安徽省滁州市定远县民族中学2022-2023学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题

20222023学年度第一学期高二10月月考试卷英语试题第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题分，满分分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。WheredoesSusanlivenow?A.InAmerica. B.IntheUK. C.InItaly.HowlongdidSusanworkforFerragamo?A.Aboutsixmonths. B.Aboutfiveyears. C.Aboutsixyears.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?A.Sheenjoysbeingadesigner.

B.Shehasworkedinseveralcountries.

C.Sheisgoingtobuildherownpany.Whatwilltheweatherbelike?A.Windy. B.Rainy. C.Sunny.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Reportingamatch. B.Doinganinterview.

C.Discussingaworldrecord. 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。WhatdoweknowaboutPaulTimmons?A.Hebreaksaworldrecord.

B.HesetsaEuropeanrecord.

C.Hewasleadingduringtherace.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Salesclerkandcustomer. B.Motherandson.

C.Schoolmates. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。Whydidthemandecidetobuythegreenshoes?A.Theywerehisfirstchoice.

B.Theywerefortabletowear.

C.Theywerepopularamongstudents.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inthestreet. B.Inabank. C.Inastore.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。Whydoesthemanwantsomechange?A.Tomakeaphonecall. B.Tobuynotebooks.

C.Totakeabus. Whenwillthepetitionbeheld?A.OnDecember12th. B.OnDecember16th. C.OnDecember17th.Whereisthepetitiontobeheldthisyear?A.Atamusicschool. B.Atthetownhall.

C.Attheradiostation. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。Whatistheprizeforthefirstprizewinner?A.Arideonaplane. B.Atalkwithmusicians.

C.Anewinstrument. Howcanpeoplegetmoreinformation?A.ByspeakingtoMaggieinperson.

B.Bygoingtotheradiostation.

C.Bymakingaphonecall.Whywillthewomanbuythewhitecar?A.It'scheaper.

B.It'smorefortable.

C.It'senvironmentallyfriendly.Howmuchdoesthegovernmentprovideforthefestival?A.$5,000. B.$10,000. C.$15,000.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。Whenwilltherebeanopeningnightattheartexhibition?A.OnDecember18. B.OnDecember19. C.OnDecember20.Whocreateallthepaintingsattheartexhibition?A.Publicfigures. B.Famouspainters. C.Localstudents.Whatarepeopleadvisedtoweartowatchtheperformance?A.Formalclothes. B.Fancydress. C.Graysuits.WhatpresentwillthewomangetforSammy?A.Atoy. B.Agiftcard. C.Asetofbooks.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15题；每小题2.5分，满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C或D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A

TheLastGreatestMagicianintheWorld

Inthisbook,wecanlearnaboutthewonderworkerHowardThurston.Duringhislife,Thurstonsuccessfullymadechangesinentertainment(娱乐).Hismagicshowisregardedastheonethatinspiresourmemories.

Author:JimSteinmeyerLength:377pagesPublicationDate:Feb.3,2011

AWorldWithoutHeroes

JasonWalkerlivesapeacefullifeuntilonedayhefallsthroughaholeandendsupinanewforeignworld.InLyrian,thepeopledressandbehavedifferently,livinginfearoftheirEmperorSurroth.ButinJason'ssearchforawayhome,helearnsofamagicalwordthatcouldkillSurrothandbeestheherohehasneverimagined.

Author:BrandonMullLength:464pagesPublicationDate:Mar.15,2011

Life

Withhishonesty,KeithRichardsbringsusthestoryofalifewehavealllongedtoknowmoreof.It'shardtoimagineafamousperson'sbiographyisaseasytodrinkinasKeithRichards'life.Thebook'scontentagreeswiththerhythmofhisvoicesomuchthatreadinghistaleislikesharingacupofbeerwithanoldfriend.

Author:KeithRichardsLength:576pagesPublicationDate:Oct.26,2010

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TheMonkeyandtheMonk

ThefamoustranslationofTheJourneytotheWestwaspopularwithEnglishspeakingaudiences.Thebookshowsthenovel'smostexcitingandmeaningfulpartswithouttakinganythingawayfromtheirtruespirit.Moreover,withanewform,thistranslationissuretoattractmorefans.

Author:AnthonyC.YuLength:512pagesPublicationDate:Nov.15,2006WhatkindofbookisA

World

Without

Heroes?A.Alifeguide. B.Anadventurenovel.

C.Abiography. D.Aneducationalbook.WhatcanweknowaboutLife?A.Itiswritteninrhyme. B.Itisfullofimagination.

C.Itiseasytounderstand. D.Itismainlyaboutfolktales.WhosebookwillyouchooseifyouwanttoknowaboutHowardThurston?A.JimSteinmeyer's. B.BrandonMull's.

C.KeithRichards'. D.AnthonyC.Yu's.BWhenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportance,theartsareunavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnice,peopleseemtosay,butnotimportant.Toooftenitisviewedasmereentertainment,butcertainlynotaneducationpriority(优先).Thisviewisshortsighted.Infact,musiceducationisbeneficialandimportantforallstudents.Musictellsuswhoweare.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateit,itreflectstheirthinkingandvalues,aswellasthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.RockmusicrepresentsalifestylejustassurelyasaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.Musicexpressesourcharacterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasasociety.Musicprovidesakindofperception(感知)thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherway.Sciencecanexplainhowthesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploretheemotionalmeaningofthesamephenomenon.Weneedeverypossiblewaytodiscoverandrespondtoourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason:Noonewaycangetitall.Theartsareformsofthoughtaspowerfulinwhattheymunicateasmathematicalandscientificsymbols.Theyarewayswehumanbeings"talk"toeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilizationthroughwhichweexpressourfears,ourcuriosities,ourhungers,ourdiscoveries,andourhopes.Theartsarewayswegiveformtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotgivechildrenaccesstoanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusic,wetakeawayfromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpresses.Scienceandtechnologydonottelluswhatitmeanstobehuman.Theartsdo.Musicisanimportantwayweexpresshumansuffering,celebration,themeaningandvalueofpeaceandlove.Somusiceducationisfarmorenecessarythanpeopleseemtorealize.AccordingtoParagraph1,students______.A.regardmusicasawayofentertainment

B.disagreewiththeirparentsoneducation

C.viewmusicasanoverlookedsubject

D.prefertheartstoscienceInParagraph2,theauthorusesjazzasanexampleto______.A.pareitwithrockmusic

B.showmusicreflectsasociety

C.introduceAmericanmusicaltraditions

D.provemusicinfluencespeople'slifestylesAccordingtothepassage,theartsandscience______.A.approachtheworldfromdifferentangles

B.exploredifferentphenomenaoftheworld

C.expresspeople'sfeelingsindifferentways

D.explainwhatitmeanstobehumandifferentlyWhatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Musiceducationdeservesmoreattention．

B.Musicshouldbeoftopeducationpriority．

C.Musicisaneffectivemunicationtool．

D.Musiceducationmakesstudentsmoreimaginative．C

Somepeoplelikemodernart,whileotherssaythatitisrubbish.ButacleanerwhoworksintheTateBritainGalleryinLondonisn'tabletotellthedifference.Thewoman,whosenameisn'tknown,mistookaworkofartbytheGermanpainterGustavMetzgerforabagofrubbish,andthrewitoutwithotherbags.Theplasticbag,whichcontainedpiecesofpaperandcardboard,waslaterrecoveredoutsidethegallery,buttheartistthoughtthatitwastoobadlydamagedtobeputonshowagain,andsohefoundanotherbag.78yearoldMr.Metzgerexplainedthattheexhibit,whichhesaidwasacopyofasimilarworkhehadcreatedin1960,wasmeanttoshowthatallartistemporary(暂时的).

Embarrassedofficialsatthemuseumsaidthattheyhadhadtocallameetingwithcleanerstoexplainwhichthingsshouldnotbetouched.TheywouldnotsaywhetherMr.Metzgerwouldbepaidfortheincident.However,tomakeabsolutelysurethesamethingwouldnothappenagain,theydecidedtocoverMr.Metzger'sworkeveryeveningwithacolouredcloth.Inthiswaycleanersarrivingafterthegalleryhadclosedtothegeneralpublicwouldrealizethattheyshouldnottouchit.

Thisisnotthefirsttimethatmuseumcleanershavehadtroubledistinguishingexhibitsfromrubbish.In2001,inanotherLondongallery,acleanerthrewawayaworkbythewellknownBritishartistDamienHirst.Itwasanarrangementofemptybeerbottles,coffeecups,andashtrays(烟灰缸),whichweremeanttoshowthedisorderinthelifeofanartist.

However,cleanersdon'talwaysthrowthingsaway—sometimestheycleanthem!Thiswasthecasewithadirtybath,whichwasonshowinagalleryinGermany.Withoutaskingwhatthebathwasdoinginthegallery,thecleanersimplycleanedit.Thewomancleanerthrewawaytheplasticbagbecause______.A.theplasticbagwasbadlydamaged

B.shedidn'trecognizeitwasaworkofart

C.shehatedmodernartandconsidereditrubbish

D.theexhibitonshowwastakentheplaceofbyanotherbagTheunderlinedword"distinguishing"inParagraph3probablymeans"______".A.collecting B.telling C.replacing D.exchangingWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.MrMetzgerwouldbepaidsomemoneyfortheincident.

B.TateBritainGallerywillbeclosedtoavoidthesamemistake.

C.Artistsoftenuserubbishtoshowhowcontenttheyfeelwithlife.

D.Morethanonecleanerthrewawayworksofartingalleries.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CleanerMistakesModernArtforRubbish

B.GoodCleanersMakeMistakes

C.DamagedModernArtWorks

D.DangerousGalleriesandCleanersD

Thisyearmarksthe251thanniversaryofthebirthofLudwigvanBeethoven,afamousGermanpianistandposer.Asoneofthefathersofclassicalmusic,Beethovenwasrevolutionary,breakingtherulesandstretchingmusicalformstounleash(释放)emotion.

Althoughsomemayclaimthatclassicalisadyingartonlyfortheelites(精英人士),itisactuallyaliveandwellinthemodernera.It'snotunmonfortoday'smusicianstohavegrownupplayingclassicalinstrumentssuchastheviolinorpiano.Eventhosewhodon'tplayorlistentoclassicalmusicarelikelytohavebeenintroducedtoitthroughmoviesandevenvideogames.

Manyorthemostrecognizablenamesinthemusicindustryhavedrawninspirationfromclassicalmusic.UKlegendaryrockbandTheBeatlesisoneofthem.JohnLemon,whilelyingonhiscouchlisteningtohiswifeplayBeethoven'sMoonlightSonataonthepiano,askedhertoplayitbackwardandwasimmediatelyinspiredtowritethesongBecause.ThesongitselfissimilartoMoonlightSonatawithsimple,straightforwardlyrics.

Thisisjustoneexample.CountlessmusicianshavebeeninfluencedbyBeethoven,andclassicalmusicasawhole.RecordproducerGeorgeMarinoncesaid:"Theyalwayshadenormousconfidencethattheworldwastheirsforthetaking."Thisquoteseemstosumupnotonlythementalityofmoremoderneramusicians,butthatofthoseclassicalartistswhoformedthebuildingblocksofmusictoday.

Whetheryou'reamusicscholarorapassivelistener,youcan'tdenythatclassicalmusicians'influenceremainsstrongcenturiesaftertheartistshavepassed.MusicianslikeBeethovencontinueillustratetheirimpactontheunifyingforcethatismusic.Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.Classicalmusicisnotadyingart.

B.Classicalmusicbeeslesspopular.

C.Today'smusiciansstillplayclassicalmusic.

D.Theclassicalmusicaudiencegrowssharply.TheauthormentionsTheBeatlesinorderto______.A.introducethesongBecause

B.expresshisloveforJohnLennon

C.showthecharmofMoonlightSonata

D.provethegreatinfluenceofclassicalmusicWhatdoes"that"inParagraph4referto?A.Thequote. B.Thementality. C.Theconfidence. D.Themodernera.Whatcanweinferaboutthewriter?A.Heisanelite.

B.Heisamusician.

C.Heprefersmodernmusic.

D.Hethinkshighlyofclassicalmusic.第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）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。

Chineseisoneofthetwoworldlanguageswithoverabillionspeakers.WhiletheInternethasreferredtoEnglishasthemostusedlanguage,Chinesestillholdsthetoppositionasthemostusedmothertongue.

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Justthinkofhowmanymorepeopleyou'dbeabletotalktoafterlearningsomeChinese!

TherearefivetraditionalformsofChinesecalligraphy.TheseareconsideredclassicalartsandrepresentativesofChineseartstyles.

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ItfirstappearedduringtheZhouDynastyandisstillpopularamongcalligraphyartiststoday.

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Thismakesitquitedifficultfornonnativespeakerstotellwordsfromsoundbinations(组合).Whenyouaddinthetones,itaddsuptomakeChineseoneofthemostdifficultlanguagestolistentoandunderstand.

VariousfactorscontributedtomakingChineseoneofthehardestlanguagestolearnfor

foreigners.

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Usually,youmustlearn3,000charactersinordertobeconsideredfluentenoughtoreadthemorningnewspaper.However,thelanguageconsistsoftensofthousandsofcharactersthatmakefluencyadifficulttask.

Whenyou'rewalkingaroundChina,youmightbesurprisedattheamountofwordsyou'reabletopickupquickly.ThankstoanincreaseinexposuretoWesternculture,Chinesehasmanyloanwords,orwordsborrowedfromEnglish,inusetoday.

TheoriginofChineseesfromthediscoveryofthefamousOracleBonesandwhatisbelievedtobetheearliestsymbolsofChinese.TheseboneswerefirstusedintheShangDynasty.Withsucharichhistory,Chinesehasobviouslyexperiencedmanychangesandinfluencesduetowarsandculturalshifts(变迁).

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A.AncientChinesecharacterswereused3,000yearsago.

B.However,thelanguagestillexistedandcontinuedtogrow.

C.In2010,thenumberofChinesenativespeakerstotaled955millionpeople.

D.PeoplewhowishtostudyChinesemustputinyearsofworktoreachfluency.

E.Thankstoitsuniquesoundsystem,Chineseisfilledwithsimilarsoundingwords.

F.Theworld'smostnativelyspokenlanguage,Chinese,stillremainsapuzzletotheWest.

G.ThemostpopularcalligraphystyleistheSealCharacterstyledevelopedbytheHanpeople.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

WhenIwasalittlegirl,Ihadsomeextraclassesinmysparetime.Iwenttoa(n)

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schooleverySaturdaymorning.Oneday,BillieHoliday'srecords

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meonmywaytoschool.Iwas

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byhervoiceandthemood.Ithoughtitwasthemost

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voiceIhadeverheard.Istoodsilentlythere,listeningtohersongs.

I

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herwonderfulsongs.MyfavoritesongwasherICovertheWaterfront—a

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songaboutwatchingandwaitingforalovethat'sgone.Thatyearmyfatherbecameveryill.Afterhepassedaway,Ioftenlistenedtotheoldrecordsaloneatnight.

Myfamilymembersburiedthesadnessof

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inmusic.MymothertookmeandmysistertoEuropetostudywithfamous

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.AfterIhadspenttenyearslivingandstudyingthere,I

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backtotheUnitedStates.Imademywaythroughthe

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sceneoftheNewYorkmusicworldbecauseithadchangedalot.Iwasstartingoveragain,anditwas

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.Thereweremomentsofdisappointmentanddefeat.AsBilliesanginhersong"Beautifultotakea

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",Ifoundthenewcourage,thengotsomechancesandhadsomesurprising

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—winningapetitionandarecordingagreement.

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Overtheyears,IhaveunderstoodalessonthatI'velearnedfromBillie'srecords.Themagicinmakingmusicisto

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aboutalltheimproperrulesyoueverlearned,tothinkaboutyourheartachesandjoys,andtomakesomethingnewthat's

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​​​​​​​yourown.A.musical B.European C.legal D.AfricanA.scared B.stopped C.guided D.boredA.amazed B.damaged C.separated D.cheatedA.strange B.harmful C.crazy D.charming45.

A.brokeawayfrom B.cameupwith

C.fellinlovewith D.playedajokeon46.

A.touching B.funny C.religious D.happy47.

A.failure B.loss C.origin D.doubt48.

A.writers B.poets C.artists D.dancers49.

A.walked B.reacted C.moved D.announced50.

A.same B.unfamiliar C.terrible D.disappointing51.

A.hard B.flexible C.relaxing D.simple52.

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A.luck B.interest C.theory D.ine54.

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A.foolishly B.pletely C.hardly D.mercially第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。ItwasthefirsttimethatIhadvisitedLondonthreeyearsago.Itwasan

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(enjoy)tripandIhadmanyimpressions.Thecity

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(consist)offourpartsisdividedbytheadministration.

Ihadalwaysbeendreamingofhaving

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opportunitytoseethesplendidTowerBridgeandtheoriginalBigBenclock.Ivisitedtheseplaces,

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(go)onatouristboatintheportoftheRiverThamesandsawtwocoasts.

First,IwenttotheTowerofLondon,

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isreallyaveryinterestinghistoricalplace.Alongtimeago,itwasaprison.

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(late)itbecameacastlefortheroyalfamily,butbeforelongtheyleftthisplace.

Iwasalsodelighted

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(visit)theHouseofParliamentandWestminsterAbbey.Theyareveryoldandbeautifulwithalotofstatuesin

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Apartfromthat,youcanalsoenjoynatureinLondon.Therearemanyparkslinkingtheroadsandcontributing

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thebeautyofthecity.TheseparksarestillbeingconstructedbycreativepeopleinLondontobee

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(place)withoutpollutionwhereyoucanrelaxandescapethenoiseofthecity.第四节写作(满分40分)第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的英国外教Mr.Green非常喜欢中国民间音乐。请你给他写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加你校组织的师生民乐演奏会，内容包括：

(1)提出邀请；

(2)演奏会时间、地点、活动安排等；

(3)表示期待。

​​​​​​​注意：

(1)词数80左右；

(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：民乐演奏会FolkMusicConcert

DearMr.Green,

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________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________Yours,

LiHua第二节：阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。（满分25）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Alightknockonthedoorbroughtmefrommykitchen.Becausewehadjustmovedintotheneighbourhood,Icouldn'timaginewhoitwouldbe.Openingthedoor,anoldmanstoodthere,whowasdressedindirtyclothingandwearingdirtyrubberboots.Hishandhungaplasticbag.

"CanIhelpyou?"Iasked.

"Wouldyouliketobuysomefreshgardenvegetables?"Hisblueeyeswerehopeful.

"Aretheyfromyourgarden?"Ilookedinsidehisplasticbagandsawsomecarrotswithsoil."Yes,"Hisvoicewassoft."AndIcangetsomeapplesfromatreeinmyyard.Wouldyoulikesomeofthose,too?"

Myheartsoftened,andIwonderedifheisbadlyinneedofthebitofmoney.Withasigh,Isaid,"PleasestepinsideandI'llgetmymoney."

Thenextday,heknockedatourdooragain.Thistime,mylittlefouryearolddaughtergottherefirst."Oh,hello.Wouldyouliketoeinfortea?"Withoutasecondthought,theoldmansteppedinsideandheldoutabrokenbasketwithseveralbruised(擦伤的)apples."Frommytree,"hesaid,removingaworncap."Youmightliketomakeapie."

Thethreeofussatatthekitchentableanddrankourtea.Itwasobviousthatmydaughterlikedhostingavisitorinherneverendingquestions."Whatisyourname?Wheredoyoulive?Whyareyourclothessodirty?"

Thehomelesslookingmanlaughedasheansweredeachquestion.HisnamewasMr.Locketandhelivedaroundthecorner.Hiswifehadpassedawayseveralyearsbefore,andhischildrenalllivedfaraway.Hewaslonely.Hisneedforpanyhadsenthimdoortodoorsellingfruitandvegetables.Ourswastheonlydooropenedtohimthatday.

注意：

(1)所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

(2)续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已经为你写好。

Paragraph1:

Whenhefinishedthetea,hesaidhehadtogohomeandpromisedtoreturnthenextday.

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