2023届安徽省淮北市高考英语押题试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theaccidentwhichleft15peopleonboarddead________ifboththeangryfemalepassengerandthebusdriverhadkeptcalm.A．shouldhaveavoided B．shouldbeavoidedC．couldhaveavoided D．couldhavebeenavoided2．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown3．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could4．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution5．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch6．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t7．Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were8．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which9．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction10．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．appointing B．appointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed11．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed12．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．amspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent13．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that14．---ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.---Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget15．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying16．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.17．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough18．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious19．ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant20．--YouknowMr.Greenhasbeenillfordays?--Yes,Iwonderifheis______betternow.A．any B．some C．any D．no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）EndlessplayingofsongslikeAllIwantforChristmasinshopsduringthefestiveseasondoesn’tjustdriveusmad—thesongsalsomakeusmorecarelesswithourmoney,researchhaswarned.WhilerepeatedperformanceofJingleBellsmayseemlikeaninnocentattempttoraisecustomers’spiritsduringthenightmareofChristmasshopping,thesongsalsohaveamoredelicateimpact.“Backgroundmusic,or“Muzak”,canbeusedbymarketerstoimposecultures---suchasthecommercializationofChristmas---ontoconsumersandinfluencetheirbehaviour,”expertssaid.Dr.AlanBradshawofRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon,said,“Festivejinglesareforce-fedtoChristmasshoppersinabidtochangetheirmood,influencetheirsenseoftimeandwhatsortofproductstheybuy.Inotherwords,thisisanattempttocontrolyourshoppinghabitsinawaythatyoumighthardlybeawareof.”“Oftenwearetoldthatwehavethefreedomtochoosewherewewanttoshop,butduringChristmastheuseofmusicinthiswayissocommonthatourfreedomtochoosedisappears.”Dr.BradshawandProfMorrisHolbrookofColumbiaUniversityexaminedthephenomenonandfoundthatretailersoften“dumbdown”themusicplayedinshopstorelaxcustomers,meaningitiseasiertocontroltheirbehaviour.Itisthoughtthatslowingdowntherhythmofmusicinshopscantrickcustomersintothinkinglesstimehaspassed,andthereforespendmoretimeexaminingtheshelves,forexample.Someprovidersofbackgroundmusichavebeenknowntopromotetheirservicesbyclaimingtheycanboostprofitsbycontrollingthebehaviourofcustomers.“Acommontrickistotakeapopularcurrentsongandrecordaninstrumentalversionwhichcanbesloweddownorspedupatdifferenttimeofthedaytoinfluencebehaviourindifferentways,”Dr.Bradshawsaid.Backgroundmusicisoftenclassedas“Muzak”inhonoroftheSeattle-basedcompanywhichbeganproducingitssoft-soundingmelodiesinthe1930s.1、AccordingtoDr.Bradshaw,inwhatwaysdoesChristmasmusicinfluencecustomers?①theirmood②theirincome③theirsenseoftime④thesortofproductstheybuyA．①②③ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②④2、Shopkeepersslowdowntherhythmofmusicinshopsto___________.A．letcustomersspendmoretimeshoppingB．makecustomersandsalesassistantsrelaxedC．letcustomersenjoythebeautifulmusicD．helpcustomersfindwhattheyreallywant3、Whatkindofmusicisnowoftenadaptedtoinfluencecustomersinshops?A．Classicalmusic B．Popularmodernsongs. C．Folksongs. D．Jazzmusic.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．MusicmakeshappyChristmasB．Christmas“Muzak”C．HowtomakeChristmasmusic?D．Christmasmusicmakesusspendmore22．（8分）AlvinIrbywearsmanyhats.Heisastand-upcomedian,achildren’sbookauthor,aformerkindergartenteacherand,aboveall,thefounderofthenonprofitBarbershopBooks.BarbershopBookstriestosolvethisproblem:Howtogetblackchildrenexcitedaboutreading?Itssolution:15books.BarbershopBooksputs15books—allpickedbykids—ineachofthedozensofbarbershops,mostlyinblackneighborhoods,acrossthecountry.Irby,whojustturned33,sayshe’shopingtohelpblackchildrenidentifythemselvesasreaders.Thatmeans,firstandforemost,thatreadingshouldbefun.Italsomeanskidsneedtoseetheirlifeandinterestsreflectedinthestoriestheyread.But,Irbysays,thepublishingindustryhasalongwaytogo.Whenhewenttoabigbookexhibitionrecently,fewofthekids,titlesondisplayhaddiversecharacters.Andthosethatdidfeltbothforeignandnotfun.Thebooks’subjectsweremainlyslavery,civilrights,orolddeadblackperson.Thelibrarianshemetcouldhardlynametwolaugh-out-loudpicturebookswithablackprotagonist(主角).Booksaboutslaveryandcivilrightshavetheirplace,Irbybelieves,butlittleblackboysandgirlsdeservebooksthatallowthemtobechildrenandtolaughlikechildren.Irbysays,schoolsneedtofocuslessonout-of-touchbooksandreadingteststhatleavekidsfeelingdefeated.Theyshouldtrylisteningmoreandaskstudents:Whatareyourstrengths,yourexperiences,yourinterests?What’smostimportanttoyou?InLevelsBarbershopofNewYork,what’smostimportanttoVincent,asixth-graderandsonofabarber,isDiaryofaWimpyKid,thebookIrbyjustreplaced,becausethehero’sstoryfeelsreal—andreallyfunny.“Everythinggoeswrongwhenhethinksthatit’sgonnagoright,”Vincentsays.“Or,whensomethinggood’sabouttohappen,itjustgetsruinedbyhisbrother,Roderick.”Vincent’senthusiasm—hesayshe’sreadeverylastoneoftheshop’s15books—isallthemotivationAlvinIrbyneedstokeepgrowingBarbershopBooks.Anditisgrowing.Lastyear,theprogramwona$10,000InnovationsinReadingPrizefromtheNationalBookFoundation.Andnextmonth,IrbywillhostaNewYorkCityfundraiser...1、WhatcanweknowaboutIrby?A．HesetupBarbershopBooks.B．Heownedmanybarbershops.C．Helikeswearingdifferenthats.D．Heworksinakindergartennow.2、WhatisIrby’sopinionaboutthepublishingindustry?A．Itpreferstopublishhistoricalbooks.B．Itdoesn’tholdenoughbookexhibitions.C．Itsbooksdon’tconnectwithblackchildren.D．Itsbookshavetoomanyforeigncharacters.3、WhydoesVincentlovereadingDiaryofaWimpyKid?A．Ithasasurprisingending.B．It’snewlyputontheshelf.C．It’sarealstoryaboutablackhero.D．It’samusingandreflectshislife.4、Theauthorusesthelastparagraphto________.A．giveevidenceofBarbershopBooks’successB．arousekids’enthusiasmforBarbershopBooksC．encouragedonationsforBarbershopBooksD．stresstheimportanceofBarbershopBooks23．（8分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon'tevennoticethatthey'redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonforthisisthatthebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheartandthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance(阻力),makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon'tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butrepeated,drawn-outincreasesinbloodpressurecancauselong-termhealthproblems.So,planningtositforalongperiodoftime?Don'tkeepyourlegscrossed.Crossingyourlegsatthekneecanalsocausepressureonthemajornerveinyourlegthatpassesjustbelowyourkneeandalongtheoutsideofyourleg,explainsRichardGraves,amedicalexpert.Thispressurecancausenumbnessandtemporaryparalysis(麻痹)ofsomeofthemusclesinyourfootandleg,preventingyoufrombeingabletoraiseyourankle—whatweknowasthat

“pinsandneedles”

sensation.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutcrossingone'slegs?A．Itisaverybadsocialhabit.B．Itisusuallypracticedonpurpose.C．Itcandoharmtopeople'shealth.D．Itcanmakeothersfeeluncomfortable.2、Accordingtothestudy,sittingwithyourlegscrossedcan______.A．affectyourbloodpressureB．resistgravityeffectivelyC．leadtoheartattackseasilyD．improvethefunctionoflegs3、Inthethirdparagraph"pinsandneedles"probablymeans______.A．slightsharppainsB．beingalittlenervousC．seriousmuscleinjuriesD．beinghighlyflexible4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tocomparecommonhabits.B．Togivereaderssomeadvice.C．Toevaluateeffectsofanexperiment.D．Tointroduceresearchmethods.24．（8分）FrankLloydWrightisoftencalledthefatherofAmericanmodernarchitecture．HedesignedbuildingsandhomesacrosstheUnitedStatesformorethan70years．Hecreatedmostofhisworksfrom1900throughthe1950s，buthisopen-livingspacesandimaginativedesignsstillappearverymoderntoday．Lastweek，theUnitedStatesnominated(提名)10ofhisbuildingsfortheUNEducational，Scientific，andCulturalOrganization—orUNESCO—theWorldHeritageList．TheWorldHeritageListrecognizesthemost，importantculturalandnaturalsitesworldwide．The10buildings，titled．“KeyWorksofModernArchitecturebyFrankLloydWright，”werebuiltbetween1906and1969．Theyincludeseveralofhispersonalhomesandstudios，churches，governmentbuildings，privateresidences，andoneveryfamousmuseum—NewYorkCity’sGuggenheimMuseum．TheSolomonR．GuggenheimMuseumisoneofthemostvisitedsitesinNewYorkCity．Aboutonemillionpeoplevisititeveryyear．FrankLloydWrightworkedonitfrom1943to1959．Itwasdesignedtocreateanewtypeofspacefornewtypesofart．ThemuseumremainsaninternationalsymbolofmodernarchitecturethatrepresentsWright’suniquedesign．ManyofMr．Wright’smodernbuildingsandhomesintheU．S．MidwesthavealsobecomesymbolsofmodernAmericanarchitecture．RichardLongstrethisthepresidentoftheFrankLloydWrightBuildingConservancy．HecallsMr．Wrisht“thefatherofmodernarchitecture，fundamentallyredefiningthenatureofformandspaceduringtheearly20thcenturythatwouldhaveenduringimpactsofmodernarchitectureworldwide．”TheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommitteewillannounceitsdecisioninmid-2016．IfFrankLloydWright’s10buildingswerechosenforthelist，theywouldbethefirstWorldHeritagelistingsformodemU．S．architecture．TheWorldHeritageListalreadyincludes22otherAmericansites，includingtheGrandCanyon，YellowstoneNationalParkandtheStatueofLiberty．1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____．A．Mr．Wright’sdesignsareoutofstyletodayB．Mr．Wright’sdesignshavebeenwidelyrecognizedC．Mr．Wright’sdesignsonmodernbuildingsandhomesareafailureD．Mr．Wrightistheowneroftenbuildings2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGuggenheimMuseumistrue?A．ItisamasterpieceshowingMr.Wright’suniquedesign.B．Itisagoodexampleoftraditionaldesign．C．ItisthemostfamoussiteinNewYorkCity.D．ItisthesymbolofNewYorkCity．3、Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A．News B．ScienceC．Biography D．Economy4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．FrankLloydWright—theFatherofAmericanModernArchitectureB．TheWorldHeritageList—CulturalCollectionWorldwideC．GuggenheimMuseum—InternationalSymbolofmodernArchitectureD．FrankLloydWright’Buildings—OnthewaytoWorldHeritageList25．（10分）ResidentsinthepoorestcountiesintheU.S.facealifeexpectancyuptodecadeshorterthantheircounterpartsinthewealthiestareas,accordingtoastudypublishedintheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth.ResearchersfromEastTennesseeStateUniversitywantedtobetterunderstandhowsocioeconomicstatuswasassociatedwithheathoutcomes.Tofindouttheydividedthecountry’s3,141countiesinto50new‘states’(with2percentofthecountiesineach)basedonhouseholdincomeasopposedtogeographicproximity(接近).Theresearchersbrokedownthedatabycountysincetheyfoundstate-leveldatamayhidesome‘impactofsocioeconomicdifferencesonboththebest-offandworst-offcounties.’Theythenexaminedhealthdatafromthewealthiestandpoorest‘states’(topandbottom2percent)toseehowresidentsdifferedonfactorslikesmoking,clinicalcareandexcessivedrinking.Researchersfoundthattherewasnearlya10-yeargapinthelifeexpectancyofmenwithanaverageof79.3yearsinthewealthycountiescomparedto69.8yearsinthepoorest.Forwomen,thedifferencewasslightlyless-83yearsinthewealthiestcountiesand76yearsinthepoorest.Thestudyauthorscautionthatwhiletheyfoundaconnectionbetweensocioeconomicstatusandhealthoutcomes,theydidnotanalyzecauseandeffect.Buttheysuggestthatthedatashowshowpolicymakersshouldnotjustfocusonstate-wideinitiatives(主动性)butmoretargetedeffortstohelpthosemostatrisk.“Withlimitedresources,methodsofpinpointingthepoorestcountiescanassistintheallocationofresourcesandprogramstothosecommunitiesthatareinthegreatestneed,’’thestudyauthorswrote.1、HowdidResearchersdividethecounties?A．Bysocialstatus. B．Byincome.C．Byhealth. D．Bylivingplaces.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Thewomendifferenceislessthanthemaninlifeexpectancy.B．Thewealthiest‘state’likehidingtheirwealth.C．Mosthealthdataisunbelievable.D．Mostpoorest‘state’smokeanddrinkalot.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theresearchersthinktheirstudyisperfect.B．Peoplestilldon’tknowthecauseoflifeexpectancy.C．Thegovernmentshouldlearnsomethingfromthestudy.D．TheAmericanresourcesallocationisnotfairatall.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WaystohavealonglifeexpectancyB．GreatincomedifferencesintheUSAC．ThehealthproblemintheUSAD．Meninrichest10yearslongerinpoorest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）Youmusthaveheardthesewordslikehowhappyitistobeachild．Butwouldyou1changeplaceswithachild?Thinkoftheyearsatschool:theyears2livinginconstantfearofexaminationsandschool3．Everymovementyoumake,everythoughtyouthinkis4bysomeadults．Thinkofthe5youhadtogotobedearly,youhadtoeat6thingthatwassupposedtobegoodforyou．Remember7“gentle”pressurewasgiventoyouwithwordslike“Ifyoudon’tdoasIsay,Iwill…”．I’msureyouwillneverforget!8theseareonlypartofchild’s9．Nomatterhowkindandlovingparentsmaybe,childrenoften10fromsometerribleandillogical11sincetheycan’tunderstandtheworldaroundthem．Theyoftenhavesuchfearsinthedarkorinthedream．Adultscan12theirfearswithotheradults13childrenhavetofacetheirfearsalone．Butthemost14partofchildhoodisaperiodwhenyou15togooutofit,theperiodwhenyougointoadolescence（youth）．Teenagersstarttobe16theirparentsandthiscausesthemgreat17．Thereisacompletelackofself-confidenceduringthistime．Adolescentspaymuchattentiontotheir18andtheimpressiontheymakeonothers．Theyfeelshy,awkwardandclumsy（笨拙的）．Feelingsarestrongandhearts19broken．Teenagers20momentsofgreathappinessorblackdespair．Andthroughthisperiod,adultsseemtobemoreunkindthanever．1、A．willing B．unhappily C．friendly D．honestly2、A．spent B．taken C．had D．devoted3、A．results B．exercises C．reports D．teachers4、A．observed B．seen C．known D．watched5、A．years B．times C．evenings D．days6、A．helpful B．harmful C．hateful D．delicious7、A．what B．why C．that D．how8、A．Though B．Evenso C．But D．Therefore9、A．difficulties B．life C．trouble D．fears10、A．gain B．suffer C．receive D．get11、A．troubles B．fears C．diseases D．worries12、A．enjoy B．deliver C．share D．break13、A．while B．when C．so D．however14、A．exciting B．interesting C．painful D．forgettable15、A．have B．need C．remember D．begin16、A．dislike B．beagainst C．cheat D．befor17、A．unhappiness B．interests C．happiness D．determination18、A．confidence B．patience C．appearance D．action19、A．really B．truly C．naturally D．easily20、A．pass B．experience C．face D．take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）About25millionpeopleplaysoccerintheU.S.,1．isalmost10%ofthetotalpopulation.Manyoftheseplayersareyoungpeople,andsoccer’s2．(popular)hasgrownovertheyearsinpartbecausechildrenasyoungasfiveyearsoldcanplayon3．(organize)teams.4．contrast,mostbaseballandbasketballleaguesdon’tstartuntilagesseven5．eight.Also,mostparentswanttosigntheirkidsupforsoccerteamsbecausethesports6．(consider)verysage,7．(like)baseballandbasketball.Most8．(importance),thecultureofyouthsoccerinAmericaplacesgreaterimportanceonteamworkthanbeing9．(compete).Becauseofthis,playersofallskilllevelsareabletobepartof10．team.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限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Isitnecessarytopractisehandwriting?Somestudentsconsiderhandwritingleastimportantthanbefore.Theypreferredthekeyboardtothepennow,foritisfast,convenientanclear.Theythinkitis^wasteoftimepractisinghandwriting.However,othersthinkChinesehandwritingisanimportantpartofourtraditionalculture.Thoughcomputersareveryconvenient,buthandwritingstillplaysanimportantroleinthemodernworld.Beside,beautifulhandwritingmakesagoodimpressioninothers.Itshowsyourattitudetodothings.Chinesecharacterareverybeautifulandrichinculture.Asforme,whenreadinganeatwrittenarticle,youwillfeelpleasedandrelaxed.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你班开展主题为“不忘初心，方得始终”的演讲比赛。请你就以下要点，结合自身的经历写一篇演讲稿，谈谈自己的理解。要点：1.你的“初心”；2.选择此“初心”的原因或意义；3.如何实现。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入字数。附“不忘初心”的两种翻译：1.remaintruetoouroriginalaspirations2.neverforgetwhywestartedDearclassmates,Itismyhonortobehereandsharewithyoumyideaonthistopic.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou!

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、B4、B5、C6、A7、C8、D9、B10、B11、B12、D13、C14、A15、B16、D17、B18、A19、B20、A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、A3、B4、D22、1、A2、C3、D4、A23、1、C2、A3、A4、B24、ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewon