陜西省西安市83中學(xué)2023學(xué)年高三沖刺模擬英語試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,we______apicnicyesterday.A．musthavehad B．wouldhaveC．couldhavehad D．willhave2．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound3．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself-disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless4．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout5．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though6．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone7．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing8．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．a(chǎn)nywayC．insteadD．nevertheless9．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might10．Wewillremain______tothepathofpeacefuldevelopmentandshouldermoreinternationalresponsibilities.A．committing B．committed C．tobecommitted D．tohavecommitted11．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t12．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing13．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot14．InApril,2009,PresidentHuinspectedthewarshipsinQingdao,____the60thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePLANavy.A．marking B．markedC．havingmarked D．beingmarked15．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that16．Itiswhatyoudoratherthanwhatyousay__________matters.A．that B．whatC．which D．this17．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects18．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit19．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway20．Howwasyourevening?WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．a(chǎn)whiteelephant B．a(chǎn)squaremeal C．a(chǎn)sacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Weallknowthehardworkthatfilmmakersandactorsputintoprovideuswithentertainment,butitseemsthatevenregularmoviegoerslikeushaveabigimpactonhowamovieturnsouttoo.Fordecadesnow,filmstudioshaveusedso-calledtestscreeningstogetfeedbackfrommembersofthepublicbeforeamoviecomesout.Whiletestaudiencemembersareusuallyaskedtofillinaquestionnaireafterascreening,tellingthefilmstudiowhattheylikedanddidn’tlike,mediagiantDisneyhascomeupwithamorehigh-techsolution.Accordingtoapaperpublishedthissummerbythecompany’sresearchers,Disneyismeasuringtestaudiences’reactionsbyusingspecialcamerasplacedinsidecinemas.Pairingthecameraswithcustomsoftware,thecompanycantrackwhateachaudiencememberisfeelingatanypointinthemovie,fromangertojoy.Thisworksbymapping68differentpointsoneachaudiencemember’sface.Thecamerascanseeinthedark,andthesoftwarecanfigureoutaperson’smoodbasedontheslightestoffacialexpressions.It’shopedthatthisnewmethodwillallowmoredetailedfeedbackfromtestaudiences.Ratherthanrelyingonaudiencememberstorecalltheirfeelingsafterthemovie’sover,itcanaccuratelyreadtheirreactionsinreal-time.Testscreeningsarehighlyvaluedinthemovieindustry,andseveralwell-knownmovieshavebeengreatlyalteredfollowingfeedback.ViewersofE.T.,theExtra-Terrestrial(1982),wouldhaveleftthecinemafeelingawholelotdifferentlyifitweren’tforitstestaudience’sfeedback.“Inonecutofthefilmthatwastested,E.T.diedinsteadofgoinghomeinhisspaceship.Youwon’tbesurprisedtohearthatthetestaudienceinquestiondidn’twarmtothisendingatall,”wrotemediawebsiteDenofGeek.Butforthosewhoareconcernedaboutprivacy,thecameraswon’tbeinstalledinpubliccinemas.Afterall,unlessyou’repartofatestaudience,beinginfrontofthecameraisbestlefttothemoviestars.1、Whyaretestscreeningsnecessary?A．Toamuseus.B．Toinfluenceamovie.C．