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连城一中2019--2020学年度下学期高二英语期中测试出题人：审题人：2020.6.14（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Buyasuit.B.Attendafami

lyparty.C.Haveajobinterview.2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Marklooksgoodwithabeard.B.Markdidn’tnoticeher.C.Markcha

ngedalot.3.WhenwillthemanmeetMr.Black?A.OnNovember1st.B.OnNovember2nd.C.OnNovember3rd.4.Whatdoesthemansugge

stthewomando?A.Consultatravelagent.B.Makethearrangementsherself.C.GotoFloridawithaprofessor.5.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthefilm?A.Great.B

.Justso-so.C.Terrible.听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whyaretheremanypeopleinfrontofthestore?A.Thestuffisonsale.B.Thereisafreetrial.C.Newfacialtreatment

scomein.7.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?A.Comehereanotherday.B.Comparethepricesfirst.C.Checktheitemsandmakealist.听下面一段对话，回答第8

和第9两个小题。8.Whatmakesthecookiespopular?A.Thepackaging.B.Thetaste.C.Theprice.9.Whatisthewomangoingtodofirst?A.TrySwissrolls.B.

Buysomecookies.C.Checkoutatthecounter.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Whatdoesthewriterdescribeinthebook?A.Hismotherland.B.Awo

nderfuljourney.C.Hischildhood.11.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.TraveltoIndiawiththewoman.B.Haveatraintripalone.C.Buythebook.12.Howdoesthewomanfeelabou

ttheman’sidea?A.Sheisinfavorofit.B.Shedoesn’treallycare.C.Shedoubtsaboutit.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.WhereisAnna

?A.Inheroffice.B.Atschool.C.Atherhome.14.Howlongwillthemanstayathome?A.Threedays.B.Fourdays.C.Fivedays.15.Wha

tsurprisesthewoman?A.Themandoesn’teatmeatnow.B.Themanstillhasschoolworktodo.C.Themancanmakeavegetariandish.16.What’stherelationshipbetweent

hespeakers?A.Brotherandsister.B.Sonandmother.C.Grandsonandgrandmother.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Whydidthe

flightlandinBarcelona?A.Forachangeofcrew.B.Foranillegalactivity.C.Foramedicalemergency.18.Whenwilltheflighttakeoff?A.On

August27th.B.OnAugust28th.C.OnAugust29th.19.Whatdoesthespeakerremindthepassengerstodo?A.Takeallthelug

gage.B.Gotothehotelbytaxi.C.Gatherinthehotellobbyontime.20.Whichzoneisavailableforallthepassengerstocheckin?A.ZoneD

.B.ZoneA.C.ZoneC.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AActiveChallengeWeightlosscampforgirlsaged13-18inCanadaActiveChallengeisaweightlossprogramspeciallyforyoungwomen.Thebu

rdenofbeingoverweightisheavierthanjusttheextrapounds.Weuseoutdooradventurestochallengethegirls,togivethemsomethingto

drawstrengthfrom.Becauseyou’llbelosingweightalongsideyoungwomenjustlikeyou,you’llfindnoonelaughingatyouandyou’llhelpeachothe

r.AtActiveChallengeyou’llmakelifelongfriendswithyoungwomenofyourownageandlearntolovenewadventurousacti

vities.Unlikeanyotherweightlossprogram,ActiveChallengeisdesignedsoyou’llloseweightandhavethestrategies(策略)a

ndskillstokeeptheweightoffforever.ActiveChallengedoesnotputyouonadiet.WefollowtheCanadaFoodGuidetohealthyeatingandexerc

iseappropriateportion(一份)control.Wehelpyoudevelophealthyhabits.ThestaffatActiveChallengecombineexperiencedoutdoo

radventureprofessionalswithhighlyqualifiedclinicians.Allofusareabsolutelydevotedtohelpingyouachievelastingbehavioralchan

geandweightloss.Mostofall,wearedevotedtohavingagreattimedoingit.Pre-Camp:Uponregistration(注册)inActiveChallenge,aregistrationpackagewillbesentou

ttoyouwithformstobecompletedbeforecampingaswellasprogrampreparationmaterialsanintroductiontoActiveChallengeandpr

e-programpersonalchallengingassignments(任务)togetyouonyourwaytowardahealthierself.Post-Camp:Ourpostprogramisdesignedtokeepyoufocusedandremindyouo

fthegoalsthatyousetduringthecamp.Afterthecampendswewillsendyouhomewithyourpersonalmealandexerciseplanandkeepintouchwithyoufo

rafullthreemonthsthroughletters,emailsandphonecalls,trackingyourprogressandgivingyoustrategiesandsupport.21.Howwillgirlsfeelabouttheatmosphe

reatActiveChallenge?A.Lonelybutsafe.B.Coldbutexciting.C.Friendlyandsupportive.D.Competitiveandchallenging.22.Afterregistration,gi

rls_____.,A.shouldgotobuytheprogrampreparationmaterialsB.willbeinformedhowtogetpreparedfortheprogramC.shouldlearnsomeskillsandstrateg

iestoloseweightD.willhavetofinishsomechallengingassignmentsathome23.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.ToexplainwhyActiveChallengeispopular.B.Toshares

killsandstrategiesoflosingweight.C.Toshowhowimportantlosingweightis.D.ToinvitegirlstojoininActiveChallenge.BThekilldeer,as

mallbirdknownforitshigh-pitched(声调高的)call,couldleadtothecancellationofoneofCanada’biggestmusicfestivals.ThefirsthintoftroubleforOttawa’sBluesfest,ano

utdoorfestivalthatdrawsaround300,000peopleeachyear,camelastweekafterworkersatthesitefoundoneofthebirds

.Ithadlaidfoureggsnearby,effectivelyclaimingthemainstageareaasitsnestingground.“Thisisoneofthemostchallengingprobl

emswe’vebeenpresentedwith,butwefeelwecanworkthroughthis,”saidMarkMonahan,executivedirectorofthefestival.“Anythingthatchangestheschedulehasamajor

effect,sowe’retakingitveryseriously.”Thediscoverymeantthatgovernmentofficialsrushedtoprotectthenestandtheeggs,hiringasecurityguardtow

atchoverthem24hoursaday.Environmentalistswerealsobroughtin.“Wedon’tknowwhentheeggsmighthatch,”saidMonahan.Whatisknownisthattheyoungkill

deerwilllikelyleavethenestsoonaftertheyarehatched,leadingmanytohopethattheeggshatchinthenextdayorso.Thefestivalisnowseekingpermissionfr

omEnvironmentCanadatorelocatethenestsome50metersawayortakeittoawildlifecenter.Movingthenestwouldalsoensurethebirdandit

syoungwouldbeprotectedduringthefestival’s11-dayrun,saidMonahan.It’shighlylikelythatthefestival’sthousandsofattendeeswouldcausehugepr

oblemsforthebirdanditseggs.Monahanwasconfidentthatthefestivalwouldgoonasplanned,however.“Mostofthepeoplewe’reworkingwitharelookingforapositivesolut

ion,”Monahansaid.“Thereisnoonesayingthatthefestivalcan’tgoon.”Asnewsofthedilemmaspread,itleftresidentsdivided.Somesupportedthebird,sayin

gthatmovingthenestmightresultintheeggsbeingabandoned.Othersexpressedannoyancethatprotectingtheeggsofthesmallbird,whichiswidespreadacrossNort

hAmerica,wasriskinganannualfestivalthatcontributesmillionsofdollarstothelocaleconomy.Thekilldeer’stendencytobuilditsnes

tinopenfieldsorflatareashascausedissuesinotherareasoftheUS:earlierthisyear,constructiononahealthcenterinWisconsinwastemporarilystoppedafter

akilldeeranditsfoureggswerediscovered.24.WhatcanwelearnaboutBluesfest?A.ItisthefirstmusicfestivalinCanada.B.Itisanimportanteventformusiclo

vers.C.Itisamusicfestivalheldeverytwoyears.D.ItisachallengingoutdooractivityinOttawa.25.WhatwasMonahan’sattitudetowardhostingthefes

tival?A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Unsure.D.Indifferent.26.Theunderlinedword“dilemma”isclosestinmeaningto“”.A.adifficultsituationB.anextremes

ituationC.adangeroussituationD.anencouragingsituationCSmartphonesareourconstantcompanions.Formanyofus,t

heirglowingscreensareaubiquitous(十分普遍的)presence,drawingusinwithendlessdistractions.Theyareinourhands

assoonaswewake,andcommandourattentionuntilthefinalmomentsbeforewefallasleep.SteveJobswouldnotapprove.In2007

,JobstookthestageandintroducedtheworldtotheiPhone.Ifyouwatchthefullspeech,youwillbesurprisedbyhowheimaginedourrelationshipshouldbewiththisiconi

cinvention.Thisvisionissodifferentfromthewaymostofususethesedevicesnow.Inhisremarks,Jobsspentanextendedamountoftimedemonstratinghowthedeviceutilized(

应用)thetouchscreenbeforedetailingthemanywaysAppleengineershadimprovedtheage-oldprocessofmakingphonecalls.It’sthebestiPodwe’vee

vermade,”Jobsexclaimedatonepoint.“Thekillerappismakingcalls,”helateradded.Bothlinesdrewthunderousapplause.Thepresentat

ionconfirmsthatJobsimaginedasimpleriPhoneexperiencethantheoneweactuallyhavemorethanadecadelater.Forexample,therew

asnoAppStorewhentheiPhonewasfirstintroduced,andthiswasbydesign.Jobswasconvincedthatthephone’scarefully-designednativefeatureswereenough

.Hedidnotseektocompletelychangetherhythmofusers’dailylives.Hesimplywantedtotakeexperienceswehadalreadyfoundimportant－listeningtomusic,

placingcalls,generatingdirections－andmakethembetter.Theminimalist(简约主义者)visionfortheiPhoneJobsofferedin2007is

unrecognizabletoday－andthatisashame.UnderwhatIcallthe“constantcompanionmodel,”wenowseeoursmartphonesasalways-onpo

rtals(通道)toinformation.Wehavebecomesousedtoitoverthepastdecadethatitiseasytoforgetthenovelty(新奇之处)ofthedevice.Itseemsincreasinglyc

leartomethatJobsprobablygotitrightfromtheverybeginning:Manyofuswouldbebetter-offreturningtohisoriginalmin

imalistvisionforourphones.Practicallyspeaking,tobeaminimalistsmartphoneusermeansonlyusingyourdeviceforasmallnumberoffeaturest

hatdothingsofvaluetoyou.Otherwise,yousimplyputitawayoutsideoftheseactivities.Thisapproachdethrones(废黜)thisdevicefromthepositionofaconstantcompanion

downtoaluxuryobject,suchasafancybike,thatgivesyougreatpleasurewhenyouuseitbutdoesnotdominateyourentireday.Earlyinhis2007keynot

e,Jobssaid,“Today,Appleisgoingtoreinventthephone.”Whathedidn’tadd,however,wasthefollow-uppromise:“Tomorrowwe’regoingtoreinv

entyourlife.”Thesmartphoneisfantastic,butitwasnevermeanttobethefoundationforanewformofexistence.Ifyoureturnthisi

nnovationtoitsoriginalrole,youwillgetmoreoutofbothyourphoneandyourlife.27.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastbuttwoparagraphsprobablyrefersto.A.in

formationB.thesmartphoneC.thealways-onportalD.theconstantcompanionmodel28.AccordingtoSteveJobs,whatwasthemains

ellingpointofApple’sfirstiPhone?A.Itallowedtheuserstohaveaccesstotheinternet.B.ItwasactuallyaniPodthatcouldmakephone

calls.C.Itwasinstalledwithapplicationsbythird-partydevelopers.D.Itcouldfulfillpeople’sdesiretomultitaskintheirdailylive

s.29.Accordingtothearticle,aminimalistsmartphoneusertendsto.A.expecttoreinventhislifewiththedeviceB.buyt

helatestmodelofiPhoneandseeitasaluxuryC.removealltheunnecessaryapplicationsfromthedeviceD.spendmoretimeworkingthanplayingwithhis

device30.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthearticleisto.A.tellreaderswhySteveJobcreatedtheiPhoneB.remindreadersnot

tobeaddictedtotheirsmartphonesC.showreadersthatsmartphonescangreatlychangeourlivesD.encouragereaderstoblockinternetacce

ssontheirsmartphones第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Beingscaredisnotalwaysatreat.Whenaballoonpops,wemayjump.31H

owdoesthebodytriggered（激发）thesereactions?Whenweencountersomethingwe'renotfamiliarwith,ourbrainandbodystartmakingchangestohelpprepareusfortheunkno

wn.Thesechangesarepartofthebody's"threat,""stress,"or"fight—or—flight"response.Thisresponseistriggeredbythefivesenses,whicharealwayssending

informationtothebrain.32,thebrainsoundsadangeralarm.Itreleaseschemicalsintothebloodstream,andthosechemicalsactondifferentpartsofthebody.Oncethebodyi

salert（警觉的），thebraindecideswhetherornotthedangerisreal.33Iturgesapersontohide,runaway,ordefendoneself.Fasterheartbeatand

breathingsendmorebloodandoxygentothemusclessothey'rereadywhenthey'reneeded.Stresschemicalscanmakeapersonmoreale

rt.Ourmemoriesalsohelpprotectus.Wekeepacloseeyeonbabiesbecausetheydon'tunderstandwhatmighthurtthem.Asbabi

esgrow,theylearnwhat'sunsafe,andtheirbrainsstorethosememories34Experiencescanleadtolong-lastingfearsthatmaystopapersonfromtryingnewthing

s.We'rebornwiththeabilitytofeelfear,butalotofwhatwe'reafraidofislearned.Along-lastingfearcanmeanyou’rehadabadexperience,

andyourbraindoesn'twantyoutohaveitagain.Manypeoplehavebeatentheirownfears.Here'sonemethod.35,theylearnthefactsaboutany

thingthatseemsscary.Knowledgecanhelpapersonfeellessafraid.A.InsteadoflisteningtotheirimaginationB.WhentheysignalsomethingunexpectedC.Ourheartbeats

harder,andwebreathefasterD.ThentheirbrainsusefeartowarnthemofdangersE.It'sgoodtohaveahealthysenseofwhat'sdangerous

F.FearisatoolthatthebrainusestokeepthebodysafeG.Memoriesareanimportantfactorinfear-lastingexperiences第三部分:语言运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节:完形填空(共20小

题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。There’saprogramformiddleschoolscalledTrep

sthatteacheskidsaboutbusinessandproductdevelopment.Thestudentsaregiventhetasktolearnto___36___productsontheirown,andattheendoftheprogramtheschoolgymi

s___37___uplikeatradeshowwhereallthekidsgettoselltheproducts.Theyeachgeta___38___,makesignsanddressupalittle.Theschoo

lgymisopentothepublicand___39___acrowd.Someofthekidsthere___40___haveacrowdattheirstand,becausetheproductsmadebythemselvesareuniqueandinter

esting.Buttherearesomeotherkids,with____41____thataren’tverygood,justdon’tstandout,aren’tgettingattention.Atfirst,theystandtherewitha

___42___facebutlateryoucanseethe___43___intheireyesbecauseeveryonewalksbythestandsuninterested.Ialwaysthinkit___44___to

visitthestandsofthosekids,buysomething,and____45____themforhowhardtheymusthaveworkedonit.Justtheconfirmationthatsomeonelikeswhattheyma

keandnoticestheireffortcan____46____them.Iusuallybring$100tothiseventmerelyforthis_____47_____.Asthenightgoeson,____48____theystillhave

n’tsoldmuch,Iwillsendmydaughterovertheretobuysomethingfromthem.Theotherday,asaneducationexpert,Iwas____49____withsom

eparentsaboutthis.TheyaskedmewhyIencouragedthekidswhomadeterribleproducts,saying“____50____confirmationmeanstheywon’tlearn

anything”.Itoldthem,“Thesekidsknowtheirproductsaren’ta____51____,butthatdoesn’tmeantheyshould____52____.I

ttakescourageto____53____thereandtrytoselltheirproducts.Ifnobodybuysanything,ornobody____54____theireffort,theywil

lprobablyquitnexttime.”Hearingthese,alltheparentsagreed.Alittleencouragementcangoalongwayandsometimesasmallliecanbeabig____55____intherightdirect

ion.36.A.introduceB.deliverC.designD.pack37.A.turnedB.rolledC.putD.set38.A.guideB.shelterC.standD.cottage39.A.meetsB.promotesC.inspiresD.

draws40.A.alwaysB.neverC.seldomD.again41.A.creationsB.targetsC.situationsD.signs42.A.angryB.curiousC.c

heerfulD.serious43.A.disappointmentB.excitementC.misunderstandingD.expectation44.A.enoughB.simpleC.strangeD.necessar

y45.A.allowB.rewardC.praiseD.command46.A.shakeB.valueC.teachD.encourage47.A.concernB.purposeC.trialD.experience48.A.ifB.thoughC.unles

sD.before49.A.agreeingB.dealingC.discussingD.comparing50.A.constantB.falseC.directD.selfish51.A.challengeB.hitC.contributionD.stand

ard52.A.fallinB.slipawayC.shoutoutD.giveup53.A.standupB.stepforwardC.backawayD.workout54.A.needsB.appreciatesC.announcesD.stresses5

5.A.burdenB.experimentC.pushD.mind非选择题部分第二节:(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。CambridgeDictionaryhasdeclared"upcy

cling"as56WordoftheYear2019.Thewordreferstotheactofmakingnewitemsoutofoldor57(use)thingsorwastematerials.58numberoftime

s"upcycling"hasbeenlookedupontheCambridgeDictionarywebsite59(rise)by181%sinceDecemberof2011,60itwasfirstaddedtotheonlinedictionary.

Inthepastyearalone61(search)forthewordhavedoubled.WendalynNichols,PublishingManagerofCambridgeDictionary,believesthattheword'srecentpopularity

isbeingcausedbypeople'sgrowing62（aware）ofclimatechangeandotherenvironmentalissues.“63（stop）thegradualprocessofclimatechange,letalonechangingi

taround64（absolute）,canseemimpossibleattimes.Upcyclingisaconcreteactionasinglehumanbeingcantake65（make）adifference,"hesaid.Manyotherwordsonthe

shortlistforWordoftheYear2019reflectthesameconcernwiththeeffectsofclimatechange,including"carbonsink"and"compostable"第四部分:写作(共

两节，满分40分)第一节:应用文写作(满分15分)假如你是高三学生李华，你想选择一所外省的大学，而你的父母想让你在本省上大学，你很苦恼，请给你在中国留学的美国朋友Tom写一封求助信，主要内容包括：1.你

的苦恼；2.你和父母各持己见的理由；3.询问Tom的建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。DearTom,Longtimenosee.Asitwon’tbelongbeforeIgraduatefrom

highschool,Ihavetochooseanidealuniversityinadvance,whichmakesmereallyannoyed._______________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节:读后续写(共1题

，满分25分)阅读下列短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。IhadbeenswimmingcompetitivelyforfiveyearsandwasreadytoquitbecauseIfeltIwashorribleatit

.IwasoftentheonlyAfricanAmericanataswimcompetition.Ikeptreceiving“HonorableMentions”.Anyathleteknowst

hatyoudon’twanttohaveabookshelffullof“HonorableMentions”,whichyougetjustbecauseyoushowedup.Onesummerday,thedaybeforeabig

swimmeet,IdecidedtobreakthenewstomygrandmathatIwasquittingtheswimteam.WhenItoldherofmydesiretoquitswimming,shelookedmeintomyface,sayingfirmlybutwarml

y:“Baby,rememberthesewords:’Aquitterneverwinsandawinnerneverquits.’Yourgrandfatherdidn’traiselosersorquitters.Yougotothatswimmeettomorrow

,andyouswimlikeyouareagrandchildofmine,youhear?”Iwastooafraidtosayanythingbut“Yes,ma’am.”Thenextdaywearrivedattheswimmeetlate,missin

gmygroupofswimmersinthe15/16agegroup.MycoachinsistedIbeallowedtoswimwiththeoldergroup.Iknewshewasincludingmeintheracesoourlon

gdrivewouldnotbewasted,andshehadnoexpectationswhatsoeverthatIwouldcomeinanythingbuteighthplaceandonlythatbecausetherewerenotninelanes.AsIwasm

ounting(走上)theboard,alltheothergirlslookedatme.Iquicklynoticedthatthesegirlswereheretodoonething—beatme!Allofasuddenmygrandma’swordsranginmy

head:”Quittersneverwinandwinnersneverquit.Youswimlikeyouareagrandchildofmine.Quittersneverwinandwinnersneverquit....”“Yes,grand

ma,IwillswimlikeIamagrandchildofyours.”Isaidtomyself.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；(已给出的文字不包括在内)2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关

键词；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1:SPLASH(扑通一声)!IwasswimmingharderthanI’de

verswumbefore._____________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Justthen,cheersandclapsoverwhelmedm

e._________________________________________________________________________________________________________高二英语期中测试参考答

案第一部分听力1-5BCBAC6-10ACBAB11-15ACACA16-20BCBCB第二部分：阅读理解：21-30CBD;BBA;DBCB七选五：31-35:CBFDA完形填空：36-40CDCDA41-45ACADC11-15DBACB11-15BDABC语法填空：56.it

s57.used58.The59.hasrisen60.when61.searches62.awareness63.Stopping64.absolutely65.tomake应用文写作：参考范文：DearTom,Longtimenosee.Asitwo

n’tbelongbeforeIgraduatefromhighschool,Ihavetoselectanidealuniversityinadvance,whichmakesmereallyannoyed.Mypar

entsandIfailedtoreachtheagreementonwheretofurthermyeducation.Inmyparents’eyes,I’mstillsofragileandinnocentthatIcan’tbetoofarawayf

romhome.However,Ihavebeenayoungadultandlongedforindependenceandliberty.Ihavedeterminedtoprovemyselfvialeavingfortheu

niversityawayfromFujian.SinceyouhavebeenawayfromAmericaandstudiedinChinaforseveralyears,Ireallyneedyouradviceonhowtopersuademyparentstosup

portmyideaandconvincethemthatIcantakegoodcareofmyself.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua读后续写：Possiblea

nswer:SPLASH(扑通一声)!IwasswimmingharderthanI’deverswumbefore.AsIdrewmyrightarmback,InoticedIwastiedwithonep

erson.IassumedthatwewerebattlingfortheeighthplacebutIrefusedtofinishdeadlast,soIaddedmorekickonthelast2

00yards.Ihitthewallandlookedtotheleftandtotherightfortheswimmerswhohadbeatme,butnoonewasthere.Theymu

sthavealreadyoutofthewater.Justthen,cheersandclapsoverwhelmedme.Iraisedmyheadtoseemycoachscreaminghysterically(歇斯底里地).

MyeyesfollowedherpointingfingerandIcouldn’tbelievewhatIsaw.Theotherswimmershadjustreachedthehalfwaypointofthepool

!Thatday，atage15,Ibrokethenational17/18-year-old400-freestylerecord.Ihungupmyhonorablementionsandreplacedthemwit

hahugetrophy.“Yes,grandma,youareright.Quittersneverwin,winnersneverquit.”