2025屆福建漳州市高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷含答案注意事項(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?？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．Thatpreservedhistoricvillageconnectedtodowntownbyahighwayis________manyofficeworkersspendtheirweekends.A．what B．howC．where D．why2．Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother’spromise______Icamefirstinthecompetition,hewouldbuymeanMP4.A．what B．that C．thatif D．whether3．—It______________toplanttreesandgrassonthehillside.—Yes.Theyhelpstopsoilfrombeingwashedaway.A．makessense B．makesmoneyC．makesaliving D．makesamistakes4．Somepeopleusehand-writtenletters______typingbecausethey’remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.A．inpreferencetoB．inprocessofC．inreferencewithD．insearchof5．AlthoughMailerwasnotaloneinwelcomingthefloweringofcreativity,theauthoritieshatedit,______didmanypassengers.A．which B．a(chǎn)s C．that D．so6．Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn’treceive______.A．it B．one C．that D．theone7．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment8．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one9．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved10．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound11．Wefoundabuyerforourhouse,butthenthesale_____.Whynotpromoteitbypostinganadvertisementonline?A．fellthroughB．gotthroughC．clearedupD．lookedup12．Membershipofthisclubisopentothosewhoareitsaim.A．insalutetoB．inhonourofC．inlinewithD．insympathywith13．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto14．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing15．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．a(chǎn)s16．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a(chǎn);/ D．the;/17．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof18．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding19．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto20．—BoB．couldIuseyourcomputerthisevening?—Sorry.Iareportonitthen.A．willbewriting B．havebeenwritingC．havewritten D．willhavewritten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）InAHistoryofReading,theCanadiannovelistAlbertoMangueldescribesaremarkabletransformationofhumanconsciousness,whichtookplacearoundthe10thcenturyA．D．:thearrivalofsilentreading.Humanbeingshavebeenreadingforthousandsofyears,butinancienttimes,thenormalthingwastoreadaloud.Withthearrivalofsilentreading,Manguelwrites,…thereaderwasatlastabletoestablishanunrestrictedrelationshipwiththebookandthewords.Thewordsnolongerneededtooccupythetimerequiredtopronouncethem.Thereader’sthoughtsinspectedthematleisure,drawingnewideasfromthem,allowingcomparisonsfrommemoryorfromotherbooks.①Toreadsilentlyistofreeyourmindtoreflect,toremember,toquestionandcompare.ThecognitivescientistMaryanneWolfcallsthisfreedom“thesecretgiftoftimetothink”.Athousandyearslater,criticsfearthatdigitaltechnologyhasputthisgiftindanger.TheInternet’sfloodofinformation,togetherwiththedistractionsofsocialmedia,threatenstooverwhelmthespaceofreading,leavingusinwhatthejournalistNicholasCarrhascalled“theshallows”.InCarr’sview,the“endless,temptingbuzz”oftheInternetendangersourverybeing:“Oneofthegreatestdangersweface,”hewrites,“aswegiveupcontrolovertheflowofourthoughtsandmemoriestoapowerfulelectronicsystem,isaslowdamagetoourhumannessandourhumanity.”②There’snoquestionthatdigitaltechnologypresentschallengestothereadingbrain.Butseenfromahistoricalperspective,digitalreadingandsilentreadinglooklikedifferencesofdegree,ratherthanofkind.Totheextentthatdigitalreadingrepresentssomethingnew,itspotentialcutsbothways.Donebadly,theInternetreducesustomindlessclickers,racingnumblytothebottomofabottomlessfeed;butdonewell,ithasthepotentialtoexpandtheverycontemplative(沉思的)spacethatwehaveprizedinourselveseversincewelearnedtoreadwithoutmovingourlips.③InthefifthcenturyB．C．,Socratesworriedthatwritingwouldweakenhumanmemory,andstifle(扼殺)judgment.Infact,asWolfnotesinher2007bookProustandtheSquid:theStoryandScienceoftheReadingBrain,theoppositehappened:Facedwiththewrittenpage,thereader’sbraindevelopsnewcapacities.④TheInternetmaycauseourmindstowanderoff,andyetaquicklookatthehistoryofbookssuggeststhatwehavebeenwanderingoffallalong.Whenweread,theeyedoesnotprogresssteadilyalongthelineoftext;italternatesbetweensaccades—littlejumps—andbriefstops,notunlikethemovementofthemouse’scursoracrossascreenofhypertext.It’struethatstudieshavefoundthatreadersgiventextonascreendoworseonrecallandcomprehensionteststhanreadersgiventhesametextonpaper.Buta2015studybytheGermaneducatorJohannesNaumannsuggeststheopposite.Hegaveagroupofhigh-schoolstudentsthejoboftrackingdowncertainpiecesofinformationonwebsites;hefoundthatthestudentswhoregularlydidresearchonlinewerebetteratthistaskthanstudentswhousedtheInternetmostlytosendemail,chat,andblog.Anewgenerationofdigitalwriterspreferstoincludeinteractivefeatures.The2014iPadnovel,Pry,tellsthestoryofademolition(爆破)expertreturninghomefromthefirstGulfWar.Thestoryistoldintext,photographs,videoclips,andaudio.Itusesaninterface(界面)thatallowsyoutofollowtheactionandshiftbetweenlevelsofawareness.Asyoureadtextonthescreen,describingcharactersandplot,youdrawyourfingersapartandseeaphotographofthechiefcharacter,hiseyesopeningontheworld.Pinchyourfingershutandyouvisithistroubledunconscious;wordsandimagesraceby,asifyouareinsidehismemory.Pryistheoppositeofashallowwork;itswholeplayisbetweenthesurfaceandthedepthsofthehumanmind.Readingitisstimulating.1、InAlbertoManguel’sopinion,silentreading________.A．isanabnormalthingtohumanconsciousnessB．offersreaders’mindfreedomandtimetothinkC．strengthensreaders’powerofmemoryandreflectionD．a(chǎn)llowsreaderstogainaninsightintobooksandwords2、Whyisdigitaltechnologyconsideredtohaveendangeredourbeing?A．Itpresentschallengestothereadingbrain.B．Itharmsourhumannessandhumanitygradually.C．Itisverylikelytoexpandourcontemplativespace.D．Itleavesourthoughtsandmemoriesoutofcontrol.3、Thesentence“Thefearoftechnologyisnotnew.”shouldbeplacedin________.A．① B．② C．③ D．④4、WhatcanweinferfromJohannesNaumann’sstudy?A．It’seasiertocollectinformationontheInternetthaninbooks.B．People’shabitofusingtheInternetinfluencestheirperformance.C．TheInternetisn’tsupposedtobeusedasatoolofentertainment.D．Paperreadingisbetterthanscreenreadinginimprovingcomprehension.5、The2014iPadnovel,Pry,ismentionedinthelastparagraphto______.A．introducetheoccurrenceofareadingrevolutionB．showthetechnologyemployedindigitalreadingC．provedigitalreadingnotshallowbutattractiveD．illustratetheimpactdigitalreadinghasonourlife.6、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThedeepspaceofdigitalreadingB．ThetimelyarrivalofsilentreadingC．ThedevelopmentoftraditionalreadingD．Thepotentialdamageofelectronicbooks22．（8分）InhighschoolIwasveryshy,contenttohangaroundwithmysmallgroupoffriendsandtoconcentrateonmycourses.Iwasquicklylabeleda"brain."IdidsowellthatbytheendofsenioryearIhadperfectgradesandenoughcollegecreditstogiveupanentirequarterofcoursework.ButinearlyJuneofsenioryear,theprincipalcalledmeintohisoffice.Heaskedmetogiveaspeechatgraduation.Iwassurprisedtolookathim,myheartthumping.Thiswastherewardformyhardwork?Imurmuredsomethingandfledtheoffice,blamingmyselfforstayingawayfromphysics,asubjectsuretohavebrokenupmyperfectrecord.Ifinallyagreedtoacompromise.Iwouldsharethehonorwithfiveotherstudents.IagreedtointroducemyfriendJudy,whowouldthengiveherown,full-lengthspeech.Graduationdaysoonarrived,I’dbeenpracticingmyspeechfordays,andIhaditmemorized.Thefirsthalfhouroftheceremonypassedinablur,andthenmymomentcame.Mynamewasannounced.Imanagedtoreachthestagewithoutfallingdown.Ifacedmyclassmates.Myvoicetrembledalittle,butmostlyitwasclearandstrong.Butwithinseconds,Iwasdoneandheadingbacktomyseat.IaccomplishedsomethingI’dneverdreamedof—Ispokeinfrontofhundredsofpeople.AlthoughIdidn’trealizeitatthetime,thesuccessfulcompletionofthatspeechgavemetheconfidencetotakepartinclassatcollege,togiveoralreports,andtoeventuallybreakfreeofmyshyness.Ineverwouldhavechosentogiveaspeechatgraduation—orever.ButI’mgladIdid.InolongerhesitatewhenI’mfacedwiththeprospectofdoingsomethingIfeared.Iknowitmayverywellturnouttobeoneofmyshiningmoments.1、Whywasthewritercalleda"brain"?A．Shewasthemostintelligentstudent.B．Shewastheheadofhersmallgroup.C．Shewasabookwormallthetime.D．Shedidmorecourseworkforgoodgrades.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A．Sheruinedherhealthbystudyinghard.B．Shegottherewardaswasexpected.C．Shewasgratefulforgivingaspeech.D．Shewasn'tgoodatphysicsatschool.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelatthebeginningofthegraduationspeech?A．Excited. B．Moved.C．Scared. D．Embarrassed4、Whatdidthespeechbringtotheauthoratlast?A．Shehadnothingtofearinlife,B．Shewonenoughcollegecredits.C．Shegotridofhersenseofshyness.D．Shedesiredtobecomeaspeaker.23．（8分）Whensomethinggoeswrong，itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,“Well,it’sso-and-so’sfault.”or“IknowI’mlate,butit'snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown.”Itisprobablynotyourfault，butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation，youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner'skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon’trelyontheperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon'thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon“whosefaultitis”.Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstoponforsuccess.1、Accordingtothepassage,winners________.A．dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB．meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC．haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD．blamethemselvesratherthatothers2、Theunderlinedword“remedy”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A．a(chǎn)void B．a(chǎn)cceptC．improve D．consider3、Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould________.A．findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB．blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC．tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD．a(chǎn)skamoreablecolleagueforhelp4、Whenproblemsoccur,winnerstakethemas________.A．excusesfortheirfailuresB．barrierstogreaterpowerC．challengestotheircolleaguesD．chancesforself-development24．（8分）ManypublicfiguresfromIT,showbusiness,andsportshavejoinedtheIceBucketChallengetoraisemoneyforamyotrophiclateralsclerosis(ALS)(肌萎縮性側(cè)索硬化)research.Anumberofinternationalfamouspeoplehavealreadytakenthechallenge,includingMicrosoftco-founderBillGates,FacebookCEOMarkZuckerberg,AfounderandCEOJeffBezos,andAppleInc.CEOTimCook.TroubledmusicianJustinBieberevenchallengedUSPresidentBarrackObama.TheALSIceBucketChallengerequiresthatparticipantspourabucketoficewateronthemselvesandthenpostavideoofitonsocialmediawhilenominatingoneormorepeopletodothesamewithin24hours.Peoplewhofailtotakethechallengewillhavetodonate$100toTheALSAssociation,whichadvocatesfindingtreatmentandacureforALS.Andmanyofthosewho’vetakenthechallengedonatedaswell.ALSisararediseasethatgraduallyreducespatients’musclestrength,finallymakingthembecomeunabletospeak,move,swallowandbreathe.InNorthAmerica,ALSiscommonlyknownasLouGehrig’sdisease,afterthestarbaseballplayerwhodiedofthediseasein1941attheageof38.Thebest-knownALSpatienttodayisBritishscientistStephenHawking.WhilemostpeoplewithALSsurviveonlytwotofiveyearsafterdiagnosis(診斷),Hawkinghashadthediseasefordecades.ThemedicaltreatmentforALSisveryexpensiveandcannotbecoveredbymostsocialwelfareprograms.ThiscreatesdifficultiesformanyALSpatientsandtheirfamilies,bothphysicallyandmentally.“Duetotheicebucketcampaign,manypeoplebeginningtoknowaboutALS.WithmorepeopleawareandmorepeopletakingpartinthefightagainstALS,wecancalmlyworkwithnotonlyotherALSorganizations,butalsowithmedicalcompaniestospeedupnewtreatmentsforpeopleaffectedbythedisease,”saidBarbaraNewhouse,PresidentandCEOofTheALSAssociation.1、WhydoestheauthormentionmanyfamouspeopleinParagraph1?A．TostressthepopularityoftheIceBucketChallenge.B．Toadviseustolearnfromthem.C．Toprovetheyaregenerous.D．TointroducethetargetgroupoftheIceBucketChallenge.2、Paragraph2ismainlyabouttheIceBucketchallenge’s________.A．influenceB．purposeC．rulesD．development3、Thepersonwhoisnominatedforthechallengeisrequiredto________.A．donate$100toTheALSAssociationB．watchothersvideosonsocialmediaC．helpfindeffectivetreatmentsforALSD．pouricewateronhimselfwithintime4、WhatdoweknowaboutALSfromthetext?A．ALSisfairlycommonnow.B．LouGehrigwasfirstcuredofALS.C．ItisrareforpeoplewithALStosurvivedecades.D．SocialwelfareprogramsprovidemedicaltreatmentsforALS.5、AccordingtoBarbaraNewhouse,theIceBucketChallenge________.A．makesmorepeoplewellawareofALSB．teachespeoplehowtofightagainstALSC．makesmedicalcompanieshelpALSpatientsD．a(chǎn)ttractsmanypeopletojoinALSorganizations25．（10分）Withmorethan100,000peopleaged100orover,SpainisthecountrywiththegreatestlifeexpectancyafterJapan.Howdoyouliveto100?Here4ofthecountry’scentenarians(百歲老人)givetheiradviceonstayingyouthful.FranciscoNunez,112HeisfromBienvenida,Badajoz,southernSpain.Nunezliveswithhisdaughter.Hesayshedoesn’tlikethepensioners’(領(lǐng)養(yǎng)老金的人)daycarecenterbecauseit’sfullofoldpeople,whosenegativeattitudetowardslifeaffectshimdeeplysometimes.Despitehisoldage.hehasalwaysmaintained(保持)ayouthfuloutlook,andthatiswhathaskepthimgoingon.PedroRodriguez,106HelivesinCangasdeOnis,Asturias,northernSpain.Rodriguezplaysthepianoeverydayinthelivingroomoftheflatwhereheliveswithhiswifewhoisnearly20yearsyoungerthanhim.Theirdaughtersvisitthemoften.Hishobbyissomethingthathefeelshaskepthimyoung.“Thenuns(修女)taughtmehowtoplaythepianoasachild,”hesays.MaximinoSanMiguel,102HelivesinLeon,northernSpain.SanMigueldiscoveredhispassion(酷愛)foramateurdramaticsattheageof80andhasparticipatedinmanylocalproductions.Hedidn’tgotoschoolasachildbecausehewassenttoworkasashepherd(牧羊人).Heprefersreadingbooksaboutdrawingandtravelling.Nowthishobby,hesaid,haskepthimfullofenergy.PilarFernandez,101SheliveswithherdaughterPili,granddaughtersFloriandAnainAmbas,Asturias,northernSpain.Fernandezsufferedhungerandhardshipduringthewaryearsalongsideherninebrothersandsisters.Toavoidhistoryrepeatingitself,shelimitedherselftojustonechild.“Frompurefear,Ididn’thaveanymore,”saysFernandez.Oneofthebestthingsforherhealth,shesays,istendinglivestock(家畜)andavegetablegarden.299、WhydoesFranciscoNunezdislikelivingwithotheroldpeople?A．Theymaydependonhishelp. B．Heissensitivetohisoldage.C．Theymayaffecthisattitudetolife. D．Hehasmorekidstolookafterathome.1、WhatbenefitsherhealthaccordingtoPilarFernandez?A．Doinggardening. B．Learninghistory.C．Livingwithkids. D．Havingmorechildren.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthefouroldpeoplefromthetext?A．Theyarefondofexercisingregularly.B．Theyledahardlifewhentheywereyoung.C．Theyhavethesamehobbiesintheirfreetime.D．Theyhavetheirownmethodofstayingyouthful.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）MykidssitinGee’slivingroomandcautiouslyliftantiqueChristmasornaments(飾品)outofawell-lovedcardboardbox.Geestandsbesidethem,quietly1eachtreasure.ShetellsmethatsheandTombuilttheirornament2piecebypieceduringeachyear’safter-Christmassale.She3asweleavewiththebox.Herprecioustreasures,gatheredoveralifetime,havefoundanew4.WefirstmetTomandGeeintheearlydaysofourmarriage.Someonehadbeen5ourgarbagecanstothegarageeachgarbageday,andJimandIhad6who.Thenonedaywe7him:anelderlymanwholivedacrossthestreet.Ibakedcookiesandleftthemonastooloutsidethegaragewithathank-younote.Whenwegothomefromworkthatday,atypedletterhad8thegift.TheletterwasfromTomandexplainedhowhehadcometowalktheneighborhoodongarbageday,returningcansforpeoplehe9knew.Backwhenhe’dbeenfightingawarIwasn’t10tosee,hisyoungwife,Gee,hadfoundherselflivingalone.Neighborshadtakenthetimetohandlehergarbagecans11shedidn’thaveto,andheneverforgot.Nowhe12itforwardbydoingthesameforallofus.Afewyearsafterwe’dmovedin,Tom13.Wephotocopiedthat14andattachedittooneofourownforGee.Wetoldherhow15Tomhadbeentousandhowwegrievedforher.Shewrotebackandtoldusshe16talkedtoTomeveryday.WhenGeeinvitedusovertolookthroughChristmasornaments,Irealizedhowharditmustbeto17withthatbox,apieceofTom.JimandIagreeto18ourtreewithGee’sornamentsthisChristmas,outoftheboxthatis19inTom’shandwriting.MaybeI’lltalktohimjustasGeestilldoes.Thankyou,I’llsay,forteachinguswhatit20tobeaneighbor.1、A．confirming B．explaining C．revealing D．touching2、A．shelf B．basement C．a(chǎn)rt D．collection3、A．smiles B．weeps C．sighs D．hesitates4、A．home B．destination C．function D．chance5、A．distributing B．exposing C．returning D．a(chǎn)ttaching6、A．discovered B．wondered C．foreseen D．investigated7、A．spotted B．impressed C．a(chǎn)cknowledged D．grasped8、A．a(chǎn)nswered B．replaced C．delivered D．rewarded9、A．especially B．thoroughly C．previously D．barely10、A．willing B．voluntary C．a(chǎn)live D．keen11、A．so B．before C．because D．if12、A．brought B．carried C．paid D．pushed13、A．survived B．withdrew C．retired D．died14、A．note B．gift C．letter D．treasure15、A．grateful B．close C．special D．superior16、A．still B．even C．just D．ever17、A．live B．finish C．go D．part18、A．supply B．manage C．decorate D．a(chǎn)rm19、A．drafted B．labeled C．signed D．preserved20、A．reflects B．desires C．a(chǎn)nticipates D．means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）Sometimesthetargetsweset1．(us)arejusttoohigh.Wethinkthatwewillbebetterpeopleinthefuture.Justasweareeasilytakenoverbytheplanningfallacy(謬見),2．(believe)thatwecancompletealargeprojectforworkinanafternoon,wethinkinthefuturewewillbebetter-organizedandmoreself-disciplined.Oneofthemost3．(fame)examplesoftheplanningfallacyisthatoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.In1860planswereinplacetocompleteitwithinthreeyears.In1879therewasanewdealtopublishinwithinadecade,4．a(chǎn)fterfiveyearstheyonlygotsofar5．theword“ant”.Itwasfinallycompletedin1928,by6．timeitwasconsideredoutofdateandrevisionsbeganatonce.Thesamethinghappenswhenitcomesto7．(change)ourlifestyles.Wereadaboutanewideaandthatoptimismfiresupalloveragain.AttheUniversityofTorontoJanetPolivyhasbeenst