Togetreactionsoftheaudience.D．Tospyontheaudience.2、Howdoesthehigh-techmethodwork?A．Audiencesrecalltheirdetailedfeelings.B．Thecamerascanreadaccuratefeedbackfromtheaudience.C．Thecompanycantrackeachaudiencemember.D．Thecompanyaremeasuringaudience’sreactions.3、WhatdoweknowaboutE.T?A．Itdoesn’twarmtheaudience.B．Italteredaudience’sfeedback.C．Theoriginalendingisdifferent.D．E.Tdiedinhisspaceship.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Peopleworryaboutprivacy.B．Thecameraswon’tbeputinpubliccinemas.C．Thetechnologyoftestscreeningsisreliable.D．Youcanbeinfrontofthecamera.22．（8分）Hi,mynameisEthanKing.I’m14yearsoldandIlovethegameofsoccer.Inthesummerof2009,IwenttonorthernMozambique(Africa)withmydadtohelprepairwaterwells(井)inlocalvillages.Itookmysoccerballalong.IthoughtImightbeabletoplaywiththelocalkids.WhenwearrivedatthevillageofNtette,Ithrewoutmyballandsoon,50kidswereplaying.Manyofthesekidshadneverhadthechancetoenjoyplayingsoccerwitharealball.Forme,it’snobigdealtoplaysoccerwitharealball.Idoitallthetime.I’vediscoveredthatmanykidsinpoorcountrieswanttoplaysoccer,buttheycan’tbecausetheydon’thaveaball.Ihaveseveralsoccerballsinmyhouse.Ithoughtthatthesekidswouldenjoythissoccerballfarmorethanme.So,Igavemyballtothem.Aswepreparedtoleave,oneoftheboysbroughtthesoccerballbacktome.Isaidtohim,“No,thisisyours.Igaveittoyou.”Helaughedandcheered!Ilovedseeingthattheyhadarealballtoplaywith.Everykidwholovesthegameofsoccerdeserves(值得)toplay.Everykidwholovesthegameofsoccerdeserveshisorherownball.Andthat’swhyIstartedCharityBallin2010.Itprovidesnewsoccerballsforkidsinpoorcommunitiesaroundtheworld.1、HowoldisEthen?__________.A．fourteenB．fiftyC．sixtyD．forty2、WhenEthanleftNtette,__________.A．hemadeasoccerballforthevillageboysB．hegavehissoccerballtothevillageboysC．oneofthevillageboysgavehimahandmadesoccerballD．hegavethevillageboyssomemoneytobysoccerballs3、WhatdoweknowaboutCharityBall?A．ItcollectsoldsoccerballsB．IttrainskidswholovesoccerC．ItstartedwhenEthanwas14yearsoldD．Itgivesnewsoccerballstokidsinpoorcommunities4、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatEthanis________.A．kindB．talentedC．braveD．careful23．（8分）1.TrueCTopdealerscompeteforyourbusinessbyofferinglowerprices.TrueCarspendsalotofmoneyandresourcesonmakingsuretheentirecarrentingexperienceissimpleandstraightforward.Ifyou’reinthemarketforanewcar,givethissiteatryfirst.TrueCar’snetworkchecksmanyofthepricesinyourareaandgetsyouthebestpriceforthecaryou’relookingfor.2.CItoffersmorecontrolbyallowingyouto“buildyourcar”andselectyourrentalplan.The“buildyourcar”optionisoneofthebetteroptionsforthoselookingtoaddonfeaturestotheircar.Ifyou’relookingforcarswithoptionslikeasunroofornavigation(導(dǎo)航),it’sCarvoythatmakesitveryeasytogetstartedwiththeprocess.3.CarsDTheyhavealargecollectionofnewandusedcars,andalsoprovideresourcesforcarcomparisons.Inthebusinessformanyyears,theyareoneofthefirstonlinecaroutlets.Theyhaveastaffthatcanusuallyhelpyouifyougivethemacall.TheirphonesupportisverygoodandtheyaremostlylocatedintheUnitedStates.4.CarRItdeliversyourrentalcartothedoor,whichisactuallyahugesellingpoint.Manypeopledon’tliketogotoadealershiporevendrivesomewheretopickupacar.Imaginerentingacarandhavingitdeliveredrighttoyourdoorstep,nodrivingnecessary!5.CostcoAItoffersmember-onlysavings,manycarselectionsandaneasysign-upprocess.ThedealsthroughCostcoaregreatandunique.ManytimestheyhavedealswithGeneralMotorscarslikeChevrolet.Therearealotofdealstobedone,buttheonethingthatCostcodoesnotdoisnegotiatetheprice.1、What’sthesellingpointofTrueC?A．Itsmostreasonablepricesforcars.B．Thediversityofitsusedcars.C．Itsdeliveryservicetoyourdoor.D．Thespecialofferstoitsmembers.2、WhatisthespecialservicethatCprovides?A．Youcanhaveotherfunctionsaddedtoyourcar.B．Youcanrentacarmoreeasilythanelsewhere.C．Youcandesignthewholecarbyyourself.D．Youcanhavebetteroperationoveryourcar.3、Ifyouareagoodbargainer,it’swisetoavoiddealingwith_______.A．CarsD B．CC．CarR D．CostcoA24．（8分）AccordingtoGuglielmoCavalloandRogerChartier,readingaloudwasacommonpracticeintheancientworld,theMiddleAges,andaslateasthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturies.Readerswere“l(fā)istenersattentivetoareadingvoice,”and“thetextaddressedtotheearasmuchastotheeye.”Thesignificanceofreadingaloudcontinuedwellintothenineteenthcentury.UsingCharlesDickens’snineteenthcenturyasapointofdeparture,itwouldbeusefultolookatthefamilialandsocialusesofreadingaloudandreflectonthefunctionalchangeofthepractice.Dickenshabituallyreadhisworktoadomesticaudienceorfriends.Inhislateryearshealsoreadtoabroaderpubliccrowd.ChaptersofreadingaloudalsoaboundinDickens’sownliteraryworks.Moreimportantly,hetookintoconsiderationtheVictorianpracticewhencomposinghisprose,somuchsothathiswritingismeanttobeheard,notonlyreadonthepage.PerformingaliterarytextorallyinaVictorianfamilyiswelldocumented.Apartfrompromotingapleasantfamilyrelationship,readingaloudwasalsoameansofprotectingyoungpeoplefromthedangerofsolitary（孤獨的）reading.Readingaloudwasatoolforparentalguidance.Bymeansofreadingaloud,parentscouldalsointroduceliteraturetotheirchildren,andassuchthepracticecombinedleisureandmoreseriouspurposessuchasreligiouscultivationintheyouths.Withinthefamily,itwascommonplaceforthefathertoreadaloud.Dickensreadtohischildren:oneofhissurvivingandoften-reprintedphotographsfeatureshimposingonachair,readingtohistwodaughters.Readingaloudinthenineteenthcenturywasasmuchaclassphenomenonasafamilyaffair,whichpointstoawidespreadbeliefthatVictorianreadershipprimarilymeantamiddle-classreadership.ThosewhofelloutsidethisgrouptendedtobeoverlookedbyVictorianpublishers.Despitethis,Dickens,withhispublishersChapmanandHall,managedtodistributeliteraryreadingmaterialstopeoplefromdifferentsocialclassesbyreducingthepriceofnovels.Thiswasalsomadepossiblewiththetechnologicalandmechanicaladvancesinprintingandthespreadofrailwaynetworksatthetime.Sincetheliteracylevelofthissectionofthepopulationwasstilllowbeforeschoolattendancewasmadecompulsoryin1650bytheEducationActaconsiderablenumberofpeoplefromlowerclasseswouldlistentorecitalsoftexts.Dickens’sreaders,whowerefromsuchsocialbackgrounds,mighthaveheardDickensinthismanner.SeveralbiographersofDickensalsodrawattentiontothefactthatitwastypicalforhistextstobereadaloudinVictorianEngland,andthusliteracywasnotanobstacleforreadingDickens.Readingwasnolongerachieflyclosetedformofentertainmentpracticedbythemiddleclassathome.Aworkingclasshomewasinmanywaysnotconvenientforreading:thereweretoomanydistractions,thelightingwasbad,andthehomewasalsooftenhalfaworkhouse.Asaresult,theVictoriansfromthenon-middleclassestendedtofindrelaxationoutsidethehomesuchasinparksandsquares,whichwereidealplacesforthepublictogowhileawaytheirlimitedleisuretime.Readingaloud,inparticularpublicreading,tosomeextentblurredthedistinctionsbetweenclasses.TheVictorianmiddleclassdefineditsidentitythroughdifferenceswithotherclasses.Dickens’spopularityamongreadersfromthenon-middleclassescontributedtothecreationofanewclassofreaderswhoreadthroughlistening.DifferentreadersofDickenswerenotreadingsolitarilyand“jealously,”touseWalterBenjamin’sterm.Instead,theyoftenenjoyedamorecommunalexperience,anexperiencethatisgenerallylackingintoday’sworld.Modernaudiobookscanbeconsideredacontemporaryversionofthepractice.However,whilethetwentiethandtwentieth-first-centurytrendforindividualstolistentoaudiobookskeepssomecharacteristicsoftraditionalreadingaloud—suchas“l(fā)istenersattentivetoareadingvoice”andtheearbeingthefocus—itisafarmoresolitaryactivity.1、WhatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinParagraph1?A．Thehistoryofreadingaloud.B．Thesignificanceofreadingaloud.C．Thedevelopmentofreadingpractice.D．Therolesofreadersinreadingpractice.2、HowdidthepracticeofreadingaloudinfluenceDickens’sworks?A．Hestartedtowriteforabroaderpubliccrowd.B．Heincludedmorereadablecontentsinhisnovels.C．Scenesofreadingaloudbecamecommoninhisworks.D．Hisworkswereintendedtobebothheardandread.3、HowmanybenefitsdidreadingaloudbringtoaVictorianfamily?A．2. B．1.C．2. D．3.4、WherecouldaLondonsteelworkerpossiblyhavegonetoforreading?A．Workingplace. B．His/herownhouse.C．Nearbybookstores. D．TrafalgarSquare.5、WhatchangedidreadingaloudbringtoVictoriansociety?A．Differentclassesstartedtoappreciateandreadliteraryworkstogether.B．Peoplefromlowersocialclassesbecameacceptedasmiddle-class.C．Thedifferencesbetweenclassesgrewlesssignificantthanbefore..D．Anon-classsocietyinwhicheveryonecouldreadstartedtoform.6、Whatislikelytobediscussedafterthelastparagraph?A．Newreadingtrendsforindividuals.B．Theharmofmodernaudiobooks.C．Thematerialformodernreading.D．Readingaloudincontemporarysocieties.25．（10分）Wanted,SomeoneforaKissWe’relookingforproducerstojoinusinthesecondofLondon100FM.You’llworkonthestation’smusicprogrammes.Musicproductionexperienceinradioisnecessary,alongwithrichknowledgeofmoderndancemusic.Pleaseapply(申請)inwritingtoProducerVacancies,Kiss100.FatherChristmasWe’relookingforaveryspecialpersonpreferablyover40,tofillourFatherChristmassuit.Workingdays:EverySaturdayfromNovember24toDecember15andeverydayfromDecember17toDecember24exceptSunday,10:30—16:00.Excellentpay.Pleasecontact(聯(lián)系)theEnterpriseShoppingCenter,StationParade,Eastbourne.AccountantsAssistantWhenyoujoininourRevenueAdministrationUnit,youwillbeprovidingassistancewithinallpartsoftheRevenueDivision,dealingwithpostandothergeneralduties.IfyouareeducatedtoGCSEgradeClevelwewouldliketotalktoyou.Thispositionisequallysuitableforaschoolleaverorforsomebodywhohasofficeexperience.WealdenDistrictCouncilSoftwareTrainerIfyouareaged24-45andhaveexperienceinteachingandtraining,youcouldbethepersonwearelookingfor.Youshouldbegoodatthecomputerandhavesomeexperienceinprogrammewriting.Youwillbeallowedtomakeourdecision,andtodesigncoursesaswellaspresentthem.Payupwardsof￡15,000fortherightperson.PleaseapplybysendingyourCV(簡歷)toMrsR.Oglivie,PalmlaceLimited.1、Whoshouldyougetintouchwithifyouhopetoworkinaradiostation?A．ProducerVacancies,Kiss100. B．MrsR.Oglivie,PalmlaceLimited.C．TheEnterpriseShoppingCentre. D．WealdenDistrictCouncil2、WelearnfromtheadsthattheEnterpriseShoppingCentreneedsapersonwho__________________.A．isagedbetween24and40 B．maydosometrainingworkC．shoulddealwithgeneralduties D．canworkforaboutamonth3、Whichpositionisopentorecentschoolgraduates?A．Producer,LondonKiss. B．FatherChristmas.C．AccountantsAssistant D．SoftwareTrainer4、WhatkindofpersonwouldprobablyapplytoPalmaceLimited?A．OnewithGCSEgradeClevel. B．Onewithsomeofficeexperience.C．Onehavinggoodcomputerknowledge. D．Onetrainedinproducingmusicprogrammes.