2025届陕西省韩城市英语高三上期末综合测试试题含解析

2025届陕西省韩城市英语高三上期末综合测试试题注意事项: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．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted2．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft3．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．abadpennyalwaysturnsup D．apennysavedisapennyearned4．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.5．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee6．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent7．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff8．Lindarealizedshewasinthewrongandpromisedto________anewleaf.A．takeoverB．turnoverC．getoverD．goover9．--Canyousparemeafewminutesnow?--______,butI’llbefreethisafternoon.A．I’mafraidnot B．I’mnotsureC．Yes,withpleasure D．No,Iwon’t10．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking11．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout12．I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．agreed B．reportedC．explained D．decided13．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith14．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which15．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover16．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised17．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup18．Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．address19．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof20．__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup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）Asafirstresponder,youneverknowwhattypeofsituationyoumightwalkinto,orwhoyou’llmeetalongtheway.That’sdefinitelybeenthecaseforJeffreyLanenberg,a51-year-oldparamedic(急救医务人员)since1984.Tenyearsintothejob,Lanenbergreceivedacallthatreportedthatamaninhisearly30shadfallendownintheMallofAmerica.WhenLanenbergandhispartnerarrivedatthescene,theyfoundtheyoungmalefacedownontheground.Hehadgoneunconscious,makingweakattemptstobreathe.Hiswifestoodbesidehimholdingtheirsmallsoninhorror.Theyquicklyrushedtodefibrillate(除颤)andcalmthemantokeephimundercontrol.AfterLanenbergdroppedthepatientoffattheneighboringhospital,hethoughtaboutthemanandhisfamilyforalongtime.LanenbergthoughthehadexperiencedeverythingunderthesununtilonerandomvisittoOfficeMaxthreeyearsago,wherehemetamanrepeatedlywalkbackandforthwhilestaringathim.Asitturnedout,themanwasthepatienthehadsaved20yearsearlier.＂Yougaveme20yearsmorethanIeverthoughtI’dhave,＂themansaid.HethankedLanenbergrepeatedlyandtoldhimhehadsomeonehewantedhimtomeet.Hesteppedaroundthecornerandreappearedwitha20-something-year-oldman.Lanenberginstantlyknewthatitwasthesonhehadseenstandingbyhismotherallthoseyearsago.＂Thatdaychangedmylife,＂Lanenbergsaid.＂Beforethat,everythingwasaboutwork…WhenItalktomybeginner-trainingclass,Itellthemyouneverknowtheimpactyoucanhaveonsomeone’slife.＂1、WhatdidLanenbergdowiththeyoungman?A．Hegavethemanthefirstaid. B．Hecuredthemanatthescene.C．Heonlysentthemantohospital. D．Hetookcareoftheman’swifeandson.2、WhatdidLanenbergthinkoftheencounterwiththeman?A．Itwasunbelievable. B．Itwasacommonroutine.C．Itwasamatterofcourse. D．Itwasadangeroussituation.3、WhywasthemanthankfultoLanenberg?A．Lanenberghelpedbringuphislittleson.B．Lanenbergdonatedtosupporthisfamily.C．Lanenberggavehimthepresenthappylife.D．Lanenbergtaughthissontobeanewdoctor.4、HowdidthemeetingchangeLanenberg’slife?A．Hechangedhisattitudetohisjob.B．Hewasrewardedwithmuchmoney.C．Hegotapromotiontobeateamleader.D．Hetookupteachingworktotrainnewcomers.22．（8分）Chinahasbecomethefirstcountrytosuccessfullylandaspacecraftonthefarsideofthemoon.TheChang’e-4probe(探测器)hasalsomadethefirstlunarlandingsince1972.Ithasthetaskofexploringthesideofthemoonthatneverfacestheearth.Thedarksideofthemoonisolderandhasathickersurfacethanthevisibleside.Ittakesthemoonaslongtogoaroundonitsownaxis(轴)asitdoesforonecompleteorbitaroundtheEarth.TheChineseprobelandedinahugecrater2500kmindiameterand13kmdeep.Thecraterisoneoftheoldestpartsofthemoonandoursolarsystem.Scientistshopetolearnmoreaboutthegeologyofthefarsideofthemoon.Thecrafthastwocamerasonboardwhichwillsendimagesbacktoearth.Itwillalsoattempttosendsignalstodistantregionsofspace,somethingthatcannothappenonearthbecauseoftoomuchradionoise.Chang'e-4alsohasinstrumentsonboardtoexaminemineralsaswellasacontainerwithseedswhichwilltrytocreateaminiature(微型的)biosphere(生物圈).Communicationwiththespacecraftisnoteasy.Imagesandotherdatamustbetransmittedtoaseparatesatellitebecausenodirectcommunicationwiththeearthispossible.ForChinatheChang'e-4missionisanimportantachievement,becausethecountryhassuccessfullydonesomethingnoothernationonearthhas.Itwantstobecomealeadingpowerinspaceexplorationandhasannouncedplanstosendastronautstothemoonandsetupitsownspacestation.1、WheredidtheChang'e4probeland?A．