试题习题、尽在百度实战演练·高三英语20套第页(共160页)江苏省普通高等学校招生考试高三模拟测试卷(一)英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分.满分120分,考试时间120分钟.第Ⅰ卷(选择题共80分)第一部分:听力(共两节,满分15分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分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. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a cafeteria.B. In a restaurant.C. In a supermarket.()2. Why does Jack stop playing sports now?A. He is too busy.B. He has lost the interest.C. The training is too hard.()3. What does the woman mean?A. She is a visitor.B. She just moved in here.C. She knows the manager.()4. What are the speakers talking about?A. Buying DVDs.B. Borrowing DVDs.C. Sharing DVDs.()5. How does the woman find the tickets?A. They are hard to get.B. They are cheap.C. They are expensive.第二节(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)听下面4段对话或独白.每段对话或独白后有几个小题,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.听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题给出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、7题.()6. What will the boy do after lunch?A. Have some dessert.B. Clean up his toys.C. Try a new game.()7. Who might the woman be?A. Frankie's mother.B. Frankie's babysitter.C. Frankie's sister.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题.仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度()8. What is Jane's problem?A. She can't have lunch with Dr. Pasteur tomorrow.B. She forgets the appointment with Dr. Pasteur.C. She can't meet Dr. Pasteur tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.()9. How long is the appointment postponed?A. Three hours and forty-five minutes.B. Four hours and fifteen minutes.C.Six hours.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题.()10. What did Mr. Tang major in the university?A. Chinese.B. Journalism.C. International operation.()11. What was Mr. Tang responsible for when he worked in a media company?A. Gathering the international news.B. Writing the current reports.C. Expanding the operation.()12. Why would Mr. Tang like to work in China?A. He can have a good chance to meet his parents.B. He can make good use of his operation ability.C. He can make good use of his Chinese and English.听第9段材料,回答第13至15题.()13. What can the iMaid do?A. Wash dishes.B. Dry the clothes.C. Clean up dirt from floors.()14. How long can the iMaid work after being charged?A. Three hours.B. Ten hours.C. Thirteen hours.()15. According to the talk, what is the best thing about the iMaid?A. The special gift worth $49.B. The price.C. The service contract.第二部分:英语基础知识运用(共两节,满分35分)第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)请阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.()16. —Tu Youyou and the other two scientists jointly won the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine for their work against parasitic diseases.—They deserve it. The consequences ________ improved human health and reduced仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度suffering are immeasurable.A. in honor ofB. in terms ofC. in defense ofD. in hopes of()17. A teacher's job is not to tell the students what to believe or value, but to ________ them to develop a worldview for themselves.A. urgeB. rankC. persuadeD. equip()18. So why not, he reasoned, ________ the boy a few minutes to explain the whole affair?A. to spareB. sparingC. spareD. spared()19. He ________ himself to a search by the guards before entering the government building.A. objectedB. submittedC. compromisedD. identified()20. —It is reported that Papiss Cisse and Jonny Evans were charged with spitting by the Football Association.—I think spitting is one of the most disgusting things that ________ happen in the game,but yet it is not the worst.A. mustB. shallC. shouldD. can()21. Our mothers sat us down to read and paint, ________ all we really wanted to dowas to make a mess.A. sinceB. asC. unlessD. when()22. I needn't have been in such a hurry. The flight to Hong Kong ________ due to the typhoon.A. has cancelledB. was cancelledC. will be cancellingD. had cancelled()23. —A study suggests reducing energy demand in the future may ________ urban areas.—That's true. Cities need more energy than small towns or other rural areas.A. center onB. act onC. hang onD. catch on()24. Tech-free tourism refers to traveling without a mobile phone or similar devices, particularly to places ________ block or cannot access Internet and cellular signals.仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度A. thatB. whereC. whenD. who()25. —Have you heard of Gong Xingfang, who is experienced in taking care of mothers and newborns in Shanghai?—Yes. It is reported that she can earn 14,000 yuan ($2,252) a month now and anyone who wants to hire her has to make an ________ half a year in advance.A. assessmentB. accommodationC. appointmentD. occupation()26. My brother hopes that he ________ computer science instead of history when he graduated from the university.A. studiesB. studiedC. had studiedD. has studied()27. A Chinese student's print-like handwriting caused controversy among British Internet users,________ both praise and questions about individuality.A. drewB. drawingC. to drawD. having drawn()28. British government is planning to run a pilot scheme that will allow Chinesetourists to get a two-year tourist visa for £85—these cost £324.A. currentlyB. apparentlyC. frequentlyD. similarly()29. Some experts hold the view that fundamental construction is ________ the key tothe little island development lies.A. whichB. whatC. whereD. why()30. —His father always tells him to stop telling lies, which falls on deaf ears.