江西省上饶县二中2025届英语高三第一学期期末统考试题含解析

江西省上饶县二中2025届英语高三第一学期期末统考试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly2．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye3．Myfatherinsistedthateveryminute____madefulluseof_______theworkwell.A．be,todo B．hasbeen,doingC．be,doing D．hasbeen,todo4．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized5．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that6．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that7．Thefirstsnowdidn’tfalluntilFebruaryinourprovincethisyear,________wasunexpected.A．it B．which C．that D．what8．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a9．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound10．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．asfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．asif11．Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．andD．so12．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken13．Amotherrecognizesthefeelofherchild’sskinwhenblindfolded._________,shecaninstantlyidentifyherbaby’scry.A．SimilarlyB．MeanwhileC．NeverthelessD．Accordingly14．Thenewsshockedthepublic，______togreatconcernaboutstudents'safetyatschool.A．havingled B．ledC．leading D．tolead15．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind16．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted17．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless18．-----Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.-----Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please19．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．aboveB．overC．beyondD．off20．Someanalystssuspectedthattherebellionwas_______andfinancedbyawesterncountry.A．launchedB．backedC．evaluatedD．crushed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）VisitorstothegroundsofNewCollegeatEngland’sOxfordUniversitypassunderanirongatewiththeadvice:Mannersmaketheman.Evenafteranappropriateupdateto:Mannersmaketheperson,it’sthought-provoking(引人深思的)—especiallytotoday’sAmericans.Whenwethinkaboutwhatmakestheperson—it’smorelikelythedegree,thejob,thesalary.Sincewhendowecountmannersasameasureofsuccess?Wedoknowthatthesewouldmakelifenicer,ifmoretolerable.However,weforgetoroverlookourmanners.So,itseems,doeseveryoneelse—including,unluckily,ourchildren.Asauniversitypresident,oneofmygreatjoysistovisitourcampusesandseeourstudents,thoughwe’reseparatedbydifferentgenerations,interests,and,ofcoursedressing,eachstudenttellsmesomethingwithinthefirstfewminutesthatwemeet:whetherheorshehasbeentaughtmanners.Isensethisindifferentways:throughherwordsorhergestures,inthewayshelistensorhowhereferstofriendsandfaculty,howshegreetsandsaysgoodbye,howherespondswhenanelderlypersonenterstheroom.Intheabsenceofmanners,however,Imakesomeallowances.Forinstance,themanyethnic(种族的)groupsthatstudentsrepresentoftenhavedifferentexplanationsofwhatmakesupgoodmanners.Inothercases,somestudentsmayrejectwhatthey’velearnedtobreakfromtheirparentsandbeacceptedbyotherstudents.Whetherstudentsarebeingdifferentoropenlyopposing,arecentexperienceIhadwiththemtellsmethatthere’ssomehopeforrevivingandgoodmanners.Goodmannersdon’tjustguaranteeacceptance.Goodmannersopendoorstodeeperconnectionsandmoremeaningfulrolesinoursociety.Goodmannersaregentlesignalsthatshowwecareaboutoneanotherandallowustorelatetoanotherpersoninathoughtfulwaybutatarespectabledistance.1、Whichofthefollowingisseldomamarkofsuccesstopeopletoday?A．Handsomeincome.B．Anacademicdegree.C．HighranksintheofficeD．Politebehavior.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“makesomeallowances”inParagraph4probablymean?A．treattheabsenceofmannersdifferentlyB．rejecttheabsenceofmannersC．opposebadmannerssomehowD．partlypermitbeingintheabsenceofmanners3、Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitbygoodmanners?A．GoodmannersmakespeoplethoughtfulB．GoodmannershelpdeeperconnectionswithothersC．GoodmannersguaranteeacceptanceofourselvesD．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother22．（8分）Whenyouaresittinginclass,haveyoueverdrawnpicturesinthemargins(页边的空白处)ofyournotebooks?Ifso,youaredoodling.Manypeoplethinkofdoodlingasadistraction(分心)frommoreimportantthings.Butitmightbejusttheopposite.Onestudyshowsthatdoodlingmayhelpyourememberthingsyouhear29%more.Besides,doodlingcanhelpyouthinkcreatively.Walkingawayfromaproblemtodrawmightactuallyhelpyousolveit.Whenyoucomeback,you’llhaveafreshperspectiveandfigureoutananswermorequickly.AnauthornamedSunniBrownwroteabookondoodling.Shearguesthatdoodlingisatoolthatcanhelppeoplethink.Infact,sherunsabusinessthathelpscompaniesimproveorganizationandplanningthroughdoodling.Brownbelievesdoodlingishelpfulbecauseitincludesmanywaysoflearning.Youlearninfourways:seeing,hearing,readingorwriting,andthroughmovement.Themorewaysyouuse,thebetteryoulearn.Andwhenyoudoodlewhilelisteningtoalecture,youuseallfour.Youmightthinkthatbeinggoodatdrawingisimportantfordoodling.Butifthepointofdoodlingistohelpyouthink,thenitdoesn’tmatterwhatthepicturelookslike.Evenifyou’renotanartist,doodlingcanhelpyou.Sonexttimeyouneedhelpfocusing,pickupapenanddoodleaway!1、Thepassagemainlytellsusthe________ofdoodling.A．advantages B．disadvantagesC．effects D．problems2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perspective”probablymeaninParagraph2?A．体验 B．观点C．困扰 D．机会3、HowdoesSunniBrownfeelaboutdoodling?A．Ithelpsrememberbetter. B．Ithelpsthinkcreatively.C．Itinvolvesfourwaysoflearning. D．Itneedsdrawingskills.4、Accordingtothetext,itishelpfultodoodlewhen________.A．youwanttofocusyourattention. B．youhaveaconversation.C．youwonderinthepark. D．youwatchamovie.5、Whereisthepassagepossiblytakenfrom?A．Abookreview. B．Amessageboard.C．Astudenttextbook. D．Asciencemagazine.23．（8分）It’snotcommonthatagrandmotheraged89iscrownedQueenofIcebergsinnorthAmerica,butwhenitdoeshappenit’squitethesight.OnarecenttriptoIceland,JudithStrengbecamethatgrandmaafterhersonattemptedtotakeaphotographofhersittingonanicestructurethatlookslikeathrone(宝座)atDiamondBeachinJokul.ShortlyafterStrengsatdowntopose,thepieceoficebrokeoffandfloatedintothewater.“Ithoughtitwassafe.Onegirlhadbeenonitandthentwogirlsatthesametime,anditwasverysecurewiththem.WhenIgotonit,itstartedtoshakeandawavewascomingin.Averylargewavecameinandmadethethronekindofshake,andIcouldtellthatIwasslippingoff,”StrengtoldABCNews.Streng’sstorywenthotafterher24-year-oldgranddaughterCatherinetweetedatextmessageexchangeshehadwithherfatherabouttheincident.“MygrandmotheralmostgotlostatseainIcelandtoday!”Catherine,whoteachesEnglishinSeoul,SouthKorea,explainedviaTwitterthatherfatherdescribedthescenevividly.HehasaPhDinEnglish,anddescribedtheeventinthefollowingwords,“Sheclimbedtothethroneafterawavehadpulledbackandleftitbrieflyexposedonthebeach.Thenawavewashedinandremovedtheicethrone,rockingitfromsidetoside.Whenthewaveleft,itliftedthethroneandcarriedheroutintotheseawiththetide.”LuckilyfortheStrengfamily,Randy,alicensedboatcaptainfromFloridawithknowledgeofwaterrescuestrategieswitnessedthewholething,andwasabletosavetheday.1、Wherewasthegrandmawhenhersonwastakingapictureforher?A．Onacrown. B．Inaniceboat.C．Atathronebeach. D．Onaniceberg.2、HowdidCatherinespreadthisaccident?A．Bydrawingavividpicture.B．Byexchangingtweeteraccount.C．BytalkingwithherfatherinSeoul.D．Bypostingthetextmessageexchangewithherfather.3、Whosavedthegrandmother?A．Catherine. B．Streng.C．Randy. D．Judith.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TakingPicturesMustbeVeryDangerousB．AGrandmaFloatedouttotheSeaonanIcebergC．AnOptimisticFamilyWhoLoveIcebergD．TheLicensedBoatCaptainWentHotSlowly24．（8分）WhenIwas5yearsold,Istartedlosingweight.MyparentsnoticedIwaspaleandalwaysthirsty.Theyhadmetestedtoseeifmybloodsugarwashighbecausetheythoughtthatmightbecausingmysymptoms.Mybloodsugarwasfivetimeshigherthannormal.Thatcanbedeadly.Myparentsrushedmetothehospital.That'swhenmywholelifechanged.ThedoctorssaidIhadType1Diabetes(糖尿病).Thatmeansmybodycan'tmakeinsulin(胰岛素).There'snocure.MyparentshadtogivemeinsulinshotseverydayandIhadtogetovermyfearofneedlesquickly.SometimesIhad10band-aidsonmyfingersatonce.NowthatI'molder,Icheckmyownbloodsugarandgivemyselfshots.Aboutfouryearsago,mymomstartedtravelingtoruralGuatemala.Shegoestwiceayeartohelppeopleinneed.IhavebeenaGirlScoutsincekindergarten.ForaGirlScoutproject,IputtogetherateamtogotoGuatemalatotestpeopletherefordiabetes.WewentforfourdayslastJuly.Wetested378childrenand100adults.Wefoundthreeadultswithadifferentkindofdiabetes,calledtype2.Wealsofoundonelittlegirlwithdangerouslylowbloodsugar.Shecriedwhenwetoldher.Shehadbeenfeelingdizzyanddidn'tknowwhy.ItwaslikereplayingwhathappenedtomewhenIwaslittle.Italkedthroughatranslator,buteveryoneunderstoodhugs.IgavemorehugsthanI'veevergiven.Havingtype1diabetesishard.ButIhaveaccepteditreadily.Ithashelpedmemeetamazingpeople.Ithasmademeresponsibleandindependent.Ithasalsoshownmethepoweroftakingaction.I'mgoingbacktoGuatemalathissummertotestmorekids.IwanttohelpasmanykidsasIcan.Butmygreatestwishisforacure.Type1diabeteschangesyourlife.Ifnootherchildeverhastohaveit,thatwouldbeamazing.1、Whydidtheauthor'sparentshaveherbloodsugartested?A．Theyfoundthatshewaspale.B．Theynoticedthatshewasthirsty.C．Theydoubtedifshewasill.D．Theywonderedifshewastired.2、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A．HerTypeIDiabeteswascured.B．ShelostheartaftertheexaminationC．Shesufferedalotfromthedisease.D．Sherefusedinsulinshotsforfearofpain3、WhydidtheauthorgotoGuatemala?A．Hermotherrequestedherto.B．Shehopedtohelppeoplethere.C．HerGirlScoutleadermadeamedicalteam.D．Shewantedtostartherround-the-worldtrip.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．SheliveswithTypeIDiabetes.B．ShehaswonderfiilexperiencesinGuatemala.C．Unexpectedtripmakeshermoreconfident.D．Shelivesamazinglydespitethediabetes.25．（10分）Babbage,borninLondonin1791,wasagreatmathematicalgenius.Hewasanaturalinventor.Whenhefinishedschool,hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later,hegotajobteachingattheuniversity.Whileworkingthere,hedesignedhis“firstdifferenceengine”.Thiswas,basically,ahand-operatedmechanicalcalculator.Hetooknineyearstobuildapartofthemachine.Thismachinecanmakecomplexmathematicalcalculations.It’sabasicmechanicalcomputer.Babbagedreamed,however,ofmorecomplicatedmachines.Infact,hedidn’tonlydream;hebegantodesignthem.Theresultwasaseriesof“analyticalengines”whichwereinfactpowerfulcomputers!Hisdesignscontainedprocessors,controlunits,amemory,andaninput/outputsystem.Thesearethefouressentialpartsofamodernmathematicalcomputer!Alas!His“seconddifferenceengine”couldn’tuseelectricitysincethishadn’tyetbecomeausablesourceofpower,soBabbagehadtomakedowithmechanicalsystems.Forthisreason,themachinewasbig,complicatedandexpensive.ThoughBabbageproducedcompleteplansforthemachine,hecouldn’tbuildit.Itwastooadvancedforitsage!Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage’s“seconddifferenceengine”wasfinallymanufactured.ThefirstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon,fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.AsecondmachinewasthenbuiltforanAmericanhigh-techmillionaire,whoputitintheComputerHistoryMuseum,inCalifornia.Babbage’sanalyticalengineswouldhaveused“programs”likethoseusedinthetextile(纺织)industrytomakecomplicatedpatterns,buttheywereneverbuilt.Thisbrilliantmathematicianreallywastoofaraheadofhistime!1、WheredidBabbageplanhis“firstdifferenceengine”?A．InLondonB．AthighschoolC．AtCambridgeD．InScienceMuseum2、Whatdoweknowabouthis“seconddifferenceengine”?A．IttookhimnineyearstobuilditB．ItwasfaraheadofitstimeC．ItsdeigncameoutinhisdreamsD．Itspowersourcewaselectricity3、The“seconddifferenceengine”wasbuilttoworkin1991____________.A．foranAmericanmillionaireB．inmemoryofBabbageC．totestitsabilitytouseelectricityD．fortextileindustrytomakepatterns4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Babbage’senginesdidn’trunonprogramsB．TextilepatternsareproducedwithprogramsC．BabbagecanbeseenasthefatherofcomputersD．Babbage’sanalyticalengineswereneverbuilt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）MymotheralwayssaysthatI’mborntodanceballet.ButthatSeptemberwhenIwasinaballetclassandwenttodoaturn,somethingjusthappened.IhearditandIsurely1it.IwentrighttoadoctorandgotanX-rayexamination,which2alotofdamagetomyknee—a(n)3injuryforadancer.Ihadtohavea(n)4EverythinghadbeengoingsowellandnowIhadthishugeinjury.Dancewasmylife,but5,Iwasn’tgoingtobeabletodoitforayearor6neveragain.Mydadwasreallyabiginspirationforme.Hewas7abattleagainstcanceratthattime.Heshowedmehowtomakeitthrougha8situation.Ithoughtthatifhecoulddothat,Icouldhandlethis,too.9myoperation,Ihadgreatdifficultywalking,butIknewthatifIreallyworkedhard,myinjurywouldheal.Severalmonthslater,Idefinitelywasn’tatmystrongest,butIcould10aclass.ThedancingIdidwas11atfirst—movesthatmykneecouldhandle.Oncewestartedpracticinginthefall,Iwasbeginningtofeellikemyself12Oneday,I13thescheduleandmynamewasnexttoEliotFeld.Ithoughtitmustbea(n)14becauseheisveryfamousintheballetworld.Butitwasn’t.He15meandtaughtmealotofthings.Atl8,Ihadasoloperformance!Itwasabig16Iwassoexcitedandfeltlikearealballerina.Afterthe17,Eliotsaid,“Youknow,youhavea(n)18—andyouarealsomadeofsteel.”That,comingfromhim,wasthe19compliment(赞美)Ihaveeverreceived.I’dliketothinkthat20myinjurymademestrong.1、A．touched B．accepted C．broke D．felt2、A．pointed B．said C．read D．showed3、A．necessary B．deadly C．practical D．important4、A．holiday B．cry C．operation D．test5、A．intime B．allofasudden C．atpresent D．onceinawhile6、A．possibly B．luckily C．surprisingly D．hardly7、A．leading B．fighting C．losing D．inventing8、A．wonderful B．difficult C．positive D．heavy9、A．After B．During C．At D．Over10、A．setout B．takeup C．breakinto D．getthrough11、A．basic B．quick C．formal D．hard12、A．before B．then C．again D．too13、A．stole B．borrowed C．faced D．checked14、A．mistake B．opportunity C．problem D．task15、A．held B．obeyed C．encouraged D．received16、A．surprise B．secret C．success D．position17、A．speech B．performance C．competition D．match18、A．gift B．chance C．luck D．exercise19、A．simplest B．deepest C．greatest D．smartest20、A．dealingwith B．lettingout C．settingup D．turningto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）语法填空SeveralcountriesinAsiacelebratetheLunarNewYearintheirownway.ButdragonandliondancesinChinatownsallovertheworldhavehelpedtomakeChina'sNewYearthemostfamous.Thesedaysgrowing1．（number）ofpeoplewhoarenotofChineseoriginarejoiningin.InTokyowindowcleanersdressupliketheanimalsoftheChineseshengxiao.America，CanadaandNewZealandpublishedmemorialstampsfortheyearoftheRooster.In2016，NewYorkCitymadetheLunarNewYear2．schoolholidayforthefirsttime.ThespreadoftheSpringFestivalis3．（part）duetorecentimmigrationfromChina:about10millionChinesepeople4．（move）abroadsince1978，manyof5．arefarricherthanearlierwavesofimmigrants.Aware6．China'sgrowingeconomicandpoliticalinfluence，foreignleadershavenoticedtheoccasion.Britain'sprimeminister，TheresaMay，gaveavideoaddress，atradition7．（start）in2014byherpredecessor（前任）.TheWorldEconomicForuminDavosin2017washeldaweekearlierthanusual8．（avoid）conflictingwithChina'sNewYear.Chinahopesthefestivalwillpromote9．（it）culturalsoftpowerabroad.ItmaygivetheChinesepeople10．（satisfy）toseeforeignersenjoysuchfestivities.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。每处错谋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Λ，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:在错的词下画一横线，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Yesterday,myfnendMeyerandIwenttoacafeteriaclosetothatIlive、ItturnedouttobeoneofthemostunforgettableexperienceIhadeverhad、Smallalthoughitis,thecafeteriaisverypopularinourarea、Uponarrivingatthecrowdedcafeteria,wespotalargesignhangingonthewallreads:"WatchYourHatandOvercoat、”Meyerdid、Hekeptturningalltime,almostchokingonhisfood、Ikeptoneating,withthoughtofmyowncoatonthehook、FinalIcouldn’thelpbutsay,"You,stupidboy,stoptowatchingourcoats、""I’monlywatchingmine,repliedMeyer、"Youhasbeengoneforoverhalfanhour、"第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你班的留学生Charles即将结束三周的假期从美国返回。你想委托他为你代购一个剃须刀，作为生日礼物送给爸爸。请按照以下要求给他写一封电子邮件：1.品牌：Gillette;2.价格：30美元左右。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：剃须刀shaver_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、A4、D5、D6、B7、B8、A9、D10、B11、A12、A13、A14、C15、D16、A17、A18、A19、C20、B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、Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:“Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!”Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou’realwaysopentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.“We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhere,”shesays.Uh-oh.It’sanawkwardscene.Attrition(损耗)hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompanies,butinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising,owingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesaremakinggreatereffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Methodsrangefromelectronicmonitortowell-designedanalysesofemployees’socialmedialives.Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneral,peopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon’tliketheirboss,don’tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowth,orareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteadyforyears.NewresearchconductedbyCEB,aWashington-basedtechnologycompany,looksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen.“We’velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey’redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeergroup,orwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlife,saysBrianKropp,whohe