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高二年级期中考试英语时间：120分钟分值：150分注意事项：1.答卷前，考试务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净

后，再选涂其他答案标号。3.在答题卡上与题号相对应的答题区域内答题，写在试卷、草稿纸上或答题卡非题号对应的答题区域的答案一律无效。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。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£

9.15.答案是C。1.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】WhatisSonyaresponsiblefor?A.Doingsomeresearch.B.Lookingupthedates.C.Decidingonexplorers

.2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatisthewomantryingtodo?A.Makeanappointment.B.Rescheduleanappointment.C.Cancelanappointment.3.【此处可播放相关音

频，请去附件查看】Whatdoesthemando?A.Abanker.B.Ashopper.C.Acashier.4.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inashoestore.B.Inare

staurant.C.Inatrainstation.5.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theman’sdaughter.B.Abirthdayparty.C.Some

thingtodrink.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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】6.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Houseownerandrenter.B.

Gymclerkandcustomer.C.Hotelclerkandguest.7.Whatwillthewomando?A.Cleantheroom.B.Packhersuitcase.C.Havesome

thingtoeat.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】8.Whatdidthespeakersdojustnow?A.Theymetawriter.B.Theysawadoctor.C.Theyclimbedamountain.9.Whatd

oesthemanthinkofthestories?A.Boring.B.Interesting.C.Difficult.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】10.Whatdoesthewo

manwanttodo?A.Workoutaplan.B.Lookforanapartment.C.Askthemanforhelp.11.Whatwillthemando?A.Moveontohisnewjob.B.Given

ewemployeestraining.C.Workonanimportantproject.12.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Waitforhimfortwoweeks.B.Extendthedeadline.C.TurntoMr.Cor

tez.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】。13.WhatdothespeakersagreeaboutaGPS?A.Itisnotentirelyreliable.B.Itisveryconvenie

nt.C.Itisquiteuseless.14.Whyaresomepeoplebetteratfindingtheirway?A.Theyaremorefocused.B.Theywerebornwiththeskill.C.Theygo

totheplacemorefrequently.15.Whathelpedthemanfindhisfriend’splace?AAstreet.B.Abuilding.C.Atree.16.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.

Takealookaround.B.Shareherexperience.C.Visitherfriend.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】17.Whatisthespeaker?A.Atourguide.B.Ahot

elmanager.C.Abusdriver.18.Wherearethespeakerandthelisteners?A.Inahotel.B.Onabus.C.Onabridge.19.WhatdoweknowaboutIbiza?A.Itisacoastalcity.B.Thed

eathratethereishigh.C.Itisfamousforitsrestaurants.20.Whatdoesthespeakerremindthelistenerstodointheen

d?A.Drinksomewater.B.Takecareoftheirluggage.C.ContactManuelinadvance.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（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。ASerengetiNationalPark,locatedinnorthernTanzania,isoneofthemostfamouswildlifereservesintheworld,well-knownforitsin

crediblebiodiversityandtheannualGreatMigration(迁徙)ofovertwomillionanimals.KeyFeatures.TheGreatMigration:Oneofthepark’smostfamousevents,whereover1.5

millionwildebeest(角马),200,000zebras,andthousandsofgazellestravelinacircularmigrationpatterninsearchoffreshgra

sslands.Hunterssuchaslions,cheetahs,andcrocodilesfollowthismigration.TheBigFive:Serengetiishometolions,leopards

,elephants,buffaloes,andrhinos,makingitagooddestinationforviewingAfrica’sBigFive.EndlessPlains:Thename“Serengeti”comesfromtheMaasaiword“Siringet,”mea

ning“theplacewherethelandrunsonforever.”Theparkfeaturesvastgrasslands,acaciawoodlands,andriverineforests.SeroneraRiverValley:Thisareaisparticularl

ygoodforspottinghunters,suchaslions,wilddogs,hyenas,andleopards,andisoneofthemostpopularpartsoftheparkforgamedrives.GrumetiRiver:Akeycrossingpoin

tduringtheGreatMigration,wheredramaticscenesofwildebeestcrossingthecrocodile-filledriverarecommon.EntryFeesEntryFee:Internationalvisitorsare

charged$82perpersonperdayforparkentry.OtherCosts:Visitorswhobookguidedtoursthroughtravelcompaniesdonotneedtopayasepa

rateentryfee,asitisincludedinthepackage.Thesepackages,whichalsocoveraccommodation,meals,andparktransportation,rangingfrom$200toover$1,000perday,dep

endingonthelevelofluxury.BestTimetoVisitDrySeason(JunetoOctober):Thisisthebesttimeforgameviewing,asanimalste

ndtogatheraroundwatersources,andtheweatherispleasant.ThisperiodmatchesthetimewhentheGreatMigrationherdsmaketheirrivercrossingsattheGru

metiandMararivers.WetSeason(NovembertoMay):Thisisthetimeofthebirthingseason(JanuarytoMarch),wherehundredsofthousandsofwilde

beestyoungareborn,makingitanexcellenttimetoseenewbornsandhunteraction.Theparkisalsolesscrowdedduringthistime.21.Whatattractsvisit

orstotheSeroneraRiverValley?A.Itoffersluxuryaccommodationoptions.B.Itisagoodplacetoobservehuntinganimals.C.Ithas

easyaccesstothepark’sentrance.DItisknownforbirdwatchingopportunities.22.WhatisthelowestdailypriceforapackagetourtotheSerengetiNation

alPark?A.82dollars.B.200dollars.C.282dollars.D.1,000dollars..23.Whenisthebesttimetoseeherdsrivercrossings?A.Duringthedryseason,fromJunetoOctob

er.B.Duringthebirthingseason,fromJanuarytoMarch.C.Inthewetseason,whentheparkislesscrowded.D.Attheendoftherain

yseason,whenanimalsmigrate.BIamnotapatientwoman,andthepeopleinmylocalpharmacy(药店)regularlyfeeltheimpactofthat.WithType1diabetes(糖尿病),Ihavemulti

plerepeatprescriptions(处方)tofillinordertostayalive.It’sateachingpharmacysotheserviceisabitdisorganized,asstudentstrytolearntheirwayaroundthesystems.R

ecently,ithasbeenparticularlybad.Therewasanationwideshortageofoneofmyregularmedicines,andsoeachtimeIwenttopickup

aprescription,itwasn’tavailable.IaskedmyGP(全科医生)iftheycouldjustchangetheprescriptiononceandforall.Theysaidtheywould,butthent

heychangedtheprescribedamountaswell,soinsteadofgettingamonth’ssupply,Igotaweek’s.Iaskedagain—thistimetheyjustswitcheditbacktomyoriginalmedicine,th

eonethatwasn’tinsupply.Thiscontinuedformonths,untilonedayI’dhadenough.IhadgonebacktomyGP’sclinicfromthep

harmacyastheprescriptionwaswrongyetagain.Whyweretheymakingthingssodifficultforme?Whycouldn’ttheyseehowscaredIwas?Ilostmytemper.Iwasdownrig

htrudetothereceptionteamandtheGP.AndwhenIfinallygotbacktothepharmacytocorrectprescriptioninhand,theytoldmethepharmacistwasactuallyou

tforlunchandI’dhavetowaitforanhour.Istartedshouting.WhenIthinkofthatmomentnow,Ifeeluncomfortable.Therealityisthatbyshouting,thesituatio

nwasfixed—thepharmacistreappearedfromtheirlunchbreakandIhaven’thadaproblemgettingmyprescriptionquicklysince.Butevery

timeIsetfootinthatpharmacy,IfeelasenseofshameandIgooutofmywaytobenicetothestaffinthedesperatehopethatitwillundothememory.Some

timesweshout;sometimeswehaveto.Andifyouwereonthereceivingend,thenI’msorry.Itprobablywasn’tanythingtodowith

you:itwasjustascaredpersonatthebottomoftheirmentalwelltryingtobeheard.24.Whydoestheauthoremphasizethepharmacybeingateach

ingone?AToexplainthedisorganizationinservice.B.Toexplainwhytheservicemightbeslowerattimes.C.Tosuggestthatstudentsare

learningtomanageprescriptions.D.Toshowthatthestaffarealwayslearningandimproving.25.Whatwastheproblemwitho

neofthemedicinesthewriterneeded?.A.Thedoctorwouldn’tprescribeit.B.Thewriterwasgiventoomuchofit.C.The

pharmacydidn’thaveitinsupply.D.Thewriterdidn’tlikethesideeffects.26.Whatwastheimmediateresultoftheauthor’sshoutingatthepharmacy?A.Thepharm

acistapologizedforthemistake.B.Theauthorwasaskedtoleavethepharmacyatonce.C.Thepharmacistrefusedtofilltheprescription.D.Thepharmacistret

urned,andherproblemwassolved.27.Whatistheauthor’stoneinthelastparagraph?A.Defensiveandunapologetic.B.Regretfulandreflective.C.Angryandblaming.D.Hop

efulandpositive.CTheIgNobelPrizes,establishedin1991,areanamusingalternativetothedistinguishedNobelPrizes,honoringr

esearchthat“makespeoplelaugh,thenthink.”Thenameisacleverwordplayon“ignoble,”meaningsomethinglackinghonor,reflect

ingthehumorousandunconventionalnatureofthediscoveries.However,beneaththefoolishnessoftenliesgreatscientificvalue,showingthatcuriositycanleadtos

ignificantunderstanding,evenfromseeminglyinsignificantquestions.Theprizesdrawattentiontoarangeofoddbutfascinatingstudie

s.In2024,someresearcherswereawardedfordemonstratingthatrealplantscancopytheappearanceofartificialonestheyareplantedalo

ngside,revealingtheremarkableadaptabilityofnature.Another2024studydemonstratedthatdeadfishcanswimupstreambyu

singenergyfromfast-movingwatercurrents,whichcouldinspireenergy-efficientdesignsinengineering.Additionally,aprobabilityexperimentinvolvingmo

rethan350,000cointhrowsrevealedthatathrowncoinismorelikelytolandonthesideitstartedfrom,offeringunexpectedun

derstandingintochanceandprobability.Inpreviousyears,similarlyquirkystudieshavebeenhonored.In2004,oneoftheIgNobelPrizeswasawardedtoJillianClarke.

Sheinvestigatedthescientificsoundnessofthe“five-secondrule,”apopularbeliefthatfooddroppedontheflooris

stillsafetoeatifpickedupwithinfiveseconds.Some2006IgNobelPrizewinnersfoundthatfemalemalariamosquitoes（蚊子）are

equallyattractedtothesmellofhumanfeetandLimburgercheese.Thisresearch,whichwontheBiologyPrize,suggeststhattheseodorscouldbeusedtodevelop

innovativemosquitocontrolmethods.Heldannuallyinmid-September,aroundthetimetherealNobelPrizesareannounced,theIgNobel

Prizeceremonyisauniquemixtureofhumorandscience,whererealNobelPrizewinnerspresenttheawards.Theeventcontainsanumberofrunningjokes,in

cludingMissSweetiePoo,alittlegirlwhorepeatedlycriesout“Pleasestop,I’mbored”,ifspeakersgoontoolong.Paperairplanesaretraditiona

llythrownbytheaudience,addingtothefunnynatureoftheevent.28.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheIgNobelPrizes?A.Toprovidean

alternativetothetraditionalNobelPrizes.B.Torecognizeresearchthatispurelyhumorous.C.Torecognizehumorouss

cienceresearch.D.Toawardthesmallestscientificstudies.29.Whatdoesthestudyofcointhrowingreveal?A.Possibilitycan

