河南省示范性高中2024-2025學(xué)年高三二診模擬英語(yǔ)試題試卷含解析

河南省示范性高中2024-2025學(xué)年高三二診模擬英語(yǔ)試題試卷考生請(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．Moreoftenthannot,theenterprisearoundusaregettingevenricher,________recipeisdon’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.A．ofwhich B．whichC．whose D．ofwhom2．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．a(chǎn)tthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime3．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so4．Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation5．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative6．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen7．––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished8．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported9．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．a(chǎn)fterwards B．a(chǎn)lmostC．otherwise D．somewhat10．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．something11．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins12．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.13．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup14．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound15．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．a(chǎn)ccountforB．a(chǎn)nswerforC．a(chǎn)pplyforD．standfor16．---HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?---No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and.A．sowouldheB．sodidheC．sohewouldD．sohedid17．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when18．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．a(chǎn)dvocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded19．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who20．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．a(chǎn)bstract D．universal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）DuringAmsterdam’schaoticrushhour,nine-year-oldLottaCrokcyclestoaverybusyjunction.“Look,”shesays.“There’strafficcomingfromeverywhere.Fourtramsfromfourdifferentdirections.Forachildonabikethat’sreallyconfusing!”LottaisthefirstjuniorcyclemayorintheworldandherworkingareaistheDutchcapital.Youwouldthinkthischallengewouldbesuperfluousinacityknownasthe

bicyclecapitaloftheworld.Thenumberofbicycles

inAmsterdamisestimatedat881,000

–morethanthecity’s850,000inhabitants–and63%ofthepopulationcycledaily.ButchildrenwhocycleinAmsterdamfacechallenges,Lottasays:“Thethreebiggestproblemsforusarecars,cyclingtouristsandscooters(小型摩托).Thecarstakeuptoomuchspace,thetouristsarealwaysswingingsidetosideandstopwhenyouleastexpectit,andthescooterssimplyrunyouover.”LottabecamejuniorcyclemayorinJunelastyearwhenshewonacontestinwhichschoolchildrenwereaskedtocomeupwithplanstomakecyclingsaferandmorefun.Herideawastoaddchildren’sbikestothepopularbikeshareprogramme.SinceLottawasappointedjuniorcyclemayor,shehasbeenbusy,givinginterviews,openingcyclingcontestsinthecityandbeingajury（評(píng)審員）memberduringthe

AmsterdamLightParade,aneventinwhichAmsterdammersdecoratetheirbikeswithlights.Sheisnowplanningameetingwiththecity’smayortodiscussideasthatchildrenhavecomeupwith:“Oneofourproposalsisabicycleparkwherechildrencanlearnhowtocycle.Rightnow,mostofuslearnitinthestreet,whichcanbequitebusy.Anotherideaistocreateanappfortouriststoteachthemtherulesofcycling,becausemostofthemreallydon’tknow.”FollowingthesuccessoftheAmsterdamscheme,cyclemayorsaroundtheworldarenowplanningtoappointjuniorcolleagues.“Theyseeitworksreallywell,”Boerma,theseniormajor,says.“Italktotheparents,Lottatalkstothechildren.Andifyoulookatthecitythroughtheeyesofachild,youwillalsomakeitaccessibleforothers.Acitythat’sgoodforaneight-year-oldisalsogoodforan88-year-old.”1、WhyisajuniorcyclemayorappointedinAmsterdam?A．Toteachchildrenhowtoride.B．Toensurecyclingissaferforchildren.C．Togivesuggestionstothecity’smayoronhowtorunthecity.D．Toorganizethecyclingcontestsinthecity.2、Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“superfluous”inparagraph2?A．Important B．UnnecessaryC．Difficult D．Valuable3、WhathasLottadonesinceshebecamethebikemayor?A．ShehassolvedthethreebiggestproblemsforchildrencyclinginAmsterdam.B．Shehaswonacontestaboutcycling.C．Shehasgiveninterviewsandbeenajurymemberduringaparade.D．Shehasgivenproposalstothecitymayor.4、What’sBoerma’sattitudetothejuniorcyclemayor?A．Cautious B．FavorableC．Ambiguous D．Disapproving22．（8分）Despitethevitalroletheyplayinmanyecosystems,animalsconsideredtobe“ugly”arebeingignoredbyscientists.Astudyhadfounduglieranimalsattractlessattentionandlessfundingwhenitcomestoconservationeffortsandresearch.Thiscouldmeantheugliestanimalpopulationcouldbeunderthreat.ThestudywasconductedbywildlifebiologistsTrishFlemingandBillBatemaninPerth,Australia.Theylookedatresearchpublicationsconcerning331Australianmammalspeciesthatbroadlyfellintocategoriestheylabeledas“thegood,thebadandtheugly”.Itturnedoutthatstudiesinto“thegoodgroup”and“thebadgroup”werecarriedoutwhile“theuglygroup”wasignored.Uglyanimals,suchasthefruitbatandthetreebat,arebeingignoredbyconservationists.Andsomeanimalsareevenbecomingendangeredbecauseofhowtheylook.TheMadagascanlemur(狐猴)calledtheaye-ayeissouglythatthenativeshavelongseenthemasabadsign,orasignofdeath,sotheykillthemwhenevertheyseethem.Otheruglyanimalsunderthreatincludethedugong(儒艮)andtheproboscismonkey(長(zhǎng)鼻猴)．Despitemakingup45%ofthe331speciesstudied,theuglyanimalshaveattractedlittleattentionfromscientists.“Weknowsolittleaboutthebiologyofmanyofthesespecies，”saidTrishFleming.“Formany,wehavecataloguedtheirexistence,butwhenitcomestounderstandingwhattheyeat,theirhabitatneeds,orhowwecouldimprovetheirchanceofsurvival,wearestillinthedark.WithBillBateman,TrishFleminghascalledforimprovedfundingforthelesser-knownmammals.“Itwouldbe‘tragic’ifhumansendedupcausingtheextinctionofmorespecieswithoutevenknowinganythingaboutthem，”theysaid.1、Basedonthetext,“theuglyanimals”________.A．a(chǎn)reincreasinginnumberB．getmoreconservationfundsC．playanimportantroleintheecosystemD．costquiteagreatdealofmoneyinresearch2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Peopleseethedugongasasignofdeath.B．Moreattentionhasbeenpaidto“theuglyanimals”．C．Therewasnotenoughstudyon“theuglyanimals”．D．TrishandBilldidresearchon331Australianmammals.3、Themainreasonforsomeanimals'beingendangeredmayliein________.A．theirunpleasantlooksB．theirbroadcategoriesC．theireconomicvaluesD．theirlovelyappearances4、Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe“________”．A．TheUgliestAnimalintheWorldB．TheUglySpeciesAreunderThreatC．TheLivingHabitsoftheUglySpeciesD．TheProboscisMonkeyIsEndangered23．（8分）Youcan’tseeyoursleepingpetsbrainwaves,butitsbehaviorcantellyouwhenyourcatmightbedreaming.Ifyouwatchclosely,you’llseethatasshefallsasleep,herbreathingbecomesslowandregularwithherbodystill.Shehasenteredthefirststageofsleep,calledslow-wavesleep.Afterabout15minutesyou’llnoticeachangeinherbreathing.Hereyesmoveunderherclosedlids,herpawstwitch(抽動(dòng))andsheflicks(尤指用手指或手快速地輕撫)anear.Shehasentereddreaming.Althoughshetwitchesandmakeslittlegrunting(嘟嘟)noises,messagesfromherbraintothelargemusclesinherlegsareblocked,soshecan’trunabout.Sheisinastateof“sleepparalysis(麻痹)”.MichelJouvet,aFrenchscientist,interruptedtheirsleepparalysis.Eventhoughtheywerecompletelyasleep,thedreamingcatsbegantorunforballsthatJouvetcouldn’tseeandarched(弓起)theirbacksatunseenenemies.Hefigureshewaswatchingthemactouttheirdreams!Obviously,thedreamingcatsseemedtobepractisingimportantcatskills:following,pouncing(猛撲),andfighting.Inanotherstudy,MattWilsonrecordedratsbrainwaveswhiletheylearnedmazes(迷宮).Oneday,heleftthebrain-wave-recordingmachineonwhiletheratsfellasleep.ThepatternofbrainwavesinthesleepingratsmatchedthepatternfromthemazesocloselythatWilsoncouldfigureoutexactlywhichpartofthemazeeachratwasdreamingabout!Manyresearchersnowthinkthatinbothpeopleandanimals,onepurposeofdreamsistopractiseimportantskillsandfigureoutrecentlearning.Thismayexplainwhysomanypeopledreamaboutfightingandescaping,skillsthatwereprobablyimportanttoourancestors,andwhydreamingaffectsourabilitytolearn.Doallanimalsdream?Fromlookingatthebrainwavesofsleepinganimals.Howoftenanimalsdreamseemstobetiedtobodysize.Catsdreamaboutevery15minutes,miceevery9minutes,andelephantsevery2hours.Andthoughcowsandhorsesusuallysleepstandingup,theyonlydreamwhenlyingdown.1、WhatdoesMichelJouvetfindinhisstudy?A．Thedreamingcatsareinastateofbodyparalysis.B．Thedreamingcatsoftenpractisetheirimportantskills.C．Theeyesofdreamingcatsmovedwhilebodiesarestill.D．Themusclesofthedreamingcatsareblockedtomove.2、Whatcanyouknowaboutdreamingfromthepassage?A．Dreamingalotcanhelphumanslearnmore.B．Learningmazesisthebasicskillforcatstolearn.C．RatsoftendreamstomakecertaintheirrecentlearningD．Fightingandescapingarenotimportantskillsforancestors.3、Whichanimalmaydreammostfrequently?A．Rats. B．Dogs.C．Cows. D．Elephants4、Howdoestheauthordevelophispassage?A．Bymakingcomparisons. B．ByusingfiguresC．Bytellingstories D．Byshowingfacts24．（8分）Neitherstyleofthinkingisbetterorworsethantheother;they’rejustdifferent,asProfessorAnkushChopraexplains．Tobeagreatartist,musician,orbig-picturethinker,holisticthinkingisimportant—it’saboutcontext,andintuition(直覺(jué))isimportant．Manycareerslikethoseinscienceorlaw,rewardanalyticthinking,whichlooksatpartsandunits,andisspecificandlogical．Ofcourse,themostsuccessfulpeoplewillbeabletodobothkindsofthinking,thoughgenerallyholisticthinking,linkedtocreativity,ismoredifficulttoteachthananalyticthinking．Sothosepeoplewhoareanalyticthinkerswillseeapriceof$1.99bylookingatthesinglenumbers,andwillprioritizethefirstnumberwhenitcomestoprice.“Holisticthinkerstendtoviewallpricenumbersasawholeandarelesslikelytobeaffectedbythenine-endingpriceeffect,”LingjiangLoraTu,Ph.D．,professorofmarketingatBaylorandastudy’sleadauthor,toldPhys.org．However,thatthetypeofthinkingallowsholisticthinkerstoseethewholeratherthanthepartsgoesoutthewindowwhenthey’restressedordistracted(分心的)．“Ourfindingssuggestthatregardlessofconsumers’thinkingstyle,nine-endingpricesaremostlikelytobeeffectiveinsituationsthatoveruseconsumers’resources,suchaswhenshoppersaretime-pressuredatthecheckoutcounterordistractedbybackgroundmusicoroccupiedwithaninteractiveproductdemonstration,”Tusaid．Thisstudywasdonewiththeideathatmarketersshouldknowaboutthesedifferencesinthinkingstyleandkeeptheminmindwhenthey’repricingthingsfordifferenttypesofpeople．Butanyonewhobuysthingscanbenefittoo,byfiguringoutwhatkindofthinkeryouare,andthenkeepingthatinmindwhenthesignsshow“sale”withaloudnoise!—andremindingyourselfthatnobodymakesthebestdecisionswhenthey’redistracted．1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestexampleofholisticthinking?A．OnlyifthewholethingmakessensecanJackconcentrateondetails．B．InAmericanshops,youcanfindmanythingswithnine-endingprices．C．Jackkeptonworkingononethingandfinallyachievedgreatsuccess．D．Understandingeachparagraphleadstounderstandingthewholepassage．2、Theunderlinedword“prioritize”inPara.2mostprobablymeans“________”．A．takenonoticeofB．treat...equallyC．thinkof...thetrickiestD．consider...themostimportant3、Accordingtothepassage,aconsumershouldrememberthat________．A．thenine-endingpricescanequallyaffectanytypeofconsumerB．pricingthingsfordifferenttypesofpeoplebenefitscustomersC．backgroundmusicisn’talwaystocreateapleasantatmosphereD．it’simpossibletoaffecthimevenifhe’sdistractedorstressed4、Fromthepassageweknowthat________．A．differentthinkingstylescreatedifferentpricingsystemsB．preferenceofpricingsystemcanindicatethinkingstyleC．holisticthinkingsomewhatoutweighsanalyticthinkingD．bothstylesofthinkingcannotbebeneficialtoonecareer25．（10分）Mymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassetteonourprevioussummer’sroadtrip.AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,IcameacrossabookJimTrelease’sTheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem.Ithought.SoIputRoalddahl’sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls’sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring(恢復(fù))electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation,“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI'mbeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe’vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.1、Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?A．Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney. B．ShewantedtokeepafamilytraditionC．Herchildrenwereaddictedtomusic. D．Shewantedtokillthetime.2、Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?A．Theykeptquarrelling. B．Theyhidthemselves.C．Theysoonsettleddown. D．Theycontinuedtofightintheirseats.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?A．Theywerecaughtinastorm. B．Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.C．Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach. D．Theythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BetterReadingthanTraveling B．BooksthatChangedMyChildrenC．RoadTripsFullofChallenges D．ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips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）ChristinaParrabrushedhercane(手杖)acrossthecarpetattheentrancetoWalgreens.Shetappedherwaypasttheshoppingcarts(手推車)andredlipsticksshecouldonly1.Christina,a16-year-oldwithtwoprosthetic(假的)browneyes,hadvisitedthisstoreseveraltimesin2forthismoment:Shewasshopping.Lovesongs3throughtheloudspeakersoftheNorthHighlands,Californiastore.ChristinareachedtheendofAisle(通道)1-Aandturnedright,4herwaypastsmoothbottlesofliquidsoap,towardtheindividualsoapbars.Shewantedtobuyabarofsoap.Asimplegoal,butnot5aneasyone.Christinawas18monthsoldwhenshewasdiagnosedwithcancerinbothhereyes.Doctors6Christina’slefteyeimmediately;afewyearslater,theyremovedtheright.Sincethen,activitiesotherkids7forgranted—takingabus,8thestreet,shoppingatastore—haveposed(造成)plentyof9forher.Theteachershowedthelittlegirlhowtofindherclassroomby10hercanealongalawn’sedge.Shelearnedtocountdrivewayswhile11toacertainaddress.Yetforalongtime,shoppingstillseemed12.Howwouldsheeverwalk13thosevastaisles,14withrowafterrowofproductsshecouldn’tsee?Finally,Christinatoldherteacherthatshewasreadytoshop15.Together,theytookinventory(目錄冊(cè))atWalgreens.Overthecourseofseveral16,ZermenotoldChristinathekindsofproductseachaisleheld;Christinatookcareful17onherBraillecomputer(盲人電腦).And18itwas,onMonday,thather19cametorestonthebarsofsoap.Shefeltherwaydowntoalowershelf,untilshe20theoneshewanted.1、A．seeB．findC．imagineD．smell2、A．searchB．preparationC．praiseD．favor3、A．wentB．gotC．flewD．passed4、A．forcingB．feelingC．findingD．losing5、A．fortunatelyB．clearlyC．necessarilyD．differently6、A．removedB．curedC．treatedD．rebuilt7、A．makeB．takeC．haveD．get8、A．cleaningB．buildingC．crossingD．wandering9、A．challengesB．joyC．pleasureD．disasters10、A．wavingB．tappingC．touchingD．moving11、A．a(chǎn)ppearingB．turningC．pointingD．walking12、A．scaryB．uncertainC．possibleD．frightened13、A．a(chǎn)crossB．throughC．overD．by14、A．surroundedB．coveredC．filledD．decorated15、A．ofherownB．onherownC．toherownD．a(chǎn)therown16、A．failuresB．effortsC．a(chǎn)ttemptsD．visits17、A．noticeB．a(chǎn)ttentionC．focusD．notes18、A．soB．yetC．moreoverD．besides19、A．caneB．fingersC．noseD．cart20、A．sawB．smelledC．boughtD．located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）Tothisday,KevinHartstillrecallstheexactmomenthelearnedthislifelonglesson,1．hesayscameaboutoneafternoonwhilehewasunderthecareofhisafter-schoolbabysitter,2．kind,grandmotherlywomannamedMissDavis3．(typical),HanhelpedMissDaviswithhouseworkafterschoolOneday,however,Hanskippedthehouseworkandjoinedsomefriends4．a(chǎn)“game”ofthrowingrocksatpassingcarsAsitwent,oneofthe5．(stone)HartthrewbrokeacarwindowOnseeingthis,Hartandhisfriends6．(flee)fromthesceneThecarstoppedandthedriversteppedouttofindwhodiditEventually,hisfriendsallpointedtoHart“Theythrewmeunderthebussofast!”hesaysNewsoftheincidentquicklymade7．(it)waytoMissDavisHespenttherestofthedayinpanic,fearingwhat8．(happen)whenDavistoldhismotherYet,MissDavisnevertoldHeractgaveHartanimportantlessonabouttrust“You’vegottogivetrust9．(get)trust,”hesaysHewasso10．(thank)thathenevergotintotroubleasateenagerfromthenon,allbecauseofMissDavis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)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的用斜線（\）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l1處起）不計(jì)分。Weliveinthecountryside、Mostofwhichweseeisbeautyandnature、Oneoftheexceptionstothebeautyisthelittersomepeoplethrowouttheirwindowsastheyaredrivingontheroads、Oneofthefewdrawbackstolivinginthecountrysideisthatpublicservice,suchaslittercollection,arelittleavailablethantheyareclosertothecity、Ahelpinghabitthatmyfamilypractiseregularlyarepickinguplitterinoursurroundingarea、Wehavebecomesoaccustomedtodothisthatmylittlebrotherwilloftensay,“There'ssomelitter,Daddy,stopthecar!”Andwewouldoftenpulloverandpickitup、Itmayseemstrange,andweactuallyenjoyit、Wepickuplitterinparks,onsidewalks,practicallyanywhere、OnceIevensawacompletestrangerpickinguplitterclosetowherewelivein、Hesmiledatmeandsaid,“Isawyoudoingit,anditseemedlikethe