2025屆廣東省高州四中高考仿真模擬英語試卷含解析

2025屆廣東省高州四中高考仿真模擬英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout2．Johnlives________.Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.A．intheblackB．onashoestringC．overthemoonD．a(chǎn)tthedropofahat3．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown4．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing5．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!6．Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion7．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．a(chǎn)ndhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto8．Privatecarswillberequiredtostayoffroadsoneoutoffiveweekdays____thetrafficpressure.A．toreduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce9．Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost10．_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another11．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded12．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While13．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．a(chǎn)ccounts D．receipts14．Tom’sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass.He_____.A．shouldstudylastnightB．shouldhavestudiedlastnightC．musthavestudiedlastnightD．muststudylastnight15．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased16．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor17．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking18．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich19．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what20．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it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）IspentmostmytwentiesworkingfortheNationalParkService,andIlivedawidevarietyofgovernmenthousing,includingseveralshabbybutappealingoldhouseswherethewildcreaturesoutnumberedhumans.SometimesIwondered,lyingawakeatnight,howmanyheartsbeatinsidethosewalls.Withallthatlovelynationalparkhabitatprotectedfortheiruse,whydidtheanimalsneedtoliveinmyhouse?Mylatestessay“Theindoorwildsatoutdoorparks,”revisitsmyexperienceswithwild(non-human!)roommatesandofficematesinRockyMountainNationalPark.Atfirst,theywereconsideredannoyingbutnotdangerous.Attitudeschangeddramaticallywhenhantavirus(漢他病毒)cameonthescene,andsuddenlythosecute,non-housebrokendeermicebecameathreat.WhenImovedontoCanyonlandsNationalPark,Ifoundthateveryefforthadbeenmadetosealoffmyhousefromfour-footedintruders.Theseeffortsmostlyworkedandlateremployeesmovedintonewhousing.Butsomehowaratstillmanagedtochewitswaythroughtheflooranddrownitselfinmytoilet.I’mnotevengoingtogetstartedaboutmycoworkers,experienceswithothermuchscarieranimals.TheBeaverMeadowsVistorCenterinthestorywasdesignedbyTailiesinAssociatedArchitects,FrankLloyedWright’sfirm,afterWright’sdeath.Workingthere,Ialwaysthoughtthebuildingwasstrange.Irecentlyrevisitedthebuildingwhileresearchingachildren’sbookIamwritingaboutthepark.IthinkIgetitnow,atleastalittle.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“their”inParagraph1referto?A．Someparkvisitors’.B．Endangeredanimals’.C．Theauthor’scoworkers’.D．Theauthor’swildroommates’.2、Whydidpeopleshowachangeinattitudetowardsdeermice?A．Becauseaviruswasspreading.B．Becausepeoplewerehurtbythem.C．Becausepeoplesawareallycuteone.D．Becausetheyprotectedpeople’shouses.3、Whatcanweinferaboutthelivingconditionsoftheauthor’scoworkers?A．Theywereunknowntotheauthor.B．Theywereacceptabletotheauthor.C．Theywerenobetterthantheauthor’s.D．Theyweremuchbetterthantheauthor’s.4、AftervisitingtheBeaverMeadowsVistorCenteragain,theauthor________.A．couldappreciateitbetterB．finishedachildren’sbookC．didresearchonnationalparksD．knewitwasdesignedbyWright22．（8分）Abrandnewscooter（滑板車）wasrecentlyleftoutsideashopinCornwallwithaheartwarmingnotesaying："Freetoalittleboyorgirlwhoisnotluckyenoughtohaveone．"ThescooterbelongedtoMax，ageneroussix﹣year﹣old．Thechildwasgivenanewscooterforhisbirthdaybuthealreadyhadone，sohedecidedthathedidn'tneedit．Hetoldhisparentshewantedafamilywhocouldnotaffordascootertotakehisextraoneandtheyhelpedhimputaplantogether．TheyspokewiththeownerofalocalshopinTrispen，Cornwall，wholetthefamilyleavethescooteroutside．Theyattachedanotetoitsayingitwasfreetotake．Whenthefamilyreturnedtotheshopafterashorttripout，theyfoundathankyounotesittingwherethescooteroncestood，andthefamilythenknewthatahappychildwasracinghomewithanewscooter．Thenoteread："Thankyousomuch!Ilovemynewscooter．LoveAyla．"Max'smum，Deborah，proudlysaidhersix﹣year﹣oldsonhadalwaysbeengenerous．Thefamilywasthrilledthatsomeonecouldappreciateandtreasuretheirsparescooter．ShealsoaddedhowtheywouldlovetohearfromAyla．"Herealizedhecouldn'thavetwoscooterssohesaidhewantedtogiveittoanotherboyorgirlwhodidn'thaveone，"Deborahsaid．Theposthasbeenwidelysharedandappreciated．Max'skindactionhaswarmedtheheartsofmanypeopleonFacebook．"I'mveryproudofhim．He'smylittlesuperstar．Therearekindpeopleoutthere．"WhenMaxwasaskedifhehadamessageforAyla，hejoyfullysaid："Ihopeyouenjoyit．"1、WhatwasthemainreasonforMax'sofferinghisnewscooter？A．HisfriendAylabadlyneededone．B．Healreadyhadoneofhisown．C．Hismotheraskedhimtodoso．D．Hedislikedthescooter'sstyle．2、HowdidMaxgiveawayhisnewscooter？A．ByhavingitsenttoAyla．B．Byofferingitasabirthdaypresent．C．Byaskingashopownertoshowit．D．Byleavingitoutsideashopwithanote．3、WhatwastheonlinereactiontoMax'saction？A．Fewpeopletooknoticeofit．B．Somepeopletreateditlightly．C．Manypeopleexpressedtheirlikes．D．Themajoritythoughtitwasfoolish．4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext？A．Toreportaheartwarmingstory．B．Todescribeabirthdaycelebration．C．Tostresstheimportanceofeducation．D．Tocallonpeopletocontributescooters．23．（8分）SkyscrapersarethesymbolofUrbanlife.Citypeopleareusedtoseeingtallbuildingsandapartments.Farms,ontheotherhand,areassociatedwithrural(農(nóng)村的)life.However,thereareexpertswhothinkskyscrapersshouldbecomefarmstomeettheincreasingfoodneeds.Bythemiddleofthiscentury,somescientistssuggest,almost80%oftheearth’spopulationcouldliveincities.Inaddition,thepopulationcouldincreaseto9.1billionpeopleduringthattimeyettheamountoflandavailableforfarmingwillbethesame.Ifcurrentfarmingpracticesdon’tchange,wewillneedanareaofnewlandtoproduceenoughfoodfortheplanet.Verticalfarms,whereurbanfarmerscouldgrowcropsinenvironmentallyfriendlyskyscrapers,couldbethesolution.Inspiteofconcernsoverhighcosts,expertswanttomakeitarealityandusetheseskyscraperstogrowcrops.Verticalfarmswouldhavemanyadvantages,supporterssay.Unliketraditionalfarming,verticalfarmingcouldbefreeofchemicalsanddiseases.Besides,cropswouldnotsufferfromproblemslikeflooding.Finally,verticalfarmswouldreducethecostandnegativeeffectsoftransportingfoodoverlongdistances.Somearguethatalthoughcropsgrowinginatallglassbuildingwouldgetnaturalsunlightduringtheday,itwouldn'tbeenough.Forthisreason,verticalfarmswouldneedadditionallightsources(來源),suchasartificiallight.Anotherwayofgrowingfreshfoodistobuildurbanfarmsonrooftops.Thismorepracticalapproachmaybemoreachievablethantheideaoffarmsinskyscrapers,researcherssuggest.Expertsagreethatinnovative(革新的)farmingpracticesareneededtosupporttheneedformorefoodataffordablecosts,bothtothefarmerandtotheconsumer,butthebestideascouldbeyettocome.1、Whatprimaryproblemcouldverticalfarmingsettle?A．Poorstateofrurallife.B．Shortageoffoodsupply.C．Highcostfortransportingcrops.D．Environmentalpollutionbytransitionalfarmings2、Whatistheadvantageofverticalfarming?A．Itcanproduceorganicfood.B．Itrequireslittlecare.C．Itcanbenefittransportindustry.D．Itneedsverylowcost.3、Whatisabigchallengetomakeverticalfarmingareality?A．Farmableland. B．CropdiseasesC．Lightsources. D．Climateconditions.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetest?A．FutureFoodNeedsB．SymbolofUrbanLifeC．FarmingonRooftopsD．FarmsoftheFuture24．（8分）MysummerholswrCWOT.B4,WEUSED2go2NY2Cmybro,hisGF&thr3:-@KIDSFTF.ILNY,itsgr8.Canyouunderstandthissentence?Ifyoucan’t,don’tfeeltoobad:neithercouldthemiddleschoolteacherinEnglandwhoreceivedthisashomework.ThisisNetspeak:thelanguageofcomputerizedcommunicationfoundontheInternetorcellphones.Tonewcomers,itcanlooklikeacompletelyforeignlanguage.Schoolteachersandparentssaythisnewformofwritingisharming(破壞)theEnglishlanguage.Increasingspellingandgrammaticalmistakescanbeseeninstudents’writing.Theyfearthelanguagecouldbecomecorrupted(面目全非的).Everyoneshouldjustrelax,saylinguists(語言學(xué)家).TheybelieveNetspeakisinfactmoreofagoodthing.DavidCrystal,fromtheUniversityofWales,arguesthatNetspeakandInternetcreateanewlanguageuseandthealmostlostartofdiarywritinghasbeenpickedupagain.GeoffreyNurnberg,fromStanfordUniversity,agrees.“Peoplegetbetteratwritingbywriting,”hesays.“Kidswhoarenowdoingtextmessaging,e-mail,andinstantmessageswillwriteatleastaswellas,andpossiblybetterthan,theirparents.”LinguistJamesMilroysays,forcenturies,itisbelievedwithoutexceptionthatyoungpeopleareharmingthelanguage.Andwhentoday’steenagersbecometomorrow’sparents,theytoowillthinkthisway.Milroyarguesthatlanguagesdonotandcannotbecome“corrupted”;theysimplychangetomeetthenewneeds.However,NetspeakersdoagreethatitisimportanttoteachyoungpeoplehowtospeakandwriteStandardEnglish.CynthiaMcVeysays,“IcanunderstandNetspeakworriesteachersandit’simportantthattheytelltheirpupilsthattextmessagingisforfun,butthatlearningtowriteproperEnglishisamustfortheirfuture.”1、Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Togivethemainidea. B．Toraiseaquestion.C．Tocompareanexample. D．Toleadinthetopic.2、WhocanunderstandtheNetspeakinEngland?A．Middleschoolteachers. B．Parents.C．Linguistics. D．Teenagers.3、WhobelievesNetspeakuserscanhelpimprovewriting?A．CynthiaMcVey B．DavidCrystalC．GeoffreyNurnberg D．JamesMilroy4、What’sJamesMilroy’sattitudetowardNetspeak?A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Doubtful. D．Worried.5、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Netspeak:theLanguageontheInternetB．IsNetspeakHelpfulinLanguageLearning?C．IsNetspeakHarmingtheEnglishLanguage?D．Netspeak:AdvantagesandDisadvantages25．（10分）WEWILLNEVERFORGETELEPHANTENDOTHELIOTROPICHERPESVIRUS(EEHV)ISADEADLYVIRUSWHICHAFFECTSYOUNGELEPHANTSGLOBALLY.Wewanttofindasolutiontothisdisease.Thiscomplexdiseaseishavingacatastrophic(災(zāi)難性的)effectontheglobalconservationoftheAsianelephantandwewanttofindasolutiontotheproblemassoonaspossibletostopmoreelephantsfromdyingfromthisdeadlydisease.EEHVDOESN'TDISCRIMINATE(區(qū)別)Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherit'satwoyearoldelephantatChesterZoo,atazoointheUSAorinthewildinAfrica—thisisaproblemrightaroundtheworldwhichmakesitevenmorecritical(關(guān)鍵的)thatwefindananswer.Wedon'twantittobeanextinctionleveleventforthisimportantanimal.MIKEJORDAN,CHESTERZOO'SCOLLECTIONSDIRECTORAtpresent,notenoughisknownaboutthisdiseasesoweneedtocarryoutimportantresearchtohopefullygetclosertofindingawaytostoppingitkillingmoreelephants.We'repartoftheworldconservationcommunitydevotedtotheconservationofAsianelephants,sowewillcontinuetocarryoutmoreresearchandworktodiscovermoreaboutthisvirusandhowtotreatit.WE'REACTINGFORELEPHANTS……tohelpsavetheglobalpopulationofthespecies.Youcanhelpfindasolutionbymakingadonationtoday.WeWillNeverForget.DONATETOWEWILLNEVERFORGETJointhefightnowand100%ofyourmoneywillsupporttheresearchandhelpusputastoptothisdeadlyvirus.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutEEHV?A．IthasaffectedmanyAsiananimals.B．Ithasn'tbeenwellcontrolled.C．Ithasalittleeffectonelephants.D．Itisakindofanimal.2、WhichofthefollowingaboutMikeJordanisTRUE?A．Heworksforprotectingelephants.B．Heisawell-knownanimaldoctor.C．Heisafamousspokenpersonforelephants.D．He'smostlikelytofindthecauseofthedisease.3、Howcanyoudonatemoney?A．BygivingittoMikeJordan.B．Bygivingittotheauthor.C．Bymakingdonationsregularly.D．Bymakingdonationsthroughbank.4、Whatisthetextismeantto?A．Toexplainit'sdifficulttoprotectAsianelephants.B．ToencouragepeopletoresearchEEHV.C．ToattractpeopletosaveAsianelephants.D．TointroducesomethingaboutAsianelephants.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）Alandfreefromdestruction，pluswealth，naturalresources，andlaborsupply--allthesewereimportant______inhelpingEnglandtobecomethecenterfortheIndustrialRevolution．______theywerenotenough．Something______wasneededtostarttheindustrialprocess．That“somethingspecial”wasmen--______individualswhocouldinventmachines，findnew______ofpower，andestablishbusinessorganizationstoreshapesociety．Themenwho______themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolution______frommanybackgroundsandmanyoccupations．Manyofthemwere______inventorsthanscientists．Amanwhoisa______scientistisprimarilyinterestedindoinghisresearch______．Heisnotnecessarilyworking______thathisfindingscanbeused．Aninventororoneinterestedinappliedscienceis______tryingtomakesomethingthathasaconcreteuse．Hemaytrytosolveaproblemby______thetheories______scienceorbyexperimentingthroughtrialanderror．______ofhismethod，heisworkingtoobtaina______result：theconstructionofaharvestingmachine，theburningofalightbulb，oroneofmanyotherobjectives．Mostofthepeoplewho______themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwereinventors，nottrainedscientists．Afewwerebothscientistsandinventors．Eventhosewhohad_____ornotraininginsciencemightnothavemadetheirinventions_____agroundworkhadnotbeenlaidbyscientistsyears_____．1、A．cases B．reasons C．factors D．situations2、A．But B．And C．Besides D．Even3、A．else B．near C．extra D．similar4、A．generating B．effective C．motivating D．creative5、A．origins B．sources C．bases D．discoveries6、A．employed B．created C．operated D．controlled7、A．came B．a(chǎn)rrived C．stemmed D．a(chǎn)ppeared8、A．less B．better C．more D．worse9、A．respectable B．practical C．pure D．clever10、A．happily B．occasionally C．reluctantly D．a(chǎn)ccurately11、A．now B．a(chǎn)nd C．a(chǎn)ll D．so12、A．seldom B．sometimes C．a(chǎn)lways D．never13、A．planning B．using C．studying D．a(chǎn)pplying14、A．of B．with C．to D．a(chǎn)s15、A．Speaking B．Thinking C．Instead D．Regardless16、A．single B．sole C．specialized D．specific17、A．proposed B．developed C．supplied D．offered18、A．little B．much C．some D．a(chǎn)ny19、A．a(chǎn)s B．if C．because D．while20、A．a(chǎn)go B．past C．a(chǎn)head D．before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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ThesunatthecenterofourSolarSystemisoneofthebigreasonsfor1．we'reheretoday,butitcanalsobeabigtroublefromtimetotime.Coronalmassejections(CMEs)(日冕物質(zhì)噴發(fā))canseriouslydamagehuman2．(communicate)systems.Foryears,researchers3．(attempt)toforecastandpredictCMEsin4．hopethatwarningscouldhelppreventdamagetoelectronicsandthepowergrid(電網(wǎng)).Asitturns5．thataCMEismorelikeasneeze.ProfessorMathewOwensoftheUniversityofReadingexplains,"TheresearchteamandIhavefoundtheyaremorelikean6．(expand)dustcloudorsneeze."WhenthesolarwindactsontheCMEasitmovesthroughspace,itcausestheshapeandbehavioroftheenergyexplosion7．(become)unpredictable."Thereforeifwewanttoprotect8．(we)fromsolareruptions,weneedtounderstandmoreaboutthesolarwind,"Owenssays.Theresearchteamsuggeststhatsolarwindreadingsshould9．(include)intheforecastingandpredictionoffutureCMEs.Thisstudycouldhelpscientistsmore10．(accurate)assesstheriskthattheejectionsbringtohumantechnologyandpotentiallyhelpreducethedamagetheycause.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）Dearsir,LastyearIbuyarefrigeratorinyourstoreonChangAnRoad、Wealllikeshapeoftherefrigerator、Andyesterdaysomethingwentwrongly、Itmadeanoisewhenturningon、Atfirstitwaslowbutgraduallyitbecamelouderandlouder、Tomakematterworse，itevenstoppedworking、Weallfeltdisappointing、Iamwritingtoaskforhelp、Wouldyoupleasefindsomeonetorepairthem?Iwouldbeathomethisweekend、Pleasecallmebeforeyoucometohere、Mytelephonenumberis66065531、Thankyouverymuch、LiMing第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你校學(xué)生會組織了一次為貧困兒童獻愛心活動，包括捐書籍衣物或請吃飯、參觀等。你給你的美國筆友寫郵件介紹此次活動，主要包括活動內(nèi)容及你的感受。適當發(fā)揮想象，結(jié)構(gòu)合理。字數(shù)100-120左右。DearPeter,TheStudentUnionlaunchedacampaignaimedathelpingchildreninneed_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、C4、A5、C6、C7、D8、A9、B10、A11、A12、D13、B14、C15、A16、D17、D18、C19、B20、D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、D2、A3、C4、A22、1、B2、D3、C4、A23、1、B2、A3、C4、D24、1、D2、D3、C4、A5、C25、Mostpeoplerealizethatfastfoodisn'tthehealthiestorbest-tastingcuisine(菜肴).Itis,however,expectedtobefast.ManychainslikeMcDonald'shavestruggledwithslowerfooddeliveryinrecentyears,becausetherearemoreitemsonthemenu.Buttheworld'slargestrestaurantchain,whichserves68millioncustomersdailyin119countries,istryingtochangethat.Forseveralmonths,McDonald'shasbeentestingwhat'scalledthe“just-for-youexperience”.In200USrestaurants(andmorethan2，000acrosstheglobe),customersareabletoorderdirectlyfromaself-servekiosk(售貨亭),afterwhichanemployeebringsthemealdirectlytothetable.McDonald'schiefexecutiveSteveEasterbrook,speakingataMcDonald'sinNewYork'sTribecaneighbourhoodonThursday,saidthecompanyhaslongexpectedcustomerstoadapttoitsbusinessmodeloforderingatthecounterandthenwaitingtocollecttheirownfood.Now,hesaid,“We'readaptingourbusinessaroundcustomers.”Itshowedthat“testrunsatmorethan500restaurants…showedanincreaseinfoottrafficandcontributedtoamid-single-digitpercentageincreaseinrestaurantsales,liftingthe5to6averagecheckby1,onaverage.”Customersatisfactionscoresalsoincreased,“becausefamilies,inparticular,appreciatehavingtheirfoodbroughttothem.”Thecompanyalsoannouncedthebeginningofanewmobileorder-and-payapp,whichwouldallowcustomerstoorderandpayforfoodfromtheirsmartphones.Mike,acommoncustomer,said,“Asafatheroftwosmallchildren,I'meveryfast-foodchain'stargetcustomer.MywifeandItrytoavoidMcDonald'swhenpossible,butlikeman