2025屆陜西省西安市鐵一中高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2025屆陜西省西安市鐵一中高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask2．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested3．WorldFoodDayisheldeachyeartounderlinetheprogressthat________againsthungerandthatstillneedstobemade.A．ismade B．wasmadeC．hasbeenmade D．willbemade4．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a;a D．the;/5．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/6．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo7．Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A．on B．in C．of D．at8．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave9．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This10．---TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?---Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing11．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who12．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact13．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show14．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff15．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended16．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive17．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat18．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that19．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor20．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Duringthisshoppingseason,salesmenwillcomeupwithdifferentstrategiestogetyourbusiness.Manyproductcompaniesusespecificcolorstocausepositiveemotionsandcompeteforasale.However,sightisnottheonlysensory(感官的)retailthatcompaniesuse.Soundsandsmellscanalsoinfluenceconsumers’purchasingdecisions.NobelPrize-winningresearchshowsthatoursenseofsmellhasgreatpowertocauseanemotionalresponse.AstudypublishedearlierthisyearcomparedpurchasinginaFrenchflowershopwhenthesmelloflavender(薰衣草)wasgivenoffandwhenitwasn’t.Itfoundthatthesmellincreasedthenumberofconsumers’purchasingitemsandtheamountoftheirpurchases.AnearlierstudyusingNikeshoesfoundthatconsumersdesiredtheshoesmore,andwerewillingtopaymore,whentheroomhadamixedsmellofflowers.Realizingthesubconsciousimpactofsmell,manystoresapplyartificialscents(氣味)throughtheirheatingandair-conditioningvents(通風口)orplacescentmachinesabovetheirdoors.Forinstance,acoconutscentmightmakethatbikinimoreappealingasyoulongforavacation.Everfeltfrenziedduetoastore’sfast-pacedmusic?Orcalmedbyapieceoflightmusic?Aretailer’schoiceofmusiccanhaveabigimpactonconsumers’moods.Onestudyfoundthatwhensubjectedtoloudmusic,consumerswillspendlesstimeinastore.Butinterestingly,theresearchersdidnotfindadifferenceinsalesorcustomers’satisfaction.Anotherinterestingfindingfromarecentstudywasthatcustomersactuallyshoplongerwhenexposedtounfamiliarmusic.Justasdepartmentstoresusedifferentscentsincertaindepartments,manyusedifferentmusicinsomeareastoappealtovaryingconsumers.Well,youcouldalwaysleavethestoreandtakeabreak,butthefoodcourtprobablyisn’tyourbestchoicesasbrandslikeCinnabonandPaneraBreadalsousescentsaspartoftheircustomers’experience.Onlineretailers(零售商)useavarietyofotherstrategiestogetyourbusiness,butyoucanalwaysneglectthoseandenjoythefamiliarscentsofhome.1、Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．consumers’favoritesoundsandsmellswhileshoppingB．shoppingmalls’strategiesforsatisfyingconsumersC．somespecialservicesfromsupershoppingmallsD．twofactorsaffectingconsumers’shoppingdecisions2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．Decoratingstoreswithflowersbecomesafashion.B．Shopswithspecialsmellscanattractmoreconsumers.C．Smellscanactuallyhelpbusinessmengainmoreprofits.D．Theproductswithakindofspecialsmellaremorepopular.3、Howdoesmusichaveaneffectonconsumers?A．Itcontrolsconsumers’desireforshopping.B．Itinfluenceshowlongconsumersstayinashop.C．Itgivesconsumersthesatisfactionofenjoyingshopping.D．Whetherconsumersarewillingtobuythingsdependsonit.4、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“frenzied”inParagraph3?A．Satisfied. B．Depressed.C．Surprised. D．Excited.5、Whatdoesthewritertrytoexpressinthelastparagraph?A．Onlineshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularnowadays.B．Peopleshouldspendmoretimeathomewithfamilymembers.C．Peoplecanchoosetogetridofsalesmen’spromotionstrategies.D．Smellsandsoundsareimportantforconsumers’shoppingexperience.22．（8分）TheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP)hasissuedarecommendationabouthowmuchjuicechildrenshouldconsume.Ingeneral,therecommendationsmightbelessthanwhatyouarecurrentlygivingyourchild.AnAAPpolicystatementissuedin2001recommendednojuiceforchildrenyoungerthan6monthsofage,4-6ouncesofjuicedailyforchildrenaged1-6,and8-12ouncesforchildren7orolder.Thoserecommendationshavenowbeenrevisedpartlyduetoconsiderableconcernaboutincreasingweightandteethproblems.ThenewAAPrecommendationisthatfruitjuiceshouldnotbeprovidedatalltochildrenunderIyearofage,instead;waterandcow’smilkarepreferredasprimaryliquidsourcesforchildrenafterweaning(斷奶).Thenewrecommendationsalsolowertheamountofjuiceforolderchildren.Childrenaged1-3canhave4ouncesof100%juicedaily,childrenaged4-64to6ounces,andchildren7orolder8ounces.TheAAPsaysthereisnoroleforjuiceduringthefirstyearoflife,andthatexpensivejuiceproductsdesignedspeciallyforinfants(new-bornbabies)arenotofvalue.Theynotethatjuiceshouldnotbegivenasameansofsoothinganupsetchild.Thisdoesn’tmeanthattheAAPisagainstfruit.Infact,theyrecommendthatwholefruitbeprovidedandencouragedforchildren.Onebigadvantageofwholefruitisthatwholefruitcontainsfiber.Italsocontainssomeprotein.Childrenaged4-6shouldbeofferedfruitthathasalotoffiber,suchasapples,pears,berries,ororanges.Theycanalsohavejuicethathasfiberinit.Children7andoldershouldgetatotalof2to21/2servingsoffruitperday.1、Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplace“soothing”inparagraph6?A．Annoying. B．Calming.C．Refreshing. D．Teasing.2、WhatmayaccountfortheAAP’sissuingthenewrecommendation?A．People’shealthisputatriskfromtakingtoomuchjuice.B．Juiceproductsareprovedoflittlevalue.C．Wholefruitisgainingpopularityamongkids.D．Noneoftheabove.3、Weknowfromthepassagethat________.A．waterandcow’smilkareabetterchoiceforinfants’healththanjuice.B．juicecontainsmorenutrientsnecessaryforhealththanwholefruit.C．themoreexpensivejuiceproductsare,themorevaluetheyhave.D．theearlierchildrentakejuiceintheirfirstyear,thehealthierthey’llbecome.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Advantagesofwholefruitoverjuice.B．HarmdonetochildrenwhotakejuiceC．TheamoutofjuicechildrencantakeD．Thetimewhenchildrencantakejuice.23．（8分）KnownasGC-1,thedrugreportedlyspeedsupmetabolism（新陳代謝）,orburningoff,offatcells.“GC-1dramaticallyincreasesthemetabolicrate,essentiallytransformingwhitefat,whichstoresextracaloriesandisassociatedwithobesityandmetabolicdisease,intoafatlikecalorie-burningbrownfat,”saidKevinPhillips,aresearcherinHouston.Untilseveralyearsago,scientiststhoughtthatonlyanimalsandhumanbabieshaveenergy-burning,"good"brownfat.