2023届青海省西宁市高考考前模拟英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。.答题时请按要求用笔。.请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。.作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5.保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeIhere.A.cameB.comeC.havecomeD.amcomingDayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,butsaywherehewas.A.mustn'tB.shouldn'tC.wouldn'tD.mightn"bytheEnglishteacherforthehighgrade,Ifeltmyeffortfinallypaidoff.A.PraiseB.PraisedC.TopraiseD.PraisingYoucanchoosenottoforgive.youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A.Absolutely B.ConsequentlyC.SubsequentlyD.AlternativelyHemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing.A.hadhappened B.happenedC.wouldhappenD.wouldhavehappenedPolicehavefoundappearstobethelostancientstatue.A.whichB.whereC.howD.whatFormanydaysIhavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A.carryout B.figureoutC.watchoutD.standout—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarths-.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A.Don'tmentionit B.Itdoesn'tmatterC.ForgetitD.Itdepends一Mike,it'sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrainit.A.catchB.tocatchC.catchingD.caughttomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A.LearningB.TolearnC.LearnedD.LearnSheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon'tknowhowyoucanher.8、A.nmemoryofB.inplaceofC.insupportofD.intermsof9、A.preparedB.searchedC.foughtD.cheered10、A.friendB.soldiersC.theAmericansD.theBritish11、A.surfacesB.breaksC.endsD.falls12、A.readyB.appropriateC.reasonableD.responsible13、A.customerB.managerC.pianistD.waiter14、A.haveB.singC.playD.know15、A.olderB.youngerC.strongerD.higher16、A.regretfullyB.certainlyC.anxiouslyD.normally17、A.existedB.developedC.spreadD.faded18、A.butB.soC.ifD.though19、A.amazingB.religiousC.familyD.clear20、A.localB.religiousC.familyD.weak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。（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankHonesty,mymumalwaysusedtotellme,isthebestpolicy.Butwhenitcomestomedicine,Ihadassumeditwasimportanttoalwaysbehonestwithmypatients.Afterall,thedoctor-patientrelationshipisbasedontrust,andthereforehonestyisessential,orsoIthought.Ihadjuststartedworkingingeriatrics（老年病科）.Mr.McMahon（bring）inwhenhisbodywasfoundveryswollen（浮肿的）.Itookamedicalhistory2.hisdaughterwhohadaccompaniedhimintheambulance.She'dbeenhismaincareforyears.Istood工_（look）athimasshegaveadetailedhistory.'*Hashelostanyweightrecently?**Iasked,"Well,it'sfunnyyoushouldmentionthat,butyes."Shesaidslowly.Therewassilenceforafewmoments."Why?Whatareyouworriedabout?**sheasked.ShewasobviouslyveryinvolvedinhiscareanditwasonlyfairthatItold4^_thetruth."Weil,weneedtoproveit'snotcancer.**IsaidandtalkedbrieflyaboutsomeofthetestsIwasgoingtoorder.Halfanhourlater,anursecalledme:"Mr.McMahon'sdaughterbrokedown—shesaidyoutoldherhehadcancer.1*Myheartsank.BythetimeIarrivedattheward,myconsultantwasalreadythere,explainingthatwestillhadtorunlotsoftestsandthatitwasbynomeansconfirmedhehadcancer.Istoodsilentlyattheendofthebed.MyconsultantwasobviouslyangrywithmeandasweleftMr.McMahon,sheturnedtome."Whyonearthdidyoudothat?"sheaskedindisbelief.Ilookedatherandbitmylip."SheaskedmewhatIwasworriedaboutandItoldher."Isaid,hangingmyhead."Andgivehermore6.（worry）about?**repliedmyconsultant.MYoudon'tsaytheword'cancer'untilit'sconfirmed.7.yoususpectit,thinkverycarefullybeforeyoutellpeople."itturnedout,itwasn'tcancer.ButIdidlearnthatwhensomeoneisstressedandworriedabouttheirlovedonethey'resometimesselectivein9^_theyhear—andasadoctorit*simportanttobemindfulofthis.Inbeingtruthful,I'dmadethesituation10.（bad）.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）（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。每处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（A）,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）不计分。Squaredancinghasbeenmoreandmorepopularwiththeelderlyastheirlivingconditionsimprove,Mostpeoplethoughtitcanhelppeopletakeregularlyexerciseandstrengthentheirfitness.Besides,itprovidespeoplemorechancestotakeactivityoutdoors.However,somepeoplearguethatthemusicisverynoisy,thatdisturbsthesurroundingcitizens'normallife.Also,beexposedtosuchloudnoisemaydoaharmtotheirhealthinthelongrun.Inmyopinion,squaredancingisagoodformofexercise,sodancersshouldtakeourneighbors9needsintoconsideration.Iftheychoosearighttimeandturndownthemusic,itwillcausefewertroubleforothers.第二节书面表达（满分25分）（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom对中国古诗（Chinesepoetry）很感兴趣。他来信请教有关知识。请给他回信，内容包括：.介绍中国古诗；.你学习中国古诗经历和感悟；.如何推广中国古诗？注意：1.词数100左右；.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯的；.开头语已为你写好。参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）CCBD5、A6、D7、B8、D9、BDDCCCBCDA10DDCCCBCDAIK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、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoasterbike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.IrememberridingtoofastdownthebighillonSpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadarkgreenone,withthreegears（齿轮）andhandbrakes.AstheownerofthefirstEnglishbikemyfriendshadeverseen,Iwasalmostfamous.Unlikemycoasterbike,itwaslight—ridingitfeltlikeflying.Irodepastbigstonehouseswiththeirhugeyardsandtrees.Irodepastbrickrowhouses.Irodealoneandwithgroupsoffriends.Thatbelovedbikewentwithmetocollege,carryingmetothelibraryandtoclasses.Beyondtransport,itwasoftenaprop（道具）：PushingitalongasIwalkedthecollegepathsmademefeellessself-conscious.Somehow,conversationflowedmoreeasilyoneithersideofabike.Aftercollege,Ilivedabroadforawhile.ReturningfromLondon,Idiscoveredtomyhorrorthatmyparentshadsoldmybike.Foryearsafterthat,Ididn'thaveabikethatwasreallymine.TeachinginaNewEnglandprepschool（学校），Isimplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakesthatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.ButafterawhileImissedriding.Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.Butitisgreen-abrightergreenbike.Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwasalotolder.Ibroughtthebikehomeandputonmyhelmet—I*dneverwornahelmetbefore.ThenIgotonthebike.Afteradifficultstart,IfeltexactlyasIwasonthatlong-agodayonSpringfieldAvenue:free.SoonIwasridingalong,watchingthewavesbreak.Itseemedthateveryone1passedsmiled.And1knewtheyallrememberedtheirfirstbikeandhowithadsetthemfree.Iwantedtocallbacktothem,uItstillcan!*'Accordingtothearticle,theauthor'sbelovedbike.wasaredandyellowcoasterbikemadehertheenvyofallherfriendswasherbirthdaygiftfromhergrandmothermadehershyandawkwardattimesatcollege6、Whenshewasteachingataprepschool,theauthor.didn'tlikeheronce-belovedbikegotoutofthehabitofridingbikeslovedexploringthelittletownbyridingaroundrodebikesthathadbeenrecommendedtoherbygraduates7、Whathappenedtotheauthoraftershemovedtothecoastaltown?Sheboughtanothercoasterlikeheroldone.Shefoundthatshewastoooldtorideabike.C.Shechallengedherselftorideamoredemandingbike.D.Sheregainedthefeelingthatherfirstbikehadgivenher.8^Whatwastheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?Todescribethedifferentbikesshehasbeenridingalone.Torecallthejoyandfreedomshehasenjoyedthankstoriding.Toinformusofthefunandbenefitsofridingbikeswithothers.Totellusabouthowshegrewupthroughherridingexperiences.299、C1、A2、D1、D2、A3、B4、C1、B2、C3、B1、B2、C3、A4、B第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5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.1、B2、B3、C4、D5、D6、C7、A8、A9、C1012、B13、C14、D15、A16、B17、C18>A19、D20、A第二节（每小题L5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>1.wasbroughtfromlookingherthattoworryEvenifAswhatworse第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28、1.thought—+thinkregularly—>regularpeople后加withactivity—»activitiesthat—whichbe—beingharm前去掉aso—>but9.our—>their10.few—>lcss第二节书面表达（满分25分）29、DearTom,It'sgreattohearfromyou.I'mdelightedtoknowyouareinterestedinChinesepoetry.TheancientChinesePoetryispartofourtraditionalChineseculture.Asanimportantliteraryform,itenjoysgreatpopularityathomeandabroad.Nowadays,manyfamouspoetsinancientChinaandtheirgreatworksarestillinfluential,amongwhom,LiBai,DuFu,andBaiJuyiaremyfavoriteones.AppreciatingancientChinesepoemsisextremelymeaningful.Ihavebeenabsorbedinstudyingpoemsfor10years.TolearntheancientChinesepoemswell,Isparenoefforttograspthemeaningsfirstandreadthemaloudrepeatedly.Besides,tryingtocreatesomepoemsoftheancientChinesestyleisalsoaneffectivewaytocherishthisliterarytreasure.Withgreatenthusiasmandconsistenteffort,itcannotonlyimprovemylanguageability,butalsocontributeto(=isbeneficialto)mybetterunderstandingoftheChineseculture.Topopularizetheclassics>itisagoodideatoorganizeapoetryRecitalParty.Andapoetryshowisalsorecommended,combiningcalligraphy,poetryandpainting.Withvariousactivities,ourawarenessoflearningChinesePoetrywillbewellenhanced.Isincerelyhopetheabovecanbeofsomehelp.Ifyouwanttolearnmore,pleaseletmeknow.Yoursfaithfully,LiHuaA.putupB.standwithC.standuptoD.putupwith---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearandsince.A.isworkingoutB.workedoutC.hasbeenworkingoutD.hadworkedoutHowIwishImymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A.shut B.haveshutC.hadshutD.wouldshutThesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudentscreativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A.whereB.whetherC.howD.whenofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn'tdaretogooutwithoutsomeoneher.A.Warned;accompaniedB.Warned;accompanyingC.Warning;accompaniedD.Warning;accompanyingTrumpsaidhebelievesNorthKoreawillitspromisetosuspendmissiletestswhilehepreparesforasummitwithKimJongUn.A.taketoB.makeupC.standbyD.holdoutThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable.A.heldB.holdingC.beheldD.toholdShedoesn,tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A.yetB.andC.orD.so—HowlongdoyouthinkitwillbetheStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A.whenB.beforeC.untilD.that—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—Ifsapity.How1wishItimetoattendit.A.hadB.haveC.hadhadD.havehad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。（6分）NEWDELHI—InIndia'sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientistsheld（heirbreaths.Thecountry'strustyred-and-whitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuver（操纵，任务）~~carefullysending104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevisionlikenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientistsbreathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,MprojectmanagerB.Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped（超过）thepreviousrecord——37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday'slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization（ISRO）,whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe（探测器）intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffortthat,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie“Gravity”.ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthecountry'snew2,000rupee（$30）currencynote（钞票）inNovember.uNowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket,MsaidRajeswariPillaiRajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“likened"meaninthe3rdparagraph?contributedcomparedpreferredD.tied2、WhatdoesIndia'sPrimeMinisterModiimplyaccordingtothe8thparagraph?The104-satellitemaneuvercostlessmoneythanthefilm“Gravity"did.Shootingafilmisalwaysmoreexpensivethanlaunchingarocket.TheMarsproberocketingischaracteristicofbeinglowincost.Allrealexplorationsarecheaperthanvirtualones.3、ThewayIndiaadoptedtoshowthesignificanceoftheMarsproberocketingisequaltothewayChinesegovernmentuseinChina.ChairmanMaoZedong'sportraitapictureoftheLong-marchrocketapictureoftheThree-gorges（峡谷）projectPresidentXiJinping'sportrait4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill.becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarkettakeupalargermarketshareinthefutureshowitsabilityamonglocalcompetitorshaveanorderof$300billion（8分）Withmorethan100,000peopleaged10（）orover,SpainisthecountrywiththegreatestlifeexpectancyafterJapan.Howdoyouliveto100?Here4ofthecountry'scentenarians（百岁老人）givetheiradviceonstayingyouthful.FranciscoNunez,112HeisfromBienvenida,Badajoz,southernSpain.Nunezliveswithhisdaughter.Hesayshedoesn'tlikethepensioners9（领养老金的人）daycarecenterbecauseit'sfullofoldpeople,whosenegativeattitudetowardslifeaffectshimdeeplysometimes.Despitehisoldage.hehasalwaysmaintained（保持）ayouthfuloutlook,andthatiswhathaskepthimgoingon.PedroRodriguez,106HelivesinCangasdeOnis,Asturias,northernSpain.Rodriguezplaysthepianoeverydayinthelivingroomoftheflatwhereheliveswithhiswifewhoisnearly20yearsyoungerthanhim.Theirdaughtersvisitthemoften.Hishobbyissomethingthathefeelshaskepthimyoung.MThenuns（修女）taughtmehowtoplaythepianoasachildJhesays.MaximinoSanMiguel,102HelivesinLeon,northernSpain.SanMigueldiscoveredhispassion（酷爱）foramateurdramaticsattheageof80andhasparticipatedinmanylocalproductions.Hedidn'tgotoschoolasachildbecausehewassenttoworkasashepherd（牧羊人）.Heprefersreadingbooksaboutdrawingandtravelling.Nowthishobby,hesaid,haskepthimfullofenergy.PilarFernandez,101SheliveswithherdaughterPili,granddaughtersFioriandAnainAmbas,Asturias,northernSpain.Fernandezsufferedhungerandhardshipduringthewaryearsalongsideherninebrothersandsisters.Toavoidhistoryrepeatingitself,shelimitedherselftojustonechild.“Frompurefear,Ididn'thaveanymore,wsaysFernandez.Oneofthebestthingsforherhealth,shesays,istendinglivestock（家畜）andavegetablegarden.299、WhydoesFranciscoNunezdislikelivingwithotheroldpeople?A・Theymaydependonhishelp. B.Heissensitivetohisoldage.C.Theymayaffecthisattitudetolife. D.Hehasmorekidstolookafterathome.InWhatbenefitsherhealthaccordingtoPilarFernandez?A.Doinggardening.B.Learninghistory.A.Doinggardening.B.Learninghistory.C.Livingwithkids. D.Havingmorechildren.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthefouroldpeoplefromthetext?Theyarefondofexercisingregularly.Theyledahardlifewhentheywereyoung.Theyhavethesamehobbiesintheirfreetime.Theyhavetheirownmethodofstayingyouthful.