2023学年江西省高安第二中学高三3月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t2．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．arereading3．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye4．Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.5．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped6．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare7．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome8．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated9．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water10．—Whatdoyouthinkofteaching,Bob?—Ifinditfunandchallenging.Itisajob________youaredoingsomethingseriousandinteresting.A．which B．whereC．when D．that11．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse12．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake13．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly14．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a15．—Hi!John,wouldyouliketoplayfootballwithus?—Oh，Ican’t.I___mylessonallthemorningandstillneedhalfanhour.A．amreviewing B．havebeenreviewingC．havereviewed D．reviewed16．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough17．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved18．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe19．Wearelivinginanage________QRcodes(二维码)arebecomingmoreandmorepopularinourdailylife.A．why B．thatC．whose D．when20．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Properdietandregularexerciseseemtobetheonlymethodsforlosingweight.However,theimportanceofwatershouldbeaddedintheprocess.Whilemedicalsciencehasproventhepositiveeffectsofwater,mostpeoplestilldonotdrinkenougheachday.Thereasonwhywaterissoimportantforweightlosshassomethingtodowithmetabolism（新陈代谢）offat.Theliver（肝脏）isinchargeofthisprocesswhenitcomestoturningstoredfatin-toenergy.However,theliverisalsoresponsibleforhelpingthekidneys（肾脏）thatneedenoughwaterinordertofunctionproperly.Theliverhastoperformallthefunctionsofthekidneysonitsownwhentheyareshortofwater.Thismeanstheliverdoesn'thaveenoughenergytometabolizefat.So,drinkingwaterallowsthekidneystofocusontheirjobandthelivertofocusonitsjob.Also,studieshaveshownthatwatercanmakeusfeelfullwhendrunkbeforemeals.Withoutevenmakinganeffort,mostpeoplewhodrinkaglassofwaterbeforeamealwilleat33%less.Thisisdueinparttothefactthattheysimplygetfullerquickerbecausethewateristakingupspace.Theotherreasonisthatthefoodwillexpandassoonasithitsthewater-filledstomach.Waterisimportantforeveryaspectofthehealthofthehumanbody.Bydrinkingmorewaterandimprovingthehealthofthebody,weightlossgoalscanbeachievedwithgreaterease.1、Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassageasawaytoloseweight?A．Regularexercise.B．Drinkingwater.C．Balanceddiet.D．Medicalcare.2、Theliverhastotakeoverthejobofthekidneyswhen.A．thekidneysarelackinginwaterB．thereissomethingwrongwiththekidneysC．theliverdoesn'tsupplyenergyforthekidneysD．thereisnofatforthelivertometabolize3、Whycanweloseweightbydrinkingwaterbeforemeals?A．Becausewedon'tfeelthirstyanylonger.B．Becauseweeatmuchlessthannormal.C．Becausethewatertakesuptoomuchspace.D．Becausethefoodbecomeslargerandlarger.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheLiverIsImportanttotheKidneys.B．HowtheDigestiveSystemWorks.C．WaterforaHealthyLifeandLosingWeight.D．SeveralTipsforLosingWeight.22．（8分）ItseemedlikeatypicalNovemberday,amonthaftermygrandmotherhadpassedaway.Iwas

frustratedbyeverythingthatwasgoingonaroundme.IwasmadandconfusedabouteveryoneespeciallywhenIsawayounggirlwalkingthrough

thestoreholdinghergrandmother’shand.Thelittlegirlwasbegginghergrandmotherforicecream

justlikeIusedtowhenIwasyoung.Iwasjealousofthelittlegirl,becauseshehadsomethingI

didn’thaveanymore—agrandmotherbyherside.Ihadtoforcemyselftoignorethelittlegirl.Shewasjusttoohappyformeandthatwas

unacceptableatthattimeinmyworld.Iwenttothecashregistertopayformythings.Itwasthenthatmyangerquicklyshiftedfrom

thelittlegirltothecashier.Shetookmythingstoanotherregister.Whenthecashiergavememy

changeIdidn’tsaythankyou.Isimplytookmychangeandleft.Feelingtiredandhopeless,Ibeganwalkingtomycar.AsIstoodin

apublicparkinglota

millionquestionsformedinmymind.Whydidthishappentome?Aren’twesupposedtogetsigns

fromthepeoplethatpassedon?Whydidn’tIfeelherpresenceanymore?Suddenly,awomandrivingrightbymysiderolleddownherwindow.“Excuseme,excuseme,

excuseme,”shesaidloudly.Thinkingshewasgoingtoaskformyparkingspot,Isimply

pointed

tomycar.“No,excuseme,”shesaidagain.ThenIfeltIhadnochoicebuttoseewhatthisannoyingladywanted.Shereachedtothevery

bottomofherbagandhandedmeathreebooklet.“Itlookslikethatyouneedthis,”shesaidcalmlywithasmileonherface.Ilookeddownattheusedbookletandthereweresomebigboldlettersonthefrontcover

reading,“WhatHopeforDeadLovedOnes?”BythetimeIlookedupshehadgone.IfeltasenseofrelaxationasIreadthefirstpage.Itexplainedhowpeoplepassonandthat

theirspiritremainswithus.ItwasthefirsttimesincemygrandmotherpassedawaythatIhadfelt

herwithme.Ididn’tknowwhethertolaughorcry,butIknewthatIfinallyfelthappinessfroma

stranger.1、Whywastheauthorjealousofthelittlegirl?A．Shehadhergrandmotherbyherside.B．Shecouldaskhergrandmotherforsomeflowers.C．Shewaswalkingwithhergrandfather.D．Shegavethebookletstothewoman.2、Thewomandrivingrightbytheauthor’ssidewantedtogivetheauthor_______.A．someflowersB．anotebookC．aletterD．abooklet3、Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewomanbecametheauthor’sfriend.B．Theauthorwashappyintheend.C．Theauthorwaswithhergrandmotheragain.D．Theauthorfeltangry.23．（8分）Twodeerjumpedoutinfrontof16-year-oldAmandaFloyd'scar.Shesteppedonthebrake,stoppingthecarjustintime.Butlater,shestartedtexting.Distracted(分心的)，Amandaturnedleftandright,thencrashedintoanothercar.Luckily,shewasn'tinarealcar--shewasinadrivingsimulator(模拟器)atRooseveltHighSchool,Ohio,US.“Ineverreallyrealizedthatcarsmakeaturnthatmuch,"Amanda,aJunior,said.Sheaddedthatshewouldn'ttextwhiledrivinganymore.TheOhioDepartmentofTransportation(ODOT)andStateHighwayPatrolbroughtthesimulatortotheschool.Theysaidtheywantedtohelpstudentslearnaboutthedangerofdrivingwhiledrunk,whiletexting,orwhiletalkingonthephone.AccordingtotheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration,distracteddrivingclaimed3,4501ivesin2016alone.Expertsbelievetheactualfigureisprobablyhigher.Thesimulatorisbasicallyacomputerprogram.Likemanycomputergames,itwasahitwiththestudents.Theylinedupandcrowdedaroundtowatcheachothertaketurns.Thesimulatorhasasteeringwheel!(方向盘),brakeandgaspedal(油门踏板).Itismadeupofthreelargecomputerscreensonatable.Studentschooseadistraction,suchasdrivingwhiledrunkortexting.Theyalwayscrash,ofcourse.Then,theyarepulledoverbythepolicetobetaughtthebadresultsoftheirdriving:howmuchdamagethey'vecaused,whattheirfineis,ifanyonediedintheaccident,andifthey'regoingtogotoprison."Itteacheshowtodrivewithoutbeingontheroad,"saidShanteThompson,16.Shehadjustcrashedintoadeer.ODOTspokesmanJustinChesnicsaidhundredsofkidshavegonebehindthewheelsofar.Hesaidevenmorehavebenefitedfromwatchingtheirclassmates."Drivingissuchamajorresponsibility,sotakeitseriously"hesaid.“Putawayyourcellphone.Alotoftheaccidentsouttherearebecauseofdistracteddriving.Itcannotonlychangeyourlife,butitcanchangesomeoneelse'slifeforever.Theresultsareserious."1、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraphOne?A．Introducethetopicofthetext.B．Illustratetheauthor'spointofview.C．Providesomeadviceforthereaders.D．Offersomebackgroundinformation.2、WhyisthedrivingsimulatorprojectintroducedtoRooseveltHighSchool?A．Itteststhestudents'abilitytostayfocused.B．Itgetsstudentstohavefunbetweenclasses.C．Itteachesstudentshowtodealwithtrafficaccidents.D．Itmakesstudentsawareofthedangersofdistracteddriving.3、Whatcanweknowaboutthedrivingsimulator?A．Itisconnectedtothelocalpolicestation.B．