2025屆遼寧省沈陽市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷含解析

2025屆遼寧省沈陽市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a(chǎn);a D．the;/2．Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where3．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto4．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．a(chǎn)re B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe5．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from6．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise7．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit8．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing9．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup10．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed11．Wehavebroughtinagoodgrainharvestforthreeyears_________.A．onpurpose B．onend C．onduty D．onwatch12．－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck13．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching14．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment15．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating16．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．a(chǎn)sfoolishlyD．sofoolishly17．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade18．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead19．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly20．Iwonder________theequipmentwillbeavailableintendays.A．that B．when C．whether D．where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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）NeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedprey（獵物）hasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey'velosttheelementofsurprise.Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled"iCow",whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers.TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle'sdeath.TheAfricanlionisavulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds."Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietly,andcarefullytotheirprey,getclose,andjumponthemunseen,"hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchingalionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit.Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjustapromisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,equippedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredators（捕食者）andprey.1、TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto.A．killthelionsB．scareoffPredatorsC．identifycattleD．havefun2、Whenhunting,lionsliketo.A．giveuphalfwayB．hesitatetotakeactionC．chasetheirpreysteadilyD．launchsurprisingattacks3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vulnerable"meaninthethirdparagraph?A．badlybehavedB．likelytoattackC．easilycheatedD．easilydamaged4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．NeilJordangottheinspirationfromthepatternsonbutterflywings.B．Inthe10-weektrialstudy,morecattlewerekilled.C．TheiCowstrategyislikelytobringgreatbenefit.D．Thefarmerswillcontinuetotaketheirrevengeonthelions.22．（8分）ThefirstorganizedsystemforsendingmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B．C．ThissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohsfrequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersiansdevelopedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagescarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.Alongtheseroads,freshmenandhorseswaitedatspecialstationstotakeandpassalonganymessagesthatneededtobesent.Thestationswhereriderspassedmessagesbackandforthwerebuilt23kilometersapart,sothemenandhorseswereabletotravelquicklybetweenthem.TheRomanslatertookuphisideaandimproveditbyusingamoreadvancedandextensiveroadsystem.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofthisdeliverylines.Therewereover10,000stationswhereamessagewouldbepassedfromoneridertoanotherwithafreshhorse.Inthisway,KublaiKhancouldreceivemessagesfromanywhereinthecountryinonlyafewdays.Itwasnotuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.Onefamily,thevonTaxisfamily,gainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.In1653,aFrenchman,RenouarddeVelayer,establishedasystemfordeliveringpostinParis.Postalchargesatthattimewerepaidbytherecipient,butdeVelayer'ssystemwasuniquebyallowingthesendertopre-paythecharges,inasimilarwaytothemodernstamp.Unfortunately,deVelayer'ssystemcametoanendwhenjealouscompetitorsputlivemiceinhisletterboxes,ruininghisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlledpostalsystemstookoverfromprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Thethingthatalltheseearlysystemshadincommonwasthattheywerequiteexpensiveforpublicuse,andwereintendedforusebythegovernmentandthewealthy.However,in1840,aBritishschoolteachernamedRolandHillsuggestedintroducingpostagestamps,andapostalratebasedonweight.Thisresultedinloweringpostalrates,encouragingmorepeopletousethesystemtostayintouchwitheachother,HisideahelpedtheBritishpostalsystembegintoearnprofitsasearlyas1850.SoonafterthatmanyothercountriestookupMr.Hill'sidea.Andletterwritingbecameaccessibletoanyonewhocouldwrite.Today,theRolandHillawardsaregiveneachyearto"encourageandrewardfreshideaswhichhelppromotephilately"(stampcollecting).1、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Howinternationalletterstravel. B．Asurprisingmethodfordeliveringmail.C．Thehistoryofpostalsystems. D．Changesinthemethodsofcommunication.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRenouarddeVelayeristrue?A．Hiswasagovernment-controlledsystem.B．Hiscompetitorsdestroyedhisbusiness.C．Hissystemlastedforhundredsofyears.D．Inhissystem,thepersonwhoreceivedtheletterpaidthepostagefees.3、Whichofthesystemsmentionedinthepassagewasmostlikethepostalsystemtoday?A．Egyptian. B．Chinese.C．deVelayer's. D．vonTaxis's.4、WhatwasRolandHill'sgreatestachievement?A．Hemadeletterwritingaccessibletotheaverageperson.B．HemadealotofmoneyfortheBritishpostalsystem.C．Hemadestampcollectingapopularhobby.D．Hewonanawardforletterwriting.23．（8分）Whenadriverslamsonthebrakestoavoidhittingapedestriancrossingtheroadillegally,sheismakingamoraldecisionthatshiftsriskfromthepedestriantothepeopleinthecar.Self-drivingcarsmightsoonhavetomakesuchethical(道德的)judgmentsontheirown—butsettlingonauniversalmoralcodeforthevehiclescouldbeatoughtask,suggestsasurvey.Thelargesteversurveyofmachineethics,calledtheMoralMachine,laidout13possiblesituationsinwhichsomeone’sdeathwasunavoidable.Respondentswereaskedtochoosewhotospareinsituationsthatinvolvedamixofvariables:youngorold,richorpoor,morepeopleorfewer.Within18months,theonlinequizhadrecorded40milliondecisionsmadebypeoplefrom233countriesandterritories.Whentheresearchersanalysedtheseanswers,theyfoundthatthenationscouldbedividedintothreegroups.OnecontainsNorthAmericaandseveralEuropeannationswhereChristianityhasbeenthedominant(占支配地位的)religion;anotherincludescountriessuchasJapan,IndonesiaandPakistan,withstrongConfucianorIslamictraditions.AthirdgroupconsistsofcountriesinCentralandSouthAmerica,suchasColombiaandBrazil.Thefirstgroupshowedastrongerpreferenceforsacrificingolderlivestosaveyoungeronesthandidthesecondgroup,forexample.Theresearchersalsoidentifiedrelationshipsbetweensocialandeconomicfactorsinacountry.Theyfoundthatpeoplefromrelativelywealthycountrieswithstronginstitutions,suchasFinlandandJapan,moreoftenchosetohitpeoplewhosteppedintotrafficillegallythandidrespondentsinnationswithweakerinstitutions,suchasNigeriaorPakistan.Peoplerarelyfacesuchmoraldilemmas,andsomecitiesquestionwhetherthepossiblesituationsposedintheonlinequizarerelevanttotheethicalandpracticalquestionssurroundingdriverlesscars.Buttheresearchersarguethatthefindingsrevealculturaldifferencesthatgovernmentsandmakersofself-drivingcarsmusttakeintoaccountiftheywantthevehiclestogainpublicacceptance.AtleastBarbaraWege,whoheadsagroupworkingonautonomous-vehicleethicsatAudiinIngolstadt,Germany,sayssuchstudiesarevaluable.Wegearguesthatself-drivingcarswouldcausefeweraccidents,proportionally,thanhumandriversdoeachyear—butthatpeoplemightfocusmoreoneventsinvolvingrobots.SurveyssuchastheMoralMachinecanhelptobeginpublicdiscussionsabouttheseunavoidableaccidentsthatmightdeveloptrust.“Weneedtocomeupwithasocialconsensus,”shesays,“aboutwhichriskswearewillingtotake.”1、Whyisitdifficulttosetuniversalmoralrulesforprogrammingself-drivingcars?A．Socialvaluesalwayschangewiththetimes.B．Moralchoicesvarybetweendifferentcultures.C．Drivershaveapreferenceforsacrificingtheweak.D．Carmakersarefacedwithdecisionsoflifeordeath.2、Theresearchersconductedthestudyby_____.A．usingamassiveonlinequizworldwideB．comparingdifferentculturesandcustomsC．dividingtherespondentsintothreegroupsD．performingaseriesofcontrolledexperiments3、Accordingtothestudy,inwhichcountryaredriversmorelikelytohitapedestriancrossingtheroadillegally?A．Nigeria B．ColombiaC．Finland D．Indonesia4、BarbaraWegewouldprobablyagreethat_____.A．Self-drivingcarswillgreatlyimprovethetrafficenvironmentB．Accidentscausedbyself-drivingcarsmightreceivemoreattentionC．Problemsinvolvingself-drivingcarsmightshakethepublictrustinsocietyD．Carmakersneedn’ttaketheriskofsolvingself-drivingcarethicaldilemmas24．（8分）Insummertheextremeheatoftenmakespeoplesweatyandrestless.Whilepeopleareannoyedbyit,expertssuggestsummeristhebestseasontodischarge(排放)yourbody’stoxins(毒素)andrecoveryourenergy.Onepopularoptionishot-stonemassage(按摩).Therapistsusesmoothandheatedstones,usuallyriverrocks,tomassagecertainpartsofthebody,orplacethemonkeypointsofthebody.Thewarmthofthehotstoneswillimprovebloodcirculationandalsohelprelaxmuscles,whilesweatingisalsobelievedtobegoodfordischargingthebody’stoxins.Anotherpopularoptionishot-stonebaths.Thehot-stonebathwillhelpthebodydischargetoxinsandhumidity(濕氣)thataccumulatedduringthelastwinter.Summeristhebestseasontobuildagoodbody.Ratherthanusewaterorsteamtoheatandwashthebody,peoplesimplywearacoatorsomethingcomfortable,andthenlieonheatedstonetabletsmadeofhotstones,whicharewarmedtoaround45℃.Thebodywillgraduallywarmupandbloodcirculationwillalsobeimproved.Moresweatwillcomeoutquickly.Thesweatissmoothandfresh,notsmellylikethatreleasedaftersportsactivities.Suchbathsbringanumberofhealthbenefits,suchasanti-aging,improvedbloodcirculationandstressrelief.Theslimmingeffectofdietingcanevenbepromoted.Usinghotstonesforhealingdatesbacktoancienttimes,butthemodernrenewalofhot-stonemassageisgenerallycreditedtoMaryNelson,anativeofTucson,Arizona,America,whosetrademarkis“LaStoneTherapy”.Thetherapyisgainingwidepopularitywithmanypeople,especiallythosewhohavejobsincoolair-conditionedrooms.Thehot-stonetherapycanhelpcuremanydiseases,includingbackpain.1、Whatdopeopleusetoreleasetoxinsinourbodyaccordingtothetext?A．Swimminginwhitewater.B．Livingincoldwinter.C．Lyingonthewarmbeds.D．Discharginglotsofsweat.2、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Therearenotoxinsandhumidityinthebodyinsummer.B．Sportshavegreatereffectsonthehealththanhot-stonemassage.C．Usingwaterofabout45℃towashthebodyisgoodforthehealth.D．Peopleshouldtakeadvantageofsummertoimprovetheirhealth.3、Whatcanbelearnedaboutthehot-stonetherapy?A．ItwasinventedbyMaryNelson,anAmerican.B．Itsuccessfullycuredmanypeopleofcancer.C．Itispopularwithpeoplebecauseofitsexcellenteffects.D．Itcanhelppeopleavoidsweatingtoomuchinhotsummer.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtolivecomfortablyinsummerB．AhealthyandcomfortablelifestyleC．Theamazingfunctionsofthehot-stonetherapyD．Theoriginanddevelopmentofthehot-stonetherapy25．（10分）Academiclearningisusuallyinthespotlightatschool,butteachingelementary-agestudents“soft”skillslikeself-controlandhowtogetalongwithothersmighthelptokeepat-riskkidsoutofcriminaltroubleinthefuture.OnceaprogramcalledFastTrackwasstartedintheearly1990sformorethan7,600childrenof55schoolsinAmerica.Theywereidentifiedbytheirteachersandparentstobeathighriskfordevelopingaggressivebehavioralproblems.Thestudentswererandomlydividedintotwogroups;halftookpartintheintervention,whichincludedateacher-ledcurriculum,parenttraininggroups,academictutoringandlessonsinself-controlandsocialskills.Theprogram,whichlastedfromfirstgradethrough10thgrade,reduceddelinquency(少年犯罪),arrestsanduseofhealthandmentalhealthservicesasthestudentsagedthroughadolescenceandyoungadulthood.Inanotherlateststudy,bylookingatthedatafromnearly900studentsinpreviousfindings,researchersfoundthataboutathirdoftheinfluenceonfuturecrimeoutcomeswasduetothesocialandself-regulationskillsthestudentslearnedfromages6to11.Theacademicskills,orhardskillslikelearningofphysics,whichweretaughtaspartofFastTrack,turnedouttohavelessofaninfluenceoncrimeanddelinquencyratesthandidthesoftskills,whichareassociatedwithemotional(情緒的)intelligence.Softskillsmightincludeteachingkidstoworkcooperativelyinagrouporteachingthemhowtothinkaboutthelong-termconsequenceswhentheymakeadecision.Researchersdrewtheconclusionthatthesesoftskillsshouldbeemphasizedevenmoreinoureducationsystemandinoursystemofsocializingchildren.Parentsshoulddoalltheycantopromotetheseskillswiththeirchildrenasshouldeducationpolicymakers.Totheextentwecanimprovethoseskills,wecanimproveoutcomesindelinquency.1、FastTrackwasintendedforchildrenwho.A．