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学科网(北京)股份有限公司虹口区 2022 学年度第二学期期中学生学习能力诊断测试高三英语 试卷 2023.4考生注意:考生注意:1.考试时间考试时间 120 分钟,试卷满分分钟,试卷满分 140 分。分。2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答題必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上,做在试卷上一律不得分。本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答題必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上,做在试卷上一律不得分。3.答題前,务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上。答題前,务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上。I.Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: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.Boring.B.Special.C.Delicious.D.Traditional.2.A.12.B.24.C.6.D.8.4.3.A.He didnt work last week.B.He managed to avoid being fined.C.He was fined.D.He is always a careful bike rider.4.A.It took the man a long time to arrive.B.The traffic was not busy that morning.C.A traffic accident happened on the mans way here.D.The man neednt go to work on Monday morning.5.A.She makes efforts to organize the party.B.She is going to be late for the party.C.She designs the dress with care.D.She is eager to attend the party.6.A.The concert is very popular.B.The woman has to finish her work first.C.The woman shouldnt go to the concert.D.He doesnt believe the woman has the concert ticket.7.A.The battery needs charging.B.It is nowhere to be found.C.The battery is positioned incorrectly.D.It is the wrong remote control.8.A.His project had to be suspended.B.His project was successful.C.He failed to get enough land for his project.D.He was unable to get enough funding.9.A.He has little passion for English lessons.B.He has made great progress in English.C.He is uninterested in English songs.D.He is a major of music.10.A.Mr.Longs briefing was unnecessarily lengthy.B.Mr.Longs briefing was not relevant to the mission.C.The woman should have been more attentive.D.The woman neednt have attended the briefing.学科网(北京)股份有限公司Section BDirections:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked several 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.Most foods cant be freeze-dried.B.They dont know how to do it.C.They dont have proper equipment.D.This process is time-consuming.12.A.They are very light in weight.B.They take up little space to store.C.They dont keep much nutrition.D.They dont taste as good as before.13.A.How to produce freeze-dried foods.B.Why people like freeze-dried foods.C.Advantages of freeze-dried foods.D.Features of freeze-dried foods.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A.$31.B.$71.C.$1000.D.$4000.15.A.She learns how to entertain others.B.She finds a person to chat with.C.She neednt dine alone.D.She feels relaxed.16.A.A traditional Japanese man.B.An unusual job.C.The outlook of rental service.D.The advantage of doing nothing.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A.They have put up their house for sale.B.They have paid several visits to Spain.C.They have informed her of their decision.D.They have hinted at the plans several times.18.A.She hopes to return to her hometown.B.She is tired of the fast pace of city life.C.She has been longing to live in a bigger town.D.She has always wanted to learn a new language.19.A.It is quite familiar to them.B.It is a small but fast-paced town.C.It is an ideal place to learn Spanish.D.It is much different from where they are living.20.A.Take over the family business.B.Move to Spain with her parents.C.Assist her parents with the move.D.Pack the luggage for her parents.学科网(北京)股份有限公司II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: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.Why we should record travel momentsThroughout my travels,I have come in search of a sound,not a sight.Just as some travellers take photos of landscapes or their food,I started collecting sound recordings as an unusual and artistic way to help me remember some of the most stimulating details of my trips.Ive found that(21)_(listen)back to these recordings,Im able to recall each place and moment in a different way than I can by scrolling through images.It turns out that this may be(22)_ our brains remember sound differently than other types of senses.According to Dr James Giordano,a professor at Georgetown University Medical Center,our brains process information and turn it into memories by receiving it(23)_ our senses,encoding it and storing it much like a computer.When we receive information and encode it,it is fairly short-term in nature;but when(24)_(store),it becomes long-term memory.The information we receive and process with our ears(25)_(call)echoic memory(回声记忆).