江苏省常州市常州中学新高考英语一模试卷及答案解析

江苏省常州市常州中学新高考英语一模试卷注意事项：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．Threedaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A．involved;causing B．toinvolve;causedC．involving;causing D．involving;havingcaused2．You________beCarol.Youhaven’tchangedabitafteralltheseyears.A．must B．can C．will D．shall3．Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican’t_____inwiththeworksituationhere.A．fit B．get C．make D．take4．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay5．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which6．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that7．Whenshallwestartthereconstructionofthehistoricbuilding? Notuntilourprogram______bytheauthority. A.willapprove B.willbeapprovedC.hasapproved D.hasbeenapproved8．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must9．Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient10．.Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe11．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．amsitting D．havebeenstting12．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway13．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame14．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput15．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．availableC．accurate D．cautious16．Thepoliceareoffering______rewardof$50,000forinformationleadingtothearrestof_____murderer.A．the;the B．a;a C．the;a D．a;the17．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent18．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take19．—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting20．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive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）CantrainingYourWorkingMemoryMakeYouSmarter?Wewouldallliketoincreaseourcognitive(认知的)abilitybeyondthelimitssetbyMotherNature.Soit’snowonderthatbrain-trainingprogrammes—whichtypicallyfocusontrainingourworkingmemory—areamultibillion-dollarindustry.Butcanthiskindoftrainingreallymakeussmarter?Cognitivetrainingseesthebrainasakindofmusclethatcanbemadestrongerwiththerightkindofpractice.Itconsistsoftasksorgamescarriedoutoncomputersorsmartphones.Despitemuchresearch,therehassofarbeennoagreementaboutitseffectiveness.Somethinkthatcognitivetrainingincreasesabroadrangeofcognitiveabilities,whileotherslessoptimistic.Yetwedoknowthatsomecognitiveskills,suchasworkingmemoryandintelligence,tendtogotogetherandarepredictorsofreal-lifeskillssuchasworkperformance.Thus,trainingonecognitiveskillmightleadtoanimprovementinmanyothercognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Thatisexactlytheunderlyinghypothesis(假设)onwhichworking-memorytrainingisbased.Totestthishypothesis,weexaminedallthestudiesaboutworking-memorytrainingwecouldfindwithnormallydevelopingchildren:26experimentsand1,601totalparticipants.Childrenrepresentanidealtestgroup:duringchildhood,skillsarestillatthebeginningoftheirdevelopment.Thus,cognitivetrainingismorelikelytosucceedwithchildrenthanadults.Theresultswereveryclear.Working-memorytrainingdidnotshowanyeffectonchildren’sfluidintelligence,aperson’sabilitytosolvenewproblemsandadapttonewsituations.Itdidn’tinfluencetheiracademicachievementorothercognitiveabilities,either.Theonlyreliableeffectwasthatchildrengotbetteratwhattheytrainedtodo.Nomore,noless.Soperformingworking-memorytasksdoesseemtomakeyoubetteratdoingthem.Nonetheless,thefactthatparticipantsgotbetteratsuchtasksdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheirworking-memoryabilityincreased.Theymayjusthavelearnthowtoperformthatparticulartypeoftask.Theresultsdoindicatethattheuseofworking-memorytrainingprogramsasaneducationaltoolisfruitless.Moregenerally,togetherwithotherresearch,theresultscontributetodisprovingcognitivetrainingcompaniespromisesofabetterbrain.Theresultshaveevenmoreimportantimplicationstheoretically.Theyquestionthehypothesisthattraininggeneralcognitivemechanismscanaffectothercognitiveorreal-lifeskills.Beyondworking-memorytraining,otherrecentstudieshaveshowntheimprovingcognitiveskillsoutsidemusic-includingacademicskills.However,thesenegativeresultsmustnotdiscourageusfromtrainingourcognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Wejusthavetobeawareoftheactuallimitationsofsuchpracticeinareasoutsidewhatweareactuallytraining.Butthatdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoit-themostefficientwaytodevelopaskillis,afterall,totrainthatskill.1、Tofindouttheeffectofworkingmemorytraining,theauthor________.A．madesomescientificstudiesB．reviewedthepreviousresearchC．compareddifferenttestgroupsD．gotsomechildreninvolvedintheexperiment2、Childrenjoiningintheexperimentswereableto__________.A．dobetterinthefieldwheretheyaretrainedB．obtaingreateracademicachievementsC．adjusttonewsituationsquicklyD．succeedwhentheydealwithreallifeproblems3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecognitivetraining?A．PessimisticB．DisapprovingC．ObjectiveD．Optimistic4、Cognitivetrainingislikelyto_______accordingtothepassage.A．discoverthesecretsofhumanmindsB．makeone’sbrainstrongerbywayofpracticeC．earnagoodnameforthetrainingcompanyD．bringmuchprofittothetrainingcompanies22．（8分）Ihavehadalifelongfascination﹣callitobsessionifyoulike﹣withcommunication，withmakinglinkstootherplaces，othercultures，otherworlds．Therootsofthisobsessionhaveoftenpuzzledme．Iamnot﹣neverhavebeen﹣agregariousperson．Quitetheopposite，Iwasasolitarychildandmyclassmatesatschoolanduniversityalwaysthoughtofmeasaloner．Iwasnevercrazyaboutthenoisysolidarityofsocialgatherings．SowhywasIpossessedofadesiretomakecontactwithdistantplaces？ItcanpartlybeexplainedbythestartIhadinlife．Igrewuponwhatseemedatthetimeliketheedgeoftheworld﹣inaremotepartofruralIreland，inahouseholdwithfewbooksormagazines，andnotelevision．Foreigntravelwasunheardof．ApartfromthosewhoemigratedtoGreatBritainortheUnitedStates，virtuallynobodyweknewhadeverbeenabroad．Nobodyeverwentoverseasonholiday，andnoforeignlanguagesweretaughtintheschoolsIattended﹣withtheexceptionofLatin．Welivedinaclosedsocietythatthoughtofitselfasself﹣sufficient．Therewashoweveronechinkoflightinthesuffocatinggloom﹣theradio，whichwecalled"thewireless．"Itwas，bymodernstandards，ahugeapparatuspoweredbyvalves﹣whichiswhyittooksometimetowarmup﹣anda"magiceye"tuningindicator﹣agreenishglasscirclethatwinkedatyouasthesignalwaxedorwaned．Thebestthingaboutourwireless，though，wasthatithadashortwaveband．Thiswasthesourceofendlessfascinationtome，becauseitmeantthatevenwiththisprimitivedeviceonecouldlistentotheworld．AtfirstIcouldn'tunderstandhowitworked．Whywasreceptionsomuchbetteratnight？Whywasitsoinfuriatinglyvariable？Iaskedmyfather，wholookedevasiveandjustsaidithadsomethingtodowith"thewhachamacallitsphere"（healwayscalledcomplicatedthingsthewhachamacallit），butthisgavemeenoughofasteertogotothelocallibraryandstartdigging．InduecourseIdiscoveredthathewasreferringtotheionosphere﹣alayerofchargedparticleshighupattheedgeoftheEarth'satmospherethatactsasakindofreflectorforradiowavesofcertainfrequencies．Thereasonshortwaveradiocouldtravelsuchhugedistanceswasthatitusedtheionospheretobouncesignalsroundtheworld﹣whichwaswhyradiohamsinLatinAmericaorAustraliacouldsometimesbeheardbyayoungboyonthewesternseaboardofIreland．Signalsfromsuchdistantshoresweremorelikelytogetthroughatnightbecausethentheionospherewashigherandtransmissionoverlongerdistanceswaspossible．Iwasspellboundbythisdiscoveryofhowtechnologycouldpiggybackonanaturalphenomenontopushforwardlow﹣powersignalsthroughimmensedistances．ButmostofallIwasentrancedbytheideaofshortwaveradio，forthiswasatechnologywhichbelongednottogreatcorporationsorgovernments，buttopeople．Itwaspossible，myfatherexplained，toobtainalicensetooperateyourownshortwaveradiostation．Andallovertheglobepeopleheldsuchlicenses，whichenabledthemtositintheirbackroomsandbroadcasttothewholeworld．Theworldsuddenlyseemedwideopentome．1、Thesecondparagraphprimarilyservesto．A．revealtheauthor'sattitudetowardforeignculturesB．presentinformationthatshedslightonacertainpreoccupationC．todisplaytheauthor'snostalgiaforhisadolescenceD．foreshadowthecrucialdifferencebetweentheauthorandhisfather2、Theauthorconsidershisfather'sanswer（inParagraph3）tobe．A．incompletebuthelpfulB．humorousbutmeaningfulC．lightheartedyetconcernedD．sillyandconfusing3、Whichofthefollowing，iftrue，wouldmostweakentheclaimofoperatingashortwaveradiostation？A．ManygovernmentsaroundtheworlddonotregulateshortwaveusersB．ShortwaveequipmentisveryinexpensiveandisgettingcheaperallthetimeC．Mostindividualswhoapplyforshortwavelicensesareturneddown．D．CommunicationsexpertspredictthattheInternetwilleventuallyreplaceshortwaveradio．4、Thepassageisprimarilyabouttheauthor's．A．decisiontopursueacareerinscienceB．acceptanceofhisfamily'sshelteredoutlookC．devotiontothestudyofemergingtechnologyD．discoveryofamedium'sliberatingpotential23．（8分）WhenHaistartedcollege,heweighedover250poundsHealthyfoodchoicesweredifficultforhim,andhewasemotionallydistraught(忧心忡忡).However,whenhelefthomeforcollege,hewasableforthefirsttimetostarttakinghislifeandweightintohisownhands.Hestartedbyshoppingatalocalfarmers’market,anexperiencethatinspiredhimprofoundly.Theideathatafarmer’smarketrepresentslocal,sustainable,healthyfoodwithahumanconnectionwhereyoucaninteractwiththepeoplethatgrowyourproducewasextremelyappealingtohim,andhebegantothinkaboutthefoodthatpeopleathisuniversitywereeating.Fromwhathesawatfarmers’markets,Hairealizedthatdininghallfoodwasnot“rear”foodAlotofitisfrozenorprocessed,andhasunhealthyadditives.Hisideascontinuedtodevelopashestartedtakingclassesaboutfoodsustainabilityatuniversity,andafterthesummerof2014duringwhichhecooperatedwithotherstudents9helaunchedintohissenioryearattheUniversityofCaliforniafullforcewiththeRealFoodChallenge(RFC)campaign,aprojectheco-foundedthataimstoreinvestuniversityspendinginfoodthatis“real”:ecologically-sound,community-based,humane,andfair;asopposedtothosetraditionalpurchaseswiththoseunhealthyadditivesandprocessedproducts.NotonlyhasHaistartedamovementofchangeacrosstheuniversitydiningsystem,buthehasalsogrownextremelyasanindividual，nowwithstrongleadershipabilitiesandgreatvision.Inaddition,afterhestartedlearningaboutfoodsustainabilityandtakingactionatuniversity,Haihaslostover100pounds,andhasbeenabletostartenjoyingactivitiessuchasbackpackingandswimmingthatwerenotapossibilityforhimpreviously.Heisconfidentinsteadofdistraughtnow.1、WhendidHaigettheideaof“rear”food?A．Whenpurchasingthelocally-madefoodB．Whenreformingtheuniversitydiningsystem.C．Whenreinvestinguniversityspendinginfood.D．WhenorganizingtheRealFoodChallengecampaign.2、WhatbenefithasthecampaignbroughttoHai’soccupationaldevelopment?A．Hehasbeenhiredbytheuniversity.B．HehasbecomeanexpertinfoodfieldC．Hehasgotexcellentleadingability.D．Hehasbecomemuchthinnerthanbefore.3、AccordingtoHai,“real”foodis.A．richinnutritionB．madebyexpertsC．frozenorprocessedD．healthywithoutadditives24．（8分）TheonlinetakeawayindustryisgrowinginChinaalongwiththerapiddevelopmentoftheInterneteconomy.Butenvironmentalactivistscomplainthatthehugevolumeofplasticutensils(用具),wrappingandcontainerspresentsagreatchallengetotheenvironment,andthattheheavyuseofthrowawaywoodenchopsticksisreducingnaturalresources.OnSeptember1,theBeijingNo.4IntermediatePeople’sCourtacceptedalawsuitfiledbytheChongqingGreenVolunteerLeague,anenvironmentalnon-governmentorganization(NGO),againstthecountry’sthreelargestfooddeliveryplatforms—BaiduWaimai,Ele.meandMeituan.TheNGOstatedthatthecompaniesfailedtoprovidecustomerswiththechoicetonotreceivethrowawayplasticutensilsalongwiththeirfooddeliveries.Meanwhile,theseutensilshavecreatedlargeamountsofrubbishandcausedseriousecologicaldamage.Inresponse,bothMeituanandEle.me,whichacquiredBaiduWaimaiinAugust,havepromisedtotakemeasurestoreduceplasticwaste.Meituanannouncedthatitwouldappointachiefenvironmentalofficertooverseeenvironmentalissuesfromplasticwasteandupgradeitssmartphoneapptoprovideconsumerswiththeoptionoforderingfoodwithoutsingle-usechopsticks,spoonsornapkins.Ele.mefollowedbyofferingasimilarchoiceandputtingforwardaplantointroducesuppliersofdegradable(可降解的)plasticutensilstorestaurantsinthelongterm.Isthereapossiblewayout?Combinedeffortsbydeliveryplatforms,consumers,restaurantsandgovernmentdepartmentsarerequiredtoaddressplasticwastepollution.Forplatforms,promotingenvironmentalprotectionandintroducingthisideatoconsumersareameaningfulmove.Moreover,inthefuture,theyshouldalsomakestrictrulesontheuseofplasticutensils.Forexample,nomorethanoneplasticbagshouldbeusedtowrapsoupdishes,andallplasticproductsshouldbedegradable.Itisalonganddifficulttaskforthem,andtherecentreactionsfromEle.meandMeituanarejustbeginnings.Consideringmosttakeoutfoodpackagingisthrownintogarbagebinsandthentakenawayalongwithotherhouseholdgarbage,sortingofwastealsobecomesmoreimportant.Governmentdepartmentscouldplayamajorroleinthis,andbyrecyclingsomematerials,wastepollutioncouldbereducedandresourcessaved.Furthermore,therehavebeengrowingcallsthatthegovernmentshouldalsoinvestmoreindevelopingdegradableplasticproductsorenvironmentallyfriendlyalternatives.Thoughconsumersenjoytheconvenienceyetalsosufferexposuretothepollution,manyofthemhavepaidlittleattentiontotheplasticwasteproblem.Environmentalgroupssuggestthatconsumerschangetheirhabitsalittlebyusingtheirownutensilsanddishesandrefusingunnecessaryplasticcontainers.1、TheChongqingGreenVolunteerLeagueaccusedthethreefooddeliveryplatformsof________.A．causingdamagetopeople’shealthB．violatingenvironmentalstandardsC．usingmanywoodenchopsticksD．offeringnoutensiloption2、Theauthorsuggestsfooddeliveryplatforms________.A．raisepeople’sawarenessB．researchpossiblealternativesC．upgradetheirapplicationdesignD．hireachiefenvironmentalofficer3、Whoprobablyplaysamoreimportantroleinpromotingthecategorizationofrubbish?A．Governmentdepartments.B．Fooddeliveryplatforms.C．Environmentalgroups.D．Fastfoodrestaurants.4、Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith________.A．whyenvironmentalproblemsariseB．whofooddeliveryplatformsaffectmostC．howplasticutensilpollutioncanbesolvedD．whateffortsenvironmentalgroupshavemade25．（10分）Digitalgrounding（限制）iswhenparentsorcaregiverslimitorcompletelytakeawayaccesstotechnologyfromchildren.AccordingtoastudyconductedbyPewResearch,65%ofparentshavedigitallygroundedtheirteenbytakingawaytheirteen’scellphoneorInternetaccessaspunishment.Becausechildrenaresoconnectedwiththeirtechnologies,digitalgroundingmayseemlikealogicalstepforparents.Takeawayachild’smostcherisheditemandtheywillquicklylearnfromtheirbehavior.Buttheideaofdigitalgroundingisn’tasclear-cutasthat.Instead,itmaybealose-losesituationforparentsandkids,alike.Formostparents,thegoalofgroundingisn’ttomaketheirchildrenunhappyorsad.Itistoteachalessoninthehopethattheywon’tengageinwhateverbehaviorgotthemintroubleinthefirstplace.Unfortunately,though,digitalgroundingisoftenjustpunishment,notdiscipline.Ifachildstaysoutpastcurfew(约定的最晚回家时间),apunishmentwouldbehittingoryellingatthem.Disciplinewouldbenotlettingthemgooutthenextweekendbecausetheyfailedtofollowrules.We’veallbeenthere—we’vecaughtourchilddoingsomethingwrongandintheheatofthemomentlaidoutastrictpunishment.Wemayhavebeenfeelinghot-headed,embarrassed,orupset.Often,though,thesepunishmentsdon’talign（结盟）withthebadbehavior.Whiledigitalgroundingmaysolvetheproblemtemporarily,itwon’tprovidechildrenwiththeguidancetheyneedtoactappropriatelyinthefuture.Insteadofgrounding,showyourchildwhattheydidwrongandgivethemthechancetoactdifferently.Thisway,theywilllearnfromtheirmistakesinapracticalmannerandfigureoutwaystobesafeandsmartwithtechnology.There’snodenyingit:technologyishereforthelong-haul.Thisiswhysomeparentingexpertsdon’trecommenddigitallygroundingyourchildren.Itdoesn’tfocusontheendgoalofsafebehavior.Theyrecommendteachingthemgoodhabitsassoonaspossible,ratherthantakingawaytheirtechnology.Bydigitallygroundingthem,youareputtingabandageoverthewound,ratherthantreatingit.Now,whenwesaythatdigitalgroundingisalose-losesituation,we’renotsayingthatdiscipliningyourchildreningeneralisalose-losesituation.Disciplineisagreatwaytoteachchildrenlessons,whenusedappropriately.1、Whichofthefollowingisaproperformofdisciplineaccordingtotheauthor?A．Hittingoryellingatchildren.B．Layingoutastrictpunishmentintheheatofthemoment.C．Takingawayaccesstocellphonesfromchildrencompletely.D．Forbiddingkidstogooutthenextweekendiftheystayoutpastcurfew.2、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofdigitalgrounding?A．Itbenefitschildrenagreatdeal.B．Itisnobetterthandisciplining.C．Parentscanuseittocorrectkids’behavior.D．Neitherparentsnorchildrengainbenefitsfromit.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestparentsdoinsteadofgrounding?A．Givekidsmorefreetime. B．Helpkidsformgoodhabits.C．Actappropriatelyinpublic. D．Putabandageoverthewound.4、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toinformusofwaysofpunishingkids.B．Toexplainwhatdigitalgroundingmeans.C．Toshowhowtoparentchildrenindigitaltimes.D．Toprovedigitalgroundingisnotagoodparentingway.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）Aladywantedabirthdaygiftfromherhusband.Formanymonthsshehadlikedabeautiful1,andknowingherhusbandcould2it,shetoldhimthatwasallshewanted.Onthemorningofthe3husbandtoldherhow4hewastohavesuchagoodwife,andhowmuchhelovedher.He5herbeautifulgiftpackage(盒).Sheopeneditand6aBible.7,sheraisedhervoiceandsaidtoherhusband."Withallyourmoney,yougivemeaBible?"Shewasso8thatshelefthim.Manyyearspassedandtheladywasvery9inbusiness.Sheownedtwolargecompanies.She10herhusbandwasveryold,andthoughtperhapssheshouldgoto11him.Butbeforeshecould,she12alettertellingherthathehaddied,andgaveallofhispossessions(财产)toher.Sheneededtocomeback13takecareofthings.Whenshearrivedathishouse,sadness14herheart.Shesawthestillnew15,justshehadleftityearsbefore.With16sheopeneditandbegantoturnthepages.Aring17fromBibletotheflooranda18couldbeseen.Shepickeditupandfounditwastheringshewantedinthosedays.Andonthecardwasthedateofherbirth,andthewords"LOVEYOUALWAYS”.19yourgiftisnotpackagedthewayyouwantit,it'sbecauseitisbetterpackaged!Alwaysappreciatelittlethings;theyusuallyleadyoutobiggerthingsintheworld!Thebestandmostbeautifulthingsintheworldcannotbeseenoreventouchedfortheymustbefeltwiththe20.1、A．watch B．ring C．coat D．box2、A．afford B．like C．design D．guess3、A．holiday B．performance C．meeting D．birthday4、A．kind B．proud C．sorry D．brave5、A．lent B．gave C．asked D．moved6、A．found B．carried C．missed D．held7、A．Politely B．Lightly C．Patiently D．Angrily8、A．calm B．disappointed C．grateful D．careless9、A．sad B．lonely C．successful D．poor10、A．realized B．wondered C．hoped D．explained11、A．help B．visit C．understand D．catch12、A．received B．passed C．wrote D．sent13、A．but B．and C．or D．so14、A．covered B．broke C．filled D．left15、A．car B．Bible C．letter D．table16、A．smiles B．tears C．laughter D．interests17、A．hid B．disappeared C．made D．dropped18、A．book B．card C．pen D．flower19、A．If B．But C．And D．So20、A．hand B．eye C．heart D．face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）WhenIcalled1．mymother,shetoldmesnakescamenearthehousenowandthen.Herewasachanceformetodistinguish2．(my)byinventingsomethingmercifulthatwouldseizesnakesbutnotharmthem.Itriedtofindsomeproducts3．mighthelpme,butthereonlyseemedtobe4．(powder)designedtokillsnakes.Isetabout5．(research)thehabitsofsnakes.Preparedwithsomeresearchfindings,I6．(decide)onthreepossibleapproaches.Ichosethemostpracticalonetocoolthesnakeswithfrozenbowlandice-creamsothattheywouldbecomesleepy7．couldbeeasilycaught.Mythirdattemptwas8．(success).Icarriedinmyhandasmallnetintheexpectationthatthesnakeswouldbiteagain.But9．(monitor)carefully,thesnakesprovedtobenotrouble.Icollectedthepassivesnakesandthenextdayand10．(merry)releasedthemall