廣東省廣州第七中學(xué)2025屆高考英語倒計時模擬卷含解析

廣東省廣州第七中學(xué)2025屆高考英語倒計時模擬卷注意事項：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．InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes2．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when3．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．a(chǎn)sfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．a(chǎn)sif4．Itisgoingtoraintoday.Takeanumbrellawithyouto________youfromtherain.A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect5．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why6．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening7．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore8．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat9．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase10．Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant,oryouwill_____rememberingnothing.A．endup B．takeupC．leadto D．stickto11．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup12．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that13．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy14．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that15．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something16．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．a(chǎn)renotleading17．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass18．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．a(chǎn)shamedC．sorry D．shameful19．Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．a(chǎn)dministrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation20．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．a(chǎn)ctonC．hangonD．centeron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）InhighschoolIwasveryshy,contenttohangaroundwithmysmallgroupoffriendsandtoconcentrateonmycourses.Iwasquicklylabeleda"brain."IdidsowellthatbytheendofsenioryearIhadperfectgradesandenoughcollegecreditstogiveupanentirequarterofcoursework.ButinearlyJuneofsenioryear,theprincipalcalledmeintohisoffice.Heaskedmetogiveaspeechatgraduation.Iwassurprisedtolookathim,myheartthumping.Thiswastherewardformyhardwork?Imurmuredsomethingandfledtheoffice,blamingmyselfforstayingawayfromphysics,asubjectsuretohavebrokenupmyperfectrecord.Ifinallyagreedtoacompromise.Iwouldsharethehonorwithfiveotherstudents.IagreedtointroducemyfriendJudy,whowouldthengiveherown,full-lengthspeech.Graduationdaysoonarrived,I’dbeenpracticingmyspeechfordays,andIhaditmemorized.Thefirsthalfhouroftheceremonypassedinablur,andthenmymomentcame.Mynamewasannounced.Imanagedtoreachthestagewithoutfallingdown.Ifacedmyclassmates.Myvoicetrembledalittle,butmostlyitwasclearandstrong.Butwithinseconds,Iwasdoneandheadingbacktomyseat.IaccomplishedsomethingI’dneverdreamedof—Ispokeinfrontofhundredsofpeople.AlthoughIdidn’trealizeitatthetime,thesuccessfulcompletionofthatspeechgavemetheconfidencetotakepartinclassatcollege,togiveoralreports,andtoeventuallybreakfreeofmyshyness.Ineverwouldhavechosentogiveaspeechatgraduation—orever.ButI’mgladIdid.InolongerhesitatewhenI’mfacedwiththeprospectofdoingsomethingIfeared.Iknowitmayverywellturnouttobeoneofmyshiningmoments.1、Whywasthewritercalleda"brain"?A．Shewasthemostintelligentstudent.B．Shewastheheadofhersmallgroup.C．Shewasabookwormallthetime.D．Shedidmorecourseworkforgoodgrades.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A．Sheruinedherhealthbystudyinghard.B．Shegottherewardaswasexpected.C．Shewasgratefulforgivingaspeech.D．Shewasn'tgoodatphysicsatschool.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelatthebeginningofthegraduationspeech?A．Excited. B．Moved.C．Scared. D．Embarrassed4、Whatdidthespeechbringtotheauthoratlast?A．Shehadnothingtofearinlife,B．Shewonenoughcollegecredits.C．Shegotridofhersenseofshyness.D．Shedesiredtobecomeaspeaker.22．（8分）Machinesmightonedayreplacehumanlaborersinanumberofprofessions,butsurelytheywon'teverreplacehumanartists.Right?Thinkagain.Notevenourartistswillbesafefromtheinevitablemachinetakeover,ifanewdevelopmentinartificialintelligencebyateamofresearchersfromRutgersUniversityandFacebook'sA．I.laboffersaclueofwhat'stocome.TheyhavedesignedanA．I.capableofnotonlyproducingart,butactuallyinventingwholenewaestheticstylessimilartomovementslikeimpressionismorabstractexpressionism,reports.Theidea,accordingtoresearcherMarianMazzone,wastomakeartthatis"novel,butnottoonovel."Themodelusedinthisprojectinvolvedageneratornetwork,whichproducestheimages,andadiscriminatornetwork,which"judges"whetherit'sart.Oncethegeneratorlearnshowtoproduceworkthatthedistributorrecognizesasart,it'sgivenanadditionaldirective:toproduceartthatdoesn'tmatchanyknownaestheticstyles."Youwanttohavesomethingreallycreativeandstriking—butatthesametimenotgotoofarandmakesomethingthatisn'taesthetically（美學(xué)地）pleasing,"explainedAhmedElgammal.Theartthatwasgeneratedbythesystemwasthenpresentedtohumanjudgesalongsidehuman-producedartwithoutshowingwhichwaswhich.Totheresearchers'surprise,themachine-madeartscoredslightlyhigheroverallthanthehuman-producedart.Ofcourse,machinescan'tyetreplacethemeaningthat'sinfusedinworksbyhumanartists,butthisprojectshowsthatartistskillsetscertainlyseemduplicatablebymachines.Whatwillittakeformachinestoproducecontentthat'sinfusedwithmeaning?ThatmightbethelastA．I.frontier.Humanartistscanatleasthangtheirhatsinthatfield...fornow."Imaginehavingpeopleoverforadinnerpartyandtheyask,‘Whoisthatby?’Andyousay,‘Well,it'samachineactually’.Thatwouldbeaninterestingconversationstarter,"saidKevinWalker.1、Whatisimpliedinthefirstparagraph?A．Artistswon'tbereplacedbyAI.B．AIcanproducenewstylesofart.C．AIistotallyatalossaboutimpressionism.D．AIfailstoreflectabstractexpressionism.2、WhatdidMarianfindinhisstudy?A．AIcancopytheskillsofartists.B．AIcancombinecontentwithmeaning.C．AIcanmakeartaestheticallyunpleasant.D．AIcanpleasehumanjudgeswithitsart.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hangtheirhats”mean?A．Discover.B．Hold.C．Struggle.D．Survive.4、WhatKevinsaidinthelastparagraphtellsusthat_____.A．sheusesmachinestocookforapartyB．shelikestojoininadinnerpartyC．sheexpectsthearrivalofAID．shecaresaboutthestarterofachat23．（8分）Everycountrymayhavetoconsiderwhat,ifanything,todoabout“globalwarming”.Weshouldunderstandthattheoft-repeatedclaimthatnearlyallscientistsdemandthatsomethingdramaticbedonetostopglobalwarmingisnottrue.Perhapsthemostinconvenientfactisthelackofglobalwarmingforwellover10yearsnow.Thisisknowntothewarmingestablishment,asonecanseefromthe2009“Climategate”emailofclimatescientistKevinTrenberth:“Thefactisthatwecan’taccountforthelackofwarmingatthemomentanditisanironythatwecan’t.”Butthewarmingisonlymissingifonebelievescomputermodelswhereso-calledfeedbackinvolvingwatervaporandcloudsgreatlyamplifiesthesmalleffectofCO2.ThefactisthatCO2isnotapollutantanditisakeycomponentofthebiosphere(生物圈)’slifecycle.PlantsgetbettergrowthwithmoreofitandpartoftheincreaseofagriculturalyieldsinthepastcenturycertainlycamefromadditionalCO2intheatmosphere.Althoughthenumberofthescientistswhoarepubliclyopposedtotheclaimisgrowing,manyyoungscientistssecretlysaythatwhiletheyalsohaveseriousdoubtsabouttheglobal-warmingmessage,theyareafraidtospeakupforfearofnotbeingpromotedorworse.Whyistheresomuchpassionaboutglobalwarming?Thereareseveralreasons,butagoodplacetostartistheoldquestion“Cuibono?”,orthemodernupdate,“Followthemoney”.Alarmism(危言聳聽)overclimateisofgreatbenefittomany,providinggovernmentfundingforacademicresearch,andthusthosepeoplewhobenefitfromthisfiercelydefendedtheirdogma(信條)andtheprivilegesitbroughtthem.Everycountryshouldsupportrational(合理的)measurestoprotectandimproveourenvironment,butitmakesnosenseatalltobackexpensiveprogramsthatturnawayresourcesfromrealneedsandarebasedonalarmingbutshakyclaimsof“incontrovertible”evidence.1、Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’sopiniononglobalwarming?A．Globalwarminghasn’thappenedinthelatest10years.B．Globalwarminghasbecomeanurgentproblemtheseyears.C．Globalwarminghasworsenedalittlebitintherecentyears.D．Globalwarminghasneverhappenedsincemeasuresweretaken.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutCO2doesthewriterprobablyagreewith?A．CO2greatlyaffectstheglobalwarming.B．CO2makescropsmoreproductive.C．CO2involveswatervaporandclouds.D．CO2isthemostimportantpartofthebiosphere.3、Whyistheresomuchpassionforglobalwarming?A．Becausetisagoodchanceforyoungscientiststobepromoted.B．Becausethescientistswanttohaveaninsightintotheproblem.C．Becausethegovernmentvaluestheproblemandtriestosolveit.D．Becausesomepeoplecangreatlybenefitfromtheresearchaboutit.4、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardtheprogramstoprotectandimproveourenvironment?A．Tosupportalltheprogramsaslongastheyarebeneficial.B．Tosupportcheapprogramsinsteadofexpensiveones.C．Tosupporttheprogramsthatarenecessaryandreliable.D．Tosupportthoseprogramsthatuselessmoneyandresources.24．（8分）Myfriend,Jack,wasataxidriver.Webecamefriendsquitebyaccident.Fiveyearsago,ImadeatriptoChicago.ThemomentIsteppedintoacab,Irealizeditwasdifferent.Thefloorwascoveredwitharug(小地毯).ThereweresmallreproductionsofpaintingsbyVanGoghinsidethecab.Andthewindowswerespotless.ItoldthedriverIhadneverriddeninamoreattractivetaxi.“Iliketohearmypassengerssaythat,”hereplied.“Howlonghaveyoubeendecoratingyourcab?”Iasked.“It’snotmine,”hesaid.“It’sacompanycab.IhitupontheideayearsagowhenIworkedasaclean-upmanforthetaxicompany.Eachcarthatcameinattheendofthedaywaslikeagarbagepit.Cigarettebuttsandmatchescoveredthefloor.Stickystufflikepeanutbutterwasontheseatsordoorhandles.Ithoughtthatifthecompanyandthedriverswouldgivepeopleacarworthkeepingclean,theymightbemoreconsiderate.”“AssoonasIgotmytaxilicense,Itriedoutmyideas.Iputalotofextradecorationsintothecabtheygavemetodrive.Igotanicerugandsomeflowers.Wheneachpassengergotout,Icheckedtomakesurethateverythingwasinorderforthenextfare.Afteraboutamonthofmybringinginaspotlesscab,thebossreservedthesamecarformeeachday.ThatwaswhenIputupthereproductionsofgreatpaintings.”“I’veneverbeendisappointedbypeopleinthepasttenyears—nogarbage.LikeIsay,peopleappreciatebeautifulthings.Ifweplantedmoreflowersandtreesinthecityandmadethebuildingsmoreattractive,morepeoplewouldtendtokeepthecityclean.”Later,webecamegoodfriends.Iwasimpressedbythetaxi-driver,whohadhitonagreattruth—asenseofbeautycomeswiththegiftoflife.Mostpeopledon’thavetobeinstructedabouttherarityofbeauty.Theyrespondwhentheyfindit.And,iftheyaremadetofeelapartofit,theywilltrytoaddtoit.1、Whatmadethewritersurprisedwhenhegotintothetaxi?A．Thebeautifuldecorationontherug.B．Thestyleofdecorationoutsidethetaxi.C．Themasterpiecesofwell-knownpainters.D．Theimpressiveinnerenvironmentofthetaxi.2、Jackgottheideaofdecoratingthecabwhen_______.A．hegothistaxilicenseB．thebossreservedthesamecarforhimeachdayC．heservedasaclean-upmanforthetaxicompanyD．hefoundthetaxihecleanedwasfullofcigarettebutts3、Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?A．Peoplecaneasilymakefriendswhentakingataxi.B．Whenpeoplefindbeautyinlife,theywilltrytoaddtoit.C．Ifweplantmoreflowersandtrees,wecankeepthecityclean.D．Wehavetobetaughttofindbeautyandmakeitmorebeautiful.25．（10分）Forthekidswhohavejuststartedtoread,choosingtherightbooksisessentialandtheirparentsshouldbetheretohelpthem.Aproperbookclassificationsystemwouldbeofgreathelpinthisregard,sincemostparentsdonotknowwhichbookssuittheirchildren’sreadinglevelsthemost.Aneffectiveclassificationsystemforchildren’sbookswouldhelpovercomethisproblem.Chinesebookstores,onlineoroffline,stillprefertouseageratherthanreadingabilitytocategorizewhattheysell.Infact,readingabilityandinterestsvaryfromchildtochildevenwhentheyareatthesameage.Thisearlyformofclassificationisacceptedbymostbookstoresandpublishers,yetmanyyoungreadersgetbooksthatarenowhereneartheirtargetedreadinglevels.Chinahasatleast200millionchildrenundertheageof14,andtheirenthusiasmforreadinghasincreasedovertheyears.Thepublishersofchildren’sbooksshouldtrytointroduceajuvenile-centeredclassificationsystemtohelptheirreaderschoosebooksthataresuitablefortheirreadingabilities.Somedon’ttrustthecallformoreeffectivebookclassification,mentioningtheneedforyoungsterstoreadextensivelyandavoidrestrictingthemselvestooneortwocategories.Thereisastrongcaseforresistingselectivereading,butnotbookclassification,whichisdesignedtohelpyoungchildrendevelopgoodreadinghabitsandholdontotheminthelongrun.Studieshavefoundthatkidsarelesslikelytobeintoreadingiftheyhavenotdevelopedsuchahabitbeforetheageof10.Thatsaid,itisintheirbestintereststoadopttargetedreadingduringchildhood,asthiscangreatlyimprovetheircomprehensionabilities.Sogreatereffortsshouldbeputintodesigningabookclassificationsystemthatmeetstheneedsofyoungreaders.1、Aproperbookclassificationsystemshould________.A．beonanagebasisB．limitreaderstooneortwocategoriesC．helpreadersgetbookssuitablefortheirreadinglevelsD．benefitallthebookstoresandpublishers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5referto?A．Youngchildren.B．Publishers.C．Readinglevels.D．Readinghabits.3、WhatdoweknowfromParagraph5?A．Thereisastrongcaseforresistingbookclassification.B．Everyonedoesn’tsupportamoreeffectivebookclassification.C．Youngstersshouldberestrictedtoafewcategoriesofbooks.D．Youngstersdon’tneedtoreadextensively.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecurrentbookclassificationsystem?A．Dissatisfied.B．Ambiguous.C．Supportive.D．Unconcerned.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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）MyfriendDomrecentlysethimselfa21-daykindnesschallenge.Domtookupthischallengebecausehehadbeen1somedifficulttimesafterarelationshipbreakup.Insteadoffeeling2forhimself,heturnedanegativeintoapositive.HestartedMother’sDayby3hismotheratherworkwithhisbrothers.Hehadwonsomemoneybefore,soonDayTwohedonatedsomeofhis4toalocaldisabilityorganization.Laterthatday,thelocaldistrictwas5bystrongwindssohe6hiselderlyneighbour’sgutters(排水溝)onDayThree.OnDayFourhe7someeldersintheretirementvillage,chattingwiththem.Tradinginhiscar8forabicyclehelmet(頭盔)forthenexttwodayswasDom’swayofbeing9totheenvironment.OnDaySevenandEighthepickeduprubbishthatwas10therivershoreandhedrovetothebloodbanktomakehisblood11.AndthenonDayNineheboughtalotteryticket(彩票)andputitinanenvelopewithActOfKindness12onitbeforesendingit.OnDayTenmydaughterandIfoundourselves13inasupermarketcarparkwithaflatbattery.IcalledDom,whocametoour14withasmileand15startedthecarsowecouldgethome.AndsoDom’skindnesscontinuedfor16elevendays.He17peopletocheckhisFacebookwalleachdaytoseewhathehadachievedwiththe18thatotherswouldfeelinspired.Hispostsattractedmoreandmorelikes19thedayswenton.Ihavelovedeveryminuteofthis,hepostedonthelastday.Iencourageyouallto20yourcomfortzonetocontinuethechallenge.1、A．overB．throughC．intoD．from2、A．cheerfulB．guiltyC．gratefulD．sorry3、A．praisingB．surprisingC．wakingD．facing4、A．winningsB．belongingsC．salaryD．payments5、A．blownB．caughtC．hitD．destroyed6、A．sweptoverB．cleanedoutC．lookedintoD．checkedout7、A．examinedB．inspectedC．visitedD．informed8、A．doorsB．lightsC．windowsD．keys9、A．politeB．kindC．usefulD．equal10、A．litteringB．fillingC．makingD．landing11、A．testB．donationC．fileD．discovery12、A．writtenB．drawnC．signedD．carved13、A．coveredB．lockedC．stuckD．dropped14、A．lifeB．rescueC．houseD．mind15、A．lightlyB．successfullyC．suddenlyD．jokingly16、A．otherB．moreC．justD．a(chǎn)nother17、A．persuadedB．neededC．invitedD．taught18、A．meaningB．factC．hopeD．secret19、A．a(chǎn)sB．sinceC．whileD．a(chǎn)fter20、A．stepoutofB．setupC．moveintoD．turnto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）Earthquakescanbedestructive.Unfortunately,wedonthavea1．(rely)waytopredict.Buttechnologiescanstillhelpusundersuchadesperatesituation.Chinaisbuildingtheworld’slargestearthquakealertsystemandit’s2．(possible)themostadvanced.Engineers3．(set)upover15,000sensors(傳感器)nationwideandwiringthemintoaweb,4．a(chǎn)nearthquakehappens,thesensorscansendelectricalpulsestothecontrolcenterandthenordinarypeople’ssmartphones.Thesignaltravelsatalmostlightspeedandfasterthantheearthquakeshaking,5．(give)localpeoplealittletimetoprepare,andthesystemcanusuallysendmessagestopeoplethinlessthantwoseconds.It’slife-saving.Thesystem,6．canbethemostadvancedinmanyways,willbethelargestearthquakeobservationnetworkintheworld,notonlydetectingthe7．(move）ofthecontinentsbutalsocalculatingthepossibleimpact8．a(chǎn)nearthquake.Itwillautomaticallywarnlocalpeople,making9．(it)muchfasterthanhumanobservation.Thesystem,overseenbyChina’sMinistryofEmergencyManagement,isset10．(complete)in2022.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,

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多者(從第11處起)不計分。LastMonday,ithitmethatmybelovedgrandmotherbirthdaywasaroundthecorner、Idecidedtomakeheranuniquepresent、Withouttheslightesthesitation,Ithrewmeintocreatingthispricelessalbum、Iturnedonthecomputer,carefullyselectedsomephotos,addedupsomedecorations,anddesignedeachpagescarefully、Eventually,analbumofloveproduced、Lookedatmyworkwithsatisfaction,Icouldn’thelpimagininghowdelightedlymygrandmawouldbe、Soon,thebigdayarrived、Atthebirthdayparty,IpresentedthealbumtoGrandma、Themomentshesawthespecialgift,shehugsmeaffectionately,tearsrollinginhereyes,whatmademyparentssmilegenuinelyaswell、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）Agroupoffrogsweretravelingthroughthewoods.Andtwoofthemfellintoadeeppit.Whentheotherfrogssawhowdeepthepitwas,theytoldthetwofrogsthattheywereasgoodasdead.Thetwofrogsdidn'tlistenandtriedtojumpoutofthepitwithalltheirmight.Theotherfrogskepttellingthemtostop.Finally,oneofthefrogsheardwhattheotherfrogsweresayingandgaveup,sohedied.Theotherfrogwentonjumpingashardashecould.Onceagain,theotherfrogscriedathimandtoldhimtostopandjustallowhimselftodie.Hejumpedevenharderandfinallymadehimselfout.Whenhegotout,theotherfrogssaid,"Didn'tyouhearus?"Thefrogexplainedtothemthatsomethingwaswrongwithhishearing.Hethoughttheywereencouraginghimthewholetime.Thereispoweroflifeanddeathinthetongue.Anencouragingwordtosomeonewhoisdowncanlifthimorherupandhelpthemmakeitthroughtheday.Becarefulofwhatyousay.Speaklifetothosewhocrossyourpath.Thepowerofwords—anyonecanspeakbadwordsthatrob