銅陵市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高考英語一模試卷含解析

銅陵市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高考英語一模試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can2．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat3．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup4．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．a(chǎn)ndC．orD．so5．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．a(chǎn)reunearthed;areranging6．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．a(chǎn)ndran;finding D．running;finding7．—Iwanttolearntennis.Wouldyouliketohelpme?—.Butlearningtennisisnowalkinthepark.A．NokiddingB．NowonderC．NoproblemD．Noway8．E-shopping,whenproperly_____,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.A．done B．doing C．todo D．isdone9．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof10．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must11．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled12．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon13．Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome14．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which15．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned16．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．a(chǎn)sD．that17．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed18．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed19．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen20．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen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）Wouldyoubuyacarthatcanreleasecalmingsmellsintotheairwhenyouarestuckinheavytraffic?Wouldyoubuyarobotthatsmellslikeahumanbeing?Manypeoplehaveseenthe3-Dcomputer-madeenvironmentsofvirtualreality（虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)）.Nowthesevirtualworldswillnotjustlookandsoundreal.ResearchershavecreatedVRenvironmentsthatevensmellliketherealones.Withthenewtechnology,usersopenavirtualdoorandstepintoanewenvironment,likearainforest.Aftertheyenterthisvirtualworld,specialequipmentreleasesforest-likesmellsintotheairtomaketheexperiencefeelmorereal.SuzanneFisher-Murraysaid,“Itisareallywonderfulexperiencethatyouhavebecauseyou’reexploringthisenvironmentandyouhavesmellswithit.”IntheUnitedStates,Smell-O-Visionwasdesignedtoprovidesmellsduringtheshowingofamovie.TheSmell-O-Visionsystemwasoncepopularinthe1960s.Now,EmanuelaMaggionisaysitisclosetobecomingpopularagain.“Itconnectsemotionsandmemorieswiththesenseofsmell,”Maggionisaid.“Itisunbelievablewhatwecandowiththetechnology.”Theusesofsmelltechnologyarenotjustlimitedtofilmsandtheperformingarts.Researchersshowedacomputerprogramwhereuserscouldimaginethemselvesdrivingacar.Thesystemincludedaspecialsmell-sprayingmachine.DmitrijsDmitrenkosaid,“Wewanttodeliverthesmelloflavender(薰衣草)everytimethepersondrivesoverthespeedlimit.Wechooselavenderbecauseit’saverycalmingsmell.”Scientistsareexperimentingwithsmellsinsteadofsoundsorimage-basedalertsontelecommunicationsequipment.Andbusinessmenhavealreadyusedsmellstoinfluencepeople’sbehavior.“Notonlyinstores,butalsoinotherplacesyoucancreateandstimulate(刺激)immediatepurchase,”Maggionisaid.“Soyou’reinalibraryandwhenyousmellcoffeeyouwillunconsciouslyhavetheneedtodrinkacoffee.”1、Usingsmelltechnology,researchersmakeVRenvironments________.A．haveasmellofarainforestB．evensmellliketherealonesC．looklikea4-DenvironmentD．frightenpeoplewithavirtualworld2、TheexampleofSmell-O-Visionprovesthat________.A．AmericaisthefirsttousesmelltechnologyB．cinemasarethemostsuitableplacesforthesenseofsmellC．smelltechnologyhasbeenusedbeforeD．itisoutofdatetousesmell-sprayingdevices3、Howissmelltechnologyusedbybusinessmen？A．Tomakebuyersunderstandsalesmenbetter.B．Toremindpeopleoftheirunrealisticpurchase.C．Tohelpcustomerschoosetheirfavoritegoods.D．Tostimulatepeopletobuythings.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A．Thenewdevelopmentsofsmelltechnology.B．AmajorbreakthroughofVRtechnology.C．Thesenseofsmellinhumancommunication.D．Theadvancedsmell-sprayingmachines.22．（8分）InShanghai’sGrandTheater,afashionable,mainlyyoungaudienceapplaudsenthusiasticallyasGuoYongtakescenterstage.Heholdsalargebushytreebranchwithleaves.Blowingononeoftheleaves,heproducesasoundlikethesingingofbirdsasheplaysatraditionalBuyifolksong.SomeothermusiciansarealsoplayingthetraditionalinstrumentsfromvariousethnicgroupsinChina.It’sthefirsttimesuchmusichaseverbeenperformedintheGrandTheater.ButallthisistheeffortsofZhuZheqin,aCantonese-bornsinger;whohasmadeithermissiontohelppreserveChina’straditionalethnicmusic.Severalyearsago,afterbeingappointedaUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramambassador,ZhutraveledthroughsomeofChina’sremotestregionsinanattempttodocumentthetraditionalmusicofvariousminoritygroups.Inthecourseotherfour-monthtrip,sherecordedmorethanathousandsongs.Butshenoticedthatmanyofthebestmusicianswereold,andsomeofthemusicwasatriskofdyingout.“IwasshockedthebeautyofwhatIheard-itwassogood,”shesays.“Butitneededsupport.Ihopetoletpeopleseethebeautyofthesethingsinthecontemporarytimes.”SoZhudecidedtointroducesomeofthemusicianstoawideraudience.Bydoingthis,shehopestorekindle(再次點(diǎn)燃)theinterestoftheyoungergeneration.“Youngpeopledon’tlikethismusicmuch;theypreferpopmusicandlovesongs.Theythinkthesesongsaresomethingtheirgrandmasings.Thiskindofrepackaginggivesyoungpeopleanewdoorintotheirheritage.”ZhubelievesChinaneedstolookagainatitsownroots.“ChinatodayisbasicallyallWesternart;inourconservatories(音樂學(xué)院)Westernclassicalmusicisthetop,”shesays.“ForChinatoreallycontributetotheworld,weneedtogoonourownpath.SowhatcanrepresentChinatoday?”Theanswer,shesuggests,istomovefrom“madeinChina”to“createdinChina”.1、Fromthefirstparagraph,welearnthat________.A．theaudienceareallyoungpeopleB．GuoYongisplayingtheBuyifolkmusicC．GuoYongistheonlyminorityperformeronthestageD．treebranchesmakegoodmusicalinstruments2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofZhuZheqin?A．Sheteachesmusicinaconservatories.B．SheishelpingpreserveChineseethnicmusic.C．SheworksasanofficialintheUnitedNations.D．She’screatedallthemusicfortheGrandTheater.3、ZhuZheqintraveledtosomeofChina’sremotestregionsto________.A．recordthetraditionalethnicmusicB．helpthelocalmusiciansplaythemusicC．showtheUNChinesemusicaltraditionsD．enjoythemusicofvariousethnicgroups4、WhatisZhuZheqin’sideaaboutChinesetraditionalmusic?A．Itiscompletelyoutofdate.B．Onlyoldmusiciansplayitwell.C．Itneedschangestoattractyoungpeople.D．Itisquicklydyingout.5、WhatdoesZhuZheqinmeaninthelastparagraph?A．Thetraditionalmusicshouldberepackaged.B．Chineseconservatoriesshouldn’tteachWesternmusic.C．ChinahascontributedalottotheWesternart.D．OnlythethingscreatedinChinacanbesymbolsofChina.23．（8分）Inmyentirechildhood,doctorstoldmeIwasoverweightsothatIwouldneverplaysportsorbeathletic.Nooneshouldlistentothenegativityofothers.Ifsomeonesaysyoucan’t,thenprovethemwrong.WhenIfirststartedIcouldn’tdoasingleproperpushupandIwasoutofbreathafterwalkingupthebasementstairs.Insteadofgivingupandsayingitwashopeless,Idecidedtostruggleagainstwhatthedoctorshadtosayaboutmyfuture.Itwasn’tfunatfirst.Infact,itwasextremesuffering.Thefirst2-3yearswerespentjustgettingmyselftothepointwheremosthealthyyoungmenwouldmerelystartfrom.ItwasonlyafteryearsofhardworkandpatiencethatIbegangainingaconsiderableamountofmuscleandstrength.WhenIfinallygottothepointoffeelinggoodaboutmyselfandmybodyforthefirsttimeinmylife,mybodydecidedtogivemethefingeronceagain.Idevelopedsevereulcerativecolitis(潰瘍性結(jié)腸炎)andlostitall.Thechildwhooncewasextremelyoverweightwasnowthemanwholookedlikeacancersurvivor.Iwentfrom210poundsfairlyfitto160poundsofskinandbonewithin2-3months.Onceagain,IworkedmywaybackuptowhereIoncewasandrunmoreandmoreforgreaterdistancesandlongerperiods.Nowtat205poundsandnearingmiddleaged,IamthefittestIhaveeverbeeninmylife.Iamnotsharingthisstoryinordertotalkbig.IamonlyhopingthatmystorywillencouragesomeonewhoisstrugglinglikeIwastostepupandtaketheirlifeandtheirhealthintotheirhands.Nevergiveup!IfIcandoit,thenanyonecan.1、Whatdidtheauthordecidetodoaccordingtoparagraph1?A．Beaprofessionalathlete.B．Followthedoctors’advice.C．Setthedoctors’adviceaside.D．Pointoutothers’negativity.2、Whatdidtheauthordowhenfacingchallenge?A．Waitpatiently.B．Continuefighting.C．Giveuphope.D．Consulthisdoctor.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“givemethefinger”inparagraph3referto?A．Treatmebadly.B．Supportmefirmly.C．Congratulatemewarmly.D．Helpmegreatly.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tosharehisexperiencesagainstillness.B．Toshowhisdeeploveoftakingexercise.C．Toinspireotherstomeetchallengesbravely.D．Tointroduceanewwayofimprovinghealth.24．（8分）“Sorryseemstobethehardestword”—thatisoneofEltonJohnsmostpopularsongs.Butnoteverypublicfigureseemstofinditsotoughtosaythatpowerfulfive-letterword.Inrecentdayspublicfigures,frompoliticianstostars,haveallpubliclyexpressedremorse.Butwithsomuchremorse,howcanwetellaforcedapologyfromaheartfeltexpressionofremorse?Specifically,sayingsorryshouldbearealizationthatsomethingyouhavesaidordonehashurtsomeoneandyouwanttomakeamends.“Peoplewantstheresponsetobepersonaltothem.Theywanttofeelthatthey’rebeinglistenedtoandtakenseriously,”saysMartinStone.Firstly,itisimportanttoshowthatyouunderstand.Itisvitalthatanygrouporapersonmakinganapologyunderstandsthefocus—isitsorryforthewayit’sactedorisitsorrythatthecomplainantfeelsthewaytheydo?Watchoutforthespeedofresponse.Thequickertheapologycomes,thebetteritindicatesthatthepersonmakingithasfeltanimmediatesenseofguilt.Ifsincere,thepersonmakingtheapologywillbelookingforclues(線索)toseeifheorsheisbeingunderstood,suchaseyecontactandfacialexpressions.Performedapologiesalwayshaveasenseofbeing“actedout”,andareoftenaccompaniedbytoomanyunnaturalgestures.Forasincereapology,itisalsoimportanttoavoidpromisesthatcan’tbekept.Don’tsaythatyou’llmakesurethatthiswillnothappenagainifyourenotconfidentthatitwont.Itcouldcomebacktobiteyou.Anddorememberthattheuseof“but”canhugelychangethetone(語氣)ofanapology.AsStonepointsout,“I’msorrybut...”soundslikeyouaremakingexcusesandaren’tactuallytakinganyformofresponsibility.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remorse”probablymean?A．Feelings. B．Appereciation. C．Regret. D．Sympathy.2、Whichofthefollowingindicatesit’saperformedapology?A．Swearingitwillnothappenagain. B．Avoidingeyecontactwiththelistener.C．Showingyouunderstandhis/herfeelings. D．Payingattentiontothelistener’sreaction.3、Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?A．Theattitude. B．Thetoneofvoice.C．Thebodylanguage. D．Thechoiceoflanguage.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toexplainwhatagoodapologyis.B．Todiscusshowtogiveaformalapology.C．Toshowwhyweshouldapologizeinlife.D．Toteachushowtotellifanapologyissincere.25．（10分）TrainingtheBrainPeoplewhocanaccomplishunbelievabletasks,suchasmemorizingthousandsofrandomnumbersinunderanhour,statethattheyjusthavenormalbrains.SomememorysuperstarscompeteinOlympic-likeWorldMemoryChampionships.Thesementalathletes,orMAsforshort,canmemorizenamesofdozensofstrangersinafewminutesoranypoemhandedthem.EdCooke,a24-year-oldMA,explainstheyseethemselvesasparticipantsrescuingthelong-lostartofmemorytraining.Thesetechniquesexistednottorecalluselessinformation,buttocutintothebrainbasictextandideas.AstudyinthejournalNatureexaminedeightpeoplewhofinishednearthetopoftheWorldMemoryChampionships.Thescientistsexaminedwhethertheirbrainswerefundamentallydifferentfromeveryoneelse’sorwhethertheyweresimplymakingbetteruseofmemorizingabilitiesweallpossess.TheyputtheMAsandcontrolsubjectsintobrainscannersandhadthemmemorizenumbersandphotographs.Theresultsurprisedeveryone.ThebrainsoftheMAsandthoseofthecontrolsubjectswereindistinguishable.Oneverytest,theMAsscoredinthenormalrange.However,whenthescientistsexaminedwhatpartofthebrainwasusedduringamemoryactivity,theyfoundtheMAsreliedmoreheavilyonareasinthebraininvolvedinspatialmemory.MAsofferanexplanation:anythingcanbefixeduponourmemoriesandkeptinorderbyconstructingabuildingintheimaginationandfillingitwithpicturesofwhatneedstoberecalled.Datingbacktothefifthcentury,thebuildingiscalledamemorypalace.Evenaslateasthefourteenthcentury,whentherewerecopiesofanytext,scholarsneededtorememberwhatwasreadtothem.Readingtorememberrequiresadifferenttechniquethanspeedreading.Ifsomethingismadememorable,ithastoberepeated.Untilrelativelyrecently,peoplereadonlyafewbooksintensively(細(xì)致地)againandagain,usuallyaloud.Todaywereadextensively,usuallyonlyonceandwithoutcontinuousfocus.Sothegreatdifferenceistheabilitytocreateimpressivepicturesinmindandtodoitquickly.Usingmemorypalaces,MAscreatememorizedpictures.Forexample,recombinethepicturestoformunforgettablescenessuchasthewaysthroughatown.Onecompetitorusedhisownbodypartstohelphimmemorizea57,000-worddictionary.Anyonewhowishestotrainthemindneedsfirsttocreatefantasticalpalacesintheimagination.Thentheyshouldcuteachbuildingintocubbyholesformemories.Inashortamountoftime,theywillnoticeimprovementwithrememberingthings.Tokeeptheskillsharp,MAsdeliberatelyemptytheirpalacesaftercompetitions,sotheycanreusethemandtheyrecommendthatbeginnersdothesame.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatamentalathlete______.A．ownsabrainthatislargerinsizeB．showsagiftinmentalabilitytestsC．usesthememorizingtechniquebetterD．dependslessontheareasthatcontrolspatialmemory2、Whydoestheauthormention“speedreading”inParagraph3?A．Todiscussthememorizingtechniqueinthefifthcentury.B．Togivethereasonwhypeoplereadonlyafewbookscarefully.C．Toexplainthetextfourteenthcenturyscholarshadtoremember.D．Tocomparethetypeofreadingnowadayswiththatofearliertimes.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Thereisavarietyofunforgettablescenes.B．Memorypalacescanbequicklyforgotten.C．Impressivepicturesareinactualbuildings.D．Onepersonprobablyhas57,000bodyparts.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cubbyholes”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Smallspaces. B．Blacksholes.C．Technicalskills. D．Differentnumbers.第三部分語言知識(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）AlwaysChangingMarkisleaving,andI’mfeelingkindofsad.Youprobablydon’tknowMark,butyoumightbeluckyenough1someonejustlikehim.He’sbeentheheartandsouloftheofficeforacoupleofyearscombining2professionalskillswithasweetandgentlenature.Andnowhe’smovingontoanexcitingnewprofessional3Itsoundslikeitcouldbethechanceofalifetime,andwe’re4forhim.Butthatdoesn’tmakeitanyeasiertosaygoodbyetohim.Lifehasawayofthrowingthesecurve(曲線)balls5us.Justwhenwestarttogetcomfortablewithaperson,aplaceorasituation,somethingcomesalongto6therecipe.Ourabilitytocopewithchange7toagreatdegree,ourpeace,happinessandcontentmentinlife.Buthowdowedothat?Afriendofmineisfondofremindingusthat“survivabilitydependsupon8”Andthenthere’sChristheCaliforniasurf-rat,whooncetoldmethattheanswertolife’sproblemscanbe9infourwords:“Gowiththeflow.”I’mnotexactlysure,butIthinkChriswassayingthatlifeisaseriesof10—bothgoodandbad.Nomatterhowexcellentyourskill,therewillalwaysbelife-influencingfactorsoverwhichyouhaveno11Thetrulysuccessfulpersonexpectstheunexpected,andispreparedto12adjustmentsshouldtheneedarise-asitalmost13does.Thatdoesn'tmeanyoudon'tkeeptryingtomakeallyour14cometrue．Itjustmeansthatwhenthingscomeupthataren't15inyourplan，youworkaroundthem—andthenyoumoveon。“Change，indeed，ispainful，16everneedful，”saidphilosopherThomasCarlyle．“Andifmemoryhasitsforceandworth，soalsohas17”we'regoingtomissMark.Butratherthanstayonthe18ofourparting，we'llfocusonourhopesforabrighterfuture－forhim，andforus．Andthenwe'llgooutand19everythingwecantomakethatfuturehappen．20ourplanschange--again.1、A．know B．greet C．imagine D．recognize2、A．extra B．good C．correct D．precise3、A．a(chǎn)greement B．destination C．experience D．opportunity4、A．pleased B．pity C．a(chǎn)nxious D．curious5、A．on B．with C．a(chǎn)t D．in6、A．provide B．use C．change D．try7、A．produce B．determine C．protect D．preserve8、A．habit B．communication C．belief D．a(chǎn)daptability9、A．summedup B．heldup C．madeup D．putup10、A．a(chǎn)ccidents B．records C．events D．problems11、A．difference B．control C．power D．trouble12、A．take B．have C．get D．make13、A．a(chǎn)lways B．never C．a(chǎn)lready D．seldom14、A．decisions B．promises C．dreams D．solutions15、A．eventually B．exactly C．immediately D．surprisingly16、A．yet B．a(chǎn)lso C．even D．still17、A．future B．parting C．a(chǎn)ttempt D．hope18、A．complaint B．a(chǎn)ttention C．sadness D．sympathy19、A．do B．demand C．face D．seize20、A．Until B．Before C．If D．After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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.TheGrasshopperinVanGoghPaintingArtconservators(管理員)dreamoffinding1．(hide)secretsinthemasterpiecestheylookafter.Rarelydotheyexpecttofindadeadgrasshopper.ConservatorsattheNelson-AtkinsmuseumofartinKansasCitysaidtheydiscoveredthedeadinsectinoneofitsstarpaintings,VincentvanGogh’sOliveTrees,whenit2．(scan)aspartoftheresearchforacatalogueofitsFrenchpaintingcollection.ItwasspottedbyMarySchafer.Shetoldalocalbroadcasterthatshefounditinthework’slowerforeground.“3．(look)atthepaintingwiththemicroscope,Icameacrossthetinybodyofagrasshoppercoveredinthepaint,soit4．haveoccurredinthewetpaintbackin1889.“WecanconnectittoVanGoghpaintingoutside,sowethinkofhimbattlingtheelements,dealingwiththewind,thebugs,andthenhe’sgottowalkbacktohisstudiothroughthefields.What’sfunisthatwecancomeupwithallthesestoriesfor5．theinsectlandedinthepaint.”Schafersaidtheywerecurioustoknowifthegrasshoppercouldbestudied6．(far)topossiblyidentifywhichseasonVanGoghpaintedOliveTrees.MichaelEngel,aprofessorattheUniversityofKansas,wasapproached7．(examine)thegrasshopperfurther.Hediscoveredthatpartoftheinsect’sbodywasmissingandtherewasnosignofmovementinthesurroundingpaint.Inotherwords,itwasalreadydead8．itsomehowlandedontheartist’swetcanvasandcouldnotbeusedfordatingpurposes.VanGoghpaintedOliveTreesin1889,theyearafterhisfallingoutwithhisfriendGauguin,9．mayhaveledtohisfamousactofself-mutilationinthehistoryofart:cuttingoffhisownear.Thegrasshoppermaynothelpinanyarthistoricalresearchbutithasbecomeatalkingpointformuseumvisitors,lookingcloselyintothepaintingtosee10．theycanspotthedeadins