安徽省合肥一中、安慶一中等六校2025屆高考考前模擬英語試題含解析

安徽省合肥一中、安慶一中等六校2025屆高考考前模擬英語試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請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．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof2．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem3．Theteachertoldthechildren______quietinthemuseum.A．keepB．keptC．keepingD．tokeep4．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account5．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft6．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit7．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe8．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．asfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．asif9．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when10．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a;a C．a;/ D．/;/11．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that12．Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t13．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound14．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten15．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．arenotleading16．____regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.A．NotreceivedB．SincereceivingC．HavingnotreceivedD．Nothavingreceived17．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency18．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain19．—Helen,areyougoingIotheairporttopickupJackthedayaftertomorrow?—________tomorrownight.Iwouldgo.A．Werehetocomeback B．IfhewasabouttocomebackC．Hadhecomeback D．Ifhewouldcomeback20．Mymother______angrywithme,butIcouldn’tshutmymouthbeforeIshoutedather!A．wasn’t B．wouldn’tbeC．wouldn’thavebeen D．hadn’tbeen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）Scientiststhinkthatgrowinggardengrasscouldbethesecrettosolvingourenergyneeds,andwemaysoonbeabletoreplaceourgasolinewith“grassoline”.Theteam,includingexpertsfromCardiffUniversityinWales,hasshownthathydrogencanbetakenfromgrassinusefulamountswiththehelpofsunlightandacheapcatalyst(催化劑)—somethingthatspeedsupachemicalreactionwithoutbeingusedup.Itisthefirsttimethatthishasbeenshownanditcouldleadtoasustainable(可持續(xù)的)wayofmakinghydrogen,reportedAsianNewsInternational.Thiscouldbeanimportantkindofrenewableenergybecauseitishighinenergyanditdoesnotgiveoutharmfulgaseswhenitisburned.Studyco-authorMichaelBowkersaid,“Thisisreallyagreensourceofenergy.Hydrogenisseenasanimportantfutureenergycarrierastheworldmovesfromfossilfuelstorenewableenergy,andourresearchhasshownthatevengardengrasscouldbeagoodwayofgettingit.”Cellulose(纖維素),whichisakeypartofplantsandthebiopolymer(生物聚合物)foundinthelargestnumbersontheearth,couldbeagreatsourceofhydrogen.Initsstudy,theteamlookedatthepossibilityofgettinghydrogenfromcelluloseusingsunlightandasimplecatalyst.Thisiscalledphotocatalysis(光催化作用)andinit,thesunlightstartsthecatalyst,whichthenmakescelluloseandwaterintohydrogen.Theresearchersstudiedtheeffectivenessofthreemetal-basedcatalysts,ofwhichnickel(鎳)especiallyinterestedtheresearchers,asitisamuchmorecommonmetalthangoldandpalladium(鈀)anditsavesmoremoney.AccordingtoBowker,producinghydrogenfromcelluloseusingphotocatalysishasnotbeenstudiedindetail.Theteam’sresearchshowsthatlargeamountsofhydrogencanbeproducedusingthismethodwiththehelpofabitofsunlightandacheapcatalyst.Thestudyshowsthatitiseffectivetouserealgrasstakenfromagarden.“Thisisimportantasitavoidstheneedtoseparateandcleanupcellulose,whichcanbebothdifficultandcostly,”saidBowker.1、Whatareneededtogethydrogenfromgrass?A．Acatalystandpalladium. B．Waterandcellulose.C．Sunlightandabiopolymer. D．Sunlightandacatalyst.2、Whyisthenewwayofmakinghydrogenconsideredsignificant?A．Itischeap,greenandsustainable.B．Itisthebesttoproducetherenewableenergy.C．Itismoreproductiveandefficientthanothermethods.D．Itcanreplacethewaytomakefossilfuelscompletely.3、Whydoesnickelinteresttheresearchersinmakinghydrogenfromcellulose?A．Itcanproducethelargestamountofhydrogen.B．Itcanavoidseparatingandcleaningupcellulose.C．Itismorecommonthanothermetalsandcostsless.D．Itworksquickerthanothermetalsduringphotocatalysis.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusmainlyinthispassage?A．Catalyststhatcouldbetakenfromgrass.B．Anewwayofmakinghydrogenfromcellulose.C．Thepotentialofhydrogenasarenewableenergy.D．Theconnectionbetweenhydrogenandphotocatalysis.22．（8分）TheScholasticArt&WritingAwardsareamongthemostfamousawardsforstudentachievementintheliteraryandvisualarts.PastwinnersincludesuchshortstorymastersasDonaldBarthelme,JoyceCarolOates,andStephenKing.Thecontestoffersseveralcategoriesconnectedwithshortstorywriters:shortstory,flashfiction,sciencefiction,humor,andwritingportfolio(檔案袋)(graduatingseniorsonly).Whocanenter?Thecontestisopentostudentsingrades7-12(includinghomeschoolers)intheU.S.,Canada,orAmericanschoolsabroad.Whatdowinnersreceive?Thecontestoffersavarietyofscholarships(someashighas$10,000)andcashawards(someashighas$1,000)atboththeregionallevelandthenationallevel.Winnersmayalsoreceivecertificatesofrecognitionandopportunitiesforpublication.Howareentriesjudged?Theawardscitethreejudgingcriteria:“Originality,technicalskill,andtheemergence(呈現)ofapersonalvisionorvoice.”Besuretoreadpastwinnerstogetanideaofwhat’sbeensuccessful.Thejudgeschangeeveryyear,buttheyalwaysincludepeoplewhoarehighlyaccomplishedintheirfield.Whenisthedeadline?CompetitionguidelinesareupdatedinSeptember,andsubmissionsareusuallyacceptedfromSeptemberthroughearlyJanuary.RegionalGoldKeywinnerswillautomaticallyadvancetothenationalcompetition.HowdoIenter?AllstudentsbeginbyenteringaregionalcompetitionbasedontheirZIPcode.Seetheguidelinesforadditionalinformation.1、DonaldBarthelme,JoyceCarolOates,andStephenKingarementionedtoshowthat________.A．manyfamouswritersandartistsenterthecompetitionB．awardswillbegiventomanydifferentkindsofwritingC．theawardwinnerswouldbecomesuccessfulinthefutureD．thecompetitionhasnotbeenverypopularamongstudents2、________canenterthecompetition.A．StudentsallovertheworldB．AstudentinanAmericanschoolinChinaC．AnAmericancollegestudentD．AstudentinaCanadianschoolinAfrica3、Theunderlinedword“cite”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans“________”.A．follow B．improveC．neglect D．decide4、Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allthewinners’writingwillsurelybepublished.B．Studentscandirectlyenterthenationalcompetition.C．Thecompetitionisopenforentriesalltheyearround.D．Readingpastwinnerscanhelpknowwhatisappreciated.23．（8分）Lastsummermydaughter’sschoolwasblownup.Nostudentswereharmed,butthemainbuildingwascompletelydestroyed,aswellasthenearbydorms.BeforeyoustarttryingtoaskwhenthishorribleacttookplaceonU.S.soil,Ishouldmentionthatthisattackdidn’thappeninreality,ratherinmydaughter’scarefullyconstructedMinecraftworld.Duringanonlinejourneywithafewfriends,astrangercametoherschoolandbombedtheschoolshehadcarefullybuilt.Inaminute,herschoolwasruined.Sure,noactualproperty(財產)wasdamaged.Buttheemotionalpainshefeltwasverymuchreal.Shethoughtthiswasaformofterrorism.IsharedthisactofabsurdonlineviolenceonmyFacebookpage,andfellowparentswithMinecraft-lovingchildrenwerejustasshockedasIwas.Ihadthoughtthiswasauniqueexperience,andmydaughterwasjustunluckythatthishappenedtoher.But,asitturnedout,shewasfarfromalone.Theactswereperformedbycomputerbullies(暴徒)knownas“griefers”.TheplatformthatmydaughterwasplayingwastheMinecraft:PocketEdition(PE)version,whichispopularwithyoungerplayers.Whilesheonceonlyplayedincreativemode(模式),shebegantoplayinthemulti-playermodesothatsheandafewfriendsfromschoolcouldbuildandcreatetogether.Thatmulti-playerchoicemadeitpossibleforastranger,oneofthese“griefers”,tododamage.Itwasapainfullessonformydaughterthatdangershappenedsuddenly.Sheunderstoodwehavetoprotectourselvesfrombadpeopleintherealworld.Still,therewassomegoodnessthatcameoutoftheruins.Manyfellowplayersofherstookthetimetohelpherrebuildherschool,whichhasbeensetupagain.Sheismoved.Also,thisexperienceopenedhereyes.1、Whatwastheresultofthedaughter’sschoolbeingblownup?A．Allthebuildingsbutthedormswereruined.B．Manystudentswereseriouslyinjured.C．Moneyneededtobeseriouslyinjured.D．Theauthor’sdaughterfelthurtalot.2、Beforetalkingtootherparentsabouttheattacktheauthorhadthoughtthat.A．herdaughtershouldbeblamedforitB．thisattackwasjustarareincidentC．dangerhappenedallofasuddenontheInternetD．herdaughterwastoolonely3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthe“griefers”?A．Theycanhelpplayersbuildandcreateanewworld.B．Theyareperformedbycomputerbullies.C．Theyarelikelytocausedamageinthemulti-playermode.D．Theydisturbandcausesadnesstogameplayers.4、Whatdidherdaughterdoaftertheincident?A．QuitplayingMinecraft.B．Gaveupmulti-playermode.C．Learnedtodefendherselfagainstbadpeople.D．Decidedtorebuildherschoolindependently.24．（8分）Atfirst，MichaelSurrelldidn’tseetheblacksmokeorflamesshootingfromthewindowsofhisneighbors’home．Heandhiswifehadjustparkedaroundthecornerfromtheirownhouse，whentheygotacallfromoneofhisdaughters：“Thehousenextdoorisonfire!”Hewenttoinvestigate．That’swhenhesawtwowomenandagirlpanic-strickenontheirdoorway．“Thebaby’sinthere!”oneofthewomencried．Thoughthefiredepartmenthadbeencalled，Surrell，then64，instinctivelyraninside．“Thebaby”was8-year-oldTiara，thewoman’sgranddaughter．Enteringtheburninghousewaslike“runningintoabucketofblackpaint，”Surrellsays．Thethicksmokecausedhimtostruggleblindlyaround，burnedhiseyes，andmadeitimpossibletobreathe．Theconditionswouldhavebeenriskyforanyone，butforSurrell，whohaslungdisease，theywerelife-threatening．Afterafewminutesinthesmoke-filledhouse，hewithdrewoutsidetocatchhisbreath．“WhereisTiara?”heaskeddesperately．“Thesecondfloor,”Thewomanshoutedback．Takingadeepbreath，hewentinasecondtime．Thedarknesswasoverwhelming．Yetbecausethehousehadasimilardesigntohis，Surrellfoundthestairsandmadeittothesecondfloor．Hewasalreadyoutofbreath．Thenasoftbutdistinctmoanappeared．Hecrawledtowardthesound，feelingaroundforanysignofthegirl．Finally，hetouchedsomething．Ashoe，thenanankle．HepulledTiaraintohisarms．Turning，hefoughtthroughthesmokeandranblindlyintotheblackness．Thenextthingheknew，hewasatthefrontdoor，thenoutside．Surrellwokeupinthehospitalacoupleofdayslater，havingsufferedsevereburns．Tiarawasreleasedfromthehospitalafterafewdays．“It’sasmallpricetopay,”Surrellsays．“I’ddoitagaininaheartbeat．Wouldn’tgiveitasecondthought．”1、WhatdidSurrelldoatthesceneofthefire?A．Calledhisdaughter． B．Parkedhiscartosafety．C．Rangthefiredepartment． D．Rushedintotheburninghouse．2、WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph3?A．Howspecialthehousewas．B．Howdangerousthesituationwas．C．HowSurrellsufferedlungdisease．D．HowSurrellranbackoutside．