2025年安徽省合肥一中八中、六中高考仿真模擬英語試卷含答案

2025年安徽省合肥一中，八中、六中高考仿真模擬英語試卷含答案注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Youngcoupleswillbehappytoseetheirbabies_______withgoodhealthandintelligencewhentheyareborn.A．tobless B．blessingC．blessed D．beingblessed2．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension3．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor4．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although5．40gramsofmeatperdayis______peopleshouldconsumeinordertostayfit.A．thatB．whyC．howD．what6．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．a(chǎn)tease D．a(chǎn)tliberty7．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general8．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon9．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when10．Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether11．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one12．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard13．Icouldnot________mytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.A．bringInB．turnupC．takeoffD．holdback14．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how15．—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．a(chǎn)mexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored16．Itrainedheavilyovernightandnotuntilthismorning__________.A.haditstopped B．diditstopC．stoppedit D．itstopped17．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/18．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed19．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．a(chǎn)n;/ B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);/ D．a(chǎn)n;the20．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．a(chǎn)nything C．something D．nothing第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Thinkoftheemptycitiesinzombie(僵尸)movies.Thestreets,theshopsandtheschoolsstilltherejustliketheywouldbeonanormalday,excepttherearenopeopletobeseen.Itistheemptinessthatscaresyou.Nowareal-life"ghostcity"isbeingbuiltintheUS.Butfortunately,ithasnothingtodowithzombies-itisgoingtobeaplacetotestthetechnologyofthefutureCalledCITE-theCenterforInnovation(創(chuàng)新),TestingandEvaluation(測評)-thecityistheideaoftechnologycompanyPegasusGlobalHoldings.Coveringanareaof15squaremiles(39squarekilometers),itisthesizeofasmallUScityandsitsinthemiddleoftheNewMexicodesert.Butwhydoweneedanemptycitythatnobodywillcallhome?Thereasonisthatwecan'taffordtotestthelatesttechnologiesinthecitiesthatwelivein-theymightnotbereadyandcouldcauseproblemsanddangerinoureverydaylives."Itwillbeatruelaboratorywithouttheproblemsandsafetyissuesthatcomewithpeoplelivingthere.Hereyoucanbreakthingsandrunintothings,andgetusedtohowtheywork,beforetakingthemoutintothemarket,PegasusmanagingdirectorRobertBrumleytoldtechnologymagazineWired.Infact,withoutworryingabouthurtingpeople,anybodywithanewideacanasktotestitinthiscity.Justthinkaboutthepossibilities-driverlesscarscanmovefreelyonthestreets,homeswithrobotscanbedesignedandenergysourceslikenuclearpowercanalsobeputtothetest.Asgoodastheideamayseem,however,therearestilldoubtsaboutCITE."Oneofthemostdifficultthingstodowhendevelopingthesenewtechnologiesistohavethemsafelymovearoundpeople,whocansuddenlyjumpoutinfrontofsomething,"ReeseJones,afounderofSingularityUniversity,US,toldFortunemagazine.Jonesisworriedthat,evenifatechnologyworksperfectlywellinCITE,introducingittoarealcitywillstillbeawholedifferentstorybecausetherewillbepeoplelivinginthecity.Butnomatterwhat,perhapsweshouldwaituntilCITEisfinishedin2018.Maybeitwillturnouttoworkjustfine.1、Theemptycityisbeingbuilt_____.A．sopeoplecanexperiencethetechnologyofthefutureB．totrydriverlesscarsandrobotsinC．