河北省遷西一中2025屆英語(yǔ)高三上期末監(jiān)測(cè)試題含解析

河北省遷西一中2025屆英語(yǔ)高三上期末監(jiān)測(cè)試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．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．---I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?---______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure2．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．a(chǎn)ttempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises3．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality4．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．a(chǎn)ppreciationD．entertainment5．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded6．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．a(chǎn)llowance D．bonus7．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t8．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．a(chǎn)dvocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded9．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto10．—Sir,I’mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.—________.I’vehadenoughofyourexcuses.A．Cutitout B．Suityourself C．Youcan’tbeserious D．Itmakessense11．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder12．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether13．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise14．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter15．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis16．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict17．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海嘯）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced18．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that19．Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A．where B．which C．that D．a(chǎn)s20．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why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）Researcherssaytheyhavedevelopedtechnologythatcouldpredictheartattacksyearsbeforetheyhappen.TheyreportusingmathematicalsystemstoexamineCTimagesofapatient’sheart.ACTscanusesX-raysandacomputertomakedetailedpicturesofbones,organsandothertissueinsidethebody.ThenewmethodwasdevelopedbyresearchersattheUniversityofOxfordinEngland.AreportontheirstudywaspublishedinthemedicaljournalTheLancet.AlsotakingpartinthestudywereteamsfromGermanyandtheUS.Mostheartattacksresultfromabuild-upoffattytissueinsidearteries（動(dòng)脈）thatcarrybloodfromthehearttootherareasofthebody,thusblockingthisflowofbloodandcausingaheartattack.Currently,doctorsuseCTscanstolearnwhenastickysubstancecalledplaquehasalreadybuiltupinsideanartery.Thenewtechnologyisdesignedtopredictwhicharteriesareatriskforfuturebuildup.TheresearchersreportedusingcomputerstoexamineCTscanstomeasurehowmuchfatispresentaroundheartarteries.Thatfatchangeswhenanarterybecomesaffected,servingasanearlywarningsystemforheartattacks.Charalambos,aprofessoratOxfordUniversity,saidhebelievestheresearchshowsthismethodcouldbeveryeffectiveingettingpatientstotakeearlystepstopreventfutureproblems,addingthatresearchershadyettoestimateexactlyhowmanyheartattackscouldbeprevented.Buthesaidhebelievesthetechniquecouldhelpidentifybetween20to30percentofpeopleatriskofhavingone.HeaddedthatthenewtechnologywillmakesuchpredictionseasierbecauseitworkstogetherwithexistingCTtechnology.Theresearchwasbasedontwolarge,independentstudiesof4,000patientsinGermany,andtheUS.AcompanywithtiestoOxfordUniversityisdevelopingaservicetoexamineCTscansofpatientsaroundtheworld,Reutersreported.1、What’stheaimofthenewtechnology?A．Topredictwaystoblockfattyissuesinheartarteries.B．