湖南省邵東縣第十中學(xué)2025屆高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

湖南省邵東縣第十中學(xué)2025屆高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書(shū)寫(xiě)，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why2．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．a(chǎn)whiteelephant B．a(chǎn)squaremeal C．a(chǎn)sacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth3．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because4．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive5．Thishouseisalmost________totheonewhereIlivedasachild.A．identical B．manualC．chilly D．enthusiastic6．Look,____fashionableclothesisshewearingthatalltheeyesarefixedonher!A．so B．such C．how D．what7．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing8．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem9．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted10．—HowdidyoulikeJohn’sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn’t________memuch.A.referto B．a(chǎn)ppealto C．belongto D．occurto11．Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto12．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase13．WorldFoodDayisheldeachyeartounderlinetheprogressthat________againsthungerandthatstillneedstobemade.A．ismade B．wasmadeC．hasbeenmade D．willbemade14．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe15．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion16．Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A．where B．which C．that D．a(chǎn)s17．Inthestudents’eyes,MrsSmithisamothermorethanateacher.shetreatsthestudentsjustlikeherownchildren.A．AsaresultB．InotherwordsC．WhatismoreD．Firstofall18．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation19．______metomorrowandI’llletyouknowthelabresult.A．Calling B．Call C．Tocall D．Havingcalled20．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）BlackFridayistheFridayfollowingThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates.Ithasbeenregardedasthebeginningoftheholidayshoppingseason.Althoughit’snotanofficialholiday,millionsofemployersgivetheiremployeesthedayoff,andmanypeopleusethatdaytogetajump-startontheirholidayshopping.AsimilardayinCanadaandGreatBritainiscalled“BoxingDay”.BlackFridayhasbecomesomewhatofamarketingsensation(營(yíng)銷(xiāo)效應(yīng))inrecentyears.Since2005,ithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.Tolureshoppers,retailers(零售商)routinelyopentheirdoorsasearlyas4a.m.andofferspecialsalesandpromotionstotheshoppersthatarriveearly.Someofthespecialdealsofferedbystoresareonlyavailableinlimitedquantities.Thatiswhysomeshoppersintentongettingthebestdealsoftencampoutinfrontofstoresovernightsothatthey’llbethefirstinlinewhenthedoorsopen.ButwhyBlackFriday?HistoriansbelievethenamestartedinPhiladelphiainthemid-1960s.Busdriversandpoliceused“BlackFriday”todescribetheheavytrafficthatwouldblockcitystreetsthedayafterThanksgivingasshoppersheadedtothestores.Businesses,however,didn’tlikethenegativetoneassociatedwiththe“BlackFriday”name.Intheearly1980s,amorepositiveexplanationofthenamebegantospread.Accordingtothisalternativeexplanation,BlackFridayisthedaywhenretailersfinallybegintoturnaprofitfortheyear.Inaccountingterms(會(huì)計(jì)行業(yè)),operatingatalossiscalledbeing“inthered”becauseaccountantstraditionallyusedredinktoshownegativeamounts.Positiveamountswereusuallyshowninblackink.Thus,being“intheblack”isagoodthingbecauseitmeansstoresareoperatingataprofit.Recently,forthosewhoaretoobusytoshoponBlackFridayorwhojustdon’twanttofightthecrowds,theMondayfollowingBlackFridayhasbecomeknownasCyberMonday(網(wǎng)絡(luò)星期一)forthemanyonlinedeals.1、OnBlackFriday，theAmericans.A．don’thavetogotoworkasusualB．lookexactlyliketheCanadiansC．a(chǎn)reusuallybusydoingshoppingD．stayathomeandrelaxthemselves2、Theunderlinedword“l(fā)ure”(inParagraph2)probablymeans.A．protect B．a(chǎn)ttractC．persuade D．remind3、HowdotheretailersunderstandBlackFriday?A．ItistotallydifferentfromBoxingDay.B．Theyusuallylosesomemoneyontheday.C．Itneverkeepsthemverybusy.D．Itprobablybringsthemmoremoney.4、Theauthorwritesthispassageinorderto.A．statethedevelopmentofCyberMondayB．tellthedifferencebetweenredandblackC．introduceBlackFridaytothereadersD．explainthemeaningofBoxingDay22．（8分）Whileelephantsbornwithouttusks(長(zhǎng)牙)arenotunheardof，theynormallyformjust2to6percentofthepopulation.However,thatisnotthecaseatMozambique’sGorongosaNationalPark,whereanastonishing33percentoffemaleelephantsbornafterthecountry’scivilwarendedin1992aretuskless.Whilethatmayappeartobejustacoincidence,JoycePoole,anelephantbehaviorexpert,hasanothertheory.Theresearcherthinkswemaybewitnessingunnaturalevolutionofthespeciesduetotheconstanthuntingofelephantsforvaluableivory.Poolesaysbeforethecountry’s15-year-longcivilwar,the100,000—acreparkwashometoover4,000elephants.However,bythetimetheconflictendedin1992,about90percentofthemhadbeenkilledforivorytohelpfinanceweapons(武器)andmeattofeedthesoldiers.Ofthelessthan200survivors,over50percentofadultfemaleshadnotusks.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingthatthepark’stusklesselephantpopulationhasgrowngreatly.Thisisnotthefirsttimeresearchershaveobservedagreatchangeinthepopulationofelephants.AtZambia’sSouthLuangwaNationalParkandLupandeGameManagementArea，areaswhichwereheavilyhuntedinthe1970sand1980s,35%ofelephants25yearsorolderand13%ofthoseyoungerthan25arenowwithouttusks.A2008studypublishedintheAfricanJournalofEcologyfoundthatthenumberoftusklessfemalesattheRuahaNationalParkinTanzaniawentfrom10.5percentin1969toalmost40percentin1989,largelyduetoillegalhuntingforivory.TherecentbanonivoryinboththeUSandChinashouldhelpgetridof,oratleastreduce,elephanthunting.However,scientistsarenotsurehowlongitwilltakeforelephantswithahigherrateoftusklessfemales,tochangethetrend.1、WhatistheprobablecauseofthephenomenonmentionedinParagraph1?A．Illegalhunting. B．Constantfarming.C．Apurecoincidence. D．Naturalevolution.2、WhydidpeoplekillsomanyelephantsduringthecivilwarinMozambique?A．Togetfundsbysellingivory. B．Todevelopnewweapons.C．Toprovidefoodforlocalpeople. D．Tomakeivoryproducts.3、Whichofthefollowinghadtheearliestrecordontusklesselephants?A．GorongonsaNationalPark. B．SouthLuangwaNationalPark.C．TheRuahaNationalPark. D．LupandeGameManagementArea.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thetrend”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Elephantsfacinggreaterdanger.B．Elephantsgrowingmoreslowly.C．Fewerfemaleelephantsstayingalive.D．Morefemaleelephantsbeingtuskless.23．（8分）Atsomepointinlife，manypeoplesufferamentalproblem．Whilemostpeoplegetoverit，forothersitdoesn'tgoawayeasily．TheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）saysthatabout20percentofchildrenandteenagersacrosstheglobesufferfrommentalillness．It'sthoughtthatthenumberofchildrenandteenagerswithmentalillnessaroundtheworldwillincreasebyhalfby2020．Itwillbecomeoneofthemaincausesofdisease，disabilitiesandevendeath．Thereasonformentalproblemsamongyoungpeoplemaybetheincreasingpressureinlife．Studyandrelationshipshavealwayscausedhugestressesforschoolchildren．Forinstance，theyexperienceschoolbullying（欺凌）andacademicpressure．InChina，thepictureisn'tbright，either．About30millionChinesechildrenandteenagersundertheageof17，or10percentofchildrenandteenagersinChina，haveamentalhealthchallenge，reportedChinaDaily．Also，accordingtoChinaDaily，Chinesepeopledon'tseekhelpwiththeirmentalproblems．Theyfearthatotherswillthinklessofthemiftheyadmitthattheyareintrouble．ManyChinesepeopleareashamedoftheirmentalproblemsandmentalillnessistaboo（禁忌）inanyChinesefamilies．IntheUK，overthree-quartersofyoungpeoplebelievetheirmentalhealthproblemshaveasocialshameandaquarterofyoungUKpeoplewouldn'taskforhelpiftheydevelopedamentalproblem．Youngpeoplewhodon'tseekhelpfortheirconditionmaybecreatingproblemsforthemselvesinthefuture．Ifyoufeelsomethingiswrongwithinyou-seekhelp．Feelingdown？Herearethreethingstotryifyoufeellow．●Gotoapsychologyteacher．Theteacherwilllistentoyouandofferhelp-forfree!●Call800-800-1100．It'sthenumberofahotlinerunbytheMentalHealthResearchandPreventionCenter．Thelineisopen24hoursaday．●Tellyourparentsandvisitthehospitalifthesituationgetsoutofcontrol．1、AccordingtotheWHO，about______ofchildrenandteenagersworldwideexperiencementalillness．A．10percentB．onefifthC．30percentD．threequarters2、Chinesepeopledon'taskforhelpwiththeirmentalhealthprobablybecause______．A．theythinklessoftheirmentalproblemsB．theyfearthattheymaygetintotroubleC．theyareashamedtoadmithavingmentalproblemsD．theyareunwillingtoavoidtheirmentalillness3、SchoolchildrenwithmentalhealthshouldtrythefollowingthreethingsEXCEPT______．A．consultingtheirteacherB．callingahotlineforadviceC．communicatingwiththeirparentsD．hidingtheirmentalillnessfromothers4、Whatisthepurposeinwritingthisarticle？______A．Toanalyzethemajorcausesofyoungpeople'smentalillness．B．Todescribethecurrentsituationofyoungpeople'smentalhealth．C．Toencourageyoungpeopletodealwiththeirmentalproblemsproperly．D．TointroducementalproblemstoChineseyoungpeople．24．（8分）Researcherssaypublicmistrustofvaccines（疫苗）iscausingdiseaseslikemeasles（麻疹）andyellowfevertospread.Thescientistssaidthelowerlevelsoftrustcanleadtopeoplerefusingvaccines.This,inturn,cancausediseasestospreadquickly,theywarmed.Buttheresearcherssaidtheyalsofoundahighlevelofsupportworldwideforvaccinatingchildrenagainstdisease.Theresearchersquestioned66,000peoplein67countriestodiscovertheirideasonwhethervaccinesareimportant,safeandeffective.ThesurveyshowedpeopleinSoutheastAsiahadthehighestleveloftrustinvaccines.Africashowedthesecondhighestlevelofconfidence.Europeansshowedthelowestlevelofconfidenceinvaccines.InFrance,41percentofthepopulationquestionedthesafetyofvaccines.HeidiLarsoniswiththeLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.ShesaysrecentmediareportsofproblemsinvolvingvaccineshavehurtpublicconfidenceinFrance.LarsonnotedthatmanyEuropeansworriedaboutreportsofpossiblelinksbetweenhepatitisBvaccines（乙型肝炎疫苗）andthediseasemultiplesclerosis（多發(fā)性硬化癥）.Butshesaidscientistsfoundnolinkagebetweenthetwo.MistrustinFrancewasalsodrivenbypublicreactiontotheH1N1influenza（甲型H1N1流感）outbreakfearsin2009.TheFrenchgovernmentspent$1.4billionon94milliondosesofthevaccine.Themajorityweresoldordestroyed.ThefindingscomeasamajoryellowfevervaccinationprogramhasbeenlaunchedintheDemocraticRepublicofCongoandAngola.Thediseasehasalreadykilledhundredsofpeopleinthearea.TheWorldHealthOrganizationaimstovaccinateover15millionpeopleinbothcountries.“Ifeveryoneagreestobevaccinated,wecanremoveyellowfeverfromourcountry,”saidMosalaMireille,oneofthedoctorsdirectingtheprogram.1、TheauthordevelopstheParagraph1mainly________.A．bytellingexperiencesB．bygivinginstructionsC．byofferingdescriptionsD．byanalyzingcauseandeffect2、Theunderlinedwords“Thedisease”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto________.A．measlesB．yellowfeverC．H1N1influenzaD．multiplesclerosis3、MistrustofvaccinesinFrancewasdrivenbythefollowingreasonsexcept________.A．mediareportsofproblemslinkedtovaccinesB．publicreactiontotheH1N1influenzaoutbreakfearsin2009C．connectionsbetweenhepatitisBvaccinesandthediseasemultiplesclerosisD．mostofthedosesofthevaccineweresoldordisposedofbytheFrenchgovernment4、MosalaMireille’sattitudetowardstheyellowfevervaccinationprogramis________.A．ExpectantB．SkepticalC．CriticalD．Cautious25．（10分）Theadvancementofhumancivilizationispossiblejustbecauseofenormouscontributionmadebyscientists.Theyareoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleoftoday’sworld.Withpracticaladvantagesinengineering,medicine,andtechnology,theyhavehelpedustogrowbetterunderstandingabouttheworldanddifferentworkingphenomenonthatgovernsus.Theirnamesarerememberedinthesandsoftimefortheirworkinthewelfareofmankindwithdifferentinventionsthathasmadeourmodernliveseasy.Hereisalistofthefourgreatscientistswe’veeverseenwhochangedtheworld.LouisPasteur(1822-1895)Pasteurcontributedgreatlytowardstheadvancementofmedicalsciencesdevelopingcuresforrabies,anthraxandotherinfectiousdiseases.Healsoinventedtheprocessofpasteurization（加熱殺菌法）tomakemilksafertodrink.Heprobablysavedmorelivesthananyotherperson.OttoHahn(1879-1968)HahnwasaGermanchemistwhodiscoverednuclearfission（裂變）in1939.Hewasapioneeringscientistinthefieldofradio-chemistry,anddiscoveredradioactiveelementsin1921.HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforChemistryin1944.NikolaTesla(1856-1943)Teslaworkedonelectro-magnetismandACcurrent.Heobtainedaround300patentsworldwideforhisinventionsfromelectricitytoradiotransmission,butmanyinventionsdevelopedbyTeslawerenotputintopatentprotection.Heplayedakeyroleinthedevelopmentofmodernelectricity.JamesClerkMaxwell(1831-1879)Maxwellmadegreatprogressinunderstandingelectro-magnetism.Hisresearchinelectricityandkineticslaidthefoundationforquantum（量子）physics.EinsteinsaidofMaxwell,“TheworkofJamesClerkMaxwellchangedtheworldforever.”1、WhatcontributiondidLouisPasteurmaketosociety?A．Thedevelopmentofmedicine.B．Radio-chemistry.C．Modernelectricity.D．Quantumphysics.2、WhowasthoughthighlyofbyEinstein?A．LouisPasteur.B．OttoHahn.C．NikolaTesla.D．JamesClerkMaxwell.3、Whatcanweinferaboutthefourpeople?A．Theyaremedicalpioneers.B．TheyareNobelPrizewinners.C．Theyaregreatcontributorstosociety.D．Theyarefoundersofmodernphysics.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(mǎn)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）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1—20各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上涂黑。"I...Ithoughtyoucoulduseitforsomething."Susan's1didnothingtohelpusunderstandwhyadarkbluecarpetremnant(零頭布料)wasbeing2asabirthdaygift.Themurmured"thanks"couldbebarelyheardasHollytriednottoallowherdisappointmenttoshow.Holly'sdisappointmentdidn'tbecome3untilthefollowingeveningwhenshecamedownstairstosaygoodnight."Well,Iguessweknowhowmuchmybestfriend4me,huh,Mom?"Shesaid5,withherheaddown.Thenextmorning,Icarriedagarbagebagoutside.MyheartsankasI6thelidofthegarbagecanandsawSusan'scarpetlyingthere.7onlyamoment,Ipickeditupandbroughtitintothehouse.“Susan8youandmetogoovertoherhouseafterschooltomorrow.”WeekslaterHollyannouncedasshearrivedhomefromschool9hervoicecarriedaso-whatattitude,Isensedshewaspleasedbytheinvitation.Thenextdaywe10tothedestinationalongthewindingcountryroad.Atallwomanstoodinthedoorwayto11usasweapproachedthesmallfarmhouse.Thehousewas12butneatlydecoratedwithusedfurniture.Fromthe13withthewomanweknewSusanhadlongbeenseparatedfromherparentsandshewasSusan’sfostermother(養(yǎng)母).Awarmlightshoneinhereyesasshe14tomeherfondnessforSusan.Icametorespectthis15womanwhohadopenedherhometoayounggirlandattemptedtomakeadifferenceinherlife.Asdaylightbeganto16weofferedourthanksandsaidgoodbye.Hollysatquietlyinthecarleaningherbodyforwardasifwillingthecartomovefaster.Nosoonerhadwecometoastopthanshe17openedthecardoorandwalkedpurposefullytowardthegarbagecan.“Isthiswhatyouwerelookingfor?”Iheldoutthepieceof18.“Thanks,Mom.”atearortwo19fromhereyesandfellontotheremnant,asif20,thathasbecomethemostpreciousbirthdaypresentintheworld.1、A．a(chǎn)daptation B．negotiation C．explanation D．a(chǎn)ssumption2、A．valued B．deserted C．described D．presented3、A．evident B．strange C．slight D．a(chǎn)bsent4、A．goesagainst B．thinksof C．learnfrom D．paysfor5、A．a(chǎn)pparently B．regularly C．miserably D．consistently6、A．lifted B．threw C．closed D．repaired7、A．Pausing B．Hesitating C．Thinking D．Lasting8、A．expected B．convinced C．invited D．permitted9、A．Although B．Since C．Because D．Once10、A．moved B．drove C．walked D．returned11、A．direct B．defend C．a(chǎn)rrest D．greet12、A．messy B．noisy C．shabby D．smelly13、A．chat B．switch C．exchange D．debate14、A．a(chǎn)dmitted B．clarified C．revealed D．declared15、A．light-hearted B．generous-hearted C．soft-hearted D．cold-hearted16、A．end B．darken C．drop D．fade17、A．quickly B．carefully C．quietly D．skillfully18、A．gift B．garbage C．carpet D．bag19、A．flooded B．poured C．streamed D．slipped20、A．bynature B．bymagic C．byluck D．bycoincident第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）KiyotoSaitoistryingtochangepeople’sopinionofagriculturalworkthroughhisunusualattire(打扮).Whetherhe’sdrivingatractor1．isstandinginthefields,Kiyotoisalwayswearinganelegantsuit.Kiyoto’sfamilyhasbeenplantingriceforaround400years,butasateenagerhe2．(find)thetraditionboringandmovedtothecity.Hereturnedtohisnativetowntwoyearsago,3．(make)uphismindtogetinvolvedinthefamilybusiness.4．ideaofwearingasuitinthefieldsstartedasajoke.Oneday,hisbrotherjokedaboutfarminginanelegantsuit,butKyiototookit5．(serious).Heviewedtheideaastheperfectwaytochangepublicopinionofagriculturalwork.“Mostpeoplethinkoffarmers6．‘dirtyallday’.Iwantyoungsterstothink‘farminglooksfun’”hesaid.Atfirstnooneseemed7．(understand)him.Evenhisfamilywassurprisedbyhis8．(choose)offarmingattire.Hisgrandfatherworried9．(do)farmworkinasuitwouldbedangerous.NowKiyotoisfamousandhasbeeninvitedonvarioustelevisionshows.Healsohasablogwhereheregularly10．(post)hisfarmingexperiencesandphotosofhimselfalldressedup.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(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)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫(xiě)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，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)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。3.將改正后的答案按要求寫(xiě)在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置。ItwasextremecoldlastMondaymorning.WhileIwaswalkinginmywaytoschool,Inoticedtwostreetcleanersweepingthestreet.Seeingthemareworkingsohardonsuchacoldmorning,Iwasmovedandmadeupmyminddosomethingforthem.Afterarrivingatschool,Idiscussedwithsomeclassmatesthatwecoulddo.Thenextday,wegotupearlyandpreparingporridgeathome.Whenwehandedthecleanersthehotporridgeandexpressedusappreciationfortheirhardwork,theylookedalittlesurprisingatfirst.