湖北省隨州市隨縣新高考沖刺模擬英語試題及答案解析

湖北省隨州市隨縣新高考沖刺模擬英語試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)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(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號。回答非選擇題時，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．Withnoonethem，thetwothievesstoleintothehouse．A．watchB．watchingC．watchesD．watched2．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should3．________sheisnotsohealthy_______sheusedtobe?A．Whyisitthat;whatB．Whyitisthat;thatC．Whyisitthat;asD．Whyitisthat;who4．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how5．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read6．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught7．--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect8．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．a(chǎn)ndC．orD．so9．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit10．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated11．AlphaGo’sbeatingGograndmasterLeeSedol4-1has________aninternationaldebateaboutwhetherrobotswillcompletelytaketheplaceofhumans.A．giveoff B．workoutC．setoff D．putout12．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when13．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever14．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware-housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．a(chǎn)chievement B．reputationC．character D．standard15．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that16．---Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn’tspendmuchontechnology.---Iamafraidhewon’trealizehisdream.Youknow________.A．youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit B．emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsoundC．enoughisasgoodasafeast D．twoheadsarebetterthanone17．——Doyouhaveaminute?I’vegotsomethingtotellyou.——Ok,______youmakeitshort.A．nowthatB．ifonlyC．solongasD．everytime18．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld19．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking20．Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what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）Saturday，22April,2017Wearecurrentlyonacamp-sitenearCalais,onourwaytotheUK,anditispouringwithrain.AsifgodswanttoprepareusfortheUKatallcosts.Asifwedon'tknowwhatrainis...Ourferrytothegreenisleswillleavetomorrowat10.30anddespitetherain,Iamreallylookingforwardtoit.Ithastakenusawhiletogethere,aswealreadyleftElChorroon4April.AfterrushingthroughSpainintwodays,however,wecametoaninevitableslow-downwhenweenteredFrance.Inevitable,asFrancehassimplytoomuchtoofferforus.SoassoonaswecrossedthePyrenees,ourdrivingsequencebecamesomethinglikedrivingafewkilometres,visitingacastle,drivingafewkilometres,takingpicturesofanicechurch,drivingafewkilometres,havingaquickpeekatafleasmarket,drivingafewkilometres,visitingamuseumetc.WhenweenteredBrittanytherealsightseeingstarted,inVannes,inLorient,inBrestandthenontoNormandy:LeMontStMichel,Bayeuxandfinally,finallytheD-Daybeaches.Ialwayswantedtovisitthese,forobviousreasonsIwouldsay,butmyfather,realisticashewas,calculatedthechancesthatitwouldrainaconsiderableamountofdaysofathree-weekholidayandalwaysdecidedagainstit.ButafewdaysagoIfinallysteppedontoGoldBeach(wheretheBritslanded)andIwasgreetedbytheNormansun.Abeautifulday.1、Itwas_____whenthewriterwasonhiswaytotheUK.A．pouringB．foggyC．snowyD．sunny2、Accordingtothepassage,thePyreneesmustbeaplacein_____.A．SpainB．FranceC．NetherlandD．Normandy3、WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A．Theyspent2daysinSpaintraveling.B．ThewriterthoughtFrancehasalotofplacestovisit.C．ThewriterthoughttherealsightseeingwasinE1Chorro,andinBrest.D．Thewriter’sfatherwasarealisticperson.4、Thepassageprobablycomesfrom_______.A．a(chǎn)traveljournalB．a(chǎn)sciencefictionC．a(chǎn)newsreportD．a(chǎn)filmreview22．（8分）Majorairplanemanufacturersarenowmovingtodevelopthefutureofflightwithelectricplanesandpersonalflyingvehicles.Boeingisoneofthosecompanies.ItrecentlyinvestedinZunumAero,acompanyworkingtobuildelectricaircraftforcommercialflights.ZunumisbasedinthenorthwesternU.S.stateofWashington.Itsaysitishopingtorevolutionizeairtravelbycuttingflighttimesandgreatlyreducingcosts.Bytheearly2020s,thecompanyplanstooperateelectricaircrafttocarry10-15passengersontripsupto1,100kilometers.Itsaysthecostofsuchflightscouldbeaslowas$25eachway.Zunumnotedonitswebsitethat,whileAmericahasmorethan13,500airports,97percentofallairtrafficgoesthroughjust140largerhubs.Bytravelingthroughsmallerairports,passengerscangreatlyreducedoor-to-doortraveltimeandavoidlongsecuritylines.JetBluewasanothermajorcompanytoinvestinZunum.TheheadofJetBlue’sinvestmentgroup,BonnieSimi,saidZunumfitstheairline’sdesireto“seeknewtechnologiestochangethegame.”Shepraisedthecompanyfordeveloping“quiet,environmentally-friendlyaircraft”forsustainabletravel.Zunum’splaneswillbepoweredbytwolargeenginesattheback.Theaircraftwillbe“hybrid-electric,”meaningtheyrelymostlyonbatterypower,butalsobumfuelwhenneeded.Thegoalistoeventuallyflyfullyelectricplanes,althoughmostexpertsbelievethiscouldtakemanyyears.Thisisbecausebatterytechnologystillhasalongwaytogotoprovidelong-lastingpower,butnotbetooheavyfortheaircraft.Othercompanieshavereleasedplanstoreleaseflyingcarsalotsoonerthanthat.Slovakia-basedengineeringcompanyAeroMobilispreparingtoshowtheworlditslatestmodelthisweek.AeroMobiiisshowingthecarattheTopMarquesautoshowinMonaco.Nolaunchdateorpriceshavebeenannounced,butthecompanysaysitwillbetakingpre-ordersthisyear.1、ElectricaircraftmayhavethefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT.A．lowercostsB．ShorterflighttimeC．fewerpassengersD．shortersecuritylines2、WhatisBonnieSimi’sattitudetowardZunum’selectricaircraft?A．DoubtfulB．PositiveC．UncaringD．Disapproving3、WhywillZunum’selectricplanesstillneedfuel?A．Becausefueliseasiertoget.B．Becausebatterymaynotbestable.C．Becauseplaneswon’tstartwithoutfuel.D．Becausebatterymaynotlastlongenough.4、Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecaninferthat.A．FlyingcarsmustbeorderedinadvanceB．FlyingcarswillappearonthemarketthisyearC．ThepricesofflyingcarsarestillunknownD．Flyingcarsaremorepopularthanelectricplanes23．（8分）From100yearsofBauhausto350yearssinceRembrandt’sdeath,ahostoflandmarkarteventsandexhibitionsareopenaroundEuropethisyear.JohnRuskin200thEnglandThisyearisalsothebicentenary（200周年紀(jì)念）ofthebirthofJohnRuskin,theartcritic,writerandreformer.ThereareexhibitionsthroughouttheyearatBrantwood,hisformerhomeinCumbria,ontopicsfromhisclothestohisinterestingeologyandhislegacyinJapan.OnRuskin’sbirthday,8February,thereisafreepubliclectureonhisloveoftreesatOxfordUniversityMuseumofNaturalHistoryandaneveningofreadingsandmusicattheRoyalAcademy,London.Rembrandt350thTheNetherlandsItis350yearssincethedeathofRembrandtvanRijn.Thereisayear-longprogrammeofeventsinnineDutchcities,focusingonRembrandtandtheDutchgoldenage.InAmsterdam,theRijksMuseum(15Feb-10June)willdisplayallofits22paintings,60drawingsand300engravings–thebiggestRembrandtcollectioneverseeninasingleexhibition.Bauhaus100thGermanyGermanyiscelebratingthecentenaryofBauhaus,therevolutionaryartschoolfoundedbyWalterGropiusin1919.TheopeningfestivalisalreadyunderwayattheBerlinAcademyofArts,withaprogrammeofconcerts,playsandvirtualrealityinstallations(untilThursday24Jan).Butvisitorsareencouragedtoexplorebeyondthecapitalthroughouttheyearonaself-guidedroadtrip.Renoir100thFranceAugustRenoirdied100yearsagoinDecember.TheEauetLumièreAssociation,whichhascreated12“ImpressionismsRoutes”linkingsitesthatinspired12Europeanimpressionistpainters,hasdeclared2019tobeRenoirYear.IthopestoattractmoreartloverstoattractionsontheRenoirRoute–visitorstoPariscouldtrytheMuseumofMontmartreandRenoirGardens,whereheoncelived,ortheMuséedelaGrenouillèreinnearbyCroissy-sur-Seine,wherehepaintedriverscenes.1、WhatcantouristsdoatthecelebrationofJohnRuskin’s200thbirthday?A．Meetfamouspeople. B．Goonaself-guidedroadtrip.C．Attendapubliclectureforfree. D．Appreciateimpressionists’works.2、WhatisspecialabouttheexhibitioninRijksMuseum?A．Itwillbeayear-longevent.B．Itisacollectionofallpaintingstyles.C．Itmarkstheendofthecelebrationsinothercities.D．ItbringstogethermostofRembrandt’sworks.3、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Anartshowreview. B．Anexhibitionguide.C．Aresearchpaper. D．Anofficialreport.24．（8分）Atatimewhenalmostanythingcanbepurchasedwithjustoneclick,it’sbecomeanautomaticresponsetosimplyreplacewhatbreaks.Generationsraisedintheearlierhalfofthe20thcenturywillsaythatthiswasn’talwaysso:householdappliances（器具）,clothing,electronicsandmoreusedtobeboughtundertheassumptionthat,withtheoccasionalrepairs,theywouldlastalifetime.Now,someconscientiousconsumersaretakingmattersintotheirownhandsandjoiningtheRepairCafémovement.FoundedinAmsterdamin2009bysewingexpertMartinePostma,theoriginalnonprofithasexpandedtomorethan1,500locationsworldwide.Thesepop-upevents,whicharerunbyvolunteers,offerlessonsinhowtofixanythingfromfixingabuttontoanunresponsivelaptop.“There’sjuiceandtreatsandyougettomeetnewpeople,”saysBennett,aretiredcivilservantandvolunteerfixerattheRepairCafeToronto,whereshemendsjewellery.Shebringsherownspecializedtoolsbutsaysmostitemscouldberepairedbyanyonewithapairofpliersandsomedetermination.“Somethingthatisbrokentooktimeandresourcestomake,soifyou’rethrowingitout,you’rewastingthoseresources.”Ifyoucan’tfindaRepairCafenearyou,it’seasytostartone.RepairCafe.orgoffersastartermanualwithstep-by-stepinstructions.Changinghowweacquirethingsisnecessary,butthere’salsosomethingtobesaidforsimplynotgettingtheminthefirstplace.“Mostofushavemorethanwhatweneed,”saysMarina.“Thiscanleadtoalotofanxiety,like—thinkabouteverythingpackedinthebackofyourcloset;doyouownthosethingsordotheyownyou?”Shesuggestswetrainourselvestomakemindfulpurchases.Lazarovic,whosedelayedpurchasewentevenfurther,explainsthatlessshoppinghasfreedupmoretimeforfamilyactivities,dinnerwithfriendsandmakingart.Bydoingso,assheputsit,“Igotoutofthatneed-to-buy-itcrazeandintheendIfeelgoodthatI’vemadesomething.”1、Howwouldpeopleraisedinthe1940sdealwithbrokenhomeappliances?A．Sellthematalowerprice.B．Pressthebuttontofindthefault.C．Repairthemtolastlonger.D．Donatethemtorecyclingstations.2、WhatdoesBennettsayaboutherwork?A．Shelikesthegoodfoodpeoplebringforherwork.B．Helpingmakerepairsmeanssavingresources.C．ShewillsetupherownRepairCafesoon.D．Shelearnedtorepairjewelsaftersheretired.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“conscientious”underlinedinParagraph2?A．Responsible.B．Generous.C．Powerful.D．Irreplaceable.4、WhatgooddoesLazarovicthinklessshoppingwilldotous?A．It’llmakeuslessanxiousaboutusedthingsathome.B．It’llforceustomakedonationsofunwantedthings.C．It’llleadustoexploretheworldmoreresponsibly.D．Itwillprovideusmoretimeforbeneficialevents.25．（10分）InmostpartsofBritain,theblackcatisasymbolofgoodluckandowningablackcatmaybringgoodlucktothefamily.Butrecently,blackcatscannolongerenjoysomuchfavor.TheRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals（英國防止虐待動物協(xié)會）announcedariseinthenumberofblackcatsbeingabandonedbytheirowners,duetonotlookinggoodinselfies（自拍）.AccordingtotheRSPCA,morethan70percentofthecatsinitscareareblack.Thebiggestreasonforthatisblackcatstendnottophotographastheirlighterandbrighter-coloredfellowswithmoreobviousmarkings.AnRSPCAspokesmansaid,“Thishasbecomeanationalproblem.Andweareurgingpeopletoneverjudgeacatbyitscolorbutlookatitspersonalityinstead.”TheMillwoodCatRescueCentrehastakeninniceblackcatsinthepasttwoweeks.Thefounderoftherescuecentresaid,“Wehavehadalotofblackcatsbecausepeopledon’tlikeblackatthemoment.Otherlookattheblackcatsandthenjustsay

‘Oh,haveyougotanythingelse?’”AnimalloverGabriellaFletcherownsa16-year-oldblackcat,Susie.Sheregularlytakesselfieswithherpet.Shesaid,“Itishardtogetagoodpictureasyoucan’treallyseehowbeautifulSusieis.Sheisjustasspecialasanyothercat.”1、（小題1）Whyareblackcatslessfavoredbypeople?A．Theyarerisinginnumber.B．Theydon’tbringgoodluckanymoreC．TheyarebannedbyRSPCA．D．Theydon’tlookgoodinphotos.2、（小題2）WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3imply?A．Peoplewantmoreblackcats.B．Peoplewanttohavesomethingtoeat.C．Peoplewantmorepetanimals.D．Peopleareunwillingtoseesomanyblackcats.3、（小題3）InGabriellaFletcher’seyes,blackcatsare_______.A．disgustingB．unluckyC．ordinaryD．a(chǎn)ttractive4、（小題4）Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?A．Blackcatsoutin“selfies”.B．BlackcatsabandonedintheUK.C．Blackcatsinneedofcaring.D．Blackcatsfavoredagain.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）完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Insomecities,workholism（廢寢忘食工作）issocommonthatpeopledon’tconsideritunusual.Theyacceptthelifestyleas1.GovernmentworkersinWashington,D．C．,2,frequentlyworksixtytoseventyhoursaweek.Theydon’tdothisbecausetheyhaveto;theydoitbecausethey3to.Workholismcanbea4problem.Becausetrueworkaholicswouldratherworkthandoanythingelse,they5havenoideaofhowtorelax;thatis,theymightnot6movies,sports,orothertypesofentertainment.Mostofall,they7tositanddonothing.Thelivesofworkaholicsareusuallystressful,andthistensionandworrycancause8problemssuchasheartattacksandstomachdiseases.9,typicalworkaholicsdon’tpaymuchattentiontotheirfamilies.Theirmarriagesmayendin10astheyspendlittletimewiththeirfamilies.Isworkholism11dangerous?Perhapsnot.Thereare,certainly,peoplewhowork12understress.Somestudiesshowthatmanyworkaholicshavegreatenergyandinterestinwork.Theyfeel13issopleasurablethattheyareactuallyveryhappy.Formostworkaholics,workandentertainmentarethesamething.Theirjobs14themwithachallenge;thiskeepsthembusyandcreative.15doworkaholicsenjoytheirjobssomuch?Thereareseveral16towork.Ofcourse,itprovidespeoplewithpaychecks,andthisisimportant.Butitoffers17financialsecurity.Itprovidespeoplewithself-confidence;theyhaveafeelingofsatisfaction18theyhaveproducedachallengingpieceofworkandareabletosay“I19it”.Psychologistsclaimthattheirworkgivespeopleanidentity.Aftertheytakepartinwork,they20asenseofselfandindividualism.1、A．strange B．boring C．pleasant D．normal2、A．forexample B．ontheotherhand C．what’smore D．a(chǎn)fterall3、A．a(chǎn)gree B．promise C．dare D．want4、A．slight B．serious C．obvious D．difficult5、A．still B．probably C．certainly D．mostly6、A．a(chǎn)fford B．enjoy C．watch D．a(chǎn)llow7、A．dream B．decide C．intend D．hate8、A．physical B．cultural C．social D．mental9、A．Therefore B．However C．Anyway D．Besides10、A．happiness B．silence C．failure D．loss11、A．sometimes B．a(chǎn)lways C．seldom D．hardly12、A．sadly B．differently C．efficiently D．slowly13、A．study B．family C．life D．work14、A．equip B．pack C．provide D．fill15、A．When B．Why C．How D．Where16、A．factors B．a(chǎn)dvantages C．steps D．ways17、A．nomore B．moreorless C．nomorethan D．morethan18、A．when B．before C．unless D．until19、A．valued B．failed C．caught D．made20、A．give B．lose C．get D．need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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ThereisawonderfulstoryaboutJimmyDurante,1．isoneofthegreatestsingersinthetwentiethcentury.Oneday,when2．(ask)tobepartofashowforsomeoldWorldWarIIsoldiers,Jimmytoldthemhewasverybusy,3．hewouldcomeiftheywouldn’tmindhissingingoneshortsongandimmediatelyleavingforhisnextappointment.Ofcourse,theshow’sdirectoragreedhappily.ButwhenJimmygotonstage,something4．(surprise)happened.Hewentthroughtheshortsongandthenstayed.Theapplausegrewlouderandlouderandhekeptstaying.Prettysoon,hehadbeenonstage5．fifteen,twenty,andthenthirtyminutes.Oneofhisassistantsbehindthestagestoppedhimandsaid,“Ithoughtyouhadtogoafterafewminutes.Whathappened?”Jimmyanswered,“Ididhavetogo,butIcanshowyouthereason6．Istayed.Youcanseeforyourselfifyoulookatthefrontrow.”Inthefrontrow7．(be)twomen,bothof8．hadlostanarminthewar.Onehadlosthisrightarmandthe9．hadlosthisleftarm.Together,theywereabletoclap,andthatwasexactlywhatthey10．(do),loudlyandcheerfully.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僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。TodayIwasintheshoppingcenterwithmyneighbor,whowastheretocollectseveralitemforafriend.Oneofthefriend’sparentswerestruckbyaseriousdisease.Whilestayingthere,Ibecameawareayoungmomwithherdaughter.Shewaspayingtheattentiontoherastheyshopped.Istoppedhertooffermyappreciationtohimforthefactwhichshewassodevotedtoherlittlegirl.IwentontosaythatIfeelsadtoseemomstextingortalkingontheircellphonesandcompletelyignoretheirchildren.Ipraisedherandtoldthelittlegirlthatshehadthegoodmominthewholeworld.Themomsmiled,obviousfeelinghappyatmywords.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假設(shè)你是明啟中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李青，將在主題為“我的家鄉(xiāng)變美了”的班會上發(fā)言。請撰寫一篇演講稿，內(nèi)容必須包括：?家鄉(xiāng)變美了的具體表現(xiàn)；?你對家鄉(xiāng)未來的暢想。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、D5、C6、B7、B8、A9、C10、C11、C12、B13、C14、C15、B16、A17、C18、D19、D20、B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、Manyscholarshipsrequirethatyouwriteanessayinordertobeconsideredfortheprizemoney.However,ifyouarethesortofpersonthathasaheadachewheneveryouhavetocompleteawritingassignment,thismaynotbethebestnews.Luckilyforyou,thereisnoreasontofearthescholarshipessay.Thefollowingtipscouldhelpyouconquerthisnot-so-easyaspectofthescholarshipapplicationprocess.Youshouldalwaysoutlineyouressays.Thisdoesnotjustapplytothescholarshipessays,either.Anoutlinehelpslendfocustoyourthoughtsandhelpsyoucreateapictureofthe“whole”thattheessaywillbecome.Judgescannottostandwhenyourwritingisloose,lackscoherence(連貫性)orwhenyoufailtoconnectyourmainpointstogether.Theywanttoseethatyoucansupportyourargumentwellwithclearandbriefexamplesandthattheseexamplesdo,infact,relatetothetopicathand.Ifyouhaveachoiceinthetopicyougettowriteabout,alwaystrytoselectsomethingyouarepersonallyinterestedin.Don'twritewhatyouthinkthejudgeswanttohear.Thiswillonlyamountinanessaythatreadslikesomeoneelse’s,whichisnotagreatwaytomakeyourselfstandout.Ifyoufeelboredwiththetopic,thenyouressaywillbeboringaswell.Makesureyourideafollowaclearandalogicalpath.Thismea