2024年河北高考英语真题及答案

这是一份2024年河北高考英语真题及答案，共27页。试卷主要包含了15等内容，欢迎下载使用。

1. 答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。
2. 答题时，请按照答题纸上“注意事项”的要求，在答题纸相应的位置上规范作答，在本试题卷上的作答一律无效。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. What is Kate ding?
A. Barding a flight.B. Arranging a trip.C. Seeing a friend ff.
2. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A pp star.B. An ld sng.C. A radi prgram.
3. What will the speakers d tday?
A. G t an art shw.B. Meet the man's aunt.C. Eat ut with Mark.
4. What des the man want t d?
A. Cancel an rder.B. Ask fr a receipt.C. Reschedule a delivery.
5. When will the next train t Bedfrd leave?
A. At 9:45.B. At 10:15.C. At 11:00.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What will the weather be like tday?
A. Strmy.B. Sunny.C. Fggy.
7. What is the man ging t d?
A. Plant a tree.B. Mve his car.C. Check the map.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题
8. Why is Kathy in Califrnia nw?
A. She is n vacatin there.B. She has just mved there.C. She is ding business there.
9. What is the relatinship between Tm and Fina?
A. Husband and wife.B. Brther and sister.C. Father and daughter.
10. What des Kathy thank Dave fr?
A. Finding her a new jb.B. Sending her a present.C. Calling n her mther.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Hw did Jack g t schl when he was a child?
A. By bike.B. On ft.C. By bus.
12. What is Jack's attitude tward parents driving their kids t schl?
A. Disapprving.B. Encuraging.C. Understanding.
13. What is the prblem with sme parents accrding t the wman?
A. Overprtecting their children.
B. Pushing their children t hard.
C. Having n time fr their children.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. Why did Marie pst her kitchen gardening nline at first?
A. T keep recrds f her prgress.
B. T sell hme-grwn vegetables.
C. T mtivate her fellw gardeners.
15. Why des Marie recmmend beginners t grw strawberries?
A. They need n special care.
B. They can be used in cking.
C. They bear a lt f fruit sn.
16. What is difficult fr Marie t grw?
A. Herbs.B. Carrts.C. Pears.
17. What is Marie's advice t thse interested in kitchen gardening?
A. Aim high.B. Keep fcused.C. Stay ptimistic.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. What is "Life f Jhnsn"?
A. A magazine clumn.B. A TV series.C. A histrical nvel.
19. What is Jhnsn famus fr?
A His acting talent.B. His humrus writing.C. His lng sprts career.
20. When did Jhnsn jin Sprts Times?
A. In 1981.B. In 1983.C. In 1985.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。
A
HABITAT RESTORATION TEAM
Help restre and prtect Marin's natural areas frm the Marin Headlands t Blinas Ridge. We'll explre beautiful park sites while cnducting invasive (侵入的) plant remval, winter planting, and seed cllectin. Habitat Restratin Team vlunteers play a vital rle in restring sensitive resurces and prtecting endangered species acrss the ridges and valleys.
GROUPS
Grups f five r mre require special arrangements and must be cnfirmed in advance. Please review the List f Available Prjects and fill ut the Grup Prject Request Frm.
AGE, SKILLS, WHAT TO BRING
Vlunteers aged 10 and ver are welcme. Read ur Yuth Plicy Guidelines fr yuth under the age f 15.
Bring yur cmpleted Vlunteer Agreement Frm. Vlunteers under the age f 18 must have the parent/guardian apprval sectin signed.
We'll be wrking rain r shine. Wear clthes that can get dirty. Bring layers fr changing weather and a raincat if necessary.
Bring a persnal water bttle, sunscreen, and lunch.
N experience necessary. Training and tls will be prvided. Fulfills (满足) cmmunity service requirements.
UPCOMING EVENTS
21. What is the aim f the Habitat Restratin Team?
A. T discver mineral resurces.B. T develp new wildlife parks.
C. T prtect the lcal ecsystem.D. T cnduct bilgical research.
22. What is the lwer age limit fr jining the Habitat Restratin Team?
A. 5.B. 10.C. 15.D. 18.
23. What are the vlunteers expected t d?
A. Bring their wn tls.B. Wrk even in bad weather.
C. Wear a team unifrm.D. D at least three prjects.
B
“I am nt crazy,” says Dr. William Farber, shrtly after perfrming acupuncture (针灸) n a rabbit. “I am ahead f my time.” If he seems a little defensive, it might be because even sme f his cwrkers ccasinally laugh at his unusual methds. But Farber is certain he’ll have the last laugh. He’s ne f a small but grwing number f American veterinarians (兽医) nw practicing “hlistic” medicine-cmbining traditinal Western treatments with acupuncture, chirpractic (按摩疗法) and herbal medicine.
Farber, a graduate f Clrad State University, started ut as a mre cnventinal veterinarian. He became interested in alternative treatments 20 years ag when he suffered frm terrible back pain. He tried muscle-relaxing drugs but fund little relief. Then he tried acupuncture, an ancient Chinese practice, and was amazed that he imprved after tw r three treatments. What wrked n a veterinarian seemed likely t wrk n his patients. S, after studying the techniques fr a cuple f years, he began ffering them t pets.
Leigh Tindale’s dg Charlie had a serius heart cnditin. After Charlie had a heart attack, Tindale says, she was prepared t put him t sleep, but Farber’s treatments eased her dg’s suffering s much that she was able t keep him alive fr an additinal five mnths. And Priscilla Dewing reprts that her hrse, Nappy, “mves mre easily and rides mre cmfrtably” after a chirpractic adjustment.
Farber is certain that the hlistic apprach will grw mre ppular with time, and if the past is any indicatin, he may be right: Since 1982, membership in the American Hlistic Veterinary Medical Assciatin has grwn frm 30 t ver 700. “Smetimes it surprises me that it wrks s well,” he says. “I will d anything t help an animal. That’s my jb.”
24. What d sme f Farber’s cwrkers think f him?
A. He’s dd.B. He’s strict.C. He’s brave.D. He’s rude.
25. Why did Farber decide t try acupuncture n pets?
A. He was trained in it at university.B. He was inspired by anther veterinarian.
C. He benefited frm it as a patient.D. He wanted t save mney fr pet wners.
26. What des paragraph 3 mainly talk abut?
A. Steps f a chirpractic treatment.B. The cmplexity f veterinarians’ wrk.
C. Examples f rare animal diseases.D. The effectiveness f hlistic medicine.
27. Why des the authr mentin the American Hlistic Veterinary Medical Assciatin?
A. T prve Farber’s pint.B. T emphasize its imprtance.
C. T praise veterinarians.D. T advcate animal prtectin.
C
Is cmprehensin the same whether a persn reads a text nscreen r n paper? And are listening t and viewing cntent as effective as reading the written wrd when cvering the same material? The answers t bth questins are ften “n”. The reasns relate t a variety f factrs, including reduced cncentratin, an entertainment mindset (心态) and a tendency t multitask while cnsuming digital cntent.
When reading texts f several hundred wrds r mre, learning is generally mre successful when it’s n paper than nscreen. A large amunt f research cnfirms this finding. The benefits f print reading particularly shine thrugh when experimenters mve frm psing simple tasks — like identifying the main idea in a reading passage — t nes that require mental abstractin — such as drawing inferences frm a text.
The differences between print and digital reading results are partly related t paper’s physical prperties. With paper, there is a literal laying n f hands, alng with the visual gegraphy f distinct pages. Peple ften link their memry f what they’ve read t hw far int the bk it was r where it was n the page.
But equally imprtant is the mental aspect. Reading researchers have prpsed a thery called “shallwing hypthesis (假说)”. Accrding t this thery, peple apprach digital texts with a mindset suited t scial media, which are ften nt s serius, and devte less mental effrt than when they are reading print.
Audi (音频) and vide can feel mre engaging than text, and s university teachers increasingly turn t these technlgies — say, assigning an nline talk instead f an article by the same persn. Hwever, psychlgists have demnstrated that when adults read news stries, they remember mre f the cntent than if they listen t r view identical pieces.
Digital texts, audi and vide all have educatinal rles, especially when prviding resurces nt available in print. Hwever, fr maximizing learning where mental fcus and reflectin are called fr, educatrs shuldn’t assume all media are the same, even when they cntain identical wrds.
28. What des the underlined phrase “shine thrugh” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Seem unlikely t last.B. Seem hard t explain.
C. Becme ready t use.D. Becme easy t ntice.
29. What des the shallwing hypthesis assume?
A. Readers treat digital texts lightly.B. Digital texts are simpler t understand.
C. Peple select digital texts randmly.D. Digital texts are suitable fr scial media.
30. Why are audi and vide increasingly used by university teachers?
A. They can hld students' attentin.B. They are mre cnvenient t prepare.
C. They help develp advanced skills.D. They are mre infrmative than text.
31. What des the authr imply in the last paragraph?
A. Students shuld apply multiple learning techniques.
B. Teachers shuld prduce their wn teaching material.
C. Print texts cannt be entirely replaced in educatin.
D. Educatin utside the classrm cannt be ignred.
D
In the race t dcument the species n Earth befre they g extinct, researchers and citizen scientists have cllected billins f recrds. Tday, mst recrds f bidiversity are ften in the frm f phts, vides, and ther digital recrds. Thugh they are useful fr detecting shifts in the number and variety f species in an area, a new Stanfrd study has fund that this type f recrd is nt perfect.
“With the rise f technlgy it is easy fr peple t make bservatins f different species with the aid f a mbile applicatin,” said Barnabas Daru, wh is lead authr f the study and assistant prfessr f bilgy in the Stanfrd Schl f Humanities and Sciences. “These bservatins nw utnumber the primary data that cmes frm physical specimens (标本), and since we are increasingly using bservatinal data t investigate hw species are respnding t glbal change, I wanted t knw: Are they usable?”
Using a glbal dataset f 1.9 billin recrds f plants, insects, birds, and animals, Daru and his team tested hw well these data represent actual glbal bidiversity patterns.
“We were particularly interested in explring the aspects f sampling that tend t bias (使有偏差) data, like the greater likelihd f a citizen scientist t take a picture f a flwering plant instead f the grass right next t it,” said Daru.
Their study revealed that the large number f bservatin-nly recrds did nt lead t better glbal cverage. Mrever, these data are biased and favr certain regins, time perids, and species. This makes sense because the peple wh get bservatinal bidiversity data n mbile devices are ften citizen scientists recrding their encunters with species in areas nearby. These data are als biased tward certain species with attractive r eye-catching features.
What can we d with the imperfect datasets f bidiversity?
“Quite a lt,” Daru explained. “Bidiversity apps can use ur study results t infrm users f versampled areas and lead them t places — and even species — that are nt well-sampled. T imprve the quality f bservatinal data, bidiversity apps can als encurage users t have an expert cnfirm the identificatin f their upladed image.”
32. What d we knw abut the recrds f species cllected nw?
A. They are becming utdated.B. They are mstly in electrnic frm.
C. They are limited in number.D. They are used fr public exhibitin.
33. What des Daru’s study fcus n?
A. Threatened species.B. Physical specimens.
C. Observatinal data.D. Mbile applicatins.
34. What has led t the biases accrding t the study?
A. Mistakes in data analysis.B. Pr quality f upladed pictures.
C. Imprper way f sampling.D. Unreliable data cllectin devices.
35. What is Daru’s suggestin fr bidiversity apps?
A Review data frm certain areas.B. Hire experts t check the recrds.
C. Cnfirm the identity f the users.D. Give guidance t citizen scientists.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Nt all great writers are great spellers. If yu want t be published, it's vital t submit a perfect, prfessinally presented manuscript (原稿). ____36____ N editr is likely t tlerate a writer wh des nt take the truble t spell wrds crrectly.
I keep tw reference bks clse-by n my desk: dictinary and thesaurus (同义词词典). I dn't trust my laptp's spellchecker. ____37____ Of curse, these days there are plenty f nline dictinaries and thesauruses, but I'm ld-fashined enugh t prefer a hard cver and pages I can leaf thrugh with my fingers. I use the Cncise Oxfrd Dictinary and the Cllins Thesaurus.
____38____ It shuld give yu a precise definitin f each wrd, thus differentiating it frm ther wrds whse meanings are similar, but nt identical. It will als usually shw hw the wrd is prnunced.
In additin, I have an ld tw-vlume cpy f the Shrter Oxfrd Dictinary, picked up a few years ag in a bkshp sale fr just 99 pence. Of curse, with its 2,672 pages, it's nt exactly shrt. It cntains arund 163,000 wrds, plus wrd cmbinatins and idimatic phrases. ____39____ Hwever, if I need t check the rigin f a wrd r t lk up examples f its usage, there's nthing better.
Fr well ver a hundred years the mst influential English dictinary was Samuel Jhnsn's Dictinary f the English Language published in 1755. "T make dictinaries is dull (乏味) wrk," wrte Jhnsn, illustrating ne definitin f "dull". ____40____ A few minutes spent casting yur eye ver a page r tw can be a rewarding experience.
A. I dn't ften use this dictinary.
B. It takes n accunt f the cntext.
C. But I still dn't want t replace them.
D. But a dictinary can be a pleasure t read.
E. Of curse, a dictinary is nt nly fr spelling.
F. That means gd grammar and n spelling mistakes.
G. Dictinaries dn't always give yu enugh infrmatin.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I’ve been mtivated — and demtivated — by ther flks’ achievement s all my life.
When I was a teenager, a neighbrhd friend ____41____ a marathn race. Feeling mtivated, I started running ____42____, but then tw things happened. First, a girl I met ne day tld me she was ____43____ fr a “super,” referring t a 52.4-mile duble marathn. Then, the next day I went n my lngest run — 15 miles. T be hnest, I ____44____ it! Between the girl making my ____45____ seem small and the pure bredm f jgging, I decided that the nly ____46____ I’d ever run again is if a big dg was running after me!
S I ____47____ cycling. I gt a gd bike and rde a lt. I ____48____ f entering cycle races until I flew t San Dieg t visit my sister. While she was at wrk ne day, I ____49____ her bike and went fr a ride. The ____50____: The rads there went thrugh large valleys where I’d be riding uphill fr miles at a time. I’d never faced such ____51____. That day, I gt ____52____ by abut 100 “lcal” bikers wh were used t such rads. When I gt back hme, suddenly riding my bike didn’t seem quite as ____53____.
I’ve ____54____ a lt since then. I’ve cme t accept that whatever ____55____ I set fr myself, they just have t be my wn.
41. A. knewB. heldC. wnD. quit
42 A. regularlyB. silentlyC. prudlyD. recently
43. A. askingB. lkingC. waitingD. training
44. A. madeB. believedC. hatedD. deserved
45. A. advantageB. achievementC. cntributinD. influence
46. A. wayB. riskC. placeD. reasn
47. A. gave upB. went nC. turned tD. dealt with
48. A. heardB. dreamedC. cmplainedD. apprved
49. A. paintedB. brrwedC. bughtD. parked
50. A. prblemB. secretC. principleD. advice
51. A. dangersB. eventsC. ppnentsD. challenges
52. A. passedB. cnvincedC. admiredD. stpped
53. A. reliableB. cnvenientC. familiarD. appealing
54. A. traveledB. maturedC. missedD. wrried
55. A. limitsB. datesC. galsD. tests
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Heatherwick Studi recently built a greenhuse at the edge f the Natinal Trust’s Wlbeding Gardens. This beautiful structure, named Glasshuse, is at the centre f a new garden that shws hw the Silk Rad influences English gardens even in mdern times.
The latest ____56____ (engineer) techniques are applied t create this prtective ____57____ (functin) structure that is als beautiful. The design features ten steel “sepals (萼片)” made f glass and aluminium (铝). These sepals pen n warm days ____58____ (give) the inside plants sunshine and fresh air. In cld weather, the structure stays ____59____ (clse) t prtect the plants.
Further, the Silk Rute Garden arund the greenhuse ____60____ (walk) visitrs thrugh a jurney influenced by the ancient Silk Rad, by which silk as well as many plant species came t Britain fr ____61____ first time. These plants included mdern Western ____62____ (favurite) such as rsemary, lavender and fennel. The garden als cntains a winding path that guides visitrs thrugh the twelve regins f the Silk Rad. The path ffers ver 300 plant species fr visitrs t see, t.
The Glasshuse stands ____63____ a great achievement in cntemprary design, t huse the plants f the suthwestern part f China at the end f a path retracing (追溯) the steps alng the Silk Rute ____64____ brught the plants frm their native habitat in Asia t cme t define much f the _____65_____ (rich) f gardening in England.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，上周五你们班在公园上了一堂美术课。请你给英国朋友Chris写一封邮件分享这次经历，内容包括：
（1）你完成的作品；
（2）你的感想。
注意：
（1）写作词数应为80个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
I’m writing t share with yu an art class I had in a park last Friday.
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Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I met Gunter n a cld, wet and unfrgettable evening in September. I had planned t fly t Vienna and take a bus t Prague fr a cnference. Due t a big strm, my flight had been delayed by an hur and a half. I tuched dwn in Vienna just 30 minutes befre the departure f the last bus t Prague. The mment I gt ff the plane, I ran like crazy thrugh the airprt building and jumped int the first taxi n the rank withut a secnd thught.
That was when I met Gunter. I tld him where I was ging, but he said he hadn't heard f the bus statin. I thught my prnunciatin was the prblem, s I explained again mre slwly, but he still lked cnfused. When I was abut t give up, Gunter fished ut his little phne and rang up a friend. After a heated discussin that lasted fr what seemed like a century, Gunter put his phne dwn and started the car.
Finally with just tw minutes t spare we rlled int the bus statin. Thankfully, there was a lng queue (队列) still waiting t bard the bus. Gunter parked the taxi behind the bus, turned arund, and lked at me with a big smile n his face. "We made it," he said.
Just then I realised that I had zer cash in my wallet. I flashed him an aplgetic smile as I pulled ut my Prtuguese bankcard. He tried it several times, but the card machine just did nt play alng. A feeling f helplessness washed ver me as I saw the bus queue thinning ut.
At this mment, Gunter pinted twards the waiting hall f the bus statin. There, at the entrance, was a cash machine. I jumped ut f the car, made a mad run fr the machine, and ppped my card in, nly t read the message: "Out f rder. Srry."
注意：
（1）续写词数应为150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
I ran back t Gunter and tld him the bad news.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fur days later, when I was back in Vienna, I called Gunter as prmised.
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参考答案
考生注意：
1. 答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。
2. 答题时，请按照答题纸上“注意事项”的要求，在答题纸相应的位置上规范作答，在本试题卷上的作答一律无效。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
【1题答案】
【答案】C
【2题答案】
【答案】B
【3题答案】
【答案】A
【4题答案】
【答案】C
【5题答案】
【答案】A
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
【6~7题答案】
【答案】6. A 7. B
【8~10题答案】
【答案】8. B 9. B 10. C
【11~13题答案】
【答案】11. B 12. C 13. A
【14~17题答案】
【答案】14. A 15. C 16. B 17. C
【18~20题答案】
【答案】18. A 19. B 20. C
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。
A
【21~23题答案】
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. B
B
【24~27题答案】
【答案】24. A 25. C 26. D 27. A
C
【28~31题答案】
【答案】28. D 29. A 30. A 31. C
D
【32~35题答案】
【答案】32. B 33. C 34. C 35. D
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
【36~40题答案】
【答案】36. F 37. B 38. E 39. A 40. D
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
【41~55题答案】
【答案】41. C 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. B 46. D 47. C 48. B 49. B 50. A 51. D 52. A 53. D 54. B 55. C
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
【56~65题答案】
【答案】56. engineering
57. functinal
58. t give
59. clsed 60. walks
61. the 62. favrites
63. as 64. which##that
65. richness
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
【66题答案】
【答案】
Dear Chris,
I’m writing t share with yu an art class I had in a park last Friday.
We were tasked t draw r paint smething that impressed us mst. Inspired by the fantastic scenery, I decided t create a waterclr painting f the small bridge ver the park’s pnd, surrunded by blming flwers.
The entire experience was incredibly refreshing. Being surrunded by nature nt nly sparked my creativity but als ffered a much-needed break frm the usual hustle and bustle f schl life. I felt a deep sense f peace as I painted.
In a wrd, It was nt just an art class; it was a mment f cnnectin with nature that I truly cherished.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
【67题答案】
【答案】参考范文
Para 1
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Para 2
Fur days later, when I was back in Vienna, I called Gunter as prmised. He picked me up at the bus statin where he had drpped me ff fur days befre. Beaming a warm smile at him, I gave him a big hug the mment I saw him. We chatted happily n the way t the airprt. I tld him that thanks t his genersity and timely help, everything had gne smthly. When he stpped his taxi utside the airprt, I paid him fr the “duble car ride”, back and frth frm the airprt t the bus statin, tgether with a generus tip that he turned dwn. I als gave him an attractive suvenir I had bught at Prague, which he accepted with delight. We became gd friends and kept in tuch with each ther regularly. I felt blessed t have such a warm-hearted friend like Gunter.Fur days later, when I was back in Vienna, I called Gunter as prmised. He picked me up at the bus statin where he had drpped me ff fur days befre. Beaming a warm smile at him, I gave him a big hug the mment I saw him. We chatted happily n the way t the airprt. I tld him that thanks t his genersity and timely help, everything had gne smthly. When he stpped his taxi utside the airprt, I paid him fr the “duble car ride”, back and frth frm the airprt t the bus statin, tgether with a generus tip that he turned dwn. I als gave him an attractive suvenir I had bught at Prague, which he accepted with delight. We became gd friends and kept in tuch with each ther regularly. I felt blessed t have such a warm-hearted friend like Gunter.
Time
Meeting Lcatin
Sunday, Jan. 15 10:00 am — 1:00 pm
Battery Alexander Trailhead
Sunday, Jan. 22 10:00 am — 2:30 pm
Stinsn Beach Parking Lt
Sunday, Jan. 29 9:30 am — 2:30 pm
Cyte Ridge Trailhead