2025屆廣東省汕頭市潮師高級中學高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2025屆廣東省汕頭市潮師高級中學高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷考生須知：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．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．a(chǎn)ddictedto C．a(chǎn)ccustomedto D．exposedto2．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased3．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced4．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely5．---Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.---_______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat6．—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.—Why?It’s________thanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.A．farmoreinteresting B．muchlessinterestingC．nomoreinteresting D．a(chǎn)nylessinteresting7．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved8．Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce______himgetworriedorupset.A．Isaw B．IwouldseeC．didIsee D．wouldIsee9．Itisreportedthehousingpricesinsomebigcitiesfallindifferentdegrees.A．whichB．whatC．thatD．where10．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer11．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone12．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken13．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how14．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where15．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);a D．the;a16．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken17．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI18．Onlyaftertalkingtotwostudentsthathavingstrongmotivationisoneofthebiggestfactorsinreachinggoals.A．Ididdiscover B．didIdiscoverC．Idiscovered D．discovered19．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t20．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Generallyspeaking,governmentregulationsnormallybananythingfromsmokinginpublicplacestoparkingincertainzones.ButofficialsintheBraziliantownofBiritibaMirim,70km(45miles)eastofSaoPaulo,havegonefarbeyondthat.Theyplantoprohibitresidentsfromdyingearlybecausethelocalcemetery(墓地)hasreachedfullcapacity.There’snomoreroomtoburythedead,theycan’tbecremated(火化)andlawsforbidanewcemetery.Sothemayorhasproposedastrangesolution:outlawdeath.MayorRobertoPereirasaysthebillismeantasaprotestagainstfederalregulationsthatprohibitneworexpandedcemeteriesinpreservationareas.“Theyhavenottakenlocaldemandsintoconsideration”,heclaims.A2003decree(法令)byBrazil’sNationalEnvironmentCouncilforbidsburialgroundsinprotectedareas.Mr.Pereirawantstobuildanewcemetery,buttheprojecthasbeenstoppedbecause98%ofBiritibaMirimisconsideredasapreservationarea.BiritibaMirim,atownof28,000inhabitants,notonlywantstoprohibitresidentsfrompassingaway.Thebillalsocallsonpeopletotakecareoftheirhealthinordertoavoiddeath.“Ihaven’tgotajob,noramIhealthy.AndnowtheysayIcan’tdie.That’sridiculous,”AmaridodoPrado,anunemployedresidentsaid.Thecitycouncilisexpectedtovoteontheregulationnextweek.“Ofcoursethebillislaughable,illegal,andwillneverbeapproved,”saidGilsonSoaresdeCampos,anassistantofthemayor.“Butcanyouthinkofabetterresolutiontopersuadethegovernmenttochangetheenvironmentaldecreethatisprohibitingusfrombuildinganewcemetery?”Thebillstatesthat“offenderswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiracts.”However,itdoesnotsaywhatthepunishmentwillbe.1、WhatisthebilltobeproposedbytheofficialsinBiritibaMirim?A．Banonbuildinganewcemetery.B．Banonparkingincertainzones.C．Forbiddingburiedgroundsinpreservation.D．Prohibitingresidentsfromdyingearly.2、Whatcanweinferfromthephrase“havegonefarbeyondthat”inthefirstparagraph?A．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavemadetheseregulations.B．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebeentomanyplacesaroundtheworld.C．ThebilltobeproposedbyofficialsinBiritibaMirimismuchtoounexpected.D．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebuilttoomanycemeteriesintheirtown.3、What’stheattitudeofthemayorofBiritibaMirimtowardsthefederalregulations?A．Hegivesstrongbackingtothem.B．Heobjectstothem.C．Heremainssilentaboutthem.D．Heaskstheresidentsforadviceonthem.4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Thebillhascomeintoeffectbutitdoesn’tstateclearlywhatpunishementstheoffenderswillreceive.B．Theresidentsofthetownsinghighpraiseforthebill.C．Thegovernmentisgoingtochangetheunreasonaleandlaughabledecree.D．Nobetterresolutionoftheproblemshasbeenthoughtout.22．（8分）Who'sincontrolofyourlife?Who'spullingyourstrings?Forthemajorityofus,it'sotherpeople-society,colleagues,friends,familyorourcommunity.Welearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewereveryyoung,ofcourse.Wewerebrainwashed.Wediscoveredthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsit,"Mostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse'sopinions,theirlivesamimicry,theirpassionsaquotation."Sowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulweare,itmakesusfeelgood.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrug-weareaddictedtoitandseekitoutwhereverwecan.Therefore,wearesoeagerfortheapprovalofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlives,failingtodothethingswereallywantto.Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgettingtheirfix(成癮物)weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval.But,justaswithanydrug.thereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedom-thefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownagenda,andtheycomewiththeirownbaggageand,intheend,they'remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.Furthermore,ifwetrytolivebytheopinionsofothers,wewillbuildourlifeonsinkingsand.Everyonehasadifferentwayofthinking,andpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetime.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhausted(tired)andprobablypleasingnooneintheprocess.Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?Ithinkthere'sonlyoneway-makeaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringwhatotherpeoplethink.Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvalues-notvaluesimposedfromtheoutsidebyothers.butinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.Ifwearedrivenbythesevaluesandnotbythechangingopinionsandvaluesystemsofothers.wewillliveamoreauthentic,effective,purposefulandhappylife.1、WhatOscarWildesaysimpliesthat.A．mostpeoplehaveavarietyofthoughtsB．wehavethoughtssimilartothoseofothersC．otherpeople'sthoughtsaremoreimportantD．mostpeople'sthoughtsareaffectedbyothers2、Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthethirdparagraph?A．Thepriceoftakingthedrugisfreedom.B．Wemayloseourselvestowintheapprovalofothers.C．Weneedtopayforwhatwewanttoget.D．Changingopinionsmaycostusourfreedom.3、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A．it'sbettertofollowothers'opinionsB．it'simportanttoacceptothers'commentsC．weshouldn'tchangeourowndecisionD．weshouldn'tcaretoomuchwhatothersthink4、Theauthortriestopersuadethereaderstoaccepthisargumentsmainlyby.A．discussingquestions B．makingsuggestionsC．a(chǎn)nalyzingcausesandeffects D．providingexamplesandfacts23．（8分）DearMissHanff，Youwillbegladtoknowthatthetwoboxesofeggsandthetinsoftonguehaveallarrivedsafelyandonceagainweallwishtothankyoumostsincerelyforyourextremegenerosity.Mr.Martin，oneoftheoldermembersofourstaff,hasbeenonthesicklistforsometimeandwethereforelethimhavethelion’sshareoftheeggs,onewholeboxfulinfact,andofcoursehewasdelightedtogetthem.Thetinsoftonguelookveryinvitingandwillbeawelcomeadditiontoourlarders(食物櫥)andinmycasewillbeputononesideforaspecialoccasion.IenquiredatallthelocalmusicshopsbutwasunabletogettheMessiahorBach’sSt.MatthewPassioninstiffcoversinclean,secondhandcopies,andthenIfoundtheywereavailablefromthepublisherinneweditions.Theirpricesseemedabithigh,butIthoughtIhadbettergetthemandtheyhavebeensentbyBookPostafewdaysago,soshouldarriveanydaynow.Ourinvoice，total$4.20,isenclosedwiththebooks.WearesendingyoualittlegiftforChristmas.Wedohopeyouwillnothavetopayanydutyonit.Wewillmarkit“ChristmasGift”andkeepourfingerscrossed.Anyway，wehopeyouwilllikeitandacceptitwithoursincerebestwishesforChristmasandthecomingyear.MynameiscertainlynotofWelshorigin.AsitispronouncedtorhymewiththeFrenchword“Noel”，IthinktheremaybeapossibilitythatitoriginatedinFrance.Yourssincerely,FrankDoel1、WhatcanweinferfromthetextaboutFrankandhiscolleagues?A．Theylivedabusylife. B．Theyweretreatedbadly.C．Theywereinpoorhealth. D．Theylackedlivingmaterials.2、WhatwasMissHanffexpectedtoreceive?A．Tastyfood. B．Somemoney.C．Copiesofmusic. D．Secondhandbooks.3、WhywasFrankgoingtomarkthegiftwiththewords“ChristmasGift”?A．Toavoidtax. B．Tomakeawish.C．Toshowthecontent. D．Todeclareitsvalue.4、WhomdidFrankmostprobablywriteto?A．Afriend. B．Anassistant.C．Acustomer. D．Aworkmate24．（8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'slimitation25．（10分）Ihavebeenwatchingmydaughtersplaysportssincetheywerefour,andhavebeenshockedathowsomeparentsinthecrowdbehave.Atsoccergames,whenmygirlswereveryyoung,parentswouldbescreamingattheirchildrentogettheirheadsintothegame,tocharge,to“get”anopposingplayer,orto“killit.”Iunderstandparentswanttoencouragetheirchildrenandtheirteam—butatsomepointitbecomestoomuch.MydaughterGraceisahighschoolandAAU(AssociationofAmericanUniversities)basketballplayerandaverygoodoneatthat.Duringarecentgame,aparentsittingnearmewasshoutingloudlytoherdaughter,standingup,expressingdispleasureaboutthewayherteamwasplayingand,duringhalftime,speakingloudlyaboutherpersonallife.Afterhavingherinmyearformorethanhalfofthegame,IwassoputoffthatIhadtomove.Admittedly,Iamthequietparentatgames.Iclapfortheschoolgirlswhentheymakewonderfulplays.Forthemostpart,however,Iremainsilent.Shoutingoutmakesthemnervous.IaskedGracetoweighinonthis,andshetellsme:“Someparentsbecomeextremelyemotionallyinvestedinsportsgames,whichcanbecomeaproblemfortheplayers.Theworstthingiswhenpeoplepointoutthat‘crazyparent,’andtheydon’tknowthat’syourparent.”Iamallforparentspectatorscheeringontheirchildrenandtherestoftheteam.ButIhopeyoucancheeryourchildrenoninapositiveway.Shoutingthingslike,“Where’syourhead?”“Goafterher!”isnot,inmyview,thewaytocheeronhighschoolstudentsoryoungerchildren.Ifyouhavenothingpositivetosay,holdyourtongue.Ifyoufindyourselfstrugglingtokeepittogether,getsomefreshairduringhalftime.1、Unabletostandthemothernearby,theauthor.A．toldhertoshutupB．foundanotherseatC．a(chǎn)skedGraceforhelpD．refusedtotalktoher2、InGrace’sopinion,crazyparentsintheaudiencewillmakeplayersfeel.A．helplessB．impatientC．scaredD．a(chǎn)shamed3、Theauthorisagainstparentspectators.A．keepingsilentallthetimeB．sayingunpleasantwordsC．cheeringontheplayersD．leavingduringhalftime4、Whoaretheintendedreadersofthetext?A．Parents.B．Teenageplayers.C．Soccerspectators.D．Coaches.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Oneday,apoorboywhowastryingtopayhiswaythroughschoolbysellinggoodsdoortodoorfoundthatheonlyhadonedime(一角硬幣)left.Hewashungrysohedecidedtobegforamealatthenexthouse.However,whenalovely1womanopenedthedoor,heaskedforadrinkofwater.Shebroughthimalargeglassof2Hedrankitslowly,andthenasked,“HowmuchdoI3you?”“Youdon’towemeanything,”she4.