福建省東山縣第二中學(xué)高三考前熱身新高考英語(yǔ)試卷及答案解析

福建省東山縣第二中學(xué)高三考前熱身新高考英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)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(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)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(hào)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(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)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(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)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．—You'vegotyourflatfurnished,haven'tyou?—Yes,I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuy B．haveboughtC．hadbought D．bought2．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．a(chǎn)rethere3．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it4．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare5．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.A．thought B．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinking D．hadthought6．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect7．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there8．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged9．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted10．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);a D．the;a11．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared12．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence13．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．a(chǎn)resaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved14．Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature15．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this16．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed17．ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.WhyareyoutalkingtomeasifIit?A．haddone B．havedone C．did D．a(chǎn)mdoing18．Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what19．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall20．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway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）China'slargestsearchengineBaiduhassaiditwillmakeitslatestartificialintelligence(AI)technologyaccessibletodevelopersandbusinessesaspartofthecompany'slatestmoveintoAI,bigdataandcloudcomputing.AIsolution"Tianzhi"waslaunchedatacloud-computingsummitheldinBeijingWednesday.Itincludesservicesinthreefields:sensingtechnology,suchasimageandvoiceprocessing,machinelearning,anddeeplearning,anadvancedformofmachinelearning,saidZhangYaqin,CEOoftheNasdaq-listedcompany,atthesummit.Developerscanaccessfacialorvoicerecognition,algorithms（演算法）fordataanalysisandprojections,anddeeplearningapplications,Zhangsaid,addingthatthetechnologycouldhelpusersinnovateintheirsectors."Withmoredevicesconnectedtothecloud,enterpriseswillusecloudcomputingandAImorefrequently,"saidWuHequan,anacademicianattheChineseAcademyofEngineering,"OpenAItechnologycanplayabiggerrole."Thecompanyalsorevealedaplantoinvest10billionyuan(1.45billionU.S.dollars)incloudcomputinginthenextfiveyearsandestablishaninnovationcenter,whichwillserve10millionenterprises.1、Whatisthemainideaofparagraphone?A．BaiduwillfurtherdevelopitslatestAItechnology.B．Baiduhasattracteddevelopers’andbusinesses’attention.C．UserswillbeabletoaccessBaidu’slatestAItechnology.D．AcompanywillmovetoAI,bigdataandcloudcomputing.2、“Tianzhi”includesservicesinthefollowingfieldsEXCEPT_____.A．sensingtechnologyB．voiceprocessingC．machinelearningD．deeplearning3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraphfourprobablymean?A．It’simportantforAItechnologytobeopen.B．AItechnologyismoreimportantthanthecloud.C．Peoplearen’tawareoftheimportanceofAItechnology.D．EnterpriseswillhardlybenefitfromopenAItechnology.4、WhatisBaidu’snextmoveaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Revealaplantoinvestincloudcomputing.B．Invest10billionyuantoserveenterprises.C．Getinvestedfromenterprisesinthenextfiveyears.D．Investincomputingandbuildaninnovationcenter.22．