2023届湖南省隆回县高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught2．Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．all3．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when4．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where5．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward6．There’sanotherwaytosurvivethiscompetition--awaynooneeverseemstotellyouabout,_____youhavetolearnforyourself.A．one B．it C．that D．another7．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which8．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so9．Japanhasbeentryingtobringitsnuclearcrisisunder____control,but____spreadofradiationhasraisedconcernsaboutthesafetyofthenuclearenergy.A．a;the B．the;/ C．/;the D．a;/10．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for11．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout12．–What’swrongwithyouripad2?Thesound____isnotclear.--Yes.Ithasbeenbrokenforsometime.A．comeout B．comingout C．tocomeout D．cameout13．Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded14．Myroomgetsverycoldatnight._________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes15．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot16．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned17．DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith18．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded19．--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect20．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base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）Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively.Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperience,bytestingandprovinganidea,orbyreasoning.Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelse.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassive.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearning,it’snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.Unfortunately,passivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitislittlemorethanhearsay(传闻)andrumor.DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessagebutdoesn’tshowittoanyone.Thenthepersonwhispersit,wordforword,toanotherperson.Thatperson,inturn,whispersittostillanother,andsoon,throughallthepeopleplayingthegame.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.Thenthetwowrittenstatementsarecompared.Typically,theoriginalmessagehaschanged.That’swhathappensindailylife.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Then,too,mostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativetouchtoastory,tryingtoimproveonit,stampingitwiththeirownpersonalstyle.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:Astatementofopinionbyonewritermayberestatedasfactbyanother,whomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother;andthisprocessmaycontinue,unlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheinterpretationheplaceduponthosefacts.1、Accordingtothepassage,activelearningmayoccurin________.A．readingscientificjournalsB．listeningtotheteacherinclassC．doingachemicalexperimentD．watchingnewsprogrammesonTV2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Classroom.B．Newspapers.C．Activelearning.D．Passivelearning.3、ThegameRumorismentionedinParagraph4inordertotellreadersthat________.A．playinggamescanmakepeoplemoreactiveB．peopletendtoliketellinglieswhenplayinggamesC．amessagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedonD．peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearing4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Scholarsandauthorscan’tbetrusted.B．Passivelearningmaynotbereliable.C．Peoplelikespreadingrumorsindailylife.D．ActivelearningismoreImportantthanpassivelearning.22．