四川省成都市双流区双流棠湖中学2025届高考英语一模试卷含解析

四川省成都市双流区双流棠湖中学2025届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、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．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that2．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout3．—CouldyouturntheTVdownalittlebit?—________.Isitdisturbingyou?A．Takeiteasy.B．I’msorry.C．NotabitD．Itdepends4．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart5．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed6．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on7．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if8．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget9．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous10．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat11．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched12．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe13．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish14．Therewasalsoawalletsittinginsidethecarwithalotofmoney______.A．reachingoutB．stickingoutC．pickingout15．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon16．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput17．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup18．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave19．______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access20．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded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）Careercriminalsbegintheirantisocialbehaviorduringtheirtoddler(学步的儿童)yearsandmaygoonwithalifeofcrimeiftheirbehaviorisn’tchallenged,scientistshavediscovered.Whilemostchildrengrowoutoftheirbadbehaviorbyadulthood,astudyfoundthosewhohad“callousunemotional(冷漠无情的)characteristics”couldgrowuptohaveproblemswiththelawlaterinlife.Behaviorcharacteristicssuchasalackofsympathyandlyinginchildhoodcouldhaveanimpactyearson.LukeHyde,assistantprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofMichigan,said,“Thesearesignsforparentsanddoctorstowatchoutfor,astheymaysignalmorethanjusttheterribletwos.”Hesaid,“Parentsbothtakecareoftheirchildandprovidetheirchild’sgenessoit’sbeendifficulttoknowifwe’reseeingthatparentingcausescallousunemotionalbehaviors,orifitisjustasignofthegenesbeingpassedtothechild.”Theresearchalsodiscoveredthatstrictparentingislinkedtothedevelopmentofantisocialbehavior.Scientistslookedat561familiesinanadoptionstudythatexaminedbiologicalmothers’antisocialbehavior.Thescientistsfoundchildrenofantisocialmotherswerealsomorelikelytoexhibitthesamebehaviorcharacteristics,despitehavinglimitedornotouchwiththemastheywereadoptedasbabies.“Thereallyexcitingtake-homemessagefromthisstudyisthatsmall,day-to-daypositiveinteractions(互动)thatparentshavewiththeiryoungchildrencanmakeahugedifferenceinchildren’sdevelopment,’’saidLeslieLeve,aprofessorattheUniversityofOregonwhoco-ledthedatacollection.“Evenwhenchildrenhaveinherited(遗传)averychallengingsetofbehaviors,hearing‘goodjob’orreceivingencouragementcanhelpprotectthemfromdevelopingseriousproblemscomingfromtheirinheriteddifficulties,”headded.Thestudy,workedonbyscientistsfromtheUniversityofMichigan,PennStateUniversityandtheUniversityofOregonhasbeenpublishedintheAmericanJournalofPsychiatry.Researcherswillfollowthegroupofchildrenthroughearlyadolescencetodetermineifthesebehaviorsstillcontinuetoexistfromthetoddleryears.1、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Kids’socialbehaviorsarerelatedtocrime.B．Criminalsbegintheircrimesduringadolescence.C．