专业八级模拟618

专业八级模拟618(总分：157.05，做题时间：90分钟)、PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIQF总题数：0,分数：0.00)、SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE总题数：1，分数：40.00)BritishEducationalSystemI.PrimaryandsecondaryeducationinBritain"Childrengotoprimaryschoolattheageof1.Studentsattendsecondaryschooluntilagesixteen.Studentsenterhighereducationattheageofeighteen.n.HighereducationinBritainInEnglandandWales:—2foruniversities:throughtheUCCA—3structuredwithafixedprogramofclasses—Classes:ClassesofferedintheUKareona(n)4basisincreasingly;Moreemphasisisplacedon5study;Studentswritemore6andtakefewerobjectivetests;Classesoftentakethefollowingforms:7,tutorials,seminars.8_——Avarietyoftertiaryleveloptionsareavailable:Thecollegesoffurthereducationprovidevocationaland9education;_Centralinstitutionsdon"tdirectlyvalidatedegrees,butmanyhaveclosetiesto10;Thestandarduniversitydegreeisafour-year11.3.12betweentheUSandtheUKhighereducationGrading:—IntheUK,13arethemostcommonformofstudyassessment;—TheUSprofessorsgrade14thantheUKprofessors.Courselevels:—Basiccoursesarenot15atUKuniversities.BritishEducationalSystemI.PrimaryandsecondaryeducationinBritainChildrengotoprimaryschoolattheageof1.Studentsattendsecondaryschooluntilagesixteen.Studentsenterhighereducationattheageofeighteen.n.HighereducationinBritainInEnglandandWales:—2_foruniversities:throughtheUCCA—3_structuredwithafixedprogramofclasses—Classes:ClassesofferedintheUKareona(n)4basisincreasingly;Moreemphasisisplacedon5study_Studentswritemore6and_takefewerobjectivetests;Classesoftentakethefollowingforms:7,tutorials,seminars.8:——Avarietyoftertiaryleveloptionsareavailable:Thecollegesoffurthereducationprovidevocationaland9education;Centralinstitutionsdon"tdirectlyvalidatedegrees,butmanyhaveclosetiesto10;Thestandarduniversitydegreeisafour-year11.3.12betweentheUSandtheUKhighereducation"Grading:—IntheUK,13arethemostcommonformofstudyassessment;—TheUSprofessorsgrade14thantheUKprofessors.2)Courselevels:—Basiccoursesarenot15atUKuniversities.(分数：40.05)解析：five［听力原文］BritishEducationalSystemTodayI"lltalkabouttheBritisheducationalsystem,includingtheprimaryandsecondaryeducationandthehighereducationinBritain.Meanwhile,I"lltrytomakeacomparisonbetweentheUSandtheUKhighereducation.First,r'llbrieflyintroducetheprimaryandsecondaryeducationinBritain.InEnglandandWales,studentsstudyinprimaryschoolfromagefiveuntileleven.Theyattendsecondaryschooluntilagesixteen.Beforegraduating,studentsusuallytakesevencomprehensiveexams,calledtheGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(GCSE)exams.AfterpassingtheGCSEexams,studentschoosetostudytwotofoursubjectsintenselyfortheGCEAdvancedLevelexams,called"Alevels".Ateighteen,theyenterhighereducationtofocusonaparticularsubject,calleda"course".Nowlet"smoveontothehighereducationinBritain.First,I"lltalkaboutthegeneralpracticesinEnglandandWales,andthenthegeneralpracticesinScotland.InEnglandandWales,prospectiveuniversitystudentsapplyforplacesthroughtheUniversitiesCentralCouncilonAdmissions(UCCA).Studentsdonotapplydirectlytotheuniversitiesthemselves.Successfulcandidatesareadmitteddirectlyintoaspecificdegree"course".Adegreecoursenormallytakesthreeorfouryearstocomplete.Atmostuniversitiesstudentsstudyonlyonemajorsubject.Eachcourseisstructuredwithafixedprogramofclassesfortheentirethreeyears.Increasingly,universitiesintheUnitedKingdomareofferingclassesonamodularbasis,whichallowsstudentstobroadentheirstudiescreatingamoreinterdisciplinaryprogram.Thismodularization,however,hasnotreplacedthetraditionalBritishdegreecoursewiththeAmericanconceptofcreditaccumulation.Inaddition,thereisgenerallyasharpdistinctionbetweentheartsandsciencesandthereisseldomanycross-overbetweenthetwo.AtaBritishuniversity,moreemphasisisplacedonindependent,self-directedstudythanintheUnitedStates.Requiredtextsanddefinitereadingassignmentsarelesscommon.Moretypically,anextensivereadinglistcovering alltopicstobediscussedisdistributedatthe startofthecoursetobeusedforindependentresearch.Britishstudentstypicallyconsultalargenumberofsourcesfromthelibraryratherthanintensivelystudyingafewbookspurchasedbyeveryonetakingacourse.Inaddition,studentsarerequiredtowritemoreessaysandtakefewerobjectiveteststhanatUSinstitutions.Classesoftentakethefollowingforms:lectures,whichare sometimescompletelyoptional;tutorials,inwhichasmallnumberofstudentsmeetwiththelecturer;andseminars,largerdiscussionclassesoftenbaseduponseminaressays.UnliketheUSsystemofregulartestinginacourse, Britishstudentssitforfinalexaminationsthatcoverthefullyear"sworkanddeterminethegradesfortheclass.Withthegrowthofmodularization,however,therehasalsobeenanincreaseinthenumberandvarietyofmodulesofferedonasemesterbasis.InScotland,thereareavarietyoftertiaryleveloptionsavailableforstudents,themostimportantofwhicharethecollegesoffurthereducation,thecentralinstitutions,teacherscollegesandtheuniversities.Thecollegesoffurthereducationprovidevocationalandtechnicaleducation,andenrollmorestudentsthanallothertertiaryinstitutionscombined.CentralinstitutionsprovidecoursesleadingtotheHigherNationalDiploma(HND),bachelor"sdegreesandsomespecializedmaster"sdegrees.Theseinstitutionsdonothavetheauthoritytodirectlyvalidatedegreesandtendtoofferanarrowerrangeofsubjectsthantheuniversities.Manyhaveclosetiestolocalbusinesses,offeringcooperativeworkexperiencesthatprovidestudentsaperiodofpracticaltraining.ScottishuniversitiesarequitedistinctfromtheirBritishcounterparts.Infact,theymorecloselyresembleEuropeanorAmericanuniversities.ThestandardScottishuniversitydegreeisafour-yearHonorsdegree(BAHons).Studentsarerarelyadmitteddirectlytoadegree"course".Usuallytheyareadmittedtoafacultyorsimplyadmittedtotheuniversityasawhole.Scottishuniversitystudentsbeginwithabroad-basedprogramduringthefirstyearandchooseaspecializationafterthesecondoreventhethirdyear.Studentsmayalsoelecttocompleteathree-yearOrdinarydegree.Thisisabroad-baseddegreethat(unlikeinEngland)doesnotrepresenta"failed"Honorsdegree.Next,let"scomparetheUSandtheUKhighereducationfromtwoaspects,namely,gradingandcourselevels.First,aboutthegrading.IntheUK,assessmentmethodsvarybyinstitutionandtendtoreflecttheUKteachingmethodandstyle.Writtenexaminations,whichareheldattheendofayearor,insomecases,inthefinalundergraduateyearonlyarethemostcommonformofstudyassessment.ThereisnoofficialmethodofequatingBritishandAmericaneducationalqualifications.Theeducationalsystemsareverydifferentandattemptstocomparethemmustbedoneonastrictlyprovisionalbasis.ManyUSinstitutionshavealreadydevelopedsystemsofassessingtheirstudyabroadstudentsorequatingBritishgradestoUSgrades.ProfessorsatUKinstitutionsgrademorestrictlythantheircounterpartsintheUnitedStates.Asaresult,AmericanstudentsstudyingintheUKoftenperceivethattheyhaveperformedpoorlyintheirclasses,whentheyhavenot.Gradesaregivenaspercentagesratherthanlettergrades.Fortypercentistheminimumpassinggradeandhighpercentagesarerarelyawarded.Agradeofseventypercentorhigherisconsidered"withdistinction".Ingeneral,percentagesincreasefromfortyratherthandecreasefrom100percent,astheydointheUnitedStates.Second,aboutthecourselevels.AtypicalBritishcourseloadwillvaryfrom3to6modulesorclassesperterm.Moststudentstake4to5modulesperterm.Thenumberofhoursinclassperweekwillvarybyinstitution.StudentsshouldnotethatGeneraleducationorbasiccoursesare notascommonatUKuniversitiesbecausetheyhavealreadybeencoveredattheGCSElevel.Manyfacultiesassumethatastudenthasabasicunderstandingoftheconceptsthatwillbeaddressedinthecourse.Forthisreason,itiscommonforthird-yearAmericanstudentstotakefirst-yearandsecond-yearcoursesataUKuniversity.Withthis,we"recomingtotheendoftoday"slecture.Nexttime,we"lltalkaboutuniversitydegrees.［考点］本题考查重要细节。演讲者首先简单介绍了英国的小学和初中教育，根据听力原文可知，在英格兰和威尔士，学生们从五岁开始上小学，上到11岁，故答案为five。解析：Application［考点］本题考查重要细节。通过听力原文可知，在英格兰和威尔士，一些有希望上大学的学生需要向 UCCA提出申请，原文中提到...studentsapplyforplacesthrough... ，所以该空应根据语境将 apply转换成其名词形式，并且首字母须大写，故答案为Application。解析：Degreecourses［考点］本题考查重要细节。在英格兰和威尔士，学生通过UCCA申请进入大学，根据听力原文可知，学生需要用三到四年的时间修完学位课程，才能拿到学位，所以答案为 Degreecourses。解析：modular［考点］本题考查重要细节。根据听力原文可知，英国的大学提倡模块式课程，空白处与听力原文句型基本一致，故答案为 modular。解析：independentandself-directed［ 考点］本题设题点在对比处。根据听力原文可知，英国的大学更强调独立、自主的学习，空白处与听力原文表达一致，故答案为independentandself-directed。解析：essays［考点］本题考查重要细节。通过听力原文可知，在英国，老师要求学生多写论文，少参加那些客观题的测试，因此答案为 essays。解析：lectures［考点］本题设题点在举例处。演讲者在陈述完英美两国学习方法的不同之处后，接着介绍了授课形式，其中听力原文说道：Classesoftentakethefollowingforms:lectures...tutorials...seminars ，由此可知，英国大学的授课形式主要有上述三种形式，因此空白处应填入 lectures。解析：InScotland［考点］本题设题点在分论点处。上文中介绍了英格兰和威尔士的高等教育情况，通过听力原文可知，接下来介绍的是苏格兰教育的特点，此外该空需要首字母大写，因此答案为 InScotland。解析：technical［考点］本题考查重要细节。根据听力原文可知，在苏格兰，有几种不同层次的高等教育供学生选择，接下来演讲者详细介绍了 thecollegesoffurthereducation ，说它们providevocationalandtechnicaleducation ，由此可知，这些继续教育院校提供职业技术教育，故答案为 technical。解析：localbusinesses［考点］本题考查重要细节。演讲者在陈述了苏格兰的centralinstitutions 后，总结说这些教育机构没有权威人士颁发的有效学位证书，并且他们开设的课程要比一般大学少，但根据听力原文可知，这些机构与地方企业有着紧密的联系，能给学生提供实习的机会，故答案为 localbusinesses。解析：Honorsdegree［考点］本题考查重要细节。根据听力原文可知，演讲者在谈到Scottishuniversities和Britishcounterparts的区别时，指出苏格兰大学与欧美地区的大学更为相似：标准的苏格兰大学学位是四年制的荣誉学位 （荣誉学士），所以答案为Honorsdegree。注意首字母大写。解析：Comparison［考点］本题设题点在分论点处。讲座中已经提到了英国小学、中学和大学教育情况，通过听力原文可知，作者将要进一步比较美国与英国的高等教育，此外，该空位于句首首字母须大写，因此答案为 Comparison。解析：writtenexaminations［考点］本题考查重要细节。演讲者接着从考试评分和课程内容两个方面比较英美两国的高等教育，根据听力原文可知，笔试是英国最常见的学习评估形式，故空白处应填 writtenexaminations。解析：lessstrictly［考点］本题考查重要细节。通过听力原文可知，英国教授评分比美国教授更严格，所以本题中美国教授评分相比较而言是不那么严格的，因此答案为lessstrictly。解析：common［考点］本题设题点在因果关系处。根据听力原文可知，在英国的大学里，通识教育或基础课程不是很普遍，故答案为 common三、SECTIONBINTERVIEW^总题数：2,分数：32.50）（分数：20.00）Gettingridofthechaos.Masteringorganizationalskills.Beingcreative.Askingforgoodadvice. V解析：［听力原文］M:Andyou"vegotIFeelGoodVideo,right?W:Afterthismorning_onthe"Today"set,you"rehome,getridofthechaos,organizationalskills.you"vegottofindme-timebybeingcreativeaboutyourorganization.M:Yougotsomeassignmenttips,sothatinotherwords,carveoutme-time.W:Carveoutme-timeathomeandonthejob.Onthejob,thedaybefore,take10minutes,setupyourfolders,setupyourphonelist,findoutwho"sgoingtoneedyoutomorrow,sotherearelesssurprises.Athome,layoutyourclothes;layoutthebreakfasttable,thelunches,evenlayoutyourmakeupinorder,soitcanhappenquicklyandmaybeyou"llgetmoresleeptime,maybeyou"llgetsomeexerciseson.M:AndwhatIguesswouldbekindofasubsetoftheme-timeistofindahobby.W:Absolutely.Weneedtoreclaimpassionandhappiness.Thinkaboutwhatmadeyouhappyasakid,thinkaboutanewdirectionyouwanttogoandrethinkyourlifegoals,findquiettimetothinkaboutthesestuff,andthenrealizehowenhancedyourlifewouldbeifyouhaveit.M:Andyousaidavoidroadblocks.Whatareroadblocks?W:Notbeingabletosayno.Youknowthejust-say-nophrase?Youneedtoinvokeit.We"rePMSing,meaningweareperfectmommysyndromepeople.Wearethecaretakersoftheworld?Sayno.Don"tbetheheadofeveryteam,everygroup;don"ttakeeveryleadershiprole,tellyourhusband,communicateandsaythosehardwords:Honey,Ineedhelp.M:OK,andwhenyousaybecreative,whatdoyoumean?W:Imeanyouneedtoreally besmartabouthowyoucarveouttheme-time.Youneedtosaveyourself:Ismyhouseneedingalittle zen-likerecreation,sothatIamnotwalkingthroughchaos,sothatIamnotwastingtimelookingforthings?Alsobecreativeaboutwhatyouwanttodowiththetime,makeitvaluable,healthyeatingtakescarve-out-me-time,exercisetakescarve-out-me-time.M:Andit"sallonthewebsite.W:AllonthewebsiteanditstartsMay21.Signupnow.M:OK,Amy,thankssomuch.WhatmeasureshouldNOTbetakenathomeaccordingtotheIFeelGoodVideo?本题设题点在原因解释处。根据听力原文可知，当你在家时，应该远离混乱的局面，具备组织技巧，通过创造性的处理方式来找到自己的时间，因此排除选项 A、B和C,所以D为正确答案。Womenshouldbetheleader. VWomenshouldlearntosayno.Womenshouldputthingsinorder.Womenshouldmaketimevaluablyspent.解析：［听力原文］WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTsoastosuccessfullycreateme-time?本题设题点在对话问答处。根据听力原文可知，无论在家里还是在工作中，女性都应将东西提前整理好，从而为自己从容地赢得自我时间，而不是遇到事情再去考虑，使自己变得焦头烂额，故排除 C;根据听力原文可知，适时的学会说“不”能够使我们从容面对生活，找到真正的自我时间，故排除 B;根据听力原文可知，不要总是使自己处于领导地位，这样自己会很累，故 A符合题意；根据听力原文可知，你需要有创造性地为自己找到自我时间，除了要将事情提前整理好，从而使自己变得从容不迫之外，还可以将时间花在有价值的事情上，故排除 DoItcanbringbackourpassion.Itbringsusbacktoourchildhood. VC」tcanbetterourlife.D」tmakesushappy.解析：［听力原文］WhichofthefollowingreasonscanNOTexplainwhyhobbyisagoodsubsetoftheme-time?本题设题点在原因解释处。根据听力原文可知，找到自己的爱好对于我们重新找回热情与快乐是非常重要的，故排除A和D;根据听力原文可知，有了它，我们的生活质量将会有很大的提高，故排除 C。因此B为正确答案。Thosewhowanttobeperfectmother. VThosewhotendtotakecareofeverything.Thosewhoarealwaystheheadsofteams.Thosewhosayharshwordstotheirhusbands.解析：［听力原文］Whatdoestheterm"PMSing"referto?本题设题点在定义概念处。根据听力原文可知， PMsing是指那些患有完美妈咪综合症的人，因此 A为正确答案。根据听力原文可知，事必躬亲的人要学会说“不”，故排除 B;根据听力原文可知，不要每次都做队长，所以排除C;根据听力原文可知，要对丈夫说出像“需要帮助”这些难以开口的话，而不是尖酸刻薄的言辞，因此排除DoTointroduceAmyHendel.TointroducetheIFeelGoodCommunityChallenge.Toletwomenrealizetheyneedtocarveoutme-time.TocallonpeopletotakepartintheChallenge. V解析：［听力原文］Whatisthemainpurposeofthispartoftheinterview?本题考查主旨。该部分访谈主要论述了如何找到自我时间以及它的意义，如有助于找回热情和快乐等，并且结语处也提到了signup，由此可知该访谈的主要目的是鼓励人们报名参加比赛，所以 D为正确答案。（分数：12.50）Tocomparepriceswhenbuying.Toignorethehighprice. VTobuythingsinadvance.Towaittobuysomebetterthings.解析：［听力原文］M:Gotit.Youknow,it"sreallyanumber"sgame.Becausealotoftimeswhenyou"relookingatthesedifferentdeals,it"slike:save30%,save50%.Butareyoureallysavingthatmuchmoneywhenyou"relookingatyourpurchase?W:That"swhattheirpurposeisfor.You"llseealotoftimesintheadvertisingthatthey"lltypeoutthesavings,andtheinterestisinthefineprint.Almostyou"llseewhatthenewpriceisonsomethingandwhentheydothat.It"sbasicallyavisibletrick.Whateveryousee,first,you"remorelikelytobecomeattachedtothedeal.Andthepriceincomparisonisnotgoingtolooksuchabigdeal.Imeanifyou"resaving$500,itdoesnotreallymatteriftheTVisstill$1,500.Theadvertisingworksinsuchatrickywaythatyoumightthinkyou"regettingthatmuchabetterprice,becausethesavingsaresignificant.M:Right.Sometimesthepurchasereallyisn"tthatlargeofapurchase,soyouknow,30%isnotthatbigofadeal.Butwhenyousee30%,youthink:wow,I"mgettingareallygooddealhere.It"sfunnyhowthenumbersareworkingthere,andtheyknowthat.W:Theydo,andtheywantusjusttosplasharoundthistimeofayear.Soreallyyoushouldmakesureyou"relookingfortheitemsthatarebetweenyourpricerangeandthenstarttoseeifthere"resalesthataremightabroad,somethingevenbetterandalittlebitcheaperforyou.M:Yeah,Igotit.Andshopnow,savelater.Isthatatrick?W:Well.Youseealotofthese,especiallywithclosingstoresatthistimeofyearandthisisawaythatconsumerstriedtothinktheyaregoingtogameasystem,becausetheyaregoingtobuysomethingalittlebittodayandgettoday"ssale,andtheyaregoingtogetcouponsto comebackintwoweeksandbuyalittlebitmorethanevenwithbetterprices.Soforthisone,youknowsomebody"ssalesarerighttherenow,justtrytofocusonwhatdealstheyarecurrentlyandtheyarenottryingtoplaygames.M:SoIthinkthekeywordsherearejust"stayfocused".Youknowyouhavealist,youhaveyourbudget.Trynottobefondofthemifyoudon"thaveto.W:Exactly.Makethatlistandcheckittwice.Andjustmakesureyouarenotdeviatingfromit,orifyoufeelimposedtodosoandyoureallylookatit,makesurethat"sassmartasitlooks.M:Well,that"swhatwearegoingtosetouttodo.W:Yeah.M:ThanksKellyforhelpingusadultsoutinknowingwhattheshoppingisreallyfor.W:It"smypleasure.Whatisthepurposeofthestoresemphasizingthesavingsinthedeals?本题设题点在因果关系处。