Itisarealcarbuthaslargecomputerscreens.C．Itattractsthestudents'interestasacomputerprogram.D．Itbenefitsthestudentswhouseitmorethanthosewhoonlywatch.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．TrafficrulesinOhio,US.B．Dangerofdistracteddriving.C．Simulateddrivingforstudents.D．Advantagesofcomputergames.24．（8分）SmartKidsFestivalEventsSmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide(PWYD).Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyouwanttoorcanafford,afteryouhaveattendedanevent.Youcanpre-bookeventswithoutpayingforaticketinadvance.Herearesomeofthedirector’spicks.WalkontheWildSideNotticketed,FreeJoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.Alongthewayyou’llmeetallsortsofbeautifulcreaturesanddiscoverlifecyclesandfoodchains.Bestsuitedtochildrenaged1-9.Childrenunder8mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.IntroductiontoWavesPre-book,PWYDSubjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.MikeGoldsmithexploresthefundamentalfeaturessharedbyallwavesinthenaturalworld.ScienceintheFieldNotticketed,FreeThisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.Comealongforinspiringandinformativestoriesstraightfromthescientist’smouth.JoinMarkSamuelstofindoutmoreinthisfun-filledworkshop.FestivalDinnerPre-book,£21perpersonWhetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,orjustfancyatalkoverameal,joinustomarkthefirstsciencefestivalinLondon.Whichfoodsshouldyoueattotrickyourbrainintothinkingthatyouarefull?FindoutmorefromTomCrawford.1、Inwhicheventcanyoudecidethepayment?A．WalkontheWildSideB．IntroductiontoWavesC．ScienceintheFieldD．FestivalDinner2、Whowilltalkaboutexperiencesofcollectingdirectdata?A．SarahLaw.B．MikeGoldsmith.C．MarkSamuels.D．TomCrawford.3、Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?A．Family-based.B．Science-themed.C．Pickedbychildren.D．Filledwithadventures.25．（10分）Astudy,conductedbyDavidEvansoftheWorldBankandAnnaPopovaofStanfordUniversity,lookedat19programsaroundtheworldinwhichindividualsweregivencashtransfersfromthegovernment,eitherasahandoutorasa“reward”forsomethinglikegettingkidstoschoolontimeortakingthemtothedoctorforcheckups．EvansandPopovalookedattheimpactthosecashtransfershadonthefamilybudgetandwhetherornottheyledtoanincreaseinspendingonalcoholandcigarettes．Whattheyfoundwasthattheyalmostalwaysledtoareductioninafamily’salcoholandtobaccopurchases．Thenewsmaysurprisesomepeople,butit’strue,andtheresearchershaveseveraltheoriesaboutwhy．Onetheoryisthatthecashtransfermadethingspossiblethatonceseemedimpossible．Investingintheirkids’educationorbuyinghealthierandmoreexpensivefoodsmaybewithinreachnow,butwithoutthecashhandout,thesegoalsweren’tevenapossibility．Sofamiliescutbackonotherexpenses(likealcoholandtobacco)tomakethosedreamsareality．Anothertheoryisthatpeoplejustgenerallyseemtodowhatthey’retold．Iftheyaregivenmoneyandtoldtouseitfortheirfamily’swelfare,inmostcases,theywilldojustthat．Andthatleadstothethirdtheory:Thesecashtransfersareusuallygiventowomen,andstudiesshowthatwhenwomencontrolthepursestrings,moremoneyisspentontakingcareoftheirchildren．Whateverthereasonforthetrend,thedataisclear—familiesthatreceivecashhandoutsdon’twastethemoneyonboozeandcigarettesaswaspreviouslythought．Instead,theytypicallyusethatmoneyforthebenefitoftheirfamilies．Andthat’smoneywellspent．1、Thestudyprovesthat．A．cashtransfershelppoorfamiliesgetwhatwouldseemunavailableotherwiseB．cashshouldbegiventopoorpeopleasarewardforsomethinggoodforkidsC．givencashhandouts,poorpeoplewouldspendthemoneyonalcoholandtobaccoD．poorpeoplewouldsavethecashgivenbythegovernmentforemergencyneeds2、Acashtransferledtoareductioninafamily’salcoholandtobaccopurchasesbecause．A．theeducationgainedwiththecashwouldhelpthemdropalcoholandtobaccoB．themoneypreviouslyforalcoholandtobaccowouldhelprealizetheirdreamC．buyinghealthierandmoreexpensivefoodsleftlessmoneyforalcoholandtobaccoD．thatwasthepromisemadebeforethecashtransferwasgiventothepoorfamily3、Inparagraph5,whentheauthorsaid“womencontrolthepursestrings”,hejustmeant“”．A．womenaretoldwhattodoB．womenaregiventhemoneyC．womenknowwhattodowiththemoneyD．womenhavethefinalwordformoney4、Thepassagemainlytellsus．A．howthestudywascarriedoutB．whycashtransferispreferredC．thefindingsofastudyandexplanationstothemD．thetheoriesforastudyaboutcashtransfers第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Asmydaughterwasridingtoschoolwithhertwofriends,atruckpulledoutinfrontofthem.Theaccident1onMarch11th,2007-fourdaysbeforeher16thbirthday.Shewas2inthebackseatand3themostinjuries.Shebrokeherface,neck,fourplacesonherbackandrightarmandhadbadbraininjury.The4didnotthinkshewasgoingtosurvive.Shewasknown5theonlyrecoveredchildthroughoutthishospital6westayedforoverthreemonths.Ithasbeenoneyear7theaccident.Mydaughterfinally8fromthislife-changingaccident.9myknowledge,ourcommunitychurchhadaBBQand10allraisedmoneytomydaughterforher11expenses.WhenIknowthatthe12wasdoingforher,youcanimaginemyshock.Sinceithasbeenoneyear,fewpeopleremembermydaughterandmanypeoplehave13callingherandvisitingher.ByhavingtheBBQ,oursmallcommunityhasshownmydaughterthattherearepeoplewho14thinkofherandcareabouther.Ihopeif15knowsofsomeonewhoisina(n)16suchasthis,theywillrememberthatthe17ofbeingaloneisvery18.Showkindnessbyvisitingor19thosewhohadalife-changingevent.Mydaughter'saccident20lessthanaminutebutchangedherlife,plusourentirefamily'slifeforever.1、A．appearedB．reachedC．happenedD．arrived2、A．ridingB．walkingC．hurryingD．moving3、A．acceptedB．sufferedC．refusedD．knocked4、A．patientsB．classmatesC．doctorsD．teachers5、A．forB．toC．asD．on6、A．thatB．whereC．whichD．when7、A．sinceB．beforeC．duringD．over8、A．cameB．becameC．recoveredD．returned9、A．UnderB．WithC．InD．Without10、A．lentB．showedC．gaveD．borrowed11、A．physicsB．medicalC．chemicalD．schooling12、A．communityB．neighborC．relationD．street13、A．forgottenB．regrettedC．stoppedD．enjoyed14、A．alreadyB．neverC．seldomD．still15、A．anyoneB．someoneC．nooneD．everyone16、A．conditionB．situationC．positionD．attitude17、A．mindB．senseC．feelingD．idea18、A．painfulB．meaningfulC．peacefulD．doubtful19、A．rescuingB．teachingC．directingD．calling20、A．continuedB．lastedC．sparedD．paused第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Inhisbook,IntentionalLiving,authorJohnMaxwellsharesthatbackin1976,hereceivedagiftfromoneofhis1．(assist).Asheunwrappedthegift,hesawthatitwasabook2．(name)TheGreatestStoryEverTold.Hecouldn’twait3．(read)it.Butwhenheopenedthebook,hewas4．(astonish)toseethatthepageswereblank.Insidethebookwas5．notethatsaid,“John,yourlifeisbeforeyou.Fillthesepageswithkindactsandgoodthoughtsofyourheart.Writeagreatstoryaboutyourlife.”Theintentionofwritingthestoryofhislifeexcitedhim.Then,he6．(begin)towritehisbook.Everydayweliveoutourstorythroughourwords,actionsanddecisions.Butwemustremembertolivewithintentiontofocusonwhat7．(matter)mostinlifeandtoregainthatfocuswhenwegetchanged.Withoutintention,wecanbecomeunfocusedinthings8．needn’taddtoalifeofsignificanceanddifferenceinourworld.Lifeisn’tperfectandit’salwayshard,9．weneedremindersinourlifefromafriend,author,blogger,pastororourinnerspirittore-focususonthethingsthatmatterandmakeuslive10．(positive).第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）。并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。Recentlywehaveheldaclassmeetingtodiscusswhatisconsideringtobehonorable

behaviorandwhichisshameful、Tobefrank,somestudentsdon’trespecttheirteacherorparents、Somedon’ttaketheirstudiesseriousandcheatinexams、Stillsomelitteraround,maketheschooldirty、Itwasreallyapitytoseethesethingsinourschool、Wethinkhonorabletoobeythelawandcaremuchofourclass、Itisalsoworthofpraisetostudyhard、Ontheotherhand,itisshamefultobreakschoolrules,tobeselfishortomakealittleefforttoachievesuccess、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，正在美国交流学习。你的美国老师Amy邀请你下周五下午3点到她的班里为美国小学生上一节课，介绍中国传统艺术国画。请给她回复一封电子邮件，要点如下：1.接受邀请，表示感谢；2.国画简介；3.课前学生需做的准备。

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2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、B4、B5、A6、C7、B8、C9、D10、B11、C12、D13、C14、A15、B16、A17、C18、B19、D20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、Whenothersgetoffthetraintofinallygohome,LeonieMullerstaysbehind.That’sbecausesheisalreadyhome:Thetrainisherapartment,andshesaysshelikesitthatway.TheGermancollegestudentgaveupherapartmentinspring.“ItallstartedwithanargumentIhadwithmylandlord,”MullertoldTheWashingtonPostviae-mail.“IimmediatelydecidedIdidn'twanttolivethereanymoreandthenIrealized:Actually,Ididn’twanttoliveanywhereanymore.”Instead,sheboughtasubscription(会员费)thatallowshertoboardeverytraininthecountryforfree.Now,Mullerwashesherhairinthetrainbathroomandwriteshercollegepaperswhiletravelingataspeedofupto190mph.Shesaysthatsheenjoysthefreedomsinceshegaveupherapartment.“Ireallyfeelathomeontrains.It’slikebeingonvacationallthetime,”Mullersaid.“Iwanttoinspirepeopletoquestiontheirhabitsandthethingstheyconsidertobenormal,”MullertoldThePost.“Therearealwaysmoreopportunitiesthanonethinksthereare.Thenextadventureiswaitingjustaroundthecomer-providedthatyouwanttofindit.”Mullerfrequentlytravelslateatnight,althoughshetriestosleepattheapartmentsofrelativesorfriends.Often,sheisaccommodatedbyherboyfriend,hermotherorgrandmother.“Normally,wewouldhavetohavealong-distancerelationship,butlivingonatrainenablesmetoseehimallthetime,”MullertoldGermanTVstationSWRregardingherboyfriend.“Mostofmyfriendsreallyliketheidea,althoughsomeconsiderittobequiteadventurous.Others,however,havereactedmorenegatively.TheyfeeloffendedbythefactthatIquestiontheordinarywayoflifeandliving.”Theonlyproblem?“Possessingaheadsetthatreducesmostsurroundingnoisesi