2025届甘肃省平凉市静宁县一中高三第三次测评英语试卷含解析

2025届甘肃省平凉市静宁县一中高三第三次测评英语试卷注意事项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．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining2．Mr.Zhanggavealltextbookstoallthepupils,except____________whohadalreadytakenthem.A．theseB．onesC．thoseD．theothers3．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor4．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit5．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never6．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.A．thought B．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinking D．hadthought7．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．appreciationD．entertainment8．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available9．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．appreciate B．removeC．offer D．afford10．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none11．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how12．AlthoughtheRomacouldn’tbeforcedtopaytaxes,theycouldn’tvote______theyagreedto______agovernment.A．unless,submitto B．until,correspondtoC．when,resignto D．while,compromiseto13．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom14．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame15．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where16．Theconditionsinthelocalschoolwerefairly_____,noelectricityandnobasicteachingfacilitiesavailable.A．unique B．typicalC．Primitive D．Stable17．---ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.---Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget18．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold19．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat20．Ifthenewsecuritysystem______intoeffect,suchaccidentswouldneverhavehappened.A．wouldbeput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．hadbeenput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）Itwasrainy,andIhadnodesiretodriveupthewindingmountainroadtomydaughterCarolyn’shouse.ButshehadinsistedthatIcometoseesomethingatthetopofthemountain.SohereIwas,reluctantlymakingthetwo-hourjourneythroughfogthathunglikeveils.BythetimeIsawhowthickitwasnearthesummit,I’dgonetoofartoturnback.Nothingcouldbeworththis,IthoughtasIinchedalongthedangeroushighway.“I’llstayforlunch,butI’mheadingbackdownassoonasthefoglifts,”IannouncedwhenIarrived.“ButIneedyoutodrivemetothegaragetopickupmycar,”Carolynsaid,“Couldweatleastdothat?”“Howfarisit?”Iasked.“Aboutthreeminutes,”shesaid,“I’lldrive—I’musedtoit.”Aftertenminutesonthemountainroad,Ilookedatheranxiously.“Ithoughtyousaidthreeminutes.”Shegrinned.“Thisisadetour.”Turningdownanarrowtrack,weparkedthecarandgotout.Wewalkedalongapaththatwasthickwitholdpineneedles.Hugeblack-greenevergreenstoweredoverus.Gradually,thepeaceandsilenceoftheplacebegantofillmymind.Thenweturnedacomerandstopped—andIgaspedinamazement.Fromthetopofthemountain,slopingforseveralacresacrossthemountainsideandvalleys,wereriversofflowersinnumerouscolors.Itlookedasthoughthesunhadtippedoverandspilledgolddownthemountainside.Aseriesofquestionsfilledmymind.Whocreatedsuchbeauty?Why?How?Asweapproachedthehomethatstoodinthecenteroftheproperty,wesawasignthatread:“AnswerstotheQuestionsIKnowYouAreAsking.”Thefirstanswerwas:“OneWoman—TwoHands,TwoFeet,andVeryLittleBrain.”Thesecondwas:“OneataTime.”Thethird:“Startedin1958.”Aswedrovehome,Iwassomovedbywhatwehadseen.Icouldscarcelyspeak.“Shechangedtheworld.”Ifinallysaid,“onebulb(球茎)atatime.Shestartedalmost40yearsago,probablyjustthebeginningofanidea,butshekeptatit.”Thewonderofitwouldnotletmego.“Imagine,”Isaid,“ifI’dhadavisionandworkedatit,justalittlebiteveryday,whatmightIhaveaccomplished?”Carolynlookedatmesideways,smiling.“Starttomorrow,”shesaid.“Betteryet,starttoday.”1、Whatwastheweatherlikewhentheauthordrovetovisitherdaughter?A．Itwassnowing. B．Itwasfoggy.C．Itwasfreezing. D．Itwassunny.2、Whatcanbeinferredaboutthedaughter?A．Shetoldawhitelietohermother.B．Shewasanexperienceddriver.C．Shedidn’tknowthewayverywell.D．Shekneweverythingaboutthewoman.3、Themotherbegantoenjoyherselfwhen________.A．theyweredrivinginthecarB．theywereatthegarageC．theywereontheirwaybackD．theywerewalkinginthewoods4、Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheowneroftheproperty?A．Crazyandsilly. B．Determinedandpersistent.C．Braveandcareful. D．Beautifulandcourageous.5、Whatdoyouthinkthemotherwilldoafterthisvisit?A．Shewilllookafterhergrandchildren.B．Shewillpayasecondvisittothegarden.C．Shewillbegintodosomethingmeaningful.D．Shewillcomeandlivewithherdaughter.22．（8分）Forhoursaftertheirboatsank,KenHendersonandCoentrod(踏)waterintheGulfofMexico,talkingaboutlifeanddeathwhilestrugglingtosurvive.Formorethan30hours,itworked.ThenHendersonwasforcedtomakeadecision.“I’mgoingtogoforhelporyou’renotgoingtomakeit,”HendersontoldCoen,justbeforecuttingthestrap(带子)thatconnectedtheminthedeep,coldwaters.“Iunderstand,”Coenresponded,givingHendersonalastsetofinstructions,“Kissmybabiesforme.”Daysafterthefishingtripendedintragedy,HendersontoldthestoryforTheAssociatedPress.TheyhadbeenfishingforafewhourswhensuddenlyCoennoticedtheboatwasfillingwithwater.Hendersongotbothmotorsroaring,onlytohavethesaltwaterthathadleakedinbreakthemstraightaway…Coenjumpedtotheright,hissunglassesandcapflyingoff.Thetwograbbedextralifejacketsandotherfloatingitems,includingahalffullbottleofDietCoke.“Thewaterwassocoldandittookyourbreathaway,”Hendersonsaid.Theyimmediatelybegantotremble.Thepairpreparedforalongwait.Andtheytalked.“Wediscussedthingsanddiscussedlife.Wediscussedfamilies.Wejusttriedtokeepoccupied,”Hendersonsaid.EventuallyCoenstartedhallucinating(有幻觉).HendersontriedtokeepCoen’sarmsandlegsmoving.Butasmorningcame,Coen’ssituationworsened.AndsoHendersondecidedtocutthestrap.Heswamfortwohours,tired,frustratedanddepressed.Thenhesawanoilrig(钻探平台)inthedistance.Heswam,seeingiceandcrystaltreesinthewater.Heremindedhimselfconstantlytherewerenotrees.Hislegswassoweakthathecouldbarelyliftthem.Hendersonslowlypulledhimselfuptherig’sladder.Itwasover50milesfromwheretheyhadgoneinthewater.AllhecouldthinkofwasCoen.Convincedhisfriendwouldsurvive,hetoldthecoastguardwheretheyhadparted.Twohourslater,afishermanfoundabodyinalifejacket.Later,inthehospital,Hendersonsawhisfriend.Heapologizedandaskedforforgiveness.Hepromisedtorealizehiswishesandlookafterhisgirls.“Ifeltlikeapartofmehaddiedoutthere,”Hendersonsaid.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A．ItwasHendersonwhofirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwiththeboat.B．Everythingthemendidtogettheboattoworkmademattersworse.C．Hendersonalonedidwhathecouldbutithadlittleeffect.D．Themen’slongdiscussionaboutlifeanddeathfilledthemwithsadness.2、AfterHendersoncutthestrapandswamaway,.A．heregrettedhisdecisiontoleavehisfriendB．heknewhehadagoodchanceofbeingsavedC．hehadtofightagainstexhaustionandhallucinationsD．hegotencouragedbyrememberingthetalkwithCoen3、Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A．Hendersontriedtorescuebothofthem.B．Theykepttalkingbecausetheyfeltexcited.C．Coenwouldhavesurvivedifhehadbelievedinhisfriend.D．Coenwasunwillingtobeleftalonebutheeventuallyagreed.4、WhatkindofpersonisHenderson?A．