2022-2023学年吉林省通化市普通高校对口单招英语第二轮测试卷(含答案)

2022-2023学年吉林省通化市普通高校对口单招英语第二轮测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(50题)1.Theyrequiredthatallthenecessarydocuments______tothepresident'sofficebeforetheendofthismonth.

A.behanded

B.mustbehanded

C.shouldhandin

D.hadbeenhandedin

2.CountriesthattraditionallyneverallowedforeignstudentstostayandworklikeGermanyortheUnitedKingdom—arefacingtheirownlabor______ininformationtechnologyandrelaxingtheirimmigrationlaws.

A.cutsB.shortagesC.weaknessesD.imports

3.______today,bewouldgettherebyFriday.

A.Wereheleave

B.Wasbeleaving

C.Werehetoleave

D.Ifheleaves

4.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

5.—Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?—No，butweexpect______anydaynow.

A.toreturnit

B.ittoreturn

C.ittobereturned

D.itreturned

6.Theproblemwassettledtothecompleteofthem,sotheydidn‘tcomplain.

A.amazementB.satisfactionC.disappointmentD.attraction

7.WewereoverjoyedatthenewsofChina__________anotherman-madesatel1ite．A.startingB.1aunchingC.fightingD.shouting

8.Iwonderedwhatdifficultyhehad_________theplan?

A.tocarryout

B.carryingout

C.carriedout

D.withcarryingout

9.Hishandwritingis______yours.

A.morebetterB.aswellasC.muchbetterthanD.asbetteras

10.-Betweenthetwopossibleplans,I‘mbound_____thesecondoneA.favouringB.tofavourC.forfavouringD.tofavouring

11.—Theeducationsystemratherthantheteachers______toanswerfortheoverburdenonthestudents—IagreeIhopethereform.beingcarriedoutinourcountrywillhangaboutthe_____results.

A.are;desiredB.is;desiredC.are;desiringD.is;desiring

12.Itisreportedthatmanyanewhouse_______atpresentinthedisasterareaA.arebeingbuilt

B.werebeingbuilt

C.wasbeingbuilt

D.isbeingbuilt

13.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

14.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

15.Whathedescribedasonlya______detailIthoughtwasthemostimportantpartoftheplan.

A.commonB.plainC.justD.mere

16.Sendmyregardstoyourwifewhenyou__________home．

A.wroteB.willwriteC.havewrittenD.write

17.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict______kind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

18.Thescientistsallagreedthatrulesofphysics,______weareallfamiliar,governtheworldA.towhichB.onwhichC.whichD.withwhich

19.tosunlightfortoomuchtime,asthedoctorssay,willdoharmtoone‘sskin.

A.Beingexposed

B.Havingexposed

C.Exposed

D.Afterbeingexposed

20.Janehasbrownhair,infact,it'squitesimilarinshade______yours.

A.asB.withC.likeD.to

21.______hecome,theproblemwouldbesettled.

A.WouldB.ShouldC.ShallD.If

22.Iwonderhowmuch______.

A.thatcarwasB.wasthatcarC.isthatcarD.thatcaris

23.Thisisjusttheplace______heandhiswifevisitedlastyear.

A.whereB.thatC.whenD.why

24._______manytimes,hefinallyunderstoodtheproblem.

A.ToldB.TellingC.HavingtoldD.Havingbeentold

25.Hewasamanofstrongfeelings,______normallylayhiddendeepinsidehim.

A.itB.thatC.thoseD.which

26.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

27.Thesquirrelwasluckythatitjustmissed_______.

A.catchingB.tobecaughtC.beingcaughtD.tocatch

28.______youmayberight,Ican'taltogetheragree.

A.WhileB.AsC.ifD.Since

29.Notuntilhelefthishome_______toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim.

A.didhebeginB.hadhebegunC.hebeganD.hehasbegun

30.—What'sthechanceofthere______anelectionthisyear?—Ihavenoidea.

A.isB.tobeC.beingD.be

31.Mary，_________here——everybodyelse，staywhereyouare．

A.comeB.comesC.tocomeD.coming

32.--Ifyouareofferedatriptothemoon,______it?--Ofcourse.Whynot?

A.didyouaccept

B.areyougoingtoaccept

C.willyouaccept

D.wouldyouaccept

33.Letmehelpyou,______?

A.won'tyonB.willyouC.shallID.shan'tI

34.Finallyhegottimeforaglance______thisreport.

A.offB.roundC.onD.at

35.______yourhomeworkandmakesurethatyoudon't______anymistakes.

A.Do;doB.Make;makeC.Make;doD.Do;make

36.Noconclusionhasbeen______yet.

A.achievedB.reachedC.attainedD.arrived

37.—That'smewhenIgotmarried.SeewhatIlooklikenow!—Whynotgoonadiettogetinto______?

A.shapeB.formC.appearanceD.body

38.She'sfainted.Throwsomewateronherfaceandshemay______.

A.comeroundB.comebackC.comeagainD.comeout

39.Thankyouforthe______youdidme.tomovethesofaupstairs.

A.favorB.goodC.helpD.kindness

40.Thesenationalparksareveryimportantforpreservingmanyanimals,whichwouldruntheriskofbecomingextinct.

A.insteadB.thereforeC.neverthelessD.otherwise

41.Little_________thattheirplanhasbeenDiscovered．

A.didtheysuspect

B.dothesuspect

C.dotheysuspect

D.theysuspect

42.—TheremustbeadozenpensinthishousebutIcanneverfindonewhenIneedthem.—Keeplooking.______issuretoturnup.

A.OneB.ItC.ThatD.This

43.Wecanassigntheworkto__________isreliable.

A.whoseB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

44.Thatistheonlywaywecanimagine_______theoveruseofwaterinstudents‘bathrooms.

A.reducingB.toreduceC.reducedD.reduce

45.—Oh,Mary!YoushoulddoyourworkinsteadofsittingherewatchingTV.—______.

A.That'snotaverygoodidea.

B.TVproducesgoodinfluenceonchildren.

C.Whatmakesyousaythat?

D.YousaidTVwaseducational.

46.TomandJackarebothveryclever._________,Tomis____________Jack.

A.Allinall;asacleverboyas

B.Inotherwords;ascleveraboyas

C.Thatistosay;asacleverboyas

D.Inword;ascleveraboyas

47.Thebankisreportedinthelocalnewspaper,_______inbroaddaylightyesterday.

A.beingrobbed

B.havingbeenrobbed

C.tohavebeenrobbed

D.robbed

48.Whenwe______themuseumisnotdecided.

A.visitedB.visitC.willvisitD.visiting

49.NotonlyIbutalsoTomandMary______fondofcollectingstamps.

A.amB.willC.areD.have

50.

Allthestudentswenttothemagicshowyesterday.Itwasreally______A.amusinglyB.amuseC.amusingD.amused

二、补全对话(10题)51.Tom:Mr.White.I’mcallingtosaygoodbye.I’llbeleavingtomorrow.ButbeforeIleave,Iwanttothankyouforwhatyou’vedoneformeduringmyvisithere.Mr.White:__________,Tom.Wearegladtohaveyou.NowI’msureyou’reexcitedtobebackhomesoon.Tom:Oh,yes.A.Don’tsaythat

B.It’sverykindofyoutosaythat

C.Comeon

D.That’sallright

52.第53题________

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53.第55题________查看材料

54.第55题________查看材料

55.John:Hello,I’mJohn.Ireadintheposterthatyou’relookingforastudenttoworkasalanguageassistant.Clerk:__________Areyouinterestedinthejob?John:Ithinkso.ButbeforeIapply,couldyoutellmemoreaboutthework?A.Howareyou?B.Yes,weareC.Hello.D.That’sright.

56.5_________________

57.Student:__________,I’dliketoreturnthesebooks.Assistant:OK.Oh,thesebooksareamonthoverdue.Sorry,youhavetopayafine.Iknow.ButhowmuchshouldIpay?Assistant:Justaminute.Letmecheck.A.HiB.HowareyouC.ExcusemeD.Hello

58.

第57题请将正确答案填在第57空。

59.通读下面的短文，回答题。

提示：爱丽丝的妈妈病了，爱丽丝想向老师格林先生请几天假。

Alice:Excuseme，Mr．Green．I"dliketotakeafewdaysoff．

Green:

51

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Alice:Mymotherisill．Ihavetotakecareofher．

Green:Ohdear!Iamsorrytohearthat．

52

？

Alice:No，thankyou．Mymotherhascaughtabadcold．Shehasahighfeverandcoughsdayandnight．Thedoctorsaysmymotherhastobeinhospitalforafewdays．Iwouldliketobewithher．

Green:Iunderstand．

53

？

Alice:IhopetobebacknextWednesday．

Green:That"sallright．

54

Alice:Thankyou，Mr．Green．That"sverykindofyou．Iwillwriteitimmediately．Green:

55

第51题________

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60.Linda：Hello!ThisisLindaspeaking.Chris：Hello，Linda，thisisChris._______66________thisFridayevening?Linda：Yes，why?Chris：There‘sagoodconcert，andI’vegottwotickets.Iwonder________67_______.Linda：That‘sgreat!_________68_________?Chris：7o‘clock.Buthowabout_________69__________at6：45?Linda：OK.IthinkIcanmakeit.Chris：Aftertheconcert，________70_________，shallwe?Linda：Wonderful!Whydon‘twegotoaChineserestaurant?Chris：Whynot?OK，seeyouFriday.Linda：Seeyouthen.Bye!66.________

三、完型填空(10题)61.32（）

A.beautifulB.uglyC.politeD.practical

62.32.__________A.talkingB.singingC.smilingD.playing

63.(79)

A.atB.toC.onD.form

64.(61)

A.lateB.laterC.thenD.after

65.(72)

A.wornB.wearingC.dressingD.dressed

66.(57)

A.Forthesamereason

B.Forthatpurpose

C.Asaresult

D.Onthecontrary

67.(43)

A.alotB.littleC.manyD.much

68.(70)

A.WhoB.WhoeverC.OneD.Anyone

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A.ifB.forC.whileD.although

70.(62)

A.seeB.hearC.listenD.watch

四、翻译(20题)71.杨利伟实现了中国人登上太空(outerspace)的梦想。

72.Itistheresultofthefloodthatmadepeoplefullyrealizetheimportanceofplantingtrees.

73.Theteacherknewthat:ifJackdidnotdaretojoininthecompetition,chanceswerethatnootherstudentintheclassdid,either.

74.TodaythecomputerplaysavitalroleinthelivesofmanyAmericansandisseenasoneofthegreatesttechnologicaldevelopmentsofalltimes.

75.Thereisanotherconversationwhichfromourpointofviewisequallyimportant,andthatistodonotwithwhatisreadbutwithhowitisread.

76.Thisbookisdividedintosixteenunitesthandealswithtopicsofeverydayconversation.

77.Theresultofthisprogressisanenormouspopulationincreasethatthreatensthequalityoflife,broughtaboutbyprogressinthemedicalprofession.

78.Themeetingwasn’theldbecauseyouwereabsent.

79.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

身体健康的人不愿意去想死亡的事，死亡是我们希望避免的话题。但是死亡是普遍的人生经历，是人人都要面临的少数必然之一。理智的人对必然的死亡预作计划，从容对待；只有愚蠢的人不能正视现实，希望用某种方法逃脱死亡。人寿保险对必然的死亡提供理智的安排。只要对自己的死亡能够直面对待的人才能充分理解人寿保险的必要性。人寿保险公司充分认识到了人民对死亡的负面印象，为此，他们对保险代理商进行培训时，要求他们在推销中避免使用直率的语言，而努力以恰当的方式让客户们意识到：人终究会死，人人都会面临死亡，必须要客观地接受自己的比如死亡才能在经济上为此做好充分的准备。

80.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.

81.Chesstakestimeandthought,butitisagameforallkindsofpeople.

82.他们正在寻找那逃掉的疯子。

83.Therearesignsthattheareaisgettingmoretourismthanitcanhandle.

84.如果你坚持进行这项试验,你将为由此产生的后果负责.

85.Theyfoundthatbyreproducingitselfatveryhighspeed,thevirushadmultipliedmorethanamilliontimeswithintwodays.

86.Astheyarepartlyisolatedintheirownworld,twinscommunicatelesswithadultsthandootherchildren.

87.Grandmatookitforgrantedthatfoodpriceswouldrise,sosheboughtalotofrice.

88.Thehighestproportionofsmokersisfoundintheagegroupof24-44,regardlessofsexdifference.

89.Todaywestilldistinguish,evenamongrepetitivejobs,betweentheskilledandtheunsailled;butintheyear2020allrepetitionwillbeunskilled.

90.我们在寻找有经验的人士，他们愿为我们高绩效的组织做出贡献，并能为他们职业生涯的成功而奋斗。

A.Weareseekingexperiencedindividuals,willingtoattributetoourhighperformanceorganization,anddevotedtothesuccessoftheircareer.

B.Wearelookingforexperiencedindividuals,arewillingtocontributetoourhighperformanceorganization,anddevotedtothesuccessoftheircareer.

C.Wearelookingforexperiencedindividuals,willingtocontributetoourhighperformanceorganization,anddevotedtothesuccessoftheircareer.

D.Weareseekingexperiencedindividuals,reluctanttodistributetoourhighperformanceorganization,anddevotedtothesuccessoftheircareer.

五、阅读理解(5题)91.Thispassageisabout______.

A.baseballgames

B.coldweather

C.howtoplayoutfield

D.domedstadiums

92.IntheFrenchstory,somepeoplewereregardedasthefirstAprilFoolsbecause______.

A.theycelebratedNewYear'sDayonJan.1stoftheoldcalendar

B.theycelebratedNewYear'sDayonApril1stoftheoldcalendar

C.theycelebratedAprilFool'sDayonJan.1stoftheoldcalendar

D.theycelebratedAprilFool'sDayonApril1stoftheoldcalendar

93.PassageFourOneeveningMr.Greenwasdrivinghomealongalonelycountryroad.Hehad

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100.00inhispocket.Attheloneliestpartoftheroad,amanaskedforalift(搭车).Mr.Greentoldhimtogetintothecarandcontinuedhisdriving.Whenhetalkedtothemanandlearnedthatthemanhadbeeninprisonforrobberyandhadbrokenoutofprisontwodaysbefore,Mr.Greenwasveryworried.Suddenlyhesawapolice-carandhadabrightidea.Hejustreachedasmalltownwherethespeedlimit(限制速度)was30milesanhour.Buthedrovethecarasfastasitcouldgo.Helookedbackandsawthatthepolice-carhadbeguntochase(追)him.Afteramileorsothepolice-carovertook(赶上)himandorderedhimtostop.ApolicemangotoutandcametoMr.Green'scar.Mr.Greenhopedthathecouldtellthepolicemanabouttheescapedrobber,buthefeltthemanhadputagunagainsthisback.Thepolicemantookouthisnotebookandpencil,sayinghewantedMr.Green'snameandaddress.Mr.Greenaskedtobetakentothepolicestation,butthepolicemansaid,"No,youwillhavetoappearatthepolicestationlater."Mr.Greenhadtodoasthepolicemantoldhim.Thepolicemanwrotehisnameandaddressdown,puthisnotebookandpencilbackinhispocketandgaveMr.Greenatalkaboutdangerousdriving.ThenMr.Greenstarteduphiscaragainanddroveon.Justashereachedtheoutskirts(郊区)ofLondon,thepassengersaid,"!wanttogetoffhere."Mr.Greenstoppedthecar,themangotoutandsaid,"Thanksforthelift.You'vebeengoodtome.ThisistheleastIcandoinreturn(报答)."AndhehandedMr.Greenthepoliceman'snotebook,whichhestolewhilethepolicemanwastalkingtoMr.Green.46.Themanaskingforaliftwas______.A.arobberwhorobsdriversB.apolicemanwhohadworkedinprisonC.aprisonerwhohadescapedfromprisonD.astrangerwith

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100.00inhispocket

94.Manyanimalsmaybetrainedtodosimplejobsiftheyknow______.

A.whotheirtrainersare

B.theywillbepraisedbytheirtrainers

C.theywillgetareward

D.somethingdangerouswillhappentothem

95.

Itwas______thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.()

A.theAmericanNavy

B.someearlyintercontinentaltravellers

C.thosewhoearnedalivingfromthesea

D.thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable

六、作文(1题)96.Directions:Youaretowritein100-120wordsonthetopic

“FamilyEducation”.YoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:1.

父母是孩子最好的老师；2.

父母的言行影响孩子；

参考答案

1.A解析：本题考虚拟语气在名词性从句中的用法。在“ask(advise，desire，ordersuggest，require，etc。)+the广引导的从句中，谓语动词应用“should+认”，should可以省去，再结合语态，故A项正确。本句大意为：他们要求所有的必要文件都必须在月底之前交到校长办公室。

2.B解析：cuts“裁减”；shortages“短缺”；weaknesses“弱点”；imports“进口”，故正确选项为B。

3.C解析：本题考查倒装虚拟语气用法。本句是表示与将来事实相反，所以从句用wereto形式。句意为：如果他今天出发的话，他就会在星期五以前到达那里。

4.A【句子大意】新打字机的价格是二手货的三倍。

5.C

6.B

7.Blaunch为“发射”讲；其余为干扰项。

8.B

9.C解析：much用在句中修饰比较级better。

10.B

11.B解析：theeducationsystem是主语，谓语动词应用单数；thedesiredresults意为“期望的结果”。

12.D

13.A

14.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意为“特别地”。

15.D解析：本题测试形容词辨析。四个选项的意思分别是“普通的”，“清楚的”，“正义的”，“仅仅的”。根据句意，D项正确。本句大意为：他仅仅把它作为一个细节来描述，而我却认为它是这个计划中最重要的部分。

16.D本题考查时态。

【应试指导】句意：当你写信回家的时候，请代我向你的妻子问好。在时间状语从句中用一般现在时代替一般将来时。

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.D

21.B解析：此处是对将来情况的假设。虚拟条件句的谓语部分为should，had或were时，可把if省去，而把should，had或were放在从句的主语之前，构成主谓部分倒装。

22.D解析：从句中的问句主谓不倒装。从句的时态随主句。我想知道那辆车的价格。

23.B

24.D

25.D解析：which修饰非限定性定语从句，指代前边一句话。本题涉及句法知识——简单句、并列句和复合句。例如：Hehastwodaughters.Theyaredoctors.(简单句)Hehastwodaughtersandtheyaredoctors.(并列句)Hehastwodaughters,whoaredoctors．(复合句)

26.A

27.C

28.A解析：while意为“虽然”；as意为“因为”；if意为“如果”；since意为“因为”。根据题意选A。

29.A

30.C

31.A本题考查祈使句型：

【应试指导】句意：Mary，到这里来，其余的人待在原处。根据句子的结构可判断出这是个祈使句。所以要用动词原形开头。Mary在句中不是

主语，而是“呼语”。

32.D

33.A解析：反问疑问句的陈述部分是肯定式时，疑问部分用否定式。以letme或letus起始的反问疑问句，疑问部分用willyou或won'tyou，所以选项A是正确的。

34.D

35.D解析：本题考查动词搭配。doone'shomework“做作业”；makemistakes“犯错误”。句意为：做作业，还要保证别犯错误。

36.B解析：本题考查固定搭配的用法。当否定词位于句前时，得出结论应用reach/achievein/arriveatconclusion，故选B。

37.A解析：shape意为“(女人的)姿态，身段”；form意为“形状，形态”；appearance意为“外表，样子”；body意为“身体”。由题意知应选A。

38.A解析：句意：她昏倒了。给她脸上浇些水，或许她会醒过来。本题考查词组辨析。comeround：过访，绕道而来，苏醒过来；comeback：回来，恢复；comeagain：再说一遍，重复一遍；comeout：出来，传出。

39.A解析：favor：帮助，一般用domeafavor；good：好处；help不与do搭配：kindness：善良。故选A。

40.D

41.C

42.A解析：根据上文提到“findone”，故下文中也应填one，表示泛指。

43.C

44.B

45.D解析：上句责备玛丽应该做作业而不是坐到那儿看电视，下句是玛丽对妈妈责备的一种辩解：“你说过电视是有教育意义的。”所以D项正确。

46.B

47.C

48.C解析：句子的前半部分是主语从句，主语从句中的谓语动词时态应根据句意而定。

49.C解析：notonly…butalso连接主语时，谓语动词根据就近原则由butalso后的成分来决定。TomandMary是两个人，所以动词用复数形式。

50.C所有的学生都去看了昨天的魔术表演。它太令人不可思议了。这里主要考查的是动词的现在分词和过去分词的不同用法。Sth．bedoing表示某一事物令人怎么样。Sb．bedone表示某人处于某种状态。例：Theletteristouching．这封信令人感动。

Iammoved．我很感动。

51.B

52.

53.Ihopeyourmothergetswellsoon

54.I"11bethereinafewminutes

55.B

56.We’lltakeit

57.C

58.C

59.

60.Areyoufree/Doyouhavetime

61.D

62.A本段都是在讲述让孩子听他人说话和自己说话，所以talking符合句意，故选A。

63.C

64.B解析：根据上下文，可以判断这里要表示的是“八十年之后”，因此，应该选择later。after不对，因为after应该放在eightyyears之前。

65.D

66.C解析：asaresult是固定短语，含义是“因此，结果”。

67.B解析：对于她个人的生活人们知道得很少。

68.B

69.B语句连贯If如果，后跟表示条件的从句；for因为，后跟并列句举出理由；while表示时间或对照；although虽然,尽管，后跟表示让步意义的从句。

70.A解析：根据下文所列举的“plays，concerts，operasandballet”等等，可知这里选see，表示“看到”。

71.杨利伟实现了中国人登上太空(outerspace)的梦想。YangLiwei(has)madetheChinesedreamofgoingtoouterspacecometrue.

72.正是这场洪水造成的后果使人们充分认识到植树的重要性。正是这场洪水造成的后果使人们充分认识到植树的重要性。

73.老师知道如果杰克不敢参加比赛那么很可能班上其他的同学也不敢。老师知道，如果杰克不敢参加比赛，那么很可能班上其他的同学也不敢。

74.今天计算机在许多美国人的生活中起了一个重要的作用并被认为是所有时代中最伟大的技术发展之一。今天计算机在许多美国人的生活中起了一个重要的作用，并被认为是所有时代中最伟大的技术发展之一。

75.从我们的观点来看，有另外一种同样重要的对话，即不是关注读书的内容，而是考虑用什么方式去读书。

76.本书共分为16个单元，主要是关于日常会话的。

77.这一进步带来的结果实人口的大量增长，它威胁着由医学进步所带来的生活质量。

78.会议没有开是因为你的缺席。

79.Healthypeopledonotlookforwardtodeath:itisasubjectwealltendtoavoid.Butitisauniversalexperience.Itisoneofthefewcertaintiesfacedbyallhumans.Rationalmaindsplantodealwithsuchcertaimties.Onlyfoolshidetheirheadsinthesandinthehopethatsomehowdeathwillavoidthem.Lifeinsuranceisarationalandobjectivewayofplanningforthecertaintyofdeathanditisnotuntilyoucanfacethecertaintyofyourowndeaththatyoucanfullyunderstandtheneedforlifeinsurance.Lifeinsurancecompaniesrealizethatdeathanddyingleavenegativeimpressions.Agentsaretrainedtoavoidthetheuseofplainlanguageinsalespresentations.Andinproperlanguagetrytomakeclentsawarethat:eventuallyyouwilldie.Eachhumanbeingfacesdeath.Youhavetobeobjectiveenoughtoacceptthecertaintyofyourowndeathbeforeyoucanadequatelyprepareforitfinancially.Healthypeopledonotlookforwardtodeath:itisasubjectwealltendtoavoid.Butitisauniversalexperience.Itisoneofthefewcertaintiesfacedbyallhumans.Rationalmaindsplantodealwithsuchcertaimties.Onlyfoolshidetheirheadsinthesandinthehopethatsomehowdeathwillavoidthem.Lifeinsuranceisarationalandobjectivewayofplanningforthecertaintyofdeath,anditisnotuntilyoucanfacethecertaintyofyourowndeaththatyoucanfullyunderstandtheneedforlifeinsurance.Lifeinsurancecompaniesrealizethatdeathanddyingleavenegativeimpressions.Agentsaretrainedtoavoidthetheuseofplainlanguageinsalespresentations.Andinproperlanguage,trytomakeclentsawarethat:eventually,youwilldie.Eachhumanbeingfacesdeath.Youhavetobeobjectiveenoughtoacceptthecertaintyofyourowndeathbeforeyoucanadequatelyprepareforitfinancially.

80.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayass