寧夏回族自治區(qū)銀川市長(zhǎng)慶高級(jí)中學(xué)2025屆高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

寧夏回族自治區(qū)銀川市長(zhǎng)慶高級(jí)中學(xué)2025屆高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，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．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something2．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such3．TheWinterOlympics________in2022willsurelybringinmanyinternationaltourists.A．heldB．havingheldC．holdingD．tobeheld4．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid5．Ensuringeverychildequalrightstoeducationis_____thekeytotheeliminationofinequalityacrosstheworldlies.A．that B．what C．whether D．where6．Weallsighedwith________reliefwhen________planefinallylandedsafely.A．a(chǎn);/ B．/;theC．a(chǎn);a D．a(chǎn);the7．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof8．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad9．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．a(chǎn)n；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填10．Thedoctor’sdilemmawas_____heshouldtellthepatientthetruth.A．whether B．whichC．that D．what11．—DoyouknowwhatEUstandsfor,Tommy?—Sure．ItstandsfortheEuropeanUnion,______Europeanpoliticalandeconomicorganizationthatencouragestradeandfriendshipbetween______countriesthataremembers．A．a(chǎn)n;the B．a(chǎn);the C．the;/ D．a(chǎn)n;/12．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled13．—Didyouenjoytheparty?—Yes.We___________wellbyourhosts.A．weretreated B．wouldbetreatedC．treated D．hadtreated14．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．a(chǎn)pproved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted15．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where16．Hissuggestion_______toseethefilmAvatarinterestedeveryoneofus.A．thatwego B．whichweshouldgo C．thatwewouldgo D．weshouldgo17．Iwascaughtinatrafficjamforoveranhour,otherwise,I________youwaitingforsuchalongtime.A．hadnotkept B．willnotkeepC．wouldnothavekept D．havenotkept18．—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in19．Whentheoldmanwokeup,hefoundsomeonehisTVinthelivingroom.A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen20．Itisunwisetodisturbonewhoisdevotedtohiswork.Just_____.A．facethemusicB．flyoffthehandleC．eatyourwordsD．biteyourtongue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）LIANGTAOsold80pinkGivenchybagsin12minutes．BeckyFangsold100MiniCoopercarsinjustfive．Botharewanghong，literally"red﹣hotontheweb"．EverydaymillionsofChinesesearchsocialmediaforwanghongpostsortuneintolive﹣streamsforwanghong'sopinionsoneverything．ThefansarehelpingthisnewChineseInternetstartomakemoneyoutoftheirpopularity﹣andtoshakeupthecountry'se﹣commerceindustryintheprocess．Afewofwanghonghavebeenhiredbyluxurybrands．Jaeger﹣LeCoultre，aSwisswatchmaker，hiredPapiJiangforavideoadtargetingyoungurbanites（都市人），includingher27mfansonSinaWeibo，aTwitter﹣likemicroblog．ZhangYiofiiMediaResearch，aconsultingfirm，estimatesthatupto15%ofsalesonshoppingsiteslikeTaobaoorsocial﹣mediaappssuchasWeChatareinfluencedbywanghong'spublicsupport．Thelengthofadressmightbedecidedbyasurveyofawanghong'sfans；itslaunchdatemightbebasedonthenumberofhits，sharesorcommentsitcollects，someofwhichcancauselast﹣minutedesignchanges．Thisposesanewchallengeforretailers（零售商），whosesupplychainsmustrespondevermorequicklytowanghong'sopinions．Whereaspreviouslyacompanywouldlookforacelebritytomatchitsimage，wanghongandtheiradmirersareshapinggoods．Anotherchallengecomesdirectlyfromwanghongthemselves．Theyincreasinglymakemoneynotmerelyfromonlinesupportoradvicebutbylaunchingtheirowne﹣commercestores．Salesofgoodsaccountedforjustunderhalfofwanghongearningsof53bnyuan（﹩8bn）in2016，estimatesAnalysys，aChinesemarket﹣researchfirm（therestcamemostlyfromlive﹣showtipsandadverts）．Somewanghongaregoingastepfurther．InNovemberBeckyFanglaunchedherownclothingline．Partofhermotivation，shesays，wasthatthebrandsshesupporteddidnotalwaysmatchthetrendsshewassharingwithherfollowers．Bycreatingherownbrand，Becky'sFantasy，shehavefullcontrolofthequality．Shealsogainsanewincome．Forthetimebeingonly3﹣5%ofwanghongfollowBeckyFang'sexample，iiMediaResearchestimates．Buttexpectsthemodeltobecomeanindustryinitsownright，includingentertainmentande﹣commerce，anddrivenbyonlinedata．1、（小題1）Whycanwanghongusetheirpopularitytomakemoney？A．BecausetheyareInternetstars．B．Becausetheyusesocialmedia．C．Becausetheiropinionsinfluencefans．D．Becausetheycanshakethee﹣commerceindustry．2、（小題2）Whatisthecharacteristicoftheproductssupportedbywanghong？A．Itisfans﹣based．B．Itissocial﹣media﹣based．C．Itisdesign﹣shared．D．Itisyouth﹣targeted．3、（小題3）Whatarethechallengesforretailers？A．Onlinesupportandadvice．B．Increasingsalesofgoodsonline．C．Quickresponsestothemarketchanges．D．Wanghong'sopinionsande﹣commercestores．4、（小題4）Whydosomewanghongcreatetheirownbrands？A．Becausetheywanttoattractmorefans．B．Becausetheywanttosharewiththeirfollowers．C．Becausetheywanttosetupanewindustrymodel．D．Becausethebrandstheyspeakforcan'tsatisfytheirfans．22．（8分）TheTajMahal,inAgra,India,isoneofthemostbrilliantstructuresonEarth.Itisnearly400yearsold.EmperorShahJahanhaditbuiltinmemoryofhiswife.Ittookabout2yearstobuildthemonument.Some2,000workersand1,000elephantshelpedgetthejobdone.Today,theTajMahalisnotjustasymbolofculturalhistory.It’salsoIndia’smostfamoustouristattraction.About8millionpeoplevisititeachyear.Butpollutionisturningthewhitemarblemonumentshadesofgreen,yellow,andbrown.TheTajMahalstandsonthepollutedYamunaRiver.Insectsareattractedtothedirtywater.Theyleavegreenishdroppingsonthebuilding.Airpollutionisalsoabigthreat.Factoriesandcarsreleasepollutionintotheair.ItstickstotheTajMahal’ssuidEace.Inthe190s,India’sSupremeCourtorderedhundredsoffactoriesnearthemonumenttoclose.Also,carandbustrafficwasrestricted.Fromtimetotime,workerscleantheTajMahal.Butdoingsoisdifficult,expensive,andtime-consuming;Anditdoesn’tpreventthediscoloration.OnJuly11,India’sSupremeCourtgavethecityofAgraawarning:“EitheryoudestroytheTajMahaloryourestoreit”.AuthoritiesinthecitysubmittedadraftofanactionplanonJuly24.Itsuggestsbanningplasticsandconstructionfromthearea.Italsocallsfortheclosingofmorefactories.“InordertopreservetheTajMahal,peoplemustcometogethertoworktowardasolution.Thereneedstobepositivepressureonpeopletoact.Weneedtoactimmediately,”SachchidaTripathisays.Heworkedona34studyofpollutionattheTajMahal.“Wearetrying,”headds,“butweneedtotrymore.”1、WhydidEmperorShahJahanbuilttheTajMahal?A．Toattracttourists. B．Tohonourhiswife.C．TorepresentIndia. D．Tomarkhisgreatness.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheTajMahalfromthesecondparagraph?A．Itisgettingdirty. B．Itisunderrepair.C．Itattractsinsects. D．Itislosingtourists.3、WhatshouldpeopledotosavetheTajMahalaccordingtoSachchidaTripathi?A．Closefactories. B．Becomeunited.C．Makeanewplan. D．Preventthediscoloration.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ImmediateActionMustBeTaken B．TheTajMahalMustBeRebuiltC．FactoriesandCarsLedtoPollution D．PollutionDestroyedtheTajMaha23．（8分）OurplanwastodriveintoCambridge,catchthe7:34traintoLiverpoolStreetStation,thentoseparateandmeetagainforlunch.WeshouldhavearrivedatLiverpoolat9:19,butduetoatypicalLondonfog,thetrainhadtomovealongsoslowlythatitwasnotuntil10:30thatitgotthere.Inspiteofourlatearrival,Joan,mywife’ssister,decidedthatshewouldgotoseetheCrownJewelsintheTowerofLondonwhilewewentshopping.Itwasonlyafterhersisterhaddisappearedintothefogthatmywiferealizedthatwehadn’tdecidedwhereweshouldmeetforlunch.SinceIhadourthreeticketsfortheconcertinmypocket,thiswasindeedaproblem.ThereseemedtobenothingwecoulddoexcepttakingataxitotheTowerofLondon,andtrytofindherthere.Needlesstosay,wedidn’tfindher.Itwasnowoneo’clock,andtheconcertbeganat2:30.“Perhapsshewillthinkofwaitingoutsidetheconcerthall,”suggestedmywifehopefully.Bythistimethefogwassothickthatroadtraffichadtostop,andtheonlywaytogettherewasbyundergroundrailway.Handinhandwefeltourwayalongtheroadtowherewethoughttheneareststationshouldbe.Anhourlaterwewerestilltryingtofindit.JustasIwasabouttolosemytempercompletelywhenwemetablindmantappinghiswayconfidentlythroughthefog.WithhishelpwefoundTowerHilltubestationjustfiftyyardsdowntheroad.Bynowitwasfartoolateeventotrytogettotheconcerthallbeforetheperformancebeganat2:30,sowedecidedtoreturntoCambridge.Ittooksevenlonghoursinsteadoftheusualtwotomakethatjourney.Norwereweabletogetanyfoodanddrinkonthetrain.Tiredandhungrywefinallyreachedhomeatten,openingthedoortothesoundofthetelephonebell.ItwasJoan;shehadseentheCrownJewels,hadmanagedtogetanotherticketforconcert,andhadhadawonderfuldinneratarestaurantnearthehotelwhereshedecidedtostayforthenight.Nowshewasringingtodiscoverwhetherwehadhadanequallysuccessfulday.1、WhywasJoanseparatedfromhersisterandherbrother-in-law?A．theycouldnotseeeachotherbecauseofthefog.B．JoanhadnotseenCrownJewels.C．Theyplannedtododifferentthingsuntillunchtime.D．Thewriterdidn’twanttogototheconcert.2、Whatdidthewriterplantodointheafternoon?A．Gototheconcert. B．SeetheCrownJewels.C．ReturntoCambridge. D．Goshopping.3、Thereasonwhytheydidn’tallmeetforlunchwasthat_______.A．TheylosttheirwayinthefogB．theyforgottomakenecessaryarrangementC．theywaitedatdifferentplacesanddidn’tmeeteachotherD．thecouplecouldn’tfindtheundergroundstation4、It’squiteclearthatforJoanthetriptoLondonhadbeen________.A．spiltbythefog B．quitetiringC．ratherdisappointing D．veryenjoyable24．（8分）Chinahasannouncedit'sabolishingitsone-childpolicy.Whatdifferencehasitmade,statisticallyspeaking?400millionbirthspreventedTheone-childpolicy,officiallyinplacesince1979,hasprevented400millionbirths.Parentshavefacedfinesandotherpunishmentsforhavingmorechildren.ThemajorityofthedecreaseinChina'sfertility(生育)ratehappenedinthe1970s.Itdroppedfrom5.8childrenperwomanin1970t02.7in1978.Despitetheone-childpolicytheratehadonlyfallent01.7by2013.21:28babydeathrateSincetheone-childpolicywasintroduced,babygirlshavebecomemorelikelytodiethanboys.Inthe1970s,accordingtotheUnitedNations,60malesperl,000livebirthsdiedundertheageofone.Forgirlsthefigurewas53.Inthe1980s,aftertheone-childpolicybecameofficial,therateforbothwas36.Bythe1990s,26malesperl,000livebirthsdiedbeforetheageofone-and33girls.The2000ssaw21boysperl,000livebirthsdyingand28girls.1.16boysbornforeverygirlSexuallyselectiveabortionshavebeenconsideredasamajorcauseofChina'sunusualsexualimbalance.Gietel-Basten,associateprofessorinsocialpolicyatOxfordUniversity,saysthebirthsofmanygirlsarenotregisteredifparentshavebrokentherulebyhavingtwochildren,addingofficialsoftenturnablindeye.It'sestimatedtherearenow33millionmorementhanwomeninChina.4：2：1familiesWiththeageingofChina'spopulationandthecontinuationoftheone-childpolicy,a“4:2:1”homeisthedescriptiongiventohouseholdsinwhichtherearefourgrandparentscaredforbytwoworkingageparents,whothemselveshaveonechild.By2050,it'spredictedthataquarterofChina'spopulationwillbe65orolder.Thepredicteddeclineinthenumberofpeopleofworkingageisthoughttohavepersuadedthegovernmenttodroptheone-childpolicy.1、Whenwasthebabydeathrateforbothboysandgirlsequal?A．Inthe1970s. B．Inthe1980s.C．Inthe1990s. D．Inthe2000s.2、Whatmakestheone-childpolicyabolishedaccordingtothepassage?A．Thedeclineofbirthrate.B．Theriseofbabydeathrate.C．Thechangeoffamilystructure.D．Thedeclineofworkingagepeople.3、Thepassagesumsuptheone-childpolicyby___.A．number B．exampleC．contrast D．a(chǎn)nalysis25．（10分）Weateonthegomorethaneverbefore.Herearethreehealthappsthatcanhelpyoubettermanageyourhealthwhenyoupursueyourdreams.DoctorsOnDemandDoctorsOnDemandenablesyoutovisitadoctorwithouteverleavingyourhome,helpingyouuseacomputer,tabletorsmartphonetohaveadoctorvideochatwithyou.Theservicewillhelpyoulocateandconnectyoutolicenseddoctors,psychologists,pediatricians(兒科醫(yī)生)andmore.FeescanbepaidwithHAS&FSA．Itcosts$40for15minuteswithadoctoror$50for20minuteswithapsychologist.Text4babyI’mabigfanofText4babyforafewreasons.Thefreeserviceforpregnantwomenandnewmomsworksbysendingtextmessagestoyoursmartphonethreetimesaweekwithinformationabouthowtohaveahealthypregnancyandbaby.Andthemessagesaretimedtothepregnantwoman’sduedateorthebaby’sdateofbirth,sendingtipsthatarerelevanttowhereamotherisinherpregnancyorwhereababyisinstagesofdevelopment.Tipsrangefrombreastfeedingtocarseatsafetytoremindersaboutexercise,nutritionandmore.Theservicecombinesinteractivetextmessages,anapp,videoandwebcontentinEnglishandSpanish.SignupbytextingBABYto511-411orbydownloadingtheapp.RISERISE,anappavailableoniPhone(comingtoAndroidin2016),pairsyouupwith(與綁定)aregistereddietitiantoimproveyourdietandreachhealthgoals.Yousharephotosofyourmealsandyourexerciseforthedaywithyourcoach,whothenlooksforareaswhereyoucanimproveandgivesadvice,helpsyousetgoalsandistheretopatyouonthebackvirtually(虛擬地)whenyouhitamilestone.What’salsogreatisthatyoucantextasmuchasyouwantwithyourdietitianandthereisnoneedtogointoanoffice.Feesforthisservicerangefrom$9permonthto$50amonth.Thereisafree7-daytrialsoyoucantryitoutforaweektoseeifit’sfitforyou.1、HowmuchwillyoupayifyouhaveavideochatwithyourpsychologistforanhourusingDoctorsOnDemand?A．$50.B．$80.C．$100.D．$150.2、Wecaninferthattheauthorisprobablya.A．famouspediatricianB．softwareengineerC．pregnantwomanornewmotherD．registereddietitian3、WhatdoyouknowaboutText4baby?A．ItisanappavailableonlyoniPhone.B．YoucansignupbytextingBABYto511-411.C．Peoplecan’tuseText4babyforfree.D．Textmessagesaresentinthreelanguages.第三部分語言知識(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）Largecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlarge.Thesameproblem,onasmaller__1__,facespracticallyeverycompanytryingto__2__newproductsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittleprospectofraisingthesortofsumsneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknow.Whilebanksmayagreetoprovideshort-termfinance,theyaregenerally__3__toprovidemoneyonapermanentbasisforlong-termprojects.Socompaniesturntopublic,invitingpeopletolendthemmoney,ortakeashareinthebusinessin__4__forashareinfutureprofits.Thistheydoby__5__stocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchange.Bydoingsotheycanputintocirculationthesavingsof__6__andorganizations,bothathomeandoverseas.Whenthesaverneedshismoneyback,hedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.__7__,hesellshissharesthroughastockbrokertosomeothersaverwhoisseekingto__8__hismoney.Manyofthe__9__neededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbythegovernmentorbylocalauthorities.Withouthospitals,electricity,telephones,railways,thiscountrycouldnot__10__.Alltheserequire__11__spendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperly,requiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughtaxesalone.Thegovernment,localauthorities,andnationalizedindustries__12__frequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,andthey,too,cometotheStockExchange.Thereis__13__amanorwomaninthiscountrywhosejoborwhosestandardoflivingdoesnot__14__theabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranotherthisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthecountry.TheStockExchange__15_toprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinance.1、A．level B．extent C．scale D．basis2、A．programme B．provide C．develop D．prepare3、A．unexpected B．unwilling C．unbelievable D．uncertain4、A．search B．exchange C．value D．comfort5、A．issuing B．a(chǎn)llowing C．producing D．a(chǎn)cquiring6、A．immigrants B．investigators C．inheritors D．individuals7、A．Indeed B．Infact C．Inaddition D．Instead8、A．eliminate B．reflect C．invest D．profit9、A．properties B．a(chǎn)ppliances C．foundations D．services10、A．function B．experience C．share D．launch11、A．invisible B．continuous C．limited D．economical12、A．therefore B．however C．nevertheless D．otherwise13、A．definitely B．a(chǎn)lmost C．hardly D．probably14、A．turndown B．dependon C．takeover D．putoff15、A．releases B．forces C．leaves D．exists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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankHonesty,mymumalwaysusedtotellme,isthebestpolicy.Butwhenitcomestomedicine,Ihadassumeditwasimportanttoalwaysbehonestwithmypatients.Afterall,thedoctor-patientrelationshipisbasedontrust,andthereforehonestyisessential,orsoIthought.Ihadjuststartedworkingingeriatrics(老年病科).Mr.McMahon1．（bring）inwhenhisbodywasfoundveryswollen（浮腫的）.Itookamedicalhistory2．hisdaughterwhohadaccompaniedhimintheambulance.She'dbeenhismaincareforyears.Istood3．(look)athimasshegaveadetailedhistory."Hashelostanyweightrecently?"Iasked,"Well,it'sfunnyyoushouldmentionthat,butyes."Shesaidslowly.Therewassilenceforafewmoments."Why?Whatareyouworriedabout?"sheasked.ShewasobviouslyveryinvolvedinhiscareanditwasonlyfairthatItold4．thetruth."Well,weneedtoproveit'snotcancer."IsaidandtalkedbrieflyaboutsomeofthetestsIwasgoingtoorder.Halfanhourlater,anursecalledme:"Mr.McMahon'sdaughterbrokedown－shesaidyoutoldherhehadcancer."Myheartsank.BythetimeIarrivedattheward,myconsultantwasalreadythere,explainingthatwestillhadtorunlotsoftestsandthatitwasbynomeansconfirmed5．hehadcancer.Istoodsilentlyattheendofthebed.MyconsultantwasobviouslyangrywithmeandasweleftMr.McMahon,sheturnedtome."Whyonearthdidyoudothat?"sheaskedindisbelief.Ilookedatherandbitmylip."SheaskedmewhatIwasworriedaboutandItoldher."Isaid,hangingmyhead."Andgivehermore6．(worry)about?"repliedmyconsultant."Youdon'tsaytheword'cancer'untilit'sconfirmed.7．yoususpectit,thinkverycarefullybeforeyoutellpeople."8．itturnedout,itwasn'tcancer.ButIdidlearnthatwhensomeoneisstressedandworriedabouttheirlovedonethey'resometimesselectivein9．theyhear－andasadoctorit'simportanttobemindfulofthis.Inbeingtruthful,I'dmadethesituation10．(bad).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：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在下面寫出該加的詞。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。LastsummermydreamofvisitingChicagocametrue、Itooktripthereonmyown,whatgotmethinkingabouttheadvantagesoftravellingalone、SomethingthatInoticedimmediatelywasthefactthatIhadthefreetodowhatIwanted、Afterall,Idon’thavetoconsideranotherperson’sinterest、WhileinChicago,Igotinvolvinginacoupleofworkshops、Duringtheseworkshops,wegotthechancetotalkwithth