廣東省中山一中豐山學部2024屆高三第二次調研英語試卷含解析

廣東省中山一中豐山學部2024屆高三第二次調研英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．allgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife2．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone3．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound4．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy5．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．aremoving6．youstarteatinginahealthierway,weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier.A．Unless B．AlthoughC．Before D．Once7．語音知識（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項。1.anything A．many B．magazine C．manage D．match2.achieved A．practiced B．marked C．operated D．damaged3.dealt A.deal B．great C．meant D．leader4.seize A．either B.receive C.eight D.height5.youth A．thus B．breakthrough C．gather D．although8．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that9．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup10．Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup11．Parentsneedtoencouragekidstodeveloptheirpotential_____puttingtoomuchpressureonthem.A．withoutB．besidesC．byD．for12．Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，youfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.Thatisacommon________intheUSA．A．viewB．exerciseC．practiceD．reality13．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it14．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．agoodSamaritanB．awetblanketC．afeatherinmycapD．apieceofcake15．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．apartfrom D．farfrom16．IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What17．TomlookedatJenny,withtears_______hiseyes,andshoutedoutthewords_______inhisheartforyears.A．filling;havingbeenhiddenB．filled;hiddenC．filling;hiddenD．filled;hiding18．I______haveworriedbeforeIcametothenewschool,formyclassmateshereareveryfriendlytome.A．mightn’t B．mustn’tC．needn’t D．couldn’t19．ThoughthestoryofLiYunlongintheTVdrama“BrightSword”isafiction,muchof__________happenedishistoricallytrue.A．that B．what C．which D．it20．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding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）Sportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgetintouchwithnature.However,whetheryouareonthemountains,inthewaves,oronthegrassland,youshouldbeawarethatyoursportofchoicemighthavegreatinfluenceontheenvironment.Somesportsareresource-hungry.Golf,asyoumayknow,eatsupnotonlylargeareasofcountryside,butalsotonsofwater.Besides,allsortsofchemicalsandhugeamountsofenergyareusedtokeepitscourses(球場)ingoodcondition.Thiscausesmajorenvironmentaleffects.Forexample,inthedryregionsofPortugalandSpain,golfisoftenheldresponsibleforseriouswatershortageinsomelocalareas.Therearemanyenvironment－friendlysports.Powerwalkingisoneofthemthatyoucouldtakeuptoday.Youdon'tneedanyspecialequipmentexceptagoodpairofshoes;andyoudon'thavetoworryaboutresourcesandyourpurse.Simpleandfree,powerwalkingcanalsokeepyoufit.Ifyouwalkregularly,itwillbegoodforyourheartandbones.Expertssaythat20minutesofpowerwalkingdailycanmakeyoufeellessanxious,sleepwellandhavebetterweightcontrol.Whateversportyoutakeup,youcanmakeitgreenerbyusingenvironment－friendlyequipmentandbuyingproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials.Butthefinalgoalshouldbe“greengyms”.Theyarebetterreplacements(代替物)fortraditionalhealthclubsandmodernsportscenters.Membersofgreengymsplaysportsoutdoors,inthecountrysideorotheropenspaces.Thereisnospecialrequirementforyoutostartyourmembership.Andbestofall,it'sfree.1、Whichofthefollowingistheauthormostprobablyinfavorof?A．Playingbasketballinagym. B．Motorracinginthedesert.C．Cyclingaroundalake. D．Swimminginasportscenter.2、Whatdoweknowaboutgolffromthepassage?A．ItispopularinPortugalandSpain.B．