山东省日照市2026届高三上学期11月期中校际联合考试 英语试卷（含答案)

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本试卷共四部分，共 12 页。满分 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。
注意事项
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
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卡上。
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，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 wman mean?
A. They shuld talk with their neighbr.
B. The man shuldn't dwnlad cmputer games.
C. The neighbrhd may have a netwrk prblem.
2.What is the man ding?
A. Watching a travel shw. B. Travelling in Germany. C. Talking with a lcal peple.
3.Hw many chairs will there be in each rw?
A. Fur. B. Eight. C. Fifteen.
4.What was the man's plan fr the weekend?
A. Checking his eyesight. B. Ging hiking. C. Taking phts.
5.Why is the wman upset?
A. She can't get any sap. B. She can't dry her hands. C. She can't find warm water.
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，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题
6.What happened t Rachel?
A. She gt prmted.
B. She lst a calendar.
C. She mved t a new ffice.
7.What will the man buy fr Rachel?
A. A mbile phne.
B. A desk calendar.
C. A pht frame.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题
8.Where des the cnversatin mst prbably take place?
A. In a bank.
B. In an ffice.
C. In a theater.
9.When did the wman lead a similar prject?
A. Last mnth.
B. Six mnths ag.
C. Twelve mnths ag.
10.What will the wman d n Friday?
A. Start a new prject.
B. Tell the team abut a bnus.
C. Hld a team building activity.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题
11.What is the wman impressed by?
A. Ben's selflessness.
B. Ben's time management.
C. Ben's strength.
12.What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Friends.
B. Clleagues.
C. Brther and sister
13.What was Ben's riginal plan fr the evening?
A. Finishing his science prject.
B. Organizing a hliday trip.
C. Meeting his brther.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题
14.What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Observing the plants.
B. Watching the huse.
C. Keeping pets.
15.What is Gergie?
A. A fish.
B. A cat.
C. A dg.
16.What is the man like?
A. Cnfident.
B. Carefree.
C. Cnsiderate.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题
17.What was the speaker's riginal field f study?
A. Art Teaching.
B. Cmmunicatin Design.
C. Museum Administratin.
18.What was a sad experience fr the speaker?
A. She culdn't get a suitable jb in the museum field.
B. Creative museum prjects were hard t find.
C. The museum she designed never pened.
19.Why did the speaker change her career?
A. She wanted a well-paid jb.
B. She realized she lved teaching.
C. She gt tired f the museum industry.
20.Hw des the speaker feel abut her career change?
A. She is cnfident abut her decisin.
B. She feels excited abut the challenge.
C. She is srry t leave the museum industry.
听力答案：1-10 CABBA ACBCB 11-20 AACBC CBCBA
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
Sme f this year’s clest fall festivals in the US are dd Here are the mst delightfully ppular nes in the US.
Trailing f the Sheep Festival
This year is the 29th annual Trailing f the Sheep Festival, which runs frm Octber 8-12, 2025. The festival actually invlves running after sheep thrugh the twn, which ccurs each year with the seasn change. It’s a direct callback t the area’s herding culture. Guests will have the chance t watch sheep-dg shws, shp arund fr wlen crafts, taste delicius treats and lamb-centric meals, and learn abut the histry and traditins f the twn’s shepherding culture.
Sea Witch
Frm Octber 24-26, the Rehbth Beach area cmes alive with ne f the cuntry’s liveliest autumn festivals and Hallween parades. The festivities are pretty familiar, frm cstume cntests t fair games, but there’s ne star f the shw that yu wn’t find elsewhere: the Sea Witch. Accrding t lcal legend, treasure hunters flcked n a wreck (残骸) back in 1798. Sme returned with stries f seeing a hrrible weather witch, which tried t drwn them during the hunt. In 2025, the Sea Witch is nthing mre than a masct (吉祥物) fr the festivities. There’s even a Sea Witch hunt!
Greenville
Greenville is nt reinventing the wheel when it cmes t ppular fall festivals in the US but they have ne thing that thers dn’t. That’s a wide and diverse range f chefs, menus, and restaurants. It’s nt t surprising that the city wuld shwcase the state’s tp culinary (烹饪) talents. Frm Octber 10-12, visitrs can sample eats frm 60 restaurants that are selling ver 300 menu items. There are als ver 50 beer and wine sellers, alng with seven stages that will hst ver 80 musical perfrmances.
1. What is the main purpse f the Trailing f the Sheep Festival?
A. T bst wlen craft sales.
B. T present lamb cking traditins.
C. T keep the lcal herding culture alive.
D. T prmte sheep farming in the twn.
2. What can peple d in the 2025 Sea Witch?
A. Explre a wreck back.B. Hunt fr mascts.
C. Design a magical cstume.D. Tell stries f a Sea Witch.
3. What makes Greenville different frm the first tw fall festivals?
A. It is held earlier than ther fall festivals.
B. It ffers the mst kinds f beer and wine.
C. It fcuses n shwing excellent cking skills.
D. It hlds fantastic and clrful cstume cntests.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C
B
By the time the nine-year-ld Nicla Lathey had cmpleted the trip t Lndn fr a dyslexia (阅读障碍) assessment, she had a pretty gd idea that her brain wrked slightly differently t her schl friends.
When she went nt secndary schl, she started t struggle mre academically and her family wrried she was getting in with the wrng crwd, s a great aunt ffered t pay the fees t send her t the private Haberdashers’ Mnmuth Schl in Wales. Lathey went all ut and defied expectatins t d well enugh in her GCSEs t win a place at sixth-frm cllege. “Everyne was mre than shcked and they started t see me thrugh a different lens.”
She mved t Lndn t study speech sciences at University Cllege Lndn, where she was cnsidered a “disabled student” due t her dyslexia. After graduating, she initially mved back t Wales and gt a jb wrking fr the lcal Natinal Health Service fr three years befre realizing that t spread her wings, she wuld have t mve back t the capital. The next jb, at the Ryal Free hspital in nrthwest Lndn, was where she met her husband Rhdri and they mved tgether t Oxfrd, where they started the Owl Centre. It nw specializes in autism and ADHD diagnses (诊断) and speech and language treatment.
At first their practice taught English t freign students, but when that failed t pay the bills, Lathey started ffering private speech treatment sessins. Her father-in-law invested £5,000, which was enugh t create a website, put in a phne line and pay fr sme basic resurces fr the children’s assessments. The cmpany grew quickly, and in 2015, they had pened further Owl Centers in Hertfrdshire, Manchester and Cardiff. Tday, the cmpany perates tw physical sites in Cheltenham and Oxfrd. Hwever, the large majrity f assessments are dne nline.
“It’s true there’s been a huge increase in the rate f diagnsis acrss the cuntry, particularly amng adults,” Lathey said. But she added: “That is because the signs have been missed in childhd, nt necessarily because everyne is fllwing the wellbeing trend. We have very strict diagnstic criteria.”
4. What des “defied” prbably mean in paragraph 2?
A. Stress ver.B. Manage dwn.C. Set up.D. G beynd.
5. What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A. Lathey’s challenges in landing a suitable jb.
B. The rad t the fundatin f The Owl Centre.
C. The key t the diagnsis f autism and ADHD.
D. Lathey’s educatinal jurney and wrking style.
6. What d we knw abut The Owl Centre?
A. It ffers assessment fr autism and ADHD.
B. It is an nline assessment platfrm fr dyslexia.
C. It specializes in teaching English t freign students.
D. It regained ppularity with the help f Lathey’s father-in-law.
7. What can we infer frm Lathey’s wrds in the last paragraph?
A. Peple are seeking diagnses fr trendy reasns.
B. The number f adults’ diagnses has increased sharply.
C. Mre and mre adults fcus n their mental wellbeing.
D. High-level diagnstic standards lead t early assessments.
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. A 7. B
C
Peple say hnesty is the best plicy, but we all smetimes bend the truth. The average persn lies twice in the first ten minutes f meeting smene new and up t 50 percent f the time when speaking t their mther. A study shwed that 99 percent f peple lie, and even the few wh claimed nt t are prbably als lying. What if, just fr a day, yu were incapable f telling a lie, n matter hw small?
Accrding t anthrplgists, there is a tribe that lives in the muntains f Central America wh are unable t lie ever. The Tarahumara peple, famed fr their lng-distance running, avided the influence f utsiders fr thusands f years. In ding s, they als maintained a strict mral principle based n utmst hnesty.
The Tarahumara still place this value system abve all else. Sme psychlgists believe that ver time, their emphasis n truth-telling caused changes in brains’ chemical makeup. They may have less gray matter in the prefrntal crtex, the part f the brain respnsible fr creating lies. What started as a mral duty t tell the truth may have becme a physilgical feature f the members f this unique tribe.
S des this mean that it’s pssible fr all humans t evlve ut f lying? Well, maybe, but it desn’t sund very likely, des it? Accrding t sme surces, lying was first used by humans t prmte cperatin and t create bnds between individuals. That’s why ne f the mst cmmn types f lies is a white lie. Often white lies are tld t prtect smene frm hearing smething that will hurt their feelings.
When language develped, lying quickly became easier and mre cmmn. Can yu imagine hw difficult it wuld be t lie withut using any wrds? Language makes it pssible fr humans as yung as tw t lie.
Instead f evlving ut f lying, exactly the ppsite is happening. As we evlve, we lie mre. But there’s gd news! Individually, we tell fewer lies as we age. We may nt evlve ut f lying as a species, but as individuals ver the curse f a single lifetime, there is still hpe.
8. What des the first paragraph cnvey?
A. Lying is cmmn.B. Humans are brn liars.
C. Hnesty is valuable.D. Lying is culture-based.
9. Hw has the Tarahumara’s value system influenced them accrding t psychlgists?
A. It has increased their cnfidence.
B. It has strengthened their memry.
C. It has imprved their language skills.
D. It has changed their brain chemistry.
10. Why did humans tell lies riginally?
A. Fr self-prtectin.
B. Fr aviding hurting thers.
C. Fr scial cnnectin.
D. Fr taking advantage f thers.
11. Which f the fllwing may the authr agree with?
A. Peple tend t be mre hnest as they grw ld.
B. Hnesty shuld be placed abve everything else.
C. Bilgical evlutin will stp peple frm telling lies.
D. Technlgical prgress will make lying mre difficult.
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. C 11. A
D
Generative AI is changing hw we wrk. Tls like DeepSeek and ChatGPT help peple write everything frm emails t blg psts 40% faster than they used t, accrding t a 2023 MIT study. The new technlgies are transfrming technical jbs in particular. A study determined that gen AI cding tls can cut prgramming time by 56%, fr instance.
Hw shuld wrkers use such time windfalls? Generally, the ppular view is that peple will use AI-generated time savings t enhance their persnal lives, develp innvatins, r increase prductivity. Hwever, tw surveys f 302 AI users and 57 managers frm arund the wrld, cnducted by the University f Lausanne, Switzerland, in early 2024, challenge that thinking. The surveys asked questins like: D yu save time using gen AI? D yu feel yu have mre time fr ther things? D yu rearrange time fr persnal r wrk-related tasks? Hw frequently d yu waste the time yu saved?
The researchers fund that gen AI saved the managers abut 2 hurs and 46 minutes a week n average. Eighty-tw percent f them said that the technlgy helped them d their jbs faster. But many in that grup failed t fully capitalize n their freed-up time: 38% f them admitted t wasting mre than half f it. Similarly, 84% f peple in the gen AI user grup admitted t wasting at least a quarter f it. Few f them said they used it t cnnect with thers, enjy their families, learn new skills, r imprve their physical and emtinal health.
“Rearranging time savings requires peple t track when they’re saving time,” says Isabelle Engeler, an assciate prfessr at the University f Lausanne. Only nce they have a gd idea f hw much they’ve gained can they decide hw t benefit frm it, she argues. “Unfrtunately,” she ntes, “many peple dn’t immediately ntice it.”
T ptimize (优化) AI-related time savings, Engeler suggests, managers can help emplyees imprve wrk-life balance. Hwever, any time rearrangement requires a deliberate, intentinal, and nging apprach.
12. Which wrd best describes generative AI in paragraph 1?
A. Innvative.B. Time-saving.C. Ineffective.D. Cst-saving.
13. What d the tw surveys say abut AI-saved time?
A. It was nt fully used fr meaningful activities.
B. It was primarily used fr persnal develpment.
C. It was effectively emplyed t enhance relatinship.
D. It was mainly arranged fr imprving physical health.
14. What can we knw frm Isabelle Engeler’s wrds?
A. Peple shuld use AI t save mre time.
B. Peple shuld fcus n their wrk-life balance.
C. Peple need t make gd use f their wrk time.
D. Peple need t mnitr and redirect AI-saved time.
15 What is a suitable title fr the text?
A. The AI Efficiency Prblem
B. The Hidden Waste in AI Time Savings
C. The Prductivity Paradx f Generative AI
D. The Appraches t Managing AI-related Time
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. D 15. B
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。
It is yur first day at the new schl. Maybe yur mind ges blank, and yur stmach feels full f butterflies. Yu keep checking the clck and yur thrat suddenly ges dry. ____16____ They’re nt signs f weakness, but yur bdy’s way f preparing yu fr a new envirnment and scial challenges.
In unfamiliar situatins, ur bdy ges thrugh several changes t help us adapt. Increased alertness and sensitivity allw us t prcess new infrmatin faster. ____17____ By becming mre bservant, we ntice imprtant details arund us. Our bdy releases special chemicals t imprve cncentratin and memry.
These reactins are part f what’s called the alertness respnse, the bdy’s way f dealing with new r unknwn envirnments. They’re autmatically activated by ur nervus system, which helps us face uncertainty. This system sharpens ur senses, enhances learning readiness, and helps us make quick decisins. ____18____
This natural adaptatin system helped ur ancestrs recgnize new territries and ptential pprtunities. Nwadays, we encunter very different situatins frm thse ur ancestrs faced. ____19____ It activates when we meet new peple, jin a new club, r try a different learning methd, helping us adjust t changes in ur lives.
____20____ When the new situatin becmes familiar, ur brain typically signals ur bdy t relax thrugh anther part f ur nervus system. Our breathing deepens and slws dwn, muscle tensin decreases, and cmfrtable feelings gradually return. Then we feel mre at ease and cnfident. This shift back t a "calming mde" is just as crucial as the initial alertness, allwing fr recvery and lng-term adaptatin.
The "alert mde" and the "calming mde" wrk tgether t help us navigate thrugh varius life experiences smthly.
A. Therefre, it plays a vital rle in ur life.
B. Mrever, all f these feelings are quite natural.
C. Hwever, this "alert mde" desn’t stay n frever.
D. Our senses becme sharper t take in mre infrmatin.
E. Each change serves an imprtant purpse fr adaptatin.
F. Yet this alertness system remains active and essential in ur daily lives.
G. These physical signals might make yu nervus, but they’re temprary.
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. A 19. F 20. C
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。
What d Prtugal’s mnster waves, Arctic-circle cldness, and Indnesia’s trpical swells have in cmmn? They’ve all been vercme by a ____21____ wh rides with ne leg and zer limits.
“Pegleg” Bennett was brn with a birth defect that led t the ____22____ f his left ft when he was a baby. Despite this, he never let it stp him frm ____23____ his passin: surfing. Bennett, nw 55 years ld, has traveled the ____24____, surfing in famus places like Hawaii, Indnesia, and Prtugal. He even ____25____ his cuntry in a para surfing champinship and helped a device research center t ____26____ better prsthetic (假体的) legs fr surfers.
Bennett’s ____27____ fr water began early, thanks t his father, a swimmer. Grwing up, he ____28____ t surf with a special prsthetic leg, which helped him becme a(n) ____29____ surfer. As a result, he ____30____ the limits f what he culd d n the waves. In 2015, the first Adaptive Surfing Wrld Champinships were held, ____31____ a turning pint fr para surfing. Since then, the sprt has grwn ____32____, and Bennett has been a key figure, caching peple with varius ____33____. He believes that n matter the challenge, anyne can surf if they have the right supprt.
Althugh para surfing didn’t make it t the 2028 Paralympics, there is hpe that it will be ____34____ in 2032. Bennett’s stry shws that with determinatin and the right attitude, n ____35____ is t big t vercme.
21. A. sailrB. captainC. swimmerD. surfer
22. A. painB. lssC. damageD. failure
23. A. cnsumingB. decreasingC. fllwingD. discvering
24. A. wrldB. cuntryC. seaD. island
25. A. mentinedB. representedC. praisedD. recmmended
26. A. cllectB. returnC. sellD. develp
27. A. lveB. respectC. demandD. desire
28. A. startedB. prmisedC. learnedD. remembered
29. A. prudB. expertC. energeticD. devted
30. A. pushedB. setC. testedD. recgnized
31. A. breakingB. predictingC. avidingD. marking
32. A. naturallyB. frequentlyC. speedilyD. ccasinally
33. A. hbbiesB. disabilitiesC. ambitinsD. diseases
34. A. includedB. submittedC. replacedD. spnsred
35. A. differenceB. fearC. injuryD. barrier
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. D
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。
Chinese dugh figurines, r Miansu, are a unique frm f flk art that transfrms simple flur and water int vibrant, three-dimensinal sculptures. Rted in ver a thusand years f histry, their rigins are ften linked t legends ____36____ eatable figures were used in ceremnies. This humble beginning evlved int a delicate craft, ____37____ (celebrate) fr its cmplicated detail and expressive charm.
Using just dyed dugh and simple tls like knives and scissrs, skilled artisans knead, pinch, and carve the material int ____38____ (astnishing) lifelike frms. The diversity f figures is vast, ranging frm belved mythical figures ____39____ adrable animals and vivid characters frm Chinese pera and flklre. Each piece is a pcket-sized universe, bursting with clr and narrative.
Mre than just decrative bjects, these figurines ____40____ (rt) in Chinese culture. Histrically, children cherished them as tys, while during festive times like the Spring Festival, they served as symbls f gd frtune and ____41____ (blessing) fr the year ahead.
Tday, thugh ____42____ (face) mdern challenges, dugh figurine art is recgnized as 63 ____43____ intangible cultural heritage. Artisans cntinue t preserve this delicate traditin, ensuring that this magical integratin f cking skill and artistic ____44____ (interpret), where cmmn ingredients are elevated int petic expressins f daily life and ancient dreams, _____45_____ (cntinue) t inspire future generatins.
【答案】36. where
37. celebrated
38. astnishingly
39. t 40. are rted
41. blessing
42. facing 43. an
44. interpretatin
45. will cntinue
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
46. 假定你是李华，你校外教Mr. Smith想了解学生对野外植物标本（specimen）采集活动的反馈。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
(1) 你的感受；
(2) 建议与期待。
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 Mr. Smith,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
【答案】
Dear Mr. Smith,
I’m glad t share my feedback n the wild plant specimen cllectin activity. It was really rewarding. I gt clse t nature and learned a lt abut different plants, feeling a strng cnnectin with the envirnment.
I have tw small suggestins. First, culd we have a guide t intrduce mre details abut rare plants next time? It wuld help us tell apart similar-lking species mre easily. Secnd, it wuld be better if we can have a small exhibitin t shw ur specimens.
I’m lking frward t mre such meaningful activities.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分 25 分）
47. 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。
Liam and Alex had been clse friends since childhd, but recently their interests had begun t differ. Liam became increasingly fcused n acquiring the latest electrnic devices and fashinable clthing, cnvinced that his next purchase wuld bring him lasting satisfactin.
One sunny afternn, Liam prudly shwed Alex his new high-end smartphne. “Lk at this! Isn’t it fantastic? This will finally make me happy,” Liam exclaimed, his eyes shining with brief excitement.
Alex tk the phne, examined it fr a mment, then returned it with a gentle smile. “It’s nice, Liam. But let me shw yu what really brings me jy.”
He led Liam t a small, hidden cmmunity garden behind their schl. The air carried the sweet smell f blming flwers, and bees buzzed peacefully amng them. “My grandmther and I planted these sunflwers,” Alex said, pinting tward the bright yellw flwers. “We water them tgether every mrning. It’s ur special rutine.”
Liam nticed hw his friend’s face shwed genuine happiness. “But it’s just... gardening,” he said, smewhat cnfused. “Liam,” Alex explained gently, “true happiness grws frm inside us and frm ur cnnectins with peple we care abut, nt frm things we wn. Lk arund us. Our hearts find jy in the simplest things — the time I spend with my grandmther, these sunflwers we grew frm tiny seeds, the bees visiting ur garden. These simple pleasures dn’t require expensive pssessins t make us happy. And neither d we.”
Liam gazed at the sunflwers, their faces turned tward the sunlight, and then at Alex’s grandmther wh was gently trimming (修剪) nearby rse bushes. Her wrinkled face wre a peaceful smile as she wrked. “Yu knw,” Liam began slwly, “I’ve been saving fr the new gaming machine fr mnths. But last week, when I finally bught it, the excitement lasted barely an hur.”
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Alex picked up a packet f seeds and handed it t Liam.
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After that, smething changed within Liam.
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Alex picked up a packet f seeds and handed it t Liam. “Why nt plant them with smene yu care abut? Yu’ll see the magic f grwth,” Alex said sftly. Liam tk the seeds, his eyes brightening. That weekend, he invited his little sister t plant the seeds in their backyard. They watered them every day, and Liam watched carefully fr any signs f spruting. When the first green sht appeared, he felt a jy he had never experienced frm any electrnic device.
After that, smething changed within Liam. He n lnger spent all his mney n the latest gadgets. Instead, he started t spend mre time with his family and friends. He helped his grandmther water her flwers and went hiking with his friends n weekends. He realized that the true happiness Alex talked abut wasn’t in expensive things, but in the small, warm mments shared with lved nes. And thse mments, he knew, wuld last frever.