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宝安区2024-2025学年第一学期调研测试卷高三英语注意事项：1．答题前，请将姓名等信息用黑色字迹的签字笔填写在答题卡指定的位置上，并正确粘贴条形码。2．作答选择题时，选出每题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应

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方式折算成130分计入总分。考试时间120分钟。4．考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAl

askaRailroad#19of270thingstodoinAnchorage,Alaska•ScenicRailroadsAboutCompletedin1923,thewidely-knownAlaskaRailroadconnectsmanyofAlaska’smostpo

pulardestinations:Anchorage,Talkeetna,DenaliNationalPark,Fairbanks,Girdwood,Seward,WhittierandtheSpencerGlacierWhis

tleStop.DailysummerdeparturesandourknowledgeableAlaskanstaffmakeiteasytoplaneverythingfromdaytripstomulti-dayAlaskavacationsincludi

ngexplorationsandaccommodations.Readmore﹀2024.1021.WhatdoestheAlaskaRailroadconnect?A.Scenictrainrideexperiences.B.KnowledgeableAlas

kanstaff.C.PopulardestinationsinAlaska.D.Dailysummerdepartures.22.WhatmadeDavidAunhappywiththetrip?A.Narrowandunclea

nseats.B.Badweather.C.Nofacilitiesforthedisabled.D.Impolitestaff.23.WhatdidChrisK20andTienNhaveincommon?A.Theythoughthighlyofthetra

intrip.B.Theycomplainedaboutthefood.C.Theywereonlysatisfiedwiththeview.D.Theytravelledwiththeirchildren.BThereisanembroidered(

刺绣的)sayingthathashungonthewallinmyparents’house,declaring“Ihopemychildrenlookbackontodayandseeaparentwhohad

timetoplay.There◉◉◉◉◯Aug2024•CouplesWetookDenaliStarfromAnchoragetoFairbanksandback.Theseatswerecomfortableenoughwithplentyofleg

room.Weenjoyedusingtheopenbackplatformtospotwildlife.Thetasteofthefoodwasveryplain‒thereneededtobeafewmoreoptionsforthedinnerservice.Thebreadpud

dingonthebreakfastmenuwasthebestthingservedallday.◉◉◉◉◉Aug2024•FamilyMyfamilyoffourrodetheGlacierDiscoveryTra

infromPortagetoGrandviewandback.Thiswasjustunder4hoursandaperfectamountoftimeforustorelax&seesomebeautifulnatureandglaciers.Parkinga

ndcheckinatPortagestationwereeasy.Thetrainwasgood&clean,snackswereofgreatvarietyforatrain,andcrewwasfriendly.Wehadafantast

icafternoon!◉◉◉◯◯Aug2024•SinglesGreatviewsfromtrain.Trainwasveryuncomfortable.Nochargingportsforphones&pads!ItpouredouttheentiretimeinSeward.Badluck

.Iamdisabledandhadtostandbecausepeoplethatweren’tdisabledtookthedisabilityseat.◉◯◯◯◯Aug2024•FamilyTheviewwasamazing.Wetravel

ledwithour10yearold.Itwas8:50pmanddinnerwasstillunavailable.Therewerenofoodoptionsforchildren.Mychildhasfoodrestrictions,buttheconductorVernwasso

rudethatthewholecarwasshockedwithhisbehaviortowarda10-year-oldchild.willbeyearsforcleaningandcooking,butchildrengrowupw

henwe’renotlooking.”Thesayingmademeuneasyasaparent,particularlyduringtheyearIturned38withmyownthreedaughters,sinceIcoul

dbebothawareofthefuture‒whenmychildrenwillleave‒andyetunabletoappreciateeverysinglemoment.Parentsadmitthattheyare

notalwayslooking.Yetthemotherintheembroideryisfullypresentwithherchildren.Shehasleftthehouseworkathomeand

comeoutheretobewithherthreechildren,whoarethrowingredandgoldleavesather,likethephotomyfathertookforusonaweekendouti

ng.Allofusarelaughingheartily.Mymothersaidshesewedtheembroiderybecausesheembracedthephilosophyandspenttimeplayingwithherchildren.

