安徽省臨泉縣第一中學(xué)2026屆高三上英語(yǔ)期末學(xué)業(yè)水平測(cè)試試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why2．Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.A．withwhatto B．withthatshecan C．inwhichto D．withwhichto3．—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten4．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe5．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．a(chǎn)tC．withD．to6．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give7．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．a(chǎn)nd C．yet D．or8．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．a(chǎn)ccumulates B．a(chǎn)ccelerates C．collapses D．loosens9．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which10．________challengesinChinascar-sharingeconomy,sharedmobilitystillhasapromisingfuture.A．Despite B．BesidesC．Concerning D．Regarding11．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．a(chǎn)ct B．helpC．serve D．last12．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso13．TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．a(chǎn)sto D．a(chǎn)sthat14．Thiskindofglassesmadebyexperiencedcraftsmen_________comfortably.A．iswornB．wearsC．wearing D．a(chǎn)reworn15．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself-disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless16．Ifhe____hard,hewouldhavepassedtheexam.A．weretoworkB．hadworkedC．shouldworkD．wastowork17．________thedangerofdrunkdriving,manydriverspromisednevertodriveafterdrinking.A．Realizing B．TohaverealizedC．Realized D．Havingrealized18．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);a C．a(chǎn);/ D．/;/19．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working20．Recently,aprogrammercriticizedthe“996”workschedule______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit.A．where B．when C．which D．whose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）Thisyearmarksthe170thanniversaryofPaulGauguin’sbirth.Helivedforjust54yearsbuthepackedhisbrieflifewithactivity.TheFrenchpainterspenthisearlychildhoodinPerubeforereturningtoFrance.Asanadult,hecontinuedtotravelalot.Mostfamously,hespentmuchofthelastdecadeofhislifeinTahiti,anislandinsouthernPacificOcean.Indeed,GauguinisbestknownforhiscolorfulpaintingsofTahitiansandtheirculture.Therestlessnessofthisgreatpainterhasbeennormalamongmodernartistssincethemiddleofthe19thcentury.They’reneversatisfiedforlongwithacertainstyleorwayoflife.Oncesomethingbecomesconventional,it’sturneddown.TheartisticculturethatGauguindevelopedfromwasthatofImpressionism(印象派).PainterslikeClaudeMonethadwantedtopainthowtheysawtheworld,nothowtheirteacherstaughtthemitshouldbeseen.Gauguin,andsimilarartistslikehisfriendVincentvanGogh,movedevenfurtherawayfrom“respectable”artthantheImpressionists.Forthem,itwasnotsimplyamatterofseeingtheworlddifferently,butfeelingandthinkingaboutitdifferently,too.Gauguinsaw,feltandthoughtdifferentlyfrommostmembersofEuropeansociety.HethoughtthatEuropeanculturewastoofancyandnotspontaneous.Thisiswhyheturnedtothetraditionsofotherpartsoftheworld,likeAfrica,and,eventually,Tahiti.ArtistslikeGauguinusedtheword“primitive”forthesecultures,butnotasanegativeterm.Forhim,Europe,inbecomingmodem,industrialandscientific,seemedlessnaturalthanotherpartsoftheworld.Intruth,Gauguin’spaintingsmaybeunconventionalbuttheyarecertainlynot“primitive”.Theyaretheworkofapainterwithgreatawarenessofwhathewasdoing.Itwasthisawarenessthatmadehimsuchanimportantpainterforthosethatcameafter,inthe20thcentury.WhenwelookcloselyattheworksofGauguinwebegintounderstandPabloPicasso,andespeciallyHenriMatisse,alittlebetter.1、WhatcanweinferaboutGauguin’slife?A．Hehadanunhappychildhood. B．HelivedmostofhislifeinPeru.C．HeenjoyedpaintinginTahiti. D．Hepreferredatraditionallifestyle.2、What’sthemainpurposeofParagraph4?A．ToexplainwhyGauguin’sworkswerepopular.B．TopointoutwhereGauguin’sinspirationcamefrom.C．ToshowGauguin’sdifferentunderstandingofpainting.D．TocompareGauguin’spaintingstylewithVincentvanGogh’s.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“spontaneous”underlinedinParagraph5?A．Natural. B．Modern. C．Industrial. D．Scientific.4、TheauthormentionsPicassoandMatisseinthelastparagraphtoshow________.A．theirstylesaredifferentfromGauguin’s B．greatartistssharemanysimilaritiesC．theyareasimportantasGauguin D．Gauguin’sinfluenceontheirworks22．（8分）DuringWorldWarItheRedCrosssetupaprogramforpeopletosendletterstosoldiersinEuropesotheywouldneverbelonely.Duringthecourseofthisprogramasoldierreceivedaletterfromawomanhedidn’tknowandhadnevermet.Sheaskedhimthetypicalthingsandhewroteareturnletterwiththetypicalanswers.Astheirlettersbecamemorefrequenttheyrealizedthattheyhadmuchincommonandafriendshipwasformed.Thoughtheever0increasingletterstheycametoknoweachothermoreandbelookedforwardtothemashemovedeverforwardintocombatanddanger.Overtimetheirfriendshipbegantoblossomintolove,buttheyneverexchangedphotos.Eventuallythewarended.HetoldherhewascominghomeandtheymadeaplantomeetatGrandCentralStation.Hewouldlooklikecountlessothersoldierssohetoldherhewouldholdabouquetofcarnations（康乃馨）andshesaidshewouldbecarryingaparticularbook.Iftheirlovewasrealtheycouldmeet.Atthestationhewaseagerlysearchingforthebookinthehandsofeverywomanhemet.Shortlyafter,ashort,plainandoverweightwomanappearedcarryingabook.Heknewitwasher.Hisexcitementformeetingtheloveofhislifedashedaway.Butheputabigsmileonhisfaceandcalledhername.Shesmiledandcameovertohim.Hebenttokisshercheek,butshepushedhimoff.Insteadshehandedhimthebookandwalkedoff.Confused,hesuddenlyturnedaroundandabeautifulwomanwasstandingandsmilingbeforehim.“Ihadtobesure,“shesaidtohim,“ifyouwerethemanofpersonalityIdreamedabout.Andyouare.”AndshecameintohisarmsandtheykissedforthefirsttimeunderthebigclockinthecenterofGrandCentralStation.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?A．SoldiersB．LettersC．ThetypicalanswersD．Thetypicalthings2、Whydidthesoldierdecidetofoldabouquetofcarnations?A．TocheckiftheirlovewastrueB．TofulfillthepromisehemadeyearsagoC．Todistinguishhimselffromothersoldiers.D．Topresentawelcomegifttothewoman.3、Howdidthemanfeelatthefirstsightofthewomanwithabook?A．EagerB．CautionsC．EmbarrassedD．Disappointed4、What’sthekeytopicofthepassage?A．WarandpeaceB．Dreamandreality.C．CheatandtrustD．Friendshipandlove23．（8分）SensesThatWorkTogetherWhenwethinkabouthowoursenseswork,weusuallyimaginethemoperatingseparately:yousniffaflower,andthesmellisdelivereduninterruptedfromnosetobrain.However,it’smorecomplexthanthat.Mostevidenceforcross-modalperception(知覺(jué))comesfromstudiesintosoundandvision(視覺(jué)).Butresearchthatshowsothersensescrossingoveriscomingoutallthetime,anditseemsthatevensoundandsmellsometimesformanunlikelypairing.WhenNewYorkresearchers,DanielWessonandDonaldWilson,triedtofindoutthetruthabouta“mysterious”areaofthebraincalledtheolfactorytubercle,theyhadtodealwiththisfact.Originally,theyonlyintendedtomeasurehowolfactorytuberclecellsinmicerespondedtosmell.Butduringtesting,Wessonnoticedthateverytimeheputhiscoffeecupdown,themousecellsjumpedinactivity.Infact,theolfactorytubercleiswell-placedtoreceivebothsmellandsoundinformationfromtheoutsideworld.Latertheyfoundthatamongseparatecells,mostrespondedtoasmellbutasignificantnumberwerealsoactivewhenasoundwasmade.Somecellsevenbehaveddifferentlywhensmellandsoundwerepresentedtogether,byincreasingordecreasingtheiractivity.Ofcourse,micearen’tpeople,soresearchteamhasbeencarryingoutfurtherexperiments.Theypulledtogetheragroupofpeopleandgavethemvariousdrinkstosmell.Participantswereaskedtosniffthedrinks,andthenmatchthemtoappropriatemusicalinstrumentsandproducethenotesatdifferentlevels.Theresultswereinteresting:pianowasregularlypairedwithfruityfragrances;strongsmellssoundedliketheinstrumentsthataremadeofmetal.Furtherresearchfoundthatlisteningtodifferentsoundscanchangeyourperceptions.Studyingtastethistime,theteamorderedsomespecialtoffee(太妃糖)andputtogether“soundscapes”correspondingtobitternessandsweetness.Participantstastedsimilarpiecesoftoffeewhilelisteningtoeachsoundscape,andfoundthetoffeemorebitterorsweeter,dependingonwhichsoundtracktheywerelisteningto.Studieslikethisarehelpingscientistscorrectlydescribeourunderstandingofthesenses,andhowthebraincombinesthemwithitsadvantage.Theconsequencesareworthconsidering.Couldweseemusiciansworktogetherwithchefstoproducesound-improvedfoodanddrink?Willyoubeorderingacoffeewithasoundtracktobringoutyourfavoritesmell?Cometothinkofit,thatcouldbeonethingyouhopecoffeeshopchainsdon’tgetroundto.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?A．Alotofresearchfocusesonthesenses.B．Soundandvisionarerelativelyeasytostudy.C．Therecanbealinkbetweensoundandsmell.D．Evidenceaboutthewaysensesworkishardtoobtain.2、InWessonandWilson’sresearch,______.A．themicewereaffectedmoresignificantlybysoundB．theresultconfirmedwhattheresearchershadsuspectedC．themiceseemedtobeafraidofcertainsoundsorsmellsD．theconnectionbetweensoundandsmellwasfoundbychance3、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Participantstookanactivepartintheexperiments.B．Thepurposeofthefurtherexperimentswastotallydifferent.C．Theresultfailedtosupportwhatwasfoundinpreviousexperiments.D．Experimentsshowedthatlinksbetweensoundandsmellwereconsistent.4、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheeffectoftheresearch?A．Sheisexcitedaboutthecreativechances.B．Sheissurprisedattherecentdevelopments.C．Sheisconvincedthatthefindingswillbeusedsoon.D．Sheisworriedabouthowtheknowledgecanbeapplied.24．（8分）Almostnoneofushavethetimetoreadeverythingwe’dliketoread.Yetwelosecountlesshourstodailyactivitiesthatbringuslittlejoyliketakingbusesandwaitinginline.Whatifwecouldturntheselittleblocksofunoccupiedtimeintopreciousandrewardingmomentsforlearningandreflection?Foundedin2012,iReader,amicro-learningapponmobilephones,bringsthebiggestideasfrombest-sellingbooksthrough15-minuteaudio(音頻)andtext.Sofar,morethan3,000bookshavebeenincluded,rangingfrompsychologyandparentingtomanagementandeconomics,withnewtitlesaddedeveryday.Readerispioneeringanewmethodofreading,withover9millionusersenjoyingthebenefitsalready.AccordingtothePewResearchCenter(PRC),theBritishreadjust4paperbooksayearandover25%haven’treadasinglepaperbookthisyear,butreadingisn’tdying.TherearenowmorewaysfortheBritishtoreadthaneverbefore,duetothewidespreaduseofe-booksandaudiobooks.ThebooksiniReaderarerewrittentoensureitiseasytorememberthemaincontent.Thewaythecontentiseditedhasbeenspecificallydesignedtoensureitisusefulinpractice.Besides,thecontentisrewrittenwithrelevantexamplesinreallife,whichmeansusersaremorelikelytorememberandapplywhatishelpfultothem.HolgerSeim,Germanco-founderofthisapp,declares,“iReadergivesyouthebiggestideasintheshortestpossibletime.Ittransformsgreatideasintolittlepacksyoucanlistentoorreadinjust15minutes.”1、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointheunoccupiedtime?A．Readandthink.B．Writeandshare.C．Avoidtakingbuses.D．Bringjoytodailyroutines.2、WhatcanweinferfromthePRCfindings?A．TheBritishbenefitalotfromreading.B．Readingmethodsaremoreimportantthanbefore.C．Digitaltechnologyaretakingtheplaceofpaperbooks.D．NewformsofbooksarechangingthewaytheBritishread.3、HowdoesiReadermakethecontenteasytoremember?A．Bybringingfuntoit.B．Bymakingituseful.C．Byusingartisticdesigns.D．Bytakingusersasexamples.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．iReaderPreventsReadingfromDyingB．iReaderUnitesWorldwideBook-loversC．iReader:TheBestNewAppCreationD．iReader:BigIdeasinSmallPackages25．（10分）IttookmultipleweddingsforChristineLawtorealizewhatsheneededtodo.Inthesummerof2014,herschedulewaspackedwithfriends,marriagecelebrations—flowersfilledoccasionsthatgotherthinking,“Wheredoalltheflowersgoaftertheparty?”Moreoftenthannot,theywerethrownout.Law,then27,wasconfidentshecouldfindabetteruseforthem.ByAugust,shehadaplan:convincecouplesandcompanieshostingeventstodonatetheirflowers,whichshewouldpickupanddeliverwithin48hourstoseniorsacrossthecity.Shewantedtobringbeautyintothelivesoftheelderly.Shedrewonherexperiencevolunteeringwithnon-profitsinordertosetupherownorganization,whichshecalledFloranthropie.Nothavingenoughbouquets(花束)forall150peopleofahealthcenter,Lawaskedthestafftoprovidealistofpatientswhoneededcheeringupmost,“ThefirstwomanIapproachedthoughtitwasamistake,andthattheflowerscouldn’tpossiblybeforher,”saysLaw.“Isaidtheywereagift,andwetalkedforahalfhour.”Inadditiontohealthcenters,Floranthropiefocusesoncommunitygroupsdevotedtotheelderly.ThelemeisavolunteerforLesPetitsFieres,anorganizationthataimstohelptheelderlywhodon’thaveasupportsystem.ThegroupreceivesadozenorsobouquetsfromFloranthropiemonthly,andthenredistributesthem.“Ourmottois‘flowersbeforebread,”saysTheleme.“Wedon’tfocusonprimarycare,butratheronnourishing(滋養(yǎng))thespirit.Floranthropiehelpsthat.It’samazingwhatabigdifferenceasmallbouquetcanmake.”Inthebeginning,mostofFloranthropie’sdonationscamethroughwordofmouth.Thesedays,Lawreceivesmessagesfromstrangersviaherorganization’sFacebookpageandhasconnectedwithcorporationsandflowerwholesalers.LawhopestoexpandFloranthropienationally,butatthispointishappytobeabletooverseeeachdeliverypersonally.1、WhatmadeChristineLawsetupFloranthropie?A．TheWasteofflowers.B．Thelonelinessofseniors.C．Thepersuasionofotherfriends.D．Thewarmatmosphereofweddings.2、Whatwasthewoman’sfirstreactiontoChristineLaw’sflowers?A．Shewasmoved.B．Shewasexcited.C．Shewasworried.D．Shewassurprised.3、WhatcanweinferaboutFloranthropiefromLaetitiaTheleme’swords?A．Itshouldfocusonprimarycare.B．Itisbenefitingmorethantheelderly.C．Itisdoingsomethingofgreatimportance.D．Itshouldcooperatewithmorenon-profits.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．VolunteerYourTimeB．Don’tThrowThemOutC．SpecialDeliveryMakesYourDayD．BrightenSeniors’LivesWithFlowers第三部分語(yǔ)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）Ihadreachedtheageoftwenty-eight.Still,I1whethertheletterfrommypastwouldmakeittome,alltheseyearslater.Itwasa2writingtaskfromwhenIwaseighteen.Theteachercollectedourletterstoour3selvesinself-addressedenvelopewithstampsandpromisedto4themtenyearslater.Butsincesomuchtimehadpassed,wouldheeven5?Thinkingbackonthe6,Irecalledgivingmyfutureselfsomeadvice.Whenyou’reeighteenYearsold,twenty-eightseemslikea7age,butIwasn’tfeelingasmatureasIbelievedmyyoungerselfhad8metobe.Whentheletterfinallyreachedme,Iopenedit9.Itbegan,"Howmuchdoyoubetthisletterwillnevergettoyou?"Itcontinuedtogreetmecasually10wewerehavinganIM(instantmessaging)chat.Asaseniorinhighschool,facingthe11SATSandcollegeapplication,myeighteen-year-oldselfwasso12!ShewasapparentlynotquitehappyandhopedIwouldn’tworrysomuchinthefuture,andthatIwouldn’tforgettobepresentand13mylife!14tomybelief,myeighteen-year-oldselfdidnothaveanydemandsofme,orexpectationsImighthave15meet.Instead,shewrote,"I’ll16whateveryoudo.EvenifyouarenottheoneI’mimaginingnow,I’llsupportyou,becausemaybe17I’mimaginingissomeoneelse,butyou’renotsomeoneelse,you’reme.Iwas18,andtearswelledupinmyeyesatthis19throughtime.IhadputalotofpressureonmyselftobethebestversionofmyselfthatIcouldbe.20,IcametorealizewhatIwouldhaveaccomplishedintenyearswouldpaleincomparison(相形見(jiàn)細(xì))tohowI’dfeelandwhoI’dbe.1、A．believed B．bet C．doubted D．considered2、A．hopeless B．creative C．urgent D．tough3、A．inner B．happy C．future D．young4、A．correct B．mail C．a(chǎn)nswer D．write5、A．remember B．understand C．mind D．remain6、A．a(chǎn)pplication B．comment C．study D．letter7、A．grown-up B．happy C．made-up D．promising8、A．promised B．convince C．encouraged D．expected9、A．calmly B．cautiously C．eagerly D．naturally10、A．evenif B．sothat C．nowthat D．a(chǎn)sif11、A．a(chǎn)ppearing B．a(chǎn)rriving C．a(chǎn)pproaching D．a(chǎn)pproving12、A．depressed B．a(chǎn)mbitious C．carefree D．stressed13、A．enjoy B．value C．start D．earn14、A．Contrary B．Honest C．Surprised D．Strange15、A．triedto B．failedto C．managedto D．determinedto16、A．standfor B．standwith C．standby D．standout17、A．what B．who C．which D．that18、A．guilty B．touched C．embarrassed D．nervous19、A．self-acceptance B．self-service C．self-defense D．self-concern20、A．Besides B．Therefore C．Then D．However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）Scientistsfoundthatairpollutionmayberesponsible1．a(chǎn)significantreductioninintelligence.TheresearchconductedbytheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)inChina2．(show)thatairpollutionledtobigfallsintest3．(score)forlanguagesandarithmetic.Thestudyiscalled“Theimpactofexposuretoairpollutiononcognitive(認(rèn)知的）performance”.ItwaspublishedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesjournal.Thestudytookplaceoverfouryears.Researchersanalyzedspeakingandarithmeticteststakenby20000peopleofallages.Theysaid，“Pollutedairmaypreventcognitiveability4．peoplebecomeolder.”Thestudyisawarningtotherestoftheworld,5．(especial)tothoseincities.Over91percentoftheworldpopulationliveinareaswith6．(poison)airandairpollutionisthe7．(four)highestcauseofglobaldeaths.Researchersdiscoveredthat8．longerpeoplewereexposedtopollutedair，thegreatertheirintelligencewentdown.Theysaidairpollutioncausedayear’sworthoflosteducation.Forthose9．wereover60yearsold，thiscouldbeseveralyears.Aresearcherwarned，“Thereisnoshortcut10．(solve)thisissue.Governmentsreallyneedtotakeeffectivemeasurestoreduceairpollution.”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(yǔ)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(yǔ)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、刪除和修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.處錯(cuò)誤及其修改僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Agoodfriendofmehadadog.Heloveditverymuchthatheregardeditlikehisbestfriend.Unfortunately,lastFridaythedogwaskilledbycar,whichmadehimbeheartbroken.Imustdidsomethingtocomforthim.Tocheerhimup,Iwentthroughallmyoldphotoandmadeanicepicturecollectionofhimandhisdog.Hopeful,itwillwork.IknewIcan’treplacehis