广西贺州市桂梧高中新高考压轴卷英语试卷及答案解析

广西贺州市桂梧高中新高考压轴卷英语试卷注意事项：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．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat2．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．acknowledgedD．evaluated3．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved4．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate5．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout6．---Whydidn’tyouhelpthelittleboy?---Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeet______Icouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.A．before B．afterC．when D．since7．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday8．Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection9．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads10．—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked11．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from12．Whentheoldmanwokeup,hefoundsomeonehisTVinthelivingroom.A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen13．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable14．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith15．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．appropriately D．merely16．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．as D．after17．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．admissionC．accommodation D．immigration18．Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich19．ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten20．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill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）Everyhumanbeing,nomatterwhatheisdoing,givesoffbodyheat.Theusualproblemishowtogetridofit.ButthedesignersoftheJohnstowncampus(校园)oftheUniversityofPitsburgh(commonlyreferredtoasPitt)setthemselvestheoppositeproblem—howtocollectbodyheat.Theyhavedesignedacollectionsystemwhichusesnotonlybodyheat,buttheheatgivenoffbysuchobjectsaslightbulbsandrefrigeratorsaswell.Thesystemworkssowellthatnofuelisneededtomakethecampus’ssixbuildingscomfortable.Somepartsofmostmodernbuildings—theatersandofficesaswellasclassrooms,aremoresufficientlyheatedbypeopleandlightsandsometimesmustbeair-conditionedeveninwinter.Thetechniqueofsavingheatandredistributing(重新分配)iscalled“heatrecovery”.Afewmodernbuildingsrecoverheat,butthecampus’ssystemisthefirsttorecoverheatfrombuildingsandreuseitinothers.Alongtheway,Pitthaslearnedagreatdealaboutsomeofitsproducers.Theharderastudentstudies,themoreheathisbodygivesoff.Malestudentssendoutmoreheatthanfemalestudents,andthelargerastudentis,themoreheatheproduces.WemayconcludethatthehottestprospectfortheJohnstowncampuswouldbeahard-workingoverweightmalegenius.1、TheheatintheheatingsystemoftheJohnstowncampusissupplied.A．byhumanbodiesB．bybothhumanbodiesandotherheat-givingobjectsC．bybothhumanbodiesandcommonly-usedfuelsD．byhumanbodies,commonly-usedfuelsandotherheat-givingobjects2、Accordingtothepassage,thetechniqueof“heatrecovery”isused.A．tofindtheproducersofheatB．toprovideheatforthehotwatersystemC．tomakethecampusmorebeautifulD．tocollectheatandreuseit3、Theunderlinedphrase“thehottestprospect”inParagraph3refersto.A．thepersonwhosuffersmostfromheatB．thepersonwhoneedsmoreheatthanothersC．thepersonwhogivesoffmostheatD．thepersonwhomakesbetteruseofheat4、Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A．ANewHeatRecoverySysteminPittB．ModernBuildings’HeatSystemC．BodyHeatandItsProducersD．WaysofHeatingBuildings22．（8分）Ifyoumakealistoftheworld’stoptenmostchallengingjob,chancesarethatbeingateacherwillnotmakethecut.Butthinkaboutthedauntingtaskmillionsofeducatorsfaceeachdayastheytrytomoldagroupofoftensurly,unrulykidsintointelligent,well-roundedindividuals.Thatsurelyhastobethetoughestjobintheworld,especiallygiventhatthereisnopromotionorbonusawaitingthemeveniftheyarewildlysuccessful!Whatiftheseall-importantindividualsthatweoftentakeforgranteddisappearfromourlives?ThatwaswhatProjectEdandParticipantMedia'sTeachcampaignaskedfilmmakersofallagestoenvisionfortheirrecentlyheldcontest.Entitled,"AWorldWithoutTeachers,"itsintentwastoinspiremoreyoungpeopletobecometeachers.However,the62amazingvideosubmissionsalsoserveasareminderofhowgrimthingswouldbeifwedidn'thavetheseselflessindividualsguidingusthroughlife.Whatwasinterestingisthateventheyoungestcontestantsdidnotappeartorejoiceattheideaofnothavinganybodytellingthemwhattodo.High-schoolstudentSavannahWakefieldponderedifartasweknowittodaywouldhavebeendifferentwithoutteachers.WouldMonethavediscoveredhistalentforimpressionism?LosAngeles-basedMilesHorst,whowonthe1,000USDprizeforthebestadultsubmissionimaginesaworldwhereteachersarereplacedbya'brainbox'inhisfunanimatedentry.YouthcategorywinnerMarinaBarham'svideodepictsafactweallknowbutoftenforget.Teachersdon'tjustteach,theyinspire-somethingthatnoelectronicdevice,nomatterhowsmart,cando!Sothenexttimeyouthinkyourteacherisbeing"mean"fortryingtochannelyouintherightdirection,imaginealifewithouthim/her.Wehaveafeelingitwillnotappearasrosy!1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thecampaigntopromoteteachers'status.B．Thesignificancecfteachers.C．Asurveyofpeople'sviewsaboutteachers.D．Thepossibilityofaworldwhereteachersarereplaced.2、Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____.A．teachingnaughtykidsisaverydiscouragingtaskB．beingateacherisoneofthemostchallengingjobsintheworldC．asuccessfulteacherhasthegreatestchancetobepromotedD．teachershavelittleinfluenceonkids'individualdevelopment3、Whatisthepurposeoftheproject“AWorldWithoutTeachers”?A．Toattractkidstosubmitmorevideosoftheirteachers.B．Toexpectteacherstodevotethemselvestotheirjobs.C．Toremindstudentstoappreciateteachers'hardwork.D．Toencouragemorepeopletogointoteachingcareer.4、Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentence?A．Teachingisquitedifferentfromotherjobs.B．Thefutureofteachers'workappearsinspiring.C．Aworldwithoutteacherswillbeunimaginable.D．Manypeopleattachmoreimportancetoteaching.23．（8分）Thisyear’sfluseasonisprettyscary.Totrytominimizetheeffects,publicofficialsarestillurginganyonewhohasn’tyetgottentheirflushottogetoneassoonaspossible.However,evenifeverysinglepersongotashotinthearm,thevaccine(疫苗)—withitsexcellent36percenteffectiveness—wouldnotpreventeveryonefromgettinginfectedwiththeannoyingvirus.Knowledgeispower,sohere'swhatgoesoninyourbodywhenyoucomedownwiththeflu.Theinfluenzavirusprimarilyattacksyournose,throat,andthetubesthatleadtoyourlungs.Butthefluissomuchmorethanthat.Yourmusclesache,yourheadhurts,andyourappetitegoesdown,amongotherthings.Tooursurprise,almostallofthesesymptomshavelesstodowiththevirusitselfthanwithyourimmune(免疫的)responsetothem.Unfortunately,theverydefenseyouhaveinplacetogetridofthefluisthereasonyoufeelsopainfulwhenyourecover.Thevirususuallyentersthroughyourmouth,typicallybywayofyourhands.Butittakesafewdaysforsymptomstosetin.Whilethisprocessmightcausesomeharmtoyournoseandthroat,it'snothingmajor,andnothinglikethesymptomsthattypicallyaccompanyabadorevenmildcaseoftheflu.Therealfunstartswhenyourimmunesystembeginstofight.Yourimmunesystemcomesintwoparts:theinnatesystemandtheadaptive.Theinnateimmunesystemisessentiallyanall-purposetool.Assoonasyourbodysensesthepresenceofanyinjuryorinvader,theinnateimmunesystemlaunchesintoactionbyproducingtinyproteinscalledcytokinesandchemokines.Thecytokinesreproducealmostimmediatelyandstarttoattackthevirus.Thisincreaseinimmunecellscreatesaseriousinflammation(炎症)throughoutthebody.Buttheworstisstilltocome.Meanwhile,thechemokinesworkwiththeadaptiveimmunesystemtohelpcreateTcells.Thesecellsareaspecialtypeofwhitebloodcellthatworksinamuchmorespecificway:Theyfindtheinfluenzavirus,identifywhat'sspecialaboutit,andcreatesomethinguniqueontheirsurfacethatfindsanddestroyssimilarinvaders.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．Allthevaccineisnoteffective.B．Noonecanavoidcatchingthisyear'sflu.C．Thisyear'sfluisthemostseriousoneinrecentyears.D．Publichealthofficialshavetouseagunwhennecessary.2、Whymanypartsofyourbodysufferwhileyou'rerecoveringfromaflu?A．Becauserecoveryfromillnessispainful.B．Becauseyourimmunesystemisworkingagainstyourdefensesystem.C．Becauseyourbodyisfightinghardagainsttheflu.D．Becausetheinfluenzavirusattacksyournose,throatandotherparts.3、Theunderlinedword“fun”inParagraph4canbereplacedby.A．joyB．battleC．actionD．program4、What'sthemainideaofParagraph4?A．Thefightbetweeninnateimmunesystemandtheadaptive.B．Thecategoriesofimmunesystem.C．Thewayimmunesystemworks.D．Theprocessofthedevelopmentofimmunesystem.24．（8分）Businessesarewitnessingadifficulttime,whichhasinturnproducedinfluenceonconsumers,desiretogogreen.However,shoppersarestilllayingstressonenvironmentalconcerns.Twothirdsofcustomerssaythatenvironmentalconsiderationsinformtheirpurchasestothesamedegreeastheydidayearago,whilemorethanaquartersaythattheyarenowevenbetterawareoftheenvironmentaleffectonwhattheybuy.Thismayhelptoinfluencehowshopsstoregoodsontheirshelves.Andthecompaniesshouldstillmakeeffortstobecomemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Twooutofthreepeoplethinkitisimportanttobuyfromenvironmentallyresponsiblecompanies,withaboutoneinsevensayingthattheyhadevendecidedtotaketheircustomelsewhereiftheyfeltacompany’senvironmentalreputationwasnotgoodenough.HarryMorrison,chiefexecutive(主管)oftheCarbonTrust,sympathizes:“Iunderstandthissituationwheresurvivalisveryimportantnow.Butfromenvironmentalconsiderations,theclockisticking—wedon’thavemuchtime.Inaddition,cuttingcarbonhasanimmediateeffectascostsdropandamedium-termbenefitforthebrand.”Largercompanieshaveanextramotivationtolookatreducingtheircarbonfootprint,asnewrulesnextyearwillrequirebusinessestobuycarbonallowancestomakeupfortheiremissions(排放).Thosethathavetakenearlyactionwillhaveaheadstart.Morethantwothirdsofconsumersarenotclearaboutwhichcompaniesareenvironmentallyresponsible.Thissuggeststhatfirmsthatareabletorelayclearlytheirmessagetothepublicwillbeinapolepositiontoattractshoppers.TheCarbonTrustbelievesthatitcanhelpbyinformingcustomersaboutthegoodworkcompaniesaredoing.“Whencompaniesaregranted(授予)thestandard,theycanusealogo(标识)inalltheirmarketingwhichmakesitclearthattheyareworkingtowardscuttingemissions,”Mr.Morrisonsaid.1、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Businessesarefindingwaystosendtheirmessagetotheshoppers.B．Companieswillsoongetinformationaboutcuttingcarbonemissions.C．Firmsaremakingeffortstoencouragecustomerstokeepgoodsathome.D．Firmsareurgedtocutcarbonemissionsbyshoppers,environmentalawareness.2、Theunderlinedword“inform”inParagraph2probablymeans“”.A．affect B．changeC．disturb D．reject3、AccordingtoHarryMorrison,businesses.A．willbenefitfromcuttingcarbonemissionsB．shouldbuycarbonallowancesforshoppersC．arerequiredtomakeupfortheircarbonemissionsD．haveencouragedshopperstotaketheircustomelsewhere4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatbusinesseswill.A．haveastrongdesiretoreducecostsB．usethesamelogointheirmarketingC．gainadvantagesbytakingearlyactionD．attractmoreshoppersbystoringgoods25．（10分）WelcometoSummerFun4Kids－theUKdirectoryofSummerCampsandCourses.Thelongsummerholidaysareincreasinglyrecognizedasagreatopportunityforyoungpeopletotakepartinorganizedactivities,playschemes（儿童游戏活动计划）ordaycampseitherwithintheirlocalareaonadailybasisorlivingawayfromhomeatanAmerican-styleresidentialSummerCamp.ThisdirectoryaimstoprovideasummaryofavailableopportunitiesthroughouttheUKaswellasbackgroundinformationandusefullinks.DayCampsDayCampsusuallyrunfromMondaystoFridaysofferavariedprogrammeofsports,adventureorcreativeactivitiesthroughouteachday.Arrivalanddeparturetimesvarybutusuallyinvolveastartingtimebetween9:00－10:00a.m.andacollectiontimebetween4:00－5:00p.m..DayCampsareprovidedforyoungpeoplelivingwithintheimmediatecatchmentareaofthevenue（会场服务区）,butsomeofferasupervisedtransportservicefromawidercatchmentarea.Agegroupsfrom3yearsandabove.HolidayPlayschemesPlayschemesareusuallyrunbyvoluntaryorganizationsorlocalauthorities.Playschemesmayberestrictedtospecificactivities（SportsorArts&Crafts）orinvolvearangeofdifferentactivities.Someplayschemesmayinvolveoffsitetrips.Playschemesareprovidedmostlyforyoungpeoplelivingwithintheimmediatecatchmentareaofthevenue.Agegroupsfrom3yearsandabove.Sports/ActivityCoursesSpecialistcoursesinsingleactivitiesorsports.Thesecoursesusuallytake2or3hoursperday,lastinganythingfromasingledaytoaprogressivecourseover4or5consecutive（连续的）days.Sportscoursesareusuallyledbyqualifiedinstructorsorcoachesandnationalgoverningbodyawardsmaybeachieved,subjecttothelengthofcourse.Sportscoursesareoftenorganizedbylocalauthoritysportscentresorspecialistcenters（RidingSchools,WatersportsCenters,etc）.Agegroupsfrom7yearsandabove.Multi-ActivityProgrammesorcoursesinvolvingacombinationofactivitiesratherthanaspecialistcourse.Typicallymulti-activityprogrammesinvolvebetween4－6activitysessionsperday,witheachactivitysessionlastingbetween1－1.5hours.Thistypeofcourseusuallyfocuseson“taster”orintroductorysessionsinarangeofactivitiessuchassports,adventure,creativeandperformingartsactivities.Agegroupsfrom3yearsandabove.1、TheaimofSummerFun4Kidsis.A．toorganizeplayschemesorcampsforkidsB．togatherinformationandusefullinksC．toprovidealistofavailableopportunitiesD．tomakeenoughmoneythroughsomeactivities2、IfyouchooseDayCampsforyourkid,.A．he/shewillspendsevendaysaweekthereB．he/shemaytakeariskoflosinglifeC．he/shewillstaythereatleast6hoursadayD．he/shewillhavetogrowupasateenager3、AkidenteringforSportscourses.A．willhavesomeoffsitetripswithcoachesB．maybeadmittedtoakeyuniversityinthefutureC．willturnintoaqualifiedinstructorD．shouldbeatleast7orabove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）Lifeiscolorful.Sometimesit’sjustlikepotatosalad;whenit’sshared,itbecameapicnic.Withthreeyoungchildrentobringup,myhusbandJohnandIwerevery1."Canwegoonapicnic,Mom?"mysix-year-olddaughter,Becky2."Please."Ihadsaidnosomanytimesin3months,andIdecidedtheusualSaturdaymorningchorescould4.Toher5,Iagreed.Ipreparedafewsandwichesand6acoolerwithiceanddrinksandcalledJohn7.Myeleven-year-oldtwinsonsloadedthecoolerandthepicnicbasketinthetrunkandoffwewenttospendsome8timetogetherasafamily.AboutthetimeIgotthelunch9outonthetable,Johnarrivedonthe10.Thatwasoneofthehappiestmealsweeversharedtogether.Themealwasfullof11.Wefeltaclosenessthathadbeenhiddenbyworkandschoolresponsibilitiesforsomanymonths.Johnandtheboys12rocksintothelake,BeckyfedtheducksandIsatquietlyatthepicnictable,13Godforblessingmewithsuchawonderfulfamily.Thatnightasourchildrenwenttobed,Ikissedtheircheeks.It14mewhatawonderfullifeIhad.AsIwalkedoutoftheroomitdawnedonmethateventhebusiest15couldbecomeapicnicwhenit’ssharedwiththeonesyou16.Eventhoughkidshavenowgrownupand17fromhome,IcanstillrememberhowIfeltthatdaywhilesittingatthepicnictable.Maybetodaywouldbeagoodtimeto18potatosalad,callallofmy19kids,feedsomehungryducksandskippedafewrocksintothelake.Sincelifeislikepotatosalad,let’smakeita20.1、A．patient B．old C．occupied D．poor2、A．begged B．doubted C．asked D．wondered3、A．coming B．recent C．following D．late4、A．last B．approach C．relax D．wait5、A．disappointment B．sadness C．surprise D．embarrassment6、A．supplied B．filled C．provide D．compared7、A．atwork B．offwork C．onbusiness D．athome8、A．unhappy B．quantity C．quality D．unfortunate9、A．cooked B．spread C．taken D．made10、A．scene B．sight C．view D．scenery11、A．communication B．expectation C．hope D．laughter12、A．missed B．took C．skipped D．left13、A．trusting B．thanking C．praising D．praying14、A．refreshed B．questioned C．beat D．hit15、A．lifestyle B．time C．world D．occupation16、A．love B．enjoy C．own D．have17、A．leftalone B．leftbehind C．movedaway D．ranaway18、A．watch B．appreciate C．plant D．cook19、A．handsome B．young C．mature D．grown20、A．picnic B．salad C．life D．purpose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）语法填空ManyChinesestudentswhoenteredthefirstyearofprimaryorjuniorhighschoolinSeptemberhavereceivednewversions（版本）ofChineselanguagetextbooks.Thetextbooksattach1．（important）totraditionalChineseculture，reportedbyXinhuaNewsAgency.Thearticleswerechosenfromclassicprose，essays，historicalrecords，andpoetry2．（date）backtotheHan，TangandSong3．（dynasty）.Thetextbooksweretestedinmanyprovincesbefore，butitturnedoutthatnoteveryonewas4．fan.SomeparentsquestionedthechangesofChinesetexts，"Thestudentsaretooyoung5．（understand）somanypieceswithclassicalChineselanguage.Iamafraidtheywilllackinterests."However，otherswelcomedthenewbooks."Students6．thatagemaynotbeabletounderstandclassicpoetryandessays，butthey7．（benefit）soonerorlater，"LiuJinping，ateacherfromAnhui，toldXinhua.Infact，thetextbooksarrivedatatimewhenancientChinesecultureis8．（popular）thanbefore.TheChinesePoetryConference，9．gainedgreatpopularityduringtheSpringFestival，waswatchedbymorepeopleinChina.AccordingtoChinaDaily，Chinanowhasmorethan3，000traditionalprivateschools，asthedemandforprivateeducationoftraditionalChineseculturegrows.Somewisdomdelivered（传送）throughtheChineseclassicsmighthelpchildrendealwiththechallengesin10．（they）ownlives.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错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；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying“Wastenot,wantnot”.Noneofus,therefore,cancompletelyavoidwasteinourlives.Anykindofwastewasthoughtless,whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents,ourowntime,ourlimitednaturalresource,ourmoney,orotherpeople’stime.Eachofuscanbecomemoreawareofandcareful.Thesmallestgoodhabitscanmakethebigdifference.It’sagoodfeelingtoknowinourheartswearedoingourbestinaworldwhatisinserioustrouble.Byfocusingonoil,water,paper,foodorclothing,weareplayingapartincuttingdownonwaste.Wemustkeepremindingusthatitiseasiertogetintosomethingthanitistogetoutofit.Actually,severedamagedonetoourlandisfairrecentinthehistoryofourevolution.It’stimeforustosaynotowastesothatourgrandchildren’schildrenwillabletodevelopwell.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事．Twentyyearsago，Idroveataxiforaliving．OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2：30a．m．WhenIarrivedtocollecther，Ifoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow．Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked，"Justaminute，"answeredaweak，elderlyvoice．Afteralongtime，thedooropened．Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme．Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase．Itookthesuitcasetothecar，andthenreturnedtohelpthewoman．Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardsthecar．Shekeptthankingmeformykindness．"It'snothing，"Itoldher．"IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated．""Oh，you'resuchagoodman．"Shesaid．Whenwegotintothetaxi，shegavemeanaddress，andthenasked，"Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown？""It'snottheshortestway，"Iansweredquickly．"Oh，I'minnohurry，"shesaid．"I'monmywaytoahospice（临终医院）．Idon'thaveanyfamilyleft．ThedoctorsaysIdon'thaveverylong．"Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter（计价器）．Forthenexttwohours，wedrovethroughthecity．Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworked，theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived，andthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl．Sometimesshe'daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarkness，sayingnothing．Atdawn，shesuddenlysaid，"I'mtired．Let'sgonow．"Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgiven．"HowmuchdoIoweyou？"sheasked．"Nothing．"I