山东省泰安市宁阳县一中2024年英语高三第一学期期末调研试题含解析

山东省泰安市宁阳县一中2024年英语高三第一学期期末调研试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________thestudentsfromtheirendlesshomeworktheschoolhasdecidedtotakeaseriesofmeasures.A．Freed B．TofreeC．Freeing D．Havingfreed2．—Jackshouldhavecalmeddownattheparty!—Butthekidsmadesomuchnoisethathecouldn’thelpbut_______.A．facethemusicB．eatlikeabirdC．mendhiswaysD．flyoffthehandle3．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight4．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang5．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine6．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience7．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should8．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped9．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone10．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored11．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．as D．when12．---DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?---______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.13．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto14．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．andB．orC．butD．for15．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough16．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which17．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving18．—John,doyouknowwhythesuspectwassetfree?—Forlackof________evidence.A．solidB．apparentC．ambiguousD．concrete19．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed20．—Tedhasneverbeensorude!—He______somethingheshouldn’thave,butIguesshedidn’tmeanthat.A．hassaid B．hadsaidC．said D．wassaying第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）Everest121minAdventure/Biography/DramaStoryline:AgroupofclimbersstarttheirfinalclimbtothesummitofMountEverest，thehighestpointonEarth.Withlittlewarning，aviolentstormstrikesthemountain，swallowingtheadventurers...Director:BaltasarKormakurStars:JasonClarke,AngPhulaSherpa,ThomasM.WrightAddtowatchlistWarRoom120minDramaStoryline:TonyandElizabethJordan,seeminglyhaveitall--greatjobs,abeautifuldaughter,theirdreamhome.Inreality,theirmarriagehasbeenawarzone.WithguidancefromMissClara,anolder,wiserwoman,Elizabethdiscoversshecanstartfightingforherfamilyinsteadofagainstthem.Director:AlexKendrickStars:PriscillaC．Shirer,T.C．Stalligs,KarenAbercrombieAddtowatchlistStraightOuttaCompton147minBiography/Drama/MusicStoryline:In1987,fiveyoungmen,usinghonestrhymes,puttheirfrustrationandangeraboutlifeintothemostpowerfulweapontheyhad:theirmusic.StraightOuttaComptontellsthetruestoryofhowtheseculturalrebels（叛逆者）stooduptotheauthoritiesthatmeanttokeepthemdownandformedtheworld’smostdangerousgroupN.W.A．Director:F.GaryGrayStars:O’SheaJacksonJr.,CoreyHawkins,JasonMitchellAddtowatchlistAWalkInTheWoods104minAdventure/Biography/ComedyStoryline:AfterspendingtwodecadesinEngland,BillBrysonreturnstotheUS,wherehedecidesthebestwaytoconnectwithhishomelandistohiketheAppalachianTrail.HetravelswithKatz,oneofhisoldestfriends.Thetroubleisthatthetwohaveacompletelydifferentdefinitionoftheword,“adventure”.Therealfunbegins...Director:KenKwapisStars:RobortRedford,NickNolte,EmmaThompsonAddtowatchlist1、Ifyoupreferfamily-themedmovies,whichoneshouldsee?A．EverestB．WarRoomC．StraightOuttaComptonD．AWalkInTheWoods2、WhatisN.W.Aaccordingtothepassage?A．AmovieclubB．AmusicgroupC．AnadventureteamD．Acharityorganization3、WhydoesBillBrysonhiketheAppalachainTrail?A．ToaccompanyhisfriendKatzB．ToexerciseandkeephimselffitC．TostrengthenhisbondwiththeUSD．Tohaveanadventureinthewoods22．（8分）Travellingwithskiingorsnowboardingequipmentcanbeabitofaneffort,particularlyifyou’reswappingbetweenbuses,trainsandplanes.Takeasimpler,moredirectroutetothefourAlpineoptionsontheEurostaratLondonSt.PancrasInternationalorAshford.LaRosièreSainteFoyGreatskiconditionsaren’taone-offhere,thankstoTheslopesarequiet,theliftqueuesnon-existent,theresort’shighaltitudeanditsmostlysouth-andsnowyforestsandbreathtakingmountainfacingandthereforesunny-slopes.It’safamilyviewsdominate(控制）youreyeline.Thisresortisfriendlyresortandkidswillenjoyskiingthroughnotaplacetocomeifyouliketoparty,butit’sathetreesandtunnelsonadventuretrail.greatchoiceforthosewhowanttoprogressonwide,emptypistes.MoûtiersTignesItisagoodresortforfirst-timeskiers.ThosenewItmaynotbetheprettiestresortintheFrenchAlps,tothesportcanbookaholidaysafeinthebutwhatitlacksincuteness,itmorethanmakesupknowledgethatthey’renotstuckupasnowyforinconvenience,takingtheconceptofski-inski-mountainifthesportisn’tforthem.Thetownitselfouttoawholenewlevel.Itshigh-qualitysnowhasaMuseumofPopularTraditions.conditionsareallbutguaranteed.NeedtoknowYoucantakeonepairofskisoronesnowboardonboardwithyouinadditiontoyourstandardadultluggageallowance.Forsafetyreasons,skisandsnowboardshavetobekeptinaprotectivecasethatcoversthewholeitem.There’satravelclasstosuiteverybudgetandstyle.Thoughtheseatsareroomyandcomfortable,it’sworthnothingtherearenosleeperbunkbeds.WithfreeWi-Fiforall,youcanstayconnectedalltheway.603、Ifoneislookingforapeacefulandcrowd-freeskiresort,hewillprobablychoose_____.A．LaRosière B．SainteFoyC．Moûtiers D．Tignes1、Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat_________.A．theEurostarofferseasyaccesstopopularAlpineskiresorts.B．thereisnorestrictiononwell-protectedequipmentonboard.C．travelerscanhaveagoodsleeponcomfortablebunkbedsonboardD．freeWi-Fiisprovidedonboardfortravellerswhoupgradetheirtravelclass23．（8分）Despitehiskneeandfingerinjuries,KobeBryantignoreshispainsastheNBAseasonnears.HeisleadingtheLosAngelesLakersintheirattempttowinathirdNBAchampionshipinarow,astheydidatthebeginningofthecentury.TheLosAnglesLakerssuperstarhastheperfectrecordsincehisstartin1996.HehasfiveNBAchampionships,12NBAAll-StarsandagoldmedalattheBeijingOlympics.Butalongwiththeawards,therehaslongbeentalkaboutBryant.Peoplesayheisaselfishplayerwithonlyafewfriends.HewonthreeNBAchampionshiptitleswithShaquilleO’Neal,butratherthanbecomingfriends,theycouldn’tgetalongwellwitheachother.LakersCoachPhilJacksonstillremembersatalkheandBryanthad.“Italkedtohimalittlebitaboutleadershipandhisabilitytobealeader,andhesaidhewasreadytobeacaptain”JacksontoldESPN.“ButIsaidnoonewasreadytofollowhim.Bryant’spathofself-discoverytookhimLightyears.O’NeallefttheLakersin2004.Bryantwentontoleadtheteamtovictorylastyearandagainthissummer.Lastweek,NBArookies(新秀）votedBryanttheirfavoriteplayer.MarkMedina,sportsreporterwiththeLosAnglesTimeshasseenBryantgrow.“Kobehasbeenimprovinghisrelationshipwithteammatesandacceptsthatsometimeslessismore,”hewrote.“Hehaslearnedthathehastogivetogetbackinreturn.Andsohehasbecomeagiverratherthanademandingleader.Thathasbeengreatforhimandgreattowatch,”JacksontoldMedina.Bryanthasshownthroughtalentandhardworkthatotherscanfollowhislead.1、WhatcanweknowaboutKobeandO’Neal?A．Theywereinconflict.B．Theyweregoodfriends.C．Theyenviedeachother.D．Theyoftenhelpedothers.2、WhatcanwelearnfromJackson’swords?A．Hedidn’tlikeKobeorO’Neal.B．Kobehadnotalentforleadership.C．Kobe’sleadershipshouldbeimproved.D．Kobe’steammatespreferredO’Nealtohim.3、Kobedevelopedhisrelationshipwithhisteammatesby.A．invitingO'NealtocomebackB．learningtobecomeagiverC．winningthetrustofthecoachD．turningademandingleader4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Agrown-upNBAstarB．Ahard-workingNBAstarC．ThehighpraisefromKobe’scoachD．TherelationshipbetweentwoNBAstars24．（8分）Iwassittinginafastfoodrestaurantwithmytwochildren,whoatthetimewereabout6and9.InsidetherewasalsoagroupofteensinGothic(哥特式的)dressandappearance.Everyonekeptawayfromtheminsidetherestaurant.Outsidetherestaurant,peoplejumpedpastthehomelessmansearchingthegarbagebin,whowaslookingforfoodorperhapsacigarette.Itoohadrushedpasthimwithmyyoungsters,refusinghisrequestformoneybutthinkingmaybe,justmaybe,Iwouldbringhimsomefood.ItturnedoutthatIdidn'thaveto.OnegirlintheGothicyouthjumpedup,wenttothecounterandorderedmorefood,whichshethentookoutsidetothehomelessmanandsatonthebenchwithhim,chattingawayasheate.Hedidn'tsaymuch—hewasgreedy—butIthinkIsawabitofasmileandaflashinhiseyesashenoddedtoherquestions.Writingthisnow,severalyearslater,Istillchokeup.Thatgirlwasamodelcitizenlivingthevaluesofgoodnessandkindness.ThesearevaluesIhavealwaysheldhighandhopedtoteachmykids.Shemademyjobmucheasier.Westoppedbyonourwayoutandthankedherforsettingsuchapositiveexampleforus.Ihopethathearingthathasmadeasmuchofadifferenceinherlifeasseeingwhatshedidhasmadetoours.1、Whydidpeoplekeepawayfromtheteensinthefastfoodrestaurant?A．BecausetheyweredressedinGothicdress.B．Becausetheyweretooyoungtopaytheirmeal.C．Becausetheylikedtoquarrelwithothers.D．Becausetheykilledtwochildren.2、Whatdidthehomelessmanwanttheauthortodo?A．Tohelphimgetmoney.B．Tobringhimsomefood.C．Toprovidehimwithmoney.D．Torefusetotakecareofhim.3、Itcanbeinferredthatthehomelessman________.A．wasverygreedyindeedB．wasveryhungryatthattimeC．didn'tliketalkingwithothersmuchD．didn'tanswerthegirl'squestions4、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthepassage?A．Theauthorisalsoamodelcitizenlikethegirl.B．Theauthorsetsagoodexampleforthegirl.C．Theauthorisdeeplymovedbythegirl.D．Theauthorhassympathyforthegirl.25．（10分）Adayinthelifeof18-year-oldDavidLansterisfulliftypicalteenagestuff:school,baseballpracticeandhomework.Andthenhestartscooking.“SomenightsI’mupuntil1:00a.m.makingpies,orevenlaterifwe’recookingbeef,”saidthestudentatRansomEvergladesHighSchoolinFlorida,US.Forthepastyear,LansterandKellyMoran,hisclassmate,havebeenhostingfancydinnerpartiesatLanster’sparents’home.Theirmealshave17coursesandareallmadebythem.Theirguestsusedtogivethemgiftstothankthemuntilthepairdecidedtodosomethingniceforcharity（慈善）.“WegotsomereallygreatMiamiHeattickets,anicewatch,andmanykitchengadgets（小器具）,”Lanstersaid.“Butwewantedtomakethissomethingpositiveforpeopleotherthanus.”LansterandMoranfocusedonCommonThreads,acharitythataimstoteachkidsinpoorcommunitiestocookandmakehealthyeatingchoices.Theyoungcooksasktheirgueststogivehowevermuchtheywantaspaymentfortheirmeals.ItallgoestoCommonThreadsbecauseLanster’sparentscovertheirfoodcosts.Aftertheirlast12-personevent,LansterandMorangave$1,600tothecharity.Now,they’retakingtheirshowoutofthekitchenandontheroad.Theyhavestartedtoorganizeprivatedinnerpartieswithasimilarmodel:thehostpaysfortheingredients,andtheguestsmakeadonationtoacharityoftheirchoice.Withoutformaltraining,Lanstersaidhehadbeeninterestedincookingsincehehelpedhismominthekitchenwhenhewasveryyoung.HelearnedhowtocookbyreadingcookbooksandwatchingTVprograms.Outsidethekitchen,thetwoarebusypreparingtheircollegeapplications.Neitherofthemissurewhattheywilldointhefuture,butthey’repromisedtheirparentsthattheywillleaveprofessionalcookingaloneuntiltheyfinishschool.1、HowisLanster’slifedifferentfromotherteenagers’lives?A．Heplanstobecomeaprofessionalchef.B．Heplaysbaseballeverydayafterschool.C．Hegoestoacookingschoolinhissparetime.D．Heholdsdinnerpartiesafteranormalschoolday.2、WhatwillLansterandMoranusuallydoafteraprivatedinnerparty?A．Receivethank-youcardsfromtheguests.B．VisitthepoorchildrenatCommonThreads.C．Askthegueststodonatemoneytothecharity.D．Coverthefoodcostswiththemoneycollected.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeLansterandMoran?A．Ambitious.B．Generous.C．Creative.D．Optimistic.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Man-madeCausesMan-madecausesprobablydothemostdamage.Therearemanyman-madecauses.21isoneofthebiggestman-madeproblems.Pollution22inmanyshapesandsizes.Burningfossilfuelsisonethingthatcausespollution.Fossil(化石)fuels(燃料)arefuelsmadeoforganicmattersuchascoal,oroil.whenfossilfuelsareburnedthey23agreenhousegascalledCO2.Alsominingcoalandoilallowsmethanetoescape.Howdoesitescape?Methane(甲烷)is24intheground.25coaloroilisminedyouhavetodiguptheearthalittle.Whenyoudigupthefossilfuelsyoudigupthemethaneaswell.Anothermajorman-made26ofGlobalWarmingispopulation.Morepeople27morefood,andmoremethodsoftransportation,right?Thatmeansmoremethanebecause28willbemoreburningoffossilfuels,­29moreagriculture.Nowyou’reprobablythinking,“Waitaminute,yousaidagricultureisgoingtobedamagedbyGlobalWarming,but30you’resayingagricultureisgoingtohelpcauseGlobalWarming?”Well,haveyou31beeninabarnfilledwithanimalsandyousmellsomething32?Youre33methane.Anothersourceofmethaneismanure.Becausemorefoodisneededwehavetoraisefood.Animalslikecowsareasourceoffoodwhichmeansmoremanureandmethane.Anotherproblem1theincreasingpopulationis35.Morepeoplemeansmorecars,andmorecaresmeansmorepollution.Also,manypeoplehavemorethanonecar.SinceCO2contributestoglobalwarming,theincreaseinpopulationmakestheproblemworsebecausewebreatheoutCO2.36,thetreesthatchangeourCO2tooxygenarebeingdemolishedbecausewe’reusingthelandthatwecutthetreesdownfromasproperty37ourhomesandbuildings.Wearenotreplacingthetrees(animportantpartofourecosystem),soweare38taking39ofournaturalresourcesandgivingnothingbackin40.1、A．PollutionB．DamageC．FossilD．Transportation2、A．goesB．comesC．takesD．moves3、A．giveoffB．lookoutC．burnawayD．takein4、A．originallyB．mostlyC．naturallyD．usually5、A．BecauseB．WhenC．WhileD．But6、A．reasonB．excuseC．causeD．problem7、A．eatsB．takesC．producesD．means8、A．itB．thereC．thatD．they9、A．andB．orC．thoughD．but10、A．thenB．thereC．beforeD．now11、A．everB．yetC．stillD．even12、A．PleasantB．terribleC．sweetD．nice13、A．feelingB．usingC．lookingD．smelling14、A．ofB．asC．withD．for15、A．pollutionB．populationC．warmingD．transportation16、A．AlsoB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Thus17、A．asB．forC．likeD．to18、A．QuicklyB．constantlyC．surelyD．usually19、A．useB．partC．holdD．advantage20、A．returnB．turnC．generalD．Total第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Elias’StoryElias,apoorworkerinSouthAfrica,saidthatthetime1．hefirstmetNelsonMandelawasaverydifficultperiodofhislife.In1952,hewenttoseeNelsonMandela,ablacklawyerforadvice.Mandelawasgenerouswithhistime,for2．Eliaswasverygrateful.Hebeganschoolatsix,buthehadtoleaveschooltwoyearslater3．hisfamilycouldn’taffordtheschoolfeesandthebusfare.4．aresult,hehadverylittleeducation.After5．(try)hard,hegotajobinagoldmine.However,toliveinJohannesburg,onehadgottohaveapassbook.Nothavingone,becausehewasnotbornthere,heworriedabout6．hewouldbecomeoutofwork.ThenMandelahelpedhim,tellinghimhowtogetthecorrectpapers7．(stay)inJohannesburg.HebecamemorehopefulabouthisfutureandlaterjoinedtheANCYouthLeague8．(organize)byMandela.JustasMandelaputit,theblacksweresobadlytreatedthattheyhadreachedastage9．theyhadalmostnorightsatall.In1963,hehelpedMandelablowupsomegovernmentbuildings.Heknewthatonlybyansweringviolence10．violencecouldtheyachievetheirdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequal.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词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(从第11处起)不计分。WhenIintendedtotellmyfour-year-oldnieceLisathestorySnowWhitewritebytheGrimmBrothers,myeldersisterstoppedmeimmediateandgavemeanotherstorybook、WhenIaskedifshehastoldLisathestory,sheshookherheadandsaid,“Idon’tthinkgirltodayshouldlistentothisstory、”Iwasconfusing、Later,mysisterexplainedhow、Inthisstory,SnowWhitedoesnothingtorescueherself、Insteadof,shedependsonothers’help、Mysisterdoesn’twantherdaughtertolearnjusttoturntoothershelp、Shewantshertolearntobebraveandindependence、That’swhymysisterdoesn’twanttotellherselfsuchstoriesasSnowWhite、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）最近，你们班进行了以“HowtoprotecttraditionalChineseculture?’’为题的讨论。请根据下面的提示，为校报的英语专栏写一份稿件，介绍讨论的内容和你的体会。内容包括：1.进行这次讨论的合伙人问题意义；2.同学们讨论的具体内容；3.你的感受和体会。注意：1.词数100左右，题目已给出，不计人总词数；2.可以适当发挥，以使行文连贯。HowtoprotecttraditionalChineseculture?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、D4、D5、B6、A7、B8、D9、D10、B11、A12、C13、D14、B15、A16、C17、A18、A19、C20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21、1、B2、B3、C22、603、B1、A23、1、A2、C3、B4、A24、“Smombies”—peoplewalkingwhilestaringattheirsmartphones—areveryrealandagrowingcauseforconcern.Tiredofhavingtoconstantlyalertbothlocalsandtouriststopaymoreattentiontotheirsurroundingstoavoidseriousaccidents,authoritiesofasmallGermantownhavecomeupwithamorepositivesolution—embedding(嵌入)trafficlightsinthepavementtomakethemvisibletopeopleconstantlylookingdownattheirphones.Theseeminglyridiculoussafetymeasurewasputinplace.AuthoritiesinAugsburgdecidedtoact,installinggroundleveltrafficlightsattwotram(有轨电车)stopslastTuesday.Thelightsflashredeverytimeatramisapproaching,orwhentheregulartrafficlightturnsred.“Werealizedthatthenormaltrafficlightisn'tinthelineofsightofmanypedestriansthesedays，”saidTobiasHermes,acityadministrationofficial.“Sowedecidedtohaveanadditionalsetoflights—themorewehave,themorepeoplearelikelytonoticethem.”SomeAugsburgresidentsappeartobequitehappywiththeidea.“Ithinkitmakessense，”JackSmithsaid,speakingtoTheAugsburgerAllgemeine.“Onealwaysseesyoungpeoplethesedaysrunningoverredlights.Thismakesitmoreobviousthatyouneedtostop.”Others,however,foundtheneedforgroundtrafficlightsdisturbingandevenfrightening.“Ifinditscarythatsmartphoneusersaresoengrossedthattheyneedtoinstalllightsinthegroundsothattheynoticethetramcoming，”onepersontoldthelocalpaper.Butdothiskind