上海市市西初级中学2025届英语高三第一学期期末复习检测试题含解析

上海市市西初级中学2025届英语高三第一学期期末复习检测试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste______A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone2．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a;a B．the;a C．a;the D．the;the3．________terrible,themedicinewasthrownawaybythechild.A．Tasted B．TastingC．Totaste D．Beingtasted4．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased5．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop6．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should7．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware­housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．achievement B．reputationC．character D．standard8．Itwasnotuntilshegothome____Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before9．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup10．—Don’tmakeaspecialjourneytopickupthelaundryforme.—It’sOK.I________totheshopanyway.A．wasgoingB．willhavegoneC．havegoneD．willbegoing11．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted12．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith13．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads14．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso15．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying16．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard17．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup18．_____here,comeandhaveacupoftea.A．Passing B．Topass C．Pass D．Havingpassed19．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives20．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof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）It’sofficial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld’sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththesecond-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope—hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,Danish,GermanandJapanesebabiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.“I’mnotsurprised,”Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexandertellsme.“Thefirstyearofachild’slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressedbecausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave(孕产假).Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersaregettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying.”Shepausesbeforethrowinginafinaltip:“Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbesharedbetweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.“It’sjustthedonethinginDenmark,”shesaysofacountrythathastheworld’shighestbreastfeedingrates.“Inothercountries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn’tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeedinghasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”ForIbenSandahl,Alexander’sco-author,itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.“Weareanhonestandpurepeople,”shetellsme.“Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sadorannoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing(拥抱)allkindsoffeelings,sowearen’tscared.Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It’showbabiescommunicateandit’sabouttryingtounderstandit.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?A．Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.B．Morecompanyfromaparent.C．Anenergeticbusymother.D．Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.A．somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappyB．Demarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales’rightsC．Danishparents’attitudestoababy’sfirstyearvaryconsiderablyD．breastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably________.A．trytofigureoutwhattheywantB．putthemoutdoorsforagoodsleepC．seeksocialsupportforguidanceD．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown22．（8分）Lastweek,VodafonestartedatestoftheUK’sfirstfull5Gservice,availableforusebybusinessesinSalford.ItispartofitsplantotrialthetechnologyinsevenUKcities.Butwhatcanweexpectfromthenextgenerationofmobiletechnology?Onethingwewillseeinthepreparationforthetestislotsoftrickswiththenewtech.Earlierthisyear,operatorspaidalmost£1.4billionforthe5Gwavelengths,andtocompensateforthatcash,theywillneedtocatchtheeyeofconsumers.InSeptember,VodafoneuseditsbitoftherangetodisplaytheUK’sfirsthologram(全息)call.TheManchesterCitycaptainStephHoughtonappearedasaholograminNewbury.Itisn’tallholograms,however:5Gwillofferfasterinternetaccess.withOfcom(英国通讯管理局)suggestingthatvideothattakesaminutetodownloadon4Gwillbeavailableinjustasecond.Thewiderapplicationistosupportconnectedequipmentonthe“internetofthings”-notjusttheinternet-enabledfridgethatcanreorderyourmilkforyou,butthenetworkthatwillenabledriverlesscarsanddeliverydrones(无人机)tocommunicatewitheachother.ProfWilliamWebbhaswarnedthatthetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor’snewclothes.Muchofthespeedincrease,heclaims,couldhavebeenachievedbyputtingmoremoneyinthe4Gnetwork,ratherthananewtechnology.OtherdifferentvoiceshavesuggestedthatafocusonrollingoutwiderruralbroadbandaccessandaddressingcurrentnetworkcoveragewouldbemorebeneficialtotheUKasawhole.Obviously,5Gwillalsobringacosttoconsumers.Itrequiresahandsetforboth5Gand4G,andthefirst5G-enabledsmartphonesareexpectedinthecomingyear.Withtheslowpaceofnetworkrolloutsofar,itislikelythatconsumerswillendupupgradingtoanew5Gphonewellbefore5Gbecomeswidelyavailableinthenextcoupleofyears.1、WhydoesProfWilliamWebbsay“thetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor’snewclothes”?A．Heisinfavoroftheapplicationofthenewtechnology.B．5Gwillbringacosttoconsumersintheirdailylife.C．5Ghelpspeoplecommunicatebetterwitheachother.D．Heprefersmoremoneytobespenton4Gnetworks.2、Theunderlinedword“addressing”inthefourthparagraphhastheclosestmeaningto.A．makingaspeechto B．tryingtosolveC．managingtodecrease D．respondingto3、Thelastparagraphindicatesthat.A．it’lltakeseveralyearstomake5GaccessibletothepublicintheUKB．5GserviceshowshugedevelopmentpotentialandabroadmarketC．customersareeagertouse5Gsmartphonesinsteadof4GonesD．it’sprobablethat5GnetworkrolloutisspeedingupinBritain4、Whatdoweknowaboutthetext?A．Vodafoneissuccessfulinspreadingthe5Gservice.B．StephHoughtonappearedasahologramby4G.C．Theapplicationof5Gwillmakelifemucheasier.D．5GphonesareavailableinruralareasoftheUK.23．（8分）LittleNewYear(Chinese:Xiaonian),usuallyaweekbeforethelunarNewYear,fallsonFeb8thisyear.ItisalsoknownastheFestivaloftheKitchenGod,thedeity(神)whooverseesthemoralcharacterofeachhousehold.HerearesixthingsyoushouldknowabouttheLittleNewYear,anothersignofthestartofspring.1.OffersacrificestoKitchenGodOneofthemostdistinctivetraditionsoftheLittleNewYearistheburningofapaperimageoftheKitchenGod,whowillreportonthefamily'sconductoverthepastyear.TheofferingstotheKitchenGodincludepig'shead,fish,sweetbeanpaste,melons,fruit,boileddumplings,barleysugar,andGuandongcandy,astickytreatmadeoutofglutinousmilletandsproutedwheat.Mostoftheofferingsaresweetsofvariousvarieties.ItisthoughtthatthiswillsealtheKitchenGod'smouthandencouragehimtoonlysaygoodthingsaboutthefamilywhenheascendstoheaventomakehisreport.2.HousecleaningAccordingtoChinesefolkbeliefs,duringthelastmonthoftheyearghostsanddeitiesmustchooseeithertoreturntoHeavenortostayonEarth.Itisbelievedthatinordertoensuretheghostsanddeities'timelydeparturepeoplemustthoroughlycleanboththeirpersonsandtheirhouses,downtoeverylastdrawerandcupboard.3.EatGuandongcandyGuandongcandy,astickytreatmadeoutofglutinousmilletandsproutedwheat,isatraditionalsnackthatChinesepeopleeatontheFestivaloftheKitchenGod.4.Pastepaper-cutstowindowsIntheLittleNewYear,oldcoupletsandpaper-cutsfromthepreviousSpringFestivalaretakendown,andnewwindowdecorations,NewYear'sposters,andauspicious(吉利的)decorationsarepastedup.5.Bathandhair-cutAstheoldChinesesayinggoes,whetherthey'rerichorpoor,peopleoftenhaveahaircutbeforetheSpringFestival.TheactivityoftakingbathandhaircutisoftentakenontheLittleNewYear.6.PreparationsforSpringFestivalPeoplestarttostockupnecessaryprovisionsfortheSpringFestivalsincetheLittleNewYear.Everythingneededtomakeofferingstotheancestors,entertainguests,andfeedthefamilyoverthelongholidaymustbepurchasedinadvance.1、WhatisthemostunusualtraditionintheLittleNewYear?A．