2025屆湖北省黃梅一中高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷含解析

2025屆湖北省黃梅一中高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請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．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference2．MeizhouIslandissuchabeautifulplaceofinterest______everyonelikestovisit.A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．which D．where3．Theinnerthoughtsofthetwoyoungpersonsarerevealedinthebook,______bothofthemfailtoexpress.A．where B．whenC．who D．which4．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome5．---CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？---I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．a(chǎn)ny6．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken7．—Wouldyoumindmycomingoverandhavingalookatyourrehearse(排練)?Mylittleson’scuriousabouttheperformance.—_______.Justcomeround.A．Yes,Ido B．Nevermind C．Notatall D．Yes,please8．Thissemesterourschooloffersmanyoptionalcoursesforthestudents,_______appealstomanystudents.A．eachofwhich B．a(chǎn)llofwhomC．eachofwhom D．a(chǎn)llofwhich9．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went10．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened11．UsuallyBeijingRoastDuck_____togetherwithspecialpancakes,greenonionsandsweetsauce.A．wasservedB．willserveC．isservedD．served12．That’swhyIhelpbrightenpeople’sdays.Ifyou________,who’stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A．didn’t B．don’tC．weren’t D．haven’t13．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy14．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who15．________enoughmoney,theyoungmanwasunabletobuyhisgirlfriendexpensivejewelry.A．Nottosave B．NotsavingC．Nothavingsaved D．Notsaved16．—Sir,I’mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.—________.I’vehadenoughofyourexcuses.A．Cutitout B．Suityourself C．Youcan’tbeserious D．Itmakessense17．Asachild,Iwas_________tokeepquietwhenmyparentswerediscussingsomething,whileparentsnowadaysoftenaskfortheirchildren’sopinions.A．demanded B．hoped C．forbidden D．required18．－You’vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.－_______.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.A．Itcan’tbehelped B．GoodideaC．Sofar,sogood D．Farfromit19．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why20．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a(chǎn),/,the C．a(chǎn),the,/ D．a(chǎn),/,a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）Turkey-YakamozHotelEstablished1992YakamozisasmallandfriendlyhotelsituatednearFethiyeinSouth-WestTurkey.OfferingtraditionalTurkishhospitality,fabulousMediterraneancuisine,andcharminggardens,Yakamozdelightsallwhoenteritsgates.·Allroomshavebathroomsandbalconies;·OpenApriltolateOctober;·2019rates-twinrooms￡20perperson-incl.breakfast;·Showthisadtogetanexclusive10%LonelyPlanetmagazineEmail:info@CastawaysSpecialisttailor-madeholidaystoMallorca,Spain,Madeira,Portugal,TheCanaryIslands,CyprusandFrance.*****QuoteLonelyPlanetMAGAZINETOSAVE￡50perPERSONONYOUR2019HOLIDAY.*****01737812255www.castaways.co.ukONCEINALIFETIMEPERUADVENTURETheDesert,theAndesandtheAmazononaspectacular2-weekSelfDriveguidedholiday.ReachlocationsinSouthAmericaotherscanonlydreamofwithPeruSafari.～～～～～PERUSAFARITheheartofadventure～～～～～T:01744889819orM:07522776160E:info@W:RailHolidaysoftheWorld·DiscoverPeruandBrazil’sculturalhighlightsbytrain;·ExploreCaliforniabysteamandrailroad;·TravelbyrailintoEasternCanada’sremotewilderness;·TakeafabulousrailtourofAustralia&NewZealandinearly2019.Over40YearsofUnforgettableRailJourneys☆☆☆☆☆FFestingiogT0017512400103、Whatisthecostfor2nightsofaccommodationfor2peopleattheYakamozHotelwiththeLonelyPlanetdiscount?A．￡88. B．￡80.C．￡72. D．￡64.1、Railholidaysareavailablefor________.A．NorthAmerica,EuropeandAustraliaB．NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAsiaC．Australia,AsiaandEuropeD．NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAustralia2、HowmanyadvertisementsofferholidaystoPeru?A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.22．（8分）TheBestofFriendsTheevidenceforharmonymaynotbeobviousinsomefamilies.Butitseemsthatfouroutoffiveyoungpeoplenowgetonwiththeirparents,whichistheoppositeofthepopularlyheldimage(印象)ofunhappyteenagerslockedintheirroomafterendlessfamilyquarrels.Animportantnewstudyintoteenageattitudessurprisinglyshowsthattheirfamilylifeismoreharmoniousthanithaseverbeeninthepast.”Weweresurprisedbyjusthowpositivetoday’syoungpeopleseentobeabouttheirfamilies,”saidonememberoftheresearchteam.”They’reexpectedtoberebellious(叛逆的)andselfishbutactuallytheyhaveotherthingsontheirminds;theywantacarandmaterialgoods,andtheyworryaboutwhetherschoolisservingthemwell.There’smorenegotiation(商議)anddiscussionbetweenparentsandchildren,andchildrenexpecttotakepartinthefamilydecision-makingprocess.Theydon’twanttorocktheboat.”Soitseemsthatthisgenerationofparentsismuchmorelikelythanparentsof30yearsagototreattheirchildrenasfriends.”Myparentsarehappytodiscussthingswithmeandwillingtolistentome,”says17-years-oldDanielLazall.”IalwaystellthemwhenI’mgoingoutclubbing.AslongastheyknowwhatI’mdoing,they’refinewithit.”SusanCrome,whoisnow21,agrees.”Lookingbackonthelast2years,therewasalotofwhatyoucouldcallnegotiation.Forexample,aslongasI’ddoneallmyhomework,IcouldgooutonaSaturdaynight.ButIthinkmygrandparentswerealotstricterwithmyparentsthanthat.”Maybethispositiveviewoffamilylifeshouldnotbeunexpected.Itispossiblethattheideaofteenagersrebellionisnotrootedinrealfacts.Aresearchercomments,”O(jiān)ursurprisethatteenagerssaytheygetalongwellwiththeirparentscomesbecauseofabriefperiodinoursocialhistorywhenteenagerswereregardedasdifferentbeings.Butthatideaofrebellingandbreakingawayfromtheirparentsreallyonlyhappenedduringthatonetimeinthe360swheneveryonerebelled.Thenormalsituationthroughouthistoryhasbeenasmoothchangefromhelpingoutwiththefamilybusinesstotakingitover.”1、Whatisthepopularimagesofteenagerstoday?A．TheyworryaboutschoolB．TheydislikelivingwiththeirparentsC．TheyhavetobelockedintoavoidtroublesD．Theyquarrelalotwithotherfamilymembers2、Thestudyshowsthatteenagersdon’twantto___A．sharefamilyresponsibility B．causetroubleintheirfamiliesC．goboatingwiththeirfamily D．makefamilydecisions3、Comparedwithparentsof30yearsago,today’sparents___.A．gotoclubsmoreoftenwiththeirchildrenB．a(chǎn)remuchstricterwiththeirchildrenC．carelessabouttheirchildren’slifeD．givetheirchildrenmorefreedom4、Accordingtotheauthour,teenagerebellion____.A．maybeafalsebelief B．iscommonnowadaysC．existedonlyinthe360s D．resultedfromchangesinfamilies5、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Negotiationinfamily B．EducationinfamilyC．Harmonyinfamily D．Teenagetroubleinfamily23．（8分）Recentlyastudy，ledbyPedroHallaloftheFederalUniversity，suggeststhatnearlyathirdofadults，31%，arenotgettingenoughexercise.Thatratesofexercisehavedeclinedishardlyanewdiscovery.Sincethebeginningoftheindustrialrevolution，technologyandeconomicgrowthhavehelpedtocreateaworldinwhichtakingexerciseismoreandmoreanoptionratherthananecessity.ButonlyrecentlyhaveenoughgooddatabeencollectedfromenoughplacestocarryoutthesortofanalysisDr.Hallalandhiscolleagueshaveengagedin.Therearecommonthemesindifferentplaces.Unsurprisingly，peopleinrichcountriesarelessactivethanthoseinpoorones，andoldpeoplearelessactivethanyoungones.Lessobviously，womentendtoexerciselessthanmen—34%areinactive，comparedwith28%ofmen.Butthereareexceptions.ThewomenofCroatia，F(xiàn)inland，IraqandLuxembourg，forexample，movemorethantheirmalecountrymen.Maltawinstheraceformostslothfulcountry，with72%ofadultsgettingtoolittleexercise，andSwazilandandSaudiArabiaareinclosebehind，with69%.InBangladesh，just5%ofadultsfailtoexerciseenough.Surprisingly，sixAmericansintenareactiveenoughaccordingtoDr.Hallal’sstudy，comparedwithfewerthanfourintenBritish.Thesehighratesofinactivityareworrying.Humanbeingsseemtohaveevolvedtobenefitfromexercisewhiledeliberatelyavoidingitwhenevertheycan.Inastateofnatureitwouldbeimpossibletolivealifethatdidnotprovideenoughofit.Butthatisnolongerthecase.Actuallylackofenoughactivitythesedayshasnearlythesameeffectonlifespanassmoking.1、WemaylearnfromParagraph1that________.A．thedeclineofexerciseratesisnewlydiscoveredB．thestudysuggests31%offemaleadultsgettoolittleexerciseC．theindustrialrevolutionhaschangedthewaypeoplelivetosomedegreeD．thegoodenoughdatahasbeencollectedfromonlyonecountry2、Accordingtothestudy,womenofLuxembourg________.A．havelittletimetoexerciseB．hatetogetregularexerciseC．takemoreexercisetoloseweightD．exercisemorethanmenintheircountry3、Theunderlinedword“slothful”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“________”．A．lazyB．richC．powerfulD．unpopular4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BenefitsofTakingExerciseB．NewHealthDiscoveryC．EvolvementofHumanBeingsD．WorldwideLackofEnoughExercise24．（8分）Thesecrettolivinglongercouldbeassimpleaspickingupyourwalkingpace,accordingtoanewstudy.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofSydneyfoundthatwalkingatabrisk(快的)orfastpacewasassociatedwithariskreductionof24percentforanycauseofdeath.Thiseffectwasevenmoreobviousinolderagegroup,withfastwalkersovertheageof60reducingtheirriskofdeathbyasurprising53percent.ProfessorEmmanuelStamatakis,wholedthestudy,explained,“Afastpaceisgenerallyfivetosixkilometersperhour,butitreallydependsonawalker’sfitnesslevels;analternativesindicatoristowalkatapacethatmakesyouslightlyoutofbreathorsweaty.”Inthestudy,theresearcherslookedattheresultsof4surveysfrom1224to2001,inwhichparticipantsrecordedtheirwalkingpace,aswellasage,sexandBMI.Theanalysisshowedthatwalkingatanaveragepacewasassociatedwitha20percentriskreductionforall-causemortality(死亡率)comparedwithwalkingataslowpace,whilewalkingatabriskorfastpacewasassociatedwithariskreductionof24percent.Theresearchershopethefindingswillencouragethedevelopmentofpublichealthmessageaboutthebenefitsofwalkingpace.ProfessorStamatakisadded,“Theseanalysessuggestthatincreasingwalkingpacemaybeastraightforwardwayforpeopletoimprovehearthealthandriskforprematuremortality---providingasimplemessageforpublichealthcampaignstopromote.“Especiallyinsituationswhenwalkingmoreisn’tpossibleduetotimepressuresoralesswalking-friendlyenvironment,walkingfastermaybeagoodoptiontogettheheartrateup---onethatmostpeoplecaneasilyaddtotheirlives.”1、Whobenefitmostfromwalkingfast?A．Cancersufferers. B．Theelderly.C．Thosewhohaveheartproblems. D．ThosewhohavehighBMI.2、WhatdecideshowfastapersoncanwalkaccordingtoProfessorStamatakis?A．His/Herfitnesslevels. B．His/Herages.C．His/Herwill. D．His/HerBMI.3、Whycanwalkingfastreducedeathrate?A．Mostpeoplelikedoingit. B．Itbenefitstheheart.C．Itreducescancermortality. D．Mostpeoplecandoiteasily.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Walkingiseasyexerciseforpeopletodo.B．Walkinghasreceivedlittleattentionuntilnow.C．Moreandmorepeoplearewalkingfastforhealth.D．Afastwalkingpacecanbenefitpeople’shealth.25．（10分）It’sofficial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld’sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththesecond-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope—hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,Danish,GermanandJapanesebabiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.