2022屆廣東省中山等七校聯(lián)合體重點高考英語考前最后一卷預(yù)測卷含解析

2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷考前須知：.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。.回答選擇題時，選出每題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。.第一局部（共20小題，每題1.5分，總分值30分）AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especiallythatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A.theoneB.oneC.theonesD.thoseWhenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher.myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks.A.InhonorofB.IncaseofC.IntermsofD.Inreturnfor一Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,19msotired.Ianearlynight.A.haveB.amhavingC.havehadD.hadE-shopping,whenproperly,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.A.doneB.doingC.todoD.isdoneItwasreportedthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdonottakemedicinedirected,hasdrawndoctor'sattention.A.when;itB.as;whatC.as;whichD.that;andNotevenwhenthroughthedarkestvalleybeafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A.doIwalk;willIB.doIwalk;IwillC.Iwalk;IwillD.Iwalk;willIItseemslatetosayanything.Weprobablyitifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A.wouldhavegotB.wouldgetC.hadgotD.got一Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?一IafterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A.havelookedB.waslookingC.wouldlookD.hadlookedThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A.which;whereB.where;whatC.that;whatD.when;whichMarylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays,shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.when—Hi,Johnson,anyideawhereSusanis?-Itisclasstime,sosheintheclassroomnow.A.canbeB,musthavebeenAdamKempenaarjusttellstheirlistenersoldmovies.A.canbeTheMothisavailableonlyinNewYork.第三局部語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每題1.5分，總分值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正確選項.26.（30分）Canyouchangetheworld?Yesyoucan!Oneofmyfriendswrotemealetterafewweeksago.Hislifewasfullofproblemsand].Hewaslowonhope.Heendedhislettertomewiththis2："Wecan'treallychangethiscrazyworldwelivein,canwe?answeredhimimmediatelywiththese3："Yes,we4can!”Icanstillrememberhowsomeonechangedmyworld.Shewasthemusicteacheratmyelementaryschool,the5atourchurch,andafamilyfriend.Iwascrazyaboutherandwantedto6hermorethananything.However,1hadno7foranyinstrumentandmysingingwasquite8thoughIwasenthusiastic.Onedaysheletmetryplayingherguitar.Ididmybestbutcouldonlyplayanoteortwo.WhenIwasdonej9myhead.nIguessIamnotverygoodJItoldher.Shelookedatmewithherkindeyes,10,andsaid:nWeareallgoodatsomething.Youjustneedto11whatyouaregoodat.Thenyoucan12itwiththeworld.nThosesimplewordschangedme.Theyplantedaseedinmysoulthat13togrowtothisday.Theymademe14thatIhadsomethingtogivetoothers.Ihadsomethinggoodinsideandthatcouldchangethisworldforthe15.1justhadtofindit,16itoutandshareitAndthatiswhatIhavetriedtodoalloftheyearssincethat_17day.Youcanchangetheworldandmakeitbettereverysingledayofyourlife.Youcanchangeit,onechoice,oneperson,andonekind18atatime.Allyouhavetodoisshareyourgoodness.19youhavetodoismakeyourlovegreat!Livewell!Dogood!20theworld!1、A.worriesB.excitementsC.surprisesD.interests2、A.problemB.matterC.answerD.question3、A.idiomsB.wordsC.decisionsD.assessments4、A.certainlyB.suddenlyC.merelyD.ever5、A.workerB.doctorC.guitaristD.cleaner6、A.helpB.impressC.instructD.challenge7、A.mannerB.respectC.luckD.talent8、A.popularB.awesomeC.awfulD.sweet9、A.raisedB.loweredC.usedD.kept10、,A.smiledB.sighedC.sangD.cried11、,A.setupB.takeupC.putforwardD.findout12、A.PlayB.mixC.shareD.provide13、A.failsB.refusesC.continuesD.agrees14、A.regretB.realizeC.denyD.declare15、A.richerB.worseC.widerD.better16、A.setB.giveC.bringD.put17、A.importantB.insignificantC.extraD.stressful18、A.teacherB.friendC.invitationD.act19、A.AllB.MuchC.MostD.Nothing20、A.ProtectB.ChangeC.CreateD.Save第二節(jié)（每題L5分，總分值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。