2025屆天津市河北區(qū)高三一診考試英語試卷含解析

2025屆天津市河北區(qū)高三一診考試英語試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)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．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave2．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed3．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup4．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding5．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it6．—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．a(chǎn)resayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying7．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．a(chǎn)cted B．committed C．performed D．completed8．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．a(chǎn)round B．on C．with D．a(chǎn)t9．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a(chǎn),/C．/,a D．the,/10．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently11．Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed12．Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which13．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can14．—Couldyougivemeareminderat9tomorrowmorning?—I'msorry,butIameetingthen.A．a(chǎn)ttendB．willattendC．willbeattendingD．a(chǎn)mattending15．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread16．IliketheseEnglishsongsandthey________manytimesontheradio.A．taught B．havetaughtC．a(chǎn)retaught D．havebeentaught17．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might18．It’scertainlyhardwork.But,amanwhowishestohaveacareerhastomakeagreatmanysacrifices.A．onthecontrary B．inaddition C．ontheotherhand D．inthatcase19．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone20．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when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）Longago,peoplewhowererichorimportantrodehorsesthatwereverytall.Today,ifagirlactslikesheisbetterthaneveryoneelse,youmightsaysheshould“getoffherhighhorse.”Yesterday,mychildrenwantedmetotakethemtotheplayground.ButIhadtofinishmywork,soItoldthemto“holdyourhorses”—waituntilIfinishwhatIamdoing.Mytwoboysliketocompeteagainsteachotherandplayinaviolentway.Ialwaystellthemtostop“horsingaround”orsomeonecouldgethurt.Weliveinasmalltown.Itdoesnothaveanyexcitingactivitiestooffervisitors.Mychildrencallita“one-horsetown.”Lastnight,IgotatelephonecallwhileIwaswatchingmyfavoritetelevisionshow.Idecidednottoansweritbecause“wildhorsescouldnotdragmeaway”fromthetelevision—therewasnothingthatcouldstopmefromdoingwhatIwantedtodo.Sometimesyougetinformation“straightfromthehorse’smouth.”Itcomesdirectlyfromthepersonwhoknowsmostaboutthesubject.Letussayyourteachertellsyouthereisgoingtobeatesttomorrow.Youcouldsayyougottheinformation“straightfromthehorse’smouth.”Youmayhaveheardthisexpression,“Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakehimdrink.”Thatmeansyoucangivesomeoneadvicebutyoucannotforcehimtodosomethinghedoesnotwanttodo.1、Howmanyidioms(習(xí)語)about“horse”doesthepassagetalkabout?A．5B．6C．7D．82、What’stheprobablemeaningof“holdyourhorses”?A．waitamomentB．stopworkingC．keepontryingD．neverdothatagain3、Whenyougettheinformation“straightfromthehorse’smouth”,itmeanstheinformationis_____.A．reliableB．falseC．uselessD．frightening4、Whensomeoneforcesyoutodosomethingasheadvises,youcansay“______”tohim.A．holdyourhorsesB．Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakehimdrinkC．getoffyourhighhorseD．wildhorsescouldnotdragmeaway5、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Itmainlytalksabouthorseinthewest.B．Itmainlyintroducessomeidiomsabouthorse.C．Itmainlyshowstheimportanceofhorse.D．It’smainlyaboutthequalityofhorse.22．（8分）Imaginewakinguponedayandfindingthatyourbeautifullocalbeachisnomore—gone,itsfinewhitesandsweptawaybyanabnormalstorm.Yougoaboutyourdailybusinessfor12longyearsandthensuddenlythebeachisback,allitsgloryrestoredbyanotherstorm.ThisiswhathappenedontheislandofAchill,offthecoastofIreland,wherepeoplearecelebratingthereturnofthebeautifulAshleamBaybeachthatwastakenfromthemin2005.Thatinitselfisunusualenough,butthestorygetsevenbetter!Yousee,anotherbeachinAchilldidadisappearingactonce,buttookmuchlongertoreturn.ThebeachatDoonagh,locatedonlysixmilesawayfromAshleamBay,wasrestoredearlierin2016afterwavescreatedbyspringstormshadsweptawayallthesandin1984,leavingjustrockpoolsbehind.ThereislocallegendthatstretchesbackhundredsofyearsthatsaysthisbeachatAshlcamBayreturnsforashorteverysevenyearsthendisappearsagain.Butthistimearoundittookabitlongerthanthat.Itwaslastseenin2005anditstayedforafewmonthsatthattimebeforeitwaswashedawayagain.Asyoucanimagine,everyoneontheislandofAchillisthrilledtohavetheirsandybeachback,andeventhoughnooneknowshowlongit’sgoingtobearoundfor,theyaremakingthemostofthetimethey’vegotbeforeitdisappearsagain.Somemaybequicktobelieveclimatechangescausethephenomenon,butthat’snotthereasonthesetwobeachesinAchillkeepdisappearing,DrKevinLynch,ageographeratNUTGalway,saysthattheseoccurrencesaretheresultofhydrodynamics(流體力學(xué))andsediment(沉積物)supply,ratherthanclimatechanges.Regardlessofwhat’scausingthem,disappearingandreappearingbeachesarejustpartofwhatmakesnaturesofascinating.1、Whatispeople’sreactiontothereturnoftheAshleamBaybeach?A．Fulloffear.B．Quitedelighted.C．Verydisappointed.D．Extremelyconfused.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutthebeachatDoonagh?A．ItisnotlocatedinIreland.B．Itdisappeared12yearsago.C．Itoncedisappearedformorethan30years.D．Itisjustmadeupofrocksandpools.3、Accordingtothelocallegend,whenshouldtheAshleamBaybeachhavecomeback?A．In1982.B．In2012.C．In2016.D．In2018.4、WhatdoesDrKevinLynchthinkofthephenomenon?A．Someabnormalstormsleadtoocean’senlargement,B．Itishardtouncoverthemysteryofbeach’sdisappearing.C．Climatechangescanresultinbeachesdisappearingcompletely.D．Hydrodynamicsandsedimentsupplycausetwobeachestodisappear.23．（8分）BroadBand:byClaireL.Evans.Portfolio，2018($27)Thoughoftenoutnumberedbymen，womenstayedintheboomingfieldofcomputing.Inthisinspiringtale，writerEvansrecordsthecontributionsofsomeofthemanywomenwhoaidedtheriseofthemodernInternet.MemorablecharactersincludeElizabeth"Jake"Feinler,aninformationscientistwhohelpedresearchersnavigatetheArpaneandStacyHorn，whostartedoneofthefirstsocialnetworks，Echo.TheWizardandtheProphet:byCharlesC．Mann.Knopf，2018($28.95)Thehumanpopulationismovingtoward10billion---someexpertsthinkwe'llnearlyhitthatmarkby2050.Howwilltheearthfeed，houseandotherwisesupportsuchacrowd?Environmentalthinkersusuallyfallintooneoftwocamps:thosewhopreferconservationandcontrollingconsumption，likeWilliamVogt，andthosewhotrustinnovationtosolveourproblems,NormanBorlaug,forexample.WriterManncarefullyrecordsthelivesandthoughtofthefoundersofthesetwophilosophies.ALabofOne'sOwn:byPatriciaFara.OxfordUniversityPtess，2018($24.95)InWorldWarImanywomenintheU.K.replacedtheirapronswithchemicalsuitsandsteppedintopreviouslymale-onlyfieldsofscience,wheretheyledwarresearchefforts.SciencehistorianFaraillustratesthelivesofmanyoftheseforgottenwomen.Althoughtheeramarkedamajorstepforwardforwomenscientists,manyworkedforsmallwagesinanenvironmentofdiscrimination.Inthenearly100yearssince,womenhavecomealongway,Farawrites,buttheglassceilingsremainsolidandthepipelinesleaky.AtomLand:byJonButterworth.TheExperiment，2018($19.95)Butterworthtakesreadersonanamusingjourneythroughtheunknownworldofparticle(粒子)physics.Thefirststopis"AtomLand，"whereButterworthexplainshowelectrons，protonsandneutronscometogethertobuildupeverythingweknow.Asthejourneyunfolds，welearnaboutlesser-knownparticles.Thankfully,ourshipisequippedwithtoolssuchasmathematicalequations（方程式）anda"laserlight"thatlightsupthedarkestofconcepts.1、Whofocusesonthefutureofourearth?A．ClaireL.Evans. B．CharlesC．Mann.C．PatriciaFara. D．JonButterworth.2、Whichbookswillyouprobablyreadifyouareinterestedinwomen'scareer?A．BroadBand&AtomLand.B．TheWizardandtheProphet&AtomLand.C．BroadBand&ALabofOne'sOwn.D．ALabofOne'sOwn&AtomLand.3、What'sthepurposeofwritingthepassagesabove?A．Toclarifysomeconcepts.B．Tointroducesomefamouswriters.C．Tomakecommentsonsomebooks.D．Torecommendsomebooks.24．（8分）Flowersmakepeoplehappy.Andwhilethatmightseemobvious,therehasn’tbeenmuchresearchtoprovethepointuntilnow.SomenewstudiesbyRutgersUniversityscientistssupporttheideastrongly,andtheexpertsgoontoassumethatflowershaveflourishedonthisplanet,withtheirbeautyevolvinginrecentthousandsofyears,partlybecausehumansaresoattachedtothem.Inatest,bunchesofflowersweresentbyfloriststo113menandwomeninaretirementcommunity.All113gotflowersandanotebook,butsomegotthemearlierandreceivedasecondbunchwhentheothersgottheirs.Bynowyoucanguesstheoutcome.Themoreflowers,themoresmiles.Theresultsofthestudiesgotthescientiststothinkingabouthowtheflowerindustryoftodayhasevolvedintogrowingthingsthatservenootherpurposethanemotional(情感上的)satisfaction.Naturewon’tevenpollinate(授粉)manyofthedomesticatedflowers.Justamongroses,therearesomanytypescreatedbyhumansthat,clearly,flowersaren’twhattheyusedtobe.Butit’slikelyourcollectivehandhasplayedarolelongerthanyoumightthink.Geneticist(遺傳學(xué)家)TerryMcGuiresuggeststhatnature’sprettierflowersgottosurviveanddevelopwellbecausepeopledidn’tdestroythemwhentheyclearedforagriculture.Instead,theygrewthemandhavebeendoingsoforover5,000years.“Becausethey’reasourceofpleasure,wetakecareofthem.Inthatsensethey’relikedogs.Theyarethepetsoftheplantworld.”McGuiresays.Hereisonewaythatmighthaveworked:Manyspeciesofflowersthatarenowplantedusedtogrowonlywhenthegroundwasdisturbed,McGuireexplains.“Ashumansmovedintoagriculturalsettings,theseflowerswouldhavebeenweeds.”“Theseflowersmighthavebeentoleratedbecauseoftheirbeauty.Theseedswouldhavebeenpreservedandreplanted.Overtime,thebestoftheseflowersmighthavebeenselectedandtheseedsmorecarefullypreserved.”1、Theunderlinedword“theirs”probablymeans________.A．flowers B．notebooksC．flowersandnotebooks D．a(chǎn)secondbunchofflowers2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A．Wekeepdogsbecausetheymakeushappy.B．Peoplegrowflowersforthousandsofyears.C．Themoreflowerspeopleget,thehappiertheyare.D．Peopleleftalltheflowersalivewhenclearingland.3、AccordingtoTerryMcGuire,onepossiblewayofflowerevolutionis________.a.themostbeautifulflowerswerechosenb.peoplereplantedtheseedsoftheflowersc.flowerswerewildplantsatthebeginningd.peopleprotectedtheprettierflowerswhileclearinglandA．c,d,b,a, B．c,b,d,aC．c,d,a,b D．c,b,a,d4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．MoreFlowers,MoreSmiles B．Flowers:PetsofPlantWorldC．Human’sAffection&Flowers’Evolution D．Human’sLoveTowardsFlowers25．（10分）Theclockalwaysseemstobetickingrathertoofastinthedoctor'sofficeandthequeueofpatientsoutsidethedoorseemstobepressingrathertoohard.Somesayit'shightimeforthemodelofshort,sharpone-to-oneappointmentstogivewaytosharedmedicalappointments(SMAs).SMAsaredoctor-patientvisitsinwhichagroupofpatientsreceivepatienteducationandcounseling(咨詢),physicalexaminationandmedicalsupportinagroupsetting.TypicallySMAsaredesignedtohaveoneormoredoctorsattendtoagroupofpatientswhoshareacommonillnessormedicalcondition.Incontrasttoone-to-onevisits,SMAsprovidealongerappointmenttime-frameaswellastheopportunityforpatientstohaveimprovedaccesstotheirphysiciansandmeanwhilepickupadditionalinformationandsupportfrompeers.However,doctorswhohavepioneeredthesharedappointmentapproachreportthattherearesignificantchallengesinvolved.Dr.Sumego,directorofsharedmedicalappointments,ClevelandClinic,identifiesculturechangeasthemostsignificantchallenge.Physiciansandnursesaretrainedinamodelofpersonalserviceandprivacy;theSMAapproachisafundamentalchallengetothosefixedideas.Theyneedsharedgoalsandawayoftestingtheinnovationagainstagreedstandards.Dr.Sumegosays,“Thephysiciansmaybeworriedaboutthepossiblechaosandefficienciesthataremarketed.Theyalsohavetomakethepatientsunderstandwhattheirappointmentis,andwhattheexpectationis.”“So,ifanorganizationwaslookingtostartsharedmedicalappointments,Iwouldadvisethemtostartthebuy-infromafewchampionphysicians,developthework-flowanddevelopsomeexperience.Providesomesupportbehindwhatthatbestpracticeshouldlooklike.Createsomestandardssothat,astheconceptspreads,youcanemploythatexperiencetostartthenextsharedmedicalappointmentsandthenext.”1、WhatisthepurposeoftheSMAapproach?A．Toimprovemedicalservice. B．Topromotedoctors'reputation.C．Toconductmedicalresearch. D．Tomeetpatients'expectation.2、AccordingtoDr.Sumego,whatpreventstheSMAapproachfrombeingwidelyadopted?A．Personalservice. B．Fixedideas.C．Lackofequipment. D．Sharedgoals.3、Whatcantheunderlined“buy-in”inParagraph4bereplacedby?A．Support. B．Organization.C．Purchase. D．Practice.4、WhatcanbelearnedabouttheSMAapproachinthelastparagraph?A．Itiscurrentlybeingquestioned.B．Itisimpracticalinsomeareas.C．Itwillenjoywidepopularitysoon.D．Itshouldbecarriedoutstepbystep.第三部分語言知識(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）III．ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD．Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatfitsthecontext.Adetailedstudyofbiologicaldiversity（多樣性）intownandcitygardenshasfoundthattheyofferavitalrefugeforanimalsandplants.Ithasalsofoundthatmanyoftheideasaboutwildlifegardeningarenot1.Infact,smallgardensarejustasgoodasbiggardensat2wildlife,suburbangardensarenotalwaysbetterthancitygardensandnon-nativeplantsarenotalwaysharmfultonativeinsectsandbirds.Britain’s16,000,000gardensarearefugeforhundredsofspeciesofanimalsandplantsthatwouldfindit3tosurviveonintensively（精細(xì)地）farmedland.Accordingtothestudy,gardensareamazinglyvariedevencomparedto4environmentsthataregoodforwildlife.Smallgardensaremoreinteresting5theyvaryagreatdealinbotanicalenvironment,Allthewildliferespondstothevariation.KenThompsonofSheffieldUniversitywasinvolvednthefirstdetailedstudyofthe6livinginBritishgardenswhenheandhiscolleaguessurveyed61gardensinSheffield.Theyreallyfounda（n）7diversityofplantsandanimals.Theyalsoidentifiedarangeofsimple8thatimprovedagarden’senvironmentforwildlife.Thetopthingistogrowmorebigtreesasthesegreatly9thevolumeofvegetationinthegardenandalotof10meansalotofplacestoliveandalotofthingstoeat.11,createapondforinsectsandfrogs.Thinkbeforestockingitwithfishwhichwilleatinsecteggs.Also,itisnotwisetolightupthegardenatnightwithbrightlawnlamps,whichwill12manynightcreatures,Finally,don’tbetootidy:don’tbe13toclearupeverythingwhenthegardenstopsflowering.Just14abitofthingslyingaround.Tosumup,peoplewhowanttoturntheirgardensintowildliferefugesshould15andletthegrassgrowtall,theflowersturntoseedandtreesexpandskyward.1、A．true B．basic C．vivid D．simple2、A．selecting B．importing C．offering D．a(chǎn)ttracting3、A．impossible B．illegal C．lucky D．convenient4、A．peaceful B．warm C．natural D．clean5、A．before B．unless C．but D．because6、A．wildlife B．men C．germ D．pet7、A．confusing B．complete C．surprising D．orderly8、A．measures B．standards C．services D．functions9、A．occupy B．increase C．limit D．reduce10、A．vegetation B．reservation C．preparation D．decoration11、A．Bycontrast B．Asaresult C．Inotherwords D．Inaddition12、A．block B．disturb C．benefit D．protect13、A．inamess B．inaway C．inahurry D．inawhile14、A．forget B．remove C．a(chǎn)void D．leave15、A．escape B．relax C．strive D．retire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）根據(jù)上下文填寫空白處所需的內(nèi)容或所提供單詞的正確形式，所填寫詞語不得多于3個(gè)單詞。EveryThanksgivingmyfamilyandI,alongwithothers,prepareandserveThanksgivingmealsforthepeopleinoursmallmountaincommunity.MyhusbandandIalsobringmealstothedisabled.ThisThanksgivingwedid1．same.Afterdeliveringthemtosomeindividualapartments,wewenttothe2．(centre)diningroom.WeputtheboxesfilledwithTurkey,ham,mashedpotatoesandsomeotherfoodsonthetables.Peopleinvited3．(we)tostay,andthankedus,4．wehadotherdeliveriesandhadtoleave.Aswestartedtogoout,Iturnedaroundandsawthemall5．(watch)us.ThenIasked,“Wouldanybodylikeahug?”Theylinedup.Therewassomuch6．(warm)ineachhug.Myeyes7．(fill)withtearsandmyheartwithlove.NowIvisitnowandthen8．(chat)and,ofcourse,hug.ThisyearatmyThanksgivingdelivery,whentheylineup9．theirhugs,Iamgoingtohavethemturnaroundandhugeachother.ThesepeoplehavenofamilyatThanksgiving--whatcouldbe10．(good)forthemthanhugs!第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。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。3.將改正后的答案按要求寫在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置。ItwasextremecoldlastMondaymorning.WhileIwaswalkinginmywaytoschool,Inoticedtwostreetcleanersweepingthestreet.Seeingthemareworkingsohardonsuchacoldmorning,Iwasmovedandmadeupmyminddosomethingforthem.Afterarrivingatschool,Idiscussedwithsomeclassmatesthatwecoulddo.Thenextday,wegotupearlyandpreparingporridgeathome.Whenwehandedthecleanersthehotporridgeandexpressedusappreciationfortheirhardwork,theylookedalittlesurprisingatfirst.Andthentheytooktheporridgeandthankedushappily.Sinceitwasverycold,weallfeltwarmatthatmoment.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國網(wǎng)友Tom對(duì)遍布中國大街小巷的掃碼支付很感興趣，特意給你寫信想了解一下。你根據(jù)以下提示給他回信：1．中國掃碼支付的現(xiàn)狀；2．掃碼支付方法：在智能手機(jī)上打開支付寶或微信app，掃描二維碼；3．掃碼支付的好處。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：掃碼支付ScantoPay；支付寶Alipay；微信WeChat；二維碼QRcode______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、C4、A5、B6、C7、C8、A9、B10、A11、C12、A13、D14、C15、C16、D17、C18、C19、A20、C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、Mother’sDaywascoming.Amanstoppedataflowershop.Hewantstoordersomeflowerstobepostedtohismother,wholivedtwohundredmilesaway.Ashegotoutofhiscar,henoticedayounggirlsittingontheroadside,crying.“What’swrongwithyou?”Heasked.“Iwantedtobuyaredroseformymother.ButIonlyhaveseventy-fivecents,andarosecoststwodollars.”theyounggirlreplied.Themansmiledandsaid,“Comeoninwithme