寧夏平羅縣2025年普通高三畢業(yè)班第一次質(zhì)量檢查試卷英語(yǔ)試題含解析

寧夏平羅縣2025年普通高三畢業(yè)班第一次質(zhì)量檢查試卷英語(yǔ)試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)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(shū)寫(xiě)，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)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．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how2．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't3．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a4．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded5．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking6．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard7．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where8．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded9．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall10．—Mum,Iamworryingaboutmypetdogwhileweareaway.—Boy,you________.Ourneighborhasofferedtohelpus.A．can’tB．wouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t11．Julieisoneofthosewomenwhoalwaysthelatestfashion.A．putupwith B．keepupwith C．comeupwith D．getonwith12．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt13．Shehasexpressedherhope______theforeignstudentswillspreadthegoodwillandsincerityoftheChinesepeopletootherpartsoftheworld.A．that B．whichC．whether D．what14．—I'dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon'tmind.—________.Don'tforgetyouwilldrive.A．Anythingbutthat B．ByallmeansC．Takeiteasy D．Iwon'tsaynotothis15．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached16．---I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.---Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．a(chǎn)mattending B．a(chǎn)ttendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending17．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when18．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．a(chǎn)reweB．isitC．weareD．comesit19．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen20．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how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）Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”roboticcat.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia(癡呆).TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileEliotisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.D．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe________.A．cheaperB．smallerC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.B．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.B．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.C．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.D．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.22．（8分）NASAhasanewjoblisting,andit’snojoke.TheUSspaceagencyislookingfora“joker”tojointheirplannedmissiontoMars.AmissiontoMarsisnolaughingmatter.Onaverage,theredplanetis140millionmiles(225millionkilometers)awayfromEarth.Atriptherewouldtakearoundeightmonthsinasmallspacecraft.AndMarshasacommunicationsdelayof20minutes.Thismeansthatastronautswillhavetowait20minutesforareply,whenanemergencyhappens.“Whenyou’relivingwithothersinaconfinedspaceforalongperiodoftime,suchasonamissiontoMars,problemsarelikelytooccur,”JeffreyJohnson,ascientistattheUniversityofFlorida,toldtheGuardian.ThisisprobablywhyNASAwantsanastronautwithasenseofhumor.“Thesearepeoplethathavetheabilitytopulleveryonetogether,”Johnsonsaid.Instressfulsituations,perhapshumorisawaytoknowwearen’talone.Bylaughingtogether,weshareourstress.Thenwecanfocusonourjobsinsteadofjustworrying.Thereareotherexamplesofteam“clowns”.OneexampleisthejourneytotheSouthPoleledbyNorwegianexplorerRoaldAmundsen.Itwasadifficultjourney,fullofdanger.AdolfLindstrom,acookatAmundsen’steam,wasa“clown”.Hemadepeoplelaughthroughthewholejourney.AmundsenlaterwrotethatLindstromwasthemostvaluablememberoftheteam.Butifyou’rehopingthatyourfavoriteTVcomedianwillflytoMars,thatprobablywon’thappen.“Beingfunnywon’tbeenoughtolandsomebodythejob,”Johnsonsaid.“Theyalsoneedtobeanexcellentscientistandengineer.”Besides,theymustbeintopphysicalcondition.1、WhatisNASA’snewjoblisting?A．Afunnyengineer. B．Atalentedclown.C．Agoodcook. D．Apopularcomedian.2、Whatdoes“aconfinedspace”inParagraph3referto?A．Acrowdedspace. B．Anemptyspace.C．Anopenspace. D．Asmallspace.3、Howdoestheauthorthinkhumorcanhelpastronauts?A．Itcanstopthemfromfeelingworried.B．Itcanencourageteamworkonamission.C．Itcanhelpthemfeellesshomesick.D．Itcanhelpthemknowthemselvesbetter.4、Whatpointdoestheauthorwanttomakewiththeexampleofthecook?A．Whatexplorerseatontheirjourneyisveryimportant.B．Anamateurcanplayamoreimportantrolethanaprofessional.C．Humorouspeoplecancheerpeopleupindifficultsituations.D．AmissiontoMarsismoredifficultthanajourneytotheSouthPole.5、Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．KeepingtheSpiritsUpB．AMissiontoMarsC．ANewJobListingofNASAD．HumorousAstronautsinNASA23．（8分）Ifyou’resecretlyworriedaboutyoursmartphoneaddiction,thenthenewNoPhonemightbejustthethingyouneed.Itlooksandfeelsexactlylikeasmartphone,butitdoesnothing.It’sjustapieceofplasticthatyoucancarryaroundinyourhandtofoolyourself.DutchdesignerIngmarLarsencameupwiththeideaasajokealongwithhistwofriends.Totheirgreatsurprise,theideareceivedalotofattentiononlineandpeoplefromallovertheworldstartedplacingrequestsforNoPhonesoftheirown.Sothat’swhenthethreefriendsdecidedtoturntocollectingenoughfundformassproduction.NoPhoneiscurrentlyaprototype(模型)thatwillcostonly$12onceithitsthemarketItis5.5incheshigh,2.6incheswideand0.29inchesthick,bringingitquiteclosetothelatestsmartphonesonthemarket.Itisdescribedas“batteryfree”,“noupgradesnecessary,”“shatter-proof(抗震)”,“waterproof”and“analternativetoconstanthand-to-phonecontactthatallowsyoutostayconnectedwiththerealworld.”“Phoneaddictioniseverywhere,”thedesignersinsist.“It’sruiningyourdates.It’sdistractingyouatconcerts.It’sblockingsidewalks.Now,thereisarealsolution.Withathin,lightandcompletelywirelessdesign,theNoPhoneactsasasubstitutetoanysmartmobiledevice,enablingyoutoalwayshaveaphonetoholdwithoutgivinguppotentialengagementwithyourdirectenvironment.”Ifyou’reinterestedinNoPhone,butconcernedaboutnotbeingabletotakeselfies(自拍)anymore.Don’tfeelupset.Themakersdohaveanupgradeatnoextracharge---themirrorsticker.Thatway,theysay,youcanenjoy“real-time”selfieswithyourfriendswhenthey’restandingrightbehindyou.1、WhatcanNoPhonedoforpeopleaccordingtothetext?A．Itisactuallyanewkindofrealsmartphone.B．Itcanhelpusstayawayfromtherealworld.C．Ithelpsgetridofpeople’ssmartphoneaddiction.D．It’sjustapieceofplasticandcandonothing.2、WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．ThesizeofNoPhone.B．TheinventorsofNoPhone.C．ThematerialofNoPhone.D．AbriefdescriptionofNoPhone.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．NoPhonehasreceivedunexpectedattention.B．NoPhonecancompletelyreplacesmartphones.C．ThedesignershavemadelotsofmoneyfromNoPhone.D．NoPhoneisabletotakeselfiesassmartphonesdo.4、Whattypeofwritingisthispassage?A．Atravelguide. B．Ascientificreport.C．Amedicalrecord. D．Anofficialdocument.24．（8分）Everyhumanbeing,nomatterwhatheisdoing,givesoffbodyheat.Theusualproblemishowtogetridofit.ButthedesignersoftheJohnstowncampus(校園)oftheUniversityofPitsburgh(commonlyreferredtoasPitt)setthemselvestheoppositeproblem—howtocollectbodyheat.Theyhavedesignedacollectionsystemwhichusesnotonlybodyheat,buttheheatgivenoffbysuchobjectsaslightbulbsandrefrigeratorsaswell.Thesystemworkssowellthatnofuelisneededtomakethecampus’ssixbuildingscomfortable.Somepartsofmostmodernbuildings—theatersandofficesaswellasclassrooms,aremoresufficientlyheatedbypeopleandlightsandsometimesmustbeair-conditionedeveninwinter.Thetechniqueofsavingheatandredistributing(重新分配)iscalled“heatrecovery”.Afewmodernbuildingsrecoverheat,butthecampus’ssystemisthefirsttorecoverheatfrombuildingsandreuseitinothers.Alongtheway,Pitthaslearnedagreatdealaboutsomeofitsproducers.Theharderastudentstudies,themoreheathisbodygivesoff.Malestudentssendoutmoreheatthanfemalestudents,andthelargerastudentis,themoreheatheproduces.WemayconcludethatthehottestprospectfortheJohnstowncampuswouldbeahard-workingoverweightmalegenius.1、TheheatintheheatingsystemoftheJohnstowncampusissupplied.A．byhumanbodiesB．bybothhumanbodiesandotherheat-givingobjectsC．bybothhumanbodiesandcommonly-usedfuelsD．byhumanbodies,commonly-usedfuelsandotherheat-givingobjects2、Accordingtothepassage,thetechniqueof“heatrecovery”isused.A．tofindtheproducersofheatB．toprovideheatforthehotwatersystemC．tomakethecampusmorebeautifulD．tocollectheatandreuseit3、Theunderlinedphrase“thehottestprospect”inParagraph3refersto.A．thepersonwhosuffersmostfromheatB．thepersonwhoneedsmoreheatthanothersC．thepersonwhogivesoffmostheatD．thepersonwhomakesbetteruseofheat4、Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A．ANewHeatRecoverySysteminPittB．ModernBuildings’HeatSystemC．BodyHeatandItsProducersD．WaysofHeatingBuildings25．（10分）Businessesarewitnessingadifficulttime,whichhasinturnproducedinfluenceonconsumers,desiretogogreen.However,shoppersarestilllayingstressonenvironmentalconcerns.Twothirdsofcustomerssaythatenvironmentalconsiderationsinformtheirpurchasestothesamedegreeastheydidayearago,whilemorethanaquartersaythattheyarenowevenbetterawareoftheenvironmentaleffectonwhattheybuy.Thismayhelptoinfluencehowshopsstoregoodsontheirshelves.Andthecompaniesshouldstillmakeeffortstobecomemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Twooutofthreepeoplethinkitisimportanttobuyfromenvironmentallyresponsiblecompanies,withaboutoneinsevensayingthattheyhadevendecidedtotaketheircustomelsewhereiftheyfeltacompany’senvironmentalreputationwasnotgoodenough.HarryMorrison,chiefexecutive(主管)oftheCarbonTrust,sympathizes:“Iunderstandthissituationwheresurvivalisveryimportantnow.Butfromenvironmentalconsiderations,theclockisticking—wedon’thavemuchtime.Inaddition,cuttingcarbonhasanimmediateeffectascostsdropandamedium-termbenefitforthebrand.”Largercompanieshaveanextramotivationtolookatreducingtheircarbonfootprint,asnewrulesnextyearwillrequirebusinessestobuycarbonallowancestomakeupfortheiremissions(排放).Thosethathavetakenearlyactionwillhaveaheadstart.Morethantwothirdsofconsumersarenotclearaboutwhichcompaniesareenvironmentallyresponsible.Thissuggeststhatfirmsthatareabletorelayclearlytheirmessagetothepublicwillbeinapolepositiontoattractshoppers.TheCarbonTrustbelievesthatitcanhelpbyinformingcustomersaboutthegoodworkcompaniesaredoing.“Whencompaniesaregranted(授予)thestandard,theycanusealogo(標(biāo)識(shí))inalltheirmarketingwhichmakesitclearthattheyareworkingtowardscuttingemissions,”Mr.Morrisonsaid.1、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Businessesarefindingwaystosendtheirmessagetotheshoppers.B．Companieswillsoongetinformationaboutcuttingcarbonemissions.C．Firmsaremakingeffortstoencouragecustomerstokeepgoodsathome.D．Firmsareurgedtocutcarbonemissionsbyshoppers,environmentalawareness.2、Theunderlinedword“inform”inParagraph2probablymeans“”.A．a(chǎn)ffect B．changeC．disturb D．reject3、AccordingtoHarryMorrison,businesses.A．willbenefitfromcuttingcarbonemissionsB．shouldbuycarbonallowancesforshoppersC．a(chǎn)rerequiredtomakeupfortheircarbonemissionsD．haveencouragedshopperstotaketheircustomelsewhere4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatbusinesseswill.A．haveastrongdesiretoreducecostsB．usethesamelogointheirmarketingC．gainadvantagesbytakingearlyactionD．a(chǎn)ttractmoreshoppersbystoringgoods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）Ihadnoideashewouldbethere.Myapologiesforher1hadbeenprepared.Whenmyteacherannouncedwewouldbehavinga(n)2mother-daughtertea,Ifelt3Iwouldnotbeservingmymotheratthisspecialevent.SoIwillneverforget4thebeautifullydecoratedgym-andthereshewas,sittingcalmly,and5!AsIlookedather,Iimaginedallthearrangementsthis6womanmusthavehadtomaketobeabletobewithmeforthatonehour.Whowas7Granny?Shewasillinbed,andMomhadtodoeverythingforher.Howdidshegethere?Wedidn’townacar,andshecouldn’t8ataxi.Itwasalongwalktogetthebus,plusatleastfivemoreblockstothe9.Andtheprettydressshewas10,redwithtinywhiteflowers,wasjustrightforthetea.Therewasnomoneyforextraclothes,andIknewshehadgoneinto11againtohaveit.Iwassoproud!Iservedherteawitha12,thankfulheart,andintroducedhertothegroupwhenour13came.Isatwithmymotherthatday,justliketherestofthe14,andthatwasvery15tome.Thelookofloveinhereyestoldmeshe16.Ihaveneverforgotten.Oneofthe17ImadetomyselfandtomychildrenwasthatIwouldalwaysbethereforthem.Thatpromiseis18tokeepintoday’sbusyworldButIhavea(n)19beforemethatputsany20excusestorest.Ijustrecallagainwhenmothercametotea.1、A．a(chǎn)bsence B．error C．lateness D．rudeness2、A．urgent B．formal C．private D．frequent3、A．proud B．a(chǎn)ngry C．certain D．embarrassed4、A．stayingat B．returningto C．walkinginto D．droppinginto5、A．sobbing B．smiling C．singing D．suffering6、A．educated B．lonely C．strange D．great7、A．a(chǎn)ttendingon B．laughingat C．cheeringfor D．chattingwith8、A．a(chǎn)dvance B．a(chǎn)fford C．a(chǎn)dmit D．a(chǎn)rrange9、A．home B．station C．school D．market10、A．wearing B．making C．designing D．holding11、A．detail B．business C．a(chǎn)ction D．debt12、A．strong B．brave C．happy D．broken13、A．turn B．chance C．message D．decision14、A．team B．company C．family D．class15、A．a(chǎn)nnoying B．important C．interesting D．surprising16、A．understood B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．a(chǎn)greed D．remembered17、A．choices B．mistakes C．efforts D．promise18、A．unfair B．difficult C．false D．wise19、A．role B．rule C．lesson D．example20、A．a(chǎn)wkward B．polite C．poor D．meaningful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）Astheplanecircledovertheairport,everyonesensedthatsomethingwaswrongTheplanewasmoving1．(steady)throughtheair,andalthoughthepassengers2．(fasten)theirseatbelts,theyweresuddenlythrownforwardAtthatmoment,theair-hostesspresentedShelookedverypale,3．wasquitecalmSpeakingquicklyandalmostinawhisper,sheinformedeveryonethat4．pilothadfaintedandaskedifanyofthepassengersknewanythingaboutmachinesAfteramoment's5．(hesitate),amangotupandfollowedthehostessintothepilot'scabinMovingthepilotaside,themantookhisseatandlistenedcarefullytotheurgentinstructionsthat6．(send)byradiofromtheairportbelowToeveryone'srelief,theplane,7．wasdangerouslyclosetothegroundatthemoment,soonbegantoclimbThemanhadtocircletheairportseveraltimestobecomefamiliar8．thecontrolsoftheplaneThecriticalmomentcamewhenhehadtolandTheman,9．(follow)theinstructions,guidedtheplanetowardtheairfield,andit10．(land)safelyafteralongrunalongtherunway第四部分寫(xiě)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(xiě)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(xiě)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(xiě)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。Lastweek,Ilearnedalessonaboutbeinghonesty、ItwasFriday,earlyonthemorning,Ididnotwantgotoschool,soItoldmymotherthatIgotthefever、Ipretendedtobeseriouslyill、Mymotherwentoutquickly,lookedworried、Ithoughtshewenttowork,butafterawhile,shereturnedbackwithsomemedicine、Shetoldmethatsheasksforadayofftolookafterme、Afterwards,myteacherheardfrommysicknessandcametovisitmewithsomeofmyclassmate、Iwastedothers’time，becauseIfeltveryregretfulfortellinglies、Atlast,theyadmittedmymistakeandpromisednottolieanymore、118第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是學(xué)生李華，今年9月將赴加拿大進(jìn)修學(xué)習(xí)半年。請(qǐng)給你的加拿大筆友Mike寫(xiě)一封郵件，希望他能幫你找一個(gè)合租公寓。要點(diǎn)如下:1.對(duì)公寓的要求；2.對(duì)室友(roommate)的要求；3.表達(dá)感謝。注意:1.100詞左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearMike,Iamwritingtoaskyoutolendmeahand.________