高三英語上學(xué)期月考1

第一次月考英語試題【山東版】注意事項(xiàng)：1.本試題共分三部分，全卷共150分?？荚嚂r(shí)間為120分鐘。2.第I卷必須使用2B鉛筆填涂答題紙相應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)，修改時(shí)，要用橡皮擦干凈。3.第II卷必須使用0.5毫米的黑色墨水簽字筆書寫在答題紙的指定位置，在草稿紙和本卷上答題無效。要求字體工整、筆跡清晰。第I卷（共105分）1.—Let’seatinthegarden,shallwe?—______—it’llmakeachange.A.Forgetit B.Takeiteasy C.Whynot D.Certainlynot2.Look!There’s______announcementintoday’spapersabout______openingofthenewsportscenter.A.an;the B.不填；the C.the;the D.an;不填3._____thiswindingpath,andyou’llcometoalovelycottagebyalakeinthewoods.A.Tofollow B.Following C.Followed D.Follow4.InFrance,______yougo,youwillalwaysseeagentlemanholdsadoorforalady.A.however B.whoever C.wherever D.whichever5.Hisparentswereangrywhentheylearnedhehadborrowedthecar______theirwishes.A.against B.to C.from D.by6.Ioftengotothemarketwithmyfriends_______IcanbuywhateverIwant.A.that B.where C.whom D.which7.Tomsayshe______youandishelpingyouwiththeresearchatpresent.A.hadcalledon B.willcallon C.hascalledon D.calledon8.—PoorSteve!Icouldhardly______himjustnow!—Meneither.Hehaschangedsomuch.A.realize B.impress C.remind D.recognize9.Lastsummerwevisitedabandonedfarms______overahundredyearsago.A.building B.tobebuilt C.built D.beingbuilt10.ThecitywasbuiltbyAlexander1,300yearsago,after______manystreetsandplacesarenamed.A.when B.which C.where D.whom11.Tomfelt______whenhehadtheinterviewbecausehewasnotwellpreparedforit.A.energetic B.nervous C.enthusiastic D.cautious12.Idon’tcare______wehavefordinnerifIdon'thavetocookit.A.that B.where C.when D.what13.—Itlookslikewe’realmostoutofmilk.—______.I’llgetsomemorewhenIgotothestorethisafternoon.A.Nowonder B.Nottoworry C.Nobodycares D.Noproblem14.There’llbeaspecialpriceforanybodywho______asuitinthenexttwodays.A.ordered B.hasordered C.orders D.wouldorder15.Iwon’tmindtheheatinGreece______Iwon’thavetomoveaboutmuch.A.because B.unless C.while D.althoughMywife,KathyandImovedwithourtwo-year-oldson,Nate,toasmallnativevillageinAlaska.Thesmallthree-andfour-passengerplanewetookso16ourlittleboythathetookhisfavoriteblanketandcoveredhisheaduntilwe17onthesmalldirtlandingstrips.Duringthemonthsthatfollowed,mysoncarriedhissecurity18everywhere.Hecouldntfallasleepuntilhehadit.Thesecondyear,IhadachancetoguestspeakinSeattle.WhileIwas19forthetrip,mysonfollowedmearoundtheroom.Fine-tuningmyspeechinmymind,Iwasalittledistracted.Mysonseemedmost20aboutmyhavingtoflyoutinbadweatherononeofthosesmallplaneshe21somuch.IreassuredhimthatIwouldbe22.WhenIgottothehotelinSeattle,Ididn’thavetimeto23untillaterthatevening,andIwas24whenIopenedmyluggageandfoundmysonssecurityblanketinside.I25mywifetrying26tofindthelostblanketasshepreparedoursonfor27.Iimmediately28tothephonetocallKathy.WhenIbegantoexplainthatIhadnoideahowtheblankethad29beenpacked,Kathy30medownwiththenewsthatshealreadyknewwheretheblanketwas.ShetoldmethatshehadheldNatebythewindowtolethim31medriveawayfromthehouse.Shehadsuggestedthattheyprayfor“Daddytohaveasafe32.”Knowingthatoursonwouldbemost33thesmallplaneride,sheprayed,“DearLord,pleasehelpDaddyfeel34onthelittleplane.”Whentheprayerwasover,oursonNate35hismom，“Dontworry,Mom,IgaveDaddymyblankettokeephimsafe.”16.A.attracted B.cheered C.impressed D.terrified17.A.setabout B.setdown C.setin D.setout18.A.plane B.books C.blanket D.prayer19.A.packing B.reading C.writing D.discussing20.A.curious B.excited C.worried D.confused21.A.enjoyed B.feared C.prayed D.flew22.A.fine B.happy C.hard-working D.easy23.A.call B.rest C.unpack D.examine24.A.shocked B.satisfied C.amused D.disappointed25.A.thought B.pictured C.talked D.hated26.A.gladly B.sincerely C.hurriedly D.desperately27.A.food B.school C.bed D.work28.A.asked B.rushed C.ordered D.walked29.A.accidentally B.inaccurately C.deliberately D.casually30.A.let B.calmed C.took D.blew3l.A.bless B.think C.watch D.check32.A.speech B.hotel C.job D.trip33.A.afraidof B.tiredof C.wornout D.interestedin34.A.wonderful B.excellent C.safe D.great35.A.annoyed B.answered C.pleased D.comfortedAA12-yearoldboywhodonatedbonemarrow(骨髓)tohisdyingsisterandhasraisedmorethan￡10,000forcharityhasbeennamedtheUKsFamilyHerooftheYear.AdamKerr,12,fromArmagh,NorthernIreland,alsohelpshismothercareforhisyoungerbrotherBrian,9,whosuffersfromthegeneticdiseaseFanconisanaemia(貧血癥).ButitisnotthefirsthardshipthathasaffectedyoungAdam.Whenhewasjustsix,hedonatedhisownbonemarrowtohisyoungersisterHelenwhosufferedfromarareblooddisorder.Sadlyshedevelopedcomplicationsanddiedafewmonthsaftertheoperationin2005.AdamfounditverydifficulttobehappyafterHelensdeath.SohedecidedtostartraisingmoneyinmemoryofHelentohelplocalpoorchildrenandfamilieswithbereavement(喪親之痛).Overallhehasraised￡10,000andhehasnointentionsofgivingup.HeorganisedaFunDaytoprovidethemoneyforabrotherandsisterfromNorthernIrelandtovisittheirsickbrotherhavingabonemarrowtransplantinaLondonhospital.Hereceivedhisawardandachequefor￡2,000atan“Oscarsstyle”ceremonyinLondon.MsPhillipssaid:“Adamisanincredibleyoungman.Inhisrelativelyshortlifehehasfacedrealsadnessandbadluckandyetheworkstirelesslytomakelifebetterforothers.”TheAwardsweresponsoredbythecharity4ChildrenandTakeaBreakMagazine.AnneLongfieldOBE,ChiefExecutiveof4Childrensaid:“ItsanhonourtorecogniseAdamsdevotionandself-sacrifice,andhisbraveryshowsthereisalwaysreasonforhopeandoptimism.Thereissomuchunrecognizedgoodwilloutthereofpeoplewhodosomuchforothers,andtheinspiringwinnersoftheFamilyHeroesAwardsremindushowimportantitisforusalltodoourbesttomakeadifferenceinthelivesofothers.”36.FromthepassagewecanseeAdamsyoungerbrother.A.wastooyoungandilltolookafterhimself B.wasfortunateenoughtobecuredC.donatedhisbonemarrowtohissister D.wasgoingtohaveanoperation37.WhydoesAdamraisemoneyforcharity?A.Becausehewantstoprovidemoneyforhisbrother.B.Becausehissistersufferedfromarareblooddisorder.C.Becausehewantedtorememberhissisterinthisway.D.Becausehismotherencouragedhimtodoso.38.Whichofthefollowingisprobablyanameofanactivity?A.AFunDay B.thecharity4ChildrenC.TakeaBreakMagazine D.AnneLongfieldOBE39.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThefirsthardshipthathasaffectedAdamistocareforBrian.B.AdamsuffersfromthegeneticdiseaseFanconisanaemia.C.Adamissotiredthathewantstogiveupfundraising.D.Adamisawardedforhisdedication,braveryandself-sacrifice.40.Whatsthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowthelpothersintroubleB.AlittleboymakesabigdifferencetoothersC.HowtobeawinneroftheFamilyHeroesAwardsD.AnindependentyoungmanBAnIsraelilawbanningtooskinnymodelswentintoeffectwiththestartof2013.Thelaw,approvedlastMarchinIsrael,requiresmodelstoprovetheyhavemaintainedaBodyMassIndex(BMI)ofatleast18.5forthreemonthsbeforeafashionshow.Thatmeansawomanwhois5'8''tallcanweighnolessthan119pounds.“Thislawisanotherstepinthewaragainsteatingdisorders,”saidphysicianAdatto.“Underweightmodels,”heexplained,“cannolongerserveasrolemodelsforinnocentyoungpeoplewhocopytheirfalseimageofbeingskinny.”Butsomecriticsinthiscountrysayitismisguided,focusingonweightinsteadofhealth.TheyalsosaytheIsraelibanisboundtofailbecauseofthestrongpowerofthefashionindustry.“Ithinkit’sanapproachthatisn’tgoingtowork.”SaideatingdisorderexpertSusanIce,whoworkedwithanorganizationwhichcreatesahealthyworkingenvironmentformodels.ButAdattotoldthereporterthathebegantoconcerntheissueaftermeetinganambitiousmodelwholookedlikesheneededtobehospitalized.Hesaid.“Irealizedthatonlylegislationcanchangethesituation.Therewasnotimetowaste,somanygirlsweredietingtodeath.”However,theeffortstoregulatemodels’weightinSpainandItalyhavenotresultedinsignificantchangesinpartbecauseofdifficultiesindeterminingreliablemethodsofmeasuringweightandhealth.Still,folksincludingIcesaythere’snodenyingthatimagesfromHollywoodandthefashionindustrycanbedifficultforyoungwomentodealwith.“CertainlyIdon'tbelievethemodelingindustryhascausedtheriseineatingdisorders,butitmakesitharder,”shesays.“It’sadifficultrecoveryenvironment,worshipingthinnessasthebeautyideal.”41.WhatdoesBMIinthefirstparagraphreferto?A.Ameasureofbodyhealthbasedonheightandweight.B.Aworldwideprizeforthehealthiestmodel.C.Anewshowheldbythoseskinnymodels.D.Akindofmedicinetocureeatingdisorders.42.OnebenefitthenewIsraelilawmaybringis________.A.tochangetheworkingconditionsofmodelsB.tolowerthechanceofskinnymodels’deathC.topreventmodelsfromsufferingfromeatingdisordersD.toprovideguidanceforwomenworshipingthinness43.Intheopinionofthecritics,thelawwon’tsucceedbecause.A.itmisleadsyoungwomentoformabadeatinghabitB.thefashionindustryismuchtooinfluentialC.itdoesn’tprovideaproperapproachthatcanworkwellD.itdoesn’tcreateahealthyworkingenvironmentformodels44.WhatcausedAdattotothinkthatalawwasneededtochangethesituation?A.Establishinghisfashionmodelagent.B.Meetinganambitiousbuttooskinnymodel.C.Beinginterviewedbyareporter.D.Seeingamodeldiefromeatingdisorders.45.Accordingtothepassage,thenewIsraelilawbanningskinnymodelsis.A.practical B.acceptable C.reasonable D.controversialCBeingaseniorhighschoolstudent,myfutureisalwaysonmymind.Tobeexact,thoughtsofthefuturehavekeptmeupcountlessnightsandmademeworryenoughtodopoorlyonmorethanonetest.Becauseofthis,wordsofwisdomareasourceofcomfort.SteveJobsgaveaspeechtoStanford’sgraduatingclassin2005andhiswordsresoundrepeatedlyinmymindwheneverIthinkaboutmyfuture.ItstartedwhenIbecameajunior,whencollegecameintoview.It’sthefirstbigsteptomakingyourlifeyourown.SowhenJobsdiscussedhislifeasastudent,somefearswereeased.Healsofelttheneedtoattendcollegetomakesomethingofhimself.Hefacedwhatmanyareextremelyafraidof:uncertainty.Hislackofunderstandingcausedhimtostopattendingcollegeandfocusonwhathefeltwasimportant.Hisstoryhadahappyending,ofcourse,sincehecertainlyturnedoutwell.