上海交通大学附属中学 2017-2018 学年度第二学期(含答案解析)

上海交通大学附属中学2017-2018 学年度第二学期

高三英语毕业考试卷

I. Listening Comprehension Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. Use a ladder to help her reach the cup. B. See a doctor about her shoulder.

C. Put the cup on a lower shelf.

D. Buy a new cupboard.

2. A. He has already called Harry. B. Harry knows most of the facts.

C. He ne eds to talk to Harry soon.

D. Harry doesn’t have a telephone.

3. A. The new doctor lacks experience.

B. She disagrees with what the man said.

C. The man had better talk with the patients first.

D. Patients usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.

4. A. Take the man to the station. B. Look after the man’s things.

C. Find out when the next bus leaves.

D. Show the man the way to the station.

5. A. He was good at fixing up bookshelves. B. He helped James build up the furniture.

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C. James helped him arrange the furniture.

D. James helped him with some of the work.

6. A. It’s difficult to take photographs indoors.

B. The photo album is in the living room.

C. Mary has lost the photo album.

D. Mary is a good photographer.

7. A. The job’s short hours make it impossible for her to refuse.

B. The job is turning into an excellent opportunity for her.

C. She’s looking forward to meeting her new colleagues.

D. She refused the position because of the low salary.

8. A. He had to do what is necessary in order to learn.

B. He doesn’t have to memorize all the vocabulary.

C. He knows the whole vocabulary list already.

D. He cannot learn much by just memorizing.

9. A. It’s not the one he likes. B. He needs a smaller shirt.

C. It doesn’t fit him very well.

D. He hasn’t had time to try it on yet.

10. A. The line for concert tickets is too busy. B. He’s too busy to go to the concert.

C. Carl knows the concert is at eight.

D. He hasn’t been able to reach Carl.

Section B

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Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11 A. In the 19th century. B. In about 1800s.

C. In the 18th century.

D. In about 2400 BC.

12. A. The language used. B. The targeted readers.

C. The reputation.

D. The length.

13. A. The evolution of self-study books.

B. The importance of self-study books.

C. The difference among self-study books.

D. The famous writers of self-study books.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. The reasons railroad regulations in the U.S.A were changed.

B. The safety record of the railroad industry in the U.S.A.

C. The financing of railroad construction in the U.S.A.

D. The evolution of the railroad industry in the U.S.A.

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15. A. Safety problems with railroad tracks.

B. The growth of the automotive industry.

C. The use of oversized freight containers.

D. The high cost of meeting various regulations.

16. A. It causes less air pollution than other means of transport.

B. Its competitors are less considerate of customers.

C. It creates great personal fortunes for investors.

D. Its business is kept in a traditional way.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. To earn money for her tuition.

B. To make her dream come true.

C. To make preparations for her future job.

D. To ensure that she has time for acting work.

18. A. Serious. B. Funny. C. Experienced. D. Demanding.

19. A. It involves many theories. B. He must get an advanced camera.

C. He hasn’t learned physics before.

D. It occupies much of his spare time.

20. A. He is more willing to do something. B. He has stopped working late.

C. He can go to sleep early.

D. He feels more relaxed.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A

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Directions: After reading the passage below fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Is This Art?

Have you ever looked at a painting and thought “I could do better than that”? Have you ever seen a film without any story or characters? Or heard a piece of music ___1___doesn’t quite sound like music? If you can ans wer “yes” to any of these questions, the chances are that ___2___ you were looking at, watching or listening to was something “avant-garde”.

One of the most famous examples of avant-garde art comes from the world of music. John Cage’s piece of music 4’33” consists of 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence. It was written by Cage, a leading American member of the avant-garde, in 1952. It was divided into three movements, ___3___ (perform) without a single note being played. ___4___ the composer, the music is actually the sounds the listener hears while “listening” to the performance. These might include, of course, listeners ___5___ (ask) each other how they know when the piece ends.

Cinema has always had avant-garde directors. Possibly the best known is Andy Warhol.

___6___ better known as a painter, between 1963 and 1968 Warhol made more than 60 films, nearly ___7___ of them experimental. One film, Eat, consists of a man eating a mushroom for 45 minutes, while Sleep shows poet John Giorno sleeping for 6 hours. Empire is 8 hours long and only shows the Empire State Building as the sun ___8___ (set) at dusk. You could eat a lot of popcorn in 8 hours.

