甘肅省金昌市永昌四中2026屆高三上英語期末綜合測試試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、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．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished2．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a(chǎn);the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填3．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while4．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted5．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．a(chǎn)daptable C．recyclable D．changeable6．Notuntilthebusdisappearedinthedistance________herschoolbagwasgone.A．Tinahadfound B．hadTinafoundC．didTinafind D．Tinafound7．Thepeopleinthevillageareso________thattheyarewillingtohelpeveryvisitor.A．optimistic B．energeticC．enthusiastic D．a(chǎn)mbitious8．----Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?----Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．a(chǎn)subjectsointerestingasB．a(chǎn)sainterestingsubjectasC．a(chǎn)sinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas9．—TheT--shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.—________？ButIpromiseyouwe’lllookintoitrightaway.A．Whosays B．HowcomeC．Whatfor D．Whyworry10．Manypeoplemaybesurprisedbythenumberofchemicalsthattheyare________tothrougheverydayhouseholdproducts.A．devoted B．a(chǎn)ddicted C．exposed D．a(chǎn)pplied11．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious12．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．received C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．a(chǎn)dmitted13．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which14．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't15．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe16．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost17．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold18．WehadwantedtosurpriseFatherwithabirthdaygift,butmysister_______byaskinghimwhathewouldlike.A．lickedherlipsB．a(chǎn)teherwordsC．spiltthebeansD．pulledhisleg19．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that20．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn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）TheZHotelisintheheartofLondon’sWestEndandhascomfortableaccommodationinacontemporarydesign.Allroomsincludehandcraftedbeds,48-inchSamsungHDTVswithfreeSkySportsandMoviechannels,andfreeWi-Fi.Eachroomalsohasunder-bedstorageforanovernightbag,andwall-mountedhangingspaceforclothing.TheZHotelalsoofferswheelchairaccessiblerooms.ContinentalbreakfastisservedinTheZCaféeverymorning,includingsmokedsalmon,freshbread,freshfruitsaladandbaconrolls.Aselectionofsalads,sandwichesandhotdishesareonofferthroughouttheday.Thehotelisa5-minutewalkfromPrinceofWalesTheatreandChinatownLondon,LeicesterSquare,PiccadillyCircusandTrafalgarSquare.HeathrowAirportcanbereacheddirectlyfromPiccadillyCircusUndergroundStation.Thisisourguests’favoritepartofLondon,accordingtoindependentreviews.Thisareaisalsogreatforshopping,withpopularbrandsnearby:Apple,H&M,Zara,BurberryandChanel.TheZHotelisratedforthebestvalueinLondon!Guestsaregettingmorefortheirmoneywhencomparedtootherhotelsinthiscity.Comeandstaywithus!Mostpopularfacilities:◆luggagestorage◆Heating◆FreeWi-Fi◆Airconditioning◆24-hourfrontdesk◆Dailymaidservice◆Parking◆LiftPrices:RoomtypePricesOptionsDoubleroom--non-smoking￡179·Non-refundable(不退款)·GoodBreakfast￡9.50TwinRoom--non-smoking￡185·Non-refundable·GoodBreakfast￡9.50QueenRoom--disabilityaccess￡219·Payatthehotel·GoodBreakfastincluded607、Whenstayinginthishotel,youwillenjoyallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A．freeWi-Fi B．a(chǎn)TVwithsomefreechannelsC．a(chǎn)irportpick-upservice D．under-bedstoragespace1、Ifamaninawheelchairwantstostayinthishotelfortwonights,heshouldpay________.A．￡438 B．￡404C．￡358 D．￡3702、Fromthepassagewecanlearn________.A．thehotelisclosetoHeathrowAirportB．thehotelservesChinese-stylebreakfastC．thehotelisgoodvalueforguests’moneyD．thereisashopwithpopularbrandsinthehotel22．（8分）MywifeandIownedtwodogethatwehadownedbeforewemetandbroughtintothemarriage.Herdogwasapitbull(斗牛犬)namedZack,andhehatedme.Whenourdaughterwasborn,Iwasworriedthatthefamilypitbullwouldbedangeroustohavearoundouryoungdaughter.Iwarnedmywifethatthedogwouldhavetogoatthefirstsignoftrouble.Isaid,“Ifhenips(啃咬)atthebaby,he’sgone.”Webroughtourdaughterhomeinacarseat,andbothdogssniffed(嗅）andlickedher,tailswagging.IhadtopullZackawayfromherbecausehewouldn’tstoplickingher.Zackimmediatelybecamemydaughter'sprotector,andwhenshewaslyingonablanketonthefloor,healwayshadonefootontheblanket.Zacklovedmydaughterextremely,andwhenshebecamealittleolderalwayswalkedhertobed,andthensleptonthebedwithher.Hesomehowknewwheneveritwastimetogoupstairs,andhewouldwaitatthebottomofthestairsforher,andthenfollowheruptobed.Zackwaspoisonedbysomeneighborkids,andwehadoneoftheworstdaysofourlives.Watchingmydaughtersaygoodbyetohimashelaystillonthekitchenfloor,mywifeandIwerebothsobbing.At8:00thatnight,mydaughterwalkedtothestairstogotobed.Atthatmoment,allthreeofusrealizedwhatwasabouttohappen.Mydaughterlookedathermotherandmewithalookofhorrorandpanic.

Itwasatthatmomentthatmydog,Samwholovedmydaughterdearly,stoodup,walkedovertoher,andnudgedherwithhishead.Heputhisfootonthestairs,andlookedupather.Theywalkeduptobed,withmydaughterholdinghisnecktightly.Forthenextsixyears,untilhedied,Samwaitedforherbythestairseachnight.1、WhydidtheauthorpullZackawayfromhisdaughter?A．BecauseZackkeptlickinghisdaughter.B．BecauseZackhatedhisdaughter.C．Becausehisdaughterwassensitivetodogs.D．Becausehisdaughterwasafraidofdogs.2、AfterthedeathofthedogZack,thedaughter_______.A．feltveryhorrifiedandsadB．wantedtobuyanotherdogC．a(chǎn)skedherparentstosleepwithherD．a(chǎn)skedtostaywiththeotherdog3、Theunderlinedword“nudged”inParagraph5canbereplacedby“_______”A．liftedB．lickedC．pushedD．pulled4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Dogscanbeman’sbestfriendB．It’sanaturalthingthatchildrenlikedogsC．ParentsshouldprotecttheirchildrenfromdogsD．Dogssometimesmaycausetroublefortheirowners.23．（8分）SajaPahad,asmallvillageinChhattisgarh,India,hasbeendealingwithseverewatershortagesforaslongasanyonecanremember.Withonlytwowellsavailable,localswerebarelyabletosecureenoughwatertofeedtheircattle,letaloneirrigatetheircrops.Villagersdidn’tknowwhattodoandthegovernmentignoredtheirdifficultsituation,butone“crazy”teenagertookmattersintohisownhands.ShyamLalwasonly15whenhetookituponhimselftosolvehisvillage’swaterproblem.Heidentifiedaspotinanearbyforestanddecidedtodigapondtocollectrainfallthatcouldthenbeusedbytheentirevillage.LalsharedhisideawiththerestofSajaPahad,butinsteadofvolunteeringtohelp,theyjustlaughedathiscrazyplanandcalledhimalunatic（瘋子）.Buttheyoungmandidn’tletthepeople’sreactiongethimdown.Instead,hegrabbedaspadeandstarteddiggingthepondhimself.Hekeptondiggingforthenext27years.Now42,ShyamLalisconsideredaheroandasaviorbyhiscommunity.Thatsmallholehestarteddiggingnearlythreedecadesagoisnowaone-acre,15-feet-deeppondfilledwithpreciouswaterthatservestheentirevillage.“Noonehelpedmeinmywork,neitherthegovernmentnorthevillagers,”LaltoldtheHindustanTimes,“Itwasmydreamtosecureenoughwaterforthewholevillageandtheircattle.”ThestoryofShyamLal’sdeterminationrecentlywentviralinthewholeofIndia,andpromptedauthoritiesinMahendragarhdistricttofinallyacknowledgehisachievement.AmemberofthegovernmentrecentlyvisitedSajaPahadandofferedLala$156prizeforhiscontributiontothevillage.1、WhatlackedinSajaPahadwhenShyamLalwasateenager?A．Crops.B．Cattle.C．Water.D．Residents.2、WhereisthepondShyamLalchosetodig?A．Nearhishome.B．Inhisfield.C．Nearariver.D．Nearaforest.3、HowdoesShyamLalfeelabouthiswork?A．Joyful.B．Envious.C．Ambitious.D．Helpless.4、WhatmadethegovernmentadmitShyamLal’sachievement?A．Hehasbeenlivingbadly.B．Hisinfluencewasgreat.C．Theappealofthevillagersishigh.D．Thegovernmentwishespeopletofollowtheexampleofhim.24．（8分）ADreamRealizedZhaoYang,33,anemployeeofaFrenchcompanyinBeijing,whohastraveledextensivelyintheUnitedStatesbymotorbike.IhavebeenaddictedtoHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclessinceIwasyoung,andknowingthatmotorcycle-relatedcultureisverypopularintheUS,Idecidedtotakeatrip.Alongwithmywifeandagroupoffellowenthusiasts,Iparticipatedina15-daytourinOctoberlastyear.Wehadonefreeday,soIheadedtoLasVegas.BeforearrivingintheUS,Iresearchedarangeofmaterialsaboutridingamotorbikethere.IalsofoundsomeclassicrecommendedroutesonChinesewebsitesrelatedtoHarleyDavidsonclubs.Withthehelpoftheirsuggestions,Idesignedmyownroute.Inaccordancewiththerules,beforeIleftChinaIvisitedanotaryoffice(公證機關),wheremydrivinglicensewasconfirmedasacceptableintheUSandmydocumentsweretranslatedintoEnglish.OnlythendidIbuymybasicmotorcycleequipment.WhenwearrivedatLasVegas,werentedaHarleyDavidsonandrodearoundthecity.Itwasanexciting,unforgettableexperience,becauseitwasnotonlytheachievementofadream,butIalsoexperiencedtheregionalmotorcyclecultureintheUS.Asweparkedthebikeattheroadside,somedriversrolleddowntheircarwindowsandgaveusthethumbs-up,andwhenwedroveontheroad,cardriverspulledovertoletuspass.Wealsovisitedamotorcycle-themedrestaurantforlunchandenjoyedthefantasticdecorationanddeliciousfood.IbelievethattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwillbecomepopularbecauseoftherecentjointeffortstopromoteSino-UStourism,especiallyafterthetwocountriesdecidedtoname2016asUS-ChinaTourismYear.ThisnewstyleoftravelingwillattractmoreyoungChinesetourists,andpeoplelikeme,whohaveapassionforfreedomandadventure,willvisittheUSmorefrequently.Forexample,IamplanningtotravelalongthefamoushighwaycalledRoute66withfriendsduringnextyear'sSpringFestival.IftravelagenciesandgovernmentscanpromotetheneedformotorcycliststoobtainaccurateinformationbeforetheyheadtotheUS-suchastherequireddocuments,howtorentamotorbikeandlocaltrafficlaws-"ridingtherange"willbecomeasafeandgreatwaytospendavacation.1、ZhaoYang’schildhooddreamwasto______.A．becomeaprofessionalmotorcyclistB．travelinHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclesC．takeatripintheUSAalongwithhiswifeD．traveltoworkonafashionablemotorcycle2、ToprepareforthemotorcycletripintheUSA,ZhaoYang______.A．madevariousresearchandcheckedhisdrivinglicenseB．tookthesuggestionsgivenandchosetheclassicrouteC．joinedoneoftheHarleyDavidsonclubsandgotsuggestionsD．tooklotsofhealthexaminationsandboughtsomeequipment3、HowdidZhaoYangfeelwhendrivinginLasVegas?A．disturbedB．disappointedC．depressedD．excited4、ZhaoYangthinksthattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwill______.A．enjoymuchpopularitywithSino-UStourismB．obtainlessAmericanfansinmotorcycletravelC．getlesssupportfromthemodernmotorcyclistsD．meetmorechallengewiththeinformationgap25．（10分）Oneofthemainpointsoftravelingistorelaxandtakeabreakfromyournormaldailylife.Butthetruthis,we’renotalwaysfreetodowhatwelikewhentravelingtoaforeigncountry,andaUStouristlearnedthatthehardway.OnAug12,theunnamed41-year-oldmanwasbeatenbyapasserbyafterhewasseengivingNazisalutes(納粹禮)againandagainonastreetinDresden,Germany.EversincetheendofWorldWarⅡ,GermanyhasstrictlawsforbiddingtheNazisalute,aswellasothersymbolsofNazism.Infact,mostcountrieshavetheirowntaboos(禁忌).Ifyouplantotraveloverseas,it’sbesttogetfamiliarwiththesetaboosbeforeyoustarttouringlocalsites.Herearesomeexamples.SingaporeYoucangetfinedforalotofthingsinSingapore,includingfeedingbirds,spitting(吐痰),smokinginpublic,notflushing(沖)apublictoiletafteryouuseit,andeatingordrinkingonbusesortrains.JapanYou’renotsupposedtowearyourshoesinsomeone’shouse,butyou’renotsupposedtotakeyourshoesoffoutsidethehouseeither.Instead,there’sasmallareainsidethedoorcalleda“genkan”whichiswhereyourshoesshouldgo.Ifyou’restillnotsurewherethatis,payattentiontowhatotherpeopledoanddothesame.FranceFrenchpeopledon’tlikeitwhenyoutalkaboutmoney.It’sOKifyousaythatyouwanttoquitajobbecauseyouaren’tpaidenoughmoney,butyoushouldneversaytheexactamount.Moneyisconsideredtobea“dirty”topicinFrance.1、WhywastheUStouristwasbeateninGermany?A．Hewasbeatenbymistake.B．HewasnotwelcomeinGermany.C．HeactedimproperlyinGermany.D．Hequarraledwithalocalperson.2、Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．EatingordrinkingonbusesisacceptableinSingapore.B．YoushouldtakeyourshoesoffoutsidethehouseinaJapanesehouse.C．YoushouldkeepyourshoesoninaJapanesehouse.D．ItisimpolitetoaskaFranceman’ssalary.3、Whichcolumnisthispassagemostlikelytobetakenfrominanewspaper?A．CampusLifeB．DiscoveryC．ScienceStudyD．StarStories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）IhadworriedmyselfsickoverSimon’smothercomingtoseeme.Iwasanew1,andIgaveanhonestaccountofthestudents’work.InSimon’scase,thegradeswereawfullylow.Hecouldn’treadhisownhandwriting.2hewasabrightstudent.Hediscussedadultsubjectswithnearlyadultcomprehension.Hisworkinnowayreflectedhis3.SowhenSimon’smotherenteredtheroom,mypalms(手掌心)weresweating.Iwascompletely4forherlissesonbothmycheeks.“Icametothankyou,”shesaid,surprisingmebeyondspeech.5me,Simonhadbecomeadifferentperson.Hetalkedofhowhe6me,hehadbegantomakefriends,andforthefirsttimeinhistwelveyears,hehad7spentanafternoonatafriend’shouse.Shewantedtotellmehowgratefulshewasforthe8Ihadnurtured(培養(yǎng))inherson.Shekissedmeagainandleft.Isat,stunned(驚呆),forabouthalfanhour,9whathadjusthappened.HowdidImakesuchalife-changingdifferencetothatboywithout10knowingit?WhatIfinallycameto11wasoneday,severalmonthsbefore,whensomestudentswere12reportsinthefrontoftheclass,Jeannespoke13,andtoencouragehertoraisehervoice,Lhadsai,“Speakup.Simon’stheexpertonthis.Heisthe14oneyouhavetoconvince,andhecan’thearyouinthe15oftheroom.”Thatwasit.Fromthatdayon,Simonhadsatupstraighter,paidmoreattention,16more,andbecamehappy.Anditwasallbecausehe17tobethelastkidinthelastrow.Theboywhomostneeded18wastheonewhotookthelastseatthatday.Ittaughtmethemost19lessonovertheyearsofmyteachingcareer,andI’mthankfulthatitcame20andpositively.Asmallkindnesscanindeedmakeadifference.1、A．