隴南市重點中學高三下學期第六次檢測新高考英語試卷及答案解析

隴南市重點中學高三下學期第六次檢測新高考英語試卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．absolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital2．________challengesinChinascar-sharingeconomy,sharedmobilitystillhasapromisingfuture.A．Despite B．BesidesC．Concerning D．Regarding3．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong4．Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded5．—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick6．---I’llpayavisittoHongKong.Wouldyoumindkeepinganeyeonmyhouse?---Notatall.______.A．I’drathernot B．I’dbehappyC．I’venotime D．I’dliketo7．Wehavemorethan80flatsinthisbuilding,each____solarheaters．A．isequippedwith B．equippedwithC．isequippedby D．equippedby8．—Ifeltitverydifficulttocarryontheworkallbymyself.—Icouldhavehelpedyou,butyou_____meto.A．hadn’tasked B．didn’task C．haven’tasked D．don’task9．John,________moneywasnownoproblem,startedanewcompanywithhisfriends.A．forwhose B．ofwhoseC．ofwhom D．forwhom10．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith11．I’mgoingtospendthesummerholidayinHainan,________livesmyuncle.A．where B．whoC．which D．when12．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed13．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed14．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．asifD．sothat15．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit16．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost17．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very18．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign19．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot20．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．arereading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）ThehitmovieNottingHill（諾丁山）beginswithafamousscene.HughGrantbumpsintoJuliaRobertsandspillsorangejuicealloverher.Afterthecollision,Grantrepeatedlysays,“I’msosorry.I’msosorry.”HisactionsinthissceneareveryBritish.IfRoberts’characterwerefromtheBritain,thanshewouldprobablyapologizerepeatedlyaswell–evenifthecrashwerenotherfault.Butthisdoesn’thappeninthemovie,asRobertsisfromtheUS.AreportinTheTelegraphoncesaidthatthreequartersofBritishpeopleapologizewhentheybumpintosomeoneinthestreet–regardlessofwhethertheyareresponsibleornot.Infact,Britonsuse“sorry”inmanysituations.Forexample,iftheymishearsomeone,theysay“Sorry?”Thepersontheyaretalkingtowillalsoapologizebyreplying,“No,Iamsorry!”Thiscangoonforuptofiveminutesastheycompeteoverwhoisthemostsorry.WhyareBritonssosorry?MarkTyrell,apsychologywriterintheUK,thinksthattheirapologetictendenciesarerootedinBritishclasssystem.“WesaysorrybecausehistoricallythenewmiddleclassinBritainhadtoapologizefornotbeingtheworkingclass,butalsoforreallybeingtheupperclass.”Anothertheoryisthattheyapologizetoavoidconflicts.Forexample,iftheybumpintosomeone,hemightgetangry.Toavoidthis,theyinstantlysay“Sorry!”Truemannersareaboutbeingconsiderate,andtoday’sconstantuseofapologizingshowsthatweareperhapsnotasthoughtfulasweoncewere.Theword“sorry”haslostsomeofitsmeaning.Doyouseemypoint?Sorry,itmightjustbeaBritishthing.1、WhydoestheauthormentionasceneinthemovieNottingHillatthebeginning?A．TogiveanexampleofBritishmodesty.B．Tointroducedifferentwaysofsayingsorry.C．ToshowwhatkindofmenareconsideredgentlemenintheUK.D．TodrawourattentiontowhenandhowBritishpeoplesaysorry.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightMarkTyrellagreewith?A．Peopleshouldnotapologizeiftheyarenotresponsible.B．AmericanscarelessaboutmannersthanBritishpeopledo.C．ThatBritishpeopleapologizesomuchislinkedtotheclasssystem.D．Britishpeoplecaretoomuchaboutwhichsocialclasstheyarefrom.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．It’sunnecessaryforBritishpeopletobesopolite.B．TheoveruseofapologizingshowsBritonsaretrulysincere.C．Peopleshouldnotsticktothetraditionaluseoftheword“sorry”.D．Using“sorry”moredoesn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplearemorepolite.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toexplorethebestwayofsayingsorry.B．ToexplainwhyBritonsoverusetheword“sorry”.C．Toshowhowsayingsorryhaschangedovertime.D．TosuggestmanyBritishpeoplelacktraditionalmanners.22．（8分）WelcometoSummerFun4Kids－theUKdirectoryofSummerCampsandCourses.Thelongsummerholidaysareincreasinglyrecognizedasagreatopportunityforyoungpeopletotakepartinorganizedactivities,playschemes（兒童游戲活動計劃）ordaycampseitherwithintheirlocalareaonadailybasisorlivingawayfromhomeatanAmerican-styleresidentialSummerCamp.ThisdirectoryaimstoprovideasummaryofavailableopportunitiesthroughouttheUKaswellasbackgroundinformationandusefullinks.DayCampsDayCampsusuallyrunfromMondaystoFridaysofferavariedprogrammeofsports,adventureorcreativeactivitiesthroughouteachday.Arrivalanddeparturetimesvarybutusuallyinvolveastartingtimebetween9:00－10:00a.m.andacollectiontimebetween4:00－5:00p.m..DayCampsareprovidedforyoungpeoplelivingwithintheimmediatecatchmentareaofthevenue（會場服務區(qū)）,butsomeofferasupervisedtransportservicefromawidercatchmentarea.Agegroupsfrom3yearsandabove.HolidayPlayschemesPlayschemesareusuallyrunbyvoluntaryorganizationsorlocalauthorities.Playschemesmayberestrictedtospecificactivities（SportsorArts&Crafts）orinvolvearangeofdifferentactivities.Someplayschemesmayinvolveoffsitetrips.Playschemesareprovidedmostlyforyoungpeoplelivingwithintheimmediatecatchmentareaofthevenue.Agegroupsfrom3yearsandabove.Sports/ActivityCoursesSpecialistcoursesinsingleactivitiesorsports.Thesecoursesusuallytake2or3hoursperday,lastinganythingfromasingledaytoaprogressivecourseover4or5consecutive（連續(xù)的）days.Sportscoursesareusuallyledbyqualifiedinstructorsorcoachesandnationalgoverningbodyawardsmaybeachieved,subjecttothelengthofcourse.Sportscoursesareoftenorganizedbylocalauthoritysportscentresorspecialistcenters（RidingSchools,WatersportsCenters,etc）.Agegroupsfrom7yearsandabove.Multi-ActivityProgrammesorcoursesinvolvingacombinationofactivitiesratherthanaspecialistcourse.Typicallymulti-activityprogrammesinvolvebetween4－6activitysessionsperday,witheachactivitysessionlastingbetween1－1.5hours.Thistypeofcourseusuallyfocuseson“taster”orintroductorysessionsinarangeofactivitiessuchassports,adventure,creativeandperformingartsactivities.Agegroupsfrom3yearsandabove.1、TheaimofSummerFun4Kidsis.A．toorganizeplayschemesorcampsforkidsB．togatherinformationandusefullinksC．toprovidealistofavailableopportunitiesD．tomakeenoughmoneythroughsomeactivities2、IfyouchooseDayCampsforyourkid,.A．he/shewillspendsevendaysaweekthereB．he/shemaytakeariskoflosinglifeC．he/shewillstaythereatleast6hoursadayD．he/shewillhavetogrowupasateenager3、AkidenteringforSportscourses.A．willhavesomeoffsitetripswithcoachesB．maybeadmittedtoakeyuniversityinthefutureC．willturnintoaqualifiedinstructorD．shouldbeatleast7orabove23．