2023年高考英語模擬試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—SometimesIamevensleepyinclass.—It’sterrible.You_____aswellgotobedearlier.A．should B．willC．might D．can2．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound3．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that4．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what5．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith6．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded7．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever8．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight9．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．a(chǎn)llowance D．bonus10．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when11．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．a(chǎn)ccustomedto B．buriedinC．a(chǎn)ddictedto D．exposedto12．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem13．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．a(chǎn)slongasD．a(chǎn)sthough14．Reportersaskedhimto______

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct15．Why________youchoosetoworkinaremotevillageschoolwhenyoucanownarespectablejobinacity?A．need B．shouldC．must D．will16．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．a(chǎn)ndyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand17．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy18．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will19．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase20．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so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）CometotheAGSociety’sexpedition（探險）programandyouwillsurelygetuniqueexperiences!SWIMWITHTHEHUMPBACKS（座頭鯨）OFTONGADarrenJewandhisteamareyourhostsforanunforgettableAGSocietyadventure,filledwithin-watermeetingswithhumpbackwhalesintheKingdomofTonga’sgroupofislands.WHO:DarrenJew’sunderwaterwhalesDATES:26September-4October2018COST:$5,450perpersonBOOKINGS:Call0756679413,emailreservations@11-DAYKIMBERLEYCOASTALCRUISE（乘船游覽）TheAGSocietyispartneringwithAPTtopresentanexcitingvoyagealongtheKimberleycoastline.ExpeditioncruisingofferstheeasiestwaytoexploretheKimberley.Guestsonthis11-dayvoyagewillgoashore,explorenaturalwonders,meettraditionalowners,seerockartandspotwildlife.WHO:APTDATES:6-16September2018COST:$13,395perpersonBOOKINGS”V.auLIGHTNINGRIDGEFOSSIL（化石）DIGTheAGSocietyoffersyouachancetohuntforfossils.Guidedbyexperts,you’llgotospeciallocations,seekingnewfossilsforthecollectionsoftheAustralianOpalCentre.Yourdiscoverieswillfurtherestablishthesemuseumcollectionsasaworld-classscientificandculturalresource.Therearealsoaseriesoflecturesonmininghistory,fossils,dinosaurhuntingandnewdinosaurs.WHO:TheAustralianOpalCentreDATES:20-25August2018COST:$2,200perperson,includingallactivitiesandlunchesanddinnersBOOKINGS:Call0427904587,emaildig@AGDEVILARKEXPEDITIONComeandjoinTimFaulknerforauniquehands-onexperiencewiththisTasmaniandevil（袋獾）feedingprograminthebeautifulBarringtonTopsofNSW.You’llgettoseeTasmaniandevilsupclosewhenyouhelpwithfeedingindividuals.Inadditiontoworkingwiththeanimals,there’llbeopportunitiestoexplorethearea’snaturaltreasuresandspotlocalwildlife.Don’tmissyourchancetogetinvolvedinthisimportantconservationeffort.WHO:DevilArkDATES:24-26November2018COST:$1,750perpersonBOOKINGS:Call0243408610,emailinfo@.au268、IfyoujoininLIGHTNINGRIDGEFOSSILDIG,youcan______.A．gotoseeknewfossilsindividuallyB．learnsomethingaboutmininghistoryC．collecttheworld-classscientificfossilsD．becomeanexpertandgotospeciallocations1、WhatcanyoudoifyoutakepartinAGDEVILARKEXPEDITION?A．Helpprotectwildlife.B．Learnaboutdinosaurs.C．Watchhumpbackwhales.D．Enjoyanexcitingvoyage.2、Whichprogramwillyouchooseifyouwanttoenjoyrockart?A．AGDEVILARKEXPEDITION.B．LIGHTNINGRIDGEFOSSILDIG.C．11-DAYKIMBERLEYCOASTALCRUISE.D．SWIMWITHTHEHUMPBACKSOFTONGA．22．（8分）Fromthemomentyouopenyoureyesinthemorning,youcanfeelsweatrunningdownyourbody,evenifyou'rebarelymovingatall.That'swhatmostpeopleinChinafeltlikethissummer.Infact,theentirenorthernhemisphere(半球)sawhightemperaturesinJuly.TheArcticCirclewasnoexception(例外).TemperaturesinthecityofNorilsk,whichisintheArcticCircle,reachedarecordhighof32℃,TheAtlanticreported.Temperaturesthereareusuallyjust10℃atthistimeoftheyear.TheheatwaveintheArcticismainlyalong-termresultofglobalwarming,accordingtotheChineseAcademyofMeteorologicalSciences.Infact,whilethewholeworldisgettingwarmer,theArcticiswarmingtwiceasfastastherestoftheplanet.Thisiscalledthepolaramplificationeffect（極地放大效應）.ThemostdirectimpactofArcticwarmingisthemeltingofArcticice.AccordingtoNASA,Arcticseaiceisnowdisappearingatarateof13.2percentevery10years.NASAsaidthatifthiscontinues,theArcticwillhavenoicebytheyear2040.ThishasputsomeArcticanimals,likepolarbears,indanger.Theicethatthebearsliveonhasshrunk(縮小),theTorontoStarreported.Meltingicecanalsocausesealevelstoriseinthelongterm.Since1993,sealevelshaverisenatarateof3.2cmevery10years,theGuardianreported.Somecountries,suchasTuvalu（圖瓦魯）intheSouthPacificOceanandMaldives（馬爾代夫）intheIndianOcean,areatriskofdisappearingintothesea1、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Somecountriesintheoceanwilldisappearin10yearsB．ChinaisthehottestinthenorthernhemispherethissummerC．ThetemperaturesinNorilskusedtobelowerthanthissummer.D．TheworldgetswarmerbecauseoftheheatwaveintheArctic2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inthethirdparagraphreferto?A．TheheatwaveintheArcticB．TheresultofglobalwarmingC．GettingwarmerintheworldD．TheArcticgettingwarmfaster3、WhatmaybetheresultofthemeltingofArcticice?A．ThepolarwillbecomedangerousB．SealevelsriseinthelongtermC．TherewillbeanendofwatershortageD．Therewillbenoiceintheworldby20404、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．HeathitsArcticB．Arcticanimalsareindanger.C．TheworldbecamehotterthanbeforeD．Somecountriesmaydisappearintothesea23．（8分）Haveyouevernoticedthatafterabout6monthsyourperfectlynew1，000dollarsmartphonebeginstoslowdown?WhatifItoldyouthatit’sasalesstrategythatprettymuchallphonecompaniesusetoforcepeopleintobuyingnewphones?Inlate2015，whenLisaYoungwasinchargeofiOSsecurityandbetasoftwaretestingteams，herbossrevealedadarksecrettoher，sayingthattheywereusinganewstrategythatwouldpurposelyslowdownolderphoneseverytimethephonewouldupgradetothelatestoperatingsystem.Thisnewmethodwouldforcecustomerstobuythelatestphonemodel，increasingsalesby70％.Shewasalittledisturbedtohearthenews，butshejustkeptherheaddownandcontinuedtodoherjob.Afterawhile，theguiltofbeinginvolvedwithsuchashadysalesmodelstartedtoweighheavyonher.“Howcouldamulti—billiondollarcorporationcontinuetotakeadvantageofthepubliclikethis?”shethought.InMarchof2017，shecontactedareporterfromCNNtofinallyleaktheinformationconcerningAppleslowingdownphones.Thescandal(丑聞)wentviralovernight，andeverymediaoutletintheworld，ineverylanguagewastalkingaboutit，makingitoneofthebiggestcontroversiesinconsumerelectronicshistory.Aweeklater，shewassecretlyletgoafterher8yearsofservice.Althoughshewastakingahugeriskgoingagainstoneofthemostpowerfulcorporationsintheworld，shefeltasenseofreliefexposingthem.Thepublicdeservedtoknowandthefearbecamehermotivationtofindawaytodestroytheirshadysalesmodel.Severalofhercolleagueswerefiredwithher.Theyquietlyunited，andafterayearofextensiveresearchtheydesignedauniqueproductcalledCircaChargethatwouldreversethenegativeeffectsof“softwareupdates.”PhonecompanieshaverecentlycaughtwindoftheirovernightsuccesswithCircaChargeandaretryingtodoeverythingtheycantomakethisproductillegalandbanitforever.Lisaandherteamhavemadeunbelievableprogressinincreasingbatterylife，batteryhealth，andoptimizingphoneperformance，andtheywillcontinuetodevelopnewtechnologythatwillbeatphonecompaniesattheirowngameuntiltheychangetheirways.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewmethodmentionedinparagraph2?A．Itisessentialinthe1atestoperatingsystem.B．Itbenefitsusersinupgradingtheiroldphone.C．Itfoolscustomersintobuyingthelatestmodelonpurpose.D．Itisasuccessfulsalesstrategyforadvertisingnewsoftwares.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“keptherheaddown”inparagraph3referto?A．Loweredherhead.B．Noddedtoshowapproval.C．Pretendedtoknowsomething.D．Triednottoshowsheknowssomething.3、HowdidLisaYoungfeelafterleakingthesecret?A．Disturbed. B．Relieved. C．Frightened. D．Disappointed.4、Fromthepassage，weknow______________.A．it'stootoughforLisaandherteamtoincreasebatterylifeB．CircaChargehelpsphonecompanieswithsoftwareupdatesC．LisastrugglestoforcephonecompaniestochangetheircurrentwaysD．phonecompaniesfinditessentialtobantheirillegalsoftwareforupdating24．（8分）Astart-upcompanyinCalifornia,calledZume,istestingmachinesthatmakepizza.Therobottakesandshapesdoughtocreatethebaseofthepizza.Itthenaddstomatosauce,cheese,meatorothertoppings.Next,therobotplacestheuncookedpizzaintoahotoven.Afewminuteslater,thepizzaisready.Thepizzacomesoutthesameeachtime.Zumesaystherobotsworkquicklyanddonotgetsick.Therobotsdonotgetpaideither.JuliaCollinsisthecompany’sfounderandchiefexecutiveofficer(CEO).Herbusinesscanspendmoneyonbetterfoodproductsbecauseitdoesnothavetopaytherobots.Zumeisusingrobotstomakepizza.CharitySuzukihasboughttherobot-madepizza.Shelikesitstaste.“It’sdelicious.It’salwayshotandfreshwhenitcomes.Imeanit’sgreatthatthey’remakingit,butIcan’ttellthedifferencethatit’smadebyarobotversusahuman.”Thecompaniessaytheyaredevelopingrobotssopeoplecangethigherqualityfoodfaster.Butwhataboutthejobstherobotsaretakingfromhumans?KenGoldbergisaprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniainBerkeley.Healsodirectstheschool’sautomationlaboratory.Goldbergsaidresearchershavebeenworkingwithrobotsfor50years.Hesaidthat,whiletherehasbeenprogress,thejobsarenotgoingtodisappearrightaway.“Iwanttoreassurerestaurantworkersthattheskillsthattheyhavearestillgoingtobeofvalue,”Goldbergsaid.“We’regoingtogetridofboring,repetitive,dangerousjobsandwe’regoingtofreeuppeopletodothingsthathavehighervalue.There’sgoingtobeamazingnewwaysofworkingthatdon’texistyetthataregoingtobecreated.”1、WhycanZumedevotemoremoneyonbetterfoodproducts?A．Itearnsalotbysellingpizza.B．Itwantstocreatemorerobots.C．Itcansavealotbyusingrobots.D．Ithopestoattractmorecustomers.2、Whatcanweknowabouttherobot-madepizzaaccordingtoSuzuki?A．Itreallyagreeswithher.B．Itishotandfreshallthetime.C．Itistastierthantheman-made.D．Itisdeliciousandfreeofcharge.3、What’sthebenefitofrobots’makingpizza?A．Theyworkefficiently.B．Theyhelpsickpeople.C．Theyneedlittlepayment.D．Theyproducemorefood.4、WhatdoesGoldbergthinkofthejobsofrestaurantworkers?A．Disappearing.B．Boring.C．Dangerous.D．Necessary.25．