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重庆八中2019—2020学年度(下)期末考试高二年级英语试题第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatisthewomantryingtotelltheman?A.Heneedstogethislicensefirst.B.Hejustneedstogetgas.

C.Hehastobuyinsurance.2.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Bossandemployee.C.Husbandandwife.3.Whencanthewomanregisterfor

thecourse?A.Duringthelunchbreak.B.Atanytime.C.Intwoweeks.4.Whatdidthemandolastnight?A.Hewatchedtelevision.B.Hew

enttothemovies.C.Hereadastoryaboutwhales.5.Whatplacearethespeakerslookingfor?A.Acafe.B.Abank.C.Abookstore.第二节（共15小题；每小题

1．5分，满分22．5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独自前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时

间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whowenttothezoowiththeyoungman?A.Thewoman.B.Theman'sfamily.C.Theman'scla

ssmates.7.Howdoestheyoungmanfeelabouttheanimals?A.Hefeelssorryforthem.B.Heiscuriousaboutthem.C.Heisha

ppyforthem.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Forwhatreasondoesthewomanwanttolookforcoverings?A.Sheisanin-housedesigner

.B.Visitorshavenowheretowipetheirfeet.C.Thefloorslookalittlebare.9.Wheredoesthewomansuggesttheyputthecove

ring?A.Inthestudy.B.Inthelivingroom.C.Underthediningroomtable.10.Whatcolorarethewalls?A.Darkbrown.B.Yellow.C.White.听第8段材料，回答第1

1至13题。11.Howwasthemanbehavingatfirst?A.Coolly.B.Politely.C.Awkwardly.12.WhydidthemanaskSusanforhernameatfirst?A.H

edidn'tknowwhoshewas.B.Hedidn'tknowwhatelsetosay.C.Hedidn'trealizeheknewheralready.13.Whattypeofmusi

cisplayingatthedance?A.Rockandroll.B.Blues.C.Pop.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whywasthewomanupallnight?A.Shewaspreparingforherexams.B.Herbrotherhadgues

tsover.C.Shehadtheflu.15.Howisthewomanfeelingduringtests?A.Confident.B.Nervous.C.Disappointed.16.Whatexamdothespeakershave

tomorrow?A.Geometry.B.Chemistry.C.Japanese.17.Whatwillthemanprobablydotonight?A.GettogetherwithGail.B.Studywiththewoman.C.Gooverh

isSpanishnotes.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhydoesthespeakerencouragevisitorstoseeOahu?A.Toenjoyavarietyofa

ctivities.B.Torelaxonitsbeaches.C.Toseethesunrise.19.WhatisWaikikifamousfor?A.Foodandnightclubs.B.Historicsites.C.Africanart.20.Accor

dingtothespeech,whatdosomepeopledislikeaboutHonolulu?A.Thehighcosts.B.Thepackedcrowds.C.Thedangerousvolcanoes.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40

分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThealarmwentoffabouthalfanhourago,thesecondtimetonight.It'ssome

whatdifficulttofigureouttherulesforsure.Here,onebellmeans“elephant”,two,“rhino”(犀牛),andthreeandfour,Ireallycan'trememberforwhat,beca

usewhenyou'reawokenbybellsinthemiddleofthenight,yourfirstthoughtwon'tbe“Animal!”.ButassoonasIrealizeditwastherhinoalar

m,Iwasrunningforthestairs.AbabyAfricanbuffaloandababyrhinostoodacouplefeetapart,staringateachother.Behindthem,theirmotherswerelookingonwiththekin

dofindifferenceofmotherseverywherewhoseetheirkidsplayingaharmlessgame.Ofcourse,I'mtheonlyonewatchingtheanimalsstare-down.Eithereveryonee

lsediedofaheartattackwhenthebellswentoff,orIwastheonlyoneintheentirehotelwhodidn'tturnthealarmswitcht

ooffbeforegoingtobed.TheArk,ahotelshapedlikethebiblicalark(圣经的方舟),liesinthehighlandsofKenya'sAberdareNat

ionalPark,about100kilometersnorthofNairobi.AttheArk'sprow(船首)arehugewindowsoverlookingawaterhole.Earli

ertonight,I'dwatchedapackofwolves,buffaloesandelephants.Andnow,atthreeorsointhemorning,I'mdownforrhinobells.Thefirsttime,2.5ho

ursago,itwasasingleblackrhino,whichcamedown,gotadrink,andleft.I'dhavebeensorryforthelostsleep.I'vealreadyarrangedwithaguidetotakemeoutatsunriseforth

eso-called“should-never-miss”bird-watching,wherewe'llgettosee30species,butreally,howmanytimesinyourlifewillyougettowakeupandsay,“Wow!Rhino!”Isn'

tthatthedefinitionofaprettygoodnight?LastweekwewentfromUgandaintoKenya.BeforeIlefthome,IthoughtI'dbehappywithtenelephantsandfiveorsix

giraffesonthewholetrip.Ididn'tdaretodreamtherhino.21.Themessagethatthehotel'sbellssentwas_______________.

A.significantforvisitorstoavoiddangerB.amatterthatallvisitorshadgotusedtoC.hardfortheauthortorememberindetailD.aw

isealarmtheauthorhadneverheardof22.Whatdidtheauthorseeatabout3:00a.m.?A.Rhinosandbuffaloeswerefightingforwater.B.Arhinoandabuffalower

estaringateachother.C.Abuffalowaswatchingitsbabyplaywithrhinos.D.Aboat-shapedhotelwasoverlookingawate

rhole.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Theauthorlikesalltheanimals.B.Theauthorhasonlyinterestinrhinos.C.Therearevariou

swildanimalsneartheArk.D.Theauthordidn’tsleepwellduringthewholetrip.24.What'sprobablytheauthor'sattitudetowardsthebe

ll?A.Itshouldbeturnedoffwhenitrings.B.It’sbotheringbutrewarding.C.Itisabadwaytowaketheguestsup.D.Itbringsvisitorsach

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ll,theAtlanticisrichinoceanicliveliness.Itisperhapsnotsurprisingthatitsvitality(生命力)hasbeenmuchwrittenaboutb

yancientpoets.“StormatSea”,ashortpoemwrittenaround700,isgenerallyregardedasoneofmankind’searliestartis

ticrepresentationsoftheAtlantic.WhenthewindisfromthewestAllthewavesthatcannotrestTotheeastmustthunderonWherethebrighttreeofthesunIsrootedintheocean’s

breast.Asthepoemsuggests,theAtlanticisneverdeadanddull.Itisanoceanthatmoves,impressivelyandendlessly.Itmakesallkindsofnoise—itisforevert

hundering,boiling,crashing,andwhistling.ItiseasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawbreath—perhapsnotsonoticea

blyoutinmid-ocean,butwhereitmeetsland,itswatersarebathingupanddownasandybeach.Itcopiesnearlyperfectlythesteadybreathingofaliving

creature.Itisfilledwithsymbioticexistences,too:unimaginablequantitiesofcreatures,littleandlargealike

,mixwithinitsdepthsinakindofoceanicharmony,givingtothewatersafeelingofheartbeat,akindofsub-oceanvitality.Andithasapsychology.Ithaspersonalities:so

metimespeacefulandpleasant,onrareoccasionsroughandwild;alwaysitisstrongandstriking.28.Unlikerealinlandseas,theAtlanticOceanis____________________.

A.lackinginlivelinessB.alwaysenergeticC.shapedlikeasquareD.preferredbyancientpoets29.Whatisthepurposeofusingthepoem“Stormat

Sea”inthepassage?A.Toshowthevastnessofthesea.B.Topicturethepoweroftheocean.C.Toprovethestrengthofthestorm.D.Todescribe

themovementofthewaves.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“symbiotic”mean?A.Movingharmoniously.B.Breathingpeacefully.C.Growingrapidly.D.Existingtogether.3

1.Inthelastparagraph,theAtlanticiscomparedto_________________.A.alivelyanimalB.ameaningfulworldC.abeautifulandpoeticplaceD.afleshandbloodhumanDI

fhumansweretrulyathomeunderthelightofthemoonandstars,wewouldgoindarknesshappily,themidnightworldasvisibletousasitist

othevastnumberofnocturnal(夜间活动的)speciesonthisplanet.Instead,wearediurnal(白天活动的)creatures,whichexplainswhatwe’vedonetothenight:We’ve

engineeredittoreceiveusbyfillingitwithlight.Thebenefitsofthiskindofengineeringcomewithconsequences—lightpollution.L

ightpollutionislargelytheresultofbadlightingdesign,whichwashesoutthedarknessofnightandcompletelychangesthelightlevelsandrhythmst

owhichmanyformsoflife,including,ourselves,haveadapted.Whereverhumanlightspillsintothenaturalworld,someaspectoflifeisaffected.Inmostcities

theskylooksasthoughithasbeenemptiedofstars,leavingbehindavacanthaze(霾)thatmirrorsourfearofthedark.We

’vegrownsousedtothisorangehazethattheoriginalgloryofanunlitnight—darkenoughfortheplanetVenustothrowshadowonEarth—iswhollybeyondourexperience.We

'velitupthenightasifitwereanunoccupiedcountry,whennothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Amongmammalsalone,thenumberofnocturnalspeciesisasto

nishing.Lightisapowerfulbiologicalforce,andonmanyspeciesitactsasamagnet(磁铁).Theeffectissopowerfulthatscientist

sspeakofsongbirdsandseabirdsbeing“captured”bysearchlightsonlandorbythelightfromgasflaresonmarineoilplatforms.F

rogslivingnearbrightlylithighwayssuffernocturnallightlevelsthatareasmuchasamilliontimesbrighterthannormal,throwingnearlyeveryaspectofthei

rbehavioroutofjoint,includingtheirnighttimebreedingchoruses.Humansarenolesstrappedbylightpollutionthanthefro

gs.Likemostothercreatures,wedoneeddarkness.Darknessisasessentialtoourbiologicalwelfare,toourinternalclockwork,asli

ghtitself.Livinginaglareofourmaking,wehavecutourselvesofffromourevolutionaryandculturalheritage—thelightofthestarsandtherhythmsofda

yandnight.Inaveryrealsense,lightpollutioncausesustolosesightofourtrueplaceintheuniverse,toforgetthescaleofou

rbeing,whichisbestmeasuredagainstthedimensionsofadeepnightwiththeMilkyWay—theedgeofourgalaxy—archingoverhead.32.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthea

rticle?A.Powerfullight.B.OrangeHaze.C.CallsofNature.D.DisappearingNight.33.Whatdoes“it”(Paragraph1)mostprobablyreferto?A.Thesky.B.Th

eplanet.C.Theworld.D.Thenight.34.Theauthorspeaksoffrogsandbirdsto_________________.A.showhowlightpollutioninfluencesani

malsB.comparethelivinghabitsofbothspeciesC.explainwhycertainspecieshasdiedoutD.provideexamplesofanimalprotection35.Wecaninferfromthelastparag

raphthat________________.A.humanbeingsmustn’texplorethenightB.lightpollutionharmstheworld’seyesightC.manshoul

drethinkitspositionintheuniverseD.lightpollutionhasdestroyedsomeworldheritages第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Knownl

ocallyassakura,thecherryblossomsinJapanarepopularwithbothlocalsandtouristsalike.FortheJapanese,sakuraholdmuchculturalandhistoricalsignificanceth

atgoesdeeperthantheirobviousbeauty.36Sakuraareusuallyonlyinfullbloom(盛开)foraboutoneweek.37Theflowersaresosmallandroundthatwhentheyeventuallyst

arttofall,it’salmostlikewatchingsnowfallfromtheskies.Thespecifictimeofthecherryblossomseasonvariesfrom

regiontoregioneachyear.Luckily,theJapaneseMeteorologicalCorporation(日本气象厅)hasdoneallthework.Eachyearitpostsforecastsofwhenthebloomingwillbeginin

eachregion.388Theyalsodependsheavilyontemperaturepatterns.39Thereareanumberofcelebrations,soyou’relikelyto

findahanamipartywhereveryougo.Whatmakesupahanamiparty,besidessakuraviewing,iseatinganddrinking.Groupsofpeoplewillsetupcampinaparkandhaveapicnicundert

hetrees.Somebringhome-cookedmeals,somemakefoodonthegoandothersbuypre-preparedfood.40A.It’seasytoplanyour

triparoundthesakura.B.Mostpeoplebringbeerorotherdrinkstomarktheoccasion.C.Manypeopleholdflower-watchingparties

knownashanami.D.Thepredictionsaren’tjustlookingattheweathermonthsinadvance.E.TheJMCwillreleaseupdatedforecastswiththenewestinformation.

F.Thepinkflowershaveinspiredpoets,artistsandsoldiersforcenturies.G.Ifyoumanagetocatchthetailendoftheblooming,you’llseethebeautifulevent

.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；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。Someso-calledfriendsmayhavetoldyouthatw

hatyouhavebeenfightingforisnotwithinyour41andthatyouhavenochancetosucceed.Thequestionis,doyoubelievethemandchangeyourdreamsorgoals?Ifyouchoo

setobelievethesetypesof42andstarttobelievewhatotherssayaboutyou,youhavegiven43ofyourlife,yourdestiny,

totheopinions,thoughtsandfeelingsofothers.Twoyearsago,Ihappenedtomeetaladyatalocalmarketwhowantedtobranchoutfurtherinherlifebystarti

ngto44herownsmallhomebusiness.Sheworked45foragrouphome(教养院)inthedaybutwantedto46bettercontrolofherdestiny.Shewas47toquitherborin

gdayjob,afraidthatshewouldn’tbe48tomakeenoughmoney.Herbiggest49wasnotherability;itwasher50inherself.Mostofherfriendsandacquaintances(熟人)51herabilityt

obeabusinessowner,orsuggestedthatsheshouldjust52aboutherbusinessideaandkeepherjob,tellingherthatjobswerehardtocomeby.53forher,though,shedidno

twanttogiveupheridea.And,whileshecontinuedtohavedoubtsaboutwhatshereallywantedtodo,hergoalwastotally54byanewbusinessacquaintance.Herbusinessacqua

intancegaveherencouragementandmadetime55wheneversheneededsuggestions,orjusttotalkaboutbusinessissues.Thou

ghshehadalltherightplansandtheabilitytosucceed,she56herownobstacle.Thegoodnewsisthatshecontinued,eventhoughshewas57wit

hself-doubt,andquitherdayjobtogoitalonelastyear.Whatsheconquered(克服)was58issuesarounddevelopingherbusiness;sheconqueredherownanxiety,hero

wnself-doubt.Shesucceededbecauseshedidnot59thenaysayers(反对者);shesucceededbecauseshe60thegreatestobstacle–hero

wnbeliefinherself.41.A.reachB.sightC.knowledgeD.distance42.A.answersB.explanationsC.commentsD.suggestions43.A.rulesB.goalsC.paceD.control44.A.

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mit47.A.hesitantB.eagerC.willingD.upset48.A.freeB.worriedC.satisfiedD.able49.A.driveB.challengeC.strengthD.adventure50.A.opinionB.

interestC.beliefD.pride51.A.doubtedB.noticedC.praisedD.recognized52.A.worryB.forgetC.thinkD.discuss53.A.Inter

estinglyB.SurprisinglyC.ParticularlyD.Fortunately54.A.adjustedB.objectedC.achievedD.supported55.A.availableB.helpfulC.enjoyableD.painful56.A.de

featedB.avoidedC.remainedD.ignored57.A.strugglingB.mixingC.agreeingD.competing58.A.equaltoB.morethanC.farf

romD.alongwith59.A.arguewithB.listentoC.relyonD.referto60.A.sufferedB.preventedC.overcameD.skipped第I

I卷第二节(共10小题:每小题15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。OurlifehasbeengreatlychangedbyE-commerce(电子商务).Withfewerpeople61.______(leave

)homeforshopping,physicalstoresarehavingadifficulttime.62.______itseemsthatonekindofphysicalstoreisnotbeinghit–theconveniencestore.Co

nveniencestoresalesin2016inChinaincreasedby13percent,63.______(compare)withthoseof2015,accordingtoChinaDaily.Therewere

64.______(rough)100,000conveniencestoresinChinain2017.Whyarethese24-hourstoreswith65.______averageareaof110squaremetersenjoyingsuch

rapid66.______(develop)?Onereasonisthatyoungpeoplehavegrown67.______thehabitofshoppingatconveniencestores,notesConvenienceStoreNews.

Conveniencestoresnotonlyhaveeverythingneededfordailylife,butalsofreshfoodlikesushi,sandwichesandsalads,68.______areallquitepo

pularamongyoungpeople.What’smore,differentsupermarkets,manyconveniencestoressellthingstheymake69.______(they),likebreadandcakes.Astheseproductscanonl

y70.______(find)inthesestores,manypeoplegotherejusttobuythem.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据首字母或汉语提示，用选修七一至五单元所学单词的适当形

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imefortheparty.73.Themotherwasa_____________whenherbabyfellontothegroundandbegantocry.74.Makeexerciseapartof

yourdailyr______________,andyouwillbenefitalot.75.Hed_____________hissuitcasealongtheplatform,foritwastooheavytocarry.76.Sometimes,whil

elivinginaforeigncountry,one_____________(渴望)aspecialdishfromhome.77.Takedownthequestionsyouwanttoask.Youmayforgets

omeofthem______________(否则).78.Setyourself_____________(目标)thatyoucanreasonablyhopetoachieve.79.Thecommitteerecommendedthatthelegalaidsystemsh

ouldbe______________(可使用的)tomorepeople.80.Theseseatswillenableaudiencetositin_____________(舒适)whilewat

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ouwerewatchingonTVbeforeyouwenttobed.(4)Text5M:Doyouthinkwemissedit?Thewomansaidthebankwasonlythreeblocksaway,acrossfromthecafe.(5)W:Let'sgo

overthereandaskthatpolicemaninfrontofthebookstore.Text6M:Iwenttothezootheotherdayformybiologyfieldtrip.(6)Gosh,thatwasdep

ressing!Pooranimals.W:Youhavetoadmit,it'sprettycooltobeabletoseeallthoseanimalswithouthavingtogotoAfrica.M:Maybe.

Buttheyshouldn'tbeforcedtoliveinsuchsmallspaces.Howwouldyouliketoliveinacage?(7)W:Well,I'mnotananimal,amI?Plus,it'safunplacetotakethe

family.M:IguessIjusthaveasoftspotforanimals,andIdon'tliketoseethemtreatedbadly.(7)Text7W:Weneedtogooutandlookforcoveringstoday.(9)Ouryell

owfloorsarelookingalittlebare.(8)M:Okay.Weneedsomethinginfrontofthedoorsopeoplecanwipetheirfeetwhenthe

ywalkinside.Whatdidyouhaveinmind?W:I'mnottalkingaboutadoormat.Imeansomethingforourlivingroom,(9)toputunder

thecoffeetable.Youknow,likeanicecovering?Liketheoneinthestudy.M:I'mnotaninnerdesigner.You'regoingtomakethefi

naldecisionhere.W:Fairenough.Iwasthinkingsomethinginadarkbrowncolorsoitwillmatchourdiningroomtable.M:

