2025屆河北省撫寧一中高考考前提分英語仿真卷含解析

2025屆河北省撫寧一中高考考前提分英語仿真卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)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．—Iknowitisreallyalottoask,butcanIuseyourapartmentduringthesummer?—________.Ihappentobeoutoftown.Itisallforyourtaking.A．BehaveyourselfB．BemyguestC．HavefunD．Takecare2．Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．a(chǎn)nalysisB．a(chǎn)ngleC．a(chǎn)ttitudeD．a(chǎn)pproach3．Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.A．couldn’t B．shouldn’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t4．Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where5．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that6．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome7．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts8．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．a(chǎn)ndhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto9．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who10．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．a(chǎn)s11．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded12．--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect13．Willyoube_____________thisevening，Mary？Thatdepends.IamafraidIwillbewithmymanager，discussingaplan.A．convenient B．suitableC．a(chǎn)vailable D．efficient14．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit15．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow16．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which17．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter18．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With19．Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how20．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Ifyouaskmostfathers,withouthesitation,theywillsaythattheywoulddiefortheirchildren.Unfortunately,somemenhavebeenputinthatsituation,andwithFather’sDaycomingupnextweekend,wewanttosharewithyoutheirstories.JustinMcCaryOnOctober8,15,JustinMcCary,his10-year-olddaughterHaley,andhisnieceweredoingsomerockcollectingneararailroadbridgeinChattanooga.Whentheyheardthetraincoming,theystartedtomoveawayfromthetracks,butthatiswhenHaley’sfootbecamestuck.Hepushedheroffthebridgeandshefell15-feetintothestreambelow.Thegirlsurvived,butthetrainkilledthefatherinstantly.JimTramelOnEasterSunday,16,JimTramelwasonvacationwithhisfamilyinPalmSprings.SuddenlyJimsawthatsomethingwaswrongwithhisnine-year-olddaughter.Heimmediatelydivedintothepoolandmanagedtogethisdaughtertosafety,buthewaspronounceddeadinthehospital.Otherpeoplewerefarawayfromthefaultywiringandnotseriouslyinjured.FredrickMartinOnApril3,12,Fredrickandhiseight-year-oldsonTrewerecleaningoutTre’sgrandmother’sgaragewhentwomenrantowardsthemandfiredafewshots.Fredricknaturallybentoverhissonandprotectedhimfromthebullets(子彈).Policebelievethatthismurderwasrandom,andnoonehaseverbeenarrestedinconnectionwiththecrimethatleftTreMartinfatherless.JacobMerkelEarlyonemorninginNovember10,afirebrokeoutinthehomeoftheMerkelsinManitoba,Canada.Onceoutside,theparentsrealizedtheirfourthchild,Kai,wasstillinthebasement.Bravingtheflames,JacobwentbackinsideandreappearedfromthefirewithKaiinhisarms.Butjustashesteppedout,therewasanexplosionbehindhim.Sadly,Jacobdidn’tsurvivethenight.1、WhathappenedtoHaleywhenthetrainwascomingclosetoher?A．Shegotherfootstuck.B．Shewasknockeddown.C．Shewascollectingrocks.D．Shejumpedintothestream.2、Whoisavictimofthefaultywiring?A．JacobMerkel.B．JustinMcCary.C．FredrickMartin.D．JimTramel.3、WhatdidFredrickdotosavehisson?A．Shootatthemurderers.B．Stopbulletswithhisbody.C．Takethecriminalstocourt.D．Directhimtothebasement.4、Whydidtheauthorwritethetext?A．Totellwhyfathersdiedfortheirkids.B．Tointroducesomefathers’misfortune.C．Tohonorfathersandtheirheroicactions.D．Toshowhowmanyfathersdiedfortheirkids.22．（8分）Istillremembermyhandsandmyfingersstillremember—whatusedtolieinstoreforusonourreturntoschoolfromtheholidays.Thetreesintheschoolyardwouldbeinfullleafagainandtheoldleaveswouldbelyingaroundlikeamuddyseaofleaves.“Getthatallsweptup!”theheadmasterwouldtellus.“Iwantthewholeplacecleanedup,atonce!”Therewasenoughworkthere,tolastoveraweek.Especiallysincetheonlytoolswithwhichwewereprovidedwereourhands,ourfingers,ournails.“Nowseethatit’sdoneproperly,andbequickaboutit,”theheadmasterwouldsaytotheelderpupils,“oryou’llhavetoanswerforit!”Soatanorderfromtheelderboyswewouldalllineuplikepeanutsabouttocutandgatherincrops.Iftheworkwasnotgoingasquicklyastheheadmasterexpected,thebigboys,insteadofgivingusahelpinghand,usedtofinditsimplertobeatuswithbranchespulledfromthetrees.Inordertoavoidtheseblows,weusedtobribe(賄賂)theelderboyswiththejuicycakesweusedtobringforourmiddaymeal.Andifwehappenedtohaveanymoneyonus,thecoinschangedhandsatonce.Ifwedidnotdothis,orifwewereafraidofgoinghomewithanemptystomachoranemptypurse,theblowswereredoubled.Theyhitussoviolentlyandwithsuchevilenjoymentevenadeafanddumbpersonwouldhaverealizedthatwewerebeingbeatennotsomuchtomakeusworkharder,hutrathertobeatusintoastateofobedience(服從)inwhichwewouldbeonlytoogladtogiveupourfoodandmoney.Occasionallyoneofus,wornoutbysuchcalculatedcruelty,wouldhavethecouragetocomplaintotheheadmaster.Hewouldofcoursebeveryangry,butthepunishmenthegavetheelderboyswasalwaysverysmall—nothingcomparedtowhattheyhadclonetous.Andthefactisthathowevermuchwecomplained,oursituationdidnotimproveintheslightest.Perhapsweshouldhaveletourparentsknowwhatwasgoingon,butsomehowweneverdreamedofdoingso;Idon’tknowwhetheritwasloyaltyorpridethatkeptussilent,butIcanseenowthatwewerefoolishtokeepquietaboutit,forsuchbeatingwascompletelyforeigntoournature.1、Thestatement“myhandsandmyfingersstillremember”(Para.1)meansthat________.A．theauthorseldomdidsuchhardworkasthecleaningupB．theauthor’shandswerehisonlytoolforthecleaningC．theauthor’shandswereseverelyinjuredinthecleaningupD．theauthorwasbulliedbythebigboysinthecleaningup2、Theheadmasterwouldtellthestudentstocleanuptheschoolyardatthebeginningofthetermbecause________.A．thestudentsdidn’tfinishtheirhomeworkB．theschoolyardwerecoveredwithmudC．hewastoolazyD．thereweremanyfallenleavesontheground3、Theheadmasteraskedtheelderboysto________.A．beatthosewhoworkedslowlyB．treatthesmallboysaspeanutsC．lakechargeoftheprocessofthecleaningD．dothecleaningallbythemselves4、AccordingtoPara.3,iftheauthorhadanymoneyonhim,hemostprobably________.A．gaveittothebigboyssoastopleasethemB．gaveitasabridetotheheadmasterC．spentitallonhismiddaymealD．spentitbuyingmiddaymealsforthebigboys23．（8分）Peopleoftenfeelanonymous(匿名)ontheInternet.Theybelievetheirbrowsingbehaviorsandwhattheybuyorwritecanbeprivateastheywant.Infact,that’sfarfromtrue,anewstudyfinds.Websitesusuallyofferastatementthatdescribeswhattheymayormaynotdowithdataaboutauser’sactivities.Youmightbeattractedtoreadthroughthatentiredocument.Butbepreparedfordisappointment.Thesedocumentstendtolistonlyasmallpartofthewebsiteswhichareallowedtohaveaccesstoyourdata.Therefore,it’simpossibleforuserstomakeinformedjudgmentsabouthowprivatetheironlineactivitiesare.Thenewresearchexploredthedisclosureondata-sharingby200,000websites.TheseincludedtheArkansasstategovernmenthomepageandtheCountryMusicsite.Thestudyanalyzedhowthesesitesshareddatawiththirdparties.Suchrecipientsofyourdatacouldbeadvertisersorcompaniesthatmakemoneybysellingpersonaldata.Thestudyalsoexaminedhowthosesiteshaddescribedtheirpolicyforprotectingthedataprivacy.TimothyLibert,whoworksatOxfordUniversity,studiesdataprivacy.Forthisanalysis,heusedasoftwaretoolcalledwebXray.Ittracked1.8milliondatasharedbyeachofthosewebsiteswiththird-partydatacollectors.Only14.8%ofthosedatawenttothirdpartiesthatwerenamedinthesitesprivacypolicies.Datathatweretransferredtowidelyfamiliarthirdparties—Google,FacebookandTwitter—weremorelikelytobeleakedthanthoseweretransferredtounknownparties.Libertfoundthat38.3%ofdatasenttoGooglehadbeenleaked.Evenifawebsitelistedallofthethirdpartiesitsharedyourdatawith,usersstillmightneverlearnhowwidelytheirdatahadbeenshared.Why?Thirdpartiesthatreceivedatacanlatersharethosedataagain.Thinkofyourdatanowbeingtransmittedtoanonymousfourthandfifthparties.Gettingonlineis“sortoflikethrowingbeansintheair,”Libertconcludes.“There’snowaytoknowwhereyourdataendup.”1、Whataspectofthewebsitesstatementswilldisappointpeople?A．Thelengthofthedocuments. B．Thereliabilityoftheinformation.C．Thereadabilityofthecontents. D．Theaccuracyofthelanguage.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disclosure”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Reveal. B．Money.C．Disappointment. D．Advertisement.3、WhatdidLibertfindinhisstudy?A．Morethanaquarterofdata-sharingwenttounnamedthirdparties.B．ThedataontheInternetisalwayskeptsecretbythirdparties.C．Widelyfamiliarthirdpartiescouldcollectusers’datamoredifficultly.D．Widelyfamiliarthirdpartiesweremorelikelytoleakoutusers’onlinedata.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．FamouswebsitesarenolongersafeB．PrivatedatacannolongerbeprivateC．Data-sharingisbecomingveryunpopularD．Largecompaniesmakemoneybysellingpersonaldata24．（8分）ThenewstudyshowsthatwespendmoretimeusingthemobileInternetthanreadingnewspapersormagazines.AccordingtotheEuropeanInteractiveAdvertisingAssociation(EIAA),theaverageEuropeanspends4.8hoursreadingnewspapersandmagazinesbut1.6hoursmoreusingthemobileInternetaweek.TheEIAAquestioned15,000peoplein15Europeancountries,lookingathowpeopleareusingtheInternetanditsinfluenceontheireverydaylives.IthasfoundthatthemobileInternetisincreasinglyfindingitswayintothepublicawareness.Over71millionEuropeansnowhaveInternetaccessontheirmobilesphones.IntheUK,10millionpeoplenowaccesstheInternetthroughtheirmobilephonesandspend6.3hoursdoingsoinaweek.UnsurprisinglyyoungergenerationsintheUKareleadingtheway,withnearlyhalfofthecountry’s16-to-24-year-oldsandaquarterof25-to-34-year-oldsusingthemobileInternet,spending6.5and6.2hoursonlineeachweek.EntertainmentplaysamajorroleinourmobileInternetlives,withoneinfiveBritishpeopleusingtheirphonesforonlinegames,athirdlisteningtotheonlineradioand39percentwatchingfilms,TVorothervideosatfeastonceaweek.OnethirdofthoseusinganInternetphonesaidtheyreceivedvideos,imagesorothermultimediaontheirmobile,and61percentsaidtheypassedoncontentstheyreceived.Fromacommunicationpointofview,80percentofthosequestionedagreedthattheInternethadmadeiteasierforthemtostayintouchwithfriendsandfamily.AlisonFennah,directoroftheEIAA,saidthemobileInternetusehadcometothepointthatmarketersshouldbelookingtodevelopstrategiesthatconnectwithconsumersmoreeffectively.‘‘Betterdevicesaswellasimprovedconsumermotivationthatstartcomingtogetherin2011canmakeagreatdifferencetoextendingtheonlineexperience.”Fennahsaid.1、HowlongdoesaEuropeanspendonthemobileInternetperweekaccordingtotheEIAA?A．6.2hours. B．6.4hours.C．4.8hours. D．1.6hours.2、Whatdothewords“doingso”meaninParagraph2referto?A．Readingpapersandmagazines.B．Playingcomputergames.C．Watchingfilmsonline.D．UsingthemobileInternet.3、WhatdopeoplemainlyusethemobileInternetfor?A．Communication. B．Study.C．Amusement. D．Advertising.4、Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat_______.A．morethanhalfoftheyoungpeopleintheUKusethemobileInternet.B．theInternetisthemosteffectivewaytostayintouchwithfriendsandfamily.C．theUKhasthelargestnumberofpeoplewhousethemobileInternetinEurope.D．betterdevicesandimprovedconsumermotivationhelpextendtheonlineexperience.5、Theauthorwrotethepassagetotellus________.A．howtousemobilephonestosurftheInternetB．newspapersandmagazineswilldisappearsoonC．mobilesurfingnowismorepopularthanreadingD．howtheInternetinfluencesourdailylife25．（10分）AmphoraareclayjarsoriginallyinventedinEgypt.TheyweresousefulforstoringandtransportingwineatthetimethattheywereeventuallyadoptedbyalloftheculturesaroundtheMediterranean.It’suncertainwhentheyfirstarrivedinRome,butGreekcolonistsinsouthernItalymayhavebeenthefirsttointroducethem.Previously,winehadbeenstoredinleathersacks,butamphoraofferedseveraladvantagestotheRomans.Theywereairtight,strong,relativelylightweight,andhadtwolargehandlesthatmadethemeasytocarry,animportantfeatureatatimewhenalmosteverythinghadtobetransportedbyhand..Likemodernwinebottles,aphorahadlong,narrownecksthatlimitedtheamountofwineexposedtotheopenair.Similartomodernwinebottles,mostamphorasbecamegraduallythinnerattheend.Itmadethemeasytoburyintheground,whichkeptthemcoolduringthewarmmonths.Sealingupthetopofanamphorawasamajordifficultyandavarietyofmethodswereused.TheEgyptiansstoppedtheirswithleavesandreedscoveredwithclay.TheGreeksandRomansusedragsandcorksometimes.Noneofthesetechniquesprovidedanairtightseal,soAleppoPineresin（松脂）wasusedtosealthegapsaroundthetop.Itbecamesopopularthatresinwassometimesaddedtothewineinordertoimproveitsflavor.TheRomanwriterPlinytheElder,writinginthefirstcentury,recommendedaddingresintowineandbelievedresinmadefromtreesinthemountainscreatedabetteraromathanresinmadefromtreesinthelowlands.Thougheachamphorawasconstructedbyhand,theyweresurprisinglyuniform.Romanamphorasheldonecubicfootofliquid,exactlysevengallons,andeventuallybecameastandardunitofmeasurementthroughouttheRomanEmpire.UnlikeGreekamphora,Romanamphoraswerenotdecorated.Beforeitdried,eachamphorawasgivenastampwiththenameoftheworkshopwhereitwasmanufacturedortheworkshop’sowner.Oncetheamphorawasfilled,itsweightandcontentswerepaintedontheside.1、Whatdoesanamphoralooklike?A．B．C．D．2、WhydidAleppoPineresinbecomepopularinRome?A．Itimprovedtheflavorofwine.B．Itprovedthebestcoverforamphoras.C．Itmadeamphoraslastalongertime.D．Itwasusedfordecorationbywomen.3、WhatcanweinferaboutRomanamphorasfromthelastparagraph?A．Theyhadbeautifuldesigns.B．Theyhadroughappearances.C．Theywereofthesamesize.D．TheywereasymbolofstatusfortheRomans.4、Whatdoestheword“aroma”inparagraph3mean?A．Market.B．Smell.C．Sound.D．Picture.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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）MiraiNagasuhadalreadylivedatleasttwolifetimesinthesportoffigureskating(花樣滑冰)whensheshowedupinColoradoSpringsinMarch2014.After1heronlynationaltitleat14in2008andfinishinga2fourthatthe2010WinterOlympicGames,Nagasu’s3turned,dramatically.Acoupleofrough4followed,thenshecamebacktofinishthirdatthe2014U.S.nationalsbeforetheSochiOlympics,onlytobe5fromtheU.S.teambyacommitteeinfavoroffourth-placefinisherAshleyWagner.Nagasuwas6.“Itwasawful,”shesaid.“Iwasverycloseto7.”ShetrainedhardeverydayinSouthernCalifornia8shewasneededasthefirstalternate.Shewasnot.Lookingforachangeofscenery,she9togotoColoradotovisitherfriendAgnesandtryto10whattodowiththerestofherlife.ItwastherethatNagasu11theOlympiccoachTomZakrajsek,whosheaskedifhewould12her.Itturnedoutthatthe13towhatNagasuwantedtodowiththerestofherlife,couldn’thavebeen14.Shekeptonskating.“Thenewenvironmentreally15.”Attheir16firstlessontogether,Zakrajsektoldher,“Youcandotripleaxel(三圈半跳躍).”“I17，”Nagasusaid,“andIwantto.”Undoubtedly,shemasteredit.Nagasu,now24,anagebywhichyoung18haveoftenleftthesport.19,shecontinued.ShewasheadedtoPyeongchang2018Olympictoperforminthewomen’sfreeskate.Hereffortsfinally20.1、A．writing B．breaking C．losing D．winning2、A．tiring B．boring C．surprising D．terrifying3、A．fortunes B．interest C．career D．temper4、A．months B．decades C．weeks D．years5、A．dropped B．escaped C．a(chǎn)bsent D．forbidden6、A．impressed B．inspired C．desperate D．fascinated7、A．fighting B．falling C．drowning D．quitting8、A．nowthat B．incase C．forfearthat D．onconditionthat9、A．decided B．refused C．regretted D．demanded10、A．letout B．figureout C．lookfor D．putforward11、A．searched B．met C．changed D．a(chǎn)ttracted12、A．marry B．blame C．save D．coach13、A．key B．a(chǎn)pproach C．a(chǎn)nswer D．entrance14、A．simpler B．harder C．worse D．higher15、A．a(chǎn)dapted B．helped C．mattered D．benefited16、A．very B．just C．a(chǎn)lready D．ever17、A．must B．can C．should D．may18、A．a(chǎn)lternates B．teenagers C．women D．coaches19、A．Therefore B．Besides C．Otherwise D．Instead20、A．cametrue B．countedon C．paidoff D．pickedup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）Whatonearthdoeshappinessmean?Ican’tgiveyouitsexactdefinition,butI’msureifyouloveandhelpothers,you’llgetit.I’llneverforget1．oldlady.Shelivesinasmallhousealone.Itissaidthatherhusbandandhersondiedinaroadaccidentyearsago.Herlifeisbitter,2．sheoftenhelpsotherswithasmile.Whenever3．snows,sheisalwaysthefirsttocleanthepaths.Shelooksafterseveralchildren4．(live)nearby.Iamoneofthem.Ioftenrememberthestoriesshetoldusandherkindsmile.Perhapssheisunlucky,butIthinksheisahappyperson.Herlifeisfullof5．（laugh）andlove.ButI’msadtoseesomepeoplegettingtheirhappiness6．badways.Theytalk7．（noisy）incinemasandmeetingrooms;theydestroytreestoenjoythemselvesandtheylaughatothers’shortcomings.Perhapstheyfeelhappyatthattime,buttheywillnevergettruehappinessbecausethey8．（lose）theirpersonalityalready.NowIknow9．happinessis.Itmeanskindness,loveandunselfishness.Aboveall,Ihavecometounderstandthatbringinghappinesstoothers10．(be)gettingourselveshappiness.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。每次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（\）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(jì)分。Mauritius,anislandnation,isworkingtogetridoffossilfuelsbyreplacethemwithsugarcanestalks、Anislandhasreliedonimportedgasasfuelforlongbutitpointsoutwhichitsmaincashcropisprovidingamoreeconomicalchoice、Onceasugarcanestalkhassqueezed,apileofdrystalksremain、Theseleftoversarethenburnedtogeneratepower,anditaccountsfor14percentsoftheisland’senergyneeds、Sugarcanes,thenation’smaincashcrop,continuesleadingthechargeto