邵陽(yáng)市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2024年高三第一次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

邵陽(yáng)市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2024年高三第一次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．a(chǎn)confidentialsource B．a(chǎn)catch-22situationC．a(chǎn)Pandora’sbox D．a(chǎn)Herculeantask2．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard3．—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．a(chǎn)mteaching4．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute5．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/6．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous7．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall8．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．a(chǎn)fter D．unless9．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout10．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．received C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．a(chǎn)dmitted11．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone12．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay13．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown14．Thegirlissogratefulwheneversheremembersmybrotherandme____herfromtheicywater.A．tohavesaved B．tosave C．saving D．saved15．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether16．Theworld’sattention________China’sBeltandRoadInitiative，asithasgreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．istofixon B．wasfixedonC．hasfixedon D．isbeingfixedon17．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need18．SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisis________muchrisk.A．oneof B．theoneof C．theone D．thatone19．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．a(chǎn)mC．havebeenD．hadbeen20．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Letmeintroducemyself:IamthelastmaninAmericawhohastime.Ifyoushouldrunintomeonthestreet,Iwillhavetimetochatwithyou.Ifyouinvitemefortea,Iwillseizetheopportunityandenjoyacup.Butitseemsnobodyelsehastimelikeme.Whendidpeoplebecomesobusy?SometimesIthinkithappenedwhenshopping,insteadofbeinganecessityoroccasionalpleasure,becameaformofentertainment.AtothertimesIblameitonthecomputer,withhonorarymentiongivento“smart”phones,forcreatingappetites(欲望)thatcanneverbesatisfied,nomatterhowlongwestareatthemovablefeastonthescreen,nomatterhowfastwetypewithourfingers.Itwasn’talwayslikethis.Sundaysusedtobedaysofrest,withclosedstoresandemptyhighways.Andthenthereweretheholidays,whichweresetasideforfamilytimeratherthanatriptothemall.Butnow,IhavegrownaccustomedtothepredictabilityoftheanswerwhenIrunintoafriendoracquaintanceandask,“Howareyou?”Theansweralwaysis“Busy!”RecentlyIspottedanoldfriendandIcalledouttohim.Hestoppedtoacknowledgeme,butIcouldtellfromhis,bodylanguageandthecheckingofhiswatchthatIhaddisturbedhim.“Iseeyou’reinahurry,”Isaid.“Whydon’twegettogethertocatchup?”“IshouldhaveafreehourinJune,”hesaidbeforecontinuingonhisway.“ButthisisMarch!”Iremarked.“Checkwithmeinafewmonths,”heyelledoverhisshoulder.“I’mverybusy!”Maybenotgettingusedtothebusylifeismyproblem,butIagreewithwhatSocratesoncesaid:“Beware(當(dāng)心)thebarrenness(空洞)ofabusylife.”O(jiān)rRobertFrost’spoem?“ICouldGiveAlltoTime.”Morerecentlytherehasbeenaso-calledSlowMovement,whichadvocatesaculturalchangetowardslowingdownlife’space.Ihaven’tdecidedwhethertojoinitornotbecauseIfearthat,likeanyorganization,itwouldcostmetoomuchtime.Inanycase,comeJune.I'llhaveafriendtocatchupwith.Thatis,ifhestillhasthetimetoseeme.1、Thefirstparagraphofthetextisusedto______.A．providebackgroundinformationofthetopicB．a(chǎn)ttractreaders’attentiontothetopicC．showreadersthevalueoftimeD．introducetheauthortoreaders2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2probablyreferto?A．Shopping.B．Pleasure.C．Thefactthatpeoplehavesomuchtodo.D．Thefactthattheauthorsaveslotsoftime.3、Howdoestheauthorshowpeopleareverybusy?A．Bymakingassumptions.B．Byprovidinganexample.C．Bylistingwell-knownsayings.D．Bypresentingapredictabletrend.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．TheauthorwillbetoobusytomeethisfriendinJune.B．Theauthorisgoodatcomputersandsmartphones.C．TheauthoriswillingtojointheSlowMovement.D．Theauthormissesthelifestyleoftheolddays.22．（8分）BooksatAmazon:Bestsellersofthemonth—Feb,2018FreshwaterbyAkwaekeEmezi—February6,2018Hardcover:$15.91AudioCD:$29.99Anextraordinarynovel.Freshwaterexplorestheamazingexperienceofhavinganotherself.ItcentersaroundayoungNigerianwoman,Ada,whodevelopsseparateselveswithinherasaresultofbeingborn“withonefootontheotherside.”Freshwaterisasharpcallofararewayofexperiencingtheworld,onethatshowshowweallconstructouridentities.MilkandHoneybyRupiKaur—February16,2018Hardcover:$18.00Paperback:$8.99AudioCD:$8.99Acollectionofpoetryandprose(散文)aboutsurvival.Abouttheexperienceofviolence,abuse(虐待),love,loss,andfemininity(女性).Itissplitintofourchapters，andeachchapterservesadifferentpurpose.Dealswithadifferentpain.Healsadifferentheartache.MilkandHoneytakesreadersthroughajourneyofthemostbittermomentsinlifeandfindssweetnessinthembecausethereissweetnesseverywhere;ifyouarejustwillingtolook.EducatedbyTaraWestover—February13,2018Hardcover:$16.80Paperback:$28.00Audiobook:$6.00AudioCD:$8.99Anunforgettablebiographyaboutayounggirlwho,keptoutofschool,leaveshersurvivalistfamilyandgoesontoearnaPhDfromCambridgeUniversity.Educatedisanaccountofthestruggleforself-invention.Itisataleoffiercefamilyloyalty,andofthesadnessthatcomesfromseveringone’sclosestties.ForceofNaturebyJaneHarper—February20,2018Hardcover:$17.10Paperback:$23.41Audiobook:FreeAudioCD:$34.15AnattractivenovelfromtheauthoroftheSundayTimestop10bestseller.Fivewomengoonahike.Onlyfourreturn.Whenfivecolleaguesareforcedtogoonacorporateretreatinthewilderness,theyreluctantlypickuptheirbackpacksandstartwalkingdownthemuddypath.Butoneofthewomendoesn’tcomeoutofthewoods.Andeachofhercompanionstellsaslightlydifferentstoryaboutwhathappened.1、Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefourbooks?A．Theyarealldifferentinthestyleofwriting.B．Theyallareonlyavailableonline.C．Theyallhaveapresentationoffemale.D．Theyarealllistedaccordingtothetimelineofpublication.2、Ifyouwanttobuyalldifferenteditionsofabook,whichonewillcostyoumost?A．Freshwater.B．MilkandHoney.C．Educated.D．ForceofNature.3、Whichauthortellsreadersvariousfeelingsoremotionsofpersonallifeinhis/herbook?A．AkwaekeEmezi.B．RupiKaur.C．TaraWestover.D．JaneHarper.23．