湖南省衡陽市八中2022屆高三年級上冊12月月考英語試卷及答案

2021年12月湖南省衡陽市八中2022屆高三上學(xué)期12月月考

英語試卷

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考試時間：120分鐘試卷總分:150分

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）

做題時,請先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)

涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選

項。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一

遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是Co

1.WhatdoesJasonpIantodotoday?

A.Visitaschool.B.Godowntown.C.Lookafterhisson.

2.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Friends.B.Colleagues.C.Waiterandcustomer.

3.WhyisMikegoingtoCharleroi?

A.Tomeetfriends.B.Totakephotos.C.Tovisitamuseum.

4.Whatdrinkwillthemanhave?

A.Beer.B.Juice.C.MiIk.

5.WheredoesthewomanIiketowork?

A.Atarestaurant.B.At?GchooI.C.At?supermarket.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨臼。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項

中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各

小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

口尸第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.WhatdoesthearticIeteIIusaboutChristmasshopping?

A.Thebesttime.B.ThebestpIaces.C.Thewaytosavemoney.

7.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.

Q尸第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Hov/didChristophereatontheweddinginIndia?

A.Byusingaspoonandafork.

B.Byusingchopsticks.

C.Byusinghishands.

9.WhatdidChristopherthinkofthefood?

A.Terrible.B.Justso-so.C.DeIicious.

嚀第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.WheredothespeakersIive?

A.Inacity.B.Inatown.C.InaviIIage.

11.WhatdoesHenryespeciaIlywanttodo?

A.Gohiking.B.Surfinthesea.C.VisitKingArthur5sbirthpIace.

12.WhatismostprobablytheWateringHole?

A.AnisIand.B.Ahotel.C.Acafe.

嚀第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.WhoisMike?

A.Ateacher.B.Awriter.C.Anurse.

14.Whatisthemanbestat?

A.OrganizingclassesandmateriaIs.

B.Communicatingwithothers.

C.GivingordersasaIeader.

15.Whatmadethemangetintoteaching?

A.Hisinterest.B.Theeasywork.C.Thehighsalary.

16.Whendidthemanbecomeateacher?

A.Attheageof25.B.Attheageof28.C.Attheageof30.

肝第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhatisthetaIkmainlyabout?

A.WaystolearnLatinwell.

B.AttemptstobringLatintoIife.

C.TheoriginoftheLatinIanguage.

18.HowoftenistheVaticanRadionewsbroadcast?

A.Everyday.B.Onceaweek.C.Fivetimesamonth.

19.WhatmakesLucaDesiata5sbookspecial?

A.BeingwrittenintwoancientIanguages.

B.BeingtransIatedintoseveraIversions.

C.BeingaboutcrosswordpuzzIes.

20.WhatdidCarloEggertrytodo?

A.RenewLatinthroughtheInternet.

B.CreatesomenewLatinwords.

C.FormLatinFacebookgroups.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5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。

A

WithHeavenlyLakeasthecenter,theHeavenlyLakeandTianshanMountainsScenic

Areaconsistsoffourmountainlandscapebelts,whichcoversatotaIareaof380.69

squarekilometers.InthemountainsbyHeavenlyLake,thereIivemanypreciousplants

andanimals,suchassnowcocksandroedeer.Thetopsofthemountainsareevenhome

tocontemporaryglaciersandrichinresourcessuchascopper,ironandmica.

IdealSightseeingSeason:AugustandSeptember

OpeningHours:09:00-19:30inpeakseason,10:00-18:00inoffseason

TicketPrice:

?Admissionfee:95yuanfromApriItoOctober,45yuanfromNovembertoMarch.

?TempIeofQueenMotheroftheWest:10yuan.

?Eco-museumofHeavenlyLake:10yuan.

?Cableway:20yuan/one-way,35yuan/round-trip.

?Otherfees:sightseeingbus(60yuan/round-trip),accumulatorcar(5

yuan/personeachtime),paintedpleasureboat(50yuan/personeachtime)rspeedboat

(35yuan/perconeachtime),yacht(205yuan/personeachtime).

Note:

?ThereisanobviousdifferenceintemperaturefromdayandinnightinXinjiang

andtemperatureinsomeseenicspotsisprobabIyIowerduetothehigheIevationor

weatherchange.Therefore,itisstiIInecessarytotakeaIongacoatorwooIensweater

tokeepwarmduringthesummer.

?Locatedinthenorthwest,XinjianghasaIoweraveragetemperaturethanthat

inmostareasofChina,butultravioletirradiationinitiscommonIyhigher.The

highesttemperatureinsomecitiessuchasTurpancanreachabove40degreeCentigrade,

soitissuggestedtotakeaIongeffectivesunbIockandsomemedicineincaseofsunburn

andsunstrokeprevention.

?XinjiangisaregionofanethnicminoritywithacommonbeIiefofIslam.Pork

isoneofthebiggesttaboosforMusIims,sopleasedoNOTbringporkyfoodintoa

MusiimrestaurantortaIkaboutporkinpubIicareas.

?AlthoughmostareasofXinjiangarelocatedinUTC+6,BeijingTime(UTC+8,

nationsIstandardtimeofChina)isofficiallyusedinXinjiang.Duetothetime

differenceoftwohoursIater,sightseeinginXinjiangisusuaIlyarrangedbetween

BeijingTime09:00and20:00.

21.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.TherearemanycommonplantsandcontemporarygIaciersontopsofthemountains.

B.Inspringvisitorscanenjoythemostbeautifulscenerythere.

C.PulledporkisavaiIabIeinMusIimrestaurantsinXinjiang

D.VisitorsneedtocarryheavycIothes,sungIassesandsomemedicineduringthevisit

insummer.

22.HowmuchshouldacouplepayiftheywanttovisittheEco-museumofHeavenIyLake

bytakingtheround-tripsightseeingbusinSeptember?

A.165yuan.B.70yuan.

C.330yuan.D.140yuan.

23.Whereisthepassagetakenfrom?

A.AtraveIreview.B.AtraveIguide.

C.AtraveInews.D.AtraveIadvertisement.

B

ParkingintheCBDofanyAustraIiancityisexpensive,hardtocomebyandoften

anunavoidableheadache.ButRylanKindness,a16-year-oldentrepreneur（企業(yè)家）from

Brisbane,thinkshemighthavetheanswertothisprobIem.

11wasafterRyIanreaIizedhisparentswerespendinghourstotryandfindparking

deaIsinthecitythathecameupwiththeideaforacentraIizedsystem.Thissystem

showsusersthebestpriceforparkingintheareatheywantandoffersusersadaiIy

dealwithadiscount.

RyIannowdoubIesasahighschoolstudentandtheCEOofParkingDeaIsAustraIia,

arolehetookonfourmonthsago.ParkingDeaIsAustraliaisn'tevenRylan'sfirst

business.WhenhewasbareIy11,RyIancameupwithanideatoseIIwholesalescooter

partsonIine,pureIybecausehejustwantedsomeextramoney.Ontheside,he's

succeedinginotherpassionsasweII.However,headmitsithasn'talwaysbeensmooth

saiIing.

"I'veIearnedsomanycrazythingsthroughtrialanderror.EverydayIfaiI

somewherebutIalwaystrytogetbetter.MybiggestfaiIurewaswhenIfirstsetup

everythingandthoughtitwaswhateveryoneeIsewouldIikebutit'sashockwhenI

seepeopIenotenjoyingwhatI'mdoing.ItmakesmewanttocryaIittIebitbutthen

Ipolishtheproductandkeepgoing.Mhesaid.

WhileRyIandidn'twanttosayexactlyhowmuchhisnow-bustIingcompanyisworth,

hedidadmithe'smakingatidyprofit.uIearnmoreinonedaythanIwasearning

forthreemonthsworkinginacafebutI'minvestingitalIbackintothebusiness....

whatI'velearnedisthatifyou'restartingabusinessjusttomakemoney,you're

definitelygoingtofaiI.I'mtheretoheIpmiIIionsofpeopIeandthat'swhatreally

getsmegoing,“hesaid.

Rylan'sgoaIwithParkingDeaIsAustraIiaistota<eitcountrywideandsave

miIIionsofpeoplemiIIionsofdollars.

24.AccordingtothearticIe,thecentraIizedsystemcan

A.anaIyzeusers'parkinghabitsB.showavaiIabIeparkingspaces

C.showthenearestparkinglotD.recommendthecheapestparkingspaces

25.WhatcanweIearnaboutRyIanKindness?

A.HedispIayedataIentforbusinesswhenhewasabout11.

B.Heleftschooltorunhisowncompanyfourmonthsago.

C.HegottheideafortheparkingsystemfromhisparentsdirectIy.

D.HestartedhisbusinesspureIyforprofits.

26.WhatisRylan'smainpurposeforhisbusiness?

A.Togetimprovementbyworkingthroughfailures.

B.Toearnsomeextramoneyandmakebiggerinvestments.

C.Toassistpeoplewhilemakingaprofit.

D.ToexpandhisinfIuenceonanationsIscale.

27.HowdoyoufindRylan?

A.Hardworkingandhumorous.B.Ambitiousandinsistent.

C.Generousandcautious.D.Brightandcurious.

C

Britain'smeatindustryonFridaywarnedthatanupcomingshortageofcarbon

dioxide（C02）couldcausemassivedisruption（中斷）tofoodsuppIieswithintwoweeks.

Thegasisusedtostunanimalsbeforeslaughter（屠宰），inthevacuumpacking

offoodproductstoextendtheirsheIfIife,andtoputthefizzintobeer,ciderand

softdrinks.ItisalsorequiredforsomemedicaIproceduresandusedinthenuclear

andsemi-conductorindustries.

Britain'sfoodsuppIychain,aIreadycreakingfromasevereshortageofheavy

goodsvehicles(HGV)driversandtheimpactofBrexit(脫歐)andCOVID-19,isheaviIy

reIiantonfertiIiserproducersforC02whichisaby-productoftheirproduction

process.However,twoofthelargestfertiIiserproducers,Norway'sYaraYAR.OLand

rivalCFIndustriesHoldingsCF.N,haverestrainedproductionduetoasuddenincrease

innaturaIgasprices,whichhasinturnstartedtodryupC02suppIies.

NickAIIen,chiefexecutiveoftheBritishMeatProcessorsAssociation(BMPA),

saidthatoncecurrentstocksofthegasrunout,somemeatcompanieswiIIhaveto

stoptakinganimalsandcIoseproductionIines,IeadingtoaIogjamofanimalsback

tothefarms."WeaIreadyhavethissituationinthepigindustrywhichisnowfacing

thedisruptionprospectofahumanekiIIingonfarms,nhesaid.TheBMPAispersuading

BusinessMinisterKwasiKwartengtoheIpsupportUKC02productionintheshort-term.

“WearemonitoringthissituationcIoseIyandareinreguIarcontactwiththe

foodandfarmingorganizationsandindustry,toheIpthemmanagethecurrentsituation,

saidaUKgovernmentspokesperson."TheUKbenefitsfromhavingaccesstohighly

diversesourcesofgassupplytoensurehouseholds,businessesandheavyindustryget

theenergytheyneedatafairprice.BritainIastsufferedamajorC02shortagein

2018,leadingtosomedrinkswholesalerstoration(定量)sales.”

28.What*sthedirectcauseoftheC02shortagethisyear?

A.Agovernmentpolicy.B.Costrise.

C.Transportationfailure.D.Aninfectiousdisease.

29.WhatdoestheunderIinedwordulogjam"meaninparagraph4?

A.Recovery.B.Promise.

C.Death.D.BottIeneck.

30.WhatmeasuremaytheUKgovernmenttake?

A.Toexploremoregassupplies.B.Tostopmarketinganimals.

C.Tolimitthedrinkswholesale.D.TocIoseproductionIines.

31.Whatmaybethesuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.DiverseApplicationsofC02B.TheFutureofBritain*sMeatIndustry

C.EffortsTakentoProduceC02D.C02ShortageHitFoodSupplies

D

Pictureaniceberg（冰山）.You'IIprobablyimaginesomethingwhiteassnowrising

upoutofabluesea.ButicebergscanbeaIIsortsofshades.Theycanbefromafrosty

bIuetoanattractivegreen.

ResearchersandsailorshaveobservedemeraId（翠綠色）icebergsforyears.Alarge

pieceofice"mact-high"and"greenasemeraId"evenappearsinSamueITaylor

CoIeridge1s1834poem.Buttheyhaven'tfoundoutexactlywhytheseicebergslookthe

waytheydo.

AnewpaperIedbyStephenWarrenwaspubIished.11a11hastodowithwhaticebergs

aremadeoutof.Icebergsbreakoffglaciers（//k）l|）oricesheIves,whichhappensmainly

aroundAntarcticaandGreenIand.TheybegintheirIivesassnowfaIIthataccumuIates

overtime.SoicebergscontainairpocketswiththeformofbubblesthatspreadIight.

WithsomeexceptionsandrareIines,glaciericetendstoIookbluishwhite.

Atfirst,Warrenguessedthatthegreenwasaproductofmeltcarbon.Anditcame

fromrottingpIantsorseaanimaIs.ButsampIes（樣本）didn'tprovejjt.Anotheridea

startedtotakeshapeaftertheyhadfoundahighconcentrationofironinasample

ofseaicefromtheAmeryIceSheIf.

Whenglaciersrubacrossland,theyproducewhat'sknownasglacierflour.11is

aproductofbedrockbeinggroundclownbythemovingmass.Asglaciersmoveaway,

theseremainsareusuaIlywashedoutintowater,inparticlessometimestoosmaIIto

benoticeabletoyoureyes.Butonland,soiIandrockscontainironoxidesthatoften

haverosycolorsIikereds,yeIlows,andbrowns-andsircetheseaicecontained500

timesmoreironthantheglacierice,Warrenwonderedwhethertheremainswere

responsibleforicebergstakingonagreenappearance.

Hedoesn'tknowforsure.He'shopingtosecuremoneysothathecanreturnto

theareaandstudytheicebergsthemseIves.

32.WhyisSamueITaylorCoIeridge'spoemmentionedinthetext?

A.ItprovestheexistenceofcoIorfuIicebergs.

B.ItdescribesvividlywhaticebergsareIike.

C.Itsayscausesoftheappearanceoficebergs.

D.Ittellswhyicebergslookthewaytheydo.

33.WhatcanweknowaboutStephenWarren'spaper?

A.Itdrawsonresearchers'andsailors'views.

B.Ittalksabouthowicebergscomeintobeing.

C.Itistherecordofthemovementoficebergs.

D.11isacollectionofvarioussociaIphenomena.

34.WhatdoestheunderIinedword"it"inparagraph4referto?

A.AsampIeofseaice.B.Warren'sideaoniron.

C.Warren'sfirstguess.D.Aproductofme11carbon.

35.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?

A.ThewayinwhichicebergsbreaksoffgIaciers.

B.WheremostoficebergseventuaIIydisappear.

C.Howicebergstakeinthecolorsfromglaciers.

D.Thepossiblereasonwhyicebergslookgreen.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余

選項。

HowtoFeelConnected

It'seasytofeeIdisconnectedfromwhatisgoingonaroundyouintoday's

fast-pacedworId.36.YoucangetintouchandfeeIconnected,however,byfollowing

thetipsbelow:

ConsiderwhyyoufeeIdisconnected.KnowingwhatismakingyoufeeIdisconnected

canhelpyouchoosethebestwaystoaddressit.37.AskyourseIfthesequestions:

AreyoukeepingyourseIfoccupiedwithworktoomuch?DoyoureIyonelectronic

communicationinsteadoffacetofacecommunication?Doyoulackfriendshipsthatare

satisfying?

Interactwithpeopleinperson.Technologyisagreatwaytostayintouch,but

sometimesyouneedtospendtimewithotherpeopIeinperson.38.YoucanaIsotake

stepstofeeImoreconnectedbymakingsmaII-taIkwithstrangerswhoaresharingparts

ofyourday.

39.YourlovedonescouldfeeIshy,soyoumayneverknowhowtoimproveyour

relationshipunIessyouasktherightquestions.Askingthemtoopenthedoorscan

giveyousomeinsightonwhatyoucando.LearningthisinformationcanheIpto

strengthenyourbond.

Showyourcommitmenttotnem.SimplyshowingupandbeingthereforyourIoved

onessaysaIotabouthowmuchyouvaIueyourreIationships.Puttinginthetimeshows

themthatyouarecommittedandwanttostayconnected.40.

Showappreciation.Asimple“thankyou“goesaveryIongway.UnfortunateIy,

itissomethingthatpeopIewhoarecIoseoftentakeforgranted.Tellingsomeoneyou

appreciatetheirtime,Iove,andeffortscanstrengthenyourbondandheIpyoutobecome

moreconnected.

A.Askotherswhattheyneedfromyou.

B.SometimesyoucanfeeIisolatedanddistantfromtheonesyoulove.

C.Bebravetoexpressyourlove.

D.ReachouttopeopIetoscheduleatimetogettogether.

E.AttendingfamiIyevents,orsimplyvisitingsomeoneonceaweekcanheIpto

strengthenyourreIationshipandkeepitstrong.

F.Targetingyoureffortstov/ardthoseissuesaIlowsyoutoclosethatdistancemore

effectiveIy.

G.YoucanhaveagiftdeIiveredtofriendsonspeciaIoccasions.

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

FromfeedingpeopIetofixingupoldcars,EliotMiddIetonisdriventoheIpthose

inneed.

Middleton,whoownsarestaurantinasmaIItown,41abarbecuecook-offin

2020andcameinfirstpIace.Butratherthanhappily42hisprizemoneyand

headinghome,hechosetodonatehaIfofhiswinningsbacktothetownto43a

Thanksgivingfooddriveforthoseinneed.MiddIetonandvolunteers44250meaIs

tofamiIies,butwhentheyfinished,Middletonnoticedthatmanypeopledidn5tmake

itintheIineearIyenoughforIackof45.

That*swhenMiddleton46anidea.Hecouldfixupoldcarsanddonatethem

topeopIewhodidn'thavethe47tobuyone.MiddIetonpostedonGOCiaImedia,

askinganyonefor48cars.Iftheycouldbringonein,hecould49some

barbecuemeatforit.

Thefirstrepairedcarwenttoamomwho50neededavehicIetogetherdisabed

childtoandfromthehospitaIfor51.11grewfromthere.AfterMiddIetonformed

a(n)52,Middleton*sVi11agetoViIIageFoundation,hestartedtoreceivemore

donations,53800brokendowncars.

“Wewantto54thosestruggIingpeoplewithtransportation.Justknowing

theorganizationis55forthat,that*sthefueItogetupeverymorning."

Middletonsays.

41.A.acceptedB.enteredC.IaunchedD.found

42.A.quittingB.offeringC.investingD.

collecting

43.A.hostB.assessC.demandD.suspend

44.A.promisedB.appIiedC.distributedD.returned

45.A.quaIificationB.transportationC.identificationD.

consultation

46.A.tookinB.occurredtoC.putoutD.

on

47.A.desireB.excuseC.budgetD.profit

48.A.unclaimedB.unwantedC.sharedD.repaired

49.A.tradeB.matchC.provideD.intend

50.A.accidentallyB.ultimatelyC.narrowlyD.

desperateIy

51.A.treatmentB.serviceC.experienceD.admission

52.A.instituteB.enterpriseC.nonprofitD.Ieague

53.A.accountingforB.settingasideC.anountingtoD.adding

up

54.A.defendB.blessC.chargeD.honor

55.A.responcibIeB.adaptabIeC.affordableD.gratefuI

第二節(jié)(共10小題：每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TheriseinchiIdren'sscreentimehasbroughtaboutcallsfor___56___(great)

interactionandmoreoutdoorexercisetoimproveIearningandguard___57___thespread

ofshortsightedness.

TimespentonIine___58___(increase)dramaticaIIyinthepastyears.Millions

ofpupiIshavebeenforced___59___(switch)toremotelearning,accordingtoQustodio

software,___60___tracksusageofdevicesbychiIdrenaged4to15intheUK,USand

Spain.

Oneareaofconcerniseyesight.MoreoccurrenceofchiIdren'snearsightedness

islikelycausedbychiIdrenbeingkeptathomewithscbooIworkdeIiveredonIine.11

isuncertain___61___theriseiscausedbymoretimespentonscreensorIesstime

outdoors,butpreviousstudieshavesuggesteddayIight___62___(expose)iskey.

AnotherconcernisaboutsleepprobIemsamongchiIdren.11isdefiniteIycIinicaIIy

significant.There'sevidencethatshowsasharpincreaseinchiIdrenwithsIeep

probIems.Anumberof___63___(factor)mayaccountforit,withincreasedscreentime

being___64___.

ParentsaIsoworryabouttheimpactoftoomuchscreentimeonchiIdren'smentaI

andemotionaIdevelopment.Insteadofinteractionswiththeirclass,spendinghours

65(passive)sittinginfrontofascreenmayIeadtostressandothermentaI

healthprobIems.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你校學(xué)生會下個月將舉辦“漢服設(shè)計大賽”，請你以學(xué)生會主席的身份在

學(xué)校網(wǎng)站上寫一則英語通知,告知外國留學(xué)生們參賽，內(nèi)容包括：

1.比賽目的；

2.參賽作品要求；

3.作品上交時間及地點。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

參考詞匯:漢服設(shè)計大賽HanfuDesignContest

NOTICE

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

ItaIIbeganv/henmyyoungerbrother,Chris,andIwentovertoAuntBarbaraand

UncleHoward5sforThanksgiving.MyauntanduncleIivedonafarmattheopposite

endoftown,andChrisandIlovedgoingthere.WeIivedonafarm,too,andwehad

todothemorningworkbeforeweIeft.WhenwefinallygottomyauntanduncIe*s,

ChrisandIwentoutsidetoseeifUncleHowardneededheIpwithanything.HeandDad

haddecidedtocIeanouttheyardbeforedinner.ChrisandIbothheIped.Butwestill

foundtimetoaskUncIeHowardalotofquestionsaboutturkeys.Hethankedourhep,

andhandedustwoturkeyeggswhenwefinishedthecleaningwork.

“Youkidsputthoseunderasettinghen,Mhesaid,uandintwenty-fivedays,

you*IIhaveacoupIeoffineturkeys11ChriswassoexcitedthathenearIydropped

hiseggonthewaytothehouse.Atdinner,webothcouldn1twaitforthegrownups

tofinishtalkingsowecouldgohomeandtendtooureggs.Dadputtheeggsunder

anoldhen,andeverydayChrisandIwouldchecktoseeifthey*dhatchedyet.

Twenty-fivedaysseemedIikeforever.FinalIy,onthetwenty-sixthday,Chrisand

IwaIkedhomeafterschooItofindtheoIdhenccratchingonthefIoor.Behindher

weretwoIittIeturkeys,faIlingovertheirfeetandlookingsortofconfused.

11wasn5tIongbeforetheIittIeturkeysbegangrowingfeathers.TheoIdhenwould

stareathertwostrange-1ookingbabies,obviousIypuzzledastowhytheyIookedso

differentfromherotherbabies.WhentheygotoIder,wecouIdtelIthattheywere

bothtoms（雄性）ChrisnamedoneBill,andInamedtheotherTimothy.