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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.Rescheduleanappoint

ment.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】Whered

oestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inashoestore.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inatrainstation.5.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatarethespeakersmainl

ytalkingabout?A.Theman’sdaughter.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.Gymclerkandcustomer.C.Hotelclerkandguest.7.Whatwillthewomand

o?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.Theymet

awriter.B.Theysawadoctor.C.Theyclimbedamountain.9.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthestories?A.Boring.B.Interesti

ng.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.Asktheman

forhelp.11.Whatwillthemando?A.Moveontohisnewjob.B.Givenewemployeestraining.C.Workonanimportantproject.12.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Wa

itforhimfortwoweeks.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.Whatdothespeakersagreeabou

taGPS?A.Itisnotentirelyreliable.B.Itisveryconvenient.C.Itisquiteuseless.14.Whyaresomepeoplebetteratfindingth

eirway?A.Theyaremorefocused.B.Theywerebornwiththeskill.C.Theygototheplacemorefrequently.15.Whathelpedthemanfindhisfr

iend’splace?AAstreet.B.Abuilding.C.Atree.16.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Takealookaround.B.Shareherexperience.C.Visitherf

riend.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.Wherearethesp

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

taurants.20.Whatdoesthespeakerremindthelistenerstodointheend?A.Drinksomewater.B.Takecareoftheirluggage.C.ContactManuelinadvance.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分5

0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,locatedinno

rthernTanzania,isoneofthemostfamouswildlifereservesintheworld,well-knownforitsincrediblebiodiversityandth

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

onwildebeest(角马),200,000zebras,andthousandsofgazellestravelinacircularmigrationpatterninsearchoffres

hgrasslands.Hunterssuchaslions,cheetahs,andcrocodilesfollowthismigration.TheBigFive:Serengetiishometolions,leopards,elephants,buff

aloes,andrhinos,makingitagooddestinationforviewingAfrica’sBigFive.EndlessPlains:Thename“Serengeti”comesfromtheMaasaiword“Siringet,”meaning“theplac

ewherethelandrunsonforever.”Theparkfeaturesvastgrasslands,acaciawoodlands,andriverineforests.SeroneraRiverValley:Thisareai

sparticularlygoodforspottinghunters,suchaslions,wilddogs,hyenas,andleopards,andisoneofthemostpopularpartsofthep

arkforgamedrives.GrumetiRiver:AkeycrossingpointduringtheGreatMigration,wheredramaticscenesofwildebeestcrossingthecrocodile-fille

driverarecommon.EntryFeesEntryFee:Internationalvisitorsarecharged$82perpersonperdayforparkentry.OtherCosts:Visitorswhobookguide

dtoursthroughtravelcompaniesdonotneedtopayaseparateentryfee,asitisincludedinthepackage.Thesepackages,

whichalsocoveraccommodation,meals,andparktransportation,rangingfrom$200toover$1,000perday,dependingonthelevelofluxury.BestTimetoVisitD

rySeason(JunetoOctober):Thisisthebesttimeforgameviewing,asanimalstendtogatheraroundwatersources,andtheweatherispleasant.Thispe

riodmatchesthetimewhentheGreatMigrationherdsmaketheirrivercrossingsattheGrumetiandMararivers.WetSeason(NovembertoMay):Thisisthetimeoft

hebirthingseason(JanuarytoMarch),wherehundredsofthousandsofwildebeestyoungareborn,makingitanexcellenttimetoseenewbornsandhuntera

ction.Theparkisalsolesscrowdedduringthistime.21.WhatattractsvisitorstotheSeroneraRiverValley?A.Itoffersluxuryaccommodationoptions.B.Itis

agoodplacetoobservehuntinganimals.C.Ithaseasyaccesstothepark’sentrance.DItisknownforbirdwatchingopportunities.22.Wha

tisthelowestdailypriceforapackagetourtotheSerengetiNationalPark?A.82dollars.B.200dollars.C.282dollar

s.D.1,000dollars..23.Whenisthebesttimetoseeherdsrivercrossings?A.Duringthedryseason,fromJunetoOctober.B.Duringt

hebirthingseason,fromJanuarytoMarch.C.Inthewetseason,whentheparkislesscrowded.D.Attheendoftherainyseason,whenanimalsmigrate.BIamnotapatientwom

an,andthepeopleinmylocalpharmacy(药店)regularlyfeeltheimpactofthat.WithType1diabetes(糖尿病),Ihavemultiplerepeatprescription

s(处方)tofillinordertostayalive.It’sateachingpharmacysotheserviceisabitdisorganized,asstudentstrytolearntheirwayar

oundthesystems.Recently,ithasbeenparticularlybad.Therewasanationwideshortageofoneofmyregularmedicines,andsoeachtimeIw

enttopickupaprescription,itwasn’tavailable.IaskedmyGP(全科医生)iftheycouldjustchangetheprescriptiononceand

forall.Theysaidtheywould,butthentheychangedtheprescribedamountaswell,soinsteadofgettingamonth’ssupply,Igotaw

eek’s.Iaskedagain—thistimetheyjustswitcheditbacktomyoriginalmedicine,theonethatwasn’tinsupply.Thiscontinuedformonths,untilonedayI’d

hadenough.IhadgonebacktomyGP’sclinicfromthepharmacyastheprescriptionwaswrongyetagain.Whyweretheymakingthingssodifficultforme?Whycouldn’ttheyse

ehowscaredIwas?Ilostmytemper.IwasdownrightrudetothereceptionteamandtheGP.AndwhenIfinallygotbacktothepharmacytocorrectpre

scriptioninhand,theytoldmethepharmacistwasactuallyoutforlunchandI’dhavetowaitforanhour.Istartedshouting.Wh

enIthinkofthatmomentnow,Ifeeluncomfortable.Therealityisthatbyshouting,thesituationwasfixed—thepharmacistreappearedfromtheirlunchbreakandIhaven’

thadaproblemgettingmyprescriptionquicklysince.ButeverytimeIsetfootinthatpharmacy,IfeelasenseofshameandIgooutofmywayt

obenicetothestaffinthedesperatehopethatitwillundothememory.Sometimesweshout;sometimeswehaveto.Andifyouwereonthereceivingend,then

I’msorry.Itprobablywasn’tanythingtodowithyou:itwasjustascaredpersonatthebottomoftheirmentalwelltryingtobeheard.24.Whydoestheauthoremphas

izethepharmacybeingateachingone?AToexplainthedisorganizationinservice.B.Toexplainwhytheservicemightbeslowerattimes.C.Tosuggestthatstudentsar

elearningtomanageprescriptions.D.Toshowthatthestaffarealwayslearningandimproving.25.Whatwastheproblemwithoneofthemedicines

thewriterneeded?.A.Thedoctorwouldn’tprescribeit.B.Thewriterwasgiventoomuchofit.C.Thepharmacydidn’thaveitinsupply.D.Thewriterdidn’tlikethesideeffect

s.26.Whatwastheimmediateresultoftheauthor’sshoutingatthepharmacy?A.Thepharmacistapologizedforthemistake.B.Theauthorwasaskedtoleavethepharmacya

tonce.C.Thepharmacistrefusedtofilltheprescription.D.Thepharmacistreturned,andherproblemwassolved.27.Whatistheauthor’stoneinthelastparagrap

h?A.Defensiveandunapologetic.B.Regretfulandreflective.C.Angryandblaming.D.Hopefulandpositive.CTheIgNobelPrizes,e

stablishedin1991,areanamusingalternativetothedistinguishedNobelPrizes,honoringresearchthat“makespeoplelaugh,thenthin

k.”Thenameisacleverwordplayon“ignoble,”meaningsomethinglackinghonor,reflectingthehumorousandunconventionalnatureofthediscoveries.However,bene

aththefoolishnessoftenliesgreatscientificvalue,showingthatcuriositycanleadtosignificantunderstanding,evenfromseeminglyinsignificantquestions.T

heprizesdrawattentiontoarangeofoddbutfascinatingstudies.In2024,someresearcherswereawardedfordemonstratingthatrealplantscancopytheappea

ranceofartificialonestheyareplantedalongside,revealingtheremarkableadaptabilityofnature.Another2024studydemonstrated

thatdeadfishcanswimupstreambyusingenergyfromfast-movingwatercurrents,whichcouldinspireenergy-efficientdesignsinengineering.Additionally,aprobabi

lityexperimentinvolvingmorethan350,000cointhrowsrevealedthatathrowncoinismorelikelytolandonthesideitstartedfrom,offeringunexpectedunder

standingintochanceandprobability.Inpreviousyears,similarlyquirkystudieshavebeenhonored.In2004,oneoftheIgNobelPrizeswasawardedtoJillianClarke.She

investigatedthescientificsoundnessofthe“five-secondrule,”apopularbeliefthatfooddroppedonthefloorisstillsafetoeatifpickedupwithinfivesecon

ds.Some2006IgNobelPrizewinnersfoundthatfemalemalariamosquitoes（蚊子）areequallyattractedtothesmellofhum

anfeetandLimburgercheese.Thisresearch,whichwontheBiologyPrize,suggeststhattheseodorscouldbeusedtodevelopinnovative

mosquitocontrolmethods.Heldannuallyinmid-September,aroundthetimetherealNobelPrizesareannounced,theIgNobelPrizeceremonyisauniquemixtureofhumorandsci

ence,whererealNobelPrizewinnerspresenttheawards.Theeventcontainsanumberofrunningjokes,includingMissSw

eetiePoo,alittlegirlwhorepeatedlycriesout“Pleasestop,I’mbored”,ifspeakersgoontoolong.Paperairplanesaretraditionall

ythrownbytheaudience,addingtothefunnynatureoftheevent.28.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheIgNobelPrizes?A.ToprovideanalternativetothetraditionalNo

belPrizes.B.Torecognizeresearchthatispurelyhumorous.C.Torecognizehumorousscienceresearch.D.Toawardthesma

llestscientificstudies.29.Whatdoesthestudyofcointhrowingreveal?A.Possibilitycannotbepredictedwithcertai

nty.B.Humanbeliefinfluencestheprobabilityofaresult.C.Theendresultisalwaysuncertain,witha50/50chance.D.Coins

tendtolandonthesidetheystartfrom.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“quirky”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Unusualor

unconventional.B.Standardortypical.C.Boringoruninteresting.D.Disorderedorunstructured.31.WhopresentstheIgNobelPrizestothewinners?A.Scientist

shavingasenseofhumor.B.Politicalorsocialcelebrities.CRealNobelPrizewinners.D.IgNobelPrizeorganizers.DInthepastfewdecades,RayKurzweilhasmademorethan

100forecastsaboutthefuture,ofwhich86%haveproventobeaccurate.Amonghisfamouspredictionsishisdaringclaimthatby2029,artificialintel

ligence(AI)willpasstheTuringtestandachievehuman-levelintelligence.Perhapshismostsignificantpredictionisthatthesingularity(奇点)willbereach

edby2045,markingthepointatwhichhumanintelligencefullyintegrateswithAIandsignificantlyimprovesourmentalcapabilities.Kurzwel’spositiveviewonthesin

gularitystandsinsharpoppositiontothewarningsfromStephenHawking,ElonMusk,andBillGates,whohavevoicedconcernsa

boutthepotentialrisksofsuperintelligentAI.ThesefiguresfearthatAIcouldbecomeuncontrollableandthreatenhumanit

y’ssurvival.Kurzweil,however,seesAInotasanexistentialrisk,butasapowerfultoolforimprovinghumanabilities.HearguesthatAIwon’toperate

asan.independentforcebutwillfunctionwithinanetworkdesignedtoworkalongsidehumans,improvingratherthanreplacingourabilities.Kurzweilsupportshisviewpoin

twithexistingtechnologies,likebrainimplantsusedtotreatParkinson’sdisease(帕金森病）,suggestingthattheintegrationprocessisalreadyinprogress.Heen

visionsafuturewhere,bythe2030s,individualswillconnecttheirneocortex—thepartofthebrainresponsibleforadvancedthinking—tothecloud,

improvingourmemory,creativity,andproblem-solvingskills.Lookingaheadto2045,Kurzweilbelievesthatthesingula

ritywillfurtherenablehumanitytoaddresscomplexglobalchallengesandunlocknewlevelsofintellectualandcreativepotential.Ratherthanviewingthis

transformationasathreat,Kurzweilconsidersitavaluableopportunityforhumanprogress,asAIwillempowerindivi

dualstomeettheirphysicalandintellectualneeds.Hearguesthatthiswillleadtoasocietycharacterizedbyremarkablegrowthandachievement.3

2.Whatisthesignificanceoftheyear2045inKurzweil’spredictions?A.ItmarksthetimeAIwillbeathumanintelligence

forthefirsttime.B.ItistheyearwhenAIwillsuccessfullypasstheTuringtest.C.ItistheyearwhenAIwillbecometotallyuncontrollable.D.

ItmarksthetimehumanintelligencewillcompletelycombinewithAI.33.WhatconcernsdothefigureslikeHawking,Musk,andGateshaveaboutAId

evelopment?A.TheybelieveAIwillmakehumansdependentontechnology.B.TheyfearAIcouldescapehumancontrolandendangerhumanity.C.TheythinkAIwillm

akehumanslosetheabilitytotalk.D.TheypredictAIwillleadtoconflictsbetweennations.34.WhydoesKurzweilmentionbrainimplantsuse

dfortreatingParkinson’sdisease?A.Toshowthatthehuman-machineintegrationhasalreadybegun.B.ToillustratethepotentialdangersofAIinthemedical

field.C.ToarguethatAIhasalreadybeatenhumanintelligence.D.TosuggestitispossibletofindcureforParkinson’sdisease.35.Whichofthefoll

owingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Kurzweil’sDream:TheFutureofAIB.Kurzweil’sAnalysis:AIandHumanityC.Kurzweil’sPredictio

n: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,youcanselect

analternativeinstantly.___36___Feelingboredwiththetaskinhanddoeshaveitsbenefits.___37___Feelingboredatwork,forexample,couldinspireyout

oexploreachangeofcareer.Orifyoudecidethere’snothingworthwatchingonTV,youmightchoosetoswitchoffandmak

eyourownentertainmentbytakingupanewhobby.___38___Thisdrivetofindinterestingactivitiescanleadtoariseincreativity.What

’sthepointofdaydreaming?WithoutsocialmediaorTV,wemayfallbackondaydreaming.Despitewhatparentsandteachersmayhav

etoldyou,daydreamingisgoodforyou.Lettingyourthoughtswanderwithoutthedistractionsoftechnologycanbeausefu

lwayto“allowyourmindtorelax,relievestress,developingyourcreativityintheprocess,”writestheUniversityofCentralLancashire’sDrSandiMann.___39___Arewe

moreeasilyborednowadays?Still,whydaydreamatthebusstopwhenyoucansimplyscrollthroughyourphone?Forstarters,spendingev

erysparemomentstaringatascreencanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmentalwell-being,sleepqualityandeyesight.Butthat’sno

tall.___40___Eventually,westarttolosetheabilitytoentertainothersandfindwaystodosomethinglessboring.Whisperit:We

runtheriskofbecomingboringourselves.A.Doesboredommakeusmorecreative?B.Butthat’snotnecessarilyagoodthing.

C.Whydon’tyoudosomethinglessboring?D.Anewshowislaunchedtokeepchildrenentertained.E.Beingboredinspiresyoutosearchout

somethinglessboringtodo.F.Itmeansyoubecomelessabletothinkcreativelyandsolveproblems.G.Peoplewholikeddaydreamingscoredhighero

nintellectualandcreativeability.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.Myfat

hertelephonedme,tellingmemymotherhadbeeninaterriblecarcrash.Onarrivingatthehospital,astrongsmellof___41___broughtasickfeelingtomyalreadyt

urningstomach.Thehorribleconditionofmymother’sbody___42___me.Shestruggledtoturnaroundbutcouldn’t.Shehadt

ubesdownherthroatandinherarms.___43___holdinghercoldswollen(肿胀的)hands,Icontrolledmyurgeto___44___out.Shekeptstaringatme,lookingpainf

ul.Iturnedmy___45___awayfromher,tryingtohidemytears.ItoccurredtomethatIreallymight___46___mymother.Mylifecompletely___

47___.Iusedtoonlydealwithmyteenagelife.Butthatnight,thetroubleatschoolappeared___48___.Lifetookonanew

meaningforme.Twomonthslater,shewasallowedhome.Itwasa___49___forusall,butitmeantmoreresponsibilitiesforme.Iwouldfeedh

er,batheherandhelphertothe____50____.ItstruckmethatIwasplayingtheroleof____51____tomyownmother.Thedifficultpartformewastryingto__

__52____mymother’sspiritsupwhenshelostheartoverherinabilitytodosimplethingsbyherself,butIalwayshadasmileonmyface.Ithasbeen

twoyearssincethatnight.Ihave____53____morethanalltheyearsbefore.Beingamotherfiguretomyownmother____54_

___mealotaboutparenthood:theworries,theprotectivenessand,mostofall,theunconditional____55____.41.A.coffeeB.medicineC.fl

owersD.food42.A.shockedB.confusedC.annoyedD.excited43.A.CalmlyB.TightlyC.GentlyD.Joyfully44.A.callB.runC.leaveD.cr

y45.A.faceB.handC.attentionD.mind46.A.loseB.hurtC.cureD.need47.A.startedB.ceasedC.changedD.boiled48.A.unnecessaryB.incredibleC.

unusualD.insignificant49.A.treatB.blessingC.surpriseD.trouble50.A.schoolB.toiletC.carD.hospital51.A.fatherB.friendC.motherD.daughter52.A.keepB

.takeC.putD.wake53.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。The2024ChinaInternationalConfuciusCulturalFestivaliskickingoffonFridayi

nQufu,ShandongProvince.Recently,over370guestsfrom36foreigncountries___56___(invite)toattendthefestival.Fivemajoreventsincludi

ngamemorialhonoringConfuciusandaglobal___57___(explore)ofConfuciustemplesandacademieswillbeheldduringthefestival

.Today,touriststoQufu,___58___isthebirthplaceofConfucius,gobeyondsimplyvisitingConfucianheritage.Theycanwatchspectacularperfo

rmancesand___59___(show)themedaroundConfucianism,andtakepartintraditionalculturalactivitieslikecalligraphy,paper-cut

ting___60___seal-carving.Additionally,workshopsonConfuciancultureareheldinlocalschoolsandcommunities_

__61___(regular)tocultivatechildren’smoralityandmixtraditionalculturewithresidents’dailylives.Throughoutt

heyear,touristscanparticipate___62___differentfolkfestivalsandtraditionalculturalactivitiesaroundtheprovincetoexperience___6

3___(it)artisticcreativityandculturaldiversity.Shandongalsohas___64___well-connectedtransportationnetwork,deliciouscui

sine,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)andoneofthemostamazingpeopleinmyl

ife.Sowhenhepassedawaysuddenlyfromastrokeattheageof51,myworldfellapart.Iwaslost,alongwithmymotherwhohadbeenwithm

yfathersinceage16,twobrothers,andeveryonewhoknewhim.Wewerethrownintoathickfogofanger,sadness,andshock.Icriedeverynightandtriedtoho

ldontoallmymemoriesofhim.IreplayedeverymomentIcouldremember—writingdownthoughts,printingoutolde-mails,readingoldbirthdaycards—anythingIcouldhangontob

ecauseIdidn’twanttoforget.AsIwasgoingthroughalltheseoldmemories,IbegantowonderaboutallthethingsIhadmissed.Mydadwasaquie

tmanwhowasknownforhislisteningskills,hispatience,hishumor,andhissmile.Hewasoftentheonelisteninginsteadoftellingstories.IwantedtoknowwhatstoriesI

hadmissedbylosinghimsosoon.SoIdecidedtocompile(编纂)amemorybookasasurpriseChristmasgiftformymomandbrothers.IstartedmyprojectinNovember

,contactingeveryoneIknewwhowasclosetomydadorhadbeeninthepast.Isente-mailsandlettersaskingforfriendsandfamilyofGaryForcetos

endmetheirthoughtsandmemoriesofhim.Iaskedthemspecificallytosharefunnystoriesaboutmydadandthestoriesthatmaybenoonehadeverhea

rdorhadlongforgotten.ItoldthemtorespondnolaterthanoneweekbeforeChristmas.IwaitedandwaitedandgotveryfewresponsesbyDecember.Ibegantowonde

rifthiswasahorribleideaorifanyoneevencared.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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