2026屆福建省福州市八縣協(xié)作校英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末監(jiān)測(cè)試題注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫(huà)出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.ItoldherthatsomechildrenanEnglishsong.A．praticed B．wouldpractice C．havepracticed D．werepracticing2．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid3．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．a(chǎn)m B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe4．—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon5．________themselvesinthecommunityservices,studentscangainexperienceforgrowth.A．Involved B．ToinvolveC．Havingbeeninvolved D．Involving6．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough7．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.8．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when9．Sometimeswehavetofaceembarrassingmoments________wecanonlykeepsilent.A．who B．whichC．when D．why10．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads11．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid12．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe13．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can14．Allenfollowedhiscustomeracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofthehouse,twoshoppingbags.A．lifted B．havinglifted C．tolift D．lifting15．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something16．WhentheadmissionletterfromHarvardUniversityarrived,Ben'sparentswereandthrewabigparty.A．intheredB．tickledpinkC．a(chǎn)swhiteasasheetD．inabluemood17．________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease18．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should19．WhenIwastwenty,Ihadto________beforegraduationandworkinaclothesshoptohelpsupportmyfamily.A．comeout B．stayoutC．leaveout D．dropout20．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．a(chǎn)mtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）ThreeFeetFromGoldDarby’sunclewascaughtbythe“goldfever”inthegold-rushdays,andwentwesttodigandgrowrich.Aftermonthsoflabor,hewasrewardedbythediscoveryoftheshiningore(礦石).Heneededmachinerytobringtheoretothesurface.So,withthe“strike”,hereturnedhome.AndwiththehelpofDarby,heborrowedalotofmoney.Afterbuyingthemachineryandhavingitshipped,UncleandDarbywentbacktoworkthemine.Thefirstcaroforewasmined.AndthereturnsprovedtheyhadoneoftherichestminesinColorado!Downwentthedrills!UpwentthehopesofUncleandDarby!Thensomethinghappened!Thevein(礦脈)ofgoldoredisappeared!Theydrilledon,butallinvain.Finally,theydecidedtoquitandsoldthemachinerytoajunkmanforafewhundreddollars.Thejunkmancalledinaminingengineertolookatthemineanddoalittlecalculating.Theengineer’scalculationsshowedthattheveinwouldbefoundjustthreefeetfromwheretheDarbyshadstoppeddrilling!Thejunkmantookmillionsofdollarsinthevein,becauseheknewenoughtoseekexpert’sadvicebeforegivingup.MostofthemoneywhichwentintothemachinerywasborrowedthroughtheeffortsofDarby,whowasthenaveryyoungman.Themoneycamefromhisrelativesbecauseoftheirfaithinhim.Hepaidbackeverydollarofit,althoughhewasyearsindoingso.Longafterward,Mr.Darbymadeanotherdiscoverythatdesirecanbechangedintogold.Thisdiscoverycameafterhewentintothebusinessofsellinglifeinsurance.Rememberingthathelostahugefortune,forhestoppedthreefeetfromgold,Darbyprofitedbytheexperienceinhischosenwork,sayingtohimself,“Istoppedthreefeetfromgold,butIwillneverstopbecausemensay‘no’whenIaskthemtobuyinsurance.”Darbysoldmorethanamilliondollarsinlifeinsuranceannually.Heoweshis“stickability”tothelessonhelearnedfromhis“quitability”inthegoldminingbusiness.1、Darby’sunclewentbackhometo________.A．