吉林省2025届高三下学期冲刺卷（三） 英语试题

这是一份吉林省2025届高三下学期冲刺卷（三） 英语试题，共6页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分37等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第二部分 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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
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The Petry.cm Cntest
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Entry fee:$25
Deadline:December 31,2024
Wine Cuntry Writers'Festival Writing Cntest
Welcme t the 4th annual Wine Cuntry Writers'Festival (WCWF)writing cntest.Three categries and ver $1,800 ttal value in cash and prizes are t be awarded.Enter yur shrt fictin r nnfictin(2,000 wrds max)r up t 48 lines f petry.Judged blindly by prfessinal writers.N previusly published wrks.
Tp Prize: $200
Additinal prizes:free registratin package t the Wine Cuntry Writers'Festival
Entry fee:$11
Deadline:June 2,2024
Tm Hward Petry Cntest
Welcme t the 20th annual Tm Hward Petry Cntest.Submit yur published r unpublished wrk a pem in any style,whether it rhymes r nt.
Tp Prize:$3,000
Additinal prizes:200 fr 10 hnrable mentins
Entry fee:$20
Deadline:Octber 1,2024
The One Page Petry Cntest
One Page Petry fcuses n the art f expressing a petic theme n a single page,whether yur pem is fur lines r frty,whether yurs is a lve pem,inspiratinal pem,r just ne that is fun.We welcme all petic frms,as lng as they fit n a single page.
Tp Prize:$2,000
Additinal prizes:2nd:1,000;3rd:500
Entry fee:$25
Deadline:September 30,2024
21.Which f the fllwing ffers the highest tp prize?
A.The Petry.cm Cntest. B.WCWF Writing Cntest.
C.Tm Hward Petry Cntest. D.The One Page Petry Cntest.
22.What is unique t Wine Cuntry Writers'Festival Writing Cntest?
A.It is held nce a year. B.It has hnrable mentins.
C.It judges entries blindly. D.It accepts ther types besides petry.
23.What d the Petry.cm Cntest and the One Page Petry Cntest have in cmmn?
A.They charge 25 fr entry fee.
B.They have prfessinals as judges.
C.They require pems n ne page.
D.They ffer tailred gifts as prizes.
B
When Charltte Liebling was in cllege,she vlunteered at a stre that sld secndhand gds.She bserved that peple brught items t dnate,including stuffed tys(毛绒玩具).Liebling culd tell that the tys held great emtinal value fr their wners.S she felt sad when the tys were sld very cheaply,put in the dg-ty sectin,r thrwn away.
One night,when Liebling gt hme frm wrk,she started ding sme research.She realized that it wasn't happening nly in her twn.Wrldwide,she learned,millins f tys end up in landfills every year."If we can change the view that the stuffed tys lse their value nce they've been lved,"she recalls,"then we can shw peple that they have s much left in them,and give them t thers."That's hw the Lved Befre,a ty-adptin agency,began.
The prcess starts when smene dnates a sft ty.The riginal wner writes dwn the name f the ty and a stry abut it.Liebling and her team believe that sharing what makes the ty unique helps ptential new wners understand its value.
Next,the ty is cleaned,phtgraphed,and packaged with its name and stry.Every Mnday,tys are psted fr adptin n the Lved Befre website.The cmpany makes a charitable dnatin f at least half f the prfit frm the sale f each ty.
Since its creatin in 2019,Lved Befre has sld mre than 50,000 stuffed tys."But the cmpany's gal is mre than just trying t save sme tys frm landfills,"Liebling says."We are trying t change peple's views n a really wide level."She explains that Lved Befre hpes t teach kids "abut the value f lving secndhand things again,in the hpe that it will g far beynd the idea f teddy bears".Lved Befre is writing a new chapter in the life cycle f tys.
24.Why did Liebling feel sad abut secndhand suffed tys as a vlunteer?
A.They were nt appreciated. B.They were priced quite high.
C.They had n emtinal value. D.Their wners culdn't find them.
25.What des Liebling think is the key t saving used stuffed tys?
