天津市塘沽第一中學2026屆高三英語第一學期期末經典試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded2．—Ken,________,butthemusicyouareenjoyingistooloud.—Oh,I’mterriblysorry.I’llturnitdownonthespot.A．IamreallytiredofthisB．IneedyourhelpC．I’dliketotalkwithyouD．Ihatetosaythis3．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would4．PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize5．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot6．_______naturallybytheskinwhenexposedtosunlight,VitaminDisneededforhealthybones,teethandmuscles.A．Making B．TomakeC．Made D．Make7．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should8．Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon’tknowhowyoucan______her.A．putup B．standwith C．standupto D．putupwith9．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got10．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that11．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit12．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water13．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take14．The19thPartyCongressdrewupablueprintforChina’sdevelopmentinthenextthreedecadesandmore.thisblueprintintoreality,wemustbedown-to-earthinourapproach,takeonestepatatimeaswemoveforwardanddeliversolidoutcomes.A．TurningB．TurnedC．TurnD．Toturn15．Asateacher,youhaveto_____yourmethodtosuittheneedsofslowerchildren.A．display B．testC．adjust D．transfer16．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade17．Inmanyways,themagicofAIis________it’snotsomethingyoucanseeortouch.A．whether B．whatC．that D．why18．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while19．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something20．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.A．might B．mustC．can D．should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）What’sbesttoreadthisyear?SecretsIKnow(RandomHouseChildren’sBooks,ages3-7)ThistalewrittenbyKallieGeorgeandpicturedbyPaolaZakimifollowsayounggirlandherlittlefriendastheymovefromraintosunshine,frompleasantlonelinesstosweetfriendship,andfinallyfromadventuresonearthtoanexplorationoftheskyabove.ThecolorsofZakimi’spencildrawingsarecalmingandGeorge’spoetictexttellsherstorywithsimplelanguage.Pandora(ClarionBooks,ages3-7)Theaward-winningauthorVictoriaTurnbulltellsthestoryofalittlefoxPandora.Pandoralivesalone.Shemakesherselfahandsomehome,butnooneevercomestovisit.Thenonedaysomethingfallsfromthesky--abirdwithabrokenwing.Littlebylittle,thebirdhelpsPandorafeellesslonely.Turnbull’swatercolorandcoloredpencildrawingsmakethisstoryoffriendshipandgrowthanatmosphericdelight.PrinceandPirate(G.P.Putnam’sSonsBooksforYoungerReaders,ages5-8)Adifferentkindoffriendshipisdescribedinthisbook,byCharlotteGunnufsonwithpicturesbyMikeLowery.PrinceandPirateareapairofmismatchedfishputintothesameaquarium（水族館).Atfirstitseemsthatthey’llneverlearntobefriends.It’sonlywhenbothtakepityonafrighteneddogfishthattheylearnthebenefitsofcooperation,andsoonallthreefishbecomegoodfriends.TheGiantJumperee(DinalBooks,ages3-5)Thestorywaswrittenbytheaward-winningBritishauthorJuliaDonaldson.WhenRabbithearsaloudvoicebellowing（吼叫）threateninglyfrominsideacave,hegathersCat,BearandElephanttohelphimdecidewhattodo.Butit’sMamaFrogwhofearlesslyconfronts（面對）theunknowncreature.HelenOxenbury’ssoftwatercolorscreatabeautifulcountrysideandhercharacterizationsoftheanimalsareimpressive.1、WhopicturedthebookPandora?A．KallieGeorge. B．VictoriaTurnbull.C．PaolaZakimi. D．CharlotteGunnufson.2、Whichbooktellsastoryaboutcourage?A．Pandora. B．SecretsIKnow.C．PrinceandPirate. D．TheGiantJumperee.3、Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A．Theirpublishersarethesameone. B．Theircharactersareallanimals.C．Theyallhavepencildrawings. D．Theyareallforyoungerreaders22．（8分）Theclearingofmyparents’homehasmademethinkabouttheimportance,evencentralityofbookstothehouse’slifeandsoul.Thehouse,andourlivesinit,wouldnothavebeenthesamewithoutbooks.TheforceofthestatementcomeshometomeasIseewhathappenswhenshelvesareemptied.Theroomssuddenlylookuncomfortablybare.Ialwaysrathertookitforgrantedthatbooksfurnishedaroom.Theonlyroomsinourhousewithoutbookswerethedining-roomandthebathrooms.Otherwisetherewerebookseverywhere:inallthebedrooms,inthedrawing-roomandinthepianoroomwhichbecamemyparents’comfortablewinterstudy.Icouldn’thelpfeelingthatbookswereratherlikepeople:somemoreformalandboring,othersmoreentertaining;somesimplyforshow,otherswithunpromisingoutsidesbutrichinteriors.Theydidmore,infact,thanfurnisharoom;theywerecompanionswhocouldofferinsights,goodadvice.Nowthebooksarebeingcontributed(notall,tobesure,butverymany),andIfearfortheirfuture,almostasiftheywererefugees(難民).“Habentsuafatalibelli”,goesastheoldLatinsaying,originallywrittenbyTerentianus;itmeantthatthefateandfutureofbooksweredeterminedbythecapabilityofthereader.Butthemeaningofthephrasehasbeenmisunderstoodbytimeandisnowassociatedwiththephysicalfateofparticularbooks,howtheyhavepassedfromownertoowner.ThisishowWalterBenjaminreadthesayingwhenhewrotehisessay“UnpackingMyLibrary”,whichanalysestheextraordinarilycloserelationshipbetweenacollectorandhisorherbooks.WhenIdealwiththebooksthatmanyaregoingtocharityshops,Ihopetheywillfindgoodhomes,Ican’thelpwonderingifmygenerationisthelastthatwilloverseesuchaprocess.Booksaredisappearing,asmoreandmoreareboughtinelectronicformandexistonlyasbytesofinformationone-booksorotherdevices.Doesthismatter?Couldbooksbecomemorespiritual,astheylosetheirphysicality?1、Whenclearingtheroom,theauthor________.A．realizedtheinfluenceofbooksonhispastlifeB．thoughtofthestatementhisparentsoncemadeC．feltupsettoleavehisparents’booksbehindD．foundsomeemptyshelvesleftbyhisparents2、Theunderlinedword“interiors”inParagraph3refersto________.A．pagesB．notesC．coversD．contents3、AccordingtoWalterBenjamin,________.A．it’simportanttopassbooksfromoneownertoanotherB．themeaningofbooksismisunderstoodbytimeC．thefateofbooksisrelatedtotheircollectorsD．thefutureofbooksdependsonreaders’capability4、Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A．theauthorisattachedtophysicalformofbooksB．theauthor’sbooksareboundtofindgoodhomesC．E-bookshavetakentheplaceoftraditionalonesD．theauthor’sparentsusedeveryroomoftheirsasastudy23．（8分）ConfidenceComesFromTreatingOthersAsEqualsThere'sbeenrecentdiscussionoverChineseattitudestowardforeigners，causedbyanotherquarrelbetweenaforeignerandataxidriver．AccordingtothestudiesdescribedintheOxfordHandbookofChinesePsychology，Chinesehavelowerself﹣confidencecomparedtoWesterners．YetdoestheresultstillapplytotheChinesepeopletoday？Yesandno．Forthemoment，differentattitudestowardforeignerscanstillbefoundinChina'ssociety，withsomedisplayinglowself﹣confidencelike"Foreignersareawesome（令人敬畏的），andWesterncountriesareawesome．Weshouldrespectthemandbeaspoliteaspossible，andshouldn'tletthemlookdownonus，"andafewunfriendlyopinionssuchas"Someforeignersarerudeanddisrespectful，andtheirlevelofcivility（禮貌）isfarbehindChina."Chineseusedtobelackinginself﹣confidence．Itmightstartfromthemodernhistory，afterthefailureintheOpiumwars，andthefollowinghumiliation（恥辱）ofbeingbullied（被欺負）andbroughttotheirkneesbyWesternguns．Andthedarkhistoryisstilltosomeextentaffectingourmentality（心態(tài)）today．Forsometime，theWesternworldrepresentsthebestofeverythinginsomeChineseeyes．Butourstateofmindisgraduallychanging．Whenasked"Whatmakesyoufeelproudofyourcountry？"inschoolclassesinChina，answersvaryfromtheWorldExpototheOlympicGames，fromathletestoastronauts，fromthemushroomingskyscraperstobusymetropolises，whichhaveallfilleduswithgrowingself﹣confidence．Whileansweringthequestion"SinceChinaissogoodtodayandChinesepeoplearemoreconfident，whyareanincreasingnumberofChineseemigratingabroad？"ZhangWeiwei，aprofessoratFudanUniversity，repliedthatatleast70percentofChinesemigrants（移民）becomemorepatriotic（愛國的）afterleavingtheirhomecountry，nomatterwhethertheyhavebecomeanaturalizedcitizenofanothernationornot．Suchresultandexperiencesaremuchmoreconvincingandhavebettereffectthandozensof"patrioticeducation"classes．Thereisnoreasonforusnottobeself﹣confident．Weliveintheworld'ssecond﹣largesteconomy．Chinesenetfinancialassetspercapita（人均純金融資產）andthepurchasingpowerofpeoplehaveseenasharprise，withmoreandmorepeoplestartingtopurchaseworksofart，insteadofonlynecessities．Theseallindicatearisingstandardoflifeandself﹣confidence．Nevertheless，thepointofthechangingattitudestowardourselvesorothercountriesisnotrealizingothernationsarebetterorworsethanChina，buttreatingthemlikehowwetreatourfellowChinese．Thatiswhatconfidencemeans，notbeingcondescending（屈尊），notworshiping，butlookingeachotherintheeyewithtrustandrespect．1、Accordingtothetext，whataretheChineseattitudestowardforeignerstoday？A．Theyhavevariousattitudestowardforeigners．B．Theythinktheforeignersarealwaysrude．C．Theyalwaysspeakhighlyoftheforeigners．D．Theybelieveforeignersarejustcommonpeople．2、Chineseusedtolackself﹣confidencebecause．A．Theythoughttheforeignersweremysterious．B．Theyusedtothinkthemselveslesspowerful．C．Theyweredeeplyinfluencedbythedarkhistory．D．Theyoncebelievedforeignerswereawesome．3、AccordingtoZhangWeiwei，mostChinesemigrants．A．desiretobeacitizenofanothernationB．developastrongerlovefortheirhomecountryC．areunwillingtoreturntotheirmotherlandD．serveasbadexamplesinpatrioticeducation4、What'sthemainideaofthepassage？A．Chineseshouldbeproudofthegreatachievementoftheircountry．B．Chinesehaveenoughconfidencetomakegreaterprogress．C．Chinesehavealowerself﹣confidencefacedwithforeigners．D．Chineseshouldbeconfidentandtaketheforeignersasequals．24．（8分）“AuldLangSyne”isasongthateveryonedrunkenlysings,whichmarksthestarttoabrandnewyear.Nooneeverseemstoknowthewords(somethingaboutforgettingoldacquaintances?)orwhattheymean(whywouldwewanttoforgetpeople?),but,inAmerica,it’sasmuchapartofNewYears’traditionaswine.Butwhy?Thelyrics(歌詞)tothesongcomefromapoemwrittenbythegreatScottishpoetRobertBumsin1788.ItstitleisbelievedtobeanoldScottishwayofsaying“alongtimeago.”Phraseslike“Inthedaysofauldlangsyne”alsoappearinotherScottishfairytalesandpoems,usuallyasawayofsaying“OnceUponaTime.”Whileitstillcausesconfusion,itisbelievedthattheopeninglinesofthesongaremeanttoberhetorical(夸張的);“Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andneverbroughttomind?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andauldlangsyne?”thereforemeansweshouldhaveadrinkinhonorofwhateverispassing,andrememberoldfriends.WhentheScotsimmigratedtoAmericainthe19thcentury,theybroughtthesongwiththem.ButitsgreatpopularitycanbelargelyduetotheCanadianbandleaderGuyLombardo.In1965,heexplainedhowhehimselfcametoassociatethesongwiththeendoftheyeartoLifeMagazine:“AuldLangSyneisourthemesong—andwaslongbeforeanyoneeverheardusontheradio.InourparticularpartofwesternOntario,wherethere’salargeScottishpopulation,itwastraditionalforbandstoendeverydancewithAuldLangSyne.Wedidn’tthinkitwasknownhere.Ifyouwanttoseethesingerinaction,checkouthisfinalperformanceontheeveof1977,afterperformingfor48yearsinarow.1、HowmightpeoplefeelwhenfirsthearingthesongAuldLangSyne?A．Confused.B．Moved.C．Energetic.D．Comfortable.2、WhydopeoplesingAuldLangSynewhenNewYeariscoming?A．Tohopeforgoodluck.B．TocelebratetheNewYear.C．InhonorofRobertBums.D．Inmemoryofthepast.3、WhyisGuyLombardomentionedinthetext?A．HecreatedthesongAuldLangSyne.B．HemadethesongAuldLangSynemorepopular.C．HebroughtthesongAuldLangSynetoAmerica.D．HewasthefirsttosingthesongAuldLangSyne.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatdoesAuldLangSyneMean?B．WhoMakesAuldLangSynePopular?C．HowdoesAuldLangSyneComeintoBeing?D．WhydoPeopleSingAuldLangSyneonNewYearEve?25．（10分）Ifyouareinadilemmaaboutbeingself-taughtorgettingformaleducation,youhavecometotherightwebpage.Inthisarticle,wenotetheadvantagesofeachofthesetohelpyoudecidewhichonewouldbethebestforyou.Perhapsthebiggestadvantageofbeingself-taughtisthatyouareabletosavealotofmoney.Witheachpassingyear,thecostofgettingadegreeisontherise.Asaresult,manystudentsthesedaystendtograduatefromcollegewithasignificantamountofdebt.Thismakesitnecessaryforthemtogetajobassoonaspossible,otherwiseanumberofseriousissuesmayarise.Besides,itispossibletolearnfasteronyourown,byfocusingononlythoseareasthatyouareinterestedin.Finally,learningonyourowncanbeagreatconfidencebuilder.Youhavetostruggletogainknowledgebutonceyouclearthebasicsonyourown,youwillfindyourselfbeingmuchmoreconfidentaboutyourabilities.Oneofthebiggestadvantagesofformaleducationisthatyougetadegreewhichisamarkofrecognitionthatyouhaveachievedalevelofknowledgeinthatparticularfield.Manycompaniestendtoprefercandidateswhohaveacollegedegree.What’smore,thoughformaleducationlackstheconvenienceandflexibilityofself-education,itoffersyoumuchmoreintermsoftheactualstructureofthelearningprocess.Last,beingformallyeducatedmeansthatyouwillenteracollegeorothersimilareducationalinstitutions.Thereyouwillgetthebenefitofbeingtaughtandguidedbylearnedteachersandothersubjectexperts.Thiswillbeabigbenefitasyouwillbeabletotakeadvantageoftheirexperienceandgainin-depthknowledgeaboutthesubject.Thus,bothformaleducationandself-educationhavetheirownsetsofadvantages.Thechoicebetweenthetwocomesdowntoindividualpreferencesaswellaspersonalsituations.1、Whichofthefollowingisanadvantageofself-education?A．AfasterpaceoflearningB．BeingguidedbysubjectexpertsC．AwiderrangeofwaystogainknowledgeD．Havingmorechancesofgettingpart-timejobs.2、Togetthebenefitofbeingtaughtbylearnedexperts,youshould________.A．chooseself-educationB．enteraneducationalinstitutionC．workforlearnedteachersD．makeuseofwebpagesabouteducation3、Whatisthemostimportantfactorinchoosingthewayofeducation?A．Thereputationofeducationalinstitutions.B．Theknowledgeofteachersandexperts.C．Theopinionsofrelativesandfriends.D．One’spreferenceandsituations.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthistext?A．Topromoteawebpageabouteducation.B．Toprovethatself-educationisthebestchoice.C．Tohelpreaderschoosebetweentwoformofeducation.D．Toprovethatit’sdifficulttodecideonthepropereducation.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）Orderisthebestmanageroftime.Itillustratesmanysubjects.Thus,obediencetothenaturallawisorder.Virtueisorder.Theworldbeganwithit.1wasoncecommonbeforeitsestablishment.Themerchant,theclerkandthelaborerareallofthesame2,bornwiththesameexpectationsandaffectedbysimilarinfluences.Theyare,itis3,bornindifferentpositions,butit4withthemselveswhethertheyshalllivenoblyorevilly.Theymaynothavetheirchoiceofrichesorpoverty,buttheyhavetheir5ofbeinggoodorevil.Peopleofthehighestposition,6cultureandeducation,haveoftenasgreathardshipsasthecommonpeople.Theyhavetomaketheirincomesgomuchfurther.Theyhaveto7theirsocialstatus.8theirincomesmaybelesssatisfactory,theyaredesperateto9andbringthechildrenupasgentlemen.Hume,afamoushistorian,wasamanofgoodfamilybuthis10wereverysmallwhenhewasyoung.Inhisautobiography,heuseshisowncaseasa(n)11oftheadvantagesoffrugality(節(jié)省).Despiteaconsiderabledebt,hismother,awidow,12metthedifficultiesandeventuallyovercamethem.Thoughherincomewaslessthanthatofmanyhighlypaidmen,sheeducatedherchildrenwellandbroughtthemup13.Humesays,“WhilestudyinginFrance,I14thatplanoflifewhichIhavesteadilyandsuccessfullypursued.Ideterminedtomakea15frugalitysupplyofmyshortageoffortuneandto16myindependence.”Atthirty-sixhethoughthimselfrich.Thesearehisownwords:“Myappointments,withmyfrugality,hadhelpedmereachafortunewhichmademe17”.Goethesays,“Itdoesn’tmatterwithinwhatcircleanhonestmanacts,providedheknowshowto18thatcircle.”“Whatisthebestgovernment?”Goetheasks,“Thatwhichteachesusto19ourselves!Leteveryoneonlydotherightinhisplace,without20himselfabouttheconfusionoftheworld.”1、A．ChaosB．OffenceC．PunishmentD．Condemnation2、A．originB．raceC．natureD．interest3、A．hopefulB．strangeC．vitalD．true4、A．agreesB．restsC．correspondsD．conflicts5、A．ideaB．optionC．freedomD．intention6、A．indefenceofB．incourseofC．inanticipationofD．inrespectof7、A．giveupB．dependonC．lookforD．keepup8、A．SinceB．ThoughC．UnlessD．When9、A．educateB．encourageC．blameD．spoil10、A．ambitionsB．achievementsC．meansD．contributions11、A．assuranceB．consequenceC．illustrationD．criterion12、A．bravelyB．stubbornlyC．sharplyD．tentatively13、A．faithfullyB．plainlyC．gratefullyD．virtuously14、A．proposedB．madeC．discussedD．approved15、A．rigidB．casualC．liberalD．flexible16、A．balanceB．restoreC．valueD．maintain17、A．attractiveB．proudC．independentD．knowledgeable18、A．fitinB．moveinC．endinD．engagein19、A．protectB．justifyC．governD．display20、A．questioningB．troublingC．scoldingD．abandoning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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Xuanpaper,knownasoneoftheFourTreasuresofStudy,firstcameinto1．(exist)inXuanPrefectureintheTangdynasty.Thetraditionalskillofmakingthepaper2．handhasbeenpasseddownthroughgenerations.Theprocesstakesasmanyas100steps,allof3．requirealevelofdelicacy.TakepapermakingmasterZhouDonghongforexample.Heusesafinescreentofilter（過濾）amixtureofwaterandfibers.Heliftsitup,andit’sasheetofpaper.Ittakeshimandhispartneronly15seconds4．(form)andshapeit,butthey’vedevoted5．(them)toperfectingtheskillsfordecades.“Therearealotoftricksoffilteringthefibers,andtimingisthe6．(difficult)partofall.Wehaveonlyonechancetofiltertherightamountoffibers,andonlytheproperweightguaranteesthepaperisneithertoothinnortoothick,andthemarginforerroris7．(extreme)small,”saidZhou.Withjusttherightdegreeofthickness,topqualityXuanpaperholdsinkandwatertightly.Theskillofpapermaking,8．(recognize)asanationaltreasure,hasalsoproventobeaninternationalone.Wefelt9．greatsenseofprideasitwaslistedasaworldintangiblecultureheritage(非物質文化遺產)byUNESCOin2009.Sincethen,inJingxianCounty,Xuanpapermaking10．(teach)inschools.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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅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（），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞。Lifeisfullofvariousexperiences,someofthemareunforgettable、Istillrememberthehikingexperienceswithmyclassmatesfor16kmayearago、Thatsummerday,wesetoffearlyinthemorning,thinkitwouldbeagreatfuntowalkforsolongadistance、However,astheweatherisgettinghotterandhotter,Ifoundtheirlegsheavierandheavier、What’sworse,myfeetbeganbleedingbecauselongtimepressingagainsttheshoes、Atonepoint,Ievenwantedtogiveup、ButImanagedtodraggingtherestofthewaytothedestination、Thoughnotpleasant,thisjourneywasimpressiveorrewarding,Ihavelearntthatlife