廣西專版2024-2025學年新教材高中英語Unit5WorkingtheLand過關檢測A卷新人教版選擇性必修第一冊

第五單元過關檢測(A卷)(時間:120分鐘滿分:150分)第一部分聽力其次部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5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。ATheUniversityofTokyohasseveralmuseumscoveringvariousfieldssuchasmedicine,agricultureandart.Herearebriefintroductionstotheirhistoriesandexhibits.TheUniversityMuseumHavingcollectedoverthreemillionacademicmaterialsforitscollectionsincetheUniversityofTokyowasfoundedin1877,theUniversityMuseumisthelargestmuseumofitskindinJapan.FromthetimeitsreorganisationintoanindependententityinMay1996,theUniversityMuseumhasheldexhibitionsover60times.TheMuseumofHealthandMedicineTheMuseumofHealthandMedicineseekstoprovideinformationabouthealthandmedicineforthegeneralpublicandadvancededucationforstudentsstudyingmedicine.Themuseumfeaturesbothapermanentexhibitionspaceandatemporaryexhibitionspace,withthelatterfocusingontopicsrelatedtomedicalcareandthestudyofmedicine.TheAgriculturalMuseumTheAgriculturalMuseumdisplaysmaterialsfromthecollectionoftheUniversity’sGraduateSchoolofAgriculturalandLifeSciences.Notableitemsondisplayincludethedocumentsandportraitsofscientistsattachedtotheuniversity,innerorgansofJapan’sfamousdogHachiko,anddrawingsshowingGermanagricultureandthevarietiesofJapanesecows.TheFarmMuseumTheFarmMuseumopenedin2007withinarebuiltdairybarn.Thebarnwasbuiltin1934aspartofthemovingoftheUniversityofTokyo’sfarmfromKomabatoTanashi,anareainwesternTokyo.Themuseumfeaturesbothpermanentandtemporaryexhibitions.PermanentexhibitionsincludeEuropeanfarmingtoolsusedontheKomabaFarm,toolsforagriculturalexperiments,agriculturalmachinery,AmericantractorsanddrawingsshowingGermanagriculture.21.WhatcanweknowabouttheUniversityMuseum?A.Itwasfoundedin1877.B.Ithasheldover60exhibitions.C.Ithasthemostitemscollected.D.ItisthelargestmuseuminJapan.答案B解析細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)TheUniversityMuseum中“FromthetimeitsreorganisationintoanindependententityinMay1996,theUniversityMuseumhasheldexhibitionsover60times.”可知,該博物館舉辦過60多次展覽。故選B項。22.WhichshouldyouvisitifyouareinterestedinallkindsofJapanesecows?A.TheFarmMuseum. B.TheUniversityMuseum.C.TheAgriculturalMuseum. D.TheMuseumofHealthandMedicine.答案C解析細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)TheAgriculturalMuseum中“Notableitemsondisplay...andthevarietiesofJapanesecows.”可知,假如你對各種日本奶牛感愛好可以來農(nóng)業(yè)博物館。故選C項。23.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Tointroducemuseums. B.Togivetheuniversitysomeadvice.C.Tomaketheuniversityfamous. D.Toattractvisitorstomuseums.答案A解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段中“Herearebriefintroductionstotheirhistoriesandexhibits.”可知,本文主要目的是介紹東京高校幾個博物館以及它們的歷史和展品。故選A項。BThesituationoftheworld’splantsisnotgood.Onefifthofthekindsofplantsareindangerofdisappearing,accordingtoareport.“Plantsareveryvitaltohumanbeings,”saidKathyWillis,wholedthenewreport.“Plantsprovideuswitheverything—food,fuel,medicine,andtheyareveryimportantforourclimatecontrolling.Withoutplantswewouldnotbehere.”Thegoodnewsisthatdeforestationrates(森林砍伐率)aroundtheworldhavedroppedlargelysincethe1950s.However,thisreportonthehealthofplantsaroundtheworldshowsthatthereismuchmoretobedone.Thereportpredictsthattherearenow390,900kindsofplants.Andabout21percentofthoseplantsareindangerofdisappearing.“Thegoodsideisthatwe’restilldiscoveringlotsofnewplants,about2,000eachyear,”saidDrWillis.“Thebadsideisthatwe’veseenahugechangeinlandcover,mainlycausedbyculturalactivity,withalittlebitofclimatechangeaswell.”Humanactivityhasagreateffectonthedangerofplantsdisappearing.Ashumanscutdownforeststomakeroomforagriculture,townsandcities,biodiversity(生物多樣性)islost.Thiscouldnotonlyaffectourownfoodsupplydirectly,butalsoitcouldaffectthefoodchain.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vital”inparagraph2probablymean?A.Useless.B.Friendly.C.Equal. D.Important.答案D解析詞義揣測題。依據(jù)后文“Plantsprovideuswitheverything—food,fuel,medicine,andtheyareveryimportantforourclimatecontrolling.Withoutplantswewouldnotbehere.”可知植物為我們供應了一切——食物、燃料、藥物,它們對我們的氣候限制特別重要。沒有植物,我們就不會在這里。故KathyWillis說的是植物對人類特別重要?？芍嬀€單詞意思為“重要的”。故選D項。25.WhichofthefollowingdoesDrWillisagreewith?A.Newplantsaremorethaneverbefore. B.Abouthalftheplantswilldisappearsoon.C.Manynewplantsarefoundeveryyear. D.Plantsmustn’tbeusedtoproducemedicine.答案C解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)第四段中的“‘Thegoodsideisthatwe’restilldiscoveringlotsofnewplants,about2,000eachyear’,saidDrWillis.”并結合選項可知Willis博士會同意每年都發(fā)覺很多新植物的說法。故選C項。26.Whatdowelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A.Wehavemadelittleprogress. B.Thereisalongwayforustogo.C.Wehaveachievedourgoal. D.Therewillbenothingwecando.答案B解析細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中“However,thisreportonthehealthofplantsaroundtheworldshowsthatthereismuchmoretobedone.”可知,我們還有很長的路要走。故選B項。27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.BiodiversityBeingLost B.HumanSocialActivityC.EnvironmentalProtection D.NatureClimateChange答案A解析標題歸納題。結合文章可知,文章主要講解并描述植物物種面臨消逝,植物對人類特別重要,植物所面臨的險境會導致生物多樣性丟失,這種改變最終將會危害到人類自身。可知A選項“生物多樣性正在丟失”符合文章標題。故選A項。