广东省吴川一中2024届高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷含解析

广东省吴川一中2024届高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷请考生注意：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．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should2．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse3．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever4．Iwascaughtinatrafficjamforoveranhour,otherwise,I________youwaitingforsuchalongtime.A．hadnotkept B．willnotkeepC．wouldnothavekept D．havenotkept5．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof6．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why7．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—Shewondered_______wecouldcompletetheexperiment.A．whenwasit B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat8．________onlinepaymentissafe,peoplewillbemorelikelytolinktheirbankcardstoWeChat.A．EventhoughB．AsthoughC．EversinceD．Aslongas9．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．arrangesB．mindsC．assesses10．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that11．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound12．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom13．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible14．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown15．________terrible,themedicinewasthrownawaybythechild.A．Tasted B．TastingC．Totaste D．Beingtasted16．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where17．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general18．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how19．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．answerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor20．Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshmanyears________Iwasn'tapartof．A．whom B．when C．that D．what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）“Sorryseemstobethehardestword”—thatisoneofEltonJohnsmostpopularsongs.Butnoteverypublicfigureseemstofinditsotoughtosaythatpowerfulfive-letterword.Inrecentdayspublicfigures,frompoliticianstostars,haveallpubliclyexpressedremorse.Butwithsomuchremorse,howcanwetellaforcedapologyfromaheartfeltexpressionofremorse?Specifically,sayingsorryshouldbearealizationthatsomethingyouhavesaidordonehashurtsomeoneandyouwanttomakeamends.“Peoplewantstheresponsetobepersonaltothem.Theywanttofeelthatthey’rebeinglistenedtoandtakenseriously,”saysMartinStone.Firstly,itisimportanttoshowthatyouunderstand.Itisvitalthatanygrouporapersonmakinganapologyunderstandsthefocus—isitsorryforthewayit’sactedorisitsorrythatthecomplainantfeelsthewaytheydo?Watchoutforthespeedofresponse.Thequickertheapologycomes,thebetteritindicatesthatthepersonmakingithasfeltanimmediatesenseofguilt.Ifsincere,thepersonmakingtheapologywillbelookingforclues(线索)toseeifheorsheisbeingunderstood,suchaseyecontactandfacialexpressions.Performedapologiesalwayshaveasenseofbeing“actedout”,andareoftenaccompaniedbytoomanyunnaturalgestures.Forasincereapology,itisalsoimportanttoavoidpromisesthatcan’tbekept.Don’tsaythatyou’llmakesurethatthiswillnothappenagainifyourenotconfidentthatitwont.Itcouldcomebacktobiteyou.Anddorememberthattheuseof“but”canhugelychangethetone(语气)ofanapology.AsStonepointsout,“I’msorrybut...”soundslikeyouaremakingexcusesandaren’tactuallytakinganyformofresponsibility.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remorse”probablymean?A．Feelings. B．Appereciation. C．Regret. D．Sympathy.2、Whichofthefollowingindicatesit’saperformedapology?A．Swearingitwillnothappenagain. B．Avoidingeyecontactwiththelistener.C．Showingyouunderstandhis/herfeelings. D．Payingattentiontothelistener’sreaction.3、Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?A．Theattitude. B．Thetoneofvoice.C．Thebodylanguage. D．Thechoiceoflanguage.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toexplainwhatagoodapologyis.B．Todiscusshowtogiveaformalapology.C．Toshowwhyweshouldapologizeinlife.D．Toteachushowtotellifanapologyissincere.22．（8分）EventsatBrown12:00PM—1:00PM,March1,2017"Ihadnoideal"—ExportControlBrownBag(4-partseries)HoraceMannHouse,Room103,47-49GeorgeStreetBrown'sOfficeofResearchIntegrity(ORI)ishostinga4-partBrownBagserieson“ExportControlsattheUniversity”.ExportControlsarefederalgovernmentlawsandregulations.TheserieswillexplorewhenresearchactivitiesfallunderExportControllaws,why“fundamentalresearch”issoimportant,andwhytravelingtosanctioned（被制裁的）orembargoed（被禁运的）countries,suchasIranorCuba,stillpresentsalotofchallenges.Thefirstsession,“Ihadnoidea!”,willexplorewhyexportcontrolscannotbeignoredatauniversitycampus.ThesessionsareopentotheentireBrowncommunity.Bookinginadvanceisrequired:juliane_blyth@4:00PM—5:00PM,March1,2017JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkJohnCarterBrownLibrary,ReadingRoom,94GeorgeStreetInformalweeklyafternoonpresentationintheMacMillanReadingRoomattheJohnCarterBrownLibrary(JCB).FellowsinResidencewillgiveatalkontheircurrentresearchproject.Q&Asessionfollows,alongwithadisplayofrelevantitemsfromourcollection.Allareinvitedtoattendthisfree,weeklyevent.6:30PM—7:30PM,March1,2017BrowAmateurRadioClubMeetingSaylesHall.Room305,79-81WatermanStreetTheweeklymeetingoftheBrownAmateurRadioClub.Allarewelcometoattendandlearnmoreaboutradioandjointheclub—nolicenserequired!8:00PM-9:00PM,March1,2017AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGatheringPembrokeFieldHouse,449-451BrookStreetJoinyourfellowBrownUniversityathletestolearnmoreaboutfaith,sport,andlife.Throughguestspeakers,teambuildingactivities,andsmallgroupdiscussions,weexploretheintersection（交集）ofthespiritualandthephysicalinordertomaximizeourpotential.WemeeteveryThursday8-9pminPembrokeFieldHouse.Therearenewathletesthatattendeveryweek,andmostlikelyyou'llknowanumberofthemalreadysincetherearemanydifferentteamsrepresented.Hopetoseeyouthere!1、Whicheventcanbebeneficialtothosewhodointernationalresearch?A．“Ihadnoidea!”—ExportControlBrownBagB．JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkC．BrownAmateurRadioClubMeetingD．AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering2、WhatwillthosewhoattendtheJCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkdo?A．MeetatSaylesHall.B．Chargeentrancefees.C．Sharetheirresearch.D．Collectrelevantitems.3、WhatcanyoudointheAthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering?A．Playbasketballwithnewathletes.B．Discussyourpotential.C．Playgamestodevelopteamwork.D．Watchnewathletesplaygames.4、Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindthetext?A．Inatravelguidance.B．Onauniversitywebsite.C．Inanacademicmagazine.D．Inalocalnewspaper.23．（8分）AcardealershipinmyhometownofAlbuquerquewassellingsixtoeightnewcarsaday.Iwasalsotoldthat72percentofthisdealership’sfirst-timevisitorsreturnedforasecondvisit.Iwascurious.Howdoesacardealershipget72percentofitsfirst-timevisitorstoreturn?Andhowcantheysellsixtoeightcarsadayinadecliningcarmarket?WhenIwalkedintoSaturnofAlbuquerquethatFriday,thestafftheredidn’tknowmefromAdam;yettheysharedwithmetheirpricingpolicy,theprofitmarginoneverymodel,andstaffincome.TheyevenopenedtheirtrainingmanualsformyreviewandinvitedmebackonSaturdayifIwantedmoreinformation.OnSunday,thedayaftermysecondvisittotheSaturnstore,mywife,Jane,andIwerewalkingaswefrequentlydo.OnthisparticularJunemorning,Janegentlyslippedherhandinmineandsaidtenderly,＂Idon’tknowifyouremember,buttoday’smyfifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.＂Iwassurprised,partiallybecauseIwasembarrassedthatIhadforgottenand,partiallybecause....Well,Ididn’tknowwhattodowithJane’sinformation.Thenextday,Monday,Janewentofftoworkteachingschool.Stillnotknowingwhattodotomarkthisspecialoccasion,IdidthemostimpetuousthingI’veeverdoneinmylife:IboughtanewSaturn.Ididn’tpickthecolororthemodel,butIpaidcashandtoldthemI’dbringJaneinonWednesdayat4:30.ItoldthemwhyIwasbuyingthecar.OnTuesday,itdawnedonmethatJanealwayswantedawhitecar.IcalledthesalesconsultantatSaturn,andIaskedhimifhehadanythingwhiteinthestore.Hesaidhehadoneleftbuthecouldn’tguaranteeit’dstillbeavailableonWednesdayat4:30becausetheyweresellingsofast.IsaidI’dtakemychancesandaskedhimtoputitintheshowroom.Wednesdaycame.Unexpectedly,someoneinourfamilywasadmittedtothehospital.So,itwasn’tuntil9:30SaturdaymorningwhenwefinallymadeourwaytotheSaturnstore.JanehadneverbeeninaSaturnstore.Whenwewentthroughthefrontdoor,theLordtookcontrolofherfeetandhermouth.ShesawthatlittlewhiteSaturncoupeallthewayacrosstheshowroomfloor.Shequicklypassedamulti-coloredseaofautomobiles,satinthelittlewhiteSaturnandsaid,＂Oh,whataprettylittlecar.CanIhaveanewcar?＂Isaid,＂No.Notuntiloursongraduatesfromcollege.＂Shesaid,＂I’msickandtiredofdrivingthatoldDodge,Iwantanewcar.＂Isaid,＂Ipromise,justthreemoresemestersandhe’llbeout.＂Next,Janewalkedaroundtothefrontofthecar.Asshelookeditover,sheletoutthemostblood-curdling,shrillscreamI’deverheardin29yearsofmarriage.Now,beforeItellyouwhyJanescreamed,letmetellyouwhatthesalesconsultanthaddone.Hehadorderedalarge,professionallyengravedsign(whitelettersonblue).ThesignstoodaloneonthehoodofthelittlewhiteSaturncoupe.Itsaid＂Congratulations,Jane.Thiscarisyours.Fiveyearscancer-free.Let’scelebratelife.FromTeamSaturn＂EveryemployeeatSaturnofAlbuquerquehadsignedthebackofthatsign.Janesawit,screamed,collapsedinmyarmsandcriedloudly.Ididn’tknowwhattodo.Iwasintears.Itookoutmyinvoice(发票)fromthepreviousMonday,pointingtothewhitecoupe,said,＂No,honey,thiscarisn’tyours.Iboughtyouthisone.＂Itappedtheinvoicewithmyindexfinger.Janesaid,＂No,Iwantthisonerighthere.＂Whilethisconversationwasgoingon,therewasnooneinthestore.Thesalesconsultanthadarrangeditsothatwecouldsharethemomentalone.Evenso,it’simpossibletohavealotofprivacywhensomanypeoplearestandingoutsidetheshowroomwindowslookingin.WhenJanescreamedandcollapsedinmyarms,Isaweverybodyoutsideapplaudandbegintocry.1、WhydidthewritervisittheSaturnofAlbuquerquethatFriday?A．Hewantedtocollectsomerawmaterialsforhisstory.B．Hewasaskedtowriteareportaboutthatcarstore.C．Hewastoldthecarstorewaslaunchingapricereductionactivity.D．Hesimplywantedtoseewhythecarstoreenjoyedsomuchpopularity.2、WhydidthewriterbuyanewSaturn?A．Becausehiscarwassooldthathedidn’twanttodriveitanylonger.B．BecauseJanewantedanewcarforherfifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.C．Becausehewantedtomarkhiswife’sfifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.D．Becausehethoughtthecarcouldbehelpfultohiswife’srecoveryfromcancer.3、Whendidthewriterdecideuponthewhitecar?A．OnthenextTuesday.B．OnthefirstFriday.C．OnthesecondWednesday.D．OnthefirstSaturday.4、HowdidJanefeelwhenshesawthesignonthecar?A．Surprisedandthrilled.B．Angrybutsatisfied.C．Shockedandfrightened.D．Skepticalbutoverjoyed.5、Whichofthefollowingbelongstothemostwonderfulpartofthisstory?A．PayingcashforanewSaturn.B．Pickingupthenewcarinthestore.C．Thecouple’sconversationonthestreet.D．Thewriter’sfirstvisittothecarstore.6、Thepurposeofthewriterwritingthisstoryis________.A．tointroduceanewtypeofcarB．totellreadersofhislovelywifeC．tosinghighpraiseforacarstoreD．toshowhisdeeploveforhiswife24．（8分）Whengoingthroughmajorlifechanges,likechangingcareers,IwouldchangethepeoplewithwhomIspentthemosttime.We’veallgonethroughperiodswhenthepeopleinourliveshavechanged—graduation,movingtoanewcity,gettinganewjob,joininganewclub,etc.Idon’tthinkIneedtoconvinceyoujusthowmuchinfluenceotherpeoplecanhaveoveryouridentity.Ifyou’veeverexperiencedamajorswitchinyourpeopleenvironment,thenyouknowthatyouchangeaswell.Mostpeopledon’tmakethesechoicesconsciouslythough.Youmightconsciouslydecidetospendmoretimewithacertainfriend,oryoumayasksomeoneoutonadatetobeginanewrelationship.Butfewpeoplechoosetheirexistingfriendshipsdeliberately.There’sno“gettingridofpeople”.Peoplearealwaysdroppingintoandoutofeachother’slives.Associationsgrowintofriendships,andfriendshipsfadeintoassociations.Youdon’tgetridofanyone.Thetruthisthatinordertomakeroomfornewpeopleandnewexperiences,youmayneedtoloosenupsomeofyourexistingconnections.Whataboutloyalty?Shouldn’tyoualwaysbeloyaltoyourfriends?Onceyouhaveaclosefriend,eveniftheirinfluenceonyouisslightlyharmful,shouldn’tyoustickbythem?Loyaltytoafriendsometimesmeanshavingtoletgo.Itmeansbeingloyaltotheirhighestandbestaswell.Ifsomeoneisdestroyinghishealthbysmoking,forexample,youaren’tshowingloyaltybysmokingrightalongwithhim.Trueloyallysometimesrequiresthatyoubreakdamagingconnections,getyourselfbackonsolidground,andthendecidewhatyoucanreallydotohelpyourfriend.Itcantakealotofcouragetotellsomeone,“I’msorry,butIcan’thaveyouinmylifeanymore."Buteventhoughthismightseemlikeaselfishactattimes,it’softenthebestthingfortheotherpersontoo.Ifarelationshipisholdingyoubackinsomeway,understandthatitisalsohurtingtheotherperson.Forexample,ifyouworkforaviolentboss,youracceptanceofthatsituationisconsideredtobesilentapproval,encouragingyourbosstocontinuetobehaveviolently.1、Whenexperiencingmajorlifechanges,peoplemay________.A．joinanewsocialcommunityB．influencetheirfriendsaroundC．choosetheirfriendshipspurposelyD．havetheirpeopleenvironmentchanged2、WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3inthepassage?A．Everyonehasatleastonefriend.B．Friendshipstillexiststhoughthere’slessconnection.C．Itisunnecessarytomakenewfriends.D．Yououghttotreatyouroldandnewfriendequally.3、Whatistheauthor’sopinionontheloyaltytofriends?A．Neverbetrayyourclosefriendswhateverhappens.B．Correcttheirmistakeswhileyouguardtheirgoodness.C．Stickbyyourfriendseventhoughtheydoharmloyou.D．Breakupwithyourfriendsimmediatelyiftheysmoke.4、Howshouldwebehavewhenemployedbyaviolentboss?A．Weshouldacceptwhatwearetoldtodo.B．Weshouldstaysilentandbeinfavorofit.C．Weshouldbravelydisobeyhimifheiswrong.D．Weshouldgiveourbosscouragetocontinue.25．（10分）Lifehasn’talwaysbeeneasyforSareanaKimia,16.Herparentssplitupwhenshewasyoung,andshehasn’tseenherdadsinceshewasl0.InJune2014,sheandhermom,ShefaliGupta,foundoutthattheywouldsoonbeevicted(逐出)fromtheirhome.Sareanaknewthathermomhadmoneyproblems.Evenbeforetheeviction,Guptahadbecomeverysad.Becauseshedidn’thavehealthinsurance,Guptacouldn’tgetadoctor’shelpforheremotionalproblems.Sareanatookchargeofthingsathome.Forexample,sheoftencookedherfamily’smeals.Whensheandhermomwereabouttolosetheirhome,itwasSareanawhoarrangedaplaceforthemtostay.Foryears,Sareanahadbeenanactivevolunteerwithseveralorganizations.Sheevenstartedherowngroup,YouthforNationalChange.Itworkstosupporttherightsofyoungpeople.Sareanacalledafewadultsshehadworkedwith.Afterfindingoutabouthersituation,onecoupleopenedtheirdoorsrightaway.ButbyAugust2014,thecouplenolongerhadroomforSareanaandhermom.Thetwoendeduplivingintheircar.Theydidn’twanttogotoahomelessshelteroutoffearthattheycouldbesplitup.Throughitall,Sareanakeptworkingonprojectsandstudying.“AtnopointdidIletwhatwasgoingonchangemydailyroutine,”shesays.Sareanaishomeschooledonlineandgoestoclassesatanearbycollege.Lastfall,schoolbillsbeganpilingup.Shehadnowaytopaythem.Afriendsuggestedthatshetryraisingfundsonline.AfteranewspaperrananarticleaboutSareana,donationspouredin-nearly$30,000!Shepaidforschoolandhadenoughmoneylefttorentasmallapartment.SheandhermommovedintoitinJanuary2015.1、WhathappenedtoSareanain2014?A．Shelostherfather.B．Shebecamehomeless.C．Hermomabandonedher.D．Herhousewasdestroyed.2、Sareanastartedanorganizationto.A．teachpeopletocookB．supportpoorpeopleC．earnmoneyD．helpyouth3、Sareanafinallyfoundherownapartment.A．byraisingmoneyB．bydoingpart—timejobsC．withthehelpofherfriendsD．withthehelpofhercolleg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）InfrontofthebigShibuyatrainstationinTokyo,thereisalife-sizebronze(青铜)statueofadog.Eventhoughthestatueisverysmallwhencomparedtothehugeneon(霓虹灯)signsflashing,itisn’t1tofind.Ithasbeenusedas2since1934andtodayyouwillfindhundredsofpeoplewaitingtherefortheirfriendsto3—justlookforthecrowds（人群）.Hachiko,anAkitadog,wasbornin1923andbroughttoTokyoin1924.Hisowner,ProfessorEisaburoUyenoandhewereclosefriendsthatcannotbe4rightfromthestart.EachdayHachikowouldgowithhisowner,aprofessorattheImperialUniversity,toShibuyatrainstationwhenheleftforwork.Whenhecameback,theprofessorwouldalwaysfindthedog5waitingforhim.6,theprofessordiedsuddenlyatworkin1925beforehecouldreturnhome.7Hachikowasstillayoungdog,thebondbetweenhimandhisownerwasverystrongandhe8towaitatthestationeveryday.Sometimes,hewouldstaytherefordaysatatime,thoughsomebelievethathekeptreturningbecauseofthefoodhewasgivenbystreetvendors.Overtimehebecamea9sighttopeoplegoingtoandfromworkeveryday.In1934,astatueofhimwasput10thestation.In1935,Hachikodiedattheplacehelastsawhisfriendalive.1、A．difficult B．important C．pleasant D．polite2、A．aparkingplace B．atrainingcenterC．astartingline D．ameetingpoint3、A．leave B．arrive C．die D．work4、A．touched B．separated C．reached D．moved5、A．nervously B．disappointedly C．patiently D．carefully6、A．Sadly B．Clearly C．Luckily D．Honestly7、A．Because B．Since C．Although D．Unless8、A．decided B．agreed C．offered D．continued9、A．familiar B．strange C．comfortable D．funny10、A．inside B．outside C．behind D．above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）Watermakesupabigmajorityofyourbodyweightbecauseeverysinglecell，tissueandorganneedsit1．(function)．It’ssoimportant10．youneedtogetacertainamounteachday．P1ainwatershouldbe7．(you)primarysourceoffluideventhoughjuice，soda，coffeeandotherdrinkscancounttowardsyourwaterintake．However，theseotherdrinksincreaseyour4．(consume)ofsugar，caloriesandcaffeineinthecaseofsoda，coffeeandtea．Thiscanmakeyouurinate(小便)moreandwindupdehydrating(脱水)youas5．result．Waterrecommendationsare6．(difference)formenandwomen．Menshouldaimfor7．7liters，orabout1105ounces，whichisalittlemorethan8．5cupsofwatereachday．It9．(recommend)thatwomenhave10．7litersdaily，whichisroughly91ouncesofwaterandalittlelessthan11．5cups．Ifyouarepregnant，thisminimumrequirement967．(go)upto7liters，whichisapproximately101ouncesorabit13．(much)than110．5cups．Itincreasesagainifyou’rebreast-feeding．Inthiscase，bumpupyourdailyfluidintaketo7．8liters，whichisequal15．about1710ounces．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。DearAndrew,I'dliketoinviteyoutothecomingChristmasparty,whatwilltakeplaceonthesecondfloorofthedininghallasexpect、ItisthecelebrationfortheChristmasEve、Youarewelcometomaketheshortspeech、Afterth