2023安徽省十校联考高一下学期开学摸底联考试题英语含答案

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2022～2023学年度第二学期开学摸底联考

特别鸣谢联考学校：(排名不分先后)
淮北一中、太和一中、界首一中、利辛一中、霍邱一中、金寨一中、明光中学、
枞阳浮山、衡安学校、淮南一中
高一英语
考生注意：
1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2. 答题前，考生务必用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
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。
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What is the man looking for?
A. The physics book. B. The geography book. C. The history book.
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What does the man think of the lecture?
A. Interesting. B. Difficult. C. Strange.
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What color smartphone does the man want?
A. Golden. B. Light blue. C. Black.
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What will Tina do tomorrow?
A. Go to a party. B. Rest at home. C. Do some shopping.
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Why did the woman apologize?
A. She forgot the man’s order.
B. She dialed the wrong number.
C. She mistook the delivery address.
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。全科免费下载公众号-《高中僧课堂》
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

6. What is probably the woman?
A. A doctor. B. A manager. C. A receptionist.
7. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At the hospital. B. On the phone. C. In the hotel.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

8. What is the weather like now?
A. Rainy. B. Windy. C. Sunny.
9. What is Anna going to do this afternoon?
A. Watch TV. B. Go bike riding. C. Clean the room.
10. How will the speakers’ mother come back home?
A. By bike. B. By car. C. By taxi.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

11. What does Alan like doing?
A. Swimming in the sea. B. Hiking in the mountains. C. Sunbathing on the beach.
12. Where does Lily’s aunt live?
A. In Italy. B. In France. C. In Britain.
13. What does Alan say about touring in groups?
A. It’s acceptable. B. It’s impressive. C. It’s disappointing.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

14. What is the man doing?
A. Doing a survey. B. Hosting a program. C. Holding a press conference.
15. Why did Anna Holmwood translate the novel?
A. To earn money. B. To practice her Chinese. C. To make it known to foreigners.
16. When did Anna Holmwood start translating the novel probably?
A. In 2018. B. In 2015. C. In 2013.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

17. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A. The changes of talk shows.
B. The ways of enjoying our lives.
C. The future of entertainment industry.
18. What do most talk shows usually rely on to make their shows lively?
A. Having a live audience.
B. Doing video-chat interviews.
C. Inviting their family members.
19. What does Jimmy Kimmel do in the video?
A. He makes a pizza at home. B. He chats with a pop star. C. He plays with his kids.
20. How does the speaker feel about these hosts?
A. Encouraged. B. Disappointed. C. Sympathetic.
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
The New York Times Best Fiction Books of the Year are listed below. The star rating and number of reviews are from Amazon, com. In parentheses after the star rating and number of reviews are the number of pages in the book. Click the buy from Amazon, com link to be taken to the Amazon, com website where you can purchase the book from the online bookseller. (The former price is for a paperback version while the latter price is for a hardback version.)
The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
★★★★★ 4310 reviews (816p)
The 2020 NAACP Image Award-winning poet makes her fiction debut with this National Book Award-longlisted, magisterial epic — an intimate yet sweeping novel with all the force of Homegoing.
Price: US$13.99 US$18.40
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut
★★★★★ 2587 reviews (192p)
When We Cease to Understand the World is a book about the complicated links between scientific and mathematical discovery, madness, and destruction.
Price: US$15.99 US$54.37
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
★★★★ 3037 reviews (224p)
Fragmentary and sincere, No One Is Talking About This is at once a love letter to the endless scroll and a profound, modern meditation on love, language, and human connection from a singular voice in American literature.
Price: US$11.94 US$12.68
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
★★★★ 0244 reviews (256p)
Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshaped — and unexpected new ones are forged — in moments of crisis.
Price: US$12.56 US$19.74
21. Which book gains the most popularity?
A. The hove Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois B. When We Cease to Understand the World
C. No One Is Talking About This D. Leave the World Behind
22. If we want to buy a paperback version of When We Cease to Understand the World and a hardback version of No One Is Talking About This, how much should we pay?
A. US$28.79 B. US$32.3 C. US$28.67 D. US$66.31
23. What’s the purpose of this text?
A. To persuade people to buy these books.
B. To present the popularity of these books.
C. To emphasize the importance of reading books.
D. To introduce readers’ reviews about these books.
B
Dad loved basketball and hoped that one day I would play the game. He taught me a lot, and I was pretty good until the accident. We were on the highway. Our little car spun off the road. Then everything was suddenly dark. The next thing I remembered was being told I wasn’t going to be walking again.
Mom and I learned to live with it Dad took it hard “Sometimes I think he blames himself,” Mom said.
One day Mr. Evans, an elder in our neighborhood, asked me if I wanted to join a wheelchair basketball team he was starting. When I told Mom, she was all for it, but Dad just looked at me and mumbled (嘟哝) something. I didn’t know what to make of Dad’s reaction, but I knew I wanted to play.
I began my first practice on a Friday afternoon. What surprised me most was that I found Dad sitting in the stands and watching us go through our drills. We finished our regular practice, and Mr. Evans motioned for my father to come down to the court.
“Jim, I happen to know that you played pro ball,” Mr. Evans said. “I think you can show the kids some fundamentals.” Dad agreed he would like to give it a try.
We practiced the whole summer. Dad came every day. “I thought you were terrible at first,” he said one afternoon. “But I think you can play with Madison (a very good teen wheelchair basketball team) now.”
Dad only comes to practice once in a while now, but he comes to the games when they’re on the weekend. I didn’t want to push him though I liked him coming to practice, but I know he believes I can do well without him now.
24. How did the boy lose the ability to walk?
A. He got injured in a basketball game.
B. He had a violent quarrel with his dad.
C. He was hurt by a wheelchair of the neighbour.
D. He experienced a serious accident on the highway.
25. What did Mr. Evans ask Jim to do?
A. Lift his son’s spirits. B. Help the team get better.
C. Pick up his old hobbies. D. Act as a judge for the team.
26. What can be used to best describe the boy?
A. Talented and positive. B. Responsible and brave.
C. Independent and selfless. D. Courageous and polite.
27. What is the best title for this text?
A. Experience Is Better Gained Through Practice
B. Parents Learn A Lot From Educating Their Children
C. Children Cannot Succeed Without the Support of Their Family
D. Difficulties in Life Cannot Block the Path to Achieving Dreams
C
The climate change may lead humans to shrink in size. Steve Brusatte, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh, believed that the way that other mammals have previously responded to periods of climate change could offer an insight into humans’ future. He compared the possible difficult situation of people to that of early horses. Those horses became smaller in body size as temperatures rose around 55 million years ago.
In his book, Brusatte mentions that animals in warmer parts of the world today are often smaller than those in colder areas. “Becoming smaller was a common way that mammals deal with climate change.” Brusatte told The Guardian, “That’s not to say every species of mammal would get smaller, but it seems to be a common survival trick of mammals when temperatures rise very quickly.”
In a recent study, researchers studying human remains over the past million years have also suggested that temperature is a main predictor of body size change, while scientists studying red deer have said that warmer winters in northern Europe and Scandinavia may lead to the body size of these animals becoming smaller.
However, not all experts agree that rising temperature causes mammals to shrink. Adrian Lister, an expert from the Natural History Museum in London, said, “The relationship shown by the recent human remains study is weak. I prefer to believe that the strong connections between temperature and mammal body size may often depend on the availability of food and resources.”
Lister has also expressed doubts about the idea that humans will shrink as the climate heats. “We are not really controlled by natural selection,” he said. “We wear clothes. We have got heating. We have got air conditioning if it is too hot.”
