浙江省中考英語總復(fù)習(xí)(外研版)八年級上冊階段檢測卷

1、浙江省2019年初中畢業(yè)生學(xué)業(yè)考試八年級上冊階段檢測卷卷I說明：本卷共有三大題，45小題，滿分70分。第一部分聽力部分一、聽力（共15小題，滿分25分）第一節(jié)：聽小對話，從A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確的選項(xiàng)，回答問題。（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）1. Howdidthemanpractisehisspeaking?A. Bylisteningtothetape.B. ByjoininganEnglishclub.C. Bytalkingwithhisfriends.2. WhatdidthemanthinkofshoppinginHongKong?A. Helikedit.B. Hedi

2、dn'tmindit.C. Hedidn'tenjoyit.3. Whattimeisit?A.10:00pm.B.9:40pm.C.9:20pm.4. Whatcanweinferfromthedialogue?A. Thespeakershadtowearschooluniformsinprimaryschool.B. Thespeakersliketheirmiddleschooluniformsverymuch.C. Themanspeakerhatestowearschooluniformseveryday.5. Whothinkschopsticksmadeofst

3、eelarebetter?A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Bothofthem.第二節(jié)：聽長對話，從A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確的選項(xiàng)，回答問題。（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）聽下面一段較長對話，回答6、7兩個(gè)問題。6. HowmanypiecesofadvicedoesMrGreenoffer?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.7. What'sMrGreen'sopinionaboutmakingmistakes?A. Agoodlearnercanlearnfrommistakes.B. Agoodlearnershouldnotmakemist

4、akes.C. Makingmistakescangetyouintotrouble.聽下面一段較長對話，回答810三個(gè)問題。8. Whichcountryisthewashingmachinemadein?A.America.B.Korea.C.Germany.9. Howmuchisthewashingmachine?A.399dollars.B.499dollars.C.599dollars.10. Whatisthegreatestadvantageofthemachineforthelady?A. It's easy to use it.8. Allovertheworld.

5、8. It'squietwhileit'sworking.9. It'sataverygoodpricenow.第三節(jié)：聽下面一段獨(dú)白，從A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確的選項(xiàng),完成信息記錄表。（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）MickeyMouseWholovedMickeyMouse?11WhywerepeopleexcitedtoseeMickeyinthefilms?12WhatdidMickeyusetodoinhisearlylife?13Whohasbeenabeautifulandcleverstar?14Mickeyiswelcomedbythepeop

6、le1511. A.Youngpeople.B.Oldpeople.C.Almostallthepeople.12. A.Mickeywasacleanmouse.B. Mickeycouldtalkinthefilms.C. Mickeywaslovelyandmadethemhappy.13. A.Cleanthehouse.B.Makemistakes.C.Makenewfriends.14. A.DonaldDuck.B.Pluto.C.Mickey.15. A.AllovertheChina.C.AllovertheAmerica.第二部分筆試部分二、完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分

7、，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（2019江蘇揚(yáng)州一模）TheLittlePrince,aclassicnovelwaswrittenbytheFrenchpilotandwriter,AntoinedeSaint-Exup（y.It16astorythathappenedintheDesertofSahara,aboutapilotandalittleprince.Thepilothadanaccidentwithhisplane.，waswrongwithhisengine.Andhemadefriendswiththeprin

8、cewho18fromanotherplanet.Themain工9inthisbook,aspeciallittleprince,livedona_20planetknownasAsteroidB-612.It21onlythreevolcanoes伙山）andarosewithsurprisingbeauty.Theflowerwasrarelyfoundandcharming_22words,butshewasalsoproudandselfcentred.Anditmadethelittleprinceleavehisplanetbecausehewas_23tofaceher.Dur

9、inghisjourney,thelittleprincevisitedseveralplanets,andhadconversationswiththeir24,includingaking,aconceited（自負(fù)的）man,atippler（酒鬼），abusinessman,alamplighterandageographer.Fromthem,hefoundhowmeaninglesstheC.wasmadeupofD.wasmadeinworldofgrown-upswas._25hearrivedontheEarth,wherehewasshocked22.A.beforeB.b