Strong-willedandloyal.B．Selfishbutdecisive.C．Smartandcreative.D．Experiencedbutindifferent.23．（8分）BritishWriterJohnDonneoncesaid：“Nomanisanisland；everybookisaworld.”Asanenthusiasticreader，Ican’tagreewiththelatterpartofthesentencemore．Everysummer．IendeavortofindsomepeacefulplaceswhereIcanattacksomeclassicswithoutbeingdisturbed．ThomasHardywantstolivefarfromthemaddingcrowd．Iamnofriendtochaos，either．IreadGeorgeOrwell’s1984inaNewEnglandbeachsidecottagewithnolocksonthedoors，notelephonesortelevisionsintherooms．1984isagoodbookthatneedsdeepreflection．AttemptingSoundandFurylyingonthebedofapoorly-occupiedmotel，however，waslessfruitful：Imadeitthroughoneandaquartervolumes，butthenmyeyelidsweresoheavythatIcouldn’tkeepthemopen．ButthissummerIfindmyselfataloss．I’mnotquiteinterestedinJ．D．Salinger，say，orFrankenstein．There’salwaysWarandPeace．whichI’vecoveredsomedistanceseveraltimes，onlytogetboggeddowninthe“War”part，setitasideforawhile，andrealizethatIhavetostartoverfromthebeginningagain，havingforgotteneveryone’snameandsocialrank．Howappealingtosimplyfallbackonafavorite—oncemoreintoTheCalloftheWildorAliceintheWonderland，whichfeelsalmostlikecheating，tooexcitingandtoomuchfuntobelongtoseriousliterature．Andthenthere’sJohnSteinbeck’sTheGrapesofWrath．Thistitledonotamazebutconfuse.We’renevershortofsourgrapes，butwe’veneverheardofangrygrapes．Anywaygrapesaremyfavoritefruitofsummer．Thesestonefruitscanalwaysmakemefeelcheerfulandpeacefulallatonce．1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．TheauthorhasacottageinNewEngland．B．1984isabookthatneedsdeepreflection．C．Bothofthereadingattemptswerenotfruitful．D．SoundandFurywassetinapoorly-occupiedhotel．2、Whydoestheauthorsayreadinghisfavoritebooksfeelslikecheating?A．Hefinishesthemquickly． B．Heshouldreadsomethingserious．C．Hebarelyunderstandsthem． D．Hegetsamazedbytheirtitles．3、Whatcanwesayabouttheauthor?A．ThomasHardyishisfriend． B．Helikesseriousliterature．C．Heisquiteforgetful． D．Heisaliterary-mindedman．4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tosharehisreadingexperience．B．Toencouragereaderstoreadbooks．C．Tointroducegoodbookstoreaders．D．Tocondemnthechaoticworldwelivein．24．（8分）Anovelisastorytransmittedfromthenovelisttothereader.Itoffersdistractionandentertainment.Butitcanalsobesomethingmorepowerful—awaytolearnabouthowtolive.Justreadattherightmomentinyourlife,andanovelcanchangeit.TheNovelCureisareminderofthatpower.Itisregardedasagranddisplayofliteraryfictionandacelebrationofthepossibilitiesofthenovel.Tocreatethisapothecary（药房）,theauthorshavesearchedthroughtwothousandyearsofliteraturefornovelsthateffectivelypromotehappiness,health,andsanity（神志清醒）,writtenbybrilliantmindswhoknewwhatitmeanttobehumanandwrotetheirlifelessonsintotheirfiction.Theauthors,EllaBerthoudandSusanElderkinbegangivingnovelstoeachotherwheneveroneofthemseemedinneedofapush.In2008theysetupabibliotherapyservicethroughaculturalenterprise,andsincethenhavebeenprescribingbookstocustomersallovertheworld.Bibliotherapydoesnotdiscriminatebetweenpainsofthebodyandpainsofthehead(orheart).Awarethatyouarenotbraveenough?PickupToKillaMockingbirdforaninjectionofcourage.Experiencingasuddenfearofdeath?ReadOneThousandYearsofSolitudeforsomeunderstandingonthelargercycleoflife.Whateveryourconditionis,thetreatmentissimple:anovel(ortwo),tobereadregularly.Sometreatmentswillleadtoacompletecure.Otherswilloffercomfort,showingthatyouarenotthefirsttoexperiencetheseemotions.TheNovelCureisalsofilledwithusefullistsrecommendingthebestnovelstoreadwhenyouarestuckintrafficorcan’tfallasleep,themostimportantnovelstoreadthroughoutyourlife.Brilliantinconcepts,TheNovelCurebelongsoneveryone’sbookshelfandineverymedicinecabinet.Itwillmakeeventhemostwell-readfictionloverpickupanovelhe’sneverheardof,andseefamiliaroneswithneweyes.Mostly.itwillreaffirmliterature’sabilitytodistractandtransport,toresonate（共鸣）andreassure,tochangethewayweseetheworldandourplaceinit.1、Whatdoesthe“power”inparagraph2referto?A．Thepowerofthenovelisttotransmitastorytothereader.B．Thepowerofthenoveltodistractandentertainthereader.C．Thepowerofthenoveltocreatesomanytreatmentforthereader.D．Thepowerofthenoveltotellushowtoliveandchangeourlives.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoyouthinkis“Bibliotherapy”?A．Atreatmentthathelpsyoutofindthemeaningoflife.B．Amethodthatmakesyoutoresonatewiththecharactersinthenovel.C．Atreatmentthatrequiresyoutostayinthebookshopandtoreadmanybooks.D．Amethodtoaddressyourphysicalorpsychologicalproblemsbyreadingcertainbooks.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinTRUEaboutTheNovelCure?A．Itishardforbookwormtofindthebookappealing.B．Itsauthorsmusthavescannednumerousliteratureworks.C．AllofthenovelsprescribedinitcanofferyouacompletecureD．Itdividesourpainsintopainsofthebodyandpainsofthehead.4、YoucanfindthearticleonallofthefollowingwebsitesEXCEPT________A．B．http://C．http://D．http://25．（10分）Whichconstellation（星座）areyou?Forthosewhobelieveinstars,2017isgoingtobebetterintermsoflove,andmanysignshaveindicatedsignsofpromise.GeminiAh,youaregoingtobeactivein2017.Ifyouarecominginto2017withasignificantother,guesswhat?Youshouldnothaveanyanyproblems.Infact,IthinkIhearweddingbellsinthedistance...Stayawayfrom:Taurus,Pisces,VirgoPositivesigns:Sagittarius,Aries,Aquarius,LibraPiscesYouwillfindyourMr.Rightthisyear.Stayopen-minded.Thetideofloveisstrong.Andforthosealreadywithperfectpartner,great.Thisisyouryeartothoroughlydeepenthebondbetweenthetwoofyou.Infact,donotbesurprisedifanewrelationshipsuddenlyseemstobemovingfasterandyouyoutwotakeonanewlevelofseriousness.Stayawayfrom:Aquarius,Sagittarius,GeminiPositivesigns:Capricorn,Scorpio,CancerTaurusFortunefavorsyouin2017.Youwillfindmuchpeacethroughouttheyear,althoughyouwillalsohavetofaceyourfears.Throughthesetrials,thetruefaceofyourlovedoneswillappear.Also,staystrongifyouarecurrentlywithapartner.Thetwoofyoumighthaveaquarrel.Butlovewillfindawayifitistrulymeanttobe.Stayawayfrom:Aries,Aquarius.LeoPositivesigns:Scorpio,Capricorn,Virgo,PiscesLeoRoarheartily,Leo.2017isgoingtobeablessedyearforyou.Luckcontinuestofindyouinthedatinggametoo,singleLeo.However,sinceLeoisalsofeelingadventurous,thoseinrelationshipareabouttomeetsometension.It’sdecisionsthatmatteralot.Stayawayfrom:Scorpio,Taurus,CancerPositivesigns:Sagittarius,Gemini,Aries1、Whichconstellationmentionedinthetextwillgetmarriedin2017?A．Taurus.B．Pisces.C．Gemini.D．Leo.2、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheconstellationfromthepassage?A．Notallfourstarsinthetextarelikelytofindtruelovein2017.B．2017issuitableforGeminitostrengthenexitingrelationship.C．ThisyearforTaurusistoughintermsofmoney.D．ThecharacterofLeomayleadtotroubleinrelationship.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Asciencereport.B．Amagazine.C．Anadvertisement.D．Children’sliterature.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）Whenmydadfinallyfinishedthetriathlon（铁人三项）inMontauk,thecrowdcheered.Itshowedmehowhishardworkpaidoffandit1mycuriosity.Iwonderedwhetherasmallboyofmysizecould2somethinglikethat.Ifoundmyself3thisoutloudandmyfatheroverheardme.He4meandsaidIcouldtrainwithhim.Trainingwithmydadturnedouttobevery5.Wewouldgetupearlyforamorningjog,orgoforaswiminthepoolafterschool.Afterafewweeksof6,Isignedupformyfirsttriathlon.Beforethecompetition,Inervouslywaitedforthe7.Whensomeonefiredthegun,Iwas8,swimmingtowardsthedistantbuoy（浮标）thatmarkedmytum.I9thehalf-mileswimandrantowardsmybike.Iwasdrippingwet,tryingto10it.Onceonmybike,Iexperiencedanexcitementspecificto11.Iwentthroughthetransitionzone（转换区）againand12myrunningshoes.Atthestartoftherunpartofthetriathlon,my13alreadyfeltliketheyweremadeofcement（水泥）.Forme,therealcompetitionbeganduringtherun,14nowIcouldseeeachcompetitorasatarget.Nomattermy15inthefield,eachracerwaseitherfollowingmeorbeingfollowed.Therunpartoftheraceboileddownto16tolerance."Shutup,legs",oneofmyfavoritequotes,keptmefrom17theburningfeeling.ThenIcrossedthefinishline.Itookabreathandthenbegana(n)18withtheotherfinishers.Thesenseofaccomplishmentwasthereforallofus.Lookingback,I19thesmallboyonthatdayinMontaukwhothoughthecouldn't20it.Now,thatsameboyisnotonlyahugefan,butalsoatrainingpartner.1、A．showed B．excited C．tested D．controlled2、A．preview B．deserve C．achieve D．benefit3、A．saying B．taking C．trying D．giving4、A．satisfied B．encouraged C．puzzled D．embarrassed5、A．disappointing B．frightening C．relaxing D．challenging6、A．performing B．fighting C．meeting D．Training7、A．result B．seat C．gun D．audience8、A．up B．round C．off D．along9、A．finished B．considered C．assessed D．arranged10、A．pointat B．geton C．getback D．findout11、A．running B．traveling C．cycling D．swimming12、A．tookoff B．switchedto C．cleaned D．repaired13、A．arms B．hands C．shoulders D．legs14、A．because B．although C．until D．unless15、A．status B．position C．task D．function16、A．risk B．drug C．stress D．pain17、A．showingoff B．bringingin C．thinkingabout D．carryingout18、A．experiment B．celebration C．argument D．cooperation19、A．remember B．believe C．discover D．respect20、A．use B．move C．do D．prove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）Intherice-growingworld,theChinese1．(science),YuanLongping,isaleadingfigure.YuanLongpingwasbornandbrought2．inChina.3．(educate)inmanyschoolsasaboy,hewasgiventhenickname,“thestudentwhoasksquestions”.From4．earlyage,hewasinterestedinplants.Hestudiedagricultureincollegeandasayoungteacherhebeganexperimentsincropbreeding.Hethoughtthatthekeyto5．(feed)peoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly.Hethoughthecoulddoitbycrossingdifferentspeciesofriceplant,andthenhecouldproduceanewplant6．couldgiveahigheryieldthaneitheroftheoriginalplants.FirstYuanLongpingexperimentedwithdifferenttypesofrice.Thenhebeganhissearchforaspecialtypeofriceplant.Ithadtobemaleandsterile.Finally,in1970a7．(natural)sterilemalericeplantwasdiscovered.AsaresultofYuanLongping’sdiscoveries,Chinesericeproductionroseby47.5percentinthe1990’s.InPakistanriceisthesecond8．(important)cropafterwheatandwillbegrowninmanypartsofthecountry.ThenewhybridricehasbeendevelopedbytheYuanLongpingHigh-techAgriculturalCompanyofChina.Itsyieldismuchgreaterthan9．ofothertypesofrice10．(grow)inPakistan.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：在错的词下画一横线，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．Iwasadmittedtoaordinaryschool．Ifeeldisappointedatthepoorly-equippedclassroom，andIfoundtheteachersfriendlyandconsiderate．Besides，Iwasfondofthewarmatmosphereinclass．Iwasdeterminingtomakethebestofit．Iworkedhardandgotalonggoodwithmyteachersandclassmates．WheneverIhaddifficulties，theywerealwaysreadyhelpmeout．Soon，Ibecameoneofthetopstudentinmyclass，thatmademebecomeconfident．Myexperienceinhighschooloftenremindsmethatitisnothowyouaregivenbuthowyoum