河北省部分学校2023届高三下学期第二次高考模拟演练英语试卷（含答案）

河北省部分学校2023届高三下学期第二次高考模拟演练英语试卷

学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

Best Flower Delivery Services

    Whether you're celebrating a birthday, an anniversary, or a holiday, sending pretty blooms is the perfect way to let someone know you're thinking of them. We rounded up several amazing delivery services that not only ship fresh and beautiful bouquets of flowers, but also ensure timely deliveries.

    Home Depot

    $72

    You probably already shop at Home Depot for all your home improvement needs, but do you know that the store also has a flower delivery service? From roses to carnations(康乃馨), this unexpected retailer has an arrangement for all your needs. Real Simple readers can save up to 40 percent using these Home

Depot coupon codes(折扣码).

    Urban Stems

    $155

    Unlike other flower delivery services, you can't customize your Urban Stems bouquets, but with so many options available, you won't want to. Along with same-day and next-day delivery, the company also lets you pre-order up to four weeks in advance. Real Simple readers can save up to 15 percent using theseUrban Stems coupon codes.

    Amazon Curated Flower Collection

    $43

    These days, pretty much everything imaginable is available on Amazon, and that includes flower deliveries. The Amazon Curated Flower Collection has arrangements to choose from that are available for same-day and next-day delivery. Flowers are shipped when they are still in their bud period to ensure they will last as long as possible.

    White Flower Farm

    $49

    If you have a green thumb, you've probably heard of White Flower Farm. The family-owned nursery is known for growing a wide variety of plants and delivering them all over the country. But the gardening retailer also has an expansive(广阔的) range of high-quality house plants and fresh-cut bouquets available for purchase as well.

1、How much can a customer spend at least with Home Depot?

A. About $43.2. B. Around $28.8.  C. Just $72. D. About $10.8.

2、How long can customers order ahead of schedule?

A. About four fortnights. B. Within two fortnights.

C. More than a month. D. Less than two months.

3、Which is likely to be known to a person good at gardening?

A. Urban Stems.  B. Home Depot.

C. Amazon Curated Flower Collection. D. White Flower Farm.

    Eight endangered giraffes trapped on a shrinking island in the middle of a flooding lake are dangerous enough, but the water was crowded with crocodiles. Racing into action were conservationists, government officials, and local community members of Ruko Community Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya to try and construct a “giraffe-raft(救生艇)” in order to ferry them across the lake to safety on higher ground.

    Longicharo Island in Lake Baringo wasn't always an island, but rather a peninsula(半岛) that split apart after years of intense flooding. The giraffes arrived in 2011, brought by park guarders who believed it was a danger-free place. They kept them fed and healthy, traveling the river by boat. Finally, with more flooding on the horizon, authorities agreed that, with the island continuing to shrink, the threat of losing the valuable animals was too great. One of the tallest and widest of their species, building the giraffe-raft required imagination and planning. It would have to be a strong and balanced one.

    For several months, the workers familiarized the giraffes with the rescue craft on land until recently when the team calmed Asiwa, an adult female, and covered her eyes to make the trip successfully. Gizmodo had an email exchange with David O'Connor, President of Save Giraffes Now, the non-profit that participated in the daring rescue. He described the special pen(围栏) that was designed specifically for the occasion. "It floats on the top of a series of empty drums and there were specially-built sides that kept Asiwa from jumping out," he explained.

    Asiwa, has always been a priority for the team on the ground, as she was the most vulnerable. It is a relief for all involved to have got her safely across to the mainland and we are sure she is enjoying the space in her new home! Asiwa is now on dry land and awaits the other giraffes that will join her on a special 4,400-acre reservation with high, secure fencing that should keep them safe from predators.

4、Which of the following were stuck in Longicharo Island?

A. Some crocodiles.  B. Several conservationists.

C. Some giraffes of great value. D. Eight government officials.

5、Which did the rescuers have to face?

A. There weren't enough hands.

B. It was difficult to find a danger-free place.

C. The small island had been completely flooded.

D. It was tough to build a special tool for shipment.

6、Why did the rescuers cover Asiwa's eyes during the trip?

A. To avoid her being frightened.

B. To help her fall asleep normally.

C. To stop her from hurting the rescuers.

D. To make her more familiar with the raft.

7、What makes the rescuers relieved?

A. Asiwa has joined her family.

B. The shipment of Asiwa has succeeded.

C. The flood has disappeared completely now.

D. The flooded island is equipped with safe fence.

    18-year-old Alison Sanger is an amazing student. Maybe too amazing—the book opens with Alison lying to her mother about having food poisoning so she can take a test on Shakespeare. More than getting good grades, her true motivation is to beat her opponent, Ethan Molloy.

    Ethan has gone toe-to-toe with Alison on everything throughout school. They're both honors students. They are co-vice presidents of the senior class. They both hope to get into Harvard. The fact that Ethan and Alison seem to always do everything at the same time turned into a competition a long time ago. Whoever does worse on an exam must do an unpleasant task of the winner's choosing. If someone misses the exam, they forfeit.

    This unfriendly competition is so famous that everyone at Fairview knows about it, students and staff. They're even more annoyed by it than Alison. The principal takes matters in hand by asking the two to co-plan a previous class's ten-year reunion after someone else dropped the ball. As you might imagine, tensions arise and passion is aroused. In a certain way, What's Not to Love is a little like The Hunger Games. Like Katniss with Peeta, Alison is constantly evaluating her own emotions against Ethan's supposed strategy.

    While reading this book, I was forced to wonder exactly how healthy this relationship was. I assumed everyone's intentions in the book were honorable—the authors themselves turned out all right in the end, and I'm incredibly glad for that. Wibbroka fans will not be disappointed—What's Not to Love is story of soulmates and passion; its short chapters and tight pacing carry the reader along all the way to the satisfying conclusion. Despite its faults—which the text itself calls to attention—fans of enemies-to-lovers stories like How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days will feel right at home here.

8、Why does Alison lie to her mother?

A. To treat her food poisoning. B. To prove that she's also amazing.

C. To be able to be tested on schedule. D. To please her friend with good grades.

9、What does "forfeit" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Compete. B. Withdraw. C. Cooperate. D. Succeed.

10、How does the principal's attempt to help the two girls end?

A. They prove their abilities separately.

B. They get the final result of their competition.

C. They set up a better relationship between them.

D. They use it as another chance to continue the competition.

11、What does the author think of the book?

A. Worth reading.  B. Useless. C. Unreasonable. D. Perfect.

    The European continent's landmarks shine an even more attractive light than usual—if partly because of their inaccessibility. And few European attractions pop up more often on postcards than its castles.

    But the best place for serious castle spotters may come as a surprise. It's not France's Loire or Germany's Bavaria. The true centre is Wales, which features more castles per square mile than any other country in Europe.

    From the northern mountains of Snowdonia to Swansea Bay in the south, castles that could have dropped out of Camelot shoot up everywhere. Why are there so many? Blame it partly on Wales' history as a controversial land. Fighting over it, the Normans, the native Welsh, and the English, led by Edward I, all built splendid castle in an explosion of castle building that occupied the 13th and 14th centuries.

    The number of Welsh castles is matched by their variety. "For a small country," says historian Kate Roberts, "we have just about every type and form, including concentric castles with moated(护城河) defenses, castles with a strong gate tower, castles that make every possible use of natural defenses, and castles designed to be beautiful luxurious(豪华) houses."

    That vast range of castles suggests just how deeply the castles reflect Wales' unrest, always shifting history. Take Chepstow Castle, which stands at a cliff overlooking the River Wye. The 11th-century castle started life as one of the first Norman command posts constructed by William FitzOsbern, a close ally(盟友) of William the Conqueror. But it was its next commander, William Marshall, who turned the homely castle into a frightening Norman one, building the first twin-towered gatehouse in Britain.

    The castle did double duty. It also served as the storehouse for the gold and silver collected by Marshall. Chepstow's most striking attraction is its giant wooden doors - the oldest in Europe—which were originally wrapped in iron plates to both resist invaders and keep Marshall's robbed treasures safe.

12、Where are Castle lovers most likely to travel?

A. America.  B. Wales.

C. France's Loire.   D. Germany's Bavaria.

13、What does Kate Roberts want to say in Paragraph 4?

A. Castles can take the place of history.

B. People will use the castles as their shelters.

C. Castles have been designed as sports.

D. There are many castles in Wales.

14、Why does the author take Chepstow Castle as an example?

A. To show it's designed well.

B. To show it has many functions.

C. To show it has witnessed unrest changes.

D. To show it can be used as a history book.

15、Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Wales Has the Most Castles in Europe

B. Wales Has the Most Castles in the World

C. The Castles Are History in the Europe

D. The History of Old Palaces and Castles

二、七选五

16、    Many quick service restauranteurs are looking ahead to a future where automation will play an important role. They believe it will be the key to greatly increasing their thin profits. ①_____

    Robots in the workplace can get a bad reputation—most people aren't trying to get replaced by a robot. But the smartest and most creative robotic companies aren't designing teams of robots that send people packing. ②_____ In this way efficiency and profits in the process increase.

    Take Flippy, the arm-like robotic kitchen assistant. As its name implies, the robot flips(轻翻) burgers, cooking them to perfection. When the orders are ready, it lets its co-workers know, and can clean up after itself by doing dirty and time-consuming jobs like scraping down grills. Introducing Flippy into a kitchen can keep kitchen productivity high and costs low. ③_____ They're designed to be cooperative robots, the cost-effective machines created to work with humans, not against them.

    ④_____ They don't complain about fried food grease getting in their pores(气孔), or burn the chicken tenders after getting distracted by a cute coworker. Quick service restaurants with tools like Flippy are the kind of places you keep coming back to—you know the staff will always have time to answer your detailed questions or joke with your child, and you can also trust your order will always be right on time, perfectly cooked.

    Automation in restaurants will become even more crucial post-pandemic. Owners then will potentially need workers to enforce updated safety regulations and interact with dissatisfactory guests. ⑤_____ With Flippy having their back in the kitchen, however, they'll know they won't have to worry about burnt burgers on top of confused customers.

A. Restaurants are in need of a helping hand.

B. It may not be an easy job for those workers.

C. Robots are great at efficiency and mindless tasks.

D. However, such robots aren't competing for people's jobs.

E. Restaurants have an easier time finding workers as places reopen.

F. Also, it allows their workers to shine in the tasks no machine can do.

G. Instead, they're creating intelligent machines that work alongside workers.

三、完形填空（15空）

    Benjamin Kuo enjoys looking at photos. He especially enjoys    1    precisely where they've been taken. It seems a very weird hobby, but recently, his strange    2    has saved a man's life.

    Rene Compean was hiking    3    in Angeles National Forest when he realized he was lost. The 45-year-old texted a    4    of his legs hanging over the edge of a canyon to a friend. In the    5    , he said he was lost and his phone battery was almost    6    .

    The police department released the    7    to the public, hoping someone might recognize where Compean was. Luckily, Kuo saw the report, and he immediately told the    8    what he thought were the correct GPS coordinates for Rene Compean's location. "I was hoping I didn't send them on a vain chase, otherwise they'd get    9    at me," Kuo said.

    Kuo didn't have to worry about leading anyone on wild goose chases for long. A rescue helicopter was sent out to the canyon, and Compean was    10    less than a mile away from the coordinates Kuo had    11    . Compean was found safe and in no    12    of medical care. And he couldn't have been more    13    for Kuo's unique hobby, saying to him, "I crazily appreciate what you    14    ... I really don't know if I could    15    it there another day. It was just so cold."

17、A. looking out  B. figuring out  C. taking up  D. getting over

18、A. question  B. routine  C. desire  D. interest

19、A. alone  B. above  C. carefully  D. completely

20、A. letter  B. request  C. book  D. photo

21、A. video  B. position  C. message  D. form

22、A. changing  B. living  C. dying  D. remaining

23、A. crisis  B. order  C. sign  D. signal

24、A. family  B. police C. public  D. survivor

25、A. struck  B. impressed  C. puzzled  D. crazy

26、A. stuck  B. found C. shown  D. started

27、A. guessed  B. asked C. given D. drawn

28、A. need  B. favor C. order  D. cure

29、A. grateful  B. generous  C. amazed  D. shocked

30、A. got  B. possessed  C. did  D. devoted

31、A. help  B. have  C. spare  D. make

四、短文填空

32、    Scientists have discovered the first direct evidence of the so-called Gulf Stream "mixer effect", where the waters mix on either side of the current. The Gulf Stream is ①_____ warm ocean current in the Western North Atlantic. "As the Gulf Stream courses ②_____ way up the east coast of the U.S. and Canada, it brings warm ③_____(salt) water from the tropics(热带地区) into the north Atlantic," the researchers explain in a ④_____(state). "But the current also creates an invisible wall of water that divides two distinct ocean regions: the colder, fresher waters ⑤_____ the northern edge of the Gulf Stream that spin in an anticlockwise(逆时针方向) direction, and the ⑥_____(warm), saltier waters on the southern edge of the current that circulate in a clockwise direction."

    Stirring across the edges of the Gulf Stream across areas as small as a kilometer (0.62 miles) could be a leading source of ocean ⑦_____(mix) between the waters.

    Scientists ⑧_____(release) shiny dye from a buoy(浮标) and a towing platform that walked through the sea ⑨_____(examine) the stirring waters.

    "This long-standing debate about whether the Gulf Stream acts as a mixer or a barrier to ocean mixing has ⑩_____(main) considered big ocean eddies(旋涡)" said Jacob Wenegrat.

五、书面表达

33、假定你是李华,你到英语外教Jennifer老师住的地方找她,但是她不在。请给她留言,内容包括:

1.想请教如何学好语法;

2.邀请她周日到你家吃晚饭。

注意:

1.写作词数应为80左右;

2.请按如下格式作答。

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六、读后续写

34、阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完善的短文。

    Aaron Morris of Waynesville, North Carolina, was running around the city in his car with his service dog named Jolene one day when the unthinkable happened. He had just decided to go back home when he found his car out of petrol. Fortunately, there was a gas station on the way home. After finishing up at the gas station, Aaron drove across the street to a nearby one-dollar store. He just needed to dash inside for a minute, so he left the car running to keep his beloved dog comfortable in the air conditioning.

    The dog dad also left his wallet, cellphone, and medicine inside the car. He rushed into and out of the store as quickly as possible, expecting his dog to wait for him in the back seat. However, to his disappointment and surprise, when he came out of the store, his vehicle—and more importantly, his pup—were nowhere to be found. Haywood County Sheriff's Office responded to the theft. Using the public camera from the gas station, they discovered that the suspect was checking out Aaron's car there before following him across the street to the dollar store. Once Aaron went inside, the suspect stole his car and everything in it. Determined to bring Jolene home, the police called upon the public for help.

    While the police tried to locate Aaron's belongings, he was having a difficult time. Aaron struggles with his mental health, and Jolene and his medicine are important parts of his treatment plan. With both missing, he was having a hard time coping. His sister, Ashley Adevai, during that time, found that her brother couldn't eat or sleep while Jolene was missing. It seemed life and death for her brother, and he was even talking not normal. She was very worried about him if the dog did not come back.

注意:

1.续写词数应为150左右;

2.请按如下格式作答。

    Thankfully, a few days later, someone found Jolene.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    Aaron was overjoyed when he learned that Jolene was in good hands!

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参考答案

1、答案：A

解析：细节理解题。根据Home Depot介绍最后一句中的“save up to 40 percent”可知,在这里顾客最多可省40%,也就是最少可以使用原价的60%来购物。

2、答案：B

解析：细节理解题。根据Urban Stems介绍倒数第二句中的“pre-order up to four weeks in advance”可知,顾客可以最多提前四周时间预定。

3、答案：D

解析：细节理解题。根据White Flower Farm 介绍第一句中的“If you have a green thumb...”可知,精通园艺的人可能听说过白花农场。

4、答案：C

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中的“Eight endangered giraffes trapped eon a shrinking island”可知,是八只珍贵的长颈鹿被困在了岛上。

5、答案：D

解析：推理判断题。根据第二段第五句中的“building the giraffe-raft required imagination and planning”可知,建造合适的运输工具是救援工作中救援者必须面对的问题。

6、答案：A

解析：推理判断题。根据第一段第一句中的“the water was crowded with crocodiles”和第三段第一句中的“covered her eyes to make the trip successfully”可知,因为水里有鳄鱼,为了避免长颈鹿因为害怕而影响旅行,所以救援者蒙上了它的眼睛。

7、答案：B

解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句中的“have got her safely across to the mainland”可知,是Asiwa的安全运送让救援者们松了一口气。

8、答案：C

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的“her true motivation is to beat her opponent”可知,Alison是为了能按时参加一场测试并赢得机会来战胜自己的对手才对母亲说谎的。

9、答案：B

解析：词义猜测题。前面一句中介绍的是在考试中表现不佳者要做一件由对手选出的,令人讨厌的事,而本句则是关于考试缺席的后果,而四个选项中只有B项为一种可能出现的结果,即如果缺席的话可能就无法参加比赛,从而也就退出了二人之间的竞争。

10、答案：D

解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第四句中的“As you might imagine, tensions arise and passion is aroused.”可知,虽然校长希望三人结束彼此之间的不良竞争,但这两个孩子并没有让校长的好心计划成为现实,而是把它当成了另外一次打败对方的机会。

11、答案：A

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第三句中的“Wibbroka fans will not be disappointed”可知,虽然略有瑕疵,这本书不会让人感到失望,是值得一读的。

12、答案：B

解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的第二、三句“It's not France's Loire or Germany's Bavaria. The true centre is Wales, which features more castles per square mile than any other country in Europe.”可知,对城堡情有独钟的旅行者,最好的去处就是威尔士。故选B。

13、答案：D

解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“The number of welsh castles is matched by their variety.”可知, 威尔士城堡的数量和种类是相匹配的,Kate Roberts说这些内容就是为了说明威尔士的城堡数量多,种类齐全。故选D。

14、答案：C

解析：推理判断题。根据第五段第一句“That vast range of castles suggests just how deeply the castles reflect Wales' unrest, always shifting history.”可知,大量的城堡表明,这些城堡反映了威尔士动荡的程度,总是在改变历史。故选C。作者以Chepstow Castle为例,就是证明威尔士的动荡,它就是这段历史的见证。选项D仅从历史的角度说明,没有侧重动荡的历史,不能清晰表明作者以此为例的目的。

15、答案：A

解析：主旨大意题。本文的主要信息就是:城堡、威尔士、欧洲,所以能够包含这些内容且语言简练的就是选项A。选项B与原文给出的范围“欧洲”不符;选项C没有提及威尔士;选项D范围太大了。故选A。

16、答案：FGDCB

解析：①句与句逻辑推断题。根据上一句话中谈到的自动化在未来快餐业发展的好处之一;提升餐厅微薄利益,从选项中的also可以推断出,F选项讲述的是自动化对未来快餐业发展的好处之二:自动化机器可做一部分工作,那么人工做机器做不了的那部分工作,这样达到机器与人的优势互补。

②句与句逻辑推断题。根据上文提到的“...aren't designing teams of robots that send people packing”可知,机器人公司开发的不是让人类去打包这种没有技术含量的工作,而是创造与人类一起工作的机器人,从而提高效率和利润。

③句与句逻辑推断题。根据下文提到“They're designed to be cooperative robots, the cost-effective machines created to work with humans, not against them.”可知,Flippy被设计成协作机器人。这种成本低廉的机器人被创造出来是为了与人类合作,而不是对抗人类。故选D。

④段落大意题。根据下文内容,具体介绍了机器人如何在效率和不需要动脑筋的任务上表现出色。故选C。

⑤句与句逻辑推断题。下文谈到有了协作机器人做后盾,快餐质量和服务质量都会有保障,根据句中however这一转折提示可知,故选B。

17、答案：B

解析：Benjamin Kuo不仅喜欢观赏照片,而且尤其喜欢弄明白(figuring out)关于照片的一些详细信息。

18、答案：D

解析：作为卫星地图爱好者,这既是他的业余爱好,也是他的兴趣(interest)所在,而这一奇怪的兴趣挽救了一个人的生命。

19、答案：A

解析：文章中在遇险时并没有提到其他同行者,因此可以推知Rene Compean是独自(alone)去探险的。

20、答案：D

解析：Rene Compean为了求生,把自己受困的照片(photo)发给了好友。

21、答案：C

解析：除了把自己遇难的照片发给好友,Rene Compean还通过信息(message)告诉朋友自己的确切的处境。

22、答案：C

解析：因为被困在野外没有充电装置,所以Rene Compean的手机很快就要没电(dying)了。

23、答案：A

解析：Rene Compean被困野外而且手机马上就要没电了,这种危险对于他而言是一种危机(crisis),而警察为了施救,要向公众求助。

24、答案：B

解析：发布消息和展开施救的人员主要是警方,所以Kuo要把相关的信息发给警方(police)。

25、答案：D

解析：如果警方按照我发送的信息没有找到受困者的话,他们会对我发疯(crazy)的。

26、答案：B

解析：最后Compean被直升机发现(found)在离Kuo提供的坐标不远处的地方。

27、答案：C

解析：受困者的位置坐标是由Kuo提供(given)的。

28、答案：A

解析：因为被找到的时候Compean很安全,所以不需要(need)医疗看护。

29、答案：A

解析：正是因为Kuo及时发送的坐标信息,Compean才成功获救,因此对于他的这一看似古怪的爱好Compean是心存感激的(grateful)。

30、答案：C

解析：Compean告诉Kuo,他很感激Kuo所做(did)的事情。

31、答案：D

解析：虽然最终成功获救,但在被困期间,由于地形恶劣,天气寒冷,Compean很担心自己最终不能成功(make)活下来。

32、答案：①a②its③salty④statement⑤along⑥warmer⑦mixing⑧released⑨to examine⑩mainly

解析：①考查冠词。此处说明墨西哥湾流是北大西洋西部的一股暖流,表示“一股暖流”,用不定冠词a。

②考查代词。句意:墨西哥湾流沿着美国和加拿大的东海岸逆流而上。course one's way up朝上奔去:逆流而上。it指代the Golf Stream,故用形容词性的物主代词its。

③考查形容词。句意:它把热带的温暖盐水带入北大西洋。此处作定语,故用形容词形式。

④考查构词法。ina statement在一份声明中。用名词形式。

⑤考查介词。句意:墨西哥湾暖流北部边缘的较新鲜的水域逆时针旋转。along“沿着……”符合题意。

⑥考查形容词比较级。句意:顺时针方向流动的洋流的南缘较温暖、较咸的海水。根据前后句意和相邻词 saltier 可知,此处为比较,故用形容词比较级。

⑦考查现在分词。此处表示“在……之间混合的”,被修饰成分a leading source of ocean可以发出 mix的动作,故用现在分词形式作定语。

⑧考查动词时态。根据并列连词and后的定语从句时态以及上下文语境可知,空处表示科学家所做过的动作。故用一般过去时。

⑨考查不定式。此处表示“通过……去做……”,表示目的,故用不定式作目的状语。

⑩考查副词。空处修饰动词consider。故用副词形式作状语。

33、答案：

Dear Mrs Jennifer,

    I came to pay a visit to you, but you were out. As you know, I have great difficulty in learning English grammar. So I really hope that you can spare me some time to explain some difficult grammar rules to me. I will appreciate it very much if you can recommend some learning resources.

    Besides, I wonder whether you have time to have dinner at my house this Sunday evening.

    When you come back and see this note, please send me an e-mail.

Yours,

Li Hua

34、答案：

    Thankfully, a few days later, someone found Jolene. She was wandering by the side of the road trying to find her owner. They brought her to Morristown Hamblen Humane Society, but when her rescuers called the number on her nametag, there was no answer because Aaron's cellphone had been stolen, too. That's when social media played its role yet again! The Humane Society shared Jolene's picture on the Internet, and the Internet quickly worked its magic.

    Aaron was overjoyed when he learned that Jolene was in good hands! He immediately arranged to get a ride to the shelter for the sweetest reunion ever. As soon as Jolene saw him, she ran into his arms. Her eyes were full of tears. She couldn't wait to give him kisses! What a relief! It's horrible that this happened at all, but we're so glad the thieves let Jolene go so at last these kind rescuers managed to get her back home. Welcome home, sweet girl!