2025屆上海市徐匯區(qū)、金山區(qū)、松江區(qū)英語高三上期末考試模擬試題含解析

2025屆上海市徐匯區(qū)、金山區(qū)、松江區(qū)英語高三上期末考試模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute2．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange3．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether4．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown5．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either6．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．a(chǎn)ssumingC．guaranteeingD．a(chǎn)ssuring7．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor8．Itsuddenlyoccurredtohim____hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice．A．that B．whatC．where D．which9．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted10．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct11．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．a(chǎn)bsolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely12．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before13．Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe________hisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.A．gaveoff B．setasideC．tookover D．turneddown14．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict15．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor16．SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudents________whatisbotheringthem.A．totalkover B．talkedoverC．talkover D．havingtalkedover17．AnnawasinInnerMongoliafortwoyears,____asavolunteerteacher.A．havingworkedB．workingC．workedD．towork18．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized19．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．a(chǎn)confidentialsource B．a(chǎn)catch-22situationC．a(chǎn)Pandora’sbox D．a(chǎn)Herculeantask20．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．a(chǎn)s D．where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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Spidermonkeyshavelong,thinarmswithhook-likehandsthatallowthemtoswingthroughthetrees.Theydonothaveopposablethumbs(對(duì)生拇指).Thebrown-headedspidermonkeyhasaprehensile(纏繞性的)tail,whichmeansitcangraspandcanbeusedlikeafifthlegtograbtrees.Duringtheday,thespidermonkeysearchesforfruits,whichmakeupthemainpartofitsdiet.Theywillalsoeatflowers,seeds，leaves,andsmallinsectsduringthedryseasonwhenfruitsaren’tavailable.Theyspendmostofthedaylighthoursclimbingandswingingthroughthehighbranchesoftrees.Thebrown-headedspidermonkeylivesinalargecommunityofabout20to100maleandfemalemonkeys.Theysplitintosmallergroupsforfeeding.Femalesusuallygivebirthtoonlyasinglebabyeachyearortwo.Youngmonkeysarecarriedontheirmothers’stomachsuntilabout16weeksold.Thentheyarestrongenoughtorideontheirmothers,backs.Allbrown-headedspidermonkeybabiesarebornwithpinkfacesandears.Spidermonkeyshugeachotherandwraptheirtailsaroundeachother.Theyareveryintelligentandhavestrongmemories.Theywerenamedspidermonkeysbecausetheylooklikespidersastheyhangupsidedownfromtheirtailswiththeirarmsandlegsswinging.Theirgenus(屬)nameisAteles,whichmeans“imperfect”.Thisreferstothefactthattheydon’thavethumbs.Huntingthebrown-headedspidermonkeyisnowbarredinEcuador,acountryinnorthwesternSouthAmerica,buthumanshavekilledthemfortheirmeatforhundredsofyears.1、Spidermonkeyslivemostlyon.A．insectsB．fruitsC．flowersD．leaves2、Whatcanwelearnaboutspidermonkeys?A．Theyhavefivelegs.B．Theyliveinsmallgroups.C．Theirtailscantaketheirweight.D．Theirgenusisthesameasspiders.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“barred”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Permitted.B．Forbidden.C．Encouraged.D．Ignored.4、Wheredonewly-bornspidermonkeysstay?A．Inalargecommunity.B．Intreeswithhighbranches.C．Ontheirmothers’backs.D．Ontheirmothers’stomachs.22．（8分）Flyingtoanothercountrycansometimestakeseveraldays.Butthedesignerofafuturisticjet(噴氣式飛機(jī))sayshisplanecouldtakeyouaroundtheworldinyourlunchbreak.AccordingtoanarticleinTheSun,theplanet,calledtheAntipode,couldcarry10peopleanduserocketboosters(火箭助推器)togo12kmhigh.ThenitcouldflyfromLondontoNewYorkinlessthan20minutes,orfromNewYorktoShanghaiin24minutes.AnormalBoeing747hasatopspeedof917km/h.ThefastestplaneintheworldrightnowisAirForceOne.ItcarriesthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesandcanreach1,092km/h.ButtheAntipodewouldbecapableofreachingacrazy25,750km/h!CanadiandesignerCharlesBombardiersayshisplanecouldbe10timesfasterthantheConcorde,whichcouldflyat2,180km/h.TheConcordeusedtobetheworld’sfastestpassengerplanebetween1976and2003.ButtheConcordewasverynoisyanditsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew,AConcordecrashedin2000,killing114people.NoConcordeswereflownagainafter2003.TheAntipodesdesignincludesaspecialnosethatstopsitfromoverheatingandhavingthesameproblemsthattheConcordedid.Newtechnology,recentlytestedbyNASA,makestheAntipodetheperfectshapeandweighttoflyfastandsafely.