秘密★启用前
沈文新高考研究联盟2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末考试
英 语
本试卷满分150分 考试时间150分钟
第一部分 听力（共两节）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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。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。
1. How will the woman go to the town center
A. By bus.
B. By taxi.
C. By subway.
2. What does the man mean
A. The woman seldom goes shopping.
B. The woman looks pretty in these clothes.
C. The woman bought a lot of clothes.
3. What are the speakers talking about
A. Power failure.
B. City night.
C. Hot weather.
4. When can Cathy go to the party
A. Before 6:00.
B. Around 6:30.
C. After 7:00.
5. What happens to the cinema
A. It’s under repair.
B. No new films are on.
C. Tickets are sold out.
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’s the woman’s name
A. Sharon.
B. Sherry.
C. Susan.
7. In what field is the woman majoring
A. Engineering.
B. Education.
C.Tourism.
听第7段材料,回答第 8、9 题。
8. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Husband and wife.
B. Landlord and roomer.
C. Agent and customer.
9. What does the woman think of the flat
A. It is too small.
B. It is a little expensive.
C. It seems good.
听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题,
10. Where is the woman going
A. To the library.
B. To the cinema.
C. To the classroom.
11. What does the man invite the woman to do
A. Go to the lab.
B. See a film.
C. Do some reading.
12. Why does the woman refuse the man’s invitation
A. She has to take three classes.
B. She has to take exams.
C. She has to do her schoolwork.
听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What do we know about Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo
A. They didn’t attend the Championships.
B. They won the Championships this time.
C. They lost the Championships last time.
14. Where did the World Figure Skating Championships take place
A. In China.
B. In Russia.
C. In France.
15. How did the woman get the ticket
A. She bought it ahead of time.
B. Her brother got it online.
C. She got it from a friend.
16. How does the man feel in the end
A. Regretful.
B. Excited.
C. Thankful.
听第 10 段独白,回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What’s the talk mainly about
A. Newly-built dormitory.
B. Vacation arrangement.
C. School facilities.
18. What does the speaker do probably
A. A leader of the school.
B. The director of Butler Hall.
C. The monitor of the students.
19. What can we know about the school facilities during the break
A. Only a few facilities will be closed.
B. All the facilities will be open.
C. Some facilities will be open for fewer hours.
20. What will the listeners do first
A. Finish up projects.
B. Fill in forms.
C. Move into Butler Hall.
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分，满分37.5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。
A
Make life as easy as possible with devices and gear designed to simplify your travels — whether that means charging on the go, neat organizers or lightweight storage for no-trouble quick trips.
LARQ Bottle Filter (过滤器)
This innovative drinking bottle with a low-pressure sucker is designed to filter water on the go, wiping out pollutants such as chlorine (氯) for a refreshing taste. The filter will work on up to 151 litres of water before needing to be replaced — the equivalent (等同) of around 300 single-use plastic bottles. Available in 500ml ( 58) and 740ml ( 68) sizes.
Stubble & Co Adventure Bag
This 42-litre backpack has an easy-access clamshell (翻盖) design that opens to reveal zipped parts of various sizes, including a waterproof pocket for shoes. It also features a laptop sleeve, water bottle pocket and hidden parts for valuables. Available in black, olive, blue and orange. 195.
Shokz OpenFit
Shokz’s lightweight earphones sit on top of the ear canal, meaning they’re comfortable enough to wear for long periods. The 28-hour battery life ensures you won’t need to charge them on an overnight trip, though it’s easy enough to do so by plugging in the small, accompanying case. The Shokz App allows you to customize the controls, too. 179.
July Carry On Pro
For those who prefer not to carry luggage on their backs, this smart roller is the perfect overnighter. It has two separate internal parts, a waterproof polycarbonate (聚碳酸酯) hard shell and a zipped front part in which to store a laptop. The integrated, removable power bank allows travelers to charge devices on the go. 275.
21. What is special about LARQ Bottle Filter
A. It is of various sizes.
B. It makes for health.
C. It is used to store water.
D. It replaces 300 plastic bottles.
22. Which is suitable for listening to music
A. Shokz OpenFit.
B. July Carry On Pro.
C. LARQ Bottle Filter.
D. Stubble & Co Adventure Bag.
23. What is the text
A. A travel diary.
B. A life description.
C. A science instruction.
D. A sales advertisement.
B
One summer night in a seaside cottage, a boy felt himself lifted from bed. Then, with the swiftness of a dream, he was held in his father’s arms out onto the nearby beach. Overhead the sky blazed with stars. “Watch!” Incredibly, as his father spoke, one of the stars moved. In a line of golden fire it flashed across the astonished heavens. And before the wonder of this could fade, another star leaped from its place, then another, plunging towards the restless sea.
“What’s this ” the child whispered.
“Shooting stars. They come every year on a certain August night. I thought you’d like to see the show.”
That was all: just an unexpected glimpse of something mysterious and beautiful. But, back in bed, the child stared for a long time into the dark, knowing that all around the quiet house, the night was full of the silent music of the falling stars.
Decades have passed, but I remember that night still, because I was the fortunate boy whose father believed that a new experience was more important for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep. No doubt I had all the usual childhood entertainment, but those are forgotten now. What I remember is the night of the shooting stars, and the day we rode in a caboose (列车末尾的职工车厢), the telegraph we made that really worked, and the “trophy table” in the dining room where we children were encouraged to exhibit things we had found — anything unusual or beautiful — snake skins, seashells, flowers, arrowheads... I remember the thought-provoking (引人深思的) books left by my bedside that pushed back my horizons and sometimes actually changed my life.
My father had, to a marvellous degree, the gift of opening doors for his children, of leading them into areas of splendid newness. This subtle art of adding dimensions to a child’s world doesn’t necessarily require a great deal of time. It simply involves doing things more often with our children instead of for them or to them.
24. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean
A. The child was still immersed in the beautiful scenery just now.
B. The child was too frightened to fall asleep because of darkness.
C. The child wanted to listen more to the music about falling stars.
D. The child felt grateful to his father for what he showed him.
25. All the things the author remember from his childhood are ________.
A. unusual and novel
B. dangerous and demanding
C. strange and uncommon
D. educational and thought-provoking
26. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Parents should interfere more with their children’s learning.
B. Parents should push their children to try to do everything on their own.
C. Parents should devote energy to exploring new things for their children.
D. Parents should encourage children to be curious and explore new things in life.
27. What’s the best title for this passage
A. Limitless knowledge
B. Father, the hero of my life
C. Curiosity aroused that night
D. The unusual things in my life
C
Nowadays, the world is slowly becoming a high-tech society and we are now surrounded by technology. Facebook and Twitter are innovative tools; text messaging is still a somewhat existing phenomenon and even e-mail is only a flashing spot on the screen when compared with our long history of snail mail. Now we adopt these tools to the point of essentialness, and only rarely consider how we are more fundamentally affected by them.
Social media, texting and e-mail all make it much easier to communicate, gather and pass information. But they also present some dangers. By removing any real human engagement, they enable us to develop our abnormal self-love without the risk of disapproval or criticism theatrical metaphor (隐喻), these new forms of communication provide a stage on which we create our own characters, hidden behind a fourth wall of tweets, status updates and texts. This unreal state of unconcern can become addictive as we separate ourselves a safe distance from the cruelty of our fleshly lives, where we are imperfect, powerless and insignificant. In essence, we have been provided not only the means to be more free, but also to become new, to create and protect a more perfect self to the world. As we become more reliant on these tools, they become more a part of our daily routine and so we become more restricted in this fantasy.
So it is that we live in a cold era, where names and faces represent two different levels of closeness, where working relationships occur only through the magic of email and where love can start or end by text message. An environment such as this reduces interpersonal relationships to mere digital exchanges.
Would a celebrity have been so daring to do something dishonorable if he had had to do it in person Doubtful. It seems he might have been lost in a fantasy world that ultimately convinced himself into believing the digital self could obey different rules and regulations, as if he could continually push the limits of what’s acceptable without facing the consequences of “real life.”
28. The author compares e-mail with snail mail to show ________.
A. the influence of high-tech on our life
B. the history of different types of mails
C. the value of traditional communications
D. the rapid development of social media
29. What can we know about new communication tools
A. Destroying our life totally.
B. Posing more dangers than good.
C. Helping us to hide our faults.
D. Replacing traditional letters.
30. What is the potential threat caused by the novel communication tools
A. Sheltering us from virtual life.
B. Removing face-to-face interaction.
C. Leading to false mental perception.
D. Making us rely more on hi-tech media.
31. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs
A. Technologies have changed our relationships.
B. The digital world is a recipe for pushing limits.
C. Love can be better conveyed by text message.
D. The digital self need not take responsibility.
D
Why isn’t science better Look at career incentives.
There are often substantial gaps between the idealized and actual versions of those people whose work involves providing a social good. Government officials are supposed to work for their constituents. Journalists are supposed to provide unbiased reporting and penetrating analysis. And scientists are supposed to relentlessly probe the fabric of reality with the most rigorous and skeptical of methods.
All too often, however, what should be just isn’t so. In a number of scientific fields, published findings turn out not to replicate (复制), or to have smaller effects than, what was initially claimed. Plenty of science does replicate — meaning the experiments turn out the same way when you repeat them — but the amount that doesn’t is too much for comfort.
But there are also ways in which scientists increase their chances of getting it wrong. Running studies with small samples, mining data for correlations and forming hypotheses to fit an experiment’s results after the fact are just some of the ways to increase the number of false discoveries.
It’s not like we don’t know how to do better. Scientists who study scientific methods have known about feasible remedies for decades. Unfortunately, their advice often falls on deaf ears. Why Why aren’t scientific methods better than they are In a word: incentives. But perhaps not in the way you think.
In the 1970s, psychologists and economists began to point out the danger in relying on quantitative measures for social decision-making. For example, when public schools are evaluated by students’ performance on standardized tests, teachers respond by teaching “to the test”. In turn, the test serves largely as of how well the school can prepare students for the test.
We can see this principle—often summarized as “when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure”—playing out in the realm of research. Science is a competitive enterprise. There are far more credentialed (授以证书的) scholars and researchers than there are university professorships or comparably prestigious research positions. Once someone acquires a research position, there is additional competition for tenure (终身教授) grant funding, and support and placement for graduate students. Due to this competition for resources, scientists must be evaluated and compared. How do you tell if someone is a good scientist
An oft-used metric (标准，度量) is the number of publications one has in peer-reviewed journals, as well as the status of those journals. Metrics like these make it straightforward to compare researchers whose work may otherwise be quite different. Unfortunately, this also makes these numbers susceptible to exploitation.
If scientists are motivated to publish often and in high-impact journals, we might expect them to actively try to game the system (钻空子). And certainly, some do—as seen in recent high-profile cases of scientific fraud (欺诈). If malicious (恶意的) fraud is the prime concern, then perhaps the solution is simply heightened alertness.
However, most scientists are, I believe, genuinely interested in learning about the world, and honest. The problem with incentives is that they can shape cultural norms without any intention on the part of individuals.
32. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Scientists are expected to persistently devoted to exploration of reality.
B. The research findings fail to achieve the expected effect.
C. Hypotheses are modified to highlight the experiments’ results.
D. The amount of science that does replicate is comforting.
33. What does deaf ears in the fourth paragraph probably refer to
A. The public.
B. The incentive initiators.
C. The peer researchers.
D. The high-impact journal editors.
34. Which of the following does the author probably agree with
A. Good scientists excel in seeking resources and securing research positions.
B. Competition for resources pushes researchers to publish in a more productive way.
C. All the credentialed scholars and researchers will take up university professorships.
D. The number of publication reveals how scientists are bitterly exploited.
35. According to the author, what might be a remedy for the fundamental problem in scientific research
A. High-impact journals are encouraged to reform the incentives for publication.
B. The peer-review process is supposed to scale up inspection of scientific fraud.
C. Researchers are motivated to get actively involved in gaming the current system.
D. Career incentives for scientists are expected to consider their personal intention.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分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。
Global Positioning System (GPS) is now a part of everyday driving in many countries. It is a space-based system that provides position and time information in all weather conditions. GPS can help people get to where they want to go. 36 When this happens, the driver is often to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, it is a combination of the two.
37 Barry Brown, a GPS technologist, took an incident as an example. His friend once flew to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use. He wrongly plugged in the home address in the west. It wasn't until he was driving for thirty minutes that he realized it. Mr. Brown says this is a common human error. But he says, “One problem is that GPS has a very small screen and it can just tell you the next turn. 38 ”
“The Normal and Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS” lists several areas where GPS can
cause difficulties. They include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. 39 GPS may fail due to these reasons and then lead to confusion for the drivers.
Although GPS sometimes causes difficulties when people are driving, the most attractive point of this system is its 100% coverage on the planet. It is important for you to have to know what you are doing when you use GPS. You need to have the “ability” to be able to use GPS because it sometimes goes wrong. 40 .
A. There are quite a few situations showing the problems of using GPS.
B. That means that it is not really telling you about going to the wrong place.
C. This space-based system is an important tool for civil and commercial users.
D. But sometimes it sends you to the wrong place or leaves you completely lost.
E. They also contain timing problems related to when GPS commands are given.
F. Advances in technology play an active role in modernizing GPS in many ways.
G. To make GPS well used, you need a good understanding of how drivers and GPS work.
第三部分 语言知识与运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：完形填空(共15题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Spanish class scared me in the freshman year. I knew little Spanish before starting the class, and I thought it would be 41 for me. However, Mary, our honored Spanish teacher, who was full of creativity, made her class fun from the beginning. I knew what to expect with a schedule for each week, but there was always some slight 42 .
Before the exam, Mary often asked us to 43 our lessons by ourselves. But I could remember one day she said, “This time, let’s play a game before going over what you’ve learned.” The game was so interesting that we all 44 ourselves. After the exam, Mary gave us opportunities to make up for our 45 . After each error correction, she would check again. She took things so 46 that she wouldn’t overlook any detail. No wonder she was 47 by us.
Mary was 48 and willing to help, within reason, on everything. We could ask her questions at any time. She encouraged everyone to speak Spanish in class. Because of that, I was 4 49 enough, and then I could communicate with Spanish speakers outside of class. When she knew our problems, she would give advice. When someone was struggling, she would 50 .
Mary’s 51 teaching eventually transformed my 52 into fascination. She infused (灌输) foreign culture into lessons, using music and dance to 53 our language skills. Her personalized attention to each student’s needs fostered a(n) 54 environment. At the end of the term, my Spanish improved, and my confidence soared. Mary left a lasting impact on my 55 for new challenges.
41. A. exciting
B. easy
C. boring
D. beneficial
42. A. variation
B. disturbance
C. annoyance
D. inconvenience
43. A. explain
B. describe
C. prepare
D. review
44. A. challenged
B. enjoyed
C. trusted
D. developed
45. A. experience
B. time
C. losses
D. mistakes
46. A. seriously
B. roughly
C. modestly
D. curiously
47. A. amused
B. respected
C. judged
D. spotted
48. A. understanding
B. humble
C. athletic
D. courageous
49. A. discouraged
B. suspected
C. heartened
D. comforted
50. A. set out
B. reach out
C. get out
D. make out
51. A. passive
B. conventional
C. voluntary
D. innovative
52. A. fear
B. sorrow
C. anger
D. confusion
53. A. know
B. match
C. enhance
D. assess
54. A. secure
B. supportive
C. economic
D. competitive
55. A. pity
B. profit
C. debate
D. desire
第二节：语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料, 在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The popularity of ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Zhouzhuang and Wuzhen, has aroused a nationwide trend in the construction of ancient towns. Lin Peng, the director of China’s Institute of Ancient Cities and Cultural Studies, pointed 56 that there are more than 2,800 developed or developing ancient towns in our country, 57 is definitely the highest number globally.
In ancient towns, 58 immersive (沉浸式) experience being mentioned here is historical and cultural characteristics —— the “ancient” of ancient towns. Apart from visible “special
buildings”, characteristics also include invisible “culture”. Tourists in ancient towns want to see the living 59 (condition) of local people, feel the vitality of town life, try characteristic local
snacks 60 (influence) by geography and folk customs, and understand how long history 61 (shape) local culture. Out of modern fast-paced work and life, tourists want to awaken their inner softness with a slow-moving ancient town.
Touring ancient towns is for recreation, relaxation, and pleasure, 62 if all the ancient towns in different places are the same and cannot find their own 63 (unique), then ancient town tourism will 64 (eventual) decline. Let every ancient town become a unique historical imprint (印记), so that tourists can find their “poetry and distance” while 65 (wander) through the ancient towns. This is the soul that ancient towns need to regain.
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)
66. 你校英文报将增设主题为“讲好中国故事”的栏目。你是栏目负责人李华，请给外教Kate写邮件咨询她对栏目的建议。
内容包括：
1．介绍设想；
2．咨询建议。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Dear Kate,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(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。
When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest. I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.
So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.
I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (银匠) in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny; and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice.
What did the horse think, as he sped through the night Did he get tired Have doubts Did he want to quit I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But, like Revere’s horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.
When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud, and said, “Great. Now, write it again.” I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didn’t win, I wouldn’t care.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news. .
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I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation. .
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64. eventually 65. Wandering
【A】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了适合简化旅行的四种轻便设备的用途、特点、款型和价格等。
21. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“This innovative drinking bottle with a low-pressure sucker is designed to filter water on the go, wiping out pollutants such as chlorine (氯) for a refreshing taste. (这款带有低压吸管的创新饮水瓶可以在旅途中过滤水，去除氯等污染物，使水的口感清爽)”可知，LARQ Bottle Filter可以在旅途中过滤水，使水的口感清爽，即它有利于健康。故选B项。
22. 细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Shokz’s lightweight earphones sit on top of the ear canal, meaning they’re comfortable enough to wear for long periods. (Shokz的轻便耳机可以放在耳道上方，这意味着它们足够舒适，可以长时间佩戴)”可知，Shokz轻巧的耳机可以放在耳道上方，长时间佩戴它们足够舒适，即它可用于听音乐。故选A项。
23. 推理判断题。通读全文，再根据各个部分的小标题以及段尾的价格可推知，本文是一则广告。故选D项。
【B】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。几十年前的一个夏日夜晚父亲抱起熟睡的作者，带作者去看流星，作者在多年后依然对这个夜晚记忆犹新。除此之外，作者还记得许多和父亲一起做的特殊事情，父亲通过一些小事激发作者的好奇心。作者意识到开阔孩子的视野并不需要花费很多时间，只需经常和孩子们一起做一些事情。
24. 词句猜测题。根据画线句前面的“That was all: just an unexpected glimpse of something mysterious and beautiful.(仅此而已：只是对神秘而美丽事物的意外一瞥。)”并结合上文父亲抱着熟睡的作者去看流星的场景可知，在这个夜晚，作者看到了神秘而美丽的流星雨，再根据画线句“But, back in bed, the child stared for a long time into the dark, knowing that all around the quiet house, the night was full of the silent music of the falling stars.(但是，回到床上，孩子在黑暗中凝视了很长一段时间，知道在安静的房子周围，夜晚充满了星星落下的无声音乐。)”可推知，作者回到床上躺着后，依然沉浸在刚刚看到的美丽景色之中。故选A。
25. 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“I was the fortunate boy whose father believed that a new experience was more important for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep(我是一个幸运的男孩，他的父亲认为，对一个小男孩来说，一次新的经历比一个完整夜晚的睡眠更重要)”和“What I remember is the night of the shooting stars, and the day we rode in a caboose (列车末尾的职工车厢), the telegraph we made that really worked, and the ‘trophy table’ in the dining room where we children were encouraged to exhibit things we had found — anything unusual or beautiful — snake skins, seashells, flowers, arrowheads...(我记得的是流星的夜晚，我们坐在列车末尾的职工车厢里的那一天，我们制作的真的很管用的电报，还有餐厅里的‘奖杯桌’，在那里我们这些孩子被鼓励展示我们发现的东西——任何不寻常或美丽的东西——蛇皮、贝壳、花、箭头……)”可推出，作者记得的童年里的那些事物都非常独特、新颖。故选A。
26. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“My father had, to a marvellous degree, the gift of opening doors for his children, of leading them into areas of splendid newness. (我父亲有一种了不起的天赋，那就是为他的孩子们打开大门，带领他们进入一个崭新的领域。)”可知，父亲为他的孩子们打开大门，带领他们进入一个崭新的领域，激发出了他们探索的兴趣。由此可推测出，父母应该鼓励孩子们保持好奇心，探索生活中的新事物。故选D
27. 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文首先描述了几十年前的一个夏日夜晚父亲抱起熟睡的作者，带作者去看流星，再根据第五段中的“Decades have passed, but I remember that night still, because I was the fortunate boy whose father believed that a new experience was more important for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep.(几十年过去了，但我仍然记得那个夜晚，因为我是一个幸运的男孩，他的父亲认为，对一个小男孩来说，一次新的经历比一个完整的夜晚更重要。)”和最后一段中的“My father had, to a marvellous degree, the gift of opening doors for his children, of leading them into areas of splendid newness. (我父亲有一种了不起的天赋，那就是为他的孩子们打开大门，带领他们进入一个崭新的领域。)”可知，那个夜晚父亲让作者体验了新的事物，父亲总能够激发孩子们去探索新事物，使孩子保持好奇心。由此可推测出，C项“那晚激发的好奇心”最适合作本文标题。故选C。
【C】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讨论了新型通讯工具如何影响人们的行为和认知，电子邮件等高科技通讯方式便利了沟通，但也可能让人隐藏缺点、产生错误心理认知，甚至挑战现实世界的规则与极限。
28. 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Facebook and Twitter are innovative tools; text messaging is still a somewhat existing phenomenon and even e-mail is only a flashing spot on the screen when compared with our long history of snail mail.(Facebook和Twitter是创新工具；短信仍然是一种存在的现象，与我们悠久的蜗牛邮件历史相比，即使是电子邮件也只是屏幕上的一个亮点)”和第二段“Social media, texting and e-mail all make it much easier to communicate, gather and pass information.(社交媒体、短信和电子邮件都让交流、收集和传递信息变得更加容易)”可知，随着科技的进步，人们传递信息和沟通更加方便，这种比较突出了高科技如何改变我们的生活方式和沟通方式。故选A项。
29. 推理判断题。根据第二段“By removing any real human engagement, they enable us to develop our abnormal self-love without the risk of disapproval or criticism theatrical metaphor (隐喻), these new forms of communication provide a stage on which we create our own characters, hidden behind a fourth wall of tweets, status updates and texts. (通过消除任何真正的人类参与，它们使我们能够发展出异常的自爱，而不会有遭到反对或批评的风险。这些新的交流形式提供了一个舞台，我们可以在这个舞台上创造自己的角色，隐藏在推特、状态更新和文本这些看不到的墙后面)”可知，新的通讯工具让我们更容易隐藏真实的自己并且维持一个更完美的自己，由此可推出它们在一定程度上帮助我们隐藏了自己的不足。故选C项。
30. 细节理解题。由文章最后一段“It seems he might have been lost in a fantasy world that ultimately convinced himself into believing the digital self could obey different rules and regulations, as if he could continually push the limits of what’s acceptable without facing the consequences of ‘real life.’(他似乎迷失在一个幻想世界中，最终说服自己相信数字自我可以遵守不同的规则和条例，就好像他可以在不面临‘现实生活’后果的情况下不断突破可接受的极限) ”可知，新型通讯工具会让人们可能陷入一种虚拟世界而逐渐忘记自己的现实生活，这种错误的认知可能会导致人们对自己的行为和决策产生误导，做出一些不合理的事情。故选C项。
11. 推理判断题。由文章第三段“So it is that we live in a cold era, where names and faces represent two different levels of closeness, where working relationships occur only through the magic of email and where love can start or end by text message. An environment such as this reduces interpersonal relationships to mere digital exchanges.(因此，我们生活在一个寒冷的时代，名字和面孔代表着两种不同程度的亲密关系，工作关系只能通过电子邮件的魔力发生，爱情可以通过短信开始或结束。这样的环境将人际关系简化为纯粹的数字交流)”以及下段可知，这里主要讲述了新的通讯工具使得人们的沟通跨越了时间和距离，这使得人际关系简化为纯粹的数字交流，此外，人们还有可能因为迷失在虚拟世界而产生错误的认知影响现实世界，故由此可推出，科技推动通讯工具的进步也逐渐改变了人们的沟通交流方式，从而科技改变了人们之间的关系。故选A项。
【D】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了科学家们应该用最严格和最怀疑的方法，无情地探索现实的结构。作者认为但是科学未能发展的更好的原因在于激励。大多数科学家对了解世界真的很感兴趣，而且是诚实的。激励的问题在于，它们可以在个人没有任何意图的情况下塑造文化规范。
32. 细节理解他。根据第二段的“And scientists are supposed to relentlessly probe the fabric of reality with the most rigorous and skeptical of methods.(科学家们应该用最严格和最怀疑的方法，无情地探索现实的结构)”以及最后一段的“However, most scientists are, I believe, genuinely interested in learning about the world, and honest.(然而，我相信大多数科学家对了解世界是真正感兴趣的，也是诚实的)”可知，总体上来说，科学家们一直致力于对现实的探索。故选A。
33. 词句猜测题。根据第五段“It’s not like we don’t know how to do better. Scientists who study scientific methods have known about feasible remedies for decades. Unfortunately, their advice often falls on deaf ears.(并不是说我们不知道如何做得更好。研究科学方法的科学家已经知道可行的补救方法几十年了。不幸的是，他们的建议经常被置若罔闻)”可推知，deaf ears指的是大众，即大众经常对科学家的建议置若罔闻。故选A。
34. 推理判断题。根据第七段的“Due to this competition for resources, scientists must be evaluated and compared. (由于对资源的这种竞争，必须对科学家进行评估和比较)”和第八段的“An oft-used metric (标准，度量) is the number of publications one has in peer-reviewed journals, as well as the status of those journals. Metrics like these make it straightforward to compare researchers whose work may otherwise be quite different.(一个常用的指标是一个人在同行评议期刊上发表的文章数量，以及这些期刊的地位。像这样的指标可以直接比较研究人员，否则他们的工作可能会有很大的不同)”推知，作者认为资源竞争促使研究人员以更有成效的方式发表文章。故选B。
35. 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“The problem with incentives is that they can shape cultural norms without any intention on the part of individuals.(激励的问题在于，它们可以在个人没有任何意图的情况下形成文化规范)”可知，作者认为科学家的职业激励应该考虑他们的个人意愿。故选D。
【七选五】
【导语】本文是说明文。GPS能给驾驶者提供全天候覆盖全球的时间和位置信息，但也带来一些问题。
36. 根据前文“GPS can help people get to where they want to go.”（GPS可以帮助人们到达他们想去的地方。）说到GPS的便利，下文“When this happens, the driver is often to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, it is a combination of the two.”（当这种情况发生时，司机往往是罪魁祸首。有时是GPS的错误造成的。大多数情况下，它是两者的结合。）可知，后面说到GPS出现的问题，可推断，文意反转，D项But表示转折。故选D。
37. 本空位于句首，起到统领下文的作用。根据后文“Barry Brown, a GPS technologist, took an incident as an example. His friend once flew to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use. He wrongly plugged in the home address in the west. It wasn't until he was driving for thirty minutes that he realized it. Mr. Brown says this is a common human error.”（全球定位系统技术专家巴里·布朗举了一个例子。他的朋友曾经飞到美国东部的一个机场。在那里，他借了一辆装有GPS的车。他把家庭地址错插在西边了。直到开了三十分钟他才意识到这一点。布朗先生说，这是一个常见的人为错误。）举例具体说存在的问题。此句是段落主题阐述有相当多的情况显示了使用GPS的问题。故选A。
