2023学年河北省邯郸市磁县滏滨中学高考仿真模拟英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held2．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could3．Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat4．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw5．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any6．—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．arethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought7．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those8．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter9．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith10．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot11．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor12．WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup13．Thegovernmentspokesmanhasto________hiswordsbeforerespondingtoreporters.A．pass B．weigh C．cover D．express14．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall15．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very16．Weallsighedwith________reliefwhen________planefinallylandedsafely.A．a;/ B．/;theC．a;a D．a;the17．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should18．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless19．Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup20．IadmiremyEnglishteacher.Icanrememberveryfewoccasions_____shestoppedworkingbecauseofillhealth.A．that B．whenC．where D．which第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Resume(简历)writingisaskill,butnoteveryoneisbornwithit.Fortunately,on/r/,youwillfindfreeresumesamplesfordifferentjobneedsApartfromgivingyouready-madesamplesforthevariousposts;wealsoprovideinformationandtipsonhowtowriteaparticularjobresumesothatyoucandraftyourcopyonyourown.Byprovidingyouwithcareertipsandjobinformationalongwithsamplesofresumesandapplicationletters,wehavemadeanattempttomakeyouaneffectiveWriter,whocancomfortablywritehisjobsummary,skillsandexperienceinthemostappealingway.YoumaybeanAccountant,FashionDesigner,Doctororanyotherimaginableprofessional,andourwritingteamhasmadesurethatyouhavearesumethatistailor-madejustforyou.Everyjobhasdifferentrequirements,andthatmakeseveryresumedifferent.Ifyouarelookingforasampleforaspecificjob,seethecategoriesandclickontheparticularsectiontoviewtheexamplesformanagement,nursing,sales,medical,lawyer,andothers.Rememberthatcorrectandeffectiveresumeisthekeytogettingtheinterviewcall.Writingagreatresumeisfarfromfollowingspecificrulesandadviceyouhearfromothers.Somecommonbeliefslike,itshouldjustbeapagelong,aremisleading.Resumeisatooltosellyourskillstothepotentialemployer.Thus,itshouldbeappropriatetothepostappliedfor.Usethesamplesprovidedheretodescribeyourskills,personality,andexperienceeffectively.Letyourcreativityflowthroughyoutomakeyoursummaryofpersonalandprofessionalhistorylookunique.Ifyouattachabriefapplicationletteralongwithit,youcanhaveyetanothergreatsellingpointupyoursleeve!Sincearesumehasthepowertomakeorbreakyourchancesofearninganinterviewcall,youprobablywouldhavealotofquestionsinyourmind.Toeaseoutthetensionandanswerallthequestions,wehavelistedalistofFAQs,whicharesuretomakeyourlifeeasier.1、Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyougetajobinterviewaccordingtothetext?A．Previousworkingexperiences. B．Anappealingresume.C．Yourcommunicationskills. D．Yourcreativityandpersonality2、Whatdoyouhavetodowhenwritingaresume?A．Copy-pastesomepartsfromthiswebsite.B．Strictlyfollowspecificrules.C．Makeitonepagelong.D．Makesureitisappropriateandunique.3、Whatdoyouthinktheletters“FAQs”inthelastparagraphstandfor?A．frequentlyaskedquestions. B．firstaidquestions.C．factoryautomationqualities. D．fairaveragequalities.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeasepeopleoftheirtensioninlife.B．Tomakepeopleaneffectivewriter.C．Torecommendjob-huntersawebsiteaboutresumewriting.D．Togivejob-huntersready-madesamplesfortheirposts.22．（8分）DavidCameronisurgingtoday’syoungesterstoabandonFrenchtoconcentrateonthetongueofthefuture—Mandarin(普通话)。Cameronsaid:“IwantBritainlinkeduptotheworld’sfast-growingeconomies.Andthatincludesouryoungpeoplelearningthelanguagestosealtomorrow’sbusinessdeals.”“Bythetimethechildrenborntodayleaveschool,Chinaistobetheworld’slargesteconomy.Soit’stimetolookbeyondthetraditionalfocusonFrenchandGermanandgetmanymorechildrenlearningMandarin.”Tostrengthenhismessage,hequotedNelsonMandela—theformerpresidentofSouthAfricawhosaid“Ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstandsthatgoestohishead;ifyoutalktohiminhisownlanguagethatgoestohisheart.”CameronsaidthatapartnershipbetweentheBritishCouncil(英国文化协会)andHanbanwilldoublethenumberofChineselanguageassistantsintheUKby2016andprovideincreasedfundingtoschoolsofofferingMandarinasalanguagechoice.InadevelopmentoftheUK—ChinaSchoolPartnershipprogramme,fundingwillalsobeprovidedfor60headteacherstomakestudyvisitstoChinain2014.InrecentresearchtheBritishCouncilfoundonly1%oftheadultpopulationspeaksMandarintoalevelthatallowsthemtoconductabasicconversation.Just3,000pupilsinEngland,WalesandNorthernIrelandenteredforChineselanguagesGCSEsin2013,puttingitfarbehindthetraditionalchoicesofFrenchwith177,000,Spanishwith91,000andGermanwith62,000entrants(加入者),aswellasUrdu,PolishandArabic.ProfessorDameHelenWallace,theBritishAcademy’sforeignsecretary,said,“alackofqualifiedteacherscouldbeabarriertoimproveitspopularity.”LauraChan,oneoftheco—foundersofabilingualMandarin—Englishprimaryschool,saidtheprimeminister’sannouncementwasgoodnewsforthestatusofMandarin.Shesaid,“It’sagreathelp.Itwillincreasepeople’sawarenessofMandarinasalanguagetheycanlearn.”1、Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?A．DavidCameroncallsforBritishstudentstolearnMandarin.B．DavidCameronhasvisitedChinaforthreedays.C．ChineselanguageisverypopularwithBritishpeople.D．ThecooperationisimportantbetweentheUKandChina.2、WhydoesDavidCameronurgestudentstolearnChinese?A．BecauseChinesewillbeawidely—usedlanguageintheworld.B．BecausetherearemanyChinesepeoplelivinginBritain.C．BecausehethinksChinawillbecomethelargesteconomy.D．BecauseonlyafewofBritishpeoplecancommunicateinChinese.3、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetothepopularityofMandarin?A．It’swonderfulbutitalsohassomeproblems.B．Itcanbeagreatwasteoftimeandenergy.C．It’sonlyadesignfortheyoungsterslater.D．It’sonlyawaytohelpstudentstotravelabroad.4、WhatisthepurposeofDavidCameronbyquotingMandela’swordsinParagraph3?A．Tocomparedifferentideas.B．Toshowhisrichknowledge.C．ToshareMandela’sopinion.D．TopersuadepeopletolearnMandarin.23．（8分）Hawkingwasperhapsthemostfamousscientistintheworldwhenhediedin2018atage76.His1988book，ABriefHistoryofTime，soldtenmillioncopiesandmadehimanunlikelysuperstareventopeoplewhosweatedthroughhighschoolscience.HumorwasalwaysabigpartofHawking’sefforttobringphysicstothemasses.Inhis2010book，TheGrandDesign，forinstance，herecountshow，in1277，theCatholicChurchdeclaredscientificlawssuchasgravitytobewrong，sincetheyseemedagainstGod'sidea.