安徽省蚌埠田家炳2023學(xué)年高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。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(wú)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(jié)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．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when2．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware-housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．a(chǎn)chievement B．reputationC．character D．standard3．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood4．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare5．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where6．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased7．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven8．Theteachercameintotheclassroom_______byhisstudents.A．following B．tobefollowing C．followed D．havingfollowed.9．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a10．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout11．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed12．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place13．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether14．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing15．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this16．Theuseofcomputershasmade______possibleformorepeopletoworkathome.A．it B．that C．which D．what17．AlthoughJaneagreeswithmeonmostpoints,therewasoneonwhichshewasunwillingto______.A．giveout B．giveinC．giveaway D．giveoff18．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who19．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever20．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.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）We’veallbeenthere:thosetimesyouneedtoargueyourpointofviewtosomeonewhoyouknowdisagreeswithyou.Youimmediatelygotoyourkeyboardandstarttotypeoutthat280-charactertweet,theFacebookreply,oraparagraphs-longemail.Surelythereason,logic,andstrongpowerofyourwrittenwordswillconvincewhoeveritiswhodisagreeswithyoutoseeyourpointofview.Butnewresearchsuggestsadifferentidea.ThatresearchwasconductedbyJulianaSchroeder,assistantprofessorofUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andhercolleagues.InSchroeder’sstudyofalmost300people,participantswereaskedtowatch,listen,andreadargumentsaboutsubjectstheyagreedordisagreedwith.Theywereaskedtojudgethecharacterofthecommunicatorandthequalityoftheargument.Schroeder’steamfoundthattheparticipantswhowatchedorlistenedtothecommunicatorwerelessdismissive(抵觸的)oftheirclaimsthanwhentheyreadthatcommunicator’ssameargument.Theideaforherstudycamefromanewspaperarticleaboutapolitician.Oneofusreadaspeechthatwasprintedinanewspaperfromapoliticianwithwhomhestronglydisagreed.Thenextweek,heheardtheexactsamespeechplayingonaradiostation.Hewasshockedbyhowdifferenthisreactionwastowardthepoliticianwhenhereadthespeechcomparedtowhenheheardit.Whenhereadthestatement,thepoliticianseemedidiotic,butwhenhehearditspoken,thepoliticianactuallysoundedreasonable.Sointheworkplace,speakingtosomeoneinpersonofteninvolvesnothingmorethanwalkingafewdoorsdowntotheiroffice.Andthat’sexactlywhatyoushoulddoifyouneedtoconvincethatbossorcolleagueofwhyyourblueprintforthecompanyorprojectistherightone.Onlyasalastwayshouldyoutrytocommunicatewithsomeonewhoyoudisagreewithoversocialmedia.Twitter’slimitedtextallowanceandsocialmediausers’shortattentionmakearguingyourpointanuphillbattle.1、What’stheresultoftheresearch?A．Writtenwordsaremorelogicalandreasonable.B．Peopleprefertocommunicatewithkeyboard.C．Whenreadinganargument,theparticipantswerelessdismissivethanhearingit.D．Oral,notwritten,communicationworksbetter.2、Whyisthepoliticianmentionedinparagraph3?A．Tointroducethetopicfordiscussion.B．Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.C．ToexplainwhySchroederconductedtheresearch.D．Tointroducethepolitician’sspeech.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“idiotic’’inparagraph3mean?A．Wise. B．Practical. C．Silly. D．Special.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Topersuadeyourboss,youneedtowalktohisofficeandleaveamessage.B．It’sdifficulttofullyexplainyourpointsduetosocialmedia’slimitation.C．Arguingoversocialmediaismoreconvenientthanspeakinginperson.D．Communicatingwithothersoversocialmediaisencouraged.22．（8分）Forhoursaftertheirboatsank,KenHendersonandCoentrod(踏)waterintheGulfofMexico,talkingaboutlifeanddeathwhilestrugglingtosurvive.Formorethan30hours,itworked.ThenHendersonwasforcedtomakeadecision.“I’mgoingtogoforhelporyou’renotgoingtomakeit,”HendersontoldCoen,justbeforecuttingthestrap(帶子)thatconnectedtheminthedeep,coldwaters.“Iunderstand,”Coenresponded,givingHendersonalastsetofinstructions,“Kissmybabiesforme.”Daysafterthefishingtripendedintragedy,HendersontoldthestoryforTheAssociatedPress.TheyhadbeenfishingforafewhourswhensuddenlyCoennoticedtheboatwasfillingwithwater.Hendersongotbothmotorsroaring,onlytohavethesaltwaterthathadleakedinbreakthemstraightaway…Coenjumpedtotheright,hissunglassesandcapflyingoff.Thetwograbbedextralifejacketsandotherfloatingitems,includingahalffullbottleofDietCoke.“Thewaterwassocoldandittookyourbreathaway,”Hendersonsaid.Theyimmediatelybegantotremble.Thepairpreparedforalongwait.Andtheytalked.“Wediscussedthingsanddiscussedlife.Wediscussedfamilies.Wejusttriedtokeepoccupied,”Hendersonsaid.EventuallyCoenstartedhallucinating(有幻覺(jué)).HendersontriedtokeepCoen’sarmsandlegsmoving.Butasmorningcame,Coen’ssituationworsened.AndsoHendersondecidedtocutthestrap.Heswamfortwohours,tired,frustratedanddepressed.Thenhesawanoilrig(鉆探平臺(tái))inthedistance.Heswam,seeingiceandcrystaltreesinthewater.Heremindedhimselfconstantlytherewerenotrees.Hislegswassoweakthathecouldbarelyliftthem.Hendersonslowlypulledhimselfuptherig’sladder.Itwasover50milesfromwheretheyhadgoneinthewater.AllhecouldthinkofwasCoen.Convincedhisfriendwouldsurvive,hetoldthecoastguardwheretheyhadparted.Twohourslater,afishermanfoundabodyinalifejacket.Later,inthehospital,Hendersonsawhisfriend.Heapologizedandaskedforforgiveness.Hepromisedtorealizehiswishesandlookafterhisgirls.“Ifeltlikeapartofmehaddiedoutthere,”Hendersonsaid.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A．ItwasHendersonwhofirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwiththeboat.B．Everythingthemendidtogettheboattoworkmademattersworse.C．Hendersonalonedidwhathecouldbutithadlittleeffect.D．Themen’slongdiscussionaboutlifeanddeathfilledthemwithsadness.2、AfterHendersoncutthestrapandswamaway,.A．heregrettedhisdecisiontoleavehisfriendB．heknewhehadagoodchanceofbeingsavedC．hehadtofightagainstexhaustionandhallucinationsD．hegotencouragedbyrememberingthetalkwithCoen3、Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A．Hendersontriedtorescuebothofthem.B．Theykepttalkingbecausetheyfeltexcited.C．Coenwouldhavesurvivedifhehadbelievedinhisfriend.D．Coenwasunwillingtobeleftalonebutheeventuallyagreed.4、WhatkindofpersonisHenderson?A．Strong-willedandloyal.B．Selfishbutdecisive.C．Smartandcreative.D．Experiencedbutindifferent.23．