重慶市北碚區(qū)縉云教育聯(lián)盟高三上學(xué)期零診試題英語(yǔ)

2024CEE00英語(yǔ)重慶縉云教育聯(lián)盟2024年高考第零次診斷性檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷考生須知：1.答題前，考生務(wù)必用黑色簽字筆將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、座位號(hào)在答題卡上填寫清楚；2.每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，在試卷上作答無效；3.考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回；9頁(yè)，滿分150分，考試時(shí)間120分鐘。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時(shí)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(shí)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(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.Whowillgotothezoowiththespeakers?A.Jane. B.Ashley. C.Monica.1.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Haveapicnic. B.Gofishing. C.Takeadrive.2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theweather. B.Indooractivities. C.Thewoman’sillness.3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atabusstation. B.Atatrainstation. C.Atanairport.4.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Putajobadvertisement. B.Conductaninterview. C.SurftheInternet.5.Whydoesthemantalktothewoman?A.Tobookaroom. B.Toconfirmhisfight. C.Torescheduleameeting.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(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第6至第7兩個(gè)小題。6.Whichplacewillbecleanedtoday?A.Thehallways. B.Thefrontoffice. C.Thecafeteria.7.Whatwillthewomandonextweek?A.Designaschedule. B.Holdameeting. C.Hostadinner.聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第8至第9兩個(gè)小題。8.Whatdidthespeakersjustdo?A.Theywatchedashow. B.Theyperformedinamusical.C.Theypracticeddancingtogether.9.Whatwasthewoman?A.Adancer. B.Anactress. C.Amusician.聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第10至第12三個(gè)小題。10.Whatdoweknowaboutthejacket?A.Itwasunsuitablefortheman.B.Itwaslargefortheman’sson.C.Itwasboughtatareducedprice.11.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemanfor?A.Thejacket. B.Thereceipt. C.Thecreditcard.12.Whatwillthemandonextweek?A.Gethismoneyback. B.Takeacreditnote. C.Visitthestoreagain.聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第13至第16四個(gè)小題。13.WhatdidPauldoafterheleftschool?A.Heopenedasupermarket.B.Hedidseveraldifferentjobs.C.Heworkedasachefinarestaurant.14.WhatwasPaul’sfirstrestaurantjoblike?A.Beneficial. B.Wellpaid. C.Enjoyable.15.WhatdoesPaul’scurrentjobinvolve?A.Assistingchefs. B.Cookingeveryday. C.Managingthekitchen.16.WhatdoesPaulthinkmakesasuccessfulchef?A.Preparingfoodcarefully.B.Handlingstressfulsituations.C.Buyinghighqualityingredients.聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第17至第20四個(gè)小題。17.Whatisthespeaker’sjobrelatedto?A.Medicine. B.Education. C.Artificialintelligence.18.WhatwasthemaingoalofProjectSkylark?A.Tocreateasystemforhealthcare.B.Toopenuppossibilitiesinfinance.C.Toteachamachinetoidentifydifferentbirds.19.WhatistheprogramMediScanusedfor?A.Storingdata. B.Detectingdiseases. C.Producingreports.20.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofthefutureofAI?A.Fearful. B.Hopeful. C.Doubtful.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1.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AWHOWEAREChinaDaily,ChinaDailyWebsite,theChinaDailyAppandtheDiscoverBeautifulChinaplatformarecallingforsubmissionsofphotos,illustrationsandvideosfromnowuntiltheendofDecember,2023.WHATWEARELOOKINGFORPhotos,illustrationsorshortvideoswithfourmajorthemes:■Specialtopicforthe2023submissionscouldincludespecificexperiencesofcultureortourismyouhaveenjoyed,includingbutnotlimitedto:＊“FamousmountainsIhaveexploredinChina”＊“RiversinChinathathaveleftadeepmemoryforme”＊“IhaveclimbedtheGreatWall”＊“MystoriesoflearningChineseculture”WHATYOUCANGET1.Wewillselecttheworksofindividualsandorganizationsseparately.2.Weofferthreetypesofprizerespectivelyforphotos,illustrationsandshortvideos.3.Individualwinnerswillreceivecashprizesandcertificates;andwinningorganizationswillreceivecertificatesfortheirdistinguishedcontribution.4.SomeofthebestworkshaveachancetobefeaturedontheChinaDailyWebsite.FORMATOFWORKS·PHOTO/ILLUSTRATION:Nomorethan10images,5MBmaximumforeach;withanintroductionofupto200wordsineitherEnglishorChinese,offeringbackgroundinformationofthework.·SHORTVIDEO:Format:MP4orMOV.Size:1GBmaximum,upto4minutes.Caption:Nomorethan200EnglishorChinesewordstogiveabriefintroduction.Music:Musicisoptionalforthevideo,butifincluded,itmusthaveobtainedinternationalcopyrightfromalegitimatesource.Quality:Clearandstableimage.21．Whichofthefollowingisqualifiedforthesubmissions?A．“MyChinesefriendsinFrance”.B．“MystoriesoftheGrandCanal”.C．“MygrowingcoffeebusinessinChina”.D．“MyexperiencesofplayingfootballinShanghai”.22．Whatwillhappenifyousubmitashortvideoasanindividual?A．Youwillbegivenmoneyandcertificatesifyouwin.B．Youwillpetewithotherindividualsandorganizations.C．YouwillhaveyourworksdisplayedontheChinaDailyApp.D．Youwillbegivencertificatesforyourdistinguishedcontribution.23．Whatmustbeincludedinthesubmittedworks?A．Apieceofmusic. B．Copyrightofphotos.C．Abriefintroduction. D．TheChineselanguage.BInterspecieswasonceatechnicaltermusedinsciencetodescribehowonespeciesgotalongwithanother.Nowitisawordofmoreconsequence:itarousesthenewconnectionsbetweenhumansandnonhumansthatarebeingmadepossiblebytechnology.InWaysofBeing,JamesBridle,aBritishartistandtechnologywriter,exploreswhatthismeansforunderstandingthemanynonhumanintelligencesonEarth.MrBridlemakesclearthatthreekindsofmindsarenowinteracting:human,nonhumanandmachine.Usingartificialintelligence(AI),machineswillinfuturehavethecapabilitytointerpose(使介入)themselvesastranslatorsbetweenhumansandotherbiologicallifeforms.ItistruethatprofitisthemainmotiveforadvancesinAI;asyetnaturedoesnotgetmuchofalookin,andnonhumanintelligencesgounexploredoutsidezoologydepartments.putingiscurrentlyasfocusedonhumansasever,evenasclimatechangeandbiodiversitylosssuggestitshoulddevotemuchgreaterattentiontootherspecies.Thefirststeptowardsaninterspeciesfuture,MrBridleargues,isshowingmoreappreciationforotherformsofintelligence.Tosomeextent,thisisalreadyhappening.Forexample,throughfilmsandothersourcesmanypeoplenowknowthatoctopuses(章魚)haveanadvancedandstrangeintelligence.Thenextstep,MrBridledeclares,isrecognizingthatpeopleliveina“morethanhuman”world.Otherintelligenceshavedevelopedfromamonevolutionarybase,andtheyoverlap(重疊)inwaysthatscienceisjustbeginningtodiscover.WaysofBeingwouldhavebenefitedfromsharperediting.Yet,inmakingclearthepatience,imaginationandhumility(謙卑)requiredtobetterknowandprotectotherformsofintelligenceonEarth,hehasmadeanadmirablecontributiontothedawninginterspeciesage.24．Whichofthefollowingbestillustratestheterm“interspecies”?A．Awolfhuntsarabbit. B．Arobotdoeshousework.C．Aladywalksherdog. D．Aboyrecordsavideoforsquirrels25．WhatdoesAlputemphasis(強(qiáng)調(diào))onnowadays?A．Humans. B．Otherspecies. C．Biodiversity. D．Climatechange26．Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A．Thecharacteristicsofspeciesevolution.B．ExpectationsforthefuturedevelopmentofAI.C．Suggestionsonfutureexplorationofinterspecies.D．Theimportanceofappreciationforotherformsofintelligence.27．Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetoWaysofBeing?A．Skeptical. B．Favorable. C．Indifferent. D．