10、eyondC.afterD.behindbyaheart-breakingfactthathisflowerwasnottheonlyoneintheworld.At23.A.readyB.happyC.unusualD.unablethatmomenta26appeared,askingthelittleprinceto24.A.citizensB.workersC.friendsD.relativesthenhedidso._27thelittleprinceleft,thefoxmadehimbelievethattherose25.A.FirstlyB.SecondlyC.Thirdl

11、yD.Finallywasspecialtohimandthemeaningofloveandresponsibility.Attheendof26.A.flowerB.pilotC.foxD.rosethestory,thelittleprince28togobackhome.Thepilotwalked_29withhis27.A.AfterB.BeforeC.SinceD.Until28.friendtotheplacewherehelanded.HesawayellowpoisonoussnakebiteA.decidedB.agreedC.refusedD.seemedthelitt

12、leprince.29.A.sadlyB.happilyC.excitedlyD.quickly30.D. promisedThenextmorning,thepilotwasunabletofindtheprince'sbody.HeA.failedB.affordedC.managedfinally30.torepairhisplaneandleavethedesert.三、閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分,滿分30分）Thepilotwrotethisstorytoremembereverythingbetweenhimselfandthe閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D

13、四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。prince.16. A.repeatsB.tellsC.explainsD.writes17. A.SomethingB.NothingC.EverythingD.Anything18. A.gotB.rodeC.feltD.fell19. A.directorB.characterC.suspectD.actor20. A.roundB.bigC.smallD.squareAlongvacationiscomingaftertheexam.What'syourplan?Studying?Relaxing?Ordoingvolunteerwork?Herear

14、etwoads.Maybetheyareusefulforyou.31.Andyis8andhissisterMaryis15,andtheywanttodothesamevolunteerworkatthesametime.Whichonecantheychoose?21. A.wasmadeofB.wasmadefromA.Cleanersatthepark.B. Environmentalguards.choppedoffthebranches.Thistookanothertwodays.Afterthat,IchoppedC. Helpersattheoldpeople'sh

15、ome.thewoodawayfromoneside,andthenfromtheotherside.ThistookmoreD. Guidesatthehospital.thanonemonth.Altogetherittookforty-wodays.InEngland,twomenwith32. TomwantstopractisehisEnglishandheisfreefromJuly15thtoAugustagoodsawcouldhavemadesixoftheseshelvesfromthattreeinhalfaday.7th.Whichtwoactivitiescanhec

16、hoose?A. AmericanStudyTour,tobeajudgerfortheEnglishSpeechB. Tobealibraryassistant,tobeaninterpreterforAgriculturalProductsExhibition.C. AmericanStudytour,tobeaninterpreterforAgriculturalProductsExhibition.D. TobeajudgerfortheEnglishSpeech,tobeaguideatthehospital.33. WhichisNOTTRUEabouttheAmericanStu

17、dyTour?A. YoucanstudywithAmericanchildren.B. Yourhostfamilymaytakeyoutosomeplacesaroundthecity.C. Ifyoulike,youcanwatchAmericanHighSchoolBasketballTournament.D. YouhaveachancetovisitAkon.B（2019江蘇連云港中考）IspentalotoftimemakingalargeshelfformyIalsospentalotoftimelookingaftermycornandricecrops.Ihadtoprot

18、ectthemfromwildanimalsandbirds,soImadeafencearoundthem.Ishotsomeofthebirdsandhungthemupnearthecorn.Afterthat,alltheotherbirdsstayedaway.IusedoneoftheoldswordsIhadtakenfromtheshiptocutdownthecornwhenitwasready.Iwasveryproudofmycornandriceandworkedhardtoincreasemycrops.Afewyearslater,Iwouldhaveenoughc

19、orntomakebread.Ihadtofindawaytogrindthecornintoflour,buttherocksontheislandwerenothardenough.Ifinallydiscoveredthataveryhardpieceofwoodwoulddo.Iusedsomeclothtoseparatethemealfromthehusks.Nothavinganoven,Imadesomesquarepotswithlidsandcoveredthemwithhotashes.Thisbakedthedough,andIhadbread!Imademycaveb

20、iggeragaintoholdthecornandfloursothatIcouldmakebreadwheneverIneededto.IsometimeswonderedhowIcouldgettothelandwhichwasvisiblecave.Ifoundabigtreeandchoppeditdown.Thistookthreedays.Then,Ifromtheothersideoftheisland.Iwenttotheship'sboatthatwasblownontothebeachintheshipwreck.However,Icouldnotgetittot

21、hewater.Itwastooheavy.Itriedmanydifferentwaysofdoingit,butnoneofthemweresuccessful.34. FromParagraph1,weknowthatthewriter.A. madeafoolishmistakeinchoppingdownabigtreeB. felthopelessandcouldn'thavemadeashelfhimselfC. spentalongtimemakingalargeshelfwithoutasawD. madeasmallcanoewiththewoodhechopped

22、down35. Thewritertoprotecthiscornandrice.A. watchedoutforthemdayandnightB. dividedthecaveintoseveraldifferentpartsC. putsomeoldswordsfromtheshiparoundthemD. builtafenceandhungsomebirdsbodiesnearthecorn36. Inwhichorderdidthewritermakebreadsuccessfully?a. Thewriterfoundawaytogrindthecornintoflour.b. T

23、hewriterbakedthedoughwithsquarepots.c. Thewriterseparatedthemealfromthehusks.d. Thewritermadesomesquarepotswithlids.A.a-c-d-bB.a-d-c-bC.b-d-c-aD.c-b-a-d37.TheunderlinedwordvisibleinthelastparagraphmeansA.偏僻的B.看得見的C.模糊的D.遙遠(yuǎn)的CBatsaretheonlymammalsthatcanflyagreatdistance,buttheyhaveanotherability.Many

24、batsliveaverylongtimeforananimaloftheirsize.Europeanresearchersarestudyingbatstounderstandwhytheylivesolong.Theyhopetomakediscoveriestofighttheagingprocessinhumanbeings.Lastweek,thegroupofscientistssaidtheyhadfoundimportantbiologicalqualitiesinsomebatspecies.Thegroupstudiedbatchromosomes染色體），alineof

25、genesfoundinthenucleu的ofcells.Thescientistsweremostinterestedinpartsconnectedtotheendsofthechromosomes.Theyarecalledtelomere施粒）.Telomeresprotecttheendsofchromosomes,whichshorteneachtimeacelldivides.Scientistsbelievethisshorteningprocesscausescellstobreakdown.Areportonbatswaspublishedthismonthinthejo

26、urnalScienceAdvancesAmongtheleadersofthestudywasEmmaTeeling,abiologistwithUniversityCollegeDublininIreland.Teelingsaidstudyinglong-livingmammalsthathavedevelopedwaystofightagingisanotherwaytopAveThismakesscientistsabletostudybats.themolecular（分子）basisofextended'healthength'Sheaddedthatstudyi

27、ngbatsmadescientistsabletolearnmoreabouttheprocessesdrivehealthyaging.”TheEuropeanresearchersstudied493batsfromfourbatspecies.Thegroupusedinformationthathadbeengatheredovermorethan60years.Oftheseanimals,thegreatermouseearedbatgenerallylivedthelongest,anaverageof37years.Thescientistssaidthisandarelat

28、edspecies,whicharegroupedB. That'swhybatscanflyagreatdistance.C. Theysayth忖hatwhatcausesaging.D. Theydiscoverthecellsconnectedtohumans.39. Whydosomespeciesofbatsliveaverylongtime?A. Becausetheyhavealineoflong-vinggenesoutofthecells.B. Becausetheircellshavetheabilitytokeepandrepairtheirtelomeres.

29、C. Becausetheyhaveanotherabilitytolivelongerwithoutanyfoodorwater.togetherunderthenameMyotis,hadtelomeresthatdidnotshortenwithage.D.BecausetelomeresprotecttheendsofchromosomestostopcellsAnotherMyotisbatholdstherecordforoldestage,reaching41years.dividing.Thescientists'findingssuggestthatthesebats

30、'cellshavetheabilityto40.Theunderlinedword"that”referstokeepandrepairtheirtelomeres.This,theysaid,helpsguardagainsttheagingA.fouryearsB.bodysizeprocess.Basedonitsbodysize,abatlikethegreatermouseredbatwouldC.theagingprocessD.theabilitytorepairbeexpectedtolivefouryears.But,thesemammalshavebee

31、nfoundtolive41.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?nearly10timeslongerthanthatA.DifferencesBetweenLong-livingAnimalsThescientistsfoundthateighteenofthesearebats.TheonlyexceptionisanB.AScienceReportonChromosomesunusualAfricanroden即齒齒動物）,thenakedmolerat.C.DoBatsHoldtheSecrettoLongLife?38. Which sentenc

32、e can be put at the end of Paragraph 3?D. Are Humans and Bats Similar in Protecting Themselves?Oh,Idon'twanttodi！e”Icrie，d“Iwanttolive!IfIlive,IwillgoMyfatherwasGerman,butheworkedinEngland.Hemarriedmyhomeandnevergotoseaaga！in”mother,whowasEnglish.HerfamilynamewasRobinson,sowhenIwasThenextdaythew

33、indstopped,andtheseawasquietandbeautifulagain.bornin1632,inEngland,theycalledmeRobinson,afterher.How do you feel now? TheMyfatherdidwellinhisbusinessandIwenttoagoodschool.HeWell,Robinso，n”myfriendlaughed,wantedmetogetagoodjob,andliveaquiet,pleasantlife.ButIwantedwindwasn'ttoobad.adventureandanex

34、citinglife.Wha！t”Icried.Itwasaterriblestorm.Iwanttobeasailorandgoto，se”aItoldmymotherandfather.TheyOht,hatwasn'tastorm，”myfriendanswered,“jusatlittlewind.were very unhappy about this.Forgetit,comeandhaveadrink.Yobuewhoanp'pt y you know.Pleasedon'tg，o”myfathersaid,Afterafewdrinkswithmyfri

35、end,Ifeltbetter.Iforgotaboutthedanger,Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life.AndbecauseIloavnedhdiemc,idaendnhoettogohome.Ididn'twantmyfriendandfamilytolaughatwas very afraid.was a long, hard fight, but when it finished, we and the ship were prisoners.wasunhappy,Itriedtoforgetaboutthesea.Bu

36、tIcouldn'tforget,andaboutayearlater,Isawafriendintown.Hisfatherhadashipandmyfriendsaidtome,“wearesailingtoLondontomorrow.Whydon'tyoucomewithus.”O(jiān)nSeptember1,1651,IwenttoHullandthenextdaywesailedforLondon.But,afewdayslater,therewasastrongwind.Theseawasroughanddangerous,andtheshipwentupanddown

37、,upanddown.Iwasveryill,andme!IstayedinLondonforsometime,butIstill,wantedtogotothesea.So,whenthecaptain（船長）ofashipaskedmetogowithhimtoGuineainAfrica,Iagreed.AndsoIwenttotheseaforthesecondtime.Itwasagoodship,andeverythingwentwellatfirst,butIwasveryillagain.ThenwhenwewereneartheCanaryIslands,aTurkishpi

38、rat嗨盜）shipcameafterus.Theywerefamousthievesoftheseaatthattime.ThereTheTurkishcaptainandhismentookustoSalleeinMorocco.Theywantedtosellusasslaves奴隸）inthemarket.Butintheend,theTurkishcaptaindecidedtokeepmeforhimself,andtookmehomewithhim.Thiswasasuddenandterriblechangeinmylife.ThisTurkishcaptainwasnowmy

39、master.42. WhydidRobinsonforgetabouttheseaatthebeginning?A. Becausehehadnomoneytoownaship.B. Becausehehatedtoliveadangerouslife.C. Becausehewantedtomakehisparentshappy.D. Becausehelookedforwardtogettingagoodjob.43. Whichistherighttimeorderofwhathappenedinthestory?a. OneofRobinson'sfriendsinvited

40、himtosailtoLondon.b. TheTurkishcaptaintookRobinsonhome.c. AcaptainaskedRobinsontogowithhimtoGuinea.d. Robinsondrankwithhisfriend.e. Alongandhardfighthappened.A.a-d-c-e-bB.d-a-c-e-bC.a-c-b-e-dD.d-c-a-b-e44. WhatdidRobinsonthinkofhisseajourney?C.Thewindwasweak.D.Sealifewasdangerousattimes.45. Whatcanw

41、einferfromthepassage?A. RobinsonwantedtoservetheTurkish.B. RobinsonlivedhappilywiththeTurkishcaptain.C. RobinsonbecameaslavetotheTurkishcaptain.D. RobinsonmadefriendswiththeTurkishcaptain.卷n說明：本卷共有四大題，31小題，滿分50分。四、詞匯運(yùn)用（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）A.用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每詞限用一次。tenassoonashardnervousallow46. Jack

42、9;smotherwassotired.Shefeltasleepshearrivedathome.47. Jennyisafraidtotravelbyplane.Shealwaysfeltwhengettingonit.48. TheyouworkatEnglish,thebettergradesyouwillget.49. Teenagershavetobe18yearsoldbeforetheytodriveacar.50. Myfathergavemeabikeonmybirthday.B.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給中文提示，在空白處寫出單詞的正確形式。每空限填一詞。A.Everything

43、wasfine.B.Theseawasquietallthetime.（2019浙江紹興中考）CurtvonBadinskiisanengineerofacompanyinSanFrancisco.5然1.（而）,hishomeisinLosAngeles,whichis77052.（英里）awayfromhisworkplace,sohehastotakeaplanetoworkandback.Everyworkdaymorning,vonBadinskigetsupat5amforthe15m-inutedrivetotheairport.After53.（停放）hiscar,hegoes

44、straighttotaketheplane.Aftera90m-inuteflight,he54.（著陸）atOaklandAirportanddrivestohiscompany.The55.（整個(gè)的）triptakeshimabout3hours.VonBadinskipaystheairline2，300dollarsmonthlysothathecanfly56.（自由地）atanytimetoandfromSanFrancisco.Flyingtoworkeverydayisnot57.（容易的）forvonBadinskibecausehecanonlysleepfivehour

45、severynight,buthebelieves58.（沒有什么）couldbemoreimportanttohimthanhisfamily.Hehadthoughtaboutseveralwaystosolvetheproblem,59.（包括）movinghisfamilytoSanFrancisco,butnoneofthemworked.“Thesix-hourroundtripshowsthatIhavethe6（能力0.）tohaveallthethingsIwant，”heexplains.“Iamalwaysexcitedtostartanewday.五、語法填空（共10小

46、題；每小題1分，滿分10分）WhatwillhappenifafamilyiswithouttheInternetforamonth?OneAmericanfamilydecidestofindout.TheyhavesentaninvitationtoaleadingUStelevisionstation,expectingthatitwillsendafilmgrouptorecordtheirday-to-daylife61.technologyforamonth.Whenthefilmgroupmeet62.Smiths,theyfindthatMrSmith,MrsSmithandt

47、heirtwosonsaresocrazyabouttechnologythat63.hardlydothingstogether.Atmeantime,noone64.（sit）atthediningtablefortheirfood.“Everyonejustrunsintothekitchen,takestheirfoodandthengoesbacktothescreen.”MrsSmithexpla“in6s,5.wedon'tmakeachange,ourfamilywillbecomestrangerstoeachother.”Gettingbacktothenormal

48、lifewithouttheInternetisnot66.，especiallywhentheSmithslosethemselvesinit.Theyhavetomakemany67.（change）.Forexample,thetwobrothershavetogototheschool68.toborrowbooksfortheirscientificprojectandMrandMrsSmithneedtogooutshoppingbecausetheycannotbuythings69.Asthefamilyhavepickedupthenewlifestyle,theyfindt

49、hattheycanspendmoretimetalkingovermeals,playingsportsanddoingall70.ofactivitiestogether.Woul”dtheybeabletogoforalongwithoutusingtheInternetafterthechallenge?六、任務(wù)型閱讀（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）閱讀下面AE五段話，將其重新排列并將其相應(yīng)的序號填入7175小題的橫線上，使之成為一篇完整的文章。wantedtobefree.Ithopedtoflyintotheclear,bluesky.ShelifteditfromtheA.On

50、edaythegirlleftthecage'sdooropen.Thelargerandstrongerofcageandflewitintotheair.Thebirdcircledonce,twice,threetimes.thetwobirdsflewoutofthecage.Thegirlwatchedworriedlyasitcircledhighaboveher.Shewasafraidthatitwouldflyawayandshewouldneverseeitagain.Sowhenitflewclose,shegraspedatitwildly.Shewasvery

51、happythatsheheldittightlywithinherhand!Suddenly,shefeltsomething4.75.七、書面表達(dá)（共1小題，滿分20分）76.（2019上海中考）你在生活或?qū)W習(xí)中一定取得過不少進(jìn)步，比如生活技能的獲得、學(xué)習(xí)方法的掌握、良好習(xí)慣的養(yǎng)成。請以“MyProgresshadhappenedtothebird.Sheopenedherhandandwassurprisedtofindthe為題目，選取其中一個(gè)方面，結(jié)合自身經(jīng)歷，談一談你是如何取得這birdwasdead.Herloveforthebirdkilledit.進(jìn)步的。

52、B. Onedayalonelygirlfoundtwoweakbirdswhileshewaswalkingin注意：(1)詞數(shù)80詞左右。thewoods.Shetookthemhomeandputtheminasmallcage.Shefedthem(2)短文中不得出現(xiàn)任何人名、校名及其他相關(guān)信息，否則不予評分。withloveandthebirdsgrewstrong.Everymorningtheygreetedherwitha參考詞?匚：usedtodo/be;trymybesttodo;makeprogressin(doing).beautifulsong.Thegirllove

53、dthemverymuchandwantedtheirsingingtoMyProgresslastforever.C. Whenthebirdwasflyinghappilyinthesky,shewassoglad.Justthenthebirdflewcloserandsatsoftlyonhershoulder.Itsangthesweetestsongshehadeverheard.D. Fromthisexperience,shelearnt,“Thefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdittight.Thebestwaytokeeploveistoletitf

54、ly!”E. Shenoticedtheotherbirdjumpinginthecage.Shecouldfeelthatitandkeptontellingmewhattodonext.WiththehelpofmyEnglishteacher,參考答案15BCCAC610AACBB1115CBBCB1620BADBC2125CBCAD2630CDAAC3135BCDCD3640ABCBA4145CCADC46assoonas47.nervous48.harder49.areallowed50tenth51.Hes53.parking54.lands55.whole

55、56.freely57.easy58.nothing59.including60.ability61.without62.the63.they64.sits65.If66.easy67.changes68.library69.online70.kinds7175BAECDMyProgressIusedtowritebadly,especiallyinEnglish.Itaffectedmyperformanceeverycomposition.IfeltannoyedbecauseIdidn'tknowhowtodoit.Imadeprogressinwriting.Nopainsno

56、gains.IwillstudyhardtoachievegreaterprogressandIbelieveIwilldobetterandbetter.【聽力原文】第一節(jié)：聽小對話，從A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確的選項(xiàng)，回答問題。1 W:Yourpronunciationissobeautiful.Howdoyoupractiseit?M:IjoinedanEnglishclub.Itisagoodwaytopractiseyourspeaking.2 W:HongKongisagreatplaceforshopping.M:Ofcourseitis.ButIdon'tliketo

57、havetoomanypeoplearound.3 W:Excuseme,where'sthebiggestsupermarketnearhere?M:Thereisoneintheshoppingcentre,butitclosesat10pm.Soyouonlyhavefortyminutesleft.4 W:Weusedtowearschooluniformsinprimaryschoolonweekdays.Butnowwecanwearwhateverwelike.Severalmonthsago,ourEnglishteacherremindedustopayattentiontoourM:Idon'tmindwearingaschooluniform.Anyway,IhatethinkingaboutEnglishwriting.Hepreparedacopybookforeachstudent.Wewereaskedtowhattoweareverymorning.practiseeveryday.Itriedmybesttocopywell.TheteacherencouragedmeW:Soyoumissyourprimaryschool.5 W:Ithinkchopsticksmadeofsteelarebetterthantho