甘肅省白銀市靖遠(yuǎn)縣第一中學(xué)2025屆高考考前提分英語仿真卷含解析

甘肅省白銀市靖遠(yuǎn)縣第一中學(xué)2025屆高考考前提分英語仿真卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking2．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall3．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying4．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid5．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need6．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK7．Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout8．______farinthecontest,wearesodisappointed.A．Notgetting B．NottogetC．Nothavinggot D．Notgot9．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must10．—TheT--shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.—________？ButIpromiseyouwe’lllookintoitrightaway.A．Whosays B．HowcomeC．Whatfor D．Whyworry11．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);\ D．\;the12．Ourcountryhaslaunchedacampaigntobansmokinginpublicplaces,whichwithsomeheavysmokers.A．concernsB．wasconcernedC．concernedD．isconcerned13．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it14．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering15．WhenIgottohishouse,Ifoundthatthewalls_____.A．a(chǎn)rebeingpaintedB．a(chǎn)repaintingC．werebeingpaintedD．werepainting16．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup17．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished18．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which19．Wildapplause______whenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.A．madeout B．brokeout C．letout D．workedout20．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what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）Manyofuslistentomusicwhilewework,thinkingthatitwillhelpustoconcentrateonthetaskathand.Andinfact,recentresearchhasfoundthatmusiccanhavebeneficialeffectsoncreativity.Whenitcomestootherareasofperformance,however,theimpactofbackgroundmusicismorecomplicated.Theideathatlisteningtomusicwhenworkingisbeneficialtooutputprobablyhasitsrootsintheso-called“Mozarteffect”.Putsimply,thisisthefindingthatspatialrotationperformance(空間旋轉(zhuǎn)能力)isincreasedimmediatelyafterlisteningtothemusicofMozart,comparedtonosoundatall.Howsoundaffectsperformancehasbeenthetopicofresearchforover40years,andisobservedthroughaphenomenoncalledtheirrelevantsoundeffect.Tostudyirrelevantsoundeffect,participantsintheresearchareaskedtocompleteasimpletaskwhichrequiresthemtorecallaseriesofnumbersorlettersintheexactorderinwhichtheysawthem.Thetrickythingisbeingabletodothiswhileignoringanybackgroundnoise.Twokeycharacteristicsoftheirrelevantsoundeffectarerequiredforitsobservation.First,thetaskmustrequirethepersontousetheirrehearsalabilities(復(fù)述能力),andsecond,thesoundmustcontainacousticalvariation(聲學(xué)變化).Wherethesounddoesnotvarymuchacoustically,theperformanceofthetaskismuchclosertothatobservedinquietconditions.Theirrelevantsoundeffectitselfcomesfromattemptingtoprocesstwosourcesoforderedinformationatthesametime—onefromthetaskandonefromthesound.Unfortunately,onlytheformerisrequiredtosuccessfullyperformtherecalltask,andtheeffortinensuringthatirrelevantorderinformationfromthesoundisnotprocessedactuallyhinders(阻礙)thisability.Asimilarconflictisalsoseenwhenreadingwhileinthepresenceoflyricalmusic.Inthissituation,thetwosourcesofwords—fromthetaskandthesound—areinconflict.Thecostispoorerperformanceofthetaskinthepresenceofmusicwithlyrics.Whatthisallmeansisthatwhetherhavingmusicplayinginthebackgroundhelpsorhindersperformancedependsonthetaskandonthetypeofmusic,andonlyunderstandingthisrelationshipwillhelppeoplemaximizetheirproductivitylevels.1、“Mozarteffect”ismentionedto________.A．explainhowmusiccanrelaxpeopleB．showmusiccanimproveperformanceC．a(chǎn)dvisepeopletolistentoMozartmusicD．stressMozartmusicgainswideattention2、Itcanbeinferredthatparticipantsintheresearch________.A．haveimprovedtheirrehearsalabilityB．performbetterinthequietconditionsC．ignorethebackgroundnoisesuccessfullyD．preferthemusicwithgreatsoundvariation3、Paragraph6iswrittento________.A．supportanidea B．makeacontrastC．introduceatopic D．describeafact4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MusicshapesyourlifeB．MusicdevelopsyourcreativityC．ChoosequietmusicforyourworkD．Doesmusicmakeyouconcentrate?22．（8分）WhatCocktailPartiesTeachUsYou’reataparty.Musicisplaying.Glassesareclinking.Dozensofconversationsaredrivingupthedecibel(分貝)level.Yetamongallthosedistractions,youcantuneyourattentiontojustonevoicefrommany.Thisabilityiswhatresearcherscallthe“cocktail-partyeffect”.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanFranciscohavefoundwherethatsound-editingprocessoccursinthebrain—intheauditorycortex(聽覺皮層)justbehindtheear,notinareasofhigherthought.Theauditorycortexboostssomesoundsandturnsdownotherssothatwhenthesignalreachesthehigherbrain,“it’sasifonlyonepersonwasspeakingalone,”saysinvestigatorEdwardChang.Thesefindings,publishedinthejournalNaturelastweek,explainwhypeoplearen’tverygoodatmultitasking—ourbrainsarewiredfor“selectiveattention”andcanfocusononlyonethingatatime.Thatinborn

ability

hashelpedhumans

survive

inaworldbuzzingwithvisualandauditorystimulation(刺激).Butwekeep

trying

topushthelimitswithmultitasking,sometimeswith

tragic

(悲劇的)consequences.Driverstalkingoncellphones,forexample,arefourtimesaslikelytogetinto

traffic

accidentsasthosewhoaren’t.Manyofthoseaccidentsaredueto“inattentionalblindness”,inwhichpeoplecan,ineffect,turnablindeyetothingstheyaren’tfocusingon.Themoreattentionataskdemands,thelessattentionwecanpaytootherthingsinourfieldofvision.Imageslandonourretinas(視網(wǎng)膜)andareeitherboostedorplayeddowninthevisualcortexbeforebeingpassedtothebrain,justastheauditorycortexfilterssounds,asshownintheNaturestudylastweek.“It’sapush-pull

relationship

—themorewefocusononething,thelesswecanfocusonothers,”saysDianeM.Beck,an

associate

professorof

psychology

attheUniversityofIllinois.Studiesoverthepast

decade

attheUniversityofUtahshowthatdriverstalkingonhands-freecellphonesarejustasinfluencedasthoseonhands-heldphonesbecauseitistheconversation,notthedevice,thatisdistractingtheirattention.Thosetalkingonanykindofcellphonereactmoreslowlyandmissmoretrafficsignalsthanothermotorists.Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant—likepoliceofficerslearntoscancrowdsforfacesandconductorscanlistenforindividualinstrumentswithinthe

orchestra

asawhole.Manymorethinktheycaneffectivelymultitask,butareactuallyshiftingtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleffectofeither,expertssay.1、WhathavescientistsinUniversityofCaliforniafoundabout“thecocktail-partyeffect”?A．Usuallythereisonlyonepersonwhoisspeakingalone.B．Allkindsofannoyingsoundsdriveupthedecibellevel.C．Thehigherbrainprocessessoundsandimagesselectively.D．Soundsaresortedoutbeforereachingthehigherbrain.2、Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?A．Wearebiologicallyincapableofmultitasking.B．Wesurvivedistractionsinlifebymultitasking.C．Wecannotmultitaskwithoutextraattention.D．Webenefitfrompushingthelimitwithmultitasking.3、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof“inattentionalblindness”?A．Acarelessdriverlosthiseyesightafteracaraccident.B．Policescannedthecrowdsandlocatedthecriminal.C．Amanagertalkedonahands-freephonewithhisclient.D．Apedestrianhadacaraccidentbecauseofphubbing(低頭).4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A．compareandcontrastB．informandexplainC．a(chǎn)rgueanddiscussD．examineandevaluate23．（8分）Theyear3700，Earthisfartoohotforanyhumantocallithome．Onthisplanetatleast，manisnothingmorethanamemory-ifthereisanythinglefttorememberthe"wiseman"．Butwhataboutourwisdom-willanyofitsurviveus？Theconventionalanswerisno．Knowledgerequiresaknower，andtherewillbenoknowingmindsaroundthen．Butifinformationsurvives，perhapsinbooksorharddrives，maybetheknowledgeisn'tquitedeadbutdormant（休眠），readytobecomealivewiththehelpofothermindsthatdevelopovertimeorcometovisitEarthinthedistantfuture．Atfirstsight，thatseemstobereasonable：afterall，wehavedonesimilarthingswithpastknowledge．Forexample，wesavedanancientcomputerfromashipdestroyedatseaoffthesoutherncoastofGreece，andsucceededinfindingthemeaningofEgyptianhieroglyphics（象形文字）．Carefulworkcanbringpreviouslylostwisdombacktolife．However，thekeypointisthatthereisacertainculturalcontinuitywiththoseancienttimesthatallowsustoreasonandmakeprogressinthedark：weknowwearedealingwiththelegacy（遺贈(zèng)）ofotherhumans．Withoutthatlink，thesurvivalofobjectsandrawdatadoesn'tguaranteethesurvivalofknowledge．Andalackofcontinuityinlanguagewithanyfutureintelligencewouldbeabarrier．Knowledgeiscloselyconnectedwithlanguage．Whenalanguagediesout，wecanlosesystemsofreasoningthattheycontain．Ifthat'slost，thenitcan'tberecovered．Allthismeansthatothermindsmightnotbeabletofullymakehumanknowledgealivewhenwearegone．Itisbettertoconcentrateonnotdyingoutinthefirstplace．1、WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph1？______A．Topresentaninterestingidea．B．Tostateaproblemofthefuture．C．Toinformusoftheearthin3700．D．Tointroducethetopicofthetext．2、Whatdothewords"similarthings"inParagraph3probablyreferto？______A．Developingtheminds．B．Rememberingthewiseman．C．Makinglostwisdomaliveagain．D．Learningfromtheancientcivilization．3、Whatplaysthekeypartingettingculturalcontinuityaccordingtothetext？______A．Language．B．Intelligence．C．Knowledge．D．Information．4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext？______A．Canhumanbeingsliveon？B．Willourwisdomsurviveus？C．HowwecanprotectourcultureD．Whattheearthwillbelikeinthefuture24．