38. 根据前文“ But he says, “One problem is that GPS has a very small screen and it can just tell you the next turn.”（但他表示:“一个问题是，GPS的屏幕非常小，它只能告诉你下一个转弯。）GPS告诉你下一个拐弯，但是不等于告诉你去错误的地点，与B项吻合。故选B。
39. 根据上文“‘The Normal and Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS’ lists several areas where GPS can cause difficulties. They include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. ”（《使用GPS驾驶的正常和自然的问题》列出了几个可能导致GPS困难的领域。它们包括过时、不正确或难以理解的地图。）。前文说GPS出现的若干问题，选项E列举了另一个问题，文意连贯。故选E。
40. 此句在段尾，是对本段的总结。根据空前“Although GPS sometimes causes difficulties when people are driving, the most attractive point of this system is its 100% coverage on the planet. It is important for you to have to know what you are doing when you use GPS. You need to have the “ability” to be able to use GPS because it sometimes goes wrong.”（虽然GPS有时会在人们开车时造成困难，但这个系统最吸引人的一点是它在地球上的100%覆盖。重要的是，当你使用GPS时，你必须知道你在做什么。你需要有“能力”能够使用GPS，因为它有时会出错。）可知，前面强调使用GPS要明白的地方，前面的you need to 和G项的you need 一致，故选G。
【完形填空】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在大学一年级时，由于几乎不懂西班牙语而对西班牙语课程感到害怕。然而，他们才华横溢且富有创意的西班牙语老师玛丽用她的教学方法和对每个学生的个性化关注，使课堂变得有趣，并帮助作者克服了恐惧，提高了语言能力，并培养了作者面对新挑战的信心。
41. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在开始上课之前，我几乎不懂西班牙语，我想这对我来说会很无聊。A. exciting令人激动的；B. easy容易的；C. boring无聊的；D. beneficial有益的。根据上文“I knew little Spanish”可知，作者语言不通，感到上课无聊。故选C。
42. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我知道每周的日程安排会发生什么，但总会有一些细微的变化。A. variation变化；B. disturbance干扰；C. annoyance烦恼；D. inconvenience不方便。根据上文“I knew what to expect with a schedule for each week, but there was always some slight”中but表示转折，说明虽然知道日程安排，但总是会有一些细微的变化。故选A。
43. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：考前，玛丽经常让我们自己复习功课。A. explain解释；B. describe描述；C. prepare准备；D. review复习。根据后文“before going over what you’ve learned”可知，老师让他们复习功课。故选D。
44. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：游戏很有趣，我们都玩得很开心。A. challenged挑战；B. enjoyed玩得痛快；C. trusted信任；D. developed发展。根据上文“The game was so interesting that we all”可知，游戏有趣，他们玩得高兴，短语enjoy oneself。故选B。
45. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：考试后，玛丽给了我们弥补错误的机会。A. experience经历；B. time时间；C. losses损失；D. mistakes错误。根据后文“After each error correction, she would check again.(每次改正错误后，她都会再检查一遍)”指老师让学生纠错。故选D。
46. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：她对待事情非常认真，以至于她不会忽视任何细节。A. seriously认真地；B. roughly大概；C. modestly谦虚地；D. curiously好奇地。根据后文“she wouldn’t overlook any detail”可知，不忽视细节说明对待事情认真。故选A。
47. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：难怪她受到我们的尊敬。A. amused娱乐；B. respected尊重；C. judged判断；D. spotted发现。根据上文的描述可知，玛丽老师做事认真，得到了学生的尊敬和喜爱。故选B。
48. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：玛丽通情达理，愿意在合理的范围内帮助任何事情。A. understanding善解人意的；B. humble谦虚的；C. athletic运动的；D. courageous勇敢的。根据后文“and willing to help, within reason, on everything”可知，玛丽老师通情达理，愿意提供帮助。故选A。
49. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：正因为如此，我受到了足够的鼓舞，然后我可以在课外和说西班牙语的人交流。A. discouraged使沮丧；B. suspected怀疑；C. heartened激励；D. comforted安慰。根据上文“She encouraged everyone to speak Spanish in class.(她鼓励大家在课堂上说西班牙语)”可知，作者得到了老师的激励。故选C。
50. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：当有人挣扎时，她会伸出手来。A. set out出发；B. reach out伸出手；C. get out出去；D. make out辨认。根据上文“willing to help(愿意提供帮助)”和“When she knew our problems, she would give advice.(当她知道我们的问题时，她会给出建议)”可知，玛丽乐于助人，有人有困难，她愿意伸出援手。故选B。
51. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：玛丽的创新教学最终把我的恐惧变成了迷恋。A. passive被动的；B. conventional传统的；C. voluntary志愿的；D. innovative创新的。根据上文“However, Mary, our honored Spanish teacher, who was full of creativity(然而，我们尊敬的西班牙语老师玛丽，她充满了创造力)”可知，玛丽的教学是创新的。故选D。
52. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：玛丽的创新教学最终把我的恐惧变成了迷恋。A. fear恐惧；B. sorrow悲伤；C. anger愤怒；D. confusion困惑。根据上文“Spanish class scared me in the freshman year.(大一时的西班牙语课把我吓坏了)”可知，作者一开始害怕西班牙语课。故选A。
53. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她把外国文化融入到课程中，用音乐和舞蹈来提高我们的语言技能。A. know知道；B. match匹配；C. enhance提高；D. assess评估。根据后文“our language skills”可知，把外国文化融入到课程中，用音乐和舞蹈是为了提高我们的语言技能。故选C。
54. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她对每个学生的个性化关注培养了一个良好的支持性环境。A. secure稳固的；B. supportive支持的；C. economic经济的；D. competitive竞争的。根据上文“Her personalized attention to each student’s needs”可知，老师关注每一个学生，即支持学生、关注学生培养了一个良好的支持性环境。故选B。
55. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：玛丽给我对新挑战的渴望留下了持久的影响。A. pity遗憾；B. profit利益；C. debate辩论；D. desire渴望。根据上文“At the end of the term, my Spanish improved, and my confidence soared.(学期结束时，我的西班牙语提高了，我的信心大增)”可知，作者自信增强了，所以渴望新挑战。故选D。
【语法填空】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了周庄、乌镇等江南古镇的火爆，在全国范围内掀起了古镇建设的热潮。游客到古镇是想看看当地人的生活状态，感受古镇生活的活力，品尝受地理和民俗影响的特色小吃，了解历史悠久的当地文化。
56. 考查固定短语。句意：中国古城与文化研究所所长林鹏指出，我国有2800多个已开发或正在开发的古镇，这绝对是全球最多的。根据“pointed”和“that there are more than 2,800 developed or developing ancient towns in our country”可知，此处用固定短语point out，意为“指出”。故填out。
57. 考查定语从句。句意：中国古城与文化研究所所长林鹏指出，我国有2800多个已开发或正在开发的古镇，这绝对是全球最多的。空处引导非限制性定语从句，对先行词2,800作补充说明，先行词指物，在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which作引导词。故填which。
58. 考查冠词。句意：在古镇中，这里所说的沉浸式体验就是历史文化特色——古镇的“古”。空处表示特指，指“这里所说的沉浸式体验”，应用定冠词the。故填the。
59. 考查名词复数。句意：来到古镇的游客希望看到当地人民的生活状况，感受城镇生活的活力，品尝受地理和民俗影响的特色小吃，了解悠久的历史如何塑造了当地的文化。空处作see的宾语，空前没有表示单数概念的修饰语，可数名词condition应用复数形式。故填conditions。
60. 考查非谓语动词。句意：来到古镇的游客希望看到当地人民的生活状况，感受城镇生活的活力，品尝受地理和民俗影响的特色小吃，了解悠久的历史如何塑造了当地的文化。句子已有谓语，空处是非谓语动词，influence“影响”和snacks逻辑上是被动关系，应用influence的过去分词形式，作snacks的后置定语。故填influenced。
61. 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：来到古镇的游客希望看到当地人民的生活状况，感受城镇生活的活力，品尝受地理和民俗影响的特色小吃，了解悠久的历史如何塑造了当地的文化。空处作how引导的从句的谓语，结合“long history”可知，时态应用现在完成时，表示过去的动作或状态对现在造成的影响，且主语history为单数，助动词用has。故填has shaped。
62. 考查连词。句意：游览古镇是为了休闲、放松、愉悦，但如果各地的古镇都大同小异，找不到自己的独特性，那么古镇旅游最终会走向衰落。空处前后是完整的句子，上下文语义构成转折，空处应用意为“但是”的并列连词but连接上下文。故填but。
63. 考查名词。句意：游览古镇是为了休闲、放松、愉悦，但如果各地的古镇都大同小异，找不到自己的独特性，那么古镇旅游最终会走向衰落。空处作find的宾语，被their own修饰，应用名词uniqueness，意为“独特（性）”，是不可数名词。故填uniqueness。
64. 考查副词。句意：游览古镇是为了休闲、放松、愉悦，但如果各地的古镇都大同小异，找不到自己的独特性，那么古镇旅游最终会走向衰落。空处修饰动词decline，应用副词eventually，意为“最终”，作状语。故填eventually。
65. 考查状语从句中的省略。句意：让每一个古镇都成为独特的历史印记，让游客在古镇中徜徉，找到属于自己的“诗与远方”。此处用了while引导时间状语从句，且从句的主语和主句的主语一致，从句中含有be动词，因此对主语和be动词同时进行了省略，wander“漫游，徜徉”和被省略的主语tourists之间是主动关系，应用wander的现在分词形式。故填wandering。
66.小作文范文：
Dear Kate,
I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to discuss a new section in our school’s English newspaper, titled “Telling Chinese Stories.” We aim to showcase the rich culture and history of China through compelling narratives and personal experiences.
As the head of this section, I would greatly appreciate your insights and suggestions. Your extensive knowledge of both Chinese and Western cultures would be invaluable in guiding us in creating engaging content. Specifically, I would like to know your thoughts on potential topics, as well as any recommendations for effective storytelling techniques that could resonate with our readership.
Thank you for considering our request. I am looking forward to your valuable input.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
67.大作文范文：
A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news. I was informed that I won the first prize in the writing contest and that there would be an award presentation in two days. I was so happy to hear the news that I immediately shared it with my teacher. “I knew you’d win! I am proud of you. You made it!” he said excitedly. Then came the big day. When I was invited to the stage to receive the award, I expressed my thanks to my teacher. I said, “It’s you who make me fall in love with writing, my social studies teacher. Without your recognition and guidance, I couldn’t have written this article. Again thank you very much!”
I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation. My teacher was waiting for me. Holding my hands, he said “Congratulations! You are a good writer, so keep writing.” “You know I didn’t like writing before, but now I am crazy about it! I will try my best to create good works.” I said seriously. Since then, I have written many good works and now I am a famous writer. I owe my success to my social teacher who is a beacon in my life on the road to writing.
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Part1.听力试音文稿
How sponge cities could prevent floods
Devastating floods are becoming more and more common around the world. The warming climate is leading to heavier rainfall, but could the way that cities are growing be making things worse Could we design cities in a different way to reduce the risk of flooding
As cities expand, and more and more land is underneath concrete or paving, less water is absorbed and more needs to be channelled away by storm drains and sewerage systems. As they become overwhelmed by the volume of water, the risk of flash flooding increases.
Could it be that we’ve been taking the wrong approach Chinese landscape architect Yu Kongjian certainly thinks so. In 2013, he proposed the concept of ‘sponge cities’, which are designed to soak up water—like a sponge—reducing the risk of sudden floods. Natural solutions are encouraged, using riverside parks and ponds to absorb floodwater. Approaches inspired by this have been taken by cities across the world. Auckland, in New Zealand, was named the spongiest city in one study. It has replaced the concrete culverts around the Oakley creek stream with green banks and connected parks. This has reduced flooding in the nearby residential areas as well as the amount of associated contamination which used to be washed into the sea.
Auckland has taken a natural approach, but a much more high-tech method can be seen in Amsterdam. The Dutch city has installed blue-green roofs on a number of buildings. These roofs have a layer of plants on the outside, and then layers underneath which collect and store rainwater. This water can be used by people in the building below to water plants or flush toilets. Sophisticated software can even tell the roofs to release water ahead of upcoming storms to maximise the system’s ability to soak up rainwater. It can even identify which areas of the city are at most risk and tailor the response accordingly.
Yu Kongjian describes the sponge city approach as using Tai Chi with nature instead of boxing. Questions have been raised as to whether a natural approach is sufficient when faced with increased rain fall globally. What remains to be seen is whether increased scale and combination with modern technology can help natural methods save many more people from flooding.
Part2.听力录音文稿
Text 1 (36词) 坐车
W: Should I take a taxi or a bus to the town center
M: Either will do. But the subway goes directly there and it’s cheaper.
W: Thanks. I’ll take it instead.
Text 2 (30词) 购物狂
W: I bought a few clothes in the new shopping mall. Would you like to have a look at them
M: A few It looks like you bought out the store.
Text 3 (30词) 停电
W: The light has gone out!
M: It happens when too many people are using air-conditioning.
W: Do you often have power failure in this city
M: Since this June.
Text 4 (44词) 去派对
M: Hi, Cathy. We’re going to have a party this evening. Will you come
W: Yes, I’d love to. What time
M: 6:30.
W: I’m afraid I will be a little late. My piano lesson finishes at 7.
Text 5 (46词) 电影院维修
W: May I help you
M: Yes, please. I want to buy a ticket for the film on the coming weekend.
W: I’m sorry, Sir, but the cinema is being repaired and it will be two more weeks before it’s done.
Text 6 (95词) 记性差
M: Hi. Uh, haven’t we met before It’s Sherry, right
W: No, but you got the first letter right.
M: It’s on the tip of my tongue. Wait. Uh, Sandy, Susan. Wait, wait. It’s Sharon.
W: You got it... and only on the fourth try.
M: So, well, Sh... I mean Sharon. What do you do
W: I’m a graduate student majoring in TESOL.
M: Uh, TESOL... What’s that
W: It stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
M: Oh, yeah. Sounds great.
Text 7 (102词) 看房
M: Here we are. I know it’s smaller than you expected, but it’s one of the nicest flats in the building.
W: Does it have three bedrooms
M: No. There are two. The master room is quite large though.
W: Yeah. The three-bedroom flats that I have found are all extremely expensive.
M: But this one only needs 350 dollars a month including gas and water.
W: This sounds better. But I would like my husband to see it.
M: Of course. Our office is open until seven o’clock.
W: See you then.
Text 8 (131词) 邀约看电影
M: Hi, Joanie. Where are you going
W: Oh, hi, Paul. I’m on my way to the library.
M: Yeah I just wonder if you want to go to the cinema with me.
W: I’d love to, but I can’t because of all the work I have this term. I only have three classes, but in all of them I have lots of reading, research papers, reports and exams. I feel as if I’ll never get through anything.
M: That’s terrible. I felt like that last year I spent a lot of time in the labs. But can’t I talk you into going to the cinema anyway
W: Oh, now I’m sure I won’t go.
Text 9 (184词) 花式滑冰
W: Hey! John, guess what
M: How come you look so excited
W: Of course I am excited! The world champions Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo have just won the World Figure Skating Championships again.
M: Really Don’t you know that I am a big fan of figure skating
W: Of course I do. The event called The Cup of China just took place yesterday at the Capital Gymnasium.
M: How come you didn’t tell me anything about it
W: Sorry, I didn’t know I could get a ticket. My brother tried to buy tickets ahead of time but was unsuccessful. He finally got two tickets the last minute online.
M: Well, how was the performance
W: Fantastic! The opening ceremony, the pair skating, and ice dancing were extremely good.
M: How many skaters were competing for the championships
W: I am not sure. The program said that figure skaters from America, Canada, France, Japan, Russia and Germany were all here. And some of them even competed in the last Winter Olympics.
M: Wow! Pity I missed it.
Text 10 (208词) 放假安排
W:Thank you for coming to this meeting for students who will be remaining on campus during the twenty-day winter break. It’s my responsibility to make it known what you should do and to have you fill in the forms giving the dates you will be on campus. To reduce heating costs, Butler Hall will be the only dormitory open. All the other dorms will close at 5 p.m. on February 3 and will not reopen until 6 p.m. on February 23. Once we have your completed forms, we will give you rooms in Butler Hall. Please move all the things you will need to your temporary rooms by the 3rd as it will not be possible to reopen the other dorms during these twenty days once they have been closed. Most school facilities will be closed during the vacation. These facilities include the gym, the school store, and the dining hall. The library and the computer center will be open, though on a reduced schedule. Only the post office and the administration office will keep their regular hours. Since I imagine most of you are staying here to finish up academic projects of one sort or another, let me wish you luck with your work.
