2024届云南省景东彝族自治县一中高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

2024届云南省景东彝族自治县一中高三下学期联考英语试题注意事项：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．---Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?---I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget2．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith3．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print4．moreabouttheplacewhereyoulive,andyouwillshouldermoreresponsibilitytoprotectitA．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnD．Learned5．—Shegotherfirstsciencefictionpublished.Itturnedouttobe________.—Whenwasthat?—Itwasin2009________shewasstillincollege.A．success;that B．asuccess;whenC．success;when D．asuccess;that6．Itisreportedthatthe______inLibyaishottingup.A．strength B．violence C．power D．activity7．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．above C．about D．beyond8．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the9．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated10．—BoB．couldIuseyourcomputerthisevening?—Sorry.Iareportonitthen.A．willbewriting B．havebeenwritingC．havewritten D．willhavewritten11．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy12．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish13．---HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?---No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and.A．sowouldheB．sodidheC．sohewouldD．sohedid14．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken15．Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane16．Allthedishesinthismenu，_____otherwisestated，willservetwotothreepeople.A．as B．if C．though D．unless17．—ThemovieLalalandisawesome.It’sreallyapitythatyoudidn’tmakeit.—Sorry,I________.Iwastoobusythen.A．didn’tB．didC．wouldn’tD．would18．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat19．一"Peter,haveyougotyournewflatfurnished?—Yes.I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuyB．haveboughtC．boughtD．hadbought20．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．appreciate B．removeC．offer D．afford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）Screamingisoneoftheresponseshumanssharewithotheranimals.Conventionalthinkingsuggeststhatwhatsetsascreamapartfromothersoundsisitsloudness.However,manysoundsthatarelouddonotraisegoosebumpslikescreamscan.Tofindoutwhatmakeshumanscreamsunique,neuroscientistLucArnalandhisteamexaminedabankofsoundscontainingsentencesspokenorscreamedby19adults.Theresultshowsscreamsandscreamedsentenceshadaqualitycalled“roughness,”whichreferstohowfastasoundchangesinloudness.Whilenormalspeechsoundsonlyhaveslightdifferencesinloudness—between4and5Hz,screamscanswitchveryfast,varyingbetween30and150Hz,thusconsideredtoberoughandunpleasant.Arnal’steamasked20subjectstojudgescreamsasfearfulornot,andfoundthatthescariestarealmostalwaysconnectedwithroughness.TheteamthenstudiedhowthehumanbrainrespondstoroughnessusingfMRIbrainscanners(磁共振颅脑扫描仪).Asexpected,afterhearingascream,activityincreasedinthebrain’shearingcenterswheresoundcomingintotheearsisprocessed.Butthescansalsolitupintheamygdale(脑扁桃体),thebrain’sfearcenter.Theamygdalaistheareathatrespondstodanger.Whenathreatisdetected,ouradrenaline(肾上腺素)rises,andourbodypreparestoreacttodanger.Thestudyfoundthatroughnessisn’theardwhenwespeaknaturally,butthemostannoyingalarmclocks,carhorns,andfirealarmspossesshighdegreesofroughness.Onepotentialapplicationforthisresearchmightbetoaddroughnesstoalarmsoundstomakethemmoreeffective,thesamewayabadsmellisaddedtonaturalgastomakeittheeasilytobedetected.Warningsoundscouldalsobeaddedtoelectriccars,whichareparticularlysilent,sotheycanbeefficientlydetectedbypedestrians.1、Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．Differenttypesofscreams.B．Specificfeaturesofscreams.C．Humansoundsandanimalcries.D．Soundchangesandscreamedsentences.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“raisegoosebumps”probablymean?A．Makepeoplefeelunpleasant.B．Makepeoplefeelcold.C．Makepeoplerudeandrough.D．Makepeopleunique.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Roughnessiscommonlyheardinmanyartificialsounds.B．Thetravelingspeedmakesscreamsdifferentfromothersounds.C．Verylittlescientificresearchhasbeendoneonhumanscreams.D．Normalhumanspeechsoundsvarybetween30to150Hzinloudness.4、Whatdevicemaybeimprovedwiththeresearchers’findings?A．Trafficlights.B．Securitycameras.C．Smartphones.D．Smokedetectors.22．（8分）HaveyoueverbeentoFrancebefore?Itisnotonlyacountryofgreatfood,fashionandart.It’salsohometothemostinfluentialpaintersintheworld.EdouardManetHewasoneofthefirstartiststopaintmodernlife.Hebegantopaintinhisownstyle,butstillusedsomeofCouture’stechniqueslikethicklinesanddarkcolors.HewasgreatlyinfluencedbyClaudeMonetandBertheMorisot,whichcanbeseeninhisuseoflightshades.MostofhispaintingshadscenesofdailylifeonthestreetsofParis.HisworksincludeOlympiaandTheAbsintheDrinker.CamillePissarroInhisearlyyears,Pissarropaintedscenesofariverorapathfrommemory.AftermeetingClaudeMonetandPaulCezanne,whopaintedinamorerealisticstyle,hechangedhiscoursetoImpressionism.Duringhiscareer,heexperimentedwithvariousstyles,andfinallyformedhisownone.HisworksincludeOldMarketatRouenandSunsetatSt.Charles.VincentvanGoghHehadahugeinfluenceonartinthe20thcentury.Hisearlyworksweremostpaintedinsombertones.However,influencedbyMonet,Pissarro,andBernard,headoptedbrightercolorsinhisworks,andstartedcreatinghisowntechniques.Althoughhehadproducedmorethan2,000worksofart,theartistsoldonlyonepaintingduringhislifetime—RedVineyardatArles.HisworksincludeThePotatoEaters,StarryNightandBedroominArles.ClaudeMonetHewasthefounderoftheImpressionistmovementandcompletelychangedtheFrenchpaintinginthe19thcentury.Althoughhefirststartedbysellingcharcoalcaricatures（木炭讽刺画）inParis,hesoonstartedpaintingwithoilaftermeetingEugeneBoudin,whotaughthimtouseoilpaintsandalsoencouragedhimtopaintoutdoors.Andthenhepaintedwithhisownstyle.HisworksincludeImpression,SunriseandTheWaterLiles.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutEdouardManet’spaintings?A．Theyreflectedthechangesoflife.B．Theyweremainlyaboutdailylife.C．Theywereallpaintedinbrightcolors.D．TheywerepaintedinMorisot’sstyle.2、WhichpaintingwassoldbyVincentvanGoghinperson?A．ThePotatoEaters.B．BedroominArles.C．RedVineyardatArles.D．StarryNight.3、What’sthecommonpointofthefourpaintersfromthetext?A．Allofthemweregivenmanyawardsintheirlife.B．Allofthemweretaughtbysomefamouspainters.C．Allofthemhadagoodtasteindeliciousfood.D．Allofthemhadtheiruniquestylesinpainting.23．（8分）Iwaspuzzled!Whywasthisoldwomanmakingsuchafussaboutanoldcopse（树丛）whichwasofnousetoanybody?Shehadwrittenletterstothelocalpaper,eventoanational,protestingaboutaprojectedby-passtohervillage,and,lookingatamap,theroutewasnowherenearwhereshelivedanditwasn’tasiftheareawasattractive.Iwasmorethanpuzzled,Iwascurious.Theenquiryintotherouteofthenewby-passtothevillagewasduetotakeplaceshortly,andIwantedtoknowwhatitwasthatmotivatedher.SoitwasthatIfoundmyselfknockingonacottagedoor,beingreceivedbyMarySmithandthenbeingtakenforawalktothewoods.“I’vealwayslovedthisplace,”shesaid,“ithasalotofmemoriesforme,andforothers.Weallusedit.Theycalledit‘Loverslane’.It’snotmuchofalane,anditdoesn’tgoanywhereimportant,butthat’swhyweallcamehere.Tobeawayfrompeople,tobebyourselves.”sheadded.Itwasindeedpleasantthatdayandthesongsofmanybirdscouldbeheard.Squirrelswatchedfromthebranches,quiteboldintheirmovements,obviouslyfewpeoplepassedthiswayandtheyhadnothingtofear.Icouldimaginethenoiseofvehiclespassingthroughthesepeacefulwoodswhentheby-passwasbuilt,soIfeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingtherebutasIholdstrongopinionsabouttheneedsofthecommunityover-ridingtheopinionsofprivateindividuals,Isaidnothing.Thevillagewasquiteadangerousplacebecauseofthetrafficespeciallyforoldpeopleandchildren,theirsafetywasmoreimportanttomethananoldwoman’sstrangeideas.“Takethistree,”shesaidpausingafterashortwhile.“Toyouitisjustthat,atree.Notunlikemanyothershere.”Shegentlytouchedthebark,“Lookhere,underthisbranch,whatcanyousee?”“Itlooksasifsomeonehasdoneabitofcarvingwithaknife.”Isaidafteracursoryinspection.“Yes,that’swhatitis!”shesaidsoftly.Shewenton,“Hehadapenknifewithaspikeforgettingstonesfromahorse’shoof,andIhelpedhimtocarvethem.Wewereverymuchinlove,buthewasgoingaway,andcouldnottellmewhathewasinvolvedinthearmy.Ihadguessedofcourse.Itwasthelasteveningweeverspenttogether,becausehewentawaythenextday,backtohisUnit.”MarySmithwasquietforawhile,thenshesobbed.“Hismothershowedmethetelegram.‘SergeantRHolmes...KilledinactionintheinvasionofFrance.’…”“IhadhopedthatyouandRobinwouldonedaygetmarried.”shesaid,“Hewasmyonlychild,andIwouldhavelovedtobeaGranny,theywouldhavebeensuchlovelybabies’—shewaslikethat!”“Twoyearslatershetoowasdead.Pncumonia（肺炎）,followingachilionthechest’waswhatthedoctorsaid,butIthinkitwasanoldfashionedbrokenheart.Achildwouldhavehelpedbothofus.”Therewasafurtherpause.MarySmithgentlycaressedthewoundedtree,justasshewouldhavecaressedhim.“Andnowtheywanttotakeourtreeawayfromme.”Anotherquietsob,thensheturnedtome.“Iwasyoungandprettythen,Icouldhavehadanybody,Iwasn’talwaystheoldwomanyouseeherenow.IhadeverythingIwantedinlife,alovelyman,healthandafuturetolookforwardto.”Shepausedagainandlookedaround.Thebreezegentlymovedthroughtheleaveswithasighingsound.“Therewereothers,ofcourse,butnoonecanmatchmyRobin!”shesaidstrongly.“AndnowIhavenothing—exceptthememoriesthistreeholds.IfonlyIcouldgetmyhandsonthatawfulmanwhowritesinthepaperaboutthevalueoftheroadtheyaregoingtobuildwherewearestandingnow,Iwouldtellhim.Hasheneverloved,hasheneverlived,doeshenotknowanythingaboutmemories?Wewerenottheonlyones,youknow,IstillmeetsomewhocamehereasRobinandIdid.Yes,Iwouldtellhim!”Iturnedaway,sickatheart.1、Themainpurposeofthispassageisto________.A．drawattentiontothedamagethatwarscauseB．persuadepeopletogiveupprivatememoryC．arousetheawarenessofbeingenvironmentallyfriendlyD．introduceatouchingbutsadlovestory2、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMarySmith?A．Selfish. B．Faithful.C．Changeable. D．Stubborn.3、Theunderlinedsentence“Ifeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingthere”means________.A．IthoughttheremightbesomethinghiddeninthewoodsbyMarySmithB．IguessedtheremightbeastoryrelatedwithMarySmithC．IthoughttheremightbesomereasonforMarySmith’sprotestD．IguessedtheremightbeasecretpurposeofMarySmith4、Whatwasprobablythecarvingonthewoundedtree?A．ThedatewhenRobinHolmeswouldleaveforarmy.B．Theirwishthatthisplaceandtreewouldlastlong.C．Theirnamesandaheartwithasignofarrowthroughit.D．Theirprotestagainstthewarwhichtorethemapart.5、InMary’sopinion,whichofthefollowingmighthavecausedRobin’smother’sdeath?A．Pneumonia. B．Achillonthechest.C．Aheartattack. D．Severesorrow.6、MarySmithprotestedaboutaprojectedby-passtohervillage,mostprobablybecauseof________.A．herromancestorywithRobinB．herdecisiontoprotecttheenvironmentC．hersadnessforRobin’smotherD．herdreamofhavingabigfamily24．（8分）Oneofthemaindecisionsyoumustmakewhentravelingisdecidingwheretostay.Aplacetostaycanoftenmakeorbreakaholiday.Whetheryouarelookingforaclassyhoteloranightunderthestars,wecanguideyouthroughyourdifferentoptions.BedandBreakfastAnEnglishinvention,bedandbreakfasts,offersexactlywhattheysuggest,abedforthenightandbreakfastinthemorning.“B&Bs”，areusuallysomeone’sprivatehome,oftenfoundinthecountryside.HostelsForthosetravelingonatightbudget,hostelsarethebestaccommodationoption.Informalplacesusuallywithalovelyrelaxedatmosphere,theyofferdormitorybedsforrent.Bathroomsareusuallydownthehall.Remembertocheckreviewsbypreviousguestsonlinebeforeyoubookyourhostel.CouchSurfingAnunusualbutinterestingoption,couch(沙发)surfingisagrowingtrendamongyounginternationals.Theideaisthatyoubecomeamemberoftheonlinecouch-surfingcommunity(www.couchsurfing.com)andthenwhenyoutravel,lookupothermembersinthatcountryandasktostayontheircouch.Mosthostswillsuggestsightseeingtripsandtakeyououtintheevening,makingitagreatwaytoseethingsthataren’tinyourguidebook.Andremember,itmaybefreebutdon'tforgettooffertobuyyourhostadrinkordinner.CampingSleepingunderthestars!Forbudgettravelersstayingatcampinggroundsisthecheapestwaytotravel.Thedrawbackishavingtocarryatentwithyou.CampinggroundscanbefoundacrossEurope,AmericaandAustralia.However,ifyouintendoncampinginbusycitiescheckfirstwherethenearestplaceforcampingis.Moreoftenthannot,theyareontheedgeofcities,whichcanmeanlengthybusridesintotownwhenyouwanttoeatorseethesights.1、Whatwillhostelsprovideforbudgettravelers?A．Apositiveexperience.B．Dormitorybedsforsale.C．Reviewsbypreviousguests.D．Bedsandprivatebathrooms.2、Whatistheadvantageofcouchsurfing?A．Youcanhaveacouchtosleepon.B．Youdon’thavetopayanymoney.C．Youcanexplorethenightlifethere.D．Thehostwillsharetheexpensewithyou.3、Whatisthedisadvantageofcamping?A．Sleepingintheopenair.B．Takingsomeextraarticles.C．Campingnearbigcities.D．Usingpublictransportation.4、Whatmaythefouralternativeshaveincommon?A．Theyhelpyousavemoney.B．Theyhelpyoumakefriends.C．Theyofferyougoodreviews.D．Theyofferyouniceviews.25．（10分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandconsiderable,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inparagraphprobablymeans__________________.A．adjustB．correctC．strengthenD．lessen2、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________________________.A．thepresenteye-trackinginputsystemscanhardlymeetthedemandofALSsuffersB．ALSsufferscanonlybeunderstoodthroughthenewly-developedappC．speakerscanmakedifferenteyemovementstochoosepreferablewordorsentenceD．theGazeSpeakappisgoingtobereleasedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinMay3、Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A．MicrosoftfindshopeforpatientswithALSB．MotorneuronediseasemightbecuredbyasmartphoneappC．AsmartphoneapphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyesD．ALSsuffersfinallyfindawaytocommunicate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）Onemorning,thedooropenedandanewteacher,MrsCosby,walkedin.Shelookedtoo1tohandleus.Andwesurelygavehera2time,butsheneverlosthertemper.Andthencamethelastdayofthefirstmonth.She3abunchofpapers.Wefearedtheworst—atest.Butohno,itwassomethingthat4surprisedus.MrsCosbyaskedustocometothefrontoftheclass,andgaveeachofusa5,inwhichshehadwrittenwhatthestudentinquestionhadbeen6atduringthelastmonth.Youseenoonehadever7us.Nooneeverlikedus.Wewereconstantlytoldhowgood-for-nothingwewere.Andhere,8,wassomeonewhohadbeen9uscloselyforamonth.Wemadethingsasdifficultforheraswecould.Andyetshecouldfindsomething10tosayabouteachofus.MrsCosbydidthisevery11fromthenon.Eachmonthwegotapaperthatemphasizedour12.Shecommentedonmycourage,howpunctualIwas,howgoodto13argumentsifIwanted.Her14influencedourclass.Wedidnotwantto15herfeelingsanymore.Weactuallystartedto16.Atthegraduationceremony,MrsCosbyhuggedusandtolduswithtearsinhereyeshow17shewasofus.Thenshe18eachoneofusabook.Alltheencouraginglettersthroughtheyearsweethere,inhardcovers.Shesaid,“Iwantyoueachtokeepthisbookandifyoufeel19,openthisandreadhowgoodyouare.Youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe20youbelieveinyourself.Promisemeyou’llrememberthat!”1、A．softB．shortC．foolishD．ordinary2、A．happyB．hardC．beautifulD．valuable3、A．tookbackB．tookoutC．tookonD．tookoff4、A．partlyB．nearlyC．hardlyD．totally5、A．sentenceB．commentC．paperD．letter6、A．poorB．angryC．gladD．good7、A．forgottenaboutB．playedwithC．believedinD．lookedfor8、A．naturallyB．generallyC．suddenlyD．gradually9、A．teachingB．praisingC．followingD．observing10、A．strangeB．positiveC．negativeD．interesting11、A．dayB．weekC．monthD．year12、A．shortcomingsB．mistakesC．strengthsD．wishes13、A．startB．continueC．settleD．write14、A．attitudeB．thinkingC．reactionD．effect15、A．understandB．knowC．shareD．hurt16、A．studyB．playC．fightD．joke17、A．tiredB．proudC．ashamedD．kind18、A．promisedB．boughtC．handedD．suggested19、A．energeticB．unluckyC．unworthyD．worthy20、A．evenifB．aslongasC．unlessD．asthough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）AtthebeginningofChineseYearofthePig,avideocalledWhatisPeppaPigmadeapinkpigthe1．(hot)imageinChina.Thevideofeaturesanelderlymanlivinginthecountryside.2．(give)aNewYeargifttohisgrandsoninthecity,hewonderswhatPeppaPigis.Theelderlymain,3．(eventual),makesaPeppaPigbyhimselfbasedonablowingmachine.Thevideo4．conveysthemessageoffamilyreunionandagrandfather’slovewon1,500millionclickswithin24hours.Andthepopularcartooncharacter,withitsroundbellyandbigears,haslongbeentaken5．asymbolforabundance,wealthandgoodluckinChineseculture.Thepeppaalongsideherfamily6．(become)aglobalhitsincethecartoon’sreleasein2004.Thechildren’sTVshowissopopularbecauseitisoneofthefewthatfamiliescanenjoytogetherwithoutadultsfeeling7．(bore).The8．(produce)madehisfortunethankstotheyoungpeppapig.9．itcomestothesecretofsuccess,heexplainedthathetriedto10．(simple)theshowandensuredthepigletisunforgettable.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。Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentswenttoatrip.Grandmaseemedsohappytotakecareofmewhichshemademea