge16、A．prideB．honorC．loveD．respect17、A．moveB．controlC．protectD．encourage18、A．helpfulB．memorableC．believableD．relevant19、A．symptomsB．conditionsC．originsD．themes20、A．promoteB．updateC．a(chǎn)ssociateD．discover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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）LastweekendwecelebratedJacobturningnine1．hisfriendswithanartparty.Insteadofhostingitatourhouse,we2．(decide)totrysomethingnewtocelebrateit.ItcostUS$5,000torentasmallrestaurant.Iworkedwithastoremanager.AndIbought3．(balloon)andafewotherthingsfromhim.Onthedayoftheparty,thetablesintherestaurant4．(cover)andwaitersandwaitresseswerereadytogettoworkwhenwearrived.Westartedwithhelpingthechildrenpainttheirowncanvases(油畫)5．thencreatetheirownT-shirts.Ishouldhaveadvisedparents6．(take)someoldclothes.7．(unlucky)wedidnot.Whenonechildgotpaintallover8．(him),Ifeltbadaboutthat.Overall,Jacobhad9．wonderfultime.Wewereabletodotheartparityforminimalcost.Thesmileonhisfaceattheendofthedaywasall10．matteredtome.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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(/\)，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(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，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。OnJanuary5th,studentsinourschoolvisitedRobotWorld,whichwesawagreatdiversityofrobot、Itwasamazedtofindthoserobotscoulddoagreatnumberofthingsjustlikerealpeople,includingplayingchess,playingpianoanddrawingpictures、What’smore,therobotswereindifferentkindsandshapes,whichmadeusenjoyable、Inaddition,thatexcitedmemostwastheshowgivenbyagroupofrobots、Theydancedjustasiftheyaredancersonthestage、ByvisitingRobotWorld,Ihavelearnedalotofaboutrobots,especialabouttheirfunctionsandshapes、ThegreathumanwisdomisS0powerfulthatitmakeusfeelmorecomfortableliveintheworld、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校英語文學(xué)社最近在招納新人，你打算加入。請你用英語寫一封自薦信，主要內(nèi)容包括：1.自身優(yōu)勢；2.平時(shí)英語學(xué)習(xí)情況介紹；3.加入文學(xué)社后的打算。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearSir,I’mwritingtoyouaboutjoiningtheEnglishliteratureclub.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、C2、A3、A4、A5、B6、D7、C8、D9、D10、A11、A12、B13、B14、A15、D16、C17、C18、C19、D20、D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、"HowtoLetCooftheWorldandLoveAlltheThingsClimateCan'tChange"isthelatestmoviefromfilm-makerandclimateactivistJoshFox.Themovieisthethirdfilminathree-partseriesaboutclimatechange.In2010,Fox'sdocumentary"Gasland"wasappointedforthehighestaward-anOscar."Gasland"exploredthehotlydebatedprocessofremovingnaturalgasfromtheground.Heexaminedthesubjectagainin"GaslandⅡ".FoxwasinWashington,D．C．recentlytopresenthisthirdfilm.Hewasarrestedduringaprotestagainstanewfuelpipeline.Inthefilm,Foxsayspollutionfromfossilfuelsmustbereduced.Withoutlimits,therewillbemoreextremeweather,likeseverestormsanddryweather,risingsealevels,causingshortagesoffoodandwater,"Whenyoureallyencounterthatheadon,itcausesanin-crediblecrisis."Inthenewfilm,FoxtravelsthroughasunlessforestintheAmazonwithlocalactiviststomeasureoilspills.HegoestoavillageinEcuadortolearnhowpeopletherestoppedapipelinefrombeingbuilt.HejoinsyoungpeopleinAustraliatostopboatsfromenteringtheportofNewcastle."Youshouldprobablyknowthedownsideofwhatwe'reabouttodo.Thisistheshortlist:drowning,beingarrested:beingrunoverbyboats,driftingawayincurrentsoutintothePacificOce