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）SomeyearsagoIworkedwithpeopleonpublicwelfare.Ibelievedthateverybodyhadtheabilitytobe1andallwehavetodowastomakethemstartworking.ThefirstthingIsaidtothemwas,"Iwouldliketoknowwhatyour2are."EveryonelookedatmeasifIwere3Onewomansaid"Idon'tknowwhatyoucan4withdreams.Theratsareeatingupmykids."Isaid."That'sterrible.Youareverymuch5withtheratsandyourkids.Howcanwehelp?""Icoulduseanewscreendoor（紗門）becausethereare6intheold."Iasked,"Isthereanybodyknowing7tofixit?"Amansaid,"LongagoIusedtodothingslikethatbutnowIhaveabadback,butI'll8."Igavehimsomemoneytodothat.Thenextweek,whenthegroupwas9,Iaskedthewoman,"Well,isyour10doorfixed?""Oh,yes,"shesaid."Thenwecanstartdreaming,right?"She11atme.Iaskedtheman,"Howdoyoufeel?"Hesaid,"Well,it'sfunnythatI'mbeginningtofeelalot12"Theseseeminglysmall13allowedthegrouptoseethatdreamswerenotstupid.Onewoman14thatshewantedtobeasecretary.Isaid,"What15inyourway?"Sheanswered,"Ihavesixkids,andnoonecan16themwhileI'maway."Iasked"Whowouldhelpthiswomanwhileshegetssome17atschool?"Anotherwomansaid"Igotkids,too,butIcoulddothat."Sothewomanwenttoschool.In12weeksthesepeoplewere18publicwelfare.Thewomanwho19thechildrenbecamealicensedfostercare(代別人照看孩子)person.Themanbecameahandyman.I'venotonlydonethat20,I'vedoneitmanytimes.1、A．self-confident B．self-employed C．self-independent D．self-control2、A．purposes B．goals C．hopes D．dreams3、A．crazy B．ridiculous C．funny D．normal4、A．live B．do C．go D．get5、A．involved B．furnished C．equipped D．troubled6、A．rats B．holes C．sinks D．crashes7、A．what B．which C．how D．when8、A．continue B．try C．do D．work9、A．sat B．placed C．seated D．positioned10、A．new B．wood C．main D．screen11、A．laughed B．smiled C．glared D．stared12、A．better B．worse C．more D．less13、A．strengths B．weakness C．successes D．failures14、A．complained B．shouted C．shared D．yelled15、A．stands B．stops C．a(chǎn)llows D．a(chǎn)dmits16、A．takecare B．lookafter C．a(chǎn)ttendwith D．payattention17、A．education B．help C．benefit D．training18、A．back B．off C．on D．out19、A．tookin B．tookdown C．tookaway D．tookalong20、A．forever B．never C．even D．once第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）在下面句子空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Onceuponatime.therewasamannamedLeo,whohadaverynicevineyard(葡萄園)。Onedaytheking1．(pass)bythevineyard.Hefoundtheyardsobeautiful2．hewantedtohaveit.HewenttoLeoandasked,“Wouldyousellthewholevineyardtome?Icanpayyousomemoney.”“I'mverysorry.Itisaheritage(遺產(chǎn))ofmyfamily,3．Ican’tgiveittoyouatanyprice,”saidLeo.Thekingtoldthequeenthestory4．(angry).Thequeensaid,“Youforgetyouaretheking!Letmeteachyou5．togetit.YoucanmakeLeoasmallofficer,thenfind6．excuseandsentence(.判決)himto7．(die).”Thekingdidwhatthequeensaid.Leodiedandthekinggotthevineyard.WhenGodlearnedaboutthis,hewasveryangryandsaid,“Thekingandthequeenmust8．(eat)bydogs.They9．(be)notgoodpeople.Theytakethethings10．a(chǎn)renottheirs.”Atlast,thekingandthequeendiedwhentheywentoutforapicnic。第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthewayofcommunicationinpeople'slifeinrecentyears、Inthepast,peoplekeptintouchwitheachothermainlybywrittenlettersorusingthepublictelephone、Butnowalmosteveryonehavehisownmobilephone、Peoplecancommunicateforeachotheralmostatanyplaceandatanytime、What'smore,peoplehaveeasyaccesstotheInternet,whatenablesthemtosendandreceivee-mailswhatevertheylike、Withthischanges,people'spaceoflifehasbeenquickenedandpeople'sworkhasbeenmademoreefficiently、Itisusedtotakeseveraldaystohearofeachother,butnowittakesonlyseveralminut