2023届河南省安阳三十高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome2．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when3．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over4．Withalotoftoughproblems,thepilotwasstillcalm,coolandcollectiveunderpressure.A．solve B．solved C．solving D．tosolve5．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted6．Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．appealto B．adapttoC．applyto D．attachto7．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．andB．orC．butD．for8．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled9．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose10．Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A．where B．which C．that D．as11．Mr.Zhanggavealltextbookstoallthepupils,except____________whohadalreadytakenthem.A．theseB．onesC．thoseD．theothers12．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since13．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension14．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends15．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost16．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall17．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what18．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively19．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will20．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t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）Mywife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwespentalotoftimeandenergyintheyardtogetitlookinglikethewayitdoestoday.Weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideoftheyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalk,therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish.Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour“rockgarden”.Wheneverwehadleftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,justtobringsomecolortothearea.Wewoulddoalloftheyardworkonourown,eventhetiringweed-pulling.LastsummerIhadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify,IknewIdidn’tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn’teither.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant,itappearedtobeaSunflowerwithatallskinnystalk（茎，杆）andonlyoneheadonit.Idecidedtobabyitalongandweedaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.TheSunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun.That’swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittleSunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilityofdoingthesamething.OnceourenvironmentbeginstoseethatwebelieveinourselveslikethatlittleSunflower,wecanattainthesamenourishment（营养）andgrowthaswell.StandtallliketheSunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.Youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacleinordertoreachyourdesires.1、Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______.A．theauthorfinishedbuildinghishomehurriedlyB．theauthor’sfamilyhavelivedinthishomefornineyearsC．theauthor’shomeismadeofrockwallsD．thereisawallalongthesidewalk2、Theauthorfounditunusualthat______.A．themysteryplantturnedouttobeaSunflowerB．theSunflowerhadatallstalkandonlyoneheadC．theSunflowergrewunderandaroundabigrockD．theSunflowerhadstartedwherethestalkwasseen3、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheSunflower?A．BraveandstubbornB．ConfidentandpersistentC．OptimisticandmodestD．Mysteriousanddevoted4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．HumanbeingsareabletoremoveobstaclesB．TheuniversaltruthmadethesunflowersurviveC．AbigrockblockedoutthesunlightofthesunflowerD．Wecanachievesuccessaslongasweareself-confident22．（8分）Supposeyoubecomealeaderinanorganization.It’sverylikelythatyou’llwanttohavevolunteerstohelpwiththeorganization’sactivities.Todoso,itshouldhelptounderstandwhypeopleundertakevolunteerworkandwhatkeepstheirinterestinthework.Let’sbeginwiththequestionofwhypeoplevolunteer.Researchershaveidentifiedseveralfactorsthatmotivatepeopletogetinvolved.Forexample,peoplevolunteertoexpresspersonalvaluesrelatedtounselfishness,toexpandtheirrangeofexperiences,andtostrengthensocialrelationships.Ifvolunteerpositionsdonotmeettheseneeds,peoplemaynotwishtoparticipate.Toselectvolunteers,youmayneedtounderstandthemotivationsofthepeopleyouwishtoattract.Peoplealsovolunteerbecausetheyarerequiredtodoso.Toincreaselevelsofcommunityservice,someschoolshavelaunchedcompulsoryvolunteerprograms.Unfortunately,theseprogramscanshiftpeople’swishofparticipationfromaninternalfactor(e.g.“Ivolunteerbecauseit’simportanttome”)toanexternalfactor(e.g.“IvolunteerbecauseI’mrequiredtodoso”).Whenthathappens,peoplebecomelesslikelytovolunteerinthefuture.Peoplemustbesensitivetothispossibilitywhentheymakevolunteeractivitiesamust.Oncepeoplebegintovolunteer,whatleadsthemtoremainintheirpositionsovertime?Toanswerthisquestion,researchershaveconductedfollow-upstudiesinwhichtheytrackvolunteersovertime.Forinstance,onestudyfollowed238volunteersinFloridaoverayear.Oneofthemostimportantfactorsthatinfluencedtheirsatisfactionasvolunteerswastheamountofsufferingtheyexperiencedintheirvolunteerpositions.Althoughthisresultmaynotsurpriseyou,itleadstoimportantpracticaladvice.Theresearchersnotethatattentionshouldbegivento“trainingmethodsthatwouldpreparevolunteersfortroublesomesituationsorprovidethemwithstrategiesforcopingwiththeproblemtheydoexperience”.Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegreetowhichpeopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.Itwasassumedthatthosepeopleforwhomtheroleofvolunteerwasmostpartoftheirpersonalidentitywouldalsobemostlikelytocontinuevolunteerwork.Participantsindicatedthedegreetowhichthesocialrolematteredbyrespondingtostatementssuchas“VolunteeringinHospitalisanimportantpartofwhoIam.”Consistentwiththeresearchers’expectations,theyfoundapositivecorrelation(正相关)betweenthestrengthofroleidentityandthelengthoftimepeoplecontinuedtovolunteer.Theseresults,onceagain,leadtoconcreteadvice:“Onceanindividualbeginsvolunteering,continuedeffortsmightfocusondevelopingavolunteerroleidentity....ItemslikeT-shirtsthatallowvolunteerstoberecognizedpubliclyfortheircontributionscanhelpstrengthenroleidentity”.1、Peoplevolunteermainlyoutof__________.A．academicrequirements B．socialexpectationsC．financialrewards D．internalneeds2、WhatcanwelearnfromtheFloridastudy?A．Follow-upstudiesshouldlastforoneyear. B．Volunteersshouldgetmentallyprepared.C．Strategytrainingisamustinresearch. D．Volunteersareprovidedwithconcreteadvice.3、Whatismostlikelytomotivatevolunteerstocontinuetheirwork?A．Individualdifferencesinroleidentity. B．PubliclyidentifiablevolunteerT-shirts.C．Roleidentityasavolunteer. D．Practicaladvicefromresearchers.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HowtoGetPeopletoVolunteer B．HowtoStudyVolunteerBehaviorsC．HowtoKeepVolunteers’Interest D．HowtoOrganizeVolunteerActivities23．（8分）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦)inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem---whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse---suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds,twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen-eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDr,ChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionaryviewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries,”Thestudyinvolvedpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingquicklytotheseparticularcriessothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.ResearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheywereplayedthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscryingorhigh-pitched(高音的)birdsong.Thefindingscouldhelpshedlightonpost-natal(产后的)depression---wheremothersstruggletobondwiththeirnewborn---byshowinghowahealthybrainrespondstoababy’scries.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“‘‘A．removeB．avoidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scries.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cry.4、Computergamesarementionedinthetexttoshow.A．players’differentreactionstoacryingbabyB．baby’scryingcontributestoquickerreactionsC．theinfluenceofbaby’sandadult’scryingonperformanceD．it’shardtokeepone’sconcentrationwithacryingbabynearby24．（8分）RoadtripMotorhomedeliveryoffersgreatfamilyholidays．Forjust$1aday，youcanhireafully-equippedmotorhome，whichyoudelivertoaspecificdestinationwithinsomedaysandkilometers．Youthenhireanotheronetogethomeortakeabusortrain．Youronlyotherexpensewillbefuelandabout$20adayforparkingfees．Tolearnmore，visitapollocamper．com．PlanaheadForacomfortablebreak，flexibilitywithtimes，datesandplaceshelpslowerthecost．Findafewhotelsyoulike，askabouttheirvacantrooms，thenwaitafewweeksandcallagain．Iftheystillhaverooms，you'reatanadvantagetoaskforabetterprice．Lotsoflast-minutedealsareonline．Watif（watif．com．au）hasdealsonhotelsthathavedroppedtheirpricessoslow．Youdon'tknowwhereyou'restayinguntilit'sbooked，butanywherewithfourorfivestarshastobefairlygood．BacktonatureWildcampingappealstonatureloversandcostsnothing．Thisisforbiddenonbeachesandparksinmosturbanareas，butyoucanturnupinmoredistantareaaslongasnobodyownstheland．You'llneedtotakeeverythingwithyouandmayneedtoshoponeBuy（ebuy．com．au）．Ifyou'reacampingbeginner，beawareofsafetymeasuresandgetyourquestionsansweredontheInternet．SwapmeetHowaboutahomeswap？Fora$250yearlyjoiningcost，youcanstayinsomeone’shomeinaninternationalplaceofyourchoicewhiletheyorsomeoneelsestaysinyours．Findoutmoreatfamilylink．com．au．1、Wherecanyougettheinformationaboutmotorhomes？A．apollocamper．com．B．watif．com．au．C．ebuy．com．au．D．familylink．com．au．2、Whathelpstopaylessforroomsinahotel？A．Choosinghotelswithfourorfivestars．B．BargainingpricesthroughtheInternet．C．Waitingforsometimebeforebooking．D．Decidingonroomsasearlyaspossible．3、What'stheadviceforcampingbeginners？A．KeepintouchwitheBuy．B．Watchoutforpossibledangers．C．Stayawayfromno﹣man'sland．D．Takeonlywhatyouneed．4、What'sthepurposeofthetext？A．Toteachtheimportanceofrunningawayfromwork．B．Tointroducenewdestinationsfornaturelovers．C．Toshowtheadvantagesofonlineservice．D．Tohelppeoplehavefunatlessexpense．25．（10分）BabiesmadefromthreepeopleapprovedinUKBabiesmadefromtwowomenandonemanhavebeenapprovedbytheUK’sfertilityregulator.Thehistoricandcontroversialmoveistopreventchildrenfrombeingbornwithdeadlygeneticdiseases.DoctorsinNewcastle—whodevelopedtheadvancedformofInVitroFertilizationorIVF(人工授精)—areexpectedtobethefirsttooffertheprocedureandhavealreadyappealedfordonoreggs.Thefirstsuchchildcouldbeborn,attheearliest,bytheendof2017.Somefamilieshavelostmultiplechildrentoincurablemitochondrial(线粒体的)diseases,whichcanleavepeoplewithinsufficientenergytokeeptheirheartbeating.Thediseasesarepasseddownfromonlythemother,soatechniqueusingadonoreggaswellasthemother’seggandfather’sspermhasbeendeveloped.TheresultingchildhasatinyamountoftheirDNAfromthedonor,buttheprocedureislegalandreviewssayitisethical(伦理的)andscientificallyready.“Itisadecisionofhistoricimportance,”saidSallyCheshire,chairwomanoftheHumanFertilisationandEmbryologyAuthority(HFEA).“I’msurepatientswillbereallypleasedbywhatwe’vedecidedtoday.”Butsomescientistshavequestionedtheethicsofthetechnique,sayingitcouldopenthedoortogenetically-modified(转基因)‘designer’babies.TheHFEAmustapproveeveryclinicandeverypatientbeforetheprocedurecantakeplace.Three-personbabieshavebeenallowedonlyincaseswheretheriskofachilddevelopingmitochondrialdiseaseisveryhigh.ProfMaryHerbert,fromtheNewcastleFertilityCentre,said,“Itisenormouslypleasingthatourmanyyearsofresearchinthisareacanfinallybeappliedtohelpfamiliesaffectedbythesedevastatingdiseases”.“Nowthatwearemovingforwardtowardsclinicaltreatments,wewillalsoneeddonorstodonateeggsforuseintreatmenttopreventaffectedwomentransmittingdiseasetotheirchildren.”ProfSirDougTurnbull,thedirectoroftheWelcomeCentreforMitochondrialResearchatNewcastleUniversity,said,“Wearedelightedbytoday’sdecision.Wewillalsoprovidelong-termfollowupofanychildrenborn.”NHSEnglandhasagreedtofundthetreatmentcostsofthefirsttrialofthree-personIVFforthosewomenwhomeettheHFEAcriteria,aslongastheyagreetolong-termfollowupoftheirchildrenaftertheyareborn.1、Whyisithistoricallyimportanttoapprovebabiesmadefromthreepeople?A．Ithelpscoupleswholosetheabilitytogivebirthtoababy.B．Itmarksafoundationstonetochangebabies’appearancesbeforebirth.C．Itstopsdeadlygeneticdiseasespassingdowntonewly-bornbabies.D．ItturnsouttobeanadvancedformofInVitroFertilization.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmitochondrialdiseases?A．Theypassdownontobabiesfromtheirparents.B．Theypreventpeople’sheartfromfunctioningnormally.C．Somechildreninfectedcanbecuredwithpropertreatment.D．Babiescanbeinfectedwiththemthroughadonor’segg.3、Howcanaclinicorapatientbeapprovedofapplyingthethree-personbabytechnique?A．Onlywhenthebabytobebornneedsittosurvive.B．Onlywhenthepatientgetsfinanciallyprepared.C．Onlywhentheclinicgetsscientificallyready.D．Onlywhenthetechniqueisethnicallyaccepted.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheapprovalofbabiesmadefromthreepeople?A．Supportive B．Indifferent C．Worried D．Objective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）KingEvanwassoconsciousaboutkeepinghispeoplehappyandconsideredthemashisownfamily.Hetookgreatcareto1hispeople’sneedsandtheylivedhappily.However,KingEvanusedtohearhiscourt（宫廷）mensaythatpeopleinhiskingdomalways2himforvariousreasons.Oneday,hesecretlytookatriparoundhislandtofindoutwhatmadehiscountrymenfeel3.However,hecouldnotseeanyunhappypeopleandthisgavehimgreat4.Hedecidedto5ahugeboulder（巨石）inthemiddleoftheroadtotestthepeoplewhopassedby.6hissoldiershadplacedahugeboulderintheroad,theyallhidinanearbyplaceto7whatwouldhappennext.Theboulderalmostcoveredhalfoftheroadandmanywealthypeoplesimplywalkedaroundtheboulder.Nobodyreallyseemedtocareabouttheboulder8themovementsofvehicles.Theking’scourtmenalsosawtheboulderbutdid9tomoveitaway.Instead,theybad-mouthedthe10fornotmaintainingtheroadproperly.Thesewerethepeoplewhomtheking11tobeloyal!Thekingwasshockedto12theirwords.Afruitsellerwalkedalongtheroadwithhisfruit.Whenhesawthehugeboulder,he13andtriedtomovethestone.Aftersome14,thefruitsellerremovedtheobstacle（障碍物）fromtheroad15.Hesawahugebagplacedundertheboulder.Hepickedupandwasextremely16.Thebaghadanoteonit,saying,“Hereisa17foryou!Thebaghas1000goldcoinsinsideandtheyarefortheonewho18thisobstacle!”Thefruitsellerwassohappyandhewasalso19bythekingtoapartywherehewasrewardednicely.Everyobstaclewefaceinourlifeisa(n)20!1、A．satisfy B．express C．record D．understand2、A．remembered B．thanked C．blamed D．forgave3、A．excited B．respected C．bored D．displeased4、A．advice B．relief C．power D．pressure5、A．fix B．hang C．hide D．place6、A．Before B．Since C．After D．Unless7、A．consider B．guess C．watch D．ask8、A．disturbing B．controlling C．directing D．changing9、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything10、A．king B．soldiers C．official D．passers-by11、A．knew B．proved C．announced D．believed12、A．repeat B．hear C．write D．read13、A．left B．smiled C．stopped D．returned14、A．attempts B．tests C．research D．discussion15、A．easily B．naturally C．hopefully D．successfully16、A．nervous B．surprised C．angry D．frightened17、A．task B．gift C．list D．joke18、A．notices B．breaks C．removes D．covers19、A．challenged B．forced C．sent D．invited20、A．opportunity B．concern C．message D．possibility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）AtthebackofKing’sCollegethereisamemorialstoneinwhitemarbletohonortheChinesepoetXuZhimo.1．(move)totheUKin1921,ZhimospentayearstudyingatKing'swherehe2．(fall)inlovenotonlywiththeromanticpoetryofEnglishpoetslikeJohnKeats,butalsowithCambridge3．(it).Hispoem,SecondFarewelltoCambridge,4．isconsideredtobehismostfamousone,isnowacompulsorytextonChineseliterature,5．(learn)bymillionsofschoolchildrenacrossourcountyeveryyear.Thepoem6．(vivid)paintsaportraitofKing’sandtheRiverCam,andserves7．areminderofXuZhimo’sfondnessforhistimeinCambridge.Whilethepoemhadbeensettomusicmanytimesbefore.theEnglishcomposerJohnRutter,oneofthemainstreamclassical8．(musician),wasinvitedbyKing’sCollegetomakethefirstmusicalsettingofthetext.Thenewpiece,writtenandrecordedin9．(celebrate)ofthenear100-yearlinkbetweenKing’sCollege10．XuZhimo,hasbeenreleasedonanewalbumontheKing:sCollegeRecordLabel.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，并在该同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。Today,Ivisitmyoldhouse.Ilivedthereoneandahalfyearago.WhenIamatschool,Ioftenthinkmyoldhousebecauseitmademehappyinthepast.Myoldhouse,thathasonlytworooms,isverytidyandbright.Itliesbetweentwohighhouses,lookverysmallandlovely.I’vedecidedtocelebratemyfifteenbirthda