湖南省永州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025年高三第一次段考英語試題試卷含解析

湖南省永州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025年高三第一次段考英語試題試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．a(chǎn)rehaving2．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show3．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.A．worked B．hasbeenworkingC．hadworked D．hasworked4．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track5．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay6．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．a(chǎn)goodSamaritan D．a(chǎn)sacredcow7．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．a(chǎn)ssumingC．guaranteeingD．a(chǎn)ssuring8．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where9．Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareOriginal,yetstylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where10．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never11．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．a(chǎn)n;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a12．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith13．—HeissodelightedtomakefriendswithJohnson.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______theyhavemuchincommon.A．whereB．howC．whatD．because14．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking15．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for16．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?—That’sagood________.A．saying B．questionC．a(chǎn)ccount D．suggestion17．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．a(chǎn)fter18．---Whenshallwestartthereconstructionofthehistoricbuilding? ---Notuntilourprogram______bytheauthority. A.willapprove B.willbeapprovedC.hasapproved D.hasbeenapproved19．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．wasannouncedC．a(chǎn)nnouncesD．isannounced20．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．a(chǎn)nswerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor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）Indianscientistshavedesignedanewdevicewhichtheyhopewillsolveoneofthebiggestproblemswiththeuseofsolarenergy.Theycallthedeviceasolartree.Solartreeshavemetal"branches"extendingfromatall,centralpoleatdifferentlevels.Eachbranchholdsaphotovoltaic(光電的)panel,alsocalledasolarpanel.Thesepanelsareflatsurfacesthatcollectenergyfromthesunandturnitintoelectricity.DaljitSinghBediisthechiefscientistattheCouncilofScientificandIndustrialResearch,orCSIR,inNewDelhi,India.TheCSIRlaboratoriesarewherethesolartreewasdesigned.Bedisaystheshapeofthesolartreemakesitpossibletofitmorephotovoltaicpanelsinaspacethantraditionalsystemsdo."Ittakesabout4squaremetersofspacetoproduceenergywhichotherwisewouldhaverequired400squaremetersofspace,"hesays.Scientistsbelievetheenergyasolartreecollectswillbeenoughtopowerfivehomes.Thesolartreeswillmakeiteasiertoprovidesolarenergyforhomesincities,theysay.Thesolartreeswillalsotakelessspacefromfarmersinruralareas.Andtheywillcollectmoreenergythannormalphotovoltaicpanelsonthetopsofbuildings,becausetheirdesignhelpswithplacementofsolarpanelsinawaythattheyareexposedmoretothesun.Indiaistheworld'sthirdlargestproducerofgreenhousegases.Thecountryhaspromisedtoreduceitsrateofgreenhousegasproduction.Thecostofphotovoltaicpanelshasgonedowninrecentyears.Thishasmadesolarpowercheaperandeasiertouse.Butitisstillnotclearhowusefulthesenewdevelopmentsinsolarpowertechnologyare.1、Whichpicturecanshowthesolartreeinthepassage?A． B． C． D．2、WhatdoesBedisayaboutthesolartrees?A．Theyareenergy-consuming. B．Theyarespace-saving.C．Theyareeasilyaccessible. D．Theyhavegeographicallimitation.3、Whatmakesthesolartreecollectmoreenergy?A．Thehi-techmaterialsbuiltinthepanels. B．Thenumberofpanelsfixedonit.C．Thecorrectplacementofthetree. D．Theflexibilitvofitsdesign.4、What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewtechnologicalinvention.B．Toexplainwhyscientistsdesignsolartrees.C．Todescribethefeaturesofsolartrees.D．Toshowthebenefitsofsolarpowertechnology.22．（8分）SANFRANCISCO(AP)-SamsungsaysnewGalaxyNote7smartphoneswillbeavailableinU.S.stonesstartingWednesdaytoreplaceabout1milliondevicesthatarebeingrecalledbecausetheirbatteriescancatchfire.TheSouthKoreancompanyhasbeenscramblingtofixproblemscausedbyfaultybatteriesinthelatestversionofitstopofthelinesmartphonewhichfirstwentonsalelastmonth.WhenitfirstofferedonSept.2toreplacetheaffectedNote7phonesSamsungsaiditwouldswapthemformodelsofitsotherphonessuchastheGalaxyS7untilsuppliesofreplacementNote7devicesbecameavailable.SamsungfolloweduplastweekbyannouncingthatU.S.consumerswhohadpurchasedoneoftherecalledphonescouldchoosebetweenareplacementorarefundfrothedevicewhichsellsforabout$850.ThatofferwasjointlyannouncedwithofficialsattheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommissionafterSamsungwascriticizedfornotcoordinatingmorecloselywiththecommission.SafetyofficialshaveurgedNote7ownerstoturnofftheirphonesandreturnthemimmediately.TheycitedreportsofNote7batteriesoverheatingintheUnitedStatesincluding26instanceswhereindividualswereburnedand55thatcausedpropertydamage.Theproblemdoesn’taffectallNote7phonesbecauseSamsungusesbatteriesfromdifferentsuppliers.Butthecompanyhassaidabout2.5milliondevicesmaybeaffectedworldwideincluding1millionsoldintheUnitedStates.Samsungalsosaidit’spushingouttwosoftwareupdatesthroughwirelesscarriers.OnewillshowagreenbatteryicontoconfirmthataNote7deviceisanewonethatdoesn’thavethebatteryproblem.Theotherwilldisplayashortnoticetoownersofolderphonescoveredbytherecalltellingthemtoturnofftheirdeviceandtakeitinforareplacement.AboutaquarterofaffectedphoneshadbeenexchangedintheUnitedStatesbyTuesdayAccordingtoaspokeswomanforSamsung’sU.S.subsidiary.ShewasunabletosayhowmanyNote7buyerssoughtrefundsbutsaid“thevastmajority”receivedadifferentSamsungphoneasareplacement.1、What’swrongwiththeaffectedNote7phones?A．Thepriceofthemistoohigh.B．Theirbatteriescancatchfire.C．Theyaresimilartoiphone7.D．Theyhaveproblemswiththeirearphones.2、WhatcanaU.S.consumerwhohadpurchasedoneoftherecalledphonesdoaccordingtoSamsung’sannouncement?A．Tosellhis/herrecalledphonetoothersforabout$850.B．Tochooseareplacementandarefundforhis/herrecalledphone.C．TousetherecalledphonetoreplaceaGalaxyS7firstandthenoneofthenewNote7devicesforfree.D．Toreturntherecalledphoneandgetareplacementorarefund(about$850)forthedevice.3、HowmanyaffectedphoneshadbeenexchangedintheUnitedStatesbyTuesday?A．About0.625million.B．About0.25million.C．About0.875million.D．About1million.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Atleast81casesofNote7batteriesoverheatingwerereportedintheUnitedStates.B．TheNote7phonessoldinChinaaresafe.C．TheNote7phonesusedbatteriesfromdifferentsuppliersneverhavethe

sameproblems.D．TheGalaxyS7devicesarethesafest.23．（8分）High-sugardietsraiserisksforheartdisease,obesityanddiabetes,butwedoloveoursweets,sohealthexpertshavetriedtosuggestalternatives,andhoneyhasbeenforemostamongthem.Honeyisactuallysweeterthansugaris,whichmeans,intheoryatleast,thatyoucouldenhanceflavorequallywithasmallerquantityofhoney.Buthoneyactuallyhasahighercaloriecount.Itmayhavemoreminerals,whichlooksbetteronalabelbut,inreality,thesearesuchtraceamountsthattheydon’tofferanyrealadvantages.Honey’sreputationasamedicineisnotwhollyunfounded.Somehoneydoesindeedhaveantibacterialproperties.Onebyproductofenzymesinhoneyishydrogenperoxide,apowerfulgermkiller.Plus,honey’stextureandconsistencyaregoodforkeepingwoundsclean,andbadforbugsthatmightwanttoinfectthem.Honeyismoistanditsgooeyconsistencymeanitcaneasilyspreadoverandstayoverwoundswhilekeepingthetissuefrombecomingdryandfragile.Thestickysubstancemeansbacteriacannotaccumulateandmultiplyeasily.Itisparticularlywell-knownforfightingbacterialikestaph,salmonella,E.Coliandcertainbacteriathatcaninfectthegutandcauseulcers.However,scientistscanonlysaythisforsureaboutMakunaandMalaysianTualanghoney.Wedon’tknowyetwhetherlocalhomegrownhoneyhasthesamepotency-orsafety.Ahotcupofteawithsomehoneystirredincertainlysoundslikeitwouldmakeyoufeelbetter.Butit’sdifficulttosayforsurethatitwill.Whenyouhaveacold,contactwithwarmwater(fromtea)mayhelptobustupphlegm(痰）thatblocksyourairways.Butsomesuspecttherealsecrettothequalitiesofacuppaisinthehoney.Therearestudiesthatsuggestthathoneydoesworkaswellorbetterthancoughsuppressant（抑制性的）drugslikeRobitussin.Mostofthese,however,wereconsideredbytheacademicworldtobewidelymisinterpretedbythemedia.Oneofthefindingsthatseemedtohavegiventhehoneytrendsomeadditionallegscamefromastudythatsaidtherewas“nodifference”,statisticallyspeaking,betweenhoneyandoneparticularcoughsuppressant.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Honeyhasmoremineralsthansugar.B．Honeycanbeusedtotreatwounds.C．Thesweetnessinhoneycanfightbacteria.D．Allkindsofhoneycanactasmedicines.2、Whatistheauthor'sattitudewhenitcomestothefunctionsofhoney?A．ObjectiveB．CriticalC．SupportiveD．Skeptical3、Whatmightbetalkedaboutnext?A．Honeywillbewidelyusedinotherfields.B．Honeywillnotberecommendedinmedicaltreatmentanymore.C．Otherstudiesshowedhoneyworkedbetterthansomecoughmedicines.D．Otherstudiesshowedneitherhoneynorsomecoughmedicinesfunctionedwell.24．（8分）Stillseekingadestinationforyourweekendbreak?Therearesomeplaceswhichareprobablyamerewalkawayfromyourcollege.King'sArtCentreAdayattheCentrecouldmeanavisittoanexhibitionoftheworkofoneofthemostinterestingcontemporaryartistsonshowanywhere.Thisweekendteestheopeningofanexhibitionoffourlocalartists.Youcouldattendaclassteachingyouhowto'learnfromthemasters'orgetmorecreativewithpaint----freeofcharge.TheCentrealsorunstwolifedrawingclassesforwhichthereisasmallfee.TheBotanicGardenTheGardenhasover8,000plantspecies;itholdstheresearchandteachingcollectionoflivingplantsforCambridgeUniversity.Themulti-branchedTorchAloehereisimpressive.TheAfricanplantproducesredflowersaboveblue-greenleaves,andisnotonetomiss.GettothedisplayhousetoseeDionaeamuscipula,aplantmorecommonlyknownastheVenusFlytrapthatfeedsoninsectsandothersmallanimals.TheGardenisalsoaplaceforwildlife-enthusiasts.Lookforgrasssnakesinthelake.Asnakecalled'HissingSid'isregularlyseenlyingintheheatofthewarmsun.Byron'sPoolManystoriessurroundLordByron'stimeasastudentofCambridgeUniversity,Arrivingin1805,hewrotealettercomplainingthatitwasaplaceof"messanddrunkenness".However,itseemsasthoughByrondidmanagetopassthetimepleasantlyenough.I'mnotjusttalkingaboutthepetbearhekeptinhisroans.Hespentagreatdealoftimewalkinginthevillage.ItisalsosaidthatonoccasionByronswamnakedbymoonlightinthelake,whichisnowknownasByron'sPool.AcoupleofmilespastGrantchesterinthesouthCambridgeshirecountryside,thepoolissurroundedbybeautifulcircularpathsaroundthefields.Thecriesofinvisiblebirdsmakethetripalovelyexperienceandonthewayhomeyoucandropintothevillageforafternoontea.Ifyoudon'ttrustme,thenperhapsyou’lltakeitfromVirginiaWoolf-----overacenturyafterByron,shereportedlytookatriptoswiminthesamepool.1、Asmentionedinthepassage,thereisasmallchargefor_____.A．a(chǎn)ttendingthemasters'class B．workingwithlocalartistsC．learninglifedrawing D．seeinganexhibition2、"TorchAloe"and"VenusFlytrap"are_____.A．commoninsects B．impressiveplantsC．rarely-seensnakes D．wildlife-enthusiasts3、WecaninferfromthepassagethatByronseemed_____.A．tofearpetbears B．tolikewalkingC．tobeaheavydrinker D．tofinishuniversityin18054、InthepassageByron'sPoolisdescribedasalake_____.A．surroundedbyfieldsB．ownedbyLordByronC．locatedinGrantchesterD．discoveredbyVirginiaWoolf5、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．SomeplacesforweekendbreakB．Awaytobecomecreativeinart.C．Thecolourfullifeinthecountryside.D．UnknownstoriesofCambridgeUniversity.25．（10分）MobilephoneusersinChinaexpectedapleasantsurprisethismonth.StartingfromOctober1,anewpolicyadoptedbythethreegiantcellphoneoperators—ChinaMobile,ChinaTelecomandChinaUnicom—hasallowedunuseddatafromindividualdatapackagestobecarriedovertothenextmonthforuse.Atthebeginning,usersofthethreetelecommunicationcompanieswelcomedthispolicy,sincetheywouldhavemorefreedatatouseinthenextmonth.However,evenbeforeChineseuserscouldenjoythefreeextrapackage,theusersfoundthatsincetheadoptionofthepolicy,theoriginaldatalimitsseemtobefarmoreeasilyswallowedup,whichmeanstherewouldn’tbeanyunuseddataleftforthenextmonth.OneuserofChinaUnicomclaimedthatittookhimonlyninedaystouseupthedatapackageofamonth.Telecomshavebecomeanecessityinmodernlifelikewaterorpower,andraisingorloweringcostssignificantlyaffectspeople’slivesandfinances.Butdisagreementsbetweenconsumersandserviceproviderscoverdiscussion.Itistooearlytojudgehowlongthedisagreementbetweentelecommunicationcompaniesandconsumersoverdatapackageswilllast,since,accordingtomediareports,themeasurementofdatausageisdifficulttotrack.Companiesareusing“userprivacy”toavoidgivingoutanyinformation.Butreadingthroughthecompaniespostedonlinebycellphoneusers,wecansensethepublic’sdistrustofStated-ownedenterprises(SOEs).Asurveydonebythepeople’sTribuneResearchCenterin2012foundthatthepublic’snegativeimpressionofSOEscamefromthebeliefthattheyonlyrelyongovernmentsupportandtheiremployeesusuallydoeasyjobsbutgethigherpay,yettheirsenseofserviceisfarbehindprivateandforeignenterprises.ThecurrentargumentoverthedatapackageofthreeState-ownedtelecommunicationgiantsreflectstheextentofpublicanger.Amongthecountry’santi-corruptioncampaign(反腐敗運(yùn)動(dòng))andreforms,itshowsthepublic’senthusiasmfordeepeningreformsandmakingSOEsbenefitdomesticconsumers.1、Theattitudeoftheuserstowardsthenewpolicyofthethreetelecommunicationcompaniesatthebeginningcanbebestdescribedas________.A．indifferent B．opposed C．positive D．disappointed2、Whatistheresultofthenewpolicyadoptedbythethreetelecommunicationcompanies?A．Chinesephoneusersareallowedtosendtheirunuseddatatotheirfriends.B．Chinesephoneusersarepresentedwithmuchcheaperindividualdatapackages.C．Chinesephoneusershavenoneedtobuyindividualdatapackages.D．Chinesephoneusersconsumethedatamuchsoonerthanexpected.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthepublic’simpressionofSOEs?A．SOEsaresupportedbythegovernmenttoalargeextent.B．SOEshavebenefiteddomesticconsumerseffectively.C．SOEs’employeesdon’tdeservethehighpay.D．SOEs’serviceisworsethanprivateandforeignenterprises.4、Thelastparagraphmostprobablyimpliesthat________.A．thepublicarenotsatisfiedwiththereformsatpresentB．thepublicdonotcareaboutthecountry’sreformsC．thepublicthinkhighlyofanti-corruptioncampaignD．thepublicareconfidentaboutthereformofSOEs第三部分語言知識(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）Orderisthebestmanageroftime.Itillustratesmanysubjects.Thus,obediencetothenaturallawisorder.Virtueisorder.Theworldbeganwithit.1wasoncecommonbeforeitsestablishment.Themerchant,theclerkandthelaborerareallofthesame2,bornwiththesameexpectationsandaffectedbysimilarinfluences.Theyare,itis3,bornindifferentpositions,butit4withthemselveswhethertheyshalllivenoblyorevilly.Theymaynothavetheirchoiceofrichesorpoverty,buttheyhavetheir5ofbeinggoodorevil.Peopleofthehighestposition,6cultureandeducation,haveoftenasgreathardshipsasthecommonpeople.Theyhavetomaketheirincomesgomuchfurther.Theyhaveto7theirsocialstatus.8theirincomesmaybelesssatisfactory,theyaredesperateto9andbringthechildrenupasgentlemen.Hume,afamoushistorian,wasamanofgoodfamilybuthis10wereverysmallwhenhewasyoung.Inhisautobiography,heuseshisowncaseasa(n)11oftheadvantagesoffrugality(節(jié)省).Despiteaconsiderabledebt,hismother,awidow,12metthedifficultiesandeventuallyovercamethem.Thoughherincomewaslessthanthatofmanyhighlypaidmen,sheeducatedherchildrenwellandbroughtthemup13.Humesays,“WhilestudyinginFrance,I14thatplanoflifewhichIhavesteadilyandsuccessfullypursued.Ideterminedtomakea15frugalitysupplyofmyshortageoffortuneandto16myindependence.”Atthirty-sixhethoughthimselfrich.Thesearehisownwords:“Myappointments,withmyfrugality,hadhelpedmereachafortunewhichmademe17”.Goethesays,“Itdoesn’tmatterwithinwhatcircleanhonestmanacts,providedheknowshowto18thatcircle.”“Whatisthebestgovernment?”Goetheasks,“Thatwhichteachesusto19ourselves!Leteveryoneonlydotherightinhisplace,without20himselfabouttheconfusionoftheworld.”1、A．ChaosB．OffenceC．PunishmentD．Condemnation2、A．originB．raceC．natureD．interest3、A．hopefulB．strangeC．vitalD．true4、A．a(chǎn)greesB．restsC．correspondsD．conflicts5、A．ideaB．optionC．freedomD．intention6、A．indefenceofB．incourseofC．inanticipationofD．inrespectof7、A．giveupB．dependonC．lookforD．keepup8、A．SinceB．ThoughC．UnlessD．When9、A．educateB．encourageC．blameD．spoil10、A．a(chǎn)mbitionsB．a(chǎn)chievementsC．meansD．contributions11、A．a(chǎn)ssuranceB．consequenceC．illustrationD．criterion12、A．bravelyB．stubbornlyC．sharplyD．tentatively13、A．faithfullyB．plainlyC．gratefullyD．virtuously14、A．proposedB．madeC．discussedD．a(chǎn)pproved15、A．rigidB．casualC．liberalD．flexible16、A．balanceB．restoreC．valueD．maintain17、A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．proudC．independentD．knowledgeable18、A．fitinB．moveinC．endinD．engagein19、A．protectB．justifyC．governD．display20、A．questioningB．troublingC．scoldingD．a(chǎn)bandoning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）AGameGuyAfewyearsago,Igotinvolvedina1．(ambition)plantowinanIsraeliQuizshowsimilartowhoWantstoBeaMillionaire,whichwasbeyondmy2．(wild)expectationsIwaswalkingdownthestreet3．a(chǎn)friendcalledandsaid“Dude,you’vegottorunhomeYou’regoingtobeontheradio4．20minutesExplanationslater''AsIwalked,heexplainedthathe5．(win)theshowtheweekbeforeandwasn'tallowedtogoonagainSohe’dplayedthatweekusingmynameNowIwasontheradio6．(compete)withtenotherpeopleNottoworry-hewashelpingmeWithonephone,Ilistenedtotheradioshow,andon7．phoneIhadmyfriendtellingmewhat8．(say)IwasjustrepairingtheanswersAsweadvancedtothefinalround,whereI9．(ask)thequestion”Whohassoldthemostalbums?”Iknew10．a(chǎn)nswer,soIshouteditAsitturnedout,howeverBritneySpearsnottheone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）Oneyearago,Iwasingreattrouble.IworkedhardatEnglishanddevoteallmysparetimetolearnit.ButIfailedtopassthemid-termexamination,whichmademegreatdisappointed.SoIaskedmygrandpaforhelpwhenIgottohome.HearingthatItoldhim,hesaid,“Examinationresultsaresometimeunexpectedbyy