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高二年级英语学科检测12024.09.22时间:120分钟满分:150分第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.£9.15.C

.£9.18.答案是B。1.Wherearethespeakers?A.Atahotel.B.Atanairport.C.Atacafé.2.Howdoestheman’sgirlfriendfeelnow?AAnxious.B.Confused.C.Annoyed.3.What’sw

rongwiththeprinter?A.It’soffline.B.Itrunsoutofink.C.Ithasapaperjam.4.Whatisthemandoing?A.Givingcomfort.B.Offeringadvice.C.

Askingforhelp.5.WhatdoweknowaboutLisa?A.Sheisaclimbingenthusiast.B.Shemayrefusetheinvitation.CShejusthadanadventurerace.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.What’sthedeadlineforthisproject?A.ThisWednesday.B.ThisFrida

y.C.NextWednesday.7.Whoisinchargeoftheteam?A.Peter.B.Lucy.C.David.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoesthemando?A.Atrainer.B

.Anathlete.C.Aprogrammer.9.Whydoesthewomancomehere?A.Toincreasestrength.B.Toeasetension.C.Toloseweight.听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。10.Wh

atappealstothewomanmostinthemovie?A.Theplot.B.Thespecialeffects.C.Theculturalelements.11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthemovie?A.Disappointing.B.To

lerable.C.Creative.12.Whatdopeoplefindhardtoacceptinthemovie?A.Thehighlightofthewesternculture.B.Thecombinationofdifferentcultures.C.The

misunderstandingofEgyptianculture.13.Whatdoweknowaboutthemovie?A.It’sanactionmovie.B.Itmakesabigprofit.C.Itisthe

secondepisode.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Lawyerandclient.B.Professorandstud

ent.C.ConsultantandCustomer.15.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Overseasstudy.B.Majorselection.C.Academicperformance.16.Whatisthechild’

sintendedfieldofstudy?A.Education.B.Technology.C.Language.17.WhatmakesGermanyanidealoptionforinternati

onalstudents?A.Fullscholarship.B.Lowrequirements.C.Affordableexpense.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18.WhatisaffectingMelbourne?A.Aviolentstor

m.B.Ahighwayclosure.C.Lackofmedicalsupplies.19.Whatistheexhibitionabout?A.Localcreativeworks.B.Latestinventions.C.Uniquemusicalinstru

ments.20.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?A.Toadvertise.B.Toentertain.C.Toinform.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。AWithallthedietaryinformationonline,itcanbehardtoknowwhattipstofollow.Watchoutforthesewordsandexp

ressions.FatIsGoodItdoesn’tmatterifyouarepartofthefatisGOODforyouorBADforyougroup,theimportantquesti

ontoaskisthesourceofthefat.Ifitcomesfromaland-basedanimal,andislikelytobesolidatroomtemperature,thenitissaturated(饱和的)fatwhereasifitcomesfromfis

horplants,anditislikelytobeliquidatroomtemperature,thenitisunsaturatedfat.Alltheevidenceindicatesthateatingmoreunsaturatedfatthansaturatedfatl

owersyourriskofdyingearly.NaturalSugarIsBetterThevastmajorityofsugarweconsumeissucrose(蔗糖).Itisthewhitepowderedstuffwecookwithandi

smadeupofglucoseandfructose.Howaboutsugarfromhoney?Itisoftenmarketedasnaturalandbetterforyou.Actually,itjusthasitsowndistinctflavour,butisass

weetbecauseofglucoseandfructose.High-pHWaterSomepeoplethinkweneedtoeatalkali(碱)foodtomaintainourbloodatapHof7.

4.Buteverythingweeatordrinkpassesthroughthestomach,which,atapHof1.5,isthemostacidicpartofthebody.Itis

thenneutralisedtoapHof7.So,nothingweeatwillchangethepHofourblood.Don’tEatAnythingThatYouCan’tPronounceWhetherfoodsa

renaturalorhighlyprocessed,theyareallfullofchemicals.Areyousupposedtofear“phenylthiocarbamide”,becauseyoucan’

tpronounceit?Thisissimplythechemicalresponsibleforthebittertastefoundinbrassicas,theplantsinthecabbageandmusta

rdfamily.Don’tEatFoodWithMoreThanFiveIngredients(佐料)Simplefoodsarenotnecessarilyhealthierforyou.IfI,forinstance,us

eChinesefivespicepowderinarecipe,thatwouldcountasoneofthefiveingredients.However,whatifIaddedthetypicalcomponentsoffivespicepowderseparatelyintoadi

sh?Doesthatmeanmyrecipesuddenlybecomesbadbecauseithasmorethanfiveingredients?1.Accordingtothepassage,healthierfat______.

A.canbefoundinfishandplantsB.comesfromland-basedanimalsC.remainssolidatroomtemperatureD.canlowerthedeathrateofelders2.Thepa

ssagesuggeststhat______.A.dietscanhelpadjustthepHofourbloodB.honeysugarcandomoregoodthansucroseC.foodswithmoreingredientsmaybe

ashealthyD.chemicalswecanrecognizearesafertotakein3Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tocomparetipsonfoodchoices.B.Tointroducedifferenthealth

concepts.C.Torecommendfitnessrecipestoreaders.D.Towarnusofsomedietarymisunderstandings.BCourageisahugethemeinm

ylife,aqualityIconstantlyseek,appreciate,andanalyze.Therootof“courage”is“cor,”theLatinwordforheart.Inthebeginning,couragemean

t“tospeakone’smindbytellingallone’sheart.”Whilecourageisoftenassociatedwithheroismnowadays,Ibelievetruecourageliesinbeingopenan

dhonestaboutwhoweareandhowwefeel.Irecentlywitnessedanexampleoftruecourage.Duringamountain-climbingtripwithmy15-year-olddaug

hterandsomecollegestudents,Inoticedherstrugglingtokeepupwiththegroup.Despitemysuggestionstorest,shepersistedunti

lshecouldn’tbreatheproperly.Panicked,Icalledouttothefrontforhelp,buttherewasnoresponse,andwehadnocellphonesignal.Fortunately,twostudentsjust

camebacktocheckoutonus.Theyofferedassistanceandcalmedusdown.Aswecontinuedataslowerpace,theysharedthei

rownexperiences,fromstartingoutasbeginnerslikemydaughtertobecomingconsistentlyamongthefirsttoreachthepeak.“Youknow,”oneofthemsaid,lookingatmydaught

er,“IwasjustlikeyouwhenIstarted.Butwithpracticeandproperpace,you’llgettheretoo.”.“Yeah,don’tletyourlackofexperiencestopyou,”theotheradd

ed.“It’sokaytoadmitwhenyou’restrugglingornotfeelingalright.Infact,it’simportanttospeakupandaskforhelpwhenyounee

dit.That’showweimproveandgrow.”Reachingthemountaintopwasahugereliefforbothmydaughterandme.However,thetw

ostudentsaddressedthecelebratinggroupdirectly,emphasizingtheimportanceofstayingtogetherintoughenvironments.Theirwordsledthegrouptoapologizetousf

oroverlookingourstruggle.Iwastotallyamazedattheirbravery,andmydaughterlearnedthatit’sokaytobetheleastexperiencedinagroup.Courage,

I’vecometorealize,hasarippleeffect.Eachtimewechoosecourage,weinspirethosearoundustobealittlebraverandma

ketheworldalittlebetter.4.Whydoestheauthormentiontheoriginalmeaningofcourage?A.Toquestionthecommonbeliefofcourage.B.Toarguef

orthetruenatureofcourage.C.Toshowthechangingmeaningofcourage.D.Tocomparedifferentinterpretationsofcourage.5.

Whatdidthetwostudentssuggestthedaughterdo?A.Keeptoasuitablepace.B.Seekhelpwheneverpossible.C.Challengeherownlimits.D.Stickw

ithexperiencedclimbers.6.Whichactioninthemountain-climbingstoryisanexampleoftruecourage?A.Themotheraskedthegirltorest.B.Thegirltriedhardnottofallbehi

nd.C.Thetwostudentspointedoutthegroup’sfault.D.Thegroupcelebratedthereachofthemountaintop.7.Whatdoesthea

uthorintendtotellus?A.Kindnessconnectsusall.B.Beingabeginnertakescourage.C.Wedon’thavetobeaherotobebrave.D.Withcourage,everyonec

anbeperfect.CFivetimesstrongerthansteel,spidersilk’suniquequalitieswererecognizedbytheAncientGreeks—andmorerecently,sc

ientistshavelookedatapplicationsfrommedicinetoengineering.Now,aJapanesestartup,Spiber,hasbeguntochangethet

extileindustrywiththisremarkablematerial.Thecompanystartedbymakingasubstituteinthelabthatissimilartospidersilkin

structure.Afterstudyingthousandsofdifferentspiderspeciesandothersilk-producinglifeforms,Spibersuccessfullyproducedanalternativetospidersilk.Thisbreak

throughwasachievedbyfermenting(发酵)amixtureofwater,sugar,andnutrientswithspecialmicrobestoproduceproteinpolymers(聚合物).Thesepolymersarethenmadeintof

ibers,pavingthewayforarangeofinnovativefabrics.However,shiftingfromlabtopracticalapplicationpresentedchal

lenges.In2015,SpiberpartneredwithTheNorthFaceJapantoproducealimited-editionrunof50“MoonParka”jacketstocelebratethe50thanniversaryofthemoonlandings.Bu

tduringthedesignprocess,theteamdiscoveredthatspidersilkbecamesmallerwhenexposedtowater,andhadtotransformtheproteintoma

kethefibersuitableforanoutdoorjacket,whichtookthemfouryearstoperfect.Currently,thecompanyusessugarcaneandcornforitsfermentationprocess—cropsthatusel

argevolumesoflandandchangefoodresources.Toreduceitsenvironmentalimpact,Spiberisdevelopingaprocesscalled“biospherecirculation”thatwil

ltransformdesertedclothesmadefromnaturalmaterialslikecottonintothesugarsneededforfermentation.Withapproximately100billionyen($783million)infunding

,Spiberplanstosignificantlyspeedupitsproductionofproteinpolymersbytheendof2025.“Massproductionwillhelpbringthep

riceoffibersdownandallowSpibertoexpandbeyondthehigh-enddesignermarketandthuswehavethemeanstocreatesolutionstoenablemorecircularfashion,”saysHigashi,

headofbusinessdevelopmentatSpiber.“It’sourmissiontobringthosesolutionstotheworld.”8.WhatbreakthroughdidSpiberachieveintheearlyresearch?A.Itmixedvar

iousproteinpolymers.B.Itproducedasilkmakingmachine.C.Itidentifieddifferentspiderspecies.D.Itcreatedareplacementforspidersilk.9.Whatwasthechallengein

makingthe“MoonParka”jackets?A.Highdesigncosts.B.Spidersilk’ssensitivitytowater.C.Limitedrawmaterials.D.Thepartner’sunwillingnesstohel

p.10.WhatcanweknowaboutSpiber’s“biospherecirculation”process?A.Itwillreplacethecurrentfermentationprocess.B.Itwilluserecycledmaterialsforneeded

sugars.C.Itwillpromotethedevelopmentoffoodindustry.D.Itwillsimplifytheprocedureofclothingproduction.11.WhatisSpiber’splan?A.Toraisemoremoneyforma

ssproduction.B.Toincreasetheoutputofproteinpolymers.C.Toworkwithotherhigh-endfashionbrands.D.Todevelopawiderrangeofexpensivefibers.DMyfatherst

artedlearningFrenchat57,drawnbythepotentialbenefitsofbilingualism(双语能力)indelayingdementia(失智症).Now,20yea

rslater,he’sonhisthirdteacher.Manypeoplelikemyfatherhaveattemptedtopickupanewlanguage.Butcanthisreally

boostbrainhealth?Accordingtoexperts,regularlyusinganewlanguagebringscognitive(认知的)benefits.Ifyou’retryingtorecalltherightwordsinanotherlanguag

e,yourbrainisforcedtoinhibityourmothertongue.Thisprocess,calledcognitiveinhibition,helpsimproveyourbrainfunction.Repeatingthisprocessmakesy

ourbrainmoreresistanttodiseaseslikedementia.Themoreyouchallengeyourbrain,thebetteritfunctions,evenifyourbrainhea

lthstartstodecline.However,evidenceforthebenefitsoflearningasecondlanguageinyour60sisweaker.ResearchbyDr.LeoAntonioufoundthatolderItalianswhoto

okEnglishlessonsforfourmonthsdidn’tseeanydifferenceintheircognitionscores,butpeoplewhodidn’tsawtheirscoresdecline.Prof.DianaSmith’s2023s

tudiesfoundsimilarresults.Researchersofferedafewpotentialexplanationsfortheirdisappointingresults.Oneisthattheparticipantswerehighlymo

tivatedvolunteers,probablyofhighcognitivelevelfortheirage,makingithardtoseeanyimprovements.“Whenchoosingpartic

ipants,wehavetobecareful,aretheyreallyrepresentativeofthepopulation?”saidDr.JudithWare.Anotheristhatthelanguageinterventionswereperhapstooshort.Th

esestudieshaveusedlanguagelessonsthat“wereverydifferentintheirlengthandfrequency,”saidProf.LauraGrossman.ToDr.Antoniou,thelimitedfindi

ngsarenotentirelysurprising.Noonewouldsaythatlearninganewlanguageforsixmonthswouldbethesameashavingusedtwolanguagesforyo

urentirelife.Buthedoesthinkthatlanguagelessonscanprovidecognitivebenefitsbybeingcognitivelystimulating.P

erhapsmoreimportant,Prof.Grossmansaid,learninganotherlanguageoffersotherpotentialadvantages,liketravelingorconnectingwi

thnewcommunities.Myfather,forexample,hasremainedpenfriendswithhisfirstteacherandtraveledtoFrancenumeroustimes.Anda

t76,he’sassharpasever.12.Whathappensintheprocessof“cognitiveinhibition”?A.Memoryimproves.B.Brainhealthworsens.C.Dementiais

cured.D.Nativelanguageisheldback.13.Whichisapossibleexplanationforthedisappointingresearchresults?A.Thepoorchoiceofresearchpartici

pants.B.Thegreatlengthofthelanguagecourse.C.Theinterventionofthefirstlanguage.D.Theagedifferenceoftheresearchsubjects.14.Whoseopin

iondoestheauthorsupportbymentioninghisfather’sexperience?A.LeoAntoniou’s.B.DianaSmith’s.C.LauraGrossman’s.D.JudithWare’s.15.Whichofthefollowi

ngisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Isitnevertoolatetolearnanewlanguage?B.Canlearninganewlanguagedelaydementia?C.Whyd

oesmyfatherstartlearninganewlanguage?D.Howdoeslearninganewlanguagebenefitagingbrain?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。ArtificialIntelligence(AI)geolocation(互联网定位技术)solutionsarechangingthewayresearcherstrackandmonitorwildlife,enabli

ngmorepowerfulconservationefforts.Thesesystemsuseadvancedsensors,satelliteimagery,andmachinelearningalgorithms(算法)togatherre

al-timedataonanimalmovements,habitatpreferences,andmigrationpatterns.____16____Traditionaltrackingmethodsoftenrelyonnon-automatictra

ckingorinconvenientnecklace-likesystems,whichmaycausestressanddiscomforttotheanimals.____17____Thedevicescanworkastagsandthecamera

trapscanbesetupremotely,whichdecreaseshumanimpactonwildlife.Inaddition,AI-powereddevicescollectandanalyzedatapr

ecisely.Throughtheirassistance,scientistscangaininsightsintohabitatchoicesandevaluatetheeffectofglobalwarmingonwi

ldanimallocations.____18____Forexample,byanalyzingthecollecteddata,conservationistscanpromotetargetedhabitatrestorationef

fortsaccordingtothepatternsandconnectionstheydiscoveredwiththehelpofAIgeolocationdevices.____19____Bymonitori

nganimals’behavioralchangesinreal-time,researcherscanquicklydetectsignsofenvironmentalissues.Suddenchangesinananimal’smovementscouldin

dicatethreatsorproblems.Researcherscanthenrespondimmediately,potentiallysavingtheanimal’slife.Sharinggeolocationdatathroughonlineplatformscanalso

helpraiseawarenessaboutprotectingendangeredspecies.____20____Thishelpthemfeelmoreconnectedtotheissueswildlifefaceinha

bitats.Thebondpromotesasenseofresponsibilityamongindividualsandencouragesthemtocontributetowildlifeco

nservationeffortsthroughvariousmeans,suchasdonations,volunteerwork,andsoon.AThisknowledgeenablesthemtomakeaccurat

eandefficientdecisions.B.However,AItrackingdoesnotrequiredisturbingcontactwiththeanimals.C.AImonitoringne

edsfewerbatteryreplacementsthanthetraditionalmethods.D.Thesolutionshaveofferedthefollowingkeybenefitstowildlifeconservation.E.Directl

yengagingwithconservationeffortsgivespeopleafirst-handexperience.F.TheAIgeolocationtechnologysignifican

tlyreducestheneedformassivefieldwork.G.Withreal-timedata,theAIsolutionsalsofunctionasanearlywarningforwildliferisks.第三部分语言知识

运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。(广州二模)IhavehadnointerestinfootballforaslongasIcanre

member.Whilemyclassmatesplayed,I____21____tostayinthelibrary.Inever____22____thepassionforthegameandwouldthrowa

waythesportssectionofthenewspaper,asifit____23____therestofit.AsIgrewup,Iproudlyworemy____24____.Butoccasiona

lly,whetherinataxiorwhenmeetingafriend'sfather,Ifoundmyselffacedwitha____25____openerlike,“Terribleseasonwe’rehaving,e

h?”orsimply,“Whodoyousupport?”Myheartsank,knowingmyresponsewouldunavoidably____26____them,despitetheirgoodin

tentions.Irealizedthatmy____27____hadclosedoffmanyconversations,outings,andevenpotentialfriendshipsImighthave____28____enjoyed.AlthoughIcouldn'tch

angethefactthatIfoundfootballboring,Ibegantoregretbeinga(n)____29____.ThenIbecameafather.Ididn’twantmyboyto____

_30_____thisvaluablesocialexperiencesoItookhimtowatchtheLionsplay.Duringthosematches,wesatclosetothefield,surroun

dedbyfamilieswhohadagenuine_____31_____withtheplayers.Mykid’squestionskeptmesomewhat_____32_____inthegame.Slowly,Is

tartedto_____33_____fortheLions.Duringonevictoriousmatch,weevenmetDavid,theCaptain,whohappily_____34_____foraphotowithmys

on._____35_____,Ihadananswertothequestion,“Whodoyousupport?”21.A.preferredB.intendedC.wishedD.pretended22.A.believ

edB.understoodC.noticedD.hid23.A.confusedB.poisonedC.defendedD.preserved24.A.doubtB.smileC.confidenceD.dislike25.A.well-informedB.well-prepared

C.well-meantD.well-presented.,26.A.challengeB.disturbC.amuseD.disappoint27.A.attitudeB.personalityC.interestD.habit28.A.otherwiseB.everC.

stillD.therefore29.A.loserB.fanC.outsiderD.passer-by30.A.gowildforB.turnawayfromC.getthehangofD.missouton31.A.agreementB.c

onversationC.competitionD.connection32.A.stressedB.engagedC.successfulD.busy33.A.cheerB.changeC.voteD.play34.A.dancedB.wavedC.posedD.clapped35.A

.GraduallyB.FinallyC.UnexpectedlyD.Luckily第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。HaveyoueverbeentoFoshancityandvisitedChina’sstatueo

fliberty—the30-meter-tallsculptureofBruceLee?BruceLee,knownasLiXiaolonginChinese,____36____(introduce)Chinesekungfutothewo

rldthroughtelevisionandfilm.Inmemoryofhim,artistsinFoshancreatedthisamazingand____37____(attract)sculp

turein2010.Thetoweringsculpture,whichlookslikeastop-motioncaptureofLee____38____(do)oneofhisexplosivehighkicks,tookmorethan100peoplesixmonthstoc

omplete.“WehopeitcancompetewiththeStatueofLibertyoftheUS,____39____thesculptureofBruceLee,theKungfuGodof1,000Legs,___

_40____(mean)tosymbolizeChinesewisdom,creativityandhealth.”artistShuYongsaid.BruceLeewasthefirstactor____41____(bridge)E

astandWest.Hisimpactcontributedto____42____shiftintheoverallcultureoftheWest.Despitehisshortlife,BruceLeechallengedt

he____43____(establish)conventions,kickeddownracialbarriersandpavedthewayforfuturefilmmakersandactors.Hisinfluence,____44____

onmartial(武术)arts,filmmaking,oronculture,socialcustomsstillremainsintoday’s____45____(increasing)interconne

ctedworld.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节书面表达(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你负责的小组项目“SurveyingStudents’EnglishNovelReading”在学校项目评比中获奖，现受校英语俱乐部邀请作该项目的介绍。请用英语写一篇发言稿，内容包括：1.实施过程

；2.组员感受。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。DearEnglishClubmembers,__________________________________________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________Thankyou.第二节读后续写(满分25分)47.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。IwasdoinghomeworkwithmyfriendOllieathishomewhenherandomlystartedscribbling(乱画)afish.Butnotjustanyfish.Thisfishwasridingaskateb

oardandblowingabubblethatsaid“I’dratherbeskating!”Ilaughedanddrewaseastarsaying“Quitfoolingaroundandgettowork!”Justthen,Ollie’sgrandma

AbuelaandherfriendMr.Goldbergcameintothekitchen.Mr.Goldbergwasinchargeofthelocalanimalshelter.Abuelapoure

dtheirteaandinquiredabouthowthingsweregoingattheanimalshelter.Mr.Goldbergsighed,shakinghishead.Heexplainedthatnotenoug

hpeoplewereadoptingpets,resultingintoomanyanimalswithouthomes.Overhearingtheconversation,Ollieofferedtoadoptsomeexcitedly.ButAbuelasaidthaton

enoisyparrotwasplentyforthishouse.“Blueisn’tnoisy,”defendedOllie.“He’sjustmusical.”“I’dhaveawholefarmfullofanimalsifIcould,”Isaid.“Butmyparentssa

ytwocatsandahamster(仓鼠)areenough.”Mr.Goldbergsaidhekepttryingtoattractpeopletoadoptanimals,butfoundithardtogetpeop

le’sattentionthesedays.Olliedrewasadwhale,andIwrotethewords“Pleaseadoptme”intheshapeofawhalespout(喷水).Mr.

Goldbergtookalookatourdrawingsandmadefavorablecommentsonthem,sayingthattheseclevertalkinganimalsjustmight

grabpeople’sattention.Andheaskedusifwewerewillingtodesignaposterforhisanimalshelter,aproposalwehappilyaccepted.Wedecidedtodrawsomeideason

ourownandmeetupagainthenextafternoon.Thatnight,whenIwassittinginthelivingroombrainstormingideasfortheposter,mylittlebrotherbroughtinourh

amster,Mr.Nibbles,togivehimalittlerun-aroundtime.HemadeahamsterplaygroundoutofcouchpillowsandMr.Nibblesbegantorunaroundmerrily.Sudde

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