2023学年福建省泉港市泉港一中高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Youaresubjecttopunishmentifyoufailto________tothecustomswhencarryingtheprohibitedarticleslistedabove.A．stateB．declareC．announceD．communicate2．--Canyousparemeafewminutesnow?--______,butI’llbefreethisafternoon.A．I’mafraidnot B．I’mnotsureC．Yes,withpleasure D．No,Iwon’t3．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute4．—SometimesIamevensleepyinclass.—It’sterrible.You_____aswellgotobedearlier.A．should B．willC．might D．can5．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup6．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly7．—CanIhaveadayofftomorrow?Ineedtovisitmygrandmainthehospital.—__________.Icanmanagewithoutyou.A．ForgetitB．OfcourseC．ItdependsD．I’mafraidnot8．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown9．—Whatdoyouthinkofthemovielastnight?—WhenIgotthereit_______,soIonlywatchedtheend.A．finished B．hadfinishedC．wasfinishing D．hasfinished10．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．shallC．would D．could11．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got12．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate13．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing14．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.15．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant16．Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．and B．or C．but D．so17．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching18．Marywasaskedtodosomethingimportant.Itdoesn’tmatter.Let’stheworkwhereitisleftoff.A．takeup B．takedown C．takein D．takeoff19．Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are20．Itissaidthattheonlysurvivorinthecarcrashwasbadlyinjured.However,somehowthedoctorsmanagedtohelphim______.A．pullthrough B．putthrough C．lookthrough D．breakthrough第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Areyouaproblemshopper?Theansweris“Yes”,ifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwords,doyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshopping,orhavean“out-of-control”feelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyuse,theymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem—addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeela“rush”duringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelings,ofwhichanxiety,painandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinside,weoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscase,weoftengoshopping.Afewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeople,themotivationisadesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.Othersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforget,atleasttemporarily,tension,fearorunhappinessintheirlife.Besides,shoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstance,therearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendthere.What’smore,foodcourts,coffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovided,soyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Therefore,onceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforceswork,youwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexample,howmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.Keepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspend.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself-control.1、Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A．Thosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyuse.B．Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.C．Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.D．Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A．Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.B．Thedesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.C．Boredom,emptiness,tension,fearorunhappinessinpeople’slife.D．Long-timebadfeelingsofanxiety,painandshame.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttocontrolourshoppingbehaviour?A．Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.B．Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C．Makingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossible.D．Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.4、Theauthorwritesthispassageto_______.A．informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB．scoldtheproblemshoppersC．providesolutionstotheproblemshoppingD．tellashoppingstory22．（8分）WhenyousearchGoogleoruseAmazon,youmightassumetheresultsyouseearethesameasthoseviewedbyyourfriends,familyandotherInternetusers.Butyou’dbewrong.Websitesandsocialnetworkstrackyourlocationandsearchhistoryandmakeassumptionsaboutyourage,race,sexandpoliticalviews.Theythenshowadstheybelievetobethemostrelevant,inordertomaximizeclicks,butpersonalizewhichresultsyouseebyeliminatingwhattheythinkisirrelevant.Thisissoldtothepublicaspositive,makingeachwebsessionrelevantandinteresting,yetitisleadingresearcherstofearthiscouldwidendividesbetweentheNorthandSouth,richandpoor,andyoungandold.Forexample,intermsofwealth,ifusersareonlyevershownparticularproductsandjobadvertisementsbasedonhowmuchtheyearnorwheretheylive,theseuserswillneverbegiventheopportunitiestoincreasetheirwealth,orhowmuchtheyspendonitems.PrincetonUniversityhascreatedbots（自动程序）,eachwiththeirownfakeprofiles.Thesebotshavedifferentfakeagesandsexes,earndifferentlevelsofmoney,arevirtually(虚拟地)basedinvariouslocationsaroundtheworldandhavedifferentinterests.Byusingthesebotstoscanandresearchtheweb,theresearchershopetocreateapictureofnotonlywhateachofthemsees,butalsowhatsitestheyaremissingouton.Accordingtoleadresearcher,ArvindNarayanan,“Ourgoalisawebprivacycensus（普查）whichwillbeacomprehensivemapofwhoarecollectingwhatinformation,whattheyareinferringfromit,andwhotheyaresharingitwith.Itisanimportantstepinourfinalgoaloffiguringouthowusersaretreatedbasedonthatinformation.”Personalizationalsohasitsbenefits.ShoppingsitessuchasAmazonandeBaycanscanauser’ssearchandpurchasehistorytooffersuggestions.Thiscanhelpfindsimilar,cheaperitemsoritemsthataremoresuitedtotheirneedsataglance.It’salsopossibletodisablepersonalizedadsandresults.Google’ssearchengineletsyouswitchoffpersonalization,forexample.ResearchersfromtheUniversitatPompeuFabrainBarcelonaandYahoofelttheissuewassopotentiallydamaging,andtheyhavealsocreatedawayto“burstthefilter(过滤)bubble”.Theybelievethatjustbecausepeoplehaveopposingviewsoncertaintopicsitdoesn’tmeantheywon’tshareinterestswithothers.1、Theunderlinedword“eliminating”inParagraph1probablymeans“_______”.A．decoratingB．removingC．personalizingD．protecting2、PrincetonUniversitycreatedbotsto______.A．explainwhydifferentwebsitesarepersonalizedB．offeruserssomeadviceonhowtoprotectprivacyC．assesshowpersonalizationisaffectingInternetusersD．stresstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofpersonalizationofwebsites3、Whichofthefollowingwebsiteshavedonesomethingtocutoffpersonalization?A．GoogleandYahoo.B．eBayandGoogle.C．AmazonandeBay.D．AmazonandYahoo.4、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Differentwebsitesaredoingsomethingtoofferqualityservice.B．Personalizedadsandsearchresultscouldbecreatingdifferentwebpages.C．Personalizationofdifferentsiteswillleadtousers’privacybeingviolated.D．Personalizationofshoppingsitesmakesonlineshoppingmoreconvenient.23．（8分）Bullying(欺凌)amongschoolchildrenisnothingnew.Callingsomeonenames,stealingtheirpossessions,threateningandevenbeatingthemupareallwell-establishedbullyingtechniques.Yetforyoungpeopletodaythereisarelativelynewformofbullyingwhichcanoccurevenwhenthebulliesarenowhereneartheirvictims—anditcanhaveequal,ifnotmoredamagingeffects.Online-bullyingisoneofthedownsidesofnewtechnologyandinvolvesusingdeviceslikemobilephonesandcomputers.Online-bulliescanstrikeatanytime,nomatterwherethey,ortheirvictimsare.About22percentofyoungpeopleintheUKclaimtohavesufferedfromonline-bullying.Notonlyareonline-bullieshardertoavoid,theyarealsohardertocatch.Itisalltooeasytosendananonymous(匿名的)threatbytextonapay-as-you-gophonewithanunknownnumber.IttakesnotimeatalltosetupafalseFacebook,Twitter,blogorsocialnetworkaccountandtopostaninsultingmessage.And,ifyouknowhowtohideyourIPaddress,youcanuploadanoffensivevideotoawebsitelikeYouTubeandyourvictimwouldn’tknowwhotoblame.Oneofthemostupsettingthingsaboutonline-bullyingisthatitcaninvolvemorepeoplethantraditionalformsofbullying.Abullycaninsultyouortellliesaboutyouandsharethatinformationwiththeentireschoolatthetouchofabutton-andforsometeenagersthatisalltoohardtobear.TheUKCharityBeatbullyingsuggeststhatupto44%ofsuicidesamongten-to-fourteen-year-oldsmaybebullying-related.Thegoodnewsisthattheworldisstartingtowiseuptoonline-bullying.Schoolsandwebsiteslike/offerlotsofadviceandvictimsupportandsocialnetworksitesnowadviseuserstothinkcarefullyabouttheirprivacysettingssothatpersonalinformationisonlysharedwithfriends.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewayofbullyingaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Shoutingabuseatsomebody.B．Stealingsomebody’sthings.C．Frighteningsomebody.D．Makingacalltosomebody.2、Theunderlinedword“downsides”inParagraph2probablymeans________.A．BenefitsB．effectsC．disadvantagesD．points3、Accordingtothewriter,itisdifficultto________.A．downloadafalsevideoB．postaunfriendlymessageC．knowwhosendsonline-bulliesD．setupatrueFacebookaccount4、Whydoonline-bullyinginvolvemorepeoplethantraditionalformsofbullying?A．Morepeopleliketotelllies.B．Online-bullyingiseasytospread.C．Morepeoplewanttobecomefamous.D．Morepeopleliketomakefunofothers.5、Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Bullyingisharmful.B．Bullyinggoeshigh-tech.C．Online-bullyingishardtocatch.D．Peoplecangetridofonline-bullying.24．（8分）I’venoticedsomethinghappeningfairlyregularlyamongmydaughterandherfriends.Whenthey’reallsittingaroundaskingeachotherwhichphototheyshouldpostonInstagram,orwhenthey’resendingclothespicturesaroundinagroupchataskingwhichonetheyshouldwear,manyofthegirlswillrespondbychoosingtheworstpictureandtheleastattractiveclothes.Why?Becausethey’reteenagersandenvyiswhattheydo.Everyoneinawhile,though,therewillbeagirlwhospeaksthetruth.Theonewhosays“Yoursmilelooksfalseinthefirstpicture,”or“Thatsecondpairofjeansmakesyourfigurelookextremelyunusual.”Sure,thesemayatfirstseemkindofharsh.ButaccordingtonewresearchpublishedinPsychologicalScience,theyarecomingfromfriendswhotrulycare,theoneswhoaren’tafraidtospeakupandtellitlikeitis.“Wehaveshownthatpeoplecanbecrueltobekind,”explainedleadresearcherBelénLópez-Pérez.“Theymaydecidetomakesomeonefeelworseifthisemotion（感情）isbeneficialforthatotherperson,evenifthisisnotofanypersonalbenefittothem.”Forthestudy,researchersasked140volunteerstoplayaviolentvideogame,andthengiveadvicetoanunknownpartnerwhowasgoingthroughtoughpersonaltimesonwinningthegame.Theresearchersfoundthatvolunteersweremorelikelytodonegative（反射的）iftheyfeltitwasimportantfortheirpartnertowinthegame.Thefindingssuggestthatitwassympathythatledtheparticipantstochooseparticularnegativeemotionalexperiencebecausetheybelieveditwouldeventuallyhelptheirpartnerbesuccessfulinthegame.“Thesefindingshelpedustounderstand,forinstance,whywesometimesmaytrytomakeourlovedonesfeelbadifwethinkthisemotiontobeusefultoachieveagoal,”López-Pérezconcluded.Inotherwords,thetruthmayhurt,butweallneedameanfriendwhoiswillingtogiveittous.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingParagraph1?A．Topointoutasocialphenomenon.B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Towarngirlsnottosendpicturesaround.D．Topersuadethegirlstobehavethemselves.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“these”inParagraph2referto?A．Thefriends.B．Thegirls.C．Theclothes.D．Thecomments.3、Howdidthevolunteersadvisetheirpartnertowinthegame?A．Bycheeringthemon.B．Byperformingactsofkindness.C．Bytendingtorespondnegatively.D．Byexpressingdeepsympathyforthem.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WeNeedMeanFriends.B．Neverhurtothers.C．WeMustTryHardtoAchieveGoals.D．NeverPlayViolentVideoGames.25．（10分）Forthebusinesstravelerwho’sallaboutefficiency:checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyouinandoutwithaminimumtrouble.Whenyou’repressedfortimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcanannoyyoumorethanaslowhotelcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.◆MarriottDetroitAirportAnotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:Marriottisrollingoutitsmobilecheck-inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.(I’vetestedtheappitselfbutnotforarealvisitquiteyet.)hereisthebasicidea:youdownloadtheiPhoneorAndroidapp.Thenightbefore,youcan“check-in”virtually.Whenyouarrive,yougetanalertthattheroomisreadyandyourkey,whichisalreadytiedtoyourreservation,iswaitingforyouatthedesk.◆HyattRegencyMinneapolisIhappenedtostayatthishotelrecentlyandlikedhowfastthekioskcheck-inworks.Thekioskasksyoutoinsertyourcreditcard,similartoanairportterminal.Thewholeprocesstookabout3minutes.WhenIleft,Iwasequallyimpressedwiththefastcheck-out:Anagentmeetsyouinthelobbywith,aniPadandasksforanemailtouseforareceipt.Thebigadvantage:youneverhavetowaitinline.◆RadissonLaCrosseTheRadissonistryingtomakethekioskprocessevenfaster.AtafewselecthotelsliketheRadissonLacrosseinWisconsin，youuseamobileapptoregisterandthenreceiveabarcodebyemailortext.Whenyougettothekiosk,youcanscanthebarcodetogetyourkeywithoutanyotherstepsrequired.It’ssuperfast.Youcanfindthisnewcheck-insystemattheRadissonhotelsinSaltLakeCity,Seattle,andPhoenixaswell.1、Whichtwohotelsofferamobileappforcustomerstocheckin?A．MarriottDetroitAirportandYotelNewYork.B．MarriottDetroitAirportandRadissonLaCrosse.C．MarriottDetroitAirportandHyattRegencyMinneapolis.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolisandRadissonLaCrosse.2、Whichhotelwillsendyouareceiptbyemail?A．YotelNewYork. B．MarriottDetroitAirport.C．RadissonLaCrosse. D．HyattRegencyMinneapolis.3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CheckingoutthehotelswillmakeyouintroubleB．ThreehotelsthatwillmakeyourlifeeasierC．TrythesehotelsthatofferyoucomfortD．Hotelsforthetravelers第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。InternetuserswillhavetoregisterusingtheirrealnamesbeforeindulginginonlinegamesstartingSundayaspartofanationwidecampaigntoprotectminorsandimprovemanagementofthevirtualgamingindustry,authoritiessaid.TheMinistryofCulturehad___1____theregulationinlateJune.#资#源#网Theregulation,whichwilltakeeffectonAug1,applies___2____allmultiplayerrole-playingandsocialnetworkinggames.Butbothardentgameplayersandexpertsbelievethepolicywillhave___3____impactontheindustry.MajoronlinegameoperatorsinChina,includingShandaandTencentGames,saidtheyhadalreadyimplementedtherealnameregistrationpolicysomemonthsagoandthemovehasnothadaneffectontheir____4___.Manyalsoquestiontheeffectivenessofthepolicy,asitwillfailtoprotectminorsintheabsenceofacredibleidentityrecognitionsystem."MinorsmightaswellborroworevenbuyIDcardsonlineiftheyreallywanttoplaygames.Sothenewrulecannotreallykeepthem____5___,"saidHuDong,anavidgamerfromShanghai.LiLi,deputydirectoroftheShanghaiInformationLawAssociation,___6____.Hesaiditwasmeaninglesstopromoterealnameregistration____7___aneffectivenationalidentificationsystem,___8____shouldideallyincludeothercredibleinformationoftheplayers,suchastheirbankaccounts,inordertobereallyeffective."Withoutsucha___9____,themovewillonlyincreasecostsfortheoperatorsandbringthemgreaterrisks,"saidLi.TheShanghaiversionoftheregulationhasmademoredetailedrulesinabidtoprotect___10____fromvirtualwarfare.考#资#源#网Onlinegamevendors,forinstance,arerequiredtoindicateatprominentpositionsoftheirwebsiteswhetherornotthegamesaresuitableforminors,whoare___11___18yearsoldIfunsuitableforminors,gameoperatorsshouldinstallatechnicalsystemprohibitingthem___12____startingthegames.Forthosegamesrenderedappropriateforminors,thereshouldbenomisleadinginformation___13____andatimelimitshouldbeinplacetopreventkidsfromgettingaddictedtothegames,accordingtotheregulation."IfeveryonecanusetheirrealIDcardstoregister,thenthepolicywouldbegoodforbothminorsandadults,"saidWuHao,22,aShanghairesidentwhohasbeenplayingonlinegamesformorethanadecade."Nowmanyonlinegamesthatcontainviolencehavebeenmodifiedtoappearless__14__tominors,butweasadultsdon'tlikethatascreeningsystemisnecessary___15____weallcanenjoythegames,"hesaid.1、A．issued B．delivered C．announced D．decided2、A．in B．to C．at D．on3、A．great B．much C．little D．alotof#考#资#源#网4、A．games B．customers C．operation D．business5、A．away B．aside C．down D．off6、A．disagreed B．agreed C．refused D．reputed7、A．with B．in C．within D．without8、A．which B．that C．what D．who9、A．base B．basis C．basement D．based10、A．people B．adults C．girls D．minors11、A．over B．about C．under D．at12、A．from B．away C．with D．in13、A．involving B．involved C．toinvolve D．beinginvolved14、A．interesting B．amazing C．frightening D．exciting15、A．sothatB．and C．because D．that第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）根据课文内容，在每个空格填上合适的单词，完成短文。JohnSnowwasawell-knownphysicianinLondoninthe19thcentury.Sofamous1．(be)hethatheevenattendedQueenVictoriatoeasethebirthofher2．(baby).However，hedecidedtodefeatcholera，a3．(dead)diseaseatthattime4．hesawthousandsofpeopleexposed5．itdiedeverytimetherewasanoutbreak.In1854whencholerabrokeout，hebegantogatherinformationandmarkedonamapwhereall6．deadpeoplehadlived.Hefoundmanypeople7．haddrunkthedirtywaterfromthepumpdied.Sohedecidedthatthe8．(pollute)watercarriedcholera.Hefoundawomanandherdaughterwhohadthewaterdeliveredfromthepumpeverydaydiedofcholeraafter9．(drink)thewater.WiththisextraevidenceJohnSnowannouncedthatthepollutedwaterwastoblame.Hesuggestedthesourceofallwatersuppliesshould10．(examine)andnewmethodsofdealingwithwaterbefound.Finally，“KingCholera”wasdefeated.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同来之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同来写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Iwokeuplatelyyesterdaybecausemyalarmclockdidn’tring、Withnotimeforthebreakfast,Irushedoutofmyhouse、Ihadintendedtocatchthe7:30subway,andIdidn’tmakeit、Havealittletimeleft,Itakeataxiinstead、Iarrivedattheschoolonlyfind,withgreat