2025届湖北省襄樊市高三考前热身英语试卷含解析

2025届湖北省襄樊市高三考前热身英语试卷考生须知：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．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled2．Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.3．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised4．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot5．语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1.anything A．many B．magazine C．manage D．match2.achieved A．practiced B．marked C．operated D．damaged3.dealt A.deal B．great C．meant D．leader4.seize A．either B.receive C.eight D.height5.youth A．thus B．breakthrough C．gather D．although6．Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth._____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme7．Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient8．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly9．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear10．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor11．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．aroundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon12．CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit13．Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,we______apicnicyesterday.A．musthavehad B．wouldhaveC．couldhavehad D．willhave14．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that15．—Iknowitisreallyalottoask,butcanIuseyourapartmentduringthesummer?—________.Ihappentobeoutoftown.Itisallforyourtaking.A．BehaveyourselfB．BemyguestC．HavefunD．Takecare16．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While17．—Jackshouldhavecalmeddownattheparty!—Butthekidsmadesomuchnoisethathecouldn’thelpbut_______.A．facethemusicB．eatlikeabirdC．mendhiswaysD．flyoffthehandle18．Theirproductsenjoy30percent________ofthemarketinthiscountrybecauseboththequalityandtheirservicearefine.A．featuresB．sharesC．interestsD．sales19．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking20．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．can’t B．mustn’tC．shouldn’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）Tomakeroomforagriculture,treesandotherplantsareoftenclearedawaysothatfarmershavespacetogrowcrops.Theclearingofforestsforcesmanyanimalsfromtheirhomes.Theyoftenfleetheareainsearchofanewplacetolive.Thereisabigdownsidetothat.Someofthoseanimalsarenaturalpredators.Theycontrolpestpopulations.Theycanhelptoclearthefieldsofrats,mice,andotherrodentsthateatanddamagecrops.ThishappenedatonesmallfarmingvillageinIndonesia.Afterlandwasclearedforfarming,ratsandmicebeganappearinginlargenumbers.Villagerstriedtotargettheanimalsbysmokingthemoutandhuntingthem.Butthevillagerswereunsuccessful.So,onefarmerdecidedtotryanothermethod-anaturalone.PujoArtobroughtowlstohisfarm.Owls,afterall,areexpertsathuntingrodents.Itiswhattheydo.Anditworked!However,PujoArtodidn'tstopwithhisownfield.HesetupaNaturalPredatorProgram.Now,owlsarebusycatchingratsandmiceinthefieldsaroundthevillageofTlogoweru.Thereisahugeupside:noneedforchemicalpesticideswhichcanharmnotonlyrodents,butothercreatures.In2011,theIndonesianmanbegansettingupboxeswheretheowlslive.Heisalsoraisingowletsinthevillage.Afteraboutfourmonths,theyoungbirdsarereleased.Thesefacilitieshaveraisedmorethanowls.Theyhavealsoraisedawarenessinthecommunityabouttheimportanceofowls.Theyraisedawarenesswithintheircommunitybybuildinghomesforthoseowls.Atthesametime,governmentofficialshelpedtocreatelawstoprotectthoseowls.Inadditiontocontrollingpestsnaturally,thereisanotherupsidetotheprogram.Hisvillageisnowapopularstopforeco-tourists.Peopleinterestedinlearningmoreaboutowls,wildlifeprotectionandnaturalpestcontrolcometohisvillagetolearnmore.1、Whydidtheowlsgetawayfromthelandaroundthevillage?A．Therewasnofoodtoeat.B．Thereweretoomanyratsandmice.C．Theyweresmokedaway.D．Theyhadnoplacetolive.2、NaturalPredatorProgramis.A．touseowlstocatchthecrop-damagingrodentsB．toattracteco-touriststothevillageC．toraiseawarenessofprotectingforestsD．tocontrolpestsbyusingchemicalpesticides3、Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a.introducingowlsb.pestsbeingcontrollednaturallyc.rodentsappearinginlargenumbers.d.clearingforestsA．abcdB．bcdaC．dcabD．dabc4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theimportanceofprotectingowls.B．Indonesianvillageusesowlstoprotectcrops.C．Theadvantagesofusingnaturalpredatorsinagriculture.D．Thegovernment'sroleinusingowlstocontrolpests.22．（8分）WhenRandyHeisswenthikingbehindhisPatagonia,Ariz.farm,thelastthingheexpectedtofindwasaChristmaslistfromalittlegirlacrosstheUS-Mexicoborder.“IfoundthisballoononmymorningwalknearPatagoniaonSunday.AttachedtoitwasapieceofpaperwiththeChristmaswishesfromalittlegirl,”HeisswroteonhisFacebookpage.Whenhebroughtthelisthometohiswife,whospeaksfluentSpanish,theydeterminedthatthelittlegirlhadaskedforEnchantimalstoys,clothes,artsuppliesandvariousothergifts.That'swhenHeisssetouttomakethelittlegirl'sChristmasdreamscometrue.HeisssaidhehadattemptedtosendChristmasletterstoSantaClausviaballoonwhenhewasakidbutneverreceivedaresponse.HeisssentaFacebookmessageonWednesdaytoXENY,aradiostationinNogales,toseeifitcouldhelphimtrackdownthegirlorherfamily.Helaterreceivedaresponsefromthestation,whichhaddeterminedtheauthoroftheletterwasan4-year-oldgirlnamedDayami,andthestationwantedtosetupameetingbetweenthetwoonThursday.“Itjustchangedmyentireday,”HeisstoldtheWashingtonPost.“InsteadofgoingbacktomyofficeinBisbee,IwentwithmywifetoWalmart.“ThecoupleboughtalmosteverythingonDayami'slist.TheyalsobroughtafewgiftsforDayami'slittlesister,Ximena.Theytoldthechildrentheywere“ayudantesdeSanta,”orSanta'shelpers.Heiss,20,saidtheexperiencewasveryhealingforhimandhiswife.Nineyearsago,thecouple'sonlysondied.“BeingaroundchildrenatChristmastimehasbeenabsentinourlives,”Heisssaid.Wenowhavefriendsforlife.Foraday,thatborderfencewithitsconcertinawiremeltedaway.1、HowdidDayamisendoutherChristmaswishes?A．BycallingHeiss. B．Byattachingthemtoaballoon.C．Bywritingtoaradiostation. D．BysendingaFacebookmessage.2、WhendidHeissknowwhatthegirlexactlywanted?A．Afterthehelpofhiswife.B．Whenhefoundtheballoon.C．AftertheirmeetinginAmerica.D．Whenhegotaresponsefromtheradiostation.3、WhatmightmakeHeissdecidetofulfillthelittlegirl'sChristmaswishes?A．Hisson'swill.B．Thegirlsrequestforhelp.C．Hissimilarunsuccessfulexperience.D．Hisdesiretomakefriendswiththegirl.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thecouplegotoutofthepaincompletely.B．Theexperiencewasagreatrelieftothecouple.C．ThecouplewouldhelpmorechildrenfromMexico.D．Therewillbenoborderbetweencountriesoneday.23．（8分）DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔队)campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小报)publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime，”Villarrealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.”Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB．C．,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold­outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplain(抱怨)abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm­starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”aliveforever.Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren'tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.1、Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday________.A．areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublicB．cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotectedC．spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearanceD．carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame2、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.B．Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.C．Well­knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.D．Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.3、Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?A．Availabilityofmodernmedia.B．Inadequatesocialrecognition.C．Lackoffavorablechances.D．Hugepopulationoffans.4、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?A．Sincere. B．Sceptical.C．Disapproving. D．Sympathetic.24．（8分）Ourfamilylovesthesnowandcheersatthefirstgoodstormoftheseason.WhileothersmaythinkofFlorida,wedreamofacabinvacationinNewYork’sAlleganyStatePark.Oneparticulartrip,Irecall,wasjustabitmorememorablethantherest.Whatwenowrefertoasthesnowpantsincidentbeganaccidentallyenough.Myhusband,Bernie,andour2-year-olddaughter,Faith,werebuildingasnowfortwhileIsleddeddownanearbyslope.Onthewaybackupfromonetrip,IsawasmallstonetumblingdownthetrackIhadjustmade.Iwaspuzzled,sincealltheotherrockswereburiedunderseveralfeetofsnow,asIstoodandwonderedaboutthestoneitjumped!Thiswasnostone.Thiswasamouse.Now,Ilovenature,butthatdoesn’tincludemice.Iloudlyprotestedtheinvader,andBernie,comingtomyrescue,assuredmethatthiswasnotamousebutamole,asifthatmattered.AmouseoramoleIstilldidn’tlikeit.BernieandIstoodforafewminuteswatchingthecreaturedisappearfromthepathintothefurrywhiteandcomebackoutagain.ButsoonitdisappearedandIheadedupthehillagain.ShortlyafterIleft,myhusbandscreamedout,sayingthatthemolehadgoneupthelegofhissnowpants.YouhavetounderstandBerniecanbequiteajoker,andIsmelledarat.Notwantingtobeasuckerandfallforanotheroneofhisjokes,Ilaugheditoff.Whenhestartedrunningforthecabin,though,Istoppedlaughinganddecidedmaybethiswasforreal.“Don’tyoudaretakethatthingintothehouse!”Iyelled.Butlikeaflash,Berniewasalreadydashingthroughthecabin’sfrontdoor,withhissnowpants,themoleandall.Ifitwereme,I’dhavebeendowntomylongunderwearrightthereinthesnowwithoutasecondthought.AfewminuteslaterBernieappeared.Werelishedtherestofourwintervacation,drinkinglotsofhotchocolate,sittingbesidethefireplaceandadmiringnaturefromasafedistance.1、Whydidtheauthor’shusbandcometoherrescue?A．Becausethe“mouse”frightenedherB．BecauseshehardlycontrolledthesledC．BecausethesnowfortshebuiltwasdamagedD．Becauseshesteppedonthestoneandfelldown2、Whenherhusbandsaidthatthemolehadgoneupthelegofhissnowpants,theauthorwas___.A．curiousB．puzzledC．excitedD．doubtful3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．TheyenjoyedtherestoftheirholidayB．TheywerefondofhotchocolateC．HerhusbandhadfreedomatlastD．Naturecanbedangerousattimes4、Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．AMemorableExperiencewithaJokerB．ThePainfulIncidentinAlleganyStateParkC．Family’sFunnyVacationintheSnowD．MyStrongLoveforNature25．（10分）Whydoyougotothelibrary?Forbooks,yes--butyoulikebooksbecausetheytellstories.Youhopetogetlostinastoryorbetransportedintosomeoneelse'slife.Atonetypeoflibrary,youcandojustthat--eventhoughthere'snotasinglebook.AtaHumanLibrary,insteadofbooks,youcan“borrow”people.Individualsvolunteerashuman“books”andparticipantsintheeventcan“read”thebook--meaningtheywouldhaveaone-on-oneconversationwiththevolunteerandshareinadialogueaboutthatindividual'sexperience.“Books”arevolunteersfromallwalksoflifewhohaveexperienceddiscrimination(歧视)basedonrace,religion,class,genderidentity,age,lifestylechoices,disabilityandotheraspectsoftheirlifeForacertainamountoftime,youcanaskthemquestionsandlistentotheirstories,whichareasfascinatingandasattractiveasanyyoucanfindinabook.Manyofthestorieshavetodowithsomekindofstereotype.Youcanspeakwitharefugee(难民),asoldiersufferingfromPTSD,ahomelesspersonorawomanlivingwithHIV.TheHumanLibraryencouragespeopletochallengetheirownlong-heldbeliefs-totrulygettoknow,andlearnfromsomeonetheymightotherwisemakeaquickjudgmentabout.Accordingtoitswebsite,theHumanLibraryis“aplacewheredifficultquestionsareexpected,appreciatedandanswered.”Itprovidestheopportunityforthecommunitytoshareandunderstandtheexperiencesofothersintheircommunity.TheHumanLibraryOrganizationcametobeinCopenhagen,Denmarkin2000.RonniAbergel,hisbrotherDany,andsomecolleagueshostedafour-dayduringamajorNorthernEuropeanfestival,hopingtoraiseawarenessaboutviolenceamongyouth.Afterthesuccessofthisevent,AbergelfoundedtheHumanLibraryOrganization,whichhasbeengrowingeversince.Thoughthereareafewpermanenthumanlibraries,mostaren’tplacesatall,butevents.Thoughmanydotakeplaceatphysicallibraries,youdon’tneedalibrarycard—anyonecancomeandbepartoftheexperience.Therehavebeenhumanlibraryeventsallovertheglobe,inuniversitiesandinpubs,fromChicagotoTunistoEdinburghtoSanAntonio.Thestoriesthese"books"tellrangefromfascinatingtoheartbreakingandeverythinginbetween.Andthat'stheverypointoftheorganization--toprovethatnopersoncanbesummedupinjustoneword.Itseekstoshowpeoplethatyoutrulycan'tjudgeabookbyitscoverorbyitstitleorlabel.1、The“books”inhumanlibrariesare____________.A．long-heldbeliefsattractingindividualsB．inspiringstonesmotivatingpeopleintroubleC．eventsinwhichpeoplecantalktovolunteersD．unfairly-treatedpeoplesharingtheirexperiences2、TheeventinCopenhagenissignificantbecauseit_______.A．aimedtohelptheyoungsufferingfromviolenceB．attemptedtoreplacetraditionalphysicallibrariesC．laidafoundationfortheHumanLibraryOrganizationD．ledtoapleasingdevelopmentforthecommunitywithracism3、Inhumanlibraries,thereadersarelikelyto_________.A．deepentheirunderstandingofpeople B．enrichtheirownpersonalexperiencesC．hearthestoriesfromallovertheworld D．makequickjudgmentsaboutthe“books”4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________.A．compareandevaluate B．informandexplainC．discussandpersuade D．analyzeandsuggest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）Iusedtowatchherfrommykitchenwindowwhensheplayedwithboysontheplayground.Sheseemedsosmallasshe1herwaythroughthecrowdofboys.Aseaofchildren，andyettome，she2fromthema11.She3toshootjumpshotsjustovertheirheadsandintothenetandnoonecouldstopher.Ibegantonoticeherpracticingdribblingandshootingaloneoverandoveragain，sometimesuntildark.OnedayIaskedherwhyshepracticedsomuch.Without4，shesaid.“Iwanttoplaycollegebasketball.MyfathertoldmeifIwasgoodenough，Iwouldgeta5，whichwastheonlywayformetogotocollege.MyDaddysaidifthedreamwasbigenough，thefactsdidn’t6.”Well，shewasreally7—Iwatchedherpracticingplayingthroughthosejuniorhighyearsandintohighschoo1.Everyweek，she8herschoolteamtovictory.Onedayinhersenioryear，Isawher9inthegrass，headburiedinherhands.I10herdisappointmentandIfeltmyownthroattighten.Isatdowninthecoolgrassbesideherand11askedwhatwaswrong.“OH，nothing,”cameasoft12.“Iamjusttoo13.”Thecoachtoldherthatat5.5feetshewouldprobablynevergettoplayforatoprankedteam.Shewasheartbroken.Butafterawhile，she14herheadfromherhandsandtoldmethatherfathersaidthosecoacheswerewrong.Theyjustdidnotunderstandthe15ofadream.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtoplayforagoodcollege，ifshe16wantedascholarship，nothingcouldstopherexceptonething—herown17.Thenextyear，assheandherteamwenttotheNorthernCaliforniaChampionshipgame，shewas18byacollegerecruiter(招聘员)。Shewasindeed19ascholarshiptoaDivisionI，NCAAwomen’sbasketballteamandherdreamcametrue.Thewords20inmyearsagain:Ifthedreamisbigenough，thefactsdon’tcount.1、A．felt B．lost C．inched D．muscled2、A．stoodout B．cameout C．figuredout D．madeout3、A．intended B．managed C．expected D．pretended4、A．satisfaction B．effort C．hesitation D．doubt5、A．scholarship B．budget C．allowance D．reward6、A．care B．count C．spread D．control7、A．positive B．negative C．outgoing D．determined8、A．led B．provided C．drove D．pushed9、A．roiling B．standing C．sitting D．relaxing10、A．expressed B．touched C．sensed D．grasped11、A．quietly B．anxiously C．initially D．simply12、A．step B．reply C．relief D．sound13、A．over-weighted B．tired C．disappointed D．short14、A．nodded B．turned C．1ifted D．shook15、A．meaning B．weight C．power D．principle16、A．gladly B．truly C．patiently D．bravely17、A．habit B．attitude C．height D．interest18、A．seen B．deserted C．punished D．adopted19、A．required B．obtained C．chosen D．offered20、A．inspired B．received C．discovered D．rang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）Generallyspeaking,joy1．(express)bylaughter.Butasitturnsout,itrevealsalotmorethanthefact2．youarehappy.Itenableslisteners,eventhosewhocannotobserveyou,3．(realize)ifyouarehavingagoodtimewithaclosefriendorlaughing4．(polite)withacompletestranger.Atleast,thisistheconclusion5．(reach)byateamofscientistsledbyGregBryant,6．assistantprofessorofCommunicationStudiesattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.Theresearchersbeganby7．(request)volunteersfromacrosstheworldtosendthemaudioclips(音频剪辑)ofpeoplelaughing.The48tapestheyreceived8．(range)fromrecentrecordingsoflaughterbetweentwocollegefriends9．onesfromconversationsmadetenyearsago.Theclipsalsohadallpossible10．(combine)communicationsbetweenfriends,strangers,all-malegroups,all-femalegroups,etc.Bryansaysthattheresultsofthiscross-culturalexaminationshowthatpeopleallovertheworldknowlaughterinsimilarways.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。JohnSnow—adoctor,whoattendedQueenVictoriaasherpersonalphysician.Buthewaswillingtohelpordinarypeopleexposedincholera.Manypeoplediedeverytimetherewasaoutbreak.Hewantedtofacethechallengeandsolvetheproblem.Notheoriescaughtherattention.Thefirstsuggestedthatcholeramultipliedintheair.Thesecondsuggestedthatpeopleabsorbedthisdiseaseintotheirbodiesandthediseaseattackedthebody.JohnSnowbelievedthesecondwasrightbutheneededevidences.WhenanotheroutbreakhitLondonin1854,hewasreadytobeginhisenquiryandtriedtogetmore