苏州市重点中学2024届高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

苏州市重点中学2024届高三下学期一模考试英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Newenergy-sharingprojects_____indozensofcitiesacrossthecountrytofuelChina’ssharingeconomyinthenextfewyears.A．aretocarryout B．arebeingcarriedoutC．werecarriedout D．willhavebeencarriedout2．—________!Somebodyhasbrokenthevase!—Don’tlookatme.A．Comeon B．Hi,thereC．Thankgoodness D．Dearme3．---DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?---Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith4．---Howabout______plantoopenabranch?---Ishouldsayitwas______failure.A．a;a B．a;/ C．the;/ D．the;a5．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever6．—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of7．---AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.---He.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.A．is B．willbeC．hasbeen D．was8．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why9．AlthoughMailerwasnotaloneinwelcomingthefloweringofcreativity,theauthoritieshatedit,______didmanypassengers.A．which B．as C．that D．so10．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout11．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up12．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick13．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered14．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify15．ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent16．Wechatintendstoradicallychangetheway______peopleusemobilephones.A．/ B．which C．why D．who17．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．One B．Noone C．Everyone D．Someone^*18．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout19．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch20．We______becarefulwiththewordswesaywhenweareangry.A．may B．can C．might D．should第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）WhenApplecutitsexpectationbenefitforthelastquarterof2018becauseofslowsalesofiPhones,marketswereshocked.Thecompany’sshareprice,whichhadbeenslidingformonths,fellbyafurther10%onJanuary3rd,thedayafterthenewscameout.Apple’ssuppliers’shareswerealsohit.ButApple’spainishumans’gain.Thefactthatthesemagicaldevicesarenowsopopularissomethingtobecelebrated.Nearly4bnofthe5.5bnadultsontheplanetnowhaveonesmartphone.Theyconnectbillionsofpeopletotheinternet’shugeamountofinformationandservices.Phonesmakemarketsmoreefficientandinspiregrowth.Yes,theycanbeusedforwastingtimeandspreadingdisinformation.Butthegoodfaroutweighsthebad.Theymightbethemosteffectivetoolofdevelopmentinexistence.Actuallythisslowdownistheresultofmarketsaturation(饱和).Afteradecadeofrapidtaking-in,thereismuchlessopportunitytosellhandsetstofirst-timebuyersassofewofthemareleft.Andreplacementcyclesarebecominglongerasnewmodelsofferonlyinsignificantimprovements.Forallbutthecraziestfans,theslowingpaceofupgradescomesasawelcomerelief.Doesthatmeaninnovation(创新)isslowing?No.Thelatestphonescontainamazinglyclevertechnologysuchas3Dface-scannersandcamerasassistedbyartificialintelligence.Moreover,smartphonesalsoprovideafoundationforextrainnovations,likemobilepaymentsandvideostreaming,andforfutureones,suchascontrolling“smart”homeequipmentorrobotaxis.Ascomputersbecomesmaller,stillmorepersonalandclosertopeople’sbodies,manyscientistsbelievethatwearabledeviceswillbethenextbigthing.Evenso,findinganotherproductwiththerangeofthesmartphoneisatallorder.Therecentslowingofsmartphonesalesisbadnewsfortheindustry,obviously.Butfortherestofhumansitisawelcomesignthatatransformativetechnologyhasbecomealmostuniversal.1、Thewriterconsiderstheslowdownofsmartphonesalesgoodnewsbecause___________.A．itcanmakemarketmoreefficient B．itslowscrazyfans’paceofupgradesC．itmeanslessdisinformationwillspread D．itindicatesthepopularityofsmartphones2、Wecaninferfromthetextthat___________.A．wearabledeviceswilltaketheplaceofsmartphonesverysoonB．inthefuturepeoplemighttakeasmartphone-controlledrobotaxiC．Apple’ssuppliers’shareshitarecordhighafterthenewscameoutD．Apple’ssharepricesarelikelytogoonslidinginthenextdecade3、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ABrandNewAgeforHumans B．Smartphone,aGoodTooloraBadTool?C．NewTechnologyinSmartphones D．BadNewsforApple,GoodNewsforHumans22．（8分）Vinegarisgreat.Itmakessalad,friesanddumplingstastebetter,andyoucanevencleanyourwindowswithit.Andnow,accordingtoscientists,itmayevenhelptheplanet’spopulationsurviveclimatechange.ResearchersfromtheRIKENCenterforSustainableResourceScience(CSRS)inJapanprovedthat.Theyfoundgrowingplantsinvinegarmakesthemmoreresistanttodroughts.Thiscouldmeanthatinthefuture,worriesaboutclimatechangeaffectingtheworld’ssupplyoffoodwillbemuchlower.ThediscoverywasmadeaftertheresearchersstudiedtheArabidopsis,aplantknownforitsabilitytosurviveindryweather.Itwasfoundthatwhentheplantwasplacedindrought-likeconditions,itproducedachemicalcalledacetate(醋酸盐)—themaincomponentofvinegar.Afterdiscoveringthis,thescientistsexperimentedfurtherbyaddingacetatetothesoilofotherplantsbeforetheystoppedgivingthemwatercompletely.Afterleavingtheplantsfor14days,theyfoundthattheonestreatedwithacetatehadsurvived,whiletheuntreatedplantshaddriedupanddied.It’shopedthatthissimplemethodofsurvivalcouldsoonbeusedtohelpfannersindrycountrieskeeptheircropsalive.“Intheexperiment,wetargetedthestaplefoodsoftheworld—rice,wheatandmaize…andprovedsuccessful”JongMyongKim,co-authorofthestudy,toldPopularSciencemagazine.Kimhasalreadybeenintouchwithpeoplearoundtheworldwhoareinterestedintryingthissimpleandcost-effectivemethodoutforthemselvesfromfarmerstocompaniesandamateurgardeners.“Nowwearetryingtocooperatewiththemtomakeamethodtoapplythissystem,andmaketheprocessassimpleaspossible,”hesaid.Hopefullythismeanstheendofhungercausedbybadweatherinthefuture.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph1referto?A．Vinegarmayhelpcreaturessurvivebadweather.B．VinegarisfoundinplantsbyJapanesescientists.C．Vinegarisveryusefulforcookingagoodmeal.D．Vinegarismainlyusedbypeopletocleanhouses.2、ScientistsinJapanfindfromtheirstudiesthat.A．theArabidopsiscouldsurviveindryweatherbecauseoftheshapeB．soilconditioncouldbechangedbypouringvinegarcontinuallyC．theacetatecanbeusedbyfarmerstoreplacethesoilD．theplantstreatedwithacetatecouldsurvivedryconditions3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．It’stoodifficultforfarmerstoacceptthemethod.B．Howtodecreasethecostisthemainissue.C．Themethodispromisingespeciallyinagriculture.D．Keepingplantsalivemeansalotforscientists.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．JapaneseScientistsFindaPlantB．VinegarCouldEndHungerC．VinegarandFoodD．PlantsNeedWater23．（8分）Manypeoplehavelongdreamedofbeingabletoflyaroundassimplyasridingabicycle.Yetthesafetyandstrengthofaflyingbikewasalwaysabigproblem.Overthepast10years,developmentsintechnologyhavemovedthedreamofpersonalflyingvehiclesclosertoreality.Now,twogroupsofinventorssaysuchvehiclesmaybeavailablesoon.TheBritishcompanyMalloyAeronauticshasdevelopedaprototype(原型)ofitsflyingbicycle.GrantStapleton,marketingsalesdirectorofMalloyAeronautics,saystheHoverbikeisabletogetinandoutofsmallspacesveryquickly."Itcanbemovedacrosscontinentsveryquicklybecauseitcanbefoldedandpacked,"headds.Mr.Stapletonsayssafetywasthecompany'smainconcern.Hesaysthedesignerssolvedthesafetyissuebyusingoverlappingrotorstopowerthevehicle.Thecompanyistestingafull-sizeprototypeoftheHoverbike,whichwillmostlikelybeusedfirstbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.InNewZealand,MartinAircraftCompanyisalsotestingafull-sizeprototypeofitspersonalflyingdevice,calledtheJetpack.Itcanflyformorethan30minutes,upto1,000metershighandreachaspeedof74kilometersperhour.PeterCokeristheCEOofMartinAircraftCompany.HesaidtheJetpack"isbuiltaroundsafetyfromthestart".Inhiswords,“Reliabilityisthemostimportantelementofit.Wehavesafetybuiltintotheactualstructureitself,verysimilartoaFormulaOneracingcar.TheJetpackusesagasoline-poweredenginethatproducestwopowerfuljetstreams.Mr.Cokersaysitalsohasaparachutethatwouldbeused,ifthereshouldbeanemergency."Itstartstoworkatverylowaltitudeandactuallysavesboththeaircraftandthepilot,"headds.Mr.CokersaystheJetpackwillbereadyforsalesoon.1、WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheHoverbikeA．canhardlygetinandoutofsmallspacesquickly.B．canflyforover30minutes,uptol,000metershigh.C．hasbeenusedbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.D．canbetransportedquicklyafterbeingfoldedandpacked.2、PeterCokerusestheexampleofFormulaOneracingcartoshowthatA．theJetpackisverysafeandreliable.B．theengineoftheJetpackispowerful.C．theactualstructureoftheJetpackisuniqueD．theJetpackcanreachagreatspeedandheight3、Theunderlinedword"It"inthelastparagraphrefersto.A．thejetstream B．theengineC．theJetpack. D．theparachute4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Todescribetheproblemsofinventingflyingvehicles.B．Tointroducethelatestdevelopmentofflyingvehicles.C．Toshowthedifferencesbetweentwoflyingvehicles.D．Toadvertisethetwopersonalflyingvehicles.24．（8分）Withchildbehavior,thereisalmostmuchmorethanitmeetstheeye.Becauseitoccursatsomanydifferentlevels,childbehaviorthatseemssimpleatonelevelcanoftenbemuchmorecomplexandmeaningfulatanother.Forinstance,alittlechild’spatternofgettingintocupboards,drawersandclosedrooms,evenafterbeingtoldnotto,iseasilyconsideredasbadbehavior.Whenviewedatthatlevel,thepatternisunacceptableandcouldleadtopunishment.Butitcanbeviewedatamorecomplexandmeaningfullevel,namelychildexploration.Ifachildregularlyexperiencesanangryparentwhoseemsdeterminedtopreventanyexploratoryactivities,thechildwilldecidetocontinuetoachievefuturediscoveries.Whenparentsviewthisbehaviorasbornoutofnaturalcuriosityratherthansimpleopposition,theyaremorelikelytoacceptandappropriatelymonitorit.Althoughitmayleadtowarningresponsestoensurethechild’ssafety,itislesslikelytoleadtopunishment.Therearecountlessotherexamples.Holdingagoldfishoutsideitsbowlisfoolishatonelevelbutalsocanbeseenasayoungchild’sattempttoexpressphysicalaffectionforapet.Spendingtimewithfriendsratherthanfamilyisselfishatonelevelbutalsoindicatesateen’sneedforindependence.Thepointhereisthatchildbehaviorisoftenexhibitedinsimpleformsthatcanappeartobeoppositional,selfishorgenerallyunacceptableifviewedonlyatthatbasiclevel.However,whenviewedatamoremeaningfullevel,thesameapparentlysimplebehaviorcanbeseenassomethinglargerandpotentiallymoreadaptive.Thisdoesn’tmeanthebehaviorshouldbeignored,especiallyifitisinappropriate.Butlookingatthebiggerpictureofachild’sbehavior,adultsmightgainafullerunderstandingofwhatthey’redealingwith,whichcancreatemoreflexibilityinhowtheyrespond.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,wecanknowthatchildbehavior________.A．isverychangeable B．isinacceptableC．occursatdifferentlevels D．isfullyunderstoodbyadults2、TheexampleinParagraph2mainlyshowsthat________.A．parentsshouldproperlypunishchildbehaviorB．parentsshouldkeepchildren’ssafetyinmindC．children’sbehaviorshowstheirinterestsD．therearedifferentattitudestochildbehavior3、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mostprobablymean?A．Thechildwillinsistondoingthingswithdetermination.B．Thechildwillhavetomakefrequentdecisions.C．Thechildwillmakenewdiscoveriesinthefuture.D．Thechildwilldevelopastrongsenseofachievement.4、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that________.A．childbehaviorusuallyreflectsachild’sneedB．whatachilddoescanmeandifferentlywhenseenfromdifferentaspectsC．childrentendtodosomethingtoshowtheirdependencetotheirparentsD．childrenspendingtimewithfriendsshowtheirselfishness5、Whatdoesthewritersuggestparentsshoulddowithachild’sbehavior?A．Haveapositiveattitudetowardsit.B．Ignoretheimproperbehavior.C．Viewitatthebasiclevel.D．Watchoveritfromheadtofoot.25．（10分）TheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridge,theworld'slongestsea-basedproject,comprisesfourparts:a22.9-kilometersteelbridge,twoartificialislands,asubmergedseatunnelextendingfor6.7kilometers,aswellasleadingbridgesthatconnectthebridgetothecities.Forabridgeproject,designersprefertobuildallthestructureontheground,andonlychoosethetunnelwhenthereisnoalternative.However,fortheHZMB,themostpracticaldesignistointegratebridge,islandandtunneltoformacompletecross-seachannel."ThePearlRiverEstuary（河口）holdsaworld-levelshippingchannel.Smoothtrafficshouldbeguaranteed.AndthelocationisneartheHongKongInternationalAirport.Withabout2,000flightstakingoffandlandingattheairport,thebridgecannotbebuilttoohighforsafetyreasons/5saidMengFanchao,chiefdesigneroftheproject.“Butyoucannothaveasubmergedseatunnelwithoutanysupport.Thatforcedustobuildtheartificialislands.”Chineseengineersdeclaredatrailininstallingdeep-immersedtunneltubes.6tThereisnomodelforustorefertoasallthecasesareshallow-buriedtubes,9,saidMeng."Forlackofexperience,theinstallationofthefirsttubelastedfor96hours,"saidYinHaiqing,deputymanageroftheProjectManagementDepartment.''Everyonewasexhaustedwhenwemadeit.”The6.7-kilometertunnelistheworld'slongestsubmergedseatunnel.Twoartificialislands,coveringanareaof200,000squaremeters,helpcreateasmoothtransitionbetweenbridgesectionsandtunnels.Differentfromtraditionalisland,theengineersput120steelcylinders（圆柱）witha22-meterdiameter（直径）intotheseabed,makeouttheshapeofanisland,andfilltheislandwithsoil.Itisaninnovativewaytheyadoptedtobuildtheartificialisland,makingitfirmer,moreefficientandfriendlytothemarineecology.TheHZMBprovidesafixedlinkbetweenthetwoChineseeconomiccentresHongKongandMacauandthemainlandofChinaatZhuhai.1、Whyisn'tthebridgebuilttoohigh?A．Thebridgehasn'tanysupport. B．Itisn'tsafetobuildittoohigh.C．Theengineerslackexperience. D．Theengineerswanttomakeitspecial.2、WhatcanweknowabouttheHZMBfromthetext?A．AllthestructureoftheHZMBisbuiltontheground.B．The6.7-kilometretunnelistheworld'slongesttunnel.C．TheHZMBisthefirsttoinstalldeep-immersedtunneltubes.D．Theinstallationofthefirsttunneltubefailedforthefirsttime.3、What’sthefunctionoftwoartificialislands?A．Todeclareatrailinbuildingasea-basedbridge.B．Topreventthepollutionfromaffectingthemarineecology.C．Toensuresmoothtrafficbetweenbridgesectionsandtunnels.D．Toguaranteethesafetyoftheshipsgoingthroughtheestuary.4、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．Anadvertisement. B．Sciencefiction.C．Anannouncement. D．Anewsreport.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation．1youareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardto2down．Butrelaxationis3forahealthymindandbody．Stressisa4partofeverydaylifeandthereisnowayto5it．Infact,itisnotthebadthingthatitisoftensupposedtobe．A6amountofstressisimportanttoprovidemotivationandgive7tolife．Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrol8itcanleadtopoorperformanceand9health．Theamountofstressapersoncanbear10verymuchontheindividual．Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuch11areobviouslychiefmaterialformanagerialresponsibilities．Othersloseheartatfirst12ofunusualdifficulties．Whenexposedtostress,in13form,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically．Infactwemakeachoicebetween14andfight．Andinmoreancientdaysthechoicesmadethe15betweenlifeanddeath．Thecrises（危机）wemeettodayare16tobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress．Itrequiresthesameresponse．Itiswhensuchareaction17long,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomes18Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseaseshave19linkswithstress．20wecannotremovestressfromourlivesweneedtofindwaystodealwithit．Sowhatdoyouthinkofstress?Whatisyourwaytodealwithit?1、A．WhenB．WhileC．OnceD．As2、A．slowB．calmC．getD．turn3、A．unnecessaryB．satisfiedC．usefulD．necessary4、A．physicalB．naturalC．hardD．terrible5、A．tolerateB．solveC．avoidD．accept6、A．sureB．certainC．largeD．great7、A．purposeB．resourceC．influenceD．instruction8、A．whenB．whyC．thatD．how9、A．badB．goodC．strongD．weak10、A．insistsB．dependsC．callsD．spends11、A．patternsB．personalitiesC．situationsD．characters12、A．lookB．viewC．sightD．impression13、A．whicheverB．whateverC．howeverD．whenever14、A．peaceB．frightC．pressureD．heaviness15、A．decisionB．promiseC．differenceD．choice16、A．unlikelyB．likelyC．necessaryD．probable17、A．continuesB．livesC．standsD．lasts18、A．balancedB．injuredC．threatenedD．changeable19、A．establishedB．achievedC．foundD．developed20、A．UnlessB．SinceC．ForD．Though第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）语法填空In1940,fourteenageboysandtheirdogwerewalkingthroughthewoodlandclosetoLascauxwhentheirdogsuddenlydisappeared.Theboyssearchedallaround.Theycametoacaveandlookedintothecave1．couldseenothing.Afewdayslater,theboysreturnedtothecave.Theycouldhardlybelieve2．(they)eyes.Intheweaklamplight,theboyssawredhorsesandcows,andblackbullsanddeercoveringthewallsofthecave,whichlookedso3．(frighten)thattheboysescapedinfear.Littledidtheboysknowthattheyhadmadeoneofthemostimportant4．(discover)ofthatcentury.ThefamousLascauxCaveismadeupofalargeholeand5．seriesofconnectingcaves,withanaturalwatersystem.Thepaintingsthereareanespeciallyimportantfindbecausetheyaresonumerousandsowellprotected.Afterafewyears,thecaveswereopened6．atouristattraction,and1,200peopleperdaycametothesite7．(admire)thepaintings.8．(fortunate),alargenumberofvisitorsresultedinchangesinthecaves’atmosphere,andgreenalgae(藻类植物)begantogrowaroundthewalls.Sincethen,thecaves9．(close)tothepublicinanefforttoprotectthefragilepaintingsinthispreciousundergroundsite.Today,thecaveshavecomputer-controlledair-conditioningandareinspecteddaily.Scientistshopethattheseprecautions(预防措施)canpreventany10．(far)damagetothepaintings.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第l1处起）不计分。I’mwritingtocomplainaboutthequalityofthecomputerwhichIpurchasefromyourstoreonJanuary1,2019、Itunexpectedwentwrongafewdayslate、Themonitorturnedouttobeablackscreen、Ireadthroughaccompanyinginstructions,andtriedmybestrestartthecomputerseveraltime,butitstillfailedtowork、However,I’msurethereissomethingwrongforthecomputer、IamhopingifyoucandirectmetoastorewhereImayreturnitforanewreplacementwithinthenextthreedays、Sinceyourstorehasbeengainedagoodreputationforcustomersatisfaction,I’mconfidencethatyouwillprocessmycomplaintatyourearliestconvenience、48第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）阅读下面材料，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。JamesBender,inhisbookHowtoTalkWelltellsthestoryofafarmerwhogrewaward­winningcorn.Eachyearhewonablueribbon.Oneyearanewspaperreporterinterviewedhimandlearnedsomethinginterestingabouthowhegrewit.Thereporterdiscoveredthatthefarmersharedhisseedcornwithhisneighbors.“Howcanyouaffordtoshareyourbestseedcornwithyourneighborswhentheyareenteringcornincompetitionwithyourseachyear？”Thereporterasked.“Why，”saidthefarmer,“didn'tyouknow?Thewindpicksuppollen(花粉)fromtheripeningcornandcarriesitfromfieldtofield.Ifmyneighborsgrowbadcorn,cross­pollination(异花受粉)willslowlyreducethequalityofmycorn.IfIamtogrowgoodcorn,Imusthelpmyneighborsgrowgoodcorn.”Heisverymuchawareoftheconn