江西省五市九校协作体2024届高三年级下册第二次联考英语试题含答案

江西省五市九校协作体2024届高三下学期第二次联考英语试题含答案

英语试题

考试时间：120分钟考试分值：150分命

命题学校题人：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上：

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需区动,

用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试

卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷（选择题，共95分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你

将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。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-遍。

1.Whatdoesthemanprobablywanttodo?

A.Talktohisstaff.B.Losesomeweight.C.Setupaprogram.

2.Whichofthefollowingisthecheapest?

A.Thefridge.B.Thewashingmachine.C.Theairconditioner

3.Whomightthemanbe?

A.Aninterviewer.B.Ateacher.C.Adoctor.

4.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Showherapartment.B.Havelunch.C.Waitfortheman.

5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheconcert?

A.Exciting.B.Special.C.Ordinary.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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。

6.Whatclassisthewomanhaving?

A.Geography.B.Math.

7.Howdoesthewomansound?

A.Annoyed.B.Worried.C.Relaxed.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatistherelationshipbetweenMr.CooperandLucy?

A.Co-workers.B.Businesspartners.C.Husbandandwife.

9.Whatisthemessageabout?

A.ThedateofthetriptoMexico.

B.Adiscussionaboutatradingcompany.

C.Ameetingaboutthenewproducts.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whichcompanydoesthemanworkfor?

A.MacyRetailers.B.SwipeWire.C.QuickSpace.

11.Howmanymusicplayerswillthewomansendafterwards?

A.200.B.150.C.50.

12.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Thewrongorder.B.Thepoorqualitygoods.C.Thedelayeddelivery.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whydoesthemantalktothewoman?

A.Toseekadviceoncredits.

B.Toaddanothercourse.

C.Tocheckhisgrades.

14.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.OnOctober10th.B.OnOctober20th.C.OnOctober30th.

15.Whathappenedtotheman?

A.Hedroppedacoursewrongly.

B.Hefailedtomeetthedeadline.

C.Heregisteredtoomanycourses.

16.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A.Signtheapplicationform.B.Chooseacoursetoadd.C.Asktheteacherforhelp.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdidMollydofordogs?

A.Shevolunteeredatadogshelter

B.Shehadabigpartyforthem.

C.ShelaunchedaGoFundMecampaign.

18.WhatisthegoaloftheP.A.W.S.Project?

A.Toraise$38,000inoneyear.

B.Toselldogtoysandfoodtosomeshelters

C.Tolookforpeoplewillingtoadoptdogs.

19.WheredoesMollycomefrom?

A.Georgia.B.Connecticut.C.Massachusetts.

20.Howmanyat-riskdogsdidMollyhelpmovetotheNortheast?

A.100.B.110.C.400.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15个小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

RoadTripAppsYouNeedBeforeYouLeave

BestAppforRoutePlanning

Everwonderhowdeliverydriversmanagetohitsomanydifferentplacesinarelativelyshortamountoftime?

Ifsbecausethey'reusinganapplikeRoadWarriortoplantheirroutestobeasellicientaspossible.However,while

manyotherrouteplanningappsonlytakethingsliketrafficintoaccount,RoadWarriorincludeslotsofothertime­

suckingdetails.Thesubscriptionoptionsstartat$10permonth.

BestAppforGasPrices

Gaspriceshavebeensomethingofacatastropherecently,sotravelersarenaturallyfocusedonfindingthelowest

rateswheneverpossible.GasBuddyisoneofthemostpopularappsforlocatingaffordablegas.especiallyonlong

roadtrips.Simplyenterthestartingpointanddestination,andthenwatenasallofthecheapestgaspricesalongyour

routepopup.Likemanyapps,thereisafreeversion,aswellasapremium（额夕卜费用）optionwithaddedfeatures.

