2023學(xué)年佛山市普通高中高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)模擬測(cè)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one2．---Whenshallwestartthereconstructionofthehistoricbuilding? ---Notuntilourprogram______bytheauthority. A.willapprove B.willbeapprovedC.hasapproved D.hasbeenapproved3．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．a(chǎn)ppealed B．tookC．catered D．saw4．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid5．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．a(chǎn)pproachable B．a(chǎn)ccessible C．a(chǎn)vailable D．convenient6．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor7．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy8．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．a(chǎn)bstract D．universal9．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter10．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly11．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever12．Wepackedallthebooksinthewoodenboxes_______theywouldn’tgetdamaged.A．a(chǎn)slongasB．a(chǎn)sifC．incaseD．sothat13．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);\ D．\;the14．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which15．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would16．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong-termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need17．—Alicehasjustlostherhusbandtoheartfailure.—Her______smilecan’thidehersorrow.A．a(chǎn)rbitrary B．a(chǎn)rtificialC．compulsory D．conventional18．—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．a(chǎn)re B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were19．—Youshouldn’thavetreatedmethatway.Myheartisbroken.—I’msorry,Paul.Ididn’tmeanyou.A．hurting B．tohurt C．hurt D．havinghurt20．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse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）Threediversenteraholeleadingtoawater-filledcaveonMexico’sYucatanPeninsula.Theyswimforanhour.Finally,theyreachalargeroom60feetundergroundandaboutthesizeoftwobasketballcourts.Here,theydiscoveranupside-downhumanskull(thebonesofaperson’shead).Otherboneslaynearby.Theteamcameacrosstheskullin2007.ThediversthentoldtheMexicangovernmentaboutthefinding.Soonthegovernmentformedateamofscientiststolookintoit.Thegroup,whichincludedarchaeologist(考古學(xué)家)DominiqueRissolo,believedthattheskullbelongedtosomeonewholivedinthelasticeage.Attheiceage’sheightsometwentythousandyearsago,sealevelsdroppedandnewlandappeared.Overtime,rainandwindateholesintosomeoftheland.“Thepersonmayhavediedafterenteringthecave,”Rissolosays.Then,whentheiceageendedsometenthousandyearsago,sealevelsrose.Waterfloodedthecave,coveringtheremains.Worryingthatmovingtheskullmightdestroyit,scientistsdecidedtoexamineitatitswateryrestingplace.Theycollectedinformationabouttheskullandotherpiecesofbones.Theyfoundthatthebonesbelongedtoa15-to17-year-oldgirlwholivedatleasttwelvethousandyearsago.TheteamnamedherNaiaaftersomeseacreaturesinGreekmyths.Naiaistheoldestnearlycompletehumanskeleton(骨架)everfoundintheAmericas.DNAtestsshowedthatshe’sadirectancestorofpresent-dayNativeAmericans.Naia’sDNAalsomatcheswithpeoplenativetoSiberia,apartofRussia.ScientistshavelongthoughtthatancientpeoplefromthisareaarrivedinAlaskaduringthelasticeage.TheywerethefirsthumanstoliveintheAmericas.AndNaiaproveshowfarsouththeywent.(MexicoisacountrytothesouthoftheUS.)In2014thescientistsdecidedtobringupNaia’sskullfromthecavetoprotectitfromcuriousdivers.Soitwastakentoalab,whereitremainstoday.1、Whatdowelearnabouttheskull?A．Itwasleftaloneinthecave.B．Itlayunderabasketballcourt.C．Itdrewthegovernment’sattention.D．Itwasdiscoveredbythreescientists.2、WhendidNaiaprobablylive?A．Afterthelasticeageended.B．Beforethelasticeageended.C．Beforethelasticeagestarted.D．Atthebeginningofthelasticeage.3、Whywastheskullstudiedinthecaveforseveralyears?A．Scientiststriedtoprotectit.B．Thetemperaturewasfineinthere.C．Itwasagainstthelawtotakeitout.D．Itwouldhelpscientistsstudythecave,4、WhowereNaia’sdistantancestors?A．EarlyhumansinGreece.B．EarlyhumansinSiberia.C．EarlyhumansinAlaska.D．EarlyhumansinMexico.22．（8分）Ifyou'reeverreadingabookorwatchingamovieandgettheclearfeelingthatyou'vecomeacrossthestorybefore—orevenbetter,canpredictexactlywhat'sgoingtohappennext—therecouldbeagoodreasonforthat.ResearchersfromtheComputationalStoryLaboratoryattheUniversityofVermontstudiedthecompletetextofsome1,737fictionworksavailableonProjectGutenberg,anonlinecollectionofmorethan50,000digitalbooksinthepublicarea.TheydiscoveredthatEnglishliteratureconsistofjustsixkindsofemotionalarcs(情感弧線)thatmakeupnearlyallofthemostwell-knownstories.Byanalyzingthesentiment(情感)oflanguageusedinthesetexts,theresearcherswereabletoshowtheemotionalupsanddownsforthestoriesasawhole.Theydiscoveredthatnegativewordslike“poverty”，“dead”，and“punishment”draggedtheemotiondown,whilepositivetermslike“l(fā)ove”，“peace”，and“friend”broughtitup.Accordingtotheresearchers,thosesixcoreemotionalarcsare：“Ragstoriches”(Anongoingemotionalrise)“Tragedy,orrichestorags”(Anongoingemotionalfall)“Maninahole”(Afallfollowedbyarise)“Icarus”(Arisefollowedbyafall)“Cinderella”(Rise-fall-rise)“Oedipus”(Fall-rise-fall)Interestingly,basedondownloadstatisticsfromProjectGutenberg,theresearcherssaythemostpopularstoriesareonesthatusemorecomplexemotionalarcs,withtheCinderellaandOedipusarcsregisteringthemostdownloads.Alsopopularareworksthatcombinethesecorearcstogetherinnewwayswithinonestory,suchastwo“Maninahole”arcsstucktogether,orthe“Cinderella”arccoupledwithatragicending.1、Readersoftenfeelfamiliarwhenreadinganewstorybecausestorieshavesimilar____________.A．beginningsB．endingsC．charactersD．emotionalarcs2、Howdidresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?A．Byconductingsurveysamongreaders.B．Byreadingbooksborrowedfromlibraries.C．Byanalyzingworksfromanonlinecollection.D．Byinterviewingauthorsofthewell-knownstories.3、Whichsetofwordsmaydragemotiondown?A．Hope,fortuneandriches.B．Disease,murderandwar.C．Smile,healthandbeauty.D．Cold,earthquakeandspring.4、Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichkindofworksarethemostpopularamongreaders?A．Workswithanongoingemotionalrise.B．Workswithanongoingemotionalfall.C．Workswitharisefollowedbyafall.D．Workswithmorethanoneriseandfall.23．（8分）Oneofthebestwaystounderstandtheworldaroundusistostopandpickupabook.Herearesomebooksbyblackauthors,whichareshapingourconversationsaboutrace.TheHateUGivebyAngieThomasPublishdate:February28th2017ThenoveltellsthetaleofStarrCarter,a16-year-oldwhoistryingtogoingtoawhitehighschoolwithoutfeelinglikesheisabandoningherfriendsandfamilyinherblackneighborhood.ButwhenStarristhesolewitnesstoapoliceshootingofandunarmedblackteen,shemustdevelopthecouragetofindhervoiceandspeakoutagainstinjustice.ThisWillBeMyUndoingbyMorganJerkinsPublishdate:January302018Inherfirstbook,writerandjournalistMorganJerkinsdivesintowhatitmeanstoablackwomaninmodernsociety.ThroughessaysabouteverythingfromSailorMoontothe“BlackGirlMagic”movement,Jerkinsoutlineshowraceandwomen’srightscross.It’sdeliveredwiththesharpcriticismthathasmadeJerkinsamust-followvoiceintoday’smedialandscape.WeWereEightYearsInPowerbyTa-NehesiCoatesPublishdate:October3rd2017WeWereEightYearsInPowerisacollectionofCoates’sessayswrittenaboutrace,history,andpowerduringtheeightyearsofObama’spresidency.AcriticallookatraceintheU.S.,WewereEightYearsInPowersituatesthecurrentsocial,political,andculturalconversationswe’rehavingasacountrywithinthelargerwebofhistory,makingitamust-read.Don’tCallUsDeadAuthor:DanezSmithPublishdate:September5,2017DanezSmith’spoetrycollectionDon’tCallUsDeadisabreathtakinglookatbeingblack,beingqueerandlivingwithHIV,whentheworldseemsunfriendlytothoseidentities.Itwillleavereadersanger,sadnessandresolveasaresultofSmith’spoems.1、Whoisspeakingfortherightsofblackwomen?A．AngieThomas.B．MorganJerkinsC．Ta-NehisiCoatesD．DanezSmith2、WhichbookshouldbechosenifyouwanttolearnaboutObama?A．TheHateUGiveB．ThisWillBeMyUndoingC．WeWereEightYearsInPowerD．Don’tCallUsDead3、Whatdothesebookshaveincommon?A．Theywereallpublishedinthesame.B．Theyarecollectionsofessaysorpoems.C．Theyalldealwiththeproblemofblackrace.D．TheyareallrelatedtoAmericanmodernculture.24．（8分）Beesareunimaginablyterritorial(有地盤意識(shí)的),fightingtodeathtodefendtheirhomewithpainfulstings(螫刺).Butkillerbeesareparticularlyfierce.TheyappearedafterAfricanbeeswereimportedtoBrazilinthe1950s.Bythe1980s,theyhadspreadnorthtotheUnitedStates,outgunningnativebeesalongtheway.Theirmassiveattackshavekilledmorethan1,000people.MarioPalma,abiochemistatSaoPauloStateUniversityinRioClaro,Brazil,whostudiessocialbehaviorinbees,wantedtounderstandthebasisofthisaggression.Soheandhiscolleaguesswungablackleatherballinfrontofsomekillerbeesandcollectedthebeeswhosestingersgotstuckintheballduringtheattack.Theyalsocollectedkillerbeesthatremainedinthecell.Theanalysissuggestedthatkillerbeebrainshavetwoproteinsthat—intheaggressivebees—quicklybreakintopiecestoformaso-called“neuropeptide(神經(jīng)肽)”,theyreportedthisweekintheJournalofProteomeResearch.Palmaandhiscolleaguesalreadyknewthatbeebrainshavethesetwoproteins.“Wewereastonishedwhenweidentifiedsomeverysimpleneuropeptides,whichwereproducedinafewseconds,”Palmasaid.Killerbeesthatremainedinthecelldidnotmaketheseneuropeptides,hereported.Andwhenhisteamputtheseneuropeptidesintoyoung,lessaggressivebees,they“becameaggressivelikeolderindividuals”.Palmaaddedthattheseneuropeptidesalsoincreasetheproductionofenergyandalarmchemicals.Theycouldalsoencouragethenervecellsinkillerbeesneededtomakethestingingattack.“Thereisafinebiochemicalregulationinthekillerbeebrain,”hesaid.Researchershavefoundtheseneuropeptidesinotherinsects,butfewhadassociatedthemwith“fight”behavior.1、Whatisspecialaboutbees?A．Theyareparticularlyfierce. B．Theyshowterritorialbehavior.C．TheywereimportedtoBrazil. D．Theyliveinharmonywithotherinsects.2、WhydidPalmaandhiscolleaguesperformtheexperiment?A．Tounderstandbees’socialbehavior.B．Tostudywhykillerbeesareaggressive.C．Toprovebeesloveflyingaround.D．Tolearnhowbeescommunicatewitheachother.3、Whatfindingsurprisedtheresearchersduringtheexperiment?A．Therearetwoproteinsinkillerbeebrains.B．Youngkillerbeesarefiercerthanolderones.C．Thekillerbeesmakeanattackimmediately.D．Killerbeebrainsproduceneuropeptidequickly.4、Whatwilltheauthorprobablytalkaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?A．Theformoftheseneuropeptidesinkillerbees.B．Thefunctionoftheseneuropeptidesinotherinsects.C．Theapplicationofthesescientificmethodsinotherinsects.D．Theproductionofenergyandalarmchemicalsinkillerbees.25．（10分）TheDomestication（馴化）ofCatsForcenturies,thecommonviewofhowdomesticationhadoccurredwasthatprehistoricpeople,realizinghowusefulitwouldbetohaveanimalskeptforfood,begancatchingwildanimalsandbreeding（繁殖）them.Overtime,byallowingonlyanimalswith“tame”（馴養(yǎng)）characteristicstoproducetheirbabies,humanbeingscreatedanimalsthatwerelesswildandmoredependentuponpeople.Eventuallythisprocessledtothedomesticfarmanimalsandpetsthatweknowtoday,havinglosttheirancientsurvivalskillsandnaturalabilities.Recentresearchsuggeststhatthisviewofdomesticationisincomplete.Prehistorichumanbeingsdidcatchandbreedusefulwildanimals,butspecialistsinanimalbehaviornowthinkthatdomesticationwasnotsimplysomethingpeopledidtoanimals—theanimalsplayedanactivepartintheprocess.Wolvesandwildhorses,forexample,mayhavetakenthefirststepsintheirowndomesticationbyhangingaroundhumansettlements,feedingonpeople’scropsandgettingusedtohumanactivity.Theanimalswhichwerenottoonervousorfearfultolivenearpeopleproducedtheirbabiesthatalsotoleratedhumans,makingiteasierforpeopletocatchandbreedthem.Inthisversion,peoplesucceededindomesticatingonlyanimalsthathadalreadyadaptedeasilytolifearoundhumans.Domesticationrequiredananimalthatwaswillingtobecomedomestic.Theprocesswasmorelikeadancewithpartnersthanavictoryofhumansoveranimals.Atfirstglance,thelamingofcatsseemstofitnicelyintothisnewstoryofdomestication.AtraditionaltheorysaysthatafterprehistoricpeopleinEgyptinventedagricultureandstartedfarming,ratsandmicegatheredtofeastontheirstoredgrain.Wildcats,intum,gatheredatthesameplacestohuntandeattheratsandmice.Overtime,catsgotusedtopeopleandpeoplegotusedtocats.Somestudiesofwildcats,however,seemtocallthistheoryintoquestion.Wildcatsdon’tsharehuntingandfeedingareas,andtheydon’tliveclosetopeople.Expertsdonotknowwhetherwildcatswerepartnersintheirowndomestication.Theydoknowthatlongafterpeoplehadacquireddomesticdogs,sheepandhorses,theysomehowacquireddomesticcats.Graduallytheyproducedanimalswithincreasinglytamequalities.1、Whatissuggestedinrecentresearch?A．Animalswerelessafraidthanthought.B．Animalshadanactiveroleintheirdomestication.C．Wolvesandhorseswerethefirsttobedomesticated.D．Domesticationmeantsomethingpeopledidtoanimals.2、Theword“dance”isusedinParagraph3toshowthat._A．a(chǎn)nimalsandhumanswerecloseB．controloveranimalswaseasyC．a(chǎn)nimalswereindependentofhumansD．domesticationwaslikeagame3、Whatprobablyattractedcatstohumansettlements?A．Othercats.B．Warmth.C．Humans.D．Food4、Whatcausesaproblemforthetheorythatcatsweredomesticatedlikewolveswas?A．Catswerenotfriendlytopeople.B．Catswerenotasfierceaswolves.C．Catshadthecharacteristicofindependence.D．Catsshowedclevernesswhentheywerehunting.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）BackinthefifteenthcenturyinNuremberglivedafamilywitheighteenchildren.Theyweresopoorthattwochildren,whowantedtopursuetheirtalentfor1knewtheirfatherwouldneverbe2abletosendeitherofthemtoNurembergtostudyattheAcademy.Sotheytossed(擲)acoin.AlbrechtDurer,theyounger,3thetossandwentofftoNuremberg.Albertwentdownintothedangerous4andforthenextfouryears,financedhisbrother,whodidsowellthathisworkswereevenbetterthanthoseofmostofhis5Bythetimehegraduated,hewasbeginningtoearn6feesbydrawingforwealthypeople.Whentheyoungartistreturnedhome,atdinnerhedranka7tohisbelovedbrotherfortheyearsof8thathadenabledhimtofulfillhis9Hesaid,“Albert,myblessedbrother,nowitisyour10togotoNurembergtopursueyourdream,andIwilltakecareofyou.”Withtearsinhiseyes,Albertheldhishandsclosetohisrightcheekandsaid,“No,brother,Icannotgo.Look...lookwhatfouryearsinthemineshavedonetomy11!Thebonesineveryfingerhavebeen12atleastonce.LatelyIhavebeensufferingfromarthritis(關(guān)節(jié)炎)sobadlyinmyrighthandthatIcannotevenholda13toreturnyourtoast,muchlessmakedelicate（細(xì)膩的）lineswithapenorabrush.No,brother...,formeitistoo14.”Deeplymoved,Albrechtpainstakinglydrewhisbrother’s15handswithpalms（手掌）togetherandthinfingersstretchedskyward.Hecalledhispowerfuldrawing16“Hands”,towhichtheentireworldimmediatelyopenedtheirheartsandlaterthey17it“thePrayingHands”.Thenexttimewhenyouseeacopyofthat18creation,takeasecondlook.Letitbeyour19,ifyoustillneedone,thatnooneevermakesit20!1、A．a(chǎn)ssistance B．a(chǎn)rt C．science D．dreaming2、A．fundamentally B．frequently C．financially D．flexibly3、A．won B．lost C．ended D．started4、A．mountains B．oceans C．deserts D．mines5、A．classmates B．colleagues C．professors D．brothers6、A．convenient B．considerable C．considerate D．confident7、A．beer B．drink C．drop D．toast8、A．selfishdonation B．noeducation C．hardwork D．richexperience9、A．a(chǎn)ttempt B．a(chǎn)mbition C．a(chǎn)ppointment D．a(chǎn)ssessment10、A．turn B．dream C．kindness D．hope11、A．health B．body C．mind D．hands12、A．injured B．strengthened C．sharpened D．used13、A．knife B．spoon C．glass D．pen14、A．urgent B．unnecessary C．messy D．late15、A．overused B．dark C．wide D．fragile,16、A．seriously B．simply C．carefully D．gently17、A．sold B．bought C．found D．renamed18、A．longing B．touching C．challenging D．disturbing19、A．reminder B．a(chǎn)id C．guide D．coach20、A．a(chǎn)long B．a(chǎn)side C．a(chǎn)lone D．a(chǎn)ware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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.It’scomingfrominsidethehouseAssomeonewho’sbeenremodelinghomesforabout20years,Icantellyouit’snotapredictable9-to-5.Whenyoustarttearingdownwalls,youneverknowwhatyou(21)1．(find).I’veseentotalelectricalchaos('混亂)wherepeoplejoinedtogetherwiresandjustwrappeditallupininsulating(絕緣的)tape,poppeditbehindsomedrywall，andclearlyforgotaboutit.2．handlingthatkindofwiringisobviouslydangerous,thescariestpartisnotknowinghowmuchmoreisstillhiding.You’regoing:“Isthereanyofitthatwe’renotgoingtofind?Becausewe’renottearingdowneverywall.”Youdon’twanttoleaveanewly(23)3．(remodel)homewithfirethreats.Andcreativeplumbingmightnotbeaslikelytobumyourhousedown,butitcanstillbeahugepain.OnceItorethroughawallinanoldhouseandfounda4-inchpiperunningthroughthemiddleofit(24)4．madeabsolutelynosense;itwasn’tgoingtoor(25)5．a(chǎn)bathroom.Andyouhavetofigureout(26)6．you’regoingtodowiththat.Canyousomehowjustleaveitaloneandbuildaroundit,ordoyouneedtospendthreedays(27)7．(try)togetitout?Thentherearetheissuesthatdon’thave(28)8．todowithhard-ware.Inremodeling.there’salwaysdecay.You’reconstantlydealingwithdisgustingthings.I’vefounddeadanimals—andliveanimals,whichisevenscarier.Thisjobtakesastrongstomach.Oddlyenough,it’sactuallykindofgoodnewswhenaplace(29)9．(smell)unpleasantbecauseofadeadanimal.Ittends(30)10．(keep)thepricedown,butifyoupowerthroughandcleanthingsup,thattemporaryunpleasantsmellisn’tgoingtoimpactthehouse'slong-termvalue.SoIalwayssay,thestinker(臭)thebetter.Atleastthat'ssomethingyoucaneasilyfix.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作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(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)漏詞符號(hào)（∧)，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(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，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。TodayasIwasleavingthechurchforhome,Ihearanoldmansayinghewascold、Iwasdressinginanexpensivescarf、Ihadbeenapreciousgifttome,soIgaveittohim、Inmyopinion,thehappinesswhatIreceiveasIseesomeoneelsehappyintheirheartsmeansmanythanthescarfitself、Heofferedtoaccompanyingmehomeandwetalkedallofthewayt