湖北省孝感市部分重點學校2025屆高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

湖北省孝感市部分重點學校2025屆高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold2．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．a(chǎn)ccountforB．a(chǎn)nswerforC．a(chǎn)pplyforD．standfor3．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．a(chǎn)nswerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor4．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．which D．where5．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．a(chǎn)mtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking6．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent7．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying8．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．a(chǎn)greementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison9．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor10．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped11．—Theroomlooksbigger!—We______thefurniture.A．havechanged B．hadchangedC．changed D．a(chǎn)rechanging12．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive13．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup14．Oh！Icanfeelsomething_____upmyleg！Itmustbeaninsect．A．toclimb B．climbingC．climb D．climbed15．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose16．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown17．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．a(chǎn)re18．Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost19．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical20．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）They’reinrestaurants,hotelsandhomesallovertheworld.Thesaltwateraquarium,withitscolourfish,bringapieceofthewildintoyourlivingroom.Butdoyoureallyknowwherethosesaltwaterfishcomefrom?Afull97percent,yes,almostallkindsofsaltwaterfishcan’tbebredincaptivity(人工養(yǎng)殖).Theymustinsteadbetakenfromtheocean.Andhowisthatdone?Mostofthetime,withsodiumcyanide,itisaharmfulchemicalcompoundthatmanyfishcollectorsinthePhilippines,SriLanka,andIndonesiausetocatchfish.Theymixitwithwateranduseitonthefish.Stunned,thefishcanthenbeeasilycaught.Whatdoescyanidedotothefish?Thereisascientificstudyoncyanide’seffects.Whenthereiscyanideinwater,fishlosetheirbalanceandhavedifficultybreathing.Somefishsimplydiethenandthere.Many,manymoredieonthewaytocaptivity.AlthoughcyanidefishinginthePhilippines,SirLanka,andIndonesiaisnotallowed,itsillhappenstoooften.AccordingtotheWorldwildlifeFund,upto90percentofthesaltwaterfishthatentertheUSeachyeararecaughtthisway.TheCenterforBiologicalDiversityiscallingontheUSgovernmenttoavoidtheseimports.“Comparedtomanyenvironmentalproblemsnowfacingtheworld’soceans,thisisonethatcaneasilybesolved,”saidNicholasWhippsoftheCenter.“BecausetheUSissuchapowerfulmarketplayerinthisindustry,theresponsibilitytostopthispracticefallslargelyontheUnitedState’shoulders.”InthePhilippines,privateplanesbringincyanidetothefishermanandthentakeawaythelivefish.Livefishgivethefishermanabetterlifethandeadones,somoreandmorefishermenhaveturnedfromsupplyingthefish-for-foodtradetothefish-for-aquariumstrade.TheCenterforBiologicalDiversityhopesthegovernmentwillusethelawtoturnawaycyanide-caughtfishandpersuadepeopletobuythoseonlyraisedincaptivity.1、Whatcanweleanaboutcyanidefishing?A．Itiswithinthelaw. B．Itisthemainreasonwhyfishdie.C．Itbringsdeathtomanyfish. D．Itcauseshealthproblemsforfishermen.2、Afishcollectorcaneasilycatchsaltwaterfishwhen________.A．theybecomesick B．theyareswimmingincyanide-filledwaterC．theyconsidercyanideasfood D．theygetoutofbreathwhiletryingtoescape3、Theunderlineword“this”inParagraph6refersto_________.A．importingfishfromforeigncountries B．usingprivateplanestocarryfishC．overfishingintheocean D．catchingfishwithcyanide4、WhatdoestheCenterwantAmericanstodo?A．Saynotocyanide-caughtfish. B．Keepcyanidefishing.C．Stayawayfromtheharmfulcyanide. D．Raisemorefishincaptivity.22．（8分）“Youwillbeinmyheartforever.Withoutyou,thereareonlyemptinessanddesertinmylife...”ThisisalinefromaheartfeltpoemFengDuanwrotetohisfianceeChenLianfangin1955.Fengisnow94andChen90,andtheyhavebeenmarriedformorethanhalfacentury.Feng,anacademicattheChineseAcademyofSciences,maynotbeaprofessionalpoetbutfor64years,Fenghaswrittencountlesslovepoemstohiswife.Oneveryimportantanniversaryorfestival,FengwouldsendapoemtoChen.In1978,whenChen’scancersurgerysucceeded,Fengcreatedmorethantenpoemstocelebratehiswife’srecovery.Chenusedaredsuitcasetostoretheselovepoems.TheacademichasalsotranslatedmanyEnglish,FrenchandGermanpoemsintoclassicalChinese.Thecouplewasintroducedtoeachotherbyacommonfriendin1953andFengsenttwopapercopiesofpoemstoChenasagift.“AslongasIthinkofyou,abeamofsunshinelightsupmyheart,”Fengwrote.ChenrecalledthefirsttimeFenginvitedhertohisdormitorytohaveacupofteaandshethoughtthecupwasmadeoffrostedglass.Asthetwobecamecloser,Chenoftenvisitedtheacademic’sdorm.SherealizedthatthecupwastheonlyonepoorFengowned.Theopaque(不透明的)cupwasnotfrostedglassbutcommonglassstainedwithtoothpaste.LatersheboughtmanyclothesandevenastoveforFeng,makinganicechangefromthesinglemanslife.Feng’smarriagetoChenbroughtmorehappinessandnowChenstilllooksafterFeng’sdailyneeds.1、WhenFengfirstmetChen,hewas.A．32B．30C．28D．262、WhatchangedidChenbringtoFeng?A．ChenmadeagreatdifferencetoFeng’sdailylife.B．ChenchangedFeng’sacademiclifegreatly.C．ChenwrotealotofpoemstoFeng.D．ChenintroducedalotoffriendstoFeng.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ChenandFenghappenedtomeeteachotheronthecampus.B．Fengwrotemanypoemsindifferentlanguages.C．ChencherishedthepoemsFengwrotetoher.D．Fenglikedhisopaquecupsomuch.4、Thewriterwrotethepassagetoshow.A．howafamouspoetwriteslovepoemstohiswifeB．howthelovepoemsjointwoheartstogetherC．howimportantlovepoemsareinthemarriageD．howthelovepoemsmakethecouplefamous23．（8分）Anewphoneappusesshakingfromsmartphonestowarnpeopleaboutearthquakes.ThenewappiscalledMyShake,whichistheworkoffourresearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia.Berkeley.Smartphonesareequippedwithaccelerometers(加速器).MyShakeusesphoneaccelerometerstomeasureseismic(地震的)activity.Ithasbeenprogrammedtoknowthedifferencebetweennormalactivityandearthquakemovement.Thesoftwaredeveloperssaytheirappisright93percentofthetime.Asmartphonesendsseismicinformationtotheappdevelopers.Ifthedevelopersreceiveseveralwarningsfromonearea,itrecognizesthatanearthquakemaybetakingplaceorwilltakeplacesoon.Usinginformationsentfromtheapp,thenetworkthenjudgesthelocationandstrengthofthequakeinrealtime.MyShakecanrecord5.0earthquakeatdistancesof10kilometersorless.MyShakeusesverylittlepower,accordingtoitsdevelopers.Onlywhenseismicactivityissensedbytheappdoesitbecomeactiveandsendsdatatothenetwork.Theappworksbestwhenyourphoneisrestingonaflatsurface,likeatable.ThedevelopershopethatMyShakecanaddtoinformationcollectedbytheU.SGeologicalSurvey.ThatU.SagencyhascreatedtheEarthquakeEarlyWarningSystem,alsoknownastheEEW.TheEEWhasusedsensorsformeasuringquakesinmanyareas.Inplaceswherenosuchequipmentexists,MyShakemaybetheonlymethodofearlyquakedetection(發(fā)現(xiàn)).Theappalsoshowswaystostaysaferduringanearthquake.Thedeveloperssayitwillbecomemoreeffectiveasmorepeopleuseit.Thedeveloperssaytheyhopetoaddafeaturethatwillwarnpeopleaboutpossibletsunamiafteranearthquake.1、ThenewappA．isakindofaccelerometer.B．feelsearthquakesthroughsmartphones.C．isdevelopedbytheU.SGeologicalSurvey.D．predictspossibletsunamiafteranearthquake.2、Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlytalkingabout?A．HowMyShakeworks.B．Whatseismicactivityis.C．WhyMyShakeisdeveloped.D．Whenaccelerometersrecordearthquake.3、WecaninferthatMyShakeA．docsnotworkwhenthespartphoneisinthepocketB．sleepswhilethereisnoshakingoftheearth’ssurface.C．guidespeoplehowtosurvivewhenmanypeopleuseitatthesametime.D．recognizesanearthquakewhenitreceivetheinformationfromothersensors.4、ThenewappdevelopershopetoA．usetheinformationbytheU.SGeologicalSurveytobetterMyShake.B．unitetheU.SGeologicalSurveytocombinetheEEWandMyShake.C．helptheEEWdetectearthquakessomewhere.D．improvetheEEW.24．（8分）Attimesmymomhasbeenuncomfortableseeingsomequalityinme.Forexample,whenIwas12,IwenttoPuertoRicoallbymyselftostaywithmygrandmotherforthesummer.Mymomwasextremelynervousaboutit.ShekepttellingmehowthingsweredifferentinPuertoRico,toalwaysputonsunscreen,nottowanderawayfrommygrandmother,andotherwarnings.Shehelpedmepackanddidnotleavetheairportuntilshesawmyplanetakeoff.Butdespiteherworries,sheletmegoonmyown.AsImovedintomyteens,shecontinuedtogivemespacetogrowandlearn,evenwhenitmighthavebeendifficultforher.WhenIreachedmysenioryear,Idecidedtomoveawayforcollege.OnceagainIfoundthatIdifferedfrommypeers:whilemanyofthemwantedtostayclosetohome,Icouldn’twaittobeoutintheworldonmyown.Whilemymommaynothavebeenhappyatthethoughtofmygoingaway,shewassupportiveandexcitedforme.OnebigthingIrealizedduringmysenioryear,asmymomgrantedmemorefreedom,wasthatsheactuallybelievesinmeandtrustsme.Thatmeansalot.Mostofmylife,andespeciallywhenIwaslittle,themainpersonItriedtoimpressinmyschoolworkorotherthingswasmymother.Iknewsheexpectednothingbutthebestfromme.Sometimesitwashardtoliveuptoherstandards:gettingasingleBonmyreportcardwouldmakemefeelbadbecauseIknewshewantedmetohaveallA’s.Iknowthatherhighstandardshavehelpedmestayfocusedonwhat’simportant,likeeducation,andmademewhoIam.Iamthankfulforhersupportandinvolvementinmylife.MostofallIrespecther.SheisthestrongestwomanIknowandthat’swhyIhaveturnedoutsostrongandindependent.1、Whatmay“somequality”inParagraph1actuallyreferto?A．“My”stubbornness. B．“My”independence.C．“My”misbehavior. D．“My”carelessness.2、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetohisorhermother’swayofraisingchildren?A．Appreciative. B．Critical.C．Opposed. D．Supportive.3、Whatcanweinferaboutthemother?A．Shealwaysgetsnervouseasily. B．Sheoftengetsinvolvedin“my”life.C．Sheusedtobestrictin“my”study. D．Shewouldlimit“me”toomuch4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Amother’sdeeplove. B．Achild’sIndependenceC．Amother’strustandsupport D．Achild’slongwaytogrowth.25．（10分）NewforThisYearWelcometotheshowWewanttomakesureyou'resupportedeverystepofthewaywhenvisitingtheshowsothisyearwe'llhaveguidesattheentrancetoansweranyofyourquestionswhetheryouwanttogetstraighttotheiceskatingrinkormorelikely...thebar!SlashthosepricesTheshowisgettingbiggerandbiggerbutourpricesaregettinglowerandlower!We'rethrilledtoreduceourticketpricesoyoucansavethepennieswhenbuyingyourwintergear.Plus,allofourin-showfeaturesarecompletelyfreeofcharge!HalftermWe'vechangedourdatesthisyeartocoincidewiththehalftermbreakwhichmeansyoucanhappilybringthekidsalong.FoodYourtastebudsareprobablystilltinglingfromlastyear'svastselectionofthefinestAlpinecuisineandthisyearisnodifferent，excepttherewillbeevenmoretochoosefrom!KeepingwarmanddryWe'velistenedtoyoursuggestionsandwe'llbecreatingmoreundercoverareasthisyear.Therewillbeavarietyofindoorspacestomakethemostofincludingcafesandseatingareas.1、Whatisnewaboutthisyear'sshow?A．Youwillpaymuchlessformovies.B．Newly-madefoodwillhe：provided.C．Performanceswillbeputonindoors.D．Itwillbeheldduringschoolholidays.2、Theorganizerstrytomaketheirshowasuccess.A．byprovidingmoreprogrammesforvisitorsB．byshowingmuchconsiderationforvisitorsC．bymakingatightscheduleoftheactivitiesD．byestablishingarealisticgoaloftheirwork第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A,B,C,D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Istillrememberitwasinthewinterof1990that,togetherwiththehelpofmyoldersister,I________downmywishesforChristmasontoapieceofpaper.HowIwishedonChristmasEvemygrandestwishwouldbe________andplacedundertheChristmastree—apuppy.Whenweweredone,ourwish-listswerecollectedbyourparentswiththepromisetobe________toSanta’shard-workinghelpers.Thenextday,ourparentssatusdownintheliving-room,with________expressionsontheirfaces.Asit________,theyhadseenourwishes,nowwantingtotalktousaboutonewish________—thepuppy.Foramoment,Iheldmybreath,butwas________whentheytoldusthattheyweren’tagainstapuppy.Whatthey________againstwasputtingitundertheChristmastree.Thatwasnotagoodidea.They________taughtusthatananimalwasnotagiftthatbelongedtothesame________asourtoys.Animalswerecreatureswith________thatweshoulddecidetohaveone,anditwouldbea(an)________toourfamily.Ananimal________alotofresponsibilities.Itwasn’tanythingoneboughtoutofamood.Ananimalcouldnotbeexchangedor________whenwedidn’tfeellikeit.Aanimalwasn’tatoy.Ananimalwasa________familymemberthatneededlotsofloveandattention.Ananimalwasnota________,butafamilydecision.Aseriousdecision.Andabigdecision.________,myParentssharemyloveforanimals,sothedecisioncamereasonably________.Afterourgrandparentshadgiventheir________upfortakingcareofthedog,whilewewereonfuturevacations,theanswerwasyes.Yes,wewouldgetapuppy.Thefollowingdaysandweeks,therewasonlyone________：ournewfamilymember!Yes,afamilymember,becauseanimalshavetheirrights.Theyarenotsimplyfoodorgifts.Wehumansmustattend,loveandprotectthem.1、A．left B．got C．set D．pulled2、A．rejected B．declined C．challenged D．fulfilled3、A．givenaway B．passedon C．takenon D．putup4、A．dangerous B．curious C．serious D．mysterious5、A．turnedout B．takenout C．runout D．heldout6、A．inpeace B．inorder C．inparticular D．inreturn7、A．pardoned B．frightened C．inspired D．relieved8、A．protested B．objected C．opposed D．resisted9、A．patiently B．hurriedly C．a(chǎn)nxiously D．roughly10、A．a(chǎn)rrangement B．routine C．schedule D．category11、A．feelings B．secrets C．stains D．sufferings12、A．convenience B．servant C．extension D．heritage13、A．signed B．meant C．a(chǎn)ttained D．guaranteed14、A．putforward B．putup C．putaside D．putoff15、A．native B．original C．responsible D．precious16、A．riddle B．gift C．servant D．victim17、A．Negatively B．Ridiculously C．Particularly D．Luckily18、A．difficult B．easy C．contradictory D．concrete19、A．thumbs B．toes C．noses D．eyes20、A．theme B．a(chǎn)rgument C．prejudice D．topic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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）In1969,Armstrong1．(successful)setfootontheMoon.Thiswas2．firsttimeanyonehadwalkedonthesurfaceofanotherworld.Moreastronauts（宇航員）reachedtheMoonlater,butnobody3．(visit)itsince1972.Doyouthinkit’stimewewentback?4．(explore)oftheMoondidcontinueaftertheastronautsleft,butbyrobotsinstead5．people.Satelliteshavehelpeduslearnmoreaboutourneighbourandshownthatthere6．(be)evenmoreexploringtodo,butastronautswouldbeneeded!TheproblemisthatsendinghumanstotheMoonisveryexpensive.EvenwithallthenewtechnologysinceArmstrong’stime,itwouldcostsomuchforpeople7．(return)totheMoon.ESA(EuropeanSpaceAgency)wantstochangethat.ESA’sideaisn’tjusttomakethespaceships8．(they),butalsotoworkwithbusinesseshereonEarth.ESAalsowantstohelpbusinessesonEarthdeveloptoolsandtechnology9．willallowpeopletoliveontheMoon.Ifwecanuseresources（資源）ontheMoon,thenjourneystherewillbemuch10．(cheap).Forexample,whatifwecouldgettowaterhiddendeepwithinMoonrocks?第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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。作文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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）不計分。Smartphoneappscertainlymakeourlifeeasier、Andnow,itlooksliketheycouldevendoourhomeworkforus、Recentyearshaveseenthereleaseofavariousofstudyaidappsaimedatstudent、Mostoftheseappsallowuserstotakeaphotoofourschoolworkandthecorrectanswerswilljustappearontheirsmartphones、Convenienttheyare,theseappspresentproblemswithbothparentsandteachers、Moststudentsjustcopytheanswersfromtheapp,whileonlyafewusetheapptostudy、Betterstill,somestudentsevenusethestudyaidappsassocialnetworks、Therefore,thisisn’ttosaythatstudyaidappsshouldbecompletelyban、Parentsandteachersshouldgivenecessaryguidancetohelpstudentstotaketheadvantageofthestudyaidapps’strengthsandavoidingtheirweaknesses、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校學生會于2018年1月5日下午舉行了“校園義賣”活動。請你用英語寫封信給你的美國筆友Peter,告訴他此次活動的有關(guān)情況，內(nèi)容包括：1.活動目的2.具體內(nèi)容3.談?wù)勀愕母邢搿⑹斋@和體會。注意：1.文章開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、A4、B5、D6、A7、B8、B9、A10、D11、A12、D13、C14、B15、C16、B17、A18、B19、B20、C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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、B3、D4、A22、"HowtoLetCooftheWorldandLoveAlltheThingsClimateCan'tChange"isthelatestmoviefromfilm-makerandclimateactivistJoshFox.Themovieisthethirdfilminathree-partseriesaboutclimatechange.In2010,Fox'sdocumentary"Gasland"wasappointedforthehighestaward-anOscar."Gasland"exploredthehotlydebatedprocessofremovingnaturalgasfromtheground.Heexaminedthesubjectagainin"GaslandⅡ".FoxwasinWashington,D．C．recentlytopresenthisthirdfilm.Hewasarrestedduringaprotestagainstanewfuelpipeline.Inthefilm,Foxsayspollutionfromfossilfuelsmustbereduced.Withoutlimits,therewillbemoreextremeweather,likeseverestormsanddryweather,risingsealevels,causingshortagesoffoodandwater,"Whenyoureallyencounterthatheadon,itcausesanin-crediblecrisis."Inthenewfilm,FoxtravelsthroughasunlessforestintheAmazonwithlocalactiviststomeasureoilspills.HegoestoavillageinEcuadortolearnhowpeopletherestoppedapipelinefrombeingbuilt.HejoinsyoungpeopleinAustraliatostopboatsfromenteringtheportofNewcastle."Youshouldprobablyknowthedownsideofwhatwe'reabouttodo.Thisistheshortlist:drowning,beingarrested:beingrunoverbyboats,driftingawayincurrentsoutintothePacificOcean,culturaldisrespect,bigwaves."Alsointhefilm,