貴州思南中學(xué)2025屆高三第一次調(diào)研測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

貴州思南中學(xué)2025屆高三第一次調(diào)研測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto2．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．a(chǎn)nd C．yet D．or3．—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could4．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved5．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired6．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live7．Oneisexpectedtobehave_________onsomespecialoccasions.A．a(chǎn)ccurately B．precisely C．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．rightly8．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open9．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．a(chǎn)roundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon10．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when11．Hearingthenews,sherushedout,________thebook________onthetableanddisappearedintothedistance.A．left;lainopen B．left;layopenedC．leaving;lieopened D．leaving;lyingopen12．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush13．—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．a(chǎn)rethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought14．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame15．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing16．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake17．Mr.Zhanggavealltextbookstoallthepupils,except____________whohadalreadytakenthem.A．theseB．onesC．thoseD．theothers18．Theemoticons_____whenwewanttostopaconversation,sparingustheembarrassment.A．comearoundB．comeinhandyC．comeaboutD．comeby19．Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．a(chǎn)shalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．a(chǎn)smuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas20．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．a(chǎn)vailable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）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”,oftenusedinasituation---aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm---asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainstreamofcurrent,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervaporinitchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticles(顆粒)likedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairissqueezedoutatthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Warmandwetair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldandwetair. D．Coldanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Allthunderstormsdon’tstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Abriefintroductionofapeacefulstorm.B．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.C．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.D．Ananalysisofcausesandeffectsofastorm.22．（8分）Positivethinkingisasignificantelementofhappiness.Inordertobecomeapositivethinker,determinationandconsistencyareimportant.Thefirstthingtoknowaboutpositivethinkingisthateveryonecandoit.Withcertaincognitive(認(rèn)知的)andbehavioralchanges,wecanallbecomepositivethinkers.Anotherimportantfactoristhatbeingapositivethinkerdoesnotmeanyoubecomenumbtoanythingthatisnotworkingproperlyinyourlifeorisnegative-itjustmeansthatyouapproachlifeandfacechallengeswithahealthieroutlook.Insteadofselectivelyattendingtonegativeevents,focusonthepositiveones.Thenpayattentiontothedelayedconsequencesofyourbehaviorratherthantheimmediateones.Forexample,ifajobisnotgoinglikeyouwant,focusonthefactthatyouhaveajobandhowyoucantakeyourtimetomakethesituationbetter.Challengeanyinternalattributionsandseeifyoucompareyourbehaviortostandardsthatareexcessivelyrigidandperfectionistic.Ifso,changetheseandbereasonablewithyourcomparisons.Forexample,ifyouconstantlycompareyourweaknesseswithotherpeople'sstrengths,thenswitchthisandcompareyourselfwiththosewhoaredoingpoorerthanyouaswell.Overall,peoplewhofocusmoreontheirstrengthsthantheirweaknessesbutatthesametimeareawareoftheirweaknesseshaveahealthierself-evaluationresult.Whenfacedwithtoomuchfearaboutasituation,imaginetheworstcaseandvisualizeasolutionforit,thenletgooffear.Thisway,youwillbepreparedforanythingandyourfearwillnotblockyoufrombeingopenandcreativetodifferentsolutions.Forexample,ifyouareconstantlyworriedaboutlosingyourjobuptoapointwhereitiscreatingalotofanxietyandfearandiseffectingyourperformanceandyourhappinessnegatively,thenthinkoflosingyourjob,visualizehowyouwillhandleit,findsolutionsinyourmindandthenletgoofthethoughtandthefearattachedtoit.Sopositivethinkersarebetterproblemsolversandhavebetterinteractions.Inadditiontothat,peoplewhoarepositivethinkersarehappierandmoresatisfiedwiththeirlife.1、Whyispositivethinkingasignificantelementofhappiness?A．Itmeansthatoneisblindtothetroublesanddifficultiesthatexist.B．Itmeansthatoneconstantlycompareseverythingwithotherpeople's.C．Itmeansthatoneisstronginmindandhasnothingtobeafraidof.D．Itmeansthatoneapproacheslifeandfaceschallengesmorehealthily.2、Whatdoesthetextsuggestaboutthejobyoudon'tlike?A．Quittingitandfindingabetterone.B．Keepingandtryingtomakeitbetter.C．Beingnegativeandnumbtoit.D．Challengingyourselfwithanewoutlook.3、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinparagraph4?A．Bepreparedfortheworst:andletgooffear.B．Beingconstantlyworriedwillloseyourjob.C．Fearwillpreventyoubeingopenandcreative.D．Thereisnothingtofearifwellprepared.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HowtofocusonthepositiveeventsB．HowtobeapositivethinkerC．WhattodowhenfacedwithfearD．Whattoknowofself-evaluation23．（8分）Alexis,17,satquietlyinthepassengerseatofherdad'scar.Shelethereyeslazilyscanthelandscapeforwildlife.Thenadeercameintoviewabout200yardsinfrontofthem."Dad,there'sadeerthere!"Alexissaid.Itwasamaledeerwithsharpantlers(角)oneachsideofitshead.Asthecarmovedcloser,Alexissawthatthedeer'sheadwasbenttowardtheground.Thensheheardascreamandsawanarmflyupnearthedeer'shead.Alexisrealizedthedeerwasattackingawoman.Sue,a44-year-oldmother,hadbeenoutforhermorningrun.Thedeerfollowedherandedgedcloser."IknewIwasintrouble,"Suesays.Shewenttopickupastickforself-defense,andthedeercharged.Itliftedherwithitsantlersandthrewherintotheair.Suecouldfeelbloodflewdownherleg.Withinseconds,thedeerhadpushedherofftheroad.WhenAlexisandherfatherpulledup,thedeerwasthrowingSuelikeadoll.Alexislookedintothewoman'sterrifiedeyes,andbeforeherfatherhadevenstoppedthecar,theteenagerjumpedquicklyoutofthecarandrantowardthedeer."Iwaskickingittogetitsattention,"shesays.Thenherfather,whohadfollowedhisdaughter,pushedthedeerawayfromthewomen.AlexishelpedSueintothecar,andthenappliedapieceofclothtoSue'sinjuredleg."We'regoingtogetyoutoahospital,"Alexissaid.Thensheheardherfathershoutloudly.Hehadbeenknockedtotheground.Alexistookholdofahammerfromthecarandrantowhereherfatherlayonhisback.Shebeatthedeer'sheadandneck,buttheblowsdidn'tscareitaway."Iwaslosingfaith,"shesays."Acouplemorestrikes,Alexis,"saidherfather."Youcandoit."Turningthehammeraround,Alexisclosedhereyesandbeatthedeer'sneckwithallherstrength.Whensheopenedhereyes,thedeerwasrunningaway.Alexisgotinthedriver'sseatandspedtowardthenearesthospital.AfterSuewastreated,shetearfullythankedherrescuers."Youexpectateenagegirltogetonthephoneandcallforhelp,"shesays,"nottobeatupadeer."1、WhatwasSuedoingwhenshewasattackedbythedeer?A．Shewasdrivinghome.B．Shewasrestingontheroad.C．Shewastakingexercise.D．Shewasfeedingwildanimals.2、WhatdidAlexisdotosaveSue?A．Shepushedthedeeraway.B．Shehitthedeerwithherfeet.C．Shedrovethecartohitthedeer.D．Shebeatthedeerwithahammer.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAlexis?A．Strong. B．Cruel. C．Energetic. D．Brave.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AWomanWasSeriouslyInjuredB．ADangerousDeerAttackedaWomanC．AGirlRescuedHerFatherSuccessfullyD．ATeenagerSavedOthersfromaDeerAttack24．（8分）DujiangyanPandaBase–BestPandaVolunteerProgramLocation:DujiangyanPrefecture,67kmor11Activities:pandaviewing,holdingpandas,andpandakeeperprogramSuitablefor:thosewhowantaless-crowdedpandavolunteerprogramThoughnewlyestablishedin2014,DujiangyanPandaBaseisquieterandseesfewertravelersthanBifengxiaPandaCenter,sovolunteershavemoretimeandchancestogetclosetothepandas.Besides,thiscenterboastsaninteractiveexperience:thePandaKeeperProgram.Travelerscanassistcaretakersintakingcareofpandas.ChengduGiantPandaBreedingCenter–MostPopularLocation:Chengducityoutskirts,10kmawayfromChengdu,easilyaccessibleActivities:seeingpandas,watchingpandabreedingmoviesBestfor:touristswhohavelimitedtime,andareonlyinterestedinseeingorholdingpandasWell-equipped,especially,forgiantpandabreeding,thebaseaimstocreateanapproximationofthepanda’swildlivingenvironment,andtotrainthepandastoadapttowildliving,andthenreleasesthemintothewild.WolongPandaCenter–HomeofWildPandasLocation:southwestWenchuanCounty,121kmwestofChengduActivities:seeingpandas,takingcareofpandas,takingaphotowithapandaBestfor:peoplewhowanttotakepartinthevolunteerprogram(takingcareofpandas)Withacomprehensivenaturalresources,WolongPandaCenterhasbeenopenedafterthe“5.12”earthquake.Visitorscannotonlyseepandas,butalsoparticipateinpandakeeperprogramstoexperiencetakingcareofpandas,andtakephotoswiththem.1、WhatisspecialaboutDujiangyanPandaBase?A．Itiseasilyaccessible.B．Itisoncedestroyed.C．Itisthemostpopular.D．Itislesscrowded.2、WhichcenterisnearesttoChengduaccordingtothepassage?A．DujiangyanPandaBase.B．ChengduGiantPandaBreedingCenter.C．WolongPandaCenter.D．BifengxiaPandaCenter.3、WhyisWolongPandaCenterthehomeofwildpandas?A．Becauseofitsrichnaturalconditions.B．Becauseofitsman-madewildenvironment.C．Becauseofitsconvenienttraffic.D．Becauseofitsfewervisitors.25．（10分）“Doesmysmilelookbiginthis?”Futurefitting-roommirrorsinclothingstorescouldsubtlyadjustyourreflectiontomakeyoulook--andhencefeel--happierencouragingyoutolikewhatyousee.That’stheideabehindtheEmotionEvokingSystemdevelopedbyShigeoYoshidaandcolleaguesattheUniversityofTokyoinJapan.Thesystemcanmanipulate,orinotherwords,controlyouremotionsandpersonalpreferencesbypresentingyouwithanimageofyourownsmilingorfrowningface.Theprinciplethatphysiologicalchangescandriveemotionalonesthatlaughtercomesbeforehappiness,ratherthantheotherwayaround-isawell-establishedidea.Theresearcherswantedtoseeifthisideacouldbeusedtobuildacomputersystemthatmanipulateshowyoufeel.Thesystemworksbypresentingtheuserwithaweb-cameraimageofhisorherfaceasiftheywerelookinginamirror.Theimageisthensubtlyalteredwith-software,turningthecornersofthemouthupordownandchangingtheareaaroundtheeyes,sothatthepersonappearstosmileorfrown.Withouttellingthemtheaimofthestudy,theteamrecruited(招募)21volunteersandaskedthemtositinfrontofthescreenwhileperforminganunrelatedtask.Whenthetaskwascompleted,theparticipantsratedhowtheyfelt.Whenthefacesonscreenappearedtosmile,peoplereportedthattheyfelthappier.Ontheotherhand,whentheimagewasgivenasadexpression,theyreportedfeelinglesshappy.Yoshidaandhiscolleaguestestedwhethermanipulatingthevolunteersemotionalstatewouldinfluencetheirpreferences.Eachpersonwasgivenascarftowearandagainpresentedwiththealteredwebcamimage.Thevolunteersthatsawthemselvessmilingwhilewearingthescarfweremorelikelytoreportthattheylikedit,andthosethatsawthemselvesnotsmilingwerelesslikely.“Thesystemcouldbeusedtomanipulateconsumers’impressionsofproducts,”saytheresearchers.Forexample,mirrorsinclothing-storefittingroomscouldbereplacedwithscreensshowingalteredreflections.Theyalsosuggestpeoplemaybemorelikelytofindclothesattractiveiftheyseethemselveslookinghappywhiletryingthemon.“It’scertainlyaninterestingarea,”saysChrisCreedattheUniversityofBirmingham,UK.Buthenotesthatusingsuchtechnologyinashopwouldbeharderthaninthelab,becausepeoplewilluseawiderangeofexpressions.“Attemptingtomakeslightdifferencestotheseandensuringthatthereflectedimagelooksbelievablewouldbemuchmorechallenging,”hesays.Ofcourse,therearealsoimportantmoralquestionssurroundingsuchsubtlymanipulativetechnology.“Youcouldarguethatifitmakespeoplehappy,whatharmisitdoing?”saysCreed.“ButIcanimaginethatmanypeoplemayfeelmanipulateduncomfortableandcheatediftheyfoundout.”1、What’sthemainpurposeoftheEmotionEvokingSystem?A．Toseewhetherone’sfacialexpressionscanbealtered.B．Toreplacethemirrorsinfutureclothing-storefittingrooms.C．Toseewhetherlaughtercomesbeforehappiness.D．Toseewhetherone’sfeelingcanbeunconsciouslyaffected.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheweb-cameraimageinthestudy?A．Itrecordedthevolunteers’performanceinthetask.B．Itattemptedtomakethevolunteersfeelhappier.C．