2021年河南省駐馬店市實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期末試題含解析

2021年河南省駐馬店市實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期末試題含解析一、選擇題27.Sheisoneofthemosthelpful,____andreliablepeopleIhaveeverhadthepleasuretoknow.A.apparent

B.passive

C.doubtful

D.considerate參考答案：27.D考查形容詞。A.顯然的,表面上的；B.被動(dòng)的；C.懷疑的,令人生疑的；D.體貼的,考慮周到的。

略2.I________inLondonformanyyears,butI’veneverregrettedmyfinaldecisiontomovebacktoChina.

A．lived

B．havelived

C.hadlived

D．wasliving參考答案：A3.Themanagerfinishedthewholeday'sworkandstoodup,______himself．A．stretching

B．stretched

C．stretch

D．tostretch參考答案：A4.Neighborssaidtheyheardthemantellthewomanthatshecouldn’tleave______shegavebackthemoneyborrowedfromhim.A.unless B.since C.if D.though參考答案：A5.What’sstrangeisthatthroughthemiddleofthebuilding______.A.liesalightrailway

B.doesliealightrailwayC.alightrailwaylies

D.doesalightrailwaylie參考答案：A【詳解】考查部分倒裝。句意：讓人嘖嘖稱(chēng)奇的是一條輕軌穿過(guò)這棟大樓。分析句子可知，表語(yǔ)從句中throughthemiddleofthebuilding為地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)，位于句首，句子使用部分倒裝，故把系動(dòng)詞或者助動(dòng)詞放在主語(yǔ)之前，故選A?！军c(diǎn)睛】部分倒裝,即謂語(yǔ)的一部分移到主語(yǔ)之前，常見(jiàn)的部分倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)如下：1．Only＋狀語(yǔ)或者狀語(yǔ)從句放在句首.如：OnlyinthiswaycanweimproveourEnglish．只有這樣,我們才能提高英語(yǔ)水平.2．含否定意義并修飾全句的詞放在句首.如：not,little,hardly,scarcely,nomore,nolonger,innoway,never,seldom,notonly,nosooner等等.如：SeldomdoIgotoworkbybus．我很少乘公共汽車(chē)上班.3.副詞often,短語(yǔ)manyatime,或者so修飾形容詞或副詞、位于句首時(shí).例如：Sobadlywasheinjuredintheaccidentthathewassenttothehospitalfortreatment．在這次事故中他傷得很重,被送進(jìn)醫(yī)院治療.4.虛擬條件句省略if時(shí),將were,should或had移到主語(yǔ)之前.如：Shoulditrain,allthecropswouldbesaved．若是下雨的話(huà),莊稼就都得救了.Hadn'titbeenforhishelp,wewouldn'thavefinishedtheworkintime．若非有他幫忙,我們就不能及時(shí)完成工作.5.由asthough引導(dǎo)的表示“雖然”,“盡管”的讓步狀語(yǔ)從句用倒裝語(yǔ)序時(shí),把從句的表語(yǔ)或狀語(yǔ)等放在as／though的前面.例如：Youngas／thoughshewas,shecouldworkoutthatproblemalone．雖然她很小,但她卻能獨(dú)自解出那道難題.6.Therescuingmenareconsidering________theycandomoreforthesufferingpeopleinthefire.A.what B.which C.that D.how參考答案：D分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知,空處引導(dǎo)的是賓語(yǔ)從句,且根據(jù)句意,此處表示"如何,怎樣",故用how來(lái)引導(dǎo)該賓語(yǔ)從句。7.-Canyousparemeafewminutesnow.7

--

,butI'llbefreethisafternoon.A.No,Iwon't

B.Yes,withpleasure

C.I'mnotsure

D.I'mafraidnot參考答案：D8.Hehasdonatedsomemoneytothosewho________inpoverty,which_______ofgreathelp.

