贵州省黔西南州兴仁市凤凰中学2024届高考冲刺模拟英语试题含解析

贵州省黔西南州兴仁市凤凰中学2024届高考冲刺模拟英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those2．Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．A．appealto B．objectto C．referto D．turnto3．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when4．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto5．Theargumentremainsextremelyheateditisnecessarytofrequentlyupdateteachingmaterial.A．that B．which C．if D．whether6．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins7．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash8．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong9．.JennywassadoverthelossofthephotossheshotinCanada,_________thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．if B．when C．as D．where10．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though11．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．atC．withD．to12．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what13．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are14．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides15．ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant16．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition17．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure18．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless19．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout20．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．am B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe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）Flightsoftenmeanriskysecurity,longlayoversandunexpecteddelays,whichcansometimesmakeforunpleasanttravelexperiences.Still,yourairportjourneydoesn’talwayshavetobeterrible.Herearesomecoolairportsthatwillmakeyouforgetaboutallyourtravelbaggage:HamadInternationalAirport,QatarThis$16-billionairportscreamsluxury.Itfeaturesa25-metre-longswimmingpool.Theairportisalsoequippedwithquietrooms,idealforpassengersseekingapre-flightsnooze.Thereisagiantdinosaurrobotanda23-foot-tallUrsFischersculptureofayellowteddybear.ChangiAirport,SingaporeIfyoudidn’tgetenoughshoppingdoneduringyourtrip,thenChangiAirportistheperfectplaceforyou.Thereareover300retailstoresavailableandtwomoviestheatres—freeofcharge—foryoutotakeadvantageof.There’salsoafascinatingbutterflygarden.Here,youcanfindarainforest-themedgardenwithabout1,000butterfliessurroundedbyfloweringplantsandasix-metregrottowaterfall.HongKongInternationalAirport,HongKongHaveyoueverwonderedwhatit’sliketoflyaplane?Ifyouhave,thenheadovertotheAviationDiscoveryCentreandhopontheplanecabinsimulator.Thisrideallowspassengerstoseewhatit’sliketoactuallyflyaplane.Prettycoolifyou’reabouttoboardarealflightinacoupleofhours.Thisairportisalsohometoan1MAXtheatreandanindoor,multimediagolfcourse.HelsinkiAirport,FinlandIfyouhaveanappreciationforart,thenyou’llloveyourlayoverinHelsinki.It’stheMoMaofairports,completewitha24-hourartgalleryandaviationmuseum.Therearepaintingsandartinstallationsalloverthebuilding.Passengerscanalsorelaxbetweenflightsinasleepingpod,anergonomicseat/bedcompletewithapull-upcovertokeepoutlightandnoise,storageyou’reyourcarry-onundertheseat,andapoweroutletforyourphoneorlaptop.1、（小题1）AtChangiAirport,Singapore,passengershaveachanceto________.A．watchamoviewithbutterfliesaroundthemB．makepurchasesfreeofchargeintheretailstoresC．enjoythebeautyorawaterfallD．takephotoswithayellowteddybear2、（小题2）lfyouwouldliketoflyaplane,whichairportdoyoulikemost?A．HamadInternationalAirport,Qatar.B．ChangiAirport,Singapore.C．HongKongInternationalAirport,HongKong.D．HelsinkiAirport,Finland.3、（小题3）Accordingtothepassage,what’sthesimilaritybetweenHamadInternationalAirportandHelsinkiAirport?A．Theirquietspaceforrest.B．Theirluxuriousdecorationstyle.C．Theirrichartisticatmosphere.D．Theirhigh-techequipment.22．（8分）AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A．Wewillfeelbloodpressureincreasedimmediatelyaftercrossinglegs.B．It’seasyforustokeepcorrectpostureallday.C．Thepelvicbonecancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.D．Yourlegswillgetpainwithlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftime.2、Crossingyourlegsmaycausesomehealthproblemsexcept___________.A．Causingthepainofneckandback.B．Increasingthebloodpressure.C．Leadingtothepainoffeetandlegs.D．Resultinginthedisabilityofarms.3、Whatissuggestedaccordingtothetext?A．Donotoftencrossyourlegswhilesitting.B．Crossyourlegsformorethan15minuteseveryday.C．Getupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryotherhour.D．Crossyourlegstoloweryourbloodpressure.23．（8分）IntheshorttimeSteveandZachhadbeeninsidetheirtentpackingtheirtools,wind-blownflamehadskippedfromthetopofonetreetoanother.Thelongdrysummerhadturnedtheforestintoatinderbox.“Let’sgo!Wecanmakeitbacktotheriverwecrossedtoday!”StevekeptBradyontheleadandtheirheadsdownagainstthefire-wind.ButBradybarkedasharpwarning.Aheadofthemlayathickcurtainofsmokeacrossthetrack.Theywouldnevermakeitthroughthat.Thedogwaspullingathisleadtryingtodrawthemawayfromthesmoke,andyetStevewasuneasy.Itseemedtohimthattheyweremovingawayfromtheriver.Suddenly,Zachcried.“Zach!”Steveshouted.“AreyouOK?Whereareyou?”ThenBradypulledStevedownasharpslope(坡).Atitsbase,Zachwasrubbinghisankle.AsStevehelpedhisfriendtohisfeet,Bradyliftedhisheadandsnuffed(嗅)thesmoke-ladenwind.Nextmoment,thedogboundedawayanddisappeared.Theboysshoutedforhim,buthedidn’tcomeback.Stevecouldn’tblameBradyforpanicking.Hehimselfwantedtoruneventhoughhedidn’thaveacluewhichway.SteveandZachhadn’tgonefarwhentherewasafamiliarbark,andBradycamebounding,stoppeddirectlyinfrontofSteveandhithimwithhishead,pushinghimbacktowardtheslopethey’djustclimbed.ButStevedidn’tgetit.ThenBradygrabbedtheboy’sjeansandstartedpulling.Themessagewasclear,butStevehesitated.OfcourseherememberedBradysavinghisuncle’slifewhenthedogwasmuchyounger.Washestillsharpenoughtogetthemthroughthis?Nearby,apinewentupinawhooshofsmoke.Bradypulledagain,urgently.“OK,bigguy,”Stevegritted(咬紧牙关).Bradyledthembackdowntheslopeandintothetrees.Notfarfromthemfirewastouchingunderbrush.Severaltimesthebigdogstopped.Oftenhechangeddirections.Stevewassotiredthathejustwantedtorest,butBradywouldn’thaveit.Thedogbulliedbothboystogoon.Howlongthey’dwalkedStevehadnoidea.Hewasalmostnumbwhenheheardit—thewonderfulsoundofrushingwater!1、WhathappenedtoSteveandZachatfirst?A．Theygotinjured. B．Theylosttheirdog.C．Theyweretrapped. D．Theybecameseparated.2、Bradyranawayto______.A．seekhelp B．findawayoutC．rescueZach D．escapeforlife3、HowdidStevefeelafterBradypulledhisjeans?A．Uneasy. B．Impatient.C．Numb. D．Uncertain.4、Thepassagebasicallydescribes________.A．anadventure B．anexplorationC．anescapegame D．atrainingprogram24．（8分）Thereareseveralreasonsforhairlossinwomen.However,inmostcases,treatmentisquiteeffective.Femalehairlosspatternsinwomenarenotaseasilyrecognizableastheyareinmen.Awomanmayexperienceittemporarilyduetopregnancy(怀孕)orillness,althoughtheymayexperienceitforotherreasons.Hairlosscanbeduetoavarietyoffactors,includingagenetictendency(whichisnotgeneticallylinkedtojustoneparent—bothparentscontributetothetendencytolosehair).Womenwhoareexperiencinghairproblemsseemtohavemorelimitedchoicesthanmen.TherearesomefemalehairlosstreatmentsthatareavailablesuchastheTricominSystemwhichisatopicaltreatmentthatisnutritionbased.ShenMinforWomenisanothernaturaltreatmentthatcontainsherbs(药草)thataresaidtostimulate(刺激)hairgrowthandevenrestorehairthatisgrayingtoitsnaturalcolor.Themajorityofthepopular,provehairlosstreatmentsareonlyintendedformenandarenotsuitableforwomen.True,awoman’shairissueisdifferentfromaman’s.Thebiologicalmakeupisdifferentandtheneedsaredifferent.Womenhavedifferentneedsandtheirbodiesreactindifferentwaystoenvironmentalchanges,physicalillnessandeventhetreatmentsthatareavailable.Therearemanynaturaltreatmentssuchasvitaminandmineralsupplementsthataresaidtostimulatehairgrowth,but,forthemostpart,theseclaimsarecurrentlyunproven.Oneofthefirstandmostimportantfactorstoeffectivelytreatingistogetadiagnosisfromadoctor.Talktoyourdoctoraboutanysymptoms(症状)thatyoumaybeexperiencinginadditiontothethinninghair.Stress,weightlossorgain,illnessanddepression,allofthesecanbecontributingfactors.1、Itcanbelearnedfromthelstparagraphthat________.A．usuallyhairlossishardtohealB．femalehairlossismorecommonthanthemen’sC．womentendtosufferfromhairlossduringthepregnantperiodD．onlyillnesscontributestohairloss2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsmatchesthetextaboutthetwotreatments?A．Botharetosolvetheproblemofmalehairloss.B．TricominSystemiseffectiveinspeedingthegrowthofthenewhair.C．ShenMinisanupdatedwayoftreatinghairloss.D．Theformerisnutrition-based,whilethelatterismedicine-based.3、Thereasonsforthedifferencesbetweenthefemaleandmalehairlossproblemsdonotinclude________.A．thebiologicalstructureandcompositionofthehairB．thewantsandneedsC．thereactionsandresponsestotheoutsidechangesD．theapproachtotakingexercise4、Thenaturaltreatments________.A．includevitaminandmineralsupplementsB．areappliedtokeepthehairhealthyC．havebeenprovedusefulD．arethemostcommonly-usedways25．（10分）Youknowthesaying"You'reasyoungasyoufeel."Well,theremaybesometrutht,accordingtothat,accordingtoresearchersatHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.EllenLanger,aHarvardpsychologistwhostudieshowthemindinfluencesthebody,andcolleaguesreviewedthescientificliteratureforevidencethataperson’sperceptionoftheiragemightinfluencetheirhealth.TheypublishedtheirresultsinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience.InonestudythatLangerled,47womenhadtheirhairdone.Thewomenwhothoughttheirnewhairdosmadethemlookyoungerdidlookyoungertoobjectiveobservers,whowereshownbefore-and-afterpictures.Thewomenwhothoughttheylookedyoungeralsoshowedadropinbloodpressure.Anotherstudyinvolving4,421menfoundthatthisewhobecamebald(秃顶)atarelativelyyoungageweremorelikelytogetcancerandheartdiseasethanmenwhodidnot.Similarly,anotherstudyinvolving2,017menfoundthatthosewholosttheirhairearlyweremorelikelytodevelopheartdisease.“Webelievethatthefeelingsassociatedwithbeingolderthanone’srealageaccountforsomeofthesehealthoutcomes,”theresearcherswrote.Theresearchersalsodescribedstudiesthatfoundthatwomenwhohadchildrenlaterinlifeweremorelikelytobehealthierandlivelongerthanthosewhohadchildrenearly,whichtheyattributedtothefactthatthesemotherstendtospendmoretimewithyoungerwomen.Similarly,peoplewhomarryyoungerpartnerstendtolivelongerthanthosewhomarryolderpartners,accordingtootherstudies.Takentogether,theresearch“supportsthegeneralmind-bodyhypothesis(假说)thatwhenayoungermindisprepared,ayoungerbodycanaccompanyit.”Whilethemechanismremainsunclear,theresearchersfiguredthatsuggestionsassociatedwithagingcan“makeoneunconsciouslyorconsciouslyawareofoldageandsetinmotionaseriesofphysiologicalprocessesthatcanhaverealeffectsonshort-termandlong-termhealth.”1、Theunderlinedword“perception”inParagraph2means.A．viewB．appearanceC．influenceD．creation2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Bloodpressureishighlyrelatedtohairdos.B．Feelingolderthanrealagemaybetiedtohealthproblems.C．Gettingcancerorheartdiseaseisthecauseofhairlosing.D．Thewomenwholovehairdoslookyoungerthanthosedon’t.3、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.A．ayoungermotherismorelikelytolivelongerB．theyoungeroneofacouplelivesmuchlongerC．oftenstayingwithyoungerpeoplecanbenefitpeople’shealthD．peoplewhowanttolivelongerneedtomarryyoung4、Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A．GettingbaldtooearlyisnotgoodtomarryyoungB．WomenhadbettergivebirthlaterintheirlifeC．FeelingyoungertoacoupleisveryimportanttotheirhealthD．People’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth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）IteacheconomicsatUNLVthreetimesperweek.LastMonday,atthebeginningofclass,I1askedmystudentshowtheirweekendhadbeen.Oneyoungmansaidhisweekendhadnotbeensogood.Hehadhiswisdomteeth2.HethenaskedmewhyI3seemedtobesocheerful.Hisquestion4meofsomethingI’dreadsomewherebefore:“Everymorningwhenyougetup,youhaveachoiceaboutwhatyouwantto5lifethatday,”IsaidI6tobecheerful.Icontinuedtoaddressthestudentsintheclass.7teachinghere,IalsoteachoutatthecommunitycollegeinHenderson,17milesdownthefreewayfromwhereIlive.OnedayIdrovetoHenderson,butonthewaymycardied.Itriedtostartitagain,buttheenginewouldn’tturn8.SoIputmyflasherson,grabbedmybooks,and9downtheroadtothecollege.WhenItoldthesecretarythiswasmyluckyday,shewas10.“Yourcarbreaksdownandtodayisyourluckyday?”“Ilive17milesfromhere.”Ireplied.“Mycarcould11downanywherealongthefreeway.Itdidn’t.12,itbrokedownintheperfectplace:offthefreeway,13walkingdistanceofhere.I’mstillabletoteachmyclass,andI’vebeenableto14forthetowtruck(拖车)tomeetmeafterclass.Ifmycarwas15tobreakdowntoday,itcouldn’thavebeenarrangedinamoreconvenientfashion.”Thesecretary’seyesopenedwide,andthenshesmiled.Soendedmystory.16theearlyhour,nostudentseemedtobeasleep.17,mystoryhadtouchedthem.Ormaybeitwasn’tbecauseofthestorybutmycheerfulness18ithadallstarted.JustasanIndianwisemansaid,“Whoyouarespeaksloudertomethan19youcansay.”Isupposeit20beso.1、A．curiouslyB．naturallyC．secretlyD．cheerfully2、A．cleanedB．removedC．pushedD．lost3、A．seldomB．sometimesC．alwaysD．often4、A．remindedB．convincedC．warnedD．accused5、A．dowithB．knowaboutC．dealwithD．thinkof6、A．triedB．wantedC．hopedD．chose7、A．ExceptB．BesidesC．ThroughD．Upon8、A．downB．upC．overD．out9、A．marchedB．wentC．gotD．returned10、A．worriedB．disappointedC．surprisedD．puzzled11、A．havebeenbrokenB．bebrokenC．breakD．havebroken12、A．StillB．InsteadC．AlsoD．Therefore13、A．beyondB．withinC．inD．without14、A．arrangeB．prepareC．applyD．demand15、A．intendedB．leftC．expectedD．meant16、A．BecauseofB．DuringC．ThroughoutD．Despite17、A．SomehowB．AnyhowC．OtherwiseD．Thus18、A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which19、A．everythingB．anythingC．somethingD．nothing20、A．couldB．shouldC．mustD．would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）Myfriendhada

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10．hewillneverforget.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．IsupposeyoumaybeafewunhappybecauseIletyoudownyesterdayafternoon．Iammuchsorryfornotgowithyoutothefootballgame．Ishouldhavemetyouontime，butIhavemyreasons．Yesterdayafternoon，Iwasabouttoleavemymothercalled，tellingmeshewouldcomeforthevisit．Youknow，Ihadn'tbeenseenherforacoupleofmonthandIdidmissher．Imeantocallyoutocanceltheappointment．Andyoudidn'ttakemyphonewithyou．Icouldn'tgetyouthrough．Myapologiesagain．37第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Directions:anEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假设你是明启中学的李华，你校外籍教师Chris将在文化周期间做一个有关西方艺术的讲座，现就讲座内容征求你校学生的意见。请给Chris写一封电子邮件，邮件必须包含以下内容•你喜欢的讲座话题（从音乐、美术、舞蹈、戏剧中任选其一）：•选择该话题的原因及关于该话题你感兴趣的内容；•希望从中有何收获。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、C4、C5、D6、A7、B8、C9、C10、D11、B12、C13、A14、D15、B16、B17、D18、C19、C20、D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、2．C3、【小题2】C【小题3】【小题3】A22、1、D2、D3、A23、1、D2、B3、D4、A24、1、C2、D3、D4、A25、MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitant(犹豫的)totrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplane(习泳区）inswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三项全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe'dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumped