2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(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。考試結(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．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few2．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken3．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent4．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall5．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain6．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof7．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose8．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled9．________yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.A．IfIread B．ShouldIreadC．HadIread D．IfIcouldhaveread10．I________________afluwhenIwasonaspringoutingwithmyclassmate.A．caughtup B．pickedupC．tookup D．broughtup11．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured12．IliketheseEnglishsongsandthey________manytimesontheradio.A．taught B．havetaughtC．a(chǎn)retaught D．havebeentaught13．Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has D．couldwin;has14．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee15．—Youknowquitealotaboutthefashionshow.—Well,Cathy________ittomeduringlunch.A．introducesB．introducedC．hadintroducedD．willintroduce16．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny17．—DidyouenjoyyourjourneytoBeijinglastweekend?—.Wehaddrivenmorethan3hoursbeforewefoundtherightway.A．AbsolutelyB．NowayC．NotatallD．Withpleasure18．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the19．Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular_____.A．a(chǎn)chievement B．a(chǎn)ppointment C．commitment D．employment20．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend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）Askids,myfriendsandIspentalotoftimeoutinthewoods.“Thewoods”wasourpart-timeaddress,destination,purpose,andexcuse.IfIwenttoafriend’shouseandfoundhimnotathome,hismothermightsay,“Oh,he’soutinthewoods,”withatone(語氣)ofairyacceptance.It’ssimilartothetonepeoplesometimesusenowadaystotellmethatsomeoneI’mlookingforisonthegolfcourseoratthegym,oreven“awayfromhisdesk”.Forusten-year-olds,“beingoutinthewoods”wasjustanexcusetodowhateverwefeellikeforawhile.Wesometimestoldourselvesthatwhatweweredoinginthewoodswasexploring(探索).Exploringwasamorepopularideabackthenthanitistoday.Historyseemedtobemostlyaboutexplorers.Ourexplorations,thoughseemedtohavelesssystemthanthehistorickindsomethingusuallycameupalongtheway.Saywestayedinthewoods,throwingrocks,shootingfrogs,pickingblackberries,digginginwhatwewerebrieflypersuadedwasanIndianburialmound.Oftenwegot“l(fā)ost”andhadtoclimbatreetofindoutwherewewere.Ifyoureadastoryinwhichsomeonedoesthatsuccessfully,beskeptical;thetopmostbranchesareusuallytooskinnytoholdweight,andwecouldneverclimbhighenoughtoseeanythingexceptothertrees.Therewerefourorfivetreesthatwevisitedregularly-tallbeecheseasytoclimbandcomfortabletositin.Itwasinatree,too,thatourdaysoffoolingaroundinthewoodscametoanend.Bythensomeofushasreachedseventhgradeandhadbeguntheroughrideofadolescence(青春期).InMarch,themonthwhenweusuallytooktothewoodsagainafterwinter,twofriendsandIsetouttogoexploring.Weclimbedatree,andallofasuddenitoccurredtoallthreeofusatthesametimethatwereallywereratherbigtobeupinatree.SoontherewouldbethespringdancesonFridayeveningsinthehighschoolcafeteria.1、Theauthorandhisfriendswereoftenoutinthewoodsto.A．spendtheirfreetimeB．playgolfandothersportsC．a(chǎn)voiddoingtheirschoolworkD．keepawayfromtheirparents2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Theactivitiesinthewoodswerewellplanned.B．Humanhistoryisnottheresultofexploration.C．Explorationshouldbeasystematicactivity.D．Theauthorexploredinthewoodsaimlessly3、Theunderlinedword“skeptical”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.A．calmB．doubtfulC．seriousD．optimistic4、Thereasonwhywevisitedthefourorfivetreesregularlyisthefollowingexceptthat.A．theyweretallbeechesB．theywereeasytoclimbC．theywerenothitoclimbD．theywerecomfortabletositin5、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?A．HappybutshortB．Lonelybutmemorable.C．Boringandmeaningless.D．Longandunforgettable.22．（8分）PreparingfortheNextPandemic(大流行病)Influenzapandemicshavehistoricallytakentheworldbysurprise,givinghealthserviceslittletimetopreparefortheabruptincreasesincasesanddeathsthatcharacterizetheseeventsandmakethemsodisruptive.Sincelate2003,theworldhasmovedclosertoapandemicthanatanytimesince1968,whenthelastofthepreviouscentury’sthreepandemicsoccurred.Whileneitherthetimingnortheseverityofthenextpandemiccanbepredicted,evidencethatthevirusisnowendemicinbirdpopulationsmeansthatthepresentlevelofriskwillnotbeeasilydiminished.Theadvancewarninghasbroughtanunheard-ofopportunitytoprepareforapandemicanddevelopwaystomitigateitseffects.Morecountriesnowhavepandemicpreparednessplans:aroundonefifthoftheworld’scountrieshavesomeformofaresponseplan,butthesevarygreatlyincomprehensivenessandstageofcompletion.Accesstoantiviraldrugsand,moreimportantly,tovaccines(疫苗)remainsachallengingproblembecauseoflimitedmanufacturingcapacityaswellascosts.Theriskthatapandemicviruswillemergedependsonopportunitiesforhumanexposureandinfections.TheseopportunitieswillpersistaslongastheH5NIviruscontinuestocirculateinanimals.Controlofthediseaseinanimalsisthemainwaytoreduceopportunitiesforhumaninfectionandthusreduceopportunitiesforapandemicvirustoemerge.Whileneitherthetimingnortheseverityofthenextpandemiccanbepredicted,historyshowsthattheseeventsconsistentlybringanexplosiveincreaseinthenumberofillnessesanddeathssufficienttotemporarilyparalysepublicservicesandeconomicproductivity.1、Fromthefirstparagraphweknow.A．Therewerethreepandemicsintheworldlastcentury.B．Atleastthreepandemicsoccurredtotheworldlastcentury.C．Wearenotsurehowmanypandemicstherewereintheworldlastcentury.D．Wearesuretherewerefourpandemicsintheworldlastcentury.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mitigate”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A．Increase.B．Reduce.C．Evaluate.D．Predict.3、Accordingtotheauthor,howdowepreventthenextpandemic?A．Toproduceantiviraldrugs.B．Toproducevaccines.C．Tocontrolthedisease.D．TogetridoftheH5N1virus.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetothenextpandemic?A．Negative.B．Indifferent.C．Considerate.D．Objective.23．（8分）Goodnewsforcoffeeandteadrinkers:Nomorewastingtimeandenergywaitingfortheperfectcup.UsingpatentedHeatworks’OhmicArrayTechnology,theDUOSmartUntetheredCarafe(玻璃水瓶)hasthepowertoheatorcoolwatertotheexactdegreewhileyoupour.Withitsfunctionality,convenienceandstylishappearance,theDUOlookslikequitethegamechanger.Sohowdoesitwork?Theprecisetemperaturecontrolletsyoupickthewatertemperaturetotheplus/minusonedegree.Simplysetyourtemperature,pourwaterintothetank(fitsfourcups)atthetopandpourintoyourcup.Thecarafefeaturesonebluespout(出水口)forfiltered(過濾的)coldwaterandanotherredspoutforhotwater,whichappearstoheatupinstantly.Theentiredeviceisbatteryoperated,makingitperfectfortakingittotheofficeorreallyanywhereelse.Youwillalsobeabletoplugitin,sothecarafecanstaycomfortablyonyourkitchentableordesktochargeforon-the-gouse.TheDUOadvocate99percentenergyefficientlyandanadvancedwaterfiltrationsystemcreatedbyheatworksCEOJerryCallahan,whowantedtocreateaheatingsystemwithoutusingmetalheatingelements.Unsustainableandimperfectmetalheatingpartshavebeenusedforheatingforthepast100yearsandcarrytheriskofrusting(生銹).CallahanfeltItwastimeforanupgradeheatingsystems,andtheOhmicArrayTechnologywasborn.Usingelectricalcurrentspassedthroughthewateritselfratherthanseparateheatedelementstotransferheatintothewater.OhmicArraycutsoutawholestepintheprocess.TheDUOisnotyetavailableforpurchase,butyoucanlearnmoreInformationandsignupforthereleaseupdatesontheHeatworkswebsite.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheDUOcarafefromthefirstparagraph?A．Itmakesperfectcoffee. B．Itheatsorcoolswater.C．Itproduceselectricitytoheatwater D．Itprovidesfungametoplay2、Whichstepisamusttogetwaterof80°CwiththeDUOCarafe?A．Settherequiredtemperature B．CooltheboilingwaterC．Pourwaterfromthebluespout D．Addfilteredwaterintothetank3、TheOhmicArrayTechnologymakestheDUOCarafe___A．fasttocharge B．convenienttotakeC．toughandstylish D．rust-freeandtimeefficient4、What'sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toapplyforapatent B．TointroduceaproductC．Toreportaproductlaunch D．Toshareatechnology24．（8分）LEADINGINTERNATIONALSCHOOLS2019●JerudongInternationalSchool(JIS),Brunei“AchievingExcellence”isthemottoofJIS,Brunei.Adevelopingboardingschoolof1,700students,40%Bruneian,JIShasmadeitselfaleadingschoolinAsia.Withalmost200highlyqualifiedteachersprimarilyfromtheUK,the120-acresinglecampus(校園)closetobothcoastandrainforestoffersauniqueeducationalenvironment.ThereisaPerformingArtsCentre,27sciencelaboratories,librariesandclassrooms.●TheAmericanInternationalSchool(AIS),AustriaFoundedin1959,AISistheoldestEnglish-languageschoolinAustria.Schoolprogramsfocusonacademics,butalsoonthedevelopmentofstudents’creativeandleadershipabilitiesandemotionalintelligence.Theschoolrecognizesstudents’speciallearningstyles,tryingtomakeinstructiondifferentandallowingstudentstoreachtheirfullpotentialindifferentareas.●SingaporeAmericanSchool(SAS),SingaporeFoundedin1956,itisoneofonlyafewgoodnon-profitschoolsinSingapore.Foroversixdecades,SAShasprovidedstudentsfrompreschooltoGrade12agoodAmericaneducationwithaninternationalview.Theschoolsupportsprofessionaldevelopmentfinanciallyandcontinuallysendsteachersacrosstheglobetodiscovernewideasandbestpracticesfrominfluentialeducationalinstitutions.●SantaClaraInternationalSchool(SCIS),Spain-Intheschool,whenyouwalkintoaclassroom,you’llseehandsraised,smallgroupsassembled(集合),andpresentationsunderway.You’llfindteacherscreatingcooperativepartnershipswithstudents,encouragingthemtodiscoverandconnect.You’llobservechildrenworkingonmeaningfulhands-onprojectsthatbuildskillsandexcitecreativity.Theteachingphilosophyisthatlearninghappenseverywhere:intheclassrooms,inthecity,inamuseum,onafarm,orjustawalkaroundtheneighborhood.1、HowcanstudentsbenefitfromattendingAIS?A．Theyareexposedtothebeautyofvastrainforests.B．Theyaremadeleaderswithemotionalintelligence.C．Theyarealwayssentabroadtodiscovernewideas.D．Theyareencouragedtodeveloptheirpossibilities.2、Whichschoolattachesimportancetoteachers’development?A．JIS. B．SAS. C．AIS. D．SCIS.3、WhatmakesSCISdifferentfromtheotherschools?A．Itsspecialteachingmethods. B．Itsvariouspracticalcourses.C．Itslargeandbeautifulcampus. D．Itsoldesthistoryandbuildings.25．（10分）WhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsago,Ireceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamily,friends,andcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mail,Ihaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsandothercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeuseful,weneedspecificlawsthatmakespamming(發(fā)送垃圾郵件)acrime.Iflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspam,theproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworse.Computerprogramsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproducts,individuale-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?Thisproblemistroublingforindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-mailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworks,andtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanies,whichare,intheend,passesontotheconsumer.Forthesereasons,Ibelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate(立法)againstspam.Spammersshouldbefined,andperhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeople.E-mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldtocommunicateconveniently,butspamisdestroyingthisconvenience.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“correspondence”inParagraph1probablymean?A．messages B．ideasC．connections D．programs2、Accordingtothetext,whatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?A．Companiesrelyone-mailforcommunications.B．Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.C．Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.D．Moreadvertisersbegintopromotesalesthroughspam.3、Accordingtotheauthor,whoisthefinalvictimofspam?A．Thebusiness B．TheadvertiserC．Theemployee D．Theconsumer4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toinform B．ToeducateC．Topersuade D．Toinstruct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）MadisonWilliams,aged13,wasstudyinginherbedroominDublin,Ohio.Suddenly,hermother,LeighWilliams,rushedinsaying1,“Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank（化糞池）,andnoonecan2him.”Theyrantotheneighbor’syard,wheretheyfoundtheboy’sdesperatemotherandotherpeople3aseptictankopeningthatwasslightlywiderthana4.Theboy,only2,hadslippedin.Madisonquickly5thesituation.Shewastheonlyonewhocould6throughthesmallhole.Without7,shegotonherstomachnexttotheopening,placedher8outinfrontofher,9toldtheadults,“Lowermein.”Leighandtheothers10herwaistandlegs.Shemovedherarmsandshouldersfromsidetosideuntilshegotthroughthe11.Inside,thetankwasdark,andtheairwassick.Sheusedherhandsto12theboyinthedirtywater,andjammedherleftwrist13ahiddenpole,injuringthemusclesinherwristandarm.Ignoringher14,Madisoncontinued.Minutestickedbybeforeshe15graspedhisfoot.Then,tenminutesafterMadisonhad16thetank,sheandtheboywere17.Buttheboywasn’toutof18.Hehadbeenkeptfromoxygenlongenoughthathewasn’t19.Anadultgavehimseveralhardhitsontheback.ItwasonlywhenMadisonheardhimcrythatsheknewhewas20.Madison’sactionmadeherahero.1、A．impatientlyB．bravelyC．a(chǎn)nxiouslyD．calmly2、A．reachB．seeC．recognizeD．hear3、A．coveringB．repairingC．diggingD．surrounding4、A．bowlB．plateC．basketballD．tap5、A．a(chǎn)cceptedB．surveyedC．rememberedD．drew6、A．fitB．breakC．walkD．look7、A．effortB．helpC．doubtD．hesitation8、A．a(chǎn)rmsB．feetC．clothesD．glasses9、A．stillB．evenC．a(chǎn)ndD．so10、A．loweredB．heldC．pushedD．pressed11、A．waterB．openingC．passageD．gate12、A．examB．greetC．shakeD．feel13、A．a(chǎn)gainstB．withC．onD．towards14、A．lifeB．timeC．injuryD．direction15、A．carefullyB．finallyC．a(chǎn)gainD．just16、A．searchedB．touchedC．enteredD．observed17、A．liftedoutB．steppedforwardC．movedonD．cameaway18、A．balanceB．orderC．controlD．trouble19、A．talkingB．sleepingC．breathingD．smiling20、A．sadB．OKC．hungryD．different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）Awomanwhowasover50yearsoldhadsurvivedforsixdaysintheArizonadesertrecently,afterhercarunluckilyfell1．(foot)downavalley.Arizona'sDepartmentofPublicSafetysaidthatthewoman,2．namehasn'tbeenknownyet,managedtosurviveongrassandwateruntilshe3．(find)byacowboy,Dave,whowastrackingdowncattle.Thewoman,whowas4．(serious)injuredintheaccident,havingseveralofherribsbroken,hadtospendseveraldays5．(stay)inthecarbeforestrugglingouttoturn6．someoneforhelp.Shestoppedinadryriverbed500yardsfromthecar.Daveandaroadmaintenanceworkerdiscoveredthe7．(damage)carwhiletryingtocontrolacow,andthenfollowedapatternoffootprintstothewoman.What'seven8．(bad),shehadahead9．(injure)."Iwonder10．thewomancouldhavelivedanothernight,"Moralezsaid,"butduetotheiroutstandingefforts,herlifewasfinallysaved.”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桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處僅涉及一個(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。Weeachisthinkingaboutthefuture、Whatisme?Ihavemadeupmymindbecomeamiddleschoolteacher、Doesitsoundsurprising?IbegintohavethisdreamwhenIwasonlythechild、Ilovechildren、Idon’tthinkthatisawasteoftimetodealwiththemalltheyeararound、Onthecontrary,tomeitwouldmeanhappinessandjoyful、Althoughteachersarebadlyneededinourcountry,butnotmanyofuswanttobecometeachers、Themainreasonforthisisthatteachingisoneofthemoststressedjobs、Inspiteofthat,I’mdeterminedtogiveallmylivestothecauseofeducation、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的網(wǎng)友Mike在微博上說，自進(jìn)入高三以來一直覺得壓力很大，請(qǐng)你回復(fù)其微博，幫助他振作起來。寫作要點(diǎn)：1.分析他不開心的原因；2.給他一些建議；3.送上祝福。注意：1詞數(shù)100左右；2可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D5、C6、B7、D8、B9、C10、B11、A12、D13、A14、B15、B16、B17、C18、C19、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、D3、B4、C5、A22、1、A2、B3、C4、D23、1、B2、A3、D4、B24、1、D2、B3、A25、Manypeoplewritetonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriter’sfullname,addressandtelephonenumber,althoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard,heneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoice.Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.“Peopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationship,”saidsocialworkerKenYip,“andthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.”Whenwesignapaper,forexample,abusinesscontractorabankdocument,thesignatureisasealofconsent,anagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswrittencomplaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter’ssignature.Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tellsusthatthewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous（匿名的）forvariousreasons.Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.Hegivessimplybecausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhisdonationsmaybring,andhedoesnotwanthisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercases,peopleinsistonanonymitybecausetheyareafraidoftheconsequencesofrevealingtheiridentity.Crimewitnessesmaybewillingtoassistthepolice,butmostareunwillingtogivetheirnameswhenreportingacrime.Nameornonam