內(nèi)蒙古包頭六中高三第二次聯(lián)考新高考英語試卷及答案解析

內(nèi)蒙古包頭六中高三第二次聯(lián)考新高考英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Mum，lookatmyshoes．Ineedanewpair．—________．Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit2．Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecond-floorwindows,______hecouldseenothingbuttrees.A．where B．fromwhereC．which D．fromwhich3．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where4．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those5．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when6．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow7．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished8．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);the D．/；a9．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share10．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven11．IliketheseEnglishsongsandthey________manytimesontheradio.A．taught B．havetaughtC．a(chǎn)retaught D．havebeentaught12．Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane______herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A．setout B．tookover C．tookup D．setup13．—YoualllikeyourEnglishteacher?—Yeah,shedevotesherself____toteachinganditearnsheragoodreputation．A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely14．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder￥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．a(chǎn)daptableB．a(chǎn)djustableC．a(chǎn)doptableD．a(chǎn)ffordable15．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should16．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.17．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising18．Manypeoplemaybesurprisedbythenumberofchemicalsthattheyare________tothrougheverydayhouseholdproducts.A．devoted B．a(chǎn)ddicted C．exposed D．a(chǎn)pplied19．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound20．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough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）ADreamRealizedZhaoYang,33,anemployeeofaFrenchcompanyinBeijing,whohastraveledextensivelyintheUnitedStatesbymotorbike.IhavebeenaddictedtoHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclessinceIwasyoung,andknowingthatmotorcycle-relatedcultureisverypopularintheUS,Idecidedtotakeatrip.Alongwithmywifeandagroupoffellowenthusiasts,Iparticipatedina15-daytourinOctoberlastyear.Wehadonefreeday,soIheadedtoLasVegas.BeforearrivingintheUS,Iresearchedarangeofmaterialsaboutridingamotorbikethere.IalsofoundsomeclassicrecommendedroutesonChinesewebsitesrelatedtoHarleyDavidsonclubs.Withthehelpoftheirsuggestions,Idesignedmyownroute.Inaccordancewiththerules,beforeIleftChinaIvisitedanotaryoffice(公證機關(guān)),wheremydrivinglicensewasconfirmedasacceptableintheUSandmydocumentsweretranslatedintoEnglish.OnlythendidIbuymybasicmotorcycleequipment.WhenwearrivedatLasVegas,werentedaHarleyDavidsonandrodearoundthecity.Itwasanexciting,unforgettableexperience,becauseitwasnotonlytheachievementofadream,butIalsoexperiencedtheregionalmotorcyclecultureintheUS.Asweparkedthebikeattheroadside,somedriversrolleddowntheircarwindowsandgaveusthethumbs-up,andwhenwedroveontheroad,cardriverspulledovertoletuspass.Wealsovisitedamotorcycle-themedrestaurantforlunchandenjoyedthefantasticdecorationanddeliciousfood.IbelievethattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwillbecomepopularbecauseoftherecentjointeffortstopromoteSino-UStourism,especiallyafterthetwocountriesdecidedtoname2016asUS-ChinaTourismYear.ThisnewstyleoftravelingwillattractmoreyoungChinesetourists,andpeoplelikeme,whohaveapassionforfreedomandadventure,willvisittheUSmorefrequently.Forexample,IamplanningtotravelalongthefamoushighwaycalledRoute66withfriendsduringnextyear'sSpringFestival.IftravelagenciesandgovernmentscanpromotetheneedformotorcycliststoobtainaccurateinformationbeforetheyheadtotheUS-suchastherequireddocuments,howtorentamotorbikeandlocaltrafficlaws-"ridingtherange"willbecomeasafeandgreatwaytospendavacation.1、ZhaoYang’schildhooddreamwasto______.A．becomeaprofessionalmotorcyclistB．travelinHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclesC．takeatripintheUSAalongwithhiswifeD．traveltoworkonafashionablemotorcycle2、ToprepareforthemotorcycletripintheUSA,ZhaoYang______.A．madevariousresearchandcheckedhisdrivinglicenseB．tookthesuggestionsgivenandchosetheclassicrouteC．joinedoneoftheHarleyDavidsonclubsandgotsuggestionsD．tooklotsofhealthexaminationsandboughtsomeequipment3、HowdidZhaoYangfeelwhendrivinginLasVegas?A．disturbedB．disappointedC．depressedD．excited4、ZhaoYangthinksthattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwill______.A．enjoymuchpopularitywithSino-UStourismB．obtainlessAmericanfansinmotorcycletravelC．getlesssupportfromthemodernmotorcyclistsD．meetmorechallengewiththeinformationgap22．（8分）Inmyveryfirstjobwithsomearchaeologists,Iwasn’tdiggingobjectsoutoftheground,insteadIwasemployedasanartist,drawingwhattheyfound.However,Iwassoonmoreinterestedinthestoriesbehindtheobjectsthanindrawingthemandthat’showmycareerinarchaeologystarted.IstilldrawwhatIfindinmyworkasaspecialistontheSilkRoad,theoldtraderouterunningfromEgypttoMongolia,andIalsoworkonsomeunderwaterprojectstoo.Inarchaeology,myall-timeheroisanAmericancalledRaphaelPumpelly.IfirstheardabouthimwhenIwasastudentonatriptoTurkmenistan,acountryrightintheheartofAsia.Togetaroundthecountry,IhadtolearnRussiansothatIcouldspeaktothelocalpeople.WhenIgotthereIthought,“Wow!I’moneofthefirstAmericanshere!”ThenanoldmantoldmeaboutanAmericanarchaeologist,RaphaelPumpelly,whowastheredoingthesamethingover100yearsago.Archaeology’sinmyfamily.Mywife’sinthesameprofession,and,althoughourtwoboysaren’tinterestedinthefutureinarchaeologythemselves,we’vebeenonsomegreatdigstogetherandtheylovewhatwedobecausetheygettotravelwithus.Lastsummer,wetookthemtoLakeTiticacainSouthAmerica,inthehighareasoftheAndesmountainrange.MybestexperiencewaswhenIwasdiggingontheEgyptianRedSeacoast.There’sverylittlerainandit’ssodrythateverythingiskeptasitwas.Inanoldhouse,wheretheownerusedtostoregoodsfromtheshipsthatcamein,Ipickedupa700-year-oldmatinfrontofthehouseandthere,underit,afterallthattime,wasthehousekeywiththeowner’snamecarvedonit.Itfeltlikehecouldbeonhiswayhomeanyminute!AndIthought,“Hey,Idojustthat.Thisman’snotmuchdifferenttome!”1、WhileworkinginEgypt,whatdidthewriterfindsointeresting?A．Thatpeoplefromdifferentcenturiescanbesosimilar.B．Thefactthatthedoormatwasinsuchgoodcondition.C．Thewaythepeoplemanagedtoliveinsuchadryplace.D．Thattherehadbeensomuchtradeinthatarea.2、Whichentrywillthewriterprobablymakeinhisdiary?A．Turkmenistanisinteresting.I’mthefirstAmericantocomeherebutI’mgladthisismylasttripaway.B．Ihavebeendivingtodayandfoundsomeobjectsforanexhibition.I’vejustfinisheddrawingthemformyrecords.C．Iwishmychildrenweren’tmoreinterestedinarchaeologyandwouldnotworkhardintheopenliketheirparents.D．It’snearlydarkbutRaphael’sstillbusydigginginthatoldhouse.Hecanbeveryannoying.Hethinkshe’sthemostimportantpersonhere.3、Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A．Todescribethelifeofanarchaeologistheadmires.B．Topersuadepeopletotakeuparchaeologyasacareer.C．Toexplainwhatheenjoysaboutbeinganarchaeologist.D．Toshowhowarchaeologistswork.23．（8分）Whatshouldwedoifoneofourclassmatessuddenlyfallsillorgetshurt?Herearesomestepsyoushouldfollow.Butalwaysremembertolookformedicalcareafterfirstaid(急救)ifthewoundisserious.Brokenbones:Takeawayclothingfromthewound.Useanicepack.Don’tmovethehurtbodypartwhilewaitingforthedoctortoarrive.Animalbites:Washthebiteareawithsoapandwater.Packthewoundwithacleanclothifitisbleeding.Ifthebleedinghasstopped,covertheareawithabandageandtakethepersontothehospital.Makesureyourememberwhatkindofanimalitissothedoctorcanfindtherightwaytotreathimorheratonce.Fainting(昏厥):Havehimorherliewithfeetliftedalittle.Don’tmovethebodyifyouthinktheremightbewoundsfromthefall.Makesureheorshecanbreatheandletinfreshair.Cleantheperson’sfacewithacoolcloth.Nosebleeds:Havethepersonsitupwithhisorherheadtilted(傾斜)forwardalittle.Donothavethepersontilthisorherheadbackbecausethismaycauseheavybreathingorcoughing.Pinch(捏)thelowerpartofthenoseforatleast10minutes.1、Whatshouldwedofirstwhenananimalbitehappens?A．Putanicepackonthewound.B．Washthebiteareawithsoapandwater.C．Trytostopthebleedingwithacleancloth.D．Takethehurtpersontothehospital.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightwhenaboy’snosebleeds?A．Lethisheadnottiltback.B．Lethisheadtiltforwardalittle.C．Lethimsitup.D．Pinchhisnoseforlessthanl0minutes.3、Whichpartofamagazinemaythepassagecomefrom?A．Lifestyle.B．HealthC．Sports.D．Education4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Firstaidforsomeaccidentalwounds.B．Stepsoflookingformedicalcare.C．Adviceonwaysnottogethurt.D．Waystoaskforhelpingettinghurt24．（8分）FormalAfternoonTeasApotoftea,aplateoffingersandwichesandaselectionofpastriesandscones:InAmerica,thiswonderfulwaytowileawaytheafternooniscommonly,thoughmistakenly,knownas“hightea.”InBritain,whereitoriginated,“hightea”issimplyanold-fashionednamefortheeveningmeal;it’salsocalled“mealtea.”Thelight,elegant,scone-centricmealservedatfancyhotelsiscalled“l(fā)owtea”or“afternoontea”.Whateveryoucallit,herearefourplacestogetafternoonteaonLongIsland.Pricesareperperson.ChatNoir230MerrickRd.,RockvilleCentre516-208-811,OwnerEmmaTsoisatalentedpastrychef,andherafternoontea($22)includessandwiches,miniaturepastries,warmscones,creamandjamandapotoftea.Open7daysaweek.Reservationsrequired.Robinson’sTeaRoom97-EMainSt.,StonyBrook631-751-1232Robinson’sserviceafternoonteaTuesdaytoSunday.$26buysunlimitedtea,about10fingersandwiches,freshscones,creamandjamanddesserts.Reservationsrequired.TheSecretGardenTeaCafe&GiftShoppe225MainSt.,PortJefferson631-476-8327,TheStreetGarden’smenuhasmoremodestoptions,butthefullafternoontea,$26.95,includesscones,freshfruit,teasandwiches,minidessertsandapotoftea.OpenTuesdaytoSunday.TheHiddenOakCafeBayardCuttingArboretum,MontaukHighway,GreatRiver631-277-3895,ThecafeisopenTuesdaytoSunday.Afternoontea($25.95)includesteasandwiches,dessertsandpastries,sconeswithcreamandjamandapotoftea.Reservationsrequired24hoursinadvance.1、WhatdoweknowaboutBritishafternoontea?A．It’sknownas“mealtea”. B．It’scenteredondesserts.C．It’sservedatfancyhotels. D．It’soriginatedfromAmerica.2、WhichnumbershouldyoucalltoreserveforaMondayafternoontea?A．516-208-811 B．631-751-1232C．631-476-8327 D．631-277-38953、Wherecanyougetafternoonteawithfreshfruit?A．AtChatNoir B．AtRobinson’sTeaRoomC．AttheHiddenOakCafe D．AttheSecretGardenTeaCafe&GiftShoppe25．（10分）Somepeoplearesorude!Whosendsane-mailoratextmessagethatjustsays“Thankyou”？Wholeavesavoicemailmessageratherthantextsyou?WhoasksforafacteasilyfoundonGoogle?Don’tthesepeoplerealizethatthey’rewastingyourtime?MaybeI’mtherudeonefornotappreciatinglife’slittlepoliteness.Butmanysocialagreedstandardsjustdon’tmakesensetopeopledrowningindigitalcommunication.Intexts,youdon’thavetodeclarewhoyouareorevensayhello.E-mail,too,isslowerthanatext.Voicemailisanowimpolitewayoftryingtoconnect.Myfatherlearnedthislessonafterleavingmeadozenvoicemailmessages,noneofwhichIlistenedto.Exasperated,hecalledmysistertoexpresshisdissatisfactionthatIneverreturnedhisphonecalls.“Whyareyouleavinghimvoicemail？”mysisterasked.“Justtexthim.”Intheageofthesmartphone,thereisnoreasontoaskonce-acceptablequestionsabout:theweatherforecast,abusiness’sphonenumber,ordirectionstoahouse,arestaurant,whichcanbeeasilyfoundonGoogleMaps.Butpeoplestillaskthesethings.Andwhenyouanswer,theyrespondwithathank-youe-mail.Howtohandlethesedifferingstandards?Easy.Consideryouraudience.Somepeople,especiallyolderones,appreciateathank-youmessage.Others,likeme,wantnoreply.Theanthropologist(人類學(xué)家)MargaretMeadoncesaidthatintraditionalsocieties,theyounglearnfromtheold.Butinmodernsocieties,theoldcanalsolearnfromtheyoung.Here’shopingthatpolitenessnevergoesoutoffashionbutthattime-wastingformsofcommunicationdo.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Exasperated”meaninthefifthparagraph?A．Worried.B．Surprised.C．Annoyed.D．Tired.2、Whydidn’tthewriterreplytohisfather?A．Helikedtextmessagesbetter.B．Heenjoyedcheckinghisvoicemail.C．Hedidn’treceiveanyvoicemailmessages.D．Hedidn’twanttotalkwithhisfather.3、Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriteragreeto?A．Peopleneedn’tlearnfromoneanotherintraditionalsocieties.B．Dealingwithvoicemailshouldvarywitheachindividual.C．Peopleneedn’tturntoGoogleforhelpwhenintrouble.D．Declaringwhoyouareorsayinghellointextsisnecessary.4、What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Nowadays:whatshouldwedowithtextmessages?B．Nowadays:doyoulikeleavingothersavoicemessage?C．Nowadays:whatmeansshouldweuseincommunication?D．Nowadays:doyouneedathank-youmessage?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）OnenightmanyyearsagoIwasonthebridgeofashippassingoneofourlargecitiesonaquietnight.Isawitslights1intheskyandheardthecity’snoises.Ihavespenttwenty-fiveyearsonboats.NowIama2.Myjobistobringinthelargeluxury3andstaywiththemuntiltheyaresafelystoppedintheirports.Ifeltvery4thefirsttimeIeverdockedabigliner.Shecame5uptheharboronafloodtideandtoweredhighovertheshortlittleboat.Aswedrewalongside,adoorwayopened6atwaterlevelandtwosmartlydressedsailorshelpedmeaboard.IwasescortedtothebridgewhereI7fromthecaptain.IrealizedIwasin8ofagreatshipworthmillionsofdollars.Havingdockedseveralofthelargeliners,IrealizedIwasnotimportant,9simplythequarterbackwhocalledthesignals.Inspiteof10wereadinthenewspapers,Ihavegreatfaithinthiscountry,prayingthatapeacefulunderstandingwillcometothis11world,sothatmychildrencangrowupinaworldfullofhappiness.Ibelievethiswillcome12.Iremembertheunderstandingand13thattookoverthiscountry,backin1949,whenalittlegirlnamedKathyFiskus14intoanoldwellinCalifornia.Engineersandsandhogsandpeopleinallwalksoflifeworkedalmostthreedays,andwhentheygotheroutshewasdead.Peoplesentinthousandsofdollarsin15funds,butthosewhodidtheworkand16theequipmentwouldn’ttakethemoney.Theyworkedforbiggerthings.Italkedtocaptainsofforeign17thatcameintoNewYorkHarbor,andtheywerejustas18asweAmericansoverthetragedy.Ibelievesome19willbefoundtoworktogetherforworldpeacewiththesamesympathyandunderstandingthatpeopleworkedtorescuelittleKathyFiskus.IbelieveGodwill20bringthisabout.1、A．decoratedB．reflectedC．includedD．occupied2、A．cookB．designerC．pilotD．swimmer3、A．linersB．shopsC．hotelsD．offices4、A．interestingB．smartC．luckyD．proud5、A．drawingB．ridingC．walkingD．running6、A．oftenB．neverC．a(chǎn)lmostD．hardly7、A．tookoverB．pickedupC．gotoutD．broughtin8、A．placeB．needC．searchD．control9、A．soB．butC．a(chǎn)ndD．or10、A．howB．whereC．whichD．what11、A．undiscoveredB．unsettledC．unplannedD．unexpected12、A．inB．fromC．a(chǎn)boutD．on13、A．favorB．pityC．beliefD．sense14、A．fellB．wavedC．threwD．hid15、A．schoolB．businessC．rescueD．loan16、A．producedB．transportedC．furnishedD．supposed17、A．busesB．planesC．shipsD．trains18、A．worriedB．satisfiedC．a(chǎn)mazedD．concerned19、A．timeB．roadC．moneyD．way20、A．somedayB．foreverC．nowhereD．therefore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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空Dogsarethebestfriendsofman.Itisagoodideatogivethemtraining.1．(actual),trainingadogisverydifferentfromtraininghumans.Ofcourse,youhavetodealwithsomecharacteristicsofyourdogatfirst.Dogtrainingisnotreally2．easytask.Youmustbe3．(patience)andworkhard.Dogtrainingistheprocessofteachingthemhow4．(follow)somebasicorders,dotricks,huntandsoon.Thereisalotofspecifictrainingthatyoucangiveyourdog.But,ifyouarestilla5．(begin),theprocesscouldbeabitdifficult.Lookforguidesandtrytofigureout6．wouldbeagoodwaytotrainyourdog.Withthehelpoftheseguides,youcansavetime7．(learn)whatyoushoulddo,especiallyiftheguides8．(write)byexpertdogtrainers.Trainingit9．(you)willtakemoretimethanhiringsomeonetotrainitforyou.10．thistrainingisyourchancetogetclosertoyourdog,andtheresultsisworthyoureffort.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：在錯的詞下面一橫線，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。Tenyearsago,IwasluckyenoughtohaveanopportunitytostudyinEnglandasainternationalstudent、Iwenttooneofthemostfamousschoolthere、Onthefirstday,IwassuchnervousthatIfeltmyheartbeatenwildly、Iwasafraidtoexpresstomyself,becauseIhavenevercommunicatedwithstrangersinEnglishbefore、Therefore,myteachersaidIhadtointroducemeinfrontoftheclass、Assoonasthefirstwordflewoutmymouth,Ifeltrelaxingimmediately、IwashappyIfinallymadeit、It’saspecialday,whichIwillneverforget、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，暑假即將來臨，你校學(xué)生會決定組織在校學(xué)生到臥龍山進行一次拓展活動。請你給好友—美國交換生Peter寫一封郵件告知相關(guān)情況。內(nèi)容包括：1.時間：7月1日上午8:00乘車出發(fā)；2.安排：爬山，同時撿拾垃圾；3.注意事項：自帶午餐、雨具等。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearPeter,Goodnewsforyou!________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、A5、B6、C7、C8、C9、D10、D11、D12、C13、A14、D15、D16、D17、D18、C19、D20、B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、Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventorof