福建省三明市2020-2022年中考英语二模试题汇编：阅读理解

福建省三明市

2020-2022年中考英语二模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2022年福建省三明市中考二模英语试题

七、阅读单选

Doyouhaveanyonlineclasses?Itispossibletotakeclassesathome.Allyouneedisa

computerandaheadset.

However,moststudentsdon,tseemtolikeonlineclasses.Recently,over1,500studentsfrom

10citiestookasurvey.Accordingtothesurvey,only33percentofthestudentswouldtakesuch

classes.

Manystudentssaiditwashardtoputtheirheartsintostudyingwhiletakingonlineclasses.

ThiswastrueforLianRuohan,15,attheAffiliatedHighSchoolofPekingUniversity."Thereare

noclassmates,norealteacherswatchingme.IcansurftheInternetordootherthingsifIwantto.

It,shardertoalwaysstayfocused,,,shesaid.

Lianpreparesalotbeforetakingherclassestomakesureshewillpayattention.Shealso

pushesherselftocommunicatewithteachers.Studentscancomeupwithoranswerquestions

whiletakingonlineclasses.

ButWenJiayi,14,atChengduNo7HighSchool,thinksonlineinteraction（互动）isn,t

enough.tςTheonlineteachersdon,treallygettoknowme.WhenIdon,thandinhomework,allI

getisashortmessageinsteadofrealconcern,,,shesaid.

However,onlineclassesstillhaveotheradvantages.ςςItsavestimeandmoneycomparedto

takingofflineclasses.Also,ifIdon,tunderstandsomepartsofalesson,Icanwatchitover

again,,,Liansaid.

46.Howmanystudentswouldtakeonlineclassesaccordingtothesurvey?

A.About400.B.About500.C.About600.D.About700.

47.Theunderlinedword“fbcused“meansinChinese.

A.困倦的B.专注的C.安全的∙D.厌烦的

48.WhichofthefollowingisLianRuohan,sopinionononlineclasses?

A.Therearebothadvantagesanddisadvantages.

B.Theadvantagesaremorethandisadvantages.

C.ShecanIeammorethroughonlineclasses.

D.Onlineclassescostmore.

49.What,sWenJiayi,sproblemintakingonlineclasses?

A.Shecan,tfollowtheteachers.B.Theteacherscan,tanswerherproblems.

C.Theteachersonlinecareherless.D.Shecan,tfinishherhomeworkintime.

50.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.theinteractionbetweenclassandteachersonline

B.asurveyaboutonlineclasses

C.thefuturedevelopmentofonlineclasses

D.howtotakeonlineclasses

WMBDEvent-YearoftheBirdTheChequamegonBirdClubwillholdaWorldMigratory

Bird(候鸟)Daycelebrationthisyearformigratorybirdfans.

TheeventwillbeheldonSaturday,May14,2022.Theeventisdesignedforallages,with

activitiessuchasmorningbirdwatching,wildflowerwalks,naturegamesandfeedingorioles(金

青).Intheafternoon,visitorswillhaveabustouraroundChequamegonWaters(MillerDam).A

presentationwithmanyotherkindsofbirdswillbeheldbeforelunch.

Freefortheactivitiesorfood.

Address:Medford.WI.54451.

PerkinstownWinterSportsArea.

Time:Saturday,May14,2022.

6a.m.to11:30p.m.

Formoreinformation.PleasevisitWWw.chequaτnegon-birdclub.orgorcall(715)748-3160.

51.Whomightbeinterestedinthisevent?A.Hikers.B.Musicians.C.Bird

lovers.D.Sportsfans.

52.Theeventwillbeheldon,2022.

A.May10B.May14C.June14D.July26

53.Whichactivitywillbeheldduringtheafternoon?

A.Birdfeeding.B.Wildflowerwalks.C.Naturegames.D.Abustour.

54.Youcangetmoreinformationaboutthiseventby.

A.visitingthewebsitewww.chequamegon-birdclub.org

B.askingamemberoftheBirdClubforhelp

C.callingtheinformationcenterat(715)54451

D.writingemailstothePerkinstownWinterSportsArea

55.Wecanlearnfromtheabovethat.

A.theactivitieswilllastforsixandahalfhours

B.youneedtopayfortheactivitiesandfood

C.bothadultsandchildrencanjoinintheevent

D.visitorscangoboatinginChequamegonWaters

DuanJiayang,a12-year-oldstudentofaprimaryschoolinFujian,learnstheskillstotake

careofvegetablefields.

ςςIlearnedhowtoplacethemulchfilm（地膜）,"hesays.ςςIt,snoteasy.^^

InChina,manyparentspaymuchattentiontotheirchildren,sgoodresult,butVoCatiOnaI（职

业的）skillshavelittlebeencared.

“Someparentsdoeverythingfortheirchildren”,saysYanMei,anofficialintheprimary

school,addingthatmanystudentsareshortofthebasicskillsneededintheirdailylives.ςςFor

example/5Yansays.uSomeparentswoulddotheschooΓsgeneralcleaninginsteadoftheir

children,7,

SinceMarch,2020,thegovernmentshavelaunchedalotofpolicies,requiringthatcolleges,

middleschoolsandprimaryschoolspaymoreattentiontoteachingstudentspracticalskills.

Followingthesepolicies,theprimaryschoollaunchedan"agricultural农业的）classbase”

ononeofitsschoolyards.Studentsplantfruitandvegetablesonanareaoflandabout4,000m2

insize.

“InthedayscominguptotheMayDayholiday,studentsofvariousgradesattheschool

workedtogetherinthefields,“saysschoolprincipalYangBo.ςςTheyplantedwateπnelons,carrots

andcoms.MayDay,alsoknownasLaborDay,iscelebratedonMay1stinChina.^^

Theschoolhopesthatstudentswillunderstandthefoodisquiteprecioussothattheywill

betterrealizethedifficultiesthattheirparentswentthrough.

56.WhatdoesDuanJiayangthinkofplacingthemulchfilm?

A.Boring.B.Easy.C.Difficult.D.Interesting.

57.Whatdomanyparentscaremostinthepassage?

A.Children,slifeskills.B.Children,shighmarks.

C.Vocationalcourses.D.Teachers,teachingskills.

58.Accordingtothepolicies,wecanknowtheteachersmaybeaskedto.

A.dothecleaningatschoolyardsB.helpchildrenfinishhomeworkatschool

C.haveLaborDaywithchildrenD.encouragestudentstolearnpracticalskills

59.Whatcanstudentslearnfromtheagriculturalclass?

A.Realizethedifficultiestheirparentswentthrough.

B.Understandtheimportanceoflabor.

C.Learnthebasiclifeskills.

D.Alloftheabove.

60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ALessoninLifeThroughSkillsCourseB.AHard-workingStudent

C.Governments,PoliciesforSchoolsD.FarmWorkintheField

AnewrubbishsortingsystemhasbeenputintouseinBeijing.Localpeoplenotonlysort

theirrubbish,butalsoputQRcodes（二维码）onit.

ςςWhentherubbishiscollectedandthecodesareseen,Iwillgetrewardpointstoexchange

forsmallgiftsandevensomemoney,,,alocalpeoplesaid.4ςIt,sreallycreativeandencouraging.^^

Thissmartsystemhasbeencarriedoutin350communitiesinBeijing.ThecapitalofChina

hasjoinedalistofcitiesinthecountrythattakeactiontosupportrubbishsorting.Forexample,

ShenzhenandShanghaihavemadelawstopunishfornotsortingrubbishcorrectly.

Chinaproducesquitealotofrubbisheveryyear.Muchoftherubbishisburied（填土里）insoil

orburnedwithoutbeingsorted.Landfills（填埋场）takeupalotoflandandhaveariskof

pollutingthesoilandwaternearby.Andburningrubbishcanproduceharmfulgases.Through

rubbishsorting,WecanreducetheuseOflandfillsandairpollution.

Whafsmore,rubbishsoilingsavesresources,whichcouldbringeconomicbenefits（利益）.

Forexample,atonofwastepapercanbereusedtomakeabout850kgofpaper,saving17trees

and50percentofwater.Becauseoftheirbenefits,somecountrieshavedevelopedsuccessful

sortingsystems.

InAustralia,eveιyfamilyisprovidedwiththreerubbishbins-theredlid（盖子）binfor

"generalWaSte''likefoodandplasticbags,theyellowlidbinfor4ςrecycling^^likesteelandglass,

andthegreenlidbinfor“greenwaste“suchasgrassandleaves.Onthestreets,thebinsare

printedwithpicturesofthethingsthatareallowedinside.Itmakesrecyclingquiteeasy.

61.WhenusingthenewrubbishsysteminBeijing,peoplewilluse.

62.Whataretheconsequences（后果）ofburyingrubbish?

①POnUlingsoil.②POnUtingwater.（3）Savingresources.

©TakingupalotofIand.（S）Producingterribleair.

A.①②③B.②③④C.①③⑤D.①②④

63.Whichparagraphdiscussestheeconomicbenefitsofrubbishsorting?

A.Paragraph3.B.Paragraph4.C.Paragraph5.D.Paragraph6.

64.InAustralia,whichbinshouldyouputfoodleftafterdinnerin?

A.Theredlidbin.B.Theyellowlidbin.

C.Thegreenlidbin.D.Theblacklidbin.

65.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Shenzhenstillhasn,tjoinedtotakeactiontosortrubbish.

B.Buryingrubbishtakesuplotsoflandandproducespollution.

C.Rubbishsortingcouldbringfeweconomicbenefits.

D.Australiahasn,tmadelawstopunishnotsortingrubbishcorrectly.

八、阅读还原5选5

SethJohnson,15,studiesinOlatheHighSchoolintheUS.66Twoweeksafterhis

training,SethhelpedhiseldersisterClaireuseCPR（心肺复苏术）tosavetheirdadwhenhehad

heartattack.

67Hearingtheirdadcrying,ClaireraninandhelpedSethpulltheirdadoffthe

sofaandlayhimflat.Clairecalled911andthenstartedCPR.Sheputherhandsonthecenterof

herdad,schest.68Shepushedonhischest30times,thengavetworescuebreaths（ʌɪ

呼吸）.Afteraboutfourminutesofheavychestcompressions（胸部按压）,shewastiredandSeth

hadtotakeOVe匚69Markspentfivedaysinhospital,buthassincefullyrecovered.

RecentstudieshaveshownthatCPRsaveslessthan20percentofpeopleinthesekindsof

situations.70Andtheearlierit,sgiven,themoresuccessfulit,slikelytobe.The

AmericanHeartAssociationhasencouragedmoreschoolstoofferCPRtraining.

A.Butexpertssayit,sstillworthtιying.

B.Thatday,theirfatherMarksuddenlyfeltquitesick.

C.Abouttwominuteslater,themedicalworkersaιτived.

D.Andthenshebegantopushhardandfastabouttwicepersecond.

E.HegottheirCPRtrainingthiswinterandpaidcloseattention.

2021年福建省三明市中考二模英语试题

七、阅读单选

Children,sMonthlyNovemberIssue（M∣3）

ThingsyouneedorThingsyouwant?

Thingsyouwant

Yourclassmatehasabeautiful

schoolbag.

Thinkbeforeyoubuy

Youwanttohaveonetoobutyour

byKatieYang

schoolbagstilllooksnew.

Thisiswhatyouwantbutnotwhat

youneed.

Thingsyouneed

Keepyourpocketmoney

Everyday,weneedtoeatanddrink.

Keepyourpocketmoneyandgive

Whenyouarethirsty,youneedaglassofwater.When

sometohelpthepeopleinneed,

youarehungry,youneedsomebread.

Whopaysforwhatyouwant

Whenyougoshopping,youwantanewtoy.YOUr

Thiscanmakeyoufeelhappy!

ParentSWorkaroundtheCloCktomakemoney.

Isthetoyamust-buything?

46.Johncanreadthenextmagazineissuein.A.NovemberB.December

C.JanuaryD.February

47.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“Yourparentsworkaroundtheclock,,7

A.Theygotoworkearlyeveryday.B.Theyputtheclocksontheirofficedesks.

C.Theyarefondofrunning.D.Theyworkdayandnight.

48.Accordingtothetext,whatcanreallymakeyouhappy?

A.Togoshopping.B.Toeatanddrinksomething.

C.Tobuyabeautifulschoolbag.D.Tousepocketmoneytohelpthepeoplein

need.

49.Thetextcanbenamed",,.

A.ThingsYouWantB.WhoPaysforYouC.YourPocketMoneyD.HowtoSpend

Money

50.Whoaremostprobablythereadersofthismagazine?

A.Children.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Workers.

Itwasacoldwintermorningseveralyearsago.Myalarmclockhadjustgoneoff,butIwas

havingtroublegettingoutofbed.Mydadhaddiedafewweeksbefore,ɪfeltweigheddownby

sadness.

Tallandstrong,mydadhadworkedsohardallofhislifetosupportus.Hehadatemper（脾

气）andwouldsometimesshoutatmybrothersandme,butIalwaysknewthathelovedme.Still,

hehadbeenraisedinatraditionalwayandraisedusthatwaytoo.Icouldn,tremember,for

example,everbeinghuggedbyhim.

Aftermymomandgrandmapassedaway,mydadmovedintograndma,shomerightupthe

roadfromwhereIlived.Iwassohappytohavehimcloseby.Iwouldoftenvisithimandjusttalk

withhimaboutlife.Butwestillhardlytouchedandneverhugged.Finallyhisownhealthbeganto

rapidlyfailandwithinafewmonthsheleftus.Itwasacoldmorningwhenwehadhisservice,but

Iwastoocoldandnumb（麻木的）insidemyselftofeelit.Icouldn,trememberwhenwe,dhadour

lasthug.

Itookadeepbreathandgotoutofmybed.Iturnedonthelightsandwalkedintothehallway.

IsawmysonJJwalkingdownthehalltomeetme.Suddenly,heopenedhisarmsandgavemea

heart-felthug.Andjustashedid,Iheardmydad,svoicedeepinsideofmesay,uJoey,thishugis

fromme!”Icriedandsmiledatthesametime.Inthatmoment,intheplacewhereheart,mind,

andspiritallmeet,Ifeltloved.Ifeltlovedbymydad.Ifeltlovedbylife.

51.Howdidthewriterfeelatthebeginningofthetext?

A.worriedB.unhappyC.tiredD.bored

52.ThewriterwasgladinParagraph3because

A.hismomandgrandmastoppedworkingB.hisdadgavehimahug

C.hisdadmovedintoanearbyhouseD.hisdadcouldlookafterhisgrandma

53.Putthefollowingeventsintheorderinwhichtheyhappened.

（X）Thefatherpassedawayafewmonthslater.

②Themotherandgrandmotherdied.

③Thewriterfeltlikehisdadwashugginghim.

@Thewriter,ssoncametogivehimahug.

A.①④②③B.①④③②C.④③②①D.②①④③

54.Whatmadethewriterfeelbetterintheend?

A.Hisson,shug.B.Hisson,ssmile.C.Hisfather,svoice.D.Hisfather,sspirit.

55.Whatmightthepurposeofthewritertowritethetext?

A.Weshouldshowourlovetoourfamiliesintime.

B.Weshouldn,tforgetourlovetoourfatherandson.

C.Weshouldhugourfamiliesasoftenaspossible.

D.Weshouldn,talwaysloseourselvestosadness.

ComfortZoneisastateofmindwherethereistheleaststress.However,steppingintothe

learningzonecanhelptobringoutthebestinus.Herearethereasons.

Challengingyourselfcanhelpyoudoatyourbest.Steppingoutsideone,scomfortzoneis

importanttopersonaldevelopment.HowcanweexpecttomakeourselvesbetterifWeonlystick

tohabitandroutine（日常）？Weshouldtrysomethingwemightnotsucceedat.

Takingrisksiswhathelpsusgrow.Aschildren,we,renaturalrisk-takers.ButasWegetolder

andlearntofearfailure,westarttryingfewernewthings.Wepayaheavypriceforourfearof

failure.Thereisnolearningwithoutsomedifficulty.

Facingnewchallengescanhelpusagebetter.Ourcomfortzonesseemtobecomesmalleras

wegetolder,butifwecankeepexpandingthem,we,llopenourselvesuptoagreaterworldasWe

age.AsWestepintothelearningzone,wewillgetmorecomfortablewiththeskillsgraduallyand

we,llstarttomoveintothecomfortzone.Astudyfoundthatlearningnewlifeskillscanhelpour

brainshaɪpasWegetolder.

However,don,tpushyourselftoofar.Haveyouheardof44Yerkes-DodsonLaw"?Itmeans

performanceincreasesasstressgrows,butonlyuptoapoint.Ifthelevelofstressbecomestoo

high,performancewillgodown.Whenstressbecomestoogreatforustodealwith,Weenterthe

dangerzone.

56.Comparedwiththecomfortzone,peopleinthelearningzonemay.

A.IearntofearfailureB.facemorechallengesC.tryfewerrisks

D.feellessstress

57.FromParagraph3,wewillIeammoreifwe.

A.avoiddifficultiesB.getolderC.takerisksD.feelnatural

58.Theunderlinedwordςςexpanding,,meansinChinese.

A.填充B.删除C.缩小D.扩大

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60.Thebesttitleofthetextmightbe.

A.ComfortZoneMakesUsSafeB.TheStateofComfortZone

C.StepOutsideComfortZoneD.NeverFearComfortZone

FacialrecognitiontechnoIOgy（人脸识另IJ技术）iswidelyusedtoday.Forexample,policeuse

ittosearchforbadguys（家伙）.It'salsousedtounlockphonesordoors.

Now,asimilartechnology,knownasfacialdetection（探测）,isenteringanewfield:the

businessofadvertising.

Suchsystemsaregoingthroughtestsinasmallnumberofstores.Onefacialdetectionsystem

cantellaperson's"happiness"orfcfcfeaf,level.Thathelpsbusinessesseehowpeoplefeelasthey

lookatproductsoradvertisementsinthestore.Anothersystemcandelectwhethersomeoneis

wearingeyeglasses.Ifso,storescansendadvertisementsfornewglassestohim.

Facialdetectiontechnologyisalsoplacedinsidesomelargeadvertisingboards.Camerasin

thoseboardscandetectinformationlikepeople,sagesandfivelevelsoffeeɪings-from4tvery

happy“totςveryunhappy,∖

Supportersofthetechnologysayitcouldimprovebuyers9experiencebyshowingproducts

theymightlikeorbyofferingthemproductsatlowerprices.

Someareagainsttheideaofusingsuchsystems.PamDixon,theheadofaPriVaCy（E急私）

group,isoneofthem.Shethinksthestrangeactionsmaycausesomethingunfair.Forexample,a

businesscouldraisethepriceofaproductaccordingtoaperson'sageandfeelings.

However,onestoretestingthetechnologyexplainedtheywouidn,tstorepeople'sinformation

likenamesorages.Andtheadvertisingboardsystemmakersaiditdidn,tkeepanypersonal

informationorrecordanyvideos.

61.Facialdetectiontechnologycantellpeople,saccordingtothepassage.

A.weightB.feelingsC.heightD.jobs

62.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inparagraph3referto?

A.Businesses.B.Systems.C.Customers.D.Advertisements.

63.Wecaninferfromthetextthatfacialdetectiontechnology.

A.candetectbuyers,namesandrecordthemB.can,tsrorepersonalinformation

C.mayheusedtosellcheapergoodsinallstoresD.mayneedsometimebeforebeing

widelyused.

64.Thestructureofthetextis.

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65.Thetextismainlyabout.

A.facialrecognitiontechnologyenteringanewfield

B.facialrecognitiontechnologylookingforbadguys

C.facialdetectiontechnologygoingintoadvertisingfield

D.facialdetectiontechnologyimprovingbuyers,experience

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ςςClearwatersandlushmountainsareinvaluableassets（绿水青111就是金山银山）”.Sincethe

foundingofthePRC,thegovernmenthaspaidgreatattentiontoenvironmentalprotection.

66

Intheearly21stcentury,manypartsofthecountrywereaffectedbysandstorms.67

Theycandogreatharmtoplants,animalsandbuildings.

Plantingtreeshasplayedanimportantroleinpreventingdesertsfromgrowinginsizeand

bringingmoresandstorms.68Thetotaldesertcoveragehasbeenreducedbyanaverageof

2,424squarekilometerseveryyear.Thatisasbigas340,000soccerfields.

69BackinJanuary2013,smogcoveredatotalareaof2.7millionsquarekilometers

incitiesaroundChina.Tosolvethisproblem,thegovernmentruledoutaseriesofmeasuresto

controlairpollution.Beijinghasmademanyeffortstofightairpollution.70They

encouragetheuseofnewenergyvehiclesinsteadofgaspoweredcarstoreducepollution.

A.Theystopthechemistryfactoriesfrompollutingtheair.

B.China,stotalforestcoveragerosefrom12%inthe1980sto22.96%lastyear.

C.GreatachievementshavebeenmadeinChinainrecentyears.

D.Duringasandstorm,alargenumberofsandisblownintotheairbystrongwinds.

E.Chinahasimproveditsairqualitygreatlybecauseofeffortstocontrolairpollution.

2020年福建省三明市中考二模英语试题

三、阅读单选

High-speedtrains,AliPay（支付宝）,sharedbikesandonlinepaymentareseenasthenew

FourGreatAchievementsofChinabyyoungforeigners,accordingtoavideosurveybyBeijing

ForeignStudiesUniversity.Inthevideo,youngpeoplefromdifferentcountriesalongBeltand

RoadRoutes（一带一路）wereaskedtonamegreatinventionsthathadinfluencedtheirlivesin

China.Thefollowingiswhattheysaidfrom4youngpeopleofthem.

I,mfromRomania.Chinaisreallya

greatcountryanditshigh-speedrailwaysare

veryfast,easyandtidy.Iltakesmeonlyabout

6hoursfromBeijingtoShanghaibytrain.It

savesalotoftimeandit,scheaperthanthe

airplane.Iwishwewouldhavehigh-speed

railwaysinourcountrysomeday.

I'mfromNepal.1alwaysgoout

Romaniabybike.Bicycle-sharingsystemallows

∙∙∙∙∙..peopletoborrowabikefrompoint"A”

andreturnitatPOint"B".It'snotonly

YaIacheapbutalsoalow-carbonand

healthywayoflife.1likeitverymuch.^

MylifeinBeijing

isquitedifferentfrom'

ArchanathatinIndia.HereinYoucanfindmanyRj

China.IseldomtakeInd俞N对i

wonderfulthingsthatwe

moneywithmewhenI“•••.∙...e：

goout.Icanpayforalmostp,β,**∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙don,thaveinThailand,

eWedon'thaveAlipay

everythingbyZhiFuBao,Oh,

∙∙∙∙∙eDΓotheronlinepayment

it'samazing.However,in

AppswithwhichIcan

,Thailand

Indi%ifyoudonttakethegoshoppingwithoutsteppingout

walletWidIyou,you'llbeina

ofthedoors.Ifonlyɪcould

∖^toughspot.√bringthembacktomycountry^^

26.Justinthinksthehigh-speedrailwaysinChinaare.

A.fastandtidyB.cheapandlow-carbon

C.easybutexpensiveD.fastbutcrowded

27.,'A"andπB"inYala,swordsreferto.

A.twobikesB.tworidersC.twoplacesD.twosystems

28.Theunderlinedphrase,,beinatoughspot"means.

A.turntothepoliceB.loseyourway

C.stayinsilenceD.getintotrouble

29.BothArchanaandBondtalkabout.

30.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat

A.peopleinRomaniaoftentakehigh-speedrailways

B.manyChinesestudentswereaskedtotakepartinthesurvey

C.thesurveywasmadebyBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity

D.ThailandalsohasAIipayandotheronlinepaymentApps

WhenIwasyoung,myfatheroftentookmeonshorttrips.Onthewayhomefromthesetrips,

DadoftenstoppedattheDairyQueenandboughtmea10-centicecream.

Oneday,WewereonourwayhomeandIwashopingDadwoulddothesame.Andhedid.

"Wouldyoulikeanicecreamtoday?uaskedDad.

',Thatsoundsgreat,Dad!"

Butthenhesaid,"Itsoundsgoodtometoo,son.Wouldyouliketotreatmetoday?"

Twentycents!Icouldaffordit.Butwhenitwasmymoney,aniceCreamjustwasn'tagood

useofit.

ThenIsaidthoseawfulwordstohim,,'Well,inthatcase,IguessΓllpass."

Myfatherjustsaid,"Okay,son.,,

Butasweturnedtogohome,IrealizedhowwrongIwas.Whydidn,tItakeitasagood

chancetogivesomethingbacktomyfather?Whydidn'tɪthinkthathehadbought50icecreams,

andIhadneverboughthimone?ButallIcouldthinkwas',20cents"!

Ifeltawfulformyingratitude.Dadhaddonesomuchforme.Shouldn'tIdosomethingin

return?Loveisatwo-waystreet.Onemustputintowhatheorshehastakenout.

Dadandɪwentonanothertripthenextweek,a