2023届河北省宣化一中张北一中高三下学期第六次检测英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore2．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly3．Shesatonthetopofthestairs_____herheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.A．for B．when C．with D．while4．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria5．——Doyouhaveaminute?I’vegotsomethingtotellyou.——Ok,______youmakeitshort.A．nowthatB．ifonlyC．solongasD．everytime6．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy7．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．acknowledgeC．realize D．summarize8．—Hi,Tom!IgotachancetobeanexchangestudentinHarvardUniversity.—_________!Ihadbeenexpectingtostudythere.A．Luckyyou B．HavefunC．Takeiteasy D．Forgetit9．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven10．Thepicturelooksgood____thewhitewall.A．with B．to C．against D．beyond11．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can12．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight13．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe14．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．after D．unless15．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．as16．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.17．Nowadayswiththedevelopmentofscience,moreandmorenewtechnology____tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．wasintroducedC．willintroduce D．isbeingintroduced18．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．arekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept19．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering20．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That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）ADreamRealizedZhaoYang,33,anemployeeofaFrenchcompanyinBeijing,whohastraveledextensivelyintheUnitedStatesbymotorbike.IhavebeenaddictedtoHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclessinceIwasyoung,andknowingthatmotorcycle-relatedcultureisverypopularintheUS,Idecidedtotakeatrip.Alongwithmywifeandagroupoffellowenthusiasts,Iparticipatedina15-daytourinOctoberlastyear.Wehadonefreeday,soIheadedtoLasVegas.BeforearrivingintheUS,Iresearchedarangeofmaterialsaboutridingamotorbikethere.IalsofoundsomeclassicrecommendedroutesonChinesewebsitesrelatedtoHarleyDavidsonclubs.Withthehelpoftheirsuggestions,Idesignedmyownroute.Inaccordancewiththerules,beforeIleftChinaIvisitedanotaryoffice(公证机关),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）Aprettyfaceisneverforgotten.Doyoubelieveso?Butmaybeitisuntrue!Psychologistsbelievebeautifulpeoplearelesslikelytoberecognized.Anewstudysuggeststhatattractivenesscanactuallypreventtherecognitionoffaces,unlessaprettyfacehasparticularlydistinctivefeatures,suchasAngelinaJolie’s.Germanpsychologiststhinktherecognitionofprettyfacesisdistorted(扭曲)byemotions.ResearchersHolgerWiese,CarolinAltmannandStefanSchweinbergerattheUniversityofJena,Germany,discoveredinastudythatphotosofunattractivepeopleweremoreeasilyrememberedthanprettyoneswhentheyshowedthemtoagroupofpeople.Forthestudy,whichwaspublishedinsciencemagazineNeuropsychologia,thepsychologistsshowedphotosoffacestotestsubjects.Halfofthefaceswereconsideredtobemoreattractiveandtheotherhalfaslessattractive,butallofthemwerebeingthoughtofassimilarlydistinctivelooking.Thetestsubjectswereshownthefacesforjustafewsecondstomemorizethemandwereshownthemagainduringthetestsothattheycoulddecideiftheyrecognizedthemornot.Theresearchersweresurprisedbytheresult.“Untilnowweassumedthatitwasgenerallyeasiertomemorizefaceswhicharebeingconsideredasattractive,justbecausewepreferlookingatbeautifulfaces,”Dr.Wiesesaid.Butthestudyshowedthatsuchaconnectioncannotbeeasilyproven.Heassumesthatrememberingprettyfacesisdistortedbyemotionalinfluences,whichenhancethesenseofrecognitionatalatertime.Theresearchers’ideaisbackedupbyevidencefromEEG-recordings(脑电图记录)theyusedduringtheirexperimentwhichshowthebrains’electricactivity.Thestudyalsorevealedthatinthecaseofattractivefaces,considerablymorefalsepositiveresultsweredetected.Inotherwords,peoplethoughttheyrecognizedafacewithouthavingseenitbefore.“Weobviouslytendtobelievethatwerecognizeafacejustbecausewefinditattractive.”Dr.Wiesesaid.1、WhatdoweknowaboutthephotosfromParagraph3?A．Theywereallofprettyfaces.B．Theywereselectedatrandom.C．Theywerenotdistinctiveatall.D．Theywereshowedtwicetothetestsubjects.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“falsepositiveresults”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Peopleactuallyonlyrecognizefewprettyfaces.B．Peoplerecognizemoreuglyfacesthanprettyones.C．Peopleclaimtorecognizeafacetheyhaveneverseen.D．Peoplerecognizefewerfacesthantheyhavethought.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthenewstudy?A．Peoplearereluctanttorecognizeuglyfaces.B．Beautifulpeopleareparticularlydistinctive.C．Attractivenesspreventstherecognitionoffaces.D．Attractivefacesarealwayseasytoberecognized.4、Whichwordcanshowtheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefindingsoftheresearch?A．Doubtful.B．Disapproving.C．Favorable.D．Objective.23．（8分）Howtohelpyourselvesfacingthefrequentoccurrenceofcrowdedstampede(踩踏)duringtheholiday?Ifyouareinacrowd,afirstandmostessentialthingistomakeyourselffamiliarwithyoursurroundings.Nomatterwhereyouare,makesureyoualwaysknowhowtogetout.Makeyourselfawareofthetypeofgroundyouarestandingon,andknowthatinacrowdofmovingpeople,wetorunevengroundcanheslipperyordangerous,causingyoutofall.Beawareofthegeneralatmosphereoftheevent,aspanicsituationscanoftenbepredicted.Whenindanger,afewsecondscanmakeallthedifference,givingyouthepossibilityoftakingadvantageofyourescapingroute.Alwaysstayclosertotheescaperoute.Ifyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofamovingcrowd,donotfightagainstthepressure,donotstandstillorsitdown,becauseyoucouldeasilygettrampled(被踩踏).Instead,moveinthesamedirectionofthecrowd;takeadvantageofanyspacethatmayopenuptomovesideways.Keepyourhandsupbyyourchest,likeaboxer—itgivesyoumovementandprotectsyourchest.Ifyoufall,getupquickly.Ifyoucan’tgetupbecauseyouareinjured,getsomeonetopullyoubackup.Ifyouhavekids,liftthemup.Ifyoufallandcannotgetup,keepmovingbycrawlinginthesamedirectionofthecrowd,orifthatisnotpossible,thencoveryourheadwithyourarmsandcurlupintothefetal(胎儿的)position(donotlayonyourstomachorback,asthisdangerouslyexposesyourlungs).Theworstsituationistobepushedbythecrowdagainstanimmovableobject.Trytostayawayfromwalls,fencesorbarricades,asthecrowdpressurecanbuilduprapidly.1、Whatisthefirstimportantwhenyouareinacrowd?A．Protectyourbreast.B．Calltheambulancequickly.C．Presswiththecrowdtightly.D．Befamiliarwithyoursurroundingsquickly.2、Whatshouldyoudoifyoufallandcannotgetupinacrowd?A．Shoutatthecrowdloudly.B．Waitforsomeonetosaveyou.C．Coveryourheadwithyourarms.D．Layonthegroundwithoutmoving.3、Whatshouldyoudoifyoufindyourselfpressedinthemiddleofthecrowd?A．Cryforhelpandfightagainstthepressure.B．Movetowardsthesamedirectionofthecrowd.C．Keepstillandwaitforthecrowdtoleaveslowly.D．Keepbendingdownwithahandaroundyourhead.4、Whoisthesuitablereaderaboutthepassage?A．Thepeopleofallages. B．Thechildren.C．Theparents. D．Theteachers.24．（8分）Mostbirdsproduceshort,simplecalls,butsongbirdsalsohavetheabilityofmanycomplexvocal(发声的)patternsthathelpthemattractmates,defendterritory(领地),andstrengthentheirsocialbonds.Eachsongbirdspecieshasitsownuniquesongpatterns,somewithcharacteristicregionaldialects.Experiencedlistenerscanevendistinguishindividualbirdsbytheiruniquesongs.Alotofwhatscientistsknowaboutbirdsongcomesfromstudyingzebrafinches.Ababymalezebrafinchtypicallylearnstosingfromitsfatherorothermales,startingwhileit’sstillababybirdinthenest.Firstcomesthesensorylearningstage,whenthebabyfinchhearsthesongssungarounditandcommitsthemtomemory.Thebirdstartstovocalizeduringthemotorlearningstage,practicinguntilitcanmatchthesongitmemorized.Asthebirdlearns,hearingthetutor’ssongoverandoveragainishelpful—uptoapoint.Ifithearsthesongtoomanytimes,theimitation(模仿)becomesworse--andthesourcematters.Ifthesongisplayedthroughaloudspeaker,hecan’tpickitupaseasily.Buthidethesameloudspeakerinsideatoypaintedtolooklikeazebrafinch,andhislearningimproves.Whatifthebabyneverhearsanotherzebrafinch’ssong?Interestinglyenough,it’llsinganyway.Isolatedfinchesstillproducewhatarecalledinnatesongsorisolatesongs.Aspecifictunemightbetaught,buttheinstincttosingseemstoexistinasongbird’sbrain.Innatesongssounddifferentfromthe“cultured”songslearnedfromotherfinches-atfirst.Ifisolatezebrafinchesstartanewcolony,theyoungbirdspickuptheisolatesongfromtheirfathers.Butthesongchangesfromgenerationtogeneration.Andafterafewgenerations,themelodyactuallystartstoresembletheculturedsongssungbyzebrafinchesinthewild.1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?A．Songbirdsdon’tmakeshort,simplecalls.B．Eachsongbirdhasitsuniquesongpatterns.C．Somesongbirdscanspeakhumanregionaldialects.D．Songbirdspromoterelationswithothersbysinging.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutababyzebrafinch’slearningprocess?A．Itbeginstolearntosingfromitsparents,B．Themoreithearsthesong,thebetteritsings.C．Beforepracticing,ithastorememberthesongs.D．Aloudspeakerisgoodenoughtobeagoodteacher.3、Theunderlinedwords“innatesongs”inparagraph3referto.A．thesongssungbyonlyonebirditselfB．thesongsthatabirdproducesnaturallywithoutlearningC．thesongsthataretaughtbyparentsD．thesongsalwaysdifferentfromthoseofthesamespecies4、What’sthebesttitleofthistext?A．WhatCanSongbirdsDowithSinging?B．HowDoSongbirdsLearntoSing?C．WhyAreBirdSongsDifferent?D．WhatIsaZebraFinch?25．（10分）TheManBookerPrizeforFictionisawardedforanovelwrittenbyawriterfromtheCommonwealthortheRepublicofIrelandanditaimstorepresenttheverybestincontemporaryfiction.TheprizewasoriginallycalledtheBooker-McConnellPrize,whichwasthenameofthecompanythatsponsoredit,thoughitwasbetter-knownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.In2002,theManGroupbecamethesponsorandtheychosethenewname,keeping‘Booker’.Publisherscansubmitbooksforconsiderationfortheprize,butthejudgescanalsoaskforbookstobesubmittedthattheythinkshouldbeincluded.Firstly,theAdvisoryCommitteegivesadviceiftherehavebeenanychangestotherulesfortheprizeandselectsthepeoplewhowilljudgethebooks.Thejudgingpanelchangeseveryyearandusuallyapersonisonlyajudgeonce.Greateffortsaremadetoensurethatthejudgingpanelisbalancedintermsofgender(性别)andprofessionswithintheindustry,sothatawriter,acritic,aneditorandanacademicarechosenalongwithawell-knownpersonfromwidersociety.However,whenthepanelofjudgeshasbeendecided,theyarelefttomaketheirowndecisions.Meanwhile,theprizesponsorhasnofurtherrighttotakepartinanymore.TheManBookerjudgesincludecritics,writersandacademicstomaintaintheconsistentqualityoftheprizeanditsinfluenceissuchthatthewinnerwillalmostcertainlyseethesalesincreaseconsiderably,inadditiontothe￡50,000thatcomeswiththeprize.1、Whocansubmitbookstotheprize?A．Judges. B．Writers.C．Readers. D．Sponsors.2、WhyistheprizenamedtheManBookerPrize?A．BecausetheprizeisgiventowritersfromtheCommonwealth.B．Becausetheprizewasknownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.C．BecausetheprizeissponsoredbytheManGroupandtheykeptthename.D．Becausetheprizeisaimedtoawardtheverybestcontemporaryfiction.3、WhichtaskcanbedonebytheAdvisoryCommittee?A．Changingtherulesfortheprizeontheirown.B．Selectingthejudgingcommittee.C．Makingdecisionsonwhoisthewinner.D．Submittingbooksforconsiderationfortheprize.4、Theconsistentqualityoftheprizesisguaranteedby________.A．theprizemoneyB．thegenderofthejudgesC．themake-upofthepanelofjudgesD．theincreaseinsalesofthewinner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）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ibelieveinmymother.MybeliefbeganwhenIwasjustakid,whenI1becomingadoctor.Mymotherwasa2.Throughherwork,sheobservedthat3peoplespentalotmoretime4thantheydidwatchingtelevision.SheannouncedthatmybrotherandIcouldonlywatchtwotothree5TVprogramsduringtheweek.Withourfreetime,wehadtoreadtwobookseachweekfromtheDetroitPublicLibraryand6writtenbookreportstoher.Shewouldmarkthemupwithcheckmarkersandunderlinethe7parts.Yearslaterwerealizedhermarkswerea8.Mymotherwasilliterate(文盲).Althoughwehadnomoney,9thecoversofthosebooks,Icouldgoanywhere,doanythingandbeanybody.WhenIenteredhighschool,IwasanA-student,butnotfor10Iwantedthefancyclothes.Iwantedtohangaboutwiththeguys.IwentfrombeinganA-studenttoaB-studentandtoaC-student,butIdidn’t11.Iwascool.OnenightmymothercamehomeafterherseveraljobsandI12aboutnothavingenoughItalianknitshirts.Shesaid,“Okay,I’llgiveyouthemoneyI13thisweekbyrubbingfloorsandcleaningbathroomsandyoucanbuythefamilyfoodandpaythebills.With14leftover,youcanhaveallthatyouwant.”Iwasvery15withthatarrangement.ButonceIgotthrough16money,therewasnothingleft.Irealizedmymotherwasafinancialgeniustobeabletokeepa(n)17overourheadsandanykindoffoodonthetable.Iwasalso18thatimmediatesatisfactionwasn’tgoingtogetmeanywhere.Success19intellectual(知识上的)preparation.IwentbacktomystudiesandbecameanA-studentagain,and20IrealizedmydreamandIbecameadoctor.1、A．contributedto B．wassureof C．dreamedof D．thoughtof2、A．maidservant B．teacher C．.worker D．nurse3、A．honest B．successful C．kind D．careful4、A．writing B．reading C．working D．training5、A．familiar B．dull C．designed D．selected6、A．turnin B．takein C．bringin D．checkin7、A．difficult B．easy C．opposite D．important8、A．wealth B．quiz C．pleasure D．competition9、A．between B．under C．within D．below10、A．thelast B．aminute C．long D．anything11、A．know B．care C．admit D．realize12、A．announced B．claimed C．complained D．blamed13、A．borrow B．make C．control D．collect14、A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing15、A．encouraged B．puzzled C．moved D．pleased16、A．adding B．applying C．dividing D．exchanging17、A．balance B．arrangement C．hat D．roof18、A．aware B．worried C．confused D．delighted19、A．included B．required C．combined D．matched20、A．actually B．shortly C．fortunately D．finally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）TheSpringFestival,ChineseNewYear,isoneof1．mostimportantfestivalsforallofus.2．wecelebrateistheendofwinter,arrivalofspring,andreunionwithfamilyandrelatives.UsuallytheSpringFestival3．(celebrate)forfifteendays,duringwhichpeopledonotworkexceptfortheworkersonduty.OnNewYear’sEveallfamilymembersgettogether4．(have)abigmeal.AfterthemealtheywatchTVuntiltheclockstrikestwelve.Theneveryfamilysetsofffireworks5．(excite)towelcomethenewyear.Onthefirstdayofthenewyear,almosteveryoneisdressedinhisorherbestclothes.Friendsandrelativesarebusy6．(visit)eachotherwithpresents.Atthattime,childrenarethehappiestbecause7．cangetmanyredpacketsfromtheirrelatives.Withthe8．(improve)oflivingstandard,people9．(change)thewaysofcelebratingtheSpringFestivalgreatlysofar.Nomatterhowitchanges,themeaningoftheSpringFestivalisstill10．greatsignificanceinChina.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错DearRon，Iamveryexcitingtohearthatyouarecomingtoourschoolsoon．Nowletmetointroduceourschooltoyou．Ourschoolisaveryfamouslyschoolwithlonghistory．Wehavemanyexperiencedteachersandexcellentequipments．Therearetwoteachingbuildings；oneisforseniorsandtheothersisforjuniors．Therearetwolabbuildingsoralibrary．ExceptChinese，maths，English，physicsandchemistry，wehavesomeoptionalcourses．Thestudentscanchoosethattheyliketoattend．Weloveourschool．Iamlookingforwardtomeetyousoon．Yourssincerely，LiHua36第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，计划本周末和同学一起去河边植树。请给外教Nancy写一封邮件，邀请她一同前往。内容包括：1.集合时间及地点；2.提醒及安排：穿着舒适；自带工具；自带食物；植树后野餐等；3.返程时间。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearNancy,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、C4、D5、C6、D7、B8、A9、A10、C11、A12、C13、B14、B15、C16、A17、D18、D19、D20、C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、Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBronteal