2022-2023学年辽宁省阜新市新邱区阜新二中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular2．Thegirlissogratefulwheneversheremembersmybrotherandme____herfromtheicywater.A．tohavesaved B．tosave C．saving D．saved3．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why4．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen5．You________beCarol.Youhaven’tchangedabitafteralltheseyears.A．must B．can C．will D．shall6．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．after D．unless7．Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedtowhat_______iftherehadbeenchildrenintheclassroomintimeofthefire.A．wouldhappen B．happenedC．wouldhavehappened D．shouldhavehappened8．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged9．Trytobeindependent,foryourparentscan'tdo________foryouallyourlife.A．something B．nothingC．everything D．anything10．—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked11．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere12．Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．and B．or C．but D．so13．Themeetingplanned

nextMondayisveryimportant.A．tobeheldB．heldC．beingheldD．holding14．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat15．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when16．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．acknowledgedD．evaluated17．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched18．heremotion,sheburiedherfaceinherhands． A．Controlled B．Tocontrol C．Beingcontrolled D．Havingcontrolled19．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself20．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced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）AgamingcompanyinNewZealandisluringemployees.fromaroundtheworldbyofferingunlimitedpaidannualleave,ashareinthecompany’sprofitsandnosetworkhours.DeanHallbecamefamousininternationalgamingcirclesforbeingtheleaddesigneronpopularvideogameDayZ.Aftersearchingtheworldforalocationforhisnewgamingstudio,Rocketwerkz,NewZealanderHallsettledonthesmalluniversitytownofDunedinonthesouthisland’seastcoast,wherelandischeapandcreativestart-upshavebecomeanimportantpanofthecity’sidentity.Rocketwerkz’sflexibleworkcultureisnowdrawingtalentfromaroundtheglobe,withHallreceiving300messagesofinquirysincealocalnewspaperwroteabouthisstudiolastweek.Lastyear,whenthecompanywasstillinitsinfancy(婴儿期),babycatswouldalsomakearegularappearanceintheofficeasaformoffightingstress,andFridayafternoonsaregenerallyreservedforsportsandgamestoendtheweekonaplayfulnote.“ThefirsttimeIheardabouttheideaofunlimitedpaidleaveinplaceslikeSiliconValleyitwasabouttheproblemsitcaused.Aculturehadappearedwhereemployeestooknoleave,”saidHall.“Sotoaddressthat,ourstaffareissuedthestandardNewZealandannualleaveoffourweeks,buttheycanalsotakeunlimitedleaveinadditiontothat.”EmilyLampitt,fromBritain,isa3Djuniorartistwhohasbeenwiththecompanyforayearandahalf.ShesaystheflexibleworkculturewasahugefactorinherdecisiontomovetoNewZealand.“Theflexibilityherehasmademefeelmuchmorerelaxed”shesays.I“ThatinternalstressIusedtofeelinatraditionalworkenvironmenthasgone,sowhenIamatworknowitisbecauseIwanttobe,becauseIampassionate(有激情的),notbecauseIamafraidofmybossorwatchingtheclock.”1、Theunderlinedword“luring”inParagraphIisclosestinmeaningto.A．cheating B．disturbingC．inspiring D．attracting2、WhyarebabycatsmentionedinParagraph4?A．Toshowthecompanyfocusesonpressurerelief.B．Toexplainhowthecompanymotivatesitsstaff.C．Tostressthesignificanceofharmonyinworkplaces.D．