（8分）SYDNEY-VisitorstoanAustraliantouristhotspothavebeenadvisedtouseumbrellastoprotectthemselvesagainstdingoattacks,accordingtoaresearch.FraserIsland,offthecoastofQueensland,offersarareopportunitytoobservethenativewilddogs,butpeoplecanoccasionallymeetdingoesactinginathreateningoraggressivemannertowardthem,resultinginhumaninjuryand,inonetragiccase,death,accordingtoaresearchpaperpublishedonThursdayinthePacificConservationBiologyscientificjournal.Reviewingawiderangeofmeasurestohelpmanagewildanimals,theresearcherssaidmovestominimizeharmfromdingoeshaveincludedelectricfencingandwarningsigns.However,“strongumbrellas”and“mildchemicalirritant(刺激性的)sprays”couldalsoofferpersonalprotection.Australiandingoes,whichfeatureratablyinnativeculturebutarealsoviewedasathreattolivestockinsomeareas,arelistedasanendangeredspeciesbytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.Themedium-sizeddogshavebroadheads,pointedmuzzles,andredoryellowcoats,andarefoundacrossthecountryexceptTasmania,accordingtogovernmentagencyTourismAustralia.FraserIsland,stretchesover123kilometresinlengthand22kilometresatitswidestpoint.Withanareaof184000hectares,itisthelargestsandislandintheworld.Theislandpridesattractionssuchasitssuperbsceneryandhumpbackwhales,andisalsohometothemostpurestrainofdingoesremainingineasternAustralia.Bybringingupinstancesofhowanumbrella“rapidlyopenedinfrontofchargingbearswasenoughtocausethemtostopormoveback”,theresearcherssaid“anopen,strongumbrellamayalsoserveasusefulprotectionagainstadingomakingaverycloseapproach”.1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutAustraliandingoes?A．Theyarefierceandbig.B．TheyarenativeandfamousinAustralia.C．TheycanbefoundineveryislandofAustralia.D．Theyoftencauseharmtohumansandlivestock.2、TheyareallattractionsofFraserIslandEXCEPT.A．bearsB．dingoesC．sceneryD．humpbackwhales3、Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.A．dingoesareasdangerousasbearsinAustraliaB．peoplealwaysuseumbrellastofrightenawaybearsC．ifumbrellasworkonbears,sodotheyondingoesD．theumbrellasarespeciallydesignedagainstbearsanddingoes24．（8分）Asmyfortiethbirthdayapproaches,inevitableasanewhair-do,IrealizehowmanywomenfriendsI’vehadovertheyears:Mosthavecomeandgonewiththechangesoflife,justlikethelatestshoefashionswaltzinandoutofmycloset.Someofmyfriends,likesomeofmyshoes,weresillymistakes.Theyneverdidfitproperly,andtheyalwaysfeltslightly“off”,nomatterhowhardItriedtofitmyfeetintothem.Othersweremyabsolutefavoriteforawhile,buttheyworeoutorworeoff.Allstyleandnosubstance;thequalityjustwasn’tthere.Thentherearemytruefriends—theoneswho,likeapairoffineshoes,nevergooutofstyleoroutoffavor,whoseappealandvaluejustincreasewithwearandtime.Thesearefriendswhostayintouchandstandbyme—asiftheyandIhavenevergoneofftoanewstate,oranewjob.Physicaldistancedoesnotseparateus;timedoesnotchangethefundamentalfactofourfriendship;thewearandtearoflifedoesnotstopus.Thesolestillsupportus;thecolorsandlinesstillpleaseus;theuppers,stillstrongbutgownson,gentlybentaroundfeet.Ourconnectionissecurelyfastened,unaffectedbythewhirlwindofchangeswe’veeachbeenthrough,evenwhenlifecarriesusindifferentdirections.Ifthecomparisonfits...Deborahistheeveningshoe,elegantandlovely.Sheappreciatesthefinerthings,chooseonlythebest,andstilllookspolishedlongaftertherestofushavedrooped.Sheisastudyineleganceandknowsthedifferencebetweenbone,andwinterwhite.Fromthissplendidtreasure,I’vecomerecognizemyownappreciationforthefinerthingsinlife—andtotherealizationthatIdeservedthem.Janeispairessential,timelesspumpsthatIwearoftenandwouldbelostwithout.Withthisclassic,mybasicneedsandcomfortlevelareassured—leavingmetimeandenergyforfun.Icanmovegracefullyfromdaytonight,fromworktoplay,fromjokestodiscussion.Mystepislight;laughtercomeseasilyandIamreadyforadventure.GeorgianaismypairofstandardwhiteKeds—familiar,comfortableandgoodforallseasons.I’vehadthemsincelongbefore.Theyarepartofmychildhood.Theytakemehome,andIamakidagaindivingintotheoceanonahotsummerday.Theyhavebeenupthehillandthroughthemudwithme.Theykeepmemovingforward,evenwhenputtingonefootinfrontoftheotherfeelslikethehardestthingI’veeverdone.IknowIcanslipthemtomorrowandafter.Iamindebtedtotheselovelywornsneakers.Intheshoerackoflife,thesearethefriendsIcherish.TheyarethebaseuponwhichIstand.Theyaccompanymeonmychosenpath,regardlessofwhereitleadsorhowbumpyorhowhumpyorwindingitgcts.1、Paragraph2ismainlyabout.A．whyIdon’tlikesomeofmyfriendsB．whereIcanfindgoodfriendsC．whenIshouldsaygood-byetomyfriendsD．howIdealwiththosegoodfriends2、Whichofthefollowingfriendsisa“Jane”?A．He/ShehasbeentogetherwithyouindifficultiesandsufferingsB．He/Shealwayslivesuptoyourexpectationandkeepshis/herwordsC．He/ShehasbeenhonestenoughtopointoutyourmistakesintimeD．He/Shekeepsabalancebetweenlifeandworkandlivesanenergeticlife3、Theunderlinedword“indebted”inParagraph7isclosetinmeaningto.A．interestedB．embarrassedC．gratefulD．guilty4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．sharewithyouthewriter’sopinionsonhowtomakefriendsB．expressthewriter’sgratitudetohertruefriendsC．pouroutthewriter’sconcernsaboutsomefriendsD．conveysomecommonembarrassingconflictswithfriends25．（10分）Formorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets.Mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio.Thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemaybetryingtogetintouchwithus.Scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages.Scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopetolistentosignalsfromabout1,000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofearth.Inaddition,theywillscan(掃視)theentireskyto“l(fā)isten”forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars.Usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime.Scientistsarelookingforanysignalthatstandsoutfromthebackgroundnoise.Ofthe200billionstarsintheMilkyWaygalaxy,scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun.Perhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeearth.Suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolution(進(jìn)化)oflife.Basedontheinhabitable(thatcanbelivedin)planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife.However,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets.Somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere.Theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely.Otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn’tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy.Althoughoursunfamilyinonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionsyearsold.Inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilizationsaremuchmoreadvancedthanours.Perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus.Ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking.1、Accordingtothepassage,howmanyplanetsinourgalaxymightbeinhabitable?A．15billion.B．10billion.C．5billionD．200billion2、Thefirstparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout________.A．whyscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsB．howscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsC．wherescientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsD．whenscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets3、Theunderlinedword“monitor”inthepassagemeans“________”.A．findB．followC．formD．check4、WhichofthesestatementsisTruebasedontheinformationinthepassage?A．Scientistsaretyingdifferentwaystofindsignsoflifeonotherplanets.B．Mostscientistsbelievethatthereisintelligentlifeonotherplanets.C．Theearthisoneoftheoldestplanetsinourgalaxy.D．Scientistsdon’tbelievethattheremightbelifeonotherplanets.