江蘇省2023-2024高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期暑期學(xué)習(xí)能力測(cè)試試題

江蘇省2023-2024高三上學(xué)期夏令營(yíng)學(xué)習(xí)能力測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題（考試時(shí)間：120分鐘總分:150分）第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié),滿(mǎn)分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分7.5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)。每段對(duì)話(huà)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(tīng)完每段對(duì)話(huà)后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話(huà)僅讀一遍。1.Whoisthepersoninthephoto?A.Jack. B.Jack'sdad. C.Jack'sbrother.2.Whatisthewomanremindingthemantodo?A.Packforhisflight. B.Leaveearlytomorrow. C.Checkthetimeofhisflight3.Whatwasmakingthenoise?A.Thetires. B.Thebrakes. C.Thechains.4.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Theyarestrangers. B.Theyarefriends. C.Theyarefamilymembers.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Whattheywillbuyinthestore.B.Whenthestorewillopenagain.C.WheretheywillspendtheNewYear.第二節(jié)（共15小題:每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分22.5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話(huà)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(tīng)每段對(duì)話(huà)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(tīng)完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料,回答第6、7題。6.Howmuchwillthewomanpay?A.$15. B.$20. C.$35.7.Wheredocstheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Ataschool. B.Atacafe. C.Atakids’center.聽(tīng)第7段材料,回答第8至10題。8.Whatarcthespeakerstryingtodo?A.Findtheircar. B.Lookfortheirfriend. C.Paytheparkingfee.9.WhatdidToddlearnlastyear?A.Italian. B.Greek. C.Latin.10.WhatwillRebeccadonext?A.Trybodylanguage. B.CallsomeoneinRome. C.Pretendtoknowtheman.聽(tīng)第8段材料,回答第11至13題。11.Whatdidthewomanwantthemantodo?A.Swimfourdaysaweek.B.Obeythedoctor'sorders.C.Arrangefurnitureinherlivingroom.12.Howdoesthemanfeel?A.Happy. B.Sorry. C.Relaxed.13.WhywillStevebeatthepool?A.Todohisjob. B.TogivePamahand. C.Toexerciseforacompetition聽(tīng)第9段材料,回答第14至16題。14.Wherearcthespeakersgoing?A.Toastadium. B.Toaclothesstore. C.Toaschoolplayground15.Whoistheschool'sfastestfemale100-metcrrunner?A.JessicaThompson. B.BettyJordan. C.DonnaBrown.16.Whatisthenationalrecordforthelongjump?A.20feet6inches. B.21feet6inches. C.26feet7inches.聽(tīng)第10段材料,回答第17至20題。17.Howoldwastherock?A.Onehundredyearsold.B.Hundredsofyearsold.C.Thousandsofyearsold.18.WhereisDuckbillrocklocated?A.Onabeach. B.Inthemountains. C.Inanationalpark.19.Whydidsomestudentsprobablydestroytherock?A.Theywantedaphotoofit.B.Theyfounditwasunsafe.C.Theythoughtitwouldbefun.20.Whatwasthepublic'sreaction?A.Uninterested. B.Understanding. C.Angry.第二部分：閱讀（共兩節(jié),滿(mǎn)分50分）第一節(jié)：（共15小題：每小題2.5分,滿(mǎn)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)。Natural.Highquality.Unique.That'sAlmased.Selectedingredients（原料）,anexceptionalmixandproductionprocess:that'showwecreatetheuniqueAlmasedeffect.>Combinationofingredientsthat'smoreeffectivethanindividualnutrients（營(yíng)養(yǎng)物質(zhì)）.>Noartificialflavorings,fillersorsweeteners.>Supportsfat-burningduringdigestion.>Supportsresistancetocommondiseases.ManyproductspromisewhatonlyAlmasedcandeliver.InordertoachievetheuniqueAlmasedeffect,ittakesmorethanjustmixingsoy,yogurtandhoney.TherecipeforourAlmasedpowderisassimpleasitisunique:high-qualityandnaturalsoy,honeyandyogurt.SOY|Thehigh-qualitynon-GMOsoy（非轉(zhuǎn)基因大豆）usedinAlmasedisanenvironmentallyfriendly,sustainablesourceofplantprotein.AsingleservingofAlmasedsupplies27gramsofprotein.HONEY|Unlikemostregularhoney,whichisheat-treated,therawhoneyinAlmasedisburstingwithfreshnessevenafteritiscanned.Thehoney'snaturalingredientsarestilllivingandactivewhenyouopenthecan.YOGURT|Cowsthatarenaturallyfedcaneveninturnencouragegrassgrowth.ThisiswhyAlmasedsourcesitsmilkandyogurtfromhappycowsinIrelandandnorthemGermany,wheretheyliveingreengrasslands.Beinganaturalproduct,Almasedhasaveryplaintasteandcanbepreparedinmanydifferentways.Whetheryoulikeitsweetorfruity,therearenolimitstohowyouflavourit.ThisensuresAlmaseddoesn'tgetboringandsuitsyourpersonaltasteperfectly.Soquickandeasytoprepare,Almasedcanbefittedintoyourdailyroutinewithease.21.Ifyouareonadiet,Almasedcouldbeagoodchoicebecause_____.A.itsnutrientsareeasiertoabsorb B.itcanhelpburnfatC.secretingredientsareincluded D.itcurescommondiseases22.WhydoesAlmasedstandoutamongothersimilarproducts?A.Selectedingredientscanstayfreshasever.B.Soy,yogurtandhoneyarespeciallytreated.C.Superiornaturalmaterialsgenerateuniqueness.D.Itmanagestomixdifferentingredientstogether.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Almasedcanreplaceourregularroutinediet.B.It'shardtomakeAlmasedappealtoeveryone.C.Almasedhasjustthesametasteasplainyogurt.D.ThereseemvariouswaysofservingAlmased.BHumans,bynature,havealwayslivedingroupsandsocialinteractionisfundamentalforeverypartofourhealth.Lackofitcanleadtofeelingsofisolationandloneliness.Astrongsupportnetworkandsolidcommunitybondspromoteouremotionalandphysicalhealth,andarecriticalcomponentsofabalancedadultlife.However,justaswithmanyotheraspectsofourlives,thereseemstobealimittohowlargeourpersonalnetworkscangrow.Backin1992,aBritishscholarnamedRobinDunbarcameupwithahypothetical（假設(shè)的）numberdefiningthemaximumsumofmeaningfulhumanrelationshipsapersoncanhave.Thenumber,whichwaslaternamedafterhim,wasdiscoveredaccidentallywhilehewasstudyingthecleaningandbrushingtendencies—asocialbehavior—ofnon-humanprimates（靈長(zhǎng)類(lèi)動(dòng)物）.Aroundthattime,researchershaddiscoveredthatthelargebrainoftheseprimateswasaresultoftheirsociallycomplexsocieties.Therelevancewasthatthelargerthebrain,thelargertheanimal'ssocialgroupwaslikelytobe.Scientistscouldthentheoreticallyuseananimal'sbrainsizetocalculatehowmanymemberscouldmakeupthisgroup.Dunbarappliedthistheorytohumans,andtheresultingnumberwasroughly150.Dunbar'sNumber,however,onlyreferstothelimitofmeaningfulcontactswithinoursocialnetwork.Itdoesnotaccountforotherrelationships.Humansocialrelationshipstendtohavenumerouslayers,andextendoutwardfromtheindividualincircleswiththesamecentre.Theinnermostcirclecontainsfivepeople:ourlovedones.Thenextcircleholdsofourgoodfriends.Thethirdcircleisreservedforpeopleweconsiderfriends,andthefourthiswherethelimitof150canbefound.Nowadays,withvariousformsofelectroniccommunication,suchaswebsitesforsocialnetworkingandmicrobloggingpeoplefinditveryconvenienttocreateonlinecommunitiestoshareinformation,ideas,personalmessages,andothercontents.Consequently,itispossibleforahumantogetintothefifth（500acquainitances）circle,animpressivebreakthroughthatwasdifficulttoachieveinthepast.24.WhatcanbelearnedaboutDunbar'sNumberinParagraph2?A.Itisconfirmedbythesocialreality.B.Itisbackedbyacertaintheoreticalbasis.C.Itservesasanaccuratemeasurement.D.Itestablisheslinksbetweenhealthandnetwork.25.Whichofthefollowingdiagramsillustrateshumansocialrelationships?26.Whyisiteasytodaytogobeyondthefourthcircleofhumanrelationships?A.Humanbrainsarebecomingbiggerandbigger.B.Meaningfulcontactsgrowsignificantlywithage.C.Socialmediahavecontributedtothephenomenon.D.Peopleareeagertoimproveeveryaspectoftheirlives.27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.GroupLiving:ASolutiontoHealthProblemsB.Dunbar'sTheory:ALaddertoCareerSuccessC.SocialNetwork:ASouredofEndlessPleasureD.Dunbar'sNumber:AMeasureofSocialRelationsCThemostsuccessfulinventionshaveonethingincommon:creativity.Butkeepingcreativitycanbedifficult.Previousresearchhasfocusedonthebenefitsofawardsorrecognition,butProfessorMarkusBaerhasfoundsomethingdifferent.Tostudytheeffectreceivinganawardorrecognitionhadonproducers,Baerandotherresearchersconductedastudyof224first-timecookbookauthorsintheUnitedKingdom.Itwasfoundthatonlyabout50%ofcookbookauthorswithasuccessfuldebutwentontoproduceasecondcookbook.Interestingly,theyalsodiscoveredthatthemorecreativethefirstcookbookwas,thelesslikelytheauthorwastoproduceasecondcookbook."Inourstudy,wefoundthatpeoplewhodevelopcreativeideasandreceiveawardsforthemstarttoseethemselvesasacreativeperson.Thisnew-foundidentityistheninneedofprotection,”Baersaid."Steppingoutofthisnew-foundidentity—byproducinganideathatmaydisappointincomparisontotheirearlierwork—alwaysmakesthemstressedout."Onewaytoavoidthebadsituationistostopproducingworksaltogether.Youcannotcompromise（使陷入危險(xiǎn)）yourgoodnamewhenyoudonotproduceanythingnew.AccordingtoBaer,HarperLeeisaperfectexampleofthis.Herfirstbook,ToKillaMockingbird,isoneofthebestsellingandmostlovedAmericannovelsofalltime.Yetshedidn'tpublishagainuntil55yearslater.Creativityismostlikelytothriveinenvironmentswhereproducersaremotivatedprimarilybythechallengeandmeaningoftheworkitselfanddon'thavetoworryabouttheimpactontheirpreviouslyestablishedreputation,Baersaid.Therefore,inBaer'sview,toencouragecontinuouscreativity,wemustmakesurethatrewardsandrecognitionarenotonlyofferedfortheoutcomeofthecreativeprocess-anewproduct—butaisofortheprocessofdevelopingtheoutcome.Besides,wemustrewardbothsuccessandlearningfromfailure.Whilesuccessisdifficulttopredictandoftenrequiresafairamountofluck,learningfromfailurecanbeimmenselybeneficialandshouldbeencouraged.28.Whatdoesthenewstudyfindout?A.Theworksofproductivewritersareusuallycreative.B.Manysuccessfulinventionsareencouragedbyrewards.C.Winningawardsisusuallyeasyforfirst-timeproducers.D.Recognitionmaybeadiscouragementtocreativeproducers.29.WhatdoesBaerpointoutaboutaward-winningproducersinparagraph3?A.Theyfeelboredaftertheirfirstsuccess.B.Creativeidentitycausesextrastressforthem.C.Lackofpublicattentionisunacceptableforthem.D.Manyoftheirlaterworksarenotasgoodastheirfirstone.30.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbygivingtheexampleofHarperLee?A.Peoplecannevercreategreatworkswithouteffort.B.Peoplecanactuallylearntobecreativeatanyage.C.Producerstendtoavoidcreatingnewworkstopreventfailure.D.Producersenjoyingtakingrisksareconsideredmorecreative.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"thrive"inthelastbutoneparagraphprobablymean?A.Reduce. B.Remain. C.Increase. D.Disappear.DWhenthealphabet（字母表）wasfirstinvented,Plato,agreatphilosopherofancientGreece,wasworriedthatthosewhoadoptitwouldnotusetheirmemoriesandthusappeartobeaknow-it-allbutactuallyknownothing.SoifPlatowerealivetoday,whatwouldhesayaboutChatGPT?ChatGPT,aconversationalartificialintelligenceprogramreleasedrecentlybyOpenAI,isasignificantadvancementthatcanproducearticlescomparabletogoodhighschoolessays.WhenIaskedChatGPTarangeofsimplequestions,theanswerswerewell-reasonedandclear,It'salsointeractive:Icouldaskformoredetailsorrequestchanges.Butthen,ontrickiertopicsormorecomplicatedconcepts,ChatGPTgavecompletelywronganswers.However,thatdoesn'tmeanChatGPTcan'tbeausefultoolineducation.SchoolshavealreadybeendealingwiththeInternet'swealthofknowledgealongwithitsmisleadingessaymills（制造廠(chǎng)）.Onewayhasbeentochangehowtheyteach.Insteadoflisteningtoalectureinclassandthengoinghometoresearchandwriteanessay,studentslistentorecordedlecturesanddoresearchathome,thenwriteessaysinclass,withsupervision（監(jiān)督）,evencooperationwithpeersandteachers.Thisiscalledflippedclassrooms（翻轉(zhuǎn)課堂）,inwhichstudentswouldn'tuseChatGPTtocreateawholeessay.Insteadthey'duseitasatooltogeneratecriticallyexaminedbuildingblocksofessays.Platowaswrongtothinkthatmemoryitselfwasagoalratherthanameansforpeopletohavefactssotheycouldmakebetteranalyses.TheGreeksdevelopedmanytechniquestomemorizepoemslikethe“Odyssey”,withitsmorethan12,000lines.Whybothertoforcethisifyoucanhaveitallwrittendowninbooks?AsPlatowaswrongtofearthewrittenwordastheenemy,wewouldbewrongtothinkweshouldresistaprocessthatallowsustogatherinformationmoreeasily.Thewayforwardisnotjusttolament（為……而遺憾）thereplacementofskills,asPlatodid,buttorecognizethatasmorecomplexskillsbecomeessential,oursocietymusteducatepeopletodevelopthem.Valuepeopleaspeople,notjustaspacksofskills.Andthatisn'tsomethingChatGPTcantellushowtodo.32.WhatwouldprobablybePlato'sattitudetowardChatGPT?A.Unconcerned. B.Supportive. C.Tolerant. D.Critical.33.HowdostudentsuseChatGPTinflippedclassroomsaccordingtothetext?A.Theyuseitforerrorcorrection.B.Theyuseitaspartoftheirresearch.C.Theyrelyonittoconductpeerreviews.D.Theyrelyonittoresearchanddotheiressays.34.WhatmistakedidPlatomakeaccordingtothetext?A.Heputtoomuchemphasisonmemory.B.Hedoubtedeasilyaccessibleinformation.C.Hefailedtodistinguishfactsfromopinions.D.Heusedwrittenwordstoattackhisenemy.35.Whatissuggestedtooursocietyinthelastparagraph?A.Bringingnewlifetoreplacedskills.B.Valuingpeoplewithcomplexskills.C.Equippingpeoplewithnecessaryskills.D.ApplyingChatGPTtoskillseducation.第二節(jié):（共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿(mǎn)分12.5分）閱讀下列短文,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)。It'snormalforustofeelnervousinsomesocialsituations._36_.Butforpeoplesufferingfromsocialanxietydisorder,alsocalledsocialphobia（恐懼癥）,eveneverydaycommunicationcausessignificantanxiety,self-consciousnessandembarrassment.It'sbecausetheyfeartobejudgednegativelybyothers.Feelingsofshynessordiscomfortincertainsituationsaren'tnecessarilysignsofsocialanxietydisorder,particularlyinchildren.Comfortlevelsinsocialsituationsvary,dependingonindividualpersonality.Somepeoplearenaturallyreserved（矜持的）._37_Incontrasttoeverydaynervousness,socialanxietydisorderincludesfear,anxietyandavoidancethataffectrelationships,dailyroutines,work,schoolandotheractivities._38_However,itcansometimesstartinyoungerchildrenorinadults._39_Childrenwhoexperienceteasing,bullying,rejectionorhumiliation（羞辱）maybemoreprone（易于遭受的）tosocialanxietydisorder.Inaddition,othernegativeeventsinlife,suchasfamilyconflict,traumaorabuse,maybeassociatedwiththisdisorder.There'snowaytopredictwhatwillcausesomeonetodevelopsocialanxietydisorder,butyoucantakestepstoreduceitsimpact.Oneapproachistogethelpearly.Anxiety,likemanyothermentalhealthconditions,canbehardertotreatifyouwait._40_Continuallytrackingandrecordingyourpersonallifecanhelpyouanddoctorsidentifywhat'scausingyourstressandwhathelpsyoufcelbetter.A.Andyoucanalsokeepajournal.B.Andotherscanbemoreoutgoing.C.Leftuntreated,socialanxietydisordercancontrolyourlife.D.Socialanxietydisordertypicallybeginsintheearlytomid-teens.E.Therearesometypicalsignsappearingonyourbodyorinyourmind.F.Severalfactorscanincreasetheriskofdevelopingsocialanxietydisorder.G.Forexample,goingonadateorgivingaspeechmaymakeyoufeeluneasy.第三部分：語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié),滿(mǎn)分30分）第一節(jié):（共15小題;每小題1分,滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).WhenMatthewShifrinturned13,hegotalife-changingbirthdaypresentfromhisfriend,LilyaFinkel.Itwasan843-pieceMiddleEasten_41_palace.AndwithitwereinstructionsthatFinkelmade_42_forit.Finkelinventedauniquenameforeverypieceinthepalaceset.Thenshespentcountlesshourstypingbuilding_43_inBraille（盲文）thatspelledouthowto_44_themalltogether.Hismindwas_45_.Asablindperson,hehadneverbeforebeenabletocompleteaLegosetonhisown,Shifrinknewimmediatelythathehadtohelpotherblindchildrenfindthesame_46_.Shifrinsays,"Forblindpeople,Legosetsactassmall3D_47_forreal-lifebuildingsinsteadoftwo-dimensionalphotographs.Legobricksallowmetoseethingsthatare__48_toexplorebytouch."ForyearsafterthatincredibleLegoexperience,hecreatedsimilarinstructionsforabout45otherLegosets,togetherwithFinkel,allpublishedonawebsitetheycreated,"Legoforthe_49_."Shifrinbegan_50_toLegoseveralyearsagotodiscusshiswork,_51_itwasin2017,whenFinkeldiedofcancer,thathefinallyconnectedwiththerightperson.Hisyears-longdevotion_52_whentheLegocompanyreleaseditsfirstaudioandBraillebuildinginstructions.Theprojectisahigh-techversionofwhatShifrinandFinkeldidfortheir_53_.Itcouldn'thavebeencompletedwithoutShifrin's_54___orwithouthisdetermination.HejustwishedFinkelhadbeenheretoseeit."Ithinkshe'dbeverygladthatwecamethis_55_Shifrinsaid.41. A.wood B.paper C.puzzle D.Lego42. A.directly B.cautiously C.especially D.regularly43. A.regulations B.requirements C.instructions D.competence44. A.gather B.fit C.fix D.mix45. A.shocked B.challenged C.troubled D.eased46. A.independence B.connection C.truth D.balance47. A.designs B.patterns C.replacements D.arrangements48 A.natural B.impractical C.easy D.normal49. A.Young B.Inventive C.Curious D.Blind50. A.reachingout B.hiringout C.catchingon D.lookingup51. A.so B.but C.and D.though52. A.tookoff B.broughtout C.gotthrough D.paidoff53. A.website B.friends C.company D.school54. A.involvement B.preparation C.encouragement D.recommendation55. A.deep, B.long C.far D.fast第二節(jié)：（共15小題；每小題1分,滿(mǎn)分15分）根據(jù)語(yǔ)境或所給單詞的正確形式,在空格內(nèi)填入合適的詞匯,每空不超過(guò)3個(gè)詞。56.Is__________（不參加）thepartyyesterdayandstayedathomewithmylittlesister.57.IadmireEdisonalotashemadegreatc__________（貢獻(xiàn)）tothewholeworld.58.Don'tcompareyours__________（優(yōu)勢(shì)）withothers'weaknesses,whichismeaningless.59.Duetothedesireforpeace,bothsidesacceptedtheagreementwithouta__________（爭(zhēng)辯）.60.Jackwaskindtoeveryone.Hepromisedtohelpusands__________to（堅(jiān)持）hisword.61.Somepeopleevenburstintotearswhentheye__________（爆發(fā)）withanger.62.Themanalwaystaughthischildrentobe__________（respect）ofothercultures.63.AsfarasIcansee,readingbooksis__________（benefit）toyourfuture.64.Theroom__________（measure）fivemetersacrossiscomfortabletolivein.65.Atlast,wehadanarrowescape,fortunatelyescaping__________（hurt）bythepolarbear.66.Thepolicearereportedto__________（arrest）thesuspectsoftheaccident.67.Largeamountsofmoney__________（spend）onadvertisementseveryyear.68.IcanseethatTimishavingtrouble__________（balance）hisprojectandhisschoolwork.69.Thoughshepractisedhard,thefearoflosingthegamewasstillhanging__________her.70.IholdthefirmbeliefthatIamequal_________thejobasavolunteerforthefair.第四部分:寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié),滿(mǎn)分40分）第一節(jié)：（滿(mǎn)分15分）假設(shè)你是李華,你的朋友Daisy來(lái)信說(shuō)她對(duì)自己的身材感到很不滿(mǎn)意,想要做整形手術(shù)（plasticsurgery）。請(qǐng)你給她寫(xiě)一封信,內(nèi)容包括:1.表示擔(dān)心；2.你的看法和建議注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右2.可以適當(dāng)添加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫DearDaisy,Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)：（滿(mǎn)分25分）閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Imustadmit,Ihaven'talwayslikedanimals.Infact,Idistrustedthemgreatlywhilegrowingup,andIstillfeartheonesIdon'tknowpersonallynow.Whatsetmybeliefsinstonewasbeingattacked-notoncebutmanytimes,includingthesummeraftersecondgradewhenIwasbittenbyarabbit.Then,whenIwasnineandridingmydirtbikedowntheroad,alargedogchargedmeandtriedtobitemyankle.Afterallthosenegativeexperiences,therewasonethingIknewforsure:allcreatures,greatandsmall,werenofriendsofmine.AftercollegeinCalifornia,IreturnedtolivethesinglelifeinLasVega.ThenImetLisa.Innotimeatall,wefellinlove,marriedandmovedintoanewhouse.Despitemyavoidanceofanimals,LisahadadogcalledBailey.Baileydidn'tlikeme,buthetoleratedmyexistenceonceherealizedIwasn'tgoinganywhere.Thingschangedasspringcame.Wewelcomedanewmemberofourfamily:oursonEvan.I'dheardstoriesofanimals'attackingbabiesbefore,soIalwayskeptaneyeonthem.OneeveningInoticedEvangrabbedholdofthedog'stail.Theirritated（被激怒的）dogpausedandturnedtolookathisstucktail,butthenhewaitedpatientlyuntilbeingreleased.Irelaxedalittle.StillthestoriesI'dheardworriesme.ThenmyworstfearoccurredwhenIsatonthesofareadingandmywifeworkedatthedining-roomtablepayingthebills