山西省忻州市五寨縣胡會鄉(xiāng)中學2022-2023學年高三英語月考試題含解析

山西省忻州市五寨縣胡會鄉(xiāng)中學2022-2023學年高三英語月考試題含解析一、選擇題1.Pleasefollowyourtutor’sinstructions,oryou’ll_____him.A.discourage

B.disturb

C.offend

D.bother參考答案：C2.________totheInternetoftenputsahighofficialintoanembarrassingposition.

A.Exposing B.Beingexposed C.Exposed D.Tobeexposed參考答案：B3.Ifoundthatmycheatinginyesterday’sEnglishtest_____tomyparentsthatveryevening.A.wasreported

B.hadbeenreportedC.hadreported

D.wasreporting參考答案：A4.—Howisthegirlwhowasinjuredinthecaraccident?—Herinjuriesareextremelyserious,butsheisexpectedto

.A．pullin

B．pullthrough

C．pullup

D．pullover參考答案：B5.When_____ajob,youshouldhighlightyourexperienceandskills．A.applyingto

B.appliedto

C.applyingfor

D.appliedfor參考答案：C6.Hearingthenews,hehurriedhome,_____thebook____onthetable.A.left;lainopen

B.leaving;lieopenedC.left;layopened

D.leaving;lyingopen參考答案：D7.Ifyouwanttobe_______editoronanEnglish-languagepaper,yourteachingexperienceis________bigplus.

A.an;a

B.the;an

C.the;the

D.an;不填

參考答案：A

8.—Whatdoyouthinkofstoreshoppinginthefuture?—Personally,Ithinkitwillexistalongwithhomeshoppingbut_____.A.willneverreplace

B.wouldneverreplaceC.willneverbereplaced

D.wouldneverbereplaced參考答案：C考查動詞時態(tài)。句意：---你對將來的商店購物怎么看？---我個人認為會與在家購物并存，但商店購物不會被取代。根據(jù)Ithinkitwillexistalongwithhomeshopping，排除虛擬的選項D，這是表示將來的時間，考慮到被動語態(tài)，選C項。9.---Didyoutalkwith_______presentatthemeetingyesterday?

---No.Onlyafewofthem.

A.anyone

B.everyone

C.someone

D.noone參考答案：B略10.Thegirl________tofigureouttheboy’sattitudetowardsherbutwithoutsuccess.A．managed

B．succeeded

C．a(chǎn)ttempted D．predicted參考答案：C11.Patientsshouldfightamentalbattleagainsttheirdiseasebravelyratherthan_____them.A.subscribeto B.contributeto C.submitto D.applyto參考答案：C【詳解】考查動詞短語辨析。句意：病人應當與他們的疾病勇敢地做心理斗爭而不是屈服于他們。A.subscribeto訂閱、同意、捐款；B.contributeto為……做貢獻；C.submitto提交、屈從；D.applyto應用于。根據(jù)句意及選項可知，此處使用短語submitto。故選C。12.32.Americawas_______wasfirstcalled“India”byColumbus.

A.that

B.where

C.what

D.theplace參考答案：C略13.______shehasearnedherPhD,shewantstofindajobwithhigherpay.A.Asif

B.Nowthat

C.Eventhough

D.Incase參考答案：B【命題立意】考查狀語從句的用法。句意：.既然她已經(jīng)獲得哲學博士學位，她想找到一種更高薪的工作。asif好像；nowthat既然；eventhough盡管；incase萬一。根據(jù)主從句之間的關系判斷選B。14.Itisdifficulttofindasatisfyingjobtoday．Thisjobisgreat________salary,butithassomedisadvantages．

A．intermsof

B．incaseof

C．infavorof

D．ontopof參考答案：A考查介詞短語。語境表示就薪水而言，這份工作不錯。用intermsof表示“就……而言”。15.Intelligencedoesnot_______meansuccess.Youmustworkhardenough.A.honestly

B.necessarily

C.formally

D.simply參考答案：D16.Inthecharacter-trainingofchildren,whatreally________muchiswhattheirparentssayanddo.A.matters

B.cares

C.considers

D.minds參考答案：A17.AnewiPadinthemarketcostsabout______ofasecond-handone.A.threetimes

of

theprice

B.threetimesasmuchasthepriceC.threetimestheprice

D.threetimesmorethantheprice參考答案：C18.Sometimessmiles______befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A.must

B.should

C.can

D.would參考答案：C19.Themandenied______anythingatthesupermarketwhenquestionedbythepolice.A.tohavestolen

B.tobestealing

C.havingstolen

D.tosteal參考答案：C二、完型填空20.Oneevening,Catherinewasathomeasusual.Asher___41___swungbetweenwhatshewasgoingtodowithherlifeandtheirdinnerplansfortheevening,shewasunexpectedly___42___byanurgentcallfromhersister“Getoverhere!TurnonNBCandchecktheseguysout.Theyarejustlikeyou…..”O(jiān)neFacebookmessageandaphoneinterviewlater,Catherine___43___herselfonabuswith8strangersinthemiddleoftheswelteringdesertheatofUtah,pickinguptrashand___44___awarenessaboutzero-wasteandclimatechange.Withadeep___45___oftheenvironmentandadesiretomakea___46___,Catherine,Davey,andagroupofself___47___“environmentalpick-upartists”wentonacoasttocoastroadsidetrashpick-up.Astheywalked,sometimesonly___48___0.9milesinanentireday,they___49___andsteadilymadetheirwayacrosstheUnitedStatesforthreeyears,pickingupatotalof201,678poundsoftrash.CatherineandDavey____50____withuswonderfulstoriesofhopeandinspirationthatfueledtheir___51___tocontinuetheirjourney.Afterspendingweekssilently____52____howshewouldhaveenough____53____toflyhomefortheirtwo-weekspringbreak,Catherinefoundablank,unidentifiedenvelope____54____with$850cashinthedesert.Justenoughtogetherhomeandback.Aftertheirbus____55____outsideofDenver,theyunexpectedlygot____56____andarrivedinYosemiteNationalParkthreeweekslater,justintimeforthe“YosemiteFacelift”where___57___fromalloverthestatecametogetherwitha____58____ofcleaninguptrashalloverthepark.Beingattherightplaceattherighttimebecamealmostnormal,andtheyrealizedthatmuchofwhatthey___59___wasmorethanjustacoincidence.Together,theirteamlearnedtosimply____60____themselvestotheirtask,andsurrendertothejourney.41.A.hands B.balance C.thoughts D.position42.A.blamed B.interrupted C.moved D.frightened43.A.dropped B.cheered C.found D.taught44.A.abandoning B.shaking C.raising D.hiding45.A.pride B.trust C.fear D.love46.A.difference B.promise C.mistake D.plan47.A.corrected B.described C.repeated D.discovered48.A.driving B.fixing C.riding D.covering49.A.slowly B.secretly C.helplessly D.frequently50.A.heard B.shared C.wrote D.read51.A.efforts B.costs C.problems D.choices52.A.worryingabout B.replyingto C.dependingon D.meetingwith53.A.time B.food C.money D.room54.A.equipped B.supplied C.decorated D.filled55.A.setoff B.brokedown C.headedfor D.heldon56.A.rest B.practice C.understanding D.help57.A.members B.volunteers C.tourists D.reporters58.A.purpose B.question C.decision D.lesson59.A.introduced B.expected C.experienced D.examined60.A.turn B.limit C.compare D.devote參考答案：41.C

42.B

43.C

44.C

45.D

46.A

47.B

48.D

49.A

50.B

51.A

52.A

53.C

54.D

55.B

56.D

57.B

58.A

59.C

60.D本文為記敘文。文章講述了帶著對環(huán)境的熱愛和想要有所作為的愿望，凱瑟琳、戴維和一群自命為“環(huán)保拾荒藝術家”的人沿著海岸公路邊拾荒的故事。她們的故事也激勵了更多的志愿者加入了這樣的行動中來。41.考查名詞辨析。A.hands手；B.balance平衡；C.thoughts想法；D.position位置。句意：正當她的思緒在她的生活和晚餐計劃之間搖擺不定時。故C選項正確。42.考查動詞辨析。A.blamed責備；B.interrupted打斷；C.moved移動；D.frightened使害怕。句意：她的思緒被她姐姐的緊急電話打斷了。故B選項正確。43.考查動詞辨析。A.dropped滴落；B.cheered歡呼，愉快；C.found發(fā)現(xiàn)；D.taught教。句意：一條Facebook信息和一次電話采訪之后，凱瑟琳發(fā)現(xiàn)自己和8個陌生人坐在一輛公交車上，置身于猶他州酷熱的沙漠之中。故C選項正確。44.考查動詞辨析。A.abandoning拋棄，遺棄；B.shaking搖動；C.raising提高；D.hiding藏。raiseawareness“提高意識”。故C選項正確。45.考查名詞辨析。A.pride驕傲；B.trust信任；C.fear害怕；D.love愛。這里表示“對環(huán)境深深的愛”。故D選項正確。46.考查名詞辨析。A.difference不同；B.promise承諾；C.mistake錯誤；D.plan計劃。句意：帶著對環(huán)境的熱愛和想要有所作為的愿望。makeadifference“有影響，有作用”。故A選項正確。47.考查動詞辨析。A.corrected改正；B.described描述；C.repeated重復；D.discovered發(fā)現(xiàn)。他們把自己描述為“環(huán)保拾荒藝術家”。故B選項正確。48.考查動詞辨析。A.driving開車；B.fixing安裝；C.riding騎車；D.covering覆蓋，采訪，占地，走了……路。此題表示“走了0.9里路”。故D選項正確。49.考查副詞辨析。A.slowly慢地；B.secretly秘密地；C.helplessly無助地；D.frequently頻繁地。有時他們一整天就走了0.9里路，所以比較緩慢。故A選項正確。50.考查動詞辨析。A.heard聽到；B.shared分享；C.wrote寫；D.read讀。句意：凱瑟琳和戴維與我們分享了關于希望和靈感的精彩故事。故B選項正確。51.考查名詞辨析。A.efforts努力；B.costs花費；C.problems問題；D.choices選擇。句意：這些故事激勵著他們繼續(xù)他們的旅程。故A選項正確。52.考查動詞辨析。A.worryingabout擔心；B.replyingto回答，答復；C.dependingon依靠；D.meetingwith遇見，碰到。句意：幾個星期以來，凱瑟琳一直在默默地擔心自己是否有足夠……乘飛機回家過兩個星期的春假。故A選項正確。53.考查名詞辨析。A.time時間；B.food食物；C.money錢；D.room房間。根據(jù)下文“with$850cashinthedesert.Justenoughtogetherhomeandback.”可知，凱瑟琳一直在默默地擔心自己是否有足夠錢乘飛機回家過兩個星期的春假。故C選項正確。54.考查動詞辨析。A.equipped裝備；B.supplied提供；C.decorated裝飾；D.filled裝。befilledwith“裝滿”。句意：她在沙漠里發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個空白的、身份不明的信封，里面裝著850美元現(xiàn)金。故D選項正確。55.考查動詞辨析。A.setoff出發(fā)；B.brokedown壞掉；C.headedfor朝……出發(fā)；D.heldon堅持，繼續(xù)。這里表示“他們的車壞掉了”。故B選項正確。56.考查名詞辨析。A.rest休息；B.practice實踐；C.understanding理解；D.help幫助。車壞掉之后他們得到了意想不到的幫助。故D選項正確。57.考查名詞辨析。A.members成員；B.volunteers志愿者；C.tourists游客；D.reporters記者。根據(jù)語境，此處指“來自全國各地的志愿者們聚集到一起參加活動”。故B選項正確。58.考查名詞辨析。A.purpose目的；B.question問題；C.decision決定；D.lesson課程。withapurposeof“帶著……目的”。故A選項正確。59.考查動詞辨析。A.introduced介紹；B.expected期望，預料；C.experienced經(jīng)歷；D.examined檢查。句意：他們所經(jīng)歷的很多事情都不僅僅是個巧合。故C選項正確。60.考查動詞辨析。A.turn轉向；B.limit限制；C.compare相比；D.devote奉獻。devote…to…“把……奉獻給……；致力于……”。他們的團隊在一起學會了只獻身于任務，屈服于旅途。故D選項正確。21.Iwasholdingherhandwhenthemaninthewhitecoatcamein.___16___bothsetsofX-rays,hesaidseriously:Herlungswerefillingupwithfluid(液體).Thismeantthat___17___Iwouldneedtoconsultwithspecialists,andstopwhateverwas___18___intomymother’slungs.___19___,thisdoctorseemedtohaveanotherplan.Hebeganspeakingtomeabout“thequalityoflife.”Hegavemealistofmymother’s___20___andthenconcludedthattheyaddeduptothe___21___ofherlife.Ihadheardthephrase“Wecanmakeher___22___”toomanytimes.NowIwasmore___23___thanhurtwhendoctorswantedtokillmymother.Mymothercouldn’twalk,talkorswallowafterherstroke,butnursingherwasnot___24___.WheneverIaskedherifherdiseasesweretoohardonher,shejust___25___herhead.Shewasconveyingtomeherloveandunderstandingbeyond___26___.Andnotjusttome.Ayoungnursestoppedmejustbeforethedoctorappeared:“Youknow,I___27___mynewjobtoyourmother:She___28___metolearntodrive,soIwouldbenot___29___busesandIcouldgettothehospitaltowork.”So,Icouldn’thelpquestioningthedoctor’s___30___ofqualityoflife.Howdidhearriveatthe___31___thatmymothershoulddie?Washemakinga(n)___32___calculation,thattokeepabedridden(臥床不起的)personalivewascostly?Hecertainlydidnot“calculate”herendlesslove,thewayit___33___everyonewhocameincontactwithher.Ifhumanlifeis___34___tocost-benefitanalyses,allformsofcaringforanyreasonotherthanself-interestwillbe___35___.Canwedobetter?16.A.Lookingup

B.Holdingup

C.Settingup

D.Drawingup17.A.immediately

B.occasionally

C.eventually

D.recently18.A.stealing

B.marching

C.rushing

D.storming19.A.Therefore

B.Moreover

C.However

D.Otherwise20.A.vices

B.strengths

C.sacrifices

D.disabilities21.A.whole

B.peak

C.future

D.end22.A.unbearable

B.moveable

C.unconscious

D.comfortable23.A.relieved

B.excited

C.disappointed

D.ashamed24.A.tiring

B.easy

C.casual

D.pleasant25.A.nodded

B.hung

C.shook

D.lifted26.A.reach

B.words

C.belief

D.hope27.A.relate

B.owe

C.lose

D.submit28.A.forced

B.encouraged

C.intended

D.ordered29.A.atthemercyof

B.atalossfor

C.infavorof

D.inchargeof30.A.framework

B.instruction

C.warning

D.measure31.A.precise

B.rough

C.arithmetic

D.economic32.A.conclusion

B.agreement

C.consensus

D.answer33.A.transmitted

B.transferred

C.transformed

D.transported34.A.admitted

B.reduced

C.sentenced

D.committed35.A.included

B.robbed

C.excluded

D.confirmed參考答案：16.B

17.A

18.A

19.C

20.D

21.D

22.D

23.C

24.A

25.C

26.B

27.B

28.B

29.A

30.D

31.A

32.D

33.C

34.B

35.C本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者的母親中風后留下了嚴重的殘疾，生活不能自理，醫(yī)生認為這種情況下，母親活著沒有什么意義了，但作者了解到母親鼓勵過一個護士學習開車，讓她有了一份新工作，作者不禁質疑醫(yī)生對母親的生命質量的衡量，臥病在床的母親也能用愛改變與她接觸的人，由此，作者認為如果將人類的生命簡化為成本效益分析，那么除了利己以外的所有形式的關心都將被排除在外?！?6題詳解】考查動詞短語辨析。A.Lookingup抬頭；B.Holdingup舉起；C.Settingup建立；D.Drawingup擬訂。根據(jù)本空后的“bothsetsofX-rays,hesaidseriously:Herlungswerefillingupwithfluid”可知，醫(yī)生舉著兩張X光片，嚴肅地說：“她的肺部充滿了水腫”，故B項正確。【17題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。A.immediately立即；B.occasionally偶爾；C.eventually最終；D.recently最近。母親的肺部充滿了水腫，這意味著我需要馬上咨詢專家，阻止任何東西進入我母親的肺部，故A項正確?！?8題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.stealing偷；B.marching進軍；C.rushing猛沖；D.storming大發(fā)雷霆。我需要馬上咨詢專家，阻止任何東西進入我母親的肺部，stealinto表示“潛入”，故A項正確?！?9題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。A.Therefore因此；B.Moreover此外；C.However然而；D.Otherwise否則。根據(jù)本空后的“thisdoctorseemedtohaveanotherplan.”可知，然而，這個醫(yī)生似乎有另一個打算，與前面我想咨詢專家形成轉折關系，故C項正確。【20題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.vices惡習；B.strengths優(yōu)勢；C.sacrifices犧牲；D.disabilities殘疾、障礙。根據(jù)下文中的“Mymothercouldn’twalk,talkorswallowafterherstroke”可知，母親中風后不能說話、不能走路、還不能吞咽，這些都屬于殘疾，故D項正確。【21題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.whole整體；B.peak頂點；C.future未來；D.end結束。他說母親的殘疾會加速她生命的終結，故D項正確?！?2題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.unbearable難以忍受的；B.moveable可移動的；C.unconscious無意識的；D.comfortable舒適的。我無數(shù)次聽過“我們能夠讓她舒服”，但是，現(xiàn)在醫(yī)生要結束我母親的生命時，我感到的失望多于傷害，故D項正確?！?3題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.relieved放心的；B.excited興奮的；C.disappointed失望的；D.ashamed羞愧的。聽說醫(yī)生要結束我母親的生命時，我感到更多的是失望，故C項正確?！?4題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.tiring累人的、麻煩的；B.easy簡單的；C.casual隨便的；D.pleasant令人愉快的。雖然母親中風后不能說話、不能走路、還不能吞咽，但照顧她并不累，故A項正確?！?5題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.nodded點頭；B.hung懸掛；C.shook搖頭；D.lifted舉起。每當我問她是不是病得太重時，她總是搖頭，故C項正確?！?6題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.reach范圍；B.words話語；C.belief信仰；D.hope希望。她向我傳達了她難以言表的愛和理解，故B項正確?！?7題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.relate聯(lián)系；B.owe歸功于；C.lose失去；D.submit服從。這個護士對我說她的這份新工作多虧了我母親，故B項正確。【28題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.forced強迫；B.encouraged鼓勵；C.intended打算；D.ordered命令。根據(jù)本空后的“metolearntodrive”可知，這個護士說我母親鼓勵她學習開車，故B項正確?！?9題詳解】考查介詞短語辨析。A.atthemercyof受……的支配；B.atalossfor因……感到迷惘；C.infavorof支持；D.inchargeof負責。根據(jù)本空后的“busesandIcouldgettothehospitaltowork.”可知，這護士說她不會受公交車的擺布，能夠自己開車去醫(yī)院上班，故A項正確?！?0題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.framework框架；B.instruction指令；C.warning警告；D.measure衡量。所以，我不禁質疑醫(yī)生對母親的生命質量的衡量，故D項正確?！?1題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.precise精確的、明確的；B.rough粗略的；C.arithmetic算數(shù)的；D.economic經(jīng)濟的。我質疑醫(yī)生對母親的生命質量的衡量——他是怎么得出我母親應該死去的結論的呢？arriveattheprecisethat表示“準確地說”，故A項正確?！?2題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.conclusion結論；B.agreement同意；C.consensus一致；D.answer答案。他是不是在計算答案——讓一個臥床不起的人活著是很昂貴的，故D項正確。【33題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.transmitted傳送；B.transferred轉移；C.transformed轉變；D.transported運輸。他一定沒有算過母親用她無盡的愛改變了每一個與她接觸的人，故C項正確?！?4題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.admitted承認；B.reduced減少；C.sentenced判決；D.committed委托。根據(jù)本空后的“tocost-benefitanalyses,allformsofcaringforanyreasonotherthanself-interestwillbe…”可知，如果將人類的生命簡化為成本效益分析，那么除了利己以外的所有形式的關心都將被排除在外，故B項正確?！?5題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。A.included包括；B.robbed掠奪；C.excluded排除、驅逐；D.confirmed確認。除了利己以外的所有形式的關心都將被排除在外，故C項正確。三、閱讀理解22.TowinanOscarisanachievementatanyage．Todosoat22，asJenniferLawrencehas，isjustamazing．Recently，theAmericanstarwonBestActressatthisyear’sAcademyAwardsforherroleinthefilmTheSilverLiningsPlaybook．AccordingtoTimemagazine’sRichardCorliss，Lawrenceisthatrareyoungactresswho“l(fā)endsamatureintelligencetoanyro1e”．ThoughLawrencehasfoundgreatsuccessthroughherbigscreenwork，Lawrencewasn'tsurewhatshereallylikeddoingbeforetheageofl4．Shethoughtshe’dgotocollegeandmaybefindacareerasadoctororatravelagent．Lawrence’stwobrotherswerestarathletesandoneofthemwasastraight-Astudent．Unlikethem，shesufferedthroughschool，neverquitefindingwhereshebelonged．However，duringatriptoNewYork，Lawrencesuddenlyrealizedthatshewantedtobeanactress．Whenshewasenjoyingthebeautifulcity，amodelseekeraskedifhecouldtakeherpicture，andthenextdayhecalledherinforanaudition(試鏡)．“Ireadthescript(劇本)anditwasthefirsttimeIhadthatfeelinglikeIunderstandthis，”Lawrencesaid．“Within20minutes，inthecabridefromthehotelroom，IdecidedIdidn’twanttobeamodel．Infact，Iwantedtobeanactress．”Havingappreciatedthisyounglady’sperformance，theagencywassoimpressedwithherreadingthattheysignedheronthespot．Butsheinsistedonfinishinghighschoolsoshecouldgiveherfullattentiontoheractingcareer．LawrenceburstontotheHollywoodscenelastyearwithTheHungerGames，whichestablishedherasthehighest-grossing(票房最高的)femaleactionheroofalltime．RollingStonecalledher“themosttalentedyoungactressinAmerica”．61．WhatcanweknowaboutJenniferLawrencefromParagraph3？A．Herparentswerereallystrictwithher．B．Sheseemednottofitinwithherschooldayswell．C．Herschoolperformancemadehertoday'sfame．D．Hertwobrothersweredoingwellinallschoolsubjects．62．Lawrencemadeuphermindtobeallactressbecauseof

A．a(chǎn)modelinterviewB.herbrothers’examplesC．thetaxi-ridetoherhotelroomD.thebeautifulsceneryofNewYork63．FromthetextwecanknowthatLawrenceisanactressofgreat____________．A．confidence

B．a(chǎn)mbition

C．independence

D．talent64．Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A．ChoosingEarly

B．ActingWiselyC．WinningYoung

D．FollowingDreams參考答案：BADC23.Areyouafraidofsharks?Whataboutsnakesorspiders?Putthosefearsaside:becauseintheU.S.you’refarmorelikelytobekilledorinjuredbyadeerskippingacrosstheroad.Deercausemorethan200humansdeathseachyear,plussome29,000injuries,allbecauseof1.2millioncollisionsbetweenvehiclesanddeer.MostincidentsoccurintheeasternU.S.,wheredeerprosperwithoutnaturalpredatorslikewolvesandmountainlions.“That’stheregionintheU.S.wheredeer-vehiclecollisionsaresuchaproblem,andwhereitseemslikeaneffectivelargecarnivorereintroductioncouldmakeareallybigdifference.”sayswildlifebiologistLauraPrughfromUniversityofWashington.Shethinksitwouldhelptoreintroducepredatorslikemountainlions,alsoknownascougars,pumasorpanthers,topartsoftheirhistoricrangefromwhichthey’vebeendrivenout.TheresearcherssaythatbringingthepredatorsbacktotheeasternU.S.wouldmean22percentfewercollisionsbetweencarsanddeeroverthreedecades.Eachyearwouldseefivefewerhumandeaths,680fewerinjuriesandasavingsofsome550million.SophieL.Gilbertthinkstherearegreatsocioeconomicbenefitsoflargepredatorrestorationthroughreducedwildlife-vehiclecollisionsandshesays,says,“Cougarshaveshownthattheycancoexistinshortdistancewithpeople,withveryfewconflicts,inalotofareasoutwest.”Still,somefolksmightbeunderstandablynervousaboutthiskindofplan.Afterall,reintroducingpredatorsdoesn’tcomewithoutriskstopetsandtolivestock,andveryoccasionallytopeople.“OurfearoflargepredatorsissonaturalandintensethatIdon’tthinkit’spossibletojustcompletelyclearitwithstatisticsWhatIhopeisthatknowingthatthereactuallycanbesomemeasurablebenefitsmightmakepeoplealittlemoresupportiveandmaybebalancethatfearalittlebit.”saysLaura.Indeed,thestatisticsshowthatcougarswouldpreventfivetimesasmanyhumandeathsfromdeer-relatedaccidentsastheywouldcausebyattacks.Butit’llbeatoughsell:thepresswillcovercougarattacks,butastatisticallypreventeddeathdoesnotmakethenews.Nevertheless,“Ifpeopleinthewestcanputupwithhavingmountainlionsaround,IwouldhopethatNewYorkerswouldbeupforthechallengeaswell.”12.Whatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“carnivore”inParagr