Itneedswaterandelectricitytokeepitscoursesgreen.C．Itpollutestheearthwithchemicalsandwastes.D．Itcauseswatershortagesaroundtheworld.3、Theauthorusespowerwalkingasanexamplemainlybecause________．A．itusesfewerresourcesB．itimprovesourhealthC．itisanoutdoorsportD．itisrecommendedbyexperts4、Theauthorwritesthepassageto________．A．showusthefunctionofmajorsportsB．encourageustogoinforgreensportsC．discussthemajorinfluenceofpopularsportsD．introducedifferenttypesofenvironment－friendlysports.22．（8分）JOBSCallingModelsWorkingasasuccessfulfashionmodelisn'teasybutitisveryexcitingandcouldbeagreatopportunityOver16,girlsshouldhaveaminimumheightof172cmandboysshouldhaveaminimumheightof182cm.Ifyouareunder16anddonotyethavetherequiredheight,wewouldstillbeinterestedinmeetingyou,butyoumustbringa@top-model-agency.ukSupportWorkerAreyouagoodcommunicator?Doyouhavegoodlisteningskills?Canyouunderstandhowtheoldfeel?Canyouworkatweekends?IfyouhaveansweredYEStotheabove,wewouldliketohearfromyou:Startingrateof￡8.56perhourFreeuniformExcellenttrainingcareers@WorkforCOFFEEBEANSJoinBritain'snumberonecafeatCoffeeBeans,whereeverycafehasthesameaims:tocreatefamily-liketeamsandtogiveexcellentcustomerservice.Manydifferentkindsofpeoplecomeandworkwithus,sostartyourcareeratCoffeeBeanstoday:choosethehoursyouworkgetmanagementexperienceshareyourloveofcoffeeJoinusasaTeamMember,AssistantManagerorCafeManager,dependingonyourskillsand@coffeebeans.co.ukTraineeHairdresserFullTimePermanentBrightonCityCentreLearnfromsomeofthebesthairdressersintheworld!Youwillwork40hoursaweek,MondaytoFriday.Yourresponsibilitieswillinclude:welcomingclients,washinghair,bringingcoffeeandteatocustomers,andkeepingthesaloncleanandtidyatalltimes.Nopreviousworkexperienceisnecessary.PleaseapplyNow!cathy@362、Theapplicantsfor______havetobeabletoworkatweekends.A．modelsB．traineehairdressersC．supportworkersD．CoffeeBeanscafeworkers1、EmployeesatCoffeeBeans________.A．havefewmanagementopportunitiesB．needtoworkcloselywiththeirteamC．areofferedfreedrinkswhenatworkD．arepaidbasedontheirperformanceatwork2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Themodelopportunityisonlymeantforadults.B．Supportworkerscanweartheirownclothesatwork.C．CoffeeBeansworkerscanchoosepreferredworkinghours.D．Traineehairdressersshouldhaveworkexperience.23．（8分）Yearsago,studentsapplyingtocollegesanduniversitieshadtohavetheirapplicationsandpersonalessaysprintedoutandthen“snail-mailed”.Flashforwardtotoday’sworldofFacebook,InstagramandWeChat,wherephotos,videosandmobilephonesrule.Fortunately,severalnewtoolsaremakingiteasierforcollegeapplicantstousetechnologytoshowofftheirpersonalities,skillsandcreativity.ZEEMEEOneofthemorepopularinnovationsincollegeapplicationsisZeeMee,afreemobileappthatallowsstudentstouploadpersonalprofilesandvideostocreatevisualresumes.Morethan220collegesanduniversitiesofferaZeeMeeoptionaspartoftheapplicationprocess.Thevideocanshowtheuniquecreativeaspectsoftheapplicants.THECOALITIONLOCKERAnotherrelativelynewtoolcomesfromtheCoalitionforAccess,AffordabilityandSuccess,nowusedbymorethan110membercollegesanduniversities.Amongthegroup’sstatedgoalsaregettingstudentsengagedincollegeprepearlyandusingtechnologytocreateasupportiveapplicationprocessthatencouragesreflectionandself-discovery.Studentswhosignupforthefreeplatformgetaccesstoadigital“l(fā)ocker”,whichtheycanuseallthroughhighschooltosaveclasspapers,artwork,newspaperstories,videosandphotostosharewithcollegeswhentheyeventuallyapply.VIDEO—CHATINTERVIEWSAtsomeschools,aninterviewwithanadmissionofficerisanimportantpartoftheapplicationprocess.Tomakeiteasier,severalvirtualinterviewingtoolshavepoppedup,suchasavideo-basedplatformfromKira.Morethan140universitiesworldwideuseKira’svideoassessmenttooltoconductreal-timeinterviewswithprospectivestudents.Duringtheinterview,candidatesareshownthequestionsprerecordedbytheparticularschoolandmustrespondinrealtimebytalkingintothecameraontheirlaptoporphone.Inadditiontoshowingtheirability,tospeakfluentlyinEnglishandthinkontheirfeet,ithelpsadmissionofficersdeterminethe“motivation,commitmentanddrive”ofapplicants.UNIQUESCHOOLTOOLSSomeuniversitieshavecomeupwiththeirownwaystoallowstudentstoshowtheirskillsandpersonalities.Forexample,theMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,encouragesapplicantstodisplaytheirtechnicalabilitiesandcreativitybysubmittinga“MakerPortfolio”—awrittenorvideotapeddescriptionofaprojectthatshowscreativeandproblem-solvingskills.Whileanewappwouldfitthebill,theprojectcouldbeanythingfromanorigamidesigntoapotatocannon.1、Whichoftheappsgivestudentsmoreguidancefromtheirhighschool?A．ZEEMEE.B．THECOALITIONLOCKER.C．VIDEO—CHATINTERVIEWS.D．UNIQUESCHOOLTOOLS.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefourthpartofthepassagereferto?A．Thevideointerview.B．Thedescription.C．Theapplication.D．Thestudent’sability.3、Whatisthecommonfeaturerequiredbycollegesanduniversitiesaccordingtothepassage?A．Creativity.B．Braveness.C．Willingnesstoshare.D．Technicalability.24．（8分）Haveyouevercaughtyourselfsaying,"Ihatesmalltalk!"theminuteyouwalkintoaparty?Ifso,youmightbeanintrovert(內向的人).Introvertshatetochatabout"small"subjectswithpeople.Theyarefinewhenyoutalkoneononebutseemtogetlostinthecrowdwhenthere'sagrouparound.Ifyou'retalkingtoanintrovert,youmightfindthatyourfirstfewconversationsgooneoftwoways.Eitherthey'llseemtogetboredandnotsaymuchorthey'llseemtoskateoversmalltalkinfavorofmorein-depthtopics.Whatyouneedtoknowisthattheintrovertisnotbeingrude.It’sjustthattheydon'tlikesmalltalk.Here'swhy.Smalltalkservesasagatewaytowarddeeperconversation.Someintrovertsdon’trealizethatsmalltalkwillactuallyhelpthemgettothebiggertopics.Youdon'tneedtostayonsmalltalkforever.However,sometimesintrovertsfeelthateventheshortamountoftimeittakestogetintotherealconversationisawasteoftime.Smalltalkisveryfast.Someonesayssomethingandthis

shouldbefollowedupwithaquickresponse.Butintrovertsliketochewontheirwordsbeforesayingthemaloud.Beforetheyanswer,they’llmulloverdifferentthoughts.Smalltalkbyitsverynatureinvitesmorepeopletojoinin.Themorepeoplewhojointhe

conversation,themoretheintrovertwilltendtostepback.Asaresult,they’llbequiet.Smalltalkisaboutthrowingoutsubjectsinthehopethatoneormoreofthemcanbeturnedintoacommonpointofinterest.Thelisteninginvolvedwithsmalltalkisnotin-depth.Thepurposeisaboutlistening"lightly"soyoucanfigureouttherighttopicstospendsometimeon.Introvertstendtobegreatlisteners,buttheyuseactivelisteningratherthanlightlistening.Thismakesthemwonderfulfriends,butcanalsomakeitdifficultfornewpeopletounderstandwhythey’resoquiet.1、Howdointrovertsrespondtoachat?A．Theytrytoavoidit.B．Theygetexcitedaboutit.C．Theygiveittheirfullattention.D．Theyfocusonunimportanttopics.2、Whatdoweknowaboutsmalltalk?A．Itgoesslowly.B．Itcostspeoplealotoftime.C．Itcontributestodeepertopics.D．Itmakesnosense.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"mullover"inParagraph3probablymean?A．Giveup. B．Thinkover.C．Writedown. D．Forgetabout.4、Howcanwebecomeagoodtalkerinsmallconversations?A．Figureoutthedeepmeaningofquestions.B．Thinktwicebeforeansweringquestions.C．Trytofindsharedtopics.D．Beaquietlistener.25．（10分）It’sofficial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld’sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththesecond-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope—hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,Danish,GermanandJapanesebabiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.“I’mnotsurprised,”Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexandertellsme.“Thefirstyearofachild’slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressedbecausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave(孕產假).Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersaregettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying.”Shepausesbeforethrowinginafinaltip:“Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbesharedbetweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.“It’sjustthedonethinginDenmark,”shesaysofacountrythathastheworld’shighestbreastfeedingrates.“Inothercountries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn’tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeedinghasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”ForIbenSandahl,Alexander’sco-author,itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.“Weareanhonestandpurepeople,”shetellsme.“Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sadorannoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing(擁抱)allkindsoffeelings,sowearen’tscared.Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It’showbabiescommunicateandit’sabouttryingtounderstandit.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?A．Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.B．Morecompanyfromaparent.C．Anenergeticbusymother.D．Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.A．somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappyB．Demarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales’rightsC．Danishparents’attitudestoababy’sfirstyearvaryconsiderablyD．breastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably________.A．trytofigureoutwhattheywantB．putthemoutdoorsforagoodsleepC．seeksocialsupportforguidanceD．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown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）Ahospitalisneededbyeverylivingpersonatthetimeofbirth,death,physicalinjuries,orsickness.Itisalwaysa1placewherefamilymemberscangatheraroundthepersonwhoneedsthe2ofwelltrainedmedicaldoctorsandnurses.AsNicoleHagenandRickyBeebewerebornintotheHagenfamilyin1998,theparentswerebothinthedelivery(分娩)room.Thisisa3asthetraditionhasbeenforthefathertobeinthenextroom.4hospitalshaveabirthingroomwherethereisanextrasofaandachairforthefathertoeithersitoreventosleeponnexttohiswife.Many5aretakenofthenewbabywithinafewminutesofhisorher6.Evenavideocanbemadewiththeproudfathertakingpicturesofthedoctor,nurses,mother,andbaby.Anursemaytakea7pictureofthefather,mother,andbaby.Youngchildrenwillnotseethebaby8thedoctorandnursesallowthemintotheroommanyhourslater.AtthedeathofGrandmaHagen,theadultchildren9atherbedside.Asshewasdying,herchildrentalkedtoher,readtheBible,andevensangsomeofher10songs.Thenurseswouldcheckonherveryoftenandthedoctorcameashistime11.Shewasgivenpainpills12herlastfewhourswouldbeas13aspossible.Whenshediedthefamilycriedtogetherinsorrowforthelossoftheirmother.GrandpaHagenhaddiedfourteenyears14.GrandmaHagenwas82whenshedied.Doctorsoperateonbrokenbones15byaccidentsinfactoriesorcaraccidents.Childrensometimesfalldownstairswhereanarmis16.Athletesgethurtin17offootball,basketball,baseball,track,andsoccer.Mostinjuriesarerepairedverysuccessfully18thegreatskillofthedoctor.Illnessfromdisease,alcohol,orsmokingoftenrequiresapersontostayalongperiodinthehospital.Peopleliketorecover19.However,ifmedicalcareisneeded,ahospitalmaybethe20homeforsomepatients.1、A．beautiful B．big C．quiet D．nice2、A．operation B．help C．check D．medicine3、A．development B．fact C．question D．try4、A．Modern B．New C．Many D．Large5、A．things B．gifts C．people D．pictures6、A．chance B．falling C．birth D．sight7、A．valuable B．necessary C．family D．hospital8、A．until B．as C．if D．when9、A．gathered B．looked C．pointed D．smiled10、A．old B．favorite C．own D．new11、A．wentby B．arrived C．remained D．allowed12、A．sothat B．eventhough C．