“Think of the brain as a space and time machine.It allows us(26)_(transport)ourselves back and forward in time,across spaces,”Giordano said.“Echoic memory is exactly as the name would imply:it is,in fact,an echo of something that(27)_(occur).”According to a study at the University of Iowa named In one ear and out the other,a group of students participated in two experiments in(28)_ they listened to sounds,looked at images and held objects.In the first experiment,students were asked to recall(29)_ various stimuli(刺激物)were the same or different after a set period of time.In the second,they were asked to recall the sounds,images and objects after an hour,a day and then a week.In(30)_ of the instances,students recollection of sound was far worse than their visual memories,and the longer the time passed by,the greater the gap became.学科网(北京)股份有限公司Section BDirections:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box.Each word can be used only once.Note that there is one word more than you need.StonehengeStonehenge in southern England ranks the worlds most symbolic archaeological(考古的)sites and one of its greatest mysteries.The huge stone circle on Salisbury Plain inspires 31 and fascinationbut also intense debate some 4,600 years after it was built by ancient Britons who left no written record.The monuments mysterious past has 32 countless tales and theories.According to folklore,Stonehenge was created by Merlin,who magically transported the 33 stones from Ireland,where giants had put them up.Another legend says the armies from Denmark put the stones up,and another theory says they were the ruins of a Roman temple.Modern debate over the monuments meaning has two main camps:those who see it as a religious site,and others who believe it represents a scientific observatory and also a kind of 34 computer used for working out dates.Both camps base their theories on the sites 35 influence.The position of the stones 36 to the sun and moon is taken as evidence of rituals linked to the changing seasons and the summer and winter solstices(冬至和夏至).Competing to solve the 37 prehistoric puzzle is Sheffield Universitys Mike Parker Pearson,co-leader of the Stonehenge Riverside Project,which is partly funded by the National Geographic Society.Discoveries by the project team supported the claim that Stonehenge was a center for religious activities linked by the River Avon and two ceremonial avenues to a matching wooden circle at nearby Durrington Walls.The two circles with their temporary and permanent structures 38 ,respectively,the living and the dead,according to Parker Pearson.“Stonehenge isnt a monument in 39 ,”he says.“It is actually one of a pairone in stone,one in wood.The theory is that Stonehenge is a kind of 40 home to the ancestors.”A.astronomicalB.awe C.enduringD.facilitated E.generated F.massiveG.pointing H.primitiveI.represented J.spirit K.isolation学科网(北京)股份有限公司III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Food-delivery firms are coming of age.Among teens and millennials,ordering food online is as 41 a habit as booking a room online.Just how 42 consumers are is clear from financial documents by DoorDash,Americas biggest food-delivery company.From January to September that year,it booked orders worth$16 billion,up by 198%year on year.The majority of Americas 700,000 or so eateries now 43 by means of a delivery app.Modern life makes people rely more on convenience food,as more women work and everybody is 44 time.In doing so,it has also changed one of Silicon Valleys most criticized business models.Restaurants entered the digital world two decades ago when T in Europe and Grubhub in America put menus 45 .Restaurants delivered the food themselves and the middlemen were reliably profitable.46 ,the new“third-party logistics”firms like DoorDash and Uber Eats have to share the bills,which average around$30,three ways.Once drivers and restaurants take their 47 ,not much is left.Until recently none of these startup firms made 48 ,even in emerging markets where labour costs are far lower.Lack of obvious economies of scale or barriers to entry meant several competitors were fighting over market share by offering diners 49 discountsand bleeding red ink in the process.They also faced the prospect of a sharp 50 in labour costs,as California passed a law that required companies to treat app-based workers as full employees.51 ,the American firms numbers contained plenty to chew on.DoorDash is generating cash and is profitable on an adjusted basis.Its in-app ads business offers juicy margins.The company sees itself as the digital hub for the convenience economy,connecting merchants,customers and riders;the word“platform”arose 646 times in its filing.It has even started delivering groceries and convenience-store items and selling last-mile 52 to other companies.Looking ahead,high unemployment amid a continuing economic downturn should mean lots of cheap labour.Other facts are 53 to swallow.DoorDash warns that growth will slow as more people are going back to work after the virus declined.The share prices of many listed digital firms that benefited from lockdowns and self-isolating consumers 54 on the news of an effective vaccine(疫苗).And despite their critics defeat in California,gig firms(招临工的公司)will continue to face accusations of 55 their workers.In this respect,DoorDash has already joined the club of listed tech platforms.41.A.establishedB.cautious C.curiousD.annoying42.A.aim-orientedB.addicted C.excitedD.well-informed43.A.collectB.relay C.forecastD.distribute学科网(北京)股份有限公司44.A.friendly toB.experienced in C.short ofD.responsible for45.A.outsideB.right C.onlineD.free46.A.By contrastB.For instance C.To sum upD.In turn47.A.edgeB.role C.cutD.price48.A.moneyB.calls C.complaintsD.movement49.A.tradeB.generous C.meanD.cash50.A.breakB.division C.blowD.rise51.A.MoreoverB.Therefore C.HoweverD.Consequently52.A.advertisingB.delivery C.insuranceD.productivity53.A.harderB.quicker C.easierD.slower54.A.doubledB.last C.mountedD.fell55.A.taking advantage ofB.going along with C.looking out forD.putting up with 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)Growing up,I understood one thing about my dad:He knew everything.This was our relationship,in sum:I asked him questions and he told me the answers.When I moved out on my own,I called him at least once a week,usually when something broke in my apartment and I needed to know how to fix it:the toilet,the air-conditioningBut then,eventually,I needed him less.I got married,and my husband had most of the knowledge I lacked about water heaters and nondestructive insect removal.For everything else,we had the Internet.I dont know when it happened,but our conversations when I called declined to six words.Me:“Hi,Dad.”Him:“Hi,sweets.Heres Mom.”I loved my dad,of course,but I wondered at times if maybe he had already shared everything I needed to know.Then,this past summer,my husband,our four kids,and I moved in with my parents for three weeks while our house was being repaired.They own a lake house,and Dad asked me to help him rebuild the bulkhead at their dock(码头的舱壁).It was hard labor.But as we put the new bulkhead together piece by piece,my dad knowing exactly what went where,I looked at him.“How do you know how to build a bulkhead?”The heavy mallet(木槌)he was swinging paused in midair.“I spent a summer in college building them on the Jersey Shore.”“You did?”I thought I knew everything about my dadall his random jobs.I knew about the apple farm,the summer at the hot sauce manufacturing plant,and even the diner line-cook 学科网(北京)股份有限公司position,where he learned how to make the best omelet in the world.But I never knew this.“Yep.Now let me teach you how to use this saw.”As he explained the importance of not bending too low,I realized that maybe its not that theres nothing left to say.Maybe its just that Ive spent my life asking him the wrong questions.A few weeks later,after my family and I moved back into our renovated house,I called my parents.Dad answered.“Hi,sweets,”he said.“Heres Mom.”“Wait,Dad,”I said.“How are you?”We ended up talking about the consulting job he was working on,a new battery hed bought for his sailboat,a refinance my husband and I were looking into to relieve our home loan.Nothing life-changing.To anyone else,it would sound like a normal conversation between a dad and his daughter.But to me,it was novel.A new beginning.I spent the first part of my life needing to talk to my dad.Now I talk to him because I want to.56.Why did the authors conversations with her dad become shorter over time?A.She got married and didnt have time to talk.B.Her dad became less talkative as he got older.C.She realized that her dad didnt know everything.D.She felt that she needed less help from her father.57.What did the author find while living with her parents this past summer?A.Her father was quite talkative.B.Her father was keen on making things by himself.C.She didnt know as much about her father as she had thought.D.She didnt notice her father was aged and needed her assistance.58.Why did the author call her dad after she moved back into her renovated house?A.To learn more about her fathers past experiences.B.To catch up and try to have a normal conversation.C.To ask for help with more household repairing tips.D.To thank him for letting her and her family stay