“Interestingly，”thetextaddsjokingly，“PopeJohnwaskilledbytheeffectsofthelawofgravityafewmonthslaterwhentheroofofhispalacefellinonhim.”Hawkingwasonly21whenhewasdiagnosedwiththediseaseALS.Formostpeople，theconditionwouldhavebeenadisaster.ButHawkingrolledoverhardshipasifitwerejustapebbleunderhiswheelchair.“Lifewouldbetragic，”heoncesaid，“ifitweren’tfunny.”Hekeptsmilingeventhoughhespentmorethan4yearsinawheelchair.“Helovedadventureandfun，”saysMlodinow，whooncetookHawkingonapunt-boattripdownthefiverCaminCambridge，England，despitetheobviousdangeroftheboatturningover.“YouknowaboutwhenhewentontheVomitComet?It’saplanethatfliesinaparabolic(抛物线的)pathsoyouareweightless，likeyouareinspace.Alotofpeoplevomit，buthelovedthatsortofthing.”Andhewas65atthetime.Hawking’sgreatesthit，humor-wise，wasprobablythecocktailpartyhethrewin2009.Itwasa“welcomereceptionforfuturetimetravelers，”hesaid，sonaturally，hesentouttheinvitationsthedayaftertheparty.Nooneshowedupyet.“Maybeonedaysomeonelivinginthefuturewillfindtheinformationanduseawormholetimemachinetocomebacktomyparty，provingthattimetravelwillonedaybepossible，”Hawkingexplained.Andifthathappens，don’tbesurprisedifHawkingistheretoo.Afterall，henevermissedachancetohavefun.1、WhatdoesthetextmainlytellusaboutHawking?A．Herelatedphysicstohumorclosely.B．Hemadegreatcontributionstophysics.C．Hewentthroughmanyfunnyexperiences.D．Hewasoptimisticaboutthefutureofscience.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutPopeJohn?A．HewasnotinfavorofGod.B．HewasascientistlikeHawking.C．Hewasopposedtothelawofgravity.D．Hewaskilledduetothediscoveryofgravity.3、WhatdroveHawkingtogoontheVomitComet?A．Hisfondnessofadventure.B．Theinvitationfromhisfriend.C．Therequirementsofhiswork.D．HisdesireforrecoveryfromALS.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Thecocktailpartywasagreatsuccess.B．Thepossibilityoftimetravelwasnotproved.C．Hawkingwasamanwhoenjoyedholdingparties.D．Thewormholetimemachinewasusedatthattime.24．（8分）Tworecentstudieshavefoundthatpunishmentisnotthebestwaytoinfluencebehavior.Oneshowedthatadultsaremuchmorecooperativeiftheyworkinasystembasedonrewards.ResearchersatHarvardUniversityintheUnitedStatesandtheStockholmSchoolofEconomicsinSwedendidthestudy.TheyhadabouttwohundredcollegestudentsplayaversionofthegameknownasthePrisoner’sDilemma.Thegameisbasedonthetensionbetweentheinterestsofanindividualandagroup.Thestudentsplayedingroupsoffour.Eachplayercouldwinpointsforthegroup,sotheywouldallgainequally.Buteachplayercouldalsorewardorpunisheachoftheotherthreeplayers.HarvardresearcherDavidRandsaysthemostsuccessfulbehaviorprovedtobecooperation.Thegroupsthatrewardedthemostearnedabouttwiceasmuchinthegameasthegroupsthatrewardedtheleast.Andthemoreagrouppunisheditself,theloweritsearnings.ThestudyappearedlastmonthinthejournalScience.Theotherstudyinvolvedchildren.ItwaspresentedlastmonthinCaliforniaataconferenceonviolenceandabuse(虐待).Researchersusedintelligencetestsgiventotwogroups.Morethaneighthundredchildrenwereagedtwotofourthefirsttimetheyweretested.Morethansevenhundredchildrenwereagedfivetonine.Thetwogroupswereretestedfouryearslater,andthestudycomparedtheresultswiththefirsttest.Bothgroupscontainedchildrenwhoseparentsusedphysicalpunishmentandchildrenwhoseparentsdidnot.ThestudysaystheIQsoftheyoungerchildrenwhowerenotspankedwerefivepointshigherthanthosewhowere.Intheoldergroup,thedifferencewasalmostthreepoints.Themoretheyarespanked,theslowertheirmentaldevelopment.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthesecondstudy?A．Children'sIQshavemuchtodowithphysicalpunishment.B．Thestudyisaboutviolenceandcooperationofchildren.C．Thechildrentestedweredividedintogroupsoffour.D．