Whydon'twewaituntilafterwepaintourwalls?Thatway,wecanmatcheverythingtogether.W:Thepaintjobcanwait.Thewh

itewallsprovideanicecontrasttothefurniturewealreadyhave.(10)Text8M:Wow,thisdancesureiscool.Therearesomanypeoplehere…uh...what'syourname?W:Susan.Susa

nDawes.Youreallydon'tknowwhoIam?Yousitbehindmeingeographyclass.M:Oh!Yeah…you'reright.IguessI'mjustusedtolookingatthebackofyourhead...notthat

Ihaven'tlookedatyourface…W:AreyouOK?You'resonervous.(11)M:I'msorryformystrangebehavior.Idon'tknowwhyIpretendedId

idn'tknowwhoyouwere.(11)Ijustdidn'tknowhowtostarttheconversation.(12)W:That'sOK.It'srefreshingtotalktosomebodywhoisactuallyhonestforonce.So,do

youlikethismusic?M:Notreally.Ipreferrockandrollmostly,butIliketolistentoblueswhenI'malone.Anythingbutthispopstuff.(1

3)W:Oh,mygosh,Itotallyagree!IthoughtIwastheonlyone!Text9M:What'swrong,Ashley?Haveyougottenthefluthat'sgoingaround?W:IamnotonehundredpercentIc

antellyouthat.Iwasupallnightstudying.(14)M:Ididn'tsleepmucheither.Mybrotherhadpeopleover,andtheywerereallyloud.

W:Iknowhowthatis.Mybrotherhasmovedout,thankfully.M:Anyway,today'sthebigday.WehaveourEnglishfinal.Areyouconf

ident,orwhat?W:Ialwaysgetnervousduringtests.It'snotbecauseI'munprepared,butbecauseIneverfeellikeIhaveenoughtime.(15)M:You'reastrai

ght-Astudent.Youdon'thaveanythingtobeconcernedabout!W:Maybe.I'mbeingdramatic,buteverythingcounts,youknow?M:Atleastit'seasierthangeometry.W

hatexamistomorrow?(16)W:Chemistry.(16)Bytheway,doyouwanttostudytonight?WecangettogetherwithGailandTeresa.Whatdoyouthink,Bob?M:GailandIhavebeenprep

aringalotforchemistryalready,soIthinkwe'regoodthere.ButTeresaandIweregoingtostudyforSpanish.(17)W:I'mtakingJapanese,remember?Anyway,goodluck

thisafternoon.Text10Hawaiihaslongbeenatopdestinationfortourists.ManypeoplecometoHawaiiforitsbreathtakingbeauty.TravelerstotheHawaiianIslandsofte

nspendmostoftheirvacationonthebeachandinthewater.However,thosewhovacationinOahucanchoosefrommanyacti

vitiesexceptthebeach.(18)Inparticular,Honolulu,thecapitalofOahu,hassomethingtooffereverytraveler.TheWaikikineighborhoodisfamousforitsdininga

ndnightlife,inadditiontoitstypicalbeaches.(19)Honoluluisacitythatisfullofculture.ThereareBuddhisttemples,AsianArt

,andthewonderfulPolynesianCulturalCenter.Ifyoudon'tmindtakingabusorataxi,youcanvisithistoricsitessuc

hasPearlHarbor,amere40milesfromHonolulu.Natureenthusiastscanhikethroughbeautifuljunglesoreventothetopsofvolcan

oesforfascinatingislandviews.Attimes,touristscomplainthatHonoluluistoocrowded.(20)ButjustlikeNewYorkCity,crowdsme

anthatthenightclubsarefullandthereisalwayssomeonenewtomeet.Asyoucansee,HonoluluisnottobemissedonyournexttriptoHawaii.CometoHonoluluforatipyou'llneve

rforget!