高中英语上海新世纪版综合内容与测试（区一等奖）

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说明：（1）本场考试时间为90分钟，总分100分；（2）请认真答卷，并用规范文字书写。第I卷（77分）I.ListeningComprehension(20分)SectionA（10分）Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Awriter.B.Ateacher.C.Areporter. D.Astudent.2.A.Allday.B.Onlyinthemorning.C.Onlyintheafternoon.D.Thesameasduringtheweek.3.A.$30.B.$35. C.$60. D.$70.4.A.About7:15.B.About7:30.C.About7:45.D.About8:00.5.A.Themanknewthewomanwouldcomehere.B.ThewomantooktheplaceofBettytoworktoday.C.Themanaskedthewomantocometowork.D.Bettyhasgoneabroad.6.A.Thedepartmentwillpayforthetrip.B.She’snotsureifshepaidforthetrip.C.Somepeoplemaynotgoonthetrip.D.Everyonepaidforthetrip.7.A.Hewasseriouslyinjuredinacaraccident.B.Hewasabsentallweekbecauseofsickness.C.Hecalledtosaythathiswifehadbeeninjured.D.Hehadtobeawayfromschooltolookafterhiswife.8.A.ThewomanisplanningatriptoAustin.B.Thewomanhasn’tbeentoAustinbefore.C.ThewomanlikesAustinverymuch.D.ThewomanhasbeentoAustinbefore.9.A.She’stoobusytorunforclasspresident.B.Shewantstorunforclasspresident.C.Sheplanstodoapart-timejob.D.Shehopesthemancanhelpher.10.A.Theycan’tspeakEnglish.B.He’sspeakingtooquickly.C.Theyarenotfamiliarwithhistopic.D.There’ssomethingwrongwithhismicrophone.SectionB（10分）Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwolongerconversationsandtwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedtwoorthreequestionsoneachofthem.Theconversationsandpassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through12arebasedonthefollowingconversation.11.A.Themanagerandcustomer.B.HusbandandWife.C.Workmates.D.Friends.12.A.1707.B.1708.C.2023.D.2023Questions13through14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.13.A.Attheairport.B.Onthephone.C.Ontheplane.D.Inthestreet.14.A.Hewantstoattendhisbrother’swedding.B.Helovestoseethesceneryonthegroundwhileflying.C.Thenumberoftheflightis102.D.TheflightwillarriveatParislocaltime12:00Noon.Questions15through17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.15.A.Byteaching.B.Bywriting.C.Bytranslating.D.Byworkingasalawyer.16.A.EatontonGeorgia.B.Atlanta.C.SarahLawrence.D.SpelmanCollege.17.A.Apileofbooks.B.Aletter.C.Aprize.D.Someoranges.Questions18through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.18.A.Theythinktravelhasbecomeatrend.B.Theythinktravelgivesthemtheirmoney’sworth.C.Theyfindmanyofthebanksuntrustworthy.D.Theylacktheknowledgetomakecapitalinvestments.19.A.Lowertheirpricestoattractmorecustomers.B.Introducetravelpackagesforyoungtravelers.C.Designprogrammestargetedatretiredcouples.D.Launchanewprogrammeofadventuretrips.20.A.Theroleoftravelagents.B.Thenumberoflast-minutebookings.C.Thewaypeopletravel.D.Thepricesofpolarexpeditions.II.GrammarandVocabulary（25分）SectionA（8分）Directions：BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B.CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.21.Youdon’tneedtointroduceher.I______herseveraltimes.A.havemetB.ammeetingC.willmeetD.hadmet22.BeforeIenteredmyseniorhighschool,I______Englishforalmostfiveyears.A.willlearnB.learnC.hadlearnedD.havelearned23.I’vewonatripfortwotoFlorida.I_______mymum.A.tookB.hadtakenC.willhavetakenD.willtake24.----Whereismother?---Sheisinthekitchen.She______thehouseworkallmorning.A.hasbeendoingB.willdoC.didD.haddone25.Thebookhasbeentranslatedintothirtylanguagessinceit_____onthemarketin1987.A.comesB.hascomeC.cameD.iscoming26.Itissaidthatthebridge_______bytheendofnextmonth.A.hasbuiltB.willbuildC.hasbeenbuiltD.willhavebeenbuilt27.Weweresurprisedtohearthathe_______inthecaraccidentyesterday.A.injuredB.hasinjuredC.wasinjuredD.hasbeeninjured28.Themanagerenteredthebookingofficeandwasgladtolearnthetickets_______well.A.soldB.hadsoldC.weresoldD.hadbeensoldSectionB（7分）Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Nowadays,manypeopletodaypaytoomuchattentiontotheirappearance.___29___theyareperfectlyhealthy,theyoftenworrythattheirnoseisabittoobig,orthattheirearssticktoofarout.Theyspendalotoftime___30___(look)atthepartoftheirbodythatupsetsthem.Sometimestheyaresounhappywiththeirbodyparts___31___theychoosetogetcosmeticsurgery（整形手术）.Theybelievethatcosmeticsurgerywillnotjustmakethemlookbetter,butalsomakethemfeelbetterinside.Infact,thereisnoproofthatcosmeticsurgerycanreallymakepeople___32___(happy).Ontheotherhand,cosmeticsurgerycanberisky.Ifyouhavesomehealthproblems,thiskindofoperation___33___sometimesmakethemworse.Inaddition,youneedtochoosetheclinic___34___yoursurgeryverycarefully.Youmustbecertainthatthesurgeon___35___(be)qualifiedtogiveyoucosmeticsurgery.Cosmeticsurgeryisabigindustry,andnoteveryoneinitishonest.Perhapsitisbetterforyourhealthtolearntolivewithhowyoulook.SectionC（10分）Directions：Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybesedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.setB.shameC.amountD.warningE.cleanF.similarG.physicallyH.controlI.causesJ.slowerK.healthilyFirstofall,healthexpertssaybed-wettingshouldbetreatedwithunderstanding.Bed-wettersusuallyfeel___36___enoughwithouthavingotherchildrenmakefunofthem.ResearchersattheNationalInstituteofHealthsaytheyoungpeoplewhodoitareusually___37___andemotionallynormal.Theysaythe___38___ofbed-wettingarenotknown.Buttheythinkmostcasesprobablyresultfromamixofthingsincluding___39___physicaldevelopment.Oftenthereisastrongfamilyhistoryofbed-wetting.Consideralimitonthe___40___ofliquidachilddrinksbeforebedtime.Also,makesurechildrenusethebathroomrightbeforebed.Someparentswaketheirchildrenatnighttousethebathroom.Others___41___atimertosound.Ifchildrendohaveanaccidentatnight,theexpertsattheMayoClinicsayparentsshouldletthemhelp___42____up.Forexample,childrencouldrinseouttheirwetnightclothes.TheMayoClinicsaystakingresponsibilitymayhelpthebed-wetterfeelasenseof___43___overthesituation.ButtheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics（儿科）hasa___44___aboutsuchadvice.Itsayshavingtocleanupmayseemlikepunishmentifotherchildreninthefamilydonothave___45____duties.III.ReadingComprehension（32分）SectionA（10分）Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Onceagain,Iarguedwithmyson,whichIneverreallywantedtodo.WhenItoldmyfriendaboutmyproblemswithPaul,heshowedmeashortarticlethathehadread.Itwastitled“___46___,withGoodResults”.Thearticlesaidthatunderstandinganotherpersonisnever___47___,butitismostdifficultwhenwedonotagreewiththeotherperson.Ifwewanttohavegoodrelationshipswithotherpeople,wemustlearntodisagreefairly,___48___wecansolveourproblems.Thearticlewentontosaythefirst___49___foragooddisagreementis:wemust___50___tosolvetheproblem.Sometimeswhenpeopleargue,theydonotreallywanttoendthedisagreement.___51___,theyusuallyshoutateachother,andonepersonwalksawayjusttoendthedisagreement.___52___ischanged.Theproblemisstillthere.Thesecondruleis:weshouldmaketheproblemclearinthesimplestwaypossible.What___53___arewearguingabout?Thethirdruleis:weneedtolistenactively.Inactivelistening,welistentounderstandwhattheotherpersonsays___54___thinkingonlyaboutwhatwewanttosaynext.Beforewereacttotheotherperson’sideas,weshouldbesurethatweunderstandthem.Whilewearelistening,weshould___55___similaritiesinourideas,notdifference.Weshouldlookforawaytocompromise—tofindasolutionthatbothofuscanbehappywith.46.A.DisagreeingB.TeachingC.ChangingD.Listening47.A.interestingB.effectiveC.satisfactoryD.easy48.A.evenifB.sothatC.aslongasD.assoonas49.A.chanceB.resultC.rewardD.rule50.A.wantB.beginC.assistD.remember51.A.ThereforeB.NeverthelessC.FurthermoreD.Otherwise52.A.SomethingB.AnythingC.EverythingD.Nothing53.A.normallyB.exactlyC.graduallyD.certainly54.A.inadditiontoB.morethanC.ratherthanD.becauseof55.A.lookforB.gooverC.applyforD.dependonSectionB（14分）Directions:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)InEnglandduringthe1830s,nursingwasn’tacareerforrespectablewomen.SowhenFlorenceNightingaletoldherwealthyparentsthatsheplannedtobecomeanurse,theywereveryupset.Whattheywanthertodowastolearntohostbigparties,servetea,andlatergotmarried.Florence,however,hadherownplans.In1846,afriendsentFlorenceabookaboutaGermanschool,whichtrainedgirlstocareforthesick.Severalyearslater,againstherparents’wishes,Florenceenteredtheschoolandcompletednursingcourse.In1853,shewasofferedapositioninLondon,inchargeofaninstitutionthatcaredforthesick.There,shemademanychangedinimprovingthecareofthesick.TheCrimeanWarbrokeoutin1854.Conditionsinthemilitaryhospitalswereterrible,sotheBritishSecretaryofWarassignedFlorencetointroducefemalenursesintothemilitaryhospitalsinTurkey.Shetook38nursesandtheysavedthousandsoflives.ShereturnedtoEnglandaheroineandshewentontoestablishtheNightingaleTrainingSchoolfornurses.ToshowrespecttoFlorence’sefforts,QueenVictoriaawardedNightingaletheRoyalRedCrossin1883.Inspiteofothers’objections,Florencefollowedherheart.Asaresult,shefoundedmodernnursingandworkedtirelesslyforsanitaryreformsinhospitals.56.WhatdidFlorence’sparentsmostprobablywanthertobecomeinthefuture?A.Adoctor.B.Ahousewife.C.Asecretary.D.Aheroine.57.WhendidFlorence’scareerprobablybegin?A.In1846.B.In1883.C.In1854.D.In1853.58.WhatistrueaboutFlorence?A.Abookgivenbyherfriendencouragedhertotakeupnursingashercareer.B.ShewenttotheCrimeanWartobecomeaheroineinspiteofothers’objections.C.Shechangedherparents’mindsandenteredaGermannursingschool.D.Shewasunfortunatelyinfectedwithanillnessherselfduringthewar.(B)Inaworldwithlimitedland,waterandothernaturalresources(资源),theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherise.Actually,thepastdecadeshasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable(可持续的)ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwords,weshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapropertrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudy,theglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecades.China,forexample,hassetitsmindonleadingthatmarket,hopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergy,andisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inaddition,wearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil(棕榈油),whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownbymorethan50%.Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.First,theycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions(排放)andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besides,strongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.Finally,governmentscanavoidthehugeexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirection,andredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromtraditionalmodeltoasustainableone.Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofgrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsifthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltask,butitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.59.ThetraditionalbusinessmodelisharmfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.A.ItmakestheworldwarmerB.itconsumesnaturalresourcesC.itbringsseveredamagetoforestsD.itmakesgrowthhardtocontinue60.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.Chinalackswindandsolarenergy.B.Chinaistheleaderofthelow-carbonmarket.C.High-speedtrainsarealow-carbondevelopment.D.Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests.61.Tofullydevelopthelow-carbonmarkets,governmentscan______.A.cutpublicexpensesB.forbidcarbonemissionC.developpublicresourcesD.encourageenergyconservation62.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tointroduceanewbusinessmodel.B.Tocomparetwobusinessmodels.C.Topredictachangeoftheglobalmarket.D.Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment.SectionC（8分）Directions:ChoosefromthesentencesA—Ftocompletethepassage.Therearetwoextrasentenceswhichyoudonotneedtouse.StoneSoupisaninternationalmagazine.63.________AlthoughthemagazineisbasedintheUnitedStates,andmostofthewritingisbyAmericanchildren,wealsopublishthewritingbychildrenfromacrosstheworld.Twenty-twoyearsago,mycolleagueGerryandIstartedStoneSoup,alongwithagroupoffellowuniversitystudents.64.________Ourmagazineisforthekindofwritingthatexistsontheborderlandbetweenfictionandnonfiction.Welookfornovelsbasedonexperiencesoflifethataresorealthatwewonderwhetherthestoriesaretrueornot.StoneSoupisalsoamagazineofthearts.Wedrawonchildartistsfromallovertheworldtoshowtheirartsinthemagazine.Overtheyearsourinterestinchildren’sarthasgrown.Inadditiontopublishingchildren’sart,wehavebuiltoneofthefinestcollectionsofchildren’sartintheUnitedStates.65.________Wehavealsooperatedanafter-schoolartschoolinwhich150childrenattendeachweek.66.________Itincludesthemagazine,ourmuseumprogrammeandourartschool.WhiletheChildren’sArtFoundationisanonprofitorganization,weoperateitlikeabusiness.Wehaveneverreceivedgrantsordonations.Infact,webelievethatgrantsareoftenmoreofaproblemfororganizationsthanabenefit.A.Differentmagazinesaredesignedfordifferentreaders.B.ItsarticlesarewrittenbyEnglish-speakingchildrenuptoage13.C.StoneSoupwasverypopularattheverybeginning.D.Theyareofgreatvalue.E.Ourorganization,theChildren’sArtFoundation,isanintegratedproject.F.Nowithasover1,000worksfrom40countries.第Ⅱ卷（共23分）I.Translation(13分前每题3分最后一题4分)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.67.为了避免困惑，我向她清楚地解释了我真正的目的。(avoid)68.下午五点以后,游客不准进入上海博物馆。（admit）69.为了给面试官留下好印象，我穿了西装。(impression)70.令学生们高兴的是，暑假期间他们也能使用校图书馆。(access)II.GuidedWriting（10分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin100–120wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.Pleasewrirealettertoyourformerclassteacher,describingyourschoollifeatpresenttime,andyourplaninyourseniorhighschool.(给你以前的初中班主任老师写一封信，信中请描述你现在的高一的学习和生活，以及今后高中学习的打算)DearTeacher,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerelyyours,LiHua2023学年度第一学期高一英语期中联考试卷答案第I卷I.ListeningComprehension听力材料SectionA1．M：MynameisJohnSmith.I’mwiththelocalnewspaper.DoyoumindifIaskyouafewquestions?W：Notatall.Goahead,please.Q：WhatisJohnSmith?2．M：Ihopethepostofficewillbeopennow．W：Thesignsays：9amto5pmweekdays,9amto12atnoonSaturdays．Q：Whenwillthepostofficeopenonweekends?3．M：Howmucharethesetrousers?W：They’reonsale,sir.Onepairfor35dollarsortwopairsfor30dollarseach．Q：Howmuchdoesonepairoftrouserscost?4．W：It’salreadyhalfpastseven.Shallwegooutnow?M：No,Ijusthadbreakfastabout15minutesago.Butwewilltrytogettothetrainingcentrewithintwohours．Q：Whendidthemanhavebreakfast?5．M：Ididn’texpecttomeetyouhere.W：Bettyissickandaskedmetoworktodayinstead.Q：Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?6.M：Ibelievethewholedepartmentisgoingtotakethetripthisweekend.W：I’mnotsosure.Noteveryonepaidforthetrip．Q：Whatdoesthewomanimply?7．M：Johnmissedclassagain,didn’the?Iwonderwhy．W：Well,Iknewhehadbeenabsentallweek.SoIcalledhimthisafternoontoseeifhewassick.Itturnedoutthathiswifewasbadlyinjuredinacaraccident．Q：WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJohn?8．M：I’mthinkingofgoingtoAustinforavisit.Doyouthinkit’sworthseeing?W：Well.IwishIhadbeenthere.Q：Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?9．M：Youknow,Ireallythinkyoushouldrunforclasspresident.Everybodyknowsyouandlikesyou.Andyougotsomegreatideas．W：Thanks.Ihavethoughtaboutit.I’mtakingsixclassesandworkingapart-timejob.That’saboutallIcanhandlerightnow.Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?10.M：Theremustbesomethingwrongwiththemicrophonethespeakerisusing.Icanhardlycatchawordheissaying．W：Yeah,Ican’tunderstandanythingmyself.DoeshespeakEnglish?Q：Whyarethesepeopleprobablyhavingtroubleunderstandingthespeaker?SectionBQuestions11through12arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W：CouldIseethemanager,please?M：Yes.I’mthemanagerhere.WhatcanIdoforyou?W：Didyouhavetheroomcheckedbeforewemovedin?M：Whichroomareyouin,madam?W：1707.Thetoiletdoesn’tworkproperly,thewaterdoesn’trunintheshower,butthetapwasleakingthewholenight,andthereiswateralloverthebathroomfloor．M：I’mverysorrytohearthat.Thesedayswe’vebeenextremelybusywithaninternationalmeeting.I’llcheckitrightaway．W：Ineverexpectedthissortofthingtohappeninsuchafour-starhotel．M：Idoapologize.We’llchangeyourroomto2023.Ithasabeautifulviewoftheharbour.Andyou’llenjoyathree-dayfreestayinourhotel．Questions:11.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?12.Whatisthewoman’sroomnumber?Questions13through14arebasedonthefollowingconversation．M:Hello.I’dliketobuyatickettoParis,France.W:Whenwouldyouliketotravel?M:Today,ifpossible.W:Hmmm...Wehaveaflightleavingthisafternoon,butit’sfullybooked.M:It’sveryimportantthatIgetthereasquicklyaspossible.Isthereaneveningflight?W:Yes.Thereisa“red-eye”flightat1:00tomorrowmorning,butI’mafraidthere’snospaceleftonthatflight,either.Letmecheckagain.M:Oh,no.Ijustfoundoutthatmybrotherisgettingmarriedtomorrow,andIdon’twanttomisshiswedding!W:Wait...You’reinluck!There’sbeenacancellation!Doyoumindsittinginthelastrowofoureconomyclass?M:Well,I’drathernot,butifit’stheonlyseatavailable,ofcourse,I’lltakeit.Isitawindowseatbyanychance?W:Yes,itis.Willthatbeaproblem?M:No,notatall.IlovetoseethesceneryonthegroundwhileIfly.W:CouldIhaveyournameplease,sir?M:Sure.JohnSmith.That’sS-M-I-T-H.W:Great.I’mgladIcouldhelpyou,Mr.Smith.Here’syourticket.YouwillbeonFlight201leavinghereat1:00am,arrivingParislocaltime12:00Noon.Theplanewillbeginboardingat12:45amatGate19interminal3.M:Thanksforallyourhelp.W:Thankyouforflyingwithus!Questions:13.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?Questions15through17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AliceWalkermakesherlivingbywriting,andherpoems,shortstories,andnovelshavewonmanyprizesforher.ShewasborninEatonton,Georgia.Shewenttopublicschoolsthere,andthentoSpelmanCollegeinAtlantabeforecomingtoNewYorktoattendSarahLawrenceCollege,fromwhichshegraduatedin1966.ForatimeshelivedinJackson,Mississippi,withherlawyerhusbandandsmalldaughter.AboutLangstonHughes,AmericanPoet,herfirstbookforchildren,shesays,“AftermyfirstmeetingwithLangston,IpromisedIwouldwriteabookforchildrensomeday.Why?BecauseI,at22,knewnexttonothingofhiswork,andhedidn’tscoldme；hejustgavemeapileofhisbooks.Andhewaskindtome；Iwillalwaysbethankfulthatinhiswarmthhefilledmydeepestdreamandneedofwhatapoetshouldbe”.“Tome,heisnotdeadatall.HardlyadaygoesbythatIdon’tthinkofhimorspeakofhim.Once,justbeforehedied,whenhewassickwiththeflu,Itookhimabasketfulloforanges.ThejoyIfeltingivingthatsimplegiftneverdiesawaywithtime.Hesaidhelikedoranges,too．”Questions：15．HowdoesAliceWalkermakealiving?16.WheredidAlicegraduatein1966?17．WhatdidAlicegiveLangstonHugheswhenhewassick?Questions18through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Everyoneislookingforagoodinvestmentthesedays.Andwithstocksandcompaniesallcrashing,somearefindingthattakingthetripofalifetimeisactuallyasmartmoverightnow.Pricesaregood,crowdsarefewerandthebenefitslikeexpandedworldview,lifelongmemories,thesatisfactionofboostingtheglobaleconomy—can’tbeeasilyignored.TaylorandPaul,aretiredcouplefromCambridge,England,recentlytooka16-dayvacationtoNamibia,wheretheywentonbird-watchingexcursions.Laterthisyear,theyareplanning