江西省宜春市重点高中2025-2026学年高二下学期4月阶段性检测试卷 英语（含解析）

这是一份江西省宜春市重点高中2025-2026学年高二下学期4月阶段性检测试卷 英语（含解析），共20页。
英语试卷
考试时间：120 分钟 试卷总分：150 分
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。每段对话读两遍。
1. What des the wman suggest the man d in advance?
A. Buy a train ticket.
B. Dwnlad an app.
C. Review a dcument.
2. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. An athlete. B. A TV shw. C. Their favrite hsts.
3. Which table des the wman finally chse?
A. A table by the dr.
B. A table in the crner.
C. A table by the windw.
4. Why did Lily fail t cmplete her hmewrk?
A. A family emergency happened.
B. She had t lk after her father.
C. She hurt her ankle while walking.
5. Why did the speakers set ut early?
A. T avid the crwds.
B. T find a better rute.
C. T catch the sunrise.
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，每小题将给出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 is unavailable nw?
A. Bread. B. Chclate. C. Strawberry yghurt.
7. Hw much des the man hand the wman?
A. 15 dllars. B. 20 dllars. C. 28 dllars.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8. What des the man say abut his last jb?
A. He ften traveled fr wrk.
B. He ran a newspaper clumn.
C. He had flexible wrking hurs.
9. What aspect f the cmpany des the man ask abut?
A. The wrking schedule.
B. The pay and benefits.
C. The cmpany culture.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
10. Wh is Nicle prbably?
A. The man’s sister.
B. The man’s mther.
C. The man’s teammate.
11. What did the man leave at hme?
A. His sprts watch. B. His smartphne. C. His keys.
12. What will the man prbably d next?
A. Eat sme fd. B. Give a call. C. Make sme ckies.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
13. Where are the speakers prbably?
A. In a classrm. B. In a radi studi. C. At a debate cmpetitin.
14. What percentage f plastic bttles are thrwn away in the UK?
A. Abut 39%. B. Abut 45%. C. Abut 61%.
15. Wh believes bttled water shuld cntinue t be sld?
A. Rebecca. B. Gerge. C. Allen.
16. Why des Jasper ppse bttled water?
A. It csts mre than biled tap water.
B. It des harm t the envirnment.
C. It may cntain harmful chemicals.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. What des Krystle Dulas d?
A. She studies grup behavir.
B. She gives relatinship advice.
C. She sells prducts at a cmpany.
18. What happened in January that upset Ms Dulas?
A. Her friend did nt reply t her messages.
B. Her friend mved t anther place fr wrk.
C. Her friend returned hme withut visiting her.
19. What did Beverley Fehr say abut the sadness f lsing friendships?
A. It fades very quickly.
B. It’s nt typically recgnized.
C. It hurts less than lsing a family member.
20. Hw did Ellina Rabbat feel after ending her friendship with Antnia?
A. She regretted it.
B. She felt relieved.
C. She was angry with herself.
第二部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Best Places t Visit in Canada
Thinking abut explring Canada? Here is the perfect list f the exceptinal places that are wrthy
f being visited in Canada n yur trip:Niagara Falls
Have a magnificent time enjying the views and capturing pictures f the great waterfalls. Yu’ll have a spectacular sightseeing experience when yu visit it after dusk.
Best time t visit: June-August
Hw t reach: The nearest airprt is merely 30-40 minutes away. Yu can hire a taxi and reach the falls with ease.
Things t d: Witness the majestic waterfalls. Spend time at the Marineland.Whistler
Hme t ne f the mst extensive ski territries in Nrth America, it’s ne f the premier places in Canada fr winter hlidays. Skiing and snwsheing are tw exhilarating sprts t
indulge in. Yu can immerse yurself in this extrardinary snw land!
Best time t visit: June-August, December-March
Hw t reach: The nearest airprt is 2.5 hurs away frm Whistler. Yu can secure a taxi and reach Whistler cnveniently.
Things t d: Engage in snwmbiling. Explre numerus art museums and cultural centers.Quebec City
Have an unfrgettable time with yur partner in this enchanting city. It is ne f the mst captivating places t see in Canada because f its vibrant art and cultural atmsphere.
Best time t visit: June, September-December
Hw t reach: Yu can arrange a taxi frm the airprt t access the city effrtlessly. Things t d: Discver the histric attractins. Wander alng the picturesque Terrasse
Dufferin.Butchart Gardens
It’s the ideal place t explre with a camera in hand. With a stunning display f flwers arund and far int the turs, there’s abundant t see and d!
Best time t visit: July-August
Hw t reach: The ptimal way is by utilizing bus N. 75.
Things t d: Take pictures f the excellent flwers arund. Witness the firewrks shw.
1 ．Accrding t the text, what can be dne while visiting the Niagara Falls?
A ．Cycle alng the waterfalls.
B ．Visit a charming flwer display.
C ．Enjy a breath-taking night view.
D ．D sprts at the Marineland.
2 ．What d Whistler and Quebec City have in cmmn?
A ．They bth appeal t culture lvers.
B ．They are bth accessible by bat.
C ．They are pen in the same mnths.
D ．They bth ffer winter sprts.
3 ．Where can we mst prbably find this text?
A ．In an adventure blg. B ．In a travel leaflet.
C ．In a ppular magazine. D ．On a culture website.
B
When I was yunger, I culdn’t wait t escape frm Ramsgate, the harbr twn where I
grew up n the Isle f Thanet. It culd feel small: the same faces in the same places, and where a new café r gallery was ften met with dubt. There was this apparent insistence that life was fine as it was. But fr a teenager itching t see mre, that lack f curisity was disheartening.
S I left. I headed nrth fr a fur-year academic jurney frm Yrk t Durham. After
university, having played at newspapers, I made the mve t Lndn t d it fr real. But the
reality was tugh. I struggled t cntribute t varius dailies befre perids n staff at bth
magazines and newspapers. In my twenties, I threw myself int city life: sampling Mediterranean restaurants, navigating arund n the Tube, and staying ut late with friends.
Fr a while, it was enugh. Then it became t much. In and amng the sharing plates, I fund myself n an unending rat race f mving faster and needing t earn mre —just t keep up. Rents in Lndn were pressing, apartments were tiny, yet the dream f wning ne felt like a cruel jke.
As I gt lder, trips back t Thanet pened my eyes t what I had left behind. Mainly, it
was the sea. Wide yellw sands and even the tuch f salt in the air, rdinary in childhd,
suddenly felt appealing. But I als started t miss the beat f small-twn life: waving t peple n the street, nticing whse garden was vergrwn, finding charm even in the pubs I had nce
dismissed. What’s mre, where I’d nce hurried t leave, thers are nw rushing t arrive. Artists, creatives, and technlgists have been priced ut f Lndn and are puring t Thanet, bringing
new ideas and drive. Nw, when I head back hme, I feel a mixture f pride and mild wnder: the place I nce thught I’d utgrwn has had a facelift I wasn’t expecting.
I’ll keep returning t Thanet, with eager willingness. Each visit reminds me that places, like peple, can grw withut lsing their essence. I’ve cme t lve Thanet as mre than just the
hme I left; it is nw the place it cntinues t becme.
4 ．Why did the authr want t leave Ramsgate?
A ．It ffered few jb pprtunities. B ．It lacked mdern entertainment.
C ．It stuck t values he disagreed with. D ．It failed t satisfy his desire t explre.
5 ．Which f the fllwing best summarizes the authr’s life in Lndn?
A ．Rich in pssibilities. B ．Scially diverse.
C ．Filled with challenges. D ．Financially stressful.
6 ．What can we learn abut the authr’s bnd with Thanet ver time?
A ．It remains stable and strng. B ．It is influenced by public pinins.
C ．It shifts frm rejectin t recnnectin. D ．It is shaped by his childhd experience.
7 ．What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A ．The Sea in Memry B ．Fur Years Up Nrth
C ．The Hmetwn Out f Reach D ．A Grwing Place, a Grwing Me
C
Are yu an pen bk, yur face bradcasting every passing emtin, r mre f a “pker face”, nt shwing what yu are feeling? Scientists at Nttingham Trent University (NTU) say
that wearing yur heart n yur face culd actually give yu a significant scial advantage.
The study, led by Eithne Kavanagh, a research fellw at NTU’s Schl f Scial Sciences, invlving ver 1,300 participants, nticed striking variatins in hw much peple mved their
faces during cnversatins. Imprtantly, this expressiveness emerged as a stable individual
quality. Peple displayed similar levels f facial expressiveness acrss different cntexts, with different scial partners, and even ver time perids up t fur mnths.
The researchers say that facial expressiveness is linked t persnality, with mre agreeable individuals displaying mre lively faces. Facial expressiveness can als translate int cncrete
scial benefits. In a negtiatin (谈判) task, mre expressive individuals are mre likely t secure
a larger slice f a reward. The researchers suggest that agreeable, dynamic facial expressins may serve as a tl fr building gd relatinships and smthing ver cnflicts. Acrss the bard, the results pint t facial expressiveness serving an “affiliative (有亲和力的) functin”, r a scial
glue that develps liking and smther interactins.
Expressiveness is als linked t being seen as mre “readable”, suggesting that a lively face makes ne’s intentins and mental states easier fr thers t interpret. Beynd frequency f facial mvements, peple wh emply facial expressins mre strategically t suit scial gals, such as lking friendly in a greeting, are als mre well-liked.
The findings challenge the “pker face” cmmn belief that a still and unemtinal
appearance is always mst advantageus. Instead, they suggest that fr mst peple, allwing
ne’s face t mirrr inner states and intentins can invite warmer reactins. As the researchers
cnclude, “Being facially expressive is scially advantageus.” S, next time yu catch yurself making lines n yur frehead, r flashing a smile, knw that yur face just might be wrking n yur behalf.
8 ．Hw des the authr intrduce the tpic in the first paragraph?
A ．By making a cmparisn. B ．By giving an example.
C ．By prviding a definitin. D ．By listing statistics.
9 ．What may facial expressiveness act as in negtiatin settings?
A ．A methd t hide persnality. B ．A way t frighten cmpetitrs.
C ．A strategy t settle disagreement. D ．A tl t shw persnal qualities.
10 ．What is a cmmn misunderstanding abut “pker face” accrding t the passage?
A ．It helps peple gain mre trust during negtiatins.
B ．It makes a persn appear mre friendly and apprachable.
C ．It is ften a very beneficial way t present neself.
D ．It is a skill that can be easily learned thrugh practice.
11 ．What may the authr advise based n the findings fthe study?
A ．Always wearing a still face. B ．Learning t be an pen bk.
C ．Speaking ut inner emtins. D ．Frcing a smile thrugh tears.
D
Artificial intelligence (AI) researchers have lng dreamed f tls t supercharge
science-asking nvel questins, designing and running experiments. Recently, large language mdels (LLMs) have made discveries that sme AI develpers claim have inched us clser t that future. But hw d yu test whether an AI mdel can truly d science?
Fr answers, researchers turn t benchmarks (基准): standardized sets f questins r tasks that help measure an AI’s efficiency and reliability and cmpare it against ther mdels. But the cmplexity f science makes assessing their aptitude especially challenging. As Ha Peng, a
cmputer scientist at the University f Illinis Urbana-Champaign, puts it: “Mdels have all this knwledge. D they knw hw t use it?”
Dzens f new science-fcused benchmarks have emerged ver the past year t answer that questin, but scientists have yet t settle n a single best apprach. One f the mst ppular,
published in Nature, is Humanity’s Last Exam (HLE). It uses 2500 questins drawn frm “the
frntier f human knwledge” t put LLMs thrugh their paces. One, fr example, asks hw many types f sensry receptrs the human skin cntains. “We wanted a diverse dataset that nly
experts wh have been wrking n a field fr a lng time can answer,” says Lng Phan, a research engineer with the HLE’s develper.
Since the HLE first appeared as a preprint in January 2025, the benchmark has becme an imprtant prving grund fr LLMs and HLE scres are nw a cmmn talking pint fr AI
cmpanies seeking t highlight the capabilities f their prducts. At the HLE’s launch, the leading develper OpenAI f mdel wn the best scre at a mere 8.3%. Earlier this mnth, Ggle
claimed that its latest reasning mdel fr science, called Gemini 3 Deep Think, had achieved a new recrd HLE scre f 48.4%.
But sme scientists argue that many f the HLE’s questins test fr little-knwn r even
useless knwledge, rather than an ability t d meaningful research. A Nature editrial
accmpanying the HLE’s publicatin als raised this issue: “We think that mre scientists shuld be asking: What wuld it take t develp an AI benchmark that truly measures expert-level
thinking?”
12 ．What des the underlined wrd “aptitude” in paragraph 2 mean?
A ．Knwledge. B ．Cmpetence. C ．Speed. D ．Interest.
13 ．What des Lng Phan stress abut HLE?
A ．Its tpic diversity. B ．Experts’ invlvement in it.
C ．The expertise f its dataset. D ．Its data-backed ppularity.
14 ．Why des the authr mentin “a Nature editrial” in the last paragraph?
A ．T shw that HLE is widely accepted by the scientific cmmunity.
B ．T prve that AI cmpanies rely t much n benchmark scres.
C ．T explain hw HLE was develped with the help f experts.
D ．T present a critical perspective n whether HLE truly measures meaningful research.
15 ．What is the best title fr the passage?
A ．Can AI Really Think Like a Scientist?
B ．Are We Asking the Right Questins Abut AI?
C ．Is HLE the Right Tl t Test AI?
D ．D High Scres Mean Real Prgress?
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。
When asked fr a reasning r answer t a questin, d yu find yurself-needing t
explain yur thughts at length, ging int t much detail t ensure that yur pints are made? 16 .
Yu tend t explain smething in mre detail — than required and beynd what is useful.
17 Fr smene asking a questin, an verexplained answer can be quite
cnfusing when a direct and simple respnse just wrks. Hwever, fr the persn answering, they feel wrried that the “direct and simple respnse’’ desn’t get acrss enugh infrmatin.
Overexplaining may start frm a yung age, especially fr thse wh grew up in a huse where they felt like they weren’t listened t r heard. 18 This fear can fllw int
adulthd and lead t a need t explain everything s that they’re nt punished again.
Overexplaining might have develped as a handling strategy and defence mechanism, making it hard t stp, especially when cupled with a fear f rejectin r being abandned.
It’s hard t stp verexplaining when it’s hardwired int yur brain. The key is being aware and nticing when yu’re explaining mre than yu shuld. Once yu recgnize it, yu can try t
hld back a little, It takes time t learn hw t wrestle with the urge t say mre. 19 .
One f the hardest things is learning t “just say n”, When yu’re asked t d smething yu dn’t really want t d, it can be difficult nt t explain in detail. 20 In truth, the
verexplanatin is mre t ease yur sense f guilt. Hwever, yu dn’t we anyne an
explanatin in a decline. It’s perfectly kay t simply say, “N, but thank yu fr the ffer.”
A ．In this case yu are verexplaining.
B ．But it gets easier with mre practice.
C ．Yu feel srry fr what yu have explained.
D ．Overexplaining upsets bth ends f the cnversatin.
E ．They were wrried abut the envirnment they grew up in.
F ．Maybe they even gt punished withut a chance t explain.
G ．By verexplaining, yu intend t save the ther persn’s feelings.
第三部分 英语知识运用（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四个选项（A 、B 、C、和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Glen Edwards became a her when he rescued a cnstructin wrker trapped n the tp f a 16-stry burning building.
As a crane (吊车) wrking n a cnstructin site, Edwards fund himself in a life-saving missin when a fire brke ut. He recalled hw he the trapped wrker
frm his crane’s cabin (驾驶舱), and hw he came up with the idea f saving the man by lwering a cage t him t let him .
Hwever, his attempt t the cage befre the man was by n means an easy jb, as each gust (阵) f wind threatened t thrw his crane ff balance. Besides, the smke and flames als added t the difficulty. the great challenges, Edwards refused t give up and fught t cntrl. Luckily, smene n the grund ffered n where t land the cage thrugh a radi. Edwards adjusted the f the crane’s mvements, inch by inch, until the cage hvered (盘旋) just inches frm the edge f the With determinatin, Edwards
successfully landed the cage.
Eventually, Edwards watched the cage the man away frm the hrrible fire
belw and lwering him t safety. The crwd ________ a big rund f applause, a tribute (致敬) t the curage and skill by Edwards. He knew that his quick thinking and strng
had made all the difference between life and death in the face f disaster.
A GFundMe page has nw been set up t mney fr him — with rganizers encuraging peple t “buy Glen a beer” fr his life-saving effrts.
21 ．A ．engineer B ．peratr C ．cleaner D ．salesman
22 ．A ．regularly B ．particularly C ．intentinally D ．unexpectedly
23 ．A ．helped B ．sptted C ．realized D ．guided
24 ．A ．escape B ．hide C ．walk D ．slide
25 ．A ．clean B ．cver C ．psitin D ．pen
26 ．A ．Regardless f B ．Due t C ．Such as D ．Except fr
27 ．A ．switch B ．maintain C ．lse D ．give
28 ．A ．instructins B ．prmises C ．explanatins D ．curses
29 ．A ．budget B ．peak C ．angle D ．breath
30 ．A ．dr B ．garden C ．crane D ．rf
31 ．A ．persuading B ．lifting C ．warning D ．dragging
32 ．A ．went thrugh B ．put n C ．asked fr D ．brke int
33 ．A ．exhibited B ．admired C ．exchanged D ．required
34 ．A ．preference B ．respnse C ．emtin D ．determinatin
35 ．A ．withdraw B ．raise C ．cnsume D ．arise
第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分， 满分 15 分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Recently, an AI-generated shrt film “Hu Qubing” has gained wide ppularity acrss the wrld. 36 (create) by a prfessinal team frm Wuhan, the film presents impressive
battle scenes and carries the true spirit f a legendary Chinese her.
Hu Qubing was a 37 (distinguish) general f the Western Han Dynasty. At a
yung age, he earned wide 38 (recgnize) fr his curage and talent. His character, such as patritism and herism, 39 (mtivate) Chinese peple fr centuries.
T bring the shrt film ____40____ life, the team made painstaking and prfessinal
effrts. They generated abut 1,700 AI images, selected 90 as key scenes, 41 prduced nearly 500 AI-generated vide clips. After careful editing, scring and refinement, they finished the film in abut 48 wrking hurs with a cmputing cst f arund 3,000 yuan.
The film marks majr technlgical prgress. AI saves creatrs much time and energy frm heavy wrk, 42 (allw) small teams and individual creatrs t prduce 43
(visual) impressive wrks that nce nly large studis culd make. This makes vide creatin mre pen and inclusive.
Culturally, 44 “Hu Qubing” builds is a bridge between the wrld and China. The yung her’s stry tuches glbal viewers, 45 admit that using AI t tell classic Chinese stries helps them better understand Chinese histry and values. This perfect mix f technlgy
and culture shws hw mdern tls can help spread wnderful Chinese stries.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
46．假定你是美术社团负责人李华，你们学校下周六将举办一场校园画展，并将邀请你校国际部学生前来参观。请给国际部负责人 Mr.Jhnsn 写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.画展主题及主要作品；2.活动亮点；3.表示期待。
注意：词数 80 左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Jhnsn,
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。
As my husband Bill and I drve t what was suppsed t be ur rmantic anniversary (周年
纪念日) getaway — an early autumn vernighter at a peaceful shre destinatin, an unexpected strm hit.
The Maple with its Olympic-size pl and award-winning restaurant was a perfect
destinatin. Lcated atp a hill verlking an cean, it was within walking distance f a nearby twn. At the ther end f the rad was a lighthuse where sightseers culd climb the winding
staircase t the bservatin spt.
This trip prmised t be fantastic — until the rain pured dwn. The mre I prayed, the
harder it rained. We had t find a shelter t wait fr the rain t stp. When we managed t get t The Maple, it was late at night.
The dr f the indr pl was lcked. And it wuldn’t be pen the next day, fr it needed upgrading that day. I felt tears in my eyes.
Bill cmfrted, “We can have dinner in the restaurant yu like.” S, we walked t the htel restaurant, but were greeted by a sign: Clsed n Mndays.
“Oh, I just studied the intrductin t its delicius fd! I thught it was pen all the time,” I said t Bill. “I’m s srry.”
“Relax, hney,” Bill said, “There must be smething pen in the nearby twn.”
Sn, Bill and I fund an ld-fashined restaurant in the twn. There, we enjyed ur
dinner while recalling ur happy memries. When we cnsidered having sme dessert, the flash f a sign caught my attentin. “Hmemade ice cream,” it read. “Thirty flavrs.” We ran t the crner shp, rdered several flavrs and ate the whle thing. We felt like carefree teenagers!
When we returned t The Maple, Bill said, “Well, things didn’t g as expected. But
tmrrw mrning we can still climb t the tp f the lighthuse befre we drive back hme. I knw hw much yu want t d that.”
The fllwing mrning, as we apprached the lighthuse, we saw anther sign: CLOSED FOR REPAIRS. The strm must have damaged the lighthuse!注意：1.续写词数应为 150 个左右；
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“Lk! The beach ahead is still pen. We can g there,” I said t Bill cheerfully.
As we drve hme, Bill said t me, “This trip certainly didn’t g as planned, did it?”
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Dear Mr. Jhnsn,
I’m Li Hua, head fthe Art Club. Our schl is ging t hld an art exhibitin next
Saturday, with the theme “Vibrant Campus Life”. It will mainly display paintings f campus scenes and student activities that students have created.
One highlight is that there will be a guided tur, during which experts will explain the
artwrks. What’s mre, visitrs can als take part in a painting activity, which I believe will be fun.
I sincerely hpe students frm the Internatinal Department can jin us. I’m lking frward t their visit and the wnderful time we’ll have tgether!
Yurs,
Li Hua
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“Lk! The beach ahead is still pen. We can g there,” I said t Bill cheerfully. Bill’s eyes lit up, and he quickly parked the car. We rushed ut, kicking ff ur shes t feel the cl sand
under ur feet. I laughed as a small wave tuched my tes, and Bill grabbed my hand t spin me
arund. We walked alng the shre, picking up smth shells nw and then. The rain had stpped, leaving a bright rainbw in the sky. I felt my disappintment fade away, replaced by pure jy —
this unplanned mment was mre special than any fancy pl r restaurant.
As we drve hme, Bill said t me, “This trip certainly didn’t g as planned, did it?” I
smiled and shk my head. “But it was better than planned,” I replied. I thught abut ur funny run t the ice
cream shp and the warm walk n the beach. Thse little surprises made ur anniversary feel unique. Bill reached
ver t hld my hand, and I squeezed it sftly. “Next year, maybe we’ll plan less and just enjy whatever cmes,”
he said. I ndded happily, knwing that even when things g wrng, being with him turns rdinary mments int
precius memries. This trip wasn’t what we expected, but it was exactly what we needed.