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2020年春季南安市侨光中学高二年第1次阶段考试英语试题命题：审题：注意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。2.本堂考试120分钟，满分150分。3.答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、考号准确无误地填写在答

题卡规定的位置上，并使用2B铅笔填涂。4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回，答题卡不得折叠。第I卷（选择题共60分）第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。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.Whatkindofm

oviedoesthewomanwanttosee?A.Acomedy.B.Ahorrormovie.C.Anactionmovie.2.Whatdidthemandoyesterdayafterno

on?A.Hemethisfriendattheairport.B.Helistenedtoaspeech.C.Hewroteareport.3.Whydidn’tthewomanbuythecoat?A.Shedislikedthecolor.B.Theprice

wastoohigh.C.Thestoredidn’thavehersize.4.Whattimeisitnow?A.7:30.B.8:00.C.8:30.5.Wherearethespeakersnow?A.Atacinema.B.Insideapizzashop.C.Out

sideasteakhouse.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。听每段对话或独白前，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.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Whosewalletitis.B.Wheretheman’swalletis.C.Whatisinthema

n’swallet.7.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Gotoasupermarket.B.Searchinthehouse.C.Makeaphonecall.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.WhatisKimalwayscomplainingabout

?A.Herwork.B.Herfriends.C.Herroommate.9.WhatdoesthemanthinkofKim?A.Sheisquiet.B.Sheismean.C.Sheispopular.10.Whydoesthewomansayit’sworthliste

ningtoKim’sproblems?A.Kimoftengivesherfreetickets.B.Kimoftentakeshertoconcerts.C.Kimoftenhelpsherstudy.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whenwasthelasttim

ethewomanhadherhaircut?A.Twomonthsago.B.Threemonthsago.C.Fourmonthsago.12.Whyhasn’tthewomanhadahaircutfor

quitesometime?A.Shehasnotime.B.Shewantedlonghair.C.Shecouldn’tmakeanappointment.13.Whydoesn’tthewomancolorherhair?A.It’stooexpensive.B.Shefind

sitannoying.C.Herschooldoesn’tallowit.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whendidthewomanbegintofeelbad?A.Yesterdayafternoon.B.Atmidnightlastnight.C.Thismorning

.15.What’swrongwiththewoman?A.Shehasalowfever.B.Shehasabackache.C.Shehascaughtabadcold.16.Whydoesthewomanwanttogohome?A.Tostudyforatest.B

.Toeatsomething.C.Togetherphone.17.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Takesomemedicineassoonaspossible.B.Readherbooksinthehosp

ital.C.Askherbrotherforhelp.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhatdidEldon’sfatherbuytwodaysago?A.Aphone.B.Acar.C.Ashirt.19.Whatkindofgi

ftdidEldonprobablywanttogivehisfather?A.Asimpleone.B.Ahandmadeone.C.Anexpensiveone.20.WhatwouldEldonprobablydonext?A.Makesomea

rtworkforhisfather.B.OrderagiftfromAmazon.C.Goshoppingatastore.第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分,满分20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。ASanFernandoCarriageTourMark(4.5):basedon41reviews204AlamoPlazaSanAntonioExploretheSanFernandoCa

thedralareabya40-minuteVictoriancarriageride.Youcanchooseanarrated(带讲解的)tourtolearnaboutthecolorfulhistoryofthechurch，ora

non-narratedtourforamorequietandromanticride.AtthecenterofSanAntonioandthefocusofthetour,theCathedralwasoriginallyasettlemen

tlocationforpeoplesentbyKingPhilipofSpainin1731.SanAntonio&AlamoHelicopterToursMark(5.0):basedon71review

s8535MissionRoadSanAntonio★Giftshopon-site★AccessibletothedisabledThetoursprovideachanceforpassengerstocombineth

eexcitementofahelicopterflightwiththesurprisingviewsofSanAntoniocountryside.Eachflighthasroomfor3peoplemax.Bothcamerasandvideocamera

sarepermitted.TheUltimateHelicoptertourlastsabout45-48minutesandtheShortRidetourlastsabout6-8minutes.DowntownDelicacySa

nAntonioFoodTourMark(5.1):basedon97reviews1015NavarroStSanAntonioIfyouarelookingtovisitsomeofSanAntonio’sbestrestaurants,besuretojo

ininthetour.Aftermeetingupwithyourexperttourguide,you’llstartyour3-hourjourneythroughdowntownSanAntonioandstopalongthewayat5dif

ferentrestaurantsandevenafewofthecity’sparks.CitySightseeingSanAntonioTourMark(4.8):basedon17reviews216ECro

ckettStSanAntonio★Double-deckerbustourtakesabout60minutesifyoudonottakeofatanyofthe18sops.★AppropriateforallagesTheCitySights

eeingTouristheperfectwaytoenjoyeverythingthatSanAntoniohastooffer.21.DuringtheSanFernandoCarriageTour,youcan______.A.visitahi

storicsiteB.drivecarsonyourownC.travelwithafreeguideD.learnaboutthehistoryofSpain22.TheSanAntonio&AlamoHelicopterToursa

llowpeopleto______.A.havelunchinsomeparksB.dosomevolunteerserviceC.flywithalargegroupofpeopleD.takepicturesduringthejourney23.Whatdoweknowabo

utDowntownDelicacySanAntonioFoodTouronthelist?A.Ittakestheleasttime.B.Itisthemostpopulartour.C.Itisheldinthecountryside.D.Itinvitessomefoodexperts.

BAslifeincitiesworldwidebecomesmoreexpensive,urbandesignersareusingmoderntechnologytohelpcitizensavoidt

rafficjams,andshortenthetimeneededforbuswaitingandotherthings.Technologyisalsousedtocutcostlywaste.InSantander,aSpanishportcity,p

arkingiseasytofind.Asonecardrivesaway,anundergroundsensorshowsthataparkingspaceisnowfree.400sensorssendmessagestosignsonstreets,andGPSdev

icesdirectdriverstothenearestavailableparkingspaces,reducingtrafficjams.Trashiscollectedonlywhenthebinsarefullandbusst

opsignsshowexactlywhenthenextbusiscoming.Thepublicparksarewateredonlythesoilgetsdry.Allthisismadepossibleby20,000sensorsinstall

edonbuildings,streetpostsandevenbuses.Theyarepartofthe“smartcity”project,launchedbytheUniversityofCantabriaseve

nyearsago.UniversityresearcherslikeLuisMunozregularlymeetwithlocalstodiscusshowtomaketheircityevensmar

ter.“Theyproposewhentheyhaveideasandsometimesevendevelopbythemselves.Here,wegivethemtheopportunitytoseetheseideashappeninreallife,”saidMun

oz.Forexample,theuniversityhelpedawomancreateanappthatoutlinestheeasiestrouteforwalkingwithababystrolle

r.Anotherprovidesinformationtoresidentsabouttheirwaterconsumptionandsendsanalarmtotheirphoneifthereisaleak.Th

eSantandersmartprojectisattractingtheattentionoflargercitiesinEuropeandelsewherethatarelookingforsmartsolutionstourbanproblems.24.Whatisthelife

likeinSantander?A.Itismeaningful.B.Itisfulloffreedom.C.Itiseffectiveandconvenient.D.Itislikelytochangefast.25.Whatdoestheunde

rlinedword“Another”inParagraph3referto?A.Auniversity.B.Aphone.C.Aneasyroute.D.Anapp.26.Whatcanbethebest

titleforthetext?A.ASmartCityProjectB.AWorldwideProblemC.ACreativeResearcherD.ATrendinUrbanDesignCBorninLondonin1825,Th

omasHenryHuxleywasoneofthegreatestmenofthenineteenthcentury.In1846ThomasHenryHuxleywasappointedassistantdoctoraboardH.M.S.Ra

ttlesnake.TheshiphadbeenaskedtosurveyareasoftheGreatBarrierReefandtheneighboringseas.ThisgaveThomasHenryHu

xleyanopportunitytostudyanimallifeandwasthestartofhisbiologicalcareer.Thevoyagelastedfouryears,duringwhichtim

ehegatheredmuchinformationonplankton(浮游生物).Onhisreturnfromthevoyage,ThomasHenryHuxleywasmadeamemberoftheRoyalSocietyinrecognitionofh

isscientificwork.Althoughhecontinuedtopublishpapersaboutplankton,hisinterestwasturningtowardsvertebrate

(有脊椎的)animals.ForsometimeThomasHenryHuxleyandhisworkmateshadbeendiscussingthepossibilitythatanimalspecieshadevolved(进化),onefromanother.Nosatisfa

ctorytheorieshadbeenputforward,butin1859Darwin’sOriginofSpeciesappeared.ThomasHenryHuxleyatoncerealizeditsimportanceandhowthe

theoryofnaturalselectionprovided“theworkinghypothesis(假说)wesought”.FortherestofhislifeThomasHenryHuxleystruggledtoensurethefullrecognitionofDarwin'sw

ork.In1863ThomasHenryHuxleypublishedMan’sPlaceinNatureinwhichhecomparedmanandgreatapes(猿).Heclearlyshowedsimilarities.Despitehismanyachieve

ments,hewasgivennoawardbytheBritishstateuntillateinhislife.Fromabout1870,ThomasHenryHuxleywastooinvolvedinotherthingstocontinueactualresearch.Hehadal

waysbeeninterestedineducation.Hepioneeredtheteachingofbiologyandhismethodofselecting“typeanimals”isstillfollowedtoday

.Hespentthelasttenyearsofhislifewritingessaysmainlyonbiology.27.WhydidHuxleygoonthevoyage?A.Toexplorethede

epsea.B.Todoresearchonseaanimals.C.Toworkasadoctorontheship.D.Togatherinformationforhispaper.28.Howdi

dHuxleyreacttothetheoryofnaturalselection?A.Hethoughthighlyofit.B.Hehaddoubtaboutit.C.Hecouldn’tunde

rstandit.D.Hethoughthedevelopeditfirst.29.WhatdoweknowaboutHuxley'sbookMan’sPlaceinNature?A.Itdiscusse

stheimportanceofhumanbeings.B.ItfocusesonDarwin’stheoryofnaturalselection.C.Ittalksaboutthedifferencesbetweenmanandapes.D.Itprovidesevidenceaboutthe

evolutionofmanfromapes.30.WhatcanwelearnaboutHuxleyfromthelastparagraph?A.Hecontinuedhisresearchtillhisdeath.B.Hecontributedalottobiologyteaching.C.H

ebecameagoodnovelistlateinhislife.D.Henevergotawardsforhisachievements.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,并在答题卡上将相应的选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtoFightLaziness?Lazypeoplewillnevergainanythinginlife.However,lazinesscanbedefeatedoncea

fewchangeshavebeenmadeinyourmind._____31_____.Manypeoplelacksleepconstantly,sincetheystayuptoolateandgetuptooearlytoprepareforwork.Thesepeoplehavel

ittlemotivation(动力)oncetheyarrivehome.Lazinessworkshandinhandwithalackofmotivationandatendencytoputoffthings.Byadjustingyoursleepscheduletop

rovideafewmorehoursofmeaningfulrest,youcanfightlazinessthroughouttheday.Anotherwaytofightlazinessistochangeyourmindfrompassivetoac

tive.Somepeopletreattheirlivesasiftheywerepushedfromtasktotask.Otherstakeamorepositiveapproach,viewingeachtaskasachallenget

heymustovercomealone._____32____.Somepeoplefightlazinessbyremovingthetemptations(诱惑)thatsurroundthem.Atelev

isioninthelivingroommayprovideentertainment,butwatchingtoomuchTVoftencontributestolaziness.____33___.Completeafewtasksandrewardyourself

withwhatyouenjoy,suchasagooddinnerorafilm.Lazinesscanalsobealastingproblemathome.Couplesandchildrenmayallhavedifferent

energylevels,butlazinesscanbespreadifnotdealtwithimmediately.______34______.Bethefirsttocollectandwashdishesafterameal.Othersathomemayfinallyfollow

yourexampleandperformtheirowntasks.Itisdifficulttopracticelazinesswhenyouaresurroundedbymotivatedpeople.___35___.Enoughexerciseand

abalanceddietcanhelpyoutodevelopahealthylifestyle,thusenablingyoutohavemoreenergyandhelpliftyourspirits.A.Tofightfamilylaziness,s

etanexample.B.Knowinghowtofightlazinessisimportant.C.Onewaytofightlazinessistogetenoughsleep.D.Finally,takingexerciseregularlycanhelp

youfightlaziness.E.Withstrongdetermination,youwillbeabletoachieveyourgoal.F.Createarewardsystemforyourself,justasparentsdoforachild.G

.Lazinesssetsinwhenyounolongerfeelinchargeofyourownlife.第II卷第三部分英语知识运用（共两节,满分90）第一节完形填空（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四个选项（A、B

、C和D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I’vealwayshadaloveforbaseball.Sowhenmydaughterwasborn,IlookedforwardtothetimewhenI

couldsharethat36withher.Fromthetimethatshewasquite37,wewouldspendlotsofSundayafternoonswatchingbaseballgamesontelevision.

Asshe38abitolder,weaddedtheregularactivityofgoingoutinthebackyardtoplaycatch.SoitshouldbenosurprisethatIwas39totakehertoseealivegamesomeday.There

wasabaseball40inourtownonedaywhenmydaughterwasaboutsevenyearsold,sowemadebigplanstogotoourfirst41baseballgametogether.Thed

ayfinallycame,andwehadgreatseats.I42pointedoutthepositioneachplayerwasplayingandtogetherwe43eachhit.Wesharedhotdog

sandsoda.Toour44,finallytheteamwelikedwon.Asweheadedacrosstheparkinglottoour45afterthegame,anelderlygentleman46touswithabaseballinhishandand4

7mydaughter.“Excuseme,”hesaid,“IcaughtthisbaseballtodayandIalreadyhaveafew.Wouldyouliketohaveit?”With

48eyes,mydaughtergratefullyacceptedtheballandweboth49thegentlemanasheturnedtogo.Itwasthe50toaperfectday.Years

later,weweretalkingaboutthingswehaddonewhenshewasakid.Irememberedthatfirstbaseballgameweattendedtogetherand,outof51,Iaskedherwhatsherememberedaboutit

.She52respondedwith,“Irememberthatoldmanwho53methebaseball!”Notthegameitself,nottheplayersorthehotdogs,butsomer

andom(随意的)personwe54intheparkinglot.Sometimesthemost55thingsabouttheeventsaren’ttheexperienceswehavebutthepersonalinteractionswehav

ewithotherpeoplewhoareattendingthesameevent.36.A.entertainmentB.advantageC.interestD.experience37.A.modestB.youngC.activeD.outs

tanding38.A.grewB.intendedC.acceptedD.directed39.A.strugglingB.waitingC.arguingD.longing40.A.teamB.coachC.competition

D.show41.A.convincingB.realC.charmingD.crowded42.A.eagerlyB.calmlyC.jokinglyD.particularly43.A.observedB.commentedC.whisperedD.cheered4

4.A.amusementB.satisfactionC.kindnessD.thanks45.A.houseB.placeC.carD.direction46.A.cameB.wavedC.explai

nedD.pointed47.A.searchedforB.lookedintoC.listenedtoD.turnedto48.A.wideB.sleepyC.tearfulD.hungry49.A.comfortedB.thankedC.encourag

edD.inspired50.A.chanceB.summaryC.periodD.ending51.A.curiosityB.controlC.questionD.freedom52.A.coollyB.finallyC.immediatelyD.gradually53.A.gaveB.le

ntC.returnedD.found54.A.respectedB.supportedC.metD.heard55.A.ordinaryB.practicalC.meaningfulD.useful第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料

，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式。Afewyearsago,afteralongmorningofsightseeinginNewYork,mychildrenandItookarestononeofthepark___

56___(bench)inCentralPark.“Look!”mysonsaid,____57____(point)toanearbyrubbishbin.That’swhenwesawourfirstraccoo

n(浣熊).Quietathomeinthebigcity,hepaidusnoattention,concentratingonlyonfindinga___58___(taste)lunch.Hesortedthroughafewo

ptionsbeforecomingoutwithawrappedsandwich___59___(hold)betweenhispaws.___60___(surprise),ratherthanrunaway,hejumpeddownandwalked

casuallytoaspotonthepath,notameterfromwherewesat.Thechildrenwerespellbound,theraccoonprovidingbetter____61____(entertain)thananymuseum.Heglancedat

us,perhapscheckingtosee____62____wewereabouttostealhislunch.___63___delicatefingers,hepeeledbackthelayersof

plasticwrapuntilthehalf-eatensandwich____64____(uncover).Thenhesurprisedusall.Insteadofstartinghisfood,heturnedtoanearbypoolofwaterand___65___(dip

)hispawsin.Withacasualair,herubbedhispawstogetherunderwaterforamoment,brushedhisfur,thenstartedgracef

ullypickingathismeal.第三节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据句意和所提供的首字母和汉语提示，在括号内填入单词的适当形式。要求句意准确，形式正确。66.Hef_______theletterandputitintoanenvel

ope.67.Thegreatinventor,ThomasEdisonhasmorethanonethousandp________tohisname.68.Itisreallygenerousofhimtod___________somuchmoneyto

thecharities.69.AttheSpringFestival,wealwaysvisitourfriendsandr___________.70.Pleasei__________usofanychangeofaddressassoonaspossible.71

.Thecurrent___________(趋势)istowardsmoreparttimeemployment.72.I’vesetmyselfa__________（目标）ofsaving$20amonth.73.Checkand____________(调节)thebrake

sregularly.74.Theyhaven’tkeptintouchwitheachotherfor_________(十年).75.She____________（祝贺）mewarmlyonmygoodexamresults.第四节课文句子填空（共

5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据汉语提示按课文内容填空，每空只填一词。76.在缺乏本土语言环境的情况下学习英语是很难的。LearningEnglishasaforeignlanguageisverydifficultinthe___

______ofa__________languageenvironment.77.尽管有许多不同，专家们一直认为有一种身体语言在全世界都得到认可----微笑__________________manydifferences,Expertsagreethata

crosstheglobethereisoneformofbodylanguagethatreceivesuniversalapproval—thesmile.78.没有这些科技先驱们的发现，不管是幸运还是有所计划，我们今天所熟悉的这个世界将会是完全不同的世界。Withouttheb

reakthroughsofthesepioneersinscienceandtechnology,Whether________or__________,theworldasweknowittodaywouldhavebeenacomp

letelydifferentplace.79.总之，我们还处在探索空间的初级阶段，但我们已经走了很长的路。__________________,weareonlyintheinitialstagesofexplorin

gspacebutwehavecomealongway.80.身体语言是一种没有字词，由手势、面部表情和身体动作组成的语言。Bodylanguageisalanguagewithoutwordsthat_________________ge

stures,facialexpressionsandbodymovements.第五节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Jatinandhisyoung

ersister,Neha,livedwiththeirparentsinapoorneighborhood.TheirmotherwasVerysickandtheirfatherwasstrugglingtofindajob,a

ndtheyhadonlyalittlemoneywithwhichtobuyfood.Astheyhadnotpaidtherentforseveralmonths,thelandlordwasbreathing

downtheirnecks（(盯着)他们）.Oneday,JatintookNeha'sshoestoashoerepairmantobefixed,buthelostthemonthewayhome.Itwasn'tuntilhegothomethatherealiz

edhehadlosttheshoes.Hewasafraidthathisparentswouldbeangryanddisappointed,sohebeggedhissistertokeepitsecr

et.NehaagreedandthetwodecidedtoshareJatin'srunningshoes.Neha'sschoolhourswereinthemorning,soshewouldwearthemfirst.Afterscho

ol,shewouldrushbackandgivethemtoJatin.Hecouldthenruntohisschool,whichbeganintheafternoon.Althoughheranasfastashecould,Jatinoftenarrivedlateandwasw

arnedbytheschool.Alongdistanceracewasgoingtobeheldfortheboysinthecity.WhenJatinlearnedthatthethirdprizewasanewpairofshoes,hedecidedtotakepart.Heran

homeexcitedlyandpromisedhissisterthathewouldwinherthenewshoes.Thedayofracearrived.Jatinhadastrongstart,buthalfwaythrought

heracehebegantogettiredandhislegsbegantoache.GettingmoreandmoreexhaustedhethoughtonlyofNehaandhispromisetoher.Dreamingof

thenewshoeshewouldwinforhissistergavehimstrength,andhestayedrightbehindthetwofastestrunners,determinedtofinishthird.Suddenly,

asthefinishlinedrewnear,anotherrunnercollided（碰撞）withJatinfrombehindandJatincrashedtotheground.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.应使用

5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标岀你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1：Jatinlookedupandhesawtheotherboysrushingahe

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__________________________________2020年春季南安市侨光中学高二年第1次阶段考试英语试题参考答案听力1-5BACAC6-10BCBCA11-15BACBC16-20ABABA阅读理解21-23ADB24-26CDA27-30CADB阅读七选五31-35.

CGFAD完形填空36-55CBADC41-45BADBC46-50ADABD51-55ACACC语法填空56.benches57.pointing58.tasty59.held60.Surprisingly61.entertainment62

.if/whether63.With64.wasuncovered/hadbeenuncovered65.dipped单词拼写66.folded67.patents68.donate69.relatives70.info

rm71.trend72.target73.adjust74.decades75.congratulated课文内容填空76.absence,native77.Regardlessof78.lucky,planned79

.Inconclusion80.consistsof81.读后续写Jatinlookedupandhesawtheotherboysrushingahead.Refusingtogiveupatthiscrucialpoint,Jatinclenchedhisteeth,jump

edtohisfeetandranasfastashecould.Finally,hewasthefourthonetodashacrossthefinishline.Jatincouldn’thelpsobbingatthethoughtoflettinghissisterdown.Butmu

chtohissurprise,therunnerwhocollidedwithhimwasdisqualifiedforbreakingtheruleandJatinwonthethirdprize.Jatinfeltoverjoyedandrelieve

dduringtheawardceremony,holdingtheshoesclosetohischest.Filledwithpleasure,Jatinwalkedhomeinnotime.Hecouldnotwait

toseehissisterandsharethegoodnews.Onhisarrival,JatinfoundNehawaswalkingaboutoutsidenervouslyandanxiously.

“Neha,seewhatIhavegotforyou.”Jatinsaidexcitedly,takingtheprizeoutofhisbagwithhistremblinghands.TheinstantNehasawtheshoes,herfacelit

up.SothrilledwasshethatshethrewherselfatJatin.“Thankyou!Jatin.”Tearsofjoywelledupintheireyesasthebrotherandth

esisterhuggedtightlytogether.