OfferingsacrificestotheKitchenGodB．BurningpaperimageofKitchenGodC．PreparingthenecessityfortheNewYearD．Cleaninghouseandpeoplethemselves2、WhatistheKitchenGod’sdutyintheman’sworld?A．Collectingtheinformationoftheman’sworldB．ProtectingthecharacterofeachhomeC．GatheringsacrificesforotherGodsinheavenD．Overseeingthemoralpeopleintheworld3、Whyaremostoftheofferingssweets?A．BecausetheKitchenGodlovessweetfoods.B．Asitisthetraditionalcustoms.C．AspeoplehopetheGodsaysgoodforthem.D．Becausesweetsarethebestsacrifices.4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablyTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．LittleNewYearalwaysfallsinFebruary.B．HousecleaningistowelcometheNewYear.C．IntheLittleNewYearonlypaper-cutsarepastedup.D．PeoplewillmakefullpreparationsforthecomingNewYear.24．（8分）TheKingreceivednewsonedaythatagroupoutlawswerecommittingsomewrongandcruelactsonadistantborderofthekingdom.ThenewsangeredtheKing.Hequicklygatheredhisarmyandstartedoffforthedistantborder,leavinghiskingdomunguardedandwithoutaruler.Ontheirlongmarch,theKingandhisarmymadecampforthenightwherevertheycould.Onerainydaytheystoppedinaforest,seekingshelterunderthetrees.Theyunsaddled（卸鞍）theirhorsesandsteamedsomepeas,whichtheyfedtotheirsteeds(战马)inlongnarrowcontainers.Amonkeyinatreenearbysawthehorsesbeingfed,andhecameracingdown,fille9dbothpawswithpeas,thenclimbedquicklyuptoabranchandsettleddowntoeat.Butasheopenedonepaw,asinglepeafelltotheground.Withouthesitation,mymonkeyjumpedfromhisbranchtohuntforthelostpea,andindoingso，hedroppedalltheotherpeasinhispaws.TheKingobservedthisfoolishmonkeyandwasgreatlyamused.Heturnedtohisministerandasked:"Friend,whatdoyouthinkofthismonkeywhowouldgiveupsomuchtoretrievesolittle?""Thatisthewayofthefoolish,"repliedtheminister,"theywillgiveupmuchthatiscertainforalittlethatisuncertain."Thenheadded,"Andwe,GreatKing,arewenotlikethemonkeyinthetrees.Togainsolittleweneglect(忽略)somuchexactlylikethemonkeywithitspea.TheKingunderstoodtheblameandrealizedhowveryfoolishhehadbeenhimselftoleavehiskingdomunguarded.Hegaveoutorderstohismen,andheandhisarmyreturnedatoncetotheircountry.1、WhatdidtheKingdoafterheknewagroupofbadguysweredoingsomethingillegal?A．Heaskedtheministerforadvice. B．Heledhisarmytodefeatthem.C．Hefoundsomemonkeystofeed D．Helookedforsheltersintheforest.2、TheministerpersuadedtheKingtogiveuphisoriginalplanby________.A．steamingsomepeastofeedthehorsesB．amusingtheKingwiththemonkey’strickC．blamingthekinggentlyusingthemonkey’sexample.D．goingbackandguardingthecountry.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retrieve”inthefifthparagraphmean?A．bringup B．getbackC．giveaway D．comeup4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnAngryKing B．ABattleagainsttheOutlawsC．ASimple-mindedMonkey D．AnUnguardedKingdom25．（10分）JOBSCallingModelsWorkingasasuccessfulfashionmodelisn'teasybutitisveryexcitingandcouldbeagreatopportunityOver16,girlsshouldhaveaminimumheightof172cmandboysshouldhaveaminimumheightof182cm.Ifyouareunder16anddonotyethavetherequiredheight,wewouldstillbeinterestedinmeetingyou,butyoumustbringa@top-model-agency.ukSupportWorkerAreyouagoodcommunicator?Doyouhavegoodlisteningskills?Canyouunderstandhowtheoldfeel?Canyouworkatweekends?IfyouhaveansweredYEStotheabove,wewouldliketohearfromyou:Startingrateof￡8.56perhourFreeuniformExcellenttrainingcareers@WorkforCOFFEEBEANSJoinBritain'snumberonecafeatCoffeeBeans,whereeverycafehasthesameaims:tocreatefamily-liketeamsandtogiveexcellentcustomerservice.Manydifferentkindsofpeoplecomeandworkwithus,sostartyourcareeratCoffeeBeanstoday:choosethehoursyouworkgetmanagementexperienceshareyourloveofcoffeeJoinusasaTeamMember,AssistantManagerorCafeManager,dependingonyourskillsand@coffeebeans.co.ukTraineeHairdresserFullTimePermanentBrightonCityCentreLearnfromsomeofthebesthairdressersintheworld!Youwillwork40hoursaweek,MondaytoFriday.Yourresponsibilitieswillinclude:welcomingclients,washinghair,bringingcoffeeandteatocustomers,andkeepingthesaloncleanandtidyatalltimes.Nopreviousworkexperienceisnecessary.PleaseapplyNow!cathy@362、Theapplicantsfor______havetobeabletoworkatweekends.A．modelsB．traineehairdressersC．supportworkersD．CoffeeBeanscafeworkers1、EmployeesatCoffeeBeans________.A．havefewmanagementopportunitiesB．needtoworkcloselywiththeirteamC．areofferedfreedrinkswhenatworkD．arepaidbasedontheirperformanceatwork2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Themodelopportunityisonlymeantforadults.B．Supportworkerscanweartheirownclothesatwork.C．CoffeeBeansworkerscanchoosepreferredworkinghours.D．Traineehairdressersshouldhaveworkexperience.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Iwascomingbackfromhomelateatnightina‘Sharing’minivan(厢式货车)．InHydera-bad，India，itisacheapandquickformof1．Thevandriverpickedupasmanyas13peopleattimesinavehiclewhichis2forthetransportof8．Soourvanwasvery3．Makingherwaytothe4fthevan，aschoolgirlwithabag5thedrivertostop．Whilegettingdown，sheslippedandfell．Noneofus6it，asitwasdarkoutside．Thedriverwas7forhertopay．Itwasthenthatwesawthatthegirlwasonher8bythesideoftheroad．Anotherpassengerandlgotdown9andheldherup．Evenin10，sheheldupanoteandaskedustopaythedriver．Theother11passengertookthenoteandpaidthedriver．My12wasafewhundredmetersaway．Asagirl，IknewI’dgetoffandstaywithherinthe13．SoIpaidupthedriverfor14andhedroveawaywiththeotherpassengers．Ineither15hernordidIknowwhattodo．ButIwasthere，givingsome16wordstoanothergirlinpain.Iaskedhertostand17forafewwhile．Ithenlookedforaplaceforhertosit．ThenI18herfriendandwaitedthere．Shewasrushedtoanearbycliniclater．Beforeleaving，shethankedmefor19andwehuggedgoodbye．Thenightbreezeswereblowing20uponmycheekasIwalkedhome，withafeelingofrelief．1、A．1ife B．transport C．activity D．communication2、A．designed B．bought C．organized D．powered3、A．heavy B．noisy C．crowded D．awkward4、A．driver B．window C．door D．seat5、A．guided B．suggested C．admitted D．signaled6、A．noticed B．managed C．recognized D．stood7、A．caring B．reaching C．waiting D．planning8、A．back B．knees C．feet D．own9、A．immediately B．doubtfully C．naturally D．anxiously10、A．silence B．surprise C．vain D．pain11、A．patient B．helpful C．generous D．secret12、A．home B．stop C．car D．school13、A．dark B．rain C．wind D．van14、A．himself B．herself C．myself D．itself15、A．ignored B．persuaded C．promised D．knew16、A．anxious B．sorrow C．comforting D．satisfying17、A．up B．straight C．still D．out18、A．found B．phoned C．brought D．saw19、A．company B．support C．bravery D．convenience20、A．hard B．happily C．willingly D．gently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）Therearemanybenefitsofsinginginachoir.Theyrangefromthesocial:havingtheopportunity1．(make)newfriends,tothephysicalbenefitsoflearningtobreathe2．(proper).Researchhasalsoshownthatyoungpeople3．singinchoirsdobetterintheirstudiesandhave4．tendencytobehealthier.Butthefirstquestionyoushouldask5．(you)ifyouareconsideringjoiningachoiris“canyousingintune?”Itmightseemobvious,butunlessyoucan,thereislittlepointin6．(seek)outachoirbecauseyou’llonlygetrejected.Everychoiryouapplytojoinisgoingtoaudition(面试)you.Don’tworryifyoucanreadmusic;thatcanbetaughtlater.Ifyou7．(accept),you’llfindchoirpracticestobehardwork,butgreatfun,becausethey’resocialeventsasmuch8．musictraining.You9．(learn)toreadmusicandhowtosingwithconfidence.Yourvoiceandtechniquewilldevelop,probablyquitequicklywithproper10．(instruct),andyoumayjustendupwonderingwhyyoudidn’tdothisyearsago.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改短文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共存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（^），并在其下而写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下面画一横线，并在其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。Lastmonth,myfamilyplannedtotakeoutatriptoGuilin、Wepackedupourthingsonadvanceandarrivingattheairportintime、However,whilestandinaqueuetogothroughthesecuritycheck、myyoungsistersaidthatshefeltterriblesick、Hehadahighfeverandastomachdisorder、Wewereallattheloss,fortheplanewastakingoffin15minutes、Luckily,theplanewaspostponingbecauseofbadweather、Thentherewasplentiesoftimeformyfathertotakeacabandgobacktotownbuysomemedicine、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）书面表达请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。Inrecentyears,internetvotinghasbecomeincreasinglypopularinChina.Peoplenotonlycaston-linevotesthemselves,butalsourgeotherstovoteforcompetitionslikethe＂MostBeautifulTeacher＂andthe＂CutestBaby＂.LiJiang,ahighschoolstudent,isinvitedtovoteinthe＂BestPoliceOfficer＂competition,organizedbythelocalgovernmenttoletthepublichaveabetterunderstandingofpoliceofficers’dailywork.LiJiangvisitsthewebsiteandreadsallthestories.Heisdeeplymovedbytheirgloriousdeeds.Heisalreadythinkingofbecomingapolicemanhimselfinthefuture.SuHuaisinvitedbyhisuncletovoteforhiscousininthe＂FutureSinger＂competition.Hehasalreadyreceivedthreesimilarinvitationsthisweek.Hisuncletellshimthatifhiscousinwinsthecompetition,thefamilywillwinanoverseastourforfree.SuHualikeshiscousinverymuch,buthefindsothersingersperformevenbetter.Tovote,ornottovote?Thisisaquestionthattroubleshimverymuch.【写作内容】1.用约30个单词写出上文概要；2.用约120个单词阐述你对网络投票的看法，并用2~3个理由或论据支撑你的看法。【写作要求】1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；3.不必写标题。【评分标准】内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、B4、C5、D6、C7、C8、B9、B10、D11、A12、A13、A14、D15、B16、B17、C18、A19、B20、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、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge(海绵)thatisfullofwater,somewaterwillrunoutofit.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotakeinaspeaker’severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,andalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker’smainpoint.ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningworkshop(研讨会),Eriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned."Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary,"Simonecontinued,"youwillneedtosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates(通货膨胀率).Inthemeantime,Iwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow."ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSimoneused.Whensheopenedthefloor(自由发言)forquestion,Erikraisedhishandandsaid,"Ihavetwoquestion.Whenisthebesttimetostartsavingforretirement?AndhowcanIfigureoutmysavingstargetifIdon’tknowwhatinflationrateswillbeinthefuture?"Thisisatypicalexampleoflosingthespeaker’spointbyconcentratingondetails.ErikhadfixedhismindonrememberingallthestatisticsinSimone’spresentation,butheblockedoutthemanmessage.Ratherthantryingtoremembereverything,weshouldconcentrateonmainideasandevidence.4、Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"Justlikewhenwe...runoutofit."?A．Wetendtorejectwhatotherssay.B．Wealwaystrytorememberalldetails.C．Itisdifficultforustorememberallthings.D．Weoftenfailtofocusonwhatwearelisteningto.5、Duringtheworkshop,Erik.A．gotSimoneFisher'smainideaB．focusedonthelecture'sdetailsC．showedlittleinterestinthelectureD．didn'tagreewithwhatSimonehadsaid6、WhenhearingErik'squestions,Simonewould