湖南省祁东县第一中学2023-2024学年高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

湖南省祁东县第一中学2023-2024学年高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Privatecarswillberequiredtostayoffroadsoneoutoffiveweekdays____thetrafficpressure.A．toreduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce2．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent3．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．appointing B．appointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed4．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected5．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen6．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall7．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot8．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would9．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution10．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced11．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．afterwards B．almostC．otherwise D．somewhat12．Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A．on B．in C．of D．at13．youcanlearntoappreciatethechallengesinlife,youwillfindinnerstrength.A．WhenB．WhileC．BeforeD．Unless14．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that15．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded16．﹣Mom，I'llstayintoaccompanymygrandpathisevening．﹣________!A．Withpleasure B．NevermindC．Suityourself D．Itdepends17．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup18．—I’msorryforbreakingthecup.—Oh,________.I’vegotplenty.A．helpyourself B．forgetitC．mypleasure D．pardonme19．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough20．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．amexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）“AuldLangSyne”isasongthateveryonedrunkenlysings,whichmarksthestarttoabrandnewyear.Nooneeverseemstoknowthewords(somethingaboutforgettingoldacquaintances?)orwhattheymean(whywouldwewanttoforgetpeople?),but,inAmerica,it’sasmuchapartofNewYears’traditionaswine.Butwhy?Thelyrics(歌词)tothesongcomefromapoemwrittenbythegreatScottishpoetRobertBumsin1788.ItstitleisbelievedtobeanoldScottishwayofsaying“alongtimeago.”Phraseslike“Inthedaysofauldlangsyne”alsoappearinotherScottishfairytalesandpoems,usuallyasawayofsaying“OnceUponaTime.”Whileitstillcausesconfusion,itisbelievedthattheopeninglinesofthesongaremeanttoberhetorical(夸张的);“Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andneverbroughttomind?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andauldlangsyne?”thereforemeansweshouldhaveadrinkinhonorofwhateverispassing,andrememberoldfriends.WhentheScotsimmigratedtoAmericainthe19thcentury,theybroughtthesongwiththem.ButitsgreatpopularitycanbelargelyduetotheCanadianbandleaderGuyLombardo.In1965,heexplainedhowhehimselfcametoassociatethesongwiththeendoftheyeartoLifeMagazine:“AuldLangSyneisourthemesong—andwaslongbeforeanyoneeverheardusontheradio.InourparticularpartofwesternOntario,wherethere’salargeScottishpopulation,itwastraditionalforbandstoendeverydancewithAuldLangSyne.Wedidn’tthinkitwasknownhere.Ifyouwanttoseethesingerinaction,checkouthisfinalperformanceontheeveof1977,afterperformingfor48yearsinarow.1、HowmightpeoplefeelwhenfirsthearingthesongAuldLangSyne?A．Confused.B．Moved.C．Energetic.D．Comfortable.2、WhydopeoplesingAuldLangSynewhenNewYeariscoming?A．Tohopeforgoodluck.B．TocelebratetheNewYear.C．InhonorofRobertBums.D．Inmemoryofthepast.3、WhyisGuyLombardomentionedinthetext?A．HecreatedthesongAuldLangSyne.B．HemadethesongAuldLangSynemorepopular.C．HebroughtthesongAuldLangSynetoAmerica.D．HewasthefirsttosingthesongAuldLangSyne.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatdoesAuldLangSyneMean?B．WhoMakesAuldLangSynePopular?C．HowdoesAuldLangSyneComeintoBeing?D．WhydoPeopleSingAuldLangSyneonNewYearEve?22．（8分）Findingyourfeetinanewtowncanbehard,especiallyifyou’recoveredinfuranddon’tspeakthelanguage.ButforpetsnewtoMarlborough,helpisathand.MarlboroughSPCAandtheRailwayCafé,inBlenheim,havejoinedforcestohelpwelcomepetsandtheirpeopletotheregionwithafortnightlymorningtea.Theyhopethemorningteaswillgettailsandtongueswaggingaswellasgivingadviceonhowtomakethemovesmoother.RailwayCaféownerLeanneHarriscameupwiththeinnovative（创新的）planasawaytohelpwelcomepeopletothearea.LeannemovedtoMarlboroughfromAucklandtwoyearsagoandsaidsheinitiallystruggledtofindfriendsandfeelpartofthecommunity.“ComingfromAucklandIthoughtpeoplewouldopentheirdoorsandthattherewouldbeneighbourscallingroundwithcake.Iexpectedpeopletocometomeand,ofcourse,itwasn’tlikethat.Ididgetlonely.“IhopetosavenewcomershavingtowaitaslongasIdidtofeelpartofitall.Iwouldliketowelcomethemtothetown.”Freeplattersofsandwiches,cakesandothergoodieswillbeonoffer,forthepeople,whiletherewillbespecialhandmadeyoghurtandbananatreatsforthedogs.ThemorningteaswilltakeplaceinthecoveredareaatthebackofthepopularcafébesidetherailwaystationoffGroveRd.LeannesaidshewashappytodevotebothhertimeandeffortintogivingbacktothecommunityandfelttheventurewasagreatfitwiththeSPCA．“Volunteeringissuchanamazingthingtodoanditchangedthingsformecompletely,andImetsomeamazingpeoplewithsimilarinterests.”SPCAOpShopmanagerKarinaGreenall,originallyfromtheUnitedKingdom,saidshealsowantedtohelp.“Icangiveadviceonhowtoresettlepets,thebestparkstogoto,wherethebestwalksareandwherethevetcentersareintown.”Therewillbevolunteeringopportunitiestooforpeoplewheretheycanhelpoutandhopefullymakefriendstoo.”1、HowwillMarlboroughSPCAandtheRailwayCaféhelpnewpets?A．Byofferingmorningteas.B．Bygivingadvicetothem.C．Bycommunicationwiththem.D．Byprovidingaccommodationtothem.2、WhatwasLeanne’splanoriginallyintendedfor?A．Savinganimals.B．Helpingnewcomers.C．Makingmorefriends.D．Expandingherbusiness.3、WhathadLeanneexpectedwhenshefirstcametoMarlborough?A．Tobeleftalone.B．Tostruggleforaliving.C．Tobeinvitedtodinner.D．Tofeelpartofthecommunity.4、WhatcanbelearntaboutSPCAOpShopmanagerKarinaGreenall?A．SheoftenmissestheUnitedKingdom.B．ShetakesinterestintheRailwayCafé.C．Sheisenthusiasticaboutresettlingpets.D．Shehasorganizedthevoluntaryevents.23．（8分）AbusinessschoolinPariswillsoonbeginusingartificialintelligenceandfacialanalysistodeterminewhetherstudentsarepayingattentioninclass.Thesoftware,calledNestor,isusedintwoonlineclassesattheESGbusinessschoolbeginninginSeptember.Theidea,accordingtoLCAfounderMarcelSaucet,istousethedatathatNestorcollectstoimprovetheperformanceofbothstudentsandprofessors.Thesoftwareusesstudentswebcams（网络摄像机）toanalyzeeyemovementsandfacialexpressionsanddeterminewhetherstudentsarepayingattentiontoavideolecture.Itthenformulatesquizzesbasedonthecontentcoveredduringmomentsofinattentiveness.Professorswouldalsobeabletoidentifymomentswhenstudents’attentiondeclined,whichcouldhelptoimprovetheirteaching,Saucetsays.AdvocatesforAIineducationsaythatthesoftwareisactuallyunabletoteachacourse,butthetechnologycouldbeusedasadigitaltutorthatwouldadapttoastudent’sindividualneeds,andhelpdevelopmoreeffectivestudyinghabits.Suchsoftwarecouldalsohelpteachersbyprovidingfeedbackontheeffectivenessoftheirteaching,advocatessay.SaucetsaysNestorwon’tstoreanyofthevideofootageitgetsandthathiscompanyhasnoplanstosellanyotherdatathesoftwarecollects.Inadditiontofacialrecognitionandanalysis,thesoftwarecanintegrate（合并）withstudents’calendarstosuggestpossiblestudytimes,andtracktheironlinebehaviortopickuponpatterns.RoseLuckin,aprofessorattheUniversityCollegeLondonKnowledgeLab,saysAIcouldunlockthe“blackboxoflearning”byprovidinginformationonhowandwhenlearninghappens.LuckinsaysaprogramlikeNestorcouldbeusefulforstudentswhotakeclassesremotely,since“thereisn’tahumantherewatchingthem.”AndwhilesomeareconcernedthatAImayonedayreplaceteachers,Luckinseesthetechnologymoreasanassistant,ratherthanareplacement.Saucetagrees.“Humancontactisnotgoingtogoaway,”hesays.“Therewillalwaysbeprofessors.”1、HowdoesNestorworktofindoutwhenstudentsaren’tpayingattention?A．Bycollectingthedataofstudents’performanceindifferentclasses.B．Bycollectingthestudents’gradesinthequizzes.C．Byshootingandanalyzingstudents’eyemovementsandfacialexpressions..D．Byidentifyingmomentswhenstudents’attentiondeclined.2、WhichisthebenefitofAIeducation?A．Itcouldbeusedexactlytoreplaceatutor.B．Ithelpsstudenttodevelopmoreeffectivestudyinghabits.C．Thesoftwareisabletosatisfytherequirementofacourse.D．Itcouldhelpteacherstogivefeedbackonstudentsperformance..3、HowdoesNestordealwiththeinformationcollectedfromstudents?A．Nestorwilluseittosuggestpossiblestudytimetostudents’schedule.B．Itwon’tstoreanyvideofootagebutfacialexpression.C．Thecompanyhasn’texpectedtomakeprofitsbysellingthedatatoothercorporations..D．Nestorwilluseittokeeptrackonlineofstudents’behaviorandpunishthem.4、WhatisRoseLuckin’sattitudetowardsthereplacementofteacherswithAI?A．Objective.B．Approving.C．Indifferent.D．Opposed.24．（8分）TheKids’FarmWhilekidsvisitvegetableplotsandanimalcontactareas,theywilllearnthatmostofthefoodweeateverydaycomesfromfarms,andthattakingcareofanimalstakestime,commitmentandknowledge.Kidscanseeourcows,donkeys,goats,alpacas,pigs,etc.andlearnallaboutlookingafterfarmanimals.AttheCaringCorral,theywillhaveachancetotouchcowsanddonkeys,understaffmembers’supervision.PleaseNote:●Anytimeyoutouchananimal,thereisariskofspreadinggerms(细菌).VisitorstotheKids’Farmshouldwashtheirhandsaftertouchingtheanimals.●TheCaringCorralisopenonlywhenthestaffareavailable;hoursarelimited.●TheKids’Farmusespizzatoteachkidshowmanykindsoffoodgrow.Hands-onexhibitsshowhowpizzaingredientsgofromthefarmtothepizza.ThePizzaGardenhasslice-shapedplotsofgrowingingredients,includingtomatoes,wheatandherbs.●The22-foot-wideGiantPizzagiveskidsaplacetoplaywithoversizedtoppingsandeachother.●Duringthebusierseason(beginninginJune),afreeshuttlepicksupvisitorsinneedofaliftattheKids’FarmanddropsthemoffatthePandaPlaza/theBusLotfrom11a.m.to6p.m.1、WhatdovisitorsneedtodobeforevisitingtheCaringCorral?A．Washtheirhands. B．Makeareservation.C．Checkonitsopeningtime. D．Readtheinstructionsonsafety.2、Wherecankidsplaywithoversizedtoppingsandeachother?A．AtthePandaPlaza. B．AttheBusLot.C．AtthePizzaGarden. D．AttheGiantPizza.3、Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A．ToprovideinformationaboutvisitingtheKids’Farm.B．Toshowkidshowpizzaandfarmsareconnected.C．Toencouragekidstoprotectplantsandanimals.D．ToseeksponsorsfortheKids’Farm.25．（10分）Plagiarismistheactofrepresentinganotherperson’swordsorideasasyourown.Theoffensemaybeassmallasasentencecopiedfromabook.Oritmaybeasextensiveasawholepapercopied—orbought—fromsomebodyelse.Intellectualdishonestyisnothingnew.TheonlydifferencenowisthattheInternethasmadeitmuchsimplertostealotherpeople’swork.Yetthesametechnologythatmakesiteasytofindinformationtocopyalsomakesiteasiertoidentifyplagiarism.Teacherscanuseonlineservicesthatcomparepaperstothousandsofotherstosearchforcopiedwork.Theteachergetsareportonanypassagethatissimilarenoughtosuspectplagiarism.Theseservicesarewidelyused.T,forexample,saysitisusedinmorethan100countriesandexaminesmorethan130,000papersaday.Professionalwriterswhoplagiarizecanbetakentocivilcourtandorderedtopaydamages.