（8分）Oumuamua,anobjectthroughspacethatwasdiscoveredonOctober19th,hasalreadymadehistory.Thespeedatwhichitismovingrelativetothesunmeansthatitcannotbenativetothesolarsystem.ItsofficialnameisthusII/2017UI,withthe“I”standingfor“interstellar(星際)”—thefirsttimethisnamehaseverbeenused.Thatisexciting.Somescientists,though,entertainanevenmoreexcitingpossibility:whatifOumuamuaisnotanasteroid(小行星),asmostthink,butanalien(外星的)spacecraft?Asteroidscomeinllsortsofshapesandsizes,butOumuamuaseemsparticularlydifferent.Asbestasastronomerscantell,itiscigarlike,beingroughly180meterslongbutonlyabout30meterswide.Thatmakesitlongerthananythingknownofinthesolarsystem.Suchashapewouldbeasensiblechoiceforaspaceship,sinceitwouldminimizethescouring(沖刷)effectofinterstellardust.WiththatinmindtheBreakthroughListenproject,anorganizationaimedathuntingforalienlife,planstoturntheworld’sbiggestradiotelescope,theGreenBankinstrumentinVirginia,towardsOumuamuatoseeifitcanhearanythinginteresting.OumuamuaiscurrentlyabouttwiceasfarfromEarthasEarthisfromthesun.Atthatrange,thetelescopeshouldbesensitiveenoughtopickupatransmitteraboutaspowerfulasamobilephoneafterjustafewseconds—worthyofobservations.Willitfindanything?Almostcertainlynot.Oumuamuahasthesamereddishcolorasmanyasasteroids,soprobablyhasasimilarcomposition.And,ifitreallyisaspaceship,itisstrangethatsignsofitsartificialoriginhavenotbeenseenalready.Itcould,intheory,beaderelict(遺棄星球).Butinthatcasethetelescopeisunlikelytohearanything.Byfarthemostlikelyoptionisthatitisexactlywhatitseemstobe:ahugespacerock,onethathascometothesolarsystemfromthevastspacebetweenthestars.1、WhatmakessomescientiststhinkOumuamuaispossiblyanalienspacecraft?A．Itssize.B．Itscolor.C．Itsshape.D．Itsspeed.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A．Theresearchintothesolarsystem.B．Thepurposeofhuntingforalienlife.C．TheeffectofinterstellardustonOumuamua.D．ThepossibilityofOumuamuabeingaspaceship.3、WhatisOumuamuamostlikelytobeaccordingtotheauthor?A．Anasteroid.B．Aspacerock.C．Interstellardust.D．Analienspacecraft.4、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat__________.A．Oumuamuawillreturntowhereit’sfromsoonB．Oumuamua’srealidentityremainstobefoundoutC．astronomershavenotseensignsofOumuamua’sartificialoriginD．theGreenBanktelescopehasalreadyheardsomethingfromOumuamua24．（8分）GoldenGateBridgeLocatedinSanFrancisco,theGoldenGateBridgestartedintheyear1933toconnecttheSanFranciscoPeninsulawithMarinCounty.Itwasfinallythrownopentopublictrafficin1937.Itcost$25.7millionintheconstruction.Tilltheyear1957,theGoldenGateBridge,atalengthof2,737meters,wasthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.BrooklynBridgeTheBrooklynBridgeislocatedinBrooklyn.ItisoneoftheoldestsuspensionbridgesintheUnitedStates,havingbeenopenedintheyear1883.Thelengthofthebridgeis1,843meters.ThebridgehasbeenfeaturedinseveralHollywoodmovies.GeorgeWashingtonBridgeAlsoknownastheHudsonRiverBridgeandtheColumbusBridge,theGeorgeWashingtonBridgewhichconnectsFortLeetoManhattancameintousein1931afteraconstructionperiodofalmost4years.Itisatwolevelsuspensionbridgethatcostabout$52milliontobuild.MackinacBridgeThisisthethirdbiggestsuspensionbridgeintheworldatalengthof8,038meters.ThearchitectofthisbridgewasDr.DavidB．Steinman,whodirectedtheconstructionofthebridgewhichstartedintheyear1954andopenedtothepublicin1958.Peopleusingthisbridgearechargedacertainamountofmoney.NavajoBridgeLocatedinArizona,thisbridgecrossestheColoradoRiverandisalmost250meterslong.Theconstructionofthisbridgestartedintheyear1927,endingtwoyearslater,costing$390,000.Inthe1990s,asecondbridgewasbuiltwhichwasopenedtothepublicin1994.Thefirstbridgeisnowusedonlybypedestrians.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?A．Itconsistsoftwobridges.B．Itcoststheleastofthefivebridges.C．Itisthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.D．Ittakesabout4yearstocompletetheconstruction.2、Whichofthefollowingbridgeswasbuilttheearliest?A．