2023屆湖南省長沙市湖南師范大學(xué)高考仿真模擬英語試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷

注意事項：

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第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.—Theroomlooksbigger!

-Wethefurniture.

A.havechangedB.hadchanged

C.changedD.arechanging

2.WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient.

A.payingB.paidC.topayD.tobepaid

3.Thelanguageinthecompany'sstatementishighly,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.

A.ambiguousB.apparent

C.appropriateD.aggressive

4.—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.

—?Maryisinterested.

A.WhatforB.Whynot

C.SowhatD.Whybother

5.Thecountry'schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,carsthemostimportantofthese.

A.havebeenB.are

C.beingD.arebeing

6.Don'tforgettosendattendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.

A.howeverB.whatever

C.whoeverD.wherever

7.InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscanaparticularexperimentbefore

doingtheminareallab.

A.revealB.reserve

C.previewD.provide

8.Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool,whichwascompletedin2009.

A.therestandingthelibraryB.doesthelibrarystand

C.thelibrarystandsD.standsthelibrary

9.Theimportanceanationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.

A.connectedtoB.giventoC.meaningtoD.attachedto

10.Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewprojectattheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecuein

honourofthefantasticmoment.

A.toapproveB.beingapproved

C.havingapprovedD.havingbeenapproved

11.—Hello,Kate.Howisyourweekendathome?

-Awful!YouknowitisthefirsttimeIaloneathome,boredtodeath.

A.hasleftB.hadleftC.hadbeenleftD.havebeenleft

12.ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?

A.WouldyoubesurprisedB.Wereyousurprised

C.HadyoubeensurprisedD.Wouldyouhavebeensurprised

13.Itisreportedthehousingpricesinsomebigcitiesfallindifferentdegrees.

A.whichB.what

C.thatD.where

14.BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalwaystheexpectationsof

mostaudience.

A.signupforB.dropoutof

C.bebentonD.liveupto

15.Butforyourinstruction,Isuchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.

A.wouldn'tmakeB.hadn9tmade

C.won'tmakeD.wouldn'thavemade

16.Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.

A.reputationB.enjoyment

C.appreciationD.entertainment

17.Marywasaskedtodosomethingimportant.

Itdoesn'tmatter.Lefstheworkwhereitisleftoff.

A.takeupB.takedownC.takeinD.takeoff

18.Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeetingthenewcementplantshouldn'tbebuiltneartheschool.

A.whenB.where

C.thatD.which

19.Variouseffortsinthepastdecadestoprotecttheenvironment.

A.hadmadeB.havemade

C.weremadeD.havebeenmade

20.Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.

A.don9tgetB.won'tget

C.didn'tgetD.wouldn'tget

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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

21.（6分）Atfirstsight,AlmaDeutscher,atwelve-year-oldgirlfromEnglandappearstobelikeanyothertypical

pre-teen.Shelovestoskiprope,readandplaywithheryoungersister.Butthismodestyoungster,whocomposedher

firstmusicalworkatagesix,firstshortoperaatageseven,andfirstfull-lengthoperabasedonCinderellaatageten,is

anythingbutaverage.Thoughherparentsdownplayherextraordinarytalent,youngAlmaisbeingdescribedas“l(fā)ittle

Mozart”bythemusicworld

Alma,soperatictakeontheclassicfairytale,whichshebeganwritingatageeight,hasaslighttwist.HerCinderella

isamusicianwhomeetsherPrinceCharmingthroughasong.wInmyCinderella^shesingsthebeginningofaballad-

butatmidnightsheflees.Eventually,theprincefindsherafteraskingallthemaidensofthelandtosingtheendofthe

ballad?9

TheoperawasfirstperformedinVienna,AustraliaonDecember29,2016,wherethetheneleven-year-oldskillfully

switchedbetweenthepianoandtheviolinandreceivesenthusiasticreviews.Theyounggeniushassinceperformedtwo

newpianoworks,onceinAustraliaandtheotherinChina.

Whilethismayappeartobealotforsomeonesoyoung,Almaisnotworried.Shesays,"ofcourseIhavetowork

hard.Butallchildrenhavetoworkhardforexams,andatleastwhenIworkhard,Iworkhardforsomething

incrediblyexciting,likeseeingmywholeoperaputonstage.

Alma*smusicaltalentfirstcametolightbeforeshecouldeventalk.Herparentsrecallthatasan18-month-old

toddler,shewasabletohumapitchperfectversionofthechildren'srhyme

TwinkleTwinkleLittleStar.

However,Alma9sabilitiesonlygainedinternationalattentionin2012,afterafamilyfriendpostedavideoonline

comparinghertoMozart.ThefamilywassuddenlyswampedwithmediarequestedandAlmabecameanovernightstar,

dubbed“l(fā)ittleMozart".Thisnicknamemakesherparentsunhappybecausetheybelieveitputsaddedpressureonthe

younggirl.Theywouldinsteadpreferhertobecalled“acomposerandmusician”.

Almadoesnotwanttobecomparedtothefamousartisteither,saying,“TherewasonlyoneMozart,andIpreferto

belittleAlma?"Regardlessofwhatshecallsherself,thehvelve-year-oldischangingtheworldofmusicforever!

1、WhatdoweknowaboutAlmaDeutscher?

A.Shehasshowngreatmusicaltalentfromayoungage.

B.Shecomesfromafamousmusicalfamily.

C.SheregularlyperformstheclassicalmusicofMozart.

D.Shehasadaptedsomefamousworksofclassicalmusic.

2、HowdidAlmagettobewidelyknown?

A.Byperformingontelevision

B.Throughanonlinevideo

C.Byputtingonanopera

D.Throughherparents5promotion

3^WhatisAlma'sattitudetowardshersuccess?

A.SheisstillunsatisHedwithherperformance.

B.Sheismodestabouthermusicalachievements

C.Sheisuncomfortablewithsomuchpressure.

D.Sheisproudtohavebecomeaprofessionalmusician.

4、WhatcanweinferaboutAlma'sparents?

A.Theyareverywell-educatedpeople.

B.TheyhavemadeagoodlifeplanforAlma.

C.TheyhavepushedAlmatotakeupmusic.

D.Theyareprotectiveoftheirdaughter

22.（8分）Plagiarismistheactofrepresentinganotherperson'swordsorideasasyourown.Theoffensemaybeas

smallasasentencecopiedfromabook.Oritmaybeasextensiveasawholepapercopied-orbought-fromsomebody

else.

Intellectualdishonestyisnothingnew.TheonlydifferencenowisthattheInternethasmadeitmuchsimplerto

stealotherpeople'swork.Yetthesametechnologythatmakesiteasytofindinformationtocopyalsomakesiteasierto

identifyplagiarism.

Teacherscanuseonlineservicesthatcomparepaperstothousandsofotherstosearchforcopiedwork.Theteacher

getsareportonanypassagethatissimilarenoughtosuspectplagiarism.Theseservicesarewidelyused.T,

forexample,saysitisusedinmorethan4countriesandexaminesmorethan130,000papersaday.

Professionalwriterswhoplagiarizecanbetakentocivilcourtandorderedtopaydamages.Inschools,the

punishmentforcheatingcouldbeafailinggradeonthepaperorinthecourse.Someschoolsexpel（驅(qū)逐）plagiaristsfor

aterm;others,forafullacademicyear.Somedegreeshaveevenbeenwithdrawnafteraschoollaterfoundthata

studenthadplagiarized.

Accidentalplagiarismcansometimesresultfromculturaldifferences.

AtIndianaUniversityinBloomington,60percentofstudentswhousetheOfficeofWritingTutorialServicesare

non-nativeEnglishspeakers.Thedirector,JoanneVogt,sayssomehavenoideathatcopyingfrompublishedworksis

consideredwrong.ShesaysstudentsfromChina,forexample,maythinktheyareinsultingreadersiftheycreditother

sources.Theybelievethateducatedreadersshouldalreadyknowwheretheinformationcamefrom.

Themoreyougivecredit,thelessyouriskaccusationsofplagiarism.Anysentencetakendirectlyfromasource

shouldappearinsidequotationmarks.Andevenifyouputthosesentencesintoyourownwords,youshouldstillgive

credittowhereyougottheinformation.

1、Accordingtothepassage,whatistheroleoftheInternetinPlagiarism?

A.TheInternetdiscouragespeoplefromchoosingproperpaperstocopy.

B.TheInternethelpspeoplegettheirpaperspublishedonline.

C.TheInternetenablespeopletosharetheirpaperswithothers.

D.TheInternetcontributestopeoplecopyingpapersfromotherseasily.

2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethatteachersknowapaperiscopiedwhenthey.

A.happentobefamiliarwiththecontentofthepaper

B.makeinvestigationsconcerningthepaperamongstudents

C.comparethepaperwithmanyothersonlinetosearchforthecopiedones

D.searchjournalandperiodicalsinthelibraryfortheoriginalpaper

3、WhichofthefollowinghasNOTbeenmentionedasthepunishmentforplagiarism?

A.Fineofacertainamountofmoney.B.Withdrawalofsomedegrees.

C.Beingforcedtoleaveschool.D.Afailinggrade.

4^Theunderlinedexpression"givecredit”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans?

A.attributewhatyou'vequotedfromothersourcestotheoriginalwriters

B.praisetheoriginalwriterforprovidingusefulinformation

C.givetheoriginalwriteracreditcardforyourcopyingthepaper

D.admitthattheoriginalwriterhasagoodreputation

23.（8分）Amechanicalbicyclelock,likeaU-lock,shouldbeattachedtoasolidandimmobileobjectlikearack（架

子）toensuresafety.However,theseracksarequiterareandpopular,thusoftenoccupiedandalthoughabicyclelock

preventsthebikefrombeingcarriedaway,asitfixessinglepartsliketheframeorthewheels,otherpartscanbe

dismounted.Thereforeanelectronicsystem,consistingofseveralsensors,canextendtherangeofprotectionwithonly

fewcomponentsandlesseffort.

The'RFIDBikealarm'isamotionsensitiveelectronicalarmsystemthatisattachedtotherailsofabikesaddle（座

椅）?Featuringomnidirectional（全方位）movementsensingtodetecttinymovementsorspeeding-upandasmallwhistle

emitting>120dBalarmsoundtoscareoffpotentialthievesbyarousingattention.

Theinternalmicrocontrollerusesacomplexcomputerprogramtodistinguishbetweenaserioustheftandharmless

shakingmovementasitsensesandadaptstotheenvironment.Theusageisquitesimple:identifyyourselfbyholdingthe

RFIDtagclosetothecasetolockorunlockthealarmsystemsignaledbyfeedbacksounds.TheRFID-technoIogyis

predestinedforachievingthissimpleandsecureinteractionbecauseitdoesn'trequireanycomplexsystem,interaction

orotherdevices-justasmalltag.

The'RFIDBikcalarm,ismeanttobeausefuladd-ontomechanicalbicyclelocksasitmassivelyextendstherange

ofprotectionwithfewcomponents.Itislow-cost,durableandeasytouse.TheinternalbatterycanbechargedbyUSB.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dismounted“inParagraph1mostprobablymean?

A.fixedupB.foundout

C.takenawayD.lockedup

2、WhichofthefollowingshowstherightpositionoftheRFIDBikealarmonabicycle?

3、WhatwillhappenwhensomeonestealsabikewiththeRFIDBikealarm?

A.Noiseswillbemade.B.Thebikewillbelocked.

C.Thethiefwillbeidentified.D.Messageswillbesenttotheowner.

4^WhichofthefollowingisafeatureoftheRFIDBikealarm?

A.Itusescomplexparts.B.Itneedsaracktopreventbiketheft.

C.Itshighpricescaresawayitsbuyers.D.Itworkstogetherwithamechanicallock.

24.（8分）Dearestdarlinggirl,

Todayisthebeginningofthenextstageinyourlife.WeheadofftoyournewhomeatStanford.Where

doIstartintellingyouhowproudIfeeltobecalledMummybyyou?We*velaughedathowyouburstinto

thisworldwithascowlonyourface,howdeterminedyouhavealwaysbeenrightfromfeedingyourselfto

makingbigdecisionsforyourlife.ThereweredaysduringyourillnessthatIwasn'tsureyouhadthewillto

makeit.Tellingyouthatyouneededtowanttogetbetterwasthehardestandyetthegreatestday.Fromthat

dayyoutookresponsibilityanddecidedyouwantedtobeatanorexia（厭食癥）.

Idon'tthinkI'veeverfeltsoproudofyouaswhenyoucamehometosaythatyouwantedtogotoWest

Africabetweenschoolanduniversity.Youchosetogoalone,andtoraisethemoneyyourself.Youhavesuch

strengthofcharacteranddetermination.Itisattimeshardtobelievethatyouareonly18.Youexperienced

somethinginthatmonththatfewdareexperienceinalifetime.

So,Viv,herearemywordsofwisdomtoyouasyoustartyournextbigadventure.Theworldisa

beautifulplacebutoftenafewthingscanmakeitseemdifficult.God,stempleismadeoflove.Ifsman's

templethatisbuiltofstones.Openyourhearttogoodnessandnevereverletnegativepeopleorthoughtstake

holdofyou.AsMinorMyersputit,“GointotheworldanddoweUl.Butmoreimportantly,gointotheworld

anddogood:,

Itistruethatwitheverypassingday,Iwillgrowolderandweaker.AdaymaycomewhenIwillbecome

forgetful.Buteventhen,youwithyourbrightsmile,willlightupmyheart.