Conservative.CForanyoneingofage(成年)inthelast60years,Legohasbeenalongstandingfriend.Thetinyplasticbricksthatfittogetherhaveprovidedgreatpleasureforgenerations.In1932,ChristiansenfoundedtheconstructiontoypanytheLegoGroup.By1949,hispanybeganproducingtinyplasticbuildingbricksthatchildrenseemedtolove.Nineyearslater,theLegobrickstookshape.Legoalsokeptpacewithtechnology.Throughthe1980s,Legosetsbegantoincludeelectriclightsandsoundmakingequipment.Butby2003,Legonearlywentbroke(破產(chǎn))asthefirmdealtwithchangingplayhabits.KidsweremoreinterestedinplayingvideogamesandsurfingtheInternetthanplayingwithLegobricks.Thepanytookquickaction.Within10years,Legoachievedgreatsuccess.ItwasmainlybecauseofLego’sFutureLab.Thelabwasmadeupof50orsoresearchers,scientistsanddesigners.Theirjobwastoinventnewplayexperiencesforchildren.Tothatend,thepanyjoinedhandswithuniversitiesandothersinthehopeoffindingoutwhatkidswanted.Andtheeffortfinallypaidoff.“Fromtheyoungestbuilderstoadults,wehaveaLegosolutionforeverybuilderofanyage,buildingskillandinterestforanyplayoccasion,”AmandaMadore,seniormanageratLegoSystemsInc,said.“Wefocusonwhatthebrandmeanstochildren—bothphysicallyanddigitally—andwecontinuetoservetheirneeds,sowebelieveourbusinesspotentialisaslimitlessasourplaymaterial.”AlthoughLegobrickshavealwaysbeenfuntoplaywith,researchhasshowntheycanbecentraltoachild’seducationandcognitiveacuity(認(rèn)知敏銳度).Specifically,Legobricksareanimportanttoolthatcanhelpchildrenwithautism(自閉癥).Researchhasfoundthatchildrenwithautismbeemoresocialandmunicativewhileplayingwiththebricksingroupsettings.PartofthereasonisthatLegorequireschildrentomunicate,setrules,makedecisionsandworkwithothers.Inthissense,Legobricksarehardtoreplace.28．WhydidtheLegoGroupfacegreatchallengesintheearly2000s?A．Itfailedtokeepupwiththetimes. B．Itsaftersaleservicewaspoor.C．Itsoriginalcustomershadgrowup. D．Itpaidtoomuchattentiontotechnology.29．WhatcanweinferfromAmandaMadore’swords?A．Thepanymainlyaimstoattractkids. B．Legobricksareofreallyhighquality.C．Legobrickshelpdealwithmentalproblems. D．Thepanywillsatisfyindividualneeds.30．WhatcanweconcludeaboutLegobricksfromthelastparagraph?A．Theycanberegardedasatreatment. B．Theycanpromotemunication.C．Theycanimproveeducationsystems. D．Theycantaketheplaceofothertoys.31．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．WhenLegobecamepopular. B．WhyLegohasstoodthetestoftime.C．WhatLegohastaughtbuilders. D．HowLegobrickswerecreated.DAnimalappeartopredictearthquakesbysensingelectricityintheair—thefirststudytofindreliableevidenceofthephenomenonhasshown.Camerasrevealedan“amazing”dropinthenumberofanimalsupto23daysbeforeamajorquakehittheirrainforesthomeatYanachagaNationalParkinPeru.LeadscientistDrRachelGrant,fromAngliaRuskinUniversity,said,“Theresultsshowedthatjustbeforetheearthquake,animals’activitydroppedrightdown.”O(jiān)nanormaldaythecamerasplacedaroundYanachagaNationalParkrecordbetween5and15animals.Butinthe23daysbeforetheearthquake,thenumberofanimalsdroppedtofiveorfewerperday.Noanimalswerephotographedatallonfiveofthesevendaysimmediatelybeforethequake.Anotherstudyshowedthatanimalactivityremainednormalintheparkoveradifferentperiodwhenseismic(地震的)activitywaslow.Coauthor,professorFriedemannFreund,said,“Thecameraswerelocatedatanaltitudeof900meters.Ifairionizationoccurred,theanimalswouldescapetothevalleybelow,wheretherewerefewerpositiveions(離子).Withtheirabilitytosensetheirenvironment,animalscanhelpusunderstandsmallchangesthatoccurbeforemajorearthquakes.”O(jiān)therevidencesuggestedthatbeforetheearthquake,theairaroundthehighmountainsitesfilledwithpositiveionsthatcanbeproducedwhenrocksareplacedunderstress.Positiveionshavebeenknowntocauseilleffectsinhumansaswellasanimals.Scientistsbelievetheanimalsweremadetofeelunfortablebythepositiveions,leadingthemtoavoidthearea.Theyarethoughttohaveescapedtolowerground,wheretheairwaslessionized.Thefindingsmayhelpexpertsdevelopbettershorttermseismicforecasts.32．Howdidscientistsconductthestudy?A．Byparingdifferentanimals’habits.B．Byobservinganimalsinhighmountains.C．Byexplainingthepositiveionphenomenon.D．Byanalyzingimagesofanimalstheyobtained.33．Whatcanbeinferredfromanimalactivitybeforeearthquakes?A．Thegroundataloweraltitudeislessionized.B．Camerasnormallyrecordmoreanimalsperday.C．Earthquakewarningscanbedetectedinlowerplaces.D．Theactivityofanimalsandearthquakesisconsistent.34．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Thefindingsmakeforaccurateseismicforecast.B．Animalstendtobeuneasywithmorepositiveions.C．Positiveionsmakehumansandanimalsdepressed.D．Alltheanimalsremainabnormalbeforetheearthquake.35．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．NegativeInfluenceofPositiveIons.B．Ions’DestructiontotheEnvironment.C．Animals’BehaviorBeforeEarthquakes.D．Creatures’AbilitytoPredictEarthquakes.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(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。ManypeoplewhoarelearningEnglishwanttoknowhowtoimprovetheirreadingskills.36Theeffectivewaytoimproveyourreadingskillsistolovereadingandpracticemore.Readingisoneofthemostimportantlanguageskillsbecauseweuseittoexpandourvocabularyandimprovethewaywespeak,writeandlisten.37SeeingnewwaystosaythingscanhelpyourunderstandingofEnglishandimprovenotonlyyourreading,butalsoyourotherlanguageskills.38Ifwedonotunderstandsomething,wecangooveritagainandevenlookupthewordswedonotknowthemeaningsof.Thismeansthatwehaveamuchgreaterchanceofunderstandinginformationthatwereadthaninformationthatwehear.Sohowdowepracticereadingsothatourskilllevelimproves?Whenwereadapassage,weneedtounderstandit.Wemustunderstandwhattheimportantwordsmeanineachsentence.Thisdoesnotmeanthatweneedtoknowthemeaningofeveryword.Inmanycases,wecanfindoutwhatwordsmeanfromthewordsaroundthem.39Todothis,wemustunderstandhowwordsworktogether.Inmanycases,wemust“see”partofthemessagethathasnotbeenwritten,orwemustformanopinionourselves.ReadingisanessentialpartofyourstudyoftheEnglishlanguage.Itcanhelpyouunderstandandlearnmore.Itcanalsobeeasatisfyinghobby.40A．Unfortunately,thereisnoeasywaytodothis.B．Unlikelistening,readingallowsustotakeourtime.C．Amongthefourskills,listeningisthemostimportantone.D．Itishopedthatyouwilllovereadingandimproveyourreadingskills.E．Whenweread,wecanseehowthingsaresaid,fromsentencestructuretoexpression.F．Ifwedonot,wewillnotbeabletounderstandwhattheentirearticleorstoryisabout.G．Onceweunderstandwhatthewordsmean,weneedtofigureoutwhatthemessageis.第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Ourneighborshadaloudpartylastnight.Weweren’t41butthiswasoneofthosecelebrationsthatIdidn’tmind.Theyareabunchofyoung,singleguysandIwouldhavefeltoutofplace.What42mewasthewaytheybehaved.Oneoftheyoungmencameover43inthedayto“warn”usoftheupingeventandsaiditwouldbeoveratabout11p.m.Thatwasthefirststep.Evenmore44waswhattheydidnext.“Here’smy45”offeredourneighbor46.“Textmeifit’stoonoisy.”Thatwasalevelof47Ihadneverexperiencedinallmyyearsofbeinganeighbor!Anditreallyworkedintheirfavor.MyhusbandandIweresofriendlythatevenwhentheeventwentpastthe48endtime,evenwhenthemusicreachedhighdecibels(分貝),andevenwhenwecouldn’tgetthroughtothephonenumber,wefeltno49.Weknewtheywouldstopand50toiteventually.Ittakessuchlittleefforttomakepeoplefeelthatthey51andgetpeopleonyourside.Everyoneneedsto52everynowandthen,especiallyintheseuniquelytoughtimes.Butpeoplewhodoitwithoutdisturbingothersarefewandfarbetween.Ihadn’tfully53myneighborsuntilthisweek.ButnowIseetheminanewlightandwithgreater54.Theydidn’tjustbringthenoisetotheneighborhood;theyshowedusagoodmannerof55inlife.41．A．located B．explored C．challenged D．invited42．A．trapped B．impressed C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．embarrassed43．A．later B．closer C．earlier D．further44．A．shocking B．frightening C．puzzling D．a(chǎn)mazing45．A．cellnumber B．roomnumber C．a(chǎn)ccountnumber D．carnumber46．A．a(chǎn)nxiously B．politely C．regularly D．obviously47．A．imagination B．consideration C．recognition D．organization48．A．promised B．supplied C．designed D．pared49．A．stress B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．worry D．a(chǎn)nger50．A．respond B．a(chǎn)dapt C．contribute D．a(chǎn)pply51．A．figure B．succeed C．matter D．a(chǎn)ccess52．A．sleep B．maintain C．travel D．relax53．A．noticed B．delivered C．explored D．proved54．A．surrounding B．respect C．curiosity D．distance55．A．strategy B．a(chǎn)pology C．munication D．inspiration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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式?！癙artyCries”InIrelandMarkTwainBelfastisapeculiarlyreligiousmunity.ThismaybesaidofthewholeoftheNorthofIreland.AboutonehalfofthepeopleareconvincedProtestants(清教徒)andtheotherhalfCatholics(天主教徒).Eachpartydoesallitcan56(make)itsowndoctrines(信條)popularanddrawtheaffectionsoftheirreligioustowardthem.57hearsconstantlyofthemosttouchinginstancesofthispassion.AweekagoavastcrowdofCatholicsassembledatArmaghtodedicateanewchurch;andwhentheystartedhomeagaintheroadways58(line)withgroupsofmeekandlowlyProtestantswhostonedthem59alltheregionroundaboutwasmarkedwithblood.IthoughtthatonlyCatholicsarguedinthatway,60itseemstobeamistake.Everymaninthemunityactslikeaministerandcarriesabricktoargueagainst61holdsdifferentideas.Thelawhastriedtobreakthisup,butnotwithperfectsuccess.Thelawsaysthatpersonsuttering(說)irritating“partycries”62befinedfortyshillings(先令)andcosts.Andso,inthepolicecourtreportseveryday,oneseesthesefines63(record).Lastweekagirloftwelveyearsoldwasfinedtheusualfortyshillingsandcosts64claiminginthepublicstreetsthatshewas“aProtestant.”Theusualcryis,“TohellwiththePope!”or“TohellwiththeProtestants!”accordingtotheutterer'ssystemofsalvation.OneofBelfast'slocaljokeswasverygood.Itreferredtotheuniformandinevitablefineoffortyshillingsandcostsforutteringapartycryanditisnoeconomicalfineforapoorman,either,bytheway.Theysaythatapolicemanfoundadrunkenmanlyingontheground,upadarkalley,65(amuse)himselfwithshouting,“Tohellwith!Tohellwith!”Theofficersmeltafineinformersgethalf.“What’sthatyousay?”“Tohellwith!”“Tohellwithwho?Tohellwithwhat?”“Ah,yecanfinishityourselfit'stooexpensiveforme!”Ithinktheseditiousdisposition(傾向),restrainedbytheeconomicalinstinct,isfinelyputinthat.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）46．假如你是李華，你校英文報(bào)“Opinions”欄目近期征文，本期話題為“Shouldhighschoolstudentshaveatwodayweekend?”，請(qǐng)你寫一篇短文投稿，內(nèi)容包括：1.你的觀點(diǎn)；2.你的理由。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Shouldhighschoolstudentshaveatwodayweekend?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)（滿分25分）47．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Bobbywasgettingcoldsittingoutinhisbackyardinthesnow.Bobbydidn’twearboots;orrather,hedidn’townany.Thethinsneakersheworehadafewholesinthemandtheydidapoorjobofkeepingoutthecold.Bobbyhadbeeninhisbackyardforaboutanhouralready.Tryashemight,hecouldnoteupwithanideaforhismother’sChristmasgift.Heshookhisheadashethought,“Thisisuseless.EvenifIdoeupwithanidea,Idon’thaveanymoneyforagift.”Wipingtearsfromhiseyes,Bobbystartedwalkingdowntothestreetwheretheshopswere.Itwasn’teasybeingsixwithoutafather,especiallywhenheneededamantotalkto.Bobbywalkedfromshoptoshop,lookingintoeachdecoratedwindow.Everythingseemedsobeautifulbutsooutofreach.ItwasstartingtogetdarkandBobbyreluctantlyturnedtowalkhomewhensuddenlyhiseyescaughttheglimmer(微光)ofthesettingsun’sraysreflectingonsomethingontheroadside.Hereacheddownanddiscoveredashinydime(10美分硬幣).NeverbeforehasanyonefeltaswealthyasBobbydidatthatmoment.Asheheldhisnewlyfoundtreasure,warmthspreadthroughouthisentirebodyandhewalkedintothefirststore.Hisexcitementquicklyturnedcoldwhensalespersontoldhimthathecouldnotbuyanythingwithonlyadime.Hesawaflowershopandwentinsidetowaitinline.Whentheshopowneraskedifhecouldhelphim,Bobbypresentedthedimeandaskedifhecouldbuyoneflowerforhismother’sChristmasgift.TheshopownerlookedatBobbyandhisofferingtencent.ThenheputhishandonBobby’sshoulder,saying.“YoujustwaithereandI’llseewhatIcandoforyou.”Thesoundofthedoor