2021年湖北省宜昌市成考專升本英語自考真題(含答案)

2021年湖北省宜昌市成考專升本英語自考真題(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(20題)1.—Theeducationsystemratherthantheteachers______toanswerfortheoverburdenonthestudents—IagreeIhopethereform.beingcarriedoutinourcountrywillhangaboutthe_____results.

A.are;desiredB.is;desiredC.are;desiringD.is;desiring

2.Myfather______mebysayingthatIcouldwininthespeechcontest,soItookpartinit.

A.discouragedB.encouragedC.preventedD.asked

3.Thankyouforthe______youdidme.tomovethesofaupstairs.

A.favorB.goodC.helpD.kindness

4.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

5.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

6.Notuntilhelefthishome_______toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim.

A.didhebeginB.hadhebegunC.hebeganD.hehasbegun

7.tosunlightfortoomuchtime,asthedoctorssay,willdoharmtoone‘sskin.

A.Beingexposed

B.Havingexposed

C.Exposed

D.Afterbeingexposed

8.Finallyhegottimeforaglance______thisreport.

A.offB.roundC.onD.at

9.

Allthestudentswenttothemagicshowyesterday.Itwasreally______A.amusinglyB.amuseC.amusingD.amused

10.Sometimeschildrenhavetrouble______factfromfictionandmaybelievethatsuchthingsactuallyexist.

A.toseparateB.separatingC.forseparatingD.ofseparating

11.______yourhomeworkandmakesurethatyoudon't______anymistakes.

A.Do;doB.Make;makeC.Make;doD.Do;make

12.--Ifyouareofferedatriptothemoon,______it?--Ofcourse.Whynot?

A.didyouaccept

B.areyougoingtoaccept

C.willyouaccept

D.wouldyouaccept

13.-Betweenthetwopossibleplans,I‘mbound_____thesecondoneA.favouringB.tofavourC.forfavouringD.tofavouring

14.Hewasamanofstrongfeelings,______normallylayhiddendeepinsidehim.

A.itB.thatC.thoseD.which

15.______youmayberight,Ican'taltogetheragree.

A.WhileB.AsC.ifD.Since

16.Theproblemwassettledtothecompleteofthem,sotheydidn‘tcomplain.

A.amazementB.satisfactionC.disappointmentD.attraction

17.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

18.Heistooweakto______theheavybox.

A.riseB.putC.raiseD.arise

19.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

20.Icanneverforget______thefamousactressduringhervisittoourschool．

A.havingbeenmetB.tomeetC.tohavemetD.meeting

二、翻譯(10題)21.Onereasonisthewaytheyaretreatedoncetheygetthere.ThepeopleatDisneygooutoftheirwaytoservetheir"guests",astheyprefertocallthem,andtoseethattheyenjoythemselves.

22.TodaythecomputerplaysavitalroleinthelivesofmanyAmericansandisseenasoneofthegreatesttechnologicaldevelopmentsofalltimes.

23.MostpeoplewereinfavorofgoingtoShanghaiwhentheywerediscussingwheretospendtheirholidays.

24.論實際用途，沒有那個計算機網(wǎng)絡能比得上國際互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。

25.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofalloutpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.

26.Hewantstowriteanarticle,whichwillattractpublicattentiontotheairpollutioninthiscity.

27.Asfarasabilityisconcerned,Tomistherightpersonforthejob.

28.Itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobs,theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thatmeans33percentovermanning,33percentlessproductivitythancouldbeobtained.

29.Shehasbeenlongingtoworkasalawyer,becausetheworkisnotonlyinteresting,challenging,butalsothesalaryisveryattractive.

30.IhaveboughtthathousefromwhichIcanenjoythebeautifulsceneoftheChangjiangBridge.

