2023-2024學年江西省宜春市豐城九中、高安二中、宜春一中、萬載中學高考英語五模試卷含解析

2023-2024學年江西省宜春市豐城九中、高安二中、宜春一中、萬載中學高考英語五模試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．--YouknowMr.Greenhasbeenillfordays?--Yes,Iwonderifheis______betternow.A．a(chǎn)ny B．some C．a(chǎn)ny D．no2．Itisnothowmuchmoneyyouwillgiveusbutthatyouarepresentattheceremony______reallymatters.A．which B．it C．what D．that3．Ifyouwanttoimproveyourfigureandhealth,themosteffectivethingtodoistoshowupatthegymeverytimeyou________bethere.A．can B．willC．may D．shall4．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．a(chǎn)pply B．a(chǎn)ppealC．a(chǎn)dd D．reply5．—YoualllikeyourEnglishteacher?—Yeah,shedevotesherself____toteachinganditearnsheragoodreputation．A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely6．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe7．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect8．—Didyougotolastnight’sconcert?—Yes.Andthegirlplayingtheviolinattheconcert_______allthepeoplepresentwithherexcellentability.A.impressed B．compared C．conveyed D．observed9．It'ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.A．twiceas B．a(chǎn)stwiceC．twicemuch D．muchtwice10．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．a(chǎn)goodSamaritan D．a(chǎn)sacredcow11．UsuallyBeijingRoastDuck_____togetherwithspecialpancakes,greenonionsandsweetsauce.A．wasservedB．willserveC．isservedD．served12．Thepurposeofhertalkingtomelastnightactually_______this:ThatIshallnevertrusthimanymoreinfuture.A．comesround B．comesout C．comeson D．comesto13．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee14．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．a(chǎn)llvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles15．—HeissodelightedtomakefriendswithJohnson.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______theyhavemuchincommon.A．whereB．howC．whatD．because16．Atcollege,BarackObamadidn’tknowthathethefirstblackpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.A．wastobecome B．becomesC．istobecome D．became17．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．a(chǎn)renotleading18．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how19．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving20．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising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）BradclosedthedoorslowlyasSuelefthometovisithermother.Expectingawholedaytorelax，hewasthinkingwhethertoreadthenewspaperorwatchhisfavoriteTVtalkshowonherfirstdayoffinmonths.“Thiswillbelikeawalkinthepark,”hetoldhiswife,“I’lllookafterthekids,andyoucangotovisityourmom.”Thingsstartedwell，butjustaftereighto’clock,histhreelittle“goodkids”—Mike,Randy,andAlex—camedownthestairsintheirnightclothesandshouted“Breakfast，Daddy.”Whenfoodhadnotappearedwithinthirtyseconds,RandybeganusinghisspoononAlex’sheadasifitwereadrum.Alexstartedtoshoutloudlyintimetothebeat(節(jié)拍).Mikechanted“Where’smytoast,where’smytoast”inthebackground.Bradrealizedhisnewspaperwouldhavetowaitforafewseconds.Lifebecameworseafterbreakfast.MikeworeRandy’sunderwearonhishead.Randylockedhimselfinthebathroom,whileAlexshoutedagainbecausehewasgoingtowethispants.Nobodycouldfindcleansocks,althoughtheywerebeforetheirveryeyes.Someonenamed“NotMehadspilledawholeglassoforangejuiceintothebasketofcleanclothes.Bradknewthetalkshowhadalreadystarted.Byteno’clock,thingswereoutofcontrol.Alexwaswonderingwhythefishinthejarrefusedhisbreadandbutter.Mikewastryingtoshowoffhistalentbydecoratingthekitchenwallwithhiscolorpencils.Randy,thankfully,appearedtobereadingquietlyinthefamilyroom，butcloserexaminationshowedthathewaseatingapplejamstraightfromthebottlewithhishands.Bradrealizedthatthetalkshowwasoverandreadingwouldbeimpossible.Atexactly11:17,Bradcalledthedaycarecentre.“Isuddenlyhavetogointoworkandmywife’saway.CanIbringtheboysoverinafewminutes?”Theanswerwasobviously“yes”becauseBradwassmiling.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．Sueoftenvisitedhermother.B．Bradlikedlookingafterthekids.C．Bradtookhisfirstdayoffinweeks.D．Bradthoughtnursingkidswasaneasything.2、Whatdothelastbutoneparagraphsuggest?A．Braddidreadsomebooks.B．Thechildrenconductedwell.C．Thechildrenwereundercontrol.D．Braddidn’tperformwhathewantedto.3、What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Brad’shappydayduringSue’sabsence.B．Brad’stakinggoodcareofthethreechildren.C．ThemessinherhomeduringSue’sabsence.D．WhathappenedtoSueduringhervisittohermother.22．（8分）Mostofushavequitegoodmemories,butourmemoriesarelimited.Forexample,wecannotremembereveryonewehaveevermetorwhatwedidoneverysingledayofourlives.However,therearesomepeoplewhodohaveprodigiousmemories.Thesepeoplehavearareconditionknownassavantsyndrome（學者癥候群）.Savantssufferfromadevelopmentaldisorder,buttheyalsoexhibitgreattalentsthatcontrast（顯出差異）sharplywiththeirphysicalandmentaldisabilities.KimPeek(1951-2009)wasasavantwholivedinSaltLakeCity,Utah,intheUnitedStates.Hewasbornwithdamagetopartsofhisbrain,butitseemedthatotherpartsofhisbrain,particularlythoserelatingtomemory,becameover-developed.Peek’suniqueabilitiesappearedataveryearlyage.Whenhewasjust20monthsold,hecouldalreadyremembereverybookthatwasreadtohim.Peekcouldreadtwopagesofabookatthesametime-onepagewiththerighteyeandonewiththeleft-inlessthan10secondsandremembereverythingheread.Bythetimehedied,Peekhadmemorizedmorethan9,000books.Hecouldrememberallthenamesandnumbersinavarietyoftelephonebooks.Hecouldrememberthousandsoffactsabouthistory,literature,geographyandsports.Dr.DavidTreffert,anexpertonsavantsyndrome,oncedescribedPeekas“alivingGoogle”becauseofhisastonishingabilitytomemorizeandconnectfacts.However,atthesametime,Peekwasunabletocarryoutsimpletasks,suchasbrushinghishairorgettingdressed,andheneededotherstohelphim.In1989,themovieRainManwontheOscarforbestPicture.Themaincharacterinthemovie,playedbyDustinHoffman,wasbasedonKimPeek'slife.Hestartedtoappearontelevision,wherehewouldamazeaudiencesbycorrectlyansweringdifficultquestionsondifferenttopics.Peek-becameworldfamous,andheandhisfatherbegantouringwidelytotalkaboutovercomingdisabilities.Heinspiredagreatmanypeoplewithhiswords.“Recognizingandrespectingdifferencesinothers,andtreatingeveryoneinthewayyouwantthemtotreatyou,willmakeourworldabetterplaceforeveryone.Everyoneisdifferent.”1、Theunderlinedword“prodigious”inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．happy B．clear.C．a(chǎn)mazing D．short2、Accordingtothetext,Peek______.A．couldtakecareofhimselfB．wasbornwithagoodmemoryC．wasthestudentofDr.DavidTreffertD．becamebrain-damagedat20monthsold3、HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?A．Bygivingfacts. B．Byfollowingtimeorder.C．Byexplainingcauses. D．Bymakingcomparisons.4、Peek’swordssuggestthatweshould______.A．respectdifferentcultures B．listentodifferentopinionsC．treatdifferentpeopledifferently D．respectothers’differences23．（8分）Inthefuturethosewhoaretakingcareofoldpeoplemaygethelpfromthehouseitself.Overthelastfewyears,newtechnology,suchastheInternet,Wi-FiandflatTVscreens,haschangedourhomesandthewaythatwelive.Now,anothertechnologyrevolutionishappening.AnewprojectattheUniversityofHertfordshirewantstocreateahomethatmonitorspeoplelivinginitwhoareelderly.Theresearchershavedevelopedawristbanddevice（裝置）whichhelpsustowatchtheelderlypersonwhoiswearingit.Thedevicecollectsinformationtoseeifthepersonhasfallenorhaswanderedawayfromwhereheorsheshouldbe.Theassisted-livingprojectispartoftheuniversity’swiderInterhomeproject,whichisthedevelopmentofasmarthouse.Thehouseremembersthehabitsofthepersonwholivesthereanditusesverylowamountsofenergy.TheInterhometeamhopethatofferingthisservicewillhelptakecareoftheelderly.Theysay,“It’sveryimportantthatthesetechnologiesaretheretohelpandsupportandnotreplaceanyoftheexistingservices.”TheInterhomeisnotjustaresearchmethod.It’salsoawayforstudentsfromdifferentscientificbackgroundstolearnanddeveloptechnology.Theuniversityusesthelatesttechnologytohelpstudentsgetexperiencebydevelopingnewhardwareandsoftwarethemselves.Theteamincludesdesign,engineeringandcomputersciencestudentsworkingtogether.“Weareworkingonasmart-homeprojectinWatfordwithsomecompaniesatthemoment,”saystheprojectleader.“Wearelookingathowasmarthomecanprovideevenmoreservices.”Thiscouldhelpmillionsofoldpeoplearoundtheworldhaveabetterandsaferlifeinthefuture.1、Thewristbanddevicebenefitsitsusersby.A．changingthelivinghabitsoftheelderlyB．monitoringpeoplewholiveinasmarthomeC．offeringinformationtothepersonwearingitD．watchingovertheelderlywhomayfallorgetlost2、WhomdoestheUniversityofHertfordshirehaveinitsresearchteam?A．Studentswhowanttofindajobeagerly.B．Studentswhoprefertoworkontheirown.C．Studentsfromdifferentscientificbackgrounds.D．Studentswithalotofrichworkingexperience.3、Whatistheprojectleader’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthesmarthomeproject?A．Uncertain.B．Uninterested.C．Optimistic.D．Disappointed.4、Whatmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A．Awristbanddevicehaschangedthewaythatwelive.B．Asmarthomehelpsstudentsdevelophardwareandsoftware.C．AnInterhomeprojecthasbeenputintousetohelptheelderly.D．AnInterhomeprojectwillhelptheoldliveabetterandsaferlife.24．（8分）HawkingdiedearlyWednesdayathishomeinEnglandattheageof76.Throughouthiscareerasoneoftheworld’smostrecognizablecosmicthinkers,heregularlythrewhimselfintopopculture’scomedicringwithcameos（客串）onprogramssuchasTheSimpsonsandLateNightwithConanO’Brien.TheseappearancesdefinedHawking’spersonallifeasmushashisuniverse-shakingtheoreticalwork.Humor,however,wasnotjustonesideofhispersonality,butakeytoovercomingthediseasehestruggledagainstsince1963.“Keepinganactivemindhasbeenvitaltomysurvival,ashasmaintainingasenseofhumor,”Hawkingsaidina2013documentary.“IamprobablybetterknownformyappearancesonTheSimpsonsandonTheBigBangTheorythanIamformyscientificdiscoveries.”At21,Hawkingwasdiagnosedwithaconditionsimilartoamyotrophiclateralsclerosis（肌萎縮性側(cè)索硬化癥）,alsoknownasLouGehrig’sdisease.AccordingtotheALSAssociation,“HalfofallpeopleaffectedwithALSliveatmostthreeormoreyearsafterdiagnosis.Twentypercentlivefiveyearsormore;onlytenpercentwilllivemorethantenyears.”ThediseasewouldeventuallyshutdownHawking’smotorfunctions,makinghimspeechlessandunabletomovewithoutawheelchair.Doctorsinitiallysaidhewouldbedeadintwoyears.Hiscondition,however,provedtobearateslow-actingversion.ButHawkingfoughtthroughhisworsephysicalstate,risingtoapositionasacelebratedprofessorofmathematicalattheUniversityofCambridgeandalteringthepopularconceptionofphysicswithhis1988bestseller,ABriefHistoryofTime.“WhenIturned21,myexpectationswerereducedtozero,”hesaidinaTVshow.Headded,“ItwasimportantthatIcametoappreciatewhatIdidhave.It’salsoimportantnotbecomeangry,nomatterhowdifficultlifeis,becauseyoucanloseallhopeifyoucan’tlaughatyourselfandatlifeingeneral.”1、WhatwasHawkinglikeaccordingtothetext?A．Hewaskindandbrave.B．Hewasfriendlyandadventurous.C．Hewashumorousandstrong-minded.D．Hewasshyanduncommunicative.2、HowdidHawkingdealwithALS?A．Hedidfurtherresearchintothedisease.B．Hekeptapositiveattitudetowardshisdisease.C．Hedidmoreexerciseandspokealotwithothers.D．Hewenttohospitaltohaveahealthcheckregularly.3、WhatcanbelearntfromthestoryofHawking?A．Laughteristhebestmedicine.B．Losttimeisneverfoundagain.C．Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.D．Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.4、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．ALSisacommondiseaseinEngland.B．DoctorsonceabandonedtreatmentforHawking.C．PlayingrolesincomedywasHawking’sfavorite.D．It’salmostawonderthatHawkingcansurvivethedisease.25．（10分）Plagiarismistheactofrepresentinganotherperson’swordsorideasasyourown.Theoffensemaybeassmallasasentencecopiedfromabook.Oritmaybeasextensiveasawholepapercopied—orbought—fromsomebodyelse.Intellectualdishonestyisnothingnew.TheonlydifferencenowisthattheInternethasmadeitmuchsimplertostealotherpeople’swork.Yetthesametechnologythatmakesiteasytofindinformationtocopyalsomakesiteasiertoidentifyplagiarism.Teacherscanuseonlineservicesthatcomparepaperstothousandsofotherstosearchforcopiedwork.Theteachergetsareportonanypassagethatissimilarenoughtosuspectplagiarism.Theseservicesarewidelyused.T,forexample,saysitisusedinmorethan4countriesandexaminesmorethan130,000papersaday.Professionalwriterswhoplagiarizecanbetakentocivilcourtandorderedtopaydamages.Inschools,thepunishmentforcheatingcouldbeafailinggradeonthepaperorinthecourse.Someschoolsexpel(驅(qū)逐)plagiaristsforaterm;others,forafullacademicyear.Somedegreeshaveevenbeenwithdrawnafteraschoollaterfoundthatastudenthadplagiarized.Accidentalplagiarismcansometimesresultfromculturaldifferences.AtIndianaUniversityinBloomington,60percentofstudentswhousetheOfficeofWritingTutorialServicesarenon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Thedirector,JoanneVogt,sayssomehavenoideathatcopyingfrompublishedworksisconsideredwrong.ShesaysstudentsfromChina,forexample,maythinktheyareinsultingreadersiftheycreditothersources.Theybelievethateducatedreadersshouldalreadyknowwheretheinformationcamefrom.Themoreyougivecredit,thelessyouriskaccusationsofplagiarism.Anysentencetakendirectlyfromasourceshouldappearinsidequotationmarks.Andevenifyouputthosesentencesintoyourownwords,youshouldstillgivecredittowhereyougottheinformation.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatistheroleoftheInternetinPlagiarism?A．TheInternetdiscouragespeoplefromchoosingproperpaperstocopy.B．TheInternethelpspeoplegettheirpaperspublishedonline.C．TheInternetenablespeopletosharetheirpaperswithothers.D．TheInternetcontributestopeoplecopyingpapersfromotherseasily.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethatteachersknowapaperiscopiedwhenthey__________.A．happentobefamiliarwiththecontentofthepaperB．makeinvestigationsconcerningthepaperamongstudentsC．comparethepaperwithmanyothersonlinetosearchforthecopiedonesD．searchjournalandperiodicalsinthelibraryfortheoriginalpaper3、WhichofthefollowinghasNOTbeenmentionedasthepunishmentforplagiarism?A．Fineofacertainamountofmoney.B．Withdrawalofsomedegrees.C．Beingforcedtoleaveschool.D．Afailinggrade.4、Theunderlinedexpression“givecredit”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.A．a(chǎn)ttributewhatyou’vequotedfromothersourcestotheoriginalwritersB．praisetheoriginalwriterforprovidingusefulinformationC．givetheoriginalwriteracreditcardforyourcopyingthepaperD．a(chǎn)dmitthattheoriginalwriterhasagoodreputation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）Mymomisateacher．Shefindsalessonineverything．IwaswatchingSesameStreetbymysecondbirthdaysoI’d16myABCsand123s．OurweeklyfamilytripstothelibrarybeganwhenIwasthree．Andmymomhadmespotting（認出）thehistoricalmarkerswithchildlike17onfamilyvacationsbythetimeIwassix．Forher,lifewasallaboutlearning．Butthebiggestlessonshe18mewasnevertoletmy19definewhoIam,andneverforgetwhatis20inlife．IwasbornwithFreeman-SheldonSyndrome,anextremely21geneticboneandmusculardisorder．Thereareonlyabout100reported22．Atbirth,mykneeswerebentmorethan90degrees,andIhadmyfirstsurgeryto23themwhenIwasjustsixweeksold．Thissurgerywasthefirstofmanyinmy24．I’dhad26surgeriesbythetimeIwas15．Strangeasit25,Ihavegoodmemoriesofmymedicaldays．Oneofmy26isaboutmymomandmebeinginthehospitalcafeteria（自助餐廳）．Wesatdownforanicecreamsandwichdessert．Itwas27fancy,butatthatmoment,IknewIwas28．Myparentspushedmetobeas29aspossible—evenwhenIdidn’twanttobe．MymomtaughtmethatIcoulddoanythingandthatIshould30letmydisabilitystopme．Inhighschool,IwasamemberoftheNationalHonorSociety,andincollege,Iwaseditor-in-chiefofmyschoolnewspaper．Iwouldn’thavehadthe31topushmyselfifmyparentshadn’tbeenthere,32meonandgivingmearealitycheckwhenIgotdownonmyself．EverynightbeforeIgotobed,I33mymomforeverything,forallthegreathelpshe’sgivenme．And34Igetolder,Iknowthat“Thanks,Mom”isaboutsomuchmorethanthephysicalassistance．Andthat’s35mattersthemost．1、A．speak B．learn C．say D．copy2、A．stupidity B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．enthusiasm D．curiosity3、A．gave B．taught C．had D．took4、A．knowledge B．view C．disappointment D．disability5、A．interesting B．a(chǎn)musing C．important D．worthwhile6、A．rare B．common C．regular D．dangerous7、A．cases B．examples C．a(chǎn)ffairs D．a(chǎn)rticles8、A．strengthen B．build C．enlarge D．correct9、A．a(chǎn)dulthood B．career C．childhood D．school10、A．makes B．sounds C．looks D．is11、A．favorites B．charms C．regrets D．worries12、A．something B．nothing C．a(chǎn)nything D．everything13、A．favored B．encouraged C．instructed D．loved14、A．normal B．independent C．comfortable D．brilliant15、A．never B．ever C．seldom D．hardly16、A．skill B．requirement C．confidence D．energy17、A．cheering B．curing C．keeping D．turning18、A．thank B．blame C．pray D．a(chǎn)sk19、A．whenever B．since C．before D．a(chǎn)s20、A．how B．when C．what D．where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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Womenareattheirhappiestattheageoftwenty-eight,astudyhasfound.Researchersdiscoveredwomenfeelmostconfidentandhappy1．theirlovelifeandbodyshapeshortly2．theyreachthirty.Theageoftwenty-eighthasbeenpinpointed(認定)asthetimeinawoman’slife3．theirhairlooksthebest,bodyshapeisatitspeakandconfidenceisatanall-timehigh.Thesurveyof25-65-year-olds4．(record)theageatwhichwomenweremostcontentintwelvekey5．(area)oftheirlife.Accordingtotheresults,womenarehappiestintheircareerattwenty-nineandmostcontentwiththeirrelationshipsoneyearlateratthirty,despitehavingthebestsexattwenty-eight.Butallisnot6．(lose)fortheoverthirties,aswomenfeelmostcontentwiththeirfinancialsituationatthirty-threeandateasewiththeirhomeandfamilylifeatthirty-two.Theresearchfoundtwothirdsofwomenfeeltheyagemore7．(quick)thanmen.Italsoemerged(表明)that56percentofwomenworryaboutlosingtheirlooksastheygetolder.But8．(drink)fromthefountainofyouthdoesn’tcomecheapastheaveragewomanwillspend￡600everyyearonbeautyproductsinabid9．(stay)lookingyoung.Theresearchalsofoundwomenspendoverfivedaysayearontheir10．(beautiful)routine—anaverageoftwenty-twominuteseveryday.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（∧），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限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。InthevillagewhereIgrewup,everyoneknewanoldman,thatspentallhistimeinpainting、Peoplethatlivedinthevillageusedtoadmiringhisworksandheoftengavehispaintingstohisfriends、Whetherhewasofferedmoney,hewouldnevertakeit、Hesaidhepaintedforapleasure、Heoncegaveoneofhispaintingstomyfather,whoactuallywasn’tinterestinginart、YearslaterIfoundatouroldhouse、Bythattimetheoldmanhaddiedandpeoplehadstartedtorecognizehispaintingsasgreatworkofart,whichwereworthlotsofmoney、Soanartgallerymakemeanofferof$5,000forthispaintingandInearlysoldit,sothenIdecidednotto、Itremindsmeofmychildhoodandoftheoldmanwhodidn’trealwanttomakemoneybypaintin