“It’salwayssomethingthatpeoplewouldlike—atransportationsystemthatcouldtakeyoufromoneplaceontheplanettotheotherside,”MrBombardiertoldtheBBC．Don’ttrytobuyaticketontheplaneyet,though.Thedesignisjustaconceptandwillneedmoreresearchbeforeitbecomesareality.1、WhatisthebiggestdifferencebetweentheAntipodeandothernormalplanes?A．Itcanflymuchfaster.B．Itcanholdmanymorepeople.C．Itcanflymuchhigher.D．Itcanbemuchsafer.2、WhichofthefollowingabouttheplanesisNOTtrue?A．ABoeing747canreachaspeedof917km/h.B．AirForceOneisthefastestplaneintheworld.C．ThepresidentoftheUnitedStatesusuallytakesaBoeing747.D．TheAntipodecouldbeabout24timesfasterthanAirForceOne.3、WhatdoweknowabouttheConcorde?a.Itusedtobetheworld’sbiggestpassengerplane.b.Itmadeloudnoiseswhenitwasflying.c.Itsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew.d.Itstoppedflyingafter2000.A．a(chǎn)bB．bcC．cdD．a(chǎn)d4、Accordingtothestory,weknowthat________.A．a(chǎn)USdesignerdesignedtheAntipodeB．peoplenowcanbookatickettoflyontheAntipodeC．theAntipodehasalreadybeenproducedD．theAntipodewon’thavetheproblemsthattheConcordehad23．（8分）PeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthosefromEuropeindistinguishingfacialexpressions—andanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.RachaelJack,UniversityofGlasgowresearcher,saidthatratherthanscanningevenly(均勻的)acrossafaceasWesternersdo,Easternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes."WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressions,"Jacksaid."Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,whereasEasternersfavortheeyesandneglect(忽略)themouth."AccordingtoJackandhercolleagues,thediscoveryshowsthathumancommunicationofemotionismorecomplexthanpreviouslybelieved.Asaresult,facialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeusedtoreliablyconveyemotionincross-culturalsituations.Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingtheeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesof.expressivefacesandputthemintocategories:happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.Theycomparedhowaccuratelyparticipantsreadthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthandidWesterners."Theculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthat____showisprobablyareflectionofculturaldifferenceinfacialexpressions,"Jacksaid."OurdatasuggestthatwhereasWesternersusethewholefacetoconveyemotion,Easternersusetheeyesmoreandmouthless."Inshort,thedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotion.Fromhereon,examininghowculturalfactorshavediversifiedthesebasicsocialskillswillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotion.Otherwise,whenitcomestocommunicatingemotionsacrosscultures,EasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselveslostintranslation.1、ThediscoveryshowsthatWesterners.A．payequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouthB．considerfacialexpressionsuniversallyreliableC．observetheeyesandthemouthindifferentwaysD．havemoredifficultyinrecognizingfacialexpressions2、Whatwerethepeopleaskedtodointhestudy?A．Tomakeafaceateachother. B．Togettheirfacesimpressive.C．Toclassifysomefacepictures. D．Toobservetheresearchers'faces.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph6referto?A．Theparticipantsinthestudy.B．Theresearchersofthestudy.C．Theerrorsmadeduringthestudy.D．Thedatacollectedfromthestudy.4、IncomparisonwithWesterners,Easternersarelikelyto.A．dotranslationmoresuccessfullyB．studythemouthmorefrequentlyC．examinetheeyesmoreattentivelyD．readfacialexpressionsmorecorrectly5、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheEyeastheWindowtotheSoulB．CulturalDifferencesinReadingEmotionsC．EffectiveMethodstoDevelopSocialSkillsD．HowtoIncreaseCross-culturalUnderstanding24．（8分）Scientistshavelongbeeninterestedintheimpactofearly-lifeexperiencesonadultbehavior,studyingthephenomenoninmonkeysandpeople.Buthardlyanystudieshadbeendoneindogs.Guidedogspresentedausefulgrouptostudyforseveralreasons.First,atTheSeeingEye,guidedogschoolinAmerica,manypuppies（幼犬）areraisedinasinglelocationunderfairlycontrolledconditions.Second,thedogshaveaclearmeasureofsuccess:Eithertheygraduatefromtheprogramtobecomeaworkingguidedogortheyarereleased.Andthird,successasaguidedogisn’teasy;thedogmustbewillingandabletonavigateacomplexandoften-unpredictableenvironmentwhileremainingattentivetoitsowner.Togatherinformationaboutthepuppies’early-lifeexperiences,EmilyBrayandateamofresearchersatTheSeeingEye’sbreedingcentertookvideoandcloselyobserved23mothersandtheir98puppiesfortheirfirstfiveweeksoflife.“Wewantedtoknowifwecouldseparatethemomsbasedonhowtheyinteractedwiththeirpuppies,”Braysaid.“Werecordedthingslikehernursingposition,howmuchtimeshespentlookingawayfromthepuppiesandhowmuchtimeshespentincloseproximity（臨近）toherpuppiesorlickingthem.”Whentheresearcherstrackedthepuppiesacoupleofyearsdowntheline,theyfoundthatthosewithmothersthatweremoreattentivewerelesslikelytograduatefromTheSeeingEye’strainingprogramtobecomeguidedogs.Inparticular,thosedogswhosemothersnursedmoreoftenlyingdown,asopposedtosittingorstandingup,werelesslikelytosucceed.“Ifamotherislyingonherstomach,thepuppiesbasicallyhavefreeaccesstomilk,butifthemotherisstandingup,thenthepuppieshavetoworktogetit,”saidBray.“Itseemsthatyouhavetoprovideyourkidswithminorobstacles（障礙）thattheycanovercomeforthemtosucceedlaterinlifebecause,asweknow,lifeasanadultinvolvesobstacles.”1、Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlydiscuss?A．Thestepsintrainingguidedogs.B．HowtheSeeingEyecameintobeing.C．Whyguidedogsareideaobjectsforstudy.D．ThevariousfeaturesofdogsattheSeeingEye.2、WhatdidBrayandhisteamfocusonintheirstudy?A．Thedietsofthepuppies.B．Thebodyweightsofthepuppies.C．Thewaymomsreactedtotheirpuppies.D．Themoms’sensitivenesstosurroundings.3、Whichpuppiesweremorelikelytobecomeguidedogs?A．Thosewithattractivemothers.B．Thosewhowereraisedinaquietplace.C．Thosewhowerefedwhilelyingdown.D．Thosewhowerepoorlyattendedbytheirmothers.4、WhichofthefollowingsayingsdoesBranseemtobelievein?A．Nosweetwithoutsweat.B．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.25．（10分）Halfoffusuallyunaffordableproducts?Only$49.99forthat$100.00dinner?That’sthemagicofGroupon,butforsomesmallbusinessownersthe“greatbusiness”offeredbyGrouponcanbeequaltothekissofdeath.Howcouldthatoccur?ThemathofGrouponseemssimpleataglance,butuponfurtherinspectionthenumbersdon’taddupwhenitcomestosmallerbusinesses.AGroupontypicallyoffersa50%discountonaproductorservice;thentheremainingprofitisdividedbetweenGrouponandthesmallbusiness.WhileGrouponhasalreadyreceivedtheprofitinadvance,themerchantisleftwaitingfortheircut.Thoseworryingnumbersareassumingthepricecutis50/50,which,insomecases,isbeinggenerous.Whenyoubreakitdowntonumbers,aGroupondealseemsdisastrous,butit’snotonlythenumberssmallbusinessownershavetoworryabout.ThepointofGroupondealsistoattractnewandhopefullylongtermcustomers.Yet,doesthisactuallyhappen?ThemajorityofconsumersbuyingtheGrouponarethereforthebargainanddon’treturnafterusingtheirGroupon.CFHSJuniorAngelitaPopestated,“IlovethedealsofferedbyGroupon!Theycanreallysaveyousomuchmoney.”However,shewentontosaythatshehadn’treturnedoncetoanyofthebusinessesafterusingherGroupon.Forsomesmallbusinesses,thepressurelieswiththeresponsesoftheirloyalcustomers,whowatchasnewfacesgetthesameproductorserviceforhalfthepricethattheyhavebeenpayingforyears.Whenyoubreakitdown,Grouponindicatesthatthebusinessofferingthedealisnotonlywillingtobeflexiblewiththeirprice,butalsothattheirproductorserviceisn’tworththepricethey’rechargingfor.Whencombiningthesefactors,it’snowonderloyalcustomersareputoffbytheideaoftheirfavoriteshopofferingGroupons.NowIbynomeanssayGrouponshavebadeffectsonallbusinesses;howeverthestormofGrouponisactuallyadisasterforasmallbusiness.1、WhatisgoodaboutGroupon?A．Itcanofferalargediscount.B．Ithelpsaddupthenumbers.C．Itcanimprovethequalityoftheproduct.D．Itbringssmallbusinessownersmoreprofit.2、CFHSJuniorAngelitaPope’sstatementsuggeststhat.A．smallbusinessownersneedn’tworryaboutdealsB．peoplelikeusingGrouponinthesamebusinessC．thepurposeofGrouponistopromotebusinessD．Grouponmaynotbringcustomersback3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto?A．Newfaces.B．Loyalcustomers.C．Groupondealers.D．Smallbusinesses.4、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Anewbusinesstrend—GroupondealingB．ThedevelopmentofaGrouponcompanyC．TheeffectsofGroupononsmallbusinessesD．Afantasticshoppingexperience—Groupon第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）DidTheEarthMoveForYou?Eleven-year-oldAngelasufferedfromadiseaseinvolvinghernervoussystem.Shewasunableto1andhermovementwasrestrictedinotherwaysaswell.Thedoctorsdidnotholdoutmuch2ofhereverrecoveringfromthisillness.They3she?dspendtherestofherlifeinawheelchair.Theysaidthat4,ifany,wereabletocomebacktonormalaftercatchingthisdisease.Butthelittlegirlwasbraveandconfident.There,lyinginherhospitalbed,shewould5toanyonewho?dlistenthatshewasdefinitelygoingtobewalkingagainsomeday.ShewasthensenttoaspecializedrehabilitationhospitalintheSanFranciscoBayarea.Whatevertherapies(治療方法)couldbe6tohercasewereused.Thingsdidn?tworkasthetherapistsexpected.Stilltheywerecharmedbyher7spirit.Theytaughtherabout8—aboutseeingherselfwalking.Ifitwoulddonothingelse,itwould9giveherhopeandsomething10todointhelongwakinghoursinherbed.Angelawouldworkashardaspossibleinphysicaltherapy,inwhirlpoolsandinexercisesessions.Andsheworkedjustashardlyingthere11doingherimaging,visualizingherselfmoving,moving,moving!Oneday,asshewastwistingwithallher12toimagineherlegsmovingagain,itseemedasthougha13thinghappened:Thebedmoved!Itbegantomovearoundtheroom!She14out,“LookwhatI?mdoing!Look!Look!I15it!Imoved!”O(jiān)fcourse,atthisverymomenteveryoneelseinthehospitalwasscreaming,too,andrunningfor16.Peoplewerescreaming,equipmentwas17andglasswasbreaking.Yousee,itwastherecentSanFranciscoearthquake.Butdon?ttellthattoAngela.She?s18thatshedidit.Andnowonlyafewyearslater,she?sbackinschool.19herowntwolegs.Nocrutches(拐杖),nowheelchair.Yousee,anyonewhocanshaketheearthbetweenSanFranciscoandOaklandcanconqueralittledisease.Youneverknowwhat?saroundthecorneruntilyoutakea20step.1、A．hear B．speak C．walk D．see2、A．pride B．hope C．regret D．pity3、A．predicted B．forgot C．denied D．promised4、A．some B．few C．many D．a(chǎn)ll5、A．a(chǎn)pologize B．a(chǎn)ppeal C．refer D．swear6、A．a(chǎn)pplied B．a(chǎn)ppointed C．compared D．explained7、A．competitive B．independent C．sensitive D．undefeatable8、A．concentrating B．summarizing C．picturing D．sorting9、A．inadvance B．forsomereason C．onthecontrary D．a(chǎn)tleast10、A．positive B．a(chǎn)ttractive C．familiar D．boring11、A．gratefully B．faithfully C．hopelessly D．royally12、A．might B．interest C．fame D．need13、A．normal B．magical C．funny D．simple14、A．found B．screamed C．turned D．counted15、A．understood B．refused C．mad D．decided16、A．cover B．comfort C．freedom D．office17、A．exploding B．working C．self-repairing D．falling18、A．persuaded B．a(chǎn)shamed C．convinced D．worried19、A．By B．With C．On D．For20、A．cautious B．reasonable C．final D．further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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空LastFridayastormsweptthroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritories,1．(destroy)fourteenhomes.Sevenothersweresobadlydamaged2．theirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsorroofs.Onepersonwaskilled,severalwere3．(serious)hurtandtakentohospital,andanumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallerhurt.Altogetherovertwohundredpeoplewerehomelessafterthestorm.Afarmer,Mr.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearly4．themorningandlastedforoveranhour."I5．(eat)withmywifeandchildren,"hesaid,"whenweheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslaterourhousefelldownontopofus.Wetriedourbest6．(climb)outbutthenIsawthatoneofmychildrenwas7．(miss).Iwentbackinsideandfoundhim,safe8．veryfrightened."Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshe9．(feel)thatherhousewasmoving.Sheranoutsideatoncewithherchildren.Soldiershelpedtotakepeopleoutofthefloodedareaandthewelfaredepartmentbrought10．(they)food,clothesandshelter.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同學(xué)們交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏子符號(hào)（∧)，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(cuò)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(cuò)誤以及修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Ihavebeenawayfrommyhometownformorethantenyears.Iheardofthatgreatchangeshavetakenplacehere.Inthepast,thereusedtobeingaclearriverrunningthroughit.Peopleworkedhardallyearroundbutliveapoorlife.Nowpeople’sdreamoflivingaricherlifehavecometrue.Tallbuildingscanbeseensomewher