遼寧省本溪市第一中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高考仿真模擬英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

遼寧省本溪市第一中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高考仿真模擬英語(yǔ)試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)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(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，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．Kunmingiscalled“SpringCity”,butit_____snowinwinter.A．shall B．can C．must D．might2．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a(chǎn),/,the C．a(chǎn),the,/ D．a(chǎn),/,a3．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．a(chǎn)vailable4．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed5．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised6．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?7．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.A．once B．when C．while D．a(chǎn)s8．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very9．—Steve,thevacationiscomingsoon．Haveyoufoundasummerjobyet？—IsupposeIcanworkattheboy’scamp_____Iworkedlastsummer．A．that B．where C．which D．what10．Manyyoungpeoplejustcan’tlivewithouttheInternet,theydependonforwhateverinformationtheyneed.A．which B．when C．where D．what11．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof12．______hewas12,Einsteinhadlearnedadvancedmathematicsbyhimself.A．ThefirsttimeB．AtthetimeC．BythetimeD．Duringthetime13．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it14．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who15．—Helen,areyougoingIotheairporttopickupJackthedayaftertomorrow?—________tomorrownight.Iwouldgo.A．Werehetocomeback B．IfhewasabouttocomebackC．Hadhecomeback D．Ifhewouldcomeback16．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge17．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed18．Computer-controlledrobotsaretakingoverjobsinmanyindustries,whichusedtobedone_______.A．a(chǎn)rtificiallyB．manuallyC．comprehensivelyD．gradually19．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a20．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen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）Inmodemtimes,manyteenagershaveidolsoftheirownwhoarealwayssomestarsonTVontheInternet,etc.Thesestarsalwaysthinkthataslimmerfiguremaybeperfectforthemselves.However,doessizereallymatter?Areteenagefanstryinghardtobecomeliketheiridols?Dofamousstarsreallyhavethepowertoinfluencepeopleespeciallyteenagers?Forthelongesttime,manyparentsblame(責(zé)備)teenidolsforinfluencingthewaytheirkidsact.Haveyounoticedhowteensidolizethestarsthesedays?Even,theirpersonalaffairsarebeingfollowedbykidsthesedays.TakeforexamplethecaseofLindsayLohanorMaryKateAshley,Theyaredefinitelyfamousteenstars.However,sincetheyaretryingtoprojectanimagetosatisfyalotofpeopleinshowbusinesstheirhealthandbodysuffer.Manykidsareawareofthisproblem.Buttheyareeasilyinfluencedbythesestarstoexerciseandeatless.Itisafactthatthemediaandespeciallyfamousteenstarscaninfluencepeoplepowerfully.Butteenagersareeasilyinfluencedbecauseteenageyearsaretheperiodwhenourpersonalityandidentitydevelopmentstakeplace.TeenswatchingTVshowsandreadingmagazinesareeasilypulledintothedietingandharmfuleatinghabitsbecausethemediahavesomewaystopulltheseacts.Theyusethinmodelsandstarstoendorse(宣傳)productsortostarinanup-and-comingshowsormovies.Withfiercecompetition,starsareforcedtoeatlessanddoextremeexerciseroutinestogettherolesoroffersthatcometheirway.Livingintoday’stimeandgenerationisabitdisturbingtoalotofparents.Media,especiallyaswellasthestars,haveaverypowerfulinfluencetodriveteenagerstogoodorbad.It’sgoodthatwecancontrolourselvestoavoidbadthingsfromhappening.Ifnot,parentsshouldreallybeawareandguidetheirteenstodeterminewhat’sinandwhat’sout.1、Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthatLindsayLohan.A．livesarichandhappylifeB．livesanunhealthylifestyleC．doesn’tgetanyexerciseD．setsagoodexampleforteenagers2、ManystarshavetobeondietA．tokeephealthytofacecompetitionB．tokeepaslimsizeC．tosurviveunderpressureD．tosatisfytheirteenagefans3、Intheauthor’sview,whyareteenagerseasilyinfluencedbysomeTVshows?A．Theyareintheirdevelopmentperiod.B．Theyaretiredofschool.C．TheiridolsoftenappearinmanyTVshows.D．Theyhavenothingtodointheirsparetime.4、What’sthetitleofthepassage?A．Parent’sResponsibilitiesB．AdviceonSelf-controlC．Media’sBadInfluencesD．BadInfluencesofidols22．（8分）Scientiststhinkthatgrowinggardengrasscouldbethesecrettosolvingourenergyneeds,andwemaysoonbeabletoreplaceourgasolinewith“grassoline”.Theteam,includingexpertsfromCardiffUniversityinWales,hasshownthathydrogencanbetakenfromgrassinusefulamountswiththehelpofsunlightandacheapcatalyst(催化劑)—somethingthatspeedsupachemicalreactionwithoutbeingusedup.Itisthefirsttimethatthishasbeenshownanditcouldleadtoasustainable(可持續(xù)的)wayofmakinghydrogen,reportedAsianNewsInternational.Thiscouldbeanimportantkindofrenewableenergybecauseitishighinenergyanditdoesnotgiveoutharmfulgaseswhenitisburned.Studyco-authorMichaelBowkersaid,“Thisisreallyagreensourceofenergy.Hydrogenisseenasanimportantfutureenergycarrierastheworldmovesfromfossilfuelstorenewableenergy,andourresearchhasshownthatevengardengrasscouldbeagoodwayofgettingit.”Cellulose(纖維素),whichisakeypartofplantsandthebiopolymer(生物聚合物)foundinthelargestnumbersontheearth,couldbeagreatsourceofhydrogen.Initsstudy,theteamlookedatthepossibilityofgettinghydrogenfromcelluloseusingsunlightandasimplecatalyst.Thisiscalledphotocatalysis(光催化作用)andinit,thesunlightstartsthecatalyst,whichthenmakescelluloseandwaterintohydrogen.Theresearchersstudiedtheeffectivenessofthreemetal-basedcatalysts,ofwhichnickel(鎳)especiallyinterestedtheresearchers,asitisamuchmorecommonmetalthangoldandpalladium(鈀)anditsavesmoremoney.AccordingtoBowker,producinghydrogenfromcelluloseusingphotocatalysishasnotbeenstudiedindetail.Theteam’sresearchshowsthatlargeamountsofhydrogencanbeproducedusingthismethodwiththehelpofabitofsunlightandacheapcatalyst.Thestudyshowsthatitiseffectivetouserealgrasstakenfromagarden.“Thisisimportantasitavoidstheneedtoseparateandcleanupcellulose,whichcanbebothdifficultandcostly,”saidBowker.1、Whatareneededtogethydrogenfromgrass?A．Acatalystandpalladium. B．Waterandcellulose.C．Sunlightandabiopolymer. D．Sunlightandacatalyst.2、Whyisthenewwayofmakinghydrogenconsideredsignificant?A．Itischeap,greenandsustainable.B．Itisthebesttoproducetherenewableenergy.C．Itismoreproductiveandefficientthanothermethods.D．Itcanreplacethewaytomakefossilfuelscompletely.3、Whydoesnickelinteresttheresearchersinmakinghydrogenfromcellulose?A．Itcanproducethelargestamountofhydrogen.B．Itcanavoidseparatingandcleaningupcellulose.C．Itismorecommonthanothermetalsandcostsless.D．Itworksquickerthanothermetalsduringphotocatalysis.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusmainlyinthispassage?A．Catalyststhatcouldbetakenfromgrass.B．Anewwayofmakinghydrogenfromcellulose.C．Thepotentialofhydrogenasarenewableenergy.D．Theconnectionbetweenhydrogenandphotocatalysis.23．（8分）Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists（人類學(xué)家）.Descriptionslike“Paleolithic(舊石器時(shí)代)Man”,“Neolithic(新石器時(shí)代)Man”,etc.,neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwenty-firstcentury,theywillsurelychoosethelabel“LeglessMan”.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:“Inthetwenty-firstcentury,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Andthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailways,ski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthwereruinedbythepresenceoflargecarparks.”Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatwelosttherightofusingoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanother,wefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworldorevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrain,theunclearpictureofthecountrysideconstantlyslidesoverthewindow.Whenyoumentionthemostimpressiveplace-namesintheworld,thetypical21stcenturytraveleralwayssays“I’vebeenthere.”—meaning“Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse.”Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethis,youskipallexperience.Thetraveleronfoot,ontheotherhand,livesinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyes,hisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicaltiredness.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.1、Anthropologistsnamemannowadays“LeglessMan”because_________.A．peopleprefercars,busesandtrainsB．peopletravelwithoutusinglegsC．liftspreventpeoplefromwalkingD．peopleusetheirlegslessandless2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmightmakepeoplelosetherightofusingtheireyes?A．Themodernmeansoftransportation.B．Abird’s-eyeviewoftheworld.C．Theunclearsightfromthevehicles.D．Thefast-pacedlifestyle.3、Fromthepassage,weknowtravelingathighspeedsmeans_________.A．a(chǎn)ppreciatingbeautifulsceneryB．experiencinglifeskillsC．focusingonthenextdestinationD．feelingphysicaltiredness4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Moderntransportationdeviceshavereplacedlegs.B．Travelingmakestheworldasmallplace.C．Human’shistorydevelopsveryfast.D．Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.24．（8分）Asecond-gradeeducationhasnotstoppedgarbagecollectorJoseformbringingthegiftofreadingtothousandsofColombianchildren.Josestartedrescuingbooksfromthetrashalmost20yearsago.Hewasdrivingagarbagetruckatnightthroughthecountry'swealthierneighborhoods.Thediscardedreadingmaterialslowlypiledup,andnowthegroundfloorofhissmallhouseisamakeshiftcommunitylibrarystackedfromfloortoceilingwithsome20,000books.Theyrangefromchemistrytextbookstochildren'sclassics.Hesaysbooksareluxuriesforboysandgirlsinlow-incomeneighborhoodssuchashis,withnewreadingmaterialatbookstorestooexpensive.Thereare19publiclibrariesinBogota,acityof8.5millionpeople,.Buttheytendtobelocatedfarawayfrompoorerareas."Thisshouldbeinallneighborhoods,oneachcornerofeveryneighborhood,inallthetowns,inalldepartments,andalltheruralareas,"saysJoes."BooksareoursalvationandthatiswhatColombianeeds."The53-year-oldJosehasaloveofreadingheattributestohismother.Shealwaysreadtohimeventhoughshewastoopoortokeephiminschool."Sheusedtoreadmestorieseverynight,"saidJose.HehastraveledtobookfairsinMexicoandChiletosharehisexperienceofstartingalibrarywiththrown-awayreadingmaterial."Tome,booksarethegreatestinventionandthebestthingthatcanhappentoahumanbeing."WhileJosestillexaminetherubbishforadditionstohislibrary,hisfameasColombia's"LordoftheBooks"hasalsobroughthimthousandsofdonatedbooks.Hehassentmanytootherlibrariesaroundthecountry.Thatisbecausehedoesn'thaveroomforthemall.Hesayshedoesn'trejecttechnologythatallowsbookstobereaddigitally.Buthepreferstoreadtheprintedwordonpaper."There'snothingmorebeautifulthanhavingabookinyourpocket,inyourbagorinsideyourcar,"hesays.1、WhatdoweknowaboutJose’slibrary?A．Itcontains20,000booksorso.B．ItislocatedinthecenterofBogota.C．Itsbooksareallcollectedfromthedonation.D．Itwillberebuilttoholdmorebooks.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?.A．ThereasonwhyJosestartedalibrary.B．Thepoorlifethatthelocalchildrenlive.C．Thelocationofthepubliclibraries.D．ThedreamthechildreninBogotahave.3、.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat______.A．Josehatedbookstobereaddigitally.B．hisdreamistobecomeabookcollector.C．Josereceivedagoodeducationathisearlyage.D．Jose’smotherdevelopedhisloveofreading.25．（10分）Whydon’tquietcarriageswork,andhowmighttheybemaketo?Quietcarriagesontrainsareaniceidea:travelersvoluntarilymaketheirphonessilent,turnstereosoffandkeepchattertoaminimum.However,inreality,thereisusuallyatleastonesillybabbler(喋喋不休的人)tobreakthesilence.Acoupleofproblemspreventpeacefultrips.First,thereisasortingproblem:somepassengersendupinthequietcarriagebyaccidentandarenotawareoftherules.Second,thereisacommitmentproblem:noiseissometimesmadebytravelerswhochoosethequietcarriagebutfindanimportantcallhardtoignore.Thetrainoperatorsaretryingtofindanswers.TrainsinQueenslandAustralia,arehavingpermanentsignsaddedtoshowexactlywhatisexpected;aBritishoperatorhasinvestedinsometechnologytopreventphonecalls.Microeconomicssuggestsanotherapproach.Finingpeopleformakinganoisewouldsurelydissuade(勸阻)thepolluterandisaneatsolutionintheory,butitrequirescostlymonitoringandenforcement.Anotherwaywouldbetousepricestoseparatequietandnoisypassengers－ineffect,creatingamarketforsilence.Asimpleideawouldbetosellaccesstothequietcarriageasanoptionalextrawhentheticketisbought.Makingthequietcoachbothanactivechoiceandacostlyonewoulddissuademanyofthosewhodon’tvalueapeacefulride.Chargingmayalsosolvethecommitmentproblem.Thisisparticularlytricky,asattitudestonoisecanchangeduringthejourney.Somepassengerswouldpaythequietpremiumbutstillchatterawaywhensomevitalnewsarrives.Schemesthatrewardthesilent－aratingsystemamongfellowpassengers,forexample－couldhelp.Theideaisthatlosingyourhard-wonreputationoffsetstheshort-termgainfromusingthephone.Butsuchasystemalsofailsthesimplicitytest.A2010bookbyGeorgeAkerlofandRachelKrantonarguesthat“norms”－feelingsabouthoweveryoneshouldbehave－alsoplayaroleindecision-making.Chargingaprice,evenifjustatokenamount,meansthequietcarriagebecomesaservicethatfellowpassengershavebought,notjustapreferencetheyhaveexpressed.Perhapsdifferentnormswouldcomeintoplay,encouragingcalm.Ifnot,apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption:noise-cancelingheadphonesstartataround$50.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesmicroeconomicssuggest?A．Findingthesourceofnoise.B．Puttingapriceonnoise.C．Avoidusingaphoneinthecarriage.D．Investingmoremoneyinmonitoringandenforcement.2、By“apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption,”theauthormeans________.A．onecanmakehisownchoice B．oneshouldrespectothers’privacyC．onecancreatehisownpersonalspace D．oneshouldsticktohispersonalbudget3、Thispassageismainlyabout________.A．people’sfavouredtransportationB．effectivemethodsofmonitoringnoiselevelsC．possiblesolutionstonoiseintraincarriagesD．commonformsofmisbehaviorofpassengers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)．26．（30分）Onourfirstanniversary,JackboughtabottleofCasaque,anexpensivecologne(古龍香水)forme.“Weagreedtosavethemoneyforyourpostgraduateeducation，”Isaidsomewhathalf-heartedlyasItookitoutfromabeautifully-wrappedpacket.“Iamunablenottogivesomething1totheworld'smostbeautifulbride,honey！”Iheldittomy2，andsmelledthemostpleasantflavorIcouldever3.Lookingdownatmy4bluejeansandugly,raggedtennisshoes,IwonderedifIcouldeverbeworthyofit.ButIwould5.Iusedonlyalittleofiteverytime6Jackgraduatedandourlifewasfinanciallyeasier.It'sa7ofthefoolishloveofayounghusband.Thenonedaythree-year-oldJimwassittingonthefloor8theemptycolognebottle.Hislipswet,hewasmakinga(n)9face.Hedrankmy10cologne！“Jack,comequick.”Icried，“Cancologne11mybaby?Jimdranktherestofit！”“It'smostlyjustalcohol,honey，”Jack12me.LittleJimwasfine,andmyconcernformychildwas13.Inowfelt14toseetheemptycolognebottle.Afewweekslater,Jackboughtanotherbottleofmybelovedcologne.I15itasmuchasIhaddonetotheearlierone.16，itbecamethree-quartersempty.Ithoughtitbesttobuyanother17.Buttheshopassistanttoldmethattherewasn'tevenamakerofthatbrandanymore.NowIonlyusemyspecialcologneonveryimportantoccasions,becausetherewillbe18toreplaceitwhentheselastfewprecious19aregone.Butfromthebottomofmyheart,it'snotthree-quartersemptybutstillone-quarterfull.PerhapsifI'mverycareful,Ican20usingitfortherestofmylife.1、A．specialB．terribleC．practicalD．cheap2、A．eyeB．noseC．handD．mouth3、A．imagineB．a(chǎn)ffordC．touchD．describe4、A．clumsyB．uniqueC．fadedD．stylish5、A．tryB．a(chǎn)ctC．insistD．withdraw6、A．unlessB．evenifC．untilD．evenafter7、A．costB．consequenceC．standardD．symbol8、A．lookingforB．holdingC．reachingforD．filling9、A．a(chǎn)musedB．excitedC．a(chǎn)wfulD．happy10、A．poisonousB．preciousC．dangerousD．magical11、A．hurtB．a(chǎn)ttractC．frightenD．please12、A．criticizedB．encouragedC．educatedD．comforted13、A．increasedB．relievedC．confirmedD．developed14、A．gratefulB．nervousC．heartbrokenD．desperate15、A．resistedB．wastedC．protectedD．prized16、A．StillB．SoC．OtherwiseD．Therefore17、A．brandB．bottleC．flavorD．color18、A．someB．noneC．a(chǎn)notherD．more19、A．quartersB．packetsC．dropsD．shops20、A．turntoB．devotetoC．countonD．decideon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）Withfewerthan2,000giantpandasleftinthewild,thesightingofoneofthelovelyanimalsisacausefor1．(celebrate).However,theonerecentlyspottedwalkingthroughabambooforestinChina’sSichuanProvinceisevenmoreso,2．(consider)thatitistheworldsfirstknownall-whitepanda!It3．(spot)byaninfrared(紅外線的)camerasetuptomonitorthewildlifeintheWolongNationalNatureReserveonMay25,2019,4．isalsohometoChina’sfirstgiantpandabreedingandresearchcenter.Wolongofficialsestimatethepanda,whosesexishard5．(determine)fromthephoto,isbetweenoneandtwoyearsold.6．isgenerallybelievedthatthegiantpandasuniqueblackandwhitecoloringallowsittoblendinwiththesnowduringwinterortohideintheshadeduringsummer.Some7．(scientist)alsobelievethedarkcirclesaroundtheeyeshelpthepandabearsrecognizeeachother.8．(lucky),thelackofmarkingsdoesnotseemtohaveaffectedtheall-whitepandasofar.Theresearcherssayalbino(白化病)animalsarerareingeneral.That’sbecauseitcanonlyhappenifbothparentscarrythegene.Withsofewspecimensofpandabearsleftintheworld,thepossibilityofthathappeningisalmostnext9．impossible.Researchersbelieveifitsoffspringcanbephotographed,itwillbe10．(value)forfurtherresearch.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(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。Ourbeloveddogpassedawayafewdaysbefore.Shewas