陕西省汉中市高三第四次模拟考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

陕西省汉中市高三第四次模拟考试新高考英语试卷注意事项:1．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。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．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。4．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）1．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct2．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．asC．for D．so3．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where4．—Simonwilllistentomusiceverytimehecomesacrossamathsproblem.—Youknow,musicisthesourceof______inlife.A．inspirationB．identificationC．reactionD．recreation5．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent6．Ithinkyou’vegottothepointachangeisneeded,otherwiseyou’llfail.A．when B．which C．where D．there7．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast8．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual9．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．amused B．amusingC．amuse D．toamuse10．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may11．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase12．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive13．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving14．Iquicklyloweredmyself,duckingmyheadtoavoidlookingdirectlyintohiseyessothathewouldn'tfeel________.A．challenged B．challengingC．tobechallenged D．havingchallenged15．Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when D．where16．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was17．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win18．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take19．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor20．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto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）Therewasalotofnewsrelatedtoartificialintelligence,orAI,andmachinelearning.Amongthestoriesweretwodealingwithdirectcompetitionsbetweenhumansandmachines.Inonecompetition,machinesthatusedAIperformedbetterthanhumanbeingsinahigh-levelreadingtest.Twonaturallanguageprocessingtoolsbeathumanintheexperiment.OneofthetoolswasbuiltbytheAmericantechnologycompanyMicrosoft.TheotherwascreatedbyChineseonlinesellerAlibabaGroup.Inanothercompetition,acomputertookonhumansinlive,publicdebates.TheeventdemonstratedhowAI-poweredcomputersareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothink'andsoundlikehumans.Theorganizerofthedebates,U.S.technologycompanyIBM,announcedsplitresults.Itsaidamajorityofthosewatchingsaidtheyfeltthemachinehaddonemoretoimprovetheirknowledgeofthesubject.But,thehumangotmorepraiseforcommunicatingtheirideas.Thisyear,wealsoexploredthemanywaysAIandmachinelearningarenowbeingused.Forexample,someU.S.judgesusemachinelearningsystemstohelpthemdecidewhen,andforhowlong,criminalsshouldbejailed.Thesystemusescomputerstoexaminedatafromthousandsofcourtcases.Onefast-growingareaofAIisfacialrecognition,whichisincreasinglybeingusedforsecuritypurposes.Recently,Atlanta'sHartsfield-JacksonairportbecamethefirstintheU.s.topermitpassengerstousefacialrecognitiontechnologytogetonflights.AChinesecompanyshowedoffanAIsystemitdevelopedtorecognizeindividualsbybodyshapeandwalkingmovements.ThesystemisalreadybeingusedbyChinesepoliceinBeijingandShanghai.Inaddition,machinelearningwasusedduring2018topredictresultsoftheWorldCupsoccercompetition.Thetechnologyalsocreatedartworkthatsoldforalargeamountofmoney.Anditisbeingusedtohelpfarmersavetimeandmoney,whilereducingenvironment-harmingchemicals.Othertechnologysystemsarebeingusedtofollowfarmanimalsandwildlifetocollectinformationontheiractivities.1、Whywerethetwocompetitionsmentionedinthepassage?A．ToshowhowmuchbetterAIandmachinelearningarethanhumans.B．ToproveAIandmachineLearninggotmorepraiseforcommunication.C．