專業(yè)八級模擬618

專業(yè)八級模擬618(總分：157.05，做題時間：90分鐘)、PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIQF總題數：0,分數：0.00)、SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE總題數：1，分數：40.00)BritishEducationalSystemI.PrimaryandsecondaryeducationinBritain"Childrengotoprimaryschoolattheageof1.Studentsattendsecondaryschooluntilagesixteen.Studentsenterhighereducationattheageofeighteen.n.HighereducationinBritainInEnglandandWales:—2foruniversities:throughtheUCCA—3structuredwithafixedprogramofclasses—Classes:ClassesofferedintheUKareona(n)4basisincreasingly;Moreemphasisisplacedon5study;Studentswritemore6andtakefewerobjectivetests;Classesoftentakethefollowingforms:7,tutorials,seminars.8_——Avarietyoftertiaryleveloptionsareavailable:Thecollegesoffurthereducationprovidevocationaland9education;_Centralinstitutionsdon"tdirectlyvalidatedegrees,butmanyhaveclosetiesto10;Thestandarduniversitydegreeisafour-year11.3.12betweentheUSandtheUKhighereducationGrading:—IntheUK,13arethemostcommonformofstudyassessment;—TheUSprofessorsgrade14thantheUKprofessors.Courselevels:—Basiccoursesarenot15atUKuniversities.BritishEducationalSystemI.PrimaryandsecondaryeducationinBritainChildrengotoprimaryschoolattheageof1.Studentsattendsecondaryschooluntilagesixteen.Studentsenterhighereducationattheageofeighteen.n.HighereducationinBritainInEnglandandWales:—2_foruniversities:throughtheUCCA—3_structuredwithafixedprogramofclasses—Classes:ClassesofferedintheUKareona(n)4basisincreasingly;Moreemphasisisplacedon5study_Studentswritemore6and_takefewerobjectivetests;Classesoftentakethefollowingforms:7,tutorials,seminars.8:——Avarietyoftertiaryleveloptionsareavailable:Thecollegesoffurthereducationprovidevocationaland9education;Centralinstitutionsdon"tdirectlyvalidatedegrees,butmanyhaveclosetiesto10;Thestandarduniversitydegreeisafour-year11.3.12betweentheUSandtheUKhighereducation"Grading:—IntheUK,13arethemostcommonformofstudyassessment;—TheUSprofessorsgrade14thantheUKprofessors.2)Courselevels:—Basiccoursesarenot15atUKuniversities.(分數：40.05)解析：five［聽力原文］BritishEducationalSystemTodayI"lltalkabouttheBritisheducationalsystem,includingtheprimaryandsecondaryeducationandthehighereducationinBritain.Meanwhile,I"lltrytomakeacomparisonbetweentheUSandtheUKhighereducation.First,r'llbrieflyintroducetheprimaryandsecondaryeducationinBritain.InEnglandandWales,studentsstudyinprimaryschoolfromagefiveuntileleven.Theyattendsecondaryschooluntilagesixteen.Beforegraduating,studentsusuallytakesevencomprehensiveexams,calledtheGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(GCSE)exams.AfterpassingtheGCSEexams,studentschoosetostudytwotofoursubjectsintenselyfortheGCEAdvancedLevelexams,called"Alevels".Ateighteen,theyenterhighereducationtofocusonaparticularsubject,calleda"course".Nowlet"smoveontothehighereducationinBritain.First,I"lltalkaboutthegeneralpracticesinEnglandandWales,andthenthegeneralpracticesinScotland.InEnglandandWales,prospectiveuniversitystudentsapplyforplacesthroughtheUniversitiesCentralCouncilonAdmissions(UCCA).Studentsdonotapplydirectlytotheuniversitiesthemselves.Successfulcandidatesareadmitteddirectlyintoaspecificdegree"course".Adegreecoursenormallytakesthreeorfouryearstocomplete.Atmostuniversitiesstudentsstudyonlyonemajorsubject.Eachcourseisstructuredwithafixedprogramofclassesfortheentirethreeyears.Increasingly,universitiesintheUnitedKingdomareofferingclassesonamodularbasis,whichallowsstudentstobroadentheirstudiescreatingamoreinterdisciplinaryprogram.Thismodularization,however,hasnotreplacedthetraditionalBritishdegreecoursewiththeAmericanconceptofcreditaccumulation.Inaddition,thereisgenerallyasharpdistinctionbetweentheartsandsciencesandthereisseldomanycross-overbetweenthetwo.AtaBritishuniversity,moreemphasisisplacedonindependent,self-directedstudythanintheUnitedStates.Requiredtextsanddefinitereadingassignmentsarelesscommon.Moretypically,anextensivereadinglistcovering alltopicstobediscussedisdistributedatthe startofthecoursetobeusedforindependentresearch.Britishstudentstypicallyconsultalargenumberofsourcesfromthelibraryratherthanintensivelystudyingafewbookspurchasedbyeveryonetakingacourse.Inaddition,studentsarerequiredtowritemoreessaysandtakefewerobjectiveteststhanatUSinstitutions.Classesoftentakethefollowingforms:lectures,whichare sometimescompletelyoptional;tutorials,inwhichasmallnumberofstudentsmeetwiththelecturer;andseminars,largerdiscussionclassesoftenbaseduponseminaressays.UnliketheUSsystemofregulartestinginacourse, Britishstudentssitforfinalexaminationsthatcoverthefullyear"sworkanddeterminethegradesfortheclass.Withthegrowthofmodularization,however,therehasalsobeenanincreaseinthenumberandvarietyofmodulesofferedonasemesterbasis.InScotland,thereareavarietyoftertiaryleveloptionsavailableforstudents,themostimportantofwhicharethecollegesoffurthereducation,thecentralinstitutions,teacherscollegesandtheuniversities.Thecollegesoffurthereducationprovidevocationalandtechnicaleducation,andenrollmorestudentsthanallothertertiaryinstitutionscombined.CentralinstitutionsprovidecoursesleadingtotheHigherNationalDiploma(HND),bachelor"sdegreesandsomespecializedmaster"sdegrees.Theseinstitutionsdonothavetheauthoritytodirectlyvalidatedegreesandtendtoofferanarrowerrangeofsubjectsthantheuniversities.Manyhaveclosetiestolocalbusinesses,offeringcooperativeworkexperiencesthatprovidestudentsaperiodofpracticaltraining.ScottishuniversitiesarequitedistinctfromtheirBritishcounterparts.Infact,theymorecloselyresembleEuropeanorAmericanuniversities.ThestandardScottishuniversitydegreeisafour-yearHonorsdegree(BAHons).Studentsarerarelyadmitteddirectlytoadegree"course".Usuallytheyareadmittedtoafacultyorsimplyadmittedtotheuniversityasawhole.Scottishuniversitystudentsbeginwithabroad-basedprogramduringthefirstyearandchooseaspecializationafterthesecondoreventhethirdyear.Studentsmayalsoelecttocompleteathree-yearOrdinarydegree.Thisisabroad-baseddegreethat(unlikeinEngland)doesnotrepresenta"failed"Honorsdegree.Next,let"scomparetheUSandtheUKhighereducationfromtwoaspects,namely,gradingandcourselevels.First,aboutthegrading.IntheUK,assessmentmethodsvarybyinstitutionandtendtoreflecttheUKteachingmethodandstyle.Writtenexaminations,whichareheldattheendofayearor,insomecases,inthefinalundergraduateyearonlyarethemostcommonformofstudyassessment.ThereisnoofficialmethodofequatingBritishandAmericaneducationalqualifications.Theeducationalsystemsareverydifferentandattemptstocomparethemmustbedoneonastrictlyprovisionalbasis.ManyUSinstitutionshavealreadydevelopedsystemsofassessingtheirstudyabroadstudentsorequatingBritishgradestoUSgrades.ProfessorsatUKinstitutionsgrademorestrictlythantheircounterpartsintheUnitedStates.Asaresult,AmericanstudentsstudyingintheUKoftenperceivethattheyhaveperformedpoorlyintheirclasses,whentheyhavenot.Gradesaregivenaspercentagesratherthanlettergrades.Fortypercentistheminimumpassinggradeandhighpercentagesarerarelyawarded.Agradeofseventypercentorhigherisconsidered"withdistinction".Ingeneral,percentagesincreasefromfortyratherthandecreasefrom100percent,astheydointheUnitedStates.Second,aboutthecourselevels.AtypicalBritishcourseloadwillvaryfrom3to6modulesorclassesperterm.Moststudentstake4to5modulesperterm.Thenumberofhoursinclassperweekwillvarybyinstitution.StudentsshouldnotethatGeneraleducationorbasiccoursesare notascommonatUKuniversitiesbecausetheyhavealreadybeencoveredattheGCSElevel.Manyfacultiesassumethatastudenthasabasicunderstandingoftheconceptsthatwillbeaddressedinthecourse.Forthisreason,itiscommonforthird-yearAmericanstudentstotakefirst-yearandsecond-yearcoursesataUKuniversity.Withthis,we"recomingtotheendoftoday"slecture.Nexttime,we"lltalkaboutuniversitydegrees.［考點］本題考查重要細節(jié)。演講者首先簡單介紹了英國的小學和初中教育，根據聽力原文可知，在英格蘭和威爾士，學生們從五歲開始上小學，上到11歲，故答案為five。解析：Application［考點］本題考查重要細節(jié)。通過聽力原文可知，在英格蘭和威爾士，一些有希望上大學的學生需要向 UCCA提出申請，原文中提到...studentsapplyforplacesthrough... ，所以該空應根據語境將 apply轉換成其名詞形式，并且首字母須大寫，故答案為Application。解析：Degreecourses［考點］本題考查重要細節(jié)。在英格蘭和威爾士，學生通過UCCA申請進入大學，根據聽力原文可知，學生需要用三到四年的時間修完學位課程，才能拿到學位，所以答案為 Degreecourses。解析：modular［考點］本題考查重要細節(jié)。根據聽力原文可知，英國的大學提倡模塊式課程，空白處與聽力原文句型基本一致，故答案為 modular。解析：independentandself-directed［ 考點］本題設題點在對比處。根據聽力原文可知，英國的大學更強調獨立、自主的學習，空白處與聽力原文表達一致，故答案為independentandself-directed。解析：essays［考點］本題考查重要細節(jié)。通過聽力原文可知，在英國，老師要求學生多寫論文，少參加那些客觀題的測試，因此答案為 essays。解析：lectures［考點］本題設題點在舉例處。演講者在陳述完英美兩國學習方法的不同之處后，接著介紹了授課形式，其中聽力原文說道：Classesoftentakethefollowingforms:lectures...tutorials...seminars ，由此可知，英國大學的授課形式主要有上述三種形式，因此空白處應填入 lectures。解析：InScotland［考點］本題設題點在分論點處。上文中介紹了英格蘭和威爾士的高等教育情況，通過聽力原文可知，接下來介紹的是蘇格蘭教育的特點，此外該空需要首字母大寫，因此答案為 InScotland。解析：technical［考點］本題考查重要細節(jié)。根據聽力原文可知，在蘇格蘭，有幾種不同層次的高等教育供學生選擇，接下來演講者詳細介紹了 thecollegesoffurthereducation ，說它們providevocationalandtechnicaleducation ，由此可知，這些繼續(xù)教育院校提供職業(yè)技術教育，故答案為 technical。解析：localbusinesses［考點］本題考查重要細節(jié)。演講者在陳述了蘇格蘭的centralinstitutions 后，總結說這些教育機構沒有權威人士頒發(fā)的有效學位證書，并且他們開設的課程要比一般大學少，但根據聽力原文可知，這些機構與地方企業(yè)有著緊密的聯(lián)系，能給學生提供實習的機會，故答案為 localbusinesses。解析：Honorsdegree［考點］本題考查重要細節(jié)。根據聽力原文可知，演講者在談到Scottishuniversities和Britishcounterparts的區(qū)別時，指出蘇格蘭大學與歐美地區(qū)的大學更為相似：標準的蘇格蘭大學學位是四年制的榮譽學位 （榮譽學士），所以答案為Honorsdegree。注意首字母大寫。解析：Comparison［考點］本題設題點在分論點處。講座中已經提到了英國小學、中學和大學教育情況，通過聽力原文可知，作者將要進一步比較美國與英國的高等教育，此外，該空位于句首首字母須大寫，因此答案為 Comparison。解析：writtenexaminations［考點］本題考查重要細節(jié)。演講者接著從考試評分和課程內容兩個方面比較英美兩國的高等教育，根據聽力原文可知，筆試是英國最常見的學習評估形式，故空白處應填 writtenexaminations。解析：lessstrictly［考點］本題考查重要細節(jié)。通過聽力原文可知，英國教授評分比美國教授更嚴格，所以本題中美國教授評分相比較而言是不那么嚴格的，因此答案為lessstrictly。解析：common［考點］本題設題點在因果關系處。根據聽力原文可知，在英國的大學里，通識教育或基礎課程不是很普遍，故答案為 common三、SECTIONBINTERVIEW^總題數：2,分數：32.50）（分數：20.00）Gettingridofthechaos.Masteringorganizationalskills.Beingcreative.Askingforgoodadvice. V解析：［聽力原文］M:Andyou"vegotIFeelGoodVideo,right?W:Afterthismorning_onthe"Today"set,you"rehome,getridofthechaos,organizationalskills.you"vegottofindme-timebybeingcreativeaboutyourorganization.M:Yougotsomeassignmenttips,sothatinotherwords,carveoutme-time.W:Carveoutme-timeathomeandonthejob.Onthejob,thedaybefore,take10minutes,setupyourfolders,setupyourphonelist,findoutwho"sgoingtoneedyoutomorrow,sotherearelesssurprises.Athome,layoutyourclothes;layoutthebreakfasttable,thelunches,evenlayoutyourmakeupinorder,soitcanhappenquicklyandmaybeyou"llgetmoresleeptime,maybeyou"llgetsomeexerciseson.M:AndwhatIguesswouldbekindofasubsetoftheme-timeistofindahobby.W:Absolutely.Weneedtoreclaimpassionandhappiness.Thinkaboutwhatmadeyouhappyasakid,thinkaboutanewdirectionyouwanttogoandrethinkyourlifegoals,findquiettimetothinkaboutthesestuff,andthenrealizehowenhancedyourlifewouldbeifyouhaveit.M:Andyousaidavoidroadblocks.Whatareroadblocks?W:Notbeingabletosayno.Youknowthejust-say-nophrase?Youneedtoinvokeit.We"rePMSing,meaningweareperfectmommysyndromepeople.Wearethecaretakersoftheworld?Sayno.Don"tbetheheadofeveryteam,everygroup;don"ttakeeveryleadershiprole,tellyourhusband,communicateandsaythosehardwords:Honey,Ineedhelp.M:OK,andwhenyousaybecreative,whatdoyoumean?W:Imeanyouneedtoreally besmartabouthowyoucarveouttheme-time.Youneedtosaveyourself:Ismyhouseneedingalittle zen-likerecreation,sothatIamnotwalkingthroughchaos,sothatIamnotwastingtimelookingforthings?Alsobecreativeaboutwhatyouwanttodowiththetime,makeitvaluable,healthyeatingtakescarve-out-me-time,exercisetakescarve-out-me-time.M:Andit"sallonthewebsite.W:AllonthewebsiteanditstartsMay21.Signupnow.M:OK,Amy,thankssomuch.WhatmeasureshouldNOTbetakenathomeaccordingtotheIFeelGoodVideo?本題設題點在原因解釋處。根據聽力原文可知，當你在家時，應該遠離混亂的局面，具備組織技巧，通過創(chuàng)造性的處理方式來找到自己的時間，因此排除選項 A、B和C,所以D為正確答案。Womenshouldbetheleader. VWomenshouldlearntosayno.Womenshouldputthingsinorder.Womenshouldmaketimevaluablyspent.解析：［聽力原文］WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTsoastosuccessfullycreateme-time?本題設題點在對話問答處。根據聽力原文可知，無論在家里還是在工作中，女性都應將東西提前整理好，從而為自己從容地贏得自我時間，而不是遇到事情再去考慮，使自己變得焦頭爛額，故排除 C;根據聽力原文可知，適時的學會說“不”能夠使我們從容面對生活，找到真正的自我時間，故排除 B;根據聽力原文可知，不要總是使自己處于領導地位，這樣自己會很累，故 A符合題意；根據聽力原文可知，你需要有創(chuàng)造性地為自己找到自我時間，除了要將事情提前整理好，從而使自己變得從容不迫之外，還可以將時間花在有價值的事情上，故排除 DoItcanbringbackourpassion.Itbringsusbacktoourchildhood. VC」tcanbetterourlife.D」tmakesushappy.解析：［聽力原文］WhichofthefollowingreasonscanNOTexplainwhyhobbyisagoodsubsetoftheme-time?本題設題點在原因解釋處。根據聽力原文可知，找到自己的愛好對于我們重新找回熱情與快樂是非常重要的，故排除A和D;根據聽力原文可知，有了它，我們的生活質量將會有很大的提高，故排除 C。因此B為正確答案。Thosewhowanttobeperfectmother. VThosewhotendtotakecareofeverything.Thosewhoarealwaystheheadsofteams.Thosewhosayharshwordstotheirhusbands.解析：［聽力原文］Whatdoestheterm"PMSing"referto?本題設題點在定義概念處。根據聽力原文可知， PMsing是指那些患有完美媽咪綜合癥的人，因此 A為正確答案。根據聽力原文可知，事必躬親的人要學會說“不”，故排除 B;根據聽力原文可知，不要每次都做隊長，所以排除C;根據聽力原文可知，要對丈夫說出像“需要幫助”這些難以開口的話，而不是尖酸刻薄的言辭，因此排除DoTointroduceAmyHendel.TointroducetheIFeelGoodCommunityChallenge.Toletwomenrealizetheyneedtocarveoutme-time.TocallonpeopletotakepartintheChallenge. V解析：［聽力原文］Whatisthemainpurposeofthispartoftheinterview?本題考查主旨。該部分訪談主要論述了如何找到自我時間以及它的意義，如有助于找回熱情和快樂等，并且結語處也提到了signup，由此可知該訪談的主要目的是鼓勵人們報名參加比賽，所以 D為正確答案。（分數：12.50）Tocomparepriceswhenbuying.Toignorethehighprice. VTobuythingsinadvance.Towaittobuysomebetterthings.解析：［聽力原文］M:Gotit.Youknow,it"sreallyanumber"sgame.Becausealotoftimeswhenyou"relookingatthesedifferentdeals,it"slike:save30%,save50%.Butareyoureallysavingthatmuchmoneywhenyou"relookingatyourpurchase?W:That"swhattheirpurposeisfor.You"llseealotoftimesintheadvertisingthatthey"lltypeoutthesavings,andtheinterestisinthefineprint.Almostyou"llseewhatthenewpriceisonsomethingandwhentheydothat.It"sbasicallyavisibletrick.Whateveryousee,first,you"remorelikelytobecomeattachedtothedeal.Andthepriceincomparisonisnotgoingtolooksuchabigdeal.Imeanifyou"resaving$500,itdoesnotreallymatteriftheTVisstill$1,500.Theadvertisingworksinsuchatrickywaythatyoumightthinkyou"regettingthatmuchabetterprice,becausethesavingsaresignificant.M:Right.Sometimesthepurchasereallyisn"tthatlargeofapurchase,soyouknow,30%isnotthatbigofadeal.Butwhenyousee30%,youthink:wow,I"mgettingareallygooddealhere.It"sfunnyhowthenumbersareworkingthere,andtheyknowthat.W:Theydo,andtheywantusjusttosplasharoundthistimeofayear.Soreallyyoushouldmakesureyou"relookingfortheitemsthatarebetweenyourpricerangeandthenstarttoseeifthere"resalesthataremightabroad,somethingevenbetterandalittlebitcheaperforyou.M:Yeah,Igotit.Andshopnow,savelater.Isthatatrick?W:Well.Youseealotofthese,especiallywithclosingstoresatthistimeofyearandthisisawaythatconsumerstriedtothinktheyaregoingtogameasystem,becausetheyaregoingtobuysomethingalittlebittodayandgettoday"ssale,andtheyaregoingtogetcouponsto comebackintwoweeksandbuyalittlebitmorethanevenwithbetterprices.Soforthisone,youknowsomebody"ssalesarerighttherenow,justtrytofocusonwhatdealstheyarecurrentlyandtheyarenottryingtoplaygames.M:SoIthinkthekeywordsherearejust"stayfocused".Youknowyouhavealist,youhaveyourbudget.Trynottobefondofthemifyoudon"thaveto.W:Exactly.Makethatlistandcheckittwice.Andjustmakesureyouarenotdeviatingfromit,orifyoufeelimposedtodosoandyoureallylookatit,makesurethat"sassmartasitlooks.M:Well,that"swhatwearegoingtosetouttodo.W:Yeah.M:ThanksKellyforhelpingusadultsoutinknowingwhattheshoppingisreallyfor.W:It"smypleasure.Whatisthepurposeofthestoresemphasizingthesavingsinthedeals?本題設題點在因果關系處。在被問及商家搞活動是否真的省錢時， KellyGrant指出商家真正的目的是利用這種方式來促銷，根據聽力原文可知，節(jié)省后折算的價格也許仍然很高，但這種手段往往會讓顧客覺得自己撿到了便宜，從而忽視了商品的高價格，故答案為 BoDon"treadthenumberonthepricetags.Toignorethehighpercentageofdiscount.Tomakesuretheitemsarewithinyourpricerange. VTomakeadetailedcalculationabouttheprice.解析：［聽力原文］Accordingtotheinterview,howtoavoidthenumbertrick?本題設題點在人物建議處。根據聽力原文可知，顧客應該尋找在其價格區(qū)間內的產品，然后再去尋找打折品，故答案為Co"Stayfocused"arethekeywordswhenshopping.KellyGranttellsUstomakeashoppinglistandcheckittwicewhenshopping.KellyGrantrecommendsthe"shopnow,savelater"shoppingway. VCouponsarethethingsthatthestoreswantyoutocomebackagain.解析：［聽力原文］WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaccordingtotheinterview?本題設題點在人物建議處。在被問及 ...shopnow,savelater.Isthatatrick? 時，KellyGrant指出商家的目的是利用購物返券吸引顧客再次消費，根據聽力原文可知， KellyGrant建議消費者應關注當前的交易，不要被商家購物返券的小伎倆所欺騙，故答案為 CoMakealistandstayfocused. VEnjoyourselvesandbuywhatevercomingtomind.Buythemostmoney-savingitems.Spendthemoneyandsavelater.解析：［聽力原文］Ingeneral,whatshouldwedowhenshopping?本題設題點在人物建議處。根據聽力原文可知，顧客應該列岀購物表，然后核對，并保證不去購買列表以外的東西，故答案為AoNumbertrick.Groupshopping. VCouponswithpurchase.Shopnow,savelater.解析：[聽力原文]WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasasaletrickintheinterview?本題為綜合細節(jié)歸納題。根據聽力原文可知，沒有提到的銷售技巧是 B項Groupshopping“團購”，故答案為B。四、PARTHREADINGCOMPREHENSION、題數：1，分數：33.00)SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONSInthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.PASSAGEONEShewasanoldwomanandlivedonafarmnearthetowninwhichIlived.Allcountryandsmall-townpeoplehaveseensucholdwomen,butnooneknowsmuchaboutthem.Suchanoldwomancomesintotowndrivinganoldworn-outhorseorshecomesafootcarryingabasket.Shemayownafewhensandhaveeggstosell.Shebringstheminabasketandtakesthemtoagrocer.Thereshetradesthemin.Shegetssomesaltporkandsomebeans.Thenshegetsapoundortwoofsugarandsomeflour.Afterwardsshegoestothebutcher"sandasksforsomedog-meat.Shemayspendtenorfifteencents,butwhenshedoessheasksforsomething.Formerlythebutchersgavelivertoanyonewhowantedtocarryitaway.Inourfamilywewerealwayshavingit.Onceoneofmybrothersgotawholecow"sliverattheslaughter-housenearthefairgroundsinourtown.Webadituntilweweresickofit.Itnevercostacent.Ihavehatedthethoughtofiteversince.Theoldfarmwomangotsomeliverandasoup-bone.Shenevervisitedwithanyone,andassoonasshegotwhatshewantedshelitoutforhome.Itmadequitealoadforsuchanoldbody.Noonegaveheralift.Peopledrivefightdownaroadandnevernoticeanoldwomanlikethat.TherewassuchanoldwomanwhousedtocomeintotownpastourhouseoneSummerandFallwhenIwasayoungboyandwassickwithwhatwascalledinflammatoryrheumatism.Shewenthomelatercarryingaheavypackonherback.Twoorthreelargegaunt-lookingdogsfollowedatherheels.Theoldwomanwasnothingspecial.Shewasoneofthenamelessonesthathardlyanyoneknows,butshegotintomythoughts.Ihavejustsuddenlynow,afteralltheseyears,rememberedherandwhathappened.Itisastory.HernamewasGrimes,andshelivedwithherhusbandandsoninasmallunpaintedhouseonthebankofasmallcreekfourmilesfromtown.Thehusbandandsonwereatoughlot.Althoughthesonwasbuttwenty-one,hehadalreadyservedaterminjail.Itwaswhisperedaboutthatthewoman"shusbandstolehorsesandranthemofftosomeothercounty.Nowandthen,whenahorseturnedupmissing,themanhadalsodisappeared.Nooneevercaughthim.Once,whenIwasloafingatTomWhitehead"slivery-barn,themancamethereandsatonthebenchinfront.Twoorthreeothermenwerethere,butnoonespoketohim.Hesatforafewminutesandthengotupandwentaway.Whenhewasleavingheturnedaroundandstaredatthemen.Therewasalookofdefianceinhiseyes."Well,Ihavetriedtobefriendly.Youdon"twanttotalktome.IthasbeensowhereverIhavegoneinthistown.Ifsomeday,oneofyourfinehorsesturnsupmissing,well,thenwhat?"Hedidnotsayanythingactually."I"dliketobustoneofyouonthejaw,"wasaboutwhathiseyessaid.Irememberhowthelookinhiseyesmademeshiver.Theoldmanbelongedtoafamilythathadhadmoneyonce.HisnamewasJakeGrimes.Itallcomesbackclearlynow.Hisfather,JohnGrimes,hadownedasawmillwhenthecountrywasnew,andhadmademoney.Thenhegottodrinkingandrunningafterwomen.Whenhediedtherewasn"tmuchleft.Jakeblewintherest.Prettysoontherewasn"tanymorelumbertocutandhislandwasnearlyallgone.HegothiswifeoffaGermanfarmer,forwhomhewenttoworkoneJunedayinthewheatharvest.Shewasayoungthingthenandscaredtodeath.Yousee,thefarmerwasuptosomethingwiththegirl—shewas,Ithink,aboundgirlandhiswifehadhersuspicions.Shetookitoutonthegirlwhenthemanwasn"taround.Then,whenthewifehadtogoofftotownforsupplies,thefarmergotafterher.ShetoldyoungJakethatnothingreallyeverhappened,buthedidn"tknowwhethertobelieveitornot.Hegotherprettyeasyhimself,thefirsttimehewasoutwithher.Hewouldn"thavemarriedheriftheGermanfarmerhadn"ttriedtotellhimwheretogetoff.Hegothertogoridingwithhiminhisbuggyonenightwhenhewasthreshingontheplace,andthenhecameforherthenextSundaynight.Shemanagedtogetoutofthehousewithoutheremployer"sseeing,butwhenshewasgettingintothebuggyheshowedup.Itwasalmostdark,andhejustpoppedupsuddenlyatthehorse"shead.HegrabbedthehorsebythebridleandJakegotouthisbuggy-whip.Theyhaditoutallright!TheGermanwasatoughone.Maybehedidn"tcarewhetherhiswifeknewornot.Jakehithimoverthefaceandshoulderswiththebuggy-whip,butthehorsegottoactingupandhehadtogetout.Thenthetwomenwentforit.Thegirldidn"tseeit.Thehorsestartedtorunawayandwentnearlyamiledowntheroadbeforethegirlgothimstopped.Thenshemanagedtotiehimtoatreebesidetheroad.(IwonderhowIknowallthis.Itmusthavestuckinmymindfromsmall-towntaleswhenIwasaboy.)JakefoundherthereafterhegotthroughwiththeGerman.Shewashuddledupinthebuggyseat,crying,scaredtodeath.ShetoldJakealotofstuff,howtheGermanhadtriedtogether,howhechasedheronceintothebarn,howanothertime,whentheyhappenedtobealoneinthehousetogether,hetoreherdressopencleardownthefront.TheGerman,shesaid,mighthavegotherthattimeifhehadn"theardhisoldwomandriveinatthegate.Shehadbeenofftotownforsupplies.Well,shewouldbeputtingthehorseinthebarn.TheGermanmanagedtosneakofftothefieldswithouthiswifeseeing.Hetoldthegirlhewouldkillherifshetold.Whatcouldshedo?Shetoldalieaboutrippingherdressinthebarnwhenshewasfeedingthestock.Iremembernowthatshewasaboundgirlanddidnotknowwhereherfatherandmotherwere.Maybeshedidnothaveanyfather.YouknowwhatImean.