高三英语上学期第四次质量检测试题

荆州中学高三年级第四次质量检测英语卷
注意事项：
1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题）和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂在答题卡上。

每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

所有试题都要答在答题卡上。

第I卷（选择题共100分）
第一部分听力（共两节, 满分30分）
第一节 (共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the man doing?
A. Offering a suggestion.
B. Starting an argument.
C. Stopping a fight.
2. What does the man think of himself?
A. He deserves a free lunch.
B. His salary is not high.
C. He works hard.
3. When will the party be held?
A. On Friday.
B. On Saturday.
C. On Sunday.
4. What do we know about the man?
A. He has worked with the woman for twelve years.
B. He thinks the prices in the store are too high.
C. He has a slight hearing problem.
5. What will the man probably do today?
A. Entertain some guests .
B. Go shopping.
C. Go to a post office.
第二节 (共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C 二个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小
题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a drugstore.
B. In the hospital.
C. On the street.
7. What will the man do next?
A. Pick up something.
B. Wait for the woman.
C. Go back home.
8. What does the woman think of the man?
A. He is impatient.
B. He is clever.
C. He is helpful
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Who is Dan the Bear?
A. A fisherman.
B. A singer.
C. A dolphin trainer.
10. How will the woman inform the security officers?
A. By putting up a notice.
B. By telephone.
C. By radio.
11. What will the woman do before going to the bar?
A. Go to the barber’s.
B. Buy some clothes.
C. Perform on stage.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. Who are the speakers?
A. Students.
B. Teachers.
C. clerks.
13. How did the woman feel about her weekend?
A. It was exciting.
B. It was satisfying.
C. It was boring.
14. What did the man do on Saturday?
A. He played sports.
B. He visited someone.
C. He watched movies. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What did the woman put on the calendar?
A. The picture of the community.
B. The schedule of community events.
C. Interesting stories.
16. What is the man worried about?
A. Neighborhood safety.
B. Shopping convenience.
C. Schools in the community.
17. Why will there be a party?
A. To celebrate a festival.
B. To welcome some new people.
C. To celebrate a birthday.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is true about Deep Springs College?
A. It’s located in a college town.
B. Its library is often crowded with students.
C. Its school buildings are ancient.
19. How many books are there in the library?
A. 70000.
B. 17000.
C. 9000.
20. What can students at Deep Springs do in their spare time?
A. Take a walk in the mountains.
B. Go to the cinema.
C. Watch TV.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A
Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment.
My father is famous in our family for saying “Take the extra minute to do it right”.
I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only”moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫)onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.
I don’t only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. It’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you”or “I forgive you”. When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday，I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.
I know there will still be oc casions when I have to say “if only” about something,
but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.
21. Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule?
A. Start the car the moment everyone is seated.
B. Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.
C. Move an object out of the way before it trips someone.
D. Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.
22. The underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3 is clo sest in meaning to
A. wasted
B. lacked
C. avoided
D. abandoned
23. The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to .
A. meet her father who was already an old man.
B. keep her appointment with the eye doctor
C. join in the holiday celebration of the company
D. finish her work before the deadline approached .
24. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Two Saddest Words.
B. The Emotional Well-being
C. The Most Useful Rule
D. The Peace of Mind
B
If a woman has an extra piece of cake, don’t blame it on greed, blame it on her brain.
Scientists have found that women’s brains react to food very differently----and much more strongly----than men’s. Academics found that decades of dieting pressure on women and advertising have programmed certain parts of the female brain to react strongly when faced with any kind of food. Men, on the other hand, are not usually as hooked on w hat they eat.
Dr. Rudolf Uher and his colleagues at the Institute of Psychiatry in King's College London used brain scanning technology, known as functional magnetic resonance imaging ( FMRI), to look at the brains of eighteen men and women.
The volunteers were given images of food to look at, as well as food to taste. Their brain reactions were observed by the scientists.
They found that the female brains reacted much more strongly than those of males.
The same reaction did not happen when they were shown non-food images. The team believe this means women think more about food than men tend to.
Dr. Uher said, “ This could be related to biological differences between men and women. But the more likely explanation is that women have a more complicated reaction to food because of social pressure. ”
Professor Carey Cooper, psychology and health professor at Lancaster University, said，“for centuries women have had a providing role----preparing and cooking food for their families. And it’s part of that role to make sure the food is safe. They will therefore be much more sensitive to food than men are, and I would not be surprised if that was now built into their DNA. If the female brain react to food because it historically has developed neural (神经的）pathways to do this, then food will be the way they express their stress. Food ,actually, is a comfort for women.”
But other experts have said that more research must be done before the results can be proved. American scientist Angelo del Parigi of the John B. Pierce Laboratory in New Haven, Connecticut, said “ Looking at an FMRI alone cannot make sure whether the stro nger reaction in women is due to innate (天生的)differences or a learned process.”
25. Dr.Uher and his colleagues carried out the research by comparing_____________.
A. FMRI’s effectiveness on women and men.
B. volunteers’ reaction to different kinds of food
C. volunteers’ reaction to food before and after meals
D. women’s and men’s reaction to different images
26. In Dr. Uher’s opinion, women react more strongly to food than men most probably because they are _______________.
A. forced by powerful social influences
B. told to do so for a long time
C. influenced by advertisements
D. born to do so due to biological reasons
27. According to Professor Carey Cooper, women__________________.
A. are satisfied with preparing food for their families
B. are stressed because of food safety
C. accept their social role from the heart
D. turn to food when they feel stressed
28. What was Angelo del Parigi’ s attitu de towards the research results?
A. Surprised.
B. Uninterested.
C. Curious
D. Doubtful.
C
When you are absorbed in something for a long time, even a phone call may shock you. That is what happens to me after I am on line for a whole day. My boyfriend’s foreign accent suddenly seems too hard to understand compared with his clear words on screen.
Now I am a telecommuter, editing articles and sending them by e-mail as well as communicating with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in Scotland; so much of our relationship is computer--mediated.
Staying inside, I can order food, and manage my money, love and work, through which my needs are almost satisfied. But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve become part of my machines, taking data in, spitt ing them back out. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to strongly dislike the outside forms of sociali zing. It’s like attending the g raduation ceremony with everyone bare to the waist. We have become the Net opponents’ worst nightmare.
What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has become an avoidance, a lack of self-control. And once you start replacing real human contact with online interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to make a sound in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs relax me, but then the advertisement is a headache to me. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline”, “Frontline”, “Nightline,” CNN, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves from foreground to background.
29. What is the main reason why her boyfriend’s accent is hard to understand?
A. She is lost in the network .
B. His words are clearer than his accent.
C. She is surfing the Internet.
D. He is a foreigner.
30. The underlined sentence in paragraph 3 probably means _________.
A. we don’t like the way people deal with each other in real life
B. we don’t like to attend the graduation ceremony
C. we want to attract others’ attention.
D. it is a way to show our dislike for people outside
31. What does the last paragraph mean?
A. She watches TV a lot in order to keep up with the latest news and the weather.
B. Having worked on the computer for a long time, she became a bit strange.
C. Sometimes TV programs give her comfort and even makes her forget her work.
D. She turns on TV now and then in order to get some valuable information.
32. What is the author’s attitude to the computer?
A. She likes it because it is very convenient.
B. She likes it because it provides an imaginary world.
C. She dislikes i t because TV is more attractive.
D. At first she likes it but later becomes tired of it.
D
In New York, Ma witnessed the Alibaba Group opening on the New York stock exchange with the largest initial public offering (IPO，新股发行) in American history. “Alibaba, the world’s largest Internet commerce company makes China equal to the US in the rapidly increasing global competition for technological innovation and economic transformation ”, commented the South China Morning Post.
It has also made Ma China’s richest man with a fortune of around $25 billion (153 billion yuan), reported Reuters.
It’s reported that Ma’s rags-to-riches journey is just as spectacular as his Internet empire. Ma failed the national college entrance exams twice before he was finally in Hangzhou Normal University on his third attempt and failed in findin g a suitable job several times. Also, Mr. Ma is a big believer in perseverance, which was proved in his English study experience.
However, it was his vision and goals that launched his career.
During a short trip to the US as an interpreter in 1995, Ma first experienced the Internet. He believed in the Internet’s business potential when few other Chinese people did. He started Alibaba in his Hangzhou apartment, with 17 friends and $60,000 of funds.
At the time, when e-commerce was unheard of in China, “I called myself a blind man riding on the back of blind tigers,” he once said, according to The Guardian. His unusual ideas earned him the nickname “Crazy Jack Ma”.
Indeed, Ma is different. Although he is very thin and about 160cm tall, “Ma is yet animated and forceful, said The Guardian. “He is funny, creative, and a compelling (引人注目的) speaker.”
Ma told Time magazine that he was “old for the Internet” . He started to slow down and looked around. According to The Wall Street Journal, Ma “plans to open a tai chi club with the actor Jet Li, build an entrepreneur university in Hangzhou and continu e to work on several environmental projects.”
33. What got Ma into e-commerce industry?
A. His English learning experience.
B. His belief in perseverance.
C. His foresight and ambitions.
D. His 17 friends and $60,000 funds.
34. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Ma is a blind man riding on a blind tiger.
B. Ma knew little about e-commerce.
C. Ma had no confidence in his business future.
D. Ma had not enough money at that time.
35. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. The Development of Alibaba Group
B. Ma Yun’s Personal Life
C. E-commerce in China
D. Ma Yun’s Crazy Success
第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Things You Should Stop Doing to Be Successful
Are you a happy person? How often do you think of reasons why everyone around you is successful though they are not better than you in general? What do you do wrong? Here are some things you should stop doing to be successful.
1. 36
Different people may interpret “success” in different ways: some of them measure it in money, other ones ---- in positive changes to people around them and the world in general. 37 Don’t worry about what other people think but come after what makes you
happy.
2. Do not believe anything without questioning it.
38 They are critical thinkers, and they understand that we all are ruled by our prejudices, so they will always question new information.
3. Do not worry about all unpredictable things that may happen to you.
If you want to be successful, stop thinking about everything that may happen to you.
39 Be ready to improve and change your deeds and decisions when things suddenly don’t
go according to your plan.
4. Do not care about what other people think of you.
40 Your attempts to become “good” for everyone will turn into nothing but new worries, stresses, and problems. Successful people do not concentrate on the quantity
of people to please, but worry about their quality and focus on developing friendships with people they really care about.
A. Do not let others decide what “success” is for you.
B. Do not wait for the “right time” to do anything.
C. As far as we all know, it’s impossible to please all the people who surround us.
D. Successful people do not just accept any new information to be true.
E. If you want to be successful, do not let others force their interpretation of success
on you.
F. Try to feel comfortable with the reality and accept the fact your future can’t be
predicted.
G.Successful people never ignore or avoid problems, no matter how big and awful they
seem.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空(共20小题;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四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。

I was in the fifth grade when I first dipped my fingers into the endless ocean of expression and allowed my hands to grow a(n) 41 .
I remember my hands being sweaty as I wandered 42 into her classroom. From comer to corner, the 43 were decorated with clippings (剪报）and posters 44 Deafness and
American Sign Language. Pictures of 45 hands hung from the bulletin boards (宣传牌）.
Once the rest of my classmates 46 in their seats, she began. She did not speak. Her hands 47 about gracefully as she signed, “Hello. My name Ms. Lewison. Your name what?”
These signs did not 48 until later that week, but still I sat upright at my desk, trying to figure them out. My entire first impression of her was “ 49 ”.
As months passed, my class transformed to an unusually large family. Ms. Lewison was like our 50 .When we were feeling troubled,we just let our 51 do the talking. The lesson became less about following the lesson itself and more about 52 .
Ms. Lewison performed a tough task. She 53 replaced all the ignorance in me with 54 Then she opened my 55 and opened it even wider. She would find time to turn me into a
56 signer. She taught me that there are no limits and my abilities are 57 .
Today my fingers have learned to 58 . Ms. Lewison pushed me 59 into the ocean of Deaf Culture and I have become a strong swimmer in diverse 60 .
41. A. voice B. picture C. order D. poster
42. A. calmly B. excitedly C. anxiously D. quickly
43. A. students B. ocean C. walls D. desks
44. A. related to B. caused by C. contributing to D. aimed at
45. A. welcoming B. outstanding C. waving D. signing
46. A. seated B. settled C. backed D. locked
47. A. flowed B. flew C. wandered D. came
48. A. draw attention B. hold breath C. catch sight D. make sense
49. A. strange B. dull C. silent D. strict
50. A. mother B. partner C. friend D. teacher
51. A. bodies B. hearts C. eyes D. hands
52. A. life B. language C. trouble D. signs
53. A. finally B. successfully C. easily D.unwillingly
54. A. confidence B. freedom C. curiosity D. patience
55. A. mouth B. arms C. mind D. fingers
56. A. fluent B. unique C. special D. clever
57. A. strong B. endless C. flexible D. uncertain
58. A. dip B. swim C. dance D. think
59. A. gently B. hardly C. firmly D. heavily
60. A. waters B. worlds C. families D. classes
第2卷（非选择题共50分）
第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays, 61 number of earthquakes happening around the world is increasing. Why?
A universal idea is that 62 is no doubt that human activity, which does great harm to the environment, is the main cause.
I can still remember it was in the year 2008 63 an earthquake happened in my hometown. That was the first time I 64 (experience) such a terrible disaster. At first my brother and I felt something strange. However, we didn’t take much notice. Then everything began to shake. Only then 65 we realize there was an earthquake. I was too frightened to move. Thanks to my brother, with 66 help I rushed outside, we escaped 67 (kill). No sooner had we got out than the whole building fell down, 68 (bury) everything within. How lucky we were!
More luckily, great importance 69 (attach) to protecting our environment ever since the occurrence of so many earthquakes. As long as we change our way of life we are sure to achieve great success. After all, it is our 70 ( responsible) to protect the only planet we can live on.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分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。

每处错误仅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（A )，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。

Freddy as well as his friends were very sensitive to music. Just look at music books briefly, they could sing and play well. It was not long that they formed a band, which all of them had dreamed of. When they first appeared on the TV program, they became known to people. In fact, the band was such popular that they couldn’t go out without being followed. They couldn’t go out to eat in public. So could they go shopping freely. They were tired of the situation and lost their heart about their future. Then they realized they had come to a position when they had to break up because the fame was no longer worth all their efforts
and there was something important. At last they went back to the lake and live a quiet and peaceful life.
第二节书面表达(满分25分）
书面表达
高三阶段学习比较紧张，正确的学习方法尤为重要。

下表显示了两位同学不同的学习方法，请简述并发表你的观点。

字数在100—120之间。

文章开头已经给出。

荆州中学高三年级第四次质量检测英语卷
命题人：李天英审题人：李学明
参考答案
第一部分：听力 (满分30分，其中第一节7..5分，第二节22.5分)
第一节1-5 A C B B A 第二节6-20 C B C B C A A C A B A B C B A
阅读理解：
21—24 CDAA 25—28 DADD 29—32 AACD 33—35 CBD 36—40 AEDFC
完形填空：
41—45 ACCAD 46—50 BBDCA 51—55 DABCC 56—60 ABCAA
语法填空：
61. the 62. there 63. that 64. had experienced 65. did
66. whose 67. being killed 68.burying 69. has been attached 70. responsibility 短文改错：
1.were----was
2.look—looking
3.that—before
4. the—a
5.such—so
6.So—Nor/Neither
7.their去掉
8.when—where
9.important前加more 10. lived--live 书面表达：One possible version :
Li Hua and Wang Hai are two students of Senior Two．Both of them work hard but they have different learning methods．Li Hua listens to her teachers attentively, tries to catch everything that the teachers say in class ， consults her teachers and asks her teachers for help as often as possible if she has some problems．Because of this, she spends less time doing her homework, so it is certain that she can go to bed earlier and always keeps energetic in the day．
However, Wang Hai has quite a different way of learning．He likes to sit up late at night doing his homework, so he often feels sleepy in class．As a result, he misses lots of key points and it usually takes him more time to finish his homework, which makes it difficult for him to concentrate on what he is doing．
In my opinion, Li Hua learns more effectively in class and has more free time to enjoy herself．So I prefer her learning method．
听力原文：
Text 1
M: Why don’t you just tell Mr. Johns on how you feel?
W: I’m just so angry that I don’t know what I would say to him!
Text 2
W: It’ s amazing that you got such a high bonus.
M: Well, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Bonuses depend on company performance, and I worked overtime almost every day.
Text 3
M: Diana, I think Friday is a bad night for a party. Everybody is always too tired to stay up all night.
W: All right. Let’s make it one day lat er.
Text 4
M: For the last time, please accept my offer! I know exactly what these things are supposed to cost. I’ve been in this business for over twelve years, so I know what I’m talking about.
W: Sir, perhaps you haven’t heard me clearly. We only sell items at fixed prices here. All prices are final, I’m afraid.
Text 5
W: Honey, I’m going downtown. Do we need anything from the grocery store?
M: We need some steaks and some corn for the barbecue tonight. And maybe you could get some stamps afterwards.
W: All right.
Text 6
W: Hello, young man. Be a good boy and help an old woman cross the street, would you? M: Of course, madam. I’d be glad to.
W: Thank you so much. I’m afraid these legs don’t move as fast as they used to!
M: Well, I think you’re looking very healthy. By the way, where are you going today? W: Oh, I’m just going to the drugstore over there. I’ve got to pick up some medication for my husband.
M: Well, I will wait for you outside the drugstore and help you back across the street whenever you’re ready.
W: You are so kind!
Text 7
M: Have you seen Dan the Bear?
W: No, I haven’t.
M: Oh, well, he’s supposed to go onstage in 10 minutes. All the kids are waiting for him to sing.
W: Hmm... Maybe he’s out by the fish tank giving away balloons and talking with the dolphin trainer. Did you c heck there?
M: Yes, I did, but they said they hadn’t seen him. If you see him, please tell him that he’s needed on the small stage as soon as possible.
W: Okay, I’ll send a radio message out to all of the security officers and have them look for him. I’m sure he’s on his way right now.
M: Great. Thank you so much for your support. Will I see you at the bar after work tonight? W: I think I’ll go there a bit later. I want to get a haircut and change clothes first. M: Great. I’ll buy you a drink if you can get Dan the Bear onstage on time.
w. Okay, it’s a deal.
Text 8
M: Hey! Long time no see.
W: Hi! How are you? How was your weekend?
M: It was fantastic. I had so much fun. I wish it had been longer. How was yours?
W: Oh, you don’t want to hear about it. Anyway, what did you do that was so fantastic? M: Well, I went snowboarding on Saturday, and I went to my grandparents’ house on Sunday. W: How fun! It sounds like you were busy. I wish I had gone snowboarding. Maybe I’ll go this weekend. Aren’t you tired after your busy weekend?
M: A little, but it was a productive weekend, so I’m feeling okay. I had been planning to visit my grandparents for a long time, and I finally got some time to do it. Did you just stay in the dorm all weekend?
W: Well, I rented a bunch of DVDs and watched them all. That is why my eyes are swollen. M: I can see that. Oh, let’ s hurry! Professor Don will be mad at us if we are late again! Text 9
W: Hey there. I’m your neighbor. My name is Shirley.
M: Hi, Shirley. I’m Bob. It’s nice to meet you.
W: Nice to meet you, too.
M: Please come in.
W: Here is a little gift for your family. It’s a calendar with all the community events on it.
M: Thank you! I really appreciate it.
W: Since we are neighbors, if you need any help with anything, please feel free to ask me. M: I will. Actually, I am worried about the security of this community because my house has been robbed twice before.
W: Oh don’t worry about that. There are security guards on duty 24 hours a day.
M: Really? That’s good. Are there any supermarkets in the neighborhood?
W: Of course. There is a Carrefour nearby. I’ll take you there sometime if you want. M: Terrific!
W: By the way, there will be a party for all the new neighbors the day after tomorrow. I hope I will see you there.
M: I’ll be there.
W: Great. I’ve got to go. See you later!
M. OK. Come and visit anytime.
W: Thanks. I will!
Text 10
Deep Spring is an American college. It is an unusual college. It is located high in the mountains in California, not in a college town. The campus is a collection of old buildings with no beautiful classrooms. The only college-like thing about Deep Springs is its library. Students can use the 17000 books 24 hours a day. The library is never crowded because there are only 24 students at the college, and they are all male. There are only five professors. These teachers believe in the college, but they are not well-paid. In fact, they only get paid about 9000 dollars a year. The college gives teachers and students
something more important than money —peace and quiet. There is no place like Deep Springs. Students are there to learn and they cannot run away from their problems because there is no place to run to. At most colleges, students can close their books and go to a film, or they can go out to restaurants or parties, but the students at Deep Springs have completely different activities. They can talk to each other or their teachers, or they can go out for a walk in the mountains, and that’s about it. Deep Springs is far from the world of restaurants and cinemas. There isn’t even one television set on campus.。