广东省江门市示范中学2025届高三3月份模拟考试英语试题含解析

广东省江门市示范中学2025届高三3月份模拟考试英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which2．—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is3．—TherearenorelativearticlesontheInternet.Whatshallwedo?—MyGod！Therearealwaysnotanyusefularticleswhenyouwant.A．one B．it C．that D．any4．---Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?---Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone5．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard6．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who7．I______haveworriedbeforeIcametothenewschool,formyclassmateshereareveryfriendlytome.A．mightn’t B．mustn’tC．needn’t D．couldn’t8．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what9．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy10．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．aregraduating D．graduate11．—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?—Oh,sheisreally________ofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,butalsocomposeskillfully.A．something B．somebodyC．everything D．everybody12．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one13．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water14．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general15．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.16．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead17．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing18．Ahurricanesweptthroughmyvillage.Justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,itsuddenlystopped.Itisreally“”.A．All’swellthatendswellB．LightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplaceC．ItneverrainsbutifpoursD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed19．Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．andD．so20．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed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）ThedadofthetwoyoungestsurvivorsofUSAirwaysFlight1549’sincrediblelandingintheHudsonRiversaidthenear-deathexperience“broughtoutthebestinhumanity.”IthasbeenadecadesinceUSAirwaysFlight1549landedintheHudsonRiver.Sosa,now58,toldThePostinanemailMonday.“Asstrangeastheexperiencewas,itbroughtoutthebestinhumanityaswitnessedbytheselflesseffortsofsomanymenandwomenwhocametoouraidwithoutthinkingtwiceabouttheirsafety.Iamgratefultoallofthem.”SosaandhiswifeTessweretravelingtoCharlotte,NorthCarolina,thatdaywith9-month-oldDamianand4-year-oldSofia.ThecoupleweresittingseveralrowsapartwhentheAirbusA320suddenlystruckaflockofCanadageesemomentsaftertakingofffromLaGuardiaAirport.Sosacouldsmelljetfuelburningandimmediatelyknewtheywereindanger.“TherewasanexplosionintheleftenginewhichIcouldseefrommyseat,”herecalled.“ThenextthingIknewtheplanewentdeadsilentwhenbothenginesbrokedown.IgotaquickglanceatTessseatedaheadofmewhenwebothrealizedwewereintrouble.”Thenextthreeminuteswereharrowing(折磨).ThepowerlessplaneplungedoverTheBronxandpointedtowardtheHudson,whereitwouldeventuallyditch(在水上迫降),thankstoasplit-seconddecisionbyCapt.Sullenberger.All155peopleonboardcouldsurvive.WorkshelpedwiththerescuemissionaftertheUSAirwaysplanecrashedintotheHudsonRiverintheafternoononJanuary15inNewYorkCity.Thedadthisyear2019whowelcomedanewchild,Phoebe,withTessintheyearsaftertheincident—said“Todate,itremainsanunforgettablememory,akeypointinourlivesfromwhichweperceive(感知)theworldandprocessourday-to-dayexperiences,”saidSosa.“Whenyousurviveanear-missexperience,Ithinkitmakesonemoretolerant.Itmakesyouappreciateeverydayasagift.”1、WhendidtheUSAirwaysplanecrashedintotheHudsonRiver?A．2007 B．2009C．2011 D．20192、Theunderlinedsentencemostprobablymeans_____.A．makingefforts B．expressinggratitudeC．displayingvirtues D．showinganger3、WhatcanbelearnedaboutSosaandTess?A．Thedisastermadethemcherisheveryday.B．TheyweretravelingtoCharlotte,SouthCarolinathatday.C．Theyrealizedtheywereindangerwhentheleftenginefailed.D．TheyweresittingtogetherwhentheplanestruckaflockofCanadageese.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．LandingintheHudson B．UnforgettableflightC．Horrifyingflight D．MiracleontheHudson22．（8分）Aseriousproblemfortoday'ssocietyiswhoshouldberesponsibleforourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirLives．Itisnotonlyafinancialproblembutalsoaquashingofthesystemwewantforoursociety．Iwouldliketosuggestseveralpossiblesolutionstothisproblem．First,employersshouldtaketheresponsibilityfortheirretiredemployees．Tomakethispossible,apercentageofprofitsshouldbesetasideforthispurpose．Butwhenacompanymusttakelife-longresponsibilityforitsemployees,itmaysofterfromacommercialdisadvantageduetohigheremployeecosts．Anotherwayofsolvingtheproblemistoreturntheresponsibilitytotheindividual．Thismeanseachpersonmustsaveduringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement．Thisdoesnotseemaveryfairmodelsincesomepeoplehaveenoughtroublepayingfortheirdailylifewithouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears．Thismeansthegovernmentmighthavetostepintocareforthepoor．Inaddition,thegovernmentcouldtakeresponsibilityforthecareoftheelderly．Thiscouldbefinancedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions．Furthermore,someinstitutionshouldbecreatedforseniordaises,whichcanhelpprovideacomfortablelifeforthem．Unfortunately,asthepresentsituationinourcountryshows,thisisnotatrulyviableanswer．Thegovernmentcanseldomaffordtocarefortheelderly,particularlywhenitisbusytryingtocarefortheyoung．Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationsestablishsomeworkingplacesespeciallyfortheelderlywheretheyareindependent.Tosumup,alltheseoptionshaveadvantagesanddisadvantages．Therefore,itisreasonabletoexpectthatsomecombinationoftheseoptionsmaybeneededtoprovidethecarewehopetogivetoourelderlygenerations．1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theproblemsfacedbytheoldinsociety．B．Whyweshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheold．C．Howwecanimprovethelivesoftheold．D．Wheretheoldcangotogettheirpensions．2、Accordingtothepassage,howcanthegovernmenthelptoimprovethelivesofretiredpeople?A．Setasidesomeprofitstohelppeoplewithproblemsaftertheyretire．B．Increasesavingslevelsofpeopleduringtheirworkingyears．C．Increasethediscountsforfoodandtransportfortheold．D．Makeavailablepensionsforthosewhohaveretired．3、Theunderlinedword"viable"mostprobablymeans"_"．A．impossible B．practicalC．useful D．successful4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A．Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney．B．Employersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalaterage．C．Becomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeople．D．Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemsoftheold．5、Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?A．Topointouttheneedforgovernmentsuppedforoldpeople．B．Tomakegeneralreadersawareoftheproblemsofretiredpeople．C．Todiscusssomepossiblesolutionstoanimportantsocialproblem．D．Toinstructretiredpeopleonhowtheycanhaveahappierlife．23．（8分）Mostyoungarchitectsparticularlythoseinbigcities—canonlydreamaboutworkinginabuildingoftheirown.Andmakingthatdreamcometrueoftenmeansfindingabuildingnooneelseseemstowant,whichisexactlywhathappenedtoDavidYocumandhispartner,BrainBell.Theirbuildingisaformerautomobileelectrical-partsfilminAtlanta.Fromtheoutside,itlookstooold,evensomethinghorrible,butopenthedoorandyouareinawide,opencourtyard,linedonthreesideswithrusting(生锈的)walls.In2000,YocumandBellfoundthisbuildinginthecity’sWestEnd.Builtin1947,thestructurehadbeenabandonedyearsearlierandtheroofofthemainbuildinghadfallendown.Butthepricewasright,soYocumboughtit.Hespenteightmonthsofhisoff-hoursondemolition(排除),pullingrubbishoutthroughtheroof,becauseitwastoodangeroustogoinsidethebuilding.Thedemolitionwashardwork,butitgavehimtimetothinkaboutwhathewantedtodo,and“totreasurewhatwasthere—thewalls,therust,andthelight.”Yocumsaid.“Everyseason,morepaintfallsoffthewallsandmorerustdevelops.It’slikeanartinstallation(装置)inthere—aslow-motionshow.”Sincethebackbuildinghadbeenconstructedwithoutwindows,anall-glassfrontwasaddedtothebuildingtogiveitaviewofthecourtyard,andskylightswereinstalledintheroof.ThebackofthebuildingisaworkingareaandalivingroomforYocumandhiswife.Asortofbuffer(缓冲）zonebetweenthefrontandthebackcontainsabathroom,akitchenandamechanicalroom,andthewallsthatseparatethesezoneshaveopeningsthatallowviewsthroughtothefrontofthestudioandthecourtyardbeyond.YocumandBell,whohavejustcompletedanartgalleryforthecity,feelthattheexperiencefromthedecorationoftheirbuilding,focusingontheinsideratherthantheoutside,hasinfluencedtheirwork.Ithasalsogiventhesearchitectsachancetoshowhowtheycanmakemoreoutofless.1、Accordingtothepassage,itis________formostyoungarchitectsinbigcitiestoworkinabuildingoftheirown.A．easy B．unnecessaryC．unrealistic D．common2、Yocumboughttheoldbuildingbecause________.A．itwasabargaintohimB．itwasstillingoodconditionC．itwaslocatedinthecitycenterD．itlookedattractivefromtheoutside3、Workingontheoldbuilding,YocumandBell________.A．pulledrubbishoutthroughtheroofB．removedtheskylightsfromthebathroomC．presentedaslow-motionshowinanartgalleryD．builtakitchenatthebackpartoftheoldbuilding4、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatYocumandBell________.A．benefitedalotfrompullingdowntheroofB．turnedmoreoldbuildingsintoartgalleriesC．gotinspirationfromdecoratingtheiroldbuildingD．paidmoreattentiontotheoutsideoftheartgallery5、Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A．peoplecanlearnalotfromtheirfailuresB．itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonanoldbuildingC．peopleshouldnotjudgethingsbytheirappearanceD．creativepeoplecanmakethebestofwhattheyhave24．（8分）Whenreturningtosouth-westernGermany,wheremyparentslive,itiscompulsoryformetogoonahiketoconnectwithnatureandreconnectwithmyself.So,thatisexactlywhatIdidthefirstsunnySundaybackinthebeautifulBlackForest.TheHuzenbacherSeeisatarninthemiddleofthenorthernBlackForestwithabundantnaturesurroundingit.Approachingitafteragoodhourwalk,Isawfascinatingbluedragonfliesinquantitythatattractedusbythewaytheyflewaround.Theydidn’tstandstillforaphoto,astheylandedonleavesforasplitsecond.WewerealsosurprisedattheyellowwaterliliesthatcanbeseenfloatingonitssurfacebetweenJuneandJuly.Sittingdownatoneofthebenchessurroundingthelakeforapicnicwassatisfyingintwoways.Iwasawareoftheworld’sbeautythatgavemetheenergytocontinueupthemountaintoreachthemostamazingviewlookingoverthelake.Theotherwastoreallyfillmyselfupinordertocontinuetheadventureadequately,fulluponsomesnacksandrefreshingwaterfromthewell.Thehikeupwasn’tashardasexpectedandagoodpathwasprovidedwithdirtyrocksandslipperystonesallundertheshadeofthetalltrees.Thistookaboutanhourandahalfuntilreachingthebeautifulviewofthelakeandlandbelow.Oncewehadtakenintheastonishingviews,thewalkbackdowntookanotherhourorso,makingthehikea3-to4-hourroundtrip,whichwaswellworthit!SimplybeingbackintheBlackForestandhavingsuchpleasanthikesisdefinitelygoodforthesoulandIhighlyrecommendgettingyourselfoutside,beitintheBlackForestoranywhereoutdoors.GetyourintakeofvitaminDand,mostimportantly,takeinthemomentsthatnaturehastooffer.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tarn”inparagraphIreferto?A．Tree. B．Tower.C．Lake D．Village.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhensittingonthebench?A．Tired. B．Content.C．Surprised. D．Excited.3、Whatdidtheauthorcallonpeopletodo?A．TakevitaminDpills. B．Loveandprotectnature.C．Savethesoulandbeyourself. D．Gooutdoorsandgetclosetonature.4、Accordingtotheauthor,beingbackintheBlackForestandhavingpleasanthikesdoesgoodtoone’s________.A．health B．spiritC．character D．experience25．（10分）Youknowthosenutritionguidelinesthegovernmentissueseveryfewyears?Itturnsoutthatfollowingthemisn'tjustgoodforyourhealth.It'sgoodfortheplanet,too.“Whatwefoundisthatimpactsvaryacrossnations,butinthehigh­impactnations,ingeneral,youcanseethat,ifyoufollowanationallyrecommendeddiet,despitethefactthatthesedietsdon'tmentionexplicitly—ormostofthemdon'texplicitlymention—environmentalimpacts,thatyouaregoingtohavelowerenvironmentalimpactsduetothat.Sothat'ssortoffairlyclearacrossallthehigh­incomenations.”saidPaulBehrens,anenvironmentalscientistatLeidenUniversityintheNetherlands.Thefoodweeattakesabigtollontheenvironment.Athirdoftheice­freelandonEarthisusedforagriculture,andaccordingtosomeestimates,producingfoodaccountsforroughlyafifthofallhuman­causedgreenhousegasemissions.Fertilizerrunoffalsoleadstootherproblems,likethealgaebloomsinLakeEerieandtheDeadZoneintheGulfofMexico.However,followingdietaryguidelineswouldreducethoseimpacts,especiallyinwealthycountriesliketheUS.“Mostofthereductionscomefrommeatanddairy，”whichhaveanoutsizedimpactonlanduseandpollution,andareamajorsourceofgreenhousegases.(That'spartlyduetocowfarts.Seriously.)Followingthesuggestionswouldalsomeaneatingfewercalories,sincemanypeoplehereeatmorethantheyneed.Overall,inhigh­incomecountries,Behren'steamestimatesthatfollowingtherulescouldresultinasmuchasa17percentreductioninlanduse,a21percentreductioninnutrientpollution,anda25percentdropinagriculturalgreenhousegasemissions.Cuttingdownonhowmuchfoodwewaste—whichisroughlyathirdintheUS—couldhelpevenmore.TheresultsareintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Ofcourse,peoplearenotoriouslybadatfollowingdiets.But:“Thesenationallyrecommendedguidelinesdoactuallyhaveaknock­oneffectonotherareasofpolicymaking.SoifI'mdevelopinganewhealthy­eating­for­schoolsprogramthenthat'sgoingtobebasedoffalotofdetailthatIgetfromthenationallyrecommendedguidelines.Sowhileitmightnotnecessarilybethecasethatpeoplefollowdirectly…theyactuallyarequiteinfluentialonthepreparationofotheradvice.”Itseemsthatasmallerenvironmentalfootprintandahealthierlifestylecouldgohandinhand.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementwillPaulBehrensapproveof?A．Followinganationallyrecommendeddietcanhavesimilarimpactsindifferentcountries.B．Followinganationallyrecommendeddietcandogoodtoourhealth.C．Notallthecountrieshaverecommendeddietsinanexplicitmanner.D．Somehigh­incomenationsdon'tmentionthedietexplicitlyforitsimpactscanbeignored.2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“takesabigtollon”inparagraph3probablymean?A．showssignsof B．hasabadeffectonC．takesfulladvantageof D．makesupfor3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Foodproductioncanleadtoabout20percentofhuman­causedgreenhousegaswithonlyathirdoftheice­freelandused.B．Itisestimatedthatfollowingdietaryguidelinescanleadtodecreaseinmorelandusethaninnutrientpollution.C．PaulBehrens'newprogramconcerninghealthyeatingforschoolsislikelytobebasedonnationalnutritionguidelines.D．Somewealthycountriestendtoreducemeatanddairythoughtheotherareasofpolicymakingisn'teffectedmuch.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）Isn’titamazinghowyouneverhavetowateryourweedsornurture(培育)themandtheystillgiveyouanunwantedcrop?Icanrememberasayoungboymygrandfathershowedmehowto1thisannoyingweedcalledBermudagrass.Itwas2stuffanditwouldreally3ifyoudidn’tgetitoutbythe4.WhenmywifeandIboughtourfirsthomeabout8yearsago,whatIhadtodealwiththisisthiscertainpartweeds5totheBermudagrass,whichwouldalsospreadwildly.Aftergettingtheinsideofourhome6,itwastimetoworkontheoutside.OnmyhandsandkneesI7—attackedtheweedswithasmallhandspadegettingeachone8bytheroots.JustthisSpringIrealizedthatoneparticularweedwasnolonger9butanotheronewasinfull10.Soagain,Igotdownonmyhandsandkneesandgottowork11themfrommyyard.WhenIwas12,myyardwasbetteroff.Sometimesourlifecanbesosimilar.Weallhaveweedsinourlife.Theseweedscanbechallenges,setbacks,or13beliefs,andthelistcanbe14.Whendealingwiththeseweedsof15,the16istogettotherootofthemandremovethemonebyoneoutandeventuallyyouwill17thisround.Andwhenanothercropofweeds18,dealwiththemdirectly19theyspread,becausenowthatyouknowwhattodowiththembygettingtotherootofit,itwillgiveyoumorecourageand20thenexttimeaproblemarisesup.1、A．eatupB．digupC．breakupD．putup2、A．powerfulB．poisonousC．sensitiveD．terrible3、A．spreadB．succeedC．withdrawD．compromise4、A．leavesB．handsC．spadesD．roots5、A．attractiveB．similarC．fundamentalD．unknown6、A．countedB．mendedC．appreciatedD．settled7、A．energeticallyB．unsuccessfullyC．curiouslyD．thankfully8、A．insideB．outC．offD．across9、A．usefulB．dynamicC．differentD．common10、A．forceB．lengthC．detailD．vain11、A．collectingB．attendingC．riddingD．distinguishing12、A．worn-outB．accustomedC．finishedD．introduced13、A．familiarB．religiousC．pastD．negative14、A．reasonableB．endlessC．normalD．uncertain15、A．lifeB．schoolC．houseD．factory16、A．progressB．solutionC．disadvantageD．permission17、A．interruptB．memorizeC．conquerD．recognize18、A．showsupB．showsoffC．takesupD．takes19、A．unlessB．evenifC．beforeD．sothat20、A．impressionB．motivationC．wisdomD．satisfaction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.UKSchoolsBanStudentsFromUsingSlang(俚语)OfficialsatSheffield’sSpringsAcademyhasintroducedanewpolicytopreventstudentsaged11to181．(use)slangsandcolloquialabbreviations(口语化的缩写)insidetheschool.HarrisAcademyUpperNorwoodsaiditcarriedouttheprogramtoallowitsstudents2．(express)themselvesconfidentlyandappropriately.3．wewanttomakesureofisthattheyareconfidentinusingstandardEnglish.Slangdoesn’treallygivetherightimpressionoftheperson.Youngpeoplegoingtointerviewsfortheirfirstjobneedtomakeagoodimpression4．employerswillhaveconfidenceinthem.DonnaBowaterattheTelegraphwritesthatshortformsofwords5．(become)popularwiththeriseoftextmessagesandthesocialnetworkingwebsiteTwitterinthepastfewyears.“Inadditionto6．(give)studentstheteachingtheyneedtosucceedacademically,wewantthemtodevelopthesoftskills7．theywillneedtocompeteforjobsanduniversityplaces,”theschoolwasquotedassayinginastatementbytheBBC．8．theabove-mentionedsupport,SouthYorkshireMPAngelaSmithsaidthatthepolicymightcausearisktodialects(方言)andaccents.Somecriticsarguedthatslangsprovidedstudentswithanenvironment9．theycouldfeelboththehistoryanddevelopmentoflanguages.Thewidespreadargumentismakingpeoplewonder10．itisnecessarytocuttheuseofslangsentirelyornot.Allinall,differentopinionsofthepolicyhelpushaveadeeperunderstandingofthetruththatlanguageisalwayschangingwiththetimes.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。ThebiggestchallengeIhaveovercomeissteppingoutofmycomfortzone.Intheyearof2013wh