山東禹城市綜合高中2025屆高考臨考沖刺英語試卷含解析

山東禹城市綜合高中2025屆高考臨考沖刺英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency2．－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A．don’tpullmyleg B．a(chǎn)littlebirdtoldmeC．speakofthedevil D．it’sapieceofcake3．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor4．40gramsofmeatperdayis______peopleshouldconsumeinordertostayfit.A．thatB．whyC．howD．what5．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup6．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating7．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave8．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which9．Itisreportedthehousingpricesinsomebigcitiesfallindifferentdegrees.A．whichB．whatC．thatD．where10．______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving11．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That12．_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another13．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which14．---Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.---______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.15．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．a(chǎn)partfromC．freefromD．a(chǎn)wayfrom16．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout17．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.18．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when19．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup20．"Wecannotaffordlimitedprogress.Weneedrapidprogress,"BansaidattheThirdWorldClimateConferenceinGeneva,bytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).A．organized B．beingorganized C．organizing D．wasorganized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）USpresidentDonaldTrumphaspopularizedthephrase“fakenews”ButnottoolongagothesewordsincombinationwouldhavemeantlittletoeverydayEnglishspeakers.AnatolyLiberman,aGerman,writesabouttheoriginsoftheword“fake”.Theword,itturnsout,hasaverydarkpast.Thebestguessforhow“fake”becamemainstream,arguesLiberman,isthatitwasakindusedbythievesintheLondonunderworld.But“howitgotthere,nobodyintheworldknows,andprobablynobodywilleverknow,”hetellsQuartz.LibermanisaprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesotaandtheauthorofWordOriginsandHowWeKnowThem.Hewritesthatearlyrecordsof“fake”asanEnglishadjectiveappearedaroundthemiddleofthe18thcentury.Thewordlikelycomesfromcant,orthiefjargon(行話).TheOEDmentions“fake”asaverbstartingin1819,whichbasicallymeant‘todo”injargon,butalso“tokill,wound,orrob”.Anentryfromadictionarythatyearreads:“Tofakeanypersonorplace,torobthem;tofakeapersonmayalsoimplytoshoot,wound,orcut;tofakeamanoutandout,istokillhim.”LibermantracesthewordnexttoCharesDickens,whoused“cly-faker”，where“cly”meanspocket,inOliverTwist.Thisishowhebelievesknowledgeof“fake”asawordthatmeanstosteal,spread.EventuallyitbecameacommonplaceEnglishword.1、Theunderlinedword“fake”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．lyingB．trueC．commonD．interesting2、WhatcanwelearnaboutAnatolyLiberman?A．Heisskilledinsomeforeignlanguages.B．HeisinterestedinalltheEnglishwords.C．HelivedinEnglandforalongtime.D．HelikeswritingarticlesinEnglishverymuch.3、Whatismainlydiscussedinthispassage?A．ThehistoryofEnglishwords.B．SomestoriesaboutEnglishwords.C．TheimportanceoftheEnglishword“fake”D．TheoriginsofanEnglishword.4、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．WemustfocusonthewordsofDonaldTrump.B．WeshouldstudyEnglishwordsverycarefully.C．“Fake”likelycomesfromwordsusedbyaclassofpeople.D．AnatolyLibermanlikestotracethecommonplaceEnglishwords.22．（8分）Lifedoesn’talwaysturnoutthewaywe’dlike.Whensituationstakeanunfavorableturn,webecomeupset,frustrated,orangry.Whenothersdon’tagreewithus,oractinamannerwefinddisturbing,angerisatypicalresponse.Withtheexceptionofafewextremecircumstances?anangryreactionrarelyimprovesthesituationorhelpsuschangeourmind.Thoughtfulconsiderationofwhatfeelingsandreactionaremosthelpfulactuallyrestoresourrealpower,soconsiderthefollowingalternativestoanger.Compassion,consistingofbothunderstandingandempathy,canbeaperfectsolutiontoanger.Eachpersonhasarighttolivelifeaccordingtotheirbeliefs,dreams,needs,etc.Ifsomeoneisactingimproperlyornotlivinguptoourideals,weneedtoremovethe“shoulds”andremindourselvesthatitisanecessarypartoftheirlife’sjourney.Choosingthisalternativeresponsesoftensone’sheartandpreventsangerfromarising.Humorisanotherpowerfultoolforlesseninganger.Wetakelifeandpersonaloffensefartooseriously.Afterall,theirbehaviorisareflectionoftheirinternalenvironmentandhasnothingatalltodowithusanditisinrealityrelativelyunimportant.Humorputsanyserioussituationintoitsproperplaces.Itactsasaprotectivebarriertoemotionalpainaswerecognizethatwhatishappeninghasnothingatalltodowithus.Sowhenothersbehavebadly,forgivethemfortheirbadbehaviorsratherthanjudgetheminyourheart.Whenlifehandsustheexactoppositeofwhatwerequested,makelightofit,Afterall,thislifeisonlytemporarysowhygetsobentoutofshapewhenitisn’tinlinewithyourideals?Rainonyourweddingday?Breakoattheumbrellasandbootsanddanceinthepuddles!1、Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A．Angermakesapersonmorepowerful.B．Allthepeoplegetannoyedeasily.C．Angeroftendoesnogoodtothesituation.D．Angercandosomethinggoodinmostcases.2、Howshouldwerespondtoothers’misbehavioraccordingtothesecondparagraph?A．Criticizeitsharply.B．Complainaboutit.C．Leaveitasitis.D．Understandandacceptit.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemeaninthelastparagraph?A．Dull.B．Angry.C．Delighted.D．Gifted.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AlternativeResponsestoAnger.B．TheBadEffectsofAnger.C．TheCausesofFrequentAnger.D．TheRiskofGettingAngry.23．（8分）At27,afterservinginWorldWarII,Idreamedofowningapieceofland.SoImovedfromcentralIllinoistoShelbina,Missouri,andbought236acresfor$6,000.Theplotoflandwassituatedonadirtroadandwashalffarmlandandhalftrees,withanoldhousethathadnorunningwaterorelectricity.Obviously,itwasnotwhatyou’dcallprimerealestate.Butitwasmine.Iwasaloneforthefirsttimeinmylife,andIfounditliberating.Mydayswerefilledfromdawnuntilduskwithplowingandplantingcorn.Dinnertimecameandwent,andIbarelyrememberedtoeat.Iwouldn’tsayIwasagreatsuccessatfarminginMissouri.However,whenIwenttothestoretobuysomeplowshares,ImetanicewomannamedClaudetteworkingbehindthecounter.IalsoranintoheratSt.Mary’sCatholicChurchinShelbinaeachweek.Ifoundoutlaterthathermanagerkeptaskingherabout“thattallboy(andeligiblebachelor)fromIllinoislivingoutinthecountryinanoldhousewithnowater,noelectricityandnohousekeeper.”Claudetteandhersistersoonvisitedmyfarmandputupsomecurtains.Toshowmyappreciation,ItookClaudetteoutforarideinmy2?-tonStudebakertruck.Wemarriedin1954andhavenowbeentogetherformorethan62years!IlatersoldtheMissourifarmfora$3,500profitandbought40acresinIllinois.Formanyreasons,buyingtheMissourifarmwasagoodidea.Iwillalwayscherishmemoriesofowningthefarmandmeetingmybeloved.1、WhentheauthorboughttheplotoflandinShelbina,________.A．