江苏省南京市重点高中2024-2025学年高二下学期期末考试 英语（含解析）

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2025.06
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。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 majr did the man chse at last?
A. Medicine. B. Law. C. Ecnmics.
2. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. At a restaurant. B. At a htel. C. At a supermarket.
3. Hw lng will the language curse last?
A. Abut half a year. B. Abut ne year. C. Abut ne and a half years.
4. Which part f the center pened recently?
A. The cinema. B. The Art Gallery. C. The cncert area.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. The life f the students. B. The change f the schl. C. The lcatin f the canteen.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. What des the wman intend t get fr her mther?
A. Sme cffee. B. Sme jewelry. C. Sme flwers.
7. What is Fan's?
A. A bakery. B. A ty shp. C. A department stre.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8. What mvies des the wman refuse t watch?
A. Cmedies. B. Actin mvies. C. Science fictins.
9. What mvie will the speakers prbably g fr?
A. The Mystery f Satellite. B. Lve in the Cuntry. C. Our Planet.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
10. Wh made the wman interested in musical instruments?
A. Her parents. B. Her sister. C. Her teacher.
11 What was the prblem with the wman's private lessns?
A. The tutr lived far. B. The lessns were dull. C. Her mther ppsed it.
12. Why did the wman give up the vilin halfway?
A. She was tired f practicing.
B. She was buried in schlwrk.
C. She culdn't spare the time.
13. Why did the wman g back t playing the vilin?
A. T please her parents. B. T use it in scial life. C. T pursue her interest.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
14. Hw many rms did the first prject have?
A. 49. B. 59. C. 66.
15. Why des the man like the Farmer's Daughter Htel?
A. It cvers a big blck. B. It is near his hme. C. It has many stries.
16. What d we knw abut the htel Shrt Stries?
A. Writers lve it. B. It has fur streys. C. It features a large pl.
17 What is the wman trying t d?
A. Find a htel. B. Cnduct an interview. C. Buy a prperty.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. When will the listeners g t Birmingham?
A. In March. B. In April. C. In June.
19. Hw will they g t Birmingham?
A. By plane. B. By train. C. By cach.
20. What will the speaker d next?
A. Intrduce anther trip. B. Hand ut the schedule. C. Answer sme questins.
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
Sea stries are smething that fascinates everything right frm childhd. Sea is mysterius fr all f us and stries related t it are sure t get everyne keen and interested. Sea stries are a perfect mix f mystery, adventure, thrill, awe and excitement. S, here we present ur pick f the best fur sea stries f all times in English literature.
Mby Dick by Herman Melville
This bk is nt t be missed by all wh lve sea stries. This is the mst famus bk abut whaling that ever was. Melville gt inspired t write this bk when he was shipping abard a Yankee (北方佬) whaler. The three-part climax is the mst lved part f the bk.
Kn-Tiki by Thr Heyerdahl
In this bk, the missin f Heyerdahl is t prve that Suth American Indians have the ptin f migrating t Plynesia. He and his crew stand n a light raft and take ne f the greatest real-life sea epics f all times.
Treasure Island by Rbert Luis Stevensn
This is the grand wrk f all sea stries. Written in 1883, this adventure nvel narrates a tale f “pirates and buried gld”. It is ne f the mst ppular sea nvels f all times and its influence n ppular perceptin f pirates with eye patches and ne-leg sailrs with parrts n their shulders is dminating the wrld literature and mvies even tday.
Sailing Alne Arund the Wrld by Jshua Slcum
Slcum is a Canadian wh is prbably the last f the great American sailr. His fame lies in the fact that he sailed his vessel, the Spray, in an unassisted sailbat. This bk is definitely amng the best f the real-life sea adventures.
1. What d the wrks by Heyerdahl and Slcum have in cmmn?
A. They have three-part climaxes.
B. They fcus n sailing and whaling.
C. Their authrs are Canadian sailrs.
D. They are based n the authrs’ real experiences.
2. If a reader wants t read stries abut pirates, which bk can he r she chse?
A. Mby Dick.B. Kn-Tiki.
C. Treasure Island.D. Sailing Alne Arund the Wrld.
3. Where is this passage prbably taken frm?
A. A bk guide.B. An academic reprt.
C. A cnference ntice.D. A fashin magazine.
B
Taelr Reynlds, a student at New Castle Elementary Schl, was brn with a rare syndrme, a cnditin that resulted in limb differences in bth f her hands. At just six years ld, she has already undergne eight surgeries.
Despite the challenges she faces daily, her mther, Traci Reynlds, says she’s incredibly strng. “She’s a trper,” Traci shared. “The last surgery that she had in August was an actual finger mvement, s that nw she has difficulty grasping her right hand. She is a twin als. S I think it’s hard fr her seeing that her sister can d things that is either impssible fr her r mre challenging fr her.”
Taelr desn’t currently use prsthetics (假肢) and ften struggles with everyday tasks, but she has a strng supprt system — including schl cunselr Kimberly Lgsdn. “It’s really heartbreaking t see that she desn’t have the same pprtunities that ther kids have,” Lgsdn said.
Mtivated by Taelr’s resilience (复原力), Lgsdn tk actin. During a campus tur f Old Dminin University (ODU) with her sn, she nticed a prsthetic device in a lab and had an idea. She apprached the university’s engineering students, hping that they culd create a custm device fr Taelr as part f their year-end prject. The students agreed — and even cnnected her with an rganizatin fcused n supprting children with special needs.
Nw, the team f ODU engineering students is wrking t design a persnalized prsthetic slutin. After taking measurements, they’ re building prttypes (原型) that culd significantly imprve Taelr’s quality f life. Their gal is t finish the prject by the end f summer.
“S she has ne pinter finger n that hand,” Traci explained. “Right nw, they’re ging t add additinal fingers, s that she’s able t grasp things, silverware, things like that. Right nw using the restrm is ne f her biggest bstacles. They’re ging t actually make a tileting tl s that she can d it n her wn.”
4. Why did Traci regard Taelr as a trper?
A. Taelr was tugh after surgeries.B. Traci was sympathetic t Taelr.
C. Taelr struggled with everyday tasks.D. Taelr gt alng badly with her sister.
5. What did Lgsdn d fr Taelr?
A. She wrked in a lab t help Taelr.B. She cperated with Taelr’s mum.
C. She designed a prsthetic fr Taelr.D. She turned t ODU’s students fr help.
6. Hw des the engineering team help?
A. By making digital mdels.B. By cnducting mre prjects.
C. By imprving medical facilities.D. By develping a tailred prduct.
7. What des the text mainly tell us?
A. Disability limits peple’s creativity.B. Warm cncern shines thrugh innvatin.
C. Ambitin fuels the desires f the disabled.D. Technlgy remves barriers amng peple.
C
The last time my husband and I went ut fr an elegant restaurant dinner, the server came t ur table and began t recite a lng list f specials, with detailed descriptins f hw the dishes were made and where the ingredients had been surced. Her recitatin went n and n, and as she spke, I became almst mre interested in hw she culd remember all thse descriptins than I was in thinking abut the fd. Meanwhile, I culdn’t remember where I’d put my keys befre we left fr the restaurant.
The gd news is that nt remembering where yu put yur keys is generally nt a sign f dementia (老年痴呆). And n the cntrary, being able t remember a lng list f restaurant specials isn’t necessarily a sign f extrardinary mental ability, either. Memry is far mre cmplicated than the dining ut experience culd ever shw. While mst f us are terrified abut develping dementia, fewer than 10% f adults aged 65 and lder will wind up with dementia such as Alzheimer’s (阿尔茨海默症).
“Sme memry lss is nrmal as peple age.” says Jel Salinas, a behaviral neurlgist. “It’s nt the kind f decline that interferes with the ability t live yur life.” And, he adds, “There are areas that actually imprve with age. Vcabulary is ne.”
Jessica Zwerling, a directr f the Center f Excellence fr Alzheimer’s Disease, cmpares the effect f aging n memry t kind f like getting traffic n the brain. “It may take lnger t find a wrd; it may cme t yu later. The speed f prcessing can g dwn, but yur hippcampus, the part f the brain mst assciated with memry, shuld be functining.” And the memries themselves are stred in varius sectins f the cerebral crtex, the uter layer f the brain. “Memry is all these different brain netwrks wrking in cncert with each ther,” says Dr. Salinas.
8. Why des the authr mentin the dining ut experience in the first paragraph?
A. T clarify the distinct differences.B. T intrduce her awkward situatin.
C. T teach readers hw t recite menus.D. T highlight the cmplexity f memry.
9. What des the underlined phrase “interferes with” in Paragraph 3 refer t?
A. Prmte.B. Limit.C. Mix.D. Acquire.
10. What can we knw abut aged peple with memry lss accrding t the text?
A. They act like an Alzheimer’s patient.
B. They can’t live a nrmal life independently.
C. They are sure t suffer dementia sme day.
D They may recall sme frgtten wrds after a while.
11. What is the last paragraph mainly abut?
A. The mechanism f memry lss in brain.B. The brain parts in charge f memrizing.
C. The prcedures f memry experiments.D. The result f lsing memry in brain.
D
Alngside the crisps in the snack aisle, supermarkets are nw stacking shelves with rasted chickpeas, cheese bites, and beef jerky. An array f high-prtein alternatives is appearing alngside lw-fat and lw-sugar fds. Dairy sectins are packed with hard-t-prnunce fare such as skyr and kefir. High-prtein diets have becme mainstream.
On scial media, fd and fitness influencers recmmend prtein. Celebrities have made it trendy t lk strng, rather than skinny. A trend is clse t an bsessin. Ggle searches fr “high-prtein diet” reached their highest pint ever in January. Sme 64% f Americans want t increase the amunt f prtein they eat. In Britain, Ocad, an nline supermarket, figures ver 40% f cnsumers have increased their prtein intake ver the past year. S what explains the cnstant appetite?
Gym enthusiasts have been wlfing dwn prtein fr decades. Mre recently the less strng have als realised that prtein can help them build muscle while feeling fuller fr lnger. Juergen Esser at Danne, a French dairy giant, says hunger fr prtein first tk ff amng yungsters wh want t lk muscular. It sn spread t lder peple eager t stay strng and healthy. The pandemic gt peple wrrying abut their health and increased demand.
High-prtein prducts are helping firms expand. Revenues at Danne increased by 4.3% in 2024, driven by high-prtein yghurts and drinks. The questin is whether the trend has gne t far. The Wrld Health Organisatin recmmends 0.83 grams a day per kilgram f bdy weight. By that measure, the average American r Britn cnsumes t much.
Fr fd firms already, struggling t meet multiple requirements, it is yet anther challenge. Cnsumers d nt nly want mre prtein and less/ultra-prcessing, but als mre plant-based fd and anything gd fr the gut (肠道). The Curatrs, a British snackmaker, has a balancing act t perfrm. When the firm began making sya and lentil chips, it settled n ten grams f prtein per bag. Recipes with mre were nt as tasty. And as fd crazes cme and g, a pleasant flavur may be the mst enduring requirement f all.
12. What can we learn abut high-prtein diets?
A. High-prtein fds n supermarket shelves are always lw in fat and sugar.
B. Their ppularity was largely driven by scial media and celebrity influence.
C. The majrity f Ggle users are bsessed with adpting high-prtein diets.
D. The cnsumptin f high-prtein diets in America is higher than that in Britain.
13. Hw des the authr develp the idea in Paragraph 3?
A. By presenting a series f statistical data.
B. By tracing the spread f the trend ver time.
C. By analyzing the benefits thrugh expert pinins.
D. By cmparing the attitudes acrss different grups.
14. What is the main challenge fd cmpanies face in the high-prtein market?
A. Ensuring that high-prtein prducts satisfy nutritinal guidelines.
B. Reducing the csts f prtein-rich prducts t remain cmpetitive.
C. Balancing the dietary preferences and health cncerns f cnsumers.
D. Cnvincing cnsumers that high-prtein diets are universally healthy.
15. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Fueling the Future: The Science Behind the Prtein Obsessin
B. Prtein Revlutin: Whether Mdern Diets Have Gne T Far
C. The Rise f Prtein: Hw Demand Reshaped Cnsumer Behavir
D. frm Gym t Shelves: A Grwing Appetite fr High-Prtein Diets
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。
Want t write better? There’s a new bk that says simple writing is best
D yu check yur text messages befre sending? ____16____ If nt, yu might prefer getting things dne fast, even if they’re nt perfect.
This bk argues that it’s imprtant t write carefully, even fr quick messages. Tdd Rgers and Jessica Lasky Fink, frm Harvard, wrte “Writing Fr Busy Readers”. It’s smartly named because everyne’s busy tday. Peple get lts f messages every day, frm emails t texts. ____17____ Deciding what t read, skim, r ignre happens many times a day fr almst everyne.
The authrs share gd writing tips, like cutting unnecessary wrds and using simple wrds everyne knws. They say it’s imprtant t keep sentences simple. They tested the idea that less is mre. Fr example, they sent an email t thusands f schl-bard members asking them t take a survey. They made the email shrter, frm 127 t 49 wrds, and gt duble the respnses (frm 2.7% t 4.8%). ____18____
The same is true fr text messages. In anther test, they sent a shrt message asking parents t take a survey. It gt mre respnses than a lnger, mre sympathetic ne. Smetimes, being shrt and clear wrks better than being kind but ignred. It’s nt just what yu say, but hw quickly yu say it that matters.
It’s nt just abut wrd cunt. ____19____ Reducing the number f ptins has the same effect. Shrt, active sentences with cmmn wrds are best.
Frm psts t nline reviews, fllwing these rules gets mre likes and shares. Serius writers shuld pay attentin t. A study fund that cmpanies using lng sentences and cmplicated wrds were seen as less mral and trustwrthy.
____20____ It might be tempting t send messages quickly and hpe fr the best. But taking time t write fr yur readers has benefits. If yu send a rushed message that readers ignre, it’s like yu didn’t send it at all.
A. If everyne is a busy reader, everyne is a busy writer t.
B. They can als get puzzled by scial media platfrms.
C. If yu d, yu prbably like making even the simplest messages perfect.
D. They fund that lnger messages make peple think the task will take lnger.
E. Keeping messages t ne idea, r as few as pssible, helps make sure they’re read, remembered, and acted n.
F. Yur gal is t cnvey enugh passin that yur readers think the issue in yur message is wrth caring abut.
G. Explaining the thinking behind yur messages will allw readers t see that yu knw what yu’re talking abut.
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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Ding dng! I lked up frm the cuch. Wh in the wrld culd that be? My bdy was trubled with illness, s I’d ____21____ myself away. Friends telephned, texted, emailed, and sent cards. I didn’t ____22____ , thinking that I had nthing t ffer anyne in the miserable cnditin I was in.
I ____23____ gt up and pened the dr t a flwer delivery. As I put the flwers n my dining table, I was struck by its ____24____ . It was cmprised f single blssms f many varieties that shuldn’t really ____25____ yet smehw did. The mystery flwers had cme in a blue jar, withut a card.
Instead f returning t the cuch, I ____26____ the flrist. He tld me sme f my friends were behind the ____27____ , secretly. “They wanted t get a ____28____ t yu,” he said, “thrugh the language f flwers.”
The grup had fllwed him frm cler t cler and picked very ____29____ stems after cnsulting an ld bk. “I learned sme things,” the flrist said, then ____30____ : “The red carnatin meant ‘Our hearts ache fr yu.’ The yellw tulip (郁金香) wanted t see ____31____ in my smile again. The pink carnatin had a few ____32____ wrds t say abut never frgetting me.”
The mre I understd what the flwers were ____33____ , the mre I started t remember the wman wh might have ____34____ them befre I separated myself frm everyne and everything. My friends knew I was still that wman, with ____35____ beynd my health.
21. A. hiddenB. givenC. drivenD. brken
22. A. frbidB. acceptC. actD. respnd
23. A. cautiuslyB. instantlyC. hesitantlyD. cheerfully
24. A. sizeB. shapeC. uniquenessD. freshness
25. A. g tgetherB. stand utC. cme upD. fade away
26 A. infrmedB. ignredC. rewardedD. telephned
27. A. deliveryB. prgramC. prgressD. success
28. A. cmpaninB. messageC. cmmitmentD. symbl
29 A. expensiveB. rareC. specificD. fresh
30. A. explainedB. clarifiedC. definedD. analyzed
31. A. kindnessB. frtuneC. sympathyD. sunshine
32. A. mdestB. tlerantC. frmalD. meaningful
33. A. invlvingB. sayingC. smellingD. signing
34. A. advcatedB. cnfirmedC. requiredD. earned
35. A. ambitinB. valueC. curisityD. fantasy
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
语法填空
As an imprtant part f the ancient Silk Rad, Nrthwest China’s Gansu prvince ____36____ (see) cmmercial and cultural exchanges between the East and West fr thusands f years. The Mga Grttes, ____37____ n UNESCO Wrld Heritage Site, is ne f its numerus turist destinatins. It is lcated at a strategic pint alng the Silk Rad, at the crssrads f trade ____38____ with religius, cultural and intellectual influences. They are the wrld’s largest, mst richly endwed, and lngest used treasure huse f Buddhist art. Accrding t ____39____ (histry) recrds, the carving f the caves started in 366 AD and cntinued fr abut 1,000 years. The 492 well-preserved cells and cave reserves in Mga, ____40____ (huse) abut 45,000 square meters f murals and mre than 2,000 painted sculptures, ____41____ (be) well-knwn fr statues and wall paintings. The painted clay figures vary greatly ___42___ size, with the largest ne being 33 meters high and the smallest nly 10 centimeters. The sculptures and murals demnstrate painting styles f different times in layut, figure design, delineatin and clring, as well as the ____43____ (integrate) f Chinese and Western arts. It is the cmbinatin f civilizatins ____44____ that gave rise t the magnificent, millennia-ld cultural miracle embdied in Dunhuang, ____45____ diverse traditins cexist harmniusly within the cnfines f a single cave.
第四部分：写作（满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你校将于6月28日开展以“传承”为主题的毕业季活动。请给你班外教Jim写一封邮件，邀请他参加，内容包括：
1. 活动内容；
2. 其他相关事项。
注意：
1. 词数80个左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
It was a sunny Saturday mrning, and Jake had just put n his sneakers when his phne buzzed. It was a message frm Ryan: “Meet at the park in 15 minutes?” Jake smiled. It had been a lng week f schl, and he culdn’t wait t play basketball with his friends. Just as he was heading ut, his mm called frm the kitchen.
“Jake! Cme back! I need yur help with the strage rm.”
“But Mm, I tld Ryan I’d meet him at the park,” Jake prtested.
“We talked abut this. Grandma is mving in this weekend, s we need t clean ut the strage rm t make space fr her.”
“Grandma?” Jake thught, the wrd feeling almst freign n his tngue. He didn’t even knw her that well — it had been years since she last visited, and nw she was mving in? He culdn’t believe he had t give up his Saturday fr smene he barely knew. With cmplaints and sighs, he kicked at the flr as he trudged dwn the hallway, dragging his feet like they weighed a tn.
Stepping int the strage rm, his nse wrinkled in disgust. The place was a disaster. Spiderwebs drped frm every crner, and dust swirled in the sunlight like dirty smke. Bxes teetered in unstable stacks, a rlled-up carpet with wrn edges lay half-spilled acrss the flr, and frgtten junk crwded every inch. Jake let ut a lng, dramatic sigh — this jb was ging t take frever.
Just as he was abut t give up and sneak a text t Ryan, a faded blue album tucked at the bttm f the suitcase caught his eye. Faint wrds were etched n its leather cver: Stries with Jake (T Be Cntinued…). He pulled it ut and flipped it pen—the pages were filled with mments f him and his grandmther. On the very first page was a pht — On the very first page was a pht: his grandmther, much yunger then, cradling a tiny baby wrapped in a sft blanket. At the bttm f the pht he saw sme wrds in careful handwriting: “Glad t meet yu, baby Jake.”
注意：
(1)续写词数应为150左右
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: As he flipped thrugh mre phts, his eyes began t mist.
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Paragraph 2: Next mrning, when his grandmther stepped int her new rm, Jake handed her the album.
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2024-2025学年度第二学期期末考试试卷
高二英语
2025.06
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-10 CBACB ACBAB 11-20 AACAB CBABA
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
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. D 7. B
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. D 11. A
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. B 13. B 14. C 15. 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。
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. C 17. B 18. D 19. E 20. A
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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
【21~35题答案】
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. B
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
【36~45题答案】
【答案】36. has seen
37. a 38. and
39. histrical
40. husing
41. are 42. in
43. integratin
44. that 45. where
第四部分：写作（满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
【46题答案】
【答案】Dear Jim,
I hpe this email finds yu well. I'm Li Hua. Our schl will hld a graduatin-seasn event themed “Inheritance” n June 28th.
The event will start with a speech by the principal, fllwed by students' perfrmances, like traditinal dance and petry recitatin, which shw the inheritance f Chinese culture. Then, there will be a pht exhibitin abut ur campus life.
It will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the schl hall. We sincerely hpe yu can cme and share this special mment with us.
Lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
【47题答案】
【答案】
As he flipped thrugh mre phts, Jake’s eyes began t mist. There were pictures f him as a baby, always in his grandmther’s arms — smiling, feeding him, helping him take his first steps. He hadn’t remembered any f it, but the phts tld a stry f lve and time shared. His anger frm earlier nw felt silly. Taking a deep breath, he set the album aside and gt t wrk. He rlled up the ld carpet, stacked bxes neatly, and swept the flr, stirring up cluds f dust. Spiderwebs clung t his sleeves, but he didn’t stp. The rm slwly changed frm a frgtten mess t a clean, welcming space. As sunlight streamed in, Jake lked arund and smiled. Maybe this wasn’t such a bad way t spend a Saturday.
Next mrning, when his grandmther stepped int her new rm, Jake handed her the album. She blinked in surprise, then smiled sftly as she ran her fingers ver the wrn cver. “Yu fund this?” she asked. Jake ndded.” I didn’t knw we had s many memries.” They sat tgether n the edge f the bed, flipping thrugh the pages. She laughed at sme phts, explained thers, and paused with misty eyes at a few. When they reached the last page, Jake grinned. “Let’s add a new ne.” He grabbed his phne, held it ut, and the tw leaned in clse. “Say cheese!” Click. A fresh pht jined the album—Jake and his grandmther, smiling side by side, ready t cntinue their stry tgether.