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2017年陜西省高考英語真題

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2017年陜西省高考英語真題第一卷

注意事項(xiàng)：

1.答第一卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考試科目用鉛筆涂寫在答題卡上。

2.用鉛筆把第一卷在答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。不能答在試卷上。

3.考試結(jié)束后，請將答題紙和答題卡一并交回。

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題：每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳

選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和

閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.WhenwillthemanmostprobablymeetDr.Jones?

A.At8:00.

B.At8:30.

C.At9:00.

2.Whatwastheoriginalpriceoftheskit?

A.$24.

B.$12.

C.$6.

3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.She'slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass.

B.She'swrittensomebooksontheworldclassics.

C.She'smetsomeoftheworld'sbestwriters.

4.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutdrivingtowork?

A.Sheistiredofdrivingintheheavytraffic.

B.Shedoesn'tmindastheroadconditionsaregood.

C.Sheisunhappytodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.

S.Whatwillprobablyhappentothewoman?

A.Misshertrain.

B.Catchhertrain.

C.Cancelhertrain.

第二節(jié)（共15小題海小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)自。每段對話或獨(dú)自后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選

項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個

小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話僅讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答6至8題。

6.Whatarethemanandthewomantalkingabout?

A.Mr.Brown'sson.

B.Mrs.Down'sson.

C.Mike'sschool.

7.HowlongdoesMikestaywithhisclassmatesaday?

A.About8hours.

B.About6hours.

C.Atleast10hours.

8.HowdoesMikeusuallygotoschool?

A.Bybus.

B.Inhisfather'scar.

C.Onfoot.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Reporterandmanager.

B.Customerandsalesman.

C.Housewifeandshopkeeper.

10.Whatistherobotprogrammedtodo?

A.Shoppingandcalculating.

B.Repairingandguarding.

C.Cleaningandwashing.

11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthenewhome?

A.It'ssafeenough.

B.It'stooexpensive.

C.Itsworthbuying.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12.Whatisthewoman?

A.Anactress.

B.Asecretary.

C.Atypist

13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Interviewerandinterviewee.

C.Actorandactress.

14.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanwillbeasecretary.

B.Thewomanmadeamistake.

C.Themanissatisfiedwiththewoman.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Sheisdoinganexperiment.

B.Sheishavingastudy.

C.Sheisaskingothersforhelp.

16.Howlongistheman'shousetotheplaceofhiswork?

A.Onetofivekilometers.

B.Sixtotenkilometers.

C.Fourteenorfifteenkilometers.

17.Howdoestheman'sfamilymembersgotoworkorschool?

A.Bytrain.

B.Bybus.

C.Useprivatetransport.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.WhatisAliceWalker?

A.Awriter.

B.Ateacher.

C.Apoliceman.

19.WheredidAliceWalkerfinishhercollegeeducation?

A.InGeorgia.

B.InAtlanta.

C.InNewYork.

20.WhatdidLangstongivetoAliceWalker?

A.Manybooks.

B.Somemoney.

C.Someadvice.

二、單項(xiàng)填空（共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并

在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

21.ManyofthethingswenowbenefitfromwouldnotbearoundThomasEdison.

A.to

B.from

C.with

D.without

22.Somepeopleeatingmeatbecausetheythinkit'swrongtokillanimals.

A.approve

B.convey

C.oppose

D.applaud

23.Ourcitystreetswithpeople,carsandbicycles,drivershavetotaketheresponsibilityto

watchoutforpeoplecrossingtheread.

A.crowded

B.werecrowded

C.crowdingDtocrowd

24.Thecouplewithdrewthelargecityandsettleddowninaforest,riddingthemselvestheir

addictiontomodemtechnology.

A.from;from

B.to；of

C.from;of

D.to;from

25.Readers,anotherprogramhostedbyDongQing,_tobe"abreathoffreshair“among

varietiesofshows.

