陜西省西安市第四十六中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期第五次調(diào)研考試英語(yǔ)試題含解析

陜西省西安市第四十六中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期第五次調(diào)研考試英語(yǔ)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．During______afternoon,therainbecamesmaller,buttowards__________evening,therewasasuddenlandslidethatburiedthevillage.A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．a(chǎn)n;the2．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely3．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need4．Thewhyheisabsenttodayishehasgotabadheadache.A．reason;that B．reason;becauseC．cause;that D．cause;because5．________theconcerttoraisemoneyforhungerreliefandtomakethepublicawareoftheproblem,Geldofinvitedmanyfamousmusicianstotakepartinit.A．Intended B．Intending C．Havingintended D．Tointend6．Hearingthenews,sherushedout,________thebook________onthetableanddisappearedintothedistance.A．left;lainopen B．left;layopenedC．leaving;lieopened D．leaving;lyingopen7．Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthemeeting，withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates，GermanyandBritain.A．hadregisteredB．haveregisteredC．registeredD．wereregistered8．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware-housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．a(chǎn)chievement B．reputationC．character D．standard9．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing10．.Ididn’t________havingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.A．expect B．a(chǎn)nticipateC．forecast D．preview11．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive12．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted13．WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup14．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share15．______farinthecontest,wearesodisappointed.A．Notgetting B．NottogetC．Nothavinggot D．Notgot16．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed17．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto18．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping19．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where20．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive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）“Atalmostanygivenage，mostofusaregettingbetteratsomethingsandworseatothers，”JoshuaHartshorne，anMITcognitive(認(rèn)知的)scienceresearcherandtheleadauthorofastudylookingathowintelligencechangesasweage，toldBusinessInsider.Histeamquizzedthousandsofpeopleaged10—90ontheirabilitytodothingslikerememberinglistsofwords，recognizingfaces，learningnames，anddoingmath.Theirresultssuggestthatnomatteryourage，there’salmostalwaysanewpeakonthehorizon.Thehumanbrainhasaremarkablecapacitytorecognizeandidentifyfaces，andscientistsarejustbeginningtolearnwhy.Onaverage，weknowthatourabilitytolearnandremembernewfacesappearstopeakshortlyafterour30thbirthday.Havingtroublefocusing?Thestudysuggeststhatourabilitytomaintainattentionimproveswithage，reachingitspeakaroundage43.Whileyoungeradultsmayexcelinthespeedandflexibilityofinformationprocessing，adultsapproachingtheirmid-yearsmayhavethegreatestcapacitytoremainfocused.Datingistough.Oneofthereasonscouldbethatwe’regenerallybadatreadingotherpeople’semotionsuntilwereachourlate40s.That’saccordingtoonecomponentofHartshorne’sstudy，whichinvolvedshowingthousandsofpeopleimagesoffacescroppedtightlyaroundtheeyearea.Participantswereaskedtodescribetheemotionthepersoninthephotowasfeeling.Performancepeakedforpeopleagedaround48.Manypeoplebelievethattheirmathskillsdeclineaftertheyleaveschoolandstoppracticingarithmetic.Butthenexttimeyoutrytosplitupacheck，keepthisinmind:yourabilitytodobasicsubtractionanddivisiondoesn’treachitsapexuntilyour50thbirthday.EverwonderwhyyoualwaysloseatScrabble?Goodnews:Yourbestdaysmaybeahead.Accordingtopeople’sscoresonmultiple—choicevocabularytests，mostofusdon’treachourpeakwordsmithingabilitiesuntilwe’reinourlate60sorearly70s.1、Whatdidthescientistsmainlytestduringtheresearch?A．