CNooneknowswhoinventedthebutton.Ithasexistedasearlyas2000BC.Whenitfirststarted,itwasjustsomethingprettyyetreplaceablesewnontoyourclothes.About3,000yearslater,someonefinallyinventedthebuttonhole,andbuttonsweresuddenlyusefulandappliedtoclothesuniversally.Beforebuttons,clotheswerebigger—theyhadnofixedshapes.Peoplefeltasiftheywrappedthemselvesinthings.Becauseofthebuttonhole,thefashionmovedclosertothebodyaswediscoveredusesforthebutton.Atonetime,it’stheverywaytomakeclothesfitwellforthebody.Peoplearecompletelysecure.Thepatternofabuttonhasn’tchangedmuchsincetheMiddleAges.It’soneofthemostlastingdesignsinhistory,becauseitactuallyworkstokeepourclothesshut.Zipperseasilybreakandarehardtofix.Velcroisrackety,anditwearsoutafterawhile.However,ifabuttonbreaks,youjustexactlysewanotheron.Andyoucandoupyourbuttonswithoutdisturbingothers.Abuttonisthereforthelongrun.It’snotjustthemostimportantdesignever,butit’sthoughttobeadecisivefactorinthedevelopmentandinnovationofclothes.Presentdesignofclothesshowsitsinfluenceobviously.Ifyou’rewearingashirt,takealookatthepositionofbuttonsonit.Ifyou’reamale,thebuttonswouldlikelybeontherightside,butforafemale,thebuttonsareusuallyfoundontheleft.Oncethebuttonswereallontheright,andthetrendofbuttons-on-the-leftwassetbywealthywomenoftheVictorianera.Theirclotheswerecomplex,consistingofcorsets,petticoats,buttonsandawiderangeofbeautifulaccessories(配飾).Therefore,theyneededassistancewhilegettingdressed.Keepthisinmind,clothingmakersmadeinnovationanddesignedarticlesofclothingthatweresimpleforservantstobuttonup.Suchdesignsofclothingbecamemoreandmorepopularovertime,andeventuallybecamethestandardstillbeingfollowedtothisday.28.Whatcanbelearntaboutearlybuttonsinthefirstparagraph?A.Theyappearedabitlaterthanbuttonholes.B.Theyservedasanessentialpartoftheclothes.C.Theirpopularitywasdrivenbybuttonholesgreatly.D.Theywereinventedbysomeoneunknownaccidently.答案C解析細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由第一段的“someonefinallyinventedthebuttonhole,andbuttonsweresuddenlyusefulandappliedtoclothesuniversally”可知,由于扣眼的出現(xiàn),紐扣變得有實際作用并起先被普遍地用在服裝上。29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rackety”inparagraph3mean?A.Decorative. B.Practical. C.Expensive. D.Noisy.答案D解析詞義揣測題。依據(jù)畫線詞前后的“Zipperseasilybreakandarehardtofix.”和“However,ifabuttonbreaks,youjustexactlysewanotheron.”可知,此處是在對比紐扣與其他同作用的東西來說明它成為歷史上最久遠的設計之一的緣由;由下文的“Andyoucandoupyourbuttonswithoutdisturbingothers.”可知,紐扣與Velcro(尼龍搭扣)相比,扣紐扣不會打攪到他人,由此說明扣尼龍搭扣會發(fā)出噪聲,故D項“Noisy”可說明畫線詞。30.Whydidthedesignofbuttonsonwomen’sclotheschangeintheVictorianera?A.Toinnovateolddesignsofclothes. B.Tomakeiteasiertobuttonup.C.Tobeautifytheclothesofwomen. D.Tokeepthestandardwidelyfollowed.答案B解析細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由最終一段的“Theirclotheswerecomplex,consistingofcorsets,petticoats,buttonsandawiderangeofbeautifulaccessories.Therefore,theyneededassistancewhilegettingdressed.Keepthisinmind,clothingmakersmadeinnovationanddesignedarticlesofclothingthatweresimpleforservantstobuttonup.”可知,在維多利亞時代,女士服裝上的扣子被設計在左側是為了便利別人幫她們扣扣子。31.Whichcanbethetitleofthetext?A.Howbuttonschangedfashion B.WhattherealroleofbuttonsisC.Whybuttonswereinvented D.Whenbuttonscameintosight答案A解析標題歸納題。結合全文內(nèi)容可知,文章主要講了紐扣的普遍運用影響了服裝的發(fā)展和改變。故A項適合用作本文標題。DHowdoesanecosystem(生態(tài)系統(tǒng))work?Whatmakesthepopulationsofdifferentspeciesthewaytheyare?Whyaretheresomanyfliesandsofewwolves?Tofindananswer,scientistshavebuiltmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs,notingwhoeatswhomandhowmucheachoneeats.Withsuchmodels,scientistshavefoundoutsomekeyprinciplesoperatinginfoodwebs.Mostfoodwebs,forinstance,consistofmanyweaklinksratherthanafewstrongones.Whenapredator(掠食動物)alwayseatshugenumbersofsingleprey(獵物),thetwospeciesarestronglylinked;whenapredatorlivesonvariousspecies,theyareweaklylinked.Foodwebsmaybedominatedbymanyweaklinksbecausethatarrangementismorestableoverthelongterm.Ifapredatorcaneatseveralspecies,itcansurvivetheextinction(滅亡)ofoneofthem.Andifapredatorcanmoveontoanotherspeciesthatiseasiertofindwhenapreyspeciesbecomesrare,theswitchallowstheoriginalpreytorecover.Theweaklinksmaythuskeepspeciesfromdrivingoneanothertoextinction.Mathematicalmodelshavealsorevealedthatfoodwebsmaybeunstable,wheresmallchangesoftoppredatorscanleadtobigeffectsthroughoutentireecosystems.Inthe1960s,scientistsproposedthatpredatorsatthetopofafoodwebhadasurprisingamountofcontroloverthesizeofpopulationsofotherspecies—includingspeciestheydidnotdirectlyattack.Andunplannedhumanactivitieshaveprovedtheideaoftop-downcontrolbytoppredatorstobetrue.Intheocean,wefishedfortoppredatorssuchascodonanindustrialscale,whileonland,wekilledofflargepredatorssuchaswolves.Theseactionshavegreatlyaffectedtheecologicalbalance.Scientistshavebuiltanearly-warningsystembasedonmathematicalmodels.Ideally,thesystemwouldtelluswhentoadapthumanactivitiesthatarepushinganecosystemtowardabreakdownorwouldevenallowustopullanecosystembackfromtheborderline.Preventioniskey,scientistssay,becauseonceecosystemspasstheirtippingpoint(臨界點),itisremarkablydifficultforthemtoreturn.32.Whathavescientistsdiscoveredwiththehelpofmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs?A.Thelivinghabitsofspeciesinfoodwebs.B.Therulesgoverningfoodwebsoftheecosystems.C.Theapproachestostudyingthespeciesintheecosystems.D.Thedifferencesbetweenweakandstronglinksinfoodwebs.答案B解析細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章其次段第一句中的“odwebs.”得知科學家們發(fā)覺了食物網(wǎng)運行的關鍵法則。故選B項。33.Astronglinkisfoundbetweentwospecieswhenapredator.