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学科网(北京)股份有限公司虹口区 2022 学年度第二学期期中学生学习能力诊断测试高三英语 试卷 2023.4考生注意:考生注意:1.考试时间考试时间 120 分钟,试卷满分分钟,试卷满分 140 分。分。2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答題必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上,做在试卷上一律不得分。本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答題必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上,做在试卷上一律不得分。3.答題前,务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上。答題前,务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上。I.Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: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.Boring.B.Special.C.Delicious.D.Traditional.2.A.12.B.24.C.6.D.8.4.3.A.He didnt work last week.B.He managed to avoid being fined.C.He was fined.D.He is always a careful bike rider.4.A.It took the man a long time to arrive.B.The traffic was not busy that morning.C.A traffic accident happened on the mans way here.D.The man neednt go to work on Monday morning.5.A.She makes efforts to organize the party.B.She is going to be late for the party.C.She designs the dress with care.D.She is eager to attend the party.6.A.The concert is very popular.B.The woman has to finish her work first.C.The woman shouldnt go to the concert.D.He doesnt believe the woman has the concert ticket.7.A.The battery needs charging.B.It is nowhere to be found.C.The battery is positioned incorrectly.D.It is the wrong remote control.8.A.His project had to be suspended.B.His project was successful.C.He failed to get enough land for his project.D.He was unable to get enough funding.9.A.He has little passion for English lessons.B.He has made great progress in English.C.He is uninterested in English songs.D.He is a major of music.10.A.Mr.Longs briefing was unnecessarily lengthy.B.Mr.Longs briefing was not relevant to the mission.C.The woman should have been more attentive.D.The woman neednt have attended the briefing.学科网(北京)股份有限公司Section BDirections:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked several 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.Most foods cant be freeze-dried.B.They dont know how to do it.C.They dont have proper equipment.D.This process is time-consuming.12.A.They are very light in weight.B.They take up little space to store.C.They dont keep much nutrition.D.They dont taste as good as before.13.A.How to produce freeze-dried foods.B.Why people like freeze-dried foods.C.Advantages of freeze-dried foods.D.Features of freeze-dried foods.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A.$31.B.$71.C.$1000.D.$4000.15.A.She learns how to entertain others.B.She finds a person to chat with.C.She neednt dine alone.D.She feels relaxed.16.A.A traditional Japanese man.B.An unusual job.C.The outlook of rental service.D.The advantage of doing nothing.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A.They have put up their house for sale.B.They have paid several visits to Spain.C.They have informed her of their decision.D.They have hinted at the plans several times.18.A.She hopes to return to her hometown.B.She is tired of the fast pace of city life.C.She has been longing to live in a bigger town.D.She has always wanted to learn a new language.19.A.It is quite familiar to them.B.It is a small but fast-paced town.C.It is an ideal place to learn Spanish.D.It is much different from where they are living.20.A.Take over the family business.B.Move to Spain with her parents.C.Assist her parents with the move.D.Pack the luggage for her parents.学科网(北京)股份有限公司II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: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.Why we should record travel momentsThroughout my travels,I have come in search of a sound,not a sight.Just as some travellers take photos of landscapes or their food,I started collecting sound recordings as an unusual and artistic way to help me remember some of the most stimulating details of my trips.Ive found that(21)_(listen)back to these recordings,Im able to recall each place and moment in a different way than I can by scrolling through images.It turns out that this may be(22)_ our brains remember sound differently than other types of senses.According to Dr James Giordano,a professor at Georgetown University Medical Center,our brains process information and turn it into memories by receiving it(23)_ our senses,encoding it and storing it much like a computer.When we receive information and encode it,it is fairly short-term in nature;but when(24)_(store),it becomes long-term memory.The information we receive and process with our ears(25)_(call)echoic memory(回声记忆).“Think of the brain as a space and time machine.It allows us(26)_(transport)ourselves back and forward in time,across spaces,”Giordano said.“Echoic memory is exactly as the name would imply:it is,in fact,an echo of something that(27)_(occur).”According to a study at the University of Iowa named In one ear and out the other,a group of students participated in two experiments in(28)_ they listened to sounds,looked at images and held objects.In the first experiment,students were asked to recall(29)_ various stimuli(刺激物)were the same or different after a set period of time.In the second,they were asked to recall the sounds,images and objects after an hour,a day and then a week.In(30)_ of the instances,students recollection of sound was far worse than their visual memories,and the longer the time passed by,the greater the gap became.学科网(北京)股份有限公司Section BDirections:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box.Each word can be used only once.Note that there is one word more than you need.StonehengeStonehenge in southern England ranks the worlds most symbolic archaeological(考古的)sites and one of its greatest mysteries.The huge stone circle on Salisbury Plain inspires 31 and fascinationbut also intense debate some 4,600 years after it was built by ancient Britons who left no written record.The monuments mysterious past has 32 countless tales and theories.According to folklore,Stonehenge was created by Merlin,who magically transported the 33 stones from Ireland,where giants had put them up.Another legend says the armies from Denmark put the stones up,and another theory says they were the ruins of a Roman temple.Modern debate over the monuments meaning has two main camps:those who see it as a religious site,and others who believe it represents a scientific observatory and also a kind of 34 computer used for working out dates.Both camps base their theories on the sites 35 influence.The position of the stones 36 to the sun and moon is taken as evidence of rituals linked to the changing seasons and the summer and winter solstices(冬至和夏至).Competing to solve the 37 prehistoric puzzle is Sheffield Universitys Mike Parker Pearson,co-leader of the Stonehenge Riverside Project,which is partly funded by the National Geographic Society.Discoveries by the project team supported the claim that Stonehenge was a center for religious activities linked by the River Avon and two ceremonial avenues to a matching wooden circle at nearby Durrington Walls.The two circles with their temporary and permanent structures 38 ,respectively,the living and the dead,according to Parker Pearson.“Stonehenge isnt a monument in 39 ,”he says.“It is actually one of a pairone in stone,one in wood.The theory is that Stonehenge is a kind of 40 home to the ancestors.”A.astronomicalB.awe C.enduringD.facilitated E.generated F.massiveG.pointing H.primitiveI.represented J.spirit K.isolation学科网(北京)股份有限公司III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Food-delivery firms are coming of age.Among teens and millennials,ordering food online is as 41 a habit as booking a room online.Just how 42 consumers are is clear from financial documents by DoorDash,Americas biggest food-delivery company.From January to September that year,it booked orders worth$16 billion,up by 198%year on year.The majority of Americas 700,000 or so eateries now 43 by means of a delivery app.Modern life makes people rely more on convenience food,as more women work and everybody is 44 time.In doing so,it has also changed one of Silicon Valleys most criticized business models.Restaurants entered the digital world two decades ago when T in Europe and Grubhub in America put menus 45 .Restaurants delivered the food themselves and the middlemen were reliably profitable.46 ,the new“third-party logistics”firms like DoorDash and Uber Eats have to share the bills,which average around$30,three ways.Once drivers and restaurants take their 47 ,not much is left.Until recently none of these startup firms made 48 ,even in emerging markets where labour costs are far lower.Lack of obvious economies of scale or barriers to entry meant several competitors were fighting over market share by offering diners 49 discountsand bleeding red ink in the process.They also faced the prospect of a sharp 50 in labour costs,as California passed a law that required companies to treat app-based workers as full employees.51 ,the American firms numbers contained plenty to chew on.DoorDash is generating cash and is profitable on an adjusted basis.Its in-app ads business offers juicy margins.The company sees itself as the digital hub for the convenience economy,connecting merchants,customers and riders;the word“platform”arose 646 times in its filing.It has even started delivering groceries and convenience-store items and selling last-mile 52 to other companies.Looking ahead,high unemployment amid a continuing economic downturn should mean lots of cheap labour.Other facts are 53 to swallow.DoorDash warns that growth will slow as more people are going back to work after the virus declined.The share prices of many listed digital firms that benefited from lockdowns and self-isolating consumers 54 on the news of an effective vaccine(疫苗).And despite their critics defeat in California,gig firms(招临工的公司)will continue to face accusations of 55 their workers.In this respect,DoorDash has already joined the club of listed tech platforms.41.A.establishedB.cautious C.curiousD.annoying42.A.aim-orientedB.addicted C.excitedD.well-informed43.A.collectB.relay C.forecastD.distribute学科网(北京)股份有限公司44.A.friendly toB.experienced in C.short ofD.responsible for45.A.outsideB.right C.onlineD.free46.A.By contrastB.For instance C.To sum upD.In turn47.A.edgeB.role C.cutD.price48.A.moneyB.calls C.complaintsD.movement49.A.tradeB.generous C.meanD.cash50.A.breakB.division C.blowD.rise51.A.MoreoverB.Therefore C.HoweverD.Consequently52.A.advertisingB.delivery C.insuranceD.productivity53.A.harderB.quicker C.easierD.slower54.A.doubledB.last C.mountedD.fell55.A.taking advantage ofB.going along with C.looking out forD.putting up with 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)Growing up,I understood one thing about my dad:He knew everything.This was our relationship,in sum:I asked him questions and he told me the answers.When I moved out on my own,I called him at least once a week,usually when something broke in my apartment and I needed to know how to fix it:the toilet,the air-conditioningBut then,eventually,I needed him less.I got married,and my husband had most of the knowledge I lacked about water heaters and nondestructive insect removal.For everything else,we had the Internet.I dont know when it happened,but our conversations when I called declined to six words.Me:“Hi,Dad.”Him:“Hi,sweets.Heres Mom.”I loved my dad,of course,but I wondered at times if maybe he had already shared everything I needed to know.Then,this past summer,my husband,our four kids,and I moved in with my parents for three weeks while our house was being repaired.They own a lake house,and Dad asked me to help him rebuild the bulkhead at their dock(码头的舱壁).It was hard labor.But as we put the new bulkhead together piece by piece,my dad knowing exactly what went where,I looked at him.“How do you know how to build a bulkhead?”The heavy mallet(木槌)he was swinging paused in midair.“I spent a summer in college building them on the Jersey Shore.”“You did?”I thought I knew everything about my dadall his random jobs.I knew about the apple farm,the summer at the hot sauce manufacturing plant,and even the diner line-cook 学科网(北京)股份有限公司position,where he learned how to make the best omelet in the world.But I never knew this.“Yep.Now let me teach you how to use this saw.”As he explained the importance of not bending too low,I realized that maybe its not that theres nothing left to say.Maybe its just that Ive spent my life asking him the wrong questions.A few weeks later,after my family and I moved back into our renovated house,I called my parents.Dad answered.“Hi,sweets,”he said.“Heres Mom.”“Wait,Dad,”I said.“How are you?”We ended up talking about the consulting job he was working on,a new battery hed bought for his sailboat,a refinance my husband and I were looking into to relieve our home loan.Nothing life-changing.To anyone else,it would sound like a normal conversation between a dad and his daughter.But to me,it was novel.A new beginning.I spent the first part of my life needing to talk to my dad.Now I talk to him because I want to.56.Why did the authors conversations with her dad become shorter over time?A.She got married and didnt have time to talk.B.Her dad became less talkative as he got older.C.She realized that her dad didnt know everything.D.She felt that she needed less help from her father.57.What did the author find while living with her parents this past summer?A.Her father was quite talkative.B.Her father was keen on making things by himself.C.She didnt know as much about her father as she had thought.D.She didnt notice her father was aged and needed her assistance.58.Why did the author call her dad after she moved back into her renovated house?A.To learn more about her fathers past experiences.B.To catch up and try to have a normal conversation.C.To ask for help with more household repairing tips.D.To thank him for letting her and her family stay
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