（8分）Itwasclosetomidnightanditwasunusualtoseevehiclesontheroad.However,severaltruckspulledoverandworkerssilentlyunloadedcameraequipmentandcardboardboxes,andthencarriedtheminsidetheMorgensonfamilyhome.WhattookplaceoverthenexteightweekswasinspiredbyaHollywoodmoviecalledTheJonesesaboutafamilyofmarketerswhomoveintoalocalneighborhoodtoselltheirproductssecretlytotheirneighbors.Theideawastotestthepowerofword-of-mouthmarketing.Byfilminga‘rear’familyinunscripted(无剧本的)situations,myteamandIwoulddocumenthowtheMorgensons’circleoffriendsrespondedtobrandsandproductstheMorgensonsboughtintotheirlives.Withthehelpof35videocamerasand25microphoneshiddeninsidethefurniture,theoperationdonesecretlyshowedsomethingshocking.Themostpowerfulhiddenpersuaderofallisn’tinyourTVorontheshelvesofyoursupermarket.It’safarmoreimportantinfluencethat’saroundyoualmosteverywakingmoment:yourveryownfriendsandneighbors.Thereisnothingquitesopersuasiveasobservingsomeonewerespectoradmireusingabrandorproduct.OuranalysisalsofoundthatthebrandstheMorgensonsusedwentfaster.AboutonethirdoftheMorgensons’friendsbeganpromotingthesesamebrandstotheirfriends.WealsofoundthatthebrandstheirfriendsweremostlikelytobuyattheMorgensons’suggestionwerethebiggerandbetter-knownones.Thisprovedmythoughtsthattraditionalmarketingandsecretmarketingworkwelltogether.Themostpersuasiveadvertisingstrategiesarestrengthenedbyword-of-mouthadvertising.WheneverImeetwithcompanymanagers,Itellthemthatthepeoplewhoholdtherealmarketingpoweraremouse-clickingconsumersandtheirwidecirclesofreal-lifefriends.Inotherwords,thepeoplewhoholdtherealpowerareus.1、TheauthorandhisteamwenttotheMorgensonfamilyhometo.A．visittheMorgensonsB．sellproductstothemC．shootaHollywoodmovieD．carryoutmarketingresearch2、Accordingtothetext,peoplearemorelikelytobuyaproductwhen.A．noticinganadvertisementforitonTVB．theproductappearsrepeatedlyinamovieC．seeingtheirfriendsusingthesameproduct.D．someoneispromotingitinthesupermarket.3、Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadthetext?A．Travel.B．Business.C．Lifestyle.D．Entertainment.23．（8分）I’dhavetosaythattheschemestoreducestaffabsenceandincreasepunctuality(准时)havebeenabigsuccess.We’veseenthatstaffattendancelevelshaveincreasedfrom88%to93%,andlevelsofpunctualityhaveincreasedfrom79%to91%,whichisfantastic.Andthenumberofdaysthatstaffhavetakenoffforsicknesshasdroppedfromanaverageofninedaysperyeartojustfive.Therehasalsobeenageneralincreaseinmotivationatwork,andwe’veseenoutputincreasebyatleast16%sincethistimelastyear.So,whathavewebeendoingtoimprovethings?Well,forastart,we’vebeenintroducingaschemesothatemployeesgetbonusesifcompanyproductiontargetsandsalesfiguresaremet.Andifthingscarryonastheyare,allemployeeswillhavereceivedabonusbytheendofnextmonth.We’vealsointroducedasystemwherebyemployeesandmanagementsetpersonaltargets.Then,theindividualemployeereceivesabonusifthesetargetsaremet.Andtohelpwithpunctuality,we’veinstalledanewsystemthatrecordsexactlywhattimepeoplearegettinginandleavingtheoffice.Thishashelpedimprovepunctualityratessubstantially.Anotherinitiativehasbeentheinstallationofagamesroomforemployeestouseduringmid-morningandlunchbreaks.We’vefoundthatit’sagreatwaytomotivatestaff,givingthemtimetorelax.Aspartofthis,we’veboughtapingpongtable,abasketballhoopandadartsboard.Andbynextweek,thetwotable-footballtablesthatweorderedlastmonthwillhavearrived.Sinceopeningthegamesroom,staffhavebeenusingitconstantly,especiallythebedsthatweboughttoallowstafftohaveashortnapduringtheday.Alongsimilarlines,we’vealsoorganizedanumberofteambuildingexcursions.1、WhydoestheauthorlistsomefiguresinParagraphOne?A．ToprovetheplansworkwellB．ToshowemployeestobemorepunctualC．TopresenttheproductiongrowsobviouslyD．Toprovetheincreaseofworkers’attendance2、Whathavetheydonetohelpwithpunctuality?A．They’vesetpersonaltargetsB．They’veweakeneddemandsonemployeesC．They’veintroducedaschemetogiveemployeesbonusesD．They’verecordedworkers’comingandleavingbyanewsystem3、Whathasbeenmostpopularinthegamesroom?A．ApingpongtableB．AdartsboardC．AbasketballhoopD．Anapbed4、Asreaders,whomaybenefitmostfromthisarticle?A．StudentsB．ManagersC．TeachersD．Farmers24．