在被问及商家搞活动是否真的省钱时， KellyGrant指出商家真正的目的是利用这种方式来促销，根据听力原文可知，节省后折算的价格也许仍然很高，但这种手段往往会让顾客觉得自己捡到了便宜，从而忽视了商品的高价格，故答案为 BoDon"treadthenumberonthepricetags.Toignorethehighpercentageofdiscount.Tomakesuretheitemsarewithinyourpricerange. VTomakeadetailedcalculationabouttheprice.解析：［听力原文］Accordingtotheinterview,howtoavoidthenumbertrick?本题设题点在人物建议处。根据听力原文可知，顾客应该寻找在其价格区间内的产品，然后再去寻找打折品，故答案为Co"Stayfocused"arethekeywordswhenshopping.KellyGranttellsUstomakeashoppinglistandcheckittwicewhenshopping.KellyGrantrecommendsthe"shopnow,savelater"shoppingway. VCouponsarethethingsthatthestoreswantyoutocomebackagain.解析：［听力原文］WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaccordingtotheinterview?本题设题点在人物建议处。在被问及 ...shopnow,savelater.Isthatatrick? 时，KellyGrant指出商家的目的是利用购物返券吸引顾客再次消费，根据听力原文可知， KellyGrant建议消费者应关注当前的交易，不要被商家购物返券的小伎俩所欺骗，故答案为 CoMakealistandstayfocused. VEnjoyourselvesandbuywhatevercomingtomind.Buythemostmoney-savingitems.Spendthemoneyandsavelater.解析：［听力原文］Ingeneral,whatshouldwedowhenshopping?本题设题点在人物建议处。根据听力原文可知，顾客应该列岀购物表，然后核对，并保证不去购买列表以外的东西，故答案为AoNumbertrick.Groupshopping. VCouponswithpurchase.Shopnow,savelater.解析：[听力原文]WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasasaletrickintheinterview?本题为综合细节归纳题。根据听力原文可知，没有提到的销售技巧是 B项Groupshopping“团购”，故答案为B。四、PARTHREADINGCOMPREHENSION、题数：1，分数：33.00)SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONSInthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.PASSAGEONEShewasanoldwomanandlivedonafarmnearthetowninwhichIlived.Allcountryandsmall-townpeoplehaveseensucholdwomen,butnooneknowsmuchaboutthem.Suchanoldwomancomesintotowndrivinganoldworn-outhorseorshecomesafootcarryingabasket.Shemayownafewhensandhaveeggstosell.Shebringstheminabasketandtakesthemtoagrocer.Thereshetradesthemin.Shegetssomesaltporkandsomebeans.Thenshegetsapoundortwoofsugarandsomeflour.Afterwardsshegoestothebutcher"sandasksforsomedog-meat.Shemayspendtenorfifteencents,butwhenshedoessheasksforsomething.Formerlythebutchersgavelivertoanyonewhowantedtocarryitaway.Inourfamilywewerealwayshavingit.Onceoneofmybrothersgotawholecow"sliverattheslaughter-housenearthefairgroundsinourtown.Webadituntilweweresickofit.Itnevercostacent.Ihavehatedthethoughtofiteversince.Theoldfarmwomangotsomeliverandasoup-bone.Shenevervisitedwithanyone,andassoonasshegotwhatshewantedshelitoutforhome.Itmadequitealoadforsuchanoldbody.Noonegaveheralift.Peopledrivefightdownaroadandnevernoticeanoldwomanlikethat.TherewassuchanoldwomanwhousedtocomeintotownpastourhouseoneSummerandFallwhenIwasayoungboyandwassickwithwhatwascalledinflammatoryrheumatism.Shewenthomelatercarryingaheavypackonherback.Twoorthreelargegaunt-lookingdogsfollowedatherheels.Theoldwomanwasnothingspecial.Shewasoneofthenamelessonesthathardlyanyoneknows,butshegotintomythoughts.Ihavejustsuddenlynow,afteralltheseyears,rememberedherandwhathappened.Itisastory.HernamewasGrimes,andshelivedwithherhusbandandsoninasmallunpaintedhouseonthebankofasmallcreekfourmilesfromtown.Thehusbandandsonwereatoughlot.Althoughthesonwasbuttwenty-one,hehadalreadyservedaterminjail.Itwaswhisperedaboutthatthewoman"shusbandstolehorsesandranthemofftosomeothercounty.Nowandthen,whenahorseturnedupmissing,themanhadalsodisappeared.Nooneevercaughthim.Once,whenIwasloafingatTomWhitehead"slivery-barn,themancamethereandsatonthebenchinfront.Twoorthreeothermenwerethere,butnoonespoketohim.Hesatforafewminutesandthengotupandwentaway.Whenhewasleavingheturnedaroundandstaredatthemen.Therewasalookofdefianceinhiseyes."Well,Ihavetriedtobefriendly.Youdon"twanttotalktome.IthasbeensowhereverIhavegoneinthistown.Ifsomeday,oneofyourfinehorsesturnsupmissing,well,thenwhat?"Hedidnotsayanythingactually."I"dliketobustoneofyouonthejaw,"wasaboutwhathiseyessaid.Irememberhowthelookinhiseyesmademeshiver.Theoldmanbelongedtoafamilythathadhadmoneyonce.HisnamewasJakeGrimes.Itallcomesbackclearlynow.Hisfather,JohnGrimes,hadownedasawmillwhenthecountrywasnew,andhadmademoney.Thenhegottodrinkingandrunningafterwomen.Whenhediedtherewasn"tmuchleft.Jakeblewintherest.Prettysoontherewasn"tanymorelumbertocutandhislandwasnearlyallgone.HegothiswifeoffaGermanfarmer,forwhomhewenttoworkoneJunedayinthewheatharvest.Shewasayoungthingthenandscaredtodeath.Yousee,thefarmerwasuptosomethingwiththegirl—shewas,Ithink,aboundgirlandhiswifehadhersuspicions.Shetookitoutonthegirlwhenthemanwasn"taround.Then,whenthewifehadtogoofftotownforsupplies,thefarmergotafterher.ShetoldyoungJakethatnothingreallyeverhappened,buthedidn"tknowwhethertobelieveitornot.Hegotherprettyeasyhimself,thefirsttimehewasoutwithher.Hewouldn"thavemarriedheriftheGermanfarmerhadn"ttriedtotellhimwheretogetoff.Hegothertogoridingwithhiminhisbuggyonenightwhenhewasthreshingontheplace,andthenhecameforherthenextSundaynight.Shemanagedtogetoutofthehousewithoutheremployer"sseeing,butwhenshewasgettingintothebuggyheshowedup.Itwasalmostdark,andhejustpoppedupsuddenlyatthehorse"shead.HegrabbedthehorsebythebridleandJakegotouthisbuggy-whip.Theyhaditoutallright!TheGermanwasatoughone.Maybehedidn"tcarewhetherhiswifeknewornot.Jakehithimoverthefaceandshoulderswiththebuggy-whip,butthehorsegottoactingupandhehadtogetout.Thenthetwomenwentforit.Thegirldidn"tseeit.Thehorsestartedtorunawayandwentnearlyamiledowntheroadbeforethegirlgothimstopped.Thenshemanagedtotiehimtoatreebesidetheroad.(IwonderhowIknowallthis.Itmusthavestuckinmymindfromsmall-towntaleswhenIwasaboy.)JakefoundherthereafterhegotthroughwiththeGerman.Shewashuddledupinthebuggyseat,crying,scaredtodeath.ShetoldJakealotofstuff,howtheGermanhadtriedtogether,howhechasedheronceintothebarn,howanothertime,whentheyhappenedtobealoneinthehousetogether,hetoreherdressopencleardownthefront.TheGerman,shesaid,mighthavegotherthattimeifhehadn"theardhisoldwomandriveinatthegate.Shehadbeenofftotownforsupplies.Well,shewouldbeputtingthehorseinthebarn.TheGermanmanagedtosneakofftothefieldswithouthiswifeseeing.Hetoldthegirlhewouldkillherifshetold.Whatcouldshedo?Shetoldalieaboutrippingherdressinthebarnwhenshewasfeedingthestock.Iremembernowthatshewasaboundgirlanddidnotknowwhereherfatherandmotherwere.Maybeshedidnothaveanyfather.YouknowwhatImean.