Children'smentaldevelopmentonlyreliesontheirIQs.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spanked”referto?A．punishedB．blamedC．testedD．praised3、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheBestWaytoCorrectMisbehaviorB．PunishmentIstheBestWayofEducationC．CooperationIstheMostSuccessfulBehaviorD．PunishmentorReward:WhichWorksBetteronBehavior?4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Punishmentisthebestwaytoinfluencebadbehaviors.B．Theparticipantsinthefirststudyhavetherighttorewardorpunishothersinthegroup.C．theyoungerchildrenhaveahigherIQbecauseoftheirparents’educationallevel.D．Adultsaremuchmorecooperativethanchildren.25．（10分）MoviePete’sDragonPete,playedbyOakesFegley,venturedintothewaterwithhisdragonpal,Elliot,inthenewmoviePete’sDragon.Thefilmbroughtananimateddragon,Elliot,andhishumanbestfriend,Pete,together.ShooingittookalotofimaginationforOakesFegley,the11-year-oldactorwhoplayedPete,andOonaLaurence,the13-year-oldactresswhoplayedNatalie.ShediscoveredPeteandElliotinthewoods.Kubo’sGreatQuest(寻找)ThemoviewasaboutayoungboynamedKubo,wholivewithhismotherinaquitevillageinancientJapan.Afteraccidentallycallingforavengefulspiritfromthepast,Kubosetoffonaheroicquesttofindamagicalsuitofarmor(盔甲)oncewornbyhisfather.Alongtheway,hegainedtwoanimalcompanions,MonkeyandBeetle.Theirjourneywasfilledwithmagic,music,andthetellingofmanystories.IceAge:CollisionCourseWhentheoriginalIceAgefilmwasreleasedin2002,ananimatedherdofprehistoricanimalstooktheworldbystorm.Fast-forward14yearsandthefifthmovieintheIceAgefranchise(获特许经营权的企业)washittingtheaters.IceAge:CollisionCoursefollowedthosesamebelovedmammalsthatmoviegoershavewatchedgrowup.Thistimearound,itisn’tglobalwarmingthatthreatenedtheherd,butabigplanetthat’sheadedtowardEarth.FindingDoryInFindingDory,theforgetfulbluetang,Dory,sufferedfromshort-termmemoryloss.OnDory’sjourneytoreconnectwithhermomanddad,shemadesomenewfriends.1、HowdidLaurencecontrolheremotionsintheshootingofPete’sDragon?A．Bytesting.B．Byseeing.C．Byimitating.D．Byimagining.2、ForwhatpurposedidKubostarthisjourney?A．Tosearchforanarmor.B．Toobtainanimalfriends.C．ToknowaboutAsianculture.D．TolearnabouttheAmericanaccent.3、WhatwaslikelytodestroytheherdinIceAge:CollisionCourse?A．AplanetkissingEarth.B．AnalieninvadingEarth.C．WorstfloodshappeningonEarth.D．GlobalwarminghappeningonEarth.4、WhathealthproblemdidDoryhave?A．Shehadalongmemory.B．Shehadaheadinjury.C．Shehadaterriblememory.D．Shehadashoulderinjury.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）“Areyougoingshoppingtoday?”myhusband,Roy,askedwhenIansweredthetelephone.“I1to,”Isaid.Thanksgivingwasonlyacoupledaysaway.Mymoneywas2andIknewIhadtobecreativeinmyshoppingthatday.Forafewseconds,Roysat3ontheotherendoftheline.Thenervousnessgraduallyincreasedunderthewordlessness,whichIcouldn’twaittobreakthrough.“Whydoyouask?”Iwhispered,4whathemightsay.“Nancy,there’safamilywithsixkidsthatwillnothaveanythingto5forThanksgiving.Thelittleoneisonlyfiveyearsold.Whileyou’reatthestorecouldyou6buysomethingforthem?”MyheadbegantospinwhenIwasthinkingaboutthefiftydollarsIhad7forourfamily’sThanksgivingdinner.InthebackofmymindI8thehungryguestswhowouldbecomingtoourhousefordinner.Iputmyheaddownonmydesk,alreadyfeeling9There’snowaypossible,Ithought.Butthecompassion(怜悯)Iheardinmyhusband’s10struckanerveinsideme.Ireplied,“11butonlyifGodhelps.”Ifinishedmyworkand12allthewaytothenearestgrocerystore.Ienteredtheparkinglotandnoticedabig13inthegrocerystorewindow:Turkeys29centsapound.“ThankGod!”Isaidtomyself.Iwentinside,butwhenIreadthesignmyheart14“Limitone.”ButIneededatleasttwosoIdecidedtofindthemanager.I15theproblem.Hemadeanexception.Tomy16,Ihadenoughmoney.Iwasevenabletopurchaseapackageofcookiesforthefive-year-oldchildwhohad17myheart,eventhoughIhadnevermether.Laterthatafternoon,RoyandImadeaspecialdeliverytoahome18withchildrenofallages.Iwillneverforgetthe19onthesixkids’faces.Byfar,thatwasthegreatest20ofmylife.1、A．plan B．refuse C．fail D．agree2、A．private B．enough C．endless D．limited3、A．nervously B．silently C．friendly D．excitedly4、A．arranging B．receiving C．fearing D．blaming5、A．eat B．do C．pay D．say6、A．freely B．possibly C．gently D．regularly7、A．lent B．pulled C．hidden D．saved8、A．invited B．organized C．counted D．connected9、A．affected B．defeated C．satisfied D．bored10、A．voice B．face C．heart D．body11、A．Bad B．Poor C．Sure D．Afraid12、A．angered B．worried C．wondered D．prayed13、A．flower B．sign C．book D．word14、A．sank B．fell C．ended D．held15、A．explained B．promised C．required D．corrected16、A．horror B．sadness C．credit D．surprise17、A．broken B．stolen C．operated D．supported18、A．covered B．shaped C．filled D．made19、A．sorrow B．loneliness C．disappointment D．smiles20、A．year B．season C．Thanksgiving D．reward第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Itiseasyandverypowerfultobekindtothosewhoarekindtoyou.Yet,toexperiencethefullpowerofyoursincerekindness,offerittopeople1．arecarelessandrudetoyou.Sure,itisdifficulttoforgivethosewhoarehurtfulloyou.Butthewaytostopthehurtisbyrefusingtoparticipateinit.Forgivenessgivesyoutheupperhand.Betheonewhoisstrong,who2．(stop)therudeness.Putthepowerofkindness3．forgivenesstoworkforyouandyourworld.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Gettingridofthebadhabitofprocrastination(拖延症)isnowmygoaloflife、Myfirststepwastosetsmalltargetswhatcanbereachedrealistically、Forexample,Iplantosetatimetableformystudy、Soafterschool,Iwillputfinishinghomeworkinthelastplace、Additionally,Iwillmakealistofmyimportanttaskincludingtheirduedatesbutfollowmyschedulestrictly、Iwillavoidfindexcusesforputtingthemoff、Atsametime,Iwillaskformyfriendsandparentstohelpme、Byachievingthissmalltargets,IhaveconfidentthatIwillovercomeprocrastination、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华。你的美国笔友Tom给你发了封邮件，询问你假期做了些什么，新学期有什么打算。因你最近一直忙于准备学校艺体节舞蹈，你未能及时回复。请根据以下要点给他回邮件。1.未能及时回复的原因；2.假期外出旅游、阅读小说，复习功课；3.新学期努力学习，争取考上理想大学注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；关键词:1.艺体节Artsandsportsfestival2.复习功课reviewlessons_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、C4、A5、C6、B7、A8、B9、B10、B11、A12、B13、B14、C15、C16、B17、B18、D19、D20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、B2、D3、A4、C22、根据第一段的总结☞A选项DavidCameroncallsforBritishstudentstolearnMandarin.23、1、A2、C3、A4、B24、1、A2、A3、D4、B25、AftertheEarthquakehadstopped,whentherescuersreachedtheruinsofayoungwoman’shouse,theysawherdeadbodythroughthecracks.Butherposewassomehowstrangethatshekneltonherkneeslikeapersonwasworshipping(礼拜);herbodywaslearningforward,andhertwohandsweresupportedbyanobject.Thecollapsedhousehadcrashedherbackandherhead.Withsomanydifficulties,theleaderoftherescueteamputhishandthroughanarrowgaponthewalltoreachthewoman’sbody.Hewashopingthatthiswomancouldbestillalive.However,thecoldandstiffbodytoldhimthatshehadpassedawayforsure.Heandtherestoftheteamleftthishouseandweregoingtosearchthenextcollapsedbuilding.Forsomereasons,theteamleaderwasdrivenbyacompellingforcetogobacktotheruinedhouseofthedeadwoman.Again,hekneltdownandusedhishandthroughthenarrowcrackstosearchthelittlespaceunderthedeadbody.Suddenly,hescreamedwithexcitement,“Achild!Thereisachild