2025届山东省聊城市重点中学高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

2025届山东省聊城市重点中学高考冲刺英语模拟试题注意事项: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．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave2．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound3．________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied4．Personallyspeaking,________thegrandblueprintintorealityisalongprocess.A．turning B．turnC．turned D．havingturned5．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that6．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none7．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken8．—Wouldyoumindmycomingoverandhavingalookatyourrehearse(排练)?Mylittleson’scuriousabouttheperformance.—_______.Justcomeround.A．Yes,Ido B．Nevermind C．Notatall D．Yes,please9．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup10．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone11．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong­termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need12．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion13．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.14．Howlongdoyousupposeitis______hearrivedthere?A．whenB．beforeC．afterD．since15．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken16．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must17．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since18．Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what19．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken20．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends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）◆ElectricUnderground7：30pm-1：00amFreeattheCyclopsTheatreDoyouknowwho'splayinginyourarea？We'rebringingyouaneveningofliverockandpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands．Areyouinterestedinbecomingamusicianandgettingarecordingcontract（合同）？Ifso，comeearlytothetalkat7：30pmbyJulesSkye，asuccessfulrecordproducer．He'sgoingtotalkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoproduceyourmusic．◆GeeWhizz8：30pm-10：30pmComedyatKaleidoscopeComeandseeGeeWhizzperform．He'sthefunnieststand-upcomedian（喜剧演员）onthecomedyscene．Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone，fromtheyoungesttotheoldest．GeeWhizzreallyknowshowtomakeyoulaugh!Ourbarisopenfrom7：00pmfordrinksandsnacks（快餐）．◆Simon'sWorkshop5：00pm-7：30pmWednesdaysatVictoriaStageThisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy（喜剧）．Theworkshoplooksateverykindofcomedy，andpracticesmanydifferentwaysofmakingpeoplelaugh．Simonisacomedianandactorwhohas10years'experienceofteachingcomedy．Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun．AneveningwithSimonwillgiveyoutheconfidencetobefunny．◆CharlotteStone8：00pm-11：00pmPizzaWorldFinefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic；thisisagreateveningout．CharlotteStonewillperformsongsfromhernewbest-sellingCD，withJamesPickeringonthepiano．ThemenuisItalian，withexcellentmeatandfreshfish，pizzasandpasta（面食）．Bookearlytogetatable．Ourbarisopenallday，andservescocktails，coffee，beer，andwhitewine．1、Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttohaveyourmusicproduced？______A．JulesSkye．B．GeeWhizz．C．CharlotteStone．D．JamesPickering．2、WhatdoweknowaboutSimon'sWorkshop？______A．Itrequiresmembershipstatus．B．Itlaststhreehourseachtime．C．Itisrunbyacomedyclub．D．ItisheldeveryWednesday．3、WhenwillCharlotteStoneperformhersongs？______A．5：00pm-7：30pm．B．7：30pm-1：00am．C．8：00pm-11：00pm．D．8：30pm-10：30pm．22．（8分）Wheneversomethinglooksinterestingorbeautiful,there'sanaturalimpulsetocatchandownit—whichmeans,inthisdayandage,thatwecan'thelpreachingforourphonestotakeapicturewhenseeingbeautifulthings.Thoughthiswouldseemtobeawonderfulsolution,therearetwobigproblemsabouttakingpictures.Firstly,we'relikelytobesobusytakingthepicturesthatweforgettolookattheworldwhosebeautyandinterestinspireustotakeaphotographinthefirstplace.Andsecondly,becausewefeelthepicturesaresafelystoredinourphones,wenevergetaroundtolookatthem.Theseproblemswouldseemtobeverymuchoftoday,aconsequenceofthetinyphonesinourpockets.Buttheywerenoticedrightatthebeginningofthehistoryofphotography,whentheaveragecamerawasthesizeofagrandfatherclock.ThefirstpersonwhonoticedthemwastheEnglishartcritic,JohnRuskin.Hewasatravellingloverwhorealizedthatmosttouristsfailedtonoticeorrememberthebeautifulthingstheysaw.Hearguedthathumanshaveaborntendency（倾向）torespondtobeautyanddesiretokeepit,butthattherearebadexpressionsofthisdesire.Atworst,wegetintobuyingsouvenirsortakingphotographs.But,inRuskin'seyes,there'sonethingweshoulddoandthatisattemptingtodrawtheinterestingthingswesee,anditdoesn'tmatterwhetherwehappentohaveanytalentfordoingso.Beforetheinventionofphotography,peopleusedtodrawfarmorethantheydotoday.Itwasanactivenecessity.Butinthemid-19thcentury,photographykilleddrawing.Itbecamesomethingonly"artists"wouldeverdo,soRuskinspentfouryearsonacampaigntogetpeopledrawingagain.Soifdrawinghadvalueevenwhenitwaspracticedbypeoplewithnotalent,itwasforRuskinbecausedrawingcanteachustonoticeproperlyratherthanwatchabsent-mindedly（心不在焉地）.Whendescribingwhatliesbeforeoureyeswithourownhands,wenaturallymovefromapositionofobservingbeautyinaloosewaytoonewhereweacquireadeepunderstandingofitsparts.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"impulse"mean?A．Interest.B．Urge.C．Habit.D．Reaction.2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Aneffectivesolutiontostoringsomethingnice.B．Reasonsfortakingpicturesinthefirstplace.C．Problemsrelatedwithtakingphotos.D．Methodsofstoringpicturesinphones.3、ItcanbeinferredthatJohnRuskin______.A．livedattheoriginofphotographyB．livedattheoriginofdrawingC．studiedthehistoryofphotographyD．wasanEnglishliteraturecritic4、HowdidJohnRuskinadviseustorememberourtravel?A．Bytakingphotographs.B．Bybuyingmeaningfulsouvenirs.C．Bywritingsometravelnotes.D．Bytryingdrawingwhatwesee.23．（8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．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown24．（8分）Theoriginof“holiday”iseasytosee,comingfrom“holyday”,adayofparticularreligioussignificance,oftencelebratingthelifeofasaint(圣徒),duringwhichnoworkwastobedone.Asfarbackasthe11thcentury,“holidays”,especiallythemajorfeastdays,weretimesof“celebrationandamusement”,astheOxfordEnglishDictionaryputsit.ThenumberofholidayssteadilyincreasedduringtheMiddleAges,untilamedievalEnglishmanwouldhavehadtheluxuryof40to50daysayearoffwork,dependingonwherehelived,inadditiontoafreedayonSundays.DuringtheReformation,HenryVIIIabolishedmostoftheholidayspartlybecauseoftheProtestant(新教徒的)suspicionofsaints,butmorepractically,because,accordingtohistorianEamonDuffy,“Alargenumberofholidaysweremakingthepeoplepoorbylimitingagriculture.”Thepeopletookadifferentviewandorganizedaprotestmarch—thePilgrimageofGrace—partlytoprotecttheirdaysoff.Thoughatfirstthereligiousandfestivesensesofholidaywerecombined,thewordgraduallycametobeusedforanykindofrelaxingbreakfromwork.Asthewordwasdrawingawayfromareligioussociety,thenumberofauthorizedholidayswasreduced,untilby1834mostworkershadonlyfourofficialdaysoffayear,inadditiontoSundays.Manyfactoryworkersamplifiedthistimebystayinghomeon“SaintMonday”torecoverfromwhattheyhadgottenuptothedaybefore.Bythelate19thcentury,employerswerecompromisingandofferinghalf-daySaturdays,thebeginningofthe“weekend”,atermfirstusedin1879.In1908,aninnovativemillinNewEnglandgaveitsemployeesallofSaturdayoff,andthepracticespreadwidelyduringtheGreatDepressionasawaytokeepemploymentup.Ittook400years,butfinallyworkerscouldenjoyasmanyholidaysastheyhadinthe15thcentury.1、Whatwastheword“holiday”originallyintendedfor?A．Economy.B．Religion.C．Entertainment.D．Politics.2、What’sthemainreasonforHenryVIII’sendingmostholidaysaccordingtoEamonDuffy?A．Hispeoplerequiredathoroughreformation.B．Hedidn’tbelieveinGodandthesaints.C．Peopletooknointerestintheagricultureduetothem.D．Toomanyholidaysstoodinthewayoftheagriculture.3、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“amplified”inparagraph4?A．lengthenedB．wastedC．shortenedD．guaranteed4、WhendidmostemployeesgetthewholeSaturdayoff?A．In1879.B．In1908.C．DuringtheGreatDepression.D．Inthe15thcentury.25．（10分）WithmorelargesolarfarmsbeingdevelopedinthesunnysouthwesternUnitedStates,researchersandconservationistsalikearebeginningtonoticesurprisingenvironmentaleffects.Whilesolarenergyisknownforitspositiveenvironmentalimpacts,officialsattheNationalFishandWildlifeForensicsLaboratoryhavecometorecognizeoneofitssignificantdownsides:Somespecksofbirdsthatliveclosetolargesolarplants(太阳能板)aredyingoff,includingendangeredbirds.Arecentfederalinvestigationrecovered233birdsthathadbeenkilledasadirectresultofsolarplants.Researchersbelievethatsomeoftheaffectedbirdshavemistakenthelarge,reflectiveareasofthesolarpanelsforbodiesofwater.Thisisaphenomenonreferredtobyscientistsas“lakeeffect.”Thebirdsaredrawntowhattheyassumetobewater.Theyaimfortheareaandslamintothepanelswithgreatforce.Itisthoughtthattheinsectsthatbirdscatfallvictimto“lakeeffect”aswell,leadingthebirdsintothepanels.Researchersfigurethatbetween1,000and28,000birdsarekilledasaresultofharvestingsolarenergy.Thenumberofbirdsaffectedbywindfarmingismuchgreater,rangingfrom140,000to328,000.Coal-firedelectricityhasthelargestnegativeeffectonbirds,killingnearly8millionayear.Thesenumbersmakesolarfarmingseemlikethebestoption.However,conservationistsarequicktopointoutthatareaswheresolarisexpectedtoboombetween2015and2020arehometosomeoftherarestbirdsintheUnitedStates.Thiscouldputspecificbirdspeciesatriskofextinction.ThereexistsastateorderinCaliforniathat20percentofallelectricityofallenergysoldshouldberenewablebytheyear2017.Thishasbeenonedrivingforcebehindtherapiddevelopmentofhugesolarfarms.Theindustry,whichisexpectedtoboomasaresultofthischangetorenewableenergy,isfacingnewlyfiledlawsuits(起诉)byconservationistgroups.TheselawsuitscouldslowdowntheapprovalprocessfortheplannedsolardevelopmentacrosstheSouthwest.1、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A．Solarfarmsrequirealongdevelopmentperiod.B．Mostpeoplewouldbeshockedbythesizeofsolarfarms.C．Solarenergyequipmentlooksstrangetomostpeople.D．Mostpeoplethinkthatsolarenergyisverybeneficial.2、Theunderlinedword“slam”inparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A．dashB．breakC．moveD．slide3、Whichofthefollowingbestreflectstheauthor’sviewpoint?A．Usingsolarfarmsisthemostpracticalwaytocreateenergy.B．Morebirdsareendangeredbysolarfarmsthanwindfarming.C．Solarfarmsmaynotbeasfriendlytotheenvironmentasexpected.D．Waysshouldbefoundtoreduce“lakeeffect”causedbysolarfarms.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）It’sonlyafterthreeweeksintoanewjobthatImadeaseriousmistake.Mybosscalledit“extremelyembarrassing”inacompany-widee-mail—which,1,hewrotebecausehefeltheneededtoexplainthatwhatIdidwassomething2inthecompanyshouldeverdo.IwishI3giveagoodexcuseforwhatIdid.Attheveryleast,IwishIcouldexplainitsomehow—4itonyouth,inexperienceorignorance.Unfortunately,I’m5,experiencedandIknowbetter.6Iworkwithsomeverykindandcompassionate(富于同情心的)people.Forthepastcoupleofdaysmanyofthemhavetakentimeto7bymydeskandoffercomfort,encouragementandsupport.Somehavesharedwithmesimilar8theyhavemade.EvidentlyI’mnottheonly“9”personhere.OneoftheexchangesIhadthisweekwaswithLois,themuch-honored,much-respectedprofessionalwho10thedeskrightnexttomine.Loiswascompletely11aboutherwork,andtobehonestIwasalittlenervousabouthowshewould12tosuchanextremelyembarrassingincident.AsIexpected,Loisdidn’tpassoverthe13whenshesawmethenextday.Shementioneditdirectly,14withempatheticconsideration.Shelistenedtomy15JustasIwasreadytoexpressmyregrets,shebroughtmyself-pitypartlytoa(n)16“Ithappened”,shesaid,“There’snothingyoucandoto17that.Ithappened.Butit’sovernow.It’s18It’sinthepast.Youneedtoletitgo,andmoveon.”Andwiththatshereturnedher19toherwork,asiftosay,“We’redonehere.”Ibeatmyselfupforweeks.AtsuchtimesIneedtorememberthose20words:It’sover.It’sdone.Letitgo.Andmostly,moveon.1、A．bytheway B．intheway C．ontheway D．totheway2、A．someone B．anyone C．noone D．theone3、A．should B．might C．will D．could4、A．fix B．blame C．rely D．put5、A．outgoing B．old C．cheerful D．energetic6、A．Thankfully B．Naturally C．Generally D．Hopefully7、A．work B．stop C．watch D．sit8、A．decisions B．troubles C．attempts D．mistakes9、A．annoying B．confusing C．embarrassing D．puzzling10、A．repairs B．wants C．works D．occupies11、A．mad B．serious C．curious D．hopeful12、A．react B．agree C．turn D．object13、A．issue B．outcome C．standard D．message14、A．for B．therefore C．but D．otherwise15、A．challenge B．imagination C．conclusion D．explanation16、A．order B．key C．end D．process17、A．forget B．ruin C．prevent D．change18、A．broken B．done C．lost D．kept19、A．attention B．skill C．patience D．interest20、A．sweet B．pleasant C．meaningful D．colorful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）Manypeopleagreethatgoingtomuseums1．(be)agoodwayoflearningaboutancienttreasures.However,othersmayfinditboringtospendhoursthere.Therefore,howtomakemuseumsandtheirlifelesscollectionsmoreappealingisatoughquestionworth2．(attach)importanceto.Luckily,NationalTreasure,aTVprogram3．begantoaironDec.3,2017,throwslightonwaystoinspireinterestinmuseumsandtheircollections.Aimingtomakeancientrelics(遗迹)tocomealive,theprogrampresentstreasures4．differentartisticmethodsincludinglotsofdramatic5．(perform)andstorytelling,whichexplainthehistorybehindeachculturalrelic6．(complete),sothataudiencescannotonlyunderstandhowtoappreciatethebeautyofculturalrelics,7．alsoknowthecivilizationandthespiritofChineseculture.Infact,suchprogramsthatpromotetraditionalancientrelics8．(become)popularinrecentyears.Forexample,a2016documentaryfeaturingtheForbiddenCity’sculturalrelicsandtheirrestorers,urgedlotsofcollegestudents9．(apply)toworkasvolunteersthere.ItisuniversallyacceptedthatNationalTreasurehasbeen10．(success)inencouragingmorepeopletovisitmuseumsbytouchingtheirhearts.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。Lastsummer,LiHuaandhisclassmatesmadeatriptoLondon、Onhisarrivalattheairport,itwasrainingheavy、Sotheytookabustothehotel,wherewasnotfarfromtheairport、Thenextday,theycan’twaittoseethewonderfulplaceofinterestinLondon、TheyfirstwenttotheElizabethTower,asymbolofUnitedKingdom、Theguidetoldthemthetowerhadbeenappearedinmanyfilms、ThentheyvisittheBritishMuseum、Totheirgreatsurprise,theyfoundmanyChineseartworksdisplayedthere、Feltveryproud，theytookalotofphotosbuttheyreallyhadgreatfun、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Dick对中国的传统文化很感兴趣。他打算近期到中国具有文化底蕴的地方旅游。请你给他写封电子邮件，推荐几个他可能感兴趣的景点。内容包括：1.推荐地点；2.

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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、C2、D3、D4、A5、A6、D7、B8、C9、C10、B11、B12、A13、B14、D15、C16、B17、C18、A19、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、D3、C22、1、B2、C3、A4、D23、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."ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSi