湖北省鄂州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)新高考臨考沖刺英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Allchildrenshouldgetaccesstoahigh-qualityeducation________theirrace,zipcodeorfamilyincome.A．dependingon B．regardlessofC．dueto D．a(chǎn)partfrom2．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect3．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted4．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．a(chǎn)rewashingaway D．a(chǎn)rebeingwashedaway5．ThematchesoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCupwillbeplayedin2019allaroundFrance,whosemen’steam_____the2018WorldCup.A．wins B．wonC．haswon D．hadwon6．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion7．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled8．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken9．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when10．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended11．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing12．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read13．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking14．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．though15．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．can’t B．mustn’tC．shouldn’t D．mightn’t16．TheteachercalledTomtohisofficebecausehewascaughtintheexam.A．tocheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat17．---Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.---_______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat18．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact19．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how20．Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned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）Skepticsareastrangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.PerhapsthatexplainwhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketssomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeIndustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthoughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg’s“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible(不可信的)”。Acritical(批判的)eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterests.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”?A．Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.B．Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.C．Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.D．Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.2、WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg’sbooks?A．Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.B．Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateoftheworld.C．Theauthorconvincespeopletoseekcomfortingworldviews.D．Industry–fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.3、TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto_____.A．voiceadifferentopinionB．findfaultwithLomborg’sbookC．challengetheauthorityofthemediaD．pointoutthevalueofscientificviews.4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.B．Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf–blindnesswithreviews.C．Toblamethemedia’slackofresponsibilityinpresentinginformation.D．Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.22．（8分）FromNationaltoInternationalDoyouhavewhatittakes!It’sourjobtohelpyoumakethatleap?Theworldiswaiting.Areyouready?Isyoursmallbusinessreadytomakethatnextstepandexpandabroad?Arecentsurveyestimatesthatupto40%ofallsmallbusinessesareintendingtodojustthat.Isyourbusinessmakingupthis40%?Makingthatmoveandexpandingontotheinternationalmarketrequireadifferentapproachfromtheoneyou’reusedto.Onanationallevel,itisoftenenoughtoselltherightproductattherightprice.Failuretoadoptadifferentsalesapproachontheinternationalmarketcanoftenleadtofailureasinternationalcustomersexpectdifferentthings.Thisiswhywecomein.Therightknowledgeandtherightpreparationcanmakeallthedifferenceontheinternationallevel.Themainaspectsoftheprogramweofferare:1.Howcanweaknessesbeidentifiedandreduced?2.Howareculturaldifferenceshandledinthebusinessworld?3.In-depthknowledgeofdistrictlaw,howdoesithelp?4.Howcanwetargettherightkindofinternationalcustomersandhowcanwefinancethisbigger,morecomplicatedinternationaloperation?5.Whatcanbedonetocreateafoolproof(萬無一失的)businessplan?Costofthecourse:$2,000perperson.If4ormorepeopleapplyfromthesamecompany,thendiscountscanbearranged.Coursetimescanbechangedtoaccommodateyouremployees’schedule.Mostimportantly,thiscourseisfullyaccreditedbysometoplevelcollegesanduniversities.1、Whowillmostlikelybenefitfromthiscourse?A．Anybodynotinterestedinbusinessadministration.B．Asmallinternationalbusinessmanager.C．Anindividualrunningasmallcompany.D．Anyownerofaninternationalbusinesshopingtogodomestic.2、Whyisthereadangerofaninternationalbusinessfailure?A．Thepriceofshippingistoohigh.B．Ittakestoolongtodeliverproducts.C．Internationalcustomersdonotspeakthesamelanguage.D．Thebusinessownercannotunderstandthelocalmarket.3、WhatisNOTlistedintheadvertisedprogram?A．Howtopaytheinternationalworkforce.B．Therightwaytostudyinternationallaw.C．Culturaldiversitiesthatmustbeknownexactly.D．Whatweshouldlearnfromourweaknesses.4、Whatisthemainadvantageofparticipatinginthisstudyprogram?A．Internationaltravel.B．Fixedschedulefortheemployees.C．Theavailabilityofdiscountsof40%.D．Creditsthatcanbetransferredtouniversitycourses.23．（8分）ItwasdawnofMarch21,2018.GaryMessinawasonhismorningrunalongNewYorkCity’sEastRiver.Suddenlysomethingcaughthiseye–alarge60-year-oldmanbalancingonthefour-foot-highfencethatguardedthepathfromthewater.AsMessinagotclosertothescene,themantookastepforwardandslippedintothedarkriverbelow.WhenMessinareachednearer,themanwasstrugglinginthewater,clearlyunabletoswim.Otherjoggersalsoheardtheman’scry.DavidBlauzvernandJohnGreendroppedtheirphonesandkeysonlandandjumpedin.“Peoplehadcalledthepolice,butitwasunclearwhenthey’dgetthere.”saysGreen.“Wejustreacted.”Messinajoinedthemintheriver.Justasthejumperwaslosingstrength,Blauzverntakeholdofhim.Thepairwereabout30yardsfromtheseawallwhenMessinaandGreencaughtuptothem.Theyseizedtheman,withBlauzvernsupportinghisbackandMessinaandGreenholdinghimupfromeitherside.Asthemenmadetheirtowardtheconcreteseawallthatstretched(延伸)forblocksineachdirection,Blauzvernhadanawfulrealization:therewasnowayoutoftheriver.Bynow,acrowdhadgatheredonland.“Arescueboatisonitsway,”someoneyelledtothem.Swimmingforwardwasgettingtougherbytheminute.Thejumper,whowassixfoottwoandweighedaround260pounds,washeavyinhisrescuers’arms.Aftertenminutes,theymanagedtogettotheriver’sedge.“I’veneverbeensooutofbreath,”saysBlauzvern.Fifteenminutesafterthemenhadjumpedintotheriver,thetwo-manrescueboatappeared.Butbecauseitcouldn’triskgettingtooclosetotheseawall,themenhadtoswimouttoit.“Iwascompletelyoutofenergyatthispoint,”saysBlauzvern.Themeninthewaterpushedthejumperwhilethemenintheboatpulledhimupand,finally,tosafety.Themantheyhadsavedwastakentothehospitalforevaluation(評(píng)估).Detailsonhisconditionhavenotbeenknown.Asfortherescuers,eachofthemwasatworkby10:30a.m.“Iwasabitlate,”admitsBlauzvern,smiling.“ButIhadagoodexcuse.”1、Thestorymainlycentersaround________.A．whytheoldmanslippedintotheriverB．whosavedtheoldmanC．howtheoldmanwasrescuedD．whenandwheretheaccidenthappened2、Whowasthethirdtojumpintothewaterandjointherescue?A．GaryMessina. B．DavidBlauzvern.C．JohnGreen. D．Anunknownjogger.3、Ofthefollowingstatements,whichonesoundsreasonablebasedonthepassage?A．Therescuedmanisrathertallandfat.B．Policewouldneverbefoundonthespotofrescue.C．Theprocessofrescuingthemantookupthewholemorning/D．Themanwasactuallysavedbythetwo-manrescueboat.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Themanwantedtokillhimselfintheriver.B．Themenistheriverwereallgoodswimmers.C．Themanwastakenhomeimmediatelyhewassaved.D．Blauzvernfeltateaseevenifhewaslateforworkthatday.24．（8分）Inaforeigncountry,amanvisitedalocalrestaurant.Hedidn’tspeaktheirlanguage.Heorderedsomethingindecipherableoffthemenu.Whenthewaiterbroughthimaplateofdeliciouslookingfriednoodles,hesmiledandmadeanOKsignatthewaiterwithhisthumbandforefingerlinkedinacircle.Lookingangry,thewaiterthenpickedupthedishandthrownittohislap.Whathedidwrong,hewondered.Well,nothingisquiteasitseemswhenitcomestousinghandgestureinanothercountry.Gestureshavebeenusedtoreplacewordsinmanycountries,andtheyareoftenspecifictoagivenculture.Gesturemaymeansomethingcomplimentaryinoneculture,butishighlyoffensiveinanother.Thegesture“thumb-up”iscommonlymisinterpreted.InEnglish,itispopularlyknownas‘thumbsup’,despitethefactthattheactioniscommonlyperformedwithonlyonehand.English-speakingCaucasiansuseittosignal‘OK’,whichisthesamemeaningasO.K.ringgesture.Thetwocaninfactbeusedalmostinterchangeably.AvoidusingthisgestureinSouthernSardinaorNorthernGreeceunlessyouwanttoinviteafight.WhileAmerican,BritishandAustralianwouldusethethumbuptosignalhitch-hikingtothedrivers,thismessagewillnotencourageaGreekdriverormotoristtostoptogivethemaride.Therearenorightorwrongsignals,onlyculturaldifferences.Lackofculturalunderstandingwillleadtodisharmonyamongpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Whenweknowwhattolookfor,suchencounterswithotherculturesareactuallyveryinteresting,fascinatingandfun.Itiscertainlyagreattopictodiscussoveracupofcoffeeandcakes.1、Whatdidthemaninthefirstparagraphdowrong?A．Hemisunderstoodthewaiter.B．Hedidn’trealizeculturaldifferences.C．Heorderedsomethingoffthemenu.D．Hemadethesignalinarudeway.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphmean?A．Fullofadmiration.B．Fullofaggression.C．Fullofcomplexity.D．Fullofcertainty.3、WhatwillhappenifyoumakeathumbuptowardamaninNorthernGreece?A．Hewillstoptogiveyoualift.B．Hewillgetannoyedandfightagainstyou.C．Hewillaskyoutogivehimalift.D．Hewillmakethesamesignaltowardyou.4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainthemeaningofdifferentgestures.B．Totellstoriesaboutdifferentcultures.C．Toadviseustohaveanunderstandingofculturaldifferences.D．Topersuadepeoplefromdifferentcountriesliveinharmony.25．（10分）Earlierthissummer,CarolLeReschegotthephonecallshe’dbeenwaitingfor.Atouristwaspickingzucchini(西葫蘆)atThorneRiderPark.“It’sexactlywhatwehopedwouldhappenwhenweputinthefoodforest,”explainedLeResche,thepark’sfoodforestfounder.InMay,hereceiveda$3,500fund.Themoneywastohelpturnaformerparkintoanedible(可食用的)landscape.It’saplacewhereallofthefruits,vegetablesandnutsarefreeforthetaking.Unlikesomeparkswithstrict“nopicking”policies,foodforestsaredesignedtoprovidecolorfulcrops.Peopleareencouragedtoharvestthem.“Wethinkit’simportanttoputpublicfoodinpublicspaces,”shesaid.Thedesiretoknowmoreaboutwhereourfoodcomesfromisoneofthereasonsthereisarealtrendtowardagricultureintoneighborhoodsandcommunities.There,peoplecanparticipateintoursandclassesorrelaxamongthefruittrees.Foodforestsprovidedifferentkindsoffreshproducemorethanwecanbuy.Foodforestsarebasedonamodelvaluingsustainableandmostlyself-sufficientagriculturalproduction.Thefoodforestmodelrequireslesschemicalfertilizerandlesslaborthantraditionalagriculture.Anedibleforestisdesignedtodevelopwithoutpesticidesorweeding.Sincetheconceptisrelativelynew,andittakesatleastthreeyearsforfruitandnuttreesandberrybushestostartproducingmeaningfulamountsoffreshfood,it’shardtoknowwhetherfoodforestswillhaveanimpactonfooddeserts.Volunteer-drivenprojectscanfallapartifthegrouplosesinterest.Lackoffundingcanalsobeproblematic.Pestsalsoareanoften-citedconcern.Afterallandaboveall,LeRescheexplained,foodforestsareaboutalotmorethanfood.“Wealsowanttoprovideagatheringspacethatisproductiveandbeautifulwherepeoplecandeveloparelationshipwitheachotherandgetconnected.”1、Comparedwithcommonfoodbought,whatisspecialaboutthefoodinedibleforests?A．Ittastesbetter.B．Ithasmorevarieties.C．Ithasfunnyappearances.D．It’sproducedfreeoffertilizer.2、WhatisstressedinParagraph4?A．Foodforestsmaydisappearsoon.B．Foodforestshavealongwaytogo.C．Foodforestswastelotsofnaturalresources.D．Foodforestsseemimaginaryandimpossible.3、AsforLeResche,whatisthemostimportantroleoffoodforests?A．Awaytorelaxandentertain.B．Awaytosolvefoodshortage.C．Awaytobethankfulfornature.D．Awaytomeetandmakefriends.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tocallhelp.B．Toraisemoney.C．Tocompareandargue.D．Toinformandintroduce.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）Whenonehitchhikes—travellingbygettingliftsfrompassingvehicleswithoutpaying,one1longhourseitherwaitingatalikelyintersection(岔路口)or2heavilydowntheroad,andwhenIwassoengaged,Ifound3insingingsongsorinrecitingthemanypoemsIhadmemorized,or4thelatestpostcardsIhadaddedtomyartcollection.Iwasinmanywaysthe5boyontheroad,inotherwaystherichest,andIwasalwayshappytobeontheroadmeetingnewpeople,hearingnewstoriesandseeingnew6.Ihave7beencleverenoughtoanalyzethemotivationordriveformyhitchhiking,butIdoubtthatitwasrelatedtoany8weakness.Ihaveneverbeenoutofmind.Homewasnotexcitingenoughtokeepme9toit.Ihadnomaterial10ofanykindtoholdmyinterestforlongperiodsoftimestayinghome.11Iwasnotunhappywithmyfamily,myschoolandmyfriends.WhenIwas12,hikingwithverylittlemoneyandathousandmilesfromhome,IwasconvincedthatIwould13myjourneysafely,forIwasquiteoptimisticasaboythenwith14lifebeforeme.SoitwaswithmewhenIwasatsixty—Iwasstilloptimisticwithsomany15behindme.ItseemsthatIwasbornto16attheworld,andsuchmendonotwritetragedies.ThesimplefactseemsthatwheneverIsawthat17roadoutsidemyhouse,Iwas18toexplorewhatitwaslike.WhatWaltWhitmanoncesaidwouldalwayspushmetogoon:“Afootandlight-heartedItaketotheopen19,healthy,free,theworldbeforeme,thelongbrownpathbeforemeleadingwhereverI20.”Thatmakesadifferencetomylife.1、A．savesB．spendsC．enjoysD．kills2、A．walkingB．runningC．drivingD．riding3、A．comfortB．boreC．a(chǎn)dventureD．pain4、A．sendingB．recallingC．designingD．buying5、A．dullestB．busiestC．poorestD．laziest6、A．moviesB．showsC．landscapesD．exhibitions7、A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．sometimesC．oftenD．never8、A．economicalB．moralC．physicalD．mental9、A．tiedB．a(chǎn)djustedC．opposedD．exposed10、A．conditionsB．possessionsC．preparationsD．occasions11、A．OtherwiseB．ThusC．BesidesD．Yet12、A．lonelyB．youngC．freeD．sad13、A．continueB．completeC．combineD．control14、A．experiencedB．untestedC．foreseenD．fantastic15、A．blessingsB．a(chǎn)chievementsC．differencesD．challenges16、A．smileB．spitC．shoutD．sigh17、A．beautifulB．roughC．mysteriousD．dangerous18、A．frightenedB．determinedC．worriedD．surprised19、A．roadB．doorC．windowD．a(chǎn)ir20、A．startB．chooseC．knowD．change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）Itdoesn’ttakelongtobelieveourownlies,accordingtoanewstudy.LastyearatBrandeisUniversity,42participants,abouthalfseniorsandhalfmillennials(千禧一代),weregivenaformwith102questionsabout1．theydidthepreviousday.Theformaskedthemtorespond2．questionssuchas“Didyousetyouralarmclock?”and“Didyouuseaforktoeatlunch?”O(jiān)nhalfthequestions,3．(choose)atrandom,theresearcherstoldtheparticipantstolie.Forty-fiveminuteslater,therespondentsanswered4．samequestionnaire.Thistime,researcherstoldthemtoanswerallthequestions5．(truthful).Thecentralresearchquestionwas:Whentheparticipantsliedonaquestionthefirsttime,didtheythenrememberthey6．(lie)?Theresultsshowedthattheoldergroupweresignificantlymorelikelythantheyounger7．(accept)asthetruthalietheyhadtoldlessthananhour8．(early).“Olderadultshavemore9．(difficult)distinguishingbetweenwhat’srealandnotreal”saidLauraPaige,10．wastheleadauthorofthestudy,“Oncetheybelievealie,itwillcreateanewmemoryforsomethingthatdidn’thappen.”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短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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)（∧），并在此符號(hào)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。Asisoftenthecase,whenpeopleareattendingmeetings,havingmealsorwaitingforbuses,youcanalwaysfinditaddictedtotheirphones,completelyignoreothers、Thisisreallyacommonphenomenoninourlife、ThereasonisbecausesmartphonesnowadayscanbeusedforpeopletoplaymobilegamesbutkeepintouchwithfriendsthroughQQandWechat、However,toomanyexposuretophonesisbadforpeopleintermofhealth、Moreover,peoplewhowereengagedinphonesfailtocommunicatewellthosearoundthem、AsfarasI'mconcerned,peopleshouldwisemake