2022年河南大学英语考试模拟卷四1测

2022年河南大学英语考试模拟卷四

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1.Drunkendriving-sometimescalledAmerican*ssociallyacceptedform

ofmurder-hasbecomeanationaI(31)Everyhourofeverydayabout

threeAmericansonaveragearekiIledbydrunkendrivers,adding(32)

toanincredible250,000overthepastdecade.Adrunkendriveris

usuaIlydefinedasonewitha0.10bloodaIcohoI(33)orroughlythree

beers,glassesofwineor(34)ofwhiskydrankwithintwohours.Heavy

drinkingusedtobea(n)(35)partoftheAmericanmachoimageand

judgeswere,lenientinmostcourts,butthedrunken(36)hasrecently

causedsomanytragedies,especiallyinvolvingchiIdren,(37)pubIic

opinionisnolongertolerant.Twentystateshaveraisedthe(38)

drinkingageto21,ratherthan18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18,

thenumberofpeopIekiliedby18-to-20-yearolddriversmorethan

(39),sothestaterecentlyuppeditbackto21.Reformers,however,

fear(40)thedrinkingagewiIIhaveIittIeeffectunlessaccompanied

byeducational(41)tohelpyoungpeopIetodevelop"responsible

attitudes"andteachthemtoresist(42)pressuretodrink.Toughnew

lawshaveledtoincreasedarrestsandtestsand,insomeareas,toa

marked(43)infatalities.Somearealsopenalizingbarsfor(44)

customerstoomanydrinks.AtaverninMassachusettswas(45)for

servingsixormoredoublebrandiestoacustomerwhowas"(46)

intoxicated**andIaterdroveofftheroad,killinganine-year-oldboy.

(47)thefatalitiescontinuetooccurdaily,someAmericansareeven

beginningtospeakwe11ofthe13yearsofnationaI(48)ofaIcohoI

thatbeganin1919,whatPresidentHoovercalledthe"noble(49)

Theyforgetthatlegalprohibitiondidn,tstopdrinking,butencouraged

corruptionandcrime.Aswiththeboomingdrugtradegenerally,there

isnoeasy(50).

A.serving

B.offering

C.treating

D.giving

2.Drunkendriving-sometimescalledAmerican'ssociallyacceptedform

ofmurder-hasbecomeanational(31)Everyhourofeverydayabout

threeAmericansonaveragearekiIledbydrunkendrivers,adding(32)

toanincredible250,000overthepastdecade.Adrunkendriveris

usuallydefinedasonewitha0.10bloodaIcohoI(33)orroughlythree

beers,glassesofwineor(34)ofwhiskydrankwithintwohours.Heavy

drinkingusedtobea(n)(35)partoftheAmericanmachoimageand

judgeswere,lenientinmostcourts,butthedrunken(36)hasrecently

causedsomanytragedies,especiallyinvolvingchiIdren,(37)pubIic

opinionisnolongertolerant.Twentystateshaveraisedthe(38)

drinkingageto21,ratherthan18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18,

thenumberofpeopIekiliedby18-to-20-yearolddriversmorethan

(39),sothestaterecentlyuppeditbackto21.Reformers,however,

fear(40)thedrinkingagewiIIhaveIittIeeffectunlessaccompanied

byeducationaI(41)tohelpyoungpeopIetodevelop"responsible

attitudes"andteachthemtoresist(42)pressuretodrink.Toughnew

IawshaveIedtoincreasedarrestsandtestsand,insomeareas,toa

marked(43)infatalities.Somearealsopenalizingbarsfor(44)

customerstoomanydrinks.AtaverninMassachusettswas(45)for

servingsixormoredoublebrandiestoacustomerwhowas"(46)

intoxicated"andlaterdroveofftheroad,killinganine-year-oldboy.

(47)thefatalitiescontinuetooccurdaily,someAmericansareeven

beginningtospeakwe11ofthe13yearsofnationaI(48)ofaIcohoI

thatbeganin1919,whatPresidentHoovercalledthe"noble(49)

Theyforgetthatlegalprohibitiondidn*tstopdrinking,butencouraged

corruptionandcrime.Aswiththeboomingdrugtradegenerally,there

isnoeasy(50)

A.suspended

B.fined

C.killed

D.arrested

3.Drunkendriving-sometimescalledAmericanssociallyacceptedform

ofmurder-hasbecomeanationaI(31)Everyhourofeverydayabout

threeAmericansonaveragearekiIledbydrunkendrivers,adding(32)

toanincredible250,000overthepastdecade.Adrunkendriveris

usuaIlydefinedasonewitha0.10bloodaIcohoI(33)orroughIythree

beers,glassesofwineor(34)ofwhiskydrankwithintwohours.Heavy

drinkingusedtobea(n)(35)partoftheAmericanmachoimageand

judgeswere,lenientinmostcourts,butthedrunken(36)hasrecently

causedsomanytragedies,especiallyinvolvingchiIdren,(37)pubIic

opinionisnolongertolerant.Twentystateshaveraisedthe(38)

drinkingageto21,ratherthan18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18,

thenumberofpeopIekilledby18-to-20-yearolddriversmorethan

(39),sothestaterecentIyuppeditbackto21.Reformers,however,

fear(40)thedrinkingagewi11haveIittIeeffectunlessaccompanied

byeducational(41)tohelpyoungpeopletodevelop"responsible

attitudes1'andteachthemtoresist(42)pressuretodrink.Toughnew

lawshaveledtoincreasedarrestsandtestsand,insomeareas,toa

marked(43)infatalities.Somearealsopenalizingbarsfor(44)

customerstoomanydrinks.AtaverninMassachusettswas(45)for

servingsixormoredoublebrandiestoacustomerwhowas"(46)

intoxicated"andlaterdroveofftheroad,killinganine-year-oldboy.

(47)thefatalitiescontinuetooccurdaily,someAmericansareeven

beginningtospeakweIIofthe13yearsofnationaI(48)ofaIcohoI

thatbeganin1919,whatPresidentHoovercalledthe"noble(49)n.

Theyforgetthatlegalprohibitiondidn1tstopdrinking,butencouraged

corruptionandcrime.Aswiththeboomingdrugtradegenerally,there

isnoeasy(50).

A.largely

B.greatly

C.obviously

D.apparently

4.Drunkendriving-sometimescalledAmerican'ssociallyacceptedform

ofmurder-hasbecomeanationaI(31)Everyhourofeverydayabout

threeAmericansonaveragearekiIledbydrunkendrivers,adding(32)

toanincredible250,000overthepastdecade.Adrunkendriveris

usuallydefinedasonewitha0.10bloodaIcohoI(33)orroughIythree

beers,glassesofwineor(34)ofwhiskydrankwithintwohours.Heavy

drinkingusedtobea(n)(35)partoftheAmericanmachoimageand

judgeswere,lenientinmostcourts,butthedrunken(36)hasrecently

causedsomanytragedies,especiaIlyinvolvingchiIdren,(37)pubIic

opinionisnolongertolerant.Twentystateshaveraisedthe(38)

drinkingageto21,ratherthan18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18,

thenumberofpeopIekiliedby18-to-20-yearolddriversmorethan

(39),sothestaterecentlyuppeditbackto21.Reformers,however,

fear(40)thedrinkingagewiIIhaveIittIeeffectunlessaccompanied

byeducational(41)tohelpyoungpeopIetodevelop"responsible

attitudes,'andteachthemtoresist(42)pressuretodrink.Toughnew

lawshaveledtoincreasedarrestsandtestsand,insomeareas,toa

marked(43)infatalities.Somearealsopenalizingbarsfor(44)

customerstoomanydrinks.AtaverninMassachusettswas(45)for

servingsixormoredoublebrandiestoacustomerwhowas"(46)

intoxicatednandlaterdroveofftheroad,killinganine-year-oldboy.

(47)thefataIitiescontinuetooccurdaily,someAmericansareeven

beginningtospeakwe11ofthe13yearsofnational(48)ofaIcohoI

thatbeganin1919,whatPresidentHoovercalledthe"noble(49)

Theyforgetthatlegalprohibitiondidn1tstopdrinking,butencouraged

corruptionandcrime.Aswiththeboomingdrugtradegenerally,there

isnoeasy(50).

A.If

B.When

C.Before

D.As

5.Drunkendriving-sometimescalledAmericanssociaIlyacceptedform

ofmurder-hasbecomeanationaI(31)Everyhourofeverydayabout

threeAmericansonaveragearekilledbydrunkendrivers,adding(32)

toanincredible250,000overthepastdecade.Adrunkendriveris

usuaIlydefinedasonewitha0.10bloodaIcohoI(33)orroughIythree

beers,glassesofwineor(34)ofwhiskydrankwithintwohours.Heavy

drinkingusedtobea(n)(35)partoftheAmericanmachoimageand

judgeswere,lenientinmostcourts,butthedrunken(36)hasrecently

causedsomanytragedies,especiallyinvolvingchiIdren,(37)pubIic

opinionisnolongertolerant.Twentystateshaveraisedthe(38)

drinkingageto21,ratherthan18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18,

thenumberofpeopIekiliedby18-to-20-yearolddriversmorethan

(39),sothestaterecentlyuppeditbackto21.Reformers,however,

fear(40)thedrinkingagewiIIhaveIittIeeffectunlessaccompanied

byeducational(41)tohelpyoungpeopletodevelop"responsible

attitudes1'andteachthemtoresist(42)pressuretodrink.Toughnew

lawshaveledtoincreasedarrestsandtestsand,insomeareas,toa

marked(43)infatalities.Somearealsopenalizingbarsfor(44)

customerstoomanydrinks.AtaverninMassachusettswas(45)for

servingsixormoredoublebrandiestoacustomerwhowas"(46)

intoxicated"andlaterdroveofftheroad,killinganine-year-oldboy.

(47)thefatalitiescontinuetooccurdaily,someAmericansareeven

beginningtospeakwe11ofthe13yearsofnationaI(48)ofaIcohoI

thatbeganin1919,whatPresidentHoovercalledthe"noble(49)

Theyforgetthatlegalprohibitiondidn5tstopdrinking,butencouraged

corruptionandcrime.Aswiththeboomingdrugtradegenerallytthere

isnoeasy(50).

A.sale

B.prohibition

C.licentiousness

D.indulgence

6.Drunkendriving-sometimescalledAmerican'ssociaIlyacceptedform

ofmurder-hasbecomeanational(31)Everyhourofeverydayabout

threeAmericansonaveragearekilledbydrunkendrivers,adding(32)

toanincredible250,000overthepastdecade.Adrunkendriveris

usuallydefinedasonewitha0.10bloodaIcohoI(33)orroughIythree

beers,glassesofwineor(34)ofwhiskydrankwithintwohours.Heavy

drinkingusedtobea(n)(35)partoftheAmericanmachoimageand

judgeswere,lenientinmostcourts,butthedrunken(36)hasrecently

causedsomanytragedies,especiallyinvolvingchiIdren,(37)pubIic

opinionisnolongertolerant.Twentystateshaveraisedthe(38)

drinkingageto21,ratherthan18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18,

thenumberofpeopIekiliedby18-to-20-yearolddriversmorethan

(39),sothestaterecentlyuppeditbackto21.Reformers,however,

fear(40)thedrinkingagewi11haveIittIeeffectunlessaccompanied

byeducational(41)tohelpyoungpeopletodevelop"responsible

attitudes"andteachthemtoresist(42)pressuretodrink.Toughnew

lawshaveledtoincreasedarrestsandtestsand,insomeareas,toa

marked(43)infatalities.Somearealsopenalizingbarsfor(44)

customerstoomanydrinks.AtaverninMassachusettswas(45)for

servingsixormoredoublebrandiestoacustomerwhowas"(46)

intoxicated**andlaterdroveofftheroad,ki11inganine-year-oldboy.

(47)thefataIitiescontinuetooccurdaily,someAmericansareeven

beginningtospeakwe11ofthe13yearsofnational(48)ofaIcohoI

thatbeganin1919,whatPresidentHoovercalledthe"noble(49)

Theyforgetthatlegalprohibitiondidn1tstopdrinking,butencouraged

corruptionandcrime.Aswiththeboomingdrugtradegenerally,there

isnoeasy(50)

A.experiment

B.experience

C.examination

D.inspection

7.Drunkendriving-sometimescalledAmericanssociallyacceptedform

ofmurder-hasbecomeanationaI(31)Everyhourofeverydayabout

threeAmericansonaveragearekiIledbydrunkendrivers,adding(32)

toanincredible250,000overthepastdecade.Adrunkendriveris

usuallydefinedasonewitha0.10bloodaIcohoI(33)orroughlythree

beers,glassesofwineor(34)ofwhiskydrankwithintwohours.Heavy

drinkingusedtobea(n)(35)partoftheAmericanmachoimageand

judgeswere,lenientinmostcourts,butthedrunken(36)hasrecently

causedsomanytragedies,especiallyinvolvingchiIdren,(37)pubIic

opinionisnolongertolerant.Twentystateshaveraisedthe(38)

drinkingageto21,ratherthan18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18,

thenumberofpeopIekiliedby18-to-20-yearolddriversmorethan

(39),sothestaterecentlyuppeditbackto21.Reformers,however,

fear(40)thedrinkingagewiIIhaveIittIeeffectunlessaccompanied

byeducational(41)tohelpyoungpeopIetodevelop"responsible

attitudes"andteachthemtoresist(42)pressuretodrink.Toughnew

lawshaveledtoincreasedarrestsandtestsand,insomeareas,toa

marked(43)infatalities.SomearealsopenaIizingbarsfor(44)

customerstoomanydrinks.AtaverninMassachusettswas(45)for

servingsixormoredoublebrandiestoacustomerwhowas”(46)

intoxicated"andlaterdroveofftheroad,killinganine-year-oldboy.

(47)thefatalitiescontinuetooccurdaily,someAmericansareeven

beginningtospeakwe11ofthe13yearsofnationaI(48)ofaIcohoI

thatbeganin1919,whatPresidentHoovercalledthe"noble(49)

Theyforgetthatlegalprohibitiondidn1tstopdrinking,butencouraged

corruptionandcrime.AswiththeboomingdrugtradegeneraIly,there

isnoeasy(50).

A.answer

B.method

C.solution

D.clue

8.

InthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaI

of20mu11ipIe-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyour

answersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

{{BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

ManyAmericans-perhapsmostofthem-aren,treadyforPresidentBush1

s"ownershipsociety".Theideasoundsgood.EmpIoyeescouldshifta

portionofwhattheypayintoSociaISecurityandputitintoindividual

accountsthatmightgainhigherreturnsin,say,thestockmarket.

TheycouldalsoreducetheirtaxbillbystartingHealthSavings

Accounts,RetirementSavingsAccounts,andLifetimeSavingsAccounts.

Theseoptionsreflectacertainconservativelogic.Ratherthanhaving

thegovernmentoryourcompanydecidehowmuchretirementmoneyor

healthcareyouget,youcandecideforyourself.

"Ifyouownsomething,youhaveavitalstakeinthefutureofour

country,"Mr.Bushexplains.

nThemoreownershipthereisinAmerica,themorevitalitythereis

inAmerica.”

TheflawinthislogicisAmericansIackoffinanciaIsophistication.

ForexampIe:Lessthanone-quarterofworking-agepeopIecharacterize

themseIvesas"knowledgeableinvestors,"accordingtosurveysbyJohn

HancockFinanciaIServices.Eventhisminorityshows"considerable

confusion".ForexampIe:Manysurveyedthoughtmoney-marketfunds

incIudedstocksandbonds.

Thatdoesn,tmeanAmericansarestupid.Theyjusthavebetterthings

todo."ManypeopIedon,thavethetime,inclination,orexpertise

necessarytotakefulIresponsibiIityfortheirownweII-beinginareas

thataresocompIexasassuringtheyhavesufficientincomeforretirement

orchoosingahealthplanappropriatefortheircircumstances",says

RobertReischauer,presidentoftheUrbanInstitute,aWashingtonthink

tank.

Moreover,manyAmericanswouldhavetroublereadingthedocuments

invoIvedinsuchdecisions.Some44miIIionadultsattheIowestoffive

IeveIsofIiteracywereunabIetodeciphersimpletextsanddocuments,

accordingtoadecade-oIdsurveybytheDepartmentofEducation.Even

thelargernumberofpeopleatthenextlevelofIiteracywouldfind

financialreportsanddocumentsdifficult.

BecauseitgoestotheheartoftheIiberaI-conservativedivideover

theroleofgovernment,theownershipsocietysparkspolitical

controversy.

"Boneheaded,wacky,breathtakinglythreatening,"writesGregPaIast

forAlterNet,aIiberalwebsitesetupbytheIndependentMediaInstitute.

It's"loppingoffachunkofSociaISecurityinsurancerevenuefor

gambIinginthestockmarket.”

Ontheconservativeside:Theownershipsociety"tendstoencourage

seIf-esteemandhealthyhabitsofbehavior,suchasactingmoreforthe

longterm,ortakingeducationmoreseriously,"arguesDavidBoazofthe

CatoInstitute,aIibertarianthinktankinWashington.

Butjudgmentdoesn,tneedtorelyonrhetoric.TheUnitedStates

alreadyhasexperimentedwithtransferringthemajorresponsibiIityfor

retirementsavingsfromemployerstoemployees.It*sthe401(k)pIan,

whichgotgoinginthe1980s.

Workersare"overwhelmed"bythem,arguesBostonCollege'sAlicia

MunnelI,whowithAnnikaSundewroteanewbook,"ComingUpShort,"on

thesepopularretirementplans.ForexampIe:

Only25percentofeligibleworkersjointheplan.(TheBushprivate

accountswi11bevoluntaryforyoungerworkers.)

Ninetypercentofthoseparticipatingcontributelessthanthemaximum.

Almost60percentofparticipantshaveundiversifiedportfolios,with

aImostalItheirmoneyinstocks,orinbondsandotherfixed-income

investments.About20percentof401(k)assetsareinvestedinthestock

ofthecompanyempIoyingtheworkers-riskyindeed,asEnronempIoyees

foundout.

Hardlyanyparticipantstaketimetorebalancetheirportfoliosas

theyageorthemarketchanges.About55percentofthemcashouttheir

accumuIatedfundswhentheyleaveajob,insteadofsavingthemoneyfor

retirement.

Theresultisthatthosecurrentlyapproachingretirement(aged55

to64)have,onaverage,about$50,000intheir401(k)plans.That,s

onlyenoughtogenerate$300amonth-1ittIetotopupthe$900average

SociaISecuritypayment.

Inthelast9thand8thparagraph,itseemsthat"liberalandIibertarian"

thinkingsoftheissue.

A.arethesame

B.arecontradictorytoeachother

C.bothbelongtotheconservativeside

D.tendtoencourageself-esteem

9.

Inthissectionyouwi11heareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefully

andthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswerto

eachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterviewAttheendoftheinterview

youwi11begiven10secondstoanswereachofthefolIowingfivequestions.

NowIistentotheinterview.

Nike'sfirstimpressionofHongKongwas.

A.theamazingharbour

B.thefantasticfood

C.theheat

D.thetallbuildings

10.{{BISECTIONC{{/B}}

Inthissectionyouwi11heareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefully

andthenanswerthequestionsthatfollowMarkthecorrectanswertoeach

questiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthe

newsitem,youwi11begiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothenews.

WhendidPakistanpresidentofferthetruce

A.OnWednesday.

B.OnThursday.

C.OnFriday.

D.OnTuesday.

11.{{BHTEXTC{{/B}}

Wearescatterednow,thefriendsofthelateMr.OliverOfford;but

wheneverwechancetomeetIthinkweareconsciousofacertainesoteric

respectforeachother."Yes,youtoohavebeeninArcadia",weseemnot

toogrumpiIytoallow.WhenIpassthehouseinMansfieldStreetIremember

thatArcadiawasthere.Idon'tknowwhohasitnow,anddon,twant

toknow;it'senoughtobesosurethatifIshouIdringthebeIIthere

wouldbenosuchluckformeasthatBrooksmithshouIdopenthedoor.

Mr.Offord,themostagreeable,themostattachingofbachelors,wasa

retireddiplomatist,Iivingonhispensionandonsomethingofhisown

overandabove;agooddealconfined,byhisinfirmities,tohisfireside

anddelightedtobefoundthereanyafternoonintheyear,fromfiveo,

lockon,bysuchvisitorsasBrooksmithaIIowedtocomeup.Brooksmith

washisbutlerandhismostintimatefriend,towhomwealIstood,or

Ishouldsaysat,inthesamerelationinwhichthesubjectofthe

sovereignfindshimselftotheprimeminister.Byhavingbeenforyears,

inforeignlands,themostdelightfuIEnglishmananyonehadeverknown,

Mr.Offordhadinmyopinionrenderedsignalservicetohiscountry.But

IsupposehehadbeentoomuchIikedIikedevenbythosewhodidn1tIike

IT-sothataspeopIeofthatsortnevergettitlesordotationsforthe

horridthingsthey*veNOTdone,hisprincipalrewardwassimplythat

wewenttoseehim.

Oh,wewentperpetuaIlyvanditwasnotourfaultifhewasnot

overwhelmedwiththisparticularhonour.Anyvisitorwhocameoncecame

again;tocomemerelyoncewasasIightnobody;I*msure,hadeverput

uponhim.Hiscirclethereforewasessentiallycomposedofhabitues,who

werehabituesforeachotherasweIIasforhim,asthoseofahappysalon

shouIdbe.IremembervividlyeveryeIementoftheplace,downtothe

intenselyLondonishlookofthegreyoppositehouses,inthegapofthe

whitecurtainsofthehighwindows,andtheexactspotwhere,ona

particularafternoon,Iputdownmytea-cupforBrooksmith,Iingering

aninstant,togatheritupasifhewerepluckingaflower.Mr.Offord,

sdrawing-roomwasindeedBrooksmith*sgarden,hisprunedandtended

humanparterre,andifweaIIflourishedthereandgrewweIIinourplaces

itwaslargelyowingtohissupervision.

Manypersonshaveheardmuch,thoughmosthavedoubtlessseenIittIe,

ofthefamousinstitutionofthesaIon,andmanyareborntothedepression

ofknowingthatthisfinestflowerofsociaIIiferefusestobloomwhere

theEnglishtongueisspoken.Theexplanationisusuallythatourwomen

havenottheskilltocultivateitthearttodirectthroughasmiling

land,betweensuggestiveshores,asinuousstreamoftalk.My

affectionate,mypiousmemoryofMr.Offordcontradictsthisinduction

only,!fear,moreinsidiouslytoconfirmit.ThesallowandsIightIy

smokeddrawing-roominwhichhespentsolargeaportionofthelastyears

ofhisIifecertainlydeservedthedistinguishedname;butontheother

handitcouldn*tbesaidatalltooweitsstamptoanyintervention

throwingintoreliefthefactthatthereWasnoMrs.Offord.Thedear

manhadindeed,atthemost,beencapableofoneofthosesacrificesto

whichwomenaredeemedpeculiarlyapt:hehadrecognised-underthe

infIuence,insomedegree,itistrue,ofphysicalinfirmitythatifyou

wishpeopIetofindyouathomeyoumustmanagenottobeout.Hehad

inshortacceptedthetruthwhichmanydabblersinthesocialartare

slowtolearn,thatyoumustreally,astheysay,takeaIine,andthat

theonIywayasyetdiscoveredofbeingathomeistostayathome.Finally

hisownfiresidehadbecomeasummaryofhishabits.WhyshouIdheever

haveleftitSincethiswouldhavebeenleavingwhatwasnotoriously

pleasantestinLondon,thecompactcharmedcluster(thinningawayindeed

intocasualcouples)roundthefineoldIast-centurychimney-piecewhich,

withtheexceptionoftheremarkableco11ectionofminiatures,wasthe

bestthingthepIacecontained.Mr.Offordwasn'trich;hehadnothing

buthispensionandtheuseforIifeofthesomewhatsuperannuatedhouse.

ItwasaplacewefoundinMr.Offord*shouse.

A.gloomy

B.delightful

C.horrid

D.foreign

12.{{BJJTEXTB{{/B}}

Who*stoblamefortheapproximately$2agalIonmostAmericanspaid

forgasolineontheirThanksgivingDaytravels

ToquotePogo,thekeycharacterinthatoldcomicstrip,"Wehave

mettheenemyandheisus."

Overthepast24years,United