2025屆四川省成都龍泉中學(xué)高考考前模擬英語試題含答案注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof2．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for3．Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrow,whenacoldfronttoarrive.A．isexpectedB．isexpectingC．expectsD．willbeexpected4．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.5．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing6．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who7．Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that8．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase9．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis10．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem11．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when12．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot13．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．a(chǎn)boveB．overC．beyondD．off14．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever15．Withthedevelopmentofagriculture,thepeople_____villageItaughtarenowlivingahappylife.A．inwhose B．whose C．inwhich D．which16．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted17．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．a(chǎn)nd C．yet D．or18．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．a(chǎn)rrival19．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecan---sevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute20．Havingbeentreatedinthehospitalforaslongassixmonths,themaninjuredinthecarcrashisnoweventuallyback_______hisfeet.A．a(chǎn)t B．inC．on D．to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）BradclosedthedoorslowlyasSuelefthometovisithermother.Expectingawholedaytorelax，hewasthinkingwhethertoreadthenewspaperorwatchhisfavoriteTVtalkshowonherfirstdayoffinmonths.“Thiswillbelikeawalkinthepark,”hetoldhiswife,“I’lllookafterthekids,andyoucangotovisityourmom.”Thingsstartedwell，butjustaftereighto’clock,histhreelittle“goodkids”—Mike,Randy,andAlex—camedownthestairsintheirnightclothesandshouted“Breakfast，Daddy.”Whenfoodhadnotappearedwithinthirtyseconds,RandybeganusinghisspoononAlex’sheadasifitwereadrum.Alexstartedtoshoutloudlyintimetothebeat(節(jié)拍).Mikechanted“Where’smytoast,where’smytoast”inthebackground.Bradrealizedhisnewspaperwouldhavetowaitforafewseconds.Lifebecameworseafterbreakfast.MikeworeRandy’sunderwearonhishead.Randylockedhimselfinthebathroom,whileAlexshoutedagainbecausehewasgoingtowethispants.Nobodycouldfindcleansocks,althoughtheywerebeforetheirveryeyes.Someonenamed“NotMehadspilledawholeglassoforangejuiceintothebasketofcleanclothes.Bradknewthetalkshowhadalreadystarted.Byteno’clock,thingswereoutofcontrol.Alexwaswonderingwhythefishinthejarrefusedhisbreadandbutter.Mikewastryingtoshowoffhistalentbydecoratingthekitchenwallwithhiscolorpencils.Randy,thankfully,appearedtobereadingquietlyinthefamilyroom，butcloserexaminationshowedthathewaseatingapplejamstraightfromthebottlewithhishands.Bradrealizedthatthetalkshowwasoverandreadingwouldbeimpossible.Atexactly11:17,Bradcalledthedaycarecentre.“Isuddenlyhavetogointoworkandmywife’saway.CanIbringtheboysoverinafewminutes?”Theanswerwasobviously“yes”becauseBradwassmiling.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．Sueoftenvisitedhermother.B．Bradlikedlookingafterthekids.C．Bradtookhisfirstdayoffinweeks.D．Bradthoughtnursingkidswasaneasything.2、Whatdothelastbutoneparagraphsuggest?A．Braddidreadsomebooks.B．Thechildrenconductedwell.C．Thechildrenwereundercontrol.D．Braddidn’tperformwhathewantedto.3、What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Brad’shappydayduringSue’sabsence.B．Brad’stakinggoodcareofthethreechildren.C．ThemessinherhomeduringSue’sabsence.D．WhathappenedtoSueduringhervisittohermother.22．（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．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown23．（8分）Astudyshowedthattheexperienceschildrenhaveintheirfirstfewyearsareimportant.Theseexperiencesaffectthedevelopmentofthebrain.Whenchildrenreceivemoreattention,theyoftenhavehigherIQs.Babiesreceiveinformationwhentheysee,hearandfeelthings,whichmakesconnectionsbetweendifferentpartsofthebrain.Thereareahundredtrillion(萬億)connectionsinthebrainofathree-year-oldchild.ResearcherJuditGervaintestedhowgoodnewbornsareatdistinguishingdifferentsoundpatterns.Herresearchersproducedimagesofthebrainsofbabiesastheyhearddifferentsoundpatterns.Forexample,oneorderwasmu-ba-ba.Thisisthepattern"A-B-B".Anotherorderwasmu-ba-ge.Thisisthepattern“A-B-C”.Theimagesshowedthatthepartofthebrainresponsibleforspeechwasmoreactiveduringthe"A-B-B"pattern.Thisshowsthatbabiescantellthedifferencebetweendifferentpatterns.Theyalsoweresensitivetowhereitoccurredintheorder.Gervainisexcitedbythesefindingsbecausetheorderofsoundsisthebuildingblockofwordsandgrammar."Positioniskeytolanguage,"shesays."Ifsomethingisatthebeginningorattheend,itmakesabigdifference:'Johncaughtthebear.'isverydifferentfrom'ThebearcaughtJohn.'”ResearchersledbyscientistPatriciaKuhlhavefoundthatlanguagedeliveredbytelevisions,audiobooks,theInternet,orsmartphones－nomatterhoweducational－doesn’tappeartobeenoughforchildren’sbraindevelopment.Theycarriedoutastudyofnine-month-oldAmericanbabies.Theyexpectedthefirstgroupwho’dwatchedvideosinChinesetoshowthesamekindoflearningasthesecondgroupwhowerebroughtface-to-facewiththesamesounds.Insteadtheyfoundahugedifference.ThebabiesinthesecondgroupwereabletodistinguishbetweensimilarChinesesoundsaswellasnativelisteners.Buttheotherbabies—regardlessofwhethertheyhadwatchedthevideoorlistenedtotheaudio—learnednothing.1、Whatmakesconnectionsinababy’sbrain?A．HavingahigherIQ. B．ExperiencingnewinformationC．Thebaby’earlyage D．Theconnectionwithotherbabies2、WhatdidJuditGervainandherteamfindintheexperiment?A．Babiesidentifydifferentsoundpatterns.B．Wordorderisrelevanttomeaning.C．Babiescanwellunderstanddifferentwords.D．Acertainbrainregionprocesseslanguage.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph3?A．Grammarisimportantinlearninglanguages.B．Differentordershavedifferentmeanings.C．Differentlanguageshavedifferentgrammar.D．Wordshavedifferentsounds.4、WhatisthemainconclusionfromthestudyledbyPatriciaKuhl?A．Babiesshouldn’twatchalotoftelevision.B．Listeningtodifferentlanguagesdevelopsbabies’brainC．Foreignlanguageshelpbabies’braindevelopD．Socialcommunicationimprovesbabies’braindevelopment.24．（8分）Howmanygirlsinthisworldfallbehind?Theanswerishard—toomanytocount.Thisiswhythephrase“GoGetItGirl”poppedupinmyheadoneday.Thiswouldbemyproject.ThusbeginsthejourneyofmyColdAwardproject,thelargestandmostimportantstepofGirlScouts(女童子軍).“GoGetItGirl”isagirl’sself-empowerment(自我授權(quán))projectcenteredonawebsitecalled.Itfocusesonareasincludingeducation,health,andfinancialliteracy.Theeducationsectionincludesinformationonapplyingtocollegeand,maintaininggoodgrades.Thehealthsectioncontainsinformationonbasichealthandself-respect.Lastly,thefinancialliteracysectionhasalltheinformationagirlneedstomanagehermoneyproperly.Aspartofmyproject,Iwasabletoworkone-on-onewithgirlsinelementary,middle,andhighschool.Igaveaspeechatalocalhighschool’sCollegeNight.IspoketoHispanicgirlsandtheirparentsaboutapplyingtocollege.Inaddition,IworkedwithanorganizationcalledCoolGirls,Inc.CoolGirlsisanorganizationfocusedontheadvancementofgirlsinallaspectsoftheirdevelopment.Iworkedattheafterschoolprogram,CoolGirlsClub.ThegirlsIworkedwithwereprimarilyminorities,andCoolGirlstrulyhelpsthemtoriseaboveanycurrentdifficultiesintheirlives.Toprovideinspirationforthegirlswhovisit,Iinterviewedsuccessfulwomeninmycommunity,includingadoctorandbusinessowner.Theprojecthasbeenalotofwork,aridit’snotoveryet.Itwillneverbeover,hopefully,becauseIwillalwayslookforwaystohelpgirls.1、102．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“poppedup”inParagraphto)referto?A．tookroot.B．gainedpopularity.C．madeitsway.D．a(chǎn)ppearedallofasudden.2、104．Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthefirstparagraph?A．Whythewriterstarted“GoGetItGirl’.B．Whymanygirlsfallbehind.C．HowGirlScoutsisfounded.D．WhatGirlScoutsrefersto.3、106．Whatcanhelpagirllearnhowtomakebothendsmeet?A．Education.B．CoolGirlsClub.C．Financialliteracy.D．CollegeNight.4、108．Whydidthewriterinterviewsuccessfulwomeninthecommunity?A．TofinishtheGoldAwardprojectassoonaspossible.B．Tooffergoodideastogirlsvisiting.C．Topromotethelocalcommunityconstruction.D．Toseekfinancialsupportfortheproject25．（10分）MarthaGruber,aTampaBayWatchenvironmentalscientist,hasbeenhonoredwithaDisneyConservationHeroAwardfromtheDisneyWorldwideConservationFund(DWCF)Theawardrecognizeslocalcitizensfortheirtirelesseffortstosavewildlife,protecthabitatsandeducatecommunities.Recipientswerenominated(提名)bynonprofitenvironmentalorganizations,andeachhonoreereceivesanawardof$l,50ofromDWCF.“WorkingwithstudentsinTampaBayisrewardingbecauseIgettoseefirsthandtheimpactthatourhardworkhasonthelocalhabitat,”Grubersaid.“I’mproudtosaythatTampaBayWatch’sBayGrassesinClasses(BGIC)programhasgivenmetheopportunitytoassistinrestoringcloseto300acreswithover19,000students.BeingaDisneyConservationHeroistrulyanhonorandIamproudtosharethisachievementwiththeotherTampaBayWatchstaffmembersthathavecontributedtotheseefforts.”GruberhasworkedwithTampaBayWatchsince2003,overseeingtheCommunitySaltMarshprogramandtheBGICprogram.Shealsohasbeeninchargeofmanylarge-scale(大規(guī)模的)communityplantingsinherterm.Inhermorethan11years,Gruberhasworkedwithmorethan4,400communityvolunteerstorestoreapproximately148acresofmarsh(濕地)habitat.TheBGICprogramworkswithlocalmiddleandhighschoolstogrowsaltmarshgrassesontheircampusesandtheninvolvesthemintheplantingoftheirnurseryraisedgrassesatarestorationsite.Inhertime,GruberhasledtheBGICprogramtocontributesaltmarshgrassestohelprestore91acresofhabitataroundTampaBay.InadditiontoMartha’simpressiverestorationimpact,shealsohasadeepimpactoneveryonewithwhomsheworks.Sheapproacheseachprojectwithapassionandworkethic(職業(yè)道德)thatisinspiring.Since2004,Disneyhashonoredmorethan100leadersaroundtheworldfortheirextraordinaryconservationefforts.1、DWCFgivesitsawardstopeoplewho.A．devotethemselvestoeducationB．haveagoodimpactonstudentsC．promotetheknowledgeofnatureD．a(chǎn)chievegreatlyinwildlifeprotection2、WhydoesGruberthinkherworkworthwhile?A．Herworkconnectsstudentswithnature.B．Workingwithchildrenmakesherhappy.C．Hercolleaguessupportherworkheartily.D．Shecanseetheireffortsmakeadifference.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“approaches”inParagraph6probablymean?A．Assists.B．Provides.C．Dealswith.D．Comesupwith.4、HowarethestudentsinvolvedintheBGICprogram?A．Byattendingclasses.B．Byplantingsaltmarshgrasses.C．Bycontributingsaltmarshgrasses.D．Bycallingonthepublictotakeaction.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）Ontheborder,apackofwilddogscircledthesoldiersforfood．Theleaderofthepackwasagray-and-whitedogcalledNubs．Hewas1andhardlyabletostand．MarinemajorBrianDennislooked2andsawthattherewasaknifewoundinhischest．Denniscouldn'tstandseeingthedog3．Heandhismenimmediatelytreatedthewound,andgaveNubsmedicine．Nubspulledthroughbutwasstillin4．Thenextday,theteamhadto5.Tendayslater,Dennis'unitwasback,andsowasNubs．Hewasstill6，butthemenfedhimandplayedwithhim．Beforelongtheunitonceagainleftforthefront70milesaway．Nubs,slowlybut7,followedthemfarintothetracklesswasteland8themenlostsightofhim．Twodayslater,beyondDennis'9,hesawNubsjustoutsidetheoutpost（前哨）．Thedoghad10himacross70milesoffrozendeserttomeetwiththefriendwhohad11hislife．FromthenonNubsandthemen12（廢墟）．Untilanordercamethattheywerenot13ohavepets,Dennisdecidedtomakesurethedogwould14tolivethegoodlife．Sohequicklyraised$4,000fromhisfamilyandfriendsto15NubstoAmerica．Ayearlater,whenDennisandthedogwere16theguy．Butwithinminutes,thedogjumpedintoDennis'arms,jumping17againandagaintolickhisfriend'sface．Alittleloveandconcerninthemiddleof18willnotsaveaviolentworld．Butsmallstories,likethestoryofasoldierandaclog,holda19faharmonious（和諧的）world．1、A．shakingB．waitingC．barkingD．resting2、A．lowerB．betterC．clearerD．closer3、A．worryB．sufferC．fearD．starve4、A．surpriseB．controlC．painD．a(chǎn)nger5、A．leaveB．drillC．fightD．walk6、A．dirtyB．weakC．thinD．tired7、A．suddenlyB．happilyC．easilyD．determinedly8、A．unlessB．sinceC．untilD．a(chǎn)fter9、A．imaginationB．reachC．sightD．a(chǎn)bility10、A．caughtB．trackedC．guardedD．found11、A．lovedB．startedC．savedD．taken12、A．traveledB．metC．grewD．slept13、A．a(chǎn)llowedB．expectedC．neededD．required14、A．goB．likeC．tryD．continue15、A．leadB．flyC．driveD．show16、A．reunitedB．interviewedC．watchedD．gathered17、A．noticeB．believeC．recognizeD．bother18、A．outB．a(chǎn)boutC．a(chǎn)roundD．up19、A．timeB．dangerC．warD．space20、A．wayB．viewC．concernD．promise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）Oneday,Jack’sparentstoldhimthathisgrandpawouldretireafter1．(work)forfortyyears2．thattheyweregoingtohaveasurprisepartyforhim.”JacklovedhisGrandpaandwantedtodosomethingspecial3．him.Herememberedthebusinesscardhisgrandpa4．(give)himtwoyearsbefore.Heknewthathisgrandpawouldnolongerhavethepositiononthatcard,sohedecided5．(build)anewoneforhisgrandpa.When6．bigdaycame,Jackwasready.Buthedidn’twanttoputhisgifttogetherwithothers’.Whenalltheotherpeopleleft,he7．(take)hisgrandpa’shandandgavehimthegift.Hisgrandpasmiled,“Well,itmustbeabeautifulgift.MayIopenitnow?”“Sure!”Jacksaid8．(excite).AsGrandpaopenedthegift,tearsfilledhiseyes.Jackgavehimthegreatestgifthehadevergot!Itwasabusinesscardon9．washisnewposition:FULL-TIMEGRANDPA!“Well,howmuchdoIgetpaid?”hisgrandpaasked,smiling.“Asmanyhugsasyouwant!”Withthesewords,JackgaveGrandpaahug.“Well,IguessthatmeansI’mthe10．(rich)manintheworld!”saidGrandpa.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學(xué)們交換修改作文，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。錯誤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(Λ)，并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。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。Thismorning,ourschoolheldafiredrill.Wewerelisteningtotheteacherattentivelyinthemathclasswhileweheardthefirealarmfromthespeakeronthewall.Theteachersstoppedteachingimmediatelyandinstructingustoexittheclassroominorder.Whenitgotintothepassageway,wefoundweweresurroundedbyheavysmokesomewhere.Itwaschokingandourtearsrandown.Webentdown,coveredourmouthswithhandkerchiefs,andrandownstairsrapidintotheopenontheplayground,justaswehadtaughtbefore.Whenwecomebacktoourclassroom,wegaveasummaryofthisfiredrill.Ithinkthefiredisastersoftenhappen.Soweshouldknowthetipstoescapefromafireforcaseofemergency.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校學(xué)生會于2018年1月5日下午舉行了“校園義賣”活動。請你用英語寫封信給你的美國筆友Peter,告訴他此次活動的有關(guān)情況，內(nèi)容包括：1.活動目的2.具體內(nèi)容3.談?wù)勀愕母邢?、收獲和體會。注意：1.文章開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

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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、A2、A3、A4、D5、C6、B7、C8、B9、C10、C11、C12、B13、C14、B15、A16、A17、C18、B19、A20、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、D2、D3、C22、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,Erikraisedhishandandsaid,"Ihavetwoquestion.Whenisthebesttimetostartsavingforretirement?AndhowcanIfigureoutmysavingstargetifIdon’tknowwhatinflationrateswillbeinthefuture?"Thisisatypicalexampleoflosingthespeaker’spointbyconcentratingondetails.Erikhadfixedhismindonrememberingallthestatistic