2024屆湖南省百所重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷含解析

2024屆湖南省百所重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷注意事項(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．—Whydidn’tyoutrytofinishthecomposition?—Itriedto,but________Icould,thebellranannouncingtheendoftheexamination.A．until B．whenC．a(chǎn)fter D．before2．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever3．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides4．Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseI______suchrapidprogress.A．didn’tmake B．couldn’thavemadeC．hadn’tmade D．shouldn’thavemade5．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged6．Experienceisahardteacherbecauseshe________thetestfirst,thelessonafterwards.A．givesB．hasgivenC．wasgivingD．wouldgive7．—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea8．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what9．Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareOriginal,yetstylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where10．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may11．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how12．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse13．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired14．Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where15．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn16．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a(chǎn);/ D．the;/17．Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipment______todoonlineshopping.A．needed B．needingC．need D．toneed18．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised19．______almostonehundredjin,thestonewasmovedbyhimalone.A．Weighed B．Weighing C．Itweighed D．Toweigh20．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore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）Markisalwaysengagedinhiswork.Butthistimehefeltthatitwastimeforhimtotakepartinhiscommunity,sohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Theareacitycouncilwomanwasleadingadiscussionabouthowthequalityoflifewasonthedecline.Theneighborhoodfacedmanyproblems.Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.Therewerechartsforparkingproblems,crime,andforproblemsinemptybuildings.Markreadfromthecharts,“Policepatrolscutback,illegalparkingup20%”.Peopleweresupposedtosuggestsolutionstothecouncilwoman.ItwastoomuchforMark.“Theproblemsaretoobig”,hethought.Heturnedtothemannexttohimandsaid,“Ithinkthisisawasteofmytime.NothingIcandowouldmakeadifferencehere.”Ashenearedthebusstoponhiswayhome,Marksawawomancarryingagrocerybag,andababy.AsMarkgotcloser,herotherchild,alittleboy,suddenlyranintothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachforhim,butasshemoved,herbagshifted,andgroceriesstartedtofallout.Markrantotaketheboy’sarmandledhimbacktohismother.“Yougottastaywithmom,”hesaid.Thenhepickedupthestraygrocerieswhileandthewomansmiledinrelief.“Thanks,”shesaid,“You’vegotgreattiming.”“Justbeingneighborly,”Marksaid.Asherodehome,heglancedatthewallsofbus.Ononeofthemwas“Smallactsofkindnessaddup.”Marksmiledandthought,“Maybethat’sagoodplacetostart.”1、WhatwasbeingdiscussedwhenMarkarrivedattheneighborhoodmeeting?A．Thehighpriceofgrocery.B．Theeducationproblemofchildren.C．Theworseningofqualityoflife.D．Thehousingconditionsinthecommunity.2、What’sMark’sopinionaboutthecommunityproblemsaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A．Peoplecouldsolvetheproblemsbythemselves.B．Hedidn’thavetheabilitytosolvesuchproblems.C．Hedidn’thaveenoughtimetosolvetheproblems.D．Peopleweretooselfishtohelpotherssolvetheproblems.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“Smallactsofkindnessaddup”meaninthelastparagraph?A．Allsmallactswilladduptokindness.B．Everyoneshouldtryhisbesttodogooddeeds.C．Allsmallkindactscanmakepeoplegrowupquickly.D．Everyonecanplayhisownparttomakethingsbetter.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A．Markalwaysplayedanactivepartincommunityactivities.B．Visualaidswereusedtodisplaytheseriousnessofproblems.C．Manypeoplewerediscouragedbytheproblemsfacingthem.D．Thecitycouncilwomanwasresponsibleforthefallingoflifequality.22．（8分）FallinLoveWithYourWritingWithTheseBooks!WriteNakedByJenniferProbstWAS:$16.99NOW:$15.99BestsellingauthorJenniferProbstrevealsherpathwaytosuccess,fromstrugglingasanewwritertosigningaseven-figuredeal.WritteninProbst’sunmistakableandhonestvoice,WriteNakedmixespersonalessaysoncraftwithdown-to-earthadviceonwritingromanceinthedigitalage.JustWriteByJamesScottBeliWAS:$17.99NOW:$10.99Writeyourselfpastfears,doubtsandsetbacks,usingyourdesirewritingexcellencetodeeplyinvolveyourselfinthecraft.InJustWrite,you’lllearnhowtomasterthenuances(細(xì)微差別)offiction,discoverwhatreadersreallywant,andperseverethroughthechallengesofgettingstarted,conqueringwritersblockanddealingwithrejection.DamnFineStoryByChuckWendigWAS:$17.99NOW:$8.99Greatstorytellingismakingreaderscareaboutyourcharacters.Andtotelladamnfinestory,youneedtounderstandwhyandhowthatcaringhappens.Usingamixofpersonalstories,popfictionexamplesandtraditionalstorytellingterms,TheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorChuckWendigwillhelpyouinternalizethefeelofpowerfulstorytelling,FearlessWritingByWilliamKenowerWAS:$16.99NOW:$15.99Filledwithinsightfulwisdomandpracticaladvice,FearlessWritingteachesyouhowtoaccepttheinnervalueofyourwork,enteraflowstatewhilewritingandovercomerejection,delayandotherobstaclesthatpreventyourcreativity.WithFearlessWriting,you’llfindtheinnerstrengthtosetonabravejourneyandbuildalifelongcareerintheprocess.1、Whoshareshis/herownwritingexperiencewiththereaders?A．JenniferProbst.B．JamesScottBeli.C．ChuckWendig.D．WilliamKenower.2、Whichbookhasthehighestdiscount?A．WriteNaked.B．JustWrite.C．DamnFineStory.D．FearlessWriting.3、Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A．Theyarewrittenbybestsellingauthors.B．Theyfocusontraditionalstorytellingterms.C．Theyshowhowtoovercomerejection.D．Theygivesomepracticaladviceonwriting23．（8分）Bytryingtotickle(撓癢癢)ratsandrecordinghowtheirnervecellsrespond,ShimpeiIshiyamaandhisadviserarediscoveringamysterythathaspuzzledthinkerssinceAristotleexpectedthathumans,giventheirthinskinanduniqueabilitytolaugh,weretheonlyticklishanimals.ItturnsoutthatAristotlewaswrong.IntheirstudypublishedonThursday,IshiyamaandhisadviserMichaelBrechtfoundthatratssqueakedandjumpedwithpleasurewhentickledontheirbacksandbellies.Thesesignsofjoychangedaccordingtotheirmoods.Andforthefirsttime,theydiscoveredaspecialgroupofnervecells.Thesenervecellsmadethisfeelingsopowerfulthatitcausesanindividualbeingtickledtolosecontrol.Tomakesurethathehadindeedfoundaplaceinthebrainwhereticklingwasprocessed,Ishiyamathenstimulated(刺激)thatareawithelectricalcurrents.Theratsbegantojumplikerabbitsandsinglikebirds.“It’strulyground-breaking,”saidJeffreyBurgdorf,aneuroscientistatNorthwesternUniversitywhoreviewedthepaper.“Ittakesthestudyofemotiontoanewlevel.”Burgdorfhasplayedacentralroleinourunderstandingofanimaltickling.Hewaspartofateamthatfirstnoticed,inthelate1990s,thatratsmadespecialnoiseswhentheywereexperiencingsocialpleasure.Othershadalreadynotedthatratsrepeatedlymadeshortandhighsoundsduringmeals.ButthelabwhereBurgdorfworkednoticedthattheyemittedsimilarsoundswhileplaying.Andsooneday,theseniorscientistinthelabsaid,“Let’sgoandticklesomerats.”Theyquicklyfoundthatthosecriesofpleasuredoubled.“Theauthorshavebeenveryadventurous,”saidDanielO’Connor,aneuroscientistatJohnsHopkinsUniversitywhostudiestouch.Tohim,thatfindingwasverysurprising.“Whydoestheworldliterallyfeeldifferentwhenyouarestressedout?”hesaid.“Thisisthefirststeptowardsansweringthatquestion.Itgivesusawaytoapproachitwithexperimentalrigor(嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)).”1、Whatcontributedtohumans’beingticklishaccordingtoAristotle?A．Theirspecialskin.B．Theirsocialpleasure.C．Theirnervoussystem.D．Theirwillingnesstotouch.2、Whydidtheresearchersmakeuseofelectricalcurrents?A．Todiscoverthespecialgroupofnervecells.B．Toexperimentondifferentanimals.C．Tofollowtheprocessoftickling.D．Toprovetheirfinding.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementswillJeffreyBurgdorfagreewith?A．Theresearchprocessisfullofrisks.B．Thefindingofthestudyissurprisingandunbelievable.C．Thenewdiscoveryisbeneficialforthestudyofemotion.D．Thefindingofthestudyactuallycontradictsmodernscience.4、Theunderlinedword“squeak”inParagraph2maybeexplainedby______.A．giveasmileB．makeanoiseC．burstintotearsD．watchwithstaringeyes5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheLifeofRatsB．HowRatsLaughC．AWonderfulScientistD．ANewDiscoveryaboutRat24．（8分）Doyouknowhowitiswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons(神經(jīng)元)inourbrains.Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateit,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthowwelearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareawhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:“Thehandtookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball).Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevermoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveandinteract.Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalentforneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasforphysics.Andthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes-well,perhapsyou’llunderstandwhy.1、Mirrorneuronscanexplain.A．whywecrywhenwearehurtB．whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacoldC．whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmileD．whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate2、Theunderlinedword“triggered”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“”.A．setoff B．cutoffC．builtup D．brokenup3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons.A．relatetohumanbehaviorandinteractionB．controlhumanphysicalactionsandfeelingsC．resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisordersD．determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Waystofindmirrorneurons. B．Problemsofmirrorneurons.C．Existenceofmirrorneurons. D．Functionsofmirrorneurons.25．（10分）WelcometoSummerFun4Kids－theUKdirectoryofSummerCampsandCourses.Thelongsummerholidaysareincreasinglyrecognizedasagreatopportunityforyoungpeopletotakepartinorganizedactivities,playschemes（兒童游戲活動(dòng)計(jì)劃）ordaycampseitherwithintheirlocalareaonadailybasisorlivingawayfromhomeatanAmerican-styleresidentialSummerCamp.ThisdirectoryaimstoprovideasummaryofavailableopportunitiesthroughouttheUKaswellasbackgroundinformationandusefullinks.DayCampsDayCampsusuallyrunfromMondaystoFridaysofferavariedprogrammeofsports,adventureorcreativeactivitiesthroughouteachday.Arrivalanddeparturetimesvarybutusuallyinvolveastartingtimebetween9:00－10:00a.m.andacollectiontimebetween4:00－5:00p.m..DayCampsareprovidedforyoungpeoplelivingwithintheimmediatecatchmentareaofthevenue（會(huì)場(chǎng)服務(wù)區(qū)）,butsomeofferasupervisedtransportservicefromawidercatchmentarea.Agegroupsfrom3yearsandabove.HolidayPlayschemesPlayschemesareusuallyrunbyvoluntaryorganizationsorlocalauthorities.Playschemesmayberestrictedtospecificactivities（SportsorArts&Crafts）orinvolvearangeofdifferentactivities.Someplayschemesmayinvolveoffsitetrips.Playschemesareprovidedmostlyforyoungpeoplelivingwithintheimmediatecatchmentareaofthevenue.Agegroupsfrom3yearsandabove.Sports/ActivityCoursesSpecialistcoursesinsingleactivitiesorsports.Thesecoursesusuallytake2or3hoursperday,lastinganythingfromasingledaytoaprogressivecourseover4or5consecutive（連續(xù)的）days.Sportscoursesareusuallyledbyqualifiedinstructorsorcoachesandnationalgoverningbodyawardsmaybeachieved,subjecttothelengthofcourse.Sportscoursesareoftenorganizedbylocalauthoritysportscentresorspecialistcenters（RidingSchools,WatersportsCenters,etc）.Agegroupsfrom7yearsandabove.Multi-ActivityProgrammesorcoursesinvolvingacombinationofactivitiesratherthanaspecialistcourse.Typicallymulti-activityprogrammesinvolvebetween4－6activitysessionsperday,witheachactivitysessionlastingbetween1－1.5hours.Thistypeofcourseusuallyfocuseson“taster”orintroductorysessionsinarangeofactivitiessuchassports,adventure,creativeandperformingartsactivities.Agegroupsfrom3yearsandabove.1、TheaimofSummerFun4Kidsis.A．toorganizeplayschemesorcampsforkidsB．togatherinformationandusefullinksC．toprovidealistofavailableopportunitiesD．tomakeenoughmoneythroughsomeactivities2、IfyouchooseDayCampsforyourkid,.A．he/shewillspendsevendaysaweekthereB．he/shemaytakeariskoflosinglifeC．he/shewillstaythereatleast6hoursadayD．he/shewillhavetogrowupasateenager3、AkidenteringforSportscourses.A．willhavesomeoffsitetripswithcoachesB．maybeadmittedtoakeyuniversityinthefutureC．willturnintoaqualifiedinstructorD．shouldbeatleast7orabove第三部分語言知識(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）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Peopledonotanalyseeveryproblemtheymeet.Sometimestheytrytorememberasolutionfromthelasttimetheyhada1problem.Theyoftenaccepttheopinionorideasofotherpeople.Othertimestheybegintoactwithout2;theytrytofindasolutionbytrialanderror.However,whenallofthesemethods3,thepersonwithaproblemhastostartanalyzing.Therearesix4.5,thepersonmustrecognizethatthereisaproblem.Forexample,Sam’sbicycleisbroken,andhecannotrideittoclassasheusuallydoes.Sammust6thatthereisaproblemwithhisbicycle.Nextthepersonmust7theproblem.BeforeSamcanrepairhisbicycle,hemustknowwhyitdoesnotwork.Forexample,hemust8thepartsthatarewrong.Nowthepersonmustlookfor9thatwillmaketheproblemclearerandleadto10solutions.Forexample,supposeSam11thathisbikedoesnotworkbecausethereissomethingwrongwiththebrakes12,hecanlookinhisbicyclerepairbookandreadaboutbrakes,talktohisfriendsatthebikeshop,orlookathisbrakescarefully.After13theproblem,thepersonshouldhaveseveralsuggestionsforapossiblesolution.TakeSamasanexample14,hissuggestionsmightbe:tightenorloosenthebrakes;buynewbrakesandchangetheoldones.Intheend,one15seemstobethesolutiontotheproblem.Sometimesthe16ideacomesquite17becausethethinkersuddenlyseessomethingina18way.Sam,forexample,suddenlyseesthereisapieceofchewinggumstucktoabrake.Heimmediatelyhitsonthesolutiontohisproblem:hemust19thebrake.Finallythesolutionis20Samdoesitandfindshisbicycleworksperfectly.Inshorthehassolvedtheproblem.1、A．serious B．usualsimilar C．common2、A．practice B．thinkingunderstanding C．help3、A．fail B．workchange C．develop4、A．ways B．conditionsstages C．orders5、A．First B．UsuallyIngeneral C．Mostimportantly6、A．explain B．proveshow C．see7、A．judge B．finddescribe C．face8、A．check B．determinecorrect C．recover9、A．a(chǎn)nswers B．skills C．explanation D．information10、A．possible B．exact C．real D．special11、A．hopes B．a(chǎn)rgues C．decides D．suggests12、A．Inotherwords B．Onceinawhile C．Firstofall D．Atthistime13、A．discussing B．settlingdown C．comparingwith D．studying14、A．secondly B．a(chǎn)gain C．a(chǎn)lso D．a(chǎn)lone15、A．suggestion B．conclusion C．decision D．discovery16、A．next B．clear C．final D．new17、A．unexpectedly B．late C．clearly D．often18、A．simple B．different C．quick D．sudden19、A．clean B．separate C．loosen D．remove20、A．recorded B．completed C．tested D．a(chǎn)ccepted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）WuzhenWaterTownisatypicalancienttowninsouthernChina.1．(lie)inthenorthernpartofTongxiangCity,ZhejiangProvince,itcanbeeasilyaccessed2．a(chǎn)numberofexpressways.OnarecentbusinesstriptoShanghai,alocalfriend3．(invite)metoWuzhen.Itwas9:00amwhenwearrivedthere.Withitshousesmadeofblackbricksandgraytiles(瓦)againstthewhitewalls,thesmalltownislikea4．(tradition)Chineseinkwashdrawing.Wanderingalongtheriverside,youwillbe5．(deep)impressedbythegreatsceneryandslowlifestyle.Duringlunchtime,I6．(treat)tothesteamedwhitefish,awell-knowndishservedatmost7．(restaurant)inWuzhen.Ittastedsogood.ButIthinkitisthecombinationofcultureandfoodthatmakesitsooutstanding.Afterlunch,wecontinuedourwalk,enjoyingthesightsandlearningaboutitshistory,ahistory8．isfullofgoodstoriesanduniquetraits(特色).It’sreallyfortunateforanybody9．(explore)suchabeautifulplace.Wehopetherewillbe10．secondchancetovisitthiswonderfultown!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）下面短文中有10處語法錯(cuò)誤。請(qǐng)?jiān)谟绣e(cuò)誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個(gè)單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧）,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(cuò)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(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從11處起）不計(jì)分。Onceuponatimetherewasaboywhofondofreading、However,hewasverypoortobuyanybooks、Thatwasthereasonthathehadtoborrowbooksfromarichmanwhoownedalotofbooks、Theboyknewclearlythathehastofinishreadingthebookshehadborrowedthemandreturnthemtotheownerassoonaspossible、Arichman,whowasreadytolendanyofhisbooktotheboy,readfewofhisownbooks、Withtimegoingon,theboyreadalotsbutfinallybecameafamouswriterinhistime、Thoughtherichmanhadsomanybooks,heremainedamanwithlittleknowledgebecauseofheseldomreadhisbooks、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，今年即將高中畢業(yè)。你的朋友Mike給你寫信詢問你的高三生活，請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示給他回信，談?wù)勀銓?duì)高三生活的看法。1．高三的收獲；2．高三面臨的挑戰(zhàn)；3．你的夢(mèng)想。注意：1．信的格式已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；2．可適當(dāng)加入細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫：3．詞數(shù)：100左右。DearMike,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________