浙江省紹興市2023-2024學年高考英語倒計時模擬卷含解析

浙江省紹興市2023-2024學年高考英語倒計時模擬卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed2．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．and C．so D．for3．Localslivedinrather________conditionsuntilthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.A．precious B．primitiveC．precise D．prior4．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can5．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource6．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although7．WuLeiistheonlyChineseplayerhasmadeitontothelatestWorldSoccer500list.A．who B．whichC．whose D．whom8．—Hi!John,wouldyouliketoplayfootballwithus?—Oh，Ican’t.I___mylessonallthemorningandstillneedhalfanhour.A．amreviewing B．havebeenreviewingC．havereviewed D．reviewed9．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved10．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever11．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．asC．for D．so12．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved13．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe14．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar15．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit16．—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of17．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe18．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen19．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade20．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）“Iwishwehadn’tcomeonthistrip!”Jeff’svoiceechoedacrossthenarrowcanyon.Hisfatherstopped,breathingheavily.“thisishardonyou,butyou’vegottocomethroughwithcourage!”Hegentlyplacedhishandontheboy’sshoulder.“Now.Idon’tknowifIcanmakeitwithoutstoppingeverysooften.You’reyoung.butyouarestrongandfast.Doyourememberthewaybackfromheretotheroad,ifyouhadtogoalone?”JeffflashedbacktothepainfulsceneofMark,hisseventeen-year-oldbrotherattheircampsite.Hewasbittenbyasnakeyesterday.Thismorninghecouldn’tmove,andthepaingotworse.Heneededmedicalattentionrightaway.Theyhadlefttheirphoneinthecar,anditmusthavebeenoutofpowerbythen.LeavingMarkatthecampsiteandseekinghelpwastheironlychoice.“Jeff,couldyoudoit?”Jefflookedtotheendofthecanyon,severalmilesaway,Henoddedandaplanbegantotakeholdinhismind.“Whatisthenameofthatlittletownwestopped,Dad?”theremustbeahospitalthere.“Flint.WeparkedatthesideoftheroadafewmilesoutofFlint.”Jeffnodded.Thentheycontinuedclimbing.Stonebystone,theymadetheirwayupthecanyon.Gradually,Jeff’sfathergrewsmallerandsmallerinthedistance.Jeffwavedtohimandthenclimbedtowardtheroad.Twohourslater,hefinallyreachedtheroadandstruggledtowardthetown,almostexhausted.“Can’tstop,”hethough.Mark’sinbigtrouble.Keepgoing.”Suddenly,hesawatruckheadingtowardhim.“Hey,mister!”heshouted,wavingbotharms.Hebegantojogtowardthetruck,andthenbrokeintoafull-speedrun.Hischestwasburningwitheverybreathwhenthetruckdriverstoppedbyhim.Jeffexplainedbreathlessly.ThedriverreachedforhiscellphoneassoonasheheardaboutMark.“Bettergetthehelicopterinthere,”hesaidimmediately.ButJeffwasn’tsureaboutthatbecauseeverythinggotunclearandthenwentblackandquiet.Hourslater,Jeffopenedhiseyestofindhisfatheronachairnearby.“You’reahero,son,”hisfathersaidwithasmile.“YouhadthehelicoptersentintothecanyonafterMark.Ican’ttellyouhowhappyIwaswhenIsawitoverhead.Theygothimtothehospital.He’sgoingtobefinesoon.I’msoproudofyou!”1、WhydidJeffandhisfatherclimbupthecanyon?A．TheyweresearchingfortheircampsiteB．TheyweredoingphysicalexerciseC．TheyweremeetingJeff’sbrotherD．Theyweregoingforrescue2、WhathappenedtoMark?A．HelosthiswayB．HewasbittenbyasnakeC．HewashitbyatruckD．Helosthisphone3、WhydidJeff’sfatherlethimgoalone?A．JeffknewthewaybetterB．JeffwasfasterthanhimC．JeffneededmoreexerciseD．Jeffpreferredgoingbyhimself4、WhatcanbethebestwordstodescribeJeff?A．DeterminedandcaringB．CautiousandsensitiveC．HumorousandambitiousD．Generousandkind22．（8分）Astreesacrossthenorthernareasturngoldanddeepred,youcanfindautumncolorsinparksandwoodlands,inthecities,countryside,andmountains.Peoplearewonderingwhatthesecolorsarefor.Foryears,scientistshaveworkedtounderstandthechangesthathappentotreesintheautumn.Uptonowtherehavebeendifferentexplanationsforwhynaturalselectionmakesautumncolorssowidespread.Dr.HamiltonfromOxfordUniversityproposedthatbrightautumnleavescontainedamessage:theywarninsectstoleavethemalone.Inautumn,insectschoosetreeswheretheywilllayeggs.Whenthelarvae（幼蟲）comeoutthenextspring,theyfeedonthetrees,oftenwitharesultofdestructionofthetrees.Dr.Hamiltonsuggestedthattreescouldwardofftheseinsectswithpoisons.Theycouldhavestrongdefensesbylettingegg-layinginsectsknowwhatwasinstorefortheireggs.Dr.Hamiltonandstudentsturnedthetheoryintoamathematicalmodel,whichshowedthatwarningsignalscouldindeeddrivetheevolution（進化）ofbrightleaves.Itwasafirstattempttoseewhatwasoutthere.AresearchteamfromtheUniversityofWisconsingaveaquitedifferentexplanation.“IfyouareuphereinWisconsin,bythetimeleaveschange,alltheinsectsthatfeedonleavesaregone.”Dr.Hochsaid.Hebelievedthatautumncolorsservedmainlyasprotection.AccordingtoDr.Hochandhisteam,autumncolorsmightbeabletoprotecttheleavesfromsundamageorfrost（冰凍）injury—inotherwords,theyactuallyactasasunscreentoavoidthedestructiontotheleaves.Besides,autumncolorsmightprotecttheleavesfromwaterloss.Ifthecellsintheleavesbecomedry,theconnectionsbetweenthecellswillbeweakenedandleaveswillbreakoff.Althoughtherearedifferentexplanationsaboutautumncolors,ithasreallygiventhemadeeperconcernforthistimeofyear.“Peoplesometimessaythatsciencemakestheworldlessinterestingbyjustexplainingthingsaway,”onefamousbiologistsaid.“Butwithautumnleaves,themoreyouknowaboutthem,themoreamazedyouare.”1、AccordingtoDr.Hamilton,thereisaconnectionbetween________.A．thesizeofleavesandthesurvivalofinsectsB．thesizeofleavesandthebehaviorofinsectsC．thesizeofleavesandthequalityofinsectsD．thesizeofleavesandthenumberofinsects2、Dr.Hochandhisteamgivetheexplanationthat_________.A．ClimatehasaninfluenceonthecoloroftheleavesB．SundamageandfrostinjurydrivetheinsectsawayC．thecolorofautumnleaveshasaprotectivefunctionD．Autumncolorsbringgreatdestructiontotheleaves3、Theunderlinedphrase“wardoff”inParagraph2probablymeans_______.A．catchB．attractC．ignoreD．prevent4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheevolutionofcolorfulleavesB．Thesecrettoautumnleaves’changesC．ThecharmautumncolorsD．Theroleofleaves’beingprotection23．（8分）Exactlyfiveyearsago,onNewYear’sEve,Iwasinvitedtoachildren’sballbyamanhighupinthebusinessworld,whohadhisconnections,hiscircleofacquaintances,andhisclosefriends.Soitseemedasthoughthechildren’sballwasmerelyanexcusefortheparentstocometogetheranddiscussmattersofinteresttothemselves,quiteinnocentlyandcasually.Iwasanoutsider,and,asIhadnospecialmatterstoair,Iwasabletospendtheeveningindependentlyoftheothers.Therewasanothergentlemanpresentwholikemehadjuststumbledupon(偶然發(fā)現(xiàn))thisaffairofdomestichappiness.Hewasthefirsttoattractmyattention.Hisappearancewasnotthatofamanofnoblebirth.Hewastall,ratherthin,veryserious,andwelldressed.Obviouslyhehadnoheartforthefamilycelebration.Theinstanthewentoffintoacornerbyhimselfthesmiledisappearedfromhisface,andhisthickdarkbrowsknittedintoafrown(皺眉).Heknewnooneexceptthehostandshowedeverysignofbeingboredtodeath,thoughbravelykeepingtheroleofthoroughenjoymenttotheend.LaterIlearnedthathewasaprovincial,hadcometothecapitalonsomeimportantbusiness,hadbroughtaletterofrecommendationtoourhost,andourhosthadtakenhimunderhisprotection,notatallwithlove.Itwasmerelyoutofpolitenessthathehadinvitedhimtothechildren’sball.Theydidnotplaycardswithhim.Theydidnotofferhimcigars.Nooneenteredintoconversationwithhim.Possiblytheyrecognizedthebirdbyitsfeathersfromadistance.Thus,mygentleman,notknowingwhattodowithhishands,wascompelled(迫使)tospendtheeveningstroking(撫摸)hiswhiskers(胡須).Hiswhiskerswerereallyfine,buthestrokedthemsoeagerlythatonegotthefeelingthatthewhiskershadcomeintotheworldfirstandafterwardsthemaninordertostrokethem.1、Accordingtotheauthor,therealpurposeofthechildrenballwasthat______.A．theparentswantedtomaketheirchildrenhappyB．theparentshadachancetomeetandsocializeC．thehosthopedtomaketheguestshappyD．thehostwantedtogiveawelcometoanimportantguest2、Thegentlemanwasunhappybecause______.A．hewasoneofthepoorrelativesofthehostB．hewasfromthecountrysideC．hewastryingtodosomebusinesswiththehostD．hewasnotreallywelcomeintheball3、Thegentlemantouchedhiswhiskerseagerlyjustbecause______.A．helikedhiswhiskersverymuchB．hehadthehabitofdoingsoC．hewasembarrassedintheballD．hefeltuneasywearingwhiskers4、Whentheauthorwastellingthestory,hewas______.A．humorousB．seriousC．jokingD．doubtful24．（8分）It’sofficial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld’sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththesecond-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope—hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,Danish,GermanandJapanesebabiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.“I’mnotsurprised,”Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexandertellsme.“Thefirstyearofachild’slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressedbecausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave(孕產假).Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersaregettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying.”Shepausesbeforethrowinginafinaltip:“Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbesharedbetweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.“It’sjustthedonethinginDenmark,”shesaysofacountrythathastheworld’shighestbreastfeedingrates.“Inothercountries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn’tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeedinghasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”ForIbenSandahl,Alexander’sco-author,itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.“Weareanhonestandpurepeople,”shetellsme.“Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sadorannoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing(擁抱)allkindsoffeelings,sowearen’tscared.Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It’showbabiescommunicateandit’sabouttryingtounderstandit.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?A．Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.B．Morecompanyfromaparent.C．Anenergeticbusymother.D．Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.A．somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappyB．Demarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales’rightsC．Danishparents’attitudestoababy’sfirstyearvaryconsiderablyD．breastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably________.A．trytofigureoutwhattheywantB．putthemoutdoorsforagoodsleepC．seeksocialsupportforguidanceD．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown25．（10分）ItwaswithheavyheartsthatmysonandIworkedtopreparehiscarforamilestonejourney—thedayhemovedacrossthecountryaftertwentyyearsoflivingundermyroof．Ourworkwentslowlyintotheafternoon．TheSundaybaseballgamecameon．OurhometownCardinalswereplayingtheAtlantaBraves．IoverheardbitsoftheTVbroadcast—Atlantatookatwo-runleadaswewerepackingthetrunk．AfterthatIbecameabsorbedinglumthoughtsabouthisdepartureandforgotaboutthegame．SuddenlyIheardthedooropen．“Dad，”hesaid，“l(fā)et’swatchthegame．They’reonlydownbyarun．”Hisred-coloredeyesinstantlytoldmethathe，too，foundthistobedifficultandwantedtoshareonelastfather-sonmoment．WithouthesitationIledthewaytotheTVset．There，wefoundtheCardslosing3—1．“Oh，”hesaid，“they’redowntworuns．”Hisvoicecrackedwithdoubt．“Ithoughttheywerecomingback．”“That’sfine，”Isaid，wantingsomuchtostringthismoment．“Let’swatchanyway．”TheCardsgottobatlast．Firstasingle，andthenanother．Suddenlythegamebecameveryinteresting．WhenDavidEcksteinparkedthethirdpitch(投球)intotheseats，weweretransformed，jumpingupanddown．That’swhenthemagicmomentcame．Thesadnessofthatdaywasreplacedbytheexcitingbaseballgame，somethingwehaddonemanytimestogetherbefore．Thenheleft．ItwasasaddaywhenIhelpedmysonpackandgetreadytomoveawaytocollege．Butthismomentofjoymixedwithsadnessmadetheday，thetripandourlifeseemsoright．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“glum”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Anxious．B．Curious．C．Hopeful．D．Upset．2、Whatbroughtjoytotheauthor?A．ThevictoryofAtlanta．B．Theworkdoneforhisson．C．Thetimespentwithhisson．D．Thememoryofthepasttime．3、Whydidtheauthor’ssonleavehome?A．Towork．B．Tostudy．C．Toplayagame．D．Togoonavacation．第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Don’tBeAfraidtoMakeaFoolofYourselfandReachouttoStrangersGrowingup,Iwasgluedtomymother’ship,readytofollowherwherevertheworldtookus.Iusedtosleepather1onthefloorofherlawschoollecturehallswhilehundredsof2pouredoverscoresoflegaltermsandhistoricalcourt3.WhenmymotherandIwouldtraveltodifferentcountriestogether,shealwaystalkedto4.ShewouldtellourlifestoryandIwasoften5.Ifiguredthatpeoplethoughtshesharedtoomuchanditwas6.Inowrecognizetheimportanceofthe7mymothermade.Aftershedied,Ireceivedhundredsofphonecallsfrompeopleallovertheworld.They8tooffertheircondolences(吊唁),but9tosharehowmuchmymotherhadmeanttothem.10sheofferedlegaladviceorsimplysharedastory,they11theirhearttomeabouthowshe12theirlives.WhenshefirstdecidedtobuyanapartmentandsettleddowninParis,she13thewritersofherfavouriteblogsandinstantlybegantoformtheirownFrench14.Theyspenthourseatingcarefullyselectedcheesesandsipping(啜飲)coffeewhile15favoriteParisianrestaurants.ThesearethepeopleInowcallmy16auntsanduncles.WhatIjudgedasmymommakinga17ofherselfwasherwayofsharingher18andcharm.Thistaughtmeto19intofearandnottoletself-criticismgovernanythingIdo.Now,Ispeakup.Italktostrangers.I20myselfandbecauseofit,Ireceive.1、A．topsB．armsC．elbowsD．feet2、A．teachersB．studentsC．audienceD．views3、A．accidentsB．eventsC．casesD．stories4、A．foreignersB．strangersC．neighborsD．learners5、A．embarrassedB．excitedC．disappointedD．surprised6、A．fortunateB．inappropriateC．properD．reasonable7、A．connectionB．inventionsC．decisionD．possessions8、A．wroteB．plannedC．calledD．attempted9、A．purposelyB．usuallyC．mainlyD．accordingly10、A．WheneverB．WhereverC．HoweverD．Whether11、A．turnedoutB．pouredoutC．figuredoutD．foundout12、A．madeB．savedC．earnedD．changed13、A．contactedB．becameC．namedD．investigated14、A．communityB．classC．restaurantD．organization15、A．enteringB．searchingC．exploringD．discussing16、A．AmericanB．EnglishC．FrenchD．British17、A．showB．foolC．goalD．dream18、A．weaknessB．shortcomingsC．strengthD．disadvantages19、A．backoffB．liveupC．getdownD．stepforward20、A．extendB．understandC．trustD．share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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）LiuXin1．(summary)herlongcareerinthemediaindustrywiththreeletters:I,GandO.Thefirstletter,I,standsforinnovation(創(chuàng)新),Asananchorwoman(女主持人)ofCGTN,shehastositdownforone-on-oneinterviewswithpeoplefromdifferentwalksoflife.Quiteoften,shehastocomeupwith2．(create)waystomakeanimpactduringinterviews.Once,shewastaskedwithinterviewingaSwissinventorofsolarenergyplanes.She3．(care)arrangedtheinterviewwiththeinventor4．(sit)inthecockpit(駕駛艙)ofhisnewplane.Thisnotonlyliveneduptheconversation,butalsoofferedtheaudienceadifferentviewintotheworldofgreenenergy.‘G’isforgrit(勇氣).WhenshewasworkinginGenevaas5．CCTVEnglishchanneljournalist,shehadtofaceallkindsofchallengestogettothetruth6．thenews.‘SometimeswhenIgotbackfromwork,Ifeltlikemyheadwasabouttoblowoff.Butitwasaninnervoice7．alwaystoldmetokeepup.’‘O’isshortfororientation(目標方向).Asajournalist,shehastogiveitallbymakingcarefulplansforbothdailyworkandcareerdevelopment.‘Ialwaysremind8．(me)tokeeparecordofwhereIamandwhereIamgoing.’Together,thethreelettersmakethecatchyslogan‘Igo’.This,accordingtoLiu,is9．keepshergoingforwardonherwayto10．(excellent).第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，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:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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)不計分。Self-protectionisoneofmostimportantskillsforusteenagers、Buthowdoweprotectthemselves?Nowletmesharemyideastoyou、First,IalwaysobeythetrafficrulesandIneverrantheredlight、Whenthetrafficlightisred,Iwon’tgoasitturnsgreen、Ialwayscrossthezebrawalkbecauseofitissafe、Second,Iofteneatthefoodwhatishealthyandsafe、Eattoomuchfastfoodwillbeharmfultomyhealth、Third,Inevermeetstrangeralone,especiallyfriendswhomImakeontheInternet、Inshort,ifweobeytherulesandtakecareofourselves,wewillgrowuphappy、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國網友Tom對遍布中國大街小巷的掃碼支付很感興趣，特意給你寫信想了解一下。你根據以下提示給他回信：1．中國掃碼支付的現(xiàn)狀；2．掃碼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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、D5、A6、A7、A8、B9、C10、A11、B12、C13、B14、A15、A16、C17、B18、C19、A20、D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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、B3、B4、A22、1、D2、C3、D4、B23、1、B2、D3、C4、B24、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge(海綿)thatisfullofwater,somewaterwillrunoutofit.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotakeinaspeaker’severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,andalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker’smainpoint.ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningworkshop(研討會),Eriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned."Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary,"Simonecontinued,"youwillneedtosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates(通貨膨脹率).Inthemeantime,Iwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow."ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSimoneused.Whensheopenedthefloor(自由發(fā)言)forquestion,Erikraisedh