2025屆河北省遵化市鄉(xiāng)村中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高三上期末聯(lián)考試題含解析

2025屆河北省遵化市鄉(xiāng)村中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高三上期末聯(lián)考試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Workinghardisnota__________ofgreatsuccess,butitisamongtheessentialrequirements.A．sign B．signalC．guarantee D．mark2．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where3．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a(chǎn);the;X B．X;the;a C．a(chǎn);X;the D．the;the;a4．Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people_____nottotouchanunattendedbag.A．hadalwaysbeenwarned B．werealwaysbeingwarnedC．a(chǎn)realwayswarning D．a(chǎn)lwayswarned5．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen6．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones7．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so8．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe9．Marywaspleasedtoseethattheseedsshe______inthegardenweregrowing.A．wasplantingB．hasplantedC．wouldplantD．hadplanted10．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions11．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where12．________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied13．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which14．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong15．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when16．IhadbeenbetrayedbythosewhoItrustedseveraltimes,______inasuspiciousattitudetowardseverythingandeveryone.A．resulted B．havingresulted C．resulting D．toresult17．Guangdongprovincerolledoutnewguidelines,_____offensivenicknamesandonlineviolenceasschoolbullying.A．defining B．definedC．todefine D．havingdefined18．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．a(chǎn)ppliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied19．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown20．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall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）Whatexactlyisintelligence?Therearen’tanyeasyanswers.Despitetheprogressthathasbeenmadeingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience，untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene(基因)linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.Fromtheirresearch,theyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese.“ThepeoplewiththehighestIQsarenotusuallytheoneswhodobestintheircareers.”Manypsychologistsnowbelievethatwhenitcomestointelligence,IQisn’teverything.Manyalternativeviewshavebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfactors(因素)inintelligence.TonyBuzan,brainexpertandauthorofMasteryourMemory,isenthusiasticaboutthisbelief,arguingthattruegeniuses(天才)doindeedappeartocombinehighlevelsofeachtypeofintelligence.HelistsAlexandertheGreat,PabloPicassoandAlbertEinsteinasexamples.Atthesametime,Buzanbelievesthateveryonecandeveloptheirintelligence,onlyiftheytakethetroubletoexercisetheirbrain.Perhapsthere’shopeforusall!1、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Therelationshipbetweengenesandintelligence.B．IQbenefitsalotfromhighintelligence.C．Howtodevelopintelligence.D．Whatmakesintelligence.2、WhydoestheauthorusedatainParagraph2?A．Tomakeasuggestion. B．Todrawaconclusion.C．Toproveanidea. D．Togiveanexample.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．RobertPlominconfirmsgeneshavesomethingincommon.B．HowardGardnerthinksintelligenceincludesvariousfactors.C．MichaelRoweapprovesofastronglinkbetweenIQandcareer.D．TonyBuzanagreesgeniusesexercisebraintoimproveintelligence.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph4referto?A．Thedevelopmentofintelligence.B．Theideaofmultipleintelligences.C．IQisn’teverythingforintelligence.D．Alternativeviewshavebeenputforward.22．（8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(yǔ))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.23．（8分）Aryanworkedforawell-knownfilmandhehadalovingandcaringfamily.Aryan’sparentsconsideredthemselvestobetheluckiest,tobeblessedwithsuchawonderfulchild.Butontheotherhand,Aryanwasnothappywithhimself,sincehethoughthimselftobeanugly,unconfidentandunattractiveperson.Oneevening,whilereturninghomefromwork,he,alongwithmanypeople,waswaitingforthebus.Onarrivalofthebus,Aryansomehowmadehiswayintothebusandmanagedtofindaseat.Aftersitting,helookedaroundthebusandnoticedahandsomeandcharmingmansittingoppositehim.Onlookingtowardstheman,Aryanbecamesadonceagainregardinghislooksandpersonality.Alltypesofbadthoughtsstartedcominginhismindthathewasnotworththisbeautifulworld.Hethoughtthatluckyman,withsuchabeautifulandattractiveface,mustalwaysbethecenterofattraction.Aryanbecamejealousofthatmanandcouldnotbearhiminfrontofhim.Sohechangedhisseattoavoidhim.Onthewayallthenegativefeelingskeptcomingtohismind,imagininghowhislifewouldhavebeenonlyifheweremorehandsomeandgoodlooking.Finallyonreachingthedestinationhecameoutofthebus.Ashewaswalking,apersonsuddenlypushedAryanfromback.AryanangrilyturnedaroundandwhathesawbroughttearsinAryan’seyes.Thesame“fortunate”manhehadbeenenvyingallhiswayhaddifficultyinwalking,sincehisonelegwasshorterthantheother.The“fortunate”manapologizedtoAryan,butAryancouldn’tsayawordandwalkedawaywithtearsinhiseyesandguiltinhisheart.Whilewalking,herealizedthatwemustbesatisfiedandhappywithwhatweareandeventhebasicqualitiesthatwehavemightbeadreamtosomeoneelse.Soweshouldbegratefulwithwhatwehave.1、WhatmadeAryanfeelunsatisfied?A．Hiscareer.B．Hisfamily.C．Hisappearance.D．Hisexpectation.2、WhydidAryantakeanotherseatonthebusafterseeingthemanoppositehim?A．Becausethebuswastoocrowded.B．Becausehedidn’tthinkhewasworththisbeautifulworld.C．Becauseheenviedtheman’slooks.D．Becausehewantedtobethecenterofattraction.3、Whatcanweinferfromthesixthparagraph?A．The“fortunate”manhadtroubleinwalking.B．The“fortunate”manwasmoreluckythanAryan.C．Aryanwouldn’tforgivethe“fortunate”man.D．Aryanfeltashamedforhismistakenthought.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Happinessliesincontent.B．Everydoghashisday.C．Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.D．Nomanisbornwise.24．（8分）Howterribleitwouldbeiftherewasfire!TodayisNovember9.It’stimeforustolearnalotmoreaboutfire,especiallywhattodoifwearecaughtinafire:1.ShoutoutIfyousmellsmokeorseefire,shoutout“Fire”!Shoutasloudlyasyoucan,becausepeoplemaybeasleep.2.Call119Nevertrytoputoutthefireyourself,evenifitisaverysmallone!Gethelpfromyourparentsorcall119.3.KeepdownclosetothefloorIfthereisalotofsmokeinyourroom,keepdownclosetothefloor.4.TestthedoorTestthedoorbeforeyouopenit.Ifthedooriscool,openitcarefully.Ifthedoorishot，donotopenit!Trytofindadifferentwayout.5.GetoutIfyoucan,getoutofyourhomeassoonaspossible.6.Don’tusetheliftNeverusetheliftduringthefire.Itmayalsogowrong.7.Don’tgobackNevergobackintoaburningbuilding!1、Thepassageismainlyabout

.A．howtolookafteryourselfwhenonfireB．whattodowhenyouarecaughtinafireC．whentoleavetheburningplaceD．whytocall119whenitisonfire2、Whenpeopleareasleep,whatwillyoudowhenfirebreaksout?A．Callforhelpasquicklyasyoucan.B．Wakeyourparentsupfast.C．Shoutout

“Fire!”

asloudlyasyoucan.D．Runasfastasyoucan.3、Whenafireisburning,youtestthedoorto

.A．findabetterwayoutB．noticethefireclearlyC．callforamuchquickerhelpD．seeifitisclosed4、Ifyouarecaughtinafire,youshouldnot____________.A．shoutoutB．keepdownclosetothefloorC．call119D．usethelift25．（10分）ThebestbikesforthebeginnersWhenitcomestopurchasingyourfirstbike,thechoiceisendless,makingittoughtoknowwhattogofor.Herearethethebestbuysonthemarketrightnow.1.BoardmanCxCompThisisacrosscountrybike,andit’ssomultifunctionalthatyoucanhandleanyterrain(地勢(shì))onit,makingitagreatchoiceforthosewantingtotryvariouscyclingsubjects.Ifyouleaveonthethicktiresitcomeswith,itcanrideonvariouspathsandcanevenhandlesomelessdemandingmountainbikeroutes.Alternatively,putonthin,smoothtiresandtreatitasaroadbike.IthasabasketandcomeswithShimanoSoragears(變速器),whichareoutstandingforitsprice.￡650,Halfords2.PlanetXRT-58v2PlanetXisbasedinYorkshire,whichmeansyou’dprobablyhavetobuythisbikewithoutseeingit.Butit’sworthit，becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice,PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufacturerandthismodelcomeswithShimanoSoragearing.￡585,PlanetX3.SpecializedAllezE5Specializedisoneofthebiggestandmostpopularbrandsincycling,andthisisitshugelypopularprimaryroadbike.Itcomeswithsolidcomponentsfromfronttobackandyou’lllookgreatoutontheroad.￡1,EvansCycles4.BoardmanRoadTeamCarbonIfyoucanpushyourbudgetfurtherstill,thisbikeisworththeextrainvestment.Theframeismadeentirelyfromcarbon,whichislighter,fasterandmorecomfortablethanthecompositionmetalmodelsaboveandgivesyouanallroundandmoreenjoyableride.Italsomeansthatifyougetreallyseriousaboutcycling,youdon’thavetoupgradeasquicklyasyouwouldwithacheaperbike.￡800,Halfords1、WhatisspecialaboutBoardmanCXComp?A．ItsShimanoSoragears.B．Itsreasonableprice.C．Itsvariousfunctions.D．Itsfirmtires.2、WhichonehasthelowestpricebutwithShimanoSoragears?A．PlanetXRT-58v2.B．SpecializedAllezE5.C．BoardmanCXComp.D．BoardmanRoadTeamCarbon,3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthebikesmentionedinthetext?A．PlanetXRT58v2hasbeensoldoutsofar,B．BoardmanCxCompisactuallyamountainbike.C．SpecializedAllezE5isdesignedforseniorcyclists.D．BoardmanRoadTeamCarbonismadebyspecialmaterials.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）ALeap（跳躍）toHonor.Leapingonanarrowbalancebeam（平衡木）isnoteasy.ButLolaWalter,a13-year-oldgymnast,isanexpertatit.Toperfectherskills,Lola1forfourhoursaday,fivedaysaweek.AtthestatechampionshipsinMarch,shefinishedseventhoutof16girls.That’sespeciallyimpressive,2sheislegallyblind,bornwitharareconditionthatcauseshereyestoshiftconstantly.Sheoftenseesdoubleandcan’t3howfarawaythingsare.Whenshewaslittle,hermom4thateventhoughshecouldn’tsee5,shewasfearless.Sohermomsignedherupforgymnasticswhenshewasthree.Shelovedthe6rightawayandgymnasticsbecameherfavorite.Thoughlearninggymnasticshasbeenmore7forherthanforsomeofhertournaments,shehasneverquit.Shedoesn’tlether8stopherfromdoinganythingthatshewantsto.Shelikesthedeterminationittakestodothesport.Herbiggest9isthebalancebeam.Becauseshehasdoublevision,sheoftenseestwobeams.Shemustusehersenseoftouchtohelpherduringherroutine.Sometimessheevencloseshereyes.