江西省奉新、南丰等六校2022年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.Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervaluedthe

returntheyoffer.

A.intermsofB.inmemoryof

C.infavorofD.inchargeof

2.forthefireatNotreDamedeParis,achurchfamousforitslargecollectionofarttreasures,Iwouldbethere

foravisitthissummervacation.

A.HaditnotbeenB.Shoulditnotbe

C.WereitnotbeD.Ifhaditnotbeen

3.-You'vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.

—.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.

A.Itcan9tbehelpedB.Goodidea

C.Sofar,sogoodD.Farfromit

4.Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclasstheycantakeinwhathehastaught.

A.whyB.whenC.whoD.which

5.NodecisionAaboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.

A.willbemadeB.ismade

C.isbeingmadeD.hasbeenmade

6.Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselectedmonitor;sheisverysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganize

theclasswell.

A./;theB./;a

C.a;aD.the;/

7.-Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.—?

-Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.

A.HowisitB.HowcomeC.SowhatD.Whafstheproblem

8.Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.

A.thenB.thereC.whileD.where

9.Ifwesurroundourselveswithpeopleourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.

A.insympathywithB.intermsof

C.inhonourofD.incontrastwith

10.TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportantonbuildinganopenworldeconomyand

improvingglobaleconomicgovernance(WS)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20Summitin

Hamburg,Germany.

A.considerationB・consensus

C.commitmentD.confirmation

11.—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.

—Actually,quickeractionthoseworkerstrappedinthemine.

A.mighthavesavedB.musthavesavedC.shouldhavesavedD.couldhavesaved

12.Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn'treceive・

A.itB.oneC.thatD.theone

13.WhileinteractingwithpeopleinIndia,Iwastoawayoflifecompletelydifferentfrommyown.

A.reducedB.exposedC.committedD・transferred

14.Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle.

A.useB.good

C.differenceD.result

15.somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.

A.AsB.While

C.OnceD.Until

16.AfireworksdisplaywasorganizedtheQueen'sbirthday.

A.tomarkB.marked

C.havingmarkedD.beingmarked

17.IdidnZtseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.

A.hascomeB.didcome

C.cameD.hadcome

18.OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition^publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureareasignificant

shareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.

A.takingupB.dividingupC.breakingupD.puttingup

19.Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswideoffoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.

A.productionB.offer

C.rangeD.division

20.■一Areyousatisfiedwiththishouse?

--,Wecan'thaveanicerone

A.NotalittleB.NotabitC.AlittleD.Abit

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）TheUnitedStatesCongressisresponsibleformakingandapprovingfederallaws—rulesthat

everyoneinthecountrymustfollow.Butexactlyhowdothoselawsgetmade?Theprocessisnoteasy,andittakesalong

time.

Alawbeginswhensomeoneputsforwardanidea.Theideacancomefromanyoneybutithastogettoa

U.S.lawmakerwhowantsittobecomelegislation.Intime,theideaisfurtherdevelopedintoawrittenproposal,calleda

bill.

Then,amemberofCongressofficiallyproposesthebill.Afterthebillisintroduced；itissenttoasmallgroupof

lawmakers»calleda^committee^.Sometimescommitteemembersseekmoreinformationabouttheproposalbyholding

hearings.Sometimesthecommitteechangesthebill.Sometimesitdecidesnottotakeanyaction.Inthatcase,wesay

lawmakers^table^thebilborletit66dieincommittee”.

Butnowandthen,thebillisofferedtolawmakersnotonthecommittee.Thoselawmakersdebatethebill

further.Theymightchangethebillagain.Finally,thefullHouseorSenatevotesonthebill.Ifitdoesnotearnthe

majorityofvotes,thebilldoesnotadvance.

