广东省茂名市第十中学高三第二次调研新高考英语试卷及答案解析

广东省茂名市第十中学高三第二次调研新高考英语试卷注意事项：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．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer2．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises3．---Whydidn’tyouhelpthelittleboy?---Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeet______Icouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.A．before B．afterC．when D．since4．Thenewteacherwassowell-organizedthatshebegan________westoppedyesterdaysothatnopointwasleftout.A．when B．inwhichC．how D．where5．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．aboveB．overC．beyondD．off6．Whenfacedwithabigchallenge________potentialfailureseemstohideateverycorner,maybeyou'veheardthisadvicebefore:“Bemoreconfident.”A．where B．whose C．which D．ofwhich7．AfternineyearsworkingtoprotectSiberiantigers,YangJun_____hiseffortsrecognizedattheannualawardceremonyinBeijingwherehewasnameda"wildlifeprotector".A．had B．hadhadC．hashad D．has8．—HowdidyoufindProfessorSmith’sspeechlastnight?—Tobefrank,hisspeechdidn’t________tome.A．appeal B．belongC．refer D．occur9．Hecouldn’tmakehisvoice______abovethenoiseofthe

traffic.A．tohearB．hearingC．heardD．hear10．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun11．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime12．Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.A．grew B．growingC．grown D．togrow13．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even14．MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/15．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．apartfrom D．farfrom16．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining17．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever18．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that19．Ifwewantstudentstobecomeeffectiveinmulticulturalsettings,onethingisclear:thereisno________forpractice.A．prescriptionB．substituteC．appetiteD．suspension20．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．act B．helpC．serve D．last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）Whenyourchildliestoyou,ithurts.Asparents,itmakesusangryandwetakeitpersonally.Wefeellikewecannevertrustourchildagain.Whydoeslyingcausesuchanger,painandworryforparents?Parentsareunderstandablyveryafraidoftheirchildrengettinghurtandgettingintotrouble,buttheyhaveverylittleprotectionagainstthesethingsastheysendtheirkidsoutintotheword.Kidslearnfromotherkidsandfromexternalmedia,andthismakesparentsfeelunsafebecausetheycan’tcontroltheinformationandideasthattheirchildrenareexposedto.Whenyourkidlies,youstarttoseehimas“sneaky（卑鄙的）”,especiallyifhecontinuestolietoyou.Youfeelthathe’sgoingbehindyourback.Youbegintothinkthatyourkidsare“bad”.Because,certainly,iflyingisbad,liarsarebad.It’sjustthatsimple.Parentsneedtomaketheirkidsresponsibleforlying.Butthemistakeparentsmakeisthattheystarttoblamethekidforlying.It’sconsideredimmoraltolie.Butwhenyoulookatyourkidlikehe’sasneak,it’saslipperyslope（滑坡谬误）thatstartswith“Youlie”andendsupat“You’reabadperson”.Kidsknowlyingisforbidden.Buttheydon’tseeitashurtful.Soakidwillsay,“Iknowit’swrongthatIeatasugarsnackwhenI’mnotsupposedto.Butwhodoesithurt?”“Iknowit’swrongthatItrademydriedfruitforaTwinkie.Butitdoesn’treallyhurtanybody.Icanhandleit.What’sthebigdeal?”That’swhatthekidsees.SoIthinkthatparentshavetoassumethatkidsaregoingtotellthemlies,becausethey’reimmatureandtheydon’tunderstandhowhurtfulthesethingsare.They’realldrawntoexcitement,andthey’llallhaveatendencytodistort(歪曲)thetruthbecausethey’rekids.1、Whydoparentsworryabouttheirkidsandfeelunsafe?A．Nobodytruststheirkidsintheworldbecauseoflying.B．Lyingalwayscausestheirkidstogethurtorgetintotrouble.C．Theirkidsareexposedtooutsideworldwithouttheircontrol.D．Theycan’tprotecttheirkidsfromotherkidsandexternalmedia.2、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsparents’seeingkidsasbadiftheylie?A．Immoral.B．Negative.C．Supportive.D．Different.3、Theunderlinedword“they”reallyrefersto________.A．parentsB．theirchildrenC．otherkidsD．badthings4、Howdoparentsreacttokids’lying?A．Takingnonoticeofit.B．Blamingthemimmediately.C．Pretendingtobeangryandeducatethem.D．Acceptitbutmakethemresponsibleforit.22．（8分）Adolescence,theperiodofachild’slifewhentheyaremostvulnerabletooutsideinfluences,isarelativelyscarytimeforparents.Childrenofthisagebecomethetargetofmanynegativeinfluenceswhileatthesametimetheyareexperiencinghormonesthatareragingoutofcontrol.Butparentsshouldnotbefooledbytheirchildren’srejectionandrudeness.Infactchildrenexpecttheconstantsupport,guidance,andinfluencefromtheirparents.Icamefromafamilywhereangeralwaysliesjustbelowthesurface,waitingforanexcusetoerupt.MyparentsoftensaidthatmysistersandIcouldtellthemanything.Thoughtheypromisednottobeangryatwhateverwewouldsay,theycouldn’tdoit.Withouttheemotionalsupportfrommyparentsduringmymostvulnerableyears,Ioftenfoundmyselflosingmytempereasilyandevendoingriskybehaviors.Thereisnocertainstandardaboutparenting,butIknewexactlywhatIshouldnotdoafterIbecameaparent.Iknewtheimportanceofestablishingopencommunicationandtrust,whichresultedinmyproperreactionsandmychildren’strust.Ourhomewasaquietplace,ashelterformychildren’semotionalwell-being.Mychildrenfreelysharedwithmewhathappenedintheirlives,whethergoodorbad,shockingorhumorous.Astheirmother,Irarelyraisedmyvoiceandmyreactionstotheirtellingabouttheirimproperbehaviorsremainedcalm,nomatterhowIfeltinside.ParentingIdidwasfarfromeasy.Ittookpatience,persistence,andconsistency.Everyonehopesforbeautifulrelationshipswiththeirchildren,andeveryonecanhavethem.Thetheoryissimple:trustisthelock---communicationisthekey.1、Whatdoweknowaboutadolescentsaccordingtothetext?A．TheycannoteasilycontrolthemselvesB．TheyareeasilyinfluencedbytheirparentsC．TheyareeagertocommunicatewithparentsD．Theydon’texpectparents’guidanceandsupport2、Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthorwhenshewasateenager?A．GentleB．DishonestC．HurtD．Careless3、Howdidtheauthorgaintrustwhencommunicatingwithherchildren?A．BymakingapromiseB．ByraisinghervoiceC．BydemandingmuchofthemD．Bycontrollingherreactions4、Thetextismainlyintendedtotellus__________.A．theneedofridingangerathomeB．thewaysofparentingadolescentsC．theimportanceofsupportingchildrenD．thebenefitofbuildinggoodrelationshipswithchildren23．（8分）TherearethousandsoffilmandmusicfestivalsinandoutofAustin,butthereisnothinglikeATX.Ourfocusisonthecelebrationofthemedium:lookingbackatitshistory,whereitisnow,andwhereitisheaded.Ourweekendconsistsofscreeningsandeventswhereparticipantscanhearfromactors,writers,directors,involvedinallstagesofbringingtheirfavouriteseriestothesmallscreen.WehavethefunctionofatraditionalfilmfestivalwithscreeningsfollowedbyQ&Asfromcreators;andaseriesofeventsincludingparties,socialmediaevents,and“supersecrethappyhours”.Unliketraditionalfestivals,however,wecelebratethehistoryofthemediumaswellasthefuture.Sincewearrange50%forthebiggesttelevisionfansand50%forthoseworkingorwantingtoworkintheindustry,ourpanels(专家小组)rangeintopicsfrom“behindthescenes”looksatyourfavouriteseries,tomoretechnicaltopicsonwherethemediumandhowtechnologyisheaded.Eventually,ATXTelevisionFestivalhasthegoalofservingboththecommunityandindustryprofessionalsequallybygivingthemtheopportunitytodiscussandcelebrateallaspectsofTVtogether.AustinisapproximatelyinthemiddleofAmerica,makingtravelfromEastorWestcoastmoreconvenient.AustinTVproductionhasalonghistory.Weloveourcityandtrytobepartofourcommunitybyshowingsmallbusinesses,localfood,andworkingwithartsorganizationslikeTexasFilmCommission,andAustinFilmFestival—thoughwearenotthe“AustinTelevisionFestival”.Weareanationaleventthatworkswithourmemberscomingfromallovertheworld.Co­foundersCaitlinMcFarlandandEmilyGipsonhavespentadecadeinavarietyofareasoftheentertainmentindustry—fromfilm&televisionproductiontoworkingwithinthenetwork&studiosystems.Combiningtheirknowledge,alongwithnumerousgoodindustryprofessionalsthatmakeuptheAdvisoryBoard,theyareintroducingaone­of­a­kindfestivalexperience.1、WhatisspecialaboutATX?A．Thefilmsareperformedtherealive.B．Actorscompetethereforbetterfilms.C．Audiencescanenjoymorethanfilmsthere.D．Audiencescanchoosetheirfavoritefilmstosee.2、WhatdopanelsdoatATX?A．Theyplayrolesinthefilms.B．TheymonitorthecreationofthefilmsC．Theyseehowaudiencesreacttotheirfilms.D．Theyofferatechnologicalperspectiveoffilms.3、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“wearenotthe‘AustinTelevisionFestival’”inparagraph3?A．Thefestivaliscelebratednationwide.B．Theaudiencesaremainlyfromabroad.C．Thelocalsareuninterestedintheevent.D．Peoplecanenjoythefestivalworldwide.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．FilmsinATXB．TriptoAustinC．ATXTelevisionFestivalD．FestivalsinAustin24．（8分）WhenIwasakidinthe1960s.myparentshadacountrystoreinthesmalltownofFrankfort,Maine.NoneighboringhousescouldbeseenFromourplace，andnewsalesmenwerealwaysamazedattheamountofbusinesswedid.Dad'smottowas,“Weselleverything.”Ifhedidn'thavesomethinginstore,hewouldpickitupforcustomersonhisweeklytriptoBangor.OnetimeDadwasinBangorgettingshoesforsomeoneatashoefactory,Hesawbigboxesfullofshoesandaskedaboutthem.Theywerethemates(一双鞋中的一只)tofaultyshoesthathadbeenthrownaway.Helookedthroughtheboxesandrealizedthattherewereusablebrand-newshoesinthere.Heofferedthemanagerfivecentsashoe,Dadmadethedealandgotthemanagertoreserveanyfutureboxesforhim.OfcourseMon,hisbusinesspartner,wasmorepractical,andherfirstreactionwas,“Butwhatareyougoingtodowiththem?”Dadboughtanoldschoolbus.Hecleaneditup,removedtheseatsandplacedbigcontainersdownbothsitesoftheaisle(通道).Whenallwasready,thewholeFamilyhelpedtoputtheshoesinplace.Atfirst，itlookedlikewehadplentyofroomonthebus,butDadkeptbringinghomemoreboxes.TherewasnosignontheShoeBus.'TheonlyadvertisingDaddidwastoplaceapieceofpaperbesidethestoreexitthatread“Shoes$1apair."Whenfolksaskedaboutthedeal.theylearneditwasn’tthateasybecausetheyhadtofindtheirownpairs.Theattractionwasacombinationofgettingagooddealonaqualitypairofshoesandthethrillofthehunt.TothisdayIstillrunintopeoplewhotalkaboutthefuntheyhadsearchingforpairsinDad'sShoeBus.1、Theauthor'sparentsrantheirstorewellbecauseA．theyalwayshadenoughsuppliesinstoreB．theywonthegreatsupportofnewsalesmenC．theyopeneditinaverycrowdedneighborhoodD．theydidalltheycouldtomeettheircustomers'need2、WhydidthecustomersthinkitfunshapingintheShoeBus?A．Therewerefreebusridesofferedonthem.B．'Theycouldreceivebettercustomerservice.C．Theycouldmatchpairsofshoesbythemselves.D．Therewasawidevarietyofshoestochoosefrom.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sfatherfromthetext?A．Hehadagoodnoseforbusiness.B．Hewascleverattransformingastore.C．HewaspatientwithcustomersD．Hehadastrongpreferenceforbargains.25．（10分）Askids,myfriendsandIspentalotoftimeoutinthewoods.“Thewoods”wasourpart-timeaddress,destination,purpose,andexcuse.IfIwenttoafriend’shouseandfoundhimnotathome,hismothermightsay,“Oh,he’soutinthewoods,”withatone(语气)ofairyacceptance.It’ssimilartothetonepeoplesometimesusenowadaystotellmethatsomeoneI’mlookingforisonthegolfcourseoratthegym,oreven“awayfromhisdesk”.Forusten-year-olds,“beingoutinthewoods”wasjustanexcusetodowhateverwefeellikeforawhile.Wesometimestoldourselvesthatwhatweweredoinginthewoodswasexploring(探索).Exploringwasamorepopularideabackthenthanitistoday.Historyseemedtobemostlyaboutexplorers.Ourexplorations,thoughseemedtohavelesssystemthanthehistorickindsomethingusuallycameupalongtheway.Saywestayedinthewoods,throwingrocks,shootingfrogs,pickingblackberries,digginginwhatwewerebrieflypersuadedwasanIndianburialmound.Oftenwegot“lost”andhadtoclimbatreetofindoutwherewewere.Ifyoureadastoryinwhichsomeonedoesthatsuccessfully,beskeptical;thetopmostbranchesareusuallytooskinnytoholdweight,andwecouldneverclimbhighenoughtoseeanythingexceptothertrees.Therewerefourorfivetreesthatwevisitedregularly-tallbeecheseasytoclimbandcomfortabletositin.Itwasinatree,too,thatourdaysoffoolingaroundinthewoodscametoanend.Bythensomeofushasreachedseventhgradeandhadbeguntheroughrideofadolescence(青春期).InMarch,themonthwhenweusuallytooktothewoodsagainafterwinter,twofriendsandIsetouttogoexploring.Weclimbedatree,andallofasuddenitoccurredtoallthreeofusatthesametimethatwereallywereratherbigtobeupinatree.SoontherewouldbethespringdancesonFridayeveningsinthehighschoolcafeteria.1、Theauthorandhisfriendswereoftenoutinthewoodsto.A．spendtheirfreetimeB．playgolfandothersportsC．avoiddoingtheirschoolworkD．keepawayfromtheirparents2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Theactivitiesinthewoodswerewellplanned.B．Humanhistoryisnottheresultofexploration.C．Explorationshouldbeasystematicactivity.D．Theauthorexploredinthewoodsaimlessly3、Theunderlinedword“skeptical”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.A．calmB．doubtfulC．seriousD．optimistic4、Thereasonwhywevisitedthefourorfivetreesregularlyisthefollowingexceptthat.A．theyweretallbeechesB．theywereeasytoclimbC．theywerenothitoclimbD．theywerecomfortabletositin5、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?A．HappybutshortB．Lonelybutmemorable.C．Boringandmeaningless.D．Longandunforgettable.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）Largecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlarge.Thesameproblem,onasmaller__1__,facespracticallyeverycompanytryingto__2__newproductsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittleprospectofraisingthesortofsumsneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknow.Whilebanksmayagreetoprovideshort-termfinance,theyaregenerally__3__toprovidemoneyonapermanentbasisforlong-termprojects.Socompaniesturntopublic,invitingpeopletolendthemmoney,ortakeashareinthebusinessin__4__forashareinfutureprofits.Thistheydoby__5__stocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchange.Bydoingsotheycanputintocirculationthesavingsof__6__andorganizations,bothathomeandoverseas.Whenthesaverneedshismoneyback,hedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.__7__,hesellshissharesthroughastockbrokertosomeothersaverwhoisseekingto__8__hismoney.Manyofthe__9__neededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbythegovernmentorbylocalauthorities.Withouthospitals,electricity,telephones,railways,thiscountrycouldnot__10__.Alltheserequire__11__spendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperly,requiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughtaxesalone.Thegovernment,localauthorities,andnationalizedindustries__12__frequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,andthey,too,cometotheStockExchange.Thereis__13__amanorwomaninthiscountrywhosejoborwhosestandardoflivingdoesnot__14__theabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranotherthisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthecountry.TheStockExchange__15_toprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinance.1、A．level B．extent C．scale D．basis2、A．programme B．provide C．develop D．prepare3、A．unexpected B．unwilling C．unbelievable D．uncertain4、A．search B．exchange C．value D．comfort5、A．issuing B．allowing C．producing D．acquiring6、A．immigrants B．investigators C．inheritors D．individuals7、A．Indeed B．Infact C．Inaddition D．Instead8、A．eliminate B．reflect C．invest D．profit9、A．properties B．appliances C．foundations D．services10、A．function B．experience C．share D．launch11、A．invisible B．continuous C．limited D．economical12、A．therefore B．however C．nevertheless D．otherwise13、A．definitely B．almost C．hardly D．probably14、A．turndown B．dependon C．takeover D．putoff15、A．releases B．forces C．leaves D．exists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）MyheartisfullofgratitudeandloveformyamazinglifesoIsometimestreatstrangers1．（kind）．Istillrememberthatonespecialday2．Ihadjustfinished3．（drop）offsometeddybearsattheemergencyroomatthenearbyhospital，nursescouldgive4．（they）awaytohurtingandsickchildren．AfterthatIwas5．mywayhomeandthoughtofaniceyummysaladfordinner．AsIwasabout6．（walk）intothestore，Isawayoungmansittingonthebenchrightinfrontofthestore．Helooked7．（tire）andhungry．I8．（stop）rightinfrontofhimandsaid，"Hi，howareyoudoing？"hesaidhewastryingtosellhisflutessohecouldbuyhimselfsomedinner．Isaidwith9．bigsmile，"I'dlovetobuyyouyourdinner．"Thenhegavemeabigwarmhugwith10．（beautiful）wordsIhadeverheardbeforeweenteredthestore．Andthisbecameanotherbeautifulmomenttome．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。每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。Nowadayswearelivinginaninformationage,whenTV,cellphonesandthewebareusingwidely、Itseemsthatmanypeoplecan’tenjoyhimselfwithoutthem、However,wereItogiveuponeofthem,IwillturnoffmyTV,butnotcuttingofftheInternet、ThereasonisbecausetherearefewshowsIfancyandtherearetoomanycommercials、What’sworse,mostprogramsontheTVarealsoavailablesomewhereelse、Notonlycellphonesbutalsothewebarenecessaryforme、Ineedacellphonetokeeptouchwithmyfriendsandfamily、AndalmostallinformationscanbegatheredontheInternet、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假如你叫李华，你们学校将组织高三毕业典礼，并在校园网上公布了如下方案，征求师生意见。写一封邮件给活动组织者，内容须包括:❶你认为方案中哪些地方需要改进，并提出修改建议；❷你的理由。毕业典礼方案主题:再见了，母校（AlmaMater）！时间:2018年5月31日（周四）下午3:00流程:1.校长致辞2.颁发证书3.学生表演____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、A3、A4、D5、C6、A7、A8、A9、C10、A11、D12、B13、B14、A15、C16、D17、C18、B19、B20、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、B3、A4、D22、1、A2、C3、D4、B23、Iwroteabusinessplantheotherday.Igaveittomyhusbandforsuggestions.Afterreadingit,hesaid,“Idon'tthinkthisisuptoyourusualstandards.”Isaid,“Ineedmoreinformation.Whatdoesn'twork？”Hesaidhewasn'tsure.Ithentooktheletterandrereadit.Heasked,“HowaboutifIlookatitagainandmakenotesbetweenthespace？”Iagreed.AhalfhourlaterIlookedathisnotesandtoldhimhedidn'tunderstandthesituationandwhatIreallywantedtoexpress.Heshrugged(耸肩)andsaidOK.Itooktheletterandwentbacktomycomputerandagainrevisedit.AsIwaswriting,Icouldseemyletterimprovingbasedonhissuggestions.WhenIfinished,Iproudlyhandedtheletterbacktomyhusband.Hereaditforthethirdtimeandsaid,“It'sstillnotrightbutIcouldn'texactlysay.”IwasalittleannoyedandthentoldhimIwasthewriterandIhadseensomegoofy(愚蠢的)lettershesentout.ButIpickedupmyletterandwentbacktothecomputer.Afteranhourofrevisions,Iwentbacktomyhusbandapologeticallywiththeletterinmyhand.ItoldhimIwassorryforwhatI'dsaidandaskedifhewouldpleasereadtheletteragainbecauseIdidvaluehiscontribution.Beingaverypatientandkind­heartedfellow,heonce