2021屆湖南某中學(xué)高三年級(jí)上冊(cè)第四次月考英語(yǔ)試卷

湖南師大附中2021屆高三年級(jí)上學(xué)期第四次月考

英語(yǔ)

M量：120分鐘滿分：150分

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡

上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題：每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽(tīng)卜面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)完

每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。

每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatwillthewomandothisevening?

A.Meethermotherattheairport.

B.Flytoanothercitywithhermother.

C.Saygood-byetohermotherattheairport.

2.WhendidthemancallJane?

A.Al6.50.B.At7.20.C.Al7.40.

3.Whatisthemostprobableresultoftheconversation?

A.Themangottwoclocks.

B.Themangotanewclock.

C.Themangothisclockrepaired.

4.Whatdidthewomando?

A.ShevisitedJapan.

B.Shereceivedapresent.

C.Shewentshoppingwiththeman.

5.Whendoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atthebeginningofthecourse.

B.At(heendofthecourse.

C.Inihemiddleofthecourse.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最

佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘：聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘

的作答時(shí)間，每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，I回答第6、7題。

6.WhatdoweknowaboutWellington?

A.Itisthebiggestcity.

B.ItisintheSouthIsland.

C.ItisinIheNorthIsland.

7.HowlongwillthetourinNewZealandlast?

A.Twodays.B.Afewdays.C.Twoweeks.

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答8、9題。

8.Howcanthewomangettothebridge?

A.Walkdowntheriver.

B.Walkstraightandthenturnleft.

C.Walkstraightand(henturnright.

9.Wherecanthewomanseethesigns"ToWaterlooStation"?

A.Onthefirstturning.

B.Allthewaytothestation.

C.Ontheothersideoftheriver.

聽(tīng)笫8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

A.Heknowsthewoman.

B.He'sneverheardofthewoman.

C.Hemeets(hewomanthefirsttime.

11.What'swrongwiththewoman'scar?

A.Itwon'tstart.

B.Itusestoomuchpetrol.

C.Theenginemakesastrangenoise.

12.Howdoesthewomanknowwhetherhercarwillbeready?

A.Themanwillphoneher.

B.Shewillphonetheman.

C.Shewillcomeandfindout.

聽(tīng)笫9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Howisthemangoingtohavealookaroundthetown?

A.Bybike.B.Onfoot.C.Bycar.

14.WhattimeisbreakfastonSundays?

A.Atabout7:00.B.AtaboutC.Atabout9:00.

15.Wherecanthemanfindablanket?

A.Onthelopshelf.

B.Onthebottomshelf.

C.Onthemiddleshelf.

16.Howlonghasthemanprobablystayedinthewoman'shouse?

A.Severaldays.

B.Less(hanoneday.

C.Aboutonemonth.

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題,

17.WhomistheGreatBooksSummerProgramfor?

A.Collegestudents.

B.Highschoolstudents.

C.Highschoolandcollegestudents.

18.Whatdothestudentsdoattheprogram?

A.Borrowandreadbooks.

B.Readanddiscussbooks.

C.Readandexchangebooks.

19.Wherecanastudentattendtheprogram?

A.Inacollege.

B.Inahighschool.

C.Across(heworld.

20.Whatisthepurposeofthespeaker?

A.Toinviteyoutotheprogram.

B.Tbmaketheprogramknowntoall.

C.Tbshareanexperienceattheprogram.

第二部分閱讀（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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

SummerEventsonU.S.Islands

HundredsofU.S.islandshostsummertimefestivitiesandmanyinvitetravelerstojoininthefun.Hereare

3ofourfavoriteislandeventsacrossthecountry.

DetroitKiteFestival（July14）

BelleIsle.Michigan

Kiteflyingisanancientskill（hat'sbeenusedbyculturesaroundthev/orldforwindtesting,fishing,military

comrnunica（ions-andwindydayfun.OnBelleIsle.Detroit,thelatteriscelebratedinhighstylewiththiseventthat

drawsthousandsofattendees,includingtheWindJammers,aprofessionalkite-flyingteambasedinthecity.Kites

canbeborrowed,bought,orbuilt,withstafffromtheDetroitInstituteofArtsonhandtoteachthebasicsofkite

construction.

