2025屆云南省曲靖一中麒麟學(xué)校英語(yǔ)高三上期末達(dá)標(biāo)測(cè)試試題含解析

2025屆云南省曲靖一中麒麟學(xué)校英語(yǔ)高三上期末達(dá)標(biāo)測(cè)試試題考生須知：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(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。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(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Thehigh-anxietyfocusonreadingscoremayhavenarrowedstudent________toknowledgeabouttheworldthatcanimprovetheirreading.A．idea B．a(chǎn)id C．belief D．a(chǎn)ccess2．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch3．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant4．---Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.---__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry5．—Juliasaidshesentyouabirthdaycardyesterday.Haveyougotit?—Oh,really!Ihaven’t________mymailboxyet.A．examined B．reviewed.C．tested D．checked6．Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedtowhat_______iftherehadbeenchildrenintheclassroomintimeofthefire.A．wouldhappen B．happenedC．wouldhavehappened D．shouldhavehappened7．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When8．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since9．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what10．Theguidanceteacherwastheiradviser,offeringthemsuggestionsandsolutionswhenthey______difficulties.A．a(chǎn)roseB．encounteredC．emergedD．evaluated11．—DidyouenjoyyourjourneytoBeijinglastweekend?—.Wehaddrivenmorethan3hoursbeforewefoundtherightway.A．AbsolutelyB．NowayC．NotatallD．Withpleasure12．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!13．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone14．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when15．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/16．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when17．Theincidentturnedhimintodifferentperson,evenifhedidnotrealizeitatbeginning.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;the C．the;a D．a(chǎn);the18．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted19．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when20．Accordingtothelocallaw,noone______enterthebuildingsitewithoutpermission.A．canB．mustC．shallD．dare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）RayTokuda,a54-year-oldJapaneseAmerican,isproudofthetitlehisschoolhasgivenhim.HeisaShifu,aChinesewordliterallymeaningamaster,mentororseniorpractionerofmartialarts.Tokudahasreasontobeproud.HehasbeeninvolvedwithChinesemartialartsforalmostfourdecades.AfterlearningthematthemartialartsschoolinNewMexicoState,todayheisamongthemostexperiencedkungfuteachersoftheschool.PracticingmartialartstwotothreehoursandhelpingstudentsimprovetheirskillshavebecomeTokuda’sdailyroutine.Heexpectstopracticeandteachmartialartsfortherestofhislife.“I’mstilllearning.It’sworthmorethanalifetimetolearnChinesemartialarts,”hesaid.“OnceIstarted,Ijustcouldn’tstop.Ithinkit’salsothemagicofChineseculture.”Tokudawassenttothemartialartsschoolwhenhewas10.Hestillremembershowunwillinghewaswhenstartingout.“MyfatherhadalwayswantedtolearnChinesemartialartsbutnevergotthechance,soheputhiskidin,”hesaid.“IwassoafraidatthattimebecauseIthoughtkungfuwasallaboutfighting.”Butthingschangedafterhelearnedthatmartialartsweremorethanpunchingandkicking.“Oneofthethingsmartialartsteachmeisovercomingadversity,”Tokudasaid.“Asalittlekid,myfirstlessonwaslike,oh,look,thisisathingthatIcangetthroughbydiligence,perseverance(毅力)anddedication,andthatwaspricelessformylife.”LearningChinesemartialartsopenedagatewayforhimtobetterunderstandChineseculturebecausehecouldhearalotofancientChinesekungfu-relatedstories.“ItislikeinAmerica,wherewehearstoriesaboutknightsinshiningarmorandKingArthurandnobledeedsdone,”hesaid.“IfeelmartialartspreservesomethingofancientChinathatcan’tbefoundinbooks.Theyaresortofanoralhistory.”TokudahasalsobeeninvitedtovariouseventsinhishomestatetoshowcasetraditionalChineseculture,includingthedragondanceandliondance,whichhealsolearntatthemartialartsschool.Becauseofthis,heisnowconsideredaculturalenvoy(使者)intheeyesofthepublic.1、Tokudadidn’twanttolearnkungfubecausehehadthoughtitwas________.A．practical B．magicalC．violent D．difficult2、Fromthepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutTokuda?A．Helearntmartialartsfromhisfather.B．Heisthefounderofthekungfuschool.C．Helearntfrommartialartshowtodealwithdifficulties.D．Heisthemostexperiencedkungfuteacherofhisstate.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTokuda?A．Modestandfriendly. B．Devotedandpersevering.C．Talentedandhumorous. D．Motivatedandconsiderate.22．（8分）Everwonderedwhetherpunishmentactuallymakespeoplecooperate(合作)?Ateamofscientistscreatedanexperimenttofigureitoutandtheresultswereprettyunexpected.Tounderstandwhattheyfound,youhavetoknowwhythesescientistswerestudyingpunishment.Theyweretryingtofigureoutwhypeoplecooperatewhenit’softensoeasytoprofitatothersexpense.Whydon’tfriendsstealfromeachother?Whydoparentsbothertofeedtheirchildren?Iftheanswertothesequestionsisobvioustoyou,congratulations,youareaheadofscientists.They’restilltryingtofigureitout.Inthisexperiment,researchershad225Chinesestudentsplayagame,whereifthestudentscooperated,they’dallgetanumberofpoints.Butifonedefected(變節(jié))andeveryoneelsecooperated,thedefectorwouldgetalotofpoints,andthecooperatorswouldloseout.Thisgamerepresentsalotofreallifesituationswhereyoustrugglewithadecision:worktogetheranddoOK,orrunoffwiththerewards,ruiningeverybodyelse’sday.Thisisactuallyaprettyordinaryeconomicexperiment.Buttheresearchersaddedtwochangestoseeiftheycouldmimic(糢擬〉therealworldbetter.Changeone:somestudentsplayedmanyroundstogether,sothey’dlearnwhotheycouldtrust.Changetwo:peoplecouldpunisheachother,sacrificingapointortwotodestroyanotherplayer’sscore.Intheend,theresearchersfoundthatplayingmultipleroundsmadepeoplecooperatemore,whichdefinitelymimicshumansociety.Butthewholepunishmentthingledtoasurprise:punishingdidn’tactuallymakepeoplecooperatemore.Infact,itmadethemcooperateless.Sothescientistsstilldon’tknowwhypeoplecooperate,thoughitlookslikeithasmoretodowithgroupsstickingtogetherthanitdoeswithpunishment.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Whyfriendsdon’tstealfromeachother.B．Whyresearchersarestudyingpunishment.C．Whypeoplealwaysprofitatothers’expense.D．Whypeoplecooperateratherthantakeadvantageofothers.2、Whathappenedtoadefectorintheexperiment?A．Helostout.B．Hebenefitedmore.C．Hegotpunished.D．Hebecametheleader.3、Whatconclusionisdrawnfromtheexperiment?A．Punishinghelpspeoplerealizetheirmistakes.B．Cooperatingisawin-winpolicytoall.C．Punishmentwon’tworkasexpected.D．Peoplewhochoosetocooperateareselfless.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Doespunishingpeopleactuallywork?B．Whyispunishmentappliedtocooperation?C．Howcanpunishmentcontributetocooperation?D．Whatisthebestwaytomakepunishmenteffective?23．（8分）Childrenmovingfromprimarytosecondaryschoolareill-equippedtodealwiththeeffectofsocialmedia,asitisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleintheirlivesandexposing(暴露)themtosignificantrisk,accordingtoarecentreportbytheOfficeoftheChildren’sofficerofEngland.Thereportshowsthatmanychildreninyear7–thefirstyearofsecondaryschool,whenmostofthestudentswillhaveaphoneandbeactiveonsocialmedia–feelunderpressuretobeconstantlyconnected.Theyworryabouttheironlineimage,particularlywhentheystarttofollowcelebrities(名人)onInstagramandplatforms.Theyarealsoconcernedabout“sharenting”–whenparentspostpicturesofthemonsocialmediawithouttheirpermission–andworrythattheirparentswon’tlisteniftheyaskthemtotakepicturesdown.Thereport,whichwascreatedwithdatafromfocusgroupinterviewswith8-to12-year-olds,says,thatalthoughmostsocialmediasiteshaveanofficialagelimitof13,anestimated(估計(jì))75percentof10-to12-year-oldhaveasocialaccount.Someofthemarealmostaddictedto“l(fā)ikes”,thereportsays.Aaron,an11-year-oldinyear7,toldresearchers,“IfIgot150likes,that’sprettycool,itmeanstheylikeyou.”Somechildrendescribedfeelinginferior(下級(jí)的)tothosetheyfollowonsocialmedia.Aimee,also11,said,“Youmightcompareyourselfbecauseyou’renotveryprettycomparedtothem.”Children’sofficerofEnglandAnneLongfieldiscallingonparentsandteacherstodomoretopreparechildrenfortheemotionimpactofsocialmediaastheygetolder.Shewantstoseethecoursessetforstudentsinyear6and7.“Itisalsoclearthatsocialmediacompaniesarestillnotdoingenoughtostopunder-13susingtheirplatforminthefirstplace,”Longfieldsaid.“Justbecauseachildhaslearnedthesafetymessagesatprimaryschooldoesnotmeantheyarepreparedforallthechallengesthatsocialmediawillpresent,”Longfieldsaid.“Itmeansabiggerroleforschoolsinmakingsurechildrenarepreparedfortheemotionaldemandsofsocialmedia.Anditmeanssocialmediacompaniesneedtotakemoreresponsibility,”Longfieldsaid.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthereport?A．Anincreasinglynumberof7-year-oldsarebeingexposedtosocialmedia.B．Socialmediaoccupiedtoomuchtimeforsecondaryschoolstudents.C．Manysecondaryschoolstudentssufferfromsocialmedia-relatedstress.D．Theuseofsocialnetworkingiscausingrelationshipproblemwithfriends.2、Somestudentsinyear7areconcerned.A．a(chǎn)bouthowtheyareseenonsocialmediasites.B．a(chǎn)boutbecomingaddictedtosocialmedia.C．thattheirparentswillmonitortheiruseofsocialmedia.D．thattheirparentswon’tallowthemtopostpictures.3、Fromthereport,itcanbeconcludedthatsome10-to12-year-oldchildren.A．tendtocopythecelebritiestheyfollow.B．wishtoberecognizedbyothers.C．ignorethenumberoflikestheyget.D．feelinferiortotheirfollowers.4、AnneLongfieldsuggeststhat.A．parentsmonitorhowtheirchildrenusesocialmedia.B．socialmediacompaniessetanofficialagelimitof13.C．socialmediacompaniescreatespecialsitesforchildrenunder13.D．schoolshelpequipstudentsforthechallengeofsocialmedia.24．（8分）Iwasonlythreewhenmyrealmompassedaway.ThelastthingIrememberaboutmyrealmomwaswatchingtheambulancetakingherawayfromus.Aftermymomdied,mydadstartedabusingmybrothersandme.Iwassentawaytolivewithonerelativeafteranotherbutnoonewouldeverwanttokeepmeforlong.Iwasmiserablealmostallofthetime.Finally,whenIwasfive,mymom’ssister,AuntBonnie,andherhusband,UncleJesse,saidthattheywouldtakemein,andtheybecamemylegalguardians.Fromthenon,theybecamemyfamily.IcalledAuntBonnieMomandUncleJesseDad.WhenIwassix,UncleJessewasdiagnosedwithcancerandfinallydiedshortlyaftermyseventhbirthday.Icriedfordaysafterlosinghimandstillclungtothepresenthegavemeonmysixthbirthday.ShortlyafterUncleJessepassedaway,wemovedtoasmallerhouseinanewtown.IspentalotoftimealonebecauseMomwasalwaysworking.Onesummer,thebeginningofamiraclehappenedwhenmymommetagreatandfunnyguy,David.TheygotmarriedandnowIgainedtwomorebrothers.WhenIlookbackonitnow,IhavecomealongwayfrombeingasadandlonelygirltobeingthepersonIamtoday---partofabig,happyfamily.Ican’timaginewhatmylifewouldhavebeenlikeifAuntBonniehadn’ttakenmein.Shepromisedtolovemeandtakecareofme---nomatterwhat---andshehasdoneexactlythat.Ihavelearnedaboutstrength,dedicationandlove.ShehasbeentheretoholdmewhenI’msick,tohelpmewithhomework,tosupportmewhenIneedher.Inreturn,Ilovehermorethanshe’lleverknow.Withoutherinmylife,Iwouldhavebeenamotherlesschild,butbecauseofherIhaveagreatfamilyandthebestmomintheworld.1、Whywastheauthorsenttolivewithherrelatives?A．Becauseherdaddidn’twanttoraiseher.B．Becauseherrelativesofferedtohelpher.C．Becauseherdadtreatedherbadly.D．Becauseherfamilywastoopoortokeepher.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A．AuntBonniehadbeenteachingtheauthorathomeB．AuntBonniewasastrong,dedicatedandlovingmotherC．thefamilycouldhardlymakeendsmeetafterUncleJessediedD．David,thenewfather,waswealthyenoughtosupportthefamily3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．MyUnusualChildhood B．ThankYou,MyMom!C．MyNewDadandMom D．AMotherlessChild25．（10分）Youmaynotbeaware,butdigitalcurrency(貨幣)isabigpartoftheInternetworld.QQCoinscanbuyyouaccessories(配飾)foryourQQimages.Moreimportantly,anewdigitalcurrency,Bitcoin,isbringingtheworld’scommerceonline.Ifyou’retraveling,youcanspendBitcoinsatrestaurantsandhotelslistedatBitcoinT.InChina,Bitcoinscanbeusedtobuygoodsatabout134onlineshopsonTaobao.Andatacafénamed2nd

PlaceinBeijing,youcanevenbuyfreshcoffeewithBitcoins.SowhatmakesBitcoinsoattractivetoinvestors?Firstofall,theBitcoinsystemisnotcontrolledbyanyone.OnecentralauthoritycannotmakepoliciestochangethevalueofBitcoins.ThefixedamountofBitcoinsalsomeanstheycannotlosevaluethroughinflation(通貨膨脹),asallformsofpapermoneyhavedoneovertime.Inaddition,accountsintheBitcoinsystemareanonymousandtransparent.UserscansetupanaccounteasilyandtrackeveryBitcoin.AllofthesefeaturesseemtomakeBitcoinsimmune(有免疫力的)fromloss,butthatisnotentirelytrue.“ThevalueofBitcoinscanvarywildlyasnocentralgovernmentmakesthepriceofthemsteady.Ifthevaluedropssuddenly,investorscannotgetanycompensation(賠償),”ZhaoQingming,aseniorresearcheratChinaConstructionBank,toldChinaEconomicWeekly.AndBitcoins,unlikecompanyshares,arenotbackedbyanytangibleassets（有形資產(chǎn)）,whichalsoaddstotheirrisk.WhileChinawillnotrecognizethedigitalcurrencyanytimesoon,Xinhuasaid,lawmakersandofficialsatahearingonNov.18intheUSmadepositivecommentsaboutBitcoin.BenBernanke,outgoingchairmanoftheFederalReserve,toldtheWashingtonPostthat“thesetypesofcreations,suchasBitcoin…mayholdlong-termpromise,particularlyifitssystempromoteafaster,moresecureandmoreefficientpaymentsystem.”1、Bitcoinis______.A．a(chǎn)ctuallyexactlylikeQQCoins B．onlyusedonlineC．a(chǎn)newcurrencyusedbothonlineandinreallife D．a(chǎn)country’snewdigitalcurrency.2、WecanuseBitcointobuythefollowingthingsexcept______.A．onlinegoods B．goodsat134onlineshopsonTaobaoC．booksinphysicalshops D．coffeeatacafénamed2ndPlace3、WhatisthedisadvantageofBitcoin?A．thevalueofitcanriseandfallwildly.B．Itcannotlosevaluethroughinflation.C．Everybitcoininyouraccountcanbefollowed.D．Itcanevenbeusedatsomespecificrestaurantsandhotels.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）Maywasbornwithacleftpalate(腭裂).Whenshewasalittlegirl,shehadto36thejikesfromnaughtychidrenwhoteasedherabouthermisshapedlip.Withalltheteasing,Marygrewup37thefactthatshewas“diffrernt”.Shewas38thatnoone,outsideherfamily,couldeverloveheruntilshe39Mrs.Leonard'sclass.InMrs.Leonards'schoolatthattime,itwas40forteacherstogivetheirchildrenanannual41test.However,inMary'scase,42hercleftpalate,shewashardlyabletohearoutofoneear.43nottolettheotherchildrenhaveanother“44"topointout,shewould45whenherbadearwastestedeachyear.The“hearingtest”was46byhavingachildwalktotheclassroomdoor,turnsideways,47oneearwithafingre,andthen48whattheteacherwhispered.WhenMaryhadtoturnherbadeartowardsherteachershewould49tocoverhergoodear.Sheknewthatteachers50oftensaythingslike,“Theskyisblue,”or“Whatcolorareyourshoes?”Butnotonthatday.Surely,God51sevenwordsinMrs.Leonard'smouththat52Mary'slifeforever.Whenthetestcame,Maryheard:“Iwishyouweremylittlegirl.”Youcanimaginehowdeeplythesewords53Mary.Yes,affirming(肯定）wordsare54tosaytothepeoplearoundyou.Whilewordsfromagodlyteachercansoftenaheart,wordsformyoucanpowerfullysetthe55ofanotherOne'slife.1、A．playB．makeC．bearD．tell2、A．hatingB．changingC．forgetingD．a(chǎn)ccepting3、A．expectedB．requestedC．convincedD．informed4、A．leftB．enteredC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．taught5、A．unusualB．commonC．a(chǎn)dmittdeD．strange6、A．speakingB．readingC．terribleD．hearing7、A．insteadofB．inadditiontoC．writingD．inspiteof8、A．determinedB．SupposedC．DelightedD．Satisfied9、A．belidfB．mistakeC．proofD．difference10、A．cheatB．escapeC．sufferD．negotiate11、A．givenB．cancelledC．takenD．passed12、A．pullB．closeC．touchD．point13、A．realizeB．reciteC．repeatD．create14、A．pretendB．refuseC．manageD．decide15、A．mustB．willC．wouldD．shall16、A．wastedB．putC．takeD．write17、A．wastedB．costC．changedD．harmed18、.A．hurtB．movedC．upsetD．scared19、A．seldomB．reasonableC．easyD．never20、A．purposeB．routineC．resultD．course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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Somethingdifferent?Lookingforanunforgettablewaytocelebratethatspecialoccasion?Well,therangeofoptionsopentotoday’syoungsteroreven‘oldest,forthatmatter,1．(be)afarcryfromthetraditionalpartyorrestaurantvisit.Nolongerisitconsideredsufficienttoinviteyourfriendsround,buysomefoodandgetabaker2．(produce)acake.No,today'sbirthdayboyorgirlislookingforsomethingoutoftheordinary,rangingfromtheextremelyexpensivetothedownrightdangerous.Anythinggoes,3．itisunusualandimpressive.4．isconsideredtopofthisyear’spopularextravagancesareasfollows:takingsomefriendsrallydriving,helicopterlessons,planetripandparachutingandhotairballoon.Then,thereisalwaysgroupbungeejumpingortakingyourfriendsonawhitewaterraftingridedownrapids.Thedesireforadventurouscelebration5．(notrestrict)totheyoung.Irecentlymetanoldman6．celebratedreachingthemilestoneofeightybyhavingaflyinglesson.Ofcourse,ifyouhavethemoneytheworldisyouroyster.Awell-heeledrelationof7．flewfiftyofhisfriendstoaCaribbeanislandtomarkthepassingofhishalfcentury.Unfortunately,Iwasonlyadistantrelation.Undoubtedly,themoretraditionalformsofcelebrationdocontinuetosatisfythelessextravagantorlessadventurous8．us.However,withmyownhalfcentury9．(appear)onthehorizonIwouldnotsaynotoaweekendinParisandamealattheEiffelTower.Icanbut10．(dream).PerhapsbythetimeI’meightyI’llbeabletoaffordit.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)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(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)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)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。TodayisSunday.Theskyisfullofsunshine,sodoesmylife.Atabout9:00a.m.,Igotothebookstorewithmyfriends.Therewasalotofnewbooks,Ididn'tknowwhichonetobuy,becausethesebookswerebothusefulto