新疆阿勒泰地区二中2024届高三最后一卷英语试卷含解析

新疆阿勒泰地区二中2024届高三最后一卷英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend2．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop3．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering4．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo5．Theworld’sattention________China’sBeltandRoadInitiative，asithasgreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．istofixon B．wasfixedonC．hasfixedon D．isbeingfixedon6．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if7．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that8．Withoutmyparents’encouragementandsupportIdefinitely______whereIamtoday.A．wasn’t B．hadn’tbeenC．wouldn’tbe D．wouldn’thavebeen9．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how10．CanIparkmycarhere?Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking11．—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.—________.Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.A．Idon’tagreeB．NotreallyC．Icouldn’tagreemoreD．Nodoubt12．Tomissocreativeapersonthathealwayshaslotsof_________ideasinhismind,andsometimeswedon’tevenknowwhatheisthinkingabout.A．meanB．novelC．slimD．instant13．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since14．Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how15．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut16．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．as17．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why18．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet19．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat20．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．adaptable C．recyclable D．changeable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）InthehillsoutsideMissoula,Montana,wildlifebiologistsarelookingathowclimatechangeaffectssomethingverysmall:thesnowshoehare.Lifeforsnowshoeharesisprettystressful一almosteverythingintheforestwantstoeatthem.AlexKumar,agraduatestudentattheUniversityofMontana,liststheanimalsthatarehungryforhares.“Lynx,foxes,coyotes,[….even]redsquirrels.”KumarandfieldtechnicianTuckerSeitzspendmonthssearchingthesewoodsforhares,oftenlisteningforsignalsfromharesthey'vealreadyputradiocollarson.Theycatchotherhareswithwiretrapsaboutthesizeofabreadbox,withsomeappleasbait(诱饵).Mostoftheharestheytracklivelessthanayear—ahazard(风险）ofbeingwhatKumarcalls“thecheeseburgeroftheecosystem”.Butsnowshoehareshaveaspecialskill:camouflage.They'rebrownduringthesummer,butturnwhiteforthesnowywintermonths.“There’stimeswhenyou’retrackingthemandyouknowthey’rereally,reallydose,andyoujustcan’tfindthem,”hesays.Haresswitchcolorinthespringandfallinresponsetolight,whenthedaysgetlongerorshorter.Butifthesnowcomeslate,yougetawhitehareonbrownground.“Andtheyreallythinkthatthey’recamouflaged,”Kumarsays.“Theyactlikewecan’tseethem.”Kumarcallsthis“mismatching,”andit'sbecomingmoreofaconcernwithclimatechange.“Iftheharesareconsistentlymolting(脱毛)atthesametime,yearafteryear,andthesnowfallcomeslaterandmeltsearlier,there’sgoingtobemoreandmoretimeswhenharesaremismatched,”hesays.ScottMillsofNorthCarolinaStateUniversityleadstheresearch.Hesaysthey'refindingthatmismatchedharesdieathigherrates.That’saconcernforthethreatenedCanadalynx,whichmainlyeatsthesehares.“It’saveryclearconnectiontoasingleclimatechangestressor,”Millssays.Haresmightbeabletoadaptovertime.SomesnowshoeharesinWashingtonStatedon'tturnwhiteatall.Millsistryingtofigureoutwhetherharesandotherwildlifecanadaptasfastastheclimateischanging.