2025届安徽省定远县重点中学高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2025届安徽省定远县重点中学高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项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．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft2．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt3．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging4．Manydevelopingcountriesareunwillingtopursuetheireconomicdevelopment______destroyingtheenvironmentdespitetherebeingseveralfinancialcrises.A．attheriskof B．atthecostof C．attheendof D．atthemercyof5．Iamalwaysdelightedwhenreceivingyourinvitation,______thepartyonJune9thafterthenationalcollegeentranceexamination,Ishallbepleasedtoattend.A．Onaccountof B．WithregardtoC．Inresponseto D．Inviewof6．—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．are B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were7．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push8．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare9．Mothertoldmeinaphonecallthatshehadwrittentomeaweekbefore,butIhaven’treceived__________.A．one B．it C．something D．anything10．Whetherthebuildingsinthisareashouldbepulleddownhasremained____；peoplearestilllookingforotherpossiblesolutions.A．unchallenged B．relevantC．controversial D．contradictory11．Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded12．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't13．---Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?---Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when14．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested15．—Hi!John,wouldyouliketoplayfootballwithus?—Oh，Ican’t.I___mylessonallthemorningandstillneedhalfanhour.A．amreviewing B．havebeenreviewingC．havereviewed D．reviewed16．––Aretherepairsfinishedyet?––Yes,they______whenIcamebackhome.A．wouldbecompletedB．wouldcompleteC．hadcompletedD．hadbeencompleted17．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone18．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When19．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where20．Sarah______changehermind,eventhoughsheknewtheplanwashardtocarryout.A．mustn’t B．wouldn’tC．shouldn’t D．needn’t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）Thehumanbrainremembersnegativeexperiencesmoreeasilythanpositiveones.Ourbrainshavedevelopedthiswaybecausethreats,likedangerousanimals,hadamoreimmediateeffectonourancestors’survivalcomparedtopositivethingslikefoodorshelter.Asaresult,youlikelyknowwhatmakesyouunhappy,butdoyouknowwhatmakesyouhappy?Researchsuggeststhatourlevelofhappinessdependspartlyonfactorswecannotcontrol—ourgenesandourlifecircumstances.Butourlevelofhappinessisalsoshapedbythechoiceswemake.Ifyou’vebeenchasingwealth,fame,goodlooks,materialthingsandpower,youmaybelookingforhappinessinallthewrongplaces.Psychologistssuggestthatthefollowinghabitsmakepeoplehappier.Peoplewhoformcloserelationshipstendtobehappierthanthosewhodonot.Thenumberoffriendswehaveisnotimportant,Whatmattersisthequalityofourrelationships.Relationshipsthatbringhappinessusuallyinvolvethesharingoffeelings,mutualrespect,acceptance,trustandfun.Peoplewhoexerciseregularlyimproveboththeirphysicalandmentalwellbeing.Someresearchhasshownthatexercisecanbeaseffectiveasmedicationintreatingdepression,Whenwearesointerestedinanactivityweenjoythatwelosetrackoftime,weareinastateofflow.Theactivitycouldbemakingart,playingpiano,surfing,orplayingagame.Peoplewhoexperienceflowintheirworkorhobbiestendtobehappier,Peoplearemorelikelytobehappyiftheyknowwhattheirstrengthsareandusethemregularly,Peoplewhosetgoalsandusetheirstrengthstoachievethemtendtobehappier.Peopleareespeciallyhappywhentheycanusetheirstrengthstoservethegreatergood.Peoplewhothinkpositivelybybeinggrateful,mindfulandoptimisticaremorelikelytobehappy.Beinggratefulmeansbeingthankful,Beingmindfulmeansbeingopento,focusingonandenjoyingtheexperiencesofthepresentmoment.Beingoptimisticmeansbeinghopefulaboutthefuture.1、Whydoesthehumanbrainremembernegativethingsmoreeasily?A．Negativethingsareeasytoremember.B．Dangerouswildanimalsareathreattous,C．Ourancestorshadnoenoughfoodforliving.D．Negativethingstendtoaffecthumansurvivalimmediately,2、Howdoestheauthorlikelookingforhappinessinmaterialthings?A．Uncertain.B．Opposed,C．Supportive.D．Optimistic.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestusinthelastparagraph?A．Enjoyingourlifeandwork.B．Leadingahappylifeeachday.C．Beingpositiveinourlifeandwork.D．Thinkingmoreaboutthefuture.4、Whatdoesthistextmainlytellus?A．Thefactorsthatmakepeoplehappy.B．Howtorememberpositivethingseasily,C．Thehabitswhichpeopleformintheirlife.D．Whypeopleremembernegativethingseasily.22．（8分）Dr.AmandaHarriswasreadyforsleepsinceitwasalready11pm.Thephonerang.Ontheotherendofthelinewasawomanabouttobreakapromise.Thewomanwashermother’sneighbor.FloraHarrishadmadetheneighborswearshewouldn’ttellherdaughtershe’dhadaheartattackandwasinhospital.Theneighborwiselydecidedtodisobeyorders.Amandadesperatelywantedtogettothehospitalimmediately,butshecouldn’t.ShelivesinWashingtonD．C．,andhermotherlivesinCalifornia.Forthepastyearandahalf,AmandahasgonetoLosAngeleseveryothermonthtotakecareofhermother.FloraHarristakescareofherhusband,James,who’s91andhasAlzheimer’sdisease.Theyliveintheirownhome,andacaregivercomestohelpthemafewhoursaday.AmandaisoneofmanyAmericansfacingtheheartacheofhowtotakecareofagingparentsfromafar.She’softenworriedandguilty,nottomentionbusywithademandingjob,twoteenagedaughtersandthefrequenttripstoCalifornia.Insomeways,Amandaislucky.ShehastheresourcestomakethetripstoLosAngeles.Plus,sheisadoctorwhotreatstheelderly.She’streatedcountlesspatientswhosechildrenlivefaraway.“Butit’sstilltough,”shesays.“Icanforeseewhatthenextfewyearsaregoingtolooklike,andit’snotaprettypicture.Therewillcomeatimewhenmyfatherwon’trecognizemeandIworryhe’sgoingtobeviolentandhurtmymother.”Sowhatdoyoudowhenyouliveacontinentawayfromyouraging,sickparents?Youcanhiresomeonetohelp,butyoucan’tcountonitcompletely.1、WhyisAmandaworriedandguilty?A．Sheistiredoftakingcareofherhusband.B．ShecannotaffordtogotoCaliforniaoften.C．Shecannottakegoodcareofheragingparents.D．Shehasheartdiseaseandcannotdoademandingjob.2、TheauthorconsidersAmandaluckybecause________.A．herparentsarewellcaredbyacaregiverB．shehasexperienceoftreatingtheelderlyC．herparentsarenotveryoldD．shehasalotoffreetime3、What’soneofthesymptomsofapersonwithAlzheimer’sdisease?A．Havingnosenseofpain.B．Havingheartattacksoften.C．Alwaysfeelingworriedandguilty.D．Beingunabletorecognizerelatives.4、Thewriterwritesthispassageinorderto_________.A．stresstheimportanceoftendingagingparentsB．givesomeadviceontendingagingparentsfromafarC．introducethecurrentsituationofagingparentsintheUSAD．showthedifficultyoftendingagingparentslivingfaraway23．（8分）Astheinternationaldemandfornarrative(叙事的)film/TVcontentcontinuestoincreasewithpopularstreamingserviceslikeNetflixandothersthetwoquestionsthencome:willthecominggenerationsreceivemostoftheirentertainmentthroughvisualmeansratherthanthroughthewrittenwordandwillsuchanincreaseofnarrativefilm/TVreducetheimportanceofreading?Growingexamplesofthistrendincludethediminishment(减少)offictioninthecommoncore(核心的)curriculum,theever－risingcultureofcomputergames,thewaveofstreamingservicesofwideinternationalreach,andmoviesfilledwithspecialeffectsmadeforchildrenandteenagers.Normustweignoretheeconomicdangersthatlieaheadforthewrittenword.Thenarrativefilmindustryisamoneymakerthatdwarfs(使相形见绌)thepublishingindustry.Theotherunderlyingquestion,ofcourse,is“doesitreallymatterifthewrittenwordbowstotheworldoffilm/TV?”Frommypointofview,anydiminishmentoffictiondeliveredbywordsisalossformankind.Thereisnogreaterhumanfeaturethantheimagination.Itliesattheverysoulofthehumanspecies.Itisthebrain’smostpowerfulengine.Itistheessentialmuscleoflifeandlikeallmusclesitmustbeexercisedandstrengthened.Writingandreadingaretheprincipaltoolsthatinspire,createandempowerourimagination.Anythingthatdiminishesthatpoweristheenemyofmankind.ItshouldbeknownthatIamnotopposedtonewmediaandtechnologicaladvances.Instead,Ihavealwaysfeltitnecessarytoadapttoadvancingtechnology.Infact,anumberofmynovelsareinvariousstagesofdevelopmentforfilm,TV,andlivestageproductions.Myhopeisthatthewrittenwordwillonlystandtobecomplemented(补充)byitsvisualcounterparts(对应物),notpushedtotheedgeofextinction.Ofcourse,therearethosewhowillpresentargumentsforthesuperiorityofthemovingimageoverthewrittenword.Eachhasitsplace.Myargumentisforfindingtherightbalancebetweenitandthemovingimage.1、Inwhatwaydoesnarrativefilm/TVembarrassthewrittenword?A．Economicbenefits B．InternationalreachC．Culturalinfluence D．Educationalimportance2、Whydoestheauthorvaluetheroleofthewrittenword?A．Itstrengthensourmuscles. B．Ithelpssharpenimagination.C．Itdistinguishesmanfromeachother. D．Itpavesthewayfornarrativefilm/TV.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstechnology?A．Cautious B．SkepticalC．Positive D．Critical4、What’stheauthorconcernedabout?A．Thefateofreading. B．Theextinctionoffiction.C．Theimpactofthewrittenword. D．Thefutureofthemovingimage.24．（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．FestivalsinAustin25．（10分）ABriefIntroductiontoSomeDictionariesNormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850DictionaryThishandytranslatorprovidesyouwith5,000,000totaltranslationtoandfromSpanishandEnglish!Thisdictionaryisspeciallydesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskillfrombeginnertoadvanced.BrandV7Dictionary/TranslatorThisspecialmodelfeaturesthelargestandmostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.AdvancedEnglishspeech,accentcorrectionfunctionandspecializedtermsdatabasewillhelpyoucommunicate.Businessorganizerswillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworldthroughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.SeikoWP1500RogetsIIIThesaurusDictionaryItisthenearestwordfinder.Itisalsogreatforcrosswordpuzzles.Itwillshowyouthetime,dayanddateoflocaltimezoneandthesameforover100citiesthroughouttheworldbysimplyenteringthefirstletterofthenameofthecity.EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorThisadvancedtalkinghandheldtranslatorfeaturesthefollowingdictionaries:thegeneralEnglish-Koreandictionaryfor215,905entries（词条）；popularKorean-Englishdictionaryfor183,279entries,andthedictionaryofChinesetraditionalcharactersfor7,24entries.TheLingoTraveler18ItisagreatvalueaswellasanInternationaltranslator.Drawonover96,000wordsand8,000usefulphrases.Equippedwithapowerfuldatabank,TheLingoTraveler18allowsyoutostoreallofyourappointments,telephonenumbers,andaddresses.1、WhichdictionarycanBetty'smotherbuytohelpherdaughterimproveherSpanish?A．NormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850DictionaryB．EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorC．SeikoWP1500RogetsIIIThesaurusDictionaryD．BrandV7Dictionary/Translator2、WhatisthefunctionofTheLingoTraveler18?A．Itprovidesyouwith96,000phrasesand8,000words.B．Itshowsyouthetime,dayanddateoflocaltimezoneover100cities.C．Youcanstoreyourappointments,telephonenumbersandaddressesinit.D．Itwillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworldthroughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthedictionariesfromthetext?A．TheLingoTraveler18isapopularKorean-EnglishandChinesedictionary.B．NormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850Dictionaryisthenearestwordfinder.C．EctacoKD-800Dictionary/Translatorisdesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskill.D．BrandV7Dictionary/TranslatoristhemostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.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（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。I’maTVshowhost.OneSunday，I36my7-year-olddaughterbytheseaforlunch.Onarrivingatthebeach，IsawJoJo，a37maninthehotelbusiness.Wesatdowntochatinanopenaircafe38Iwatchedmydaughterenjoyherselfontheswingsinfrontofus.Suddenlyourconversationwas39byastranger，whopolitelyasked40tospeaktome.Oftenpeoplewanttotellme41aboutmycontroversialTVshow,whenI’moutonthe42.Heaskedtospeaktome43，sowestoodabitawayfrommytable.Hesaid，“I’mJames，fatherofa7-year-oldgirl，who’sverysick.ThedoctorssaidthatifshewastreatedintheUK,shewouldprobably44.ButI’mpoor,socanyoupleasehelpme？”Speechless，Istaredintheman’seyesfullof45andaskedhowlcouldhelp.Afterwetalkedforawhile，Iwenttositback.JoJoaskedme，“What’swrongwithyou?Your46changed.”Itoldhimandhewasverysorryforthissickchild.AllweekendI47James，hisdaughterandhisfamily.IevenconsidereddoingaspecialTVshowto48moneyforthissickchild.OnMondaymorningIwasattheofficeafterIfinished49myshow,whenJoJowalkedintomyoffice.ActuallyJoJoisso50andIneverimaginedhehadtimetocomeandseeme.“Please，calltheman51thesickchildandtellhimthatI’ll52allexpensesforhissickdaughter’streatment.”JoJosaid，witha53inhishand.“I’vebeenmarriedfor35years，Iwasn’tluckyenoughto54achild.lwanttohelpthischildnow.”I1、A．held B．took C．shipped D．sent2、A．serious B．smart C．wealthy D．diligent3、A．while B．before C．after D．thongh4、A．spread B．interrupted C．heard D．announced5、A．question B．advice C．support D．permission6、A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something7、A．streets B．trips C．spots D．beaches8、A．privately B．loudly C．quietly D．secretly9、A．escape B．control C．survive D．deserve10、A．doubts B．scare C．excitement D．tears11、A．temper B．face C．voice D．style12、A．lookedafter B．caredfor C．thoughtaboutD．askedabout13、.A．raise B．make C．earn D．save14、A．discussing B．presenting C．writing D．practising15、A．proud B．rich C．busy D．careful16、A．on B．for C．up D．with17、A．pay B．spend C．share D．gain18、.A．paper B．check C．pen D．letter19、.A．help B．adopt C．attend D．have20、.A．heldon B．gotthrough C．pickedup D．turnedon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）Halloween1．(celebrate)everyyear.Butjusthowandwhendidthiscustomhappen?Isitjustaharmlesscelebration?2．word“Halloween”actuallyhasitsoriginsintheCatholicChurch.ItcomesfromachangeofAllHallowsEve.AllhallowsDay,orAllSaint’sDay.November1,isaCatholicday.Butinthe5thcenturyBC,summerofficiallyendedonOctober31.Itwasbelieved3．,onthatday,thespiritsofallthose4．haddiedthroughouttheyearwouldcomebackinsearchof5．(live)bodiesforthenextyear.Itwasbelievedtobetheironlyhopefortheafterlife.6．(natural)thelivingdidnotwanttobetakenaway.So7．thenightofOctober31,8．(village)wouldputoutthefiresintheirhomes9．(make)themcoldandunwanted.Theywouldthendressupinallmannersofstrangecustomsandnoisilywalkedaroundtheneighborhood,beingaswild10．possibleinordertofrightenawayspiritslookingforpeoplealive.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。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。WhenIwaseight,myfatherboughtmethenewbikeformybirthday、Mybrotherofferedtoteachmehowtoride、Atfirst,theyrodeandletmewatching、Thenheexplainedmetheskillsofcontrollingthebike、Stillpuzzling,Igotonthebike,butitdoesn’tmoveasexpected、Ilostmybalanceandfalloffthebike、AtonceIburstintotearbecauseIsawbloodontheground、WhileIstoodup,myleftleghurtbad、Later,Ilearnedtorideabike、Butthisexperiencetoldmethatthoughsomelessonswerepainfultolearnthem,yetwecouldbenefitalot、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是晨光中学的李津。最近，你得知你的外国朋友Tom每天都用快餐作为午餐，你觉得这不是个好习惯，请你给他写一封信，建议他尽量少吃快餐。文中应包括：1.常吃快餐的危害2.提出建议参考词汇：营养nutrition注意：1.词数不少于100；2.可以适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。DearTom，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________BestWishes

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、A4、B5、B6、B7、D8、C9、D10、C11、C12、B13、B14、C15、B16、D17、A18、B19、B20、B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、D2、B3、C4、A22、1、C2、B3、D4、D23、1、A2、B3、C4、A24、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.”Iwasalittleannoyedandthentoldh