Onthelunarsidefacingtheearth B．OntheinvisiblesideofthemoonC．Inayoungercrateronthemoon. D．Inapreviousspacestation.2、Whyisthecraftequippedwithacontainer?A．Toseewhatseedscancomeoutonthemoon.B．Tocollectsomeimportantmatteronthemoon.C．Tofindwhethertheseedscangrowonthemoon.D．Tocheckwhethersomemineralsexistonthemoon.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Thedarksideofthemoonisascoldastheotherside.B．Thebrightsideisyoungerandthinnerthantheotherside.C．Otherplacesinspacemayhardlyreceivesignalsfromthecraft.D．Thetwocamerasonthecraftcansendpicturestotheeartheasily.4、Accordingtothetext,whatwillChinadointhefuture?A．Chinawilllandmannedspacecraftonthemoon.B．Chinawillbuiltanotherspacestationonthemoon.C．Chinawilllaunchmorespaceprobestothemoon.D．Chinawillbecomethefirstcountryinexploringspace.23．（8分）Haveyoueverhadatroublingproblemthathasleftyouwonderingwheretoturnforhelp?EveHobsbawmisalifeadviser.Sheoffersadvicetopeoplestrugglingwithallkindsofproblems,fromrelationshipdifficultiestowhattocookfordinner.Shedoesthisthroughawebsiteinvitingpeopletoemailherwiththeirproblems.There'snothingunusualaboutthat,exceptforthefactthatEveisonlyeightyearsold.Thisjuniortrouble-shooter,whoalsogoesbythename"MissEvieMouse"livesinLondonwithherparents.NotonlyisMissMousewillingtolendaneartoherclients,shewillalsoofferthemahelpinghand,forafeeofcourse.Shechargesbetween10pforadviceonlittle,everydayworriesand￡1formorecomplicatedproblems.Herareasofexpertknowledge,ifnotofexperience,areproblemsaboutlove,lifeandwork-lifebalance.Aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved,butEvecan'talwayshelp.Anoteonthesitestatesthatshecan'tanswerquestionslike"Doesspaceeverend?"andshewon'tsolveschoolwork-relatedproblems,especiallynotmaths.SheexplainedtotheGuardiannewspaperthatshewasinspiredtosetupthecompanybyherfatherwhorunsatechstart-up.Evesaid,"AssoonasIsawhisbusinessandunderstoodthekindsofthingsbusinessesdo,Ithoughtthat'swhatI'mgoingtodo."ButsincesettinguphercompanyinDecembershehasbeensooverwhelmedwithmessagesthatshehashadtotakeastepback."Therehasbeenalotofsuddeninterestinmysite,whichisnice,"shesays,"butIneedtodomyhomeworktoo,soIwon'tbesolvinganymoreproblemsforabit."1、EveHobsbawmisanunusualadviserbecauseshe__________.A．asksforfeesforheradviceB．isjustapupilatprimaryschoolC．isanexpertinwork-lifebalanceD．answersquestionsontheInternet2、Whatispeople'sattitudetowardsEve'swebsite?A．InterestedB．DisapprovingC．DoubtfulD．Unconcerned3、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEve?A．Shehasalotofexperienceinlife.B．Sheisverypopularamongstudents.C．Shehasanaturaltalentforbusiness.D．Sheiswarm-heartedandreadytohelp.4、Whereisthepassagemostlikelytohavebeentakenfrom?A．Abookreview.B．Aspeech.C．Anadvertisement.D．Anewsreport.24．（8分）Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationforslacking,youmightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedas“alltoohuman,”withtheunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance(不满,不平).ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,aswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveall,liketheirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof“goodsandservices”thanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan’sandDr.deWaalsstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchambers,sothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrock,theirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent.Intheworldofcapuchins,grapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferabletocucumbers).Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamber,orrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtoinduceresentment(愤恨)inafemalecapuchin.Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialemotions.Inthewild,theyareaco-operative,group-livingspecies.Suchcooperationislikelytobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousindignation(愤慨),itseems,arenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.However,whethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.388、Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby________.A．makingacomparison B．justifyinganassumptionC．makingaconclusion D．explainingaphenomenon1、Thestatement“itisalltoomonkey”(Lastline,ParagraphI)impliesthat________.A．resentingunfairnessisalsomonkeysnatureB．monkeysarealsooutragedbyslackrivalsC．monkeys,likehumans,tendtobejealousofeachotherD．noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchemotions2、Dr.BrosnanandDr.deWaalhaveeventuallyfoundintheirstudythatthemonkeys________.A．prefergrapestocucumbersB．willnotbeco-operativeiffeelingcheatedC．canbetaughttoexchangethingsD．areunhappywhenseparatedfromothers3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Monkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialemotions.B．Cooperationamongmonkeysremainsstableonlyinthewild.C．Animalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.D．Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.25．（10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．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown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）Bewareofthosewhousethetruthtodeceive.Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatis1,butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbe2,hecancreateafalseimpression.Forexample,someonemightsay,“Ijust3ahundreddollarsonthelottery.Itwasgreat.Itookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreand4itinforonehundreddollars!”Thisguy’sawinner,5?Maybe,maybenot.Wethendiscoverthatheboughttwohundred6,andonlyonewasawinner.He’sreallyabig7!Hedidn’tsayanythingthatwas8,buthedeliberatelyleftoutsomeimportant9That’scalledahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenottechnically10,buttheyarejustasnot11.Untrustworthycandidatesin12campaignsoftenusethistactic（策略，手段）.Let’ssaythatduringGovernorSmith’slastterm,herstatelostonemillionjobsand13threemillionjobs.Thenshe14anotherterm.Oneofheropponentsrunsanad15,“DuringGovernorSmith’sterm,thestatelostonemillionjobs!”That’strue.16,anhoneststatementwouldhavebeen,“DuringGovernorSmith’sterm,thestatehadanetgainof17millionjobs.”Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It’s18thelawtomakefalseclaimssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththe19Anadmightboast,“NineoutoftendoctorsrecommendYuckyPillstocurenosepimples.”It20tomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCorporation.Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstoooften.It’sasadfactoflife:Liesarelies,andsometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.1、A．false B．true C．interesting D．boring2、A．included B．contained C．involved D．referred3、A．lost B．found C．donated D．won4、A．changed B．took C．turned D．made5、A．right B．well C．really D．though6、A．books B．papers C．tickets D．balls7、A．winner B．loser C．fighter D．thinker8、A．true B．real C．doubtful D．false9、A．details B．information C．mistakes D．errors10、A．stories B．truth C．facts D．lies11、A．pleasant B．exciting C．honest D．clever12、A．political B．commercial C．personal D．public13、A．stopped B．found C．avoided D．gained14、A．seeks B．gets C．achieves D．searches15、A．writing B．reading C．saying D．speaking16、A．Otherwise B．However C．Infact D．Thisway17、A．one B．two C．three D．four18、A．for B．to C．against D．in19、A．words B．facts C．data D．truth20、A．fails B．tries C．manages D．plans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）TheChineseCultureCenterinParis,1．(locate)indowntownareasoppositethecelebratedhistoricsitesofGrandPalaisandPetitPalaisacrosstheSeineRiver,2．(sit)nexttoalargenumberofgrandhandsomeandelegantclassicalarchitecturesthathavewitnessedtheevolutionofParisat3．(vary)historicalstages.Itconformsto(符合)thestatusofChina,agreatpowerwith4．lastingcivilizationofseveralthousandyearsintheEast,5．(set)theChineseCulturalCenterinthisexactplace.Theamazingprogressin6．(smooth)selectingthesitefortheChineseCultureCenterandputtingitinto7．(operate)indowntownParisinsuchashortperiodwasduetohighpriorityoftheChinesegovernmentandconstructivecooperationoftheFrenchparty.WuJianmin,ChineseambassadortoFrance,said8．excitement,“WehaveourownculturalcenterinParisatlast,9．wehaveeventuallyrealizedthelongcherishedwishofmypredecessor(前任)intheChineseembassy.”HouXianghua,thefirstdirectoroftheChineseCulturalCenterinParis,saidthecenterwillsticktoits“non-governmental”natureandgreetpeoplefromall10．(walk)oflife,inadditiontoservingthemainstreamsociety.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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Asteenagers,weshouldattachgreatimportanttoreading、Readingcanbenefitfromusteenagersagreatdeal、Firstly,readingimprovesourschoolgrades、Secondly,readinghelpsusexpandingourhorizons、Thirdly,readingmaycontributetofindingsolutionstotheirownproblems、Finally,readingisaenjoyableexperience、Itisstronglysuggestedthatoursparetimeismadefulluseofreadasmuchaspossible、Weteenagersshouldstaydevotedtoreadwhatweareinterestedin、Besides,weshouldactiveparticipateinsomeactivitiesthatarerelatedtoreading,whatwecannotonlygetourknowledgeenrichedbutalsogainalotofpleasure、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你们班的英语老师要求每个同学在课堂上分享自己交友的经验。请你根据所给提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。1.你是如何看待友谊的；2.你是怎么选择朋友的；3.你是如何维持与朋友之间的友谊的。注意:1.词数120左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、D3、D4、D5、A6、D7、A8、B9、A10、B11、B12、D13、C14、B15、D16、D17、A18、D19、C20、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、A2、A3、C4、A22、1、B2、C3、B4、A23、1、B2、A3、C4、D24、388、A1、A2、B3、D25、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,takingintoaccountfuture