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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.Doingsomer

esearch.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】Wheredoestheconversatio

ntakeplace?A.Inashoestore.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inatrainstation.5.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theman’sdaug

hter.B.Abirthdayparty.C.Somethingtodrink.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.Gymcl

erkandcustomer.C.Hotelclerkandguest.7.Whatwillthewomando?A.Cleantheroom.B.Packhersuitcase.C.Havesomethingtoeat.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.Theyclimbedam

ountain.9.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthestories?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.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Workoutaplan.B.Lookforanapartment.C.Askthemanforhelp.11.Whatwillthemando?A.Moveontohisnew

job.B.Givenewemployeestraining.C.Workonanimportantproject.12.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Waitforhi

mfortwoweeks.B.Extendthedeadline.C.TurntoMr.Cortez.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.Whatdothespeakersagre

eaboutaGPS?A.Itisnotentirelyreliable.B.Itisveryconvenient.C.Itisquiteuseless.14.Whyaresomepeoplebetteratfindingthe

irway?A.Theyaremorefocused.B.Theywerebornwiththeskill.C.Theygototheplacemorefrequently.15.Whathelpedthemanfindhisfriend’splace?AAstreet.B.Abuild

ing.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.Ahotelmanager.C.Abusdriver.18.Wherearethespeakerandthelisteners?A

.Inahotel.B.Onabus.C.Onabridge.19.WhatdoweknowaboutIbiza?A.Itisacoastalcity.B.Thedeathratethereishigh.C.Itisfamousfo

ritsrestaurants.20.Whatdoesthespeakerremindthelistenerstodointheend?A.Drinksomewater.B.Takecareoftheirluggage.C.Co

ntactManuelinadvance.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,locat

edinnorthernTanzania,isoneofthemostfamouswildlifereservesintheworld,well-knownforitsincrediblebiodiversityandth

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

ldebeest(角马),200,000zebras,andthousandsofgazellestravelinacircularmigrationpatterninsearchoffreshgrasslands.Hunterssuchaslions,cheetahs,andc

rocodilesfollowthismigration.TheBigFive:Serengetiishometolions,leopards,elephants,buffaloes,andrhinos,maki

ngitagooddestinationforviewingAfrica’sBigFive.EndlessPlains:Thename“Serengeti”comesfromtheMaasaiword“Sirin

get,”meaning“theplacewherethelandrunsonforever.”Theparkfeaturesvastgrasslands,acaciawoodlands,andriverineforests.

SeroneraRiverValley:Thisareaisparticularlygoodforspottinghunters,suchaslions,wilddogs,hyenas,andleopards,andisoneofthemo

stpopularpartsoftheparkforgamedrives.GrumetiRiver:AkeycrossingpointduringtheGreatMigration,wheredramaticscenesofwildebeestcrossingthecrocodile

-filledriverarecommon.EntryFeesEntryFee:Internationalvisitorsarecharged$82perpersonperdayforparkentry.OtherCosts:Visitorswhobookguidedtoursthr

oughtravelcompaniesdonotneedtopayaseparateentryfee,asitisincludedinthepackage.Thesepackages,whichalsocovera

ccommodation,meals,andparktransportation,rangingfrom$200toover$1,000perday,dependingonthelevelofluxury.BestTimetoVisitDrySeason(JunetoOctobe

r):Thisisthebesttimeforgameviewing,asanimalstendtogatheraroundwatersources,andtheweatherispleasant.ThisperiodmatchesthetimewhentheGreat

MigrationherdsmaketheirrivercrossingsattheGrumetiandMararivers.WetSeason(NovembertoMay):Thisisthetimeofthebirthingseason(J

anuarytoMarch),wherehundredsofthousandsofwildebeestyoungareborn,makingitanexcellenttimetoseenewbornsandhunteraction.Thepa

rkisalsolesscrowdedduringthistime.21.WhatattractsvisitorstotheSeroneraRiverValley?A.Itoffersluxuryaccommodationoptions.B.Itisagood

placetoobservehuntinganimals.C.Ithaseasyaccesstothepark’sentrance.DItisknownforbirdwatchingopportunities.22.Whatisthelowestdai

lypriceforapackagetourtotheSerengetiNationalPark?A.82dollars.B.200dollars.C.282dollars.D.1,000dollars..23.Whenisthebesttimetoseeherdsrivercross

ings?A.Duringthedryseason,fromJunetoOctober.B.Duringthebirthingseason,fromJanuarytoMarch.C.Inthewetseason,whentheparkislesscro

wded.D.Attheendoftherainyseason,whenanimalsmigrate.BIamnotapatientwoman,andthepeopleinmylocalpharmacy(药店)regularlyfeeltheimpact

ofthat.WithType1diabetes(糖尿病),Ihavemultiplerepeatprescriptions(处方)tofillinordertostayalive.It’sateachingpharmacysotheserviceisabi

tdisorganized,asstudentstrytolearntheirwayaroundthesystems.Recently,ithasbeenparticularlybad.Therewasanationwideshortageofoneofmyregularmedicines,and

soeachtimeIwenttopickupaprescription,itwasn’tavailable.IaskedmyGP(全科医生)iftheycouldjustchangetheprescriptiononceandforall.The

ysaidtheywould,butthentheychangedtheprescribedamountaswell,soinsteadofgettingamonth’ssupply,Igotaweek’s.Iaskedagain—t

histimetheyjustswitcheditbacktomyoriginalmedicine,theonethatwasn’tinsupply.Thiscontinuedformonths,untilonedayI’dhad

enough.IhadgonebacktomyGP’sclinicfromthepharmacyastheprescriptionwaswrongyetagain.Whyweretheymakingthingssodifficultforme?Whycouldn’ttheyseeho

wscaredIwas?Ilostmytemper.IwasdownrightrudetothereceptionteamandtheGP.AndwhenIfinallygotbacktothepha

rmacytocorrectprescriptioninhand,theytoldmethepharmacistwasactuallyoutforlunchandI’dhavetowaitforanhour.

Istartedshouting.WhenIthinkofthatmomentnow,Ifeeluncomfortable.Therealityisthatbyshouting,thesituationwasfixed—thepharmacistreappearedfromtheirlun

chbreakandIhaven’thadaproblemgettingmyprescriptionquicklysince.ButeverytimeIsetfootinthatpharmacy,IfeelasenseofshameandIgooutofmyway

tobenicetothestaffinthedesperatehopethatitwillundothememory.Sometimesweshout;sometimeswehaveto.Andifyouwereonthereceivingend,thenI’msorry.Itprobabl

ywasn’tanythingtodowithyou:itwasjustascaredpersonatthebottomoftheirmentalwelltryingtobeheard.24.Whydoestheauthoremphasizethepharmacybeingatea

chingone?AToexplainthedisorganizationinservice.B.Toexplainwhytheservicemightbeslowerattimes.C.Tosuggestthatstudentsarelearningtomanageprescriptions.

D.Toshowthatthestaffarealwayslearningandimproving.25.Whatwastheproblemwithoneofthemedicinesthewriternee

ded?.A.Thedoctorwouldn’tprescribeit.B.Thewriterwasgiventoomuchofit.C.Thepharmacydidn’thaveitinsupply.D.Thewriterdidn’tlikethesideeffects

.26.Whatwastheimmediateresultoftheauthor’sshoutingatthepharmacy?A.Thepharmacistapologizedforthemistake.B.Theauthorwasaskedtoleavethepharmacyato

nce.C.Thepharmacistrefusedtofilltheprescription.D.Thepharmacistreturned,andherproblemwassolved.27.Whatistheauthor’stoneinth

elastparagraph?A.Defensiveandunapologetic.B.Regretfulandreflective.C.Angryandblaming.D.Hopefulandpositive.CTheIgNobelPrizes,establishedin1991,areanam

usingalternativetothedistinguishedNobelPrizes,honoringresearchthat“makespeoplelaugh,thenthink.”Thenameisacleverwordplayon“ignoble,”meaningsomethingl

ackinghonor,reflectingthehumorousandunconventionalnatureofthediscoveries.However,beneaththefoolishnessoftenliesgreatscientificvalue,showingthatcuri

ositycanleadtosignificantunderstanding,evenfromseeminglyinsignificantquestions.Theprizesdrawattentiontoarangeofoddbutfascinatingstudies.In202

4,someresearcherswereawardedfordemonstratingthatrealplantscancopytheappearanceofartificialonestheyare

plantedalongside,revealingtheremarkableadaptabilityofnature.Another2024studydemonstratedthatdeadfishcanswimupstreambyusi

ngenergyfromfast-movingwatercurrents,whichcouldinspireenergy-efficientdesignsinengineering.Additionally,aprobabilityexperimentinvol

vingmorethan350,000cointhrowsrevealedthatathrowncoinismorelikelytolandonthesideitstartedfrom,offeringunexpectedunde

rstandingintochanceandprobability.Inpreviousyears,similarlyquirkystudieshavebeenhonored.In2004,oneoftheIgNobel

PrizeswasawardedtoJillianClarke.Sheinvestigatedthescientificsoundnessofthe“five-secondrule,”apopularbeliefthatfooddroppedonthefloorisst

illsafetoeatifpickedupwithinfiveseconds.Some2006IgNobelPrizewinnersfoundthatfemalemalariamosquitoes（蚊子）areequallyattra

ctedtothesmellofhumanfeetandLimburgercheese.Thisresearch,whichwontheBiologyPrize,suggeststhattheseodorscouldbeusedtodevelo

pinnovativemosquitocontrolmethods.Heldannuallyinmid-September,aroundthetimetherealNobelPrizesareannounced,theIgNobelPrizeceremonyi

sauniquemixtureofhumorandscience,whererealNobelPrizewinnerspresenttheawards.Theeventcontainsanumberofrunningjok

es,includingMissSweetiePoo,alittlegirlwhorepeatedlycriesout“Pleasestop,I’mbored”,ifspeakersgoontoolong.Paperairplanesaretraditionallythrownbytheau

dience,addingtothefunnynatureoftheevent.28.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheIgNobelPrizes?A.ToprovideanalternativetothetraditionalNobelPrizes.B.Torecogn

izeresearchthatispurelyhumorous.C.Torecognizehumorousscienceresearch.D.Toawardthesmallestscientificstudies.29.Whatdoe

sthestudyofcointhrowingreveal?A.Possibilitycannotbepredictedwithcertainty.B.Humanbeliefinfluencestheprobabilit

yofaresult.C.Theendresultisalwaysuncertain,witha50/50chance.D.Coinstendtolandonthesidetheystartfrom.30.Whatdoestheunderl

inedword“quirky”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Unusualorunconventional.B.Standardortypical.C.Boringoruninteresting.D.Disorderedorunstruct

ured.31.WhopresentstheIgNobelPrizestothewinners?A.Scientistshavingasenseofhumor.B.Politicalorsocialcelebrities.CRealNobelPrizewinner

s.D.IgNobelPrizeorganizers.DInthepastfewdecades,RayKurzweilhasmademorethan100forecastsaboutthefuture,ofwhich86%haveproventobeaccurate.Among

hisfamouspredictionsishisdaringclaimthatby2029,artificialintelligence(AI)willpasstheTuringtestandachievehuman-levelinte

lligence.Perhapshismostsignificantpredictionisthatthesingularity(奇点)willbereachedby2045,markingthepoint

atwhichhumanintelligencefullyintegrateswithAIandsignificantlyimprovesourmentalcapabilities.Kurzwel’s

positiveviewonthesingularitystandsinsharpoppositiontothewarningsfromStephenHawking,ElonMusk,andBillGates,whohavevoicedconcernsaboutthepotentialrisk

sofsuperintelligentAI.ThesefiguresfearthatAIcouldbecomeuncontrollableandthreatenhumanity’ssurvival.Kurzweil,h

owever,seesAInotasanexistentialrisk,butasapowerfultoolforimprovinghumanabilities.HearguesthatAIwon’toperateasan.independentforcebu

twillfunctionwithinanetworkdesignedtoworkalongsidehumans,improvingratherthanreplacingourabilities.Kurzweilsupportshisviewpointwithexistingte

chnologies,likebrainimplantsusedtotreatParkinson’sdisease(帕金森病）,suggestingthattheintegrationprocessisalre

adyinprogress.Heenvisionsafuturewhere,bythe2030s,individualswillconnecttheirneocortex—thepartofthebrainresponsibleforadvancedthinking—totheclo

ud,improvingourmemory,creativity,andproblem-solvingskills.Lookingaheadto2045,Kurzweilbelievesthatthesi

ngularitywillfurtherenablehumanitytoaddresscomplexglobalchallengesandunlocknewlevelsofintellectualandcreativepot

ential.Ratherthanviewingthistransformationasathreat,Kurzweilconsidersitavaluableopportunityforhumanprogre

ss,asAIwillempowerindividualstomeettheirphysicalandintellectualneeds.Hearguesthatthiswillleadtoasociet

ycharacterizedbyremarkablegrowthandachievement.32.Whatisthesignificanceoftheyear2045inKurzweil’spredictions?A.

ItmarksthetimeAIwillbeathumanintelligenceforthefirsttime.B.ItistheyearwhenAIwillsuccessfullypasstheTuringtest.C.Itis

theyearwhenAIwillbecometotallyuncontrollable.D.ItmarksthetimehumanintelligencewillcompletelycombinewithAI.33.WhatconcernsdothefigureslikeHawking

,Musk,andGateshaveaboutAIdevelopment?A.TheybelieveAIwillmakehumansdependentontechnology.B.TheyfearAIcouldescapehu

mancontrolandendangerhumanity.C.TheythinkAIwillmakehumanslosetheabilitytotalk.D.TheypredictAIwillleadtoconflictsbetweennations.34.Why

doesKurzweilmentionbrainimplantsusedfortreatingParkinson’sdisease?A.Toshowthatthehuman-machineintegrationhasalreadybegun.B.Toillustratethepotenti

aldangersofAIinthemedicalfield.C.ToarguethatAIhasalreadybeatenhumanintelligence.D.Tosuggestitispossibletofindcurefor

Parkinson’sdisease.35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Kurzweil’sDream:TheFutureofAIB.Kurzweil’sAnalysis:AIandHumanityC.Ku

rzweil’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’rewatchinghaslostitsspark,youcanselectanalternativeinstant

ly.___36___Feelingboredwiththetaskinhanddoeshaveitsbenefits.___37___Feelingboredatwork,forexample,couldinspireyoutoexploreachangeofcareer.Orifyoudeci

dethere’snothingworthwatchingonTV,youmightchoosetoswitchoffandmakeyourownentertainmentbytakingupanewhobby.___38___This

drivetofindinterestingactivitiescanleadtoariseincreativity.What’sthepointofdaydreaming?WithoutsocialmediaorTV,wemayfallbackondaydre

aming.Despitewhatparentsandteachersmayhavetoldyou,daydreamingisgoodforyou.Lettingyourthoughtswanderwithoutthedistract

ionsoftechnologycanbeausefulwayto“allowyourmindtorelax,relievestress,developingyourcreativityintheprocess,”writestheUniversityofCentralLan

cashire’sDrSandiMann.___39___Arewemoreeasilyborednowadays?Still,whydaydreamatthebusstopwhenyoucansimplyscrollthroughyourphone?For

starters,spendingeverysparemomentstaringatascreencanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmentalwell-being,sleepqualityandeyesight.Butthat’snotall.___40___

Eventually,westarttolosetheabilitytoentertainothersandfindwaystodosomethinglessboring.Whisperit:Weruntheriskofbecomingboringourselves

.A.Doesboredommakeusmorecreative?B.Butthat’snotnecessarilyagoodthing.C.Whydon’tyoudosomethinglessboring?D.Anewsh

owislaunchedtokeepchildrenentertained.E.Beingboredinspiresyoutosearchoutsomethinglessboringtodo.F.Itmeansyoubecomelessabletothinkcreativelyands

olveproblems.G.Peoplewholikeddaydreamingscoredhigheronintellectualandcreativeability.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,tellingmemymotherhadbe

eninaterriblecarcrash.Onarrivingatthehospital,astrongsmellof___41___broughtasickfeelingtomyalreadyturningstomach.Thehorribl

econditionofmymother’sbody___42___me.Shestruggledtoturnaroundbutcouldn’t.Shehadtubesdownherthroatandinherarms.___43___hold

inghercoldswollen(肿胀的)hands,Icontrolledmyurgeto___44___out.Shekeptstaringatme,lookingpainful.Iturnedmy___45_

__awayfromher,tryingtohidemytears.ItoccurredtomethatIreallymight___46___mymother.Mylifecompletely___

47___.Iusedtoonlydealwithmyteenagelife.Butthatnight,thetroubleatschoolappeared___48___.Lifetookonanewmeaningforme.Twomonthslater,

shewasallowedhome.Itwasa___49___forusall,butitmeantmoreresponsibilitiesforme.Iwouldfeedher,batheherandhelphertothe____50___

_.ItstruckmethatIwasplayingtheroleof____51____tomyownmother.Thedifficultpartformewastryingto____52____mymother’sspiri

tsupwhenshelostheartoverherinabilitytodosimplethingsbyherself,butIalwayshadasmileonmyface.Ithasbeentwoyearssincethatnight.Ih

ave____53____morethanalltheyearsbefore.Beingamotherfiguretomyownmother____54____mealotaboutparenthood:thewor

ries,theprotectivenessand,mostofall,theunconditional____55____.41.A.coffeeB.medicineC.flowersD.food42.A.shockedB.confus

edC.annoyedD.excited43.A.CalmlyB.TightlyC.GentlyD.Joyfully44.A.callB.runC.leaveD.cry45.A.faceB.handC.attentionD.

mind46.A.loseB.hurtC.cureD.need47.A.startedB.ceasedC.changedD.boiled48.A.unnecessaryB.incredibleC.unusualD.insignificant49.A.treatB.blessin

gC.surpriseD.trouble50.A.schoolB.toiletC.carD.hospital51.A.fatherB.friendC.motherD.daughter52.A.keepB.takeC.putD.wake5

3.A.improvedB.sufferedC.grownD.seen54.A.offeredB.taughtC.paidD.left55.A.giftB.rewardC.choiceD.love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。The2024ChinaInternationalConfuciusCulturalFestivaliskickingoffonFridayinQ

ufu,ShandongProvince.Recently,over370guestsfrom36foreigncountries___56___(invite)toattendthefestival.Fivemajoreventsincludingamem

orialhonoringConfuciusandaglobal___57___(explore)ofConfuciustemplesandacademieswillbeheldduringthefestival.Today,touriststoQufu,___58___isthebirt

hplaceofConfucius,gobeyondsimplyvisitingConfucianheritage.Theycanwatchspectacularperformancesand___5

9___(show)themedaroundConfucianism,andtakepartintraditionalculturalactivitieslikecalligraphy,paper-cutting___60___seal-carving.Additio

nally,workshopsonConfuciancultureareheldinlocalschoolsandcommunities___61___(regular)tocultivatechildren’smoralityandmixtraditionalculturewithresiden

ts’dailylives.Throughouttheyear,touristscanparticipate___62___differentfolkfestivalsandtraditionalculturalactivitiesaroun

dtheprovincetoexperience___63___(it)artisticcreativityandculturaldiversity.Shandongalsohas___64___well-connectedtransport

ationnetwork,deliciouscuisine,anddiverseaccommodationoptions,____65____(offer)visitorsacomfortableandcarefreetravelexperience.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8

0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.Sowhenhepassedawaysuddenlyfromastrokeattheage

of51,myworldfellapart.Iwaslost,alongwithmymotherwhohadbeenwithmyfathersinceage16,twobrothers,andeveryonewhoknewhim.Wewerethrownintoathickfogofang

er,sadness,andshock.Icriedeverynightandtriedtoholdontoallmymemoriesofhim.IreplayedeverymomentIcouldrem

ember—writingdownthoughts,printingoutolde-mails,readingoldbirthdaycards—anythingIcouldhangontobecauseIdidn’twanttoforget.AsIwasgoingthrough

alltheseoldmemories,IbegantowonderaboutallthethingsIhadmissed.Mydadwasaquietmanwhowasknownforhislisteningskills,hispat

ience,hishumor,andhissmile.Hewasoftentheonelisteninginsteadoftellingstories.IwantedtoknowwhatstoriesIhadmissedby

losinghimsosoon.SoIdecidedtocompile(编纂)amemorybookasasurpriseChristmasgiftformymomandbrothers.IstartedmyprojectinNovember,contactingeveryoneI

knewwhowasclosetomydadorhadbeeninthepast.Isente-mailsandlettersaskingforfriendsandfamilyofGaryForcetosendmetheirthoughtsandmemori

esofhim.Iaskedthemspecificallytosharefunnystoriesaboutmydadandthestoriesthatmaybenoonehadeverheardorhadlongforgotten.Itoldthemtorespondnolaterthano

neweekbeforeChristmas.IwaitedandwaitedandgotveryfewresponsesbyDecember.Ibegantowonderifthiswasahorribleideaori

fanyoneevencared.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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