2023-2024學年山東省濟寧市魚臺縣第一中學高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2023-2024學年山東省濟寧市魚臺縣第一中學高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored2．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．a(chǎn)nswerfor D．pullthrough3．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo4．TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit5．Theteachertoldthechildren______quietinthemuseum.A．keepB．keptC．keepingD．tokeep6．Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shot B．beingshotC．shooting D．toshoot7．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海嘯）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced8．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With9．Jennynearlymissedtheflight_________________doingtoomuchshopping.A．a(chǎn)saresultof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．inneedof10．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter11．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that12．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear13．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened14．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．a(chǎn)round B．on C．with D．a(chǎn)t15．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．a(chǎn)fter16．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．a(chǎn)ll B．every C．either D．each17．Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,_________.A．quicklyandgentle B．quickandgentleC．quicklyandgently D．quickandgently18．Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildren_____theyarerolemodelstothem.A．a(chǎn)lthough B．evenif C．unless D．a(chǎn)s19．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone20．TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）WhenLinawasawokenbythesoundofthunder,shewasaloneontheisland.Theairwascoolandbullfrogscroaked.Itwasthatbriefmomentwhenthesummersunhadsetbutthestarshadn'tyetappeared.Linarubbedhereyesandlookedaround."Hello?"shecalled."Celia?Marie?"Therewasnoresponse.Themoonwasrisingnow,sheddinglightontheisland.Theyhadalwayscalledit"ForgottenIsland"becausenoonebuttheyseemedtorememberitsexistence.Itwasn'tonanyofthemapstheycouldfind,andeventheforestrangersdidn'tknowaboutit.Linalovedthattheisland,hiddeninaheavily-woodedsidestreamoftheriver,wasasecretbetweenthethreefriends-her,Celia,andMarie.ButnowLinawasherealone,anditwasnight.Worsestill,itwasherownfault."Comeon,Lina,letMarierowtheboat."Celiahadsaid.MariewastwoyearsolderthanLina,butshewasahopelessrower.That'swhyLinarefusedandrowedtheboattotheisland.Theargumentthatfollowedtherefusaltooktheusualform.CeliatookMarie'sside,asshealwaysdid.Linahadexplodedandyelledatthemtojustleave.Sotheygotbackintheboatandleft.Aboltoflightningcrossedthedarkenedsky,accompaniedbyadeafeningthunderclap.Thestormwashere.Asthefirstcoldraindropsliddownherneck,Lina'smindreturnedtohercurrentproblem.Shewasstuckherebyherself.Shejusthopedshedidn'tbecomeasforgottenastheisland.Thethoughtofitsentachill（寒意）downherback.Suddenly,Linaspottedsomethinginthewater.Itwasaboat,andinsideitwereMarie,Celia,andMarie'sdad,whowassteeringthroughthefastflowingwaters.Astheboatapproached,theysawLinawavingandtheworriedexpressionsontheirfacesturnedtorelief.InherexcitementLinajumpedintotheriver.Onlyonceshewasintheicywaterdidsherememberhowfastthewaterwasmoving.Luckilyastrongarmreachedintothewaterandpulledherout.ShesmiledweaklyatMarie'sdadand,withoutaword,huggedCeliaandMarie.Theydidn'tseemtomindbecomingwet.1、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheisland？A．Itisveryneartheocean.B．Itisapopularplaceforboating.C．Itissurroundedbythickforest.D．Ithasneverbeenreachedbyothers.2、WhydidLinagetangry？A．Mariewouldnothelprowtheboat.B．Linawasleftaloneontheisland.C．Mariedidn'tknowhowtorowtheboat.D．CeliasupportedMarieinthedisagreement.3、WhatcausedLinatofeelachill?A．Hershameabouttheunnecessaryargument.B．Thefirstraindropsoftheapproachingstorm.C．Theideathatnoonewouldcometosaveher.D．Thedropintemperatureasthesunwentdown.4、WhopulledLinaoutofthewater?A．Marie'sfather.B．Linaherself.C．Marie.D．CeliA．22．（8分）IwaseverbulliedbadlywhenIwasinhighschool.Onekidinparticularwouldtrytomakemefeelworseineverywayheknew.Forexample,hewouldthrowstuffatmeconstantly,hitmeonthehead,punch(毆打)me,callmeuglyandstupid,makefunofmeand,ofcoursetellmehewouldbeatmeupifIeverfoughtback.Itwaslikehisdailymission.Anditwasmydailymissiontojustgetthroughtheday.WhatcouldIsay?Itmademyworldverysmallbecausethatwasmymainfocus-justsurviving.Everythingelsefellbythewayside.Unfortunately,thatincludedanyformofsociallife.Sonotonlywasmyworldtiny,butitwasverylonelyLookingbacktothattime,whichwasabout11yearsago,mybiggestmistakewasnotbringinganyoneintothatworldofmine.Iwastooproud(andembarrassed)togethelp.IwouldrathernotfacethefactthatIneededhelpbecauseinmymind,thatwouldmeanthatthebullywon.ItwouldalsomeanthatIwasweak.Letmejustsaythis:bullyingsomeoneisaweakchoice.Theonlyreasonwhytheycomeafteryouisthattheythinkyouwon'tdoanythingaboutit.Doesthatmakeanyonestrong?Absolutelynot.Bestronger-askaparent,ateacherorafriendforhelp.Simplyadmitthatyouarestrugglingandneedhelp.Youcanputitlikethis,"Somebodywhoisweakandtryingtobuildhimselforherselfuphaschosentodothatbyputtingmedown.TheonlyreasonwhytheyaredoingthatisthatIamniceandIhaven'tdoneanythingaboutityet.WellIamthroughputtingupwiththis.IhavebasichumanrightsthattheyaretryingtotakeawaytofeelbetterandthatisjustnotOK.HowdoIhandlethis?Idon'twantthepaincycletocontinueandIdon'twanttobecomesomeoneIdon'twanttobe.1、Theunderlinedword"It"inthefirstparagraphrefersto___________.A．callingtheauthor'snicknamesB．makingfriendswithfellowstudentsC．hurtingtheauthorbyusingforceorthreatsD．goingthroughadifficulttimewithschooling2、Whatdidtheauthordowhenhewasbullied?A．Hejusthopedthathecouldsurvivetheday.B．HefellbythewaysideC．HecalledforhelpimmediatelyD．Hefoughtbackbravely.3、Theauthorsuggests____________tofightbullies.A．gettingusedtothepainassoonaspossibleB．keepingitasecretinsideandreducingyoursociallifeC．lookingforhelpfromparents,teachersorfriendsD．promotingtheunderstandingofbasichumanrights4、Theauthorprobablywrotethisarticleto________________A．a(chǎn)dmitthathehadbeentreatedbadlyatschoolB．describehowhegotridofhisweakC．showhowgratefulhewastothosewhohelpedhitD．sharehisexperienceandideasondealingwithbullies23．（8分）Forthebusinesstravelerwhoisallaboutefficiency:Checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyouinandoutwithaminimumoftrouble.Whenyouarepressedfortimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcaninfuriateyoumorethanaslowhotelcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.1.YotelNewYorkTheself-servicekiosksatthishigh-techNewYorkhotelworkjustliketheonesyou’dseeatanairport.Therearejustfive-stepstoregisterandobtainyourcardkey.Thereisevenaroboticluggagebellboy.Youtapinthenumberofbagsyouarecarryingandsizes,thenwaitforarobotarmtoswingdownandstoreyourluggageinalocker(say,foradaytrip).Thisalsospeedsupthecheck-inprocessifthefirstthingyouneedtodo,likeme,isheadtoaseriesofmeetings.2.MarriottDetroitAirportAnotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:Marriottisrollingoutitsmobilecheck-inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.(I’vetestedtheappitselfbutnotforarealvisitquiteyet.)Hereisthebasicidea:youdownloadtheiphoneorAndroidapp.Thenightbefore,youcan“check-in”virtually.Whenyouarrive,yougetanalertthattheroomisreadyandyourkey,whichisalreadytiedtoyourreservation,iswaitingforyouatthedesk.3.HyattRegencyMinneapolisIhappenedtostayatthishotelrecentlyandlikedhowfastthekioskcheck-inworks.LiketheYotel,thekioskasksyoutoinsertyourcreditcard,similartoanairportterminal.Thewholeprocesstookaboutthreeminutes,whenIleft,Iwasequallyimpressedwiththefastcheck-out.Anagentmeetsyouinthelobbywithanipadandasksforanemailtouseforareceipt.Thebigadvantage:youneverhavetowaitinline.4.Radisson:LaCrosseTheRadissonistryingtomakethekioskprocessevenfaster,atafewselecthotelsliketheRadissonLacrosseinWisconsin,youuseamobileapptoregisterandthenreceiveabarcodebyemailortext.Whenyougettothekiosk,youscanthebarcodetogetyourkeywithoutanyotherstepsrequired.It’ssuperfast.Youcanfindthisnewcheck-insystemattheRadissonhotelsinSaltLakeCity,Seattle,andPhoenixaswell.1、Whichtwohotelsofferamobileappforcustomerstocheckin?A．YotelNewYorkandMarriottDetroitAirport.B．MarriottDetroitAirportandRadisson:LaCrosse.C．MarriottDetroitAirport.andHyattRegencyMinneapolis.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolisandRadisson:LaCrosse.2、Whichhotelwillsendyouareceiptbyemail?A．YotelNewYork.B．MarriottDetroitAirport.C．Radisson:LaCrosse.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolis.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．AtYotelNewYork,arobotwillhelpyouwithallthecheck-inprocess.B．Withitscheck-inapp,youmayenteryourroominMarriottwithoutakey.C．ThebarcodeyoureceivefromRadissoncontributestothefastcheck-in.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolisisclosetoanairportterminal.24．（8分）Generallyspeaking,governmentregulationsnormallybananythingfromsmokinginpublicplacestoparkingincertainzones.ButofficialsintheBraziliantownofBiritibaMirim,70km(45miles)eastofSaoPaulo,havegonefarbeyondthat.Theyplantoprohibitresidentsfromdyingearlybecausethelocalcemetery(墓地)hasreachedfullcapacity.There’snomoreroomtoburythedead,theycan’tbecremated(火化)andlawsforbidanewcemetery.Sothemayorhasproposedastrangesolution:outlawdeath.MayorRobertoPereirasaysthebillismeantasaprotestagainstfederalregulationsthatprohibitneworexpandedcemeteriesinpreservationareas.“Theyhavenottakenlocaldemandsintoconsideration”,heclaims.A2003decree(法令)byBrazil’sNationalEnvironmentCouncilforbidsburialgroundsinprotectedareas.Mr.Pereirawantstobuildanewcemetery,buttheprojecthasbeenstoppedbecause98%ofBiritibaMirimisconsideredasapreservationarea.BiritibaMirim,atownof28,000inhabitants,notonlywantstoprohibitresidentsfrompassingaway.Thebillalsocallsonpeopletotakecareoftheirhealthinordertoavoiddeath.“Ihaven’tgotajob,noramIhealthy.AndnowtheysayIcan’tdie.That’sridiculous,”AmaridodoPrado,anunemployedresidentsaid.Thecitycouncilisexpectedtovoteontheregulationnextweek.“Ofcoursethebillislaughable,illegal,andwillneverbeapproved,”saidGilsonSoaresdeCampos,anassistantofthemayor.“Butcanyouthinkofabetterresolutiontopersuadethegovernmenttochangetheenvironmentaldecreethatisprohibitingusfrombuildinganewcemetery?”Thebillstatesthat“offenderswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiracts.”However,itdoesnotsaywhatthepunishmentwillbe.1、WhatisthebilltobeproposedbytheofficialsinBiritibaMirim?A．Banonbuildinganewcemetery.B．Banonparkingincertainzones.C．Forbiddingburiedgroundsinpreservation.D．Prohibitingresidentsfromdyingearly.2、Whatcanweinferfromthephrase“havegonefarbeyondthat”inthefirstparagraph?A．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavemadetheseregulations.B．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebeentomanyplacesaroundtheworld.C．ThebilltobeproposedbyofficialsinBiritibaMirimismuchtoounexpected.D．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebuilttoomanycemeteriesintheirtown.3、What’stheattitudeofthemayorofBiritibaMirimtowardsthefederalregulations?A．Hegivesstrongbackingtothem.B．Heobjectstothem.C．Heremainssilentaboutthem.D．Heaskstheresidentsforadviceonthem.4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Thebillhascomeintoeffectbutitdoesn’tstateclearlywhatpunishementstheoffenderswillreceive.B．Theresidentsofthetownsinghighpraiseforthebill.C．Thegovernmentisgoingtochangetheunreasonaleandlaughabledecree.D．Nobetterresolutionoftheproblemshasbeenthoughtout.25．（10分）Abrandnewscooter（滑板車）wasrecentlyleftoutsideashopinCornwallwithaheartwarmingnotesaying："Freetoalittleboyorgirlwhoisnotluckyenoughtohaveone．"ThescooterbelongedtoMax，ageneroussix﹣year﹣old．Thechildwasgivenanewscooterforhisbirthdaybuthealreadyhadone，sohedecidedthathedidn'tneedit．Hetoldhisparentshewantedafamilywhocouldnotaffordascootertotakehisextraoneandtheyhelpedhimputaplantogether．TheyspokewiththeownerofalocalshopinTrispen，Cornwall，wholetthefamilyleavethescooteroutside．Theyattachedanotetoitsayingitwasfreetotake．Whenthefamilyreturnedtotheshopafterashorttripout，theyfoundathankyounotesittingwherethescooteroncestood，andthefamilythenknewthatahappychildwasracinghomewithanewscooter．Thenoteread："Thankyousomuch!Ilovemynewscooter．LoveAyla．"Max'smum，Deborah，proudlysaidhersix﹣year﹣oldsonhadalwaysbeengenerous．Thefamilywasthrilledthatsomeonecouldappreciateandtreasuretheirsparescooter．ShealsoaddedhowtheywouldlovetohearfromAyla．"Herealizedhecouldn'thavetwoscooterssohesaidhewantedtogiveittoanotherboyorgirlwhodidn'thaveone，"Deborahsaid．Theposthasbeenwidelysharedandappreciated．Max'skindactionhaswarmedtheheartsofmanypeopleonFacebook．"I'mveryproudofhim．He'smylittlesuperstar．Therearekindpeopleoutthere．"WhenMaxwasaskedifhehadamessageforAyla，hejoyfullysaid："Ihopeyouenjoyit．"1、WhatwasthemainreasonforMax'sofferinghisnewscooter？A．HisfriendAylabadlyneededone．B．Healreadyhadoneofhisown．C．Hismotheraskedhimtodoso．D．Hedislikedthescooter'sstyle．2、HowdidMaxgiveawayhisnewscooter？A．ByhavingitsenttoAyla．B．Byofferingitasabirthdaypresent．C．Byaskingashopownertoshowit．D．Byleavingitoutsideashopwithanote．3、WhatwastheonlinereactiontoMax'saction？A．Fewpeopletooknoticeofit．B．Somepeopletreateditlightly．C．Manypeopleexpressedtheirlikes．D．Themajoritythoughtitwasfoolish．4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext？A．Toreportaheartwarmingstory．B．Todescribeabirthdaycelebration．C．Tostresstheimportanceofeducation．D．Tocallonpeopletocontributescooters．第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Recently,Istoppedbyaconveniencestoretogetanewspaperandabottleofdrink.Theyoungwomanatthecheckoutcountersaid,“That’llbefivedollars1please,”Shethen2downatthepaperIwas3andsaid,“I’msickand4allthisnegative(消極)stuffonthefront5.Iwanttoreadsome6newsforachange,”Shethensaid,“Infact,Ithinksomeoneshouldjust7aGoodNewsnewspaperapaperwithwonderful,inspirational8aboutpeopleovercomingdifficultyanddoinggoodthingsfor9I’dbuyoneeveryday!”Shethen10meforcominginandsaid,“Maybewe’llgetsomegoodnews,”andshelaughed.Shemademyday.Thefollowingdayaftermybusinessappointments,I11thesamestoregainto12.bottledwaterandapieceofnewspaper,buta13youngladywasbehindthecounter.AsIcheckedoutIsaid,“Goodafternoon”andhandedhermy14.Shesaidnothing-notaword,notasmileornotagesture.Shejusthandedmemychangeand15anegativetoneordered…“Next！”Ithitmelightbetweentheeyes:“Twopeople,thesameage;16mademefeelgreat,andtheother,well,mademefeelthatIhadinconveniencedherby17.Everymorning,youshouldask18thisimportantquestion:“WhydoIwanttobetoday?‘TheGrouch(不高興)’or‘TheGoodNewsGirl’Youanswerwilldogreatgoodto19thejoyandhappinessthatyouwillexperienceinyour201、A．a(chǎn)tallB．inallC．forallD．a(chǎn)llfor2、A．staredB．glaredC．glancedD．noticed3、A．carryingB．takingC．readingD．buying4、A．tiredofB．interestedinC．concernedaboutD．fondof5、A．columnsB．editionsC．pagesD．parts6、A．badB．goodC．latestD．interesting7、A．collectB．printC．sellD．publish8、A．storiesB．ideasC．conceptsD．experiences9、A．rewardsB．theothersC．othersD．nothing10、A．praisedB．thankedC．a(chǎn)ppreciatedD．criticized11、A．droppedoutB．droppedoffC．droppedonD．droppedby12、A．pickupB．takeupC．bringupD．carryup13、A．beautifulB．fantasticC．differentD．stupid14、A．cardB．moneyC．dollarD．change15、A．withB．a(chǎn)tC．throughD．in16、A．oneB．whoC．whatD．it17、A．movingupB．goingawayC．showingupD．showingoff18、A．herB．themC．yourselfD．themselves19、A．creatingB．determiningC．enjoyingD．guaranteeing20、A．homeB．workC．studyD．life第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Whenpeopleheartheword"rat,"theymaythinkofdirtyanimals1．spreaddisease.AndifyouareanEnglishlearner,youmayalsoconnecttheword"rat"withbad2．(express).Forexamples,callingsomeonea"rat"isabiginsultand"ratrace"describes3．joyless,hurriedwaysofliving.SoratsgenerallyarenotbelovedanimalseitherinlifeortheEnglishlanguage.

However,therattrainersatthenonprofitorganization,APOPO,seetheanimalsvery4．(differ).Theyconsidertheratslifesavers.BasedinTanzania,APOPOtrainspouchedrats5．(find)landmines(地雷).Andtherats6．theirextraordinarysenseofsmellareverygoodatthejob.APOPOcallstheiranimalteamHeroRats."Everybodyshouldknowthattheserats,they'renotstupid.They'renotterribleanimals.They'rereally7．(intelligence)andtheycanbetrainedtodosome

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things."saysAmericanEllieCutright,anAPOPOtrainerfromCharleston,SouthCarolina.APOPOestimatesthatworldwidethereare110millionhiddenexplosives8．(leave)bythewar.Theseexplosivesarestill"live,"orabletoexplode.Expertssaysuchlandmineskillorwound5000peopleayear.APOPOsaysitsrats9．(discover)morethan107,000landminesandunexplodedexplosivessofar,10．(make)lifesaferforalmostamillionpeople.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞;2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。PekingMan,theearliesthumanancestorthatlivedinChinabetweenroughly200,000or750,000yearsago,wasawood-workingandfire-usingman.Themanunimaginablelikedtodrillholesintoobjectsforunknownreasons.Later,somenewdiscoverypaintedapictureofahumanancestorwhowasmanymorecomplicatedthanpreviouslybelieved.PekingManfirstdiscoveredin1923inacavenearthevillageofZhoukoudian,closetoBeijing.DuringWorldWarTwo,fossilsofPekingManwentmissed.ResearchersdosomelabworkincludingusingmicroscopestolookatartifactsmadebyPekingMan.Beside,scientistswerestilltryingtodeterminethedetails.Finally,theanalysisshowedthatwhatPekingManhadtheinterestinclothesandthatsometoolswer