ToshowhowpowerfulAIandmachineLearningare.D．ToproveAIandmachinelearninghavebeenusedintheworkofU.S.judges.2、Whatarefacialandbodyrecognitionsystemsusedforinthepassage?A．Knowledgelearning.B．Safetycontrol.C．Officeautomation.D．Trackingsurvey.3、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．AIhasbeenwidelyusedineveryperson'sdailylife.B．HumancanbereplacedbyAIinfuturecompletely.C．MoreattentionisbeingpaidtoAIineverypartoftheworld.D．MoreadvancedAlishelpingpeopleinmoreandmoreareas.4、Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A．Atechnologyreport.B．Anaturalsciencemagazine.C．Asciencefiction.D．Agovernmentdocument.22．（8分）Lovetosinkintoyourchairsandrelaxwhenyougettoschool.Thenyouwillnotbehappytohearthatschoolsallovertheworldareseriouslyconsideringexchangingtraditionaldesksforoneswithnoseatsatall—Yes,thatmeansyouwillbeencouragedtostandthroughthosealreadytoolongmathandsciencelessons!Whywouldanyoneeventhinkofputtingkidstosuchcruelty.Expertssayitimprovestheirhealthandhelpsfightobesity.Whilethatmayseemalittlefar-fetched(牵强的),theofficialsatthefewschoolsaroundtheworldseemtoagree.AmongthemareeducatorsfromtheCollegeStationIndependentSchoolDistrictinTexas,whorecentlycompletedaweek-longexperimentinvolving480studentsacrossthreeelementaryschools.The374kidsthatagreedtoparticipateinthestudywereprovidedadevicethathelpedrecordstepcountandcalorieconsumptionovertheentireperiod.All25teachersinvolvedinthestudyreportedthatstudentsappearedtobemorealertandconcentratebetter,whenallowedtostand.Theonethingthatdidsurprisetheresearcherswasthatyoungerkidsweremorewillingtostaystandingthankidsinhighergrades.Theybelievethismayhavesomethingtodowiththefactthatafteryearsofbeingaskedto“sitstill”,olderkidshaveahardertimeadjustingtothisunexpectedfreedom.Americanschoolsarenottheonlyonesreportingsuccesswithstand-updesks.FourschoolsinPerth,Australia,whichhavebeentestingthemsinceOctober2013,haveseensimilarresults.InMay2014,GroveHousePrimarySchoolinWestYorkshire,becameEurope’sfirsttestone,withaseven-weektrialthatinvolvedtheuseofdesksmadebyErgotronintheirfifth-gradeclassrooms.Whileofficialresultsarenotoutyet,earlyreactionsfrombothteachersandstudents,havebeenextremelyencouraging.Thefindingsofthesestudiesandothersdonepreviously,allseemtomeanthatallowingkidstomovearoundinclassroomsisawin-winforstudentsandteachers—ithelpskidsgethealthierandprovideseducatorswithamoreattentiveaudience.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatmaymakethestudentsatschoolunhappyisthat_____.A．theyhavetoexchangedeskswitheachotherB．theyhaveexchangedtraditionaldesksforoneswithnoseatsC．therearenoseatsforthemtositinclassD．theofficialsshownosympathytothematall2、Accordingtotheteachers,olderstudentsmaynotlikestand-updesksbecause_____.A．theyareclevererthanyoungerstudents. B．theyareeasilytiredofstandinglongC．theyhaveformedthehabitofsitting. D．theydobadlyinclasswhilestanding3、Whatismostlikelytobetheresultoftheseven-weektrial.A．Thestandingdeskscan’tbeusedatall.B．Itisgoodforstudentstousestand-updesks.C．Moretestsshouldbedoneinotherschools.D．Thestudentsaredifferentinpersonality.4、Whydotheteacherslikethestandingdesks.A．Becausetheeducatorscandrawthestudents’attention.B．Becausetheteacherscankeepthestudentshealthy.C．Becausethestudentscanhaveawalkintheclassroom.D．Becausethestandingdeskscankeepthestudentsconcentrated.23．（8分）Free,OfficialSourcestoFindUnclaimedMoneyDoesthegovernmentoweyoumoney?Theremightbeunclaimedfundsorpropertywaitingforyoufromsavingsorcheckingaccounts,wagesandpensions,taxrefunds(退款),lifeinsurancepolicies,andalotmore.Companiesmayoffertofindthismoneyforafee.Andscammersmaytrytotrickyouwithfakepromisesofmoneyfromthegovernment.Butyoucanfindyourunclaimedmoneyyourselfforfree.CheckoutUSAGov’slistofofficialsourcestogetstarted:•Searchforunclaimedmoneyandpropertyineverystatewhereyouhavelived.Youcanconductamulti-statesearch,andkeepaneyeoutatstatefairsandevenmalls,wherestatetreasurers(ST)andotherofficialsholdpublicawarenessevents.