山西省運(yùn)城市永濟(jì)清華中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高三英語(yǔ)模擬試卷含解析

山西省運(yùn)城市永濟(jì)清華中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高三英語(yǔ)模擬試卷含解析一、選擇題1.—DoyoumindifIrecordyourlecture?—______.Goahead.A.Nevermind

B.NowayC.Notatall

D.No.You’dbetternot參考答案：C2.Aforestisusuallyfound

heavyrainfallisfrequent.

A.inwhich

B.which

C.where

`D.that參考答案：C略3.Hisdaughterhas___________theyoungpoliticianforfiveyears.A.gotmarriedwith

B.beenmarriedto

C.beenmarriedwith

D.gotmarriedto參考答案：B4.—DoyoumindifIleavemycarhereforaminute?

—________． A．Great!Ilovecars B．Ofcoursenot.It’snotallowedhere C．No,youcan’t D．I’dratheryoudidn’t,actually參考答案：D5.Scientistshavecreatedtheworld’ssmallest“snowman”,_____aboutafifthofthewidthofahumanhair.

A.measuring

B.measures

C.measured

D.tomeasure參考答案：A略6.—Whyhashebeensoupset?

—Hedidn’tleavethethings_____theybelonged,for_____hewasscoldedbyhisparents.A.which;that

B.which;this

C.where;whose

D.where;which參考答案：D略7.Programsuchas

ChineseIdol,andThevoiceofChina,whichare

fromUSandUKShows,havebeenmakingtheheadlinesthesemonths.A.adopted B.adapted C.transformed D.translated參考答案：B8.Communityservice_________anythingfromgardeningto_______inoldpeople''''shomes.A.isinvolvedin;helpingB.involves;helpingC.involves;helpD.isinvolved;help參考答案：B9.Idon’tfeellike

suchalongtrip.I’dlike

withmymotherathome.

A.making;staying

B.tomake;tostay

C.making;tostay

D.tomake;staying參考答案：C略10.MyEnglishteacher’shumorwas________makeeverystudentburstintolaughter.

A.soasto

B.suchasto

C.suchthat

D.sothat參考答案：B11.Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeing_________shouldhaveattractedthegovernment’sattention.

A.solving

B.solve

C.solved

D.tosolve參考答案：C略12.-Whyareyouso____togetthepart-timejob,Joseph?

-Iamingreatneedofmoneytosupportmyselfthroughcollege.

A.desperate

B.critical

C.cautious

D.accurate參考答案：A13.Alotofmigratorybirdsflytothesouthinwinterto

fromcoldweather．

A．stayaway

B．keepaway

C．getaway

D．breakaway參考答案：C略14.Thailand’sworstfloodinginnearly60years_____morethan600livesandaffectedabout10millionpeoplesincemidJuly.

A.claimed

B.hasclaimed

C.hadclaimed

D.isclaimed

參考答案：B略15.AlbertEinsteinwasbornin1879.Asachild,fewpeopleguessedthathe

afamousscientistwhosetheorieswouldchangetheworld.A.hasbeen

B.hadbeenC.wasgoingtobe

D.was參考答案：C試題分析：本題考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。結(jié)合句意“阿爾伯特愛(ài)因斯坦生于1879年。作為一個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候，很少有人猜到他會(huì)成為一個(gè)提出的理論能改變世界的科學(xué)家”可知，橫線部分表示過(guò)去將要發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，應(yīng)用過(guò)去將來(lái)時(shí)，僅有C項(xiàng)wasgoingtobe為過(guò)去將來(lái)時(shí)。故正確答案為C。體驗(yàn)真題16.---DoyouthinkitwasthesupermoonthatcausedtheearthquakeonMarch11,2011inJapan?

----______.Ithasn’tprovenitselftruebyscientists.

A.Notintheleast

B.Don’tmentionit

C.Youcansaythatagain

D.Iexpectso參考答案：A略17.IwanttosayIloveyou,butIdon’tknowhowto

it.

