山東省新泰中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高考模擬金典卷英語試題（七）試題含解析

山東省新泰中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高考模擬金典卷英語試題（七）試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)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(yīng)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．WorldFoodDayisheldeachyeartounderlinetheprogressthat________againsthungerandthatstillneedstobemade.A．ismade B．wasmadeC．hasbeenmade D．willbemade2．---Whydidn’tyouhelpthelittleboy?---Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeet______Icouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．when D．since3．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those4．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound5．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown6．----Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?----Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．a(chǎn)subjectsointerestingasB．a(chǎn)sainterestingsubjectasC．a(chǎn)sinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas7．Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．a(chǎn)dministrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation8．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure9．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.10．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup11．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when12．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown13．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout14．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly15．Withthedevelopmentofeconomy，ourincomehasincreased________10%inlessthanayear.A．forB．byC．onD．a(chǎn)t16．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks17．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when18．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid19．OnthebusIsawastudent

Ibelievedwasyourbrother.A．who B．whomC．which D．whoever20．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win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）Scientistshavelongknownthatherbivores(食草動物)affecttheplantdiversityaroundthem.Inhighlyproductiveecosystems,likejungles,animalswouldfavordominant,fast-growingplants.Thiswouldfreeupnutrientsandspace,allowingforagreatervarietyofplantstoboom.Incontrast,herbivoresinregionswithlowplantbiomass,likedeserts,wouldeatwhatevertheycouldfind,onlydrivingdownplantdiversity.Now,ateamofscientistshastestedthishypothesis(假說).Burkepile,abiologyprofessorinUCSantaBarbara,andhiscolleaguesreviewed252studiescomparingplantdiversityinareaswhereherbivoreswereandwerenotexcluded.Theirstudyrevealedthatwhetherherbivoresincreaseordecreaseplantdiversitydependsonwhat’sonthemenu.Ingeneral,thecorrelation(相關(guān)性)betweenherbivoryanddiversitywasn’tnearlyasclearaseveryonehadexpected.However,theteamnoticedamuchstrongerassociation:whentheecosystemhostedaparticularlyvigorousspeciesofplant,herbivoryseemedtobecrucialinmaintainingbiodiversity.Forinstance,grasslandsinthetallgrassprairieintheAmericanMidwesttendtobedominated(控制)byfast-growinggrasses,suchasbigbluestem.Theteamdiscoveredthatherbivoreshadanoutsizedeffectonmaintainingbiodiversitybykeepingbigbluestemfromtakingoverdozensofsmaller,slowergrowingplantspecies.Howevernotallherbivoresareonanequalfoot.Theteamfoundthattheconnectionbetweenherbivoryanddiversitywasparticularlystrongingrasslandswheremoreanimalsfeedongrassthanonherbsandbushes.Thisseemsreasonable,sincegrassestendtobethedominantspeciesingrasslands,asthenamesuggests.Thesefindingsaremorethanacademic.“We’veseenthreedecadesofreallyimportantpaperssayingthatecosystemsworkbetterwhenyouhavemorespeciesinthem,”Burkepilesaid.“Whatourdatasuggestsisthatherbivoresareespeciallyimportantformaintainingthisbiodiversityinplaceswhereyouhaveareallydominantplantspecies.”Asbiodiversitycontinuestodeclineworldwide,conservationistsarelookingforwaystopreventcatastrophiclosses.“Thissuggeststhatonepossibleapproachtomanagingecosystemsandbiodiversityistouseherbivorestomanagethesedominantspecies,”Burkepileadded.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,howdoherbivoreshelptoincreasebiodiversity?A．Byconsumingdominant,fast-growingplants.B．Bydestroyingjunglesandfreeingupspace.C．Byaddingmorenutrientstothesoil.D．Byeatinguplowplantbiomass.2、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mostprobablyimpliesthat____________.A．herbivoryhasnothingtodowithbiodiversityinagivenecosystemB．herbivoresdecreasebiodiversityintallgrass-dominatedecosystemsC．smallanimalshelptoprotectbiodiversityingrasslandswithoutbushesD．thedegreetowhichherbivoresaffectbiodiversityisrelatedtoplantspecies3、Whatistheauthortryingtotellusinthelastparagraph?A．Thelimitationsofthenewstudy.B．Thepotentialapplicationofthenewstudy.C．Thecontradictionbetweenthepastviewandthenewfindings.D．Theimportanceofmaintainingecosystemsandbiodiversity.22．（8分）TheUnitedStates’jobmarkethasmillionsofunfilledjobs.Manyofthosejobsrequiretechnicalskills.However,employerssaymanyofthosejobsarevacantbecausetheycannotfindpeoplewiththerightskills.Laborexpertscallthisparadoxtheskillsgap.Anumberofeffortshavebeenlaunchedtobetterunderstandandsolveit.NicholasWymanwroteabookcalled,“JobU:HowtoFindWealthandSuccessbyDevelopingtheSkillsCompaniesActuallyNeed.”Hecallstheskillsgap,“alabormarketmismatch—peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeople.”IntheUnitedStates,thecostofatraditionalfour-yearcollegecanbeveryhigh.U.S.collegesanduniversitiesproducemanygraduateseveryyear.Yetunemploymentratesamongnewgraduatesarehigh.NicholasWymansaysacombinationoftechnicalclassesandon-the-jobtraining—anapprenticeship(學(xué)徒)—wouldbeabetterchoiceformanypeople.Henotesthat,“Anapprenticeshipiswhereyoulearnfromaspecialist,youareprovidedguidanceandyoulearninanon-the-jobenvironment.Itisvitaltogettechnicalskillsthatareofimmediatevaluetoanemployer.Anditisimportanttogettransferrableskillsbecausetechnologyandthenatureoftheworkplacearechangingatafasterratethanbefore.”Therearequestionsaboutthedefinition,size,andnatureoftheskillsgapinthelaborforce.IowaStateUniversityresearchersstudiedsomeofthesequestionsrecently.Theyexaminedemployment,educationandpopulationinformation,andfoundtheevidenceofaskillsgapisweak.IowaState’sLieslEathingtonnotedthatmanypolicymakersandemployerssaythereisopportunityin“middleskills”areas,likemachining.Yetshesaidthemostrecentrecession(經(jīng)濟衰退)hitsomeofthosejobareashard.Shesaidstudentsshouldbeonguardbecause“oureconomyreallyisn’taddingthatmanyjobsthatrequirethemiddleskills.”Shesaidemployerscouldgetmorewell-qualifiedapplicantsiftheyofferedhigherwages.Shenotedthatgraduatesoftwo-yeartrainingprogramsstillgenerallymakelessmoneythangraduatesoffour-yearcolleges.Thequestionoffindingthenightpersonfortherightjobremainsadifficultone.TheDepartmentofLaborsays8.7millionArmeniansareunemployedandanother6.7millioncanfindonlypart-timework.1、Theunderlinedword“paradox”inparagraph1refersto________.A．thelargenumberofunemployednewgraduatesB．thedemandsemployersmakeonemployeesC．peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeopleD．peopledisqualifiedforthevacantpositions2、WhatwillNicholasWymanprobablyadvisenewgraduatestodotogetemployed?A．Toreceivetechnicaltraining. B．Todropthecostlycollegeeducation.C．Tovaluethejobopportunities. D．Toarmthemselveswithvariousskills.3、AccordingtoLieslEathington,whatisthesolutiontotheskillsgap?A．Reformingthedullnessofeconomy. B．Guardingagainstrecessions.C．Updatingworkers’professionalskills. D．Raisingemployees’earnings.23．（8分）LiPing,acollegestudenthasbeenexperiencingsocialawkwardnesssinceherjuniormiddleschoolyears.Backthen,shefeltuneaseaboutgoingtotherestroomalone.Sheevenlimitedtheamountofwatershedranksoshedidn’thavetogothereoften.“IfearedthatotherstudentswouldthinkthatIdidn’tgetalongwellwithothersifIwasseenalone,”shesaid.Liisnottheonlysuffererofwhat*scalled“socialanxiety”.ChinaYouthDailyrecentlydidasurveyamong1,4people.Nearlyhalf(44.6percent)oftheparticipantsadmittedthattheywereafraidofbeingthecenterofattention.Upto66.7percentofthemsaidtheyaremorelikelytobeanxiousduringface-to-facecommunicationsthaninonlineconversations.Butthesefeelingsarenotnecessarilyanythingtoworryabout.“Thereis‘socialanxiety’,andthereis‘socialanxietydisorder’or‘socialphobia’.Theyaretwocompletelydifferentthings.”saidLiSongwei,apsychologicalprofessoratTsinghuaUniversity.AccordingtoThomasRodebaugh,apsychologyprofessoratWashingtonUniversityinStLouis,US,almosteveryonesuffersfromatleastalittlesocialanxiety.“Forexample,wemaygetitbeforespeakinginpublic,orhaveabadnight’ssleepifthereisgoingtobeanimportantinterviewthenextday.Butwhendoessocialanxietydevelopintoadisorder?Therearetwosimplequestionsyoucanaskyourselfifyou’reconcerned—‘Howmuchdoestheanxietyaffectmylife?’and‘Isitacceptable?’Iftheconditionbecomessoproblematicandyourefusetogooutatallandcannotliveanormallife,youjustneedtoseektreatment.”henotes.Butforcommonsocialanxiety,peopleallhavetheirdifferentcopingstrategies.“ThewayIemployisreasonplusreward,”saidWangLi,anotheronce-sufferer.Forexample,shetellsherselfthatthereisnosuchthingasrightorwrongwhenpushingyourselftospeakpublicly:thereareonlypeoplewhoagreewithyouornot.Andifsheconquersherfear,shebuysnewshoesorgoestoseeamovieafterclass.1、Thefirstparagraphismainlyusedto.A．makeacomparisonB．teachanewword“socialanxiety”C．drawaconclusionD．introduceaphenomenon2、WhatmayThomasRodebaughagreewith?A．Socialanxietyisadeadlyproblem.B．Socialanxietyisarareproblem.C．Littleattentionispaidtosocialanxiety.D．Notallsocialanxietyneedstreatment.3、Theunderlinedword“employ”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningtotheonein“”.A．IwanttoemployWeiboasameanstopracticemywritingB．Morethan40universitygraduateswereemployedC．ThechildrenemployedthemselvesinpaintingD．Heemployedmeasasecretary4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Someparticipantsfeeleasierinonlinecommunications.B．Socialanxietyisregardedassocialphobia.C．LiPingdidn’toftengototherestroombecauseshedidn’tlikedrinkingwater.D．WangLidealtwithsocialanxietyonlybyrewardingherself.24．（8分）Manykidshelpoutaroundthehousewithchoressuchasemptyingthedishwasher,puttinglaundryaway,andtakingoutthetrash.Inexchange,somekidsgetallowancesorotherrewardssuchasextracomputertime.Butsomepeopledonotthinkthatkidsshouldgetrewardsfordoingchores.SusieWalton,aparentingeducatorandfamilycoach,believesthatbyrewardingkids,parentsaresendingamessagethatworkisn’tworthdoingunlessyougetsomethinginreturn.’’Runninganykindofhouseholdisateameffort,Susiesaid."Ahomeisalivingspaceforeveryoneinthefamily.It’simportantforkidstoseethatweallhaveresponsibilitiesinthehouse,andthatfamiliesdecidetogetherhowtheywanttheirhometolook,andhowtheyaregoingtokeepitlookinglikeeveryonewantsittolook.”O(jiān)therpeoplebelievethatgettingacashallowanceorotherrewardsmotivateskidstodochores,anditalsoteachesthemrealworldlessonsabouthowweneedtoworktoearnmoney.Therearealsonewapplicationsthatgivekidspointsanddigitalgiftsthatcanberedeemed(兌取)eitheronlineorintherealworld.WiththeChoreMonsterapp,kidsearndigitalpointsbycompletingchoresthattheycanturninforreal-liferewardssuchasextraXboxtimeoratriptothemall.“Ourgoalistoencouragekidstoearnrewards,’’saysChrisBergman,founderofChoreMonster.“Kidsneedpositivereinforcementtohelpmotivatethem."Whatdoyouthink?Shouldkidsberewardedfordoingchores?Orshouldkidshelpoutaroundtheirhomeswithoutgettinganythinginreturn?Writea200-wordresponse.Sendittotfkasks4you@.YourresponsemaybepublishedinafutureissueofTimeForKids.Pleaseincludeyourgradeandcontactinformationofyourparentorteacherifyouwantyourresponsetobepublished.ThedeadlineforrespondingisFebruary18.1、Howdoestheauthorstartthepassage?A．Bypresentingsomefacts.B．Bylistingsomeevidence.C．Bycomparingdifferentviews.D．Bystatinghisownexperiences.2、AccordingtoSusieWalton,.A．kidsshouldberewardedfordoingchoresB．parentsdecidewhatkidscandoforthefamilyC．kidshavetheresponsibilitytosharehouseworkD．kidscangetextracomputertimefordoingchores3、Paragraph3ismainlyabout.A．ChrisBergman’sopiniononraisingkidsB．mainreasonswhykidsneedencouragementC．howtomotivatekidstotrynewapplicationsD．theadvantageofrewardingkidsfordoingchores4、Thepurposeofwritingthetextisto.A．invitereaderstoexpresstheiropinionsB．informreadersoftwodifferentopinionsC．callonreaderstoreflectontheirbehaviorD．presenttheauthor'sviewpointaboutparenting25．（10分）Someoftheworld’sbiggestcompanies—Apple,Amazon,Facebook—didn’texist30yearsago.Sowhatfirmsareweworkingforin2050?That’saquestionputforwardbyhistorianYuvalNoahHarariinhisnewbook“21Lessonsforthe21stCentury”.Hearguesthatbecausetechnologyischangingsofast,it’soneofthefirsttimesinhumanhistorywhenwedon’tknowwhatjobswilllooklikeinthecomingthreedecades.“Sothebestbetistofocusonemotionalintelligence（EQ）,”hesaid.“Informationisthelastthingthekidsneed.Theyhavetoomuchofit.”Inthisbook,hefocusesonthevariouschallengesfacingustoday.Ashewritesinthebook’sintroduction:“Whataretoday’sgreatestchallenges?Whatshouldwepayattentionto?Whatshouldweteachourkids?”O(jiān)neareawherethesequestionscropupisartificialintelligence（AI）.HararibelievesthatAIwillcompletelyaffectthejobmarketforthenextgenerationofworkers.Hisfirsttwobooks—“Sapiens”and“HomoDeus”—becameinternationalbestsellers,sellingmorethan12millioncopiesworldwide.TheywerepraisedbythelikesofMarkZuckerberg,BarackObamaandBillGates.Harari’sbooks,aboutthepastandfutureofhumanity,attractagreatnumberoffans.FellowIsraeli,actressNataliePortman,isafan.SoisAmericanR&BstarJanelleMonae.AsforBillGates,hemightbeHarari’sbiggestfan.SowhentheNewYorkTimesaskedhimtoreviewHarari’slatestbooks,hejumpedattheopportunity.“Allthethreebookswrestlewithsomeversionofthesamequestion:Whatwillgiveourlivesmeaninginthedecadesandcenturiesahead?”Gateswroteinhisreview.“Sofar,humanhistoryhasbeendrivenbyadesiretolivelonger,healthier,happierlives.Ifscienceiseventuallyabletogivethatdreamtomostpeople,andlargenumbersofpeoplenolongerneedtowork,whatreasonwillwehavetogetupinthemorning?”1、WhatisthebestwaytohelpstudentsfacetheuncertainfutureaccordingtoHarari?A．Teachingthemadvancedtechnology.B．Providingthemwithmoreinformation.C．Improvingtheiremotionalintelligence.D．Remindingthemoffiercecompetitions.2、WhatdoesHararistressinhisnewbook?A．Thebrightfutureofthefutureworkers.B．Differentchallengesinfaceofpeople.C．Lessonshumansshouldlearnfromhistory.D．Thedisadvantagesofartificialintelligence.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutHarari?A．HeisBillGates’goodfriend. B．HehasadeepunderstandingofAI.C．Heishighlythoughtofbyeveryone. D．Hisbooksarewellreceivedintheworld.4、WhatistalkedaboutinallofHarari’sthreebooks?A．Thedesiretoenjoylife. B．Thelimitlessopportunitiesinthefuture.C．Thedrivingforceofhumanhistory. D．Thesourceoflifemeaninginthefuture.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）完形填空（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）It’sgoodtomakemistakes,andhereiswhy．Firstofall,mistakesareaclear36thatyouaretryingnewthings．It’salwaysIfyounevertryanythingnew,howcanyou39?Thesimpleansweris“Youcan’t”．Withfewexceptions,everysingledetailofdevelopmentisthe40ofsomeonetryingsomethingnew．Whenyouaremakingmistakes,youare41．Edisonfailed10,000timesbeforehe42thelightbulb．Whenaskedhowitfeltto43thatmanytimes,hesaidthathehadn’tfailed10,000times,butratherhadlearned10,000thingsthatdidn’t44．Finally,whenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuch45tosuccess．Why?Whenallisdone,youwillhavetriedsomenumberofthingsbeforeyousucceed．46youmakeamistakeyoueliminate(排除)oneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser．Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoahead47consideringtheconsequencesofamistake．Quitethecontrary,whenyoutrysomethingnew,youbewillingtosetsomereasonablelimits,sothatintheeventthatitdoesn’t49thewayyouwantitto,youwillbeinapositiontotryagain．Weallhave50resourcesintimeandmoney,sodon’tblowthemallonone51toaproblem．Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttime,andallocate(分配)theseresourcesproperlysoyoucanlearn,52corrections,andtryitagain．Onlyby53andusingyourmistakesinthisway,canyoumakesignificant54inAsanoldsayinggoes,“Ifyou’renotmakingmistakes,you’renottryinghardenough．”Sogo55andmakemistakes．Andlearn．Andgrow．Andsucceed．1、A．word B．sign C．mark D．signature2、A．interesting B．funny C．bad D．good3、A．working B．failing C．growing D．playing4、A．improve B．study C．insist D．think5、A．progress B．result C．strength D．experiment6、A．learning B．correcting C．doing D．promising7、A．broke B．perfected C．designed D．bought8、A．succeed B．invent C．fail D．struggle9、A．work B．help C．go D．perform10、A．further B．closer C．familiar D．interested11、A．Onlyif B．Eventhough C．Everytime D．Asif12、A．with B．without C．into D．through13、A．wantto B．leadto C．tendto D．haveto14、A．workout B．putout C．runout D．sortout15、A．enough B．much C．limited D．little16、A．way B．a(chǎn)pproach C．means D．suggestion17、A．make B．follow C．take D．offer18、A．trying B．a(chǎn)voiding C．a(chǎn)ccepting D．receiving19、A．use B．contribution C．money D．a(chǎn)dvances20、A．back B．forth C．off D．out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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ItwasnotuntilIcametoBeijingthatIhadatasteofthesaying“Eventhoughtheeyesofastrangerarebig,theycannotseeeverything”AvisittotheGreatWallshowedmeoneofmankind’s1．(astonish)achievementsBuiltbyEmperorQinShihuangasadefenceagainstthe2．(enemy)fromtheNorth,today,itisChina’ssymboltotherestoftheworldClimbingtheGreatWallwascomingface-to-facewithhistoryInChina,3．issaidthatclimbingtheGreatWallisoneofthe4．(big)accomplishmentsanyChinesejeanmakeduringtheirlifetimeIwascurious5．(know)frommyChinesefriendwhythis6．(consider)animportantmilestoneTheanswerwasinthefamouswordsofthefounderofmodemChina,ChairmanMaoZedong“Ifyouhaveneverbeen7．theGreatWall,youarenotatrueman”Itwasthencleartome8．thiswastheinspirationbehindtheeagernessformanyChinesetoclimbthewallIsawseniorcitizensin9．(they)70sor80sclimbingastepatatimejusttofulfillonelast10．(require)tobeatrueChinese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。ThebiggestchallengeIhaveovercomeissteppingoutofmycomfortzone.Intheyearof2013whichIwas15,Ijoinedanexchangestudentprogram.IsenttoGermanyaloneandlivedwiththehostfamily.Atfirstitwasahugefailureforme.Thanksformyhostmom,shehelpedmealot.Shetoldmesometipstomakefriends,suchasjoiningasportsclubandinvitedmyclassmatestowatchamovie.Surprising,allofthetipsshegavemeworkout!ShealsosuggestedthatIcanintroducemyculturetomyclassmates.Tomyastonish,theywere