（8分）Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,“Well,it’sso-and-so’sfault.”or“IknowPmlate,butit’snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown.”Itisprobablynotyourfault,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon’trelyonthisperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—-creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon’thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon“whosefaultitis.”O(jiān)nceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.1、Accordingtothepassage，winners________.A．dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB．meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC．haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD．blamethemselvesratherthanothers2、Theunderlinedword“remedy”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A．a(chǎn)void B．a(chǎn)cceptC．improve D．consider3、Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould________.A．findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB．blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC．tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD．a(chǎn)skamoreablecolleagueforhelp4、Whenproblemsoccur,winnerstakethemas________.A．excusesfortheirfailuresB．barrierstogreaterpowerC．challengestotheircolleaguesD．chancesforself-development5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AWinner’sProblem.B．AWinner’sSecret.C．AWinner’sOpportunity.D．AWinner’sAchievement.23．（8分）DavidCameronisurgingtoday’syoungsterstoabandonFrenchtoconcentrateonthetongueofthefuture—Mandarin(普通話)。Cameronsaid:“IwantBritainlinkeduptotheworld’sfast-growingeconomies.Andthatincludesouryoungpeoplelearningthelanguagestosealtomorrow’sbusinessdeals.”“Bythetimethechildrenborntodayleaveschool,Chinaistobetheworld’slargesteconomy.Soit’stimetolookbeyondthetraditionalfocusonFrenchandGermanandgetmanymorechildrenlearningMandarin.”Tostrengthenhismessage,hequotedNelsonMandela—theformerpresidentofSouthAfricawhosaid“Ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstandsthatgoestohishead;ifyoutalktohiminhisownlanguagethatgoestohisheart.”CameronsaidthatapartnershipbetweentheBritishCouncil(英國(guó)文化協(xié)會(huì))andHanbanwilldoublethenumberofChineselanguageassistantsintheUKby2016andprovideincreasedfundingtoschoolsofofferingMandarinasalanguagechoice.InadevelopmentoftheUK—ChinaSchoolPartnershipprogramme,fundingwillalsobeprovidedfor60headteacherstomakestudyvisitstoChinain2014.InrecentresearchtheBritishCouncilfoundonly1%oftheadultpopulationspeaksMandarintoalevelthatallowsthemtoconductabasicconversation.Just3,000pupilsinEngland,WalesandNorthernIrelandenteredforChineselanguagesGCSEsin2013,puttingitfarbehindthetraditionalchoicesofFrenchwith177,000,Spanishwith91,000andGermanwith62,000entrants(加入者),aswellasUrdu,PolishandArabic.ProfessorDameHelenWallace,theBritishAcademy’sforeignsecretary,said,“alackofqualifiedteacherscouldbeabarriertoimproveitspopularity.”LauraChan,oneoftheco—foundersofabilingualMandarin—Englishprimaryschool,saidtheprimeminister’sannouncementwasgoodnewsforthestatusofMandarin.Shesaid,“It’sagreathelp.Itwillincreasepeople’sawarenessofMandarinasalanguagetheycanlearn.”1、Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?A．ThecooperationisimportantbetweentheUKandChina.B．DavidCameronhasvisitedChinaforthreedays.C．ChineselanguageisverypopularwithBritishpeople.D．DavidCameroncallsforBritishstudentstolearnMandarin.2、WhydoesDavidCameronurgestudentstolearnChinese?A．BecauseChinesewillbeawidely—usedlanguageintheworld.B．BecausehethinksChinawillbecomethelargesteconomy.C．BecausetherearemanyChinesepeoplelivinginBritain.D．BecauseonlyafewofBritishpeoplecancommunicateinChinese.3、WhatisthepurposeofDavidCameronbyquotingMandela’swordsinParagraph3?A．Tocomparedifferentideas. B．Toshowhisrichknowledge.C．TopersuadepeopletolearnMandarin. D．ToshareMandela’sopinion.24．（8分）ADreamRealizedZhaoYang,33,anemployeeofaFrenchcompanyinBeijing,whohastraveledextensivelyintheUnitedStatesbymotorbike.IhavebeenaddictedtoHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclessinceIwasyoung,andknowingthatmotorcycle-relatedcultureisverypopularintheUS,Idecidedtotakeatrip.Alongwithmywifeandagroupoffellowenthusiasts,Iparticipatedina15-daytourinOctoberlastyear.Wehadonefreeday,soIheadedtoLasVegas.BeforearrivingintheUS,Iresearchedarangeofmaterialsaboutridingamotorbikethere.IalsofoundsomeclassicrecommendedroutesonChinesewebsitesrelatedtoHarleyDavidsonclubs.Withthehelpoftheirsuggestions,Idesignedmyownroute.Inaccordancewiththerules,beforeIleftChinaIvisitedanotaryoffice(公證機(jī)關(guān)),wheremydrivinglicensewasconfirmedasacceptableintheUSandmydocumentsweretranslatedintoEnglish.OnlythendidIbuymybasicmotorcycleequipment.WhenwearrivedatLasVegas,werentedaHarleyDavidsonandrodearoundthecity.Itwasanexciting,unforgettableexperience,becauseitwasnotonlytheachievementofadream,butIalsoexperiencedtheregionalmotorcyclecultureintheUS.Asweparkedthebikeattheroadside,somedriversrolleddowntheircarwindowsandgaveusthethumbs-up,andwhenwedroveontheroad,cardriverspulledovertoletuspass.Wealsovisitedamotorcycle-themedrestaurantforlunchandenjoyedthefantasticdecorationanddeliciousfood.IbelievethattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwillbecomepopularbecauseoftherecentjointeffortstopromoteSino-UStourism,especiallyafterthetwocountriesdecidedtoname2016asUS-ChinaTourismYear.ThisnewstyleoftravelingwillattractmoreyoungChinesetourists,andpeoplelikeme,whohaveapassionforfreedomandadventure,willvisittheUSmorefrequently.Forexample,IamplanningtotravelalongthefamoushighwaycalledRoute66withfriendsduringnextyear'sSpringFestival.IftravelagenciesandgovernmentscanpromotetheneedformotorcycliststoobtainaccurateinformationbeforetheyheadtotheUS-suchastherequireddocuments,howtorentamotorbikeandlocaltrafficlaws-"ridingtherange"willbecomeasafeandgreatwaytospendavacation.1、ZhaoYang’schildhooddreamwasto______.A．becomeaprofessionalmotorcyclistB．travelinHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclesC．takeatripintheUSAalongwithhiswifeD．traveltoworkonafashionablemotorcycle2、ToprepareforthemotorcycletripintheUSA,ZhaoYang______.A．madevariousresearchandcheckedhisdrivinglicenseB．tookthesuggestionsgivenandchosetheclassicrouteC．joinedoneoftheHarleyDavidsonclubsandgotsuggestionsD．tooklotsofhealthexaminationsandboughtsomeequipment3、HowdidZhaoYangfeelwhendrivinginLasVegas?A．disturbedB．disappointedC．depressedD．excited4、ZhaoYangthinksthattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwill______.A．enjoymuchpopularitywithSino-UStourismB．obtainlessAmericanfansinmotorcycletravelC．getlesssupportfromthemodernmotorcyclistsD．meetmorechallengewiththeinformationgap25．（10分）Webelieveeverykiddeservesachildhood.Theopportunitytobeakid.Sunshineindarkdays.That’swhywe’vepartneredwithTheSunshineKids?.Thenon-profitSunshineKids?establishedin1982,iscommittedtobringingsunshinetoyoungcancerpatients’livesbyprovidingpositivegroupactivitiesandemotionalsupport,helpingthemdowhatkidsaresupposedtodo—havefunandcelebratelife.ThefoundationprovidesavarietyoffreeprogramsandeventsforkidsreceivingcancertreatmentsinhospitalsacrossNorthAmerica.EachyearBerkshireHathawayHomeServicesnetworkmembersraise$2million+throughawidevarietyoffundraisersandcommunityevents,andthroughticketsalesandcontributionsmadeatourannualSalesConvention.TheSunshineKids?andBerkshireHathawayHomeServiceslookforwardtothedaywhentheFoundationwillnolongerneedtoexist.Butuntilthatday,bothorganizationsremaindedicatedtothecause.TalktoyourBerkshireHathawayHomeServicesagenttoseehowyoucanbringsunshineintothelivesofyoungcancerpatients.1、Accordingtotheadvertisement,theSunshineKids?Foundation.A．providesfreemedicaltreatmentforkidswithcancerB．ismeanttobringjoyandsupporttokidswithcancerC．isfundedbygovernmentbudgetandpersonaldonationsD．expectstheverydaywhenkidswillbefreefromcancer2、Thepurposeoftheadvertisementisto__________.A．a(chǎn)ppealtopeopletocontributetocharityB．educatepeopleontheimportanceofcharityC．promoteBerkshireHathawayHomeServicesD．offerconsultantservicetotheSunshineKids頂?shù)谌糠终Z(yǔ)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）Thesummerbeforetheninthgrade,procrastination(拖延)affectedmylifeinadeepway.Withonlyafewdaysuntilthestartofschool,Ihad1justoneofthreehomeworktaskswewere2Insteadofenjoyingmylastfewmomentsof3,Ispentthattimedoinghomework,whichwasan4waytoendthevacation.Puttingin100percent5,Ialwaysstartedwithstrong6atthebeginningofeachschoolyear.7Istruggledtomaintainthatenergyastheweekspassed.Onenight,myfatherandIwerehavinga8aboutcollege.Hetoldme,"Itdoesn’t9muchwhetheryougetintoanIvyLeagueuniversityorjusta(n)10college-whatmattersishowyougetthereandwhatyoudoto11it".Thisreallyspoketome,becauseitmademefocusmoreonthe12ofmyworkratherthanthequantity.Thankstothatconversation,I13thewayIwentthroughlife.Istartedto14thattryingmy15bestisathousandtimesbetterthansimplydoingsomethingtogetitdone.Myeffortbeganto16inmyfirstyearofhighschool.Ihadnever17thatmygradesinsomeharderclassescouldbebetterthanthoseintheeasieronesItooklastyear.NowIwouldratherworkhardforsomethingandenjoythe18ofsuccess,thannottryatallorgiveuphalfway.Motivationcan19becomeahabitifyourepeata(n)20thathelpsyouavoidprocrastination.1、A．finished B．shared C．quitted D．repeated2、A．passed B．a(chǎn)rranged C．designed D．showed3、A．pride B．freedom C．silence D．surprise4、A．unpleasant B．enjoyable C．valuable D．confusing5、A．trust B．fund C．effort D．knowledge6、A．curiosity B．misunderstanding C．fear D．motivation7、A．Otherwise B．However C．Therefore D．Besides8、A．conversation B．quarrel C．discussion D．break9、A．occur B．work C．matter D．fail10、A．popular B．famous C．ordinary D．new11、A．disturb B．a(chǎn)ccomplish C．a(chǎn)ttract D．embarrass12、A．a(chǎn)mount B．comment C．request D．quality13、A．changed B．refused C．a(chǎn)dmitted D．copied14、A．explain B．doubt C．believe D．expect15、A．slight B．sharp C．steady D．a(chǎn)bsolute16、A．fallbehind B．runout C．breakout D．payoff17、A．worried B．imagined C．promise D．questioned18、A．pleasure B．effect C．opinion D．progress19、A．luckily B．hardly C．easily D．silently20、A．test B．idea C．game D．routine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）FormorethansixmillionAmericanchildren,cominghomeafterschoolmeanscominghometoanemptyhouse.Allofthemhavesomething1．common.Theyspendpartofeachdayalone.Theyarecalledlatchkeychildren,2．lookafterthemselveswhiletheirparentswork.LynetteSmithwasoncetheheadmasterofaschool.Shesaid,“Wehadaschoolruleagainst3．(wear)jewelry.Alotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirneckswithkeysfastened.Iwas4．(constant)tellingthemtoputtheminsidetheirshirts.Thereweresomanykeys.Itnevercametomymindwhattheymeant.”Slowly,shelearnedtheywerehousekeys.Sheandherhusband5．(begin)talkingtothechildren.Fearisthe6．(big)problemfacedbychildrenathomealone.Oneineachthreelatchkeychildrenwerescared.Manyhadnightmaresandwere7．(worry)abouttheirownsafety.Themostcommonwaylatchkeychildrendealwiththeirfearsisbyhiding.Itmightbeinashowerstall,underabed,8．inacloset.ThesecondisTV.Theyoftenplayitathighvolume.9．Smithslearnedit’shardtogetstatisticsonlatchkeychildren.Mostparentsareunwilling10．(admit)theyleavetheirchildrenalone.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(yǔ)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(yǔ)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（＼）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。Sometimesthere’snosomuchworkforyoutodealwithandyoufeltit’sbeyondyourabilitytofinishthem、Actually,youcantakemeasuretohelpyourselfout、Firstly,listallthetaskswhichmustbedoneanddecidewhichonerequiresimmediatelyattention、Secondly,dividetheworkintoseparatefrompartssoit’llbeeasierforyoutoseewhethereachpartisbeingaccomplishedasdesiring、Besides,assignalittleextratimeforeachtask,suchthattheworkwillbecarriedoutsystematically、Finally,you’llfindsenseofaccomplishmentwillreplacetheanxiousyoufeltatfirst、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你叫李華，你的美國(guó)筆友Joe對(duì)中國(guó)新農(nóng)村建設(shè)中正在實(shí)施的“廁所革命”很感興趣。因此，他寫信向你咨詢。請(qǐng)你給他寫一封回信，就相關(guān)問(wèn)題作一番簡(jiǎn)單的回答。內(nèi)容包括:1.什么是“廁所革命”；2.“廁所革命”的意義；3.具體措施有哪些。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.信的開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯:“廁所革命”(“toiletrevolution”)改造(transform)排(水)(drain)DearJoe,I’msogladtohearfromyouagainaftersomanydays.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、B4、C5、B6、A7、D8、C9、A10、B11、C12、C13、C14、B15、B16、A17、A18、B19、C20、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、1、C2、B3、A4、D22、1、A2、C3、A4、D5、B23、1、D2、B3、C24、Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious(無(wú)意