YetIremembermymotherdrivingmetothemall,themovies,thefriends’housesbutIstruggletorememberherplayingwithme.Ioncetookmyyoungchildrentoth

elibrarystorytimes,tothechildren’smuseumandIdutifullyfollowedthemaround.However,theyrecallnoneofit.Allt

hoseyearsIinvestedinmakingmychildrenfeellovedandnoneofthememorieshavestayedwiththem.Thenthereareyearsforc

leaningandcooking,andIdonotalwayshavetimetoplay.Cleaningandcookingispartofbeingaparent,partofcaretaking,partofhowIshowlove.Irem

embermymothercleaningandcooking.WhenIthinkofallthemealsshemadeforusandourclothesshewashed,Iknowthat’samother’slovelanguage

.Isupposethatiswhytheembroideryexists.Theembroideredsayingisamother’sloveforherchildren,whichisalwayslooking.24.Whyd

idthesayingonthewalldisturbtheauthor?A.Shewasremindedofherchildhood.B.Herchildrenwerereadytoleaveher.C.Shewasn

’talwayswithherchildren.D.Hermotherwasn’tsatisfiedwithher.25.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.Herregretsaboutherlife.B.Thetimewasted

onthechildren.C.Hermother’sfalsememory.D.Amother’sunremembereddevotion.26.Howdoestheauthorviewcleaningandcookingasamother

?A.Necessarytasksthatshewishesshecouldavoid.B.Burdensthattakeawayfromtimewithherchildren.C.Awaytoexpre

ssherloveandcareforherfamily.D.Asourceofhappymemoriesfromherchildhood.27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthistext?A.SheIsAlwaysL

ookingB.AnInspiringSayingC.WeArePlayingTogetherD.AnUnforgettableOutingCIfyouwerelikethe847U.S.consumerssurve

yedinaUniversityofMassachusettsAmherststudy,you’dpreferglassandbelieveitwasthemostsustainablechoice.Andyouallwouldbemistaken.“

Glasswasthemostsought-afterandmosthighlyvaluedpackagingtype,”saysNomzamoDlamini,leadauthorofthepaperandaPh.D.scholarinfoodscience.“

However,itturnsoutthatglassisamongtheleastsustainable.”Consumersrankedpackagingchoicesfrommosttoleastsustainableasfollows:glass,carton(纸板),can

ned,andplastic.Butinthecaseofsingle-serveorangejuice,themostsustainablechoiceisactuallyacarton,followedbyplastic,thencanned,andfinally,glass,despitet

hatfoodpackagingsustainabilitycanvarydependingonotherfactorslikecontainerandweight.Lifecycleassessmentsbyexpertsindicatethatpr

oducingandrecyclingglassrequiressignificantlymoreenergycomparedtoplastic,whichnotonlyhaslowerproductionandend-of-lifeimpactsbutisalsolighte

r,reducingtransportationenergy.Additionally,thesteamasepticsealing(无菌密封)processforplasticcontainersismoreener

gy-efficientcomparedtotheretort(蒸馏)systemusedforglass.Usingaquestionnairethatmodelsreal-lifesituationswhereconsumersevaluatevariousoptionsandmake

trade-offs,Dlaminiaimedtofigureoutwhatconsumersbelieveandpreferaboutpackagingchoices.Dlaminipointsoutamismatch:whilemanyconsumersintendtopurchas

esustainablepackaging,intheendthetopmotivatingfactorwasprice—particularlythelowestprice—followedbypackagingtype,productclaimandpackagingclaim.So,t

heidealorangejuiceoptionforconsumers,basedonthesurvey,ispricedat$1.10per12oz,packagedinglass,locallyproducedandlabelledas100%recyclable

