天津市濱海新區(qū)七所重點中學(xué)2024年高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語試題含解析

天津市濱海新區(qū)七所重點中學(xué)2024年高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．–What’swrongwithyouripad2?Thesound____isnotclear.--Yes.Ithasbeenbrokenforsometime.A．comeout B．comingout C．tocomeout D．cameout2．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound3．AfterreceivingtheOscarforBestSupportingActress,AnneBenedictwentonallthepeoplewhohadhelpedinhercareer.A．tothank B．thankingC．havingthanked D．tohavethanked4．During______afternoon,therainbecamesmaller,buttowards__________evening,therewasasuddenlandslidethatburiedthevillage.A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．a(chǎn)n;the5．—TheT--shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.—________？ButIpromiseyouwe’lllookintoitrightaway.A．Whosays B．HowcomeC．Whatfor D．Whyworry6．Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed7．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch8．—Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?—Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetest______passed.A．hasB．haveC．a(chǎn)reD．is9．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto10．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical11．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which12．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever13．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat14．There’sanotherwaytosurvivethiscompetition--awaynooneeverseemstotellyouabout,_____youhavetolearnforyourself.A．one B．it C．that D．a(chǎn)nother15．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken16．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when17．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse18．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch19．Onlyaftertalkingtotwostudentsthathavingstrongmotivationisoneofthebiggestfactorsinreachinggoals.A．Ididdiscover B．didIdiscoverC．Idiscovered D．discovered20．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．a(chǎn)fterwards B．a(chǎn)lmostC．otherwise D．somewhat第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Goodreadsrecommendsthefollowingbooksyouwanttoreadfortheeventtocome.1.TheLyrics:1961-2012ByBobDylanSimon&Schuster,$60Whatit'sabout:Thisheavy,well-timedpublicationcontainslyricsbythesongwriterwhojustwontheNobelPrizeinLiterature,fromhisfirstalbum,BobDylan,throughTempest.What'stolove:Thetimesmaybechanging,butDylan'sfansareaconstant,traditionaldevoteeswhowillwantthisepiccollectionfortheirshelves,tositbesidethosebelovedoldlargepapers.2.TaylorSwift:ThisIsOurSongByTylerConroySimon&Schuster,$28Whatit'sabout:AnelegantfanzinecelebratingallthingsaboutTaylorSwift,especiallythepopstar'scountlessfans.What'stolove:Momand/orDad,thefanofTaylorSwift,willthinkyou'reprettycoolifheorshediscoversthistempletoTaylorundertheChristmastree(evenifitisabook).3.MistyCopelandByGreggDelmanRizzoli,$39.95Whatit'sabout:Star-figurefemaleballetdancerMistyCopelandstrikesapose(95,tobeexact)inphotostakenbetween2011and2014,inthecasualsettingofdancestudios.What'stolove:SincebecomingthefirstAfricanAmericanwomantobenamedaprincipaldancerwiththeAmericanBalletTheatre,Copelandhasbecomeaculturalphenomenon,andDelman'sarrestingpicturescapture（捕捉）hermuscularpowerandelegance.4.@NatGeo:TheMostPopularInstagramPhotosByNationalGeographicNationalGeographic,$19.95Whatit'sabout:NationalGeographic'spopularInstagramaccount(nearly63millionfollowers)comestobookforminthistitlefilledwitheye-poppingimagesfromaroundtheworld.What'stolove:Here'sproofthatNatGeo'stalentedphotographershaveconqueredsocialmediawhilemaintainingtheusualqualityoftheirwork.Andforfansofmoretraditionalcoffee-table-sizebooks,checkoutNationalGeographic'sWild,BeautifulPlaces:Picture-PerfectJourneysAroundtheGlobe($40).1、Whichauthorisnotedforliteratureachievements?A．BobDylan.B．TylerConroy.C．GreggDelman.D．NationalGeographic.2、Forwhateventarethebooksmostprobablyrecommended?A．NewYear'sDay.B．ChristmasDay.C．One'sanniversary.D．Literatureawards.3、Howmuchwouldaphotographernormallyspendonhisfavouritebookslisted?A．$39.95.B．$19.95.C．$59.9.D．$99.9.4、Whichbookwouldapopstar'sfanprobablybuy?A．TheLyrics:1961-2012.B．TaylorSwift:ThisIsOurSong.C．MistyCopeland.D．@NatGeo:TheMostPopularInstagramPhotos.22．（8分）JOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad(蟾蜍)hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCapeTown,afterjumpingintoaporcelain(瓷器)candlestick（燭臺）thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourfightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot“first-classtreatment”,sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad’sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious(兩棲的)passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”O(jiān)nlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon(季風)season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.“We’vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions(蝎子)infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestick,andwehadtobreakittogetitout”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.B．Asiantoadscan’tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.C．WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurpose.D．SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.2、Ifthetoadisreleasedintothewild,_________.A．itwillmakethelocalsfeelshockedB．itmightharmthenativespeciesC．itwillloseitslifeinthewildD．itmightfleeintoanothercountry3、ThetoadwasabletoarriveinSouthAfricaalive_________.A．becauseitescapedallattacksandhuntsB．becauseitusedtostopitsbreathinwinterC．becauseitformedhardskintoprotectitselfD．becauseitwasluckytobegivenachance4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A．sometimesanimalaretransportedaccidentallyB．noonehasseensuchabigtoadinAfricaC．a(chǎn)candlestickisthebestplaceforatoadD．droughtsmaketoadslivelonger23．（8分）Thereisnodenyingthatsomepeoplelivetobeolderthanothers.Followedarcthestandardexplanations:keepingamoderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.Butwhateffectdoesyourpersonalityhaveonyourlongevity(長壽）？Arethereanykindsofpersonalitiescontributingtolongerlives?AnewstudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietylookedatthesequestionsbyexaminingthepersonalitycharacteristicsof246childrenofpeoplewhohadlivedtobeatleast100.Accordingtothestudy,thosewholivethelongestaremoreoutgoing,moreactiveandlessneurotic(神經(jīng)質(zhì)的）thanotherpeople.Long-livingwomenarealsomorelikelytobesympatheticandcooperativethanwomenwithanormallifespan.ThesefindingsareinagreementwithwhatyouIwouldexpectfromtheevolutionarytheory:thosewholiketomakefriendsandhelpotherscangatherenoughresourcestomakeitthroughtoughtimes.Interestingly,however,othercharacteristicsthatyoumightconsideradvantageoushadnoimpactonwhetherstudyparticipantswerelikelytolivelonger.Thosewhoweremoreself-disciplined,forinstance,werenomorelikelytolivetobeveryold.Also,beingopentonewideashadnorelationshiptoJonglife,whichmightexplainallthosebad-temperedoldpeoplewhoarefixedintheirway.Whetheryoucansuccessfullychangeyourpersonalityasanadultisthesubjectofalongstandingpsychologicaldebate.Butthenewpapersuggeststhatifyouwantlonglife,youshouldstrivetobeasoutgoingaspossible.Unfortunately,anotherrecentstudyshowsthatyourmother'spersonalitymayalsohelpdetermineyourlongevity.Thatstudylookedatnearly28,000Norwegianmothersandfoundthatthosemomswhoweremoreanxious,depressedandangryweremorelikelytofeedtheirkidsunhealthydiets.Patternsofchildhoodeatingcanbehardtobreakwhenwe’readults,whichmaymeanthatkidsdepressedmomsendupdyingyounger.Personalityisn’tdestiny,andeveryoneknowsthatindividualscanlearntochange.Butbothstudiesshowthatlonglifeisn’tjustamatterofyourphysicalhealthbutofyourmentalhealth.1、ThepurposeofthestudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietyis.A．toseewhetherpeople'spersonalityaffectstheirlifespanB．tofindoutifone’slifestylehasanyeffectontheirhealthC．toinvestigatetheroleofexerciseinlivingalonglifeD．toexamineallthefactorscontributingtolongevity2、Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutoutgoingandsympatheticpeople?A．Theyhaveagoodunderstandingofevolution.B．Theyarebetteratnegotiatinganagreement.C．Theygenerallyappearmoreresourceful.D．Theyaremorelikelytogetoverhardship.3、Whatfindingofthestudymightprovesomewhatoutofourexpectation?A．Easy-goingpeoplecanalsolivearelativelylonglife.B．Advantageouspersonalitycharacteristicsactuallyvarywithtimes.C．Suchcharacteristicsasself-disciplinehavenoeffectonlongevity.D．Readinesstoacceptnewideashelpsoneenjoylongevity.4、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Anxietyanddepressioncutone'slifespanshort.B．Longevityresultsfrommentalandphysicalhealth.C．Personalityplaysadecisiveroleinlongevity.D．Healthisinlargepartrelatedtoone'slifestyle.24．（8分）Dininginacompletelydarkroom,unawarewhat’sonyourplatewhilesittingnexttoacompletestrangermaynotsoundlikeanidealrestaurantexperiencebutit’scertainlyanintriguingwaytospendarainynightinLondon.DansleNoir,closetoLondon’sfinancialdistrict,isarestaurantfullofblindwaitersandwaitresseswhobecomeyoureyesaroundtherestaurant,whoseoriginalParisbranchopenedin2004.Inthebarwiththelight,youchoosewhetheryouwantthefish,meatorvegetable,butthedishesthemselvesremainasecret,asdotheingredientsofthe“surprise”cocktails.Bags,coatsanddevices(設(shè)備)thatlightup,includingwatchesandmobilephones,arekeptinthebar.Placingyourhandontheshoulderofyourguide,youareledtoatableinablackdiningroomthatsetsupto60people.Anditisdark.Thewaiterstellyouwhenthefoodisbeingplaceddowninfrontofyou,thenthefunbegins,tryingtogetfoodintoyourmouth,thenidentifyingjustwhatitisthat’sonyourplate,andfinallywhetheryouhavemissedanyofit.It’salsoagreatchancetobreaksocialconventionandeatusingyourfingers.Thosesamefingersarealsotheonlywayyoucantellhowmuchwineyou’repouringintoyourglass.Thehappyatmosphereinthediningroomalsomadethenightmemorable.Youcan’treallyavoidtalkingtothepersonnexttoyouatthelongtablesandguessingwhatthedishesarecertainlyprovidesadequatefuelfortheconversations.Allwillberevealedattheendofthemealwhenyouareledbackoutintothelitbar.Notonlydoyoufinallygettoseewhatyou’vejustbeeneatingbutalsowhoyou’vebeentalkingtoforthelast90minutes.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intriguing.”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Terrible. B．Interesting.C．Expensive. D．New.2、Accordingtothetext,“DansleNoir”__________.A．isfarfromLondon’sfinancialdistrictB．hasitsfirstbranchopenedinBritainC．isverypopularamongblindcustomersD．hasadiningroomwhichcanseatupto60people3、Weknowfromthetextthatthecustomersin“DansleNoir”_________.A．a(chǎn)reforbiddentoeatwiththeirfingersB．cantalktothestrangersattableC．willlookatthemenuinadarkbarD．cantaketheirmobilephonesintothediningroom4、What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tohelpblindpeoplefindajobinrestaurants.B．Toshowhowtoopenarestaurantwithanewidea.C．Toshowhowtoenjoythetimeinadarkrestaurant.D．Tointroduceandattractcustomersto“DansleNoir”.25．（10分）Duringtheperiodfrom1660through1800,GreatBritainbecametheworld’sleader.Languageitselfbecamesubmittedtorulesduringthisperiod.ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.GuidestotheEnglishlanguagehadbeeninexistencebeforeJohnsonbeganhisprojectin1746.These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords.Whendefinitionsofcommonwordsweresupplied,theywereoftenunhelpful.Forexample,a“horse”wasdefinedinanearlydictionaryas“abeastwellknown”.Johnsonchangedallthat,butthetaskwasnotaneasyone.Rentingahouseat17GoughSquare,Johnsonbeganworkingintheworstofconditions.Supportedonlybyhispublisher,JohnsonworkedontheDictionarywithfiveassistants.ComparedtotheFrenchAcademy’sdictionary,whichtookfortyworkersfifty-fiveyearstocomplete(1639-1694),Johnson’sdictionarywascompletedbyveryfewpeopleveryquickly.Balancedonachairwithonlythreelegs,Johnsonsatagainstawallinaroomfilledwithbooks.Johnsonwouldreadwidelyfromthesebooks,markpassagesillustratingtheuseofaparticularword,andgivethebookstohisassistantssothattheycouldcopythepassagesonslipsofpaper.TheseslipswerethenstucktoeightylargenotebooksunderthekeywordsthatJohnsonhadselected.Fixingthewordbythismethod,Johnsoncouldrecordaword，susageanditsdefinition.Howmanypassageswereused?AccordingtoJohnson’smodernbiographerWalterJacksonBate,theoriginaltotalnumbercouldhavebeenover20,000.Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?Over40,000wordsappearedintwolargebooksinAprilof1755.DidJohnsonfullyunderstandthehugetaskhewasundertakingwhenhebegan?AshetoldhiscontemporarybiographerJamesBoswell,“IknewverywellwhatIwasundertakingandverywellhowtodoit—andhavedoneitverywell.”1、WhatistheproblemofearlyEnglishdictionaries?A．Theyonlyoffersimplepictures.B．Theylistjustafewforeignwords.C．Theysimplygivesometranslations.D．Theyaddnomorethansomebigwords.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)exicographer”inparagraph4referto?A．Apublisher. B．Abiographer.C．Amakerofdictionaries. D．Anassistant.3、WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelJohnsonfromthetext?A．HestandardizedEnglish.B．Hecaredaboutauthorityalot.C．Hegainedmuchfinancialsupport.D．Hecomplainedofworkingconditions.4、Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A．Todiscusstheproblemsofdictionaries.B．Toencouragepeopletoworkonaproject.C．Topersuadepeopletobuythenewdictionary.D．TointroducehowJohnsoncompletehisdictionary.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Sincefiveyearsold,mysonwasattractedbythebeautyandeleganceofthedancersperformingballet.Butafterwards,whenheshowed1inlearningtodance,theclassmatewholivednextdoor2.“Don’tbesilly,”shesaid.“Thereisnomale3inmydanceclass.”Infact,theneighborhoodfriendwasn’ttheonlypersonwhodidn’t4hisinterestindance.Includingme,manyfamilymembersandfriendstriedto5himbymakingdepressingremarks.“Boysdon’tdance.”“Dancingisforgirls.”Tohinder(阻礙)his6,Ienrolledhiminswimminglessonsandsciencecamp.Buthenever7enthusiasmforlearningtodance,andit8whenhewatcheddancersinBroadwayShows.Finallyhegottohavehisdanceandvoiceclassesduringhighschool.Hisgoalwasto9theschool’schorus(歌舞團),agroupof28studentsthat10atvariouscommunityevents.Thecompetitiontobecomea11isfierceandmyson’shardworkpaidoff.Heperformed12asamemberofthechorusanditpavedthewaytohisdance13.Thesummeraftergraduatingfromhighschool,mysonchoreographed(給……編舞)agroupofstudents.How14Iwasonthefinalnightoftheplaywhentheactorsthankedmysononthe15.Duringhisfirstyearofcollege,hewas16aroleinanationaltouringcompany.Whenmysonaskedifheshouldfinishcollegeanddance,Ididn’t17togivehimmysupport,“Nomore18dreams.Goforit!”Severalyearslater,hegota19tojoinhisidolBobFosse,anexcellentdancer,inhistourofSweetCharity.Overtheyears,mysonhasdancedinmanytheaters,televisionandothermusicals.20,boysdance,too.1、A．experienceB．interestC．differenceD．delight2、A．laughedB．changedC．explainedD．regretted3、A．singerB．a(chǎn)ctorC．studentD．teacher4、A．correctB．supportC．commentD．doubt5、A．motivateB．questionC．ignoreD．discourage6、A．decisionB．growthC．dreamD．progress7、A．lostB．expressedC．sharedD．found8、A．a(chǎn)pproachedB．disappearedC．increasedD．reduced9、A．exploreB．instructC．getonwithD．tryoutfor10、A．survivedB．performedC．registeredD．competed11、A．memberB．scientistC．volunteerD．musician12、A．steadilyB．fastC．badlyD．well13、A．guidanceB．careerC．a(chǎn)ttemptD．program14、A．proudB．fortunateC．embarrassedD．grateful15、A．courtB．screenC．stageD．campus16、A．showedB．a(chǎn)wardedC．passedD．offered17、A．determineB．hesitateC．expectD．manage18、A．brokenB．foolishC．vividD．strange19、A．privilegeB．choiceC．chanceD．wish20、A．ThusB．HoweverC．InsteadD．Indeed第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）LocatedinthenorthwestofHunanProvince,about300kilometersawayfromChangsha,capitalofHunan,Zhangjiajie,1．coversatotalareaof9,563squarekilometers,isatouristcityforitsuniquenaturalsceneryandabundanttourismresources.Zhangjiajie2．(award)thetitleof“WorldGeologicalPark”in2004.3．(actual),Zhangjiajie,honoredas“themostfantasticmountainunderheaven”and“awalkingChineselandscapepainting”,isalsowidelypraisedas“4．enlargedpottedlandscaping”“aminifairyland”and“amaze(迷宮)ofnature”,attractingagrowingnumberoftourists5．homeandabroad.Sinceitwasdiscoveredinthe1980s,tourismindustry6．(become)theleadingindustryinZhangjiajie,whichhasstimulatedthedevelopmentofotherindustries7．(relate)totourism.Atthesametime,eco-tourismhasbeendevelopedrapidlyinZhangjiajie.WhenyoucometoZhangjiajie,youcanfullyappreciate8．(it)magnificentnaturalsceneryandexperienceappealingfolkcustomaswellasotherthrillingtourist9．(activity),andyouwillbedeeplyimpressedby10．isperformedbytheminoritiesthere.Itmustbeanexciting,joyfulandunforgettabletourtoZhangjiajie.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthewayofcommunicationinpeople'slifeinrecentyears.Inthepast,peoplekeptintouchwitheachothermainlybywrittenlettersorusingthepublictelephone.Butnowalmosteveryonehavehisownmobilephone.Peoplecancommunicateforeachotheralmostatanyplaceandatanytime.What'smore,peoplehaveeasyaccesstotheInternet,whatenablesthemtosendandreceivee-mailswhatevertheylike.Withthischanges,people'spaceoflifehasbeenquickenedandpeople'sworkhasbeenmademoreefficiently.Itisusedtotakeseveraldaystohearofeachother,butnowittakesonlyseveralminutes,eveniftheyareontwodifferentconti