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广东实验中学2023届高三级第三次阶段考试英语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1，答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名、姓名、考号、座位号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内，并用2B铅

笔填涂相关信息。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑：如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；不能答在试卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然

后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选

出最佳选项。ARiverBeachCommunitynowoffersvariousprogramsfreeofcharge.Pleasecall(608)7898640fordetails.CopingSkillsTuesdays:De

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nwww.Lifesize.comJoinusasweexplorearangeoftopicsrelatedtonatureanddiscoverhowtheenvironmentimpactsourhealthandwell-being.Wewilllearnfromlo

calexpertsandshareincasualconversationaboutallthingsenvironmental.NewDeviceTechHelpThursdays；December3,December1711a.m.

-12p.m.NewSiteatSt.AndrewsStreet(ifopen,pleasecallbeforeattending!)Doyouhavequestionsaboutanewdeviceorjustneedsomehelpwit

hyourdevice?Bringinyourcellphone,tablet,iPad,oranyothertechnologyitemthatyoumayhaveandLaCrosseLibrarystaff

willbereadytohelpwithyourquestions.1．HowcanparticipantsbenefitfromFillYourCup?A．Bytakingstretchingexercisesalone.B．Bydesigningteamplanstoimprove

skills.C．Byenjoyingfriendlytalkswithfreedrinks,D．Byenlargingsocialcircleinarelaxingway.2．Whichprogramissuitableifyouareavailableonlyon

Fridays?A．CopingSkillsB．FillYourCupC．Connect2NatureD．NewDeviceTechHelp3．Whatdotheprogramshaveincommon?A．Theyfeatureonlineactivities.B．Theypr

omotesocialinteraction.C．Theyprovideprofessionalinstructions.D．Theyadvocateenvironmentalprotection.BEarlyfifth-centuryphilosopherSt.A

ugustinefamouslywrotethatheknewwhattimewasunlesssomeoneaskedhim.AlbertEinsteinaddedanotherwrinklewhenhetheorizedthattim

evariesdependingonwhereyoumeasureit.Today'sstate-of-the-artatomic（原子的）clockshaveprovenEinsteinright.Evenadvancedphys

icscan'tdecisivelytelluswhattimeis,becausetheanswerdependsonthequestionyou'reasking.Forgetabouttimeasanabsolute.Whatif,in

steadofconsideringtimeintermsofastronomy,werelatedtimetoecology?Whatifweallowedenvironmentalconditionstosetthetemp

o（节奏）ofhumanlife?We'reincreasinglyawareofthefactthatwecan'tcontrolEarthsystemswithengineeringalone,andrealizingthatweneedtomoderate

（调节）ouractionsifwehopetoliveinbalance.Whatifourdefinitionoftimereflectedthat?Recently,Iconceptualizedanewapproachtotimekeepingthat'scon

nectedtocircumstancesonourplanet,conditionsthatmightchangeasaresultofglobalwarming.We'renowbuildingaclock

attheAnchorageMuseumthatreflectsthetotalflowofseveralmajorAlaskanrivers,whicharesensitivetolocalandglobalenvironmental

changes.We'veprogrammedittomatchanatomicclockifthewaterwayscontinuetoflowattheirpresentrate.Iftheriversrunfasterinthefuture

onaverage,theclockwillgetaheadofstandardtime.Iftheyrunslower,you'llseetheoppositeeffect.Theclockregistersbothshort-termirregu

laritiesandlong-termtrendsinriverdynamics.It'sasortofobservatorythatrevealshowtheriversarebehavingfromtheirowntemporalframe（时间框架），andallowsu

stowitnessthosechangesonoursmartwatchesorphones.AnyonewhooptstogoonAlaskaMeanRiverTimewillliveinharm

onywiththeplanet.Anyonewhoconsidersrivertimeinrelationtoatomictimewillencounteramajorimbalanceandmaybemotivatedtocounteractitbyconsuminglessfu

elorsupportinggreenerpolicies.Evenifthismethodoftimekeepingisnovelinitsparticulars,earlyagriculturalsocieti

esalsoconnectedtimetonaturalphenomena.Inpre-ClassicalGreece,forinstance,people"corrected"officialcalendarsbys

hiftingdatesforwardorbackwardtoreflectthechangeofseason.Temporalconnectiontotheenvironmentwasvitaltotheirsurvival.Likewise,rivertimeand

othertimekeepingsystemswe'redevelopingmayencourageenvironmentalawareness.WhenSt.Augustineadmittedhisinabilitytodefinetime,hehighlightedoneoftime'smos

tnoticeablequalities:Timebecomesmeaningfulonlyinadefinedcontext.Anytimekeepingsystemisvalid,andeachisaspraiseworthyasits

purpose.4．WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?A．Timekeepingisincreasinglyrelatedtonature.B．Everyonecandefinetimeontheirownterms.C．Thequalitiesof

timevarywithhowyoumeasureit.D．Timeisamajorconcernofphilosophersandscientists.5．TheauthorraisesthreequestionsinParagraph2m

ainlyto.A．presentanassumptionB．evaluateanargumentC．highlightanexperimentD．introduceanapproach6．Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A．

Thosewhodonotgoonrivertimewillliveanimbalancedlife.B．NewwaysofmeasuringtimecanhelptocontrolEarthsystems.C．Atomictimewillgetahe

adofrivertimeiftheriversrunslower.D．Modemtechnologymayhelptoshapetherivers'temporalframe.7．Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A

．Itiscrucialtoimprovethedefinitionoftime.B．Afixedframewillmaketimemeaningless.C．Weshouldliveinharmonywithnature.D．Historyisamirrorrefle

ctingreality.CChildrenmaylearnnewwordsbetterwhentheylearntheminthecontextofotherwordstheyarejustlearning—accordingtoanewresearchfromtheUniversityofEa

stAnglia.Researchersinvestigatedhow18-24-month-oldslearnnewwords—inthecontextofwordstheyalreadyknowwellandthosetheydon't.Thefin

dingshelpexplainhowchildrenlearnnewwordsandsuggestanewwaythatparentsandcarerscouldhelpboostlanguagedevelopment.Previousresearchsuggeststhatwhenchild

renhearawordtheydonotknowandseeanobjecttheyhaveneverseeninthecontextofsomeobjectsthattheycanalreadyname

,suchasatoyoraball,theyguessthatthenewwordreferstothenewthing.Dr.LarissaSamuelsonfromtheuniversitywantedtoknowifthestrengthofachild

'sknowledgeoffamiliarthings—howwelltheyknowwhat"cars"or"balls"are,forexample—matteredforlearningnewwordsandrememberingthem.Theyasked8

2childrentotakepartinthestudyandcarryouttwoexperimentsamongthem.Andthentheygotsomereallysurprisingfindings."Wehadexpectedthatastrongerknowledgeoffami

liarwordswouldbebetterforlearningnewwords,butwefoundtheoppositewastrue."DrSamuelsonsaid."Thisnewstudysuggestsanotherwayw

emightbeabletohelpboostchildren'sabilitytoremembernewword-objectlinks-byteachingtheminthecontextofotherthingsthattheyarejustlearni

ng."Itseemscounterintuitive,butitisperhapsbecausethelesswell-knownitemsdon'tcompetewiththenewwordsasmuch.

Iftheylearnnewwordsinthecontextofplayingwithwell-knownitemssuchasaballorbook,theydon'tprocessthenewwordasmuch.

8．Whatisthepurposeofthenewresearch?A．Tochallengethefindingsofpreviousstudies.B．Toobservetheprocessofchildren'slearning.C．

Tobetterunderstandchildren'swordlearning.D．Tocomparechildren'sdifferentlearningstyles.9．WhatcanbeinferredfromDr.Samuelson'swords?A．Theirfindingsareou

tofexpectation.B．Theirresearchshouldfocusonchildren.C．Weshouldbemorepatientwithchildren.D．Weneedtoprovideguid

anceonlearning.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"counterintuitive"meaninthelastparagraph?A．Consistent.B．En

couraging.C．Impractical.D．Unreasonable.11．Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Lessfamiliarwordshelpchildrenlearnbetter.B．Word-objectlinkscontributetobet

terlearning.C．Newresearchfindsthesecretsofraisingchildren.D．Childrenlearnbetterwiththehelpoftheirparents.DAccordingtotheS

olarEnergyIndustryAssociation,thenumberofsolarpanelsinstalled（安装）hasgrownrapidlyinthepastdecade,andithastogrowevenfastertomeetclimategoals.Butallofth

atgrowthwilltakeupalotofspace,andthoughmoreandmorepeopleaccepttheconceptofsolarenergy,fewlikelargesolarpanelstobeinstallednearthem.Solardeve

loperswanttoputuppanelsasquicklyandcheaplyaspossible,sotheyhaven'tgivenmuchthoughttowhattheyputunderthem.Often,they'llendupfillingtheareawiths

mallstonesandusingchemicalstocontrolweeds.Theresultisthatmanycommunities,especiallyinfanningregions,seesolarfarmsasdestroyersof

thesoil.“Solarprojectsneedtobegoodneighbors,"saysJordanMacknick,theheadoftheInnovativeSitePreparationandI

mpactReductionsontheEnvironment(InSPIRE)project."Theyneedtobeprotectorsofthelandandcontributetotheagriculturaleconomy."InSPIREisinvestigatingpractic

alapproachesto："low-impact"solardevelopment,whichfocusesonestablishingandoperatingsolarfarmsinawaythatiskindertothelan

d.Oneoftheeasiestlow-impactsolarstrategiesisprovidinghabitatforpollinators（传粉昆虫）．Habitatloss,pesticideuse,andclimatechangehavecau

seddramaticdeclinesinpollinatorpopulationsoverthepastcoupleofdecades,whichhasdamagedtheU.S.agriculturaleconomy.Over28stateshavepassedlawsrelat

edtopollinatorhabitatprotectionandpesticideuse.Conservationorganizationsputoutpollinator-friendlinessguidelinesforhomegarde

ns,businesses,schools,cities-andnowthereareguidelinesforsolarfarms.Overthepastfewyears,manysolarfarmdeveloper

shavetransformedthespaceundertheirsolarpanelsintoashelterforvariouskindsofpollinators,resultinginsoil

improvementandcarbonreduction."Thesepollinator-friendlysolarfarmscanhaveavaluableimpactoneverythingthat'sgoingoninthelandscape,"s

aysMacknick.12．Whatdosolardevelopersoftenignore?A．Thedeclineinthedemandforsolarenergy.B．Thenegativeimpactofinstallingsolarpanels.C．Therisinglaborcos

tofbuildingsolarfarms.D．Themostrecentadvancesinsolartechnology13．WhatdoesInSPIREaimtodo?A．Improvetheproductivityoflocalfarms.B．Inve

ntnewmethodsforcontrollingweeds.C．Makesolarprojectsenvironmentallyfriendly.D．Promotetheuseofsolarenergyinruralareas.14．Whatisthepurp

oseofthelawsmentionedinparagraph4?A．Toconservepollinators.B．Torestrictsolardevelopment.C．Todiversifytheeconomy.D．Toensurethesupplyofenergy15．Whic

hofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Pollinators:ToLeaveortoStayB．SolarEnergy:HopefortheFutureC．InSP

IRE:ALeaderinAgricultureD．SolarFarms:ANewDevelopment第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ahh...Fish,chipsandmushypeas!ThereisnothingmoreBritishthanfishandchips.Freshlycooked,boilinghotfishandchips,toppedwithsaltandseasoned

withvinegar,packed'innewspaperandeatenout-of-doorsonacoldandwintryday—itsimplycannotbebeaten!16BothLancashireand

Londonclaimtobethefirsttoinventthisfamousmeal.Chipswereacheap,basicfoodoftheindustrialnorthwhilefriedfishwasintroducedinLon

don'sEastEnd.17Sowasbornournationaldishoffishandchips!18Mr.Leessoldfishandchipsfromawoodenshelterinthemarket.Laterhemovedthebusinesstoap

ermanentshopacrosstheroad.HoweverinLondon,itissaidthatJosephMalin,aJewishimmigrant,openedafishandchipshopinClevelandWaywithinthesoundofBowB

ellsinthe1860s.Fishandchipshopswereoriginallysmallfamilybusinesses,oftenrunfromthefrontroomofthehouseandwerecommonplacebythelate19thc

entury.Throughthelatterpartofthe19thcenturyandwellintothe20thcentury,thefishandchiptradeexpandedgreatlytosatisfytheneedsofthegrowing

industrialpopulationofGreatBritain.Fishandchipsbecamevitaltothedietoftheordinarypeople.19In1999,theBritishc

onsumednearly300millionservingsoffishandchips.Thatequatestosixservingsforeveryman,womanandchildinthecountry20That's17foreveryoneBurg

erKingrestaurant,makingBritishFishandChipsthenation'sfavouritetake-away.A．Itquicklybecameafavouriteoftheworkers.

B．Peoplesoondecidedtoputfriedfishandchipstogether.C．JohnLeesownedarestaurantandsoldthefamouspairing.D．Sohow,whenandwheredidthisBritishdishcomea

bout?E．Therearenowaround8,500fishandchipshopsacrosstheUK.F．Someshopshadtoemploydoormentocontrolthequeueatbusytimes.G．ThefirstfishandchipshopinLan

cashireisthoughttohaveopenedin1863.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Lastweek,Itaughta

casestudyonthedeclineofNokiatomyMBAstudents.Iaskedthem,"WhydidNokiafallfromindustry21toalso-ran(failure)positio

ninthespaceoflessthanfiveyears?"Theiranswerswere22："Theylosttouchwiththeircustomers."True,butalmosttauto

logical-andinterestingtonotethatthisisthesameNokiathatintheearly2000swaspraisedforits23-centricmarketinganddesigncapa

bilities."They24todevelopthenecessarytechnologies."Notreallytrue-NokiahadaprototypetouchscreenbeforetheiPhonewasl

aunched,anditssmartphoneswere25superiortoanythingApple,Samsung,orGooglehadtoofferduringthelate1990s."Theydidn'trecognizethatthebasisofc

ompetitionwasshiftingfromthehardwaretotheecosystem."26，notreallytrue-the"ecosystem"battlebeganintheea

rly2000s,withNokiajoiningforceswithEricsson,Motorola,andPsiontocreateSymbianasa27technologythatwouldkeepMicrosoftatbay.Throughth

isperiod,thepeopleatNokiawere28thechangesgoingonaroundthem,andtheywerenevershortofleading-edgetechnologyorclevermarketer

s.Wheretheystruggledwasintransmitting29intoaction.Thecompanylackedthecapabilitytochangeinadecisiveandcommittedway.Thefailureofbigcompaniesto

30tochangingcircumstancesisoneoftheprincipalpuzzlesintheworldofbusiness.Occasionally,agenuinely"disruptive

"technology,suchasdigitalimaging,comesalongand31anentireindustry.Butusuallythesourcesoffailurearemoredullandavoidable—afailuret

o32technologiesthathavealreadybeendeveloped,anarrogantdisregard(傲慢的漠视)forchangingcustomerdemands,aself-satisfiedattitude

towardsnewcompetitors.Insuchcases,thefinalresponsibilityfor33restswiththeCEO.Butifsuchfailuresaretobeavoided,itisclearthattheCEOcannot如i

tonhisorherown.Peopleacrossthefirmmustkeeptheireyesopento34intheirbusiness,andtotakeresponsibilitytopushtheirnewideasand35exis

tingwaysofworking.Obviously,thisisn'teasytodo,butifthereisabetterunderstandingoftheproblemthenthereisachanceforimprovement.21．A．leadershipB．compani

onshipC．craftsmanshipD．citizenship22．A．acceptableB．imaginableC．changeableD．predictable23．A．customerB．produc

tC．technologyD．capital24．A．transformedB．failedC．attemptedD．resolved25．A．greatlyB．reallyC．competitivelyD．technologically26．A．Thus

B．AgainC．UnfortunatelyD．Basically27．A．platformB．basisC．softwareD．service28．A．absorbedinB．shockedatC．awareofD．acc

ustomedto29．A．thoughtsB．wordsC．spiritD．confidence30．A．lookB．applyC．contributeD．adapt31．A．fosterB．benefitC．bankruptD．reshape32．A．implementB．cult

ivateC．undertakeD．advocate33．A．managementB．achievementC．failureD．enterprise34．A．horizonsB．pensionsC．executivesD．changes35．A．maintainB．challengeC．d

oubtD．examine第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，Featuringawindingroute,heavily-woodedmo

untainsandred,yellowandbluelines,LiyangNo.1RoadinLiyangCity,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,isoneofthemostwell-knownscenicroadsinChina.The365

-kilometerroadconnects98villages,over220ruraltouristattractions,andseven36(surround)countiesandcities.Viewingplatforms,

campgrounds,cafesandotherfacilitieswerebuiltalongtheroadtomakeita37(good)experiencefortourists.NestlednearmountainsandTaihuLake,Liyang38(c

onsider)animportanthubintheYangtzeRiverDeltaregionandboastsasuperiorecologicalenvironment.Butinitshillynorthwest,39the"LiyangRuralTouristHighway

'sRoadtoHappiness"islocated,thedevelopmentoftouristresourceshaslaggedbehindduetogeographicalbarriers.Therefore,LiyangNo.1Road

isnotonlyalocallandmark,butagateway40(offer)peoplethechancetoexperiencenaturejust41hopping（跳上）intheircar.VisitorscancruiseNo.1Roadt

oTianmuLake,42national5Atouristattraction,toenjoythebreathtaking43(view).LiyangNo.1Roadisalsocalled"RainbowHighway"becauseofthered,yellowand

bluelines44(paint)insomesections.ItwasthefirstroadinChinawiththreecoloreddividinglines,andhas45(successful)appliedfo

rnationalintellectualpropertycertification.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）上周末你参加了校学生会组织的“认识我们身边的植物”活动。请为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：1．活动的过程；2．收获与感想。注意：1．写

作词数应为80左右；2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。GettingtoKnowthePlantsAroundUs第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Myteenageson,Jo

rdan,alwayscomplainedabouthavingtobehomeearlierthanallhisfriends.Hewouldtellmethathewasalreadyseventeen,butstillhadacurfew(宵禁).Hebelievedhewasp

racticallyanadult.Ipointedoutthathewasnotanadultashewasstillinhighschool."Youdon'ttrustme!"heyelled.BeforeIcon

tinued,herolledhiseyes,slammedthedoorandwalkedaway.Isighed.HowcouldImakeJordanseethatIonlywantedtokeephi

msafe?Idecidedtogoforawalk,hopingtheDecemberairwouldclearmyhead.Iopenedthefrontdoorandnearlysteppedonher:as

mallblackcat,justlikeameatball."Hi,Meatball,"Isaid,bringingherintomyarms.Iwalkedbackin,touchingherne

ckgently.Meatballseemedhappyenoughtocomeinthehouse,butafteranhourortwo,shesatbythedoor,meowingtogobackoutside."Wh

ywon'tshejuststayinwithusallthetime?"Nathan,myyoungestsonasked.Iexplainedtohimthatshewashappyherebutshelikedbeing

abletocomeandgoasshepleased."Thatmustbenice"，Jordanmutteredfromtheotherroom,complainingwhythecat,nothim,couldcomeandgo

.HeevenaskedmetogiveMeatballacurfew.Meatballbecamearegular.Onenight,temperatureswereunusuallylow.Meatbal

lstoodatthedoor,meowingtogooutside.Ishookmyheadather,afraidthatshemightfreezetodeath.Shestaredatmeandmeo

wedagain.Ipattedherhead,"Iknowyou'renothappy,butit'sforyourowngood.""Mom'snotbeingmeantoyou,"Nathantoldthecat."She'sjus

ttryingtokeepyoufromturningintoafrozenmeatball."Webothlaughedathisjoke.Thenextmorning,Icouldn'tfindMeatball.Iaskedthekids

ifanyonehadseenher.注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Jordannodded,"Iletheroutlastnight."AsIdrovetotheanimalhospital,Jordansatintheback,holdi

ngMeatballinsidehiscoat.英语参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）1-3DCB4-7BDCC8-11CADA12-15BCAD第二节（共5小题；每小题2.

5分，满分12.5分）16-20DBGFE第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21-25ADABD26-30BACAD31-35BACDB第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分1

5分）36．surrounding37．better38．isconsidered39．where40．offering41．by42．a43．views44．painted45．Successfully【说明

】1．与答案完全一样方可得1.5分，不设0.5/1.0分赋分段。2．有拼写错误的作答不给分。第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）GettingtoKnowthePlantsAroundUsLastweek,withtheaimofle

arningmoreabouttheplantsandtheimportanceofecologicalbalance,allthemembersofthebiologyclubinourschool,togetherwiththesenio

r-onestudents,participatedinthefieldtripthemedasGettingtoKnowthePlantsaroundUsorganizedbytheStudents'Union.Themeaningfulactivitybe

ganwitha30-minuteinstructionineachclassroom,wherestudentswereinstructedabouttheirhands-ontasksandbasicprinciplesofscientificobse

rvation.Then,theenthusiasticparticipantswereledtoatinyforestbehindthetheschoolplaygroundtoidentifydifferentkind

soflocaltreespecieswithaseriesofspecifictreepicturesinhand,Eachstudenteagerlysharedtheirfindingswithh

isteammatesastheyobservedeachpartofthevariousplantsattentively.Theactivityprovedanincrediblygreatsuc

cessasitfacilitatesstudents'developingreal-worldideasforwhattheyhavelearntintheclassroom.Apartfromprovidingac

hancetocombinetheorywithpractice,italsohelpedthemdeepentheirinsightintotheplantworld.Jordannodded,"Iletheroutlastnigh

t."Mymouthdroppedopen."Shewasoutsideallnight?"Iwassofurious,"Itwasfreezingandshecoulddie!"Jordanchokedbac

khiswords,stunned.Igrabbedmycoatandrushedoutside.Jordanfollowed,fearwellingupinhiseyes.Severalminuteslater,thepoorthingwasfound,sha

kingandcurlingintoatinyball.Ipickedherup,unsurewhethershewasaliveordead.Jordanwasscared,"Weneedavet!No

w!"AsIdrovetotheanimalhospital,Jordansatintheback,holdingMeatballinsidehiscoat.Icouldhearhimtalkingtot

hecat,apologizingrepeatedly.Luckily,thevetsavedMeatballSeeinghereyesopen,Jordanstrokedherhead,alltears.Then,surprisi

ngly,heturnedtome.Heapologizedforwhathehaddone."Iknowyoujustwanttokeepmesafe,"hemurmured.Ifeltalumpinmythroat.HerubbedMeatball

'sback,"Lookslikewearebothgoingtoobservethecurfew.It'sforourowngood."