2026屆江蘇省常州市教育學(xué)會學(xué)業(yè)水平監(jiān)測（高三上英語期末達標(biāo)測試試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請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．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor2．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．a(chǎn)bove C．over D．beyond3．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported4．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the5．Nowtheworld’sattention________thestockingmarkets,astheyhavegreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．isfixingonB．isbeingfixedonC．hasfixedonD．hadbeenfixedon6．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion7．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure8．—Couldyougivemeareminderat9tomorrowmorning?—I'msorry,butIameetingthen.A．a(chǎn)ttendB．willattendC．willbeattendingD．a(chǎn)mattending9．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．a(chǎn)fter C．unless D．when10．Tocombatglobalwarming,manypeopleare_________theuseofalternativeenergysources.A．a(chǎn)pplyingto B．jumpingat C．dippinginto D．pushingfor11．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could12．Thecompanyneedsto_____itsoutdatedimagetopromoteitsnewly-releasedproduct.A．layout B．callupC．shakeoff D．giveaway13．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will14．—Whatshallwedotonightthen?—,whateveryouwant.A．Helpyourself B．It’sadealC．Noproblem D．It’suptoyou15．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．a(chǎn)bove C．a(chǎn)bout D．beyond16．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few17．Itisreportedthatthe______inLibyaishottingup.A．strength B．violence C．power D．a(chǎn)ctivity18．Johnhadplannedtomakeacompromise,buthechangedhismindatthelastminute.A．a(chǎn)nyhow B．otherwiseC．therefore D．somehow19．TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．a(chǎn)sto D．a(chǎn)sthat20．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was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）Whenoldpeoplelivewithchildrenandotherrelativestherelationshipisnotalwaysahappyone.Evenoldparentsandadultchildrenwholiveseparatelycanhavedifficulties.Herethegenerationgapbecomesmostvisibleastheneedsandinterestsofthemiddle-agedandolddiverge.Somemiddle-agedchildrenaresoannoyedbythedemandsoftheirparentsthattheymakesuchcommentsas“Whydon’ttheoldfoolsdie?”Althoughsuchuglycommentsexist,asurveyconductedbytheAmericanAssociationofRetiredPersonsreflectsapositiveattitudebyAmericanpopulationtowardstheold.Thatsurveyshowedthat69%adultchildrenhaveweeklycontactwiththeirmothersand20%havedailycontactwiththeirmothers.Othersurveyshaveshownthat40%ofadultshaveface-tofacecontactwiththeirparentsonceaweek.The2014NationalSurveyofFamilyandHousehold(NSFH)showedthat78%ofadultsviewtheirrelationshipwiththeirmotherandfatherasexcellent.Only0.03%ofthosesurveyedviewedthatrelationshipas“bad”.Theremainderswereambivalentintheirperceptionoftheirparents.ThisfindingisconfirmedbymucholderstudiesofthesamephenomenonalsoconductedbytheNationalSurveyofFamiliesandHouseholds.Ofthosesurveyed,66%contactedtheirparentsonceaweekormoreandonly10%didnotcontacttheirparentsatall.Inpart,thisisaproductofthedistanceatwhichadultchildrenlivefromtheirparents.The2014surveyshowedthat67%ofadultchildrenlivewithin100milesoftheirparentsandthat38%livewithintenmilesoftheirparents.However,afull20%ofthosesurveyedlive1,000milesormoreawayfromtheirparents.1、Accordingtothepassage,therelationshipbetweenmostAmericanoldpeopleandtheiradultchildrenis______.A．terribleanddistant B．a(chǎn)nnoyinganddifficultC．greatandclose D．neithergoodnorbad2、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“diverge”inparagraph1?A．differ B．meet C．exist D．transfer3、Fromthepassage,welearnthat______.A．generationgapbecomesinvisibleifoldparentsandadultchildrenliveseparatelyB．relationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenhasbecomemuchbetterthanbeforeC．someoldparentswouldratherdiebecausetheirchildrenareannoyedatthemD．livingfarawaymayleadtopeople’slessornocontactwiththeirparents22．（8分）Longago,peoplewhowererichorimportantrodehorsesthatwereverytall.Today,ifagirlactslikesheisbetterthaneveryoneelse,youmightsaysheshould“getoffherhighhorse.”Yesterday,mychildrenwantedmetotakethemtotheplayground.ButIhadtofinishmywork,soItoldthemto“holdyourhorses”—waituntilIfinishwhatIamdoing.Mytwoboysliketocompeteagainsteachotherandplayinaviolentway.Ialwaystellthemtostop“horsingaround”orsomeonecouldgethurt.Weliveinasmalltown.Itdoesnothaveanyexcitingactivitiestooffervisitors.Mychildrencallita“one-horsetown.”Lastnight,IgotatelephonecallwhileIwaswatchingmyfavoritetelevisionshow.Idecidednottoansweritbecause“wildhorsescouldnotdragmeaway”fromthetelevision—therewasnothingthatcouldstopmefromdoingwhatIwantedtodo.Sometimesyougetinformation“straightfromthehorse’smouth.”Itcomesdirectlyfromthepersonwhoknowsmostaboutthesubject.Letussayyourteachertellsyouthereisgoingtobeatesttomorrow.Youcouldsayyougottheinformation“straightfromthehorse’smouth.”Youmayhaveheardthisexpression,“Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakehimdrink.”Thatmeansyoucangivesomeoneadvicebutyoucannotforcehimtodosomethinghedoesnotwanttodo.1、Howmanyidioms(習(xí)語)about“horse”doesthepassagetalkabout?A．5B．6C．7D．82、What’stheprobablemeaningof“holdyourhorses”?A．waitamomentB．stopworkingC．keepontryingD．neverdothatagain3、Whenyougettheinformation“straightfromthehorse’smouth”,itmeanstheinformationis_____.A．reliableB．falseC．uselessD．frightening4、Whensomeoneforcesyoutodosomethingasheadvises,youcansay“______”tohim.A．holdyourhorsesB．Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakehimdrinkC．getoffyourhighhorseD．wildhorsescouldnotdragmeaway5、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Itmainlytalksabouthorseinthewest.B．Itmainlyintroducessomeidiomsabouthorse.C．Itmainlyshowstheimportanceofhorse.D．It’smainlyaboutthequalityofhorse.23．（8分）OxfordEnglishLanguageCenterInformationforNewStudentsCLASSTIME：8:30a.m.-10:00a.m.，10:30a.m.-12:00a.m.,1:30p.m.-3:00p.m.TheLanguageCenterisopenMondaytoFriday.Eachclasshasoneafternoonfreeperweek.Onthefirstday,gotothelecturehalltocheckyourtimetable.SELF—ACCESS：Thelanguagelaboratory（Room1110）isopenMondaytoFridayfrom3:15p.m.to5:00p.m.forallfull-timestudents.Youcanlearnhowtousecomputersforlanguagegamesorword-processing.TherearetapesforstudentstoborrowtopracticetheirEnglish.Goinandasktheteachertoshowyou.Ifyouplantotakepublicexaminations,therearedictationandlisteningcomprehensiontapesforyoutopracticewith.Thereareclozeexercisesonthecomputers.Askyourclassteacherforalistofpastexamessays.Studentscanborrowtapestotakehomebuttheymustbereturnedaftertwodays.ATTENDANCE:

Allstudentsareexpectedtoattendclassesasitisrequired.StudentswhodonotattendclasseswillbereportedtoOSS.Eightypercentattendanceisrequiredforstudentstoreceivetheircertificates