3、HowdidSurrellmanagetofindTiaraeventually?A．Byfeelingwiththeaidofhersound．B．ByansweringtoTiara’sloudcrying．C．Byshoutinghernamedesperately．D．Bycatchingsightofhershoes．4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutSurrellfromthetext?A．Heisunwillingtotalkabouttherescueagain．B．Heisdisappointedtosufferseveralburns．C．Hewilldothesamewithouthesitation．D．Hewillthinktwicebeforeacting．25．（10分）It’snotunusualtoseeanunreasonablechildlyingonthegrounddrumminghisheels.Besidehimisadesperatemotheryellingatthetopofherlungs.Raisingawell-behavedkidisreallyahead-scratchingthing.Ifyoutookalltheparentingstylesaroundtheworldandrankedthembytheirgentleness,theInuit(因紐特人)approachwouldcertainlyranknearthetop.Allthemomsmentiononegoldenrole:Don’tshoutoryellatsmallchildren.Inuit’sno-yellingpolicyistheircentralcomponenttoraisingcool-headedkids.Thecultureviewsscolding,orevenspeakingtochildreninallangryvoice,asinappropriate,althoughlittlekidsarepushingparents'buttons.Playful“storytelling”isanothertricktosculptingkids’behavior.Butthisstorytellingdiffershugelyfromthosefairytalesfullofmorallessons.Parents“retell”whathappenedwhenaboythrewatantrum(發(fā)脾氣)bywayofwhatShakespearewouldunderstandalltoowell:puttingona“drama”.Afterthechildhascalmeddown,theparentswillreviewwhathappenedwhenthechildmisbehaved,usuallystartingwithaquestion:“Canyoushowushowtothrowatantrum?”Thenthechildhastothinkwhatheshoulddo.Ifhetakesthebaitandperformstheaction,themomwillaskafollow-upquestionwithaplayfultone.Forexample:“Doesthatseemright?”or“Areyouababy?”Sheisgettingacrosstheideathat“bigboys”won’tthrowatantrum.Kids’brainsarestilldevelopingthecircuitryneededforself-contro1.Whatyoudoinresponsetoyourchildren’semotionsshapestheirbrains.Sonexttime,seeingyourboymisbehave,tryusingtheInuit’sstorytellingapproach.Anddon’tforgettokeepcoo1.Afterall,boyswillbeboys.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“pushingparents’buttons”underlinedinParagraph2?A．Talkingwithparents. B．Playingwithparents’buttons.C．Exposingparents’faults. D．Makingparentsannoyed.2、WhatdoweknowaboutInuit’s“storytelling”?A．Itaimsatplayingatrickonkids. B．Itraiseskids’awarenessofmorality.C．Itcomesafterachildmisbehaves. D．ItanalyzesShakespeare’sdramas.3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetochildren’smisbehavior?A．Cautious. B．Tolerant.C．Uncaring. D．Skeptical.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Inuit’sapproachtoparenting.B．Valuesofreadingliteraryworks.C．Causesofchildren’smisbehavior.D．Parents’responsesto“storytelling”.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）Gradythrewdownhisbackpackandslammedthecardoorshut．“Thisisgoingtobeareally1week，”hesaidunhappilytonoone2．Helookedaroundthecampground．Hundredsoftallandgreenfirtrees，someastallaschurchtowers，3themountainside，givingittheappearanceofagreencarpet．Thesunwouldbesettingsoon．Then，Gradythought，maybethe4wouldn’tbeunbearable，Butactuallyevenuphereinthe5，thehotstickinessofJulywascloselyattachedtohim．Gradyhatedcamping，butitwassomethinghisfamily6everysummer．Hisfatherlikedcookingoveranopenfire，tellingstoriesabouthowto7thingslikebearattacksandswarmsofbees．HismotherandyoungerbrotherJared1ikedtohikeandtake8ofanimals．Jaredhadacollectionofbugpicturesthathe’d9tothewallsinhishalfoftheirroom．GradythoughttheywerejustscaryandproofthatJaredwasa10kid．Theysetupcamp—two11，oneforhisparentsandoneforhimselfandJared．Whileeveryoneelsestarted12dinner，Grady，lookingforsomeplacetocooldown，setoffforthenearbystream，whichwasdeepenoughto13in．Ashe14thestream，somethingcaughthiseye．Therewasa(an)15blackbearcub—nomorethantwofeettallwithalovelyface．Itwasplayingpretty16atthewater’sedge，17itssurroundings．Gradymovedclosertogeta18look．ThenGradyheardasoundbehindhim．He19hisfathersayingthatbearcubswouldneverbe20．Thenheturnedaroundandsawthecub’smothermovingswiftlytowardshim…1、A．risky B．1engthy C．peaceful D．interesting2、A．inparticular B．inadvance C．inbrief D．insilence3、A．blocked B．reflected C．scarred D．covered4、A．dust B．campground C．heat D．sun5、A．river B．sky C．tower D．mountain6、A．believedin B．stuckto C．camecross D．livedthrough7、A．survive B．experience C．explore D．recognize8、A．care B．control C．examples D．pictures9、A．guided B．pinned C．taken D．thrown10、A．sensitive B．smart C．strange D．tough11、A．beds B．rooms C．tents D．plates12、A．altering B．hunting C．ordering D．preparing13、A．dig B．swim C．hide D．sink14、A．crossed B．imagined C．neared D．1eft15、A．adorable B．aggressive C．injured D．1arge16、A．cautiously B．joyfully C．forcefully D．nervously17、A．attacking B．destroying C．hating D．ignoring18、A．better B．brighter C．fixed D．1asting19、A．found B．1earned C．remembered D．misunderstood20、A．alone B．awake C．smart D．scared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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Onceuponatime...OnceuponatimetherelivedinGermanytwobrothers.Atschooltheymetawisemanwholedthemtoatreasure—alibraryofoldbookswithtalesmorefascinatingthananytheyhadeverheard.1．(inspire),thebrothersbegancollectingtheirownstories,listeningtothefolktalespeopletoldthem.Soontheyproducedtheirowntreasure—abookoffairytalesthatwouldcharmmillionsinfarawaylandsforgenerations2．(come).ThebrothersGrimm,JacobandWilhelm,namedtheirstorycollectionChildren’sandHouseholdTalesandpublisheditinGermanyin1812.Thecollection3．(translate)intomorethan160languagesuptonow.Thestoriesandtheircharacterscontinuetofeatureinvirtuallyeverymedia:theatre,opera,comicbooks,movies,paintings,rockmusic,advertisingandfashion.SuchfamewouldhaveshockedthemodestGrimms.Duringtheirlifetimesthecollection4．(sell)fewcopiesinGermany.Theearlyeditionswerenotevenaimedatchildren.Theyhadnoillustrations,andscholarlyfootnotestookupalmostasmuchspaceasthetales5．.JacobandWilhelmGrimmbegantheirworkatatime6．GermanyhadbeenoccupiedbytheFrenchunderNapoleon.Thenewrulersrestrictedlocalculture.Asyoungscholars,thebrothersGrimmbegantoworkonthefairytalecollectioninordertosavetheendangeredoralstorytellingtraditionofGermany.7．thebrothersimpliedthattheywerejustkeepingrecordsoftales,Wilhelmcontinuedtopolishandreshapethestoriesuptothefinaleditionof1857.Inanefforttomakethemmoreacceptabletochildrenandtheirparents,hestressedthemoralofeachtaleandemphasizedgenderroles.Tothisday,parentsstillreadthemtotheirchildrenbecausetheyapproveofthelessonsinthestories:keepyourpromises,don’ttalktostrangers,workhard,obeyyourparents.Yet8．allWilhelm’sadditions,themostimportantpartofthesestorieswasleftuntouched.Thecrueltreatmentofchildrenandtheviolentpunishmentshandedouttothestories’badguysaretoomuchforsomeparents.Sowhataccountsfortheirpopularity?Somehavesuggestedthatitis9．thecharactersarealwaysstrivingforhappiness.Butthetruthprobablyliesintheirorigin.Grimms’taleswerebornoutofastorytellingtraditionwithoutboundaries(界限)ofageorculture.Thebrothers’skillwastotranslatetheseintoauniversalstyleofwritingthatseemstomirror10．moodsorinterestswebringtoourreadingofthem.AndsoitwasthattheGrimms’fairytaleslivedhappilyeverafter.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。Iwasoftentroubledbylackofconfidences.SoIappliedforajobatanexhibitionasreporterlastterm.Theexhibitionwashel