2023届江苏省灌云县高中名校高考英语押题试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof2．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing3．—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.4．Thankstotheeffortsinenvironmentalprotection,thewetlandhasbeen_____toitsoriginalappearance.A．restoredB．deliveredC．transferredD．drafted5．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts6．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where7．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that8．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved9．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif10．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay11．Thenewmovie________tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.A．pretends B．agrees C．promises D．declines12．TheywerestandingsofarawaythatIcouldn’t_____theirfacesclearly.A．makeout B．makefor C．makeoff D．makeup13．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen14．—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeI________here.A．cameB．comeC．havecomeD．amcoming15．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which16．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask17．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what18．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though19．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor20．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what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）WhenIwas5,myfatherworkedthenightshiftasanurseinahospital.Hewasalwayscarryinghisstethoscope(听诊器)sonaturally,soIcalledhim“Dr.Saldivar”whileIpressedhisstethoscopeagainsthischest.Butmyfather,asahumbleman,wasalwayscorrectingme:“Iamnotadoctor,son,butyoucanbeone.”IgrewupfeelinglikeIhadnolimitsbecauseofmomentslikethis,whichhashelpedmetakeriskspersonallyandprofessionallyinspiteofthehardshipsIhadtoendure.BeingborntoMexicanimmigrantsmeantthatmyparentshadtoworkveryhardtoprovideformyfamilyandIhadtolearntostrugglethroughschoolpaperworkonmyown,becausemyparents'Englishwaslimitedandtheycouldn'talwaysbetheremotivatingusthroughtheprocess.IfIwantedtosucceedacademically,myperseverance,andstrengthwouldbetested.Perseverance,strengthandgoodeducationarethegatewaytosuccess.AndthisisespeciallytruewhenyoulookattheobstaclesthatLatinoshavetoovercometosucceedinpublicschools.Forinstance,whilethenationalhighschooldropout(辍学)ratehasdecreasedsignificantly,westillhavethehighestdropoutrateinthecountry.Wearemorelikelytoliveinpovertyandattendraciallyseparatedschools.TheseissuescreatemanyotherproblemsforLatinos.Tohelprelievemyfamilyburden,IfoundmyfirstjobwhenIwas14atalocalhotel.Despitethelonghoursonmynewjob,Iworkedhard.Meanwhile,Icontinuallystressedtheimportanceofgettingarespectableeducationanddideverythingpossibletogetonestepclosertomakingmydreamareality.Nearlyadecadelater,IbecamethefirstinmyfamilytograduatefromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Knowingthesocial,economic,andpoliticalstrugglesthatacommunityfaces,Ibegantopursuejournalismtogivethedisadvantagedminoritiesavoice.1、Whatinspiredtheauthorwhenhewasachild?A．Hiscuriosityaboutthestethoscope.B．Anurseinhisfather'shospital.C．Theencouragingwordsfromhisfather.D．Thehardshipshesuffered.2、Theexampleinthethirdparagraphgivenbytheauthorsuggests________.A．moreLatinosarereceivinghighereducationinAmericaB．racialseparationhaslongbeenforbiddeninAmericaC．AmericaneducationsystemisbetterconstructedD．Latinoimmigrantsarestillfacingmanyproblems3、Theauthorchosetobecomeajournalist,hopingto________.A．speakforthedisadvantagedLatinosB．enjoyadifferentlifeC．showhissuccessasaLatinoD．repaythesacrificehisparentsmade4、Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’sexperience?A．Immigrationisanapproachtopersonalsuccess.B．AmericanDreamisdifficultfortheLatinostoachieve.C．DisadvantagedLatinosarestillfacingmanychallenges.D．Goodeducationisawaytosuccessfullife.22．（8分）Asecond-gradeeducationhasnotstoppedgarbagecollectorJoseformbringingthegiftofreadingtothousandsofColombianchildren.Josestartedrescuingbooksfromthetrashalmost20yearsago.Hewasdrivingagarbagetruckatnightthroughthecountry'swealthierneighborhoods.Thediscardedreadingmaterialslowlypiledup,andnowthegroundfloorofhissmallhouseisamakeshiftcommunitylibrarystackedfromfloortoceilingwithsome20,000books.Theyrangefromchemistrytextbookstochildren'sclassics.Hesaysbooksareluxuriesforboysandgirlsinlow-incomeneighborhoodssuchashis,withnewreadingmaterialatbookstorestooexpensive.Thereare19publiclibrariesinBogota,acityof8.5millionpeople,.Buttheytendtobelocatedfarawayfrompoorerareas."Thisshouldbeinallneighborhoods,oneachcornerofeveryneighborhood,inallthetowns,inalldepartments,andalltheruralareas,"saysJoes."BooksareoursalvationandthatiswhatColombianeeds."The53-year-oldJosehasaloveofreadingheattributestohismother.Shealwaysreadtohimeventhoughshewastoopoortokeephiminschool."Sheusedtoreadmestorieseverynight,"saidJose.HehastraveledtobookfairsinMexicoandChiletosharehisexperienceofstartingalibrarywiththrown-awayreadingmaterial."Tome,booksarethegreatestinventionandthebestthingthatcanhappentoahumanbeing."WhileJosestillexaminetherubbishforadditionstohislibrary,hisfameasColombia's"LordoftheBooks"hasalsobroughthimthousandsofdonatedbooks.Hehassentmanytootherlibrariesaroundthecountry.Thatisbecausehedoesn'thaveroomforthemall.Hesayshedoesn'trejecttechnologythatallowsbookstobereaddigitally.Buthepreferstoreadtheprintedwordonpaper."There'snothingmorebeautifulthanhavingabookinyourpocket,inyourbagorinsideyourcar,"hesays.1、WhatdoweknowaboutJose’slibrary?A．Itcontains20,000booksorso.B．ItislocatedinthecenterofBogota.C．Itsbooksareallcollectedfromthedonation.D．Itwillberebuilttoholdmorebooks.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?.A．ThereasonwhyJosestartedalibrary.B．Thepoorlifethatthelocalchildrenlive.C．Thelocationofthepubliclibraries.D．ThedreamthechildreninBogotahave.3、.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat______.A．Josehatedbookstobereaddigitally.B．hisdreamistobecomeabookcollector.C．Josereceivedagoodeducationathisearlyage.D．Jose’smotherdevelopedhisloveofreading.23．（8分）Althoughnotasmuchasinthepast,grandparentsaretheteachersoftheNavajo(纳瓦霍人)youth.Theymakeyoungpeopleawareoflifeatanearlyage.Theparentsgrantthemtheprivilegeofteachingthechildren,andthegrandparentstakegreatprideinraisingthechildrenoratleasthavingabigpartinraisingthem.Youngchildrenoftenstaywiththeirgrandparentsforyearsatatime,developingacloseandtrustingrelationship.ThegrandparentsteachthechildrenNavajolegendsandtheprincipleoflife,emphasizingbothnewculturetrendsandthepreservationoftraditions.Thegrandparentsarealsooftentheleadingfiguresinteachingtheyouththeartsofweaving,caringforthelivestock,usingherbalmedicine,andotherartsandcrafts.Thechildrenaretaughttorespecttheirelders,tocareforthem,tohelpthemwhenevertheyareinneed,andtolearnfromthem.Youngpeopleareurgedtolistenwithcaretothewordsoftheireldersandtokeepasmuchwisdomaspossible.Grandparentsoftengotosocialgatheringsandtraditionalevents,andtheyounghaveopportunitiestolearnmoreabouttheircultureandtraditions.Ilivewithmygrandmotherforthirteenyears,andsheraisedmeintheoldwaysofourpeople.AlthoughIwasgoingtoschool,shetaughtmeasmuchasshecouldaboutourtraditions.Shewasabeautifulwoman.IfIhadachance,Iwouldlistenagaintoherwiseteachings,expressedwithkindnessinasoftvoicethattouchedmyheart.Weusedtoplantcornandpumpkineverysummer.Theynevergrewbigenoughtofeedus,butweplantedthemanyway.Iaskedmygrandmotherwhy.Shesaid,“Grandson,ourplantswillbefarmorebeautifulthantheflowersoutsidethefence.”IdidnotunderstanduntilonedayIsawtheirbeautyasIwascomingoverthehillwithher.Shesaid,“Anythingthatisapartofyouisalwaysfarmorebeautifulthanthethingswhichyoupassby.”Wehadsomebeautifulyearstogether.IamgladsheisapartofmeandIamapartofher.Childrenusedtobewelldisciplined,possessingmorerespectforculture,tradition,andbeliefsthantheydonow.TheworldoftheNavajohasbeeninfluencedbythewesternworld,andthegrandparentshavelesscontrolandinfluencethantheyusedto.Buttheyoungpeoplewhohavebeentouchedbytheirteachingshaveglimpsedawayoflifebeyondwhatmostpeopleknowtoday.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Parentshatetotakethetroubletoraisechildren.B．SchoolsarenotverypopularwiththeNavajoyouth.C．Grandparentsareusuallyunwillingtoteachtheirgrandchildren.D．Childrenlearnaboutthemeaningoflifefromtheirgrandchildren.2、Whydidtheauthor’sgrandmotherplantcornandpumpkin?A．Becauseshehatedwildflowers.B．Becausesheneededtofeedherfamily.C．Becauseshetriedtomakeherfencemorebeautiful.D．Becauseshewantedhergrandsontolearnalifelesson.3、What’stheauthor’sopinionaccordingtothepassage?A．Grandparentsarethesourceoftraditionalculture.B．Hisgrandmother’steachingcouldreplaceschooling.C．ThewesternworldishardlyinfluencedbytheNavajos.D．Itisimpossibletogetgrandparentsinvolvedinteachingagain.4、What’sthepurposeofthearticle?A．Tohonortheauthor’sgrandmother.B．TosharewithreadersaNavajoculture.C．ToemphasizethegreatnessofNavajo.D．TointroducethedevelopmentofNavajotribes.24．（8分）In2011,theoldstyleMaltabusesweretakenofftheroadandreplacedbymodernvehicles.Mostoftheoldbusesweredeserted,afewweresold,andabout100ofthemwereputintostorageinthehopeofshowingtheminamuseumatsomestage.Apre-2011visittoMaltawouldn’thavebeencompletewithoutarideononeofthecolorfulbuses.Until1973youcouldtellthedestinationofthebusjustbylookingatitscolor—Sliemawasgreenandwhite,Zabbarwasredandwhitewithabluestripe(条纹)etc..Later,thebusesallhadnumbers.Forawhile,theywereallpaintedgreenandwhitebeforethe‘final’orange,yellowandwhite.Intheirprime,walkingaroundtheTritonfountainattheVallettabusstation,youwouldhavefounditverydifficulttoseetwobusesofexactlythesamedesign.Mostofthemhadlocallybuiltbodies.OnthefrontofthebusescarriednameslikeDodge,Leyland,Bedfordetc..Youwereequallylikelytofindfootballpennants(锦旗)andthelikedecoratingthecabs.Realbusexpertswouldhaverecognizedthattheseweretheremainlyfordecorativereasons,andwereseldomanaccuratereflectionofthevehicle’sorigins.NowadaysmuchmoremodernbusesaretobefoundattheFlorianabusstation.Theyaremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandpossiblyevenmorecomfortablethantheoldertypes.However,Imisstheoldbuses.Iremember,whenyouboardedyourbus,youhadtopreparethecorrectchangetopaytheusuallybad-tempereddriverasyougoton.Ifyouwereseatedanywherenearthefront,youwouldhavenoticedthatmostdriverssatwelltotherightoftheirsteeringwheel.Thereasonforthis,asanyMaltesewouldtellyou,wastoleavespacefortheirpettositalongsidethem.Iwonderwherethepetsitsthesedays.1、Whatmakesapre-2011visittoMaltaspecialaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Travelingincolorfulbuses.B．Usingbuseswithstripes.C．Paintingbusesbrightcolors.D．Tellingdestinationsbydifferentcolors.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“prime”underlinedinParagraph3?A．Painfultime. B．Excitingtime.C．Momentoffantasy. D．Momentofglory.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutMaltabuseswhentheywerepopular?A．Theywereofthesamepattern.B．Thedecorationsreflectedtheirorigin.C．Mostwereuniquelydesigned.D．Onlyfootballpennantsdecoratedthecabs.4、HowwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoldstyleMaltabuses?A．Comfortable. B．Environment-friendly.C．Safe. D．Memorable.25．（10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—OnthewaytoWorldHeritageList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）Averywealthymanwasstandingthoughtfullyonabridge．Despiteallhisriches，hecouldfeelnoneofhappinessbut1andemptinessinhisheart．He2tocommitsuicidebyjumpingintothefast-flowingwater．Whenhewasabouttodoit，anoldbeggar3him．“Sir，pleasegivemesomemoneytobuysomefood．Iwillprayforyourhealthandlonglife．”Hearingthis，he4hiswalletfromhispocketandgaveallthemoneyinsidetothebeggar．“Takeallofthis，”hesaid．“Allofthis?”thebeggar5．Hecouldnotbelievehisgoodluck．“Yes，takeitall．IamgoingtoaplacewhereIwon’tneeditanymore，’’saidtheman．Helookedbackattheriver6．Thebeggarbecamesuspiciousoftheman’s7．Lookingatthemoney，andholdingitforawhile，he8returneditandsaid，“No，thankyou．Iwon’ttakeit!ImaybeabeggarbutI'mnotacoward(懦夫)!Bringthatmoneywithyoutotheriver，sir!”Hearinghisresponse，themanwas9．Thesatisfactionandhappinessofhim10hismoneytothebeggardisappearedimmediately．Hewasnotevenabletomakethebeggarreceivehissinceresoon-to-be-uselessmoney．Atthatmoment，hesuddenly11thefeelingthathefeltjustnow，thatgoodfeelingandsatisfactionfromgivingothershappiness，hadindeed12becomehisowntruehappiness．Bythishewasencouraged，andhadfoundwhatwouldmakehislifeworthliving．Happinessisonlyrealwhen13．1、A．eagernes B．poverty C．sorrow D．success2、A．struggled B．wondered C．managed D．intended3、A．approached B．interrupted C．persuaded D．shouted4、A．pickedup B．tookout C．reachedfor D．handedin5、A．recalled B．refused C．repeated D．retold6、A．away B．forward C．aside D．below7、A．attitude B．order C．attention D．politeness8、A．delightedly B．hurriedly C．hopelessly D．generously9、A．shocked B．terrified C．worried D．encouraged10、A．sending B．giving C．supplying D．contributing11、A．realized B．hated C．enjoyed D．struck12、A．bynature B．bydesign C．inturn D．incircles13、A．bought B．appreciated C．sacrificed D．shared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）Successnevercomeseasy.Howmanyofyouhaveheardofsuccessfulpeoplewhohaven’tmadeanyeffort?Peopleoftenhavetoovercomefailures1．theycanaccomplishsomethinggreat.Theyusuallydon’tfindsuccessfromtheverybeginning.VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingduringhislifetime,butthisdidn’tstophimfromcompletingover800painting.ThomasEdison2．(fire)fromhisfirsttwojobsforlackofcompetence.Later,asaninventor,hetried1,000times3．(create)thelightbulb,withoutsuccess.Hewasconfidentin4．(he),and5．(eventual)hedidsuccess.When6．(ask),“Howdiditfeeltofail1,000times?”Edisonreplied,“Ididn’tfail1,000times.Thelightbulbwas7．inventionwith1,000steps.Thesesuccessfulpeoplehavesetgood8．(example)tous.Theywouldn’thaveachievedtheirsuccessifthey9．(abandon)theirdreams.Believeinyourselfandtryyourbest,andsuccesswillnotbefar10．you.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；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。InMarch1984,DrJohnFellows,wholivedinEngland,anddecidedtovisithismarrieddaughterintheUSA．HeboughtareturnairtickettoNewYorkandflewKennedyAirport．Whenhereached,however,herealizedthathehadforgottenhisdaughter’saddress．Evenbadly,hediscoveredhecan’trememberherfamilynametoo!DrFellowsspentseveralhoursattheairporttriedtothinkwhathisdaughter’snamewasandwhereitwaswhichshelived,butwithmuchluck．Eventually,hedecidedthathewouldhavetogiveuphisplantovisitherandhecaughtanextplanebacktoEngland．第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华。你校英文报正在征集怎样做才能保持身体健康的短文。请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文。1.健康的饮食；2.适当的运动；3.良好的生活习惯.注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、C2、A3、C4、A5、D6、C7、D8、D9、C10、B11、C12、A13、D14、C15、A16、B17、B18、D19、D20、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、C2、D3、A4、D22、1、A2、A3、D23、1、D2、D3、A4、B24、1、A2、D3、C4、D25、ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan(垃圾桶)thathadb