2023上海高三高考英語模擬試卷20套（含答案）

2023上海高考英語模擬試卷（20套）

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第I卷

I.Listeningcomprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,a

questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.5:30.B.5:40.C.6:00.D.6:10.

2.A.Inasnackbar.B.Inahotel.C.Inacafe.D.Inarestaurant.

3.A.Themanoncelivedhere.B.Thewomanisgratefultotheman.

C.Themanboughtthehouse.D.Thewomanhadthehouseredecorated.

4.A.Hethinksthetestsaretoolong.

B.Hethinkshislecturesareboring.

C.Hedoesn'tthinkheprepareshislectureswellenough.

D.Hedoesn'tlikehischoiceoftestquestions.

5.A.24.B.12.C.18.D.6

6.A.Shewantstoknowwhenthematchwillbeover.B.She'safraidofeatingahorse.

C.She'sworriedaboutwhattimeitis.D.Shewantstoeatimmediately.

7.A.Shewillbuysomepensandpaper.

B.Shewillgivethemanhernotesforreference.

C.Shewillasksomeonetohelptheman.

D.Shewilllendthemanherpenandpaper.

8.A.TheyshouldnotaskTomtopickthemup.B.Ifsnoteasytogetataxi.

C.TheywillaskTomtolendthemthecar.D.It'seasytogettotheairport.

9.A.She'salwayswantedtoclimbthemountain.

B.Shehasn'ttraveledaroundtheworldyet.

C.Shewentmountainclimbinglastyear.

D.Shedefinitelydoesnotwanttogo.

10.A.Gotothebankrightaway.B.Talkaboutsomethingelse.

C.Gothroughthedetailstogethernow.D.Borrowacreditcard.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthe

passages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Akindofsausage.B.AnItaliancity.C.Apolitician.D.Nonsense.

12.A.Hittingsomeone.B.Deceivingsomeone.

C.Hidingsomeone.D.Pullingsomeone.

13.A.TheoriginsofcertainwordsinEnglish.

B.Thebestwaytolearnaforeignlanguage.

C.Thecommonmisunderstandingofsomewords.

D.ThebasicEnglishvocabularyforbeginners.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

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14.A.Becausethehumanfootcontainstwentymuscles.

15.B.Becausethegreatforcewillbeputonyourfeet.

16.C.Becauserunningisdangeroustosomepeople.

17.D.Becauseitisnoteasytofindsuitablesportsshoes.

18.A.Drawingasampledesign.B.Designingashoemodel.

19.C.Puttingadesignplanintoacomputer.D.Testingseveralpairsofshoes.

20.A.Becausetheyhelptochangebodyshape.

B.Becausetheyhelptodeveloplegmuscles.

C.Becausetheyarecomfortabletowear.

D.Becausetheyarebothgoodandcheap.

SectionC

Directions:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouhear

eachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhear.Writeyouranswerson

youranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

LostPropertyReport

NameMaryJones

Address16____17____Road

LostitemAhandbagcontainingabout____18____pounds,adriving____19___,

house,keysandatickettoAthens

PlaceOnthelasttrainofthe___20_____linefromPaddington

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

TheMan'sWorkingJournal

TasksDetails

Toconfinnalargeorderplaced(1)Icheckedwhetherthegoods____21___.

①

byanimportantclient(2)1madesurethattheclientcouldget___22___.

ToansweremailsfrompotentialIcheckedearlieragreementsbecauseeachclienthas

②

clientsdifferent___23___.

③TodealwithacomplaintImanagedtodealwithitbutspentalongtime.

④Towrite___24___fbrthebossDone.

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfbnnofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,

useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

(A)

Inanattempttoreversetherapidageingtothelaborforce,Chinabroughttoanendthedecades-oldone-child

policylastThursday,whenleadersannouncedthatallmarriedcouples(25)(allow)tohavetwochildren.

Theannouncementcameafterafbur-daymeetingwheretheCommunistParty'sCentralCommitteeapproved

proposalsforChina'snextfive-yeardevelopmentplan,(26)startsnextyear.Thedecisiontoreplacethe

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one-childpolicy(27)atwo-childonewasamongthefewsubstantialchangesannouncedbytheparty

meeting.