BestAppforPlanningSightseeing

Forpeoplewhoaren'ttotallyfocusedongettingfrompointAtopointBinthefastesttimepossible,theRoad

Trippersappisanabsolutemust-have.Userscanpantheirtripfromstarttofinishwithasmanyas150waypoints

stopswhenusingthepremiumversionoftheapp,whichcosts$29.99peryear.Itwon'tletyoumissthefamous

scenicspotsalongtheway.ItestimatesfuelcostsallowsforRVdriverstocustomizeroutesfriendlytotheirparticular

vehicleandletstheusercooperatewithfriendswhoarealsoontheroad.

BestAppforFamilyGamesandEntertainment

Sureyoucouldlistentomusicorwatchmovies,butsometimesit'sfimtothrowitwaybackwithclassictravel

games.ThePlatesFamilyTravelappisamodernizedversionoftheclassiclicenseplategame.Therealsoamap

featurethatshowsyouexactlywhereyousawallthelicenseplatesonyourroadtrip.ThisappisavailableforApple

orGoogledevicesforfree.

21.Whichappcanhelpyousavetime?

A.GasBuddy.B.RoadWarrior.C.RondTrippers.D.PlatesFamilyTravel.

22.WhoismorelikelytouseGasBuddy?

A.Thosewholikeplayinggames.B.Thosewhoneedlicenseplates.

C.Thosewhopreferauniqueroute.D.Thosewhocareaboutgasprices.

23.WhatisspecialabouttheRoadTrippersapp?

A.Itisavailablefreeofcharge.B.Itprovidestheshortestroute.

C.Itrecommendstouristattractions.D.Ithelpsitsuserstomakefriends.

B

Adogcanbeaperson'sbestfriend,orsothetheorygoes.Butthatrelationshipcanbetestedwhenadogbegins

barkingatanemptycomerofaroom,atadoor,oranywherewheretheredoesn'tappeartobeanyactivityatall

takingplace.Isthedoghallucinating?IsitcommunicatingwithET?Ordoesitsimplywanttodriveitsownercrazy?

AccordingtotheAmericanKennelClub,themostcommonexplanationfordogs9barkingwithoutreasonsis

thatit'snotreallyunpromptedatall.Dogsare,obviously,equippedwithsuperiorhearing,includingtheabilityto

detectsoundsthatarehigherinpitch.Itissaidadogcouldbereactingtoanoisethatapersonwouldn'tbeableto

hear.Ifadogbarksseeminglyfornoapparentreasonatnight,itmightbebecausethenoisenearbyislessenedand

somebarkingofotherdogsbecomemoreclearly.Becausedogsareterritorial,onedogbarkingcanturnintomany

otherstoguardthemselves.

Dogsarealsoabletoseebetterinthedarkthanhumansthankstotheirabilitytogetmorelightintotheir

retinas（视网膜）.Ifadogisreactingtowhatlookstoyoulikeanemptybackyardatnight,ifspossiblethatsomething

hascaughttheirattention,beitawildanimal,aleaf,orastranger.

Thafsnottosaythatdogsonlybarkbecauseoftheircutesenses.Somedogsmightbarkoutofboredomin

whichcasemoreexerciseorpaytimeisprobablyneeded.Theymightalsobetryingtogettheirowner'sattention.

TheAKCrecommendsthatownersavoidscoldingtheirdogsforbarking,sincethey'resimplytryingtoremain

alert,instead,youcantrycalmingthedogtoletthemknowyou9reawareoftheirconcern.Iftheytendtobarkwhile

gazingoutawindow,youcanalsotrytopullthecurtains.Ifyoususpectthesourceisanaudiocue,somewhitenoise,

likeatelevisionorradiocanhelp.

Lessoften,chronicbarkingmightbeasignofcognitiveissues.Ifbarkingispersistentandnofugitiveishiding

outinyourbushes,thenyoumightconsideratriptothevet.

24.Accordingtothepassage,whichfactorswon'tmakedogsbarkingatnothing?

A.ItsmadnessB.ItsvisualsenseC.ItsacutehearingD.Itsboredom

25.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Adogbarksinordertomakefriendswithotherdogs.

