2025屆北京工大附中高考仿真卷英語試卷含答案

2025屆北京工大附中高考仿真卷英語試卷含答案考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle2．Thatpreservedhistoricvillageconnectedtodowntownbyahighwayis________manyofficeworkersspendtheirweekends.A．what B．howC．where D．why3．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot4．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated5．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang6．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where7．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting8．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what9．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．a(chǎn)monlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking10．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon11．Theyintendedtohavetheschoolbetterequipped，thelocalgovernmentwas notabletogetenoughmoneytodoso.A．unless B．while C．a(chǎn)lthough D．once12．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)gainstC．throughD．over13．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon14．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating15．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect16．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why17．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast18．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing19．Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,we______apicnicyesterday.A．musthavehad B．wouldhaveC．couldhavehad D．willhave20．Ifweforgavecriminals,wemightbecomeasocietyofendlessexcuses_____nooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything．A．which B．where C．when D．a(chǎn)s第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Manypeoplehavelongdreamedofbeingabletoflyaroundassimplyasridingabicycle.Yetthesafetyandstrengthofaflyingbikewasalwaysabigproblem.Overthepast10years,developmentsintechnologyhavemovedthedreamofpersonalflyingvehiclesclosertoreality.Now,twogroupsofinventorssaysuchvehiclesmaybeavailablesoon.TheBritishcompanyMalloyAeronauticshasdevelopedaprototype(原型)ofitsflyingbicycle.GrantStapleton,marketingsalesdirectorofMalloyAeronautics,saystheHoverbikeisabletogetinandoutofsmallspacesveryquickly."Itcanbemovedacrosscontinentsveryquicklybecauseitcanbefoldedandpacked,"headds.Mr.Stapletonsayssafetywasthecompany'smainconcern.Hesaysthedesignerssolvedthesafetyissuebyusingoverlappingrotorstopowerthevehicle.Thecompanyistestingafull-sizeprototypeoftheHoverbike,whichwillmostlikelybeusedfirstbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.InNewZealand,MartinAircraftCompanyisalsotestingafull-sizeprototypeofitspersonalflyingdevice,calledtheJetpack.Itcanflyformorethan30minutes,upto1,000metershighandreachaspeedof74kilometersperhour.PeterCokeristheCEOofMartinAircraftCompany.HesaidtheJetpack"isbuiltaroundsafetyfromthestart".Inhiswords,“Reliabilityisthemostimportantelementofit.Wehavesafetybuiltintotheactualstructureitself,verysimilartoaFormulaOneracingcar.TheJetpackusesagasoline-poweredenginethatproducestwopowerfuljetstreams.Mr.Cokersaysitalsohasaparachutethatwouldbeused,ifthereshouldbeanemergency."Itstartstoworkatverylowaltitudeandactuallysavesboththeaircraftandthepilot,"headds.Mr.CokersaystheJetpackwillbereadyforsalesoon.1、WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheHoverbikeA．canhardlygetinandoutofsmallspacesquickly.B．canflyforover30minutes,uptol,000metershigh.C．hasbeenusedbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.D．canbetransportedquicklyafterbeingfoldedandpacked.2、PeterCokerusestheexampleofFormulaOneracingcartoshowthatA．theJetpackisverysafeandreliable.B．theengineoftheJetpackispowerful.C．theactualstructureoftheJetpackisuniqueD．theJetpackcanreachagreatspeedandheight3、Theunderlinedword"It"inthelastparagraphrefersto.A．thejetstream B．theengineC．theJetpack. D．theparachute4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Todescribetheproblemsofinventingflyingvehicles.B．Tointroducethelatestdevelopmentofflyingvehicles.C．Toshowthedifferencesbetweentwoflyingvehicles.D．Toadvertisethetwopersonalflyingvehicles.22．（8分）TheLondonTravelcardisapaperticketthatisvalidonallLondonpublictransport.Onlineexclusive:youcannotbuyapaper7DayTravelcardfromUndergroundstationsinLondon—itcanonlybeboughtinadvance.Unlimitedtravel:theTravelcardgivesyouunlimitedtravelonLondon’spublictransportnetwork.Noqueuing:whileothervisitorswaitinlineatthetrainstationwiththeirheavybags,you’llbereadytotravelassoonasyouarriveinLondon.Lowprices:aTravelcardisofgreatvalue,andyougetadiscountontheTamesRiverboatsandEmiratesAirLinecablecar.ShouldIbuyanAnytimeTravelcardoranOffPeakTravelcard?Itdependsonwhattimeofthedayyouwillbetravelling:AnytimeTravelcardscanbeusedatanytime;OffPeakTravelcardsarecheaper,butcannotbeusedonMondaytoFridaybefore9:30am.WhichzonesdoIneedaTravelcardfor?ThecenterofLondon,includingmostmajorattractions,isinZones1–2.Mostsuburban(郊區(qū)的)areasofLondon,includingWembleyStadiumandWimbledonTennisClub,arewithinZones1-4.AlmostthewholeofLondon,includingHeathrowandLondonCityAirports,isinZones1-6.Tocheckwhichzonestheareasyouwanttovisitarein,seethefullmapoftheLondontransportnetwork.Ticketsprices:Zones1–2Zones1–3Zones1–4Zones1–5Zones1–61DayAnytimeN/AN/AAdult:12.10Child:6.00N/AAdult:17.20Child:8.601DayOffPeakN/AN/AN/AN/AAdult:12.10Child:6.007DayAnytimeAdult:32.40Child:16.20Adult:38.00Child:19.00Adult:46.50Child:23.30Adult:55.20Child:27.60Adult:59.10Child:29.60SingleJourneyN/AN/AN/AN/AAdult:6.00Child:3.00Adult:(16+)Child:(11-15)—Under11travelfree,11+needtheirowntravelticket.N/A:NotavailableLondonTravelcardscanbeusedon:LondonUnderground(theTube)OvergroundandNationalRailtrainsinLondonLondonbuses(inanyZone,irrespectiveofthezonesshownontheticket)Trams(有軌電車)inSouthLondonDocklandsLightRailway(DLR)Youcanalsogeta33%discountonriverboatsanda25%discountintheEmiratesAirLinecablecar.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementistrueabouttheLondonTravlecard?A．youcanbuyitfromUndergroundstationsinLondonB．itsavesyoualotoftimewaitinginlinetogetaticket.C．itspriceisbasedonhowmanytimesyouwanttotravel.D．WithityoucangetadiscountonalltransportinLondon.2、IfyouwanttotravelfromcentralLondontoWembleyStadiumafter10amandstayatyourfriend’shomenearbyfortwodays,a______isyourbestchoice.A．1DayAnytimeTravlecardforZones1–4.B．1DayOffPeakTravlecardforZones1–6.C．SingleJourneyTravlecardforZones1–6.D．7DayAnytimeTravlecardforZones1–4.3、IfJackisplanningtotakehistwokids(aged10and16)totravelinthecentreofLondonwiththe7DayAnytimetickets,heshouldpay______.A．32.40 B．48.60C．64.80 D．81.004、ALondonTravelcardforZones1–4canNotbeusedon______.A．LondonbusesinZones1–6B．NationalRailtrainsincentralLondonC．theDocklandsLightRailwaywithinZone4D．theLondonUndergroundtogettotheairports.23．（8分）ItwasdawnofMarch21,2018.GaryMessinawasonhismorningrunalongNewYorkCity’sEastRiver.Suddenlysomethingcaughthiseye–alarge60-year-oldmanbalancingonthefour-foot-highfencethatguardedthepathfromthewater.AsMessinagotclosertothescene,themantookastepforwardandslippedintothedarkriverbelow.WhenMessinareachednearer,themanwasstrugglinginthewater,clearlyunabletoswim.Otherjoggersalsoheardtheman’scry.DavidBlauzvernandJohnGreendroppedtheirphonesandkeysonlandandjumpedin.“Peoplehadcalledthepolice,butitwasunclearwhenthey’dgetthere.”saysGreen.“Wejustreacted.”Messinajoinedthemintheriver.Justasthejumperwaslosingstrength,Blauzverntakeholdofhim.Thepairwereabout30yardsfromtheseawallwhenMessinaandGreencaughtuptothem.Theyseizedtheman,withBlauzvernsupportinghisbackandMessinaandGreenholdinghimupfromeitherside.Asthemenmadetheirtowardtheconcreteseawallthatstretched(延伸)forblocksineachdirection,Blauzvernhadanawfulrealization:therewasnowayoutoftheriver.Bynow,acrowdhadgatheredonland.“Arescueboatisonitsway,”someoneyelledtothem.Swimmingforwardwasgettingtougherbytheminute.Thejumper,whowassixfoottwoandweighedaround260pounds,washeavyinhisrescuers’arms.Aftertenminutes,theymanagedtogettotheriver’sedge.“I’veneverbeensooutofbreath,”saysBlauzvern.Fifteenminutesafterthemenhadjumpedintotheriver,thetwo-manrescueboatappeared.Butbecauseitcouldn’triskgettingtooclosetotheseawall,themenhadtoswimouttoit.“Iwascompletelyoutofenergyatthispoint,”saysBlauzvern.Themeninthewaterpushedthejumperwhilethemenintheboatpulledhimupand,finally,tosafety.Themantheyhadsavedwastakentothehospitalforevaluation(評估).Detailsonhisconditionhavenotbeenknown.Asfortherescuers,eachofthemwasatworkby10:30a.m.“Iwasabitlate,”admitsBlauzvern,smiling.“ButIhadagoodexcuse.”1、Thestorymainlycentersaround________.A．whytheoldmanslippedintotheriverB．whosavedtheoldmanC．howtheoldmanwasrescuedD．whenandwheretheaccidenthappened2、Whowasthethirdtojumpintothewaterandjointherescue?A．GaryMessina. B．DavidBlauzvern.C．JohnGreen. D．Anunknownjogger.3、Ofthefollowingstatements,whichonesoundsreasonablebasedonthepassage?A．Therescuedmanisrathertallandfat.B．Policewouldneverbefoundonthespotofrescue.C．Theprocessofrescuingthemantookupthewholemorning/D．Themanwasactuallysavedbythetwo-manrescueboat.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Themanwantedtokillhimselfintheriver.B．Themenistheriverwereallgoodswimmers.C．Themanwastakenhomeimmediatelyhewassaved.D．Blauzvernfeltateaseevenifhewaslateforworkthatday.24．（8分）Welcometothe2017UKFestivalAwardsTheUKFestivalAwards&Conferenceisanopportunitytorecognizethehardwork,visionandcreativityofthenation’sbelovedfestivalindustry.Throughoutthedayoftheevent,theConferenceinvitesnumerousindustryinsiders(行家)todiscusstheissuesmostrelativetothesector,reviewingitsimmediatepastandportendingtothefuture.Theevening’sAwardspresentawiderangeofhonorsacrosscategoriesthataredecidedviaacombinationofpublicvotingandprofessionaljudgments.Sincelaunchingin2004ithasevolvedintoamajoreventatTheRoundhouseinLondon,givingtheindustryachancetocollectivelycelebrateandfondlyreflectupontheachievementsofthepastyear.Withagourmetdinner,galaawardsceremonyandafter-showparty,itattractsover1,000ofthemostinfluentialpeopleinthebusiness.Alongwithitssisterevents,theUKFestivalConferenceandtheEuropeanFestivalAwards,TheUKFestivalAwards&ConferenceisownedandproducedbyFestivalAwardsLtd,anindependentcompanyfoundedintheUK.AwardsincludeBestMajor,Medium-SizedandSmallFestival,BestFamilyFestival,BestOverseasFestival,BestUseofNewTechnology,andofcourse–BestToilets.Asthefestivalseasonisapproaching,wethoughtit’dbeagoodtimetoreleaseourfreeUKFestivalMarketReportfor2015/2016.Wegatheredthedatainourannualcensus(人口普查)undertakeninthepreparationstageforlastyear’sUKFestivalAwards.ThelatestUKFestivalMarketReportcanbedownloadedbelow.IncludedintheReportisabunchofrelatedinformationaboutfestivalgoers:wherethey’refrom,howtheyliketopurchasemusic,whattheyeat,theirattitudestowardsticketprices,howreceptivetheyaretodifferentformsofadvertising,whytheygotofestivalsinthefirstplace,wheretheysleep,andmuchmore.Wehopeyoufindtheinformationuseful.1、Whichphraseistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“portending”inparagraph2?A．gettingdownB．a(chǎn)ddingupC．givingwayD．lookingforward2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．AnannualcensusisconductedandreleasedintheFestivalB．TheFestivalAwardsLtd,isresponsiblefornotlessthanthreeevents.C．Thegalaawardsceremonyattractsonly1.000influentialbusinessmen.D．Publicvotingplaysaleadingroleindecidingavarietyoffestivalhonors.3、Wheremostprobablywillyouseethispassage?A．Inamagazine.B．Inanewspaper.C．Onawebsite.D．InaTVprogram.25．（10分）Theconceptofaworkingholidayisfairlysimple．Itisavacationwhichnormallylastsforseveralweeksorevenmonths，duringwhichyoudivideyourtimebetweenworkandrecreation．Thetypicalworkingholidayincludessomemanuallaborandsightseeing．Youcanusuallygetroomandboardinexchangeforafewhoursofwork．Forinstance，AustraliaandNewZealandencourageworkingholidaysbyofferingone-yearvisastopeoplebetweentheagesof18and30．Countriesallovertheworldofferthechancestoworkorvolunteerandliveinanewenvironment．Allyouneedisareturnticketandenoughcashtoliveon．Whilesomepeoplechoosetoworkinrestaurantsorhotels，othersmaydofruitpickingwhichisperhapsthemostpopulartypeofwork．Bepreparedforlongworkingdaysintheorchard，whichmaylastuptotenhoursaday．Ifyouarenotreadyforthis，amoreleisurelyjobwithshorterhoursispossible，butyouwillnotmakeasmuchmoney．Anotheroptionisvolunteeringinforeigncountries．Forexample，youcanworkwithdisabledchildreninBoliviaandpracticeyourSpanish，researchdolphinsandwhalesinItaly，orbuildschoolsinruraltownsinGhana．Aworkingholidayisagreatwaytobroadenyourhorizonssinceitgivesyouthechancetoexploreacountry，practiceanewlanguage，andmeetpeoplefromallovertheworld．Thesekindsofadventuressometimeshaveareallybigimpactonthosewhohaveexperiencedaworkingholiday．Theyoftensaythatitwasoneofthebestmemoriesoftheirlives．Beaware!Eventhoughsomeworkingvacationprogramspay，notallofthemdosometimesyouenduppayingtogoonworkingvacation．However，aworkingholidaycangetyouoffthebeatentrackandintospotstheaveragetourbuswouldnevergonear.1、Whatcanyougetinexchangeforafewhoursofwork?A．Recreationandmoney．B．Areturnticket．C．Freetransportation．D．Mealsandshelter．2、What’sthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theideaofaworkingholiday．B．Waystospendaworkingholiday．C．Greatplacesforaworkingholiday．D．Volunteeringinforeigncountries．3、Whatdoes“thebeatentrack”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A．Roadsinpoorcondition．B．Brokenrailwaytracks．C．Routestakenbymanytourists．D．Spotswhereyoumightgetbeaten．4、Whatdoesthewriterremindreaderstodointhelastparagraph?A．Checkwhatyoumustpayfor．B．Meetproperpeople．C．Bepreparedforadventures．D．Broadenyourhorizons．第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Once，whenIwasateenager，myfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus.1，therewasonlyonefamilybetweenusandtheticketcounter.Thisfamilymadeabig2onme.Therewereeightchildren，allprobablyundertheageof12.Youcould3theyweren'trich.Theirclotheswerenotexpensivebuttheywere4Thechildrenwere5，allofthemstandinginline，two-by-twobehindtheirparents，6hands.Theywere7jabbering（喋喋不休地說）abouttheclowns，elephants，andotheractstheywouldseethatnight.Onecould8theyhadneverbeentothecircusbefore.It9tobeahighlightoftheiryounglives.Theticketladyaskedthefatherhowmanyticketshewanted.Heproudly10，“Eightforchildrenandtwoforadults，please.”Theticketladytoldhimtheprice.Themother'shead11，andherlipbegantotremble.Thefatherleanedalittle12andasked，“Howmuchdidyousay？”Theticketlady13theprice.Themandidn'thaveenoughmoney.Seeingthis，mydadputhishandintohispocket，14a$20billanddroppeditontheground.（Wewerenotwealthyinanycaseoftheworld！）Thenhe15down，pickedupthebill，tappedthemanontheshoulderandsaid，“Excuseme，sir，thisfelloutofyourpocket.”Themanknewwhatwasgoingon.Hewasn'tbeggingforahandout（施舍物）16certainly17thetimelyhelpinsuchan18situation.Hetookmyfather'shandinbothofhis，squeezedtightlyontotheS20bill，andwithatearrunningdownhischeek，hereplied，"Thankyou，sir.Thisreally19alottomeandmyfamily.”MyfatherandIwentbacktoourcarand20home.Wedidn'tgotothecircusthatnight，butwedidn'tgowithout.1、A．Immediately B．Finally C．Hopefully D．Suddenly2、A．difference B．effort C．impression D．suggestion3、A．tell B．a(chǎn)gree C．believe D．suppose4、A．shabby B．simple C．common D．clean5、A．polite B．lovely C．well-behaved D．badly-behaved6、A．holding B．shaking C．putting D．waving7、A．bravely B．excitedly C．bitterly D．honestly8、A．know B．understand C．judge D．sense9、A．decided B．recommended C．promised D．a(chǎn)llowed10、A．laughed B．responded C．commented D．a(chǎn)nnounced11、A．dropped B．bent C．shook D．nodded12、A．nearer B．harder C．tighter D．closer13、A．refused B．recited C．repeated D．reduced14、A．putout B．pulledout C．pickedout D．gaveout15、A．jumped B．lay C．knocked D．reached16、A．but B．a(chǎn)nd C．or D．so17、A．offered B．a(chǎn)dmired C．rejected D．a(chǎn)ppreciated18、A．interesting B．embarrassing C．enjoyable D．unbelievable19、A．pays B．costs C．gives D．means20、A．went B．got C．drove D．walked第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Noteverythinggoesthewayyouwantitto.Youmaygotoarestaurantandorderanicemeal.Butyourorderiswrongornotcookedproperly.Youmaybuyaproduct1．breaksthenextday.Thesekindsofexperiencesmakeyouwanttocomplain.However,ifyouspeakangrilytopeople,they2．(become)defensive.Thentheyarelesslikelytohelpyou.Amoreeffectivewaytoget3．youwantistostaycalm.Usepolitelanguageandafriendlytoneofvoice.Startwithphrasessuchas,“I’msorrytobotheryou,but...”or“Excuseme,butcouldyou...?”Forexample,“I’msorrytobotheryou,butIorderedpotatosoup,notvegetable.”Phrasingyourcomplaintasaquestionalsohelps.Peoplelike4．(ask)ratherthantold!“Couldyouhelpme?.”Ijustboughtthisphonecaseyesterday,butit’s5．(crack).When6．(try)tocorrectaproblem,don’tblamethepersonyou’retalkingto.Thereisnofasterwaytomakesomeonedefensivethanbyblamingthem.Usethephrase,“Iknowthisisn’tyourfault,but...”or“Therehasbeenamisunderstanding.”Thesephrasesletpeopleknowyouareonlyangryatthesituation.Assigningblameisn’tas7．(important)asgettingaproblemfixed!Therearehonestmistakes,butattimessomeone8．trytotakeadvantageofyou.Inthatcase,don’tsay“Hey!You’retryingtocheatme!”Insteadusethephrase,“Iunderstoodthat...”Forexample,“Iunderstoodthattheservicecharge9．(include)intheprice.”Thengivethepersonachancetoanswer.10．youdon’tgetwhatyouwantwithpoliteconversation,asktospeaktoamanagerorsupervisor.Butusually,you’llfindthatpolitewordsandsmilewillresolveasituation.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞;2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Isitnecessarytopractisehandwriting?Somestudentsconsiderhandwritingleastimportantthanbefore.Theypreferredthekeyboardtothepennow,foritisfast,convenientanclear.Theythinkitis^wasteoftimepractisinghandwriting.However,othersthinkChinesehandwritingisanimportantpartofourtraditionalculture.