“Motherhastaughtmenevertoacceptpayfor5”Hesaid,“ThenIthankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.”6HowardKellyleftthathouse,henotonlyfelt7physically,butitalsoincreasedhisfaithinGodandthehumanrace.Hewasaboutto8andquitbeforethispoint.Yearslaterthewomanbecameseriouslyill.The9doctorscoulddonothing.Theyfinallysenthertothebigcity,wherespecialistscanbegatheredtostudyher10disease.Dr.HowardKelly,nowfamous,was11fortheconsultation(會診).Whenheheardthenameofthetownshecamefrom,a12lightfilledhiseyes.Immediately,heroseandwentdown13thehospitalhallintoherroom.Dressedinhisdoctor’sgownhewentintoseeher.He14heratonce.Hewentbacktotheconsultationroomand15todohisbesttosaveherlife.Fromthatdayon,hegavespecial16toherease.Afteralongstruggle,thebattlewaswon.Dr.Kelly17thebusinessofficetopassthefinalbilltohimforapproval.Helookedatitandthenwrote18ontheside.Thebillwassenttoherroom.Shewas19toopenitbecauseshewassurethatitwouldtaketherestofherlifetopayitoff.20shelooked,andthenoteonthesideofthebillcaughtherattention.Shereadthesewords:“Paidinfullwithaglassofmilk.”(Signed)Dr.HowardKellyTearsofjoyfloodedhereyesassheprayedsilently:“Thankyou,God.Yourlovehasspreadthroughhumanheartsandhands.”1、A．young B．old C．rich D．poor2、A．juice B．water C．milk D．coffee3、A．pay B．owe C．give D．offer4、A．thought B．laughed C．refused D．replied5、A．a(chǎn)kindness B．a(chǎn)poorman C．beingrich D．suchathing6、A．Before B．As C．Until D．Since7、A．excited B．moved C．strong D．happy8、A．giveup B．goon C．keepup D．moveon9、A．famous B．experienced C．stupid D．local10、A．hopeless B．rare C．violent D．painful11、A．checkedin B．ledin C．calledin D．letin12、A．pleasant B．worried C．familiar D．strange13、A．into B．through C．a(chǎn)cross D．a(chǎn)long14、A．realized B．understood C．sensed D．recognized15、A．determined B．tried C．begged D．won16、A．charge B．love C．a(chǎn)ttention D．view17、A．ordered B．wanted C．expected D．requested18、A．a(chǎn)nything B．everything C．something D．nothing19、A．shy B．a(chǎn)fraid C．thoughtful D．a(chǎn)shamed20、A．Finally B．Carefully C．Immediately D．Gradually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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Apartfromthementalreliefofpeople’smind,anothermajoraspectofTaoistinfluenceonChineseculture1．(be)itsinfluenceonmartialarts.WudangmartialartsbasedontheTaoistideology2．(create)byoneofthemostfamousTaoists,3．(name)ZhangSanfengintheearlyyearsoftheMingDynasty.Wudangmartialartsareagreatcontribution4．WudangTaoism,whichis5．famousbranchofChineseTaoism.Taoismholdsthattherearebasic,everlastingandsupernaturalprinciplesintheearth6．a(chǎn)recalled“Tao”,suggestingsoftness,7．(quiet),emptinessandharmony.Allthesecanbepresentedbytaichi,yinandyang,thefiveelementsandtheeightdiagramstactics（八卦圖）.Underthedirectionofthesephilosophical8．(theory),thiskungfustylegainsgoodeffectsintheboxingandswordskills.Despitethemightyskills,9．(advocate)peaceistheessenceofWudangmartialarts.TheTaoistideologyteachesthatwarisimmoraland10．(fair).Accordingly,Taoismbelievesthatkungfuislearnedforprotectionbutnotdestruction.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，每處錯誤僅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；只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。InMarch1984,DrJohnFellows,wholivedinEngland,anddecidedtovisithismarrieddaughterintheUSA．HeboughtareturnairtickettoNewYorkandflewKennedyAirport．Whenhereached,however,herealizedthathehadforgottenhisdaughter’saddress．Evenbadly,hediscoveredhecan’trememberherfamilynametoo!DrFellowsspentseveralhoursattheairporttriedtothinkwhathisdaughter’snamewasandwhereitwaswhichshelived,butwithmuchluck．Eventually,hedecidedthathewouldhavetogiveuphisplantovisitherandhecaughtanextplanebacktoEngland．第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）一個英文網(wǎng)站面向中學生征稿。請你寫一篇英語稿件，介紹“清明節(jié)”及這個節(jié)日里的主要活動。寫作要點：1.它是中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日之一；2.掃墓祭祀、緬懷祖先。3.也有踏青游玩等活動。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：清明節(jié)theTomb-sweepingDay踏青haveanoutinginspringTheTomb-sweepingDayTheTomb-sweepingDayisoneofthe24seasonaldivisionpointsinChinafallingonApril4-6eachyear._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________