2025屆安徽省滁州市南橋區(qū)海亮學(xué)校高三一診考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆安徽省滁州市南橋區(qū)海亮學(xué)校高三一診考試英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive2．Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving3．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted4．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter5．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．a(chǎn)fter;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．a(chǎn)s;inpraiseof6．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid7．Alotofsuggestionswereputforwardatthemeeting,but______waspractical.A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone8．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．a(chǎn)rebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded9．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound10．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend11．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.A．might B．mustC．can D．should12．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup13．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it14．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should15．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative16．—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon17．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which18．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in19．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual20．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．a(chǎn)llC．notall D．none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）ManythousandsofChinesearestudyingatschoolsintheUnitedStates.AndwriterLielLeibovitzsaysthestudentsarefollowinganexamplethatbeganintheeighteenseventies.Mr.LeibovitzandwriterMatthewMillerjoinedforcestotellthestoryofthestudentsintheirbook,“FortunateSons.”ThebooksaysChinasentonehundredandtwentyboysfrom1872to1875toAmericatolearnaboutdevelopmentsthatcouldhelpmodernizetheircountry.Mr.LeibovitzgottheideaforthebookabouttheboysafewyearsagowhenhewastravelingwithhiswifeinChina.Mr.LeibovitzlearnedthatQinggovernmentsentawholedelegation(代表團(tuán))ofboystolearnthewaysoftheWest.ThegoalwasforthemtoreturntoChinaandhelptheircountry.ThebooksaystheboysreceivedtheirAmericantraininginMassachusetts,NewYork,NewJerseyandConnecticut.Itmusthavebeenaverygoodeducation.Mr.LeibovitzsaysthefirstprimeministeroftheChineseRepubliccompletedthisprogram.Andsodidthefirstengineertobuildalarge-scalerailroadwithoutforeignhelp.ThesamewastrueofthefathersofChineseeducation,diplomacyandtheNavy.Thebook-writershadonlytoopensomeboxescontainingthewritingsofthesementolearnaboutthem.Theirnotebooks,Journals,lettersandpostcardswereinEnglish.Mr.Leibovitzsaidhewasluckytohavesomuchinformationfromeventsthattookplacelongago.ThestudentsreturnedtoChinaafteraboutnineyears.TheynolongerspokeMandarin(國(guó)語(yǔ))wellenoughtoanswerquestions.Policewelcomedthemhomebyputtingtheminjail.Theyoungmenwerereleasedafteraboutaweek.Buttheyweregivenlow-leveljobs.MrLeibovitzsaysittookabouttenyearsforthemtorisetohigherpositions.HesaidtheirstorycontinuestodaywithlargenumbersofChinesestudyingintheUnitedStates.1、HowmanyexchangechildrendidQinggovernmentsendtoAmerica?A．1872. B．1875.C．120. D．210.2、QinggovernmentsenttheboystoAmericabecauseit.A．wantedthemtohelptheircountryB．lostthewarC．expectedthemtodestroythecultureoftheWestD．wantedtheWesterntohelptheboys3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．ManythousandsofChinesearestudyingatschoolsinAmerica.B．SomeoftheboysreceivedtheirAmericantraininginCalifornia.C．Policewelcomedtheboyshomebyputtingtheminjail.D．OneoftheboysbecamethefatherofChineseeducation.22．（8分）Byhighschool,T.J.wasthemostfamousoneinhistown.Imethimforthefirsttimeataweekendleadershipelection.WhenIshowedup,thecommunityleadersgavemethisoverviewoftheattendingstudents:“Wehaveallthestudentsheretoday,fromthestudentpresidenttoT.J.Ware,theboywiththelongestarrestrecordinthehistoryoftown.”Atthestartoftheelection,hewasstandingagainstthebackwall.Hedidn’treallyjointhediscussiongroups,ordidn’tseemtohavemuchtosay.Butslowly,theinteractivegamesdrewhimin.Theicemeltedwhenthegroupsstartedbuildingalistofpositiveandnegativethingsthathadoccurredatschoolthatyear.T.J.hadsomedefinitecommentsonthosesituations.Allofasuddenhewasbeingtreatedlikealeader.Heknewsomethingaboutpoverty,hungerandhopelessness,andeveryonewaslistening.Bytheendoftheelection,hehadjoinedtheHomelessProjectteam.Theotherstudentsontheteamelectedhimco-chairmanoftheteam.ButwhenT.J.showedupatschoolonMondaymorning,hearrivedtoafirestorm.Agroupofteacherswereprotesting(抗議)totheschoolprincipalabouthisbeingelectedco-chairman.Theyremindedtheprincipal,“He’llprobablystealhalfthefood.”Surprisingly,twoweekslater,T.J.andhisfriendsledagrouptocollectfood.Theycreatedaschoolrecord：2,83cansoffoodinjusttwohours.Itwasenoughtofilltheemptyshelvesintwoneighborhoodcenters,andthefoodtookcareofneedyfamiliesintheareafor75days.Thelocalnewspapercoveredtheeventwithafullarticlethenextday.Theeventhelednowcollects9,000cansoffoodinoneday,takingcareof70percentoftheneedforfoodforoneyear.Maybeyou’veheardthesaying,“Abirdwithabrokenwingwillneverflyashigh.”T.J.remindsusthatabirdwithabrokenwingonlyneedsmending.Butonceithashealed,itcanflyhigherthantherest.1、WhatwasT.J.famousforwhentheauthorfirstmethim?A．Collectingfood.B．Makingtroubles.C．Beingelectedco-chairman.D．Showingupattheelection.2、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．ThegroupswelcomedT.J.’sopinions.B．T.J.knewlittleaboutthetopicsinthediscussions.C．T.J.wasunwillingtocollectfoodforneedyfamilies.D．ThegroupsmadealistofpositiveandnegativethingsaboutT.J..3、WhydidT.J.arrivetoafirestorm?A．Hewascaughtinterribleweather.B．Hesufferedafiredisaster.C．Hisstealingwasmadepublic.D．Hisbeingelectedwasstronglyopposed.4、Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?A．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.B．Badtimesmakesagoodman.C．Everyonedeservesachancetocleanuptheirmistakes.D．Badluckoftenbringsgoodluck.23．（8分）When12girlsfromSanFernandohighschoolinCaliforniareceivedagrant(助學(xué)金)todevelopaninventiontosolveareal-worldproblem,theydecidedtocreateasolar-poweredshelter.Nowforoverayear,thegirlshavebeenworkingafterschoolandoverthewinterandspringbreakstocompletetheirproject.“TheyhavethisamazingdrivethatI'veneverseenbefore,”saidVioletMardirosian,amathteacheratSanFernandoHigh.“Ithoughtatthebeginningthatmaybesomeofthemwouldgiveup,saying'Ididn'texpectthismuchwork,'buttheydon't.They'rejustworkinghardandthey'renotgivingup.”Livinginalow-incomecommunity(社區(qū)),thegirlshaveseentheproblemofhomelessnessfirst-hand,whichiswhytheychosethatpopulationtocreateaproductfor.Manyofthemarealsofromimmigrantfamiliesandhopethesolar-poweredsheltermighthelprefugees(難民).Seventeen-year-oldMaggieMejiasaidthatwhileshehadnoengineeringexperience,thegirlsfiguredoutasateamhowtocreatetheprototype(雛形),usinghow-tovideosandbooksthattaughtthemhowtocode.Butthemostimportantlessonshe'slearnedoverthecourseoftheprojectisn'ttechnical.“I'velearnedalotabouthelpingothers,helpingthecommunityandshowingabetterworldtootherpeople,”shesaid.ThegirlshavebeeninvitedtoMITtoshowtheirinvention.MardirosiansaysalltheparticipatingstudentshaveexpressedinterestingoingintoSTEM(science,technology,engineering,mathematics)fieldsandthatstudentsfromlowergradesarealreadyexpressinginterestinbeinginvolvednextyear.Shesays,“Manyofthemdidn'tthinkaboutengineeringbefore.Theythoughtmaybethey'renotmadeouttobeanengineer.Butworkingtogether,nowtheyrealizethey'reallneededinthisfield.Everyonehasfoundtheirimportanceinthispicture.”1、WhydidMardirosianthinksomegirlswouldquitthesubject?A．Itwasnotpracticalinreallife.B．Itdemandedalotoftimeandenergy.C．Itwasnotsupportedbytheirmathteacher.D．Itrequiredalotofmoneyandexpertknowledge.2、Whydidthegirlsdecidetocreateasolar-poweredshelter?A．Tosaveenergy. B．Towinascholarship.C．Tohelpthehomeless. D．TobeadmittedtoMIT.3、AccordingtoMaggie,whatisthemostvaluablelessonshehaslearnedfromtheproject?A．Howtocode. B．Thepowerofteamwork.C．Thewaytoteachherself. D．Howtomaketheworldabetterplace.4、WhatdoesMardirosianthinkoftheproject?A．Ittaughtgirlstobeindependent. B．Itshouldbecontinuednextyear.C．Itinspiredgirls'interestinSTEM. D．Itshowedtheimportanceofengineering.24．（8分）AnyforeignerwhohastriedtolearnChinesecantellhowharditistomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstand.Andanyonewhohastriedtolearntoplaytheviolinorotherinstrumentscanreportsimilarchallenges.NowresearchershavefoundthatpeoplewithmusicaltraininghaveaneasiertimelearningChinese.WritingintheonlineeditionofNatureNeuroscience，researchersfromNorthwesternUniversitysaythatbothskillsdrawonthesamepartsofthebrainthathelppeoplediscoverchangesinpitch(音調(diào)).Oneofthestudy'sauthors，NinaKraus，saidthefindingssuggestedthatstudyingmusic“actuallytunesoursensorysystem”.Thismeansthatschoolsthatwantchildrentodowellinlanguagesshouldhesitatebeforecuttingmusicprograms，Dr.Kraussaid.Shesaidmusictrainingmightalsohelpchildrenwithlanguageproblems.Mandarin(普通話)speakershavebeenshowntohaveamorecomplexencoding(編碼)ofpitchpatternsintheirbrainsthanEnglishspeakersdo.ThisisbecauseinMandarinandotherAsianlanguages，pitchplaysacentralrole.Asingle-syllablewordcanhaveseveralmeaningsdependingonhowitisintoned.Forthisstudy，theresearcherslookedat20non-Chinesespeakingvolunteers，halfwithnomusicalbackgroundandhalfwhohavestudiedaninstrumentforatleastsixyears.Astheywereshownamovie，thevolunteersalsoheardanaudiotapeoftheMandarinword“mi”inthreeofitsmeanings:squint，bewilderandrice.Theresearchersrecordedactivitiesintheirbrainstemstoseehowwelltheywereprocessingthesounds.ThosewithamusicbackgroundshowedmuchmorebrainactivitiesinresponsetotheChinesesounds.Theleadauthorofthestudy，PatrickC．M.Wong，saiditmightworkbothways.Itappearsthatnativespeakersoftonallanguagesmaydobetteratlearninginstruments.1、WhenlearningChinese，aforeignerwillfind________.A．hehasadifficulttimelearningmusicatthesametimeB．hehasaneasiertimelearningmusicatthesametimeC．itishardtomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstandD．itiseasytousethebraintohelphimdiscoverchangesinpitch2、WhydoesChineselearninghavesomethingtodowithmusictraining?A．BecausethereisthesamedifficultyinlearningChineseandmusic.B．Becauseskillstolearnthetwomakeuseofthesamepartsofthebrain.C．Becausemusictrainingmighthelppeoplewithlanguagestudy.D．BecausepeoplewhodowellinChinesestudydowellinmusic.3、Theunderlinedword“intoned”inthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedbytheword“____”.A．created B．spelled C．seemed D．pronounced4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．MandarinSpeakersAreSmarterthanEnglishSpeakersB．SkilledEarforMusicMayHelpLanguageStudyC．PitchPlaysaCentralRoleinChineseLearningD．SchoolsNeedtoDevelopMusicPrograms25．（10分）Seventy-three-year-oldGeorgeMcNeilonselectedhisfoodinValueMartverycarefully.Afterleavingthecashier,heestimated(估計(jì))thathehadsaved80centsandthoughtthathehadgotgoodvalueforhismoneyagain.Attheexit,thechillywindremindedhimofhisgloves.“Nowwherearethey?”Hesearchedhereandthere,butnowherecouldhefindthem.Hewassurehewaswearingthemwhenheenteredthestore.Theworriedmanmadeasecondsearchinallhispockets,againincludingthegrocerybag.Hewassuretheymusthavebeendroppedsomewhereinsidethestore.Georgeboughttheglovesata25%discount,forjust$30,tenyearsago.Theyweregenuinelambskin(小羊皮),soft,warmanddurable.Untilthen,hehadworncheaperman-madematerialthatlastednomorethanthreeyears.Hisimpulsivedecisiontobuytheexpensiveglovesturnedouttobeagoodone,whichevenpromotedhissocialstatusonthebus,aspassengersstaredathimenviouslyforsixmonthsoutoftheyear.Heenjoyedbeingenvied.Badluck,Georgethought,tolosehisexpensiveglovesonNewYear’sEve.Hereenteredthestoreandfollowedthesameroutehehadwalkedbefore.Butseveralminutesofanxioussearchturnedouttobeinvain.“Societyhaschanged.Peoplehavechanged…”hemurmuredtohimself.“Yearsago,ifpeoplepickedupsomethinglost,theywouldgiveitback.”Backhome,Georgewasataloss.Indeepwinter,hecouldnotdoanythingwithoutapairofgloves.Ifheboughtcheapones,hewouldhavetoreplacethemverysoon.Ifheboughtnewleatherones,theywouldcostfortydollars.Aftertheholiday,poorGeorgedecidedtobuyanotherpairofleathergloves.Beforeboardingthesubway,hesteppedintoValueMartagaintoseeifbyanychancehisgloveshadbeenreturnedtothelostandfoundoffice.“Whatcolorarethey?”thewomanintheofficeasked.“Black,”heanswered.Shelookedintoherdraweranddrewoutapairofmen’sleathergloves.“Arethey?”“Yes!Thosearemine!”1、WhichofthefollowingisthemostprobablereasonforGeorge’sshopping?A．TokilltimeinValueMartasusual.B．ToprepareforthecomingNewYear.C．Toprovehowwisehewaswithmoney.D．Toseewhethertherewereglovesonsale.2、WhatdoweknowaboutoldGeorgeMcNeilon?A．Purebutimpolite.B．Cleverbutsimple.C．Economicalbutvain.D．Warmheartedbutpoor.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Indailylife,accidentswillhappen.B．Nevereverjumptoconclusions.C．Apennysavedisapennyearned.D．Alossmayturnouttobeagain.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）Traditionalfairytalesarebeingabandonedbyparentsbecausetheyaretooscaryfortheiryoungchildren,astudyfound.Researchrevealedoneinfiveparentshas1oldclassicssuchasSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarvesandRapunzel（長(zhǎng)發(fā)公主）in2ofmoremodernbooks.Onethirdofparentssaidtheirchildrenhavebeenleftin3afterhearingthehorribledetailsofLittleRedRidingHood.Andnearlyhalfofmothersandfathers4toreadRumplestiltskin（紡織姑娘）totheirkidsasthe5ofthestoryarekidnappingandkilling.6,GoldilocksandtheThreeBearswasalsoatalelikelytobe7onthebookshelfasparentsfelt8condones（寬?。﹕tealing.The9of2,000adultswascommissioned（委任）to10thelaunchofthehitUSdramaGRIMM,11startstonightat9p.m.onWatch,andseessixpieces12ontraditionalfairytales.Thepollfoundaquarterofparentspolledwouldn’t13readingafairytaletotheirchilduntiltheyhad14theageoffive.And52percentoftheparentssaidCinderelladidn’tsendagood15totheirchildrenasitdescribesayoungwoman16houseworkallday.SteveHornsey,GeneralManagerofWatch,said:“Bedtimestoriesaresupposedtocomfortchildrenandsendthemoffto17soundly.Fairytalescanbedarkanddramatictalessoit’s18thatparentsworryaboutreadingthemtoyoungchildren.Thestudyalsofoundtwothirdsofmumsanddadstryto19storieswhichmightgivetheirchildrennightmares.20,halfofparentssaidtraditionaltalesaremorelikelytohaveastrongmoralmessagethanalotofmodernkids’books,suchasTheGruffalo,TheHungaryCaterpillarandtheMr.Menbooks.1、A．takenupB．putupC．broughtupD．givenup2、A．favourB．memoryC．honorD．spite3、A．needB．tearsC．debtsD．surprise4、A．a(chǎn)greeB．intendC．refuseD．enjoy5、A．problemsB．questionsC．sentencesD．themes6、A．SimilarlyB．FortunatelyC．SuddenlyD．Immediately7、A．a(chǎn)rrangedB．leftC．clarifiedD．sorted8、A．heB．sheC．itD．its9、A．reportB．suggestionC．decisionD．survey10、A．drawB．markC．paintD．pull11、A．thatB．whatC．whenD．which12、A．dependedB．stuckC．basedD．fixed13、A．pretendB．considerC．wantD．imagine14、A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．gotC．reachedD．increased15、A．letterB．cardC．emailD．message16、A．doingB．cleaningC．makingD．taking17、A．playB．workC．sleepD．school18、A．understandableB．uncomfortableC．unbelievableD．unchangeable19、A．readB．a(chǎn)voidC．reciteD．repeat20、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．OtherwiseD．However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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Asleeponaplane:acaseforwindowseatsIlovetosleeponplanes,andIhaveanunusualabilitytosleepwellonthem.Therehaveevenbeenoneortwooccasions1．Ihavefallenasleepbeforetakeoffandawakenedupontheimpactoflanding,nothavingrealizedwehadevenlefttheground.Sowhen2．(book)myflights,Ialwayschoosethewindowseatwheneverpossible.Thisallowsmetoleanmysleepyheadagainstthewalloftheplaneforabit3．(much)comfort.Some4．a(chǎn)rguethattheaisle（走廊）seatissuperiorforthelegspaceandtheabilitytogetoffswiftlyandeyethesnackcart.Butinreality,we’reallgettingourdrinksandsnacks5．fewseconds.Also,Ifindthatifapersonknowshe’sinawindowseat,he’llchoosetousethebathroombeforeboardingsothathe6．(notneed)todisturbhisneighbor,whichisjustconsiderate.Andhe’llseizetheopportunitytogetupwhenanotherseatmategetsupsothattheseatmateneedn’t7．(bother)morethanonce.Asaphotographerandvisuallyorientedperson,thewindowseatgivesmethebestviewsofcottonyclouds,oragreatsunset,orgoldensunrise,etc.Mostofall,8．I’vebeenflyingforyears,Istillgetpleasureofseeingmydepartingcityorcountry9．(shrink)intothedistance,andthebutterfliesinmystomachwhenIseethehorizonofmydestinationcomeintoview.Andthosefeelingsofadventureandexcitementare10．keepmecomingback,flightafterflight,tomywindowseat.第四部分寫(xiě)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)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)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。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單間的增加、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(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。It’snoteasyforustoacceptthefactwhichwearegoingtoleaveourbelovedschool.However,wearelookedforwardtoourfuturelife.Lastnight,myfriendsandIwalkaroundourschooltalkingaboutthefunnythingsthathadbeenhappenedinthepastthreeyears.Suddenly,Igotanidea.Isaidtohimweshouldmakeadealthatwecouldgettogetherherefouryearslate.Myfriendswe