甘肃省兰州市城关区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷（解析版）

这是一份甘肃省兰州市城关区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷（解析版），共14页。试卷主要包含了完形填空，阅读理解，任务型完形填空，任务型阅读理解，词汇考察，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
一、完形填空（共10小题，计10分）
D yu knw wh played the rle f Superman in the film Superman？He was Christpher Reeve，a(n) ___1___，and he was famus fr his perfrmance in the mvie.
Like Superman，Christpher Reeve was afraid f nthing. He was gd at flying planes，riding hrses and many ther activities. But ___2___ changed (改变) in 1995.When riding a hrse，he fell and ___3___ himself badly. The dctrs thught it was ___4___ fr him t live lng. Reeve even thught f ___5___ his life t end everything.___6___，when he thught f his family，he knew he culdn't. Frm then n，he began t ___7___ fr his life.
At the end f 1995，he left hspital. Sn after that，he felt he was ready t face the wrld again. He wanted t tell peple n matter ___8___ prblems they had，they shuldn't give up. He began t make speeches，and they helped lts f peple ___9___bdy prblems.
He als went back t wrk and made his first film，In the Glaming. Althugh he lst cntrl f his bdy，he still had his ___10___ and his dream. He was，and wuld always be a Superman!
1. A. expertB. actrC. reprterD. visitr
2. A. smethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nthing
3. A. hurtB. lstC. turnedD. sent
4. A. availableB. seriusC. difficultD. useful
5. A. lking upB. cming upC. making upD. giving up
6. A. HweverB. CertainlyC. HardlyD. Again
7. A. lkB. fightC. serveD. wait
8. A. whenB. whichC. thatD. what
9. A. inB. frC. withD. f
10. A. reasnB. cultureC. trubleD. spirit
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. D
【语篇解读】文章主要讲述了电影超人的扮演者Christpher Reeve的经历。最初的他可以像超人一样开飞机、骑马，做许多不同的活动。不幸的是，在1995年，他骑马受了很严重的伤，但是这没有使他气馁，他出院重新面对生活，帮助很多有残疾的人，并重操旧业。他的经历告诉我们，无论遇到多大的困难，也要坚持自己的梦想。
【1题详解】
句意：他是克里斯托弗·里夫，一个演员，他因在电影中的表演而出名。A. expert专家；B. actr演员；C. reprter记者；D. visitr游客。根据后面的句子“and he was famus fr his perfrmance in the mvie.”判断，他的职业是一名演员，故答案为B。
【2题详解】
句意：但在1995年一切都发生了改变。A. smething某物，某事；B. anything任何东西；C. everything一切；D. nthing没有什么。根据后面的内容可知，由于严重受伤，生活对他来说发生了巨大的改变，故答案为C。
【3题详解】
句意：当他骑马时，他摔了一跤，伤得很重。A. hurt伤害；B. lst丢失；C. turned 旋转；D. sent派遣，发送。根据后面的句子“The dctrs thught it was ______ fr him t live lng.”判断，受了严重的伤，故答案为A。
【4题详解】
句意：医生们认为他活很长时间是很困难的。A. available有空的；B. serius严肃的；C. difficult困难的；D. useful有用的。从Reeve想放弃自己的生命，可知医生断定他很难活很长时间，故答案为C。
【5题详解】
句意：Reeve甚至想过放弃自己的生命来结束一切。A. lking up查找；B. cming up 发生； C. making up编造；D. giving up放弃。结合句意可知，答案为D。
【6题详解】
句意：然而，当他想到他的家人时，他知道他不能这么做。A. Hwever然而；B. Certainly 当然可以；C. Hardly几乎不；D. Again再一次。前后句表示转折关系，故答案为A。
【7题详解】
句意：从那时起，他开始为自己的生命而战。A. lk 看；B. fight战斗；C. serve 服务；D. wait等待。fight fr为…而抗争，此处指不屈服于生命，故答案为B。
【8题详解】
句意：他想告诉人们无论他们遇到什么问题，他们都不应该放弃。A. when什么时候；B. which哪一个；C. that那个；D. what什么。n matter what无论什么，此处指无论面临什么样的问题，都要勇敢地去面对，故答案为D。
【9题详解】
句意：他开始演讲，这些演讲帮助了许多身体有问题的人。A. in在······里；B. fr为了；C. with 与······一起；D. f······的。help sb. with sth.帮助某人做某事，故答案为C。
【10题详解】
句意：他仍然拥有不屈的精神和梦想。A. reasn原因；B. culture文化；C. truble 麻烦；D. spirit精神。故答案为D。从前文内容可知，Christpher Reeve有一种永不放弃，敢于与困难抗争的精神，故答案为D。
二、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下面3篇材料，并做每篇短文后的题目，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
Every student in Class 3 gt a frm frm Ms. Brwn in the class this mrning, and here is Susan’s.
Student Self Evaluatin Frm (自我评价表)
Grup skills
Which number can express yur skill levels (等级) in grup activities? Please circle ( ) the number.
Name: Susan
11. Hw many levels are there fr each skill?
A. 3.B. 4.C. 5.D. 6.
12. Susan ________ listening t thers.
A. des well in B. is OK with
C. needs imprvement in D. has difficulty in
13. What des Susan need t imprve?
A. N interrupting thers. B. Explaining her ideas clearly.
C. Staying n tpic during discussins. D. Lking thers in the eye when speaking.
14. These are Susan’s classmates. ________ can be gd at rganizing a discussin.
A. JaneB. TnyC. SallyD. Alan
15. What skills des the Self Evaluatin Frm shw?
A. Life—saving skills. B. Cmmunicatin skills.
C. Prblem—slving skills. D. Decisin—making skills.
【答案】11. C 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. B
【语篇解读】本文介绍了三年级的每个学生今天早上从Ms. Brwn那里拿到的学生自我评价表的相关内容，包括自我评价表中关于小组技能的评价项目及等级划分，还展示了Susan的自我评价情况以及她的几位同学在部分评价项目上的情况。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Levels 0: Often experience difficulty, 1: Needs imprvement, 2: OK, 3: Very gd, 4: Excellent”可知，表格中的“Levels”部分，等级从0到4共5个。故选C。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据“1. I make sure that I listen t thers carefully. 0 1 ② 3 4”可知，Susan在“认真听别人讲话”这一项选的等级是2，而2对应的等级描述是“OK”，所以Susan在听别人讲话方面是“OK”的状态。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据“3. I try nt t interrupt when thers are speaking. 0 ① 2 3 4”可知，她在“尽量不打断别人讲话”这一项选的等级是1，1对应的等级描述是“Needs imprvement”，所以Susan需要改进的是不打断别人讲话。故选A。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据“4. I expect thers t shw their ideas in the discussin.”可知，Sally在这一项选的等级是4，4对应的等级描述是“Excellent”，而其他同学在相关方面没有达到这样的高水平。所以Sally擅长组织讨论，故选C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据“1. I make sure that I listen t thers carefully.”、“2. I try t lk thers in the eye when speaking t them.”、“3. I try nt t interrupt when thers are speaking.”、“4. I expect thers t shw their ideas in the discussin.”以及“5. I stay n tpic during the discussin.”可知，表格内容包括倾听他人、保持眼神交流、不打断他人、期待他人表达观点以及保持讨论话题等相关技能。这些技能都属于沟通交流的范畴。选项B “Cmmunicatin skills”即“沟通技巧”。故选B。
B
On a very ht and sunny day, Claire tk her daughter Bella t the park. On the way hme, Bella was tired and slept in the car. When they gt hme, Claire fund that smething was wrng. “When I was putting her dwn, bld started t pur frm her nse. It was all ver her face and that made me scared,” Claire said. Having already learned first aid (急救), Claire knew what t d. “Bella was getting upset because f the bld. I sat her up, let her lean (倾斜) frward and pressed bth sides f her nse,” Claire said. “My mm said Bella shuld lean her head back, but I knew that wasn’t right, because leaning frward wuld stp the bld frm ging int her stmach.”
Luckily, Bella’s nsebleed stpped after a few minutes. Claire was glad that she remembered what she had learned. In fact, every parent shuld learn first aid. Then he r she can save his r her child in a right way. That’s imprtant t the child when smething dangerus happens.
16. What was the weather like when Bella went t the park?
A. Rainy and cl.B. Cludy and ht.C. Sunny and windy.D. Sunny and ht.
17. Why did Claire feel scared?
A. Because nbdy was at hme.
B. Because Bella culdn’t sleep well.
C. Because t much bld came ut frm Bella’s nse.
D. Because she didn’t knw hw t stp the nsebleed.
18. Hw did Bella feel when she saw the bld?
A. Unhappy.B. Surprised.C. Angry.D. Unlucky.
19. What des the underlined wrd “that” refer t (指的是)?
A. Letting Bella sit up. B. Letting Bella lean back.
C. Letting Bella lean frward. D. Pressing bth sides f Bella’s nse.
20. What des the writer want t tell us?
A. Withut learning first aid, ne can’t be a gd parent.
B. Parents shuld spend mre time with their children.
C. It’s necessary fr every parent t learn first aid.
D. Parents are always scared when their children are sick.
【答案】16. D 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Claire在女儿Bella流鼻血时运用急救知识正确处理的故事，并强调了家长学习急救的重要性。
【16题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第1段“On a very ht and sunny day…”可知，天气炎热且晴朗。故选D。
【17题详解】
细节理解题。根据第1段“bld started t pur frm her nse…that made me scared”可知，Claire害怕的原因是“大量鼻血涌出”。故选C。
【18题详解】
细节理解题。根据第1段“Bella was getting upset because f the bld”可知，Bella因血迹感到不安。“Unhappy”与“upset”情感一致。故选A。
【19题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词“that”的前文“My mm said Bella shuld lean her head back”可知，“that”指代“让Bella头部后仰”的错误建议。故选B。
【20题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段“every parent shuld learn first aid…That’s imprtant...”可知，作者的核心观点是“家长学习急救很有必要”。故选C。
C
Ya Xinmin, 67, has been a security guard (保安) at Central Suth University f Frestry and Technlgy in Changsha, Hunan since 2007. He prvides far mre than a wake-up call.
At that time, Ya was unable t believe his eyes when he saw students studying s hard in the classrms. They were preparing fr the exam fr pstgraduate (研究生) studies. Sn, Ya nticed sme students have difficulty getting up early. S he helped a student by telling him t send a pht after he gt t the classrm. And it did wrk.
Slwly, mre students began t ask fr Ya’s help. Every time Ya received phts, he wuld send the students sme wrds t encurage them. “I have cpy gd sentences frm bks, TV prgrams and the Internet,” he said. “I want them t wrk hard.”
In 2010, Ya began t cllect students’ infrmatin after the Spring Festival hliday and help them find available seats in the classrms fr self-study.
“I am happy t see many students keep studying thrugh their daily pht reprt,” he said. S far, mre than 10,000 students have gt Ya’s help. They were thankful, and they shared their happiness with Ya when getting admissin letters (录取通知书).
21. When did Ya Xinmin start t wrk as a security guard?
A. At the age f 46.B. When he was 50.
C. At the age f 56.D. When he was 63.
22. Hw did Ya feel when he first saw the hard-wrking students?
A. He felt happy.B. He felt nervus.C. He was wrried.D. He was surprised.
23. What is the secnd paragraph mainly abut?
A. When Ya became a security guard.
B. Why the students wrked hard.
C. Hw Ya began t help the students.
D. Hw Ya fund the available seats.
24. The underlined wrd “encurage” prbably means “________” in Chinese.
A. 鼓励B. 模仿C. 守卫D. 对待
25. What d yu think f Ya Xinmin?
A. Strict and independent. B. Friendly and clever.
C. Kind and helpful. D. Understanding and plite.
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. C
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，向我们介绍从保安到考研班主任的姚新民。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Ya Xinmin, 67, has been a security guard (保安) at Central Suth University f Frestry and Technlgy in Changsha, Hunan since 2007.”可知，姚新民现在67岁，从2007年开始做保安，也就是50岁开始做保安。故选B。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据“At that time, Ya was unable t believe his eyes when he saw students studying s hard in the classrms.”可知，当姚新民看到学生们在教室里如此刻苦地学习时，他简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。故选D。
【23题详解】
主旨大意题。分析第二段内容可知，本段主要介绍姚新民是如何帮助学生的，故选C。
【24题详解】
词句猜测题。分析“Every time Ya received phts, he wuld send the students sme wrds t encurage them.”可知，每次姚新民收到照片，他都会给学生们发一些鼓励的话。此处encurage的意思是“鼓励”，故选A。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。文章介绍姚新民帮助并鼓励学生们，所以他是一个善良又乐于助人的人，故选C。
三、任务型完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次。每空限填一个单词。）
I thught ding husewrk was tiring befre. When my mther asked me t d chres, I always fund excuses t escape (逃避) it. I thught it was nt _____26_____ t wash the dishes r sweep the flr. But there was ne thing that _____27_____ me like ding husewrk.
On a weekend, I enjyed _____28_____ TV at hme alne. Mm tld me that a neighbr wuld cme in half an hur, s she asked me t _____29_____ the huse. When I heard this, I began t clean _____30_____. First, I flded my parents’ _____31_____ and ther clthes n the sfa. Next, I tk all the rubbish ut f the huse. I sat n the sfa, waiting fr the neighbr and my parents t arrive. When the neighbr came t _____32_____ huse, he tk a lk arund the living rm and said, “What a clean huse it is!” When I heard the _____33_____ wrds, I felt happier than any time befre.
In _____34_____, ding husewrk is nt s tiring. Even nw I can ck by myself and d husewrk at least twice a week! This experience _____35_____ me a lt. It als lets me becme mre independent than befre.
【答案】26. interesting 27. made 28. watching 29. clean 30. quickly 31. shirts 32. ur 33. neighbur’s 34. fact 35. taught
【语篇解读】本文讲述了作者从讨厌做家务到喜欢做家务的转变过程。
【26题详解】
句意：我觉得洗碗或扫地很无趣。根据“wash the dishes r sweep the flr”和备选词汇可知，洗碗或者扫地不有趣，interesting作表语，故填interesting。
【27题详解】
句意：但有一件事让我开始喜欢做家务。根据“me like ding husewrk.”和备选词汇可知，让我喜欢做家务，句子时态是一般过去时，made符合句意，故填made。
【28题详解】
句意：某个周末，我正在家独自看电视。根据“TV at hme alne”和备选词汇可知，watch TV“看电视”，结合enjy ding sth可知，此处动名词作宾语，故填watching。
【29题详解】
句意：妈妈说邻居半小时后会来，于是让我打扫房子。根据“Mm tld me that a neighbr wuld cme in half an hur,”和备选词汇可知，妈妈让我打扫房子，t后接动词原形，clean符合句意，故填clean。
【30题详解】
句意：听到后，我立刻开始快速打扫。根据“I began t clean”和备选词汇可知，快速打扫，副词修饰动词，quickly符合句意，故填quickly。
【31题详解】
句意：首先，我叠好了沙发上父母的衬衫和其他衣服。根据“I flded my parents’”和备选词汇可知，折叠衬衫，shirts符合句意，故填shirts。
【32题详解】
句意：当邻居来到我们家，他环顾客厅后说：“房子真干净啊！”根据“huse”和备选词汇可知，邻居来到我们的房子，ur符合句意，故填ur。
【33题详解】
句意：听到邻居的话，我比以往任何时候都开心。根据“wrds”和备选词汇可知，听到邻居的话，是所属关系，neighbur’s符合句意，故填neighbur’s。
【34题详解】
句意：事实上，做家务没那么累。根据“ding husewrk is nt s tiring”和备选词汇可知，实际上，家务没那么累，in fact“事实上”，故填fact。
【35题详解】
句意：这段经历让我学会了很多。根据“me a lt”和备选词汇可知，教会我很多，句子时态是一般过去时，taught符合句意，故填taught。
四、任务型阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，按要求完成后面的小题。
D yu find it hard t mtivate (激励) yurself t clean the huse? Me t! Cleaning the huse is really ne f thse jbs that never end. But I find sme nice ways t get mtivated t d the husewrk.
One f the gd ways is t wn less s that there will be less t keep clean and tidy. Every few mnths I thrw away anything we dn’t need r use. ①There’s truly less mess in the huse.
Cleaning the whle huse in ne g can be really difficult. S I make a plan t d a little each day. When the weekend cmes, I’ve dne everything I need t d. ②我不需要花费周末的时间来做家务。
When I have a lt f husewrk t d, I’ll always start with the easiest task (任务). I ask myself which ne is ging t be the quickest t finish. And that’s the ne I start with.
I lve listening t music when I d chres. I smetimes sing and dance when I clean. And the husewrk is dne befre I knw it! I feel excited at the same time. It’s a win-win!
Finally, I’ll give yu the best way t get mtivated t d the husewrk. Invite a friend t yur hme! It’s amazing hw quickly yu can clean the huse when yu knw smene’s cming ver!
36. 将文中画线句子①译成中文。
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37. 将文中画线句子②译成英文。
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38. When there is a lt f husewrk, which des the writer start with?
_________________________________________________
39. Please list tw things the writer smetimes des while ding the husewrk.
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40. 根据文章内容，请在横线上填入适当的词（每空限填一词）。
The writer thinks the best way t mtivate urselves t clean the huse is t ________ ________ ________ t ur hme.
【答案】36. 房子里真的没那么乱了。
37. I dn’t need t spend my weekends ding husewrk.
38. The easiest task.
39. Listening t music; Singing and dancing.
40.①. invite ②. a ③. friend
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了作者激励自己做家务的几个方法。
【36题详解】
“There’s”是“There is”的缩写，意为“有”；“truly”是副词，意为“真正地”；“less”是“little”的比较级，意为“更少的”；“mess”是名词，意为“杂乱，脏乱”；“in the huse”意为“在房子里”。句子是一般现在时的陈述语序，表达一种客观存在的状态。故填：房子里真的没那么乱了。
【37题详解】
我：I；不需要：dn’t need t，这里的need是实义动词，常用结构为need t d sth，其否定形式借助助动词d加nt；花费时间做某事：spend time ding sth；周末：weekends；做家务：d husewrk。句子是一般现在时，陈述否定的事实。故填I dn’t need t spend my weekends ding husewrk.
【38题详解】
根据文章第4段“When I have a lt f husewrk t d, I’ll always start with the easiest task.”可知，当我有大量家务时，我总是从最简单的任务开始。故填The easiest task.
【39题详解】
根据文章第5段“I lve listening t music when I d chres. I smetimes sing and dance when I clean.”可知，做家务时我喜欢听音乐，有时还会边打扫边唱歌跳舞。故填Listening t music; Singing and dancing.
【40题详解】
根据文章最后一段“Finally, I’ll give yu the best way t get mtivated t d the husewrk. Invite a friend t yur hme!”可知，邀请朋友到家里来是激励自己做家务的最好方法。故填invite；a；friend。
五、词汇考察（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
41. The kind man always helps the ________ (hme) children.
【答案】hmeless
【详解】句意：善良的人总是帮助无家可归的孩子。根据“The kind man always helps”可知，此处应填hmeless“无家可归的”，修饰名词children。故填hmeless。
42. D they find ________ (them) in a difficult situatin?
【答案】themselves
【详解】句意：他们发现自己处于困境中吗？这里需要填的词在句中作宾语，且与主语they指的是同一批人，所以要用反身代词，they对应的反身代词是themselves。故填themselves。
43. I’m able t have a dg helper because f yur ________ (kind).
【答案】kindness
【详解】句意：因为你的善良，我能够拥有一只导盲犬。句中“because f”是介词短语，意为“因为、由于”，后面需要接名词、代词或动名词。“kind”是形容词，意为“善良的”，其名词形式是“kindness”，表示“善良、仁慈”，在这里作“because f”的宾语，符合句子的语法结构和语义要求。故填kindness。
44. At first, the rain began t beat ________ (heavy) against the windw.
【答案】heavily
【详解】句意：起初，雨开始猛烈地打在窗户上。这里需要用副词来修饰动词beat。“heavy”是形容词，其副词形式为“heavily”，在句子中作状语，用于描述“beat”这个动作发生的程度。故填heavily。
45. Peple can make a big ________ (different) t the wrld.
【答案】difference
【详解】句意：人们可以给世界带来很大的不同。make a difference“对······产生影响”，a修饰名词的单数形式，故填difference。
46. —Wuld yu mind ________ (pen) the windw? It’s very ht.
—N, nt at all.
【答案】pening
【详解】句意：——你介意打开窗户吗？天气很热。——不，一点也不。mind ding sth“介意做某事”，此处用动名词，故填pening。
47. T tell the ________ (true), he is nt an hnest by.
【答案】truth
【详解】句意：说实话，他不是个诚实的孩子。t tell the truth“说实话”，固定搭配，故填truth。
48. While we ________ (have) lunch, Tm was reading a stry.
【答案】were having
【详解】句意：当我们吃午饭时，汤姆正在读一个故事。根据“while”可知，引导时间状语从句，从句时态用进行时，主句时态是过去进行时，因此此处从句时态是过去进行时，主语是we，were having符合句意，故填were having。
49. Why dn’t yu sit dwn and ________ (cmmunicatin) with yur brther?
【答案】cmmunicate
【详解】句意：你为什么不坐下来和你哥哥交流？根据“Why dn’t yu”可知，Why dn’t yu d sth“为什么不做某事”，使用动词原形，故填cmmunicate。
50. My pen ________ (drp) frm the desk and it was brken.
【答案】drpped
【详解】句意：我的钢笔从桌子上掉下来摔坏了。根据“it was brken”可知，句子时态是一般过去时，drpped符合句意，故填drpped。
六、书面表达（满分15分）
51. 英语课上，老师要求学生就“与人相处”这个话题展开小组讨论。你所在小组的讨论结果如下表。请你根据表格内容，以“Hw t get n well with thers”为题，写一篇短文。
Suggestins: learn t share respect thers cmmunicate with thers
要求：（1）80词左右。（2）行文连贯，可适当发挥。（3）语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整。
Hw t get n well with thers
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【参考范文】
Hw t get n well with thers
In ur English class, we had a grup discussin abut hw t get n well with thers. We came up with sme useful suggestins.
First, we shuld learn t share. Sharing can make us clser t each ther. Secnd, it’s imprtant t respect thers. Everyne has their wn feelings and ideas, and we shuld listen t them carefully. Last but nt least, we need t cmmunicate with thers mre ften. Gd cmmunicatin can help us understand each ther better and avid misunderstandings.
In a wrd, if we fllw these suggestins, we can get n well with thers and have a mre harmnius life.
Levels
4—Excellent
3—Very gd
2—OK
1—Needs imprvement
0—Often experience difficulty
1. I make sure that I listen t thers carefully.
0
1
②
3
4
2. I try t lk thers in the eye when speaking t them.
0
1
2
③
4
3. I try nt t interrupt (打断) when thers are speaking.
0
①
2
3
4
4. I expect thers t shw their ideas in the discussin.
0
1
2
3
④
5. I stay n tpic (话题) during the discussin.
0
1
②
3
4
Jane
1. I make sure that I listen t thers carefully.
0
①
2
3
4
Tny
2. I try t lk thers in the eye when speaking t them.
0
1
②
3
4
Sally
4. I expect thers t shw their ideas in the discussin.
0
1
2
3
④
Alan
5. I stay n tpic during the discussin.
0
1
2
③
4
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