2025屆江蘇省蘇州市平江中學高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷含解析

2025屆江蘇省蘇州市平江中學高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．a(chǎn)goodSamaritanB．a(chǎn)wetblanketC．a(chǎn)featherinmycapD．a(chǎn)pieceofcake2．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice3．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though4．—Youshouldn’thavetreatedmethatway.Myheartisbroken.—I’msorry,Paul.Ididn’tmeanyou.A．hurting B．tohurt C．hurt D．havinghurt5．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．a(chǎn)removing6．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto7．—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.A．wasnoticing B．havenoticed C．wouldnotice D．hadnoticed8．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where9．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie10．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);\ D．\;the11．Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people_____nottotouchanunattendedbag.A．hadalwaysbeenwarned B．werealwaysbeingwarnedC．a(chǎn)realwayswarning D．a(chǎn)lwayswarned12．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must13．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote14．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw15．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining16．Marywaspleasedtoseethattheseedsshe______inthegardenweregrowing.A．wasplantingB．hasplantedC．wouldplantD．hadplanted17．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．though18．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．a(chǎn)llC．notall D．none19．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout20．—Iwillfixyourprinterrightnow.—Oh,________.I’minnohurry.A．takeyourtimeB．that’sagreatideaC．youarewelcomeD．I’dliketo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）It’sofficial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld’sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththesecond-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope—hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,Danish,GermanandJapanesebabiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.“I’mnotsurprised,”Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexandertellsme.“Thefirstyearofachild’slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressedbecausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave(孕產(chǎn)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．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown22．（8分）Itisnotonlypraiseorpunishmentthatdeterminesachild’slevelofconfidence.Therearesomeotherimportantwaysweshapeourkids—particularlybygivinginstructionsandcommandsinanegativeorpositivechoiceofwords.Forexample,wecansaytoachild“Don’trunintotraffic!”or“Stayonthefootpathclosetome.”Inusingthelatter,youwillbehelpingyourkidstothinkandactpositively,andtofeelcompetentinawiderangeofsituation,becausetheyknowwhattodo,andaren’tscaringthemselvesaboutwhatnottodo.Actually,itisallinthewaythehumanmindworks.Whatwethink,weautomaticallyrehearse.Forexample,ifsomeoneofferedyouamilliondollarsnottothinkofabluemonkeyfortwominutes,youwouldn’tbeabletodoit.Whenachildistold“Don’tfalloffthetree,”hewillthinkoftwothings:“don’t”and“falloffthetree”.Thatis,hewillautomaticallycreatethepictureoffallingoffthetreeinhismind.Achildwhoisvividlyimaginingfallingoffthetreeismuchmorelikelytofalloff.Soitisfarbettertouse“Holdontothetreecarefully.”Clearly,positiveinstructionshelpkidstounderstandtherightwaytodothings.Kidsdonotalwaysknowhowtobesafe,orhowtoreacttothewarningofthedangerinnegativewords.Soparentsshouldmaketheircommandspositive.“Sam,holdonfirmtothesideoftheboat”ismuchmoreusefulthan“Don’tyoudaretofalloutoftheboat?”orworsestill“HowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyoudrown?”Thechangesaresmallbutdifferenceisobvious.Childrenlearnhowtoguideandorganizethemselvesfromthewayweguidethemwithourwords,soitpaystobepositive.1、Positivechoiceofwordshelpskidsto______.A．dothingscarefullyB．learnindifferentsituationsC．improvetheirimaginationD．builduptheirconfidence2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Onecan’thelpimaginingwhatisheard.B．Achildwillactonwhatisinstructed.C．Achildwillfalloffthetreewhentoldnotto.D．Onewon’tthinkofabluemonkeywhengivenmoney.3、Whichofthefollowingcommandshelpskidstobesafe?A．Fastenyourseatbelt.B．Don’tplaybythelake.C．HowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyougethurt?D．Don’tyoudaretowalkthroughtheredlight?4、Themainideaofthepassageisthat______.A．praisemakeskidsconfidentB．rightinstructionskeepkidssafeC．positiveinstructionsguidekidsD．clearcommandsmakekidsdifferent23．（8分）BusToursinWashingtonDCTheBlossomsTourInWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.99BESTWAYtoExperiencetheCherryBlossoms!EachyearfrommidMarchtomidApril,seethebeautifulCherryBlossomsinWashingtonDCandgetgreatphotosbecauseyou’llbeledtoallthebestspotsbythebestguides.TheannualspringbloominDCisamagicaltimeandthistourpromisestoprovidetheverybesttouropportunityforyou!TheLightsNightTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.33Highest-ratedNightTourinDC!TheONLYDCNightTourwheretheTourGuidesHOPOFFwithyouateachstopandtellyouabouteachmonumentandattracton.HOPaboardtheTheLightsNightTour!ThebesttimetotakeatourofWashingt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B．August15.C．March27. D．October8.2、WhatisspecialaboutTheBestMinibusTour?A．Itspriceisnotfixed. B．Thebesttimetotakeitisatnight.C．Thetourguideaccompaniesyou. D．Youcangetgreatphotosofcherry.3、WhichtourwouldofferyouachancetolearnaboutGeorgeWashington’shome?A．TheBlossomsTour. B．TheLightsNightTour.C．TbeBestMinibusTour. D．BestMountVermon&ArlingtonCemeteryTour.24．（8分）Relievingpovertyhasbeenoneofourgovernment’stopconcernsforthepastdecades.Poverty(貧困)inremoteareasinChinaisvirtuallyagreatobstaclefortheChinesetogetcommonprogress;thus,itisurgentforustohelpthepeopletheretoshakeoffpovertythesoonerthebetter.Forthisaim,thegovernmenthasalreadysenttechniciansandexpertstopoverty-strickenareastohelpboostlocalagriculturalproductionandteachthelocalsnewtechniques.TheMinistryofLaborhasalsotrainedmanyrurallaborersthroughdifferentprograms.Butallthesearenotenough.Severalotherwayshavebeenproposedasfollows.Firstofall,thegovernmentshouldencourageasmallpartofthepeopleintheremoteareastogetwealthyaheadofothersbyequippingthemwithrelevantfundsandagriculturaltechnology.These“better-offs”cannotonlysetagoodexamplebutgiveconfidencetothepoorerintheireffortstogetridofpoverty.Whenallthepeoplegetrich,thegeneralleveloflivingstandardcanbegreatlyimproved.Withtheirlivingstandardimproved,theycanattachgreaterimportancetoenvironmentalprotectionandarewillingtoinputconsiderableamountofmoneytoeducatetheirchildren.Onlyinthiswayisasustainabledevelopmentguaranteed.Secondly,wemustcalluponpeopleinallwalksoflifethroughoutthecountry,especiallythosewealthycitizensincoastalareastohelpthosestrugglingbelowpovertylineinpoorremoteregionsout.WemustrealizethatonlyafterallChinesepeopleliveacomfortablelifecanwebepeacefullyenjoyingmaterialprosperityinlife.Helpscancomeinvariousforms----donatingmoneytothepoorfamilyandbookstoschooldrop-outs,collegegraduatesvolunteeringtoworkinthemostneededregions,bringingknowledgetothem,etc.Thelastbutnottheleast,thegovernmentshouldraisetherateoftaxontherich.Thiscanshortenthegapbetweenthepoorandtherichaswellasbenefitthecountry’srevenues(財政收入)whosebetterpartisinturnallocatedtothepoorremoteareas.Admittedly,itisnevereasytocastofftheshadowofpovertyintheremoteareascompletelyintheshortrun.Buteveryoneofusshouldgoallouttohelpthoseinpoverty,weareconfidentthatourcountrywillbemorepowerfulandprosperousintheprocessofrelievingpoverty.1、Whatdoestheunderlined“shakeoff”inparagraph1mean?A．getridofB．setoffC．dieoffD．putoff2、Howmanywaysareintroducedtorelievethepovertyaccordingtothetext?A．threeB．fourC．fiveD．six3、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BlockstotheProgressandDevelopmentofChinaB．ApproachestoRaisingtheRateofTaxontheRichC．ReasonstoRelievePovertyinRemoteAreasinChinaD．SuggestionstoRelievePovertyinRemoteAreasinChina4、Howdoestheauthororganizethetext?A．bycomparisonB．bylistingC．bydefinitionD．bycontrast25．（10分）MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmupsituations,andishesitanttotrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.“Girlsrule,boysdrool.”Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenyearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplaneinswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon（三項全能）.OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe’dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominatedthatswim,crushedthatbikerideandrantothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherface.IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn’tbecauseshedidasportoranythinglikethat.ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore.AlldayIwouldfindmyselfjustlookingoveratherandsmiling.ShemightbewearingthefinalistmedalbutIfeltlikeIwonthatday.Iwonthechancetoseemygirlshine.Shineon,sweetbaby.1、Kellyisnervouswhen________.A．boysarearoundherB．shechangesintoaleaderC．sheisawayfromhermomD．situationsarenewtoher2、WecanlearnfromParagraph3that______.A．theracebeganintheearlymorningB．KellywaseagerforherturnintheraceC．thewholefamilygaveKellysupportD．herbrother’sbirthdaypartywasdelayed.3、Intheendingparagraphstheauthor“feltlikeIwonthatday”becauseKelly________.A．TookpartinthesportB．ExpressedlovetoherC．WonthegoldmedalD．Changedcompletely4、WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkKellyis?A．TimidanddeterminedB．CuteandconfidentC．FearfulandenergeticD．Sociableandbrave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）Averywealthymanwasstandingthoughtfullyonabridge．Despiteallhisriches，hecouldfeelnoneofhappinessbut1andemptinessinhisheart．He2tocommitsuicidebyjumpingintothefast-flowingwater．Whenhewasabouttodoit，anoldbeggar3him．“Sir，pleasegivemesomemoneytobuysomefood．Iwillprayforyourhealthandlonglife．”Hearingthis，he4hiswalletfromhispocketandgaveallthemoneyinsidetothebeggar．“Takeallofthis，”hesaid．“Allofthis?”thebeggar5．Hecouldnotbelievehisgoodluck．“Yes，takeitall．IamgoingtoaplacewhereIwon’tneeditanymore，’’saidtheman．Helookedbackattheriver6．Thebeggarbecamesuspiciousoftheman’s7．Lookingatthemoney，andholdingitforawhile，he8returneditandsaid，“No，thankyou．Iwon’ttakeit!ImaybeabeggarbutI'mnotacoward(懦夫)!Bringthatmoneywithyoutotheriver，sir!”Hearinghisresponse，themanwas9．Thesatisfactionandhappinessofhim10hismoneytothebeggardisappearedimmediately．Hewasnotevenabletomakethebeggarreceivehissinceresoon-to-be-uselessmoney．Atthatmoment，hesuddenly11thefeelingthathefeltjustnow，thatgoodfeelingandsatisfactionfromgivingothershappiness，hadindeed12becomehisowntruehappiness．Bythishewasencouraged，andhadfoundwhatwouldmakehislifeworthliving．Happinessisonlyrealwhen13．1、A．eagernes B．poverty C．sorrow D．success2、A．struggled B．wondered C．managed D．intended3、A．a(chǎn)pproached B．interrupted C．persuaded D．shouted4、A．pickedup B．tookout C．reachedfor D．handedin5、A．recalled B．refused C．repeated D．retold6、A．a(chǎn)way B．forward C．a(chǎn)side D．below7、A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．order C．a(chǎn)ttention D．politeness8、A．delightedly B．hurriedly C．hopelessly D．generously9、A．shocked B．terrified C．worried D．encouraged10、A．sending B．giving C．supplying D．contributing11、A．realized B．hated C．enjoyed D．struck12、A．bynature B．bydesign C．inturn D．incircles13、A．bought B．a(chǎn)ppreciated C．sacrificed D．shared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）OnDecember24th,1971,17-year-oldJulianegotonaplanewithhermotherinPerutoflytomeetherfather.OvertheAmazonjungle,therewasathunderstorm.Therainfellheavilyandtherewasastrongwind.Unexpectedly,lightninghittheplaneat3,000metresandit1．(explode).Julianefellquicklythroughtheairandhitthetreeshard.Shewasunconscious(昏迷的)for2．(hour).Whenshewokeup,shefoundherrightarmwascut,hershouldershurtbadly3．shecouldn’tseeinoneeye.Juliane’swasabiologistandwhenshewassmall,hetaughtherhow4．(survive)inthejungle.Shefoundasmallriverandwalkedslowlyalongit.“IfIfollowtheriver,”shethought,“I5．(find)people.”Theriveralsogavehercleanwatertodrink.Itwas6．(extreme)hot,buttheriverwaterkepthercool.Sometimesshehadtoswimintheriverbecauseitwastoodeeptowalkin.Therewerecrocodiles(鱷魚)inthewater,buttheydidn’tattackher!Therewasfruitonsonictrees,hutshedidn’teatit—sheknewitwastoodangerous.Julianewalkedfortendays.7．nightshestoppedtosleepbecauseitwastoodarktowalk.Tendaysafterthecrash,shefoundasmallshelterbytheriver,in8．thereweresomewoodcutters.Theycleanedhercutscarefullyandthenextday,theycarriedherdowntheriver,andshe9．(take)backsafelytoPucallpabyaplane.Shewastheonlypersonwhosurvivedtheplanecrash.Theother91people,10．(include)hermother,alldied.Thefilmdirector,WernerHerzog,hadatickettotravelontheplanebutmissedit.Thirtyyearslater,hemadeafilmcalled“WingsofHope”aboutJulianeandherunbelievablestory.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）請改正下面短文中的錯誤。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。Ilovecamping、Itismyfavoritestwaytospendthesummervacation、Lastyear,myfamilyandIwentcampinginthecountryside、ItwasoneofthemostexcitedexperiencesIhadneverhad、Wesleptinatentandwentonalongwalkeveryday、Wecookoverafireandthefoodalwaystastedwonderfully、Forawholeweek,Isawlovelymountainviewsorbreathedfreshair、Atnight,Iheardthegentlewindblowinginthetree,andIfeltsopeaceful、Itdoesn’tcostmanytocamp,andwhatIbelieveit’sthebestwaytogetclosenatureandenjoyitsbeauty、69第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李明，你弟弟要去加拿大多倫多進行一次旅行。他想去觀光，購物，交友，順便坐一次橫穿加拿大的火車。但是他的英語不好，擔心會出現(xiàn)交流上的困難。所以你求助于住在多倫多的朋友約翰幫忙。請你給約翰發(fā)一封電子郵件，請他為你弟弟提供幫助。注意：1.郵件必須包括以上要點，可以適當發(fā)揮；2.詞數(shù)：100左右；3.郵件的開頭和結(jié)尾己為你寫好。MydearJohn,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourfriendforever,LiMing

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、A4、B5、D6、C7、D8、D9、A10、C11、B12、B13、B14、A15、D16、D17、B18、B19、A20、A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、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,Erikraisedhishandandsaid,"Ihavetwoquestion.