2025届山东省章丘市第一中学高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

2025届山东省章丘市第一中学高三第二次联考英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so2．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached3．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer4．Idon’tlikefish,soIeatitunlessIwasextremelyhungry.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t5．___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek6．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should7．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why8．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because9．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path10．Takethenoteasareminder______youforgottobuysomesweetsforthekidswhileshoppingthere.A．how B．thatC．incase D．evenif11．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved12．______inpainting,Johndidn’tnoticeeveningapproaching.A．Toabsorb B．TobeabsorbedC．Absorbed D．Absorbing13．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing14．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．as D．but15．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．as D．when16．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept17．---Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.---__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry18．Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed19．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where20．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．afew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）TechnologyoffersconveniencessuchasopeningthegaragedoorfromyourcarorchangingthetelevisionstationwithouttouchingtheTV.NowoneAmericancompanyisofferingitsemployeesanewconvenience:amicrochipimplanted(植入)intheirhands.Employeeswhohavethesechipscandoallkindsofthingsjustbywavingtheirhands.ThreeSquareMarketisofferingtoimplantmicrochipsinalloftheiremployeesforfree.Eachchipcosts$300andThreeSquareMarketwillpayforthechip.Employeescanvolunteertohavethechipsimplantedintheirhands.About50outof80employeeshavechosentodoso.Thepresidentofthecompany,hiswifeandtheirchildrenarealsogettingchipsimplantedintheirhands.Thechipisaboutthesizeofagrainofrice.Implantingthechiponlytakesaboutasecondandissaidtohurtonlyverybriefly.Thechipsgoundertheskinbetweenthethumbandforefinger.Withachipinthehand,apersoncanentertheofficebuilding,buyfood,signintocomputersandmore,simplybywavingthathandnearascanner.Thechipswillbealsousedtoidentifyemployees.Employeeswhowantconvenience,butdonotwanttohaveamicrochipimplantedundertheirskin,canwearawristband(腕带)oraringwithachipinstead.Theycanperformthesametaskswithawaveoftheirhandsasiftheyhadanimplantedchip.ThreeSquareMarketisthefirstcompanyintheUnitedStatestooffertoimplantchipsinitsemployees.Epicenter,acompanyinSweden,hasbeenimplantingchipsinitsemployeesforawhile.ThreeSquareMarketsaysthechipcannottracktheemployees.Thecompanysaysscannerscanreadthechipsonlywhentheyarewithinafewinchesofthem.“Thechipsprotectagainstidentitytheft,similar,tocreditcards.”TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationapprovedthechipsbackin2004，sotheyshouldbesafeforhumans,accordingtothecompany.Inthefuture,peoplewiththechipsmaybeabletodomorewiththem,evenoutsidetheoffice.ToddWestbyisChiefExecutiveOfficerofThreeSquareMarket.Hesays,“Eventually,thistechnologywillbecomestandardizedallowingyoutousethisasyourpassport,publictransit,allpurchasingopportunities,etc.”1、Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thesubstitutesofthechips.B．Theadvantagesofthechips.C．Theplacestoimplantthechips.D．Thepotentialrisksofimplantingthechips.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5referto?A．thehands B．theemployeesC．thescanners D．thecreditcards3、Wecaninferthat________.A．thechipshavemagicpowersB．thechipsareverypopularamongtheemployeesC．thepriceofthechipsisreasonableD．mostpeoplesuspecttheapplicationofthechips4、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesToddWestby’sattitudetowardsthechips?A．Defensive. B．Disappointing.C．Optimistic. D．Casual.22．（8分）Anewtechnologyisgoingtoripe,onethatcouldtransformourdailylives,helptoformnewindustries,evenremoveworldeconomicpowersfromtheirpresentpositions.UnlikethewaveofindustrializationthatbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworld,thenewdevelopmentsaretakingplaceinresearchlabsallovertheglobe—andAsiansareintheforefront.Physicistsarecreatinganewclassofmaterialsthatdisplayanamazingpropertyunforeseeneventwoyearsago—superconductivity(超导体技术).Usedtodayonlyinspecializedequipment,superconductorshavethepotentialtoradicallychangemostoftheelectricalandelectronicappliancesfoundinthehome,makingthemsmaller,morepowerfulandefficient.Theycouldfreeourcitiesofpollutionbyreplacingpetrolanddiesel(柴油)vehicleswithelectriccars,andcutthecostofelectricity.Thenewmaterialsdosomethingthateventhebestofconductorssuchascopperandsilvercannot—theydoawaywithallelectricalresistance.Thesignificancesforenergystoragearegreat.Thetechnologyisinitsearlystage,stillaccessibletocountriesthatdecidetoinvestbrainsandmoney.For75yearsithadremainedlittlemorethanascientificcuriositywithlimitedpracticalusebecausethephenomenonoccurredonlyatextremelylowtemperatures.Itwasfirstobservedin1911byaDutchscientistnamedHeikeKamerlinghOnnes,whocooledmercury(水银)totemperaturesbelow-269℃withliquidhelium(氦).TheninJanuarylastyear,twoIBMscientists,K.AlexMullerandJ.GeorgeBednorz,foundametaloxideceramic(氧化陶瓷)thatsuperconductedat-243℃.TheirreportwentlargelyunnoticeduntillastDecember,whenitwasconfirmedatascientificmeetinginBoston.TodayJapan,India,ChinaandotherAsiancountriesallhavetheirshareofexpertswhospendtheirdaysandnightsinlabs,actingasmidwives(助产士)toanewtechnology.1、Asisindicatedinthepassage,thetechnologyofsuperconductivity____________.A．hasalreadybeendevelopedB．isstillunderdevelopmentC．willbeusedonlyinspecializedequipmentD．willbeusedindailylivesinafewyears2、Thenewtechnologydiffersfromtheothersinthat____________.A．itbeganintheEastandspreadlatertotherestoftheworldB．itbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworldC．itisbeingcultivatedinresearchlabsaroundtheworldD．itisaccessibletophysicistswhoareintelligentandrich3、Fromthepassage,wemayconcludethat____________.A．AsianscientistsgaintheleadinthegrowthofthenewtechnologyB．Dutchscientistskeptreportingnewfindingsforthelast75yearsC．IBMscientists'reportreceiveimmediateattentionallovertheworldD．theWestwasastonishedatthenewtechnologydevelopedbytheAsians4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheProspectofaNewTechnologyB．Superconductivity:ANewTechnologyC．ANewTechnology:TheKeytoChangetheWayofOurLivesD．ANewTechnology:AJointEffortofManyCountries23．（8分）TherearethousandsoffilmandmusicfestivalsinandoutofAustin,butthereisnothinglikeATX.Ourfocusisonthecelebrationofthemedium:lookingbackatitshistory,whereitisnow,andwhereitisheaded.Ourweekendconsistsofscreeningsandeventswhereparticipantscanhearfromactors,writers,directors,involvedinallstagesofbringingtheirfavouriteseriestothesmallscreen.WehavethefunctionofatraditionalfilmfestivalwithscreeningsfollowedbyQ&Asfromcreators;andaseriesofeventsincludingparties,socialmediaevents,and“supersecrethappyhours”.Unliketraditionalfestivals,however,wecelebratethehistoryofthemediumaswellasthefuture.Sincewearrange50%forthebiggesttelevisionfansand50%forthoseworkingorwantingtoworkintheindustry,ourpanels(专家小组)rangeintopicsfrom“behindthescenes”looksatyourfavouriteseries,tomoretechnicaltopicsonwherethemediumandhowtechnologyisheaded.Eventually,ATXTelevisionFestivalhasthegoalofservingboththecommunityandindustryprofessionalsequallybygivingthemtheopportunitytodiscussandcelebrateallaspectsofTVtogether.AustinisapproximatelyinthemiddleofAmerica,makingtravelfromEastorWestcoastmoreconvenient.AustinTVproductionhasalonghistory.Weloveourcityandtrytobepartofourcommunitybyshowingsmallbusinesses,localfood,andworkingwithartsorganizationslikeTexasFilmCommission,andAustinFilmFestival—thoughwearenotthe“AustinTelevisionFestival”.Weareanationaleventthatworkswithourmemberscomingfromallovertheworld.Co­foundersCaitlinMcFarlandandEmilyGipsonhavespentadecadeinavarietyofareasoftheentertainmentindustry—fromfilm&televisionproductiontoworkingwithinthenetwork&studiosystems.Combiningtheirknowledge,alongwithnumerousgoodindustryprofessionalsthatmakeuptheAdvisoryBoard,theyareintroducingaone­of­a­kindfestivalexperience.1、WhatisspecialaboutATX?A．Thefilmsareperformedtherealive.B．Actorscompetethereforbetterfilms.C．Audiencescanenjoymorethanfilmsthere.D．Audiencescanchoosetheirfavoritefilmstosee.2、WhatdopanelsdoatATX?A．Theyplayrolesinthefilms.B．TheymonitorthecreationofthefilmsC．Theyseehowaudiencesreacttotheirfilms.D．Theyofferatechnologicalperspectiveoffilms.3、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“wearenotthe‘AustinTelevisionFestival’”inparagraph3?A．Thefestivaliscelebratednationwide.B．Theaudiencesaremainlyfromabroad.C．Thelocalsareuninterestedintheevent.D．Peoplecanenjoythefestivalworldwide.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．FilmsinATXB．TriptoAustinC．ATXTelevisionFestivalD．FestivalsinAustin24．（8分）DavidCameronisurgingtoday’syoungsterstoabandonFrenchtoconcentrateonthetongueofthefuture—Mandarin(普通话)。Cameronsaid:“IwantBritainlinkeduptotheworld’sfast-growingeconomies.Andthatincludesouryoungpeoplelearningthelanguagestosealtomorrow’sbusinessdeals.”“Bythetimethechildrenborntodayleaveschool,Chinaistobetheworld’slargesteconomy.Soit’stimetolookbeyondthetraditionalfocusonFrenchandGermanandgetmanymorechildrenlearningMandarin.”Tostrengthenhismessage,hequotedNelsonMandela—theformerpresidentofSouthAfricawhosaid“Ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstandsthatgoestohishead;ifyoutalktohiminhisownlanguagethatgoestohisheart.”CameronsaidthatapartnershipbetweentheBritishCouncil(英国文化协会)andHanbanwilldoublethenumberofChineselanguageassistantsintheUKby2016andprovideincreasedfundingtoschoolsofofferingMandarinasalanguagechoice.InadevelopmentoftheUK—ChinaSchoolPartnershipprogramme,fundingwillalsobeprovidedfor60headteacherstomakestudyvisitstoChinain2014.InrecentresearchtheBritishCouncilfoundonly1%oftheadultpopulationspeaksMandarintoalevelthatallowsthemtoconductabasicconversation.Just3,000pupilsinEngland,WalesandNorthernIrelandenteredforChineselanguagesGCSEsin2013,puttingitfarbehindthetraditionalchoicesofFrenchwith177,000,Spanishwith91,000andGermanwith62,000entrants(加入者),aswellasUrdu,PolishandArabic.ProfessorDameHelenWallace,theBritishAcademy’sforeignsecretary,said,“alackofqualifiedteacherscouldbeabarriertoimproveitspopularity.”LauraChan,oneoftheco—foundersofabilingualMandarin—Englishprimaryschool,saidtheprimeminister’sannouncementwasgoodnewsforthestatusofMandarin.Shesaid,“It’sagreathelp.Itwillincreasepeople’sawarenessofMandarinasalanguagetheycanlearn.”1、Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?A．ThecooperationisimportantbetweentheUKandChina.B．DavidCameronhasvisitedChinaforthreedays.C．ChineselanguageisverypopularwithBritishpeople.D．DavidCameroncallsforBritishstudentstolearnMandarin.2、WhydoesDavidCameronurgestudentstolearnChinese?A．BecauseChinesewillbeawidely—usedlanguageintheworld.B．BecausehethinksChinawillbecomethelargesteconomy.C．BecausetherearemanyChinesepeoplelivinginBritain.D．BecauseonlyafewofBritishpeoplecancommunicateinChinese.3、WhatisthepurposeofDavidCameronbyquotingMandela’swordsinParagraph3?A．Tocomparedifferentideas. B．Toshowhisrichknowledge.C．TopersuadepeopletolearnMandarin. D．ToshareMandela’sopinion.25．（10分）BooksYou’llNeedForYourShelfInFall2017♦SwingTime-ByZadieSmithTheauthorofcountlessessayshasanewworkoffictionontheway,and,onceagain,she’slookingatyoungwomenofcolorfindingtheirlivesastheygrowintoadulthood.InSwingTime,it’stwofriendswhoshareapassionfordancing.Asthewomenreachtheir20s,theypartways—buttheirfriendshipcontinuesthroughouttheirlives.♦AnotherPlaceYou’veNeverBeen-ByRebeccaKauffmanHercollectionisasetofconnectedstories,eachaboutayoungwomannamedTracywholivesandworksasawaitress.ThestoriesfollowTracyfromchildhoodtopresentday,throughpartiesintotheworkingworld.SomeareshowedbyTracyherself,butwe’regivenafullerviewofhercharacterfromstoriestoldfromeyesofothers.♦Moonglow-ByMichaelChabonMichaelChabondrewinspirationforhisnewnovelfromstorieshisgrandfathertoldin1989—storiesofacolorfullifethattouchedonunexpectedbitsofhistory.ItpromisestobearallofChabon’sbestqualities:amazingaccounts,realandknowablecharacters,andatasteoftophumor.♦WhateverHappenedtoInterracialLove?-ByKathleenCollinsKathleenCollinsdiedin1988atjust46.Writtenseveraldecadesago,thestoriesofferanhonest,artfulpeepholeintothethoughtsandexperiencesoftheblackpeopleandwomenaboutwhomCollinswrites.1、IfAndywantstoreadsomethingfunny,whosebookcanberecommended?A．ZadieSmithB．MichaelChabonC．KathleenCollinsD．RebeccaKauffman2、InwhichpartofalibrarycanweprobablyfindSwingTime?A．MathB．WomenC．HistoryD．Medicine3、ThebookAnotherPlaceYou\eNeverBeeniswrittenbyfollowing.A．orderoftimeB．orderofspaceC．orderofimportanceD．orderofemergency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）AsIwrite,agentle,muchneededrainisfallingthismorning.Ithasbeenadry1hereinVermont,2drythattheSpringPeepers(雨蛙)werelateincomingthatmanythoughtthesefrogswouldfailtoblessuswiththeirsong.Buttheycame,andIcan’t3themforbeinglate.Theyarea4ofspring,andofrebirth.ItislateJuneandthemountainsnowhas5thehigherslopesofthemountains.Myfamily6ourgardenduringthelastweekendofMay,andfrostcametwicesincethen,7notakillingfrost.Butotherswerenotsolucky:theylostmostofyoungplantsthisyear.Twicethisspringhasbeen8enoughinthedaysothatmyfamilywentswimming,buttherewas9onthegroundthenextmorning.PlantingagardeninVermontamountstoanactof10.Willoursweat11,orwilltheseeffortsbeinvain?Myfamilywasrecentlyfacedwitha12decision:shallweleavethisplaceanditspeople,orshallwestayandmakea13?Well,wehavedecidedthisis14wewillmakeourstand.15thegarden,thisyearwehaveplantedourselves.Willmyfamilybe16withwhatisneededtogrowandflourish(兴旺)?Wehavenowayofknowingthisbutwedohavefaith.Whatisplantedmustberevisitedoftenandthegardenmustbetakencareofwithlove,which17toourlivesaswell.Hopesanddreamsmustberevisitedoftenforfearthatwelosesightofthethingsthat18.Commitmentsmustbe19ascarefullyasanygardenplot.Butaswithgardening,thereareno20.Butthereisfaith,andtodayisabeautifulday.1、A．summerB．springC．fallD．winter2、A．tooB．ratherC．soD．much3、A．appreciateB．blameC．thankD．hate4、A．sceneB．rewardC．messageD．sign5、A．coveredB．decoratedC．leftD．awoken6、A．weededB．wateredC．clearedD．planted7、A．fortunatelyB．properlyC．obviouslyD．naturally8、A．freshB．warmC．bitterD．cool9、A．snowB．rainC．mistD．frost10、A．loveB．prayerC．faithD．choice11、A．payoffB．floodoutC．falloffD．runout12、A．primaryB．toughC．randomD．casual13、A．mistakeB．profitC．commitmentD．compromise14、A．whyB．whatC．howD．where15、A．DuetoB．RatherthanC．AlongwithD．Regardlessof16、A．blessedB．surroundedC．filledD．satisfied17、A．appliesB．occursC．appealsD．happens18、A．hurtB．changeC．matterD．stay19、A．madeB．tendedC．settledD．reviewed20、A．harvestsB．possibilitiesC．guaranteesD．advantages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）Nicotineisakindofchemical.Itisoneofthemostharmfulandwidelyavailablelegal1．(drug)intheworld.It'saddictiveandharmfulbothtosmokersandthepeoplewho2．(expose)tosmoke,especiallychildren.Soitisnecessary3．(stop)smoking.Thoughgivingupsmokingistough,itisnot4．(possible).Consideringtheseareassuchasyourhealthandthose5．willbenefitfromyourquitting,youwillmakeupyourmindandsticktoit,Cigarettesare6．(high)effectiveatdeliveringnicotinethroughoutyourbody,sowhenyoustopsmoking,youmightexperienceanxiety,headachesandsoon.Pleasedon'tbe7．(disappoint),youshouldrealizeitmaytakemorethanoneattempttostopsmoking.Ifyou'vetriedquittingonyourownbutarestillstruggling,thinkabout8．(get)professionalhelp.Besides,yourfamilyandfriendscanbeextrasupport.Letthemknowyourgoalandaskthemtohelpyoubynotsmokingaroundorofferingyouacigarette.Youcanalsoaskfor9．(they)encouragementandletthemremindyou10．yourgoalwhenstickingisdifficult.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(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下便条为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。便条中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Asstudents,wehaveclassesforearlymorningtilllateafternoon．Therefore,takeaten-minutebreakbetweenclassisdefinitelyimportant,evennecessary、Otherwisewemayfeelbothphysicallyormentallytired、Duringtheten-minutebreakwedidsomethingtogetridoftiredness．Whatweneedistohaverealrest,insteadofgettingeventired．Sodon'tdoanythingthatwillmakeyoutooexcited．Myten-minutebreakisalwayspleased．Iusuallytakesomeexercise．SometimeIhaveafreechatwithmyclassmates．Whenthenewclassbegins,Ifeelfreshlyagain、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，请给你的英国朋友Peter写封信，谈谈你在高中的学习情况，内容包括：1.一件在高中学习中令你印象深刻的事情；2.个人对高中学习的感想和展望。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearPeter,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、D4、D5、D6、B7、D8、C9、A10、C11、B12、C13、C14、D15、A16、C17、B18、C19、C20、C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、1、B2、C3、B4、C22、1、B2、C3、A4、B23、Iwroteabusinessplantheotherday.Igaveittomyhusbandforsuggestions.Afterreadingit,hesaid,“Idon'tthinkthisisuptoyourusualstandards.”Isaid,“Ineedmoreinformation.Whatdoesn'twork？”Hesaidhewasn'tsure.Ithentooktheletterandrereadit.Heasked,“HowaboutifIlookatitagainandmakenotesbetweenthespace？”Iagreed.AhalfhourlaterIlookedathisnotesandtoldhimhedidn'tunderstandthesituationandwhatIreallywantedtoexpress.Heshrugged(耸肩)andsaidOK.Itooktheletterandwentbacktomycomputerandagainrevisedit.AsIwaswriting,Icouldseemyletterimprovingbasedonhissuggestions.WhenIfinished,Iproudlyhandedtheletterbacktomyhusband.Hereaditforthethirdtimeandsaid,“It'sstillnotrightbutIcouldn'texactlysay.”IwasalittleannoyedandthentoldhimIwasthewriterandIhadseensomegoofy(愚蠢的)lettershesentout.ButIpickedupmyletterandwentbacktothecomputer.Afteranhourofrevisions,Iwentbacktomyhusbandapologeticallywiththeletterinmyhand.ItoldhimIwassorryforwhatI'dsaidandaskedifhewouldpleasereadtheletteragainbecauseIdidvaluehiscontribution.Beingaverypatientandkind­heartedfellow,heonceagainreadmyletteranddeclaredthatitwasfine.Thisallleadsmetothefollowing:whenyouaskforadviceonaproject,beappreciativeandgrateful.Understandthattheadviceandsuggestionsyougetmaybenegative.