“Youhaveto10yourmindthatit’lltakeyouwhereyouwanttogo,”saysLola.Tobeatop-levelgymnast,onemustbebrave.Thebeamisprobablythemost11foranyonebecauseit’sfourincheswide.Atthestatecompetition,Loladidn’tfall12thebeam.Infact,shegotan8.1outof10----herhighestscoreyet.Loladoesn’twanttobe13differentlyfromtheothergirlsonherteam.Atthecompetitions,thejudgesdon’tknowabouthervision14.Shedoesn’ttellthem,becauseshedoesn’tthinktheyneedtoknow.Hermomisamazedbyher15attitude.Lolaneverthinksabout16.Sheispresentlyatlevel7whilethehighestislevel10ingymnastics.Her17istoreachlevel9.Shesaysshewantstobeagymnasticscoachtopassdownwhatshe’slearnedtootherkids18shegrewup.Lolais19ofallherhardworkandsuccess.Shesaysit’shelpedherovercomeproblemsinherlifeoutsidegymnastics,too.Her20forothersis“justbelieveyourself”.1、A．workatB．workonC．workoutD．workoff2、A．sinceB．unlessC．a(chǎn)fterD．though3、A．tellB．guessC．a(chǎn)ssumeD．predict4、A．suspectedB．rememberedC．imaginedD．noticed5、A．deeplyB．wellC．a(chǎn)headD．closely6、A．taskB．sportC．eventD．show7、A．boringB．enjoyableC．difficultD．unsatisfactory8、A．talentB．qualityC．natureD．condition9、A．doubtB．a(chǎn)dvantageC．challengeD．program10、A．examineB．expressC．openD．trust11、A．fearfulB．harmfulC．unfairD．inconvenient12、A．toB．onC．offD．a(chǎn)gainst13、A．greetedB．treatedC．servedD．paid14、A．painsB．stressesC．injuriesD．problems15、A．positiveB．friendlyC．flexibleD．caution16、A．defendingB．quittingC．winningD．bargaining17、A．standardB．rangeC．viewD．goal18、A．untilB．a(chǎn)sC．whenD．before19、A．proudB．tiredC．a(chǎn)shamedD．confident20、A．planB．a(chǎn)dviceC．rewardD．responsibility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）Manyyearsago,whenIworkedasavolunteeratStanfordHospital,Igottoknowalittlegirl1．(name)Lizwhowassufferingfromarareandseriousdisease.Heronlychanceofrecoveryappearedtobeabloodtransfusion（輸血）2．her5-year-oldbrother,3．hadmiraculouslysurvivedthesamediseaseandhaddevelopedtheantibodiesneededtofightthe4．(ill).Thedoctorexplainedthesituationtoherlittlebrother,andaskedtheboyifhewouldbewillingtogivehisbloodtohissister.Isawhimhesitateforamoment5．takingadeepbreathandsaying,“Yes,I’lldoit6．itcansaveLiz.”7．thetransfusionprogressed,helayinbednexttohissisterandsmiled,aswealldid,8．(see)thecolorreturningtohercheeks.Then9．facegrewpaleandhissmilefaded.Helookedupatthedoctorandaskedwithatremblingvoice,“WillIstarttodierightaway?”Beingyoung,theboyhad10．(understand)thedoctor;hethoughthewasgoingtohavetogivehissisterallofhisblood.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）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。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。WhenIwashavingsupperlastsummer,Isawwhitecatintheyard.ItwassocutethatIcouldn’thelpplaywithit.Itwasnervousatfirst,andsoonwebecamegoodfriends.Onedaywhenitjumpedtomyroom,Idecidedtogaveitawarmbath,becauseitfurwasdirty.Astimegoesby,theweatherturnedtocoldgradually.Ithadtoleavetofindawarmlyplace,anditwouldcontinueitsjourney.WheneverIwishtoseeit,thatImustdoistoclosemyeye,anditwillappearinfrontofme.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）書面表達(dá)假如你是李華，已經(jīng)被大學(xué)錄取，即將進(jìn)入大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給好友Sam寫一封信，談?wù)勥M(jìn)入大學(xué)后的打算。短文應(yīng)包含以下要點(diǎn)：1、盡快適應(yīng)環(huán)境;2、注重能力發(fā)展。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；書信的開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearSam,Howareyougettingalongwithyourliferecently?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、B4、B5、B6、A7、B8、C9、D10、C11、B12、D13、B14、C15、C16、C17、A18、D19、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、1、D2、C3、B4、B22、Mother’sDaywascoming.Amanstoppedataflowershop.Hewantstoordersomeflowerstobepostedtohismother,wholivedtwohundredmilesaway.Ashegotoutofhiscar,henoticedayounggirlsittingontheroadside,crying.“What’swrongwithyou?”Heasked.“Iwantedtobuyaredroseformymother.ButIonlyhaveseventy-fiv