Toprovidedetailedpicturesofhowarterieswork.C．Tobuildcomputermodelsoftheimageofaheart.D．Todecidewhicharteriesarelikelytohavefatbuiltup.2、Whendoesaheartattackgenerallyhappenaccordingtothetext?A．WhentheCTscanaffectstheflowofbloodintheheart.B．Whenfataroundheartarteriesblockstheflowofblood.C．Whenastickymaterialflowsintoanarteryneartheheart.D．Whenbonesandorgansofthebodybegintobeweak.3、Whatisanearlywarningforheartattacks?A．Achangeoffathappeningaroundheartarteries.B．Thefindingofastickymaterialintheblood.C．Thepresenceoffataroundthebonesandorgans.D．Theagingandfailureofarteriesneartheheart.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Theharmoffatbuild-uptoheartarteries.B．TheuseofCTscanstopreventofheartattacks.C．Researchintotheearlywarningofheartattacks.D．Thewarningthebodygivesaboutheartattacks.22．（8分）IleftEnglandforSydneyinSeptember.Itwasacareermoveformyhusband,andour20-year-olddaughterwasfeelingadventurousanddecidedtocome,too.However,justbeforeleavingEngland,my79-year-oldmothersufferedastroke(中風(fēng)).Beingstrongandindependent,shecontinuedtoliveathomewiththehelpofsocialservices.Butshecouldn’tlookafterthegarden.Ithoughthowwonderfulitwouldbeiftherewasanorganizationofferingvolunteerhelp.FriendsaskedmewhatIplannedtodoinAustralia,andItoldthemIwouldbelookingforavolunteerpositionwithagardeningcharitableorganization.ImaginemysurprisewhenIfoundjusttheorganizationIhadbeenlookingfor—EasyCareGardening(ECG)!ThereareseveralreasonswhyIvolunteerforECG.Firstly,asanewcomertoAustraliaImeetmanypeoplewho,likeme,volunteersomeoftheirtime.Wecoveralargeagerange,butalllovegardensandhelpingothers.Secondly,throughworkingwithECGIhavebeenluckyenoughtoexploreSydney’sNorthShorethatImightnothavehadtheopportunitytovisitotherwise.Finally,thereareallthosewonderfulpeoplewecall“clients(客戶)”,buttheyaremorelikefriendswhenwevisitthemoftenandtendtheirgardens.WhatgreatpeopleIhavemet,andthestoriestheyhavetotell—thefamilyhistories,wheretheycomefromandthereasonsforimmigratingtoAustralia.Ifinditaprivilegetohaveaccesstoprivategardenswhich,inmanycases,havebeenthejoyoftheirownersformanyyears.Eachoneisindividualandreflectsthecharacter,needsandthehistoryofeachfamily.Indeed,thegardensreflectthemulticulturalandhistoricalbackgroundofSydney.1、WhydidtheauthormovetoSydney?A．Sheplannedtovolunteerthere. B．Herhusbandwouldworkthere.C．Shewasverykeenonadventures. D．Shehadtolookafterhersickmother.2、Whatmadetheauthorchoosetobeagardeningvolunteer?A．Herownexperience. B．Thetipsfromherfriends.C．ThepopularityofECG. D．Hergardeningskills.3、WhatdothevolunteersatECGhaveincommon?A．Theymakefriendswiththeirclients.B．TheyliketoexploreSydney’sNorthShore.C．Theyareofsimilaragesandbackgrounds.D．Theyarekind-heartedwiththesameinterest.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph4referto?A．Client. B．Reason.C．Garden. D．Volunteer.23．（8分）Dubaihasbecomeoneofthetopdestinationsfortourists.It'sconsideredasthetourismcentreintheregion.YouwillfindeverythingyoucanexpectinDubairangingfromdesertstobeautifullybuiltmalls.PeoplefromaroundtheworldvisitDubaiforenjoyingitswonders.IfyouareinDubai,avoiddrivingyourself.Therearevariousreasonsforthis.Firstly,Dubaihasstrictlawsandifyouhaven'tadrivinglicenseyoumightbeupthecreek.Secondly,Dubaiisconsideredasoneofthemostdangerousdrivingplacesbecauseithasthehighestdeathratesonroadspercapitaintheworld.Thirdly,youmightbeunawareofdestinations.So,avoiddrivingyourselfasmuchaspossibleandtrytousepublictransportsliketaxis,busesandmetrotrains.Gulfishotandthetemperaturethereoftenreachesabove60celsiusdegreeespeciallyfromApriltoOctober,So,ifyouareplanningtovisitDubai,youhadbetteravoidmonthsofextremehotnessandplanyourtripinwintersoyoucanfullyenjoythewondersofDubaiwithoutgettingworriedaboutweatherconditions.Therearedifferenttypesofhotelsrangingfromcheaptomoreexpensiveones.So,selectoneaccordingtoyourtripbudget.However,makesureyourhotelisnotevenclosetoaconstructionsite.ThisisbecauseconstructioninDubaiisbeingcarriedout24hoursnon-stopandifyouchooseahotelnearsuchasiteyoumightbeintroublebecauseofconstructionnoise.Therefore,alwaysbookaroomawayfromsuchtrouble-makingplaces.Inshort,formakingyourtripstoDubaipleasant,youshouldalwayspreparebeforehand—selectthewinterweatherandbookahotelthat’snotclosetonoisyplaces.Youshouldalsotrytoavoidthethingsthatmightcreatetroubleifyoulikedrivingbyyourownwithoutadrivinglicenseandwithoutknowingthedestination.1、Inthesecondparagraph,theauthormainlytendstotellusthat.A．peoplehadbetternotdrivethemselvesinDubaiB．thetrafficlawsinDubaiareverystrictC．it'simporttohaveadrivinglicenseD．thepublictransportsinDubaiaregoodenough2、Theunderlinedwords“upthecreek”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplaceby.A．inuseB．introubleC．intrainingD．intune3、ThebestseasontovisitDubaiisin.A．springB．summerC．a(chǎn)utumnD．winter4、Whyisitterribleifyourhotelisclosetoaconstructionsite?A．Becauseitwon'tbesafe.B．Becauseyouwon'thaveagoodrest.C．Becauseitwillcostyoulotsofmoney.D．Becauseitwillbetoofarfromthecenterofthecity.24．（8分）TravellinginYosemiteParkPublicTransportationPublictransportationisavailablebothtoYosemiteandwithinYosemite.SincetherearerestrictionsforparkingforRVsandtrailersinYosemite,westronglyencourageyoutoparkyourRVoutsideYosemiteanduseYARTStotravelintothepark.Onceyou'reinsideYosemite,orifyou'recampinginsideYosemite,freeshuttlesandfee-basedtoursareavailabletogetyoutomanyareasofthepark.ReservationsWestronglyrecommendthatyoumakereservationsforaccommodationandcamping.AccommodationoptionsinYosemiteNationalParkrangefromsimpletentcabinstodeluxerooms.Yosemitehasnumerousrestaurantsandotherdiningoptionsallyear.VisittheYosemiteHospitalitywebsiteforfulldescriptions,pricesandonlinereservations.Reservationsareavailable365daysinadvanceandarestronglyrecommended,especiallyfromspringthroughfallandduringholidays.ReservationsarerequiredallyearforYosemiteValley’scarcampgrounds.BeawarethatnearlyallreservationsforthemonthsofMaythroughSeptemberandforsomeotherweekendarefilledthefirstdaytheybecomeavailable,usuallywithinsecondsorminutesafter7amPacifictime!Foryourbestchanceofgettingareservation,besureyourclockissetaccuratelyandstartthefirstfewstepsofthereservationprocessatwww.recreation,gov.EntranceFeesSeven-daypassifenteringby...?Non-commercialcar,pickuptruck,RV,orvanwith15orfewerpassengerseats$30pervehicle(noper-personfee)?Motorcycle$25permotorcycle(noper-personfee)?Foot,bicycle,horse,ornon-commercialbusorvanwithmorethan15passengerseats$15perpersonaged16andolderContacttheparkMailingAddress：POBox577YosemiteNationalPark,CA95389Phone：（_______）372-02001、WhichofthefollowingisencouragedforyourgoinginsideYosemite?A．DrivingRVs.B．TakingYARTS.C．Rentingshuttles.D．Ridingtrailers.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutaccommodationinYosemite?A．Itisfreeofchargeinspringandfall.B．Youcangetadiscountbyreservingonline.C．Itsreservationscanbemadeoneyearahead.D．Tentcabinsanddeluxeroomsareofthesameprice.3、WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4?A．Yourclockoughttobeofhighquality.B．Youshouldtakeaclockwithyouinthepark.C．YourtimeshouldbethesameasthePacifictime.D．