“I’mnotsurprised,”Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexandertellsme.“Thefirstyearofachild’slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressedbecausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave(孕產(chǎn)假).Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersaregettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying.”Shepausesbeforethrowinginafinaltip:“Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbesharedbetweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.“It’sjustthedonethinginDenmark,”shesaysofacountrythathastheworld’shighestbreastfeedingrates.“Inothercountries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn’tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeedinghasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”ForIbenSandahl,Alexander’sco-author,itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.“Weareanhonestandpurepeople,”shetellsme.“Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sadorannoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing(擁抱)allkindsoffeelings,sowearen’tscared.Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It’showbabiescommunicateandit’sabouttryingtounderstandit.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?A．Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.B．Morecompanyfromaparent.C．Anenergeticbusymother.D．Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.A．somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappyB．Demarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales’rightsC．Danishparents’attitudestoababy’sfirstyearvaryconsiderablyD．breastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably________.A．trytofigureoutwhattheywantB．putthemoutdoorsforagoodsleepC．seeksocialsupportforguidanceD．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）MyfamilyandIwereonourwaytoPennsylvaniaanditwasthemiddleofasnowstorm.Wewerealmosttherewhenwegotstuckina1trafficjam.Carsstretched(延伸)aheadofusandbehindusas2aswecouldsee.Wesatinthesame3withoutmovingforsevenhours.We4periodicallytoseeifthe5aheadofusweremoving,whichtheyhadneverbeen.6therewasalarge18-wheelertruckinfrontofus,mymomhadto7thedoortoseearoundthe18-wheelertogeta8ofthetrafficjaminfrontofus.Allwecoulddowassitand9.Atnotimedidanyofusfallasleeporstop10attention,becausewewerealwayscheckinguponthetraffic.Wesatforhoursandheard11aboutthecauseofthetrafficjamfromthe12,andtheonlypersonwetalkedtowasatruckdriver13us,whodidn’tknowanythingaboutiteither.14,aftersevenhours,thetruckinfrontofusbeganmovingslowlyandwewerehappytogetmoving,butwhenwe15infrontofthetruck,therewereabsolutelyNOcarstobeseen,andNONEbehindus,16one18-wheeler.Theonlyothervehiclebesidesthosewastheoneofthetruckerthathadbeennexttousthe17time.Therewerenosignsofatrafficjamtheentire18ofourtrip.Itwasasthoughthecarshadall19.Tothisdaywehaveno20astohowthiscouldhavehappened.1、A．permanentB．hugeC．messyD．illegal2、A．usuallyB．muchC．farD．quickly3、A．carB．sofaC．seatD．spot4、A．checkedB．examinedC．staredD．tried5、A．passengersB．trucksC．menD．cars6、A．BecauseB．AlthoughC．EvenifD．Asif7、A．shutB．a(chǎn)nswerC．openD．lock8、A．viewB．senseC．listD．rush9、A．playB．waitC．sleepD．imagine10、A．a(chǎn)ttractingB．demandingC．payingD．receiving11、A．somethingB．newsC．whispersD．nothing12、A．TVB．textC．roadD．radio13、A．infrontofB．nexttoC．behindD．over14、A．AgainB．FinallyC．ThusD．Unfortunately15、A．runB．walkedC．lookedD．talked16、A．forB．a(chǎn)sC．nearD．except17、A．wholeB．longC．hardD．free18、A．journeyB．restC．dayD．process19、A．disappearedB．passedC．stoppedD．moved20、A．expressionB．motivationC．explanationD．intention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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ZhouShihao,17,fromShanghaiYichuanHighSchool,wasshockedbythestatisticshehadfound.1．