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2019-2020学年高二英语5月月考试题本试卷分为第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,全卷满分150分,考试用时120分钟第一部分听力(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每段对话仅读一遍
1.HowlonghasthemanbeenwaitingA.For70minutes.B.For60minutes.C.For20minutes.
2.WhatdoesthewomanmeanA.Shelostherwatch.B.Theperformancewaspoor.C.Shewaslatefortheperformance.
3.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakersA.Workmates. B.Classmates. C.Strangers.
4.WhereisthemangoingnowA.Toarestaurant.B.Totheeditorsoffice.C.Tohisownoffice.
5.WhyisthemancallingA.Toseethewoman.B.TospeaktoDrZane.C.Tochangehisappointment.第二节共15小题;每小题
1.5分,满分
22.5分请听下面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,每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍请听第6段材料,回答第6至7题
6.WhatdoesthemanthinkofAbbyspresentationA.Itistoolong.B.Itiswellprepared.C.Itiswellorganized.
7.WhatshouldAbbydotoimproveherpresentationA.Speakclearly.B.Bemoreconfident.C.Avoidlongpauses.请听第7段材料,回答第8至9题
8.WherewasthewomanbornA.InChile.B.InAustralia.C.IntheUnitedStates.
9.HowoldwasthemanwhenhereturnedtotheUnitedStatesA.
20.B.
17.C.
15.请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题
10.WhatistheconversationmainlyaboutA.Animalmedicines.B.Rightsofanimals.C.Testsonanimals.
11.HowdoesthewomanfeelaboutthemansviewA.Delighted.B.Annoyed.C.Puzzled.
12.WhyisthemanunwillingtosignA.Hedislikesthewoman.B.Hedislikesanimals.C.Hedoesntthinkherviewreasonable.请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.WhenwillthevisitorseA.InMarch.B.InApril.C.InMay.
14.HowmanyvisitorsareingA.
8.B.
6.C.
12.
15.WhatwillthevisitorsdoontheseconddayA.Gotoaparty.B.Attendalecture.C.Visittheschools.
16.WhatwillthevisitorsdoonthefinaldayA.VisitLondon.B.Walkalongthecoast.C.VisitScotland.请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.WhatdidthewriterdoonedayA.Hepaidavisittohisfriend.B.Hewenttotelephonehisoldfriend.C.Hevisitedafriendandhadlunchwithhim.
18.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothisstoryA.Itwasverydifficultforthewritertofindaparkingplace.B.Thewriterhadnodifficultyinfindingaparkingplace.C.Ittookhimforty-fiveminutestofindaplacetoparkhiscar.
19.HowdidhelookforhiscarA.Hisfriendcalledapoliceman.B.Heaskedapasser-byforhelp.C.Heexaminedeverycarinthestreet.
20.WhatcanweknowfromthepassageA.Trafficinthecityisaheadache.B.Drivinginthecityisapleasure.C.Itisjoyfultofindyourcarinthecrowd.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30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AThousandsofpeoplespentthenightoutdoorsafteranewearthquakekilleddozensofpeopleandspreadmoremiseryinNepalwhichisstillsufferingfromadamagingquakethatkilledmorethan8000nearlythreeweeksago.AUSMarinetroopshelicoptercarryingsixMarinesandtwoNepalesesoldierswasreportedmissingwhiledeliveringdisasteraidinnortheasternNepalUSofficialssaidalthoughtherehavebeennoindicationstheaircraftcrashed.TheministryofficialDhakalsaidWednesdaythatarmyhelicoptersweresearchingtheSunkhaniareanearly80kilometers50milesnortheastofKathmanduforthemissinghelicopter.Tuesdaysmagnitude震级-
7.3quakehappenedbetweenKathmanduandMountQomolangmastruckmostlyinthefoothillsoftheHimalayasandledtolandslidesthatdestroyedroadstodistantvillagesinseveraldistricts.Mostofthe65peopleconfirmeddeadbyWednesdaymorningwereinDolakhadistrictlocatednortheastofKathmanduoneofthedistrictsofficialsAmersaid.Peopleareterrified.Everyoneisscaredhere.Theyspentthenightoutintheopen.Amersaidaskingthegovernmenttosendmorehelicoptersandsupplies.Hesaidthereweremanyinjuredpeopletrappedinvillages.
21.HowmanypeoplewerethereintheUSMarinetroopshelicopterA.1B.2C.6D.
822.WherewerearmyhelicopterssearchingforthemissinghelicopterA.IntheSunkhaniarea.B.InKathmandu.C.InDolakhadistrict.D.InQomolangma.
23.AccordingtothelastparagraphwhatdidAmerexpectthegovernmenttodoA.Tosearchforthemissinghelicopter.B.Tosendmorehelicoptersandsupplies.C.Tospendthenightoutdoors.D.Todestroyroadstodistantvillages.
24.WhichisthemainideaofthispassageA.Peopleareterrified.B.Peopletrappedinvillages.C.AbigearthquakeinNepal.D.AUSMarinetroopshelicopterwasmissing.BIhadatotalhipreplacementsurgery髋关节置换手术fiveweeksago.InCanadawehavegreathealth-caresystem.Thatmeanswegetournewhipsforfree.MyhiphadbeenhurtingmeforyearsbeforeIwenttothedoctor.Ofcourseitwasfree.Shereferredmetoasurgeonbuttheearliestappointmentwasin10months.TenmonthslateraftersomefreeX-raysthesurgeontoldmeIneededasurgerywhichwasaboutan18-monthwaitforsomeseniorcitizenshadbeenontheoperationlist.Another18months!Idraggedmyselfoutofthesurgeon’soffice.WalkingthroughthehospitalIthoughtaboutthesituation.AsthebreadwinnerofalargefamilyIcouldn’twaitthatlongsoIhadtogettothefrontline.ThistimeIreallyneededtofightformyself.AtthatverymomentintheshopwindowofthehospitalIsawasignwhichread“VolunteersNeeded.”Suddenlyanideaoccurredtome—Iwouldgetthejob.Fortunatelytheysignedmeupimmediatelybecausetheaverageageofthevolunteersattheshopwas
75.Theyweredesperateforsomeyoungblood.EveryFridaymorningIwasattheshop.WhileseeingthehospitalstaffI’dcasuallyask“Whatdoyoudo”ThenI’dtellthem“WellI’mgettingmyhipreplaced—in18months.It’sgoingtobesogreatwhenthepainstops.”Soonallthestaffgottoknowme.Naturallyinmynextappointmentthesurgeonrecognizedme.MomentslaterIhadasurgerydatejustweeksaway.Ihadtosayitwasactuallymyvolunteeringthatgotmetothefrontoftheline.AndI’mnotashamedofitforIintendtostickwiththevolunteering.AlsoevenwhenIcheatedthesystemIdiditinawaythatbenefitssociety.
25.WhatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraphA.Shewastoopainfultowalk.B.Shewastooscaredtohavethesurgery.C.Shefeltratherupsetanddisappointed.D.Shedidn’tbelievewhatthesurgeonsaid.
26.WhydidthewriterdecidetobeavolunteerA.Togethernewhipfreeofcharge.B.Toreceivesometinygiftsfromothers.C.Toapproachthedoctorforanearliersurgery.D.Todonatebloodtothehospital.
27.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofhercheatingA.Itwasapride.B.Itwasashame.C.Itdidn’tmatter.D.Itbenefitedsociety.
28.WhichcanbethebesttitleforthetextA.HowIgotmynewhip.B.ThewaytoimproveCanadahealth-caresystem.C.Thedoctorwhosavedmylife.D.Howtobeavolunteerinhospital.CImaginethatyou’rethecreatorandshowrunnerofthenewestedyshowontelevision.Onlyitisn’tsopopularyetandyourliveStudioaudienceisn’tgivingyouthebiglaughstheshowdeserves.DoyoufilmtheshowalloveragainhopingthatthistimetheaudiencewilllaughOristhereanotheroptionformakingajokesoundfunnierthanitwasreceivedImprovethesoundbyaddingalaughtrack笑声声带!“Sweetening”ortheadditionofsoundeffectssuchaslaughsscreamsandotheraudience-producednoisestotheaudiotrackofaTVshowhasbeenusedsincethe1940stoproducetheappearanceorratherthesoundofanengagedandentertainedresponsetoashow’sedy.Laughtrackscameintoexistenceasnotonlyasolutionandsometimesreplacementforanunengagedliveaudiencebutalsoasawaytoengageanat-homeaudienceintoamore-traditionalpublicandtheaterlikeexperience.Addingalaughtracktoatelevisionshowmakestheviewersathomefeelmuchlesslikethey’resittingonacouchstaringatthetelevisionscreenandmuchmorelikethey’reinaroomfulloflaughinghappypeopletovaryingdegreesofsuccess.Thoughtheartofsweeteninghasrisenandfalleninpopularityoverthepast60yearscreditforitscreationandcontinueduseisowedtolaugh-trackpioneerandsoundengineerCharlesDouglass.Douglasswasthefirsttodevelopin1953amachineforproducing“cannedlaughter”accessibleatthepushofabuttonorpullofalever操纵杆.Despitebeingartificialsensiblyeditedlaughtracksarefoundbytelevisionstudiostobringaboutapositiveaudienceresponseastheiruseisusuallyacpaniedbyhigherratingsandincreasedaudiencememory.Thoughsometelevisionaudiencesmaydisagreewiththevalueofthelaughtrackthecheerfulandrepetitivesoundholdsapermanentplaceinthehistoryandfutureoftelevisionedy.
29.Theauthorusesthefirstparagraphto.A.pointoutawayofmakingediesB.seeksolutionsfortheproblemC.introducethetopic“sweetening”D.arousereaders’interestinedies
30.WhateffectdoesalaughtrackproduceA.municationamongTVviewers.B.Thecreationofashow.C.Moreengagedliveaudience.D.Funniersoundinashow.
31.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheuseofthelaughtrackA.Positive.B.Negative.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.
32.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkaboutA.Thebriefhistoryoflaughtracks.B.Thebenefitsofusinglaughtracks. C.ThedevelopmentofTVedies.D.Thewaytoimprovetelevisionshows.DAparentmightplacehisdaughter’sdrawingonthefridgeoutofaloveforhischildratherthanforthewonderfulimagebutformanypeoplethatchildrenartisactuallyquiteamazing.Infactadultartistswereofteninspiredbychildren’sdrawing.Forthemuseum-goersouttherewhotendtopointtoapieceofmodernartandsay“Mykidcouldhavemadethat!”It’sworthrememberingthatoftenthat’sactuallyjustwhattheartisthadinmind.Formanykidsdrawingisexcitingnotbecauseofthefinalproductitleadstobutbecausetheycanlivepletelyintheworldoftheirdrawingforafewminutes.Evenchildrenarescribbling涂鸦they’rerepresentingthroughactionnotthroughpictures.LianeAlvesaprekindergartenteacherrecalledastudentwhopresentedherwithadrawingfeaturingasinglestraightlineacrossthepage.Alvesassumedthechildhadn’tgiventoomuchthoughttothedrawinguntilheexplainedthatthelinewasoneofthestemsfromThePrincessandthePeaoneofthefairytalestheyreadinclass.MaureenIngramwho’sapreschoolteacheratthesameschoolsaidherstudentsoftentelldifferentstoriesaboutagivenpieceofartdependingonthedayperhapsbecausetheyweren’tsurewhattheyintendedtodrawwhentheystartedthepicture.“Weasadultswilloftensay‘I’mgoingtodrawahorse’andwesetout...andgetfrustratedwhenwecan’tdoit”Ingramsaid.“Childrenseemtotakeadifferentapproachwheretheyjustdrawandthentheyrealize’itisahorse.’”Andwhataboutthoseoddorscary-lookingdrawingsDoesthatmeankidsaretellingthemselvesstoriesthatareoddorscaryIt’shardtosaybutit’srarelyagoodideatoover-interpretit.EllenWinnerapsychologyprofessorpointedtoparentswhoworrywhentheirkiddrawsachildbiggerthantheadults.What’smostimportanttorememberisthat“children’sarthasitsownlogic”Winnersaid.“Childrenarenotbeingcrazy.”
33.TheauthorgivestheexampleofLiane’sstudenttoprovethatA.notallthechildrenlikedrawingintheclassroom.B.simplescribblesfromchildrenaremeaningful.C.children’sdrawingistooplicatedtounderstand.D.teachersoftenfindithardtoteachchildrendrawing.
34.WhatismostimportantforchildrenwhiletheyaredrawingA.Drawingprocess.B.Theendingofstory.C.Thebestimage.D.Acopyofrealthings.
35.WhatshouldparentsdoiftheirchildrendrawthingsoddorscaryA.Helpthechildrentodrawthepictureagain.B.Askteacherstoshowthechildrenhowtodraw.C.Takeiteasyandlistentothestorybehindthepicture.D.Inviteotherchildrentohaveadiscussionaboutthedrawing.第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10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,选项中有两项为多余选项TheArtofSlowReadingIfyouarereadingthisarticleinprintchancesarethatyouwillonlygetthroughhalfofwhatIhavewritten.Andifyouarereadingthisonlineyoumaynotevenfinishafifth.___36___Theysuggestthatmanyofusnolongerhavetheconcentrationtoreadarticlesthroughtotheirconclusion.SoarewegettingstupiderActuallyouronlinehabitsaredamagingthementalpowerweneedtoprocessandunderstandtextualinformation.Round-the-clocknewsmakesusreadfromonearticletothenextwithoutnecessarilyengagingfullywithanyofthecontent.OurreadingisfrequentlyinterruptedbythenoiseofthelatestemailandwearenowabsorbingshortburstsofwordsonTwitterandFacebookmoreregularlythanlongertexts.___37___Butwearegraduallyforgettinghowtositbackthinkcarefullyandrelateallthefactstoeachother.___38___Adesperatebunchofacademicswantustotakeourtimewhilereadingandre-reading.Theyaskustoswitchoffourputerseverysooftenandrediscoverboththejoyofpersonalengagementwithprintedtextsandtheabilitytoprocessthemfully.What’stobedonethenMostslowreadersrealizethattotalrejectionofthewebisextremelyunrealistic.Theyfeelthatgetawayfromtechnologyforawhileistheanswer.___39___PersonallyI’mnotsurewhetherIcouldevergoofflineforlong.EvenwhilewritingthisarticleIamswitchingconstantlybetweensitesskimmingtoooftenabsorbingtoolittle.Internetreadinghasbeetoorootedinmydailylifeformetochange.IreadessaysandarticlesnotinhardcopybutasPDFs.Isuspectthatmanyreadersareinasimilarposition.___40___YoucandownloadaputerapplicationcalledFreedomwhichallowsyoutoreadinpeacebycuttingoffyourInternetconnection.OrifyouwanttoavoidbeingdisturbedbytheInternetyoucouldalwaysdownloadofflinereaderInstapaperforyouriPhone.Ifyou’restillreadingmyarticlethatisslowreading.A.TheInternetisprobablypartoftheproblem.B.Nowsomecampaignsareadvocatingslowreading.C.Thesearethetwofindingsfromtherecentresearchprojects.D.Butifyoujustoccasionallywanttoreadmoreslowlyhelpisathand.E.Slowreadingcanhelpconnectareadertoneighborhoodandbeepopular.F.BecauseoftheInternetwehavebeeverygoodatcollectinginformation.G.Someofthemhavesuggestedturningtheirputersoffforonedayaweek.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节;满分45分)第一节完型填空(共20小题;每小题
1.5分,满分30分)MydaughterbroughtherfourdogsovertomyhousethoughIkeeptwoofmyown.Forafewhoursthenthehousewasfullof___41___.Therewasrunningbarkingandgrowling.Toyswerechasedafterlapswere__42___onandfaceswerelicked.Nowthattheyhavethoroughly___43___themselvesoutallsixdogsarenapping___44___andthecatfinallycameoutofhidingagain.Ihavehaddogsasmy___45___foralmostallofmylifehere.Theyhavegivenmea___46___andfriendshipthatnoamountofmoneycouldever__47___.Ofcoursetheyhavehadtheirflawstoo.Theirbreathhasn’t___48___beenthebestNorhastheirbody___49___.Theysometimeshavedefecated排便onmyfloororhavethrownthemselvesuponmy___50___.Theyhavewokenmeupfartoo___51___fartoooften.Theirsuddenbarkinghasmademy___52___ringandmyheartratejump.Theyhavestolenmycoversand___53___onmypillows.Theyhavecoveredmyclothesandcarpetsin__54___.Whatisworsetheyhave___55___myshoesandsometimesmyfurniture.AndIhaveseenthemeatthingsthatIwon’tdare___56___here.StillIhavelovedthemallunconditionally___57___theyhavealllovedmeunconditionally.Inthis___58___momentwiththemallnappingaroundmeIcan’thelpbutthinkwhatthisworldwouldbelike___59___wealllovedeachotherasunconditionallyasourdogsloveus.Wouldtherebean___60___towarhungerhateandfearIexpectthatwewillbeabletocreateapeacefulworldforallthepeopleonit.
41.A.hopeB.expectationC.trustD.noise
42.A.jumpedB.broughtC.caughtD.turned
43.A.heldB.wornC.takenD.carried
44.A.apparentlyB.anxiouslyC.peacefullyD.possibly
45.A.guidesB.applicantsC.panionsD.colleagues
46.A.rewardB.loyaltyC.punishmentD.entertainment
47.A.remendB.remindC.chargeD.buy
48.A.neverB.stillC.alwaysD.sometimes
49.A.smellB.sizeC.heightD.length
50.A.bathroomB.yardC.poolD.bed
51.A.lateB.quicklyC.soonD.early
52.A.bellsB.eyesC.earsD.phones
53.A.sleptB.playedC.readD.climbed
54.A.leavesB.furC.feathersD.dust
55.A.chewedupB.takeninC.castdownD.swalloweddown
56.A.conveyB.describeC.promoteD.deliver
57.A.becauseB.whenC.afterD.though
58.A.importantB.fairlyC.quietD.lonely
59.A.whetherB.ifC.asD.since
60.A.changeB.supportC.solutionD.end第II卷(非选择题)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,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式Chinahasonceagainshoweditsabilitytochangetheworldwithits“newfourgreat___61___invent”—high-speedrailelectronicpaymentsharedbicycleandonlineshopping.China’snew-generationhigh-speedtraintheFuxingisnowoneof___62___fastesttrainsintheworldwhichcantravel___63___aspeedof350km/h.BesidesthisChina___64___improvepeople’slivesinmanyotheraspectsoverthelastdecade.Bikesharingforexampleisnotnew___65___it.ButChinahasmadeitmuchmoreconvenientandpopularbothinChina___66___overseas.Chinesebike-sharingpaniesMobikeandOfoarenowoperatinginforeigncountriessuchasSingaporeandBritain.AndbackinChinawhenridingasharedbikeyoucanstoptobuyandeatwhateveryouwant___67___simplewithatapofyourphone.Youcouldeasilypaywithyoursmartphoneby__68___scantheseller’sQRcode.Cashlesspaymenthasgrownintoa__69___chooseforChinesepeople.Besidesthefour“inventions”oflifearemostappealingtoyouthsfrom20countries___70___participateinTheBeltandRoadInitiativeandtheywishtheircountrieswouldcatchupwithChina.第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题每小题1分满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改英语作文,请你修改你同桌的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误,每行中最多两处错误错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加在此处加一个漏字符号∧,并在其下面写出增加的词;删除把多余的词用斜线\划掉;修改在错的词下划一横线,并在其下面写出修改后的词注意
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从十一处起)不计分LastweekmyfriendsandmewenttowatchJayChou’sperformanceinGuangzhou.Therearecrowdsofcheerfulfanstheremostofwhocamefromothercities.Jaybeganherperformancewithoneofhismostfamoussong.Weallcheeredandshoutedouthisnameandsomeevencriedwithjoy.WhenJaybegantosingtotheseventhsongcalledSunnyDayitstartedtorain.Thereforetheconcertwasnotinterruptedandwegotevenmoreexcitingintherain.AtlastJayfinishedtheconcertwithaspeechthankhisfansforalwayssupportinghim.Whatmemorableexperience!笫二节书面表达(满分25分)假设你是李华,你的好友Richard今天上午来你家找你陪他练习汉语口语你因临时有急事外出,让他扑了个空下午你才得知此事请根据以上情景,给Richard写一封信内容如下
1.表示歉意;
2.解释具体原因,并希望他能谅解;
3.告诉他下次练习的时间、地点及话题注意
1.词数100左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.书信的开头和结尾已给出不计入总词数DearRichard________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLiHua南昌十中xx下学期高二英语第二次月考答案1-5ABBAC6-10CCBBC11-15BCABC16-20BAACA21-24DABC25-28CCDA29-32CDAB33-35BAC36-40CFBGD41-45DBACC46-50BDCAD51-55DCABA56-60BACBD
61.inventions
62.the
63.at
64.hasimproved
65.itself
66.and
67.simply
68.scanning
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70.participating短文改错LastweekmyfriendsandmewenttowatchJayChou’sperformanceinGuangzhou.TherearecrowdsIwereofcheerfulfanstheremostofwhocamefromothercities.Jaybeganherperformancewithoneofhiswhomhismostfamoussong.Weallcheeredandshoutedouthisnameandsomeevencriedwithjoy.WhenJaysongsbegantosingtotheseventhsongcalledSunnyDayitstartedtorain.ThereforetheconcertwasnotHoweverinterruptedandwegotevenmoreexcitingintherain.AtlastJayfinishedtheconcertwithaspeechexcitedthankhisfansforalwayssupportinghim.Whatmemorableexperience!thankinga第二节书面表达(满25分)DearRichardIamterriblysorrythatIcouldn’tpracticespokenChinesewithyouthistime.Ishouldhavetoldyouinadvancebutsomethinghappenedbeyondmyexpectation.Myteachercalledmetosendhisputertohisoffice.Unfortunatelymymobilephonegotaflatbatteryafter1receivedthecall.WorstofallIwascaughtinatrafficjamonmywayback.NextSaturdayafternoonI’dliketomeetyouatthreeo’clockatthegateintheparknearourcollege.WewilltalkaboutChinesetablemanners.IfpossiblewouldyoupleasebefamiliarwiththetopicbeforeourpracticeOnceagainI’msorryforanyinconveniencecaused.Hopetoseeyousoon.YoursLiHua听力部分录音材料Text1W Sircouldyoupleasewaitforanother20minutesandwellserveyousoon.M Another20minutesItwasonly6oclockwhenIgotherebutits710now.Text2M SohowwasyesterdaysperformanceDidImissoutonanythinggoodWHardlyIkeptlookingatmywatchthewholenight.Text3W Howwonderfultoseeyouhere!Iwonderwhereyouhavebeenaftergraduation.M Ihavebeenabroadfortenyears.WhataboutyouW MeStillinourcollegeIbecameateacher.Text4M Itsalready
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