（8分）Iusedtobecrazyaboutthehuntingseason.Theexcitementofwaitingforaprey(獵物)andtheprideofshowingoffthekillfascinatedme.However,everythingchangedafterthatcoldmorning.Earlyonthatdayofthelatefall,Isetoffaloneforthewoods,packingagun,abottleofhotcoffeeandthreethicksandwiches.Afterfindingthefreshdeer’stracksinthesnow,Isettleddownbehindalittlebush.Isatthereforaboutanhour.ItwasthenthatIsawhim.Adeer,abigbeautifuldeer!Therewasnocovernearertohimthan30yards.SurelyIcouldn’tmiss!IwaitedforhimtorealizeIwasthere.Iwaitedforhimtobeshockedandrunaway.Buthefooledmecompletely.Hecametowardsme!Hewascurious,Isuppose,ormaybehewasstupid---howelsecanyouexplainit?Well,thatdeerwalkedrightuptowhereIwassitting.Thenhestoppedandlookedatme!Whathappenednextishardtobelieve,butit’strue.Anditallseemedquitenatural.Justaswhenafriendlyyoungdeercomesnearyou,Ireachedupandscratchedhishead.Andhelikedtobescratched.Infact,hepracticallyaskedformore.Then,Ifedhimmysandwich!Yes,Iknowwhatadeereats,butthatdeeratemysandwich.Well,hefinallywenthisway,downthehillandupthedeertrail.Shoothim?Notme.Youwouldn’thaveeither,notafterthat.Ijustwatchedhimgo.WhenIwasabouthalfwayback,Iheardtwoshots,followedbyadullslam(撞擊)afewsecondslater.Thosetwoshotsusuallymeanakill.Ihadforgottentherewereotherhuntersthatday.Thosehunterswouldneverknowtheycouldhavescratchedhishead.1、Whydidn’ttheauthorkillthedeer?A．Hepreferredtoshootashydeer. B．Hewasfooledbythetrickydeer.C．Hewassympatheticforthedeer. D．Hewastooshockedtoshootthedeer.2、Whatmostprobablyhappenedtothedeerintheend?A．Otherhuntersshotthedeertodeath.B．Otherhuntersscratchedthedeer’sheadtoo.C．Thedeermanagedtoescapefrombeingshot.D．Thedeerwouldbecomefriendswiththeauthor.3、What’sthebesttitleofthistext?A．AHuntinginLateFall. B．ALovelyDeer.C．TheCruelKilling. D．TheLastHunting.24．（8分）Ifyou’llbetakingvacationtimeinthecomingyearandplanonflying,herearesomeshoppingtipstogiveyourundividedattentionto.WhentobuyIfyou’reshoppingfordomesticflights,checkpricesonTuesdayafternoons.ThisisanoldtipbutstillvalidbecausemostUScarrierscontinuetoreleasesalesonTuesdaymorning,andcompetitorsquicklydroptheirfarestomatchthebetterdeals.WhentoflyWeekdayscontinuetobegenerallycheapertimestoflythanweekendsformostflights.IntheUSspecificallythecheapestdaysaretypicallyTuesday,WednesdayandSaturday.AgooditineraryfortheexpensiveUSspringbreaktravelperiodisTuesdaytoSaturday;itwon’tbecheapexactly,butitwillsaveyoumoney(inmostcases)overweekend-to-weekendtravel.Directvs.connectingflightsComparethepriceofdirectwithconnectingfights.Sometimesaddingastoptoyourroutewillsaveyoumoney,anditmightbeenoughtoenduretheextra-longflyingday.Someexamples;BostontoSeattle:$247direct,$234one-stopSanFranciscotoRaleigh/Durham:$553direct,$362one-stopOkay,thesavingsonBoston-Seattlemightnotbeworthittoyou,butI’llbetyou’llthinktwiceaboutthedirectfightforSanFranciscotoRaleigh.Compare,compare,compareStifletheimpulsetogotoyourfavoriteairlinesitetopurchaseticketswithoutdoinganycomparison;it’sarecipefordisaster.Example:Let’ssayyouwanttoflyfromNewYorktoLondonandfigureyourfavoriteUSlegacycarrierwillgetyouthereforthebestprice.Airlineprice:$554round-tripComparisonprice:$486Obviously,thelegacycarrierdidnothavethecheapestflight,butwait,there’smore:Thecomparisonsitealsoshowedacheaperflightfromthesamelegacycarrier($521).Seewhatyou’remissingwhenyoufailtocompare?1、ThebestpriceforflightswithintheUScouldmostpossiblybefoundon.A．MondaymorningB．TuesdayafternoonC．ThursdaymorningD．Sundaymorning2、Ticketbuyersareadvisedto.A．choosedirectflightsratherthanconnectingonesB．takethecheapestdealfromtheirfavoriteairlineC．lookforflightdealstoEuropethroughoutthesummerD．a(chǎn)voidweekend-to-weekendflightsinholidayseasons3、Theunderlinedphrase“stifletheimpulse”probablymeans“.”A．feelfreetodosomethingB．holdoffondoingsomethingC．getwellpreparedforsomethingD．makequickdecisionsaboutsomething25．（10分）Onedayin1995,alarge,heavymiddle-agedmanrobbedtwoPittsburghbanksinbroaddaylight.Hedidn'twearamaskandhesmiledatsurveillancecamerasbeforewalkingoutofeachbank.Laterthatnight,policearrestedasurprisedMcArthurWheeler.Whentheyshowedhimthesurveillancetapes,Wheelerstaredindisbelief.“ButIworethejuice，”hesaid.Apparently,Wheelerthoughtthatrubbinglemonjuiceonhisskinwouldmakehiminvisibletovideotapecameras.Afterall,lemonjuiceisusedasinvisibleink,so,aslongashedidn'tcomenearaheatsource,heshouldhavebeencompletelyinvisible.ThecasecaughttheeyeofthepsychologistDavidDunningatCornellUniversity,whoenlistedhisgraduatestudent,JustinKruger,toseewhatwasgoingon.Theyreasonedthat,whilealmosteveryoneholdsfavourableviewsoftheirabilitiesinvarioussocialandintellectualfields,somepeoplemistakenlyassesstheirabilitiesasbeingmuchhigherthantheyactuallyare.This“illusionofconfidence”isnowcalledthe“Dunning-Krugereffect”，anddescribesthecognitivebiastoinflateself-assessment.Toinvestigatethisphenomenoninthelab,DunningandKrugerdesignedsomecleverexperiments.Inonestudy,theyaskedundergraduatestudentsaseriesofquestionsaboutgrammar,logicandjokes,andthenaskedeachstudenttoestimatehisorherscoreoverall,aswellastheirrelativerankingscomparedtotheotherstudents.Interestingly,studentswhoscoredthelowestinthesecognitivetasksalwaysoverestimatedhowwelltheydid—byalot.Studentswhoscoredinthebottomestimatedthattheyhadperformedbetterthantwo-thirdsoftheotherstudents!Sure,it'stypicalforpeopletooverestimatetheirabilities.Theproblemisthatwhenpeopleareincompetent,notonlydotheyreachwrongconclusionsandmakeunfortunatechoices,butalsotheyarerobbedoftheabilitytorealizetheirmistakes.Inasemester-longstudyofcollegestudents,goodstudentscouldbetterpredicttheirperformanceonfutureexamsifgivenfeedbackabouttheirscoresandrankings.However,thepoorestperformersshowednorecognition,despiteclearandrepeatedfeedbackthattheyweredoingbadly.Insteadofbeingconfusedorthoughtfulabouttheirincorrectways,incompetentpeopleinsistthattheirwaysarecorrect.AsCharlesDarwinwroteinTheDescentofMan(1871):“Ignorancemorefrequentlybegetsconfidencethandoesknowledge.”Interestingly,reallysmartpeoplealsofailtoaccuratelyself-assesstheirabilities.AsmuchasD-andF-gradestudentsoverestimatetheirabilities,A-gradestudentsunderestimatetheirs.Thedifferenceisthatcompetentpeoplecananddoadjusttheirself-assessmentifgivenappropriatefeedback,whileincompetentindividualscannot.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheDunning-KrugereffectisTRUE?A．Theeffectistrueforeveryoneindailylife.B．Itsuggeststhatmostpeoplelackcognitiveabilities.C．Somepeopleareoverconfidentabouttheirabilities.D．Theconclusionisdrawnbasedonaseriesofbankrobberies.2、Whatdothecollegestudents'behaviorsmentionedintheexperimentsprove?A．Feedbackplaysasignificantroleinestimatingone'sability.B．Incompetentpeoplehavearatherfixedattitudetowardstheirchoice.C．Goodstudentsalwayspredicttheirfutureperformanceaccurately.D．Peoplecan'trelyontheirpreviousbehaviortomakeadjustments.3、Theunderlinedword“begets”inParagraph4canbereplacedby“________”.A．givesriseto B．takesadvantageofC．makesupfor D．breaksawayfrom4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Realknowledgeisknowingtheextentofone'signorance.B．Itisimpossibleforpeopletoevaluatetheirrealcompetence.C．Illusionofconfidenceisthemajorsourceofpeople'sfailure.D．Thosewithgreatabilitiesoftenhavealowopinionofthemselves.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）NottoolongafterIhadbeguntodriveasateenager,someonepulledoutofaparkinglotontotheroadinfrontofme.Ireacted36andpulledupveryclosebehindher---justtoshowmyirritation(怒氣)andletherknowshedidn't"just37withthat!"We'veallbeentherewith38incidentsandreactions.Mymotherwaswithme,andtoldmetoturnintothe39parkinglot.Safelythere,sheaskedmewhyI40thatladyhadpulledoutinfrontofmepurposely.41rude,powerplay---Iguessed.Momsaidthatmaybeshehadjusthadsomebad42,maybeshewaslatepickingupherchildandwasdistracted(分心).Thinkofallthe43ofwhysomeonedoessomethinglikethat.It'susuallynotonpurpose---butwhatIdoasareactionisonpurpose.ShealwayssaidthatI44tothinkabouttheothersidebeforeI45.Usuallythereactioncausesmoreofa46.Iaminmyfiftiesnow,andtothisday,thathasalways47myheadwheneverthose48happen.I've49mychildrenthesamething.Weoftenseeandhearabout"roadrage."Nomattertowhat50that"rage"istaken,mychildrenwillsaysomethinglike,"TheyneedGrandma'swords!"Asadults,Idon'tseethemreactasmostofusdo51theirfirstreactionisalwaysangerandirritation---they52itand53whattheotherperson'sproblemmightbe.Eveniftheotherdriverreallymightbe54ordoinga"powerplay,"nomore55reactionswilloccurbecauseoftheirirritation.1735．..A．calmlyB．quickly C．a(chǎn)ngrilyD．carefully1736．.A．getupB．getawayC．getdownD．getalong1737．.A．similarB．terribleC．rudeD．familiar1738．.A．firstB．farthestC．lastD．nearest1739．.A．suggestedB．complainedC．thoughtD．concluded1740．.A．AlwaysB．JustC．AlmostD．Still1741．.A．impressionB．gradesC．skillD．news1742．.A．lessonsB．purposesC．possibilitiesD．reasons1743．.A．usedB．neededC．preferredD．reminded1744．.A．decideB．driveC．reactD．do1745．.A．problemB．threatC．messD．result1746．.A．happenedtoB．cameacrossC．passedbyD．flashedthrough1747．.A．a(chǎn)ccidentsB．incidentsC．a(chǎn)ffairsD．quarrels1748．.A．noticedB．givenC．taughtD．passed1749．.A．degreeB．measureC．stepD．a(chǎn)ction1750．.A．a(chǎn)ssoonasB．incaseC．a(chǎn)sthoughD．eventhough1751．.A．getB．setC．makeD．catch1752．.A．questionB．wonderC．forgetD．know1753．..A．troublesomeB．politeC．rudeD．warm1754．.A．casualB．dangerousC．a(chǎn)mazingD．cautious第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）CyclistAgustinNavarrowascomingfourthinaraceinSpain.Butasheapproachedthefinishline,hesawthathiscompetitorIsmaelEstebanhadsufferedaflatlineandwasrunningtowardthefinishline1．hisbikeoverhisshoulders.AgustinNavarrosloweddownandrefused2．(pass)him.Instead,herodebehindIsmaelEsteban,3．(allow)himtowinthebronzemedal.ThepeoplestandingalongthewayapplaudedforAgustinNavarro’s4．(behave)andcheeredthetwomenastheymadeittowardthefinishline—5．,onfoot;theother,onhisbike.Mr.Estebanlatertriedtogive6．prizetoAgustinNavarro,7．herefusedit.AgustinNavarro8．(praise)onlineforhisunusualactsincethen.Inatelevisioninterview,hetoldpeoplethathedidn’twanttowinlikethat,sohebrakedoutofrespectforsomebodywhohadbeen9．(good)thanhimself.That’s10．thespiritinasportlies:respectcompetitors,teammates,coachesandeventhemselves.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線，并在該次下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Afterthefinalexamination,mybrotherandIplannedtogiveusatreatatarestaurant、Whilewaitedforourfood,weemptiedalloursmallchangesfromourwalletsonthetableandcounteditout、Soon,ourfoodarrivedwithnote、Itreads,“Yourlunchhasbeenpaidfor、Havealovelymeal!”Itwasawonderfulsurpriseasnothinglikethathadeverbeenhappenedtous、Irememberedanoldmansittingnearby、Heshouldhavethoughtwedidn’thaveenoughmoneytothebill、Welookedaroundtothankhim,andhewasnotthere、Hiskin