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2020-2021南京市第二十九中学3月月考高二英语注意事项：本试卷共8面，试卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，共37.5分）A

Callforentries:youngwomenwriterscompetitionGuardianWeekendmagazineislaunchingawritingcompetitionforUKwomenaged16-21ont

hethemeofconversations．HowtoenterAllyouhavetodoissubmita700-wordpersonalessaythatshowsoffyourtalents——onthethemeofconversations．Didyouhave

anunforgettableconversationwithyourgrandmotheraboutheryouththatchangedhowyouviewedher?Doyoufindhavingcertainconversationsrea

llyhard,andifso,why?Isthereaconversationyouregret,oroneyouregretyouneverhad?We'rekeentohearaboutyourpersonalexperience

s．Allentriesmustbesenttoweekend@theguardian．combymidnighton9March．ThePrizesTherewillbeonewinnerandtworunners-up．

Thethreewinnerswilleachreceive£250．Thewinnerswillbenotified（通知）byemailortelephoneonorbefore30March2021andgivendetailsofhowtoclai

mtheirprizes．Aspartoftheeditingprocess,thethreewinnerswillparticipateinavideocallwithaGuardianWeekendeditortodiscu

ssandedittheiressayforpublication．Theoneoverallwinnerwillalsoreceivea1-1workshopwithaGuardianeditor．RulesFollowallrulescarefullyt

opreventdisqualification．■Onlyoneentryispermittedperperson．Entriesonbehalfofanotherpersonwillnotbeaccep

tedandjointsubmissionsarenotallowed．■TheCompetitionopensat09:00on22February2021andclosesat23:59on9Mar

ch2021．Entriesreceivedoutsidethistimeperiodwillnotbeconsidered．■Yourentrymustnotbecopied,andmustnotcontaina

nythird-partymaterialsorcontentthatyoudonothavepermissiontouse．■Youmustincludeyourname,ageandcontactdetails,includingyouremailaddressandphonen

umber．1．What'sthethemeofthewritingcompetition?A．Regrets．B．Conversations．C．Grandmother'syouth．D．Personalexperiences．2．Whatextraprizewillt

heoverallwinnerreceive?A．Anadditional£250．B．Avideoofthecompetition．C．Apriornotificationofthewin．D．A1

-1workshopwithaneditor．3．Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?A．Co-authoringanentry．B．Includingcontactdetails．C．Mailingyourentryon

1March．D．Usingothers'contentwithpermission．BBeijingresidentHouLixinstartedeatingmealreplacementproductsinFebruarywhenshewantedtolosewe

ight.Sheboughtvariousmealreplacementproductsonlineandatethemformorethanamonth.“Mostofthemdon’ttastegood,butatleastth

eyhavelowcaloriesandareconvenienttobuy,storeandcook,”shesaid,addingtheproductsheconsumedgaveastrongsenseoffullness.Houisby

nomeansalone.Mealreplacementproducts,orsubstitutesforregularmealsthatcanfillyouupwithlow-calorieintakes,appearasapotent

ialbigmarketinChina,drivenbyChineseconsumer’demandforproductsthatcanhelpinweightcontrolandofferconvenience,expertssaid.Themostco

mmonmealreplacementproductsincludepowders,liquids,shakes,porridgesandenergybarscontainingfiber,protein,vitam

in,mineralsandothernutritiouscontent.Themealreplacementmarketisattheearlystageofcompetitionandthereisbigroomforfu

turedevelopment,likeintheUnitedStatesandJapan.EuromonitorInternational,amarketresearchcompany,saidsalesr

evenueofmealreplacementproductsinChinahit57.17billionyuanin2017andisexpectedtoreach120billionyuanby2022.Morefast-movingconsumergoodsgian

tsarepartakinginthemarketaction.PepsiCo’soatbrandQuakerreleasedanewshakeproductinJune.AmajorChinesesnackbrandBestorereleased27mealreplacemen

tproductsinAugust.JiaJianbin,secretarygeneralatChineseCerealsandOilsAssociation,toldCCTVreporterthatdespiteitspossibleeffectivenessthatman

ypeoplebelieve,thiswayofweightlossmaybringgreaterharmasitbreaksthebalanceofnutritionandfood.Asaresult

,itcanonlybeatemporarymove,notalong-termuse.“Cerealmealreplacementpowder,forexample,ismainlycomposedofcarbohydrates(碳水化合物),whichhaveenoughcalories，

butthevitaminsandmineralsarenotenough.Instead,itisbettertosoakoatmeal(燕麦片)inmilk,whichmaybemorenutritiousandm

oreeconomical,”saidGuZhongyi,adietitianoftheBeijingDieteticAssociation.“Mealreplacementscanbeanalternativeforbusyworkers,buttheyarenosubsti

tuteforabalanceddiet,andtrynottoeatmorethanonemealaday.”4．TheauthorquotestheexampleofHouLixinto_________.A．showan

efficientwaytoloseweightB．promotethemealreplacementproductsC．introducethetopicofmealreplacementproductsD．arouse

readers’interestinthemealreplacementproducts5．WhyaremealreplacementproductspopularamongmanyChineseconsumers?A．Becausetheyarehighlyre

commendedbyhealthexperts.B．Becausetheyarehelpfultocontrolweightandbringconvenience.C．Becausetheyhavealargemarketshareinthefoodmarket.

D．Becausetheyprovidevariousformsandflavorsfortheconsumers.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“partaking”inParagraph5mean?A．Participating.B．A

dvertising.C．Experimenting.D．Cooperating.7．WhatattitudedoJiaJianbinandGuZhongyihavetowardsthemealreplacementproducts?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Disap

proving.D．Confused.CSometimeswhenshefeltbored,shewouldpickuponeofthenumerousbiographies（传记）aboutherselfandbegintonotein."Ineverdidthat"or"simp

lynottrue"shewouldwriteroughlyinthemarginsatthesidesofpages.Sincejournalists,biographersandmorerecentl

yeven"bloggers"hadbeenwritingabouthersincethedayshewasborn,therewasplentyofmaterialtoedit.Notthathernotesorcorrectionswereeversharedwiththeauthor

s.Lately,however,sheevenseemedtohavelostherappetiteforcorrectness.Diditmatteranymoreifthingswerenotright

?Sheknewthatsittingalonechewingawayondownbeatthoughtswouldnotgetheranywhereandwouldleavethosearoundherc

onfusedandupset,shouldtheyevercatchherout.Afterallshewasthedecisiveone,alwaysontopofhergame.Aprintedtimetableforthefollowingd

aylayonthetable.Afulldayofopeningsandpresentations,ofsmilingandnoddingandflowers.Shakingherselfoutofhergraymood,shesteppedovertowardsthecompute

rwhereasuddenburstofenergygaveheranidea.Thescreenflashedupinfrontofherbutinsteadofclickingonthefamiliariconswhichwouldleadhertotheemai

lsRandolphconsideredsheneededtoread,shesimplywenttovisitMr.Googleandbeganhersearchfortraintimetable.

Adishheapedwithmulti-colouredjelliesandplentyoficecream,servedbyawhite-glovedtrainwaiterwithaperfectmoust

ache.Somanyyearshadpassedbutshestillrememberedthejellydissolvingonhertongueinsmallbutdeliciousmouthfuls.Eachspoonfulhadtobelifteddelicatelytohermo

uthunderthewatchedeyeofhergrandmother,whowasasticklerforgoodmanners.Itwasunlikelythattheyservedjellyonthetrainsthesedays,whatwithalltheconcerna

boutchildhoodfatness,butevenaSpartanmenucouldnotkilltheromanceofatrainjourney.AsthetimetableforLine-burstlineflashedinfrontofher,sherememberedthat

theMayorofAlwoywouldbeexpectinghertomakeashort,predictablespeechattheopeningofthenowbridge.8．Whichoft

hefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Themaincharacterisprobablyajournalistwritingblogsaboutroyalmembers.B．The

maincharacterisalwaysbusyeditingplentyofmaterialaboutherself.C．Theauthorsprobablyhadchancestogetthenotesorcorrectnessfromthe

maincharacter.D．Randolphisprobablyanassistantorasecretarytothemaincharacter.9．Whydoesthemaincharacterrecallthetimesheat

ejelliesandicecream?A．Shewishesthatshewerestillachildsothatshecouldeatjelliesandicecream.B．Sheisremindedofthesefoodsbecausethethoughtofatrainjourney

remindsherofthem.C．ShewishesshestillknewwherethehandsometrainwaiterwasD．Today'schildrenaren'tallowedtoeatthe

samethingsthatsheateasachild.10．A"Spartenmenu"(paragraph4)wouldmostlikely____________.A．havemainlylowfat,healthyfoodsB．besuitablef

oraromanticdinnerC．includearangeofsweets,butnojellyD．includefoodswhichareeasytotransport11．Whatismost

likelytohappennextinthispassage?A．ThemaincharacterwillpractiseherspeechforgreetingtheMayorofAlwoy.B．Themaincharacte

rwilldecidetotakearailjourney.C．Randolphwillsendsomeemailstothemaincharacter.D．Themaincharacterwillupda

teherblogontheinternet.DIwanttoaskyouafavor.Ihaveapairofpants.Tellme:HowmanydifferentwayscanIputapairofpant

stouse?Nowimagineyou'reanarchitect.Samequestion.Nowimagineyou'reBillGates.Ascubadiver.Amedievalknigh

t.Youstillhavethepants.Whatalternativeusescometomind?Whatyoujustpracticed--theconsciousactof"wearing"anotherse

lf--isanexercisethat,accordingtopsychiatristSriniPillay,MD,isessentialtobeingcreative.Onegreatirony(讽刺)aboutourcol

lectiveaddictiontocreativityisthatwetendtoframeitinuncreativeways.Thatistosay,mostofusmarrycreativitytoourconceptofself:Eith

erwe’re“creative”orwearen't,withoutmuchofamiddleground."I'mjustnotacreativeperson!”adiscouragedstudent

mightsayinartclass,whileanothermightblamehertalentatpaintingforherdifficultiesinmath,makingacomment"

I'mveryright-brained."Dr.Pillay,anassistantprofessoratHarvardUniversity,hasspentyearsoverturningtheseideas.Hebelievesthatthekeytounlockingyourcreativ

epotentialistochallengethestereotyped(陈词滥调的)advicethaturgesyouto“believeinyourself.”Infact,youshoulddotheopposite:Bel

ieveyouaresomeoneelse.Hepointstoastudyshowingtheimpactofstereotypeonone'sbehavior.Theauthors,psychologistsDenisDumasandKevinDunbar,dividedtheircoll

egestudentsubjectsintotwogroups,instructingonegrouptothinkofthemselvesas"eccentricpoets"andtheothertoimagineth

eywere"rigidlibrarians".Theresearchersthenpresentedthemallwithordinaryobjects,includingafork,acarrot,andapairofpants,anda

skedthemtocomeupwithasmanydifferentusesaspossibleforeachone.Theformergroupcameupwiththewidestrangeofideas,whereasthelatterhadthefewest.Theser

esultssuggestthatcreativityisnotanindividualcharacteristicbuta“productofcontextandperspective”.Everyonec

anbecreative,aslongasheorshefeelslikeacreativeperson.Dr.Pillay'sworktakesthisastepfurther:Hearguesthatsimplyidentifyingyourselfa

screativeislesspowerfulthantakingthebrave,creativestepofimaginingyouaresomebodyelse.Thisexercise,whichhecallspsychologicalHalloweenism,referstothecon

sciousactionof“wearing”anotherself.Anactormayemploythistechniquetogetintocharacter,butanyonecanuseit.AccordingtoDr.Pillay,itwo

rksbecauseitisanactofconsciousunfocus,acollectionofbrainregionsthatspringintoactionwhenyou'renotfocusedonaspecifictaskorthought.Mostpeoplespendnear

lyhalfoftheirdaysinastateof"unfocus."Thisdoesn'tmakeuslazy;itmakesushuman.Imaginingyourselfinanewsituati

on,oranentirelynewidentity,neverfeltsoproductive.You’remakingyourselfmorecreative,andyou'regivingyourselfpermissionto

dosomethingyou'dotherwisefeelguiltyabout.12．What’sthefunctionofthequestionsinparagraph1?A．Toleadinthetopic

.B．Tomakeacomparison.C．Tostateanopinion.D．Toaskafavor.13．ThestudyledbyDenisDumasandKevinDunbarproves_____A．creativityisanindividualcharacteristicB．li

brariansaremorecreativethanpoetsC．ordinaryobjectscanimprovecreativityD．yourcreativityisdeterminedbyyou

rself14．AccordingtoDr.Pillay,Halloweenismworksbecause______.A．itisanactofunconsciousfocusB．certainbrainareasbegintoacttogeth

erC．peopleareinastateoflazinessD．allactorsemploythistechnique15．Ifyouwanttobemorecreative,youaresupposedto_______.A．focusonaspecif

ictaskB．believeinyourowntalentC．pretendtobesomeoneelseD．turntoberight-brained第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分）阅读下面短文，从选项中选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。有两项为多余选项。UnlikeIQ,emotionalintelligenceissomethingwecandevelopwithpracticeandtime.16.Herearesomewaystoimproveemotionalintelligence.Payattentiont

oyourownfeelingsOneofthefirststepsinimprovingyourEQispayingattentiontoyourbodylanguage.Pauseandpayattentiontoyourbodylanguagewhenyouexperienc

edifferentemotions.17?Alotofpeoplewillclenchtheirfists,tightentheirbreathing,andtenseuptheirshoulders.Releasethete

nsionconsciouslyandtakecontrolofyourbreath.Also,considerwritingdownyourfeelingsinajournal.18,butcanhelp

youunderstandmoredetailsabouthowyoucametofeelacertainway.EmpathizePausebeforereactingandputyourselfi

ntotheotherperson’splace.Howwouldyoufeelinhisorherposition?19?Understandingothersisaquickwaytoreleasetension.Ithelpsdiffuse(化解)manys

ituationswhilealsomakingusbetternegotiators.Activelistening20.Activelisteningisadeliberateattempttonotonlyhearwhatsomeoneissayi

ng,buttounderstandit.Thissoundssimpleenough,butmanypeoplewillnodtogivetheimpressionoflistening,butwillactuallyjustbewaitingtoreply—orignorethe

otherpersonaltogether.ThosewithlowEQwillimpulsivelystarttalkingaboutthemselveseverychancetheyget,nomatterwhatthetopicis.

Foractivelistening,trytobuildaconversation,whichcanpromotemutualunderstanding.A．It’snotonlyagoodreleaseB．Itwillmakeabigdiffe

renceC．HowshouldyoudealwithsuchsituationsD．Here’soneskillthatmanypeoplecouldimproveE．Whatcouldbeapossiblereasonfortheirb

ehaviorF．It’saskillthatwillpayoffmanytimesinourlivesG．Whatdoyouinstinctivelydowhenyougetbadnews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，共15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。SeaturtlesareconsideredanationaltreasureinSriLanka.However,inrecentyears,thes

eaturtleshavefacedgreat21.Growinguponthebeach,ChamaraIndika,35,was22aboutit.Inthebeginning,he23himselftothepro

tectionofseaturtlesasavolunteer.Hegavehissparetimetoraise24ofcaringforseaturtlesandcarriedoutseaturtlepr

otectionandrescuemissions.Later,hedecidedthatthiswasnotalong-term25.“Oneperson’sabilitiesarevery26andIwantedtomakerealchanges,”saidIndi

ka.27,JackXiao,thefounderofChineseYIKInternationalVolunteers(YIKIV),reachedouttoIndikaandofferedhishelptoprotectseaturtles.Withhi

sassistance,IndikasetuptheNilManelFoundationinSriLanka.Theorganization28professionaltrainingandguidanceforthevolunteers,spread

sknowledgeofturtleandcariesoutconservationactivities.Volunteerscanthenworktospreadtheirnewknowledgetomorepeople.Atfirst,thevolunteers’mainjobwa

storescueandcarefor29turtleslocally.Thentheyfoundpeopleandanimalseatturtleeggsonthebeach.Sovolunteersstarted30eggs

toaprotectioncenterwithartificialcultivation.It31highersurvivalrates.Thankstotheirefforts,thesurvival

rateofnewbornturtleshasreachednewhighs,andconservationawarenesshasalsoincreased.Manyvolunteersnow32tousestrawsandpla

sticbagswhichcausemanyturtlestodieaccidentally.“Itmademefeelthatallmyworkhad33.Butitwasnotenoughtorelyonmys

elfandthecurrentvolunteers.Itwouldbeimportantto34thisknowledgedowntofuturegenerations,”saidIndika.Withpersi

stenceandhardwork,Indikafirmlybelievestheywillmakea(n)35totheseaturtles.21．A．opportunitiesB．possibilitiesC．ch

allengesD．demands22．A．confusedB．worriedC．doubtfulD．embarrassed23．A．encouragedB．supportedC．donatedD．devo

ted24．A．awarenessB．importanceC．concernD．request25．A．ideaB．progressC．solutionD．design26．A．uniqueB．limitedC．disappointingD．valuable27．A．Bychance

B．OnpurposeC．InallD．Byfar28．A．catersB．providesC．offersD．supplies29．A．injuredB．oldC．fragileD．abandoned3

0．A．transportingB．transmittingC．transferringD．transforming31．A．guaranteedB．foreseenC．suggestedD．indicated32．A．tendB．ref

useC．hesitateD．struggle33．A．givenoutB．putawayC．paidoffD．drawnback34．A．explainB．sendC．passD．put35．A．shelterB．achievementC．difference

D．breakthrough第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式。IwasexcitedtotakemyrescueBeagle（比格犬）totherivertheotherday,asit'swithi

nwalkingdistanceofournewhome.36．(spend)herfirstthreeyearsinacage,Georgiehadneverseenabodyofwater,andIwantedtogettherebeforesunsettowatchherexperience

it.Iwasgrowing37．(increasing)impatientaboutallthestopsherlittleBeaglenoserequired.Sheinspectedthegras

s,dirt,andtrees,andlickedwhatever38．(stick)totheroad.Thesewereallnew39．(discover)forher,andshetookhertimestudyingthem.WhenIacceptedthatitwas

fruitlesstohurryheralong,Iwhippedoutmycellphoneandbegantexting.IthoughtthatIneededsomethingtodowhileGeor

giewasslowingusdown.Then,40．somereason,Iheardthecicadas（蝉），andIrememberedthatthesoundofcicadasismyfavoritesoundintheworld.Thatawakene

dsomething41．(bury)withinmethatlongedforthesimplepleasures42．hadbeenreplacedbytechnology.Imadea43．(c

onsciousness)decisiontobepresent,andtoenjoythejourneytotheriverJustlikeGeorgie.Now,Iadmiredtheflowersandthewindi

ngivy（常青藤）onourpath.Ismelledthegrassandtheflowers,andthedirtandtheair.Itreasuredeachoneequally,asifdiscoveringthemforthefirsttime.Aswenearedourdesti

nation,1realizedsomethingeven44．（much）important:Itdidn’tmatterifweevenreachedtheriver,Whymusttherealwaysbeadestination?G

eorgiehadnoideathatwehadadestination.Shewaspresentforthejourney,andshecompletelyenjoyedeverybitofthatsweetexperi

ence.Therewasnorace45．nofinishline.NowI’mnotsurewhorescuedwhom.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，学校将举办英语沙龙活动(EnglishSalon)，请写

一则通知，通知同学们沙龙活动安排：1.活动时间：2020年12月28号2.活动地点：报告厅3.内容：18:00－18:40外教Smith关于英语演讲技巧的讲座；18:40－19:00问答环节4.活动要求：自拟注意：1.字

数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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_____________________________________第二节（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Pumpkin(南瓜)carvingatHalloweenisafamilytradition.W

evisitalocalfarmeveryOctober.Inthepumpkinfield,Icompetewithmythreebrothersandsistertoseekoutthebiggestpumpkin.Mydadhasarulethatwe

havetocarryourpumpkinsbackhome,andastheeldestchildIhaveanadvantage-Icarriedan85-pounderbacklastyear.Thisyear,itw

ashardtotellwhethermyprizeortheonechosenbymy14-year-oldbrother,Jason,wasthewinner.Unfortunatelyweforgottoweighthembeforetakingo

uttheirinsides,butIwasdeterminedtoprovemypoint.Allofuswerehardatworkatthekitchentable,withmymomfilmingtheannualevent.I’m

unsurenowwhyIthoughtforcingmyheadinsidethepumpkinwouldsettlethematter,butitseemedtomakeperfectsenseatthetime.

Withthepumpkinrestingonthetable,holeuppermost,Ibentoverandpressedmyheadagainsttheopening.AtfirstIgotjammedjustabovemyeyesandthen,asIwentonwit

hmytask,unwillingtoquit,mynosebrieflypreventedentry.FinallyImanagedtoputmywholeheadintoit,likeacork(软

木塞)forcedintoabottle.Iwasabletostraightenupwiththehugepumpkinrestingonmyshoulders.Myexcitementwasshort-lived.Thepumpkinwasheavy.“I’mg

oingtosetitdown,now,”Isaid,andwithJasonhelpingtosupportitsweight，Ibentbackoverthetabletogiveitsomewheretorest.Itwa

sonlywhenItriedtoremovemyheadthatIrealizedgettingoutwasgoingtobelessstraightforwardthangettingin.WhenIpu

lledhard,mynosegotintheway.IgotintoapanicasIpressedfirmlyagainstthetableandmovedmyheadaroundtryingtofindtherightangle,butitwasnouse.“Ican’tgeti

tout!”Ishouted,myvoicesoundingunnaturallyloudintheenclosedspace.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；Paragra

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____________________________________________________________参考答案1．B2．D3．A4．C5．B6．A7．C8．D9．B10．A11．B12．A13．D14．B15．C16．F17．G18．A19．E20．D2

1．C22．B23．D24．A25．C26．B27．A28．B29．A30．C31．A32．B33．C34．C35．C36．Havingspent37．increasingly38．wasstuck39．discoveries40．for41．buried42．that/w

hich43．conscious44．more45．and46．NoticeInordertoenrichschoollifeandbroadentheinternationalvision,anEnglishlectureisduetobeheldonDecember28inlecture

hall.ItwillfocusontheskillsofdeliveringEnglishspeeches.Mr.Smithistogivethislecturebetween18：00and18：40.Afterthat,therefollow

saQ&Asessionwhenyoucanraisequestionsthatyouareinterestedin.Theactivityissupposedtoendat19：00.ThemembersoftheEnglishSalonAssociat

ionareexpected.Beactive.Don'tbelate!EnglishSalonDecember2447．Paragraph1Itwasfiveorsixminutesthoughitfeltmuchlonger.

Dadwassummoned–less,itseemed,inexpectationofpracticalhelpthantomakesurehedidn’tmissoutonthespectacle.Iheardhimpropo

secallingthefiredepartment.“Staytuned,”saidMom;she’dmentionedshewasgoingtouploadthevideotoFacebook,butitwasonlythenIreali

zedshe’dbeenfilmingthewholetime.Thevideocutsbeforemyrescue—DadgotmetopushmyheadfartherintothepumpkinsoMomcouldreachinandundo

therubberbandroundmyponytail.Iemergedwithsquash-conditionedhair,asorechinandmynosepluggedwithpulp.Paragra

ph2ThevideowaspostedtheMondaybeforeHalloween.Bytheendofthatday,ithadover1,000views.PeopleaskedMomtoputitonYouTube,andbyWednesd

aymorningweweregetting5:00amcallsfromTVbreakfastshowsandthentheinternationalmedia–thevideostartedrackinguphundredsoft

housandsofviews.WhenIwentonayouthcamp,IwasrecognizedbychildrenI’dnevermet.Thepumpkinalsobecameaminorcelebrity.Passersbyandt

rick-or-treaterswouldknockandask,“WhichisRachel’spumpkin?”beforetakingselfieswithit.