2025年安徽省巢湖市高三年级下学期四调考试英语试题含解析

2025年安徽省巢湖市高三年级下学期四调考试英语试题注意事项：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．Thiswasreturnedbecausetheperson________thisletterwasaddressedhaddiedthreeyearsago.A．towhom B．towhichC．which D．whom2．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．aboveB．overC．beyondD．off3．Allofasudden,thethiefwalkingbehindayoungandprettylady_______herpurse,______intothecrowd.A．seizing;rushed B．seized;rushed C．seizing;rushing D．seized;rushing4．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.5．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid6．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare7．Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished8．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor9．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual10．____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although11．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive12．Theycamebackfromtheirlongwalkandwentintobed,.A．tiredlybutrelaxing B．tiredbutrelaxingC．tiredlybutrelaxed D．tiredbutrelaxed13．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how14．Johnlives________.Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.A．intheblackB．onashoestringC．overthemoonD．atthedropofahat15．－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.16．Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome17．Sarah______changehermind,eventhoughsheknewtheplanwashardtocarryout.A．mustn’t B．wouldn’tC．shouldn’t D．needn’t18．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound19．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith20．____________thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshavenochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.A．FacedB．FacingC．TofaceD．Havingfaced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）Astreesacrossthenorthernareasturngoldanddeepred,youcanfindautumncolorsinparksandwoodlands,inthecities,countryside,andmountains.Peoplearewonderingwhatthesecolorsarefor.Foryears,scientistshaveworkedtounderstandthechangesthathappentotreesintheautumn.Uptonowtherehavebeendifferentexplanationsforwhynaturalselectionmakesautumncolorssowidespread.Dr.HamiltonfromOxfordUniversityproposedthatbrightautumnleavescontainedamessage:theywarninsectstoleavethemalone.Inautumn,insectschoosetreeswheretheywilllayeggs.Whenthelarvae（幼虫）comeoutthenextspring,theyfeedonthetrees,oftenwitharesultofdestructionofthetrees.Dr.Hamiltonsuggestedthattreescouldwardofftheseinsectswithpoisons.Theycouldhavestrongdefensesbylettingegg-layinginsectsknowwhatwasinstorefortheireggs.Dr.Hamiltonandstudentsturnedthetheoryintoamathematicalmodel,whichshowedthatwarningsignalscouldindeeddrivetheevolution（进化）ofbrightleaves.Itwasafirstattempttoseewhatwasoutthere.AresearchteamfromtheUniversityofWisconsingaveaquitedifferentexplanation.“IfyouareuphereinWisconsin,bythetimeleaveschange,alltheinsectsthatfeedonleavesaregone.”Dr.Hochsaid.Hebelievedthatautumncolorsservedmainlyasprotection.AccordingtoDr.Hochandhisteam,autumncolorsmightbeabletoprotecttheleavesfromsundamageorfrost（冰冻）injury—inotherwords,theyactuallyactasasunscreentoavoidthedestructiontotheleaves.Besides,autumncolorsmightprotecttheleavesfromwaterloss.Ifthecellsintheleavesbecomedry,theconnectionsbetweenthecellswillbeweakenedandleaveswillbreakoff.Althoughtherearedifferentexplanationsaboutautumncolors,ithasreallygiventhemadeeperconcernforthistimeofyear.“Peoplesometimessaythatsciencemakestheworldlessinterestingbyjustexplainingthingsaway,”onefamousbiologistsaid.