三、書面表達(10題)31.假設你是一名高中生，一次一位外國朋友問你，除了在學校學習英語還有什么其他途徑可

以練習英語。請你根據(jù)提示用英語寫出你參加“英語角”的情況。

提示：

1．“英語角”于兩年前成立，許多中學生參加，有時也有一些大學生和外國友人來此。

2．活動時間：每周六上午。

3．活動內(nèi)容：練習英語口語，談論大家共同感興趣的事情，交流學習英語的經(jīng)驗等。

4．談談你參加此項活動的體會。

注意．詞數(shù)應為100左右

32.你(LiYuan)丟失了錢包，需要寫一個尋物啟事。內(nèi)容包括：

(1)丟失的時間和地點。

(2)描述錢包內(nèi)外(錢包的顏色、錢包里的東西)。

(3)提供與失主聯(lián)系的方式。

33.你不慎將手機丟失。請寫--N尋物啟事，內(nèi)容大致包括以下方面：

(1)你的手機的品牌和外觀(如顏色、形狀等)。

(2)丟失的時間和地點。

(3)手機對你的重要性。

(4)希望拾到的人將手機送還。

(5)表示感謝，并提供你的聯(lián)系方式(LiYuan，Tel：66778899)。

34.假定你是Helen，要寫一封信給Julie，對她和她的丈夫昨日請你和你丈夫吃飯表示感謝，表示要回請他們，以答謝他們的盛情款待。

35.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionin100—120Fordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．你以倫敦國際語言中心的名義向大家介紹：1)該中心的教學目的既實用又圍繞商務。教師經(jīng)驗豐富，有現(xiàn)代化的教學方法和設備。想?yún)⒓诱Z言課程請到105室登記。2)除了教學之外，該中心還提供許多其他活動，如電影、英語角、討論和野餐，其目的是提高學生的語言技能。3)英語俱樂部每天上午九點至晚上九點開放，只需申請，會員即可免費使用。

36.隨著電腦和因特網(wǎng)的普及，網(wǎng)上購物也進入了人們的日常生活。有人支持網(wǎng)上購物，也有人對其保留態(tài)度，你的看法是什么？根據(jù)下表寫一篇文章。注意：1.不要逐條翻譯；2.

詞數(shù)150左右。3.

參考詞匯：投訴

complainv./complaintn.

37.假設你是一個農(nóng)村學生，進城看到河水被嚴重污染，請寫一篇議論污染的日記。內(nèi)容包括

以下幾點：

1．河水顏色發(fā)黑，并發(fā)出臭味。

2．水里沒有魚，也沒人游泳。

3．污染原因是附近的工廠往河里排放工業(yè)廢水。

4．大家應保護環(huán)境，減少污染。

注意：

1．要符合日記的格式。

2．詞數(shù)為l00左右。

38.你(LiYuan)和幾個朋友約定明天在人民公園野餐。你們的朋友Peter也應邀參加。你給他寫封信，內(nèi)容包括：

(1)說明野餐目的。

(2)說明路線。

(3)說明日期、時間。

39.寫一篇有關壓力的文章。內(nèi)容包括：

(1)壓力是什么?

(2)減壓的辦法。

40.假定你是中國文化知識大賽組委員會主席李華，寫信祝賀參賽選手JohnSmith獲得本次

大賽一等獎，并通知其以下事項：

1．出席12月10日晚在北京友誼賓館舉行的慶祝晚會。2．贏得了免費中國10Et游。

3．如果能夠參加旅游，應將信中所附表格填好，并準備好護照（passport）。組委會將負責

其他相關事宜。

注音．詞數(shù)為100左右

October17th，2012

DearMr．JohnSmith，

Sincerelyyours，

LiHuaChair

CommitteeoftheChineseCultureContest

四、翻譯(20題)41.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英語專業(yè)學生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

人生不是上帝為譴責我們的缺陷而給我們布下的陷阱。人生也不是一場拼寫比賽，不管你拼出多少單詞，一旦出現(xiàn)了一個錯誤，就會前功盡棄。人生更像是一個棒球賽季，即使最好的球隊也會輸?shù)羧种坏谋荣悾幢阕畈畹那蜿犚灿写猴L得意的日子。我們的目標就是多贏少輸。當我們能夠接受不完整是人性的一部分這個事實時，當我們的人生不斷滾動并能欣賞其價值時，我們就會獲得其他人僅渴望的完整人生。我相信這就是上帝對我們的要求：不求“完美”，不求“永不犯錯”，而是求得人生的完整。

42.如果你堅持進行這項試驗,你將為由此產(chǎn)生的后果負責.

43.Developmentsincomputertechnologywillhaveamajorimpactonindustrialprocesses.

44.我們在尋找有經(jīng)驗的人士，他們愿為我們高績效的組織做出貢獻，并能為他們職業(yè)生涯的成功而奮斗。

A.Weareseekingexperiencedindividuals,willingtoattributetoourhighperformanceorganization,anddevotedtothesuccessoftheircareer.

B.Wearelookingforexperiencedindividuals,arewillingtocontributetoourhighperformanceorganization,anddevotedtothesuccessoftheircareer.

C.Wearelookingforexperiencedindividuals,willingtocontributetoourhighperformanceorganization,anddevotedtothesuccessoftheircareer.

D.Weareseekingexperiencedindividuals,reluctanttodistributetoourhighperformanceorganization,anddevotedtothesuccessoftheircareer.

45.Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.

46.因為我們的產(chǎn)品在國內(nèi)外聲譽頗佳，所以產(chǎn)品需求量逐年增加。

47.TheprincipalreasonfortheproportionoftelevisionamongUnitedStatesadvertisersisthatitreachesavastnumberofpeopleatthesametime.

48.現(xiàn)在年輕人在書籍上花的錢越來越多了。

49.Onlythosewhoworkhardwillbefavoredinthefiercecompetition.

50.我能向你保證這一信息是可靠的.

51.Ihavehadgreatdealoftroubleincatchingupwithothersinmyclass._____________________________________________________________________________

52.Shehasbeenlongingtoworkasalawyer,becausetheworkisnotonlyinteresting,challenging,butalsothesalaryisveryattractive.

53.Withouttheencouragementandhelpofmyfriends,Iwouldhavequitschool.

54.國慶節(jié)快到了，很多人在忙著準備去旅游。

55.Wouldyoupleasetellusthequantityyourequireinordertoenableustoworkouttheoffer?

56.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging.

57.Safetyfirstmaymeanalittlemoretimeandcare,butitmaysaveyoualotoftrouble.

58.Tocontroltheincreasingnumberoftrafficaccidents,thenewsafetyregulationwillbeputintoeffectnextmonth.

59.Itwasnearlyimpossibletolivefreefromfinancialstressinmodernsociety.

60.他們很忙，只是偶爾去看戲。

五、閱讀理解(5題)61.YoucaninferthatanunstatedreasonWinickdoesnotwantaflatratetaxisthat______.

A.shemighthavetopaymoretaxes

B.sheisrich

C.theflatratetaxishardtofigureout

D.theflatratetaxisunfairtotherich

62.

Themainreasonthatboysareseldomtrainedtofollowtheirfather’sbusinessis______.

A.thatchildrenalsoliketohavejobsoutside

B.thatthereisawidechoiceofemploymentforchildren

C.thatfatherdonotliketopursueemploymentathomeanymore

D.thatchildrennowadaysrarelyseetheirplacesofwork

63.

Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.

A.People'sGrowingInterestinNaturalFoods

B.NaturalFoodsandHealthyDiet

C.HarmfulEffectsofSugar

D.TheImportanceofFiberinFoods

64.Claude-OscarMonet(1840-1926)wasaFrenchartistandaleadingmemberoftheImpressionistgroupofpainters.BorninParis,MonetspenthischildhoodinLeHavre.Therehemetalocalartist,EugeneBoudin,whoencouragedhimtobecomealandscapepainter.In1859,MonetwenttoParistostudyattheAcadémieSuisse.Between1860and1862,MonetservedinthearmyinAlgeria(阿爾及利亞).HereturnedtoPariswherehemetmostofthemajorartistsoftheera.In1870,MonetmarriedCamilleDoncieux.ToescapetheFranco-Prussianwar,themovedtoLondon.BacktoFrance,theysettledatArgenteuil,aboatingcentreontheSeine(塞納河)whichdrewmanyotherImpressionistpainters.WorkingfromnaturewasaparticularsymboloftheImpressionistmovement,andonethatMonetvalued,reflectinginhispaintingstheever-changingimpactoflightandweatherconditions.In1872,hevisitedLeHavrewherehepainted"AnImpression,Sunrise".Whenexhibitedin1874,partofitstitlewasusedbyacritictolabelthewholemovement"Impressionism".Monet'swifediedin1879,andhesetuphomewithAliceHoschedé,thewifeofoneofhismostimportantsponsors.Duringthe1880s,MonettravelledthroughFrancethroughFrancepaintingavarietyoflandscape.Hegraduallybecamebetterknownandforthelast30yearsofhislifehewasregardedasthegreatestoftheImpressionists.From1890hebegantopaintaseries(系列)ofpicturesofonesubject,including"Haystacks"a"RouenCathedral"an"Waterlilies".ThelatterwerepaintedinthefinegardenMonetcreatedathishouseatGiverny,wherehelivedfrom18830n.Hepaintedthemoverandoveragain,mostsignificantlyinaseriesespeciallyforamuseuminParis.Monetwasintroducedtoart____.

A.byanartistinhischildhood

B.byhisfatherinLeHavre

C.duringhisshortstayinAlgeria

D.duringhisvisittoParis

65.Thereddotonthepolicemapshows______.

A.theaddressofthecriminal

B.RedwoodCity

C.thecapitalofCalifornia

D.thelocationofthegunfire

六、作文(1題)66.假設你的朋友叫楊立，是優(yōu)秀學生。校報請你寫一篇介紹他的短文。他的基本情況是：現(xiàn)在讀高二，是班長，是全班學習最好的;最喜歡學習英語和數(shù)學;愛好體育，課余常踢足球，還是學校游泳隊隊員;經(jīng)常幫助別人。注意：(1)基本情況不可遺漏;(2)要有標題;(3)詞數(shù)為100左右。

參考答案

1.B解析：theeducationsystem是主語，謂語動詞應用單數(shù)；thedesiredresults意為“期望的結果”。

2.B解析：encourage：鼓勵、鼓舞；discourage：使泄氣；prevent：阻止；ask：要求。根據(jù)句意只有選B。

3.A解析：favor：幫助，一般用domeafavor；good：好處；help不與do搭配：kindness：善良。故選A。

4.A【句子大意】新打字機的價格是二手貨的三倍。

5.A

6.A

7.A

8.D

9.C所有的學生都去看了昨天的魔術表演。它太令人不可思議了。這里主要考查的是動詞的現(xiàn)在分詞和過去分詞的不同用法。Sth．bedoing表示某一事物令人怎么樣。Sb．bedone表示某人處于某種狀態(tài)。例：Theletteristouching．這封信令人感動。

Iammoved．我很感動。

10.B解析：本題考查固定搭配。havetrouble(in)doingsth.“做某事有困難”。句意為：有時孩子們在分清故事和現(xiàn)實方面會有困難，相信故事中的事確實存在。

11.D解析：本題考查動詞搭配。doone'shomework“做作業(yè)”；makemistakes“犯錯誤”。句意為：做作業(yè)，還要保證別犯錯誤。

12.D

13.B

14.D解析：which修飾非限定性定語從句，指代前邊一句話。本題涉及句法知識——簡單句、并列句和復合句。例如：Hehastwodaughters.Theyaredoctors.(簡單句)Hehastwodaughtersandtheyaredoctors.(并列句)Hehastwodaughters,whoaredoctors．(復合句)

15.A解析：while意為“雖然”；as意為“因為”；if意為“如果”；since意為“因為”。根據(jù)題意選A。

16.B

17.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意為“特別地”。

18.C解析：本題考查詞義的辨別。rise出現(xiàn)，put放下，raise提起，arise升高。

19.A

20.D解析：forgetdoingsth．忘了已做過某事。注意區(qū)別forgettodosth。忘了而沒有做某事。

21.一個原因是一旦到達那兒所受到的接待方式。迪士尼樂園的人走出來為“客人們”提供服務他們喜歡這樣稱呼游客并且樂見他們玩的高興。一個原因是一旦到達那兒所受到的接待方式。迪士尼樂園的人走出來為“客人們”提供服務，他們喜歡這樣稱呼游客，并且樂見他們玩的高興。

22.今天計算機在許多美國人的生活中起了一個重要的作用并被認為是所有時代中最偉大的技術發(fā)展之一。今天計算機在許多美國人的生活中起了一個重要的作用，并被認為是所有時代中最偉大的技術發(fā)展之一。

23.在討論暑假里去哪里度假的時候大多數(shù)人贊成去上海。在討論暑假里去哪里度假的時候，大多數(shù)人贊成去上海。

24.NocomputernetworkiscomparabletoInternetforpracticalapplication.

25.我們關注的是充分開發(fā)所有學生的各項能力，而不僅僅是發(fā)展他們的學習能力。

26.（他準備寫一篇關于城市污染的文章，來引起大眾對于這一問題的關注）

27.就能力而言湯姆是此項工作的合適人選。就能力而言，湯姆是此項工作的合適人選。

28.據(jù)說當兩個工會為三項工作爭執(zhí)的時候，解決爭端的辦法是給每個工會兩項工作。這就意味著有33%的人員配置是多余的，勞動生產(chǎn)率比實際降低33%。

29.她一直渴望當律師因為這工作不僅有趣和富有挑戰(zhàn)性而且薪金非常誘人。她一直渴望當律師,因為這工作不僅有趣和富有挑戰(zhàn)性，而且薪金非常誘人。

30.我買下了那座房子從那里我可觀賞長江大橋的美景。我買下了那座房子，從那里我可觀賞長江大橋的美景。

31.Onepossibleversion:

I"maseniorstudent.IlikeEnglishverymuch.attendingEnglishlessonsatschool，IoftengototheEnglishCornerintheparknearmyhomeonSaturdaymorning.Itwassetuptwoyearsago.Manyhighschoolstudentsgatherthere.Sometimes，some

CollgesudentsandevenforeignfriendsarepresentattheEnglishCorner.

TherewepractiseourspokenEnglish，talkaboutwhatweareinterestedin，exchangeourexperienceinlearningEnglishandsoon.I"velearnedalot.

IhavegreatlyimprovedmyselfinEnglishsinceIvisitedit.Itisreallyagoodhelptome.

32.Ilostmypurse.Itisblackandredanditsshapeistriangle.

IthinkIleftitsomewhereinthelibraryyesterdayafternoonwhenIwasinahurrytoborrowbooksandwalkedupanddownstairstolookformaterialstobeusedinmymathcourseandoccupiedseatsfortheeveningstudywithmybooks.

Insidemypurse,thereisastudentIDwhichisveryimportanttome,librarycardwithoutwhichIwon'tgetintothelibrary,andabout300RMB.

Ifanyonegotitorknewanyoneelsewhogotit,pleasecallmeat80967521atanytime.Thankyou.

33.LOSTAmobilephoneislost.ItisNOKIA3100,black.

IthinkIlostitinthelibraryonMondayevening(May7)whenIwaswalkingaroundtoborrowandreturnbooks.

Itis,infact,averyoldone.Butitisakindofmemoryofoneofmyfriendswhodiedofcancerthreeyearsagowhenshewasonly22yearsold.She'sgonebutleftthemobilephonetome.Ikeepitandneverthinkofreplacingitwithnewonejustbecauseitisfromher.

Ibegyoutocallmeat66778899ifyoufounditsomewhere.Iamexpectingtogetmymobilephoneback.

Thousandthanks.LiYuan

34.DearJulie：ThankyouverymuchforthedinnerthatyouinvitedmyhusbandandItoyesterday.Thefoodnotonlylookedandsmelledfabulousbuttastedgreat，andmyhusbandandIenjoyeditverymuch.Therefore，wewouldliketoinviteyoutodinnerat7p.m.thisFridayattheNorthwestChineserestauranttoreturnyourkindnessandhospitality.Pleasedocome.Yours，Helen

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September16，2012，SundayCloudy

Iwenttothesmallcityfarawayfromvillagestobooksthismorning.WhatIsawtheresurprisvery.much.Thereisariverinthecity.Thewaterinitisdarkandsmellsterrible.Itispollutedwithchemicalwastefromfactories.Therearemanysmallfactoriesalongtheriver.Theirwasteispoureddirectlyintotheriver.Theworstoneisthepaperfactory.Itpourswastewaterintotheriverdayandnight.Fishcan"tliveinsuchapollutedriverandneithercanpeopleswiminit.Iwonderwhypeopledon"tcareaboutourenvironment.Weshoulddosomethingtoreducepollution.

38.DearPeter,

We'resogladyou'recomingtojoinustomorrow.Hereishowyoucanfindus.We'llhaveourpicnicinthePeople'sPark.Youknowwhereitis,don'tyou?Afteryouentertheparkbythemaingate,walkstraightontillyoucometoastream.Crossthestreamandturnright.Afterwalkingforawhileyou'llcometoalake.We'llhaveourpicnicthereinthesmallwoodsbythelake.I'msureyou'llhavenotroublefindingus.Docome!

Yours,

Lihua

39.Stressisaforce,pressureortensionthatmakespeoplefeeldepressedorworried.Itcanmakepeoplephysicallyormentallyill.Buthowdowegetridofit?Thereareseveralways:

Travellingisaneffectivewaytoreduceanykindofstress.Planningthetripgivespeopleanexcitingmoodthatinspiresthemtobeactive.Byescapingfrompressure,theirmindwillberefreshedandpositive.

Gardeningisanotherfavorablewayoftreatingstress,becauseitprotectspeoplefrommentalandphysicalproblems.Flowersgivepeopleapeacefulandcheerfulfeeling,andthesunshinestrengthenstheirbodiestoresistthestresses.

Forreducingastressfullife,peopleshouldlivewiththesimplewaysthatareallaroundthem.

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October17th，2012

DearMr.JohnSmith，

ItismygreathonortotellyouthatyouhavewonthefirstprizeintheChineseCultureContest.Congratu-lations!

IwouldliketoinviteyoutoattendthecelebrationpartyontheeveningofDecemberlOthatFriendship

HotelinBeijing.AndyouareofferedalO-daytourinChina，freeofcharge.Ifyouareabletomakethetrip，pleasefillintheform.wemailyouwiththeletter.Be-sides，youwillhavetogetyourpassportready.Wewilldotherestforyou.Iamlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Sincerelyyours，

LiHua

ChairCommitteeoftheChineseCultureContest

41.LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforsailing.Lifeisnotaspellingmatchwherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright.You'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseasonwhereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimpressionispartofhumanbeingandwhenwecontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateitwe'llachievewholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.ThatIbelieveiswhatGodasksofus-not"beperfect"not"don'tevenmakeamistake".But"bewhole".LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforsailing.Lifeisnotaspellingmatch,wherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright.You'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,whereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimpressionispartofhumanbeing,andwhenwecontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateit,we'llachievewholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.That,Ibelieve,iswhatGodasksofus-not"beperfect",not"don'tevenmakeamistake".But"bewhole".

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