廣西壯族自治區(qū)貴港市港南中學(xué)新高考全國統(tǒng)考預(yù)測密卷英語試卷及答案解析

廣西壯族自治區(qū)貴港市港南中學(xué)新高考全國統(tǒng)考預(yù)測密卷英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(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．________thestudentsfromtheirendlesshomeworktheschoolhasdecidedtotakeaseriesofmeasures.A．Freed B．TofreeC．Freeing D．Havingfreed2．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward3．Duetothereformandopening-up,ourlivingconditions,undoubtedly,haveimproved________overthepastdecades.A．considerately B．a(chǎn)pproximately C．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．considerably4．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering5．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would6．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that7．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．a(chǎn)rrival8．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound9．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．a(chǎn)rebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．a(chǎn)remaking D．havemade10．Computer-controlledrobotsaretakingoverjobsinmanyindustries,whichusedtobedone_______.A．a(chǎn)rtificiallyB．manuallyC．comprehensivelyD．gradually11．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn12．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.13．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive14．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup15．Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse16．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．a(chǎn)ccount D．thought17．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．a(chǎn)s18．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．a(chǎn)daptB．exposeC．exploitD．a(chǎn)ttach19．—Howdiditcomethatyoudamagedyourcarsobadly?—I____intoatreeontheroadsidetheotherday.A．ran B．hadrun C．wasrunning D．run20．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle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）Anewdevicethesizeofacoffeecupcanmakedrinkablewaterfromdryairusingnothingbutsunlight.Withthisdevice,“youcanharvestaglassofwaterinanhour,”saysOmarYaghi,achemistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.“That’sabouthowmuchwaterapersonneedsadaytosurviveinthedesert.”Althoughthecurrentdeviceisjustaprototype(原型),thetechnologycouldbeadoptedtosupplyfreshwatertothemostremoteregionsoftheglobe,suchastheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.Similardevicesinpreviousattemptsworkedonlybelow50percentrelativehumidity(濕度).Theycanextractwaterfromtheairevenatlowrelativehumidity.However,theyeithercollectwatertooslowlyorrequirelotsofenergy.However,thenewdevice,usinganewspecialmaterial,pullswaterfromairwithaslowas20percentrelativehumidityandsuccessfullyavoidsbothproblems.DevelopedbyMITengineersfromanexistingmaterial,thespecialmaterial,calledMOF-801,createsanetworkofverysmallpores(氣孔)thatcantrapwatervapor.Atroomtemperature,watervaporcollectsinthepores.Astemperaturesrise,thewaterescapesintotheboxdesignedforwatercollection.Whenthedeviceisleftintheshade,thelayerofMOF-801collectswatervaporfromtheair.Whenmovedintodirectsunlight,thelayerheatsupandthewatervaporescapesintoabox,whichcoolsthevapor,makingitintodrinkablewater.Thisentireprocesstakesaroundtwohours.Laboratorytestsofthedeviceharvested2.8litersofwaterperday.Therefore,thedevicecouldbeusedusapersonalwatersourceindryregions,Yaghisays,orthetechonologycouldbeusedtoproduceenoughwaterforawholecommunity.1、ThenewdeviceisinventedtoaccordingtoYaghi.A．providesolarenegyB．makethedeserthospitableC．makewaterfromairD．measurehumidity2、Whathelpsthedeviceavoidtheproblemsofpreviousattempts?A．AnewmaterialcalledMOF-801.B．Largeporeswhichcantrapwater.C．Theboxcoolingwatervapor.D．Thelayerpoweredbythesun.3、Whichistherightorderofhowthedeviceworks?a.Collectvaporfromtheair.b.Thedeviceisleftintheshade.c.Thedeviceismovedinthesunlight.d.Coolthevaporintodrinkablewater.A．a(chǎn)→b→c→dB．b→a→c→dC．c→a→b→dD．a(chǎn)→c→b→d22．（8分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof32monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能見度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout2.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout12,300taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,32.2feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor913feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(證實)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?23．（8分）TherearethousandsoffilmandmusicfestivalsinandoutofAustin,butthereisnothinglikeATX.Ourfocusisonthecelebrationofthemedium:lookingbackatitshistory,whereitisnow,andwhereitisheaded.Ourweekendconsistsofscreeningsandeventswhereparticipantscanhearfromactors,writers,directors,involvedinallstagesofbringingtheirfavouriteseriestothesmallscreen.WehavethefunctionofatraditionalfilmfestivalwithscreeningsfollowedbyQ&Asfromcreators;andaseriesofeventsincludingparties,socialmediaevents,and“supersecrethappyhours”.Unliketraditionalfestivals,however,wecelebratethehistoryofthemediumaswellasthefuture.Sincewearrange50%forthebiggesttelevisionfansand50%forthoseworkingorwantingtoworkintheindustry,ourpanels(專家小組)rangeintopicsfrom“behindthescenes”looksatyourfavouriteseries,tomoretechnicaltopicsonwherethemediumandhowtechnologyisheaded.Eventually,ATXTelevisionFestivalhasthegoalofservingboththecommunityandindustryprofessionalsequallybygivingthemtheopportunitytodiscussandcelebrateallaspectsofTVtogether.AustinisapproximatelyinthemiddleofAmerica,makingtravelfromEastorWestcoastmoreconvenient.AustinTVproductionhasalonghistory.Weloveourcityandtrytobepartofourcommunitybyshowingsmallbusinesses,localfood,andworkingwithartsorganizationslikeTexasFilmCommission,andAustinFilmFestival—thoughwearenotthe“AustinTelevisionFestival”.Weareanationaleventthatworkswithourmemberscomingfromallovertheworld.Co-foundersCaitlinMcFarlandandEmilyGipsonhavespentadecadeinavarietyofareasoftheentertainmentindustry—fromfilm&televisionproductiontoworkingwithinthenetwork&studiosystems.Combiningtheirknowledge,alongwithnumerousgoodindustryprofessionalsthatmakeuptheAdvisoryBoard,theyareintroducingaone-of-a-kindfestivalexperience.1、WhatisspecialaboutATX?A．Thefilmsareperformedtherealive.B．Actorscompetethereforbetterfilms.C．Audiencescanenjoymorethanfilmsthere.D．Audiencescanchoosetheirfavoritefilmstosee.2、WhatdopanelsdoatATX?A．Theyplayrolesinthefilms.B．TheymonitorthecreationofthefilmsC．Theyseehowaudiencesreacttotheirfilms.D．Theyofferatechnologicalperspectiveoffilms.3、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“wearenotthe‘AustinTelevisionFestival’”inparagraph3?A．Thefestivaliscelebratednationwide.B．Theaudiencesaremainlyfromabroad.C．Thelocalsareuninterestedintheevent.D．Peoplecanenjoythefestivalworldwide.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．FilmsinATXB．TriptoAustinC．ATXTelevisionFestivalD．FestivalsinAustin24．（8分）Ifyouwanttoslowaging,youmightwanttoeatless.Thisfindingisgoodnews---ifyouwereamouse.Theresearchersstudiedmice,notpeople.JohnPriceandotherresearchersstudiedtwogroupsofmice.Onegroupwasabletoeatasmuchasitwanted.Theresearcherslimitedwhatthemiceintheothergroupate.Theirdiethad35percentfewercaloriesthanthefirstgroupofmice.Pricesaysthemicewiththedietrestrictionswere＂moreenergeticandsufferedfewerdisease.＂Theywerenotjustlivinglongerbutseemedtostayyoungerforalongerperiodoftime.Theresearchersfoundthatfewercaloriesslowdownanaturalmechanismincellscalledribosomes.Priceexplainsthatribosomesareresponsibleformakingimportantproteinsinthecells.Butwithfewercalories,theyslowdown.Thisgivesthecellsmoretimetorepairthemselves.Theresearcherssayribosomesusefrom10to20percentofthecell’senergytomakethoseproteins.Pricewrotethat＂becauseofthis,itisimpracticaltodestroyanentireribosome＂whenitstartstobreakdown.However,＂repairingindividualpartsoftheribosomeonaregularbasisenablesribosomestocontinueproducinghighqualityproteinsforlongerthantheywouldotherwise.Thistopqualityproduction,inturn,keepscellsandtheentirebodyfunctioningwell.＂Pricesaid,＂ribosomeisaverycomplexmachine,likeacar.＂Theyneed＂maintenancetoreplacethepartsthatwearoutthefastest.Whentireswearout,＂heexplained,＂youdon’tthrowthewholecarawayandbuyanewone.Itcostslesstoreplacetheoldtires.＂＂Food,＂hesaid,＂isn’tjustmaterialtobeburned---it’sasignalthattellsourbodyandcellshowtorespond.＂Pricesaidthefindingshelptoexplainhowexactlyourbodiesage.Andthismay＂helpusmakemoreeducateddecisionsaboutwhatweeat.＂1、Whatcanweknowaboutthemicewithlimitedcaloriesfromthestudy?A．TheycankeephealthyeasilyB．TheyneedmoreenergytobeactiveC．TheycanlookyoungerthantheyareD．Theywilllivealongerlifelikehumans2、Whatwillhappentoribosomesiftherearefewercalories?A．TheywillcompletelybreakdownB．TheymakeproteinsinthecellsslowlyC．TheywillproducehighqualityproteinsmoreD．Theymayneedmoretimetorepairthemselves3、Priceexplainedtheribosomes’roleofrepairingthemselvesby_________.A．tellingastoryB．listingbasicdataC．makingcomparisonsD．experimentingonmice4、Whatdoesthetextmainlydealwith?A．FooddecideshowlongyouliveB．Canyouslowdownyouragingprocess?C．EatinglessmayhelpyoulivelongerD．Shouldyourdietbereducedforyourhealth?25．（10分）Aryanworkedforawell-knownfilmandhehadalovingandcaringfamily.Aryan’sparentsconsideredthemselvestobetheluckiest,tobeblessedwithsuchawonderfulchild.Butontheotherhand,Aryanwasnothappywithhimself,sincehethoughthimselftobeanugly,unconfidentandunattractiveperson.Oneevening,whilereturninghomefromwork,he,alongwithmanypeople,waswaitingforthebus.Onarrivalofthebus,Aryansomehowmadehiswayintothebusandmanagedtofindaseat.Aftersitting,helookedaroundthebusandnoticedahandsomeandcharmingmansittingoppositehim.Onlookingtowardstheman,Aryanbecamesadonceagainregardinghislooksandpersonality.Alltypesofbadthoughtsstartedcominginhismindthathewasnotworththisbeautifulworld.Hethoughtthatluckyman,withsuchabeautifulandattractiveface,mustalwaysbethecenterofattraction.Aryanbecamejealousofthatmanandcouldnotbearhiminfrontofhim.Sohechangedhisseattoavoidhim.Onthewayallthenegativefeelingskeptcomingtohismind,imagininghowhislifewouldhavebeenonlyifheweremorehandsomeandgoodlooking.Finallyonreachingthedestinationhecameoutofthebus.Ashewaswalking,apersonsuddenlypushedAryanfromback.AryanangrilyturnedaroundandwhathesawbroughttearsinAryan’seyes.Thesame“fortunate”manhehadbeenenvyingallhiswayhaddifficultyinwalking,sincehisonelegwasshorterthantheother.The“fortunate”manapologizedtoAryan,butAryancouldn’tsayawordandwalkedawaywithtearsinhiseyesandguiltinhisheart.Whilewalking,herealizedthatwemustbesatisfiedandhappywithwhatweareandeventhebasicqualitiesthatwehavemightbeadreamtosomeoneelse.Soweshouldbegratefulwithwhatwehave.1、WhatmadeAryanfeelunsatisfied?A．Hiscareer.B．Hisfamily.C．Hisappearance.D．Hisexpectation.2、WhydidAryantakeanotherseatonthebusafterseeingthemanoppositehim?A．Becausethebuswastoocrowded.B．Becausehedidn’tthinkhewasworththisbeautifulworld.C．Becauseheenviedtheman’slooks.D．Becausehewantedtobethecenterofattraction.3、Whatcanweinferfromthesixthparagraph?A．The“fortunate”manhadtroubleinwalking.B．The“fortunate”manwasmoreluckythanAryan.C．Aryanwouldn’tforgivethe“fortunate”man.D．Aryanfeltashamedforhismistakenthought.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Happinessliesincontent.B．Everydoghashisday.C．Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.D．Nomanisbornwise.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）Susiehasbecomeourherobysavingourlivesfromanupcomingtrafficaccident．EveryChristmas，wevisitmyparentswholivenearly400milesawayfromus．Itisalwaysa/an19to10-hourdrive，butwealwaystryto2itbecausethat'stheonly3myparentsgettoseetheir4．Oneyear，Iwasthedriver，mywifeAdrianawasinthepassengerseat；mythreekidswereall5inthebackseat．Wetried6ourdogSusieintohercarrier，butshe7refusedtobeplacedthere，sothekidsdecidedtoputherbytheirfeet．Thatyear，wetraveledatnighttoavoidthe8holidaytraffic．Thefirstthreehourswerefine．Mythreekidswereallfastasleepinthe9seat，includingSusiewhowas10ontheirlap．Mywifeaccompaniedmeandkeptme11throughthat12fewhoursofdriving．Butbyaround1：00am，she13asleeptoo．Iwasalsoverysleepybythattime，soIstoppedatasmallstoreandtriedtowakemyselfupwithacupofcoffeewhichhelpedforseveral14．Butsoontheboringdriving15itsoon．Ihadfallenasleepatthe16whenSusie17wokemeupbyjumpingontomylap．WhenIopenedmy18，Isawtheglaringheadlightsofthetruck19towardsourcar．Iquicklydrovethecarbacktoourlane．Ihad20missedhittingthetruck．1、A．tiring B．frightening C．exciting D．encouraging2、A．catch B．make C．get D．do3、A．day B．month C．season D．time4、A．sons B．daughters C．grandchildren D．relatives5、A．seated B．buried C．a(chǎn)sleep D．a(chǎn)wake6、A．placing B．forcing C．helping D．setting7、A．slightly B．completely C．greatly D．strongly8、A．light B．busy C．heavy D．free9、A．back B．driver C．passenger D．front10、A．howling B．lying C．sitting D．crying11、A．down B．out C．up D．off12、A．last B．first C．happy D．sleepy13、A．lay B．kept C．went D．fell14、A．miles B．hours C．times D．metres15、A．stopped B．fought C．beat D．changed16、A．road B．shop C．seat D．wheel17、A．politely B．coolly C．hardly D．roughly18、A．car B．door C．eyes D．window19、A．driving B．heading C．coming D．racing20、A．narrowly B．nearly C．skillfully D．only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）MarthaMcChesneyBerry(7October1865–27February1942)wasanUnitedStateseducatorandthefounderofBerryCollegeinRome,Georgia.InMountBerry,Georgia,peoplefindagroupofschools1．(build)speciallyformountainchildren.Theschools,aswellasthemountain2．,arenamed3．MarthaBerry.MarthaBerrywasbornin1866.4．(luck)thanmostGeorgianmountainchildren,shereceivededucation.Butsheneverforgototherchildrenofthemountains5．parentscouldn'taffordtosendthemtoschool.In1902MarthaBerrystarted6．schoolwithonlyfivepupils.Now,ninetyyearslater,thereareascoreofBerryschoolsinthearea,withatotalofoveronethousandstudentsanda7．(wait)listofaboutfivethousand.MarthaBerryinherlateryearsreceivedmanymedalsandhonors8．whatshehaddoneforthepoormountainchildrenofGeorgia,andin1931she9．(name)oneofthemostimportantwomenintheUnitedStates.Sheneverstoppedworkingforthemountainchildren10．herdeathin1942.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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單間的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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。It’snoteasyforustoacceptthefactwhichwearegoingtoleaveourbelovedschool.However,wearelookedforwardtoourfuturelife.Lastnight,myfriendsandIwalkaroundourschooltalkingaboutthefunnythingsthathadbeenhappenedinthepastthreeyears.Suddenly,Igotanidea.Isaidtohimweshouldmakeadealthatwecouldgettogetherherefouryearslate.Myfriendsweresoexcitingaboutit,andtheyagreedwithme.IstartedtothinkaboutwhatIwouldbecomeinthefuture.Imaybecomingateacher,oradoctor.Ithinkdealwillhelpuskeepintouchtoeachother.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是中美夏令營的一位工作人員李華，收到美國營員Peter的電子郵件看，他在動身來中國之前，想了解一下中方給他安排的寄宿家庭的有關(guān)情況，請你根據(jù)下列信息回復(fù)郵件：1.住宿條件：住房寬敞，單人一間，可使用網(wǎng)絡(luò)2.交通情況：交通便捷，環(huán)境優(yōu)美3.飲食：女主人的廚藝非常好，也可以自己煮飯4.家人興趣：家人都懂英語，樂于交流注意：1.字?jǐn)?shù)80字左右2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)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、B2、D3、D4、D5、A6、C7、B8、D9、A10、B11、A12、B13、B14、A15、A16、C17、A18、C19、A20、A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、A3、B22、1、A2、C3、C4、A23、Iwroteabusinessplantheotherday.Igaveittomyhusbandforsuggestions.Afterreadingit,hesaid,“Idon'tthinkthisisuptoyourusualstandards.”Isaid,“Ineedmoreinformation.Whatdoesn'twork？”Hesaidhewasn'tsure.Ithentooktheletterandrereadit.Heasked,“HowaboutifIlookatitagainandmakenotesbetweenthespace？”Iagreed.AhalfhourlaterIlookedathisnotesandtoldhimhedidn'tunderstandthesituationandwhatIreallywantedtoexpress.Heshrugged(聳肩)andsaidOK.Itooktheletterandwentbacktomycomputerandagainrevisedit.AsIwaswriting,Icouldseemyletterimprovingbasedonhissuggestions.WhenIfinished,Iproudlyhandedtheletterbacktomyhusband.Hereaditforthethirdtimeandsaid,“It'sstillnotrightbutIcouldn'texactly