2023高考英語模擬試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen2．—Davidisagreenhandatsuchthings.—ButIbelieveheisquite________tothetask.A．relevantB．a(chǎn)ccessibleC．equalD．unique3．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which4．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．a(chǎn)llC．notall D．none5．Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience6．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．a(chǎn)tallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans7．Thisfilmisverywithyoungpeople,whichtellsareallyromanticstory.A．familiarB．popularC．similarD．particular8．Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwas___________ofpublichealth.A．whatB．thatC．thisD．which9．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar10．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．a(chǎn)moperating11．Wechatintendstoradicallychangetheway______peopleusemobilephones.A．/ B．which C．why D．who12．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where13．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what14．CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．a(chǎn)ny15．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．a(chǎn)removing16．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one17．Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto18．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact19．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown20．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich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）Areyouatrue“cheapskate”(吝嗇鬼)?Youareifyoudothiswhentraveling:Youalwaysuseacarry-ontoavoidthechecked-bagfee.Youpackalunchfromhomesoyoudon’tpayforairlinemeals.True“cheapskates”alsoflyonthethreecheapestdaysoftheweek(Tuesdays,WednesdaysandSaturdays).

ForU.S.domestictravel,everyonewantstoflyFridaysandSundaysandthoseareusuallythemostexpensivedaystofly.﹡ThefaresforLosAngeles-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:?Friday&Sunday:$365?Tuesday&Wednesday:$288﹡ThefaresforHouston-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:?Friday&Sunday:$302?Tuesday&Wednesday:$226

Fortransatlanticflights,thedifferencecanbemorestartlingandtherulesalittlelooser.﹡Boston-to-DublinfaresfromUnitedAirlines:?Friday&Sunday:$581?Tuesday&Wednesday:$457﹡ThefaresforWashington-to-Londonflightsinaweek:?Friday&Sunday:$896?Tuesday&Wednesday:$732﹡It’stimeforsomeSaturdayfaresnow.ThisexamplefeaturesChicago-to-Atlantaroutes.?Friday&Sunday:$207?Saturday:$89﹡Therewerecheaperfaresforthistrip,butonlyiftheSundayflightdepartedat5amorearlier.Istheruleonthe“cheapestthreedaystofly”etchedinstone?No.Itisusuallytruebutnotalways.Soyoushouldbeflexible.Afterallitcansavemuchmoney.Andisn’tthatwhatbeinga“cheapskate”isallabout?1、AccordingtoPara.1,whatdoesatrue“cheapskate”reallydo?A．Choosealuxuryhoteltolivein.B．Savemoneyineverywayduringthetrip.C．FlyonFridayswhentraveling.D．Havetheirlunchontheplane.2、HowmuchshouldyoupayforaflighttoNewYorkfromHoustononTuesday?A．$226.B．$288.C．$302.D．$365.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Torecommendsomecheaptrips.B．TocallonustoflyonSundays.C．Tointroduceanothertopic.D．Toexplainaspecialcase.22．（8分）TheFirstCityYouShouldVisitNextYearIt’sabouttimetomaketravelplansfor2018,andtheexpertsatLonelyPlanetsayonecityshouldbefirstonyourlist.Seville,Spaintooktophonorsinthetravelsite’sannualBestinTravelroundup(簡(jiǎn)報(bào)).SevillerankedfirstduetoitsrelativelynewnetworkofbikingpathsandasetofspeciallocalactivitiesrelatedtotheanniversaryoflegendarypainterBartoloméEstebanMurillo.Thecityhasalsoenjoyedsomescreenlovelately.Sevillewasfeaturedon“GameofThrones"thisyearandwillhosttheEuropeanFilmAwardsin2018,makingitaprimetimetovisitthisbrillianthistoricalhangout.Evenifyoudon’tstopbynextyear,Sevilledeservesaspotonyourtravelbucketlist.Thecityisknownforitsrichhistory,superbarchitectureandauthenticculturethatincludesplentyoftapastastingandFlamencodancing.Must-seesincludeSeville’scentralcathedral(大教堂),aUNESCOworldheritage(遺產(chǎn))site.TheAlcázar'spalaceandgardenswerebuiltovera100-yearspan.Offthebeatentrack,you’11findcharmingneighborhoods,bars,marketsandchurcheswaitingforyourexploration.USAToday,saysit’sbesttovisitSevilleinspring,whenweatheriswarmandthecitycelebratesboththeEasterHolyWeekanditsannualfair.1、44．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“GameofThrones"inParagraph2referto?A．AnactivityB．ATVseriesC．ApalaceD．Apainting2、46．WhatdoweknowaboutSevillefromthethirdparagraph?A．It’sdiverseB．It’sconservativeC．It'sfashionableD．It’scontroversial3、48．WhenisprobablythebesttimetovisitSeville?A．JanuaryB．AprilC．SeptemberD．November23．（8分）It'salittlehardtofigureouttherulesforsurebutthebabyAfricanbuffalo(水牛）seemstohavetheupperhand.Thetwostandacouplefeetapart,staringateachother.Behindthem,theirmotherslookonwiththekindofindifference(不關(guān)心）ofmotherseverywherewhoseetheirkidsplayingaharmlessgame.Thealarmwentoffabouthalfanhourago,thesecondtimetonight.Here，onebellmeans"elephant",two"rhino"(犀牛），andthreeandfour，Ireallycan'trememberforwhat，becausewhenyou'reawokenbybellsinthemiddleofthenight，yourfirstthoughtwon’tbeAnimal",ButassoonasIrealizeditwastherhinoalarm,Iwasrunningforthestairs.YetI'mtheonlyonewatchingtheanimalsstare-down.Eithernobodyelsediedofaheartattackwhenthebellswentoff,orIwastheonlyoneintheentirehotelwhodidn'tturnthealarmswitchtooffbeforegoingtobed.TheArk,ahotelshapedlikethebiblicalark(圣經(jīng)的方舟),liesinthehighlandsofKenya’sAberdareNationalPark,about100kilometersnorthofNairobi.AttheArk'sprow(船首)arehugewindowsoverlookingawaterhole.Earliertonight，I'dwatchedapackofwolves,buffalosandelephants.Andnow,atThreeorsointhemorningsI'mdownfortheroundofrhinobells.Thefirsttime,2.5hoursago,itwasasingleblackrhino,whichcamedown,gotadrink,andleft.I'dhavebeensorryforthelostsleep.I'vealreadyarrangedwithaguidetotakemeoutatsunrisefortheso-called"should-never-missed"bird-watching,wherewellgettosee30species,butreally,howmanytimesinyourlifewillyougettowakeupandsay，"Wow!Rhino?Isn'tthatthedefinitionofaprettygoodright?LastweekwewentfromUgandaintoKenya，BeforeIlefthome,IthoughtI'dbehappywithtenelephantsandfiveorsixgiraffesonthewholetrip.Ididn'tdaretodreamtherhino.1、Themessagethatthehotel'sbellssentwas.A．a(chǎn)verywisewaytheauthorhadneverheardofB．hardfortheauthortorememberindetailC．a(chǎn)matterthatallvisitorshadgotusedtoD．likeconditionedresponsetrainingforanimals2、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardthebell?A．It'sbotheringbuttwobellsarewelcome.B．Itshouldbeturnedoffwheneveritrings,C．Itsvisitorshaveachancetoseebuffalos.D．Itisaverybadwaytowaketheguestsup.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“diedofaheartattack"inparagraph3mean?A．diedunexpectedlyB．feltextremelyexcitedC．feltveryuncomfortableandtiredD．sufferedfromaterribleheartattack4、Whatdidtheauthorseeatabout3:00a.m.?A．Twobuffaloswerefightingfiercelyforfood,B．Arhinoandabuffalowerefightingforwater.C．Arhinoandabuffalowerestaringateachother.D．Abuffalowasteachingitsbabytowalkfreely.24．（8分）TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地畫)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.Itisrangingfromgeometricpatternstodrawingsofdifferentanimalsandstylizedhuman-likeforms.Theancientlinescanonlybetrulytakeninfromhighintheair,leavinggenerationspuzzledastohowthesepreciseworkscouldhavebeencompletedlongbeforethedocumentedinventionofhumanflight.TheLineswerefirstspottedwhencommercialairlinesbeganflyingacrossthePeruviandesertinthe1920,s.Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?Aretheyroads,starpointers,maybeevenagiganticmap?Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdidtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?Didtheyhaveaplan?Thesemarkingsarelikeavastpuzzle.TheNazcaLinesarethemostoutstandinggroupofgeoglyphsintheworld.TherearealsohugegeoglyphsinEgypt,Malta,UnitedStates(MississippiandCalifornia),Chile,Boliviaandinothercountries.ButtheNazcageoglyphs,becauseoftheirnumbers,characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuityastheyweremadeandremadethroughoutacertainhistoryperiod,formthemostimpressivearcheological(考古學(xué)的)group.TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate(oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfallperyear)andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.Withnodustorsandtocovertheplainandlittlerainorwindtoerode(腐蝕)it,linesdrawnheretendtostaydrawn.Thesefactors,combinedwiththeexistenceoflighter-coloredsubsoilbeneaththedesertsurface,provideavastwritingpadthatissuitedtotheartistwhowantstoleavehismarketernal.1、502．WhatcanweknowabouttheNazcaLinesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Theywerebuiltasabigmap.B．Theywereformedbynature.C．Theyareancientlinesincaves.D．Theyarehugemarkingsinadesert.2、504．HowmanyfactorsmaketheNazcaLinesthemostimpressive?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.3、506．WhyaretheNazcaLineswellpreserved?A．Becauseofthewindatgroundlevel.B．Becauseoftheexistenceofsoftsoil.C．Becauseoftheclimateandgeography.D．Becauseofthethicksandonthetop.4、508．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eternal”probablymean?A．Non-stop.B．Ever-lasting.C．Real-life.D．High-end.25．（10分）J.K.Rowlingistheauthorofthemostsuccessfulbookseriesinhistory,butherattempttotakeonanewcareerasascreenwriterhasn’tbeenassmoothasshemayhavethoughtitwouldbe.Thesequel(續(xù)篇),“FantasticBeasts:TheCrimesofGrindelwald”,showsthateventhemostsuccessfulauthorintheworldisinneedofchecksandbalanceswhenmakingthetransitiontocinema.FollowingthesaleofhalfabillioncopiesoftheHarryPotterseries,Rowlingisworkinghardtoextendandenrichthemythologyshecreatedaroundthechildwizard.IncontrasttotheeightHarryPottermovies,whichwerebasedonthesevenbooksandmostofwhichwerewrittenbyexperiencedscreenwriterSteveKloves,the“FantasticBeasts”seriesisscriptedonlybyRowling.Thistimesheskippedthebookstoresandwentstraighttothemovietheater.The“FantasticBeasts”seriestakesitstitlefromoneofHarryPotter’stextbooks.Theleapbackwardintime,anewsetofadultheroesandaglobe-spanningbackgroundshowthatRowlingisintunewithherfansandthespiritofthetimes.HarryPotterandhisfriendsstartedoutasatypicalproductof1990snaivety,butsincethentheloyalveteranaudiencehasexperiencedtheshocksofthe21stcenturyandgrownmatureanddiscouraged.The“FantasticBeasts”seriesfeellesslikechildren’sfare;theydealwithadultsandfrighteningeventsthatoccurredinEuropeattheendofthe1920s.It’s193,andthecriminalGrindelwaldhasescapedfromprisontoEurope.Thehero,NewtScamander,azoologistoffantasticbeasts,preferstodistancehimselffrompoliticsandmaintainhisimprovisednaturereserveinLondon.ButtheyoungProf.Dumbledoreremindshimthatneutralityisnotanoptioninhardtimes.DumbledoreurgeshimtocrosstheChanneltoParisandstopGrindelwald,whoistryingtoplotawartoensurethepurityofthewizardrace.Theroughoutlineoftheplotconstitutesonlypartofthemovie.Therearemanyothercharacterswhoappearinthemystery.IwillmentiontheboyCredencewhocontinuestohaveacentralroleinthestrugglebetweentheheroandthevillain,evenashisbackgroundremainsamystery.Similarly,Newt’sbrotherandpartner,thesnake-womanNagini,andothernewandoldcharactershintatanobscurepastandfuture.Rowlingpopulatesherworldwithcharacterslargeandsmall,oddbeastsandsimplifiesitsstorytolaythefoundationworkoftheuniverse.Thefilmlaysstrongfoundationsofmystery,butforgetstobuildanysortofstructureabovethem.It’slikeaconstructionsitewherethebudgetranouttoofast.Withmoviescreensfullofsuperheroesandfantasyfilms,andeverystudiotryingtofloatafictionaluniverse,Rowlingistoday’smostcreativebuilderofcinemaworlds,butthere’sstilladifferencebetweenherandamega-corporationlikeDisney.EverycharacterandbeastistherebecauseRowlingsaidso,notbecausethemarketingdivisionthoughtitwouldpromotesalesofmerchandise.Rowlingclearlyhasatruepassiontocreateamythology,andjustasclearly,shehasn’tyetfinishedcreatingit.The“FantasticBeasts”seriesoffersaworldevenfullerthanthatofHarryPotter.OncemoreshecollaborateswithDavidYates,whodirectedthelastfourHarryPottermoviesandnowthetwo“FantasticBeasts”pictures.Still,theworldshe’screatedwouldbeevenmorewondrousifRowlinghadonlyfilleditoutwithacrystallizedoratleastcoherentplot.IntheHarryPotterseries,shemostlysucceededinmakingthefilmsintoindependentworks.Butwithoutexperiencedscreenwriterstomediatebetweenherimaginationandthescreen,thetwo“FantasticBeasts”episodesaremorelikeachessgameinwhichthecreatormovescharactersfromAtoBaspartofabroaderstrategywhichremainsunclear.“FantasticBeasts:TheCrimesofGrindelwald”isafilmmadeforexistingfansanddoesn’tbothertoappealtoanewaudience.NotbychancedoesitofferamorematureworldforfanswhohavegrownupatleastasmuchasDanielRadcliffe.Forthem,themoviedeliversthegoods,butlittleofthemagicremains.IfRowlingcontinuestoputoutfilmswithoutabeginningandanend,herworldwillcollapse,leavingonlythemiddle.Itmaybeentertainmentwithcaptivatingcharactersandeffects,butit’snotamovie.1、WhatchangeshasJ.K.Rowlingmadeinherwritingcareer?A．Shewasforcedtoabandonheroriginalwritingcareerandstartanewone.B．Shewasdeterminedtoskipthebookstoresandpublishbooksonherown.C．ShestartedanewfantasybookhavingnothingtodowiththeHarryPotterseries.D．ShetriedtoenrichtheHarryPotterseriesasascreenwriterratherthananovelist.2、Whoareprobablythetargetaudienceofthe“FantasticBeasts”series?A．Kidsnewlyintroducedtomagic.B．Teenagestudentswithgranddreams.C．Adultsgoingthroughlifechanges.D．Professionalcriticsoffantasybooks.3、Whatarethefeaturesofthe“FantasticBeasts”series?A．Complexstoryandexcitingcharacters.B．Simplestorybutabundantcharacters.C．Childishstoryandstrangecharacters.D．Sadstorybutinspiringcharacters.4、BigcorporationslikeDisneychoosemoviecharactersandbeastsbasedon_____.A．potentialprofitabilityofthemoviesB．preferenceoftheirscreenwritersC．consultationwiththeoriginalauthorD．investigationintosuccessfulfilms5、HowdoestheauthorexplainRowling’sfailuretocreateaclearplot?A．Bydescribingshootingprocesses.B．Bylistingofficialstatistics.C．Bydrawingacomparison.D．Bycitingexamples.6、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofJ.K.Rowling’sperformanceasascreenwriter?A．Itisreallyadisappointmentformoviegoers.B．Itiswidelyacknowledgedbyherbookfans.C．Thereexitsmuchmoremagicinherscreenplay.D．Thereisstillmuchroomforimprovement.第三部分語言知識(shí)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）RaynorWinnandherhusbandMothbecamehomelessduetotheirwronginvestment.Theirsavingshadbeen1topaylawyers’fees.Tomakemattersworse,Mothwasdiagnosed（診斷）witha2disease.Therewasno3,onlypainrelief.Failingtofindanyotherwayout,theydecidedtomakea4journey,astheycaughtsightofanoldhikers’(徒步旅行者）guide.Thiswasalongjourneyofunaccustomedhardshipand5recovery.Whenleavinghome,RaynorandMothhadjust￡320inthebank.Theyplannedtokeepthe6lowbylivingonboilednoodles,withthe7hamburgershoptreat.Wildcampingis8inEngland.Toavoidbeingcaught,theWinnshadtogettheirtentup9andpackeditawayearlyinthemorning.TheWinnssoondiscoveredthatdailyhikingintheir50sisalot10thantheyrememberitwasintheir20s.Raynor11alloveranddesiredabath.Moth,meanwhile,afteraninitial12,foundhissymptomswerestrangely13bytheirdailytiringjourney.14,thecouplefoundthattheirbodiesturnedforthebetter,withre-foundstrongmusclesthattheythoughthad15forever."Ourhairwasfriedandfallingout,nailsbroken,clothes16toathread,butwewerealive."Duringthejourney,Raynorbeganacareerasanaturewriter.Shewrites,"17hadtakeneverymaterialthingfrommeandleftmetornbare,anemptypageattheendofa(n)18writtenbook.Ithadalsogivenmea19,eithertoleavethatpage20ortokeepwritingthestorywithhope.Ichosehope.”1、A．drawnupB．usedupC．backedupD．keptup2、A．mildB．commonC．preventableD．serious3、A．cureB．luckC．careD．promise4、A．businessB．walkingC．busD．rail5、A．expectedB．frighteningC．disappointingD．surprising6、A．budgetB．revenueC．compensationD．a(chǎn)llowance7、A．frequentB．occasionalC．a(chǎn)bundantD．constant8、A．unpopularB．lawfulC．a(chǎn)ttractiveD．illegal9、A．soonB．earlyC．lateD．slowly10、A．harderB．easierC．cheaperD．funnier11、A．rolledB．bledC．a(chǎn)chedD．trembled12、A．struggleB．progressC．excitementD．research13、A．developedB．controlledC．reducedD．increased14、A．InitiallyB．EventuallyC．TemporarilyD．Consequently15、A．gainedB．keptC．woundedD．lost16、A．sewnB．washedC．wornD．ironed17、A．DoctorsB．HikingC．LawyersD．Homelessness18、A．wellB．partlyC．neatlyD．originally19、A．choiceB．rewardC．promiseD．break20、A．looseB．fullC．blankD．missing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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Youcannotmaintainrisingstandardsoflivinginaflatteningworldwhenyouareup1．competitorswhoaregetting2．theirfundamentals(基本法則)rightbutalsotheirintangibles(無形價(jià)值).Chinadoesnotjustwanttogetrich.Itwantstogetpowerful.Chinadoesn’tjustwanttolearnhowtomakeGeneralMotors(GM)cars.ItwantstobeGMandputGMoutofbusiness.Anyone3．doubtsthatshouldspendtimewithyoungChinese.SaidLuisRubio,presidentofMexico’sCenterofResearchforDevelopment,“Themoreself-confidenceyouhave,themoreitdecreasesyourmythologies(神話，錯(cuò)誤的觀點(diǎn))andcomplexes.4．ofthegreatthingsaboutMexicointheearly1990swasthatMexicanssawthattheycoulddoit,theycouldmakeit.”Alotofthatself-confidence,though,5．lose)inMexicoinrecentyears,becausethegovernmentstoppedreforming.“Alackofself-confidenceleadsacountry6．(keep)chewingonthepast,”addedRubio.“Alackofself-confidence[inMexico]meansthateveryoneinthecountrythinkstheU.S.isgoingtotakeMexicotothecleaners.”ThatiswhyNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)wassoimportantforMexico’sself-confidence.“7．NAFTAaccomplishedwastogetMexicanstothinkforwardandoutward8．inwardandbackward.[But]NAFTAwasseen[byitsarchitects]asanendmorethanabeginning.Itwasseenastheconclusionofaprocessofpoliticalandeconomicreforms.”“Unfortunately,”headded,“Mexicodidnothaveastrategyforagoingforward.”WillRogerssaiditalongtimeago:“Evenifyou’reontherighttrack,you’llgetrunover9．youjustsitthere.”The10．(flat)theworldgets,thatwillhappen.Mexicogotitselfontherighttrackwithreformwholesale,butthen,foralotoftangibleandintangiblereasons,itjustsatthereandreformretailstopped.ThemoreMexico