28. What is Steve Brusatte’s belief expressed in his book?
A. Humans are responsible for climate change.
B. Humans and horses share similar qualities.
C. Animals are wiser than humans when responding to climate change.
D. Mammals may become smaller when experiencing warmer climate.
29. Which of the following might Steve agree with?
A. Smaller-sized animals in warmer winters in northern Europe.
B. Smaller-sized animals in periods when it is hard to get food.
C. Bigger-sized animals in colder winters in areas of Scandinavia.
D. Bigger-sized animals in periods when it is hard to find shelter.
30. What can we infer from Adrian Lister’s words?
A. Natural selection doesn’t have an effect on human beings.
B. Use of air conditioning contributes to humans becoming smaller.
C. Humans take measures to reduce the control of hot temperature.
D. Study about recent human remains differs from that in the distant past.
31. In which part of a newspaper can you probably find the text?
A. History. B. Science. C. Education. D. Lifestyles.
D
For years, the Colorado State Fair has held its fine art competition under little media coverage. But when its judges picked an artificial intelligence-generated work “Théȃtre D’opéra Spatial” as a winner in August, 2022, this event immediately received different comments.
“Théȃtre D’opéra Spatial” is an example of AI-generated content (AIGC), created with a text-to-art generator program. Several other AI-driven art-generating programs have also appeared in 2022, and the variety reflects a wide range of artistic styles. Stable Diffusion, for instance, is focused on western-style artwork, while Baidu’s ERNIE-ViLG produces images influenced by Chinese art. Meanwhile, AIGC can also include articles, videos, and various other media offerings such as voice synthesis, which can be applied in voice navigation for digital maps.
As AIGC becomes increasingly common, it could make content creation more efficient by getting rid of repetitive tasks for creators. For instance, filmmakers have long had to pay money for countless hours of video editing. AIGC may soon make that unnecessary.
Besides increasing efficiency, AIGC could also increase business growth in content creation and demand for personalized digital content. Insight SLICE forecasts that the global digital creation market will on average grow 12% annually between 2020 and 2030. AI has the potential to meet this massive demand at a tenth of the cost.
AIGC can also serve as an educational tool by helping children develop their creativity. StoryDrawer, for instance, is an AI-driven program designed to improve children’s creative thinking. When a child describes an imaginary picture to the system, it then generates an image while providing prompts to inspire the child to expand on the image.
As with every new technology, it’s anybody’s guess how AIGC will develop. But just as past technologies have helped expand art, AIGC is set to put the power of creativity into the hands of more people.
32. Why does the author mention the Colorado State Fair?
A. To advertise the art competition event. B. To introduce the artificial intelligence painting.
C. To help present the concept of AIGC. D. To criticize the unfair result of this year’s contest.
33. Which is an advantage of AIGC?
A. Doing all the work of traditional filmmakers. B. Enriching the variety of art styles.
C. Increasing the demand for digital content. D. Helping develop children’s creativity.
34. What does the underlined word “prompts” mean in paragraph 5?
A. clues B. methods C. images D. platforms
35. What is the author’s attitude toward the future of AIGC?
A. Hopeful. B. Worried. C. Critical. D. Cautious.
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。
Don’t Get Lost in the Term of Eco-tourism
Given that tourism produces harmful emissions, the term “green travel” can seem contradictory. Green travel will not solve the climate crisis, but knowing what to look for can allow you to make choices that do less harm and more good if you do choose to travel. ____36____
Don’t get hung up on the terms.
The key to better understanding and identifying sustainable travel options is recognizing that it’s actually actions—not words—that matter. Definitions can vary from person to person. ____37____
Ask questions.
Before you book a tour or hotel, prepare questions. For example: Do they support the local economy? Are they ensuring the preservation of the natural environment? ____38____ However, if you can’t find answers on the website, contact the property or tour operator directly.
____39____
You don’t have to plan a responsible travel and the ever-changing term alone. Contact organizations that provide training, accreditation and transparent standards. You can also join responsible travel communities on social media, where you can ask questions, share resources and learn alongside other travelers who share your values.
Start now.
You can’t do everything at once right away. Decide what you can do. Maybe it’s contributing to a conservation or community project. ____40____ Anyway, when you know better, do better.
A. Lean on and learn from others.
B. Find an operator who shares your personal values.
C. But it’s the truth behind the term that really matters.
D. Ask what the local government can provide you with.
E. Search for the answers such as data and policies on a company’s website.
F Here are some expert tips on how to understand the vocabulary of green travel.
G Maybe it’s immersing yourself in one destination rather than rushing around to see three.
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。
I get up in the dark hours of the morning for three reasons only: to attend ANZAC Day service, to ____41____ a cheap flight, or to witness an astronomical (天文的) event. It was the last of the three that pushed me to set my ____42____ for 3 am on Sunday May 8 this year.
I was ____43____ at my best friend’s place in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. That morning it was so cold. I got out of bed before I had time to change my ____44____. I grabbed a jacket and headed outside, pausing at the corner of the cottage to ____45____. The Milky Way was blazing (闪耀) in a cloud-free sky and within seconds a shooting star ____46____ across my field of view. Then I woke up my friend and ____47____ her it would be worth her while. She had not been as ____48____ as me. Only one minute later I saw the next shooting star. I ____49____, “There!” “Where?” “Over there!” I said, _____50_____ as though it could help. “There’s another!” She was _____51_____ to get excited. The rewards were coming from all _____52_____ now. We observed some ten more stars within minutes, most _____53_____ before one of us could draw the other’s attention.
An hour and a half — and several dozens of shooting stars — later, my friend and I were cold and _____54_____ we had seen enough. _____55_____ at what had felt like our own private show, we held our arms tightly and headed back to the cottage.
41. A. order B. pilot C. catch D. cancel
42. A. rules B. alarm C. standards D. destination
43. A. staying B. celebrating C. exercising D. shopping
44. A. mind B. clothes C. place D. habit
45. A. check out B. get along C. take off D. look up
46. A. walked B. sped C. came D. stepped
47. A. warned B. persuaded C. promised D. requested
48. A. keen B. tired C. cold D. certain
49. A. apologized B. shouted C. scolded D. praised
50. A. crying B. shaking C. pointing D. running
51. A. hesitating B. attempting C. longing D. starting
52. A. fields B. corners C. cottages D. directions
53. A. disappearing B. burning C. falling D. freezing
54 A. predicted B. figured C. doubted D. suggested
55. A. Disappointed B. Shocked C. Amazed D. Scared
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。
China has long been known as the “land of ceremony and propriety” (文明礼仪之邦). ____56____ (consequent), there are certain manners ____57____ should be observed at banquets or formal dinners.
Chinese people attach great importance ____58____ the seating order at banquets or formal dinners. In the past, Chinese people often sat around ____59____ so-called eight-immortal table (八仙桌) ____60____ (dine). The two seats ____61____ (face) the door were the most important. The host sat on the right and the most honorable guest on the left. Opposite these two seats sat two specially invited ____62____ (guest) who were supposed to help entertain the main invitees. The other people ____63____ (arrange), according to their age, to sit on the other two sides of the table. The two seats closer to the host and most honorable guest ____64____ (be) considered more important than the other two seats.
Nowadays, most Chinese people still consider _____65_____ an important custom to arrange seats at table.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，你班将组织一次迎新春的活动。请你用英文给留学生Tom写一封信，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.活动安排；
3.期待他的到来。
注意：1.词数80词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A Young Teacher
Charles Rose lived in the country with his father, who taught him to read and to write. Mr. Rose told his son that, when his morning lessons were over, he might amuse himself for one hour as he pleased.
There was a river nearby. On its bank stood the hut (小屋) of a poor fisherman, who lived by selling fish. His wife kept her wheel (纺织机) going early and late. They both worked very hard. But they were greatly troubled for fear their only son should never learn to read and to write. They could not teach him themselves and they were too poor to send him to school.
Charles visited the hut of this fisherman one day to inquire about his missing dog. He found the little boy, whose name was Joe, sitting by the table, on which he was making marks with a piece of chalk. Charles asked him whether he was drawing pictures.
“No, I am trying to write,” said little Joe, “but I know only two words, and I am trying to write them. If I could only learn to read and write? I should be the happiest boy in the world.”
“Then I will make you happy,” said Charles. “I am only a little boy, but I can teach you that. My father gives me an hour every day for myself. I can spend it with you.”
Both Joe and his mother told him it was what they wished above all things.
So, on the next day when the hour came, Charles put his book in his pocket, and went to teach Joe. Joe learned very fast, and Charles soon began to teach him how to write.
Sometime after, a neighbour called on Mr. Rose, and said, “I often see your son go to the house of the fisherman. I fear he goes out in their boat.” Mr. Rose was much troubled. He had told Charles that he must never take risks on the river, and he thought he could trust him.
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。
The moment the gentleman left, Mr. Rose went in search of his son.
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Then Charles noticed his father and felt a little confused.
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2022～2023学年度第二学期开学摸底联考
特别鸣谢联考学校：(排名不分先后)
淮北一中、太和一中、界首一中、利辛一中、霍邱一中、金寨一中、明光中学、
枞阳浮山、衡安学校、淮南一中
高一英语
考生注意：
1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2. 答题前，考生务必用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
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题答案】
【答案】B
【2题答案】
【答案】B
【3题答案】
【答案】C
【4题答案】
【答案】A
【5题答案】
【答案】B
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
【6~7题答案】
【答案】6. C 7. B
【8~10题答案】
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. B
【11~13题答案】
【答案】11. A 12. C 13. A
【14~16题答案】
【答案】14. B 15. C 16. C
【17~20题答案】
【答案】17. A 18. A 19. C 20. A
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
【21~23题答案】
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A
B
【24~27题答案】
【答案】24. D 25. B 26. A 27. D
C
【28~31题答案】
【答案】28. D 29. A 30. C 31. B
D
【32~35题答案】
【答案】32. C 33. D 34. A 35. A
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
【36~40题答案】
【答案】36. F 37. C 38. E 39. A 40. G
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。
【41~55题答案】
【答案】41. C 42. B 43. A 44. A 45. D 46. B 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. C 51. D 52. D 53. A 54. B 55. C
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
【56~65题答案】
【答案】56. Consequently
57. which##that
58. to 59. a
60. to dine
61. facing 62. guests
63. were arranged
64. were 65. it
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
【66题答案】
【答案】Dear Tom,
You have told me that you are very interested in how we Chinese celebrate our traditional festivals. With the Spring Festival approaching, I would like to invite you to join us in the celebration in our class. A variety of activities will be included at the celebration, such as performance, games and gift-exchanging, which will surely enable you to know better about our culture. To get fully involved, I, together with my classmates, hope that you can put on a performance with us. And I think it will be a good combination of both our culture and yours. By the way, the celebration will take place in the school lecture hall from 7:00p.m. to 10:00p.m. on December 30, 2015, according to the Chinese lunar calendar.
We are looking forwarding to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
【67题答案】
【答案】One Possible Version:
The moment the gentleman left, Mr. Rose went in search of his son. He went to the river, and walked up and down, in hope of seeing the boat. Not seeing it, he grew uneasy. He thought Charles must have gone a long way off. Unwilling to leave without learning something of him, he went to the hut. He put his head in at the window, which was open. There a pleasant sight met his eyes. Charles was at the table, ruling a copybook Joe was reading to him, while his mother was spinning in the corner.
Then Charles noticed his father and felt a little confused. After learning that the father had been looking for him for a long while, Charles feared his father might not be pleased, but he had no need to be uneasy, for his father was delighted. The next day, his father took him to town, and gave him books for himself and Joe, with writing paper, pens, and ink. Charles was the happiest boy in the world when he came home. He ran to Joe, his hands filled with parcels, and his heart beating with joy.