山東省煙臺(tái)市萊州一中2025屆高考仿真卷英語(yǔ)試題含解析

山東省煙臺(tái)市萊州一中2025屆高考仿真卷英語(yǔ)試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should2．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)chieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve3．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested4．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame5．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain6．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides7．—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick8．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a(chǎn),/,the C．a(chǎn),the,/ D．a(chǎn),/,a9．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．a(chǎn)s B．which C．who D．that10．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can11．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!12．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience13．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe14．Simplyraiseyourhand，andataxiappears________A．a(chǎn)tnotimeB．a(chǎn)tonetimeC．innotimeD．forthetimebeing15．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion16．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．a(chǎn)ren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．a(chǎn)reyou17．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may18．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure19．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it20．Thenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,________frombutterfliestoelephants.A．torange B．rangeC．ranging D．ranged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）Let’scatchaglimpseofthelatestinventionsthisyear.ParallelsletsyouusedesktopappsonyourphoneYou'dthinkmostapplicationswouldhavecreatedamobileappbynow—butmanycompaniesstillusedesktopappsexclusively.NowParallelsAccessletsyouaccessthemonyoursmartphone.Allyouneedtodoisdownloadtheapp,thenconnectParallels'Applification?toyourcomputer,soyoucanaccessimportantfilesandotherappswithasingleclick.Youcaneasilyuseyourappsinfull-screenmode,usingintuitive(直觀的)touchcontrolstoworkfasterthanbefore.Usually,ParallelsAccessis$19.99,butyoucangetitnowfor$9.99.TakeyourlightingtothenextlevelwiththissmartswitchYouprobablydon’tspendalotoftimethinkingaboutyourhome’slighting,butit’simportant:thewaythatyoucontrolyourlightingaffectstheenvironment(andyourelectricbill).ThisWiFiwallswitchiscontrolledviaacompanionapponyoursmartphone,soyoucancontrolconnectedlightsorceilingfansfromanywhere.Usually,theMerossWiFiWallLightSwitchcosts$45.99,butrightnowit’sonsalefor$39.99.ShootbeautifullyclearvideoswiththissmartphonegimbalIfyou'reinterestedinshootingprofessional-qualityvideosandphotos,youdon'thavetospendafortunetotakeabeautifullycomposedshot:justusethisRigietSmartphoneGimbalinstead.Agimbalisasupportforyourcamera(inthiscase,yoursmartphone)thatallowsittopivot（移動(dòng)）,andautomaticallydetectandadjusttothepositionthatyouwanttofilmin.Unlikeanyothercamerahardwareyoumightown,thisonecomeswithitsownaccompanyingapp.Usually,thisRigietSmartphoneGimbalis$269,butyoucangetitnowfor$109.99.1、Whatdotheseproductshaveincommon?A．Theysaveusenergy.B．Theymakeusworkfasterthanbefore.C．Theymakeourlifeeasierandmorecomfortable.D．Wehavetodownloadtheirappsbeforetheyareused.2、Whichproductgivesyouthebestdiscount?A．TheRigietSmartphoneGimbal. B．TheMerossWiFiWallLightSwitch.C．.TheParallelsAccess. D．TheDesktopApps.3、Inwhichsectioncanweseethearticleinanewspaper?A．Education. B．Science.C．Society. D．Culture.22．（8分）IwasbornandraisedinMinnesota,theUSA,butasanadultIhavemostlylivedinEuropeandAfrica.Iteachcross-culturalmanagementattheInternationalBusinessSchoolnearParis.Forthelast15years,I’vestudiedhowpeopleindifferentpartsoftheworldbuildtrust,communicate,andmakedecisionsespeciallyintheworkplace.WhiletravelinginTokyorecentlywithacolleague,Igaveashorttalktoagroupof20managers.Attheend,Iaskedwhethertherewereanyquestionsorcomments.Nohandswentup,soIwenttositdown.Mycolleaguewhisperedtome,“Ithinkthereactuallyweresomecomments,Erin.DoyoumindifIfry?”Iagreed,butIguesseditawasteofbreath.Heaskedthegroupagain.“Anycommentsorquestions?”Still,nooneraisedahand,butthistimehelookedverycarefullyateachpersoninthesilentaudience.Gesturingtooneofthem,hesaid,“Doyouhavesomethingtoadd?”Tomyamazement,sheresponded“Yes,thankyou.”andaskedmeaveryinterestingquestion.Mycolleaguerepeatedthisseveraltimes,lookingdirectlyattheaudienceandaskingformorequestionsorcomments.Afterthesession,Iaskedmycolleague,“Howdoyouknowthatthosepeoplehadquestions?”Hehesitated,notsurehowtoexplainit,andthensaid,“ithastodowithhowbrighttheireyesare.”Hecontinued,“InJapan,wedon’tmakeasmuchdirecteyecontactasyoudointheWest.Sowhenyouaskediftherewereanycomments,mostpeoplewerenotlookingdirectlyatyou.Butafewpeopleinthegroupwerelookingrightatyou,andtheireyeswerebright.Thatindicatesthattheywouldbehappytohaveyoucallonthem.”IthoughttomyselfIwouldneverhavelearnedfrommyupbringinginMinnesota.Sincethen,ItrytofocusonunderstandingbehaviorinotherculturesIencounter,andkeepfindingthebrighteyesintheroom.1、Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A．LifeinMinnesotahasmadetheauthorwornout.B．Theauthorenjoystravelingaroundtheworld.C．Differentculturesarekindoffamiliartotheauthor.D．Theauthormaystarthisownbusinessinthefuture.2、Hearingthecolleaguewhispering,theauthor________.A．wentbacktohisscatandgotseatedB．knewhiscolleaguehadsomequestionsC．owedabigdebtofgratitudetohiscolleagueD．thoughthiscolleaguewouldgetnowhere3、Wheredoestheauthor’scolleagueprobablycomefrom?A．Japan. B．America.C．Africa. D．France4、Whichisthepropertitleforthepassage?A．FocusingonBehaviorinCultures.B．LookingatAnotherCultureintheEye.C．SharingDifferentCulturesinTokyo.D．AdmiringtheBeautyintheEye.23．（8分）Therewasatimewhencheatingwasrareinschools,buttodayeveryoneisfocusedonmakingthetoptenpercentoftheirclassandseemstohaveforgottenschool’spurpose.Schoolexistssothatpeoplewillbeeducated.Nobodycancheattheirwayintobeingsuccessful.Alotofstudentstodaydon’tevenviewcheatingaswrong,andmostofthosewhocheathavebeendoingitforsolongthatitdoesn’tevenfazethem.Thisreallybotherstheteachersbecausethestudentswhousuallycheatprobablywillneverstoptothinkhowbadittrulyis.Whenyoucheat,youlearnnothing,whichiswhycheatingissoserious.Oursocietyseemstobelievethatthemorematerialwealthyouhave,themoresuccessfulyouare.Asaresult,itseemsmanypeoplehavebecomesuccessfulbycheatingtheirwaytothetop.Ifstudentsthinkcheatingisnormal,whoknowswhattheywillfindacceptableasadults?Mostpeoplethinkthatcheatingononelittletestdoesn’tmeanthatyouwillcheatagain.Unfortunately,thisisnottruebecauseifyoucangetawaywithitonce,youarelikelytodoitagain.Ifcheatingcontinuesincollege,studentswillgetnothingoutofwhattheyarebeingtestedon.Ifacollegestudentcheatsonalltheworktheydofortheirmajor,whenandiftheygetajob,thatpersonwillbeatotalmessatwork.Iamnotsayingthatanyonewhohasevercheatedisaliar,becausethatwouldmeanjustabouteverystudentatyouraverageschoolwouldbeone,includingme.WhatIamsayingisthatcheatingshouldbemorefrowneduponandstudentsshouldreceiveharsherpunishments.Itrulybelievethatiftherewereconsequencesforcheating,studentswouldactuallyfocusonlearning.Thenweallwouldbebettereducated.1、Moreandmorestudentstendtocheatinexamsbecausetheywantto.A．gainhighmarksB．succeedinsocietyC．findagoodjobD．finishtheirworkquickly2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“faze”meaninthesecondparagraph?A．Encourage.B．Embarrass.C．Excite.D．Frighten.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Anyonewhohasevercheatedinschoolisaliar.B．Studentswhonevercheatincollegewillfindagoodjob.C．Gettingawaywithpunishmentwillleadtocheatingagain.D．Mostpeoplehavesuccessfullycheatedtheirwaytothetop.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Students’CheatinginSchoolsB．ConsequencesofCheatingC．PunishmentsforStudents’CheatingD．Students’Cheating:AcceptableorNot?24．（8分）ThenumberofgiraffesisbecomingsmalleracrossAfrica,accordingtotheGiraffeConservationFoundation.Thetotalpopulationhasdroppedby40percentinthelast15years.Surprisingly,evenscientistshaven’tgivenmuchattentiontogiraffes.Wearelearningmoreabouttheirecology,butwhatweknowisstillwaybehindwhatweknowaboutotherspecies.“It’sasilentextinction,”saidDr.JulianHennessy,awildlifescientist.“Themainreasonforthesmallernumberofgiraffesistheirlossoflivingplaces,”saidHennessy,“asanincreasingpartoflandisusedforfarming.Buthuntingalsohasabiginfluence.”Youmightwonderwhyhunterswouldfocusongiraffes.Firstofall,onceagiraffeisbroughtdown,thereislotsofmeatwithasmallamountofeffort.Besides,thereisanotherthingencouragingthehunting.InTanzania,Hennessysays,thelatestwordonthestreetisthateatinggiraffemeatcouldcureAIDS.Freshgiraffeheadsandbonescanbesoldatpricesofupto$140perpiece.Anotherwidespreadmisconceptionaboutgiraffesisthattheyareeverywhere.Lookatkids’bookswhicharefullofgiraffes.Theyarealwaysinzoocollections.Theycanbeseeneasily,soyoudon’tthinkwehavetoworryaboutthem.Butthetruthisthattheyareindangerofextinction.Thereisalackofrightandtruedata.Hennessyandotherresearchersarenowpullingtogetherthedataneededtoimprovethesituationoftheentiregiraffespeciesandallninesubspecies(亞種).Theinformationwillbeusedtochangethegiraffe’slistingontheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureRedList,whichnowliststhespeciesasof“l(fā)eastconcern”buttwosubspeciesas“endangered”.“It’salotofworktogatherthenecessaryinformation,”Hennessysays.“Andseveralothergiraffesubspecieswillberecommendedforendangeredlistingsnextyearortheyearafter.”Hehopesthattheworldwillfinallystarttotakenoticeofhowendangeredthesebelovedanimalshavebecome.1、Bysaying“It’sasilentextinction”,Hennessytellsusthat______.A．giraffesareunpopularinAfricaB．thegiraffeisalwayssilentindailylifeC．theecologyofAfricaneedsmoreattentionD．theextinctionoccurswithoutenoughattention2、WhathascausedthehighpriceofgiraffemeatinTanzania?A．Thecountry’scustom.B．Theillegalinternationaltrade.C．Thecostofhuntingagiraffe.D．Theideathatit’sacureforAIDS.3、ThemisconceptioninPara.3canbecorrectedby______.A．preventingillegalhuntinginAfricaB．rewritingkids’booksaboutgiraffesC．providingreliabledataaboutgiraffesD．spreadingscientificknowledgeofAIDS4、ThefinalpurposeofHennessy’sgreateffortisto______.A．collectmoreinformationaboutgiraffesB．raisepublicawarenessofprotectinggiraffesC．provegiraffeswilldisappearinthenextfewyearsD．workwiththeInternationalUnionforConservationofNature25．（10分）閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)ThereisalargepercentageofAsianpeopleintheUS.They’rehardworking,respectfulbutstrangesometimes.Ifyoudon’tunderstandtheculture,youwillgetsomeproblemswiththem.Asianpeoplearedifferentfromanyotherculturesifyouthinkyouknowthem,youmightwanttothinkagain.Howaretheydifferent?WhenitcomestomostAsianculture,respectiseverything.Youcandoanythingyouwantbutdon'tdisrespectanAsianman.Youwillgetsomerealconsequencesafterwardandespeciallyifheisyourboss.It’ssomethingcalledfacesavingintheAsianculture.It’sridiculoussometimesbutit’stheirculture.Sometimestheirculturecancomeinbetweentheirrelationshipatwork.Asianpeoplemightexpectalotofrespectfromtheirco-workerswhentheirco-workersjustseethemasanequal.AmericansareverydifferentfromAsianpeople.Ifyou’reAsian,youmightwanttounderstandtheAmericancultureandevenadapttotheircultureifyouworkwiththem.Itwillbeeasierforyousinceyou’reintheircountries.ImagineanAmericanworkinginChina,expectingChineseco-workerstogetalongwithhimwhenhecriticizesthemstraightoutoneverysinglematterinfrontofeveryone.Ithinktheywilltakehimoutsideandtakecareofhim.Itjustdoesn’tworkthatwaywithAsianpeople.Ifyou’reanAmericanbossgivingyourAsianemployeeareview,youwillseethattheywillhaveaproblemwithyournegativeremarks.Theywillthinkthatyoudon’tlikethem,disrespectful,andwanttogetridofthem;wheninfact,you’rejustdoingyourjob.Youjustencouragethemtodotheirworkbetter.Ofcourse,it’snotfairforyouasanAmericanbossbutjustexpectthatitcanbesomethingthatisonyourAsianemployee’smind.1、TheAmericanscan’tgetalongwellwiththeAsiansprobablybecause______.A．theirculturesaredifferentB．theydon’tlikeeachotherC．bothofthemaretooproudD．theyhavedifferentpoliticalviews2、Theunderlinedphrase“facesaving”inParagraph2probablymeans_____.A．savingsomemoneyforlateruseB．makingfacestopleaseyourbossC．showingsomerespecttosomebodyD．helpingsomebodyoutoftrouble3、Fromthethirdparagraphwecanknowthatitisdifficult_________.A．fortheAsianstoacceptthecultureinAmericaB．fortheAmericanstoadapttothecultureinChinaC．forpeopletolearnthecultureinaforeigncountryD．forpeopletofollowthecultureintheirowncountry4、ThenegativeremarksanAmericanbossgivesonyourworkprobablymeanhe/she_____A．doesn’tlikeyouanylongerB．thinksyouarenotworthrespectingC．doesn’tthinkyouaresuitableforthejobD．wantsyoutoimproveyourwork第三部分語(yǔ)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）完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從16-35各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Mygrandmaisgoodatgardening.Shecouldmakeanythingbloom(開花).____me.Inmyeyes,shewasinspiringand____.Formostofherlife,shelivedonafarm,whereshebroughtupfourchildren,andburiedmygrandpa.Ivisitedheronweekends.Afterthegardeningwork,Iwas___toclimbthemountain,singingsongsandgatheringflowers.Sometimestheplantsscratchedme.Shewouldsay,"Beautyhasa____.Ihopeitwasworthit.""Yes,ma'ma,"I'dsay."___was."Ilovedgatheringflowersonmyown.ButwhatIlovedbestwasgatheringthemwithher.Eventhen,asachild,IknewwhatIwantedmostfrommygrandmawasnotherflowers,buther____.She'sbeengoneforyears,butsometimes,whenI___downtopickaflowerorpullaweed,Iseeher___,notmine.IthoughtI'dgrowuptobeagardenertoo.Itoldmyself,somedaymychildrenhadchildren,I'dbeagardeninggrandma.Thenthegrandbabiesstartedshowingup,andIdiscovered1'dmuchratherrunafterthem____godigging.ActuallyI'mnogardener.I'ma____,notaplanter.Idifferfrommygrandmainlotsofways,butthis:Iwillalwayscarry____meaheartshemadefromherown.Ineedn’tplantagarden.Mychildrenaremyflowers.Theydelightandcompletemewithabeautythatisworthanyprice.AllIneedtodois____themwithtime,waterthemwithlove,andhopethatsomeday,whentheyholdtheirfirstgrandchild,theymightseemyhand.1、A．Not B．Even C．Only D．Often2、A．famous B．humorous C．caring D．a(chǎn)musing3、A．determined B．a(chǎn)nxious C．curious D．free4、A．standard B．range C．price D．quality5、A．It B．I C．She D．That6、A．possession B．promise C．beauty D．time7、A．climb B．reach C．look D．sit8、A．smile B．spirit C．soul D．hand9、A．than B．until C．unless D．since10、A．worker B．teacher C．picker D．farmer11、A．to B．within C．beyond D．for12、A．a(chǎn)ttend B．miss C．promote D．influence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）Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwordsortheproperformsofthegivenwordsorphrase.Inlookingatadvertising,whatitboilsdowntointhemostsimpletermsisconveyingacentralideausing1．(create)soastogenerate(產(chǎn)生)anemotionalreactionandattractthewidestattention.Theideaisconnectedwithyourproductorserviceandisusuallyakeysellingpoint.Thepurposeofyouradistodrawtheattentionofyouraudienceandleavethemwithapositive2．(impress)aboutyouroffering.Themostbasicofadvertisingtechniquesissimplyshowcasingyourproduct,serviceorbrandnameitselfina(n)3．(attract)light.Comparedtotherelativelydull“ordinary”world,seeingabrightand4．(shine)productorserviceadorlogomakesitseemveryappealing.Withbrandpromotion,itgoeswithoutsayingthatyouneedtohavearecognizedbrandnametobegin5．.Thesimpleactofshowingpeopleyourproductorserviceisoneofthemostcommonadvertisingtechniquesandthisiseffectiveinpaintingapictureforyouraudienceof6．theywoulduseyourproductorservicethemselves.Besides,advertisinginvolvesacreativestrategyandwhatIwanttoemphasize(強(qiáng)調(diào))isthatthisis7．makesthebestadswork.Don’tworry8．nothingcomestoyouanditisokay9．(take)inspirationfromothercreativeadideasyouseeifyoudonothavethebudgettohireatopadvertisingagency.Justthinkaboutitandexperiment10．(comeupwith)newwaysofgettingyourmessageacrossvisuallyandwiththerightwords.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在其下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。Oneafternoonlwassittingatmyfavoritetableinarestaurant,waitedforthefoodIhadordered、SuddenlyInoticedamansittingattablenearthewindowkeptglancingatmydirection、Finallyhegotawayandwentintothekitchen、Whenhecameout,hepaidhisbillandleft、Icalledtheowneroftherestaurantandaskedwhatthemanwanted、Hetoldmethatthemanwasadetective、Shethoughtlwasthemanhewaslookingfor、BecausehecameintothekitchentocheckforitSinceeverybodyknewme,thestafftoldhimthathehadmadeamistake、It'sreallyluckIcametoarestaurantthatIamknown、71第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高一（1）班班長(zhǎng)李華，你班決定本周末去遂溪縣“孔圣山”（MountainofConfucius）春游。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下信息寫一份電子郵件邀請(qǐng)外教Peter參加。內(nèi)容：1.集合時(shí)間與地點(diǎn)；2.活動(dòng)安排；3.準(zhǔn)備物品：太陽(yáng)鏡、運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；DearPeter,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________