2025屆江蘇省揚州市高三第三次測評英語試卷含解析

2025屆江蘇省揚州市高三第三次測評英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請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．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where2．InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes3．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis4．Igotmore_____abouthimfromreadinghisbooksthanfromtalkingtohim.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences5．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing6．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare7．Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation8．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．a(chǎn)nything C．something D．nothing9．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken10．Scientistshavecometotheconclusion___________thetemperatureonEarthisgettinghigherandhigher.A．What B．thatC．which D．when11．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone12．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working13．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);a D．the;a14．It'ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.A．twiceas B．a(chǎn)stwiceC．twicemuch D．muchtwice15．--Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?I’llprepareitforyou.--Don’t________it.I’lleatoutwithmyfriends.A．careabout B．worryabout C．botherabout D．talkabout16．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad17．Weworkduringtheweek，butweekendsandeveningsareusually________．A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear18．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut19．—Didn’tyougofishingwithyourfriendslastSunday?—No.I______tothenursinghomeasusual.A．went B．go C．havegone D．hadgone20．－You’vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.－_______.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.A．Itcan’tbehelped B．GoodideaC．Sofar,sogood D．Farfromit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）InDecember,afterherthirdfallinafewmonths,DorisCarpenterwasadmittedtoRochdaleinfirmary（養(yǎng)老院）.Carpenter,84,livesalone,butsheisincreasinglyunsteadyonherfeet,andifshefalls,shehasn’tthestrengthtogetupagain.Previously,acallto111wouldcallnursingstaffwhocouldputherbackintoachair,butitwasincreasinglyclearshewasn’tcoping,andneededmoresupport.Thisisn’tlikeanyoldhospital,however.TodayCarpenterisn’tinbedbutsittinginachair,dressedinherownclothes,afatDanBrownbookinfrontofher.“Youdon’tfeellikeyou’reinhospital,”shesays.Twosideroomshavebeenfurnishedwithsmallgroupsoftablesandchairs,withbrighttablecloths.Thosepatientswhoareablecanhelpthemselvestofoodatmealtimesandsitwithotherstoeat,orgotothelibrarytoselectanotherturner.AphysiotherapisthelpsCarpenterwithherpainfulback,andisworkingtohelpimproveherconfidenceonstairs.Previously,anelderlypersoninCarpenter’sconditionwouldmostlikelyhaveendedupinanacutehospitalward(病房).There,veryfrequently,peopleofheragewouldgetstuck,andmanywouldgodownhillfast.“Theycomeintohospital,andourmodelintheNHSistoputthemtobed,”saysSteveTaylor,thedivisionaldirectorforcommunityservices.“Putyourpyjamason,youstayinthatbed,wewillfeedyouandtoiletyou.”Shockinglyquickly,hesays,patientscanlosewhatabilitiestheypreviouslyhad.“Andthen,whenitcomestimetodischargeyou,youcannolongerwalk.”ThisisprobablythebiggestchallengefacingtheNHS–theproblemofanolderpopulation,thelongyearsofillnessthatmanyofuswillfaceandafragilesocialcaresystemunderpinningitall.1、What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A．Carpenteroftenfallsathome.B．NoonelooksafterCarpenter.C．ThereissomethingwrongwithCarpenter’slegs.D．Carpenterisinsuchpoorconditionthatshehadtogotohospital.2、HowmightCarpentersfeellivinginthenewhospital?A．Lonely. B．Desperate.C．Relaxed. D．Curious.3、Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyoufindthistext?A．Society. B．Technology.C．Family. D．Medicine.22．（8分）Infairytales,it'susuallytheprincessthatneedsprotecting.AtGoogleinSiliconValley,theprincessistheonedefendingthecastle.ParisaTabrizisa31-year-oldwithperhapsthemostuniquejobtitleinengineering-“GoogleSecurityPrincess”.Herjobistohackintothemostpopularwebbrowser（瀏覽器）ontheplanet,tryingtofindweaknessesinthesystembeforethe“blackhats”do.TodefeatGoogle'sattackers,Tabrizmustfirstlythinklikethem.Tabriz'srolehasevolveddramaticallyintheeightyearssinceshefirststartedworkingatGoogle.Backthen,theyounggraduatefromIllinoisUniversitywasoneof50securityengineerstodaythereareover500.Cybercrime（網(wǎng)絡犯罪）hascomealongwayinthepastdecade-fromtheNigerianPrinceScamtocreditcardtheft.Tabriz'sbiggestconcernnowisthepeoplewhofindbugsinGoogle'ssoftware,andselltheinformationtogovernmentsorcriminals.Tofightagainstthis,thecompanyhassetupaVulnerabilityRewardsProgram,payinganywherefrom$100to$20,000forreportedmistakes.It'saworldawayfromTabriz'scomputer-freechildhoodhomeinChicago.ThedaughterofanIranian-Americandoctorfather,andPolish-Americannursemother,Tabrizhadlittlecontactwithcomputersuntilshestartedstudyingengineeringatcollege.Gazeacrossaline-upofGooglesecuritystafftodayandyou'llfindwomenlikeTabrizarefewandfarbetween（稀少的）thoughinthelastfewyearsshehashiredmorefemaletechgeniuses.Sheadmitsthere'sanobviousgenderdisequilibriuminSiliconValley.Funnilyenough,duringtrainingsessionsTabrizfirstasksnewcolleaguestohackintonotacomputer,butavendingmachine.Tabriz'sjobisasmuchabouttechnologicalknow-how（專門知識）asunderstandingthepsychologyofattackers.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutTabrizfromthepassage?A．ShewasthefirstfemaleengineeratGoogle.B．Shemustthinkdifferentlysoastodefeattheattackers.C．Herjobrelatestonotonlytechnologybutalsopsychology.D．Herfrequentcontactwithcomputersinchildhoodbenefitsheralot.2、WhyhasGooglesetupaVulnerabilityRewardsProgram?A．ToprotectGoogleagainstcybercrime.B．TomonitorthenormaloperationofGoogle.C．Tohelpthegovernmentlocatethecybercriminals.D．Toraisepeople'sawarenessofpersonalinformationsafety.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disequilibrium”inParagraph4referto?A．Imbalance.B．Preference.C．Difference.D．Discrimination.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．WhatleadstocybercrimeB．The“SecurityPrincess”whoguardsGoogleC．MeasurestakenbyGoogletoprotectitsusersD．Howtobecomeanexcellentsecurityengineer23．（8分）TwosummersagoIwasabouttoturnfiftyandwantedtodosomethingI’dneverdonebefore.MydaughterBaileythoughtskydiving(跳傘)wouldbeperfectforme.IcanpromiseyouthatofallthethingsIwasthinkingofdoing,jumpingoutofanairplanenevercameclosetomakingthelist.AsIage,Iseemtohavedevelopedagrowingfearofheights.Afterseveralrequestsfrommydaughter,Ifinallysaidyesandshelookedalmostshocked.Itoldafriendwhatweweredoing,thenwesetoff.Wehada3-hourdrivetothejumpsite.Wedrovethroughsomebeautifulcountryside,butthenwepassedasmallcemetery(墓地).Thenwepassedanothercemeteryandanotherone.Iaskedifsomanypeoplediedjumpingoutofairplanesinthisareathattheyneededtokeepbuildingmorecemeteriestoburyallthebodies!Aswesqueezedintothelittleplane,ItightlyheldtherighthandofmypartnerRonnie.Theshortridetoaltitudewascruelforme.AsBaileysteppedtothedoor,shelookedbackatmeandsaid“Dad,I’msureyoucandoit!”Isaidyesassherolledout.Iimmediatelylookedbehindmeandsaid“RONNIEIAMNOTFEELINGGOOD!”Hesaid,“It’sgoingtobegreat.Besides,it’stoolatenowanyway”,andwejumpedout.Thenextfiveminutesweresomeofthemostamazingofmylife.Itwassobeautifulandpeaceful—exceptforthepartswhereIwasscreaming.IprayedtoGodfortheparachute(降落傘)toopen,butmostlyItoldHimhowthankfulIwasformylifeandbeingwithmethroughgoodandbad.1、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromthetext?A．Heskydivedforthefirsttimeattheageof48.B．Hejumpedathisdaughter’srecommendation.C．Theolderhegets,thelessfearfulofheightsheis.D．Neverhadheconsideredattemptingtodoskydiving.2、What’stheauthor’smainpurposeofmentioningcemeteriesinParagraph2?A．Totellhowdeterminedhewas.B．Toshowhowroughthetripwas.C．Toexpresshowscaredhewasthen.D．Toprovehowlonelythejumpsitewas.3、WhatdidBaileydoforherfatherbeforesheskydived?A．Sheplayedajokewithhim.B．Shegavehimencouragement.C．Shecomfortedhimconstantly.D．Sheofferedhimusefulguidance.4、Howdidtheauthorbehaveafterjumpingoutoftheairplane?A．Heenjoyedhimself.B．Hestayedquitecalm.C．Hebreathedoutinrelief.D．Hekeptfearingforsafety.24．（8分）Ransomwareisthenewestthreattocomputerusers.Itisasoftwarevirusthatblocksyourcomputersystemuntilyoupaymoney.Theviruseshavescarynames,likeCryptolockerorCryptowall.Thefirstransomwarevirusesappearedin2013buttheyhavebecomemoredangerousrecently.Thevirusescansweepacrosstheinternetinashortperiodoftimeandinfectmillionsofcomputersovernight.Ransomwarevirusesspreadvialinks,unauthorizeddownloadsaswellasemailattachments.Theyhityourcomputerwithoutyouknowingit.Inmanycasesthevirusstopsyourharddrivefromworkingorencryptsdocumentsandphotos,whichthenbecomeuseless.Hackersdemandmoney,rangingfromafewtoathousanddollars,forlettingyoucontrolyourcomputeragain.NotonlyPCsarereportedtobeaffectedbyransomware,tabletsandmobilephoneshavealsocaughtthevirus.Virusdevelopersarealwayslookingfornewwaystomakemoney.Lastyearransomwareattackswentupby100%.Currently,thereareabout30,000infectionsaroundtheworldeveryday.Althoughanti-virusfirmsareworkinghardtoproducepatchestoprotectsuchattacks,theyarenotalwaysfastenoughtoprovidesecurityfromeveryvirus.However,therearesomethingsyoucandotoprotectyourself.Donotdownloadsuspiciousfilesfromtheinternetandbecarefulwhenyouopenemailattachments.Finally,allowyouroperatingsystemtoupdateregularlyandmakesureyouranti-virusdatabasesarealsoup-to-date.1、WhatisRansomwarelike?A．Spreadingfast,itisverydestructive.B．Hiddenverywellitisveryhardtofindout.C．AffectingPCsandphones,itdemandsmuchmoneyeachtime.D．Attackedmoreandmoreoften,wecandonothingaboutit.2、Theunderlinedword“encrypt”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans.A．makesthcompletelydisappearB．hidesthinanothersecretplaceC．changeordinarylanguageintocodeD．decreasethenumberof3、Themainpurposeforthevirusesmaybe.A．tostealinformationfromcomputersystemsB．tothreatencomputersuserstooffermoneyC．todestroycomputersystemsforfunD．towarncomputeruserstobuynewanti-virussoftware25．（10分）Doyouwanttoliveanother100yearsormore?Someexpertssaythatscientificadvanceswillonedayenablehumanstolasttensofyearsbeyondwhatisnowseenasthenaturallimitofthehumanlifespan.“Ithinkweareknockingatthedoorofimmortality(永生),”saidMichaelZey,aMontclairStateUniversitybusinessprofessorandauthoroftwobooksonthefuture.“Ithinkby2075wewillseeitandthat’saconservativeestimate(保守的估計).”AttheconferenceinSanFrancisco,DonaldLouria,aprofessoratNewJerseyMedicalSchoolinNewarksaidadvancesinusinggenesaswellasnanotechnology(納米技術(shù))makeitlikelythathumanswillliveinthefuturebeyondwhathasbeenpossibleinthepast.“Thereisagreateffortsothatpeoplecanlivefrom120to180years,”hesaid.“Somehavesuggestedthatthereisnolimitandthatpeoplecouldliveto200or300or500years.”However,manyscientistswhospecializeinagingaredoubtfulaboutitandsaythehumanbodyisjustnotdesignedtolastpastabout120years.Evenwithhealthierlifestylesandlessdisease,theysayfailureofthebrainandorganswillfinallyleadallhumanstodeath.Scientistsalsodifferonwhatkindoflifethesuperagedmightlive.“Itremainstobeseenifyoupass120,youknow;couldyoubehealthyenoughtohavegoodqualityoflife?”saidLeonardPoon,directoroftheUniversityofGeorgiaGerontologyCentre.“Atpresentpeoplewhocouldgettothatpointarenotingoodhealthatall.”1、Bysaying“weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality”,MichaelZeymeans.A．theybelievethatthereisnolimitoflivingB．theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlonglivingC．theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforeverD．theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan2、DonaldLouria’sattitudetowardslonglivingisthat.A．peoplecanlivefrom120to180B．itisstilldoubtfulhowlonghumanscanliveC．thehumanbodyisdesignedtolastpastabout120yearsD．itispossibleforhumanstolivelongerinthefuture3、Theunderlined“it”(inparagraph4)refersto.A．a(chǎn)greateffortB．theideaoflivingbeyondthepresentlifespanC．theideaoflivingfrom200to300yearsD．theconservativeestimate4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．LivingLongerorNotB．Science,TechnologyandLongLivingC．NoLimitforHumanLifeD．HealthyLifestyleandLongLiving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）LeslieMorissette’sson,Grahamwas6yearsoldwhenhewasdiagnosedwithleukemia(白血病).ThroughoutGraham’s1inthehospital,Grahamconnectedwitheveryonehemet,from2patientstoyoungerchildren.“Hewould3othersickchildrenhistoysoractstupidlytomakethemlaugh,”Morissettesaid.“Graham’sspecialspiritiswhatkeepsmegoing.Hegavemetheenergyandthe4tofightwithhim.In1997,whenhewas8yearsold,Grahampassedaway.5byhowGrahamlivedhislifecaringaboutothers,Morissette6thenonprofitGrahamtasticConnectioninhishonor.Theorganizationprovidesfreetechnology—includingcomputersandrobots—forchildren7cancerandotherseriousillnesses.OneofthemajorgoalsofMorissette’sworkisto8kidstotheirclassrooms,whichreallyhelpsthemcontinuetheir9despitehospitalizationandthedays10inschool.Therobots“transport”childrenrightintotheclassroominrealtime.Theycan11therobotsrightformtheir12bedorhome.Ifchildrenareunabletoattendschool,theycan13logontotheirtabletPCorlaptopandcallintherobot.Theycan14upanddowntheschoolpaths.Theycangotolunchwiththeir15.Therealmagichappensbetweenclasses,whenthey’rewalkingdownthehallwaywiththeirfriends,byrobots,16theirweekendsandtheirfavoritefoodsandotherthings.It’sgreattechnologythatreallygiveschildrenthefeelingofcontrol,whentheirworldismaybe17control.“EverytimeIcanhelpachildinneed,Ifeel18Grahamissmiling,”Morissettesaid,“IbelievethatGraham’s19livesonintheworkthatIdo.AndI’m20andhonoredtobeabletodoitinhishonor.”1、A．surgeryB．treatmentC．practiceD．rest2、A．elderlyB．sleepyC．deadlyD．naught3、A．buyB．chargeC．returnD．lend4、A．focusB．strengthC．resourceD．a(chǎn)ttention5、A．ConfusedB．DepressedC．InspiredD．Worried6、A．leftB．visitedC．benefitedD．founded7、A．causingB．curingC．battlingD．preventing8、A．connectB．forceC．inviteD．throw9、A．careerB．educationC．struggleD．business10、A．missedB．stoppedC．sufferedD．graduated11、A．operateB．buildC．moveD．contact12、A．sittingroomB．dormitoryC．hospitalD．hotel13、A．hardlyB．a(chǎn)ccidentallyC．simplyD．luckily14、A．driveB．jumpC．climbD．walk15、A．parentsB．friendsC．doctorsD．patients16、A．talkingaboutB．puttingoffC．dependingonD．thinkingof17、A．underB．withinC．a(chǎn)wayfromD．outof18、A．evenifB．a(chǎn)sthoughC．incaseD．sothat19、A．successB．joyC．loveD．fortune20、A．a(chǎn)ngryB．sadC．carefulD．proud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）Amanandhisfriendwerewalkingthroughthedesert.Duringthetriptheyhadaquarrelandthemanhithisfriendin1．face.Hisfriendwashurt,but2．sayinganything,hewroteinthesand,“Todaymybestfriendhitmeintheface.”Theykepton3．(walk)untiltheyfoundalake,wheretheydecided4．(take)abath.Theman’sfriendfellintothelakeandwasina5．(danger)situation,butthemansavedhim6．(immediate).Afterhecamebacktolife,hewroteona7．:“Todaymybestfriendsavedmylife."Theman8．hadhitandsavedhisbestfriendasked,“WhenIhurtyou,youwroteinthesandandnow,youwroteonastone.Why?”Hisfriend9．(reply),“Whensomeonehurtsus,weshouldwriteitdowninsandwherewindcanblowitaway.However,whensomeonedoessomethinggoodfor10．(we),wemustwriteitdowninstonewhereitcanlastforever.”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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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。Theapproachofthecollegeentranceexamannouncetheendofmystressfulhighschoollife、Actually,I’mplanningforarelaxedandmeaningfulsummervacation、Thefirstthingcomingtomymindistogetadrivinglicense,whatIthinkisamustformosthighschoolstudentinChina、Apartfromacompletelyrelaxation,IalsoplantotakeanEnglishcoursetoimprovemyspeakingEnglish、Inadditionto,Iwanttotakeactivepartindifferentsocialactivitiestobettermyself、IbelievethevacationmustbefascinatingbeforeIfinishtheexam、Ican’twaittoenjoythem!第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）高中階段，學業(yè)繁重，為了保證學習時間，學校決定在高三取消體育課。但學生普遍認為應該勞逸結(jié)合，體育鍛煉在高三也是必不可少的。現(xiàn)請你給校長寫一篇保留一節(jié)體育課的倡議信.。注意：1.內(nèi)容包括：（1）取消體育課的弊端；說明課外活動和體育活動的必要性和益處，至少三點。2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。3.詞數(shù)100左右Dearheadmaster,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,student

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、A4、A5、D6、A7、B8、A9、B10、B11、D12、D13、B14、A15、C16、B17、D18、C19、A20、A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、PlaysFatherComesHomefromtheWars(Parts1,2&3)ThesethreeshortplaysbySuzanLori-ParksarethestartofanambitiousattempttoretellthestoryoftheAmericancivilwar.ThefocusisonaslavepromisedhisfreedombyhismasterifhejoinsinthefightagainsttheUnion.SteveToussaintandJimmyAkingbolaheadthecast,andJoBonneyisincharge.?15Septemberto4October,RoyalCourt,London.BoxofficeAPacifist’sGuidetotheWaronCancerBryonyKimmingsandBrianLobelconsiderourattitudestocancerandthelanguageweemploytodealwithitthroughthestoriesoffivepeople.Thisisanall-singing,all-dancingaffairwithmusicbyTomParkinson,wipingoffthepinkcharityribbonstolookattherealitiesofdiagnosis(診斷)andwhatitmeansforthewiderfamily.?20-24September,Home,Manchester.BoxofficeTheNestEveryparentwantsthebestfortheirbaby.KurtandMarthaarepreparedtoworkhardtoensuretheirshaseverythingheneeds,evenifthatmeansKurttakingonextrawork.FranzXaverKroetz’sextraordinaryplayaboutthedamagethatprofitcausestoindividualsandtheenvironmentgetsanewtranslationfromConorMcPherson.?15-22October,Lyric,Belfast.BoxofficeTheRedBarnDavidHare’snewplayisbasedonLaMain,apsychologicalthrillerbythegreatGeorgesSimenon.Thestoryconcernstwocoupleswho,ontheirwaybackfrom