2025屆廣東省增城市第一中學(xué)高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)。回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what2．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?3．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what4．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what5．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated6．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus7．High-speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．a(chǎn)gainstC．a(chǎn)t D．over8．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since9．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．a(chǎn)ppeal C．train D．a(chǎn)ttempt10．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．a(chǎn)mattending11．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom12．—I’mtiredout.Ican’trunanyfurther,Tom.—________!Mike.I’msureyoucandoit.A．Comeon B．NohurryC．Noproblem D．Welldone13．---Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?---No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited14．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone15．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base16．Perhapsyou________stopplayingcomputergamesnow.Yourbossmaybeturningupintheofficeatanymoment.A．will B．must C．should D．can17．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken18．Themeetingplanned

nextMondayisveryimportant.A．tobeheldB．heldC．beingheldD．holding19．_______manyChineseholidaysaredirectedtowardsservicesrememberingancestors,theChingMingFestivalisbeyonddoubtthelargest.A．Unless B．SinceC．Once D．While20．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）You’llfinditamazingtosupportpeoplewhenyougoouttoeat!Justlookforrestaurantsthathirepeoplewithdisabilities，whicharemakingtheworldamoreinclusiveplace.Eachbakery，caféandrestaurantbelowhasawonderfulandheartwarmingstory.HugsCare:McKinney，TexasRuthThompsononcehadavisiontocreateanonprofitcaféthatwouldberunandoperatedprimarilybyadultswithspecialneeds.Withhardwork，astrongpassionandanamazingteam，HugsCaféopeneditsdoorsin2015.“HugsCaféisnowsomuchmorethanajobtoour23teammates，whichisenhancingthemeaningfullivesofadultswithspecialneedsthroughtrainingandemploymentatHugsCafé.Thompsonsays.Vinny＆Bay’sCoffeeandEatery:PanamaCity，F(xiàn)lorida“Alotofpeopleplantheirvacationsaroundcomingtothiscoffeeshop，”sayscaféownerKaraRigby.Vinny＆Bay’sCoffeeandEaterywasestablished“sothatBayleehadaplacetowork，”Rigbyadds.BayleeisRigby’sdaughter’sfriendwhohasadisability.Thecoffeeshop’sgoalbecometrainingforindividualslikeBaylee.SomeworkershaveevenstartedatVinny＆Bay’sandwereabletoworkinaregularworkplace.Rigbysaysthatheremployees”haveawholelotmoreabilitiesthandisabilities.Theyloveunconditionally，anditchangesthewholeenvironmentandbusiness.”Rigbybelievesthatincorporatingevenjustoneortwodisabledindividualsintoabusinesscanchangethewholeatmosphere—forthebetter!SugarPlumBakery:VirginiaBeach，VirginiaHeadtoSugarPlumBakerytofindadeliciouscarrotcakeandseepeoplewithdisabilitiessuccessfullyworkingalongsidenone—disabledworkers.SugarPlumhasbeenpromotingtheintegrationofadultswithdevelopmentaldisabilitiesbyprovidingtrainingandemploymentopportunitiestomorethan1，000peoplewithdisabilitiessince1987.Whetherthey’rescoopingcookiesormakingcupcakes，SugarPlum’sdisabledemployeesarethebackboneofthebakery.1、Whatdothethreerestaurantshaveincommon?A．Theyareestablishedbyadultswithspecialneeds.B．Theyaresupportedbycharitiesorlocalgovernment.C．Theprovidetrainingandemploymenttodisabledindividuals.D．Theemployersandemployeesthereareallindividualswithdisabilities.2、Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat______________.A．HugsCafésetupin1987nowhas23teammatesB．RigbyfoundedhercoffeeshoptohelpBaylee，herdaughterC．DisabledindividualsarenotabletoworkinaregularworkplaceD．SugarP1umBakeryhiresbothnormalpeopleandpeoplewithdisabilities3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Disabledworkerstherearethemostimportantpart.B．Thebakerygetssupportandstrengthfrombackbone.C．Thecustomersarealwaysbackingthedisabledworkers.D．Theemployeeshaveawholelotmoreabilitiesthandisabilities.22．（8分）JoannaCole,bornonAugust11,1944inNewark,NewJersey,hasbeencreditedtobeoneofthemostpopularchildren’sauthorsofalltime.Shehaswrittenover250booksandisfamousforwritingoneofthemostpopularchildren'sbookseries.Sheknewasearlyas5thgradethatshewasinterestedinwritingandscience.Colehasowedalargepartofherpassiontooneofherelementaryschoolteachers.JoannaColecontinuedhereducationbyattendingtheUniversityofMassachusettsandIndiana.Shewouldeventuallyearnabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyfromtheCityCollegeofNewYorkin1967;aftergraduationColedecidedtotakesomeeducationcoursestobecomealibrarianataBrooklynelementaryschoolin1967.Eventually,shewouldtakejobsworkingforNewsweek,Seesawbookclub.Cole’spassionforwritingandsciencewasstillaliveandwellduringthistime.In197lshedecidedtowriteherfirstbook,Cockroaches.Shedidsomeresearchanddiscoveredtherehadneverbeenabookwrittenforchildrenaboutcockroaches.Soshethoughtshewouldbethefirst.ColestruckgoldwhenshewrotethefirstMagicSchoolBusin1985.Thebookwouldgoontobepublishedthefollowingyearandquicklybecamebookseriesandcartoonseriesduetoitssuccess.Colecontinuedtowritebothnon-fictionandfictionbooksforchildren.Shewritesinawaythatwillhopefullyinspirechildrentothinklikeascientist.Shedoesthisbywritingideasinsteadofjustfacts.Shealsotriestoaskquestionsinherbooksthatrequirechildrentothinkanddiscovertheanswersastheyread.Thiscreatesanengagingexperienceforchildren,soitisnowonderwhyyoungerreadersarehookedonherbooks.1、WhenJoannaColewasyoung,she________.A．wasverypopularwithchildrenB．gotinspiredbyoneofherteachersC．beganhercareerofwritingnovelsD．knewwhatshewoulddointhefuture2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseprobablymean?A．Madeafortune.B．Madeapromise.C．Gotideas.D．Obtainedhelp.3、WhatdoweknowaboutJoannaCole?A．SheisthemostfamouswomanwriterinAmerica.B．Shewritesnovelsnotonlyforkidsbutforadults.C．Sheisanexpertatgettingscienceacrosstoreaders.D．Shehasmadegreatcontributionstoscience.4、WhatkindofpersonisColeinthepassage?A．Positiveandbrave.B．Popularandreliable.C．Seriousandhonest.D．Talentedandcreative.23．（8分）Notverylongago,thequestionwouldhaveseemedabsurd.Nowitisonthelipsofrespectedscientists;MPs(議員)arebeginningtotalkof“awaronsugar,”andevenEngland’schiefmedicalofficerhassaidsugarmayhavetobe,liketheoldenemytobacco,taxedinordertoprotectthenation’shealth.Therecameatimeintheevolutionofpublicattitudestosmoking,whenthedoctorshadbeenshoutingforlongenoughthatthepublicwasbroadlyawareoftherisksandtheonlyquestionleftforGovernmentwas:whatshouldwedoaboutit?Somebelievewearenowatthesamepointinourattitudestosugar.Others—largelybutnotonlyrepresentativesofthefoodanddrinkindustry—saytheentiredebatehasbeenskewed(歪曲)bythosewhospreadstoriesdeliberatelytomakepeoplenervous.Moreorlesseveryoneagreesthateatingtoomuchsugarisbadforyou.Thereisalsonodoubtobesityisagrowingproblemwhichisputtingasignificant,avoidableburdenontheNHSbyincreasingtheratesofdiabetes,heartdiseaseandotherlong-termconditions.Buttowhatextentissugar—ratherthansaturatedfats,orsalt,carbohydratesorproteins,oranyoftheotherdevilsofmoderndiets—thecauseofobesityandhowmuchshouldweworryaboutit?Yesterday,hopesofachievinganythingresemblingclarity(清楚)fromtheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)wereconfusedonceagain,which,widelyexpectedtoreducetherecommendedsugarintakebyahalfinnewdraftguidance,insteadsaiditwouldcontinuetorecommendthatsugarmakeupnomorethan10percentoftheenergyweconsume,whileaddingthatcuttingthistofivepercentwouldhave“additionalbenefits”.Thedecisionwillnowgoouttopublicconsultation.SimonCapewell,professoroftheUniversityofLiverpool,saidthathesuspected“dirtywork”onthepartoffoodanddrinkscompaniesmightliebehindtheWHO’slessthanresoundingmessage.“ThefoodindustrysayGovernmenthasnobusinessinterfering(介入)infamilies,wemustprotectpersonalchoice,”ProfessorCapewellsaid.“Wesaythereisnopersonalchoice.Atthemoment,mothercanwalkintoasupermarketwithachoiceoffourtomatosoups—withthree,orfour,orfiveteaspoonsofsugarinthem.Shehasachoiceofthousandsofreadymeals—withfive,orsix,orevennineteaspoonsofsugarin.”1、Byreferringtosmokingtheauthorindicatesthat.A．sugarhasjustturnedouttobeasharmfulassmokingB．itisnoteasyforauthoritiestorestrictorbansomethingC．itiseasyforpeopletoseebadeffectsofsomethingD．peoplemustseethedisadvantagesofsugarimmediately2、WHOhaschangeditsideamainlybecause.A．itthinksthedangerofsugartohealthisoveremphasizedB．itfindsitsafetotakeinasmuchsugaraspeopledonowC．itbelievescertainamountofintakeofsugardoesusgoodD．ithasbeenputunderpressurebyfoodanddrinkscompanies3、Whenreportingtheargumentaboutsugar,theauthorseemsto.A．remainobjectiveB．standbythoseagainstitC．believeitharmlessD．holdtheviewof“wait-and-see”4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitleforthepassage?A．Issugarthenewevil?B．Howmuchsugardoyoutakedaily?C．Issugartobetaxed?D．Howmuchdoyouknowaboutsugar?24．（8分）EarlyintheIliad,Homer'sepicpoem（史詩）aboutthelegendary,TrojanWar,thereoccursafamousanecdoteknownasthecatalogueofships,whichnamesalltheGreekleadersandcontingents(小分隊(duì))whocametofightatTroy.Beforeunfoldingthisimpressivemusterroll(花名冊)，Homermakesaspecial,publicappealtotheMusestoensurehegetsthefactsright:Tellmenow,Muses,whohaveyourhomesonOlympus--foryouaregoddesses,andever-present,andknowallthings,andwehearonlyrumour:nordoweknowanythingTheselinesreflectacentralclaimofepicpoetry—thatthroughtheinspirationoftheMuses,daughtersofMemory,itcanpreservetheknowledgeofpeopleandtheeventsofthepast—aformidablepowerinthenon-literate,oralculturesinwhichtheIliadevolved.TheIliadwascomposedaround750-2BC,butitsoriginslieatleastsomefivecenturiesearlier,deepintheMycenaeanBronzeAge---theworldtheIliadpoeticallyevokes.TheIliadiskeenlyawareofitsroleasthekeeperofmemory,andcredibilityiscentraltoitsstorytelling.Theepicisaworkoffiction,andrelatestheeventsofafewweeksinthetenthandfinalyearoftheTrojanWarfoughtbetweenGreeksandTrojansoverbeautifulHelen,theGreekqueenwhodesertedherhusbandtoelopewithaTrojanprince.Itscastofcharactersincludesnotonlywarriorsandtheircaptivesandfamilies,buttheimmortalOlympiangods,whoperformmanysupernaturalactsinthecourseoftheireagerparticipationintheactionaroundTroy.TheIliadhasthereputationforbeinganexclusively(專門地)maleepic,weakonfemalecharacters,buttochooseonlyoneexample—Homer'sdelicatecharacterizationofHelenasawomandrivenbyreluctantremorseful(悔恨的)passionisashauntingly（縈繞心頭地）credibleasanyAnnaKarenina.Longinus,ascholarinthe1stCenturyADwrotethatinrecordingashedoesthewoundingofthegods,theirquarrels,vengeance,tears,imprisonmentandalltheirpassionsHomerhasdonehisbesttomakethemenintheIliadgodsandgodsmen.ThescenebetweenAchillesandPriamdisplaysthisinversionandcrystalliseswhattheIliadpoetshadlearnedinthecourseoftheepic’sJourney.Thatthegodsweworshipmightnotanswer,andonoccasionhumanitymustrisetofilltheirplace.Thatgloryiscloselyassociatedwithpainfulloss.Thatthevictorsharesthehumanityofthemostvulnerableofthevanquished（戰(zhàn)敗者）;thatthereisnosuchthingaspurevictoryinwar.1、TheIliadaboutthelegendaryTrojanWar,mightdatebackto_______.A．thethirdcenturyBCB．theseventhcenturyBCC．theeighthcenturyBCD．thethirteenthcenturyBC2、Accordingtothepassage,______________________________.A．beingreliableisessentialtothestorytellingoftheIliadB．TrojanWarbetweenGreeksandTrojanslastedoveradecadeC．TrojanWarendedowningtotheOlympiangods’absenceD．beautifulHelenisawomanworthrespectingintheIliad3、WhydoestheIliadhavethereputationforbeinganexclusivelymaleepic?A．Becauseitfocusesonlyonmenandwar.B．Becausetoofewfemaleswerewelldepicted.C．Becauseitscastofcharactersincludesonlymales.D．BecauseHelenwasdescribedasapassionatewoman.4、Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesn’tagreewiththeauthor’sidea?A．Purevictoryinwardoesnotexistatall.B．Gloryisnaturallyaccompaniedwithsaddeningloss.C．Thevictorgainseverythingwithoutanyemotionalloss.D．Boththevictorandthevanquishedsharethesamehumanity.25．（10分）DevonGallagher,acollegegraduatefromPhiladelphia,wantstheworldtoknowexactlywhereshe’sbeenduringherworldwidevacationinaspecialway.Thetraveler,whowasbornwithabonedisease,hadherrightlegamputated(截肢)attheageoffour.AlthoughtheamputationcausedsetbacksforGallagherearlyon,shenowseesitasnothingshortofinspirationforlivingherbestlife.Tospreadthatmessage.Gallagherhastakentosocialmedia,whereshesharesphotosofhertravelsacrosstheglobe,butinsteadofsimplyusingageo-tag,shewritesherlocationacrossherartificiallegbeforetakingapicture.NowshehasbeentakingpicturesacrosstheContinent,whichshowhercyclingoverthecanalinAmsterdamrelaxingonawalloverlookingthecityofBarcelona,posingwithawaffleinBrussels,takinginthespectacularParthenontempleinAthensandenjoyingarivercruiseinBudapest,allwiththewell-knownlocationswrittenonherartificialleg.“IgetanewlegeverytwoyearsandIcanchoosethedesignonit.OnedayIhadasuddenthoughttogetachalk-board,”Gallaghersaid.“Mymumandgrand-motherweren,’ttookeenontheidea,butmyfriendsthoughtitwasgreatandtoldmetogoforit,soIdid.”Gallaghersaidpeopleoftenstarewhenshe’swritingonherleg,butonceshesharesthephotos,shereceivesonlypositivefeedback,“Myleghasn’tstoppedmefromdoinganythingI’vewantedtodo,”shesaid.“Idon’tknowifit’smydeterminationtoprovetomyselfthatIcandoit,butregardless,I’vebeenabletokeepupwithmypeersandleadaprettygreatlife.”Gallaghershowsusthatyoushouldneverletanythingstandinthewayofyourdreams.Andiflifegivesyouanartificialleg,makeart.1、WhatmessagedidGallapherwanttospreadinherspecialway?A．Sheenjoyshertravellingacrosstheglobe.B．Shesufferslittlefromherlegsamputation.C．shelooksonhermisfortuneasanotherformofblessing.D．Shehasexactlyfalleninlovewithpostingphotosonline.2、Whatdoestheword“which”underlinedinparagraph4referto?A．thecontinent B．thepictures C．theleg D．thelocation3、Gallaphercanbestbedescribedas________.A．helpfulandambitious B．friendlyandgenerousC．determinedandcreative D．independentandsensible4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NeverTooLatetoshare B．ASpecialArtificialLegC．AnOutstandingPhotographer D．Gallagher’sSummerHolidays第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Maywasbornwithacleftpalate(腭裂).Whenshewasalittlegirl,shehadto36thejikesfromnaughtychidrenwhoteasedherabouthermisshapedlip.Withalltheteasing,Marygrewup37thefactthatshewas“diffrernt”.Shewas38thatnoone,outsideherfamily,couldeverloveheruntilshe39Mrs.Leonard'sclass.InMrs.Leonards'schoolatthattime,itwas40forteacherstogivetheirchildrenanannual41test.However,inMary'scase,42hercleftpalate,shewashardlyabletohearoutofoneear.43nottolettheotherchildrenhaveanother“44"topointout,shewould45whenherbadearwastestedeachyear.The“hearingtest”was46byhavingachildwalktotheclassroomdoor,turnsideways,47oneearwithafingre,andthen48whattheteacherwhispered.WhenMaryhadtoturnherbadeartowardsherteachershewould49tocoverhergoodear.Sheknewthatteachers50oftensaythingslike,“Theskyisblue,”or“Whatcolorareyourshoes?”Butnotonthatday.Surely,God51sevenwordsinMrs.Leonard'smouththat52Mary'slifeforever.Whenthetestcame,Maryheard:“Iwishyouweremylittlegirl.”Youcanimaginehowdeeplythesewords53Mary.Yes,affirming(肯定）wordsare54tosaytothepeoplearoundyou.Whilewordsfromagodlyteachercansoftenaheart,wordsformyoucanpowerfullysetthe55ofanotherOne'slife.1、A．playB．makeC．bearD．tell2、A．hatingB．changingC．forgetingD．a(chǎn)ccepting3、A．expectedB．requestedC．convincedD．informed4、A．leftB．enteredC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．taught5、A．unusualB．commonC．a(chǎn)dmittdeD．strange6、A．speakingB．readingC．terribleD．hearing7、A．insteadofB．inadditiontoC．writingD．inspiteof8、A．determinedB．SupposedC．DelightedD．Satisfied9、A．belidfB．mistakeC．proofD．difference10、A．cheatB．escapeC．sufferD．negotiate11、A．givenB．cancelledC．takenD．passed12、A．pullB．closeC．touchD．point13、A．realizeB．reciteC．repeatD．create14、A．pretendB．refuseC．manageD．decide15、A．mustB．willC．wouldD．shall16、A．wastedB．putC．takeD．write17、A．wastedB．costC．changedD．harmed18、.A．hurtB．movedC．upsetD．scared19、A．seldomB．reasonableC．easyD．never20、A．purposeB．routineC．resultD．course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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Today,withmostofus1．(own)asmartphonethatletsusposttosocialmediawhereverandwheneverwewant,oversharinghasbecome2．(hard)toavoid.3．thetrickythingis4．peopleusuallydon’trealizethey5．(overshare)whentheypostinformationontheInternet.Theproblemcanonly6．(bring)tolightbyourfriendsandfamily.Asurveyshowedthateverytwo7．threepeopleintheUSthinktheirfriendssharetoomuchonsocialmedia.Oversharingcanhave8．(apparent)negativeimpacts.Forstarters,aleak（泄露）ofpersonalinformationmayputyourbankaccountatrisk.Plus,Itmayalsojeopardize（危及）yourcurrentorfuturejobifyou,forexample,trash-talkyour9．(employ)onsocialmediaorwriteabouthowyougot10．(drink)duringofficetime.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，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(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。DearSue,Howtimeflies、Itisamonththatyoustayedwithus、Weallmissyouandareverygratefultowhatyoudidforuswhenweweretogether、WehadanEnglishspeechcontesttheothersdayandIwonthefirstprize,whichagainremindmeofallyourkindhelp、Doyoustillrememberthetreewhatwasplantedbyustogetheronthehillbehindtheschool?Yesterdaywewentthereandgotitwater、ThetreeyouplantedyourselvesisgrowingwellandwholeclassdecidedtonameitSuewood、WillyoucomebacktoseeSuewood?Howiseverythingwithyoulater?WehopetoknowmoreaboutyouandyourAmerican