2024-2025学年新教材高中英语单元综合检测2含解析牛津译林版必修第二册

PAGE单元综合检测(二)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)AThisweeklyfour­dayphysicalactivityschedulewillgetyourkidsexcitedaboutbeingactive.TuesdayWhenthekidsgethomefromschool,don'tletthemgostraighttotheTVandgetsettledin.Encouragethemtogetmovingandgetoffthesofabygivingthemapedometer(计步器)．Pedometersarethemostfunwhenparentsalsouseonebecausethatturnsstepping,walkingandrunningintoagametoseewhocangetthemoststeps.ThursdayThekidshavedoneagreatjobsofarthisweek，butnowtheylongforalittlemoreTVtime.Insteadofturningoncartoons，letthemwatchfitnessmoviesmadejustforkids.Thesemoviesencouragewatcherstogetupanddancealongtokid­friendlymusic.SaturdayGetthewholefamilyoutofthehousetogetherandovertoapark.Bringlotsofsportsequipment，packahealthypicnicandhaveafamilycompetitivesportsday.Kidsandadultsgetintogroupsandplayagainsteachotherintennis，basketballorsoccer.Aftereveryonehasplayedhardforacoupleofhours,stopforapicnicandthenifyourfamilyisn'ttootired,gobackandplaysomemore.SundayEverychildlovestoplayvideogamesandthereisnobettertimetoallowkidstoplaythemthanonSundaywhennohomeworkisdue.Butdon'tletthemplayagamethatforcesthemtositdownforhours.Dancegameswithafloormat(垫子)tohelpkidsfollowthedancemovesarepopulartokids.【语篇解读】本文主要教家长们如何利用恰当的时间做某些事情，使孩子们能够变得更加活跃。1．Parentsareadvisedtouseapedometertogetherwiththeirkidsbecause．A．theycangivetheirkidssomeadviceaboutwalkingB．itcanpreventthemfromwatchingTVtoomuchC．theirkidswillnotuseitiftheydon'tD．thiswillallowthemandtheirkidstohaveafuncompetitionD[细微环节理解题。依据“...walkingandrunningintoagametoseewhocangetthemoststeps.”可知这样的话就可以在孩子和父母之间形成竞赛机制，让彼此都有动力。因此答案选D。]2．OnThursdaywhenakidwantstowatchTV,hisparentsshould．A．lethimwatchitforashorttimeB．showfitnessmoviestohimC．takehimoutforawalkinsteadD．watchcartoonswithhimB[细微环节理解题。依据“Insteadofturningoncartoons，letthemwatchfitnessmoviesmadejustforkids.”可知当孩子要看电视时，可以选择给孩子们看健身电影。因此答案选B。]3．Accordingtotheauthor，thebesttimeforakidtoplayvideogamesis．A．Sunday B．TuesdayC．Saturday D．ThursdayA[细微环节理解题。依据“Everychildlovestoplayvideogamesandthereisnobettertimetoallowkidstoplaythem...”可知星期天给孩子们玩嬉戏是最好的时间。因此答案选A。]BPlayingbasketballisn'tladylike.That'swhatJewellChapman'shighschoolheadmastertoldherin1961whenhewasagainstthegirls'basketballprogram.“Wewereverydiscouraged，”saidChapman，aforward(前锋)forherhighschoolteamofDesMoines.Nearly50yearslater，Chapmanisbackontheplayground.She's62andplaysfor“HotPinkGrannies”，joiningabout10otherwomenonateamwhoseuniformsareblacktrousersandhotpinksocks.TheyplayintheIowaGrannyBasketballLeague.It'soneofdozensofbasketballleaguesforwomenover50thathavearisenacrossthecountry.Forsome，it'sachancetoexerciseandmeetpeople;forothers，it'saonce­refusedchancetomakeup．“Youseemoreandmoreelderlywomen'steamstakingpartinstateandnationalcompetitions，”saidMichaelRogers，aprofessorinsportsstudiesatWichitaStateUniversity.