“Buthowfastistoofast?”heasks.1、Theword“camouflage”（Paragraph6)isclosestinmeaningto.A．escapingB．hidingC．fightingD．scaring2、Accordingtothepassage,snowshoeharescannowbeeasilydiscoveredbytheirenemiesbecausethey.A．changetheirfurcolortowhitetoolateB．haven’tadaptedtoclimatechangeC．cannolongeradapttothechangeoflightinspringandfallD．finditmoreandmoredifficulttomoltatthesametimeeachyear3、WhichbestdescribesMills'toneinthepassage?A．Approving.B．Enthusiastic.C．Concerned.D．Doubtful.22．（8分）Theclearingofmyparents’homehasmademethinkabouttheimportance,evencentralityofbookstothehouse’slifeandsoul.Thehouse,andourlivesinit,wouldnothavebeenthesamewithoutbooks.TheforceofthestatementcomeshometomeasIseewhathappenswhenshelvesareemptied.Theroomssuddenlylookuncomfortablybare.Ialwaysrathertookitforgrantedthatbooksfurnishedaroom.Theonlyroomsinourhousewithoutbookswerethedining-roomandthebathrooms.Otherwisetherewerebookseverywhere:inallthebedrooms,inthedrawing-roomandinthepianoroomwhichbecamemyparents’comfortablewinterstudy.Icouldn’thelpfeelingthatbookswereratherlikepeople:somemoreformalandboring,othersmoreentertaining;somesimplyforshow,otherswithunpromisingoutsidesbutrichinteriors.Theydidmore,infact,thanfurnisharoom;theywerecompanionswhocouldofferinsights,goodadvice.Nowthebooksarebeingcontributed(notall,tobesure,butverymany),andIfearfortheirfuture,almostasiftheywererefugees(难民).“Habentsuafatalibelli”,goesastheoldLatinsaying,originallywrittenbyTerentianus;itmeantthatthefateandfutureofbooksweredeterminedbythecapabilityofthereader.Butthemeaningofthephrasehasbeenmisunderstoodbytimeandisnowassociatedwiththephysicalfateofparticularbooks,howtheyhavepassedfromownertoowner.ThisishowWalterBenjaminreadthesayingwhenhewrotehisessay“UnpackingMyLibrary”,whichanalysestheextraordinarilycloserelationshipbetweenacollectorandhisorherbooks.WhenIdealwiththebooksthatmanyaregoingtocharityshops,Ihopetheywillfindgoodhomes,Ican’thelpwonderingifmygenerationisthelastthatwilloverseesuchaprocess.Booksaredisappearing,asmoreandmoreareboughtinelectronicformandexistonlyasbytesofinformationone-booksorotherdevices.Doesthismatter?Couldbooksbecomemorespiritual,astheylosetheirphysicality?1、Whenclearingtheroom,theauthor________.A．realizedtheinfluenceofbooksonhispastlifeB．thoughtofthestatementhisparentsoncemadeC．feltupsettoleavehisparents’booksbehindD．foundsomeemptyshelvesleftbyhisparents2、Theunderlinedword“interiors”inParagraph3refersto________.A．pagesB．notesC．coversD．contents3、AccordingtoWalterBenjamin,________.A．it’simportanttopassbooksfromoneownertoanotherB．themeaningofbooksismisunderstoodbytimeC．thefateofbooksisrelatedtotheircollectorsD．thefutureofbooksdependsonreaders’capability4、Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A．theauthorisattachedtophysicalformofbooksB．theauthor’sbooksareboundtofindgoodhomesC．E-bookshavetakentheplaceoftraditionalonesD．theauthor’sparentsusedeveryroomoftheirsasastudy23．（8分）Thewomandidn’tlikeus.Wedidn’tdoanythingtooffendherandshedidn’tknowusbutthatdidn’tmatter.AsnewfemaleteachersintheEmiratiSchool,weWesternersgreetedhereveryday.Wheneverwesawher,sheavoidedeyecontactwithus.Eventually,someofusstoppedtryingtobefriendher.Wellafter16monthsintheschool,wehadasecretpalgifting.Idrewhernamefromtheglassjarandthatmeantshewasmysecretpal.Myrolewastobuyheragiftandsaysomethingaboutherwhenwepubliclyacknowledgedwhooursecretpalwas.Iboughtherasmallrosearrangementandaskedsomeonetowriteamessageonitandthensentittoherroom.Shewassotouched.NextdayIsentabottleofshampoobutIwrotethemessageinEnglishbecausesheneededtoknowhersecretpalwasaWesternerbeforethedayofthe“bigreveal”.Ialsosentherafragrantcandle.IhadbroughtafewgiftsfromIrelandwhenIreturnedtotheMiddleEastinSeptember.Idecidedtogiftherasilvercolouredbangle.Thencamethedayofthe“bigreveal”.Weallgatheredinthestaffmeetingroomandeveryonewasexcited.Thehostsaid,“Severaldaysago,whenyoureceivedyourgift,youwroteafewkindwordsaboutyoursecretpalandpassedthegifttothem.”ShetaughtmusicintheschoolsoIsaid,“Mysecretpalissomeonewhobringsmusictoourearseverydayoftheweek.”Ididn’tevenneedtosayhernamebecauseeveryoneknewexactlywhoImeant.Shecameforwardwithahugewarmsmile.Shehuggedmeandkissedmeonbothcheeksandgraciouslyacceptedmygifts.Ithinkeveryone’sunderstandingofthingsissubjective,soweshouldhavemorecommunicationwithpeoplearoundus.1、HowdidthewomanrespondtotheWesternersgreetings?A．Sheblamedthem. B．Shekeptawayfromseeingtheireyes.C．Shetreatedthemkindly. D．Sheavoidedmeetingthemagain.2、Whatwastheauthorsupposedtodoafterknowingthenameofhersecretfriend?A．Prepareagiftforher. B．Writeaspeechabouther.C．Findoutwhoitis. D．Chatwithher.3、WhydidtheauthorwritethemessageinEnglishinparagraph3?A．Toshowotherteachersheridentity.B．ToteachthewomansomeEnglish.C．Toletthewomanknowhernationality.D．Tomakeotherteachersbetterunderstandherintention.4、Whatwasthewoman’sattitudetowardstheauthoratlast?A．Friendly. B．Doubtful.C．Regretful. D．Forgiving.24．（8分）ADreamRealizedZhaoYang,33,anemployeeofaFrenchcompanyinBeijing,whohastraveledextensivelyintheUnitedStatesbymotorbike.IhavebeenaddictedtoHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclessinceIwasyoung,andknowingthatmotorcycle-relatedcultureisverypopularintheUS,Idecidedtotakeatrip.Alongwithmywifeandagroupoffellowenthusiasts,Iparticipatedina15-daytourinOctoberlastyear.Wehadonefreeday,soIheadedtoLasVegas.BeforearrivingintheUS,Iresearchedarangeofmaterialsaboutridingamotorbikethere.IalsofoundsomeclassicrecommendedroutesonChinesewebsitesrelatedtoHarleyDavidsonclubs.Withthehelpoftheirsuggestions,Idesignedmyownroute.Inaccordancewiththerules,beforeIleftChinaIvisitedanotaryoffice(公证机关),wheremydrivinglicensewasconfirmedasacceptableintheUSandmydocumentsweretranslatedintoEnglish.OnlythendidIbuymybasicmotorcycleequipment.WhenwearrivedatLasVegas,werentedaHarleyDavidsonandrodearoundthecity.Itwasanexciting,unforgettableexperience,becauseitwasnotonlytheachievementofadream,butIalsoexperiencedtheregionalmotorcyclecultureintheUS.Asweparkedthebikeattheroadside,somedriversrolleddowntheircarwindowsandgaveusthethumbs-up,andwhenwedroveontheroad,cardriverspulledovertoletuspass.Wealsovisitedamotorcycle-themedrestaurantforlunchandenjoyedthefantasticdecorationanddeliciousfood.IbelievethattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwillbecomepopularbecauseoftherecentjointeffortstopromoteSino-UStourism,especiallyafterthetwocountriesdecidedtoname2016asUS-ChinaTourismYear.ThisnewstyleoftravelingwillattractmoreyoungChinesetourists,andpeoplelikeme,whohaveapassionforfreedomandadventure,willvisittheUSmorefrequently.Forexample,IamplanningtotravelalongthefamoushighwaycalledRoute66withfriendsduringnextyear'sSpringFestival.IftravelagenciesandgovernmentscanpromotetheneedformotorcycliststoobtainaccurateinformationbeforetheyheadtotheUS-suchastherequireddocuments,howtorentamotorbikeandlocaltrafficlaws-"ridingtherange"willbecomeasafeandgreatwaytospendavacation.1、ZhaoYang’schildhooddreamwasto______.A．becomeaprofessionalmotorcyclistB．travelinHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclesC．takeatripintheUSAalongwithhiswifeD．traveltoworkonafashionablemotorcycle2、ToprepareforthemotorcycletripintheUSA,ZhaoYang______.A．madevariousresearchandcheckedhisdrivinglicenseB．tookthesuggestionsgivenandchosetheclassicrouteC．joinedoneoftheHarleyDavidsonclubsandgotsuggestionsD．tooklotsofhealthexaminationsandboughtsomeequipment3、HowdidZhaoYangfeelwhendrivinginLasVegas?A．disturbedB．disappointedC．depressedD．excited4、ZhaoYangthinksthattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwill______.A．enjoymuchpopularitywithSino-UStourismB．obtainlessAmericanfansinmotorcycletravelC．getlesssupportfromthemodernmotorcyclistsD．meetmorechallengewiththeinformationgap25．（10分）Lastmonth,votersinthesecondCongressionalDistrictinNewOrleans,Louisiana,madeahistoricchoice.TheyelectedAnh"Joseph"CaoaVietnamese-AmericanRepublicanpartymember,astheirrepresentative.ItisthefirsttimeinoveronehundredyearsthatvotersinthisareaofNewOrleanselectedanon-democraticPartylawmaker.And,AnhCaoisthefirstVietnamese-AmericantobeelectedtotheUnitedStatesCongress(议会).AnhCaowentthroughdifficulttimestogettowhereheisnow.HewasborninSaigoninnineteensixty-sevenduringthewarinVietnam.Innineteenseventy-five,NorthVietnamesetroopstookcontrolofSaigon.Hewasseparatedfromhisfamilyformanyyears.AnhCaolivedwithhisuncleinIndian,thenlatermovedtoHouston,Texas.Hedecidedtoworkforsocialjusticeinanon-religiousway.So,heworkedasalawyerinNewOrleans.HejoinedtheRepublicanPartyandbecameactiveonlocalandstatepoliticalcommittees.HedecidedtocompeteagainsthislocalrepresentativeinCongress,WilliamJefferson,whohadbeeninofficesincenineteenninety-one.MinisterJefferson'sreelectioncampaignwasnothelpedbyfederalcorruptionchargesagainsthim.MisterCaowontheelection.Thatnighthesaidthatneverinhislifedidhethinkhecouldbeacongressman.HesaidtheAmericandreamisaliveandwell.1、Whichstatementaccordingtothisnewsistrue?A．Anh“Joseph”CaowaselectedaVietnamese-AmericanDemocraticpartymember.B．ItisthefirsttimeeverthatvotersinthisareaofNew-Orlearishaveelectedanon-DemocraticPartymemberC．ThefirstVietamese-AmericanelectedtotheUnitedStateCongressisAnhCao.D．AllthevotersinUSAmadeahistoricchoice.2、WhichdescriptionaboutAnh"Joseph"Caoistrue?A．AnhCaowentthroughdifficulttimestogettheachievementnow.B．Hewasborninnineteensixty-seven.'C．Hewasseparatedfromhisfamilyformanyyears.D．Alloftheaboveareright.3、Whichcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Anh"Joseph"wasborninVietnam.B．ThelawmakersinthisareaofNewOrleansusedtobedemocraticforoveracentury.C．Anh"Joseph"determinedtocooperatewithWilliamJefferson.D．AlltheCandidatesinNewOrleansalwayssupportedWilliamJefferson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）完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。RicardoSemlerbecamebossofhisfather'sbusinessSemcoinBrazilattheageof21.Ricardoworkedlikea(an)1man,from7：30amtomidnighteveryday.Oneafternoon,whilehewasvisitingafactoryinNewYork,he2Thedoctortoldhimifhe3likethat,hewouldfindanewhomeinhospital.Semlergotthe4Hechangedthewayhe5.Infact,hechangedthewayshis6worked,too.Helethisworkerstakemore7sothattheywouldbetheonesworryingwhenthingswentwrong.He8themtosettheirownsalaries，9theirownworkinghoursandhecutallthejobshethoughtwere10,likereceptionistsandsecretaries.Hechangedtheoffice：11walls,theyhaveplantsatSemco,sobossescan't12themselvesawayfromeveryoneelse.Andtheworkersare13todecoratetheirworkspaceastheywant.Itsoundsperfect，butdoesit14?Theanswerisinthe15：inthelastsixyears,Semco'srevenues（收入）have16from$35millionto$212million.Thecompanyhasgonefromeighthundredemployeesto3,000.Why?Semlersaysit'sbecauseof"peerpressure"whichmakesemployeeswork17foreveryoneelse.Ifsomeoneisn'tdoinghisjob18,theotherworkerswillnotallowthe19tocontinue.Inotherwords，Ricardotreatshisworkerslikeadultsratherthanchildren,andexpectsthemtoactlikeresponsible20Andtheydo.1、A．interesting B．independent C．mad D．great2、A．felldown B．gaveup C．wentout D．gotoff3、A．changed B．continued C．dropped D．went4、A．sound B．way C．sense D．message5、A．walked B．talked C．worked D．treated6、A．family B．workers C．friends D．children7、A．responsibility B．money C．power D．expectation8、A．persuaded B．forced C．forbade D．allowed9、A．decide B．want C．understand D．try10、A．unnecessary B．unpopular C．stupid D．difficult11、A．aboveall B．insteadof C．apartfrom D．exceptfor12、A．put B．get C．shut D．take13、A．willing B．free C．tired D．eager14、A．develop B．grow C．happen D．work15、A．eyes B．numbers C．persons D．dollars16、A．grown B．dropped C．beaten D．made17、A．straight B．slow C．hard D．seldom18、A．perfect B．wrong C．well D．late19、A．trouble B．situation C．pressure D．suffering20、A．children B．teenagers C．professors D．adults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）Ifyoudon’tuseyourarmsoryourlegs,theybecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagain,they1．(slow)becomestrongagain.Everyoneknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledon’tseemtoknowthatmemoryworksin2．sameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereally3．(mean)thathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusing4．.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchance5．(become)strong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsare6．(blame),andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebutusuallytheyhave7．(good)memories?Thisis8．theycan’treadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberdays,names,songsand9．(story),sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthem.Practice10．(remember)thingsinawayasthesepeopledo.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。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(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。MynameisLiHua,aged18,amaleChinesestudent、IlovewestcultureandI’mcrazyaboutsangEnglishsongs、Givingtheopportunitytojoinyoursummercamp,I’dliketovisitsomebigcities,tourthecountrysideandevenstaywithanAmericanfamilytofullexperiencetheculturalcustomsintheUS、Inadditionto,itwouldbeagreatpleasuretotalkwithsomelocalstudentsandcampersabouttheculturalandeducationaldifferencesindifferentcountry、Inordertomakemytripmoremeaningful,IplannedtoteachforeignstudentssomesimplespeakingChinese、Hopefully,myoralEnglishwillbeimprovedalotonthetrip,andlaterIcankeepcontactwithmynewly-makingfriendsthroughtheInternet、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你最近乘火车旅游了。请你写封邮件，与你的美国朋友Peter分享你的乘火车经历。内容包括：1.网上买票，车站取票；2.乘车体验：舒适放松，沿途观景；3.列车上饮食。注意：1.词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯3.开头语和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearPeter,I’dliketotellyouthatIhadanexcellenttrainriderecently.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、D4、D5、D6、B7、D8、C9、C10、D11、B12、B13、C14、B15、B16、A17、D18、B19、D20、A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、B2、B3、C22、1、A2、D3、C4、A23、1、B2、A3、C4、A24、Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.Sodidthe