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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.Whatkindofmoviedoest

hewomanwanttosee?A.Acomedy.B.Ahorrormovie.C.Anactionmovie.2.Whatdidthemandoyesterdayafternoon?A.Hemethisfriendattheairport.B.Helistenedtoaspeec

h.C.Hewroteareport.3.Whydidn’tthewomanbuythecoat?A.Shedislikedthecolor.B.Thepricewastoohigh.C.Thestoredidn’thavehersize.

4.Whattimeisitnow?A.7:30.B.8:00.C.8:30.5.Wherearethespeakersnow?A.Atacinema.B.Insideapizzashop.C.Outsideasteakhouse.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.Whatarethespeake

rsmainlytalkingabout?A.Whosewalletitis.B.Wheretheman’swalletis.C.Whatisintheman’swallet.7.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Go

toasupermarket.B.Searchinthehouse.C.Makeaphonecall.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.WhatisKimalwayscomplainingabout?A.Herwork.B.Herfriends.C.Herroommat

e.9.WhatdoesthemanthinkofKim?A.Sheisquiet.B.Sheismean.C.Sheispopular.10.Whydoesthewomansayit’sworthlisten

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

helasttimethewomanhadherhaircut?A.Twomonthsago.B.Threemonthsago.C.Fourmonthsago.12.Whyhasn’tthewomanhadahaircutforqui

tesometime?A.Shehasnotime.B.Shewantedlonghair.C.Shecouldn’tmakeanappointment.13.Whydoesn’tthewomancolorherhair?A.It’stooexpensive.B.She

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

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

?A.Tostudyforatest.B.Toeatsomething.C.Togetherphone.17.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Takesomemedicineassoonaspossible.B.Readherbooksinthehospita

l.C.Askherbrotherforhelp.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhatdidEldon’sfatherbuytwodaysago?A.Aphone.B.Acar.C.As

hirt.19.WhatkindofgiftdidEldonprobablywanttogivehisfather?A.Asimpleone.B.Ahandmadeone.C.Anexpensiveone.20.WhatwouldEldonproba

blydonext?A.Makesomeartworkforhisfather.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2

0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):basedon41reviews204AlamoPlazaSanAntonioExplo

retheSanFernandoCathedralareabya40-minuteVictoriancarriageride.Youcanchooseanarrated(带讲解的)tourtolearnab

outthecolorfulhistoryofthechurch，oranon-narratedtourforamorequietandromanticride.AtthecenterofSanAntonioandthefocusofthetour

,theCathedralwasoriginallyasettlementlocationforpeoplesentbyKingPhilipofSpainin1731.SanAntonio&AlamoHelicopterToursMark(5.0):

basedon71reviews8535MissionRoadSanAntonio★Giftshopon-site★AccessibletothedisabledThetoursprovideachanceforpassengerstocombi

netheexcitementofahelicopterflightwiththesurprisingviewsofSanAntoniocountryside.Eachflighthasroomfor3peoplemax.Bothcamerasandvideocamerasarep

ermitted.TheUltimateHelicoptertourlastsabout45-48minutesandtheShortRidetourlastsabout6-8minutes.DowntownDelicacySanAntonioFoodTourMark(5.1):basedon

97reviews1015NavarroStSanAntonioIfyouarelookingtovisitsomeofSanAntonio’sbestrestaurants,besuretojoininthetour.Af

termeetingupwithyourexperttourguide,you’llstartyour3-hourjourneythroughdowntownSanAntonioandstopalon

gthewayat5differentrestaurantsandevenafewofthecity’sparks.CitySightseeingSanAntonioTourMark(4.8):basedon17reviews216ECrockettSt

SanAntonio★Double-deckerbustourtakesabout60minutesifyoudonottakeofatanyofthe18sops.★Appropriateforalla

gesTheCitySightseeingTouristheperfectwaytoenjoyeverythingthatSanAntoniohastooffer.21.DuringtheSanFernandoCarriageTour,youcan_____

_.A.visitahistoricsiteB.drivecarsonyourownC.travelwithafreeguideD.learnaboutthehistoryofSpain22.TheSanAntonio&AlamoHelicopterToursa

llowpeopleto______.A.havelunchinsomeparksB.dosomevolunteerserviceC.flywithalargegroupofpeopleD.takepicturesdur

ingthejourney23.WhatdoweknowaboutDowntownDelicacySanAntonioFoodTouronthelist?A.Ittakestheleasttime.B.Itisthemostpopulartour.C.Itisheldintheco

untryside.D.Itinvitessomefoodexperts.BAslifeincitiesworldwidebecomesmoreexpensive,urbandesignersareusingmoderntechnologytohelpci

tizensavoidtrafficjams,andshortenthetimeneededforbuswaitingandotherthings.Technologyisalsousedtocutcostlywaste.InSantander,aSpanishportcity,park

ingiseasytofind.Asonecardrivesaway,anundergroundsensorshowsthataparkingspaceisnowfree.400sensorssendmessagestosignsonstreets,andGPS

devicesdirectdriverstothenearestavailableparkingspaces,reducingtrafficjams.Trashiscollectedonlywhenthebinsarefullandbusstopsignsshowe

xactlywhenthenextbusiscoming.Thepublicparksarewateredonlythesoilgetsdry.Allthisismadepossibleby20,000sensorsinstalledonbuildings,streetpostsande

venbuses.Theyarepartofthe“smartcity”project,launchedbytheUniversityofCantabriasevenyearsago.UniversityresearcherslikeLuisMunozregularl

ymeetwithlocalstodiscusshowtomaketheircityevensmarter.“Theyproposewhentheyhaveideasandsometimesevendevelopbythemselves.Here,wegivethemtheop

portunitytoseetheseideashappeninreallife,”saidMunoz.Forexample,theuniversityhelpedawomancreateanappthatoutlinestheeasiestrouteforwalking

withababystroller.Anotherprovidesinformationtoresidentsabouttheirwaterconsumptionandsendsanalarmtotheirphoneifthereisaleak.TheSanta

ndersmartprojectisattractingtheattentionoflargercitiesinEuropeandelsewherethatarelookingforsmartsolu

tionstourbanproblems.24.WhatisthelifelikeinSantander?A.Itismeaningful.B.Itisfulloffreedom.C.Itiseffectiveandconveni

ent.D.Itislikelytochangefast.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Another”inParagraph3referto?A.Auniversity.B.Aphone.C.Aneasyroute.D.Anapp.26.

Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ASmartCityProjectB.AWorldwideProblemC.ACreativeResearcherD.ATrendinUrbanDesig

nCBorninLondonin1825,ThomasHenryHuxleywasoneofthegreatestmenofthenineteenthcentury.In1846ThomasHenryHuxleywasappointedassis

tantdoctoraboardH.M.S.Rattlesnake.TheshiphadbeenaskedtosurveyareasoftheGreatBarrierReefandtheneighboringseas.ThisgaveThomasHenryHuxl

eyanopportunitytostudyanimallifeandwasthestartofhisbiologicalcareer.Thevoyagelastedfouryears,duringwhic

htimehegatheredmuchinformationonplankton(浮游生物).Onhisreturnfromthevoyage,ThomasHenryHuxleywasmadeamemberoftheRoyalSocietyinrecogn

itionofhisscientificwork.Althoughhecontinuedtopublishpapersaboutplankton,hisinterestwasturningtowardsvertebrate(有脊

椎的)animals.ForsometimeThomasHenryHuxleyandhisworkmateshadbeendiscussingthepossibilitythatanimalspecieshadevolved(进化),onefromanot

her.Nosatisfactorytheorieshadbeenputforward,butin1859Darwin’sOriginofSpeciesappeared.ThomasHenryHuxleyat

oncerealizeditsimportanceandhowthetheoryofnaturalselectionprovided“theworkinghypothesis(假说)wesought”.F

ortherestofhislifeThomasHenryHuxleystruggledtoensurethefullrecognitionofDarwin'swork.In1863ThomasHenryHuxleypublishedMan’sPlaceinNatureinwhichhec

omparedmanandgreatapes(猿).Heclearlyshowedsimilarities.Despitehismanyachievements,hewasgivennoawardbytheBritishstateuntillateinhislife.Froma

bout1870,ThomasHenryHuxleywastooinvolvedinotherthingstocontinueactualresearch.Hehadalwaysbeeninterestedineducati

on.Hepioneeredtheteachingofbiologyandhismethodofselecting“typeanimals”isstillfollowedtoday.Hespentthelastten

yearsofhislifewritingessaysmainlyonbiology.27.WhydidHuxleygoonthevoyage?A.Toexplorethedeepsea.B.Todoresearchonseaanimals.C.Toworkasadoctorontheship.

D.Togatherinformationforhispaper.28.HowdidHuxleyreacttothetheoryofnaturalselection?A.Hethoughthighlyofit.B.Hehaddoubtaboutit.C.Hecouldn’tunderstand

it.D.Hethoughthedevelopeditfirst.29.WhatdoweknowaboutHuxley'sbookMan’sPlaceinNature?A.Itdiscussestheimportanceofhumanbeings.B.Itfoc

usesonDarwin’stheoryofnaturalselection.C.Ittalksaboutthedifferencesbetweenmanandapes.D.Itprovidesevidenceabouttheevolution

ofmanfromapes.30.WhatcanwelearnaboutHuxleyfromthelastparagraph?A.Hecontinuedhisresearchtillhisdeath.B.Hecontributedalottob

iologyteaching.C.Hebecameagoodnovelistlateinhislife.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?Lazypeoplewillnevergainanythin

ginlife.However,lazinesscanbedefeatedonceafewchangeshavebeenmadeinyourmind._____31_____.Manypeoplelacksleepconstantly,sincetheystay

uptoolateandgetuptooearlytoprepareforwork.Thesepeoplehavelittlemotivation(动力)oncetheyarrivehome.Lazi

nessworkshandinhandwithalackofmotivationandatendencytoputoffthings.Byadjustingyoursleepscheduletoprovideafewmoreho

ursofmeaningfulrest,youcanfightlazinessthroughouttheday.Anotherwaytofightlazinessistochangeyourmindfrompassivetoa

ctive.Somepeopletreattheirlivesasiftheywerepushedfromtasktotask.Otherstakeamorepositiveapproach,viewingeachtaskasachallengetheymustovercomealone._

____32____.Somepeoplefightlazinessbyremovingthetemptations(诱惑)thatsurroundthem.Atelevisioninthelivingroommayprovideentert

ainment,butwatchingtoomuchTVoftencontributestolaziness.____33___.Completeafewtasksandrewardyourselfwithwhatyouenjoy,suchasagoodd

innerorafilm.Lazinesscanalsobealastingproblemathome.Couplesandchildrenmayallhavedifferentenergylevels,butlazinesscanbes

preadifnotdealtwithimmediately.______34______.Bethefirsttocollectandwashdishesafterameal.Othersathomemayfinallyfollowyourexampleandper

formtheirowntasks.Itisdifficulttopracticelazinesswhenyouaresurroundedbymotivatedpeople.___35___.Enough

exerciseandabalanceddietcanhelpyoutodevelopahealthylifestyle,thusenablingyoutohavemoreenergyandhelpliftyourspirits.

A.Tofightfamilylaziness,setanexample.B.Knowinghowtofightlazinessisimportant.C.Onewaytofightlazinessistogetenoughsleep.D.Finally,takingexercis

eregularlycanhelpyoufightlaziness.E.Withstrongdetermination,youwillbeabletoachieveyourgoal.F.Createarewardsystemforyourself,just

asparentsdoforachild.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.Sowhenmydaughterw

asborn,IlookedforwardtothetimewhenIcouldsharethat36withher.Fromthetimethatshewasquite37,wewouldspendl

otsofSundayafternoonswatchingbaseballgamesontelevision.Asshe38abitolder,weaddedtheregularactivityofgoingoutinthebackya

rdtoplaycatch.SoitshouldbenosurprisethatIwas39totakehertoseealivegamesomeday.Therewasabaseball40inourtownonedaywhenmydaughterwasaboutsevenyearsold,s

owemadebigplanstogotoourfirst41baseballgametogether.Thedayfinallycame,andwehadgreatseats.I42pointedoutthepos

itioneachplayerwasplayingandtogetherwe43eachhit.Wesharedhotdogsandsoda.Toour44,finallytheteamwelikedwon.Asweheadedacrosstheparkinglo

ttoour45afterthegame,anelderlygentleman46touswithabaseballinhishandand47mydaughter.“Excuseme,”hesaid,“Icaughtthi

sbaseballtodayandIalreadyhaveafew.Wouldyouliketohaveit?”With48eyes,mydaughtergratefullyacceptedtheballandweboth49thegentlemanasheturnedtogo.Itwast

he50toaperfectday.Yearslater,weweretalkingaboutthingswehaddonewhenshewasakid.Irememberedthatfirstbaseballgameweattendedtogetherand,

outof51,Iaskedherwhatsherememberedaboutit.She52respondedwith,“Irememberthatoldmanwho53methebaseball!”Notthegameit

self,nottheplayersorthehotdogs,butsomerandom(随意的)personwe54intheparkinglot.Sometimesthemost55thingsabouttheeventsaren’ttheexperienceswehavebutt

hepersonalinteractionswehavewithotherpeoplewhoareattendingthesameevent.36.A.entertainmentB.advantageC.interestD.experience37.A.

modestB.youngC.activeD.outstanding38.A.grewB.intendedC.acceptedD.directed39.A.strugglingB.waitingC.arguingD.lo

nging40.A.teamB.coachC.competitionD.show41.A.convincingB.realC.charmingD.crowded42.A.eagerlyB.calmlyC.jokinglyD.particularly43.A.observedB

.commentedC.whisperedD.cheered44.A.amusementB.satisfactionC.kindnessD.thanks45.A.houseB.placeC.carD.direction46

.A.cameB.wavedC.explainedD.pointed47.A.searchedforB.lookedintoC.listenedtoD.turnedto48.A.wideB.sleepyC.tearfulD.hungry49.A.comforted

B.thankedC.encouragedD.inspired50.A.chanceB.summaryC.periodD.ending51.A.curiosityB.controlC.questionD.freedom52.A.coollyB.finallyC.immediatelyD.grad

ually53.A.gaveB.lentC.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___(ben

ch)inCentralPark.“Look!”mysonsaid,____57____(point)toanearbyrubbishbin.That’swhenwesawourfirstraccoon(

浣熊).Quietathomeinthebigcity,hepaidusnoattention,concentratingonlyonfindinga___58___(taste)lunch.Hesortedthroughafewoptionsbef

orecomingoutwithawrappedsandwich___59___(hold)betweenhispaws.___60___(surprise),ratherthanrunaway,hejumpeddow

nandwalkedcasuallytoaspotonthepath,notameterfromwherewesat.Thechildrenwerespellbound,theraccoonprovidingbetter____61____(entertain)thananymus

eum.Heglancedatus,perhapscheckingtosee____62____wewereabouttostealhislunch.___63___delicatefingers,hepeeledbackthelayersofplasticwrapuntilthehalf-ea

tensandwich____64____(uncover).Thenhesurprisedusall.Insteadofstartinghisfood,heturnedtoanearbypoolofwaterand

___65___(dip)hispawsin.Withacasualair,herubbedhispawstogetherunderwaterforamoment,brushedhisfur,thenstartedgraceful

lypickingathismeal.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_______theletterandputitintoanenvelope.67.Thegreatin

ventor,ThomasEdisonhasmorethanonethousandp________tohisname.68.Itisreallygenerousofhimtod___________somuchmoneytothecharities.69.AttheSpringFestival,

wealwaysvisitourfriendsandr___________.70.Pleasei__________usofanychangeofaddressassoonaspossible.71.Thecurrent___________(趋势)istowardsmoreparttimee

mployment.72.I’vesetmyselfa__________（目标）ofsaving$20amonth.73.Checkand____________(调节)thebrakesregularly.74.Theyhaven’t

keptintouchwitheachotherfor_________(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,Expertsagreethatacrosstheglobethereisoneformofbodylanguageth

atreceivesuniversalapproval—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。Withoutthebreakthroughsofthesepioneersinsc

ienceandtechnology,Whether________or__________,theworldasweknowittodaywouldhavebeenacompletelydifferentplace.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。__________________,weareonlyintheinitialstagesofexploringspacebutwehavecomealongway.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_________________gestures,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。Jatinandhisyoungersister,Neha,livedwiththeirparentsinapoorneighborhood.TheirmotherwasVerysickandtheirfatherwas

strugglingtofindajob,andtheyhadonlyalittlemoneywithwhichtobuyfood.Astheyhadnotpaidtherentforseveralmonths,thelandlordwasbreathingdowntheirnecks（

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

shoes.Hewasafraidthathisparentswouldbeangryanddisappointed,sohebeggedhissistertokeepitsecret.Nehaagreedan

dthetwodecidedtoshareJatin'srunningshoes.Neha'sschoolhourswereinthemorning,soshewouldwearthemfirst.Afterschool,s

hewouldrushbackandgivethemtoJatin.Hecouldthenruntohisschool,whichbeganintheafternoon.Althoughheranasfastashecould,Jatinoftenarrivedl

ateandwaswarnedbytheschool.Alongdistanceracewasgoingtobeheldfortheboysinthecity.WhenJatinlearnedthatthethirdprizewasanewpairofshoes

,hedecidedtotakepart.Heranhomeexcitedlyandpromisedhissisterthathewouldwinherthenewshoes.Thedayofracearrived.Jatinhadastrongstart,buthalfway

throughtheracehebegantogettiredandhislegsbegantoache.GettingmoreandmoreexhaustedhethoughtonlyofNehaandhispromisetoher.Dreamingofthenewshoeshewouldwi

nforhissistergavehimstrength,andhestayedrightbehindthetwofastestrunners,determinedtofinishthird.Suddenly,asthefinishlinedrewnear,anotherrunner

collided（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：Jatinlookedupandhesawtheotherboysrushingahead.____________________________________________________________

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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21-23ADB24-26CDA27-30CAD

B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.entertain

ment62.if/whether63.With64.wasuncovered/hadbeenuncovered65.dipped单词拼写66.folded67.patents68.donate69.relatives70.inform71.trend72.target73.adjust74.d

ecades75.congratulated课文内容填空76.absence,native77.Regardlessof78.lucky,planned79.Inconclusion80.consistsof81.读后续写Jatin

lookedupandhesawtheotherboysrushingahead.Refusingtogiveupatthiscrucialpoint,Jatinclenchedhisteeth,jumpedtohisfeetandranasfastashecou

ld.Finally,hewasthefourthonetodashacrossthefinishline.Jatincouldn’thelpsobbingatthethoughtoflettinghissisterdown.Butmu

chtohissurprise,therunnerwhocollidedwithhimwasdisqualifiedforbreakingtheruleandJatinwonthethirdprize.J

atinfeltoverjoyedandrelievedduringtheawardceremony,holdingtheshoesclosetohischest.Filledwithpleasure,Jatinwalkedhomeinnotime.Hecouldn

otwaittoseehissisterandsharethegoodnews.Onhisarrival,JatinfoundNehawaswalkingaboutoutsidenervouslyandanxiously.“Neha,seewhatIhavegotforyou.”

Jatinsaidexcitedly,takingtheprizeoutofhisbagwithhistremblinghands.TheinstantNehasawtheshoes,herfacelitup.Sothrilledwasshe

thatshethrewherselfatJatin.“Thankyou!Jatin.”Tearsofjoywelledupintheireyesasthebrotherandthesisterhuggedtightlytogether.