Some people love avant-garde art and some hate it. Some believe avant-garde artists are geniuses, while others tend ___9___(think) they’re pretentious. However, whether you love them or hate them, you will probably have to accept that these people are just no ___10___ (passionate) about their art than Michaelangelo, Beethoven or Orson Welles were in their day.

Section B

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Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

How sound and colour influence the taste of food

The sound people hear while they are eating food can change the way they think it tastes, scientists have discovered. In fact, researchers have also found that changing the colour of a food can influence the flavour ___11___ by consumers. Food manufacturers are now hoping to ___12___ the findings in an attempt to make their foods more appealing.

It was ___13___ thought that the sense of taste and smell were the only human senses that played a role in experiencing flavour. Professor Charles Spence, a sensory psychologist at Oxford University, is a leading expert in his field. He believes that it is possible to change the flavor of food simply by exciting people’s sense of hearin g. For example, listening to waves hitting the sea shore can make

___14___ detect seafood flavours.

Professor Spence has also discovered that ___15___ changing the colour of a food can influence the way it tastes. He found that by changing a drink from yellow to a deep red, it is possible to make it taste up to 12 per cent sweeter than it really is. He said: ‘This colour has strong ___16___ with very ripe fruit.’

Flavour is not just as simple as the way something tastes, as all the other senses come into

___17___ and some can dominate the way the brain will ___18___ a food. Ice cream activates a part of the brain which is just behind the eyes and is where emotions are ___19___. By melting, it changes its physical ___20___ and creates contrasts that continually keep your senses interested.

So next time you are in a restaurant or a supermarket, or just sitting down at home to eat something, think about whether your choices have been influenced by sound or colour. You may be surprised!

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III. Reading Comprehension Section A , Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or

phrases marked A, B, C andD. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that

best fits the context.

An internet troll is someone who posts insulting comments in an online chat room,

social-networking site or blog. Their aim is not to contribute to the discussion, but to ___21___ people or make them angry.

Sometimes the comments are fairly ___22___. For example a troll might visit a website that is dedicated to fighting global warming and post a comment like ‘Global warming is a myth made up by second-rate scientists who just want to further their own careers.’ Some visitors to the website might think that the opinion is genuine and start ___23___. This is exactly what the troll wants: to start a fight.

However, many trolls are far more dangerous and post comments that are deeply hurtful. In 2011, 45-year-old Nicola Brookes left a message of support for a reality TV contestant on Facebook. The contestant had received hate mail on Facebook and, feeling ___24___ for the young man, Ms Brookes left a message on his Facebook page, saying simply: ‘Keep your chin up, Frankie, they’ll move on to someone else soon.’ They did move on to someone else—Ms Brookes—within minutes. More than 100 cruel messages were left in just 24 hours, and a(n) ___25___ Facebook page was set up in her name.

Racist trolling probably has the highest profile cases. When Premier League footballer Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the field during a match in 2012, racist messages appeared on Twitter taking pleasure in his ___26___ and laughing at him. ___27___, Muamba made a complete recovery. The effects of such attacks can be terrible, especially for people who are being targeted precisely because they admitted to a vulnerability (易受伤) in the first place.

So ___28___ do trolls post messages that cause such distress? Some of them are sad, lonely people with their own problems who ___29___ the attention their posts attract. They behave badly online

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because they feel ___30___ normal standards of polite and considerate behaviour. They are in a virtual world and do not have to face their victims. They say things that they would never dare to say

___31___. Finally, trolls believe that they can remain unknown and that no one will ever ___32___ who they are.

That is about to ___33___. however. When Nicola Brookes first approached the police and made a complaint, they told her there was nothing they could do. So she contacted lawyers and began legal action to force Facebook to disclose the identities of the trolls who had been tormenting (折磨) her. She ___34___ the case and is free to pursue private prosecutions ( 起诉) against those responsible for tormenting her. With trolls facing ___35___ and possible prosecution in future, hopefully they will think twice before posting insulting messages.

21. A. entertain B. locate C. upset D. welcome

22. A. informative B. convincing C. harmless D. unfair

23. A. laughing B. arguing C. proving D. applauding

24. A. anxiety B. sympathy C. dissatisfaction D. hope

25. A. appealing B. complex C. famous D. fake

26. A. misfortune B. distress C. feeling D. violence

27. A. Occasionally B. Strangely C. Generally D. Thankfully

28. A. why B. how C. when D. where

29. A. fear B. enjoy C. hold D. give

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30. A. liberated from B. curious about C. satisfied with D. dependent on

31. A. for sure B. on stage C. in person D. with confidence

32. A. wonder B. discover C. say D. remember

33. A. return B. happen C. collapse D. change

34. A. lost B. filed C. won D. forgot

35. A. competition B. wealth C. embarrassment D. exposure Section B

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

After bouncing my rental car across several miles of red-dirt roads I walked for nearly another mile down the beach to a deserted valley. It was comforting to think that at the very least I was finally out of cell-phone range.

However, even on Kauai, Hawaii’s ‘Garden Island’, complete escape wasn’t all that easy to achieve. Noisy helicopters full of tourists flew overhead like so many dragonflies. Every 20 minutes or so the comforting sounds of wind and water were broken by the noise of a speeding tour boat racing to complete another lap around the island. Worst of all, not more than five minutes by car from the resort where I was staying, the Atomic Clock Internet Café signaled with promises of instant email.

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I felt uncomfortable every time I drove by the Atomic Clock Café. I am a technology reporter for an online magazine—my life is driven and do minated by email. I’m drowned in it, usually 400 or 500 messages a day. The main reason for my visit to Kauai was to unplug, disconnect, log off, and get away from it all. No cell phone, no electronic organiser, no laptop. And definitely, no email.

Yes, my plan was to lie on the beach and not check my email. My friends and family were outraged as they could not understand how I could bear to live without email. But they didn’t understand. In my job, I am online, permanently. Cyberspace is more familiar to me than my backyard. While I am awake, my email is always on. I don’t like to be without it for too long. A few hours away from it, and I start to tremble. I am, however, no stranger to beaches and their relaxing qualities and so .

I knew, even when arriving well after dark at the comfortable cottage in the town of Waimea, that the island of Kauai gave me a good chance of beating my addiction to electronic devices.

Maybe it was full moon lighting the black-sand beach not 10 metres from my door. Or the mango trees casting shadows across the veranda ( 阳台). Or the driftwood piled in loose heaps for as far as I could see along the shore. Without question, the long, slow sound of the waves rolling in calmed my restless soul, and I found I could, in fact, log off.

36. Why did the writer come to Kauai?

A. To get away from the modern technology.

B To work for the Atomic Clock Internet Café.

C. To write reports on technological development.

D. To find whether there is an alternative to email.

37. What can we learn about the writer?

A. He wrote articles about resorts around the world.

B. He enjoyed beach activities like boat racing.

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C. He was eager to work in his backyard.

D. He spent much time working online.

38. The word “outraged” (paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to “”.

A. relieved

B. shocked

C. amused

D. offended

39. The writer described the scenery in the last paragraph in order to .

A. argue against his friends’ doubt of Kauai

B. propose a possible destination of his trip

C. highlight the beauty of the beach of Kauai

D. show Kauai produced a relaxing atmosphere

(B)

Read the following two blogs and answer the questions that follow.

Our buses drive me to distraction

I’ve had it up to here with buses! To be more precise, I am sick to death of the service offered by our local bus company and which dares to call itself Reliabus—a misnomer if ever there was one, since its exhaust-fume-coughing, atmosphere-choking buses are anything but reliable. Nine times out of ten they arrive late, and when they do eventua lly turn up, there’s no guarantee you’ll get on. I’ve lost count of the times I have watched as a full-to-bursting number 26—which I try to catch home from college—sails past the bus stop (another misnomer), leaving weary travellers like myself to wait for at least another 20 minutes until the next one comes along. Unless of course that’s full as well, in which case we have to wait even longer. Why don’t they lay on more buses!

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It annoys me to think that they are turning people away from travelling by public transport, encouraging them to use their cars and causing traffic jams in our already heavily congested town centre.

I wrote them an email and gave them a piece of my mind. If you’re as fed up as I am, why not do the same? They might just sit up and take notice.

Leave me alone!

If there’s one thing that gets on my nerves, it’s people who keep trying to sell me things I don’t want. It drives me mad when I’m in the middle of my dinner or watching a film and some

smooth-talking idiot phones up and asks me if I’m interested in new kitchen units, a subscription to a book club or a superfast internet connection. No, I’m not, thank you very much, and if I was, I’d get in touch with you! I very nearly burnt the house down the other day answering one of their ridiculous calls.

I forgot I’d left something frying in the kitchen—just got back to the blackened remains in time.

It’s even worse outside of the home—sometimes you can’t move for people handing out fliers in the street, advertising computer classes or urging you to buy this, that or the other. They push one into your face, and if you don’t take it, they give you a nasty look and you can hear them swearing and muttering under their breath about you as you walk away. Not nice at all.

40. Both the two blogs are meant to .

A. address a problem

B. ask for sympathy

C. make a complaint

D. clarify a misunderstanding

41. By “another misnomer” (paragraph 1), the blogger actually means .

A. the bus seldom stops there

B. 20 minutes’ wait is too long

C. she is often too late to catch the bus

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D. public transport is not a good choice

42. What annoys the blogger according to the second blog?

A. The bad quality of kitchen appliances.

B. The endless phone calls to sell something.

C. The terrible experiences of cooking for the family.

D. The attitudes that her colleagues have towards her.

(C)

The goings-on in the consulting room have become more transparent(透明的）recently. Thank goodness. We know more than the lines supplied by the movies in which the therapist knows all and gives wisdom to those who, sitting on a couch, consult with them. Therapists are interested in how the individual, the couple or the family experiences and understands their difficulties. That has to be a starting place. We can be of value if our first port of call is to listen, to gradually feel ourselves into the shoes of the other, to absorb the feelings that are being conveyed and to think and then to say some words.

The thinking and talking that I do inside the consulting room is at odds with many features of ordinary conversation. Not that it is mysterious, but it isn't concerned with traditional ways of sharing or identifying. The therapist makes patterns and theories, but they are also reflecting on the words that are spoken, how they are delivered and how the words, once spoken, affect the speaker and the therapist themselves.

Words can give voice to previously unknown feelings and thoughts. That’s why it’s called the talking cure. But just as words reveal so, too, can they obscure, and this gets us to the listening and feeling part of the therapy. Whatever and however the words are delivered, they will have an impact on me as a therapist.

I might feel hopeless, I might feel energized, I might feel pushed away, I might feel demanded of, I might feel pulled to find solutions.

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The influence of the other is what makes any relationship possible or impossible. A therapist is trained to reflect on how those who consult with them affect them. As I try to step into the shoes of the other and then out again, my effort is to hold both those experiences, plus an awareness of my ease or discomfort with what I encounter in the relationship.

Feelings are the bread and butter of our work in the consulting room. They inform or modify our ideas and they enable us to find an emotional bridge to what can so hurt for the people we are working with. Along with the more commonly thought-about theories and ideas we have about the psyche, they are an essential part of the therapist's toolkit, certainly for me. The talking cure means talking, yes. It also means the therapist is listening, thinking and feeling.

43. In which way is the thinking and talking the writer does different from ordinary conversation?

A. It may not be understood by patients.

B. It is full of terms used by most therapists.

C. It is a good reflection of traditional talking.

D. It involves thinking about how people speak.

44. The word" obscure"(paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to________.

A. cancel

B. clarify

C. confirm

D. conceal

45. Which of the following is the writer most likely to agree with?

A. Patients' influence has been neglected by therapists for too long a time.

B. Therapists need to think from their own perspectives as well as patients'.

C. It is no easy job for therapists to realize how uncomfortable their patients are.

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D. Therapists had better push away those negative emotions acquired from patients.

46. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. Awareness of feelings

B. It’s good to talk—and listen

C. Theories that help therapists

D. What is the point of being a therapist Section C

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

One Dollar a Night in New York

When it comes to finding a place to stay for a night in New York, things don’t always come cheap.

However, artist Miao Jiaxin, a Shanghai native who moved to New York in 2006, is offering people the chance to stay in his apartment in Brooklyn. ___47___

Guests can easily book Miao’s room on the Internet. Nevertheless, although they will be housed in his apartment, it appears to have more in common with a jail cell than a regular bedroom as a cage in the center of the room is where guests will stay.

___48___ Guests must stay in the cage for three hours each morning. “From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., you can’t access the Internet, and there are no electronic devices, books, radio, pens or craftwork. You can’t talk to anybody. You can’t do Yoga or any other exercises.And you can’t even sleep,” writes Miao. If you break any of those rules above, you will be fined 100 dollars.

Meanwhile, the cage is monitored and recorded by two cameras and the activity of guests is filmed for the whole time they stay in the cell.

___49___ They can enjoy great views of New York on the roof deck outside the room.

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The room is inspired by the alienation (疏离感) Miao felt as a new immigrant—feelings he believes are universal. “It’s not for fun. It’s for an experience. ___50___” said Miao.

A. I t’s too expensive for common people to afford.

B. Actually, Miao’s room is so popular that you have to book three months in advance.

C. It’s only one dollar a night.

D. Miao says that to live in his jail cell, people don’t have to be a criminal, but there are a number

of rules that need to be followed.

E. More like a psychological New York City experience.

F. Despite the strict rules, guests are given a key to the cage to let themselves in and out as they please. IV. Summary Writing

51.Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.

e-learning: Hazy past—better future?

How much of an effect does technology have on students’ learning? A si gnificant one, it seems, according to experts. Currently available technologies, the most important of which are computers and the Internet, apparently provide a learning environment in which problem-solving and intellectual enquiry can flourish. The process of learning in the classroom may become significantly more effective as students can deal with information on the computer. Or so the theory goes. My own viewpoint is rather different, I’m afraid.

Computers have been around for two decades as part of school equipment. There are, of course, obstacles like costs to overcome, but it’s just a matter of time and effort. This is because schools have done what every organisation does when it sees an innovation—it applies the innovation to its existing

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model, which adds cost but doesn’t transform the standard classroom. We have, during that period, spent over $60 billion on them, but in my view they seem to have had little or no effect on learning in schools. Content is king and the mode of delivery is irrelevant. If a teacher makes the subject matter interesting, it does not matter what, if any, equipment is used.

However, change is on the horizon. I think student-centred learning will become the norm and transform education. Computers will pave the way for far more independent learning. Students who currently don’t have access to schools or teachers are now able to get online. They can study from home thanks to the fact that more learning programmes are being written for learners who are forced by their circumstances to be self-sufficient. This would prove especially beneficial in those areas of the world where quality education is limited or extremely expensive. Therefore, in a few years’ time we could have a completely different conversation about technology and its impact on learning.

V. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

52. 我想她最近肯定没有收到过侄子的来信。(hear)

53. 没人知道他昨天缺席这个重要会议的原因。(absent)

54. 这个印象派作品的展览到下周末就结束了，太令人遗憾了。(pity)

55. 在她看来，家庭装潢设计师的责任应该在于帮助屋主在有限的空间里获得最舒适的生活。(perspective)

VI. Guided Writing

56.Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

假设你是明启中学高三学生王放，最近你即将前往几所初中向那里的学生介绍你就读的学校，写一篇发言稿，内容须包括：

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1. 你学校最吸引你的地方是什么

2. 你当时选择这所学校的原因是什么的____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________

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上海交通大学附属中学2017-2018 学年度第二学期

高三英语毕业考试卷答案解析

【答案】1. that

2. what

3. performed

4. According to

5. asking

6. Although

7. all 8. sets

9. to think

10. less passionate

【解析】

【分析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了音乐界和电影界两个有关前卫艺术的例子。最后提出有些人喜欢前卫艺术，有些人则讨厌它，不管喜欢还是讨厌，人们可能不得不接受，这些人对艺术的热情丝毫不亚于米开朗基罗、贝多芬或奥森?威尔斯。【1题详解】

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考查连词。句意：或者听到一段听起来不太像音乐的音乐?本句为定语从句修饰先行词music，且先行词在从句中做主语，指物，故填that。

【2题详解】

考查连词。句意：如果你对这些问题中的任何一个都能回答“是”，那么你所看到、看到或听到的很可能就是某种“前卫”的东西。本句为主语从句，从句中缺少宾语，指代事物，故填what。

【3题详解】

考查非谓语动词。句意：它被分为三个乐章，没有演奏一个音符。本句中perform 做非谓语动词与逻辑主语it构成被动关系用过去分词，故填performed。

【4题详解】

考查固定短语。句意：根据作曲家的说法，音乐实际上是听众在“听”演出时听到的声音。结合句意可知表示“根据；依据”应用固定短语According to。故填According to。

【5题详解】

考查非谓语动词。句意：当然，这可能包括听众互相询问他们如何知道乐曲何时结束。本句中已经存在谓语动词且句中没有连词，故ask只能做主谓语动词与逻辑主语listeners构成主动关系用现在分词，故填asking。

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