（8分）Duetolightpollutionpresenteverywhere—glarefromtoomuchmisaimednightlighting―80%ofEuropeandNorthAmericanolongerexperiencesrealdarkness.Foranyonelivingnearamajormetropolis,asatelliteimageoftheMilkyWay（银河）seemsabstract；Weunderstandittobeadocumentofsomethingtrue,butourunderstandingispurelytheoretical.In1994,afterapre-dawnearthquakecutpowertomostofLosAngeles,theGriffithObservatoryreceivedphonecallsfromfrightenedlocalpeopleaskingabout“thestrangesky”.Whatthosecallerswereseeingwerestars.Darknessisacomplicatedthingtomeasure.In2001,theamateurastronomerJohnBortledesignedascaletohelp.HisclassificationrangefromMinncr-citysky^（class9）,inwhichtheonly“pleasingviewsseenthroughatelescopearethemoon,theplanets,andafewofthebrighteststarclusters（团）”,toaskysodark“theMilkyWaycastsobviousshadowsontheground^^（class1）.MostNorthAmericansandEuropeansliveunderclass6or7skies,inwhichtheMilkyWayisundetectable.Inthatkindofnight,apersoncanwanderoutside,unfoldagardenchair,openanewspaper,andreadtheheadlines,ifnotthestories.InadditiontotheBortlescale,scientistsoftenusephotodiodelightsensors（传感器）tomeasureandcomparebaselevelsofdarkness.Unihedron'sSkyQualityMeteristhemostpopularinstrumentforthiskindofwork,partlybecauseitissmallenoughtofitintoyoiirpocketandalsobecauseitconnectstoanonlineglobaldatabase.Accordingtothatdatabase,CherrySpringsStatePark—an82-acreparkinremoteruralPennsylvania—presentlyhastheseconddarkestscorelisted.CherrySpringsislocatedlessthan300milesinlandfromtheUSeasternseaboard,inaregion—theEastCoast—thatcontains36%ofthetotalUSpopulationandislitupeverynightlikeabackstagemakeupmirror.Whenpinpointedonasatelliteimage,CherrySpringsisinthemiddleofanuncharacteristicallydarkarea——insulated（隔离），onallsides,byhundredsofthousandsofacresofprotectedforestandsittingontopoftheAlleghenyPlateau,700metresabovesealevel.Mostofthesmalltownssurroundingtheparkaresituatedinvalleyswhereoutdoorlightisalreadyfailing.Thisunusualcombinationoffactorsexplains,toacertaindegree,howCherrySpringsbecameoneofthedarkestplacesinAmerica.1、WhatdidthephonecallstheGriffithObservatoryreceivedreveal?A.Thecallerswereingreatfearofthesevereearthquake.Peoplebelievedthatstarswouldbringthemmisfortune.Peopleneededhelpandcomfortinfaceofabigdisaster.Darknesshadbeenawayfromthelocalpeopleforages.2^Whichclassificationofdarknessdoesthewriterseemtolikebest?A.Class1.B.Class3.C.Class7.D.Class9.3、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.lightfromheavenlybodiesismuchweakerlightpollutionexistsmainlyinurbanareashumaneyesightisgettingfrombadtoworselightpollutionhasbudinfluenceonusanytime4、CherrySpringsisoneofthedarkestplacesinAmericapartlybecauseof.A.itsspecificlocationB.itslimitontheuseoflightsC.itsnaturalsurroundingsD.itssmallnativepopulation24.(8分)SmartKidsFestivalEventsSmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide(PVVYD).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.InInwhicheventcanyoudecidethepayment?WalkontheWildSideIntroductiontoWavesScienceintheFieldFestivalDinner2、Whowilltalkaboutexperiencesofcollectingdirectdata?SarahLaw.MikeGoldsmith.MarkSamuels.TomCrawford.3、Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?Family-based.Science-themed.Pickedbychildren.Filledwithadventures.25.（10分）Weavinghammocksisanartthattakesasharpeye,askilledhandandlotsofpatience.ButinLenwoodHaddock'scase,beingblindworkstohisadvantage.Histrained,sensitivehandsareacutelyawareofeverystepoftheprocess.Sincebeginninghiscraftin1986,Lenwoodhaswovenabout145,000perfecthammocks.Lenwoodlosthissightin1973,atage18,duringahuntingaccident.MMywholeworkingcareerhasbeenblind,"hesays.Hefirstfoundajobasawoodworker,butwhenthatorganizationclosed,theNorthCarolinaDivisionofServicesfortheBlindconnectedhimwithHatterasHammocks.Onhisfirstdayofwork.441didat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