2025屆貴州省銅仁市思南中學高考仿真卷英語試題含解析

2025屆貴州省銅仁市思南中學高考仿真卷英語試題注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks2．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for3．––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished4．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when5．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding6．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for7．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup8．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why9．Anexhibitionwith885culturalrelicstobedisplayed________attheMeridianGateGallery.A．washeldB．wouldholdC．hasholdD．willbeheld10．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when11．Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．a(chǎn)ccomplish B．a(chǎn)ccomplishedC．a(chǎn)ccomplishing D．beingaccomplished12．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating13．Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved14．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon15．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)ccessible B．a(chǎn)cceptable C．a(chǎn)vailable D．a(chǎn)ppropriate16．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t17．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup18．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped19．Recently,aprogrammercriticizedthe“996”workschedule______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit.A．where B．when C．which D．whose20．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）OnthemorningofMay20,1927,CharlesA．LindberghJr.tookofffromamuddyairfieldinNewYorkandheadedforParis.Duringthefirstfourteenhoursofflying,hehadhadsomeanxiousmoments.Sleethadgatheredonthewingsoftheplaneandthefogwassothickthathecouldhardlyseethetipsofthewings.However,hehadcomeacrossequallydangerousflyingconditionsbefore.Ofcourse,nowthathewasovertheocean,hisparachute（降落傘）wasuseless.Hehadonlyonechoice:hehadtogoon.Althoughhehadwaitedalongtimetomakethistrip,hedidnotfeelstrangeornervous.Hewasaccustomedtoflyingalone,andhehadflownthisrouteinhisimaginationmanytimes.TheideaofflyingacrosstheAtlantichadoccurredtohimonenightwhenhehadbeencarryingthemailbetweenSt.LouisandChicago.Thatnight,hetoldhimselfthatasolonon-stopflightbetweenNewYorkandPariswaspossible.Heknewthatairplanescapableofmakingthelongflightovertheoceancouldbebuilt.Amanofskillandendurancecouldmakehisdreamcometrue.Ashewasrecallingthatnight,hereducedthealtitudeoftheplane.Closetothesurfaceoftheocean,hefoundthattheiceonthewingsbegantomeltandthefogdisappeared.Forthetimebeing,atleast,hewassafe.Thesteadysoundofthemotorseemedlikemusicinhisears.Hehadperfectconfidenceinhisplanebecauseheknewthattherewasnotamoredependableplanethanhis.TheRyanAircraftCompanyhadconstructedtheplanetomeethisspecialneeds.Hehadworkedwiththechiefengineerofthecompany,DonaldHall,toproducetheairplaneasrapidlyaspossible.AlthoughHallhadworkedwiththebasicdesignoftheRyanairplane,hehadhadtomakemanymodifications.Asaresult,itwasaveryspecialairplane.Hehadnamedit“TheSpiritofSt.Louis,”inhonouroftheSt.Louisbusinessmenwhosefinancialbackinghadmadethetrippossible.Besidestheirmoney,hehadinvestedallofhisownsavings,whichcametotwothousanddollars,intheventure.At12:10ontheafternoonofMay21,LindberghcaughtsightofthecoastofIreland.Nowthattheflightwasalmostover,hebegantorelaxalittle.Finally,afterthirty-fourhoursintheairwithoutsleep,hearrivedatLeBourgetField,inParis.1、AccordingtoParagraph2,LindberghJr.didn’tfeelnervousabouttheflightbecauseofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_________.A．hewasusedtoflyingaloneB．hehadwaitedalongtimeforthetripC．hehadimaginedflyingtheroutemanytimesD．hisplanewasspeciallydesigned2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A．Thepilotlistenedtomusicashereducedthealtitudeoftheplane.B．Thetripwasmadepossiblethankstothefinancialsupportfromsomebusinessmen.C．Theplanegotitsnameinmemoryofanon-stoptrip.D．Thechiefengineerdesignedtheairplaneindependentlytomeetthepilot’sneeds.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mean?A．beautifuldecorationsB．regularrepairsC．smallchangesD．carefularrangements4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?A．WingsAcrosstheAtlanticB．ASoloNon-stopFlightof24HoursC．TheSpiritofSt.LouisD．AnOutstandingPilot—CharlesA．LindberghJr.22．（8分）HomefromtheNavy,IstartedschoolatGreenvilleCollegeinmyhometownofIllinois.I’dbeenoutofhighschoolforfouryears,butmyhighschoolheadmaster,Mr.Gardner,invitedmetoaValentine’sdaydancepartyatschool.Thethoughtofseeingmyformerteacherswasexciting.SoIagreed.WhenFridaycame,Icleanedup,dressedupanddrovetothehighschoolgym.IchattedwithmyteachersandapproachedMr.Gardnertothankhimbeforeleaving.Justthen,thebandstartedplayingandayounggirlstooduptosing.OnelookatandIwascrazy—Ihadneverseensuchabeautifulgirl!IaskedMr.Gardnerwhoshewas,andheanswered,“That’sMarilynRiley,CutRiley’sdaughter.”Iwasshockedtosaytheleast.Theylivedjustaroundthecornerfromme.Iwalkedacrossthegymfloortointroducemyself,“Hi,I’mJackJoseph.”“Iknowwhoyouare,”washernot-too-friendlyresponse.“Wouldyouliketodance?”Iasked.“No!I’mworking,”sheshotback.“CanIcallyounextweekforamoviedate?”Iasked.“No,”washerresponse.ForthenextmonthIphoned,tryingtosetupadate.Shealwayshadthesameanswer:No.thenonerainyafternooninMarchasIwasdrivinghomeafterbasketballpractice,IsawMarilyn,walkingwithnoumbrella,noraincoat,nohat.Ipulledalongsideherandaskedifsheneededaride,halfexpectinghertosayno.instead,shesteppedovertheroadsideandsatdownontheseatnexttome.Itwasonlyafewblockstoherhouse,butafterpullingintoherdrivewaywetalkedfor45minutes.Itwasmagicfromthenon.1、WhydidJackdecidetoattendtheparty?A．ThepartywasholdtowelcomehimbackhomeB．MarilynwouldbeintroducedtohimatthepartyC．HecouldmeetsomeofhisformerteachersthereD．TheygatheredtheretocelebrateValentine’sDay2、Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardstheparty?A．CasualB．FormalC．PassiveD．worried3、Wecaninferfromthetextthat__________.A．JackonceservedinthearmyafterhighschoolB．ittookJack45minutestodriveMarilynhomeC．JackandMarilynwerefamiliarwitheachotherD．itwasMarilyn’scoldattitudethatinterestedJack4、Howwouldthestorymostprobablydevelopintheend?A．MarilynwouldfallinlovewithJackB．JackwouldmakegreatachievementsincollegeC．MarilynwouldbecomeafamoussingerD．JackwouldhavefrequentconflictswithMarilyn23．（8分）Lovetosinkintoyourchairsandrelaxwhenyougettoschool.Thenyouwillnotbehappytohearthatschoolsallovertheworldareseriouslyconsideringexchangingtraditionaldesksforoneswithnoseatsatall—Yes,thatmeansyouwillbeencouragedtostandthroughthosealreadytoolongmathandsciencelessons!Whywouldanyoneeventhinkofputtingkidstosuchcruelty.Expertssayitimprovestheirhealthandhelpsfightobesity.Whilethatmayseemalittlefar-fetched(牽強的),theofficialsatthefewschoolsaroundtheworldseemtoagree.AmongthemareeducatorsfromtheCollegeStationIndependentSchoolDistrictinTexas,whorecentlycompletedaweek-longexperimentinvolving480studentsacrossthreeelementaryschools.The374kidsthatagreedtoparticipateinthestudywereprovidedadevicethathelpedrecordstepcountandcalorieconsumptionovertheentireperiod.All25teachersinvolvedinthestudyreportedthatstudentsappearedtobemorealertandconcentratebetter,whenallowedtostand.Theonethingthatdidsurprisetheresearcherswasthatyoungerkidsweremorewillingtostaystandingthankidsinhighergrades.Theybelievethismayhavesomethingtodowiththefactthatafteryearsofbeingaskedto“sitstill”,olderkidshaveahardertimeadjustingtothisunexpectedfreedom.Americanschoolsarenottheonlyonesreportingsuccesswithstand-updesks.FourschoolsinPerth,Australia,whichhavebeentestingthemsinceOctober2013,haveseensimilarresults.InMay2014,GroveHousePrimarySchoolinWestYorkshire,becameEurope’sfirsttestone,withaseven-weektrialthatinvolvedtheuseofdesksmadebyErgotronintheirfifth-gradeclassrooms.Whileofficialresultsarenotoutyet,earlyreactionsfrombothteachersandstudents,havebeenextremelyencouraging.Thefindingsofthesestudiesandothersdonepreviously,allseemtomeanthatallowingkidstomovearoundinclassroomsisawin-winforstudentsandteachers—ithelpskidsgethealthierandprovideseducatorswithamoreattentiveaudience.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatmaymakethestudentsatschoolunhappyisthat_____.A．theyhavetoexchangedeskswitheachotherB．theyhaveexchangedtraditionaldesksforoneswithnoseatsC．therearenoseatsforthemtositinclassD．theofficialsshownosympathytothematall2、Accordingtotheteachers,olderstudentsmaynotlikestand-updesksbecause_____.A．theyareclevererthanyoungerstudents. B．theyareeasilytiredofstandinglongC．theyhaveformedthehabitofsitting. D．theydobadlyinclasswhilestanding3、Whatismostlikelytobetheresultoftheseven-weektrial.A．Thestandingdeskscan’tbeusedatall.B．Itisgoodforstudentstousestand-updesks.C．Moretestsshouldbedoneinotherschools.D．Thestudentsaredifferentinpersonality.4、Whydotheteacherslikethestandingdesks.A．Becausetheeducatorscandrawthestudents’attention.B．Becausetheteacherscankeepthestudentshealthy.C．Becausethestudentscanhaveawalkintheclassroom.D．Becausethestandingdeskscankeepthestudentsconcentrated.24．（8分）Afive-year-olddognamedKelseyhasbeenpraisedasaheroforhelpingtosavethelifeofherownerwhoslippedinthesnowandbrokehisneck.Theman,Bob,wasalonewhenhelefthisMichiganfarmhouseonNewYear’sEvetocollectfirewood.Expectingajourneyofonlyseveralmeters,Bobwaswearingjustlongjohns(襯褲),ashirtandslipperswhenhewentoutside,althoughthetemperaturewasaround-4°C．Aftertheaccident,hewasunabletomoveinthesnow.Fortunately,Kelseycametohisassistance.“Iwasshoutingforhelp,butmynearestneighborisabout400metersaway,anditwas10:30pm,”Bobexplained.“ButmyKelseycame.Bythenextmorning,myvoicewasgoneandIcouldn’tyellforhelp,butKelseydidn’tstopbarking.”Kelsey’scompanionkepthimwarmbylyingontopofhim.Shelickedhisfaceandhandstokeephimawake.“Kelseykeptbarkingbutneverleftmyside,”Bobrecalled.“Shekeptmewarm.IknewIcouldn’tgiveupandthatitwasmychoicetostayalive.”Bobspent20hoursinthefreezingcold.Whenhefinallylostconsciousness,hisdogkeptbarking.Finally,hearingthebarking,Bob’sneighbordiscoveredhimat6:30pmonNewYear’sDayandcalledtheemergencyservicesatonce.WhenBobarrivedinhospital,hisbodytemperaturewasbelow21°C．However,doctorsweresurprisedtofindthathedidn’thaveanyfrostbite(凍瘡).TheybelieveditwasbecauseofKelsey’sdeterminationtokeephimwarm.Dr.ChaimColen,thedoctorwhotreatedBob,said,“Animalscanhelpandhisdogreallysavedhim...Hewasveryfortunate.Bobsaidhewas“enormously”gratefultobothDr.ColenandhisKelsey.“Theysavedmylife.Theyaretrulyheroes!”1、WhathappenedtoBobonNewYear’sEve?A．Helefthisdogaloneinhisfarmhouse.B．Hewaspraisedforsavingadogowner.C．Hebrokehisneckandcouldn’tmove.D．Heheardhisneighbor’sshoutingforhelp.2、WhydidKelseykeepbarking?A．Tokeepwarm.B．Tostayalive.C．TokeepBobawake.D．Toseekhelpfromothers.3、HowdoesDr.ColenfeelaboutKelsey?A．Helpful. B．Fortunate.C．Grateful. D．Friendly.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ANeck-breakingAccident B．TheMagicNightC．WarmthonaWinter’sNight D．DeterminationtoKeepAlive25．（10分）Googleisconsistentlyratedthebestplacetowork.SoyouneedadegreefromHarvardtointhedoor,right?Notreally，accordingtoLaszloBock，Google'sHeadofPeopleOperations.Whenthecompanywassmall,GooglecaredalotaboutgettingkidsfromHarvard,Stanford,MITandmanyotherIvyLeagueschools.ButBocksaiditwasthe“wrong”hiringstrategy.Experiencehastaughthimthereareexceptionalkidsatmanyotherplaces,fromstateschoolsinCaliforniatoNewYork.“Whatwefindisthebestpeoplefromplaceslikethatarejustasgood，ifnotbetter，asanybodyyoucangetfromanyIvyLeagueschool，”saidBock，whojustauthoredabooktitled“WorkRules!”Everyyear，2millionpeopleapplytogetajobatGoogle.Bockhimselfhasseensome25,000résumés.SowhatelsedoesGooglenotcareabout:Grades:Google'sdatashowsthatgradespredictperformanceforthefirsttwoyearsofacareer，butdonotmatterafterthat.Brain-teasers:Goneareinterviewquestionssuchas:Whyaremanholecovers（井蓋)round?orHowmanygolfballscanfitinaschoolbus?“Ourresearchtellsusthosequestionsareawasteoftime,”Bocksaid“They’reareallycoachableskill.Themoreyoupractice,yougetbetteratit.”Here'swhatGoogledoescareabout:Problemsolvers:Yourcognitiveability(認知能力),orhowwellyousolveproblems.Leaders:Theideaisnotwhetheryouwerepresidentofthestudentbodyorvicepresidentofthebank,butrather:“Whenyouseeaproblemdoyoustepin,helpsolveit,”andthencritically，“Areyouwillingtostepoutandletsomebodyelsetakeover，andmakeroomforsomebodyelse?Areyouwillingtogiveuppower?”Googleyness:That'swhatGooglecallsitsculturalfit.It'snot“Areyoulikeus?”Bocksaid.“Weactuallylookforpeoplewhoaredifferent，becausediversitygivesusgreatideas.”“What'smostimportantisthatpeopleareintellectuallyhumble,willingtoadmitwhenthey'rewrong,andcareabouttheenvironmentaroundthem...becausewewantpeoplewhothinklikeownersnotemployess,”Bocksaid.Theleastimportantthing?Knowinghowtodothejob.“Wefigureifyougetthefirstthreerightyou'llfigureitoutmostofthetime.”1、WhatdoesBockmeaninParagraph2?A．Peoplefromstateschoolscanbeasgood.B．GooglenolongerhirespeoplefromIvyLeagueschools.C．HiringisahardjobforGoogle.D．StateschoolsareworsethanIvyLeagueones.2、Whichquestionbelongstoabrain-teaser?A．Whatareyourgradeslike?B．Whatisthesignificanceoffiguringouttargetusers?C．HowwouldyouimproveaGoogleproduct?D．HowmuchtoiletpaperisneededtocoverTexas?3、WhoisaqualifiedleaderaccordingtoGoogle?A．Oneeagerforpower.B．Onecapableofworkingindependently.C．Onewillingtostepaside.D．Oneoperatinganorganization.4、WhatisGoogleyness?A．Beingunique.B．Beingadaptable.C．Beingqualified.D．Beingloyal.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Chequeshavelargelyreplacedmoneyasameansofexchange,fortheyarewidelyacceptedeverywhere.Thoughthisisvery1forbothbuyersandsellers,itshouldnotbeforgottenthatchequesarenotrealmoney:Theyarequite2inthemselves.Ashopkeeperalwaysfacesacertain3whenheacceptsachequeandheisquitewithinhisrightsif,onoccasion,he4todoso.Peopledon’talways5thisandareshockediftheirgood6iscalledintoquestion.Anoldandverywealthyfriendofminetoldmethathehadeverhadanextremely7experience.Hewenttoafamousjewelryshopwhichkeptalargestockofpreciousstonesandaskedtoseesomenecklaces.Afterexaminingcarefully,he8tobuyaparticularlyfinediamondnecklaceandaskedifhecouldpaybycheque.Theassistantsaidthatthiswasquiteinorder,butthemomentmyfriend9hisname,hewasinvitedintothemanager’soffice.Themanagerwaspolite,andheexplainedthatsomeonewithexactlythesamenamehad10themwithaworthlesschequenotlongago.Myfriendgotvery11whenheheardthisandsaidthathewouldbuya12somewhereelse.Whenhegotuptoleave,themanagertoldhimthatthepolicewouldarriveatanymomentandthathehadbetterstaythere13hewantedtogetintoserioustrouble.Sureenough,thepolicearrivedsoonafterwards.Theypolitely14tomyfriendfortheinconvenience,butexplainedthatapersonwhohadusedthesamenameashiswas15foranumberofrecentrobberies.Thenthepoliceaskedmyfriendto16anotewhichhadbeenusedbythethiefinseveralshops.Thenoteread:“Ihaveaguninmypocket.Ask17questionsandgivemeallthemoneyinthesafe.”18,myfriend’shandwritingwasquiteunlikethethief’s.Hewasnotonly19togowithoutfurther20,buttotakethediamondnecklacewithhim.1、A．simple B．easy C．right D．convenient2、A．valueless B．believable C．useful D．a(chǎn)mazing3、A．chance B．risk C．limit D．situation4、A．wishes B．hesitates C．refuses D．desires5、A．like B．know C．a(chǎn)dmit D．hold6、A．faith B．example C．money D．friend7、A．relevant B．pleasant C．common D．terrible8、A．promised B．demanded C．decided D．managed9、A．mentioned B．gave C．signed D．spelt10、A．presented B．equipped C．helped D．supplied11、A．nervous B．disappointed C．sensitive D．a(chǎn)nnoyed12、A．necklace B．cheque C．gift D．diamond13、A．though B．until C．unless D．since14、A．came B．a(chǎn)pologized C．reported D．listened15、A．reasonable B．regretful C．suitable D．responsible16、A．takeback B．gothrough C．copyout D．makeup17、A．a(chǎn)ll B．a(chǎn)ny C．no D．few18、A．Unexpectedly B．Eventually C．Actually D．Fortunately19、A．a(chǎn)llowed B．persuaded C．a(chǎn)dvised D．forbidden20、A．notice B．quarrel C．punishment D．delay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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Thewayyouwalkmaybedeterminedbyyourdailyschedule,butitmayalsoreflectyourpersonality.Thechoicesyoumaketellsomethingaboutyourinner1．(think).Atleast,that’swhatsciencehasproved.Recently,researchers2．(observe)thewaythatpeoplewalkandhowitrelatesto3．(they)personalities.AvailableonlineviaSageJournals,thestudyexaminesboththewalkingstylesandpersonalitiesof15,000adultsagedfrom25to50.Accordingtothestudy,when4．(face)withthenewchallenges,fastwalkersaremorelikelytobeactivewhilequietpeopletendtowalkmoreslowly.Meanwhile,thestudyhasalsofound5．(power)evidencethatwalkingspeedinadulthoodreflectstheindividual’spersonality.However,speedingupyourwalkingpacecan’t6．(instant)makeyouthelifeoftheparty,7．meansthatyouneedn’tchangeyourpersonality.Actually,thereare8．(hide)strengthsofbeingaquietpersonaswellas9．a(chǎn)ctiveone.Makethemostofyourstrengths,10．youcanbesuccessfulregardlessofwhichtypeyoufallintoandhowfastorslowlyyouwalk.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意；1.每處錯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）不計分。May1wasabrightlyday.LiYueandZhangHuasetoutatriptotheSunshineNursingHometovolunteering.Theelderlypeopleinthenursinghomewaspleasedtoreceivefreshfruitfromthetwoyoungstudent.Next,theystartedcleaningtheelderlypeople’srooms.Afterthat,theysitdoym,chattingwiththeelderlypeopleuntilitwastimeforthemtoleave.Theelderlypeopleofferedtheygreatthanksoverandoveragainforthattheyhaddone,andthey