河北省遷西一中2024屆高三第一次高考適應(yīng)性統(tǒng)考英語試題含解析

河北省遷西一中2024屆高三第一次高考適應(yīng)性統(tǒng)考英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，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(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，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．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe2．Thankstotheeffortsinenvironmentalprotection,thewetlandhasbeen_____toitsoriginalappearance.A．restoredB．deliveredC．transferredD．drafted3．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone4．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where5．—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting6．________they’vemanagedtogeteverythingfinishedsoquicklyisnotcleartous.A．WhichB．WhatC．ThatD．How7．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who8．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which9．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．removeC．offer D．a(chǎn)fford10．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved11．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives12．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped13．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout14．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory15．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone16．Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance17．Withyourbrother’shelp,I’vemadegreatprogressinEnglishandIreallywanttodosomethingforhim____．A．inturn B．byturns C．inreturn D．inanswer18．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．a(chǎn)resaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved19．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．a(chǎn)bove C．a(chǎn)bout D．beyond20．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing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）Forsomepeople,walkingorrunningoutdoorsisagreatwaytoworkout.Whatmaynotbesopleasantisseeingtrashallovertheground.Well,somepeoplearedoingsomethingaboutit.Theyareplogging!“Plogging”beganinSweden.ThenamecombinestheSwedishword“plocka,”whichmeanstopickup,andthewordJogging,whichmeanstorunslowly.ASwedishmannamedErik,startedthemovementin2016.OntheWorldEnvironmentDaywebsite,EriksaysthathemovedtoStockholmfromasmallcommunityinnorthernSwedeneachdayhewouldridehisbiketowork.Concernedabouttheamountoftrashandlitterhesaweachdayonhiswaytowork,hetookmattersintohisownhands.Plogging,bythatterm,mayhaveofficiallybeguninSweden.Butmanypeoplewhoexerciseoutdoorshavebeendoingthisforyears.TakeJeffHorowitzforexample.HeisapersonaltrainerinWashington,D．C．Heoftenpicksuptrashwhilerunningoutside.Heevenhasturneditintoagame;hewilltrytopickupthetrashwithoutstopping.“Ididn’tknowitwasathingreally.Thisisjustmypersonalethics(道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)),whereIgoforarunandifIhappentoseeapieceofgarbagelyingaroundandit’swithinreach—itisakindofalittletestformetoseeifIcangrabitandthrowitinaneartrashcanwithoutstopping.Andthatway,Ithink,itgivesmealittleexerciseandalittlefocusformyrun.Andithelpscleanuptheneighborhood,”heannounced.Today,loggingisanofficialactivity,onethatisbecomingincreasinglypopular.Citiesaroundtheworldnowholdloggingevents,“Iwouldjusthopepeoplewouldthinktwicebeforedroppingagarbageontheground.Wehavecontainers...seemsoneveryblock.So,it’seasytoputyourgarbageinthetrashcans.Ijustthinkpeopleshouldthinkaboutitalittlebitmore.Idohopeonedaytherewillnotbeaneedforplogging.”saidaninterviewee.1、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“tookmattersintohisownhands”?A．calledonpeopletojoinhim. B．a(chǎn)ppealedtopeopletogogreen.C．begantopickupthetrash. D．hadthecollectedtrashrecycled.2、LikeJeffHorowitz,loggingtomanypeoplehasbecomea(an)________act.A．a(chǎn)utomatic B．irresistible C．a(chǎn)rbitrary D．temporary3、WhatistheideathatLoggingeventsaremeanttopromote?A．Joggingistrulybeneficial. B．Trashcansshouldbewithinreach.C．Litteringisnotacceptable. D．Communitiesshouldbekeptclean.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A．NewExerciseEnjoysunbelievablepopularityB．NewExerciseTrendAlsoHelpsEnvironmentC．Plogging—aFashionableWaytoclearwasteD．Plogging—anExerciseOriginatinginSweden22．（8分）IamastonishedatthewayGodknowswhentosendaspecialgiftofencouragementatjusttherighttime!Itmightbeinadream,alostletter,amemory,orsomethingfoundthatwe’dforgottenabout.MygrandmotherwasfromatowninMichigan.AndsummeraftersummerIenjoyedstayingwithmygrandparentsasayoungchild.Iwasfromthecityandlovedthesmalltownwheretheylived.Peoplekneweveryone,theirchildren,theirpets,theirancestors.Grandmawasalwaysusingherhandsforsomethingexciting...shewouldmakesandwichesandwe’dhaveteaparties,plantflowersandcarefullytendthem.Shelovedknittingsweatersaswellasmakingbeautifulquiltsforhergrandchildren.Irememberthesmallthimble(頂針)shewouldplaceonherfingerwhiledoingherneedlework.Afewyearsago,whenGrandmaleftthisearthforhernewresidenceinHeaven,Ibidfarewelltomylovinggrandmother.Howquicklyourlivescanchange!Wehadjusthadteatogetheracoupleofmonthsearlier,onher91stbirthday.Imissedherverymuch,butInoticeditmostlyonmybirthdays,becausetherewasnocardfromGrandma.She’dneverforgottenmybirthday!OnoneparticularbirthdaywhenIwasfeelingalittlelow,somethinghappenedmademefeelasifshewassharingthatspecialdaywithme.Iwasarrangingsomecolorfulpillowsthatshehadmade,andsuddenlyIfeltsomethinginsideonepillow;itwassmallandhard.Imovedtheobjecttoaseam（縫）thatIcarefullyopened,and,tomydelight,outcameatinysilverthimble!HowhappyIwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher!Notrealizingithadfallenoffherfinger,IpicturedhersewingitintothatlittlepillowthatIjusthappenedtofluff（抖松）,toplaceonmybedspread（床罩）thatday.IcarefullylaidthethimblealongsidetheothersI’dcollectedovertheyears.Whatapreciousmemoryofaveryspecialladywho,somehow,Iknew,waslaughingindelightatsewingherthimbleintomypillow.Iheatedthekettleandmadesometea,usingmybestchina,asGrandmaalwaysdid,andthenenjoyedmyteaandGrandma’sthimble.Whatawonderfulbirthdaythatwas!1、Intheauthor’smemory,whatwouldhergrandmotherdo?A．Shewouldmakesandwichesandhamburgersforherfamily.B．Shewouldwearathimbleforneedleworkeveryday.C．Shewouldmakebeautifulquiltsformoney.D．Shewouldlookaftertheflowersinthegarden.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?A．Themodernworld’sfast-changinglife.B．Thefactthatthegrandmotherhadpassedaway.C．Theauthor’smissinghergrandmother.D．Thelovetheauthorgotfromhergrandmother.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshefoundthethimble?A．Surprisedandjoyful.B．Delightedbutregretful.C．Guiltyandsad.D．Joyfulbutlonely.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Grandma’sThimble.B．Grandma’sLifeStory.C．TheJoyofFindingSomethingLost.D．TheImportanceofPuttingThingsAway.23．（8分）TalesFromAnimalHospitalDavidGrantDavidGranthasbecomeafamiliarfacetomillionsoffansofAnimalHospital.HereDrGranttellsustheverybestofhispersonalstoriesabouttheanimalshehastreated,includingfamiliarpatientssuchasthedogsSnowyandDuchess,thedelightfulcatMarigoldSerendipityDiamond.HealsotakesthereaderbehindthescenesatHarmsworthMemorialAnimalHospitalashedescribeshisday,fromordinarymedicalcheck-upstosurgery（外科手術(shù)）.TalesFromAnimalHospitalwilldelightallfansoftheprogrammeandanyonewhohasalivelyinterestintheirpet,whetheritbecat,dogorsnake!￡14.99Hardback272ppSimonSchusterISBN0751304417IsaacNewton:TheLastSorcererMichaelWhiteFromtheauthorofStephenHawking:ALifeinScience,comesthiscolourfuldescriptionofthelifeoftheworld'sfirstmodernscientist.Interestingyetbasedonfact,MichaelWhite'snewbookoffersatruepictureofNewtoncompletelydifferentfromwhatpeoplecommonlyknowabouthim.Newtonisshownasagiftedscientistwithveryhumanweaknesseswhostoodatthepointinhistorywheremagicendedandsciencebegan.￡18.99Hardback320ppFourthEstateISBN1857024168Fermat'sLastTheoremSimonSinghIn1963aschoolboycalledAndrewWilesreadinginhisschoollibrarycameacrosstheworld'sgreatestmathematicalproblem:Fermat'sLastTheorem（費(fèi)馬大定理）.FirstputforwardbytheFrenchmathematicianPierredeFermatinthe17thcentury,thetheoremhadbaffledandbeatenthefinestmathematicalminds,includingaFrenchwomanscientistwhomadeamajoradvanceinworkingouttheproblem,andwhohadtodresslikeamaninordertobeabletostudyattheEcolePolytechnique（巴黎綜合理工大學(xué)）.ThroughunbelievabledeterminationAndrewWilesfinallyworkedouttheproblemin1995.Anunusualstoryofhumaneffortoverthreecenturies,Fermat'sLastTheoremwilldelightspecialistsandgeneralreadersalike.￡12.99Hardback384ppFourthEstateISBWhatisAnimalHospital?A．Anewsstory. B．Apopularbook.C．Aresearchreport. D．ATVprogramme.2、InMichaelWhite'sbook,Newtonisdescribedas_____.A．a(chǎn)personwhodidnotlookthesameasinmanypicturesB．a(chǎn)personwholivedacolourfulandmeaningfullifeC．a(chǎn)greatbutnotperfectmanD．a(chǎn)nold-timemagician3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningoftheword“baffle”asitisusedinthetext?A．Toencouragepeopletoraisequestions.B．Tocausedifficultyinunderstanding.C．Toprovideapersonwithanexplanation.D．Tolimitpeople'simagination.4、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthesethreetexts?A．Tomakethebookseasiertoread.B．Toshowtheimportanceofscience.C．Tointroducenewauthors.D．Tosellthebooks.24．（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.25．（10分）TheancientRomansdrank47milliongallonsofwineeveryyear:abottleadayforeveryman,woman,andchildinthecity.Winewasconsumedbyboththerichandthepoor,drunkateverymeal.Evenslavesweregivenaweeklyamountof5quartseachinordertopreservetheirstrength.Thoughwinewasalwayspopular,theRomansdidnotplanttheirownvineyards(葡萄園)untiltheyhadtakencontroloftheItalianpeninsulainthesecondcenturyAD．VineyardsquicklysprangupallovertheRomancountrysideandbeyond.Bythefirstcentury,winewasbeingimportedfromGaulandIberia(moderndayFranceandSpain)inordertoquenchRome’sendlessthirstforit.Transportingwineoversuchvastdistanceswasaseriouschallenge.Winecontainersneededtobeairtightinordertopreventoxidation(氧化),strongenoughtokeepfrombreaking,andlightenoughtobecarriedbyhand.Itwasalsoimportantthatthecontainerbemadeoutofamaterialthatwouldn’tupsetthewine’sflavorandbekeptatacool,stabletemperatureinordertopreventdamage,amajorconcernforwinemakerstothisday.TheRomansusedclayandoaktosolvetheseproblems,creatingoneofthegreatestandmostwine-soakedcultures.ThedrinkinghabitsofAncientRomehadanenormousinfluenceonEuropeanculture.AstheyconqueredEurope,theynotonlybroughttheirlaws,butalsotheircustoms,exportingtheirloveofwinethroughouttheirempire.TheywerethefirsttoplantvineyardsintheRhoneValleyandacrossFrance.TheyintroducedwinetoGermanyandBritain,andusedtheirknowledgeofwinecrafttotransformandexpandSpanishvineyards.TheRomanstudyofvineyardskillsnotonlyimprovedthewine’squality,butalsohelpedguaranteeitssurvivalfollowingthebreakdownofRomeandtheturmoil(動亂)oftheMiddleAges.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“quench”inParagraph2mean?A．Limit. B．Satisfy.C．Explain. D．Experience.2、Whatdowinemakersmostcareaboutaccordingtothetext?A．Howtodistinguishthequalityofwine.B．Howtospreadthecultureofwine.C．Howtochoosewinecontainers.D．Howtopreservewineproperly.3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlyfocuson?A．TheRomans’contributiontowineculture.B．TheRomans’ruleoftheEuropeancontinent.C．TheRomans’effortsinbuildingabigempire.D．TheRomans’remarkableskillsinmakingwine.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．TheRomansproducedwinemainlyforexport.B．TheRomanslearnttopreservewinefromtheEuropeans.C．TheRomansgaveslaveswinetomakethemworkharder.D．TheRomansbegantoplantvineyardswhenwinefirstbecamepopular.第三部分語言知識運(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）Ayoungandsuccessfulexecutivewastravelingdownaneighborhoodstreet,goingabittoofastinhisnewJaguar.Hewaswatching______kidsdashingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsand______whenhethoughthesawsomething.Ashiscarpassed,onechildappeared,andabrick____intotheJag'ssidedoor.HeslammedonthebrakesandspuntheJagbacktothe____fromwherethebrickhadbeenthrown.Hejumpedoutofthecar,grabbedsomekidandpushedhimupagainstaparkedcar,____,"Whatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?Whatareyoudoing?"Buildingupaheadofsteam,hewenton"That'sanewcarandthatbrickyouthrewisgonna____alotofmoney.Whydidyoudoit?""Please,Mister,please,I'msorry.Ididn'tknowwhatelsetodo!"pleadedtheyoungster."It'smybrother,"hesaid."Herolled____thecurb(路邊)andfelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan't____himup.____,theboyaskedtheexecutive,"Wouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?He'shurtandhe'stoo____forme."____beyondwords,thedrivertriedto____therapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat.Heliftedtheyoungmanbackintothewheelchairandtookouthishandkerchiefand____thescrapesandcuts,checkingtoseethateverythingwasgoingtobeokay."Thankyou,sir.AndGodblessyou,"the____childsaidtohim.Themanthenwatchedthelittleboypushhisbrothertothesidewalktowardtheirhome.ItwasalongwalkbacktohisJaguar...along,slowwalk.Heneverdid____thesidedoor.Hekeptthedent(凹痕)to____himnottogothroughlifesofastthatsomeonehastothrowabrickatyoutogetyour____.Lifewhispersinyour___andspeakstoyourheart.Sometimes,whenyoudon'thavethetimeto____...Lifethrowsabrickatyourhead.It'syourchoice:Listentothewhispersofyoursoulorwaitforthe____!1、A．in B．for C．up D．of2、A．speedup B．movedoff C．sloweddown D．drewoff3、A．smashed B．threw C．rushed D．a(chǎn)ttacked4、A．street B．house C．car D．spot5、A．speaking B．shouting C．talking D．saying6、A．cost B．take C．spend D．pay7、A．off B．a(chǎn)bout C．on D．into8、A．rise B．lift C．put D．drag9、A．calling B．yelling C．sobbing D．shouting10、A．heavy B．tall C．weak D．difficult11、A．moved B．surprised C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．persuaded12、A．spit B．swallow C．vomit D．digest13、A．scratched B．a(chǎn)pplied C．wiped D．drafted14、A．grateful B．sorrowful C．naughty D．lovely15、A．decorate B．repair C．crash D．remove16、A．remind B．warn C．sense D．detect17、A．understanding B．a(chǎn)pproval C．sympathy D．a(chǎn)ttention18、A．spirit B．soul C．ghost D．memory19、A．think B．feel C．look D．listen20、A．moment B．idea C．brick D．chance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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Reggiewasanormalboy,buthehadbeenborndeaf.Hewaswellknowntoeveryoneintown,andtheywereallveryfondofhim.Unfortunately,healwaysseemedtobetreated1．(different)fromeveryoneelse.Reggiedidn’tlikethisverymuch.Buttheperson2．dislikedthismostwashisfriendMichael.Michaeldecidedthatthingshadtochange.Sohemanagedtopersuadeotherpeopleintown3．(choose)onedayofthefestivalfordeafpeoplethisyear.Duringthatwholedayeveryoneintownwouldhavetowearearplugs(耳塞).Theday4．(call)TheDayofSilence,andwhenitarrivedeveryonestuckplugsintheirears.Asthehourspassed,peoplebegantorealize5．difficultlifewasforthedeaf.SoonnoonewasthinkingofReggieas6．deafperson.7．(use)hisusualgestures,Reggiewastheonewhocouldcommunicatebestwitheveryone.Theyweresurprisedathisabilitytofindsolutions8．a(chǎn)lmostanyproblem.TheyrealizedallReggieneededwas9．(much)timethanotherstocommunicate.Thatwastheonlydifference.Itwasonthisday10．everyonerealizedtheyhavetogivepeopleachancetoshowhowusefultheyare.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(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（?），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)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、

每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Smartphoneshadbecomepartofourdailylife、Nomatterwhoweare,wecanseepeoplebusyplaywiththeirsmartphones、Smartphonesbenefitthem、Theyhelpusescapethepressureoflifeandgetinformations、However,ifwespendtoomuchtimeonthem,wewon’thavetimetocontactfac