貴州省遵義航天中學2025屆高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

貴州省遵義航天中學2025屆高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．a(chǎn)ren’tthey D．isn’tit2．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment3．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived4．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto5．—Haveyouwatchedthefilm“Avatar”?—Notyet.ButIthefilmisworthwatching.A．a(chǎn)mtold B．wastold C．havetold D．havebeentold6．—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.—________.Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.A．Idon’tagreeB．NotreallyC．Icouldn’tagreemoreD．Nodoubt7．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海嘯）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced8．Marybecame______homesickandcriticaloftheUnitedStates,soshefledfromherhomeinWestBloomfieldtoherhometowninAustria.A．completelyB．sincerelyC．a(chǎn)pproximatelyD．increasingly9．（2018·海淀二模）—Excuseme,sir.Canyousparemeadollar________Icanbuythisbook?—Sure,noproblem.A．forB．soC．butD．or10．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore11．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot12．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking13．--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．a(chǎn)pproach B．offerC．idea D．instruction14．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever15．Infrontofthewholeaudience,PremiereLimadehispromise______thegovernmentwouldtryitsbesttosolvetheproblemofpovertyinChina.A．whatB．whichC．whetherD．that16．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay17．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure18．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom19．Zhouqu,Gansuwasattackedbysuchaterriblemud-rockflowfewresidentshadeverexperiencedbefore.A．a(chǎn)s B．which C．where D．that20．Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature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）NewYorkCityTourGuideCENTRALPARKPHOTOTOUR$79WithSamL.CometoshootintheCentralParkofNewYorkthatwillallowyoutotakehomedigitalpostcards.ThistourisagreatintroductiontoCentralParkandcombinesviewsofthebridges,lakesandskyline.Ateachstopofthephototour,Iwillprovideyouwithexplanationsaroundphotography（攝影）,camerasettings,etc.Youwillbeabletoputthesetipstogooduseimmediately.NEWYORKRUNMNGTOUR$50WithSebastienB．Loverunning?LoveNewYork?Doyouwanttoseethesitesofthecity?Contactmeandwe'lltakeaspecialtour.Allyou'llneedtodoistoputonyoursportsshoesandwe'llbeoff.I'llshowyoumyfavoriterunningspotsalongtheHudsonRiverornorthofCentralParkandawayfromallthetourists.Ifyou'rethinkingoftrainingforsomething,I’llgiveyoutheexplanationsandtipstomakethebestofyourtimetraining!GREENWICHVILLAGEFOODTOUR$75WithManhattanW.Discoverunbelievableplacestoeat.ThisistherealGreenwichVillagegastronomic（美食的）experience.Alongtheway,findouthowthevillagehaskeptitsuniquecharacterthroughouttheyears,fromtheDutchandEnglishcontrolledperiodstotoday.Tourrunseverydayfrom12:30PM-2:30PM.NEWYORKBYNIGHTPHOTOTOUR$115WithSamL.WehavealreadypreparedNYCforthemostuniquepointsforyou.Duringthe21Thenighttourteachesnightphotographytechniqueswhilediscoveringthe"darker"sideofthecitythatneversleeps:theUNheadquarters,42ndstreet,GrandCentralTerminal,theChryslerBuilding,RockefellerCenterandRadioCityMusicHall.1、WhowillyoucontactifyouwanttotakepicturesoftheCentralPark?A．SamL.B．SebastienB．C．ManhattanW.D．Rockefeller.2、HowmuchcanyouspendrunningalongtheHudsonRiverwithSebastienB?A．$79.B．$50.C．$75.D．$115.3、WhatcanyoudoifyouchooseManhattanWasyourtourguide?A．Youcanshootsomepictures.B．Youcandosomesports.C．Youcanenjoysomedeliciousfood.D．Youcanlearnnightphotographytechniques.4、Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthiskindofpassage?A．Advertisement.B．History.C．Science.D．Politics.22．（8分）Flowersmakepeoplehappy.Andwhilethatmightseemobvious,therehasn’tbeenmuchresearchtoprovethepointuntilnow.SomenewstudiesbyRutgersUniversityscientistssupporttheideastrongly,andtheexpertsgoontoassumethatflowershaveflourishedonthisplanet,withtheirbeautyevolvinginrecentthousandsofyears,partlybecausehumansaresoattachedtothem.Inatest,bunchesofflowersweresentbyfloriststo113menandwomeninaretirementcommunity.All113gotflowersandanotebook,butsomegotthemearlierandreceivedasecondbunchwhentheothersgottheirs.Bynowyoucanguesstheoutcome.Themoreflowers,themoresmiles.Theresultsofthestudiesgotthescientiststothinkingabouthowtheflowerindustryoftodayhasevolvedintogrowingthingsthatservenootherpurposethanemotional(情感上的)satisfaction.Naturewon’tevenpollinate(授粉)manyofthedomesticatedflowers.Justamongroses,therearesomanytypescreatedbyhumansthat,clearly,flowersaren’twhattheyusedtobe.Butit’slikelyourcollectivehandhasplayedarolelongerthanyoumightthink.Geneticist(遺傳學家)TerryMcGuiresuggeststhatnature’sprettierflowersgottosurviveanddevelopwellbecausepeopledidn’tdestroythemwhentheyclearedforagriculture.Instead,theygrewthemandhavebeendoingsoforover2,000years.“Becausethey’reasourceofpleasure,wetakecareofthem.Inthatsensethey’relikedogs.Theyarethepetsoftheplantworld.”McGuiresays.Hereisonewaythatmighthaveworked:Manyspeciesofflowersthatarenowplantedusedtogrowonlywhenthegroundwasdisturbed,McGuireexplains.“Ashumansmovedintoagriculturalsettings,theseflowerswouldhavebeenweeds.”“Theseflowersmighthavebeentoleratedbecauseoftheirbeauty.Theseedswouldhavebeenpreservedandreplanted.Overtime,thebestoftheseflowersmighthavebeenselectedandtheseedsmorecarefullypreserved.”1、Theunderlinedword“theirs”probablymeans________.A．flowers B．notebooksC．flowersandnotebooks D．a(chǎn)secondbunchofflowers2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A．Wekeepdogsbecausetheymakeushappy.B．Peoplegrowflowersforthousandsofyears.C．Themoreflowerspeopleget,thehappiertheyare.D．Peopleleftalltheflowersalivewhenclearingland.3、AccordingtoTerryMcGuire,onepossiblewayofflowerevolutionis________.a.themostbeautifulflowerswerechosenb.peoplereplantedtheseedsoftheflowersc.flowerswerewildplantsatthebeginningd.peopleprotectedtheprettierflowerswhileclearinglandA．c,d,b,a, B．c,b,d,aC．c,d,a,b D．c,b,a,d4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．MoreFlowers,MoreSmiles B．Flowers:PetsofPlantWorldC．Human’sAffection&Flowers’Evolution D．Human’sLoveTowardsFlowers23．（8分）Asself—drivingcarscomeclosertobeingcommononAmericanroads,muchoftherhetoric(說辭)promotingthemhastodowithsafety.About40,000peopledieonU.S.roadseveryyear,anddrivererrorsarelinkedtomorethan90percentofcrashes.Butmanyofthebiggestadvocatesofautonomousvehiclesaren’tcarcompanieslookingtoimprovethesafetyoftheirexistingproducts.Hugebackingforself-drivingtechnologiesiscomingfromSiliconValleygiantslikeGoogleandApple.Thoseofuswhohavestudiedtherelationshipbetweentechnologyandsocietytendtolookmorecarefullyatthemotivationsbehindanytechnologicalpush.Inthiscase,it’sclearthatinadditiontoaddressingsafetyconcerns,SiliconValleyfirmshaveastrongincentive(動機)tocreateanewvenueforincreasingtheuseoftheirdigitaldevices.Everyminutepeoplespendontheirmobilephonesprovidesdata-andoftenmoney-totechcompanies.Atpresent,digitaldevicesanddrivingareinconflict:Thereareserious,oftenfatal,consequenceswhendriversusesmartphonestotalkortotext.Regulatorsandsafetyadvocateslooktoresolvedialconflictbybanningphoneusewhiledriving-ashashappenedinvirtuallyeverystate.Butthetechcompaniesaretakingadifferentapproach.TheobviousanswerforSiliconValleyiscreatinganantomobileinwhichcontinuouscellphoneusenolongerposesathreattoanyone.Inrecentyears,theamountoftimeadultsspendontheirmobiledeviceshasgrownrapidly.Atthemoment,it’saroundfourhoursadayfortheaverageadultintheU.S.However,thatrapidgrowthislikelytoslowdownaspeoplerunoutoftimethat’savailableforthemtousetheirdevices.Unless,ofcourse,there’sanewblockoftimethatsuddenlyopensup.TheaverageAmericannowspendsabout48minutesinacareveryday,asizableopportunityforincreasedcellphoneuse.Soasthepublicconversationaroundautonomouscarshighlightsthesafetyadvantages,don’tforgetthetechindustry’spowerfuldesireformoreprofits,whichgoeswellbeyondsimplysavingusfromourselves.1、WhoareresponsibleformosttrafficaccidentsinAmerica?A．Carcompanies.B．Techcompanies.C．Drivers.D．Self-drivingcars.2、WhatisSiliconValley’smotiveforpromotingself-drivingtechnologies?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Toreducetrafficaccidents.C．Tolimittheuseofdigitaldevices.D．Tosupportcarcompanies.3、Whatisthepresent-daysolutiontotheconflictbetweendigitaldevicesanddriving?A．Teachingpeopletrafficrules.B．Improvingself-drivingtechnologies.C．Fixingdigitaldevicesincars.D．Banningphoneusewhiledriving.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anewblockoftime”possiblyreferto?A．Theworkingtime.B．People’ssparetime.C．Thetimespentinthecar.D．Thetimespentonmobiledevices.24．（8分）EverydayIseeadvertisementsinthenewspapersandonthebusesclaimingthatitiseasyandquicktolearnEnglish.ThereisevenareferencetoWilliamShakespeareorCharlesDickenstoencouragelearnersevenmore.WhenIseeadvertisementslikethis,Idon’tknowwhethertolaughorcry.Butmanypeoplemustbelievetheseridiculousclaims,orelsetheadvertisementswouldnotappear.OfcourseitisclearthatstudentswhogotoEnglandtolearnEnglishhaveagreatadvantageoverothers,buttoomanycannotaffordtodoso.Somegototheoppositeextremeandthinktheycanteachthemselvesathomewithdictionaries.ButitiswrongtoassumethateachwordinEnglishhasapreciseequivalentinanotherlanguage,letaloneproducesgoodpronunciationandintonation.Mostteachingisstillbasedonbehavioristpsychology.Behavioristsarefondofmakingstudentsrepeatphrasesandmakingsentences.Ifwewereparrotsorchimpanzees,thesemethodsmightbesuccessful.Alargenumberoftheoristsseemtothinkitisapitywearen’t,becauseitwouldmakeiteasiertousetheirmethods.Inmypersonalopinion,noonecaneverlearntospeakEnglishoranyotherlanguageunlessheisinterestedinit.Humanbeings,unlikeparrotsandchimpanzees,donotlikemakingnoisesunlesstheyunderstandwhatthenoisesmeanandcanrelatethemtotheirownlives.Itisworthrememberingthatlanguageisameansofcommunication.Whattheylistentoandreadcannotbeaformula.Itmustbereal.Thereisanotherrelevantpointworthmentioninghere.Weneedotherpeopletotalktoandlistentowhenwecommunicate.Theycanworkwithusandpracticetheunfamiliarformswithusinrealsituations,talkingtoeachotheraboutreallifelanguage.1、Manypeoplebelieveadvertisementsinthenewspapersandonthebusesprobablybecause.A．theyareencouragedbyWilliamShakespeareorCharlesDickensB．theyareeagertolearnandthenbelievethemC．thewaysadvertisedcanhelpthemtosavetimeandeffortsD．thewaysadvertisedproveeffectiveandhelpful2、WhatmaybehavioristsarguetowardsEnglishlearning?A．Humanbeingsmakemoreinterestingnoisesthanparrotsandchimpanzees.B．Humanbeingsshouldrelatetheirspeechtotheirownlives.C．Languageisaformulawithlotsofrepetitionsandpractices.D．Languageisameansofcommunication.3、Whatopiniondoestheauthorhold?A．Aquickmethodthatsuitsallthestudentsdoesexist.B．Englishcanbemasteredwithinaveryshortperiodoftime.C．EachwordinEnglishhasapreciseequivalentinanotherlanguage.D．NoonecanlearnEnglishwellwithoutbeinginterestedinit.4、Whatwaysoflearningissuggestedbytheauthor?A．Studyabroad.B．Learncommunicativelyandsituationally.C．Followthebehaviorists’approach.D．Teachoneselfathomewithdictionaries.25．（10分）Foodpickedupjustafewsecondsafterbeingdroppedislesslikelytocontainbacteriathanifitisleftforlongerperiodsoftime,accordingtothefindingsofresearchcarriedoutatAstonUniversity'sSchoolofLifeandHealthSciences.Thefindingssuggesttheremaybesomescientificbasisofthe"5-secondrule"—thebeliefaboutitbeingfinetoeatfoodthathasonlyhadcontactwiththefloorforfivesecondsorless.Althoughpeoplehavelongfollowedthe"5-secondrule",untilnowitwasunclearwhetheritactuallyhelped.Thestudy,undertakenbyfinalyearBiologystudentsandledbyAnthonyHilton,ProfessorofMicrobiologyatAstonUniversity,monitoredthetransferofthecommonbacteriafromavarietyofindoorfloortypesascarpet,cementfloortotoast,pasta,biscuitandastickysweetwhencontactwasmadefrom3to30seconds.Theresultsshowedthat:timeisasignificantfactorinthetransferofbacteriafromafloorsurfacetoapieceoffood,andthetypeofflooringthefoodhasbeendroppedonhasaneffect,withbacterialeastlikelytotransferfromcarpetedsurfacesandmostlikelytotransferfromcementflooringsurfacestomoistfoodsmakingcontactformorethan5seconds.ProfessorHiltonsaid,"Consumingfooddroppedonthefloorstillcarriesaninfectionriskasitverymuchdependsonwhichbacteriaarepresentontheflooratthetime."TheAstonteamalsocarriedoutasurveyofthenumberofpeoplewhoemploythe“five-secondrule”.Thesurveyshowedthat:87%ofthepeoplesurveyedsaidtheywouldeatfooddroppedonthefloor,oralreadyhavedoneso.55%ofthosethatwould,orhaveeatenfooddroppedonthefloorarewomen.81%ofthewomenwhowouldeatfoodfromthefloorwouldfollowthe"5-secondrule".ProfessorHiltonadded,"Ourstudyshowedthatasurprisinglylargemajorityofpeoplearehappytoconsumedroppedfood,withwomenthemostlikelytodoso.Buttheyarealsomorelikelytofollowthe"5-secondrule",whichourresearchhasshowntobemorethananoldwives’tale."1、Whichkindoffoodisnotusedinthestudy?A．Toastbread B．ItaliannoodlesC．Chips D．Stickycandy2、HowdidProfessorHiltonfeelafteranalyzinghowmanypeoplechosetoeatdroppedfood?A．Puzzled B．UpsetC．Satisfied D．Astonished3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Mostmenwouldfollowthe"5-second"rule.B．Peoplewhowouldeatfooddroppedonthefloorareintheminority.C．Bacteriaareeasiertotransferfromcementfloorsthancarpetedsurfaces.D．Fooddroppedonthecementfloorislesslikelytobepollutedthanthatonthecarpet.4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Thefoodwhichisdroppedonthefloorcanbeeatensafely.B．Theresearchmayprovidesomescientificevidencetothe"5-secondrule".C．Thebacteriahavenonegativeeffectonthesafetyoffood.D．Peoplesurveyedintheresearcharewillingtoaccepttheidea.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）MichelleBruceandherhusband,Jeremy,bothhadcancers,andtheirsonHoldenhadabraintumor（腫瘤）.Withthreeotherchildrento1,thefamilymovedtoMichelle’shometownofFranklin,Nebraska,sixyearsagosoher2couldgiveahand.WhenlivinginasmalltownoutsideLincoln,Nebraska,Holden3twooperationatadultclinicsinOmaha.Bothtreatmentsweretough,andswellinglefthimin4careforaboutaweek.WhenHolden’scancer5in2017,theOmahaclinicwasn’tabletooperate.ButtheBrucefamilywouldn’t6.TheyreachedouttoBostonChildren’sHospital,whichhadbetterequipmentandsurgeons.AfterlookingatHolden’s7,thedoctorsaidshecould8thetumorforgood.9,thesurgerywouldcost$39,000–morethantheparentscould10.Inatownofjust1,000people,though,11traveledfast.Withindays,alocalwomanMichellehadnevermetcalledtosayshewasplanninganeventto12moneyforHolden.Michellewas13.Thedayofthefundraiserwas14,butthatdidn’tpreventFranklincitizensshowingup.Michelle15ithadprobablyraisedacouplethousanddollars.Backatherparents’house,Michellegotacallfromthefundraiser’s16.Inall,thetownraised$45,000–enoughto17notjustHolden’shospitalbills,butforherandJeremy’s18toBostonwiththeirson.Holden’sthirdsurgerywentmore19thanbefore.“Hehadno20,nopain,”saidMichelle.“Itwasreallyamazing!”1、A．takecareofB．catchholdofC．getawaywithD．putupwith2、A．husbandB．parentsC．neighboursD．children3、A．performedB．designedC．hadD．a(chǎn)rranged4、A．ordinaryB．traditionalC．patientD．special5、A．returnedB．recoveredC．wentD．reacted6、A．defendB．quitC．failD．ignore7、A．statusB．filesC．passwordD．records8、A．removeB．dressC．endD．update9、A．BesidesB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Even10、A．saveB．promiseC．a(chǎn)ffordD．bargain11、A．faithB．curiosityC．wordD．promotion12、A．chargeB．borrowC．earnD．raise13、A．puzzledB．satisfiedC．touchedD．embarrassed14、A．freezingB．gentleC．warmD．cool15、A．doubtedB．figuredC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．guaranteed16、A．colleagueB．explorerC．a(chǎn)cquaintanceD．organizer17、A．coverB．oweC．presentD．order18、A．marchB．guideC．paceD．trip19、A．casuallyB．calmlyC．smoothlyD．fluently20、A．injuryB．swellingC．coldD．recovering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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）FromTheReadertoNationalTreasure,TVprogramsseekingtotakeadvantage1．Chineseaudience’sgrowinginterestintraditionalculturehadagreatyearin2017.Duringatime2．hiringfamouspopstarsandusingsillygimmicks(噱頭)havebecomemajortrendsindrawingyoungerChineseviewers,nooneeverexpectedthattheseslow-pacedandseriousshowsfocusedonChinesetraditionandculturewould3．(accept)sowidely.ButthefactisthatshowslikeChinesePoetryConferenceandLettersAlivequicklyclimbedto4．topofthenationalTVratings.ThepopularityofthistypeofprogramshowsthatmanyChinese5．(be)eagertolearnmoreabouttraditionalculture.WhileLettersAliveandTheReaderinvitepeoplefromallwalksoflife6．(read)letters,essaysorpoemswrittenbyrespectablewritersandothergreatpeople,NationalTreasurefocusesonthe7．(attract)storiesandhistorybehindnational-levelculturalrelics(遺物)．Onereasonfortheseshows’being8．(huge)successfulmightbetheirhumanfocus.Literaryworks9．(share)intheseshowstalkaboutreallifeandtheyalsoappealtoregularviewersratherthanjustliteraturelovers.ThoughNationalTreasurefocusesonintroducingancient10．(treasure),itfocusesmoreonthehumanstoriesbehindthem.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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅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。Generally,weprefertodothingsthewayweconsideredtobethebest、However,itisimportanttolistentothosewholoveusandwanttogiveusanadvicewhenwehaveseriousproblemsinourlives、Parentshavegainedsomelifeexperiencesandtheyknowwhattoactindifferentsituations、That’swhyweshouldaskthemforhelpfirstwhentheyhaveproblems、Therefore,therearemomentswhenweavoidthemanddon’twanttofollowthem、Withtimepassed,mybrotheraswellasIhaverealizedthatourparentsareright、Pleaseturnforyourparentswhenintrouble,fortheyworthtrustingandreadytoofferhelpallthetime、101第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，與留學生朋友Merry約好一起去長城，但你因故不能赴約。請給她寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括:1.表示歉意；2.說明原因；3.重新預約時間。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫。DearMerry,I’mtrulysorrytosaythat________