江苏省南通市海安市2025-2026学年九年级上学期2月期末英语试题（含答案）

江苏南通市海安市2025‑2026学年九年级上学期2月期末英语试题一、单项选择1.The2026SpringFestivaliscoming.Whichpaper‑cutwillpeopleputonthedoorsforgoodluck?2.—DidLucycometothepartylastnight?—No.Shewas________becauseshewenttoBeijingonbusiness.A．silentB．absentC．modestD．calm3.—I’mafraidIwon’thavetimetogotothemuseumwithyoutomorrow.—Butyou________me.A．suggestedB．requiredC．remindedD．promised4.Wherecanthecardontherightbeseen?Name:

TreeNo.0001

Type:Ginkgo

Location:

AntingAncientTreePark,Shanghai

Age:

Over1,200years

Height:

27meters

Trunkwidth:

6.65meters

Crownspread:

21metersA．Onanancienttree.B．Onanoldbuilding.C．Infrontofatheatre.D．Atthegateofapark.5.Peoplehopethatpeacewilllastforeverandnowarwillever________again.A．cheerupB．breakoutC．workoutD．makeup6.—WhydopeopleinChinacelebratetheDragonBoatFestival?—TorememberQuYuan.Weadmirehis________oflovinghiscountry.A．knowledgeB．energyC．spiritD．wisdom7.—Wouldyouliketoplaytenniswithme______itdoesn’traintomorrow?—Sure.______Iambusy.A．if;sinceB．if;unlessC．whether;butD．because;until8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelabel?A．Thisproductcancureblindness.B．Theproductworksforsixhours.C．Theproductisusedforallaches.D．Thereisnoalcoholintheproduct.9.Thesaying“Eastorwest,Guilinlandscapeisbest”tellsus________.A．thatGuilinhasthemostbeautifulviewB．whenweshouldvisitGuilinlandscapeC．whereweenjoythelandscapeofGuilinD．thatwecanfindthelandscapeinGuilin10.—We’dbetternotgooutaloneatnight.Itcanbedangerous.—________.Ithinkweneedtoguardagainstanypossibledanger.A．That’snotthecaseB．IamafraidnotC．Ican’tagreemoreD．Thatsoundsgreat二、完形填空请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。WhenLiangYibeganhercareeratHunanTVaftergraduation,sheexpectedlongdaysinthestudio,excitinginterviewsandabrightfutureonscreen.Onlyfourmonthslater,everything___11___.Shesuddenlylostsensewhilepreparingforashow.Whatthedoctorsfoundwasheartbreaking.They___12___adiseaseinherspinalcord,whichleftherparalyzed(瘫痪的)fromthechestdown.Duringherearlydaysinhospital,Liangfelt___13___andangry.Shewatchedtheworldmove___14___whileshehadtostayinbed,___15___aboutwhatlayahead.Yetsmallmomentsshiftedherviewlittlebylittle.Strangers___16___helpwithoutthinkingtwice.Theirkindnessremindedherthatherstorydidnothaveto___17___indespair(绝望).ShealsomettheChinesewriterShiTiesheng,whohadbeenparalyzedfromthewaistdownbutwentonto___18___manyreaders.“Wehavenoideaofthedespairwewill___19___whenweareyoung,”Shisaid.“Theonlythingwecandoisreadandthink,sothatwecan___20___thedespairwhenwefaceit.”Liangdecidedtorebuildher___21___andbeganstudyinghard.Later,shebecameamaster’sstudentattheCommunicationUniversityofChina.Abouttenyearslater,shereturnedtoHunanTVasthenation’sfirst___22___touseawheelchair.Herworkhasneverbeen___23___.Sheleaveshomethreehoursearlytoprepareforrecordings.Shesitsonaspecialcushiontokeepherbackstraight,andpracticesspeakingwithiteveryday.Hermotheralso___24___her,liftingherintoherwheelchairseveraltimesaday.Today,Lianghostsprograms,writesbooksandencouragesotherswith___25___torealizetheirdreams.“Donotunderestimatethepowerofpersistence(坚持不懈).Weovercomedifficultiesandchallengesinourlivesandbecomebetterpeoplebecauseofit,”shesaid.11.A．happenedB．changedC．continuedD．prevented12.A．discoveredB．treatedC．developedD．created13.A．livelyB．boredC．hopelessD．tired14.A．forwardB．awayC．aroundD．back15.A．seriousB．curiousC．unhappyD．uncertain16.A．neededB．offeredC．suggestedD．confirmed17.A．appearB．comeC．passD．end18.A．greetB．interviewC．encourageD．prove19.A．takeupB．fallintoC．turnonD．stayout20.A．fightB．catchC．findD．organize21.A．ideaB．bodyC．mindD．life22.A．actressB．hostC．directorD．player23.A．hardB．interestingC．easyD．cheap24.A．contactsB．praisesC．supportsD．respects25.A．disabilitiesB．choicesC．wealthD．doubt三、阅读理解AIn1995,theBBCprogram

Tomorrow’sWorld

predictedwhattheworldwouldlooklikein2025.Now,as2025isover,let’stakealookbackandseehowaccuratethepredictionswere.Spaceminingwaspredictedtobeawell-payingindustry.ManycompanieswouldrushtoexploreminorplanetsnearEarthforvaluablemetals.Buttheshowalsowarnedaboutspacejunk,sayingastronautswouldfind

it

aheadache.What’sthesolution?Aspecialgel(凝胶)thatcouldslowdownallthefloatingbitsofwaste.Spacejunkisindeedabigproblem.Sadly,themagicalgelhasyettobeinvented.Thereisnospaceminingindustryyet,either,butthatcouldchange.TomCheesewright,afuturist,believesthatrichesbeyondourplanetarewaitingtobediscovered.AnotherpredictionwasthatalawwouldforceeveryU.K.hospitaltopublishalistofitssurgeonsandtheirsuccessrates.Thetopsurgeonswouldbecomeverypopularandwell-paid.Itwouldmakenosenseforthemtotraveltoseetheirpatients.Instead,3Dimagesofpatientswouldbesenttothem.Asurgeonwouldoperateusing“specialgloves”.Atthepatient’sbedside,arobotwouldperfectlyfollowthesurgeon’smovements.Theshowdidn’tgetitexactlyright.Butaroundtheglobe,robotsarealreadyhelpingwithoperations.Insomecountries,long-distancesurgeryhasbecomeareality.Theshowalsoimaginedthefutureofbanking:Awomanwalksintoabank,complainingtherearenohumantellers.Butsheisabletowithdraw100poundsfromheraccountbyscanningamicrochipinherarm.ManybankstodayhavemoreATMsthanhumantellers.Payingwithfingerprintsorfacescansiscommon.Butpayingwithmicrochipsinsidethehumanbodyisnotyetareality.Whatwilltheworldlooklikeinanotherthirtyyears?Whateveryouguess,itwouldbewisetorememberwhatProfessorStephenHawkingsaidtotheprogramthirtyyearsago.“Someofthechangesareveryexciting,andsomearefrightening.Onethingwecanbesureofisthatitwillbeverydifferent,andprobablynotwhatweexpect.”26.Whatdoestheunderlined“it”referto?A．Aspacegel.B．TheBBCprogram.C．Avaluablemetal.D．Spacejunk.27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthe1995predictionsin2025?A．Spacemininghasbecomeahigh‑payingindustryby2025.B．Peoplecantakeoutmoneybyscanningamicrochipintheuser'sarm.C．Robotsarehelpingcarryoutoperationsinpartsoftheworld.D．Aspecialgelhasbeenusedtosolvethespacejunkproblem.28.WhatwasProfessorStephenHawking’sopiniononfuturechanges?A．Thefuturewillbeasexcitingasweimagineittobe.B．Wewillbesurprisedbywhatthefutureholdsforus.C．Itisawasteoftimetopredictwhatthefuturewillbelike.D．Futurechangeswillnotbringanydifferencestodailylife.B①Everyyear,billionsofmigratingbirdsflythousandsofmilestoreachtheirseasonalhomes.Butwhenbirdsstarttheselongjourneys,howdotheyknowwherethey’regoing?②Infact,birdsusedifferentcluestostayintherightdirection.Someofthesearefamiliartous,whileothersarestillamysterytohumans.Sightandsmellaretwobasiccluesthatbirdsusetofindtheirway.Ifbirdshavealreadymigratedonce,they’lllikelyrememberfamiliarlandmarks,suchasriversandmountainranges.Birdsthatmigrateoverwater,however,havefewerlandmarkstoguidethem.Inthesesituations,theymightdependmoreontheirsenseofsmell.OnestudyfoundthatwhenresearchersblockedthenosesofScopoli’sshearwaters,theseseabirdscouldstillflyoverlandbutlosttheirwaywhenflyingoverwater.③Birdscanalsousethesunandstarsasguides.Todothis,birdsthatflyduringthedayusea“suncompass”,whichconnectstheirviewofthesun’spositionintheskywiththeirinternalsenseofthetimeofday.Byputtingthesetwopiecesofinformationtogether,birdscanfigureoutwhichdirectionthey’reheading.④However,manybirdsactuallymigrateatnight,whichmeansthatthepositionofthesunisoflittleusetothem.Inthiscase,birdsdependonthepositionofthestarstofindtheirway.Theyusethis“starcompass”bylearningthepositionofthestarsaroundthecelestialpole,whichisroughlymarkedbyPolaris,knownastheNorthStar.⑤Butwhatiftheskyiscloudy,andbirdscan’tseethesun,starsoranylandmarks?That’swhentheirmoreamazingsensescomeintoplay.Birdscanfindtheirwayevenwithoutthesunorstars,partlythankstoasensecalledmagnetoreception(磁感知).ThissenseallowsthemtofeelEarth’smagneticfields.⑥It’sabitlikehowweuseoureyestoseeduringtheday,butatnight,wemightuseourhandstofeelourwayaroundadarkroom.Birdsusedifferentsensesatdifferenttimes,too.Understandinghowthesesensesworkwillbeveryimportantforprotectingbirdsinthefuture.29.Howdoesthewriterbeginthearticle?A．Bydescribingascene.B．Byaskingaquestion.C．Bygivinganexample.D．Bytellingastory.30.FromtheresearchonScopoli’sshearwaters,wecanlearnthat________.A．seabirdsalwayslosetheirwaywithoutlandmarksB．blockingseabirds’earsmakesthemlosedirectionC．landistheonlyplacewhereseabirdscanflysafelyD．birds’senseofsmellplaysaroleintheirmigration31.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectstructureofthepassage?32.Whydoesthewritermentionhumans’waysoffindingdirections?A．Toshowthathumanshavemuchbettersensesthanbirds.B．Toexplainthathumansneedmoretoolstogetdirections.C．Totellthathumansandbirdssharethesamelivinghabits.D．Tohelpreadersunderstandhowbirdsusedifferentsenses.CEveninaroomwithmanyfamousmoviestars,TomCruisestandsoutthemost.The63‑year‑oldactorhasbeennominatedfortheOscarfourtimes.Finally,hegothisfirstOscaronNovember16attheyearlyGovernorsAwards.“Thecinemaletsmetravelaroundtheworld,”Cruisesaidinhisspeechwhenheacceptedtheaward.“Nomatterwherewearefrom,welaugh,sharefeelingsandhopetogetherinthetheater.That’sthepowerofthisart.Somakingfilmsisn’tjustmyjob—it’swhoIam.”CruiseisfamousfordoinghisownstuntsintheMissionImpossiblemovies.Hehasgothurtmanytimesbecauseofthis.Forexample,in2017,hebrokehisanklewhilejumpingfromonebuildingtoanotherduringthefilmingofMission:Impossible—FalloutinLondon.ThoughCruiseisoneofHollywood’sbiggeststarswithagreatanddiversecareer,heneverwonanOscarbefore.HewasnominatedforBestActorthreetimesforhisrolesinBornontheFourthofJuly(1989),JerryMaguire(1996)andMagnolia(1999).HealsogotanominationasaproducerforTopGun:Maverick(2022).CruisesaidthislifetimeachievementOscardoesn’tmeanhewillstopmakingmovies.“I’llalwaystrymybesttohelpthisartform,”hesaid.“I’llsupportnewvoicesandprotectwhatmakescinemaspecial.IhopeIwon’tbreaktoomanymorebones!”DirectorAlejandroisworkingwithCruiseonanewfilm.Itwillcomeoutnextyear.WhengivingCruisetheaward,hesaid,“ThismaybehisfirstOscar,butitwon’tbehislast.TomCruisedoesn’tjustmakemovies—heispartofmovies.”Cruisealsoworkshardtosupportcinema.Nowmanypeoplelikewatchingnewmoviesathome,butheinsistedonshowingTopGun:Maverickintheatersinsteadofonstreamingservices.FamousdirectorStevenSpielbergevenpraisedhimfor“savingcinema”.TheAcademy’sboardchoosestheGovernorsAwardsbasedonanartist’swholecareer.TheyaredifferentfromtheusualOscars,whichare10,000members’choice.Cruisegotthisawardbecauseof“hisstrongloveforfilmmaking,hissupportfortheaterexperiencesandhisgreatbodyofwork”.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“TomCruisestandsoutthemost”mean?A．TomCruiseisthetallestmaninthewholeroom.B．TomCruiseisthemostnervousactorintheroom.C．TomCruiseisthemosthumorousofalltheactors.D．TomCruiseisthemostoutstandingamongthestars.34.WhatcanweinferfromAlejandro’swords?A．HethinksCruisejustmakesalotofmovies.B．HethinksCruisemaywinmoreOscarslater.C．HewillnotworktogetherwithCruiseagain.D．HebelievesCruisehasmadehisbestmovie.35.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrecttimeorderoftheevents?①CruisebrokehisanklewhilefilmingMission:Impossible—Fallout.②CruisegotanominationasaproducerforTopGun:Maverick.③CruisereceivedhisfirstOscarattheGovernorsAwards.④CruisewasnominatedforBestActorforJerryMaguire.A．④→①→②→③B．③→④→②→①C．③→②→④→①D．④→②→①→③36.Inwhichpartofawebsitecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．Business.B．Lifestyle.C．Culture.D．Travel.DDearJordan,SometimesIfeelthelonelinesswithinme.It’snotthatIdon’thavefriends—quitetheopposite,actually,andthat’swhatmakesitsostrange.EventhoughIamsurroundedbyacrowdofpeople,Ifindithardtofitinwiththem.WhatshouldIdo?HarryDearHarry,I’vereceivedyourletterandseewhatyou’resaying.Feelinglonelyinacrowdmayseemstrange,butit’sactuallyverycommon.Eventhoughwemayhavelovedones,friendsandothersaroundus,it’sstillpossibletofeelcompletelylonely.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.Maybewefeeloutoftouchwiththosearoundusorfearthattheydon’torwon’tunderstandwhatwearegoingthrough.Nomatterwhywefeellonelyaroundothers,it’simportanttoknowthatthisisafeelingwecanovercome.Beforegivingyouadvice,Isuggestthatyouthinkaboutwhatyou’retryingtogetoutofsocialactivities.Areyoulonelyandlookingforcompanionship?Areyoufeelingdownandlookingforemotionalsupport?Areyoutryingtomakenewfriendsorconnectmorewiththefriendsyoualreadyhave?Asyouthinkabouthowyou’refeelingandwhatyou’relookingfor,you’llbeabletolearnhowtomeetyourneedsandbuildbetterconnectionswithothers.Forexample,goingtoapartycanbeagreatwaytomeetnewpeopleandhavelightheartedfun.Orifyou’relookingfordeeperemotionalsupport,youmightwanttohangoutwithjustoneortwopeoplewhoyouknowreallywell.Herearesometipsyoucanusetostrengthenyourpresentconnectionsandmakenewones.Firstly,trytospendtimewithfriendsandlovedones.Makeplans,puttimeonyourcalendarandgivethemacall.Checkinginoneachother,spendingtimetogether,andgivingandreceivingsupportcanimproveyourpresentconnections.Anothersuggestionistofindagroupofpeoplewithcommoninterests.Ifpossible,trytofindsomethinginperson,suchasabookcluboraboardgamemeetup.Itwouldalsobeagoodideatolookforchancestoconnectonline.Ifyoucan’tfindanythinginperson,considerjoiningonlinecommunitieslikeFacebookgroups,Redditforums,orsupportgroups.Lastbutnotleast,it’simportanttogetcomfortablewithfeelinglonelyonyourpathoutofloneliness.Whereveryou’realongthatroad,Ihopemysuggestionscanhelpyou.Jordan37.WhatcanwelearnaboutHarry’ssociallife?A．Herefusestojoiningroupactivities.B．Hehasfriendsbutstillfeelslonely.C．Hefeelsactuallyhappytostayalone.D．Heneverconnectswithhisfriends.38.WhatdoesJordanthinkaboutfeelinglonelyinacrowd?A．Itoftenhappenstopeoplewithoutfriends.B．Itisararefeelingthatneedsspecialhelp.C．Itisacommonproblemthatcanbesolved.D．Itappearsonlywhenpeoplefeelunhappy.39.Togetdeeperemotionalsupport,Harrymay________.A．makeplansforlatermeetingsB．joinonlinecommunitiesonlyC．spendtimewithtrustedpeopleD．givenosupporttolovedones40.WhichofthefollowingbestshowsJordan’sattitudetowardsHarry’sproblem?A．Supportive.B．Unclear.C．Doubtful.D．Worried.E请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出五个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ChengdeMountainResortisinHebei.___41___Itcovers5.64millionsquaremeters.ThatmakesitthelargestexistingroyalgardeninChina.ItwasbuiltduringtheQingDynasty,from1703to1792.Soithasalonghistory.___42___AsitsChinesenameshows,theresortwasaplaceforQingemperorstohidefromthesummerheat.Everyyear,theywouldstaythereforseveralmonthstoenjoythecoolweather.Inautumn,theywenthuntingthere.Besides,theymetwithleadersofethnicminoritiesandwelcomedforeigners.Whatdoesitlooklike?___43___Itcanbegenerallydividedintotwoparts:thePalaceAreaandtheGardenArea.TheGardenAreahasthreeparts:theLakeArea,thePlainAreaandtheMountainArea.Emperorsdealtwithstateaffairs,heldceremoniesandspentmostoftheirtimeinthePalaceArea.ThebeautifulLakeAreaissplitintoseveralpartsbyeightsmallislands.Theseislandsareconnectedbypathsandsmallbridges.ThePlainAreahaslargeforestsandgrasslands.Theroyalfamilyheldhorseracesthere.TheMountainAreahasmanydifferentbuildings,suchastemples,pavilionsandpagodas.___44___AfamousoneevenlookslikethePotalaPalace.Whatisitsculturalvalue?In1994,UNESCOaddedtheresortanditssurroundingtemplestotheWorldHeritageList.Thisgroupofbuildingshelpspeoplelearnaboutthepolitics,diplomacyanddailylifeoftheQingDynastyinaspecialway.Italsoshowshowrulersmadeclosertieswithnearbyethnicminorities.What’smore,theresortbringstogetherarchitecturalstylesfromalloverChina.___45___A．Theresortisalargegroupofbuildingsthatfitwellwithnature.B．Howwasitbuilt?C．ItisoneofChina’sfourmostfamousclassicalgardens.D．Whatwasitusedfor?E．ItisasymboloftheQingDynasty’sculturaldiversityandartisticachievements.F．ThesetemplesbringtogethertheartandcultureoftheHanandTibetanpeople.四、短文填空请认真阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式，使短文通顺、连贯。“Peopleinahurryhavenoseasons—onlyonestopandthenext.”ThislinefromapoembyWangJibing___46___(touch)manyheartsacrossChinarecently.Wangisnotonlyapoet,butalsoafooddeliveryman.He___47___(choose)asvicepresidentofXuzhou’sReadingPromotionAssociationmonthsago.Behindhisbusydaysliesaquietworldofpoemsanddreams.LifehasneverbeeneasyforWang.Bornintoapoorfamily,Wangleftschoolat13.Heoncehadtopickthroughrubbish___48___(survive).Oneday,hefoundasecond‑handbookstall.Fromthatmoment,readingbecamethe___49___(great)joyinhislife.Soon,hewantedtodomorethanjustread.Hebegantowrite.Hisfamilydidn’tsupporthim.Hisfatherevenburnedallhiswritings.Butstill,Wangkept___50___(write)everynight.Overtheyears,hehaswrittenmorethan4,000poems.Oneofthem,PeopleinaHurry,becamepopularonline.Apublishercontactedhim,andhis___51___(one)bookofpoetrywaspublished.Wangsaidseeingitonabookstoreshelffilledhimwithpride.Wang’spoemsarenotjustabout___52___(sad).Infact,theycarrysomecourageandquiet___53___(strong).“Lifeislikeasolidshape,”hesaid.“Dreamsarelikewater—theywillalwaysfind___54___(they)waythroughthecracks(缝隙).”Wangstillwakesupearlytodeliverfood.Butatnight,whentheworldisquiet,hewrites.Poetry___55___(remain)thebrightestlightinhissimplelifeandhiswayofembracingtheworldwithlove.请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。Whilereadinganartmagazinerecently,IlearnedaboutSuHanchen.ThisSongDynastypainterwasgoodatd___56___children.Oneofhisbest‑knownpaintingsisChildrenatPlayinanAutumnalGarden.Theboyandthegirlinthepaintinglookcompletelycaughtupintheirnewgame:spinningdates.T___57___centurieshadpassed,Icouldalmostheartheirlaughter.Lookingatthetwokids,Ithoughtofmyownchildhood.Thatwasalmostthirtyyearsago.Computersandsmartphonesdidn’te___58___people’slives.BesideswatchingTV,wehadalotoffunplayingo___59___.Girlslovedtoskiprubberbands.Weboyswerec___60___aboutelectricmodelcars.Weraceda___61___eachothertoseewhosecarranthefastest.Asthetinyenginesspedupnoisilyintheopenair,wewouldenjoyo___62___somuchthatwewouldn’tstopuntildark!Howdoyouusuallyplay?Wouldyoulikesomemoreoff‑screenplaytime?Ifso,whynotaskyourparentstoteachyousomeoftheirchildhoodgames?Or,maybeyou’dliketotryoutthegameofspinningdates.Findouthowtomakethetoybywatchingav___63___ontheInternet.Whenyouhavefinished,s___64___itwithyourfriends.Taketurnspushingthetopstickgentlytoseewhocanmakeitspin(快速旋转)forthelongesttimewithoutl___65___itsbalance.It’sasimplegame,butyou’llhavelotsoffun!五、任务型阅读请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。WeallknowhowIsaacNewtonfoundoutthelawofgravity.Backinthe1660s,hesawanapplefallfromatreebychance.Newtonwasacuriousperson,sohedidn’tjustwalkaway.Instead,hewonderedwhytheapplewasdrawntowardtheearth.Therest,astheysay,ishistory.Hundredsofyearslater,asimilarthingtookplacewithAlexanderFleming,aScottishscientistwhostudiedtinylivingthings.Oneday,henoticedmoldgrowinginasmalldishusedforexperiments.Hefollowedhiscuriosityandlaterdiscoveredpenicillin(青霉素).Likemanyofyou,IheardstorieslikethesewhenIwasgrowingup.Butnow,asaresearchermyself,Idon’tjustrememberthesestories.Ialsotrytolearnfromtheminmydailylife.Iamworkingonbetterwaystotreatcancer.SinceIstartedmyjob,Ihavebeeninterestedinnanotechnology(纳米技术).Iwanttofindouthowthistechnologycanhelppeoplefightcancer.Atfirst,thiswasanewideainthisfield.Thiscuriositymademestudysomespecialantibodies.Theseantibodiescanhelptheimmunesystem(免疫系统)becomestrongertoattackcancercells.Atthesametime,theyhardlyhurthealthycells.ThemoreIlearnedaboutthis,themoreIwantedtofindoutmore.Finally,mycuriositytookmetotheMaynardLabattheUniversityofTexas.Thislabisatopplaceforantibodyresearch.Movingtoanewcountrywasabigchallengeforme.Ialsohadtogetusedtoatotallydifferentresearchenvironment.Nothingwaseasyinthebeginning,butthecuriosityencouragedmetogetthrougheverydifficulty.Withoutcuriosity,Iwouldn’tbewhereIamtoday.Curiosityistrulyastrongpowerthathelpspeoplemakenewdiscoveries.I’mgladthatI’veneverbeenafraidtotrynewandlesscommonpaths.