TheChineseeconomygrewby6.9percentinthethirdquarter,accordingtodata(28)(release)lastmonth.

ButthatfigurehasbeentheslowestforChinasincetheglobalfinancialcrisisof2009.Thenewshasfueleddoubtsabout

thegovernment\abilitytotransformtheeconomywhilemaintainingenoughgrowthtowardoffmajorjoblosses.

Theclearresponsefromthepartyleadershipmeetingwasthatthosedoubtsaremisplacedand(29)the

leadershipiswillingtomakeboldchanges,likerelaxingfomilyplanningrules,tosupporteconomicgrowth.

Theinitialpublicreactiontothepartyleaders'decisionwasrestrained,andmanycitizensinBeijing(30)

wereaskedwhethertheywouldgraspthechancetohavetwochildrenexpressreluctanceorcompleteindifference.

Demographersandeconomistsbelievethatthepolicyshiftonpopulationhascometoolate."Thecostanddifficulty

ofchild-rearingarelikelytodiscouragemanyeligiblecouplesfromhavingtwochildren(31)therelaxed

rules,“MuGuangzong,aprofessorofdemographyatPekingUniversity,saidinatelephoneinterview.

ByMay,about1.45millioncoupleshadappliedtohaveasecondchildundertherelaxedrulesannouncedinlate

2013,butonlyabout12percentofthemwereeligible,disappointingdemographersandpolicymakerswho

(32)(hope)thatthepolicyshiftwoulddomoretocounteracttherapidageingofChina'spopulation.

Nowthepartyleadershiphasactedmoreforcefully,apparentlyinthehopethataburstofchildrenwillrefillthe

nation'sworkforceandencouragemoreconsumerspending.

(B)

BearGrylls,theBritishTVstarfamousforeatingrawcreaturesandsurvivinginthetoughestnaturalenvironments,

hasarrivedinChina.Hisnewadventureseries,Sut?vivorGames,(33)(feature)himandeightChinese

celebritiestryingtosurviveinthewildfbrovertwoweeks,(34)(add)tohisreputationasoneofthemost

recognizedfacesofoutdooradventuresaroundtheworld.

Bear,41,startedhisjourneyfromtheU.K.,hishomeland.Trainedfromayoungageinskydivingandmartialarts,

BearwentontospendthreeyearsasasoldierintheBritishSpecialForces.Itwasthere(35)heperfected

manyoftheskillsinwrestlingwithMotherNature.

Beardidnotmakeanamefbr(36)untilheenteredtelevisionwork.MostofusgottoknowBear

throughhisadventureseries,includingtheDiscoveryChannePsManV5.Wild,whichhasbecomeoneofthemost

watchedshowsontheplanetwithover1.2billionviewers.

(37)screen,theadventurestarleadsabusylife,too.HehasbeenquietlybuildinguptheBear

GryllsSurvivalAcademy,whichoffersawiderangeofcoursesteachingself^rescueskillstothepublic.Bearhasalsoled

record-breakingexpeditionsfromAntarcticatotheArctic,which(38)turnhaveraisedover$2.5million

fbrchildrenaroundtheworld.Besides,Bearhaswritten15books.Hisautobiography,Mud,Sweat&Tears,wasan

internationalbestseller;thebookhasbeentranslatedintothirteenlanguagesandwasvoted(39)(influential)

bookinChinafor2012.

Lifeisaconstantadventurewiththisman.FriendsofBearGryllsarealwayswillingtotellyouhowhewasalmost

paralyzedinaparachutingaccidentwhenhewas22,andhow,afterspending12monthsinarehabilitationcenter,he

respondedtotheaccidentbyfulfillinghisdreamofclimbingMountEverest,(40)(become)theyoungest

climbertoconquerthesummitatthattime.Hisloveofadventureliesattheheartofwhoheis.Nooneknowswherehis

nextstopwillbe.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.phenomenonB.barelyC.recognitionD.statueE.significantF.absolutely

G.majorH.neglectedI.deservesJ.overestimatedK.raises

AsTuYouyouwontheNobelPrizefbrmedicine,shesoonbecameoneofthemostcelebratedpeopleinChina.The

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wholecountrycheeredforthisrareand41____victory.

However,Idon'tthinkTu'swinningtheNobelPrize___42suchintensiveattention.Thenationwideecstasy

canbeexplainedbypsychology.InhisbookInfluence:ThePsychologyofPersuasion,RobertCialdinidescribeda

common43____thatpeoplewillassociatesuccesswiththemselves,whilestayingawayfromfailure.Forexample,

whenasportsteamwinsamatch,peoplerelatedtotheteamwillsay“Wewonthematch.^Butiftheteamloses,they

wouldrathersay“Theylostthematch”.

Similarly,whenChinesepeopletalkaboutTu'ssuccess,theyhaveasenseofnationalpride,eventhoughmostof

themhave44____nothingtodowithherwinningtheaward.BeforewinningtheNobelPrize,Tuwas45

knowntothepublic.SheisnotanacademicfromtheChineseAcademyofSciencesandhasneverwonany

46awardinChina.ButassoonasTuwasgrantedtheNobelPrize,shebecamethemostcelebratedperson;

thehighschoolwhichshegraduatedfromevenplanstobuilda47forher.Thatishowpeopleassociatedher

successwiththemselves.

AlthoughTuhasmadeagreatcontributioninthefieldofmedicine,sheonlybecameanationalsensationaftershe

received48fromtheNobelCommittee,whichistrulyironic.This49scientist'ssuccesssuddenly

becameatrophyofthewholecountry.Tosomeextent,theawardhaslostitssignificance.

ItisundeniablethattheNobelPrizedoesmeanalottoChina,butIthinkwehave____50.Insteadof

celebratingthehonor,weshouldpaymoreattentiontothescientist'scontribution.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineach

blankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Foryearsthegovernmenthasbeentalkingabouteliminatinghand-pulledrickshaws（人力車）principallyfbrthe

reasonthat,asthemayorofKolkata（力口爾各答）hasoftensaid,itisoffensivetosee"onemansweatingandstrugglingto

pullanotherman.^^Butthesedayspoliticiansalsocomplainabout_51_of6,000hand-pulledrickshawsonamodem

city'strafficand,particularly,onitsimage."Westernerstryto_52_beggarsandtheserickshawswiththeKolkata

landscape,butthisisnotwhatKolkatastandsfbr.Ourcitystandsfbrprosperityanddevelopment/'saidthemayor.Then

he_53_toannouncethathand-pulledrickshawssoonwouldbebannedfromthestreetsofKolkata.

Rickshawsarenottheretopullaroundtourists.It'sthepeopleinthelaneswhomost_54_userickshaws.

Theyarepeoplewhotendtotravelshortdistances,throughlanesthataresometimes_55_toeventhemostdaringtaxi

driver.Anolderwomanwithmarketingtodo,fbrinstance,canarriveinarickshaw,havetherickshawpuller_56_

untilshecomesbackfromvariousstallsto_57_herpurchases,andthenbetakenhome.Middle-classfamiliesmake

a（n）_58_withapullertotakeachildtoschoolandpickhimup.

FromJunetoSeptemberKolkatacangettorrentialrains,whichoftencauseflooding.Duringaflood,entire

neighborhoodscouldn'tbereachedbymotorized_59_,andthenewspapersshowedpicturesofrickshawsbeingpulled

throughwaterthatwasuptothepullers,waists.Awritertoldme,"Whenitrains,eventhegovernor_60_rickshaws.^^

When1askedonerickshawpullerwhetherthegovernment'splanto_61_rickshawswasbasedonareal

interestinhiswelfare,hesmiled,withaquick62_ofhishead——agesturemeant,“Ifyouaresoinnocentastoask

suchaquestion,Iwillanswerit,butitisnotworth_63_wordson.”

TherearepeopleinKolkata,particularlyeducatedandpoliticallyawarepeople,whoarenot_64_aboutbanning

rickshaws.U1refusetobecarriedbyanotherhumanbeingmyself/'oneofthemsaid,“butIquestionwhetherwehave

therightto_65_theirmeansofearningaliving.^^

51.A.shadowB.emphasisC.impactD.burden

52.A.replaceB.associateC.shareD.mix

53.A.wentonB.boastedaboutC.madeupD.carriedon

54.A.ignorantlyB.sociablyC.illegallyD.regularly

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55.A.inaccessibleB.openC.familiarD.available

56.A.leaveB.waitC.followD.hurry

57.A.checkB.countC.makeD.load

58.A.contractB.assignmentC.appointmentD.bargain

59.A.enginesB.devicesC.containersD.vehicles

60.A.takesB.pullsC.possessesD.supports

61.A.transportB.eliminateC.warmD.revise

62.A.nodB.turnC.shakeD.wave

63.A.writingB.wastingC.speakingD.making

64.A.enthusiasticB.particularC.curiousD.angry

65.A.takeonB.takeupC.takeoutD.takeaway

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.

ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Thewords“timetable"and"schedule“makemostfinalyearstudentswanttoeattheirownvomit(嘔吐物).

Unfortunately,theharshrealityisthatfinalyearstudentsmustdevelopatimetable.Ifyoudon'thaveascheduleorplan

forstudying,youwillhavenowayofallocatingyourvaluabletimewhentheunexpectedarises.Awell-thought-out

timetablecanbealifesaver.Itisuptoyoutolearnhowtodevelopaschedulethatmeetsyourneeds.Changeitif

necessary,butmostimportant,followit.Alltimetablesshouldbemadewiththeideathattheycanbechanged.Agood

onewillkeepyoufromwanderingoffcourse.

Agoodtimetableshouldmakeeveryhourcount-everyclass,socialeventandotheractivityyouengagein.You

mustfocusontheother"freetime,,availableandhowyouwilluseit.Makeaweeklyscheduleanddividedeachdayinto

one-hourincrements.Indicatetimesfbrclasses,socializing,andworktime.Alsoblockoffaperiodforsleepingevery

day.Intheprecioushoursleftover,plantimefbrstudy.Thisgivesyouaroughroadmapofthetimeavailable.Ofcourse,

youcanchangeyourscheduleascircumstancesneed.

Thetimetableyoudevelopshouldguideyouinhowtodistributetheavailabletimeinthemostproductivemanner.

Stickingtoyourschedulecanbetough,butdon'tdribbleawayvaluabletime.Avoidingstudyistheeasiestthinginthe

world.Itisuptoyoutofollowthescheduleyou'veprepared.Agooddealofyoursuccessinhighschoolandwithany

futurestudydependsonthissimpletruth.

Remember,thereisalearningcurve.Youlearnthemostinthefirst30minutesofstudy;afterthat,itprogressively

deteriorates.Afterfourorfivehoursofstudyingthesamematerialinthesameway,youarelearningvirtuallynothing.

Thesolutionistokeepswitchingsubjectsandstudystyles.

66.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AdvantagesofstartingatimetableB.Keeptoitandyouwillsucceed

C.MakeascheduleandfollowitD.Learntoloveyourtimetable

67.WhatdoesParagraph2talkabout?

A.Tipsfbrmakingaschedule.

B.Significanceofascientifictimetable.

C.Requirementsfbrmakingatimetable.

D.Importanceoffollowingone'sschedule.

68.ThefollowingarecharacteristicsofagoodtimetableEXCEPTthat.

A.itcanbechangedB.itisflexible

C.itisofmanyperiodsD.itcansaveourtime

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69.Fromthispassage,wecanlearnifwewishtoachievehighlearningefficiency,we'dbetter.

A.shiftsubjectsandusedifferentmethodsregularly

B.devotetothesamematerialcontinuously

C.turntoteachersforhelpifnecessary

D.haveabreakeverythirtyminutes

(B)

Weallknowwhatitisliketobeunabletoturnyourheadbecauseofacoldinthemusclesofyourneck,orbecause

anunexpectedtwisthasmadeyourneckacheandstiff.Yourwholebodyfeelstight.Theslightestmovemakesyoujump

withpain.Nothingcouldbeworsethanapainintheneck.

Thatiswhyweusephrasetodescribesomepeoplewhogiveyouthesamefeeling.Wehaveallmetsuchpeople.

Oneisthemanwhoalwaysseemstobeclappinghishands-oftenatthewrongtime-duringaperformanceinthe

theater.Hekeepsyoufromhearingtheactors.

Evenworsearethosewhocanneverarrivebeforethecurtaingoesupandplaybegins.Theycomehurryingdownto

yourrowofseats.Youarecomfortablysettleddown,withyourhatandheavycoatinyourlap.Youmuststanduptolet

thempass.Youareproudofyourself-controlaftertheyhavesettledintotheirseats...Well,whatnow...GoodGod,one

ofthemisupagain.Heforgottogotothemen'sroom,andoncemoreyouhavetostandup,hangingontoyourhatand

coattolethimpass.Now,thatis“apainintheneck.^^

Another,well-knowntousall,isthepersonsittingbehindyouinthemovies.Hismouthisfullofpopcorn;heis

chewingloudly,ortalkingbetweenbitestofriendsnexttohim.Noneofthemremainstill.Upanddown,backandforth,

theygo-foranotherbagofpopcorn,orsomethingtodrink.

Then,thereisthemansittingnexttoyouatalunchcountersmokingasmellycigar.Hewantsyoutoenjoyittoo,

andblowssmokeacrossyourfoodintoyourmouth.

Wemustnotforgetthemanwhocomesintoabusorsubwaycarandsitsdownnexttoyou,justascloseasyouwill

lethim.Youarereadingthenewspaperandheleansoverandstretcheshisnecksothathecanreadthepaperwithyou.

Hemayeventurnthepapertothenextpagebeforeyouarereadyforit.

Wealsocallsuchapersona“rubberneck,“alwaysstretchinghisnecktowhereitdoesnotbelong,likeneighbors

whowatchallyourvisitors.Theyenjoyinvadingyourprivacy.Peoplehaveastrongdislikeforrubbernecks.Theyhate

beingspiedupon.

70.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?

A.Medicinedictionaries.B.Socialsciencebooks.

C.Kids'comicbooks.D.Sciencetextbooks.

71.Howdoyoufeelwhenlatecomerswalkbackandforthinfrontofyouinacinema?

A.Ignored.B.Bored.C.DisturbedD.Relaxed.

72.A“rubberneck”often.

A.saysbadwordsbehindpeople.B.quarrelsfacetofacewithneighbors.

C.bargainsthepricewithsaleswomenD.asksaboutotherpeople'sbusiness

73.Whichofthefollowisa"painontheneck"?

A.Someonewhohelpsyoufindyourseatinamovietheatre.

B.Someonewhosmokesinasmokingsectiononatrain.

C.Someonewhothrowstrashoutofhiscarwindowonthehighway.

D.Someonewhogoestothedoctorforhisseverepainontheneck.

(C)

“Hithere.How'sitgoing?”

"Oh,fine.Fine.Howaboutthisweather,huh?”

“Well,Iguesswecanalwaysusetherain.”

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Whafsthat?Thisstory?Oh,justalittlelookatsmalltalk.Youknow,thoseseeminglymeaninglessconversations

youhavedozensoftimesaday.Maybeyou'rewaitingfortheelevator.

Orinalineatthebank.Itallseemsprettytrivial.Idlechatterabouttrafficdoesn'tdomuchmorethanfilltheair

withemptywordsthatarequicklyforgotten.Butyoushouldknowthatsmalltalkactuallyhasabigplaceinourlives.

PatOliver,assistantprofessoronarts,saysthat,"Leftunchecked,smalltalkcanbeaninvasion.It*ssopowerful.It

doessomethingtoyou.”"EverymorningafterspendinganhourandahalfonthefreewayIstartthedaywithsmalltalk

withmysecretary,OliversaysJTfIdon'tmakesmallconnectionwithanotherperson,Ican*twork.”

