西藏省2025届高考英语押题试卷含解析

西藏省2025届高考英语押题试卷考生请注意：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．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon2．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．althoughB．whileC．asD．however3．Mostspendingthatresultsindebtislikeadrug:aquickhitofpleasurethat______,onlytodragyoudownforyearstocome.A．takesoff B．wearsoff C．setsoff D．showsoff4．––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished5．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe6．Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance7．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior8．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．can’t B．mustn’tC．shouldn’t D．mightn’t9．Theemoticons_____whenwewanttostopaconversation,sparingustheembarrassment.A．comearoundB．comeinhandyC．comeaboutD．comeby10．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which11．---Marywasaskedtodosomethingimportant.---Itdoesn’tmatter.Let’stheworkwhereitisleftoff.A．takeup B．takedown C．takein D．takeoff12．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept13．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit14．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder15．Guangdongprovincerolledoutnewguidelines,_____offensivenicknamesandonlineviolenceasschoolbullying.A．defining B．definedC．todefine D．havingdefined16．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it17．—It______________toplanttreesandgrassonthehillside.—Yes.Theyhelpstopsoilfrombeingwashedaway.A．makessense B．makesmoneyC．makesaliving D．makesamistakes18．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout19．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith20．Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom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）ComedyandPsychologyEarlierthisyearIdidapart-timecomedycourse.TheclasswastaughtbyRyan,aprofessionalcomedian.Ihadperformedashow,whichwasn’toriginallymeanttobeacomedy.However,theaudiencelaughedatmyfirstjoke,thencontinuedtolaughthroughouttheroutinesthatweremeanttobeserious.SoitwastheaudiencewhotoldmeIwasfunny,butIdidn’tunderstandwhyorhowtocontrolthecomic(滑稽的)moments.So,Ijoinedthecoursetolearn.“Turnoffyoureditorthatmakesyousaytherightthingandrememberhowtobeachild,”explainedRyan.“Don’ttrytobeclever.Don’ttrytoohardtobefunny…andknowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikelytohelpyoumuch.Justbehaveinasillyway.That’swhatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.”Ryanwouldhelpusloosenupbysayingthingslike,“Wanderaroundtalkingtoothers,butmakesurethatyou’retheloweststatuspersonhere.”I’dsaythatunderstandingthepsychologyofhumorhasactuallyhelped.RecentlyIcameacrossthebookInsideJokes:UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Itsmainideaisthatanyself-directedintelligentsystemwillneedtocorrectitsownfault.There’sariskthattheoccasionalerrorwillbemade.Ifthiswasboringorburdensome,we’dbelesswillingtodoit.However,evolutionhasmadetheprocessfun.Here’sajokeinthebook:Twofishareinatank.Onesaystotheother,“Doyouknowhowtodrivethisthing?”Itworksontheprinciplethatwehavestartedtoimagineonething—thatthetankisthetypicalcontainerpeoplekeepfishin—and,justintime,thefollowingwordstellusthatourfirstassumptionwaswrong—it’saheavyvehicle.Forcorrectlyfiguringouttheerror,wearerewardedwithapleasurablefeeling.Thejokeisanefficientwayofencouragingthisnaturalreaction,andcomedianshavebecomeexpertsinslightlytouchingthismentalfunny-boneinordertomakeuslaugh.Ryanwasrightwhenhesaidthatknowingthetheoryofhumorwouldn’thelpusthatmuchasacomedy.Duringoneexerciseinthecourse,fourofusweretoldtoperformanopera.SusanandCarolinesangearnestlyoneithersideofthestage,andIbroughtHenrytothefloor,wherewewrestled(摔跤)eachotherlikeout-of-controlteenagers.Therestofthegroupwasinuncontrollablefitsoflaughter.Asaperformer,I’llneverappreciatejustwhyitseemedsofunny.ButthepointisthatIwouldneverhavewrittenthisonthepaper.Itwasajoyous,foundmoment.1、Whydidtheauthorattendthecomedycourse?A．Hewantedtoseehowthetheoriesworkedinpractice.B．Hediscoveredhehadsomenaturalabilityincomedy.C．Heworriedabouthowotherperformerswouldfindhim.D．Hegotunpleasantexperienceswhenperformingacomedy.2、Ryanrequiredthepeopleonthecomedycourseto______.A．copytheirfavoriteperformanceB．imagineotherpeople’sreactionsC．helpthemselvesfeelcomfortableD．behaveinamoreplayfulmanner3、WhatisthepurposeofthejokementionedinParagraph4?A．Todiscusswhathumorbringsaboutexactly.B．Togiveanexampleofanotherkindofhumor.C．Toprovethepointaboutpsychologyofhumor.D．Toshowwhysomepeoplearefunnierthanothers.4、Whatviewdoestheauthorputforwardintheend?A．Visualhumoriswhatappealstopeoplemost.B．Whatpeoplefindfunnyisoftenunpredictable.C．Theoriesexplaininghumortendtobemistaken.D．Learningcomicskillsprovestobeadifficulttask.22．（8分）TheTrueStoryofaYoungManWhenReginaldLindsayreceivedascholarshiptoMorehouseCollegeinAtlanta,Georgiain1923,whathewantedmostwasnotajobwithagoodsalary,butachancetobeamemberofCongressasasouthernrepresentative.AfterearninghisdegreeatHarvardLawSchoolin1930,hereturnedtotheSouthtopracticelawamongthepoor.“Iwanttohelpthemunderstandwhattheirrightsareandtohelpthemachievethem,”hesaid.ThenheranforpoliticalofficeatthelocalandstateleveluntilhewasreadytotryforCongress.Reggrewupinalow-incomeNegrosectionofBirmingham,Alabama.Broughtupbyhisgrandparentsafterhisparentsweredivorcedwhilehewasveryyoung,Reghadbeenlivingthroughaperiodoffar-reachingprogressinracerelations.Inthesummerof1928ReghimselfbecameagoodexampleofthisprogresswhenhebecamethefirstNegrostudentappointedtoaspecialnewprogram.TheprogramintroducedbrightyoungstudentstotheworkingsoftheGeorgiaStategovernmentandencouragedthemtoseekemploymentthereafterfinishingtheireducation.“I‟vebeenlucky,”hesaid.“Iseemtohavebeenintherightplaceattherighttime.”ButluckwasonlypartofReg‟sstory,forhemadethemostofopportunitiesthatcamehisway.Helearnedtoreadinkindergartenandbeganvisitingthepubliclibraryregularlytoborrowbooks.Hisgrandparentsencouragedhim,thoughneitherofthemhadmucheducation,andtheyboughthimasetofencyclopedias.“Ilovedthosebooks,”heremembered.“Iusedtocomedownstairsbeforebreakfastandreadshortarticles.Ienjoyedreadingaboutfamousmen,andthenIwouldpretendtobeoneofthem.Iguessitwaspartlyachildishgameandpartlyanescape.Itwasn‟ttoomuchfuntobeaNegrowhenIwasakid.”Whilestudyingforhisbachelor‟sdegreeatMorehouseCollege,Regworkedonseveralpoliticalcampaignshelpingcandidatesgetelectedtogovernmentoffices.Atthesametimehemaintaineda“B”averagewhilemajoringinpoliticalscience.WithjusttwomoreyearstocompleteatHarvardLawSchool,whichalsogavehimascholarship,Regmadeagoodstartonhisprofessionalcareer.Hesaid,“ThegoodlifeformeisthekindoflifewhereIcanfindsatisfactioninpublicservice.”Thenin1931hewastheMassachusettsstatecommissionerofpublicutilitiesandfrom1993to2009hewasjudgeoftheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheDistrictofMassachusetts.1、AfterearninghisdegreefromHarvardLawSchool,Reginaldplannedto.A．returntohishometowntofindajobwithagoodsalaryB．gobacktotheSouthtohelpthepoorunderstandtheirrightsC．runforlocalofficetomakeprogressonthecivilrightsmovementD．tryforCongressbyencouragingthepoortojoinaneducationprogram2、InwhatwaydidReginald‟sgrandparentsencouragehimtoread?A．Theysenthimtokindergarten.B．Theyledhimtopubliclibrary.C．Theyboughthimencyclopedias.D．Theyborrowedmanybooksforhim.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeReginald?A．Enthusiasticandcareful. B．Cooperativeandmodest.C．Ambitiousandhardworking. D．Courageousandgenerous.23．（8分）Anameismorethanjustaword.Itcarriestheweightofaperson’swholeidentity.Anamecanrepresentaperson’sethnicity(种族身份)andculture,orshowrespectfortheirancestralroots.Aself-givennamemayrepresentaperson’sbeliefsorchosenidentity.Everyonehastherighttohavetheirnamepronouncedcorrectly.Itisasignofrespectforaperson’sindividuality.“Aperson’snameistohimorherthesweetestandmostimportantsoundinanylanguage,”DaleCarnegiewritesinhisbookHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople.Behindeachnameisastory,andwhenanameisanglicized(英语化),mispronounced,orignored,thatstoryisdismissed.Anamemispronouncedforalongtimecannegativelyimpactaperson’sattitudetowardtheirownidentity.Itcancreatefeelingsofshameorembarrassmentbecausetheyaremadetofeellikeaburden.Inthelongterm,thismightcausesomeonetodistancethemselvesfromtheirroots.Theymaybeginshyingawayfromtheirnativelanguage,culture,andfamilyforthesakeoffittingin.Inordertoavoidthis,manyinternationalstudentslivingintheU.S.chooseEnglishnames.Peopleshouldn’thavetoignoretheiridentitiesforthesakeofsomeoneelse’sconvenience.Everyonemakesmistakes,andnoteveryonecangetanamerightonthefirsttry.Mispronouncinganamerepeatedly,however,showsalackofeffort.Itisnotokaytobecomfortablewithmispronouncingnames,andbeingunfamiliarwithalanguageisnoexcuse.Ifyou’reunsurewhetheryou’repronouncinganamecorrectly,justask.Thinkofitasawaytoexpandandstrengthenunderstanding,bothpersonallyandculturally.Whenmeetingsomeoneforthefirsttime,makesurethatyouheardthenamecorrectly.Itdoesn’ttakealottosimplyrepeatthenameback.Spellitout.Writeitdown.Dowhateveryouhavetodotogetthenameright.Makingtheefforttocorrectlypronouncesomeone’snameisanessentialpartofculturalcompetency(文化素养).Withoutthis,wecannotexpecttoshowrespectandtoleranceforourdiversecommunity.1、Whatmayaperson’snametellus?A．Hisculturalbackground. B．Hisphysicalappearance.C．Hisfavoritesound. D．Hisattitudetolife.2、What’sthelong-terminfluenceofmispronouncingonesname?A．Thefeelingofshamemaybecaused.B．Thepersonmayfeelover-burdened.C．Thecharacterofthepersonmaychange.D．Thepersonmaytrytohidehisroots.3、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofmispronouncinganamerepeatedly?A．Itisunavoidable. B．Itisunacceptable.C．Itstrengthensfriendship. D．Itshowsdiscrimination.4、What’sthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Howtoshowourrespectforothers. B．Howtoavoidmispronouncingnames.C．Howtoimproveourpronunciation. D．Howtoliveharmoniouslyinacommunity.24．（8分）Howcanyougainknowledgeoftheworldwithoutbooksorteachers?Visitingvariouskindsofworld-famousmuseumsmaybeyourbestchoice.Ifyouareinterested，hereare3famousmuseumswellworthvisiting.NationalGallery,London2017attendance:6,263,000TheNationalGalleryoriginallyopenedin1824inaPallMalltownhousewithjust38paintings.Today’sollctioncontainsover2,300worksfromthe13thto19thcenturies,whichyoucanappreciatefreeofcharge.Theworksrangeinstyleandtimeperiod,buthey,everyoneneedstoseeVanGogh’sSunflowersinRoom43atleastonce,forwhichtheMuseumisfamous.Openingtime:daily10am—6pmFriday10am—9pmClosedtime:Januaryand24—26DecemberAdmission:FreeNationalAirandSpaceMuseum,Washington,D．C2017attendance:7,500,000TheNationalAirandSpaceMuseum,partoftheSmithsonianInstitution,hoststheworld’slargestcollectionofaviationandspaceartifacts.You’llseecrowdsflockingtowardthe1903WrightFlyerandApollo11commandmodule,butdon’tforgetaboutNASA’soften—overlookedStardustprobe.HoursandAdmission:OpeneverydayexceptDecember25.Freeadmissionandtickets(free)areneeded.1.Amaximumof4000freeticketswillbeissuedeachdayatthemuseum.2.EachvisitorcanoncecollectonefreeticketofthedaywithvalidID(Passport).RegularHours:10:00amto5:30pmExtendedHours:10:00amto7:30pmFridays,SaturdaysandSundaysNationalMuseumofChina,Beijing2017attendance:7,550,000FoundedinFebruary2003,thishuge,well-curatedmuseumsitsontheedgeofBeijing’sTiananmenSquareandisfreetoenter.Ithousesmorethan1.3millionexhibitionpiecesinits40halls，focusedprimarilyonChina’sachievementsinhistory,culture,andart.OpeningHours:9:00—17:00ClosedonMondaysMuseumVisitingTips:Limitthenumberofbags(onlyonehandbagisallowed).Allvisitorsarescreenedthroughmetaldetectoruponentry.ThefeweritemsyoubringinsidetheMuseum.Beforeyouvisit,pleasereviewthelistofprohibiteditems,VisitorscarryingprohibiteditemswillnotbeallowedinsidetheMuseum,s0pleaseleavethemathomeorinyourcar.NoFoodorDrink:OnlybottledwaterispermittedintheMuseum1、Whichofthefollowingmuseumshadthelargestnumberofvisitorsin2017?A．NationalAirandSpaceMuseum,Washington,D．C．B．NationalGallery,London.C．BritishMuseum,London.D．NationalMuseumofChina,Beijing.2、WhatisconsideredthemostvaluabletreasurekeptinNationalGallery,London?A．LeonardodaVinci’sMonaLisa.B．Thepaintingsfromthe13thto19thcenturies.C．VanGogh’sSunflowers.D．The38originalpaintingscollectedinthemuseum.3、Whatcanyoubringwithyouwhilevisitingthemuseums?A．Abottleofwater.B．Acanofbeer.C．Twolargebags.D．Knives.25．（10分）Losingweightcomeswithalotofhealthbenefits—includingmakingyourbrainsharper.Yes,itturnsoutthatoverweightmaydamagecognitivefunctions(认知功能)suchasmemoryandattention.Therehavebeenfewstudiesofoverweightandcognitivefunctioning,possiblybecauseitisgenerallybelievedthatitisnotaprimaryriskcauseforpoorcognitiveperformance.Losingweight,therefore,mayhelpimprovethesementalfunctions,accordingtoanewresearchledbyJohnGunstad,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatKentStateUniversity.Growingevidencesuggeststhatbeingfatislinkedtocognitivedeficits(缺陷).SoGunstadandhisteamguessedthatlosingweightmightimprovementalfunction.Fortheirstudy,theymeasuredmemoryandattentioninagroupof150overweightparticipants,someofwhomhadsomekindofoperationforweightlossandsomedidnot.Allofthevolunteerscompletedmentalskillsteststoassesstheirabilitiesofmemoryandattentionatthebeginningofthestudy,andagain12weekslater.Tobeginwith,about24%ofthepatientsshoweddamagedlearningand23%showedsignsofpoormemorywhentested.Attheendofthestudy,thosewhohadlostweightafteroperationimprovedtheirscoresintotheaverageoraboveaveragerangeforcognitivefunctions.Scoresforthevolunteerswhodidn’tloseweightdroppedevenfurther.ThestudyhelpedGunstadtofindoutwhetherlosingweighthadanyeffectonmentalfunction.Nowthathe’sseenthepositiveeffectthatweightlosscanhaveonmemoryandattention,hesayshewillnextstudythosewhochoosetoloseweightbythetraditionalway—eatinghealthierandgettingmoreactive.Heexpectsthatlosingweightinthiswaywillhaveasimilarlypositiveeffectonthebrain.“Ifwecanimprovetheconditionwithoperations,thenwecanprobablyproducethesamechangewithbehavioralweightlossaswell,”hesays.1、Thereislessresearchonoverweightandcognitivefunctionsbecauseresearchers________.A．believeoverweightonlyaffectsourbodyB．havefocusedonwaystosharpenpeople’smindC．donotconsideroverweightamaincauseforlowcognitiveabilityD．areclearabouttherelationbetweenweightandmentalfunctions2、TheresultofGunstad’sstudyshowsthat________.A．losingweighthaslittleeffectonpeople’smemoryB．losingweightcanimprovepeople’smentalfunctionsC．overweightpeoplearelikelytohavepsychologyproblemsD．overweightpeople’sabilitiesofconcentrationdiffergreatly3、WhatisGunstadplanningtoprovenextinhisresearch?A．Slimpeoplearesmarterthanoverweightpeople.B．Healthydietisbetterthanexerciseinlosingweight.C．Traditionalwaysoflosingweightarebetterthanoperation.D．Overweightpeoplewillgetsmarterbytakingmoreexercise.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BodyWeightandHealthB．LosingWeightbyOperationC．WaystoImproveMentalFunctionsD．LosingWeighttoSharpenYourMind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）ManyyearsagoinasmallIndianvillage,afarmerhadthemisfortuneofowingalargesumofmoneytoavillagemoneylender.Themoneylender,whowasoldandugly,1thefarmer’sbeautifuldaughter.Soheproposeda2.Hesaidhewouldforgivethefarmer’s3ifhecouldmarryhisdaughter.Boththefarmerandhisdaughterwerehorrifiedbythe4.Sothecunningmoneylendersuggestedthatheputa5pebble(鹅卵石)andawhitepebbleintoanemptymoneybag,6thegirlwouldhavetopickonepebblefromthebag.7shepickedtheblackpebble,shewouldbecomehis8andherfather’sdebtwouldbeforgiven.Ifshepickedthewhitepebbleshe9marryhimandherfather’sdebtwouldstillbeforgivenifshe10topickapebble,herfatherwouldbethrownintojail.Theywerestandingonapebble-strewn11inthefarmer’sfieldwhenthemoneylenderbentoverto12twopebble.Ashepickedthemup,thesharp-eyedgirl13thathehadpickeduptwoblackpebblesandputthemintothebeg.Thegirlputherhandintothemoneybaganddrewouta14.Withoutlookingatit,shefumbledandletit15ontothepebble-strewnpathwhereit16becamelostamongalltheotherpebbles.“Oh,how17ofme!”shesaid.“Butnevermind,ifyoulookintothebagfortheonethatis18,youwillbeabletotellwhichpebbleIpicked.”Themoneylenderdarednotadmithis19.Thegirlchangedwhatseemedan20situationintoanextremelyadvantageousone.1、A．enviedB．marriedC．fanciedD．helped2、A．meetingB．changeC．bargainD．toast3、A．debtB．paymentC．faultD．pride4、A．thoughtB．adviceC．planD．proposal5、A．sharpB．blackC．commonD．small6、A．forB．andC．butD．or7、A．BecauseB．AlthoughC．IfD．Since8、A．moneylenderB．servantC．wifeD．daughter9、A．couldn’tB．shouldn’tC．mustn’tD．needn’t10、A．pretendedB．agreedC．refusedD．decided11、A．pathB．areaC．placeD．garden12、A．throwawayB．askforC．pickupD．pointat13、A．ignoredB．warnedC．noticedD．suggested14、A．pennyB．pebbleC．coinD．piece15、A．rollB．fallC．flyD．move16、A．interestinglyB．mysteriouslyC．unexpectedlyD．immediately17、A．clumsyB．forgetfulC．stupidD．hopeless18、A．heldB．chosenC．foundD．left19、A．dishonestyB．worryC．mistakeD．guilt20、A．impossibleB．embarrassingC．urgentD．unbelievable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）Chinahasalwaysbeenfamousforbeinga“StateofEtiquette(礼仪)”.Accordingtohistoricaldocuments,asearlyas2,600yearsago,thisnationhasalreadyestablishedathoroughset（小题1）diningetiquette.Afamous19thcenturyRussianwriter,AntonChekhov,onceinvitedaChineseman（小题2）(have)adrinkinabar.Chekhovsaid,“Beforedrinkingfromhiscup,hehelditwithhishandsandpresentedtomeandthebarownerandbartenders,（小题3）(say)‘qing(please)’.ThisisthecustomofChina.Theyarenotlikeustofinishitinonedrink,（小题4）prefertodrinkbytakingasmallamountat（小题5）time.Witheverysip(一小口),he（小题6）(eat)somefood.Afterwards,hehandedmesomeChinese（小题7）(coin)toshowgratitude.Thisisaratherinterestinglypolitenationality...“ThiswasthemostvaluableopinionofaChineseperson（小题8）wasgivenbyaforeignertwocenturiesago.Chinesetraditionaldinnerproceduresusedtobelonganddealt（小题9）(serious)with;the（小题10）(important)theoccasion,themorecomplextheprocedureswere.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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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（从第11处起）不计分。Mostpeoplelookforwardtotheirbirthdaysbecauseofthepresentstheyreceivethem、Ihavebeengettingmybirthdaypresentsbutnoneofwhichhavebeenremarkablesofar、Myparentsalwaysgivemebookswhichisfinebutnotexciting、Then,onmyseventeenbirthday,Igotthebestbirthdaypresentever、Onthediningtablewasawhiteenvelope、Iopeneditandfindakeyandanote、“