陜西省西安市藍田縣2025屆高考仿真卷英語試題含解析

陜西省西安市藍田縣2025屆高考仿真卷英語試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．（2018·海淀二模）Thisviewiscommon_________allsectionsofthecommunity.A．acrossB．aboveC．aroundD．along2．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave3．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying4．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/5．—Iforgottoregisterforthecourses.I’monedaylateandmostoftheclassesarefull.WhatshallIdo?—________Youcan’tdoanythingaboutthat.A．Takeyourtime. B．Pooryou!C．Sowhat? D．Noway!6．Iamalwaysdelightedwhenreceivingyourinvitation,______thepartyonJune9thafterthenationalcollegeentranceexamination,Ishallbepleasedtoattend.A．Onaccountof B．WithregardtoC．Inresponseto D．Inviewof7．Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedtowhat_______iftherehadbeenchildrenintheclassroomintimeofthefire.A．wouldhappen B．happenedC．wouldhavehappened D．shouldhavehappened8．Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．and B．or C．but D．so9．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis10．Ourcountryhaslaunchedacampaigntobansmokinginpublicplaces,whichwithsomeheavysmokers.A．concernsB．wasconcernedC．concernedD．isconcerned11．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．arrangesB．mindsC．assesses12．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where13．Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people_____nottotouchanunattendedbag.A．hadalwaysbeenwarned B．werealwaysbeingwarnedC．arealwayswarning D．alwayswarned14．—I’msorryforbreakingthecup.—Oh,________.I’vegotplenty.A．helpyourself B．forgetitC．mypleasure D．pardonme15．Withnoonethem，thetwothievesstoleintothehouse．A．watchB．watchingC．watchesD．watched16．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto17．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang18．—Howdiditcomethatyoudamagedyourcarsobadly?—I____intoatreeontheroadsidetheotherday.A．ran B．hadrun C．wasrunning D．run19．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one20．—HeissodelightedtomakefriendswithJohnson.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______theyhavemuchincommon.A．whereB．howC．whatD．because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）Canadaisabilingualcountrywith"co-official"languages.EnglishandFrenchenjoyequalstatusastheofficiallanguagesofallgovernmentagenciesinCanada.ThismeansthatthepublichastherighttocommunicatewithandreceiveservicesfromgovernmentineitherEnglishorFrench.Governmentemployeeshavetherighttoworkintheofficiallanguageoftheirchoiceincertainbilingualregions.LiketheUnitedStates,Canadastartedasacolony.Beginninginthe1500sitwaspartofNewFrancebutlaterbecameaBritishcolonyaftertheSevenYears’War.Asaresult,theCanadiangovernmentrecognizedthelanguagesofbothcolonizers:FranceandEngland.TheConstitution(憲法)Actof1867admittedtheuseofbothlanguagesinfederalcourts.Yearslater,CanadastrengtheneditscommitmenttobilingualismwhenitpassedtheOfficialLanguagesActof1969,whichreconfirmedtheconstitutionaloriginsofitscoofficiallanguages.RecognitionofbothEnglishandFrenchprotectstherightsofallCanadians.Amongotherbenefits,the1969ActrecognizedtheCanadiancitizensshouldbeabletoaccessfederallawsandgovernmentdocuments,whethertheirnativelanguagewasFrenchorEnglish.Thegenerallawalsorequiresthatconsumerproductsfeaturebilingualpackagingthroughoutthecountry.TheCanadiangovernmentiscommittedtoadvancingtheequalityandtheuseofEnglishandFrenchandprovidessupporttothedevelopmentofEnglishandFrenchminoritycommunities.However,therealityisthatmostCanadiansspeakEnglish,andofcourse,manyCanadiansspeakanotherlanguageentirely.Althoughthefederalgovernmenttheoreticallyguaranteesbilingualservicesinallareas,therearemanyregionswhereEnglishistheclearmajoritylanguagesothegovernmentdoesnotofferservicesinFrenchinthoseregions.Canadiansusethephrase"wherenumbersjustify"toindicatewhetheralocalpopulationslanguagerequiresbilingualservicesfromthegovernment.WhilemanyCanadiansarebilingualinEnglishandFrench,Statistics.Canadafindsthatover200otherlanguageswerereportedasalanguagespokenbyitspeople.Abouttwo-thirdsoftherespondentswhospokeoneoftheselanguagesalsospokeeitherEnglishorFrench1、WhyaretwoofficiallanguagesacceptedinCanada?A．Thelanguage-usingtraditioncausedbyCanada'scolonialhistoryB．ThetheoreticalcommitmentmadebyCanadiancourtsinthepastC．ThewelcomeattitudetowardspeoplecomingfromallovertheworldD．ThemasteryoftwolanguagesofCanadiansbecauseofschooleducation2、WhatisthecurrentsituationofofficiallanguagesinCanada?A．PeoplespeakingEnglisharesuperiorbecauseoftheiraccesstofederallawsB．FederalgovernmentshavetoprovidebilingualservicestoallcitizensinCanadaC．Frenchminoritycommunitiesaregivenmoresupportduetotheirlanguage-usinghistoryD．TherearemorepeoplespeakingEnglishthanFrenchinsomepartsofCanada3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ThelegalcourtusageofFrenchandEnglishwasestablishedinCanadain1969.B．SomeCanadiansincertaindistrictsmightspeakneitherEnglishnorFrenchC．EitherFrenchorEnglishshouldbeusedonproductsinCanadaaccordingtothelawD．EnglishhasgainedsuperiorlegalpositiontoFrenchbecauseofbiggerusersinCanada4、Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheOfficialLanguagesinCanadaB．Canada,aMultiple-languageLandC．BalancingEnglishandFrenchinCanadaD．AdvancingEnglishandFrenchinCanada22．（8分）Whileeverydogownerknowstheirdogscanreadtheirmoodsperfectly,scientistshavealwaysbeenalittledoubtful.NowthankstosomeresearchersattheUniversityofVeterinaryMedicineinVienna,Austria,wefinallyhavesomeconvincingevidence.Fortheirstudy,biologistCorsonMillerandhisteamexposeselevenselecteddogstodigitalimagesofwomenthatwereeitherangryorhappy.Halfthedogswererewardedfortouchingthescreenwhenshownahappyface,whiletheotherhalfgottheirtreatforselectingthosethatappearedangry.Interestingly,thedogswerenotprovidedwiththeentireface.Somedogswereshownonlyupperhalveswhiletheothersobservedlowerhalves.That'sbecausethescientistsbelievehumansshowtheiremotionsontheirentireface.Aftersometraininglikehowtorecognizesmalldifferenceslikethewrinklesbetweentheeyesorthechangesintheirshapethataccompanythehappyorangryexpressions,thedogsweremostlyabletoidentifythecorrectexpressionnotonlyonafamiliarfacebutonastrangeface.Theresearchersconcludedthedogsweresmartenoughtoreadhumanemotions.Theyalsofoundthosebeingtrainedtoreadangryexpressionstookalongertimetolearn.Theyguessitmaybebecausedogsfindangryfacesdisgusting,causingthemtowithdrawquickly.However,oncethesmartdogsrealizedtheyweregettingrewarded,thetrepidationseemedtodisappear.Infact,thedogshadsuchagoodtimeplayingthecomputer"game"Thatscientistshadahardtimekeepingthemawayfromthetouchscreensafterthestudywascompleted.Theresearchersalsonoticedonlydogswithamaleownerhadahardertimeunderstandingtheexpressionscorrectly.Sincethetouch-screenmodelswereallfemales,thisconfirmedwhathasbeenobservedinpreviousstudiesdogsaremoreefficientatreadingfacialexpressionsofpeoplethatarethesamegenderastheirowner.1、Howdidthescientistsconducttheexperiment?A．Byleavingdogstowomenwhoareeitherhappyorangry.B．Bymixingtheselecteddogstogether.C．Byrewardingonlyhalfofthedogstouchingthescreen.D．Byshowingdigitalpicturesofwomen’sh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.A．fearandhesitation B．curiosityandeagernessC．excitementandhappiness D．doubtandsadness3、Accordingtothelastparagraph,dogswithfemaleowners______________.A．arefondofthemalefacesB．areuninterestedintellingtheemotionsontheentirefacesC．havedifficultytellingthemoodsonthefacesofmalesD．canonlyrecognizeemotionsoffemales4、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．MoodChangesInfluenceDogs B．DogsIdentifytheMoodsC．dogsandTheirOwners D．Dog’sMoodResearch23．（8分）Whenadoglooksatyouwithbigpuppy-dogeyes,it’shardforyoutogoaway,andyoumayspeakout“Awww”withouthesitation.However,there’sareasonwhyyoufindadog’sstaresoattractive.Thatsweetstareactuallycausesthereleaseofaparticularhormone,orchemicalmessengerinthebody.Thishormonecreatesfeelingsofaffectioninhumans.Thesamethinghappenstodogswhenpeoplelookbackatthem.Scientistsbelievethishelpspeopleandtheirfour-leggedfriendsbond,orfeelconnected.Scientistshavewonderedwhatcausesdogstolovinglystareattheirowners.Tofindout,ateamofresearchersfromAzabuUniversityinJapanstudied30ownersandtheirdogs.Theresearchersfoundthatafterthepetsandtheirownersspenthalfanhourtogether,bothshowedariseinoxytocin(催產素).Onekeyroleofthishormoneinmanyanimalsistopromotebonding,likethatbetweenamotherandnewborn.Theincreaseofoxytocindidn’thappen,though,whenscientistsrepeatedtheexperimentwithwolvesandthehumanswhohadraisedthem.Asecondexperimentalsofoundthatifdogsweregivenoxytocin,theylookedattheirownerslonger.Scientistsaren’tsureexactlywhy,butthisreactionoccurredonlywithfemaledogs.Theirownersoxytocinlevelsalsoroseasaresult.Theresultoftheseexperimentsmighthelpansweranage-oldquestion:Howdidthefearsomewolfancestorofmoderndogsturnintoman’sbestfriend?TakefumiKikusui,ananimalscientistwhoworkedonthestudy,thinksthatthechangehappenedwhendogsfirstbecamedomestic(馴養(yǎng)的).AccordingtoKikusui,theremayhavebeenasmallgroupofwilddogsthatwerenaturallyfriendlier.“Humansareverysensitivetoeyecontact.Byusingthisspecialcommunicationtool,thedogsareabletowinoverourhearts.Iftheyaremorelikelytomakeeyecontact,itwouldbeeasierforthemtobondwithdogowners,”Kikusuisaid.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,peoplesay“Awww”to________.A．makethedogstareatthemB．expresstheirloveforthedogsC．drawthedogsattentionawayD．warnthedogsnottoapproachthem2、Accordingtothepassage,oxytocincan________.A．reduceanimalspainofgivingbirthB．motivateanimalsdesirestoprotectothersC．helpanimalstodevelopabetterrelationshipD．enableanimalstosurvivemoreeasilyfromdangers3、Theunderlinedwords“thechange”inParagraph4refertothat________.A．dogsbecamefriendswithhumansB．wolvesbegintobondwithhumansC．dogsandwolvesarebestfriendsD．dogsweredomesticatedbyhumans4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tocallonhumanstobefriendlytodogs.B．Togiveadviceonhowtogetalongwithdogs.C．Tointroducetheevolutionprocessofwilddogs.D．Toexplainwhyhumansanddogsareconnected.24．（8分）Watchingwoodendollscometolifemaynotbeoneofthemostpopularformsofentertainmenttoday,butwithovertwentyyears’experience,talentedpuppeteer(木偶表演者)PeterRobertshasearnedhimselfthetitle“masterpuppeteer”becauseofhisgreatabilitytoturnpuppetsintobelievable,almostlivingcharacters.“PeoplearequiteoftensurprisedtohearwhatIdoforalivingandhavelittleappreciationofpuppyasaformofentertainment.Butwhiletheexactoriginsofpuppettheatreareunknown,ithasbeenpopularinmanyculturesandmayhavebeentheveryfirstkindoftheatre,”heexplains.Roberts’showsarehighlyoriginal.“Apuppetshowcaninvolveanythingfromclowning(傻逗)tostorytelling,”hesays.Equallydiversearetheaudiencesheperformsfor.“Someareattractedbythepuppetsthemselves,whileothersenjoythedialogue.”Robertsbelievesthatthisformofentertainmentcanbeappreciatedbypeopleofallagesandcultures.Roberts’interestinpuppetsstartedwhenhereceivedsomebeautifulglovepuppetsoneChristmas.HestartedputtingonshowswiththeseforfamilyandfriendsandthenmovedontohandmadeChinesestringpuppets.Learningmostlyfrombooksandpersonalexperience,heexplains,“Iwasalreadyspendingmostofmyfreetimecarvingpuppetsandputtingonshows,soIhardlynoticedthechangefromstudentstofull-timeprofessionalpuppeteer.”Thepuppetsaredesignedspecificallyforeachshow,whichisextremelytimeconsuming.AccordingtoRoberts,“Sometimeswhatyouexpectandwhatyouactuallycreateintheendaretwoverydifferentthings.I’vemadesomeofmybestpuppets‘accidentally’.”Whenmostpeopleheartheword“puppetry”,theymorethanlikelythinkofawayofkeepingchildrenentertainedatbirthdayparties.Certainlythesubjectmatterwillbeexpectedtobelight-heartedratherthanserious.However,Robertswantstopointoutthatpuppetsconveyseriousmessagessometimes.”hesays.1、Whatdoweknowaboutpuppetryinthefirstparagraph?A．Itisamostpopularformofentertainment.B．Itcannotgivepeoplepleasureanymore.C．ItwasfirstbroughttolifebyPeterRoberts.D．Itsvalueasanartformisnotfullyrecognized.2、InRoberts’eyes,hispuppetshows.A．usuallyattractpeoplefullofhumorB．aremostsomethingforoldagedaudienceC．displaysomethingmeaningfulfordifferentpeopleD．involvehardworkandgreatintelligence3、Robertsdevelopedaninterestinpuppetsbecauseof.A．thepuppetshowbooksB．hisuniversitymajorC．aChristmasgiftD．someChinesestringpuppets4、WhatdoesRobertswantpeopletothinkofpuppettheatre?A．Itisjustakindofentertainmentforkids.B．Itcanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining.C．Itisonlyakindofseriousartform.D．Itshouldbekeptlight-hearted.25．（10分）SpringtimeInParisDeparture:May5,12,19andJune94daysfor￡129perpersonParisinthespringtimewas,isandalwayswillbesomethingratherspecial.Whynotexperienceitforyourselfwiththisexcellentbreakforfourdays?Thisattractivecityhassomethingtooffereveryoneandwithpricesatjust￡129,it'sgreatvaluetoo.YourbreakbeginswithexecutivecoachtransferfromregionalpickuppointsandtraveltoParisisviacross-channelferry,arrivingatyourhotelintheevening.Thehotelisanexcellentqualityonewithprivatefacilitiesinallrooms:satelliteTV,radio,telephoneandalarmclock.IthasabarandrestaurantandissituatedabouttwomilessouthofNotreDameenablingyoutoexplorePariswithease.Thefollowingday,aftercontinentalbreakfast(included),thecoachtakesyouonacomprehensivesightseeingtourofthecity,duringwhichyouwillseetheEiffelTower,ChampsElysees,L'ArcdeTriomphe,theLouvre,andinfactalmosteveryfamouslandmarkyouhaveeverheardof.YouthenleaveParisandtakeashortdrivetothemagnificentPalaceofVersailles,thehomeofLouisXIV.Thetourendsmid-afternoonbackinPariswhereyouwillhavetheremainderofthedayatyourleisure.Intheeveningthereisa"ParisByNight"tourshowingyouthebeautifulbuildingswithbrightlights.DaythreetakesyoutoMontmartre,perhapsthemostpicturesqueofParisandhomeoftheSaereCoeurandtheMoulinRouge.Intheafternoonyouarefreetoexplorethisbeautifulcityasyouwish,perhapsapleasurevoyageontheRiverSeine,wanderaroundthepicturesquegardensorlookthroughamongtheantiqueshops.Intheeveningyouwillhavetheopportunitytovisitthebestnightclubinthecity,thesplendidParadisLatin.Onthefinaldaywe'rebacktotheU.K.viachannelferry.Includedinthepriceof￡129perpersonReturnexecutivecoachtraveltoParisReturnferrycrossings3nightsaccommodationinatwinbeddedroominaCentralParishotelwithprivatefacilitiesContinentalbreakfastduringyourstayGuidedsightseeingtourof"ParisByDay"and"ParisByNight"VisittoChateauofVersailles(admissionnotincluded)TouronMontmartreServicesofanexperiencedbi-lingualtourguideatalltimes1、DuringthestayinParis,thetouristswillhave___________.A．freetimeformorethanhalfadayB．a“ParisByNight”touronthefirsteveningC．apleasurevoyageontheRiverSeinetogetherD．achancetoliveinahoteltwomilesawayfromParis2、Whichofthefollowingcanwelearnaboutthetravelschedulefromthetext?A．ThetouristswillreturnonJune9.B．ThetouristsmaysetoffonMay12.C．ThetouristsmayexploreNotreDameindepth.D．ThetouristswillspendonenightinParadisLatin.3、Afterpaying￡129,thetouristswillhavetopay____.A．thecontinentalbreakfastsB．thetouronMontmartreC．admissiontickettoChateauofVersaillesD．servicesofabi-lingualtourguide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）Fromayoungage,Iwastaughttobekindtopeoplearound.Myparents1explainedtometheimportanceofgivinghelpgenerouslytotheless2.Sooutofhabit,wheneverthereissomethingIcan3,Igiveittosomeoneonthestreets.Lastweek,asIleftthehouseforwork,Icarriedwithmesome4clothes,ahandbagandsomefoodtohandovertosomeone5.Asthecar6atatrafficredlight,Isawagirloffiveorsixaskingformoney.I7hertocometomeandquickly8allthestuffIhadandputthemintothehandbag.AsIstartedhandingitover,sheseemed9.Shelookedupatmewithasweetsmileonherfaceandaskedwhatwasinthe10.Itoldherthereweresomeclothesandfoodforher.Onceagainshe11me,“Canyougivemesomewater?”ItwasthenthatI12herdrylips.Itseemedthatshehadnothada13ofwaterallday.I14thewaterbottlethatIalwayscarrywithmeandhelpedhertodrinkfromit.Shefinisheditquicklyandgavemeaheartwarmingsmileof15.IwasthankfulthatIcould16whatshereallywishedandrealizedonceagainthatdaythatyoudon’tnecessarilyhavetomakebig17tohelpsomeone.Andthisincident,aswellasalotthatfollowed,18mybeliefinthesimpleactsofkindnessandhowtheycanmakesomeone’sday.Nexttimeyouwanttodosomethingniceforsomeone,don’t19,seizingtheright20,oritwouldbelate.Goaheadanddoit!1、A．cheerfully B．confidently C．particularly D．smoothly2、A．difficult B．rich C．comfortable D．fortunate3、A．find B．exchange C．spare D．abandon4、A．casual B．worn C．old D．fashionable5、A．needy B．clumsy C．lucky D．lonely6、A．pulled B．stopped C．approached D．drew7、A．wanted B．ordered C．touched D．signaled8、A．threw B．collected C．dragged D．dropped9、A．surprised B．embarrassed C．panicked D．worried10、A．bag B．pocket C．car D．hand11、A．wavedat B．lookedupat C．shookhandswith D．noddedat12、A．realized B．watched C．recognized D．noticed13、A．bottle B．drop C．lot D．cup14、A．pointedout B．gaveout C．pickedout D．tookout15、A．satisfaction B．communication C．appreciation D．expectation16、A．afford B．offer C．understand D．remember17、A．donations B．differences C．senses D．kindness18、A．strengthened B．changed C．shook D．destroyed19、A．holdout B．holdon C．holdback D．holddown20、A．idea B．power C．position D．opportunity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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）OnOctober31,2003,13-year-oldBethanyHamilton,togetherwithherfriends,wentsurfingalongTunnelsBeach,Kauai.Around7:30a.m.,shewaslyingonhersurfboardwithherleftarminthewater1．a14-foot-longtigersharkattackedher,severingherleftarmjustbelowtheshoulder.She2．（rush）toWilcoxMemorialHospitalbyherfriends.Bythetimeshearrivedthereshe3．（lose）over60%ofherblood.Shespentaweekinrecoverybeforebeingreleased.4．（surprise）,justonemonthaftertheattack,shereturnedtothewatertocontinuepursuingherdream.Initially,sheadoptedacustom-madeboard5．waslongerandslightlythickerthanstandardandhadahandleforherrightarm,makingit6．（easy）topaddle,andshelearnedtokickmoretomakeupforthelossofherleftarm.Afterteaching7．（she）tosurfwithonearm,in2004,sheenteredamajor8．（compete）andwontheESPYAwardforBestComebackAthlete.In2007,sherealizedherdreamofsurfingprofessionally.In2011,afilm,SoulSurfer,9．（base）onherexperiences,wasreleasedandmadeahitimmediately.Nowshehasbecome10．sourceofinspirationtomillionsthroughherstoryofdetermination,faithandhope.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(∧)，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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。DearSue,Howtimeflies、Itisamonththatyoustayedwithus、Weallmissyouandareverygratefultowhatyoudidforuswhenweweretogether、WehadanEnglishspeechcontesttheothersdayandIwonthefirstprize,whichagainremindmeofallyourkindhelp、Doyoustillrememberthetreewhatwasplantedbyustogetheronthehillbehindthesch