2024届河南省许平汝九校联盟高三最后一模英语试题含解析

2024届河南省许平汝九校联盟高三最后一模英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might2．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria3．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should4．Idon’tlikefish,soIeatitunlessIwasextremelyhungry.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t5．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．aslongas D．inorderthat6．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed7．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.8．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where9．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that10．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving11．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged12．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing13．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who14．---Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?---Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen______.A．worseB．sobadC．betterD．theworst15．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant16．Ifyou,thespecialoneintheworld,wanttoshowyour______personality,thisT-shirtisexactlywhatyouarelookingfor.A．calm B．unique C．straight D．constant17．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto18．---Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?---Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone19．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat20．______inpainting,Johndidn’tnoticeeveningapproaching.A．Toabsorb B．TobeabsorbedC．Absorbed D．Absorbing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）AlvinIrbywearsmanyhats.Heisastand-upcomedian,achildren’sbookauthor,aformerkindergartenteacherand,aboveall,thefounderofthenonprofitBarbershopBooks.BarbershopBookstriestosolvethisproblem:Howtogetblackchildrenexcitedaboutreading?Itssolution:15books.BarbershopBooksputs15books—allpickedbykids—ineachofthedozensofbarbershops,mostlyinblackneighborhoods,acrossthecountry.Irby,whojustturned33,sayshe’shopingtohelpblackchildrenidentifythemselvesasreaders.Thatmeans,firstandforemost,thatreadingshouldbefun.Italsomeanskidsneedtoseetheirlifeandinterestsreflectedinthestoriestheyread.But,Irbysays,thepublishingindustryhasalongwaytogo.Whenhewenttoabigbookexhibitionrecently,fewofthekids,titlesondisplayhaddiversecharacters.Andthosethatdidfeltbothforeignandnotfun.Thebooks’subjectsweremainlyslavery,civilrights,orolddeadblackperson.Thelibrarianshemetcouldhardlynametwolaugh-out-loudpicturebookswithablackprotagonist(主角).Booksaboutslaveryandcivilrightshavetheirplace,Irbybelieves,butlittleblackboysandgirlsdeservebooksthatallowthemtobechildrenandtolaughlikechildren.Irbysays,schoolsneedtofocuslessonout-of-touchbooksandreadingteststhatleavekidsfeelingdefeated.Theyshouldtrylisteningmoreandaskstudents:Whatareyourstrengths,yourexperiences,yourinterests?What’smostimportanttoyou?InLevelsBarbershopofNewYork,what’smostimportanttoVincent,asixth-graderandsonofabarber,isDiaryofaWimpyKid,thebookIrbyjustreplaced,becausethehero’sstoryfeelsreal—andreallyfunny.“Everythinggoeswrongwhenhethinksthatit’sgonnagoright,”Vincentsays.“Or,whensomethinggood’sabouttohappen,itjustgetsruinedbyhisbrother,Roderick.”Vincent’senthusiasm—hesayshe’sreadeverylastoneoftheshop’s15books—isallthemotivationAlvinIrbyneedstokeepgrowingBarbershopBooks.Anditisgrowing.Lastyear,theprogramwona$10,000InnovationsinReadingPrizefromtheNationalBookFoundation.Andnextmonth,IrbywillhostaNewYorkCityfundraiser...1、WhatcanweknowaboutIrby?A．HesetupBarbershopBooks.B．Heownedmanybarbershops.C．Helikeswearingdifferenthats.D．Heworksinakindergartennow.2、WhatisIrby’sopinionaboutthepublishingindustry?A．Itpreferstopublishhistoricalbooks.B．Itdoesn’tholdenoughbookexhibitions.C．Itsbooksdon’tconnectwithblackchildren.D．Itsbookshavetoomanyforeigncharacters.3、WhydoesVincentlovereadingDiaryofaWimpyKid?A．Ithasasurprisingending.B．It’snewlyputontheshelf.C．It’sarealstoryaboutablackhero.D．It’samusingandreflectshislife.4、Theauthorusesthelastparagraphto________.A．giveevidenceofBarbershopBooks’successB．arousekids’enthusiasmforBarbershopBooksC．encouragedonationsforBarbershopBooksD．stresstheimportanceofBarbershopBooks22．（8分）ForKimDuffy，sendingawayherteenagedaughterwasthebesthopeforsavingthegirl'slife.Corinne,then17,hadbeenstrugglingwithbulimia(贪食症)andanorexia(厌食症)formorethanfiveyears.Duffyandherhusband,Terry,foundaresidentialfacilityinVirginia，andCorinnesignedonforatwo-monthstayinthesummerof2009.Today，Corinne'shealthyandpursuingamaster'sdegreeinColorado.Sheandherparentsbelievetheholistic(整体)approachandindividualizedfocuswerekeytoherrecovery.Andtheyknowtheyhadaccesstouniqueresources."Wewerefortunate,"saysDuffy."Wecouldpayforeverything."Butmanycan't.AccordingtoareportreleasedinNovember2014bytheStandingCommitteeontheStatusofWomen，between600,000andonemillionCanadianssufferfromaneatingdisorder.Publicinpatientprogramsoftenwon'tadmitpatientsuntilthey'reinlife-threateningcondition.Privateclinicsoftenhavealongwaitlistsandhighcosts-atHomewood,inGuelph,Ont.,aroomis$305toS360perday.TheDuffs'struggleledthentoconnectotherfamilieswiththequalityofcaretheyreceivedintheUnitedSates.Inlate2013,heyfoundedtheWaterStoneClinic，aprivateeatingdisordercenterinToronto.Sincethefacilityopened,170clientshavereceivedtreatment.Theytakeyoga,doarttherapyandparticipateinmealpreparation,buildingreal-lifeskillswithasupportteam.Programsrunweekdaysfrom8a.m.to2p.m.,andnotably,sofarWaterStonehasnowaitinglist.Butthisapproachiscostly:approximatelyS650perday.RealizingthatthepricetagputsWaterStoneoutofreachformany,theDuffyscreatedtheWaterStoneFoundation-acharitythatprovidesaidtopatientswhocan'taffordtreatmentthefollowingyear.Candidatesareassessedbywocommitteesthatmakeadecisionbasedonclinicalandfinancialneed.Since2014,thefoundationhashelped100people.Duffyalsowantstochangethepublicsystem.InJuneofthisyear,thefoundationawarded＄170,000tofourOntariohopitalsofferingcreativetreatmenttoeatingdisorderpatients."Yes,peopleneedprivatetreatment,"shesays,“butit'simportanttohelpoutonabroaderscale,too."1、WhydidDuffythinktheywerefortunate?A．Theyhadenoughmoneytoravelabroad. B．Theycouldaffordthemedicalresources.C．Theyhappenedtofindarighthospital. D．Theymetveryexperienceddoctors.2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A．Publichospitalscannottreatpatientswitheatingdisorder.B．ManypeoplediefromeatingdisorderinCanadianpublichospitals.C．Alotofeatingdisorderpatientshavenoaccesstopropertreatment.D．Inprivateclinicseatingdisorderpatientswillreceivetimelytreatment.3、WhichofthefollowingpatientswillreceivehelpfromWaterStoneFoundation?A．Pooroneswhosufferfromthedisease. B．Oneswhoarerejectedbypublichospitals.C．Oneswhoarefacingdeath. D．oldoneswhoarepoor.4、WhatdoweknowfromDuffy'swordsinthelastparagraph?A．Onlyprivateclinicscangivepropertreatmenttothepatients.B．Treatmentofthediseaseinpublichospitalsshouldbeimproved.C．Shewantstocooperatewithpublichospitalstohelpthepatients.D．Publichospitalsshoulddomoretohelppeoplewitheatingdisorder.23．（8分）ABritishfriendtoldmehecouldn’tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeatingsunflowerseeds(葵花子)asasnacksomuch.“I’vemetalotofolderChineseandmanyhaveacrackintheirfrontteeth;Ibelievethat’sfromcrackingtheseeds,”hesaid.Ihadnevernoticedthehabit,butoncehementionedit,Isuddenlybecamemoreaware.IrealizedthatwheneverI’mwatchingTVortypingareport,Ialwaysstartmindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn’tlikesunflowerseeds,and,tohim,itseemsunnecessarytoworksohardjusttogetonesmallseed.Whenwewereyoung,thewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNewYear.Then,wealllivedclosetooneanother,usuallyinasmallcity,andsometimesevenneighborswouldgodoor-to-dooronChineseNewYear’sEvetocheckoutwhateveryhouseholdwasmaking.Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Inthelivingroom,alargetablewouldalreadybelaidout,completewithafancytablecloth,ready-madedumplingfillings,anddishesfullofcandy,fruitsandsunflowerseeds.Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestorslater,whileotherswereforneighborsandchildrentoeatbeforetheeveningfeast.Imusthavelearnedhowtocracksunflowerseedsbackthen.Idon’tthinkit’srighttocriticizeone’schoiceinfoodoreatinghabits,nomatterhowstrangetheymayseem.It’snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,Ifoundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofood.InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishonbreadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhowmuchitruinstheirbreath.Theythinkit’sadelicacy,andit’sconnectedwiththeirculture.Ithinkit’sawonderfultradition.1、Whatdidthewritebecomeawareof?A．Shehadevertypedareportaboutseeds.B．SheatevarioussnackswhilewatchingTV.C．Shehasahabitofcrackingsunflowerseeds.D．Shedamagedherteethbyeatingsunflowerseeds.2、WhatdoesthewriteprovebymentioningChineseNewYear?A．Thetraditionsofcelebratingitdisappear.B．Childrencaneatdeliciousfoodonthatday.C．Thefamilieswouldgettogetherforit.D．Eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit.3、Thewriter’sattitudetoDenmark’swayofeatingbreadis______.A．acceptable B．criticalC．neutral D．doubtful4、Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Onekindoffooddoesn’tnecessarilysuiteveryone.B．Eatinghabitscomefromacertainculture.C．Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.D．Changingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlife.24．（8分）Awoman'shomeishercastle.Shecleans,cooks,decorates,repairs,works,playsandrelaxeswithinthewallsofherhome.Sometimeswomenchoosetostayathometoraisetheirchildreninsteadofworkingoutsideofthehome.Soyouthinkshemustbebored.Iwasoneofthosewomen.Afterfinallygettingpregnant,andgivingbirth,Ifoundmyhometobethebestplace.DuringtheninemonthsIcarriedmydaughter,mybodyhadbeenbrokenandback.Beingabletorelaxwasjustwhatmyweakbodyneeded.Besides,nursingwasarestbecauseIwasunhurriedandverycomfortable.Stayingathomecertainlycuredmybrokenbody.Watchingotherfamiliesgrowonechildafterthenextwasahorribledream,whenIdidn’tthinkIwouldeverbeabletohavemyownchild.ButafterhavingAlyssa,myowncutelittlebabygirl,Iwasabletoletmyheartrecoverfromthewounds.IwatchedandIvaluedeverysmallchangeofherbodyandpersonality.Nothingwasmoreexcitingthantimespentwithmychild.Ilovedtostayathome.MentallyIremainedchallengedwithnewopportunitieseveryday.Ilearnedtobeperfectandorganized.Everythingworkedlikeaclock.By9:00inthemorning,thehousewasclean—bedsmade,bathroomscleaned,housecleaned,andwindowscleaned.IenjoyedfinishingthemquicklysothatIcoulddevotemostofthedaytomydaughter.Betweennursing,shortbreaksandstaringather,Ithoughtofwaystoimprovemyhomeandmyself.Evenwithallthehousework,everydaywasfilledwithsomuchfun!1、WhydidtheauthorsayhomeisthebestplaceinParagraph2?A．Shecouldcarryherbabyforninemonths.B．Shecouldknowherbabybetter.C．Shecouldhaveagoodresttocureherweakbody.D．Shecouldmakefriendswithothers.2、Whydidtheauthorenjoystayingathome?A．Becauseshehadabelovedhusband.B．Becauseshecouldhealthewoundsphysicallyandmentally.C．Becauseherdaughterhadsomekindofraredisease.D．Becauseshelikedtodosomuchhouseworkwithherlittledaughter.3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Shelikeddoingworkconnectedwithclocks.B．Shewasbusybuthappywhenstayingathome.C．Shewantedsomeonetohelpherwiththehousework.D．Shepreferredtotakecareofherbabywhiledoingthehousework.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Myexperienceasamother.B．HowcanIdealwithmybodyandmyhousework?C．Howcanastay-at-homemotherbebored?D．Stayathome.25．（10分）SensesThatWorkTogetherWhenwethinkabouthowoursenseswork,weusuallyimaginethemoperatingseparately:yousniffaflower,andthesmellisdelivereduninterruptedfromnosetobrain.However,it’smorecomplexthanthat.Mostevidenceforcross-modalperception(知觉)comesfromstudiesintosoundandvision(视觉).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.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）Whenmyoldestsonwasinhighschool,heplannedtoattendaChristiancontemporaryconcertwiththeyouthgroupfromourchurch.Tomy36,Aaroninvitedmetogoalong.I37accepted;however,bythetimethedateoftheconcertarrived,myyoungestsonhadbeenill,andIwas38abouthim.Myhusband39metoattendtheconcert,promisinghewouldtakecareofouryoungest.Ihesitated.Finally,it40me.Aaronwassixteenyearsold.Howmany41wouldIhavetodosomethingfunwithhim42hewentawaytocollege?Andhowmanyyouthactually43theirmotherstoattendaconcertwiththemthatwasclearlyforteens?The44wasmade.Iwouldnotmissthisopportunity.Attheconcert,IsatwithAaroninthethirdrow,stuffing(填塞)cottoninmyearstoblockoutthe45,ear-splittingmusicofthefirstperformer.Istoodwhenthekidsstood,clappedwhentheyclapped,andneverletanyoneknowhow46Iwastofeelthefloorvibrate(震动)beneathmyfeet.Aaronandhisfriendswere47atmyenthusiasm.Bythetimewelefttheconcert,myearswereringing,butitquicklypassed.48didmyson'steenageyears.49hewasincollegeandawayfromhome.ImissedhimmorethanIcouldsay.OndayswhenIwasespecially50forhisreadysmileandhisteasingmanner,IwouldthinkbacktotheconcertweattendedandbethankfulonceagainthatIdidn't51anopportunitytospendtimewithmyson.Aaronisnowgrownandhasafamilyofhisown,butwearestillvery52.Somedayshecallsjustto53andtellmeabouthisday.Idropeverythingand54themoment,knowingthesetimestooshall55.1、A．amazement B．agreement C．argument D．disappointment2、A．hardly B．suddenly C．readily D．rapidly3、A．crazy B．merciful C．patient D．concerned4、A．prevented B．encouraged C．stopped D．refused5、A．determined B．hit C．controlled D．annoyed6、A．opportunities B．years C．festivals D．moments7、A．after B．since C．when D．before8、A．invited B．advised C．allowed D．promised9、A．invitation B．design C．demand D．decision10、A．silly B．pleasant C．loud D．sweet11、A．excited B．nervous C．curious D．surprised12、A．puzzled B．annoyed C．amused D．disappointed13、A．Such B．Neither C．So D．Either14、A．Innotime B．Intime C．Atatime D．Atthetime15、A．tired B．worried C．upset D．lonely16、A．have B．miss C．obtain D.grasp17、A．close B．open C．young D．positive18、A．talk B．speak C．chat D．communicate19、A．wait B．spend C．listen D．enjoy20、A．pass B．gain C．lose D．keep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）Africahasbeencalledthe“darkcontinent”foralongtimebecause1．lackstechnology,electricityandother2．(achieve)ofthemodemworld.However,itisbeginningtochange.Africaisstartingtocatchupwith3．(industry)countriesandthedrivingforcebehindthisnewdevelopmentistheInternetandtheWorldWideWeb.NowAfricaisthefastest4．(grow)placeontheearth.Sofar,governments,businessesandindividuals5．(realize)thatinordertodevelopquickly,modemtechnologyisneeded.OnlytenyearsagoaSIMcardusedtocostabout$100inNiger.Todayyoucanbuyoneforunder$2andphonecallshavebecomemuch6．(cheap),too.Asaresult,23%ofitspopulationarenowmobilephoneusers.7．(equip)withthisnewservice,peoplecanconnecttotheInterneteasily.ManyNigerianshaveaccess8．theWorldWideWebnow.InEthiopiafarmerscannowgetthepricesoftheirfarmingproductsinrealtime.Untilrecently,mostofthesmallfarmersofthecountrydidnotknow9．thepricesoftheirproductswereat10．certaintime.Today,theycanphoneinandgetanup-to-the-minutereportonprices.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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的増加、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。刚除：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。DearXiaoDong、I'msorryyouarehavingtroubleinmakingfriends、However,thesituationiseasilytochangeifyoutakemyadvices、Herearesometipstohelpyou、First,whynottogoandtalktopeoplestandingontheirown?IfyoudothisIamsureyouwillsoonhavethenewfriend、Second,youcanbegintheconversationby