山西省应县第一中学2024届高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷含解析

山西省应县第一中学2024届高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Whenfacedwithabigchallenge________potentialfailureseemstohideateverycorner,maybeyou'veheardthisadvicebefore:“Bemoreconfident.”A．where B．whose C．which D．ofwhich2．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff3．--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect4．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a5．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised6．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved7．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost8．Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/9．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how10．Whatimpressedmemostaboutthemoviewerethe________filmedinNewYork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views11．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on12．—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching13．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．althoughB．whileC．asD．however14．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．around B．on C．with D．at15．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered16．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith17．Itisnotlikehertobesoimpolite;sheyouwhenyougreetedher.A．mightnothaveheard B．shouldnothaveheard C．mustn’thear D．shouldn’thear18．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive19．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong­termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need20．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would 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）WhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsago,Ireceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamily,friends,andcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mail,Ihaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsandothercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeuseful,weneedspecificlawsthatmakespamming(发送垃圾邮件)acrime.Iflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspam,theproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworse.Computerprogramsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproducts,individuale-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?Thisproblemistroublingforindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-mailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworks,andtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanies,whichare,intheend,passesontotheconsumer.Forthesereasons,Ibelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate(立法)againstspam.Spammersshouldbefined,andperhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeople.E-mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldtocommunicateconveniently,butspamisdestroyingthisconvenience.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“correspondence”inParagraph1probablymean?A．messages B．ideasC．connections D．programs2、Accordingtothetext,whatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?A．Companiesrelyone-mailforcommunications.B．Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.C．Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.D．Moreadvertisersbegintopromotesalesthroughspam.3、Accordingtotheauthor,whoisthefinalvictimofspam?A．Thebusiness B．TheadvertiserC．Theemployee D．Theconsumer4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toinform B．ToeducateC．Topersuade D．Toinstruct22．（8分）InaworldfullofKatesandSarahs,youmightthinkit’dbenicetohaveauniquenametohelpmestandoutinacrowd.BeingnamedStacia(pronouncedstay-sha)isnotsoluckytome.I’11gettheoccasional.“Yournameissopretty"afterintroducingmyself,buteventuallymynamecausesmemorefrustrationthanhappiness.Forexample,MicrosoftWordalwaystriestotellmemynameisn’tarealword.IwasneverabletobuyacheesyMickeyMousekeychainfromDisneylandasakid(inotherwords,Ididn’thaveachildhood).Icouldn’tevenpronouncemyownnamecorrectlyuntilIwasfive.Ioncehadaprofessorwhopronouncedmynamedifferentlyeachclass.AfterawhileIstoppedcorrectinghim,andthat’sbeenmyreactiontostrangerseversince.Inothercages,I'drathertellthecashiermynameisStaciandsavebothofus,aswellasthepeoplestandingbehindmeinline,valuabletime.Meetingnewpeoplegivesmeanxiety,andI'verealizedit'seasierjusttolieaboutmynamealtogetherincertaincases.ActuallyIdid—somanytimesthatBrittanyisnowmychosen“goingout"name.Itmayhavecausedsomeconfusionwithmyfriendsatfirst,whowouldletoutasmalllaughorconfusedlook,butI'vetrainedthemtokeepastraightfacewheneverIcameupwiththisfake(假的)name．NowgoingoutonweekendsmeansIgettohaveashiftofidentity.Frustrationsaside,beingtheownerofauniquenamehasmademeappreciatethelittlethingsinlife.Someonepronouncingorspellingmynamecorrectlyonthefirsttrybringsmemorejoythanitprobablyshould.IalsolovewhenImeetanotherStaciaandwegettobondoveroursharedstruggles.ToanyotherStaciasreadingthis—Ifeelyou,girl.P.S.IapologizetoanyrealBrittanysoutthere.Thanksforlettingmeborrowyourname!1、36．Howdoestheauthoroftenfeelabouthername?A．AnnoyedB．HappyC．DisappointedD．Proud2、38．Whydoestheauthoruseafakename?A．ToenjoyadifferentidentityB．TostandoutinacrowdC．TosavetimeandtroubleD．Tomakeafoolofherself3、40．What’sthereactionofherfriendsto“Brittany"finally?A．TheyarelaughingatherB．TheyareusedtoitC．TheyarestronglyagainstherD．Theyareconfusedaboutit4、42．Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A．GuiltyB．CautiousC．CuriousD．Humorous23．（8分）AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A．Wewillfeelbloodpressureincreasedimmediatelyaftercrossinglegs.B．It’seasyforustokeepcorrectpostureallday.C．Thepelvicbonecancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.D．Yourlegswillgetpainwithlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftime.2、Crossingyourlegsmaycausesomehealthproblemsexcept___________.A．Causingthepainofneckandback.B．Increasingthebloodpressure.C．Leadingtothepainoffeetandlegs.D．Resultinginthedisabilityofarms.3、Whatissuggestedaccordingtothetext?A．Donotoftencrossyourlegswhilesitting.B．Crossyourlegsformorethan15minuteseveryday.C．Getupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryotherhour.D．Crossyourlegstoloweryourbloodpressure.24．（8分）Careercriminalsbegintheirantisocialbehaviorduringtheirtoddler(学步的儿童)yearsandmaygoonwithalifeofcrimeiftheirbehaviorisn’tchallenged,scientistshavediscovered.Whilemostchildrengrowoutoftheirbadbehaviorbyadulthood,astudyfoundthosewhohad“callousunemotional(冷漠无情的)characteristics”couldgrowuptohaveproblemswiththelawlaterinlife.Behaviorcharacteristicssuchasalackofsympathyandlyinginchildhoodcouldhaveanimpactyearson.LukeHyde,assistantprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofMichigan,said,“Thesearesignsforparentsanddoctorstowatchoutfor,astheymaysignalmorethanjusttheterribletwos.”Hesaid,“Parentsbothtakecareoftheirchildandprovidetheirchild’sgenessoit’sbeendifficulttoknowifwe’reseeingthatparentingcausescallousunemotionalbehaviors,orifitisjustasignofthegenesbeingpassedtothechild.”Theresearchalsodiscoveredthatstrictparentingislinkedtothedevelopmentofantisocialbehavior.Scientistslookedat561familiesinanadoptionstudythatexaminedbiologicalmothers’antisocialbehavior.Thescientistsfoundchildrenofantisocialmotherswerealsomorelikelytoexhibitthesamebehaviorcharacteristics,despitehavinglimitedornotouchwiththemastheywereadoptedasbabies.“Thereallyexcitingtake-homemessagefromthisstudyisthatsmall,day-to-daypositiveinteractions(互动)thatparentshavewiththeiryoungchildrencanmakeahugedifferenceinchildren’sdevelopment,’’saidLeslieLeve,aprofessorattheUniversityofOregonwhoco-ledthedatacollection.“Evenwhenchildrenhaveinherited(遗传)averychallengingsetofbehaviors,hearing‘goodjob’orreceivingencouragementcanhelpprotectthemfromdevelopingseriousproblemscomingfromtheirinheriteddifficulties,”headded.Thestudy,workedonbyscientistsfromtheUniversityofMichigan,PennStateUniversityandtheUniversityofOregonhasbeenpublishedintheAmericanJournalofPsychiatry.Researcherswillfollowthegroupofchildrenthroughearlyadolescencetodetermineifthesebehaviorsstillcontinuetoexistfromthetoddleryears.1、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Kids’socialbehaviorsarerelatedtocrime.B．Criminalsbegintheircrimesduringadolescence.C．Antisocialbehaviorsofkidscouldbeontheirwaytoalifeofcrime.D．Warmheartedkidsaremorelikelytobecriminalsinthefuture.2、Whatconclusionmightthescientistsdrawfromthestudy?A．Antisocialbehaviorsmightbeinherited.B．Thegenesdecidekids’antisocialbehaviors.C．Antisocialbehaviorshavenothingtodowithcrimes.D．Adoptedbabiessurelyhaveantisocialbehaviorswhentheygrowup.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Parentingisthemainreasonthatcauseskids’antisocialbehaviors.B．Whatcausescareercriminalstobegintheircrimesistheirparents’characteristics.C．LeslieLevehasadoubtfulattitudetoadoptivemothers’activeinteractionswithkids.D．Inheritedantisocialbehaviorsofkidscanbelightenedbypositiveparenting.4、Whywillresearcherstrackkids’processofgrowing?A．Tomakesureifkids’behaviorswilllast.B．Tomakesureifpraisewillchangekids.C．Todetermineifkids’behaviorswillbeinherited.D．Todetermineifparents’comfortwillprotectkids.25．（10分）Sharkattacksnotonlydisturbbeachactivities,butcanaffectassociatedtouristindustries.Sharknetsareacommonsolutiontopreventingsharkattacksonbeaches,buttheycausedangerstoseaecosystems.Seekingacost-effectivewaytomonitorbeachsafetyoverlargeareas,wehavedevelopedasystemcalledSharkSpotter.Itcombinesartificialintelligence(AI),computingpower,anddrone(无人机)technologytoidentifyandwarnlifesaverstosharksnearswimmers.TheprojectisacooperationbetweentheUniversityofTechnologySydneyandTheRipperGroup,whichispioneeringtheuseofdrones—called“WestpacLittleRipperLifesavers”—inthesearchandrescuemovementinAustralia.SharkSpottercandetectsharksandotherpotentialthreatsusingreal-timeaerialimagery.Thesystemanalysesvideofromacameraattachedtoadronetomonitorbeachesforsharks,sendwarnings,andconductrescues.Developedwithtechniquesknownas“deeplearning”,theSharkSpottersystemreceivesimageryfromthedronecameraandattemptstoidentifyallobjectsinthescene.Oncecertainobjectsaredetected,theyareputintooneof16categories:shark,whale,dolphin,rays,differenttypesofboats,surfers,andswimmers.Ifasharkisdetected,SharkSpotterprovidesbothavisualsignonthecomputerscreenandanaudiblewarningtotheoperator.TheoperatorconfirmsthewarningandsendstextmessagesfromtheSharkSpottersystemtotheSurfLifeSaversforfurtheraction.Inanemergency,thedroneisequippedwithalifesavingflotationpod(漂浮仓)togetherwithanelectronicsharkrepellent(驱逐装置)thatcanbedroppedintothewaterincaseswhereswimmersareinseveretrouble,trappedinarip,oriftherearesharkscloseby.InJanuary2018,theWestpacLittleRipperLifesaverswasusedtorescuetwoyoungswimmerscaughtinaripatLennoxHead,NSW.Thedroneflewdownthebeachsome800metersfromthelifeguardstation,andalifesavingflotationpodwasdroppedfromthedrone.Thecompleterescueoperationtook70seconds.WebelieveSharkSpotterisawin-winforbothmarinelifeandbeachgoers.ThisuniquetechnologycombinesdynamicvideoimageprocessingAIandadvanceddronetechnologytocreativelydealwiththeglobalchallengeofensuringsafebeaches,protectingenvironments,andpromotingtourism.1、ASharkSpotteris________.A．asolutiontomonitorsharksB．anequipmenttoidentifylifesaversC．atechnologytopreventsharkattacksD．aprojecttopioneertheuseofdrones2、Whenasharkisspottednearaswimmer,thesystemwill________.A．taketimelyaction B．analyzethevisualdataC．classifytheidentifiedobjects D．turnon“deeplearning”mode3、Theexampleinthe5thparagraphshowsusthatthesystemisA．efficientinsavinglives B．effectiveindetectingsharksC．smartindrivingsharksaway D．practicaloverthewholeseaarea4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofSharkSpotter?A．Doubtful. B．Optimistic.C．Negative. D．Objective.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）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Perhapsyou’veattendedsomeparties.ButlikeNewYork，whereapartyordinneroften__36__businesswithpleasure,aWashingtonpartyisa__37__partofthebusinessofpolitics,thebusinessofmaking__38__connections.SomeWashingtonpartieshavea__39__aura(气氛)aboutthem,dependingonwhogivesthemandwhoisthere,butmostpartiesareopen-house__40__infact,withthehostsnotknowingmostofthe__41__whoarethere.Iwenttoafewoftheseparties__42__IwantedtoseetheinsideofsomeoftheWashingtonmansions(公馆)Ihad__43__somuchabout.Almosteverytimeduringtheeveningsomemanwouldcomeclosetotalkwithme__44__,wedidn’tknoweachotheratall.Sucha__45__exchangeclearlyproves“agatheringoffriends”__46__Washingtonpartystandards.Youdon’tevenneedan__47__toattendmanyWashingtonparties.Youjusthavetoknowaboutthem.NoWashingtonhostesswould__48__herservantstoaskyouwhoyouwere.Mostofthebiggerparties,thosewith300or400guests,__49__toimpresssomebody,andWashingtonians150__.MostmembersoftheCongress,forexample,__51__middle-classbackgroundsinsmallercommunities__52__thecountry.Theyaredazzled(眼花缭乱的)by__53__.Theyaredazzledbybignames.TheyarereadytohelpWashington__54__hostesses.Theygoalongwiththembecausetheyaregoodfriendsortheydon’tnoticethatthey__55__ortheydon’tcareiftheyare.1、.A．followsB．connectsC．mixesD．goes2、.A．dailyB．necessaryC．chiefD．cheap3、.A．stillB．cruelC．mentalD．important4、A．socialB．nervousC．terribleD．simple5、A．eventsB．affairsC．conferencesD．games6、A．guestsB．customersC．guardsD．guides7、A．sothatB．inorderthatC．asifD．because8、A．foundB．noticedC．heardD．wrote9、A．sinceB．thoughC．whenD．whether10、A．commonB．strictC．publicD．special11、A．includingB．comparingwithC．accordingtoD．dependingon12、A．invitationB．envelopeC．instrumentD．acceptance13、A．refuseB．allowC．agreeD．warn14、A．aregivenB．giveC．aresuppliedD．supply15、A．easilyforgetB．hardlyrememberC．easilyimpressD．areeasilyimpressed16、A．hearfromB．writetoC．comefromD．callout17、A．overB．belowC．betweenD．across18、A．moneyB．equalC．freedomD．discussion19、A．strangeB．famousC．poorD．stupid20、A．areusingB．arebeingusedC．areobeyingD．arebeingobeyed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）Mr.Johnsonlivedinthewoodswithhiswifeandchildren.Heowned1．farm，whichlookedalmostabandoned.2．(lucky)，healsohadacowwhichproducedmilkeveryday.Hesoldorexchangedsomeofthemilkinthetownsnearby3．otherfoodandmadecheeseandbutterforthefamilywithwhat4．(leave)．Thecowwastheironlymeansofsupport，infact.Oneday，thecowwaseatinggrass5．itbegantorainheavily.Whilemakinggreateffortstorunaway，she6．(fall)overthehillanddied.ThentheJohnsonshadtomakealiving7．thecow.Inordertosupporthisfamily，Mr.Johnsonbegantoplantherbsandvegetables.Sincetheplantstookawhiletogrow，hestartedcuttingdowntrees8．(sell)thewood.Thinkingabouthischildren'sclothes，hestartedgrowingcottontoo.Whenharvestcamearound，hewasalreadysellingherbs，vegetablesandcottoninthemarket9．peoplefromthetownsmetregularly.Nowitoccurredto10．thathisfarmhadmuchpotentialandthatthedeathofthecowwasabitofluck.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l0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l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分．Lastsummer,Ihadaunforgettableexperience、Ithappenedonmyuncle’sfarmwhichtherearemanyflowers、InaSaturdaymorning,weheardagreatnoisecomingoutside、Lookingoutthewindow,Isawamassofbeesflownabovethefarm、Thereweretoomanybeesthatthewholefarmseemeddark、Wewereveryfrightening、Forsomemoments,thebeesadvancedourhouse、Myuncleweredraggedmeintothebackroomwhichwasverydark、Wecovereduswithablanket,shakingwithfear、Afewhourslater,wecameoutofthebackroomandfoundthebeeshadflownaway、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你看到一个英语教学网站在招聘中国地区英语助教，你打算在暑假期间为这家网站做助教，请用英文给这家网站写一封求职信，内容如下：1.介绍自己的基本情况；2.说明自己的优势；3.希望得到对方的答复。注意：1.词数不少于50；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：助教assistantteacherDearSir/Madam,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerelyyours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、B4、D5、D6、C7、C8、D9、D10、B11、D12、C13、C14、A15、C16、C17、A18、B19、B20、B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、Manypeoplewritetonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriter’sfullname,addressandtelephonenumber,althoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard,heneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoice.Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.“Peopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationship,”saidsocialworkerKenYip,“andthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.”Whenwesignapaper,forexample,abusinesscontractorabankdocument,thesignatureisasealofconsent,anagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswrittencomplaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter’ssignature.Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tellsusthatthewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous（匿名的）forvariousreasons.Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.Hegivessimplybecausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhisdonationsmaybring,andhedoesnotwanthisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercases,peopleinsistonanonymitybecau