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连城一中2019--2020学年度下学期高二英语期中测试出题人：审题人：2020.6.14（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.

Buyasuit.B.Attendafamilyparty.C.Haveajobinterview.2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Marklooksgoodwithabeard.B.Markdidn’tnoticeher.C.Markchan

gedalot.3.WhenwillthemanmeetMr.Black?A.OnNovember1st.B.OnNovember2nd.C.OnNovember3rd.4.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Consultatravela

gent.B.Makethearrangementsherself.C.GotoFloridawithaprofessor.5.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthefilm?A.Great.B.Justso-so.C.T

errible.听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whyaretheremanypeopleinfrontofthestore?A.Thestuffisonsale.B.Thereisafre

etrial.C.Newfacialtreatmentscomein.7.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?A.Comehereanotherday.B.Comparethepri

cesfirst.C.Checktheitemsandmakealist.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Whatmakesthecookiespopular?A.Thepackaging.B.Thetaste.C

.Theprice.9.Whatisthewomangoingtodofirst?A.TrySwissrolls.B.Buysomecookies.C.Checkoutatthecounter.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.What

doesthewriterdescribeinthebook?A.Hismotherland.B.Awonderfuljourney.C.Hischildhood.11.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.TraveltoIndi

awiththewoman.B.Haveatraintripalone.C.Buythebook.12.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman’sidea?A.Sheisinfavorofit.B.Shedoesn’treallycare.C.Shedoubt

saboutit.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.WhereisAnna?A.Inheroffice.B.Atschool.C.Atherhome.14.Howlongwillthemanstayathome?A.Threedays.B.Fourdays.C.Fivedays.1

5.Whatsurprisesthewoman?A.Themandoesn’teatmeatnow.B.Themanstillhasschoolworktodo.C.Themancanmakeavegetariandish.16.What’sth

erelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Brotherandsister.B.Sonandmother.C.Grandsonandgrandmother.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第2

0四个小题。17.WhydidtheflightlandinBarcelona?A.Forachangeofcrew.B.Foranillegalactivity.C.Foramedicalemergency.18.Whenwilltheflighttakeoff

?A.OnAugust27th.B.OnAugust28th.C.OnAugust29th.19.Whatdoesthespeakerremindthepassengerstodo?A.Takealltheluggage.B.Gotothehotelbytaxi.

C.Gatherinthehotellobbyontime.20.Whichzoneisavailableforallthepassengerstocheckin?A.ZoneD.B.ZoneA.C.ZoneC.第二部分阅读理解

(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AActiveChallengeWeightlosscampforgirlsaged13-

18inCanadaActiveChallengeisaweightlossprogramspeciallyforyoungwomen.Theburdenofbeingoverweightisheavierthanjusttheextrapounds.Weuseoutdo

oradventurestochallengethegirls,togivethemsomethingtodrawstrengthfrom.Becauseyou’llbelosingweightalongsideyoungwomenjustlikeyou,yo

u’llfindnoonelaughingatyouandyou’llhelpeachother.AtActiveChallengeyou’llmakelifelongfriendswithyoungwomenofyourownagea

ndlearntolovenewadventurousactivities.Unlikeanyotherweightlossprogram,ActiveChallengeisdesignedsoyou’llloseweightandhavethestr

ategies(策略)andskillstokeeptheweightoffforever.ActiveChallengedoesnotputyouonadiet.WefollowtheCanadaFoodGuidetohealthyeatingandexercis

eappropriateportion(一份)control.Wehelpyoudevelophealthyhabits.ThestaffatActiveChallengecombineexperiencedoutdooradventureprofessionalswithhighlyquali

fiedclinicians.Allofusareabsolutelydevotedtohelpingyouachievelastingbehavioralchangeandweightloss.Mostofall,wearedevotedtohavi

ngagreattimedoingit.Pre-Camp:Uponregistration(注册)inActiveChallenge,aregistrationpackagewillbesentouttoyouwithforms