Inschools,thepunishmentforcheatingcouldbeafailinggradeonthepaperorinthecourse.Someschoolsexpel(驱逐)plagiaristsforaterm;others,forafullacademicyear.Somedegreeshaveevenbeenwithdrawnafteraschoollaterfoundthatastudenthadplagiarized.Accidentalplagiarismcansometimesresultfromculturaldifferences.AtIndianaUniversityinBloomington,60percentofstudentswhousetheOfficeofWritingTutorialServicesarenon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Thedirector,JoanneVogt,sayssomehavenoideathatcopyingfrompublishedworksisconsideredwrong.ShesaysstudentsfromChina,forexample,maythinktheyareinsultingreadersiftheycreditothersources.Theybelievethateducatedreadersshouldalreadyknowwheretheinformationcamefrom.Themoreyougivecredit,thelessyouriskaccusationsofplagiarism.Anysentencetakendirectlyfromasourceshouldappearinsidequotationmarks.Andevenifyouputthosesentencesintoyourownwords,youshouldstillgivecredittowhereyougottheinformation.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatistheroleoftheInternetinPlagiarism?A．TheInternetdiscouragespeoplefromchoosingproperpaperstocopy.B．TheInternethelpspeoplegettheirpaperspublishedonline.C．TheInternetenablespeopletosharetheirpaperswithothers.D．TheInternetcontributestopeoplecopyingpapersfromotherseasily.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethatteachersknowapaperiscopiedwhenthey__________.A．happentobefamiliarwiththecontentofthepaperB．makeinvestigationsconcerningthepaperamongstudentsC．comparethepaperwithmanyothersonlinetosearchforthecopiedonesD．searchjournalandperiodicalsinthelibraryfortheoriginalpaper3、WhichofthefollowinghasNOTbeenmentionedasthepunishmentforplagiarism?A．Fineofacertainamountofmoney.B．Withdrawalofsomedegrees.C．Beingforcedtoleaveschool.D．Afailinggrade.4、Theunderlinedexpression“givecredit”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.A．attributewhatyou’vequotedfromothersourcestotheoriginalwritersB．praisetheoriginalwriterforprovidingusefulinformationC．givetheoriginalwriteracreditcardforyourcopyingthepaperD．admitthattheoriginalwriterhasagoodreputation第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（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．26．（30分）MydaughterJulieandIwentshoppingthismorning.Alittlepartofmethoughtaboutgoingtoanothercheckoutline.Thisonehadtheshortestqueue,therewasonlyoneguyinit,buthewasina1andthereseemedtobesomecomplicationsgoingon.Well,Istampedonthatlittlepart,andwesteppedin2him.Atfirst,heseemedtobehaving3gettinghisgroceriesontotheconveyorbelt(输送带).Butafterawhile,I4thatwhathewasactuallydoingwasdividingthemintotwolots.Still,gettingthestuffuptherewasno5taskinitself.I6tohelp,butheandthecheckoutladyhaditunder7HeaskedJulieifshewould8puttinghisemptybasketaway.Thenhe9forhiswalletwhichwasinapouch(小袋子)ononesideofhischair.Thewayhewaspositionedandthefactheonlyhadoneusable10madethisquiteastretchforhim,soIhelpedthere.Whatmustitbelike,I11,tobesodependentonotherpeoplelikethat?Thecheckoutoperatorcamearoundandgavehimhis12andtheitemsheneededtohavetohand.Iofferedtoget13biggerbagandhesaid,“No.butyoucoulddomeafavor.TakethatlotalongtotheentranceandgiveittoAngela.”I14didthat,leavingJuliewithourshopping.Angela,itturnedout,wascollectingfoodforpeoplewhomightotherwisego15Ihadn’tevennoticedherbefore.Thisguy,despitethelimitationthathis16conditionimposed(强加于)onhim,hadboughtmorethantwiceasmuchshoppingasheneeded.Hemayhavebeen17physically,buthisheartwasmorethancapableof18allthat.Anditchangedmyideaof19whenIrealizedthatthehelphehadgivenwas20thehelphehadreceived.1、A．taxi B．wheelchair C．grocery D．bench2、A．before B．behind C．near D．beyond3、A．difficulty B．potential C．doubt D．ability4、A．regretted B．recognized C．requested D．realized5、A．special B．obvious C．easy D．necessary6、A．struggled B．offered C．forced D．preferred7、A．control B．consideration C．repair D．attack8、A．mind B．finish C．enjoy D．escape9、A．hoped B．chose C．reached D．begged10、A．leg B．knee C．foot D．arm11、A．warned B．wondered C．feared D．insisted12、A．change B．bill C．note D．coin13、A．more B．another C．other D．theother14、A．desperately B．faithfully C．sadly D．Gratefully15、A．thirsty B．tired C．hungry D．crazy16、A．mental B．natural C．official D．physical17、A．admired B．limited C．forgotten D．accepted18、A．overcoming B．keeping C．passing D．destroying19、A．pride B．patience C．dependence D．bravery20、A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）It'sonlybeenonemonthsinceDeanLaBarba1．（graduate）frommedicalschool-buthewasn'texpectingtohavestartedhislife-savingcareersosoon.Lastmonth,LaBarbawas2．a12-hourflightfromZurichtoLosAngeleswithhiswifewhenafemalepassenger3．（sit）closetothemsaidthatshedidn'tfeelwell.Beforeshecouldgetup4．（use）therestroom,shefelldown.LaBarba5．（immediate）rushedtothewoman'sside,onlytofindthatshedidn'thaveapulse（脉搏）.Withthehelpofanotherpassenger,hehadthewomanlieacrossarowof6．(seat）sohecouldbeginpushingherchest.Aftersixpushes.7．startedtowakeup.LaBarba,hiswife,andthepassenger8．（(move）tofirstclass,wherethenewly-graduateddoctormonitoredherhealth.ThepassengerexpressedherextremegratitudetowardLaBarba9．happenedtobetheonlydoctoronboardthe300-personflightthatday.Hesaidthat10．experienceconfirmedhis"callinganddesiretohelppeople".第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Ioftengotoaweekendschool、Sodidmanyofmyclassmates、Thisseemspopularamongstudents、Goodweekendschoolshaveexcellentteacherswhichhelpusimproveourstudies、Besides,wegettoknowstudentsfromanotherschoolsandlearnabouttheircampusoflife、Soeverycoinhastwosides、Ourschoolworkisalreadyaheavyburden、Extralessonoftentakeuptoomuchofourtime、Inaddition,paylotsofattentiontotheextralessonswillaffecttheirschoolsubjects、WemayalsofindourselvesverytiredonMondaystoconcentrateonthelessonsinourownschool、、Weshouldthinkseriouslyaboutthisissueandmakebestuseofourtime、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华。在最近的一次班会上,你班同学们就“高一学生是否需要吃补品来保持健康”展开了讨论。请根据下表提供的信息用英语写一篇短文,并谈一些你自己的看法,给某英语杂志投稿。60%的同学认为40%的同学认为1.坚持锻炼,无需吃任何补品(tonic)。1.进入高一课业繁重,经常感到疲劳,吃补品可以帮助恢复精力。2.过多摄入补品会增加体重,对健康不利。3.价格比较贵。2.没时间锻炼身体。注意:1.词数:120左右。短文开头已为你写好,不计入总词数。2.内容可适当发挥,注意行文连贯。I'mwritingtotellaboutthediscussionwe'vehadintherecentclassmeetingabout......___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、B4、D5、B6、B7、B8、A9、A10、B11、D12、A13、A14、D15、D16、C17、B18、B19、B20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21、1、A2、D3、B4、D22、Memorandum（备忘录）To:MembersofalldepartmentsFrom:AnnetteDerringerSubject:Year-endpartyDate:November26Thisisjustaquicknotetoletyouallknowthearrangementsfornextmonth’syear-endparty.Asyouknow,thepartywillbeheldattheGreenValeCountryClub,whichwehavereservedbetween6:00pmand10:00pmontheeveningofDecember21st.1havereceivedrepliesfromalmostallofyouconfirmingattendance,butifyouhavenotletmeknowyet,pleasedosointhenextdayortwo.Ticketsforallemployeeshavebeencoveredbythecompany.ThemanagerofGreenValehasaskedmetoexplainoneortwothingstothoseofyouwhohavenotbeentherebefore.Basically,thereisenoughparkingspaceforonly100vehicles,sohewouldliketoaskthoseofyouplanningtodrivetotrycarpool（拼车）asmuchaspossible.Also,thenumberoflockersavailableissmall,soguestsshouldtrytokeepbelongingstoa,minimum.Thanksinadvance,AnnetteTo:AnnetteDerringeraderringer@From:KypeBerwickSubject:Year-endpartyDate:November28Annette,Iwillbeabletoattendtheyear-endpartyattheGreenValeCountryClubonDecember21stalthoughIdonotthinkIwillbeabletoarrivebefore7:30.Iwaswonderingifitw