2022年樂(lè)成公立寄宿學(xué)校高考英語(yǔ)四模試卷含答案

2021-2022高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)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(shū)寫(xiě)，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，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．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious2．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．a(chǎn)s3．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise4．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup5．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when6．---Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.---_______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat7．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it8．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where9．---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?---Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit10．a(chǎn)singleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless11．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen12．Wehavemorethan80flatsinthisbuilding,each____solarheaters．A．isequippedwith B．equippedwithC．isequippedby D．equippedby13．---I’veheardalotaboutyou.Yougotpromoted,right?______---Manythanks.A．GoodforyouB．YouaskedforitC．ThereyouareD．You’vegonetoofar14．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing15．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．a(chǎn)nalyticalC．controversial D．confidential16．Whenyouareabsorbedinabookorsimplytryingtorest,itseemsthatthephone______continuously,destroyingyourmomentarypeace.A．rings B．hasbeenringing C．rang D．isringing17．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed18．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．a(chǎn)bsolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely19．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup20．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking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）AboutamonthafterIjoinedFacebook,IgotacallfromLoriGoler,ahighlyregardedseniordirectorofmarketingateBay.Shemadeitclearthiswasabusinesscall.“IwanttoapplytoworkwithyouatFacebook,”shesaid.“Insteadofrecommendingmyself,Iwanttoaskyou:Whatisyourbiggestproblem,andhowcanIsolveit?”Myjawhitthefloor.Ihadhiredthousandsofpeopleoverthepreviousdecadeandnoonehadeversaidanythingremotelylikethat.Peopleusuallyfocusonfindingtherightroleforthemselves,withtheimplicationthattheirskillswillhelpthecompany.LoriputFacebook’sneedsfrontandcenter.Itwasakillerapproach.Iresponded,“Recruitingismybiggestproblem.And,yes,youcansolveit.”Lorineverdreamedshewouldworkinrecruiting,butshejumpedin.Sheevenagreedtotradeearningsforacquiringnewskillsinanewfield.Lorididagreatjobrunningrecruitingandwithinmonthswaspromotedtohercurrentjob,leadingPeople@Facebook.Themostcommonmetaphorforcareersisaladder,butthisconceptnolongerappliestomostworkers.Asof2010,theaverageAmericanhadelevenjobsfromtheagesofeighteentoforty-sixalone.LorioftenquotesPattieSellers,whocameupwithamuchbettermetaphor:“Careersareajunglegym,notaladder.”AsLoridescribesit,there’sonlyonewaytogettothetopofaladder,buttherearemanywaystogettothetopofajunglegym.Thejunglegymmodelbenefitseveryone,butespeciallywomenwhomightbestartingcareers,switchingcareers,gettingblockedbyexternalbarriers,orreenteringtheworkforceaftertakingtimeoff.Theabilitytocreateauniquepathwithoccasionaldips,detours(彎路),andevendeadendspresentsgreatviewsofmanypeople,notjustthoseatthetop.Onaladder,mostclimbersarestuckstaringatthebuttofthepersonabove.1、WhydidLorimakethecall?A．ShehelpedFacebooktosolvethebiggestproblem.B．ShewantedtomakeabusinessdealwithFacebook.C．ShetriedtoaskforapayriseinFacebook.D．ShewantedtobecomeanemployeeinFacebook.2、Whatimpressed“I”byLori?A．Loriwasgoodatrunningrecruiting.B．LoriattachedgreatimportancetoFacebook’sneeds.C．LorijumpedinFacebookwithnoadequateexperience.D．LoriwasskilledinmarketingateBay.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Nowallpeopledon’ttendtoclimbtheladder.B．Noneontheladdercanenjoythegreatviews.C．Junglegymsofferlimitedexplorationforemployees.D．Apregnantwoman,jobless,benefitslittlefromthejunglegyms.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．It’saJungleGym,NotaLadder.B．Facebook’sBiggestProblem.C．ApplyingforaJobinFacebook.D．AJungleGymisBetterthanaLadder.22．（8分）Ifhumanspumpenoughcarbondioxide(CO2)intotheatmosphere,thestratocumulusclouds(層積云)coulddisappear,andtheearth'stemperaturecouldclimbsharplytoheightsnotpredictedincurrentclimatemodels.Itwouldburntheplanet.That'stheconclusionofapaperpublishedinthejournalNatureGeoscienceanddescribedindetailbyNatalieWolchoverforQuantaMagazine.AsWolchoverexplained,cloudshavelongbeenoneofthegreatuncertaintiesofclimatemodels.Computermodelsthateasilycapturethecomplexityanddetailofmostclimatesystemsjustaren'tpowerfulenoughtopredictworldwidechangesincloudbehavior.Butcloudsareimportant.Theyreflectsunlightawayfromtheearth'ssurface.Andstratocumuluscloudsarethosewhiteblanketsyoumighthaveseenasyoulookedoutthewindowofarmairplane,rollingoutbelowyouandhidingthegroundResearcherssuspectthatcertainsudden,pastjumpsintemperaturemayhavebeencausedbychangestocloudslikethese.Forthenewresearch,scientistsmodeledjustasmallpatchofskyusingasupercomputer.Theyfoundthatifcarbondioxidelevelsreachabout1,200partspermillion(ppm)intheatmosphere,stratocumuluscloudsbreakup.That'saveryhighcarbondioxideconcentration.Rightnow,levelshaveclimbedpast410ppm--adangerouschangefrom280ppmbeforetheIndustrialRevolution.ButhumansputmoreandmoreCO2intotheatmosphereeveryyear.Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,theearthcouldreach1,200ppmwithin100to150years.Thiscouldhappenifoursocietydoesn'tfollowthroughonanyofitscommitmentstoreduceemissions(排放),Wolchoverreported.Andevenifitdoes,theresultwouldbeanother8degreesCelsiusofheataddedtotheglobalaverage,ontopofthedangerouschangesalreadyunderwayduetogreenhousegases.That’sanenormouschange,anditgoesbeyondpredictionsofworldwideicemeltandcatastrophicsealevelrise.And,oncethestratocumuluscloudsaregone,Wolchoverreported,theylikelywouldn'treappearuntilatmosphericcarbondioxidelevelsdroppedbelowwheretheyarecurrently.There'sstillsomeuncertaintyinthedata.The1,200ppmfigurecouldchangeasscientistslookintotheissuefurther.1、Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?A．Mostclimatesystemsarenotcomplex.B．Cloudbehaviorisuncertainandhardtopredict.C．Temperaturechangesaffectthestratocumulusclouds.D．Thestratocumuluscloudsprotectplanesfromsunlight.2、Howdidthescientistsstudycloudsinthenewresearch?A．Bymeasuringthesealevel.B．Byexperimentinginanaturalstate.C．Bycomparingclimatemodels.D．Bycomputermodelingandanalyzing.3、Whatdoes"it"refertoinparagraph4?A．Theatmosphere.B．Theearth.C．Oursociety.D．Theresult.4、WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldWolchovermostprobablyagreewith?A．TheeffectsofCO2emissionshavebeenfullyassessed.B．Thestratocumuluscloudswon'treturniftheyaregone.C．Thebreakupofstratocumuluscloudscouldresultincatastrophes.D．OnceCO2levelreaches1,200ppm,stratocumuluscloudswillgoextinct.23．（8分）SydneyOperaHouseToursWeofferthreedifferenttoursofthisiconicbuildings.TheEssentialTourbringstolifethestorybehindthedesignandconstructionofoneoftheworld’smostfamouslandmarks.Usinginteractiveaudiovisualtechnology,yourguidewilltakeyouonamemorablejourneyinsidetheyoungestbuildingevertobeWorldHeritagelisted.Afterwards,whynotstayaroundandeatattheStudioCafé,withitsmodernAustralianmenu?YoucanbothenjoythebestviewsinSydneyandclaima20%reductiononthetotalcostofyourmeal.(Don’tforgettoshowyourticketinordertoclaimyourdiscount.)Language:English,French,GermanTakesplace:Dailybetween9amand5pmPrices:Adult$35/Online$29.75Concessions:Australianseniorsandpensioners;studentsandchildrenof16andunder$24.50Priorbookingsarenotessential.——————————————————————TheBackstageTourgivesyoubackstageaccesstotheSydneyOperaHouse.Itisauniqueopportunitytoexperiencethereal-lifedramasbehindthestage!Youmightevengettostandontheconcerthallstage,takeupaconductor’sbatonintheorchestrapitandimagineyouareleadingtheperformance.Youwillalsogettoseeinsidethestars’dressingrooms.ThetourconcludeswithacomplimentarybreakfastintheGreenRoom,theprivatediningareaofperformerspastandpresent.Takesplace:Dailyat7amPrices:$155.Noconcessions.Topurchase:Bookingsareessential.Limitedto8peoplepertour.Onlinesalesexpireat4:30pmtwodaysprior.Notes:Thetourincludesupto300steps.Flat,rubber-soledshoesmustbeworn.Forsafetyreasons,childrenof12yearsoldandunderarenotpermitted.——————————————————————OperaHighTeaconsistsofatourwhereyouwillwalkinthefootstepsofworld-classsingers,dancersandmusicians,followedbyfinefoodandmusicinthespectacularsurroundingsoftheBennelongDiningRoom.Whatcouldbebetterthanatreatofdeliciouslightsnacksandsoftdrinksfollowedbyaliverecital(獨(dú)唱會(huì))byaleadingAustraliansinger?Anunforgettabletreatforyoungandold!Takesplace:EverysecondWed.,2pmDuration:1.5hoursPrices:$145perpersonBookonlineorvisittheGuidedToursDesk201、Atravelerwillenjoyaperformanceifhechooses________.A．theEssentialTour B．theBackstageTourC．OperaHighTea D．a(chǎn)nyofthetours1、JoiningtheBackstageTour,atraveler________.A．isallowedtowearsneakerswhenstandingonthestageB．willhaveanopportunitytobetheconductoroftheorchestraC．cantakehisbigfamilyof8memberstofreebreakfastD．canbuythediscountticketthedaybeforethetour2、Ifacouplewhotravelledwiththeir17-year-oldsonjoinedtheEssentialTourandhadamealof$150there,whatwouldthelowestcostbeifpaidincash?A．$2.25. B．$214.5.C．$225. D．239.25.24．（8分）Supposeyoubecomealeaderinanorganization.It’sverylikelythatyou’llwanttohavevolunteerstohelpwiththeorganization’sactivities.Todoso,itshouldhelptounderstandwhypeopleundertakevolunteerworkandwhatkeepstheirinterestinthework.Let’sbeginwiththequestionofwhypeoplevolunteer.Researchershaveidentifiedseveralfactorsthatmotivatepeopletogetinvolved.Forexample,peoplevolunteertoexpresspersonalvaluesrelatedtounselfishness,toexpandtheirrangeofexperiences,andtostrengthensocialrelationships.Ifvolunteerpositionsdonotmeettheseneeds,peoplemaynotwishtoparticipate.Toselectvolunteers,youmayneedtounderstandthemotivationsofthepeopleyouwishtoattract.Peoplealsovolunteerbecausetheyarerequiredtodoso.Toincreaselevelsofcommunityservice,someschoolshavelaunchedcompulsoryvolunteerprograms.Unfortunately,theseprogramscanshiftpeople’swishofparticipationfromaninternalfactor(e.g.“Ivolunteerbecauseit’simportanttome”)toanexternalfactor(e.g.“IvolunteerbecauseI’mrequiredtodoso”).Whenthathappens,peoplebecomelesslikelytovolunteerinthefuture.Peoplemustbesensitivetothispossibilitywhentheymakevolunteeractivitiesamust.Oncepeoplebegintovolunteer,whatleadsthemtoremainintheirpositionsovertime?Toanswerthisquestion,researchershaveconductedfollow-upstudiesinwhichtheytrackvolunteersovertime.Forinstance,onestudyfollowed238volunteersinFloridaoverayear.Oneofthemostimportantfactorsthatinfluencedtheirsatisfactionasvolunteerswastheamountofsufferingtheyexperiencedintheirvolunteerpositions.Althoughthisresultmaynotsurpriseyou,itleadstoimportantpracticaladvice.Theresearchersnotethatattentionshouldbegivento“trainingmethodsthatwouldpreparevolunteersfortroublesomesituationsorprovidethemwithstrategiesforcopingwiththeproblemtheydoexperience”.Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegreetowhichpeopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.Itwasassumedthatthosepeopleforwhomtheroleofvolunteerwasmostpartoftheirpersonalidentitywouldalsobemostlikelytocontinuevolunteerwork.Participantsindicatedthedegreetowhichthesocialrolematteredbyrespondingtostatementssuchas“VolunteeringinHospitalisanimportantpartofwhoIam.”Consistentwiththeresearchers’expectations,theyfoundapositivecorrelation(正相關(guān))betweenthestrengthofroleidentityandthelengthoftimepeoplecontinuedtovolunteer.Theseresults,onceagain,leadtoconcreteadvice:“Onceanindividualbeginsvolunteering,continuedeffortsmightfocusondevelopingavolunteerroleidentity....ItemslikeT-shirtsthatallowvolunteerstoberecognizedpubliclyfortheircontributionscanhelpstrengthenroleidentity”.1、Peoplevolunteermainlyoutof__________.A．a(chǎn)cademicrequirements B．socialexpectationsC．financialrewards D．internalneeds2、WhatcanwelearnfromtheFloridastudy?A．Follow-upstudiesshouldlastforoneyear. B．Volunteersshouldgetmentallyprepared.C．Strategytrainingisamustinresearch. D．Volunteersareprovidedwithconcreteadvice.3、Whatismostlikelytomotivatevolunteerstocontinuetheirwork?A．Individualdifferencesinroleidentity. B．PubliclyidentifiablevolunteerT-shirts.C．Roleidentityasavolunteer. D．Practicaladvicefromresearchers.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HowtoGetPeopletoVolunteer B．HowtoStudyVolunteerBehaviorsC．HowtoKeepVolunteers’Interest D．HowtoOrganizeVolunteerActivities25．（10分）StefanoBoeri,theItalianarchitect,famousforhisBoscoVerticale,agroupoftree-coveredskyscrapersinMilan,introducedhisnewplanstopioneerasimilarprojectintheChinesecityofNanjing．TheChineseversionofBoeri’sBoscoVerticale,orverticalforest,willbehisfirstprojectinAsia．Theprojectwillconsistoftwoneighboringtowersthatwillbecoatedwith23differentspeciesoftreesandmorethan2,500kindsofbusheshangingdownthesidesofthebuildings．Thestructureswillbebuiltwiththeabilitytohouseofficesandwillfeaturea247-roomluxuryhotel,aswellasamuseumandevenagreenarchitectureschool．Thetowersarecurrentlyunderconstructionandaresetforcompletionwithinthenextyear．Buttwobuildingsaren’tenoughfortheambitiousBoeriashenowhasevenbolderplansforChinatocreate“forestcities”inacountrythathasbecomeknownasanurbancenterchokingonpoisonousgasesanddust．Inaninterviewabouthisplansto“greenify”thecityandcountryBoerisaid,“Wehavebeenaskedtodesignanentirecitywhereyoudon’tonlyhaveonetallbuilding,butyouhave100or200buildingsofdifferentsizes,allwithtreesandplantsonthesides.”Boericontinued,“Weareworkingveryseriouslyondesigningallthedifferentbuildings．Ithinktheywillstarttobuildattheendofthisyear．By2020wecouldimaginehavingthefirstforestcityinChina.”AlthoughthesetowerswilllendahugehandindecreasingairpollutioninChina’seasterncity,Boerihassaid,itwilltakemorethanapairoftree-coveredskyscraperstoreallysolveChina’spollutioncrisis．ThisiswhytheItalianarchitecthopestorepeathisdesigninotherpartsofthecountry,aswellasinotherplacesaroundtheworld．1、Boeri’sprojectiscalledverticalforestbecausebuildingsarebuilt________．A．inathickforestfulloftreesandgreenplantsB．inacitywheretreesandgreenplantsaregrownC．withtreesandbusheshangingdowntheirsidesD．withtreesandplantsgrowingaroundlikeaforest2、Moreforestcitieswillbebuiltforthepurposeof________．A．enlargingpeople’slivingspaceintheurbanareasB．offeringauniquesolutiontopollutionproblemsC．makingthebestofemptyspacearoundabuildingD．beautifyingacitywhichislikeaforestofbuildings3、FromthepassageweknowBoeri’sfirstprojectinAsiawill________．A．stillkeeptheoriginalfunctionsverywellB．raisepeople’sawarenessofforestprotectionC．gainhimworldwiderecognitionasanarchitectD．enjoyabetterappearanceinacrowdedcity4、WhatisBoeri’sambition?A．Tofurtherreducetheconstructioncost．B．Toimprovehisdesignformorefunctions．C．TohelptotallysolveChina’spollutionproblems．D．TohavemoreBoscoVerticalesaroundtheworld．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）Asateenagerdreamingofawritingcareer,Iwasinspiredtodiscoverthattwoofmyfavoritemovieswerebothwrittenbyafemaleteam:Kirstenandherwritingpartner,Karen.Ididn’tthinkthey’dtakeayoungwriterlikeme1.Butstill,IwroteKirstenanemaillettingherknowthatIhadanideaIwantedto2withherandKaren,andaskedifthey’dbe3tomeetwithme.Ididn’tevenexpecta(an)4tomyemail.However,12daysafterIsentit,Ireceiveda(an)5replyfromKirsten.Heremailincludedthisline,whichmademe6upfrommycomputerchair:“KarenandIwouldbehonoredto7youandtohearmoreabouteverythingyou'reworkingon.”Wemetfor8thefollowingweek,andafterathree-hourmeal9laughsandsisterlyadvice,afriendshipwasborn.10,KirstenandKaren11theideaIsharedwiththem.Their12inmyideasattheearlieststageofmycareerissomethingI’llneverforget;it’swhatmademebelievethatIcouldbeagood13too,justlikethem.Andmoreimportantly,our14isstillgoingstrongalltheseyearslater.Infact,KirstenisthefirstpersonwhoeversuggestedI15anovel.Actually,shegavemethis16whilewewerestandingontheTeenssectionofBarnes&Noble,abookstorewhereseveralyearslater,our17wouldsittogetherontheshelves.IwisheveryyoungwriterhadsomeonelikeKirstenintheirlifetohelp18themontheirway.AsIlookedatourbookshangingouttogetheronthebookstoreshelf,IonceagainthoughhowgladIwasthatIsentthat19yearsago.Ifyoutoohaveanidolwhoyouwouldlovetolearnfrom,simply20outandaskthem.Thatmightbeallittakestosetyouonthepathtoyourdreams.1、A．proudly B．seriously C．surprisingly D．kindly2、A．share B．work C．experiment D．compare3、A．ready B．hesitant C．willing D．satisfied4、A．introduction B．comment C．suggestion D．response5、A．a(chǎn)ccurate B．reliable C．convincing D．warm6、A．jump B．throw C．turn D．look7、A．call B．visit C．meet D．teach8、A．training B．fun C．business D．dinner9、A．replacedby B．filledwith C．involvedin D．basedon10、A．Amazingly B．Certainly C．Ridiculously D．Naturally11、A．criticized B．doubted C．understood D．loved12、A．improvement B．practice C．belief D．pride13、A．a(chǎn)ctress B．writer C．director D．judge14、A．friendship B．confidence C．difficulty D．pressure15、A．write B．read C．buy D．lend16、A．present B．chance C．a(chǎn)dvice D．task17、A．books B．friends C．goods D．photos18、A．remind B．comfort C．challenge D．guide19、A．question B．paper C．email D．novel20、A．watch B．reach C．drop D．stretch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）語(yǔ)法填空SammyArmstrongwasdrivingtohisofficewhenhe1．(notice)acarwasstuckonrailroadtracks.Thenheheardatrainwhistle.Sammythrewdownhissunglassesandkeysandrantowardthecar.2．elderlyman,JeanPapich，eighty-four，satinthedriver'sseat，3．(turn)thekeyandhittingthegas.Hiswife，Marion，seventy-eight,waslooking4．(nervous)athim.ThenSammywalked5．thecarandpusheditforward，buthisbootsslippedonthewarmasphalt(瀝青)．Hecouldseethetrainapproachingfast.Itmightbe6．(easy)topushthecarbackward,Sammythought.HeranaroundtothefronttothevehicleandshoutedatJean7．(put)thecarinneutral(空擋).Sammycouldfeelthegroundtremblingunderhisfeet.Heputhisbootsagainstthetrackandpushedforcefully.Finally，thecarrolledoffthetracks.WhenSammylookedup，thetrainwasjustacoupleof8．(foot)away.Sammy，shockedand9．(speech)，wentbacktoworkasthecrow