A.hasacknowledged

B.hadacknowledged

C.hasbeenacknowledged

D.hadbeenacknowledged

26.Undernormalcircumstances,nobodywouldapproveoftheideapeopleshouldsacrifice

healthforsuccessincareer.

A.what

B.that

C.where

D.which

27.—Doyouheroptimisticviewofthestateofthecurrenteconomy?

-Yes.Weshouldhavefaithinourgovernment.

A.contributeto

B.subscribeto

C.correspondto

D.submitto

28.Bachdiedin1750,butitv/asnotuntiltheearly19thcenturyhismusicalgiftwasfully

recognized.

A.that

B.although

C.while

D.after

29.DuringtheSpringFestival,Alipaylauncheda"five-fu"collectionactivity790,000people

collected

"five-fu"andshared215millionyuanwith271yuanperhead.

A.that

B.which

C.when

D.where

30.—IhavebeenworkinghardtopolishupmyspokenEnglishinthepasttwoweeks,butI

thinkImakelittleprogressinit.

—,Emma!YourspokenEnglishwillsoonbebetter.

A.Ican'thelpit

B.Makeit

C.Hanginthere

D.Youreallyhavemethere

三、完形填空（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

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

上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Iwasdrivinghomefromworkwhenacallfrommyex-husbandinterruptedthepleasant

silenceofmydrive.Wehaddivorcedsixyearsearlier.Unfortunatelyour31towardeachother

hadnotsoftened.

Hiswordstookmybreathaway.Hehadterminalstomachcancer.

TearswelledoutfrommyeyesasIthoughtofourchildren,too32toloseafather.Andwho

wouldattendtohim?

Idecidedtomovethechildrenand33inwithhim.Ihadfaiththatthiswouldbeaturning

pointformyex-husband,forhe

wouldspend34timewithourchildren.Afewmonthsintolivingtogether;eachdayhisactions

andbehaviorbroughtupoldhurtsandwoundsfromthepast.lwasrelivingourhistory.IknewI

mustdosomethingto35thecycleandletgoofourhistory.

36Icouldnotcontrolhisactions,Icouldcontrolmyemotions.Icouldchoosetoembrace

happiness37feellikeavictim.Weareaproductofourlifetimeofexperiences38hisshapedhis

choices.Icreatedspaceinmy39whereIplantedtheseedsofsympathy.Forgivenessbeganto

takerootand40filledthehouse.

Tosaythewords*'Iforgiveyou"doesn'tmakea41ifyouractionsdon'tcorrespondwith

yourthoughts.42hasalwaysbeenthewayIshowloveformyfamilyandfriends.Astheend

approached,Ihostedmanylunchesanddinnersforfriendsandfamilyinourhomesotheycould

saytheir43.Onawarmandbrightafternoonjustafewdaysbeforehepassedaway,seeingthe

lastguestlearningourhome,myex-husbandturnedandsaidhelovedmeandwithoutthinking

Iresponded,"\loveyoutoo/

Iwas44atpeacewithourpast.Ifoundforgivenessbuttheonewhofeltfreeofbitterness

45tobeme.

31.A.regretB.loveC.kindnessD.anger

32.A.naughtyB.youngC.matureD.lovely

33.A.relativesB.friendsC.familyD.myself

34.A.qualityB.quantityC.qualifiedD.plenty

35.A.setB.keepC.breakD.circulate

36.A.UnlessB.IfC.WhileD.Once

37.A.morethanB.lessthanC.otherthanD.ratherthan

38.A.andB.yetC.orD.for

39.A.yardB.roomC.officeD.heart

40.A.peaceB.silenceC.praiseD.sorrow

41.A.choiceB.promiseC.differenceD.sense

42.A.CleaningB.CookingC.ShoppingD.Writing

43.A.wishesB.hellosC.goodbyesD.dreams

44.A.finallyB.suddenlyC.generallyD.merely

45.A.turnedupB.turneddownC.turnedinD.turnedout

四、閱讀理解（共1。題;每小題2分，滿分20分）

請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，

并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

Onatypicalwarmweekenddaythisspring,about60,000peoplewillmaketheirwaytoone

spotoranotherintheGreatSmokyMountainsPark,whichisfoundalongtheborderbetween

thestatesofTennesseeandNorthCarolina,US.Theywillcometobeamazedbythemountains

ontheskylineandthedense（茂密的），“smoky"forests,plantsandanimallife.Theywillbetaken

backintime,ifonlyforashortwhile.AsloversoftheSmokyMountainsliketosay,they'rea

“l(fā)ittlebitoftheworldasitoncewas".

Overthecentury,Americanshavebuiltaspecialrelationshipwiththesewondersofthe

greatoutdoors.Theparksarenotjustprettyplacestoadmire,butalsoplacesofspiritual

togetherness.WhetheritisasnowcappedpeakintheRockyMountainsoroneoftheGreatLakes

intheNortheast,theparksgivecitizenstheopportunitytothinkmoredeeplyabouttheirlives,

thenationandeachother.

They'reaconnectiontotheUS'beginningandtothespiritofthesettlerswhomadenew

livesforthemselvesinawilderness（荒野）.ForAmerica'snativepeoplestheparksarealinkto

theirhome-lands,whicharethousandsofyearsold.

Theparksalsoinspireartists.Poemsandpiecesofmusicarewrirenaboutthem;visual

artistshavemadeworkbasedonthem.Onesuchartist,USphotographerAnselAdams,took

thousandsofphotographsinYosemiteNationalPark.

Aboveall,theparksinspirepatriotism（愛國精神）invisitors.EdwinBernbaum,USdirectorof

theSacredMountainsProgramattheMountainInstitute,associatesparksitesliketheamazing

GrandCanyonwiththeUS'nationalhymn（贊歌），AmericatheBeautiful.The"spaciousskies"and

“purplemountainmajesties（雄偉『'celebratedinthesongremindAmericans,accordingto

Bembaum,“ofthequest（追求）forfreedomandindependenceattheheartofAmericanculture

andhistory”。

WiththelaunchoftheUS-ChinayearoftourisminMarch,moretravelersfromChinanow

havetheopportunitytovisitthesewondersofnature.Whoknows?Perhapsonedayyou'llbe

amongthosegoingoutintotheSmokyMountainsorheadingtoYellowstoneforagloriousday

enjoyingnature.

46.TheauthorbelievesonereasonforthespecialrelationshipbetweenAmericansandthe

greatoutdoorsisthat.

A.theoutdoorsprovidesaplacetoreflectonone'slife,thenationandeachother

B.nationalparksareconsideredperfectplacestoholdanniversaryevents

.C.nationalparksaremainlyintendedforpeopletoenjoyandrelaxin

D.AmericansdunkthesenaturalwondersareablessingfromGod

47.WhydonationalparksbringoutAmericans'patrioticfeelings?

A.Theyarewheretheearlysettlerscamefrom.

B.Theyremindthemhowtheirancestorswantedtobefreeandindependent.

C.TheyshowtheimportanceofunitingAmericans.

D.TheyshowhowmuchAmericanshaveachievedinimprovingtheenvironment.

48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TheyearoftourismisheldtointroduceallthepeopletotheUS'wondersofnature.

B.TheauthorrecommendsthatvisitorstotheUSstartwithSmokyMountains.

C.Placeswithamazingviewssetlimitsonnumbersofvisitors.

D.Artworkcangivepeopleatasteofnature'sbeautyintheUS.

B

Mostofuschangeourmobilephoneseverycoupleofyearsorso,buthaveyouever

wonderedwhathappenstotheoldoneafterit'snolongeryours?

Well,apartofyouroldsmartphonecouldsoonbeproudlywornaroundtheneckofoneof

theworld'stopathletes.

OrganizersofthenextOlympicGamessaythatmedalsfortheeventwillbemadefrom

recycledphonesandhouseholdappliances.Theseitemscontainmetalssuchasgoldorsilver;

whichcanbeextracted（提?。゛ndreused.

''Computersandsmartphoneshavebecomeusefultools.However,Ithinkitiswastefulto

discard（丟棄）deviceseverytimethereisatechnologicaladvanceandnewmodelsappear;"three

-timeOlympicgoldmedal-winninggymnastKoheiUchimurasaidinapressrelease.

Itwillrequiretwotonsofgold,silverandbronzetomakethe5,000medals.Collectionboxes

willbeplacedinsidethousandsofphonestoresacrossJapaninthehepethatthepublicwill

donateenougholddevicestocreatetheprizes.

"TokyO2020OlympicandParalympicmedalswillbemadeoutofpeople'sthoughtsand

appreciationforavoidingwaste,"Uchimuraadded."Ithinkthereisanimoortantmessageinthis

forfuturegenerations//

It'sestimatedthat20to50milliontonsof"e-waste"areproducedeachyear.Accordingto

areportbytheUNUniversityinJapan,theUScausesmostofthis.Thecountrythrowsaway

gadgets（電子設(shè)備）containingaround$60million{412millionyuan）worthofgoldeveryyear.

Applealonerecoveredalmost$40millionworthofgoldfromrecycledgadgetsin2014-999kgin

total.

ButforthoseofusoutsideofJapan,whatcanwedotopreventthemountainofoldtech

frompilingup?

“Weencouragepeopletore-usestuffandifsomethingisbroken,tosellitforparts,"Janet

Gunter,co-founderoftheRestartProjectinLondon,toldtheBBC.

ThegrouporganizesfreerepairsessionsacrosstheUK,called"RestartParties",where

volunteersfixbrokentechforfree.ItclaimstohavepreventedoverI,270kgofe-wastesince

2012.

“Theamountofstuffwethrowawayisjustridiculous/volunteerDaveLukestoldtheBBC.

"Itisveryempowering（賦予力量的）forpeopletoseethattheycanfixthings//

49.HowwillmedalsforthenextOlympicGamesdifferfromthepreviousones?

A.Theywillhavesomefeaturesofsmartphones.

B.Theywillbemadefromrecycledgadgets.

C.Theywillbecollectedordonatedbythepublic.

D.Theywillbedesignedtobeeasiertorecycle.

50.Whatmessagewillthe2020OlympicmedalsconveyaccordingtoUchimura?

A.It'simportanttoreuseandrecyclee-waste.

B.OlympicGamesdeservemoreappreciation.

C.TechnologicaladvancesbenefittheOlympicGames.

D.Thetechnologytohandlee-wasteshouldbeimproved.

51.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.TheUSproduces20to50milliontonsof"e-waste"everyyear.

B.Applerecoveredtwotonsofgold,silverandbronzefromoldtechin2014.

C.TheRestartProjectoffersafreeservicetorepairelectronics.

D.JanetGunteradvisespeopletolearnhowtorepairgadgetsifpossible.

C

TICK,tick,tick...beforeyouknowit,itis11o'clockatnightandyouhavefinishedyour

home-work.Feelingtiredandsleepy,youhesitateoverwhethertocheckthelatestupdateson

yourQQspaceornot."Whatifhumanbeingsdidn'tneedtosleepanymore?”youmaywonder.

Infact,thelimitsofhowlonghumanbeingscanstayawakehavelongbeenchallengedand

studied.

Thereisawidelyrecognizedrecordthatwassetin1965bya17-year-oldAmericanhigh

schoolstudentnamedRandyGardner.Hedidnotsleepfor264hours（aboutUdays）foran

experiment.Otherunofficialreportsdescribesoldiersstayingawakeforfourdaysinbattleand

patientswhohavegonewith-outsleepforthreeorfourdays.Althoughlackofsleepdidnot

causeseriousphysicalormentalillness,allofthemshowedweakenedbrainresponseinareas

suchasconcentrationandmotivation:

Sofarthereasonwhyhumansfallasleepremainsamystery,butthereisnodoubtthat

enoughsleepisgoodforhumanbodyfunctions.AsErinHanlon,anassistantprofessoratthe

UniversityofChicago,toldtheBBC,thereissomethingaboutsleepthatseemsto"reset"the

systemsinourbodies.Thatiswhywefeelrefreshedafteragoodsnooze.

Ontheotherhand,lackofsleepcouldaffectourhealthbothphysicallyandmentally.

DirectorofSleepMedicine,AtulMalhotra,attheUniversityofCalifornia,toldtheBBCthatwhen

someoneoftenstaysupallnightanddoesnothavehighqualitysleep,stresshormonesincrease

inhisorherblood,causinghighblcodpressure.Meanwhile,therhythmoftheheartisaffected,

causingdizziness【頭暈?zāi)垦＃゛ndatightchest.Asthepersoncontinuestofightoffsleep,heor

shemayfeelanxious,stressedandgroggy.Heorsheisalsolikelytocomedownwithillness.

Anothersurprisingfactisthatsomepeoplereallydon'tsleepfordaysorevenmonths.This

isbecauseararegeneticdiseaseleadstodisordersofadeepareaofthebrainthatcontrolssleep.

Althoughtheydonotfeelsleepy,theirorgansandbrainareactuallyhurtbyoveruse,whichcan

causemusclepain,unusualsweatingandlosingweight.

Goodsleepisimportantforus.Burningthemidnightoilisnotalwaysagoodidea.Keepinga

balancebetweenworkandlifeseemstobethekeytohelpingusfeelenergetic,healthyand

powerful.

52.ExperimentsandrecordsareusedinParagraph3to.

A.provethatonecandowithoutsleepforthreeorfourdays

B.provethatlesssleepdoesnotmakeoneillorsick

C.showthatsleephasbeenstudiedforaverylongtime

D.showthatone'sbraincanbeharmedifonestaysawakefortoolong

53.Theunderlinedword"refreshed"inthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedby.

A.pureagain

B.energeticagain

C.hotagain

D.happyagain

54.AccordingtoAtulMalhotra,lackofsleep.

A.willresultinheartattacks

B.onlyharmsphysicalhealth

C.cancauseanxiety,highstressandillness

D.causesconstantheadachesandhighbloodpressure

55.Ifonereallydoesn'tsleepfordaysorevenmonths,.

A.one'sgenesbecomeaffectedbyadisorder

B.theareaofone'sbrainthatcontrolssleepstopsworking

C.one'sorgansandbrainarenotaffectedatall

D.one'sbodyandbrainstillsuffernegativeeffects

2017年陜西省高考英語真題第二卷

注意事項(xiàng)：請將第二卷的答案寫在答題紙上！

五、任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。

注意：每空填一詞。

Iwillreadilyadmit:ittookmealongtimetogrowup.IgraduatedfromMichiganState

Universityin1980attheageof23,withafreshlyprintedbachelor'sdegreeinpsychologyandat

alosswhatIreallywanttodo.Ididn'tfindmywayinloveandworkuntilmanyyearslater.

Eventually,Igotmyfirstlong-termjob,marriedat36andhadmykidsat42.

Inoursociety,manypeoplecan'tsharewarmandfriendlyviewsofemerging（新興的）adults.

Therearesomeprejudicesagainstsuchyoungadults.

Oneofthemostcommoninsultsabouttoday'semergingadultsisabouttheirlaziness.

Youngpeoplearethoughttobe"slackers"whodon'tworkwheneverpossible.It'struethatsome

workthatyoungadultstodayexpecttogettendtobebeyondthemandoftenunrealistic,but

lazy?That'sfalse.Theydon'tsimplysitaroundandplayvideogamesandupdatetheirFacebook

pageallday.Actuallythemajorityofthemspendmostoftheirtwentiesinaseriesoflow-paying

jobsastheysearchforsomethingbetter.It'sunfairtothinkofthemas"slackerswbecauseofonly

asmallpercentageofthem.

Anotherwidespreadviewagainstemergingadultsisthattheyareselfish.It'sthoughtthat

theyonlycenteronthemselvesandbelievetheycanbewhatevertheywanttobe.Butthat

doesn'tmeantheyareselfish.Itsimplymeansthattheyhavehighconfidenceintheirabilitiesto

makeagoodlifeforthemselves,whateverobstaclestheymightface.

Asfortheclaimthattheyneverwanttogrowup,it'struethatenteringthefullrangeof

adultresponsibilitiescomeslaterthanitdidbefore,intermsofcompletingeducationand

enteringmarriageandparenthood.Althoughyoungadultsareafraidofadulthoodandinno

hurrytogetthere,bytheageof30,mostyoungadultshaveamarriagepartneratleastachild,

andastablelong-termjob.Soit'snottruethattheynevergrowup.Mostofthemjustwantto

makeuseoftheirfreedomwhiletheyhavethechance.That'swisebutwedon'tgivethem

enoughcredit.

Theoriginsofthemanyprejudicesagainsttoday'semergingadultsarecomplex.Maybeone

keyreasonsthatmanyoftheireldersstilluseoldyardstickstomeasuretheirprogress.However,

hopefully,peoples'attitudesandmeasuringyardstickswillchangewiththepaceofsociety.

六、單詞拼寫（共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）

在空格中填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，使句子完整正確。每空一詞。（請寫出完整單詞）

66.Ifyouwanttomeetthepresident,youneedtomakeana.

67.OneproblemwasthatFlemingwasutofindaproceduretomakepenicillinpuretowork

asamedicine.

68.Youmaydiscoversomethingnewifyouralltheseideastoeachother.

69.Therearemanyproblemsafromlackofcommunication.

70.Thechildhaspactinggiftsbutshestillneedsfurthertraining.

71.Thoughplain-looking,thegirlwhopagoodpersonalitystillenjoyshighpopularity.

72.Despiteitsmistakesand（弱點(diǎn)），itdidagreatdealofgoodworkinsidethetradeunion.

73.TuYouyouis（歸類于）asoneofthegreatestscientistofourtimeduetohergreat

achievementinmedicine.

74.Thegoodweatherwill（力口速）thegrowthofthesetomatoplants.

75.ThetrainIwastotakearrived（準(zhǔn)時）attwominutespastsix.

七、短文填空（共5空;每空1分，滿分5分）1

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在空格處填入合適的單詞，使短文完整正確。每空一詞。

ThecurrentpassionforrunninginChinaisprovidingsomeAfricanstudentswithabundant

moneymakingopportunities.Onesuchstudent,Wilfred,earnsmoneybyrunningmarathonsall

acrossChina（76）studyingatNingboUniversityinZhejiangprovince.Theprizemoneycanaddup

tonearly20,000RMB($2.952)onamonthlybasis,accordingtoWilfred.

ComingfromtheKenyancityofEldoret,hometo40-plusworldchampionsoflong-

distancerunning,Wilfredhasdreamedof(77)engineersincechildhood.Hereceiveda

scholarshipfromNingboUniversity.LivingexpensesinChinawerestillaconcernforhim,(78).

Wilfredofficially(79)outforthemarathonafteranotherAfricanstudentfromNingboUniversity

toldhimabouttheconsiderableprizemoneyinvolved.(80)thatmoney,notonlyisWilfredable

toaffordhisschool'sannuallivingexpenses,butheisalsoabletosendmoneyback