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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.Anno

yed.3.What’swrongwiththeprinter?A.It’soffline.B.Itrunsoutofink.C.Ithasapaperjam.4.Whatisthemandoing?A.Givi

ngcomfort.B.Offeringadvice.C.Askingforhelp.5.WhatdoweknowaboutLisa?A.Sheisaclimbingenthusiast.B.Shemayrefu

setheinvitation.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.ThisFriday.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.To

easetension.C.Toloseweight.听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。10.Whatappealstothewomanmostinthemovie?A.Theplot.B.Thespecialeffec

ts.C.Theculturalelements.11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthemovie?A.Disappointing.B.Tolerable.C.Creative.12.What

dopeoplefindhardtoacceptinthemovie?A.Thehighlightofthewesternculture.B.Thecombinationofdifferentcultures.C.ThemisunderstandingofEgyptiancul

ture.13.Whatdoweknowaboutthemovie?A.It’sanactionmovie.B.Itmakesabigprofit.C.Itisthesecondepisode.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whatisthe

probablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Lawyerandclient.B.Professorandstudent.C.ConsultantandCustomer.15.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Overse

asstudy.B.Majorselection.C.Academicperformance.16.Whatisthechild’sintendedfieldofstudy?A.Education.B.Technology.

C.Language.17.WhatmakesGermanyanidealoptionforinternationalstudents?A.Fullscholarship.B.Lowrequirements.C.Affordab

leexpense.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18.WhatisaffectingMelbourne?A.Aviolentstorm.B.Ahighwayclosure.C.Lackofmedicalsupplies.19.Whatistheexhibitionabout

?A.Localcreativeworks.B.Latestinventions.C.Uniquemusicalinstruments.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。AWithallthedietaryinformationonli

ne,itcanbehardtoknowwhattipstofollow.Watchoutforthesewordsandexpressions.FatIsGoodItdoesn’tmatterifyouarepartofthefatisGOODforyouorBADforyougroup,

theimportantquestiontoaskisthesourceofthefat.Ifitcomesfromaland-basedanimal,andislikelytobesolidatroomtemperature,thenitissa

turated(饱和的)fatwhereasifitcomesfromfishorplants,anditislikelytobeliquidatroomtemperature,thenitisunsaturatedfat.Alltheevidenceindicatesthateating

moreunsaturatedfatthansaturatedfatlowersyourriskofdyingearly.NaturalSugarIsBetterThevastmajorityofsugarweconsumei

ssucrose(蔗糖).Itisthewhitepowderedstuffwecookwithandismadeupofglucoseandfructose.Howaboutsugarfromhoney?Itisoftenmarketeda

snaturalandbetterforyou.Actually,itjusthasitsowndistinctflavour,butisassweetbecauseofglucoseandfructose.

High-pHWaterSomepeoplethinkweneedtoeatalkali(碱)foodtomaintainourbloodatapHof7.4.Buteverythingweeatordrinkpassest

hroughthestomach,which,atapHof1.5,isthemostacidicpartofthebody.ItisthenneutralisedtoapHof7.So,nothingwee

atwillchangethepHofourblood.Don’tEatAnythingThatYouCan’tPronounceWhetherfoodsarenaturalorhighlyprocessed,theyareallfullofchemic

als.Areyousupposedtofear“phenylthiocarbamide”,becauseyoucan’tpronounceit?Thisissimplythechemicalresponsibleforthebittert

astefoundinbrassicas,theplantsinthecabbageandmustardfamily.Don’tEatFoodWithMoreThanFiveIngredients(佐料)Simplefoodsarenotnecessarilyhealthierforyou

.IfI,forinstance,useChinesefivespicepowderinarecipe,thatwouldcountasoneofthefiveingredients.However,whatifIaddedthetypicalcom

ponentsoffivespicepowderseparatelyintoadish?Doesthatmeanmyrecipesuddenlybecomesbadbecauseithasmorethanfiveingredients?1.Accordingtothepassag

e,healthierfat______.A.canbefoundinfishandplantsB.comesfromland-basedanimalsC.remainssolidatroomtemperatureD.canlowerth

edeathrateofelders2.Thepassagesuggeststhat______.A.dietscanhelpadjustthepHofourbloodB.honeysugarcandomor

egoodthansucroseC.foodswithmoreingredientsmaybeashealthyD.chemicalswecanrecognizearesafertotakein3Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.To

comparetipsonfoodchoices.B.Tointroducedifferenthealthconcepts.C.Torecommendfitnessrecipestoreaders.D.Towarnusofsomedietarymisunde

rstandings.BCourageisahugethemeinmylife,aqualityIconstantlyseek,appreciate,andanalyze.Therootof“courage”is“cor,”theLa

tinwordforheart.Inthebeginning,couragemeant“tospeakone’smindbytellingallone’sheart.”Whilecourageisoftenassoc

iatedwithheroismnowadays,Ibelievetruecourageliesinbeingopenandhonestaboutwhoweareandhowwefeel.Irecentlywitnessedane

xampleoftruecourage.Duringamountain-climbingtripwithmy15-year-olddaughterandsomecollegestudents,Inoticedherstrugglingtokee

pupwiththegroup.Despitemysuggestionstorest,shepersisteduntilshecouldn’tbreatheproperly.Panicked,Icalledouttothefrontf

orhelp,buttherewasnoresponse,andwehadnocellphonesignal.Fortunately,twostudentsjustcamebacktocheckoutonus.Theyofferedassistanceandcalmedusdown

.Aswecontinuedataslowerpace,theysharedtheirownexperiences,fromstartingoutasbeginnerslikemydaughtertobecomingconsistentlyam

ongthefirsttoreachthepeak.“Youknow,”oneofthemsaid,lookingatmydaughter,“IwasjustlikeyouwhenIstarted.Butwithpracticeandproperpace,you’llgett

heretoo.”.“Yeah,don’tletyourlackofexperiencestopyou,”theotheradded.“It’sokaytoadmitwhenyou’restrugglingor

notfeelingalright.Infact,it’simportanttospeakupandaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.That’showweimproveandgrow.”Reachingthemountaintopwasahugerelie

fforbothmydaughterandme.However,thetwostudentsaddressedthecelebratinggroupdirectly,emphasizingtheimportanceofstayingtogetherintoughenvi

ronments.Theirwordsledthegrouptoapologizetousforoverlookingourstruggle.Iwastotallyamazedattheirbravery,

andmydaughterlearnedthatit’sokaytobetheleastexperiencedinagroup.Courage,I’vecometorealize,hasarippleeffect.Eachtimewechoosecourage,w

einspirethosearoundustobealittlebraverandmaketheworldalittlebetter.4.Whydoestheauthormentiontheorigin

almeaningofcourage?A.Toquestionthecommonbeliefofcourage.B.Toargueforthetruenatureofcourage.C.Toshowthechangingm

eaningofcourage.D.Tocomparedifferentinterpretationsofcourage.5.Whatdidthetwostudentssuggestthedaughterdo?A.Keeptoasuitablepace.B.S

eekhelpwheneverpossible.C.Challengeherownlimits.D.Stickwithexperiencedclimbers.6.Whichactioninthemountain-climbi

ngstoryisanexampleoftruecourage?A.Themotheraskedthegirltorest.B.Thegirltriedhardnottofallbehind.C.Thetwostu

dentspointedoutthegroup’sfault.D.Thegroupcelebratedthereachofthemountaintop.7.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A.Kindnessconnectsusall.B.Bei

ngabeginnertakescourage.C.Wedon’thavetobeaherotobebrave.D.Withcourage,everyonecanbeperfect.CFivetimesstrongerthansteel,spidersilk’suniquequalit

ieswererecognizedbytheAncientGreeks—andmorerecently,scientistshavelookedatapplicationsfrommedicinetoengineering.Now,aJapanese

startup,Spiber,hasbeguntochangethetextileindustrywiththisremarkablematerial.Thecompanystartedbymakingasubstituteinthelabthatissimilartospidersilkins

tructure.Afterstudyingthousandsofdifferentspiderspeciesandothersilk-producinglifeforms,Spibersuccessfullyproduc

edanalternativetospidersilk.Thisbreakthroughwasachievedbyfermenting(发酵)amixtureofwater,sugar,andnutrientswithspecialmicrobestoproduceproteinpol

ymers(聚合物).Thesepolymersarethenmadeintofibers,pavingthewayforarangeofinnovativefabrics.However,shiftingfr

omlabtopracticalapplicationpresentedchallenges.In2015,SpiberpartneredwithTheNorthFaceJapantoproducealimited-editionrunof50“MoonParka”jack

etstocelebratethe50thanniversaryofthemoonlandings.Butduringthedesignprocess,theteamdiscoveredthatspidersilkbecamesmallerwhenexposedtowater,a

ndhadtotransformtheproteintomakethefibersuitableforanoutdoorjacket,whichtookthemfouryearstoperfect.Currently,thecompanyusessugarcaneandcor

nforitsfermentationprocess—cropsthatuselargevolumesoflandandchangefoodresources.Toreduceitsenvironmentalimpact,Sp

iberisdevelopingaprocesscalled“biospherecirculation”thatwilltransformdesertedclothesmadefromnaturalmaterialslikecottonintothesugarsneed

edforfermentation.Withapproximately100billionyen($783million)infunding,Spiberplanstosignificantlyspeedupit

sproductionofproteinpolymersbytheendof2025.“MassproductionwillhelpbringthepriceoffibersdownandallowSpibertoexpandbeyondthehigh-endd

esignermarketandthuswehavethemeanstocreatesolutionstoenablemorecircularfashion,”saysHigashi,headofbusinessdevelopmentatSpiber.

“It’sourmissiontobringthosesolutionstotheworld.”8.WhatbreakthroughdidSpiberachieveintheearlyresearch?A.Itmixedvariouspro

teinpolymers.B.Itproducedasilkmakingmachine.C.Itidentifieddifferentspiderspecies.D.Itcreatedareplacementforspidersil

k.9.Whatwasthechallengeinmakingthe“MoonParka”jackets?A.Highdesigncosts.B.Spidersilk’ssensitivitytowater.C.Limitedrawmaterials.D.Thepart

ner’sunwillingnesstohelp.10.WhatcanweknowaboutSpiber’s“biospherecirculation”process?A.Itwillreplacethecurrentfe

rmentationprocess.B.Itwilluserecycledmaterialsforneededsugars.C.Itwillpromotethedevelopmentoffoodindustry.D.Itw

illsimplifytheprocedureofclothingproduction.11.WhatisSpiber’splan?A.Toraisemoremoneyformassproduction.B.Toincreasetheoutputofpr

oteinpolymers.C.Toworkwithotherhigh-endfashionbrands.D.Todevelopawiderrangeofexpensivefibers.DMyfatherstart

edlearningFrenchat57,drawnbythepotentialbenefitsofbilingualism(双语能力)indelayingdementia(失智症).Now,20yearslater,he’sonhisthirdteacher.Manypeoplelik

emyfatherhaveattemptedtopickupanewlanguage.Butcanthisreallyboostbrainhealth?Accordingtoexperts,regularlyusinganewlanguagebrings

cognitive(认知的)benefits.Ifyou’retryingtorecalltherightwordsinanotherlanguage,yourbrainisforcedtoinhibityourmoth

ertongue.Thisprocess,calledcognitiveinhibition,helpsimproveyourbrainfunction.Repeatingthisprocessmake

syourbrainmoreresistanttodiseaseslikedementia.Themoreyouchallengeyourbrain,thebetteritfunctions,evenifyourbrainhealthstar

tstodecline.However,evidenceforthebenefitsoflearningasecondlanguageinyour60sisweaker.ResearchbyDr.LeoAntoniou

foundthatolderItalianswhotookEnglishlessonsforfourmonthsdidn’tseeanydifferenceintheircognitionscores,

butpeoplewhodidn’tsawtheirscoresdecline.Prof.DianaSmith’s2023studiesfoundsimilarresults.Researchersofferedafewpotent

ialexplanationsfortheirdisappointingresults.Oneisthattheparticipantswerehighlymotivatedvolunteers,probablyofhighcognitivelevelfortheirage,

makingithardtoseeanyimprovements.“Whenchoosingparticipants,wehavetobecareful,aretheyreallyrepresentativeofthep

opulation?”saidDr.JudithWare.Anotheristhatthelanguageinterventionswereperhapstooshort.Thesestudieshaveusedlanguagelesso

nsthat“wereverydifferentintheirlengthandfrequency,”saidProf.LauraGrossman.ToDr.Antoniou,thelimitedfindingsarenot

entirelysurprising.Noonewouldsaythatlearninganewlanguageforsixmonthswouldbethesameashavingusedtwolanguagesfor

yourentirelife.Buthedoesthinkthatlanguagelessonscanprovidecognitivebenefitsbybeingcognitivelystimulating.Perhapsmo

reimportant,Prof.Grossmansaid,learninganotherlanguageoffersotherpotentialadvantages,liketravelingorconnectingwithnewcommunities.Myfather,forexa

mple,hasremainedpenfriendswithhisfirstteacherandtraveledtoFrancenumeroustimes.Andat76,he’sassharpasever.12.Whathappensintheproces

sof“cognitiveinhibition”?A.Memoryimproves.B.Brainhealthworsens.C.Dementiaiscured.D.Nativelanguageisheldback.13.Which

isapossibleexplanationforthedisappointingresearchresults?A.Thepoorchoiceofresearchparticipants.B.Thegreatlengthofthelanguagecourse

.C.Theinterventionofthefirstlanguage.D.Theagedifferenceoftheresearchsubjects.14.Whoseopiniondoestheauthorsupportbymentioninghisfath

er’sexperience?A.LeoAntoniou’s.B.DianaSmith’s.C.LauraGrossman’s.D.JudithWare’s.15.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitl

eforthetext?A.Isitnevertoolatetolearnanewlanguage?B.Canlearninganewlanguagedelaydementia?C.Whydoesmyfath

erstartlearninganewlanguage?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)solutionsarechangingthewayresearcherstrackandmoni

torwildlife,enablingmorepowerfulconservationefforts.Thesesystemsuseadvancedsensors,satelliteimagery,andmachi

nelearningalgorithms(算法)togatherreal-timedataonanimalmovements,habitatpreferences,andmigrationpatterns.____16____Tr

aditionaltrackingmethodsoftenrelyonnon-automatictrackingorinconvenientnecklace-likesystems,whichmaycausestressanddiscomforttotheanimals.____1

7____Thedevicescanworkastagsandthecameratrapscanbesetupremotely,whichdecreaseshumanimpactonwildlife.Inad

dition,AI-powereddevicescollectandanalyzedataprecisely.Throughtheirassistance,scientistscangaininsightsintohabitatcho

icesandevaluatetheeffectofglobalwarmingonwildanimallocations.____18____Forexample,byanalyzingthecollecteddata,conservationistscanpromotetargetedhabi

tatrestorationeffortsaccordingtothepatternsandconnectionstheydiscoveredwiththehelpofAIgeolocationdevice

s.____19____Bymonitoringanimals’behavioralchangesinreal-time,researcherscanquicklydetectsignsofenvironmentalissues.Suddenchangesi

nananimal’smovementscouldindicatethreatsorproblems.Researcherscanthenrespondimmediately,potentiallysavingtheanimal’slife.Sharinggeolocationdatathroug

honlineplatformscanalsohelpraiseawarenessaboutprotectingendangeredspecies.____20____Thishelpthemfeelmoreconnectedtothe

issueswildlifefaceinhabitats.Thebondpromotesasenseofresponsibilityamongindividualsandencouragesthemtocontributetowildlifeconservationeffortsth

roughvariousmeans,suchasdonations,volunteerwork,andsoon.AThisknowledgeenablesthemtomakeaccurateandefficientdecisions.B.However,AItrackingdo

esnotrequiredisturbingcontactwiththeanimals.C.AImonitoringneedsfewerbatteryreplacementsthanthetraditionalmethods.D.Thesolutionshaveoff

eredthefollowingkeybenefitstowildlifeconservation.E.Directlyengagingwithconservationeffortsgivespeopleafirst-handexperi

ence.F.TheAIgeolocationtechnologysignificantlyreducestheneedformassivefieldwork.G.Withreal-timedata,theAIsolutionsa

lsofunctionasanearlywarningforwildliferisks.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)IhavehadnointerestinfootballforaslongasIcanremember.Whilemyclassmatesplayed,I____21____tostayinthelibrary.Inever____22____th

epassionforthegameandwouldthrowawaythesportssectionofthenewspaper,asifit____23____therestofit.AsIgrewup,Iproudlyworemy____24____.Butocca

sionally,whetherinataxiorwhenmeetingafriend'sfather,Ifoundmyselffacedwitha____25____openerlike,“Terribleseasonwe’

rehaving,eh?”orsimply,“Whodoyousupport?”Myheartsank,knowingmyresponsewouldunavoidably____26____them,despitetheirgoodintentions.Ir

ealizedthatmy____27____hadclosedoffmanyconversations,outings,andevenpotentialfriendshipsImighthave____28____enjoyed.AlthoughIcouldn'tchanget

hefactthatIfoundfootballboring,Ibegantoregretbeinga(n)____29____.ThenIbecameafather.Ididn’twantmyboyto_____30

_____thisvaluablesocialexperiencesoItookhimtowatchtheLionsplay.Duringthosematches,wesatclosetothefield,surroun

dedbyfamilieswhohadagenuine_____31_____withtheplayers.Mykid’squestionskeptmesomewhat_____32_____inthegame.Slowly,Istartedto_____33____

_fortheLions.Duringonevictoriousmatch,weevenmetDavid,theCaptain,whohappily_____34_____foraphotowithmyson._____35_____,Ihadananswert

othequestion,“Whodoyousupport?”21.A.preferredB.intendedC.wishedD.pretended22.A.believedB.understoodC.notic

edD.hid23.A.confusedB.poisonedC.defendedD.preserved24.A.doubtB.smileC.confidenceD.dislike25.A.well-informedB.well-preparedC.well-meantD.

well-presented.,26.A.challengeB.disturbC.amuseD.disappoint27.A.attitudeB.personalityC.interestD.habit2

8.A.otherwiseB.everC.stillD.therefore29.A.loserB.fanC.outsiderD.passer-by30.A.gowildforB.turnawayfromC.getthehangofD.missouton31

.A.agreementB.conversationC.competitionD.connection32.A.stressedB.engagedC.successfulD.busy33.A.cheerB.chang

eC.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’sstatueofliberty—the30-meter-tallsculptureo

fBruceLee?BruceLee,knownasLiXiaolonginChinese,____36____(introduce)Chinesekungfutotheworldthroughtelevisionand

film.Inmemoryofhim,artistsinFoshancreatedthisamazingand____37____(attract)sculpturein2010.Thetoweringscu

lpture,whichlookslikeastop-motioncaptureofLee____38____(do)oneofhisexplosivehighkicks,tookmorethan100peoplesixmonthstocomplete.“Wehopeitcancom

petewiththeStatueofLibertyoftheUS,____39____thesculptureofBruceLee,theKungfuGodof1,000Legs,____40____(mean)tosymbolizeChine

sewisdom,creativityandhealth.”artistShuYongsaid.BruceLeewasthefirstactor____41____(bridge)EastandWest.Hisimpactcontributedt

o____42____shiftintheoverallcultureoftheWest.Despitehisshortlife,BruceLeechallengedthe____43____(establish)conventions,kick

eddownracialbarriersandpavedthewayforfuturefilmmakersandactors.Hisinfluence,____44____onmartial(武术)arts,filmmaking,oroncu

lture,socialcustomsstillremainsintoday’s____45____(increasing)interconnectedworld.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

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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.Thisfishwasridingaskateboardandblowin

gabubblethatsaid“I’dratherbeskating!”Ilaughedanddrewaseastarsaying“Quitfoolingaroundandgettowork!”Justth

en,Ollie’sgrandmaAbuelaandherfriendMr.Goldbergcameintothekitchen.Mr.Goldbergwasinchargeofthelocalanimalshelter.Abuelapouredtheir

teaandinquiredabouthowthingsweregoingattheanimalshelter.Mr.Goldbergsighed,shakinghishead.Heexplainedthatnotenoug

hpeoplewereadoptingpets,resultingintoomanyanimalswithouthomes.Overhearingtheconversation,Ollieofferedtoadoptsomeexcitedly.ButAbuelasaidth

atonenoisyparrotwasplentyforthishouse.“Blueisn’tnoisy,”defendedOllie.“He’sjustmusical.”“I’dhaveawholefarmfullofanimalsifIcould,”Isaid.“Butmyparen

tssaytwocatsandahamster(仓鼠)areenough.”Mr.Goldbergsaidhekepttryingtoattractpeopletoadoptanimals,butfoundithardtogetpeople’s

attentionthesedays.Olliedrewasadwhale,andIwrotethewords“Pleaseadoptme”intheshapeofawhalespout(喷水).Mr.Goldbergtookalookatourdra

wingsandmadefavorablecommentsonthem,sayingthattheseclevertalkinganimalsjustmightgrabpeople’sattention.Andheaskedusi

fwewerewillingtodesignaposterforhisanimalshelter,aproposalwehappilyaccepted.Wedecidedtodrawsomeideaso

nourownandmeetupagainthenextafternoon.Thatnight,whenIwassittinginthelivingroombrainstormingideasfortheposter,mylittle

brotherbroughtinourhamster,Mr.Nibbles,togivehimalittlerun-aroundtime.HemadeahamsterplaygroundoutofcouchpillowsandMr.Nibblesbegantorunaroundmerri

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