wererandomlychosenfromtheirschoolsB．hadsomeproblemswithacademiclearningC．oftenwentagainsttheirteachersandparents’wishesD．wereconsideredtohavecriminaltroubleinthefuture2、Whatcanbelearnedabout"theintervention"inParagraph2?A．Itincludedallthestudents.B．Itfocusedonsocialskills.C．Itimprovedhealthservices.D．Ithadpositiveoutcomes.3、Comparedwithsoftskills,hardskills.A．a(chǎn)lmosthavenoinfluenceonstudentsB．a(chǎn)remoreaffectedbystudents’emotionC．a(chǎn)remainlyrelatedtoacademiclearningD．offerchildrengreaterself-controlabilities4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．SoftSocialSkillsMatterB．FastTrackHelpsChildrenC．HowtoPreventDelinquencyD．WhattoDOforEducation第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Asiahaslongtraditionoftea-drinking.AndChinaisnoexception.However,latelymoreandmoreChinesepeopleareturningtoadifferent1Coffeehasbecomea/an2popularchoiceofChinesepeoplelivingabroadandinthecountry's3cities.InbigcitiessuchasBeijing,coffeeshopsseemtobeonnearlyeverymajorstreetcorner.These4arenotjustsellingdrinksfromStarbucks,theworld-famouscoffeecompany.CoffeebusinessesfromSouthKoreaandBritainarealso5inChina.ManyyoungChinesepeopledrinkcoffee6--whenmeetingwithfriends.YangLinlivesintheU.S.butcomesfromanareainChina7forgrowingtea.Sheusedto8drinkteawhileinChina.Butnow,shesays,shedrinksbothandfordifferentreasons.YangLinsaysshewasateadrinkerwhenshewasbackinChina.Butshelikescoffeeandtea9now.Drinkingcoffeeforherisasocialevent.Sheandherco-workersliketositinacaféandtalkoveracupofcoffee.Tea,shesays,ismoreaboutfamily10ShegrewupinFujianprovince--anareaknownforitstea.Ms.Yangsaysthatasachild,herfamilywould11togetherintheeveningandtalkabouttheday'seventsoverasteamingpotoftea.Sonow,12thesmellofFujianteabringsbackthese13familymemories.OnaverageapersoninChinadrinksaboutfivecupsofcoffeeayear.ThisinformationcomesfromtheChinaCoffeeAssociationBeijing.That14isfarbelowtheworldaverageof240cupsayear.ButtheassociationsaystheamountofcoffeethatChinesedrinkis15byabout15percenteveryyear.1、A．business B．drink C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．custom2、A．a(chǎn)bnormally B．necessarily C．thoroughly D．increasingly3、A．huge B．a(chǎn)ncient C．remote D．conservative4、A．cities B．companies C．shops D．foreigners5、A．producing B．earning C．operating D．struggling6、A．passively B．deliberately C．elegantly D．socially7、A．famous B．a(chǎn)ppropriate C．a(chǎn)nxious D．beneficial8、A．seldom B．only C．unwillingly D．never9、A．completely B．gradually C．equally D．eventually10、A．memories B．values C．possessions D．traditions11、A．work B．gather C．cook D．pull12、A．even B．still C．somehow D．hardly13、A．rare B．tough C．lonely D．warm14、A．information B．cost C．a(chǎn)mount D．production15、A．decreasing B．growing C．dividing D．profiting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）Adam,afreshmanofseniorhighschool,thoughtgoingtoseniorhighschoolwasreally1．(challenge).Thefirstweekmadehimalittle2．(confuse).Differentfromjuniormiddleschool,hehadtochoose3．(suit)courses.HechoseChinese,hopingtospeakit4．(fluent)whenhegraduated.Hisadviseralsosuggestedthathesign5．foradvancedliterature.Besides,hetriedtojointhefootballteam,6．hefailed.7．(obvious),hehadtofindawaytoimproveonhisowntotrynextyear.Inaword,hewantedtobeapersonwithastrongsenseof8．(responsible).Thoughhewasworriedabout9．(keep)upwithotherstudents,hewassurehe10．(will)bewellpreparedforfuturelife.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(Λ),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(jì)分。Itwasarainandcoldnight、Ifinishmyeveningclassesandwasabouttogobacktomyhouse,Igotintoataxiandtoldthedrivermydestination、Tomysurprise,thedrivermadeanapology,sayshedidn'tknowtheway、Whatcomeataxidriverdidn'tknowtheway?Iwasalittleofangry、Atthemoment,anoldcouplestoppedourcar、Theirdestinationwasthesameasme,soheletthemin、Thetwogreetedusbutthegrandpatoldthedrivertheway、FromtheirconversationIknewthedriverwasafannerandhehadbecomeataxidriverjustforth