Finally,theagreed-uponbillissenttothepresident.Ifthepresidentsignsit,thebillbecomesalaw.Ifthepresident

doesnothingandCongressisofficiallymeeting,thebillbecomesalaw.ButifthepresidentdoesnothingandCongressis

notinsession>thebilldoesnotpass.Orthepresidentcanofficiallyrejectthebill.Ifthathappens,thebillisnot

stopped.Instead,itisreturnedtoboththeSenateandtheHouse.Iftwo-thirdsofthesenatorsandtwo-thirdsofthe

Housemembersapprovethebillonceagain,evenwiththepresidentobjecting,theyturnthebillintoalaw.

1、Whoisthefirsttoproposeabill?

A.Alawyer.

B.Acitizen.

C.AmemberofCongress.

D.Acommitteemember.

2、Whendoesabillfinallybecomealaw?

A.Afteritissenttoacommittee.

B.Whenthepresidentsignsit.

C.AfteritreturnstotheCongress.

D.WhileCongressisnotinsession.

3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Noteverybillcanbeturnedintoalaw.

B.Anybodycanputforwardaproposal.

C.IF'tablcd”,thebillhastobevotedon.

D.Onceproposed,thebillcan'tbechanged.

22.（8分）Havingalearningdisabilitydoesn'tmeanyoucan'tlearn,butyou'llneedsomehelpandneedtowork

extrahard.Ifyouhavealearningdisabilitysuchasdyslexiaordyscalculia,rememberthatyouarenotsloworstupid.

Learningdisabilitiescanbegenetic.Thatmeanstheycanbepasseddowninfamiliesthroughthegenes,Butkids

todayhaveanadvantageovertheirparents.Learningexpertsnowknowalotmoreaboutthebrainandhowlearning

works,andit'seasierforkidstogetthehelptheyneed.

Dyslexiaisalearningdisabilityhatmeansakidhasalotoftroublereadingandwriting.Kidswhohavetrouble

withmathmayhavedyscalculia.Otherkidsmayhave

languagedisorders,meaningtheyhavetroubleunderstandinglanguageandunderstandingwhattheyread.

Itcanbeconfusing,though.Whatqualifiesas“trouble"enoughtobediagnosedasalearningdisability?Reading,

doingmath,andwritinglettersmaybetoughforlotsofkidsatfirst.Butwhenthosetroublesdon'tfadeawayandit's

reallydifficulttomakeanyprogress,it'spossiblethatthekidhasalearningdisability.

Findingoutyouhavealearningdisabilitycanbeupsetting.Youmightfeeldifferentfromeveryoneelse.Butthe

truthisthatlearningdisabilitiesareprettycommon.Andifyourlearningspecialistorpsychologisthasfiguredout

whichoneyou'refacing,you'reontherighttrack.Now,youcanstartgettingthehelpyouneedtodobetterinschool.

Butforthisspecialhelptoreallywork,you'"needtopracticethenewskillsyou'releaning.Itmaytakealotof

effortseveryday,Thatcanbeachallenge,butyoucandoitSoon,you'llenjoytheresultsofallyourhardwork:more

funandsuccessatschool.

1、Whatdoweknowaboutlearningdisability?

A.Itisaphysicaldisease.

B.Itcanbetreatedbydoctors.

C.Ithappenstochildrenwhoarelazy.

D.Itgetsyouintotroublewhenlearningasubject.

2、Childrenarelikelytohavealearningdisability.

A.iftheirparentshavethesameproblem

B.iftheyarenotinterestedinasubject

C.iftheydon'tgethelpintime

D.iftheydon'tworkhard

3、Howcanyouknowifyouhavealearningdisability?

A.Yourteachersaysyouareaslowstudent.

B.Youcan'tmakeprogressafterhardwork.

C.Youhavetroublewithsomelessonsatfirst.

D.Yourlearningstyleisdifferentfromothers.

4、Whafsthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tofindoutthereasonsforthelearningdisability.

B.Togetparentstoknowmoreabouttheirchildren.

C.Tohelppeopleknowandhandlelearningdisability.

D.Toaskteacherstohelpstudentswithlearningdisability.

23.（8分）ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!

TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-£37until26

Marchand£39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandthe

CostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary'sChurchTowerandAnne

Hathaway's・£32until12Marchand£36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland'soldestuniversity

cityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires（尖顶）"fromStMary'sChurchTower.Stratford:Includesa

guidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-£34until11March

and£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL'sfavoritepalace.Freetimeto

visitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotinc!uded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffour

KingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalace

anditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereitiseasytogetlost!

TourD-CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-£33until18Marchand£37

thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.

1、WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland'soldestuniversitycity?

A.TourAB.TourB

C.TourCD.TourD

2、Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtB.Oxford&Stratford

C.Bath&StonehengeD.Cambridge

3、WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A.ItusedtobethehomeofroyalfamiliesB.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze

C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritainD.Itisaworld-famouscastle

24.（8分）JoyManganowas33anddivorced.Shehadthreekidsunderage7,andwasbarelykeepinguppayments

onhersmalltwo-bedroomhomebyworkingextrahoursasawaitress.uThereweretimeswhenIwouldlieinbedand

think,1don'tknowhowI'mgoingtopaythatbill/9Manganosays.

Buthehadaspecialabilityforseeingtheobviousthing.Sheknewhowharditwastomopthefloor."Iwastiredof

bendingdown,puttingmyhandsindirtywater,wringing（拧）outamop,“Manganosays."So,Theresgottabeabetter

way.

Howabouta"self-wringing”mop?Shedesignedaspecialtoolyoucouldtwistintwodirectionsatonce,andstill

keepyourhandscleananddry.Shesetouttosellit,firstafewatfleamarkers.

ThenManganometwiththemedia.Butwouldcouchpotatoes（电视迷）buyamop?TheexpertsonshoppingTV

werelessthancertain.Theygaveitatry,anditfailed.Manganowassureitwouldsellifthey'dletherdotheon-camera

display.Shesaid,“Getmeonthatstage,andIwillsellthismopbecauseit'sagreatitem.”

SoQVC,amultinationalcorporationspecializingintelevisedhomeshopping,tookachanceonher.wIgotonstage

andthephoneswentcrazy.Wesoldeverymopinminutes.”

Todayshe'spresidentofIngeniousDesigns,amultimillion-dollarcompany,andoneofthestarsofHSN,theHome

ShoppingNetwork.Talkingaboutthehouseholdinvention,Manganosays,“Itisasnaturalformeasitisforaparentto

talkabouttheirchild."

1、Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Mangano'ssmallhome.

B.Mangano'sworkexperience.

C.Mangano'sunhappymarriage.

D.Mangano'shardlivingconditions.

2、Manganosaidthemopsuccessfullywiththehelpof.

A.HSNB.QVC

C.couchpotatoesD.expertsonshoppingTV

3、WhatdoesManganothinkofherinvention?

A.Special.B.Normal.

C.DissatisHedD.Unbelievable.

4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.HSNisabusinessorganizationthatsellsgoodsontheInternet.

B.TheexpertsonshoppingTVwereconfidentaboutMangano'smop.

C.Manganogottheideaofself-wringingmopfromherownexperience.

D.Manganooncehadtoworksevendaysaweektosupportherfamily.

25.（10分）Asfreeastheymakeus,mobilephonesstillneedtostayclosetoapowersource.Soonthatmaychange

with"green"power.

ThreeChileanstudentsgottheideaforaplant-powereddevice（装置）tochargetheircellphones,whilesittingin

theirschool'soutdoorcourtyardduringabreakfromexams,withdeadmobilephones.Then,oneofthemhadan"aha”

moment.

“ItoccurredtoCamilatosayaboutplants,"saidinventorEvelynAravena.nWhydon'tyouhaveasocket,ifthere

aresomanyplants?'Afterthat,wethought,whydon,ttheyhaveachargingoutlet?Becausetherearesomanyplants

andlivingthingsthathavethepotentialtoproduceenergy,whynot?'"

Theirinvention—asmallbiologicalcircuitcalledE-Kaia-usestheenergyplantstoproduceduring

photosynthesis（光合作用）.Aplantusesonlyasmallpartofthatenergyandtherestgoesintothesoil,andthatfswhere

theE-Kaiacollectsit.Thedeviceplugsintothegroundandthenintoyourphone.

“It'sthemostamazingprojectI*veeverseeninmylife,plainandsimple.Theybroughtthisoriginalmodel,andit

worked—andthat'swhenitallchanged,atleastfrommypersonalpointofviewandIbegantosupportthem.Hsaid

MauricioCifuentes.

Thedevicesolvedtwoproblemsfortheengineeringstudents-theyneededanideaforaclassproject,andanoutlet

toplugintheirphones.

“Lookingforaplacetochargethenotebook,whichhadnopower,andthemobilephones,weweren'tabletofind

anythingbecausealltheotherstudentswereinthesamestateofmadnesstryingtofindaplacetochargetheirdevices/*

saidAravena.

Butplantsareeverywhere,andthebiocircuitmakesthebestoftheirexcess（过多的）power.

TheE-Kaiadoesn'tcarrymuchchargebutit*spowerfulenoughtocompletelyrechargeamobilephoneinlessthan

twohours.

Thestudentinventorshaveappliedforpatentsontheirtechnology,andexpecttheE-KaiatogoonsaleinDecember

2016.

1、Howcouldthestudentsgetthe"green"poweridea?

A.Bycarryingoutanexperiment.

B.Justfromanoccasionalthought.

C.Withthesupportoftheirprofessors.

D.Enlightened（启发）bytheinformationinasciencehook.

2、Howdoesthedevicework?

A.Byusingtheenergyduringphotosynthesis.B.Byusingasmallbiologicalcircuit.

C.Byusingtheelectricitystoredinthedevice.D.Byusingadeviceburiedintheground.

3、WhatcanwelearnfromwhatMauricioCifuentessaid?

A.Heintendedtobuythepatent.

B.Thedevicewasmadeinaroughway.

C.Heshowedgreatinterestinthedevice.

D.Heattemptedtoproducethedeviceinlargenumbers.

4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ANewDevicetoChangetheWorld

B.GreenPower-ANewandPotentialSource

C.ChileanStudentsFindAGreenWaytoChargePhones

D.ANewDeviceInventedbyChileanStudentsWillBeonSale

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）InMarch2007,1wasrecoveringfromanoperationforbreastcancerandgoingthroughaterrible

u

timedspentmydaysathome1everythingtomyself.Thenoneofmycolleaguessuggested2wWhv

don'tyoupickacoupleofdaysandgotoIrelandandescape?^13thetip.

Thetripwasfun,butwhenIgotonthe4togohome,!wasn'tfeelingwell.Myplanwastosleepfor

the5iourney.buttheguynexttomelookedgood-heartedforaconversation6hehadkindeyes.

“Ihadanoperationalsaid7hadbreastcancer."Hepausedforamomentandsaid,"What's

wrongwiththat?Breastcancerisjustasmall8ofyoujikegoingtocollegeorgettingmarried.”

Icouldfeelmyeves9upwithtears.

“Don'tthinktoomuchofyourproblem,“hesaid."Instead,thinkabouthowmanypeopleyoucouldhelp.”

Ihadtearscoiningdownmyface,andsaid,"can't10I'mcryinginfrontofyou,Idon't11

knowyou.”

“Look,youhavea12inlifeJhesaid."Youcaneither13yourthingsdeepinyourpocketsand

takethemtoyourgrave,oryoucanhelpsomeone."

I*vealwaysbeenavery14person.andasidefromthefewpeoplewhoneededtoknow,I,dkeptmy

illnesssecret.Ididn'twanttobe15bymyweakness.

Butthisman,whosenamewasKenDuane,showedmethatmyillnessgaveme16-becauseitgave

metheabilityto17someoneelse*sload.IdecidedatthatmomentthatIwasgoingtotrytohelpothersby

sharingmystory18,inhopesofinspiringthosewhowereinthesameorsimilarsituation.Laterthat

year,!talkedaboutmyillnessandmv19withKenonair.

Iamforever20thatInevertookanaponthatflightovertheAtlantic.

1>A.devotingB.explainingC.keepingD.storing

2、A.seriouslyB.hurriedlyC.kindlyD.confidently

3、A.overlookedB.dismissedC.doubtedD.accepted

4、A.busB.planeC.trainD.ship

5、A.wholeB.lastC.exactD.normal

6、A.ifB.becauseC.whileD.though

7、A.willinglyB.quicklyC.cheerfullyD.weakly

8、A.partB.centreC.painD.symbol

9、A.comingB.flllingC.takingD.ending

10、A.bearB.realizeC.believeD.deny

11、A.stillB.alreadyC.thenD.even

12、A.decisionB.choiceC.goalD.belief

13、A.clearB.sortC.putD.mix

14、A.privateB.outspokenC.clumsyD.polite

15、A.defeatedB.blamedC.affectedD.defined

16、A.surpriseB.strengthC.adviceD.reference

17、A.broadenB.worsenC.lightenD.brighten

18、A.publiclyB.officiallyC.clearlyD.sharply

19、A.expectationB.explorationC.appointmentD.conversation

20、A.gratefulB.consciousC.pitifulD.regretful

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)Nowadays,inmysparetime,Iprefertogooutdoorsandspendmytimeinsomedifferentplacesand

withsomedifferentpeople.

ThefirstreasonLIdooutdooractivitiesisthatIhavespenttoomuchtimeindoors.MostofthetimeIjustsitin

theclassroom,listening2.theteachersanddoingmyhomework.Theindooractivitiesaretoo3.(limit).Thesecond

reasonisthatfreshair,sunlightandenoughphysicalexercise4,(need)forahealthybody.SowhenIamfree,Ishould

goout.Andthe5<(three)oneisthatIwanttohavemore6,(experience)inmylife.Whenyougoout,farawayfrom

yourdailylife,youwillmeetalotofpeoplewhoarequitedifferentfromyou.Itwillgiveyoualotof7.（beauty）

moments.

8.（do）outdooractivities,however,willtakealotofmoneyandenergy.Soifyouhavenotpreparedenough,having

someamusementindoorsisalso9・goodchoice.Itmaybemuchcheaperandeasier10.（carry）out.Readingsome

booksandenjoyingmusicarealsoverygood.

第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）

28.（10分）下面短文中有1（）处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

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。

DearTom,

Iamdelightedthatyouhavepassedtheexamsuccessful.Whatyouhavegainedaretheresultofyourhardwork.

Howtimeflies!It'stwoyearsbeforeyoucametostudyChineseinBeijing.Inthepasttwoyears,youhadhelpedusalot,

withoutthatwecouldn'thavemadesuchagreatprogressinEnglish.

Beforeyouleave,manyclassmatesandIintendtoholdafarewellpartyforyou,hopethatyoucanrememberthe

wonderfultimewespenttogether.Intheway,thepartywillbeheldthisSaturdayeveninginmyhouse.Wecantakethe

No.lbusatthehotelgateandgetoffbusattheBookingBuilding.Iwillbetheremeetingyou.

We'relookingforwardtoyourcoming.

LiHua

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假设你是学生李华，你的外国朋友Sam最近了解到中国的“新四大发明”，并对其中的手机支付（Alipay）

非常感兴趣，他来信希望你能简单地向他介绍手机支付，并且谈谈你对手机支付的看法。请你用英语给他回信。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearSam,

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、A

3、A

4、B

5、A

6、B

7、B

8、D

9、A

10、B

11、D

12、B

13、B

14、C

15、B

16、A

17、D

18、A

19、C

20、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、C

2、B

3、A

22、1、D

2、A

3、B

23、Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomake

anoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse.Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventa

fearfulsilence.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregards

himselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）.He

knowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoin

inthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蜡塑人像）.

Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound.Thereare,

itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadeby

amosquito（蚊子）.Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.Mostbuzzing,

fortunately,ispleasanttotheear;andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind.Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaited

untilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors.

Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhuman

beingswish1:0talk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthem

arecontent・iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeopl