2023-2024學(xué)年吉林省吉林市長(zhǎng)春汽車經(jīng)濟(jì)開發(fā)區(qū)第六中學(xué)高考英語五模試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年吉林省吉林市長(zhǎng)春汽車經(jīng)濟(jì)開發(fā)區(qū)第六中學(xué)高考英語五模試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such2．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when3．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain4．Nodecision__A_aboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A．willbemade B．ismadeC．isbeingmade D．hasbeenmade5．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish6．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively7．—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot8．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a(chǎn),a9．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch10．Igotmore_____abouthimfromreadinghisbooksthanfromtalkingtohim.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences11．Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what12．WhenIwastwenty,Ihadto________beforegraduationandworkinaclothesshoptohelpsupportmyfamily.A．comeout B．stayoutC．leaveout D．dropout13．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat14．Takethenoteasareminder______youforgottobuysomesweetsforthekidswhileshoppingthere.A．how B．thatC．incase D．evenif15．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded16．Childrenarelikelyto________somebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon’thaveproperlessons.A．keepup B．catchupC．pickup D．giveup17．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need18．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped19．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated20．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened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）StudentTutoringProgram:Stutor-GramTheStudentTutoringProgram(Stutor-Gram)isdesignedtohelpyousucceedinyourclasses.Researchhasshownthatstudentswhoactivelyparticipateinstudent-ledtutoringcanimprovetheirgradesbyuptoonefullletter-gradeoverthecourseofasemester.Stutor-Gramcanhelpyoutoearnyourbestpossiblegrade.AlltutorsinStutor-GramhaveearnedA’sinthecoursestheytutorandhavereceivedspecialtrainingapprovedbytheNationalTutoringAssociation(NTA).Stutor-Gramoffersbothindividualandgrouptutoring.PleaseNote:Tutoringworksonlyifyouworkatit!Togainthefullbenefitsfromtutoring,youmustattendyourweeklytutoringsession.Consideryourschedulebeforerequestingatutor.Youmustcommittoweeklytutoringsessionsfortheentiresemester.ToObtainaTutor:1.ReporttotheTutoringCenter,locatedintheadministrativecenter.2.FilloutaRequestforTutoringformforeachcourseforwhichyoudesireatutor.Filloutthisformascompletelyaspossiblesoyourrequestcanbehandledquickly.3.TutorsareappointedonaFIRSTCOME,FIRSTSERVEbasis.Comeearlytoensurethatyouwillgetthetutoryouneed.4.Thetutorwillcontactyoutoarrangemutually(相互的)agreeabletutoringtime.5.AlltutoringwilltakeplaceattheTutoringCenter.Stutor-Gramwilloffertutorsforthefollowingcoursesthissemester:SCI101BiologySCI102ChemistrySCI103PhysicsMATHAConceptsinMathematicsMATH101AlgebraMATH102GeometryENGLISH101WritingPersuasiveEssaysENGLISH102WritingCollegeApplicationEssayWelookforwardtohelpingyoumakethegrade!1、Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextismostlikelyto________.A．inform B．describeC．entertain D．persuade2、Thistextwouldbemosthelpfultostudentswho________.A．a(chǎn)ttendaprivatehighschoolB．a(chǎn)reinterestedingettingbettergradeC．havegraduatedfromhighschoolD．needarecommendationforcollege3、Toobtainatutorformorethanoneclass,studentsmust________.A．payadditionalfeesB．callthetutoringofficeC．reporttheirplanstotheirteachersD．