2024届北京丰台12中高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届北京丰台12中高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for2．Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff3．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．addictedC．seized D．trapped4．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall5．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when6．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．aren’tthey D．isn’tit7．IhadhopedtotakeaholidaythisyearbutIwasn’tableto______.A．getaway B．dropin C．checkout D．holdon8．That’swhyIhelpbrightenpeople’sdays.Ifyou________,who’stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A．didn’t B．don’tC．weren’t D．haven’t9．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished10．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter11．________terrible,themedicinewasthrownawaybythechild.A．Tasted B．TastingC．Totaste D．Beingtasted12．wegotherebytrainorbyshipmakesnodifference．Thetimeandthefeesarethesame． A．Which B．How C．Whether D．Why13．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．as D．after14．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that15．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend16．Experienceisahardteacherbecauseshe________thetestfirst,thelessonafterwards.A．givesB．hasgivenC．wasgivingD．wouldgive17．“MadeinChina2025”aimstotransformChinafromaproduct-makingfactoryintoaproduct-makingpower,______________drivenbyinnovationandemphasizingqualityoverquantity.A．theonethat B．onethatC．one D．theone18．Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom19．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how20．Theteachercameintotheclassroom_______byhisstudents.A．following B．tobefollowing C．followed D．havingfollowed.第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）EverydaywhenGlenOliverordershismorningcoffeeatthedrive-throughwindowofalocalcafe,heinsistsonpayingfortheorderofthepersonbehindhim.Healsoaskstherestaurantworkerstotellthecustomertohaveagreatday,incasethey’renotalreadyhavingone.OliverhasnevermadeabigdealoutofhisowngenerousactionsuntilaletterwaspublishedbyanewswebsiteinNovember.Hefoundoutthathehadnotjustboughtsomeonehisbreakfast—hehadsavedalife.Accordingtothewebsite,someonehadwrittenaletterstatingthatonJuly18th,hewasplanningoncommittingsuicide.Thewritersaidthatwhilehewasatthedrive-throughwindow,hewasplanningongoinghome,writinganoteandendinghislife.Whenhewenttopayforhiscoffeeandmuffin,however,thecashiertoldhimthatthemanintheSUVinfrontofhimhadpickedupthetabandtoldhimtohaveagreatday.“Iwonderedwhysomeonewouldbuycoffeeforastrangerfornoreason,”saidthewriter.“Whyme?Whytoday?IfIwereareligiousman,Iwouldtakethisasasign.Thisrandomactofkindnesswasdirectedatmeonthisdayforapurpose.”Whenthewriterarrivedhome,hecouldn’tholdbackhistearsandstartedtothinkaboutthesimplegooddeedthathadaffectedhimsodeeply.“Idecidedatthatmomenttochangemyplansforthedayanddosomethingniceforsomeone.Iendeduphelpinganeighbortakegroceriesoutofhercarandintothehouse.”Thewritersaysthatinthemonthsfollowingthatfatefulevent,hedoesatleastonekindthingforotherseveryday.“TothenicemanintheSUV,thankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.Pleaseknowyourkindgesturehastrulysavedalife,”hesaid.“OnJuly18,2017,Ihadthegreatestday.”1、WhatisOliver’sactofkindnesseveryday?A．Buyingothersbreakfast.B．Greetingrestaurantworkers.C．Publishingpositivenews.D．Takinggroceriesforneighbors.2、WhatisspecialaboutOliver’sactofkindnessonJuly18,2017?A．Itbroughthimthank-youletters.B．Itwasreportedonanewswebsite.C．Itwasthefirsttimehe’dpaidforothers.D．Itstoppedsomeonefromkillinghimself.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pickedupthetab”meaninParagraph3?A．Paidthebill.B．Parkedthecar.C．Leftamessage.D．Orderedadrink.4、Howdidthewriteroftheletterfeelaftertheevent?A．Hefeltguilty.B．Hefeltgrateful.C．Hefeltconfused.D．Hefeltsaddened.22．（8分）Inawinforliteraryfictionamiddecliningsales,SallyRooney'snovelNormalPeoplehasbeennamedWaterstonesbookoftheyearin2018.Rooney'ssecondnovel,whichfollowstwoyoungpeoplefallinginloveinIreland,hassold41,000copiesinhardbackintheUKsinceitwasreleasedinAugust-fivetimesthehardbacksalesofher2017debut,ConversationsWithFriends.At27,Rooneyisnowtheyoungestwinneroftheaward,whichisgivenbytheUK'sbiggestbookshopchain,Waterstones.NormalPeoplereceivedalmostuniversalapplauseuponitsrelease.LonglistedfortheManBookerprize,thebookwonnoveloftheyearattheAnPostIrishbookawardsinNovemberof2018andhasalsobeenshortlistedfortheCostanoveloftheyear,announcedinJanuaryof2019.ThereaderresponsetoNormalPeoplehadbeenastonishing.Aswellastheuniversalpraise,ithasbeenahugeword-of-mouth(口头的)hit.There'recustomersreturningtobuymultiplecopiesasgifts.NormalPeoplestrengthenedSallyRooney'sreputationasthevoiceofhergenerationandoneofthemostexcitingnovelistsaroundtoday.Itssuccessisatestamenttothehealthofliteraryfictionandindicatesthatthereisstillsignificantappetiteforexcellentstorytelling.Theaward,establishedin2012,tendstogotobooksthatarealreadybestsellersnearChristmas.IthaspreviouslybeenwonbythelateAmericanauthorJohnWilliams'sStoner,thecookbookPolpobyRussellNorman,andlastyear'schoice,PhilipPullman'sLaBelleSauvage.JamesDaunt,Waterstones'managingdirector,saidRooney'swinwasasignofthehealthystateofliteraryfiction,whichhasseensalesdecreaseoverthelastdecade."Wearedelightedtonameitourbookoftheyear,"hesaid.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthecurrentsituationofliteraryfiction?A．ItsellswellinWaterstones.B．Itdoesn'tenjoypopularity.C．Itmainlytellslovestories.D．Itisabigwinnerin2018.2、WhatcanweinferaboutNormalPeople?A．ItwasBritain'smostpopularbookin2018.B．Itwondifferentawardsinalotofcountries.C．Itreceivedpraisesoonafteritwaspublished.D．Itmadeitsauthorthevoiceofyoungpeople.3、Theunderlinedword"testament"isclosestinmeaningto"".A．examination B．evidenceC．concern D．statement4、WhatisthemainfunctionofParagraph5?A．Toattractreaders'attention.B．TointroduceotherprizewinnersC．Toserveasbackgroundinformation.D．TocompareSally'snovelwithotherbooks.23．（8分）Inventor!Canyoupatentandprofitfromyouridea?Wehavebeenassistinginventorssince1975.Fullrangeofpatentingandmarketingservices.ConfidentialityguaranteedAmericanInventorsCorp.Callforfreeinformation:1-800-338-5656orvisitInventor!Canyoupatentandprofitfromyouridea?Wehavebeenassistinginventorssince1975.Fullrangeofpatentingandmarketingservices.ConfidentialityguaranteedAmericanInventorsCorp.Callforfreeinformation:1-800-338-5656orvisit*Parents*Canyouaffordtoraiseyourhearingimpairedchildwithouttheinsightsthishighly-valuedbookhastooffer?Makelifeeasierforyouandyourchild!BradfordPublicationsForinformation:1-800-354-2760orvisitEarnupto＄25,000ayearasaMedicalTranscriptionist!Noexperienceisneeded.Workthehoursyouchoose.Trainathomeinyoursparetime.Themedicalprofessionneedsskilledtranscriptionists.Soifyoucantype,orarewillingtolearn,wecantrainyoutoworkathomedoingmedicaltranscriptionsfromtapesdictatedbydoctors.Getfreeinformation!At-HomeProfessionCorp.CallTollFree1-800-475-0100orvisitwww.athome.comGlobeInsuranceCompanySince1951,Globehasgrowninfinancialstrengthandreputation.Withover2.8millionpoliciesinforce.Globeiscommittedtoprovidingaffordablelife,healthandaccidentinsurancefortheentirefamily.Itonlycosts＄1tostartyourLongLifecoverage.GlobeInsuranceCompanyCallTollFree,SevenDaysAWeek,24-hoursADay.1-800-358-1945orvisitGlobeInsuranceCompanySince1951,Globehasgrowninfinancialstrengthandreputation.Withover2.8millionpoliciesinforce.Globeiscommittedtoprovidingaffordablelife,healthandaccidentinsurancefortheentirefamily.Itonlycosts＄1tostartyourLongLifecoverage.GlobeInsuranceCompanyCallTollFree,SevenDaysAWeek,24-hoursADay.1-800-358-1945orvisit581、Thebesttitleofthe3rdadvertisementwouldbe.A．