2025屆山西省忻州一中等高三最后一模英語試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請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．Ifweforgavecriminals,wemightbecomeasocietyofendlessexcuses_____nooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything．A．which B．where C．when D．a(chǎn)s2．IntheNameofPeople,apopularTVdrama,showsadeep________onthefightagainstcorruption.A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．themeC．reflectionD．impression3．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion4．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．a(chǎn)chieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved5．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who6．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone7．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should8．8studentsand2teachersatSantaFeHighSchoolbya17-year-studentarmedwithashotgunandapistol.Thisisoneofthemanygun-relatedtragediesthathavehappenedinthelast2years.A．killedB．werekilledC．havekilledD．havebeenkilled9．________whoareabletoworkthroughthestrugglearethe________whoaregoingtobesuccessful.A．Someone;one B．Anyone;oneC．He;ones D．Those;ones10．—Whatdoyouthinkofthemovielastnight?—WhenIgotthereit_______,soIonlywatchedtheend.A．finished B．hadfinishedC．wasfinishing D．hasfinished11．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that12．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something13．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested14．Justasthefamousman_____it,“Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmake____real.”A．says,it B．put,/ C．says,/ D．put,them15．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．a(chǎn)moperating16．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．beforeD．since17．Thatpreservedhistoricvillageconnectedtodowntownbyahighwayis________manyofficeworkersspendtheirweekends.A．what B．howC．where D．why18．Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where19．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．a(chǎn)nalyticalC．controversial D．confidential20．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While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）Ifyouareastudent,youmaybeprobablyrequiredbyyourteachertoreadquicklyinclass.Youhavebeentaughttoskimorscan,tolookforkeywordssoastounderstandthemainideaofthearticleandtheimportantpointsinthearticle.Skimmingandscanningisagoodstrategywhenyouarepressedfortime,suchaswhenyouaretakinganexam,buttoday,manypeopleskimandscaneverythingandtheyhavelosttheabilitytoenjoyreading.Inresponsetothis,somethingcalledthe"slowreadingmovement"hasbecomepopular.Theideaisthatpeopleshouldshutofftheircomputersandmobilephonesforhalfanhourorforty-fiveminuteseachdayandenjoythepleasurereadingagoodbook—slowly!Inmanycitiesthereareevenslowreadingclubswheremembersgotoacafe,notdiscussbooks,buttositquietlywitheachother,drinkcoffeeandjustread.Researchershavefoundthatreadingslowly,especiallybooksoffiction,helpspeopleconcentrate,relaxandthinkaboutwhattheyarereading.Italsohelpspeopleempathize.Thislastpointisimportant.Whenyoureadanovelslowly,yougettounderstandthecharacters’emotionsandtoseetheworldthroughtheireyes.Reading,ofcourse,isn'teasy.Youhavetositstill,foronething.Anditcanseemboringwhencomparedtotheexcitementofplayingvideogames.But,forme,readinghasbeenanenduringpleasureinmylife.Fromtheageoften,whenIgotmyfirstlibrarycard,I’veenjoyedthecompanyofpiratesandheroes,ofevilcriminalsandcleverdetectives,ofthousandsofinterestingpeopleIwouldhavenevermetinreallife.Readingprovidedmewithescape,butitalsoenabledmetounderstandtheworldaroundme.Itwasaneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls.Inyourclassroom,youhavelearnedtoread“fast”.Outsideoftheclassroom,youshouldtrytolearntoread“slowly”.Youmaybesurprisedathowmuchyouenjoyit.1、Whenyouarehavinganexam,it'sacknowledgedthat________.A．readingslowlyisthebestwayB．readingwordforwordisagoodmethodC．readingfastisagoodstrategyD．readingcasuallyisawonderfulchoice2、WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthecharacteristicsof"slowreadingmovement"?A．Enjoyingthepleasureofreadingagoodbookslowly.B．Helpingpeoplerefreshandrelax.C．Understandingthecharacters'emotionsmoreaccurately.D．Gettingthemainideaofthearticlequickly.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“empathize”(para.3)mean?A．Benefitfromsomething.B．Feelsympathyforsomebody.C．Beinterestedinsomething.D．Sharefeelingswithsomebody.4、Whydoesthewritercallreading“aneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls”?A．Becausethereisnoneedtobuildwallsforthebooks.B．Becausealibrarycardiswhatyouneedtoenjoyreadinginthelibrary.C．Becausereadingenablespeopletobetterunderstandtheworldaroundthem.D．Becausetherearethousandsofinterestingpeopleinthebookswhocanhelpyouescape.22．（8分）Stepinachasbecomeoneofthefirsthighschoolsinthecountrytodropalltextbooksandreplacethemwitha“digitallibrary”.WhenstudentsstartedclassesonMonday,theywerezippingtoanappontheirtabletsorlaptopsandbadinstantaccesstoall40textsintheStepinaccurriculum(課程).DennisLauro,directorofaninformationcenterwhichprovidestechnicalsupporttopublicschoolsinNewYork,saidneitherhenorhiscolleagueswereawareofasimilardigitaleffortinapublicschoolsetting.“Thisisthewaveofthefuture.”Laurosaid.“I’mnotsurprisedthataprivateschoolwouldbeatthepublicschoolstoit.Theyhavetheabilitytojustdoit.Thereissomuchpoliticsinvolvedinpublicschools,whenitcomestoamovelikethat,needingapprovalfromboardsandcommittees.”ForTomCollins,Stepinac’spresident,thecommitmenttodigitalsourcematerialwasnotsodifficultadecision.Inthepast,students’familieshadtospendupto$700ayearontextbooks.Thisyear—aftertheone-timepurchaseofatabletorlaptop—familiesonlyneedtopay$150.Usingthedigitallibraryisalmostaseasyasopeninganewbook.AstudentcaninstantlylapintoadigitalbookandopenamapofEgyptoraspeechbyPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.Ateachercanshowapagefromadigitalbookonawhiteboardatthefrontoftheclassorsendstudentsalinktoaparticularmathproblemwithnotesaddedin.Thefirstfewweeksmaybringsomechallenges.Stepinacofficialsexpectsomeparentaldiscomfortoverdroppingconcretebooks.Theyrecognizetheremaybetechnicalfaultsatfirst.Andtheywillhavetoencouragestudentstoleavespace-eatingphotosandmusicofftheirtablets—andtokeeptheirtabletscharged.1、WhatisgoingoninStepinac?A．It’sbuildinganewlibrary.B．It’sreformingitstextbooks.C．It’supdatingitsdigitalresources.D．It’schangingitsmanagementpattern.2、Bysayingtheunderlinedsentence.Laurobelieves.A．publicschoolsfacegreatchallengesB．privateschoolshavetheiradvantagesC．theeffortistocauseinstantchangesD．it’satrendforschoolstogodigital3、WhomayworryaboutthemoveinStepinac?A．Officials. B．Technicians. C．Parents. D．Teachers.23．（8分）OneofAustralia’s“BigThings”，TheGiantKoala,issituatedmidwaybetweentheVictoriantownsofStawellandHorshamatasmalltowncalledDadswellsBridge.DadswellsBridgeisregardedasthegatewaytotheGrampiansRanges.TheGiantKoalaisthe“GuardianoftheGrampians”.Stopinforbreakfast,lunchordinnerorjustdropinforsometakeawayfood,ahotdrinkoranicecoldicecream.Tryourrangeofoldstyleboiledlolliesormakeaselectionfromourlollyshopwithalargerangeofchocolates&lollies.Youcanevenhaveyournextfunction/partyattheGiantKoalainthenewlylandscapedcourtyardfedwithourfamouscampovenroastedmeats.MakeuseofourBBQ,andbringyourownmeatandhaveapicnicoutinourcourtyardoramongtheanimalsinthezoo.TheGiantKoalahasalargerangeofgiftsandsouvenirsforallagessothatyoucantakeasofttoykoalaawaywithyouasareminderofyourvisit.ThenewownersofTheGiantKoala,Rob&Julie-Anne,haverecentlyaddedazoowhichishometotwoveryaffectionatekoalasandothernativeAustraliananimalsandsomefarmanimals.YoucanhaveyourphototakenwithourKoalasforasmallfee.Wehavejustcompletedachildren’s“PettingZoo”wheretheycanpatanimalssuchasrabbits,guineapigs,babyturkeys,chickens.TheGiantKoalamadeanappearanceonthePaulHoganandShaneJacobsonmovieCharlieandBootsandwasfeaturedintheTelstraBigpondadvertisementsthisyear.Aseriesofeight“BigThings”inAustraliahasjustbeenreleasedonRedheadMatchesandTheGiantKoalawasselectedtobepartofthisseriesandyoucanfindtheminSupermarketsnow.1、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HaveLunchatTheGiantKoalaB．Australia’s“BigThings”C．WelcometoTheGiantKoala:anUnforgettableExperienceD．BestGiftsYouCanBuyatTheGiantKoala:SoftToyKoala2、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatTheGiantKoalais________.A．a(chǎn)smalltownB．a(chǎn)sightingseeingplaceC．a(chǎn)famouscampD．a(chǎn)verylargecreature3、Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom________.A．a(chǎn)touristwebsiteB．a(chǎn)foodcolumnC．a(chǎn)nEnglishtextbookD．a(chǎn)researchstudy4、Theunderlinedword“fed”canbereplacedby“________”.A．eatenB．encouragedC．regardedD．supplied24．（8分）It’sofficial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld’sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththesecond-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope—hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,Danish,GermanandJapanesebabiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.“I’mnotsurprised,”Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexandertellsme.“Thefirstyearofachild’slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressedbecausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave(孕產(chǎn)假).Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersaregettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying.”Shepausesbeforethrowinginafinaltip:“Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbesharedbetweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.“It’sjustthedonethinginDenmark,”shesaysofacountrythathastheworld’shighestbreastfeedingrates.“Inothercountries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn’tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeedinghasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”ForIbenSandahl,Alexander’sco-author,itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.“Weareanhonestandpurepeople,”shetellsme.“Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sadorannoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing(擁抱)allkindsoffeelings,sowearen’tscared.Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It’showbabiescommunicateandit’sabouttryingtounderstandit.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?A．Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.B．Morecompanyfromaparent.C．Anenergeticbusymother.D．Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.A．somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappyB．Demarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales’rightsC．Danishparents’attitudestoababy’sfirstyearvaryconsiderablyD．breastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably________.A．trytofigureoutwhattheywantB．putthemoutdoorsforagoodsleepC．seeksocialsupportforguidanceD．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown25．（10分）Arainydaycanbeachancetorecharge.Whileyourelaxedonthesofawithamovie,theraindropsfallingonyourwindowsmightonedayprovidethepowerforyourTV.Thisistheideabehindaninventionthatharvestsenergyfromwater.Thetechnologyisbasedonthetriboelectric(摩擦電的)effect.AnengineerattheUniversityofHawaii,DavidMaknewthatit’spossibletogenerateelectricitybyrubbingtwothingstogether.So,hethought,“Whydon’tweusewater?”Adropofwaterslidingacrossasurfacecoatedwithtwodifferentmaterialswouldgenerateenoughfrictiontocreateanelectricalcharge.Byplacingmetalwiresthatthedropofwatertouchedasitmoved,itshouldbepossibletoharvestelectricity,hereasoned.Itworked.Infact,theresearcherslitup15LEDbulbswithasinglemovingwaterdrop.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatscientistshavegotelectricityfromwater-generatedfriction(摩擦).Earlierexperiments,though,harvestedthechargeproducedinasurfacebyaslidingdropofwater.There,thesurfacehadactedasanelectrode(電極).Thisisdifferent.Theenergyoffrictionisbeingharvestedfromthewateritself.“Itturnsout,”Masays,“thechargeinthewaterdropiswaymorethanthechargeproducedintheotherelectrode.”Infact,histeam’smodelgeneratedalmost100timesmorepowerthanpreviousexperimentsfromasingledropofwater.“Thetechnologycouldsomedaypowerphones,sensorsorothersmallelectronics,”saysChristopherOshman,anengineerattheColoradoSchoolofMines.“Thisworkisasteptowardharvestingtheenergyofmovingobjectsallaroundus,includingourselves,topowertheelectronicappliancesweuseeveryday,”hesays.Mahasshownthatthetechnologycanworkinalab,Oshmansays.Next,theColoradoresearcherwouldliketoseeittriedonalargerscale,suchasonanumbrella.1、Howdidtheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A．Bytellingastory.B．Byraisingaquestion.C．Bygivinganexample.D．Byimaginingasituation.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Thewire. B．Thedropofwater.C．Thesurface. D．Theelectricity.3、WhatisuniqueaboutMa’stechniquecomparedwithearlierexperiments?A．Thewateritselfactsasanelectrode.B．Itisbasedonthetriboelectriceffect.C．Itproduceselectricityfromwater-madefriction.D．Itusesasurfacecoatedwithtwodifferentmaterials.4、WhatdoesOshmansayaboutMa’stechnology?A．Ithasapromisingfuture.B．Itwilldowellonanumbrella.C．Itworkswellintherealworld.D．Itwillreplacebatteriessomeday.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）YearsagowhenmyhusbandandIweredatingIboughttwocoffeecups;thekindthathasyournameonitanda(n)1ofwhatyournamemeans.Peopleusedtomakefunofourcoffeecupsbutthat’sokay.Ididn’t2themtoimpressanyone.Wehavekeptthosecupsfor25years.Theyarecracked(有裂痕的),wornandnolonger3.In2008,Ihadalong4withbreastcancer-numeroussurgeries.Pretendingtobe5andunafraidImovedonwithasmile.Onlythose6tome,myfamily,reallyknewIwascrackingbeneaththe7.Onemorning,myhusbandDougpouredcoffeeintomy‘"Terri”cupasusual.Thecupcouldnolonger8theheat.Itfinallycracked.Thiswasa(n)9tome.Ilostit.Ibegantocry.“Doug,10Ibreak?Thismeanssomething!Iambroken!WhatifIcan’tbefixed?”Isaid.Hehuggedmeand11medown.Thenhequicklylefttheroomand12withsomeglue.Hetookthatcuptellingmehewasgoingto13itandthatnothingwasgoingtohappentome.Iwouldbe14andcancerwasnotgoingto“break”me.Dougfixedthatcupwithsuch15.Hedidthesametomewithhiscare.Thecupisnotthesameasitwasbeforebutitstillsitsinourcupboard.IamthesamebutIam16changed;alittlecrackedbutnotcompletely17.Iwillneverforgetthatdaymyhusband18tosavemyfavoritecoffeecup.Itwasaturning19forbothofus.AndthatcuplikeDougwillstaywithme20Ilive.1、A．descriptionB．a(chǎn)ssumptionC．preparationD．construction2、A．occupyB．purchaseC．interruptD．support3、A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．specialC．usableD．typical4、A．connectionB．battleC．historyD．record5、A．seriousB．curiousC．nervousD．fearless6、A．closestB．friendlyC．gratefulD．similar7、A．mindB．surfaceC．skinD．expression8、A．a(chǎn)djustB．promoteC．takeD．preserve9、A．signB．a(chǎn)ttentionC．concernD．joke10、A．howcomeB．whataboutC．sowhatD．whatif11、A．putB．letC．setD．calmed12、A．sentoutB．foldedupC．returnedD．withdrew13、A．fixB．cleanC．decorateD．color14、A．protectedB．curedC．cherishedD．pursued15、A．tendencyB．preferenceC．determinationD．imagination16、A．nearlyB．slightlyC．hardlyD．partly17、A．brokenB．leftC．discoveredD．hit18、A．a(chǎn)ffordedB．a(chǎn)rrangedC．expectedD．managed19、A．momentB．chanceC．pointD．page20、A．nowthatB．evenifC．inorderthatD．a(chǎn)slongas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）BeijingOperaisatraditionalcultureofChina.It1．(call)BeijingOperabecauseit'sformedinBeijing.BeijingOperahasahistoryofabout200years,2．origincandatebacktooldlocaloperas,especiallyAnhuiOpera.In1790,thefirstAnhuiOperaperformancewasheldinBeijing3．(celebrate)theEmperor'sbirthday.Later,someotherAnhuiOperatroupes(戲班)wentontoperforminBeijing.AnhuiOperawaseasytomove4．goodatabsorbingtheactingstylesofothertypesofoperas.Attheendofthe19thcenturyandthebeginningofthe20thcentury,BeijingOperafinallyformed,andbecamethe5．(big)ofalloperasinChina.BeijingOperahasarichlistofplays,artists,troupes,audiences,andwideinfluences,6．(make)ittheleadingoperainChina.BeijingOperais7．a(chǎn)ll-roundactingart.Itmixessinging.reading.acting,fighting,anddancingtogetherbyusingacting8．(method)totellstoriesanddescribecharacters.TherolesinBeijingOperaincludethemale,female,painted-face,andcomedicroles.Besides,there9．(be)othersupportingrolesaswell.Inaddition,thetypesof10．(face)make-up,especiallythecolor,arethemostparticularartinBeijingOpera.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。每處錯誤僅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(∧)，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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。IwaswalkingtoschoolthismorningwhenIcaughtsightofaoldwomanwithawalkingsticklieontheground、QuickIranovertohelpherupandaskedherthatwaswrongwithher、Shetoldmesheslippedandfellbecausehearttrouble、Iwasworriedanddecidetotakehertoahospitalnearby、AndthenIcontactedmyfamily、Soonhersonanddaughtercametothehospital、Itoldthemsomeinformationsabouttheincident、Theythankedandpraisedmeformykindness、AlthoughIwaslateforschooltoday,butIfeltveryproudofwhatIhavedone、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）針對最近報道的“扶起摔倒的老人而官司纏身”，“救人反而惹來麻煩”等事件，你們班開展了一次主題班會：老人摔倒，你會伸手去扶嗎？請結(jié)合討論情況寫一篇短文，并發(fā)表自己的看法。贊成幫助幫助他人是我們的職責(zé)，是中華民族的良好傳統(tǒng)等反對幫助現(xiàn)在有些人喪失良知，幫助他們會惹來麻煩，官司纏身等你的看法……注意：1.詞數(shù)：100左右；1．開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。Recently,ourclassheldaheateddiscussionaboutwhetherweshouldlendahelpinghandwhenanoldmanhasafall.Theopinionsvaryfrompersontoperson.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、D5、B6、D7、B8、B9、D10、C11、B12、C13、C14、B15、D16、C17、C18、D19、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、C2、D3、D4、C22、1、B2、D3、C23、1、C2、B3、A4、D24、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge(海綿)thatisfullofwater,somewaterwillrunoutofit.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotakeinaspeaker’severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,andalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker’smainpoint.ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningworkshop(研討會),Eriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned."Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary,"Simonecontinued,"youwillneedtosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates(通貨膨脹率).Inthemeantime,Iwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow."ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSimoneused.Whensheopenedthefloor(自由發(fā)言)forquestion,Erikraised