2022年山东省安丘市高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountrynationalpropertysecurity.

A.inexchangeforB.inresponseto

C.intermsofD.incontrastwith

2.Atonetime,sheisfine,atanother,sheisabnormal.

A.andB.orC.butD.so

3.…Don'tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.

—!riltelldadthere'snothingserious.

A.CongratulationsB.Whatarelief

C.HowsurprisingD.I'msosorry

4.Idecidedtodoarandomactofkindnesslastyear.AndthatthepersonIwouldenduphelpingmostwouldbe

myself.

A.IlittleknewB.littledidIknewC.littledidIknowD.littleIknew

5.Richardsaveduphismoneyhemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.

A.incaseB.nowthat

C.asifD.sothat

6.Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.Itoldherthatsome

childrenanEnglishsong.

A.praticedB.wouldpracticeC.havepracticedD.werepracticing

7.Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroupstheycan

talkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.

A.whichB.what

C.whereD.when

8.sheisnotsohealthysheusedtobe?

A.Whyisitthat;whatB.Whyitisthat;that

C.Whyisitthat;asD.Whyitisthat;who

9.…MyGod!Ihaven'tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!

•一,Thebosswon'tneedituntilnextFriday.

A.There9snodoubtB.There9snopanicC.GoodluckD.Soundsgood

10.—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes.

—Imeant.Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy.

A.todoB.toC.doingsoD.doing

11.WolfWarrior2,directorWuJingalsostarredintheleadrole,isafirst-classproduction,evenbyHollywood

standards.

A.whereB.which

C.whomD.as

12.Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseIthismistakeatthemoment.

A.didn'tmakeB.wouldn'tmake

C.hadn'tmakeD.wouldn'thavemade

13.HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.

A.making;doingB,making;todo

C.tomake;todoD.tomake;tobedone

14.Don'ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren'tcoveredbyskinandcanthevirusmoreeasily.

A.takeupB.pickupC.makeupD.setup

15.--Ifsraininghardandwecan'tgopicnickingtoday.

Ifonlytheweatherfine!

A.isB.wereC.hadbeenD.wouldbe

16.Infrontofthewholeaudience,PremiereLimadehispromisethegovernmentwouldtryitsbesttosolvethe

problemofpovertyinChina.

A.whatB.which

C.whetherD.that

17.Nowtheworld'sattentionthestockingmarkets,astheyhavegreatinfluenceontheworld'seconomy.

A.isfixingonB.isbeingfixedon

C.hasfixedonD.hadbeenfixedon

18.ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventuallyaftertenyears9coldrelationshipbetweenthem.

A.tookupB.pickedupC.madeupD.turnedup

19.theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.

A.ToreduceB.Reduced

C.ReducingD.Havingreduced

20.Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,butsaywherehewas.

A.mustn'tB.shouldn'tC.wouldn'tD.mightn't

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）TimeTravel

Ifyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?Perhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofa

Shakespeare^playinElizabethanEngland?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Or

maybeyou*dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.

Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsof

years.Perhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovel.TheTimeMachine,whichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsand

publishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwo

televisionversions,andalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationofthe

conceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.Thetermntime

machine",coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.

Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyes,intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeand

spacecalled“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein'stheoryofrelativityallowstime

travelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewitha

reallyfastspaceshipgoingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimple

task.

Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe^grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwould

happenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andtherefore

preventhimselffrombeingborn.Ifthetimetravelerwasn'tborn,howwouldhetravelbackintime?

Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?InH.GWells9book,themaincharactertravelsintodistanttime

wherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages30millionyearsintothefuturewherethe

onlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles（触角）.

Ifthat'swhat'sinstore,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.

1、ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow.

A.thecontributionofH.G.WellsB.thestory'sdifferentfeatures

C.thelonghistoryoftimetravelD.people'sinterestintimemachine

2、Einstein'sandHawking'stheories.

A.suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachine

B.pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceship

C.haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelers

D.havesimilaritiesinmanyway

3、InParagraph4,^grandfatherparadox“probablyreferstotheideathat.

A.thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfather

B.thegrandfather'sdeathmakesthetraveler'sbirthimpossible

C.thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfather

D.thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness

4^Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor'sattitudetowardstimetravel?

A.Skeptical.B.Unclear.

C.Supportive.D.Unconcerned.

22.（8分）WhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsago,Ireceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamily,

friends,andcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mail,Ihaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsand

othercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeuseful,weneedspecificlawsthat

makespamming（发送垃圾邮件）acrime.

Iflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspam,theproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworse.Computer

programsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturn

tospamtoselltheirproducts,individuale-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetouse

e-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?

Thisproblemistroublingforindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-maiiscontaincomputervirusesthat

canshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewith

eachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworks,andtheiremployeesarethus

unabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedly

repairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanies,whichare,intheend,passesonto

theconsumer.

Forthesereasons,Ibelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate（立法）againstspam.Spammersshouldbefined,and

perhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeople.E-mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldto

communicateconveniently,butspamisdestroyingthisconvenience.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword^correspondence"inParagraph1probablymean?

A.messagesB.ideas

C.connectionsD.programs

2、Accordingtothetext,whatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?

A.Companiesrelyone-mailforcomiriunications.

B.Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.

C.Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.

D.Moreadvertisersbegintopromotesalesthroughspam.

3、Accordingtotheauthor,whoistheflnalvictimofspam?

A.ThebusinessB.Theadvertiser

C.TheemployeeD.Theconsumer

4^Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.ToinformB.Toeducate

C.TopersuadeD.Toinstruct

23.（8分）Shesatatthepicnictablealone.Recess（休息）wasinfullswing.Sheremainedawkwardaroundher

classmates.Sheseemedunsureofwhattodoorsay,yetIcouldseehereyeslongingforacceptance.Manystudentshad

alreadydecidedthatherfriendshipwouldnotbeworththeenergyrequiredtoovercometheawkwardness.Others

teasedher.Mostignoredher-exceptforone.

Brianna,theclassclown,wasmakingtheotherstudentslaugh,asusual.^Brianna,doyouseeMollydownthere?

Wouldyoumindwalkingdownthereandinvitinghertocomeupherewiththerestofus?”

Briannasighed.Icouldtellshedidn'twanttosacrificepreciousminutesofherownrecesstodowhatIwasasking

ofher,but1alsoknewherheart.Sheoftenthoughtofothersbeforeherself-ararecharacterforanyone,muchlessa

kid.

Knowingthischoicewashardforher,IpulledoutaD-buck,ourclasscurrency.Thoughbribery（行贿）wasnotthe

idealwaytohandlethissituation,Ineededhercooperation.

“Here,I911payyouforyourtime."

Sheofferedaninsinceresmile,graspedthegreenpaper,andheadeddownthehill.

Astherestofthechildrenscreamedandlaughed,myeyeslockedonBriannaasshenearedthepicnictable.Molly

couldbedifficult,andIwouldn'thavebeensurprisedifshesentBriannahackalone,refusingherinvitation.Whenshe

encouragedherselftoastandingposition,Isighedwithrelief.

Aminutelater,Ifeltalaponmyshoulder.wHere,Mrs.D."ShehandedmetheD-buck.

“Why?”Iasked.

“Ishouldn'tkeepthis.”Hereyesfelltoherfeet,guiltradiatingfromherquietvoice.don'twantMollytothinkI

onlywenttogethersoIcouldearnaD-buck.She'smyfriend.”

Amomentlater,theywerealllaughingagain,andwhoshouldIseeamongthem,laughingforthefirstlimethat

week?Molly.

1、HowwasMollyintheauthor^eyes?

A.Sheoftenmadefunofothers.

B.Shegotonwellwithotherkids.

C.Shewaseagertobeaccepted.

D.Sherefusedtomakefriendswithothers.

2、OnwhataspectwasBriannadifferentfromotherkids?

A.Clowntalent.B.Cooperation.

C.Honesty.D.Kindness.

3、HowwastheauthorfeelingwhenBriannawalkedtoMolly?

A.Worried.B.Regretful.

C.Grateful.D.Puzzled.

4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttittleforthetext?

A.AD-buckB.AStrangeGirl

C.PowerofaSmileD.HowtoBeaGreatTeacher

24.(8分)From100yearsofBauhausto350yearssinceRembrandfsdeath,ahostoflandmarkarteventsand

exhibitionsareopenaroundEuropethisyear.

JohnRuskin200thEngland

Thisyearisalsothebicentenary(200周年纪念)ofthebirthofJohnRuskin,theartcritic,writerandreformer.

ThereareexhibitionsthroughouttheyearatBrantwood,hisformerhomeinCumbria,ontopicsfromhisclothestohis

InterestingeologyandhislegacyinJapan.OnRuskin'sbirthday,8February,thereisafreepubliclectureonhisloveof

treesatOxfordUniversityMuseumofNaturalHistoryandaneveningofreadingsandmusicattheRoyalAcademy,

London.

Rembrandt350thTheNetherlands

Itis350yearssincethedeathofRembrandtvanRijn.Thereisayear-longprogrammeofeventsinnineDutch

cities,focusingonRembrandtandtheDutchgoldenage.InAmsterdam,theRijksMuseum(15Feb-10June)will

displayallofits22paintings,60drawingsand300engravings-thebiggestRembrandtcollectioneverseeninasingle

exhibition.

Bauhaus100thGermany

GermanyiscelebratingthecentenaryofBauhaus,therevolutionaryartschoolfoundedbyWalterGropiusin1919.

TheopeningfestivalisalreadyunderwayattheBerlinAcademyofArts,withaprogrammeofconcerts,playsand

virtualrealityinstallations(untilThursday24Jan).Butvisitorsareencouragedtoexplorebeyondthecapital

throughouttheyearonaself-guidedroadtrip.

Renoir100thFrance

AugustRenoirdied100yearsagoinDecember.TheEauetLumiereAssociation,whichhascreated12

^ImpressionismsRoutes"linkingsitesthatinspired12Europeanimpressionistpainters,hasdeclared2019tobeRenoir

Year.IthopestoattractmoreartloverstoattractionsontheRenoirRoute-visitorstoPariscouldtrytheMuseumof

MontmartreandRenoirGardens,whereheoncelived,ortheMuseedelaGrenouillereinnearbyCroissy-sur-Seine,

wherehepaintedriverscenes.

1、WhatcantouristsdoatthecelebrationofJohnRuskin's200thbirthday?

A.Meetfamouspeople.B.Goonaself-guidedroadtrip.

C.Attendapubliclectureforfree.D.Appreciateimpressionists9works.

2、WhatisspecialabouttheexhibitioninRijksMuseum?

A.Itwillbeayear-longevent.

B.Itisacollectionofallpaintingstyles.

C.Itmarkstheendofthecelebrationsinothercities.

D.ItbringstogethermostofRembrandfsworks.

3、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?

A.Anartshowreview.B.Anexhibitionguide.

C.Aresearchpaper.D.Anofficialreport.

25.(10分)StudentTutoringProgram:Stutor-Gram

TheStudentTutoringProgram(Stutor-Gram)isdesignedtohelpyousucceedinyourclasses.Researchhasshown

thatstudentswhoactivelyparticipateinstudent-ledtutoringcanimprovetheirgradesbyuptoonefullletter-grade

overthecourseofasemester.Stutor-Gramcanhelpyoutoearnyourbestpossiblegrade.

AlltutorsinStutor-GramhaveearnedA'sinthecoursestheytutorandhavereceivedspecialtrainingapprovedby

theNationalTYitoringAssociation(NTA).Stutor-Gramoffersbothindividualandgrouptutoring.

PleaseNote:Thtoringworksonlyifyouworkatit!Togainthefullbenefitsfromtutoring,youmustattendyour

weeklytutoringsession.Consideryourschedulebeforerequestingatutor.Youmustcommittoweeklytutoringsessions

fortheentiresemester.

ToObtainaTutor:

1.ReporttotheTiitoringCenter,locatedintheadministrativecenter.

2.FilloutaRequestforTutoringformforeachcourseforwhichyoudesireatutor.Filloutthisformascompletely

aspossiblesoyourrequestcanbehandledquickly.

3.TutorsareappointedonaFIRSTCOME,FIRSTSERVEbasis.Comeearlytoensurethatyouwillgetthetutor

youneed.

4.Thetutorwillcontactyoutoarrangemutually(相互的)agreeabletutoringtime.

5.AlltutoringwilltakeplaceattheTutoringCenter.

Stutor-Gramwilloffertutorsforthefollowingcoursesthissemester:

SCI101Biology

SCI102Chemistry

SCI103Physics

MATHAConceptsinMathematics

MATH101Algebra

MATH102Geometry

ENGLISH101WritingPersuasiveEssays

ENGLISH102WritingCollegeApplicationEssay

Welookforwardtohelpingyoumakethegrade!

1、Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthetextismostlikelyto,

A.informB.describe

C.entertainD.persuade

2、Thistextwouldbemosthelpfultostudentswho.

A.attendaprivatehighschool

B.areinterestedingettingbettergrade

C.havegraduatedfromhighschool

D.needarecommendationforcollege

3、Toobtainatutorformorethanoneclass,studentsmust.

A.payadditionalfees

B.callthetutoringoffice

C.reporttheirplanstotheirteachers

D.filloutaseparateformforeachclass

4、Afterrequestingatutor,studentsshould.

A.waittobecontacted

B.beginworkonthefirsthomeworkassignment

C.showupattheTutoringCenterforthefirstsession

D.sendacopyoftheirscheduletotheTutoringCenter

5、Whichofthefollowingcoursescanstudentstakethissemester?

A.SCI101andMath103.

B.MathAandEnglish103.

C.SCI103andEnglish102.

D.SCI102andMath103.

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）Yearsago,Ihadtheopportunitytoconductaseminar.Thiswasamotivationalonebasicallydesignedto1

peopleinchangingtheirlives,2theirpersonalbarriersinlife.

Itwasalways3tomeettheseminarattendees.Someofthemcouldn'twaittogetstarted,otherswere4

aboutwhattheywouldgetfortheirmoney,andothersattended5oftenbeingforcedbypressure.

Thislastgroupwasalwaysthemost6toworkwith.Theysittherewith7crossed,rarelyparticipatinginany

ofthespecificexercisesmeanttohelpthembuildpositivebehaviorsto8oldhabitsandthoughts.

Intheend,Istartedtolookthroughtheevaluationspayingparticularattentiontofindtheformsubmittedbyoneofthe

attendeeswhohadseemingly9lessattentiveness.Tomydisappointment,inthis10therewasnoform.Ileft

thatdaythinkingthatIhad11thisperson.

AsI12mypreparationforthenextseminarafterwards,onedayIreceivedaphonecall—itwasthe13

attendeewhohadnotsubmittedtheevaluationform!Myimmediate14wastoprepareforarequestforatotal

refund（退款）.

Itwasnotthecase,15Hetookhistimetotellmehowmuchtheseminarhadalreadyhelpedhimchangehisways,

andhowmuchmorecomfortablehewaswithhimselfnowthatheknewhowtoovercomehisownpersonalbarriers___

16successbothpersonallyandprofessionally.Iwassurprisedandgladtobe17tohim.

Actuallyweallhavepowertoaffectthe18ofothers,butthispowercanalsobenegativeifyouuseitwronglyor

improperly.Power—youallhaveit—useit19becauseyouneverknowwhatimpactyouhaveonotherpeople

evenwhenyouthink20

1、A.rescueB.assistC.sponsorD.treat

2、A.breakingdownB.workingagainstC.breakingthroughD.workingout

3、A.fascinatingB.frighteningC.incredibleD.mysterious

4、A.consciousB.explicitC.roundaboutD.skeptical

5、A.willinglyB.reluctantlyC.voluntarilyD.naturally

6、A.inspiringB.daringC.challengingD.shocking

7、A.handsB.wrinklesC.smilesD.arms

8、A.impressB.conquerC.twistD.spin

9、A.displayedB.paidC.clarifiedD.requested

10、A.courtB.caseC.guiltD.generation

11、A.succeededB.managedC.anticipatedD.failed

12、A.wentaboutB.turnedoverC.putawayD.setoff

13、A.arbitraryB.boredC.veryD.suspected

14、A.reactionB.feelingC.effortD.mind

15、A.butB.althoughC.thoughD.while

16、A.toB.beyondC.oppositeD.against

17、A.hopefulB.helpfulC.handyD.holy

18、A.gesturesB.functionsC.emotionsD.behaviors

19、A.wiselyB.foolishlyC.regularlyD.regularly

20、A.additionallyB.alikeC.otherwiseD.overall

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）Whatisclone?Thenoun“clone"andtheverb“toclone"arenotusedconsistently.Inbiologyacloneis

acelloranorganism,whichis1.（genetic）thesameasanothercellororganism.Manysimpleorganismssuchas

bacteriareproducethemselvesby21_（copy）theirDNAandsplitting（分裂）inhalf.Theverb"toclone”refersthe

processofcreatingclonedcellsororganisms.Theprocessdiffers,4,（depend）onthekindsofcellsusedinthecloning

procedureandthedesiredresult.Usually,5.scientistsdoneananimal,theytakethenucleus（核）ofacellandplaceit

intoaneggcellfrom6^thenucleushasbeenremoved.Theeggcellthendividestoproduce7^_embryothatdevelopsan

animaliftheproceduresworkas8.（plan）.Differentfromothercloningcases,Dollywascreatedfromaspecialized

adultcell,9,fromaveryearlyembryoniccellinwhichnospecialized（tissue）begintodevelop.

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。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U）,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。

Smartphoneshadbecomepartofourdailylife、Nomatterwhoweare,wecanseepeoplebusyplaywiththeirsmart

phones、Smartphonesbenefitthem、Theyhelpusescapethepressureoflifeandgetinformations>However,ifwe

spendtoomuchtimeonthem,wewon'thavetimetocontactfacetofaceourfriendsorfamily、Andourlife,studyand

workwillhurt^Inmyview,weshouldlimittoourusingsmartphonesexceptforapurposeoflearning、Meanwhile,

it'sabsolutenecessaryforustotakepartinmoreoutdoorsactivities、

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李华，得知外教Mr.Hall寒假不回国，想邀请他到你家过春节。请给他写一封信，内容包括:

1.时间；

2.一同过节的家人；

3.活动。

词汇：Gala晚会

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

OnePossibleVersion

DearMr.Hall

FmLiHua,yourstudentintheschool

Bestwishes!

Yours,

LiHua

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）

1、A

2、C

3、B

4、C

5、D

6、

7、C

8、C

9、B

10、B

11、A

12、B

13、D

14、B

15、B

16、D

17、B

18、C

19、A

20、C

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、D

2、A

3、B

4、A

22、Manypeoplewritetonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarry

thewriter'sfullname,addressandtelephonenumber,althoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.This

requirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.

Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard,heneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoice.Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.

“Peopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefuseto

acceptresponsibilityfortherelationship/9saidsocialworkerKenYip,“andthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamily

problems."Whenwesignapaper,forexample,abusinesscontractorabankdocument,thesignatureisasealof

consent,anagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswritten

complaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter'ssignature.Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tellsusthatthewriter

cannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.

Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous（匿名的）forvariousreasons.Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonates

generouslytocharityseveraltimesayeanHegivessimplybecausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhis

donationsmaybring,andhedoesnotwanthisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercases,peopleinsistonanonymity

becausetheyareafraidoftheconsequencesofrevealingtheiridentity.Crimewitnessesmaybewillingtoassistthe

police,butmostareunwillingtogivetheirnameswhen