2021年河南省南阳市成考专升本英语自考测试卷(含答案)

2021年河南省南阳市成考专升本英语自考测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(20题)1.Thesquirrelwasluckythatitjustmissed_______.

A.catchingB.tobecaughtC.beingcaughtD.tocatch

2.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

3.—Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?—No，butweexpect______anydaynow.

A.toreturnit

B.ittoreturn

C.ittobereturned

D.itreturned

4.Letmehelpyou,______?

A.won'tyonB.willyouC.shallID.shan'tI

5.Little_________thattheirplanhasbeenDiscovered．

A.didtheysuspect

B.dothesuspect

C.dotheysuspect

D.theysuspect

6.

Allthestudentswenttothemagicshowyesterday.Itwasreally______A.amusinglyB.amuseC.amusingD.amused

7.Mary，_________here——everybodyelse，staywhereyouare．

A.comeB.comesC.tocomeD.coming

8.Tomwasabouttoclosethewindows_______hisattentionwascaughtbyabirdA.whenB.suddenlyC.andD.till

9.Thesearchwas_______whennightcame,eventhoughthechildhadnotbeenfoundA.approvedB.acquiredC.achievedD.abandoned

10.CountriesthattraditionallyneverallowedforeignstudentstostayandworklikeGermanyortheUnitedKingdom—arefacingtheirownlabor______ininformationtechnologyandrelaxingtheirimmigrationlaws.

A.cutsB.shortagesC.weaknessesD.imports

11.—TheremustbeadozenpensinthishousebutIcanneverfindonewhenIneedthem.—Keeplooking.______issuretoturnup.

A.OneB.ItC.ThatD.This

12.Sendmyregardstoyourwifewhenyou__________home．

A.wroteB.willwriteC.havewrittenD.write

13.Afterallthistimeyou‘dthinkhe‘dhaveforgotten，________?

A.shouldyouB.wouldn"tyouC.don"tyouD.doyou

14.She'sfainted.Throwsomewateronherfaceandshemay______.

A.comeroundB.comebackC.comeagainD.comeout

15.--Ifyouareofferedatriptothemoon,______it?--Ofcourse.Whynot?

A.didyouaccept

B.areyougoingtoaccept

C.willyouaccept

D.wouldyouaccept

16.TomandJackarebothveryclever._________,Tomis____________Jack.

A.Allinall;asacleverboyas

B.Inotherwords;ascleveraboyas

C.Thatistosay;asacleverboyas

D.Inword;ascleveraboyas

17.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict______kind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

18.Sicknessdeprivedme______thepleasureofseeingyou.

A.fromB.ofC.outofD.with

19.Finallyhegottimeforaglance______thisreport.

A.offB.roundC.onD.at

20.Itisreportedthatmanyanewhouse_______atpresentinthedisasterareaA.arebeingbuilt

B.werebeingbuilt

C.wasbeingbuilt

D.isbeingbuilt

二、翻译(10题)21.Theyhavemadeanambitiousplansoastobuyalargercompany.

22.HespokeEnglishsowellthatItookitforgrantedthathewasanAmerican.

23.Thetoyshavetomeetstrictsafetyrequirementsbeforetheycanbesoldtochildren.

24.如果你坚持进行这项试验,你将为由此产生的后果负责.

25.IntheUnitedStates,apersoncantakecreditonlyforwhathehasaccomplishedbyhimself.

26.本公司经营绿茶业务已有数百年历史。

27.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldsendmeanapplicationform.andfurtherinformationaboutthesalaryandworkingconditions.

28.ScientistssaythatplantandanimallifeinthousandsoflakesintheUnitedStatesandCanadahasalreadybeendestroyedbyacidrain.

29.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

人生不是上帝为谴责我们的缺陷而给我们布下的陷阱。人生也不是一场拼写比赛，不管你拼出多少单词，一旦出现了一个错误，就会前功尽弃。人生更像是一个棒球赛季，即使最好的球队也会输掉三分之一的比赛，即便最差的球队也有春风得意的日子。我们的目标就是多赢少输。当我们能够接受不完整是人性的一部分这个事实时，当我们的人生不断滚动并能欣赏其价值时，我们就会获得其他人仅渴望的完整人生。我相信这就是上帝对我们的要求：不求“完美”，不求“永不犯错”，而是求得人生的完整。

30.Theyoungmanwasverymiserable.Hehadnomoneyabouthim.Allsavingshadbeenstolen

三、书面表达(10题)31.Writing（25points)

你(LiYuan)刚买了一块表，但你不满意，因为它总有毛病。写一封抱怨信，其内容如下：

(1)买表的时间、地点；

(2)出现的问题；

(3)要求退货。

32.标题：TheInternet____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

33.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionin100—120wordsbasedonthetopicWhataForeignStudentShouldDoin

China.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．外籍学生(foreignstudents)如何适应中国生活1)外籍学生必须要有接纳不同文化、不同观念的开阔胸襟。2)勤练语言，与当地学生交流，尊重对方意见。3)俗话说要“人乡随俗”。

34.假设你是小明，光明中学的学生，你给你的好友小华写信讲述你的美国之行。内容包括：先去了纽约，看到许多摩天大楼，但看不到世贸大厦了；两天后去了洛杉矶（LosAngeles），参观了好莱坞，游览了迪斯尼乐园；还去了内华达（Nevada）的里诺Reno），游览了风景优美的大沪（Dahu）湖。

注意：

1．不要逐字翻译，叙述要连贯。

2．词数应为100左右。

35.随着电脑和因特网的普及，网上购物也进入了人们的日常生活。有人支持网上购物，也有人对其保留态度，你的看法是什么？根据下表写一篇文章。注意：1.不要逐条翻译；2.

词数150左右。3.

参考词汇：投诉

complainv./complaintn.

36.假设你是一名高中生，一次一位外国朋友问你，除了在学校学习英语还有什么其他途径可

以练习英语。请你根据提示用英语写出你参加“英语角”的情况。

提示：

1．“英语角”于两年前成立，许多中学生参加，有时也有一些大学生和外国友人来此。

2．活动时间：每周六上午。

3．活动内容：练习英语口语，谈论大家共同感兴趣的事情，交流学习英语的经验等。

4．谈谈你参加此项活动的体会。

注意．词数应为100左右

37.假设你在上班的路上(或公交车上)发现小偷正在偷别人的钱。描写这个过程。内容包括：

(1)何时、何地。

(2)过程。

(3)你的感受(或作法、建议等)。

38.描写一件你认为(或者你经历的、听说的)最有意思或最有意义的事。内容包括：

(1)何时、何事、何地。

(2)具体的事件经过。

(3)意义或意思所在。

39.假设你是Tom，将去上海旅游，写一封信给你在上海的朋友张强，告诉他你将乘火车于l0月21日上午8点到达上海，请他接你，并请他帮你安排21至24日的住宿（旅馆最好靠近市中心，房间可以小一些，但不要太贵）。此外，你还要他帮你订24日返回北京的火车票。

注意：词数应为100左右

Oct．15

DearZhangQiang，

Allthebest，

Tom

40.你(LiYuan)丢失了钱包，需要写一个寻物启事。内容包括：

(1)丢失的时间和地点。

(2)描述钱包内外(钱包的颜色、钱包里的东西)。

(3)提供与失主联系的方式。

四、翻译(20题)41.ThebaseofthecompanyisinNewYork,butitsbranchesareallovertheworld.

42.Forweekshehadworriedoverhowtoconvincethegraduatesthatthey,too,couldsucceedagainstseeminglyimpossibleodds,thattheycouldmovemountains.

43.Agoodcitizenshouldbeagoodparent,child,wifeandhusband.

44.Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.

45.他们坚信只有通过刻苦和努力，人们才能完善自己并为自己赢得更加美好的未来。

46.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

人生不是上帝为谴责我们的缺陷而给我们布下的陷阱。人生也不是一场拼写比赛，不管你拼出多少单词，一旦出现了一个错误，就会前功尽弃。人生更像是一个棒球赛季，即使最好的球队也会输掉三分之一的比赛，即便最差的球队也有春风得意的日子。我们的目标就是多赢少输。当我们能够接受不完整是人性的一部分这个事实时，当我们的人生不断滚动并能欣赏其价值时，我们就会获得其他人仅渴望的完整人生。我相信这就是上帝对我们的要求：不求“完美”，不求“永不犯错”，而是求得人生的完整。

47.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisfallaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.

48.我代表本公司请您参加今晚七点的晚宴，希望您能光临。

49.理论上说，你的计划听上去不错，但实际上行得通吗?_____________________________________________________________________________

50.Thetoyshavetomeetstrictsafetyrequirementsbeforetheycanbesoldtochildren.

51.Whileitcannotbescientificallyproven（ordisproved,forthatmatter.thatglobalwarmingcausedanyparticularextremeevent,wecansaythatglobalwarmingverylikelymakesmanykindsofextremeweatherbothmorefrequentandmoresevere.

52.他们很忙，只是偶尔去看戏。

53.Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.

54.我们发现很多学生都在读书，所以我们不说话了并且开始学习。_____________________________________________________________________________

55.Let'snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.

56.Thepointofthewholethingistoovercomeyournervousinhibitions,tobreakthroughtheinvisiblebarrierthatseparatesyoufromthepersonwho’lreadwhatyouwrote.

57.Theboywasmissing.Hisparentswereveryconcernedabouthissafety.

58.Themodernworldisexperiencingrapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.

59.Itwasnearlyimpossibletolivefreefromfinancialstressinmodernsociety.

60.Inorderthattheycansavethesespecies,membersofwildlifeteamshaverearedtheyounginthesafetyresearchstations.

五、阅读理解(5题)61.

Thispassagewouldmostprobablybeassignedreadingforacourseinwhatsubject?

A.Nursing.B.History.C.SocialWork.D.LaborStudies.

62.Thedifferenceslieinthefollowingexcept_____oftheparts.

A.theweatherB.thehistoryC.geographyD.thenames

63.

Theauthorimpliesthatthespaceagehas______.

A.weakenedthereliabilityofreportedsightings

B.increasedthenumberofUFOsightings

C.allowedmorescientificstudyofUFO's

D.solvedtheage-oldmysteryofUFO's

64.

Hobbswasdumbfoundedonreceivingthemoneybecausehethought______.

A.themoneywastoomuch

B.themoneywastoolittle

C.hewouldbedismissed

D.thelawyermeanttopunishhim

65.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.NewYorkersareusuallyopenwithstrangers.

B.PeoplefromtheSouthareusuallyconsideredgoodhosts.

C.ThefriendliestAmericanstravelfromplacetoplace.

D.Differentpartshavedifferentcustomsandhabits.

六、作文(1题)66.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation".Youshouldwriteatleast120words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow：1.上大学的费用（tuitionandfees.可以通过多种途径解决；2.哪种途径适合于我（说明理由）。

参考答案

1.C

2.A【句子大意】新打字机的价格是二手货的三倍。

3.C

4.A解析：反问疑问句的陈述部分是肯定式时，疑问部分用否定式。以letme或letus起始的反问疑问句，疑问部分用willyou或won'tyou，所以选项A是正确的。

5.C

6.C所有的学生都去看了昨天的魔术表演。它太令人不可思议了。这里主要考查的是动词的现在分词和过去分词的不同用法。Sth．bedoing表示某一事物令人怎么样。Sb．bedone表示某人处于某种状态。例：Theletteristouching．这封信令人感动。

Iammoved．我很感动。

7.A本题考查祈使句型：

【应试指导】句意：Mary，到这里来，其余的人待在原处。根据句子的结构可判断出这是个祈使句。所以要用动词原形开头。Mary在句中不是

主语，而是“呼语”。

8.A

9.D

10.B解析：cuts“裁减”；shortages“短缺”；weaknesses“弱点”；imports“进口”，故正确选项为B。

11.A解析：根据上文提到“findone”，故下文中也应填one，表示泛指。

12.D本题考查时态。

【应试指导】句意：当你写信回家的时候，请代我向你的妻子问好。在时间状语从句中用一般现在时代替一般将来时。

13.B考查反义疑问句。原句应是：youwouldthinkhehadhaveforgotten…反义疑问句的规则是陈述部分是肯定式，疑问部分应是否定式。Wouldthink表示推测，疑问部分也应选择would。选项B是正确的。【句子大意】你难道还认为他已经忘掉了，是吗?

14.A解析：句意：她昏倒了。给她脸上浇些水，或许她会醒过来。本题考查词组辨析。comeround：过访，绕道而来，苏醒过来；comeback：回来，恢复；comeagain：再说一遍，重复一遍；comeout：出来，传出。

15.D

16.B

17.B

18.B解析：本题考查动词固定搭配的用法。deprive后常接介词of，表示剥夺什么。

19.D

20.D

21.为了收购一家更大的公司他们制定了一个雄心勃勃的计划。为了收购一家更大的公司，他们制定了一个雄心勃勃的计划。

22.他英语讲得如此好以至于我想当然地认为他是美国人。他英语讲得如此好，以至于我想当然地认为他是美国人。

23.（玩具要经过严格的安全检验，才能卖给孩子们）

24.Ifyouinsistoncarryingoutthisexperimentyouwillhavetoanswerfortheconsequences.

25.IntheUnitedStates,apersoncantakecreditonlyforwhathehasaccomplishedbyhimself.在美国，一个人可能因为他依靠自己/独力取得的成绩而受到好评。

26.Ourcompanyhasahistoryofsellinggreenteaoverhundredsofyears.

27.如果贵公司能惠寄求职表并告知有关薪水和工作条件的情况本人将不胜感激。如果贵公司能惠寄求职表并告知有关薪水和工作条件的情况，本人将不胜感激。

28.科学家们说在美国和加拿大成千上万的湖泊中的动植物已经因酸雨而遭到破坏。科学家们说，在美国和加拿大成千上万的湖泊中的动植物已经因酸雨而遭到破坏。

29.LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforsailing.Lifeisnotaspellingmatchwherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright.You'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseasonwhereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimpressionispartofhumanbeingandwhenwecontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateitwe'llachievewholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.ThatIbelieveiswhatGodasksofus-not"beperfect"not"don'tevenmakeamistake".But"bewhole".LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforsailing.Lifeisnotaspellingmatch,wherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright.You'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,whereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimpressionispartofhumanbeing,andwhenwecontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateit,we'llachievewholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.That,Ibelieve,iswhatGodasksofus-not"beperfect",not"don'tevenmakeamistake".But"bewhole".

30.这个年轻人很惨身无分文所有的积蓄都被偷了。这个年轻人很惨，身无分文，所有的积蓄都被偷了。

31.T0whomItMayConcern：

Threedaysago，IjustgotthewatchIorderedfromyourstore．Yousentitontimeandthanksforthat．ButIbmndseveralproblems．First，thecoloritnotwhatlwanted．1wantedgolden，butyougavemesilverinsteac!．IthoughtthatwouldbeOK，ifeverythingelseisgoodenoughThestrangerthinghappens．

Thewatchgetsfiveminutesslowereveryday，SoIhavetokeepcorrectingit．Becauseofthis，Ifeelnervousaboutbeinglateforwork．Ireallycannotstanditanylonger．SoIhavetowritethislettertorequestgivingthewatchbacktoyouandfullmoneybacktome．

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder．

Thankyou．Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou．

Yourssincorely

LiYuan

32.TheInternetWiththedevelopmentofcomputers，theInternethasbecomewidelyused.Moreandmoreinformationwillbeprovidedforpeople.Wecangetallkindsofusefulinformationinanyscientificresearchfieldwheneverweneed.ItcanhelpUStoenrichourknowledgeandhelpourcountrytokeepupwiththedevelopedcountries.However，theInternetalsobringsUStoomuchinformation.ItalwaysmakeUSverydifficulttofindsomethingavailablebybrowsingmanynecessarywebsites.Inaword，weneedtheInternet.butweshouldmakegooduseofit.

33.61．短文写作一般给出题目，或规定情景，或要求看图表作文，或给出关键词，或给出每一段的段首句，要求考生能够正确表达思想，语义连贯，无重大语法错误，书写工整。写作内容包括日常生活和一般常识。段首句作文要把主题句用简洁的语言表达出来，再通过二、三句事例对主题句进行扩展，句子结构要多样化，句子间正确使用一些承接词，使句子衔接自然。结尾句通常对段落进行总结。本文要点：适应getusedto，调整adjustoneselfto，思想开放open-minded，表达expressoneself。WhataForeignStudentShouldDoin

ChinaStudyingin

China,anyforeignstudentisverylikelytocomeuponsomethinghefindsithardtoadjusthimselfto,particularlyasfarascultureisconcerned.

HeshouldtrytogetusedtotheChinesewayoflivingwithaviewtoyieldingmorefruitfulresults.Heshould,firstofall,haveagodcommandofbothspokenandwrittenChinese,whichwillenablehimtofullyexpresshimself.Next,hemustexposehimselfasoftenaspossibletonativestudentssoastolearnofthevaluesChinesehold.Eastbutnottheleast,hemuststayopen-minded,housingdifferentviewpoints,dealingwithpeoplemodestly.Asthesayinggoes,

"Whenin

Rome,doastheRomansdo.”Thisiswhataforeignstudentshoulddotostudyin

China.

34.Onepossibleversion:DearXiaoHua，

IhavejustcomebackfromatriptotheUnited

States.Ihadaverygoodtimethere.

IfirstwenttoNewYork.Itisreallyaverybigcity.Isawquitemanyskyscrapersthere.ButtheTwin

Towerso/"theWorldTradeCenterarenomoretobeseen.TwodayslaterIwenttoLosAngeles.IvisitedHollywoodonthedayIgotthere.AfterthatIspentawholedayinDisneyland.Itisreallyawonderfulplaceyoushouldn"tmiss.IalsowenttoReno，Nevada.ThereisabeautifullakenamedDahu.Thescenerythereisattractive!

IhopeyouwilltakeatriptotheUnitedStatessomeday.

LoveXiaoMing

35.

36.Onepossibleversion:

I"maseniorstudent.IlikeEnglishverymuch.attendingEnglishlessonsatschool，IoftengototheEnglishCornerintheparknearmyhomeonSaturdaymorning.Itwassetuptwoyearsago.Manyhighschoolstudentsgatherthere.Sometimes，some

CollgesudentsandevenforeignfriendsarepresentattheEnglishCorner.

TherewepractiseourspokenEnglish，talkaboutwhatweareinterestedin，exchangeourexperienceinlearningEnglishandsoon.I"velearnedalot.

IhavegreatlyimprovedmyselfinEnglishsinceIvisitedit.Itisreallyagoodhelptome.

37.OneMondaymorningaroundeighto'clockinthebusonmywaytothecompany,Iwasenjoyingmybreakfastwhilereadinganewspaper.

Afterawhile,IraisedmyeyesandtriedtoseewherethebuswasandthenIhappenedtoseeayoungmanstrangelystickingtogetherwithalady.Ifeltcuriousandcouldn'thelplookingathimagain.SuddenlyIrealizedthathewasstealing!Attheverymoment,twomenrushedtohimandgraspedhishandwithapurseinit.Itwastoofastformostofustoseewhatwashappening.Thebusdrivertoldustheywerepolicemenaftertheygotoffthebus.

Whenwilltherebenoneedforpolicemeninthebusforsuchathing?

38.OnethingshockedmeintheAmericaistheculturedifferencebetweenChinaandAmerica.

OneofmyAmericanfriends,aprofessorinauniversity,hasaboyatfivewhenIwasthere.Suchalittleboyhadagirlfriendatfivetoo.Theboyalwaysinvitedherwhereverhisfamilywent.ThelittleboyintroducedhertomewhenImetherthefirsttime,"Thisismygirlfriend."Icouldn'thelplaughing.Heseriouslyansweredmylaugh:“DoyouthinkI'llmarryher?Noway!”

Howdifferentthetwoculturesareatthepointofhavingagirlfriend.

39.Onepossibleversion:

DearZhangQiang，

Howareyoudoingrecently?I"mplanningtogotoShanghaiandlookaroundinthecityforafewdays.I"11takethetrainandarriveat8o"clocka.m.onOctober21st.Willyoupleasecomeandmeetmeatthestation?I"mgoingtostayinShanghaitillOctober24th.Pleasehelpmebookahotelroom.Ihopetostayinahotelaroundthedowntownareabutthepriceshouldn"tbeveryhigh.Idon"tmindiftheroomissmall.Besides，canyoubookaticketformebacktoBeijingon24th?

Allthebest，

Tom

40.Ilostmypurse.Itisblackandredanditsshapeistriangle.

IthinkIleftitsomewhereinthelibraryyesterdayafternoonwhenIwasinahurrytoborrowbooksandwalkedupanddownstairstolookformaterialstobeusedinmymathcourseandoccupiedseatsfortheeveningstudywithmybooks.

Insidemypurse,thereisastudentIDwhichisveryimportanttome,librarycardwithoutwhichIwon'tgetintothelibrary,andabout300RMB.

Ifanyonegotitorknewanyoneelsewhogotit,pleasecallmeat80967521atanytime.Thankyou.

41.该公司的总部在纽约但其分公司却遍布世界各地。该公司的总部在纽约，但其分公司却遍布世界各地。

42.几个星期以来，他一直苦苦思索着，如何让这些毕业生相信，他们也能克服似乎难以挑战的困难获取成功，他们也能创造奇迹。

43.一个好公民应是个慈爱的家长、孝顺的儿女、贤良的妻子或尽职的丈夫。一个好公民应是个慈爱的家长、孝顺的儿女、贤良的妻子或尽职的丈夫。

44.Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.一种文化及语言，有如大脑与身体般密不可分。它们交融互补，缺一不可/不可或缺。

45.Theyhaveastrongbeliefthatonlythroughhardworkandeffortcanpeopleperfectthemselvesandgainabetterfuturethemselves.

46.LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforsailing.Lifeisnotaspellingmatchwherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright.You'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseasonwhereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimpressionispartofhumanbeingandwhenwecontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateitwe'llachievewholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.ThatIbelieveiswhatGodasksofus-not"beperfect"not"don'tevenmakeamistake".But"bewhole".LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforsailing.Lifeisnotaspellingmatch,wherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright.You'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,whereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimpressionispartofhumanbeing,andwhenwecontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateit,we'llachievewholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.That,Ibelieve,iswhatGodasksofus-not"beperfe