2024-2025学年河南省洛阳市期末考试高二上学期1月期末英语试卷（解析版）

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第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
1. What des the girl prefer?
A. Vegetables.B. Fruit.C. Fish.
【答案】C
【原文】M: Melissa, why dn’t yu finish yur vegetables? They taste gd.
W: Srry, Dad, but I dn’t really like them. I just want t have mre fish.
M: But vegetables are gd fr yur health.
2. Where are the speakers mst prbably?
A. At the museum.B. At the restaurant.C. At the cinema.
【答案】A
【原文】W: Are yu having a gd time here, Jhn?
M: Yes. There are just s many exhibitins t see here. And I’ve learned s much abut Chinese art.
W: I’m glad yu like the tur. Let’s g t that rm. There are special exhibitins t see.
M: OK.
3. Why des the man like the fashin shw?
A. It’s fashinable.B. It’s creative.C. It’s ut f date.
【答案】A
【原文】M: Bnnie, I really like the hat at the fashin shw yesterday. It lked traditinal but stylish.
W: I ttally agree with yu. And I think it can represent ur traditinal culture.
4. What happened t the man last night?
A. He gt up late.B. He had an accident.C. His mum had a fall.
【答案】C
【原文】W: James, yu dn’t lk well. Are yu sick?
M: N. I just went t bed t late. My mther fell ff a chair last night. S I tk her t the hspital and spent almst the whle night there.
5. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. At the statin.B. On the train.C. In the bking ffice.
【答案】B
【原文】W: Excuse me, sir. Culd yu please tell me hw many stps there are frm here t Suth Statin?
M: I’m afraid yu’re n the wrng train. Yu shuld have taken Line 2.
W: Oh, dear. What shuld I d?
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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’s the mst prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Strangers.B. Friends.C. Neighbrs.
7. What will the wman d tmrrw?
A. Buy sme necessities.B. Repair sme furniture.C. Mve t a new hme.
【答案】6. B 7. C
【原文】W: David, are yu ding anything tmrrw mrning?
M: N. Nthing special. Maybe I’ll just d sme laundry r buy sme necessities at the supermarket.
W: In that case, can yu d it later? I’ve fund a new apartment and I’ll mve tmrrw. But the thing is that there’s sme heavy furniture and I can’t mve it alne. Culd yu cme t my place and give me a hand?
M: Of curse. Just send me yur address and tell me when I shuld cme, Lily.
W: Thank yu very much.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. Why is the wman ging dwntwn?
A. Fr a birthday gift.B. T see her mum.C. Fr sme bks.
9. What may Lisa like?
A. A pink dress.B. A ty car.C. A new pen.
10. What’s the man’s truble?
A. He can’t get n well with his niece.
B. He desn’t knw what gift t chse.
C. He is unable t attend the birthday party.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. B
【原文】M: Bess, I’m ging dwntwn this mrning. D yu want t g with me?
W: Yes. I need t buy sme ckbks fr my mm. S why are yu ging dwntwn, Enz?
M: Lisa’s birthday is cming. I want t buy her a gift.
W: D yu have any ideas abut what t buy?
M: Um... I haven’t decided yet. Maybe a ty r a pen. I dn’t knw what little girls really lve.
W: Since yur niece is just a kindergartner, I’m sure she’ll lve it if yu give her a pink dress.
M: It’s perfect. I d ften see her in pink. But I dn’t knw hw t chse a suitable ne.
W: Dn’t wrry, Enz. I’ll help yu ut.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. What des the wman d in her spare time?
A. Play tennis.B. G dancing.C. Write nvels.
12. Hw did the man becme interested in travelling?
A. He traveled a lt while wrking.
B. He fund it enjyable t change jbs.
C. He traveled a lt when he was yung.
13. What’s the wman mst prbably?
A. A dctr.B. An athlete.C. A lawyer.
14. What des the man think f the wman’s jb?
A. Tiring.B. Thrilling.C. Admiring.
【答案】11. B 12. C 13. A 14. C
【原文】M: D yu ften g ut in yur spare time, Michelle?
W: Nt s ften. I prefer reading magazines and watching tennis games n TV at hme. But when I g ut, I ften g t a dance club. What abut yu, William?
M: As an athlete, I lve being utdrs and getting clse t nature. S I ften travel t new places.
W: Hw did yu fall in lve with traveling?
M: When I was a kid, my family traveled a lt and that was why I started t lve traveling.
W: Yu must have been t many places. Where have yu traveled?
M: Well, I’ve traveled t all f the fifty US states except Alaska, which will be my destinatin this summer.
W: Hw I envy yu! I’ve nly been t Texas and Califrnia. My wrk usually keeps me very busy.
M: But yur wrk is really admirable. Yu’ve saved lts f lives.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
15. What’s the weather like?
A. It’s raining.B. It’s sunny.C. It’s windy.
16. Where are the speakers ging?
A. T wrk.B. T a party.C. T a film.
17. When may the speakers arrive hme?
A. At 5:00 pm.B. At 7:00 pm.C. At 10:30 pm.
【答案】15. A 16. B 17. C
【原文】M: Jennifer, what abut ging t Tm’s party with me this evening?
W: That wuld be wnderful! I’m really getting tired f watching TV at hme every night. It’s really bring.
M: Gd. Yu really shuld spend mre time meeting new peple.
W: Yu’ re right. But are yu sure we can g tnight? It’s raining cats and dgs nw.
M: Dn’t wrry. I checked the weather reprt. It’ll clear up at arund 5:00 pm tday.
W: Great. When will the party begin?
M: Tm said it’d begin at 7:00 pm.
W: Um... when d yu think we can get back?
M: The party will last abut three hurs. I guess we can get back hme at arund 10:30 pm.
W: OK. It’s nt t late.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. Where will Mark wrk mst prbably?