itwaswellequippedB．hewasunsatisfiedwithitC．itwasnotarealestateD．heworkedveryhardonit2、Theunderlinedword“l(fā)iberating”inparagraph2canbereplacedbytheword________.A．upsetB．interestingC．freeD．boring3、TheauthorregardsbuyingtheMissourifarmasagoodideabecause_______.A．hewasabletosellitatthepriceof$3,500B．hecouldrecallplentyofexperiencesinhisownfarmC．hegotthechancetomeethiswifeworkingatachurchinShelbinathenD．hecouldpurchaseanotherhouseinIllinoisasaresultofsuccessfulfarming24．（8分）Ifyoubuyawashingmachine,afridgeoratelevisioninEurope,itcomeswithasticker.Thankstoa1992EUrule,allappliancesmustbelabelled(貼標(biāo)簽)withtheirenergyefficiency.Sowhyhasourfoodsystem-whichthreatens10,000specieswithextinction,producesabout30%ofgreenhousegases,anddrives800/oofourairpollution-onlyeverhadvoluntaryeco-labels?Theappliancesrulinghadahugeimpact;initially,75%offridgesandfreezerswereratedGtoD(lowefficiency),buttoday98%areclassedA++orA+++.Worldwide,theenergyefficiencyoflabelledapplianceshasincreasedthreetimesfasterthanapplianceswithoutlabels.Introducinganequalsystemforfoodcouldhaveanevenbiggerimpact.Mandatoryenvironmentallabelswouldchangehowweproduceandconsumeinfar-reachingways.First,producerswouldhavetomeasuretheirimpactsinauniformwayandbeaccountablefortheresults.Thiswouldnotbeexpensive:itisfreetomonitorenvironmentalimpactsusingdigitaltoolssuchasFieldprintandtheCoolFarmTool.Second,theysupportsustainableconsumption.Ourresearchfoundthatproductsthatlook,tasteandcostthesamecanhavedramaticallydifferentenvironmentalimpacts.High-impactbeefproducersuse5,400%morelandandcreatel,000%moregreenhousegasesthanlow-impactproducers.Labelswouldallowconsumerstotelltheseproductsapart.Theywouldhighlightbothhigh-andlow-impactproducers,inthesameway,acrossmultipleproducts.Thiswouldencouragemorepeopletothinkabouttheirchoicesbyexposingthemtothefactseverytimetheyareintheshops.Wecanalsouselabelstoturnsmallerconsumerchangesintolargeenvironmentalbenefits:becauseasmallnumberofproducerscreatealargeshareoftheimpact,simplyavoidinghigh-impactproducerscanmakeahugecontributiontopollutionreductions.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheappliancesinParagraph1？A．Toapplaudthe1992EUrule.B．Tobringupthetopicoflabellingfood.C．Topointoutthepollutiontheycaused.D．Tocomparetheirenergyconsumptionrates.2、WhatdothefiguresinParagraph2show?A．Theimportanceofsavingenergy.B．Thedebateabouteco-labelledappliances.C．Theeffectivenessoftheappliancesruling.D．Theproblemcausedbyappliancesoflowefficiency.3、Whatdoestheword“Mandatory”inParagraph3mean?A．Compulsory. B．Effective. C．Different. D．Independent.4、Whatcanbelearnedabouteco-labels?A．Theywillincreasetheprofitsoflow-impactproducers.B．Theycanshowproducers'environmentalimpacts.C．Theywillguideconsumerstobuyhealthierfood.D．Theycanexposeconsumerstomoreproducts25．（10分）The2016NobelPrizeinPhysicsissharedbythreescientists,theRoyalAcademyofSciencesannouncedinStockholmonTuesday.TheNobelPrizeinPhysics2016wasdivided,withonehalfawardedtoDavidJ.Thouless,theotherhalftoF.DuncanM.HaldaneandJ.MichaelKosterlitz“fortheoreticaldiscoveriesoftopologicalphasetransitionsandtopologicalphasesofmatter(物質(zhì)拓?fù)湎嘧兒屯負(fù)湎?.”Haldanesaidhewas“verysurprised”atthenews,addingthathewasgladthattheirdiscoveriesfoundsomethingpreviouslyunnoticedbymany,andthattheyrevealed“morepossibilitiesforlookingfornewmaterials.”Heparticularlypointedoutthatalotofworkwasstillongoing.Theyear’sprizeamountis8millionSwedishkrona(0.13millionUSdollars),andwillbesplitproperlybetweenthethreewinners.Thewinnersaregivenasumofmoneywhentheyreceivetheirprizes,intheformofadocumentconfirmingtheamountawarded.TheamountofprizemoneydependsuponhowmuchmoneytheNobelFoundationcanawardeachyear.Thepursehasincreasedsincethe380s,whentheprizemoneywas880,000SEKperprize.In2001,themonetaryawardwas2millionSEK(US$1.4million;€150,000).InJune204,itwasloweredto8millionSEK.Iftherearetwowinnersofaparticularprize,theawardmoneyisdividedequallybetweenthewinners.Iftherearethree,theawardingcommitteecanchoosetodividethemoneyequally,orawardone-halftoonewinnerandone-quartertoeachoftheothers.Itiscommonforwinnerstodonateprizemoneytobenefitscientific,cultural,orcharities.1、HowmuchpricemoneydoesThoulessget?A．8millionSwedishkrona.B．6millionSwedishkrona.C．4millionSwedishkrona.D．2millionSwedishkrona.2、Accordingtothepassage,Haldanethoughtthathiswork_________A．wasfarfromendingB．wasbasedonmanypreviousstudiesC．hadperfectlybeencompletedD．hadsurprisedthewholeworld3、Theamountofprizemoney_________..A．hasbeeneverincreasingsincethe380sB．hasbeeneverdecreasingsincethe380sC．remains880,000SEKeachyearafter204D．differsaccordingtotheNobelFoundation’saffordability4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?A．Thepurposeoftheawardmoney.B．Howtheawardmoneyisdealtwith.C．Howthelaureatesareselected.D．Thenumberoflaureatesperprize.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）Thishappenedseveralweeksago.Onmywaytowork,IaccidentallygotonthewrongbusbecauseIwas1thenewsonmyphone.Ihadto2andwalkseveralblockstowork,apathIhadnevertaken.Imetamansittingonabenchlookingvery3,soIaskedhimwhatwaswrong.Hesaidhis4hadbeendraggedaway(拖走)fromapubliclotandthathehadno5togettotheairporttomeethiswife.ItoldhimthatIcouldhelphimoutandlethim6there.Iwenttothe7oneblockawayandgotcash.WhenIreturned,themanwasstandingthere,watchingme8him.WhenIgavehimthecash,hehuggedme,thankedme,andstarted9!Inearlycried,too.Iwishedhimtogettotheairportsafely,explained10hecouldtakepublictransporttogetthere,andthencontinuedtogotomyoffice.I11atmyusualrestaurantforatogo(帶走的)breakfastand,atthedoor,Imetanothermanwho12said,“Excuseme,sir.Idon’twantyourmoney,13couldyoupleasehelpmegetsomefood?”Isaid,“Ofcourse,pleasecomewithme.”I14mybreakfastandpaidforthisman’sorder.I15himawonderfulday.Asyoumay16Iwassothankfulforputting17onthewrongbusattherighttime.Thisletme18twopeoplewhoneededhelpand19.Duringeachmeeting,Ineverfeltafraid;Ionlyfelt20tohelpthem.1、A．readingB．makingC．collectingD．telling2、A．turnupB．turnoffC．getoffD．giveup3、A．guiltyB．boredC．tiredD．upset4、A．caseB．driverC．carD．tool5、A．timeB．moneyC．chanceD．mood6、A．waitB．leaveC．walkD．complain7、A．officeB．busC．cafeD．bank8、A．a(chǎn)pproachB．receiveC．saveD．call9、A．laughingB．cryingC．singingD．dancing10、A．whyB．whetherC．howD．when11、A．workedB．stoppedC．chattedD．planned12、A．proudlyB．bravelyC．rudelyD．politely13、A．butB．a(chǎn)ndC．soD．or14、A．hadB．madeC．orderedD．sold15、A．expectedB．wishedC．showedD．lent16、A．hopeB．rememberC．guessD．doubt17、A．himB．themC．ourselvesD．myself18、A．meetB．joinC．visitD．greet19、A．warmthB．enthusiasmC．confidenceD．surprise20、A．gratefulB．interestedC．delightedD．curious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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Whatisclone?Thenoun“clone”andtheverb“toclone”arenotusedconsistently.Inbiologyacloneisacelloranorganism,whichis1．(genetic)thesameasanothercellororganism.Manysimpleorganismssuchasbacteriareproducethemselvesby2．(copy)theirDNAandsplitting(分裂)inhalf.Theverb“toclone”refers3．theprocessofcreatingclonedcellsororganisms.Theprocessdiffers,4．(depend)onthekindsofcellsusedinthecloningprocedureandthedesiredresult.Usually,5．scientistscloneananimal,theytakethenucleus(核)ofacellandplaceitintoaneggcellfrom6．thenucleushasbeenremoved.Theeggcellthendividestoproduce7．embryothatdevelopsananimaliftheproceduresworkas8．(plan).Differentfromothercloningcases,Dollywascreatedfromaspecializedadultcell,9．fromaveryearlyembryoniccellinwhichnospecialized10．(tissue)begintodevelop.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）短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，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（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。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。LastSaturdaythestudentsofourclassmadeabiketripofasmalltownbytheTaihuLake、Wesetoffearlierinthemorning、Aftergettingtothetown,wehadvisitedsomeplacesofinterest、Atnoon,wehadpicnicnearthetown、Everybodywasattractedbythebeautifullysceneryandwetookalotofpicturethere、Intheafternoon,someofuswentfishing,somerowedboatsonthewater,butothersflewkites、Webothhadawonderfultime!Itwasapleasanttripforus,duringwhichtheboyswereofferedthegirlsalotofhelp、Wehavelearnedtohelp,understandandsharingwithothers、Inaword,wehavegotquitealotfromit、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是學(xué)生會主席李華，學(xué)生會將舉辦迎新年晚會，你希望外籍教師Tom能參加，于是你給他寫了一封邀請信。要點如下：1.晚會開始、結(jié)束時間以及舉辦地點；2.晚會內(nèi)容包括：唱歌，跳舞，玩游戲等；3.真誠希望對方參加并且詢問對方的意向。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行為連貫；3.開頭語和結(jié)束語已為你寫好。DearTom,Howareyoudoing?Recently,inordertowelcomethenewyear,aneveningpartywillbeheldinourschool.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.YoursLiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、B4、D5、A6、C7、A8、B9、C10、D11、C12、A13、B14、A15、C16、A17、D18、B19、B20、A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、1、A2、A3、D4、C22、1、C2、D3、B4、A23、cherishmemoriesofowningthefarmandmeetingmybeloved?B選項hecouldrecallplentyofexperiencesinhisownfarm24、1、B2、C3、A4、B25、TopUKSummerCampsOxfordSummerAcademy,OxfordTheOxfordSummerAcademyisaspecializedprogramfor16-3-year-oldswhowantatasteoflifeatoneoftheworld'smostwell-knownuniversities.Activitiesrangefrommorningtutorials（輔導(dǎo)）toafternoonelectivesthataredesignedtobroadenstudents'understandingofwhatthey'llbestudyingandhowtobeexcellentintheirchosenfields.ArdmayHouse,LongLoch,ScotlandArdmayHouseisthesortofadventurecampthatmakesadultsjealous.CampersarepresentedwithLordofTheRingstypesettingstofeelandtrynewthings.Withactivitieslikeclimbing,beachart,fashionshowsandquiznights,kidsarebroughtclosertonatureandtheirpeersinafunandsafeenvironment.UppinghamSummerSchool,UppinghamTheUppinghamSummerSchooloffersanimpressivevarietyofsummercoursesfromartsandcraftstotheatre,cookeryandsports.ItwastheirCreativityTechnologiesPowerhousethatcaughtoureyewhenresearchingcampsforthisarticle.ThecoursecoverseverythingfromiPhoneappanddesigntocomputergamedesign,film-making,robotdesignandmusictechnology.It'sbasicallyacoursethattakesthemthroughthemostexcitingtechnologyamongthemodemmedia.It'sanamazingenvironmentforkidstolearnandgrowin.LearnandExperience,YorkshireLearnandExperiencefocusesongivingkidsfromtheUKandabroadachancetointeractandhaveagoodtimewithoneanother,anexperiencethatmakesthemgrowasindividuals.Withhalfthecamperscomingfromabroad,it'sagoldenopportunityforcuriouskidstoputtheirgeographyclassesintopracticewithouthavingtoleavethecoun