（8分）CompanyNamesThatHaveSecretMeaningsCo-founderLarryPagewasatabrainstormingsessionatStanfordforanewmassivedataindexingwebsite.Someonesuggested“googolplex”—oneofthelargestdescribableNUMBERS.Pageshorteneditto“googol.”Whenhelatercheckedfortheavailabilityofthedomainname,hemadeamistakeandtypedin“google”instead.Buthelikedthenameandregistereditforhimselfandco-founderSergeyBrin.ThisluxurycarmakercombinedelementsfromtheFordandOldsmobilecompanieswhenitwasstartedin1902andlaterbecameknownforitsinnovationandhighquality.ThecompanywasnamedfortheFrenchexplorerAntoineLaumetdelaMotheCadillac,whofoundedthecityofDetroitin1701.Companyco-founderGordonBowkerhassaidthatwhilebrainstormingnames,someonebroughtoutamapthatfeaturedtheoldminingtownofStarbo.ThatmayhaveledhimtothinkofStarbuck,thefirstmateinHermanMelville’sfamousnovel,MobyDick.Notonlythecompanynamebutalsotheoriginofitslogohasarousedgreatcuriosity.TheinventorofRolex,HansWilsdorf,waslookingtomakeanelegant,yetprecise,wristwatch.Hewantedanamethatwaseasytosay,workedindifferentlanguages,andlookedgoodonthewatches.HesettledonRolexin1908.367、Whichcompanynamehasacloserelationshipwithliterature?A．Google. B．Cadillac.C．Starbucks. D．Rolex.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A．Googlewasadoptedbecause“googol”wasnotavailablethen.B．Cadillacwasnamedafterthefoundingfatherofthecompany.C．Starbuckswasusedduetotheco-founder’sloveforhistown.D．HansWilsdorfintendedRolextobeuniversallyaccepted.25．（10分）Scope:Recentlyyourschoolboardproposedmovingtheschoolstarttimefrom7:50a.m.to7:20a.m.Whatwasyourreactiontothis?JillyDosSantos:IwasgettingonlyfourtosixhoursofsleepanightandIwaslateforschoolalot.Withthenewstarttime,I’dhavetowakeupevenearlier.Afterweheardabouttheproposal,ateacherssaidtomyclass,“Ifyoudon’tlikeit,whydon’tyoudosomethingaboutit?”Scope:Whatdidyoudo?Jilly:Iorganizedagroupofstudentstospeaktotheschoolboard.Scope:Whatdidyoudotoprepareforthemeeting?Jilly:Iwantedtofocusourpresentationonwhyhavinganearlierstarttimewasunhealthy.Thereisscientificresearchaboutteensandsleep.Ilearnedthatduringyourteenyears,becauseofachangeinhormones(激素),yourbodybeginstochange.Youstarttowanttogotobedlater.Schoolstartsthesametimeitalwayshas,sogettingenoughsleepbecomesdifficult.Irealizedtherewasn’tsomethingwrongwithmytimemanagementorme;thewayIwasfeelinghadaphysicalandbiologicalbasis.Scope:Howdiditgo?Jilly:About30studentscametosupportme,andtheboardlikedthatIdidn’tgetemotionalandjustprovidedtheevidence.Twomonthslater,an8:55a.m.starttimebecameofficial.Theboarddecidedtomakethestarttimelaterinsteadofearlier.Scope:Whathaschangedsincethelaterstarttime?Jilly:Idon’tneedtostayupanextrahourortwoatnight,becauseIcangetworkdoneinthemorning.I’vealsobeenlatealotless.Andthisyear,therearemoremorningclubsandmorepeoplegoingtothem.1、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TalkingWiththeSchoolBoard?CheerUp!B．AnInterviewonaProposalC．ADialoguebetweenScopeandJillyD．MovingtheStartTimeEarlier?SayNo!2、Jilly’steacherseemedtoencouragethestudents________A．totalkwiththeschoolboardB．togettheirworkdoneintimeC．tovoicetheiropinionsbravelyD．totakeactiontosupporttheproposal3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．JillybodyclockB．ThescientificresearchC．ThemeetingJillyorganizedD．Jilly’ssecretfortimemanagement4、HowdidJillysucceedinpersuadingtheschoolboard?A．ByshowingscientificevidenceB．ByputtingforwardanewproposalC．Bytellingdifferentstudents’storiesD．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience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）IrememberthefirsttimeIgotonahorse.WhenIwasalittleboyagedtwo,mymomagreedtoletmetakeashort1andthatwasit!Fromthenon,Imademyparentsalmost2constantlybeggingforahorse.WhenIwasfour,IwasstruckbythediseaseMutism,inwhichchildren3speakingincertainsocialsituations.Iwentdays,weeks,monthswithouta(n)4atschool.Atmost,Imight5haveawordwithafriend.I6silentlythroughschooluntilIwastenwhenapsychologisthadanidea.HeaskedmewhatI7morethananythingelseintheworld.Consideringmyhesitation,thepsychologist8metowhispertheanswerinmymother'sear,"Ahorse."Iwastogetalittlehorse,butIhadalistofweeklytasksIhadto9.Ihadtoanswerthephonefivetimesperweek,somethingIhad10donebefore.Ihadtosayonewordtomyteacheratschoolandthelistwasnot11.Idideverythingthatwasaskedofmeandthedayfinally12.Igotmyowndreaminghorse.HisnamewasSequoia,whomIfellinlovewith13.WhenIwasinSequoia's14,Iforgotallaboutmyproblemsandfeltstrongand15.IhavegraduallygotridofMutismandnowIamafully16memberofsociety.Withmyhorses,I17throughamaster'sdegree.18Imightnothavegotit.IfeelI19mylifetothehorsesandItrytogiveitbacktothemeveryday.Theyhavegivenmethebest20Icouldeverimagine,mylife.1、A．