YourAlo

1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Shewasonceatroublemaker.B.She*safreshmaninStanford.

C.Shereliesonherparentsalot.D.Shewasdefeatedbyanorexia.

2、WhydidVivgotoWestAfrica?

A.Todowhatothersdarenot.B.Toshowherdetermination.

C.Togetmoneyforschoolfees.D.Togoonanadventurebyherself.

3、WhatisAlo*sadviceforViv?

A.Tobeapositiveandkindperson.B.Toavoidthenegativepartoflife.

C.Tobecautiousofcold-heartedpeople.D.Toexplorethebeautyoftheworld.

4、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingtheletter?

A.Amusedandthankful.B.Pleasedandsatisfied.

C.Cheerfulandrelieved.D.Concernedandanxious.

25.（10分）Parentswhosechildrenshowaspecialinterestinasportfeelverydifficulttomakeadecisionabouttheir

children'scareers.Shouldtheyallowtheirchildrentotraintobecometopsportsmenandsportswomen?Formany

childrenitmeansstartingschoolworkveryyoung.Andgoingoutwithfriendsandotherinterestshavet。takensecond

place.Ifsverydifficulttoexplaintoayoungchildwhyheorshehastotrainfivehoursaday,evenattheweekend,

whenmostofhisorherfriendsareplaying.Anotherproblemisofcoursemoney,Inmanycountriesmoneyfortraining

isavailablefromgovernmentfortheverybestyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Ifthishelpcannotbegiven,it

meansthatitistheparentswhohavetofindthetimeandthemoneytosupporttheirchild'sdevelopmentandsports

clothes,transporttocompetitions,specialequipment,etc.Allcanbeexpensive.

Manyparentsareworriedthatitisdangeroustostartserioustraininginasportatanearlyage.Somedoctors

agreethatyoungmusclesmaybedamagedbytrainingbeforetheyareproperlydeveloped.Professionaltrainers,

however,believethatitisonlybytrainingwhenyoungthatyoucanreachthetopassuccessfulsportsperson.Itisclear

thatveryfewpeopledoreachthetop,andbothparentsandchildrenshouldbepreparedforfailureevenaftermany

yearsoftraining.

1、Wherecanvvemostprobablyfindthispassage?

A.Anadvertisement.B.Adiary.C.AnewspaperD.Anoticeboard.

Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"totakeasecondplace"inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Tobecomelessimportant.B.Toputitatanotherplace.

C.Tohappenagain.D.Theyarethemostimportantofallthethings.

3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.It'seasytomakeadecisionwhenyourchildrenwanttotakeupsports.

B.Mostofthestudentsmaybecometopsportsmenafteralongperiodoftraining.

C.Earlytrainingmaydamageyoungmuscles.

D.It'snotveryexpensiveforparentstosupporttheirchildren'sdevelopmentinsports.

第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項.

26.（30分）Oneday,atrainwasapproachingthesmalltownofCheekyville.Onthetrainwasa1guywitha

bigsuitcase.HewascalledWilliamWarblerandhelookedvery2indeed.Butwhatmadehimmostunusualwas

thefactthatwheneverheneededto3hediditbysingingopera.Itdidn'tmattertoWilliamwhetheritwas

simplyamatterofansweringabriefgreeting,like"goodday”.Hewould4uGoooddayyytoyouuuuuu??…

toooooo!”

Noonecouldgetanormal,5wordoutofhim.And,asnooneknewhowhemadehislivingandhelivedquite

simply,alwayswearingthesameoldsecond-handsuit—theyoften6him.

They7hissinging,callinghim“crazy”.WilliamhadbeeninCheekyvilleforsomeyears,when,oneday,a

rumor（謠言）Xroundthetown:Williamhad9aroleinaveryimportantoperainthenation'scapital,

andtherewereposterseverywhere10theeventwasagreatH,Andtoeveryone'ssurprisein

CheekyvillewhenWilliamwasbeing12byreporters,heansweredtheirquestionsbyspeaking13

singing.Andhediditwithgood14andwithaclearandpleasantvoice.

Fromthatday,Williamgaveupsinging15?Nowhedidonlyduringhisstageappearancesandworldtours.

Somepeoplesuspected16hehadchanged,butothersstillhadnoidea,andcontinuedbelievinghimtobe

somewhatmad.Theywouldn'thavethoughtso17theyhadseenwhatWilliamkeptinhisbigsuitcase.Itwasa

largestonewithahand-carvedmessageonit.Itsaid"Practiceeverysecond,foryouneverknowwhenyour18

willcome.”

Littledidpeopleknowthatrather19hegottheroleintheoperabecausethe20hadheardWilliam

singingwhileoutbuyinganewspaper.

1>A.strangeB.handsomeC.funnyD.sensitive

2、A.strongB.specialC.commonD.anxious

3、A.debateB.practiceC.,singD.communicate

4、A.shoutB.respondC.repeatD.tease

5、A.singingB.spokenC.writtenD.printed

6、A.disrespectedB.lovedC.appreciatedD.disturbed

7、A.madefunofB.gotaddictedtoC.tookprideinD.madesenseof

8、A.developedB.reflectedC.spreadD.expressed

A.refusedB.ruinedC.createdD.got

10、A.conflrmingB.advertisingC.approvingD.assessing

11、A.benefitB.discoveryC.successD.experience

12、A.opposedB?blamedC.interviewedD.welcomed

13、A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.morethanD.lessthan

14、A.serviceB.remarksC.signsD.manners

15、A.atallhoursB.atallpointsC.atcertaintimeD.attimes

16、A.howB.whyC.thatD.where

17、A.whileB?becauseC.ifD.since

18、A.chanceB.moneyC.inspirationD.wisdom

19、A.carefullyB.quicklyC.naturallyD.accidentally

20、A.directorB.writerC.actressD.teacher

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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

27.（15分）IwasluckyenoughtoattendthesixthUNEconomicandSocialCouncilYouthForum,L_washeld

inNewYorkinJanuary.Attheopeningceremony,Iwassoimpressedaftermeetingmorethan500fellowyoungpeople

fromover200countriesandregions.IfeltthingsIusedtoworryabout,suchasmyexamsorperformanceatschool,

weresosmall2r_（compare）totheglobalproblemstheyweretryingtosolve.3^youngpeople,weshouldfocusmoreon

majorproblems,likepoverty,environmentalproblemsandhealthcarefacingallhumanbeings.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,

每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（八），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）不計分。

ItcanbeseenfromthepictureMr>Liu,whowearsamask>waswalkinghisdog^Interestingly,hisdogwhich

alsowearsamask、

Inrecentyear,airpollutionhasbecomemoreandmoreseriousinsomeareas9whichhaveledtosevere

consequences>Tosolvethisproblem,firstlyofalbweshouldraisethepublicawarenessofprotectingtheenvironments

Secondly,thegovernmentoughttopunishtheillegalactsaspollutingtheenvironmentsevere、Thirdly,wemustdoour

besttoprotectingtheenvironmentinourdailylife、Onlyinthiswaycanhumanbeingsandanimalsshareapleasant

planetorliveahappylife>

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李華，你校將舉行“讀書節(jié)”，請你寫封郵件邀請在你校學(xué)習(xí)的Tony參加。內(nèi)容包括：

1.目的和時間：

2.內(nèi)容：交換書籍、西方文學(xué)講座、中國詩歌朗誦比賽等。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；信的開頭已經(jīng)寫好。

2.可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

參考詞匯：讀書節(jié)ReadingFestival交換exchange文學(xué)literature詩歌朗誦poetryreading

DearTony,

Howareyoudoing?

Yours,

LiHua

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1、A

2、C

3、A

4、D

5、C

6、C

7、C

8、D

9、D

10、D

11、D

12、D

13、C

14、D

15、D

16、C

17、A

18、C

19、D

20、D

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四個選項中，選出最佳選項

21、1、A

2、B

3、B

4、D

22、1、D

2、C

3、A

4、A

23、1、C

2、B

3^A

4、D

24、Whydowereadpoetry?Firstobviousone:becauseweenjoyit.Theonlyotherreasonisforacademic

purposes,andthat*snotwhythisishere.

Manyofusreadpoetrysimplybecauseweoftenfeeldepressedandhopelesslylost,andinpoetrywesee

howbeautifulandstrangeeverythingis.Sointhatwaypoetrycalmsouranxiety.

Therearemanydifferentkindsofpoems.Theyarenotallcalming.Somepoemsmakemeanxious,angry,

scared,andsad,whichiswhyIvaluethem.Asareader,Iwantafullmeal,notjustdessert.Iwantthesweet

andthebittenOften,IreadpoetrywhenI'malreadyrelaxed.Infact,IreadmorewhenI'mnotstressedout.

HerearethemainreasonsIrespondtopoetry,asfarasIcantell.Metrical（格律的）poemsareabout

settinguprulesandthenbendingthem.Usually,thisisdonebysettinguparhythmandthenviolatingitor

almostviolatingit.Andthenreturningtoitagain.Thissatisfiesmydesirefororderandalsomydesirefor

testingboundaries.

Poetry