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatstudentsshouldn’tattendcollege,butratherthattheyshouldn’tworrysomuch.You'llgetwhereyouneedtogo,evenifyourpathisabitmorewindingthanyou'dlike.Jobstalkedaboutthehardshipsinhiswork.Hisloveofhisworkhelpedhimcarryonandhegotwherehewasmeanttobe,whichrestatesthepoint:don’tpanic.Oneparticularpartofhisspeechstayedwithme.SteveJobsquotedthesaying“Stayhungry,stayfoolish”andithasbecomemymotto.Stayingfoolishisrealizingthatyouarestillafool,nomatterhowmuchyou'velearnedorexperienced.Thereisalwaysmoretoexplore.Stayinghungryiswantingtofindthosethingsaboutwhichyouarestilluneducated.SteveJobs’levelofsuccessispossibletoachieve,andIaimtoprovethat.Withthewillpowertogointotheworldlivingeverydaylikeit’smylastandallowingthefuturetotakecareofitself,Iwilldogreatthings.Inthelastmomentsofmylife,I’llbeproudofwhatIhavedoneandhopetohaveallthewisdomapersoncouldwishfor.46.Theauthorfeltworriedwhen_______.A.hehadtotaketestsatschool B.hehadlotsofsleeplessnightsC.hethoughtabouthisfuture D.hesearchedforwordsofwisdom47.ItissuggestedinParagraphsland2that________.A.theauthorisacollegestudentB.theauthorcaresmuchabouthisfutureC.SteveJobsfailedbecauseofhisdecisionD.SteveJobs'wordshadnoeffectontheauthor48.WhatdidtheauthorgainfromJobs’speech?A.Couragetodropoutofschool. B.ConfidenceindefeatingJobs.C.Interestincomputerindustry. D.Braverytofaceuncertainties.49.WhichofthefollowingsuggestionswasNOTmentionedinJob’sspeech?A.Beingcontentwithwhattheyknow. B.Havingthedesiretolearnmore.C.Stayingcalminthefaceofhardships D.Beingmodestsoastolearnmore.50.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.anexperienceofaspeech B.themostimpressivequotationinlifeC.amemorablemeetingwithJobs D.thewisdomdrawnfromaspeechDAmericanteenagerThomasCheathamhadplannedtostudyLatinduringhissophomoreyearatHebronHighSchoolinTexas.ButwhenhelearnedthattheschooldistrictwasgoingtoofferaMandarinclass,hequicklychangedhismind.“Ithoughtit(Mandarin)wouldbemorebeneficialthanLatin,”saidCheatham,whoisnowinhissecondyearofstudyingthelanguage.HespeaksMandarintoorderfoodatChineserestaurantsandcanreadFacebookpostsfromhisChinese-speakingfriends.Whileit’adifficultlanguagetomaster,thehighschooljunior,whoplanstostudycomputerengineering,thinksitwillbeavaluablethinginhiscareer.“Chineseisagoodlanguagetoknow,especiallywithChinabecomingagrowingpower,”hesaid.ManyexpertsagreethatproficiencyinalanguagespokenbyabillionpeopleworldwidewillgiveAmericanstudentsanedgeintheglobaleconomy.“PeoplearelookingatChinaasournexteconomiccompetitor,andinterestinMandarinisgrowing,''saidMartyAbbott,executivedirectoroftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages.''We'reseeingitinallpartsofthecountry.”ThenumberofstudentsstudyingMandarininpublicschoolsnationwideingrades7through12grewfrom20,000in2004-2005to60,000threeyearslater,accordingtothecouncil’smostrecentsurvey.Abbottestimatesthatasmanyas100,000studentsarenowstudyingMandarin,inpublicandprivateschools,throughoutthenation.ShesaidtheUSgovernmenthasconsideredMandarintobean“importantneeds”languageandprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsforteachers.“Ourgovernmentwantstoincreaseourlanguageabilityfornationalsecurityandeconomiccompetitiveness,”Abbottsaid.Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmentisspreadingknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandculturethroughConfuciusInstitutesestablishedinmanystates.TheConfuciusInstituteattheUniversityofTexasinDallas,foundedin2007,opensConfuciusClassroomsat11localpublicandprivateschoolswheremorethan700studentsarelearningMandarin.51.WhydoesthewritermentionThomasinthepassage?A.Totellushowchangeableheis. B.Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C.Tointroducehiscollegelife. D.TotellusLatinislesspopularnow.52.ManyexpertsinAmericaagreethat_______.A.MandarinisbecomingmorebeneficialthanLatinB.MandarinisverydifficulttolearnformostAmericanstudentsC.MandarinwillbeofsomehelptoAmericanstudentsintheglobaleconomyD.ChinaisacompetitorofAmericainculture53.WhydoesMandarinbecomesopopularinAmerica?A.BecauseMandarinismoreinterestingthanLatin.B.BecausetherearemanygoodteachersintheConfuciusInstitutes.C.BecauseMandarinisveryhelpfulintheglobaleconomy.D.BecausetheChinesegovernmenthastriedhisbest.54.FromthepassageweknowthattheConfuciusInstitutes_______.A.havetrained100,000studentstolearnMandarininAmericaB.provideprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsforteachersC.havebeenestablishedinmanystatesinAmericaD.werefoundedin200755.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.AnincreasingnumberofstudentsinAmericaarelearningMandarin.B.ConfuciusInstituteshavebeenestablishedinmanystatesinAmerica.C.LatinislesspopularinAmericanow.D.Chinanowisbecomingagrowingpower.ENuclearpower’sdangertohealth,safety,andevenlifeitselfcanbesummedupinoneword:radiation.Nuclearradiationhasacertainmysteryaboutit,partlybecauseitcannotbedetectedbyhumansenses.Itcan’tbeseenorheard,ortouchedortasted,eventhoughitmaybeallaroundus.Thereareotherthingslikethat.Forexample,radiowavesareallaroundusbutwecan’tdetectthem,sensethem,withoutaradioreceiver.Similarly,wecan’tsenseradioactivitywithoutaradiationdetector.Butunlikecommonradiowaves,nuclearradiationisnotharmlesstohumanbeingsandotherlivingthings.Atveryhighlevels,radiationcankillananimalorhumanbeingimmediatelybykillingmassesofcellsinvitalorgans.Buteventhelowestlevelscandoseriousdamage.Thereisnolevelsofradiationthatiscompletelysafe.Iftheradiationdoesnothitanythingimportant,thedamagemaynotbeserious.Thisisthecasewhenonlyafewcellsarehit,andiftheyarekilledimmediately.Yourbodywillreplacethedeadcellswithhealthyones.Butifthefewcellsareonlydamaged,andiftheyreproducethemselves,youmaybeintrouble.Theycangrowintocancer.Sometimesthisdoesnotshowupformanyyears.Thisisanotherreasonforsomeofthemysteryaboutnuclearradiation.Seriousdamagecanbedonewithoutthevictimbeingawareatthetimethatdamagehasoccurred.Apersoncanbeirradiated（輻射）andfeelfine,thendieforcancerfive,ten,ortwentyyearslaterasaresult.Orachildcanbebornweakasaresultofradiationabsorbedbyitsgrandparents.Radiationcanhurtus.Wemustknowthetruth.56.Whatisthemostdangerousfactorofnuclearpower?A.Radiation B.Quantity C.Amount D.Place57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Nuclearradiationcandoharmtohumanbeings.B.Nuclearradiationcannotdoharmtohumanbeings.C.Nuclearradiationcanbedetectedbyhumansenses.D.Nuclearradiationisjustlikecommonradiowaves.58.Howcannuclearradiationkillananimal?A.Bydamagingitsheart. B.Bykillingafewcells.C.Bykillingmanycellsinimportantorgans. D.Byhittinganyplaceinitsbody.59.Whydoesnuclearradiationhaveacertainmystery?A.Becausehumanbeingslearnitsharmfulness.B.Becauseitcandoharmtoapersonwhilethevictimisn'tawarethedamagehasoccurred.C.Becausenuclearradiationcankillapersonveryeasily.D.Becausehumanbeingshavenoeffectivemachineinordertodetectnuclearradiation.60.Ifahumanbeingishitbynuclearradiation,hemay_______.A.dieofcanceraftermanyyears