甘肅省玉門一中新高考英語二模試卷及答案解析

甘肅省玉門一中新高考英語二模試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction2．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.A．might B．mustC．can D．should3．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained4．——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf5．—Whydoesheweararaincoatonsunnydays?—NordoIunderstand.Heis________.A．awetblanket B．alazyboneC．ablacksheep D．anoddfish6．________themselvesinthecommunityservices,studentscangainexperienceforgrowth.A．Involved B．ToinvolveC．Havingbeeninvolved D．Involving7．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem8．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must9．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof10．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken11．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up12．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest13．The88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatre______seatsanaudienceofapproximately3,400.A．where B．whose C．when D．which14．_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn15．Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto16．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto17．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed18．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．answerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor19．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether20．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted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）It’ssaidthatyoudon’tknowamanuntilyouwalkamileinhisshoes.Andyoualsodon’tknowwhatit’slikeforolderpeopletotraveluntilyouaccompanyoneonatrip.AfterflyingwithmyelderlyfatherfromWashington,D．C．toL.A．inJuly,Ibegantorealizethatacompanionhasimportanttasksthatcanmakeajourneyeasierforolderpeople.Ibookednon-stopticketsonJetBluetoavoidtiring,confusingconnections,andweflewdirectlyintosmall,manageableLongBeachAirport.Eventhoughmyfathercouldwalk,Iarrangedwiththeairlineforwheelchairassistance,whichmeantwegotonboardfirst.WhenItookhimbacktotheairportforhisreturnflighttoWashington,IgotpermissionfromJetBluetowaitwithhimatthegateinsteadofsayinggoodbyeatthesecuritycheckpoint.Iwishedhe’dhadafirst-classseatandaccesstoacomfortableairlineclub.Betteryet,IwishIhadflownwithhimbothways.AsIwatchedtheattendantwheelhimtotheliftthattookhimfromthetarmac（飛機跑道）totheplane,Ifeltlikeananxiousmomsendingherchildtoschoolforthefirsttime.Thingscangoawryonaplanetrip.AndthenthereisthehorrifyingstoryaboutJoeandMargie.WhentheylandedatDallas-FortWorthInternationalAirport,awheelchairattendantmetthemtohelpwithaconnection.ButsomehowMargie,whohadAlzheimer’sdisease,disappeared.Ididn’tneedtoworryaboutmyfatherwanderingaway.At82,hismindwassharperthanmine.Buthishearingwaspoor,soIworriedaboutwhatwouldhappenifhemissedanimportantannouncement.Fortunately,everythingwentjustfine.Carefulplanningmadethetripsuccessful.NexttimeItravelwithasenior,I’llknowbetter.Ihopetherewillbeanexttime.1、Whydidthemanbuynonstoptickets?A．Hisfatherwastiredofflights.B．Hehadimportanttaskstodo.C．Hecaredabouthisfather.D．Hisschedulewastight.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenseeinghisfatheroff?A．Disappointed.B．Delighted.C．Worried.D．Sad.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“goawry”probablymean?A．beamused.B．carryonasusual.C．liveuptoone’sexpectation.D．beawayfromthecorrectcourse.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Takingatripdoesgreatgoodtoseniors.B．Itisapleasantexperiencetotravelwithseniors.C．Tohavealongjourneywithseniorsisunpractical.D．Agoodarrangementensuresseniorstotakeanicetrip.22．（8分）Wewouldliketowishallourreadersawonderfulwinterbreak.OurJanuarymagazineisnowintheshopsandavailabledigitally.We’relookingforwardtosharingmoreadventuresanddiscoverieswithyouin2018,including:AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticAsthepopulationofAscensionIslandrisesuptomarkthe200thanniversaryofBritishrule,FredPearcewonderswhatthefuturemighthaveinstoreforthisstrangepartofland.Photostory:OntheroadagainAselectionofimagesfromanexhibitionopeningthismonthattheRoyalGeographicalSocietygohandinhandwithM.AurelStein’searly20thcenturyphotographsoftheSilkRoad.Dossier:GoingundergroundMarkRowediscussestherolethatcarbonstoragecanplayintheglobalefforttoreducecarbondioxideemission(排放).NetlossKitGilletreportsfromtheGulfofThailand,whosefisheries(漁場)havebeenalmostdestroyedbythecommercializationoftheThaifishingindustry.Anddon’tforget......around-upofthelatestgeographicalandclimatesciencenews;ahotspotfocusonTurkey;adviceontakingphotographsinAntarctica;aninterviewwithLucienCastaing-Taylor,professorofvisualartsatHarvard;pluslots,lotsmore...Buyyourcopynow,clickhereandsaveupto35%orcall+44(0)1635588496.GeographicalisalsoavailableinWHSmithandmanyindependentnewsagents.1、Ifyouwanttoreadsomethingaboutglobalwarming,youcanread.A．Dossier:GoingundergroundB．Photostory:OntheroadagainC．AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticD．Netloss2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．AscensionIslandhasabrightfuturewithmorepopulation.B．CommercializationcontributestothelossoffisheryinThai.C．TheJanuaryeditionof2014istocomeoutinthewinterbreak.D．Thetopicsofthismagazinefocusongeographyandinterviews.3、Thepassageiswrittento.A．attractreaderstobuythemagazineB．giveadviceontakingphotosC．shareadventuresanddiscoveriesD．introducethecontentofthemagazine23．（8分）Properdietandregularexerciseseemtobetheonlymethodsforlosingweight.However,theimportanceofwatershouldbeaddedintheprocess.Whilemedicalsciencehasproventhepositiveeffectsofwater,mostpeoplestilldonotdrinkenougheachday.Thereasonwhywaterissoimportantforweightlosshassomethingtodowithmetabolism（新陳代謝）offat.Theliver（肝臟）isinchargeofthisprocesswhenitcomestoturningstoredfatin-toenergy.However,theliverisalsoresponsibleforhelpingthekidneys（腎臟）thatneedenoughwaterinordertofunctionproperly.Theliverhastoperformallthefunctionsofthekidneysonitsownwhentheyareshortofwater.Thismeanstheliverdoesn'thaveenoughenergytometabolizefat.So,drinkingwaterallowsthekidneystofocusontheirjobandthelivertofocusonitsjob.Also,studieshaveshownthatwatercanmakeusfeelfullwhendrunkbeforemeals.Withoutevenmakinganeffort,mostpeoplewhodrinkaglassofwaterbeforeamealwilleat33%less.Thisisdueinparttothefactthattheysimplygetfullerquickerbecausethewateristakingupspace.Theotherreasonisthatthefoodwillexpandassoonasithitsthewater-filledstomach.Waterisimportantforeveryaspectofthehealthofthehumanbody.Bydrinkingmorewaterandimprovingthehealthofthebody,weightlossgoalscanbeachievedwithgreaterease.1、Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassageasawaytoloseweight?A．Regularexercise.B．Drinkingwater.C．Balanceddiet.D．Medicalcare.2、Theliverhastotakeoverthejobofthekidneyswhen.A．thekidneysarelackinginwaterB．thereissomethingwrongwiththekidneysC．theliverdoesn'tsupplyenergyforthekidneysD．thereisnofatforthelivertometabolize3、Whycanweloseweightbydrinkingwaterbeforemeals?A．Becausewedon'tfeelthirstyanylonger.B．Becauseweeatmuchlessthannormal.C．Becausethewatertakesuptoomuchspace.D．Becausethefoodbecomeslargerandlarger.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheLiverIsImportanttotheKidneys.B．HowtheDigestiveSystemWorks.C．WaterforaHealthyLifeandLosingWeight.D．SeveralTipsforLosingWeight.24．（8分）What’sthepointofstudying?It’ssomethingyoumightaskyourselfifyou’restudyingforadegreeandyou’restrugglingtocompletehomeworkorinanexam,especiallyifyourfriendsseemtobeouthavingagoodtime,orareworkingandearninglotsofmoney.Manyofuschoosetogotouniversityasafirststeptowardsagoodcareerbutsometimesthatcareeristogotouniversityasafirststeptowardsagoodcareerbutsometimesthatcareerishardtoachieveandgraduatesendupdoingsomethingtheyareoverqualifiedfor.Withtheincreasingcostsofuniversity,studentsbegintoaskthemselveswhetheradegreepathisthebestrouteintoacareer,Thereisaneedformuchbettercareeradviceandguidanceintoemploymentinadditiontouniversityeducation.Butothernewresearchsaysthatadegreewillinthelongrun,earnyoumore.Howevertherearedifferencesinyourearningpotential.DrJackBrittonsaysthat“graduatesofthe24RussellGroupuniversitiesearnanaverageof￡33,500afterfiveyears-about40%morethanthosewhostudiedatotheruniversities.”However,ithasfoundit’snotjustthelocationbutotherfactorsthatcanplayapartinwhatyoucanearn,suchasthesubjectastudentchoosestostudy.Itdiscoveredthatfiveyearsaftergraduation,theincomegapbetweenstudentswhostudiedthesubjectsthatattractthehighestandlowestsalariescanbeconsiderable.Graduatesinsubjectssuchaslaw,medicine,dentistryaswell,tendtodowell.Andastheyprogress,thepaygapbetweenthesecareersandothers,suchasthecreativearts,widens.Therearefactorstoothatinfluencewhatyoumightearn:Fiveyearsaftergraduation,menearnonaverage14%morethanwomen.Also,astudent’ssocialbackgroundcanhaveaneffect,withthosefrombetter-offhouseholdmuchmorelikelytogotouniversityandparticularlyagoodone.Butifyoustillfeeluniversitydoesn’tdeliverthebestopportunitiesthenthereareencouragingwordsfromAlistairJarvis,headofuniversitiesUK,whotoldBBCNewsthat“Employsaredemandingmoregraduatesandgraduatesarehalfaslikelytobeunemployedaslikelytobeunemployedasnon-graduates.Therearemanygoodgraduateoutcomescomingfromuniversities”Somayallthatstudyingisworthit-afterall‘nopain,nogain’!1、Whydostudentsstarttoquestionwhethertogotouniversityornot?A．Becauseoftheheavystudyingburden.B．Becausetheycan’tgetadegreeaftergraduation.C．Becausetheydon’tneedadegreefortheircareer.D．Becauseoftheincreasingcostsofuniversity.2、Whichmajormaymostprobablyleadtoalower-earningcareer?A．Medicine. B．Law.C．Creativearts. D．Dentistry.3、WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytobefiredaccordingtoAlistairJarvis?A．Graduates. B．Non-graduates.C．Doctors. D．Employers.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．RussellGroupuniversitiesaretopones.B．Moststudentsgotouniversitytogetagoodcareer.C．One’slocationhasnoeffectonhisincome.D．Graduatesoftenhavemoreacademicqualificationsthanrequiredforaparticularjob.25．（10分）Anew“smartbin”couldmeantheendofenvironment-consciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtins,cartons,bottles,andcardboardforrecycling.Theinvention,whichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate.ItisbeingtrialedinPolandandissettogoonsaleinUKwithinafewyears.Thebin,designedbystart-upcompanyBin.E,recognizesdifferenttypeofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensors,imagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinside,thecameraandsensoridentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerbins.Thenitcompressesthewastesoitoccupieslessspace.ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewis,whichsaiditisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins.MattThomas,abuyeratJohnLewis,gaveusthereason,“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssales,witha25percentincreaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebecomingmoreandmorefocusedonsustainability.Inresponsetothisdemand,wearereallyexcitedtointroduceasmartbinthisautumn/winterseason-designedtomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome."Bin.E'sofficialreleaseonthemarketwilltakeplacein2018.However,atfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.Theofficebinwillsellat￡430whilecustomerswillneedtopaya￡107subscriptionfeeforanaccompanyingsmartphoneapp,whichhooksthemupwithcollectionservices.AspokesmanatBin.Esaidthathomeversionofthebinwillbecheaperandwillnotincludeamonthlypayment.Theyadded:“Aftertheofficeversion,weplantocreateanoutdoorversionandlaterthehomeversion.Wedecidedtogofortheoutdoorversionforpublicareasfirstbecauseitismoredifficulttoorganizeanefficientwastesegregatingsystemthaninourhomes.”1、Whatdoweknowaboutaboutanew“smartbin”fromthefirstparagraph?A．Itworksautomatically.B．Ithasbeenusedwidely.C．Itiseasytooperate.D．Itisveryexpensive.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thewaste.B．Thecamera.C．Thebin.D．Thesensor.3、WhyisJohnLewisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins?A．Tochangepeople’sbehaviour,B．Tosatisfyincreasingdemands.C．Topopularizenewtechnology.D．Tomakethemmorefamous.4、Wherewillthefirstversionofnew“smartbin”beusedaccordingtoBin.E’sofficial?A．Athome.B．Inthesupermarket.C．Intheopenair.D．Intheoffice.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）Manyoftheworld'spollutionproblemshavebeencausedbythecrowdingoflargegroupsofpeopleintothecities．Supplyfortheneedsofthepeopleleadstofurther1byindustry．Iftherapidincreaseofworldpopulationcontinuesatthepresentrate,theremaybemuchgreater2tohumanbeings．Somescientistsspeakoftheincreaseinnumbersofpeopleas"populationpollution''．About2,000yearsago,theworldpopulationwasabout250million．It3abillionin1850．By1930thepopulationwastwobillion．Itisnowsixbillon．Itis4todoublebytheyear2020．Ifthepopulationcontinuestogrowatthesamerate,therewillbe25billionpeopleinthe5ahundredyearsfromnow．Manhasbeen6theearth'sresourcesmoreandmore7overthepastyears．Someofthemarealmostgone．Nowmanypeoplebelievethatman'sgreatestproblemishowtocontrolthe8ofthepopulation．Thematerialsuppliesintheworldwillbefarfromenoughto9thehumanpopulationifthepresentrateofincreasecontinues．Thereisalreadyover-crowdinginmanycitiesandstarvationinsomecountries．Manypeoplebelievethathumansurvivalinthefuture10ontheanswertothequestion．1、A．progress B．pollution C．education D．production2、A．danger B．harm C．benefit D．hardship3、A．got B．took C．brought D．reached4、A．suggested B．hoped C．expected D．said5、A．world B．country C．star D．end6、A．discovering[ B．using C．digging D．destroying7、A．seriously B．dangerously C．rapidly D．steadily8、A．existence B．start C．growth D．birth9、A．increase B．starve C．construct D．support10、A．depends B．agrees C．saves D．passes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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,

useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Anewstudyshowsthat1．(good)yourshort-termmemory,thefasteryoufeelfedupanddecideyou’vehadenough.ThefindingsappearintheJournalofConsumerResearch.NoelleNelson,assistantprofessorofmarketingandconsumerbehaviorattheUniversityofKansasSchoolofBusiness.SheandhercolleagueJosephReddenattheUniversityofMinnesotatriedtothinkoutsidethelunchbox.“Somethingthatwasinterestingtomeisthatsomepeoplegettiredofthings2．verydifferentrates.Whenyouthinkaboutpopsongsontheradio,somepeoplemuststillbeenjoyingthemandrequestingthemevenafterhearingthemalot.Butalotofotherpeoplearereallysickofthosesamesongs.”Thedifference,theresearcherssupposed,mighthavetodowithmemoriesofpastconsumption.Theresearcherstestedthememorycapacityofundergraduates.Thestudentsthenviewedarepeatingseriesofthreeclassicpaintings…likeTheStarryNight,AmericanGothic,andTheScream…orlistenedandre-listenedtoaseriesofthreepopsongs…orthreepiecesofclassicalmusic.Throughoutthetest,theparticipantswereaskedtoratetheirexperienceonascaleofzerototen.“Wefoundthatpeoplewithlargercapacitiesrememberedmoreaboutthemusicorart,whichledtothem3．(get)tiredofthemusicorartmorequickly.Sorememberingmoredetailsactuallymadetheparticipantsfeellikethey’dexperiencedthemusicorartmoreoften.”Thefindingssuggestthatmarketers4．copewithourdesirefortheirproductsbyfiguringoutwaystodistractusandkeepusfromfullyrememberingourexperiences.Wecouldalsotrick5．intoeatinglessjunkfoodbyrecallingtheexperienceofaprevioussnack.Asforkidseasilybored,justtellthemtoforgetaboutit—itmighthelpthemhavemorefun.Clearlyifwearetoparticipateinthesocietyinwhichwelive,wemustcommunicatewithotherpeople.Agreatdealofcommunicatingisperformedonaperson-to-personbasisbythesimplemeansofspeech.Ifwetravelinbuses,buythingsinshops,oreatinrestaurants,wearelikelytohaveconversations6．wegiveinformationoropinions,receivenewsorcommentandverylikelyhaveourviews7．(challenge)byothermembersofsociety.Face-tofacecontactisbynomeanstheonlyformofcommunicationandduringthelasttwohundredyearstheartofmasscommunication8．(become)oneofthedominatingfactorsofcurrentsociety.Twothings,aboveothers,havecausedtheenormousgrowthofthecommunicationindustry.Firstly,inventivenesshasledtoadvancesinprinting,telecommunications,photography,radioandtelevision.Secondly,speedhasrevolutionizedthetransmissionandreceptionofcommunications9．localnewsoftentakesabackseattonationalnews,whichitselfisoftenalmosteclipsed(失去優(yōu)勢)byinternationalnews.Nolongeristhepossessionofinformationrestrictedtoawealthyminority.Inthelastcenturythewealthymanwithhisownlibrarywasindeedfortunate,buttodaytherearepubliclibraries.Fortyyearsago,peopleusedtogotothecinema,butnowfarmorepeoplesitathomeandturnontheTVtowatchaprogramthat10．(channel)intomillionsofhomes…..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短文。短文中共有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：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。Ioftengotoaweekendschool、Sodidmanyofmyclassmates、Thisseemspopularamongstudents、Goodweekendschoolshaveexcellentteacherswhichhelpusimproveourstudies、Besides,wegettoknowstudentsfromanotherschoolsandlearnabouttheircampusoflife、Soeverycoinhastwosides、Ourschoolworkisalreadyaheavyburden、Extralessonoftentakeuptoomuchofourtime、Inaddition,paylotsofattentiontotheextralessonswillaffecttheirschoolsubjects、WemayalsofindourselvesverytiredonMondaystoconcentrateonthelessonsinourownschool、、Weshouldthinkseriouslyaboutthisissueandmakebestuseofourtime、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，得知現(xiàn)在正在招募亞運會志愿者，你有意應聘。請按下列要點給報社寫一封自薦信。內容包括：1.表示感興趣；2.說明優(yōu)勢（英語水平、合作精神、相關經歷）；3.希望得到回復。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、D5、D6、D7、D8、D9、B10、D11、B12、A13、D14、D15、A16、C17、D18、A19、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、C3、D4、D22、1、A2、B3、A23、Whenothersgetoffthetraintofinallygohome,LeonieMullerstaysbehind.That’sbecausesheisalreadyhome:Thetrainisherapartment,andshesaysshelikesitthatway.TheGermancollegestudentgaveupherapartmentinspring.“ItallstartedwithanargumentIhadwithmylandlord,”MullertoldTheWashingtonPostviae-mail.“IimmediatelydecidedIdidn'twanttolivethereanymoreandthenIrealized:Actually,Ididn’twanttoliveanywhereanymore.”Instead,sheboughtasubscription(會員費)thatallowshertoboardeverytraininthecountryforfree.Now,Mullerwashesherhairinthetrainbathroomandwriteshercollegepaperswhiletravelingataspeedofupto190mph.Shesaysthatsheenjoysthefreedomsinceshegaveupherapartment.“Ireallyfeelathomeontrains.It’slikebeingonvacationallthetime,”Mullersaid.“Iwanttoinspirepeopletoquestiontheirhabitsandthethingstheyconsidertobenormal,”MullertoldThePost.“Therearealwaysmoreopportunitiesthanonethinksthereare.Thenextadventureiswaitingjustaroundthecomer-providedthatyouwanttofindit.”Muller