（15分）AfewweeksagoIwasatthecornershop,andtherestood1^oldladyinfrontofmeinline.Sheseemedvery2.（confuse）whenthecashieraskedhertopay$38.Shehadabout$5inherwallet,andshebegantocry.Thecashierbecamevery3.（patient）andtoldherthatshecouldn'tbuytheitemsbecauseshedidn'thaveenoughmoney.SoItoldthecashiernottoworryaboutit,andthatIwouldpaythedifference.Afterwards,Ipaid4,mygroceriesandleftthestore.WhenIgotoutside,thelady5.（stand）there.Iaskedherwhatwaswrong.Shesaidthatshecouldn'tremember6.shelived,andshebegantocryagain.Justthen,acarpulledandawomanjumpedoutofthecar.7^wasthislady'sdaughter.ShetoldmethathermomhadAlzheimer'sDisease（老年癡呆癥）.Thenthedaughternoticedthathermotherhadthreebagsof8.（grocery）andwonderedhowshemanagedtopayforit.ItoldherthatIhadpaidforit.Thedaughterwantedtopaymeback,9.Irefused.Ibelieve10.（make）othersfeelgoodmakesmefeelgood.第四局部寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（總分值10分）（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（八），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的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Oneday,Isatincomfortsinmygrandparents9house,enjoyingtherainoutsidethewindoworthecartoonfilmTomandJerrywithmygrandfather>Eatoneofmygrandmother^fresh,tastypies,Iseeamonkeysuddenlyswingontothebarsonourdoor>Mygrandfatherencouragedmeofferitmypie;itgentleacceptedthegift、Thro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Jerry'sadventuretogether,astonishingattheharmonywhatexistsbetweenhumansandanimalsinourworld、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（總分值25分）（25分）假定你是李華，暑假參加了澳大利亞游學(xué)活動，回國后給hostfamily的女主人Helen寫一封信表示感謝,要點如下：.感謝他們一家的照顧；.提供游學(xué)體會；.詢問你寄的禮物（漢語詞典）是否收到；.邀請他們一家來中國游覽。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考答案第一局部（共20小題，每題L5分，總分值30分）ADBACDABBCDBBDAC17、C18、C19、B20、D第二局部閱讀理解（總分值40分）閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最正確選項。1、B2、C3、C4、A1、B2、C3、B4、C5、B1、B2、A3、C4、D1、ATOC\o"1-5"\h\zCDC1、C2、A3、B第三局部語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每題L5分，總分值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正確選項.1、A2、D3、B4、A5、C6、B7、D8、C9、B10、A11、D12、C13、C14、B15、D16、C17、A18、D19、A20、B第二節(jié)（每題L5分，總分值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。1.anconfusedimpatientforstood/wasstandingwhereItgroceriesbutmaking第四局部寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（總分值10分）28、1、comforts—>comfortor—and3、Eat—Eating4、see—>saw5、offer前加togentle一gentlyhis一my8、去掉anastonishing—>astonishedwhat—>that/which第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（總分值25分）29nDearHelen,Fvearrivedhomesafeandsound.Imissyousomuch,andIwanttosay“thankyou"toyourwholefamily.Itwasyourhelpandkindnessthatmademystayinyourcountrysoenjoyable.ThebeautifulsceneryandrichtraditionalAustraliancultureimpressedmealot.Andbycommunicatingwithyouaswellasotherlocals,IpracticedmyoralEnglishsooftenthatIcanspeakasfluentlyasanativespeakernow.WhatameaningfulandunforgettableexperienceI'vegot!HaveyoureceivedtheChinesedictionary?It*sagiftforyou.1hopeitwillbeofhelptoyouinChineselearning.I'mkeenlyexpectingyoutocometoChinasoon.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHuaC.mighthavebeenD.shouldbeAfterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe?A.wasusedtoB.usedtobeC.wasusedtobeingD.usedtoWhenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople'stravelmoreconvenientregularspecialparticularunusual一Whafsup?Youlookworried.一Well,Iontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven'tgotasingleclue.A.haveworkedB.workedC.willworkD.havebeenworkingLaughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A.increasingB.toincreaseC.havingincreasedD.beingincreased一WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJamesadmirationforherwasobvious.A.whoB.thatC.whoseD.whomAdvertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A.todeliverB.deliveredC.tobedeliveredD.delivering—Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the??一No.ItwassodifficultthathehavepasseditA.shouldnlB.mustn'tC.couldn11D.wouldn'tSomeofthem,inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A.tobebornandbroughtupB.bornandbroughtupC.havingbornandbroughtupD.havingbeenbornandbroughtup—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.一Oh,it'stoobad.Youhavemadefullpreparations.A.mustB.canC.wouldD.should第二局部閱讀理解（總分值40分）閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最正確選項。（6分）WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear.ItwassetupbytheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization（UNESCO）in1995toencouragepeople,especiallyteenagers,todiscoverthepleasureofreading.Itisalsothedaytohonorgreatwriters,forexample9WilliamShakespeare,bornordeadonthatday.ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDay.TakeUKasanexample.Onthatday,millionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksofspecialprice,amuchlowerpricethanusuabinanybookstore.Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998.WorldBookDayisalsocelebratedinChina.OurFormerPremierWenJiabao,abookworm,whodoeslotsofreadingeveryday,hascalledonpeopletodomorereading.Hesuggestedthatyoungpeopleshouldspendmoretimereading."Bookscannotchangetheworld,butpeoplecanchangetheworldbychangingthemselvesthroughreading/9hesaid.Whydopeoplelikereading?Onebigadvantageisthatreadinghelpsusbecomemoreknowledgeableandmoreintelligent.Also,readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscienceandtechnology.Besides,readinggivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.Whenweread,wemayfindmanythingsthatareunfamiliartous.Wewouldhavetouseourbraintothinkaboutthemordomorereadingtofindouttheanswers.Themoreweread,themoreweknow.Whafsmore,readingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguagelikeEnglish.HReadingmakesafullman”(Bacon,1597).Books,magazines9newspapersandotherkindsofmaterialscanhelpustoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.Soitisnecessaryforustospendtimeonreadingeveryday.1、WorldBookDaywassetupinordertoencouragepeopleto?A.buymorebooksB.domorereadingC.learnforeignlanguagesD.knowmoreaboutscience2、IntheUK,whatwillschoolchildrendoonWorldBookDay?Theywillgiveawaysomebookstothosepoorfamilies5children.Theywillgotothelibraryinordertoreadasmanybooksaspossible.Theywillbuybooksofmuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstore.TheywillorganizesomeactivitiesinmemoryofWilliamShakespeare.3、Howmanyadvantagesofreadingarementionedinthepassage?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.4、Theunderlinedwords“abookworm“inParagraph2probablymean.apersonwholovesreadingB.apersonwholikesreadingC.apersonwholovescollectingD?apersonwholikesbuyingbooks(8分)Tomappearedonthesidewalkwithabucketofwhitewashandalong-handledbrush.HestoppedbythefenceinfrontofthehousewherehelivedwithhisauntPolly.Helookedatit,andalljoylefthim.Thefencewaslongandhigh.Heputthebrushintothewhitewashandmoveditalongthetopofthefence.Herepeatedtheoperation.Hefelthecouldnotcontinueandsatdown.Heknewthathisfriendswouldarrivesoonwithallkindsofinterestingplansfortheday.Theywouldwalkpasthimandlaugh.TheywouldmakejokesabouthishavingtoworkonabeautifulsummerSaturday.Thethoughtburnedhimlikefire.Heputhishandintohispocketsandtookoutallthatheowned.Perhapshecouldfindsomewaytopaysomeonetodothewhitewashingforhim.Buttherewasnothingofvalueinhispockets-nothingthatcouldbuyevenhalfanhouroffreedom.Soheputthebitsoftoysbackintohispocketsandgaveuptheidea.Atthisdarkandhopelessmoment,awonderfulideacametohim.Itfilledhismindwithagreat,brightlight.Calmlyhepickedupthebrushandstartedagaintowhitewash.WhileTomwasworking,BenRogersappeared.Benwaseatinganappleashewalkedalongthestreet.Ashewalkedalongit,hewasmakingnoiseslikethesoundofariverboat.Firstheshoutedloudly,likeaboatcaptain.Thenhesaid"Ding—Dong—Dong”,uDing—Dong—Dong,9againandagain,likethebellofariverboat.Andhemadeotherstrangenoises.WhenhecameclosetoTom,hestopped.Tomwentonwhitewashing.HedidnotlookatBen.Benstaredamomentandthensaid:"Hello!I'mgoingswimming,butyoucan'tgo,canyou?”Noanswer.Tommovedhisbrushcarefullyalongthefenceandlookedattheresultwiththeeyeofanartist.Bencamenearer.Tom'smouthwateredfortheapple,buthekeptonworking.Bensaid,“Hello,oldfellow,you'vegottowork,hey?”Tomturnedsuddenlyandsaid,"Why,ifsyou,Ben!Iwasn'tnoticing.”“Say-I'mgoingswimming.Don'tyouwishyoucould?Butofcourseyou'dratherwork—wouldn'tyou?Ofcourseyouwould.”Tomlookedattheboyabit,andsaid,"Whatdoyoucallwork?”“Why,isn'tthatwork?”Tomwentbacktohiswhitewashing,andansweredcarelessly.“Well,maybeitis,andmaybeitisn't.AllIknowis,itsuitsTomSawyer."“Ohcome,now,youdon'tmeantosaythatyoulikeit?”Thebrushcontinuedtomove.“Likeit?Well,Idon'tseewhyIshouldn'tlikeit.Doesaboygetachancetowhitewashafenceeveryday?”Benstoppedeatinghisapple.Tommovedhisbrushbackandforth,steppedbacktolookattheresult,addedatouchhereandthere,andsteppedbackagain.Benwatchedeverymoveandgotmoreandmoreinterested.Soonhesaid,“Say,Tom,letmewhitewashalittle.”Tomthoughtforamoment,andwasabouttoagree,buthechangedhismind.“No—no—itwon'tdo,Ben.Yousee,AuntPollywantsthisfencetobeperfect.Ithasgottobedoneverycarefully.Idon'tthinkthereisoneboyinathousand,maybetwothousand,thatcandoitwellenough.”“No—isthatso?Ohcome,now—letmejusttry.Onlyjustalittle.”“Ben,I'dliketo,butifitisn'tdoneright,I'mafraidAuntPolly“Oh,rilbecareful.Nowletmetry.Say一rilgiveyouthecoreofmyapple.”“Well,here—No,Ben,nowdon't.I'mafraid??.”“Pllgiveyouallofit."Tomgaveupthebrushwithunwillingnessonhisface,butjoyinhisheart.AndwhileBenworkedatthefenceinthehotsun,Tomsatunderatree,eatingtheapple,andplanninghowtogetmorehelp.Therewereenoughboys.Eachonecametolaugh,butremainedtowhitewash.BythetimeBenwastired,TomsoldthenextchancetoBillyforakite;andwhenBillywastired,Johnnyboughtitforadeadrat-andsoon,hourafterhour.Andwhenthemiddleoftheafternooncame,Tomhadwonmanytreasures.Andhehadnotworked.Hehadhadaniceidletimeallthetime,withplentyofcompany,andthefencehadbeenwhitewashedthreetimes.Ifhehadn'trunoutofwhitewash,Tomwouldhaveownedeverythingbelongingtohisfriends.Hehaddiscoveredagreatlawofhumanaction,namely,thatinordertomakeamanoraboywantathing,itisonlynecessarytomakethethingdifficulttoget.InHowmanycharactersarementionedinthisstory?A.4B.5C.6D.72、WhydidTomtakeallhisbitsoftoysoutofhispockets?A.BecausehewastiredandwantedtoplaywithhistoysBecausehewantedtothrowhistoysawayBecausehewantedtoknowifhecouldbuyhelpwithhistoysBecausehewantedtogivehistoystohisfriendsTomwasabouttoagreetoletBenwhitewashwhenhechangedhismindbecause?TomwantedtodothewhitewashingbyhimselfTomplannedtomakeBengiveuphisapplefirstTomwasunwillingtoletBendothewhitewashingTomwasafraidBenwoulddothewhitewashingbetter4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.TomwasinterestedinwhitewashingthefenceTomhadalotoffriendswhoarereadytohelpothersTomwasunwillingtowhitewashthefence,buthemanagedtoletotherboysdoitforhimTomwasgoodatwhitewashingthefence,sohelookedattheresultofworkwiththeeyeofanartist5、WhatmadeBenRogerseagerlygiveuphisappleandoffertobrushthefenceforTom?Hiswarmheartandkindnesstofriends.HiscuriosityaboutTom'sbrushingjob.C.Tom'sthreat.D.AuntPolly'sidea.6、Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?TheHappyWhitewasherTomAndHisFellowsWhitewashingAFenceHowToMakeTheThingsDifficultToGet23.（8分）CantrainingYourWorkingMemoryMakeYouSmarter?Wewouldallliketoincreaseourcognitive（認(rèn)知的）abilitybeyondthelimitssetbyMotherNature.Soit'snowonderthatbrain-trainingprogrammes—whichtypicallyfocusontrainingourworkingmemory-areamultibillion-dollarindustry.Butcanthiskindoftrainingreallymakeussmarter?Cognitivetrainingseesthebrainasakindofmusclethatcanbemadestrongerwiththerightkindofpractice.Itconsistsoftasksorgamescarriedoutoncomputersorsmartphones.Despitemuchresearch,therehassofarbeennoagreementaboutitseffectiveness.Somethinkthatcognitivetrainingincreasesabroadrangeofcognitiveabilities,whileotherslessoptimistic.Yetwedoknowthatsomecognitiveskills,suchasworkingmemoryandintelligence,tendtogotogetherandarepredictorsofreal-lifeskillssuchasworkperformance.Thus,trainingonecognitiveskillmightleadtoanimprovementinmanyothercognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Thatisexactlytheunderlyinghypothesis（假設(shè)）onwhichworking-memorytrainingisbased.Totestthishypothesis,weexaminedallthestudiesaboutworking-memorytrainingwecouldfindwithnormallydevelopingchildren:26experimentsand1,601totalparticipants.Childrenrepresentanidealtestgroup:duringchildhood,skillsarestillatthebeginningoftheirdevelopment.Thus,cognitivetrainingismorelikelytosucceedwithchildrenthanadults.TheresultswereverycleanWorking-memorytrainingdidnotshowanyeffectonchildren'sfluidintelligence,aperson'sabilitytosolvenewproblemsandadapttonewsituations.Itdidn'tinfluencetheiracademicachievementorothercognitiveabilities,either.Theonlyreliableeffectwasthatchildrengotbetteratwhattheytrainedtodo.Nomore,noless.Soperformingworking-memorytasksdoesseemtomakeyoubetteratdoingthem.Nonetheless,thefactthatparticipantsgotbetteratsuchtasksdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheirworking-memoryabilityincreased.Theymayjusthavelearnthowtoperformthatparticulartypeoftask.Theresultsdoindicatethattheuseofworking-memorytrainingprogramsasaneducationaltoolisfruitless.Moregenerally,togetherwithotherresearch,theresultscontributetodisprovingcognitivetrainingcompaniespromisesofabetterbrain.Theresultshaveevenmoreimportantimplicationstheoretically.Theyquestionthehypothesisthattraininggeneralcognitivemechanismscanaffectothercognitiveorreal-lifeskills.Beyondworking-memorytraining,otherrecentstudieshaveshowntheimprovingcognitiveskillsoutsidemusic-includingacademicskills.However,thesenegativeresultsmustnotdiscourageusfromtrainingourcognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Wejusthavetobeawareoftheactuallimitationsofsuchpracticeinareasoutsidewhatweareactuallytraining.Butthatdoesn'tmeanweshouldn'tdoit-themostefficientwaytodevelopaskillis,afterall,totrainthatskill.Tofindouttheeffectofworkingmemorytraining,theauthor?madesomescientificstudiesreviewedthepreviousresearchcompareddifferenttestgroupsgotsomechildreninvolvedintheexperiment2、Childrenjoiningintheexperimentswereableto.dobetterinthefieldwheretheyaretrainedobtaingreateracademicachievementsadjusttonewsituationsquicklysucceedwhentheydealwithreallifeproblems3、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthecognitivetraining?A.PessimisticB.DisapprovingC.ObjectiveD.OptimisticCognitivetrainingislikelytoaccordingtothepassage.discoverthesecretsofhumanmindsmakeone'sbrainstrongerbywayofpracticeearnagoodnameforthetrainingcompanybringmuchprofittothetrainingcompanies24.（8分）Quietlysittingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard'sannouncements.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit'stherecordedmessageortheguard'smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit'softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,uGoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou'llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall'srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou'regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard'sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,uYes,yyyyes.”"Well,IreallyappreciateyourannouncementThankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit?”Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforso