2022-2023学年四川省德阳市第五中学高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because2．---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?---Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit3．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone4．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．afterC．untilD．that5．Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what6．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant7．-----Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?-----Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously8．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced9．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious10．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．agreementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison11．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush12．Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildren_____theyarerolemodelstothem.A．although B．evenif C．unless D．as13．Ifyouthinkthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnot_________goingtothedoctor.A．putoff B．setaboutC．holdback D．giveaway14．Iliveinatown______runsasmallandwindingriver.A．throughwhichB．whichC．inwhichD．where15．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience16．TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．asto D．asthat17．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track18．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless19．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted20．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted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）Youcaneithertravelorread,buteitheryourbodyorsoulmustbeontheway.Thepopularsayinghasinspiredmanypeopletoreadorgosightseeing.Herearefourbookswerecommendthatyoutakeonyourtrip.1.OntheRoad,1957,byJackKerouacThebookisapopularspiritualguidebookaboutyouth.ThecharacterinthebookdrivesacrosstheUScontinentwithseveralyoungpeopleandfinallyreachesMexico.Aftertheexhaustingandexcitingtrip,thecharactersinthebookbegintorealizethemeaningoflife.2.LifeisElsewhere,1975,byMilanKunderaJean-JacquesRousseauoncesaid,“Manisbornfree,andeverywhereheisinchains”.Thebookdescribesayoungartist’sromanticbutmiserablelife,abouthowhereads,dreamsandhasarelationshipduringhistriptoCentralEurope.ThehookinvitesyoutodeeplyreflectonyourcurrentlifeandtohonorKundera,aCzech-bornwriterandwhowentintoexileinFrancein1975.3.MyNameisRed,1998,byOrhanPamukThebook,featuringapeakmasterpieceoftheNobelPrizewinnerforLiteratureOrhanPamuk,hasbeentranslatedintomorethan50languagesandpublishedaroundtheworld.Ittellsastoryofayoungman,whohasbeenawayfromhomefor12years,comingbacktohishometowninIstanbul.Whatembraceshimisnotonlylove,butaseriesofmurdercasesaswell.4.TheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFry,2013,byRachelJoyceThenoveltellsastoryofa60-year-oldmanwholivesaboringandunhappylife,untiloneday,hereceivedhisoldfriend’sletterwhogotcancer.Indeepshockandsorrow,hewentouttosendhisreplyletter.627milesin87days,hewalksdependingononebeliefthat“hisfriendcansurviveaslongashewalks”.1、Whichhookcanmakeyouthinkofyourownlife?A．OndieRoad.B．LifeisElsewhere.C．MyNameisRed.D．TheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFry.2、Whowroteabooksoldglobally?A．JackKerouac.B．MilanKundera.C．OrhanPamuk.D．RachelJoyce.3、Whenwastheinstructivebooktotheyouthpublished?A．In1957.B．In1975.C．In1998.D．In2013.4、Whydidtheoldmanwalksomanymilestosendaletter?A．Hewasindeepsorrow.B．Hewalkedtokeephealthy.C．Hewitnessedaseriesofmurder.D．Heexpectedhisfriendtolivelonger.22．