Antisocialbehaviorsofkidscouldbeontheirwaytoalifeofcrime.D．Warmheartedkidsaremorelikelytobecriminalsinthefuture.2、Whatconclusionmightthescientistsdrawfromthestudy?A．Antisocialbehaviorsmightbeinherited.B．Thegenesdecidekids’antisocialbehaviors.C．Antisocialbehaviorshavenothingtodowithcrimes.D．Adoptedbabiessurelyhaveantisocialbehaviorswhentheygrowup.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Parentingisthemainreasonthatcauseskids’antisocialbehaviors.B．Whatcausescareercriminalstobegintheircrimesistheirparents’characteristics.C．LeslieLevehasadoubtfulattitudetoadoptivemothers’activeinteractionswithkids.D．Inheritedantisocialbehaviorsofkidscanbelightenedbypositiveparenting.4、Whywillresearcherstrackkids’processofgrowing?A．Tomakesureifkids’behaviorswilllast.B．Tomakesureifpraisewillchangekids.C．Todetermineifkids’behaviorswillbeinherited.D．Todetermineifparents’comfortwillprotectkids.22．（8分）Thetonsofplasticwe’redumpingintheoceansisfindinganewhome—thestomachsofourbeautifulmarineanimals.YetanotherreminderofthisfactwashedashoreinEasternIndonesiathisweek.Alargeamountofwaste,includingdrinkingcupsandflip-flops,wasfoundinthestomachofawhalethatdiedoffthecoastnearKapotaIsland.The9.5-metrespermwhale(抹香鲸)wasfoundbyrescuersfromtheWakatobiNationalPark.Thewhalehadswallowed5.9kilogramsofplasticwastecontaining115plasticcups,fourplasticbottles,25plasticbags,andmorethan1,000otherkindsofpiecesofplastic,parkchiefHeriSantosotoldthereporter.“Althoughwehavenotbeenabletodeducethecauseofdeath,thefactsthatweseearetrulyawful,”saidDwiSuprapti,amarinespeciesconservationco-ordinatoratWWFIndonesia.Shesaiditwasnotpossibletodetermineiftheplastichadcausedthewhale’sdeathbecauseoftheanimal’sadvancedstateofdecay(腐烂).Butthisisonlythelatest.FourAsiannations—Indonesia,thePhilippines,VietnamandThailand—accountfor50%oftheplasticwasteintheoceans,accordingtoareportbyenvironmentalcampaignerOceanConservancyandtheMcKinseyCenterforBusinessandEnvironment.ThePhilippinesissecondtoIndonesiawhenitcomestoputtingawayplasticwasteintheoceans,accordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalScienceinJanuary.Ofthe3.2millionmismanagedwasteitproduceseveryyear,1.29millionendsupintheocean.Areportreleasedearlierthisyearstatedthattheamountofplasticintheoceanislikelytoincrease.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthespermwhale?A．Itsstomachisthehomeofplasticwaste.B．Itdiedofswallowinglotsofplasticwaste.C．Itwasthefirstwhaletoeatplasticwaste.D．Ithadeatenmuchplasticwastebeforeitsdeath.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“deduce”inparagraph3?A．confirm B．causeC．approve D．contain3、Whichcountrydumpsthemostplasticwasteintotheoceans?A．Thailand B．IndonesiaC．Vietnam D．Philippines4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Philippinesputsaway1.29milliontonsofplastic.B．AspermwhalewasfounddeadnearKapotaIsland.C．Muchdumpedplasticwastewasfoundinadeadwhale.D．Weshouldtakemeasurestoreducethewasteinwhales.23．（8分）YoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion(《卖花女》,1913)---inwhichpeoplearejudgedbythewaytheytalk---issomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette(礼仪)expertandauthorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhetherapersonis“common”or“fashionable”.Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressinginwaysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheirrichesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited(继承)millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthatshehasahabitofremovingthepricetags(价签)fromherclothessoherhousestaffdon’tseethemandfeeluncomfortable.“Wedon’twantthat‘Wow’.”saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$50million.“We’rejustnotthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve.”1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?A．Peoplefailedtojudgeothers’manner.B．Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.C．Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.D．Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?A．TohidetheirrichesB．Toearnmoremoney.C．Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.D．Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?A．Toshowoffherfashionsense.B．Tochangepeople’sattitudetorichpeople.C．Topretendtobenormal.D．Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.4、Whatdoes“it”inthelastsentencemean?A．Thepricetag.B．Thebrandlabel.C．Theinheritancecontract.D．TheTimesmagazine.24．（8分）Scientistshavelongknownthatherbivores(食草动物)affecttheplantdiversityaroundthem.Inhighlyproductiveecosystems,likejungles,animalswouldfavordominant,fast-growingplants.Thiswouldfreeupnutrientsandspace,allowingforagreatervarietyofplantstoboom.Incontrast,herbivoresinregionswithlowplantbiomass,likedeserts,wouldeatwhatevertheycouldfind,onlydrivingdownplantdiversity.Now,ateamofscientistshastestedthishypothesis(假说).Burkepile,abiologyprofessorinUCSantaBarbara,andhiscolleaguesreviewed252studiescomparingplantdiversityinareaswhereherbivoreswereandwerenotexcluded.Theirstudyrevealedthatwhetherherbivoresincreaseordecreaseplantdiversitydependsonwhat’sonthemenu.Ingeneral,thecorrelation(相关性)betweenherbivoryanddiversitywasn’tnearlyasclearaseveryonehadexpected.However,theteamnoticedamuchstrongerassociation:whentheecosystemhostedaparticularlyvigorousspeciesofplant,herbivoryseemedtobecrucialinmaintainingbiodiversity.Forinstance,grasslandsinthetallgrassprairieintheAmericanMidwesttendtobedominated(控制)byfast-growinggrasses,suchasbigbluestem.Theteamdiscoveredthatherbivoreshadanoutsizedeffectonmaintainingbiodiversitybykeepingbigbluestemfromtakingoverdozensofsmaller,slowergrowingplantspecies.Howevernotallherbivoresareonanequalfoot.Theteamfoundthattheconnectionbetweenherbivoryanddiversitywasparticularlystrongingrasslandswheremoreanimalsfeedongrassthanonherbsandbushes.Thisseemsreasonable,sincegrassestendtobethedominantspeciesingrasslands,asthenamesuggests.Thesefindingsaremorethanacademic.“We’veseenthreedecadesofreallyimportantpaperssayingthatecosystemsworkbetterwhenyouhavemorespeciesinthem,”Burkepilesaid.“Whatourdatasuggestsisthatherbivoresareespeciallyimportantformaintainingthisbiodiversityinplaceswhereyouhaveareallydominantplantspecies.”Asbiodiversitycontinuestodeclineworldwide,conservationistsarelookingforwaystopreventcatastrophiclosses.“Thissuggeststhatonepossibleapproachtomanagingecosystemsandbiodiversityistouseherbivorestomanagethesedominantspecies,”Burkepileadded.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,howdoherbivoreshelptoincreasebiodiversity?A．Byconsumingdominant,fast-growingplants.B．Bydestroyingjunglesandfreeingupspace.C．Byaddingmorenutrientstothesoil.D．Byeatinguplowplantbiomass.2、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mostprobablyimpliesthat____________.A．herbivoryhasnothingtodowithbiodiversityinagivenecosystemB．herbivoresdecreasebiodiversityintallgrass-dominatedecosystemsC．smallanimalshelptoprotectbiodiversityingrasslandswithoutbushesD．thedegreetowhichherbivoresaffectbiodiversityisrelatedtoplantspecies3、Whatistheauthortryingtotellusinthelastparagraph?A．Thelimitationsofthenewstudy.B．Thepotentialapplicationofthenewstudy.C．Thecontradictionbetweenthepastviewandthenewfindings.D．Theimportanceofmaintainingecosystemsandbiodiversity.25．（10分）Therewasalotofnewsrelatedtoartificialintelligence,orAI,andmachinelearning.Amongthestoriesweretwodealingwithdirectcompetitionsbetweenhumansandmachines.Inonecompetition,machinesthatusedAIperformedbetterthanhumanbeingsinahigh-levelreadingtest.Twonaturallanguageprocessingtoolsbeathumanintheexperiment.OneofthetoolswasbuiltbytheAmericantechnologycompanyMicrosoft.TheotherwascreatedbyChineseonlinesellerAlibabaGroup.Inanothercompetition,acomputertookonhumansinlive,publicdebates.TheeventdemonstratedhowAI-poweredcomputersareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothink'andsoundlikehumans.Theorganizerofthedebates,U.S.technologycompanyIBM,announcedsplitresults.Itsaidamajorityofthosewatchingsaidtheyfeltthemachinehaddonemoretoimprovetheirknowledgeofthesubject.But,thehumangotmorepraiseforcommunicatingtheirideas.Thisyear,wealsoexploredthemanywaysAIandmachinelearningarenowbeingused.Forexample,someU.S.judgesusemachinelearningsystemstohelpthemdecidewhen,andforhowlong,criminalsshouldbejailed.Thesystemusescomputerstoexaminedatafromthousandsofcourtcases.Onefast-growingareaofAIisfacialrecognition,whichisincreasinglybeingusedforsecuritypurposes.Recently,Atlanta'sHartsfield-JacksonairportbecamethefirstintheU.s.topermitpassengerstousefacialrecognitiontechnologytogetonflights.AChinesecompanyshowedoffanAIsystemitdevelopedtorecognizeindividualsbybodyshapeandwalkingmovements.ThesystemisalreadybeingusedbyChinesepoliceinBeijingandShanghai.Inaddition,machinelearningwasusedduring2018topredictresultsoftheWorldCupsoccercompetition.Thetechnologyalsocreatedartworkthatsoldforalargeamountofmoney.Anditisbeingusedtohelpfarmersavetimeandmoney,whilereducingenvironment-harmingchemicals.Othertechnologysystemsarebeingusedtofollowfarmanimalsandwildlifetocollectinformationontheiractivities.1、Whywerethetwocompetitionsmentionedinthepassage?A．ToshowhowmuchbetterAIandmachinelearningarethanhumans.B．ToproveAIandmachineLearninggotmorepraiseforcommunication.C．ToshowhowpowerfulAIandmachineLearningare.D．ToproveAIandmachinelearninghavebeenusedintheworkofU.S.judges.2、Whatarefacialandbodyrecognitionsystemsusedforinthepassage?A．Knowledgelearning.B．Safetycontrol.C．Officeautomation.D．Trackingsurvey.3、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．AIhasbeenwidelyusedineveryperson'sdailylife.B．HumancanbereplacedbyAIinfuturecompletely.C．MoreattentionisbeingpaidtoAIineverypartoftheworld.D．MoreadvancedAlishelpingpeopleinmoreandmoreareas.4、Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A．Atechnologyreport.B．Anaturalsciencemagazine.C．Asciencefiction.D．Agovernmentdocument.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）Onedayamanwasaskedtopaintaboatbytheowneroftheboat.Hebroughtwithhimpaintand1andbegantopainttheboatbrightred,astheowneraskedhim.Whilepainting,he2therewasaholeintheboatanddecidedto3it.Whenhefinishedpainting,hereceivedhis4andleft.Thenextday,theowneroftheboatcametothepainterand5himwithanicecheck,much6thanthepaymentforpainting.Thepainterwas7.“You’vealreadypaidmeforpaintingtheboat!”hesaid.“Butthisisnotforthepaint8.It’sforhavingrepairedtheholeintheboat.”“Butitwassucha(n)9service.Certainlyit’snotworth10mesuchahighamountforsomethingsounimportant!”“Mydearfriend,youdonot11.Nowletmetellyouwhat12.WhenIaskedyoutopainttheboat,I13tomentionaboutthehole.Whentheboatdried,mykidstooktheboatand14afishingtrip.Theydidnotknowthattherewasa15intheboat.Iwasnotathomeatthattime.WhenIreturnedandnoticedtheyhadtakentheboat,Iwas16becauseIrememberedthattheboathadahole.Imaginemy17andjoywhenIsawthemreturningfromfishing.“Then,I18theboatandfoundthatyouhadrepairedthehole!Yousee,now,whatyoudid?You19mychildren!Idonothaveenoughmoneytopayyour‘small’gooddeed.”So,nomailerwho,whenorhow,just20repairallthe“leaks”youfind.1、A．chainsB．brushesC．beliefsD．pens2、A．consultedB．remindedC．roundD．confirmed3、A．repairB．wipeC．hideD．measure4、A．benefitB．baggageC．keyD．money5、A．admiredB．treatedC．presentedD．comforted6、A．higherB．lessC．quickerD．wealthier7、A．shockedB．excitedC．movedD．surprised8、A．awardB．kindnessC．jobD．skill9、A．cheapB．smallC．valuableD．additional10、A．lendingB．sellingC．borrowingD．paying11、A．screamB．bowC．forgiveD．understand12、A．happenedB．existedC．crashedD．circulated13、A．decidedB．hatedC．forgotD．remembered14、A．wentthroughB．wentonC．dreamedaboutD．turnedto15、A．holeB．signC．ruleD．danger16、A．angryB．desperateC．embarrassedD．clumsy17、A．sorrowB．situationC．patienceD．relief18、A．pulledB．spottedC．examinedD．destroyed19、A．savedB．taughtC．instructedD．treasured20、A．exactlyB．carefullyC．actuallyD．finally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）Marriagecanvary1．(great)fromcountrytocountry.Therearemanydifferentkindsof2．(marry)ceremoniespracticedaroundtheworld.Oneofthelargestandmostexpensiveweddingceremonies3．(hold)inDubaiin1981.Atthiswedding,thewell-to-dosonofSheikRashidBinSaeedAlMaktoummarriedPrincessSalamainalargebuilding4．wasbuiltfortheceremony.Therewere20,000guestsatthewedding.Thecostwascloseto$44million.Amanandawomanmaychoosetogetmarriedformany5．(reason).Sometimestheymarrybecausetheyareinlove.Sometimestheymarrybecausetheirparentstellthemthattheymustmarry.The6．(young)coupleintheworldtogetmarriedwasa11-month-oldboy(thegroom)andathree-month-oldgirl(thebride).7．couplegotmarriedinBangladeshin1986.Theparentsofthebrideandthegroomarrangedthemarriageinordertoendafightbetweenthetwofamilieswithouteitherfamily8．(have)tolosefaceintheend.Thefamilieshadbeenarguingoverafarmfor20years.Boththebridefamilyandthegroomfamilythoughtthattheyownedthefarm,butnooneknewforsure.Thefightendedforgood9．theyoungboymarriedtheyounggirl.Thetwofamiliesagreed10．(give)thefarmtotheyoungcouple.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定关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(Ʌ)，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。Recentlyasurveyhascarriedoutonthebreakfasteatinghabitsofhighschoolstudentsinourschool、Herearetheresultofthesurvey、65%ofthestudentshaveabreakfastinthediningroomwhile30%havesnacksinstead,with5%eatnofoodforbreakfast、Ahealthydietshouldcontaingrain,protein,nutsandfruit、Besides,80%ofthestudentspreferredtoeatsweetfoodorfastfoodinsteadofregularmeals、Asasayinggo,"Wearewhatweeat、"Breakfastisconsideredthemostimportantlymealoftheday、Allofusshouldhaveabalanceddietwhatprovidesenough、energyfortheminsteadofhavingunhealthyfood、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是英国的一名中学生Tom.今日收到中国网友李华的来信。请你针对李华在信中提到的问题，给其写一封回信。写作要求：1.字数：不少于120；2、内容充实，行文连贯。DearTom,Howareyoudoingthesesdays?Iwanttotellyousomeexcitingnews.Wehaveaforeignteacherthissemester,whowealllikeverymuch.Butmostofthetime,IcannotfullyunderstandwhatshesaysinclassbecauseIamnotverygoodatEnglishlistening.Iamquiteupset.Sodoyouhaveanysuggestionsonhowtoimprovelistening?Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua_______________________________________