黑龙江省齐齐哈尔八中2025届高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

黑龙江省齐齐哈尔八中2025届高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that2．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt3．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing4．Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane______herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A．setout B．tookover C．tookup D．setup5．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded6．Hissuggestion_______toseethefilmAvatarinterestedeveryoneofus.A．thatwego B．whichweshouldgo C．thatwewouldgo D．weshouldgo7．—WhendidTomcometoQingdao？—ItwasinJuly，2006andheatripinChinawithhisparentsatthattime.A．wouldtake B．hadtakenC．wastaking D．hadbeentaking8．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked9．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching10．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that11．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup12．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't13．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled14．publicbicycleswithamobileappismoreconvenientforusers.A．TounlockB．UnlockC．UnlockedD．Unlocking15．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which16．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push17．Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat18．_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though19．ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant20．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented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）Foodproductiondoesgreatharmtoourenvironment.Therearemanyproceduresinvolvedinthemanufactureoffoodthatresultingreenhousegasesandotherpollutants.Someproceduresrequiretheconsumptionoflargeamountsoffossilfuels,suchasthetransportationandstorageoffoodproducts.Otherfactorsthatcausegreatdamagetoourenvironmentincludetheoveruseoffreshwater.Theproductionofbeefismoredamagingtotheenvironmentthanthatofanyotherfoodweconsume,Raisinglargenumbersofcattlerequirestheproductionoflargeamountsoffoodfortheanimals.It’sestimatedthatproducingonepoundofbeefrequiressevenpoundsoffeed.Landuseisalsoaproblem.Ifthecattlearefree-rangecattle,largeareasoflandarerequiredforthemtoliveon.Thishasledtodisastrousforestcuttingandthelossofrareplantsandanimalspecies,particularlyintropicalrainforestsinCentralandSouthAmerica.Anotherproblemspecifictobeefproductionismethaneemissions(甲烷排放).Althoughmanypeopleareawareofthedamagingeffectsofcarbondioxide,theydon’trealizemethane’sglobalwarmingpotentialis25timesworse,makingitamoredireproblem.Unfortunately,beefconsumptionisgrowingrapidly.Thisistheresultofsimplesupplyanddemandfactors.Specifically,therearetwomaincausesofdemandthatareencouragingtheproductionofmoresupply.First,theincreaseintheworldpopulationmeanstherearemorepeopletoconsumemeat.Thesecondfactorissocioeconomicadvancement.Ascitizensindevelopingnationsbecomefinanciallystable,theycanaffordtobuymoremeat.Therefore,onewaytoreducethegreenhousegasemissionsisforpeoplearoundtheworldtosignificantlycutdownontheamountofbeeftheyeat.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Raisingfree-rangecattleiseco-friendly.B．Peoplecutdowntreesforanimalhabitats.C．Producingbeefcandamagetheenvironment.D．Carbondioxidecausesfarmoreharmthanmethane.2、Theunderlinedword“dire”inPara.4means.A．urgentB．commonC．typicalD．avoidable3、Beefproductionisgrowingrapidlybecause.A．morepeopleareindemandofbeefB．developingcountriesraisemorecattleC．morelandisavailabletoraisecattleD．thecostofraisingcattleisrelativelylow4、Theauthorwritesthisarticleto.A．describetheboomingofthebeefproductionB．emphasizetheadvantagesofbeefproductionC．condemnthedeforestationoftherainforestD．argueforadecreaseinbeefconsumption22．（8分）NooneknewPrinceEdwardStreetaswellasPierreDupin.Hehaddeliveredmilktothefamiliesonthestreetforthirtyyears.ForthepastfifteenyearsalargewhitehorsenamedJosephpulledhismilkwagon.Josephwasagentlehorsewithbeautifulspiritshiningoutofitseyes,soPierrenamedhimafterSaintJoseph.Everymorningatfive,Pierrearrivedatthemilkcompany'sstablestofindJosephwaitingforhim,Pierrewouldcall,“Goodmorning,myoldfriend.”，asheclimbedintohisseat,whileJosephturnedhisheadtowardthedriver.Andthetwowouldgoproudlydownthestreet.WithoutanyorderfromPierre,thewagonwouldrolldownthreestreets.Thenitturnedrightfortwostreets,beforeturninglefttoSaintCatherineStreet.ThehorsefinallystoppedatthefirsthouseonPrinceEdwardStreet.There,JosephwouldwaitperhapsthirtysecondsforPierretogetdownoffhisseatandputabottleofmilkatthefrontdoor.Pierrekneweveryoneofthefortyfamiliesthatgotmilk.ThecooksknewthatPierrecouldnotreadorwrite;so,insteadofleavingordersinanemptymilkbottle,theysimplysangoutiftheyneededanextrabottle.Pierrealsohadawonderfulmemory.WhenhearrivedatthestablehealwaysrememberedtotellJacques,theforeman(领班)ofthestables,“ThePacquinstookanextrabottlethismorning;theLemoinesboughtapintofcream...”Mostofthedrivershadtomakeouttheweeklybillsandcollectthemoney.ButJacques,likingPierre,neveraskedhimtodothis.Onedaythepresidentofthemilkcompanycametoinspecttheearlymorningmilkdeliveries.JacquespointedtoPierreandsaid:”SeehowthehorselistensandhowheturnshisheadtowardPierre?Seethelookinthathorse'seyes?Youknow,Ithinkthosetwoshareasecret.Ihaveoftenfeltit.Heisgettingold.Maybeheoughttobegivenarest,andasmallpension.”“Butofcourse，”thepresidentlaughed.“Hehasbeenonthisjobnowforthirtyyears.Allwhoknowhimlovehim.Tellhimitistimeherested.Hewillgethispayeveryweekasbefore.”ButPierrerefusedtoleavehisjob.HesaidhislifewouldbenothingifhecouldnotdriveJosepheveryday.“Wearetwooldmen，”hesaidtoJacques.“Letuswearouttogether.WhenJosephisreadytoleave,thenItoowilldoso.”ThenonecoldmorningJacqueshadterriblenewsforPierre.Jacquessaid，”Pierre,yourhorse,Joseph,didn'twakeup.Hewasveryold,Pierre.”Jacquessaidsoftly.“Heisoverinhisstall,lookingverypeaceful.Gooverandseehim.”Pierretookonestepforward,thenturned.“No...no...IcannotseeJosephagain.You...，youdon'tunderstand,Jacques.”ForyearsPierrehadwornalargeheavycapthatcamedownlowoverhiseyes.Itkeptoutthebittercoldwind.Now,JacqueslookedintoPierre'seyesandhesawsomethingthatshockedhim.Hesawadead,lifelesslookinthem.“Takethedayoff,Pierre，”Jacquessaid.Pierrewalkedtothecornerandsteppedintothestreet.Therewasawarningshoutfromthedriverofabigtruck...therewasthescreech(尖锐的刹车声)ofrubbertiresasthetrucktriedtostop.ButPierreheardnothing.Fiveminuteslateradoctorsaid,“He'sdead...，killedinstantly.”“Icouldn'thelpit，”thetruckdriversaid.“Hewalkedinfrontofmytruck.Heneversawit,Iguess.Why,hewalkedasthoughhewereblind.”Thedoctorbentdown.“Blind？Ofcourse,thismanhasbeenblindforfiveyears.”HeturnedtoJacques,“Didn'tyouknowhewasblind？”“No...no...”Jacquessaidsoftly.“Noneofusknew.Onlyone...onlyoneknew－afriendofhis,namedJoseph...Itwasasecret,Ithink,justbetweenthosetwo.”1、Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs,wecanknowthat________.A．JosephwasnamedafteranunknownmanB．PierreknewallthesmallstreetsinthecitybetterthananyoneelseC．JosephmanagedtodelivermilkbyitselfevenwithoutPierre'scompanyD．PierreandJosephseemedtounderstandeachotherandcooperatedverywell2、WhydidPierrerefusetoleavehisjob?A．Hethoughthewasnotoldenoughtoretire.B．Thepensionwastoosmalltosupporthislife.C．HewasunwillingtobeseparatedfromJoseph.D．Hewantedtogetpromotedtoforeman.3、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePierre?A．well-receivedandtrustworthyB．cruelandgreedyC．sensitiveandhumorousD．creativeandenthusiastic4、Theunderlinedsentencesimplythat________.A．JacqueshadknownthefactthatPierrewasblindforalongtimeB．thedeathofJosephdrovePierretodespairoflifeC．PierrewantedtocommitsuicidebecauseofhisblindnessD．JacqueswasafraidtoseePierre'semptyeyes5、WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTindicatePierre'sblindness?A．Pierrekneweveryoneofthefortyfamiliesthatgotmilk.B．Youknow,Ithinkthosetwoshareasecret.Ihaveoftenfeltit.C．IcannotseeJosephagain.Youdon'tunderstand,Jacques.D．ForyearsPierrehadwornalargeheavycapthatcamedownlowoverhiseyes.6、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AcaringfriendB．AcaringmilkcompanyC．AsecretofahorseD．Asecretfortwo23．（8分）Ihaveayoungerbrother.Tome,heisafourteen-year-oldkidnamedJoe,withblondhairandblueeyes.Toothers,heisdifferent.WhereIseeakidwhojustneedsalotmoreattention,othersseeamentallydisabledboy,akidwhocannotwalkortalkorthinkforhimself.Iseesomeonewhojustmakesdailyroutineabitlessroutine.Othersseeanannoyance,Iabother.ThisisnottosaythatIhaveneverfeltresentful(怨恨的)towardJoe.Heismybrother,andwiththatcomesresponsibility.“Gina,couldyoustayintonightandwatchyourbrother?”“Gina,domeafavorandfeedhimdinnerandchangehisdiaper(尿布)later,please?”“CouldyoucomehomerightafterschooltodayandgetJoeoffthebus?”ThesearephrasesthatIhaveheardsinceIwastwelve.Andsure,theyhavemademeresentmybrothertoacertainextent.Iwouldthink:that’snotfair!Everyoneelsecanstayafterandbeamemberofthisclub,orgetextrahelpfromthatteacher.Or,allmyfriendsaregoingouttonight,whycan’tI?And,howcomeIhavetofeedhim?Heisnotmyson!However,thesmallamountofresentmentIfeeltowardmybrotheriserasedathousandtimesoverbywhatIhavelearnedfromhim.Besidesmakingmeresponsiblefromayoungage,andhelpingmebemoreacceptingofallkindsofpeople,hehastaughtmetobethankfulforwhatIhave.IknowthattherearemomentsinmylifethatIshouldcherishandthatJoewillneverexperience.Hewillneverlaughsohardthathecries.Hewillneverfeelthegloryofastraight-Areportcard.Hewillnevercomfortabestfriendcryingonhisshoulder.Andhewillneverknowhowmuchhisfamilylovehim.Becausehewillneverknow,itisuptometoknow,everysecond,howluckyIam.Itisuptometorealizethatlifeshouldbelivedtoitsfullest,andthatyoushouldalways,alwaysbegratefulthatGod,orwhoeverarethepowersthatbe,gaveyoutheabilitytoliveyourlifethewayyouweremeanttoliveit.1、WeknowfromthefirstparagraphthatGina'sbrother__________.A．causestroubletoneighbours B．paysmoreattentiontoothersC．liveswithmentaldisability D．considersdailyroutineabother2、IfMotherasksGinatolookafterherbrothernow,whatwillsheprobablyanswer?A．I'mafraidnot. B．Noproblem！C．Itdepends. D．It'snotfair！3、Thepassageintendstotellusthatweshould_____________.A．valuethegloryofsuccess B．appreciatewhatlifegivesusC．comfortunfortunatepeople D．treasuremeaningfulmoments24．（8分）Baseballwasalwayswheremyheartlay.However,myfatherdidnotcareforbaseball.Tworecreationalactivitiesheenjoyedweregolfingandfishing,neitherofwhichIconsideredarealsport.Hedidn’ttalkmuchandhewasn’tgoodatexpressinghimself.Frankly,Iwasn’tentirelycertainhecaredaboutme.Inaway,myfatherwaslikeafamiliarstrangerIsaweveryday.Oneday,watchingtheplayontelevisionmademewantagloveofmyown.Tomysurprise,myfathersaidhewantedone,too.Hewasontheportlyside,butthenagain,oneofthefamouspitchers(投手)ontheMetswasevenfatter.SoIthought,whynot?Weboughttwogloves,andthatevening,hesuggestedwegoouttothecourtyardandtoss(掷)theballaround.I’dalreadypracticedcatchingandthrowingatschool,butIcouldtellthiswasthefirsttimeformyfather,becauseeverytimehecaughttheball,itlandeddirectlyinhispalm.Ifyou’veevercaughtaballwithabaseballglove,youknowhowmuchthishurts.Butmyfathercaughtballafterballthisway.Slap!Slap!Hewinced(龇牙咧嘴).Afteraboutfiveminutes,ItoldhimI’dhadenough.Itwasn’toutofmercy,butformyownself-interest.Neighborhoodkidswerewatchingandwouldnodoubtteasemelaterforhavinganoldmanwhodidn’tknowhowtoproperlycatchabaseballdothat.Whenmyfathertookthegloveoff,hispalmwasredandswollen.Dad,whopassedaway11yearsago,nevertoldmehelovedme.Butthatsoundofthebaseballlandinginthesoftfleshofhishand,overandoveragain—itspokeitsowntenderlanguage,thoughatthetime,allIfeltwasshame.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“portly”meaninParagraph2?A．Experienced.B．Cool.C．Famous.D．Fat.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thefatherdidn’tfeelhurtwhencatchingtheball.B．Thefatherdidn’tunderstandhischildatall.C．Theauthordidn’trealizehisfather’sloveforhimbackthen.D．Theauthorcriticizedhisfatherwhenplayingbaseballtogether.3、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ACryingShameforBaseballB．Saying“ILoveYou”withBaseballC．ALovingFatherandHisSonD．LivingaHappyLifewithBaseball25．（10分）Expertsliketosaythebestformofexerciseiswhateverkindyou’llactuallydo.Butthatmaynotalwaysbethecase;newresearchfindsthatpeoplewhocombineexercisewiththeirsociallivesmaybeatanadvantageoversolitary(独自)exercisers.Tennis,badmintonandsoccerareallbetterforlongevity(长寿)thancycling,swimming,joggingorgymexercise,accordingtotheresearch.Thestudywasbasedondatafromabout8,500adultswhowerepartoftheCopenhagenCityHeartStudy.Theycompletedahealthandlifestylequestionnaire,whichincludedquestionsabouttypeandfrequencyofphysicalactivity,andweremonitoredbytheresearchersforaround25years,aperiodduringwhichabout4,500ofthesubjectsdied.Tenniscameoutontopintheresearch.Comparedwithpeoplesittingallday,thosewhoreportedplayingtennisastheirmainformofexercisecouldexpecttoadd9.7yearstotheirlifetime,followedbybadminton(6.2years),soccer(4.7years),cycling(3.7years),swimming(3.4years),jogging(3.2years)andhealth-clubactivities(1.5years).Tennislikelytookthetopspotbecause“it’sveryinteractive,”saysstudyco-authorDr.JamesO’Keefe,aphysicianatSaintLuke’sMidAmericaHeartInstitute.“Ateverypointyou’retalking.It’sjustaverynaturalwaytoemotionallybondwithpeople,besidesgettingyourexercise.”Butheaddsthatthestudymaynothavebeenabletofullyaccountforthefactthatwealthier,better-educatedpeople—whotendtobehealthiertobeginwith—maybemorelikelytoplaytennis.Activitieslikerunningandweightliftingstillextendyourlifeandofferplentyofotherhealthbenefits.Butforthebestpossiblebenefits,O’Keefesaysgym-goersmaywanttoconsidercombiningthoseworkoutswithactivitiesthatfostersocialconnection.O’Keefe,whoseexercisetypicallyincludesrunningandweightlifting,sayshe’sevenchangedhisownbehaviorbecauseofthestudy:heandhisfamilyhavetakenupbadminton.“Youcan’tplaybadmintonwithoutfeelinglikeakidagain,”hesays.“It’sjustpurefun.”1、Whichofthefollowingisbestforlivingalonglife?A．Cycling.B．Badminton.C．Swimming.D．Gymexercise.2、Howmanypeoplewerestilllivingattheendoftheresearch?A．About8,500.B．About4,500.C．About4000.D．About2500.3、Whatmattersmosttotheresultoftheresearch?A．Familylife.B．Socialconnections.C．Frequencyofexercise.D．Wealthandeducation.4、WhatdoesO’Keefedoafterthefinding?A．Heputsthetheoryintopractice.B．Heplaysbadmintonjustforfun.C．Hefeelslikeplayingbadmintonwithkids.D．Hetakesmoreexercisethanbefore.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）完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Onceuponatimeinalandfarfaraway,therewasa1oldmanwholovedeverything.Animals,spiders,insects…Oneday2walkingthroughthewoodstheniceoldmanfoundacocoon(茧)ofabutterfly.He3ithome.Afewdayslater,asmall_________appeared；hesatandwatchedthebutterflyforseveralhours4itstruggledtoforceitsbodythroughthatlittlehole.Thenitseemedto5makinganyprogress.Itappearedasifithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgo6farther.Thentheoldmandecidedtohelpthe7,sohetookapairofscissorsand8theremainingbitofthecocoon.Thebutterflythencameout9.10ithadaswollenbodyandsmall,shriveled(皱缩的)wings.Theoldman11towatchthebutterflybecauseheexpectedthat,atanymoment,thewingswould12tobeabletosupportthebody,whichwouldcontractintime.Neitherhappened!13,thebutterflyspenttherestofitslifecrawling(爬行)aroundwithaswollenbodyandshriveledwings.Itneverwasableto14Whatthemaninhiskindnessandhastedidnotunderstandwasthattherestricting_________andthestrugglerequiredforthebutterflyto15thetinyopeningwerenature’swayofforcingfluid(液体)fromthebodyofthebutterflyintoitswingssothatitwouldbereadyforflightonceitachievedits16fromthecocoon.Sometimes17areexactlywhatweneedinourlife.Ifwewereallowedtogothroughourlifewithoutanychallenges,itwouldweakenus.Wewouldnotbeas18aswhatwecouldhavebeen.Andwecouldneverfly.1、A．cold B．kind C．polite D．tiresome2、A．unless B．if C．while D．because3、A．took B．moved C．circulated D．dashed4、A．sign B．shadow C．shade D．opening5、A．and B．until C．as D．then6、A．stop B．prevent C．appeal D．adapt7、A．any B．more C．no D．much8、A．cocoon B．butterfly C．animal D．insect9、A．takedown B．takeapart C．cutdown D．cutopen10、A．greedily B．easily C．hardly D．quickly11、A．Generally B．Even C．So D．But12、A．sought B．lasted C．continued D．began13、A．enlarge B．shorten C．tighten D．darken14、A．Inconclusion B．Intime C．Infact D．Inparticular15、A．walk B．fly C．flee D．run16、A．wing B．tale C．subject D．cocoon17、A．getout B．getthrough C．getaway D．getdown18、A．freedom B．outcome C．balance D．reliability19、A．struggles B．passions C．manners D．spirits20、A．weak B．intelligent C．gifted D．strong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）IusedtoliveinSanPaulo,Brazil.Itisahugecitywithmorepeople1．(live)initthaninmyowncountry.Irentedaflatina2．(wealth)community,buttherewasafavela（贫民窟）quitenear.ForseveralmonthsIdidn’thaveacar,soIusedpublictransportationtogotothecitycentre.Once,3．mywayback,Ihadtowaitforalongtimeatabusstop.Iwasalone,exceptforawoman4．wasapparentlyverypoor.Shecarriedasmallpaperbagofpopcorn.Whilewewerewaiting,shewalkedoverandoffered5．(I)somepopcorn.Ithankedher,6．Ididn’twanttohelpmyselftoit.sherepeatedly7．(insist)thatItakesomefromthepaperbag.Iwassomovedbythatwoman’skindnessthatday.Iclearlyhadmorethanshedid,butshenaturallyandjoyfullyshared8．shehadwithme.Ithinkabouthowpoorpeoplearesometimesabletosharethelittlethingsmore9．(easy)thanthosewhoownalot.Iwonderifit’struethatthemoreyouhave,10．moredifficultitisforyoutoshareanythingwithothers.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），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.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。Thefindingsofarecentsurveysuggeststhatstudentsarenothappywithmultimediaapproachesineducation.Theyfeelthattheylearnmucheffectivelywhentraditionalmethodsareused.Thestudentsinterviewingsaidtheythoughttheteacherplayedaimportantroleintheirlearning.Theyfoundlisteningtotheteacher,takingnote,andusingatextbooksuitablefortheiragegroupreallyhelpthemunderstandandre