（10分）Tomappearedonthesidewalkwithabucketofwhitewashandalong-handledbrush.HestoppedbythefenceinfrontofthehousewherehelivedwithhisauntPolly.Helookedatit,andalljoylefthim.Thefencewaslongandhigh.Heputthebrushintothewhitewashandmoveditalongthetopofthefence.Herepeatedtheoperation.Hefelthecouldnotcontinueandsatdown.Heknewthathisfriendswouldarrivesoonwithallkindsofinterestingplansfortheday.Theywouldwalkpasthimandlaugh.TheywouldmakejokesabouthishavingtoworkonabeautifulsummerSaturday.Thethoughtburnedhimlikefire.Heputhishandintohispocketsandtookoutallthatheowned.Perhapshecouldfindsomewaytopaysomeonetodothewhitewashingforhim.Buttherewasnothingofvalueinhispockets—nothingthatcouldbuyevenhalfanhouroffreedom.Soheputthebitsoftoysbackintohispocketsandgaveuptheidea.Atthisdarkandhopelessmoment,awonderfulideacametohim.Itfilledhismindwithagreat,brightlight.Calmlyhepickedupthebrushandstartedagaintowhitewash.WhileTomwasworking,BenRogersappeared.Benwaseatinganappleashewalkedalongthestreet.Ashewalkedalongit,hewasmakingnoiseslikethesoundofariverboat.Firstheshoutedloudly,likeaboatcaptain.Thenhesaid“Ding－Dong－Dong”，“Ding－Dong－Dong”againandagain,likethebellofariverboat.Andhemadeotherstrangenoises.WhenhecameclosetoTom,hestopped.Tomwentonwhitewashing.HedidnotlookatBen.Benstaredamomentandthensaid:“Hello!I'mgoingswimming,butyoucan'tgo,canyou？”Noanswer.Tommovedhisbrushcarefullyalongthefenceandlookedattheresultwiththeeyeofanartist.Bencamenearer.Tom'smouthwateredfortheapple,buthekeptonworking.Bensaid,“Hello,oldfellow,you'vegottowork,hey？”Tomturnedsuddenlyandsaid,“Why,it'syou,Ben!Iwasn'tnoticing.”“Say—I'mgoingswimming.Don'tyouwishyoucould?Butofcourseyou'dratherwork—wouldn'tyou?Ofcourseyouwould.”Tomlookedattheboyabit,andsaid,“Whatdoyoucallwork？”“Why,isn'tthatwork？”Tomwentbacktohiswhitewashing,andansweredcarelessly.“Well,maybeitis,andmaybeitisn't.AllIknowis,itsuitsTomSawyer.”“Ohcome,now,youdon'tmeantosaythatyoulikeit？”Thebrushcontinuedtomove.“Likeit?Well,Idon'tseewhyIshouldn'tlikeit.Doesaboygetachancetowhitewashafenceeveryday？”Benstoppedeatinghisapple.Tommovedhisbrushbackandforth,steppedbacktolookattheresult,addedatouchhereandthere,andsteppedbackagain.Benwatchedeverymoveandgotmoreandmoreinterested.Soonhesaid，“Say,Tom,letmewhitewashalittle.”Tomthoughtforamoment,andwasabouttoagree,buthechangedhismind.“No—no—itwon'tdo,Ben.Yousee,AuntPollywantsthisfencetobeperfect.Ithasgottobedoneverycarefully.Idon'tthinkthereisoneboyinathousand,maybetwothousand,thatcandoitwellenough.”“No—isthatso?Ohcome,now—letmejusttry.Onlyjustalittle.”“Ben,I'dliketo,butifitisn'tdoneright,I'mafraidAuntPolly…”“Oh,I'llbecareful.Nowletmetry.Say—I'llgiveyouthecoreofmyapple.”“Well,here—No,Ben,nowdon't.I'mafraid…”“I'llgiveyouallofit.”Tomgaveupthebrushwithunwillingnessonhisface,butjoyinhisheart.AndwhileBenworkedatthefenceinthehotsun,Tomsatunderatree,eatingtheapple,andplanninghowtogetmorehelp.Therewereenoughboys.Eachonecametolaugh,butremainedtowhitewash.BythetimeBenwastired,TomsoldthenextchancetoBillyforakite;andwhenBillywastired,Johnnyboughtitforadeadrat—andsoon,hourafterhour.Andwhenthemiddleoftheafternooncame,Tomhadwonmanytreasures.Andhehadnotworked.Hehadhadaniceidletimeallthetime,withplentyofcompany,andthefencehadbeenwhitewashedthreetimes.Ifhehadn'trunoutofwhitewash,Tomwouldhaveownedeverythingbelongingtohisfriends.Hehaddiscoveredagreatlawofhumanaction,namely,thatinordertomakeamanoraboywantathing,itisonlynecessarytomakethethingdifficulttoget.1、Howmanycharactersarementionedinthisstory?A．4 B．5C．6 D．72、WhydidTomtakeallhisbitsoftoysoutofhispockets?A．BecausehewastiredandwantedtoplaywithhistoysB．BecausehewantedtothrowhistoysawayC．BecausehewantedtoknowifhecouldbuyhelpwithhistoysD．Becausehewantedtogivehistoystohisfriends3、TomwasabouttoagreetoletBenwhitewashwhenhechangedhismindbecause________.A．TomwantedtodothewhitewashingbyhimselfB．TomplannedtomakeBengiveuphisapplefirstC．TomwasunwillingtoletBendothewhitewashingD．TomwasafraidBenwoulddothewhitewashingbetter4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．TomwasinterestedinwhitewashingthefenceB．TomhadalotoffriendswhoarereadytohelpothersC．Tomwasunwillingtowhitewashthefence,buthemanagedtoletotherboysdoitforhimD．Tomwasgoodatwhitewashingthefence,sohelookedattheresultofworkwiththeeyeofanartist5、WhatmadeBenRogerseagerlygiveuphisappleandoffertobrushthefenceforTom?A．Hiswarmheartandkindnesstofriends.B．HiscuriosityaboutTom'sbrushingjob.C．Tom'sthreat.D．AuntPolly'sidea.6、Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A．TheHappyWhitewasherB．TomAndHisFellowsC．WhitewashingAFenceD．HowToMakeTheThingsDifficultToGet第三部分語言知識運用（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）Afterspendingalongnightdryingthedaybefore，IleftthehotelinWildRosearound5:30a.m.toattendafuneralinGreenBay.Abouthalfanhourintomyjourney，Ihearda1noisecomingfrommyfronttire.By7a.m.,Istillhad70miles2me，butthenoisewassoloudthatIknewIhadnochoicebutto3ItwassoearlyinthemorningthatI4therewaslittlechanceanyoneinsuchatinytowncouldhelp.5Itriedmyluckatavehicle6shopwhichhappenedtobeopenthen.Givingmeaglance,the7owneraskedwhyIwassodressedup,andIexplainedmy8.Hecheckedoutthecarandtoldmewhathehad9:thewheelbearingwasfailing.Fixingitwouldtakeafewhours,buttherewasnopossibilitythatthecarwould10thatdistancewithouttakinganymeasures.Istarted11mybrainsforaspareplan.CouldIrentacar?Themanwenttocheckatthestoreacrossthestreet,butitsonlyrentalcarwasn’t12.Imusthavelookedprettyupsetatthattimebecausehethenreachedintohis13,pulledoutthekeystohisownvehicleandsaid,“Takemytruck,fillitupwithgasandgetgoing.”Withasmile,he14thatthetruckcouldgo120milesperhourifneeded.Wehadmetjust10minutesbeforeandevendidn’tknoweachother’s15,butheinsisted.IjumpedintohisChevroletSilveradoand16towardsthefuneral.WhenIreturnedtothegarageseveralhourslaterwitha17heart,Ichattedwiththekindownerforawhile.The74-year-old18turnedaterribledayintoagoodonewithagreat19—Arandomactofkindnessmaybringus20.Sojustbekindandhelpifyoucan.1、A．familiarB．regularC．funnyD．strange2、A．beforeB．behindC．underD．beyond3、A．waitB．stopC．continueD．rest4、A．doubtedB．wonderedC．sensedD．regretted5、A．ThereforeB．StillC．BesidesD．Meanwhile6、A．beautyB．salesC．toyD．repair7、A．youngB．a(chǎn)gedC．selfishD．mean8、A．dilemmaB．choiceC．planD．decision9、A．prayedB．misunderstoodC．fearedD．ignored10、A．getitB．forgetitC．catchitD．makeit11、A．beatingB．strikingC．hittingD．scratching12、A．handsomeB．famousC．practicalD．a(chǎn)vailable13、A．fileB．trunkC．pocketD．wallet14、A．concludedB．a(chǎn)ddedC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．predicted15、A．namesB．habitsC．beliefsD．families16、A．steppedB．marchedC．headedD．sailed17、A．brokenB．heavyC．mercifulD．thankful18、A．repairmanB．driverC．salesmanD．porter19、A．discoveryB．lessonC．responseD．influence20、A．wisdomB．strengthC．welfareD．courage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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）In1608,ThomasCoryate,anEnglishman,visitedItaly.Helikedthecountryandnoteddowneveryinterestingthing1．hehadfound.Buttherewasonethinghefound2．(interesting)thantheothers.Inhisdiary,Thomaswrote,“WhentheItalianseatmeat,theyusesmallforksinsteadoftheirhands.Astheysay,peopledon’talwayshavecleanhands”Before3．(leave)forEngland,Thomasboughtafewforks.Athomehegaveadinnerpartytoshowthe4．(invent)tohisfriends.Whentheservantsbroughtthesteak,hetookoutaforkandbegantoeat5．peopledidinItaly.Everybodylookedathiminsurprise.Whenhetoldhisfriendswhatitwas,theyallwanted6．(take)agoodlookatthestrangething.TheysaidthattheItalianswereverystrangepeople,fortheforkwasnotveryconvenient.Thomastriedtoprovetheopposite.Hesaiditwasnotnicetoeatmeat7．one’sfingersbecausetheywerenotalwaysclean.Hewant