hewaslookingintotheuseofhandheldcellphonesbydrivers,hefoundthatmorethan30%ofthemreachedfortheirphonesontheroad.“Anyuseofhandhelddevices(設(shè)備)should2．(firm)beforbiddenwhiledriving,”saidZhou.“It’snotadailychore,butaserioussocialissue.”Theteenager’sconcernsledtohisdraftingaproposalonthisissue–something3．hedidtogetherwithfiveotherschoolmatesintheMockChinesePeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConferencecompetitioninthePutuoDistrictofShanghai.Zhouandhisschoolmateswerenotalone.InJanuary,manyShanghaiyoungsters,evenelementaryschoolstudents,tookpartinMockCPPCCcompetitions4．(hold)intheirlocaldistrictsandhandedinproposalsonissuesrangingfromnetworksecurityandthefuturecitytotheprotectionof5．(tradition)culture.“Thecompetitionreallyencouragesusstudentstofocusonsocialissuesandplayanactiverole6．takingresponsibilityforourcountry,”saidZhangSimin,17,fromShanghaiNanyangHighSchool.Theseniorstudentusedtothinkthatthehandlingofstateaffairswasjustforpoliticians.Butthinkingonthe“3:30problem”changedhermind.Kidsusuallyfinishschoolat3:30.However,mostparentsworkuntil6:00,7．(make)ithardforthemtopickkidsup.“Thisisaproblemwe’veallbeenthrough,”saidZhang.Tohelpstudents,Zhang’sschool8．(invite)deputies(代表)totheNationalPeople’sCongresstogivestudentsinstruction.“Thankstothedeputies,wefinallyunderstandit’snotwhoistoblamethat9．(matter),butfindingthebestsolution,”saidZhang.“ThecompetitionaimstoencourageasenseofcitizenshipamongChina’spost-00sgeneration,”saidXiaJing,ateacherfromShanghaiJinyuanSeniorHighSchool.“Throughthischannel,studentscanlettheir10．(voice)beheard.”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。錯誤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（∧），并在下面加上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯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）不計分。WhenIfirstcametoEngland,IknowlittleEnglish.Asyoucanprobablyguessit,mylifewasdifficultyforatime.Simpletaskslikeorderingfoodortakeataxiwerequitestressful.Isignedupforclassesandstudiedonmyownaswell,soImadepoorprogress.Ibecameverydiscouraging.Finally,IfoundbestwaytolearnEnglishwastomakefriendswithnativespeakersandspendtimewiththem.IappreciatedplayinginabandwithanEnglishwomanwhichbecameoneofmybestfriendinLondon.MyEnglishimprovedgreatbyhangingoutwithher.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的美國朋友Jack對漢字毛筆書法非常感興趣，寫信向你咨詢學(xué)習(xí)毛筆書法的建議。請你用英語回信，內(nèi)容包括：1.學(xué)習(xí)毛筆書法的必備工具2.你認(rèn)為學(xué)好毛筆書法的有效方式3.學(xué)好毛筆書法的好處注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右（開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。3.參考詞匯：書法calligraphy毛筆writingbrush硯臺inkstone_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、D4、B5、B6、A7、C8、A9、B10、C11、C12、B13、D14、B15、C16、A17、D18、A19、B20、A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、103、C1、D2、B22、1、D2、B3、D4、A5、C23、1、C2、D3、A4、D24、1、B2、A3、B4、D25、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge(海綿)thatisfullofwater,somewaterwillrunoutofit.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotakeinaspeaker’severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,andalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker’smainpoint.ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningworkshop(研討會),Eriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned."Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary,"Simonecontinued,"youwillneedtosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates(通貨膨脹率).Inthemeantime,Iwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow."ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSimoneused.Whensheopenedthefloor(自由發(fā)言)forquestion,Erikraisedhishandandsaid,"