GoldenGateBridge.B．BrooklynBridge.C．GeorgeWashingtonBridge.D．NavajoBridge.3、WhatwillyoudoifyoudriveacrossMackinacBridge?A．Havetopaysomemoney.B．Usethesecondbridge.C．Covernearly250meters.D．SeethestatueofDr.DavidB．Steinman.25．（10分）TheLifecycleofaT-shirtWeallprobablyhavealotofT-shirts,butdoyoueverstopandthinkabouttheinfluenceofaT-shirtontheplanet?You’dprobablybesurprisedtolearnwhat'sinvolvedinthelifecycleofjustoneT-shirt.Thereare5majorstages:material,production,shipping,useanddisposal.Thematerialstageinvolvesfarming,irrigating,fertilizing,harvestingandginning.Whilecottonisanaturalfiberandnotasharmfultotheenvironmentasmanmadefibers,itstilltakesatollinthematerialandproductionstages.Commercialcottonfarmingusesalargeamountofwater,andtheuseofpesticides(殺蟲劑）iswidespreadacrosstheglobe,especiallyincottonfarming.Studieshaveshownthatfarmersspendaround$4.1billiononpesticidesannually,ofwhich25%wasspentoncottoncropsintheUS.Oncethecottonisgrownandharvested,sobeginstheproductionstage:spinning,knitting,bleaching,dyeing,cutting,sewing,etc.——theseprocessesalsouseagreatdealofwaterandenergy.Commercialdyesandbleachesareharmfulpollutantsandcaneventuallypollutegroundwater.AftertheT-shirtisproduced,itentersthetransportationstage.Thisofteninvolvesoverseasshipping.Takealookinyourcloset.Chancesarethatmostofyourcottongarments(衣服）aremadeinChinaorIndia.Garmentscanbeshippedviaplane,shiportruck…，allofwhichspillCO2intotheatmosphere.CalculationsshowthatC02emissionsfromlighttrucksaloneamountto1.15poundspermile.OncetheT-shirtreachestheretailmarket,itispurchased.Thisstagemayseemliketheleastenvironmentallydamagingpart.Butconsiderthenumberoftimesyou’vewashedanddriedyourfavoriteT-shirt.Washingmachinesarecertainlybecomingmoreefficient.However,theaverageAmericanhouseholddoes400loadsoflaundryperyear,usingabout40gallonsofwaterperload.Suchexcessivewateruseiscombinedwiththelargeamountofenergyusedbydryers.Thefinalstageoflifeisdisposal.Thisreleasesharmfulemissions,orinvolvesalandfillwherecottontakesyearstobreakdown.CurrentUSrecordsshowthatanestimated15%ofclothesandshoesarerecycled,whichmeansthatconsumerssendashocking85%ofthesematerialstolandfills.Weallneednewclotheseveryonceinawhile,butlet’salltrytokeepinmindwhatgoesintotheproductionofclothing...Ithasarealimpactontheplanet.Therearealotofthingsyoucandotohelpreduceyourimpact.Reuseandrecycleclothes.Ifthey’retoowornouttowear,cutthemupandusethemascleaningrags.Donatethemtocharityoranotherorganizationthatrecyclestextiles.Whenpossible,makeanefforttobuyorganiccotton.Turndownthethermostatonyourwasher,andlinedryyourclotheswhentheweatherwillallowit.1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．Theproductionprocessmayaffectwatersafety.B．TheclothingcostisrelativelylowinChinaandIndia.C．Cottonclothesareburiedbecausetheyarehardtobreakdown.D．Theusestageistheleastenvironmentallyharmfulofthefivestages.2、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatintheUS.A．pesticidesincottonfarmingcostover4billiondollarseveryyearB．C02emissionsoflandtransportamountto1.15poundspermileC．about15%oftheclothesandshoesaremadeofmaterialsthatarerecycledD．about16,000gallonsofwaterisusedannuallybyanaveragefamilyonlaundry3、Theunderlinedphrase“takesatoll”probablymeans“”.A．wasteswaterB．hasabadeffectC．usesenergyD．takesalotoftime4、Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?A．Toencouragepeopletodonateclothestocharity.B．Tointroducethefivestagesinthelifecycleofclothing.C．Topersuadepeopletopurchasemoreorganiccotton.D．Topromoteeco-friendlyactionsrelatedtoclothes.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）Ihadn’tevengotachancetoenterthestorebeforeanAfricanAmericanwomanapproachedmeandaskedifIwouldhelpherreturnanitem.Theitemshehad1wasintendedforherdaughter,butshehadalreadyreceiveda2one.Thelady3toexchangetheitemforsomethingelseinthestorebutshewastoldsheneededanID4thedealcouldnottakeplace.Iwenttothe5withthewomansowecouldusemyID．Thesalesassociateimmediatelystarted6herofaskingthefirst7personshesawtohelpher.Althoughthatwas8,Ididn’tunderstandwhyit9Afterall,noteveryoneisgiventheopportunityto10anIDinthiscountry.Then,weaskedtospeakwithamanager,whoexplainedthattherewasno11toreturntheitemwithoutareceiptandthenwentontosaythewomancouldnot12shepurchasedtheitem.“13I,ayoungwhitefemale,weretoenterthestoreandrequestyoutomakeanexchangewithoutareceipt,Iwouldnotbe14theprivilege—asIhaveprooffromthepast.”Isaid.Hemusthaverealizedatthatmomentwhathehaddone,becausehe15toexchangetheitem.Therearemanyvaluablelessonsinthestory.Thefirstistohelpastrangerinneed.I16whenthewomanaskedformyhelp,but17doIactuallyhave?”Ihadnone,soIhelpedher.Thesecondlessonisnottojudgeabookbyits18Thewomanlookedpoor,butshe19thesametreatmentasanyoneelsedoes.1、A．purchasedB．shownC．lostD．mended2、A．sameB．popularC．similarD．different3、A．managedB．wantedC．refusedD．promised4、A．forB．orC．andD．so5、A．counterB．departmentC．marketD．window6、A．warningB．informingC．remindingD．accusing7、A．fairB．familiarC．impossibleD．random8、A．wrongB．trueC．reasonableD．meaningful9、A．matteredB．happenedC．passedD．worked10、A．leaveB．payC．findD．obtain11、A．requestB．placeC．wayD．need12、A．answerB．proveC．supportD．admit13、A．UnlessB．AndC．InsteadD．If14、A．orderedB．askedC．deniedD．given15、A．agreedB．preparedC．failedD．remembered16、A．struggledB．wonderedC．hesitatedD．nodded17、A．totallyB．graduallyC．hardlyD．quickly18、A．feelingsB．goalsC．reasonsD．ideas19、A．designB．coverC．contentD．price20、A．deservedB．requiredC．receivedD．appreciated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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空MaoZedongwroteapoemin1．hedreamedof“Wallsofstonetoholdbackcloudsandraintillasmoothlakerisesinthenarrowgorges”.Nowhisdreamhascometrue.ThepoweroftheYangtzeRiver,whichistheworld’sthird2．(long)river,hasbeenharnessedbytheThreeGorgesDam.Thedamisnearly200metershigh.Itisthelargesthydro-electricpowerstationanddamintheworldand3．(cost)morethananyotherconstructionprojectinhistory.SunYat-sen,4．wastheleaderofthe1911Revolution,firstsuggestedtheidesofadam5．theYangtzeRiverin1919.ThreequartersofChina’senergyisproducedbyburningcoal.In1993,Chinaused1.2billiontonsofcoalforheatingandgeneratingelectricity.6．(unfortunate),burningcoalcausesseriousair7．(pollute)andincreasesglobalwarming.Thedamwillgenerateelectricityequal8．about40milliontonsofcoalwithoutcausingsomuchairpollution.TheThreeGorgesareaisoneofthemostbeautiful9．(area)ofChinaandtheprojecthasfloodedsomeofChina’smostfamoushistoricalsites,includingtheQuYuanTemple,theHanWatchtowerandtheMoyaCliffcarvings.Besides,thereservoirhasflooded2cities.Butnowthepeoplewhohavemovedfromtheirhomesareliving10．happynewlife.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）文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每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。3、將改正后的答案按要求寫在答題卡的相應位置。ItwasextremecoldlastMondaymorning、WhileIwaswalkinginmywaytoschool,Inoticedtwostreetcleanersweepingthestreet、Seeingthemareworkingsohardonsuchacoldmorning,Iwasmovedandmadeupmyminddosomethingforthem、Afterarrivingatschool,Idiscussedwithsomeclassmatesthatwecoulddo、Thenextday,wegotu