（8分）Asparents,wewantourchildrentoreachtheirfullacademicpotential.Wereadtothem,encouragetheirspecialtalents,andsupportthemwhentheyhaveproblems.Iftheychoosetoparticipateinmusicorsports,wealsohelpthemreachtheirpotentialinthoseareas.Theseareallgoodgoals.Thereis,however,anevenmoreimportantgoal.Itisagoalmoredifficultthanexcellenceinarithmeticorsoccerortheviolin.Parentsareresponsibleforprovidingtheirchildrenwithamoralcompass.Theyneedtonurtureandtreasuregoodnessintheirchildren.Everychildhasthecapacitytobecomeagood,decenthumanbeing.Tofulfillthiscapacity,childrenneedtheguidanceandsupportofparentsandotheradults.Raisinggood,moralchildrenisthemostimportantjobwewillhave.Whatisagood,decenthumanbeing?Whilewemaydifferonsomedetails,mostwouldagreethatrespectforothers,kindnessandcaring,honestyandhonor,andareverence(尊重)forlifearekey.Good,decenthumanbeingsarepeoplewithafirmsenseofdirectionandpurpose—amoralcompass—toguidetheirlives.Childrenneedourhelptodevelopthesecharacteristicsandvalues.Whilemostpeopletrytoactwithhonorandkindness,doingsoconsistentlyisdifficultandrequireslifelongeffort.Goodnessisnoteasyforanadultanditisevenmoredifficultforachild.Theydonothavetheknowledge,experiences,orcognitiveskillstounderstandtheimpactandconsequencesoftheiractions.Reinforcementissometimesanefficientapproachtobuildingpositivebehavior.Thechildbehavesinadesiredwayandtheparentsprovidereinforcement.Thebehaviorthentypicallyincreasesinfrequency.Thisapproachworksforteaching“Please”and“Thankyou”.Thenewbehaviorismaintained,becauseithelpsthechildgetalongintheworld.Loving,everydayinteractionsarethebeginningofraisingmoralchildren.Thechildwhofallsandreceivesadultconcernlearnshowtotreatotherskindlywhentheystumble(绊倒).Thechildwhomakesamistakeandisencouragedtotryagainlearnshowtosupportothers.Whenparentsintercede(调解)graciouslyfortheirchild,thechildcanseethebasisforfriendship.Whenwetreatchildrenwithrespectandcare,weprovideapositivemodelofhowtobehave.Theseearlyexperiencesestablishpatternsfortheirtreatmentofothers.1、Whatareadultssupposedtodotomakechildrenbecomegood,decenthumanbeings?A．Toencouragetheirchildrentolearnmoreaboutsportsormusic.B．Tohelptheirchildrentodeveloptheirspecialtalents.C．Tosupporttheirchildrenwhentheyhaveproblems.D．Toreinforcepositivebehaviorthrougheverydayinteraction2、Whyisitdifficultforachildtoactwithhonorandkindness?A．Becauseitisdifficultforadultstodoso.B．Becauseachildisnotmatureenoughtodoso.C．Becauseachilddoesnotunderstandtheabstractconceptof“goodness”.D．Becauseachilddoesnothaveamodeltofollow.3、Theauthortalksaboutteaching“Please”and“Thankyou”todemonstratethat________.A．saying“Please”and“Thankyou”isagoodhabitB．politenessisthenatureofamoralcompassC．politenesshelpsthechildgetalongintheworldD．reinforcementisanefficientapproachtobuildingpositivebehavior4、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?A．Everychildwithoutexceptionwillbecomeagood,decenthumanbeing.B．There’sauniversallyacceptedcriterionfor“agood,decenthumanbeing”.C．Themorereinforcement,themorethechildbehavesinapositiveway.D．Thechildwithasingleparentwillnotbecomeagood,decenthumanbeing.5、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Toemphasizetheimportanceofadults’concernwhenachildfalls.B．Toshowhowtoguidechildrentodevelopfriendship.C．Toexplainwhyadultsshouldtreatchildrenwithrespectandcare.D．Toshowhowloveandeverydayinteractionsworkinmoldingamoralchild.23．（8分）Thebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist（经济学家）JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable,In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpacesubstitutionofmachinesforhumanshasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs,Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise,Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople’sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor'sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.24．（8分）ReadersinGrenoblecannownibble(啃)fictionafterPublisherShortEditionintroducedeightshort-storydispensers(自动售货机)aroundtheFrenchcity.Thefreestoriesareavailableatthetouchofabutton,printingoutonrollsofpaperlikeareceipt.Readersareabletochooseoneminute,threeminutes,orfiveminutesoffiction.“Thefeedbackwegothasbeenextremelypositive.Justtwoweekssinceitslaunch,morethan10,000storieshavealreadybeenprinted.Wearethrilledtoseeitworkingsowell,”saidtheco-founderQuentinPleple.“ThereareonlyeightdispensersinthecityofGrenoblefornowbutweareplanningtointroducemore.Wearegettingrequestsfromallovertheworld-Australia,theUS,Canada,Russia,Grace,Italy,SpainandChile.”Pleplesaidheandhisteaminitiallycameupwiththeideaacoupleofyearsagowhentakingabreakatadrinkdispenser.“Wethoughtitwouldbecooltohaveitforshortstories,”saidthepublisher.‘Then,wedecidedtomakeadifference:theshort-storydispenserwasborn.”TheFrenchpublisherhopesthestorywillbeusedtofillthe“deadtime”ofapassenger.“Inthebusorthesubway,everyonecanmakethemostofthesemomentstoreadshortstories,poems,orshortpicturebooks,”saidastatementfromShortEdition.“Andtheycanbesuretoenjoythequality.”ThedispensersarcnowinlocationsincludingGrenoble’stownhall,itstouristofficeanditslibrary.Thestoriesaredrawnfrommorethan60,000storiesonShortEdition’swebsite.Butthereisaproblemthatusersarenotabletochoosewhattypeofstorytheywouldliketoread.“Rightnowtheycanonlychoosethelength.Butthatisexactlywhatreallycounts,isn’tit?”saidPleple.1、Wherecanyouprobablyseeashort-storydispenseratpresent?A．InChile.B．InCanadaC．InFrance.D．InItaly.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“launch”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A．Comingintouse.B．Beingthrownaway.C．Beingfoundout.D．Breakingdown.3、WhydidShortEditionprovideshort-storydispensers?A．Tohelppeoplekilltimeinthejourney.B．Toencouragepeopletowriteshortstories.C．ToattractinternationaltouriststoGrenoble.D．Todoresearchinthefieldofnewtechnology.4、Inwhataspectdoestheshort-storydispenserneedtoimprove?A．Thelengthofthestories.B．Thequalityofthestories.C．Thenumberofthestories.D．Thechoiceofdifferentstories.25．（10分）Doyoulistentothesongsthatyourparentslike?Chancearethatyoudon’t.YouprobablythinkthemusicthattheylikeisoldanddullandthattheSongsonyourplaylistaremuchcooler.Buthereiswhatscientistsfoundrecently:people’smusictasteschangeastheyage,accordingtoastudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.Soit’slikelythatyourownmusicalpreferencewillfollowasimilarpathtoyourparents’whetheryoulikeitornot.Weusedtothinkthatcultureandpersonalityarctheonlyfactorsthataffectone’smusicchoice.ButresearchersattheUniversityofCambridge,UK,gathereddatafrommorethan250,000peopleoverthepast10years.Theynoticedthataspeopleage,theirsocialcircumstanceschange,andsodoestheirmusictaste.Therearethreemusicalperiodsthatpeoplepassthroughastheymature-intense”,“contemporary”and“sophisticated”.Thefirstperiodcomesintheteenagersyears,duringwhichtimepeoplelikeintensemusicsuchaspunkandrockbecauseteenagerstendtobeaggressiveandwanttoestablishtheiridentityasindependentindividuals.Butaspeoplemoveintoearlyadulthood,theirlifestylechanges—theysocializemoreandwanttobuildcloserelationshipswithothers.Asaresult,theybecomemorefondofcontemporarymusic,suchaspopandR&B,whichisusuallyupliftinganddanceableandplayedatpartieswherepeoplehangouttogetherandchat.Whenmiddleagecomes,thingshavesettleddownformostpeople.Thisperiodwillbedominated(支配)bymore“sophisticated”music,suchasjazzandclassical,aswellasmorecatchymusiclikecountry,folk,andblues.“Formany,thislifestageisfrequentlyexhaustedbyworkandfamily,andthereisarequirementforrelaxing,emotive(动情的)music,”JasonRentfrow,aresearchermember,toldThetelegraph.Butyoumustbethinking:“Aren’tthereoldpeoplewhoarestillintorockmusic?”Ofcoursethereare.ButRentfrowexplainedthattheirreasonsforlisteningtorockmusicmayhavechanged.“Weusemusicfordifferentreasons,”hesaid,andthusatthatagepeoplemaylistentoremindthemselvesoftheiryouths.1、Whydochildrenusuallylikedifferentsongsfromtheirparentsaccordingtothepassage?A．Childrenprefercoolmusic.B．Musictastechangeswithage.C．parents’songsarealwaysdull.D．Parentshavebettersocialcircumstances.2、Theunderlinedword“catchy”inParagraph7probablymeans________.A．touchingandeasilyrememberedB．awkwardandeasilycapturedC．elegantbutdifficulttounderstandD．flexibleanddifficulttocatch3、Middleageisaperiodwhenpeople________.A．haveanaggressivegoalB．likePopandR&BC．desirecloseconnectionswithothersD．leadastressfullife4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Oldpeopledon’tlikerockmusic.B．Musiccanserveasareminder.C．Rockmusicmakesoldpeopleyounger.D．Listeningtorockmusicneedsreasons.5、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Whydopeoplelikemusic?B．Howcanyouimproveyourmusictalent?C．Whatinfluencespeopledmusictaste?D．Whydodifferentpeoplelikedifferentmusic?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）At7a,m.onOctober2,2016,Igotup,feelingexcitedandnervous.Thefirstthoughtonmymindwas,“Today’sgameismyfirst1footballgame.”I’veplayedbeforebutnotlikethis,Notinpads(护具),notwithahelmetonmyhead,myheartstartedbeatingfaster.I2finishedbreakfastandleftforthefield.Thewholetimeonthebus,Ifeltsickandnervous.Finally,Ireachedthefield.3thatwhitenumber7jersey(运动衫)forthefirsttimemademefeelgreat.Ifeltlike4wasmyfortune.Westoodthere.Bythelookonourfaces,youcouldseewhohad5beforeandwhohadn’t.Tome,itfeltlikeawar.Iwasa(n)6soldiergoingintobattle.NowIknowthatfeelingwasfear,Wehad7,butnottherealgame.Intraining,wetookaformandkneweachother.Inthe8youdon’tknowyouropponent’sstrength.Everythingjusthappened9youknowitwashappening.Wedidwarm-ups,Someofuscouldn’t10toplay,jumpingaroundandyelling.Othersstoodstillwaitingfordirection,Therefereescameout.Weknewthegame11came.Asacaptain,Iwentoutforthecointosstoseewhichteamwouldgettheballfirst.CampusMagnetwonthecointoss.They12toreceive.Soonthegame13Itrackeddowntheballcarrierandranatafullspeed.Iloweredmyshouldersandranintohissidewithallmy14,knockinghimdownandatthesametimeknockingmy15out.Istoodtomyfeetand16whatIhaddone.I’dmademyfirsttackle(阻截).Iwas17mydream,feelingrenewed,Thattackle18me,givingmestrength,confidenceandthedesiretogoon.We19thatgame—48to6.Thatyearwewentundefeated,20everyteamonourschedule,Iwasratedthebestreceiverinourdivision.1、A．usualB．significantC．excellentD．informal2、A．calmlyB．patientlyC．elegantlyD．quickly3、A．TakingoffB．GivingupC．PuttingonD．Showingoff4、A．careerB．realityC．studyD．football5、A．playedB．travelledC．changedD．applied6、A．activeB．freshC．strongD．brave7、A．triedB．expectedC．improvedD．practiced8、A．gameB．testC．productionD．end9、A．onceB．untilC．beforeD．though10、A．tryB．waitC．wantD．continue11、A．resultB．showC．timeD．chance12、A．struggledB．choseC．stoppedD．failed13、A．beganB．pausedC．finishedD．continued14、A．mindB．strengthC．wealthD．trouble15、A．awardB．hopeC．fearD．courage16、A．admittedB．regrettedC．coveredD．realized17、A．livingB．imaginingC．formingD．rewarding18、A．savedB．foundC．encouragedD．surrounded19、A．wonB．attendedC．recordedD．forgot20、A．ComparingB．JudgingC．JoiningD．Beating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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.MistakesthatworkThebestwaytolearnsomethingistomakemistakesfirst.ThomasEdison,1．inventedthelightbulb,toldhiscolleagues:“Ofthe200lightbulbsthatdidn’twork,everyfailuretoldmesomethingwasabletoincorporate(融入)intothenextattempt.”BenjaminFranklin,theUSstatesmanandscientistoncesaid:“Ihaven’tfailed.Ihavehad10,000ideasthatdidn’twork.”2．ofthesepeopleunderstoodthatfailuresandfalsestartsaretheconditionofsuccess.Infact,3．surprisingnumberofeverydayobjectshadtheirbeginningsinamistakeoramisunderstanding.Post-itnotes,packetsofcrispsandevenbreadareallunexpectedinventions.In2600BC,atiredEgyptianslaveinvented4．isnowcalledbreadwhenthedough(面团)roseduringhissleep.AndcrispswerefirstcookedbyacookintheUSAwhenacustomersuggestedhisfriedpotatoesbe5．(thin)thantheywere.In1968SpencerSilverwastryingtodevelopastronggluewhenheaccidentallyinventedaveryweakglueinstead.Hiscolleague,ArtFrydecidedtouseitsixyearslater,in1974,tohavehisbookmarks6．(hold)inhisbooksandthepost-itnotewasinvented.Successfulbusinesspeoplehaveoftenmadebig,expensivemistakesintheirpast.WhenanemployeeofIBMmadeamistakethatcostthecompany$600,000,ThomasWatson,thechairman,7．(ask)ifhewouldfiretheman.“No,”hereplied.“Ihavejustspent$600,0008．(train)him.Iwon’tletanothercompany9．(benefit)fromtheexperience.Theimportantthingtorememberisthatyouneedtolearnfromyourmistakes.10．youdon’t,thenthereisnopointmakingth