asif D．that13、A．happy B．pleased C．comfortable D．lucky14、A．ago B．faster C．later D．earlier15、A．made B．caused C．controlled D．brought16、A．broken B．raised C．pained D．stretched17、A．cases B．conditions C．games D．playground18、A．intheformof B．thanksto C．outof D．from19、A．atonce B．athome C．easily D．aswell20、A．usual B．common C．second D．free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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）OrganizedbyBeijingNormalUniversity,an1．（importance）forum（論壇）onthespiritoftheChinesewomen’svolleyballteamwasheldonSaturdayinBeijing.Around500peoplefromdifferentfields2．（attend）theforum.Professorsandexpertsgavesignificantspeeches,sharingtheir3．（opinion）onthespiritofwomen’svolleyballandon4．buildingofsportspower.LangPing,chiefcoachofwomen’svolleyballteam,alsosharedherviews,5．（make）alltheaudiencedeeplyimpressed.ChengJianping,thePartychiefofBeijingNormalUniversity,saidinhisspeechwomen’svolleyballhasinfluencedpeople6．（great）,andencouragedthem7．（struggle）fortheiraspirations（抱負）.Thespiritofwomen’svolleyballhasnotonlyshowedpatriotism（愛國主義）butalsobroughtconfidenceandcouragetopeople8．arefacingnewchallenges.Sofar,China9．（enter）anewera（時代），anditshouldcontinuetocarryforwardthisspirit.Meanwhile,thisspiritshouldbecloselylinked10．patriotismeducation,Chengsaid.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）假定英語課上英語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；錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加：在缺同處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的同。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的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一間；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Asthesayinggoes,“Timeismoney、”SoasfarasI’mconcerned,timeisevenmorepreciousthanmoney、Timeflieslikeaarrowbeforewerealizeitandwhenitgoesby,itwillneverreturn、However,manypeoplestilldon’tmakefullusetotheirtime、Anumberofstudentsspendalotoftimeinsleeping,chatting,playingcomputergamesandanothermeaninglessmatters、Thoughtheyarealwayscomplainingthattheycan’tdogoodintheirstudy,buttheydon’tacceptthetruththatitiswastingtimeonthosethingsthatleadstotheirfailuresinstudy、Asstudents,wemustbeengaginginourstudiessoastoservethesocietyandournationalinthefuture、Allinall,weshouldawareofthesignificanceoftimeandgetintothegoodhabitofsavingtime、Donotputoffwhichcanbedonetodayuntiltomorrow、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李華，你在朋友家看到一套英文原版的TheMagicTreeHouseBooks，非常喜歡。但是你所在城市的書店卻沒有這套書。因此，你給這家出版社寫信尋求幫助，內容如下：1.解釋寫此信的原因；2.詢問對方是否可海外郵寄這套書籍，如果有，咨詢費用情況；3.詢問對方在中國有沒有合作商，以便自己在國內網(wǎng)上買到這套書。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭語已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearSirorMadam,Thankyoufirstforyourkindattentiontomyletter.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Iwouldappreciateitalotifyoucouldreplyearlier.Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、B4、D5、D6、D7、ADCBB8、D9、A10、B11、A12、C13、D14、C15、C16、D17、C18、C19、B20、C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、1、C2、B3、A4、B22、362、C1、B2、C23、1、B2、C3、A24、1、A2、C3、B4、C25、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge(海綿)thatisfullofwater,somewaterwillrunoutofit.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotakeinaspeaker’severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,andalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker’smainpoint.ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningworkshop(研討會),Eriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned."Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary,"Simonecontinued,"youwillneedtosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates(通貨膨脹率).Inthemeantime,Iwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow."Erikrecordedal