B.dieimmediatelyC.haveachildwhomaybebornweak D.alloftheaboveFNearlyeveryoneagreesthatmoneydoesn’tbuyasmuchasitusedto,nomatterwhenyouwanttospendit.Thisiscertainlytrueofthepapermoneythatpassessoquicklythroughone’shands.Butwhataboutcoinsthatseemtodoverylittleexceptstayinpursesandpockets?Unlikenotes,metalmoneybecomesmorevaluablethelongeritisheld,especiallyifitisputawaywhereitwon’tgetscratchedorworn.Whyisthis?Onereasonisthatcoins,beingmoredurable,fallmorereadilyintoacategoryforcollectors.Naturally,therarergoldpiecesmustbecomemorevaluableasthepriceofthismetalgoesup.But,curiously,oneoftherarestcoinsintheworldisnotmadeofgold,butoftherelativelycheapersilver.In1840,theUnitedStatesmint(造幣廠)struck19570silverdollars.Thatiswhatitsrecordsshow.Todayonlysixofthisoriginalnumberremainandtheseareunlikelyevertoreachtheauction(拍賣)market.Sowhathappenedtosome19564largesilvercoins,nottheeasiestsortofthingstolose?OneofthemoreromantictheoriesisthattheywerepartofthepaymenttoNapoleonfortheAmericanlandthenknownasLouisiana.ButtheyneverreachedFrance.SomewhereintheGulfofMexico,theshiptransportingthemwassunk,eitherbyastormorbypirates.Theprobableanswertothemysteryisthattheyweremelteddown—sincethesilvervaluewasgreaterthantheactualvalueofthecoin.Whatreallyhappenedtotherestwillprobablyalwaysremainamystery.Whatisknownisthatwhoevercancomeupwithonewillfindhimselfinstantlyrich.61.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.moneybuysasmuchasitdidbeforeB.moneydoesnotbuyasmuchasitdidbeforeC.papermoneybuysmorethanmetalmoneyD.metalmoneybuysmorethanpapermoney62.Whichofthefollowingistrueofacoin?A.Thelongeritisheld,thelessvaluableitbecomes.B.Themoreitwearsout,themorevaluableitbecomes.C.Thelessitgetsscratched,thelessitvalues.D.Thelongeritlasts,themoreitvalues.63.Accordingtothispassage,oneoftherarestcoinsintheworldismadeof_______.A.silver B.gold C.copper D.paper64.Coinsbecomemorevaluablebecause_______.A.theystayinpursesandpocketsB.thepriceofmetalgoesupC.theyfallmorereadilyintoacategoryforcollectorsduetotheirdurationD.BothBandC65.Whatreallyhappenedtosome19564largesilvercoins?A.Theyweremelteddown.B.TheyweresunkintheGulfofMexico.C.Itisstillamystery.D.Theywerestolenbypirates.第Ⅱ卷（共45分）第三部分書面表達(dá)第一節(jié)閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題；每小題3分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文并用英語回答問題，然后將答案寫到答案卡相應(yīng)的位置上(請(qǐng)注意詞數(shù)要求)。[1]Althoughknownasanextraordinarilysuccessfulbusinessman,WarrenBuffetcomesoffasaprettyordinaryperson.[2]Lookingbackonhischildhood,onecanseehowserioushewasaboutmakingmoney.Buffetusedtogodoor-to-doorandsellsodapop.Later,healsoworkedathisgrandfather’sgrocerystore.Attheripeageof11,Buffetboughthisfirststock(股票).WhenhisfamilymovedtoWashingtonD.C.,BuffetbecameapaperboyforTheWashingtonPost.Whilestillinschool,hewasmaking$[3]Fromthebeginning,Buffetmadehisfortunefrominvesting.Hestartedwithallthemoneythathehadmadefromsellingpop,deliveringpapersandsoon.Between1950andl956,hegrewhis$9,800to$14,000．Fromthere,heorganizedinvestmentpartnershipswithhisfamilyandfriends,andthengraduallydrewinmorepeoplethroughveryattractiveterms.[4]BuffetappliedtoHarvardBusinessSchoolbut[5]Buffetisapersonofhabit—samehouse,sameoffice,samecity.Hedoesn’tcollecthousesorcarsorworksofart,andhehatescompaniesthatwastemoneyonsuchgoods.Instead,he