廣東省河源市2025屆高考壓軸卷英語試卷含解析

廣東省河源市2025屆高考壓軸卷英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、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．Asa(n)________andeffectivemethod,expresswaynoisebarrierisaprimarymeasureusedtoreducetrafficnoise.A．correctional B．flexible C．economical D．investigative2．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost3．Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial4．I’mtiredout．Istayedupthewholenight,______formymidtermmathexam．A．studying B．tostudy C．tobestudying D．studied5．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign6．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up7．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual8．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that9．Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned10．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken11．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse12．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．a(chǎn)pplyC．complain D．suggest13．Afterthreeyearsofpreparationforthe2011Xi’anInternationalHorticulturalExpo(西安園博)會），thecityispresentingtheworld______manypeoplethinkisthegreenSpecialOlympics．A．that B．which C．what D．where14．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t15．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich16．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should17．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．a(chǎn)rereading18．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a(chǎn);the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填19．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected20．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）IREADmostlyfictionbeforeIwasintroducedtoCaMalcolmGladwell'swork.InhisTEDtalkcalled"Choice,Happiness,andSpaghettiSauce(意大利面醬)",heusedtheexamplesofPepsiandspaghettisaucetoarguethatgivingpeoplechoicesmakesthemhappy.IfIhadonlyheardhisconclusionstatementandmissedtheevidencethatheemployed,Iwouldhavebeenwonderinghowhecouldarguesuchaninterestingpoint.Buthestructuredhisargumentlikeadetectivestory,witheachpuzzlepiececontributingtotheconclusion.Fascinated,IborrowedhisbookOutliers:TheStoryofSuccessfromthelibrary.Eachchapterhaditsownstoryandargument,andalloftheargumentswereaboutfactorsthatcontributedtoanindividual’ssuccessintheworld.Thedepthofhisresearchwasamazing.Inthefirstchapter,heanalyzedthereasonsbehindthecrashofKoreanAirFlight801in1997,whichkilledmorethan220people.Thedisastertookplacepartlybecausetheco-pilotdidn’tpointoutthemistakesthatthepilotwasmaking.InSouthKorea,it’sdisrespectfultodisagreewithhigherupseveniftheyaredoingsomethingwrong.Perhapsmostinterestingofall,GladwellexplainedwhyAsiansaresogoodatmath.HesaidAsiansgetanadvantagewhentheylearnhowtocountbecausetheirlanguagehasfewersyllables(音節(jié))andmakesnumberseasiertoremember.ButGladwellismostlyinterestedinansweringmyfavoritequestion,"Why?”Andthat’sexactlywhyIlovehisworks.AfterreadingOutliers:TheStoryofSuccessandotherbookslikeit,Ifoundmyselfquestioningmycommonly-acceptedbeliefsmuchmoreoften.Afterall,whyshouldwetakeanythingforgranted?1、Whydoestheauthorwritethisarticle?A．TopromotesomeofGladwell’sbooks.B．TointroduceGladwellandhisbooks.C．ToshowhowGladwelldidresearchforhisbooks.D．ToexplainwhyheenjoysGladwell’sbooks.2、HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutGladwell’sTEDtalk?A．Surprisingbutpersuasive.B．Refreshingbutpuzzling.C．Interestingbutdoubtful.D．Funnybutconclusive.3、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．Eatingspaghettisaucecanmakeyouhappy.B．CarelessnesscausedtheKoreanaircrashin1997.C．FewersyllablesgiveAsiansanadvantageinlearningmath.D．TheStoryofSuccessisaboutGladwell’spersonalsuccess.4、WhatreallymakestheauthorfallinlovewithGladwell’sworks?A．Hisstrongarguments.B．Hisamazingresearch.C．Hisdetective-likestories.D．Hisquestioningspirit.22．（8分）HereisarecordofthediscussionaboutAI(artificialintelligence)conductedbyseveralscientists:ScientistA:IwouldsaythatwearequitealongwayoffdevelopingtheAI,thoughIdothinkitwillhappenwithinthenextthirtyorfortyyears.Wewillprobablyremainincontroloftechnologyanditwillhelpussolvemanyoftheworld’sproblems.However,noonereallyknowswhatwillhappenifmachinesbecomemoreintelligentthanhumans.Theymayhelpus,ignoreusordestroyus.ItendtobelieveAIwillhaveapositiveinfluenceonourfuturelives,butwhetherthatistruewillbepartlyuptous.ScientistB:Ihavetoadmitthatthepotentialconsequencesofcreatingsomethingthatcanmatchorgobeyondhumanintelligencefrightenme.Evennow,scientistsareteachingcomputershowtolearnontheirown.Atsomepointinthenearfuture,theirintelligencemaywelltakeoffanddevelopatanever-increasingspeed.Humanbeingsevolvebiologicallyveryslowlyandwewouldbequicklysubstituted.Intheshortterm,thereisthedangerthatrobotswilltakeovermillionsofhumanjobs,creatingalargeunderclassofunemployedpeople.Thiscouldmeanlarge-scalepovertyandsocialunrest.Inthelongtermmachinesmightdecidetheworldwouldbebetterwithouthumans.ScientistC:I’mamemberoftheCampaigntoStopKillerRobots.ForgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminatorstampingonhumanskullsandthinkofwhat’shappeningrightnow:militarymachineslikedrones,gunturretsandsentryrobotsarealreadybeingusedtokillwithverylittlehumaninput.Thenextstepwillbeautonomous“murderbots”followingordersbutfinallydecidingwhotokillontheirown.Itseemscleartomethatthiswouldbeextremelydangerousforhumans.Weneedtobeverycautiousindeedaboutwhatweaskmachinestodo.1、WhatisScientistBworriedabout?A．AItechnologywilldestroytheearth.B．Robotswilltaketheplaceofhumans.C．Computerscan’tthinkbythemselves.D．Humanswillbeunhappywithoutmachines.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．IlaunchedthecampaigntoStopKillerRobots.B．WeforgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminator.C．“Murderbots”willbeagainsthumans’orders.D．“Murderbots”can’tdecidebythemselves.3、WhichstatementisCORRECTaccordingtotherecord?A．TheemploymentwillbeaffectedbyAItechnologyinthefuture.B．ScientistAthinksAItechnologywillneverdevelop.C．“Murderbots”willfollowtheordersoftheirmanufacturersinthewars.D．AllthethreescientistsagreethatAItechnologywillbenefithumanbeings.4、Whoagree(s)AIhasmorenegativeaspectsthanpositiveaspects?A．ScientistA．B．ScientistsB&C．C．ScientistB．D．ScientistsB&A．23．（8分）FrankLloydWrightisoftencalledthefatherofAmericanmodernarchitecture．HedesignedbuildingsandhomesacrosstheUnitedStatesformorethan70years．Hecreatedmostofhisworksfrom1900throughthe1950s，buthisopen-livingspacesandimaginativedesignsstillappearverymoderntoday．Lastweek，theUnitedStatesnominated(提名)10ofhisbuildingsfortheUNEducational，Scientific，andCulturalOrganization—orUNESCO—theWorldHeritageList．TheWorldHeritageListrecognizesthemost，importantculturalandnaturalsitesworldwide．The10buildings，titled．“KeyWorksofModernArchitecturebyFrankLloydWright，”werebuiltbetween1906and1969．Theyincludeseveralofhispersonalhomesandstudios，churches，governmentbuildings，privateresidences，andoneveryfamousmuseum—NewYorkCity’sGuggenheimMuseum．TheSolomonR．GuggenheimMuseumisoneofthemostvisitedsitesinNewYorkCity．Aboutonemillionpeoplevisititeveryyear．FrankLloydWrightworkedonitfrom1943to1959．Itwasdesignedtocreateanewtypeofspacefornewtypesofart．ThemuseumremainsaninternationalsymbolofmodernarchitecturethatrepresentsWright’suniquedesign．ManyofMr．Wright’smodernbuildingsandhomesintheU．S．MidwesthavealsobecomesymbolsofmodernAmericanarchitecture．RichardLongstrethisthepresidentoftheFrankLloydWrightBuildingConservancy．HecallsMr．Wrisht“thefatherofmodernarchitecture，fundamentallyredefiningthenatureofformandspaceduringtheearly20thcenturythatwouldhaveenduringimpactsofmodernarchitectureworldwide．”TheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommitteewillannounceitsdecisioninmid-2016．IfFrankLloydWright’s10buildingswerechosenforthelist，theywouldbethefirstWorldHeritagelistingsformodemU．S．a(chǎn)rchitecture．TheWorldHeritageListalreadyincludes22otherAmericansites，includingtheGrandCanyon，YellowstoneNationalParkandtheStatueofLiberty．1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____．A．Mr．Wright’sdesignsareoutofstyletodayB．Mr．Wright’sdesignshavebeenwidelyrecognizedC．Mr．Wright’sdesignsonmodernbuildingsandhomesareafailureD．Mr．Wrightistheowneroftenbuildings2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGuggenheimMuseumistrue?A．ItisamasterpieceshowingMr.Wright’suniquedesign.B．Itisagoodexampleoftraditionaldesign．C．ItisthemostfamoussiteinNewYorkCity.D．ItisthesymbolofNewYorkCity．3、Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A．News B．ScienceC．Biography D．Economy4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．FrankLloydWright—theFatherofAmericanModernArchitectureB．TheWorldHeritageList—CulturalCollectionWorldwideC．GuggenheimMuseum—InternationalSymbolofmodernArchitectureD．FrankLloydWright’Buildings—OnthewaytoWorldHeritageList24．（8分）ThemorningsheleftforCampKanawa,Mariaawokewithanacheinherstomach.Shehadgoneonplentyofparties.She’devenspentawholeweekendatAuntJolieandUncleEd’s.Sowhathappenedtoher?Nobreakfasttoday,shethought,imaginingtheacheturningintothrowingupandahorribleroadtripafterafullmeal.Asusual,MariafelthungryassoonastheroomsmelledofFrenchtoast.Ontheotherhand,maybeagoodbreakfastwasexactlywhatsheneeded.“There’smybigcamper!’’saidhermom.Then,shewalkedtothestove,placedtwopiecesofFrenchtoastonaplateandpowderedsugarsnowingdown.“Justlikeyoulikeit.’’Atthemeanwhile,Mariawasalreadyinposition,armedwithknife,fork,napkinandfullglassofmilk.‘‘Getstartedwhileit’shot.Yourfather’scomingdowninaminute.Itoldhimtoshave.Don’twantthebear—Imean,thebushyblackbeard.，?“Okay，okay，”Maria’sdadsaidwithasmile.“Cleanasawhistle.Justlikeyouordered.”“Really?”Maria’smomshrugged(聳肩）?“Ithinkit’sfashionable，”Mariasaid，dippingabiteinsomesyrup(糖楽）.“Well，youroldmanisfashionable，，’herdadsaid,movinghisheadthewayhedidwhenhewantedtolooklikeacoolsurfermanbutlookedmorelikeanEgyptianrobot.“Infact，Iwasthemostpopularkidatmycamp.，’“Fortherecord，itwasasciencecamp，，’Maria’smotherremindedher,lookingherstraightintheeyes.“Inallseriousness,Maria,popularityisnotimportantandfindingthepeoplewholikeyouforyou—that’swhatmatters.”“Yourmomspeaksthetruth,Sugar,”saidMaria’sdad，wipinghisthickbeardwithanapkin.“Justbeyourself.You’11definitelyenjoyit.1、WhatprobablyledtoMaria’shesitationtoeatbreakfast?A．Thelackofadequatenutrition.B．Theconcernaboutfeelingsick.C．TheinvitingsmellofFrenchtoast.D．Theworryaboutgettingoverweight.2、WhatisMaria’sattitudetowardsherfather’sbeard?A．Favorable.B．Disapproving.C．Concerned.D．Uncaring.3、WhydidMaria*smotherremindherthatherfatherwenttoasciencecamp?A．ToadviseMarianottofocusonpopularity.B．TosharehersimilarexperiencewithMaria.C．ToemphasizetheimportanceofsciencetoMaria.D．TopersuadeMarianottodiscusssubjectsexceptscience.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Father’sbeardB．AwonderfulbreakfastC．FamilytalkaboutacampD．Maria’sdreamtobeabigcamper25．（10分）EssentialsofNutrition---GoodnutritionVSmalnutrition(營養(yǎng)不良)Author:JoelBresslerPrice:$29.99EssentialsofNutritiontouchesimportanthealthtopicssuchas:thepositiveandnegativeaspectsofnutrition;theimportanceofexercise;thenecessityofvitamins,minerals,andwater.Italsoadviseshowdoctorsandeducatorswillimproveourhealthinthefuture.PreservetheBestandConservetheRest---Memoirs(回憶錄)ofaUSForestServiceWildlifeBiologistAuthor:HadleyB．RobertsPrice:$19.99PreservetheBestandConservetheRestcoversUSForestServicewildlifebiologistHadleyB．Roberts’half-centurycareerinwildlifeandfishhabitatconservationandpreservation.Itincludeshisaccomplishment,motivesandinfluencesbehindhisactions.Poodle(貴賓犬)Mistress---TheAutobiographicalStoryofLifewithNineToyPoodleAuthor:SandiLatimerPrice:$22.99PoodleMistressisastoryofunconditionalloveanddevotionaboutninedogsthatchangedauthorSandiLatimer’slife.Hermemoir(回憶錄)detailsatwenty-seven-yearjourneyassheandherhusbandcaredforandenjoyedthefunnybehaviorsoftheirtoypoodles.AProfessorandCEOTrueStory---AFascinatingJourneytoSuccessAuthor:RichardT.ChengPrice:$13.95InAProfessorandCEOTrueStory,RichardTChengshareshowheovercamegreatoddsandtransformedfromastrugglingimmigranttomillion-dollarCEOandesteemedprofessor.Thisisapowerfulandinspiringstoryofsuccessandsurvival.1、Whichbookisaboutwildlifeprotection?A．PreservetheBestandConservetheRest.B．EssentialsofNutrition.C．PoodleMistress.D．AProfessorandCEOTrueStory.2、WhoprobablyenjoysreadingPoodleMistress?A．Thosewhoarelookingforsuccess.B．Thosewhofightforanimalrights.C．Thosewhoareinterestedinnaturalworld.D．Thosewhoarepetlovers.3、Whatisthecheapestbookmainlyabout?A．Astoryoflifewithpoodles.B．Importanthealthtopics.C．Aninspiringjourneytosuccess.D．Memoirsofawildlifebiologist.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Recentstudiesshowthatonlyoneoutofthreepeoplehavestrongandhealthyself-confidence.That1twooutofeverythreepeoplesimplydon’tknowthe2theyalreadyhavetobesuccessfulwhenit’s3thereintheirhands!4ifyouwantotherstobelieveinyou,youhavetobelieveinyourselffirst.Remember:“Noonecanmakeyoufeelinferior(差的)unlessyou5them.”Asuccessfulbusinessmansays,“Youcan’tpushanyoneupaladder6heknowshecanclimbhimself.”Manyofushaveanimage7,theimage（形象）wehaveofourselves8oneguyputit:“Youcan’twinahorseraceifyouthinkyoulook9onahorse.”Tosucceed,thefirstpersonyouhaveto10isyourself!Sostopbelievingyourownliesaboutyourself.Just11yourmindandyou’llchangeyourlife.Oneofthemostharmfulweaponsthatcankillyoursuccessinlifeisthetwolittlewords:12Youknowthatpeopleusedto13thatifhumanbeingstraveledfasterthan30milesanhouritwould14ourcirculation（循環(huán)）ofbloodandkillus?Thankgoodnessafewpeopledidn’tbelievethat15thinking,orwewouldn’tberidingincars,buses,andflyinginairplanestoday.You’llneverknowuntilyou16RogerBannisterwasthefirsthumanbeingtorunamileinlessthan4minutes.But17hedidit,mostpeopleintheworlddidn’tthinkitwaseven18YetonlyweeksafterBannisterdidit,suddenly19allovertheworldbeganrunningamileinlessthan4minutes!Ifwebelievesomethingcanbedone,we’ll20doit.1、A．reflectsB．meansC．readsD．explains2、A．chanceB．strengthC．reasonD．a(chǎn)bility3、A．immediatelyB．properlyC．rightD．a(chǎn)ccurately4、A．ButB．BecauseC．WhatD．While5、A．challengeB．letC．a(chǎn)dmitD．help6、A．ifB．exceptC．unlessD．until7、A．quizB．questionC．mysteryD．problem8、A．AsB．WhenC．WhileD．Since9、A．curiousB．good-lookingC．funnyD．serious10、A．knockB．beatC．strikeD．defend11、A．settleB．bendC．fixD．change12、A．IfailedB．Notme.C．Ican’tD．CanI?13、A．thinkB．imagineC．expectD．doubt14、A．startB．helpC．closeD．stop15、A．emptyB．sillyC．reasonableD．terrible16、A．realizeB．tryC．understandD．judge17、A．beforeB．a(chǎn)fterC．sinceD．because18、A．likelyB．unbelievableC．impossibleD．possible19、A．runnersB．workersC．competitorsD．players20、A．simplyB．seldomC．usuallyD．never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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）LastTuesday,ourclassinvited1．oldcraftsman2．(teach)ushowtomakedoughfigurines(面團(tuán)雕像).Whenthecraftsmancame3．theclassroom,we4．(give)himawarmwelcomeandtwoboyshelpedhimwiththetoolbox.First,heshowed5．(we)thebasicstepsandskillsofmakingdoughfigurines.Westoodaroundhimandwatched6．(attentive).Thenwestartedtohaveatryourselves.Theoldmanwalkedaroundandhelpeduspatiently.Finally,weputthefigurines7．wemadeonthetableandtookpictureswiththeoldcraftsman.8．(look)atthefigurines,wewereallvery9．(excite).Wehopewecanhavemore10．(activity)ofthiskind!第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（Λ），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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）不計分。Severaldaysago,Motherbroughthomelittlecat、Inamedher“Mimi”、Sheisblackallover、Canyouimaginehowshelookslike?Everymorningshegetsupearlythananyoneelse、Thensheclimbsonmybedandwakemeup、Whenwearehavingourmeal,sheisoftenrunsunderthetableandevenclimbsontoourknees、Sheseemstobesaying,“Letmejoinyou、Iwantnothingtoeat、”Mimilikestolieonthesunshine、Shefeelscomfortablythatway、Shelookslovelywhendoingthat、IlikeMimiverymuchsoshebringsourjoy、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校英文報“外國文化”欄目擬刊登有關(guān)英國旅游的短文。請給英國朋友約翰寫信約稿，要點如下：1.稿件內(nèi)容；2.稿件長度：約400詞；3.交稿日期：2018年1月20日前；4.稿件刊登將獲得的獎勵。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、A5、C6、B7、B8、B9、A10、C11、D12、C13、C14、A15、C16、B17、B18、D19、D20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、A3、C4、D22、1、B2、C3、A4、B23、ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoun