福建省莆田一中等中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語試題含解析

福建省莆田一中等中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．a(chǎn)ppreciationD．entertainment2．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect3．Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when D．where4．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when5．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus6．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict7．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something8．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．a(chǎn)llofwhich B．eachofwhich C．a(chǎn)llofthem D．eachofthem9．---ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?---Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he_____.A．willdisappear B．hasdisappeared C．disappears D．disappeared10．8studentsand2teachersatSantaFeHighSchoolbya17-year-studentarmedwithashotgunandapistol.Thisisoneofthemanygun-relatedtragediesthathavehappenedinthelast2years.A．killedB．werekilledC．havekilledD．havebeenkilled11．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had12．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown13．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.14．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that15．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent16．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when17．Thepicturelooksgood____thewhitewall.A．with B．to C．a(chǎn)gainst D．beyond18．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken19．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof20．Whenthequestionsgotpersonalduringthetalkshow,theactress______intearsassheopenedupaboutthewoundsshesuffered.A．brokeup B．brokedown C．brokeout D．brokethrough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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）4DaysBeijingPost-OlympicMemoriesExperiencethemostpopularhistoricalcitytoseebothancientcivilizationandmodernprogress.WalkonthelargestSquareintheworld.Review29thOlympicGamesatOlympicPark.ThisTourDeparts:DailyThisTourisBestfor:Familyholidays,Honeymoon,Parents&Children,Studenttouristgroups.Attractions:?Tian’anmenSquare?OlympicGamesSitesBeijingOlympicPark,alsocalledOlympicGreenisanOlympicparkconductedfor2008OlympicGamesinChaoyangDistrict.Theparkiswellequippedwithacompletetransportationnetandadvancedfacility.BeijingNationalStadium,BeijingNationalAquaticsCenterandothersportscenterareinsidethepark.CustomerReviewsonthistourfromMartinFried:8/9/20163:49:08p.m.DearJames,HildaandIwouldliketoexpressoursatisfactionfromtherecentfourdays’tripinBeijingarrangedbyyouandyourcolleaguesatChinaTravelDepot.Ourtourguide,Frank,andthedriver,Mr.Li,eachdidaverygoodjob.TheybothshowedkindnessandconsiderationinhelpingHildawalkupanddownthedifficultpathwaysofBeijing.Frank’sknowledgeofBeijingwasimpressiveandwewereparticularlypleasedatthetimespentatTian’anmenSquareandtheOlympicParkinBeijing...Amongallthestadiumsandsportscenters,NationalStadium(theNest)andNationalAquaticsCenter(theWaterCube)areworldwidefamousfortheirdesign.Afterthe2008OlympicGamestheyarenowusedalsoforcitizensandsomebigactivities.?GreatWallofChinaThehugemilitaryprojecttoprotecttheChineseEmpireagainstdisturbancebyvariousnorthernnomadic(游牧民族).TempleofHeavenTheTempleofHeavenis...SummerPalaceTheSummerPalaceis...1、ThemainpurposeoftheFourDaysTouristo.A．reviewBeijingOlympicGamesatOlympicParkB．showtouristsBeijingancientcivilizationandmodernprogressC．a(chǎn)ttracttourists’attentiononBeijingOlympicGamessitesD．