2025届西藏林芝市一中高三冲刺模拟英语试卷含解析

2025届西藏林芝市一中高三冲刺模拟英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who2．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof3．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When4．Atthenewsoftheearthquake,thesoldiersdidwhattheycouldthevictims.A．help B．tohelp C．tohelping D．helping5．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful6．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That7．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled8．Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped9．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound10．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up11．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem12．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto13．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy14．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since15．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify16．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto17．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith18．Trytobeindependent,foryourparentscan'tdo________foryouallyourlife.A．something B．nothingC．everything D．anything19．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup20．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others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）Agooddisguisekeepsyouhidden,right?Well,sometimesthebestdisguiseisactuallythemostdazzlingbecauseresearchrevealsthatflashymetalliciridescence(金属彩虹色)canvisuallypuzzlepredators,whichallowscolorfulpreytosurviveanotherday.ThosesurprisingresultsappearinthejournalScientificReports.Shiningiridescentcolor,whichchangesdependingontheanglefromwhichit'sviewed,isfavoredbyeverythingfrombirdstobeetlesandblossomstobutterflies.“Andinourresearchgroupweareofcourseinterestedinwhythisvividmetalliccolorissowidespreadinnature.”KarinKjernsmooftheUniversityofBristoladdsthatinsomecasestheshowysplashesoflightareasexualstrategy.“HereIwouldliketopointoutthatinsomespecies,particularlythosethatdisplaystrongsexualdimorphism(雌雄两性),suchasbirdsofparadiseorsomebutterfliesorfishes,theoccurrenceofiridescenceismostlikelydrivenbysexualselection.Forexample,inmanyofthesecasesitisthemalesthathavethesevividiridescentcolorsandtheyusetheminmatechoiceortheyusethemasasignaltoattractmates.”Butiridescencealsoshowsupinsituationswherereproductionisnotanissue.“Sowhatwearestudyingnowiswhethernaturalselectionimposedbypredation(捕食行为)couldexplaintheoccurrenceofiridescenceinpreyanimals.”Theideathateye­catchingcolorscouldbeusedasacover­upisn'tanewone.“Thefatherofcamouflagetheory,AbbottThayer,reallybelievedthatiridescenceshouldbecategorizedasacamouflagestrategy.AndhewroteinhisfamouslifeworkConcealing­ColorationintheAnimalKingdom,alreadyin1909,that‘brilliantlychangeableormetalliccolorsareamongthestrongestfactorsinananimal'sconcealment’.Andthissoundslikeacompletelyunreasonablethingtosay,becausehowcancolorsthatarebothbrilliantandchangeablecontributetoanimal'sconcealment？”“Inasimilarway,wewereaskingwhetheriridescence,duetoitschangeability,couldworkasaformofcamouflagebypreventingshaperecognition.”Kjernsmoandhercolleaguestrainedbumblebeestoassociateaparticularshape—acircleoranoval—withasugarreward.Andtheyfoundthatthebees,whengivenachoice,wouldpreferentiallyvisittheshapetheyknewtobesweet.Butwhentheshapeswereiridescent,thebeeshadtroubletellingthemapart.“Itseemedthatthestrikinglyiridescentsurfacesonourtargetsvisuallybrokeuptheotherwiserecognizableshapeofthetargets,whichmadethemhardtodistinguish.”Asformakinguseofthismethodforhidinginplainsight,“Anypracticalapplicationsisofcoursedirectlylinkedtoanyindustrythathasaninterestincamouflage,thatishowtoconcealobjectsormakethemmoredifficulttorecognize.”Theresearchersarecurrentlyconductingexperimentswithbirds,whichoftenpreyoniridescentinsectstoseeifithelpstohaveabird's­eyeview.1、Accordingtothepassage,iridescenceisnotmadeuseofbyanimalsto________.A．livealittlelongerbyescapingtheirpredator(捕食者)B．catchtheattentionoftheirmatesC．concealthemselveswhenindangerD．catchsightofmorecolorfulpreys2、Fromthestudyinthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat________.A．BeescanalwaystellthedifferencebetweenacircleandanovalB．BeesarecreaturesthatarefascinatedbysweetthingsthatareiridescentC．Ifacircle,withasugarreward,isiridescent,thebeesmayhavedifficultyfindingitD．Beesarelikelytoprefercirclestoovals,whethertheyareiridescentornot3、Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A．Whetherthereareanydifferencesbetweenbeesandbirds.B．Someindustriesthathavegreatinterestincamouflage.C．Whybirdsarenoteffectedbyiridescentinsects.D．Whichcamouflagetheoryappliesmoretobirds.4、Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Afamouscamouflagestrategy B．MetalliciridescentasthebestdisguiseC．Colorsuniquetoanimals D．Shiningcolorsasasexualstrategy22．（8分）SusanwasbornastheninthchildinaCatholicfamily.Shesufferedfromlearningdisabilitieseversinceherbirthbecauseofhermother’spoorhealth.SchoolwasdifficultforSusanandshewasbulliedbecauseofherdifferentbehaviors.Hersiblings,whoweremucholder,hadlifeexperiencesthatwereunknowntotheirlittlesister.Fromthetimeofherbirth,Susanwasascreamer.Theonlyreallysafeplacethatshewoulduseasarepeatwasherbedroom.Thereshewouldhangpostersofhermusicalidolsonthewallandsingpopularmusicintoahairbrushthatshepretendedwasamicrophone.OnebyonethesiblingsmovedawayfromhomeandthenSusan’sfatherdied.Thisleftheralonewithanagingmotherandacat.ThesiblingsaccusedhermotherofnotexpectingmoreoutofSusan.Shehadseenmanyprofessionalsandrememberedhearingtheword“borderline”butdidn’tknowwhatitmeant.Shetriedvolunteerwork.Herbeststateofmind,however,wasfoundwhenshewassingingandsoshewouldregularlyjoinothersinkaraokeorpubswhereshecouldshowherskillsandreceiveappreciationfromthecrowd.WhenSusanannouncedatChristmasthatshewasplanningtocompeteintheBritain’sGotTalentcontest,hersiblingstriedtodiscourageher.Itwasawonderthatshewasevenabletodotheauditionconsideringthetroublesshefacedjustphysicallygettingtotherightplace.“TheWomanIWasBorntoBe”isabeautifulstorywritteninthesimplebuthumorousvoiceoftheauthor,SusanBoyle.Shetellsherstoryfrombirthtothepresentinaninterestingandeducationalmanner.Thewritingissupplementedbyphotosfromheralbums.Ilovethisbook!Infact,Ireadthewholethinginoneday!Thereissomethinginthestoriesthatnotonlyteachesthereaderbutalsoinspiresustoreachforourdreams—nomatterhowimpossibletheymayseemtobe!1、Thispassageshouldbe.A．anewsreportB．abiographyC．anintroductionD．abookreview2、Accordingtothepassage,whichwasNOTtrue?A．Susantrieddoingalotofvolunteerwork.B．Susan’smotherexpectedtoomuchoutofher.C．Susan’ssiblingstriedtostopherfromcompetingintheBritain’sGotTalentcontest.D．Susan’sperformanceswerewellreceivedbythecustomersinpubs.3、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofSusanBoyle?A．Pitifulandselfless.B．Shyandpassive.C．Determinedandinspiring.D．Greatandgenerous.23．（8分）WorldElephantDayistheperfecttimetofindoutmoreabouttheseamazinganimalsandwhatwecandotopreservethemsotheydonotgothewayofthemammoth（猛犸象）.WorldElephantDaywascreatedin2011bytwoCanadianfilmmakersPatriciaSimsandThailand’sElephantReintroductionFoundationandwasfirstcelebratedonAugust12,2012.TheymadethedocumentaryReturntotheForest,afascinating30minutefilmaboutthereintroductionofcaughtAsianelephantstothewild.Currently,thedemandforivory（象牙）isbecomingbiggerandbigger,whosepriceishigherthanthatofgold,makingelephantsbiggertargetsthanever.Habitationlossisalsoadangertotheworld’selephantpopulationasitrobselephantsofthehundredsofpoundsoffoodtheyneedeveryday,makingitmoredifficultforthemtobreedandmakingiteasierforhunterstotrackthemdown.Circusesandtourismarealsoseriousthreatstotheanimals’well-being.Thebestwaytocelebratethisdayistotaketheopportunitytoeducateyourselfaboutthesemagnificent（巨大的）mammalsandshareyourknowledgewithothers.Asever,simplyspreadingthewordaboutthedangersthesemagnificentmammalsfaceviasocialmediacanactuallymakearealchange.Exposethat“training”elephantsofteninvolvestyingandbeatingthemdailyformonthsonend.Ifyouwanttogetabitmoreinvolved,youcouldchoosetomakeadonationtoafoundationdedicatedtoprotectingelephantsfromhuntersorrelocatingthemtolocationsbettersuitedtotheirneeds.Whicheverwaysuitsyoubest,makesurethatyouspendthisdayinawaythathelpselephantsallovertheworld,sowe,inturn,cancontinuetowonderatthemandtheiruniquelyfascinatingwayoflife.1、WhatisthemainpurposeofWorldElephantDay?A．Tocollectdonationsforelephants.B．Todoresearchersonelephants’life.C．Toprotecttheelephantsfromextinction.D．Tomakefilmsaboutallkindsofelephants.2、Whichofthefollowingisthebiggestthreattoelephants?A．Humanbeing.B．Severeclimate.C．Naturalenvironment.D．Limitedfoodresource.3、WhatdoestheauthoradvisedoingtocelebrateWorldElephantDay?A．Watchingtheelephantshows.B．Makingyourownfilmsaboutelephants.C．Appealingtofocusonelephantprotection.D．TravelingtoThailandtoridetrainedelephants.4、Accordingtothetext,whatisthebestwaytoprotectelephants?A．Supplyingenoughfoodforelephants.B．Catchingandraisingelephantsinthecages.C．Replacingelephantsinsuitablewildhabitations.D．Attractingelephantstolivetogetherwithhumanbeings.24．（8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．Toinstruct25．（10分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit，whichmostpeoplealwaysignore.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure，becausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,andcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Certainly,youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butyoushouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossed,yourhipsareinatwistedposition.Notonlydoesitcauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotatebutalsoaddspressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Soideallyit’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor.Moreover,yourfeetandlegsmightgetpainfulorhavethefeelingofbeingasleepwhenyoucrossyourlegsforlongperiodsoftime.Sincetheveinsandnervesarepressed,itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whichproblemwon’tsittingwithyourlegscrossedcause?A．IncreasedbloodpressureB．NeckandbackpainC．NumbnessD．Curvinglegs2、Howsooncanwebenefitfromsittingwithbothofourfeetonthefloor?A．Inlessthan15minutesB．OnlyinaminuteortwoC．ForquitealongtimeD．Inamonth3、Whereisthetextlikelytobeselectedfrom？A．AfictionB．ApieceofnewspaperC．AtextbookD．Ajournalofmedicine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）Therainwassuddenandheavyonacoldnight.Mybuswasnotgoingalongits1routeandhadstoppedatthestationbecauseofthe2.With2kmstilltogo,Iwasrunningoutof3topickupmydaughterfromherchildcarecentre.Iarrivedatthedaycarewetthrough.4Iwasgladtobeonlyafewminuteslate.NowIcouldfacethe5problem.TherewerenobusesandIcouldn’tafforda6.Homewastoofarto7intherainwithayoungchildanditwasgettingdark.Westoodoutsidethechildcarecentrestaringattherainpouringdownwithno8ofstopping.Ijustbarelynoticed9parentpullupandraceinsideto10hischildtenminuteslater.Ididnotrecognizehim.Havingrecentlygonethroughanunpleasant11,IwasasinglemotherwithnofamilyandnoclosefriendsIcould12inCanada.Ihadtodosomething;wecouldnotstandonthestepsallnight.Ihadtogetussomewhere13someprotection.Suddenlytherecamea14frombehind,“Howfarareyougoing?”I15tofacetheparentwho’darrivedlate.Icouldhardlybelievethattherewasachanceofa16andItoldhimwhereIlived.Hethen17offeredtotakeus，saying“I’mgoingthatway.”InervouslyinformedhimthatIwasvery18.Buthedidn’tseemtomind,andwas19happytodousafavour.TothisdayIamstillgrateful,forwewereintrouble20thekindnessofthisstranger.1、A．mainB．commonC．normalD．ordinary2、A．lightB．thunderC．floodD．wind3、A．moneyB．timeC．courageD．strength4、A．forB．soC．orD．but5、A．entireB．previousC．originalD．next6、A．taxiB．ticketC．phoneD．bicycle7、A．moveB．walkC．headD．leave8、A．signB．symbolC．signalD．mark9、A．thatB．eitherC．anotherD．each10、A．adoptB．collectC．findD．gather11、A．placeB．marriageC．atmosphereD．trip12、A．callB．makeC．meetD．believe13、A．withB．fromC．toD．under14、A．whisperB．screamC．voiceD．yell15、A．turnedaroundB．lookedupC．wentoverD．camearound16、A．rescueB．returnC．surpriseD．lift17、A．casuallyB．easilyC．excitedlyD．thoughtfully18、A．tiredB．gratefulC．happyD．wet19、A．brieflyB．commonlyC．hardlyD．simply20、A．regardlessofB．insteadofC．butforD．exceptfor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）LakeHillierisasaltwaterlakeontheedgeofMiddleIsland,alargeislandoffthesouthcoastofWesternAustralia.Itispinkincolor,due1．aplantthatcausesthesalt2．(produce)aredcolor.There'salongstripofland3．separatesthelakefromtheocean.Itwasfirstwrittenaboutin1802,whenMatthewFlindershikedoneoftheisland’shighest4．(mountain).HenamedthelakeafterWilliamHillier,an5．(explore)whohadpreviouslyvisitedMiddleIsland.In1889,EdwardAndrewsmovedtotheislandwithhistwosons.Theybegantominethelakeforsalt,andsoonotherminerscame.However,theminingwas6．(eventual)stopped,asthesaltwasn'tfittoeatoruseinotherproductsbecauseitwas7．(poison).In2002,thelakewasrecognizedas8．wetland,andin2012,itbecamea9．(protect)area.Awalkingtrail10．(build)arounditfortouriststouse.Eventhoughthelakecontainsalotofsalt,itisstillsafetoswimin.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。DearDavid,Howtimefly!It’saweeksinceyouleftourschool.Thankyousomuchforyourhelp.HowIwishyoucanstayherealittlelonger!WhileI’mwritingletter,preciousmemoriescrowdinonme.Istillrememberthedaywhenyoufirstcameintoourclassroomsmiledandshowedusyourwonderfuldance,which,aswellasyournativeaccent,madeusallexciting.ThatleftmethedeepestimpressionwasthewayyouhelpedmememorizeEnglishwords.YoualwaysrepeatedthewordsmanytimesafterIcouldlearnitallbyheart.Withyourhelp,IhavemadegreatprogressesinmyEnglish.Thanksagain!Ireallyhopewecanstayintouchwithforever!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，今年二月将参加澳大利亚两周游冬令营。你想与澳大利亚的朋友David在悉尼见面，请你给他写一封邮件。内容包括：赴澳游学消息；悉尼行程安排；见面时间地点。注意：词数80左右；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、B2、B3、B4、B5、B6、C7、A8、D9、B10、D11、D12、D13、D14、A15、A16、C17、C18、C19、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、D2、C3、C4、B22、Ilovethisbook!Infact,Ireadthewholethinginoneday!.☞D.选项abookreview☞关键词thisbook有重复。1、B细节题解题。根据第三段“ThesiblingsaccusedhermotherofnotexpectingmoreoutofSusan.”兄弟姐妹指责母亲对苏珊的期望不高，由此推断出她的母亲对她期望不高，可知B是错误。2、C推理判断题。根据最后一段“Thereissomethinginthestoriesthatnotonlyteachesthereaderbutalsoinspiresustoreachforourdreams—nomatterhowimpossibletheymayseemtobe!”故事中有一些东西不仅教导读者，而且启发我们去实现我们的梦想——不管它们看起来多么不可能！作者评论她的故事用inspire,同时又说启发我们实现看起来不可能梦想，可推断出需要毅力和决心，故选C。23、1、C2、A3、C4、C24、Manypeoplewritetonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriter’sfullname,addressandtelephonenumber,althoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard,heneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoice.Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.“Peopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationship,”saidsocialworkerKenYip,“andthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.”Whenwesignapaper,forexample,abusinesscontractorabankdocument,thesignatureisasealofconsent,anagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswrittencomplaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter’ssignature.Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tellsusthatthewriterc