A.Encuraging peple t claim their lst tys.
B.Persuading the riginal wners t keep them.
C.Preveting them frm being thrwn int landfills.
D.Making pepe realize their value can be passed n.
26.Hw des Lved Befre highlight its tys?
A.By ffering appealing discunts. B.By including the tys'histry.
C.By making up stries fr them. D.By changing the tys'appearance.
27.Which f the fllwing can best describe Liebling?
A.Ambitius and critical. B.Intelligent and firm.
C.Innvative and caring. D.Adaptable and mdest..
C
I think it all started with micrwaves.A typical micrwave can ck an entire chicken in 16 's3 times faster than the best cnvectin ven(对流烤箱).We still stand in frnt f micrwaves,impatiently tapping ur feet,waiting fr ppcrn t pp.
Mdern cnsumer technlgy and the Internet have nly amplified that impatience caused by cnvenience. We have emails that literally travel arund the wrld in secnds,and yet we still ask the recipient:Did yu get it?Where is it?It shuld be there.A file that takes mre than 10 secnds t dwnlad is cnsidered a crime.
And we're suddenly faced with a digital queue.The system can't serve us all at nce and asks us t wait.But waiting is a chain in ur DNA that is breaking up.This leads t the te tapping,fingers pianing n the desk,pen chewing,and eventually hair-pulling as if the thught f waiting a few minutes will drive us mad.
Millennials and Gen Z are prducts f an instant-respnse childhd.They've lng lived in a wrld where their every thught is met with instant respnse in texts and scial media.In real life,these same peple have n idea hw t wait fr a respnse.The assumptin(设想)is that real wrld wrks exactly the same as digital.But the system in a cmpany r gvernment desn't mve at anything near digital speed.In fact,it ften mves as slwly as it did in the pre-Internet age.There's a discnnect between these waits and mst f ur lives lived thrugh technlgy.
We are bilgy living in a digital space,enjying the benefits f instant answers and access,but unable t change ur wn prgramming t match its speed.Operating at digital and Internet speed is a great benefit,but we frget that smewhere in the instant access path is ften a cmparatively slw-mving and slw-thinking human,wh can nly d s much,and nly at a certain pace.
When peple say slw dwn,take a breath,they usually mean that yu shuld step back frm a busy mment.But this shuld als include stepping back frm yur instant-access existence t see that nt everything can happen right away.Mst f the time,it just desn't need t.
28.What des the underlined wrd "amplified"in paragraph 2 mean?
A.Balanced. B.Wrsened. C.Maintained. D.Weakened.
29.What is peple's reactin twards a digital queue?
A.They lse patience t wait. B.They get embarrassed.
C.They enjy waiting t be served. D.They cnsider it as nrmal.
30.What d we knw abut Millennials and Gen Z?
A.They are lacking in scial experience. B.They desire fr immediate respnses.
C.They are deeply influenced by the scial media. D.They have a gd understanding f the real wrld.
31.What can be cncluded frm the text?
A.Accept things happen at their wn pace. B.G fr instant respnse at any time.
C.Make sure everything happens right away. D.Step back t see what has happened.
D
As Alexandria Cuntry Day Schl's sixth-graders created small 3D-printed villages t deal with hmelessness,they learned lessns beynd technlgy.
The prject which was inspired by life-size 3D-printed hmes built by a Texas-based technlgy cmpany,aimed t make husing accessible fr everyne.Using inexpensive materials the students built strng hmes in just a few days.
11-year-ld Salwa Seman and Ze Mandel,fund creating settings challenging but wrthwhile."If the temperature f the printer is t ht r cld,r if the printed walls are t thin in,the cnstructins might fail,"said Salwa Seman."Yu learn frm yur mistakes and make adaptatins,"said Ze Mandel.
The tech-fcused prject quickly develped int"an exercise in understanding,creatin,and partnership t bring abut lasting change",said science teacher Alisn MeDnald."When mst peple think f helping the hmeless,they think f fd and clthing,"said Juliet Galicia,11.While necessary,thse are slutins nly fr the mment.Even husing alne is nt a full answer.