A．say

B．put

C．get

D．take參考答案：B18.—Jack,myplanearrivesat8:00pmwhen,Isuppose,you______dinner.—ButIcanwait.A.willhave

B.havehadC.willhavehad

D.arehaving參考答案：C【詳解】考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。句意：——杰克，我的飛機(jī)晚上8點(diǎn)到，我想那時(shí)你可能已經(jīng)吃過(guò)晚飯了?！铱梢缘?。8:00pm是表示將來(lái)的時(shí)間，在將來(lái)某個(gè)時(shí)間已經(jīng)完成的動(dòng)作用將來(lái)完成時(shí)，即shall/willhave+過(guò)去分詞，故選C.【點(diǎn)睛】一、將來(lái)完成時(shí)的結(jié)構(gòu)：shall/willhave+過(guò)去分詞二、將來(lái)完成時(shí)用法：1、表示將來(lái)某時(shí)之前或某動(dòng)作發(fā)生之前已經(jīng)完成的動(dòng)作。Shewillhavewrittenittomorrowatnoon.明天中午她就會(huì)寫好了。Theywillhavebeengraduatedfromtheuniversitybeforehereturnsfromabroad.在他從國(guó)外回來(lái)之前他們就大學(xué)畢業(yè)了。2、表示一個(gè)持續(xù)到將來(lái)某時(shí)或某動(dòng)作發(fā)生之前的動(dòng)作。BynextMonday,shewillhavestudiedhereforthreeyears.到下周一，她在這里學(xué)習(xí)就要滿3年了。Theconcertwillbeginathalfpasteight.Theywillhaveplayedhalfanhourwhenyouarrive.音樂(lè)會(huì)將在8點(diǎn)半開始。你到達(dá)時(shí)，他們將已經(jīng)演奏半小時(shí)了。3、表示對(duì)現(xiàn)在或?qū)?lái)可能已經(jīng)完成動(dòng)作的推測(cè)，對(duì)過(guò)去實(shí)況的推測(cè)。Hewillhavearrivedbynow.他這是可能已經(jīng)到了。Heisasomebodynow.Hewillhaveforgottenhisoldfriends.他現(xiàn)在是個(gè)要人了，可能把老朋友都忘了。You'llhaveheardthatChinawilllaunchanotherspaceship.中國(guó)將要發(fā)射另一艘宇宙飛船，你可能已經(jīng)聽(tīng)說(shuō)了。19.Itwasnotuntil1911,_______thefirstvitaminwasidentified,_______peoplerealizedtheimportanceofit．A．when;which

B．when;that

C．that;which

D．that;that參考答案：B二、完型填空20.Severalweeksago，Ihadadinnerparty.Duringthe___21___aglassofredwinewasdroppedonaveryfancy,Persiancarpetinthelivingroom.Later,whenIplannedtohavethecarpet___22___，expertscameout.They___23___thattheycouldnotonlygetoutthe

___24___,butalsomakeeverycarpetedroomlookandsmellnice.Afterspendingmorethan200dollars,my___25___lookedgreat.Allofthecarpetswerecleaned,buttherewasstilloneslight___26___—thestainwasstillthere,andtosayIwas___27___,actuallyanunderstatement.Committedtogettingridofthestain,I___28___anotherexpert.Thiswasarealexpertwithgreat___29___inthistrade.Whenhearrivedandsawthestain,heimmediatelyexplainedtomehow___30___itwouldbetodealwiththestain,andhewantedmetoknowthatbeforeheevenunloadedhis___31___tostartthejob.Myexpectationatthatpointwaslow;however,Itoldhimtoputinhisbest___32___.Inthefirstscenario（1'青景）Iexpectedthestaintobe

___33___InthesecondIexpectedlittleornothing.Thosemademerealizethatinlifethefinelinebetween___34___anddisappointmentcanbeourexpectations.Disappointmentwilloccur___35___theexpectationlinedrawnbyourselvesisplacedincorrectly.____36____goodthingswillhappenifyousetyourexpectations___37___Inthecarpetcleaningscenarioabove,thesecond___38___notonlysetmyexpectationsappropriatelybyunderpromising,buthealsooverdeliveredbygettingthestainout—aresultthat___39___myexpectations,makingmevery___40___Soremember:setyourexpectationsproperly.21.A.show

B.speech

C.work

D.get-together22.A.rolled

B.cleaned

C.fixed

D.designed23.A.promised

B.doubted

C.warned

D.complained24.A.scar

B.stain

C.paint

D.sweat25.A.walls

B.garden

C.house

D.furniture26.A.doubt

B.problem

C.difference

D.improvement27.A.calm

B.cheerful

C.satisfied

D.disappointed28.A.calledin

B.paidoff

C.attendedto

D.brokewith29.A.interest

B.character

C.adventure

D.reputation30.A.attractive

B.difficult

C.common

D.popular31.A.product

B.garbage

C.equipment

D.collection32.A.effort

B.symbol

C.record

D.benefit33.A.saved

B.covered

C.displayed

D.removed34.A.dissatisfaction

B.surprise

C.happiness

D.regret35.A.so

B.until

C.if

D.but36.A.Onthecontrary

B.Tobehonest

C.Onthewhole

D.Inconclusion37.A.abruptly

B.properly

C.incorrectly

D.honestly38.A.player

B.adviser

C.neighbor

D.cleaner39.A.addedup

B.ruledout

C.wentbeyond

D.turneddown40.A.glad

B.sad

C.angry

D.upset參考答案：21.D

22.B

23.A

24.B

25.C

26.B

27.D

28.A

29.D

30.B

31.C

32.A

33.D

34.C

35.C

36.A

37.B

38.D

39.C

40.A本文是一篇記敘文。作者在請(qǐng)專家清洗地毯中意識(shí)到，在生活中，幸福和失望之間的微妙界限可以是我們的期望。相反，如果你正確地設(shè)定你的期望，好事就會(huì)發(fā)生。【21題詳解】考查名詞。A.show顯示，表演；

B.speech演講；

C.work工作；

D.get-together聚會(huì)。根據(jù)上句中的adinnerparty可知，Duringthe___1___aglassofredwinewasdroppedonaveryfancy“在聚會(huì)期間，一杯紅葡萄酒被倒在一個(gè)非常別致的地方”。故選D?！?2題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。A.rolled滾動(dòng)；

B.cleaned打掃；

C.fixed修理；

D.designed設(shè)計(jì)。根據(jù)Later,whenIplannedtohavethecarpet

___2___，expertscameout.“之后，當(dāng)我打算清洗地毯時(shí)，我請(qǐng)來(lái)了專家?！惫蔬xB。【23題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。A.promised許諾；

B.doubted懷疑；

C.warned警告；

D.complained抱怨。根據(jù)They___3___thattheycouldnotonlygetoutthe

___4___,butalsomakeeverycarpetedroomlookandsmellnice.“他們承諾他們不僅能去除污漬，而且能使每個(gè)鋪著地毯的房間看起來(lái)和聞起來(lái)都很好?！惫蔬xA。【24題詳解】考查名詞。A.scar創(chuàng)傷；

B.stain污點(diǎn)；

C.paint油漆，涂料；

D.sweat汗水。根據(jù)They___3___thattheycouldnotonlygetoutthe

___4___,butalsomakeeverycarpetedroomlookandsmellnice.“他們承諾他們不僅能去除污漬，而且能使每個(gè)鋪著地毯的房間看起來(lái)和聞起來(lái)都很好?！惫蔬xB?！?5題詳解】考查名詞。A.walls墻；

B.garden花園；

C.house房子；

D.furniture家俱。根據(jù)Afterspendingmorethan200dollars,my___5___lookedgreat.“花了200多美元后，我的房子看起來(lái)棒極了?！惫蔬xC?！?6題詳解】考查名詞。A.doubt懷疑；

B.problem問(wèn)題；

C.difference區(qū)別；

D.improvement提高。根據(jù)Allofthecarpetswerecleaned,buttherewasstilloneslight___6___“所有的地毯都打掃干凈了，但還有一個(gè)小問(wèn)題”。故選B。【27題詳解】考查形容詞。A.calm冷靜的；

B.cheerful愉快的；

C.satisfied滿意的；

D.disappointed感到失望的。根據(jù)thestainwasstillthere,andtosayIwas___7___,actuallyanunderstatement.“那個(gè)污點(diǎn)還在，說(shuō)我很失望，其實(shí)是輕描淡寫?！惫蔬xD?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞組。A.calledin打電話；

B.paidoff付清；

C.attendedto注意，照料；

D.brokewith打破。根據(jù)Committedtogettingridofthestain,I___8___anotherexpert.“我決心除掉這個(gè)污點(diǎn)，于是請(qǐng)了另一位專家?！惫蔬xA?！?9題詳解】考查名詞。A.interest興趣；

B.character性格，品質(zhì)；

C.adventure冒險(xiǎn)；

D.reputation名聲。根據(jù)Thiswasarealexpertwithgreat___9___inthistrade.“這是一位真正的專家，在這一行享有很高的聲譽(yù)?！惫蔬xD?！?0題詳解】考查形容詞。A.attractive有吸引力的；

B.difficult困難的；

C.common常見(jiàn)的；

D.popular受歡迎的。根據(jù)Whenhearrivedandsawthestain,heimmediatelyexplainedtomehow___10___itwouldbetodealwiththestain,“當(dāng)他到達(dá)時(shí)，看到了污漬，他馬上向我解釋了處理污漬有多難，”故選B。【31題詳解】考查名詞。A.product產(chǎn)品；

B.garbage垃圾；

C.equipment設(shè)備；

D.collection收集。根據(jù)hewantedmetoknowthatbeforeheevenunloadedhis___11___tostartthejob.“在他卸下裝備開始工作之前，他想讓我知道?！惫蔬xC。【32題詳解】考查名詞。A.effort努力；

B.symbol象征；

C.record記錄；

D.benefit好處。根據(jù)Myexpectationatthatpointwaslow;however,Itoldhimtoputinhisbest___12___.“我當(dāng)時(shí)的期望很低；然而，我告訴他要盡他最大的努力?！惫蔬xA?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。A.saved挽救；

B.covered覆蓋；

C.displayed陳列，展示；

D.removed拆掉，移除。根據(jù)Inthefirstscenario（1'青景）Iexpectedthestaintobe

___13___“在第一種情況下，我希望污漬被去除”。故選D?！?4題詳解】考查名詞。A.dissatisfaction不滿意；

B.surprise驚訝；

C.happiness高興；

D.regret后悔。根據(jù)Thosemademerealizethatinlifethefinelinebetween___14___anddisappointmentcanbeourexpectations.“這些讓我意識(shí)到，在生活中，幸福和失望之間的微妙界限可以是我們的期望?！惫蔬xC?！?5題詳解】考查連詞。A.so所以；

B.until直到------為止；

C.if如果；

D.but但是。根據(jù)Disappointmentwilloccur___15___theexpectationlinedrawnbyourselvesisplacedincorrectly.“如果我們自己畫的期望線放錯(cuò)了位置，就會(huì)產(chǎn)生失望?！惫蔬xC?！?6題詳解】考查詞組。A.Onthecontrary正相反；

B.Tobehonest誠(chéng)實(shí)地說(shuō)；

C.Onthewhole基本上，大體上；

D.Inconclusion得出結(jié)論。根據(jù)____16____goodthingswillhappenifyousetyourexpectations___17___“相反，如果你正確地設(shè)定你的期望，好事就會(huì)發(fā)生”。故選A。【37題詳解】考查副詞。A.abruptly突然地；

B.properly恰當(dāng)?shù)兀?/p>

C.incorrectly不正確地；

D.honestly誠(chéng)實(shí)地。根據(jù)____16____goodthingswillhappenifyousetyourexpectations___17___“相反，如果你正確地設(shè)定你的期望，好事就會(huì)發(fā)生”。故選B?！?8題詳解】考查名詞。A.player選手；

B.adviser顧問(wèn)；

C.neighbor鄰居；

D.cleaner清潔工。根據(jù)Inthecarpetcleaningscenarioabove,thesecond___18___notonlysetmyexpectationsappropriatelybyunderpromising,buthealsooverdeliveredbygettingthestainout—aresultthat___19___myexpectations,makingmevery___20___“在上面的地毯清潔場(chǎng)景中，第二個(gè)清潔工不僅沒(méi)有給我足夠的承諾，還超出了我的預(yù)期，幫我洗掉了污漬——這個(gè)結(jié)果超出了我的預(yù)期，讓我非常高興。”故選D。【39題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞組。A.addedup合計(jì)；

B.ruledout排除，取消；

C.wentbeyond超越；

D.turneddown調(diào)低，拒絕。根據(jù)Inthecarpetcleaningscenarioabove,thesecond___18___notonlysetmyexpectationsappropriatelybyunderpromising,buthealsooverdeliveredbygettingthestainout—aresultthat___19___myexpectations,makingmevery___20___“在上面的地毯清潔場(chǎng)景中，第二個(gè)清潔工不僅沒(méi)有給我足夠的承諾，還超出了我的預(yù)期，幫我洗掉了污漬——這個(gè)結(jié)果超出了我的預(yù)期，讓我非常高興?！惫蔬xC?！?0題詳解】考查形容詞。A.glad高興的；

B.sad傷心的；

C.angry生氣的；

D.upset煩惱的。根據(jù)Inthecarpetcleaningscenarioabove,thesecond___18___notonlysetmyexpectationsappropriatelybyunderpromising,buthealsooverdeliveredbygettingthestainout—aresultthat___19___myexpectations,makingmevery___20___“在上面的地毯清潔場(chǎng)景中，第二個(gè)清潔工不僅沒(méi)有給我足夠的承諾，還超出了我的預(yù)期，幫我洗掉了污漬——這個(gè)結(jié)果超出了我的預(yù)期，讓我非常高興。”故選A。21.

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑“DailyStar,sir”calledJason,carryingsomenewspapersunderhisarm.Thelittleboyhadbeenrunningupanddownthestreet,buttherewerestilltwenty_41__left.Hisvoicewasalmostgoneandhisheartwas_42_.Theshopswouldsoonclose,andallthepeoplewouldgohome.Hewouldhavetogohometoo,carryingthepapers__43_money.Hehadhopedtosellmorepaperstonighttomakemoremoneytobuya__44_forhismotherandsomeseedsforhisbird.Thatwaswhyhehadboughtthepaperswithallhismoney.He_45_ashethoughtofhisfailuretosellallhispapers.“Youdon’tknowthe__46_ofsellingpapers.Youmustshout,“Hotnews!Bombbursting!”anothernewsboyChadtoldJason.“_47__it’snotinthepaperatall,”repliedJason.“Justrunawayquickly__48__theyhavetimetosee,andyou’ll__49_outandgetyourmoney,”Chadsaid.Itwasanew_50__toJason.Hethoughtofhisbirdwithno__51_andthecakehewantedtobuyforhismother,butwas__52_thathewouldnottellalie.Thoughhewas_53_apoornewsboy,hehadbeen54__somegoodthings.ThenextafternoonJasonwenttotheofficeforhispapers_55__.Severalboyswere

crowdingaroundChad,whodeclaredwitha__56_smilethathesoldsixdozenthedaybefore.HeaddedthatJason__57_moneybecausehewouldnottellalie.Theboy_58__atJason.“Youwouldn’ttellalieyesterday,myboy?”AgentlemanattheofficecameupandpattedJason’sshoulder_59_.”You’rejusttheboyIamlookingfor.”AweeklaterJasonstartedhisnew__60_.Helostsaleoftwentypapersbecausehewouldnottellalie,butgotawell-paidjobbecausehetoldthetruth.41.A.shops

B.coins

C.people

D.papers42.A.open

B.heavy

C.pure

D.weak43A.insteadof

B.inreturnfor

C.regardlessof

D.inexchangefor44A.cup

B.card

C.comb

D.cake45.A.gavein

B.brokedown

C.gotaway

D.showedup

46A.difficulty

B.process

C.goal

D.secret

47..A.And

B.But

C.For

D.So

48.A.before

B.since

C.though

D.unless

49.A.call

B.drop

C.sell

D.reach

50.A.edition

B.idea

C.policy

D.task51.A.bread

B.insects

C.seeds

D.water

52.A.concerned

B.amazed

C.excited

D.determined

53.A.still

B.already

C.just

D.also

54.A.taught

B.handed

C.awarded

D.allowed55.A.atonce

B.bychance

C.asusual

D.onpurpose

56.A.proud

B.gentle

C.warm

D.polite

57.A.borrowed

B.lost

C.made

D.saved

58.A.laughed

B.shouted

C.nodded

D.started

59.A.bravely

B.grateful

C.fondly

D.modestly

60A.duty

B.business

C.job

D.Method參考答案：41---45DBADB

46---50DBACB

51--55CDCAC

56----60ABACC三、閱讀理解22.ToFriendorNottoFriendWeallloveourparentsandturntothemwhenwe’reinneed,butwouldyoulikethemtoheartheconversationsyouhavewithyourfriendsontheschoolplaygroundorlunchqueue?Socialnetworkingsiteshavebecomeextensionsoftheschoolhallways,sowouldyouaddyourparentsas“friends”andallowthemtoviewyouronlineactivitiesandconversationswithfriends?Inthepastthegenerationgapincludedatechnologygap,wherechildrenwereuptodatewithlatesttechnologyandparentswereleftbehind,contenttocontinuetheirdaytodaylivesastheyalwayshadbecausetheyhadnoneedtoknowmoreabouttechnology.However,moreandmoreparentsarebeginningtorealizejusthowimportantsocialnetworksareintheirlives.Thisrealizationhasgivenmanyparentsthemotivationtoeducatethemselvesaboutsocialnetworkingsites.Thesedaysmanypeopleareattractedtosocialnetworkingsitesbecausetheycanchoosewhotheyhavearoundthem;there’salsoacertainamountofcontroloverprivacythatwedon’tgetinreallife.Sometimeswefeelthatprivacyisviolatedwhenwemustaccepta“friend”requestfromaparentorfamilymember.It’sadifficultchoicewhetherornottoallowaparenttobecomeapartofouronlinelives.Ontheonehandwedon’twantto“reject”theirrequestbecausethatmighthurttheirfeelingsormakethemfeelyouhavesomethingtohide.Ontheotherhandifyoudoaccept,thenyoucouldhaveasenseofbeingwatchedandnolongerfeelfreetocommentorcommunicatethewayyoudidbefore.Arecentsurveysuggestedthatparentsshouldn’ttakeitpersonallyiftheirchildignorestheirrequest:“Whenateenignoresaparent’sfriendrequest,itdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthattheyarehidingsomething,butitcouldmeanthatthisisonepartoftheirlifewheretheywanttobeindependent.”Perhapstalkingwithparentsandgivingexplanationswouldhelpsoftentheblowifyoudochoosenottoaddthemtoyourfriendslist.67.FromParagraph2,welearnthat______.A.parentsfeelsecureabouttheirprivacyonlineB.socialnetworkssuccessfullyfillthegenerationgapC.parentshaverealizedtheimportanceofsocialnetworksD.socialnetworksofferaplatformforparentstocommunicate68.Teenagersmayrefuseaparent’sfriendrequestbecause______.A.theyhidesomethingfromtheirparentsB.theyareunwillingtobewatchedbyparentsC.theirparentstendtofallbehindintechnologyD.theirparentsmakenegativecommentsonthem69.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.privacyonline B.socialnetworksC.thegenerationgap D.parents’friendrequests70.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyfor______.A.parents

B.teenagers

C.teachers

D.researchers參考答案：67．C 68．B 69．D 70．B23.TheBoardMeetinghadcometoanend.Bobstartedtostandupandknockedintothetable,spillinghiscoffeeoverhisnotes.“Howembarrassing!Iamgettingsoclumsyinmyoldage.”Everyonehadagoodlaugh,andsoonwewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoments.ItcamearoundtoFrankwhosatquietlylisteningtotheothers.Someonesaid,“Comeon,Frank.Tellusyourmostembarrassingmoment.”Franklaughedandbegantotellusofhischildhood.“IgrewupinSanPedro.MyDadwasafisherman,andhelovedthesea.Hehadhisownboat,butitwashardmakingalivingonthesea.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.Notjustenoughforourfamily,butalsoforhisMomandDadandtheotherkidsthatwerestillathome.”Helookedatusandsaid,“IwishyoucouldhavemetmyDad.Hewasabigman,andhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforhiscatch.Whenyougotclosetohim,hesmelledliketheocean.Hewouldwearhisoldcanvas,foul-weathercoatandhisbibbedoveralls.Hisrainhatwouldbepulleddownoverhisbrow.Nomatterhowmuchmymotherwashedthem,theywouldstillsmelloftheseaandoffish.”Frank’svoicedroppedabit.“Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.Hehadthisoldtruckthatheusedinhisfishingbusiness.Thattruckwasolderthanhewas.Itwouldwheezeandrattledowntheroad.Youcouldhearitcomingforblocks.Ashewoulddrivetowardtheschool,Iwouldshrink(畏縮)downintotheseathopingtodisappear.Halfthetime,hewouldslamtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelch(噴出)acloudofsmoke.Hewouldpullrightupinfront,anditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.Itwassoembarrassingforme.Here,Iwastwelveyearsold,andmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!”Hepausedandthenwenton,“IrememberthedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.Whenwegottotheschoolandcametoastop,hehadhisusualbigsmile.Hestartedtoleantowardme,butIputmyhandupandsaid,“No,Dad.”ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatway,andhehadthissurprisedlookonhis