TrainingatHome B．LearningatHomeC．RecordingWork D．WorkingatHome1、Accordingtotheinformationabove,ifyourchildhashearingproblems,youcanturnto________.A．At-HomeProfessionCorp. B．GlobeInsuranceCompanyC．BradfordPublications D．AmericanInventorsCorp.2、Fromtheadvertisementsabove,wecanlearnthat.A．GlobeInsuranceCompanyhasahistoryof51yearsB．asamedicaltranscriptionist,youmayearn＄25,000amonthC．BradfordPublicationsoffersatreatmenttohearingimpairedparentsD．youcanvisitwhenyouinventanewmodelofhearingaid24．（8分）WhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsago,Ireceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamily,friends,andcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mail,Ihaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsandothercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeuseful,weneedspecificlawsthatmakespamming(发送垃圾邮件)acrime.Iflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspam,theproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworse.Computerprogramsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproducts,individuale-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?Thisproblemistroublingforindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-mailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworks,andtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanies,whichare,intheend,passesontotheconsumer.Forthesereasons,Ibelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate(立法)againstspam.Spammersshouldbefined,andperhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeople.E-mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldtocommunicateconveniently,butspamisdestroyingthisconvenience.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“correspondence”inParagraph1probablymean?A．messages B．ideasC．connections D．programs2、Accordingtothetext,whatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?A．Companiesrelyone-mailforcommunications.B．Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.C．Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.D．Moreadvertisersbegintopromotesalesthroughspam.3、Accordingtotheauthor,whoisthefinalvictimofspam?A．Thebusiness B．TheadvertiserC．Theemployee D．Theconsumer4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toinform B．ToeducateC．Topersuade D．Toinstruct25．（10分）Likemostofyou,I’vegrownupwithscienceputtingitintomyheadthateatingCholesterol(胆固醇)isbadforus.Mydoctorhasscoldedmerepeatedlyforlikinghigh-cholesterolsnacks.Butnow,after40yearsofgivingcholesterolsucharap,thescientificexpertsarereportedlyreadytoreverse(颠倒)themselves.Suddenly,we’regoingtobetoldthathigh-cholesterolfoodsarenotbadforusafterall.Thisisn’tthefirsttimesciencereverseswhatitbelievestobetrue,norwillitbethelast.Tooptimists,thefluidityofscience’sconclusionsisagoodthing-provethatscienceisalwayscorrectingitselfinlightoftheverylatestinformation.Butamodemsocietythatlooksincreasinglytosciencefornotjustwhattoeat,butalsohowtobehaveandwhattothink?Howcanwetrustanauthoritythatoftenchangesitsmindinextremeways?Science’stypicalwayisn’tlimitedtomattersofnutrition.Goaheadandcheckitoutforyourselfbylookingatthequalifiersusedinthevastmajorityofhonestlywrittensciencenewsarticles.You’llseethatthestoriesarelacedwithweakwordsandphrasessuchas:some,incertaincircumstances,probably,perhaps,may,could,tends,suggests,indicates,accordingto,islinkedto,playsarolein.ThegraveproblemI’veobservedovertheyearsisthattoooftenscienceanditsreporterscreatetheimpressionofcertaintywhennoneisproved.Thecholesterolstoryisbutoneexampleofthatmake-believecertainty.Howmuchshouldwebeconcernedaboutthis?Agreatdeal,Ibelieve,givenscience’sgreatandgrowinginfluenceonourlives.Attheveryleast,eachofusneedsto-understandthatthescientificworldview—impressiveasitsurelyis—isbuiltonshiftingsands.AsEinsteinonceobserved,“Noamountofexperimentationcaneverprovemeright;asingleexperimentcanprovemewrong.”1、Theunderlinedpart“givingcholesterolsucharap”(inPara.1)meanstheauthor.A．alwayspromotesuseofcholesterolB．sometimesstandsforcholesterolC．avoidscholesterolgenerallyD．eatscholesterolregularly2、Intheeyesoftheauthor,changesinscientificstatements.A．areworryingB．aremeaninglessC．areagoodthinginawayD．arethemajorwaytoimprovescience3、Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTthewordcommonlyusedinscientificarticles?A．LikelyB．SurelyC．SeemsD．Appears4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A．Sciencecanblindus.B．Scienceneedbeopentodoubt.C．Scienceisnotasimportantasthought.D．Scienceshouldbebuiltonexperiments.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）It’sahigh-risky,multibillion-dollarindustrywithtightdeadlines,demandingcustomersandlivesindanger.Thebusinessis1Andit’sbooming.Thenumberofjobsfortranslatorsandinterpretersdoubledinthepast10yearswhiletheirwagessteadily2before,duringandaftertherecession.Duringaperiodofstagnating(停滞的)wagesacrossthelabormarket,thelanguage-serviceindustrywithits50,000jobsisa3spotinthejobsoutlook.LillianClementiisaFrenchtranslatorworkingincorporatecommunicationsfromherhomeinArlington,Massachusettsandisroutinelyontightdeadlinestohandintranslatedmaterial.“Theriskscanbehuge,”saidClementi,“There’stonsof4pressure.”Insomecases,a(n)5translationorinterpretationisalsovital.Ifauser’sguideformedicalequipmentisnottranslatedwell,itcouldleadto6duringanemergency.Soldiersinconflictareasrequireexcellentinterpreterstospeakwithcommunitymembers.Anychangeoftoneorcontextcouldputlives7Translators’andinterpreters’immunity(免疫力)tothenation’seconomicdownturnalso8thegrowingdemandforpeoplewhocanspeakseverallanguagesinanincreasinglyglobalizedeconomy,expertssaid.“Goodtranslatorswho9aparticularsubjectandbecomereallygoodatitcanreallymakesix-digitfiguresannually,”saidJiriStejskal,spokesmanfortheAmericanTranslatorsAssociation.Multinationalcorporations,U.S.demographic(人口的)changesandtheInterneteconomyraisetheneedfortranslatedandlocalizedinformation.Companiesincreasinglywanttheircontent10tothetongueofthetown,evenbetweendialectsofthesamelanguage.“Asmorepeople11theworldwideeconomy,that’sgoingtodrivemorecommerce,andthat’sgoingtodrivemorelanguageservices,”saidBillRivers,executivedirectoroftheNationalCouncilforLanguageandInternationalStudiesintheWashingtonregion.12,qualificationsfortranslatorsandinterpretersarenotassimpleastheymayseem.Speakingtwolanguagesdoesnotmeanapersoncanworkinthelanguage-serviceindustry,expertssaid.Learninghowtotranslateorinterpretisa13skillbeyondknowingthelanguage.Furthermore,themostsuccessfultranslatorsandinterpretersmaintaina14,suchaslegaldocuments,quarterlyearningsreportsoraspecialknowledgeofindustry.Technologicaladvancesmaycutjobsinsomeindustries,butonlinetranslationserviceslikeGoogleTranslate15raisedemandforhumantranslatorsandinterpreters,expertssaid.Onlinesalescompaniesalsodrivedemandfortranslation.1、A．tourism B．language C．technology D．economy2、A．shrank B．changed C．grew D．remained3、A．bright B．scenic C．historic D．tough4、A．money B．peer C．blood D．time5、A．proper B．quick C．direct D．innovative6、A．disease B．depression C．violence D．confusion7、A．inorder B．atrisk C．undercontrol D．outofstate8、A．highlights B．understands C．increases D．resists9、A．setup B．dependon C．specializein D．objectto10、A．limited B．accustomed C．related D．tailored11、A．agreewith B．haveaccessto C．areconfidentof D．insiston12、A．Instead B．Therefore C．However D．Otherwise13、A．separate B．genetic C．learnable D．worthwhile14、A．certificate B．diploma C．strategy D．specialty15、A．automatically B．respectively C．actually D．immediately第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）LookingaroundthestreetsofLondon,you'llseemanypeopleondifferentmeansoftransport,1．it'sonacommutetowork,atriptotheshops,orasightseeing.Scooter,thistraditionalchildrenvehicle2．(become)moresophisticatedoverthepastyears.Andnow,3．theadditionofasmallelectricmotor,it'sbecomeacheapandeasymodeoftransport.Beingfunandnotinvolvingmucheffort,scootingisgetting4．(increase)populararoundtheworld.However,safetyproblemsarise.5．scooterridershavebeenseenonpavements；othersontheroadjumpingredtrafficlights,addingtothefrustrationofmotorists6．(stick)injams.IntheUK,thelawstatesthatridingoneonthepublichighwayorpavement7．(forbid).Now,riders,facinga£100fixed-penaltynoticeandsixpointsontheirdrivinglicencefordoingso,arecallingon8．（regulate）tobechanged.Despitethefactthatsomeofthemcanexceed10mph,theyonlyhaveonebrakeandnolights.9．confidenttheridermaybe,largervehiclesontheroadmakethemeasilyhurt.Soitseemsmoreworkrequires10．(do)togivee-scootersasafeandlegalspacetotravel.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。IamreallypleasingthatyouwillcometoourschooltostudyChinese.IthinkyouwouldfacesomedifficultiesinyourstudybecauseChineseisnoteasytolearn.Youwillalsosufferhomesicknessbecauseoflivingfarawayfromyourcountry,andthereisnoneedtofeelworried.Ourclassmatesareveryfriendlyandeasygoing,soit’llbeeasyforyoutogetusedtothelifethere.I’llintroduceyoutomyfamilyandfriends,andyouwon’tfeelalone.Besides,it’llalsohelpmetolearnChineseandChineseculture.Intheword,I’lltrymybesttomakeyoufeelatyourhome.I’mlookingforwardtomeetyou.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）某中学生英文报正举办“TheFestivalILikeBest”的征文活动，请用英文写一篇短文投稿，内容应包括：1.你最喜欢的节日；2.你喜欢该节日的两条理由(如：风俗习惯，活动，感受等等)注意：1.词数100左右；2.题目已为你写好；3.行文连贯，语篇完整。TheFestivalILikeBest______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、D4、B5、A6、D7、A8、B9、B10、A11、B12、C13、C14、B15、C16、A17、C18、C19、C20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、A2、D3、A4、B22、1、B2、C3、B4、C23、581、D1、C2、D24、Manypeoplewritetonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriter’sfullname,addressandtelephonenumber,althoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard,heneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoice.Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.“Peopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationship,”saidsocialworkerKenYip,“andthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.”Whenwesignapaper,forexample,abusinesscontractorabankdocument,thesignatureisasealofconsent,anagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswrittencomplaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter’ssignature.Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tellsusthatthewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous（匿名的）forvariousreasons.Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.Hegivessimplybecau