•Checkforunclaimedfundsfrombankfailuresorunclaimeddepositsfromcreditunionclosures.DidyouhavemoneyinacheckingorsavingsaccountataFederalDepositInsuranceCorporation(FDIC)-insuredfinancialinstitution?Ifthefinancialinstitutionisclosed,youcansearchtheFDICdatabase(数据库)andyouwillmakeit.FDIChasthousandsoftheirbanksacrossthecountryanddeservesyourtrust.•Searchforunclaimedbackwages,pensionmoney,orlifeinsurancefunds.Areyouowedunpaidwagesfromyourcurrentemployer(CP)orapastemployer(PP)?ChecktheLaborDepartment’sWageandHourDivision’srecordstoseeifyouhavemoneywaitingtobeclaimed.Youalsomaybeowedapensionifacompanyyouworkedforwentoutofbusinessorendedadefinedplan.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Itislikelythatseveralstatesowemoneytoyou.B．Mallsmightwitnesspublicawarenessevents.C．Scammersarealwaysreadytohelpyouforfree.D．Yourpastemployermightoweyouunpaidwages.2、Theorganizationenablingconsumerstoconfidentlyplacemoneymaybe______.A．ST B．CPC．PP D．FDIC24．（8分）WhenLoneStarCollegestudentDwyanyaEarnhardtfirstheardaboutafoodpantry(食品室)openingathercollegeinSeptember2015,shewasembarrassedtoaskforhelp,butknewsheneededit.she’susedthefoodpantryseveraltimessince.LoneStarMontgomeryCampusisamongagrowingnumberofUScollegesopeningfoodpantriesforstudents.IntheHoustonareaalone,SanJacintoCollegeandtheUniversityofHoustonDowntown(UHD)havealsoaddedthem.UHDopeneditsfoodpantryinspring2015.it’shopingtoincreaseitsuseamongstudentsthroughaprogrambeinglaunchedthisterm.About100to150studentswillbeawardedfoodscholarshipstouseinanewfoodbankconstructedinsidethestudentservicesbuilding.“Morestudentsofdifferentbackgroundshaveaccesstohighereducation,butthatyougotindoesn’tmeanyouhavethesupportcomingfromhometokeepyouin,”saidPatrickJefferson,UHD”sassistantvicepresidentforstudentaffairs.“Manyofthestudentscomeafterwork,taketheirclass,thentheygohome,andtheydon’tleavetheirchallengesatthefrontdoor,”saidJefferson.“We’rerecognizingthatwejustcan’tay.‘Weonlyworryaboutourstudents’academicchallenges.’Wehavetothinkaboutthestudentasawholeperson.”ThemajorityofdonationstoLoneStar’sfoodpantryhavecomefromteachersandstudents.Thefoodpantryisopenfromnoonuntil3p.m.onTuesdaysandFridays,butstudentscanrequestitatanothertimeifneeded.Nearly590studentshaveusedthepantrysinceitopenedlastfall.SanJacintoCollegehasbeenofferingfoodpantryservicestwiceamonthtostudentssince2013.Thecollegesendsabagofitemsoncertaindaysandhasreceivedmorethan1,000studentrequestssinceitbegan.Itallowsstudentsfromallincomelevelstorequestfood.UHDandLoneStarMontgomeryCampusalsofollowthesamepolicy.1、WhenafoodpantrywasfirstopenedinLoneStarCollege__________.A．itwasquitenewtoallAmericansB．allcollegesintheUSfollowedtheexampleC．DwyanyaEarnhardtwasnotawareofitsnecessityD．DwyanyaEarnhardtfeltuncomfortabletoaskforhelp2、ThefoodpantryinUHDisintendedto__________.A．buildanewfoodbankB．givesupporttostudentsC．offerservicetoteachersD．award250studentsscholarships3、PatrickJeffersonholdstheideathat___________.A．studentshavetobalancebetweenworkandstudyB．students’academicchallengesarehismainconcernC．accesstohighereducationmeanseasilycontinuingschoolingD．students’challengesinvolveacademicchallengesandotherproblems4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutthefoodpantriesinLoneStarCollegeandSanJacintoCollege?A．BothofthemofferservicestwiceaweekB．BothoftheirdonatorsareteachersandstudentsC．NeitherofthemsetsincomelevelstandardsforstudentsD．Neitherofthemhasreceivedasmanyas1000studentrequests25．