甘肅省徽縣第二中學(xué)2025屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)水平測(cè)試試題含解析

甘肅省徽縣第二中學(xué)2025屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)水平測(cè)試試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)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(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)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(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)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(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)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．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion2．LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．a(chǎn)mneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought3．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．a(chǎn)gainst C．on D．for4．Theinnerthoughtsofthetwoyoungpersonsarerevealedinthebook,______bothofthemfailtoexpress.A．where B．whenC．who D．which5．Iwasanonlychild,and________Ihadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.A．soB．butC．orD．while6．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted7．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone8．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．wasannouncedC．a(chǎn)nnouncesD．isannounced9．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．a(chǎn)fter;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．a(chǎn)s;inpraiseof10．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．a(chǎn)m D．would11．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom12．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking13．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．a(chǎn)mC．havebeenD．hadbeen14．Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient15．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!16．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that17．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto18．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving19．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted20．Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．a(chǎn)ll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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Otherpeoplemayhavetheirownagenda(議程)forourlife;wecanvaluetheirinputbutwedon’thavetotakeittoheart.Aschildren,ourparentshaddreamsforus.Theywarnedustodowellinschool,andtodowhateverwasnecessarytoreachourhighestpotential.Laterinlife,friendsmaytrytosetusupwiththeirideaoftheperfectpartnerortheperfectjob.Peopleclosetousmayhaveideasabouthowweshouldliveourlives,ideasthatusuallycomefromloveandthedesireforustobehappy.Othertimes,theycomefromaplaceofneedwithinthem-whetheritistheparentwhowantsustoliveouthisorherdreamsorthefriendwhowantsustoplayanalready-definedrole.Whateverthecase,wecanappreciateandconsiderthosepeople’sinput,butfinallywemustfollowourownguidance.Theremaycomeatimewhenallthesuggestionscanbecomeoverbearing(霸道的).Wemayfeelthatthepeoplewelovedon’tapproveofourjudgment,whichcanhurtourfeelings.Itcandisturbthechoiceswemakeforourlivesbymakingusdoubtourselvesbeforewe’vehadachancetodecidewhatwewant.Wecantellourlovedoneshowmuchweappreciatetheirthoughtsandideas,butthatweneedtoliveourownlivesandmakeourowndecisions.Wecanexplainthattheyneedtoletuslearnfromourownexperiences.Whentheyseethatwearehappywithourlivesandthepathwearetakingtoreachourgoals,theycanmakesurethatallweneedthemtodoistoshareinourjoy.1、Peopleclosetousoftentellusideastoshowtheir.A．a(chǎn)uthorityB．concernC．potentialD．happiness2、Whatshouldwedowhenwedisagreewithourfriends’advice?A．Provethatourchoicesareright.B．Makethemfollowourdecisions.C．Tellthemourchoicedirectlywithoutcompromise.D．Letthemknowweshouldmakeourowndecisions.3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．OfferingsuggestionsB．AppreciatingsuggestionsC．AcceptingsuggestionsD．Exchangingsuggestions22．（8分）Alittleboydiscoveredwhatlookedlikeamaptoanunknownplace.Hesoonrealizeditwasthebeginningofanexcitingtreasurehunt.Hefoundtwopiecesofpaperalongwiththemysteriousmap.Onewaswrittenwiththeinstructions,“FINDTHEWORDS.”Theotherpieceofpaperhadseveralstrangesymbolsscatteredalloverit.Dad,fortunately,wastheretohelphissonfigureoutthemystery.Hefoldedupthepaperwiththesymbolsonit,andtogethertheyformedamessage,whichhadanothersetofinstructions,“UNDERSTEPS.”Thesmartlittleboyknewexactlywhattodosohewenttolookunderthestepsofhishouse.Withouttoomucheffort,hefoundaboxbelowthestaircase.Itdidn’ttakehimlongtofigureoutwhattodonext:openitup!Insidetheboxweresomeveryinterestingobjects,includinganotherpieceofatreasuremapandtwobrokenpiecesofpaper.Thesewerethemostinterestingfindsbecausetheycontainedwhatappearedtobeacollectionoflettersonthem.Finally,theyknewwherethetreasurewasfromtheletters:INTHEBUSHUNDERYOURYARD．Aftersearchingallovertheyard,followingseveralcluesandwonderingwhereeverythingwouldlead,thepairfinallyfoundwhattheyhadbeenlookingfor.Anditwasexactlywhatyouwouldwantaftersuchanadventure:atreasurebox!Thepairpulleditoutofthegroundandcleanedawayallthedirt.Thedadputtheboxinfrontofhisson,andthelittleboycouldn’tcontainhisexcitement.Soheopeneditupandfinallyfoundoutwhatwasinside.Insidewasmoretreasurethananylittleboycouldeverwant.Therewerehundredsofcoinsandallsortsofpiratetreasure,includingwhatlookslikeapearlnecklaceandsomesilverdishes.1、Whatledthelittleboytostarthistreasurehunt?A．Hisfather’sencouragementB．Apossibletreasuremap.C．Hisnatureofcuriosity.D．Attractionoftreasure.2、Howdidthelittleboyandhisfatherfinallydeterminetheexacttreasureplace?A．Byfollowingthesymbolsonthepaper.B．Byfoldingupthemap.C．Bysearchingtheiryard.D．Bylistingthelettersonthepaper.3、Wheredidthelittleboyfindthetreasure?A．Inthebush.B．Underthesteps.C．Undertheground.D．Inaboxbelowthestaircase.4、Howdidthelittleboyfeelabouthisfinding?A．Overjoyed.B．Disappointed.C．Grateful.D．Unworthy.23．（8分）America’slatestsuperheroAustinPerine，whocallshimselfPresidentAustin，isnowtakingthecountrybystorm.Butheisnotatypicalsuperhero.Twothingssethimapart:Hedoesn’tfighthumanenemies，buthungerandhomelessness.Also，he’sonlyfouryearsold.Oursuperhero’soriginstorystartedfromthedaywhenTJPerine，hisfather，tookAustintotheFirehouseMinistries，alocalshelterthatprovideshousing，foodandotherservicesforthehomeless.Astheydrovebythebuilding，theysawagroupof25homelessmenstandingonthestreetcorner.Thatday，Austinusedhisallowancetobuyeachmanasandwichandhandedthefoodouthimselfwithhisslogan，“Don’tforgettoshowlove!”Afterhereturnedeveryweekforfiveweeksinarow，wordofAustin’skindnessspreadthroughsocialmedia.AustinandTJcouldfeed25to50peopleatatimebefore，andnow，thankstocommunitysupport，theycanfeed800to2,000people.ButAustinisn’tmerelyfillingstomachs.Hehasbeenimprovingthelivesofthehomelesspeoplehemeets.OnthatfirsttriptoFirehouseMinistries，TJandAustintalkedtoapoormannamedRaymont.TherespectAustinshowedforhimtouched41-year-oldRaymont，whoregainedhisconfidenceinlifeandfinallyfoundajobwiththehelpofTJ.Allthatwasmadepossiblebecausealittleboytookthetimetocare.Austin’spassionhasbecomehisfamily’scalling.AfterraisingmoneythroughaGoFundMepage，Audrey，TJ’smotherestablishedthenonprofitShowLoveFoundation，dedicatedtofightinghomelessness.Shenowservesaspresident，andTJoverseespublicrelationsforthefoundationfulltime.Theyoffermedicalandmentalhealthcareaspreventivestepsagainsthomelessness.AsforPresidentAustin，hecontinuestogiveoutfood，smiles，andhisinspirationalmessageoflove.“ItmakesmefeellikeI’msavingtheday,”hesaidproudly.1、WhyhasAustinbecomewell—knowntotheentirecountry?A．Hehassuperpowertofillthestomachsofthehomeless.B．Hefightshungerandhomelessnessatsuchayoungage.C．Hehasremovedthepovertyofthelocalcommunity.D．Hehaschosenanimpressiveanduniquename.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“dedicated”inParagraph5?A．Exposed. B．Opposed. C．Devoted. D．Addicted.3、WhydoestheauthorintroducetheexampleofRaymontinParagraph4?A．ToshowAustin’spositiveinfluence.B．Topersuadepeopletoliveofftheirown.C．ToprovethepersonalabilityofAustin’sfather.D．Todescribethedifficultsituationofpoorpeople.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardswhatAustindoes?A．Sympathetic. B．Humorous. C．Approving. D．Considerate.24．（8分）IrecentlypostedapictureonFacebookfromthemovieMadMax,afilmwheretwogroupsracethroughthedesertinsteampunkvehicles,andwrote,“Actualpictureofmywaytoworktoday.”ItwasmeanttobeajokebecauseofthesandstormsinBeijing,butoneofmyfriendsfrombackhomethoughtitwasreal.Icouldn’timaginehowtheycouldthinkthatisactuallywhatChinaislike.ChinahassomanymoreconveniencesandadvantagesthantheWest,andmanyofmyfriendsagree.“Idon’tknowhowIwillbeabletodealwhenIgobackhome,”saidafriendwhoisabouttoendhergapyearinBeijing.“I’vebecomesospoiledinChina.Chinaseemstobeleadingthewayininnovationandconveniencefordailylife.BackhomeIcouldnevershop,pulloutmyphoneandscanaQRcodetopay.TherehavebeenrumorsofstartingbikesharinginmyhometownforyearswithlittlesuccesswhilebikesharingsuddenlyappearedinBeijingovernight.Ijuststepoutsideandscanacode,andIamonmyway.Goingouttoeatwithagroupoffriendsbackhomewastroublesomeforboththegroupandtheservers.Splittingchecksandswiping(刷)10differentcardsormakingchangeforeachpersoninthegroupcanbeapain.ButwithChina’sWeChat,youcanquicklysendyourfriendsyourpartofthebill.Thelistgoeson…WhenIfirstarrivedinBeijing,Iwasdeadsetonleavinginamonth.Thatmonthhascomeandgone.Now,whensomeoneasksmewhenI’mcomingback,Ithinktomyself,“Whoknows?”WhilemyfriendsthinkI’mridingthroughthedesertonamotorbike,Iamactuallytakinga“Didi”forwhatistheequivalentof$5intheUS.Withalltheconveniencesandtechnologyhere,Imayneverwanttogoback.1、What’sthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroduceamovie.B．Totellaninterestingstory.C．Tointroducethetopic.D．ToshowtheweatherinBeijing.2、HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenhefirstcametoBeijing?A．Hecouldn’tstandtheweather.B．Hedidn’twanttostaylong.C．Heneverwantedtogobackhome.D．Hewasamazedatthebikesharing.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Chinaisthefirstcountrytostartbikesharing.B．TheauthorhasbecomeusedtomobilepaymentinChina.C．PeoplealwaysuseWeChattopaywheneatingoutintheUS.D．Theauthor’sfriendsallknowtheconvenienceoflivinginChina.4、Whatdoesthetextintendtotellus?A．BikesharinghasspreadalloverChina.B．ForeignershavemisunderstandingsofChina.C．TechnologyhasbroughtmuchconvenienceinChina.D．Lifeinforeigncountriesisnotaseasyaswethought.25．（10分）Inmyentirechildhood,doctorstoldmeIwasoverweightsothatIwouldneverplaysportsorbeathletic.Nooneshouldlistentothenegativityofothers.Ifsomeonesaysyoucan’t,thenprovethemwrong.WhenIfirststartedIcouldn’tdoasingleproperpushupandIwasoutofbreathafterwalkingupthebasementstairs.Insteadofgivingupandsayingitwashopeless,Idecidedtostruggleagainstwhatthedoctorshadtosayaboutmyfuture.Itwasn’tfunatfirst.Infact,itwasextremesuffering.Thefirst2-3yearswerespentjustgettingmyselftothepointwheremosthealthyyoungmenwouldmerelystartfrom.ItwasonlyafteryearsofhardworkandpatiencethatIbegangainingaconsiderableamountofmuscleandstrength.WhenIfinallygottothepointoffeelinggoodaboutmyselfandmybodyforthefirsttimeinmylife,mybodydecidedtogivemethefingeronceagain.Idevelopedsevereulcerativecolitis(潰瘍性結(jié)腸炎)andlostitall.Thechildwhooncewasextremelyoverweightwasnowthemanwholookedlikeacancersurvivor.Iwentfrom210poundsfairlyfitto160poundsofskinandbonewithin2-3months.Onceagain,IworkedmywaybackuptowhereIoncewasandrunmoreandmoreforgreaterdistancesandlongerperiods.Nowtat205poundsandnearingmiddleaged,IamthefittestIhaveeverbeeninmylife.Iamnotsharingthisstoryinordertotalkbig.IamonlyhopingthatmystorywillencouragesomeonewhoisstrugglinglikeIwastostepupandtaketheirlifeandtheirhealthintotheirhands.Nevergiveup!IfIcandoit,thenanyonecan.1、Whatdidtheauthordecidetodoaccordingtoparagraph1?A．Beaprofessionalathlete.B．Followthedoctors’advice.C．Setthedoctors’adviceaside.D．Pointoutothers’negativity.2、Whatdidtheauthordowhenfacingchallenge?A．Waitpatiently.B．Continuefighting.C．Giveuphope.D．Consulthisdoctor.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“givemethefinger”inparagraph3referto?A．Treatmebadly.B．Supportmefirmly.C．Congratulatemewarmly.D．Helpmegreatly.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tosharehisexperiencesagainstillness.B．Toshowhisdeeploveoftakingexercise.C．Toinspireotherstomeetchallengesbravely.D．Tointroduceanewwayofimprovinghealth.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）StephenGlennisafamousAmericanresearchscientist.Hehasmadeseveralveryimportantmedical1.Whenanewspaperjournalistaskedhimwhyhewasabletobesomuchmore2thantheaverageperson,herespondedthatitallcamefroma(n)3withhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasachild.Stephenhadbeentryingto4abottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhe5hisgripontheslipperybottleanditfell，spilling(潑出)itscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor-arealseaofmilk!Whenhismothercameintothekitchen，insteadof6athim，givinghimalectureorchastisinghim，shesaid,“whatagreatandwonderful7youhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepondofmilk.Well，the8hasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutes9wecleanitup？"Indeed，hedid.Afterafewminutes，hismothersaid，"Stephen，wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis，10youhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproper11.”Andtogethertheycleanedupthespilledmilk.Hismotherthensaid，"Youknow，whatwehavehereisa12experimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Let'sgooutinthebackyardand13thebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithout14it“Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands，hecould15itwithoutdroppingit.Whatagood16tohim!Thisfamousscientistthenremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomake17.Instead，helearnedthatmistakeswerejust18forlearningsomethingnew，whichis，afterall，whatscientific19areallabout.Eveniftheexperimentdoesn'twork,weusuallylearnsomething20fromit.1、A．impressions B．breakthroughs C．promises D．intentions2、A．outgoing B．responsible C．warm-hearted D．creative3、A．experience B．word C．a(chǎn)rgument D．a(chǎn)dventure4、A．recycle B．purchase C．remove D．freeze5、A．lost B．tightened C．a(chǎn)djusted D．caught6、A．looking B．yelling C．smiling D．glancing7、A．discovery B．mess C．change D．joke8、A．injury B．research C．a(chǎn)ssignment D．damage9、A．when B．a(chǎn)s C．a(chǎn)fter D．before10、A．gradually B．initially C．eventually D．constantly11、A．order B．situation C．form D．use12、A．successful B．failed C．completed D．useless13、A．fill B．wash C．polish D．cover14、A．shaking B．dropping C．lifting D．touching15、A．makeup B．makeoff C．makeit D．makesense16、A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．a(chǎn)pology C．project D．lesson17、A．efforts B．plans C．mistakes D．decisions18、A．requirements B．routines C．chances D．goals19、A．a(chǎn)chievements B．a(chǎn)pproaches C．seminars D．experiments20、A．valuable B．a(chǎn)mbiguous C．familiar D．a(chǎn)bstract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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Asmilingfacewithtears,or“Tearsofjoy”,waschosenasthemostpopularemojigloballyin2016,accordingtoareport1．（publish）byChinesetechstartupKika.In2015,emojiwasthecountry’sfastest-growinglanguageintheUKand“Tearsofjoy”alsobecametheOxfordEnglishDictionary’swordoftheyear,2．（make）itpopularonsocialmediaworldwide.Asalanguageexpertpointedout,thereasons3．thisareasfollows.Foronething,withthedevelopmentoftheInternet,especiallythe4．（popular）ofsmartphones,Englishaloneisprovingnotenoughtomeettheneedsof21st-centurydigitalcommunication.For5．,emojiscanoffergreaterfreedomthanverballanguage.Meanwhile,comparedwithtextmessages,theyareoftenmoreintuitive（直觀的）and6．（simple）,whichisalsothereasonwhymoreandmorePeoplechoose7．（express）theiremotionsandideasbyusingemojis.Evenifyoudon’tsendemojisyourself,youwill8．（probable）receivethem.However,nobodycandefinitely-tell9．emojiswillfinallycometolooksomethingmoreliketraditionallanguagethatweunderstandandusedailysomedayortheyarejustinfashionfor10．whilelikemanythings.“Afterall,it’sanadditiontolanguageratherthanalanguageitself,”DrDrummondsays.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧）,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(cuò)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(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從11處起）不計(jì)分。Achemicalfactoryliesnearmyhome、Themanagerofthefactorywascriticizedbythegovernmentbecausethefactorygivesoutlotsofharmfulsmokeoneveryday,buthepaidnoattention、Thenthefactorywasforcedtostopproductionandthemanagersaidangry,“Isthereanyevidencestoshowthatwedidharmtopeople’shealth?Infact,wedidn’t、”Justthen,doctorcame,withtheresultofthemedicalexam,saythemanagerwassufferingfromlungcancer、Thatisveryclearthatthepollutionhasharmednotonlythepeoplearoundthefactoryandalsothemanagerhimself、Themanagerregrettedhavingcausedsomanypollution、Nowhehasrealizedwhatimportantitistokeeptheairclean、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)學(xué)生李華，這學(xué)期你加入了學(xué)校的英語(yǔ)閱讀沙龍并收獲頗豐。最近你收到負(fù)責(zé)沙龍活動(dòng)的外教Jim的群發(fā)郵件，請(qǐng)閱讀該郵件，并給他回復(fù)?；匦判璋闶盏洁]件的感受，以及你對(duì)外教所提問題的建議。Dearmembers,IamafraidIwon’tbeabletorunourreadingclubnextsemester,asIwasaskedtoteachanotherclassonThursdayafternoon—thesametimeourclubusuallymeets.Besides,itseemswedonothaveenoughpeoplejoiningthisclub,althoughsomestudentsdidaskaboutregistering.Ifyoureallywanttokeepthisclub,canyouthinkofanysuggestions?Pleasewritetomesoon.Yours,Jim_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________