2025屆寧夏銀川市六盤山高級中學高考考前模擬英語試題含解析

2025屆寧夏銀川市六盤山高級中學高考考前模擬英語試題注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where2．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat3．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto4．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a(chǎn),/C．/,a D．the,/5．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!6．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t7．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will8．Newenergy-sharingprojects_____indozensofcitiesacrossthecountrytofuelChina’ssharingeconomyinthenextfewyears.A．a(chǎn)retocarryout B．a(chǎn)rebeingcarriedoutC．werecarriedout D．willhavebeencarriedout9．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．a(chǎn)slongas D．inorderthat10．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed11．---Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?---I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget12．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation13．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one14．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited15．Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has D．couldwin;has16．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced17．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in18．—Jack,myplanearrivesat8:30pmwhen,Isuppose,you______dinner.—ButIcanwait.A．willhave B．havehadC．willhavehad D．a(chǎn)rehaving19．Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclass______theycantakeinwhathehastaught.A．why B．when C．who D．which20．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);the D．the;the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）Kindergartenoutside?Yes，indeed.It’spartofagrowingworldwidetrendtowardoutdooreducation.TheschoolsarecalledForestKindergartens.NowthenumbersaresmallintheU.S.，buttheideaiswellestablishedinEurope,withschoolsinScotland,England,andSwitzerland.ByfarmostofsuchschoolsareinGermany,whichhasmorethan400Waldkindergartens.Childrenattendingsuchparticularschoolenjoyagoodamountofoutdooreducationeachday,rainorshine.Somelessonsarefocusedonnature；othersareacademictopicsdeliveredinanaturalsetting.Inallcases，studentsareactive—notsittingatdesksoronmatsonthefloorbutwalking,running,jumping,solvingproblemslikehowtogetthemudoffthebottomsoftheirshoesbeforetheirparentsfindout.Attheseforestkindergartens,studentslearnsciencebyobservinganddoingit,learnmathbyapplyingittothenaturalworldaroundthem，learnlettersandwordsbyputtingthemtogetherusingsightsandsounds.Thechildrenlearntomakecomparisonsusingnaturalthingslikeapplesandrocks.Theydevelopanappreciationforanimalsandplantsintheirnaturalenvironment—notjustbylookingatpicturesinabookoronacomputerscreen.Someofthescienceactivitiesinvolveteamwork,likeexplainingthebestwaytomoveaheavyobject,showinghowalever(杠桿)works.Inothersessions，teachersencouragestudentstodeveloptheirmotorskillsbybuildingwoodentoolssuchashammersandknives.Thesestudentsalsolearnhowtogetalongwithoneanother,individuallyandinagroup.Theyalsodevelophealthylevelsofself-confidence,justfrombeingabletodotheeverydayactivitiesthattheschooloffers.Inatimewhensomanychildrenarebeingclassifiedasobesebecauseoflongtimewatchingtelevisionandplayingvideogames,theseoutdoorschoolshelpchildrenlearnjustasmuch,ifnotmore，fromopeningtheireyestotheworldaroundthem.1、WhichofthefollowingcountryhasthemostForestKindergartens?A．TheU.S. B．Germany. C．TheU.K. D．Switzerland2、Whatisthepurposeofthefourthparagraph?A．Toanalysehowchildrenlearnsocially.B．Tocomparedifferentteachingapproaches.C．Toshowhowchildrenlearnacademically.D．Todescribehowactivechildrenareintheclass.3、WhichmaybeseeninForestKindergartens?A．Childrenaredoinganexperimentwithchemicals.B．Teachersarewritingsomethingontheblackboard.C．Smartphonesarewidelyusedtohelpchildrenlearn.D．Everythinginnatureislikelytobeappliedtoteaching.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoForestKindergartens?A．Negative. B．Doubtful. C．Positive. D．Uncertain.22．（8分）Imaginejet-settingfromTokyotoParis,enjoyingfirst-classtravel,afour-coursedinnerandacitytour－allwithoutleavingtheground.ThisisthefutureofairtravelaccordingtoJapanesecompanyFirstAirlines,whichhasusedthepowerofvirtualrealitytocreatedreamvacations.Passengersavoidthecostlyairporttransfer,thebaggagefeesorbusyairportterminal（航站樓）－andinsteadenjoytheprivilegesofbusinessorfirst-classtravelandanexpensivetourofParis－allwhileremainingmotionlessinTokyo.AswellasParis,FirstAirlinesalsooffersthevirtualdestinationsofNewYork,RomeandHawaii.Afterboarding,guestscansettledownforthetwo-hourflightontheiradvancedAirbusseat－surroundedbydecorationthatismodeledontheinsideofanaircraft,formaximumrealism.ThereisflightserviceandVR,foods,musicforeverydestination.Passengerswillbeservedadeliciousmealbyairstewards,alongsidedrinksandotherdesserts.Themenudependsonthedestinationofchoice－ManhattanclamchowderandcheesecakeforNewYorkandsalmontartarandonionsoupforParis.Afterlandingatthedestination,guestscanenjoya360-degreetourofthedestination－allthankstoprojection（投影）mappingandvideo.Itmakesforasupposedlystress-freevacation,perfectforthosewhoseabilitytotravelabroadislimitedbycostorhealth.Virtualrealityisbecomingincreasinglypresenteverywhereatalltimesintheworldoftravel－allowingtravelerstoappreciatethewondersoftheworld,allwithoutleavingtheirhouse.Atjust4,980yen（$46）forbusinessclassand5,980yen（$56）forfirstclass－thesetwo-hourflightsarefarmoreaffordablethantheirreal-lifeflights.TokyocitizenseagertoexperienceFirstAirlinescanbookatriponthewebsite,withreservationscurrentlybeingtakenuntilMay2018.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutthefutureofairtravelfromTokyotoParis?A．Itishigh-flying. B．Itismoney-saving.C．Itispower-wasting. D．Itistime-consuming.2、Whencanpassengersenjoythebeautyofthedestination?A．Uponarrival. B．Duringtheflight.C．Afterboardingtheplane. D．Ongettingofftheplane.3、Theflightisperfectfortravelerswho.A．dolittlephysicalexercise B．workundergreatpressureC．desiretotravelalongdistance D．havehealthormoneytroubles4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AScientificFantasy B．ThePowerofVirtualRealityC．Japan’sVirtualAirTravelAbroad D．AppreciationoftheGlobalWonders23．（8分）PeopleYou'veNeverHeardofWhoChangedtheWorldItisafactthatmostpeoplelivetheirlivesunremarkedbyhistory.Whetherbydesignorbyaccident,therearesomepioneerswhoseachievementschangedthecourseofhistorybutwhosenamesareunknowntous.JamesHarrisonJamesHarrisonhassavedthelivesofovertwomillionpeoplebydonatinghisbloodl,173times,aGuinnessworldrecord.Hisbloodproducesarareantibody(抗體)whichcurestheotherwisedeadlyRhesusdiseaseinunbornchildren.Ithasalsobeenusedinthedevelopmentofamedicineanti-D,whichwillcuretheRhesusdiseaseinchildrenforever.LewisLatimerAfterhelpingAlexanderGrahamBellobtainhispatentforthetelephone,LewisLatimerpatentedacarbonfilament(碳燈絲),whichallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout,muchmoreusefulthanthatinventedbyThomasEdison.Latimerwentontoinventmanyotherusefuldevices,includingadevicewhichcooledandcleanedpatients'roomsinhospitals.MauriceHillemanNotallachievementsrequirebraveryandself-sacrifice.TakeMauriceHillemanforexample.Hefoundanotherwaytochangetheworld.Hedevelopedthemumpsvaccine(疫苗)afterhisdaughtergottheillness.Andhedidn'tstopthere.Intotal,hehassingle-handedlydevelopedover40vaccines,includingeightcommonlygiventochildren.Hisworkhassavedmillionsoflivesandpreventedseriousconsequencesduetothediseases.NilsBohlinIn1959NilsBohlinpatentedarevolutionarydesignthathassavedmillionsoflives-thethree-pointsafetybelt.Aftertheinitialresistancefromdriverswhohatedbeingtoldwhattodo,andevenfortheirowngood,thethree-pointbelthasbecomeastandardfeatureinnewcarsaroundtheworld.1、Whosepatentallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout?A．LewisLatimer. B．AlexanderGrahamBell.C．ThomasEdison. D．NilsBohlin.2、What'sthesimilaritybetweenJamesHarrisonandMauriceHilleman?A．TheybothsetaGuinnessworldrecord.B．Theybothhadspiritsofbraveryandself-sacrifice.C．Theircontributionssavedthelivesofmanychildren.D．Theydevotedthemselvestoworkbecauseoffamilvmembers.3、Whatwasdrivers'initialattitudetothethree-pointseatbelt?A．Theywerecontentwithit. B．Theyrefusedtouseit.C．Theyaccepteditcalmly. D．Theygotexcitedaboutit.24．（8分）Thinkoftheemptycitiesinzombie(僵尸)movies.Thestreets,theshopsandtheschoolsstilltherejustliketheywouldbeonanormalday,excepttherearenopeopletobeseen.Itistheemptinessthatscaresyou.Nowareal-life"ghostcity"isbeingbuiltintheUS.Butfortunately,ithasnothingtodowithzombies-itisgoingtobeaplacetotestthetechnologyofthefutureCalledCITE-theCenterforInnovation(創(chuàng)新),TestingandEvaluation(測評)-thecityistheideaoftechnologycompanyPegasusGlobalHoldings.Coveringanareaof15squaremiles(39squarekilometers),itisthesizeofasmallUScityandsitsinthemiddleoftheNewMexicodesert.Butwhydoweneedanemptycitythatnobodywillcallhome?Thereasonisthatwecan'taffordtotestthelatesttechnologiesinthecitiesthatwelivein-theymightnotbereadyandcouldcauseproblemsanddangerinoureverydaylives."Itwillbeatruelaboratorywithouttheproblemsandsafetyissuesthatcomewithpeoplelivingthere.Hereyoucanbreakthingsandrunintothings,andgetusedtohowtheywork,beforetakingthemoutintothemarket,PegasusmanagingdirectorRobertBrumleytoldtechnologymagazineWired.Infact,withoutworryingabouthurtingpeople,anybodywithanewideacanasktotestitinthiscity.Justthinkaboutthepossibilities-driverlesscarscanmovefreelyonthestreets,homeswithrobotscanbedesignedandenergysourceslikenuclearpowercanalsobeputtothetest.Asgoodastheideamayseem,however,therearestilldoubtsaboutCITE."Oneofthemostdifficultthingstodowhendevelopingthesenewtechnologiesistohavethemsafelymovearoundpeople,whocansuddenlyjumpoutinfrontofsomething,"ReeseJones,afounderofSingularityUniversity,US,toldFortunemagazine.Jonesisworriedthat,evenifatechnologyworksperfectlywellinCITE,introducingittoarealcitywillstillbeawholedifferentstorybecausetherewillbepeoplelivinginthecity.Butnomatterwhat,perhapsweshouldwaituntilCITEisfinishedin2018.Maybeitwillturnouttoworkjustfine.1、Theemptycityisbeingbuilt_____.A．sopeoplecanexperiencethetechnologyofthefutureB．totrydriverlesscarsandrobotsinC．totestnewtechnologyinD．a(chǎn)saplacefullofthelatesttechnology2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutCITE?A．ItislocatedbesidetheNewMexicodesert.B．ItwasstartedbySingularityUniversity.C．Thingsinthecitycaneasilybebrokendownandbuiltagain.D．Anyonecanasktotryouttheirnewdesignsthere.3、AccordingtoJones,_______.A．CITEoffersgreatpossibilitiesforfuturetechnologyB．newtechnologieswillworkperfectlywellwiththehelpofCITEC．settingsinCITEshouldberealinordertocreatethebestresultsD．testingresultsinCITEmaynotprovetoworkinarealcity4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthisarticle?A．ToexplainwhyCITEcouldbeveryhelpful.B．ToshowthatCITEhasabrightfuture.C．ToexplainCITEandproblemsitmayhave.D．Toofferagoodsolutionthatwillhelptodevelopfuturetechnologies.25．（10分）Roughlythesizeofasodacan,sittingonabookshelf,arelativelyharmlessdevice(設(shè)備)maybeturningfriendsawayfromyourhome.TheelephantinyourlivingroomisyourInternet-connectedcamera,adevicepeopleareincreasinglyusingforpeaceofmindintheirhomes.Butfewstoptothinkabouttheeffectthesedevicesmayhaveonhouseguests.Shouldyoutellyourfriends,forinstance,thatthey’rebeingrecordedwhileyouallwatchthebiggametogether?"It’scertainlynewterritory,especiallyashomesecuritycamerasbecomeeasiertofix,"saysLizziePost,presidentoftheEmilyPostInstitute,America’sdistinguishedmannersadvisors."Ithinkitwillbeveryinterestingtoseewhatmannersappearintermsofwhetheryoutellpeopleyouhaveacameraornot,andwhetherguestshavearighttoaskthatitbeturnedoff,ifit’snotasecurityissue."Postwantstomakeclearthatshe’snottalkingaboutlegalrights,butratherpersonalpreference.Whenitcomestosecuritycameras,Postsaysit’sahost’sresponsibilitytomakesureguestsfeelcomfortablewithintheirhome.Ifthehostcasuallyacknowledgesthatthereisacameraintheroombytellingastoryaboutit,thatmaybeenoughtoprovideanopeningforaguesttosayiftheyareuncomfortable.However,ifacontractor(合約工)isworkinginyourhome,youdon’tneedtotellthemthattherearecameraswatching.Thenagain,thecameracanalsoworkincontractors’favor."Ifanythingdoesgowrongwhilethey’reinthehouse,theydon’twanttobeblamedforit,"shesays."Infact,thecameracouldbethethingthatprovesthattheydidn’tstealthe$20,orknockthevaseoffthetable.1、Thevisitorsareconcernedthatthesecuritycameramay.A．threatentheirhealth B．spoiltheirpeaceofmindC．disturbtheirprivacy D．a(chǎn)ffecttheirpreference2、Whatisahost’sresponsibilityconcerningthesecuritycamera?A．Indicatingitsposition. B．MakingtheirguestsfeelateaseC．Turningitoilintime. D．Havingacasualtalkwithguests.3、Howcanthehomesecuritycamerabenefitcontractorsworkinginyourhome?A．Itcanpreventtheaccidentshappening. B．Itcanprovetheirinnocence.C．Itcanrecordtheirworkingprogress. D．Itcanmaketheirworkmoreenjoyable.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthesecuritycamera?A．Negative. B．Pessimistic. C．Favorable. D．Objective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）Justasthestockmarketrisesandfallsinresponsetowhatpeoplearewillingtoputtheirmoneybehind,wehaveinsideourselvesaninnereconomythatrisesandfallsinresponsetoourbeliefsaboutwhatispossible.Sometimesthedegreetowhichwearewillingto1ourbeliefsystemsdeterminesthesuccessofourinnereconomy.Forexample,imaginethatyourfamilyoforiginhadabeliefthatmusicaltalentwasnotsomethingthey2Asamemberofthatgroup,youwouldlikely3thatsamebeliefaboutyourself.Asaresult,evenifyouhadagreatdesiretocreatemusic,youmightbe4toreallygetbehindyourself.Becauseyoumightfearthatyour5wouldnotpayoff.Evenifyouhadthecouragetofollowyourpassion,yourinnerbeliefthatyouarenotborn6wouldprobablystopyourtrying.Andthatwouldbeamajor7toinvestyourenergyinyourdream.Ontheotherhand,beliefisn’tanything8Ifyoufoundawayto9thatnegativebelief,agreatfloodofenergywouldpourforth,greatlyincreasingthepossibilityofyoursuccess.Howmuchenergywearewillingtoinvestinthevariousideasanddreamsislikethemoneypeopleare,orarenot,willingtoinvestinthevariousproductsavailablefortradeonthestockmarket.Andinbothcases,10playsakeyroleindetermininghowwillingwearetogetbehindsomething.Onewaytoopenupthepossibilityforgreatersuccessinourinnereconomiesistounderstandthatbeliefisnotthereliable11wesometimesthink.Thereareothermorereliablethingsofsuccessthatwecanputour12in,suchaspassion,feeling,andsense.Someofthemostsuccessfulinvestorsinthestockmarketaretheonesthatgoagainstthegrain,trustingtheirsenseoverthe13opinionheldbyordinarypeopleaboutwhatwillwork.Inthesameway,wecanlearntotrustourheart’sdesiresandoursensetoguideus,14anybeliefsthatstandinthewayofourabilitytofullyinvestinourselves.Aswetakeoutenergyfromlimitingideasaboutwhatispossible,we15theresourcesthathavethepowertomakeourinnereconomyprosper.1、A．simplify B．challenge C．eliminate D．maintain2、A．possessed B．trusted C．objected D．missed3、A．reject B．preserve C．deny D．share4、A．willing B．sorry C．reluctant D．ready5、A．success B．knowledge C．profession D．investment6、A．devoted B．talented C．concerned D．interested7、A．obstacle B．excuse C．chance D．principle8、A．important B．fixed C．changeable D．stimulating9、A．enhance B．reserve C．release D．follow10、A．energy B．hobby C．expense D．belief11、A．guide B．a(chǎn)bility C．goal D．policy12、A．a(chǎn)im B．faith C．task D．dream13、A．unacceptable B．strange C．unbelievable D．common14、A．questioning B．understanding C．interpreting D．believing15、A．stickto B．leadto C．freeup D．leaveout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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbetfitseachblank.Procrastination-aVirtueWhenItComestoCreativity?PsychologistAdamGrant,fromtheUniversityofPennsylvaniainPhiladelphia,arguesthatpeoplewho“putoff”solvingataskforalittlewhile-thusengaginginmoderateprocrastination--areoftenabletocomeupwith1．(original)ideasabouthowtosolvethattaskthanpeoplewhogetstartedontheirworkrightaway.GrantmakesthisargumentinthebookOriginals:HowNon-conformistsChangetheWorldandreiteratesitinapopularTEDtalk2．hesaysthat“procrastinationisavicewhenitcomestoproductivity,butitcanbeavirtuewhenitcomestocreativity.”Thispointofviewseems3．(find)somesupportinexistingstudiesthatindicateacorrelationbetweencreativityand“puttingthingsoff.”Grantexplainsthatthelinkbetweenmoderateprocrastinationandoriginalitylikely4．(exist)becausewhenweactivelyputoffataskforawhile,ourpreoccupationwiththetaskitselfdoesnotdisappear.Instead,theunfinishedwork“runsinthebackground”ofourbrains,5．(buy)ustimetofindinnovativesolutions.Onestudy6．(publish)inPersonalityandIndividualDifferencesin2017alsofoundalinkbetweencreativeideation(comingupwithcreativeideas)andactiveprocrastination.Itsuggestedthatamong853undergraduatesatChineseuniversities,“activeprocrastinators”maybemorepronetocreativity.Boredom7．havesomethingtodowiththisboostincreativethinking.OlderresearchfromtheUniversityofFloridainGainesvillesuggeststhatpeoplewhoprocrastinatemaybemorepronetoboredomthantheirpeers.Andwhileboredomitselfisaconceptthatsometimeshasnegativeconnotations,studies8．(show)thatallowingourselvestofeelboredforawhilecanboostourcreativeabilities.Theresearchersexplainthatthismaybebecausewhenwearebored,weallowourmindstowander,thus“training”ourimaginations.Finally,9．puttingoffataskforeveroutoffearandself-doubtmaybeparalyzingandunhelpful,alittlebitof“directed”procrastinationwilllikelynotbeharmfulandmayallowustoassessthetaskathandmoreimaginatively.Andforsomeofus,thatpressureoflookingadeadlinestraightintheeyecanbejust10．weneedtokeepusonourtoes.AsCalvin,oneofthemaincharactersinthecomicstripsCalvinandHobbes,oncesaid:“Youcan’tjustturnoncreativitylikeafaucet.Youhavetobeintherightmood,”andthatmoodis“l(fā)ast-minutepanic.”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。每處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：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。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。DearLiMing,ThisSundaywe’llgotothenursinghomeanddidsomevoluntarylabor.Youwereout,whileIdroppedinonyou.However,Ihadtoleaveamessagetoyou.Accordingtothemonitorsaid,we’llmeetatthegate