Whatcausesit?Asarule,you,reeithertryingtoforcesomethingintoyourlife,oryou*reusingconversationasan

invisibleforcefieldtokeepthemout.Youcanbewaitingtoconnectwithanotherperson,andsmalltalkisyour

introductiontomoremeaningfulconversation.

Thewaypeopleusesmalltalkisusuallydeterminedbywheretheyhappentobeatthetime.

Taketheelevator,forinstance.Nowthere'sprimeterritory.Nobodyknowsanyoneandthere'snoreasontostarta

conversation,butinvariably,someonedoes."Makingconversationinsuchpeacefulsocialsettings”,accordingtoOliver,

“canconfirmyourterritory.It*sawayoffeelinglikedandaccepted.,,

Thetopicsofsmalltalkdon'tmatter.Infact,youdon*twantanythingmoretaxingthantheweatherorthetraffic.It's

non-threateningtalkinathreateningsituation.However,theruleschangequicklywhenyou'rewithlotsofpeopledoing

lotsoftalking.

Lefssayyou'reataparty.Nowit*stimetousesmalltalkasawayofmakingothersfeelmorecomfortablearound

you,soyoudon'tlooksillystandingbythefoodtablealoneallnight.

74.“Smalltalk",asinterpretedbytheauthor,.

A.hasnorealfunctionincommunicationatall

B.isusuallymeaninglessandthereforeuseless

C.isnotasidleasitmayseemtobe

D.isrestrictedtocertaintopicsonly

75.Accordingtotheauthor,smalltalkisoftenused.

A.toinvadeother*sprivateaffairs

B.toshareasecretbetweenintimatefriends

C.toopenandmaintainchannelsofcommunication

D.toprotectone*sownprivacy

76.Whyissmalltalkdescribedas“non-threateningtalkinathreateningsituation”?

A.Itisusedbypeopletoencouragethosewhoareconfrontedwithdanger.

B.Itisusedtoshowthatoneisenthusiasticandhospitable.

C.Itisusedtocreateamorefriendlyatmosphereandtoavoidembarrassment.

D.Itisusedbypeopletoprotectothersinthethreateningsituation.

77.Accordingtotheauthor,atabigparty,smalltalkisusedwiththepurposeof.

A.makingbothothersandyourselffeelatease

B.excludingthoseyoudon'tlikefromjoiningyou.

C.keepingyourvoicelowsoonlyyourfriendscanhearyou.

D.comfortingthosewhofeellonely

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossible

words.

Manyyearsago,Iwaseating(chicken,asIrecall)atKentuckyFriedChicken.Iwaswatchingalittlechild(maybe

acoupleyearsold),whosemother(itwouldseem)waswaitinginlinetoorderfood.Thechildwalkeduptoacurtain,

pulleditback,andwasdelightedtofindablankwall,nowindows.Thechildtriedtocallhismother'sattentiontothis

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situation.Andthemothersaid,“Getawayfromthere.^^

Tome,thechildrepresentedallofthepeoplewhoarecuriousabouttheworld,whodelightinnewdiscoveries.The

motherrepresentedthemultitudes(眾多)ofotherpeople,whoarenotcurious,whosemindsarenolongeralivetothat

sortofthing.YouandIknowthatcurtainsandwindowsgotogether,butnotalways.Wewouldnotbesurprisedtofinda

blankwallbehindacurtain.But,wearecuriousandchildlike,aren'twe?Wewanttoknowthings,thingsthatother

peopleknow,andthingsthatnoonehaseverknown.

Itwasadelighttowatchthischild.Imayhaveenjoyedthechild'sdiscoverymorethanthechilddid.Iwas

saddenedtothinkaboutthemother.Ofcourse,shemayhavebeenawonderfulperson,withawonderfulmind.Shejust

maynothavebeenintunewithherchild,atthatmoment.But,Iwonderedifthischildwouldbestifled(抑制),worn

down,likesomany,andbecomeanadultwithoutanychildlikethoughts.Thatsaddenedme.

Tomymind,thetwogolden,childlikepropertiesofabrainarecuriosityandcreativity.Manyadultactivities