山西省岢嵐縣中學(xué)2024年高考英語二模試卷含解析

山西省岢嵐縣中學(xué)2024年高考英語二模試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight2．carefullyforlongtime,theopeningceremonywonagreatsuccess.A．HavingpreparedB．TobepreparedC．BeingpreparedD．Havingbeenprepared3．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup4．Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican’t_____inwiththeworksituationhere.A．fit B．get C．make D．take5．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard6．Theaccidentwhichleft15peopleonboarddead________ifboththeangryfemalepassengerandthebusdriverhadkeptcalm.A．shouldhaveavoided B．shouldbeavoidedC．couldhaveavoided D．couldhavebeenavoided7．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup8．Perhapsyou________stopplayingcomputergamesnow.Yourbossmaybeturningupintheofficeatanymoment.A．will B．must C．should D．can9．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover10．Housepricesareusuallymuchhigher________therearesubwaystationsaround.A．where B．unless C．while D．though11．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed12．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall13．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive14．Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were15．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled16．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t17．Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving18．Whatimpressedmemostaboutthemoviewerethe________filmedinNewYork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views19．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling20．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．a(chǎn)ffordC．sacrifice D．dismiss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）InDecember2008,CarolineKennedy—daughterofthelateU.S.PresidentJohnF.Kennedy—satdown,asafrontrunnerfortheSenateseatinNewYork,foratelevisedinterviewthathelpeddecidethefutureofhercampaign.Theresultwasadisaster.Herperformancewasn’twellreceived,inpartbecauseherspeechwasfulloffillerwords—“ums,”“ahs”and“youknows.”O(jiān)nelistenercounted27“ums”and38“youknows”inthespaceoffiveminutes.Afewweeksaftertheinterview,KennedyendedherSenatecampaign.Fillerwordsmayseemnaturalineverydayspeech,buttheycanbedeadlyinformalpresentations.“Usingexcessivefillersisthemostannoyingspeechhabit,”saidSusanWard,aspeechspecialist.“Theytakeyourlistener’sattentionawayoftentothepointthathedoesn’thearanythingyousay.Yourmessageisentirelylost.”Manyspeakersareafraidofpause.Theybelievetheiraudiencewillthinktheyareinarticulate(不善于表達(dá))iftheypausetothinkofwhattosaynext,sotheyusefillerwordstoavoidthesilence.However,apauseisactuallymoreimpressivethanafillerword.Listenersknowthatthespeakeristhinking,tryingtofindtherightword.Sometimesapausecanactuallyimproveaspeech,aswhenanactorusesadramaticpausetoholdtheattentionofhisaudience.Aspeakershouldn’tbeafraidtopauseoccasionallyduringaspeech;itshowsself-confidence.Ittakessomeworktocutoutfillerwords.Youcanbeginbytakingafewsecondstothinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaythenexttimeyouareaskedaquestion.Thispausewillhelpyoubeginpowerfully,anditwillhelpyouavoidusingafillerword.Thesamepublicspeakingtechniqueapplieswhenyouareshiftingfromoneideatoanother.Whileyoumaybetemptedtofillthesilencebetweenideaswithafillerword,remembertoallowyourselftopauseandthinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaynext.Ifyouneedhelpovercomingyour“um”problem,consideraskingafamilymemberorafriendtopointoutwhenyouusefillerwords.Youalsocouldrecordanupcomingpresentationandthenwatchyourselfinaction.Youmaybeamazedathowoftenyousay“um”or“uh”!Althoughweliveinafast-pacedsocietythatseeminglydemandsinstantanswers,wemustusethepausetoouradvantage.Finally,weshouldonlyspeakwhenweareready.1、Inthefirsttwoparagraphsofthearticlethewriterintendsto______.A．introduceCarolineKennedytoreadersB．illustratehowdeadlyfillerwordscanbeinthepublicspeechC．explainwhatfillerwordsareD．remindreadersthattheyshouldcountfillerwordsusedinpublicspeeches2、Thereasonwhyfillerwordsareconsideredannoyingbyspeechspecialististhat______.A．theypreventthelistenerfromfocusingonwhatthespeakerissaying.B．theyconveythespeaker’ssuperioritytothelistener.C．theymeanthespeakerisnotarticulateatall.D．theymakethespeakerappearself-confident.3、Whenusedproperly,pausesinspeechescanactually______.A．givethespeakermorecredibilityB．holdtheattentionoftheaudienceC．showthespeaker’sdeepinsightD．helptheaudiencerelax4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedasawaytogetridoffillerwords?A．Tohavementaltraininginordertothinkfaster.B．Toasksomeoneelsetopointoutwhenyouusefillerwords.C．Towatcharecordingofyourownspeech.D．Topracticethinkingforamomentbeforeansweringaquestion.22．（8分）Thedaysofhavingtocarryaphonechargereverywherecouldsoonbeover.Michiganresearchershaverevealedamajorbreakthroughinharvestingenergyfromhumanmotion.Theysayitcouldleadtosmartphonespoweredforaweekbythemotionofaswipe(重?fù)?.MichiganStateUniversity’slow-costdevice,knownasananogenerator,hasalreadybeentested.ScientistssuccessfullyoperatedanLCDtouchscreen,abankof20LEDlightsandaflexiblekeyboard,allwithasimpletouchingorpressingmotionandwithouttheaidofabattery.Thegroundbreakingfindings,publishedinthejournalNanoEnergy,suggest“We’reonthepathtowardwearabledevicespoweredbyhumanmotion,”saidNelsonSepulveda,associateprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringandleadresearcheroftheproject.“WhatIforesee,relativelysoon,isthecapabilityofnothavingtochargeyourcellphoneforanentireweek,forexample,becausethatenergywillbeproducedbyyourmovement,”saidSepulveda,whoseresearchisfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation.Electricalenergyiscreatedwhenthedeviceiscompressedbyhumanmotion.Thecompleteddeviceisasthinasasheetofpaper.ThedeviceusedtopowertheLEDlightswaspalm-sized,whilethedeviceusedtopowerthetouchscreenwasassmallasafinger.Advantagessuchasbeinglightweight,flexibleandlow-costcouldmakeitapromisingandalternativemethodinthefieldofMechanical-energyharvesting.Thedevicealsobecomesmorepowerfulwhenfolded.Sepulvedasaid,“Youcanstartwithalargedevice,butwhenyoufolditonce,andagain,andagain,it’smuchsmallerandhasmoreenergy.Nowitmaybesmallenoughtoputinaspeciallymadeheelofyourshoesoitcreatespowereachtimeyourheelstrikestheground.”Sepulvedaandhisteamarealsodevelopingtechnologythatwouldtransmitthepowergeneratedbytheheelstriketo,say,awirelessheadset.1、WhoisNelsonSepulveda?A．Themajorresearcherintheproject.B．Aprofessorofengineering.C．Thefundsupplieroftheresearch.D．AjournalistwritingforNanoEnergy.2、Theunderlinedworddeviceinthe2ndparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.A．keyboardB．smartphoneC．screenD．machine3、Fromthepassageweknowthatthenanogenerator________.A．becomesmorepowerfulwhenkeptflatB．hasalreadycomeintomarketintheUSAC．islightweightandflexiblethoughexpensiveD．makesitpossibletoproducepowerbywalking4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A．persuadepeopletobuythedeviceB．bringinanewwaytosaveenergyC．introduceabreakthroughinscienceD．honorNelsonSepulvedaforhiscontributions23．