A.live,are

B.lives,are

C.live,is D.lives,is參考答案：C9.Needsomepostcardsandstamps?Forallthesethingsand______more,visitourshoppingcenter．A．much

B．many

C．little

D．few參考答案：B10.Theshopkeeperwantedtosellmethedressfor30dollars,andIwantedtopay20dollarsforit,sowe________on25dollars.A.communicated B.compromised C.bargained D.concentrated參考答案：B【詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：店主想以30美元的價(jià)格把那件衣服賣(mài)給我，而我想付20美元，所以我們折中了25美元。A.communicated交流；B.compromised妥協(xié)，折中；C.bargained討價(jià)還價(jià)；D.concentrated集中。結(jié)合句意故選B。11.Thehousesarespecially_______andbuiltforthosehome-lostpeople.A.decorated

B.designed

C.managed

D.removed參考答案：B12.I’dratherhavearoomofmyown,howeversmallitis,than

aroomwithsomeoneelse.A.toshare

B.tohaveshared

C.share

D.sharing參考答案：C13.TheEnglishspokenintheUnitedStatesisonlyslightlydifferentfrom___spokeninEngland.A.which

B.what

C.that

D.theone參考答案：C14.______youmayhave,youshouldgatheryourcouragetofacethechallenge.

A．Howeveraseriousproblem

B．whataseriousproblem

C．Howeverseriousaproblem

D．Whatseriousaproblem參考答案：C略15.Weneedacomprehensive_____ofthegeneticallymodified

food,undertheleadershipofthecentralgovernment. A.accumulation B.assessment C.assistance D.accountant參考答案：B 16.Withmanydifficultproblems________,thenewly—electedpresidentishavingahardtime.A.settled

B.settling

C.tosettle

D.beingsettled參考答案：C17.He’sfondoftraveling,sothere’saslightchance

_____you’llfindhim.A.that

B.which

C.what

D.this參考答案：A18.Whatanicesmell!What

inthekitchen，Mom?A．iscooking

B．cooks

C．isbeingcooked

D．cooked參考答案：C略19.—Hi,Lily．Don'tforgettowatchI'maSingerat10:00thisFridaynight!—Whatapity!I______inaplanetoHainanforameetingthen．A．willsit

B．willbesitting

C．a(chǎn)msitting

D．sit參考答案：B二、完型填空20.Teachinganyonetothinkofothersbeforethemselvesis,Ibelieve,alife-longeffort.Formerightnow,itmightmeannotbuyingthatextrashirtoracupofcoffeeand_41

savingthemoneytohelpsomeone__42____.Formykids,itmightmeansharing___43____,happilytakingturnsintheplayground.Iliketo___44____thinkingofothersandfindingawaytohelpthemas“kindness”.Onthisparticularday,insteadof___45_____alotofmoneyonalunchoutintherestaurant,weboughtsome___46___littletoystogivetostrangers.Iaskedtheboys___47__theywouldliketogivethesetoystootherchildren.Atfirsttheyweredisappointedbecausetheywantedto____48___them.Thiswasn’tsurprising----IknewthatifmymomboughtawholelotofgreatshirtswhichIthoughtwereforme,andthensaidshewantedtogivethemaway,Imightatfirstbeabit___49____,too.Sowe___50____themandmyoldestchild___51____wekeeponeandgivetheothersawaytomakeothershappy.We__52____thiswasagoodideaandthentheystartedtogetexcitedaboutthe___53_____ofgivingthemaway,askingmewhotheycouldgivethemtoandhow.We___54_____someslipsofpaper,punched(開(kāi)洞)

ahole,___55_____themtothelittledolls,andthenheadedoutforthelocalmall.Theboyswereveryexcitedtobeontheirwayto___56_____thetoys,andIadmittedIwasabit__57____.Whatwouldtheparentsthinkaswegavetheirchildatoy?Wouldtheybe____58____,ornotlikethegift?ButItooksomedeep____59_____andrealizedthatifwearedoingsomethingoutoflove,wecanonlygivewithopen____60____andacceptwhateveristocome.41.A.

extremely

B.thus

C.just

D.instead42.A.inparticular

B.inruins

C.

inneed

D.inreturn43.A.

secrets

B.toys

C.gifts

D.decorations44.A.deserve

B.

describe

C.discuss

D.learn45.A.spending

B.taking

C.paying

D.costing46.A.grateful

B.naughty

C.cute

D.straight47.A.why

B.if

C.how

D.that48.A.adopt

B.settle

C.

purchase

D.keep49.A.

disappointed

B.delighted

C.inspired

D.shocked50.A.designed

B.