A.hasawidefoodchoice B.caneasilyfindnewpreyC.stickstoonepreyspecies D.canquicklymovetoanotherplace答案C解析細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段第三句中的“Whenapredator...arestronglylinked”得出結論只吃一種獵物是“stronglink”。34.Whatwillhappenifthepopulationsoftoppredatorsinafoodwebgreatlydecline?A.Thepreyspeciestheydirectlyattackwilldieout.B.Thespeciestheyindirectlyattackwillturnintotoppredators.C.Thelivingenvironmentofotherspecieswillremainunchanged.D.Thepopulationsofotherspecieswillexperienceunexpectedchanges.答案D解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段第一句“Mathematicalmodels...entireecosystems.”可知“食物鏈頂端掠食動物的改變可能會給整個生態(tài)系統(tǒng)帶來大的影響”。故選D項。35.WhatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheexamplesinParagraph4?A.Uncontrolledhumanactivitiesgreatlyupsetecosystems.B.Rapideconomicdevelopmentthreatensanimalhabitats.C.Speciesofcommercialvaluedominateotherspecies.D.Industrialactivitieshelpkeepfoodwebsstable.答案A解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)文章第四段的例子以及本段的最終一句話可知“人類的這些行為極大地影響了生態(tài)的平衡”。故選A項。其次節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Cleaneatingdoesnothaveanofficialdefinition(定義),butitbasicallymeansthatyouavoidprocessed(加工過的)andpackagedfoodsinfavouroffoodsthatareintheirnaturalstate.36Thenhowtostartcleaneating?

Focusonfruitsandvegetables.Thebasisofacleaneatingplanshouldbewhole,unprocessedfruitsandvegetables.37Include1or2servingsofvegetablesorfruitswitheverymeal.Ifyoudon’tliketowashandcutproduceyourself,youcanbuypre-washedandcutfreshproduce.

Add2to3servingsofwholegrainseachday.Wholegrainsshouldmakeupthemajorityofyourfoodsincetheycontainmorefiberandnutrients(養(yǎng)分)thanwhitegrains.Lessenwhitebread,pasta,flourandrice.38

39Proteinhelpstokeepyoufeelingfullforlongerthancarbs(碳水化合物)orfats,somakesuretoget2to3servingsofproteinperday.Allormostofthemealsyoueatshouldhave1servingofleanprotein.

Drinkwaterasyourmainsourceofliquid.40Makesurethatyouaredrinkingatleasteight8glassesofwaterdaily.Drinkwaterwithyourmealsandbetweenthemtokeepyourselfhydrated(含水的).Trycarryingawaterbottlewhereveryougoandrefillitasneededthroughouttheday!

A.Waterisessentialtoacleaneatingplan.B.Addaservingofleanproteintoeachmeal.C.Replacethesefoodswithwholegrainschoices.D.Trytobuyfreshfruitsandvegetableswheneverpossible.E.Itisimportanttoreadlabels(標簽)whenyoueatout.F.Itisapopularwaytomakesurethatyouarehavinghealthierfoods.G.Fathelpswithsatisfaction,buttoomuchfatwillincreaseyouroverallcalorieintake.答案36~40FDCBA第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Myadviserinterviewedmeoverthephone.He41myundergraduaterecordandthoughtIhadagraduatedegree.Therefore,Iwas42tothePh.D.programme.Hewelcomedmeintohislabevenafterknowingthe43.

Ibegantogetintoarunningstart.I44myselfintoreadingeverypaperfoundandtestingscientificquestions.Butfouryearslater,IfeltlostbecauseI45passedmyqualifyingexam.Thenafriendaskedmetovolunteerasabarmanatagala(盛會).Iwas46atfirst,havingneverworkedbehindabar,47Isaidyesintheend.Ispentanevening48cuttingfruitanddoingotherunskilledtasks.Iwastiredbutalsofeltunbelievable—surprisinghowmuch49Ihad.

Later,IrealisedthereasonwhyIenjoyedthisexperiencesomuchwasthatthe50ofthisjobwereexactlywhatIwas51frommyPh.D.programme.Itwasonlyphysicallytiring,forthetasksIdidwere52.Atthatpoint,Ihadnothadapausein53ashardasIcouldforfouryears,andIwascompletely54ofthetoll(損害)itwastakingonmyspirit.Sincethen,I’vetriedtogivemymindmore55.

41.A.disbelieved B.rejectedC.misread D.mixed答案C解析依據(jù)空后的“myundergraduaterecordandthoughtIhadagraduatedegree”可知,他誤讀(misread)了作者的本科記錄,以為作者有碩士學位。42.A.introduced B.admittedC.accompanied Dpensated答案B解析依據(jù)下文中的“Hewelcomedmeintohislab”可知,作者被準許加入(admitted)博士課程了。43.A.criterion B.gapC.weakness D.error答案D解析依據(jù)上文可知,他誤讀了作者的本科記錄,且把作者加進了博士課程,故此處表示即使發(fā)覺了錯誤(error),他還是歡迎作者到他的試驗室。44.A.argued B.trickedC.threw D.frightened答案C解析作者投身于閱讀自己能找到的每一篇論文。45.A.merely B.surprisinglyC.easily D.barely答案D解析依據(jù)空前的“Butfouryearslater,Ifeltlostbecause”可知,此處表示雖然作者那么努力,但是他的資格考試牽強(barely)才及格。46.A.optimistic B.thrilledC.confused D.hesitant答案D解析依據(jù)下文中的“havingneverworkedbehindabar”可知,作者從來沒有在吧臺工作過。由此可知,此處表示作者一起先是遲疑的(hesitant)。47.A.but B.soC.and D.or答案A解析作者一起先是遲疑的,而下文提到作者最終答應了,由此可知,空處前后構成轉(zhuǎn)折關系,故用but。48.A.goingabout B.lookingthroughC.burstingin D.carryingon答案A解析依據(jù)空后提到的工作內(nèi)容和下文的“tired”可知,此處表示作者一整個晚上都在忙著切水果和做其他不須要特別技能的活兒。49.A.joy B.experienceC.skill Dfort答案A解析依據(jù)下文的“whyIenjoyed...somuch”可知,作者感到難以置信——驚羨于自己從中感到的樂趣。50.A.designs B.chancesC.varieties D.demands答案D解析作者意識到這是因為這份工作的要求(demands)正是他在博士課程中所錯過(missing)的。51.A.missing B.sufferingC.learning D.avoiding答案A解析參見上題解析。52.A.boring B.meaningfulC.simple D.vague答案C解析依據(jù)上文中的“cuttingfruitanddoingotherunskilledtasks”可知,此處表示作者做的工作很簡潔(simple)。53.A.hitting B.thinkingC.winning Dplaining答案B解析四年來,作者始終在努力思索(thinking)。54.A.nervous B.ashamedC.proud D.unaware答案D解析作者完全沒有意識到它帶給自己精神上的損害。55.A.practices B.motivationsC.breaks D.reasons答案C解析依據(jù)作者的這次經(jīng)驗和“Ihadnothadapause”可知,此處表示,從那以后,作者試著讓他的大腦有更多的休息(breaks)。其次節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,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。Newresearchsaysnutscouldbea56.(value),tastyandnutritiousslimmingaid.ResearchersfromHarvardUniversityrecommendedthatpeoplereplaceadailyunhealthysnackwithasmallhandfulofnuts57.(slow)downweightgain.Thisis58.(especial)helpfulforpeopleastheygetolder.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhoatejust14gofnutseverydaygainedlessweight59.thosewhoateanothersnack.Thepeoplewhoatethenutswerelesslikelytobecomeobese(肥胖的).However,thebenefitstoourweightcouldbequitesmall.60.(eat)nutsinsteadofchocolateandcakescouldhelppreventaweightgainofjust0.4kgto0.7kgoverfouryears.

Theresearchersconductedalong-termstudyinwhichtheylookedat61.lifestyleofnearly190,000peopleforovertwo62.(decade).Theparticipantsintheresearch63.(divide)intothreegroups.Theyincludedmorethan51,000malehealthprofessionalsaged40to75,121,700nursesaged35to55and16,686nursesaged24to44.Researchersaskedtheparticipantsquestionseveryfouryearsabout64.(they)weight,howoftentheyatenuts,andhowoftentheyexercised.Aresearchersaidreplacinglesshealthyfoodswithnutsmighthelpreducetheweightgain65.iscommonasweage,andmightlowerthechancesofbecomingobese.

答案56.valuable57.toslow58.especially59.than60.Eating61.the62.decades63.weredivided64.their65.that/which第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假定你是李華,你市青少年活動中心擬開展乒乓球夏令營活動。請你依據(jù)以下要點給即將來華的美國筆友Chris寫一封電子郵件,介紹夏令營活動,并邀請她參與。內(nèi)容包括:1.提出邀請;2.夏令營時間;3.活動內(nèi)容和要求。留意:1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.可以適當增加細微環(huán)節(jié),以使行文連貫。參考范文DearChris,TheTableTennisSummerCampiskickingoffintheCity’sTeenagerActivityCentrewhichisintendedfortheteenagers.I’mwritingtoinviteyoutotakepart.Asscheduled,thecampisduetostartfromJuly20andlastsonemonth.Anyonewhoisstrongandhealthycanbeadmitted.Tabletennisloverswhopossessteamworkspiritarepreferred.Here’ssomethingyoushouldpayattentionto.It’sgoodmannerstofollowyourcoach.Also,remembertobepunctualfordailytrainingandmostimportantly,keepsafetyinmind.I’dappreciateitifyoucouldcomeandjoinme.Yours,LiHua其次節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料,依據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右。ItwasNewYear’sEve.Iwas15andfeelingsadbecausetherewasnotenoughmoneytobuythedressIwanted.Wedidthechores(家庭雜務)earlythatnight,soIfiguredDadwantedextratimeforustospendtogether.Instead,hedressedhimselfagainandwentoutside.“Comeon,Elizabeth,”hesaid.“Dressyourselfwarmly.It’scold.”O(jiān)utside,Ibecameevenmoreupset.Notonlywasn’tIgettingthedress;nowDadwasdraggingmeoutinthecold.Whateverweweregoingtodowasn’tgoingtobeaquickjob.IunwillinglyclimbedupbesideDad,thecoldalreadybitingme.Wepulledinfrontofthewoodshed(柴棚),andstartedloadingwood.Finally,Iasked,“Dad,whatareyoudoing?”“HaveyoubeenbyMrsClark’slately?”heasked.MrsClarklivedabouttwomilesdowntheroadfromus.Herhusbandhadpassedawaytheyearbefore,leavingherandthreechildrentoraiseonherown.“Yeah,”Isaid.“Why?”“Irodebyjusttoday,”Dadsaid.“LittleJakewasoutdiggingaroundinthewoodpile,tryingtofindafewpiecesofwood.They’reoutofwood,Elizabeth.”Thatwasallhesaid.Dadthenwenttothesmokehouseandtookdownasideofbacon,tellingmetogoandloadit.Hereturnedcarryingalargebagofflouroverhisrightshoulderandasmallerbagofsomethinginhislefthand.“What’sinthelittlebag?”Iasked.“Shoes.They’reoutofshoes.Igotthechildrenalittlecandytoo.Itjustwouldn’tbeNewYearwit