2025屆河南省商丘名校高考考前模擬英語試題含解析

2025屆河南省商丘名校高考考前模擬英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請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．Historicsitesimpresswriterswiththeiramazingbeauty,whichareagreatsourceof________.A．inspirationB．compositionC．occupationD．combination2．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a(chǎn),/,the C．a(chǎn),the,/ D．a(chǎn),/,a3．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding4．Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which5．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could6．Theconditionsinthelocalschoolwerefairly_____,noelectricityandnobasicteachingfacilitiesavailable.A．unique B．typicalC．Primitive D．Stable7．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall8．--Hello,Kate.Howisyourweekendathome?--Awful!YouknowitisthefirsttimeI____aloneathome,boredtodeath.A．hasleft B．hadleft C．hadbeenleft D．havebeenleft9．Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a(chǎn);a B．a(chǎn);theC．the;a D．the;the10．—Youknowquitealotaboutthefashionshow.—Well,Cathy________ittomeduringlunch.A．introducesB．introducedC．hadintroducedD．willintroduce11．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．shallC．would D．could12．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．a(chǎn)fter13．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot14．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse15．Theiryoungestgirlisatthestage______shecansayasinglewordbutnotafullsentenceA．when B．whichC．that D．where16．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends17．Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．a(chǎn)shalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．a(chǎn)smuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas18．Allenfollowedhiscustomeracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofthehouse,twoshoppingbags.A．lifted B．havinglifted C．tolift D．lifting19．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects20．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was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）2019OscarsAcademyAwardNominees(提名)forBestPictureBlackPantherType:AdventureRunningTime:134min.ReleaseDate:February16,2018Currentrank:★★★★Director:RyanCooglerActors:ChadwickBoseman,MichaelB．JordanWithhisfatherhavingdiedinCaptainAmerica:CivilWar,T’ChallaisthenewruleroftheadvancedkingdomofWakanda.Astheking,wheneverachallengerforthecrownannounceshisintentions,hemustgiveuphispowersandtakethemoninaphysicalchallenge.TheFavoriteType:DramaRunningTime:120min.ReleaseDate:November30,2018Currentrank:★★★Director:YorgosLanthimosActors:EmmaStone,RachelWeiszIntheearly18thcentury,withEnglandandFranceatwar,afragileQueenAnneoccupiesthethroneasherclosefriendLadySarahChurchillgovernsthecountryinherstead,whiletendingtoAnne’sillhealthandchangeabletemper.GreenBookType:DramaRunningTime:130min.ReleaseDate:November21,2018Currentrank:★★★★★Director:PeterFarrellyActors:ViggoMortensen,MahershalaAliTonyLip,anuneducatedItalian-Americanwho’sknownforusinghisfiststogethisway,ishiredtodriveworld-class,famouspianistDonShirleyonaconcerttourfromManhattantotheDeepSouth.Theymustrelyonthe“NegroMotoristGreenBook”toguidethemtothefewsettlementsthatwerethensafeforblacks.AStarisBornType:MusicalRunningTime:135min.ReleaseDate:October5,2018Currentrank:★★★★Direct:BradleyCooperActors:BradleyCooper,LadyGagaWhencountrymusicstarJacksonMainestopsatabarforadrinkafteraconcert,he’sbothentertainedandattractedbyyoungnightclubsingerAlly.Hediscoversthatshewritessongsaswellasbeingatalentedsinger,buthasn’thadabreakbecauseofherlooks.1、Whichfilmistheleastpopularamongaudience?A．BlackPanther. B．TheFavorite.C．GreenBook. D．AStarisBorn.2、Thefilmabouttherightsofblackpeoplebelongsto.A．a(chǎn)dventure B．musicalC．drama D．comedy3、Whoworksasadirectorandactor?A．RyanCoogler. B．YorgosLanthimos.C．PeterFarrelly. D．BradleyCooper.22．（8分）Attheageof14,JamesHarrisonhadamajorchestoperationandherequired13units(3.4gallons)ofbloodafterwards.Theblooddonationssavedhislife,andhedecidedthatonceheturned18,hewouldbegindonatingbloodasregularlyashecould.Morethan60yearsandalmost1,200donationslater,Harrison,whosebloodcontainsanantibody(抗體)thathassavedthelivesof2.4millionbabiesfrommiscarriages(流產(chǎn)),retiredasablooddonoronMay11.Harrison’sbloodisvaluablebecausehenaturallyproducesRh-negativeblood,whichcontainsRh-positiveantibodies.Hisbloodhasbeenusedtocreateanti-DinAustraliasince1967.“EverybottleofAnti-DevermadeinAustraliahasJamesinit,”RobynBarlow,theRhprogramdirectortoldtheSydneyMorningHerald.“It’sanamazingthing.Hehassavedmillionsofbabies.Icryjustthinkingaboutit.”Sincethen,Harrisonhasdonatedbetween500and800millilitersofbloodalmosteveryweek.He’smade1,162donationsfromhisrightarmand10fromhisleft.“I’dkeepgoingiftheyletme,”HarrisontoldtheHerald.Hisdoctorssaiditwastimetostopthedonations—andtheycertainlydon’ttakethemlightly.Theyhadalreadyextendedtheagelimitforblooddonationsforhim,andthey’recuttinghimoffnowtoprotecthishealth.Hemadehisfinaldonationsurroundedbysomeofthemothersandbabieswhohisbloodhelpedsave.Harrison’sretirementisablowtotheRhtreatmentprograminAustralia.Only160donorssupporttheprogram,andfindingnewdonorshasproventobedifficult.ButHarrison’sretirementfromgivingblooddoesn’tmeanhe’scompletelyoutofthegame.ScientistsarecollectingandcataloginghisDNAtocreatealibraryofantibodiesandwhitebloodcellsthatcouldbethefutureoftheanti-DprograminAustralia.1、WhatdoweknowaboutJamesHarrison?A．Hesaved2.4millionpoorpeople.B．Heistoretireasablooddonor.C．Heisaverygratefulblooddonor.D．Hedonatesbloodnearlyeveryday.2、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingParagraph4?A．TostateHarrison’sdecisiontocontinuedonatingblood.B．TodescribehowHarrison’sdonationscometoanend.C．TointroducesomebabiessavedbyHarrison’sblood.D．TopraiseHarrisonforhiscooperationwiththedoctors.3、WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutHarrison?A．Afterhisretirement,theRhprogramwillfail.B．Newdonorsareeasytofindinashorttime.C．HecontinuestocontributetotheRhprogram.D．HisDNAiskeptinalibraryforfuturestudy.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AUniqueManwithaRareBloodTypeB．TheBloodSavingMillionsofBabiesC．ASpecialBloodTypeDonortoRetireD．TheManwiththeGoldenArm23．（8分）Ifyouareastudent,youmaybeprobablyrequiredbyyourteachertoreadquicklyinclass.Youhavebeentaughttoskimorscan,tolookforkeywordssoastounderstandthemainideaofthearticleandtheimportantpointsinthearticle.Skimmingandscanningisagoodstrategywhenyouarepressedfortime,suchaswhenyouaretakinganexam,buttoday,manypeopleskimandscaneverythingandtheyhavelosttheabilitytoenjoyreading.Inresponsetothis,somethingcalledthe"slowreadingmovement"hasbecomepopular.Theideaisthatpeopleshouldshutofftheircomputersandmobilephonesforhalfanhourorforty-fiveminuteseachdayandenjoythepleasurereadingagoodbook—slowly!Inmanycitiesthereareevenslowreadingclubswheremembersgotoacafe,notdiscussbooks,buttositquietlywitheachother,drinkcoffeeandjustread.Researchershavefoundthatreadingslowly,especiallybooksoffiction,helpspeopleconcentrate,relaxandthinkaboutwhattheyarereading.Italsohelpspeopleempathize.Thislastpointisimportant.Whenyoureadanovelslowly,yougettounderstandthecharacters’emotionsandtoseetheworldthroughtheireyes.Reading,ofcourse,isn'teasy.Youhavetositstill,foronething.Anditcanseemboringwhencomparedtotheexcitementofplayingvideogames.But,forme,readinghasbeenanenduringpleasureinmylife.Fromtheageoften,whenIgotmyfirstlibrarycard,I’veenjoyedthecompanyofpiratesandheroes,ofevilcriminalsandcleverdetectives,ofthousandsofinterestingpeopleIwouldhavenevermetinreallife.Readingprovidedmewithescape,butitalsoenabledmetounderstandtheworldaroundme.Itwasaneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls.Inyourclassroom,youhavelearnedtoread“fast”.Outsideoftheclassroom,youshouldtrytolearntoread“slowly”.Youmaybesurprisedathowmuchyouenjoyit.1、Whenyouarehavinganexam,it'sacknowledgedthat________.A．readingslowlyisthebestwayB．readingwordforwordisagoodmethodC．readingfastisagoodstrategyD．readingcasuallyisawonderfulchoice2、WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthecharacteristicsof"slowreadingmovement"?A．Enjoyingthepleasureofreadingagoodbookslowly.B．Helpingpeoplerefreshandrelax.C．Understandingthecharacters'emotionsmoreaccurately.D．Gettingthemainideaofthearticlequickly.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“empathize”(para.3)mean?A．Benefitfromsomething.B．Feelsympathyforsomebody.C．Beinterestedinsomething.D．Sharefeelingswithsomebody.4、Whydoesthewritercallreading“aneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls”?A．Becausethereisnoneedtobuildwallsforthebooks.B．Becausealibrarycardiswhatyouneedtoenjoyreadinginthelibrary.C．Becausereadingenablespeopletobetterunderstandtheworldaroundthem.D．Becausetherearethousandsofinterestingpeopleinthebookswhocanhelpyouescape.24．（8分）DerekRabeloisnottheonlysurfertoconquerHawaii'sfamousPipelinebig-wavebreak，butwhileallothersusetheirsighttodoit，thisyoungprofessionalsurfermustrelyonlyonhisothersenses．That'sbecauseheiscompletelyblind．WhenDerekwasbornabout24yearsago，hegothisnamefromDerekHo，thefirstHawaiiansurfingworldchampion．Asurfingenthusiasthimself，EmesloRabelodreamedthathissonwouldsharethetalentofhisuncle，aprofessionalsurfer．Unfortunately，Derekwasborncompletelyblind，butthisdidn'tstophisfamilyfrombelievingthathecoulddoanythinghewanted，evenifthatmeantbecomingasurfer．Atage2，DerekreceivedabodyboardandthebeachesofGuarapari，Brazil，becamehisbackyard．Hewasalwayscomfortableinthewaterandsurfingwasinhisblood，buthedidn'tactuallytryridingawaveuntilheturned17，whenhisfatherboughthimasurfboard．Hisfathertaughthimthebasicsandencouragedhimtokeeppractising，butaftersuccessfullystandinguponthesurfboard，DerekknewheneededtobecomemuchbetterifhewasgoingtoachieveEmeslo'sdreamandbecomeaprofessionalsurfer．SohejoinedthePraiadoMoroosurfschool，wherehestudiedundercoachFabioMaru．Standinguponasurfboardandconqueringsmallwavesisonething，whilegatheringthecouragetotakeonHawaii'sboard-breakingPipelineisanother．ButthatwasexactlywhatDerekRabelosetouttodojustmonthsafterlearninghowtosurf．Everyonetoldhimitwastoodangerous，buthefelthecoulddoit．Andhedid，earningthepraiseoffamousprofessionalsurferslikeKellySlaterandMickFanning．Now24，RabelohasbeensurfingthePipelineeverywintersince．1、WhatmakesDereckRabelospecialasaprofessionalsurfer？______A．Heisdisabled．B．Heistalented．C．Heisfortunate．D．Heishard-working．2、WhoisDerekHo？______A．DerekRabelo'suncle．B．DerekRabelo'sfather．C．Asurfschoolcoach．D．Aprofessionalsurftrainer．3、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellusaboutDerekRabelo？______A．Hisdifficultiesinsurfing．B．Hisachievementsinsurfing．C．Hisdreamtobeaprofessionalsurfer．D．Hisearlylifetobeaprofessionalsurfer．4、WhatwordscanbestdescribeDerekaccordingtothelastparagraph？______A．Skillfulandproud．B．Braveandconfident．C．Considerateandreliable．D．Carefulandstrong-willed．25．（10分）Ifyoumakealistoftheworld’stoptenmostchallengingjob,chancesarethatbeingateacherwillnotmakethecut.Butthinkaboutthedauntingtaskmillionsofeducatorsfaceeachdayastheytrytomoldagroupofoftensurly,unrulykidsintointelligent,well-roundedindividuals.Thatsurelyhastobethetoughestjobintheworld,especiallygiventhatthereisnopromotionorbonusawaitingthemeveniftheyarewildlysuccessful!Whatiftheseall-importantindividualsthatweoftentakeforgranteddisappearfromourlives?ThatwaswhatProjectEdandParticipantMedia'sTeachcampaignaskedfilmmakersofallagestoenvisionfortheirrecentlyheldcontest.Entitled,"AWorldWithoutTeachers,"itsintentwastoinspiremoreyoungpeopletobecometeachers.However,the62amazingvideosubmissionsalsoserveasareminderofhowgrimthingswouldbeifwedidn'thavetheseselflessindividualsguidingusthroughlife.Whatwasinterestingisthateventheyoungestcontestantsdidnotappeartorejoiceattheideaofnothavinganybodytellingthemwhattodo.High-schoolstudentSavannahWakefieldponderedifartasweknowittodaywouldhavebeendifferentwithoutteachers.WouldMonethavediscoveredhistalentforimpressionism?LosAngeles-basedMilesHorst,whowonthe1,000USDprizeforthebestadultsubmissionimaginesaworldwhereteachersarereplacedbya'brainbox'inhisfunanimatedentry.YouthcategorywinnerMarinaBarham'svideodepictsafactweallknowbutoftenforget.Teachersdon'tjustteach,theyinspire-somethingthatnoelectronicdevice,nomatterhowsmart,cando!Sothenexttimeyouthinkyourteacherisbeing"mean"fortryingtochannelyouintherightdirection,imaginealifewithouthim/her.Wehaveafeelingitwillnotappearasrosy!1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thecampaigntopromoteteachers'status.B．Thesignificancecfteachers.C．Asurveyofpeople'sviewsaboutteachers.D．Thepossibilityofaworldwhereteachersarereplaced.2、Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____.A．teachingnaughtykidsisaverydiscouragingtaskB．beingateacherisoneofthemostchallengingjobsintheworldC．a(chǎn)successfulteacherhasthegreatestchancetobepromotedD．teachershavelittleinfluenceonkids'individualdevelopment3、Whatisthepurposeoftheproject“AWorldWithoutTeachers”?A．Toattractkidstosubmitmorevideosoftheirteachers.B．Toexpectteacherstodevotethemselvestotheirjobs.C．Toremindstudentstoappreciateteachers'hardwork.D．Toencouragemorepeopletogointoteachingcareer.4、Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentence?A．Teachingisquitedifferentfromotherjobs.B．Thefutureofteachers'workappearsinspiring.C．Aworldwithoutteacherswillbeunimaginable.D．Manypeopleattachmoreimportancetoteaching.第三部分語言知識運(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）Iwasbornlegallyblind.Ofallthestoriesofmyearlychildhood，theoneabouta1ismymother'sfavorite.Iwasonlytwowhenthe2occurred.Wehadjustarrivedhomefromatrip.Momliftedmeoutofthecarand3tospeaktothedriver.Itookadvantageofmybrief4todashacrossthelawn(草坪)-andhitalargemapletree！IwasrunningsofastthatIbouncedoffthetrunkand5onmybackside.Mom6metostartcrying，butIjustsatthereforaminute.ThenI7myselfupandkeptrightongoing.Momalways8herethat，asmanytimesasI9acrossthelawnafterthat，Ineveragain10intothattree.Momlovestousethisstoryasan11.Itremindsherthatchildrendon'tenterlife12totakerisksorunwillingto13againwhentheyfalldown.Sheneverwantedmetolosethat14asIgrewolder.WhenI15mymajorlifedecisions，Iwasstillthatlittlegirltearingfull-speedacrossthelawn.Istudiedabroadandlatermovedawayfrommyparents'hometolookfora16,Throughyearsof17,Ihavebecomearespectedteacherinaschoolservinghigh-needstudents.Wearealmostcertaintoget18atsomepointduringtheprocessofachievingourgoal.Whenthathappens，don'tsitinthegrassand19.JustgetupandkeepongoingItwillallbeworthit20.1、A．trip B．race C．tree D．driver2、A．incident B．change C．illness D．problem3、A．feared B．refused C．forgot D．turned4、A．delay B．a(chǎn)bsence C．freedom D．rest5、A．landed B．slept C．laughed D．wept6、A．promised B．encouraged C．a(chǎn)llowed D．expected7、A．woke B．picked C．warmed D．gave8、A．a(chǎn)dds B．replies C．a(chǎn)dmits D．supposes9、A．drove B．lived C．stood D．zoomed10、A．crashed B．broke C．climbed D．looked11、A．a(chǎn)nswer B．example C．excuse D．order12、A．a(chǎn)ble B．a(chǎn)shamed C．a(chǎn)fraid D．a(chǎn)nxious13、A．a(chǎn)sk B．share C．learn D．try14、A．honesty B．toughness C．kindness D．curiosity15、A．regretted B．reviewed C．made D．explained16、A．job B．friend C．fortune D．house17、A．memories B．efforts C．research D．experience18、A．mixedup B．fedup C．knockeddown D．settleddown19、A．play B．relax C．dream D．cry20、A．a(chǎn)llatonce B．intheend C．ineithercase D．a(chǎn)saresult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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Manypeoplebelievethatthey1．(suppose)todrinkeightglassesofwateraday,orabouttwoliters.Why?Becausethatis2．theyhavebeentoldalltheirlives.3．a(chǎn)newreportofferssomedifferentadvice.Theexpertssaypeopleshouldobeytheirbodies;theyshoulddrinkas4．waterastheyfeellike5．(drink).Thereportcontainssomegeneral!6．(suggest).Theexpertssaythatwomenshouldgetabout2.7litersofwaterdaily.Menshouldgetabout3.7liters.Butwait,ineachcase,thatismorethaneightglasses.Thereis7．importantdifference.Thereportdoesnottellpeoplehowmanyglassesofwatertodrink.8．fact,theexpertssaythatitmaybe9．(possible)toknowhowmanyglassesareneededtomeettheseguidelines.Thisisbecausethedailyrequirementcanincludethewater10．(contain)infoods.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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(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（∧），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)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11處起）不計(jì)分。ThereisanEnglishsaying“Itneverrainsbutitpours”.Inowbelieveitwasprobablytrue.LastSaturday,Ihadaterribletime.Itwasrathercold,orquitesunny,soafterlunchIwentdowntown,plantobuyasweater.Iwaslookingatthewindowofclothesshopwhensomeonestolemywallet.WhileIwasgoingtohome,itstartedtorainandIarrivedhomecoldlyandmiserable.Idecidedtohaveahotbath.Iwasgettingreadytohavemybathwhilethedoorbellrang.Itwasasalesmanandittookmeseveralminutetogetridofhim.Unfortunate,allthetimehewastalkingtous,thewaterwasrunning.Youcanimaginethestateofthebathroom!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華。請你給你的加拿大朋友Nick寫一封信，介紹你的新校園的有關(guān)情況。要點(diǎn)包括：1.新校園位于城市東北，占地約16萬平方米，兼具文化性和現(xiàn)代性；主要建筑包括教學(xué)樓，實(shí)驗(yàn)樓，圖書樓，宿舍，餐廳和體育館等等。學(xué)校設(shè)施齊備，師資優(yōu)良。2.你在新校園的學(xué)習(xí)生活情況。3.邀請Nick來你校參觀。注意：1.詞數(shù)：120詞左右，開頭已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。3.參考詞匯：校園campusDearNick,Howarethingsgoing?Recentlywehavesettledintoanewcampus.SoI’mwritingwithgreatexcitementtotellyousomethingaboutit.____________________________________________________________