Ukulele（四弦琴）Festival（July21）

Oahu,Hawaii

Thisfestival,nowinits50thyear,singsthepraisesoftheukulele.Originatinginpartfromthebraguinha,a

smallguitarbroughttoHawaiiin（he19thcenturybyPortugueseimmigrant（移民）whoworkedinthesugarcane

fields,iheukulelequicklybecameabelovedelementofthehulaculture.Theeventfeaturesinternationallyknown

musiciansaswellasafamouschildren'sorchestra（管弦樂(lè)隊(duì)）.HeadtotheQueenKapiolaniPark,whichliesat

ihebaseofDiamondHeadandisalsohometotheHonoluluZoo.

Mermaid（美人魚(yú)）Festival（July5-7）

KeyWest,Florida

Haven'theardofMerMay?ComelothisFloridaeventtosee35mermaidsrisetothesurface.Withgoalsof

celebratingmermaidsandadvocatingforoceanconservalion,thefestivalkicksoffthefirstofseveneventswith

MeettheMemiaidsatHavanaCabanaandgoesonloincludeSwimWiththeMermaidssessions（tailsavailable

forrent）,anadults-onlyOceanBlueparty,andaMerTotsSplashHour.Ticketsaleswillsupportthenonprofil

orgiuiizalionReefRelief.

21.WhatcantouristsdoatDetroitKiteFestival?

A.JointheWindJammers.

B.Flyakiteforwindtesting.

C.Flytheirownhandmadekites.

D.Teachthebasicsofkiteconstruction.

22.WheredoesUkuleleFestivaltakeplace?

A.InPortugal.B.IntheHonoluluZoo.

C.Inthesugarcanefields.D.IntheQueenKapiolaniPark.

23.HowisMermaidFestivaldifferentfromtheothertwofestivals?

A.IttakesplaceinJuly.

B.Ilisatraditionalfestival.

C.Ithelpstoprotecttheenviromient.

D.Itallowstouriststoenjoypcribrmanccs.

B

JakeMeyers,agraduatestudentinNorthwesternUniversity,haswontheBestSharablcVideoawardin

PlanetForward'snationalStoiyfest2020competition.Theprojectteaches,celebratesandrewardsenvironmental

storytellingbystudentsfromacross(hecountry.

Asamaster'sstudent,Meyersworksattheintersectionofclimateadaptationandfoodsecurity.Duringthe

summerof2019,N4cycrsworkedwiththeInternationalLivestockResearchInstituteinNairobi,Kenya,to

investigateclimateadaptationsolutionstofoodinsecurityintherapidlyurbanizingnation.

Meyers'video."Canurbanfarmingfeedthefuture?",sharesthestoryofFrancisWachira,aleadingadvocate

forurbanfarminginNairobi.

"Millionsotpeoplearcmovingfromruraltourbanareasaslarge-scaletanning,coupledwithclimatechange,

forcessmall-scalefarmerstoabandontheirlivelihoodsandpursueeconomicopportunityinurbanareas."

Meyerssaid.

AsfoodsecurityconcernsgrowforthepeopleofNairobi,farmerslikeFrancisaretransformingurbanlots

intohighlyproductivegreenspacestoraiselivestock(牲畜)，growvegetablesandfightclimatechange.

"FrancishasanincredibleurbanfarmingsysteminNairobithatfeaturesover600headoflivestockand150

speciesofplants,"Meyerssaid."IwantedtohighlightFrancisandhisinnovativeapproachtourbanfarming

throughstorytellingwiththegoalofinspiringchange."

