安徽省毛坦廠中學(xué)2025屆高考沖刺模擬英語(yǔ)試題含解析

安徽省毛坦廠中學(xué)2025屆高考沖刺模擬英語(yǔ)試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one2．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun3．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when4．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．a(chǎn)rebeingexhibitedD．a(chǎn)reexhibited5．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．a(chǎn)fter6．Whenthequestionsgotpersonalduringthetalkshow,theactress______intearsassheopenedupaboutthewoundsshesuffered.A．brokeup B．brokedown C．brokeout D．brokethrough7．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．a(chǎn)fter D．unless8．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．a(chǎn)sacredcowB．a(chǎn)HerculeantaskC．a(chǎn)Pandora'sboxD．a(chǎn)child'splay9．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose10．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault11．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what12．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten13．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently14．---Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.---__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！15．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct16．MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/17．Marynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.A．inneedof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．a(chǎn)saresultof18．—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed19．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in20．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．a(chǎn)mexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised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）AD．1:AprilFool’sPartyOnFriday,April1,InnerAffairgoesbacktothedaysoffunk!ClassesTunesfromthe1970sand1980sbyDJSDen&Sion.9p.mtilllate.Tickets:Freeentranceforthoseincostume,otherwise50yuan(US$6)Time/date:9a.m,April,1Place:InnerAffair,1/F,QiankunDasha,6SanlitunXiliujie,ChaoyangDistrictTel:(412)396-6321Fax:(412)396-6890AD．2:SailingClub；OurYoungSailor’sCourseleadstotheStage1Sailingqualification．You’11learnhowtosailsafelyandthecoursealsocoverssailingtheoryandfirstaid．Havefunwithothercoursememberafterwardsintheclubroom．Thereare10weeklytwo—hourlessons(Tuesdays6pm～8pm).OpeningHours：Tuesdays：6：00pm一8。00pmPhone：(412)396—6644Fax：(412)396—6644AD．3:The“worst”partyOrganizedbyozoneproductions,thepartyissettobe“theworstever”,withthelamestmusicfromthe1960s,1970sand1980s.Specialprizeswillbeawardedtotheworstdressedorforbadfashionsense.Tickets:FreeentranceTime/date:9a.m,April,1Place:PulaPula,TianzeLu,OrientalSevenColorsPlaza,ChaoyangDistrictTel:(412)396-6785Fax:(412)396--6243AD．4:RidingSchool：．Youcanstarthorse-ridingatanyage．Chooseprivateorgrouplessonsanyweekdaybe9amand8：30pm(3：30pmonSaturdays)．Thereare10kilometresoftracksandpathsforleisurelyridesacrossfarmlandandopencountry．Youwillneedaridinghat．OpeningHours：MondaythroughFriday：9：00am一8。30pmPhone：(412)396—6754Fax：(412)396—6752AD．5:DivingCentre：Ourexperiencedinstructorsofferone-monthcoursesindeep-seadivingforbeginners．Therearetwoeveninglessonsaweek，inwhichyoulearntobreatheunderwaterandusetheequipmentsafely．Youonlyneedaswimmingcostumeandtowel.Reducedratesforcouples.OpeningHours：MondayandFriday：6：30pm一8：30pmPhone：(412)396—6312Fax：(412)396—67061、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoAD．IandAD．3?A．Thetwopartieswillbeheldinthesameday.B．Thetwopartieswillbeheldatthesametime.C．Someoldmusicwillbeplayedattheparties.D．Theentrancefeesofthetwopartieswillnotbecharged.2、Ifyouwanttoexperienceanewactivityinthecountrysideinthemornings，youmayfaxA．(412)396--6312B．(412)396--6706C．(412)396--6752D．(412)396—68763、Youwanttodoanactivityoneeveningaweekandgetacertificateintheend，youcangotoA．AD．4:RidingSchool：B．AD．5:DivingcenterC．AD．2:SailingClubD．AD．3:The“worst”party22．（8分）ChinesetechgiantTencentHoldingsLtd,thelargestglobalgamingproviderandtheoperatorofQQ,aninstantmessagingsoftwareservice,haslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsaimedatencouragingyoungpeopletoexploretheoutsideworld,insteadofbeingcontinuouslyabsorbedonline.“QQhasbeeninthemarketfor18years,butitisnotaging,anditsapplicationhasbecomeyoungerandtrendier.WehopethatmoreyoungChinesecanusetheapptoconnectwithdifferentpeopleandviewsworldwide.Weneverworryaboutlosinggameplayers.Instead,wehopethatplayerscanactuallygoouttolearnmore,”saidLiDan,generalmanagerofmarketingdepartmentofthesocialnetworkgroupatTencent.China’sgamingmarketnetted(凈賺)salesrevenuesof218.96billionyuan($33.75billion)in2017,jumping23.1percentyear-on-year.Meanwhile,thenumberofmobilegainplayersinChinareached462million,adding10percentoverthelastyear.AccordingtoTencentthenumberofactiveusersofQQ,whoare21yearsoldoryounger,hasbeenincreasing,andtheytendtousetheappforalongertime.StartingMay22oflastyear,QQorganizedfreetripsforyoungpeopletoGalapagos,Namibia,SpainandtheAntarctic,butitdidn’trevealthespecificamountitcontributedtothosetrips.Duringeachtrip,itselectedthreetofourparticipantsfromthosewhouploadedvideosandmadespecifictravelplansonline.Thefinalistsstandoutwiththeirclearvideostatementsandtheirenthusiasmaboutgoingonadventures.“Tencent’sapproachappearstobecontradictorywithitsowninterests.But,infact,thisisconsistentwiththecompany’slong-termgrowthstrategyandwillpromoteitsbusinessbyestablishingagoodsocialimage,”saidNeilWang,presidentofconsultingfirmFrost&SullivaninChina.1、Tencenthaslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsto_______.A．bringinmoreprofitsB．increasethenumberofitsgameusersC．makeyoungChineseuseitsappwhileexploringnatureD．encourageyoungsterstoconnectmorewiththeoutsideworld2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．QQwasstartedintheearly1990s.B．Tencentisnotworriedaboutthelossofgameusers.C．ThepublicknewhowmuchTencentspentontheexploringtrips.D．ThenumberofmobilegameplayersinChinalastyearwasabout462million.3、ThosechosentogoonthetripsbyTencent________.A．a(chǎn)repeoplefromdifferentagegroupsB．canbeofferedachancetogoabroadC．shoulduploadvideostointroducethemselvesD．havetopayfortheirownfoodandaccommodation4、Fromthelastphragraph,wecaninfertheattitudeofNeilWangtowardsTencent’sapproachis________.A．a(chǎn)pprovingB．criticalC．unclearD．skeptical23．（8分）Manyyearsago,peoplereliedonthesun,themoonandstarstofindtheirwayaround.Later,thecompasswasintroduced.Andnow,wehavesatnav（衛(wèi)星導(dǎo)航）systemstoguideus.Asatnavsystemusesgroupsofsatellitestoshowtheuser’slocation.Theysendinformationtoareceiver,suchasasmartphone,toshowuswhereweare.TheearliestbuiltsatnavsystemistheGlobalPositioningSatelliteSystem,whichbelongstotheUS.ThenthereisRussia’sGlobalNavigationSatellitesystem，theEuropeanUnion’sGalileoandChina’sownsatellitenavigationsystem,Beidou.OnOctober18,2017,anARJ21-700plane,whichwasthefirstdomestically（國(guó)內(nèi)地）producedjetequippedwiththeBeidounavigationsystem,successfullycompletedatestflight.TheresultsshowedtheperformanceofthesystemdevelopedbyChinamatchesthatofsimilarsystemsproducedabroad,accordingtotheCommercialAircraftCorporationofChina.Sinceitsintroductionin2000,theBeidounavigationsystemhasbeenincreasingnumbersofapplicationslinkedtoeverydaylife,fromsharedbikestofarming.Whenitcomestosharedbikes,smartlocksthatsupportBeidouchipsoffermoreaccuratepositioningthanothers,makingiteasiertofindabike.FarmerscanuseBeidou-enabledtractorstoplow（犁）thesoilanduseunmannedaircraftwithBeidoutosowseeds,whichcanimproveefficiencyandmakebetteruseofresources.Beidou’sfarmingapplicationshavespreadfromHeilongjiangProvincetoBeijing,Liaoning,Shanxi,HubeiandotherregionsacrossChina.Withitsmanyuses,theBeidounavigationsystemisevenplayingabigroleintheBeltandRoadInitiative（一帶一路）.“Todate,theBeidousystemhascoveredmostpartsoftheAsia-Pacificregion,aswellascountriesalongtheSilkRoadEconomicBeltandthe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad,”saidYangChangfeng,chiefdesigneroftheBeidousystem.Today,therearemorethan20Beidousatellitesaboveourheads,andChinaplanstolaunchevenmorethisyeartoexpandtheBeidounetworktobetterservetheBeltandRoadInitiative.“AsBeidouexpandsitsoverseasreach,itwillbeincreasinglypopularinthelogistics（物流）industry,”saidMiaoQianjun,SecretaryGeneralofthenavigationservicesassociation.“Ships,forexample,canuseittopositionthemselveswhilesailingacrossoceanstoEuropeancountries,nolongerlimitedtoSoutheastAsianregionsinthenearfuture.1、Whatisthepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Tocomparesomemodernsatnavsystems.B．Todescribethebenefitsofsatnavsystems.C．Totellushowsatnavsystemswerecreated.D．Tointroducesomesatnavsystemsandtheirfunctions.2、WhatcanweknowabouttheBeidounavigationsystemaccordingtothearticle?A．Itwasusedsuccessfullyinanewjetplane.B．Itismorepowerfulthanothersatnavsystems.C．ItwasintroducedtoChinaonOctober,2017.D．Itwasn’tusedinoureverydaylifeuntilrecently.3、Accordingtothearticle,theBeidounavigationsystemisalreadywidelyusedfor_______.A．plowingthesoilandsowingseedsB．improvingtheefficiencyofnetworkC．producingmoresmartlocksforsharedbikesD．navigatingshipsacrossoceanstoEuropeancountries4、WhatisMiaoQianjun’sattitudetowardthefutureoftheBeidousystem?A．Worried.B．Casual.C．Positive.D．Doubtful.24．（8分）TheWorldMonumentsFund(WMF)isagroupthatidentifies(確認(rèn))andhelpstosaveimportantstructuresandlandareasaroundtheworld.Recently,theWMFlisted93endangeredplacesin47countries.Hereareafewoftheplacesonthelist.TheRicePaddies(稻田)inthePhilippinesThesepaddieswerestartedinthe1600sandhavebeenusedforabout400years.Theyweredugfromasteep,rockymountainsidebypeoplewholivedintheareabeforemodemmachineswereinvented.TheWMFwantstopreservethepaddiesbecausetheyareexamplesofadvancedengineeringandbuildingbyfarmerswhohadthesimplesttools.Thepaddiesalsoshowthecleverwaysthatsomepeopleusedwhentheywerefarminghundredsofyearsago.TheDesertCastlesofUzbekistanDesertcastlesandfortsrisefromthesandyplainsofUzbekistan,anationincentralAsia.Someofthemudstructuresare2-600yearsold.Overtheyears,hundredsoffortswerebuilttohelpprotectfarmersfrominvaders.Nowthestructuresarccrumbling(坍塌)duetocenturiesofexposuretothewind.Italy’sGhostTownInthe1950s,partsofthetownofCracoweredamagedbyearthquake.Then,in1963,ahugelandslideforced1,800residentstoleavethetownforanearbyvalley.Itwasthefirsttimein1,200yearsthatnoonehadlivedthere.Theearthquakesstoppedinthe1970s,butitsresidentsneverreturned.TheemptybutbeautifultownhasbecomeafavoriteofHollywoodmovie-makers,withwhomitisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.AMarketinBahrainThis200-year-oldcoveredbuildingisanimportantpanoflifeforpeopleinBahrain,acityintheMiddleEast.Severalsmallermarkersareplacedunderoneroof.Someoftheoriginalbuildingstillstands,thoughmuchofithasbeenchanged.Today,somepeoplearethinkingabouttearingdowntheoldbuildingandputtingupanewshoppingcenterinitsplace.1、RicepaddieshavebeenplacedonthelistbytheWMFbecausethey.A．a(chǎn)retheoldestpaddiesintheworldB．a(chǎn)retheonlyremaininghand-dugpaddiesC．showtheachievementsoffannerswithoutusingmodemmachinesD．a(chǎn)rctheoriginalsourceoffanners’simpletools2、Whichoftheplacesmentionedinthetexthasthelongesthistory?A．ThericepaddiesinthePhilippines.B．ThedesertcastlesofUzbekistan.C．Italy’sghosttown.D．ThemarketinBahrain.3、MoreandmorepeoplearegettingtoknowCracobecauseof.A．itsghostmysteryB．itsuniquesceneryC．itsterribleclimateD．itsfunctionasamovielocation4、Fromthetext,onecanlearnthat.A．naturaldisastershappenedfrequentlyinCracointhepastB．theresidentsleftCracobecauseoftheterribleearthquakesC．thereare47membercountriesintheWMFD．thedesertcastlesaremainlyusedtoensurethesecurityofUzbekistannow25．（10分）Iusedtobelievecourtesywasathingofthepast.VeryseldomhaveIencounteredacourteoushumanbeinginthismodernera.Recently,Ihadtochangemythinking,whenIcamefacetofacewithjustsuchahumanbeinginacoffeeplace,withmytwodaughters.Theplacewascrowdedasusualandwehadtoclimbsteepstairsinordertofindanemptytable.Afterenjoyingcoffeeandsnacks,wewentdownthenarrowstairs,wheretherewashardlyanyspaceforanotherpersontoeitherclimbuporcomedown.JustasIwasinthemiddleofthestairs,agentlemanenteredthemainentranceoftherestaurantwhichwasrightinfrontofthestaircase.IwassureIwouldbepushedroughlybythismangoingup.IkeptcomingdownasfastasIcould.Mydaughterswerealreadydown,lookingupatmeworriedly,hopingIwouldreachthembeforethestrangerstartedwalkingupthestairs,knowingIwasanervoussort.Nearlyreachingthem,Inoticedthemanstillstandingnearthedoor.Ireachedmydaughtersandpassedthestrangerattheentrancedoorwhichhekeptholdingopen.Ilookedbackthinkinghewasstillatthedoor,decidingwhethertogoinorfindanotherlesscrowdedplace.Isawhimgoingupthestairs,twoatatime.Itoldmydaughtersaboutitandallthreeofusfeltbadthatwedidnoteventhankthecourteousgentlemanwhowasactuallyholdingthedooropenforusladiestopassthroughbeforegoingup.Suchwellmanneredpeoplearehardtofindthesedays,whenpushingisverycommoninouradvancedbutaggressivesociety.Weapplaudedforhischivalry(騎士精神).1、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthemanatthefirstsightofhim?A．Hewasinahurry.B．Hewouldwaitforher.C．Hewouldcrossherrudely.D．Hewasamanwithgoodmanners.2、Whydidtheauthor’sdaughtersworryabouther?A．Shewastoooldtowalkfast.B．Shewaseasytobedisturbed.C．Shetookuptoomuchspace.D．Shefocusedtoomuchontheman.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutthemanfromParagraph4?A．Hemightbeawaiterofthecafé.B．Hemighthaveanurgentbusinesstodo.C．Hefellinlovewithoneoftheauthor’sdaughters.D．Hewouldholdthedooropenforall.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）Conservationistsarebreeding(飼養(yǎng))lionsintheSouthernAfricannationofZimbabwe.Thewildlifeexpertshopetoincreasethelionpopulationtokeepthegreatcatsfrom1.Insomeareas,lionsandhumanbeingsare2controlofland.Researchersbelievesomethingmustbedonequicklyto3theanimals.TheAfricanLionandEnvironmentalResearchTrust(ALERT)hasmorethan1004initsbreedingprogram.AntelopeParkFarmisoneoftwositesALERToperatesinZimbabwe.GaryJonesheadstheAntelopeParkFarm.HesaysALERThasbecomeinvolved5asharpdropinthenumberoflions.Hisgroupbelievesthishasbeen6mainlybyhumans.Therearemorepeoplemovingtothisareaeveryyear.Thelionshave7landonwhichtolive.GaryJonessaysthedecreaseinthelionpopulationaffectsthewhole8.HeaddsthatotherAfricannationsarealsoseeingthe9effectsofthis.Therearecountries,10incentralandnorthAfrica,wherethelionpopulationhasreacheda(n)11level.Burundi,acountryofeast-centralAfrica,forinstance,doesnothavelionsinitsnationalparks.It12wantstohavelionsreintroducedbackintoitsnationalparks.Thereasonisthatwhenyoutakethelionoutoftheequation(平衡),suddenlyyougetall13thingsstarthappeningwiththebalanceof14.Forexample,yougettoomanyprey(獵物)species,likegiraffesandzebras.TheUnitedNations’FoodandAgricultureOrganizationsays15animalsarethreatenedwhenfarmerstryto16theirplantsoranimals.ReneCzudekworksfortheUNagency.Hesayshisorganizationhas17ahuman-wildlifetoolkit(成套工具)thatsomecountriesareusingtoreduce18betweenhumanandwildlife.“Infactthetoolkitisakindofinstrumentthatextensionworkerscanusewiththe19—explaintothemhowwildlifebehaves,andthenshowthemwhattheriskybehaviorsare,andhowtheyshould20theirfieldsaccordingly,”Mr.Czudeksaid.1、A．disappearing B．a(chǎn)ttacking C．changing D．a(chǎn)rriving2、A．waitingfor B．cheeringfor C．competingfor D．lookingfor3、A．train B．observe C．catch D．save4、A．giraffes B．lions C．zebras D．a(chǎn)ntelopes5、A．insteadof B．becauseof C．inplaceof D．inspiteof6、A．known B．studied C．caused D．prevented7、A．less B．worse C．more D．better8、A．environment B．background C．industry D．position9、A．immediate B．possible C．magical D．disastrous10、A．usually B．finally C．gradually D．particularly11、A．a(chǎn)cceptable B．worrying C．reasonable D．necessary12、A．frequently B．simply C．naturally D．desperately13、A．small B．similar C．strange D．ideal14、A．nature B．body C．power D．trade15、A．live B．wild C．large D．trapped16、A．protect B．move C．use D．improve17、A．putupwith B．caughtupwith C．comeupwith D．keptupwith18、A．pressure B．distance C．speed D．conflict19、A．farmers B．workers C．gardeners D．experts20、A．clear B．water C．find D．plan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）JohnAllen,anAmericanscientistoncesaid,“TheInternetistheworld's1．(large)library,butallthebooksinitareonthefloor！”Whathemeant2．(be)thattheInternetisfullofinformationbutitcanbedifficulttofind3．youreallyneed.TheInternethasanother4．(advantage).Anyonecancreateawebsite,soyoucanfindwebsitesaboutwhateveryoucanimagine.Unfortunately,alotofwhat5．(write)onthemisn'talwaystrue!Atthesametime,theInternetprovidesmanyotherthings.Onsomewebsites,youcandownloadmusicandfilms.Theyareusuallyverycheapandsomeareevenfree.Onsomeotherwebsites,youcanconnectwithpeople6．a(chǎn)llovertheworld.Andtherearesomegreatonlineshops,too.ItistruethattheInternet7．(change)thewayweworkandcommunicatesofar.Butweshouldn'tdependon8．toomuch.Somepeoplearealsoafraidthat9．(surf)theInternethastakentheplaceofotherhealthieractivities，10．(especial)foryoungpeople.Whetheryouloveitorhateit,though,you'dbettergetusedtoitbecauseit'srightheretostay.第四部分寫(xiě)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(xiě)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(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)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。MyfriendMaryisinterestedinChinesecharacters.OnedaysheaskedforaChinesecharacter“美”onmepaper,“Whatdoesthismean?”