2023-2024学年安徽省普通高中学高三一诊考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年安徽省普通高中学高三一诊考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．answerforD．accountfor2．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition3．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught4．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who5．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto6．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need7．Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A．another B．otherC．others D．theother8．---I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.---Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday9．Thecaseshockedthepublic,ahotdebateoverhumannatureontheIntemet.A．causes B．caused C．causing D．tocause10．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who11．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency12．Yet_______intheprocessofdevelopmentdidtheystoptoconsidertheimpactoftheir“progress”onnature.A．innotimeB．atnopointC．aslikelyasnotD．moreoftenthannot13．__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup14．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto15．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however16．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting17．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that18．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs19．—Jackshouldhavecalmeddownattheparty!—Butthekidsmadesomuchnoisethathecouldn’thelpbut_______.A．facethemusicB．eatlikeabirdC．mendhiswaysD．flyoffthehandle20．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded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）TheGreatWall,ChinaStretchingover21,000kilometers,theGreatWallwasbuilttopreventinvasionsandhasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.UNESCOinFebruary2019callsitanabsolutemasterpiece,notonlybecauseoftheambitiouscharacteroftheundertakingbutalsotheperfectionofitsconstruction.”Butperfectionisn’tprotection.51.2percentoftheGreatWallhadeitheralreadydisappearedorisatasignificantriskofdisappearing.Besidesforwindandrainerosion,themainreasonsforthedestructionoftheGreatWallarehumanfactorssuchastourism,construction,humancontactandsoon.Pamukkale，TurkeyPamukkale,whichmeans“cottoncastle”inTurkish,isfamousforitsshiningwhitecalciteterraces(方解石阶地)withwarmandmineral-richwatersoverrun.BeforebeinglistedasaWorldHeritageSitein1988,Pamukkalehadbeenseverelydamagedbyhumanactivities.Peopleusedhotspringwatertofillswimmingpools,somevisitorsstoodontherocksandsomeevenbathedinthehotspringswithsoapandshampoo.Toprotecttheterraces,theTurkishgovernmenthasdecidedtopulldownthehotelsandrequirealltouriststovisitthissitebarefoot.GreatBarrierReef,AustraliaHometo400typesofcoraland1,500speciesoffish,theGreatBarrierReefdrawsvisitorstoAustraliafromallovertheworld.However,theGreatBarrierReefisexpectedtosufferfromincreasinglyfrequentbleachingevents,casesinwhichcoralsturnwhiteandmaydie,accordingtoaUNESCOreport.Theheatwavescausedbyglobalwarminghavekilledhalfofthecoralhereinthetwoyears,accordingtoaCNNreport.Pollutionfromindustrydevelopmentsandharmfulfishingpracticesarealsobigconcerns.TheDeadSea,JordanAt423metersbelowsealevel,theDeadSeais10timessaltierthantheocean,meaningthatthewaterissodense,eventouristswhocan9tswimwillbeabletofloat.Buttheseasideresortsbuiltinthe1980snowsitkilometersawayfromthewater’sedge,whichhaslosthalfofitssurfaceareainthepast40years.Thedamageisirreversibleduetothenatureofthemineralindustryandthetypeofagriculturalusethathasdrainedthewater.1、Whichareyourequiredtovisitwithoutshoes?A．TheGreatWall,China.B．Pamukkale,Turkey.C．GreatBarrierReef,Australia.D．TheDeadSea,Jordan.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．MainreasonsforthedestructionoftheGreatWallcomefromwindandrainerosion.B．Pamukkalewasdamagedbyhumanactivitiesafter1988.C．PollutionandtheheatwavescausedbyglobalwarmingkillmuchcoralintheGreatBarrierReef.D．HalfoftheDeadSeasurfaceareahasdisappearedinthepasttwodecades.3、Whatdotheabovespotshaveincommon?A．Theyareallfamousendangerednaturalspots.B．They’redamagedonlyfromhumanactivities.C．Theyalldrawtheattentionofthegovernments.D．They’reallseriouslydamaged.22．（8分）Questioningtheexistenceofaliensissomethingthatscientistshavedonefordecades.Infact,mostpeopledobelievethataliensexistinsomefashion.Themainnecessitiesforlifearewaterandsomeformofenergysource.Notsurprisingly,therearesomeplanets,exoplanetsandmoonsthatfitthebill.Hereareseveralbestchancesatfindinglifeintheuniverse.◆TRAPPIST-1TRAPPIST-1isaplanetarysystemafewdozenlight-yearsaway,whosediscoverywasannouncedinearly2017.ThissystemconsistsofsevenEarth-likeexoplanetsorbitingan"ultra-cool"star,anditisoneofourshotsatfindingpossiblelifebeyondourownsolarsystem.◆TitanTitanisthelargestmoonofSaturn,thesixthplanetfromourSun.Thismooncouldpotentiallyharborlifebutpossiblynotinthesensethatwethink.Titandoesnotexactlyfitthedescriptionofbeinginatypicalhabitablezone.Titanhaswater,andithasliquid.Itjustdoesn'thaveliquidwater.Thewateronthismooniscompletelysolidbecauseoftheextremelycoldtemperature.◆EuropaEuropaisoneofJupiter'smoonshereinourownsolarsystem.Itisanothercandidateduetoitspotentialtoholdliquidwater.Europaisthoughttohaveallthenecessitiesforlifeincludingwater,energysources,andtherightchemicalbuild-up.◆MarsTheRedPlanet,thefourthfromtheSun,isprobablyoneofthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidatesforextraterrestrial(地球外的)lifeandevenforhumancolonization.Despitesomedifferentvoices,findingextraterrestriallifeonMarsreallyisaseriouspossibility.Weknowbynowthatwewon'tfindlittlegreenmenoranyintelligentformoflifethatweunderstand.However,thereisevidencethattherewasandmaystillbemicroscopiclifeonthesmallredplanet.1、Thecommonpointofthesecelestialbodiesisthat_______.A．solidwaterexistsonthemrespectivelyB．lifemightexistoneachofthemC．theyallcontainliquidwaterD．eachofthemhaslivingthingsonit2、Whichcelestialbodycouldhavelifedifferentfromhumanimagination?A．TRAPPIST-1.B．Titan.C．Europa.D．Mars.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Europaisthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidateforextraterrestriallife.B．TRAPPIST-1istheonlybodythatcontainslifebeyondthesolarsystem.C．Allthescientistsdobelievethataliensexistinsomemanner.D．ThereisproofthatlifeexistedonthecelestialbodyMars.23．（8分）Musichasalwaysbeenassociatedwithexercising.Mostofuslistentoourfavoritemusicwhilejoggingintheparkorwhileworkingoutinthegym,butweneverthinkofitasmorethanjustanaccompanimenttoourexerciscroutine.Butrecentscientificresearchhasthrownlightonthefactthatusingthe“right”musicwhileexercisingcandoyouawholelotofgood:fromcreatingafeelingofpositivitytocalminganyanxiousfeelings.Researchontheeffectsofmusicduringexercisehasbeendoneforyears.In1911，anAmericanresearcher,LeonardAyres,foundthatcyclistspedaledfasterwhilelisteningtomusicthantheydidinsilence.Thishappensbecauselisteningtomusiccandrownoutourbrain’scriesoffatigue.Asourbodyrealizeswe’retiredandwantstostopexercising,itsendssignalstothebraintostopforabreak.Listeningtomusiccompetesforourbrain’sattention,andcanhelpustoovercomethosesignalsoffatigue,thoughthisismostlybeneficialforlow-andmoderate-intensityexercise.Duringhigh-intensityexercise,musicisn’taspowerfulaspullingourbrain’sattentionawayfromthepainoftheworkout.Notonlycanwemanagetoexerciselongerandharderwhenwelistentomusic,butitcanactuallyhelpustouseourenergymoreefficiently.A2015studyshowedthatcyclistswholistenedtomusicrequired7%lessoxygentodothesameworkasthosewhocycledinsilence.Sointhesamewaythatexercisingmakesushappier,it’snotsurprisingthatmusicaddssignificantlytoourwork-outsuccess.Whathaveyounoticedabouthowmusicaffectsyou?Nexttimewhenyoutakeexercise,selecttherightmusictoaccompanyyou.Youwillfindyourselfinamoredifferentmoodthanever.1、Whydosomepeoplelistentomusicwhileexercising?A．