2021-2022学年河北省廊坊市统招专升本英语自考模拟考试(含答案)

2021-2022学年河北省廊坊市统招专升本英语自考模拟考试(含答案)

一、单选题(20题)1.Teachershavefree__________tothelibrarythatcanprovidealotofdata（）

A.admissionB.accessC.accountD.approach

2.Fiesuddenlyhadagreat（）ofrelief

A.instinctB.doubtC.thoughtD.feeling

3.Thelocalgovernmentistryingallouttofindoutwhois（）theforestfire

A.toblameforstarting

B.toblametostart

C.tobeblamedforstarting

D.toblamedtostart

4.Doyoumeanthisisthe_____decisionyouhavemadeafterthinkingforhours（）

A.uprightB.ultimateC.totalD.tight

5.______fromtheouterspace,theearthlookslikeablueball（）

A.SeeB.SeeingC.ToseeD.Seen

6.causedtheaccidentwasacompletemystery（）

A.WhichB.WhetherC.WhatD.Why

7.We_____thatitwilltakeanotherfourmonthstofinishthisplan（）

A.grantB.estimateC.counselD.check

8.Ican’tfindmykeys!Canyouhelpme（）them

A.dreamaboutB.lookforC.seethroughD.speakof

9.Idon’tlike（）youspeaktoher

A.theway

B.thewayinthat

C.thewaywhich

D.thewayofwhich

10.Thedoctortriedtodoanexperimenttofindoutthe（）ofthemedicineonthemice

A.causeB.resultC.reasonD.effect

11.Sincetheyoungmanlearnedthathehadalungcancer,hehasbeenindeep（）

A.illusionB.impressionC.depressionD.repetition

12.Therelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenastronginfluenceonthecharacterofthechildren（）

A.tohaveB.haveC.hasD.having

13.Theofbloodalwaysmakeshimfeelsick（）

A.sightB.lookC.viewD.glance

14.Hehasspentallhislifeworkingwithmentally（）people

A.disabledB.divergedC.nakedD.abolished

15.Icouldn’taffordtorentahouselikethat,_______buyit（）

A.letaloneB.nottomentionC.tosaynothingofD.nottospeakof

16.Itis_____onethousandstudentscanliveinit（）

A.toolargeabuildingthat

B.soalargebuildingthat

C.suchlargeabuildingthat

D.solargeabuildingthat

17.Givemeyourtelephonenumber,（）Ineedyourhelp

A.whetherB.unlessC.orelseD.incase

18.Muchtothedisappointmentoftheirsupporters,theyrefusedtoadmitunbelievablecrimetheydid（）

A.aB./C.anD.the

19.ThechildrenaregettingmoreandmoreexcitedwhenChristmasis_____near（）

A.drawingB.joiningC.takingD.operating

20.Ifshe_____herelastnight,shewouldn’thavebeencaughtintheheavyrain（）

A.cameB.wascomingC.wouldcomeD.hadcome

二、选词填空题(10题)21.3.____

22.Researchershavefoundthatpeoplewhogotoconcerts,showsandmuseumscanlivelongerthan1whodonot.ExpertsfromUniversityCollegeLondonhavebeenexaminingthelifestylesofover6,700Britishpeople215years.They3howoftenthepeoplewentoutandwhatkindsofeventstheyattended.Theyfoundthatpeopleover50yearsold4regularlywenttoconcertswereabout30percent5likelytodieoverthenext14years.Theresearcherssaidtheover50scouldextendtheirlife6engagingwiththearts.Inadditiontolivinglongerconcertgoerscouldalsohavemorefun.TheUKHealthSecretaryMattHancockbelievestherecouldbealotof7intheresearch.Hesaidartsandculturecould8thingslikementalhealth,agingandloneliness.He9announcedplansfortheUK’sNationalHealthServicetousetheartstohelppeopleliveahealthierlife.Oneresearchersaid,“Ourresultshighlighttheimportanceof10toexplorenewsocialfactorsthataffectourhealth.”1.____

23.Studentsatuniversitycanlearnandmakefriends1willlastalifetime.However,thecostofstudyingisontherise.Thisincreasemeansthatmoststudentscangetintomoneytrouble2theydonotknowhowtomanagetheirmoney.Itisnotjustthecoursefees.Studentsmustalso3forroomandboard.Inaddition,theymayspendmoney4clothes,travel,andotherthings.Thus,studentsneedtobudget5.Atmostuniversitiesteacherscangivestudentssuggestionsonhowtospendtheirmoney.Thefirstthingtheysuggestistowritedownyour6,forexample,themoneyyouwillgetfromyourfamilyorapart-timejob.Thenlistallofyourexpenses.Putyourexpensesintotwo7:thosethatchange(food,books,travel),andthosethatwillstaythesame(tuition,roomandboard).Addtogetherallofyourexpenses.Whenyoudothis,youfinditis8toplanoutyourbudget.Thismeansyoucansaveyourmoney,ratherthantryingto9fromothers.Asyoucansee,thereismoretolearnatuniversitythanjust10istaughtintheclassroom.____

三、情景对话(10题)24.Mike:Goodmorning!1

Tom:Yes,mayIseeyourproductionmanager,Mr.Smith,please?

Mike:Iamsorry.2

Tom:Well,I’dliketomakeanappointmenttoseehimsometimenextweek.

Mike:3Yes,Mr.Smithdoesn’tseemtobebusyonTuesdaymorningandFridayafternoon.

Tom:4

Mike:Would9:30beconvenient?

Tom:Yes,that’llbefine.

Mike:I’llmakeanoteofthat.5

Tom:Yes,thisismynamecard.Youcancontactmeanyday.

Mike:OK.

Tom:Thankyouverymuch!Goodbye!

Mike:Goodbye!

1（）

A.CouldImakeanappointmentforTuesdaymorning?

B.CanIhelpyou?

C.MayIhaveyourname,please?

D.Mr.Smithisoutonbusinesstoday

E.LetmecheckMr.Smith’sdiary

25.Task1（每小题2分，共10分）

M:Whatwereyoudoingyesterdayafternoon?

W:66Itwasreallyinteresting.

M:67

W:Bytheriver.Alotofchildrenwereflyingkitesthere.

M:Itwaswindyyesterday,wasn'tit?

W:68

M:Whomdidyouflykiteswith?

W:69

M:Didyouenjoyyourselves?

W:Yes.70Afterthatwealsohadapicnictogether.

A.Wehadagoodtime.

B.Yes,thewindwasstrong.

C.Iwasflyingakiteyesterdayafternoon.

D.Wheredidyouflythekite?

E.WithLiLeiandTom

66.____（）

26.69.____（）

27.2（）

A.IsthereaChinesefestivalinJune,too?

B.Yes,youareverysmart

C.Itsoundsveryinteresting

D.WhatdoyouusuallydoonthatdayinChina?

E.Whatapity!

28.Task1（每小题2分，共10分）

M:Soyou'reinterestedinajobasawaitress.66

W:Yes,forthreeyearsatseveraldifferentrestaurants.NowI'mworkingattheParkHoteldiningroomonHillStreet.

M:Theyhaveaverynicediningroomthere.67

W:BecauseIcan'tworkfull-timenow.I'mtakingsomecoursesatauniversity.

M:Isee.68

W:AlldayThursdayandFriday,SaturdayandSunday.

M:69We'relookingforsomeonewhocanhelpuswhenwegetverybusy.That'sThursdayafternoon,FridayafternoonandeveningaswellasalldaySaturday.TherestaurantisclosedonSunday.

W:That'sfinewithme.

M:Whencanyoustart?

W:70

M:That'sfine.ThefirstofMay.Bytheway,you'llget＄8anhour,plustips,ofcourse.

W:Good.Thanksverymuch.

A.Thatsuitsusverywellactually.

B.Whydoyouwanttoleave?

C.Um,haveyouworkedasawaitressbefore?

D.Onwhatdaysareyoufree?

E.Isthefirstofnextmonthallrightwithyou

66.____（）

29.4（）

A.I’mveryinterestedinthejobyouoffered

B.ImajoredinEnglish

C.Wewillinformyouinaboutaweek

D.Nicetomeetyou

E.Yes,that’sright

30.7.____（）

31.M:Excuseme.1

W:I’msorry.Haveyouseenthesignonthewall,Nosmoking?

M:Oh,sorry.WherecanIsmokeonthisfloor,please?

W:I’mafraidit’snotallowedinthewholebuilding.

M:Ohdear!2

W:Sure.Helpyourself,overthere.

M:Thankyouverymuch.

W:Don’tyouknowsmokingisnotgoodforyourhealth,youngman?

M:3Itriedmanytimestogiveitup,butIfailed.4

W:Yes,it’shardtostop!Butifyouhavethenonsmokers’healthandwellbeinginmind,youmightsucceed.

M:You’reright!Thanksverymuch.I’lltryagaintokickmysmokinghabit.

W:That’sOK.Well,ifyou’refeelingbadnow,youcansmokeoutside,intheopenair,ofcourse.

M:Oh,no!5

W:That’sgreat!

1（）

A.WhenIgowithoutit,Ifeelverybad

B.IwonderifIcouldhaveaglassofwater

C.WouldyoumindifIsmokedhere?

D.Yes,Ido

E.I’llstartfromnowon!

32.73.____（）

33.Task1（每小题2分，共10分）

M:Hello,IwouldliketospeaktoMr.Lee.

W:66

M:ThisisLinda,youroldfriend.

W:Oh,howareyou,Linda?67

M:Mr.Smithwrotetomethatyouwerecomingtoourcity.MayIseeyouatyourhotelrightaway?

W:68Ihavetocheckmyschedule.Yes,that'sallright.

M:Great.I'llbethereinhalfanhour.

W:69

M:Oh,Ialmostforgot.What'syourroomnumber?

W:70Pleasecallmeifyoucan'tfindme.

M:I'lldothat.Seeyoulater.

A.Pleaseholdonamoment.

B.It'sNo.311onthesecondfloor.

C.ThisisLeespeaking.

D.I'mgladyoucalled.

E.Allright,I'llbeexpectingyou

66.____（）

四、翻译(10题)34.Themirrorislinkedtoacareprovider,whocanremotelycheckwhetherapatientathomeisactuallytakingmedicineandbrushinghisorherteeth

35.天气好时，我通常骑自行车去上学

36.Thereisnosmokewithoutfire

37.他会讲法语、德语、西班牙语，更不用说英语了

38.（）直到20世纪初，美国妇女才取得了投票权。

A.Notuntiltheearly1900stheyallowedwomentovoteintheUnitedStates.

B.Notuntiltheearly1900swhenwomenwereallowedtovoteintheUnitedStates.

C.Notuntiltheearly1900swomenwereallowedtovoteintheUnitedStates.

D.Notuntiltheearly1900swerewomenallowedtovoteintheUnitedStates

39.我一听到这首歌就感到愉快

40.过分溺爱孩子对孩子的成长没有丝毫好处

41.Theresearchersfoundthatslimwomenfidgetmorethanfatwomen,butthereisnosignificantdifferenceamongmen

42.面对这样艰巨的任务，我们最好按照会上提出的建议去办

43.令我们惊讶的是,结果比我们预计的要好得多

五、阅读理解(10题)44.WhatdidCharlesSteinmetzdotothetenfatpeopleinhisresearch（）

A.Heletthemliveonlyonliquidfood

B.Heletthemskipbreakfast

C.Heletthemruneverymorningandevening

D.Heletthemskipsupper

45.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue（）

A.Theuseoflightforcommunicationisoneoftechnologists'concerns

B.Theprintedwordsandvisualpicturescopyrealityinmuchthesameway

C.TVviewershavenotroublemakingawisechoice

D.Phototechnologyhasn'tchangedpeople'sviewofreality

46.Peopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause（）

A.theyhavealotoffreetime

B.theycangotohospitaliftheyareinjured

C.theirliveslackexcitement

D.theynolongerneedtohuntforfood

47.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout______（）

A.theteenagers’criticismoftheirparents

B.misunderstandingsbetweenteenagersandtheirparents

C.thedominanceoftheparentsovertheirchildren

D.theteenagers’abilitytodealwithcrises

48.Whichofthefollowingstatementsismentionedinthepassage（）

A.Lazinessisakindofmentaldisease

B.Lazinessismorebeneficialthanharmful

C.Lazinesscannotbeexplained

D.Lazinessissometimesduetoafearoffailure

49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage（）

A.Heartdisease

B.Lungdiseases

C.Lossofclearsight

D.Seriousheadache

50.WhojoinedtheFringeafteritappeared（）

A.Universitystudents

B.Popularartists

C.Famoustheatregroups

D.Bigsymphonyorchestras

51.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasasignthatyourjobisdoingharmtoyourhealth（）

A.Achesorpainsforreasonsunknown

B.Lackofinterestinactivities

C.Failingremembering

D.Eatingtoomuch

52.Youngwomenwhotakepartinbeautycontests（比赛）arehelpingtokeepaliveanoutdatedopinionofwomen:thatawoman'smostimportantvalueishowshelooks.

Womenhavebeenworkingveryhardthroughtheyearstochangetheirimage（形象）.Theyhavebeentryingtoprovethatthevalueofawomandoesnotlieonlyinherbeauty.Theworldisjustbeginningtorecognizethatwomenareassmart,wiseandstronginpersonalityasmenare,andthattherearequalitiesmoreimportantthanlookswhenjudgingpeople.Whenwomentakepartinbeautycontestsfortopprizes,theyencouragepeopletovaluethemfortheirbeautyalone.Itisunfairtosaythatbeautyalonedeterminesone'sworth.

Beautycontestsnotonlyencouragespectators（观众）tojudgewomenbytheirappearance,buttheyencouragethisideainthecontestantsaswell.Theseyoungwomenspendmonthslosingweighttobethe"right"sizeandlearninghowtodress,wearmakeup,andwalkjustrightsothatsomejudgeswillconsiderthembeautiful.Ithinkit'sgreatforawomantofeelgoodaboutherappearance,butlooksshouldn'tbesoiughtafterinanextremeorunreasonableway.Therearetoomanyother,moreimportant,thingsinayoungwoman'slife：learning,developingfriendshipsandpreparingfortheirfutureworkandperhapsafamily.

Aslongastherearebeautycontests,womenwon'tbefullyrecognizedaswell-roundedhumanbeings

Accordingtothetext,womenhavetriedtochangetheirimageby________（）

A.provingtheyareasgoodasmen

B.payingattentiontotheirclothes

C.winningmorebeautycontests

D.encouragingpeopletovaluetheirbeauty

53.PassageFour

Peoplecanbeaddictedtodifferentthings—e.g.,alcohol,drugs,certainfoods,oreventelevision.Peoplewhohavesuchanaddictionarecompulsive（难以抑制的）;i.e.,theyhaveaverypowerfulpsychologicalneedthattheyfeeltheymustsatisfy.Accordingtopsychologists,manypeoplearecompulsivespenders.Theyfeelthattheymustspendmoney.Thiscompulsion,likemostothers,isirrational—impossibletoexplainreasonably.Forcompulsivespenderswhobuyoncredit,chargeaccountsareevenmoreexcitingthanmoney.Inotherwords,compulsivespendersfeelthatwithcredit,theycandoanything.Theirpleasureinspendingenormousamountsisactuallygreaterthanthepleasurethattheygetfromthethingstheybuy.

Thereisevenaspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting.Tosavemoney,ofcourse,mostpeoplelookforsales,lowprices,anddiscounts.（69）Compulsivebargainhunters,however,oftenbuythingsthattheydon’tneedjustbecausetheyarecheap.Theywanttobelievethattheyarehelpingtheirbudgets,buttheyarereallyplayinganexcitinggame.Whentheycanbuysomethingforlessthanotherpeople,theyfeelthattheyarewinning.Mostpeople,expertsclaim,havetworeasonsfortheirbehavior:agoodreasonforthethingsthattheybuyandtherealreason.

Itisnotonlyscientists,ofcourse,whounderstandthepsychologyofspendinghabits,butalsobusinesspeople.Stores,companies,andadvertisersusepsychologytoincreasebusiness.Theyconsiderpeople’sneedsforlove,power,orinfluence,theirbasicvalues,theirbeliefsandopinions,andsoonintheiradvertisingandsalesmethods.

Psychologistsoftenuseamethodcalledbehaviortherapy（疗法）tohelpindividualssolvetheirpersonalityproblems.Inthesameway,theycanhelppeoplewhofeelthattheyhaveproblemswithmoney

Accordingtothepsychologists,acompulsivespenderisonewhospendslargeamountsofmoney______（）

A.andtakesgreatpleasurefromwhatheorshebuys

B.inordertosatisfyhisorherbasicneedsinlife

C.justtomeethisorherstrongpsychologicalneed

D.entirelywithanirrationaleagerness

六、作文题(1题)54.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedtowriteALetterofComplaint.Youshouldwriteinatleast100wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline（giveninChinese）below.

假设你是李明，你所在学校的食堂自三月初以来提供的饭菜质量明显下降，请你写一封投诉信给食堂相关人员，内容包括：

希望得到合理解释及解决办法

参考答案

1.B老师们可以免费使用提供大量数据资料的图书馆。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Badmission:允许，承认；access:进入，接近的方法（或权利等）；account:账目；approach:方法。havefreeaccessto为常用短语，意为免费使用……，与句意相符

2.D句意：费突然有了一种解脱的感觉。本题考查词义辨析。instinct：感觉，直觉；doubt：怀疑，疑问；thought：想法，思想；feeling：感觉

3.A当地政府正试图找出谁应该对森林火灾负责。

［考点］固定用法

【精析】Asb.betoblameforsth.是固定搭配，意为某人应该为某事负责。故选A

4.BB句意：这就是你经过几个小时的思考后做出的最后决定吗？词义辨析题。upright：挺直的，垂直的；ultimate：最终的，最后的；total：总的，全部的；tight：紧的，牢固的。故选B

5.D从外太空来看，地球看起来像个蓝球。

［考点］非谓语动词

【精析】D分析句子结构可知，空处应用非谓语动词。逻辑主语theearth与see之间是动宾关系，所以要用过去分词形式，表示被动。故选D

6.C造成了这次事故的原因完全是个谜。

［考点］主语从句

【精析】C分析句子结构可知，was前是个主语从句，从句中缺少主语，所以应用连接代词what引导从句，并在从句中作主语。which含有选择意义；whether在从句中不作成分；why是连接副词，在从句中作原因状语，均不符合题意。故选C

7.B我们估计得再花四个月才能完成这个计划。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Bgrant:同意，允许，承认；estimate:估计，估价，估算；counsel:建议；check:检查，审查，核实。根据句意可知，选B

8.B我找不到钥匙了！你能帮我找吗？

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Bdreamabout：梦想，梦到；lookfor：寻找；seethrough：识破，看穿；speakof：谈到，提到。根据句意可知，选B

9.A我不喜欢你对她说话的方式。

［考点］定语从句

【精析】A当定语从句的先行词为theway时，引导词常用that，且常常省略，故本题选A

10.D医生试图通过实验来找出这种药物对老鼠的影响。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Dcause：原因，理由；result：结果；reason：原因；effect：影响。根据句意可知，D为正确答案

11.C自从那个年轻人知道自己患了肺癌之后，他极度消沉。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Cillusion：幻想，错觉；impression：印象，影响，效果；depression：沮丧，（意志）消沉；repetition：重复。根据句意可知，选C

12.C亲子关系对孩子的性格有很大的影响。

［考点］主谓一致和动词时态

【精析】C分析句子结构可知，本句的主语为Therelationship,是不可数名词，所以谓语动词应用单数形式。根据句意可知，本句是对事实的一般性叙述，所以应用一般现在时。故选C

13.A看见血他总感觉不舒服。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Asight:视力，景象，表示视觉所接受的景象，目标物进入了眼帘，常指无意识地看到；look作名词当看讲时，常指主动地朝……看；view:风景，风光，观点；glance:匆忙一瞥，闪现。根据句意可知，此处应指无意识地看到血，所以只有sight符合题意

14.A他倾其一生为智障人士工作。

【考点】词义辨析

【精析】Adisabled意为残障的，有缺陷的，mentallydisabled意为智障的；diverged意为偏离的；naked意为裸露的；abolished意为废除的。根据句意可知，选A

15.A句意：我租不起一套像那样的房子，更别提买了。本题考查四个近义的短语。四个选项均可表示更不用提的意思，但是只有letalone后可以跟动词，而另外三项只能跟名词或动名词。所以答案为A

16.DD句意：这座公寓是如此之大，可以容纳一千名学生。固定用法题。表示如此……以至于……时，可以用so+adj.+a/an+n.+that句型或such+a/an+adj.+n.+that句型。A项无此用法，B、C两项词序错误。因此只有D项合适

17.D给我留个电话号码吧，以防我需要你的帮助。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Dwhether：是否；unless:除非，如果不；orelse：否则；incase：以防，万一。根据题意可知，选D

18.D令他们的支持者们失望的是，他们拒绝承认自己犯下的惊人罪行。

［考点］冠词的用法

【精析】Dcrime后面有定语从句theydid修饰，所以这里表示特指，应用定冠词the。故选D

19.A当圣诞节越来越近时，孩子们变得越来越兴奋。

［考点］词义辨析

【精析】Adraw:移动，进行，与near连用构成drawnear（临近，靠近）搭配。join:连接，会合；take:拿，取；operate:运转，操作。根据句意，选A

20.D如果她昨晚来这里了，她就不会被大雨淋着了。

［考点］虚拟语气

【精析】D由句中的lastnight及wouldn’thavebeencaught可知，本句是对过去情况的虚拟，因此主句谓语应用had+动词的过去分词。故选D

21.IK根据空后的名词短语15years可知，空处应填介词。符合要求的选项有C、K。句意：15年来，来自伦敦大学学院的专家们一直在调查超过6,700名英国人的生活方式。故选K。

22.JA.studied（v.学习，研究）B.continuing（v.继续，持续）C.by（prep.通过）D.who（pron.引导定语从句）E.whose（pron.引导定语从句）F.improve（v.改进，改善）G.truth（n.事实，真相）H.ignored（v.忽视，不予理睬）I.recently（adv.最近，不久前）J.those（pron.那些）K.for（prep.表示一段时间）L.less（adv.更少，较少）J分析句子结构可知，空后的who引导一个定语从句，空处为其先行词，所以空处应填指人的名词或代词。符合要求的选项只有J。those在此处指代上文中的people，此处表达的是“不去（音乐会、演出和博物馆）的那些人”。故选J。

23.HH分析句子结构可知，空处应填引导词，引导一个定语从句，修饰指人的先行词friends。符合要求的选项只有H。句意：学生在上大学时可以学习并交到将持续一生的朋友。故选H。

24.B

25.C

26.A

27.D

28.C

29.A

30.E由约翰说的第二句话That’sinthesoutheast.可知，空处应是对地点的询问，故本题应选E。WhichpartofEnglandisthat?意为它在英国的哪一部分

31.C

32.E

33.C

34.这面镜子与一位护理人员相连，该护理人员可以远程检查病人是否确实正在家中服药和刷牙

35.Whenitisfine,Iusuallygotoschoolbybike

36.无风不起浪

37.HecanspeakFrench,GermanandSpanish,nottomentionEnglish

38.D本题考查的是倒装结构。表示否定意义的词或词组位于句首作状语时，句子应部分倒装。四个选项中，只有选项D符合。故选D

39.IfelthappythemomentIheardthissong

40.Spoilingchildrentoomuchdoesnogoodtotheirgrowth

41.研究人员发现，身材苗条的女士比肥胖的女士更容易坐立不安，但在男士中却没有明显的差异

42.Facedwithsuchadifficulttask,wehadbetteractonthesuggestionmadeatthemeeting

43.Tooursurprise,theresultwasmuchbetterthanwehadexpected.【精析】令我们惊讶的是应译为tooursurprise,比……要好得多应译为bemuchbetterthan,结果可译为result,预计可译为expect。翻译时，应注意句子的时态

44.A［考点］事实细节题

【精析】A根据第二段第四句Theyweregivenliquidformula…可知，CharlesSteinmetz每天给10名肥胖者提供只含600卡路里的流质食物，至于他们是否吃早饭、晚饭及是否让他们每天早上和晚上跑步等，文中没有提及。故选A

45.A［考点］推理判断题

【精析】A根据第二段第一句Theuseoflightforcommunicationisoneofthemajordirectionsthattechnologyhastakeneversincethemiddleofthen