Youshouldmakeyourreservationassoonaspossible.4、Ifamandriveshisowncar,heshouldpaytheentrancefeeof.A．$30B．$25C．$20D．$1525．（10分）Asmorepeopleoptforthesinglelife,adultfriendshipsalsogrowmoreimportantForpeopleinrelationships,havingareliablegroupisimportant,too-yourmatewillbemuchhappierifyou’respreadingyouranxietiesbeyondhisorhercarsandyouwillalsofeelbetter.Inarecentstudy,researchersmadesomefascinatingfindingsabouthow“whoweare”informsthefriendshipswehold.Thestudywasbasedonthemostpopularpersonalityconstructincontemporarypsychology,theBig5personalitytraits(特征);extraversion,orhowmuchyouloveattentionandinteractingwithpeople;neuroticism,orhoweasilyworriedyouarebythings;agreeableness,orhowwarmandkindyouare;conscientiousness,orhowcarefulyouareaboutlifersmanyduties;andopennesstoexperience,orhowmuchyou’reintodiscoveringnewthings,whetherthey’reideas,people,orplaces.Fortheirstudy,theresearchteamrecruited434students.Theytookapersonalityquestionnaireinthelab,thenratedhowsatisfiedtheywerewiththeirfriendsandtheirlifeoverall,andthenresearchersaskedthemtorecommendhalfadozenfriendstoratetheirpersonality.Gatheringtheseratingstogether,theresearchersfoundthatopennesstoexperiencedidn’thaveanythingtodowithfriendshipsatisfaction,atleastinthisstudy.Neuroticismwaslinkedtolowersatisfaction(probablybecauseemotionallyunstablepeoplemaybedramaticorhardtoplease,atleastinmypersonalexperience).Buthavinghighscoresinthethreeremainingsunnytraits-conscientiousness,extraversion,andagreeableness-predictedhigherfriendshipsatisfaction.However,it’saprettyintuitive(直覺的)result,sinceit’seasytobefriendswithsomeonewho’salwaysontime,alwayssayingthatyou’reright,andalwaysuptohangoutButifyoudon’texactlyidentifywithallthat*fearnot:Yourpersonalityissomuchmorethanyourtraits.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefriendship?A．Itishelpfultodatingandwork.B．Itcanrelieveyournegativeemotions.C．Ithasnothingtodowithpersonality.D．Itisba.sedonthe5popularpersonalitytraits.2、Whatdidtherecentstudyfind?A．Thebiggest5personalitytraits.B．Themethodsofinformingthefriendships.C．Thewaystoformthemostpopularpersonality.D．Therelationshipbetweenpersonalityandfriendships.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“neuroticism”inParagraph2mean?A．Determination.B．Nervousness.C．Hesitation.D．Optimism.4、Whatopiniondoestheauthorhold?A．It’shardtopleaseemotionallyunstablepeople.B．Apunctualpersoncansurelymakemorefriends.C．Friendsarcmoreimportantthanfamiliesforsinglepersons.D．Thefivetraitsarcequallydemandedingettinghigherfriendshipsatisfaction.第三部分語(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）Dandelions（蒲公英）arecommonweedsthatgrowinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Indifferent1,dandelionstakedifferentshapes.Scientistshavelong2thatdifferenthabitatsledtothecreationof3species,andthatdifferencesinformareactualproofofdifferentspecies.4,accordingtoTuresson,itisalsopossiblethata5speciestakesdifferentshapesdependentonthehabitatsit6in.Tostudythis,Ihavelookedattwodandelionsgrowingindifferenthabitats.Theone,7IwillcallDandelion1,growsinagrassfieldthatliesinthe8.TheotherDandelion,Dandelion2,growsintheshadow,eg9thetreesorbehindashed.Thegrassfieldishotand10.Theshadowiscoolandwet.So,whatarethe11betweenDandelion1and2?Dandelion1isdarkgreen,andits12areshortandquitethick.Mostoftheleaveslie13onthesurroundinggrass.Theflowersareshort.Dandelion2,ontheotherhand,looksverydifferently.Theleavesarelongand14green,Mostleavesstandinaverticalposition.Theflowersalso15tall.Dandelion216strongandtall.Itisclearthatitgrowsverywellinthe17,andthathasenough18andspacetogrowintoabigplant.Dandelion1,ontheotherhand,issmallanddark.Itseemsthatthe19inthegrasslandmakeitdifficultforthisdandeliontogrowintoabigplant.20,theconditionsinthetwodifferenthabitatsresultindifferentshapesforthesedandelions.ForDandelion1,thesunmakesthegrassfieldhotanddry.Inordertosavewater,itgrowsshortandthickleaves.1、A．housesB．habitatsC．parksD．countries2、A．disagreedB．providedC．believedD．calculated3、A．newB．goodC．oldD．bad4、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．ThusD．Otherwise5、A．sameB．differentC．strangeD．single6、A．plantsB．worksC．takesD．grows7、A．whatB．whichC．thatD．when8、A．worldB．mountainC．sunD．valley9、A．underB．overC．uponD．between10、A．HumidB．WetC．SoftD．dry11、A．similaritiesB．a(chǎn)dvantagesC．differencesD．disadvantages12、A．seedsB．leavesC．weedsD．woods13、A．flatB．a(chǎn)partC．deadD．logical14、A．darkB．brightC．a(chǎn)rtificialD．familiar15、A．lieB．breakC．standD．perform16、A．soundsB．smellsC．feelsD．looks17、A．swallowB．shallowC．shadowD．shape18、A．sunshineB．leavesC．honeyD．water19、A．ConditionsB．OccasionsC．SituationsD．preparations20、A．FortunatelyB．ObviouslyC．ConsequentlyD．Accidentally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）ChopsticksplayanimportantroleinChinesefoodculture.They1．(call)“Zhu”inancienttimesinChina.Chinesepeoplehavebeenusingthemformorethan3,000years.WoodorbamboochopsticksarethemostpopularonesusedinChinesehomes,2．canbedatedtoabout1,000years3．(early)thanivory(象牙)chopsticks.Thereareafewthings4．(avoid)whenusingchopsticks.Chinesepeopleusually.Don’tbeattheirbowlswhile5．(eat),sincethebehaviorusedtobepracticedbybeggars.Alsodon’tputchopsticksinabowluprightbecauseitisacustomonlyusedinsacrifices(祭祀)6．iscommoninChinaforeveryonetousetheirownchopsticksforgettingfoodfromthe7．(dish)onthetable.Ifyouprefer,servingchopsticks8．(be)provided.Besides,don’tbeembarrassedbyusingchopsticks9．(poor).Whatmattersisthatyouenjoythefood.Foodis10．greatimportanceinChineseculture,andtheChineseissuchapracticalpeoplethatallaroundyouwillmostlikelybefinewithwhatevermethodyouusetoeat.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問(wèn)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。Manystudentsinmyschoolfeelannoyingthattheyareundergreatpressure、IthasbecomeacommonprobleminmosthighschoolinChina、Asitisknowntoall,Chinahaslargepopulation、Almost10millionstudentsgraduatefromhighschooleveryyear,expectedtobeadmittedbyuniversitiesorcollege、Instead,thecompetitionamongthestudentsisfierce、Wehadtostandoutandprovetobebetterthanothers,whomeanswehavetoworkreallyhard、Ofcourse,somestudentscan’tbearthepressurebutdropbehindwhileothersfacethechallengebravely、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）China’sextracurriculareducationsectorforprimaryschoolstudentshasdevelopedrapidly,especiallyinlargecities.Piano,painting,chess,skatingandotherlessonshavesprungupinmajorshoppingdistricts.Expensivesummercampsclaimingtobroadenchildren’shorizonsarealsopopular.Spendingonchildren’seducationisrisingeachyear.AsurveyofShanghaiearlyeducation(uptoage6)conductedbytheShanghaiAssociationforQualityfoundthattheparentsof60percentofchildrenunderage6hadmadethemattendextracurricularclasses.Forchildrenbetween4and6,theproportionexceeded70percent.InternationalmarketresearchcompanyNielsenfoundthatpeopleborninthe1980sarethebiggestconsumersinChina.Asmostofthemaremarried,spendingonfamilyoccupiesalargeshareoftheirexpenses—children’seducationinparticular,whichaccountsfor55percent.Someparentsonsocialmediacomplainthattheyarenotraisingchildrenbut“cashburners”.AccordingtoLiuChenglian,afamilyeducation