Theyattachimportancetoenjoyingmusic.B．Theyknowmusichelpsdoexercise.C．Theyfindmusicisaninterestingaccompaniment.D．Theydon’tgivetoomuchconsiderationtoit.2、Howwillyoudowhenyouwanttostopexercising?A．Totrytolistentothemusicyoulike.B．Tostopforarestimmediately.C．Totellyourselfnevertodolikethat.D．Tosendasignaltoyourbrain.3、Itcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraphthat.A．listeningtomusiccanhelpproducemoreenergyB．thecyclistslovelisteningtomusicmorethanothersC．peopleshouldtakelisteningtomusicseriouslywhileexercisingD．significantmusiccanbenefithigh-intensityexercise24．（8分）Istoodinanoisygroupofsixthgradestudents,waitingfortheanswertoourburningquestion:WhattypeofcrazytiewouldMr.Millerbewearingtoday?OurteacherwalkedaroundthecornerwithaGREENELEPHANTTIEthatmatchedhislargeelephantcoffeecup!Oh,thesatisfactioninouryounghearts—agreenelephanttie!Withhisglassesatthetipofhisnose,hegreeteduscheerfully,“Goodmorning,folks!”Hewasstrangeanduniqueandhebrightenedeverydayforus.HewasthemostdynamicteacherIhadevermet.Ilovedmusic,soIrememberhowexcitedIwaswhenhesaidhewasgoingtogiveusmusiclessons.Butwhenheturnedonthemusic,myclassmatesandIslowlyturnedourheadstowardthesoundof…FeterPaulandMarysinging“IfIHadaHammer”.Snickers(窃笑)filledtheroom.Ifitwasn’traporhiphop,wedidn’trecognizeit.Whatwerethesepeoplesingingabout?Myclassmateswerenotintothisatall.Butforme,agirlof12,itwasadiscovery.Anawakening.Twentyyearspassedandnowtherearefortylittleeyesstaringatmywildmusical-noteshirtsasIgreetthemwithajoyful,“Goodmorning,class!”IwonderifmystudentswaitandwonderwhatcrazymusicclothesIwillweareachday.Iglanceatmy2015TeacheroftheYearAward,whichIreceivedforbeingadynamicteacher.AndIsmiletomyself,wonderingwhichchildinfrontofmewillcarrythison－asI’vecarriedonthelegacy(遗产)ofMr.Miller.Oneteacher,whodaredtobedifferentandopennewworldstokidslikeme,threwthesignificantstoneintothepondofmylife.Ipraytheripples(涟漪)neverend.1、WhatcanweinferaboutMr.Miller?A．Hewasananimalprotector. B．Hedidn’ttakehisworkseriously.C．Heoftendressedupinanunusualway. D．Heoftenaskedhisstudentsburningquestions.2、Howdidtheauthorreacttothesong“IfIHadaHammer”?A．Puzzled. B．Disappointed.C．Uninterested. D．Excited.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthetextreferto?A．Akindheart. B．Thesmile.C．Agiftformusic. D．Theloveforteaching.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?A．Toproveherloveformusic.B．Toshowateacher’seffectonher.C．Tocallonstudentstotakeupteaching.D．Toshareherexperienceinmusiclearning.25．（10分）Itisthattimeoftheyearagain.Upanddownthecountry,thousandsofstudentsstayinthelibrary,attemptingtocram（死记硬背）theinformationnecessarytogetthroughfinals.Iamoneofthem—aCambridgefinalist,attemptingtodealwiththeOxbridgestressintheonlywayIknow:caffeinehitsandreclusion（隐遁生活）.WhetheryouloveorhateOxbridge,thefactthatthesetwouniversitiesprovideuniquelearningenvironmentsissomethingofadouble-edgedsword.Ontheonehand,studentshaveaccesstosomeofthebesteducationintheworld;ontheotherhand,thepressurethatcomeswiththiscanprovedamagingtothemandcan’tbesweptunderthecarpetfortheyhavetofaceiteventually.ManyCambridgestudentsfindthemselvestrappedinapressureofexpectation,whetherthiscomesfromtheirsupervisorsortutors,theirdirectorofstudiesorevenfromthemselves.Thedrivetowardsachievementiseitherthekeytosuccessortopossibleseriouspersonalissues,asMarkPhippen,headoftheUniversityofCambridge’sCounselingServicesaid,“ThereareplentyofperfectionistsinCambridge,butitcanworktwoways:itcanpushthemtoaccomplishandtoachieve,oritcangetoutofhand,disablingthem.”Manystudentssaythattheycan’thandleitanymorewhileworkingincertainlibrarieswhicharefilledwithotherstudentshardatwork.Thecompetitionandparanoia（多疑）aremorecommonthanwhatwerealizeorquestion:youcanfeelasifyouarebeingjudgedforhowmuchtimeyouspendonFacebookorYouTube,orhowlittletimeyouspendreading.Toomanystudentsfeelalmostfrustratedbythepressuretoachievebutfeelunabletospeakaboutit.Aseveryoneseemstobecoping,theymustalsopretendtocopetoo.Theonlythingstudentshave:tutorsandsupervisorsregularlyencouragestudentstoavoidextracurricularactivities,urgingthemtofocusontheirstudiestosuchanextentthatmanyfindithardtohandleit.OnecurrentCambridgetutorhasbeenknownforcheckingupontheactivitiesofstudentsinvolvedinextracurriculartheatrebysearchingforthemonthewebsite,whichdetailswhoisinvolvedincertainplayseachterm—justincaseitaffectsthestudent’sworkoutput.Problemsarisewhenthepressureproducesmentalhealthissues.ProblemshavebeenbroughttoattentioninarticlesprimarilyfromOxford’sCherwellandCambridge’sTheTab.TheattentionhasmadetheCambridgeUniversityStudentUnionsetupStudentsDeserveBetter—acampaigntohandlecomplaintsaboutsupervisorsandtutorslackingtheabilitytoprovideproperspiritualsupport.“WhenItoldmysupervisoraboutmyproblemswithanxietyandthereforeaboutmyworriessurroundingtheworkloadshewassuggesting,shesaidthatIwouldprobablyfeellessanxiousoncetheworkwasdone,”afinaliststudentcalledJanesaid.“Itshouldn’tbeanacceptedresponseinoneoftheworld’sbestuniversities.TheirresponsesonlyworsenedanyfeelingsIhadconcerningmyfinalyear.”Phippensaid,“Atthispointtheexamsseemlikethemostimportantthingintheworld.However,twoyearsdownthelineyou’llrealizethattheexamsyoudidatuniversityaren’tveryimportantatall,aswhatthenbecomesmoreimportantiswhatyouhavedonewithinthosetwoyearsafterwards.Finalistexamscanbecomedepressingforstudentsstudyingatanyuniversity.Allyoumustrememberisthatyouarenotaloneandyouaregoodenough,andthatafewyearsdowntheline,yourabilitytorecounttheplotsofEuripides’nineteenplayswillnolongermatter.Sowhyworry?”1、Theunderlinedpart“besweptunderthecarpet”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto“”.A．becoveredupB．bedealtwithC．begivenupD．befiguredout2、What’sMarkPhippen’sattitudetowardsthepressureputonthestudentsatOxbridge?A．Critical.B．Doubtful.C．Objective.D．Ambiguous.3、WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4?A．Extracurricularactivitiesfailtoappealtomoststudents.B．Sometutorsandsupervisorspushtheirstudentstoohard.C．Thereisalackofcommunicationbetweenstudentsandtheirsupervisors.D．Somestudentsdon’tspeakaboutthepressurebecausetheythinktheycanhandleit.4、WhatJanesaidinParagraph5suggeststhatshe.A．didn’tgetherproblemsacrosstohersupervisorB．hadexpectedbetterspiritualguidancefromhertutorsC．wasdissatisfiedwithhersupervisor’sdelayedresponsesD．wasgladthatStudentsDeserveBetterwassetuptohelpstudentslikeher5、Inthelastparagraph,MarkPhippenaimsto.A．guaranteetheequalityofexamsB．stresstheimportanceofexamsC．easestudents’pressurefromexamsD．encouragestudentstoperformbetterinexams6、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Oxbridgepressure:thekeytostudents’achievementsB．Oxbridgefinals:thetoughestexamsinthecountryC．Oxbridgegraduates:thestrongestcompetitorsinthejobmarketD．Oxbridgesuccess:theresultofteacher-studentinteraction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）Regardlessoftheweatherorthedistance,PaulWilsonwillmakesurelow-incomestudentsinhisneighbourhoodarriveattheircollegeclassesontime.Aretiredengineer,76-year-oldWilsonhasbeen1freeridestocollegestudentsforthepasteightyears.Sincehefirststarted2hiscartotheyoungpeople.Wilsonhas3anastonishing64,000miles,andhashadcountlesspleasantandoftenhumorous4withthestudentshetransportstoandfromschool.Thestudentswhohe’s5havegoneontobecomephysicians,teachersandengineers,butwhatthey’vealsogotoutoftheirtimeinschoolisfindingarolemodelandafriendinWilson.Somestudents6callhim“Grandpa”.TinaStern7ridesfromWilsonforallherfouryearsincollege,andthetripsmeantmuchmoretoherthanjustfree8.“It’snotjustaride;you’renotjustsittingtherein9silenceorwithyourheadphoneson.”Sternsaid.“Heasksyouquestionsandactually10theanswers,sothenexttimeyouridewithhim,he’ll11thosethings.”Wilsonfirstworkedasadriverthroughastudent-supportprogrammeofthenon-profitorganisation.OnPointforCollege.Althoughthe12asksthemembersonlytodrivestudentstoandfromtheirclasses,Wilsonoftengoes13toensurethewelfareandsafetyofthestudents.Iftheyhaveproblemswithregistration,Wilsonisthereto14them.Iftheyrunoutofcertaindailynecessities,Wilsonwilldrivetotheneareststoreandpurchasewhat’sneeded.Ifastudentgetshungryonthelongdrivestoandfromschool,Wilsonnever15tobuythemameal.Formanystudents,Wilson’shelpisnotonlyappreciated,it’salsoentirely16forthemtobeabletocompletetheircollegeeducation.Somestudentsdon’thaveareliablecar,whileothershaveto17vehicleswithparentswhoworksixdaysaweek.Forthem,ridingwithWilsonhas18themtocompletetheireducation—butaccordingtoWilson,hebenefitsjustasmuchfromthe19.“IjustlovedrivingandIlovethesekids,”Wilsonsaid.“It’ssucha(n)20tobeapartofthesekids’lives,evenjustforafewhours,gettingtoknowthemandhearingtheirstories.”1、A．linking B．sending C．offering D．distributing2、A．donating B．lending C．delivering D．volunteering3、A．paved B．covered C．measured D．wandered4、A．arguments B．interviews C．negotiations D．conversations5、A．met B．driven C．addressed D．greeted6、A．even B．ever C．once D．already7、A．earned B．received C．assessed D．demanded8、A．transportation B．style C．time D．communication9、A．forced B．awkward C．ridiculous D．suspicious10、A．selects B．recites C．guesses D．remembers11、A．acton B．settleon C．checkon D．agreeon12、A．club B．league C．college D．programme13、A．far B．around C．beyond D．forwards14、A．assist B．watch C．urge D．warn15、A．expects B．attempts C．manages D．hesitates16、A．extra B．unusual C．necessary D．adequate17、A．share B．fuel C．repair D．exchange18、A．required B．allowed C．reminded D．convinced19、A．experience B．arrangement C．appreciation D．employment20、A．effort B．ambition C．privilege D．convenience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）Therearefourways1．whichBritishandAmericanEnglishdifferfromeachother.Thefirstandmostobviouswayisinthevocabulary.Thereareafew2．(differ)ingrammar,too.TheBritishsayHaveyougot…?3．AmericanspreferDoyouhave…?TheBritishuseprepositions4．Americanssometimesomitthem.Theothertwoareasinwhichthetwovarietiesaredifferentarespellingand5．(pronounce).However,withcommunications6．(develop)7．(steady)foroveracentury,someexpertsbelievethatthetwovarieties8．(move)closertogetherduetosatelliteTVandtheInternet.English9．(speak)withdifferentaccents;inthefuture,therearegoingtobemany“Englishes”.Inspiteofthis,usersofEnglishwillhavenodifficulty10．(understand)eachother.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。JohnSnow—adoctor,whoattendedQueenVictoriaasherpersonalphysician、Buthewaswillingtohelpordinarypeopleexposedincholera、Manypeoplediedeverytimetherewasaoutbreak、Hewantedtofacethechallengeandsolvetheproblem、Notheoriescaughtherattention、Thefirstsuggestedthatcholeramultipliedintheair、Thesecondsuggestedthatpeopleabsorbedthisdiseaseintotheirbodiesandthediseaseattackedthebody、JohnSnowbelievedthesecondwasrightbutheneededevidences、WhenanotheroutbreakhitLondonin1854,hewasreadytobeginhisenquiry