安徽省蚌埠市禹会区北京师范大学蚌埠附属学校2023年高考考前提分英语仿真卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Allchildrenshouldgetaccesstoahigh-qualityeducation________theirrace,zipcodeorfamilyincome.A．dependingon B．regardlessofC．dueto D．apartfrom2．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it3．—Whataconsequence!—Yes.I________himaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.A．willremindB．wouldremindC．wasremindingD．hadreminded4．Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should5．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup6．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who7．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend8．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose9．Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry10．Allthedishesinthismenu，_____otherwisestated，willservetwotothreepeople.A．as B．if C．though D．unless11．Marywaspleasedtoseethattheseedsshe______inthegardenweregrowing.A．wasplantingB．hasplantedC．wouldplantD．hadplanted12．Shesatonthetopofthestairs_____herheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.A．for B．when C．with D．while13．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis14．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even15．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas16．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain17．Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where18．Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter19．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when20．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe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）Iconsideredanactivesociallifeasbasichumannecessity.YetwhenitdawnedonmejusthowmuchtimeIwasspendingsocializing,IrealizedImaybetakingittoanextreme.Icalculatedthat,onaverage,Iwasspending22hoursormoreeachweekonsocialactivities.So,toseewhatwouldhappentomyworkoutput,healthandwellbeing,Idecidedtotryandcutoutmysociallifeentirely.Iknew,attimes,Ifilledmyschedulesimplyoutoffearofmissingout(FOMO),butalsoasawaytoshiftfocusawayfrommywork.Foronemonth,Ideclinedallin-personactivitieswithfriends:goingoutfordrinks;dinners;partiesandnon-workrelatedevents,toseeifitwouldmakememoreproductive,improvemyfocusandcareerprospects.Ondayoneofthemonth-longexperiment,Ihadtofightsomeanxietyovermissingout.Butasthedayspassed,Istartedtorelax.IonlyhadoneoptiontoconsiderforSaturdaynight—tostayhome—andthislimitationleftmemoresatisfiedinmydecision.Ifeltmorecontentworking,readingorwatchingTV.WhileIfoundmoretimetowork,Ialsonoticedachangeinmyoverallhealth.Ifoundmyselfcookingmoreathome,doingdailyexercise,gettingtobedearliereachnight,reading,andenjoyingmomentsofrestandboredomthroughouttheday.HavingnosociallifeleftmemorefreetimethanI’dimagine.Suchidlemomentsarevitalforcreativity,andmindwanderinghasbeenlinkedtocreativeproblemsolving.DuringtheexperimentIfoundmyselfregularlybrainstormingnewideasandreimaginingexistingprojects.Ofcoursesocializingisanimportantwaytobuildworkcontacts.Whileonemonthofnosociallifedidnotimpactmyrelationshipwithexistingclients,ifIhadcontinued,itmayharmmyabilitytobuildnewones.1、Whatdidtheauthorrealizeabouthissocializing?A．Itwasdifficultforhimtocontactpeople.B．It’sanecessarypartofhislifeandwork.C．Hehadspenttoomuchtimeinsocializing.D．Heshouldhavespentmoretimesocializing.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelonthefirstdayofhisexperiment?A．Hefeltanxiousthathemightbeleftout.B．Hefeltmoreenergetictogetdowntowork.C．Hefeltrelaxednothavingtocontactpeople.D．Hefeltdoubtfulwhetherhecouldholdon.3、Whatbenefitdidtheauthorfindtolethismindwanderlazily?A．Hecouldhavemoretimewithhisfamily.B．Hecouldsolveproblemsinacreativeway.C．Hecouldbemoreconcentratedonhiswork.D．Hecouldfreehimselffromtheworkcontacts.4、Whatwouldtheauthordoaftertheexperiment?A．Liveaquietlifewithhisfamilyawayfromtheoutside.B．Makeanewsociallifewithanypossiblecustomers.C．Sparesometimeregularlyforcreativethinkingalone.D．Continuehisworkcontactswithhiscustomers.22．（8分）Thethingthatsetschildrenapartfromadultsisnottheirignorance，northeirlackofskills．Rather，it'stheirenormouscapabilityforjoy．Afriendtoldmeastory．Oneday，whenshewenttogethis6-year-oldsonfromsoccerpractice，herkidgreetedherwithasadface．Theteacherhadcriticizedhimfornotfocusingonhissoccerdrills．Thelittleboywalkedoutoftheschoo1withhisheadandshouldershangingdown．Heseemedwrappedinsadness．Butbeforereachingthecardoor，hesuddenlystopped，crouching(蹲伏)downtolookatsomethingonthesidewalk．“Mom，comehere!ThisisthestrangestbugI’veeverseen．Ithas，1ike，amillionlegs．It’samazing!”Thelittlefacewasoverflowingwithindescribableexcitement．Nowadays，however，whenwewalkintoaclassroom，especiallyinahighschool，we’llbechokedbytoweringbooksandpapers，andhidingbehindthemareagroupofmotionlesscreatures，pensinhand，mindsdry，justasthehollowmenportrayedbyT．S．Eliot．Theirpursuitofjoyhasgivenwaytotheirhungerforgrades．Laughterandhappinessareadistantmemoryforthem．Althoughjoyisanunaffordableluxuryintoday’sincreasinglyfiercecompetition，administratorsandteachersneedamindsetshiftfromcrushingstudentswithassignmentstogettingthemtotakepleasureinproductiveactivitieswhichdeveloptheirimportantqualities，likeperseveranceandobligation．Theassumptionthatpleasureistheenemyofcompetenceandresponsibilitymakesnosenseeducationally．Adultstendtotalkaboutlearningasifitweremedicine：unpleasant，butnecessaryandgoodforyou．Whynotthinkoflearningasifitwerefood—somethingsovaluabletohumansthattheywanttoexperienceitasapleasure?1、HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A．Bydescribingaprocedure． B．Byanalyzingtheprocess．C．Bygivinganexample． D．Bycollectingdata．2、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A．Summarizethepreviousparagraph． B．Providesomeadviceforthereaders．C．Introducethemaintopicfordiscussion． D．Clarifysomepuzzlingquestions．3、Whatdoesthetextsuggestadministratorsandteachersdo?A．Stopgivingstudentshomework．B．Involvestudentsinmeaningfulactivities．C．Supplystudentswithluxuries．D．Arousestudents’fondmemories．4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Joyisthespokespersonforlearning． B．Pleasureistheenemyofprogress．C．Educationistheparadiseforparents． D．Examsareanever-endingwar．23．（8分）Decadesbeforethefirstunaccompaniedchildwasputonaplanetograndma’sinthecareofaflightattendant,afewresourcefulparentsaccomplishedthesameendbysimplydroppingtheirkidsinthemail.Thiswasintheearliestdaysoftheparcelpostservice,whichlaunchedin1913.Beforethat,U.S.PostalServicepackageswerecappedatfourpounds,whichlimitedthegoofythingspeopletriedtosendbypost.Butwhentheparcelservicebegan,allkindsofcargoshowedupinthemailstream,includingcoffins,eggs,dogsand,inafewcases,humanyoung.AccordingtoNationalPostalMuseumhistorianNancyPope,thefirstknowncaseofamailedbabywasin1913whenMr.andMrs.JesseBeaugeofGlenEste,Ohio,shippedtheir10-poundinfantsontohisgrandmother’shomeaboutamileaway,paying15centsinpostageandspringingfor$50ininsurance(becausetheywereworriers).Butsomechildrenweremailedmuchfarther,Popesaid.EdnaNeffofPensacola,Fla.,was6whenshewaspackedoff—orpackagedoff—toherfather’shomeinChristiansburg,Va.,720milesaway.Thepreciousparcelsweren’ttrulyparcelsinthebrown-paper.Insteadtheyweremorelikecompanionsinthearmsoftheircarriersorwalkedalongtheroute(路线).Butthemostfamousmailedchild,MayPierstorff,wasindeedsentbyanIdahorailwaymailcarin1914withtheappropriatestampsstucktohertravelingcoat.May’spicturesurvives,butnophysicalevidenceofhertrip.