湖北襄阳市枣阳市第二中学2025_2026学年高三上学期2月期末英语试题（文字版，含答案）

这是一份湖北襄阳市枣阳市第二中学2025_2026学年高三上学期2月期末英语试题（文字版，含答案），共12页。
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分 30 分)
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段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。
1. Why can’t the man answer the phne?
A. He is watering plants.
B. He is cking sup.
C. He is busy shpping.
2. What des the wman think f hiking?
A. Bring.B. Tiring.C. Enjyable.
3. What des the man want t try after lunch?
A. Burgers.B. Fries.C. Milkshakes.
4. What des the wman like abut the yga studi?
A. The functinal rm.B. The friendly instructr.C. The cl envirnment.
5. What is acrss the street frm the turning pint?
A. A flwer shp.B. A bkstre.C. A bakery.
第二节(共 15 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. Which gate is fr Flight 832 n weekdays?
A. Gate 14.B. Gate 16.C. Gate 19.
7. Hw lng des the man have t get t the crrect gate?
A. 10 minutes.B. 30 minutes.C. 45minutes.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8. When did Paul mve t the new apartment?
A. Last mnth.B. Last week.C. Last year.
9. What is Anna’s mther ding nw?
A. She is teaching chemistry.
B. She is retired and vlunteering.
C. She is wrking in a bank.
10. Where is Lisa living nw?
A. Near the library.
B. In the neighbrhd.
C. In the city center.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
11. What advantage f nline shpping des the man mentin?
A. Better quality prducts.
B. Easy price cmparisn.
C. N need t return items.
12. What prblem did the wman have with nline shpping?
A. She gt a brken watch and n refund.
B. The clthes she bught didn’t fit.
C. The prices were higher than expected.
13. What des the wman prefer t d when shpping?
A. Buy frm randm stres.
B. Shp n trusted platfrms.
C. See prducts in persn.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
14. What des Maria Clark d?
A. A radi hst.
B. A cmmunity center staff.
C. A little gardener.
15. Hw ften are the rganic farming wrkshps held?
A. Every weekend.B. Every week.C. Every mnth.
16. What can be develped in the "Little Gardeners" club?
A. A skill f independence.
B. A sense f respnsibility.
C. A spirit f teamwrk.
17. What is the gal f the cmmunity garden prject?
A. T teach farming skills.
B. T encurage healthy eating.
C.T strengthen cmmunity bnds.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. Hw ld are the ld stne cttages?
A. Over 100 years ld.B. Over 200 years ld.C. Over 300 years ld.
19. What did the speaker make fr the prject?
A. Shrt stries abut cttages.
B. Psters f histric landmarks.
C. Metal plates with building years.
20. What result has the prject achieved?
A. Develpers have stpped building apartments.
B. Sme ld hmes have been repaired.
C. All cttages have been rebuilt.
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，满分 37.5 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Many cuntries are cnsidering reducing speed limits n mtrways and in urban areas. Fuel savings and reductins in CO₂ emissins are just tw f the reasns fr ding s.
Fuel cnsumptin decreases the slwer yu drive, because the mving car has t vercme fewer physical frces such as air resistance and rlling frictin(摩擦)between tyres and rad. Air resistance increases with the square f the speed. This means that a car experiences 28% mre air resistance at a speed f 130km/h than at 110km/h.
Slwer speed is nt the nly way t reduce the CO₂ emissins frm yur car. There are three autmtive tips t help the climate else.
STREAMLINE THE CAR
1. Unevenness(不均匀)increases the air resistance f yur car, and s its CO₂ emissins. Fur pen windws increase fuel cnsumptin by up t 27%.
GET UP THE GEARS(齿轮)QUICKLY
2. Petrl and diesel(柴油)cars shuld always be driven in the highest pssible gear: the engine then has as few revlutins as pssible. Fuel cnsumptin between tw gears can vary by up t 20%.
MAINTAIN TYRE PRESSURE
3. Car tyres at the recmmended pressure ensure ideal driving. If the tyre pressure drps t 75% pressure, fuel cnsumptin increases by 2%. If it drps by half, the increase is as much as 10%.
Here's the breakdwn f fuel cnsumptin impact f driving habits and vehicle adjustments frm the Federatin f Danish Mtrists (FDM).
21. Why des driving at a lwer speed help cut fuel use?
A. It weakens the physical frces the car must fight against.
B. It changes the way air resistance affects the car.
C. It lightens the weight f the mving vehicle.
D. It makes the engine wrk at a higher speed.
22. What will happen if a car's windws are wide pen while driving?
A. It'll lwer the car's air resistance.
B. It'll reduce the car's CO₂emissins.
C. It'll lead t a sharp rise in fuel use.
D. It'll make the car run mre smthly.
23. What is the fuel - saving effect f reducing speed frm 130km/h t 110km/h accrding t FDM data?
A. 10%.B. 16%.C. Up t 20%.D. Nearly 28%.
B
THE PALISADES FIRE in Ls Angeles burned Charltte Trags's hme t the grund. "It was a pretty special and unique huse," says Trags, wh fled with her family when the fire brke ut. "The streets were packed with peple running, driving n the wrng side f the rad," she says, adding that everyne knew they were running fr their lives.
A few days after the fire started, a friend shared a vide with her f a Ls Angeles artist ffering t create, fr free, waterclr paintings f peple's hmes befre they were scrched. Trags reached ut t the artist, Jrdan Heber, asking if she culd d Trags's childhd hme. Heber accepted and cmpleted a painting f Trags's hme in just three days. Trags says she will frever be grateful t Heber. "It means the wrld," she says. "We're in a psitin where we have nthing, and anything like that, especially pieces that mark what the huse meant t us - it is really uplifting."
"I mved arund a lt when I was yunger, and s the meaning f hme is significant t me," Heber says. After the wildfires started, Heber thught abut ways she culd cntribute. A friend sent her an Instagram pst by anther lcal artist ffering t draw peple's hmes at n charge, and Heber was inspired. Shrtly after she psted her ffer n scial media, requests started cming in.
Heber has created mre than 25 paintings, including ne fr Jeremy Wineberg, whse hme in Pacific Palisades was destryed. "It was a place yu never wanted t leave," says Wineberg, adding that the huse had been in his family fr nearly 30 years. "We tld her ur stry, and she s kindly and lvingly made such a beautiful memry that lks exactly as if it was a phtgraph," says Wineberg. Heber is glad peple find her paintings meaningful, saying, "Hpefully it inspires thers t pitch in with their wn gifts."
24. Hw did Trags feel abut Heber's painting f her childhd hme?
A. She viewed it mainly as a beautiful piece f artwrk.
B. She felt it failed t capture the true memry f her hme.
C. She fund it emtinally cmfrting during a difficult time.
D. She cnsidered it a practical replacement fr her lst belngings.
25. Why did Jrdan Heber ffer her painting fr wildfire victims?
A. She needed t imprve t painting skills.
B. She was respnding t numerus requests.
C. She was inspired by an artist's act f kindness.
D. She valued the meaning f hme since childhd.
26. Which f the fllwing can best describe Jrdan Heber?
A. Cnservative and selfless.B. Innvative and cmpassinate.C. Humble and adventurus.D. Enterprising and devted.
27. What can be inferred frm Jrdan Heber's wrds in the last paragraph?
A. She wants t teach wildfire victims hw t paint.
B. She hpes t encurage mre peple t help thers.
C. She regrets nt being able t help mre wildfire victims.
D. She plans t stp painting and fcus n her full - time jb.
C
We knw that sme animals live lnger than thers, but we d nt yet fully understand why. Researchers have previusly identified brain size and metablic(新陈代谢)rates as factrs that can vary lifespan, but nw evlutinary researchers frm the UK's University f Bath have fund anther factr, and it's ne that culd be key t understanding why cats tend t live lnger than dgs.
"Our study reveals the surprising rle played by the immune system - nt just in fighting disease, but als in supprting lngevity acrss a wide range f mammals," says Benjamin frm the University f Bath's Centre fr Evlutin.
The research des nt dismiss the ther reasns, rather suggesting lngevity is a cmbinatin f factrs. The researchers investigated the maximum lifespan f 46 different mammalian species, cmparing the animals' genes. The team studied dlphins, which can live fr up t 39 years, and ther whales that live fr up t 100 years, but they als lked int smaller animals such as mice, which typically live fr nly ne t tw years.
The results shwed that certain small animals live lnger than expected, such as naked mle rats, which can live 20 years despite a small size and brain.
The species that live the lngest had mre genes assciated with their immune system, accrding t the researchers; the team believes that a strng immune system acts t eliminate damaged cells, while als fighting infectins and preventing disease. Cats are gifted with a strng natural immunity thrugh a diverse set f immune - related genes, whereas the selective breeding f dgs has left sme breeds with inherited immune deficiencies(缺陷).
The researchers nw intend t lk deeper int significant differences in the lifespans f different mammals by investigating specific genes that relate t cancer and ther life - shrtening diseases.
28. Hw des the authr present the issue in the first paragraph?
A. By quting an expert.B. By defining a cncept.
C. By cmparing findings.D. By prviding statistics.
29. What did the University f Bath researchers fcus n?
A. Daily eating habits.B. Living envirnments.C. Genetic characteristics.D. Reprductive patterns
30. Why des the authr mentin naked mle rats?
A. T cmpare their lifespan with that f mice.
B. T explain why small animals live shrter lives.
C. T shw naked mle rats have the lngest lifespan.
D. T prve size and brain size dn't determine lifespan.
31. What is the researchers' next plan?
A. T study the immune system f cats and dgs.
B. T explre genes assciated with severe diseases.
C. T cnfirm the rle f metablic rates in lifespan.
D. T investigate the effect f breeding n immunity
D
There are many things that are ppsed by Rbert F. Kennedy junir, America's health secretary, and his supprters. One that really upsets them is seed ils. In their telling, the ils are "txic". Nw sme American fast - fd chains have swapped the ils fr ther fats. Is the stuff as bad as they make ut?
Seed ils are extracted frm crn, syabean, sunflwer and ther seeds. Critics wrry mst abut tw things. The first is that harmful chemicals in il prcessing may end up in the finished prduct. The secnd is the ils' cntent f mega - 6 fatty acids. This type f fat, ppnents claim, causes cancer, heart attacks and besity. On bth cunts, the scientific evidence says therwise.
A chief cncern fr seed - il ppnents is that linleic acid(亚油酸), the main mega - 6 fat in seed ils, can turn int inflammatry(炎症的)cmpunds in the bdy. Yet it is als brken dwn int sme anti - inflammatry cmpunds. That makes it hard t wrk ut whether it is pr - r anti - inflammatry verall. In trials, increasing participants' cnsumptin f linleic acid had n effect n inflammatry markers in their bdies. There are als clear benefits: seed ils are high in healthy plyunsaturated(多不饱和的)fats, meaning that chsing them ver saturated fats like butter lwers chlesterl levels, which cuts the risk f heart attacks.
Lng - term bservatinal studies reach equally reassuring cnclusins. A recent ne fund that thse fllwing diets high in vegetable ils lived lnger, healthier lives than thse whse diets were lw in vegetable ils. An earlier study, published by the Wrld Health Organizatin, fund that higher intake f mega - 6 fats was linked with lwer death rates.
In shrt, seed ils are unlikely t cause harm — in fact, they are prbably gd fr yu, especially if they are cnsumed in mderatin and supplemented by ther, healthy fats. Overcnsumptin is usually the cnsequence f a generally unhealthy diet, full f fried r ultra - prcessed fds. Spn fr spn, seed ils are much healthier than sme f the alternatives champined by their critics.
32. Why d critics ppse seed ils?
A. They are extracted mainly frm seeds f plants.
B. They are n lnger a key ingredient in fast - fd.
C. They are a leading cntributr t several diseases.
D. Their extractin prcedure pses a threat t health.
33. Which f the fllwing might the authr agree with?
A. Omega - 6 fatty acids are unhealthy.
B. Butter helps reduce chlesterl levels.
C. The effect f linleic acid is cnfirmed.
D. Seed ils cntribute t a lnger lifespan.
34. What can be inferred frm the last paragraph?
A. Alternative fats advcated by critics are harmful.
B. Seed ils are harmless when cnsumed in mderatin.
C. Seed ils can serve as a supplement fr fats like butter.
D. The nutritinal benefits f seed ils have been undervalued.
35. What is the suitable title f the passage?
A. Dismiss the Dubts: What Is in Seed Oils?
B. Put the Fears t Rest: The Truth Abut Seed Oils
C. Weigh the Optins: Seed Oils r Traditinal Fats?
D. Mind the Threat: The Hidden Danger in Yur Kitchen
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。
Many f us get lst in scial media. Wrldwide, the average adult spends mre than 2.5 hurs per day immersed in scial apps. All that scrlling(滚屏)can cause harm: t much scial media use is linked with lneliness, depressive symptms and pr self - esteem. 36 Here are sme strategies t help reset yur relatinship with scial media.
37
When yu start t feel verwhelmed by scial media, return t a "tech intentins" dcument: a recrd f the ways yu will and will nt use the apps. Fr example, "I use scial media t cnnect with thers, t learn new things daily, t recrd my life, and t express myself creatively," r "I d nt use scial media as a replacement fr IRL." Write yur wn versin, and stick it t yur desk r wherever yu might be distracted t mindlessly scrll.
Set specific gals
Cmmitting t using scial media less is t general a reslutin t be effective. Instead, set specific gals r bundaries. 38 Then, set up systems t make that pssible: Put yur phne in anther rm, r put it n "d nt disturb"
G n an unfllwing spree(狂欢)
Is it serving yu t keep getting updates abut yur friends, r frm the reality stars? Maybe yu're n lnger crazy abut baby pandas and are nw n t qukkas. 39 Unfllw the accunts that n lnger fulfilling a rle, and instead seek ut thse that are inspiring, educatinal, r related t hbbies yu'd like t cultivate.
Make a list f scrlling substitutes
If yu weren't scrlling thrugh scial media psts, what wuld yu be ding? Make a list f activities yu enjy—and make sure they're intellectually, emtinally, r physically feeding yu. Yu might g fr a walk, read a bk, take up the guitar, r try ut sme crafting prjects. 40
A. Craft a missin statement.
B. Recrd yur persnal preference.
C. S take the time t think abut what's wrking.
D. At times we're nt even aware f hw we're using it.
E. Maybe yu get three 20 - minute scial media sessins per day.
F. Yu have finished party and dn't need t keep seeing fancy dresses.
G. There's n way t check Facebk if yur fingers are busy weaving clthes.
第三部分 语言运用（共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。
Ellie had signed up fr an embridery(刺绣)class and reslved t make a 41 fr her grandmther, but her excitement 42 when she saw the remaining seat next t Perfect Paula. Paula was such a knw - it - all while Ellie ften she rganized fun activities t make her clleagues laugh. Ellie cnstantly felt 43 beside Paula.
Hwever, sn everything 44 . Answering a call, Paula dashed ff in tears. Wrried, Ellie fllwed Paula nly t find her 45 in the crner. Ellie cmfrted and hugged her.
"Why are yu being s nice t me? Yu can't stand me," Paula asked. "That's nt true," Ellie prtested, "yu just 46 me because yu're s perfect". Paula laughed thrugh tears. "Oh, Ellie. I wish I were mre like yu, a(n) 47 girl." Paula then cnfessed (坦白) her 48 and insecurities. She had grwn up in different fster hmes (寄养家庭), always trying t 49 by being perfect.
"I didn't have a happy time until I was placed with Mary, my last adptive mm. I 50 her everything. Nw she has brken her leg, but I can't leave my wrk behind t tend t her," Paula added. Ellie suddenly realized everyne carries hidden 51 . Ellie prmised t help Paula with her wrk during her absence, while Paula encuraged Ellie t prepare fr the interview presentatin, which nce scared Ellie t get prmted.
Ultimately Ellie 52 her embridered memry bk fr Gran's seventieth birthday. The back pages weren't neat, with lse hanging threads—much like her wn 53 . But she had learned smething precius: each f us is 54 , and it is thrugh lve and 55 that we help ne anther shine.
41.A. scarfB. giftC. handbagD. case
42.A. fadedB. streamedC. arseD. hid
43.A. cmpetentB. dependentC. ptimisticD. inadequate
44.A. arrivedB. happenedC. transfrmedD. emerged
45.A. slippingB. sbbingC. murmuringD. calling
46.A. shameB. testC. stimulateD. alert
47.A. pliteB. pleasantC. smartD. ambitius
48.A. mistakesB. sensesC. circumstancesD. fears
49.A. take ffB. fit inC. keep upD. g n
50.A. returnB. fferC. weD. shw
51.A. messagesB. ptentialsC. arrangementsD. struggles
52.A. purchasedB. cmpletedC. submittedD. decrated
53.A. imperfectinsB. characteristicsC. preferencesD. prejudices
54.A. equalB. uniqueC. rareD. identical
55.A. passinB. perseveranceC. dreamD. kindness
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Recently, the frms f cultural exchange between cuntries 56 (becme) mre and mre diversified. The dcumentary De la Gran Muralla a Machu Picchu (Frm the Great Wall t Machu Picchu), 57 (prduce) by China Glbal Televisin Netwrk, was released in Peru n Nv. 16 with extensive cverage.
58 the Great Wall and Machu Picchu as symbls f cultural exchange, the film highlights that despite the 59 (gegraphy) distance, different cultures can cexist and learn frm each ther, 60 (fster) mutual understanding and respect.
In five chapters, the film displays cultural treasures frm bth cuntries, including the pttery figure Curayacu Venus and a Sican gld mask frm Peru, and a 61 (paint) pttery vase frm the Dadiwan site and a gld mask frm the Sanxingdui site in China.
Stries are als shared f thse wh cntribute t cultural exchanges between the tw cuntries. Fr example, 62 musician frm Henan Museum perfrms the Peruvian sng El Cndr Pasa with a replica (复制品) f the ancient Jiahu bne flute, 63 a Peruvian cuple brings their handmade alpaca plush tys t the China Internatinal Imprt Exp in Shanghai.
"Previusly we aimed 64 (have) a grand and expansive visin," says Ye Jing, the dcumentary's chief directr. "Hwever, as we prgressed, we became mindful f the engaging stries 65 truly bring these cultures t life."
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
外教口语课上将进行一周一次的主题演讲，本期题目为“我愿送给中国宇航员____（礼物）带至太空”。请写一篇演讲稿，包括以下要点：
1.描写礼物；2.送该礼物的原因。
注意：
1.写作词数应为 80 个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Gd mrning! I feel privileged t deliver a speech tday.
第二节 读后续写（满分 25 分）
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。
Three mnths after mving int the ld cmmunity, I’d nly met Grandma Chen next dr nce. That day, I was carrying express bxes upstairs when she slwly came dwn, hlding the handrail(楼梯扶手). She gave me an il - paper wrapped candy: “Yung man, take care—these stairs are slippery.” I thanked her quickly and hurried n. Her dr was always piled high with junk, and the ptted plants n her windwsill(窗台)were wilted(枯萎的), giving ff a lnely, cld atmsphere.
The change happened n a rainy night. I wrked vertime late and rushed int the crridr with my electric bike, nly t see Grandma Chen squatting(蹲着)at my dr, saked thrugh, clutching a plastic bag tightly. “Yu’re back!” She std up hurriedly and held ut the bag. “I saw yur jasmine(茉莉)fell ver n the balcny this afternn. I was afraid the rain wuld ruin its rts, s I mved it inside.” I suddenly remembered I’d frgtten t bring in the new jasmine pt that mrning. Inside the bag, the flwer was wrapped in an ld twel, leaves still dtted with water—unharmed.
I urged her int my huse t dry ff, but she waved me away: “Dn’t bther. I’m just a dirty ld lady.” As she spke, she slipped and stumbled tward the stairs. I caught her just in time and nticed her swllen knee. That night, I applied medicine t her knee. She sat n my sfa restlessly, repeating, “I’m trubling yu s much.”
After that, I made sure t chat with Grandma Chen whenever we met. She still spke little, but every mrning when I left, there wuld be a bag f fresh vegetables frm her small garden dwnstairs at my dr. Last Saturday, I frgt t take ut the trash befre a business trip. When I came back, my drway was sptless. Grandma Chen’s dr was slightly pen, and I heard faint cughing inside.
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。
Paragraph 1 : I pushed the dr gently.
Paragraph 2 : Once Grandma Chen recvered, she kncked n my dr.
试卷答案
1. 听力部分（略）
2. 阅读部分
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
21. A（2.5分）
22. C（2.5分）
23. A（2.5分）
24. C（2.5分）
25. D（2.5分）
26. B（2.5分）
27. B（2.5分）
28. C（2.5分）
29. C（2.5分）
30. D（2.5分）
31. B（2.5分）
32. D（2.5分）
33. B（2.5分）
34. B（2.5分）
35. A（2.5分）
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36. D（2.5分）
37. A（2.5分）
38. E（2.5分）
39. C（2.5分）
40. G（2.5分）
3. 语言运用部分
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41. B（1分）
42. A（1分）
43. D（1分）
44. C（1分）
45. B（1分）
46. A（1分）
47. C（1分）
48. D（1分）
49. B（1分）
50. C（1分）
51. D（1分）
52. B（1分）
53. A（1分）
54. B（1分）
55. D（1分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. have becme(1.5分)
57. prduced(1.5分)
58. With（1.5分）
59. gegraphical(1.5分)
60. fstering(1.5分)
61. painted(1.5分)
62. a（1.5分）
63. while（1.5分）
64. t have（1.5分）
65. that（1.5分）
4. 写作部分
第一节（满分15分）
示例：
Gd mrning! I feel privileged t deliver a speech tday. I wuld like t send a Chinese knt t Chinese astrnauts t take t space. The Chinese knt is a traditinal handicraft in China, symblizing gd luck and happiness. It represents the best wishes f the Chinese peple. I believe it can bring gd luck t astrnauts in space.
第二节（满分25分）
示例：
Paragraph 1: I pushed the dr gently. Inside, Grandma Chen was lying n the bed, lking very weak. There were sme medicine bttles n the table. I quickly called a dctr. The dctr examined Grandma Chen and said she just caught a cld. I stayed by her side, taking care f her, giving her medicine and water.
Paragraph 2: Once Grandma Chen recvered, she kncked n my dr. She held a small buquet f flwers in her hand and said, “Thank yu fr taking care f me.” Frm then n, ur relatinship became clser. We ften chatted and shared ur lives. I realized that a small act f kindness can warm peple's hearts.