cleaner B．reporter C．monitor D．teacher2、A．Or B．And C．But D．So3、A．courage B．a(chǎn)bilities C．feelings D．dream4、A．desperate B．responsible C．unprepared D．unsuitable5、A．Becauseof B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Asfor6、A．loved B．envied C．pleased D．criticized7、A．gradually B．constantly C．recently D．obviously8、A．self-respect B．self-doubt C．self-pity D．self-defence9、A．imagining B．observing C．wondering D．regretting10、A．a(chǎn)lso B．even C．a(chǎn)lways D．still11、A．expect B．remember C．believe D．a(chǎn)ccept12、A．writing B．reviewing C．editing D．giving13、A．quietly B．repeatedly C．quickly D．firmly14、A．lucky B．lonely C．only D．likely15、A．entrance B．middle C．front D．back16、A．slept B．smiled C．shouted D．quarreled17、A．intended B．pretended C．refused D．happened18、A．change B．praise C．thanks D．visits19、A．difficult B．painful C．valuable D．enjoyable20、A．early B．slowly C．frequently D．occasionally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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Theimportanceofpunctuality(守時)inourdailylives1．(be)obvious.Itaffectsboththeindividual(個人)andtheworkplace.On2．whole,theworkplaceoperatesmoresmoothlywhenemployeesarepunctual.Forexample,wheneveryoneisontimeforameeting,themeetingwillstartsmoothlyasit3．(schedule).Punctualitymayhelpyouachieveadvancement.Researchshowsthatmanagersareless4．(like)topromotelateemployees.Lackofpunctualityaffectsthepeopleintheworkplace.Itmayleadtoanger,ascolleagueswhoareontimecompare5．(they)withlate-comers.Beinglatethrowsyououtofthegroup,asyoumaymissimportant6．(inform).Thiscausesaharmfuldivisionamongemployees.Leadersaffecttheentireworkplace.Whenleadersarelate,itsendsanirresponsiblemessagetoemployees,7．maydecreasetheirworkenthusiasm.Latenessleadstostress,andstressbrings8．poorworkplaceperformance.Beingconsistentlylatemaycauseyou9．(start)believingyourlatenessisacceptable.Whenthishappens,youbegintoblameoutsidecircumstancesandlosefocusonpotentialsolutions.Tomakematters10．(bad),constantlatenesscaneventuallymakeyouloseyourjob.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：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞同下劃一橫線，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限一詞。只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Thesummerjobisverymuchpopularamongsomeuniversitystudents.Longbeforetheendofaschoolyear,studentsstarttheirsummervacationjobsearch.Theysendletterstobusinesses,goingtojobinterviews,andaskourfriendsandrelationsforhelp.ByJunethestudentsusuallyhadfoundjobsandthentheybeginpreparingentertheworldofwork.Reasonsforwantingasummerjobdiffersfromstudenttostudent.Somestudentsworktopaytheirschoolexpenses,someworktogainexperienceorjusttofun.Salesmenorwaitersaretwoofthemostcommonjobthatstudentstrytofind.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華。你校太極拳社團(TaiJiClub)正在招募(recruit)新成員。美國交換生Tim一直熱衷于中國太極拳，請給他寫封郵件，告訴他相關情況。內(nèi)容包括：1.社團成立時間、目的；2.即將開展的活動；3.報名方式：TaiJiClub.@注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。太極拳：TaijiquanDearTim,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、C5、A6、C7、C8、C9、B10、C11、A12、D13、D14、B15、C16、A17、D18、C19、D20、D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、607、C1、A2、C22、1、A2、A3、C4、A23、1、C2、D3、A4、B24、Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreams