安徽省合肥八中、马鞍山二中、阜阳一中2025届高考英语必刷试卷含解析

安徽省合肥八中、马鞍山二中、阜阳一中2025届高考英语必刷试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever2．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．am D．would3．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what4．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction5．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place6．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填7．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased8．—Whyareyouinsuchahurry,Bob?—MothertoldmeI________behomeby9:00pm,orshewillbeworried.A．mustB．mightC．canD．may9．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that10．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should11．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas12．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the13．May!Howisyourplan?IheardyoustarteditlastSunday.Oh!Iforit,butIhaven’tdecidedwheretostartit.A．haveprepared B．hadprepared C．havebeenpreparing D．waspreparing14．Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat15．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere16．I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing17．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit18．Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t19．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether20．—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?—Verymuch.It’sexactly______Iwanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how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）AccordingtoaPewResearchCenterreportfromNovember2013,“71%ofthose10-18turntotheinternetasamainnewssource.”AnotherPewreportfoundfrom2012saysthatonanaverageday,29percentofyoungpeoplewere“newsless”meaningtheydidnotgetanynews,fromtraditionalplatforms,mobilephones,orevensocialnetworks.DespitethefactthatbothmyhusbandandIareinjournalism,myhusbandasadesigneditorandmyselfasawriter,Ihaveoftenwonderedifourfoursonswouldgrowuptoreadprintedpageswiththeirownchildrensomeday.Igotmyanswerlastweekwhenmyfailuretorenewuslivinginanewspaperdesertfortwoweeks.NormallywegetbothTheVirginian-Pilot(thepaperforwhichmyhusbandworks)andTheChristianScienceMonitorWeeklyprintedition.Ourfoursonshavegrownupwithavarietyofprintnewspapersavailabledaily.Thathaschangedslightlysinceouryoungest,Quin,10,hasalsobecomeanonlinenewstracker.However,itwasn’tuntilthenewspapersstoppedcomingtoourdoorstepsevendaysaweekthatIlearnedhowdeeplyattachedtheyallaretotheprinted,paper,page.That’swhenwedecidedtomakealistofwhatwehavecometorelyonnewspaperstodocheaplyandimmediately.Here’sthelistwemadetogetherofwhatournewspaperisusedforbeyondlearningthenewsitself:asanumbrellawhencaughtinrain;tostuffinwetshoesovernighttodry;tostuffinhatstokeeptheirshape;tostuffunderdoorsandincrackstostopcoldwindfromcomingin;towallpaperforadollhouse(mydaddidthatonce)….Despitethegrowinglistofhouseholduses,mysons’loveforreadingthepaperbeforeitbecomescagelinerhashelpedmetorealizethatthereisstillhopethatourkidsandfuturegenerationswillcontinuetovaluetheprintednewsasmorethanjustameanstoacraftingprojectend,buttogettingamoretouchablegraspontheissuestheymayfaceinlife.1、WhatisthePewResearchCenterreportprobablyabout?A．Children’snewssource.B．Qualityofjournalism.C．Children’safter-classactivities.D．Parent-childrelationships.2、Whendidtheauthorlearnhowdeeplyattachedherchildrenaretonewspapers?A．ourfoursonswouldgrowuptoreadprintedpageswiththeirownchildrenB．ouryoungest,Quin,10,hasalsobecomeanonlinenewsaddictC．thenewspapersstoppedcomingtoourdoorstepsevendaysaweekD．wedecidedtomakealistofwhatwehavecometorelyonnewspapers3、Whichisnotonthelistofusingnewspapersforhousehold?A．towallpaperforadollhouse.B．togetnewsfromsocialnetworks.C．toactasanumbrellawhencaughtinrain.D．tostuffunderdoorsandincrackstostopcoldwindcomingin.4、Howshouldchildrenandfuturegenerationscontinuetovaluethenewspaper?A．usingitasameanstoacraftingprojectend.B．relyingonittodocheaplyandimmediately.C．growingupwithavarietyofprintnewspapersavailabledaily.D．gettingamoretouchablegraspontheissuestheymayfaceinlife.22．（8分）TalesFromAnimalHospitalDavidGrantDavidGranthasbecomeafamiliarfacetomillionsoffansofAnimalHospital.HereDrGranttellsustheverybestofhispersonalstoriesabouttheanimalshehastreated,includingfamiliarpatientssuchasthedogsSnowyandDuchess,thedelightfulcatMarigoldSerendipityDiamond.HealsotakesthereaderbehindthescenesatHarmsworthMemorialAnimalHospitalashedescribeshisday,fromordinarymedicalcheck-upstosurgery（外科手术）.TalesFromAnimalHospitalwilldelightallfansoftheprogrammeandanyonewhohasalivelyinterestintheirpet,whetheritbecat,dogorsnake!￡14.99Hardback272ppSimonSchusterISBN0751304417IsaacNewton:TheLastSorcererMichaelWhiteFromtheauthorofStephenHawking:ALifeinScience,comesthiscolourfuldescriptionofthelifeoftheworld'sfirstmodernscientist.Interestingyetbasedonfact,MichaelWhite'snewbookoffersatruepictureofNewtoncompletelydifferentfromwhatpeoplecommonlyknowabouthim.Newtonisshownasagiftedscientistwithveryhumanweaknesseswhostoodatthepointinhistorywheremagicendedandsciencebegan.￡18.99Hardback320ppFourthEstateISBN1857024168Fermat'sLastTheoremSimonSinghIn1963aschoolboycalledAndrewWilesreadinginhisschoollibrarycameacrosstheworld'sgreatestmathematicalproblem:Fermat'sLastTheorem（费马大定理）.FirstputforwardbytheFrenchmathematicianPierredeFermatinthe17thcentury,thetheoremhadbaffledandbeatenthefinestmathematicalminds,includingaFrenchwomanscientistwhomadeamajoradvanceinworkingouttheproblem,andwhohadtodresslikeamaninordertobeabletostudyattheEcolePolytechnique（巴黎综合理工大学）.ThroughunbelievabledeterminationAndrewWilesfinallyworkedouttheproblemin1995.Anunusualstoryofhumaneffortoverthreecenturies,Fermat'sLastTheoremwilldelightspecialistsandgeneralreadersalike.￡12.99Hardback384ppFourthEstateISBWhatisAnimalHospital?A．Anewsstory. B．Apopularbook.C．Aresearchreport. D．ATVprogramme.2、InMichaelWhite'sbook,Newtonisdescribedas_____.A．apersonwhodidnotlookthesameasinmanypicturesB．apersonwholivedacolourfulandmeaningfullifeC．agreatbutnotperfectmanD．anold-timemagician3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningoftheword“baffle”asitisusedinthetext?A．Toencouragepeopletoraisequestions.B．Tocausedifficultyinunderstanding.C．Toprovideapersonwithanexplanation.D．Tolimitpeople'simagination.4、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthesethreetexts?A．Tomakethebookseasiertoread.B．Toshowtheimportanceofscience.C．Tointroducenewauthors.D．Tosellthebooks.23．（8分）“OK，'Isaidtomydaughterasshebentoverherafternoonbowlofrice."What'sgoingonwithyouandyourfriendJ.？”J.istheleaderofagroupofthird-gradersathercamp-apositionLucyherselfoccupiedtheprevioussummer?Now.she'stheoneontheoutsandeverydayatsnacktime，shetellsmeallaboutit，whileIoffertheunhelpfuladviceallsummerlong.“She'sfondofgivingorders,"Lucycomplained."She'sturningeveryoneagainstme.She'smean.Andshe'sfat."“Excuseme，”Isaid，strugglingforcalm."Whatdidyoujustsay？”“She'sfat.”Lucymumbled（含糊地说）.”We'regoingupstairs，”Isaid，myvoicecold."We'regoingtodiscussthis."Andupwewent.I'dspentthenineyearssinceherbirthgettingreadyforthisday，thedaywe'dhavetheconversationaboutthishorribleword.Iknewexactlywhattosaytothegirlonthereceivingendoftheteasing（取笑），butinallofmyimaginings（想象的情况），itneveronceoccurredtomethatmydaughterwouldbetheonewhousedtheFword-Fat.Mydaughtersatonherbed，andIsatbesideher."Howwouldyoufeelifsomeonemadefunofyouforsomethingthatwasn'tyourfault？”Ibegan."Shecouldstopeatingsomuch，"Lucymumbled，mouthingthesimpleadviceathousanddoctorshavegivenoverweightwomenforyears.“it'snotalwaysthateasy，”Isaid."Everyone'sdifferentintermsofhowtheytreatfood.”Lucylookedatme，waitingformetogoon.Iopenedmymouth，andthenclosedit.ShouldItellherthat，inteasingawoman'sweight，she'sjoinedthelongtraditionofcritics？ShouldItellherIdidn'tcrywhensomeonepostedmypictureandcommented，"I'msorry，butaren'tauthorswhowritebooksmarketedtoyoungwomensupposedtobepretty？”Doessheneedtoknow，now，thatlifeisn'tfair？Ifeelhereyesonme，waitingforananswerIdon'thave.Wordsaremytools.Storiesaremyjob.It'spossibleshe'llrememberwhatIsayforever，andIhavenoideawhattosay.SoItellhertheonlythingIcancomeupwiththatisabsolutelytrue.Isaytomydaughter,“Iloveyou，andthereisnothingyoucouldeverdotomakemenotloveyou.ButI'mdisappointedinyourightnow.Thereareplentyofreasonsfornotlikingsomeone.Whatshelookslikeisn'toneofthem.”Lucynods，tearsonhercheeks."Iwon'tsaythatagain，"shetellsme，andIpullherclose，pressingmynoseagainstherhair.Aswesittheretogether，Iprayforhertobesmartandstrong.Iprayforhertofindfriends，worksheloves，apartnerwholovesher.Andstill，always，IpraythatshewillneverstruggleasI'vestruggled，thatweightwillneverbehercrosstobear.Shemaynotbeabletousethewordinourhome，butIcanuseinmyhead.Ipraythatshewillnevergetfat.1、TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraphIindicatesthatLucy___________A．oftenmakesfunofherfriendJ.B．hasturnedagainstherfriendJ.C．getsalongwellwithherfriendJ.D．hasbeguntocompetewithherfriendJ.2、WhydoestheauthorwanttodiscusswithLucy？A．Becauseshewantstooffersomeotherhelpfuladvice.B．Becauseshehaspreparedtheconversationfornineyears.C．BecausesheisreallyshockedatLucy'srudeness.D．BecauseshedecidestotellLucyasimilarstoryofherown.3、Whatdoestheauthorwantherdaughtertoknow？A．Itisnoteasytotakethedoctors'advicetoeatless.B．Peopleshouldn'tcomplainbecauselifeisunfair.C．Sheherselfwasoncelaughedatforherappearance.D．Peopleshouldn'tbeblamedfortheirappearance.4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________A．theauthorearnsalivingbywritingstoriesB．theauthorisafatbutgood-lookingwomanC．theauthorpredictedwhatwouldhappentoherdaughterD．theauthor'sdaughteragreedwithherfromthebeginning5、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsherdaughtercanbebestdescribedas_________A．satisfiedandfriendlyB．indifferentbutpatientC．lovingbutstrict.D．unsatisfiedandangry24．（8分）Learninghowtofacesilenceinconversationisanimportantskill,especiallywhenworkingacrosscultures.Ininternationalnegotiations,experiencednegotiator(谈判者)staysilentandimpassiveonpurposebecausethatwillmakeothersfeeluncomfortableandpossiblymakecompromiseswithouthavingtodoanything.Americansespeciallycan’tstandsilence,sotheyoftenarethefirsttobreakthesilenceandsometimesmightbeatadisadvantageinnegotiations.So,what’sthebestresponse?Setyourjawandwaititout.Don’tofferacompromisejustbecausetheyarenotspeaking.Ifyouhavetosaysomething,askadirectquestion,suchas“What’syourinitialreactiontothatoffer?”Onceasilenceisgettinginto45secondsyoucouldsay,“Let’scomebacktothatinaminuteandgoonwiththenextpartofournegotiation.”Inpresentations,silencecanbefarmoreeffectivethandramaticpassion(热情).Beforestarting,lookattheaudienceandbesilentforamomentbecausethatsays,“I’mincontrol.IknowwhatI’mdoing.I’mconfident.”AclassicexamplewaswhenAppleco-founderSteveJobslaunchedthefirstiPhone.Heintroducedwithmanypausessothatyoudidn’tmisshiskeypoints.Becausesilencemakesusnervous,ournaturalreactionisthatwe’dbetterpayattention,there’ssomethinggoingonhere.Equally,whengivingaspeechtostaffortrainees,pausescount-especiallyiftherearenegatives.Ifyoukeeptalkingyou’respoonfeeding.Givepeopleamomentofsilencetogetbeyondtheemotionalresponseandtostartthinkingconsciouslyandprocessing.Silencecanbeaninward-focusedthoughtfulactivityoranoutwardstillnesswhereyougiveyourselfthetimetowatchandthinkandlistentotheworldaroundyou.HavingobservedtheuseofsilenceinFinlandandalsoamongtheBlackfeetNation,aNorthAmericanIndiantribeinnorthernMontanaintheUS,wecanseebenefitsfarbeyondwheelinganddealing.Silencecanbeaverypowerfulpointforunderstandingourselves,understandingothers,fordevelopingbettercommonunderstandingandmoreproductiveoutcomesandthatappliestobusiness,politics,education,law,medicine,everyareaofhumanlife.1、WhatismostlikelytobeAmericansidea?A．Speakinglessgivestheupperhand. B．Theshortertalkinggapsare,thebetter.C．Asilentmanisthebestonetolistento. D．Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.2、WhatisthepurposeoftheexampleofSteveJobs?A．ToshowthewisdomofSteveJobs.B．Toexplainsilencecanbemoreeffective.C．Tointroducehowtomakeapresentation.D．Toprovesilencecaneaseone’snervousness.3、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“spoonfeeding”inParagraph6?A．Supportingsomepersonwithanyselflesshelp.B．Feedingsomebodypatientlywithasmallspoon.C．Givingotherssomenewideastothinkovercarefully.D．Usingawaythatdiscouragesindependentthought.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Silenceisthebestdefense.B．Silenceinnegotiationsisofgreathelp.C．Learningtheskillsaboutsilenceisimportant.D．Silencehasdifferentmeaningsindifficultculture.25．（10分）You’llfinditamazingtosupportpeoplewhenyougoouttoeat!Justlookforrestaurantsthathirepeoplewithdisabilities，whicharemakingtheworldamoreinclusiveplace.Eachbakery，caféandrestaurantbelowhasawonderfulandheartwarmingstory.HugsCare:McKinney，TexasRuthThompsononcehadavisiontocreateanonprofitcaféthatwouldberunandoperatedprimarilybyadultswithspecialneeds.Withhardwork，astrongpassionandanamazingteam，HugsCaféopeneditsdoorsin2015.“HugsCaféisnowsomuchmorethanajobtoour23teammates，whichisenhancingthemeaningfullivesofadultswithspecialneedsthroughtrainingandemploymentatHugsCafé.Thompsonsays.Vinny＆Bay’sCoffeeandEatery:PanamaCity，Florida“Alotofpeopleplantheirvacationsaroundcomingtothiscoffeeshop，”sayscaféownerKaraRigby.Vinny＆Bay’sCoffeeandEaterywasestablished“sothatBayleehadaplacetowork，”Rigbyadds.BayleeisRigby’sdaughter’sfriendwhohasadisability.Thecoffeeshop’sgoalbecometrainingforindividualslikeBaylee.SomeworkershaveevenstartedatVinny＆Bay’sandwereabletoworkinaregularworkplace.Rigbysaysthatheremployees”haveawholelotmoreabilitiesthandisabilities.Theyloveunconditionally，anditchangesthewholeenvironmentandbusiness.”Rigbybelievesthatincorporatingevenjustoneortwodisabledindividualsintoabusinesscanchangethewholeatmosphere—forthebetter!SugarPlumBakery:VirginiaBeach，VirginiaHeadtoSugarPlumBakerytofindadeliciouscarrotcakeandseepeoplewithdisabilitiessuccessfullyworkingalongsidenone—disabledworkers.SugarPlumhasbeenpromotingtheintegrationofadultswithdevelopmentaldisabilitiesbyprovidingtrainingandemploymentopportunitiestomorethan1，000peoplewithdisabilitiessince1987.Whetherthey’rescoopingcookiesormakingcupcakes，SugarPlum’sdisabledemployeesarethebackboneofthebakery.1、Whatdothethreerestaurantshaveincommon?A．Theyareestablishedbyadultswithspecialneeds.B．Theyaresupportedbycharitiesorlocalgovernment.C．Theprovidetrainingandemploymenttodisabledindividuals.D．Theemployersandemployeesthereareallindividualswithdisabilities.2、Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat______________.A．HugsCafésetupin1987nowhas23teammatesB．RigbyfoundedhercoffeeshoptohelpBaylee，herdaughterC．DisabledindividualsarenotabletoworkinaregularworkplaceD．SugarP1umBakeryhiresbothnormalpeopleandpeoplewithdisabilities3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Disabledworkerstherearethemostimportantpart.B．Thebakerygetssupportandstrengthfrombackbone.C．Thecustomersarealwaysbackingthedisabledworkers.D．Theemployeeshaveawholelotmoreabilitiesthandisabilities.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）IreceivedacalltodayaskingifIwouldbewillingtobringfoodtoafamilyinneed.Themotherwashavingamajoroperationandwouldbe1downforseveralweeks.Ofcourse,Irespondedwithan2“Yes!”.AsIplannedthe3inmyhead,I4onhowmanytimesovertheyearsIhadbeenaskedtopreparefood.Ihavedoneso5timeswithaveryopenheart.Butthetruly6thingis7Ihavereceiveddoubleoverthecourseofmylife.Whenmymotherpassed8,ourhousewasfilledwithfreshdinnersforweeks.Awomanfromthechurchofourcommunitysteppedbyeacheveningwithsomefood.Thegiftof9washersmallwayoftryingto10ourpain.Laterinmylife,whenIwasonbedrestduringmy11withtwins,womenofthe12againsteppedintohelp.Theyarrangedbabysittingformytwo-year-old13,andbroughtlovely14toourhouse.EvenwhenIwasputinthehospital,myhusband15bringcookedmealstomyhospitalroom.Howwereliedonthesedinnerstofeedmytiredhusbandandyoungdaughter!Foodisallaboutcomfort.It16ourbodies,butitcanalsofeedour17Whenyouhearpeopletalkingabouttheirfavoriteholidays,itusuallyincludestheirfeelings18withsharingfood.IknowthatIwillhavemanymoreopportunitiesinmylifetimeto19foodforothers.ItistrulyagiftIwanttoprepareand20tosomeoneinneed.1、A．lyingB．goingC．fallingD．breaking2、A．activeB．efficientC．immediateD．intelligent3、A．operationB．mealC．callD．supper4、A．reflectedB．dependedC．reliedD．moved5、A．fewB．countableC．countlessD．great6、A．amazingB．confusingC．disappointingD．discouraging7、A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．that8、A．byB．overC．awayD．down9、A．visitB．foodC．supperD．bread10、A．giveB．cureC．easeD．dull[11、A．holidayB．pregnancyC．operationD．life12、A．hospitalB．churchC．communityD．neighbors13、A．daughterB．sonC．dogD．cat14、A．booksB．pensC．dogsD．dinners15、A．wouldB．shouldC．couldD．might16、A．givesB．feedsC．keepsD．improves17、A．babiesB．stomachsC．soulsD．hearts18、A．connectedB．dottedC．dealtD．marked19、A．leaveB．buyC．postD．prepare20、A．pastB．sellC．lendD．deliver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）Thegreyhoundisadogwithalongneckandheadlandsmallears.Theycomeina(n)1．(various)ofcolorsincludingblack,red,andwhite.Theyhavelongandpowerfullegsandsmallfeet2．helpthemmovefast.Infact,theyarethefastestdogsaround.Younghealthygreyhoundscanrunupto72kmperhour.Theyusuallyliveforabout15years3．sometimesmore.Inthepast,greyhounds4．(train)tohuntandwereverygoodhuntingdogs.Theyhaven'tgiven5．huntingbutnowadaystheyalsohaveanotherpurpose.Greyhoundshavebeentrainedbyprofessionalsformanyyears6．(race),andmanypeoplegototheracetrackstowatchthemrun.Likemostathletes,greyhoundshaverelativelyshortcareers.Whenthey7．(run)theirlastracethey’restillquiteyoungandhavethepotentialtolivelong.Butthese8．(retire)racersneedgoodhomes.9．(fortunate),greyhoundsarefriendlyandgentlewithchildren.Familieswhohaveadoptedgreyhoundsagreethata(n)10．(good)petcannotbefound!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。DearPeter,Howtimesflies!Ithadbeenalmostayearsinceyoulef