2023届湖北省武汉市汉南区职教中心高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless2．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．andB．orC．butD．for3．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．aren’tthey D．isn’tit4．________sheisnotsohealthy_______sheusedtobe?A．Whyisitthat;whatB．Whyitisthat;thatC．Whyisitthat;asD．Whyitisthat;who5．—Hi,Mary.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandtrafficismovingslowly.—________,Jack.We’llwaitforyou.Thenwecanhavedinnertogether.A．Takeyourtime B．Don’tbeseriousC．Whataday D．Youarekidding6．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot7．IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what8．TomlookedatJenny,withtears_______hiseyes,andshoutedoutthewords_______inhisheartforyears.A．filling;havingbeenhiddenB．filled;hiddenC．filling;hiddenD．filled;hiding9．___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek10．Thestadium________standsatheatrewillbereconstructed.A．besidewhich B．forwhichC．when D．which11．Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse12．Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though13．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved14．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that15．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof16．--Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?I’llprepareitforyou.--Don’t________it.I’lleatoutwithmyfriends.A．careabout B．worryabout C．botherabout D．talkabout17．Butforthemetalcagetopulltheminerstosafety,theminersinChile____inlessthantwenty-fourhours.A．wouldnotberescued B．wouldnothavebeenrescuedC．wouldberescued D．wouldhavebeenrescued18．EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A．allergicB．foreignC．sensitiveD．fundamental19．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot20．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote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）Maybeyouwanttogivebacktoyourcommunity,butyoudon’tknowwheretobegin.ItwassomethingRebeccaReederusedtohearfromfriendswhenevertheylearnedshevolunteeredaroundtheLosAngelesarea.Theideafinallytookshapeduringher30thbirthdaycelebration.Reederandherbrotherputtogetherasurprisepartyforherguests.Theyrentedapartybusinsecretandinvitedeveryonesheknewtoamystery(神秘)event.Thesurprisebusridewasnotonlyahitbutalsoaneffectiveicebreaker.Manyguestshadnevermetbeforethatnightbuttheywereallfastfriendsbytheendofthetrip.Reederandafriendrealizedthismightbetheanswerforfriendsseekingfunwaystodogood.ThentheybeganDoGoodBusandhostedtheirfirstcommunityridein2010.Everyoneassumeditwouldbeaone-offevent,butparticipantshadsuchfunandfeltsogoodaboutgivingbackthattheydemandedanother.Andthenanother.“Thiskindofthingsjustsnowballedfromthere,”saysReeder,whoisnowafull-timedirectorofthegrowingnonprofitorganization.Overthepastsevenyears,DoGoodBushasofferedonce-a-monthpublicridesinLosAngeles.Volunteersboardthebusandridetoamysterycommunityserviceproject.Reederlikestokeepthelocationsandcausesasecrettoaddanelementoffunandmystery,andtopreventpeoplefromarrivingwithtoomuchexpectation.Participantspay$45,with10percentgoingtotheday’scauseandtherestgoingtoDoGoodBustohelpcovercostsandruntheprogram.Ridesusuallylastfourtofivehoursandincludeeverythingfromworkinginhomelessshelterstobeachcleanupstoplantingcommunitygardens.Theaim,saysReeder,istoraiseawarenessaboutcauses,andencouragecontinuedsupportinthecommunitywhilehavingagoodtime.1、WhydidReedersaythebusrideonherbirthdaywasanicebreaker?A．Itexposedtheneedofthepoortopeople.B．Itmadepeoplerealizehowtodogooddeeds.C．Itmadepeoplebraveenoughtostandthecoldice.D．Ithelpedpeoplegetconnectedintheactivity.2、Whatdoweknowabouttheirfirstridein2010?A．Ittookplaceinwinter.B．Itwasdisappointing.C．Itwasagreatsuccess.D．Theauthororganizeditalone.3、HowdoesReedergetthemoneyfortheactivities?A．Participantspayforthem.B．Thegovernmentsupportsher.C．Sheraisesmoneyinsociety,D．Communitycovers10percentofthecost.4、WhatcanweinferabouttheDoGoodBus?A．Ittakesabout5hoursontheway.B．Itoffersapleasantwaytodogooddeeds.C．Itraisesmoneyfortheparticipants’community.D．Itgivesasurprisingandfriendlycelebration.22．（8分）Summerheatcanbedangerous,andheatleadstotragedyfartoooften.Accordingtokidsandcars,org,anaverageof37youngchildrenperyeardieofcarheatintheUS,whentheyareaccidentallyleftinahotvehicle.ForBishopCurry,afifthgraderfromMckinney,Texas,onesuchincidenthitclosetohome.Asix-month-oldbabyfromhisneighborhooddiedafterhoursinahotcar.Afterhearingaboutherdeath,Currydecidedthatsomethingneededtobedone.YoungCurry,whoturned11thisyear,hasalwayshadaknackforinventingthings,andhedrewupasketch(草图)ofadevicehecalled“Oasis.”Thedevicewouldattachtocarseatsandwatchthetemperatureinsidethecar.Ifitreachedacertaintemperatureinthecar,andthedevicesensedachildinthecarseat,itwouldbegintocirculatecoolair.CurryalsodesignsthedeviceusingGPSandWi-Fitechnology,whichwouldalarmthechild’sparentsand,iftherewasnoresponsefromthem,thepolice.Curry’sfatherbelievesthattheinventionhaspotential.“ThecoolthingaboutBishop’sthinkingisnoneofthistechnologyisnew,”hesaid.“Wefeellikethewayhe’sthinkingandcombiningallthesetechnologieswillgettoproductionfaster.”HisfatherevenintroducedthedevicetoToyota,whereheworksasanengineer.ThecompanywassoimpressedthattheysentCurryandhisfathertoacarsafetyconferenceinMichigan.InJanuary,Curry’sfatherlaunchedacampaignfortheinvention.Theyhopetoraisemoneytofinalizethepatent,buildmodels,andfindamanufacturer.Theirgoalwas$20,000,butsomanypeoplebelievedinOasis’potentialthattheyhaveraisedmorethantwicethat--over$46,000.Curry’sfatherremembersthefirsttimehesawhisson’ssketch.“Iwassoproudofhimforthinkingofasolution,”hesaid.“Wealwaysjustcomplainaboutthingsandrarelyoffersolutions.”1、WhatinspiredCurrytoinventOasis?A．HisnarrowescapefromdeathafterbeinglockedinacarB．Hisknowledgeofmanychildren’sdeathbecauseofcarheatC．Thedeathofhisneighbor’sbabyafterbeingleftinahotcarD．Theinjuryof37childreninhisschoolinacaraccident2、WhatwouldOasisdoifitwashotinacarwithachild?A．ItwouldinformtheparentsoreventhepoliceB．ItwouldpumpoutthehotairinthecarC．ItwouldsoundthealarmattachedtothecarD．Itwouldgetthewindowopentosavethechild3、WhatdoesCurry’sfatherthinkiscoolaboutCurry’sinvention?A．ItusedsomeofthemostadvancedtechnologyB．ItsimplycombinedtechnologiesthatexistedC．ItcouldaccelerateproductionofnewtechnologyD．Itisthemostadvancedamongsimilarproducts4、WhydidCurry’sfatherstartacampaigntoraisemoney?A．ToconductexperimentstotesttheinventionB．TogetotherchildrendevotedtoinventionsC．TosupportacharityofmedicalaidforchildrenD．Togetthepatentandbringittoproduction23．（8分）FiveweeksagoIhadtotalhipreplacementsurgery(髋关节置换手术).InCanada,wehaveagreathealthcaresystem.Thatmeanswegetournewhipsforfree.MyhiphadbeenhurtingmeforyearsbeforeIwenttothedoctor.Ofcourse,itwasfree.Shereferredmetoasurgeon,buttheearliestappointmentwasin10months.Thatiswhatbeingfreegetsyou.Tenmonthslater,aftersomefreeX-rays,thesurgeontoldmeIneededsurgery,whichwasaboutan18-monthwait,forsomeseniorcitizenshadbeenontheoperationlist.Another18months!Idraggedmyselfoutofthesurgeon’soffice.Walkingthroughthehospital,Ithoughtaboutthesituation.Asthebreadwinnerofalargefamily,Icouldn’twaitthatlong,soIhadtogettothefrontline.IwasfullyawareofwhataCanadianshouldbelike(Canadiansareusuallyconsideredgentleandca-ring),butthistimeIreallyneededtofightformyself.Atthatverymoment,intheshopwindowofthehospital,Isawasignwhichread,“VolunteersNeeded.”Suddenly,anideaoccurredtome—Iwouldgetthejob.Fortunately,theysignedmeupimmediatelybecausetheaverageageofthevolunteersattheshopwas75.Theyweredesperateforsomeyoungblood.EveryFridaymorning,Iwasattheshop.Whileseeingthehospitalstaff,I’dcasuallybeasked,Whatdoyoudo?Thenldtellthem,Well,lmgettingmyhipreplaced—in18months.It’sgoingtobesogreatwhenthepainstops.Soon,allthestaffgottoknowme.Naturally,inmynextappointment,thesurgeonrecognizedme.Momentslater,Ihadasurgerydatejustweeksaway.Ihadtosayitwasactuallymyvolunteeringthatgotmetothefrontoftheline.AndI’mnotashamedofit,forIintendtostickwiththevolunteering.Also,evenwhenIcheatedthesystem,Ididitinawaythatbenefitssociety.1、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?A．Shefeltratherdisappointed.B．Shecouldn’twalkbecauseofthepain.C．Shewastooscaredtohavethesurgery.D．Shedidn’tbelievewhatthesurgeonsaid.2、Whydidthewriterdecidetobeavolunteer?A．Todonatebloodtothehospital.B．Togethernewhipfreeofcharge.C．Toreceivesometinygiftsfromothers.D．Toapproachthedoctorforearlysurgery.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhercheat?A．Itwasashame.B．Itwasapride.C．Itwasbeneficial.D．Itwasafairdeal.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowIGotMyNewHipB．TheDoctorWhoSavedMyLifeC．HowtoBeaVolunteerinHospitalD．TheProblemofCanada’sHealthcareSystem24．（8分）Mostparentsfeargettinglettershomefromtheirchildren’sschool.Theyareusuallyinformingthemthattheirchildisinbigtrouble.ButaheadoftheSATsexamsnextweek,oneschooldecidedtosendaletterofadifferenttype.BossesatBucktonValePrimarySchoolinStalybridgesentlettertoallpupilsinthesixthgradetotellthemhowspecialanduniquetheyare.Theletterhighlightsallthenaturalskillsandabilitiesthepupilshaveandeverythingthatmakesthem“smart’’individuals.Theyaretoldhowtheirlaughtercanbrightenthedarkestdayandthattheexaminersdonotknowthepupilsarekind,trustworthyandthoughtful.Theletter,signedbytheheadmasterandtwootherteachers,hasbeenputontheschool’sFacebookpageandsharedmorethan9.000timeswithmorethan7,000likes.Theletterreads,“NextweekyouwillsityourSATstestsformaths,reading,spelling,grammarandpunctuation.Weknowhowhardyouhaveworked,butthereissomethingveryimportantyoumustknow.TheSATstestdoesnotassessallthatmakeseachofyouspecialandunique.Thepeoplewhocreatethesetestsandscorethemdonotknoweachofyouinthewaythatwedoandcertainlynotinthewayyourfamiliesdo.”Thelettergoesontosaythatthetestsarenotthemostimportantthinginlife,adding,“Thescoresyouwillgetfromthistestwilltellyousomething,buttheywillnottellyoueverything.Therearemanywaysofbeingsmart.Youaresmart!”TheletterhasbeenwelcomedbymanyparentsonFacebook.LynnMcPhersonwrote,“That’sgreatinstilling(逐步灌输)hope,faithandbelief.”AndMaryTillingsaid,“Everychildschoolreceiveoneofthese.Brilliant.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph1referto?A．Parent. B．Children.C．Teachers. D．Letters.2、What’sthepurposeofthelettersentbeforetheSATsexams?A．Tostresstheimportanceoftheexams.B．Tohelpthestudentspasstheexams.C．Tohelpthestudentstobuildconfidence.3、Whatmessagedoestheletterwanttoconvey?A．Everyonecanrealizehisdream.B．Everyonehashisuniquevalue.C．Examsaremeaninglessinourlife.D．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.4、Theauthorgivestwoexamplesinthelastparagraphtoshow.A．theletterwaswellreceivedB．theletterwasatotalfailureC．theparentsareeasytopleaseD．theparentssupporttheirchildren25．（10分）Weallhavesomepeoplewhomwerespectverymuch,likeourfamilymembers,ourfriendsorourteachers.Respectoftenmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Thereareseveralaspectsthatmanypeoplecanagreeon,though.Forexample,atitsmostbasiclevel,respectmeansbeingkindandconsideratetoothers.Respectcantakemanyforms.Don’tmakefunofothers.Putyourselfinotherpeople’sshoesandthinkabouthowtheyfeel.RemembertheGoldenRule:treatothersthesamewayyou’dwanttobetreated.Respectisimportantbecauseitsetstheproperstageforallourhumaninteractions.Friendship,love,andevenbasiccommunicationmustallstartwithrespect.Everyonewantstoberespected.Togetrespect,though,youmustalsoshowrespectforothers.It’salwaysatwo-waystreet.Youcan’tbeimpolitetoothersandexpectrespectinreturn.It’seasytoshowrespect.Bepolite.Lookforthebestinpeopleratherthanconcentratingontheirmistakes.Showcompassiontoothersandtrytoputtheirinterestsbeforeyourown.Makeotherscomfortablewhenthey’reuneasy.Helpoutwheneveryoucan.Whenyoupayitforward,amazingthingscanhappen.Andberespectfultoeveryone.Theworldisanunbelievablyhugeplacefilledwithbillionsofpeople,eachoneofwhomisuniqueandspecial.Andtheyalldeserveyourrespect!Becareful,though.Noteveryonewillshowyourespectallthetime.Infact,you’llprobablyseeexamplesofimpolitebehavioureachandeveryday.Howyourespondtoimpolitebehaviour,though,canmakeahugedifference.Ifyouchoosetorespondtoimpolitebehaviourbyactingrudelyyourself,you’vegainednothing.You’veonlycontinuedthepatternofimpolitebehaviourandsetabadexample.Instead,actrespectfullyandsetagoodexample.Consistentlyactingrespectfullymightjusthelpotherslearnfromyourexample!1、AccordingtotheGoldenRule,__________.A．you’dbetterwalkinothers’shoesB．youcan’tplayjokesonotherpeopleC．youshouldpayattentiontoyourfeelingsD．thewayyouaretreateddependsonyourself2、Bysaying“It’salwaysatwo-waystreet”inParagraph4,thewriterprobablywantstotellus“______”.A．PeopleshouldrespecteachotherB．ItisalwayssafetowalkinthestreetC．SomeleaveandotherscomebackD．Thereisonlyonestreettogothrough3、Thefifthparagraphismainlywrittentotellus______.A．wheretofindrespectB．howtocorrectmistakesC．whentohelpothersintimeD．howtoshowrespectforothers4、Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldwedoifsomeoneisimpolitetous?A．Showhim/hertruerespect.B．Leavehim/heralone.C．Bekindtohim/hersometimes.D．Setaspecialexampletoothers.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）Iamatimetraveller.Atthemoment,IamtalkingtoyoufromtheDarkAges,where1andtechnologyhasbeenforgotten.Well...not2.ButIdofeelso!Abouttwoandahalfmonthsago,mycomputer3andIhavebeenlivingwithoutoneathome.Themanintherepairshopsaiditwouldbemoreexpensiveto4mycomputerthantobuyanewone!Now,IcanadmitthatIam5totheInternet.Ispendhoursofmy6timeonline.WhenIwastoldmycomputercouldn’tbefixed,Iwas7!Idon’thaveenoughmoneyto8anewoneatthemomentandIwillhavetowait9December.Ihavebeentryingto10thingtodowithoutacomputer,butitisalotmore11thanIwasexpecting!Igotmyfirst12whenIwassixoldandIhave13technologyeversince.Thisexperiencehasmademe14justhowusefulcomputersreallyare.IusetheInternetforschoolwork,shopping,andallmybankingisdone15.WithouttheInternet,itfeelslikeyou’re16outonsomething.However,it’snotall17.IamsleepingalotbetternowandIhavebeenbakingalot,whichIlove18neverusedtofindenough19todo.LivingwithoutacomputermaynotbeasIthoughtitwasgoingtobe,butIamreadyto20theDarkAgesandreturntothe21stcentury!1、A．scienceB．reputationC．communicationD．information2、A．curiouslyB．exactlyC．violentlyD．angrily3、A．explodedB．lostC．brokeD．sank4、A．arrangeB．solveC．combineD．fix5、A．accustomedB．contributedC．addictedD．devoted6、A．simpleB．freeC．limitedD．flexible7、A．sadB．amazedC．puzzledD．nervous8、A．rentB．buyC．useD．build9、A．sinceB．afterC．untilD．in10、A．learnfromB．hearfromC．speakofD．thinkof11、A．complexB．interestingC．difficultD．surprising12、A．presentB．computerC．sweaterD．watch13、A．lovedB．inventedC．discoveredD．changed14、A．realizeB．possessC．believeD．remember15、A．outsideB．onlineC．behindD．upstairs16、A．missingB．takingC．puttingD．holding17、A．dustyB．carelessC．popularD．bad18、A．soB．orC．andD．but19、A．beliefB．courageC．energyD．time20、A．createB．forgetC．leaveD．prevent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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.TheGrasshopperinVanGoghPaintingArtconservators(管理员)dreamoffinding1．(hide)secretsinthemasterpiecestheylookafter.Rarelydotheyexpecttofindadeadgrasshopper.ConservatorsattheNelson-AtkinsmuseumofartinKansasCitysaidtheydiscoveredthedeadinsectinoneofitsstarpaintings,VincentvanGogh’sOliveTrees,whenit2．(scan)aspartoftheresearchforacatalogueofitsFrenchpaintingcollection.ItwasspottedbyMarySchafer.Shetoldalocalbroadcasterthatshefounditinthework’slowerforeground.“3．(look)atthepaintingwiththemicroscope,Icameacrossthetinybodyofagrasshoppercoveredinthepaint,soit4．haveoccurredinthewetpaintbackin1889.“WecanconnectittoVanGoghpaintingoutside,sowethinkofhimbattlingtheelements,dealingwiththewind,thebugs,andthenhe’sgottowalkbacktohisstudiothroughthefields.What’sfunisthatwecancomeupwithallthesestoriesfor5．theinsectlandedinthepaint.”Schafersaidtheywerecurioustoknowifthegrasshoppercouldbestudied6．(far)topossiblyidentifywhichseasonVanGoghpaintedOliveTrees.MichaelEngel,aprofessorattheUniversityofKansas,wasapproached7．(examine)thegrasshopperfurther.Hediscoveredthatpartoftheinsect’sbodywasmissingandtherewasnosignofmovementinthesurroundingpaint.Inotherwords,itwasalreadydead8．itsomehowlandedontheartist’swetcanvasandcouldnotbeusedfordatingpurposes.VanGoghpaintedOliveTreesin1889,theyearafterhisfallingoutwithhisfriendGauguin,9．mayhaveledtohisfamousactofself-mutilationinthehistoryofart:cuttingoffhisownear.Thegrasshoppermaynothelpinanyarthistoricalresearchbutithasbecomeatalkingpointformuseumvisitors,lookingcloselyintothepaintingtosee10．theycanspotthedeadinsect.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。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：在错的词下划一横线，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。DearTom,Iamdelightedthatyouhavepassedtheexamsuccessful.Whatyouhavegainedaretheresultofyourhardwork.Howtimeflies!It’stwoyearsbeforeyoucametostudyChineseinBeijing.Inthepasttwoyears,youhadhelpedusalot,withoutthatwecouldn’thavemadesuchagreatprogressinEnglish.Beforeyouleave,manyclassmatesandIintendtoholdafarewellpartyforyou,hopethatyoucanrememberthewonderfultimewespenttogether.Intheway,thepartywillbeheldthisSaturdayeveninginmyhouse.WecantaketheNo.1busatthehotelgateandgetoffbusattheBookingBuilding.Iwillbetheremeetingyou.We’relookingforwardtoyourcoming.LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）目前，校校园内浪费现象严重，为创建节约型校园,请你根据下面表格中的信息写一篇演讲稿，号召同学们从我做起，改变不良习惯，杜绝浪费。浪费现象1、水、电2、餐厅的食物3、纸张、书本造成危害1、浪费资源2、形成坏习惯，不利于品德养成3、浪费金钱，增加父母经济负担措施（内容请自己添加）注意：1、词数：100左右；2、可根据内容要点适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；3、开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。4、参考词汇：经济负担:financialburden品德：moralDearclassmates,MayIhaveyourattention,please?NowI’dliketomakeaspeechhere.____________________________________________________________________________