（8分）DiscoverArtisticTalentsacrosstheCountryTankLoft,ChongqingThis12,000-square-meterartcenterwasestablishedonthesiteofausedmilitarytankwarehouse（倉庫）.ItisthelargestcontemporaryartbaseinwesternChina,featuringmodernexhibitiongalleries,designstudiosandartbookstore.TheartzoneislocatedonthecampusoftheSichuanFineArtsInstituteandwascreatedbytheschoolin2003.Where:No.108HuangjuepingCenterStreet,JiulongpoDistrict,ChongingOpeninghours:9am-5pm(closedMondays)Redtory,GuangzhouRedtory,establishedin2009,isaspaciousandistrictoftenreferredtoasGuangzhou’s798.Madeupofmorethan30oldhalls,mostlybuildingsofredbrick,theplacewasoriginallybuiltin1956asChineselargestcanfactory.Someoftherustymachinesfromtheoldfactoryhavebeenkeptasartequipment,givingthezoneanoldcharm.Where:No.128YuancunSihengRoad,TianheDistrict,GuangzhouOpeninghours:Mon.-Sun.10:30am-9pmM50,ShanghaiM50,alsoknownas50MoganshanRoad,isthecenterofShanghai’scontemporaryartscene,withmorethan100artistswhosestudiosareopentothepublic.Thisdistrict,onthebankofSuzhouCreek,waspreviouslyatextilefactoryuntilitseizedproductionin1999.XueSong,aShanghaiartist,wasthefirsttoestablishastudiotherein2002.Where:No.50MoganshanRoad,PudongDistrict,ShanghaiOpeninghours:10am-5pm(closedMondays)798ArtZone,BeljingAttractedbyordereddesigning,convenienttrafficanduniquestyleofBauhausarchitecture,artorganizationsandartistshavecrowdedinthevacantplantsandtransformedthemsince2001,graduallyformingadistrictgatheredgalleries,artstudios,culturalcompanies,fashionsshopsetc.Astheearliestareawheretheorganizationsandartistsmovedinlocatedintheoriginalareaof798factory,thisplacewasnamedasBeijing798ArtZone.Where:No.4JiuxianqiaoRoad,ChaoyangDistrict,Beijing.Openinghours:10am-6pm1、Ifyouaregoingtovisitanartzoneat7pm,whichonecanyougoto?A．TankLoft,Chongqing.B．Redtory,Guangzhou.C．M50,Shanghai.D．798ArtZone,Beijing2、TankLoft,Chongqingisquitedifferentfromtheothersin________.A．sizeB．featureC．siteD．weather3、Whichofthefollowingwasbuiltfirst?A．798ArtZone,Beijing.B．TankLoft,Chongqing.C．M50,Shanghai.D．Redtory,Guangzhou.24．（8分）BrigitteBarthelemywaswalkingalongtheseashorejustnorthofFrance'sBordeauxwineregionwhenshediscoveredabottlelyingamongsomeseashells.Insideweretwopiecesofpaper.Onecontainedahand-drawnpictureofaseagull,whiletheotherwasamessageshowinghowlitterintheoceanisoftendeadlytothewaterbirds.ThebottleisthebrainchildofGeorgeBoorujy.From2011-2013,theartistdroppedovertwodozenbottlesintotheoceanfromaStatenIslandbeachinNewYork.EachcontainedanimageofawaterbirdandamessagesimilartotheoneBrigittefound.Boorujysayshewasinspiredtotakeactionafterbecomingawareoftheeffectthecarelesslythrownplastichasonwildlife.Researcherssaythataround90%ofseabirdshaveplasticintheirstomachs.Manychicks（雛鳥）diebecausetheirmothersunintentionallyfeedthembitsofplasticalongwiththeirfood.Boorujyhopeshismessagewillraiseawarenessaboutthedangerthatseabirdsface.Healsoenjoystheopportunitytogiveawayhisartandcreateauniqueexperienceforthefinder.Overtheyears,theartisthasreceivedcallsfromlotsofpeoplethathavediscoveredhisbottles.However,theywereallfoundclosetoStatenIsland,makingBrigitte'sdiscoveryevenmorespecial.NomatterhowthebottlereachedFrance,itsmessagehashadabiginfluenceonBrigitte.Shenotonlyplanstobemorerespectfuloftheenvironmentbutcontacted（聯(lián)系）thelocalbirdassociationtoseehowtheycouldhelp.Whilereceivingamessageinabottlecancertainlyhelpinspirepeople,Itshouldnotbenecessarytoremindushowdangerousourcarelesshabitsareforthemarinemammals（海洋哺乳動物）andseabirds.Soremembertoreuse,recycleandmostimportantly,reduce.1、WheredidBrigittefindthebottle?A．InBordeaux.B．InNewYork.C．OnaFrenchbeach.D．OnStatenIsland.2、WhatdocsthebottlefoundbyBrigittecontain?A．Aseagull.B．Amessage.C．Someseashells.D．Someplastic.3、WhatmadeBrigitte’sdiscoverymorespecial?A．ShelivedclosetoStatenIsland.B．Somethingspecialinthebottle.C．Fewpeoplehadfoundthebottles.D．Theplacewhereshefoundthebottle.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthebottles?A．Theyareunnecessary.B．Theycaneducatethefinders.C．Theyareagreatwaytoshowart.D．Theycausedangertoseaanimals.25．（10分）AtypicalschooldayintheUKstartsaround8:30am.Thisisoftenevenearlierelsewhereintheworld,withstudentssittingdowntotheirfirstlessonat7:30amintheUS.Theaverageteenagerideallyneedseighttoninehours’sleepeachnight,butinrealityalotofteenagersstruggletogetthismuch.Alotoftheproblemsarisebecauseoursleeppatternsarenotfixed,andtheychangeaswegrow.Soalaterschoolstarttimecouldhelptosolvethisproblem,byensuringtogettheireightplushoursofsleepandreactproperlytotheirbody’snaturalrhythms(規(guī)律).Therehasbeenageneralshiftoverthepast25yearstoshortentheschoolday.Thisisnotatthecostofteachingtime(whichhasremainedconstant)butatthecostofnaturalbreaks,whichhasledtoreducedlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.Laterstarttimescouldhelpteens’gradesandhealth.Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthemanagementofchildreneasier.Supervising(監(jiān)管)hundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing(人員配備).Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.Sothetheorygoesthathavingtheminclassandstrictlysupervisedmustbebetter.Butthismeansthatstudentsbarelyhaveenoughtimetoabsorbwhattheyweredoinginmathsbeforesuddenlytheyarethrustintoancienthistory.Andteachingstaffalsotransitfromoneclasstoanother,withhardlyarestortimetorefocus.Clearlyrethinkingtheschooldaycouldbenefiteveryoneinvolved.Anyway,itcouldalsoleadtobetterachievementinteenagersandlessofastruggleforparentsinthemornings.Forteachers,itcouldalsomeanalessstressfuldayallaroundandwhatcouldbebetterthanthat?1、Mowdoschoolsoftenshortentheschoolday?A．Theyincreasemoreholidays.B．TheyreducetheteachingtimeC．Theyproperlyadjustchildren’naturalrhythmsD．Theyreducechildren’slunchtimeandlessonbreaks2、What’sthepurposeofthechildren’shortlessonbreaksaccordingtothetext?A．Toreducechildren’sexcitementB．TomakechildrenquicklytakeinwhattheylearnedC．TosupervisechildrenmoreeasilyD．Tomakechildrenbehavebetterinclass3、Whatcanwelearnaboutlaterschoolstarttimefromthetext?A．Itwilladdtotheteacher’spressureB．Ithasalwaysbeentherefor25yearsC．ItbenefitsthestudentsonlyD．Parentsmaysupportit4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ThebenefitsofalessstressfuldayB．Howtosolveteenagers’sleepproblemC．ThebenefitsoflaterschoolstarttimeD．Thereasonswhyteenagerssleepdifferently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）At7a,m.onOctober2,2016,Igotup,feelingexcitedandnervous.Thefirstthoughtonmymindwas,“Today’sgameismyfirst1footballgame.”I’veplayedbeforebutnotlikethis,Notinpads(護(hù)具),notwithahelmetonmyhead,myheartstartedbeatingfaster.I2finishedbreakfastandleftforthefield.Thewholetimeonthebus,Ifeltsickandnervous.Finally,Ireachedthefield.3thatwhitenumber7jersey(運動衫)forthefirsttimemademefeelgreat.Ifeltlike4wasmyfortune.Westoodthere.Bythelookonourfaces,youcouldseewhohad5beforeandwhohadn’t.Tome,itfeltlikeawar.Iwasa(n)6soldiergoingintobattle.NowIknowthatfeelingwasfear,Wehad7,butnottherealgame.Intraining,wetookaformandkneweachother.Inthe8youdon’tknowyouropponent’sstrength.Everythingjusthappened9youknowitwashappening.Wedidwarm-ups,Someofuscouldn’t10toplay,jumpingaroundandyelling.Othersstoodstillwaitingfordirection,Therefereescameout.Weknewthegame11came.Asacaptain,Iwentoutforthecointosstoseewhichteamwouldgettheballfirst.CampusMagnetwonthecointoss.They12toreceive.Soonthegame13Itrackeddowntheballcarrierandranatafullspeed.Iloweredmyshouldersandranintohissidewithallmy14,knockinghimdownandatthesametimeknockingmy15out.Istoodtomyfeetand16whatIhaddone.I’dmademyfirsttackle(阻截).Iwas17mydream,feelingrenewed,Thattackle18me,givingmestrength,confidenceandthedesiretogoon.We19thatgame—48to6.Thatyearwewentundefeated,20everyteamonourschedule,Iwasratedthebestreceiverinourdivision.1、A．usualB．significantC．excellentD．informal2、A．calmlyB．patientlyC．elegantlyD．quickly3、A．TakingoffB．GivingupC．PuttingonD．Showingoff4、A．careerB．realityC．studyD．football5、A．playedB．travelledC．changedD．a(chǎn)pplied6、A．a(chǎn)ctiveB．freshC．strongD．brave7、A．triedB．expectedC．improvedD．practiced8、A．gameB．testC．productionD．end9、A．onceB．untilC．beforeD．though10、A．tryB．waitC．wantD．continue11、A．resultB．showC．timeD．chance12、A．struggledB．choseC．stoppedD．failed13、A．beganB．pausedC．finishedD．continued14、A．mindB．strengthC．wealthD．trouble15、A．a(chǎn)wardB．hopeC．fearD．courage16、A．a(chǎn)dmittedB．regrettedC．coveredD．realized17、A．livingB．imaginingC．formingD．rewarding18、A．savedB．foundC．encouragedD．surrounded19、A．wonB．a(chǎn)ttendedC．recordedD．forgot20、A．ComparingB．JudgingC．JoiningD．Beating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）Englishisalanguage1．(bring)toBritaininthe5thcenturybyAnglo-SaxonsettlersfromvariouspartsofNorthwestGermany.ItisconvenienttodivideEnglishintothreeperiodsroughly─OldEnglish,MiddleEnglish,andModernEnglish.The2．(early)formofEnglishiscalledOldEnglishorAnglo-Saxon.OldEnglishdevelopedfromasetofNorthSeaGermanicdialects3．(origin)spokenalongthecoastsofFrisia,LowerSaxony,Jutland,andSouthernSwedenbyGermanictribesknown4．theAngles,Saxons,andJutes.Later,OldEnglishwasstronglyinfluencedbytheNorthGermaniclanguageNorse,spokenbytheVikingswhosettledmainlyinthenorthwest.ThemostfamousworkfromtheOldEnglishperiodistheepicpoemBeowulf,writtenby5．unknownpoet.OldEnglishisverydifferentfromModernEnglishanddifficultforthe21st-centuryEnglishspeakerstounderstand.Forthe300yearsfollowingtheNormanConquestin1066,theNormankingsandthenobilityspokeonlya6．(vary)ofFrenchcalledAnglo-Norman.Englishcontinuedtobethelanguageofthecommonpeople.TheNormaninfluence7．(strong)thecontinualevolutionofthelanguageoverthefollowingcenturies,resultingin8．isnowreferredtoasMiddleEnglish.Andoneofthebest-knownworksfromtheMiddleEnglishperiodisGeoffreyChaucer’sTheCanterburyTales.Fromthelate15thcentury,thelanguagechangedintoEarlyModernEnglish,oftendatedfromtheGreatVowelShift.Englishiscontinuouslyabsorbingforeignwords,especiallyLatinandGreek,causingEnglishtohavethelargestvocabularyofanylanguageintheworld.Bythelate18thcentury,theBritishEmpirehadspedthespreadofEnglishthroughitscoloniesandgeopoliticaldominance.Commerce,scienceandtechnology,diplomacy,artandformaleducationallcontributedtoEnglish9．(become)thefirsttrulygloballanguage.Astherearemanywordsfromdifferentlanguages,theriskofmispronunciationishigh.In1755,SamuelJohnsonpublishedhisADictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,10．introducedastandardsetofspellingconventionsandusagenorms.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）文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中城多有兩處。錯誤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。Livingwithoutanaimislikesailingwithoutcompass.Ifthereisnoaim,wewillgetlose.Lastterm,Icouldn’tacceptthetruthwhichIfailedinmymathexamination.Idecidedtogiveitup,soIskippedfromclassesfrequently.Consideredmycase,myteacherofferedmeseveraldetailedapproachandadvisedmetosetashort-termgoaltoimprovemymath.Finally,Iworkharderthaneverandmadegreatprogressinhermath.Inmyopinion,successliesinaseriesofgoals.However,weshouldreme