2023届豫南九校高三压轴卷英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Iwasanonlychild,and________Ihadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.A．soB．butC．orD．while2．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．asD．that3．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith4．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence5．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that6．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof7．—Didyougotolastnight’sconcert?—Yes.Andthegirlplayingtheviolinattheconcert_______allthepeoplepresentwithherexcellentability.A.impressed B．compared C．conveyed D．observed8．AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythatthey________thefirst-everimageofablackhole.A．havecaptured B．werecapturingC．hadcaptured D．wouldcapture9．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear10．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave11．During______afternoon,therainbecamesmaller,buttowards__________evening,therewasasuddenlandslidethatburiedthevillage.A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．an;the12．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved13．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what14．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which15．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup16．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited17．youstarteatinginahealthierway,weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier.A．Unless B．AlthoughC．Before D．Once18．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping19．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally20．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot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）Ateamofinternationalscientistsisduetosetofffortheworld’sbiggesticeberginamissionaimingtoanswerfundamentalquestionsabouttheimpactofclimatechangeinthepolarregions.Thescientists,ledbyheBritishAntarcticSurvey(BAS),aretryingtoreachanewlyrevealedecosystemthathadbeenhiddenfor120,000yearsbelowtheLarsenCiceshelf.Lastyear,partoftheLarsenCiceshelfcalved(崩解)away,formingahugeiceberg-A68--whichisfourtimesbiggerthanLondon,andrevealinglifebeneathforthefirsttime.Nowscientistssayitisaraceagainsttimetoexplorethesenewecosystemsbeforetheyaretransformedtothelight.MarinebiologistDrKatrinLinsefromtheBASisleadingthemission.“ThecalvingofA68providesuswithauniqueopportunitytostudymarinelifeasitrespondstoahugeenvironmentchange,”shesaid.“Itisimportantthatwegettherequicklybeforetheunderseaenvironmentchangesassunlightentersthewater.”ProfessorDavidVaughan,sciencedirectorattheBAs,said,“Weneedtobebold(大胆的)onthisone.LarsenCisalongwaysouthandthere’slotsofseaiceinthearea,butthisisimportantscience,sowewilltryourbesttogettheteamwheretheyneedtobe.HesaidclimatechangehadalreadyaffectedtheseaaroundAntarcticaandiswarmingsomecoastalwaters.“Futurewarmingmaymakesomehabitatswarm.Wherethesehabitatssupportuniquespeciesthatareadaptedtolovethecoldandnotthewarm,thosespeciesaregoingtoeithermoveordie.”ThereisgrowingconcernaboutthepossibleimpactofclimatechangeintheAntarctic.Earlierthismonth,areportrevealedthatmeltingicesheetsinGreenlandandAntarcticaarespeedingupthealreadyfastpaceofthesealevelrise.Theresearch,publishedbytheNationalAcademiesofScience,EngineeringandMedicine,said,“Atthecurrentrate,theworld’soceanwillbe,onaverage,atleast60cmhigherbytheendofthecentury.”However,itfoundthattheprocessisaccelerating,andmorethanthreequartersoftheaccelerationsince1993isduetomeltingicesheetsinGreenlandandAntarctica,thestudyshows.1、Whyarethescientistseagertogototheiceberg?A．Tostudyhowtheicebergwasformed.B．Tostudyanewlydiscoveredecosystem.C．Toexploreanewwaytopreventclimatechange.D．ToexplorethegeographyoftheLarsenCiceshelf.2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thisone”inthefourthparagraphreferto?A．TheLarsenCiceshelf.B．ClimatechangeinAntarctica.C．TheA68icebergwiththeecosystembeneathit.D．TheconditionofanimalspeciesinAntarctica.3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheA68icebergfromthetext?A．ItisasbigasLondon.B．ItispartofaniceshelfintheArctic.C．Itwilldisappearinaveryshorttime.D．IthasuncoveredanunknownecosysteminAntarctica.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．ThereisnoneedtoworryaboutclimatechangeinAntarctica.B．TheicesheetsinGreenlandandAntarcticaaremeltingatasteadyrate.C．Manycreatureslivingindeepwaterwilldieoutduetoclimatechange.D．By2100,thesealevelwillhaverisentoamuchhigherlevelthannow.22．（8分）SupposeyouworkinabigfirmandfindEnglishveryimportantforyourjobbecauseyouoftendealwithforeignbusinessmen.NowyouarelookingforaplacewhereyoucanimproveyourEnglish,especiallyyourspokenEnglish.HerearesomeadvertisementsaboutEnglishlanguagetrainingfromnewspaper.Youmayfindtheinformationyouneed.GlobalEnglishCenter﹡GeneralEnglishinallfourskills:listening,speaking,reading,andwriting.﹡3-month(700yuan),6-month(1,10yuan)andone-year(2,000yuan)courses.﹡Choicesofmorningoreveningclasses,3hoursperday,Mon－Fri.﹡ExperiencedcollegeEnglishteachers.﹡Closetocitycenterandbusstops.Tel:67705272Add:105AhongshanRoad,100082ModernLanguageSchool﹡SpecialcoursesinEnglishforbusiness,travel,banking,hotelmanagementandofficeskills.﹡Smallclasses(12-16students)onSat.&Sun.from2:00－5:00p.m.﹡NativeEnglishteachersfromCanadaandtheUSA．﹡Languagelabandcomputerssupplied.﹡3-monthcourse:1,050yuan;6-monthcourse:1,850yuan.Writeorphone:ModernLanguageSchool,675ParkRoad.100056Tel:67353019The2stCenturyEnglishTrainingCentre﹡Wespecializeineffectiveteachingatalllevels.﹡Weoffermorningorafternoonclass,boththreemonthsandahalfatacostof800yuan.﹡Wealsohaveasix-weekTOEFLpreparationclassduringwinterandsummerholidays.﹡Entranceexams:June.1andDec.1﹡Only15-minutewalkfromcitycentre.Call67801642formoreinformationTheInternationalHouseofEnglish﹡Three/Six-monthEnglishcoursesforstudentsofalllevelsataverylowcost:60yuanfor12hoursperweek:convenientclasshours:9:00－12:00a.m.and2:00－5:00p.m.﹡A4-montheveningprogrammespeciallyfordevelopingspeakingskills(samecostasdayclasses).﹡Freesightseeingandsocialactivities﹡VeryclosetotheCentralPark.Forfurtherinformationcall67434081、Youworkfrom9:00a.m.to4:30p.m.everyday.Whichschoolwillyouchoose?A．GlobalEnglishCenterandModernLanguageSchool.B．GlobalEnglishCenterandtheInternationalHouse.C．ModernLanguageSchoolandthe2stCentury.D．The2stCenturyandtheInternationalHouse.2、The2stCenturyisdifferentfromtheotherthreeschoolsinthat______.A．itsteachingqualityisbetter B．itisnearesttothecitycentreC．itscoursesaremoreadvanced D．itrequiresanentranceexamination3、YouwillprobablyprefertogototheInternationalHousebecauseit_________.A．offersfreesightseeingandsocialactivitiesB．hasaspecialcourseinspokenEnglishC．costslessthantheotherschoolsD．hasnativeEnglishteachers4、IfyoutaketheeveningprogrammeattheInternationalHouse,youwillpayabout_______.A．60yuan B．240yuan C．71yuan D．960yuan23．（8分）Longago,peoplewhowererichorimportantrodehorsesthatwereverytall.Today,ifagirlactslikesheisbetterthaneveryoneelse,youmightsaysheshould“getoffherhighhorse.”Yesterday,mychildrenwantedmetotakethemtotheplayground.ButIhadtofinishmywork,soItoldthemto“holdyourhorses”—waituntilIfinishwhatIamdoing.Mytwoboysliketocompeteagainsteachotherandplayinaviolentway.Ialwaystellthemtostop“horsingaround”orsomeonecouldgethurt.Weliveinasmalltown.Itdoesnothaveanyexcitingactivitiestooffervisitors.Mychildrencallita“one-horsetown.”Lastnight,IgotatelephonecallwhileIwaswatchingmyfavoritetelevisionshow.Idecidednottoansweritbecause“wildhorsescouldnotdragmeaway”fromthetelevision—therewasnothingthatcouldstopmefromdoingwhatIwantedtodo.Sometimesyougetinformation“straightfromthehorse’smouth.”Itcomesdirectlyfromthepersonwhoknowsmostaboutthesubject.Letussayyourteachertellsyouthereisgoingtobeatesttomorrow.Youcouldsayyougottheinformation“straightfromthehorse’smouth.”Youmayhaveheardthisexpression,“Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakehimdrink.”Thatmeansyoucangivesomeoneadvicebutyoucannotforcehimtodosomethinghedoesnotwanttodo.1、Howmanyidioms(习语)about“horse”doesthepassagetalkabout?A．5B．6C．7D．82、What’stheprobablemeaningof“holdyourhorses”?A．waitamomentB．stopworkingC．keepontryingD．neverdothatagain3、Whenyougettheinformation“straightfromthehorse’smouth”,itmeanstheinformationis_____.A．reliableB．falseC．uselessD．frightening4、Whensomeoneforcesyoutodosomethingasheadvises,youcansay“______”tohim.A．holdyourhorsesB．Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakehimdrinkC．getoffyourhighhorseD．wildhorsescouldnotdragmeaway5、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Itmainlytalksabouthorseinthewest.B．Itmainlyintroducessomeidiomsabouthorse.C．Itmainlyshowstheimportanceofhorse.D．It’smainlyaboutthequalityofhorse.24．（8分）Itisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel.Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacage,buttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatteraltogether.Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headeddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting.Afriendlynodorawaveofthanksinanswertoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandcalmsonecessaryinmoderntrafficcondition.Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough.Manydriversnowadaysdon’tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhowavesachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaybenotabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies(奶奶).Anexperienceddriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifdriverslearnttocorrectlyjoinintrafficstreamwithoutcausingtotalblockagesthatgiverisetounpleasantfeelings.Unfortunately,moderndriverscan’tevenlearntodrive.Yearsago,expertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmore

give-and-take

fromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.1、Accordingtothepassage,troubleontheroadareoftencausedby____________.A．roadconditions B．thespeedofmodernlifeC．thelargenumberofcar D．thebehaviorofthedrivers2、Inthewriter’sopinion,___________.A．driversshouldshowroadpolitenessproperlyB．stricttrafficrulesarebadlyneededC．unskillfuldriversshouldbepunishedD．driversshouldavoidtrafficjams3、Theunderlinedword“give-and-take”inthepassagemeans__________.A．politenessandimpoliteness B．willingnesstogiveintoeachother’swishesC．offeringhelptoothersasmuchaspossible D．goodmannersandbadmanners4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．RoadPoliteness B．TrafficProblemsC．BadMannersontheRoad D．GoodDriversandBadDriver25．（10分）Forthepast15years,factoryownerKamalParmarhasbeenrunninganafter-schoolprogramforslumkidsinAhmedabad,India,helpingthemwithbasicskillslikereadingandwritingandevenpreparingfortheirschooltests.Parmar’sstorybeganoneafternoon15yearsago.Hestoppedafewkidsreturninghomefromthelocalschoolandtooktheirexampaperandaskedthemafewquestions.Shockingly,hemadeashockingdiscovery--thestudents,eventheolderones,knewnothingaboutreadingexceptthealphabet.Andthatlefthimthinkingthatsomethingshouldbedoneforthesechildren.Soheinvitedthekidstovisithisworkshopeveryevening,wherehesetupatemporaryclassroomwithmetaldesks.Theshabbyschoolstartedoffwith10students.Today,theFootpathSchoolhasatotalof155studentsandmanyofthekidsthatParmarhastaughtinthepast15yearshavegonetoattendcollegeandbuildsuccessfulcareers.Despitehavingstudiedonlytilltheseventhgrade,hehasbeenabletoteachthekidsbyinventingcreativetechniques.Heasksthemtoreadfirstandthentoformquestionsontheirownandreadthemout.Inthisway,manykidslearnallsevensubjectsinsixmonths.Parmar’sfamilyareverysupportiveofhisprojectandareproudtoseehowmuchofanimpacthehashadonthekids.Hisstudentslovehim.Tenofhisex-studentsarecurrentlyservingasteachersattheschoolandhedoesn’thavetoemployanyteachers.Forthosewhoareinspiredbyhisstory,butcan’tactuallyvolunteeratschool,Parmarhasasimplepieceofadsice:“Trytoeducatejustonechildayear,andseethedifferenceitmakestothesociety.”1、WhydidParmarstarttheschool?A．Toearnsomeextramoney.B．Tobecomeagoodteacher.C．Tohelpthepoorkidswiththeireducation.D．Tomakehimselffamous.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph2referto?A．Thestudents’poorreadingability.B．Thestudents’badlivingconditions.C．Thestudents’terribleschoolexamresult.D．Thestudents’lackofbasiclifeskills.3、WhichwordscanbeusedtodescribeParmar?A．DiligentandintelligentB．SelflesslyandimaginativeC．ModestandpatientD．Humorousandrich4、Parmar’sadviceinthelastparagraphistocallonmorepeopleto.A．teachpoorkidsB．workinhisownfactoryC．contributemoremoneytoschoolsD．listentohisstories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）Inmyclassweremanychildrenwhohadhadgreattroublewithreading.Idecidedtotryatallcoststo1themoftheirfearanddislikeof2.Onedayinclass,Isaidtotothem,“NowI’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutreadingthatyouhaveneverheardateachersaybefore.Iwouldlikeyoutoreadalotofbooksthisyear,butIwantyoutoreadthemonlyfor3.Iamnotgoingtoaskyourquestionstofindoutwhetheryou4booksornot,ifyouunderstandenoughofabooktoenjoyitandwantto5readingit,that’senoughforme.”Thechildrenwere6andsilent.Onegirl,whohadjustcometousfromaschoolwhereshehadhadavery7time,lookedatmeforalongtimeafterIhad8.Thenshesaidslowly,“Mr.Holt,doyoureally9that?”Inodded.Apparentlyshedecidedto10me.ThefirstbookshereadwasDr.Seuss’sHowtheGrinchStoleChristmas,nota(n)11bookevenformostthirdgraders.Forawhileshereadanumberofbooksatthis12.Perhapsshewasunderstandingsome13aboutreadingthatherteacherhadnevergivenherenoughtimeto14.Duringthespringsemester,shereally15me,however.Oneday,inoneofourmanyfreeperiods,shewasreadingatherdesk.I16whatthebookwas.Isaidtomyself,“Itcan’tbe.”17Iasked,“Don’tyoufindpartsofitratherdifficult?”Sheanswered,“Oh,sure,butIjust18thosepartsandgoontothenextgoodpart”Thisisexactlywhatreadingshouldbe,19something,diveintoit,takethegoodparts,skipthebadpartsandgetwhatyoucanoutofit.Whyshouldweinsistthateverychildshouldreadthesamebookand20thesamelevelof“understanding”？1、A．robB．ridC．warnD．inform2、A．testsB．lessonsC．schoolsD．books3、A．hopeB．honorC．funD．excitement4、A．needB．shareC．acknowledgeD．understand5、A．goonB．putoffC．giveupD．takeup6、A．pleasedB．satisfiedC．worriedD．surprised7、A．freeB．hardC．happyD．lonely8、A．startedB．leftC．finishedD．prepared9、A．doB．likeC．meanD．want10、A．doubtB．believeC．rememberD．challenge11、A．importantB．interestingC．difficultD．expensive12、A．levelB．pointC．heightD．break13、A．memoriesB．feelingsC．mysteryD．confusion14、A．setdownB．clearupC．recognizeD．analyse15、A．astonishedB．disappointedC．concernedD．discouraged16、A．guessedB．wonderedC．knewD．forgot17、A．AgainB．SoC．ButD．Actually18、A．studyB．jumpC．organizeD．notice19、A．AcceptB．SaveC．EnjoyD．Find20、A．getB．useC．chooseD．imagine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）Expertsagreethat1．isbecomingagrowingtrendthatmoreandmoreconsumersacrossChinaareusingcashlesspaymentmethods.2．rapiddevelopmentofthird-partymobilepaymenttools,3．someextent,ishelpingtopromotecashlesspaymentacrossthecountry.Chinaisnotthefirstcountry4．(seek)acashlesssociety.DevelopedcountrieslikeSweden,DenmarkandSingaporearealsowitnessingthedevelopmentofcashlesspaymentmethods.However,therapiddevelopmentofcashlesspaymentsdoesnotmeanthereareno5．(challenge)andcriticisms.Alibaba’sHemaSupermarket(盒马生鲜超市),6．customerscanshopontheirmobilephonesviaAlipay(支付宝),7．(come)intothespotlightrecently.Mediareportsarguethat,8．(consider)illegal,paymentscan’tbemadeincashthere.Acashlesssocietywouldnotmeanthatcashwould9．(complete)disappear.Astheeconomygrows,the10．(circulate)ofcashisstillveryhuge.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。每处错误仅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。ChinaandWesterncountrymayhavedifferentculturalbeliefsaboutcertainanimals、Butwhenitcomestopigs,wesomehowreachanagreementthatpigsarelazy,ugly,stupidlyandshameless、Neitherofthesewordsdescribingpigsareexactlypositive、Moreover,thetruthiswhatpigshavesomegoodqualities、Andthere’sprobablynogoodtimetocleartheirnamesthannow,withthearrivaloftheYearofthePigonChineseSpringFestival,whichfellFebruary5thisyear、Accordingtoapaperpublishingin2017,pigscantellbetweenthosewhotreatthemwellorthosewhodon’t、Perhapsthesearethequalitiesofpigstokeepitinmind—theirintelligence,cutenessandpatience、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李华，是一名高中生。最近英国的一个志愿者团体组织一批英国中学生到济南的孤儿院做志愿者活动，想要招一名中国的志愿导游，你想申请这一工作。请根据以下要点提示，给该组织的负责人Brown先生写一篇关于你自己的英文简历。1.简介：李华，男，17岁，光明一中高二学生；2.特长：交友广泛，善于交流，英语口语很好；3.理由：喜欢志愿者工作，有到孤儿院做志愿者的经历。注意：1.词数：100词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：theorphanhouse孤儿院DearMrBrown，I'mverygladtohearthat____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Yourssincerely，LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、C5、B6、B7、A8、C9、C10、A11、B12、D13、A14、D15、B16、D17、D18、C19、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、C3、D4、D22、1、B2、D3、B4、D23、Mother’sDaywascoming.Amanstoppedataflowershop.Hewantstoordersomeflowerstobepostedtohismother,wholivedtwohundredmilesaway.Ashegotoutofhiscar,henoticedayounggirlsittingontheroadside,crying.“What’swrongwithyou?”Heasked.“Iwantedtobuyaredroseformymother.ButIonlyhaveseventy-fivecents,andarosecoststwodollars.”theyounggirlreplied.Themansmiledandsaid,