湖南省衡阳县江山学校2025届高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

湖南省衡阳县江山学校2025届高三下学期联考英语试题考生须知：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．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened2．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can3．Aftercollege,hewasemployedinamiddleschoolandthereeversince.A．wouldworkedB．hadworkedC．workedD．hasworked4．---Willyoube_____________thisevening，Mary？---Thatdepends.IamafraidIwillbewithmymanager，discussingaplan.A．convenient B．suitableC．available D．efficient5．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof6．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright7．—Whataconsequence!—Yes.I________himaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.A．willremindB．wouldremindC．wasremindingD．hadreminded8．—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could9．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit10．Inthatremotearea,thetrees_____bythevolunteersaregrowingwell.A．plantedB．plantingC．beingplantedD．toplant11．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing12．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone13．MsAliceisconsidereda

ladybyus,forsheoftenhelpsthepoorshemetwith.A．selfish B．hopefulC．mean D．generous14．__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup15．PresidentXiunderlinesthatitisonlywithjointeffortstokeepmaritimepeace________buildamaritimecommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．canwe B．wecan C．thatwecan D．thatcanwe16．Oh！Icanfeelsomething_____upmyleg！Itmustbeaninsect．A．toclimb B．climbingC．climb D．climbed17．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how18．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded19．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？20．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid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）Theresearcherssayapersonlosestwomonthsforeverykilogramoverweighttheyare—andsevenyearsforsmokingapacketofcigarettesaday.Unusually,theEdinburghuniversityteamfoundtheiranswersbyanalysingdifferencesinpeople’sgeneticcodeorDNA．Finallytheythinkitwillshownewwaysofhelpingustolivelonger.Thegroupusedthegeneticcodeofmorethan600,000peoplewhoaretakingpartinanaturalexperiment.Ifsomeonesmokes,drinks,dropsoutofschoolandisoverweight,itcanbedifficulttoidentifytheimpactofonespecificunhealthybehavior.Instead,theresearchersturnedtothenaturalexperiment.Somepeoplecarrymutations(变异)intheirDNAthatincrease(食欲)ormakethemmorelikelytoputonweight,soresearcherswereabletocomparethoseprogrammedtoeatmorewiththosewhowerenot.TheresearchteamalsofoundspecificmutationsinhumanDNAthatalterlifespan(寿命).●Mutationsinagene(asetofinstructionsinDNA)thatisinvolvedinrunningtheimmunesystemcouldaddsevenmonthsoflifeonaverage.●Peoplewithamutationthatincreasedlevelsofbadcholesterolknockedeightmonthsofflifespan.●Araremutationinagene—APOE—linkedtodementiareducedlifespanby11months.●Andonethatmadesmokingmoreappealingcutlivesbyfivemonths.DrJoshisaysthatwhilegenesdoinfluencelifespan,“you’vegotevenmoreinfluence”throughthechoicesyoumake.DrJoshisaid,“Wehopetodiscovergenesaffectinglifespantogiveusnewinformationaboutageingandconstructtreatmenttorageing.”Therearealsosomediseasemutationsthatclearlyaffectlifespanandtodestructiveeffect,suchastheHuntington’sgene.PeoplewithHuntington’softendieintheir20s.However,inordertofollowpeopleuntiltheendoftheirlives,manyofthepeoplestudiedwerebornbefore1940.1、Whatisthemostdifficultfortheresearcherstofind?A．Thedifferencesinpeople’sgeneticcode.B．Thereasonswhypeopleputonweightveryeasily.C．Theresultsofmanynaturalandmassiveexperiments.D．Onebadbehaviour’seffectonpeoplewithmanybadbehaviours.2、Whichofthefollowingmutationsaffectslifespanmostgreatly?A．Onelinkedtocontrollingimmunesystem.B．Oneincreasingunhealthycholesterol.C．OnecalledAPOEinvolvedindementia.D．Onemakingsmokingmoreattractive.3、What’sthemeaningofDrJoshi’sstudy?A．Tohelpstopmutations.B．TOfinddiseasesearlier.C．TOmakepeoplelivelonger.D．TOreducetheeffectsofgenes.4、Whydidresearchersmainlystudypeoplebornbefore1940?A．Tofollowthemuntiltheydie.B．TOeducatethemanextrayear.C．Toshowtheyaremoreimportant.D．Tomakethemlivehappier.22．（8分）PeopleYou'veNeverHeardofWhoChangedtheWorldItisafactthatmostpeoplelivetheirlivesunremarkedbyhistory.Whetherbydesignorbyaccident,therearesomepioneerswhoseachievementschangedthecourseofhistorybutwhosenamesareunknowntous.JamesHarrisonJamesHarrisonhassavedthelivesofovertwomillionpeoplebydonatinghisbloodl,173times,aGuinnessworldrecord.Hisbloodproducesarareantibody(抗体)whichcurestheotherwisedeadlyRhesusdiseaseinunbornchildren.Ithasalsobeenusedinthedevelopmentofamedicineanti-D,whichwillcuretheRhesusdiseaseinchildrenforever.LewisLatimerAfterhelpingAlexanderGrahamBellobtainhispatentforthetelephone,LewisLatimerpatentedacarbonfilament(碳灯丝),whichallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout,muchmoreusefulthanthatinventedbyThomasEdison.Latimerwentontoinventmanyotherusefuldevices,includingadevicewhichcooledandcleanedpatients'roomsinhospitals.MauriceHillemanNotallachievementsrequirebraveryandself-sacrifice.TakeMauriceHillemanforexample.Hefoundanotherwaytochangetheworld.Hedevelopedthemumpsvaccine(疫苗)afterhisdaughtergottheillness.Andhedidn'tstopthere.Intotal,hehassingle-handedlydevelopedover40vaccines,includingeightcommonlygiventochildren.Hisworkhassavedmillionsoflivesandpreventedseriousconsequencesduetothediseases.NilsBohlinIn1959NilsBohlinpatentedarevolutionarydesignthathassavedmillionsoflives-thethree-pointsafetybelt.Aftertheinitialresistancefromdriverswhohatedbeingtoldwhattodo,andevenfortheirowngood,thethree-pointbelthasbecomeastandardfeatureinnewcarsaroundtheworld.1、Whosepatentallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout?A．LewisLatimer. B．AlexanderGrahamBell.C．ThomasEdison. D．NilsBohlin.2、What'sthesimilaritybetweenJamesHarrisonandMauriceHilleman?A．TheybothsetaGuinnessworldrecord.B．Theybothhadspiritsofbraveryandself-sacrifice.C．Theircontributionssavedthelivesofmanychildren.D．Theydevotedthemselvestoworkbecauseoffamilvmembers.3、Whatwasdrivers'initialattitudetothethree-pointseatbelt?A．Theywerecontentwithit. B．Theyrefusedtouseit.C．Theyaccepteditcalmly. D．Theygotexcitedaboutit.23．（8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．meetmorechallengewiththeinformationgap24．（8分）InternationalWeatherForecast(January18th,2008)ParisWeatherToday:Plentifulsunshine.High59F.WindsNEat5to10mph.Tonight:Generallyclear.Lownear35F.Windslightandvariable.Tomorrow:Amainlysunnysky.High59F.WindsENEat5tol0mph.Tomorrownight:Amostlyclearsky.Low36F.Windslightandvariable.NewYorkWeatherToday:CloudywithrainandsnowshowersTempsnearlysteadyinthemid39s.WindsSEat5to10mph.Chanceofrain40%.Tonight:Rainandsnowshowersthiseveningchangingtorainshowersovernight.Low34F.WindsESEat5to10mph.Chanceofrain60%.Tomorrow:Cloudyskiesearlywillbecomepartlycloudylaterintheday.Higharound45F.WindsWNWatl0to20mph.Tomorrownight:PartlycloudyearlywithincreasingcloudsovernightLow29F.WindsWat5to10mph.LondonWeatherToday:Cloudyandwindy.High56F.WindsWSWat20to30mph.Tonight:Partlycloudyandwindy.Low43F.WindsWat20to30mph.Tomorrow:Windywithoccasionallightrain.High58F.WindsSWat20to30mph.Chanceofrain70%.Tomorrownight:Cloudyandwindy.Periodsoflightrainearly.Low54F.WindsWSWat20to30mph,Chanceofrain60%.SydneyWeatherToday:Cloudywithperiodsofrain.High73F.WindsNEat10to15mph.Chanceofrain70%.Rainfallaroundaquarterofaninch.Tonight:Rain.Lownear70F.WindsNNEat10to15mph.Chanceofrain70%.Rainfallnearaquarterofaninch.Tomorrow:Showersinthemorningwithisolatedthunderstormsarrivingintheafternoon.High78F.WindsNNEat5to10mph.Chanceofrain40%.Tomorrownight:Anisolatedthunderstormpossibleduringtheevening,thenoccasionalshowersovernight.Lownear70F.WindsWNWat5to10mph.Chanceofrain40%.1、WhichcityhasthestrongestwindonJanuary19th?A．Paris.B．NewYork.C．London.D．Sydney.2、TherewillbethunderstormsinSydneyon__________.A．theeveningofJanuary18thB．theafternoonofJanuary18thC．themorningofJanuary19thD．theafternoonofJanuary19th3、IfyougoonatouronJanuaryl8th,whichofthefollowingplacesofinterestisthemostfavorableaccordingtotheweatherreport?A．TheEiffelTower.B．StatueofLiberty.C．BigBen.D．TheSydneyOperaHouse25．（10分）Lifeisnotalwayseasy.Onedayyouwakeupfeelinglikeyoucantakeovertheworld,andthenextdayyouwakeupfeelinglikeallyouwanttodoistolieinbedandhidefromeverything.Peoplewalkintoyourlife,grabyourhand,andleadyouthroughthemostbeautifulpathyou’veknown,butsometimesthesamepeopleletgoofyourhandwithoutwarning,andyoubecomestrandedataplacewhereyouneverthoughtyou’dfeellost.Let’sbehonest,sometimeseverythingisgoingsogreatanditseemslikenothingcouldgowrong,butrightwhenyoubegintothinkthat,somethingsohorriblecomescrashingdownandallofasuddenmoreproblemscomedrowningaroundyouandyoujustfeelsohopelessbecauseit’ssobad…It’ssohardtounderstandwhysuchthingshappeninlife,andIpersonallywishIhadananswertothat“why”youalwaysaskyourself,butallIcansayisnomatterhowhardlifegets,youhavetokeepgoing.Thelifearoundyouwillneverstopgoingon.I’llbehonestandsaythatsometimesIfeelalittlebitworriedandallIcanthinkis“WillIbeabletokeepup?Whatifeverythinggoestoofast?”ButIrealizethatbeingscaredandlivingwiththatburdenofrunningawayfromproblemsonlyslowmedownevenmore.AndI’vecometothepointwhereIbelievethatbecauselifeneverstops,Ishouldn’tstopeither.It’sokaytotakeabreakandtogiveyourselftimetoheal,butyoucannotgiveupandyoucannotquit.Keeppositive,fillyourheartwithgratitudeforwhatyoualreadyhave,andalwaysremindyourselftobehumbleandtruetowhoyouare!1、Howdoestheauthorillustrate“Lifeisnotalwayseasy”?A．BymakingcomparisonsB．ByusingsomefamoussayingsC．BypresentinghisownexperienceD．Bylistingstatistics2、Accordingtotheauthor,itistotryrunningawayfromproblems.A．pointlessB．reasonableC．helpfulD．considerate3、Whichsayingcanexhibittheauthor’sattitudetowardslife?A．Saveagainstarainyday.B．Constantdrippingwearsawaythestone.C．Agoodmedicinetastesbitter.D．Thinkitoverbeforeyouleap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）TheBeliefofaTeacherWhenIsayallchildrencanlearn,peoplesometimesmisunderstand.TheythinkIamsayingthat1yougiveabrightkidfromapoorfamilygoodeducation,hecansucceed.That'sabsolutelytrue,butthat'snot2Imean.Ibelievethatallkidscanlearn,Ibelieveit,I'veseenitandI'veeven3it.Backin1975whenIgraduated,Iworkedforemotionally4kids,kidsthateveryone—5——theirparents—hadgivenupon.Whatwewoulddowascookwiththekids.Thesechildrendidn'ttellbakingpowder6tablesalt,but7theyhadeatenawarmbiscuit,theywantedtolearnhowtomakesomemore.Suddenly,kidswhocouldn'tfocuswere8eyeballingingredients（配料）aswemeasuredthemout,learning9mathandspellinglessonswecouldslipinalongtheway.Bytheendofthesummer,Irememberparents10whentheysawtheprogresstheirchildrenhad11.TodayIstillrememberthelessontheytaughtme:thatifwe,theadults,canfindtheright12forachild,there'shopeforthatchild'seducation.Idon'tacceptexcusesaboutkidsnotlearning.That's13thekidswithproblemsarenotgoingto14startteachingthemselves.Wehavetohelpthembyfindingoutwhat15themandexploiting(利用)itshamelessly.WhenIwasgrowinguppoor,IprobablylookedlikeIwasheading16.AndIwouldhaveendedupdeadorinjail17acoupleofteachers.They18myfascinationwithreadingandmadesureIhadgreatbooks19.Becauseofthat,Ihavedevotedmylifetothepoorestcommunities20makingsurekidslikemedon'tgetwrittenoff.1、A．thoughB．ifC．whileD．unless2、A．whichB．whereC．whatD．that3、A．tastedB．teasedC．trustedD．tolerated4、A．unexpectedB．disturbedC．delightedD．unaffected5、A．neverB．alwaysC．evenD．ever6、A．likeB．inC．ofD．from7、A．onceB．beforeC．untilD．since8、A．unwillinglyB．carefullyC．quicklyD．strangely9、A．interestingB．complexC．challengingD．simple10、A．workingoutB．breakingdownC．buildingupD．pullingup11、A．madeB．searchedC．acceptedD．provided12、A．attentionB．decisionC．motivationD．determination13、A．howB．whenC．whyD．because14、A．relativelyB．suddenlyC．finallyD．secretly15、A．upsetsB．inspectsC．excitesD．comforts16、A．somewhereB．everywhereC．anywhereD．nowhere17、A．butforB．becauseofC．regardlessofD．exceptfor18、A．laughedB．sharedC．equippedD．spotted19、A．toreadB．readC．readingD．beingread20、A．forB．orC．andD．but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）Abouttheyear1898,asmall,dark-hairedhotboynamedCharlieChaplinwasoftenseen1．(wait)outsidethebackentranceofLondonTheatre.Helookedthinandhungry.Hewashopingtogetworkinshowbusiness.Hecouldsinganddance.Aboveall,heknewhow2．(make)peoplelaugh.Buthecouldn’tgetworkandsohe3．(wander)aboutthecitystreets.Sometimeshe4．(send)awaytoahomeforchildrenwhohadnoparents.ButtwentyyearslaterthisnameChaplinbecamethe5．(great),best-known,andbest-lovedcomedianintheworld.AnyvisitortothecinemamusthaveseensomeofChaplin’sfilms.Peopleeverywherehavesatandlaughedatthemuntilthe6．(tear)randowntheirfaces.Evenpeoplewhodon’tunderstandEnglishcanenjoyChaplin’sfilmsthoughmostofthemare7．(silence).Itisn’t8．hesaysthatmakesuslaugh.Hiscomedydoesn’tdependuponwordsandlanguages.Itdependsuponlittleactionswhichmean9．samethingtopeopleallovertheworld.It’sakindofworldlanguage.ChaplinlivedmostofhislifeinAmericaanddiedinSwitzerlandonChristmasDay,1977,attheageofeighty-eight.Theworldwasshocked10．thenewsofthedeathandlostinsadness.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Ihavejustgotsomegoodnewstotellyou.Iwinanationalprizeformypaintinglastweek.MyfatherwassopleasingthathesuggestedIwenttoEnglandforaholidaythissummer.I'dliketostayhereforhalfamonth,visitingsomeplacesofinterestandpractisemyEnglishaswell.Wehavekeptintoucheachotherfornearlyayearnow.Ihaveoftendreamedoftalkingfacetofacewithyou.Ihopeyou'llbeontheholidayatthattime,butI'msurewewillhavealottotalkabout.Ialsowanttobuysomesouvenirformyfriendsathome.IfIhaveanybetterideas,pleasesharethemwithme.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，计划本周末和同学们一起去河边植树。请你给外教Nancy写一封邮件，邀请她一同前往。内容主要包括：1.集合时间及地点；2.活动安排；3.午餐及返程时间。要求:1.100字左右。2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。3.可适当增加细节使内容连贯。DearNancy,Howareyoudoingthesedays?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、D4、C5、A6、B7、D8、C9、D10、A11、B12、A13、D14、A15、C16、B17、B18、B19、A20、A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、1、D2、C3、C4、A22、1、A2、C3、B23、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.Sodidthegreatphysicist