filloutaseparateformforeachclass4、Afterrequestingatutor,studentsshould________.A．waittobecontactedB．beginworkonthefirsthomeworkassignmentC．showupattheTutoringCenterforthefirstsessionD．sendacopyoftheirscheduletotheTutoringCenter5、Whichofthefollowingcoursescanstudentstakethissemester?A．SCI101andMath103.B．MathAandEnglish103.C．SCI103andEnglish102.D．SCI102andMath103.22．（8分）Therearesomeplacesintheworldthatonewantstoreturnagainandagain.AftermyfirstvisittoBoracay,Philippines,inMarchoflastyear,IknewthatIwouldreturnsoon.IwasthereagaininAprilthisyear.ItwasontheislandthatIfirsttriedkite-surfing.TheBulabogBeachontheeasternsideofBoracayhasmanywind-surfingandkite-surfingsportscenters.Irandomlychoseacenter,whichhappenedtobeanaffiliation(附屬機(jī)構(gòu))ofInternationalKiteboardingOrganization.Theorganizationhastrainingcentersaroundtheworld,andsomeofitscoursesaretailoredforbeginnerslikeme.ThecenteronBoracayhasdifferentcourses,fromrecreationaltoprofessional.Intherecreationalcategory,traineeshavetodothe"discovery"levelbeforetheygoontomoreadvancedlevels.MyinstructorBrian,whowasfromtheUnitedStates,strictlyfollowedthecenter'srulesaboutlevels,andbeganthetrainingbyaskingmetosetupthekiteonthesand,whichwastheveryfirststepatthegroundlevelofthe"discovery"course.Ihadateammate,andwebothcouldn'twaittohavethefeelingofridingwiththewindonthesurfaceofthewater.Butwehadtopracticeatlengththevariousskillsforassessingthedirectionofthewindandthemove-mentsofourbodies.ItwasthereinMarch,whichwasstillthewindyseasonontheisland.Becauseofthewinds,thePhilippineswereimportantontheancientmarine(海上的)traderoute.TheycallthewindAmihan,ortradewinds.FromMaytoOctober,theAmihanwindischanneledthroughthehillsonthenorthernandsouthernendsoftheislandfromtheeastonshore,andontotheBulabogBeachontheeasterncoastoftheisland.1、DoyouthinkwhytheauthorreturnedtoBoracay?A．BecauseitisasmallislandinthePhilippines.B．Becauseheintendedtosettledownthere.C．Becausetheplacewasveryattractive.D．Becausethekite-surfingonthisislandwasratherexciting.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"tailored"inParagraph3mean?A．lostB．knownC．cancelledD．designed3、WhatkindofpersonisBrian?A．Easy-going.B．Strict.C．Dull.D．Friendly.4、WhydidthePhilippinescallthewind"tradewinds"?A．BecausethePhilippinesstartedtotradeinthewindyseason.B．BecausethewindsmadethePhilippinesactiveintheancienttime.C．BecausethePhilippineshadbeenrelyingonthewindstotrade.D．BecausethewindsbenefitedthePhilippinesalotintheancientmaritimetrade.23．（8分）Peopletendtoacceptgroupsstandardsofbehaviorandthinkinginagroupwork.Manyillustrations(例證)couldbegivenofthisfromeverydaylife,butwhatisofparticularinteresttopsychologistsishowmuchpeople’sjudgmentsandopinionscanbechangedasaresultofgrouppressure.Aschandothersnoticedthatpeopleinagroupwillagreetostatementsthatarecontrarytotheevidenceoftheirsenses.Itwouldbeamistaketothinkthatonlyparticularchangeablepeoplearechosentotakepartinexperimentsofthistype.Usuallyhighlyintelligentandindependentpeopleareused.Inatypicalexperiment,thisiswhatmayhappen.Theexperimenterasksforvolunteerstojoinagroupwhichisinvestigatingvisualsense.Theparticipantsarenot,therefore,awareoftherealpurposeoftheexperiment.Eachvolunteeristakentoaroomwherehefindsagroupofaboutsevenpeoplewhoarecooperatingwiththeexperimenter.Thegroupisshownastandardcardwhichcontainsasingleline.Theyarethenaskedtolookatasecondcard.Thishasthreelinesonit.Oneisobviouslylongerthanthelineonthefirstcard.Oneisshorterandonethesamelength.Theyhavetosaywhichlineonthesecondcardisthesamelengthasthelineonthestandardcard.Theothermembersofthegroupanswerfirstbutwhatthevolunteerdoesnotknowisthattheyhavebeentoldtopickoneofthewronglines.Whenhisturncomesheisfacedwiththeconsistentopinionoftherestofthegroup—alltheothershavechosenlineAbuthequiteclearlyseeslineBascorrect.Whatwillhedo?AccordingtoAsch,morethanhalfofthevictimschosenwillchangetheiropinion.Whatisequallysurprisingisthat,wheninterviewedabouttheiranswers,mostexplainedthattheyknowthegroupchoicewasincorrectbutthattheyyieldtothepressureofthegroupbecausetheythoughttheymustbesufferingfromanopticalillusion(視覺假象),orbecausetheywereafraidofbeingdifferent.1、Thepsychologistsareespeciallyinterestedin________.A．theevidenceoftheexperiment. B．thechangesintheattitudesofpeople.C．thedifferenceinpeople’sbehavior D．thedegreeofchangesofpeople’sopinions2、Whymorethanhalfofthevictimschangestheiropinionsintheexperiment?A．Becausetheyhadbeentoldabouttheanswer.B．Becausethoughtthegroupchoicewascorrect.C．Becausetheysubmittedtothegrouppressure.D．Becausetheireyesweresufferingfromillusion.3、Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto________.A．illustratetheinfluenceofgrouppressureonindividualsB．encouragepeopletoactagainstanygroupsopinionC．invitemorevolunteerstojoininAsch'sexperimentD．tellthereadershowtoperformpsychologicalexperiment24．（8分）OnSeptember10,2018,JackMa,founderandchairmanofChinesee-commercegiantAlibaba,announcedhissuccessor(繼任者)atthecompanyhefounded19yearsago.Surprisingly,inacountrywhere70to80percentofprivatecompaniesarestillfamilyrun,Mr.Madidnotnameafamilymember.Rather,oneoftheworld’slargeste-commercecompanieswillbeledbyDanielZhang,an11-yearAlibabaoldhandchosenonlyforhis“professionaltalent.”Thehistoryofmanycountriescanbemarkedbyatrendawayfromdependenceonfamilysuccessioninbusiness,orthebeliefthatqualitiesofleadershipflowthroughbloodlines.Maisatrueinnovator(創(chuàng)新者)inmanyways,mostfamouslyforbuildinganinnovativeonlineshoppingmarketworthmorethantheeconomiesofmostcountries.Buthislegacy(遺產(chǎn))maylieinshowinghowChinaaswellasmuchofAsiacanproducefoundersofsuccessfulorganizationsunwillingtopassthetorchtorelatives.“AlibabawasneveraboutJackMa,”hestatedinannouncinghissuccessionplan.Instead,theformerschoolteacherwhocamefromlowlyoriginsissteppingbackfromday-to-dayoperationsbecausehehasbuiltasystemthattakesrootinacompanyculturebasedoninnovation,transparency,andresponsibility.“Forthelast10years,wekeptworkingontheseingredients,”hestated.Thecompany’sfuturewilldependondevelopingawealthoftalentthatdrivesinnovation,hesaid.Andinasocietywithalongtraditionofcautiousdistrusttowardthoseoutsidethefamilycircle,Mahasbuiltan“architectureoftrust”withcustomers,whonumberoverhalfabillion.ChinesenowreadilyrelyonAlibaba’sonlinepaymentsystem,itsratingsofproductsandservices,andothertrust-buildingsystemsormethodspioneeredbythecompany.China’srapidgrowthnowproducesanewbillionairealmosteveryday.Manyofthem,likeMa,havefavoredsystemsofmanagementbasedontalentandhonesty.Asmanycountrieshavediscoveredastheyprogress,itisbettertoswiminatalentpool,notagene(基因)pool.1、WhatdoweknowaboutDanielZhangfromthepassage?A．He’satalentedprofessor.B．He’sanexperiencedmanager.C．He’sasuccessfulfounder.D．He’sChairmanofAlibaba.2、WheredoesMa’slegacyliein?A．Becomingasuccessfulinnovativefounder.B．Castingdoubtontraditionalsuccessionplan.C．Providingcreativeanswerstosuccessionproblems.D．Representingtrendstowardsnon-family-runcompanies.3、Whatseemstobetherecipeforthecompany’sfuturesuccess?A．Trust-buildingmethods.B．The“architectureoftrust”.C．Acultureoftalentdevelopment.D．Thelatestsuccessfulinnovations.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．PreferQualitiestoBlood.B．TrainaPotentialSuccessor.C．FavorGenesoverTalents.D．ProvideNewManagement.25．（10分）Don’tputitoff,doitnow!Whydowespendsomuchtimenotdoingtheworkweshoulddo,orputtingoffsmalljobsthathavepileduptocreateabigproblem?Procrastinating,asputtingthingsofflikethisiscalled,isinourcharacterwehavenaturallysincebirth;weavoiddullordifficultjobsuntilit’stoolatetodoanythingelse.“Weoftenputthingsoffalthoughweknowitwillmakelifemorestressful,”saysDr.Steel,anauthorityonthescienceofmotivation.“Ifthesetaskswerefun,we’djustdothemnow.Weputoffwhatisdifficultorunpleasant,suchasthepaperworkthatneedsdoingbeforeleavingtheofficeorcleaningthebitsofyourhomethatpeoplecan’tsee.Butthefactis,thelesspeopleprocrastinate,themoremoneytheyhave,thebetterrelationshipstheyhave,andthehealthiertheyare.”Thisisobviouswhenyoulookatthecoupleswhodon’targueaboutwhetheranyonehascleanedthekitchen,andthepeoplewhosimplygoforaruninsteadofendlesslyreschedulingitintheirheads.Ofcourse,therearetherestofus,whofeelthesmalljobspilinguparoundusdaily.“We’veevolvedtorespondtothemoment,andnottosetoursightstoofarinanuncertainworld,”Dr.Steeladds.“Wearenotsetuptoappreciatelong-termrewards,whetherit’sthebenefitofafour-yeardegree,doingexerciseordieting.Weusuallyfeelthecostnowandtherewardcomesmuchlater.”AccordingtoDr.Steel,wehavetwodecision-makingsystems.Theyarethelimbic,whichisresponsiblefortheshortterm,andtheprefrontalcortex,whichdealswiththefuture.Webouncebetweenlong-termgoalsandshort-termtemptations,soweneedgoalsthatwilltranslateourplansforthelimbicsystem.Let’staketheexampleofstudents’writingessays.Theyshouldsetthemselvestargetsandwordcountsperday.Thesearethusturnedfromseeminglyendlesstasksintosomethingconcretewithmeasuredprogress.Dr.Steelrecommendssuchtechniques,or“pre-commitments”,addingthatleavingyouamonthbeforethe“deadline”makesitmorelikelyataskwillbecompleted.Thebenefitisthatyou’llavoidtheembarrassmentofnotfollowinguponsomethingpeopleareexpectingyoutodo—tellingeveryoneyouaregoingtotakeupjoggingmakesyoumorelikelytodoso.Overcomingprocrastinationfinallycomesdowntoplanning,which,ifyou’renotcareful,becomesprocrastinationinitself.Butitisworthmakingsureyouhaveeverythinginplace.“Successfulpeopledon’tpretendtheydon’tprocrastinate,”Dr.Steelsays.“Peoplewhopretendtheyhavewillpowerarelesssuccessful.”Instead,planforprocrastination:makeyourworkenvironmentatempleofproductivitybycuttingoutwhatstopsyoupayingyourattention,soyoucanreallyfocusonmovingforward.1、WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutprocrastinationinParagraph1?A．Itissomethingmanypeoplecan’thelp.B．Itisanexcusepeopleoftenuseinpublic.C．Itiscausedbythetechnologyinpeople’slife.D．Itismorecommonwhenpeoplehavesmalljobstodo.2、Inparagraph3,Dr.Steelbelievesthatpeoplewhoprocrastinateshould______.A．a(chǎn)ttempttoovercometheirnaturaltendenciesB．taketheadviceofothersinthesamesituationC．beawarethattheirproblemisrelativelysmallD．findoutmoreaboutthewaytheymakedecisions3、WhydoesDr.Steelrecommendmaking“pre-commitments”inParagraph4?A．Theyareanalternativetoimpossiblegoals.B．Theymakechallengesfeelmoremanageable.C．Theyareaneffectivewayofimpressingothers.D．Theyallowpeopletoachievetheiraimssooner.4、Whatdoestheauthordobysayingtheunderlinedsentence?A．Encouragethereadertodevelopplanseffectively.B．Advisethereadertodealwithcomplextasksquickly.C．Warnthereaderagainstspendingtoolonggettingorganized.D．Remindthereadertotakethetimetofocusproperlyonatask.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）OnaSaturdaymorning,myleftarmwentnumb,andIfeltdizzy.Iwastakentohospital.Afteraquick1,thedoctorsaidIhadastroke.Aswavesofparalysis(癱瘓)cameoverme,Islowlylost2ofmybody.Iwasjust50andIthoughtabouthow

3itwas.Aftertwooperations,IwastransferredtotheRecoveryCenter.ThoughIhadlosttheuseofmy

4armandlegandcouldn’tseeoutofmylefteye,theonlythoughtonmymindwastoreturntomyjob.Butthe

5wasthatIneededtorelearnhowto

6andseefirst.Ihadalwaysbeenkindof

7,andthisjustmademefeellikerecoverywasimpossible.Afewdaysaftermyfirst8physicaltherapysession,mymothercameintomyroomwithaneatly-typed

9writtenbyanine-year-oldboynamedJackson.Hetoldmeaboutthestokehe’dhadonlyayearearlier.He,too,hadbeenparalyzedonhisleftside.But,

10tellingmewhathehadlost,JacksonsharedwhatIwould

11.“Donotgiveuponyourself.Allthehardworkisworthit.”hewrote.Andtheadvicekeptoncoming.Hetoldmeto

12thetherapyonthehospital’s“grown-up”floor,where“theymakeyouworkhardandyougetlotsofthingsbackfast.”HereIwas,agrownmanandasenatorofIllinois,getting13fromayoungboyIhad

14met.Afterafewweeksofcorrespondence(通信),Iarrangedforustomeet.Heseemed

15atfirst,butalltheawkwardnessquickly16.Jacksonshowedmehowhecouldrun,andIimmediatelyfelt17.OnethingIparticularly18wastheenergyanddignityradiatingfromhim.Asformyrecovery,it

19justasJacksonsaiditwould.Afterayearofintensephysicaltherapy,IclimbedtothetopoftheCapitolandreturnedtowork.WitheverystepItook,IthoughtofJacksonandhis

20.WheneverIwastiredordiscouraged,Ithoughtofhim,theworld’sstrongestboy.1、A．decision B．examination C．description D．discussion2、A．hope B．sight C．memory D．control3、A．unbelievable B．ordinary C．significant D．controversial4、A．right B．left C．single D．only5、A．effect B．consequence C．reality D．conclusion6、A．speak B．stand C．run D．climb7、A．pessimistic B．optimistic C．generous D．realistic8、A．efficient B．satisfactory C．discouraging D．a(chǎn)mazing9、A．book B．poster C．slogan D．letter10、A．beyond B．by C．without D．except11、A．experience B．discover C．lose D．gain12、A．a(chǎn)ttend B．reject C．end D．escape13、A．information B．knowledge C．a(chǎn)dvice D．freedom14、A．occasionally B．seldom C．ever D．never15、A．confident B．nervous C．upset D．desperate16、A．broke

out B．came

over C．melted

away D．turned

up17、A．inspired B．relaxed C．frustrated D．confused18、A．recommended B．a(chǎn)dmired C．doubted D．obtained19、A．came B．fell C．stayed D．disappeared20、A．wisdom B．intelligence C．strength D．Lesson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）StephenHawking,agreatphysicist,wasborninOxfordin1942.HewenttoschoolatSt.Albans.Aftergraduation,HawkingfirstwenttoOxfordUniversity1．hestudiedphysics,andthenhefurtheredhisstudyinCambridgeUniversity.Ashe2．(honest)admitted,hedidn'tworkhard.Hewasalazystudent,andhedidverylittlework.3．,hestillgotgoodgrades.Attheageof20,hefirstnoticedsomethingwrongwithhim.Hismotherwasveryworriedandtookhim4．(see)adoctor.Thedoctorsaidhehad5．veryseriousillnessandhe6．(die)beforehewas23.Hearingthenews,hebecameverysadand7．(disappoint).Aftercomingoutofthehospital,hecametoknowthatnobodyshouldlosehope."Lifeisnotfair,"heoncesaid.“Youjusthavetodothe8．(good).”Thenheconductedsomeofthemostimportantscientific9．(study)andworkedatCambridgeUniversityasaprofessor.Hiscontributions10．theworldwillliveonformanyyears.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）短文改錯(cuò)DearHouTing,Iamsorrythatmathsdisappointyou,butyoucan’tgiveitup、Asyousay,itisoneofthemostimportantsubjectandthereisareasonforthis、Wehavetousemathsfromallthetime、Whereveryourcareertakesyou,mathswillhavetobeusing、Infact,mostemployersanduniversitieswillacceptpeoplewhohavefailedorgivenupmaths、Allyoucandoistryyourbestinmathsandmakethemostuseoftimeyouhad、Ifyouhavetroubleunderstandanything,thefirstper