whentheyfinishtheircourses.ItisalsorequiredbyOSSforanextensiontoyourvisa.BOOKS:

Ifstudentsaregivencoursebooks,thebooksaretheirresponsibility.Ifabookislost,thestudentwillbeexpectedtopayforit.Ifstudentswishtobuybooks,thereisabookshopinthecollegespecializinginEnglishbooks（Room3520）.1、Whendoclassesbeginandendonafullday?A．8:30a.m.—1:30p.m..B．8:30a.m.—3:00p.m..C．8:30a.m.—3:15p.m..D．3:15p.m.—5:00p.m..2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Noteachersareinthelanguagelab.B．90%attendanceisrequiredforthestudents.C．Bookscan’tbetakenoutofthecenter.D．Studentscanprepareforexamsbylisteningtotapes.3、Thebooksthatthestudentswishtobuyarein________.A．thelecturehallB．thelanguagelaboratoryC．Room1110D．Room352024．（8分）Ifitweren'tforthementor（導(dǎo)師），RebeccaCruziscertainthatshewouldn'thavegottenherbachelor'sdegree．Ms．Cruzwentthroughatroublingtimeduringhersecondyearincommunitycollege．Shedidn'tfeelmuchsupportathome．Strugglingontheedgeofstoppinghereducation，Cruzturnedtohermentor，AlexLopez．"Heputmeintherightdirection，"Cruzrecalls．GiselaBusheyisanotherwomanwhounderstandstheimportanceofmentors，andshehopestofindanAlexforeveryRebecca．SoshedesignedCriticalBridge，whichprovidesthemwithmentorship．AndinOctober，CriticalBridgewasnamedarecipientofthe﹩50，000EncorePrize，whichisawardedbyEncore．org，apartnerorganizationthataimstousethetalentsofthoseaged50orolder．Aspartoftheprize，Encore．orgwillprovidementorsforCriticalBridge．ThementorswillworkwithyouthsthroughouttheirparticipationinthetwoprogramsconnectedtoCriticalBridge．Morethan10，000peopleintheUnitedStatesareretiringeveryday，accordingtoPhyllisMoen，asociologyprofessor．ManyoftheseAmericanshaveexpressedadesiretogivebacktotheircommunities．"Theywanttodosomethingmeaningful．Andthere'snothingmoremeaningfulthanmentoringacrossgenerations，"ProfessorMoensays．DimaKhouryhasmentoredyoungpeoplethroughouthercareer．Sheseesmentorshipasapersonalrelationship．"Takethetimetogettoknoweachother，"Ms．Khourysays．"Ifyoutakethetimetobuildtrustatthebeginning，itwillbemucheasiertobuildahealthyrelationshipafterthat，andmorebeneficial．"Speakingfromexperience，shesaysmentorsmightnotalwayshavetheanswers，butbeingalistenerisjustasimportant．"Ithinkwhathelpsissomethingaskingtherightquestionandlettingthemthinkaboutit，"shesays．"Itbenefitscriticalthinking．"Cruz，nowaSanFranciscoStategraduate，hasbecomeamentortoo．"Sometimesweareinaconditionwherewedon'thavepeopletogoto；youmightnotmakeitoutfromthatsamecyclewithoutthehelpofanyhumanguide，"shesays．Butbyprovidingmentorshipandresources，Cruzhopesthatifsuchatimecomes，studentswill"makethedecisiontopushforwardasopposedtogivingup．"1、WhatcanbeknownaboutRebeccaCruz？A．Shewasstronglysupportedbyherfamily．B．Shefailedtogetherbachelor'sdegree．C．Shegaveuphercollegeeducation．D．Shewashelpedbyhermentor．2、WhatdoweknowaboutCriticalBridge？A．Itoffersstudentsmentorship．B．Itgivesmentorsprizesyearly．C．ItwasfoundedbyAlexLopez．D．Itisatalentsearchorganization．3、WhatdoesDimaKhourythinkofmentorship？A．Itrequiresrichexperience．B．Ittakesalongtimetobuild．C．Itisthebestjobchanceforretiredpeople．D．Itinvolvesagoodunderstandingbetweenpeople．4、WhatisRebeccaCruz'sfuturewish？A．Toprovidestudentswithsupport．B．Toguidestudentsthroughtheirstudy．C．Tobuildahealthyrelationshipwithothers．D．Togetadvancedtraininginmentorshipskills．25．（10分）Inthelastfewweeks,donationshavebeenmailedtocommunityorganizationsinandnearRedfordTownshipbythesenderwhoonlyidentifiesas“Anonymous-1679”,accordingtoMyFoxDetroit.Sofar,envelopes,eachfilledwith$1,000cash,havebeensenttothelocallibrary,ananimalwelfarenon-profit,acivicandleadershiptraininggroup,acreditunionandtheRedfordGoodfellows,agroupthathelpsneedyfamiliesgetholidaymealsandgiftsfortheirchildren.Thereisoneclueabouttheidentityofthegiver.AccordingtotheObserver&Eccentric,theCommunityChoiceCreditUnioninRedfordreceivedthefirstenvelope,whichalsoincludedariddle:“Knowtheclue,Knowthewho,Anonymous-1679.”Spreadaroundonecommunity,thedonationscouldmakeaseriousimpact.Thecredituniontoldthepaperthatthedonationwillgototheirfoundation,whichgivesupto$100,000incollegescholarshipstoMichiganhighschoolgraduateseachyear.TailWaggers1990innearbyLivoniahelpsownersprovidefortheirpets,offeringlow-costvaccinations,apetfoodpantryandassistanceforpetswithserioushealthproblems.Theirdonationwillgotowardtheirnewanimalclinic,theytoldFox.CindyDoyle,secretaryfortheRedfordGoodfellows,saidthattheir$1,000donationwilllikelycoverfood,clothesandpresentsfor10families;lastyeartheorganizationserved225familiestotal.“ThatmoneywillgoalongwaytobrightentheChristmasofseveralchildrenthisyear,”theRedfordTownshipPolicepostedonFacebook,onbehalfoftheirdepartmentandtheGoodfellows.“Tothatgenerousperson...ThankYou!”Anonymous1679hasgivenmorethanmoney—heorshehasalsodirectedattentiontosomeoftheorganizationshelpingthecommunity,andmayeveninspireotherstogive.Potentialdonorsshouldkeepinmindthatwhilereceivingmysteriouscashinthemailmaybeexciting,theU.S.PostalServicerecommendssendingmoneyordersratherthancurrencyincasemailislostorstolen.1、Accordingtothepassage,envelopshavebeenmailedtothefollowingexcept________.A．a(chǎn)locallibraryB．needyfamiliesC．theCommunityChoiceCreditUnionD．TailWaggers19902、Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat________.A．thedonationsaddedupto$100,000B．thedonationsweremadeintheformofchequesC．itwillbelongbeforethecitizensbenefitfromthedonationsD．whomadethedonationsremainsamystery3、Howwillthedonationsbeused?A．TohelpsomechildrenenjoyahappyChristmas.B．Tohelpbuildanewclinic.C．Tobuynecessitiesfor225families.D．Toofferscholarshipstohighschoolstudents.4、Whatisimpliedinthelastparagraph?A．Moremysteriouscashwillbereceivedinthefuture.B．Anonymous1679payscloseattentiontocharityorganizations.C．SendingcashwillbeforbiddenbytheU.S.PostalService.D．TheactofAnonymous1679isofgreatsignificance.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）Acoupleofweeksago,whenwewereleavingoneofthosehorriblegianttrampolinebouncy(彈跳床)places,my11－year－olddaughtersaidtome,“Idon'tthinkI'mveryathletic,youknow,likeRocket(herbrother).Heseemstobereallygoodat1.”Whatcameoutmymouth2me:“No,you'rekindofnot.”O(jiān)kay,letme3.Asyoumayhaveguessed,thischildhasbeenwithmeforabout11years,soI'vehadenoughtimeto4herengaginginphysicalacts:jumping,climbing,running,andorganizedsports.Andthekidisjust5me:twoleftfeet.IfanybodywaseverNOTa“natural”6，thatpersonisme.Buteven7thesefacts,myfirstinstinct(本能反應(yīng))wastoshowherwithsome8：“Oh,nohoney.You'regoodatsports!Youjusthavetokeep9！”ButIdecidedtotellherthe10，andIcouldseeithurtabit.SoIsaidmore:“Ava,weallhavethingsweareparticularly,11goodat.Likeyouand12.You'reinthe5thgradeandreadCharlesDickens.Thatisn't13，butyou'vedoneitwithouteventrying.Butallofusalsohavethingsthatweare14in.Ifwewantogetgoodatthosethings,wehavetoputintwicethe15ofthepeoplearoundustogettoadecent(相當(dāng)?shù)?pointandevenharderifwewantto16.”Shewasnodding.Shetotally17it.Why?Becauseit'sthetruth.SometimesIwonderwhywerunaroundtalkingnonsense(胡扯)toourkidswhentheycan18thetruth.Andtheycansmellrubbishfromamileaway.Inotherwords,theycaneasilyrecognizeyouare19.Inaddition,iftheydon'tknowwherethey20now,they'llneverknowhowtogetsomewherenew.1、A．a(chǎn)rtsB．readingC．organizationD．sports2、A．surprisedB．puzzledC．a(chǎn)musedD．worried3、A．getupB．giveupC．comeupD．backup4、A．keepB．leaveC．observeD．prevent5、A．forB．likeC．withD．a(chǎn)gainst6、A．coachB．judgeC．captainD．a(chǎn)thlete7、A．knowingB．ignoringC．checkingD．minding8、A．informationB．factsC．rubbishD．beliefs9、A．tryingB．waitingC．lookingD．smiling10、A．ideaB．truthC．newsD．failure11、A．probablyB．naturallyC．unexpectedlyD．gradually12、A．listeningB．speakingC．readingD．writing13、A．normalB．importantC．specialD．useful14、A．poorB．differentC．experiencedD．interested15、A．moneyB．courageC．effortD．confidence16、A．getbyB．liveonC．catchupD．standout17、A．gotB．forgotC．deservedD．did18、A．hideB．a(chǎn)voidC．learnD．handle19、A．jokingB．lyingC．strugglingD．regretting20、A．fallB．liveC．stopD．stand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）Englishisalanguage1．(speak)allaroundtheworld.Therearemorethan42countries2．mostofthepeoplespeakEnglish.AndmostnativespeakersofEnglish3．(find)intheUK,theUS,Canada,andmanyothercountries.Intotal,Englishistheirmothertongueformorethan375millionpeople.Anequal(相等的)numberofpeoplelearnEnglishas4．secondlanguage.However,thenumberofpeoplewholearnEnglishasaforeignlanguage5．(be)morethan750million.Inonlyfiftyyears,Englishhasdevelopedintothelanguagemost6．(wide)spokenandusedintheworld.ForeignstaffinChinaarenotrequested7．(learn)Chinese.Chinesebusinessmen,taxidriversandstudentscantalkwiththemusingEnglish.YoucanlistentoEnglishsongs8．theradiooruseEnglishtocommunicatewithpeoplearoundtheworldthroughtheInternet.WithsomanypeoplecommunicatinginEnglisheveryday,9．willbecomemoreandmoreimportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.Believeitornot,English10．(rich)ourlivessinceitcametoChina.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，并在該同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）不計分。Today,Ivisitmyoldhouse.Ilivedthereoneandahalfyearago.WhenIamatschool,Ioftenthinkmyoldhousebecauseitmademehappyinthepast.Myoldhouse,thathasonlytworooms,isverytidyandbright.Itliesbetweentwohighhouses,lookverysmallandlovely.I’vedecidedtocelebratemyfifteenbirthdayinitthisyearbecausetheoldhouseismymostfavoriteplace.IfIstillliveinitornot,I’llkeepitselfinmyheartandIcanalwaysgetlotsofenergy.Neverforgettingthegoodolddays.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是高中生李華，得知你校交換生英國朋友Brown對中國傳統(tǒng)文化藝術(shù)很感興趣，寫信邀請他一起去看京劇。主要內(nèi)容：1.簡介：京劇(BeijingOpera)歷史悠久，服裝(costume)色彩艷麗，講述歷史故事等。2.告知地點、約定時間、購票安排等。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；開頭、結(jié)尾已給出。2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearBrown,I’mLiHua._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、B4、B5、B6、A7、A8、C9、D10、D11、C12、C13、D14、D15、D16、C17、B18、D19、C20、B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、C2、A3、D22、Mother’sDaywascoming.Amanstoppedataflowershop.Hewantstoordersomeflowerstobepostedtohismother,wholivedtwohundredmilesaway.Ashegotoutofhiscar,henoticedayounggirlsittingontheroadside,crying.“What’swrongwithyou?”Heasked.“Iwantedtobuyaredrosef