2026屆江蘇省揚(yáng)州市梅嶺中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測(cè)模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which2．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled3．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．a(chǎn)rereading4．Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant,oryouwill_____rememberingnothing.A．endup B．takeupC．leadto D．stickto5．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where6．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a(chǎn);/ D．the;/7．Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed8．________makesourschoolfamousis________morethan90%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversities.A．What;that B．That;becauseC．That;what D．What;because9．IntermsofMrs.Meng’sbeingarrestedwithoutsolidevidence,thewesternmediahas_____publicattentionawayfromwhereitshouldbe,thatis,theruleoflaw.A．transformedB．shiftedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．changed10．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank11．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten12．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．a(chǎn)sthough13．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday14．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone15．Youthisaperiodofourlifeweseenolimittoourhopesandwishes.A．where B．thatC．what D．when16．Shesatonthetopofthestairs_____herheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.A．for B．when C．with D．while17．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what18．—Tedhasneverbeensorude!—He______somethingheshouldn’thave,butIguesshedidn’tmeanthat.A．hassaid B．hadsaidC．said D．wassaying19．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored20．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t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）Asharkmovingaroundthecoastlineisnormallyaworryingsight，butthiswaterbornedrone(無(wú)人機(jī))threatensfloatingrubbishinsteadofpeople.DevelopedbyDutchcompanyRanMarine,theWasteSharktakesnatureasitsinspirationwithitswhaleshark-likemouth.Responsibleforcollectingwaste,thedronewillbeginoperationsinDubaiMarinainNovemberafterayearoftrialswithlocalpartnerEcocoast.AccordingtoRanMarine,theWasteSharkisavailableinbothautonomousandremote-controlledmodels.Measuringjustoverfivefeetbythree-and-a-halffeet(1.5metersby1.1meter)，itcancarryupto352poundsofrubbish(159.6kg)andhasanoperationalbatterylifeof16hours.By2016therewereapproximately150milliontonsofplasticintheworld'soceans.OnepaperfromDecember2014estimatedthatoveraquarterofamilliontonsofoceanplasticpollutionwasafloat."WasteSharkalsohastheabilitiestogatherairandwaterqualitydata,removechemicalsoutofthewatersuchasoil，andheavymetals，andscantheseabedtoreaditsdepthandoutlines，"saidOliverCunningham,oneoftheco-foundersofRanMarine."Fittedwithacollision-avoidancesystem,thedroneuseslaserimagingdetectionandrangingtechnologytodetectanobjectinitspathandstoporbackupiftheobjectapproaches.""Ourdronesaredesignedtomovethroughawatersystem,whetherit'saroundtheperimeter(周邊)orthroughthecityitself.Thedronesarethatlastlineofdefensebetweenthecityandtheopenocean,"addedCunningham."WasteSharksareoperatinginDubai,SouthAfricaandtheNetherlandsandcost$17,000fortheremote-controlledmodelandjustunder$23,000fortheautonomousmodel."Dubai-basedoperatorEcocoasthastwoWasteSharkdrones.Co-founderDanaLipartssaystheywillcleanwaterfrontsforclientsincludinghotelsandenvironmentalauthoritiesandthatEcocoast'intentionistohavethecollectedrubbishrecycledorupcycled.However,Lipartsarguesthatcleaningwaterwaysdoesn'thaveaone-size-fits-allsolutionandrequiresacombinationofnewtechnology,preventativemeasuresandchangingpeople'sattitudestowardslittering.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheWasteShark?A．Itcanfrightensharksaway. B．Itisanoceanexplorer.C．Itisarubbishcollector. D．Itcancatchfishinsteadofpeople.2、WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?A．Thecausesofoceanpollution. B．Thedangersofusingplastics.C．Theseverityofoceangarbagepollution. D．Theimportanceofoceanprotection.3、WhatwilltheWasteSharkdowithanapproachingobject?A．Avoidcrashingintoit. B．Breakitintopieces.C．Swallowit. D．Flyoverit.4、WhichofthefollowingideasdoesLipartsagreewith?A．TheWasteSharkshouldbeusedmorewidely.B．Moremeasuresshouldbetakentomakewaterclean.C．TheproductioncostofWasteSharksshouldbereduced.D．Peopleshouldtakeapositiveattitudetonewtechnology.22．（8分）High-sugardietsraiserisksforheartdisease,obesityanddiabetes,butwedoloveoursweets,sohealthexpertshavetriedtosuggestalternatives,andhoneyhasbeenforemostamongthem.Honeyisactuallysweeterthansugaris,whichmeans,intheoryatleast,thatyoucouldenhanceflavorequallywithasmallerquantityofhoney.Buthoneyactuallyhasahighercaloriecount.Itmayhavemoreminerals,whichlooksbetteronalabelbut,inreality,thesearesuchtraceamountsthattheydon’tofferanyrealadvantages.Honey’sreputationasamedicineisnotwhollyunfounded.Somehoneydoesindeedhaveantibacterialproperties.Onebyproductofenzymesinhoneyishydrogenperoxide,apowerfulgermkiller.Plus,honey’stextureandconsistencyaregoodforkeepingwoundsclean,andbadforbugsthatmightwanttoinfectthem.Honeyismoistanditsgooeyconsistencymeanitcaneasilyspreadoverandstayoverwoundswhilekeepingthetissuefrombecomingdryandfragile.Thestickysubstancemeansbacteriacannotaccumulateandmultiplyeasily.Itisparticularlywell-knownforfightingbacterialikestaph,salmonella,E.Coliandcertainbacteriathatcaninfectthegutandcauseulcers.However,scientistscanonlysaythisforsureaboutMakunaandMalaysianTualanghoney.Wedon’tknowyetwhetherlocalhomegrownhoneyhasthesamepotency-orsafety.Ahotcupofteawithsomehoneystirredincertainlysoundslikeitwouldmakeyoufeelbetter.Butit’sdifficulttosayforsurethatitwill.Whenyouhaveacold,contactwithwarmwater(fromtea)mayhelptobustupphlegm(痰）thatblocksyourairways.Butsomesuspecttherealsecrettothequalitiesofacuppaisinthehoney.Therearestudiesthatsuggestthathoneydoesworkaswellorbetterthancoughsuppressant（抑制性的）drugslikeRobitussin.Mostofthese,however,wereconsideredbytheacademicworldtobewidelymisinterpretedbythemedia.Oneofthefindingsthatseemedtohavegiventhehoneytrendsomeadditionallegscamefromastudythatsaidtherewas“nodifference”,statisticallyspeaking,betweenhoneyandoneparticularcoughsuppressant.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Honeyhasmoremineralsthansugar.B．Honeycanbeusedtotreatwounds.C．Thesweetnessinhoneycanfightbacteria.D．Allkindsofhoneycanactasmedicines.2、Whatistheauthor'sattitudewhenitcomestothefunctionsofhoney?A．ObjectiveB．CriticalC．SupportiveD．Skeptical3、Whatmightbetalkedaboutnext?A．Honeywillbewidelyusedinotherfields.B．Honeywillnotberecommendedinmedicaltreatmentanymore.C．Otherstudiesshowedhoneyworkedbetterthansomecoughmedicines.D．Otherstudiesshowedneitherhoneynorsomecoughmedicinesfunctionedwell.23．（8分）DryIceisauniquesubstancewhichhasmanyuses.Essentially,dryiceisfrozenCO2.ThefirstreportofwhatwenowcalldryicecamefromtheFrenchchemistCharlesThilorierin1834.In1924,theDryleeCorporationofAmericanamedthesolidformofCO2as"DryIce",whichiswhatitispopularlycalledtoday.Atnormalatmosphericpressure,CO2changesdirectlyfromsolidtogas.Itskipstheliquidphase（階段）whichmakesregularicewet.FrozenCO2isalsomuchcolderthanregularice.Butregularicefreezesat32degreesFahrenheit,CO2changesfromgastosolidat-109.3degreesFahrenheit.Thisextremelycoldtemperaturemakesitverydangeroustohandlewithbarehands.Itcancausefrostbiteinaveryshortperiodoftime.Dryicehasbeenusedforavarietyofpurposesthroughoutthepastcentury.Itsprimaryuseistorefrigeratefoodwhenelectricalrefrigerationisn'tavailable.Throughtheprocessofsublimation(whenCO2changesfromsolidtogas),itcanmaintaincoldfoodforalongtime.Ifyou'veeverbeentoaplayandseenheavyfogontheground,itislikelythatyouhaveseendryiceinaction.ThiseffectcanbeachievedbecauseCO2isheavierthanair,soevaporated（揮發(fā)的）CO2willsinkandaccumulateontheground.Anotherinterestinguseforthissubstanceistobait（誘殺）insectslikemosquitoes.TheseinsectshavesensorswhichguidethemtoCO2.TheyfindthehighconcentrationofCO2indryicequiteattractive.Marshaslongbeenamysteryforhumanbeings.WehavebeenlookingforevidenceoflifeonMars.Inthe1960sscientistsguessedthatthepolaricecapofMarswasmadeoffrozenCO2.MorerecentobservationshaveshownthatwhilethetopmostlayerconsistsoffrozenCO2,themostofitisprobablyregularfrozenwater.1、FrozenCO2getsitsnameof"DryIce"mainlybecauseA．itisveryeasytomakeitdryB．wecan'tmeltitanditdoesn'tgetwetC．itlookslikeiceatalowtemperatureD．itissolidlikeiceat-109.3degreesFahrenheit2、Theunderlinedword"frostbite"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeansA．theshakescausedbycoldB．damagecausedbyfreezingC．a(chǎn)fevercausedbybeingcoldD．a(chǎn)sharppaincausedbybums3、Accordingtothepassage,dryicecanbeusedtoA．freezemostoffoodinthenextcenturyB．increasetheproductionoffarmingC．makeavividfogeffectonstagesD．helptoimprovetheenvironment4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A．DryiceonMarsisnearthepolar.B．NotmuchdryicehasbeenfoundonMars.C．ThepolaricecapofMarsisunique.D．NofrozenCO,onMarscanbemelt.24．（8分）CurrentCulture:IsCommonCultureAlive?Thedigitizingandglobalizingworldischangingtheworkingofculture.Assomeseeit,citiesandnationsarelosingtheircommoncultureandtheirgeneralspirit:peoplecannolongercountonthosearoundthemvaluinganyofthesamemusicorfilms.Othersarguethatacommoncultureisnotdyingsomuchaschangingforms:itislessandlessattachedtoaparticularareaandevermorelinkedtoglobalnetworks.Thefactsleadtothechangethatanyonecanbecomeaculturalproducertoday,thatthecultureisincreasinglyavailableeverywhereyouwantit,andwheneveryouwantit,notjustinthetwomonthsafterthemovieorbookcameout.Culturalpossibilitieshavemultipliedasaresult,butthechangealsomeansfewerculturalmoments.Itiseasytofindthechangeintermsoflossofdiversityofsociety.Sowhatwillitmeanifglobalizationturnsusintoonewideworldculture?Fortheenthusiastsofthesechanges,cultureisnotaboutpopularartistsorbooks,butcentersonplatformslikeGoogleandWikipedia,whereeveryvarietyofculturebringsabouttheexchangeofknowledgeandideas,andmakesconnectionsacrossboundaries.Itisperhapsdebatablewhethertwopeoplewhohaveparticipatedinsuchwebsites,butintotallydifferentcornersofthem,havehadaculturalexperienceincommon.Infact,theseplatformsbecomeverysuccessfulwithalargecrowdofpeople,whobuildthingstogether,shareinformation,andforwardarticlesbackandforth.Therearestillmorequestions.Whatdoesitmeanforthefutureofcountriesthatculturenowgoesbeyondthelimitsofthenation?Isthereanythingtodefendandpreserveinthepassingculturalworld,oristhatmerelytofavorpenoverprintingpress,horseoverautomobile?Uptonowagrowingquantityofculturehasbeengloballyspreadinganddeveloping.Moreindividuals(個(gè)人)thaneverhavethechancestobemakersofculture,evenifthatmeansmoretochoosefromandfewerstandardstobereachedincommon.Whatitmeansisthisstrangefeeling:thatofbeingmoreconnectedthanever,withone-clickaccesstosomuchoftheculturalharvestaroundtheworld,andyet,ofbeingstarvedforhavingsimilarinterestsandopinionswithothers,concernedonlywithourselves.1、675．InParagraph1theauthorindicates______.A．themissingofcommoncultureB．theculturaldiversityamongpeopleC．thedisadvantageinthedigitizingsocietyD．thedoublestandardofculturalevaluation2、677．ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that______.A．peoplefeelsatisfiedwiththecurrentcultureB．enthusiastslookforcurrentculturefromfamousartistsC．disappearanceofcommoncultureisaproblemtobesolvedD．commonculturemayexitintowebsitesthatconnecttheworld3、679．Accordingtotheauthor,theincreaseofculturalpossibilitiescanbecausedby______.A．a(chǎn)greementwithcommoncultureB．individualsasculturalproducersC．popularartistsandbooksavailableD．a(chǎn)reductionindevelopmentofculture4、681．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscurrentculture?A．Uninterested.B．Approving.C．Uncertain.D．Critical.25．（10分）WhenIwasakidinMinnesota,watermelonwasadelicacy(美味).Oneofmyfather'sbuddies,Bernie,wasasuccessfulfruit-and-vegetablewholesaler,whooperatedawarehouseinSt.Paul.Everysummer,whenthefirstwatermelonsrolledin,Berniewouldcall.DadandIwouldgotoBernie'swarehouseandtakeupourpositions.We'dsitontheedgeofthedock,feetdangling（搖晃）,andleanover,minimizingthevolumeofjuicewewereabouttospillonourselves.Berniewouldtakehismachete（刀）,crackourfirstwatermelon,handusbothabigpieceandsitdownnexttous.Thenwe'dburyourfacesinwatermelon,eatingonlytheheart-thereddest,juiciest,firmest,mostseed-free,mostperfectpart-andthrowawaytherest.Berniewasmyfather'sideaofarichman.Ialwaysthoughtitwasbecausehewassuchasuccessfulbusinessman.Yearslater,IrealizedthatwhatmyfatheradmiredaboutBernie'swealthwaslessitssubstancethanitsapplication.Bernieknewhowtostopworking,gettogetherwithfriendsandeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.WhatIlearnedfromBernieisthatbeingrichisastateofmind.Someofus,nomatterhowmuchmoneywehave,willneverbefreeenoughtoeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.Othersarerichwithouteverbeingmorethanapaycheckahead.Ifyoudon'ttakethetimetodangleyourfeetoverthedockandchompintolife'ssmallpleasures,yourcareerisprobablyoverwhelmingyourlife.Formanyyears,IforgotthatlessonI'dlearnedasakidontheloadingdock.IwastoobusymakingallthemoneyIcould.Well,I'verelearnedit.IhopeIhavetimelefttoenjoytheaccomplishmentsofothersandtotakepleasureintheday.That'stheheartofthewatermelon.Ihavelearnedagaintothrowtherestaway.Finally,Iamrich.1、Whydidtheauthor'sfatherthinkBerniewasarichman?A．BecauseBerniewasasuccessfulbusinessman.B．BecausehisfatheradmiredBernie'swealth.C．BecauseBerniewasgoodatmakingfriends.D．BecauseBernieknewhowtofullyenjoylife.2、WhatdidtheauthorlearnfromBernie?A．Beingfreeiswhathepursues.B．Beingrichisastateofmind.C．Alotofmoneymakeshimhappy.D．Helikespayingallthebills.3、Accordingtothetext,whatdoes“theheartofthewatermelon”meantotheauthor?A．Makingalotofmoney.B．Havingmorewatermelons.C．Beingawholesaler.D．Enjoyingeveryday.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tointroduceasuccessfulpersoninbusiness.B．Towarnusofthehardshipsofbecomingrich.C．Toremindusofthetruemeaningofrichness.D．Togivetipsonhowtoworkwithothers.第三部分語(yǔ)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）WorkingChristmasDayItwasunusuallyquietintheemergencyroomonDecember25．Iwasanurse1thatday,sighingabouthavingtoworkonChristmas．Justthenfivebodiesshowedupatmy2，apalewomanandfoursmallchildren．“Areyouall3?”Iaskeddoubtfully．“Yes．”thewomansaid4andloweredherhead．Butwhenitcametothe5oftheirproblems，thingsgotalittlestrange．Twoofthechlidrenhadheadaches,6weren’taccompaniedbythenormalsymptomsofbeingill．Twochildrenhadearaches，butonlyonecouldtellmewhichearwas7．Themothercomplainedofa8butseemedtoworktoproduceit．“Itmaybealittlewhile9adoctorseesyou．”Iexplained．“Takeyourtime；it’swarmhere．”She10．Whnetheywerewaiting，Icheckedthechart．Theyhadno11—theywerehomeless．Thewaitingroomwaswarm．Ilookedoutatthe12bytheChristmastree．Theyoungestonewassaying13tohermother．TheoldestonewaslookingattheChristmastree．Iwentbacktothenurses’stationand14thehomelessfamilyinthewaitingroom．Thenurses，complainingabouttheworkingChristmas，begantofeelpityforafamilyjusttryingtoget15onChristmas．Theteamwentintoaction，aswedowhenthere’sa16emergency,butthiswasaChristmasemergency．We17asimpledinnerforourChristmasguestsinthehospitalcafeteria．Theyneeded18，sowecollectedfromdifferentdepartmentscandiesandotherthings19thatcouldbepresents．Asthefamilywalkedtothedoortoleave，thefour-year-oldcamerunning20,gavemeahugandwhispered，”Thanksforbeingourangeltoday．”1、A．onbusiness B．onholiday C．onduty D．onpurpose2、A．desk B．book C．computer D．chair3、A．cold B．well C．sick D．poor4、A．highly B．secrecy C．happily D．weakly5、A．treatments B．descriptions C．suggestions D．solutions6、A．or B．but C．a(chǎn)nd D．thus7、A．controlled B．reflected C．a(chǎn)ttacked D．a(chǎn)ffected8、A．break B．trouble C．mistake D．cough9、A．before B．a(chǎn)fter C．until D．unless10、A．hesitated B．a(chǎn)nnounced C．responded D．regretted11、A．identity B．a(chǎn)ddress C．money D．problem12、A．nurses B．doctors C．patients D．family13、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．a(chǎn)nything14、A．informed B．mentioned C．rejected D．criticized15、A．relaxed B．busy C．free D．warm16、A．mental B．physical C．medical D．vital17、A．shared B．enjoyed C．prepared D．delivered18、A．medicine B．courage C．houses D．presents19、A．cheap B．a(chǎn)vailable C．healthy D．convenient20、A．back B．forward C．a(chǎn)round D．a(chǎn)way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）TheGreatWallwaslistedasaWorldHeritagebyUNESCOin1987.Justlikeadragon,itwindsupanddownacrossdeserts,grasslandsandmountains,1．(run)approximately21,196kilometersfromeasttowest.The2．(construct)oftheGreatWallwasnotthateasy,3．drewheavilyonthelocalresourcesforbuildingmaterials.Thewallswere4．(origin)builtintheSpring&AutumnPeriodandtheWarringStatesPeriod.EmperorQinShiHuangsucceededinhisefforttohavethemjoinedtogether.Sincethen,theGreatWall5．(serve)asamonumentoftheChinesenationthroughouthistory.With6．historyofabout2,700years,somepartsoftheGreatWallarenow7．ruinsorhavedisappeared.However,theGreatWallofChinaisstilloneofthemostappealing8．(attraction)allaroundtheworldowingtoitshistoricalsignificance.Thebest-knownpartoftheGreatWallofChina,Badaling,9．(locate)43milesnorthwestofBeijing,attractsthousandsofnationalandforeigntouristseveryday.Today,theGreatWall10．(recognize)asoneofthemostimportantimpressivearchitecturalachievementsinhistory.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(yǔ)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作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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(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。WhenIwassixyearsold,Iwasainnocentandlovelygirl、Oneday,myfatheraskedme,“Howcanfishonlyliveinwater?”Ithoughtaboutitwithcautionsandthenreplied,“That’sbecausethereissomecatsonthebank、”Myfathersaid,“Althoughyouranswersoundsalittleridiculous,butIthinkyouaresmart、”Iwashappytohearthemthen、Maybeitseemedanamusedanswerthen、Butnow,Ithinkitisbenefittome、AndnowIamsmart、IdaresaidIcouldhaveahappychildhoodjustowing