江西省新余四中、宜春中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語試題含解析

江西省新余四中、宜春中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語試題注意事項：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?；卮鸱沁x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．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will2．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when3．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout4．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished5．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would6．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．a(chǎn)rebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded7．Youthisaperiodofourlifeweseenolimittoourhopesandwishes.A．where B．thatC．what D．when8．－prlfessor,doyouhavesomethingatthismoment?－No,thanks.I'llcallyouifthereisany.A．typing B．typed C．totype D．tobetyped9．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.10．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom11．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible12．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid13．Whentension________inarelationshipbetweentwopeople,afrequentwayofdealingwiththisistosendmessagesthroughathirdperson.A．a(chǎn)rouses B．a(chǎn)rises C．rises D．raises14．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever15．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone16．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised17．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when18．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit19．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on20．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why 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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Growingup,Iremembermyfatherasasilent,seriousman—notthesortofpersonaroundwhomonecouldlaugh.AsateenagerarrivinginAmerica,knowingnothing,Iwantedafatherwhocouldexplainthehumanjourney.Incollege,whenfriendscalledhomeforadvice,IwouldsinkintodeepdepressionforwhatIdidnothave.Today,attwenty-seven,Ihavecometorediscovertheminwaysthatmyteenagemindwouldnotallow—asadultsandasfriendswiththeirownfaultsandweaknesses.Onenightaftermymovebackhome,Ioverheardmyfatheronthetelephone.Thesewassometrouble.Later,Dadsharedtheproblemwithme.Apparentlymylegaltraininghadearnedmesomeprivilegesinhiseyes.ItalkedthroughtheproblemwithDad,analyzingthepurposesofthepeopleinvolvedandofferingseveralnegotiationstrategies.Helistenedpatientlybeforefinallyadmitting,“Ican’tthinklikethat.Iamasimpleman.”Dadisabrilliantscientistwhocandeconstructthebuildingblacksofnature.Yethumannatureisamysterytohim.ThatnightIrealizedthathewassimplynotskilledatdealingwithpeople,muchlessthetroubleofaconflictedteenager.It’snotinhisnaturetounderstandhumandesires.Andso,thereitwas—itwasnoone’sfaultthatmyfatherheldnointerestinhumanliveswhileIplacedgreatimportanceinthem.Weareattimesbornmoresensitive,wide-eyed,anddreamythanourparentsandbecomemorecuriousandidealisticthanthem.Dadperhapsneverexpectedmeforachild.AndI,whoknewDadasanintelligentman,hadneverunderstoodthathisintelligencedidnotcoverallofmyfeelings.Ithassavedmeyearsofquestioningandconfusion.InowseemyparentsaspeoplewhohaveotherrelationshipsthanjustFatherandMother.Inowoverlooktheirmanyfaultsandweaknesses,whichonceannoyedme.Inowknowmyparentsasfriends:peoplewhoaskmeforadvice;peoplewhoneedmysupportandunderstanding.AndI’vecometoseemypastclearly.1、Whatwastheauthor’simpressionofherfatherwhenshewasateenager?A．Friendlybutirresponsible.B．Intelligentbutsevere.C．Coldandaggressive.D．Caringandcommunicative.2、Whydidtheauthorfeeldepressedwhenherfriendscalledhome?A．Shedidnothaveaphonetocallhome.B．Herfatherdidnotcareaboutherhumanjourney.C．Herfatherwastoobusytoanswerherphone.D．Herfathercouldn’tgiveherappropriateadvice.3、Aftertheauthoroverheardherfatheronthetelephone,______.A．heblamedherforimpolitenessB．herediscoveredhumannatureC．heconsultedwithherabouthisproblemD．hechangedhisattitudetowardstheauthor4、Theauthorrealizedthat______.A．herfatherhadtoomanyfaultsandweaknessesB．herfatherwasnotasintelligentasshehadthoughtC．herfatherwasnotgoodatinterpersonalrelationshipsD．herfatherplacedtoomuchimportanceinsocialactivities5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．MyParentsasFriendsB．MyParentsasAdvisorsC．MyFatherasaSeriousManD．MyFatherasanIntelligentScientist22．（8分）Areportsaysolderadultswhotesttheirmindswithincreasinglydifficultprojectshavebettermentalabilitythanthosewhodolessdemandingactivities.Tokeepourbrainssharpasweage,weareoftentoldtokeepourmindsactive.Astheoldsayinggoes,“Useitorloseit.”But,thereisverylittlescientificevidencetosupportthan.DeniseParkisheadoftheuniversity’sCenterfor?VitalLongevity.Shedesignedastudyinwhichsheandherternplaced221healthyagingandolderadultsintooneofthreegroups.“Weaskedpeopletolearnnewthings,likequiltingorphotography.Weaskedotherpeopletojustdofunthingslikebeinginasocialgroupfunctionbutwerenotlikelytohaveaverylargeeffect.”Thesubjectstookpartintheirassignedactivitiesfor15hoursaweekoverthreemonths.Attheendofthattime,theresearchersfoundthattheadultswholearnednewskills,suchasdigitalphotography,showedthegreatestimprovementsonmemorytests.Noimprovementswereseenintheresultsofthoseinthesocialgroupthatdidactivitiestogetherlikegoingonfieldtrips.Therewerealsonoimprovementsamongthethirdgroupthatlistenedtoclassicalmusicordidcrosswordpuzzles.DeniseParkbelievesonereasonforimprovedmemoryintheactivelearninggroupisthatitsmemberswerebeingpushedtolearnnewskills.Theothergroupstookpartinwhatshecallreceptiveactivities.Learningnewskillsmaynotcureage-relatedmentaldecline.But,Ms.Parkthinksbeingmentallyactiveslowsdowntheprocess.DeniseParksaysthelatestinformationshowsthattheimprovementslastedforatleastayear.Sheandherteamplantodolongerfollow-upstudieswithallthreegroups.ShealsoisinterestedinlearningwhethertakingpartindemandingmentalactivitiesdelaysthedevelopmentofconditionslikeAlzheimer’sdisease.1、Whatmaythesocialgroupbeaskedtodo?A．Learntotakephotos.B．Listentomusicathome.C．Gohikingtogether.D．Dothedishes.2、WhatdidDeniseParkandherteamfind?A．Doingmoreexercisecanhelpslowdownourage-relatedmentaldecline.B．Havingarelaxinglifeisbeneficialtokeepingourmindssharp.C．Keepingourmindsactiveisassociatedwithourhealth.D．Learningnewskillsmayhelptokeepourmindsactive.3、Ifyouwanttokeepyourbrainsharpyoucould_______.A．goswimmingwithyourfriends.B．playchesswithyourfamily.C．learnhowtorepairthecomputer.D．docrosswordpuzzlesonline4、Thetextislikelytobeselectedfromabookof______.A．medicineB．educationC．a(chǎn)gingD．science23．（8分）Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusy,youaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogaps,thereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycould.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactor,peoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions.Instead,people,eventhosewhoarehighlyproductive,needtotakebreaks,occasionallyprocrastinate(拖延)andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retired,youcanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdone.Yourattentionabilityisalsolimited,becauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedone,youcanonlyfocusononeortwoatatime.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardto“findtime”isn’talackoftime.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasinsanelybusy,butatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddaily-to-dolistswithovertwentyitems,andIstillfoundtimetoexercise.However,afterafewweeksoff,duetoillness,Istoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandards,infact,myschedulewasincrediblylight.Despitethisfreetime,Ifoundithardtofindtimetoexercise.Itseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgone.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.1、Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiency,themostimportantlimitingfactoris______.A．a(chǎn)schedulewithoutgaps B．breaksanddistractionsC．thelimitedtime D．thelimitedenergy2、Accordingtoparagraph4,everyone,includingtheextremelybusypeople,can______.A．workwithoutanyrest B．focusonmanythingsatatimeC．findsomemoretimeinaday D．dosomeexerciseregularly3、Afterafewweeksoff,whatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A．Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistwithovertwentyitems.B．Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C．Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D．Hepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedule.4、Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A．provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB．showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC．explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD．telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas24．（8分）Onemorningmorethanthirtyyearsago,IenteredtheTrackKitchen,arestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest(卑微的)tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderly,unshavenman,wholookedsomewhat_____.Hewaswearingaworn-outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffee,Iasked,“MyIgetyousomething?”“Acoffeewouldbenice.”ThenIboughthimacupofcoffee,Wetalkedmore,andheacceptedanothercupofcoffee,Finally,Irosetoleave,wishedhimwell,andheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.Heasked,“HowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?”“Who?”“Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.”Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying,offeringafreebreakfast,andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespect,nomatterwhoIthinktheyare,andtomeetanotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disheveled”mean?A．Unfriendly.B．Untidy.C．Gentle.D．Kind.2、TheauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecauseA．hethoughttheoldmanwaspoorB．hewantedtostartaconversationC．heintendedtoshowhispolitenessD．hewouldliketothanktheoldman3、Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A．Proud.B．Pitiful.C．Surprised.D．Regretful4、Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A．Weshouldlearntobegenerous.B．Itishonorabletohelpthoseinneed.C．Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect.D．Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances25．（10分）LOSANGELES,Nov.12(Xinhua)—LegendarycomicbookwriterStanLeehasdiedattheageof95,accordingtomediareportsonMonday.Lee,borninStanleyLieberonDec.28th,1922,beganhiscareerin1939andjoinedtheMarvelComicsin1961.HeisconsideredasoneofthemostlegendarynamesinthehistoryofcomicbooksandtheleadingcreativeforcebehindtheriseofMarvelComics.Heco-creatediconicfictionalcharacterssuchasSpider-Man,X-Men,theAvengers,andmanymore.Lee’scharactersoftenhavesuperpowers,buttheyalsohaveweaknesses.Theywerehumans,notgods.Theynotonlystruggledtosavetheworld,butalsotopaytheirbills,makefriends,andholdjobs.ThismadeMarvelcomicbookheroesstandapartfromitscompetitorDC,whichproducedtheseeminglyperfectheroeslikeSupermanandWonderWoman.Thosesuperheroeshavebeenadaptedintoblockbusterfilms,mostofwhichweremadeafterDisneyacquiredMarvelina4-billion-dollardealin2009.Inastatement,BobIger,chairmanandCEOoftheWaltDisneyCompanysaidStanLeewasasextraordinaryasthecharactershecreated.MarvelalsopraisedLeeonitswebsitebyputtingononeofLee’sfamousquotes,whichgoes,“IusedtobeembarrassedbecauseIwasjustacomic-bookwriterwhileotherpeoplewerebuildingbridgesorgoingontomedicalcareers.AndthenIbegantorealize:entertainmentisoneofthemostimportantthingsinpeople’slives.Withoutit,theymightgooffthedeepend.Ifeelthatifyou’reabletoentertain,you’redoingagoodthing.”PraisefromhisHollywoodpeersandcolleagueswasgenerous.PresidentofMarvelStudiosKevinFeigeappreciatedLee’sunparalleledimpactontheindustry.“NoonehashadmoreofanimpactonmycareerthanStanLee,”Feigesaid.“OurthoughtsarewithhisfamilyandthemillionsoffanswhohavebeenforevertouchedbyStan’sgenius,charismaandheart.”1、HowdoLee’scharactersdifferfromthoseofDC?A．Theyareperfectheroes.B．Theyoftenhavesuperpowers.C．Theyarenothumans,butgods.D．Theyhavehumanshortcomings.2、WecanlearnfromLee’sstatementinParagraph6that________.A．itisembarrassingtobeacomic-bookwriterB．a(chǎn)tasteofentertainmentisnecessaryinpeople’slivesC．entertainmentisthemostimportantthingintheworldD．youcandoeverythingwellifyouareabletoentertain3、Accordingtothepassage,wecouldknowthat________.A．LeeinfluencedKevinFeige’scareeralotB．LeejoinedtheMarvelComicsinhisfortiesC．LeecreatedthefictionalcharactersallbyhimselfD．ThesuperheroeswereadaptedintofilmsbeforeDisneyacquiredMarvel4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ComicsLegend—theMarvelsandDCB．TheSuperheroesinStanLee’sComicsC．Marvel’sComicsLegendStanLeeDiesat95D．TheLifeStoryofMarvelComicsLegendStanLee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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Six-year-oldMatthewParkerwasinneedofakidney(腎)transplant,andhisfamilylookedalloverthecountryforasuitabledonor.Upto80peoplesigneduptogiveupaliving1forthefirst-grader.Coincidentally,theperson2todonateakidneytoMatthewwashisteacher,LindesyPainter.Matthewhadbeenonthetransplant3foralongtimeanddevelopedantibodies(抗體)tomostkidneys,itwas4tofindamatchforhim.Thedoctorhadwarnedthefamilytohe“5”andusedtheterm“needleinahaystack”(干草堆）severaltimes.When6wereaskedtobetested,Painterwasthefirstonetosignup.7theteacherlearnedtheresult.shehadtogetseveraltestsdone.Shewasastonishedwhenshegota8backsayingshewasa“perfect9.”Paintermadethedecision10.SheknewthatMatthew'skidneyswere11，andsheempathized(同情）withanyonegoingthroughthis.Itwasespeciallyhardforherto12oneofthemsufferingthesamepains.“Iwatchmyhealthy,active,loud,wildchildrenrunningaround,”Shesaid.“Matthew13toliveanormal，healthy，activelifelikemyboys.”Matthewwasso14tolearnthathisteacherwouldbedonatingakidneytohimthathe15her.Hismotherwasdeeply16toLindseyPainter,sayingherson'sdonorwasa“17”and“givingperson”fordoingthis.Theoperationsforthekidneydonation18inthefollowingmonth.Matthew'smothersaid,“Myson'snewkidneymeansaspecial19betweenstudentandteacherthatgoesfar20theclassroom.”1、A．personB．organC．a(chǎn)nimalD．plant2、A．chosenB．supposedC．forcedD．required3、A．bedB．machineC．listD．team4、A．difficultB．vitalC．effortlessD．impossible5、A．optimisticB．sensitiveC．fantasticD．realistic6、A．competitorsB．teachersC．volunteersD．Partners7、A．WhileB．OnceC．AfterD．Before8、A．MarkB．callC．letterD．book9、A．matchB．candidateC．motherD．participant10、A．wiselyB．sensiblyC．lightlyD．willingly11、A．failingB．hurtingC．shrinkingD．disappearing12、A．controlB．predictC．imagineD．a(chǎn)ccept13、A．strugglesB．managesC．regretsD．deserves14、A．PuzzledB．excitedC．satisfiedD．worried15、A．fearedB．huggedC．missedD．ignored16、A．sorryB．friendlyC．politeD．grateful17、A．reliableB．selflessC．passiveD．cheerful18、A．tookplaceB．cameaboutC．setoffD．brokeout19、A．a(chǎn)ppreciationB．a(chǎn)greementC．bondD．distance20、A．a(chǎn)boveB．fromC．intoD．beyond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）TheInternet1．(become)partofyoungpeople’slifealready.Areportshowsthat38%ofstudentsoftenusetheInternet.Mostofthemget2．(use)informationontheInternet3．usetheInternettohelptheirstudies.Butmanystudentsdon’tuseit4．a(chǎn)goodway.Someplaygamestoomuch,somevisitwebsitesthat5．shouldn’tlookat.Sobadthingsmayhappen6．studentsspendtoomuchtimeontheInternet.7．isimportantforstudentstousetheInternetproperly.Nowwehaveatextbook,8．usesmanyexamplestoteachstudentssomegoodwaystousetheInternet.Itgivesuseful9．(advise).SomestudentsalsomakefriendsontheInternet.Butifyouwanttohaveaface-to-face10．(meet)withyouronlinefriends,letyourparentsknowandmeetinaproperplace.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。錯誤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(Λ)，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。Lastmonth,Itookpartinavolunteeractivityinavillage、Westartoffbybusat9o'clock、Afterathree-hourdrive,wesawthevillagesurroundedbyhills、Itwasverydifficultytodriveontherockyroad,sowegotonthebusandwalkedthere、Thevillagersstandingbyroadwelcomeduswarm、Cookedwiththosevegetablegrownbythevillagers,thelunchwastasteddelicious、Afterlunch,weplayedgameswiththevillagechildren、Then,wevisitedanoldmanlivealoneonthehillside、Wesangafewsongs,whatmadehimreallyhappy、Ithinkwhendoingvolunteerwork,youhelpothersandyougainhappyinreturn、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國朋友Kate即將畢業(yè)，不久前給你發(fā)郵件就是否到中國工作詢問你的意見，請根據(jù)以下提示回一封電子郵件：1.建議她可以來中國；2.闡述你的理由；3.承諾可提供幫助。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearKate,I’mgladtohavereceivedtheletteryousentmelastweek.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!Yours,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、C3、B4、B5、C6、B7、D8、D9、A10、B11、D12、C13、B14、A15、D16、A17、B18、A19、D20、C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、1、B2、D3、C4、C5、A22、TrappedundersixstoriesofruinsaftertheHaitiearthquakeleveledhishotel,DanWoolleybelievedhewasgoingtodie.Butratherthangiveintodespair,thefilm-makerspent65hoursbeneaththeearthlookingupwaysttreathisinjuriesonhisiPhone.Healsowroteamovingdiaryforhisfamily,thinkingtheywouldonlyreadhislastmessageofloveandcomfortafterhisdeath.Instead,hewaspulledfromthedisasterafteraweek-andwillsoonbereunitedwithhisfamily.Mr.WoolleyhadtravelledfromAmericatoHaitiwithhiscolleagueDavidHames.Bothhadbeenworkingforcharity.Hewasintheentrance-hallwhentheearthquakestruckandjusthadtimetodiveintoacomerbeforethebuildingfell.Buriedundertonsofruins,thefilm-makerdownloadedafirstaidapplicationtohisiPhone.HeusedthelightfromtheiPhonetoshowhimhisinjuriesanddiagnoseditproperlyasabrokenleg.Then,heusedtheinstructionsfromtheapptotreattheseriousbleeding.Theappadvisedhimnottogotosleepifhefelthewasgoingintoshock.TheresourcefulMr.Woolleysethisphonealarmtogooffevery20minutestokeephimawake.Newtechnologyhasplayedahugepart.Mr.Woolleyusedasmallblacknotebooktowritemessagestohisfamily.Hehadthoughthisrelativeswouldreadthemafterhewasdead.“Iwasinabigaccident.Don’tbeupsetatGod,”hewrote,“I’mstillprayingthatGodwillgetmeout,butHemaynot.But