A. In China.B. In a schl abrad.C. In the music club.
19. What will Mark wrk as?
A. A full-time teacher.B. A cmputer prgrammer.C. A part-time teacher.
20. What may Mark bring with him?
A. An instrument.B. A music prgram.C. A green plant.
【答案】18. B 19. C 20. A
【原文】M: Hi, Mark. This is Henry calling. Since yu cannt answer the phne nw, I’ll just leave yu a message. Last week, yu tld me yu were lking fr an pprtunity t vlunteer abrad. I nw knw a prgram that yu may be interested in. It’s fr peple wh are 18. They are lking fr vlunteers t teach music in Ghana.
Since yu’re gd at music, I think this prgram will be suitable fr yu. Thrugh this prgram, yu can wrk with children wh wuld nrmally nt be prvided with a music educatin. As a music vlunteer, yu’ll supprt musicians at schl, help t plan and run music classes and wrk with full-time teachers there. Children lack musical instruments. S if yu have instruments yu n lnger use, yu can bring them with yu and dnate them t children. Last, yu shuld vlunteer there fr at least ne week. After the first week, yu can chse t stay there fr three mre weeks if yu like the experience.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
There’s nthing mre magical than spending a summer evening watching a bit f theatre. There are plenty f utdr theatres t chse frm, and we’ve put tgether a list f the best nes.
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Lndn
N matter the weather, when Regent’s Park starts its theatre seasn, summer has truly begun. Surrunded by thick whistling trees and singing birds, yu may as well be a thusand miles frm the surrunding city.
This year sees a typically varied prgramme with Twelfth Night pening, Fiddler n the Rf clsing and plenty in between.
Thringtn Theatre, Sufflk
A new and beautiful additin t the utdr theatre wrld, pening in 2021, Thringtn is hidden in the Sufflk wdlands. This year’s prgramme includes family favurites such as Teddy Bear’s Picnic and The Little Mermaid, Shakespeare’s The Tempest as well as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and a little Sndheim with Sunday in the Park with Gerge. Yu can als nw rder a picnic frm lcal supper club Husk t meet yu an hur befre yur shw.
Minack Theatre, Crnwall
Built int a cliff (悬崖) face in Prthcurn, yu hardly need an excuse t visit this theatre.
This year sees turing prductins f Little Shp f Hrrrs, The Massive Tragedy f Madame Bvary and the usual knwledge f Shakespeare amngst ther things. If yu want a shw particularly fitting fr this unique surrunding, check ut The Pirates f Penzance playing in September.
Rman Theatre Open Air Festival St Alban’s
Situated in the cuntry’s ldest theatre still actually prducing theatre — an ld Rman theatre, hence the name — this year the festival ffers a mix f straight classics, mdern retellings and brand-new scripts (剧本). I’m a persn interested in any prductin f Sndheim’s Int the Wds, and as the name suggests, there’s n better place t see it than an utdr theatre.
21. What d the fur theaters have in cmmn?
A. They are newly built.B. They are built utdrs.
C. They shw Shakespeare’s plays.D. They intend t pen in summer.
22. Which theater is the mst suitable fr the Brwns and their children?
A. Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Lndn.
B. Thringtn Theatre, Sufflk.
C. Minack Theatre, Crnwall.
D. Rman Theatre Open Air Festival St Alban’s.
23. Which prgram may the authr chse?
A. Twelfth Night.B. A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
C. Little Shp f Hrrrs.D. Int the Wds.
【答案】21. B 22. B 23. D
【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几家最佳的户外剧院，包括伦敦摄政公园露天剧院、索福克郡索林顿剧院、康沃尔郡米纳克剧院和圣奥尔班斯罗马露天剧院，每个剧院都有独特的环境和丰富的演出节目，适合夏季夜晚观赏戏剧。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“There are plenty f utdr theatres t chse frm, and we’ve put tgether a list f the best nes. (有很多户外剧院可供选择，我们列出了最好的剧院)”可知，这四个剧院都是户外剧院，所以它们的共同之处是都建在户外。故选B。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Thringtn Theatre, Sufflk部分“This year’s prgramme includes family favurites such as Teddy Bear’s Picnic and The Little Mermaid, Shakespeare’s The Tempest as well as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and a little Sndheim with Sunday in the Park with Gerge. (今年的节目包括家庭最爱，如《泰迪熊的野餐》和《小美人鱼》、莎士比亚的《暴风雨》和《仲夏夜之梦》，以及《星期天与乔治同游公园》的小桑德海姆)”可知，这里有适合家庭观看的节目，所以最适合布朗一家和他们的孩子。故选B。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据Rman Theatre Open Air Festival St Alban’s部分“I’m a persn interested in any prductin f Sndheim’s Int the Wds, and as the name suggests, there’s n better place t see it than an utdr theatre. (我对桑德海姆的《走进森林》的任何制作都感兴趣，顾名思义，没有比户外剧院更好的地方了)”可知，作者对桑德海姆的《走进森林》的任何演出都感兴趣。故选D。
B
A high schl senir called James Smith has started an rganizatin that designs science kits (工具) fr primary schl students. He launched Kits Cubed t intrduce kids t the wnders f science thrugh fun, affrdable, and accessible means, which wed t a babysitting experience. He was babysitting his yunger brther, Yrk, when he decided that the activity fr the day wuld be a science experiment. Yrk tld him that he hated science because he was bad at it. “He literally lved everything, and then when I brught up science, he dubted himself,” James tld CNN. James was nt ging t let Yrk’s self-dubt cntinue, s he decided t use simple science experiments t cnvince him that he was nt bad at science.
“We went t the stre tgether and I had him pick ut ptates, and then I went t the hardware stre t buy sme cpper (铜) nails (钉子), sme galvanized (镀锌的) nails and sme wire. And then, we made a battery ut f them,” he said. That was hw James successfully cnvinced Yrk that he was nt bad at science. “He actually likes science nw,” he said. Frm this experience, James started thinking t help mre kids like Yrk. With the help f his teachers, he started designing science kits that explred real science cncepts with simple everyday materials. S far Kits Cubed sells three kinds f kits, with three experiments in each kit. Each kit sells fr $15.
Accrding t James, Kits Cubed has reached mre than 2,000 yung peple in Oakland s far. “Yrk tld me he’s bad at science. He desn’t like it. I want t remve that thught, and replace it with ‘I’m gd at science and I can be a scientist if I want t. That’ s what I really want them t get ut f the kits,” said James.
24. When did James cme up with the idea f experimenting?
A. When he was lking after Yrk.B. When Yrk tld him he wanted it.
C. When Yrk shwed a gift fr science.D. When he fund Yrk lved everything.
25. Hw did James change his yunger brther’s attitude twards science?
A. By ding an experiment fr him.B. By sharing learning experience with him.
C. By explaining the thery in simple wrds.D. By invlving him in a simple experiment.
26. What can we knw abut the science kits?
A. They are still in the pilt stage.
B. They use easily available materials.
C. They include three experiments in ttal.
D. They are independently designed by James.
27. What did James expect children t gain frm his science kits?
A. The ability t learn frm daily life.B. The respect fr science and scientists.
C. The cnfidence t learn science well.D. The understanding f science cncepts.
【答案】24. A 25. D 26. B 27. C
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了高中生詹姆斯因照顾弟弟时的经历，创办Kits Cubed为小学生设计科学工具包，帮助孩子树立学科学信心。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“He was babysitting his yunger brther, Yrk, when he decided that the activity fr the day wuld be a science experiment. (当他决定今天的活动是一项科学实验时，他正在照顾他的弟弟约克)”可知，詹姆斯是在照顾约克的时候想到做科学实验这个主意的。故选A。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段中““We went t the stre tgether and I had him pick ut ptates, and then I went t the hardware stre t buy sme cpper (铜) nails (钉子), sme galvanized (镀锌的) nails and sme wire. And then, we made a battery ut f them,” he said. That was hw James successfully cnvinced Yrk that he was nt bad at science. (“我们一起去了商店，我让他挑土豆，然后我去五金店买了一些铜钉，一些镀锌钉和一些铁丝。然后，我们用它们做了一个电池，”他说。就这样，詹姆斯成功地说服了约克，让他相信自己在科学方面并不差)”可知，詹姆斯通过让约克参与一个简单的实验，改变了他对科学的态度。故选D。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段中 “With the help f his teachers, he started designing science kits that explred real science cncepts with simple everyday materials. (在老师的帮助下，他开始设计科学工具包，用简单的日常材料探索真正的科学概念)”可知，这些科学工具包使用的是容易获得的日常材料。故选B。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段中““Yrk tld me he’s bad at science. He desn’t like it. I want t remve that thught, and replace it with ‘I’m gd at science and I can be a scientist if I want t. That’ s what I really want them t get ut f the kits,” said James. (詹姆斯说：“约克告诉我他不擅长科学。他不喜欢科学。我想消除这种想法，代之以‘我擅长科学，如果我想的话，我可以成为一名科学家’。这就是我真正希望他们从工具包中得到的。”)”可知，詹姆斯期望孩子们从他的科学工具包中获得学好科学的信心。故选C。
C
Our university’s Marritt Library cuts back n its energy usage by 28 percent every year with a new autmatin system. Years after its installatin(安装), the prject actually started ut aiming t prvide better prtectin t the library’s cllectins. The new change will end up saving the university $270,000 annually.
Beginning n the first flr in 2014, the system has expanded t special cllectins n the furth flr and t the rest f the building. Special cllectins hld ver 80,000 rare bks, maps, mving images, sund archives(档案) and manuscripts (手稿). Delicate pieces like these, sme dating as far back as 2,000 years, demand prtectin frm water damage and an unchangeable climate, which is a gal f the new system.
Emplyees are already seeing a difference as they have mre cntrl ver the thermstat (恒温器), which prvides a cmfrtable envirnment that is nt nly fr the bks. The system can ensure that n cld air makes its way int the building, maintaining a pleasant temperature fr everyne inside. As a result, the newest service prvides a space t escape the summer heat and the winter cld.
“Student success is a central bjective f ur university,” said Dean f the J. Willard Marritt Library and university librarian, Alberta Cmer, n the library website. “Nwadays, mre and mre students will take library services int accunt when picking a schl, s a gd library is an advantage t attract mre excellent students. And the Marritt Library is cntinually striving t ensure that— bth with traditinal and new services.”
This installatin, like any change, tk a whle team. The effrts f staff in University Planning played a big rle. Nn-university frces als chipped in t make this change pssible. Spectrum Engineers, a cmpany ver 30 years ld that has been helping the University with a campus-wide public service distributin upgrade, wrked n the prject. Wasatch Cntrls, which has 13 years f experience in building autmatin and security systems, was als up fr the jb alng with ETC Grup, anther 30-year-ld cmpany aiming t imprve building perfrmance.
28. What is the purpse f installing the new autmatin system?
A. T cut dwn expenses n bks.
B. T prtect the students in the library.
C. T keep the cllectins in gd cnditin.
D. T ffer a cmfrtable studying envirnment.
29. What’s implied in Paragraph 2?
A. The library is in gd cnditin.B. The new system will be widely used.
C. The special cllectins are at great risk.D. The new system is f great significance.
30. What is imprtant fr a university accrding t Alberta Cmer?
A. Its service.B. Its reputatin.C. Its lcatin.D. Its quality.
31. Why is the installatin a success?
A. Service was upgraded.B. The staff fught lng.
C. Many wrked tgether.D. The students made effrts.
【答案】28. C 29. D 30. A 31. C
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了马里奥特图书馆通过安装新的自动化系统，成功降低了能源消耗，保护了珍贵的馆藏资料，同时为师生提供了更加舒适的环境。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Years after its installatin(安装), the prject actually started ut aiming t prvide better prtectin t the library’s cllectins.(在它安装多年之后，这个项目的初衷实际上是为了更好地保护图书馆的藏品。)”可知，安装新自动化系统的初衷是为了更好地保护图书馆的藏书。故选C。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“Beginning n the first flr in 2014, the system has expanded t special cllectins n the furth flr and t the rest f the building.(从2014年的一楼开始，该系统已经扩展到四楼和建筑的其他地方的特殊收藏。)”以及“Delicate pieces like these, sme dating as far back as 2,000 years, demand prtectin frm water damage and an unchangeable climate, which is a gal f the new system.(像这样的精致作品，有些可以追溯到2000年前，需要保护免受水的破坏和不可改变的气候，这是新系统的目标。)”讲述了自动化系统从2014年开始在一楼实施，后扩展到四楼特藏区及全馆，以及特藏区中珍贵藏品需要得到保护的情况。由此可以推断出新系统对于保护这些珍贵藏品具有重要意义。故选D。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段Alberta Cmer所说的话“Nwadays, mre and mre students will take library services int accunt when picking a schl, s a gd library is an advantage t attract mre excellent students.(如今，越来越多的学生在选择学校时会考虑图书馆的服务，所以一个好的图书馆是吸引更多优秀学生的优势。)”可知，Alberta Cmer认为图书馆服务对于吸引学生很重要。故选A。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“This installatin, like any change, tk a whle team. The effrts f staff in University Planning played a big rle. Nn-university frces als chipped in t make this change pssible.(这个安装，像任何改变一样，需要整个团队的努力。大学规划工作人员的努力起到了很大的作用。大学以外的力量也参与进来，使这一变化成为可能。)”可知，安装工作的成功得益于很多人的共同合作，因此选项C“Many wrked tgether.(很多人一起工作)”符合题意。故选C。
D
Kate Twnshend lks beynd the pages f her favurite bks, sharing what she has learned frm the wmen whse vices we dn’t hear but whse presence is felt deeply.
“There’s really n such thing as the ‘viceless’. There are nly the intentinally silenced, r the preferably unheard.” This qute frm Arundhati Ry is ne I’ve turned ver in my mind a great deal as a reader, and I wnder if it explains my fascinatin with a certain kind f character that I’ve nticed crpping up in all srts f literary frms frm nvels t plays t classical epics (史诗).
Specifically, I’m talking abut the characters I’ve cme t think f as the “silent wmen” f literature— thse whse presence haunts the edges f all srts f stries; thse wh are denied vices f their wn.
In fact, my favurite nvel cntains ne such figure. In Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca, we never actually meet Rebecca except in flashbacks and third persn accunts. Despite this, her influence lms (隐约出现) large, and in her absence, many f the answers t the bk’s key questins are just ut f reach. If she’s really the mnster (怪人) that sme f the nvel’s living characters paint her as, fr instance, then why des she inspire such lyalty and lve?
Rebecca was ne f my first lessns in my viewpint— hw we can all easily becme the villain if we let ther peple tell ur stries. And nce I started lking, I fund these “silent” wmen everywhere, still managing t speak vlumes beynd imprisnment, madness and even death. I wnder if we see these silent wmen smetimes, particularly in histrical literature, because female authrs like Du Maurier were engaged in their wn struggles t be heard. Prtecting themselves behind male pseudnyms (笔名) and accepting judgement and ridicule were part and parcel f putting pen t paper fr many wmen writers, s perhaps it’s unsurprising that these themes f the imprtance f vice crp up in their stries t.
These apparently “silent” characters have s much t teach us in the end, if we can nly learn t listen.