counted

C.persuaded

D.suffered51.A.told

B.asked

C.informed

D.suggested52.A.concerned

B.preferred

C.

decided

D.agreed53.A.adventure

B.experience

C.prospect

D.agreement

54.A.

cutout

B.cutacross

C.cutup

D.cutdown55.A.tied

B.

marked

C.hung

D.passed56.A.bring

B.deliver

C.

replace

D.rescue57.A.nervous

B.doubtful

C.sorrowful

D.excited58.A.worried

B.interested

C.offended

D.amused59.A.measures

B.

turns

C.steps

D.breaths

60.A.hugs

B.

minds

C.hearts

D.hands參考答案：41．D42．C43．B44．B45．A46．C47．B48．D49．A50．B51．D52．D53．C54．A55．A56．B57．A58．C59．D60．C41．D考查副詞辨析。extremely極端地；thus如此；just正好；instead代替。句意：現(xiàn)在對(duì)我來(lái)講，這也許意味著不買(mǎi)那件額外的襯衫或一杯咖啡，而是省下錢(qián)來(lái)去幫助在危難中的人。故選D。42．C考查介詞詞組辨析。inparticular尤其；inruins成為廢墟；inneed在危難中的；inreturn作為回答。句意：現(xiàn)在對(duì)我來(lái)講，它也許意味著不買(mǎi)那件額外的襯衫或一杯咖啡，而是省下錢(qián)來(lái)去幫助在危難中的人。故選C。43．B考查名詞辨析。secret秘密；toy玩具；gift禮物；decoration裝飾物。句意：對(duì)于我的孩子而言，它可能意為著分享玩具。故選B。

44．B考查動(dòng)詞辨析。deserve應(yīng)得，值得；describe描述；discuss討論；learn學(xué)習(xí)，了解。詞組：describesth.assth.把……稱(chēng)之為……。句意：我喜歡把考慮他人、尋找?guī)椭说霓k法稱(chēng)之為“善良”。故選B。45．A考查動(dòng)詞辨析。spend花費(fèi)；take花費(fèi)（時(shí)間）；pay支付；cost花費(fèi)（物作主語(yǔ)）。句意：在這個(gè)特別的日子里，（我們）沒(méi)有花太多的錢(qián)到外面餐館吃午餐，我們買(mǎi)了一些可愛(ài)的小玩具去分給陌生人。故選A。46．C考查形容詞辨析。grateful感激的；naughty淘氣的；cute可愛(ài)的；straight直挺的。此處指“可愛(ài)的玩具”。故選C。47．B考查賓語(yǔ)從句連接詞。句意：我問(wèn)兒子們?yōu)槭裁此麄兿胍堰@些玩具分給其他的孩子。故選B。48．D考查動(dòng)詞辨析。adopt收養(yǎng)；settle解決；

purchase購(gòu)買(mǎi)；keep擁有。句意：起初，他們感到失望，因?yàn)樗麄兿胍獡碛兴鼈?。故選D。49．A考查形容詞辨析。disappointed失望的；delighted高興的；inspired受鼓舞的；shocked感到震驚的。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處指“起初，我也許也會(huì)有點(diǎn)失望”。故選A。50．B考查動(dòng)詞辨析。design設(shè)計(jì)；count清點(diǎn)；persuade勸說(shuō)；suffer遭受。句意：所以我們清點(diǎn)了它們（這些玩具）。故選B。51．D考查動(dòng)詞辨析。tell告訴；ask詢(xún)問(wèn)；inform通知；suggest建議。句意：我最大的孩子建議我們（應(yīng)該）留一個(gè)，把其它的給別人，讓他們也快樂(lè)。suggest表“建議”時(shí)，賓語(yǔ)從句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要求使用（should）do。故選D。52．D考查動(dòng)詞辨析。concern關(guān)心；prefer更喜歡；decide決定；agree同意。句意：我們都同意這是個(gè)好主意，然后他們開(kāi)始為分發(fā)它們的情景而興奮起來(lái)。故選D。53．C考查名詞辨析。adventure冒險(xiǎn)；experience經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)驗(yàn)；prospect情景；agreement同意。句意：然后他們開(kāi)始為分發(fā)它們的情景而興奮起來(lái)。故選C。54．A考查動(dòng)詞詞組辨析。cutout切割；cutacross抄近路通過(guò)；cutup剁碎；cutdown削減。句意：我們切割了一些紙條，在上面打了個(gè)洞，把它們系在那些小玩偶上，然后去了當(dāng)?shù)匾患屹?gòu)物中心。故選A。

55．A考查動(dòng)詞辨析。tie系；mark做標(biāo)記；hang掛；pass通過(guò)。句意：把它們系在那些小玩偶上。故選A。56．B考查動(dòng)詞辨析。bring帶來(lái)；deliver投遞，交付；replace代替；rescue營(yíng)救。句意：在去分發(fā)玩具的路上，孩子們非常地興奮。故選B。57．A考查形容詞辨析。nervous緊張的；doubtful疑惑的；sorrowful悲傷的；excited興奮的。句意：我承認(rèn)我有點(diǎn)緊張。當(dāng)我們給孩子一個(gè)玩具的時(shí)候，他們的父母會(huì)怎么想啊？故選A。58．C考查形容詞辨析。worried擔(dān)心的；interested感興趣的；offended不舒服的，生氣的；amused愉快的。句意：他們會(huì)生氣或不喜歡這個(gè)禮物嗎？故選C。59．D考查名詞辨析。measure措施；turn順序；step步驟；breath呼吸。句意：但是我深呼了幾口氣，意識(shí)到如果我們出于愛(ài)心去做一些事情。故選D。60．C考查名詞辨析。hug擁抱；mind思想；heart心；hand手。句意：我們只能敞開(kāi)心扉，接受到來(lái)的一切。故選C?！緜渥ⅰ勘疚臑橛洈⑽?。文章敘述了自己帶領(lǐng)自己的孩子們用節(jié)約下來(lái)的錢(qián)買(mǎi)了一些玩具去分給其他的孩子，讓孩子們懂得不能只能想自己、還要多考慮別人的人生道理。21.閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。WarstartedinourhouseinlateJulywithamonthtogobeforemyfirstdayofcollege.ItwasabattleofwillsoverwhatcollegeIwastoattend.Momwantedmetoattendafamous

36school,andIwantedtogotoasmallwritingcollege.Everynightfortwoweeks,weargued,shoutedandgave

37

treatmentsuntilbothsideswenttobedwithregrets.Itwasmostlymy

38

.Sincemyjunioryearofhighschool,Ihad

39

atbeinganurse.Itookallthesciencecourses,andevenworkedasa

40

inmytown’slocalhospital.My

41

wastohelpthesickandbesuperwomantotheworld.Yet,

42

graduationandcollegeneared,itallchanged.Treatingthesickwas

43

,butnotwhatIwasmeanttodoforthe

44

ofmylife.Icouldpicturemyselfinhospitals,makingrounds,andtaking

45

,butIcouldn’tpicturemyselfhappy.Itwasn’tthe

46

Iwanted.Then,IrealizedIhadbeencreatingandwritingstoriesforaslongasIcould

47

.

Ilovedit,andwritingwaswhatIhadbeendoingasa

48

.Itwasgoingtobemycareer.Andithadtobe.OnAugust1st,MomandIsatdownatthedinnertableandItoldherthatshehadevery

49

tochoosewheretospendhermoney,justlikeIhadeveryrighttodecidewhereIwantedtogotoschool.Ifitwasherchoicenotto

50

anyofmycollegeeducation,thenIwouldtakeayearofftoworkandearnmoneysoIcouldgotothecollegeIwanted.Standingbymydecisiontobeawriterhad

51

myfirmbelieftomymom.Finallywewereat

52

,andshedecidedtosupportme,which

53

theworldtome.Beforethattime,Ihadneverstoodup

54

myparentsonanymajordecision.Choosingwhichcollegetoattend

55

metobecomeaseparateandcompleteadult.IamnowfinishedwithmyfirstsemesterasaProfessionalWritingmajorandIcannotwaittoseewhatcomesnext.36.A.cooking

B.gardening

C.nursing

D.writing37.A.medical

B.warm

C.mental

D.silent38.A.success

B.duty

C.fault

D.turn39.A.wondered

B.aimed

C.pointed

D.looked40.A.student

B.volunteer

C.graduate

D.doctor41.A.goal

B.job

C.task

D.post42.A.before

B.after

C.until

D.as43.A.rough

B.noble

C.mild

D.tough44.A.rest

B.part

C.whole

D.half45.A.notices

B.examinations

C.temperatures

D.drugs46.A.future

B.effect

C.drill

D.idea47.A.see

B.wait

C.find

D.remember48.A.process

B.hobby

C.rule

D.business49.A.chance

B.time

C.right

D.ability50.A.finance

B.expect

C.raise

D.offer51.A.doubted

B.followed

C.shaken

D.proven52.A.peace

B.war

C.ease

D.play53.A.attached

B.applied

C.devoted

D.meant54.A.for

B.against

C.over

D.by55.A.forced

B.promised

C.allowed

D.reminded參考答案：36．C

37．D

38．C

39．B

40．B41．A

42．D

43．B

44．A

45．C46．A

47．D

48．B

49．C

50．A51．D

52．A

53．D

54．B

55．C本文講述作者在考大學(xué)前夕與自己的母親在就讀專(zhuān)業(yè)上發(fā)生嚴(yán)重分歧，在堅(jiān)持自己的選擇之后得到母親同意，并成功就讀且自身獲得成長(zhǎng)的故事。36.C考查動(dòng)詞的用法。本空考查動(dòng)詞基本含義的辨析。Cooking做飯；gardening園藝；nursing保育；writing寫(xiě)作。下文得知作者在醫(yī)院做志愿者照顧病患，故nursing為護(hù)理，故選C。37.D．考查形容詞的用法。本空考查形容詞基本含義的辨析。A.medical醫(yī)療的；B.warm溫暖的；C.mental心理的；D.silent沉默的。我們會(huì)爭(zhēng)論，然后爭(zhēng)吵，然后互相保持沉默，雙方都很傷心得去睡覺(jué)了，爭(zhēng)論的幾個(gè)階段對(duì)應(yīng)，故選D。38.C．考查名詞的用法。本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.success成功；B.duty職責(zé)；C.fault錯(cuò)誤；D.turn次序。上下文過(guò)渡，為什么會(huì)發(fā)生爭(zhēng)論，因?yàn)殄e(cuò)在我身上，之前一直做醫(yī)院的志愿者讓母親誤以為我想從事相關(guān)的職業(yè)，表示一個(gè)過(guò)渡關(guān)系，故用fault。答案為C。39.B．考查動(dòng)詞的用法。本空考查動(dòng)詞基本含義的辨析。A.wondered想知道；B.aimed把……設(shè)為目標(biāo)；C.pointed指出；D.looked看起來(lái)。固定搭配，aimat，目標(biāo)成為...。故選B。40.B．考查名詞的用法。本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.student學(xué)生；B.volunteer志愿者；C.graduate畢業(yè)生；D.doctor醫(yī)生。高中生到醫(yī)院里做志愿者，故選B。41.A．考查名詞的用法。本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.goal目標(biāo)；B.job工作；C.task任務(wù)；D.post崗位。幫助病患和成為超人是我的目標(biāo)，故選A。42.D．考查狀語(yǔ)從句的用法。本空考查狀語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞基本含義的辨析。A.before在……以前；B.after在……之后；C.until直到；D.as隨著，因?yàn)?。as表示隨著，考查as的語(yǔ)法功能。選D。43.B．考查形容詞的用法。本空考查形容詞基本含義的辨析。A.rough粗糙的；B.noble高貴的；C.mild溫柔的；D.tough艱苦的。照顧病患是高尚的工作，褒義詞，故選B。44.A．考查名詞的用法。本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.rest休息；B.part部分；C.whole全部；D.half一半。這不意味著我的余生都要從事這份工作，故選A。45.C．考查名詞的用法。本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.notices布告；B.examinations考試；C.temperatures溫度；D.drugs毒品。巡視病房，給病號(hào)量體溫，固定搭配，taketemperatures，故選C。46.A考查名詞的用法。本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.future未來(lái)；B.effect影響；C.drill訓(xùn)練；D.idea主意。這并不是我想要的未來(lái)。故選A。47.D．考查動(dòng)詞的用法。本空考查動(dòng)詞基本含義的辨析。A.see看見(jiàn)；B.wait等待；C.find發(fā)現(xiàn)；D.remember記得。從我記事起，我就一直在創(chuàng)作，在寫(xiě)東西。故選D。48.B考查名詞的用法。本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.process進(jìn)程；B.hobby嗜好；C.rule制度；D.business生意。原先，寫(xiě)作時(shí)我的一項(xiàng)愛(ài)好，而如今，它即將成為我的職業(yè)。故選B。49.C．考查名詞的用法。本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.chance機(jī)會(huì)；B.time時(shí)間；C.right權(quán)利；D.ability能力。下文復(fù)現(xiàn)，Ihadveryrighttodecide...，此處表示“她有權(quán)選擇是否支持我去寫(xiě)作”，故選C。50.A．考查動(dòng)詞的用法。本空考查動(dòng)詞基本含義的辨析。A.finance攢錢(qián)；B.expect期望；C.raise繁殖，提高；D.offer提出。如果她選擇不資助我的大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)，我將休學(xué)一年去攢錢(qián)，故選A。51.D．考查動(dòng)詞的用法。本空考查動(dòng)詞基本含義的辨析。A.doubted懷疑；B.followed跟隨，理解；C.shaken晃動(dòng)；D.proven證明。堅(jiān)持自己要成為作家的觀(guān)點(diǎn)向我的母親證明了我堅(jiān)定的信念。故選D。52.A．考查名詞的用法。本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.peace和平；B.war戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)；C.ease平和；D.play玩耍。原文剛開(kāi)始提到war，此處終于平息了，因此atpeace。選A。53.D．考查動(dòng)詞的用法。本空考查動(dòng)詞基本含義的辨析。A.attached黏??；B.applied應(yīng)用；C.devoted投入；D.meant意思是。母親決定支持我，這對(duì)于意義重大。theworld在這里表“全部”的含義，故選D。54.B．考查介詞的用法。本空考查介詞基本含義的辨析。A.for為了；B.against反對(duì)；C.over超越；D.by依靠。standupagainst，在重大決定上違背父母的意見(jiàn)，選擇“反對(duì)”，故選B。55.C．考查動(dòng)詞的用法。本空考查動(dòng)詞基本含義的辨析。A.forced強(qiáng)迫；B.promised許諾；C.allowed允許；D.reminded提醒。選擇上什么樣的大學(xué)使得我成長(zhǎng)為一個(gè)獨(dú)立自主的成年人。allow有“使得”的意思，故選C。三、閱讀理解22.參考答案：25-27DCD 23.閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Oneofthemostdifficultquestionstoanswerishowmuchajobisworth.Wenaturallyexpectthatadoctor’ssalarywillbehigherthanabusconductor’swages.Butthequestionbecomesmuchmoredifficulttoanswerwhenwecompareaminerwithanengineer,oranunskilledmanworkingonanoil-rig（鉆探平臺(tái)）withateacherinasecondaryschool.Whatthedoctor,theengineerandtheteacherhaveincommonisthattheyhavedevotedseveralyearstostudyinginordertoobtainthenecessaryqualificationsfortheirprofessions.Wefeelinstinctivelythattheseskillsandtheseyearsshouldberewarded.Atthesametimewerecognizethattheworkoftheminerandtheoil-riglaborerisbothhardanddangerous,andthattheymustbehighlypaidfortheriskstheytake.Anotheraspectwemusttakeintoconsiderationishowsociallyusefulaman’sworkis.Mostpeoplewouldagreethatlookingafterthesickorteachingchildrenismoreimportantthan,say,sellingsecond-handcars.Yetitisalmostcertainthattheused-carsalesmanearnsmorethanthenurseandtheschoolteacher.Indeed,thiswholequestionofjustrewardscanbeturnedonitshead.Youcanarguethatamanwhodoesajobwhichbringshimpersonalsatisfactionisalreadyreceivingpartofhisrewardintheformofaso-called“psychic（精神的）wage”,andthatitisthemanwiththeboring,repetitivejobwhoneedsmoremoneytomakeupforthesoul-destroyingrepetitivenessofhiswork.Itissignificantthatthejobslikenursingandteachingcontinuetobepoo