“Itisnowclear,”Phillipssaid,“thathumanadultsdohavebrownfat,butappeartoloseitscalorie-burningactivityovertime.”Whitefathasabadeffectonpeoplewhenthebodyhastoomuchofit.Somepublishedresearchshowsthatpeoplewhohavemorebrownfathaveareducedriskofobesity.Researchersarenowworkingonwaysto“brown”whitefat,orchangeitintobrownfat.GC-1works,accordingtoPhillips.Hesaidheandotherresearchershavetestedthedruginhundredsofmice.Obesemice,bothgeneticallyobeseandthosewithdiet-inducedobesity,receivedGC-1treatmentdaily.Geneticallyobesemicelostweightandmorethan50percentoftheirfatmassinapproximatelytwoweeks,Phillipsreported.Hesaidmicewithdiet-inducedobesityexperiencedsimilarimprovements.Thedrugalsocausedadaptivethermogenes（適應性發(fā)熱）infatcellsfrommice.Cellsgrowninadish,aswellastissuesamplestakenfromobesemice,showedevidenceofwhite-fatbrowning.“OurdataprovethatGC-1isanovelfat-browningagentthatmayhaveuseinthetreatmentofobesityandmetabolicdisease,”Phillipssaid.Thedrughasnotyetbeentestedforweightlossinhumans.However,Phillipssaiditwouldn’tbelongbeforeitwasusedasawayoflosingweight.1、Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toprovetheharmofanewdrug.B．Tointroduceanewdrugtopeople.C．Toexplainthedevelopmentofanewdrug.D．Toinformpeopleofsomehealthknowledge.2、Inthepast,peopleheldthebeliefthat________.A．humanbabieshavebrownfatB．animalsdon'thavebrownfatC．onlyhumanadultshavebrownfatD．brownfatmayloseitsactivityovertime3、WhatcanweknowaboutGC-1?A．Itcanbeusedtotreatobesity.B．Itisacureforheartdisease.C．Itisadrugintendedformice.D．Ithasbeensoldinthedrugstore.4、Whichofthefollowingcanmakepeopleloseweight?A．Increasingmorewhitefat.B．Burningoffmorebrownfat.C．Changingwhitefatintobrownfat.D．Slowingdowntheactivityofbrownfat.24．（8分）Thousandsofpeopleimpactallaspectsofourlives,beittheweathermanattheTVstudioinaneighbouringcity,orthetechnicianataphonecompanyacrossthecontinent,orthewomaninTobagowhopicksthemangoesforyourfruitSalad.Everyday,intentionallyorunintentionally,wemakealargenumberofconnectionswithpeoplearoundtheworld.Ourpersonalgrowthandevolution(andtheevolutionofsocieties)comeaboutasaresultofconnectingwithourfellowhumans,whetherasabandofyoungwarriorssettingoutonahuntorasagroupofco-workersheadingouttothelocalbakeryafterworkonFriday.Asaspecies(物種),weareinstinctively(本能地)driventocometogetherandformgroupsoffriends,associationsandcommunities.Withoutthem,wecannotexist.Makingconnectionsiswhatourgraymatterdoesbest.Itreceivesinformationfromoursenseandprocessesitbymakingassociations.Itgrowsquicklywhenit’smakingconnections.Peopledothesamething.It’sascientificfactthatpeoplewhostaysociallyandphysicallyactivelivealongerlife.Thisdoesn’tmeanstayingwiththesameoldcrowdandgoingaroundonanexercisebike.Itmeansgettingoutandmakingnewfriends.Whenyoumakenewconnectionsintheoutsideworldyoumakenewconnectionsintheinsideworld—inyourbrain.Thiskeepsyouyoungandalert(機警的)—EdwardM.Hallowell,inhisbookConnect,citesthe1979AlamedaCountyStudybyDr.LisaBerkmanoftheHarvardSchoolofHealthSciences.Dr.Berkmanandherteamcarefullylookedat7,000people—aged35to65,overaperiodofnineyears.Theirstudyconcludesthatpeoplewholacksocialandcommunityconnectionsarealmostthreetimesmorelikelytodieofmedicalillnessthanthosewhohavemorecontacts.Andallthisisindependentofsocioeconomicstatusandhealthpracticessuchassmoking,alcoholicbeverageconsumptionorphysicalactivity!Otherpeoplecanalsohelpyoutakecareofyourneedsanddesires,whateveritisyou’dlikeinthislife—romance,adreamjob,tickettotheRoseBowl—thechancesareprettyhighthatyou’llneedsomeone’shelptogetit.Ifpeoplelikeyou,theywillbewillingtogiveyoutheirtimeandtheirefforts.Andthebetterthequalityofharmoniousrelationshipyouhavewiththem,thehighertheleveloftheircooperation.1、Whichofthefollowingislaidgreatstressoninthepassage?A．Ourfateisdecidedbythecompanionswekeep.B．Peopleconnectwitheachotheroutofnecessity,C．Contactsbetweenpeopleareessentialforourlife.D．Connedionisestablishedwhenweworktogether.2、Theunderlinedpart“graymatter”inParagraph3refersto“________”.A．nerve B．cell C．sight D．brain3、Dr.Berkmanandhisteam’sstudyreveals________.A．awondercurefordeadlydiseasesB．avitalfunctionofconnectingC．agreatencouragementtosmokersD．apracticalwaytoconnection4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitleforthepassage?A．TheBenefitsofConnecting B．TheProgressofConnectionC．TheMethodsofConnecting D．TheFeaturesofConnection25．（10分）Mostofusdon’treachforthatgnarled(多節(jié)的)carrotswhenselectingourproduceatthelocalsupermarket.That’sexactlywhyAmericanswasteupto40%ofeatablefoodeveryyear.Thisunbelievablenumberhassparkedthe“uglyfood”movement,andinspiredmanycompaniestosellmisshapenfruitandvegetablestoconsumers,ratherthanthrowtheminthetrash.OneSanFranciscoorganizationistakingauniqueapproachtothisidea.TheSalvageSupperclubhostsfancydinnersinsidedumpertruck(卸車)wheretheyservedishesentirelypreparedwithfoodthatwouldhaveotherwisegonetowaste.JoshTreuhaft,founderoftheseuglyfooddinners,originallycameupwiththeidea10bringawarenesstoAmerica’sfoodwasteproblem.“Thereisundevelopedpotentialintheirfoodthatforsomereason,nottotheirownfault,isgoingtowaste,”hetoldSeeker’sLauraLing.Treuhaftisn’taloneinhisefforttoreduceAmerica’sfoodwaste.AChange,orglastyearwilledforWholeFoodstobecomepartoftheuglyfoodmovement.TheysoldmisshapenfruitandvegetablesinNorthernCaliforniastores.Sellingimperfectproduceisstillrelativelyrarerightnow,whichcanbepartiallyduetoasupplyissueratherthanalackofwillingparticipants.Raley’s,aSacramento-basedgrocerychain,startedanuglyfoodpilotprogramcalled“RealGood”,butdiscontinueditafter90dayssayingtheyhad“somechallengessourcingtheproduct”.Agrowermighthavelargeamountsofuglyproduceoneyearduetoterribleweather,butmuchlessthenextyeariftheweatherhasbeenmoreideal.Harvestsconstantlyvaryandretailersaremorelikelytobuyuglyproduceinlargenumberratherthanjustafewpoundsatatime.ThisiswhyorganizationslikeImperfectProduceandSalvageSupperclubareplayinganimportantroleinthepreventionoffoodwaste.SalvageSupperclubtakesitastepfurtherbynotonlybuyingtheuglyproduce,butturningitintoagooddiningexperienceaswell.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．PeopleusuallypreferRood-lookingproduce.B．Gnarledcarrotsmostlyappearinthesupermarket.C．Manycompaniesfindnewbusinessopportunities.D．Americanseatlessfruitandvegetablesthanexpected.2、WhydoestheSalvageSupperclubhavedinnersinsidethedumpertruck?A．Toprovehisfancyidea.B．Toremindpeoplenottowaste.C．Toshowwastecanbeeaten.D．Toadvisepeoplelodineindumpertruck.3、What’sJoshTreuhaft’sadvicetoreduceAmerica’sfoodwaste?A．Peopleshouldreducetheuglyfood.B．Peopleshouldmakefulluseofuglyfood.C．Peopleshouldbemoreawareoffoodshortage.D．Peopleshoulddeveloptheirpotentialinproducingfood.4、WhydidRaley’sstopits“RealGood”after90days?A．Retailers’pursuinglargerprofit.B．Badharvestsduetobadweather.C．Lackofsteadysourcesofproduce.D．People’sunwillingnesstobuyimperfectproduce.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Offgoesyouralarmclock!Youreyessnapopen!Whatisthefirstthingonyour1?Doyoucalculatehowlongyoucanhitsnooze(回籠覺)?Areyoualreadygoingovertheday'sto-dolist?2checkingyourphone?Youaredefinitelynot3ifanyorallofthesemorninghabitssoundfamiliar.4,60percentofpeoplechecktheirphonesimmediatelywhenthey5,accordingtoa2015survey.Youstopusingyoursmartphoneinbedseriously-thesemind-numbingroutinesareamongwhatyouwill6mostinlife.Sowhynottakea7approach?AtthegraduationceremonyinStanfordUniversityin2005,SteveJobsmadeaspeech,advisinghis8tostarteachmorningwithonespecificsentence.Doingso,hesaid,will9thewaywedealwithourday-to-daylives.Jobsgottheideaafterreadingaquoteabout10whenhewas17.Fromthenon,hestartedeachmorningbylookinginthe11andasking,"Iftodaywerethelastdayofmy12,wouldIwanttodowhatI'mabouttodotoday?"Now,13itforyourself.Askingyourselfthispowerfulquestioneverydayrequiresyoutodeeply14whatyoudoonadailybasis-andifyoufindsatisfactioninit.Itcanalsohelpyou15yourtaskstothefundamentalones.16wastingtimewithmindlessactivitieslikesurfingtheinternet,you'llstartfillingyourdayswithmoresatisfyingthings,suchasspendingtimewithfamilyandfriends.17,you'llstopworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyou;yourenergyandfocusshouldbe18,likeimprovingyourself,reachingyourgoalsandmakinganimpactontheworld.19youhavemadeahabitofaskingthisonesimplequestioneverymorning,congratulations!Youare20findingthesecrettolivingameaningfullife.1、A．sideB．mindC．phoneD．level2、A．SeriouslyB．HappilyC．MindlesslyD．Hopelessly3、A．awareB．afraidC．aloneD．alive4、A．InfactB．InbriefC．InparticularD．Inaddition5、A．stayupB．makeupC．pullupD．wakeup6、A．forgetB．valueC．regretD．enjoy7、A．differentB．similarC．specificD．familiar8、A．consumersB．audienceC．friendsD．staff9、A．developB．changeC．promoteD．choose10、A．strengthB．weaknessC．birthD．death11、A．mirrorB．windowC．diaryD．paper12、A．travelB．workC．holidayD．life13、A．getB．makeC．forgetD．try.14、A．expectB．considerC．doubtD．ignore15、A．narrowdownB．putasideC．clearawayD．takeon16、A．InsteadofB．RegardlessofC．InspiteofD．Incaseof17、A．YetB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Otherwise18、A．nowhereB．elsewhereC．anywhereD．somewhere19、A．EvenifB．OnlyifC．AslongasD．Nowthat20、A．opentoB．devotedtoC．closetoD．accustomedto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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空Aboutthirtyyearsago，China1．（know）asthe"BicycleKingdom"．2．（late）on，bikeswerereplacedbyfuelpoweredtransports．Butrecentmonthshaveseena3．（recover）ofthebikeacrossChina，with4．increasingnumberofpeoplefondofridingbikesinsteadof5．（drive）toschools，toworkplacesortodosightseeing．They'repopularamongmanyChinesepeopleastheyprovidea6．（use）solutiontothe"lastmile"problem，whichisthefinallegofaperson'sjourney．However，theplanshavealsocausedproblemssuch7．illegal（非法的）parking，vandalism（故意毀壞）andtheft．Lastmonth，twonursesinBeijingwereplacedunderpunishmentforputting8．（lock）ontwosharedbikes．AndinDecemberaman9．stoleasharedbikewassentencedtoa3-monthdetention（拘留），andfined1，000yuanbytheShanghaiPeople'sCourt．Now，Chineseserviceoperators10．（try）tosolvetheproblems．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短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。IwillsaysomethingaboutaforeignplacethatIwanttostayforaleisuretime.ItisBritain,anEuropeancountry.Hereismyreasons.First,there'relotsoftourismdestinationsinBritain,withmillionsofpeoplecomefromallovertheworldtoenjoy.Iamstronglyattracting.Moreover,therearemanygreatpeopleIadmiredalot.suchasShakespeare,Dickensandsoon.IfIcangotoBritain,IwillspendatleastoneandtwodaysinLondon.ThenIwillpayavisittoShakespearehometownmyselftoknowhimbetter.AndIwillvisittopeopleinthecountrysidetohaveabetterundersta