四川省南充市高坪中学2025-2026学年下学期第二次月考高二英语试题（含答案）

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四川省南充市高坪中学2025-2026学年下学期第二次月考高二英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
注意事项:
1.答题前,务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。
2.选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。
4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。每段对话读两遍。
1. What is the man ging t d next
A. Repair his suitcase. B. Claim his lst luggage. C. Fill ut a damage reprt.
2. What des Lisa pursue as a career
A. Be a dctr. B. Wrk as a teacher. C. Becme a designer.
3. What are the speakers talking abut
A. Visiting the park.
B. Cmplaining t the neighbr.
C. Lking fr a new apartment.
4. What des the man think f the muntain
A. It’s wrth climbing. B. It’s easy t climb. C. It’s beynd his expectatin.
5. Where are the speakers ging
A. The cffee shp. B. The library. C. The bkstre.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Why des the fficer ask the wman t pull ver
A. Her rear license plate light is nt n.
B. She frgt t bring her driver’s license.
C. She didn’t renew her vehicle registratin.
7. What will the wman d tmrrw
A. Pay a fine.
B. Renew her vehicle registratin.
C. Take her insurance card t the plice statin.
听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。
8. Where des the cnversatin mst prbably take place
A. In a tea huse. B. At a cmpany party. C. In a restaurant.
9. What d we knw abut Emma
A. She has just gt a prmtin.
B. She is interested in phtgraphy.
C. She is gd at graphic design.
10. Why des Lily refuse Tm’s invitatin
A. She is in a hurry t leave.
B. She desn’t like afternn tea.
C. She is waiting fr her friend.
听第8段材料，回答第11-13题。
11. What are the speakers mainly talking abut
A. Benefits f watching TV.
B. The quality f TV shws.
C. Ways t relax after wrk.
12. What kind f TV shws des the wman like
A. Drama series. B. Talent shws. C. Cking cmpetitins.
13. What des the man think TV is mainly fr
A. Educatin. B. Entertainment. C. Skill-learning.
听第9段材料，回答第14-17题。
14. Wh is prbably Maria
A. A hstess. B. A teacher. C. A cmmunity member.
15. What d students d every Friday afternn in the prject
A. They visit wrkplaces like hspitals.
B. They give talks t cmmunity members.
C. They help with tasks in the neighbrhd.
16. What d cmmunity members d fr the prject every mnth
A. They clean the schl campus.
B. They give career talks t students.
C. They rganize utdr activities.
17. What is the purpse f the schl’s cmmunity prject
A. T cnnect students with the cmmunity.
B. T develp students’ independence.
C. T get students ready fr part- time jbs.
听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。
18. What des the speaker want t raise awareness abut
A. Rising sea levels. B. Sculpture curses. C. Plastic pllutin in ceans.
19. What did the speaker d in the “Ocean Treasures” prject
A. Painting sea animals n plastic bttles.
B. Selling reusable bags t prtect marine life.
C. Cllecting plastic waste t make sculptures.
20. What effect has the prject brught
A. Lcal shps n lnger sell plastic bttles.
B. Mre peple use reusable items at the beach.
C. Schls begin t teach cean lessns.
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2.5分，满分共37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Elephant Reserve Cuntry: Thailand This is a wrking vacatin at a wildlife centre. Anyne can becme a vlunteer if he/she agrees t help the elephant keepers with tasks. Daily tasks Gather the elephants at 6:30 am. Take them t lk fr fd in the frest. Clean the enclsure(围场). Swim with the elephants in the lake in the afternn. If vlunteers want t relax after wrk, they can watch satellite televisin. Hw this vacatin helps If these elephants hadn’t been rescued, they wuld still be living n the streets f Bangkk. The rural envirnment is much better fr them than the urban envirnment where there is lts f pllutin. Yur Cmment “I lve wrking with these huge gentle animals.”
Grilla safari(观赏野兽的旅行) Cuntries: Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda Departures(出发): 2—3 departures per mnth frm Aug. t Dec. Extras: permit ￡220 If yu’re lucky, yu’ll see lins, elephants and rhins during this safari. The highlight(最好的部分) f the trip is the pprtunity t see grillas in the muntain frests. Hwever, yu must be in gd health — if a grilla caught a cld, it wuld be extremely harmful t its whle family. Hw this vacatin helps There are nly abut 600 grillas left in the wrld as human activity has reduced the area where they can live. When yu buy a permit, this will pay fr the prtectin f the natinal park. Yur cmment “I’ll surely g back as sn as I have enugh mney!”
Plar bear watching Area & Cuntry: Arctic, Canada Departures: sixty trips between Oct. 1—Nv.19. Every Octber and Nvember grups f plar bears gather in Hudsn Bay. As they are nrmally lnely creatures, this is unusual. The bears wait fr the cean t freeze s that they can hunt fr seals, s this is the perfect pprtunity t see them. Extra activities include dg sledding(狗拉雪橇) and a night trip t see the Nrthern Lights. Hw this vacatin helps If the Arctic ice cap melts due t glbal warming, plar bears will be in danger. We give a share f ur prfits(利益) t the charity that prtects plar bears. Yur cmment “These terrible bears get all the liquid they need frm their fd.”
1. What will elephant vlunteers d
A. Sweep the enclsure f elephants.
B. Take fd fr elephants at 6:30 am.
C. Watch satellite televisin n elephants.
D. Wash elephants in the lake in the afternn.
2. What d we knw abut the Grilla safari
A. Yu can find grillas in Kenya and Canada.
B. Yu will get a cld in the muntain frests.
C. Visitrs need t pay $220 t see grillas.
D. There are abut 10 trips t visit grillas.
3. What’s the aim f these activities
A. T help build mre natinal parks.
B. T help prtect the wild animals.
C. T help deal with the pllutin in cities.
D. T help slve the prblem f glbal warming.
B
Jim Jhnsn, a mail carrier, was an institutin in the leafy Westmreland, Westhaven and Westver Hills neighbrhds, just nrth f dwntwn Wilmingtn, where he delivered much mre than the mail. He knew all the kids and their pets by name; he carried in the grceries; he tk nte f unlcked drs, ffered gardening advice, and taught mre than a few yung bys the art f the curveball. When he wasn’t ding all that, Jim was running acrss a checkerbard f green lawns (草坪) t ensure the lcal pstal service did nt fall shrt f its daily prmise.
Thugh the pstal service is ften disparaged nw, the trust in lcal pstal service lives n. In many cmmunities, that trust is wn every day when life-saving medicine, greeting cards, scial security checks, cllege acceptance letters-even the bills-appear in mailbxes in frnt f the huses.
After mre than three decades, Jim apprached his final days n the jb much like any ther. He drve a bxy pstal truck t Nrth DuPnt Rad fr the first unfficial stp f the day. Butch, a dg wh belnged t ne f the neighbrs, was waiting just like every day befre. And just like every day befre, he gt int the jump seat and they were ff. On the rute, Jim and Butch had becme inseparable. Nw, the dg and the mailman wuld ride ff t retirement tgether. At every stp, Jim accepted the parting gd wishes f families that had becme his wn. There were tears and laughter, and hugs filled with warm memries.
It’s been 33 years since Jim left the rute, but we are still reminded f the deep bnd established between cmmunity and letter carrier. That’s what the pstal service means t us.
4. What d we knw abut Jim Jhnsn frm the first paragraph
A. He’s pen-minded. B. He’s sharp-eyed. C. He’s warm-hearted. D. He’s strng-willed.
5. What des the underlined wrd “disparaged” in Paragraph 2 mean
A. Refused. B. Criticized. C. Investigated. D. Suspended.
6. What did Jim d besides daily delivery n his final days f wrk
A. He drve Butch t its wner. B. He sent presents t his friends.
C. He prepared a retirement party. D. He said gdbye t the neighbrs.
7. What is the authr’s purpse in writing the text
A. T remember a respected mail carrier. B. T recrd an unfrgettable experience.
C. T raise funds fr the pstal service. D. T call fr harmny in the cmmunity.
C
In his 1936 wrk Hw t Win Friends and Influence Peple, Dale Carnegie wrte: “I have cme t the cnclusin that there is nly ne way t get the best f an argument — and that is t avid it.” This distaste fr arguments is cmmn, but it depends n a mistaken view f arguments that causes prblems fr ur persnal and scial lives — and in many ways misses the pint f arguing in the first place.
Carnegie wuld be right if arguments were fights, which is hw we ften think f them. Like physical fights, verbal (言语的) fights can leave bth sides bldied. Even when yu win, yu end up n better ff. Yu wuld be feeling almst as bad if arguments were even just cmpetitins — like, say, tennis turnaments. Pairs f ppnents hit the ball back and frth until ne winner cmes ut frm all wh entered. Everybdy else lses. This kind f thinking explains why s many peple try t avid arguments.
Hwever, there are ways t win an argument every time. When yu state yur psitin, frmulate (阐述) an argument fr what yu claim and hnestly ask yurself whether yur argument is any gd. When yu talk with smene wh takes a stand, ask them t give yu a reasn fr their view and spell ut their argument fully. Assess its strength and weakness. Raise bjectins (异议) and listen carefully t their replies. This methd will require effrt, but practice will make yu better at it.
These tls can help yu win every argument — nt in the unhelpful sense f beating yur ppnents but in the better sense f learning abut what divides peple, learning why they disagree with us and learning t talk and wrk tgether with them. If we readjust ur view f arguments — frm a verbal fight r tennis game t a reasned exchange thrugh which we all gain respect and understanding frm each ther — then we change the very nature f what it means t “win” an argument.
8. What is the authr’s attitude tward Carnegie’s understanding f argument
A. Critical. B. Supprtive. C. Tlerant. D. Uncertain.
9. Why d many peple try t avid arguments
A. They lack debating skills. B. They may feel bad even if they win.
C. They fear being ignred. D. They are nt cnfident in themselves.
10. What des the underlined phrase “spell ut” in paragraph 3 prbably mean
A. Defend. B. Explain. C. Cnclude. D. Repeat.
11. What is the key t “winning” an argument accrding t the authr
A. Sense f lgic. B. Slid supprting evidence.
C. Prper manners. D. Understanding frm bth sides.
D
Peple’s tendency t fllw trends, especially n scial media, is definitely a cmmn phenmenn. What des psychlgy say abut trend fllwing and is there a way t break free frm the desire t fllw the newest craze
Accrding t psychlgist Pamela Rut, fllwing trends desn’t fully shw character weakness. Rather, it is an entirely natural behavir fixed firmly int humans’ basic need t belng t a scial grup and establish cnnectins with thers.
Histrically, fllwing trends was critical fr ur survival. Archaelgists have uncvered evidence that early humans wrked tgether t transprt stne tls ver lng distances abut 2 millin years ag in what is nw Kenya—cperatin that allwed them t survive in a bad envirnment. And thugh fllwing a trend n scial media isn’t exactly as imprtant as utrunning a saber-tthed tiger (剑齿虎), human evlutin has prgrammed ur brains t be receptive t scial signals.
Anther cntributing factr the scial cgnitin (认知)—the prcesses that determine what we ntice and hw we respnd t thers—largely takes place in the parts f the brain that versee sight, pattern recgnitin, decisin-making, and similar functins. “Thanks t ur humans’ cmplex cgnitive systems, ur brains are really gd at identifying patterns and mtivating behavir that cmmunicates ur scial status. As a result, yu can use almst anything t signal yur membership r cnnectin with a scial grup. Giving ff the right scial signals lets thers knw which grup yu belng t r want t engage with and thse signals are mnitred and interpreted by thers. Referred t as identity signaling, these behavirs can range frm putting a bumper sticker n a car t selecting a brand f clthing,” said Rut.
Almst everyne fllws trends in scial grups, withut exceptin. Hwever, tweens, teens and yung adults are especially likely t fllw trends, including risky nes, due t their heightened desire fr acceptance and belnging amng peers. Therefre, it’s f great significance t guide them during their jurney twards maturity.
12. What des Rut think f fllwing trends
A. Risky. B. Funny. C. Strange. D. Reasnable.
13. What is the hidden meaning f identity signaling
A. A great thirst fr belnging. B. Blind pursuit f nvelty.
C. Gd taste in fashin industry. D. A true reflectin f persnality.
14. Which f the fllwing best summarizes the main idea f the passage
A. Trend-fllwing is a harmful behavir that must be stpped.
B. Scial media makes trend-fllwing essential fr mdern survival.
C. Trend-fllwing is a natural human behavir driven by scial needs.
D. Trend-fllwing is an unchangeable human instinct prven by science.
15. What will the fllwing-up paragraph mst prbably discuss
A. Insights int the cming trends. B. Tips n fllwing trends sensibly.
C. Psychlgy behind trend fllwing. D. Parental guidance in kids’ future jbs.
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余。
Creativity is here and there. We see it in the architecture f ur buildings, the design f everyday bjects like ur phnes, the clthes we wear, and the music we listen t. Being creative is enjyable and prductive. ____16____ S what can yu practically d t help develp yur creativity
Practice regularly and cnsistently. It is extremely crucial. One persn wh shwed its imprtance was the artist Pabl Picass. He is famus fr creating daring new painting styles, but it wasn’t by accident. He spent years experimenting with the traditinal rules f art. ____17____
Learn frm thers t stimulate yur creativity. Yu can gain new insights and techniques by studying the wrks f ther artists, designers, r prfessinals. ____18____ Additinally, interacting with fellw creatives can prvide valuable feedback and supprt, helping yu t grw and develp yur skills.
Wrk in a field yu lve t be creative. ____19____ Thus, chse a field yu enjy rather than smething yu feel yu ught t d. Then enjyment becmes the reward, which in turn mtivates yu t keep being creative. If yu knw yur field inside ut yu will have the cnfidence t take risks and allw yur creativity t blssm.
____20____ Frm techniques that allw yur mind t think mre riginally, t learning frm past creative masters, there are practical ways t help yu use yur imaginatin t create smething riginal. If yu direct yur energy thughtfully, yu can learn t be mre creative.
A. Unlck yur wn creativity.
B. Apply creativity in all areas f life.
C. This can invlve attending wrkshps r reading bks.
D. Yu are mre mtivated by lve f what yu d than else.
E. Creativity is an essential engine that drives prgress in every field.
F. Fr sme f us, it cmes naturally; hwever, thers might need help.
G. He prduced grund-breaking wrks like Les Demisellesd’ Avignn in the end.
第三部分 语言运用（每小题1分，满分15分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Every day n my way t cllege, I meet the same wman. Her curage and tughness quietly ____21____ me. She wrks nights at a hspital, ____22____ attending t patients. After her lng hurs, she walks nearly 12 kilmeters t reach hme because she cannt ____23____ daily transprtatin. Watching her ____24____ was heartbreaking, and I knew I had t d smething, even if it was small.
One day, I ffered her a ____25____. Her eyes lit up with relief, and a sft, grateful smile spread acrss her face. Since then, giving her a ride has becme part f my daily ____26____. Fr me, it takes just a few minutes; fr her, it saves hurs f walking and ____27____ her tired, aching legs.
Every mrning, she gives me her best wishes, her vice full f ____28____: “May yu have everything yu dream f.” Her wrds tuch me deeply and stay with me thrughut the day. Over time, ur rides have ____29____ mre than just a cmmute (通勤) — they have becme a small, shared mment f human cnnectin.
I’ve realized that even small ____30____ can create a ripple (涟漪) f psitivity. She gains cmfrt and ____31____, and I gain perspective, gratitude, and the jy f making a difference. Smetimes, life ffers us chances nt just t mve frward urselves but t ____32____ smene alng the way — and in thse mments, bth lives becme fuller.
Kindness desn’t have t be grand — it can live in daily ____33____ actins. And when we pen ur hearts, even in small ways, what we receive can ften ____34____ what we give. When we help smene, even in a small way, the ripple f ____35____ spreads far beynd what we can see.
21. A. defend B. inspire C. amuse D. accmpany
22. A. regularly B. efficiently C. tirelessly D. independently
23. A. chse B. prvide C. affrd D. imprve
24. A. perfrm B. weep C. wander D. struggle
25. A. lift B. present C. guarantee D. challenge
26. A. exercise B. requirement C. rutine D. news
27. A. trains B. treats C. spares D. supprts
28. A. surprise B. charm C. warmth D. satisfactin
29. A. brught abut B. thrwn in C. cnsisted f D. turned int
30. A. acts B. tasks C. beliefs D. dreams
31. A. wrk B. rest C. payment D. credit
32. A. carry B. greet C. reward D. jin
33. A. frequent B. typical C. extrardinary D. cnsiderate
34. A. balance B. utweigh C. ensure D. repay
35. A. relief B. expectatin C. excitement D. kindness
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Qingming Festival (r Tmb Sweeping Day) is a traditinal Chinese festival ____36____ (celebrate) n the first day f the Qingming slar term. It usually falls n either April 4th r 5th f the Gregrian calendar, when everything sheds the ld t embrace the new. Hwever beautiful the spring scenery is then, peple wn’t frget ____37____ the riginal meaning f this festival is.
The Qingming Festival ____38____ (start) ver 2,500 years ag during the Zhu Dynasty. On that day, emperrs wuld ffer sacrifices in hnr f their ancestrs ____39____ (pray) fr wealth, peace and gd harvests fr the cuntry. In 732, Emperr Xuanzng f the Tang Dynasty stated respect must be paid at ancestrs’ graves. Over time, this develped int the tmb-sweeping traditin. S far, the Qingming Festival ____40____ (bserve) by the Chinese fr ver 2,500 years, and it became a public hliday in China in 2008. It is a time fr many different activities, amng ____41____ the main nes are tmb sweeping, a spring uting and kite flying.
The day befre Tmb Sweeping Day was the traditinal Chinese Cld Fd Day in ancient China. With time ____42____ (pass), the tw festivals were gradually cmbined int ne. The traditinal Qingming festival fds include sweet green rice balls, peach blssm prridge, crispy cakes and eggs. These fds are usually cked ne r tw days befre the arrival f the Qingming Festival. Besides China, many ther ____43____ (cuntry) als celebrate Qingming Festival, such as Vietnam, Japan and Suth Krea.
As a slar term, the Qingming Festival nt nly embdies the ____44____ (wise) f Chinese peple wh attach great imprtance t living in harmny _____45_____ the rhythms f nature, but als recrds the sentiments and philsphical reflectins f the Chinese peple.
第四部分：书面表达（共两节；满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假设你是李华，你校将举办一场以“节约粮食，从我做起”为主题的演讲比赛，请你写一篇演讲稿，呼吁同学们珍惜粮食。
1. 阐明浪费粮食的现象；
2. 阐述节约粮食的意义和具体做法。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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第二节（满分25分）
47. 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 elementary schl, I wasn’t very gd at sprts. I was always the last t be picked fr teams, and I never wn a race. I thught being slw and weak made me a failure. But ne day, my P. E. teacher, Mr Harris, said smething that changed my mind. He had been watching me struggle during a running drill, and after the class, he came ver t talk t me.
“Yu may nt be the fastest,” he said, “but yu have smething even mre imprtant. Yu dn’t give up.” I didn’t really understand what he meant at the time. Hw culd nt quitting be better than winning In my mind, if yu weren’t first, then yu lst. But Mr Harris kept encuraging me. He tld me that winning wasn’t everything and that smetimes trying hard and nt giving up was even mre valuable.
At first, I didn’t believe him, but then he suggested I start practicing a little every day after schl. “Dn’t fcus n becming the fastest,” he said. “Just fcus n imprving, even if it’s a little bit each day.” I decided t give it a try, althugh I wasn’t sure it wuld make a difference. I began running arund the track after schl, ne lap, then tw, slwly increasing my endurance. Over the next few weeks, I nticed small changes. I culd run lnger withut getting tired, and I was imprving, even if I wasn’t winning yet.
As the schl’s annual race day apprached, I wndered if I shuld sign up. I still wasn’t fast enugh t win, but Mr Harris encuraged me nce mre. “The race isn’t abut being first,” he reminded me. “It’s abut shwing what yu can d when yu dn’t give up. That’s real success.”
注意：
(1)续写词数应为150个左右；
(2)请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
A few days later, I signed up fr the race.
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After the race, I went t see Mr Harris.
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【答案】1. A 2. D 3. B
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. B 11. D
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. C 15. B
【答案】16. F 17. G 18. C 19. D 20. A
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. D
【答案】36. celebrated
37. what 38. started
39. t pray
40. has been bserved
41. which 42. passing
43. cuntries
44. wisdm 45. with
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Dear fellw students,
I’m Li Hua. Tday my tpic is “Saving Fd, Starting frm Ourselves”.
Nw fd waste can ften be seen arund us. In the schl dining hall, quantities f leftver fd are thrwn int rubbish cans every day.
Saving fd is f great imprtance. Thugh we live a better ff life, many peple arund the wrld are still suffering frm hunger. It is high time we valued every grain. We shuld take prper fd fr each meal and try ur best t eat up what we take. Besides, remind ur classmates nt t waste fd.
Small effrts add up. Let’s make jint effrts t stp fd waste.
Thank yu!
【答案】One pssible versin:
A few days later, I signed up fr the race. On the race day, I std nervusly at the starting line, surrunded by faster runners. As expected, when the race started, the thers sped ahead f me. Abut halfway thrugh the curse, ne f the fastest runners tripped and fell. Withut thinking, I stpped running and helped him get back n his feet. “Keep ging, dn’t wrry abut me,” he said, but I stayed with him. We crssed the finish line tgether, much slwer than everyne else, but we finished side by side.
After the race, I went t see Mr Harris. He smiled when he saw me and said, “What yu did tday was mre imprtant than winning.” At first, I didn’t understand. I didn’t win the race, after all. But he explained, “Yu helped smene, and that’s smething far greater than crssing the finish line first.” At that mment, I realized he was right. The race wasn’t just abut speed; it was abut determinatin and cmpassin. That day, I learned that real success cmes frm the heart, nt frm a gld medal.