32. What can be inferred abut Kate Twnshend?
A. She’s a bk reviewer.B. She’s a writer f nvels.
C. She’s a lver f literature.D. She’s a character the authr pities.
33. Hw des the authr develp Paragraph 4?
A. By quting sme famus sayings.
B. By giving an example t supprt his/ her idea.
C. By describing the main character in detail.
D. By listing sme f his/ her favurite nvels.
34. What des the underlined wrd “villain” in Paragraph 5 refer t?
A. A persn wh is a bad character.B. A persn wh intends t be silent.
C. A viceless persn that can’t speak.D. A persn wh pretends nt t hear.
35. What’s a suitable title fr the text?
A. Why shuld we speak ut ur wn viewpint?
B. Hw can we learn t understand viceless peple?
C. What can we learn frm the “silent wmen” f literature?
D. Why are mre wmen beginning t stand up fr wmen?
【答案】32. C 33. B 34. A 35. C
【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文主要讲述了Kate Twnshend对于文学中“沉默的女性”角色的思考和感悟。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Kate Twnshend lks beynd the pages f her favurite bks, sharing what she has learned frm the wmen whse vices we dn’t hear but whse presence is felt deeply.(Kate Twnshend不仅阅读她最喜欢的书籍，还分享了她从那些我们听不到声音但却能深深感受到它们的存在的女性身上学到的东西。)”可知，Kate Twnshend喜欢从书中学习，尤其是对书中那些沉默但有存在感的女性角色有深入的思考，这表明她对文学有深厚的热爱。因此，可以推断出Kate Twnshend是一个文学爱好者。故选C。
【33题详解】
推理判断题。第四段中“In Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca, we never actually meet Rebecca except in flashbacks and third persn accunts. Despite this, her influence lms (隐约出现) large, and in her absence, many f the answers t the bk’s key questins are just ut f reach. If she’s really the mnster (怪人) that sme f the nvel’s living characters paint her as, fr instance, then why des she inspire such lyalty and lve?(在Daphne Du Maurier的《Rebecca》中，除了在闪回和第三人称叙述中，我们从未真正见过Rebecca。尽管如此，她的影响力还是很大，在她不在的情况下，书中许多关键问题的答案都遥不可及。如果她真的是小说中一些活生生的人物所描绘的怪物，那么为什么她会激发人们对她的忠诚和爱呢？)”主要讲述了作者最喜欢的小说《Rebecca》中的一个“沉默的女性”角色Rebecca，以及她在小说中的重要影响。作者通过举这个例子来支持自己的观点，即这些“沉默的女性”角色在文学作品中具有重要意义。因此，本段是通过举例来展开论述的。故选B。
【34题详解】
词句猜测题。根据画线词所在句“Rebecca was ne f my first lessns in my viewpint— hw we can all easily becme the villain if we let ther peple tell ur stries.(Rebecca给了我关于我的观点的第一课——如果我们让别人讲述我们的故事，我们所有人都很容易变成villain 。)”以及后文“And nce I started lking, I fund these ‘silent’ wmen everywhere, still managing t speak vlumes beynd imprisnment, madness and even death.(当我开始观察时，我发现这些“沉默”的女性无处不在，她们仍然能说出比监禁、疯狂甚至死亡更深刻的话语。)”可知，“沉默”的女性无处不在，她们仍然能说出比监禁、疯狂甚至死亡更深刻的话语，而如果我们让别人讲述我们的故事，我们自己原本深刻的话语则可能就会被误解或歪曲，从而变成他人讲述的故事中被塑造成的坏角色。因此，画线词“villain”指的是“坏人；恶棍”。A选项“A persn wh is a bad character.( 一个品行不好的人。)”与划线词意思相近。故选A。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段中“In Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca, we never actually meet Rebecca except in flashbacks and third persn accunts. Despite this, her influence lms (隐约出现) large, and in her absence, many f the answers t the bk’s key questins are just ut f reach. If she’s really the mnster (怪人) that sme f the nvel’s living characters paint her as, fr instance, then why des she inspire such lyalty and lve?(在Daphne Du Maurier的《Rebecca》中，除了在闪回和第三人称叙述中，我们从未真正见过Rebecca。尽管如此，她的影响力还是很大，在她不在的情况下，书中许多关键问题的答案都遥不可及。如果她真的是小说中一些活生生的人物所描绘的怪物，那么为什么她会激发人们对她的忠诚和爱呢？)”以及最后一段中“These apparently “silent” characters have s much t teach us in the end, if we can nly learn t listen.(如果我们能学会倾听，这些看似“沉默”的角色最终会教给我们很多东西。)”以及通读全文，本文主要讲述了Kate Twnshend对于文学中“沉默的女性”角色的思考和感悟。她认为这些被刻意沉默或不愿被听到的女性角色在文学作品中具有重要意义，并通过分析自己喜爱的小说《丽贝卡》中的例子，探讨了女性作者如何在自己的作品中表达声音的重要性。文章强调了这些“沉默的女性”角色所能教给我们的东西，如果我们能学会倾听的话。因此，最适合作为文章标题的是“What can we learn frm the ‘silent wmen’ f literature?(我们能从文学中的“沉默的女性”身上学到什么？)”符合文章标题。故选C。
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
I have cached peple frm all walks f life fr 25 years and I have seen first-hand that self-belief is what sets peple up t be happy and achieve their dreams. ___36___
1) Build yur identity
When I sat dwn t write my first bk, Be Yur Own Life Cach, I was filled with self-dubt; I culdn’t write a wrd and cnsidered backing ut. I remembered the wrds f my dad, wh had been a hugely successful dr-t-dr salesman, “Never try and sell anything that yu’re nt sld n. Sell it t yurself first.” I sat dwn and made a list f all the reasns I was uniquely placed t write the bk. ___37___!
D the same every time yur cnfidence needs an upgrade. Take a pen and paper and write ut the sentence: “Reasns Why I Am Uniquely Qualified t D X.” ___38___ Sn, yu will have sld yurself t yu!
2) Build yur team
Chse yur cmpanins carefully. Yu need peple wh “get yu”, and see yur true ptential. When the ging gets tugh, yu may need t lean n their belief in yu and brrw it until yur wn has recvered and bunced back! ___39___
3) Stp the criticism
Yu can be a great friend r a great enemy fr yurself. There is n ne wh can d mre damage t yur self-belief than — yu! Listen carefully t hw yu speak t yurself. ___40___ Let g f what yu may be blaming yurself fr, either in yur prfessinal life r persnal.
A. S hw d yu build self-belief and vercme self-dubt?
B. Are yu lking dwn n yurself r building yurself up?
C. Within 30 minutes, I was “sld”, and the wrds flwed!
D. They will be feeding yur self-belief r making yu shrt f it.
E. See that n ne creates success withut learning alng the way.
F. Yur mind will start searching fr evidence t prve yur pint.
G. We need t cnnect with thers and feel a sense f belnging and cmmunity.
【答案】36. A 37. C 38. F 39. G 40. B
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了克服怀疑自己，建立自信的方法。
【36题详解】
根据上文“I have cached peple frm all walks f life fr 25 years and I have seen first- hand that self-belief is what sets peple up t be happy and achieve their dreams.(我指导各行各业的人已经有25年了，我亲眼看到自信是让人们快乐和实现梦想的动力)”结合下文说明了建立自信的方法可知，本句承上启下，指出如何建立自信、克服自我怀疑，故A选项“那么，你如何建立自信，克服自我怀疑呢？”符合语境，故选A。
【37题详解】
根据上文“When I sat dwn t write my first bk, Be Yur Own Life Cach, I was filled with self-dubt; I culdn’t write a wrd and cnsidered backing ut. I remembered the wrds f my dad, wh had been a hugely successful dr-t-dr salesman, “Never try and sell anything that yu’re nt sld n. Sell it t yurself first.” I sat dwn and made a list f all the reasns I was uniquely placed t write the bk.(当我坐下来写我的第一本书《做你自己的人生教练》时，我充满了自我怀疑；我一个字也写不出来，考虑过退出。我想起了父亲的话，他曾经是一位非常成功的上门推销员，“永远不要试图推销你不感兴趣的东西。先把它卖给你自己。”我坐下来，列了一张清单，列出了我有独特的条件来写这本书的所有原因)”可知，上文建议列出写书的所有原因，本句为本段最后一句，故承接上文，说明这么做最后的结果如何。故C选项“不到30分钟，我就被“说服”了，话如泉涌！”符合语境，故选C。
【38题详解】
根据上文“D the same every time yur cnfidence needs an upgrade. Take a pen and paper and write ut the sentence: “Reasns Why I Am Uniquely Qualified t D X.”(每次你的信心需要提升的时候都做同样的事情。拿出纸和笔，写下这句话：“为什么我特别有资格做X的原因。”)”以及后文“Sn, yu will have sld yurself t yu!(很快，你就会把自己推销给你自己了！)”可知，上文提到写下有资格做X的原因，后文提到推销成功，推测本句说明写下理由以后会发生怎样的作用。故F选项“你的大脑会开始寻找证据来证明你的观点”符合语境，故选F。
【39题详解】
根据上文“Chse yur cmpanins carefully. Yu need peple wh “get yu”, and see yur true ptential. When the ging gets tugh, yu may need t lean n their belief in yu and brrw it until yur wn has recvered and bunced back!(仔细选择你的同伴。你需要那些“理解你”，看到你真正潜力的人。当事情变得艰难时，你可能需要依靠他们对你的信任，并借用它，直到你自己的信心恢复并反弹！)”可知，本段主要关于选择同伴的建议，本句为本段最后一句，故承接上文，说明需要选择同伴的原因。故G选项“我们需要与他人联系，有归属感和社区归属感”符合语境，故选G。
【40题详解】
根据上文“Yu can be a great friend r a great enemy fr yurself. There is n ne wh can d mre damage t yur self-belief than — yu! Listen carefully t hw yu speak t yurself.(你可以成为自己的好朋友，也可以成为自己的敌人。没有人比你自己更能伤害你的自信了！仔细听你对自己说话的方式)”可知，上文提到仔细听你对自己说话的方式；由此推知，本句主要针对对自己说话进行举例说明。故B选项“你是在看不起自己还是在抬高自己？”符合语境，故选B。
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。
I shwed up as a member f the genetic (基因学的) grup and met the geneticist, Lindn Eaves. He didn’t have ___41___ appearance. Hwever, he impressed me with his great passin fr research wrk and unique way f viewing ___42___.
One day, we discussed sme cmplex aspects f ___43___ analysis. Eaves pulled his hands up, almst shuting, “Smetimes yu can’t cnfirm the best hypthesis (假设) ___44___, and then yu just have t ___45___ it ut!” He said s excitedly — with great ___46___ and a thick accent — that I’ve never frgtten his wrds.
I’d ___47___ science was a reasnable, clear prcess, but Eaves taught me science was messy. Yu culd ___48___ sme facts, but it was difficult t understand what they really meant. S Eaves tld us t ___49___ ne thery after anther until we gt a mdel that culd explain the facts best. Eaves meant using intuitin (直觉) and imaginatin — giving up ur lgic and getting ____50____.
Eaves never ____51____ any ppular idea just because it was ppular. He claimed that a scientist has t be a cntrarian (叛逆者). It was because the truth isn’t necessarily the majrity ____52____.
After the curse, I tk great pleasure in ding scientific research. Eaves ____53____ me that scientific research is imprtant, exciting, and wrthwhile. I gave Mr. Eaves ____54____ fr his instructin and enlightenment. As Henry Adams nce wrte in his bk, “A teacher ____55____ frever; he can never tell where his influence ends.”
41. A. ddB. attractiveC. cmmnD. cmfrtable
42. A. scienceB. technlgyC. securityD. medicine
43. A. prfessinB. marketC. dataD. sciety
44. A. slelyB. relevantlyC. essentiallyD. lgically
45. A. stickB. takeC. giveD. put
46. A. intelligenceB. angerC. enthusiasmD. effrt
47. A. plannedB. wnderedC. questinedD. thught
48. A. cllectB. emplyC. predictD. dubt
49. A. makeB. tryC. supprtD. annunce
50. A. uniqueB. creativeC. independentD. cnscius
51. A. hunted frB. heard fC. lnged frD. tk in
52. A. trendB. prspectC. ptinD. methd
53. A. guaranteedB. cnvincedC. warnedD. persuaded
54. A. creditB. reliefC. cncernD. advice
55. A. determinesB. affectsC. devtesD. explres
【答案】41. B 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. C 51. D 52. C 53. B 54. A 55. B
【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者见到了遗传学家林登·伊夫斯，伊夫斯对科学的见解启发和教育了作者，对作者影响深远。