"IhavebecomesoinspiredbymanyincrediblepeoplelikeFrancisWachira.Somanyaroundtheworldarc

rc-imaginingsolutionstopovertyandclimatechange,yettheirstoriesremainuntold.1hopetocontinueusing

storytellingasameansofhighlightingdifferentperspectivesthatcancreateimpactandadvocatefor

transformationalchange,"Meyerssaid.

24.WheredidMeyersmakehisvideo?

A.Indifferentcountries.B.InanurbanareainKenya.

C.InruralareasinKenya.D.InNorthwesternUniversity.

25.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedpart"abandontheirlivelihoods"?

A.workharderB.giveupfarming

C.leavetheirfarmlandD.expandtheirfarmland

26.WhatcanbeinferredaboutMeyers'video?

A.Itintroducesthebenefitsofruralfarming.

B.Ilintroduces(hebenefitsofurbanfarming.

C.It'smainlyaboutthedifficultieswithurbanfarming.

D.It'smainlyabout(hepotentialrisksinruralfarming.

27.WhatsortofpersondoesMeyersdescribeFrancisas?

A.Apersonwhointroduceschangesandnewideas.

B.Apersonwhoshowsgreatinterestinfarming.

C.Apersonwhoisintelligentandhard-working.

D.Apersonwhorealizesthedangerofclimatechange.

C

Everytwoweeks,thetimeperiodafterwhichmanypeoplecollectapaycheck,alanguagedies.

SoconcemingisthepotentialforlanguagelossthattheNationalScienceFoundationthisyearlaunchedthe

DocumentingEndangeredLanguagesprogramtoadvanceknowledgerelatedtoendangeredhuman

languages.Thelaunchoftheprogramisevenmoreurgentgiventhefactrhatabouthalfofallcurrentlanguages

beingusedintheworldhavebeenclassifiedatvaryingdegreesofendangerment.

AttheUniversityofArizona,whichisanimportantsiteforlanguagepreservation,anumberofresearchers

areinvolvedinactivitiesmeanttodocumentendangeredandlostlanguages.Othersareworkingtohelppreserve

languagesclassifiedasmoribund",meaningthatnochildrenarelearningtheirnativelanguagesastheirfirst

languagesintheirownhomes.

AnumberofUAprograms-someofthemdecadesold-arededicated(olanguagepreservation.Mostrecently,

ChristianRuvalcaba,agraduatestudent,launched"TheLanguageCapitalProject"andiscreatingmapsfcra

correspondingwebsitetohelpnon-nationallanguagespeakerstofindandconnectwithoneanother.

"Languagesallowpeopletocreateanidentityforthemselvesandascommunitymembers,"saidElizabeth

Kickham,avisitingprofessorintheUADepartmentofLinguistics."Languageissocloselytiedtoculture;itnot

onlyreflectsculturalpractices,itisalsoinfluencedbythem.Languageandcultureinfluenceeachother,soit's

difficulttoseparatethem.Youcan.butyoulosesomethingwhenyoudo."

"Oneoftheadvantagesofstudyinga(theUniversityofArizonaisthewealthoflinguistic(語(yǔ)言的)diversity

tobefoundamongthestudentpopulation."saidKickham.whoinvolvedherstudentsinlanguagepreservation

trainingthissemester.

"Exposure(odiversepopulations,includinglanguages,enablesaricherunderstandingofthehuman

experience,"Kickhamsaid."Languagesarcbeautiful.Whenpeoplehearsomeonespeakingalanguage(hey

needn'tfeelthatthepersondoesn'tknowhowtospeakEnglishbutratherthatpersonhasawealthofresources.”

28.WhydidtheNationalScienceFoundationlaunchtheprogram?

A.Tobringbacklostlanguages.

B.Todevelopendangeredlanguages.

C.Toincreaseunderstandingofendangeredlanguages.

D.Toinvestigatethenumberofendangeredlanguages.

29.WhatdothemapscreatedbyRuvalcabainformpeopleabout?

A.Wherethereisawebsiteforlostlanguages.

B.Wherenon-nationallanguagespeakerslive.

C.Wheretheycanlearnthenationallanguage.

D.Wheretheycancommunicateintheirnativelanguage.

30.WhatdidKickhamwanttopointoutinwhatshesaid?

A.Theinfluenceofculturalpractices.

B.Theimportanceofdiverselanguages.

C.Aneedforlanguagepreservationtraining.

D.Abetterunderstandingofdifferentcultures.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.LanguageLossCallsforPreservation

B.LanguageReflectsHumanSelf-identity

C.PreservingNon-nationalLanguages

D.Identifying(heCausesofLanguageLoss

D

Eyesarelikeawindowintoourthoughtprocesses.Recentstudieshavefoundthattheeyesnotonlyreflect

whaiishappeningin(hebrainbutmayalsoinfluencehowwerememberthings.

Researcherstrackedvolunteers'eyemovementswhiletheysaidalistof40numbers.Theyfound(hat(he

directionandsizeoftheparticipants'eyemovementsaccuratelypredictedwhetherthenumbertheywereaboutto

saywasbiggerorsmallerthanthepreviousone-andbyhowmuch.Eachvolunteer'sgaze(凝視)shiftedupandto

therightjustbeforetheysaidabiggernjniber,anddownandtotheleftbeforeasmallerone.Thebiggertheshift

fromonesidetotheother,thebigger(hedifferencebetweenthenumbers.

Thissuggeststhatwesomehowlinkabstractnumberrepresentationsinthebrainwithmovementin

space.Butthestudydoesnottelluswhichcomesfirst：whetherthinkingofaparticularnumbercauseschangesin

eyeposition,orwhethertheeyepositioninfluencesourmentalactivity.ResearchersinSwedenpublished

evidencethatit'sthelatterthatmaybea(work：eyemovementsmayactuallyfacilitatememoryretrieval6己憶提

取).

TheyaskedeachoneofIhe24volunteerstocarefullyexamineaseriesofobjectsdisplayedtotheminone

cornerofacomputerscreen.Theparticipantswerethentold(olistentoascriesofstatementsaboutsomeof(he

objectstheyhadseen,suchas"Thecarwasfacingtotheleft"andaskedtoindicateasquicklyaspossibleifeach

wastrueorfalse.Someparticipantswereallowedtolettheireyesmoveabcutfreely;otherswereaskedtofixtheir

gazeonacrossatthecentreofthescreen,orthecornerwheretheobjecthadappeared,forexample.

Theresearchersfoundthatthosewhowereallowedtomovetheireyesfreelyduringrecallperformed

significantlybetterthanthosewhofixedonihecross.Interestingly,though,participantswhoweretoldtofixtheir

gazeinthecornerofthescreeninwhichobjectshadappearedearlierperformedbetter(han(hosetoldtofixtheir

gazeinanothercorner.Thissuggeststhatthemorecloselytheparticipants'eyemovementsduringinformation

encoding(編碼)correspondedwiththosethatoccurredduringretrievaloftheinformation,ihebeltertheywere

atrernemberingtheobjects.

32.Ifthepreviousnumberwas50,whichisthemostprobablenumberwhenaparticipantlookedupandright?

A.90.B.50.C.40.D.30.

33.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thewayihateyemovementstakeplace.

B.Thewaythatniemoiyretrievaltakesplace.

C.Therelationshipbetweeneyemovementsandnumbers.

D.Therelationshipbetweeneyemovementsandmentalactivity.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"those"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Theobjects.B.Thecomers.

C.Theparticipants.D.Theeyemovements.

35.WhydidtheSwedishresearchersconductthestudy?

A.Tofindwaystoimproveaperson'smemory.

B.Totesttheinfluenceofeyemovementsonmemory.

C.Totesttheeffectsofdifferenteyemovements.

D.Toseehoweyemovementsheptoidentifyobjects.

第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)

閱讀卜而短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

ThisyearIspenttimeatthecity'sdancesforthementallydisabledtofulfillmyservicehours.AtfirstIlelt

troubledwiththeideaofworkingwiththementallydisabledbecauseIhadneverbeenaroundthembefore._36

Theyarrivedingroupswithleadersandwaitedforthedoorstoopenforwhatseemedthehighlightoftheirweek.

OnceIwasthereforafewminutes,Ididn'tfeeluncomfortableatall.iactuallybecameinterestedtohear

whattheyhadtosay.37Theyweregettingalongwellanditwasclearhowexcited(heyweretoseefamiliar

faceseveryFridaynight.IrealizedthatImeantsomethingtothemwhenIskippedaFridayandtheyaskedwhere

Ihadbeen.Iwasmissed!38

Towardtheendofmyexperienceatthecity'sdancesfor（hedisabled,Iknewtheirstoriesandfacesandfelt

thingsthatIhadneverexperienced.1realizedwhatIhadthoughtaboutthementallydisabledwaswrong._39

Theylovelifeandtakeitforeverythingit'sworth.

40NowIlookbackandrealizewhataneffecttheyhadonme.IfeelthankfulthatIwasbornthewayI

was.Ihavelearnedtorespectdisabledpeoplefortheirdailystruggles,andmeetingthemhasalsomademelearn

toloveeveryminuteoflife.Theytaughtmethatnoonecanjudgewhatis"normal".

A.Theyarcallpeoplejustlikeus.

B.IwentwithafriendandwhenIgotthere,Iwasastonished.

C.WhatIdidforthementallydisabledwastrulybeneficialtothem.

D.Andbytheendoftheprogram,theywereabletoperformsowell.

E.Workingwiththementallydisabledcanbearewardingexperience.

F.ThiswasthefirsttimeIfoundItrulyhadaplaceinastranger'slife.

G.Astheweekspassed,Ifoundmyselfinterested（osechowtheymadeprogress.

第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Inalmosteveryphotofromour1986familyvacationtoWashington,D.C.,Iamshowingoffthesouvenir

I41fromthegiftshopattheSnithsonian'sNationalZoo-acottonsweatshirtwithpandasdancingonthe

42__.Iwasnineyearsold,andpandaswerecool.Notevenmidsummerheatcould43mekeeping（hat

sweatshirtonthroughoutthe44.

Over30yearslaterIfoundmyselfamongapoolofphotojournalistsandvideocrews45

intothepandaenclosure（圍場(chǎng)）.AbabypandanamedBeiBeiwasbeing46totheworld,andIwas

coveringitforNationalGeographic.IaskedzooadministratorsifIcould47periodicallytodocumentthe

firstyearofthepanda'slife.Theysaidyes.

Soon1wasmaking48stopsat（hezootorecord（hebabypanda'sdaily49.IwatchedBeiBei

grovzfromababytoa50energeticyouth.Heplayedwiththekeepers,lookingaroundthecornerfromone

roomtothenextinhisversionofhide-and-seek.IfIgottooclose,he'dlunge（猛沖）formycamera,remindingme

thathewas51abear.

WhenBeiBeiwasafewmonthsold.thezooheldanofficialopeningdayforthe52tocomeandsee

him.ThatmorningIarrivedearly,makingmywaypastthelinethatwas53formingattheentrancetothe

enclosure.I54withawomantherewho'dbeenmakingfrequenttripstothezootoseepandassince1982,

pandaearringsswingingenthusiasticallyfromherears."I'llcomeeverymonth."shesaid.

"It'sgreattowatchthebabypanda55

41.A.broughtinB.tookinC.pickedoutD.puton

42.A.fronB.groundC.spotD.cover

43.A.delayB.avoidC.keepD.prevent

44.A.yearB.tripC.countryD.world

45.A.brokenB.packedC.forcedD.pushed

46.A.caniedB.offeredC.addedD.presented

47.A.returnB.startC.leaveD.pass

48.A.commonB.abruptC.regularD.temporary

49.A.matterB.treatnientC.causeD.routine

50.A.curiousB.thoughtfulC.friendlyD.brave

51.A.merelyB.neverC.actuallyD.once

52.A.childrenB.publicC.journalistsD.keepers

53.A.eventuallyB.soonC.constantlyD.already

54.A.chattedB.hurriedC.workedD.drove

55.A.playinginsideB.makingfriendsC.growingupD.feelingbetter

第二節(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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正他形式。

OurdaughterJessicawasbornlastMarchwhenmywifeandIwerelivinginNewYork.Abouttwomonths

beforeherfirstbirthday,withthepandemicG就疫)56(begin)tospread,wemovedoverseastoAmman,

Jordan(約旦).wheremywifehadtakenanewjob.

Justlikeotherworkingfamilies,keepingagoodbalance57homelifeandourcareershadbeenahuge

challengebeforethepandemic58(especial)whenworkmeantbeingawayfromeachotherfordays,

sometimesweeks,atatimeinourchild's59(develop)whencreatingroutineswassoimportant.Butthings

chargedinMarchofthisyear,whenJordanwentintooneofthe60(strict)lockdownsintheworldin

responsetothepandemic.

Sincethen,ithasbeensuchajoyforme61(be)aconstantpresenceinmydaughter'slife,beingparof

theextraordinarymomentsofdailylifeunderlockdown,allof62areshapingwhatwillbeherfirst

memories.Onesuchroutinethatmydaughterreallyseemstoenjoy63thatIhopeshewillremember,_6

4_(take)placeeveryafternoon,flyingakitefiomtheroofofoutapaitmeiitbuilding.Kite-flyingliasbecomea

verypopularlockdownpastimeamongyouthinAmman.Therearedozensofhomemadekites65(see)high

intheskyeveryafternoon,abeautifulsightaboveanotherwisequietandemptycityunderlockdown.

第四部分寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

你們最近就學(xué)生如何度周末進(jìn)行了一個(gè)調(diào)查(survey),請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容寫(xiě)一篇英語(yǔ)

短文在學(xué)校英語(yǔ)俱樂(lè)部交流。

1.調(diào)查結(jié)果：

1)周末進(jìn)行戶外活動(dòng)的：僅約20%;

2)周末待在室內(nèi)的：約80%;

2.根據(jù)以上調(diào)查結(jié)果作一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)短的評(píng)論。

注意：I.寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右：

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.請(qǐng)按如卜格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀卜面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Gregcouldalwaysbecountedontohaveaninterestingpartyeveryyear.ThisyearthepartywasatGreg's

house.Thefunpariwasascavengerhunt(尋物游戲)hehadsetupfbrus.Twodaysbefore(heparty.Gregwent

aroundandaskedtheneighborsiftheywouldhelpout.Theywerealmostallwilling.

Atthepartyhedividedusintogroupsoffour.Weallhadthesamelistofthingstocollectandanhour'stime

todoit.Thegroupthatfoundthemostthingsonthelistwouldbe(hewinners.Soassoonasthehuntbegan,my

groupsetoutatonce,inthehopeofwinningthegame.Ourfirststopwashousenumber38.AMrs.Trollis

ansv/eredthebellquickly.Shewasgladtohelp.Shehadthreeoftheitemsneeded：anail,aphotographofababy,

andashoebox.

ThenextstopwasMr.Gray'shous?.Hewasanoldermanwhoinvitedusin.Hetoldusallaboutascavenger

hunthewentonwhenhewasaboy.Wewereinterestedbutalsoworriedthatwewouldrunoutoftimelistening

tohisstories.Whenherealizedwedidn'thaveallnight.Mr.Grayhurriedofftofindusafewthingsweneeded.4i

hopeyouwillbethewinners,"hesaid.

Thenwerushedofftoanotherhouse.Ayounglady,Ms.Crane,cametothedoor.Shelookedbusybutshe

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