“Wewouldsurelovetohavethatcoat,”Popesaid.In1914,thepostmastergeneralinstitutedaruleaboutthemailthatstandstothisday:nohumans.Butthatdidn’tstopanambitiousthieffromcratinghimselfupandshippinghimselfairmail.WhenWilliamDeLucia,packedinatrunklabeled“MusicalInstruments”alongwithfoodandanoxygentank,wasairborne,heclimbedout,pilferedthousandsofdollars’worthofgoodsfromtheregisteredmailandsealedhimselfbackup.HewasarrestedattheAtlantaairportin1980afterhistrunkpoppedopenasitwasbeingunloaded.“Wehavehisoxygentank”atthePostalMuseum,Popenotedwithpride.1、WhatdidU.SPostalServiceputalimittobefore1913?A．Thevalueofthemail.B．Theweightofparcels.C．Thecontentinthemail.D．Thepostageforpackages.2、HowwasJesseBeauge’ssonmailed?A．Packedinamailbox.B．Walkedalongtheroute.C．Sentbyarailwaymailcar.D．Carriedinthearmsofthepostman.3、WhatdoesNancyPopewishtobeexhibitedmostinthePostalMuseum?A．May’spicture.B．Thebrown-paper.C．May’stravelingcoat.D．Idahorailwaymailcar.4、WhodiscoveredWilliamDeLuciaatlast?A．Theairportporter.B．Theairportpolice.C．Thepassengervictims.D．Thepostmastergeneral.24．（8分）Areportsaysolderadultswhotesttheirmindswithincreasinglydifficultprojectshavebettermentalabilitythanthosewhodolessdemandingactivities.Tokeepourbrainssharpasweage,weareoftentoldtokeepourmindsactive.Astheoldsayinggoes,“Useitorloseit.”But,thereisverylittlescientificevidencetosupportthan.DeniseParkisheadoftheuniversity’sCenterfor?VitalLongevity.Shedesignedastudyinwhichsheandherternplaced221healthyagingandolderadultsintooneofthreegroups.“Weaskedpeopletolearnnewthings,likequiltingorphotography.Weaskedotherpeopletojustdofunthingslikebeinginasocialgroupfunctionbutwerenotlikelytohaveaverylargeeffect.”Thesubjectstookpartintheirassignedactivitiesfor15hoursaweekoverthreemonths.Attheendofthattime,theresearchersfoundthattheadultswholearnednewskills,suchasdigitalphotography,showedthegreatestimprovementsonmemorytests.Noimprovementswereseenintheresultsofthoseinthesocialgroupthatdidactivitiestogetherlikegoingonfieldtrips.Therewerealsonoimprovementsamongthethirdgroupthatlistenedtoclassicalmusicordidcrosswordpuzzles.DeniseParkbelievesonereasonforimprovedmemoryintheactivelearninggroupisthatitsmemberswerebeingpushedtolearnnewskills.Theothergroupstookpartinwhatshecallreceptiveactivities.Learningnewskillsmaynotcureage-relatedmentaldecline.But,Ms.Parkthinksbeingmentallyactiveslowsdowntheprocess.DeniseParksaysthelatestinformationshowsthattheimprovementslastedforatleastayear.Sheandherteamplantodolongerfollow-upstudieswithallthreegroups.ShealsoisinterestedinlearningwhethertakingpartindemandingmentalactivitiesdelaysthedevelopmentofconditionslikeAlzheimer’sdisease.1、Whatmaythesocialgroupbeaskedtodo?A．Learntotakephotos.B．Listentomusicathome.C．Gohikingtogether.D．Dothedishes.2、WhatdidDeniseParkandherteamfind?A．Doingmoreexercisecanhelpslowdownourage-relatedmentaldecline.B．Havingarelaxinglifeisbeneficialtokeepingourmindssharp.C．Keepingourmindsactiveisassociatedwithourhealth.D．Learningnewskillsmayhelptokeepourmindsactive.3、Ifyouwanttokeepyourbrainsharpyoucould_______.A．goswimmingwithyourfriends.B．playchesswithyourfamily.C．learnhowtorepairthecomputer.D．docrosswordpuzzlesonline4、Thetextislikelytobeselectedfromabookof______.A．medicineB．educationC．agingD．science25．（10分）“Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy-theyregivenafterall.Choicescanbehard."-JeffBezos.IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2,300percentperyear.I'dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI'dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmylifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn'tworksincemoststart-upsdon't,andIwasn'tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I'dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeople,andIhadabrilliantbossthatIadmiredverymuch.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid.“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn'talreadyhaveagoodjob."Thatlogicmadesomesensetome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice,buteventually,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn'tthinkI'dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisionnottotryatall.Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoices.1、Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?A．Hisdreamofbeinganinventor. B．Thesupportofhiswife.C．ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet. D．Millionsofexcitingtitles.2、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?A．Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.B．Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.C．Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn'ttry.D．Thedecisionnottotheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.3、Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.A．thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorB．theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaC．theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheideaD．theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ClevernessandKindness B．TheStartingofAmazonC．FollowingMyPassion D．WeAreWhatWeChoose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）Formostpeople,graduationdayisexciting.Mygraduationday,1wasnot.Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Myfamilyandmyfriendshadcometowatchourclasswalkacrossthat2.Butlikeeveryoneinmygraduatingclass,Ihadwatchedthe

economy3frombadtoworseduringmysenioryear.Wegraduateshad4butverylimitedprospects(前景).Numerousapplicationswere5andIknewthatthenextday,whenmylease(租约)ended，Iwouldnolongerhaveaplaceto6“home”.Theweeks7werenoteasy.IdrovetoCaliforniatofindwork.ButwhatIthoughtwould8meaweekdraggedintotwo,andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyself9Iwasbefore.Days10likeweeks,weekslikemonthsandthosemanymonthsseemed11.Themost12partwasnomatterhowmuchItried,Ijustcouldn’tseemtomakeany13.ThenIbegantowrite.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer–alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggaveme14.Iputmyfrustrationintoachildren’s15,onestoryofwhichwasabouta(n)16,alittlefish,who,fightingina“river”,17togiveuphisdream.Ikeptonwriting.Andthenoneday,18anysortofwritingdegreeorcontractsinthewritingworld–justalotofhardworkandperseverance–Iwasofferedapublishingcontractformyfirstbook!Afterthat,thingsbegantobein19soon.Iwasofferedasecondbookdeal.Thenafewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwiththeWaltDisneyCompanyandwashiredshortlyafter.Thelessonofthestory:Workhard,giveittimeanddon’tgiveup.Oftenourdreamslieinwaitjustalittlefurtherupstream.Allweneedisthe20topushbeyondthe“river”.1、A．thereforeB．howeverC．otherwiseD．besides2、A．periodB．momentC．stageD．line3、A．goB．becomeC．keepD．appear4、A．examsB．papersC．documentsD．degrees5、A．successesB．surprisesC．wondersD．failures6、A．liveB．callC．stayD．move7、A．aheadB．earlyC．beforeD．ago8、A．giveB．payC．takeD．spend9、A．whoB．whereC．whatD．how10、A．followedB．floatedC．fellD．felt11、A．meaninglessB．helplessC．endlessD．hopeless12、A．interestingB．surprisingC．amazingD．frustrating13、A．effortB．progressC．senseD．affect14、A．hopeB．dreamC．futureD．strength15、A．storyB．magazineC．bookD．journal16、A．heroB．poetC．writerD．actor17、A．repliedB．respondedC．returnedD．refused18、A．withoutB．exceptC．throughD．among19、A．sightB．actionC．placeD．order20、A．loveB．courageC．sympathyD．kindness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）Therearemanytypesofreports.Areportissimplyanaccountofsomethingthat1．(happen).Thecommonest2．(be)newsreports.Wegettheminnewspapers,overradioandontelevision.Sometimescinemasalsoshowusnewsreels.Themainpurposeofanewspaperistoprovidenews.3．youexamineanewspaperclosely,youwillfindthattherearealltypesofnews:accidents,floods,wars,fashions,sports,books,etc.Thenewscoverseverything4．happenstopeopleandtheirsurroundings.Sometimestherearenewsitemswhicharevery5．(amuse).Anewsreportisusuallyveryshort,6．whenitisaboutsomethingveryimportantanditcontainsalotofinformation.Itisalsowritteninshortparagraphs.Thefirstparagraphisinfactasummaryofthenewsitem.Itgivesallthenecessaryinformation,what,when,where,howandwhy.The7．paragraphsgivefulldetailsofthesubjects.Theremayalsobeinterviews8．people.Thewordsactually9．(speak)bythemarewithininvertedcommas.Oftentherearephotographstogowiththenews10．(make)itmoreinteresting.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一下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。没出错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、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、没出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）不计分。Aswintercomes,therearemuchrainandsnowinmanypartsofourcountryincludingourcity、Itistoocoldthatanincreasingnumberofstudentscatchacold、Evenworse,somestudentsfelldownandhurtthembecausetheicyroads、Soweshouldprotectourselvesfromcoldweatherandtherearemanythingswhatareofhelp、First,weshouldputupmoreclotheswhengoingoutside、Thentoremembernottorunorwalktoofastonslipperyroads、Luckily,somemeasureshavebeentakingtopreventusfromfallingdown、Forexample,somematshavebeenplacedonthestepoftheteachingbuilding、Ihopeeveryoneissafeandhealth、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你班外教Ms.King任教期满即将回国。作为班长，你将代表班级在告别会上发言致谢，并赠送纪念品。内容包括：1．感激之情；2．礼物寓意；3．美好祝愿。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Hi,everybody,Onthisspecialoccasion,Ifeelmuchhonored_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyouverymuch!

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、B2、B3、D4、D5、A6、B7、D8、C9、B10、D11、D12、C13、A14、B15、A16、D17、D18、A19、A20、B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、1、C2、A3、B4、D22、1、C2、C3、B4、A23、1、B2、D3、C4、A24、TrappedundersixstoriesofruinsaftertheHaitiearthquakeleveledhishotel,DanWoolleybelievedhewasgoingtodie.Butratherthangiveintodespair,thefilm-makerspent65hoursbeneaththeearthlookingupwaysttreathisinjuriesonhisiPhone.Healsowroteamovingdiaryforhisfamily,thinkingtheywouldonlyreadhislastmessageofloveandcomfortafterhisdeath.Instead,hewaspulledfromthedisasterafteraweek-andwillsoonbereunitedwithhisfamily.Mr.WoolleyhadtravelledfromAmericatoHaitiwithhiscolleagueDavidHames.Bothhadbeenworkingforcharity.Hewasintheentrance-hallwhentheearthquakestruckandjusthadtimetodiveintoacomerbeforethebuildingfell.Buriedundertonsofruins,thefilm-makerdownloadedafirstaidapplicationtohisiPhone.HeusedthelightfromtheiPhonetoshowhimhisinjuriesanddiagnoseditproperlyasabrokenleg.Then,heusedtheinstructionsfromtheapptotreattheseriousbleeding.Theappadvisedhimnottogotosleepifhefelthewasgoingintoshock.TheresourcefulMr.Woolleysethisphonealarmtogooffevery20minutestokeephimawake.Newtechnologyhasplayedahugepart.Mr.Woolleyusedasmall