【41题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他没有迷人的外表。A. dd奇怪的；B. attractive吸引人的；C. cmmn共同的；D. cmfrtable舒服的。根据后文“Hwever, he impressed me with his great passin fr research wrk”中hwever表示转折，说明他没有迷人的外表，但是对研究工作的极大热情给作者留下深刻印象。故选B。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，他对研究工作的极大热情和对科学的独特看法给我留下了深刻的印象。A. science科学；B. technlgy科技；C. security安全；D. medicine药物。根据后文“Eaves taught me science”可知，这里指对科学的独特看法。故选A。
【43题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我们讨论了数据分析的一些复杂方面。A. prfessin职业；B. market市场；C. data数据；D. sciety社会。根据上文“I shwed up as a member f the genetic grup and met the geneticist, Lindn Eaves.(我作为基因小组的一员出现了，并见到了遗传学家林登·伊夫斯)”可知，作者从事基因科学的研究，所以此处指的是数据分析，其他选项不符合语境。故选C。
【44题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：埃夫斯举起双手，几乎是在喊：“有时候你无法从逻辑上证实最好的假设，那你就必须坚持到底！”A. slely单独地；B. relevantly有关地；C. essentially本质上；D. lgically逻辑地。根据上文“yu can’t cnfirm the best hypthesis”以及上文提到作者在基因组，所以是指从逻辑上证实最好的假设。故选D。
【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：埃夫斯举起双手，几乎是在喊：“有时候你无法从逻辑上证实最好的假设，那你就必须坚持到底！”A. stick卡住；B. take带走；C. give给予；D. put放置。根据后文“Eaves meant using intuitin and imaginatin”提到要使用直觉和想象，说明有时候你无法从逻辑上证实最好的假设，那你就必须坚持到底，此处为短语stick ut表示“坚持到底”。故选A。
【46题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他兴奋地说着——带着极大的热情和浓重的口音——我从来没有忘记他的话。A. intelligence聪明；B. anger愤怒；C. enthusiasm热情；D. effrt努力。根据上文“He said s excitedly”可知，他带着极大的热情和浓重的口音说着。故选C。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我原以为科学是一个合理、清晰的过程，但伊夫斯告诉我，科学是混乱的。A. planned计划；B. wndered想知道；C. questined质疑；D. thught认为。根据后文“science was a reasnable, clear prcess”可知，作者原以为科学是一个合理、清晰的过程，故选D。
【48题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：你可以收集一些事实，但很难理解它们的真正含义。A. cllect收集；B. emply采用；C. predict预测；D. dubt怀疑。根据后文“sme facts, but it was difficult t understand what they really meant”可知，这里指收集事实。故选A。
【49题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以埃夫斯告诉我们，一个理论接着一个理论，直到我们得到一个能最好地解释事实的模型。A. make制作；B. try尝试；C. supprt支持；D. annunce宣布。根据后文“ne thery after anther until we gt a mdel that culd explain the facts best”可知，要得到一个最好的模型需要一个理论接着一个理论去尝试。故选B。
【50题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：埃夫斯意思是使用直觉和想象——放弃我们的逻辑，变得独立。A. unique独特的；B. creative创造性的；C. independent独立的；D. cnscius意识到的。根据后文“any ppular idea just because it was ppular”可知，他不因为流行而接受任何流行的想法，说明要独立起来。故选C。
【51题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：埃夫斯从不因为流行而接受任何流行的想法。A. hunted fr寻找；B. heard f听说；C. lnged fr渴望；D. tk in接受，理解。根据后文“any ppular idea just because it was ppular”可知，这里指埃夫斯从不因为流行而接受任何流行的想法。故选D。
【52题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：而是因为真相不一定是大多数人的选择。A. trend趋势；B. prspect前景；C. ptin选择；D. methd方法。根据上文“He claimed that a scientist has t be a cntrarian.(他声称科学家必须是一个逆势而为的人)”可知，他声称科学家必须是一个逆势而为的人，因为真相不一定是大多数人的选择。故选C。
【53题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：埃夫斯让我相信，科学研究是重要的、令人兴奋的、有价值的。A. guaranteed保证；B. cnvinced说服；C. warned警告；D. persuaded说服。根据后文“scientific research is imprtant, exciting, and wrthwhile”可知，这里指他说服了作者科学研究是重要的、令人兴奋的、有价值的。故选B。
【54题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对伊夫斯先生的教诲和启蒙表示赞赏。A. credit赞赏，信用；B. relief安慰；C. cncern担心；D. advice建议。根据后文“his instructin and enlightenment”可知，伊夫斯先生启蒙和教诲了作者，作者赞赏对方。短语give sb. credit fr表示“给某人以赞扬或认可”。故选A。
【55题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：正如亨利·亚当斯在他的书中所写：“教师的影响永远；他永远不知道自己的影响力在哪里结束。”A. determines决定；B. affects影响；C. devtes献身；D. explres探索。根据后文“he can never tell where his influence ends”可知，老师永远不知道自己的影响力在哪里结束，即老师影响深远。故选B。
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。
A series f bks in Chinese and English cvering eight classic wrks f Peking Opera tells details abut the art frm in a straightfrward way.
Peking Opera, ___56___ its clurful cstumes and makeup, as well as the unique perfrmance cmbining singing, dialgue, acting and acrbatics (杂技), ___57___ (becme) a symbl f traditinal Chinese culture ver the years.
___58___ (list) as an Intangible Cultural Heritage f Humanity by UNESCO in 2010, the art frm has gained ppularity arund the wrld. Wrld-famus ___59___ (perfrmer) such as Mei Lanfang and Cheng Yanqiu have als taken Peking Opera abrad. It has gained ___60___ trend amng a few nn-Chinese, althugh few understand the stries tld n stage. T help freigners have a better ___61___ (cmprehend) f the art frm, Sun Ping, f Beijing Freign Studies University, and her team edited the new bks.
___62___ (difference) frm previus English translatins f bks that mstly cvered the scripts f Peking Opera plays, the new editin ___63___ (intrduce) all aspects f the art frm, including the scripts, actrs and actresses, perfrmance skills, musical instruments and cstumes.
Sctt Ian Rainen, frm the United States, ___64___ wrks at China Freign Languages Publishing Administratin, said the new bks were ____65____ (absrb). “Freigners ften d nt understand the plt in a Peking Opera play, but the bks shw the cultural and histrical backgrund, cstumes, artistic theries and s n,” he added.
【答案】56. with 57. has becme 58. Listed 59. perfrmers 60. a 61. cmprehensin 62. Different 63. intrduces 64. wh 65. absrbing
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一套以通俗易懂的方式介绍京剧艺术的中英双语书籍。
【56题详解】
考查介词。句意：京剧以其色彩斑斓的服饰和妆容，以及集唱、念、做、打于一体的独特表演形式，多年来已成为中国传统文化的象征。根据空后的名词短语可推知，此处表示“有着”色彩斑斓的服饰和妆容，应用介词with表示“具有，带有”。故填with。
【57题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：京剧以其色彩斑斓的服饰和妆容，以及集唱、念、做、打于一体的独特表演形式，多年来已成为中国传统文化的象征。空处作句子的谓语，根据“ver the years”可知，时态应用现在完成时，且主语Peking Opera为单数，助动词用has。故填has becme。
【58题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：2010年，京剧被联合国教科文组织列为人类非物质文化遗产，其影响力已遍及全球。句子主干成分完整，空处为非谓语，list“把……列入名单”和the art frm逻辑上是被动关系，因此用list的过去分词形式，作状语，且句首单词的首字母应大写。故填Listed。
【59题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：梅兰芳、程砚秋等世界著名表演艺术家也将京剧带到了国外。空处被Wrld-famus修饰，作主语，结合“such as Mei Lanfang and Cheng Yanqiu”可知，应用可数名词perfrmer“表演者”的复数形式。故填perfrmers。
【60题详解】
考查冠词。句意：尽管很少有人能理解舞台上讲述的故事，但京剧在一些非华裔人士中也逐渐流行起来。空处表示泛指，意为“一种潮流”，应用不定冠词，且trend的发音以辅音音素开头，应用a。故填a。
【61题详解】
考查名词。句意：为了帮助外国人更好地理解这一艺术形式，北京外国语大学的孙萍及其团队编辑了这套新书。空处作have的宾语，被better修饰，cmprehend的名词形式cmprehensin符合题意，意为“理解”。故填cmprehensin。
【62题详解】
考查形容词。句意：与以往大多只涵盖京剧剧本的英译本不同，这套新版书籍介绍了京剧艺术的各个方面，包括剧本、演员、表演技巧、乐器和服装。根据“frm”可知，此处用固定短语different frm表示“不同于……”，空处用形容词different作状语，句首单词首字母需大写。故填Different。
【63题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：与以往大多只涵盖京剧剧本的英译本不同，这套新版书籍介绍了京剧艺术的各个方面，包括剧本、演员、表演技巧、乐器和服装。空处作句子的谓语，此处在描述一般性的事实，时态应用一般现在时，且主语the new editin是单数，intrduce“介绍”应用第三人称单数形式。故填intrduces。
【64题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：来自美国的Sctt Ian Rainen在中国外文局工作，他表示这些新书引人入胜。空处引导非限制性定语从句，对先行词Sctt Ian Rainen作补充说明，先行词指人，在从句中作主语，应用关系代词wh作引导词。故填wh。
【65题详解】
考查形容词。句意：来自美国的Sctt Ian Rainen在中国外文局工作，他表示这些新书引人入胜。空处作表语，描述主语the new bks的性质，应用absrb的形容词形式absrbing，意为“引人入胜的”。故填absrbing。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
66. 假定你是高二（4）班学生李华，学校英语报正在招聘“文学栏目”编辑，请你给负责人写一封申请信。内容包括：
1. 你的优势；
2. 你对栏目的初步设想。
注意：
（1）写作词数应为80个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear editr,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
【参考范文】
Dear editr,
I’m Li Hua, frm Class 4, Grade 2. I am writing t express my interest in becming an editr fr the “Literature Clumn” f ur schl’s English newspaper.
Fr my persnal advantages, I have read extensively, which has enriched my knwledge and imprved my understanding f diverse literary styles. Furthermre, I have experience in writing and editing fr ur schl magazine.
Regarding my initial ideas fr the clumn, I prpse t feature a mix f classic and cntemprary literature, with articles explring themes, styles, and authrs frm arund the wrld.
Sincerely, I am lking frward t the pprtunity t cntribute t the psitin.
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的开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Sam entered a restaurant t eat. Then, smething utside caught his attentin. An ld man was sitting in a wheelchair, watching all the vehicles passing by. Fr sme reasn, this scene pulled at Sam’s heartstrings (心弦), and he went ut t the stranger.
“Hell, sir,” he began, “Are yu hungry?”
The man lked up and said, “Yes, I am. But I’m waiting fr my wife. She will be here sn.” “Oh, that’s great, sir,” Oliver answered and then he purchased smething fr the man at the restaurant. During his meal, he kept thinking abut the man utside. He felt smething was wrng. Was his wife really cming t pick him up? Sam had n idea, s he asked arund.
One waitress answered his questins. “His name is Mr. Perkins and he has been waiting fr his wife at that crner fr a week. Back then, I saw a wman helping him get ut f her car nt the wheelchair. I thught they were cming t eat here. But she never came back. Accrding t Mr. Perkins, his wife had smething t d and was cming back sn,” she said.
These wrds shcked Sam cmpletely. “Hw culd anyne d like that? And why has n ne helped that man?” he asked.
“We tried t help him. All the restaurants n this blck bught him fd, and we even called nursing hmes. But if we did that, he wuld be angry. It was bad fr his health. S nw the caretaker at the public nursing hme brings him here in the mrning and takes him back at night,” the waitress said.
Sam thught he must d smething. He tk a picture f him with his phne, just in case.
注意：
(1)续写词数应为150个左右;
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
That night, Sam turned n his laptp.
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Sam went t the street where the ld man was.
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【参考范文】
That night, Sam turned n his laptp. He psted the picture f the ld man n scial media, alng with a detailed descriptin f the situatin. He wrte abut hw the man had been waiting fr his wife fr a week, and hw n ne seemed t knw her whereabuts. Sam hped that by sharing this stry, smene might see it and recgnize the wman in the picture, r at least prvide sme infrmatin abut her. He knew that his small actin might nt change much, but he believed that every little bit cunted in making the wrld a better place.
The next mrning, Sam went t the street where the ld man was. With a heavy heart, he apprached Mr. Perkins and shwed him the pst he had made. Mr. Perkins lked at the screen, his eyes widening with surprise. He didn’t say much, but the gratitude in his eyes spke vlumes. Later that day, Sam received a call frm a nursing hme. They had seen the pst and recgnized Mr. Perkins’s wife. She had been admitted t their facility due t a sudden illness and had frgtten t infrm her husband. They prmised t take care f bth f them and ensure that such a situatin wuldn’t happen again.