displaythegreatchangesofBeijingafteritsOlympicGames2、TouristscanenjoythefollowingEXCEPT.A．Tian’anmenSquareB．SummerPalaceC．theImperialPalaceD．NationalStadium3、Thetravelagencypresentscustomerreviewshereto.A．expresstheirthanksB．introduceFrankandMr.LiC．expresstheirsatisfactionD．promotetheFourDaysTour22．（8分）Properdietandregularexerciseseemtobetheonlymethodsforlosingweight.However,theimportanceofwatershouldbeaddedintheprocess.Whilemedicalsciencehasproventhepositiveeffectsofwater,mostpeoplestilldonotdrinkenougheachday.Thereasonwhywaterissoimportantforweightlosshassomethingtodowithmetabolism（新陳代謝）offat.Theliver（肝臟）isinchargeofthisprocesswhenitcomestoturningstoredfatin-toenergy.However,theliverisalsoresponsibleforhelpingthekidneys（腎臟）thatneedenoughwaterinordertofunctionproperly.Theliverhastoperformallthefunctionsofthekidneysonitsownwhentheyareshortofwater.Thismeanstheliverdoesn'thaveenoughenergytometabolizefat.So,drinkingwaterallowsthekidneystofocusontheirjobandthelivertofocusonitsjob.Also,studieshaveshownthatwatercanmakeusfeelfullwhendrunkbeforemeals.Withoutevenmakinganeffort,mostpeoplewhodrinkaglassofwaterbeforeamealwilleat33%less.Thisisdueinparttothefactthattheysimplygetfullerquickerbecausethewateristakingupspace.Theotherreasonisthatthefoodwillexpandassoonasithitsthewater-filledstomach.Waterisimportantforeveryaspectofthehealthofthehumanbody.Bydrinkingmorewaterandimprovingthehealthofthebody,weightlossgoalscanbeachievedwithgreaterease.1、Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassageasawaytoloseweight?A．Regularexercise.B．Drinkingwater.C．Balanceddiet.D．Medicalcare.2、Theliverhastotakeoverthejobofthekidneyswhen.A．thekidneysarelackinginwaterB．thereissomethingwrongwiththekidneysC．theliverdoesn'tsupplyenergyforthekidneysD．thereisnofatforthelivertometabolize3、Whycanweloseweightbydrinkingwaterbeforemeals?A．Becausewedon'tfeelthirstyanylonger.B．Becauseweeatmuchlessthannormal.C．Becausethewatertakesuptoomuchspace.D．Becausethefoodbecomeslargerandlarger.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheLiverIsImportanttotheKidneys.B．HowtheDigestiveSystemWorks.C．WaterforaHealthyLifeandLosingWeight.D．SeveralTipsforLosingWeight.23．（8分）VisitorstothegroundsofNewCollegeatEngland’sOxfordUniversitypassunderanirongatewiththeadvice:Mannersmaketheman.Evenafteranappropriateupdateto:Mannersmaketheperson,it’sthought-provoking(引人深思的)—especiallytotoday’sAmericans.Whenwethinkaboutwhatmakestheperson—it’smorelikelythedegree,thejob,thesalary.Sincewhendowecountmannersasameasureofsuccess?Wedoknowthatthesewouldmakelifenicer,ifmoretolerable.However,weforgetoroverlookourmanners.So,itseems,doeseveryoneelse—including,unluckily,ourchildren.Asauniversitypresident,oneofmygreatjoysistovisitourcampusesandseeourstudents,thoughwe’reseparatedbydifferentgenerations,interests,and,ofcoursedressing,eachstudenttellsmesomethingwithinthefirstfewminutesthatwemeet:whetherheorshehasbeentaughtmanners.Isensethisindifferentways:throughherwordsorhergestures,inthewayshelistensorhowhereferstofriendsandfaculty,howshegreetsandsaysgoodbye,howherespondswhenanelderlypersonenterstheroom.Intheabsenceofmanners,however,Imakesomeallowances.Forinstance,themanyethnic(種族的)groupsthatstudentsrepresentoftenhavedifferentexplanationsofwhatmakesupgoodmanners.Inothercases,somestudentsmayrejectwhatthey’velearnedtobreakfromtheirparentsandbeacceptedbyotherstudents.Whetherstudentsarebeingdifferentoropenlyopposing,arecentexperienceIhadwiththemtellsmethatthere’ssomehopeforrevivingandgoodmanners.Goodmannersdon’tjustguaranteeacceptance.Goodmannersopendoorstodeeperconnectionsandmoremeaningfulrolesinoursociety.Goodmannersaregentlesignalsthatshowwecareaboutoneanotherandallowustorelatetoanotherpersoninathoughtfulwaybutatarespectabledistance.1、Whichofthefollowingisseldomamarkofsuccesstopeopletoday?A．Handsomeincome.B．Anacademicdegree.C．HighranksintheofficeD．Politebehavior.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“makesomeallowances”inParagraph4probablymean?A．treattheabsenceofmannersdifferentlyB．rejecttheabsenceofmannersC．opposebadmannerssomehowD．partlypermitbeingintheabsenceofmanners3、Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitbygoodmanners?A．GoodmannersmakespeoplethoughtfulB．GoodmannershelpdeeperconnectionswithothersC．GoodmannersguaranteeacceptanceofourselvesD．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother24．（8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.25．（10分）ExploityourparkingspaceAnunusedparkingspaceorgaragecanmakemoney.Ifyoulivenearacitycenteroranairport,youcouldmakeanythingupto￡200or￡300aweek.PutanadvertisementforfreeonLetparkorAtmyhousepark.RentaroomSpareroom?Notonlywillalodger（房客）earnyouanincome,butalso,thankstothegovernment-backed“rentaroom”program,youwon’thavetopayanytaxonthefirst￡4500youmakeperyear.TryadvertisingyourroomonRoomspareorRoommateeasy.MakemoneyduringspecialeventsDon’twantafull-timelodger?Thenrentonashort-termbasis.Ifyouliveinthecapital,rentingaroomoutduringtheOlympicsorotherbigeventscouldbringinmoney.Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace.LiveonsetRentingyourhomeoutasa“filmset”couldearnyouhundredsofpoundsaday,dependingonthefilmproductioncompanyandhowlongyourhomeisneeded.AquicksearchontheInternetwillbringupdozensofonlinecompaniesthatallowyoutoregisteryourhomeforfree—butyouwillbechargedifyourhomegetspicked.UseyourroofYouneedtherightkindofroof,butsomeenergycompaniespaythecostoffixingsolarequipment(around￡14,000),andletyouusetheenergyproducedfornothing.Inreturn,theygetpaidforunusedenergyfedbackintotheNationalGrid.However,youhavetosigna25-yearagreementwiththesupplier,whichcouldpreventyoufromchangingtheroof.1、Ifyouearn￡5,000fromrentingaroominoneyear,thetaxyouneedtopaywillbebasedon_______.A．￡500B．￡800C．￡4500D．￡50002、Wherecanyouputanadvertisementtorentoutaroomduringabigevent?A．OnLetpark.B．OnRoomspare.C．OnGrashpadder.D．OnRoommateeasy.3、Ifyouwanttouseenergyfree,youhaveto_______.A．keeptheroofunchangedforwithin25yearsB．signanagreementwiththegovernmentC．selltherooftosomeenergycompaniesD．payaround￡14,000fortheequipment4、Forwhomthetextmostprobablywritten?A．Lodgers.B．Houseowners.C．Advertisers.D．Onlinecompanies第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）About30yearsago,IleftCubafortheUnitedStateswithmy4-year-oldson.Aftergetting1finallyinBrunswick,NewJersey,Ienrolled（注冊）mysonin2Severalweekslater,myson’steacheraskedmetomeethimathis3.Intheteacher’soffice,anexchangeof4wasfollowedbyhisquestions:“Isyoursonmentallyretarded（弱智的）,Doeshesufferfromanykindof5disability?”WashetalkingaboutmywonderfulScola?No,noitcan’tbe.Whata6.lonelymoment!ItoldhimthatScolawasaquiet,sweetlittleboy,instead.Iaskedhimwhyhewasaskingmeallthesequestions.Mysoncouldnot7theteacher’sdirections,hetoldme,and8.Scolawasdisruptingtheclass.Didn’theknowmysondidnotspeakEnglishyet?Hewas9;“Whyhasn’tyoursonbeentaughttospeakEnglish?Don’tyouspeakEnglishathome?”No,Ididn’tspeakEnglishathome,I10,IwassuremysonwouldlearnEnglishinacoupleofmonths,andIdidn’twanthimtoforgethis11language.Well,wronganswer!WhatkindofpersonwouldnotspeakinEnglishtohersonathomeandatalltime?“Areyouoneofthosepeoplewhocometothiscountrytosavedollarsandsendthembacktotheircountry,12wantingtobeapartofthissociety?”13,ItriedtotellhimIwasnotoneof“thosepeople”.Thenhetoldmethe14wasover,andIleft.AsIhad15,mysonlearnedtospeakEnglish16beforetheschoolyearwasover.Hewentontograduatefromcollegeandgota17,earningclosetosixfigures.Hetravelswidelyandleadsawell-adjusted,contentedlife.Andhehas18frombeingbilingual（雙語的）.Speakingmorethanonelanguageallowspeopleto19withothers;itteachespeopleaboutother20andotherplacessomethingverybasicandobviouslylackinginthe“educator”ImetinNewJersey.1、A．solvedB．settledC．situatedD．involved2、A．schoolB．companyC．communityD．kindergarten3、A．officeB．homeC．houseD．workshop4、A．questionsB．greetingsC．informationD．requests5、A．physicalB．emotionalC．educationalD．mental6、A．carelessB．helplessC．uselessD．worthless7、A．hearB．repeatC．followD．explain8、A．thusB．howeverC．otherwiseD．though9、A．a(chǎn)ngryB．calmC．surprisedD．sad10、A．refusedB．repliedC．remindedD．rewarded11、A．spokenB．writtenC．secondD．native12、A．oftenB．neverC．seldomD．once13、A．NeedlesstosayB．BeyondwordsC．FornoreasonD．Tomakemattersworse14、A．instructionB．blameC．meetingD．discussion15、A．plannedB．notedC．suggestedD．expected16、A．easilyB．fluentlyC．hardlyD．exactly17、A．jobB．degreeC．chanceD．scholarship18、A．sufferedB．benefitedC．learnedD．grown19、A．dealB．stayC．communicateD．match20、A．languagesB．customsC．traditionsD．cultures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）AnoldJapanesemankeptasparrow1．whichhewasveryfond.Onedayitflewaway.Hewentout,2．(look)allovertheplaceforhissparrow.Atlast,hemethissparrow.“Imissedyouverymuch,sparrow.3．youfollowmehome?''4．thesparrowwashappytoseetheoldman,itshook5．(it)head.Thereweremanyotherbirds.Theyalllookedhealthy."Iamgladyouhavegoodcompanions,dearsparrow."saidtheoldman.Whenitwastimefortheoldmantoleave,thesparrowgavehimabasketasapresent."Well,"saidtheoldman'swife6．(anger)whenhereturned,"wherehaveyoubeenallday?""[havebeentothehomeofmylostsparrow”,repliedhe.Whenheopenedthebaskethewas7．(amaze)tofinditwasfullofgold.Theoldwomanwasverygreedy.Butsheusedtotreatitverybadly.Sheunashamedlyaskedforapresent.“Alright”，repliedthesparrow,“Iofferyoutwo8．(choose).Onebasketislightandtheotherisheavy.9．(pick)oneout，andyoucantakeithome.”Thegreedyoldwomancriedout,"I'lltake10．heavyone."Sotheoldwomancarriedtheheavybasketbreathlesslyalltheway.Butwhenshearrivedhomeandopenedthebasket,itwasfullofstones.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(jì)分。Iamalwaystellingtoworkhardtohaveagoodlifeinthefuture、Therefore,Idomybesttoplaybasketballorstudy、IwanttobebasketballplayerwhenIwillgrowup、Torealizemydream,Ipracticeplayingbasketballregular,aimingtomakemybestshots、AlthoughI’minterestinginwatchingTV,Imanagetofinishmyhomeworkfirst、Itrymybestinallthetest,especiallyinthemathtestbecauseIfindmathmoredifficultythananyothersubject、AnywayIwillsparenoeffortsandnevergiveinonmystudiesandIbelieveifIamsuretosucceed、7第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，暑假將至，請你用英語給你的英國筆友Jerry寫一封電子郵件，告訴他你的暑假計(jì)劃。郵件的內(nèi)容包括以下要點(diǎn)：1.完成老師布置的家庭作業(yè)；2.幫助父母做家務(wù)；3.觀看電視節(jié)目《跟我學(xué)》（FollowMe），練習(xí)英語口語。注意：1.詞數(shù)100字左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearJerry,Thesummerholidayiscomingnear,andIamhappytotellyouaboutmyplanfortheholiday.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourstruly,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、B4、B5、A6、D7、C8、B9、D10、B11、B12、C13、B14、B15、A16、B17、C18、A19、B20、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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、C3、D22、Whenothersgetoffthetraintofinallygohome,LeonieMullerstaysbehind.That’sbecausesheisalreadyhome:Thetrainisherapartment,andshesaysshelikesitthatway.TheGermancollegestudentgaveupherapartmentinspring.“ItallstartedwithanargumentIhadwithmylandlord,”MullertoldTheWashingtonPostviae-mail.“IimmediatelydecidedIdidn'twanttolivethereanymoreandthenIrealized:Actually,Ididn’twanttoliveanywhereanymore.”Instead,sheboughtasubscription(會員費(fèi))thatallowshertoboardeverytraininthecountryforfree.Now,Mullerwashesherhairinthetrainbathroomandwriteshercollegepaperswhiletravelingataspeedofupto190mph.Shesaysthatsheenjoysthefreedomsinceshegaveupherapartment.“Ireallyfeelathomeontrains.It’slikebeingonvacationallthetime,”Mullersaid.“Iwanttoinspirepeopletoquestiontheirhabitsandthethingstheyconsidertobenormal,”MullertoldThePost.“Therearealwaysmoreopportunitiesthanonethinksthereare.Thenextadventureiswaitingjustaroundthecomer-providedthatyouwanttofindit.”Mullerfrequentlytravelslateatnight,althoughshetriestosleepattheapartmentsofrelativesorfriends.Often,sheisaccommodatedbyherboyfriend,hermotherorgrandmother.“Normally,wewouldhavetohavealong-distancerelationship,butlivingonatrainenablesmetoseehimallthetime,”MullertoldGermanTVstationSWRregardingherboyfriend.“Mostofmyfriendsreallyliketheidea,althoughsomeconsiderittobequiteadventurous.Others,however,havereactedmorenegatively.TheyfeeloffendedbythefactthatIquestiontheordinarywayoflifeandliving.”Theonlyproblem?“Possessingaheadsetthatreducesmostsurroundingnoisesisimportant,”shesaid.5、WhatdoweknowaboutthedirectreasonforMullerschoicetoliveontrains?A．Shehadanargumentwithherlandlord.B．Shewantedtovisitmorepeopleontheway.C．Shehadtofinishhergraduatepaperonthetopic.D．Sheplannedtoactagainsttradition.6、AccordingtoMuller,whichisoneoftheadvantagesoflivingontrains?A．Shecanhavemoreholidays.B．Shecanescapefromcollegelife.C．Shecanpossessaheadset.D．Shecanseeherboyfriendmoreoften.7、WhatdoesMullerwanttoexpressinParagraph3?A．Thereareopportunitieseverywhereinlife.B．Thenextadventureiscomingsoon.C．Peopleneedtomakechangesintheirlife.D．Peopleneedtofollowinherfootstepstoliveontrains.8、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?A．Theordinarywayoflifeandliving.B．Thethoughtoflivingonatrain.C．GermanTVstationSWR.D．Along-distancerelationship.23、Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:“Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!”Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou’realwaysopentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.“We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhere,”shesays.Uh-oh.It’sanawkwardscene.Attrition(損耗)hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompanies,butinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising,owingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesaremakinggreatereffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Methodsrangefromelectronicmonitortowell-designedanalysesofemployees’socialmedialives.Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneral,peopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon’tliketheirboss,don’tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowth,orareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteadyforyears.NewresearchconductedbyCEB,aWashington-basedtechnologycompany,looksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen.“We’velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey’redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeergr