上海第二工业大学附属龚路中学2024届高考仿真模拟英语试卷含解析

上海第二工业大学附属龚路中学2024届高考仿真模拟英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Itiswhatyoudoratherthanwhatyousay__________matters.A．that B．whatC．which D．this2．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned3．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere4．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching5．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat6．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what7．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who8．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor9．Mr.Zhanggavealltextbookstoallthepupils,except____________whohadalreadytakenthem.A．theseB．onesC．thoseD．theothers10．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill11．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept12．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show13．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.14．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched15．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what16．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill17．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make18．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit19．Mysummercampisn’tgoodfun,butitisreallearningexperienceforme.A．a;/ B．the;a C．/;a D．a;the20．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must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）Thereisalotoftalkabout“brainpower.”Youdon’tusuallyhearaboutstomachpower.Asitturnsout,thestomachmightalsobeverypowerfulwithanewelectronicpillinsideit.Thenewelectronicpill,equippedwithaWi-Fitransmitter,isswallowedandcanharvestenergyfrominsideaperson’sownstomachtorecordcore（核心）bodytemperatureandthensendthehealthdatatoanoutsidemonitor.Themodelcanpoweritselffornearlyaweek—muchlongerthancurrentabsorbabledevices,whichareplacedinsidethebodyandonlycansharehealthinformationforlessthananhour.“Tomakethedeviceworkevenlonger,andseeifthestomach’sacidcouldpowerthedevice,weusedtinypiecesofcopperandzincforexperiments.”saidPhilipNadeau,anelectricalengineerwhodesignedthedevicetogether.TheWi-Fidevicesfitinsideacapsulebutunfoldwhentheyhitthestomachanddeliverdrugsforlongperiodsoftimebeforetheybreakdownandpassthroughthebody.ThisWi-Fipillcouldleadtofreshopportunitiesfordrugdeliveryorreal-timehealthmonitoringfrominsideorgans,saidGiovanniTraverso,adoctorandbiomedicalengineeratBrighamandWomen’sHospitalinBoston,whoc0-ledastudyofthepillpublishedrecentlyinNatureBiomedicalEngineering.Despiteourmanymedicaladvances,we’reprettybadatmeasuringcorebodytemperature.Arecentstudyof8,600patientsfoundthatthermometer（温度计）readingsfromthemouthorskindidalousyjobofmeasuringcoretemperature.Gettinganaccuratetemperatureisimportant.TraversoandNadeauarealsoaimingtoshrink（缩小）thepilltothesizeofatablet.“Temperaturetrackingisjustthefirstofmanywaysthemedicalcommunitycanusethedevice.”Traversethinks.1、WhatisWRONGabouttheWi-Fipill?A．TheWi-Fideviceispoweredbyitself.B．Thepillcansendhealthdatatothedoctor.C．Nadeauisthefirstonetodesignthepill.D．Thepillcanhelpmonitorpatients’health.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lousy”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Accurate.B．Unimportant.C．Terrible.D．Traditional.3、WhatistheTraverso’sattitudetothefutureoftheWi-Fipill?A．Pessimistic.B．Unconcerned.C．Worried.D．Optimistic.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．TheWi-Fipillistoobigforthepatientstoswallow.B．Thepillmayhelpthosewithotherdiseasesinthefuture.C．BodytemperatureistheonlyoneusefortheWi-Fipill.D．Thepillhasbeenusedinmanywaysinmedicalfield.22．（8分）SinceAppStorewassetup,ithasbeensellingconsumersonesimplethingchoice.Whetheryouwantedtoplaygames,readthenews,ordoathousandotherthings,therewassomethingforwhateveryoudesired.Thensomethingfunnyhappened.LoggingintotheAppStoretodayislikegoingintoashoppingmallwithonlyacoupon(优惠券)foronething:There’ssomuchchoice;itmightbeeasiertogiveupthantochoose.Itisn’tconsumerswhoareburdened,though.Toomuchcontentofallkindsalsohaseconomiceffects.Whencountlesschoicesareavailable,itcausespressure,pushingpricesdownanddrivingusabitcrazy.Sowhatisthewayforward?Itmaywellbetoturnlesschoiceitselftothemarketingstrategy.Therearealreadysignsthatthisishappening.Firstlycontentcompaniesarelookingtopreventtheirofferingsfromgettinglostinthetonsofstuff.MostobviousisDisney,whichisplanningtoopenitsownstreamingservicenextyear.ThepointistonarrowthefocussothatthoseseekingDisneycartoonswillhaveoneplacetogo,ratherthanbeingaroundvariousservices.Yetifthatrepresentsacarefulfirststep,therearemoreextremeoptionstoo.Considertheideaofawineclub:fromtensofthousandsofbottleseachyear,subscriberspaysomeonetoselectthemostinterestingones.Perhapswhatcomesnextfordigitalcontentissimilar-carefullyselectedofferingsfromtrustedsourcesthatputchoicesinthehandsofsomeoneelseinordertogetridoftheanxietyofchoosing.Uptonow,toomuchchoiceindigitalmediahasonlyonesolution:thealgorithm（运算法则）．Butwe＇veseenthetroublewithalgorithmsonYouTubeTheyfeedyouonlywhatyou’vealreadysaidyoulike,notthingsyoumaynotknowyoureinto.Worse,theyhaveatendencytoserveupdisturbingcontenthewayforwardcantsimplybemoreorbetteralgorithms.Instead,it'stimefordigitalcompaniestostartthinkingabouthowtoputlimitsonthings:onhowmuchwecanuseadevice,orwhatweareavailabletochoosefrom.Aswemovefurtherintothedigitalrevolution,whatpeopleaskforisclear:Less.1、Whatwilltoomuchchoiceofcontentonthemarketresultin?A．TheshutdownofcompaniesB．TheanxietyofconsumersC．ThepoorqualityofproductsD．Theslowdownofeconomy2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraphs4and5?A．ContentcompaniesshouldwithdrawtheirofferingsonlineB．ContentcompaniesshouldposttheirofferingsonAppStoreC．ContentcompaniesadoptdifferentmethodstonarrowtheconsumersfocusD．ContentcompaniesopentheirownstreamingservicesonYouTube3、Howdoalgorithmsprobablyrespondtoconsumersneeds?A．TheymakeabetterchoiceforthemB．TheyhelptoremovedisturbingcontentC．TheychangetheirinterestindigitalmediaD．Theyfailtoofferwhattheypossiblylike4、WhatistheauthorsattitudetowardslimitingthechoiceconsumershaveA．Approving.B．SkepticalC．Opposing.D．Neutral23．（8分）JessicaWestervelt,aSpanishteacheratBethlehemHighSchoolinNewYork,createdanactivitycalled“HouseHunters”,whichwasinspiredbythepopulartelevisionshow“HouseHuntersInternational”,forherSpanishclassaboutfouryearsago.Similartotheshow,studentsworkingroups,pretendingtoberealhouseagents,andlookforthreehousesinSpanish-speakingcountries.Sheusestheactivitytoteachvocabularyrelatedtothehome,chores,travelandvacation.Shecreatedtheexercisebecauseshewantedtoincorporateherstudents’interestsintothecurriculum.Atthetime,agroupofherstudentswerebigfansoftheshow.ThestudentslookforahouseforWestervelttobuytolivein,orrentforvacation.Shetellsthemwhatsheislookingforinahomeandgivesthemabudget.Studentsworkingroupsofthree,andeachstudentisresponsibleforfindingonehouseinaSpanish-speakingcountrythatfitstherequirements.Thegroupsusuallymakeabrochuredescribingthehousestheyfind.Eachgrouppresentstheirfindingstotheclass,whiletheotherstudentstakenotes.TheentireactivityisdoneinSpanish,sostudentsgettopracticetheirwriting,listeningandconversationskills.TheyalsogetsomeculturaleducationwhenresearchinghomesinSpanish-speakingcountries.Westerveltsaysthatstudentsplanningtotaketheclasslookforwardtoherproject.Westerveltsays,“Ithinkanytimethatyoucanfindawaytolinkintosomethingthattheyareinterestedinoutsideofschool,itmakesitmorerealisticforthemanditmakesthatactivitymuchmoreenjoyableforthem.”1、HowdidWesterveltcomeupwiththeideaoftheactivity?A．ShegotitfromaTVprogram.B．Shewasinspiredbyherstudents.C．Shelearneditfromahouseagent.D．Shewastaughtthatinhighschool.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“incorporate”inParagraph2?A．changeB．absorbC．forceD．persuade3、Whatarethestudentssupposedtodowiththehousestheyfind?A．Rentthehousesfortheirvacation.B．Liveinthehousesforawhile.C．Writeanintroductiontothehouses.D．Chooseandbuyonefortheirteacher.4、WhatdoWestervelt’swordsinthelastparagraphmean?A．Mostschoolactivitiesarenotenjoyable.B．Studentsshouldberealisticaboutstudy.C．Out-of-schoolactivitiesareveryimportant.D．Learningshouldbecombinedwithinterest.24．（8分）It'sanannualargument．Doweordowenotgoonholiday？Mywifesaysnobecausewehavenosavingstosaveus．Isayyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday．Thejoyofarecession（不景气）meansnoargumentnextyear---wejustwon'tgo．Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitsknees，weshouldbegrateful．Formanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholiday．AYouGovsurveyof2，000peoplefound22%saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney．Arecentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples．KimStephenson，anoccupationalpsychologist，believesmoneymaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen．"Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentideasofwhatit'sfor．"heexplains．"They'llsayit'stosave，tospend，forsecurity，forfreedom，toshowsomeoneyoulovethem．"Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey'veachievedsomething．"Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowwhat'sgoingonwiththeirfinances，buttheydon't．Thereseemstobemoreofataboo（禁忌）abouttalkingaboutmoneythanaboutdeath．Butyoubothneedtoknowwhatyou'redoing，who'spayingwhatintothejointaccountandhowmuchyoukeepseparately．Inahealthyrelationship，youdon'thavetoagreeaboutmoney，butyouhavetotalkaboutit．"1、WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutgoingonholidayinParagraph1？______A．Itwillcostthemtoomuchmoney．B．Itisthechiefcauseoffamilyquarrels．C．Itmakesallthehardworkworthwhile．D．Fewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkinghard．2、Accordingtothetext，whatdoesKimStephensonbelieve？______A．Moneyisoftenasymbolofaperson'sstatus．B．Menandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways．C．Menandwomenspendmoneyondifferentthings．D．Moneymeansagreatdealtobothmenandwomen．3、Theauthorsuggeststhatcouplesshould______．A．discussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationshipB．puttheirmoneytogetherinsteadofkeepingitseparatelyC．makeeffortstoreachagreementontheirfamilybudgetsD．avoidarguingaboutmoneymatterstoremainromantic25．（10分）TheUnitedStates’jobmarkethasmillionsofunfilledjobs.Manyofthosejobsrequiretechnicalskills.However,employerssaymanyofthosejobsarevacantbecausetheycannotfindpeoplewiththerightskills.Laborexpertscallthisparadoxtheskillsgap.Anumberofeffortshavebeenlaunchedtobetterunderstandandsolveit.NicholasWymanwroteabookcalled,“JobU:HowtoFindWealthandSuccessbyDevelopingtheSkillsCompaniesActuallyNeed.”Hecallstheskillsgap,“alabormarketmismatch—peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeople.”IntheUnitedStates,thecostofatraditionalfour-yearcollegecanbeveryhigh.U.S.collegesanduniversitiesproducemanygraduateseveryyear.Yetunemploymentratesamongnewgraduatesarehigh.NicholasWymansaysacombinationoftechnicalclassesandon-the-jobtraining—anapprenticeship(学徒)—wouldbeabetterchoiceformanypeople.Henotesthat,“Anapprenticeshipiswhereyoulearnfromaspecialist,youareprovidedguidanceandyoulearninanon-the-jobenvironment.Itisvitaltogettechnicalskillsthatareofimmediatevaluetoanemployer.Anditisimportanttogettransferrableskillsbecausetechnologyandthenatureoftheworkplacearechangingatafasterratethanbefore.”Therearequestionsaboutthedefinition,size,andnatureoftheskillsgapinthelaborforce.IowaStateUniversityresearchersstudiedsomeofthesequestionsrecently.Theyexaminedemployment,educationandpopulationinformation,andfoundtheevidenceofaskillsgapisweak.IowaState’sLieslEathingtonnotedthatmanypolicymakersandemployerssaythereisopportunityin“middleskills”areas,likemachining.Yetshesaidthemostrecentrecession(经济衰退)hitsomeofthosejobareashard.Shesaidstudentsshouldbeonguardbecause“oureconomyreallyisn’taddingthatmanyjobsthatrequirethemiddleskills.”Shesaidemployerscouldgetmorewell-qualifiedapplicantsiftheyofferedhigherwages.Shenotedthatgraduatesoftwo-yeartrainingprogramsstillgenerallymakelessmoneythangraduatesoffour-yearcolleges.Thequestionoffindingthenightpersonfortherightjobremainsadifficultone.TheDepartmentofLaborsays8.7millionArmeniansareunemployedandanother6.7millioncanfindonlypart-timework.1、Theunderlinedword“paradox”inparagraph1refersto________.A．thelargenumberofunemployednewgraduatesB．thedemandsemployersmakeonemployeesC．peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeopleD．peopledisqualifiedforthevacantpositions2、WhatwillNicholasWymanprobablyadvisenewgraduatestodotogetemployed?A．Toreceivetechnicaltraining. B．Todropthecostlycollegeeducation.C．Tovaluethejobopportunities. D．Toarmthemselveswithvariousskills.3、AccordingtoLieslEathington,whatisthesolutiontotheskillsgap?A．Reformingthedullnessofeconomy. B．Guardingagainstrecessions.C．Updatingworkers’professionalskills. D．Raisingemployees’earnings.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）WintersarealwayslongandcoldinNorthChina.Thewinterof2008wasespeciallytoughinonesouthwesterncity,1itbecameextremelycoldanditwasalsoadifficulttimeforme.Whatwasworse,a(n)2injuryhappenedtomeanditmightkeepmeinbedforseveralmonths,“JustintimefortheSpringFestival,”mymothersaidtome,sighing.ButhowcouldIfeelthe3whenthesnowwassoheavyandIhadmonthsofphysical4ahead?OnedayIwasdoingmyhousework5therewasatapagainstthewindowfromabranchofthetroublesomefruittree.Onhearingthis,withmyeyesclosed,slowly,Ibegantorecallthefallof1995whensomebodyplacedapipefrommypumpnexttothe6.Theearthwassowetthatit7immediatelywithmostitsbarerootsupward.Seeingthis,mymother8topullitout,butIrefused．“Howhardit’strying!”Isaid,9thedirectionofitsstrongholdingoftheearth.“Itis10ofachancetosurvive.”Withtools,we11drysoilaroundthetreeandputupsomesupportsintotheground,makingit12upright.SeveralmonthshadpassedbeforeIcouldbe13ofit.Surprisingly,whenspringreturned,my“rescue14”hadgrownsomeleavesandmany15.In2009thatlittlerescuestickhadgrownintoatoweringtree.Whatanunbelievablemiracleoflife!ThedaybeforetheSpringFestival,the16atthewindowwascontinuing,themorefiercewind,the17sound,asiftoremindmetolookupandappreciateitspowerfullife.ThatnightIsleptpeacefullyhavinga(n)18.Inthedreamsomeflowerswerecomingout19.ThenextmorningIstoodagainstthewindow.20thewindowwasthetreeburstingwithlife.Anyway,IhadawonderfulSpringFestivalthatyear.1、A．where B．which C．when D．that2、A．admirable B．terrible C．favorable D．slight3、A．duty B．joy C．cold D．failure4、A．treatment B．report C．exercise D．experiment5、A．while B．as C．when D．that6、A．window B．tree C．branch D．wall7、A．stoodup B．cameout C．gotout D．felldown8、A．decided B．pretended C．failed D．continued9、A．attachingto B．watchingover C．lookinginto D．pointingto10、A．confident B．proud C．worthy D．certain11、A．threw B．turned C．needed D．placed12、A．bend B．drop C．stand D．swing13、A．aware B．tired C．worthwhile D．proud14、A．tool B．stick C．pipe D．pump15、A．roots B．nuts C．flowers D．stems16、A．tapping B．striking C．attacking D．hitting17、A．more B．most C．better D．best18、A．idea B．walk C．rest D．dream19、A．politely B．shyly C．passively D．wildly20、A．On B．Outside C．Inside D．Besides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）IenjoyedEnglish,biology,andchemistryatschool,butwhichoneshouldchoose1．(study)atuniversity?IdidnotknowtheansweruntiloneeveningwhenIsatdownatthecomputertodosomeresearchongreatwomenofChina.BychanceIcameacrossanarticleaboutadoctor2．(call)LinQiaozhi,aspecialist3．women’sdiseases.Shelivedfrom1901to1983.Itseemed4．shehadbeenverybusyinherchosencareer,5．(travel)abroadtostudyaswellaswritingbooksand6．(article).Oneofthem7．(catch)myeye.Itwasasmallbookexplaininghowtocutthedeathratefromhavingandcaringforbabies.Shegavesomesimplerulestofollowforkeepingbabiesclean,healthyandfreefrom8．(sick).Whydidshewritethat?WhowerethewomenthatLinQiaozhithoughtneededthisadvice?Ilooked9．(careful)atthetextandrealizedthatitwasintendedforwomenin10．countryside.Perhapsiftheyhadanemergencytheycouldnotreachadoctor.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桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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。DearNattawa,I’mgoingtoenjoyatourinThailandduringmywinterholidaysformyfamily、ThegoodnewsisthatIhavesuccessfulbookedtheairtickettoThailand、Sooutofmyexpectation,whenIvisittheThailandTrainTickettryingtobookthetraintickets,anoticecaughtmyattention、ThenoticesaidthatalltheticketshadfullybookedfromJanuary20toFebruary28、NowI’mwritingtoyouaskedforhelp、IwonderthatwhetheryouarekindenoughtotellmehowwecanrentthevehicleinThailandinordertoensureaself-drivingtravel、Surely,I’llappreciateitverymuchiftheycanbeourguide、Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply、Yours,LiHua170第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，在互联网上看到英国高中生David登的一则启事：希望结识一位中国朋友，以便学习中国的语言、文化。请你以李华的名义用英文给David发一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：你怎样得知David的愿望你愿意成为他的朋友你打算如何帮助他。注意：(1)电子邮件的格式已为你写好，不计入总词数词数：100左右。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、C4、D5、B6、B7、B8、C9、C10、C11、C12、B13、A14、C15、A16、B17、C18、C19、C20、B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、1、C2、C3、D4、B22、1、B2、C3、D4、A23、Google’sdatacentresandtheofficesforits60,000staffwillbepoweredentirelybyrenewableenergyfromnextyear,inwhatthecompanyhascalleda“landmarkmoment”.Theinternetgiantisalreadytheworld’sbiggestcorporatebuyerofrenewableelectricity,lastyearbuying44%ofitspowerfromwindandsolarfarms.Nowitwillbe100%,andanexecutivesaiditwouldnolongerrefusetoinvestinnuclearpowerinthefuture.OmansaidithadtakenGooglefiveyearstoreachthe100%target,setin2012,becauseofthecomplexityinvolvedwithnegotiatingpowerpurchaseagreements.Thecompany’sbiggestdemandforenergyisitsdatacentresanditadmitstheiroverallthirstforpowerisgrowing.Googlewasnowlookingtosign10-yearagreementsforlow-carbonpowerthatwasconstant,suchashydro,biomassandnuclear.“Wewanttodocontractsonrenewablepower,itcouldbebiomassifthefuelsourceissteadyandenough,itcould