notbepredictedwithcertainty.B.Humanbeliefinfluencestheprobabilityofaresult.C.Theendresultisalwaysuncertain,witha50/50chance.D.Coinsten

dtolandonthesidetheystartfrom.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“quirky”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Unusualorunco

nventional.B.Standardortypical.C.Boringoruninteresting.D.Disorderedorunstructured.31.WhopresentstheIgNobelPrizestothewinners?A.Scie

ntistshavingasenseofhumor.B.Politicalorsocialcelebrities.CRealNobelPrizewinners.D.IgNobelPrizeorganizers.DInthepast

fewdecades,RayKurzweilhasmademorethan100forecastsaboutthefuture,ofwhich86%haveproventobeaccurate.Amonghisfamouspredictionsishisd

aringclaimthatby2029,artificialintelligence(AI)willpasstheTuringtestandachievehuman-levelintelligence.Perhapshismostsignifi

cantpredictionisthatthesingularity(奇点)willbereachedby2045,markingthepointatwhichhumanintelligencefullyintegrateswithAIandsignificantlyimprovesourmen

talcapabilities.Kurzwel’spositiveviewonthesingularitystandsinsharpoppositiontothewarningsfromStephenHawki

ng,ElonMusk,andBillGates,whohavevoicedconcernsaboutthepotentialrisksofsuperintelligentAI.ThesefiguresfearthatAIcouldbecomeuncontrollab

leandthreatenhumanity’ssurvival.Kurzweil,however,seesAInotasanexistentialrisk,butasapowerfultoolforimprovinghumanabilities.HearguesthatAIwon’

toperateasan.independentforcebutwillfunctionwithinanetworkdesignedtoworkalongsidehumans,improvingratherthanrep

lacingourabilities.Kurzweilsupportshisviewpointwithexistingtechnologies,likebrainimplantsusedtotreatParkinson’sdisease(帕金森病）,suggestingtha

ttheintegrationprocessisalreadyinprogress.Heenvisionsafuturewhere,bythe2030s,individualswillconnecttheirneocortex—thepartofthebrainrespo

nsibleforadvancedthinking—tothecloud,improvingourmemory,creativity,andproblem-solvingskills.Lookingaheadto2045,Kurzweilbelievesthatthesingu

laritywillfurtherenablehumanitytoaddresscomplexglobalchallengesandunlocknewlevelsofintellectualandcreativepotentia

l.Ratherthanviewingthistransformationasathreat,Kurzweilconsidersitavaluableopportunityforhumanprogress,a

sAIwillempowerindividualstomeettheirphysicalandintellectualneeds.Hearguesthatthiswillleadtoasocietychara

cterizedbyremarkablegrowthandachievement.32.Whatisthesignificanceoftheyear2045inKurzweil’spredictions?A.Itmarksthe

timeAIwillbeathumanintelligenceforthefirsttime.B.ItistheyearwhenAIwillsuccessfullypasstheTuringtest.C.Itistheye

arwhenAIwillbecometotallyuncontrollable.D.ItmarksthetimehumanintelligencewillcompletelycombinewithAI.3

3.WhatconcernsdothefigureslikeHawking,Musk,andGateshaveaboutAIdevelopment?A.TheybelieveAIwillmakehumansdependentontechnology.B.TheyfearAIcou

ldescapehumancontrolandendangerhumanity.C.TheythinkAIwillmakehumanslosetheabilitytotalk.D.TheypredictAIwillleadtoconflictsbetweennations.34.Whydoe

sKurzweilmentionbrainimplantsusedfortreatingParkinson’sdisease?A.Toshowthatthehuman-machineintegrationhasalreadybegun.B.Toillustrat

ethepotentialdangersofAIinthemedicalfield.C.ToarguethatAIhasalreadybeatenhumanintelligence.D.Tosuggestitispos

sibletofindcureforParkinson’sdisease.35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Kurzweil’sDream:TheFutureofAIB.Kurzweil’sAnalysis:AIandHumanity

C.Kurzweil’sPrediction:Singularityby2045D.Kurzweil’sWarning:TheThreatofAI第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，共12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。Nowadays,intheageofround-the-clockentertainment,it’shardertobebored.Iftheshowyou’rewatchinghaslostitsspa

rk,youcanselectanalternativeinstantly.___36___Feelingboredwiththetaskinhanddoeshaveitsbenefits.___37___Feelingb

oredatwork,forexample,couldinspireyoutoexploreachangeofcareer.Orifyoudecidethere’snothingworthwatchingonTV,youmightchooset

oswitchoffandmakeyourownentertainmentbytakingupanewhobby.___38___Thisdrivetofindinterestingactivitiescanleadtoariseincreativity.W

hat’sthepointofdaydreaming?WithoutsocialmediaorTV,wemayfallbackondaydreaming.Despitewhatparentsandteachersmayhavetoldyou,day

dreamingisgoodforyou.Lettingyourthoughtswanderwithoutthedistractionsoftechnologycanbeausefulwayto“allowyourmin

dtorelax,relievestress,developingyourcreativityintheprocess,”writestheUniversityofCentralLancashire’sDrSandiMann.___

39___Arewemoreeasilyborednowadays?Still,whydaydreamatthebusstopwhenyoucansimplyscrollthroughyourphone?Forstarters,spendingeverysparemoment

staringatascreencanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmentalwell-being,sleepqualityandeyesight.Butthat’snotall.___40___Eventually,westarttolosetheabilitytoe

ntertainothersandfindwaystodosomethinglessboring.Whisperit:Weruntheriskofbecomingboringourselves.A.Doesboredommakeusmorecreative?B.Butthat’snotne

cessarilyagoodthing.C.Whydon’tyoudosomethinglessboring?D.Anewshowislaunchedtokeepchildrenentertained.E.Being

boredinspiresyoutosearchoutsomethinglessboringtodo.F.Itmeansyoubecomelessabletothinkcreativelyandsolveproblems.G.Peoplewholikeddaydreamingscoredh

igheronintellectualandcreativeability.第三部分语言运用（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。ItwasafreezingFridaynight.Myfathertelephonedme,tellingmemymotherhadbeeninaterriblecarcra

sh.Onarrivingatthehospital,astrongsmellof___41___broughtasickfeelingtomyalreadyturningstomach.Thehorribleconditionof

mymother’sbody___42___me.Shestruggledtoturnaroundbutcouldn’t.Shehadtubesdownherthroatandinherarms.___43_

__holdinghercoldswollen(肿胀的)hands,Icontrolledmyurgeto___44___out.Shekeptstaringatme,lookingpainful.Iturnedmy___45___awayfromher,tryingtoh

idemytears.ItoccurredtomethatIreallymight___46___mymother.Mylifecompletely___47___.Iusedtoonlydealwithmyteenagelife.Butthatnight,thetroublea

tschoolappeared___48___.Lifetookonanewmeaningforme.Twomonthslater,shewasallowedhome.Itwasa___49___forusall,butitmeantmoreresponsibilitiesfor

me.Iwouldfeedher,batheherandhelphertothe____50____.ItstruckmethatIwasplayingtheroleof____51____tomyownmother.Thedifficultp

artformewastryingto____52____mymother’sspiritsupwhenshelostheartoverherinabilitytodosimplethingsbyherself,

butIalwayshadasmileonmyface.Ithasbeentwoyearssincethatnight.Ihave____53____morethanalltheyearsbefore.Beingamotherf

iguretomyownmother____54____mealotaboutparenthood:theworries,theprotectivenessand,mostofall,theunconditional____55____.41.

A.coffeeB.medicineC.flowersD.food42.A.shockedB.confusedC.annoyedD.excited43.A.CalmlyB.TightlyC.GentlyD.Joyfully44.A.callB.runC.leaveD.cry

45.A.faceB.handC.attentionD.mind46.A.loseB.hurtC.cureD.need47.A.startedB.ceasedC.changedD.boiled48.A.unnecessaryB.incredibleC.unusualD.insignifi

cant49.A.treatB.blessingC.surpriseD.trouble50.A.schoolB.toiletC.carD.hospital51.A.fatherB.friendC.motherD.daughter52.A.k

eepB.takeC.putD.wake53.A.improvedB.sufferedC.grownD.seen54.A.offeredB.taughtC.paidD.left55.A.giftB.rewardC.choiceD.l

ove第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。The2024ChinaInternationalConfuciusCulturalFestivaliskickingoffonFrid

ayinQufu,ShandongProvince.Recently,over370guestsfrom36foreigncountries___56___(invite)toattendthefestival.Fivemajoreventsincludingamemorialhon

oringConfuciusandaglobal___57___(explore)ofConfuciustemplesandacademieswillbeheldduringthefestival.Today,touriststoQufu,___58

___isthebirthplaceofConfucius,gobeyondsimplyvisitingConfucianheritage.Theycanwatchspectacularperformancesand___

59___(show)themedaroundConfucianism,andtakepartintraditionalculturalactivitieslikecalligraphy,paper-cutting___60___seal-carv

ing.Additionally,workshopsonConfuciancultureareheldinlocalschoolsandcommunities___61___(regular)tocultivatechildren

’smoralityandmixtraditionalculturewithresidents’dailylives.Throughouttheyear,touristscanparticipate___62___differentfolkfestivalsandtraditionalcul

turalactivitiesaroundtheprovincetoexperience___63___(it)artisticcreativityandculturaldiversity.Shandongalsohas___64___well-connectedtr

ansportationnetwork,deliciouscuisine,anddiverseaccommodationoptions,____65____(offer)visitorsacomfortableandcarefreetravelexperien

ce.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）66.假如你是李华，最近你在英语学习上遇到了困难，但你积极地解决了这些困难。请给你的朋友Alice写一封邮件分享此事，内容包括：1.描述你的困难；2.介绍你的解决方法。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的

相应位置作答。DearAlice,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）67.

阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Mydadwasmorethanafathertome;hewasmyfriendandconfidant(知己)andoneofthemostamazingpeopleinmylife

.Sowhenhepassedawaysuddenlyfromastrokeattheageof51,myworldfellapart.Iwaslost,alongwithmymotherwhohadbeenwith

myfathersinceage16,twobrothers,andeveryonewhoknewhim.Wewerethrownintoathickfogofanger,sadness,andshock.Icriedeverynightandtriedtoholdo

ntoallmymemoriesofhim.IreplayedeverymomentIcouldremember—writingdownthoughts,printingoutolde-mails,readingoldbirthdaycards

—anythingIcouldhangontobecauseIdidn’twanttoforget.AsIwasgoingthroughalltheseoldmemories,IbegantowonderaboutallthethingsIhadmissed.Mydad

wasaquietmanwhowasknownforhislisteningskills,hispatience,hishumor,andhissmile.Hewasoftentheonelisteningins

teadoftellingstories.IwantedtoknowwhatstoriesIhadmissedbylosinghimsosoon.SoIdecidedtocompile(编纂)amemorybookasasurpr

iseChristmasgiftformymomandbrothers.IstartedmyprojectinNovember,contactingeveryoneIknewwhowasclosetomydadorhadbeeninthepast.Isente-mailsandl

ettersaskingforfriendsandfamilyofGaryForcetosendmetheirthoughtsandmemoriesofhim.Iaskedthemspecificallytosharefunnystories

aboutmydadandthestoriesthatmaybenoonehadeverheardorhadlongforgotten.ItoldthemtorespondnolaterthanoneweekbeforeChristmas

.IwaitedandwaitedandgotveryfewresponsesbyDecember.Ibegantowonderifthiswasahorribleideaorifanyoneevencared.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。Andthentheresponsesstartedpouringin.______________________________________________________________________

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