（10分）WhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsago,Ireceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamily,friends,andcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mail,Ihaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsandothercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeuseful,weneedspecificlawsthatmakespamming(发送垃圾邮件)acrime.Iflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspam,theproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworse.Computerprogramsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproducts,individuale-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?Thisproblemistroublingforindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-mailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworks,andtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanies,whichare,intheend,passesontotheconsumer.Forthesereasons,Ibelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate(立法)againstspam.Spammersshouldbefined,andperhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeople.E-mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldtocommunicateconveniently,butspamisdestroyingthisconvenience.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“correspondence”inParagraph1probablymean?A．messages B．ideasC．connections D．programs2、Accordingtothetext,whatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?A．Companiesrelyone-mailforcommunications.B．Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.C．Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.D．Moreadvertisersbegintopromotesalesthroughspam.3、Accordingtotheauthor,whoisthefinalvictimofspam?A．Thebusiness B．TheadvertiserC．Theemployee D．Theconsumer4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toinform B．ToeducateC．Topersuade D．Toinstruct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）Forourfamilyvacationswhenourchildrenwereyounger,weoftenwentriverrafting.Raftingmeantwecouldbetogetherasafamily,1withthebeautyofnature,andmeetotherpeople.Plus,itwas2,andbeingontherivermeantourfamilyneverhadtoaskthat3ofquestions:“Whatarewegoingtodotoday?”Itwasalwaysclear—4theboatandpaddledownstream!Thiswasourmethodforstrengtheningfamilybondswithless5.Wealsofoundthattheriverisalwaysagreat6.Forexample,sometimesyourboatgoesthroughaparticularlydifficultrapidandyoufindyourselfthrownoutoftheboatandintothewater.Whenthishappens,sometimesyougetcaughtina7,wherethewaterischurning（搅动）backupstream.Whatdoyoudo?Thenaturaltendencyistocrazilyattempttoswim8,butinthissituation,thewateriscirculatingbackward,9youareactuallyswimmingagainstthecurrent.Thisisverydangerous;itisquitepossibleto10yourselfandbeunabletogetoutofthehole.Unfortunately,peoplehave11thisway.However,ifyougiveupswimmingand12,thewaterpullsyouinandforaninstanttakesyouupstream.Usually,thisisenoughforyoutobe13“spitout”ofthehole.A14situationcameupinarecentcoachingmeetingIhadwithahigh-rankingengineerofaFortune100company,whodescribedhisweekasfeelingasthoughhewere“swimmingupstream.”Themore15hefelt,theharderheworked,andthelesstimehespentwithhismanagers,andwithhisfamily.Hewasunawarethathehadbecomeso16infightingthedailybattlesthathehadcompletely17thelargerstream,themorevital18ofhisleadershiprole.Beawareof19youplaceyourattention.Ifyoubecomedistracted,keepreturningtoyourpointof20.1、A．interactB．goC．liveD．breathe2、A．inspiringB．cautiousC．adventurousD．conscious3、A．mostcuriousB．deadliestC．mostinterestingD．greatest4、A．getinB．getdowntoC．getoffD．getround5、A．timeB．communicationC．cooperationD．effort6、A．teacherB．motherC．soldierD．leader7、A．messB．centerC．hurryD．hole8、A．safelyB．downstreamC．awayD．past9、A．orB．andC．butD．so10、A．exhaustB．hurtC．justifyD．refresh11、A．disappearedB．foughtC．diedD．behaved12、A．relaxB．reflectC．lieD．watch13、A．calmlyB．quicklyC．shockinglyD．amazingly14、A．positiveB．strangeC．similarD．confusing15、A．angerB．pressureC．motivationD．attraction16、A．involvedB．trappedC．lostD．bathed17、A．losttrackofB．turnedblindtoC．lostsightofD．lookeddownupon18、A．callsB．prioritiesC．appealsD．promises19、A．whereB．howC．whyD．when20、A．targetB．achievementC．conditionD．focus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）China,whichtakesprideininventionsinancienttimes,hasonceagainshownitsability1．(change)theworldwithits“newfourgreatinventions”:high-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.The“newfourgreatinventions”areallrelatedtoChina’shigh-techinnovation(创新),2．improvedthequalityofpeople’slives.“Mywalletisnolongerinuse.Icanbuyandeat3．Iwantsimplywithatapofmyphone,”saidLinJinlong,4．overseasChinesestudentfromCambodia,5．(add)that“evenpancakesellersareusingAlipay(mobilepayment).Wecanalsoorderfoodathome,anditisofgreat6．(convenient).IfIwereathomeinCambodia,Iwouldhavetogooutdoors.”Thebikesthemselvesarenotnew,buttheoperatingmodelofbike-sharingisbased7．satellitenavigationsystem,mobilepayment,bigdataandotherhightechnologies.Itis8．(increase)clearthatChinaisinnovatingandnolongercopyingWesternideas.ThisispartlybecauseChinaskippedoverthePCageandwentdirectlytomobile.Chinahasthe9．(large)mobileuseintheworld.Intermsofthe“newfourgreatinventions”,CharlieDai,principalanalystofAmericanmarketresearchcompanyForrester,said,“Theseproductsandservice10．(improve)customerexperiencesofar,improvingnationalandglobaleconomyatthesametime”.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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(/\),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。TodayIwasgoinghomebybikewherealittledograntome、Istoppedintimeavoidhittingthedog、Luckily,itwasnotinjuring,butlayontheground、Icamenearerandtoucheditssidegently、Itjumpedtoitsfootquicklyandstaredatmefriendly、Seeingnothingseriously,Iwasabouttoleave,butthedogstopsmebybitingmytrousers、SoIwantedtoadopttothedogbutitwasunfairforitsmaster,Justthen,thewomancame,sayingthatthedogwasherandthatIcouldtakeitawayasshehadsomemanydogsathome、ThusIgotalovelypet、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）最近，你们班就长江污染的问题作了一次深入的讨论。现请你根据下面的提示要点用英语作一个总结，适当举例并提出自己的的看法（至少两点）。开头已为你写好。长江受污染的状况引起了世人的关注问题1.用水量大增2.排放到江里的有害物质和城市污水急剧增长结果1.众多鱼类和野生动物濒临灭绝2.饮用水安全受到威胁3.生态平衡遭到破坏原因分析1.迅猛的工农业发展2.人口急剧增长看法与建议1.2.Asthethirdlongestriverintheworld,theenvironmentalproblemsoftheYangtzeRiverhaveraisedconcernbothnationallyandinternationally._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、B4、A5、B6、C7、D8、B9、A10、B11、B12、B13、A14、A15、B16、B17、B18、B19、C20、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、C2、B3、D4、A22、1、C2、C3、B4、D23、1、C2、D24、1、D2、B3、D4、C25、Manypeoplewritetonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriter’sfullname,addressandtelephonenumber,althoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard,heneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoice.Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.“Peopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationship,”saidsocialworkerKenYip,“andthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.”Whenwesignapaper,forexample,abusinesscontractorabankdocument,thesignatureisasealofconsent,anagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswrittencomplaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter’ssignature.Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tellsusthatthewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous（匿名的）forvariousreasons.Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.Hegivessimplybecausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhisdonationsmaybring,andhedoesnotwanthisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercases,peopleinsistonanonymitybecausetheyareafraidoftheconsequencesofrevealingtheiridentity.Crimewitnessesmaybewillingtoassistthepolice,butmostareunwillingtogivetheirnameswhenreportingacrime.Nameornoname?Theanswerisverypersonalandliesinhowmuchwewantt