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）Duringthefirstweekoftheterm,everystudentwasgivenajobforwhichtheywouldberesponsiblefortherestofthatschoolyear.Somejobsweremore26thanothers,andthechildrenwereeagertobegivenoneofthebestones.Andtheteacherwould27whohadbeenmostresponsibleduringthepreviousyear.AmongthemRita28.Duringthepreviousyearshehadfollowedalltheteacher’s29perfectly.Butthatyeartherewasabig30.Eachchildreceivedoneofthenormal31,likecleaningtheblackboard.ButRita’sjobwasvery32.Shewasgivenalittleboxcontainingsomesandandoneant.Andeventhoughtheteacher33thatthisantwasaveryspecialant,it34Rita.Mostofherclassmatesfeltsorryforherandevenherfather35Ritatoignoreit.36,Ritapreferredtoshowtheteacherhererrorbymakingtheunimportanttaskintoaspecialjob.“Iwillturnthislittletaskinto37great,”Ritasaidtoherself.SoRitastarted38herlittleant.Shegavetheantthebestfood,anditgrewbiggerthananyonehadexpected…Oneday,theteacher39amantothestudentsandsaidhewouldtellthema40pieceofnews.Themansaid,“Todaytheyhaveannouncedthewinnerofthe41,andthisclassisthewinner!Thisclasshasbeenchosentoaccompanymeona42tothetropicalrainforesttoinvestigateallkindsofinsects.43alltheschoolsofthisregion,itisthisonethathasbest44Thatdaytheclasswasfilledwithjoy.Everyone45Ritaandthankedtheteacher.Andmanychildrenlearntthattobegiventhemostimportanttasksyouhavetoknowhowtoberesponsibleforeventhesmallesttasks.1、A．interestingB．possible C．necessary D．creative2、A．realizeB．doubt C．a(chǎn)rgue D．consider3、A．stoodupB．stoodout C．stoodforD．stoodby4、A．opinionsB．concernsC．instructions D．experiments5、A．curiosityB．movement C．surpriseD．chance6、A．tasksB．promises C．dreams D．purposes7、A．differentB．ordinary C．familiarD．valuable8、A．hopedB．insistedC．a(chǎn)greedD．guessed9、A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．inspiredC．satisfied D．disappointed10、A．supposedB．forcedC．encouragedD．a(chǎn)dmitted11、A．ThereforeB．OtherwiseC．HoweverD．Moreover12、A．somethingB．nothingC．everything D．a(chǎn)nything13、A．developingB．studyingC．comforting D．writing14、A．introducedB．exposedC．a(chǎn)ppealedD．connected15、A．terribleB．confusingC．wonderfulD．foolish16、A．competitionB．challengeC．conference D．negotiation17、A．journeyB．vacationC．meeting D．story18、A．BetweenB．AlongC．BesidesD．Among19、AlookedB．paidC．cared D．worked20、A．prizedB．congratulatedC．respectedD．celebrated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）Mostteenagerstendtosufferfromgrowingpainsduringa1．,duringwhichtheygothroughmanyp2．a(chǎn)ndpsychologicalchanges.Foronething,parentsare3．(嚴(yán)厲的)ontheirchildren.Theycannott4．children’simproperbehaviorindailylives.Theyoftencomplainthattheirchildrenshowtoomuch5．(熱情)forsocialmedia,whichgreatlyreducestheirc6．onstudy.Foranotherthing,parentsattachtoomuchimportancetoacademicperformanceoftheirchildren.Oncechildrenfailtoliveuptotheirexpectations,theywillget7．(不高興).Therefore,teenagersoftenfeelstressedandevenc8．a(chǎn)bouttheirfuture.Todealwiththesituation9．(適當(dāng)?shù)?,teenagersshouldcommunicateregularlywiththeirparents,whichwilldefinitelyminimizetheirgrowingpainsandachieveab10．betweenlifeandstudy.第四部分寫作（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)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)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(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第l1處起）不計(jì)分。Weliveinthecountryside、Mostofwhichweseeisbeautyandnature、Oneoftheexceptionstothebeautyisthelittersomepeoplethrowouttheirwindowsastheyaredrivingontheroads、Oneofthefewdrawbackstolivinginthecountrysideisthatpublicservice,suchaslittercollection,arelittleavailablethantheyareclosertothecity、Ahelpinghabitthatmyfamilypractiseregularlyarepickinguplitterinoursurroundingarea、Wehavebecomesoaccustomedtodothisthatmylittlebrotherwilloftensay,“There'ssomelitter,Daddy,stopthecar!”Andwewouldoftenpulloverandpickitup、Itmayseemstrange,andweactuallyenjoyit、Wepickuplitterinparks,onsidewalks,practicallyanywhere、OnceIevensawacompletestrangerpickinguplitterclosetowherewelivein、Hesmiledatmeandsaid,“Isawyoudoingit,