“Butwithautumnleaves,themoreyouknowaboutthem,themoreamazedyouare.”1、AccordingtoDr.Hamilton,thereisaconnectionbetween________.A．thesizeofleavesandthesurvivalofinsectsB．thesizeofleavesandthebehaviorofinsectsC．thesizeofleavesandthequalityofinsectsD．thesizeofleavesandthenumberofinsects2、Dr.Hochandhisteamgivetheexplanationthat_________.A．ClimatehasaninfluenceonthecoloroftheleavesB．SundamageandfrostinjurydrivetheinsectsawayC．thecolorofautumnleaveshasaprotectivefunctionD．Autumncolorsbringgreatdestructiontotheleaves3、Theunderlinedphrase“wardoff”inParagraph2probablymeans_______.A．catchB．attractC．ignoreD．prevent4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheevolutionofcolorfulleavesB．Thesecrettoautumnleaves’changesC．ThecharmautumncolorsD．Theroleofleaves’beingprotection22．（8分）Lifecanbesowonderful,fullofadventureandjoy.Itcanalsobefullofchallenges,setbacksandheartbreaks.Whateverourcircumstances,wegenerallystillhavedreams,hopesanddesires—thatlittlesomethingmorewewantforourselvesandourlovedones.Yetknowingwecanhavemorecanalsocreateaproblem,becausewhenwegotochangethewaywedothings,upcometheoldpatternsandpitfallsthatstoppedusfromseekingwhatwewantedinthefirstplace.Thistensionbetweenwhatwefeelwecanhaveand"whatwereseeminglyabletohaveisthenigglingsuffering,theanxietywefeel.Thisiswhereweusuallythinkit'seasiertojustgiveup.Butwe'renevermeanttoletgoofthepartofusthatknowswecanhavemore.Theintelligencebehindthatknowingisus—therealus.It'sthepartthatbelievesinlifeanditspossibilities.Ifyoudropthat,youbegintofeelalittle"dead"insidebecauseyou'redropping"you".So,ifwehavethiscapabilitybutsomehowlifeseemstokeepusstuck,howdowebreakthesepatterns?Decideonanewcourseandmakeonedecisionatatime.Thisisgoodadviceforanewadventureorjustgettingthroughtoday'schallenges.While,deepdown,weknowwecandoit,ourmind—orthemindsofthoseclosetous—usuallysayswecan't.Thatisn'tareasontostop,it'sjustthemind,thatlittlemanorwomanonyourshoulder,tryingtotalkyououtofsomethingagain.Ithasdoneitmanytimesbefore.It'sallaboutstartingsimpleanddoingitnow.Decideandactbeforeover-thinking.Whenyoudothisyoumayfeelalittle,orlarge,releasefromthejailofyourmindandyou'llbeonyourway.1、Accordingtothepassage,lifeisalways.A．fullofjoyB．fullofchallengesC．sowonderfulD．changing2、Itcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthatweshould___________.A．slowdownandliveasimplelifeB．becarefulwhenwechoosetochangeC．sticktoourdreamsunderanycircumstancesD．becontentwithwhatwealreadyhave3、Whatisthekeytobreakingtheoldpatterns?A．Tofocusoneverydetail.B．Todecideandtakeimmediateaction.C．Tolistentothoseclosetous.D．Tothinktwicebeforeweact.4、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraph?A．Escapefromyourpunishment.B．Realizationofyourdreams.C．Freedomfromyourtension.D．Reductionofyourexpectations.5、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．It'seasierthanwethinktogetwhatwewant.B．It'simportanttolearntoacceptsufferingsinlife.C．It'simpracticaltochangeourwayofthinking.D．It'sharderthanweexpecttofollowanewcourse.23．（8分）Iconsideredanactivesociallifeasbasichumannecessity.YetwhenitdawnedonmejusthowmuchtimeIwasspendingsocializing,IrealizedImaybetakingittoanextreme.Icalculatedthat,onaverage,Iwasspending22hoursormoreeachweekonsocialactivities.So,toseewhatwouldhappentomyworkoutput,healthandwellbeing,Idecidedtotryandcutoutmysociallifeentirely.Iknew,attimes,Ifilledmyschedulesimplyoutoffearofmissingout(FOMO),butalsoasawaytoshiftfocusawayfrommywork.Foronemonth,Ideclinedallin-personactivitieswithfriends:goingoutfordrinks;dinners;partiesandnon-workrelatedevents,toseeifitwouldmakememoreproductive,improvemyfocusandcareerprospects.Ondayoneofthemonth-longexperiment,Ihadtofightsomeanxietyovermissingout.Butasthedayspassed,Istartedtorelax.IonlyhadoneoptiontoconsiderforSaturdaynight—tostayhome—andthislimitationleftmemoresatisfiedinmydecision.Ifeltmorecontentworking,readingorwatchingTV.WhileIfoundmoretimetowork,Ialsonoticedachangeinmyoverallhealth.Ifoundmyselfcookingmoreathome,doingdailyexercise,gettingtobedearliereachnight,reading,andenjoyingmomentsofrestandboredomthroughouttheday.HavingnosociallifeleftmemorefreetimethanI’dimagine.Suchidlemomentsarevitalforcreativity,andmindwanderinghasbeenlinkedtocreativeproblemsolving.DuringtheexperimentIfoundmyselfregularlybrainstormingnewideasandreimaginingexistingprojects.Ofcoursesocializingisanimportantwaytobuildworkcontacts.Whileonemonthofnosociallifedidnotimpactmyrelationshipwithexistingclients,ifIhadcontinued,itmayharmmyabilitytobuildnewones.1、Whatdidtheauthorrealizeabouthissocializing?A．Itwasdifficultforhimtocontactpeople.B．It’sanecessarypartofhislifeandwork.C．Hehadspenttoomuchtimeinsocializing.D．Heshouldhavespentmoretimesocializing.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelonthefirstdayofhisexperiment?A．Hefeltanxiousthathemightbeleftout.B．Hefeltmoreenergetictogetdowntowork.C．Hefeltrelaxednothavingtocontactpeople.D．Hefeltdoubtfulwhetherhecouldholdon.3、Whatbenefitdidtheauthorfindtolethismindwanderlazily?A．Hecouldhavemoretimewithhisfamily.B．Hecouldsolveproblemsinacreativeway.C．Hecouldbemoreconcentratedonhiswork.D．Hecouldfreehimselffromtheworkcontacts.4、Whatwouldtheauthordoaftertheexperiment?A．Liveaquietlifewithhisfamilyawayfromtheoutside.B．Makeanewsociallifewithanypossiblecustomers.C．Sparesometimeregularlyforcreativethinkingalone.D．Continuehisworkcontactswithhiscustomers.24．（8分）ConfidenceComesFromTreatingOthersAsEqualsThere'sbeenrecentdiscussionoverChineseattitudestowardforeigners，causedbyanotherquarrelbetweenaforeignerandataxidriver．AccordingtothestudiesdescribedintheOxfordHandbookofChinesePsychology，Chinesehavelowerself﹣confidencecomparedtoWesterners．YetdoestheresultstillapplytotheChinesepeopletoday？Yesandno．Forthemoment，differentattitudestowardforeignerscanstillbefoundinChina'ssociety，withsomedisplayinglowself﹣confidencelike"Foreignersareawesome（令人敬畏的），andWesterncountriesareawesome．Weshouldrespectthemandbeaspoliteaspossible，andshouldn'tletthemlookdownonus，"andafewunfriendlyopinionssuchas"Someforeignersarerudeanddisrespectful，andtheirlevelofcivility（礼貌）isfarbehindChina."Chineseusedtobelackinginself﹣confidence．Itmightstartfromthemodernhistory，afterthefailureintheOpiumwars，andthefollowinghumiliation（耻辱）ofbeingbullied（被欺负）andbroughttotheirkneesbyWesternguns．Andthedarkhistoryisstilltosomeextentaffectingourmentality（心态）today．Forsometime，theWesternworldrepresentsthebestofeverythinginsomeChineseeyes．Butourstateofmindisgraduallychanging．Whenasked"Whatmakesyoufeelproudofyourcountry？"inschoolclassesinChina，answersvaryfromtheWorldExpototheOlympicGames，fromathletestoastronauts，fromthemushroomingskyscraperstobusymetropolises，whichhaveallfilleduswithgrowingself﹣confidence．Whileansweringthequestion"SinceChinaissogoodtodayandChinesepeoplearemoreconfident，whyareanincreasingnumberofChineseemigratingabroad？"ZhangWeiwei，aprofessoratFudanUniversity，repliedthatatleast70percentofChinesemigrants（移民）becomemorepatriotic（爱国的）afterleavingtheirhomecountry，nomatterwhethertheyhavebecomeanaturalizedcitizenofanothernationornot．Suchresultandexperiencesaremuchmoreconvincingandhavebettereffectthandozensof"patrioticeducation"classes．Thereisnoreasonforusnottobeself﹣confident．Weliveintheworld'ssecond﹣largesteconomy．Chinesenetfinancialassetspercapita（人均纯金融资产）andthepurchasingpowerofpeoplehaveseenasharprise，withmoreandmorepeoplestartingtopurchaseworksofart，insteadofonlynecessities．Theseallindicatearisingstandardoflifeandself﹣confidence．Nevertheless，thepointofthechangingattitudestowardourselvesorothercountriesisnotrealizingothernationsarebetterorworsethanChina，buttreatingthemlikehowwetreatourfellowChinese．Thatiswhatconfidencemeans，notbeingcondescending（屈尊），notworshiping，butlookingeachotherintheeyewithtrustandrespect．1、Accordingtothetext，whataretheChineseattitudestowardforeignerstoday？A．Theyhavevariousattitudestowardforeigners．B．Theythinktheforeignersarealwaysrude．C．Theyalwaysspeakhighlyoftheforeigners．D．Theybelieveforeignersarejustcommonpeople．2、Chineseusedtolackself﹣confidencebecause．A．Theythoughttheforeignersweremysterious．B．Theyusedtothinkthemselveslesspowerful．C．Theyweredeeplyinfluencedbythedarkhistory．D．Theyoncebelievedforeignerswereawesome．3、AccordingtoZhangWeiwei，mostChinesemigrants．A．desiretobeacitizenofanothernationB．developastrongerlovefortheirhomecountryC．areunwillingtoreturntotheirmotherlandD．serveasbadexamplesinpatrioticeducation4、What'sthemainideaofthepassage？A．Chineseshouldbeproudofthegreatachievementoftheircountry．B．Chinesehaveenoughconfidencetomakegreaterprogress．C．Chinesehavealowerself﹣confidencefacedwithforeigners．D．Chineseshouldbeconfidentandtaketheforeignersasequals．25．（10分）EversinceIstartedmyfreshmanyearinanotherstate,I’verealizedthatpeoplemakemanyassumptionsaboutcollegestudents,manyofwhicharebasedonpartying.Evenmysociologyprofessorjokinglytoldourclass;“Ifyourmottoisn’t‘IampartyingthereforeIam,’you’recollegeingwrong.”WheneverIsaypartyingisn’tfun,Igetthesameresponse;wide-eyedstares,droppedjawsandaresounding“Seriously?”whichmakesmefeellikeI’mbeingjudged.Don’tgetmewrong–I’vetriedtoenjoydancinginhot,crowdedspacestoloudrapmusic.Butatlast,I’vealwaysescapedtoanemptycomerwhiletryingtoignorerude,crazypeople.IwonderedifIwasweirdforwantingtostayinonaFridaynighttoreadabook.IevenquestionedwhetherornotIwaslivingthe“authentic”collegeexperience.“Maybeyou-ashyboy-justneedtogooutmore.”Friendshavesaid.Suggestionslikethesemakemethinkaboutfood.Haveyouevertastedsomethingthatsomeoneelsereallylikesandyoudon’t?Whenthathappenstome,Ihaveahabitofeatingmorehopingthatitwilleventuallytastegood.Doesthateverwork?No.Forme,partyingisalotlikethat.FromwhatIcantell,I’mjustnotafan.I’mnottryingtosetmyselfapart-Ijusthaveadifferentdefinitionoffun.Asyoubegintothinkaboutyourpresentcollegelife,Ihopethishelpsyourealizethatthereisn’tjustonewaytoexperiencecollegelife.Someturnupatapartytorelax.Iturntoagoodbook.Whichoptionhaveyoumadeincollege?Andremember:collegeisaplacewhereyoucankeepyourselforiginally.Itmeansnotgoingwiththeflowandmeansfiguringoutwhatyouwantforyourself,originatingyourownvaluesandthinkingawaytowardsyourfuturesuccess.1、（小题1）Whatshouldcollegelifebelikeinmostpeopledopinion?A．Makingassumptionsispartofcollegelife.B．Everyonewilldosomethingwrongincollege.C．Collegestudentsareinvolvedinpartying.D．Collegeprofessorsseldomjokecollegestudents.2、（小题2）Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcollegeparties?A．Comfortable.B．BoringC．Unavoidable.D．Exciting.3、（小题3）Theauthortalksaboutfoodinthefourthparagraphbecause________.A．helikeseatingtastyfoodatparties.B．thereismuchfoodatcollegeparties.C．hewantstocomparefoodtoparties.D．heisreallyafoodfan.4、（小题4）Whatistheauthor’spurposetowritethispassage?A．Toremindcollegestudentsofwhatcollegemeans.B．Tointroducewhatsubjectstudentscanlearnincollege.C．Tosharesomegoodchoicesmostcollegestudentshavemade.D．To-showhisstrongsupportlothepresentcollegelife.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）UncleBrucehasbeenmymostinfluentialrolemodel.Iadmirehimbecausehehas1meintothepersonIamtodaybyteachingmeaboutrespectandresponsibilityandthatanything2havingtakesalotofhardwork.Themostimportantthinghehas3meishowtothink.Healwayssays,“Youcanlearnsomethingfromeveryone,4it’swhatnottodo.”Healwaysdoeswhathe5.Ifhesays,“I’llpickyouupatsevenonThursday,”itwill6.Also,Bruceisthekindofpersonwhoactually7you.UncleBrucewasinthearmyfor20yearsandwentthroughsometerrible8,buthehasn’tletthemaffecthim9.Afterhearinghisstoriesaboutalcohol-anddrug-related10,Ihavenointerestindoinganythingthatcould11meormyfriends.HeisalsotheonlypersonwhotrulybelievesIcan12ittoWestPoint.Hehasdoneeverythingwithinhis13tohelpmeachievethatgoal.UncleBruceismyherobecauseheis14thatIwanttobewhenI’mhisage.Heissmart,financially15,andgivesbacktohiscommunity.ThereisnowayIcan16himforallhe’sdone.Heistheonewhose17canchangethewayIlookatsomething.I’venevertoldhimthatIlovehim,18hashetoldme,butweloveeachotherandIwouldn’thaveitanyotherway.I’mnot19he’sperfect,butIcan’timagine20withouthimnowthatheishere.1、A．shaped B．promoted C．trained D．blessed2、A．like B．about C．from D．worth3、A．directed B．taught C．encouraged D．improved4、A．sothat B．evenif C．asif D．nowthat5、A．wants B．supports C．promises D．advises6、A．mater B．insist C．succeed D．happen7、A．sticksto B．pointsat C．listensto D．comesat8、A．experiences B．diseases C．drills D．adaptations9、A．materially B．negatively C．barely D．positively10、A．tendencies B．statistics C．references D．misfortunes11、A．sink B．test C．harm D．exploit12、A．make B．take C．bring D．seize13、A．management B．access C．patent D．power14、A．everybody B．everything C．nobody D．nothing15、A．secure B．shaky C．proper D．messy16、A．praise B．repay C．present D．recharge17、A．strength B．honesty C．opinion D．standard18、A．or B．either C．nor D．so19、A．saying B．proving C．expressing D．demanding20、A．traveling B．studying C．working D．living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）Atmyworkplacetherearen’tenough1．(opportunity)tobedifferentWegivecaretoothersbutsometimesweforgettocarefor2．(we)andeachotherSo,Iprint3．(inspire)messages,happypictures,etc,andpostthemonablankspace4．I’vefoundinoneofourroomsIbelievetheyaddtoour“emotionaleducation”Onepersonaskedme,“Whydoyoutrytohelpthesepeople?Theyarenotverynice?”Myanswer5．(be),“Ifitaffectsonepersonthenit’sagoodthing,”Itdoesn’tmatterwhetherithasanimpact6．anyoneelseWhatmattersisthatI’mthe7．(good)personIcanbeIknowthose8．(print)storiesandarticlesarereadbecausetheykeepgettingmovedaboutSo,9．(eventual),likesandpaperagainstaroughsurface,10．surfacewillbecomesmoothandthemessageswillgetthroughHowlongittakesreallydoesn’tmatter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。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。WhenIgrowup,I’llworkwithanimals、ThoughIdon’tknowexactlyhowIcandofortheanimalsyet,Icanatleasttofollowmybrother、Heisaexcellentvet(兽医)、Helooksafterfrightenedsnakes、Hesaysthatsnakesareeasytodealastheydon’thaveanylegs、Myfather,ascientist,workstosaverarelybirds,someofthatarereallycleverandcanevensaysomewords、Mymothertraindolphinseveryworkday、Theypractiseinthepool、Shehearsthedolph