"We wanted t include ther things that wuld make it feel mre like a real cmmunity,"said Luke Wazrk,11.A cmmunity garden,a place t raise chickens,a stadium fr shared events,bus stps fr access t jbs,and service fr Wi-Fi and cellphnes t help with jb searches were imprtant features ffered t frmerly unhused residents.
"They get it!"said Amber Fgarty,president f a nnprfit rganizatin helping hmelessness in Austin."The biggest reasn fr lng-term hmelessness is a serius lack in family relatinships,"she said."Husing alne will never slve hmelessness,but cmmunity will.Peple need a place where they are knwn,cared and lved."
32.What is the aim f the prject n 3D-printed villages?
A.T raise mney fr the hmeless.
B.T win a cmpetitin n 3D printing.
C.T teach students advanced technlgy.
D.T prvide accmmdatin fr the hmeless.
33.What lessn des Salwa and Ze's experience tell us?
A.Curage cntributes t success.
B.Challenges help us prgress.
C.Teamwrk ensures glry.
D.Well begun is half dne.
34.Accrding t the text,hw can hmelessness be fully slved?
A.By dnating fd and clthing.
B.By prviding high-tech shelters.
C.By building pen gardening space.
D.By creating a supprtive envirnment.
35.Which f the fllwing can be a suitable title fr the text?
A.Future f Husing:Tech Giants'Rle
B.Mdern Architecture:a Lng Way t G
C.A Cmmn Dream:Stry f City Planning
D.A Shared Cmmunity:Yung Minds at Wrk
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，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。
Hw t Avid an Internet Addictin
It may seem like everyne surfs the web these days.But if yu can't have interest in ther aspects f yur life because f the Internet,yu may be n yur way t an Internet addictin.Yu might fear yu're the nly ne wh has experienced that feeling.36. ________ Luckily.there are sme ways t avid living yur life in frnt f the cmputer.
37._____
Mre and mre peple in the wrld are becming addicted t the Internet,and yu are nt the nly ne with this prblem.S d nt be embarrassed.Just be brave t admit that yu are n yur way t an Internet addictin.And then find thers with the same prblem and help each ther beat it.
Set aside limited time fr cmputer use.
Make sure nt t turn it n t many times a week.If yu have a laptp,make sure t put it smewhere that yu can remember but nt smewhere that yu see every day.Try keeping the lid clsed when yu are nt using If yu have a desktp PC,try nt t g near it r put smething ver it like a sheet.
Call peple instead f sending instant messages r texts.
If yu are free n weekends,call friends and ask them t g utside t d smething yu enjy,like playing a sprt.This will take yur mind ff the cmputer.39. ______
Use an alarm clck r timer(计时器).
Befre using yur cmputer,decide n a time limit such as 30 minutes.Set the clck r timer and make sure that yu get away frm the cmputer when the time is up.Alternatively create a shutdwn timer n yur desktp.
40. _____
A.Being addicted t it is quite nrmal.
B.Admit yu are at risk f an addictin.
C.The truth,thugh,is that it's quite cmmn t be an addict.
D.When the cmputer is nt lking at yu,yu are less likely t use it.
E.This can be prgrammed t shut dwn yur cmputer after the set time.
F.If yu have a prblem n weekdays,phne yur friends r ask fr help in persn.
G.This will prevent yu frm using the Internet s ften r ging n t anther page.
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。
Once a man was driving dwn the rad when he nticed an elderly lady stranded n the rad.41. _____ the light was dim in the evening,the man saw that she needed sme help.S,he parked his car in frnt f hers and apprached her.
The wman became 42. ______ because n ne had stpped t help her in the past few hurs,and nw this guy was appraching her.She thught that the man wuld 43. ____ her.The man culd see she was scared and 44. ______ hw she felt."Dn't wrry.I'm here t help yu,madam,"he said.
The lder wman tld him that her car's tire was flat.Hearing this,the man tk his tlbx and quickly 45. ______ the tire.After 46 _____ the flat tire fr her car,the man simply grinned as he shut the trunk(后备箱).
“Hw much shuld I pay yu?”the lady asked.
He tld her that if she felt 47. _____ and wanted t repay him,she shuld help smene in need the next time she saw ne."And at that time,think f it as 48. _____ fr this deed f mine."The man added.
On the way back t her destinatin,the ld lady nticed a small café.She 49. _____ and went in t relax.After she was seated,a waitress apprached her and brught a clean twel t 50. ______ her wet hair.The lady nticed that the waitress was in the later stage f her pregnaney but still smiling and wrking hard.
After finishing her meal,the lady paid a hundred dllar bill much 51.______ than her bill amunt.The waitress went inside t get 52.______ but when she returned,the ld lady had left.
while the waitress was 53._____ where the lady was,she nticed smething n the napkin.Her eyes filled with tear when she read a nte that was written by the d lady:"Thank yu fr yur amazing services.Yu dn't 54.___ me anything.If yu truly want t repay me,pass n yur kindness,and d nt let this chain f 55._____ end with yu."
There were fur hundred dllar bills left under the napkin fr the waitress.
case B.As if C.Even thugh D.Nw that
B.excited C.mved D.surprised
B.bserve C.stp D.hurt
B.dubted C.understd D.ignred
B.separated C.repaired D.inflated
back B.setting aside C.making up D.taking apart
B.faithful C.pleased D.wrried
B.emplyment C.payment D.experiment
n B.drpped ut C.gt ut D.pulled ver
B.cver C.clean D.wash
B.cheaper C.higher D.lwer
B.change C.menu D.cffee
B.verlking C.suspecting D.wndering
B.ffer C.devte D.pay
B.mney C.lve D.prmise
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。
Liulichang Cultural Street is knwn thrughut China and the wrld fr its ancient bks,calligraphy,
paintings,rubbings,ink stnes and ink.The street,which is nly 750 meters lng,56.______(lcate)suth f Hepingmen Gate within walking distance f the Hepingmen Quanjude Peking Duck Restaurant.It is 57______.
must-see fr visitrs traveling in Beijing.
Liulichang's histry can be traced back t the Tang Dynasty,58._____it was part f Jixian Cunty.During the Lia Dynasty,it was knwn 59._____ Haiwangcun (Village f the Sea King).The kiln(窑)which made glazed tiles
(琉璃瓦)was first built in the Yuan Dynasty.When Ming rulers began t build 60.______ (they)palaces in Beijing,
the kiln was enlarged.Mst glazed structural 61.______(cmpnent)f the Ming halls and palaces were prduced in the kiln.In Ming and Qing times,Liulichang was a favrite place fr schlars,painters and calligraphers wh gathered there 62.____(write)and read bks,as well as t paint and cmpse petry.
In 1979,the Chinese gvernment 63.______ (apprve)a recmmendatin t restre and expand Liulichang.
The 64.______ (rigin)shps have been restred and the rad bradened int a 15-meter-wide pedestrian mall.A museum 65.______ (display)classical paintings,calligraphy and ther antiquities tells the stry f the ld street.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假设你是李华,得知你的新西兰笔友Mike一直从事志愿活动,你很钦佩。请你给Mike写一封信,分享自己近期做志愿者的一次经历。内容包括:
1.志愿者经历;
2.你的感受。
注意:1.写作词数应为80个左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出,不计人入总词数。
Dear Mike,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
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。
The neighbrhd kids nicknamed the strange id cuple Crazy Jack and Ruby Rednse.Rumr was that they sat inside and drank tea all ady.The nyl wrds we ever heard frm them were "Keep ut f ur rsebushes!"
Our huse was situated just a stne's thrw away frm theirs,separated by a stretch f land cvered in the mst vibrant rsebushes.The rsebushes served as a fence between ur huse and theirs.I was eleven at the time and the ldest f six active girls.Despite the warnings,my sisters and I wuld ften find urseves drawn t the allure f mischief.We shuld have played ur sftball games elsewhere t avid hurting the rses,far frm the reach f Jack and Ruby's watchful eyes,but we secretly delighted in annying Crazy Jack and Ruby Rednse.
The day f the incident was like any ther,filled with the laughter and energy f yuth.Mary was trying t catch a fly ball.She stumbled(绊倒)ver ne f Ruby Rednse's rsebushes and fell n tp f several mre.Just at that mment,Ruby Rednse emerged.Her vice,usually reserved,nw eched thrugh the yard,laden with pain and fury,"Lk at what yu've dne t ur rses!Yu've always been a truble.Yu have n idea what this rsebush means t me!"
Scared t death,my sisters and I quickly ran back int ur huse.Breathlessly,I tld Mm what had happened.Mm respnded with a mixture f anger and disappintment,"Girls,hw many times have I tld yu nt t play sftball near thse bushes?Cme and help me fix them right nw,”she cmmanded..“Mm,we thught yu didn't like the cuple,”We prtested..“They're mean t us."Mm rushed ut f the huse withut saying a wrd.
Out we rushed immediately t fllw her t help repair the rse fence.While Mm was examining the damaged rses,Ruby slwly walked clser.She lked sad.And it wasn't her nse that was red-it was her eyes.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
Ruby walked ver t my mther,we girls hlding ur breath.______________________________________
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A few weeks later,the plants all came back t life.______________________________________________
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答案及解析
第二部分
第一节
A
21. C.
解析：对比各比赛的“Tp Prize”，Tm Hward Petry Cntest的奖金为$3,000，是四个选项中最高的。
22. D.
解析：Wine Cuntry Writers' Festival Writing Cntest明确提到接受“shrt fictin r nnfictin”（短篇虚构或非虚构作品），而其他比赛仅专注于诗歌，因此这是其独特之处。
23. A.
解析：The Petry.cm Cntest和The One Page Petry Cntest的参赛费用均为$25。
B
24. A.
解析：根据第二段“tys were sld very cheaply, put in the dg ty sectin, r thrwn away”可知，Liebling难过是因为玩具未被重视，价值被忽视。
25. D.
解析：Liebling认为关键是“change the view that the stuffed tys lse their value nce they've been lved”，即让人们意识到玩具的价值可以传递给他人。
26. B.
解析：第三段提到“riginal wner writes dwn the name f the ty and a stry abut it”，通过附上玩具的名字和故事来突出其独特价值，即“histry”。
27. C.
解析：Liebling创立了玩具领养机构（创新），并关注二手玩具的情感价值（关怀），符合“Innvative and caring”的描述。
C
28. B.
解析：“amplified”所在句意为“现代科技和互联网加剧了这种因便利而生的不耐烦”，结合上下文（等待时的焦躁），此处意为“加剧”，与“wrsened”同义。
29. A.
解析：第三段描述人们面对数字队列时“te tapping, fingers pianing n the desk… hair-pulling”，体现失去耐心。
30. B.
解析：第四段指出千禧一代和Z世代“every thught is met with instant respnse”，习惯即时反馈，渴望快速回应。
31. A.
解析：最后一段强调“nt everything can happen right away”，呼吁接受事物按自身节奏发展，对应A项。
D
32. D.
解析：第二段明确提到项目目标“make husing accessible fr everyne”，即提供住房。
33. B.
解析：Salwa和Ze提到“learn frm yur mistakes and make adaptatins”，说明挑战促使他们进步。
34. D.
解析：最后一段非营利组织主席指出“husing alne will never slve hmelessness, but cmmunity will”，即需要社区支持的环境。
35. D.
解析：文章主要讲述六年级学生通过3D打印项目构建社区帮助无家可归者，“Yung Minds at Wrk”体现学生的努力，“Shared Cmmunity”呼应社区理念。
第二节
36. C.
解析：承接前文“你可能担心自己是唯一有网瘾的人”，C项指出“其实很多人都有这个问题”，符合逻辑。
37. B.
解析：本段主题为“勇敢承认自己有网瘾倾向”，B项为段落主旨句。
38. D.
解析：前文建议“不用时合上笔记本电脑”，D项解释这样做的原因：减少使用可能性。
39. F.
解析：本段建议“打电话而非发消息”，F项补充平日遇到问题时的做法，与周末活动呼应。
40. E.
解析：前文提到“设置关机计时器”，E项具体说明其功能，逻辑连贯。
第三部分
第一节
41. C.
解析：“尽管天色昏暗，男子仍看出女士需要帮助”，Even thugh表让步。
42. A.
解析：女士因几小时没人帮忙而“担心”，且后文提到她害怕被伤害。
43. D.
解析：根据下文“she was scared”，女士担心男子会“伤害”她。
44. C.
解析：男子看出女士的恐惧，“理解”她的感受，故安慰她。
45. A.
解析：女士车胎漏气，男子用工具“更换”轮胎（后文提到“the flat tire”）。
46. B.
解析：根据上文，此处应表示把漏气的轮胎放到后备箱。
47. A.
解析：男子说如果女士“感激”，就去帮助他人，对应后文女士的善举。
48. C.
解析：男子将“帮助他人”视为对自己善举的“回报（payment）”，呼应主题“善意传递”。
49. D.
解析：“pull ver”意为靠边停车，女士注意到咖啡馆后停车进入。
50. A.
解析：服务员拿来毛巾“擦拭”女士的湿头发，符合语境。
51. C.
解析：女士支付了远“高于”账单金额的100美元，为后续留钱做铺垫。
52. B.
解析：服务员进去拿“零钱（change）”，回来时女士已离开。
53. D.
解析：服务员“疑惑”女士去了哪里，随后发现餐巾上的纸条。
54. A.
解析：纸条上写“你不欠我任何东西”，“we”表示“欠”。
55. C.
解析：“chain f lve”指爱的链条，呼应全文“善意传递”的主题。
第二节
56. is lcated
解析：固定搭配“be lcated in”，主语为The street，用单数。
57. a
解析：“a must-see”表示“一个必看的地方”，不定冠词表泛指。
58. when
解析：引导定语从句，修饰Tang Dynasty，在从句中作时间状语。
59. as
解析：固定搭配“be knwn as”表示“被称为”。
60. their
解析：修饰palaces，用形容词性物主代词“their”。
61. cmpnents
解析：“cmpnent”为可数名词，由Mst修饰，用复数。
62. t write
解析：不定式表目的，“gathered there t write and read bks”。
63. apprved
解析：1979年为过去时间，用一般过去时“apprved”。
64. riginal
解析：修饰shps，用形容词“riginal”表示“原来的”。
65. displaying
解析：现在分词作定语，表主动关系，museum与display为主动关系，用displaying。
第四部分
第一节
Dear Mike,
I’m excited t share my recent vlunteer experience at a lcal senir center. Last mnth, I jined a grup f classmates t visit elderly peple there. We helped clean their rms, served meals, and spent hurs listening t their life stries. A grandma even taught me t fld paper cranes! Thugh tired, I felt a deep sense f jy seeing their smiles. It made me realize hw small acts f kindness can brighten smene’s day. I nw understand why yu lve vlunteering t—it’s a wnderful way t cnnect with thers and give back.
Lking frward t hearing mre abut yur experiences!
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节
Ruby walked ver t my mther, we girls hlding ur breath. We waited t see wh wuld shut first and what terrible things wuld be said."We are srry abut the flwers.The girls will fix them and help weed the rses." My sisters and I lked at each ther in hrrr,but Ruby smiled thrugh her tears."I knw we're particular abut these rses,but they're very special because they remind me f my mther.Sn bth wmen were dwn n their knees examining the damaged bushes tgether.
A few weeks later, the plants all came back t life. My mther and Ruby wrked tgether n the rses all summer and many summers t fllw.S did my sisters and I.A friendship was frmed between the families.
Ruby became part f ur family,spending many happy hurs at ur huse,especially during cuntless birthdays,
graduatins and weddings.And the rse fence wasn't a fence any lnger.My mther had turned it int a bridge.