炎德英才大聯(lián)考高三第六次模擬考試新高考英語(yǔ)試卷及答案解析

炎德英才大聯(lián)考高三第六次模擬考試新高考英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上，寫(xiě)在本試卷上無(wú)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(mǎn)分30分）1．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．a(chǎn)ny B．one C．a(chǎn)nother D．theother2．Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people_____nottotouchanunattendedbag.A．hadalwaysbeenwarned B．werealwaysbeingwarnedC．a(chǎn)realwayswarning D．a(chǎn)lwayswarned3．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．a(chǎn)ccidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily4．—YoualllikeyourEnglishteacher?—Yeah,shedevotesherself____toteachinganditearnsheragoodreputation．A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely5．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．a(chǎn)rewashingaway D．a(chǎn)rebeingwashedaway6．ProfessorLi________forhisinformativelecture,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.A．knownB．knowingC．havingknownD．tobeknown7．Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result8．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever9．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．a(chǎn)s10．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this11．---Iusuallygotherebytrain.---Whynot________byshipforachange?A．totrygoing B．tryingtogoC．totryandgo D．trygoing12．Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A．racingB．rushingC．runningD．rolling13．—Startingaconversationisagoodwaytokilltimeonthetrain.—_______.Ialsoliketotalkwithstrangers.A．Thatistrue B．ItsoundslikefunC．Idon’tthinkso D．Youarekidding14．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.15．________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof16．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase17．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid18．---.Wedidn’tfindtheBlacksduringthelecture.---Noonehadtoldthemabout_____alecture.A．theretobe B．therebeing C．therebe D．therewas19．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what20．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）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)。21．（6分）Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationforslacking,youmightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedas“alltoohuman,”withtheunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance(不滿(mǎn),不平).ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,aswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveall,liketheirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof“goodsandservices”thanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan’sandDr.deWaalsstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchambers,sothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrock,theirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent.Intheworldofcapuchins,grapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferabletocucumbers).Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamber,orrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtoinduceresentment(憤恨)inafemalecapuchin.Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialemotions.Inthewild,theyareaco-operative,group-livingspecies.Suchcooperationislikelytobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousindignation(憤慨),itseems,arenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.However,whethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.388、Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby________.A．makingacomparison B．justifyinganassumptionC．makingaconclusion D．explainingaphenomenon1、Thestatement“itisalltoomonkey”(Lastline,ParagraphI)impliesthat________.A．resentingunfairnessisalsomonkeysnatureB．monkeysarealsooutragedbyslackrivalsC．monkeys,likehumans,tendtobejealousofeachotherD．noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchemotions2、Dr.BrosnanandDr.deWaalhaveeventuallyfoundintheirstudythatthemonkeys________.A．prefergrapestocucumbersB．willnotbeco-operativeiffeelingcheatedC．canbetaughttoexchangethingsD．a(chǎn)reunhappywhenseparatedfromothers3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Monkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialemotions.B．Cooperationamongmonkeysremainsstableonlyinthewild.C．Animalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.D．Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.22．（8分）Livinginaculturethatisdifferentfromyourowncanbebothanexcitingandchallengingexperience.Thefollowingare6culturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUSAtohelppromotingmutualunderstanding.MoneyAsiswellknown,theChineseareconservativewhentheyareplanningtospendmoney,butfarfewerAmericanfamiliesaresavingmoneyforemergenciesandeducationthantheirChinesecounterparts(對(duì)等的人)..PrivacyChinesepeopledonothavethesameconceptofprivacyasAmericando.Theytalkabouttopicsuchasages,incomeormarital(婚姻的)status,whichAmericansthinkisannoyinganddisturbing.FamilyInChina,eldersaretraditionallytreatedwithgreatrespectwhileyoungarecaredfor.InAmerica,thegoalofthefamilyistoencourageindependence,particularlythatofthechildren.UnliketheChinese,olderAmericansseldomlivewiththeirchildren.FriendsChinesepeoplehavedifferentmeaningstodefinefriends.Justhangingouttogethertimetotimeisnotfriendship.Friendshipmeanslifelongfriendswhofeelitdeeplynecessarytogiveeachotherwhateverhelpmightseemrequired.Americansalwayscallpeopletheymeetfriends,sothedefinitionoffriendsisgeneralanddifferent.Thereareworkfriends,playingfriends,schoolfriendsanddrinkingfriends.EducationChinesepeoplevalueeducationandcareermorethanAmericans,whointurnattachmoregreatimportancetogoodcharacterandfaith,whichtheythinkareofgreatvalueintheirlife.________BasicallyChinavaluesthecommunityandtheUSAvaluestheindividual.IfyouachievesomethingintheUSA,it’sbecauseyouaregreat.WhileinChina,ifyouachievesomething,it’sbecausetheteam,orfamily,orcompanyisgreat.Everythingyoudogetsowedtothegreaterwhole,whileinAmericanindividualachievementsarecelebrated.1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Americanslaymorestressonfaithandgoodpersonality.B．Americansthinkmuchoftheindividualandthecommunity.C．AmericansaremeanwithmoneytospendwhileChinesearenot.D．Americansdefinefriendshipalmostthesame.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethelastdifference?A．AchievementsB．IndividualC．TeamVSIndividualD．Teamwork3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TopromotefriendshipbetweenChinaandtheUSA．B．TohelpChineselivewellintheUSA．C．TohaveacompleteunderstandingoftheUSA．D．TointroducetheculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUSA23．（8分）Manyofuslistentomusicwhilewework,thinkingthatitwillhelpustoconcentrateonthetaskathand.Andinfact,recentresearchhasfoundthatmusiccanhavebeneficialeffectsoncreativity.Whenitcomestootherareasofperformance,however,theimpactofbackgroundmusicismorecomplicated.Theideathatlisteningtomusicwhenworkingisbeneficialtooutputprobablyhasitsrootsintheso-called“Mozarteffect”.Putsimply,thisisthefindingthatspatialrotationperformance(空間旋轉(zhuǎn)能力)isincreasedimmediatelyafterlisteningtothemusicofMozart,comparedtonosoundatall.Howsoundaffectsperformancehasbeenthetopicofresearchforover40years,andisobservedthroughaphenomenoncalledtheirrelevantsoundeffect.Tostudyirrelevantsoundeffect,participantsintheresearchareaskedtocompleteasimpletaskwhichrequiresthemtorecallaseriesofnumbersorlettersintheexactorderinwhichtheysawthem.Thetrickythingisbeingabletodothiswhileignoringanybackgroundnoise.Twokeycharacteristicsoftheirrelevantsoundeffectarerequiredforitsobservation.First,thetaskmustrequirethepersontousetheirrehearsalabilities(復(fù)述能力),andsecond,thesoundmustcontainacousticalvariation(聲學(xué)變化).Wherethesounddoesnotvarymuchacoustically,theperformanceofthetaskismuchclosertothatobservedinquietconditions.Theirrelevantsoundeffectitselfcomesfromattemptingtoprocesstwosourcesoforderedinformationatthesametime—onefromthetaskandonefromthesound.Unfortunately,onlytheformerisrequiredtosuccessfullyperformtherecalltask,andtheeffortinensuringthatirrelevantorderinformationfromthesoundisnotprocessedactuallyhinders(阻礙)thisability.Asimilarconflictisalsoseenwhenreadingwhileinthepresenceoflyricalmusic.Inthissituation,thetwosourcesofwords—fromthetaskandthesound—areinconflict.Thecostispoorerperformanceofthetaskinthepresenceofmusicwithlyrics.Whatthisallmeansisthatwhetherhavingmusicplayinginthebackgroundhelpsorhindersperformancedependsonthetaskandonthetypeofmusic,andonlyunderstandingthisrelationshipwillhelppeoplemaximizetheirproductivitylevels.1、“Mozarteffect”ismentionedto________.A．explainhowmusiccanrelaxpeopleB．showmusiccanimproveperformanceC．a(chǎn)dvisepeopletolistentoMozartmusicD．stressMozartmusicgainswideattention2、Itcanbeinferredthatparticipantsintheresearch________.A．haveimprovedtheirrehearsalabilityB．performbetterinthequietconditionsC．ignorethebackgroundnoisesuccessfullyD．preferthemusicwithgreatsoundvariation3、Paragraph6iswrittento________.A．supportanidea B．makeacontrastC．introduceatopic D．describeafact4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MusicshapesyourlifeB．MusicdevelopsyourcreativityC．ChoosequietmusicforyourworkD．Doesmusicmakeyouconcentrate?24．（8分）BusToursinWashingtonDCTheBlossomsTourInWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.22BESTWAYtoExperiencetheCherryBlossoms!EachyearfrommidMarchtomidApril,seethebeautifulCherryBlossomsinWashingtonDCandgetgreatphotosbecauseyou’llbeledtoallthebestspotsbythebestguides.TheannualspringbloominDCisamagicaltimeandthistourpromisestoprovidetheverybesttouropportunityforyou!TheLightsNightTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.33Highest-ratedNightTourinDC!TheONLYDCNightTourwheretheTourGuidesHOPOFFwithyouateachstopandtellyouabouteachmonumentandattracton.HOPaboardtheTheLightsNightTour!ThebesttimetotakeatourofWashingtonDCisatnight.TheBestMinibusTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$46.22SeeallthekeyatractionsDChastoofferina3-hourformat.Youwilllearnallaboutthehistoryandtrivia(瑣事)thatsurroundsWashingtonandvisitthemajormonumentsandattractionsDChastooffer.PleaseNote:Ratesforthistourvarybydayoftheweek.Whenyouchooseyourspecificdateontheavailabilitycalendar,theratesforthatdatewillbedisplayed.BestMountVernon&ArlingtonCemeteryTourfromWashingtonDCDuration:6hours$71.26SeeArlingtonCemetery,OldTownAlexandriaandGeorgeWashington’sMountVernonEstateonthissmallgroupbustourfromWashingtonDC．YourtourguidewillaccompanyyouthroughMountVernon,tellingyouaboutalloftheatractionsthereandthehistoryofGeorgeWashington’shomeonthePotomacRiver.1、WhichdatesuitsTheBlossomsTourmost?A．July4. B．August15.C．March27. D．October1.2、WhatisspecialaboutTheBestMinibusTour?A．Itspriceisnotfixed. B．Thebesttimetotakeitisatnight.C．Thetourguideaccompaniesyou. D．Youcangetgreatphotosofcherry.3、WhichtourwouldofferyouachancetolearnaboutGeorgeWashington’shome?A．TheBlossomsTour. B．TheLightsNightTour.C．TbeBestMinibusTour. D．BestMountVermon&ArlingtonCemeteryTour.25．（10分）Canyoubetoobeautiful?Itishardlyaproblemthatmostofushavetobother—asmuchaswemightliketodreamthatitwerethecase.Yettheblessingsandcursesofbeautyhavebeenalong-standinginterestinpsychology.Dothoseblessedwithshinyfacesandanattractivebodyliveinacloudofappreciation—ordoesitsometimespaytobeordinary?Atthemostbasiclevel,beautymightbethoughttocarryakindofhalo(光環(huán))aroundit;weseethatsomeonehasonegoodquality,andbyassociation,ourdeepmindmayassumethattheyhaveothergoodonestoo.Eveninthecourts,apleasingappearancecanworkitsmagic.Attractivecriminalsarelikelytogetlessstrictsentences,ortoescapepunishmententirely;attractiveplaintiffs(原告),meanwhile,aremorelikelytowintheircaseandgetbiggerfinancialsettlements.“It’saneffectseeneverywhere,”saysWalker.Butifbeautypaysinmostcircumstances,therearestillsituationswhereitcanhaveoppositeresults.Whileattractivemenmaybeconsideredbetterleaders,forinstance,hiddensexistprejudices(偏見(jiàn))canworkagainstattractivewomen,makingthemlesslikelytobehiredforhigh-leveljobsthatrequirepower.Andasyoumightexpect,good-lookingpeopleofbothsexesrunintoenvy—onestudyfoundthatifyouareinterviewedbysomeoneofthesamesex,theymaybelesslikelytoemployyouiftheyjudgethatyouaremoreattractivethantheyare.Moreworryingly,beingbeautifulorhandsomecouldharmyourmedicalcare.Wetendtolinkgoodlookstohealth,meaningthatillnessesareoftentakenlessseriouslywhentheyaffectthegood-looking.Whentreatingpeopleforpain,forinstance,doctorstendtotakelesscareoverthemoreattractivepeople.Ultimately,scientistspointoutthatfocusingtoomuchonyourappearancecanitselfbeharmfulifitcreatesstressandanxiety—evenforthosealreadyblessedwithgoodlooks.“Ifyouarecrazyaboutattractiveness,itmayaffectyourexperienceandinteractions,”shesays.It’sanoutdatedsaying,butnoamountofbeautycanmakeupforabadpersonality.AsthewriterDorothyParkerputitsoelegantly:“Beautyisonlyskindeep,butuglygoescleantothebone.”1、Fromparagraph1,wecanlearnthat_______.A．somemaybebotheredbytheirunattractiveappearanceB．mostpeoplearenotafraidofbeingtoobeautifulC．wemightalwaysdreamaboutbeingbotheredbyothersD．beingtoobeautifulcanbeaproblembotheringeveryone2、Whichisthebenefitforbeautifulpeople?A．Allattractiveplaintiffshavemorechancestogetawaywithpunishment.B．Womenwithpleasingappearancewillalwaysbeconsideredasbetterleaders.C．Good-lookingpeopleareoftenregardedashavingmanygoodqualities.D．Beautifulcriminalsaremorelikelytopersuadethejudgeandwinthecase.3、Thewritermentionedtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphto_______.A．persuadeustopaymoreattentiontoourlooksfromnowonB．suggestthatbeautycanhelpmakeabetterpersonalityC．encourageustofocusmoreonimprovingourpersonalityD．a(chǎn)skuglypeopletohavemoreconfidenceintheirpersonality4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Beauty,ablessing?B．SexistPrejudice.C．Realbeauty.D．BenefitsBeautyholds.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Anoldwomanhadlosthereyesightcompletely,soshewenttoa1tohelpherseeagainandmadeabargainwithhim:ifhecouldcureher,hewouldbepaidwell.Butifhecouldn’t,shewouldnotpayhimanything.Thedoctorhada(an)2ointment(藥膏).Whenitwasputontheeyesforaperiodoftime,itrestoredtheeyesightofanyonewhowassightless.Thedoctorbeganto3hispatientdaily.Butknowingthatshecouldn’tsee,hestarted4thevaluablesinherhouse.Whentherewasnothingleft,hedecidedtocureherand5hispayment.Whenthewomanrecoveredhereyesight,shesawthathervaluableshadgoneand6thedoctorwasthethief.So,sayingthatshewas7cured,sherefusedtopayhim.Thedoctorwas8andheinsistedonhisfees.Buttheoldwomanrefusedandthetwowenttothe9Thejudgeaskedtheoldwoman10sherefusedtopaythedoctor.Shesaid,“Idid11togivehimthemoneyifIrecoveredmyeyesight.However,ifIremainedblind,Iwastogivehim12Nowhe13thathehascuredme,butIam14blind.”Everyonetherelookedather15.“Howcanyousaythat?Everyonecanseethatyoureyesighthasbeenrestored,”saidthejudge16.Theoldwomanreplied,“I17can’tsee.BeforeI18myeyesight,Ihadseenmanyvaluablethingsinmyhouse.Butnow,Iamnotabletoseeathingof19init.”Thejudge20thatshewasindeedblindandlethergo.1、A．friend B．doctor C．teacher D．professor2、A．special B．expensive C．regular D．poor3、A．visit B．call C．expect D．question4、A．cleaning B．counting C．stealing D．a(chǎn)ppreciating5、A．dependedon B．caredabout C．gaveup D．a(chǎn)skedfor6、A．explained B．hoped C．guessed D．forgave7、A．nearly B．once C．not D．well8、A．a(chǎn)shamed B．surprised C．touched D．encouraged9、A．playground B．street C．house D．court10、A．why B．whether C．how D．when11、A．pretend B．promise C．refuse D．manage12、A．everything B．something C．nothing D．a(chǎn)nything13、A．wishes B．a(chǎn)dmits C．realizes D．declares14、A．quite B．ever C．even D．still15、A．insurprise B．inpeace C．a(chǎn)susual D．onpurpose16、A．friendly B．seriously C．proudly D．carefully17、A．slowly B．finally C．really D．a(chǎn)lmost18、A．lost B．failed C．had D．hurt19、A．price B．meaning C．use D．value20、A．reported B．a(chǎn)greed C．worried D．doubted第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語(yǔ)法填空MoonDay1．(celebrate)onJuly20everyyear.MoonDay2．(mark)thefirsthumanlandingonthemoonthat3．(occur)onJuly20,1969.Eversince1969,MoonDay4．(celebrate)intheUStomarkoneofthegreatestachievementsinhumanhistory.OnewaytocelebrateMoonDayistomakesomethingaboutthemoon,likecuttingpapermoons.Youcanalsobakecookiesandcutthemintheshapeofthemoon.Alsoconsiderlearningsomefactsaboutthemoononthisoccasion.ExploringthemoononGoogleMoon5．(be)agreatideatogetfamiliarwithournaturalsatellite.ItisespeciallyimportantthatwecelebrateMoonDaywithchildren.Inthisway,childrencanlearnaboutwhat6．(happen)onJuly20,1969,and7．(understand)theimportanceofthiseventinthefuture.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Thatnightwasextremelyhot,soIopenedallthewindowsanddoors、Gradually,Ifallasleep、ItsuddenlyrainedheavyinthemidnightandIfeltcold、ThenextmorningIwasill、Mothertookmetothehospital,butthedoctorsaidIhadafeverandthatImuststayinbedinacoupleofdays、Backathome,Itooksomemedicineandsoonfeltmuchwell、Feelingbored,Iwalkedtothebalconyandstoodtherewatchingpeoplecomeandgoinginthe