—I think he will suffer the consequences. ________.A. You reap what you sowB. Justice has long armsC. Honesty is the best policyD. Lies have short legs第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项. The continuous presentation of frightening stories about global warming in the popular media makes us unnecessarily frightened. Even worse, it __31__ our kids.Al Gore famously __32__ how a sea-level rise of 20 feet would almost completely __33__ Florida, New York, Holland, and Shanghai, __34__ the United Nations says that such a thing willnot even happen, __35__ that sea levels will rise 20 times less than that.When __36__ with these exaggerations(夸大), some of us say that they are for a good cause,仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度and surely there is no __37__ done if the result is that we focus even more on dealing with climate change.Worrying of harm. exaggerations do plenty This __38__ is astonishingly wrong. Such__39__ we could do extremely about global warming means that we worry less about other things,which ) —on global warming's impact on malaria(疟疾so much more good. We focus, __40__,instead of helping the half a billion people __42__ will put more people at __41__ in 100 years—from malaria today with prevention and treatment policies that are much cheaper and dramatically more __43__ than carbon reduction would be.Exaggeration also wears out the public's __44__ to cope with global warming. If the planet iscertain to be destroyed __45__ global warming, people wonder, why should we do anything? causes it unnecessary alarm that of exaggeration, I believe, is the The __46__ costold --yearPost in The Washington mentioned nine—particularly among children. An article Alyssa, who cries about the possibility of mass animal __47__ from global warming.-year8-effective outlets for their __48__ The newspaper also reported that parents aremight be better off educating them and letting them olds' concern with dying polar bears. Theyknow that, __49__ to common belief, the global polar bear population has doubled over the past 000. __50__ the possible disappearing of summer Arctic ice, polar to about 22,century, half-bears will live on with us.D. interests C. terrifies )31. A. exhausts B. amazes (D. described C. denied B. determined ()32. A. dismissedD. expand B. flood C. reduce ()33. A. coverD. in case B. as if C. in that ()34. A. even thoughD. advocating C. estimating ()35. A. measuring B. provingD. entitled C. filled )36. A. faced B. identified (D. disadvantage C. benefit )37. A. good B. harm (D. dialogue B. argument C. story ()38. A. announcementD. whichC. where ()39. A. when B. whatD. in short C. on average )40. A. for example B. in addition (D. riskC. ease ()41. A. peace B. randomD. suffering()42. A. prohibiting B. escaping C. developing仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度()43. A. effective B. accurate C. complex D. temporary()44. A. ability B. sense C. willingness D. preference()45. A. due to B. except for C. regardless of D. along with()46. A. smallest B. worst C. fewest D. least()47. A. ruling out B. running out C. dropping out D. dying out()48. A. turning out B. taking over C. searching for D. pulling through()49. A. sensitive B. contrary C. related D. accustomed()50. A. Except B. Besides C. Without D. Despite第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.ABelow are the four most famous bridges in the world.Ponte Vecchio BridgeThe Ponte Vecchio (literally “old bridge”) is a bridge built in the Middle Ages over the Arno River in Florence, Italy, the only Florentine bridge to survive World War Ⅱ. The bridge is unique for still having shops built along it, as was common in the days of the Medici. Butchers originally occupied souvenir sellers. It is said that the economic concept of bankruptcy originated here: when a merchant could not pay his debts, the table on which he sold his goods was physically broken by soldiers, and this practice was called “bancorotto (brokentable)”.Golden Gate Bridge仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait between San Francisco and Marin County to the north. It is the masterwork of architect Joseph B. Strauss, whose statue graces the southern observation deck. The bridge took seven years to build, and was completed in 1937. The Golden Gate Bridge used to be the longest suspension bridge span in the world. And today it has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in San Francisco and California. Since its completion, the span length has been surpassed by eight other bridges. The famous red-orange color of the bridge was specifically chosen to make the bridge more easily visible through the thick frog that frequently covers the bridge.Millau BridgeStarted in 1998 and opened to traffic in 2005, the Millau Viaduct is a huge cable-stayedroad-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. It is the tallest highway bridge in the world, with the highest pylon's summit at 343 meters—slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower. The speed limit on the bridge was reduced from 130 km/h to 110 km/h because of traffic slowing down, due to tourists taking pictures of the bridge from the vehicles. Shortly after the bridge opened to traffic, passengers were stopping to admire the landscape and the bridgeitself.Charles BridgeThe Charles Bridge is a famous stone Gothic bridge that crosses the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the support of King Charles IV, and finished in the beginning of the 15th century. As the only means of crossing the river Vltava, the 仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度Charles Bridge was the most important connection between the Old Town and the area around Prague Castle. Connection made Prague important as a trade route between Eastern and Western Europe. Today it is one of the most visited sights in Prague with painters, owners of kiosks and other traders alongside numerous tourists crossing the bridge.()51. Of the four bridges, which one has the shortest history?A. Ponte Vecchio.B. Golden Gate Bridge.C. Millau Bridge.D. Charles Bridge.()52. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Golden Gate Bridge?A. The span length ranks the 8th in the world.B. Its color enables travelers to see it easily on foggy days.C. It is the most popular tourist attraction in America.D. It took Joseph B. Strauss 7 years to design the bridge.()53. The Charles Bridge played an important role in Prague, Czech Republic because________.A. it attracted many famous painters thereB. it was supported by Kin Charles IVC. it was the only stone Gothic bridge crossing the Vltava RiverD. it promoted the trade between Eastern and Western EuropeBTELECOMMUTERS fall into two camps. Some sit on the sofa watching daytime soaps, pausing occasionally to check their BlackBerrys. Most, however, do real work, undistracted by meetings and talkative colleagues.In the future more people will work from home. With office space in London and New Yorkso costly, many firms save money by encouraging staff to work in their loose clothes. Instead of having to bury their noses in strangers' armpits on crowded trains, they can work via e-mail, Skype and virtual private networks.Yet, in a research published in MIT Sloan Management Review, Daniel Cable of the London Business School shows that telecommuters are less likely to be promoted. In one experiment subjects were asked to judge scenarios in which the only difference was whether the employee was at his office desk or at home. Managers rated those at the office to be more dependable and industrious, regardless of the quality of their work.仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度Visibility creates the illusion of value. Being the last to leave the office impresses bosses,even if you are actually larking around(胡闹) on Facebook. Oddly, this holds true at firms that explicitly encourage staff to work from home. Many Californian tech firms asked employees not to come to the office too often; yet bosses unconsciously punished those who obeyed.Remote workers understand this. Many frequently sent their bosses with progress reports to prove they are on the job. A fifth of the workers in the study admitted to leaving an e-mail or voice mail early or late in the day. Still, many are not as smart as they think. Some choose a Monday or Friday to work at home. That, says Mr. Cable, makes others think they are eager to extend the weekend.A culture of presenteeism hurts working mothers most. Many women (and some men) work from home to allow themselves the flexibility to pick up kids from school. That need not mean they produce less; only that they do it at a time and a place of their own choosing. Some firms, such as Best Buy, an electronics retailer, recognize this and try hard to evaluate staff entirely on performance. But this is not easy. Intangibles such as teamworking skills matter, too. Mr. Cable thinks homeworking will lose its stigma(污名) only when most people do it. Or perhaps when the boss is telecommuting, too.()54. What is most likely the main cause of the increasing number of telecommuters?A. Increasing location rents.B. Annoying talkative colleagues.C. High-tech mobile phones.D. Attractive daytime soaps.()55. What does the example of many California tech firms prove?A. Working at home is impractical in tech firms.B. Employees' presence at office raises their value.C. Employees should judge when to obey.D. Bosses often don't keep their promises.()56. What do wise telecommuters do to prove they are on the job?A. They give timely accounts of their work progress to their bosses.B. They check their e-mails and voice mails every day.C. They discuss the work with their bosses.D. They spend some time working on weekends.()57. What is the biggest disadvantage of working at home according to the last仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度paragraph?A. The traditional working culture can be hurt.B. Mothers' work may be interrupted by their kids.C. Retailers can't get enough on-site employees.D. Employees may lack chances to develop certain skills.CAlzheimer's disease has no cure. There are, however, five drugs—known and approved—thatcan slow down the development of its symptoms. The earlier such drugs are administered, the better. Unfortunately, the disease is usually first noticed when people complain to their doctors of memory problems. That is normally too late for the drugs to do much good. A simple and reliable test for Alzheimer's that can be administered to everybody over the age of about 65, before memory-loss sets in, would therefore be useful.Theo Luider, of the Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam, and his colleaguesthink they have found one—but it works only in women. They made their discovery, just reportedin the Journal of Proteome Research, by tapping into a long-term, continuing study that started in 1995 with 1,077 non-demented and otherwise healthy people aged between 60 and 90. At the beginning of the project, and subsequently during the periods 1997-99 and 2002-04, participants were brought in for a battery of neurological(神经学的) and cognitive(认知的) investigations, physical examinations, brain imaging and blood tests.During the first ten years of the study, 43 of the volunteers developed Alzheimer's diseases. When Dr. Luider compared blood samples from these people with samples from 43 of their fellow volunteers, matched for sex and age, who had remained Alzheimer's-free, he found something surprising. Levels of a substance called pregnancy zone protein had been unusually high, even before their symptoms appeared, in some of those who went on to develop Alzheimer's disease. Those “some”,it turned out, were all women. On average, levels of pregnancy zone protein in those women who went on to develop Alzheimer's were almost 60% higher than those of women who did not. In men, levels of the protein were the same for both.The reason for this curious result seems to be that the brain plaques(斑块) associated with Alzheimer's disease are themselves turning out pregnancy zone protein. Certainly, when Dr. Luider applied a chemical stain specific to that protein to the plaques of dead Alzheimer's patients 仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度he found the protein present in them.Confusingly, though, it was there in the plaques of both sexes. Presumably, female cells (and therefore the plaques of female brains) make more of it than male cells do. But that remains to be proved. Whatever the reason, however, this result means that women, at least, may soon be able to tell whether and when they are at risk of Alzheimer's and thus do something about it before they start losing their minds.()58. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A. No medication can slow down the development of Alzheimer's symptoms.B. To detect Alzheimer's disease before memory loss appears is vital.C. Doctors had better handle Alzheimer's disease when people are 65 years old.D. People who always complain are most likely to have Alzheimer's disease.()59. The underlined word “one”in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.A. a simple and reliable test for Alizheimer'sB. a possible cure for Alzheimer'sC. an important discovery about Alzheimer'sD. an effective and legal drug for Alzheimer's ()60. What does Dr. Luider's study tell us about the pregnancy zone protein?A. It won't go high until the symptoms of Alzheimer's appear.B. In men, levels of it remain stable for their lifetime.C. Women developing Alzheimer's usually have lower levels of it.D. The brain plaques connected with Alzheimer's produce it.()61. The passage is mainly about ________.A. patients of Alzheimer's disease and its drugsB. an introduction to the pregnancy zone proteinC. a new discovery concerning Alzheimer's diseaseD. the development stages of Alzheimer's diseaseDHe was in the first third-grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris, Minnesota.All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful.Mark also talked continuously. I had to remind him again and again that talking without仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度permission was not acceptable. One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher's mistake. I looked at Mark and said, “If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut!”It wasn't ten seconds later when Chuck blurted out, “Mark is talking again.”I hadn't asked any of the students to help me watch Mark, but since I had stated the punishment in front of the class, I had to act on it.I remember the scene as if it had occurred this morning. Without saying a word, I proceededto Mark's desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then returned to the front of the room.As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked at me. That did it! I startedlaughing. The entire class cheered as I walked back to Mark's desk, removed the tape, and shrugged my shoulders. His first words were, “Thank you for correcting me, Sister.”At the end of the year I was asked to teach junior-high math. The years flew by, and beforeI knew it Mark was in my classroom again. He was more handsome than ever and just as polite.One Friday, things just didn't feel right. We had worked hard on a new concept all week, andI sensed that the students were growing discouraged with themselves—and edgy with one another.I had to change the mood of the class before it got out of hand. So I asked them to list the namesof the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. ThenI told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down. It took the remainder of the class period to finish the assignment.That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and Ilisted what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday I gave each student his or her list. Some of them ran two pages. Before long, the entire class was smiling. “Really?”I heard whispers. “I never knew that meant anything to anyone!”“I didn't know others liked me so much!”No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. I never knew if the students discussedthem after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another again.That group of students moved on. Several years later, after I returned from a vacation, I got acall from my father. “The Eklunds called last night,”he began. “Really?”I said. “I haven't 仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度heard from them for several years. I wonder how Mark is.”Dad responded quietly. “Mark was killed in Vietnam,”Mark looked so handsome, somature. All I could think at that moment was, Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the worldif only you could talk to me.After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates headed to Chuck's farmhouse for lunch.Mark's parents were there, obviously waiting for me. “Helen, we want to show you something,”his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket. “They found this on Mark when he was killed.We thought you might recognize it.”Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that hadobviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. I knew without looking that the paperswere the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him. “Thank you so much for doing that,”Mark's mother said. “As you can see, Mark treasured it.”Mark's classmates started to gather around us. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, “Istill have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home.”Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocket-book, took out her wallet and showed her worn and ragged list to the group. “I carry this with me at all times,”Vicki said without hesitation. “I think we all saved our lists.”That's when I finally sat down and cried. I cried for Mark and for all his friends who wouldnever see him again.()62. We can conclude that when Sister Helen was a third-grade teacher, she________.A. was usually hot-tempered and impatientB. liked all the students in the class but MarkC. wasn't always sure how to discipline her studentsD. had a high expectation of the students in her class()63. The underlined word “edgy”in Paragraph 7 means “________”.A. very disappointedB. easily annoyedC. fully honestD. greatly inspired()64. Upon reading their lists for the first time, Sister Helen's students were ________.A. surprised and proudB. nervous and embarrassed仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度C. depressed and angryD. calm and content()65. Mark carried the notebook paper at all times because ________.A. it was a valuable gift from his dear Sister HelenB. it could ease his homesickness when in VietnamC. it was the recognition and appreciation from his classmatesD. he promised his classmates that he would treasure it第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共40分)第四部分:词汇检测(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)请认真阅读下列各小题,并根据上下文语境和所给首字母的提示,写出下列各句空格中的单词,注意保持语义和形式的一致.66. —Whatever b________ we are having on our shoulders, let them down for a moment,shall we?—All right. Let's enjoy the meal first.67. —I noticed the customer in red go away not altogether satisfied with Tom'sexplanations.—Definitely. She asked how the machine worked and Tom just gave a v________description about its function, which could make her even more puzzled.68. —Alice, Granny is coming. Would you give your room a t________ cleaning?—With so much homework to do, I will just mop the floor, leaving the dirty windows toJim.69. —Have you heard the news that his father's ship crashed into a rock and was broken intwo?—Yeah. Luckily, nobody was injured with the help of the soldiers s________ on the nearbyisland.70. —One more girl was bitten by a dog this morning. Worse still, nobody knows who theowner is.—It's high time to campaign for c________ registration of dogs.第五部分:同义转换(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)请认真阅读下列各小题的两句句子,在空格处填上一个单词,使两句句子语义保持不变.(注意:不得使用第一句中的原词)仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度71. —We will stick to our policy to promote relationships with the third-world countries.—It will be our ________ policy to promote relationships with the third-world countries.72. —Yan Fei, a director of Goodbye Mr. Loser thinks the success of the film lies in their devotion to telling a complete story.—Yan Fei, a director of Goodbye Mr. Loser ________ the success of the film to theirdevotion to telling a complete story.73. —Many Chinese students studying abroad have no choice but to wash dishes in the restaurants to support themselves.—In order to live on, many Chinese students studying abroad are reduced to ________ themselves out to wash dishes in the restaurants.74. —I was green with envy when I was informed that he would be promoted while Iwould not.—I was ________ when I was informed that he would be promoted while I would not.75. —Their system which relies entirely on departmental selection will surely cause lack of balance.—Their system which relies entirely on departmental selection is ________ to result in lackof balance.第六部分:任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词.注意:每个空格只填1个单词.Regret is as common an emotion as love or fear, and it can be nearly as powerful. We feel itwhen we either blame ourselves for things that turned out badly, or long to undo a choice we madein the past. The effect regret has on our lives and how we deal with regret are equally important.In some cases, regret can be disastrous. In 1995, a British man who regularly played one setof lottery numbers forgot to renew his ticket during the week that his numbers came up. He was so filled with regret and self-blame that he committed suicide. While this is an extreme consequence of regret, it can have many other lesser effects on the mind and body that can still seriously affect our lives.According to recent research, women have more regrets about romantic relationships thanmen do—not surprising, since women “value social relationships more than men”. In collectivist 仔细审题、认真作答.试题习题、尽在百度culture where many aspects of life are arranged, people feel less regret, since many choices were made for them. There was an even split between regrets about inaction (not doing something) and action (do something you wish you didn't). The research found that some regrets are more likelythan others to stay over time: people tend to hang on longer to the regret of inaction or the opportunities they have missed; meanwhile, regrets of action tend to be more recent.。