Communicationability. B．Athleticability.C．Intelligenceability. D．Readingability.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apex”inparagraph5mean?A．Destination. B．Top. C．Goal. D．Minimum.3、Whoismostlikelytosucceedaccordingtothetext?A．Lucy，72，tryingtowinatScrabble.B．Tom，26，tryingtoidentifystrangers’faces.C．Jack，48，tryingtofocushisattentionforalongtime.D．Lily，43，tryingtoreadtheemotionsindifferenteyes.4、WhatdoesHartshorne’sstudymainlytellus?A．Thereisnoendtolearning.B．Constantdroppingwearsawaythestone.C．Geniusisnothingbutlaboranddiligence.D．Afootmayproveshortwhileaninchmayprovelong.22．（8分）Halloweenisperhapsthethirdmostpopularholidayforparties,comingafterNewYear’sandChristmas.WithHalloween,wehavetheopportunitytodressupforthenightand“besomeoneelse”.TeamMakerIfyouaregoingtohavegames,youmayrequireteams.Onewaytoputtogethertheteamsrandomly,thusencouragingguestswhodon’talreadyknoweachother,istohavethemdrawpiecesfromacauldron(大鍋)orwitch’shat.Beforehand,writeenoughwordsonpiecesofpapertohaveoneforeveryguest.Onthepiecesofpaperwritewordslike:Egyptiantomb,pyramid,magicwand,magicspell,blackcat,etc.Everyonedrawsapieceofpaper.DressUptheDeadThisgameisnotfortheshyandmayresultinsomesmallrudeperformance.Forthegame,youwillneedaput-togetherskeleton.TheycanbefoundintheHalloweensectionofmanystores.Theskeletoncanbeofwoodorplastic,solongasitcanbetakenaparteasilyandcanberecombinedtogether.Thehost“buries”thebrokenupskeletonunderapileofsawdust,loosedirtorhayintheyard.Thefirstteam,whilebeingtimed,mustdiscoveralltheskeletonpiecesthenruntowherethere’sahookforhangingtheskeleton.Theymustrecombinetheskeletonandthen,donatingpartsoftheirownclothing,dresstheskeletoninashirtandpants.MurderMysteryHostamurdermysteryasaplay.Selectplayers,eitherbyvolunteersorbyrandomdrawingorevenhaveguestsvote.Whiletheplayersreadovertheirparts,therestoftheguestsarrangetheroom.Setuparowofchairsfacingthepartyaudience.Thiswillbethe“stage”wherethemurdermysteryplayerswillsitandperformtheirroles.Thehostkeepsthegame(play)moving,usuallybyplayingoneofthedetectivecharacters.1、Howcanpeopleformateam?A．Bygivingaperformance.B．Bymakingawitch’shat.C．Bywritingsomewords.D．Bydrawingapieceofpaper.2、WhatpersonsaresuitableforDressUptheDead?A．Thosewhocantellstories.B．Thosewhoarenotbraveenough.C．Thosewhodon’tmindsmallrudeness.D．Thosewhoarenotgoodatmakingup.3、WhatisthefunctionofchairsinMurderMystery?A．Theyarepreparedfortheaudiencetosit.B．Theyareusedtositinandperformfortheplayers.C．Theyarepreparedforthehosttoguidetheplayers.D．Theyareusedtoattracttheaudience’sattention.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．GamesforHalloweenPartyB．HowtoPreparefortheHalloweenParty?C．TheReasonWhyHalloweenPartyIsPopularD．WhatIsthePurposeofHalloweenParty?23．（8分）Ifyouthoughtpilotsdimmed（調(diào)暗）thelightsbeforetakeofftogiveyousomeshuteye,thinkagain.Believeitornot,thedimlightingcouldactuallyhelpsaveyourlifeincaseofaplaneemergency.Thedimmedlightsbeforetakingofftherunwayandlandingareaflightprecautionusedtohelppassengers’eyesadjustquickerduringanemergencyescape.“Goingfromabrightlylitenvironmenttoonethat’scompletelydarkwouldrequiresometimeforoureyestofocusandseetheescapeslide,”AliceTheriault,servicedirectorforAirCanadawroteinapressstatement.