廣東省佛山市2022-2023學年高一年級上冊期末考試英語試題(含答案)

2022?2023學年上學期佛山市普通高中教學質量檢測

高一英語2023.1

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第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）第一節(jié)聽力理解（共6小題，每小題2分，滿分12

分）

材料及問題播放兩遍。每段后有三個小題，各段播放前有5秒鐘的閱題時間。請根據各

段播放內容及其相關小題的問題，在5秒鐘內從題中所給的A、B、C項中，選出最佳選項，

并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

聽第一段材料，回答第1—3題。材料和問題讀兩遍。

1.Question1:（錄音）

A.Motherandson.B.Sisterandbrother.C.Fatheranddaughter.

2.Question2:（錄音）

A.Doinghishomework.B.Playingcomputergames.C.Buyingconcerttickets.

3.Question3:（錄音）

A.Fish.B.Chicken.C.Beef.

聽第二段材料，回答第I題。材料和問題讀兩遍。

4.Question4:（錄音）

A.Shehastakenpartinaprogram.

B.Shewasattractedbytheculture.

C.Sheisnowlivinginthecountry.

5.Question5:（錄音）

A.Sheisafraidofmeetingpeople.

B.Sheistakingaspeciallanguageclass.

C.Sheisworriedaboutherlanguageskills.

6.Question6:（錄音）

A.Makealearningplan.B.Learnabouttheprograms.C.LearnGermanwithLisa.

第二節(jié)回答問題（共4小題，每小題2分，滿分8分）聽

下面一段材料，然后回答問題。材料和問題讀兩遍。

7.Question7:（錄音）

Answer:_______________________________________

8.Question8:（錄音）

Answer:_______________________________________

9.Question9:（錄音）

Answer:_______________________________________

10.Question10:（錄音）

Answer:_______________________________________

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第二部分閱讀（共三節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題

卡上將該項涂黑。

A

InthestateofGeorgia,US,whereoneineightpeoplefacehunger,onefarmerhasmadeithis

dutynotonlytofeedthehungrybutalsohelpthemgrowtheirownfood."Mymaingoalistomake

surethatdistantpoorcommunitieshaveaccesstolocallygrownfoodthafsfreeofchemicals,said

BobbyWilson,whorunsanonprofitMetroAtlantaUrbanFarm.

WilsonhadworkedwiththeUniversityofGeorgiaformorethan20years,bringinggardening

educationandprogramstocommunitiesthroughoutAtlanta.Throughhiswork,hesawagreatneedfor

fresh,healthyfoodinlow-incomeurbancommunities.

WhenWilsonretiredin2009,heusedpartofhisretirementsavingstobuythefarmandhelpfill

thegap."Isawtheneed,^^hesaid."Plus,whenyouretire,youshoulddosomethingyoureallyenjoy."

Withtherisingpriceoffood,Wilsonexpectsthatpeoplecouldsavethousandsyearlybygrowingtheir

ownfruitsandvegetables.Healsopointsoutthehealthbenefitsthatfreshproducebrings.

MillionsoffamiliesintheUS,mainlyBlackpopulation,arestruggling（掙扎）tofeedtheir

familymembers,especiallyduringtheCovid-19pandemics.ThatwaswhatreallyinspiredWilsonto

makehisefforts.Duringthepandemic,Wilsonhelpedtofeedmorethan25,000familieswholived

nearby.Healsohelpedstrugglinglocalfarmers,whowerestrugglingtostayalive."Whensmalland

disadvantagedfarmershadnowaytosellthatproducebecausepeoplewerenotcomingouttobuy,we

hadanopportunitytohelpkeepthemalive"Wilsonsaid."Wewerebuyingfoodfromthemandgiving

itawaysincetheydidnothaveshopstosellit.

HWe*remorethanjustafarm."hesaid.HWe*reaboutfairtreatmentofpeople,becauseattheend

oftheday,IwantmygrandchildrentohaveitbetterthanwhatIhaveittoday.9,

11.WhatcanbelearnedaboutBobbyWilson?

A.Helearnedtofarmintheuniversity.B.Heaimedtohelpfarmersgetrich.

C.Hebecamewealthythroughfarming.D.Hehelpedpeoplegetbetterfood.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"thegap**inParagraph3referto?

A.Wilson'swishtohelpfarmers.

B.People'sneedforhealthyfood.

C.ThetimeafterWilson'sretirement.

D.Thedifferencebetweenrichandpoor.

13.HowdidWilsonhelpfanners?

A.Bybuyingtheirproduce.B.Bygivingthemfreefood.

C.Byimprovingtheirfarmingskills.D.Byfindingwaystoselltheirfood.

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You'veprobablyheardthat"Laughteristhebestmedicine.HComedyonReferral,a6-week

comedy（喜?。ヽourse,hastakenthatideaandrunwithit,usingstandupcomedytohelptreatpeople

strugglingwithmental（精神的）problems.

TheideacamefromcomedianAngieBelchefsexperiencesteachingcomedyatBristol

University.Shefoundthatstudentsoftentoldherhowmuchstrongerandmorerelaxedtheywere

thankstostandupcomedy.

Belcherwillworkalongsideexpertsonmentalillnessandmenwhohavethoughtofkilling

themselvestousecomedyasaformoftreatment.

Belchersaid,“Pastterribleexperiencesareperfectfbrcomedy.Comedydoesn'tcomefromthe

happy,perfectmomentsofyourlife,butfromoureverydaystrugglesandbiglifeevents.Peoplewho

havebeenthroughbiglifeexperiencessuchaslosingarelativeorclosefriendandillhealthoftencan't

waittotellmetheirstory,mostlybecausetheresalwayssomethingunusuallyfunnyaboutthesituation.

，，

Researchhasshownthatlaughterhaspositiveeffectsonmentalhealth,suchasdecreasinglevels

ofstressandincreasinglevelsofhappiness.Itcanevenhavephysicalbenefits,althoughlessresearch

hasbeendoneinthisarea.Presentresearchhaslinkedlaughterandhumourwithincreasedabilityto

standpainaswellasshort-termcardiovascular（心血管的）benefits.Moreresearchisneededto

supportthesefindings.

Inanycase,thementalhealthbenefitsofregularlaughterarewidelyaccepted,andusingcomedy

totreatmentalhealthstrugglescouldbeareallygreatachievement.

14.WhatinspiredBelchertogivethecourseComedyonReferral?

A.Herresearchaboutcomedy.

B.Herinterestinstandupcomedy.

C.Herstudents*responsestocomedy.

D.People'sopinionsonhercomedyclass.

15.WhatcanbelearnedaboutcomedyfromBelcher*swords?

A.Ithelpspeoplegetoutofdifficulties.

B.Itismostlyrelatedtofunnysituations.

C.Itoftencomesfrompainfulexperiences.

D.Itdoesn5tnecessarilymakepeoplelaugh.

16.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?

A.Theneedfbrfurtherresearch.

B.Thevariousbenefitsoflaughter.

C.Theimportanceofmentalhealth.

D.Thepresentresearchonlaughter.

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I'mattendingaweekendworkshop.Whattheleaderaskedustofollowwassimpleenough.She

wasagoodteacher-shedescribedwhatwehadtodo,thenshowedushow,thenaskedustodoit.

that'satypicalteachingmethod.

ButIwasfindingthedopartfarmoredifficultandstressfulthanIhadexpected.Iwasoutsidemy

comfortzone,feelingawkwardanduncertain.Itriedtofollowherdirections,butImademistakesin

frontoftheothers,anditfeltembarrassing（令人尷尬的）.

Here'sthething:Althoughtheactoflearningisrelatedtoabilities,behaviorsandmethods,the

experienceoflearningisemotional（激起情緒的）.Andifstheemotionalexperienceoflearning-

ofbeingabeginnerandmakingmistakes,oftenpublicly-thatkeepspeoplefromeventryingtolearn.

Whilelearningmaynotbethathard,beingabeginnercanbeveryhard,especiallywhenwesee

ourselves,andwanttobeseenbyothersinagroup,asskilledandconfident.Beingawkwardcaneven

feelshameful.Butit'sjustastagewehavetogothroughinordertobecomegracefulandcompetent.

Andourunwillingnesstoexperiencethisstagecanstopourfuturegrowth.Thisisespeciallytrueof

areaswhereyou,realreadyanexpert.

ThoughIhavetaughtleadershipprogramsfor30years,Istillspendatleastthreeweeksevery

yeargoingtovariouspersonaldevelopmentprograms.Moreoftenthannot,I,likeabeginner,triednew

skills,feelingawkwardandevenshamefornotbeingbetterataskill.Andthosearehardfeelingsto

feel.Buttheyaretheunavoidablegrowthpainsthatcomewithlearning,developing,andbecoming

betteratsomething.

Iwish,bytheendoftheweekendworkshop,Icouldbecompletelycomfortableandrelaxedinall

ouractivities.Butthat'snotthecase.MaybePmalittlemorecomfortable.Butlearningtakestimeand

comforttakesexperience.

Thereisonethingtheworkshopmadememorecomfortabledoing:stayinginthediscomfortof

learninglongenoughtolearn.

17.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicoftext?

A.Bysharingapersonalexperience.

B.Bydescribinganexcellentteacher.

C.Byexplainingatypicalteachingmethod.

D.Byrecommendingaweekendworkshop.

18.Whatmaypreventpeoplefromtryingtolearnaccordingtothetext?

A.Fearoflearningnothing.

B.Fearofmakingmistakes.

C.Lackoflearningmethods.

D.Lackofcommunicationskills.

19.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheauthor?

A.Heknowswellhowlearningfeels.

B.Heisregardedasasuccessfulleader.

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C.Hedesignsvariousdevelopmentprograms.

D.Hecan'tbearawkwardfeelingsoflearning.

E.20.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowtoBecomeaSuccessfulLearner

B.LearningNeedsEffortsandExperiences

C.HowtoAvoidEmbarrassmentinLearning

D.LearningIsSupposedtoFeelUncomfortable

第二節(jié)語句排序（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

將下列幾個部分（A、B、C、D和E）按題號排序，構成一個符合邏輯的完整語篇。

21-->22——->23—>24—>，25

A.Theshyanimalsareattractedandcomingaroundtheequipmentsothattheycanbewatchedby

researchersandcarefullyprotectedbyhumanbeings.

B.IntheNortheast,China,wolverines（貂熊）arebeingstudiedbyscientistsinanefforttolearn

howtoprotectthepopulationbyvideoingtheanimals，dailyactivities.

C.Weallknowthatifsofgreatimportanceformankindtoprotectnatureandwildlife.Itmayseem

thatprotectingwildlifeissomethingfarfromthelifeofahighschoolstudent,butinfact,alot

havebeendonebyyoungpeoplearoundtheworld.

D.However,duringthewinteritisdifficulttoattracttheanimalstocamerashiddeninsnowyforests

becausetheseanimalsaretooshytobefound.

E.Agroupofhighschoolstudentsheardabouttheproblemandcreatedaspecialdevicewhichhas

beentesteddeepinasnowyforest.Theirinventionisabletosendoutacertainsmellnearthe

cameras.

第三節(jié)選句填空（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余

選項。

Aboutoneinfourpeopleisafraidofflying.Everytimethereisaplanecrashonthenews,more

peoplebecomeafraid.

Formostofthem,thefeargoesawaywithtime.Whentheyhavetofly,theytrynottothinkabout

thedanger,andtheymayhaveafewdrinksortakesomemedicineinordertofeelbetter.

26Butwiththesmallestproblemtheybecomeveryanxious.Otherpeople,however,become

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veryanxiousjustthinkingaboutplanes.Iftheygetonaplane,theycanbecomeillfromfear.

27Flyinginaplaneismuchlessdangerousthanridinginacar.Airlinecompaniescheck

theirplanescarefullybeforeeveryflight.Ifthepilotthinksthereisanyproblemwiththeplane,he

doesn'ttakeoff.Thismeansthataccidentsareveryunlikely.28

Thesepeoplecanbedividedintotwogroups.Inthefirstgrouparethepeoplewhoareafraid

offallingoutofthesky.Theythinkaboutallthebadthingsthatcouldpossiblyhappentoaplane

highinthesky.Inthesecondgrouparethepeoplewhoareafraidofclosedplaces.Peoplewiththis

fearneverwanttobeinplaceslikeelevators（電梯）orplanes.29Theyfearthattheywon'tbeable

togetoutifanythinghappensinsuchaclosedplace.

Somefearfultravelersdecidenottotravelbyplaneatall.Theyuseonlycars,buses,trains,

orboats.Otherpeople,however,havetotravelbyairforwork.30Doctorsandscientistssayits

noteasy,butitispossible.

A.Theplanefeelsterriblysmalltothem.

B.Inreality,thereareveryfewplaneaccidents.

C.Butthesefactsdon*tmattertothosewhoareafraid.

D.Iftherearenoproblemsduringtheflight,they*refine.

E.Inthiscase,theymustfindawaytogetovertheirfear.

F.Peoplereallydon*tneedtothinkaboutwhenaccidentswillhappen.

G.Asaresult,travellingbyplanehasbecomeaterriblechallengetothem.

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第三部分綜合應用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，

并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

OnthemorningofAugust29,1911,ahungryIndianwalkedoutofthewildernessandintoOroville,California.

A31thoughthehadrunawayfromamentalhospital,sohetookhimtothepolicestationtokeephimfrom32others.

Hedidn'tspeakEnglish.Peoplecametotalktothe33manoverthenextfewdays.Theyspoketohiminanumber

ofIndianlanguages,buthedidn*t34aword.

HisnamewasIshi,thelastpersonoftheYahiIndiantribe（部落）ofCalifornia.Thetribehadoncebeen35,

butduringthegoldrushyearsnearlyalloftheYahihadbeenkilled.However,about50membersofthetribestayed

36.andhadgonetoliveinthedesert.37,overtheyears,thegrouphadbecomesmallerandsmaller.Andintheend,

onlyIshiwas38.

Afewdayslater,ProfessorWaterman,ananthropologistfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,cametoseehim.

Hetriedto39withIshiandspokesomeIndianlanguages.Ishididnotunderstandanyofthem.Butthen,whenthe

professorsaid“iwini'（wood）and40thebedinthecomeroftheroom,Ishiwas41.Helaughedoutloud.Itwas

thefirstwordinhisownlanguagethathehad42formorethanthreeyears.

Startingfromthisone43,ProfessorWatermansoonlearnedhowtotalktoIshi.IshiwasthentakentoLos

Angeles,wherehehelpedtheprofessortolearnmoreaboutIndianlanguagesandtraditions.However,afterliving

forthreeyearsincomplete44,hediedin1916,andHis45diedwithhim.

31.A.nativeB.doctorC.professorD.policeman

32.A.seeingB.visitingC.hurtingD.attracting

33.A.sickB.injuredC.madD.frightened

34.A.spellB.understandC.missD.believe

35.A.richB.famousC.largeD.special

36.A.activeB.aliveC.calmD.healthy

37.A.SlowlyB.SurprisinglyC.NaturallyD.Certainly

38.A.leftB.foundC.savedD.caught

39.A.liveB.fightC.communicateD.study

40.A.satonB.layinC.lookedfbrD.pointedto

41.A.excitedB.inspiredC.relievedD.amazed

42.A.heardB.taughtC.spokenD.remembered

43.A.lessonB.roomC.wordD.bed

44.A.silenceB.lonelinessC.darknessD.fear

45.A.storyB.friendC.hopeD.language

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第二節(jié)語法填空(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。

OneincidentwillalwayscometomymindwhenIthinkofChina.Fifteenyearsago,Iwasinmy

villageinWesternNepalwhenoneofmy46(relative)cametovisitus,proudly47(show)abrand-

newphone.It48(fix)tohiswaistbeltinabeautifulcase.Obviously,

mostofthequestionstargetedathim49(be)aboutthisexpensive-lookingandshiningmobilephone.

Hisexactwords:"ThankstoChinaanditspeople,Icouldaffordthisphone.Idon'tthinkwecould

havesuchcheapandexcellentphones50them”.IfnotforthecheapChinese

goods,theworld5spoorcan*tafford51(buy)manythingstheybadlyneed.

Overthepast70orsoyears,Chinahasbecome52worldleader.Thisshowsthatifspossiblefor

acountrytorisefromtherubble(廢墟)ofwars,shameandpoverty.Italsoshowsthatacountry's53

(develop)ispossiblewhenyouhavegoodplansandastrongwill.

Chinahaslifted850millionoutofabsolutepovertyinfortyyears,54isagreatachievementin

theworldhistory.Besides,itis55(honest)wishingtohelpotherpoorcountriestodevelop.

ThesearethereasonsIloveChinaandIwantittoprosperforever.

第四部分詞匯基礎(共20分)

第一節(jié)詞義匹配(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)

根據句子內容，從每組的選項中選出能匹配句子中劃線部分意義的選項。選項中有兩項

為多余選項。

第一組

56.Shewasconcernedthatshemightgetlostinanewcity.

57.Remembertoattachyourphotototheapplicationletter.

58.Whatmagazinesdoesourlibrarysubscribetoeachyear?

59.TheJapanesefootballteamdefeatedtheGermanteamby2-1.

60.Idobelievefinishingthelongrunisaveryrewardingexperience.

A.worthdoing

B.togivesth.away

C.worriedaboutsth.

D.toordersth.regularly

E.beneficialbutpainful

F.towinagainstsomeone

G.toaddonethingtoanother

第二組

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61.Herspeechmadeagreatimpactoneveryone.

62.Ican'tconcentratewithallthatnoisegoingon.

63.Electronicwatchescan'tfunctionasmobilephones.

64.Definitelyyou5l1needyourclassnotestopasstheexam.

65.Itwasthelanguagethatmadeithardformetoadapttothelifethere.

A.inahurry

B.biginfluence

C.hugecontribution

D.withoutanydoubt

E.togivealltheattention

F.toworkinthecorrectway

G.togetusedtoanewsituation

第二節(jié)單詞拼寫（每空1分，滿分10分）

根據下列各句句意及所給單詞的首字母或漢語提示，用單詞的恰當形式填空，并把完整

單詞填寫在答題卷相應的位置上。

1.11was（負責的）fordesigningthisgarden.

67.Itis（方便的）topaywithmobilephoneinChina.

68.Wemustdoeverythingwecantoprotectthe（環(huán)境）.

69.Thepolice（包圍）thekillersohecouldn*trunaway.

70.1wishtobuyanewcarwitha（n）（強有力的）engine.

71.Hehadaheadinjurylastmonthandisstillrfromit.

72.Theywishedtoliveinpeace,bututhewarbrokeout.

73.Teachersneedtobecreative,andcomputerscanneverrthem.

74.WhenIgfromuniversity,mywholefamilycametocelebrateit.

75.Letmeofferyoumyconwinningthefirstprizeinthecompetition.

第五部分書面表達（共40分）

第一節(jié)完成句子（每小題3分，滿分15分）

根據前后文及所給中文在空格處用合適的英文完成句子。

76.Afterhearrivedinthecity,hetriedto（求職）inacompany.

77.Havingmissedschoolforseveralmonthsduetoillness,heworkedhardto

_________________（趕上）theothers.

78.Whenhewaswatchingthebasketballmatch,theball（打至U了他的頭）.

79.EverySpringFestival,fireworks（燃放）acrossthecity,lightingupthenightsky.

80.（正如老話所說）,"Trueenjoymentcomesfromactivityofthemindandexercise

ofthebody.”

第二節(jié)應用文寫作（滿分25分）

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假定你是李華，上周六受邀參加了你校交換生Michelle的生日會，請你給她寫一封電子

郵件表達感謝，內容包括：

1.你的感受；

2.回顧活動中你最喜歡的部分；

3.請Michelle分享生日會照片。

注意：

1.詞數100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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聽力原文:

聽第一段材料，回答第1至3題。

W:Hey,Paul!Momsays"turnthecomputeroff'becausedinnerisready.

M:OK.TellherI'llbedownsoon.Ineedafewmoreminutes.

W:Youcouldjustsaveyourprogress,youknow.

M:I'mnotplayingacomputergame.I'mtryingtobuyCuiJian'sconcert

tickets.IfIcomenow,I'llmissout.

W:Ididn'tknowyouloverockmusic!Ithoughtyouonlylistenedtorap

nowadays.

M:JustbecauseIdon'tlikethoseKoreanpopbandsyou'recrazyabout,it

doesn'tmeanIdon'tlikedifferenttypesofmusic.

W:Ifyousayso.

M:Besides,theticketsaren'tforme.They'reforMomandDad,forDad's

birthday.

W:Really?

M:Yes.Theywerebothbigfansofhimatuniversity.Iwantittobeasurprise,

socanyoukeepitasecretforme?

W:OK.riltellthemyou'refinishingyourhomework.

M:Thanks.

W:Comedownassoonaspossible.Momhascookedsomenicefish.

M:Oh,thafsmyfavoritedish.I'mcomingsoon!

W:Andwe'llhavebeefandchicken,too.

QuestionOne:Whatisthepossiblerelationshipofthetwospeakers?

QuestionTwo:WhatisPauldoingonline?

QuestionThree:WhatdishdoesPaullikebest?

聽第二段材料，回答第4至6題.

M:Whatareyoudoing.Lisa?

W:WatchingaGermanfilm.I'mgoingtospendallnextyearinGermany,and

IthinkIshouldknowmoreaboutitsculture.

M:Youmeanyouhavebeenacceptedintotheprogram?

W:Isurehave.

M:Thafswonderful.Youmustbeexcited.

W:Excitedbutnervous.Youknow,Ihavetoworkonsomebasicconversation

skills.

M:Itotallyagree.HowmuchGermancanyouunderstand?

W:Onlyalittlenow.ButI'mgoingtotakeaspeciallanguageclassnextmonth,

IthinkIcanunderstandalotmoreafterIfinishtheclass.

M:Surelyyouwill.IwishIwereascleverasyouareatforeignlanguages.I

wouldlovetostudyabroadtohavesomedifferentlearningexperiences.

W:Thenwhydon'tyou?Theschoolhasalotofprogramsthatdon'trequire

theknowledgeofaforeignlanguage.Youcanhaveatry.

M:Oh,really?Ithoughtallprogramsrequiredonetoknowaforeignlanguage.

I'mgoingtohavealook.Thankyouforlettingmeknowthis.

W:You'rewelcome.Goodluck,Michael.

QuestionFour:WhyisLisalearningGerman?

QuestionFive:WhyisLisafeelingnervous?

QuestionSix:WhatisMichaelprobablygoingtodonext?

聽第三段材料，回答第7至10題。

NicholasSparksisanAmericanauthorandstoryteller.Hehasbeenwriting

bookssince1985whenhewas20yearsold.Manyofhisbookhavebeen

turnedintoHollywoodfilms.Althoughnotallofhisbooksweresoldto

Hollywood,allofhisbookshavebeenTheNewYorkTzme^best-sellers.Hehas

soldmorethan100millioncopiesallovertheworld,withover65millionof

themwithintheUnitedStatesalone.Sparkshasbecomeaverysuccessful

writer,andhealwayssaysifsbecausehehadagoodeducation.Heoncesaid,

“TheeducationIreceivedpreparedmefortheworldIwouldbefacinginthe

future".Eventhoughhispersonalwealthhasreachedasmuchas75million

dollarsorso,Sparksseemstolivethevalueshepresentsinhisbooks.Heis

verygenerouswithhismoneyandtriestohelpothersinneed.In2011,heand

hiswifecreatedanorganizationcalledtheNicholasSparksFoundation.The

organization