receivehisrewardB．seekfinancialsupportC．lookformorehelpersD．consultanengineer2、TheDarbysfailedinminingbusinessbecauseof________.A．quittingdrillingonB．thedisappearanceoftheveinC．theshortageofthemachineryD．competingagainstthejunkman3、Fromthepassage,wecanknowDarby________.A．wasunabletopayoffthedebtsB．minedhisgoldfromthefailureC．learnedalessonfromsellinginsuranceD．devotedhimselftomakingnewdiscoveries4、Theauthorintendstotellusthat________.A．hopesanddifficultiesexistsidebysideB．correctdecisionsstemsfromcorrectjudgementC．weshouldcatchitwhenanopportunitycomesD．wewon’treachourgoalunlesswepersist22．（8分）Generallyspeaking,governmentregulationsnormallybananythingfromsmokinginpublicplacestoparkingincertainzones.ButofficialsintheBraziliantownofBiritibaMirim,70km(45miles)eastofSaoPaulo,havegonefarbeyondthat.Theyplantoprohibitresidentsfromdyingearlybecausethelocalcemetery(墓地)hasreachedfullcapacity.There’snomoreroomtoburythedead,theycan’tbecremated(火化)andlawsforbidanewcemetery.Sothemayorhasproposedastrangesolution:outlawdeath.MayorRobertoPereirasaysthebillismeantasaprotestagainstfederalregulationsthatprohibitneworexpandedcemeteriesinpreservationareas.“Theyhavenottakenlocaldemandsintoconsideration”,heclaims.A2003decree(法令)byBrazil’sNationalEnvironmentCouncilforbidsburialgroundsinprotectedareas.Mr.Pereirawantstobuildanewcemetery,buttheprojecthasbeenstoppedbecause98%ofBiritibaMirimisconsideredasapreservationarea.BiritibaMirim,atownof28,000inhabitants,notonlywantstoprohibitresidentsfrompassingaway.Thebillalsocallsonpeopletotakecareoftheirhealthinordertoavoiddeath.“Ihaven’tgotajob,noramIhealthy.AndnowtheysayIcan’tdie.That’sridiculous,”AmaridodoPrado,anunemployedresidentsaid.Thecitycouncilisexpectedtovoteontheregulationnextweek.“Ofcoursethebillislaughable,illegal,andwillneverbeapproved,”saidGilsonSoaresdeCampos,anassistantofthemayor.“Butcanyouthinkofabetterresolutiontopersuadethegovernmenttochangetheenvironmentaldecreethatisprohibitingusfrombuildinganewcemetery?”Thebillstatesthat“offenderswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiracts.”However,itdoesnotsaywhatthepunishmentwillbe.1、WhatisthebilltobeproposedbytheofficialsinBiritibaMirim?A．Banonbuildinganewcemetery.B．Banonparkingincertainzones.C．Forbiddingburiedgroundsinpreservation.D．Prohibitingresidentsfromdyingearly.2、Whatcanweinferfromthephrase“havegonefarbeyondthat”inthefirstparagraph?A．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavemadetheseregulations.B．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebeentomanyplacesaroundtheworld.C．ThebilltobeproposedbyofficialsinBiritibaMirimismuchtoounexpected.D．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebuilttoomanycemeteriesintheirtown.3、What’stheattitudeofthemayorofBiritibaMirimtowardsthefederalregulations?A．Hegivesstrongbackingtothem.B．Heobjectstothem.C．Heremainssilentaboutthem.D．Heaskstheresidentsforadviceonthem.4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Thebillhascomeintoeffectbutitdoesn’tstateclearlywhatpunishementstheoffenderswillreceive.B．Theresidentsofthetownsinghighpraiseforthebill.C．Thegovernmentisgoingtochangetheunreasonaleandlaughabledecree.D．Nobetterresolutionoftheproblemshasbeenthoughtout.23．（8分）Whenyouthinkofajungleadventure,whatcomestomind?Aretheygorgeousbirdsflyingthroughtheairormonkeysjumpingthroughtheforest?Doyouthinkofplants?Probablynot.Afterall,plantsaren’tthemostexcitinglivingthingsintheworld.Theyjustsitthereandabsorbwaterandnutrientsfromthesoilandthesun.Butactuallytherearealsosomeplantsthateatinsectsandevensmallanimalsfromtimetotime.Wecalltheseunusualthingscarnivorous(食肉性)plants.Althoughmostcarnivorousplantseatsmallinsects,largercarnivorousplantsinsomehotandwetareashavebeenknowntocapturerats,birds,andfrogs.OnecarnivorousplantmanypeoplearefamiliarwithistheVenusflytrap.Itsunique“jaws”willfunctionwhenfliesandothersmallinsectstouchit.Onceitsjawscloseonitsvictim,itproducesachemicalsubstancethatbreaksdowntheinsectandabsorbstheinsect’snutrients.Thereareseveralotherexamplesofcarnivorousplants.Forexample,someplantscancatchinsectswiththeirleaves,whicharelikeatallnarrowwineglass,whilesometraptheirvictimswithstickytentacles(觸手).Andsomegrowinginpondsandstreamsabsorbtheirvictimslikeunderwatercleaners.Carnivorousplantstendtogrowinareaswherethesoilisverythinandlacksnecessarynutrients.Theseplantsmustfindothersourcesforthenutrientstheyneed.Trappingandeatinginsectsallowstheseuniqueplantstosurvive.Unfortunately,humanandenvironmentalfactorscontinuetothreatenthelimitedenvironmentswhereyoucanfindwildcarnivorousplants.Stillformanypeople,thethoughtofaplanteatingananimalseemsverystrange.Infact,morethanonepersonhasturnedtheideaintoascarystoryormovie.Carnivorousplantsdon’tposeanydangertohumans,though.Unlessyou’rethesizeofatinyinsect,youdon’thavetoworryaboutfallingpreytoaVenusflytrap.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheVenusflytrap?A．Itproducesaspecialsmelltoattractinsects.B．Itisthemostimportantcarnivorousplant.C．Itcatchesinsectswithitsunique“jaws”.D．Itisakindofpoisonousplant.2、Whydocarnivorousplantshuntanimalsforfood?A．Theytrytoreducetheharmfulinsects. B．Theyhelpkeepthebalanceofnature.C．Theyneedsomenutrientstosurvive. D．Theyenjoythetasteofanimals.3、What’sthechallengefacedbycarnivorousplants?A．Trappingandeatingthemfromhumanbeings. B．Poorerenvironmentstolivein.C．Threatsfrombiggeranimals. D．Limitedchoicesoffood.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Human’sinfluencetowardsinsects B．PotentialdangersinthejungleC．Plantsthateatlivingthings D．Varioussurvivalskillsofplants24．（8分）MarkRothko,oneofthegreatestpaintersofthetwentiethcentury,wasborninDaugavpils,Latviain1903.HisfatherimmigratedtotheUnitedStates,fearingthathissonwouldbedrafted(招募)intotheCzaristarmy.MarkstayedinRussiawithhismotherandeldersister;theyjoinedthefamilylater,arrivinginthewinterof1913,aftera12-dayvoyage.MarkmovedtoNewYorkintheautumnof1923andfoundemploymentinthegarmenttradeandtookupresidenceontheUpperWestSide.ItwaswhilehewasvisitingsomeoneattheArtStudentsLeaguethathesawstudentssketchinganudemodel.Accordingtohim,thiswasthestartofhislifeasanartist.Hewastwentyyearsoldandhadtakensomeartlessonsatschool,sohisinitialexperiencewasfarfromanimmediatecalling.In1936,MarkRothkobeganwritingabook,whichhenevercompletedaboutthesimilaritiesinthechildren’sartandtheworkofmodernpainters.Theworkofmodernists,whichwasinfluencedbyprimitive(原始的)art,accordingtohim,couldbecomparedtothatofchildreninthat“Childarttransformsitselfintoprimitivism(原始主義),whichisonlythechildproducingamimicry(模仿)ofhimself.”However,inthissamework,hesaidthat“Thefactthatoneusuallybeginswithdrawingisalreadyacademic.Westartwiththecolors.”Itwasnotlongbeforehismultiformdevelopedintothestyleheisrememberedfor;in1949RothkoexhibitedthesenewworksattheBettyParsonsGallery.ForcriticHaroldRosenberg,thepaintingswerearevelation.Afterpaintinghisfirstmultiform,RothkowithdrewhimselftohishomeinEastHamptononLongIsland.Thediscoveryofhisdefinitiveformcameataperiodofgreatgrief;hismotherKatediedinOctober1948anditwasatsomepointduringthatwinterthatRothkochanceduponthestrikingsymmetrical(對(duì)稱(chēng)的)rectangularblocksoftwotothreeopposingorcontrasting,yetcomplementarycolors(對(duì)稱(chēng)).Aspartofthisnewuniformityofartisticvision,hispaintingsanddrawingsnolongerhadindividualtitles:fromthispointontheyweresimplyuntitled,numberedordated.However,toassistindistinguishingoneworkfromanother,dealerswouldsometimesaddtheprimarycolorstothename.1、MarkRothko’sfamilyhaveexperiencedallofthefollowingexcept.A．a(chǎn)separationfromhisfather B．thecallupofthearmyC．a(chǎn)temporarystayinRussia D．a(chǎn)12-dayvoyagetotheUnitedStates2、WhatmadeMarkRothkowanttobeanartist?A．HismovetotheUpperWestSide.B．HisvisittotheArtStudentsLeague.C．Hissightofthestudents’drawing.D．Hislessonstookinartschool.3、MarkRothkothoughtmodernartsharesomesimilaritieswithchildartbecause.A．theyarebothconsideredchildishandacademicB．theyarebothwaysofexpressingprimitivismC．theyarebothacopyofthepaintersthemselvesD．theyatebothstrikingblocksandcolors4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutMarkRothko’sstyle?A．ItwasinspiredbyRosenberg.B．ItresultedfrommovingtoLongIsland.C．Itresultedfromhisgrief.D．Itevolved(developgradually)in1948.25．（10分）Whenherclassmateswerehavingagoodtime,Mollysatatthepicnictablealone.Sheremainedawkwardaroundherclassmates.Sheseemedunsureofwhattodoorsay,yetIcouldseehereyeslongingforacceptance.Manystudentshadalreadydecidedthatherfriendshipwouldnotbeworththeenergyrequiredtoovercometheawkwardness.Othersteasedher.Mostignoredherexceptforone.Brianna,theclassclown,wasmakingtheotherstudentslaugh,asusual.“Brianna,doyouseeMollydownthere?Wouldyoumindwalkingdownthereandinvitinghertocomeupherewiththerestofus?”Briannasighed.Icouldtellshedidn’twanttosacrificepreciousminutesofherownrecess(休息)todowhatIwasaskingofher,butIalsoknewherheart.Sheoftenthoughtofothersbeforeherself—ararecharacterforanyone,muchlessakid.Knowingthischoicewashardforher,IreachedintomypocketandpulledoutaD-buck,ourclasscurrency.Thoughbribery(行賄)wasnottheidealwaytohandlethissituation,Ineededhercooperation.“Here,I’llpayyouforyourtime.”Sheofferedaninsinceresmile,graspedthegreenpaper,andheadeddownthehill.Astherestofthechildrenscreamedandlaughed,myeyeslockedonBriannaasshenearedthepicnictable.Mollycouldbedifficult,andIwouldn’thavebeensurprisedifshesentBriannabackalone,refusingherinvitation.Whensheencouragedherselftoastandingposition,Isighedwithrelief.Aminutelater,Ifeltataponmyshoulder.“Here,Mrs.D．”ShehandedmetheD-buck.“Why?”Iasked.“Ishouldn’tkeepthis,”Hereyesfelltoherfeet,guiltradiatingfromherquietvoice.“Idon’twantMollytothinkIonlywenttogethersoIcouldearnaD-buck.She’smyfriend.”Amomentlater,theywerealllaughingagain,andwhoshouldIseeamongthem,laughingforthefirsttimethatweek?Molly.1、Accordingtotheauthor,Molly.A．feltawkwardatbeingteasedB．hadnoenergytomakefriendsC．ignoredthejokesfromotherkidsD．desiredtobeacceptedbyotherkids2、WhatdistinguishedBriannafromotherkids?A．Herkindness.B．Herhonesty.C．Herclowntalent.D．Hercooperation.3、HowdidtheauthorfeelasBriannawalkedtoMolly?A．Excited.B．Confused.C．Worried.D．Satisfied.4、WhydidBriannareturntheD-bucktotheauthor?A．Shewasafraidoflosingitoneday.B．SheexpectedapurefriendshipwithMolly.C．Shefeltnervousatbeingbribedbyateacher.D．Shefounditworthnothingoutsidetheschool.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(mǎn)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）Accordingtoarecentsurvey,themodemhousewifespendsanaverageof60hoursaweekonhouseholdworkcomparedto46to52hourssome50yearsago;andafargreaterpartofher1hoursarespentinshopping.Ingrandma’s2,thebutcher,thebakerandthegrocer’sshopwerejust3.Today’shousewifegoestothe4atleasttwiceaweek--5thestoresaresobig,socrowdedandsofarawaythateachtrip6anythinguptothreehours.Idon’tthinkwehavetogoasfarbackas50yearsforconfirmationofthegreat7inshoppingpatterns.Itisonly23years8ImovedfromoneofthemostbeautifulHighStreetsinBuckinghamshire-alovelywidestreetwherealmostevery9islistedasanarchitecturaljewel.WanderingbacklastweekI10tothinkaboutthechanges.Ofsome15shops,12haveturned11toantiquesorsomethingsimilar.SoshopsthathadbeenintheHighStreetforgenerationsare12forever--andawayoflifehasgonewiththem.Ilovethe13ofthoseoldshops,thegossipandthechatterwhile14tobeserved,thearrivalofnewneighborsandthebirthsanddeathsallswiftly15.Wewerepartofaneighborhood--madesobyour16meetings--andwestayedfriends.SoonaftermydaughterwasmarriedshereturnedtoliveinthissameHighStreet.“Why,Fiona,”17thepostwomanwhenshewalkedintothetinyP.O.storewhich18survives,“howlovelytoseeyou!Youhaven’tchangedabit.”Fionawasa19girlwhenweleftandthepostwomanhadn’tseenherfor13yearsormore.SeewhatI20?Itcouldneverhappeninasupermarket!1、A．busyB．spareC．happyD．extra2、A．nameB．homeC．dayD．way3、A．outsidethetownB．inthedistanceC．onthewayD．a(chǎn)roundthecorner4、A．countrysideB．supermarketC．parkD．restaurant5、A．soB．butC．thoughD．because6、A．takesB．providesC．savesD．contains7、A．timeB．funC．ideaD．change8、A．thatB．untilC．sinceD．when9、A．buildingB．gardenC．neighborD．customer10、A．forgotB．hatedC．pausedD．managed11、A．backB．overC．upD．on12、A．lostB．ruinedC．missedD．kept13、A．businessB．friendlinessC．tidinessD．fairness14、A．helpingB．preparingC．waitingD．offering15、A．remindedB．recordedC．reviewedD．reported16、A．dailyB．rareC．officialD．private17、A．a(chǎn)skedB．saidC．whisperedD．a(chǎn)nnounced18、A．hardlyB．a(chǎn)lsoC．evenD．still19、A．littleB．niceC．shyD．lovely20、A．doubtB．guessC．meanD．remember第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）語(yǔ)法填空Inordertoknowaforeignlanguage1．（complete）,fourthingsarenecessary.Firstly,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondly,wemustbeabletospeakitcorrectlywithconfidenceandwithout2．（hesitate）.Thirdly,wemustbeabletoreadthelanguage,andfourthly,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthataregrammaticallycorrect.Thereisnoeasywaytosucceed3．languagelearning.4．goodmemoryisofgreathelp,butitisnotenoughonly5．（memorize）rulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnotmuchuselearningbyheartalonglistofwordsand6．（they）meaning,studyingthedictionaryandsoon.Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage.Ifweare7．（satisfy）withonlyafewruleswe8．（memorize）,wearenotreallylearningthelanguage.“Learnthroughuse”isagoodpieceofadviceforthose9．a(chǎn)restudyinganewlanguage.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingand10．（write）thelanguagewheneverwecan.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)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(xiě)的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)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。Ilikeridingmybike.Thoughitisnotverynew,butitismybestfriend.Ifindveryconvenienttogoanywherewithabike.Ridinggivesmenotonlyexercisesbutalsopleasure.Iusemybikemostinsummerwhentheweatheriswarmanddry.Itcanbeveryunpleasantinwinterthatitiscoldandwindisblowingheavily.Itcanalsobeverydangerously.OfcourseIwillbeverycarefulinmybike.Infact,accidentsarenottheonlyproblem.OnedayIwentto