（8分）VisitorstoBritainaresometimessurprisedtolearnthatnewspaperstherehavesuchalargecirculation(發(fā)行).The“DailyMirror“andthe“Dailyexpress”bothsellaboutfourmillioncopieseveryday.BritishfamiliesgenerallybuyanewspapereverymorningandtwoorthreeonSundays.Besidesthenationalpapers,thereis,however,anotherbranchoftheBritishpresswhichsellsalmostasmanycopies.Localnewspapershaveaweeklycirculationof13million.Almosteverytownandcountyareahasone.Nearlyallofthemholdtheirownfinancially(財(cái)政)andmanyofthemareveryprofitable(賺錢的).Thesepapersarewrittenalmostentirelyforreadersinterestedinlocalevents—births,weddings,deaths,council(地方會(huì)議)meetingsandsports.Editorsprefertorelyonpeoplewhoknowthedistrictwell.Agreatdealoflocalnewsisregularlysuppliedbyclubsandchurchesintheneighborhoodanditdoesnotgetouttodateasquicklyasnationalnews.Theeditorsmustneverforgetthatthesuccessofanynewspaperdependsonadvertising(廣告).Heisusuallyanxioustokeepthegoodwilloflocalbusinessmenforthisreason.Butifthenewspaperiswellwrittenandthenewsitemshavebeencarefullychosentodrawlocalreaders,thebusinessmenaregratefulfortheopportunity(機(jī)會(huì))tokeeptheirproductsinthepubliceyes.1、VisitorstoBritainaresurprisedtolearnthat________.A．therearesomanylocalnewspapersthereB．localpapersshouldhaveacirculationoffourmillionC．the“DailyMirror“and“DailyExpress”sellasmanyas4millioncopieseverydayD．Britishnewspapersaresowidelyread2、Localnewspapershave________.A．a(chǎn)circulationaslargeasthatofnationalnewspapersB．a(chǎn)dailycirculationof13millionC．a(chǎn)slightlysmallercirculationD．a(chǎn)nevenlargercirculation3、Inthewriter’sopinion,nopapercanpossiblysucceedwithout________.A．a(chǎn)dvertisements B．interestingreportsC．a(chǎn)greatdealofnationalnews D．a(chǎn)nexcellentsalesmanager4、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allthelocalnewspapersareveryprofitable.B．Localnewspapershaveaweeklycirculationof14million.C．Localreadersaremuchinterestedinlocalnews.D．EachBritishfamilybuysthreenewspapersonSundays.25．（10分）I’vworkedparttimesincetakingearlyretirementtenyearsago.Iwasinspiredbyanolderfriend.Weworkedforthesamecompany,andheretiredtwoyearsbeforeIwasalsoconsidered“spare”,assomecompaniescallit.SoonafterIleftwork,wehadlunchtogether.First,heassuredmethattherewaslifeafterwork.Thenherelatedhisownexperience.Hedidn’twanttotakeanotherfull-timejob,soheturnedhisdaughter’soldbedroomintoahomeoffice.Hearrangedforsomeconsultingworkfromouroldcompany,andhepickedupmoreprojectsfromothercontacts.Soonhewasworking20to30hoursaweek.Hewasn’tmakingasmuchmoney.Hiskidsweregrown-up,sohedidn’tneedasmuchincome.“AssoonasIleftthatjob,”hetoldme,“mybackproblemswentaway.Istartedtoeatbetterandgetmoreexercise,Imakehalfasmuchmoney,butIfeeltwiceasgood,andI’mtwiceashappy.”Idecidedtofollowasimilartrack.Atthetime,myyoungerchildalmostfinishedcollege,somyparentalresponsibilitieswerewindingdown.Wesoldouroldhouseandmovedintoatownhouse.Iwenttoworkformyself.Andtheresult?TodayI,too,makelessmoney.Butwemakeendsmeet.AndIfeeltwiceasgoodandtwiceashappy.Ourexperienceisn’tforeverybody.Butalotofpeoplehaveretiredearlyandlivedtotellthetale,whichprovesitpossible.Jack,anotherfriend,wasasalesmanforacommunicationfirm.Hehadalongdistancetoworkanddidalotoftraveling.Hedecidedtoleavethecorporateworld,inpartbecausehehadhealthproblemsandhewantedtospendmoretimewithhisfamily.Later,hequithisjobwithflexiblehoursandwasrestoredtohishealth.Andnowhehasfoundapart-timejob,andhe,togetherwithhisfamily,isleadingamorerelaxinglife.1、Howdidtheauthorandhisfriendsfeelabouttheirretiredlife?A．It’sbusybutwealthy.B．It’sflexiblebuttiring.C．It’shealthyandhappyD．It’srelaxingandwasteful.2、Whatdidthewriter’sfriendtrytotellhimatlunchthatday?A．Heregrettednotleavinghisjobearlier.B．HelivedamuchbetterlifeafterretiringC．Hemademoremoneyafterfindinganewjob.D．Hislifewasnoteasyforhimafterlosinghisjob.3、BeforeJacklefthislastjob,he______.A．livedabusylifeB．usedtofindpart-timejobsC．oftentraveledwithhisfamilyD．workedhardasarealtravelagent4、Whatdoestheauthormainlyconfirmbywritingthetext?A．HealthismoreimportantthanworkB．Youngpeoplegenerallyliveanexhaustinglife.C．Moreretiredpeoplearepayingattentiontohealth.D．Itmaybeagoodchoiceforpeoplewhoretireearlytodoapart-timejob.第三部分語言知識(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）Johngraduatedfromakeyuniversityandhewasverygoodathismajor.Hewishedtofindagoodjob.Oneday,hewenttoacompanyto1forajob.Hegotthenewsinanewspaper.Hedidsomeresearchonthiscompany.Whenhewas2,everythingwentwell.Themanageraskedhimsomequestionsandheansweredthem3.Johnwasverysatisfiedwithhisperformancesandwasvery4thathecouldgetthejob.Butatthatmoment,themanager’sphone5.Hepickedupthephone,listenedandnodded.AndthenheturnedaroundandsaidtoJohn,“Sorry,Iwanttogetsomeimportant6now.Pleasegivemethebookwiththered7onthatdesk.”Johnlookedaroundandfound3booksonthedesk,soJohnwenttothedesk,tookonebookandhandedittohim8.Holdingthebook,themanager9thephoneandsaid,“Sorry,wecannotgivethejobtoyou.”Johnwas10andwonderedwhy.Themanagersaid,“Therearethree11.First,whenyoucameintotheofficeroom,Ifoundthatthethirdbuttononyourshirthadbeenmissing.Second,therearethreebookswithredcoversonthatdesk,butyoudidn’taskmewhichoneIneededandyoutookone12.Third,Iwasansweringthecall.Youshould13tothedesktosavetime.These14showedyouarenotacarefulperson.”Therefore,Johndidn’tgetthejob.Wecanlearna(n)15fromJohn’sexperience.Somepeopledon’t16thedetailsinourlife.Butitisthedetailsthat17.Notonlyshouldwevaluewhatwelearnbutalsoweshouldpaymoreattentiontothedetails.Sometimestheycaneven18oursuccessorfailure.Weshouldformthehabitofbeingcarefulandlearntokeepthe19ofquantityandquality.Weshouldkeepitinmindthat20comesfirst,withoutwhichquantityisofnosignificance.1、A．voteB．a(chǎn)pplyC．prepareD．wait2、A．interviewedB．contactedC．a(chǎn)skedD．questioned3、A．immediatelyB．slowlyC．fluentlyD．generally4、A．gratefulB．excitedC．luckyD．confident5、A．lostB．calledC．a(chǎn)nsweredD．rang6、A．a(chǎn)rrangementB．responseC．insightD．information7、A．pictureB．coverC．characterD．mark8、A．politelyB．eagerlyC．purposelyD．quickly9、A．searchedforB．pickedupC．hungupD．heldon10、A．helplessB．surprisedC．disappointedD．worried11、A．methodsB．resultsC．reasonsD．collections12、A．eventuallyB．randomlyC．regularlyD．certainly13、A．runB．pushC．walkD．move14、A．partsB．factsC．storiesD．details15、A．subjectB．ideaC．lessonD．skill16、A．mentionB．mindC．ignoreD．provide17、A．matterB．troubleC．interestD．impress18、A．describeB．replaceC．determineD．value19、A．selectionB．importanceC．competitionD．balance20、A．quantityB．qualityC．safetyD．promise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）語法填空TonyandIaregoodfriends．WetriedtowalkacrosstheUnitedStatesofAmerica．We'renotexactlysure1．weweredoingit．Partofitwastotestourselves；toseeifwecouldfacethechallenges．WhenIwas2．teenagerIoftendaydreamedthatIwasgoingtowalkacrosstheUnitedStates3．Igraduatedfromhighschool．4．，Ididn'tdothat．BeforeIknewitIwasinmythirties，married，5．（have）ajob，yetstillhadthisideainmymindwitheach6．（pass）year．IfiguredIwastoooldandmyopportunityhadpassed．Then，afewyearsago，ImetTony，7．wasinhisthirtiesandquithisjobasacivilengineerinNewYorkCitytowalkacrosstheUnitedStates．Hewasn'tdoingitforacause8．a(chǎn)spartofanorganization．Hewasdoingit9．（simple）becausehelovedtowalkanddiscover．TheideawasbackandInolongerhadanexcuse．Weplannedonaveraging20milesadayandtakingsomedaysofftorest，soweexpectedthewalktotakeabout6monthsrealizingitcouldtake10．（long）．Wewereinnohurry：Thetotaldistancewouldhavebeenabout3，100miles．第四部分寫作（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)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。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。Onedayonmywaytoschool,Iwenttobuythepancakeinafoodstore,leavemybagonthetablewhilewaiting、Withthepancakeready,andIpaidforit,took“mybag”ontheta