2025届湖北省各地高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

2025届湖北省各地高三下第一次测试英语试题注意事项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．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed2．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although3．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．after D．until4．—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could5．Ididntseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.A．hascome B．didcomeC．came D．hadcome6．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when7．Theonlineword“selfie”isgaining______andmoreandmorepeopletendtouseitnowadays.A．accessB．admissionC．controlD．currency8．Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how9．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing10．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly11．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith12．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected13．TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline14．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans15．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved16．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto17．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken18．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing19．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure20．---Marywasaskedtodosomethingimportant.---Itdoesn’tmatter.Let’stheworkwhereitisleftoff.A．takeup B．takedown C．takein D．takeoff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）Theyear2117willbeaneventfuloneforart.InMayofthatyearinBerlin,thephilosopher-artistJonathonKeats’“centurycameras”—cameraswitha100-year-longexposure(曝光)time—willbebroughtbackfromhidingplacesaroundthecitytohavetheirresultsdevelopedandexhibited.Sixmonthsafterthat,theFutureLibraryinOslo,Norway,willopenitsdoorsforthefirsttime,presenting100booksprintedonthewoodoftreesplantedinthedistantpastof2017.AsKatiePaterson,thecreatoroftheFutureLibrary,putsit:“FutureLibraryisanartworkforfuturegenerations.”Theseprojects,morethanacenturyinthemaking,arepartofanewwaveofslowartintendedtopushviewersandParticipantstothinkbeyondtheirownlifetimes.Theyaimtochallengetoday’sshort-termthinkingandthebriefattentionspansofmodernconsumers,forcingpeopleintoconsideringworksmoredeliberately.Intheirway,too,theyarefightingagainstmodernculture—notjustregardingmoney,butalsothewayinwhichartisticworthismeasuredbyattention.Inasimilarfashion,everyAprilonSlowArtDay,visitorsareencouragedtostareatfiveworksofartfor10minutesatatime—atoughtaskfortheaveragemuseumvisitor,whotypicallyspendslessthan30secondsoneachpieceofart.LiketheFutureLibrary,thecenturycamerasareverymuchaprojectforcities,sinceit’sincitiesthattimerunsfastestandthepaceoflifeisfastest.“SinceIstartedlivinginacity,I’vesomehowbeenquitedisconnected,”AnneBeateHovind,theFutureLibraryprojectmanager,whodescribedhowworkingonthelibrarydrewherbacktothePaceoflifesheknewwhenshewasgrowinguponafarminheryouth,toldTheAtlanticmagazine.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatwillNOThappenin2117?A．Acamerawhichwasproduced100yearsagowillbeexhibited.B．TheFutureLibrarywillbe0pentothepublicforthefirsttime.C．Photoswitha100-yearexposuretimewillbedevelopedandexhibited.D．Booksprintedonthewoodoftreesplantedin2017willbedisplayed.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttoday’speople’sattitudetowardworksofart?A．Theyconsiderworksdeliberately.B．TheyspendlittletimeonWorks.C．Theyspendmuchmoney0nworks.D．Theystareatworksfor10minutesatatime.3、Whatisthepurposeofthewaveofslowart?A．Toadvocatecreatingworksofartslowly.B．Toprotectworksofartfrombeingdamaged.C．Topromoteworksofartformodernculture.D．Toencouragepeopletopaymoreattentiontoworksofart.4、HowwouldAnneBeateHovindfeelaboutthecitylife?A．It’sdiscouragingB．It’sdullC．Itsdeveloped.D．It’sbusy22．（8分）TheMinistryofConstructionhasreleasedthenamesofthefirstgroupof20nationalparks,including9Suzhouclassicalgardens:ZhuozhengGarden,LiuGarden,WangshiGarden,HuanxiuVilla,LionGrove,YipuGarden,OuGarden,TuisiGardenandCanglangPavilion.Nationalparksrefertothefamouscityparksandgardens.SuzhouclassicalgardensarepartsofChina'spreciousculturalheritage(遗产)(allthe9gardensareonthelistofWorldCulturalHeritage)aswellasanecessarypartofthelifeofSuzhoucitizens,nottomentiontheyarealsoworld-famoustourismresorts(胜地).Infact,theiruniquehistoricalandculturalbackgroundservestocontributetotheirrankingamongnationalparks.TheearliestclassicalgardensinSuzhoucandatebacktotheSongDynasty.However,thegardensimpresstheirvisitorsnotonlywiththeirage-oldhistorybutalsowiththeirdelicatescenes,particularlyCanglangPavilion,ZhuozhengGarden,LionGroveandLiuGarden,themostfamousfourthatrepresentdifferentstylesofdynastiesofSong,Yuan,MingandQing.In1978,animitation（仿造物）ofaSuzhouclassicalgardenwassetupbyChenCongzhou(theauthorofthebookSuzhouClassicalGardens)intheCityMuseumofArtinNewYork,US,whichwasthefirsttimeevertodirectlyintroduceChineseancientarchitecturetoWesterners.1、________parksandgardensareselectedasNationalParksinthefirstgroup.A．9 B．8C．20 D．42、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutSuzhouclassicalgardensisNOTtrue?A．TheyarepartsofChina'spreciousculturalheritage.B．Theyareworld-famoustourismresorts.C．TheyareanecessarypartofthelifeofSuzhoucitizens.D．Theycameintobeingatthesametime.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplainthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"delicate"?A．astonishing B．deliciousC．beautiful D．impressive4、ThefirstimitationofaSuzhouclassicalgardenwassetupin________.A．London B．NewYorkC．Paris D．Toky23．（8分）Findingyourfeetinanewtowncanbehard,especiallyifyou’recoveredinfuranddon’tspeakthelanguage.ButforpetsnewtoMarlborough,helpisathand.MarlboroughSPCAandtheRailwayCafé,inBlenheim,havejoinedforcestohelpwelcomepetsandtheirpeopletotheregionwithafortnightlymorningtea.Theyhopethemorningteaswillgettailsandtongueswaggingaswellasgivingadviceonhowtomakethemovesmoother.RailwayCaféownerLeanneHarriscameupwiththeinnovative（创新的）planasawaytohelpwelcomepeopletothearea.LeannemovedtoMarlboroughfromAucklandtwoyearsagoandsaidsheinitiallystruggledtofindfriendsandfeelpartofthecommunity.“ComingfromAucklandIthoughtpeoplewouldopentheirdoorsandthattherewouldbeneighbourscallingroundwithcake.Iexpectedpeopletocometomeand,ofcourse,itwasn’tlikethat.Ididgetlonely.“IhopetosavenewcomershavingtowaitaslongasIdidtofeelpartofitall.Iwouldliketowelcomethemtothetown.”Freeplattersofsandwiches,cakesandothergoodieswillbeonoffer,forthepeople,whiletherewillbespecialhandmadeyoghurtandbananatreatsforthedogs.ThemorningteaswilltakeplaceinthecoveredareaatthebackofthepopularcafébesidetherailwaystationoffGroveRd.LeannesaidshewashappytodevotebothhertimeandeffortintogivingbacktothecommunityandfelttheventurewasagreatfitwiththeSPCA．“Volunteeringissuchanamazingthingtodoanditchangedthingsformecompletely,andImetsomeamazingpeoplewithsimilarinterests.”SPCAOpShopmanagerKarinaGreenall,originallyfromtheUnitedKingdom,saidshealsowantedtohelp.“Icangiveadviceonhowtoresettlepets,thebestparkstogoto,wherethebestwalksareandwherethevetcentersareintown.”Therewillbevolunteeringopportunitiestooforpeoplewheretheycanhelpoutandhopefullymakefriendstoo.”1、HowwillMarlboroughSPCAandtheRailwayCaféhelpnewpets?A．Byofferingmorningteas.B．Bygivingadvicetothem.C．Bycommunicationwiththem.D．Byprovidingaccommodationtothem.2、WhatwasLeanne’splanoriginallyintendedfor?A．Savinganimals.B．Helpingnewcomers.C．Makingmorefriends.D．Expandingherbusiness.3、WhathadLeanneexpectedwhenshefirstcametoMarlborough?A．Tobeleftalone.B．Tostruggleforaliving.C．Tobeinvitedtodinner.D．Tofeelpartofthecommunity.4、WhatcanbelearntaboutSPCAOpShopmanagerKarinaGreenall?A．SheoftenmissestheUnitedKingdom.B．ShetakesinterestintheRailwayCafé.C．Sheisenthusiasticaboutresettlingpets.D．Shehasorganizedthevoluntaryevents.24．（8分）Everest121minAdventure/Biography/DramaStoryline:AgroupofclimbersstarttheirfinalclimbtothesummitofMountEverest，thehighestpointonEarth.Withlittlewarning，aviolentstormstrikesthemountain，swallowingtheadventurers...Director:BaltasarKormakurStars:JasonClarke,AngPhulaSherpa,ThomasM.WrightAddtowatchlistWarRoom120minDramaStoryline:TonyandElizabethJordan,seeminglyhaveitall--greatjobs,abeautifuldaughter,theirdreamhome.Inreality,theirmarriagehasbeenawarzone.WithguidancefromMissClara,anolder,wiserwoman,Elizabethdiscoversshecanstartfightingforherfamilyinsteadofagainstthem.Director:AlexKendrickStars:PriscillaC．Shirer,T.C．Stalligs,KarenAbercrombieAddtowatchlistStraightOuttaCompton147minBiography/Drama/MusicStoryline:In1987,fiveyoungmen,usinghonestrhymes,puttheirfrustrationandangeraboutlifeintothemostpowerfulweapontheyhad:theirmusic.StraightOuttaComptontellsthetruestoryofhowtheseculturalrebels（叛逆者）stooduptotheauthoritiesthatmeanttokeepthemdownandformedtheworld’smostdangerousgroupN.W.A．Director:F.GaryGrayStars:O’SheaJacksonJr.,CoreyHawkins,JasonMitchellAddtowatchlistAWalkInTheWoods104minAdventure/Biography/ComedyStoryline:AfterspendingtwodecadesinEngland,BillBrysonreturnstotheUS,wherehedecidesthebestwaytoconnectwithhishomelandistohiketheAppalachianTrail.HetravelswithKatz,oneofhisoldestfriends.Thetroubleisthatthetwohaveacompletelydifferentdefinitionoftheword,“adventure”.Therealfunbegins...Director:KenKwapisStars:RobortRedford,NickNolte,EmmaThompsonAddtowatchlist1、Ifyoupreferfamily-themedmovies,whichoneshouldsee?A．EverestB．WarRoomC．StraightOuttaComptonD．AWalkInTheWoods2、WhatisN.W.Aaccordingtothepassage?A．AmovieclubB．AmusicgroupC．AnadventureteamD．Acharityorganization3、WhydoesBillBrysonhiketheAppalachainTrail?A．ToaccompanyhisfriendKatzB．ToexerciseandkeephimselffitC．TostrengthenhisbondwiththeUSD．Tohaveanadventureinthewoods25．（10分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能见度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?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）Acoupleofyearsago,therewerebillboardsabouttheachievementsofBostonAthleticAssociation.Besidethephotosweresome1words,expressingthereasonsforrunning.Eachhaddifferentwords,butonereally2.Itwassimple:“BecauseIcan.”Askids,manytalestoldusaboutthespiritofdetermination,ofbelievinginourselves.As3,wedon’talwayshavetalestoteachusthesevaluablelessons.Asaresult,westartmaking4.“BecauseIcan”removestheseexcuses.Itgivesusalessontodothethingsthatwethinkwe5.And,itenablesustobelieveinourselves.Practicing“can”thinkingisimportanttokeepingusyoung,tohavinga(n)6outlook,tostayingactiveandto7ourgoals.Further,itcanhelpus8richerandfullerlives.Thefactthatyouhavetheabilitytodosomethinggivesyouthepowertodoit,9thetaskmightbe.Howcanyouusethepowerof“BecauseIcan”?Herearethreeways:Bemoreactive.10itistogettothestoreorwork,orifitisclimbingthe11insteadoftakingthelift,holdinga“BecauseIcan”12isaneasywaytoincludemoreactivitiesinyourlife.Breakthe“I’mtired”or“Itistoohard”or“Itistoofar”cycle.Increasingyouractivitylevelwill13alotofbenefits.Trysomethingnew.Itiseasyforustomakeexcusesforwhyweshouldn’ttrynewthings.Maybeyouthinkitis14yourcomfortzone.Maybeitseemstoodifficult.Telling15that“Youcan”trysomethingnewwillhelpyouto16pasttheseroadblocksand17newthingsaboutyourselfandpossiblenewinterests.Increaseyourwillpower.Saying“No”toourfavoritethingsisnoteasy.18,developingastrongwillpowerissomethingthatisgoodforyou.19timeyouwanttodosomethingyouthinkyoumight20,trytellingyourselfthatyoucansayno.Youhavethepower.1、A．disappointingB．puzzlingC．satisfyingD．encouraging2、A．stoodoutB．turnedoutC．heldoutD．pickedout3、A．teachersB．runnersC．adultsD．audience4、A．differencesB．excusesC．adjustmentsD．preparations5、A．can’tB．mustn’tC．shouldn’tD．needn’t6、A．sensitiveB．positiveC．imaginativeD．objective7、A．developingB．makingC．settingD．reaching8、A．arrangeB．buildC．leadD．change9、A．whicheverB．wheneverC．whereverD．whatever10、A．WhetherB．IfC．ThoughD．Since11、A．wallB．stairsC．ladderD．hill12、A．mottoB．activityC．attitudeD．position13、A．PreserveB．provideC．possessD．protect14、A．besideB．withoutC．beyondD．within15、A．himB．himselfC．youD．yourself16、A．moveB．jumpC．overcomeD．defeat17、A．consultB．informC．discoverD．experience18、A．MoreoverB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Otherwise19、A．EveryB．EachC．LastD．Next20、A．regretB．requestC．recommendD．remind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）ChineseBullfightersBringMartialArts(武术)toTheirSportSeveraltimesaweek.RenRuzhibattlesanopponent(对手)thatisfivetimes1．(he)weightandstrongenoughtokillhim.Heisskilledinfightingbulls(公牛),ananimalknown2．itsaggressivebehavior.RenteachestheChinesemartialartofkungfu.The24-year-old’smixingofmartialartsandbullfighting3．(worry)hismother.However,Renhasneverbeenhurt.Hesaysthat4．(battle)thebullmakeshimfeelenergized.“Itsymbolizesthe5．(brave)ofaman,”RentoldtheReutersnewsagencyinthecityofJiaxing,China.BullfightingmaybemorefamousinSpain,6．itisusuallyverybloody,whiletheChineseformofbullfightingisnotso7．(violence).Insteaditcombinesmovesfromthesportofwrestlingwiththeskillandspeedofkungfu8．(bring)downanimalsweighingupto400kilograms.HanHaihua,aformerwrestler,teachesbullfightersathisHaihuaKungFuSchoolinJiaxing.Hansaidthe9．(physical)demandingsportrequiresfighterstotrainintensivelyandtheyusuallyhaveshortcareers.Handescribed10．formofbullfightingheteachesastheexplosivepowerofhard“qigong”,sayingitcombinestheskillandspeedofmartialartswithtraditionalwrestlingmoves.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不计分。:Iaman18-year-oldmiddleschoolstudent、Ihavebeenbusywithmystudyandseldomhelpedmyparentsinthehousework、Feltquitesorryforthat,Ibegantothinkabouthowtodotohelp、LastSunday,whenmyparentswentoutshopping,Isuddenlygotanidea:whynottogivetheroomsathoroughcleaning?FirstlyIcollectedallthebooks,newspapersandanotherthingsscatteredintheroomsandputtheminplace、ThenIwipedthedustofallthefurnitures、Afterthat,Isweepandmoppedthefloors、Atthisverymoment,myparentscamebackandwerequitesurprisetoseealltheroomstidilyandfloorsshining、Mymothergavemehug、TiredasIwas,Ineverfeltsohappy、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是中学生李华,你发现学生中存在不愿意参加体育活动(physicalactivity)的现象。他们认为进行体育活动会浪费时间和精力,影响学习,但你有不同的看法请就此话题给某英文报社写一封信,向大家宣传体育活动的好处。词数100左右。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、D3、B4、C5、D6、C7、D8、D9、B10、D11、A12、C13、C14、C15、B16、B17、B18、C19、D20、A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、A2、B3、D4、D22、1、C2、D3、C4、B23、Memorandum（备忘录）To:MembersofalldepartmentsFrom:AnnetteDerringerSubject:Year-endpartyDate:November26Thisisjustaquicknotetoletyouallknowthearrangementsfornextmonth’syear-endparty.Asyouknow,thepartywillbeheldattheGreenValeCountryClub,whichwehavereservedbetween6:00pmand10:00pmontheeveningofDecember21st.1havereceivedrepliesfromalmostallofyouconfirmingattendance,butifyouhavenotletmeknowyet,pleasedosointhenextdayortwo.Ticketsforallemployeeshavebeencoveredbythecompany.ThemanagerofGreenValehasaskedmetoexplainoneortwothingstothoseofyouwhohavenotbeentherebefore.Basically,thereisenoughparkingspaceforonly100vehicles,sohewouldliketoaskthoseofyouplanningtodrivetotrycarpool（拼车）asmuchaspossible.Also,thenumberoflockersavailableissmall,soguestsshouldtrytokeepbelongingstoa,minimum.Thanksinadvance,AnnetteTo:AnnetteDerringeraderringer@From:KypeBerwickSubject:Year-endpartyDate:November28Annette,Iwillbeabletoattendtheyear-endpartyattheGreenValeCountryClubonDecember21stalthoughIdonotthinkIwillbeabletoarrivebefore7:30.Iwaswonderingifitwouldalsobepossibletobringacoupleofguests.Iknowitisabitofalast-minuterequest,butmybrothera