B.Thesurroundingnoisebeinglessenedwillmakeadogfrightened.

C.Adogcanreacttoanoiseasacutelyasaperson.

D.Adogalwayshastheawarenessofitsdomain.

26.Whatshouldtheownerdowiththedog'sbarkingfromtheAKC'srecommendation?

A.LeavingitaloneB.Scoldingitseriously

C.ComfortingitD.Playingsomesoftmusic

27.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom?

A.anexperimentreportB.amentaldiscovery

C.aschooltextbookD.asciencefiction

C

Ithasbeen100yearssincethefirstChineseanimatedworkcreated.Theanimatorslivingacenturyagoprobably

hadneverimaginedthatChineseanimationcouldadvanceasrapidlyasitistoday.Sincetheindustry9sstart.China's

traditionalculturehasprovidedthenutritiontheindustryhasneededtogrow.Lookingbackoverthepast100years,

wecandiscovermanycharacterswhowereinspiredbyChina'srichculturalheritageliketheMonkeykingandPo

thekungfupanda.

Backin1922,anonlyone-minute-longanimatedadvertisingshortfortheShuZhedongHuawenDazijimadeits

debut.Theworkusedprimitivetechniques,butbecametheforerunnerofChineseanimation.Overthefollowing

decades,morepopularChinesefolkstorieswereadaptedintoanimatedfilmsbyChineseanimators.

ChineseGenerationZtendtofollowculturaltraditionsandfallinlovewithethnicstyles,andmanyfind

domesticanmatedscriesbasedonChinesemythologyandfolkloremoreinterestingthanothergenres.

TheworksofShanghaiAnimationFilmStudioaresomeoutstandingexamplesofthis.Thestudioestablished

differentstylesbasedonfolkstories,includingwater-and-inkanimation,paper-cuttinganimationandpuppetry

animation.Theclassicworksthestudioproducedstunnedtheworldandinspirednumerousanimatorsoverseas,

especiallyinJapan.JapaneseanimatorOsamuTezukaoncesaidhetastedagreatdealfromChina'swater-and-ink

animation.

MoreandmoreChineseanimatedworkshavebeenenteringoverseasmarkets,expandingtheinfluenceof

Chineseculture.Accordingtorelateddata,thetotaloutputvalueofChinasanimationindustrysurpassed$29.9billion

in2020.Additionally,majorChinesestreamingplatformsairedover60animatedseriesduringthesecondhalfof

2021.

Chinesestudioshavealsobeguntappingintothehugedemandfordiverseculturalcontentoninternational

streamingplatforms.Forexample,theinternationalstreamingserviceNetflixboughttheoverseasbroadcastingrights

fortheChinesetraditionalanimatedseriesScissorsevenandotherChineseanimationworks.

28.Whatcantraditionalculturesdoforanimatedworks?

A.byprovidinginspirations.B.bypresentingcharacters.

C.bynarratingstories.D.bydescribingbackgroundinformation.

29.Whichofthefollowingonesisthecorrectunderstandingoftheunderlinedword“debut”?

A.theresultofmakingsomethingboring.

B.thepurposeofadaptingsomethingbad.

C.thefirstpublicappearance.

D.thesuccessofcreatingsomethingunexpected.

30.WhatwasJapaneseanimator5attitudetoChineseanimationworks?

A.Critical.B.Objective.C.Jealous.D.Approved.

31.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparaeraphs?

A.Chineseanimatedworksarethebestwaytocirculatecultures.

B.Chineseanimatedworksindustryareonthepromisingtrack.

C.Chinesepeoplearemakingmoreprofitsfromanimation-industry.

D.InternationalstreamingserviceNetflixisthemostinfluentialstreamingplatforms.

D

Oneofthemostwidelyacceptededucationtheoriesshowsthateveryonehasauniquelearningstyle.According

tothispopulartheory,somepeoplearevisuallearners,othersareauditory（听觉的）leamers,whileothersaretactile-

kinaestheticlearners,meaningthesestudentneedtotouchmaterials.Supporterssayteachersshouldadapttheir

lessonsforeachstudentlearningstyle:Showlotsofpicturestovisualstudents;giveverbalexplanationstoauditory

students;providelotsofhands-onactivitiesfortactile-kinaestheticstudents.

Eventhoughsurveysshowthatmostadultsandnearlyallteachersbelieveinthetheory,itremainsatheory

withoutsupportingevidence.Theexperimentonthistheoryshowedthattherewasnostatisticallysignificant

differencebetweenthepeoplewholearnedsomethingaccordingtotheirso-calledIearningstyleversusthosewho

didnot.

Thetheoryisfarfromharmlessbecauseitpreservesalieabouthowallstudentsshouldlearn.Thetheorymakes

itharderforstudentstoleamthingsindinerentways.Forexample,someonewhobelievesheisavisuallearnernow

hasa,eady-madeexcuseforwhyhecannotpayattentionduringlecturesandwhyhedoesn'tdowellontestsin

lecturecourses.Similary,thosewhothinktheyaretactile-kinaestheticlearnersquicklycometobelievetheycannot

learnnewthingsunlessthey9reworkingwiththeirhands.

Inaddition,tryingtoplanforeachstudent'sso-calledlearningstylecreatesahugeburdentoteachers.Instead

ofcreatingonelessonfortheentireclass,teachersmustcomeupwithatleastthreelessons.Whilestudentsdonot

haveindividuallearningstyles,sometopicsarebettersuitedfbrcertainmethodsthanothers,Forexample,agood

eachteacherwillprobablyuseplentyofpicturesandmodelswhenteachingyoungstudentsaboutshapesandpatterns.

Forothertopics,suchaslearninghowtopronouncecertainwords,theteacherwillprovideplentyofverbalinstruction

andpracticefbrstudents.Simplyput,teachersshouldbefreetodeterminethedeliverymethodfbreachlesson

accordingtothenatureofthecontent.

Ifstietorecognizethattherearenovisuallearners,auditorylearnersortactile-kinaestheticlearners.Ihereare

onlylearners.

32.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph1?

A.Classifylearnersintovarioustypes.

B.Giveanaccountofdifferentlearningstyles.

C.Encouragestudentstolearnindifferentways.

D.Advisestudentstoadapttovariouslearningenvironments.

33.Howdoesthetheoryoflearningstylesaffectstudents?

A.Theyhavemoredifficultypayingattentionduringlectures.

B.Theyadaptthemselvestovariousteachingmethods.

C.Theyfindasuitablewaytopromotetheirlearning.

D.Theytakeitasanexcusefortheirlearningproblems.

34.Howdoestheauthordevelophisideainparagraph4?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bylistingsomedata.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Byprovidingresearchresults.

35.Whatshouldteachersdoaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Havethefreedomtoprovideindividual-stylelessons.

B.Preparefbrlessonstocoverallofthelearningstyles.

C.Chooseteachingmethodsdependingonthecontents.

D.Focusonhowtoimproveteachingskills.

第二节（共5个小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

HowUsingAMoodTrackerAppCouldHelpYourMentalHealth

Youtrackyournutritionandyourworkouts,butwhywouldn'tyoutrackyourmood?36Theycanbeused

byeveryone,fromthosedealingwithmentalhealthconditionssuchasdepressionormoodanxietytothosewhojust

wanttokeepaneyeontheirstresslevels.

37.

Manyofthemallowyoutorecordfactorsthatmaybeaffectingyourmentalhealth,suchassleep,nutrition,and

exercise.Youcanalsoseehowchangesareaffectingyourmentalhealth.Moodtrackerscanalsokeepyouhonest

aboutyourself-reportingbias.

HowDoesaMoodTrackerAppWork?

Firstly,researchshowsthatmoodtrackerappscanhelppeoplebetteridentifytheirmoodsandinturn,understand

them.Awarenessofone'smoodhasbeenlinkedtobettermentalhealthoutcome38Byrecordingthedatathat

someonecanreferbacktoduringanappointment,appscanalsohelppeoplefeelmoreempoweredratherthanbea

passiveconsumer.

WhoShouldUseThem?

Cienerallyspeaking,amoodtrackerappcanbehelpfultomostpeople.39.Researchshowsatthemood

trackerappsthatarethemosthelpfulinreducingsymptomsaretheonesthatprovideeducationonthingslike

cognitivebehavioraltherapytechniquesandtools,ratherthanonesthatonlyrecordsymptoms.

Moodtrackerappsareoneofthemostpopularcategoriesorsmartphonesappstores,soyouhavenolackof

choiceswithasimplesearchformoodtracker.40

A.WhyUseaMoodTrackerApp?

B.Moodtrackerappsaregaininginpopularity.

C.Andthosewhoaredealingwithmooddisorderswillbenefitmostfromit.

D.Researchonappsusingpredictivetechnologyisincrediblyencouraging.

E.Moodtrackerappsareoftenmorethanjustaplacetorecordyouremotions.

F.Additionally,appscanhelppeoplebettercommunicatewithmentalhealthprofessionals.

G.Ifyoudon'thaveasartphoneordon'twanttodownloadanapp,thereareweb-basedtrackerstoconsult.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Istillrememberitwassomefifteenorsixteenyearsago,awarm,sunny,Saturdayafternoon.I41totake

mykidstothelocalplayground.Assoonaswegottheremydaughterheadedforthe42andaskedforaplay.

AsIwashelpinghertogohigherandhigher,Inoticedanotherlittlegirltrying43togetherownswinggoing.

Herelderlygrandmotherwassitting44onanearbybenchandsmiledatme.

Igavemydaughteronebig45andthenwalkedovertothelittlegirlandaskedifshewantedafavor.She

smiledandsaid"Yes!"Isoonhadherfeet46towardsthecloudswhileshelaughedhappily.Forthenexttwo

hoursIfoundmyselfplayingontheswingsandhidingandseekingwithmyson,daughter,andtheotherlittlegirl.

Bythetimewewenthome,Iwas47wornout,butmyspiritswasstillflyinghigherthanthoseswings.

TwoyearslaterIwas48againafteralongday'swork.Still,Ineededto49mykidsfromthelocal

gradeschoolbeforegoingbackhome.Istoodwearilyinthe50waitingareawatchingformychildren.

Suddenly,Ifelttwotinyarmswraparoundmy51Ilookeddownandtherewasthelittlegirlfromthe

playgroundsmilingupatme.Shegavemeonemorebighugbefore52offtocatchherschoolbus.AsIwatched

herback,Ididn'tfeelquitesotiredanymoreandmyspiritswereonceagainflyingintheHeavens.

Inthislifeeverysinglebitofloveweshare.53itswaybacktousagain.Itmaytravelfromhearttoheart

oritmayblossominthesoulwhereitwasplanted.Itmaytakesecondsoritmaytakeyears.Thelawoflove,54

isneverbroken.Whatwegive,wegetback,wereapwhatwesow.Theloveweshare,thekindnesswegive,andthe

55wecreatewillalwayscomebacktoblessus.

41.A.attemptedB.failedC.preferredD.offered

42.A.slidesB.swingsC.seesawsD.sands

43.A.invainB.inturnC.InsecretD.Inpeace

44.A.angrilyB.quietlyC.sadlyD.satisfactorily

45.A.pullB.dragC.pushD.shake

46.A.jumpingB.runningC.tremblingD.soaring

47.A.mentallyB.physicallyC.barelyD.simply

48.A.excitedB.bored(2.exhaustedD.disappointed

49.A.pickupB.lookafterC.sendforD.seeoff

50.A.volunteers?B.students?C.teachers9D.parents9

51.A.stomachB.footC.headD.neck

52.A.seeingB.settingC.headingD.taking

53.A.clearsB.findsC.forcesD.fights

54.A.insteadB.besidesC.thoughD.therefore

55.A.imageB.ideaC.valueD-joy

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Domesticcosmetics(化妆品)firmsfindproductsthathavetraditionalChinesecultureattractenougershoppers

better.WithbuyingpowerLive56(rise)amongyoung,domesticbrandsarewinningheartsofheritage-

mindedconsumerswithguochao(国潮).

Inonecase,brandsareembracingsolarterm(节气)，aconceptbasedonChina9sancientcalendar57

dividestheyearinto24periods.Thistypeofmarketingisusedtoinjectasenseofnature58beautyroutines.

GrainRQ%(谷雨)，aChineseskincarebrand,59(inspire)bytheeighthsolarterm,guyu,whichstarts

aroundApril20.Itusesthesolarterm'straditionalassociationwithpickingherbs.60(stress)thelabel's

herbalskincarebranding.

GenerationZ,amajorconsumergroup,isbeingaffectedbythecountry,sculturalrenaissanceandthe

developmentoftheinternet.Theyare61(independent)intheirchoicesandhaveagreatersenseofnational

identity,whileexpressingconfidencein62(they)byusingChinesebrands,marketingexpertssaid.

Withtheriseofguochao,andtheinfluenceoftheexpansionofChina9smanufacturingability,consumersare

showinganincreased63(prefer)fordomesticcosmeticsbrands,accordingtoarecentreport.Although

China'shigh-endcosmeticsmarkethasbeendominatedforanumberofyearsbyinternationalbrands,themarket

influenceofhomegrownbrandshasbeen.64(rapid)rising.Especially,inChina'ssmallercities,65

rateofdomesticcosmeticsexcels90percent.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假如你是校学生会主席李华，你校准备组织一场为“Launchingourcareer”为主题的讲座。请你用英语写一

篇开幕辞，欢迎参加讲座的师生。内容包括:

1.表示欢迎；2.活动目的和内容；3.表示祝愿.

注意：1.词数80个左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dearteachersandfellowstudents,

第二节（满分25分）

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。

TheMakingofaBeliever

ItwasChristmasEvemorning,andIawokewithamission:tofindmylostcat,Baby-Girl,whoischubbyand

cute,fondofsittinginherone-and-onlyspotnearthenearth（壁炉）.ASIgotready,Icouldhearicyrainpouring

down.IsaidaquickprayerforBaby-Girl.Shewasouttheresomewhereinthestorm,Icouldjustfeelit.Sure,ithad

beensixmonthssinceshe'dgonemissing,butIstillhadfaith.Itwastheseasonformiracles,afterall.

Thatsummer,mysweetcathaddisappearedfrommyparents5houseinIndiana.Baby-Girlhadbeenstaying

withthem.Atthetime,IlivedandworkedinWashington,D.C.Baby-Girlhadgottenoutofmyparents5housethree

daysbeforeIwassettoflybackhometopickherup.

MydadandIspentthatentirevisitsearchingforher.Dadwasthefamily'sresident"realistic”,whichmeanthe

spentawholelotoftimetryingtopreparemefortheworst.She'seitherbeenhitbyacarorbeentakeninbysomeone

whofoundher“hesaid.Irolledmyeyes.Dadalwayssupportedme,buthewassoskeptical.Hecoulddowithalittle

morefaith!

Besides,thoughIcouldn'texplainit,IknewI'dseeherBaby-Girlagain.Ifanycatcoulddotheimpossible,it

wasmyBaby-Girl.EvenafterTreturnedtoD.C.withoutherandtheweeksstretchedintomonths,deepdownIhad

thisfeelingthatwe'dbereunited.

How,homeagainfortheholidays,Iwasdeternminedtopickupmysearch.IgrabbedBaby-GirPscatcarrier

andloadeditintothecar,thenpersuadedDadtodrivemetotheshelter,hopingshe'dbeenfound.

“Sharon,youhavetoberealistic,9,mydadsaidasweheadedtothegarage.