“Sinceweneedtohaveallthesecondsonoursideintheeventofanemergency,dimmingthelightsisoneofmanystepswetaketoensurethesafetyofourcustomers.”Thephenomenonthatyoureyesseethosestrangespeckles(小斑點(diǎn))asyoursightadjuststoadarkplaceafterbeinginalightplaceiscalleddarkadaptation.Itnormallytakesoureyesabout20to30minutestoseebestinadarkroom.Thebrighterthelights,thelongerittakesforoureyestoadjust,whichiswhydimmingtheplanelightscouldshortenyour“darkadaptation”timesinceyouhaven’tbeensittingunderfluorescentbulbs(熒光燈)allflight.Notonlydoesdimminglightsaddvaluabletimetotheescapeprocess,itreducesthetensiononyoureyesifyouneedtolookoutside,orseetheemergencylightingalongthepassage.“Ithelpskeepyouintherightdirection.”PatrickSmith,anairlinepilotandauthorofCockpitConfidentialtoldTheTelegraph.“Italsomakesiteasierforflightattendantstoassessanyoutsiderisks,suchasfireordebris,thatmightaffectanescape.”Sonexttimeapilotdimsthelights,justknowit’sforyoursafety,eventhoughitcreatesagentleatmosphereforyourtakeoffintothesky.1、Thelightsareturneddownbeforetakeofftohelppassengers_______.A．takeashortbreakB．escapeintimeofemergencyC．createawarmatmosphereD．a(chǎn)dapttheireyestothebrightenvironment2、Whatisoneoftherolesofshortening“darkadaptation”time?A．Slowingdownthelanding.B．Adjustingtheplanelights.C．Keepingpassengerscalm.D．Helpingthecrewjudgeoutsiderisks.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Dimminglights.B．Theescapeprocess.C．Reducingtension.D．Thepassage.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Atipofairtravel.B．Anemergencyeventonaplane.C．Awarningmessageonaplane.D．Anexplanationofanairlinesafetymeasure.24．（8分）TheWorldMonumentsFund(WMF)isagroupthatidentifies(確認(rèn))andhelpstosaveimportantstructuresandlandareasaroundtheworld.Recently,theWMFlisted93endangeredplacesin47countries.Hereareafewoftheplacesonthelist.TheRicePaddies(稻田)inthePhilippinesThesepaddieswerestartedinthe1600sandhavebeenusedforabout400years.Theyweredugfromasteep,rockymountainsidebypeoplewholivedintheareabeforemodemmachineswereinvented.TheWMFwantstopreservethepaddiesbecausetheyareexamplesofadvancedengineeringandbuildingbyfarmerswhohadthesimplesttools.Thepaddiesalsoshowthecleverwaysthatsomepeopleusedwhentheywerefarminghundredsofyearsago.TheDesertCastlesofUzbekistanDesertcastlesandfortsrisefromthesandyplainsofUzbekistan,anationincentralAsia.Someofthemudstructuresare2-600yearsold.Overtheyears,hundredsoffortswerebuilttohelpprotectfarmersfrominvaders.Nowthestructuresarccrumbling(坍塌)duetocenturiesofexposuretothewind.Italy’sGhostTownInthe1950s,partsofthetownofCracoweredamagedbyearthquake.Then,in1963,ahugelandslideforced1,800residentstoleavethetownforanearbyvalley.Itwasthefirsttimein1,200yearsthatnoonehadlivedthere.Theearthquakesstoppedinthe1970s,butitsresidentsneverreturned.TheemptybutbeautifultownhasbecomeafavoriteofHollywoodmovie-makers,withwhomitisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.AMarketinBahrainThis200-year-oldcoveredbuildingisanimportantpanoflifeforpeopleinBahrain,acityintheMiddleEast.Severalsmallermarkersareplacedunderoneroof.Someoftheoriginalbuildingstillstands,thoughmuchofithasbeenchanged.Today,somepeoplearethinkingabouttearingdowntheoldbuildingandputtingupanewshoppingcenterinitsplace.1、RicepaddieshavebeenplacedonthelistbytheWMFbecausethey.A．a(chǎn)retheoldestpaddiesintheworldB．a(chǎn)retheonlyremaininghand-dugpaddiesC．showtheachievementsoffannerswithoutusingmodemmachinesD．a(chǎn)rctheoriginalsourceoffanners’simpletools2、Whichoftheplacesmentionedinthetexthasthelongesthistory?A．ThericepaddiesinthePhilippines.B．ThedesertcastlesofUzbekistan.C．Italy’sghosttown.D．ThemarketinBahrain.3、MoreandmorepeoplearegettingtoknowCracobecauseof.A．itsghostmysteryB．itsuniquesceneryC．itsterribleclimateD．itsfunctionasamovielocation4、Fromthetext,onecanlearnthat.A．naturaldisastershappenedfrequentlyinCracointhepastB．theresidentsleftCracobecauseoftheterribleearthquakesC．thereare47membercountriesintheWMFD．thedesertcastlesaremainlyusedtoensurethesecurityofUzbekistannow25．（10分）Childrenallovertheworldwhohavetriedthepotatoorlemonbatteryexperimentsknowthatanelectricalcurrentcanbegeneratedbycreatingareactionbetweenthefoodandtwodifferentmetals.However,researchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavefoundawaytoharvestpowerfromtrees.Theyusethesamemetalforbothelectrodes(電極)specificallyinordernottoconfusethiseffectwiththepotatoeffect.Whileprovingthattreescanprovideasourceofpowerisasignificantstep,akeyquestionremains:canthetinyvoltage(電壓)producedbyatreebeusedforanythinguseful?Nowscientistsaredebatingoverhowtousethispowersourceforhumanbenefits.Themostpracticalthingisfirealarmforforestdepartment,originatingfromthetreeitself.Treeselectricpowercanchargeabattery.Thisbatteryinturnwillbeconnectedtoasmallsensor.Thissensorwillpowerabriefradiotransmission(傳送).Thatradiosignalwilltransportdailysoilandairconditionmeasurementstoanetworkofmuchlarger,solarpoweredForest-Serviceenvironmentalmonitoringstations.Thosesensorswiltalsogiveoutacrisissignalintheeventofasuddenrisein-airtemperature-thatmightindicatetheoutbreakofaforestfire.“Itrulybelieveithaspotential,”saidVictoriaHenderson,branchchiefforequipmentandchemicalsattheForestServicedNationalInteragencyFireCenter.“Ifthiscanenhance(提高)ourexistingtechnologytoadegreethatwouldgainusalotmorefireprotection,thenwe’dlookataplantopurchaseitforournationwideinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施),whichishuge.”ResearchershavediscoveredthatthegreaterthepHdifferencebetweenthetreeandthesoilthemoretheenergywillbeproduced.Someresearchersalsoadmitthat“treepower”isn’taspracticalassolarenergy,butbelievethatthesystemcouldbescaled-upasalow-costoptionforpoweringtreesensorsthathelpdetectenvironmentalconditionsorforestfires,Usingtheelectronicoutputtokeeptrackofatree’shealthisanotherpossibility.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthepotatobatteryexperimentinthefirstparagraph?A．Toexplainwhatitis.B．Tostresstheimportanceofelectricity.C．Tointroducethepowersourcefromtrees.D．Toencouragepeopletotrythisexperiment.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthefirealarmmentionedinthethirdparagraph?A．Thefirealarmcanmakeaveryloudsound.B．Smokefromafirecancausethealarmtogooff.C．Theelectricpoweritneedscomesfromthetree.D．Ithasbeenwidelyusedintheforestdepartment.3、What’sVictoriaHenderson’sattitudetowardsthefirealarmsystem?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Disapproving.D．Unconcerned,4、Whatcausestreestocreateelectricalcurrents?A．Thesensorimplantedinthetree.B．Thenewwayadoptedbytheresearchers.C．Thespecialmetalusedinthebatteryexperiment.D．ThepHdifferencebetweenthesoilandthetrees.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）In1984,I,apassionatestudent,wasbeadingfortheuniversitywiththedreamofsittingonaSupremeCountbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillapassionate1andonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.Mygrandma,a(n)2woman,graduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,she3cancer.Imadethechoiceto4fromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhaveto5.ThenIgotmarriedwithanother6:buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptedand7children.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.Then8sonNo.3.In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.Youcanimaginehow9occupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysonmyown.Ourhomewasacompletezoo—joyouszoo.Notsurprising.Ineverdid10itbacktocollegefull-time.11Inevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:tofindaway.Thatmeant12asfewasoneclasseachsemester.Thehardestpartwasfeeling13aboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.There14weretimeswhenIwantedtoquit,butIknewIshouldseta(n)15forthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.In2006,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmy16degree!Iamnotspecial,justsinge-minded.Italways17methatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromthe18itlookshuge,butwhenyou'reinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinourlifeononeday.It'sa19Remember:littlesteps20bigdreams.1、A．dreamer B．graduate C．mother D．lawyer2、A．humorous B．a(chǎn)ttractive C．intelligent D．a(chǎn)mazing3、A．delivered B．possessed C．developed D．produced4、A．withdraw B．escape C．drop D．free5、A．cancel B．reach C．wait D．start6、A．a(chǎn)mbition B．deal C．dream D．conclusion7、A．ecological B．psychological C．physical D．biological8、A．a(chǎn)ccompanied B．followed C．involved D．engaged9、A．fully B．mostly C．hardly D．busily10、A．return B．give C．make D．get:11、A．Or B．So C．Though D．But12、A．changing B．taking C．shifting D．setting13、A．concerned B．guilty C．determined D．a(chǎn)ngry14、A．withcertainty B．bycoincidence C．a(chǎn)trandom D．incase15、A．goal B．motivation C．example D．image16、A．graduate B．doctor C．master D．bachelor17、A．dawns B．strikes C．occurs D．sticks18、A．upside B．middle C．outside D．inside19、A．process B．life C．choice D．destiny20、A．turnto B．a(chǎn)ddto C．buildup D．a(chǎn)ddupto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）AhumanoidnamedSophiahasmadehistory1．becomingthefirstrobotintheworldwithcitizenship.JournalistAndrewRossSorkinmadetheannouncementattheendofaninterviewwithSophia.“Wejustlearned,Sophia,Ihopeyou’relisteningtome,thatyouhavebeennowawarded2．isgoingtobethefirstSaudicitizenshipforaRobot,”hesaidtoapplausefromtheaudience.Sophiaresponded,withoutmissingabeat:“IwanttothankverymuchthekingdomofSaudiArabia.”“Iamveryproudandhonored3．(award)citizenshipandIsimplyappreciate4．(recognize)withcitizenshipasarobot,whichishistorical.”therobotsaid.Thepairdiscussedthefutureofartificialintelligence,5．Sophiasaiditwantstouseto“helphumansliveabetterlife.”Sorkinexpressedconcerns6．(previous)raisedbyElonMuskthatartificialintelligencecouldbedangerousifit7．(go)evilandturnedonhumanity.ButSophiainsisteditwantedtouseartificialintelligenceonlyto"helphumansliveabetterlife."SophiatriedtoremoveSorkins'fearsof8．"badfuture,"insistingthatAIis"designedaroundhumanvalueslike9．(wise),kindness,compassion."Itaccusedhimof"readingtoomuchElonMusk,"andsaid,"don'tworry,ifyou'renicetome,I10．(be)nicetoyou.Treatmeasasmartinput-outputsystem."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）文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)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)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。3、將改正后的答案按要求寫在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置。ItwasextremecoldlastMondaymorning、WhileIwaswalkinginmywaytoschool,Inoticedtwostreetcleanersweepingthestreet、Seeingthemareworkingsohardonsuchacoldmorning,Iwasmovedandmadeupmyminddosomethingforthem、Afterarrivingatschool,Idiscussedwithsomeclassmatesthatwecoulddo、Thenextday,wegotupearlyandpreparingporridgeathome、Whenwehandedthecleanersthehotporridgeandexpressedusappreciationfortheirhardwork,theylookedalittles