2023屆全國(guó)大聯(lián)考高三適應(yīng)性調(diào)研考試英語(yǔ)試題含解析

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng).考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。.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。.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）—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidentshappen.A?shallshouldC.mustD.willAllthestudentsarerequiredtochecktheyhavemadesomespellingerrorsintheircompositions.A.whetherB.whatC.thatD.whichDon'tbesodiscouraged.Ifyousuchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A.carryonB.getbackC.breakdownD.putawayTohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A.one B.onesC.thatD.those—Whydidyouletkidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethemsecondchance.A./;theB.the;/C.the;theD.the;aandopentovariousinterpretations,thetermsofthenewproposalneedimprovingbasedontheinterestsofbothsides.A.AccessibleB.ApparentC.AmbiguousD.Aggressive—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate?—Oh,Mr.Black,Fmsotiredofit.MaybeIshoulddropoutitkillsme.A?whenB.afterC.whileD.beforeTheroom10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein.A.measuringB.measuresC.tobemeasuredD.measuredIfsnaturalthatIdidn'trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher.,it'salmost5yearssincewemetlastA.Afterall B.InadditionC.Whafsmore D.InparticularHehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis?A.slimB.fantasticC>obviousD.gentle—NextMondayismybirthday.moreappealingisatoughquestionworth2.（attach）importanceto.Luckily,NationalTreasure^aTVprogram3.begantoaironDec.3,2017,throwslightonwaystoinspireinterestinmuseumsandtheircollections.Aimingtomakeancientrelics（遺跡）tocomealive,theprogrampresentstreasures4,differentartisticmethodsincludinglotsofdramatic5.（perform）andstorytelling,whichexplainthehistorybehindeachculturalrelic6?（complete）,sothataudiencescannotonlyunderstandhowtoappreciatethebeautyofculturalrelics,7^alsoknowthecivilizationandthespiritofChineseculture.Infact,suchprogramsthatpromotetraditionalancientrelics8,（become）popularinrecentyears.Forexample,a2016documentaryfeaturingtheForbiddenCity'sculturalrelicsandtheirrestorers,urgedlotsofcollegestudents9.（apply）toworkasvolunteersthere.ItisuniversallyacceptedthatNationalTreasurehasbeen10,（success）inencouragingmorepeopletovisitmuseumsbytouchingtheirhearts.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）（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)（A）,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。AswehavelearnedEnglishforaverylongtime,wemaycomplainit、WeoncemadeajokewhichforeignersshouldlearnChinese、Now,itwasnotajokeanymore、MoreandmoreforeignpeopleareinterestinginChinese,andmanyofuslearnChinesewell>TherewasahotshowcallingChineseBridge、Ihadbeenseentheshow,andIwasveryimpressedbytheforeignstudents,whomspokeChineseverywell>Weshouldlearnfromthoseforeignerbecausetheyshowedusawaytolearnalanguagegood、108第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）.（25分）假定你是李華，你和美國(guó)留學(xué)生Tony相約通過網(wǎng)上交流學(xué)習(xí)彼此的語(yǔ)言，經(jīng)過一年的交流學(xué)習(xí)，彼此都取得了進(jìn)步。但由于你高二后期學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)間緊張，無法抽出時(shí)間上網(wǎng)交流。請(qǐng)你給Tony寫一封e-mail,表達(dá)對(duì)他的歉意。主要內(nèi)容：.表達(dá)歉意；.說明具體原因、提出補(bǔ)救辦法；.希望得到諒解。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearTony,Yourstruly,LiHua參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、D4、C5、D6、C7、D8、A9、A10、A11、D12、B13、B14、B15、A16、D17、D18、A19、A20、C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)。1、A2、D1、A2、B3、C4、A1、B2、D3、C1、C2、D3、C4、D1、B2、A3、A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).1、B2、B3、C4、D5、B6、D7、C8、A9、C10、B11、C12、B13、C14、D18、B19、A20^D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、1.isattachingwhich/thatthroughperformancescompletelybuthavebecometoapplysuccessful第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28>1、complain后力口about/of2、which—that 3、was—is 4、interesting-interested 5、us-them6、calling一called 7、去掉been8、whom一who 9、foreigner一foreigners 10、good一well第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29>DearTony,IamextremelysorrytotellyouthatFmunabletocarryonhelpingyoulearnChinese.Wordsfailmetoshowmydeepregret.Itisforoneyearthatwehavehelpedeachother.Iamgratefulforyourselflessandeffectiveguidance,withoutwhichIwouldn,tmakesuchamazingadvancesinEnglish.However,itwon'tbealongtimebeforeIamfacedwithasignificantchallenge,theCollegeEntranceExamination.Withmyoverallenergydevotedtorevision,IhavenotimetosurftheInternet.Failuretocommunicatewithyoumakesmeregretful.Myhopeisthatwecanlearnfromeachotheraftertheexam.Iwouldappreciateyourunderstandingandforgiveness.Hopingtostudywithyouonlinesoon.Bestwishes!Yourstruly,LiHua—Isthatso?A.Ican'tbelievemyears. B.I'msogladtohearthatC.Whatpresentsdoyouwant? D.Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一?Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive.A.NoneB.NeitherC.AnyD.BothWhenthegirldidthecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A.workoutB.workupC.workatD.workonbackinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A.SitB.SittingC.TositD.SatTheTVstationwillbethegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan'tmissit.coveringB.improvingC.handlingD.canceling16.abike,shecycledhome.A.Bought B.Tobuy C.BeingboughtD.HavingboughtAsteachersweshouldn'taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeoplestandardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A.where B.whatC.howD.thatSympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningtobecauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A.fadeB.declineC.failD.collapseAChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A.accumulatesB.acceleratesC.collapsesD.loosensHotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A.althoughB.whileC.asD.however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)。（6分）AwaywithwordsThetelegraph,anonlinenewsservice,hasteamedupwithSaga,whichprovidesproductsandservicesonlyfortheover50s,toholdanewcompetitiontofindthebesttravelwriter.ThreeluckywinnerswillwinamasterclasswithtwotopTelegraphtravelwritersbeforetravellingtheworldwithSagaononeofthreeholidaysofgreatcomfortandpleasure.Toenter,allyouneedtodoistellussomethingmysteriousandwonderfulabouttheworldoftravel—afavoritememory,ahumoroustale,anunforgettableoccasionorasightworthwritingabout.WhatwearelookingforYoumustbeabletoreadnotonlythosesignsthathelpyoufindyourwayaroundbuttheonesthattellyouhowthelocalstick.Youmust,inthewordsofPaulTheroux,anAmericantravelwriter,^descibeexactlywhatyouseeandgiveitlifewithyourimgaination".Inthiscompetition,youcandothatinanythingfrom150wordsto500,buttheyshouldbeyourwords,andfreshones.Wedoexpectyounottohidethetruthorthefactsaboutyourexperience.Beyondthat,youcanmakethemostofthefreedomtravelwritinggivesyou.You'llbeeditoraswellaswriter,soensurethoseeyesareequallyfreshwhenyoucheckandrecheckwhatyou'vewritten.Wewillmakeallowancesfortheoccasionalmistake,suchasyouhave“fell”intoariver.Butwewon'tputupwithmistakeseveryfewlines.Terms&conditionsCompetitorsmustbeaged50yearsorolder.Thejudgingprocessisdividedintotwostages:entrieswillbehostedonthewebsiteforonemonth.Thetop20articleswillthenbeselectedbypublicvote.Thetopthreewinnerswillbechosenbythreejudges.TheclosingdateforentriesisAugust15.l^Whatdoestheprizeforwinnersinclude?A.achancetolearnfromexcellentwriters.B.thepublicationoftheirworks.C.threewonderfulholidays.D.anopportunitytoworkintheTelegraph.2、Whowillselectthefinalwinners?A.thepublic.B.PaulTherouxC.twotopTelegraphtravelwritersD.threechosenjudges.3、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.AnessayB.AtravelguideC.AwritingguideD.Anannouncement（8分）Intelligentpeoplearemorelikelytotrustothers,whilethosewhoscoreloweronmeasuresofintelligencearelesslikelytodoso.OxfordUniversityresearchersbasedtheirfindingonananalysisofthe'GeneralSocialSurvey,.Theauthorssayoneexplanationcouldbethatmoreintelligentindividualsarebetteratjudgingcharactersandmayspendmoretimebuildingrelationshipswithpeopletheycantrust.Anotherreasoncouldbethatsmarterpeoplearebetteratweighingupsituationsandassessingwhetherornottheotherpersonwillhelduphisorherendofabargain.^Intelligenceisshowntobelinkedwithtrustingothers."saidthestudy'sleadauthor,NoahCarlofOxfordUniversity,uThisfindingsupportswhatotherresearchershaveargued,namelythatbeingagoodjudgeofcharacterisadistinctpartofhumanintelligence.^Inaddition,thestudyshowsthatindividualswhoaremoretrustingarealsohappierwiththeirlivesandhadhigherlevelsofphysicalhealth.TheOxfordresearchersfound,however,thatthelinksbetweentrustandhealth,andbetweentrustandhappiness,arenotexplainedbyintelligence.Thefindingsconfirmedthattrustisavaluableresourceforanindividual9andisnotsimplyameasureofintelligence.Theauthorssaytheresearchissignificantbecausethestudyofsocialtrustcouldhavefar-reachingimplicationsinpublicwelfare,associaltrustcontributestothesuccessofimportantsocialinstitutions,suchaswelfaresystemsandfinancialmarkets.AccordingtoOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment,trustisinincreasinglyshortsupplyincurrentgeneration.Thisdeclinethreatensworldleaders9abilitytohandlesomeoftoday'skeychallengeslikeglobalwarming,andthepoliticalsystem.Therearegoodreasonstothinkthatgovernmentsshouldtrytodevelopmoretrustinsociety.Distrustusuallycausesfrictioninpersonalrelationships,careersandpoliticsamongothers,saysStephenCovey.Althoughmajorityofpeoplesaythattrustcanneverberestoredonceit'sbroken,Stephenfeelsitcanbebroughtback.“It'snoteasy,ittakestime,butyoudoitthroughyourbehavior,notjustthingsyousay.”1、ItcanbeconcludedfromtheanalysisoftheGeneralSocialSurveythat?A.intelligentpeopletendtoshowmoretrustinothersjudgmentofcharactersdeterminesthelevelofintelligenceintelligenceaccountsfortheconnectionbetweentrustandhealthintelligentindividualsspendlesstimeoninterpersonalrelationship2^Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraph2probablymean?A.Makethebestofasituation.B.Sticktoone'spromiseasagreed.C.Figureoutthetruevalueofabargain.D.Makeanassessmentofadeal.3、Accordingtotheresearch,higherlevelofsocialtrustis?adecisivebasisforstablepoliticalsystemabasicsteptodealwithglobalwarmingacontributingfactortosuccessfulpublicinstitutionsacompletesolutiontointerpersonalconflicts4、Whenitcomestorebuildingtrust,Stephenismostlikelytoagreethat.A.actionsalwaysspeaklouderthanwordsB?behaviorisamirrorinwhicheveryoneshowshisimageC.behaviorislargelydeterminedbymindD.actionistheproperfruitofknowledge23.（8分）Owlsareequippedwithhighlydevelopedstealthtechnology（隱形技術(shù)）thathelpsthemchargetowardsprey-ananimalhuntedandeatenbyanother-undetected,astudyhasshown.Owlshaveflightfeathersthatabsorbaerodynamicsoundandcontrolthevibrations（振動(dòng)）thatoccurwhenabirdbeatsitswings.Theresultisperfectsilenceasitapproachesamouseorotherprey.Scientistsusedlasersandhigh-speedcamerastoanalyzeandcomparelong-earedowl,eagleandpigeonfeathersduringflight.Whiledifferinginsize,allthreebirdshaveasimilarwing-beatstyle.ProfessorJinkuiChuledtheresearch.Hesaid,“Manyowlshaveauniqueandfascinatingabilitytoflysosilentlythattheyareoutoftheirprey'shearingrange,duetotheirfeatherstructure.”Thisbehaviourhaslongbeenofinteresttoengineers,asweseektoapplytheowls'noise-reductionmechanisms（機(jī)制）tootherpurposesandsituationsthatbenefitsociety.Now,however,weknowtheowls*silentflightabilityisevenbetterthanwethought.Ofallbirdstheowlisthekingofacousticstealth.Itnotonlymanagestopreventaerodynamicnoisewhengliding,butalsomechanicalnoisecausedbyvibrationduringflying.Thisisremarkable,consideringthesuddenjumping,bendingandtwistingthewingsaresubjectedtowhenflappingandthenoisethatiscreatedbyotherbirds.Inthescientificworld,theprocessusedtoremovethismechanicalnoiseiscalled'damping',whichmeanstheremovalofmechanicalenergyfromavibratingsystemusuallybychangingitintoheatandallowingittoremainsteady.“Ourresearchshowedthelong-earedowlhassuperiordampingskill,meaningitcanremainamazinglystableandremovemechanicalnoisecausedbythemovementofitsfeathers-quiteanimpressiveachievementofengineering.99Headded,“Thisstudywillhopefullyprovidefurtherinsightintotheowls*silentflightmechanismandhelpengineersdevelopideasforspecialmaterialsorstructures,suchason-shorewindturbines,wheresimilarnoiseremovalcanbeapplied/91、Whatcanbetrueaboutowlsaccordingtothetext?A?Theyareactiveduringtheday.B?Theyattractmuchattentionfromengineers.C.Theyhavesimilarwingstoeagles.D.Theybeatwingswithoutvibrations.Bysaying“theowlisthekingofacousticstealth”inParagraph6,JinkuiChumeansowls?A.aregoodatcapturingpreyB.haveagoodsenseofhearingC?aregoodatjumpingandtwistingD.havesilentflightability3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it"inParagraph8referto?A.Mechanicalnoise.B.Thevibratingsystem.C.Mechanicalenergy.D.Theremovalofmechanicalenergy.24.（8分）Pollution^disastrouseffectsontheenvironmenthavebecomemoreobviousinrecentyears,leadingtoamovementtopromoteenergyefficiency（效率lessrelianceonfossil（化石的）fuelsandareductioninairandwaterpollution.Mostscientistsagreethatsuchchangesarenecessarytoprotectourenvironmentfromfurtherharm.Theconstructionindustryconsumesalargequantityofenergyandresourcesandcreatesahugeamountofpollution.IntheUnitedStates,buildinganddevelopmentaccountfor39percentofthecountry'stotalenergyuse,12percentoftotalwaterconsumption,68percentoftotalelectricityconsumptionand38percentofcarbondioxideemissions（抖F放）,accordingtotheEnvironmentProtectionAgency.Greenbuildingsuselessenergy,water,createlesswasteandarehealthiertolive,workandgotoschoolinthanstandardbuildings.Buildersofgreenbuildingsusetechniquesthatuseresourcesmoreefficientlyduringtheentirebuildingcycle—construction,restoration,operation,maintenance（維護(hù)）anddemolition（拆毀）一thanthosewhoconstructmoreregularbuildings.Theenvironmentalbenefitsofbuildinggreenincludetheprotectionofecosystemsandbiodiversity,improvedairandwaterquality,lesswasteflowingintostreamsandtheconservationofnaturalresources.Greenbuildingscanalsoresultinloweroperatingcostsbecausetheytypicallyuselessenergyandfewermaterialsandimproveindoorairquality,improvingthehealthofpeoplewholivethere.Theprocessofbuildinggreenincludestechnicalandartisticplanningwithnatureconservationinmind.Buildingdesignsoftenreflectthesurroundingenvironmentandnaturalresourcesanduserenewablebuildingmaterialssuchasbambooandstraw.Inaddition,recycledresourcesfoundlocallyareusedforgreenbuildings,reducingthecostandairpollutionassociatedwithtransportingmaterialslongdistances.Carefulsiteselectionisimportanttominimize（最小化）humanimpactonthesurroundingenvironment.Forexample,placingastructureinanareathatallowsittotakeadvantageofcoolbreezes（微風(fēng)）andsunlightcanreduceenergyuseandexpenses.Moreenergyandexpenseareneededforlargerbuildingsaswell,soitisimportanttobuildsmall.Greenroofsareanotherfeatureofgreenhousesthatreduceenergyuseandcost.Theseroofsarepartiallyorcompletelycoveredwithplants,whichhelpstokeepheatingandcoolingcostslow,preventwaterrunningoffanddealwithpollutants.Otherfeaturesofgreenbuildingsoftenincludeenergyandwaterconservation,recyclingandwastereduction.Inaddition,renewableenergysourcessuchassolarpower,hydropower（水能）andwindpowerareusedforheatandelectricity,whichgreatlyreducescostsanddecreasestheimpactontheenvironment.