Itgavethevolunteersafalseimage.D．Itbeautifiedthevolunteersappearanceinthemirror.3、WhatdoesCreedmentionasalimitationofthetechnologyA．Itonlydealswithalimitednumberoffacialexpressions.B．Itonlyworksinclothingstores.C．Itonlymakessubtlechangestopeople’sexpressions.D．Itonlychangestheareasaroundthemouthandtheeyes.4、WhatdoesCreedscommentonthemoralissueswiththistechnologyimply?A．Peopleshouldmaketheirdecisionsindependently.B．Technologyisunabletomanipulatepeople.C．Nothingismoreimportantthanhappiness.D．Peopleshouldneglecttheharmofthetechnology.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）Ijusthadtwolovelyconversationswithmylong-termfriends.First,Iwaspleasedtohavean1meetingwithBryan.He’sCEOofagovernmentagencyandoneofthefirstpeopleI2whenImovedtoMedicineHat.I3toworkthatmorningeighteenyearsagoandhequicklybeganintroducingmetootheremployees.His4wasappreciatedandwebeganaclosefriendshiprightthenashegavemeacomfortable5inmynewworkplace.OverthenextfewyearsBryanwould6meattheoffice.Thereweremanytimeswhenwe7together.Wedidn’tseeeachothervery8afterImovedonwithothercareerpaths.Latethisafternoon,weunexpectedlymetatastoreandstoodinthecoldbesideour9intheparkinglotforanhour.We10memoriesandinspiredeachotherwithtalesofourexperiences.OnedayIsawthelightonmyphoneflashingandthensawthe11messageleftformebyanother12Chris,whohasbeeninmylifesince1973.He’sreturnedtoretireand13inhishometownofWhitewood,wherewefirstmet.14nothavinglivedinthesametownorcitysincethen,we’veheldeachotherinour15forthepastfourdecades.Evenwhenwe’reall16anddon’tmakecontactwitheachotherformonths,italwaysfeelsliketimehasn’tpassedsinceourlast17.Weunderstandandcareabouteachotherandthat’sallthat18.Mostdictionaries19afriendissomeoneyou“know,likeandtrust”.I’mgratefulthatmanyofmyfriendshipsgowell20that.1、A．unfairB．unluckyC．unplannedD．unpleasant2、A．metB．hatedC．taughtD．hurt3、A．forgotB．refusedC．wantedD．reported4、A．experienceB．kindnessC．courageD．praise5、A．endB．bedC．pastD．start6、A．visitB．noticeC．a(chǎn)ttractD．punish7、A．criedB．sangC．laughedD．danced8、A．secretlyB．rarelyC．nervouslyD．frequently9、A．taxisB．carsC．busesD．houses10、A．storedB．clearedC．sharedD．lost11、A．sweetB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．terribleD．ordinary12、A．leaderB．friendC．brotherD．employee13、A．hidB．workedC．diedD．lived14、A．IfB．WhenC．ThoughD．Because15、A．roomsB．heartsC．officesD．families16、A．busyB．patientC．regretfulD．tired17、A．practiceB．successC．talkD．show18、A．liesB．worksC．differsD．matters19、A．requireB．stateC．containD．know20、A．beyondB．a(chǎn)gainstC．beneathD．without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）TraditionalChinesecultureisbeginningtoattracttheattentionoftheworld.Kungfu,1．(especial),hashadagreateffect2．themillionsofpeoplewhofirstlearnedaboutChinathroughit.Sometimes,theymaycometoChinaandlearnaboutsomeother3．(aspect)ofthisculture.OtherAsiannationshavelongknownaboutthe4．(great)ofancientChineseculture.Theirownculturesare5．mixofnativeonesandthoseChinesecharacteristics.KoreaandJapanlongagoadoptedConfucianism,somethingthatcontinuestodayevenasit6．(challenge)bypopculture.Thisstrengthcomesfromtheideas7．(give)intheFourBooksofConfucianism,whichwerebuiltupontheideaofaneven8．(much)ancientperiodincludedintheFiveClassics.Fromthem,theWestlearns9．isuniquelyChinese,forexample,fengshui.SofarChinahastakensteps10．(increase)thisspreadofitsculturebyestablishingChineseCulturalCentersinsuchplacesastheUnitedStatesandEurope.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）假如英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處；每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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。WheneverIgotoapostoffice,Ialwaysfindmyselfinlinebehindsomeonewhomhasmuchbusinesstodo.Oneday,Ihadtobuysomestamp,butIhadtowaitbehindanoldlady.FeelingthatIcouldnotstandwaitinginsoalineanylonger,Idecidedtojoinanotherone.Theyseemedtwiceaslongasthefirstline,andasleastitwasmoving.ItturnedouttobetheworsechoiceIhadevermade.AssoonasIlostmyplaceinthefirstline,theoneIjoinedslowedtoastop.Ihadnochoicebutwait.Atlastitwasmyturn.Inearlyjumpedforajoy.Thentheclerkbehindthecounterstoodout,pushedforwardaprintedsignsaying“Position