广东省惠州市惠港中学2024届高考英语五模试卷含解析

广东省惠州市惠港中学2024届高考英语五模试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto2．Itisnothowmuchmoneyyouwillgiveusbutthatyouarepresentattheceremony______reallymatters.A．which B．it C．what D．that3．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof4．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent5．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends6．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched7．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold8．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This9．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what10．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis11．---Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.---___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder12．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding13．ManyquestionshavebeenansweredbyJohn.Hemusthavepreviewedthelessonslastnight,____he?A．needn’t B．hasn’t C．didn’t D．mustn’t14．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should15．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because16．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving17．Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．A．appealto B．objectto C．referto D．turnto18．Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．against D．despite19．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering20．Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t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）Nostudentofaforeignlanguageneedstobetoldthatgrammariscomplex.Bychangingtheorderofthewordsandbyaddingarangeofauxiliaryverbs(助动词)andsuffixes(后缀),wecanturnastatementintoaquestion,statewhetheranactionhastakenplaceorissoontotakeplace,andperformmanyotherwordtrickstoconveydifferentmeanings.However,thequestionwhichmanylanguageexpertscan’tunderstandandexplainis—whocreatedgrammar?SomerecentlanguagesevolvedduetotheAtlanticslavetrade.Sincetheslavesdidn’tknoweachother’slanguages,theydevelopedamake-shiftlanguagecalledapidgin.Pidginsarestringsofwordscopiedfromthelanguageofthelandowners.Theyhavelittleinthewayofgrammar,andspeakersneedtousetoomanywordstomaketheirmeaningunderstood.Interestingly,however,allittakesforapidgintobecomeacomplexlanguageisforagroupofchildrentobeexposedtoitatthetimewhentheylearntheirmothertongue.Slavechildrendidn’tsimplycopythestringsofwordsusedbytheirelders.Theyadaptedtheirwordstocreateanexpressivelanguage.Inthiswaycomplexgrammarsystemswhichcomefrompidginswereinvented.Furtherevidencecanbeseeninstudyingsignlanguagesforthedeaf.Signlanguagesarenotsimplyagroupofgestures;theyusethesamegrammaticalmachinerythatisfoundinspokenlanguages.ThecreationofonesuchlanguagewasdocumentedquiterecentlyinNicaragua.Previously,althoughdeafchildrenweretaughtspeechandlipreadingintheclassrooms,intheplaygroundstheybegantoinventtheirownsignsystem,usingthegesturestheyusedathome.Itwasbasicallyapidginandtherewasnoconsistentgrammar.However,anewsystemwasbornwhenchildrenwhojoinedtheschoollaterdevelopedaquitedifferentsignlanguage.Itwasbasedonthesignsoftheolderchildren,butitwasshorterandeasiertounderstand,andithadalargerangeofspecialuseofgrammartoclarifythemeaning.What’smore,theyallusedthesignsinthesameway.Sotheoriginalpidginwasgreatlyimproved.Mostexpertsbelievethatmanyofthelanguageswerepidginsatfirst.Theywereinitiallyusedindifferentgroupsofpeoplewithoutstandardizationandgraduallyevolvedintoawidelyacceptedsystem.TheEnglishpasttense—“ed”ending—mayhaveevolvedfromtheverb“do”.“Itended”mayoncehavebeen“Itend-did”.Itseemsthatchildrenhavegrammaticalmachineryintheirbrains.Theirmindscanservetocreatelogicalandcomplexstructures,evenwhenthereisnogrammarpresentforthemtocopy.1、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheslaves’pidginlanguage?A．Itwasdifficulttounderstand.B．Itcamefromdifferentlanguages.C．Itwascreatedbythelandowners.D．Itcontainedhighlycomplexgrammar.2、WhatisthecharacteristicofthenewNicaraguansignlanguage?A．Noconsistentsignswereusedforcommunication.B．Mostofthegesturesweremadeforeverydayactivities.C．Thehandmovementsweresmootherandmoreattractive.D．Themeaningwasclearerthantheprevioussignlanguage.3、Whichideadoestheauthorpresentinthelastparagraph?A．Englishgrammarofpasttensesystemisinaccurate.B．ChildrensayEnglishpasttensedifferentlyfromadults.C．ThethoughtthatEnglishwasonceapidginisacceptable.D．ExpertshaveproventhatEnglishwascreatedbychildren.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheCreatorsofGrammarB．TheHistoryofLanguagesC．WhyPidginsCameintoBeingD．HowGrammarSystemsAreUsed22．（8分）IfyouareheadingforParisthisyear,besuretoincludeatleastoneoftheseshoppingmallsinyourschedule.AuPrintempsTel:01133014282LocatedneartheParisOpera,thishugestoreiswell-knownforhouseholdgoodsaswellasitsfashion.Thestorealsooffersmanyservicestooverseasvisitors,includingshipping,translationandapersonalshoppingservice.AuPrintemps,whosenamemeansspringtime,hostsseveralfreefashionshowseachweek.Thestore’sbeautydepartmenthasoneoftheworld’slargestselectionsofperfumes.GaleriesLafayetteTel:01133014283TheGaleriesLafayettewasbuiltin1906.Itisasmuchfuntolookatasitistoshopinthis10-storeyshoppingpalace.Infact,theflagshipstoreisthesecondmostvisitedattractioninParis,aftertheLouvreMuseum.Thisshoppingpalacespecializesinwomen’sclothing.Makesuretotakeintheviewfromtheteashoponthetopfloor;it’swellworththevisit.LeBonMarcheTel:01133014439ThisstylishLeftBankdepartmentstorewasParis’firstsuchstore.DesignedbyGustaveEiffel,LeBonMarcheisparticularlyknownforitsfoodhall,itsweddingshopsanditsselectionofmodernclothes.LaForumdesHallesTel:01133014476Thismodern,undergroundshoppingcenterwasbuiltin1979.LaForumdesHalles,thethree-storey-tallshoppingcenterofferseverythingfromsouvenirstohautecouture(高级女子时装)toentertainment,suchasfirst-runmoviesandstreetperformers.TheshoppingcenterisattachedtothebusyLaHalle-ChateletmetrostationandcanbeeasilyreachedfromalloverParis.1、Whichofthefollowingplacesattractsthemostvisitorsaccordingtothepassage?A．TheLouvreMuseum.B．TheParisOpera.C．LaForumdesHalles.D．AuPrintemps.2、Whichofthestorespaysitsspecialattentiontowomen’sdressing?A．LeBonMarche.B．AuPrintemps.C．LaForumdesHalles.D．GaleriesLafayette.3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．AuPrintempsisfamousforitsfoodhallB．LaForumdesHallesisnexttothemetrostationC．theclothesinLeBonMarcheareusuallyverycheapD．theteashopthatisworthvisitingisontheninthfloorofGaleriesLafayette23．（8分）GOINGTOUNIVERSITY

issupposedtobeamind-broadeningexperience.Thatstatementisprobablymadeincomparisontotrainingforworkstraightafterschool,whichmightnotbesoencouraging.Butisitactuallytrue?JessikaGolleoftheUniversityofTübingen,inGermany,thoughtshewouldtrytofindout.Herresult,however,isnotquitewhatmightbeexpected.Asshereportsin

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thisweek,shefoundthatthosewhohavebeentouniversitydoindeedseemtoleavewithbroaderandmoreinquiringmindsthanthosewhohavespenttheirimmediatepost-schoolyearsinvocational(职业的)trainingforwork.However,itwasnotthecasethatuniversitybroadenedminds.Rather,workseemedtonarrowthem.Dr.Gollecametothisconclusionaftersheandateamofcolleaguesstudiedtheearlycareersof2,095Germanyoungsters.Theteamusedtwostandardizedteststoassesstheirvolunteers.Onewasofpersonalitytraits,includingopenness,conscientiousness（认真）andsoon.Theotherwasofattitudes,suchasrealistic,investigativeandenterprising.Theyadministeredbothteststwice—oncetowardstheendofeachvolunteer’stimeatschool,andthenagainsixyearslater.Oftheoriginalgroup,382wereontheintermediatetrack,fromwhichtherewasachoicebetweentheacademicandvocationalroutes,anditwasonthesethattheresearchersfocused.Universitybeckonedfor212ofthem.Theremaining170chosevocationaltrainingandajob.Whenitcametothesecondroundoftests,Dr.Gollefoundthatthepersonalitiesofthosewhohadgonetouniversityhadnotchangedsignificantly.Thosewhohadundergonevocationaltrainingandthengotjobswerenotthatmuchchangedinpersonality,either—exceptinonecrucialrespect.Theyhadbecomemoreconscientious.Thatsoundslikeagoodthing,certainlycomparedwiththecommonpublicimageofundergraduatesasabunchoflazybones.Butchangesinattitudethattheresearchersrecordedwereratherworrying.Intheuniversitygroup,again,noneweredetectable.Butthosewhohadchosenthevocationalrouteshowedmarkeddropsininterestintasksthatareinvestigativeandenterprisinginnature.Andthatmightrestricttheirchoiceofcareers.Someinvestigativeandenterprisingjobs,suchasscientificresearch,are,indeedbeyondthedegreeless.Butmany,particularlyinGermany,withitstraditionofvocationaltraining,arenot.Theresearchersmention,forexample,computerprogrammersandfinance-sectorworkersascareersrequiringthesetraits.IfDr.Golleiscorrect,andchangesinattitudebroughtaboutbytheverytrainingGermanypridesitselfonarenarrowingpeople’schoices,thatisindeedamatterworthyofseriousconsideration.1、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace“beckonedfor”inParagraph2?A．Examined. B．Attracted.C．Organized. D．Recognized.2、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?A．Thedegreelesshavenotchangedinpersonalities.B．Goingtouniversityisamind-broadeningexperience.C．Workingstraightafterschoolnarrowspeople’sminds.D．Collegestudentspridethemselvesontheireducation.3、Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,.A．collegestudentsenjoyaverygoodpublicimageB．theundergraduateshavechangedsignificantlyinattitudeC．thedegreelessaremuchbetteratdealingwithchallengingtasksD．peopleshowlessinterestininvestigativejobsduetovocationaltraining4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefinding?A．Concerned. B．Optimistic.C．Unclear. D．Sceptical.24．（8分）AgainstthesuppositionthatforestfiresinAlaska,CanadaandSiberiawarmtheclimate,scientistshavediscoveredthatcoolingmayoccurinareaswhereburnttreesallowmoresnowtomirrormoresunlightintospace.Thisfindingsuggeststhattakingstepstopreventnorthernforesttolimitthereleaseofgreenhousegasesmaywarmtheclimateinnorthernregions.Usuallylargefiresdestroyedforestsintheseareasoverthepastdecade.Scientistspredictthatwithclimatewarming,firesmayoccurmorefrequentlyovernextseveralcenturiesasaresultofalongerfireseason.Sunlighttakeninbytheearthtendstocausewarming,whileheatmirroredbackintospacetendstocausecooling.Thisisthefirststudytoanalyzeallaspectsofhownorthernfiresinfluenceclimate.Earlierstudiesbyotherscientistshavesuggestedthatfireinnorthernregionsspeedupclimatewarmingbecausegreenhousegasesfromburningtreesandplantsarereleasedintotheatmosphereandthustrapheat.Scientistsfoundthatrightafterthefire,largeamountsofgreenhousegasesenteredtheatmosphereandcausedwarming.Ozone（臭氧）levelsincreased,andashfromthefirefellonfar-offseaice,darkeningthesurfaceandcausingmoreradiationfromthesuntobetakenin.Thefollowingspring,however,thelandwithintheareaofthefirewasbrighterthanbeforethefire,becausefewertreescoveredtheground.Snowonthegroundmirroredmoresunlightbackintospace,leadingtocooling.“Weneedtofindoutallpossiblewaystoreducethegrowthofgreenhousegasesintheatmosphere.”Scientiststrackedthechangeinamountofradiationenteringandleavingtheclimatesystemasaresultofthefire,andfoundameasurementcloselyrelatedtotheglobalairtemperature.Typically,fireinnorthernregionsoccursinthesameareaevery80to150years.Scientists,however,foundthatwhenfireoccursmorefrequently,moreradiationislostfromtheearthandcoolingresults.Specifically,theydeterminedwhenfirereturns20yearsearlierthanpredicated,0.5wattspersquaremeterofareaburnedaresoakedupbytheearthfromgreenhousegases,but0.9wattspersquaremeterwillbesentbackintospace.Theneteffectiscooling.Wattsareusedtomeasuretherateatwhichenergyisgainedorlostfromtheearth.1、Accordingtothenewfindings,takingstepstopreventnorthernforestfiresmay_______.A．resultinawarmingclimateB．causetheforestfirestooccurmorefrequentlyC．leadtoalongerfireseasonD．protecttheforestsandtheenvironmentthere2、ThefollowingarealltheimmediateeffectsafteraforestfireEXCEPT_________.A．largeamountsofgreenhousegasesentertheatmosphereB．thelevelsofozonewhichisatypeofoxygenincreaseC．snowonthegroundmirrorsmoresunlightbackintospaceD．ashesfromthefirefallontheicesurfaceandtakeinmoreradiationfromthesun3、Earlierstudiesaboutnorthernforestfires_________.A．analyzeallaspectsofhownorthernfiresinfluenceclimateB．indicatethatforestfireswillpollutetheatmosphereC．suggestthatpeopleshouldtakemeasurestoprotecttheenvironmentD．suggestthatthefireswillspeedupclimatewarming4、Theunderlinedphrase“soakup”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A．released B．absorbedC．created D．distributed5、FromthepassagewecandrawaconclusionthatforestfiresinAlaska,CanadaandSiberiamay__________.A．warmtheclimateasthesuppositiongoesB．allowmoresnowtoreflectmoresunlightintospaceandthuscooltheclimateC．destroylargeareasofforestsandpollutethefar-offseaiceD．helptogainmoreenergyratherthanreleasemoreenergy25．（10分）Halloweenisperhapsthethirdmostpopularholidayforparties,comingafterNewYear’sandChristmas.WithHalloween,wehavetheopportunitytodressupforthenightand“besomeoneelse”.TeamMakerIfyouaregoingtohavegames,youmayrequireteams.Onewaytoputtogethertheteamsrandomly,thusencouragingguestswhodon’talreadyknoweachother,istohavethemdrawpiecesfromacauldron(大锅)orwitch’shat.Beforehand,writeenoughwordsonpiecesofpapertohaveoneforeveryguest.Onthepiecesofpaperwritewordslike:Egyptiantomb,pyramid,magicwand,magicspell,blackcat,etc.Everyonedrawsapieceofpaper.DressUptheDeadThisgameisnotfortheshyandmayresultinsomesmallrudeperformance.Forthegame,youwillneedaput-togetherskeleton.TheycanbefoundintheHalloweensectionofmanystores.Theskeletoncanbeofwoodorplastic,solongasitcanbetakenaparteasilyandcanberecombinedtogether.Thehost“buries”thebrokenupskeletonunderapileofsawdust,loosedirtorhayintheyard.Thefirstteam,whilebeingtimed,mustdiscoveralltheskeletonpiecesthenruntowherethere’sahookforhangingtheskeleton.Theymustrecombinetheskeletonandthen,donatingpartsoftheirownclothing,dresstheskeletoninashirtandpants.MurderMysteryHostamurdermysteryasaplay.Selectplayers,eitherbyvolunteersorbyrandomdrawingorevenhaveguestsvote.Whiletheplayersreadovertheirparts,therestoftheguestsarrangetheroom.Setuparowofchairsfacingthepartyaudience.Thiswillbethe“stage”wherethemurdermysteryplayerswillsitandperformtheirroles.Thehostkeepsthegame(play)moving,usuallybyplayingoneofthedetectivecharacters.1、Howcanpeopleformateam?A．Bygivingaperformance.B．Bymakingawitch’shat.C．Bywritingsomewords.D．Bydrawingapieceofpaper.2、WhatpersonsaresuitableforDressUptheDead?A．Thosewhocantellstories.B．Thosewhoarenotbraveenough.C．Thosewhodon’tmindsmallrudeness.D．Thosewhoarenotgoodatmakingup.3、WhatisthefunctionofchairsinMurderMystery?A．Theyarepreparedfortheaudiencetosit.B．Theyareusedtositinandperformfortheplayers.C．Theyarepreparedforthehosttoguidetheplayers.D．Theyareusedtoattracttheaudience’sattention.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．GamesforHalloweenPartyB．HowtoPreparefortheHalloweenParty?C．TheReasonWhyHalloweenPartyIsPopularD．WhatIsthePurposeofHalloweenParty?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）Itwasacoldwinter’safternoon.Robertstoppedforamomentashecrossedthebridgeandlookeddownattheriverbelow.Therewerehardlyany1ontheriver.Nearthebridge,2,almostdirectlybelow,therewasasmallcanoe,withaboyinit.Hewasnotwearingmanyclothes,Robert3.Hehadatrembleandwalkedon.4heheardacry.“Help!Help!”Thecrycamefromtheriver.Robertlooked5.Theboywasinthewaterandhiscanoewas6away.“Help!Help!”hecalledagain.Robertwasagoodswimmer.Takingoffhisclothes,he7intotheriver.Thefreezingwatermadehimshiverallover,8inafewsecondshereachedtheboy.9theboywithhim,hestartedtoswimtowardsthe10.Butatthatmomenthenoticedalargemotorboatunderthebridge.Therewereseveralpeopleontheboat,all11inhisdirection.Robertdecidedtoswimtowardstheboat.“Givemeahand,”heshouted12hegotneartheboat.He13upintoarowoffaces.“It’s14,”hethought.“Theylookso15.”Silentlytheyhelpedtheboyintotheboatand16himinablanket.Buttheydidnotmoveto17Robert.“Aren’tyougoingtopullme18,too?”Robertasked.“You!”saidoneofthemen.Robertnoticedthatthatmanwasstandingnexttoalarge19,“You!Why,weweremakingaTVcomedyandyou20awholeafternoon’swork!Youcanstaywhereyouare!”1、A．rocks B．fishermen C．boats D．swimmers2、A．however B．besides C．anyhow D．indeed3、A．concluded B．guessed C．judged D．noticed4、A．Tillthen B．Justthen C．Faraway D．Fromthere5、A．down B．sideways C．forward D．backward6、A．running B．floating C．flowing D．fading7、A．swam B．stepped C．dived D．dropped8、A．and B．so C．or D．but9、A．Pushing B．Dragging C．Catching D．Holding10、A．bank B．bridge C．canoe D．boat11、A．swimming B．rowing C．looking D．screaming12、A．since B．till C．once D．as13、A．turned B．looked C．hurried D．stood14、A．funny B．heartwarming C．worthwhile D．fantastic15、A．relieved B．touched C．grateful D．annoyed16、A．left B．wrapped C．placed D．threw17、A．save B．thank C．assist D．welcome18、A．on B．off C．away D．out19、A．sail B．lifeboat C．camera D．container20、A．ruined B．rescued C．participated D．improved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）1．GymnastShawnJohnsonismyfavoriteathlete.Backatthe2008BeijingOlympics,Iwasvery_______(excite)whenshewonthegoldmedalonthebalancebeam.Yearslater,Shawnwroteanautobiography,WinningBalance.Iwasonlytenyearsold_______shewroteherbookandIwantedtowaitafewyearstoread_______,sinceIhadafeelingthatIwouldn’tunderstandthebookthen._______(release)inJune2012,thebookwonmuchpopularityamongherfans.Shawntalksaboutherexperiencesasagymnastandherpost-Olympiclifeinherbook.Oneofthethingsthatshewantsherreaders_______(get)fromreadingthebookisthat“behindallthegloryandglitz(浮华)Iamabletohaveanormallife”.Shehopesthatherreader,especially_______(girl)inmiddleschoolandhighschool,willgetreally_______(encourage)byreadingherbookandbelievethatdreamswill_______(actual)cometrue.Ibelievethatgymnastsaroundtheworld_______(take)alotfromthisbookbecauseinsomesituationstheyexperience________samethingsingymnastics.2．SunYat-sen,_______wastheleaderofthe1911Revolution,firstsuggestedtheideaofadamacrosstheYangtzeRiverin1919.ThreequartersofChina’senergy_______(produce)byburningcoal.In1993,Chinaused1.2billiontonsofcoalforheatingandgenerating_______(electric)._______(fortunate),burningcoalcausesseriousairpollutionandincreasesglobalwarming.Thedamwillgenerateelectricityequal_______about40milliontonsofcoalwithoutcausingsomuchairpollution.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。错误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11处起）不计分。Dearfriends,W