rideB．flyC．walkD．running2、A．anxiousB．worriedC．crazyD．sorrowful3、A．beginB．stopC．imagineD．enjoy4、A．signB．smileC．actionD．sound5、A．willinglyB．completelyC．quietlyD．loudly6、A．toleratedB．sufferedC．putD．pulled7、A．wantedB．hatedC．knewD．grasped8、A．trickedB．pushedC．forbadeD．encouraged9、A．quitB．accomplishC．readD．enjoy10、A．evenB．everC．alreadyD．never11、A．meaningfulB．importantC．completeD．satisfying12、A．cameB．passedC．wentbyD．caughton13、A．regularlyB．silentlyC．graduallyD．immediately14、A．presenceB．mindC．positionD．control15、A．confusedB．surprisedC．secureD．convenient16、A．isolatedB．participatingC．expectingD．abandoned17、A．madeitB．putinC．likeitD．takeit18、A．ThenB．ThusC．BesidesD．Otherwise19、A．subscribeB．submitC．oweD．contribute20、A．lessonB．giftC．messageD．advice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）Chinahasdevelopedauniquefestivalfoodculturethroughouttheyears.EatingdumplingsisacommonfolkcustomformanyChineseonthedayofwintersolstice(冬至),especiallythose1．liveinthenorth.Whenmidwintercomes,vitalmovementbeginstodeclineandcalmdown.Inthisperiod,2．eateninarightamount,somenutssuchaspeanuts,walnuts,andchestnutsaregoodforone'sbody.PeopleinSuzhou,JiangsuProvince,3．(be)accustomedtoeatingwontonsinmidwinter.PeopleinSuzhou,JiangsuProvince,areaccustomedtoeatingwontonsinmidwinter.Accordingtoanoldstory,duringthemidwinterfeast2,500yearsago,theKingofWu4．(feed)upwithallkindsofcostlyfoodsandwantedtotry5．(variety)things.Then,thebeautyXishimadewontonstohonorthekingswish.Heatealotandlikedthefoodverymuch.Later,thepeopleofSuzhouhadwontonstocelebratethefestival6．(official).InplacessuchasShanghai,peopleeattangyuan,akindofsmalldumplingball7．(produce)withstickyriceflour(粉).InYinchuan,Ningxia,peoplecallmidwinterthe"GhostFestival".Onthatday,itiscustomaryforpeopletheretoeatmuttonsoupandthedumplingsinit.Theygivethemidwintersoupastrangenameandcallit"brain",whichtheyusuallysharewiththeir8．(relative)PeopleinTaiwankeepthecustomofprovidingnine-layercakes9．theirancestors.Peoplefromthesamefamilygatherattheirancestraltemplestoadoretheirancestorsinorderoftheirages.After10．(hold)thesacrificialceremony,thereisalwaysagranddinner.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。每处错误仅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。WhenIwassixyearsold,Iwasainnocentandlovelygirl、Oneday,myfatheraskedme,“Howcanfishonlyliveinwater?”Ithoughtaboutitwithcautionsandthenreplied,“That’sbecausethereissomecatsonthebank、”Myfathersaid,“Althoughyouranswersoundsalittleridiculous,butIthinkyouaresmart、”Iwashappytohearthemthen、Maybeitseemedanamusedanswerthen、Butnow,Ithinkitisbenefittome、AndnowIamsmart、IdaresaidIcouldhaveahappychildhoodjustowingmyparents’loveforme、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你校交换生Peter打算加入你所在的汉服社团（HanfuClub），请你给他回一封电子邮件。要点如下：1.欢迎他的加入；2.介绍社团一些活动。注意：1.词数：100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结束语已为你写好。DearPeter,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I’mlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Sincerely,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、B4、C5、D6、A7、B8、D9、C10、D11、B12、B13、C14、C15、B16、B17、B18、B19、B20、A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、C2、D3、C4、B22、testthepower…woulddocumenthowtheMorgensons’circleoffriendsrespondedtobrandsandproductstheMorgensonsboughtintotheirlives.☞D选项.carryoutmarketingresearch☞关键词documenthowtheMorgensons’circleoffriendsrespondedto和marketingresearch。1、C细节理解题。根据第三段最后“Themostpowerfulhiddenpersuaderofallisn’t…It’safarmoreimportantinfluencethat’saroundyoualmosteverywakingmoment:yourveryownfriendsandneighbors.Thereisnothingquitesopersuasiveasobservingsomeonewerespectoradmireusingabrandorproduct.”分析发现最有说服力的营销策略是在周围的影响：那些你敬重的人或你钦佩的人在用某一个品牌或产品。分析C项（看到他们的朋友使用相同的产品可能会买一种产品。）可知故选C。2、B推理判断题。根据本文的内容主要是关于一个市场营销手段的测试，可知是关于产品的，与生意有关，故应该是在商业版面的，故选B。23、1、A2、D3、D4、B24、367、C1、D25、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesled