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济南市长清第一中学阶段性质量检测英语试题2021.5时间120分钟分值150分第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题L5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B'C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷
的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.WhatdoesthemanalwaysdoonSaturday?A.Seeafilm.B.Haveaclass
.C.Reviewhisnotes.2.Howdoesthewomandealwithdifficultlectures?A.Byrecordingthem.B.Bytalkingwithlecturers.C.Byattendingthema
gain.3.Wherewillthemanfetchhisnotebook?A.Inthelibrary.B.Intheclassroom.C.Intheteachers’office.4.Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanoft
enlistento?A.Jazzmusic.B.Classicalmusic.C.Rockmusic.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Sarah’shappyretireme
nt.B.Theman’sartclasses.C.Theirhobbies.第二节(共15小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项
中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whydoesthemanapologizetothewoman?A.Hel
ostherdictionary.B.Hemadeherdeskdirty.C.Hedamagedherglasses.7.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Buyheranicecream.B.Lookupsomenewwords.C
.Tidyupherdeskcarefully.听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Whatmakesthemanchangehisappointment?A.Anunexpectedvisitor.B.Hisur
gentproblematwork.C.Thetrafficduetothebadweather.9.WhenwillthemanmeetDr.Martin?A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12三个小题。10
.WhatcanpeopleenjoyinRichmond?A.Localfoods.B.Localartworks.C.Localshoppingcenters.11.HowfarawayisSunValleyfromRichmond?A.5minutes’wa
lk.B.10minutes’walk.C.15minutes’bikeride.12.Wheredothespeakersdecidetostay?A.Inatent.B.Inahotel.C.Inavillager’shouse.听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Wha
tistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Journalistandsportsman.C.Interviewerandjobapplicant.14.What
doesthemanthinkofateacher’swork?A.Easy.B.Boring.C.Challenging.15.Whatdoesthemanlikedoingbest?A.Playingsports.B.Watchingsports.C.Teachingsp
orts.16.Whatdoesthemanvaluemostaboutdoingsports?A.Teachtheyoungimportantlifelessons.B.Trytomaintainmentalwell-being.C.M
akeeffortstokeepphysicallyfit.听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。17.WhatdoesVolterman’sSmartWalletfocuson?A.Thefunction.B.Thede
sign.C.Thesecurity.18.Whatwillinformyouofyourphoneandwalletbeingapart?A.Thealarm.B.Thecamera.C.TheGPStracker.19
.Whatcanyoureceiveifsomeoneopensyourwalletsecretly?A.Apictureofhim.B.Avoicefromthephone.C.Amessagefromthewallet.20.Whyis
Volterman’sSmartWalletsuitablefortravel?A.Itdoesn’tneedtorecharge.B.Itislightandeasytocarry.C.Ithasala
rgecapacityforpictures.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题,每题2.5分,满分37.5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.ASurfing:FamousBeaches,FamousWavesNorthS
hore,Oahu,Hawaii;FamousforbeingthebirthplaceofsurfingWide,andbeachesstretchnearly20milesalongthePacif
icOcean.BetweenOctoberandFebruary,thissurfingdestinationissuitableonlyforexperiencedsurfers,asitsbigwavescanreach30feet.Insummer,theo
ceancanbealmostcompletelyflat,makingitperfectforswimming.HuntingtonBeach,California:FamousfortheUSOpenofSurfingcompetitionThisbusy8.5-mile-l
ongbeachattracts8millionvisitorsayearforbodysurfing,boogieboarding(趴板冲浪).andboardsurfingateverylevel,beginnertoexpert.Atnight,thebeach
'sfirepitsdrawfamiliesasmuchasthewavesdoduringtheday.Thebesttimeforsurfersiswinter,whentheswellscanhit15feet.JeffreysBay,SouthAfrica:Famousfo
rbeingthesettingoftheclassicmovieTheEndlessSummerThisareaoftheoceanmaycontainthemostconsistentwavesontheplanet,withsomeupt
o10feet.ThebestwavesarebetweenlateMayandlateAugust.Thebeachsometimesclosesbecauseofsharks,butatothertimes,surfacesareluckyenought
osurfalongsidedolphins.Tamarindo,CostaRica:FamousforbeingfeaturedinthemovieTheEndlessSummerIIThisbeachhaswavesupto12feethigh,whicharcgoodforlo
ngboardersorshortboarders,beginnersorexpense,withthebestwavesfromApriltoJuly.Bodysurfingisnotrecommendedbecauseofoffshorerocks.Therelaxedatmosph
ereandnearlyperfectlyyear-roundweathermakeitfeelliketheCaliforniabeachesofthe1950s.21.Thebeachwiththebiggestwa
vesis.A.Oahu'sNorthShoreB.HuntingtonBeachC.JeffreysBayD.Tamarindo22.JeffreysBayandTamarindoarebothknownfor.A.offshorerocksB
.competitionsC.moviesD.dolphins23.HowareNorthShoreandHuntingtonBeachsimilar?.A.BothbeachesarethesamelengthB
.BotharesuitableforallsurfinglevelsC.ThewavesarebothperfectforbodysurfingD.WinteristhebesttimetosurfatbothbeachesBSometimesveryoddthingsshowupi
nordinaryplaces.Inthe1800s,astrangesightbegantobereportedbyfarmers.Theninthe1970s,thisstrangeeventbegantohappenmoreandmoreoften.Peopletr
avelledformilestostandinthefieldsandtakephotosofsomethingtheycouldn'teasilyexplain.Whatweretheylookingat?Itwasthecropcircles—largeandcomplexdesi
gnssetintothemiddleofordinaryfarmfields.Noonecouldunderstandhowthesehugedesignsweremade.Cropcirclesarefoundm
ostofteninfieldsofwheat,corn,orrice.Theyareusuallycreatedovernight,althoughsomearereportedtohaveappearedduringtheday.Theyhavebeenseeninmorethan70dif
ferentcountries.Scientistshavefoundthattheplantsinsideacropcirclearedrierthantheonesoutsideit.Theplantstems(茎)arebe
ntbutnotbrokeninmostcropcircles,andsometimesthesoilinthedesignhasmoreironthanthesoiloutsideofthedesign.Unfortunately,thesefactsalonedo
nothelpscientistsanswertheirquestionsaboutcropcircles.Thesefactsonlymakethemmoremysterious.Somepeoplebel
ievecropcirclesaremadebyUFOs(UnidentifiedFlyingObjects)landinginfarmfields.Othersthinkaliensareleavingusmessagesinthebeautiful
designs.StillothersbelieveEarthenergyunderthegroundmakesplantsbendoverindesigns.Somepeoplesaytheyactuallymadethecropcircleswithspeciale
quipment.Scientistshavefoundsomecropcirclesthatarecertainlymadebypeople,buttheyareusuallyalittledifferentfromothercropcircles.Sowhom
akescropcirclesandwhytheymakethemcan'tbeexplainedtothisveryday.24Whatdoestheunderlinedword"odd"inParagraph1probablymean?A.BigB.Bad.
C.Unreal.D.Unusual.25.It'sgenerallythoughtthatcropcircles_____.A.aremadeduringthenightB.happeninthesameplacesC.arefoundinterribleplacesD.havevery
frighteningdesigns26.Whichofthefollowinghavethescientistsproved?A.Somecropcirclesareman-made.B.UFOshelpcreatesom
ecropcircles.C.Thereactuallyarecropcirclesmadebyaliens.D.Earthenergyisonereasonforcropcircles'appearance.27.Whatisthebesttitleforth
etext?A.TheHistoryofCropCirclesB.DifferentDesignsofCropCirclesC.CropCircles:TheUnsolvedMysteryD.CropCircles:TheGreatInfluenceonFarmsCInCentralAmer
ica,seaturtleeggsareapopularcuisinedish.Theeggsarehugelyandsecretlyharvestedontotables,leavingtheseaturtleslistedasthreatened.Y
etwesimplydonothavetheabilitytocontinuouslyguardlargebeaches.ScientistKimWilliamswasthinkinghardwhenshehadan"aha"moment:Howaboutplacingafake
(假的)eggcontainingaGPStracker.That'sbowthespecialeggscomein.Tobuildthem,Williamsandcolleaguesuseda3Dprinter.Then,the
yfixedinthesmallestGPS(rackingdevices.Asmotherturtleslaidtheireggsundercoverofnight,theresearchersslippedasinglespyeggintoeachnest.Oncetheyareco
veredinsandfromtherealones,"it'sverydifficulttotellthedifference.''saysWilliams.Ofthe101spyeggs,25weretakenawayw
hilesixofthemwerequicklydiscoveredandleftonthebeach.Theteamreceivedtrackingdatawiththefarthesteggtravelling137kilometersi
nlandandstoppingatalocalsupermarket.Thespyeggsentitsfinalsignalthenextdayfromapersonalhouse,suggestingthattheresearchteamhadtrackedtheeggs
alltheway.Theresearchersstressthatthetrackerisnotawaytocatchlocalthieves,manyofwhomarelivinginpoverty
,butratheratooltobetterunderstandhowthedealgoes.Still,steppingstealingisnotassimpleashandingthetrackingdataovertothepolice.AcrossCentralAmerica,
tradeinseaturtleeggscanbelegallyambiguous.InCostaRica,forexample,itisillegaltostealandsellseaturtleeggsbutbuyingthemisnotacrime.Itisnotblackandwh
ite.Meanwhile,localsupportisinneed,aboveall.''It,butnottrackingwitheggs,istherealmeatandpotatoesofconservation.,'saysWilliams.28.Whatthem
ajorthreattotheexistenceofseaturtles?A.UnsafeGPStrackers.B.UnguardedSeaBeaches.C.Theoverhuntofturtleeggs.D.Thepopulardishesofse
aturtles.29.HowdoesWilliamsexplainherstudyinparagraph2?A.Bylistingscientificdata.B.Byclarifyingtheprocess
,C.Bymakingacomparison.D.Byusinganexpert'swords.30.Theresearcherstrackedsomanyspyeggsto.A.lookintothewholedealofturtleeggsB.catchtheeg
gthievesC.testtheGPStrackersD.learnaboutthecurrentsituationofseaturtles31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext
?A.SpyEggsSaveEndangeredSeaTurtlesB,SeaTurtlesDrawInternationalConcernC.GPSTrackersImproveTrackingAccura
cyD.CentralAmericaNeedWildlifeProtectionDSciencefictionwriterscreateimaginaryworlds.Thewaythingsworkinyourimaginaryworldsw
illbebasedonactualscience.Soit'simportantforyoutobefamiliarwiththescientificprinciplesandinventionsth
atarerelatedtoyourcreation.Forexample,ifyou'rewritingabouthumanlivingonaplanetwithzerogravity,thenyouneedt
oknowtheeffectsofzerogravityonthehumanbody.Thenyouhavetofigureouttheexactrulesofyourimaginaryworlds.Andyouhavetofollow
them.IfhumansareabletobreatheunderwaterinChapter1,yourcharactercan'tdrowninaswimmingpoolinChapter3.Theissuehereismaintainingyourreader
s'trust.Thatmeansthereadersarewillingtopretendalongwithyou.Ifyoustartoutwithanordinarydetectivenovelandthenthrowinsomeonebreathingunder
waterinthe6thchapter,youwillpullthereadersoutoftheirimagination.Thesamethinghappensifyouchangetheruleshalf
way.Partofyourpreparationworkforthenovelistomapoutitsworldsingreatdetail.Youshoulddecidethefollowingissues
:thehistoryoftheworld,thegeography,whatpossibilitiesitoffers,howeverythingworksinthisnewreality,andh
owallofthesefactorsaffectthewayyourcharactersthink,feel,andreacttothings.Youdon'thavetotellyourreadersalltherulesinthefirstchapter.Butyouhave
toletreadersknowenoughtounderstandwhat'sgoingon.Thisalsoallowsyoutoworkoutlogicalproblemsandcontradictions(矛盾)beforeyoustartw
riting.Whenyouarewriting,remembertomakeitfeelreal.Youareinvitingreaderstovisitanewworld.Theywillwanttobe
abletosee,hear,feel,smell,andeventastewhatit'slike.Whetheryournovelisaboutaworldwithoutdiseaseoranundiscoveredplanet,helpyourreadersfeellike
they'reactuallythere.32.What'stherelationshipbetweenactualscienceandsciencefiction?A.Sciencefictionpromotesthedevelopmentofactualscienc
e.B.Sciencefictionoftenreflectsthedevelopmentofactualscience.C.Actualsciencelimitstheimaginationdescribedinsciencefiction.D.Actualsciencepr
ovidesbasicprinciplesforsciencefiction.33.Thesecondparagraphismainlydevelopedby_____.A.makingcomparisonsB.givingexample
sC.followingthetimeorderD.analyzingcauses34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Itisnecessarytodosomescientificexpe
rimentsbeforewritingsciencefiction.B.Itismoredifficulttowritesciencefictionthanordinarydetectivenovels.C.Readersofs
ciencefictionactuallypretendthewriters'rulesaretrue.D.Itisgreattoleavesomecontradictionsinyoursciencefiction.35.Thetargetreadersofthepass
ageare_____.A.youngscientistsB.sciencefictionwritersC.collegestudentsD.professionaljournalists第二节(共5小题,每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下列短文,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。Perhapsyourdoctorhasrecommendedyouexercisemore,oryou'vebeenoutofshaperecently.36.Buthowdoyoufindthemo
tivation,timeandresourcestogetfit,particularlyifyouhaven'texercisedforawhile?Forsomepeople,hearingbadnewsfromthedoctorisoftenenoughmotivationtoget
started.37.However,findingthetimeandefforttofitexerciseintoyourdailyroutineischallenging.38,Andmanypeoplesuchasofficeworkers,vehicleo
rmachineoperatorshavelowactivitylevelsatworkanddon'tfeellikeexercisingafteralongday.Onewaytoovercomethesebarriers(障碍)mightbe
toattendagroupexercisesessionorjoinasportsclub.39,youcanencourageafriendtojoinyouorjoinanexercisegrouptomakeitenjoyable.Havingafrie
ndtoexercisewithorteammatestosupportyougivesasenseofcommitmentsothatyouhavetobethereandwillbechallengedifyo
ufailtoshowup.Youdon'tneedtogotoagymwithalotoffancyequipment.40.Andratherthanimprovingmusclestrengthwithw
eightsatthegym,youcanfillmilkbottleswithwaterinstead.A.IfyoufindexerciseboringB.WhenyouperformaerobicexerciseC.Maybeyou'
vedecidedthatit'stimetolosesomeweightD.That'swhyit'simportanttocontinueandrepeatexercisesessionsE.Weknowbeing"timep
oof"isacommonreasonfornotexercisingF.Manyexercises,includingpush-upsandsit-ups,don'tneedspecialequipment
G.Soit'sagoodideatogetahealthcheckbeforestartingifyouhaven'texercisedforyears第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15题,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。Awomanwaswalkingalongthebeachonadampday,lostinthought.Suddenlyshewas41backtorealitybyasoundofsomeoneshout
ing.Itwasfromaman,justvisiblethroughthemist(薄雾).Hisarmswide,heshouted,"Come,blessings!”Hetooka42inonedirectionandthenan
other,shouting43_,“Come,blessings,come!"Thewomanstopped,44thescene.Herewasaman,shethought,callingblessingsintohi
slifeloudlyandeagerly.Itwassuchapure,directspiritualcallforsomethinghe45.Shestartedwalkingtowardtheman,hopingtospeaktohimandexpressherthankstohimfort
he46shehadgotfromhiscalling.Asshewalked,thewindcontinuedto47hisvoice,"Come,blessings!Come,blessings,come!"Shestartedtospeakthesimpleye
tpowerfulwordsalongwithhim,feeling48inspiredeachtime.Justthen,acutedogsuddenlyjumpedtowardthemanfromthemistwith49.Thewomannowwas50eno
ughtohearhimcryingtothedog,"Blessings!Thereyouare!IthoughtIhad_51you!”Atfirstthewomanfelt52formakingsuch
aridiculousmistake.SheconfusedadognamedBlessingsforawonderfulmomentofcommunicationwithGod.Butasshecontinuedherwalk,shesmiledcontentedly.Shehadre
ceivedtheinspirationtoaskclearlyandplainlyforthe53.andotherblessingsshelongedfor.Itwasclear,54thebearerofthemes
sagehadfourlegsandatail.Perhaps,shethought,itwasnota55thatthemanhadnamedhisdogBlessings.Andperhapsthedoghadnotbeenlostatall.41.
A.calledB.broughtC.forcedD.moved42.A.stepB.breathC.glanceD.chance43.A.constantlyB.merrilyC.angrilyD.excitedly44.A.callingupB.lookinginto
C.dealingwithD.thinkingabout45.A.desiredB.foundC.choseD.forgot46.A.delightB.contributionC.inspirationD.ed
ucation47.A.changeB.carryC.blowD.clear48.A.increasinglyB.depressinglyC.directlyD.consistently49.A.frightB.sorrowC.joyD.anxiety50.A.c
leverB.enthusiasticC.guiltyD.close51.A.injuredB,lostC.leftD.saved52.A.goodB.sillyC.rightD,wrong53.A.goodnessB.answerC.challengeD.fact54.A.
asifB.nowthatC.sothatD.evenif55.A.advantageB.fictionC.coincidenceD.burden第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)ArobotnamedTonywassenttoClaire’sho
use(56)______(test)out.Helookedlikearealman,tallandhandsomewithsmoothhair(57)_______adeepvoice.Notonly
didhelooklikeahuman,buthe(58)_______(behave)likearealman.HedideverythingtocomfortClaire.Hepreparedbreakfastin(59)__________morning.Heeventriedt
ohelpClaireget(60)________(dress),whichmadeClairefeelembarrassed.WhenheheardthatClairewasnot(61)_________(satisfy)withherho
use,hebegantoimproveit.WhenhelearnedthatClairewasjealousofanotherlady,hehelpedtoimprove62)_________(she)
makeupandmakeGladysandherfriendsadmireClaireby(63)________(hold)apartyathome.Tonywasonlyarobot,buthecoulddoandthink(64)
__________(exact)likearealman.Heevenfellinlovewithhishostess,Claire,neartheendofthetest.(65)___________anexcellentsciencefiction
itis!第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66.Workingintheresearchinstitutegavemeachancetot________outsomeofthelatestide
asineconomics.67.Ifyouphoneforan___________(预约)inadvance,it’llsaveyouwaiting.68.Wemustd__________waragainstgangofterrorist
s.69.Thesatelliteenablesusto_________(计算)theirpreciselocationanywhereintheworld.70.Regardlessofhowcreativeandskillfulyouare,we______
__(敦促)younottodothis.71.Theexplosionshookthe_________(地基)ofthehousesnearby.72.Therearetwop___________partiesi
ntheUS—theDemocraticPartyandtheRepublicanParty.73.Abarisconveniently_________(位于)withinthegrounds.74.Ihavereadabook_____________
_(entitle)PhrasalVerbsinConversationbyColinMortimer.75.Wecancometotheconclusionthatnothingissopreciousasf__________int
heworld.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,Aboutahalf-milebehindourMinnesotafarmlayapond.Insu
mmer,mybrotherHarryandIwouldrunthroughastandofoaktreestoskipstonesthere.Thepond(池塘)woreacollarofblackmud.Itwasn
otaplaceforswimming.Inlatesummer,thepondwouldbecoveredbyagreenandbubblyscum(起泡的浮渣).Sometimesastrong,unpleasantsmellrosefromit.Westay
edaway.Whenwintercame,thepondwasonceagainaninvitingplace.Onedaywhenicecoveredit,Hanysaidtome,“Trywalkingacross."Theicelookedsoli
d.Nowatershowedthroughit,but1hesitated."Goahead"Hanyurged."Tryit.You'relighterthanIam.Iftheiceholds,wecanrun
andslidecarefullyonit.It'llbefun."IwantediopleaseHarry,andIthoughtaboutthefunofalongslideontheice.1begantoslideacrossthep
ond.Inthemiddleofthepond,theicegavewaywithasuddencrack!1stretchedout(伸展)myarms.ThenextthingIknewIwashangingontotheed
geofaholeintheicebyarmsoutstretchedontheice.FrommyshouldersdownIhunginicywater.Ithoughtofthebottomofthepond.Iknewitwouldbeblackandawfuldownthere,f
ullofmudandmayberotting(腐烂)creatures.Itriedtoclimboutofthehole,butwhenIgotakneeontheice,itbrokelikewindowglass.AgainandagainItriedtogetout.Againanda
gaintheicebrokeintopieces.Theholewidened.Iwaswearingacoatofheavymaterialasitbecamecompletelywet,itdraggedmedown.1
wastiredofthestruggleandrestedwithmyarmsstretchedoutontheice.IlookedatHarryonshore.Heseemedrootedtothe
spot."Ican'tgetout!”IscreamedwhenIcaughtsomebreath.注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;2,续写部分分为两段,每段的开头用己为你写。Paragraph1;Harryturnedandranfromthepond.____________
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________________________________________________济南市长清第一中学阶段性质量检测英语试题答案2021.5听力1-5CACBA6-10CACBB11-15BACCA16-20ACAAB阅读21-23ACD24-27DAAC28-31
CBAA32-35DBCB七选五36-40CGEAF完形41-45BCADA46-50CBACD51-55BBADC语法填空56.tobetested57.and58.behaved59.the60.dressed61.satisfie
d62.her63.holding64.exactly65.What单词拼写1.test2.appointment3.declare4.calculate5.urge6.foundations7.po
litical8.located9.entitled10.freedom作文Paragraph1:Harryturnedandranfromthepond.“Waitforme!Itwon’tbelong,”heexclaimedtome.Desperatea
ndhopeless,Iclosedmyeyes,prayingthiswasalladream.Andevenworse,thewaterwassocoldthatitfeltlikemillionsofneedleswerestabbingme.
HowIwishedthatIcouldflyoutoftheicywaterlikeabird!Afterwhatseemedtobeages,Harryreturnedtothepond,withalongbranchinhishand.AsIgrabbedholdof
oneendofthebranch,mybrotherstartedtodragtheotherwitheverylastounceofhisstrength.Thankgoodness,Iwasabletoc
limboutoftheiceholeandthenwerushedhome.Paragraph2:ThemomentIcrashedthroughthekitchendoor,sobbing,mumrushedover.“Oh,myGod!Whereh
aveyoubeen?”shesaidinsurprise.“You'recompletelywet.”“It’sHarry’sfault!”Icomplainedtoherthroughmychatteringteeth.WhenItold
herwhathadhappenedtome,hereyeswerewidewithhorror.Allofasudden,shetookmyarm,pulledmeintothebathroomandthengavemeawarmbath.Afterthat,mumdres
sedmeinawarmcoat,wrappedmeinablanketandpouredmeacupofhotmilk.Shesatnexttome,smiling,relievedthatIwasallright.Sureenough,mybrotherwascriticizedb
ymumforhislackofsafetyawareness.