Tointroduceanewwaytopromotecreativity3、Accordingtothepassage,unlimitedpaidleaveinSiliconValley.A．setagoodexampletoRochetwerkz.B．didn’tworkoutasexpected.C．helpeddevelopthelocalculture.D．solvedtheproblemofunemployment.4、Whatisthewritingpurposeoftheabovetext?A．Toencouragecompaniestobemoreflexible.B．Todescribewhatacreativecompanyshouldbelike.C．Togiveareportontheflexiblemanagementofacompany.D．Todiscusshowtomakeatraditionalcompanymorecompetitive.22．（8分）Theworld’sfirst“SkyPool”hasbeenuncoated-andit’llgiveanyoneatouchofdizzi-ness,unlessheorsheisnotbotheredbyheights.Situatedinthecapital’snewriversidedistrictbesideBatterseaPowerStation,theglasspool,hanging10storeys,or110feetupasabridgebetweentwoapartmentbuildings,is25mlong,5mwideand3mdeepwithawaterdepthof1.2m.Swimmerswillbeabletolookdown35metrestothestreetbelowastheytakeadip,withonly20cmofglassbetweenthemandtheoutsideworldIt’sevengotabar,foldingchairsandanorangegarden.ThepoolwillbepartofEmbassyGardensatNineElms,ahugebillionbuildingpro-jectbesidethenewAmericanEmbassyinsouth-westLondon.Theprojectiscreatingthou-sandsofapartments,thesmallestofwhichareexpectedtocostnearly$1million,andthepoolwillonlybeopentotheapartments’owners.EmbassyGardenstakesdesigninspirationfromtheMeatpackingDistrictofNewYorkwithfloortoceilingwindowsandbrickfrontages.Thedesigner,SeanMulryan,desiredtopushtheboundariesinthecapabilityofconstructionandengineeringanddosomethingthathadneverbeendonebefore.TheSkyPool’stransparentstructureistheresultofsignificantadvancementsintechnologiesoverthelastdecade.TheexperienceofthepoolwillbetrulyuniqueanditwillfeellikefloatingthroughtheairincentralLondon.ThosepeopleluckyenoughtoswimtherewillhaveafaultlessviewofthePalaceofWest-minsterandtheLondonEye.Itwillbeasellingpointfordeveloperswhenthesecondstageofthedevelopmentisreleasedtomarket.1、WhocanswimintheSkyPool?A．AnyoneatNineElms.B．VisitorstoLondon.C．PeoplelivinginEmbassyGardens.D．Thosewhoarenotterrifiedofheights.2、PeopleluckyenoughtoswimintheSkyPoolcandothefollowingexcept.A．drinkingwithfriendsB．sittingintheorangegardenC．appreciatingtheLondonEyeD．experiencingdivingandsurfing3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Thepoolis25metresabovetheground.B．ThepoolwassimilartoNewYork’smodernconstructions.C．ThepoolliesinthecentreofLondon.D．ThepoolishelpfulforsellingapartmentsinEmbassyGardens.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．TheapartmentsofEmbassyGardenarefairlyexpensiveB．thenewAmericanEmbassyhasbeenmovedawayC．NineElmsisastreetinEmbassyGardensD．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob23．（8分）Honestyisthebestpolicy.Wemayagreethatadmittingmistakesandbehavinginagenuinewayistherightwaytoleadourlives,butistheresomethinginourhumannaturethatmakesusimmoral?Forexample,insomeshopsandcarparksyoucanfindanhonestybox-aboxwhereyoupayforsomethingbyputtingmoneyinit-butitreliesonyouputtingtherightamountofcashin.Thisreliesonpeoplebeinghonestandnottryingtocheatbutitdoesprovideatemptationtogetawaywithnotpayingthefullamount.PhilipGraves,apsychologist,suggeststhatthistemptationispartofourevolution.Hesays:“Wehaveevolvedwiththeabilitytobedishonest.It’spartofourevolutionarypsychologicalmake-up-becauseifwecangainanadvantageoverthepeoplearoundus,wehaveagreaterchanceofsurviving.”Sowhydoweplacesuchimportanceonbeinghonestifwebenefitfrombeingdishonest?It’sbecauseitisselfishbehavior.Ifeverybodyactedselfishlyanddishonestlyallthetime,theworldwouldbeaveryunpleasantplace.AsPhilipGravessays:“Thereisabalancetostrikebetweentheextenttowhichwecanfeatherourownnest,sotospeak,andtheriskofbeingostracized(排斥)bythegroup.”So,forsocietiestoworktogetherweneedtotrusteachotherandthereforeweneedtobehonest.Beingtrustworthywithmoneyisofcoursevitalforaneconomytosurvive.Butbeinghonestwithwordsisanothermatter,sayingwhatwethinktosomeonecangetusintohotwater.However,anewanonymousmessagingapphasbeendesignedthatletsanyonewithalinktoyourprofile(简介)tosendyouamessagewithoutknowingwhoit’sfrom.Theappnowhas300millionuserswhichperhapsindicateshowhonestwereallyliketobe-butinallhonesty,doyouwanttoknowwhatpeoplethinkaboutyou?Ishonestyalwaysthebestpolicy?1、Whatdoesanhonestyboxrequirepeopletodo?A．Getthechangeoutofitfreely.B．Putthecorrectamountofmoneyinit.C．Donatethepocketmoneytoothers.D．Payalargeramountofmoney.2、AccordingtoPhilipGraves,beingdishonest.A．isadisadvantageB．shouldbeadvocatedC．ispartofourevolutionD．helpspeoplesurvive,better3、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．ThereasonforbeinghonestB．ThebenefitofbeingdishonestC．TheoutcomeofselfishnessD．Theimportanceofgroupwork4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Honestyisalwaysthebestpolicy.B．Theauthorisinfavorofdishonesty.C．Themarketofthenewappispromising.D．Beinghonestwithwordsissometimesimproper.24．（8分）MadameMarieCuriefamouslywontwoNobelPrizes,butmanyotherwomenhavealsobeenawardedtheprize,too.Herearetheirstories.SelmaLagerlofSelmaLagerlofwasaSwedishauthorandteacher.Shepublishedherfirstnovel,GostaBerling’sSaga,attheageof33.ShewasthefirstfemalewritertowintheNobelPrizeinLiteraturewhichshewasawardedin1909.Additionally,shewasthefirstfemaletobegrantedmembershipintheSwedishAcademy.GertyTheresaCoriGertyandherhusband,CarlCori,metinPragueandlivedinAustriabeforeimmigratingtotheUnitedStatesin1922,wherethetwomedicaldoctorsworkedtogetheratRoswellParkComprehensiveCancerCenterinNewYork.In1947,GertyandCarlwereawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine,makingGertyCorithefirstwomantoholdthehonor.MariaGoeppert-MayerIn1942,MariaGoeppert-MayerjoinedtheManhattanProject.Fromthere,shemovedontoLosAlamosNationalLaboratory,thentoArgonneNationalLaboratory,whereGoeppert-Mayerdevelopedthenuclearshellmodel.Forthis,shesharedthe1963NobelPrizeinPhysicswithJ.HansD．JensenandEugenePaulWigner.DorothyCrowfootHodgkinDorothyHodgkin’smotherencouragedherloveofscienceasachild,andatage18,shebeganstudyingchemistryatawomen-onlyOxfordcollege.HerworkonmappingvitaminB12earnedhertheNobelPrizeinChemistryin1964.1、WhatisSelmaLagerlofnotedforinhistory?A．Herbooks. B．Hermedicine.C．Herpoliticalworks. D．Herteachingskills.2、WhowasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine?A．SelmaLagerlof B．GertyTheresaCori.C．MariaGoeppert-Mayer D．DorothyGrowfootHodgkin3、WhendidDorothyGrowfootHodgkinwinhertheNobelPrizeinChemistry?A．In1922. B．In1942.C．In1963. D．In1964.25．（10分）Anyonecantrytoleadagroup,butnoteveryindividualiscutoutforleadership.Thebetterleaderspossessafewqualitiesthatcanmeanthedifferencebetweenthesuccessandfailureofthegroup.Thesearethequalitiestheleaderofhigherrankwilllookforwhenchoosingaleaderforagroup,orwhenevaluatingtheperformanceofaleader.They'realsothequalitiesteammemberswantinagroupleader,andappreciatewhentheyfindthem.TakeResponsibilityGroupleadersmightsharetasksaroundagroupasnecessary,buteventuallyagroupleaderneedstobeabletoacceptthatresponsibilityliesonhisshoulders.Thatmeansthatifthingsgowronginagroupproject,he’stheonewhomustaccepttheconsequencesandworkoutwhatmistakesaremade.Thegroupleaderwon'talwayshavethepowertocontroleverythinggroupmembersdo,butheshouldbereadytoadmitanymistakesthegrouphasmadeasaresultofhisleadershipConcernforMembersThegroupleaderhasacommitmenttothetaskorprojectathand,butperhapsmoreimportantly,hehasarealconcernforeachandeverypersonwhoispartofhisgroup.Thismeansgettingtoknowthestrengths,weaknessesandgoalsofteammembers,aswellasmakingtimetobuildthegroupthroughcollectiveactivities.Thegroupleadershouldmakesurethateveryoneisincluded,evenifanindividualisnewtoagroup.GoodListenerThegroupleaderneedstobeabletolistentothesuggestions,complaintsandideasofgroupmembers.Notonlywillthisallowcomplaintstobeaddressedandpotentiallysuitableideastobeputintopractice,butaleaderwholistenswillalsoencouragegroupmemberstosharetheirconcernsandthoughts,creatinganatmosphereoffreespeechandproductivity.1、Thepassageismainlyabout____________.A．choosingagoodleaderforagroup.B．assessingtheperformanceofaleader.C．teammembers’appreciationofaleader.D．qualitiesofagoodgroupleader.2、Agoodleadershouldalwaysbeableto_______.A．tellwhenthingsgowronginagroupproject.B．recognizeanymistakesashisown.C．makegroupmembersadmittheirmistakes.D．controleverythinggroupmembersdo.3、Accordingto“Concernsformembers”,whichofthefollowingisagoodqualityofaleader?A．fairB．reliableC．determinedD．generous4、Whichofthefollowingisnotabenefitofthegroupleaderbeingagoodlistener?A．OfferingachanceforgroupmemberstoexpressthemselvesfreelyB．Makingitpossibletodealwithgroupmembers’complaints.C．Allowingtheleadertoputhisideasintopractice.D．Makinggroupmembersproductivebysharingtheirthoughts.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）AsachildIwasalwaysgoodatdrawingandart.Iwon1,gotconstantattention,andevensawmyfaceinthe2andontelevisionbecauseofmynaturalabilityto3.Mostpeoplewho4tocomeacrosssomethingthattheyaregoodatare5totakeitandrunwithit.Ofcourse,mylifewasno6.Fromteachers,toprincipals,tofamilymembers,7seeminglyhadatonofadvicetogivemeinregardstoart.Allthewhile,mytruedesirewas8.Ienteredpoetry,essay,andshort-storycontestsand9themall.Itwassuchacontrastfrommyartistic10experience!ItwassobadthatI11agoodfriendofminewhotoldmeonce,“Ifyouaresogoodatdrawingwhydoyouevencareaboutwriting?12drawing!”Thoughwellintended,eighteenyearslaterI’m13Ididn’ttakehiswordstoheart.Yearswentbywithmestillwritingandstilloccasionallyentering14.Itwasn’tuntilmyfirstyearincollegethatIfinallygothonorable15inapoetrycontest.AsawriterI’vetruly16.I’msuretherearethingsinyourlifethatare17andyet,rewarding.Endurance(忍耐),especiallywhenitcomestothingsyoutrulyloveis18.Takesometimetodevotesomemore19tothe“thing”thatdidn’tcome20andseewhathappens.1、A．praiseB．awardsC．supportsD．success2、A．streetB．schoolC．newspaperD．book3、A．drawB．actC．learnD．show4、A．wantB．meanC．agreeD．happen5、A．encouragedB．invitedC．developedD．permitted6、A．perfectB．differentC．similarD．lucky7、A．everyoneB．whoC．thatD．noone8、A．artB．fixingC．writingD．music9、A．wonB．ignoredC．missedD．lost10、A．interestB．competitionC．careerD．talent11、A．hadB．madeC．foundD．met12、A．GiveupB．TakeinC．SticktoD．Putaway13、A．gladB．sorryC．sadD．sure14、A．trainingB．contestsC．articlesD．trouble15、A．appearanceB．changeC．mentionD．name16、A．forgotB．regrettedC．expectedD．grown17、A．challengingB．beautifulC．appealingD．hopeful18、A．meaninglessB．popularC．essentialD．painful19、A．considerationB．energyC．moneyD．education20、A．youngB．badC．usualD．easy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）Manytimeswesparenoeffortatwork,1．(offer)hoursofovertimebyignoringourfamilylife.Wespendtimewithpeoplewhowehavenothingincommonwith,andattendsocial2．(activity)wehavenointerest3．.Wealwaysfindourselveslivingourlivesinthewaythatpleasesandimpressesothersinsteadofbeingourselves.Infact,forthemajorityofpeople,theyonlythinkabout4．(they)99%ofthetime,and5．(rare)giveusasecondthought,asaresultof6．weoftenendupunhappyandfeelingoutofplace.Inviewofthis,it’stimetothinkaboutourselves,ourownfamily,andstartcreatingafuture7．(base)onourownlikesanddislikes.8．,thinkitovernexttimewhenwearerequiredtoworkovertime.Tryingtobealovingparentorgoodfriend9．(be)verylikelytogiveusfarmore10．(please)andafeelingofsecurity,connectionandbelonging.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。每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。WhenIwassevenyearsoldandmysisterwereonlyfour,ourfatherwaskilledinanautomobileaccidentjusttwoweekafterhistwenty-seventhbirthday、Momwasheartbreaking、Althoughwewerereallysoyoungtounderstandwhatwasgoingon,butIknewlifewouldneverbequitethesame、Wehadanicehome,plentyofthatweneeded,butwemissourfather、Abouteveryeveningwewouldgotoourgrandparents’houseforvisit、Mygrandmotherhadbegunworkingpart-timeatKentuckyFriedChicken、HisbosswasaniceyoungmannamedCharleswhichgottoknowmymotherandfellinlovewithherlater、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，购买了一部某外国公司生产的手机，因有质量问题，要求该公司更换。请根据下列要点，用英文写一封电子邮件。要点如下：1.问题：手机不响铃，不能发短信；该产品已售完，无法更换；型号新，无配件，无法维修。2.要求：公司应尽快予以更换。参考词汇：发短信sendmessages配件sparepart_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、D4、A5、A6、B7、C8、C9、C10、C11、C12、C13、A14、B15、A16、C17、C18、B19、A20、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、D2、A3、B4、C22、Ihavejustreturnedfromavisittomylandlord,Mr.Heathcliff.IamdelightedwiththehouseIamrentingfromhim,whichsuitsmeperfectly.Mr.Heathcliffismyonlyneighbour,andIthinkhischaracterissimilartomine.Hedoesnotlikepeopleeither.WhenIintroducedmyself,hesaidnothing,butfrowned,anddidnotencouragemetoenter.Afterawhile,however,hedecidedtoinvitemein.“Joseph!”hecalled.Josephwasanoldservant.Helookedcrosslyupatmeashetookmyhorse.“Godhelpus!Avisitor!”hewhisperedtohimself.Perhapstherewerenootherservants,Ithought.AnditseemedthatHeathcliffhardlyeverreceivedguests.HishouseiscalledWutheringHeights.Thenamemeans“awindswepthouseonahill”,anditisaverygooddescription.Thetreesaroundthehousearebentbythenorthwind,whichblowsfiercelyeverydayoftheyear.Fortunately,thehouseisstronglybuilt,andisnotdamagedevenbytheworstwinterstorms.Mr.HeathcliffandIenteredthehugemainroom.Wesatdownbythefire,insilence.“Joseph!”shoutedMr.Heathcliff.Noanswercamefromthecellar,sohediveddownthere,leavingmealonewithseveralratherfierce-lookingdogs.Suddenlyoneofthemjumpedangrilyupatme,andinamomentalltheotherswereattackingme.“Help!Mr.Heathcliff!Help!”Ishouted.Mylandlordwasnowheretobeseen,butluckilyawoman,whomightbethehousekeeper,rushedintotheroomtocalmthedogs.“Whatisthematter?”Mr.Heathcliffaskedmerudely,ashefinallyenteredtheroom,accompaniedbyhisman-servant.“Yourdogs,sir!”Ireplied.“Youshouldn’tleaveastrangerwiththem.They’redangerous.”“Come,come,Mr.Lockwood.Havesomewine.Wedon’toftenhavestrangershere.I’mafraidneitherInormydogsareusedtoreceivingthem.”Icouldnotfeeloffendedafterthis,andacceptedthewine.Wesatdrinkingandtalkingtogetherforawhile.Isuggestedvisitinghimtomorrow.Hedidnotseemeagertoseemeagain,butIshallgoanyway.Heseemsafascinatingman.5、Inwhichordershouldthefollowingeventsbearranged?a.Mr.Lockwoodintroducedhimselftohisland