“Inthefutureitwillbesomethingcommontohaveleagueslikethis.”YearlysurveysbytheNationalSportingGoodsAssociationshowthenumberofwomenaged55andolderwhoplaybasketballatleast50timesayearhasgrownfrom16，000in1995tonearly131，000tenyearslater.ThewomenontheHotPinkGranniesaregood­naturedbutcompetitivewhengametimecomes.“IthinkI'mtough”，saysColleenPulliam，69，showingoffherstrongarmsatherchallengersinagameagainst“Strutters”，knownfortheirbrightyellowsocks.GrannyBasketballLeaguesandsimilargroupsspreadquicklythroughmuchofthecountry，includingCalifornia，Louisiana，NewMexico，PennsylvaniaandWashington，D.C.【语篇解读】本文报道了美国涌现出很多以55岁以上女士为成员的篮球俱乐部。一些成员是为了熬炼或交友，另一些成员则是为了追求曾经的幻想，如62岁的JewellChapman年轻时就因为人们的偏见而放弃了篮球，而在差不多50年之后重返球场。4．WhichisrightaboutChapman?A．Shethinksplayingbasketballisn'tladylike.B．Sheisnow62yearsoldandfeelsdiscouraged.C．Sheplaysbasketballagainabout50yearslater.D．SheisaforwardintheHotPinkGrannies.C[细微环节理解题。由文章第三段“Nearly50yearslater，Chapmanisbackontheplayground.”可知，Chapman在将近50年之后重返篮球场。A项“notladylike”是60年头Chapman中学校长的认知；B项“feelsdiscouraged”和D项“aforwardintheHotPinkGrannies”犯了移花接木的错误。故答案为C。]5．Theunderlinedsentence“it'saonce­refusedchancetomakeup”inthefourthparagraphmeans．A．itischancetorealizetheirolddreamB．itischancetotakepartinsportsC．itischancetoearnareputationD．itischancetocompeteformedalsA[推理推断题。纵观全文，这些大龄妇人打篮球并非为名或争奖牌。Chapman的例子说明，因为妇女打篮球过去被认为“notladylike”，很多人因discouraged而放弃，如今重拾幻想。once­refusedchance，曾遭剥夺的机会。故答案为A。]6．Whoisprobablyaplayerof“HotOinkGrannies”？A．DesMoines. B．ColleenPulliam.C．MichaelRogers. D．Strutters.B[细微环节理解题。文章第七段说HotPink队员竞争性强，第八段举出ColleenPulliam为例说明。A项是学校名；C项是一位教授；D项是球队名。故答案为B。]7．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Someelderlywomenplaybasketballwiththepurposeofgettingwealthy.B．GrannyBasketballLeagueshavespreadallovertheUSA.C．ThewomenontheHotPinkGranniesaregood­naturedandlesscompetitive.D．Thenumberofwomenaged55andolderwhoplaybasketballhasgreatlyincreased.D[推理推断题。A项错在“withthepurposeofgettingwealthy”；B项错在“allovertheUSA”(见文章最终一段)；C项错在“lesscompetitive”。据文章倒数第四段可知以55岁以上女士为成员的篮球俱乐部数量增长快速。故答案为D。]CPilates，yogaandtherunningmachinegetalltheattentionwhenitcomestopopularwaystostayhealthy.Thereis，however，amorehumbleexercisethatmightnotbesoattractive，buthasallthebenefits－walking.CertifiedfitnessprofessionalJolynnJaekelexplains，“WhatIloveaboutwalkingisthatanyonecandoitatanyageandanyfitnesslevel.Plus，itisgoodforyourheart，yourheadandyourwallet.”Arecentreportdetailsthehealthbenefitsofwalking.Thereportfoundthatwalkingregularlytofulfillthe150minutesofmoderatephysicalexerciseeveryweek，recommendedbytheUK'schiefmedicalofficer，couldsave37，000liveseachyear.ScientistsattheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryinCaliforniafoundthatquickwalkingreducestheriskofheartdiseasemoreeffectivelythanrunning.Theyobservedparticipantsagedbetween18and80overasix­yearperiodandfoundthatwalkingreducedtheriskofheartdiseaseby9.3%，whilerunningreduceditby4.5%.Andthereisevenmoregoodnews:30minutesofquickwalkingoverfivedayscouldhelpyousleepeasily，accordingtoresearchbyOregonStateUniversity.Thestudybytheuniversityshowedthatwalkinghelpedparticipantssleepbetterandfeelmorealertduringtheday.Thesooneryougetstarted，thesooneryou'llnoticethedifferencesinyourmindandbody.So，gooutforyour30­minutewalkinanearbyparkorgreenspace.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了健康生活方式中的最简洁有效的方式——步行。8．Theunderlinedword“humble”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“”．A．plain B．relaxingC．popular D．activeA[词义揣测题。依据第一段可知，当提到保持健康的方式时首先可以想到普拉提、瑜伽和跑步机。然而，有一种不太引人注目的简洁运动却让人受益匪浅，那就是步行。由此可推知，画线词和“plain”意义相近。故A项正确。]9．WhatdoesJolynnJaekelthinkofwalking?A．It'slovedbypeopleofallages.B．It'smuchhealthierthanrunning.C．It'samoney­savingphysicalexercise.D．It'sbecomingmoreandmorepopular.C[细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的“WhatIloveaboutwalking...yourheadandyourwallet.”可知，步行对人的心脏和大脑都有好处并且可以省钱。故C项正确。]10．WhatdidscientistsattheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryfind?A．Walkinghelpspeoplewithsleepproblems.B．Walkingcontributestocuringheartdisease.C．Walking150minutesperweekcansavelives.D．Walkingisbetterthanrunninginsomecases.D[细微环节理解题。依据第三段第三句中的“...foundthatquickwalkingreducestheriskofheartdiseasemoreeffectivelythanrunning.”以及下文将步行和跑步从几个方面进行的对比来看，前者优于后者。故D项正确。]11．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwereadthistext?A．Comment. B．Lifestyle.C．Education. D．Science.B[推理推断题。纵观全文可知，本文主要介绍了健康生活方式中的最简洁有效的方式——步行。由此可推知，可从报纸上介绍生活方式的版块读到该文章。故B项正确。]DIfyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexerciseand,asaresult,wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyquitehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonataratherearlyage,andhowthespeedofgettingoldcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofresearchersatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumes(脑量)ofathousandpeopleofdifferentageswithdifferentjobsputertechnologyhelpedtheresearcherstogetmostexactmeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain,whichhavesomethingtodowithintellectandfeelings,anddecidethehumancharacter.Asweallknow,thebackpartofthebrain,whichcontrolsthetaskslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontract(萎缩)withage.Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasseeninsomepeopleintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotfoundinsomesixtyandseventy­year­olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytopreventthecontraction—usingthehead.Thefindingsshowthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.“Thosewithleastpossibility，”saysMatsuzawa，“arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingthesameworkdayafterdayingovernmentofficesare,however,aspossibletohavecontractingbrainsasthefarmworkers,busdriversandshopassistants.”【语篇解读】文章介绍了一项探讨的发觉：不常常用脑的人的大脑比常常用脑的人要萎缩得早。所以要想保持大脑的年轻，就要多运用大脑。12．Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout．A．atwhatpointpeoplegrowmentallyoldB．howtomakepeoplelivelongerC．thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrainsD．whichpeoplearethemostcleverA[细微环节理解题。由其次段可知，这项调查是想弄清晰为什么人会在精神上变老。A项符合题意。]13．Theirresearchfindingsarebasedon．A．anexaminationoffarmersinnorthernJapanB．testsgivenonathousandoldpeopleC．examiningthebrainvolumesofdifferentpeopleD．usingcomputertechnologyC[细微环节理解题。由第三段第一句“Withateamof...withdifferentjobs.”可知，这项探讨是建立在对1000个人的脑量的检测的基础之上的。C项符合题意。]14．Theresearchers'testsshowthat．A．ourbrainscontractaswegrowolderB．onepartofthebraindoesnotcontractC．sixty­year­oldshavebetterbrainsthanthirty­year­oldsD．somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedearlierthanotherpeople'sD[细微环节理解题。由第四段的句子“Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasseeninsomepeopleintheirthirties...”可知，有的人的大脑萎缩得比其他人早。D项符合题意。]15．Themostpossibleconclusionofthepassageisthat．A．mostofustakemoreexerciseB．it'sbettertoliveinthetownC．thebraincontractsifitisnotusedD．themoreoneuseshisbrain,thesoonerhebecomesoldC[推理推断题。由倒数其次段的句子“Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytopreventthecontraction—usingthehead.”可推知，人的大脑不常常运用会萎缩。C项符合题意。]Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)Intheworldnothingismoreimportantthanhealth.Ifpeopletookawayourmoney，houses，cars，orevenourclothes，wecouldstillsurvive.16Thenhowcanwekeephealthy?Firstofall，weshouldeathealthily.Iusuallyavoideatingfoodhighinfat，likeFrenchfriesorcookies，whicharejunkfood.17Ionlyeatlittlemeat.18Ithelpsusbuildastrongbody.Regularexerciseisanimportantpartofkeepingmehealthy.Inaddition，Ithinkfriendsareanimportantpartofone'shealth.19IalwaysfeelbetterwhenIamwithfriendsthanwhenIamalone.WhenIamwithmyfriends，Ialwayslaugh.Laughingisalsoanimportantpartofhealth.Itisgoodtostaywithmyfriends.Byeatingproperlyandexercisingregularly，Icankeepmybodyataproperweightandkeephealthy.Byspendingtimewithmyfriends，Icankeepmymindaswellasmybodyhappy.Thesethingssoundeasytodo，butmanypeoplecan'tmanagethem.20A．What'smore，takingexerciseisveryimportant.B．Somepeopleappearfatbecausetheyofteneattoomuch.C．Ithinkastrongwillisnecessaryifwewanttokeepfit.D．Ieatalotofvegetablesandfreshfruitswhicharefullofvitamins.E．Therearesomepeoplewholikestayingalone，buttheykeephealthy.F．Butifourhealthweretakenaway，wecouldsurelydie.G．Manystudiesshowthatpeoplewithfewfriendsoftengetsick.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了健康的重要性以及如何保持健康。保持身心健康要吃得健康、多做运动、与挚友交往、多笑。16．F[此空是一个承接句。句意为：假如人们拿走了我们的钱、房子、车甚至衣服，我们都可以活下来，可是假如我们的健康被剥夺了，我们确定会死。故选F。]17．D[这是第一条建议，讲的是饮食。空前意为：我通常避开吃高脂肪的食物，如炸薯条或饼干，这些都是垃圾食品。空后意为：我很少吃肉。因此“我吃大量富含维生素的蔬菜和簇新水果。”符合语境。故选D。]18．A[这是其次条建议，多做运动。后面有示意：常常熬炼是“我”保持健康的重要组成部分，故选A。]19．G[这是第三条建议，空后意为：当我和挚友在一起时比我独处时心情要好得多。此空强调的是挚友的重要性，故选G。]20．C[这些建议听起来简洁但是很少有人能胜利做到，所以保持健康须要付出努力，保持健康也须要我们有强大的意志力，故选C。]Ⅲ.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)In1991，Davenportplayedinherfirstprofessionaltennismatchwhenshewas15yearsold.Overthenext20years，Davenportwould21tohaveoneofthegreatesttenniscareers(职业生涯)inrecenthistory.She22threedifferentGrandSlamtitles.Shegotthe1996Olympicgoldmedal.Shewasranked(排名)theNumber1woman23playerintheworldeightdifferenttimes.ThetotalprizemoneyDavenportearnedisover$22millionthroughouthercareer.Ihadthechanceto24Davenportatthe2012USOpen.Laterthatnight，sheansweredsomequestionsfromourgroupandIaskedher，“MsDavenport，25canteachpeoplealotoflessons.Whatlessonsdidyou26duringyourtimeasaprofessionaltennisplayerthatyoudidn'tlearn27anamateur(业余运动员)？”Tobehonest，Ihadapersonalreasonforaskingthisquestion.Iplayedbaseballincollege，butnot28.SoIwantedtoknowwhatImissed.Davenport'sfirst29wastotalkabouthowshehadtogrowupfast.Shementionedthepowerofthemediaandlearningtoliveherlifeinfrontofa(n)30．Butthenshechangedthe31andtalkedaboutimprovingherskillandthelessonsofcompetition，hardwork，andperseverance.Thosethings，shesaid，werelearnedlong32shebecameaprofessional.Inotherwords，tolearnaboutwhatit'sliketo33asaprofessionalathlete，youneedtobeaprofessionalathlete.Buttolearnthelessonsofplayingsports，youjustneedto34yoursport.Takenote：youdon'tneedtobethebestinordertobe35orsatisfied，butallthatmattersisthatyouplaythegame.【语篇解读】闻名的职业网球运动员Davenport通过自己的亲身经验告知我们：假如想了解体育运动带给你什么，你只须要参与到体育运动中来。同样的道理，生活得华蜜或者充溢并不须要你做得最好，重要的是要参与其中。21．A.puton B．goonC．turnon D．haveonB[依据前面的“Davenport15岁起先了人生中第一场职业网球竞赛”和时间状语“在接下来的20年里”可推断出goon“接着进行”符合语境，表示“从1991年起先她进行了二十年的职业网球竞赛”。]22．A.won B．praisedC．chose D．discoveredA[作为一个职业网球运动员，她通过竞赛赢得荣誉，所以win符合语境。]23．A.tennis B．golfC．basketball D．baseballA[依据上文可知，Davenport是一个职业网球运动员，故A项符合语境。]24．A.consider B．describeC．disturb D．meetD[依据下文中的“sheansweredsomequestions”可知，在2012年美国网球公开赛期间，“我”有幸遇见了Davenport，故D项符合语境。]25．A.books B．sportsC．jobs D．musicB[依据语境可知，此问题应当与她的职业体育相关，故B项符合语境。]26．A.teach B．prepareC．offer D．learnD[结合上一句可知，这里问的是她成为职业网球运动员后得到的阅历教训，故D项符合语境。]27．A.as B．likeC．with D．forA[哪些是你在成为职业网球运动员后学到的，而作为业余运动员是学不到的？前面“asaprofessionaltennisplayer”是很好的提示。]28．A.specially B．wonderfullyC．happily D．professionallyD[作者在高校打棒球，而不是一名职业的运动员，故D项符合语境。]29．A.answer B．taskC．result D．questionA[依据上文可知，这里表示对作者问题的回答。]30．A.crowd B．leaderC．athlete D．familyA[她提到了媒体的力气，这些促使她学会在公众面前生活，故A项符合语境。]31．A.aim B．timeC．way D．subjectD[依据上下文可知，她变更了谈论的话题。]32．A.after B．sinceC．before D．whenC[依据关键词long并结合语境可知，要用before。]33．A.live B．appearC．depend D．sufferA[换句话说，想了解一个职业运动员的生活是什么样子，那你必需成为一个职业运动员，故A项符合语境。]34．Apare B．controlC．play D．developC[依据前面的“playingsports”可得出答案。]35．A.upset B．happyC．different D．directB[依据“inorderto”可知，这里表示目的。句意为“生活得华蜜或者充溢，并不须要你做得最好，重要的是要参与其中”。]Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Ahealthylifestyleisrelatedtophysicalandmentalfitness.Doyouthinkitistimetomakechangestolead36.healthierlife?Nowadaysmanypeoplesaytheyjustdon'tgetmuchtimetolookafter37.(they)health.However，itiswhatyoudoandeateveryday38.guarantees(保证)youahealthybody.Somakesomelittlechangesinyourscheduletoimproveyourlifestyle.It'snevertoolate.Thesearesomesuggestions39.(give)byhealthexpertswhichcanhelpyouachieveyourgoal.Firstofall，addhealthyfooditemstoyourdiet.Forexample，eatinggreenvegetablesandfruits40.(be)amustbecausetheycontainlotsofvitaminsandminerals41.arenecessarytoyourbody.Doremembertoexercise42.(regular)becauseitwillburnextrafatsinyourbodyandhelpyougaincontrolofyour43.(weigh)．Ifyoucan'texerciseeveryday，atleastgoforawalkeveryday.Sleepatleast8hourseveryday44.(make)youfeelfreshandenergetic.Inaddition，manypeopledosomeactivitieseveryday，45.(say)thishelpsthemtodeveloptheirmind.Therearemanythingsyoucandotokeephealthy，butexercisingwillalwaysbeatthetop.【语篇解读】健康的生活方式与身体和心理的健康有关，作者在本文中给出了保持健康的一些建议，包括合理的饮食，足够的睡眠以及适当的熬炼等。36．a[考查不定冠词。这里用不定冠词a表泛指，ahealthierlife意为“一种更健康的生活”。]37．their[考查代词。分析句子结构可知，此处用形容词性物主代词作定语，修饰名词health，意为“他们没有太多时间来顾及他们的健康”。]38．that[考查强调句。这是“Itis/was＋被强调部分＋that/who＋其他部分”的强调句型。]39．given[考查非谓语动词。这里过去分词形式given作后置定语，修饰名词suggestion。]40．is[考查主谓一样。动名词短语eatinggreenvegetablesandfruits作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。]41．that/which[考查关系代词。这是一个定语从句，先行词为lotsofvitaminsandminerals，故用关系代词that/which在从句中作主语。]42．regularly[考查词性转换。此处用副词作状语修饰动词exercise。]43．weight[考查词性转换。这里名词weight用在介词of之后，构成介宾结构。]44．tomake[考查非谓语动词。此处不定式表示目的。]45．saying[考查非谓语动词。主语manypeople与动词say存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词形式作伴随状语。]Ⅴ.应用文写作(满分15分)假如你是李华，你们班的英语老师让你参与学校组织的“Howtokeephealthy”英语作文竞赛，请你依据以下信息，写一篇参赛作文。词数80左右。内容包括：1．饮食方面：多吃蔬菜与水果，少吃肉类；2．心情方面：保持主动的心情，良好的心情；3．熬炼方面：常常运动(跑步，漫步等)。【参考范文】Nowadays,moreandmorepeopleareconcernedabouttheirhealth.Soitisnecessarytoknowhowtokeephealthy.Firstofall，keepabalanceddiet.Weshouldeatmorevegetablesandfruitsandlessmeat.Moreover,keepagoodstateofmind.Weshouldalwayshaveanactiveattitudetowardslife.Lastbutnotleast,makesurewetakeproperexerciseeveryday.Runningorwalking，hasapositiveeffectonourhealth.Inaword,thereisalotwecandotokeephealthy.Let'stakeactiontobehealthier.Ⅵ.读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料，依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。续写的词数应为150左右。IthadbeenayearsinceSusan,anattractiveyoungwomanof34,becameblindandshewassuddenlythrownintoaworldofdarkness,anger,frustrationandselfpity.Andallshehadtoclingtowasherhusband，Mark.Mark,anAirForceofficer,lovedSusanwithallhisheartandhewasdeterminedtohelphiswifegainthestrengthandconfidencesheneededtobecomeindependentagain.Finally,Susanfeltreadytoreturntoherjob,buthowwouldshegetthere?Markvolunteeredtodrivehertoworkeachday,eventhoughtheyworkedatoppositeendsofthecity.Atfirst,thiscomfortedSusan.Soon,however,MarkdecidedthatSusanhadtostarttakingthebusagainonherown.Butshewasstillsofragile,soangry—howwouldshereact?Justashepredicted,Susanwashorrifiedattheideaoftakingthebusagain.“HowamIsupposedtoknowwhereIamgoing?Ifeellikeyou'reabandoningme.”sherespondedbitterly.Mark'sheartbroketohearthesewords,butheknewwhathadtobedone.HepromisedSusanthathewouldridethebuswithher,foraslongasittook,untilshegotthehangofit.Fortwosolidweeks,Mark,inmilitaryuniformandall,accompaniedSusantoandfromworkeachday.Hetaughthereverythingtoadapttohernewenvironment,includingbefriendingthebusdriverswhocouldwatchoutforher,andsaveheraseat.Finally,Susandecidedtotrythetriponherown.Mondaymorningarrived,shesaidgood­byetoMark,andforthefirsttime,theywenttheirseparateways.