totestnewtechnologyinD．a(chǎn)saplacefullofthelatesttechnology2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutCITE?A．ItislocatedbesidetheNewMexicodesert.B．ItwasstartedbySingularityUniversity.C．Thingsinthecitycaneasilybebrokendownandbuiltagain.D．Anyonecanasktotryouttheirnewdesignsthere.3、AccordingtoJones,_______.A．CITEoffersgreatpossibilitiesforfuturetechnologyB．newtechnologieswillworkperfectlywellwiththehelpofCITEC．settingsinCITEshouldberealinordertocreatethebestresultsD．testingresultsinCITEmaynotprovetoworkinarealcity4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthisarticle?A．ToexplainwhyCITEcouldbeveryhelpful.B．ToshowthatCITEhasabrightfuture.C．ToexplainCITEandproblemsitmayhave.D．Toofferagoodsolutionthatwillhelptodevelopfuturetechnologies.22．（8分）Youknowhowmuchyourtelephonehaschangedoverthepast10years?Yourcarwillchangeevenmorethanthatinthenext10years.Oneofthebigchangesisthatcarswilldrivethemselves.Somedayyoumaynotneedtodriveacar.Youwilljusttellthecarwhereyouwanttogoanditwilldriveitself.“Wedefinitelyhavethetechnologyforitnow,”saysAndrewPoliakofautomotivetechnologysupplierQNX.“Weexpectself-drivingcarstobeamainstreamthingbetween2020and2025.”TheAmericancompanyGooglehasbeenworkingonaself-drivingautomobileforyears.ThesecarsarealreadyontheroadsintheUnitedStates,mainlyinCalifornia.Googlecarsaretrulyself-driving.Thesecarshavenosteeringwheels(方向盤）orpedals.Lastweek,policeorderedoneofGoogle’scarstostopfordrivingtooslowlyonapublicroad.Thecarwasnotdisobeyinganylaw,sonoonewaspunished.Butpolicedidspeakwiththeoperatorsofthevehicle.AccordingtoGoogle,itsself-drivingcarshavebeendrivennearly2millionkilometers.Thatisequaltothedistancetheaveragepersondrivesin90years.Sofar,noGoogleself-drivingcarhasgottenatrafficticket.Someofthemhavebeeninaccidentswhenothercarshitthem.Othercompaniesareworkingonself-drivingcars.Mercedes-Benz,Audi,BMW,VolvoandToyotaallhaveplansforsuchvehicles.AcompanycalledBestMileplanstooperateselfdrivingbusesinSwitzerlandnextspring.Thebuseswillholduptoninepeopleandwillbetestedfortwoyears.Mercedes-Benzisdevelopinglargeself-drivingtrucksforlongtrips.Thesetrucksusedriverstocontrolthem.1、WhatAndrewPoliaksaidsuggeststhat.A．hetakesprideintheirtechnologyonself-drivingcarsB．heiseagertoselltheirtechnologyonself-drivingcarsC．heisoptimisticaboutthedevelopmentofself-drivingcarsD．hefeelssurepeoplewillsoonhavethetechnologyforself-drivingcars2、WhydidthepoliceorderoneofGoogle’scarstostoplastweek?A．Becauseitsspeedwastoolow.B．Becauseitdisobeyedlocallaws.C．Becausetheoperatorsbehavedbadly.D．Becausethereexistedtechnologicalproblems.3、WhatcausedsomeofGoogle’sself-drivingcarstohaveaccidents?A．Lackofexperience. B．Highspeed.C．Othercars’faults. D．Toomuchtraffic.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Self-drivingCarsB．HowtoDevelopSelf-drivingCarsC．TheAdvantagesofSelf-drivingCarsD．OwningASelf-drivingCarIsFashionable23．（8分）Americansareworriedaboutnewtechnology.Theyareconcernedthatmachines.Includingrobots,willtakeoverworknowdonebyhumans.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportbythePewResearchCenterofWashingtonDC．About75percentofAmericansquestionedbyPewsaidautomationwillincreaseincomeinequalitybetweentherichandthemiddleclassandthepoor.And64percentofpeopleexpectautomationtobesocommoninAmericathatpeoplewillfacedifficultyfindingthingstodowiththeirlives.Someoftheconcernsabouttechnologycomefromadistrustaboutwhethermachineswillalwaysmaketherightdecision.ManyAmericansbelievehumanshavebetterjudgmentindealingwithcomplexmatters.Oneexampleisselectingapersonforajob.ThreequartersofAmericanssaidtheywouldnotwanttoapplyforajobthatusesacomputerprogramtochoosethemostqualifiedperson.MostAmericanswantthegovernmenttolimitautomation,Forexample,87percentsupportarequirementthatalldriverlessvehicleshaveahumaninthedriversscatwhocantakecontrolwhenneeded.And85percentwanttolimitmachinestomostlydoingjobsthataredangerousorunhealthyforhumans.Andonly25percentexpectmorejobstocomefromautomation.Pewsaid,MarkZuckerberg,theco-founderofFacebook,spokelastMaytograduatingseniorsfromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,Histalkcenteredontheuncertainfuturefacingyoungpeople.“Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks,”Zuckerbergtoldthegraduates,Zuckerbergsaidyoungpeoplewillhavetofindprojectsthatwillbringbothjobsanddirectbenefitstothepeopleoftheworld.Hesaidinhisspeechthat300,000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon,andmillionsofpeoplebuilt,theHooverDamaswellasothergreatprojectsoverthelast100years.1、WhatdoAmericansthinkoftechnology?A．Useful.B．EffectiveC．Dangerous.D．Undependable.2、WhichofthefollowingdothemajorityofAmericanswantthegovernmenttodo?A．Usemachinestododangerousandharmfuljobs.B．IncreasejobchancesbyintroducingmachinesC．Selectapersonforajobbycomputer.D．Getridofalldriverlessvehicles.3、WhatdidZuckerbergencouragethestudentstodo?A．Refuseself-drivingvehicles.B．Createnewjobchances.C．Considerlargeprojects.D．Fightagainstrobots.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewTechnologyCreatesMoreJobsB．NewTechnologyMakesNewUnfairnessC．AmericansWorryRobotsWillTakeJobsD．RobotsMakeWorkEasytoDoforWorkers.24．（8分）ManyofushavewonderedwhatEarthislikebeneaththesurface.Sohavewritersandscientists.InFrenchnovelistJulesVerne’smasterpieceJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth,explorersgodowntoEarth’scenteranddiscoveramazingwonders.Butinreallife,humanbeingshaven’tevencomeclosetotheplanet’score(核心).Thecoreisover6,000kmdown.Thedeepestholeevercreated,accordingtotheBBC,istheKolaSuperdeepBoreholeinRussia,whichonlygoes12.3kmdown.Sohowdoweknowabouteverythingdownbelowwithoutanysamples？OnegoodwaytostartistothinkabouttheEarth’sdensity(密度),SimonRedfernoftheUniversityofCambridgeintheUKtoldtheBBC．“ThedensityofthematerialonEarth’ssurfaceismuchlowerthantheaveragedensityofthewholeEarth,sothattellsusthere’ssomethingthathasgreaterdensity,”Redfernsaid.Thechallengeistofindoutwhichheavymaterialsthecoreismadeof.Andthemainmaterialscientistshavefoundisiron.TheideaisthatwhenEarthformed4.5billionyearsago,alotofironmadeitswaydowntothecore,takingupabout80percentofit.Todayscientistsarestillworkingonfindingoutwhichothermaterialsthecorecouldbemadeupof.Youmightalsowonderhowweknowthesizeofthecore.There’saone-wordanswer:seismology(地震學(xué)).Whenanearthquakehappens,seismicstationsaroundtheworldrecordtheshockwavesitsendsthroughouttheplanet.It’slikehittingonesideoftheplanetwithahugehammerandlisteningontheothersideforthenoise.Earlyresearchfoundthatsomeshockwaves,called“S-waves”,wentmissing.S-wavescanonlytravelthroughsolidmaterial,butnotthroughliquid,sotheymusthavefoundsomethingmolteninEarth’scenter.ByfollowingtheS-waves’paths,scientistsfoundoutthatrocksbecameliquidaround3,000kmdown.TherearestillmanyquestionsabouttheEarth’scoretoanswer.Butthestudyofthedarkworldbelowisn’tjustforscientists’curiosity.ThemovementofEarth’smoltenironcorebuildsupapowerfulmagnetic(有磁力的)field.ItprotectsusfromradiationfromthesunandisneededforcompassesandGPSsystemstowork.Soperhapsnoneofuswilleverseteyesonthecore,butit’sgoodtoknowit’sthere.1、TheauthormentionsJulesVerne’snovelJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthinthefirstparagraphto.A．discussthepossibilityofgoingdowntoEarth’scenterB．showhowmuchhumanshavediscoveredaboutEarthC．paintapictureinourimaginationofthedarkworldbelowD．showhumans’deepinterestinEarth’scenter2、Wecanlearnfromthearticlethat“S-waves”.A．a(chǎn)reoftenusedtopredictearthquakesB．cannottravelthroughliquidmaterialC．a(chǎn)rethemostnoticeableshockwavesproducedbyearthquakesD．cantravelmostrapidlyat3,000kilometersbelowEarth’ssurface3、Wecaninferfromthelastthreeparagraphsthat.A．researchintoEarth’scorehashardlymadeanyprogressinrecentyearsB．improvementsinGPSsystemscouldhelppeoplefindoutmoreaboutEarthC．Earth’scorehelpstoprotecthumansfromharmD．scientistsarelikelytoreachEarth’scenterwithindozensofyears25．（10分）Internetcommunicationishavingapositiveinfluenceoneducationinandoutoftheclassroom.TheInternetprovidestheopportunityforpeopleanywhereintheworldtoaccessqualityeducationalservicesfromthecomfortoftheirhome.TheInternetallowsyoutohaveaccesstoeducationalopportunitiesonyourschedule,andatyourownpace.ClassroomusageofcomputersintheUnitedStatesbeganintheearly1980s,withapplicationslimitedtosoftwarepackagesthatprovideddrillandpracticebystudents.Bytheearly1990s,mostclassroomsintheUnitedStateshadacomputertheteachercouldusetoaidinthepresentationofacademicmaterial.Bythelate1990sInternetusagebecamewidespread,becomingasignificantfactorinclassroominstruction.Thelate1990salsosawtheriseofInternetbasedpost-secondaryeducationalprogramsthatallowstudentstoearnacollegedegreewithoutattendingaclassinatraditionalinstitution.Internetusageopenstheentireworldofinformationandcommunicationtostudents.Studentscanaccesslibrariesfromanycityoftheworldatanytimedayornight.Studentscanhave24houraccesstoallmaterialsneededtocompleteanassignment.Studentsusingcomputertechnologyandcommunicationtoolstoresearch,developandpublishschoolprojectsdevelopcriticalthinkingskillsthatareessentialindecisionmakingprocesses.Teachersneedtoequipstudentswithanewsetofskillswhichwillenablethemtolocate,analyze,evaluate,andsynthesizethevastamountsofinformationavailable.Studentsmustbecomeinformationmanagers.StudentswholearntousecomputersandtheInternetproficiently(熟練地)developcompetenciesthatarerequiredinthe21stcenturyworkplace.Internetusageallowsstudentsandworkerstocommunicateefficiently,increasingproductivelyandfacilitatingcreativethinking.Thepaceoftechnologicalchangeisforcingstudentstocontinuelearningnewskillsandresponsibilities.Therealityofrapidchangewillchallengeestablishedinstructionalmethods,andwilltransformschoolsintotechnologicaltrainingcenters.1、Whatcancomputertechnologyandcommunicationtoolsbenefitstudents?A．Enteringlibrariesfreely.B．Makingessentialdecisions.C．Beinginformationmanagers.D．Gainingimportantthinkingskills.2、Whatmakesstudentspursuenewskillscontinuously?A．Thehighpaceofmodemsociety.B．Therapidchangeoftechnology.C．Thetendencyofclassroomteaching.D．Thedevelopmentofteachingmethods.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“competencies”？A．Abilities.B．Positions.C．Competitions.D．Wages.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheinfluenceoftheInternetoneducationB．Howtoimproveclassroomteachingonline?C．TherelationshipbetweenInternetandeducationD．WhyInternetcommunicationissoimportant?第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Iwasthefoolatschool，regardedasaspecialneedsstudent．Iwastermedassuch．Obviously，becauseIwasnotinterestedinschoolanddidnotcareformy1．Overtime，Istartedtobelieveinmystupidity．I2thefactthatIwasinspecialneedsclassesandpoureditoutasangeranddepression．Butoneactivity3thisviewofmyself：chess．Istartedtoplaychesswithmyfatherafterschool4becauseIwantedtobeathimatsomething．Myfatherwasa5man，fondofphysics，writing，religion，…，almosteveryfield．Hewascalledawalkingdictionary．So，winninginchessagainstmyfatherwouldbea6thatIhadintellectualpower．Onthesmallchessboard，Ihadachanceto7myso-calledinability．Gameaftergame，Iwantedtobeatmyfatherevenmore．Istartedtostudychessbooksandplayagainstachesscomputerto8myskills．Oneweekend，Ifinallycheckmated（將殺）myfatheronaferryride，whichmademefeel9．Twoyearslater，Ibecamethesecondboard10myschoolchessteam，withourtopboardbeingthebesthighschoolplayerinthestate．Butbeforethetournamentseason，ourtopplayer11tocome．Therecamemychancetoplayastopboardagainstthebestplayersinotherstates．IwasdeterminedtoshowwhoIhadbecome：a（n）12personabletowinwithcalculation，logicandwill．Mymost13gamecameinthefinalround．Ourteamwasfacingahighschoolwhichonlyexcellentstudentsattended．Itwas14amatchbetweenaspecialneedsstudentandasmartsoul．Myopponent（對手）wasplayingwellandkept15whileIkeptdefendingtokeepmykingsafe．Hespentlongtryingtobreakdownmydefenses，butcouldnotfindthefinalpush．I16withmoredefensivemoves，tryingtomakeitasdifficultforhimaspossible．Withlittle17left，hestartedtomakerapidmoves．18hecouldmakethefinaldecision，heranoutoftime．Honestly，ashisclockflagfell，Ijumpedupoutofmyseatandkissedtheflooroutofexcitement．Ofcourseitwasnotthemostsportsmen-like19，butIcouldnotcontrolmyemotions．Whileholdingmywinner'scup，IknewIwasnot20．Theinferioritycomplex（自卑感）hadmeltedaway，andIrealizedthatunderneathourthoughts，eachpersonisagenius．1、A．habitsB．gradesC．plansD．benefits2、A．noticedB．explainedC．a(chǎn)cceptedD．ignored3、A．changedB．supportedC．questionedD．showed4、A．especiallyB．obviouslyC．simplyD．hopefully5、A．smartB．strictC．quietD．strong6、A．dreamB．lessonC．theoryD．sign7、A．turnoverB．turndownC．getoverD．getthrough8、A．teachB．sharpenC．chooseD．invent9、A．overjoyedB．disappointedC．puzzledD．interested10、A．forB．inC．ofD．on11、A．promisedB．managedC．happenedD．failed12、A．braveB．luckyC．a(chǎn)ctiveD．intelligent13、A．terribleB．memorableC．dangerousD．popular14、A．normallyB．possiblyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．partly15、A．a(chǎn)ttackingB．smilingC．pausingD．escaping16、A．returnedB．quitC．wonD．exchanged17、A．patienceB．timeC．energyD．wisdom18、A．OnceB．UntilC．BeforeD．Unless19、A．spiritB．thoughtC．commentD．behavior20、A．proudB．stupidC．brightD．lazy第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Lastweek,IreadanarticleabouttheterriblehistoryoftheSummerPalace.TheSummerPalace,locatedinthewesterndistrictofBeijing,1．ofthreeparks,includingtheMing,ChangchunandWanchun,2．coversanareaofabout5,200mu.Tobuildthefamousroyalgarden,theQinggovernmentinvestedlotsofmanpowerandphysicalresourcesinit.InorderforittobecometheEuropean-stylepalacesbuiltofstone,EmperorQianlong3．(employ)westerndesignerstodesignitandmademanyskillfulcraftsmen(工匠)workdayafterdayonit.After130yearsofhardlabor,theirworkfinally4．off.TheSummerPalacetook5．itsgloriousbeauty.Inaword,itsconstructionstyleisthe6．(combine)oflandscape,paintingandpoetry.However,duetotheQinggovernmentsbeing7．,westerninvadershavebeguntoinvadeitsince1860,resultinginit8．(damage)badly,9．littleremainingatthattime.What'sworse,thedestructiondidn’tstopuntiltheendofthewar.Afterliberation,theChinesegovernment10．greatimportancetorebuildingthefamousgarden.Nowadays,everyoneislikelytoappreciateitsbeautyifheisfree.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文，文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。IfeltdelightedtobeinformedthenewsthatIwouldbeourStudentUnion’snextministerofhealth.Therefore,whenIcalmeddown,Ibegantorealizewhatchallengingthejobwouldbe.IcanstillrememberthefirsttimeIholdameetingwithallthemembers,thatwasarealchallengeforme.Withsomanyeyesfixingonme,Istruggledtospeakasmyfaceandearsturnedcompletered.Ihadneverfeltsonervousago.AlthoughIwentthroughaseriesofdifficulty,Igainedalotaswell—aplent