新疆昌吉二中2025屆高考沖刺模擬英語(yǔ)試題含解析

新疆昌吉二中2025屆高考沖刺模擬英語(yǔ)試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，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．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen2．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectthen,butI________mymind.A．willchangeB．wouldchangedC．havechangedD．hadchanged3．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．a(chǎn)cquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction4．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed5．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that6．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot7．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated8．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．a(chǎn)ssoonas9．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because10．Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff11．Someschools,includingours,willhavetomake________inagreementwiththenationalsoccerreform.A．a(chǎn)musementsB．a(chǎn)djustmentsC．a(chǎn)ppointmentsD．a(chǎn)chievements12．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced13．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．a(chǎn)bsolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely14．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．a(chǎn)ttendto15．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive16．Thecompanyandtheeffectbroughtaboutdidgreatgoodtoourbusinessinthemarket.A．it B．whichC．that D．what17．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor18．Consideredtobealessdangeroustotobacco,"e-cigs"aretakingovertheWestasmoreandmorepeopleswitchoverwhentryingtokickthehabit.A．a(chǎn)djustment B．a(chǎn)lternativeC．a(chǎn)dvertisement D．a(chǎn)musement19．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere20．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight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）It'shair-raisingnewsforcriminalsontherun.Scientistsbehindanewstudyhaveworkedouthowtoidentifyindividualsonlybasedontheproteins(蛋白質(zhì))inasinglestrandoftheirhair.WhilethepolicealreadylookatDNAfromhairaspartofinvestigations,thetechniqueisfarfromideal:DNAiseasilydegradable,meaningitcanonlybeanalyzedwithinacertaintimeperiodafterthecrime.Butthenewtechniquecouldevenbeusedtosolvehistoricalorarchaeologicalcases,makingitfarsuperiortoDNAsequencinginmanyways.DNAdegradationdependsonseveralenvironmentalfactorsincludingtemperature,humidityandPH.Itisalsoaffectedbytheactivityofbacteriaandothermicroorganisms.Incontrast,actualhairscansurviveforalongtime-----sometimescenturies.Afterbonesandteeth,hairisinfactoneofthemostresistantstructuresofthehumanbody.Inordertounderstandhowtheproteincanbeusedtoidentifyindividuals,itisimportanttounderstandmatproteinsarecodedbyDNA．Thismeansthatacertainlevelofthegeneticvariationthatweseeindifferentpeople'sDNApassesintotheirproteins.Infact,geneticinformationintheDNAistranslatedintoamino-acidchainsthatmakeupproteins.Themethodnotonlyallowsforhumanidentificationbutitcanalsorevealhowoldthesampleisandwhatregionitcomesfrom,sothatwecandistinguishbetweencurrentandancientsamples.Butwhilethediscoveryisexciting,thetechniqueisnotquitepolishedenoughtobeusedinthecourtroom.Themaintasknowwillbetoanalyzehairsamplesfromallovertheworld,whichwillmakeitalotmorereliable.Thenewdiscoverywillboostthesignificanceofhairasevidenceincourts,atatimewhensomeforensic(司法鑒定的)disciplineshavebeencriticizedintheUS.Itwillalsobeofgreatuseinarchaeology.1、What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．DNAevidenceisfarfromideal.B．Criminalsontherungethair-raisingnews.C．Scientistsareplanningatestofhumanhair.D．Humanscanbeidentifiedbyproteinsinhair.2、Whichevidenceismorereliableforthepolicetoidentifyacriminal?A．Lostteeth.B．Thefootprint.C．Personalbelongings.D．DamagedDNA．3、InwhatwayisthenewtechniquesuperiortoDNAtest?A．Servingasevidenceincourts.B．Possessinggeneticinformation.C．Inferringtheheightofaperson.D．Distinguishingtheregionofaperson.4、Whatwillscientistsdointhefollowingfewyears?A．Testhairsamplesworldwide.B．Legalizethehairevidence.C．Applyprotein-testtoarchaeology.D．MapthestructureofDNA．5、Whowillwelcomethediscovery?A．Criminals.B．Employers.C．Hairdressers.D．Archaeologists.22．（8分）TheCrownePlazaHotelinCopenhagenisofferingafreemealtoanyguestwhoisabletoproduceelectricityforthehotelonanexercisebikelinkedtoagenerator(發(fā)電機(jī)).Theideaistogetpeoplefitandreducetheircarbonfootprint.Guestswillhavetoproduceatleast10watthoursofelectricity—roughly15minutesofcyclingforsomeoneofaveragefitness.GuestsstayingatPlazaHotelwillbegivenmealticketsworth$36oncetheyhaveproduced10watthoursofelectricity.Thebicycleswillhavesmartphonesattachedtothehandlebarsmeasuringhowmuchpowerisbeinggeneratedforthehotel.Theplan,aworld-first,willstarton19Aprilandrunforayear.Onlyguestsstayingatthehotelwillbeabletotakepart.FrederikkeToemmergaard，hotelspokeswoman,said,“Manyofourvisitorsarebusinesspeoplewhoenjoygoingtothegym.Theremightbepeoplewhowillcyclejusttogetafreemeal,butgenerallyIdon’tthinkpeoplewilltakeadvantageofourprogramme.”Copenhagenhasalong-standingcyclingtraditionand36%oflocalscycletoworkeachday,oneofthehighestpercentagesintheworld,accordingtothewebsitevisitcopenhagen.dk.USenvironmentalwebsitetreehugger.comrecentlyvotedCopenhagentheworld’sbestcityforcyclists.“BecauseCopenhagenisstronglyconnectedwithcycling,wefeltthebicyclewouldworkwellasasymbolofthehotel’sgreenprofile(形象).”Ifsuccessful，theelectricbicyclemealprogrammewillbespreadtoallCrownePlazahotelsintheUK,thehotelsaidinastatement.1、Whatisthemainpurposeofthefreemealprogramme?A．Topromotethehotel’sgreenconcept.B．Tomakethecityknowntotheworld.C．Toattractpeopletothehotelrestaurant.D．Togetgueststostaylongeratthehotel.2、Howcanaparticipantgetafreemeal?A．Bybecomingaprofessionalcyclist.B．Bycyclingtoproducesomeelectricity.C．Bylinkingasmartphonetoabicycle.D．Bymonitoringhisorhercarbonfootprint.3、Whoaremostlikelytoenterfortheprogramme?A．Thepoorlocalpeople.B．Theenvironmentactivists.C．Health-conscioushotelguests.D．VisitorsfondofCopenhagenfood.4、AccordingtoParagraph3,Copenhagenhasoneoftheworld’s.A．bestchainhotelsB．greenestnaturalenvironmentsC．longestbikepathsD．highestratesofpeoplecyclingtowork23．（8分）Theyhideintrees,hangfromhelicopters,evenfollowpeopledownonmotorcycles—allsothattheycansnapashotofacelebrity.Theyarepaparazzi—photographerswhomakealivingbytakingpicturesoftherichandfamous.ThisSeptember,California,astatewithplentyofcelebrities,passedalawaimedattakingactionagainstpaparazzi.Thelawforbidsphotographersfromenteringprivatepropertytotakepictures,fromusinghigh-techdevicestotakepicturesofpeopleonprivateproperty,andfrom“persistentlyfollowinginordertotakeapicture.”Violatorscanbefinedorspendtimeinprison.TheUnitedStateCongressisconsideringpassingasimilarlaw.SupportersoftheCalifornialawsayitwillprotecttheprivacyofcelebrities,whompaparazzihavebeenbotheringforyears.Opponents(反對(duì)者)saythelawrestrictsphotojournalistsfromdoingtheirjob.Mostcelebritiesseemtolikehavingtheirpicturestakenwhentheyareinpublicatawardshowsorotherevents.Afterall,it’sfreepublicity.Butwhenthey’renotinpublic,theysay,photographersshouldleavethemalone.Yetpaparazzihavebeenknowntosecretlylookinwindowsandworse.ActorMichaelJ.Foxsaidthatpaparazzihaveeven“triedtopretendtobemedicalpersonnelatthehospitalwheremywifewasgivingbirthtoourson.”Celebritieshaveasmuchrighttotheirprivacyasanyoneelse,supportersofthelawstate.SupportersfurtherarguethattheCalifornialawisafairwaytokeepthepressatbay,becausethelawstillallowsphotographerstodotheirjob.Itonlypunishesthem,supporterssay,whentheyviolatecelebrities’privacy.OpponentsofthelawsayitviolatestheFirstAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution(美國(guó)憲法第一修正案),whichguaranteesthatnolawswillbemadetolimit“thefreedomofspeech,orofthepress.”Althoughsomepeoplemightnotconsiderpaparazziapartofthelegalpress,theCalifornialawdoesnotsingleoutpaparazzi.Itappliestophotographersworkingforanypublication.Opponentsofthelawarealsoconcernedaboutitswording.“Does‘persistently’meanfollowingsomeoneforsixminutes,sixseconds,orsixdays?”askedlawyerDouglasMirell.Thewordingofthelawistoovague,criticscomplain,andcouldbeusedtopunishalmostanynewsphotographer.TheUnitedStatesneedsafreepresstokeepthepublicinformedaboutimportantnews,paparazzilawopponentssay.Limitingthepressinanyway,theyargue,limitsthefreedomofall.1、WhichofthefollowingwillbeconsideredillegalbythenewCalifornialaw?A．Paparazzislippingintothehouseofafamouspersontotakeashot.B．Paparazzitakingphotosoffamouspeoplewithhigh-techcameras.C．Paparazzihiringhelicoptersasafastmeansoftransportation.D．Paparazzirushingtowardsfilmingsitesonmotorcycles.2、Supportersofthenewlawbelievethat________.A．itpreventsthemediafromgettingworseB．itgivesphotographersafairwaytocompeteC．punishmentforcespaparazzitoquittheirjobD．privacyoffamouspeopleneedsspecialprotection3、Opponentsofthenewlawareconcernedthat_________.A．itwillviolatepaparazzi’sprivacyB．theFirstAmendmentwillbechangedC．somephotographerswillbewronglyaccusedD．peoplewillnotbeinformedofimportantnews4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthenewCalifornialaw?A．Critical. B．Neutral. C．Approving. D．Skeptical.24．（8分）Inaworldwithlimitedland,waterandothernaturalresources,theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherise.Actually,thepastdecadeshasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable（可持續(xù)的）ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwords,weshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapropertrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudy,theglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecades.China,forexample,hassetitsmindonleadingthatmarket,hopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergy,andisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inaddition,wearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil（棕櫚油）,whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownbymorethan50%.Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.First,theycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions（排放）andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besides,strongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.Finally,governmentscanavoidthehugeexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirection,andredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromtraditionalmodeltoasustainableone.Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofgrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsifthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltask,butitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.1、ThetraditionalbusinessmodelisharmfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat_________________A．ItmakestheworldwarmerB．itconsumesnaturalresourcesC．itbringsseveredamagetoforestsD．itmakesgrowthhardtocontinue2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Chinalackswindandsolarenergy.B．Chinaistheleaderofthelow-carbonmarket.C．High-speedtrainsarealow-carbondevelopment.D．Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests.3、Tofulldevelopthelow-carbonmarkets,governmentcan_________________.A．cutpublicexpensesB．forbidcarbonemissionC．developpublicresourcesD．encourageenergyconservation4、Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatbusinesseshavemanychancesto_________________.A．developsustainableproductsB．explorenewnaturalresourcesC．makefulluseofnaturalresourcesD．dealwiththemajorchallenge5、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewbusinessmodel.B．Tocomparetwobusinessmodels.C．Topredictachangeoftheglobalmarket.D．Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment.25．（10分）Today,wetalkaboutacommonobjectthatappearsinmanyexpressions—buttons!Buttons,whichareusuallysmallandroundandmadeofmetalorplastic,arefoundonallsortsofclothing.Theyfastenorconnectonepieceofclothingtoanotherinordertomakesureyourclothesdon’tfalloff.Tobecuteasabuttonisanoldsaying,whichmeanstobeattractiveorsweet,butinasmallway.Babiesareoftendescribedascuteasabutton.Languageexpertsdon’tknowwhy.Buttheydosaythisexpressiondatesbacktothelate1860s.Hereisanotherexpressionrelatedtobutton:button-down.Peopleoftenwearbutton-downshirtstotheoffice.Button-downasanadjectivemeanstobeconservativeortraditional.Peopledescribedasbutton-downstayascloseaspossibletothenormalwayofdressingandbehaving.Whenbuttoningabuttonyouslipitintoabuttonhole.Abuttonholetrapsthebutton.So,tobuttonholesomeonemeansyouhavetrappedtheminaspokenconversation.Now,let’ssayyoufindyourselfbuttonholedinaconversationataparty.Someonejustkeepstalkingandtalkingandtalking!Finally,youcan’ttakeitanylonger.Youtellthepersontobuttonit!Thisisadirect,butunacceptablewayofsaying“Stoptalking!”Buttonyourlipisanotherequallyrudebuteffectivewaytostopapersonwhotalkstoomuch.Anotherkindofdifficultpersonissomeonewhopushesone’sbuttons.Topushone’sbuttonsmeanstoknowexactlyhowtogetthatpersonangryorupset.Peoplewholiketopushotherpeople’sbuttonsusuallydoitforselfishreasons.Theyfindaperson’sweakpointandthentheyuseittoupsetthem.1、Whatdoyouthinkofsomeonewhowearsabutton-downshirttotheoffice?A．Funny.B．Traditional.C．Crazy.D．Fashionable.2、Whatwillyouprobablysaytogetridofalongandboringtalk?A．Buttonyourlip.B．Becuteasabutton.C．Pushyourbuttons.D．Bebutton-down.3、Howdoesthefourthparagraphmainlydevelop?A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bymakingcontrasts.C．Bylistingfigures.D．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pushesone’sbuttons”inParagraph5mean?A．Learnsofone’ssecret.B．Shoutsloudly.C．Getssomeonetolosehistemper.D．Argueswithsomeone.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）WhenmysonunexpectedlyvolunteeredfortheMarines（美國(guó)海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)）,Iwasbusywritingmynovelsandgivinglittlethoughttothemenandwomeninthearmy.MysonJohnSchaeffer,recentlycamehome1fromtheMiddleEast.Heslowlyappearedfromabrokencar.John2allnightfromabasenearWashington,3hehadlandedthedaybefore.Hedidnotwantmeto4himthere.“Ineedtimetomyself,”mysonsaid5callingfromKuwaitonthewayhome.Igavemywifeaheadstart.Mother6son.“Iwassoworried,”Geniesaid.Shepulledawaytolookupagainandagainto7hewasreallythere.Mywifegavemeagreatgift:8alonewithmyboy.Johnwastiredandlay9onhisbed.Ilaydownnexttohimandwasgraspinghishandthewholetime.IjustwantedtobecertainthatthenightmaresI’dhadaboutJohnbeingkilledwere10.Ikeptholdingmyson,thewayI11whenhewastwoandcameintoourbedaftera12dream.IaskedJohnifhe’drathersleepthantalk,andhesaidtherewouldbetimefor13later.Withthe14over,underandaroundmecameincredibletiredness.Isleptwithhisvoicedyingaway.Itwasthefirstgood15I’dhadinmonths.IwokeandJohnwasasleepnexttome.Sittingbyhisbedwatchinghimbreathe,Ifoundmyselfprayingand16forallthefathers,mothers,sons,daughters,husbandsandwivesofthosewhowerenotcominghome.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Iwasweepingfor17.BeforemysonwenttowarIwouldneverhaveshedtearsforthem.Myson18me.Hetaughtmethatourmenandwomeninuniformarenotthe“19”.Theyareoursons,daughters,brothersandsisters.Sometimessheddingtearsforstrangersisaholy20.Sometimesit’sallwecando.1、A．a(chǎn)ngry B．a(chǎn)live C．frightened D．excited2、A．drove B．wasdriving C．haddriven D．wouldhavedriven3、A．when B．where C．which D．who4、A．meet B．congratulate C．permit D．a(chǎn)ccept5、A．once B．when C．unless D．since6、A．a(chǎn)bandoned B．patted C．concluded D．embraced7、A．makesure B．setdown C．getacross D．makesense8、A．period B．chance C．time D．moment9、A．expanded B．stretched C．extending D．spreading10、A．facts B．truth C．proofs D．lies11、A．usedto B．oughtto C．should D．must12、A．happy B．cheerful C．scary D．dull13、A．a(chǎn)dvice B．discussion C．talk D．sleep14、A．chat B．worries C．meeting D．curiosity15、A．conversation B．observation C．sleep D．difficulty16、A．crying B．cursing C．screaming D．regretting17、A．friends B．neighbors C．strangers D．soldiers18、A．persuaded B．changed C．frightened D．a(chǎn)ccused19、A．a(chǎn)nother B．other C．others D．one20、A．function B．a(chǎn)dventure C．duty D．shame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）Haveyoueverawakenedandfeltlikeyoucouldn’tmove?Ifso,it1．(probable)scaredyou.Youmayhavethoughtsomethingterriblehadhappenedtoyou.Actually,manypeoplehavethisexperienceonaregularbasis.It2．(call)sleepparalysis(癱瘓).3．itsoundsscary,itisnormal.Sleepparalysishappenswhenapersonisfallingasleeporwakingup.Asthepersonfallsasleep,hisorherbodyslowsdown.Usuallytheperson’smind4．(relax)atthesametime,butoccasionallythemindstaysawake5．(long)thanthebody.Asaresult,thepersoncanbeconscious,oraware,buthavetroublemovingor6．(speak).Sleepparalysiscanalsooccurasyouwakeup.Fortunately,theconditionrarelylastsformorethanafewseconds.7．(move)andspeechsoonreturntonormal.Somepeoplereportunusualexperiencesduringsleepparalysis.Theymayhear,seeorfeelthings8．don’texist.Atonetime,people9．(think)thatghostsormonstershadenteredtheroomandwereholdingthemdown，keepingthemfrommoving.Sciencehashelpedusunderstandthatsuchvisionsareactuallypartofsleepparalysis.Nowweknowthatgettingtoolittlesleep,takingcertainmedications（藥物）,andchangingyoursleepschedulecancausesleepparalysis.Thisconditioncanbescary,butit’sjustatrickthatyoumindisplaying10．yourbody.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)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。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)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Hearinganewsthatthe2022WinterOlympicswouldbeholdinChina,Ifeltveryexcited、ItstrucktomehowIlearnedskatingwhenIwasachild、At7,Ibegantogocrazyaboutskating,likeallmyfriend、Atthebeginning,itextremelytoughformetokeepmybalance、Ialwaysfalloverontheground,asaresultofwhichIthoughtIhadnotalentforskating、SoIgraduallylostconfidenceandbecameimpatient、ThemoreimpatientIwas,themoreterribleIdid、Iwasabouttogiveupwhilemyfathercametomyassistance、Encouragedby