庆阳市重点中学2025届高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

庆阳市重点中学2025届高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷考生须知：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．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving2．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the3．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto4．---It’sraininghardandwecan’tgopicnickingtoday.---Ifonlytheweather_____fine!A．is B．were C．hadbeen D．wouldbe5．---Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.---Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout6．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept7．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven8．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．assoonas9．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．amwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting10．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout11．Theonlineword“selfie”isgaining______andmoreandmorepeopletendtouseitnowadays.A．accessB．admissionC．controlD．currency12．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto13．Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how14．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because15．I'mcallingtoenquireabouttheposition__________inyesterday'sChinaDaily.A．advertised B．tobeadvertised C．advertising D．havingadvertised16．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup17．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．andC．orD．so18．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor19．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily20．—Jackshouldhavecalmeddownattheparty!—Butthekidsmadesomuchnoisethathecouldn’thelpbut_______.A．facethemusicB．eatlikeabirdC．mendhiswaysD．flyoffthehandle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）Attimesweallgetangrywhenwearedriving.Itmightbebecausewearestuckinatrafficjamorstuckbehindaveryslowdriver.tmightbebecausewethinkanotherdriverhasdonesomethingverystupidanddangerous.Whateverthereason,itseemsthatgettingangryinacarissomethingwhichhappensmoreandmoreoftenandthereisnowaspecialtermforit:"roadrage".Someexpertseventhinkthatroadrageisakindofmentalillness!Howcanwerecognizethis"illness"ofroadrage?Therearetwokindsofroadrage:aggressivedrivingandaggressivereactionstothewayotherpeoplearedriving.Aggressivedrivingcantakedifferentforms:●Drivingmuchfasterthanthespeedlimit.●Increasingyourspeedveryquickly.●Drivingveryclosebehindthecarinfrontandsoundingthehornorflashingtheheadlights.●Changinglanesverysuddenlyandblockinganothercar.●Movingintoaparkingspacewhereanotherearistryingtopark.Therearealsodifferentreactionstothewayotherpeoplearedriving.Theseinclude:●Makingrudesignsatpeople.●Shoutingatpeopleandthreateningthem.●Deliberatelydrivingintoanotherperson'scar.●Hittingsomebody.●Usingaweaponsuchasabaseballbat,orevenagunoraknife.Roadrageiscertainlynotajoke.Therehavebeenincidentsofroadragewhichhaveledtoseriousinjuriesandevenmurder.Expertsthinkthatonereasonforroadrageisthatfilmsshowalotofexamplesoffastandaggressivedrivingsuchascarchaseswherethiskindofdrivingseemstohepositive.Expertsalsothinkthatthepunishmentsfordangerousdrivingarenotseriousenough.Experienceshowsthatdrivingproblemscanbecontrolled，butittakesalongtime.IntheUKinthelast30years，thepolicehavebeenquitesuccessfulinreducingthenumberofpeoplewhodrinkanddrive.Theyarenowworkingtostoppeopleusingmobilephoneswhentheyaredriving.Let'shopetheycanhavethesamesuccesswithroadrage.1、Whichofthefollowingdescribesaggressivereactionstothewayotherpeoplearedriving？A．Makingpolitesignsatpeople.B．Shoutingatpeopleandthreateningthem.C．Drivingmuchfasterthanthespeedlimit.D．Movingintoaparkingspacewhereanothercaristryingtopark.2、Roadragehappenspossiblybecause______.A．weareinafast-changingsocietyB．itwon'tcauseseriousinjuriesordeathC．thedriversthemselveshavedonesomethingstupidD．thedriverswon'tgetseverepunishmentsfordangerousdriving3、What'sthetoneofthelastparagraph？A．Sad. B．Cold.C．Optimistic. D．Exciting.22．（8分）Corals(珊瑚)areoftendescribedasunderseaforests,buttheyaredecliningfarmorequicklythantheAmazon.Thecoralreefs(礁)arelikelytobeamongthefirstecosystemstobewipedoutbyclimatechange.Atemperatureriseofjust1to2℃canleadtothedeathofthealgae(海藻)uponwhichcoralsdepend,drainingthemofcolorandmakingthestructuremorefragile.Thesebleaching(脱色)eventscanbetemporaryifwaterscool,butthemorefrequenttheyareandthelongertheylast,thegreatertheriskofdamageis.Butthat’sexactlywhatishappening.Bleachingwasfirstobservedin1983.Itwasseenonagloballevelin1998,then2010,andthenfrom2015to2017.Mostavailablescientificevidencetellsusthatunlesswedosomethingtolimitwarmingto1.5℃,wewilllose99%oftheworld’scoralreefsincomingdecades.Butthereareotherthreatsbeyondwarming.OffthePhilippineislandofPalawan,itsoldreefshavebeenbadlydamagedbydirtywaterfromthetouristholidaycenter,pollutionfromboatsandoverfishing.Theareaoughttobeashelterbecauseit’soneoftheoceanregionsmostbearabletoclimatechange.“Evenhere,wearelosingourcorals,”saidDavidObura,chairoftheGlobalSpecialistGroupintheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature.“Weneedtoreducestressfromoverfishing,coastaldevelopment,pollutionandtourism.”“I’magenerationofscientistswatchingthemdisappear.It’sverydepressing,”Oburasaid.“Above1.5℃,inabout50years,theywillbeatreasureofhistoricmoviesandpictures,butverylittletoseeinreallife.Childrenborntodaymaybethelastgenerationtoseecoralreefsinalltheirglory.”1、Howdoestherisingtemperatureaffectcorals?A．Bydamagingthealgae.B．Bydarkeningtheircolor.C．BycuttingtheirfoodresourcesD．Bychangingtheirstructurestemporarily.2、Whathappenedafter2015accordingtothetext?A．Bleachingfirstbecameaglobalissue.B．Theocean’stemperaturewentupsteadily.C．Welost99%oftheworld’scoralreefs.D．World-widecoralbleachinglastedlonger.3、WhatfactorthatthreatenscoralsisstressedinParagraph3?A．Illegalfishing. B．Climatechange.C．Oceanpollution. D．Globalwarming.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Philippine’scoralreefsareunderthreat.B．Experts’greatconcernonglobalwarming.C．RecordourunderseaforestsbeforeitistoolateD．Thenextgenerationmayneverseethebeautyofcoralreefs23．（8分）Forallthepressuresandrewardsofregionalization(地区化)andglobalization,localidentitiesremainthemostdeeplyimpressed.Eveniftheendresultofglobalizationistomaketheworldsmaller,itsscopeseemstofostertheneedformoreprivatelocalconnectionsamongmanyindividuals.AsBernardPoignant,mayorofthetownofQuimperinBrittany,toldtheWashingtonPost,“Manisafragileanimalandheneedshiscloseattachments.Themoreopentheworldbecomes,themoretiestherewillbetoonesrootsandone’sland.”Inmostcommunities,locallanguagessuchasPoignant’sBretonserveastrongsymbolicfunctionasaclearmarkof“authenticity(原真性)”.Thesumtotalofacommunity’ssharedhistoricalexperience,authenticityreflectsanoticeablelinefromaculturallyidealizedpasttothepresent,carriedbythelanguageandtraditionsassociatedwiththecommunity’sorigins.Aconcernforauthenticityleadsmostsecular(世俗的)IsraelistodefendHebrewamongthemselveswhilealsoacquiringEnglishandevenArabic.ThesameobsessionwithauthenticitydrivesHasidicJewsinIsraelortheDiasporatochampionYiddishwhilealsolearningHebrewandEnglish.Ineachcase,authenticityamountstoacentralcoreofculturalbeliefsandinterpretationsthatarenotonlyresistanttoglobalizationbutalsoareactuallyreinforcedbythe“threat”thatglobalizationseemstopresenttothesehistoricalvalues.Scholarsmayarguethatculturalidentitieschangeovertimeinresponsetospecificrewardsystems.Butlocalsoftenresistsuchexplanationanddefendauthenticityandlocalmothertonguesagainsttheperceivedthreatofglobalizationwithnearreligiouseagerness.Asaresult,neverbeforeinhistoryhavetherebeenasmanystandardizedlanguagesastherearetoday:roughly1,200.Manysmallerlanguages,eventhosewithfarfewerthanonemillionspeakers,havebenefitedfromstate-sponsoredorvoluntarypreservationmovements.Onthemostinformallevel,communitiesinAlaskaandtheAmericannorthwesthaveformedInternetdiscussiongroupsinanattempttopassonNativeAmericanlanguagestoyoungergenerations.IntheBasque,Catalan,andGalicianregionsofSpain,suchmovementsarefiercelypoliticalandfrequentlyinvolvedloyalresistancetotheSpanishgovernmentoverpoliticalandlinguisticrights.ProjectshaverangedfromacampaigntoprintSpanishmoneyinthefourofficiallanguagesofthestatetothecreationoflanguageimmersionnurseryandprimaryschools.ZapatistasinMexicoarechampioningtherevivalofMayanlanguagesinanequallypoliticalcampaignforlocalautonomy.Inadditiontocausingthefeelingofthesubjectiveimportanceoflocalroots,supportersoflocallanguagesdefendtheircontinueduseonpracticalgrounds.Localtonguesfosterhigherlevelsofschoolsuccess,higherdegreesofparticipationinlocalgovernment,moreinformedcitizenship,andbetterknowledgeofone’sownculture,history,andfaith.Governmentandreliefagenciescanalsouselocallanguagestospreadinformationaboutindustrialandagriculturaltechniquesaswellasmodernhealthcaretodiverseaudiences.DevelopmentworkersinWestAfrica,forexample,havefoundthatthebestwaytoteachthevastnumberoffarmerswithlittleornoformaleducationhowtosowandrotatecropsforhigheryieldsisintheselocaltongues.Nevertheless,bothregionalizationandglobalizationrequirethatmoreandmorespeakersoflocallanguagesbemulti-literate.1、Inparagraph1,theauthorquotedamayor’swordtoshowthatglobalization________.A．strengthenslocalidentities B．weakensregionalizationC．strengthensindividualism D．weakenslocalattachments2、Theinfluenceofglobalizationonauthenticityisthatit________.A．weakenstheauthorityofauthenticityB．preventsthedevelopmentofauthenticityC．enhancestheimportanceofauthenticityD．promotesthematurityofauthenticity3、Intermsofcampaignsforlanguageprotection,AmericadiffersfromSpainandMexicointhat______.A．itsvolunteershaveenoughsponsorshipfromthestate.B．itslocalsarenotinterestedinfindingnativeAmericans.C．itsyouthsareeagertopassonthelocaltraditions.D．itsmovementsarenotpolitical.4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Practically,locallanguagesarelessusedthanEnglish.B．Locallanguagesaremoreimportantindailylife.C．Thesmallertheworldis,themoreunitedthelocalsare.D．Therelationbetweenlocalizationandglobalizationisdouble-win.24．（8分）Iwasgettingreadytogotobedwhenthephonerang.Thiscouldnotbegood.Mymindracedthroughthelistoffamilymemberswhomightneedhelp,butthevoicewashardlyfamiliar.“Linda,thisisLesley.”Ididn’tknowLesleywell.Wedidoccasionallyspeakwitheachother,buttosaywewerefriendswasnotappropriate.Iaskedwhatsheneeded.Perhapssomethingreallyawfulcausedhertoreachsomeoneshebarelyknew.Instead,sheaskedme,“Doyouhaveroomforaturkey?Inyourfreezer?”Wehadlotsofroominourfreezer,andinfact,toomuch.“Sure,”Iresponded,“didyourfreezerbreakdown?”“Notexactly,”Lesleyreplied,“butIwillexplainwhenIarrive.”Minuteslatercameahugefreezertruck.Lesleysteppeddownandexplainedthelease(租约)ofthegrocerystoreherhusbandservicedhadrunoutandthattheyhadtoemptyallthefreezersthatnight.Thinkingitwasashametothrowawayallthisgoodfood,theydecidedtodropofffoodtoanyoneshecouldthinkof.Noticingourfreezerwasprettyempty,Lesleyaskedtofillitup.Ourhomewastheirlaststopandanythingleftwouldhavetobeputinourfreezer.Anhourlater,everythingfinished,Iaskedher,“Whenwillyoucomebackforallthis?”Lesleylaughed,“Wedon’twantitback.Itisyours!Thanksforhelpingusout!”Thentheywavedgoodbyeanddroveaway.“Forhelpingthemout?”Weopenedourfreezerdoor.Insidewereallexpensivefoodsweneverboughtbutoftenlongedtotry.Wewerestrugglingtobuygroceries,yetitwasnotsomethingwesharedwithanyone.However,ourneedsweremetinanunexpectedwaybythatcall.1、Howdidthewriterfeelwhensheheardthephoneringing?A．Relieved. B．Anxious.C．Shocked. D．Angry.2、WhatdoestheauthorindicatebytheunderlinedsentenceinPara.2?A．Theywereshortoffoodsupplies.B．Theirfreezerwasnotfrequentlyused.C．Theyweregladtoputtheturkeyinthefreezer.D．Theirfreezerwastoosmalltofillmuchfoodin.3、WhydidLesleycallupthewriter?A．Becausethewriterwashergoodfriend.B．Becausesomethingawfulhadhappened.C．Becausesheknewthewriterwasinneed.D．Becauseshedidn’twantfoodtogotowaste.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhoIsMyAngel? B．UnexpectedBargainsC．AFriendonSpeakingTerms D．DoYouHaveRoomforaTurkey?25．（10分）Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamily,andothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I’mnotgoingtosayluck,talent,andcircumstancesdon’tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligence,andthat’sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.However,tosucceedinlife,onefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.And,inadditiontothat,inordertogetreallygoodatsomething,oneneedstospendatleast3,000hoursstudyingandpracticing.Tobecomegreatatcertainthings,it’llrequireevenmoretime,timethatmostpeoplewon’tputin.Thisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulove.Ifyoudon’tenjoywhatyoudo,itisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyougiveupwellbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccess,youknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.It’ssometimeseasytothinktheygotluckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalent,butthinkingthatwaydoesyounogood,andthere’sahugechancethatyou’rewronganyway.Whateveryoudo,ifyouwanttobecomegreatatit,youneedtoworkdayinanddayout,almosttothepointofaddiction,andoveralongperiodoftime.Ifyou’renotwillingtoputinthetimeandwork,don’texpecttoreceiveanyprize.Consistent,hardworkwon’tguaranteeyouthelevelofsuccessyoumaywant,butitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.1、Paragraph1mainlytalksabout________.A．thereasonsforsuccess B．thestandardsofsuccessC．theimportanceofsuccess D．whatpeoplethinksuccessis2、Successfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause________.A．workmakesonefeelpain B．onetendstoenjoyhisworkC．ittakesalotoftimetosucceed D．onegivesuphisworkeasily3、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A．Successfulpeopleliketoshowtheirgreatskills.B．Peopleneedtoachievesuccessatthecostoflife.C．Peoplesometimessucceedwithoutluckortalent.D．Ithelpstothinkthatluckortalentleadstosuccess.4、Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A．Luck,talentandfamilyhelptoachievesuccess.B．Onecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpractice.C．Havingagoalisveryimportanttosuccess.D．Beinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreat.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）AnoldGrandfathersaidtohisgrandson,whocametohimwithangeratafriendwhohaddonehimaninjustice,“Letmetellyoua(n)1”“Itoo,attimes,havefeltgreat2forthosewhohavetakensomuch,withno3forwhattheydo.Buthate4youout,anddoesnothurtyourenemy.It’sliketakingpoisonandwishingyourenemywoulddie.Ihave5thesefeelingsmanytimes.”“Itisasiftherearetwo6insideme;oneisgoodanddoesnoharm.Helives7allaroundhimanddoesnottakeoffensewhennooffensewasintended.Hewillonly8whenitisrighttodoso,andintherightway.”“But…theotherwolf…ah!Thelittlestthingwillsendhimintoafitof9Hefightseveryone,allofthetime,forno10Hecannotthinkbecausehisangerandhatearesogreat.Itis11anger,forhisangerwillchangenothing.”“Sometimesitis12tolivewiththesetwowolvesinsideme,forbothofthemtryto13myspirit.”Withgreat14,theboylookedintently（专注地）intohisGrandfather’seyesasked,“Whichonewins,Grandfather?”TheGrandfathersmiledandquietlysaid,“TheoneI15”Youhavetwosetsoffeelings;positivefeelingsandnegativefeelings.Andyouknowthe16betweenthetwobecauseonemakesyoufeelgood,andtheothermakesyoufeelhad.Youshouldalwaysrememberthatitis17tofeelgoodwhilehaving18thoughts.Whenyouarefeelinggood,youmustbethinkingsomethinggood.Soyouaresendingoutapowerfulfrequencythatis19backtoyoumoregoodthingsthatwillmakeyoufeelgood.20thosemomentswhenyouarefeelinggood,andmilkthem.Beawarethatasyouarefeelinggood,youarepowerfullyattractingmoregoodthingstoyou.1、A．adventureB．storyC．jokeD．challenge2、A．hateB．regretC．envyD．tiredness3、A．delightB．expectationC．appreciationD．sorrow4、A．beatsB．putsC．wearsD．breaks5、A．givenoutB．struggledwithC．goneoverD．thoughtabout6、A．devilsB．petsC．wolvesD．partners7、A．inharmonywithB．incompanywithC．inpartnershipwithD．inagreementwith8、A．devoteB．deliverC．fightD．offend9、A．excitementB．temperC．happinessD．laughter10、A．argumentB．purposeC．judgementD．reason11、A．helplessB．desperateC．effortlessD．temporary12、A．dangerousB．necessaryC．toughD．funny13、A．liftB．controlC．weakenD．frighten14、A．intentionB．courageC．enthusiasmD．interest15、A．feedB．arrestC．designD．resist16、A．relationB．differenceC．similarityD．distance17、A．immoralB．impoliteC．impatientD．impossible18、A．anxiousB．blankC．badD．narrow19、A．attractingB．draggingC．pushingD．expecting20、A．TargetB．SeizeC．InterruptD．Experience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）WhenIwasincollege,awhitecatoftenshoweduponourcampus.Itwasclear1．hewasastray(流浪的)catbecausehelookedthinandweak.Studentswouldplaywithhimafterclassandfeedhimallkindsoffood.Theschooldidn’tsayanythingaboutthecatfor2．longtime.Butoneday,we3．(tell)thatoneofourfellowstudentshadaninfectiousdiseaseandthatthecatwas4．(possible)thesource.Afterthat,wewerenotallowedtotouchanystray5．(animal)oncampus.Theschoolstartedtomakeeffortstokeepanimals6．campusaswell.Sincewewerenotallowedtofeedthewhitecat,itwashardforhimtofindfoodonthestreet.He7．(become)weakandskinny.Butwhiletherestofusignoredthecat,asecurityguardatourschooldecidedtotakeonthe8．(responsible)ofcaringforhim.Hetookthecattoavetforahealthcheck.Hethenwenttoanearbysupermarketandboughtfoodforthecat,aswellasasmallbedforhimtosleepin.Hemadesurethecatwashealthyand9．(comfort).Itmightseemlikeasmallefforttosomepeople.10．thismanriskedhisjob-hisonlysourceofincome-justtofeedatinycatwhonooneelsecaredfor.Itwasaveryheartwarmingthingtosee.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；在错的词下划一满线，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。DearSir，ThankyouforinvitemetothesummerEnglishcourseinyourschool、Asforyourchoicebetweenthetwocourses,preferthefour-weekcoursebecauseofthiswillallowmemoretimetodosoratravelingandmakeafewmwfriends、OfallthesubjectI’mteamingatschool,IlikeEnglishbest、IhadbeenlearningEnglishforelevenyearsbutmyspokenEnglishremainspoorly,SoIrealhopetotakethischancetoimproveit、Ifpossible,I’dliketoslaywithafamilyforacoupleofdaysinorderthatIcanknewsomecustomsinEngland-whatI’mparticularlyinterestedin,IbelieveIwillhavewonderfultimethissum