豫晉冀2023學(xué)年高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．a(chǎn)pplyto C．leadto D．talkto2．Whenyouareabsorbedinabookorsimplytryingtorest,itseemsthatthephone______continuously,destroyingyourmomentarypeace.A．rings B．hasbeenringing C．rang D．isringing3．Itisunwisetodisturbonewhoisdevotedtohiswork.Just_____.A．facethemusicB．flyoffthehandleC．eatyourwordsD．biteyourtongue4．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious5．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a6．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．a(chǎn)rethere7．DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,_______thefortunesofCao’sownfamily.A．mirroredB．tomirrorC．mirroringD．mirror8．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．a(chǎn)s D．a(chǎn)fter9．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch10．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake11．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor12．Manyyoungpeoplejustcan’tlivewithouttheInternet,theydependonforwhateverinformationtheyneed.A．which B．when C．where D．what13．Jennynearlymissedtheflight_________________doingtoomuchshopping.A．a(chǎn)saresultof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．inneedof14．Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，youfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.Thatisacommon________intheUSA．A．viewB．exerciseC．practiceD．reality15．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since16．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should17．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．a(chǎn)sthough18．Manydevelopingcountriesareunwillingtopursuetheireconomicdevelopment______destroyingtheenvironmentdespitetherebeingseveralfinancialcrises.A．a(chǎn)ttheriskof B．a(chǎn)tthecostof C．a(chǎn)ttheendof D．a(chǎn)tthemercyof19．—Ihavebeendecoratingtheapartmentrecently,socanyoulendmesomemoney?—Sorry,allmymoneyhasgonetothestockmarket._________.A．I’drathernot. B．Iamintheblack.C．Iwouldn’tbetonit. D．Iamalittleshy.20．Wedidhaveaquarrelaboutmoneylastnight，butnowwehavealready_____________.A．takenup B．putupC．madeup D．broughtup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）Couldthedevice,smartphoneorPC,whichyoureusingaffectthemoraldecisionsyoumakewhenusingit?Totestit,researcherspresentedmultipledilemmastoasamplesetof1,010people.Theparticipantswereassignedadeviceatrandom.Onecaseofthequestionsparticipantswereaskedistheclassic“trolley(有軌電車)problem”:Arunawaytrolleyisheadedtowardsfivepeopletiedupona-setoftraintracks.Youcandonothing,resultinginthedeathsoffivepeople,orpushamanoffabridge,whichwillstopthetrolley.Thepracticalresponseistokillonemantosavefivelives,which33.5percentofsmartphoneuserschose,comparedto22.3percentofPCusers.“Whatweroundinourstudyisthatwhenpeopleusedasmartphonetoviewclassicmoralproblems,theyweremorelikelytomakemoreunemotional,reasonabledecisionswhenpresentedwithahighlyemotionaldilemma,“DrAlbertBarque-Duran,theleadauthorofthestudy,toldCity,UniversityofLondon.“ThiscouldbeduetotheincreasedtimepressureoftenpresentwithsmartphonesandalsotheincreasedpsychologicaldistancewhichcanoccurwhenweusesuchdevicescomparedtoPCs.”Asforwhytheresearchersstartedthisstudy,DrBarque-Durannoted,“Duetothefactthatoursociallives,workandevenshoppingtakeplaceonline,itisimportanttothinkabouthowthecontextswherewetypicallyfacemoraldecisionsandareaskedtoengageinmoralbehaviorhavechanged,andtheimpactthiscouldhaveonthehundredsofmillionsofpeoplewhousesuchdevicesdaily.“it’sclearthatweneedmoreresearchonhowourdevicesaffectourmoraldecisionmakingbecausewe’reusingscreensataneverincreasingrate.1、Whydidtheauthormentionthetrolleyproblem?A．Tointroduceadifficultproblemtoreaders.B．Tointroducetheaimofcarryingoutthestudy.C．ToshowanexampleofthequestionsinthestudyD．Toshowthedifficultyindealingwithdilemmas.2、Howdothesmartphoneusersofthestudybehaveindealingwithemotionaldilemmas?A．Calmly.B．Cruelly.C．Hesitantly.D．Enthusiastically.3、DrAlbertbelievesthatcomparedwithPCs,smartphones.A．helppeoplebearmorepressureB．helppeoplemakedecisionsquickC．makepeoplefeelmorementallydistantD．makepeoplestayhappiertosolveproblems4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Shoppingonlinehasagreateffectonmakingmoraldecisions.B．ThepeopleusingsmartphonesaremorethanthoseusingPCs.C．PeoplewhooftenusesmartphonesorPCsalwaysmeetwithdilemmas,D．Itiscommonforpeopletobeinvolvedinmakingmoraldecisionsindailylife.22．（8分）Kincaidlookedathiswatch:eight-seventeen.Thetruckstartedonthesecondtry,andhebackedout,shiftedgears,andmovedslowlydownthealleyunderhazysun.ThroughthestreetsofBellinghamhewent,headingsouthonWashington11,runningalongthecoastofPugetSoundforafewmiles,thenfollowingthehighwayasitswungeastalittlebeforemeetingU.SRoute20.Turningintothesun,hebeganthelong,windingdrivethroughtheCascades.Helikedthiscountryandfeltunpressedstoppingnowandthentomakenotesaboutinterestingpossibilitiesforfutureexpeditionsortoshootwhathecalled“memorysnapshots.”Thepurposeofthesecausalphotographswastoremindhimofplaceshemightwanttovisitagainandapproachmoreseriously.InlaterafternoonheturnednorthatSpokane,pickingupU.S.Route2,whichwouldtakehimhalfwayacrossthenorthernUnitedStatestoDuluth,Minnesota.Hewishedforthethousandthtimeinhislifethathehadadog,agoldenretriever,maybe,fortravelslikethisandtokeephimcompanyathome.Buthewasfrequentlyaway;overseasmuchofthetimeanditwouldnotbefairtotheanimal.Still,hethoughtaboutitanyway.Inafewyearshewouldbegettingtoooldforthehardfieldwork.“Imustgetadogthen.”Hesaidtohimself.Driveslikethisalwaysputhimintoasentimentalmood.Thedogwaspartofit.RobertKincaidwasaloneasit’spossibletobe—anonlychild,parentsbothdead,distantrelativeswhohadlosttrackofhimandheofthem,noclosefriends.HethoughtaboutMarian.Shehadlefthimnineyearsagoafterfiveyearsofmarriage.Hewasfifty-twonow,thatwouldmakeherjustunderforty.Marianhaddreamsofbecomingamusician,afolksinger.SheknewalloftheWeavers’songsandsangthemprettywellinthecoffeehouseofSeattle.Whenhewashomeintheolddays,hedrovehertotheshowsandsatintheaudiencewhileshesang.Hislongabsences—twoorthreemonthssometimes—werehardonthemarriage.Heknewthat.Shewasawareofwhathedidwhentheydecidedtogetmarried,andbothofthemhadavaguesensethatitcouldallbehandledsomehow.Itcouldn’twhenhecamefromphotographingastoryinIcelandandshewasgone.Thenoteread,“Robert,itdidn’tworkout.IleftyoutheHarmonyguitar.Stayintouch.”Hedidn’tstayintouch.Neitherdidshe.HesignedthedivorcepaperswhentheyarrivedayearlaterandcaughtaplaneforAustraliathenextday.Shehadaskedfornothingexceptherfreedom.1、WhichrouteistherightonetakenbyKincaid?A．Bellingham—Washington11—PugetSound—U.SRoute20—U.SRoute2—DuluthB．U.S.Route2—Bellingham—Washington11—PugetSound—U.SRoute20—DuluthC．U.S.Route2—U.SRoute20—Duluth–Bellingham—Washington11D．Bellingham—Washington11—U.S.Route2—U.SRoute20—Duluth2、Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Kincaid’sparentsweredeadandheonlykeptintouchwithsomedistantrelatives.B．Kincaidwouldhavehadadogifhehadn’tbeenawayfromhometoomuch.C．Kincaidusedtohaveagoldenretriever.D．Kincaidneededadogindoinghishardfieldwork.3、WhydidKincaidstoptotakephotoswhiledriving?A．Towrite“memorysnapshots”B．Toremindhimselfofplaceshemightwanttovisitagain.C．Toavoidforgettingthewayback.D．Toshootbeautifulsceneryalongtheroad.4、WhatcanyouknowaboutMarian?A．Shediedafterfiveyearsofmarriage.B．ShewasolderthanKincaid.C．Shecouldsingverywellandearnedbigmoney.D．Shewasnotaprofessionalpopsinger.5、Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat________.A．MarianknewwhatwouldhappenbeforeshemarriedKincaid.B．KincaidthoughthisabsencewouldbeaproblemwhenhemarriedMarian.C．ItturnedoutthatMariancouldnotstandKincaid’sabsenceandlefthim.D．AfterMarianlefthim,theystillkeptintouchwitheachother.23．（8分）Wheneversomethinglooksinterestingorbeautiful,there'sanaturalimpulsetocatchandownit—whichmeans,inthisdayandage,thatwecan'thelpreachingforourphonestotakeapicturewhenseeingbeautifulthings.Thoughthiswouldseemtobeawonderfulsolution,therearetwobigproblemsabouttakingpictures.Firstly,we'relikelytobesobusytakingthepicturesthatweforgettolookattheworldwhosebeautyandinterestinspireustotakeaphotographinthefirstplace.Andsecondly,becausewefeelthepicturesaresafelystoredinourphones,wenevergetaroundtolookatthem.Theseproblemswouldseemtobeverymuchoftoday,aconsequenceofthetinyphonesinourpockets.Buttheywerenoticedrightatthebeginningofthehistoryofphotography,whentheaveragecamerawasthesizeofagrandfatherclock.ThefirstpersonwhonoticedthemwastheEnglishartcritic,JohnRuskin.Hewasatravellingloverwhorealizedthatmosttouristsfailedtonoticeorrememberthebeautifulthingstheysaw.Hearguedthathumanshaveaborntendency（傾向）torespondtobeautyanddesiretokeepit,butthattherearebadexpressionsofthisdesire.Atworst,wegetintobuyingsouvenirsortakingphotographs.But,inRuskin'seyes,there'sonethingweshoulddoandthatisattemptingtodrawtheinterestingthingswesee,anditdoesn'tmatterwhetherwehappentohaveanytalentfordoingso.Beforetheinventionofphotography,peopleusedtodrawfarmorethantheydotoday.Itwasanactivenecessity.Butinthemid-19thcentury,photographykilleddrawing.Itbecamesomethingonly"artists"wouldeverdo,soRuskinspentfouryearsonacampaigntogetpeopledrawingagain.Soifdrawinghadvalueevenwhenitwaspracticedbypeoplewithnotalent,itwasforRuskinbecausedrawingcanteachustonoticeproperlyratherthanwatchabsent-mindedly（心不在焉地）.Whendescribingwhatliesbeforeoureyeswithourownhands,wenaturallymovefromapositionofobservingbeautyinaloosewaytoonewhereweacquireadeepunderstandingofitsparts.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"impulse"mean?A．Interest.B．Urge.C．Habit.D．Reaction.2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Aneffectivesolutiontostoringsomethingnice.B．Reasonsfortakingpicturesinthefirstplace.C．Problemsrelatedwithtakingphotos.D．Methodsofstoringpicturesinphones.3、ItcanbeinferredthatJohnRuskin______.A．livedattheoriginofphotographyB．livedattheoriginofdrawingC．studiedthehistoryofphotographyD．wasanEnglishliteraturecritic4、HowdidJohnRuskinadviseustorememberourtravel?A．Bytakingphotographs.B．Bybuyingmeaningfulsouvenirs.C．Bywritingsometravelnotes.D．Bytryingdrawingwhatwesee.24．（8分）TheFirstHelloThemanfromthetelephonedepartmentgotoffthebus,andmadehiswaytotheteastall,wipingthesweatoffhishead,face,thenslippinghishandkerchiefunderhisshirttowipehisneckandback.Itwasayearagothatthephonelinehadbeeninstalled,sixmonthslatermenfromthepublicworksdepartmenthadcometoputupthephonebooth—aneatbox-likestructure,withaglasswindow,andwoodenledges,yellowincolour.Anddaysafterthat,apainterhadtakenanentiredaytocolourinbroad,blackbrushstrokes,thewords:STDBooth,localandSTDallowed.Noonecouldtellthatthelastwordhadbeenmisspelled.Besides,hehadtakentheentireday.Afterhehadacupoftea,heleft,wavingcheerfully.Andnowmonthslater,someoneelsewashereagain.Everyonewatchedthemanashesatonthebench.Noonesaidaword,andsoonthesoundofhimslurpinghisteafilledthehotafternoon.Afewleavesfell,heavyintheheat,andsometimesacarpassed,onitswaytothemaincityfartheraway.Whenthemanhadfinished,hetriedtopaybuttheteashopownerwhosatbehindhissteamingkettleandthewashedupturnedcups,wavedhimaway.“Youareourguesthere.”Sothemantookhishandkerchiefoutagainandwipedhisface.Theycrowdedaroundhimasheshuthimselfupinthephonebooth.Whenthechildrenpressedtheirnoseagainsttheglass,heshooedthemaway,ashetookoutashinyblacksoonchangedtoanexcitedyellastheysawhimdialanumber,pressingafingerintotheringeddialerofthephoneandlettingitgoallthewayinahalf-circle.Awhilelater,theyhearhimsayintothemouthpiece,“Hello.”“Hello,”thechildrenaroundtheboothtookupthecry,theteashopownerbrokeintoasmileandthemenwaitingforabussmiledandsaidhellotoeachother.Thesadhu(印度的僧人)whosatunderthebanyantreenoddedwisely.Asthesoundcarried,morehelloswereheard.Thewomenwinnowinggraingiggledastheytriedthewordtentatively,theshepherdsfeedingtheirflockscalledouttotheirsheep,laughingastheyusedtheword.“It’sabigoccasion,”saidtheheadman,inanawed(敬畏的)voice.“Itis.”agreedthosearoundhim.Thetelephonemanemergedandhandedoverasmallchitofpapertotheheadman.“Thisisthetelephonenumber.”Theheadmanlookedatitrespectfullyasifitwereamantra(符咒).Theothersaroundhimreadoutthenumbersslowly,digit-by-digit.Thetelephonemanwasnowtootiredtonoticethecheeringaroundhim.Heknewhehadtowaitlongbeforethebustotakehimbackarrived.Ashesippedhissecondcupoftea,herememberedsomethingelse.“Oh,youcan’tstartusingthephonenow.Theministerwillcomenextmonthandinaugurateit.”Noonesaidaword.Noonewassurprise.Theyhadwaitedsolong;amonthmoredidnotreallymatter.1、Inthestory,fittingaworkingtelephonebooth.A．wasaprocessthathadalreadytaken12monthsB．wasinthechargeoftheheadmanC．wasfinishedmorethanayearagoD．wasanartisticchallengeforalocalpainter2、Amisspelledwordonthebooth.A．wasajokeharedbythepainterandthelocalpeopleB．madethepaintermisshisteabreakC．wentunnoticedbythelocalpeopleD．kepteveryoneoccupiedforanentireday3、Whenthemanfromthetelephonedepartmentarrived.A．thehotafternoonwasfilledwithquietexpectationB．therewasasuddenrushofactivityinthevillageC．hewasgreetedlikearegularcustomerD．helearnedaboutthevillagewhilehavinganicedrink4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthestory?A．Themanfromthetelephonedepartmenthadamentallydemandingjob.B．Onlytheministerhadtheauthoritytomakethefirstcall.C．Itwasadistantvillagefreefrommoderntechnology.D．Fewofthelocalchildrenwenttoschoolforeducation.5、Theexamplesofthechildren,theteashopowner,themenwaitingforthebus,thewomenandtheshepherdsaregiventoillustrate.A．thelocalpeople’scuriosityforthenewthingB．theignoranceofthelocalpeopleC．thelocalpeople’senthusiasmforEnglishlearningD．thepopularityofthemanfromthetelephonedepartment6、Whatwordscanbeusedtobestdescribethelocalpeople?A．Innocentandcooperative.B．Friendlyandrespectful.C．Patientandcompetent.D．Independentandadmirable.25．（10分）Ninemonthsago，Iwaspackingmydaughter’sbackpackwithnewschoolsupplies，wonderinghowIwasgoingtosendherofftokindergarten．Istoodontheplayground，tearspouringdownmyfacebecauseIwasn’treadyforthisfirstdayofkindergarten——butshewasready．TodayIwillbestandingontheplayground，onceagainwithtears，becausethisprecioustimewentbytooquickly．ThisweekIrealizedthatInevertoldyou"thankyou"．Idon’tknowhowtoexpressamother’sthanksinthewayateacherdeserves．WefirstmetyouattheopenhousetheweekbeforeschoolstartedandIimmediatelyknewyouwouldbethetypeofteacherwewouldappreciateforever．Whilethestudentslinedupfortheday，youtouchedeachoneontheshoulderasyougreetedthem．IfastudentwashavingatoughIgottoknowyouasIvolunteeredinthelunchroom．YoumadesureyourstudentswereallreadyforIunchbeforeyouwentonyourownlunchbreak．Youkepttrackoftheirbigthingsandsmallthings，becauseasaveterankindergartenteacher，youknowthatthesmallthingsarethebigthings．Ilovedthewayyoumadeeachstudentfeelspecial．Youhelpedthemfallinlovewithschoolwhichissoimportantatthestart．Toalloftheteachersintheworldwhoarelikeyou．Iwishyouknewhowgratefulparentsareforyou．Weadoreyou．respectyou，andappreciateyou．Wedon’ttellyouenough——weprobablydon’itellyouever．Iwishwecouldtakeyouwithustothenext12grades．1、Whydidtheauthor’stearscomedownonherdaughter’sfirstdayofkingdergartern？A．Shehadn’tmadefullpreparationsforherdaughter．B．Herdaughterwasn’twillingtogotokindergarten．C．Shefeltworriedaboutherdaughter’sbeingaway．D．Herdaughterwasn’tfamiliarwiththeteachers．2、Theauthornoticedtheteacher’scharacteristicswhen．A．shestoodontheplaygroundB．shewasattheopenhouseC．shesaidgoodbyetotheteacherD．sheWorkedasateacheratlunchtime3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"veteran"inparagraph2mean？A．Beautiful．B．Generous．C．Skillful．D．Humorous．4、Whatisthistextmainlyabout？A．Goodwishestoakindergartenteacher．B．Sincerethankstoakindergartenteacher．C．Asweetmemoryofkindergartenlife．D．Akid’sdailybehaviorinthekindergarten．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）Therearemanytaxidriversinourcity．Theyoftenliketochatwithpassengersto1timewhenthetaxisarecaughtintrafficjams．Theotherday，Iwenthomebytaxi．KnowingIwasastudent，thedrivertoldmethathewasonceastudenttwentyyearsago．2，hisfamilycouldnotaffordtheschoolfees，sohedroppedoutofschoolatanearlyage．He3metoworkhardandgotoagoodcollege．Iwasmovedbyhiskindness，butwhatreallyimpressedmenextwashis4．Afterarrivinghome，IsoonrealizedthatIhad5mycellphoneinthetaxi．Greatlyworried，Iimmediatelycalledmynumber，6thedriverwouldanswer．Thencamethedriver's7fromtlleotherend．Hetoldmehehadbeen8mycallandthathewouldgladlyreturnmyphonewherehedroppedmeoffearlierthatday．Thankstothedriver，Igotmyphone9．Ibelievehonestyisoneofthegreatest10apersonshouldhave．Thankyoueversomuch，Mr．Taxidriver．1、A．have B．kill C．spend D．1ive2、A．Unfortunately B．Unusually C．Absolutely D．Accurately3、A．persuaded B．ordered C．required D．encouraged4、A．modesty B．a(chǎn)bility C．honesty D．security5、A．forgotten B．placed C．left D．dropped6、A．begging B．praying C．thinking D．saying7、A．whisper B．noise C．sound D．voice8、A．making B．expecting C．refusing D．fearing9、A．over B．through C．back D．a(chǎn)cross10、A．a(chǎn)dvantages B．a(chǎn)chievements C．qualities D．images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）Haveyoueverwishedyourvocationcouldmeetallyour1．(expect)?Well,thisispossiblewhenyouchoose2．(go)onacruise(游輪).Recently,cruiseshavebecome3．(popular)placesthantraditionalformsoftraveling.4．isnotnecessarytomakereservationsatdifferenthotels,findplacestodine,orarrangedifferenttransportsinadvance.Everythingyoucanimagineisavailablewheneveryouwantitonsuch5．cruiseship.Cruiseshipsarelikeminiature(小型的)citiesonwater.Theyare6．(full)loadedwithrestaurantsservingallkindsofdishes.Thestaterooms(特等客艙)canbecomparedtorooms7．(find)infive-starhotels.Thebigdifferenceis8．yougettohaveamovingoceanview.What’smore,thereareactivitiesdesignedforpeopleofallagesandinterests,and9．(vary)sportsfacilitieslikegymsandrockclimbingwallsaswellasclubsandshopsarealsoaccessible.QualityentertainmentslikeBroadwayshowsandlivemusic10．(provide),too.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）下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。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。Christinewasjustagirlinoneofmyclass、Ineverknewmuchaboutherexceptforthatshewasstrange、Shedidn’ttalkmany,herhairwasblackandpurple,andshewornblacksportsshoesandablacksweater,althoughinthesummer、Shewas,infact,ratherattra