.Themessagetothefoodindustryisthatconsumersaremotivatedtochoosesustainablepackaging,aslongasthepriceisright.“Theseop

tionsshouldbedistinctlymarkedasenvironmentallyfriendly,effectiveandaffordabletoincreaseconsumers’motivationandadoptionofsustainable

packagingforfoodanddrinks,”thepaperstates.28.WhatwasbelievedtobetheleastsustainablepackagingoptionbyUSconsumers?A.Can

ned.B.Glass.C.Plastic.D.Carton.29.WhatisafeatureofplasticaccordingtoParagraph4?A.Itischeaptoproduce.B.Itallowsl

ighttopassthrough.C.Ittakeslessenergytorecycle.D.Itismoreflexibletobepacked.30.AccordingtoParagraph6,thereisadisagreementbetween______

_.A.packagingclaimandscientificfacts.B.highpriceandunsatisfactoryquality.C.productclaimandtheirpracticalper

formance.D.consumers’intentionsandtheiractualbehavior.31.WhatdoesDlaminisuggestthefoodindustrydointhelastparagraph?A.Pricesmartlyandpromotewidel

y.B.Labelclearlyandpricereasonably.C.Packagesecurelyanddeliverquickly.D.Researcheffectivelyandinvestwisely.D“Holiday”or“vacation,”“myfriend’scat”

or“thecatofmyfriend”—inourlanguage,therearedifferentwaysofexpressingthesamethingsandconcepts.Butcanthese

choicesaffectourinclinationtocooperatewithcertainindividuals?AresearchteamledbyTheresaMatzingerfromtheUniversityofVie

nnainvestigatedthisandfoundthatpeoplearemorelikelytoteamupwiththosewhousesimilarlinguistic(语言的)expressionsinaconversation.Inanexperiment,

100English-speakingstudyparticipantseachdescribedpicturesfortwoconversationpartners.Thepicturesshowedsituatio

nsthattheparticipantscoulddescribeusingtwodifferentgrammaticalconstructionsthatmeantthesamething,suchas“JohngivesMarythe

book”or“JohngivesthebooktoMary.”Next,theparticipants’roleswereswitchedandtheyreceivedpicturedescriptionsoftheirpartners.

Finally,whentheyhadtodecidewhomtheywantedtocooperatewithforasubsequentgame,mostparticipantschosepeoplewhospokesimilarlyan

dusedthesamegrammaticalconstruction.Inafollow-upexperimentwiththesameparticipants,researcherstriedtogetabettersenseofthisphenomeno

n.Theyquestionedwhetheritwasduetorecognizingsimilarspeakersaspartoftheirsocialgroup,whichenhancedcooperation,orbecausesimi

larspeechindicatedawillingnesstoadjustone’sbehaviortofitwithothers.Thistime,participantshadtonamepic

turesusingthegrammaticalconstructionthatsoundedlessnaturaltothem.Whenchoosingcooperationpartnersafterward,theyfavoredthosewhomatche

dtheirnaturallanguageuseoverthosewhoresembled(相似)thelanguagetheyusedintheexperiment.Thissuggeststhatasenseofbe

longingtothesamesocialgroup,basedonnaturallinguisticexpression,isthemoredecisivefactorinchoosingcoopera

tionpartners.“Ourstudyshowsthatevensmalllinguisticdifferencescanaffectthewaywerecognizeandrespondtoothers,”Matzingersummar

izes.Theresearchershopetousetheresultstobetterunderstandhowcooperativedecisionsaremadewithinlinguisticallydiversegroupsandhelpreducep

rejudicesagainstpeoplewhospeakdifferently.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inclination”inParagraph1mean?A.techniqueB.preferenceC.performanc

eD.responsibility33.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthefirstexperiment?A.Itallowstheuseofmultiplelanguages.B.Itprovidespictureswithopeninterpre

tations.C.Itevaluatesparticipantsontheirgrammaruse.D.Itinvolvestakingturnswithpicturedescriptions.34.What

doessimilarlanguageuseindicateconcerningpartners?A.Afriendlycharacter.B.Acooperativeattitude.C.Acommonsocialidentity.D.Ahighlevelofadaptability.35

.Wherecanthefindingsofthestudybeappliedto?A.PublicspeechesonTV.B.Cross-culturalteambuilding.C.Standardizedacademicexams.D.Human-compute

rconversations.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Olympicmedalsareamongthemostrespec

tedhonorsinthesportingworld,symbolizingnotonlyathleticvictory,butalsotherichhistory,finecraftsmanship,andlongstandingtraditionsof

theGames.36Aretheymadeentirelyofgold,silver,andbronze?AndwhatmakestheParis2024Olympicmedalsspecial?Originally,Olympicwinne

rsin776BCEwerehonoredwitholivewreaths(橄榄花环)ratherthanmedals.Theconceptofmedalsasweknowthemtodayfirstemergedatthe1896AthensGame

s.However,solidgoldmedalswerenolongerawardedafter1912.37Asaresult,theInternationalOlympicCommitteelaterupdatedtheregulations

regardingmedalcompositionanddesign.Moderngoldmedalsareprimarilycomposedof92.5%silverwithasix-gramgoldplatingfor

appearance.38Theycontainatleast92.5%puresilver,andbronzemedalsconsistof95%copperand5%zinc(锌).Thismixtureensuresthemedals’longevityandmakes

themcheaper.AnOlympicgoldmedalmaybeworthover£500,butitsvaluetoathletesgoesbeyonditsfinancialworth.39Forinstance,the2012LondonOlympicsmeda

lsfeaturedtheRiverThamesandLondonskyline.Rio2016focusedonsustainabilitybyusingleftovermirrorsandX-raypl

ates.Tokyo2020medals,madefromrecycledelectronics,emphasizedtechnologicalinnovation.FortheParis2024Olympics,themedalsareparticularlydist

inctive.Eachfeaturesahexagon(六边形)withtheParis2024logoononesideandNike,theGreekgoddessofvictory,infrontoftheEiffe

lTowerontheother.40AsThierryReboul,creativedirectorofParis2024,stated,“ThesemedalsofferathletesaphysicalpieceofParistotakehome.”A.Pur

egoldissoftandeasilydamaged.B.Whenwerethesemedalsfirstintroduced?C.Whoisresponsiblefordesigningthemedals?D.Silvermedals,byc

ontrast,liveuptotheirnames.E.Withthesesymbols,theyhonorthehistoryoftheOlympics.F.Uniquetothisyear,themedalsusemetalfromtheEiffelTower.

G.Thedesignofmedalsreflectsthehostcity’sdistinctstyleandvalues.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题

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。IwasthrilledtocoveranewexpeditiontoQomolangmaasajournalist.However,asIgot

offthevehicleatthebasecamp,Iwasimmediately41bydizzinessandshortnessofbreath—42ofmountainsickness.Eventheactoftakingafewstepsdemandedanex

traordinaryamountof43.Atthatmoment,aquestion44withinme:WhydopeoplekeepclimbingMountQomolangma?Whenaskedthisq

uestion,BritishmountaineerGeorgeMallorygavehisfamous45:“Becauseit’sthere.”Malloryremindedmeofcountlessclimberswhohaveputtheirlivesa

triskto46themountain’stoweringheightwiththeirownfootsteps.Theyencounteranalmostvertical(垂直的)wallcloset

othetop.Itissodifficulttofind47pointsforclimbingthattheearliestclimbersthoughtnoonecould48thewall.In1960,LiuLianman,aChinesecl

imber,lethisteammates49onhisshoulderstocrossthewall.Already50,hegatheredallhisstrengthtouplifthisteammates.Thoughh

is51didnotappearonthelistofthosewhoreachedthetop,Liuisundoubtedlyatrue52.IrecalledtheinterviewwithDongHongjuan,thefirstwomantoconquer(征服)14m

ountainsabove8,000meters,who53understandshowsmallhumansarecomparedto54.Shetoldme:“IneverfeltIconqueredthosemountains;it’sjustthatthem

ountains55me.”41.A.struckB.taughtC.foundD.drawn42.A.causesB.typesC.risksD.signs43.A.patienceB.moneyC.energyD.practice44.A.endedB.a

roseC.remainedD.lay45.A.suggestionB.responseC.conclusionD.guidance46.A.adjustB.coverC.measureD.confirm47.A.checkB.viewC.restD.su

pport48.A.getpastB.comeacrossC.gothroughD.takeback49.A.workB.fightC.cryD.step50.A.exhaustedB.terrifiedC.annoyedD.disappointed51.A.storyB.na

meC.actD.failure52.A.championB.talentC.heroD.friend53.A.hardlyB.slightlyC.firstlyD.truly54.A.timeB.lifeC.natureD.success55.A

.protectedB.acceptedC.admiredD.discovered第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号单词的正确形式。Theancien

twisdomofSunTzu’s“TheArtofWar”continuestostrikeachord,transcending(超越)timeandborders,andhasnowinspiredtheyouthofKenya.KenyattaUniversity,Kenya’ssecon

doldestuniversity,recentlysetupaStudyHouseofSunTzu,56hisinfluentialbooksareondisplayandavailableforread

ingbylocalstudents,openingawindow57themtodelveintoChineseculture,philosophy,andthestrategicwisdomthathasw

ithstood58testoftime.EddyPaulKirimi,a20-year-oldstudentattheuniversity,saidthatSunTzu’sworkshaveprofoundlyinfluencedhisunderstanding

oflifeandwork,emphasizingthe59(virtue)ofdeterminationandstrategicthinking.Hisunderstandingdeepenedlaterwithasix-mo

nthlanguagecourseinShandong,China,wherehenotonlyexperiencedChinesetraditionsbutalsorecognizedthe60(grow)

importanceofcross-culturalcompetenceasChinesebusinessesexpandinKenya.PhyllisWahuraMaina,anotherstudentattheuniversity,

61(embrace)SunTzu’sphilosophysinceshestartedreadingthebook,allowingit62(shape)herapproachtolife’schallenges.“Hiswisdomis

abeacon,guidingustothinkproactivelyand63(strategic),”shesaid,expressingherdesireforafutureofSino-Kenyancooperation64promisesmutualgrowthandunde

rstanding.AstheyouthofKenyaengagewithSunTzu’s65(time)lessons,theycarryforwardalegacythatknowsnoboundaries,alegacythatempowers

themtofacethefuturewiththewisdomofthepast.第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，你校读书月期间组织英语名著阅读活动，外籍教师John建议以小组合作形式展示分享阅读成果，现征求学生意见，请你给

他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.你对展示形式的看法和理由；2.你的建议。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearJohn,Hopethisemailfindsyouwell.Bestregards,

LiHua第二节（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。TheAlligator(鳄鱼)RaceTheAlliePondChallenge,anannualwater-sportcompetitionforkidsf

romallovertown,foundmeoutofmydepth,literallyandmetaphorically(隐喻地).Myblooper(洋相)intheRing-DivingContesthadputourteamatthebottom.DespiteBrianandTy

rone’sattemptstocomfortme,Icouldn’tshakeofftheguilt.“Lightenup,”Tyronecheeredme,“It’ssupposedtobefun.”Butfunwasthelastthingonmymind.Iwasthene

wcomer,thecitykidwhocouldn’tswimliketherest,andmyincompetencewasnowcostingusthecompetition.Thenextevent,thePing-PongDerb

y,wasanotherdisaster.Itrequiredbraveryformeeventoenterthewaterofalakethisbig,withreallivefishandadirtybottom.Ialways

heldmybreathwheneverIstuckmytoesin.Icouldn’trelaxlongenoughtoblowthesillyballtomyteammate.Standingnexttomytwoexpertfriends,Ifeltlikethatgreen

stickystuffinthewater:unwanted,andnotparticularlyuseful.Justthen,CaptainDalecheckedhisclipboard(写字夹板)andthenannouncedloudly,“Fina

lraceisworthtwenty-fivepoints.Itdecidesthewinner.That’stheAlligatorRace!”Iwasmetwithamixofdreadandcur

iosity.“Don’tworrytoomuch,”Tyronesaid.“Here’sthedeal.Threekidsareontheirbacks,hangingontoeachother.Thefirstg

uyuseshisarms.Thesecondholdshislegs.Thethirdholdsthesecondguy’slegsbutkickshisownlegs.Alltogetheritlookslikeagiantalligatorracinginthewater.Firsttea

macrossthefinishlinewins.”“Look,guys,”Isighed,feelingoverwhelmedandwantingtoquit,“Ihavetotellyousomethi

ng.”“Weknow,”Tyronesaid.“Youcan’tswim,right?”Brianasked.Idecidedtotellthetruth.“Icanswim-alittle.Inapool.Nottoowell,butgoodenoug

h.I’mjustsonervoushere.AllI’mdoingisholdingmybreathandhopingfisharen’t—”Brianbouncedaroundinexcitement,“We’regoingtowin!”Tyronelaughed.“Steve!

We’regoingtowin!Allyouhavetodoisholdon,andwe’lldotherest.”Ilookedaround.Therewerefourlifeguards,andthewaterwasonlyuptomychest.MaybeIco

ulddothis.注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。ThenextthingIknew,wewereinthelake.Wecrossedthefinishlineinaburstofsprayandcheers.英语答案第一部分阅读（共两节

，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）21-23CBB24-27CDCA28-31CCDB32-35BDCB第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）36-40BADGF第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第

一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）41-45ADCBB46-50CDADA51-55BCDCB第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.where57.for58.the59.virtues60.growing61.hasembr

aced62.toshape63.strategically64.that/which65.timeless第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）DearJohn,Hopethisemailfindsyouwell.Iamwritingtosharemythoughtson

theproposedgrouppresentationfortheEnglishLiteratureMonth.Ibelievethatagrouppresentationwouldbeanexcellentwaytoshowcaseourreadingachievements.It

encouragescollaborationandallowsstudentstolearnfromeachother'sperspectives,whichcanleadtoadeeperunderstandingofthetexts.Additionally,w

orkingingroupshelpsstudentsdeveloptheircommunicationandteamworkskills,whichareinvaluableinacademicandprofessionalsettings.Mysuggesti

onwouldbetoorganizethepresentationsaroundthemesthatresonatewiththebookswe'veread.(Thiscouldincludetopicslike"ThePowerofFriendship,""OvercomingAdvers

ity,"or"TheRoleofHeroesinLiterature.")Eachgroupcouldthenchooseabookthatexemplifiestheirchosenthemeandpresenttheiranalys

isandinsights.Ialsorecommendthateachgroupincludesavisualaid,suchasaPowerPointpresentationoraposter,tomaketheirpresentationmoreengagingandtohel

pillustratetheirpoints.Lookingforwardtohearingyourthoughtsonthesesuggestionsandeagertoparticipateinthiscollaborativelearningexperience.Best

regards,LiHua第二节（满分25分）ThenextthingIknew,wewereinthelake.Thesunshonebrightlyonthelake,andIcouldfeeltheweightofmyteammates'expectations.Butther

ewassomethingelsetoo—asparkofdetermination.AswepositionedourselvesfortheAlligatorRace,withBrianleading,Tyroneatt

herear,andmeinthemiddle,Itookadeepbreath.Thewhistleblew,andwewereoff.Thewaterwetmyface,thecrowd’scheersfilledmyears.Wemovedasone,ahumanalli

gator,slicingthroughthewater.Foramoment,Iforgotmyfears,feelingasurgeofpowerIdidn'tknowIhad.Wecrossedthefinishlineinabu

rstofsprayandcheers.“Wedidit!”weshoutedandhigh-fivedeachother,laughingandsplashingeachotherinvictory.Aswestoodonthepodium,receivingourm

edals,IlookedoutatthecrowdandfeltawarmthIhadneverexperiencedbefore.Iwasn'tjustacitykidwhocouldn'tswim—Iwasamemberofateam,acontributortoourv

ictory,andforthefirsttime,Itrulyfeltathomeinthistown.Sometimes,beingoutofyourdepthcanleadtothemostunexpectedandrewardi

ngadventures.ThiswasamomentIwouldcherishforever.