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Thenecessityofpromotingenergyefficiency.Theprocessofbuildinggreenbuildings.Thebenefitsandfeaturesofgreenbuildings.D?Greenbuildings9effectsontheenvironment.2、Accordingtothetext,greenbuildingsrefertothebuildingsthat.producenowasteonlyusecleanenergyaremadeofrecycledmaterialsuseenergyandresourcesmoreefficiently3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutgreenbuildings?Theyrelyonfossilfuelsandsolarpowerforheatandelectricity.Smallbuildingsarelessefficientinenergyusethanlargerones.Theecosystemhastobeconsideredwhenbuildingagreenbuilding.Theyaredifficulttomaintainandthusneedmoreoperatingcosts.4、Greenroofsareusedbecause.theyfitthesurroundingenvironmentwelltheyarecheaperthanotherkindsofroofstheycankeepnaturalwaterforuseineverydaylifetheycanhelptocontrolthetemperatureinthebuildingwell25.（10分）InSpain,thereareasmanygazpachos（西班牙冷湯菜）asthereareSpanishpeople.Everyfamilyherehasitsownrecipewithitsownlittlechanges.Imuchprefergazpachomildoinafoodmill,asthat:allowstorsometexture（口感），andthatisthewayitwasmadewhenIwasyoung,Nowadaysitisdoneinablender,anelectricmachinetormixingsoftfoodsmilliquidtogether,butitdoesnottornoutexactlythesame.Machine-blendedgazpachowithbreadandoliveoilismorelikeasalmorejo（chilledtomatosoup）,butwithoutthatsoup'screamysmoothness.Althoughtomatoesandpeppersarrivedonourtablesbythe16thcentury,redgazpachosthatmodthemdidnotbecomepopularuntilthe19thcentury.BiglandownerfamiliesthathadalotofcountryemployeesgenerallyhadaugazpacheroM,amanwhowouldpreparegazpachoforthepeasantsworkingontheirestates.Thesemenmadegazpachobypoundingthevegetablemixtureinanolivewoodbowl,asinamortar.Theywereverypatients,asittookquitesometime.Themaindifferencebetweengazpachoandsomeofitsvariationsliesintextureandemulsion（孚L狀液）.InaclassicSpanishgazpacho,oliveoilissimplystirredinattheend；insalmorejo,porraandothersoups?theoliveoilisemulsified,resultinginrdbrighterorangecolourandasmooth,creamytexture.Pipirrana*scomponentsarethesameasthoseingazpacho9buttheyarccutintopieces；withtheadditionofalittlewateroricecubes,itturnsintoaliquidsalad,andthebreadisservedseparately,fordipping.Gazpachoisasophisticated（復(fù)雜的）dishthattakestoamultitudeofvariations.Butwithallitsversatility（易變），itstillrequiresacertainbalanceofcomponents.Inparticular,toomuchvinegarorgarliccanruinitHereinSpain,gazpachocanbeadrink,aadip,asauceorseasoning,astarter*amaindish,evenadessert.Itiseatenatanytimeotthedayandatanytimeduringameal.Nothingismoredeliciousthanapieceoftoastwithalittlegazpachoorsalmorejoforbreakfast!Gazpachogoeswellwithalmosteverythingbutisdifficulttopairwithwine.Thebestwinestodrinkwithgazpachoaresherries（fortifiedwinesfromJerez）andwhites.1、Whichofthefollowingopinionscanyouinferthewriterisinfavourof?A.Nootherfoodintheworldismoredeliciousthangazpachos.B.Anewtechniquedoesnotnecessarilymeananimprovement,C.Youcannotmakeanyrealachievementwithoutabigdream.D.Arecipeisthecrucialfactorinwhetheradishwillbepopular.2、Whichofthefollowingcanlx?TRUEtothefact?A.Gazpachoshaveasourtaste,B.Gazpachosmeunhealthyfood.C.Gazpachosstartedinthe16thcentury.D.Gazpachosarenothingbutapopulardish.3、Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Tointroducegazpachostothereaders.Toshowwaysofpreparinggnzpachos.ToexplainwhygazpachosarepopularTourgepeopletoeatmoregazpachos.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).（30分）MywifeandIwereattendingaweddingatSt.John'sChurch.Thesoundof]rangtotheheavensastheceremonycontinued.Atthechurch,I2anoldfriend,Casper,whohappenedtobeatthe3Now73,Casperwasabrilliant