tobecompletedbeforecampingaswellasprogrampreparationmaterialsanintroductiontoActiveChallengeandpre-pr

ogrampersonalchallengingassignments(任务)togetyouonyourwaytowardahealthierself.Post-Camp:Ourpostprogramisdesignedtokeep

youfocusedandremindyouofthegoalsthatyousetduringthecamp.Afterthecampendswewillsendyouhomewithyourpersonalmealandexercisepla

nandkeepintouchwithyouforafullthreemonthsthroughletters,emailsandphonecalls,trackingyourprogressandg

ivingyoustrategiesandsupport.21.HowwillgirlsfeelabouttheatmosphereatActiveChallenge?A.Lonelybutsafe.B.Coldbutexciting.C.Friendlyandsuppor

tive.D.Competitiveandchallenging.22.Afterregistration,girls_____.,A.shouldgotobuytheprogrampreparationmat

erialsB.willbeinformedhowtogetpreparedfortheprogramC.shouldlearnsomeskillsandstrategiestoloseweightD.willhavetofinishsomechallengingassignmentsat

home23.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.ToexplainwhyActiveChallengeispopular.B.Toshareskillsandstrategieso

flosingweight.C.Toshowhowimportantlosingweightis.D.ToinvitegirlstojoininActiveChallenge.BThekilldeer,asmallbirdknownforitshigh-pitched(声调高的)call,c

ouldleadtothecancellationofoneofCanada’biggestmusicfestivals.ThefirsthintoftroubleforOttawa’sBluesfest,anoutdoorfestivalthatdrawsa

round300,000peopleeachyear,camelastweekafterworkersatthesitefoundoneofthebirds.Ithadlaidfoureggsnearby,effectivelyclaimingthemain

stageareaasitsnestingground.“Thisisoneofthemostchallengingproblemswe’vebeenpresentedwith,butwefeelwecanworkthroughthis,”saidMarkMon

ahan,executivedirectorofthefestival.“Anythingthatchangestheschedulehasamajoreffect,sowe’retakingitveryser

iously.”Thediscoverymeantthatgovernmentofficialsrushedtoprotectthenestandtheeggs,hiringasecurityguardtowatchoverthem24hoursaday.Environme

ntalistswerealsobroughtin.“Wedon’tknowwhentheeggsmighthatch,”saidMonahan.Whatisknownisthattheyoungkilldeerwilll

ikelyleavethenestsoonaftertheyarehatched,leadingmanytohopethattheeggshatchinthenextdayorso.ThefestivalisnowseekingpermissionfromEnvironmentCan

adatorelocatethenestsome50metersawayortakeittoawildlifecenter.Movingthenestwouldalsoensurethebirdanditsyoungwoul

dbeprotectedduringthefestival’s11-dayrun,saidMonahan.It’shighlylikelythatthefestival’sthousandsofattendeeswouldcausehugeproblemsforthebirdan

ditseggs.Monahanwasconfidentthatthefestivalwouldgoonasplanned,however.“Mostofthepeoplewe’reworkingwitharelookingforapositivesolution,”Monahansa

id.“Thereisnoonesayingthatthefestivalcan’tgoon.”Asnewsofthedilemmaspread,itleftresidentsdivided.Somesu

pportedthebird,sayingthatmovingthenestmightresultintheeggsbeingabandoned.Othersexpressedannoyancethatprotectingtheeggsofthesmallbird,whichisw

idespreadacrossNorthAmerica,wasriskinganannualfestivalthatcontributesmillionsofdollarstothelocaleconomy.Theki

lldeer’stendencytobuilditsnestinopenfieldsorflatareashascausedissuesinotherareasoftheUS:earlierthisyear,c

onstructiononahealthcenterinWisconsinwastemporarilystoppedafterakilldeeranditsfoureggswerediscovered.24.WhatcanwelearnaboutBluesfest

?A.ItisthefirstmusicfestivalinCanada.B.Itisanimportanteventformusiclovers.C.Itisamusicfestivalheldeverytwoyears.D.Itisach

allengingoutdooractivityinOttawa.25.WhatwasMonahan’sattitudetowardhostingthefestival?A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Unsure.D.Indifferent.26.Theund

erlinedword“dilemma”isclosestinmeaningto“”.A.adifficultsituationB.anextremesituationC.adangeroussituationD.

anencouragingsituationCSmartphonesareourconstantcompanions.Formanyofus,theirglowingscreensareaubiquitous(十分普遍的)pres

ence,drawingusinwithendlessdistractions.Theyareinourhandsassoonaswewake,andcommandourattentionuntilthefinalmomentsbeforewefallasl

eep.SteveJobswouldnotapprove.In2007,JobstookthestageandintroducedtheworldtotheiPhone.Ifyouwatchthefullspeech,youw

illbesurprisedbyhowheimaginedourrelationshipshouldbewiththisiconicinvention.Thisvisionissodifferentfr

omthewaymostofususethesedevicesnow.Inhisremarks,Jobsspentanextendedamountoftimedemonstratinghowthedeviceutilized(应用)thetouchscreenbefor

edetailingthemanywaysAppleengineershadimprovedtheage-oldprocessofmakingphonecalls.It’sthebestiPodwe’veevermade,”Jobsexclaimedatonepoi

nt.“Thekillerappismakingcalls,”helateradded.Bothlinesdrewthunderousapplause.ThepresentationconfirmsthatJobs

imaginedasimpleriPhoneexperiencethantheoneweactuallyhavemorethanadecadelater.Forexample,therewasnoAppStorewhentheiPhonewasfirstintroduced,andthiswasb

ydesign.Jobswasconvincedthatthephone’scarefully-designednativefeatureswereenough.Hedidnotseektocompletelychangetherhythmofusers’

dailylives.Hesimplywantedtotakeexperienceswehadalreadyfoundimportant－listeningtomusic,placingcalls,generatingdirect

ions－andmakethembetter.Theminimalist(简约主义者)visionfortheiPhoneJobsofferedin2007isunrecognizabletoday－and

thatisashame.UnderwhatIcallthe“constantcompanionmodel,”wenowseeoursmartphonesasalways-onportals(通道)toinfo

rmation.Wehavebecomesousedtoitoverthepastdecadethatitiseasytoforgetthenovelty(新奇之处)ofthedevice.Itseem

sincreasinglycleartomethatJobsprobablygotitrightfromtheverybeginning:Manyofuswouldbebetter-offreturningtohisoriginalmini

malistvisionforourphones.Practicallyspeaking,tobeaminimalistsmartphoneusermeansonlyusingyourdeviceforasmallnu

mberoffeaturesthatdothingsofvaluetoyou.Otherwise,yousimplyputitawayoutsideoftheseactivities.Thisapproachd

ethrones(废黜)thisdevicefromthepositionofaconstantcompaniondowntoaluxuryobject,suchasafancybike,thatgivesyougreatpleasurewh

enyouuseitbutdoesnotdominateyourentireday.Earlyinhis2007keynote,Jobssaid,“Today,Appleisgoingtoreinven

tthephone.”Whathedidn’tadd,however,wasthefollow-uppromise:“Tomorrowwe’regoingtoreinventyourlife.”Thesmartphoneisfantastic,bu

titwasnevermeanttobethefoundationforanewformofexistence.Ifyoureturnthisinnovationtoitsoriginalrole,youwillgetmoreoutofbothyourpho

neandyourlife.27.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastbuttwoparagraphsprobablyrefersto.A.informationB.thesmartphoneC.thealways-onportalD.thecon

stantcompanionmodel28.AccordingtoSteveJobs,whatwasthemainsellingpointofApple’sfirstiPhone?A.Itallowedtheuserstohaveaccesstotheinternet.B.It

wasactuallyaniPodthatcouldmakephonecalls.C.Itwasinstalledwithapplicationsbythird-partydevelopers.D.Itcouldful

fillpeople’sdesiretomultitaskintheirdailylives.29.Accordingtothearticle,aminimalistsmartphoneusertendsto.A.expecttoreinven

thislifewiththedeviceB.buythelatestmodelofiPhoneandseeitasaluxuryC.removealltheunnecessaryapplicationsfromthedeviceD.spendmoretimeworkingthanpla

yingwithhisdevice30.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthearticleisto.A.tellreaderswhySteveJobcreatedtheiPhoneB.remindreadersnottobeaddictedto

theirsmartphonesC.showreadersthatsmartphonescangreatlychangeourlivesD.encouragereaderstoblockinternetaccessonthe

irsmartphones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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Beingscaredisnotalwaysatreat.Whenaballoonpops,wemayjump.31Howd

oesthebodytriggered（激发）thesereactions?Whenweencountersomethingwe'renotfamiliarwith,ourbrainandbodystartmakingchangestohelpprepa

reusfortheunknown.Thesechangesarepartofthebody's"threat,""stress,"or"fight—or—flight"response.Thisresponseistriggeredbythefivesenses,whichare

alwayssendinginformationtothebrain.32,thebrainsoundsadangeralarm.Itreleaseschemicalsintothebloodstream,andthosech

emicalsactondifferentpartsofthebody.Oncethebodyisalert（警觉的），thebraindecideswhetherornotthedangerisreal.33Iturgesapersontohide

,runaway,ordefendoneself.Fasterheartbeatandbreathingsendmorebloodandoxygentothemusclessothey'rereadywhe

nthey'reneeded.Stresschemicalscanmakeapersonmorealert.Ourmemoriesalsohelpprotectus.Wekeepacloseeyeonbabiesbecausetheydon'tunderstand

whatmighthurtthem.Asbabiesgrow,theylearnwhat'sunsafe,andtheirbrainsstorethosememories34Experiencescanleadtolong-lastingfearsthatmaystopaper

sonfromtryingnewthings.We'rebornwiththeabilitytofeelfear,butalotofwhatwe'reafraidofislearned.Along-lastingfearcanmeanyou’re

hadabadexperience,andyourbraindoesn'twantyoutohaveitagain.Manypeoplehavebeatentheirownfears.Here'sonemethod.35,theylearn

thefactsaboutanythingthatseemsscary.Knowledgecanhelpapersonfeellessafraid.A.InsteadoflisteningtotheirimaginationB.Whentheysign

alsomethingunexpectedC.Ourheartbeatsharder,andwebreathefasterD.ThentheirbrainsusefeartowarnthemofdangersE.It'sgoodtohaveahealthysenseofwhat'sda

ngerousF.FearisatoolthatthebrainusestokeepthebodysafeG.Memoriesareanimportantfactorinfear-lastingexperiences第三部分:语言运用(共两节，满分45分)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A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。There’saprogramformiddleschoolscalledTrepst

hatteacheskidsaboutbusinessandproductdevelopment.Thestudentsaregiventhetasktolearnto___36___productsontheirown,andatt

heendoftheprogramtheschoolgymis___37___uplikeatradeshowwhereallthekidsgettoselltheproducts.Theyeachgeta___38___,makesignsanddressupalittle.Theschool

gymisopentothepublicand___39___acrowd.Someofthekidsthere___40___haveacrowdattheirstand,becausetheproductsmadebythemselvesareuniqueand

interesting.Buttherearesomeotherkids,with____41____thataren’tverygood,justdon’tstandout,aren’tgettingattention.Atfirst,theystan

dtherewitha___42___facebutlateryoucanseethe___43___intheireyesbecauseeveryonewalksbythestandsuninterested.Ialwaysthinkit___44___tovisitthestand

softhosekids,buysomething,and____45____themforhowhardtheymusthaveworkedonit.Justtheconfirmationthatsomeonelikeswhattheymakeandnoticestheireffo

rtcan____46____them.Iusuallybring$100tothiseventmerelyforthis_____47_____.Asthenightgoeson,____48____theystillhaven’tsoldmu

ch,Iwillsendmydaughterovertheretobuysomethingfromthem.Theotherday,asaneducationexpert,Iwas____49____

withsomeparentsaboutthis.TheyaskedmewhyIencouragedthekidswhomadeterribleproducts,saying“____50____confirmationmeanstheywo

n’tlearnanything”.Itoldthem,“Thesekidsknowtheirproductsaren’ta____51____,butthatdoesn’tmeantheyshould____52____.Ittakescourageto___

_53____thereandtrytoselltheirproducts.Ifnobodybuysanything,ornobody____54____theireffort,theywillprobablyquitnexttime.”Hearingthese,allt

heparentsagreed.Alittleencouragementcangoalongwayandsometimesasmallliecanbeabig____55____intherightdirection.36.A.introduceB.d

eliverC.designD.pack37.A.turnedB.rolledC.putD.set38.A.guideB.shelterC.standD.cottage39.A.meetsB.promotesC.inspiresD.draws40.A.alwaysB.nev

erC.seldomD.again41.A.creationsB.targetsC.situationsD.signs42.A.angryB.curiousC.cheerfulD.serious43.A.disappointmentB.excitementC.misunderstand

ingD.expectation44.A.enoughB.simpleC.strangeD.necessary45.A.allowB.rewardC.praiseD.command46.A.shakeB.valueC

.teachD.encourage47.A.concernB.purposeC.trialD.experience48.A.ifB.thoughC.unlessD.before49.A.agreeingB.dealingC.discussingD.comparing50.A.

constantB.falseC.directD.selfish51.A.challengeB.hitC.contributionD.standard52.A.fallinB.slipawayC.shoutoutD.giveup53.A.standupB.st

epforwardC.backawayD.workout54.A.needsB.appreciatesC.announcesD.stresses55.A.burdenB.experimentC.pushD.mind非选择题部分第二节:(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)或括号内单词的正确形式。CambridgeDictionaryhasdeclared"upcycling"as56WordoftheYear2019.Thewordreferstotheactofmakingnewitem

soutofoldor57(use)thingsorwastematerials.58numberoftimes"upcycling"hasbeenlookedupontheCambridgeDicti

onarywebsite59(rise)by181%sinceDecemberof2011,60itwasfirstaddedtotheonlinedictionary.Inthepastyearalone61(search)forthewo

rdhavedoubled.WendalynNichols,PublishingManagerofCambridgeDictionary,believesthattheword'srecentpopularityisbeingcausedbypeople'sgrowing62（aware）of

climatechangeandotherenvironmentalissues.“63（stop）thegradualprocessofclimatechange,letalonechangingitaround

64（absolute）,canseemimpossibleattimes.Upcyclingisaconcreteactionasinglehumanbeingcantake65（make）adifference,"hesa

id.ManyotherwordsontheshortlistforWordoftheYear2019reflectthesameconcernwiththeeffectsofclimatechange,including"carbonsink"and"compostab

le"第四部分:写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节:应用文写作(满分15分)假如你是高三学生李华，你想选择一所外省的大学，而你的父母想让你在本省上大学，你很苦恼，请给你在中国留学的美国朋友Tom写一封求助信，主要内容包

括：1.你的苦恼；2.你和父母各持己见的理由；3.询问Tom的建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。DearTom,Longtimenosee.Asitwon’tbelongbeforeIgraduatef

romhighschool,Ihavetochooseanidealuniversityinadvance,whichmakesmereallyannoyed._____________________________________

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_________________Yours,LiHua第二节:读后续写(共1题，满分25分)阅读下列短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Ihadbeenswimmingcompetitivelyforfiveyearsand

wasreadytoquitbecauseIfeltIwashorribleatit.IwasoftentheonlyAfricanAmericanataswimcompetition.Ikeptreceiving“H

onorableMentions”.Anyathleteknowsthatyoudon’twanttohaveabookshelffullof“HonorableMentions”,whichyougetjust

becauseyoushowedup.Onesummerday,thedaybeforeabigswimmeet,IdecidedtobreakthenewstomygrandmathatIwasquittingthes

wimteam.WhenItoldherofmydesiretoquitswimming,shelookedmeintomyface,sayingfirmlybutwarmly:“Baby,remembert

hesewords:’Aquitterneverwinsandawinnerneverquits.’Yourgrandfatherdidn’traiselosersorquitters.Yougotothatswimmeettomor

row,andyouswimlikeyouareagrandchildofmine,youhear?”Iwastooafraidtosayanythingbut“Yes,ma’am.”Thenextdayw

earrivedattheswimmeetlate,missingmygroupofswimmersinthe15/16agegroup.MycoachinsistedIbeallowedtoswimwiththeo

ldergroup.Iknewshewasincludingmeintheracesoourlongdrivewouldnotbewasted,andshehadnoexpectationswhatsoeverthatIwouldcomeinanythingbuteighthpla

ceandonlythatbecausetherewerenotninelanes.AsIwasmounting(走上)theboard,alltheothergirlslookedatme.Iquickly

noticedthatthesegirlswereheretodoonething—beatme!Allofasuddenmygrandma’swordsranginmyhead:”Quittersneverwinandwin

nersneverquit.Youswimlikeyouareagrandchildofmine.Quittersneverwinandwinnersneverquit....”“Yes,grandma,Iwi

llswimlikeIamagrandchildofyours.”Isaidtomyself.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；(已给出的文字不包括在内)2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词；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，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1:SPLASH(扑通一声)!IwasswimmingharderthanI’deverswumbefore.___________

__________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Justthen,cheersandclapsoverwhelmedme._________

________________________________________________________________________________________________高二英语期中测试参考答案第一部分听力1-5BCBAC6-10ACBA

B11-15ACACA16-20BCBCB第二部分：阅读理解：21-30CBD;BBA;DBCB七选五：31-35:CBFDA完形填空：36-40CDCDA41-45ACADC11-15DBACB11-15BDABC语法填空：56.its57.used58.Th

e59.hasrisen60.when61.searches62.awareness63.Stopping64.absolutely65.tomake应用文写作：参考范文：DearTom,Longtimenosee.Asitwon’tbelongbeforeIgraduat

efromhighschool,Ihavetoselectanidealuniversityinadvance,whichmakesmereallyannoyed.MyparentsandIfailedtoreachtheagreementonwheretofurthermyeducat

ion.Inmyparents’eyes,I’mstillsofragileandinnocentthatIcan’tbetoofarawayfromhome.However,Ihavebeenayoungadultan

dlongedforindependenceandliberty.IhavedeterminedtoprovemyselfvialeavingfortheuniversityawayfromFujian.Sinceyouhavebeenawayfr

omAmericaandstudiedinChinaforseveralyears,Ireallyneedyouradviceonhowtopersuademyparentstosupportmyid

eaandconvincethemthatIcantakegoodcareofmyself.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua读后续写：Possibleanswer

:SPLASH(扑通一声)!IwasswimmingharderthanI’deverswumbefore.AsIdrewmyrightarmback,InoticedIwastiedwithoneperson.Iassumedthatwewer

ebattlingfortheeighthplacebutIrefusedtofinishdeadlast,soIaddedmorekickonthelast200yards.Ihitthewallandlookedtotheleftandtotherightfort

heswimmerswhohadbeatme,butnoonewasthere.Theymusthavealreadyoutofthewater.Justthen,cheersandclapsoverwhelmedme.Iraisedmyheadtoseemycoachscreamingh

ysterically(歇斯底里地).MyeyesfollowedherpointingfingerandIcouldn’tbelievewhatIsaw.Theotherswimmershadjustreachedthehalfwayp

ointofthepool!Thatday，atage15,Ibrokethenational17/18-year-old400-freestylerecord.Ihungupmyhonorablemen

tionsandreplacedthemwithahugetrophy.“Yes,grandma,youareright.Quittersneverwin,winnersneverquit.”