2023-2024學(xué)年錦州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考英語必刷試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年錦州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考英語必刷試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder￥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．a(chǎn)daptableB．a(chǎn)djustableC．a(chǎn)doptableD．a(chǎn)ffordable2．__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup3．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．a(chǎn)mused B．a(chǎn)musingC．a(chǎn)muse D．toamuse4．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．a(chǎn)mwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched5．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those6．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!7．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a(chǎn);the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);不填 D．the;不填8．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why9．Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A．on B．in C．of D．a(chǎn)t10．Countrypeopledon'tpretendtohavetheseridiculousmannerswhicharenecessary_____wecallpolitesociety．A．what B．inwhatC．which D．inwhich11．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went12．Thenewmeansoftransport________inthiscity,sowhetheritwillworkoutremainstobeseen.A．havenevertriedB．hasnevertriedC．haveneverbeentriedD．hasneverbeentried13．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior14．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid15．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten16．Mothertoldmeinaphonecallthatshehadwrittentomeaweekbefore,butIhaven’treceived__________.A．one B．it C．something D．a(chǎn)nything17．Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareOriginal,yetstylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where18．Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes19．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived20．Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded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）WelcometoSunBrightHotel,NewYorkIntroductionThishotelisperfectforstudenttravelersonalowbudgetortravelerslookingforaninexpensive,limitedservicehotel,andwantingtostayinNewYorkCity.Thesleepingroomsaresmallandquippedwitha13-inchTVwithcable.Guestswalkuponeflightofstairstoreachtheroomsandthelobby(大廳)onthesecondfloor.Nobathroomintherooms,andtheyarelocatedineachfloorandshared.Thereisnorestaurantinthehotel,buttherearemanyAsianrestaurantswithinatwo-minutewalkfromthehotel.Thehotel’slocationinChinatownprovidesitsguestswithworld-classeaterieswithinblocks.ItisalsoonlyblocksfromgreatItalianrestaurantsinLittleItaly,approximatelyafive-minutewalkfromthehotel.LocatedinManhattan’sChinatowndistrict,thehotelisawalkingdistancetomanyfamoussupermarketsonCanalStreet,LittleItaly,Tribeca,SoHoandtheFinancialDistrict.RoomandAccommodationConnectionforlaptopAirconditioningSatellitetelevisionDirectdialphoneAutomaticwake-upcallLocationandContactInformationAddress:140HesterStreetNewYorkNY10013UnitedStatesHotline:400-830-2353Email:hotels@Bookyourroomhere!1、Wecanlearnthatthehotelis.A．fashionableB．plainC．highD．grand2、Whatserviceisprovidedinthehotel?A．DeliciousbreakfastB．FreeWi-FiC．Automaticwake-upserviceD．Fitnessequipment3、Wecaninferthatitisveryconvenientforguestsinthehotelto.A．seeafilmB．a(chǎn)ttendaconcertC．visitazooD．goshopping22．（8分）NewYear'sresolutions(決心)havebeenaroundlongenoughthatweallscenttosticktothesameones--hitthegym,layoffthecandy,readmorebooks,callyourmother-regardlessofwhetherwefollowthroughwithourintentions.WhileJanuary1stseemsliketheperfecttimetohaveanewstartagain,exactlywhenpeopledevelopedthatmindset(思維模式)isn’tcommonknowledge.Itturnsoutthatthemodernbeliefof'aNewYear’sresolutionisn’tasoldasyouthought.Accordingtomanyhistorians,theancientBabylonianswerethefirstgroupofpeopletomakeNewYear’sresolutions.However,insteadofmakingacommitmenttoselfimprovement,theymadeacommitmenttothegodstopaytheirdebtsandreturnanyobjectstheyhadborrowed.AnancientRomantraditionfrom46B．C,bearsevenmorelikenesstomodernresolutions.EmperorJuliusCaesardeclaredJanuarythemonthofJanus.RomansbelievedJanuslookedbackwardsintothepreviousyearandaheadintothefuture.Inhishonor,theymadesacrificestothegodandpromisesofgoodbehaviorforthecoiningyear.ButthemodernNewYear'sresolutiondidn’tfullyformuntilcenturieslater.Thepracticewascommonenoughbytheearly1800s.Anarticlein1802states,"Statesmenhavesworntohavenootherobjetinviewthanthegoodoftheircountry..thephysicianshavedeterminedtoadvisetheuseofmedicinenomorethanisnecessary,andtoheveryreasonableintheirfees.”Thefirsttime“NewYear'sresolution"appearedasaphrasewasintheJanuary1stissueofaBostonnewspaperin1813.“Ibelievetherearealotofpeople,"thearticlegoes,“withaseriousdeterminationofbeginningtheNewYearwithnewresolutionsandnewbehavior,andwiththefullbeliefthattheyshallacceptpunishmentforalltheirformerfaultsandwipethemaway.Soasyoumake(andpossiblyfailat)yourNewyear'sresolutions,knowthatyou'reingoodcompany.1、WhoseNewYearsresolutionsweremostdifferentfromthepresentcommonpractice?A．AncientBabylonians’B．AncientRomans’C．Statesmen'sinthe1800s.D．Bostonpeople'sin18132、AccordingtoParagraph4,thephysiciansfocusedtheirresolutionson_______A．a(chǎn)nnualincomesB．personalambitionsC．professionalhonestyD．a(chǎn)cademicimprovement3、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToencouragepeopletomakeNewyear'sresolutionsB．TogiveadviceonhowtomakeNewYear’sresolutions.C．TocomparedifferentNewyear'sresolutionsinhistory.D．TointroducethedevelopmentofNewYear'sresolutions23．（8分）“Youwillbeinmyheartforever.Withoutyou,thereareonlyemptinessanddesertinmylife...”ThisisalinefromaheartfeltpoemFengDuanwrotetohisfianceeChenLianfangin1955.Fengisnow94andChen90,andtheyhavebeenmarriedformorethanhalfacentury.Feng,anacademicattheChineseAcademyofSciences,maynotbeaprofessionalpoetbutfor64years,Fenghaswrittencountlesslovepoemstohiswife.Oneveryimportantanniversaryorfestival,FengwouldsendapoemtoChen.In1978,whenChen’scancersurgerysucceeded,Fengcreatedmorethantenpoemstocelebratehiswife’srecovery.Chenusedaredsuitcasetostoretheselovepoems.TheacademichasalsotranslatedmanyEnglish,FrenchandGermanpoemsintoclassicalChinese.Thecouplewasintroducedtoeachotherbyacommonfriendin1953andFengsenttwopapercopiesofpoemstoChenasagift.“AslongasIthinkofyou,abeamofsunshinelightsupmyheart,”Fengwrote.ChenrecalledthefirsttimeFenginvitedhertohisdormitorytohaveacupofteaandshethoughtthecupwasmadeoffrostedglass.Asthetwobecamecloser,Chenoftenvisitedtheacademic’sdorm.SherealizedthatthecupwastheonlyonepoorFengowned.Theopaque(不透明的)cupwasnotfrostedglassbutcommonglassstainedwithtoothpaste.LatersheboughtmanyclothesandevenastoveforFeng,makinganicechangefromthesinglemanslife.Feng’smarriagetoChenbroughtmorehappinessandnowChenstilllooksafterFeng’sdailyneeds.1、WhenFengfirstmetChen,hewas.A．32B．30C．28D．262、WhatchangedidChenbringtoFeng?A．ChenmadeagreatdifferencetoFeng’sdailylife.B．ChenchangedFeng’sacademiclifegreatly.C．ChenwrotealotofpoemstoFeng.D．ChenintroducedalotoffriendstoFeng.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ChenandFenghappenedtomeeteachotheronthecampus.B．Fengwrotemanypoemsindifferentlanguages.C．ChencherishedthepoemsFengwrotetoher.D．Fenglikedhisopaquecupsomuch.4、Thewriterwrotethepassagetoshow.A．howafamouspoetwriteslovepoemstohiswifeB．howthelovepoemsjointwoheartstogetherC．howimportantlovepoemsareinthemarriageD．howthelovepoemsmakethecouplefamous24．（8分）Itishardtoimaginethatsuchasmallcountry,thesizeofIndianawiththepopulationofAlaska,tuckedintheHimalayaMountains,accessibleonlybytwoairplanes,isthe“HappiestCountry’’intheworldandhasoneofthefastestgrowingGDP’Sintheworld.ThiscountryisBhutan,“LandoftheThunderDragon”,whichislocatedinSouthAsiaandisencompassedbyIndia,China,andNepal.BhutanisthelaststandingBuddhistKingdomintheWorldand,untilrecently,haspreservedmuchoftheirculturesincethel7thcenturybyavoidingglobalizationandstayingisolatedfromtheworld.Internet,television,andwesterndresswerebannedfromthecountryupuntiltenyearsago.OverthepasttenyearsglobalizationhasbeguntochangeinBhutan,butthingsremainperfectlybalanced.Bhutanistheonlycountryintheworldthathasa‘GNH’,whichrefersto“GrossNationalHappiness.’’TheprocessofmeasuringGNHbeganwhenBhutanopeneduptoglobalization.Itmeasurespeople’squalityoflife,andmakessurethat“materialandspiritualdevelopmenthappentogether.”Bhutanhasdoneanamazingjoboffindingthisbalance.BhutanhascontinuallybeenrankedasthehappiestcountryinallofAsia,andtheeighthHappiestCountryintheworldaccordingtoBusinessWeek.In2007,BhutanhadthesecondfastestgrowingGDPintheworld,atthesametimeasmaintainingtheirenvironmentandculturalidentity.In2008,inBhutan’sfirstdemocraticelection,28-year-oldJigmeKhesarNamgyelWangChuckwaselectedpresidentofBhutan.Hepromisesto“maintainastance(立場)ofprotectionagainsttheworstaspectsofglobalization,maintainingthe‘GrossNationalHappiness’.”ButJigmehimselfisnostrangertoglobalization.HeattendedhighschoolatPhillipsAcademyanduniversityatWheatonCollegeandthengraduatedfromOxford.1、Theunderlinedword“encompassed’’inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans__________.A．covered B．surroundedC．separated D．guarded2、WhyisBhutanregardedas“thehappiestcountry”?A．Becauseitchangesitspolicyandbeginstoopenup.B．Becauseituses“GNH”tomeasureitsachievement.C．Becauseitstressesbothmaterialandspiritualdevelopment.D．BecauseithasthesecondfastestgrowingGDPintheworld.3、WhatCanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．TheelectioninBhutanisfarfromsatisfactory.B．GlobalizationhasinfluencedBhutan’sreligion.C．Jigme’seducationalbackgroundwillcausedistrust.D．PeopleinBhutanwillcontinuelivingahappylife.4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?A． B．C． D．25．（10分）WhenShakespearewastwenty-one,hewenttoLondon,averyinterestingplace,totryhisfortune.TherewasthefamousLondonBridgeandSt.Paul’sCathedral,andpalacesandmarketsandlongstreetsfullofshops.Then,too,therewerethedailycrowdswherecouldbeseenpeoplefromallovertheworld.Knights,scholarsandthehighwayman(攔路強(qiáng)盜）orthieves,whohadbeeninfamousfortheircleverrobberies,passedbyeachother.Here,also,werenoblemendressedingold,fromItalyandSpainandFrance;slavesfromSpanishAmerica,seacaptainsandministers,soldiersandservants—allheldbychancesorinterestswithinthegraywallswhichcircledLondon,andwhosegatesgavewelcometoasstrangeacrowdascouldbefoundintheworld.IntothiscuriouscrowdcameShakespeare,quicktoseeandeagertolearn.Andbeforelongallthesestrangesightswereasfamiliartohimasthefacesofhisowntown’sresidents.Eachonetolditsstorytohimsoplainlythat,asbeforehehadlearnedthesecretsofthefieldsandwoods,sonowhelearnedmenandmen’sintereststhatmakeupthegreatworld.Andhelearnedtheselessonssowellthatwhenhecametowritehisplays,hemadesuchuseofthemasnowriterevermadebeforeorsince;foritistheuseofthisknowledgeoftheworld,combinedwithhisowngenius,thatmakesShakespearethegreatestdramatistthathaseverlived.1、WhatwasLondonlikeinShakespeare’seyeswhenhefirstwentthere?A．Dirtyandsmall. B．Strangeandinteresting.C．Infamousandterrible. D．Familiarandmodern.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesShakespeare?A．Shakespearegotinspirationtowritefromhishometown,London.B．ShakespearewaseagertomakefriendswiththenoblemeninLondon.C．Shakespearewasgoodatobservingandlearningfromthedailylife.D．Shakespearebecamethegreatestdramatistowingtohisowngenius.3、Whatdoestheword“one”inparagraph5referto?A．Crowd. B．Resident.C．Face. D．Sight.4、Thepassageprobablycomesfrom______.A．a(chǎn)poster B．a(chǎn)textbookC．a(chǎn)nadvertisement D．a(chǎn)nannouncement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）Thedayforthegreatballooncompetitionfinallyarrived.Everyinsectinthegardenhadbeen1hard,andnowtheywerepreparingtobegintheirroutines.Theballooncompetitionswerealwayssomethingreallyspecial.Eachtime,theflyinginsectswerefavourite2towin,becausetheycouldseizetheballoonstringsandflyoffinalldirections,creatingallsortsof3intheair.4,onthisoccasionthereweresomeratherunusualinsectstakingpart:agroupofants.Ofcourse,5expectedthattheycoulddoanythingspecial.Theyweresolightthatnoanthadever6totakepart,butitwasquiteimpressivetoseealltheantsall7organizedandprepared.Sothecompetitionbegan,andthe8insectstooktheirturns,performingbeautifulmovementswiththeballoons.Asalwaysthebutterflieslefteveryone9withtheirtwistandturns,andtheirwonderfulcolours.Whenitwastimefortheantstoperform,itseemedlikethecompetitionhadalreadybeendecided.Forthe10timeinlivingmemory,theantssharedjustoneballoonbetweenthem,andonebyonetheyclimbeduptheballoonstring,11athinblackthreadofants.Whenallthestringwascovered,thelastantclimbed12histeammatestoreachtheballoon.13hegotthere,heclimbedontothetopoftheballoon.Thisstrange14attractedeveryone'scuriosity,andtheywerejustabouttowitnessthemostimportant15:theantopenedhisjawsaswideashecould...andthenhemadeaviolentmovementattheballoonwithallhisstrength!Theresultwaspowerful!Theballoonbeganblowingoutitsair,flying16about,hereandthere,doingathousandturnsandspins,whiletheantsmadeallkindsofbeautifulshapesoutofthestring.Ofcourse,thatacrobatic(雜技般的)flight17withquiteahardlanding,butitdidn't18Thecreativityandteamworkoftheantperformancewasso19thatthecrowddidn'tevenhavetovotefortheretobeawinner.Fromthenon,inthatgarden,everyoneunderstoodhowmuchcouldbeachievedbyworking20Intheyearstocome,theballooncompetitionswerefullofdisplayscarriedoutbyteams,andtheyputonsomewonderfulroutines;somethingthoseindividualinsectscouldneverhaveachievedontheirown.1、A．fighting B．training C．functioning D．living2、A．speakers B．organizers C．candidates D．producers3、A．patterns B．numbers C．drawings D．sounds4、A．Besides B．Thus C．Instead D．However5、A．a(chǎn)nybody B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody6、A．bothered B．hesitated C．refused D．promised7、A．quickly B．terribly C．perfectly D．strangely8、A．special B．different C．familiar D．similar9、A．a(chǎn)mazed B．disappointed C．bored D．blessed10、A．first B．second C．last D．next11、A．cutting B．forming C．using D．passing12、A．with B．over C．a(chǎn)round D．through13、A．Once B．If C．Though D．Until14、A．idea B．a(chǎn)ttitude C．behavior D．experience15、A．effect B．case C．condition D．moment16、A．weakly B．madly C．peacefully D．carefully17、A．ended B．started C．continued D．broke18、A．help B．work C．matter D．tell19、A．necessary B．impressive C．natural D．important20、A．a(chǎn)lone B．behind C．out D．together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）Twolittlechildrenweresittingbythefireonecoldwinter’snight.Suddenly,theyheardaknockatthedoor.“Whocanitbe？”theywondered.Oneran1．(curious)toopenit.There,outsideinthecoldandthedarkness,stoodachild2．noshoesonhisfeetanddressedinoldthingarments.Hewastremblingwithcold,3．heaskedtocomeinandwarmhimself.“Yes,come，”criedboththechildren.Theydrewthelittlestrangertotheirwarmseat,4．(share)theirsupperwithhim,andgavehimtheirbed,andtheysleptonahardbench.Onthenight,they5．(awake)bysweetmusic,6．wasplayedbyabandofchildreninshininggarments.Suddenlythestrangerchildstoodinfrontof7．：nolongercoldandragged,butdressedinsilverylight.Hesaid,“IamtheChristChild,8．(wander)throughtheworldtobringpeaceand9．(happy)togoodchildrenasyou.Asyouhavehelpedmesomuch,thistreewillgiverichfruittoyoueveryyear.”Whenhewassayingthat,hebroke10．branchfromthetreethatgrewnearthedoor,planteditinthegroundanddisappeared.Butthebranchgrewintoagreattree,andeveryyearitborewonderfulgoldenfruitforthekindchildren.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，請你修改你同學(xué)寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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)（∧），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)詞的下面劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出改后的詞。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。Therewasabigfireinoneofficebuildingsinourneighborhoodataboutnineo’clocklastnight、Manyfiremenandfireenginescome、Inabeginning,wesawflameswiththickblacksmokecomingoutfromthesixfloor、Wealsoheardtheexplosionthegastankmixwiththenoisysoundsfromthewindows、Soonthefirespreadonebyonetothefloorsabove,butfinallyreachedthetopfloor、Manypeoplestoodoutsideonthestreetswatchthefireinhorror、Unluckilytherewasnooneinthatofficebuildingwhenthefirebrokeoutin、102第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你和父母決定春節(jié)期間到桂林旅游，請你給你的英國筆友Jack寫封信，介紹相關(guān)情況。要點(diǎn)如下:1.旅游時(shí)間:春節(jié)假期；2.旅游地點(diǎn):廣西桂林；3.你的準(zhǔn)備:上網(wǎng)了解(桂林景點(diǎn)、其他游客的經(jīng)歷)；4.邀請Jack來一起游玩。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、A4、B5、C6、B7、A8、C9、A10、B11、B12、Ｄ13、A14、C15、D16、D17、D18、C19、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)。21、Connectionforlaptop?B選項(xiàng)FreeWi-Fi22、1、A2、C3、D23、"HowtoLetCooftheWorldandLoveAlltheThingsClimateCan'tChange"isthelatestmoviefromfilm-makerandclimateactivistJoshFox.Themovieisthethirdfilminathree-partseriesaboutclimatechange.In2010,Fox'sdocumentary"Gasland"wasappointedforthehighestaward-anOscar."Gasland"exploredthehotlydebatedprocessofremovingnaturalgasfromtheground.Heexaminedthesubjectagainin"GaslandⅡ".FoxwasinWashington,D．C．recentlytopresenthisthirdfilm.Hewasarrestedduringaprotestagainstanewfuelpipeline.Inthefilm,Foxsayspollutionfromfossilfuelsmustbereduced.Withoutlimits,therewillbemoreextremeweather,likeseverestormsanddryweather,risingsealevels,causingshortagesoffoodandwater,"Whenyoureallyencounterthatheadon,itcausesanin-crediblecrisis."Inthenewfilm,FoxtravelsthroughasunlessforestintheAmazonwithlocalactiviststomeasureoilspills.HegoestoavillageinEcuadortolearnhowpeopletherestoppedapipelinefrombeingbuilt.HejoinsyoungpeopleinAustraliatostopboatsfromenteringtheportofNewcastle."Youshouldprobablyknowthedownsideofwhatwe'reabouttodo.Thisistheshortlist:drowning,beingarr