2024-2025学年新教材高中英语单元综合检测4含解析外研版必修第一册

PAGE1-单元综合检测(四)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)AAmerica'sMostBeautifulPlacestoVisitinSpringWashington，D.C.Everyspring，Washington，D.C.isblanketedinpinkwithcherryblossoms.Tocelebratetheevent，cometotheNationalCherryBlossomFestival，whichtakesplacefromthelastweekinMarchtothesecondweekinApril.Youcanviewtheflowersortakepartinfestivalevents.Charleston，SouthCarolinaNolistofbeautifulspringcitieswouldbecompletewithoutmentionofCharleston，SouthCarolina.Delightinhangingplants，cobblestonestreets，andhistoricalcastles.Andbecauseofyear­roundpleasanttemperatures，youmightevenhitabeachdayinMarchorApril.NorthCascadesNationalPark，WashingtonTheNorthCascadesishometoeverythingfrommountainstoforeststograssland，andthescenerychangesseasonally.Inspring—thesnowdisappearstobringstrongwaterfalls，andwildflowersspottheland.Differentareaswillpresenttotallyuniqueplants，sogiveyourselfafewdaystotakeinthesights.CentralPark，NewYorkNewYorkisthecitythatneversleeps，nomatterwhattheseason，butspringtimeisthebesttimetotakeawalkthroughCentralPark.Itisoneofthemostfilmedlocationsintheworld.AspringtimepromiseswalkspastVictorianhouses，abriefvisittoancientshops，andofcourselongwalksbythelake.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了在春天美国最美丽的四个地方。1．WhichisthebesttimetovisitWashington，D.C.?A．March15. B．April1.C．March8. D．April28.B[细微环节理解题。依据第一段的“whichtakesplacefromthelastweekinMarchtothesecondweekinApril.”可知参观华盛顿的最佳时间是三月的最终一周到四月的前两周，故可知B项正确。]2．Charlestonisworthavisitinspringfor.A．cherryblossomsandvariouscelebrationsB．pleasantweatherandhistoricalcastlesC．strongwaterfallsandwildflowersD．Victorianhouses，oldshops，andlongwalksB[细微环节理解题。依据其次段的“Delightinhangingplants，cobblestonestreets，andhistoricalcastles.Andbecauseofyear­roundpleasanttemperatures.”可知，Charleston值得在春天一观的缘由是宜人的天气和有历史性的城堡。]3．IfTomisinterestedinmovies，hemayvisit.A．CentralPark，NewYorkB．NorthC．CharlestonD．Washington，D.C.A[细微环节理解题。依据第四段的“Itisoneofthemostfilmedlocationsintheworld.”可知纽约的中心公园是世界上被拍摄最多的地方之一，由此可推知，假如Tom对电影感爱好，可以去纽约的中心公园。]BWhenhighschoolstudentKatieShipleywasbornwithaseriousbraindisease，doctorssaidshewouldn'tlivetogotoschool.Now，KatieisnotonlyabouttograduatefromSouthridgeHighSchoolinOregon，butshewasalsonamedtheschool'sprom(中学毕业舞会)queen.KnowingKatie'swishesforpromqueen，herfriendCourtneyTravisbeganreachingouttofindherthepromkingsheneededtomakeheraqueen.CourtneyfoundMichaelParks，whoalsothoughtitwasagreatidea.“IreallygottoknowShipley，”saidMichael.“Whenyoutakethetimetogettoknowotherpeople，itreallygivesyouagreatchancetoliveformorethanyourself.”CourtneytookapictureofthecoupletogetherandputitonherTwitter，explainingtheirplansfortheprom.“Itbecameverypopularintheschool，”shesaid.Theireffortspaidoff，andKatiewasveryexcitedtobenamedpromqueen.Onthedayoftheprom，Katieworeaverybeautifuldress.Hergrandmother，JoanFraley，whoalsowenttotheprom，saidthenightwillstaywithheralways.“Iwasstandingthereandthechildrenwereshoutinghername，”shesaid.“Theycalledhernameasthenewpromqueen—Istartedcrying.I'mgreatlythankfultothestudentsofSouthridgeKatierepeatedthatfeeling.“Ijustwanttosaythankyoutomyfriendsforalltheydidforme.Iloveyouall.”ToddCorsetti，theprincipal(校长)atSouthridgeHighSchoolsaidthatseeingKatieaspromqueenandtheenergyandhelpofhisstudentsisoneofhis“proudestmoments.”“Ithinkteenagershavegreatheartsandarereallylookingtomaketheworldabetterplace，”Toddsaid.“Aswefinishourschoolyear，it'sagreatlegacy(遗产)toleavetheotherclasseswhocomeafterthem.”【语篇解读】本文是一则新闻报道。主要报道了一位身体有缺陷的中学生在挚友的帮助下成为毕业舞会皇后的故事。4．WhenKatiewasborn，she.A．nearlydiedinhospitalB．wasn'texpectedtolivelongC．wasn'tsupposedtofinishhighschoolD．caughtadiseasecausedbydoctors'mistakesB[细微环节理解题。依据第一段“...doctorssaidshewouldn'tlivetogotoschool.”可知，Katie诞生时，医生认为她活不许久，故选B项。]5．HearingaboutKatie'sstory，Michael.A．turnedtohisfriendsforhelpB．begantoraisemoneyforKatieC．decidedtoliveforothersratherthanhimselfD．wasveryhappytohelpKatierealizeherdreamD[细微环节理解题。依据第三段“...MichaelParks，whoalsothoughtitwasagreatidea.”以及Michael接下来的话可知，他特别乐意帮助Katie实现她舞会皇后的幻想，故选D项。]6．WhydidFraleycryattheprom?A．ShefeltsorryforKatie.B．ShethoughtofKatie'shardlife.C．ShewasinvitedtoKatie'sgraduation.D．ShewasmovedbywhatothersdidforKatie.D[细微环节理解题。依据倒数第五段“Istartedcrying.I'mgreatlythankfultothestudentsofSouthridgeHighSchool.”可知，Katie的祖母因为感谢其他学生为孙女所做的一切而痛哭流涕，故选D项。]7．WhatisTodd'sopiniononthestudents?A．Theyarethekindestteens.B．Theyarethehopeoftheworld.C．Theysetagoodexampletoothers.D．Theycandomuchbetterinthefuture.C[推理推断题。依据最终一段“Aswefinishourschoolyear，it'sagreatlegacy(遗产)toleavetheotherclasseswhocomeafterthem.”可知，Todd认为这些学生为其他低年级的学生树立了一个特别好的榜样，故选C项。]COneofthemostimportantthingsintheworldisfriendship.Inordertohavefriends，youhavetobeafriend.Buthowcanyoubeagoodfriendatschool?Listen—Listenwhentheyaretalking.Don'tsayanythingunlesstheyaskyouaquestion.Sometimesit'snotnecessaryforyoutohaveanythingtosay，theyjustneedsomeonetotalktoabouttheirfeelings.Helpthem—Ifyourfriendiseverinneedofsomething，betheretohelpthem.Youshouldtrytoputthemfirst，butmakesureyoudon'tdoeverythingtheywantyoutodo.Trytotakeanextra(额外的)pencilorpenwithyoutoclassesincase(以防)theyforgetone.Havealittleextramoneyinyourpocketincasetheyforgetsomethingtheyneed.Bethereforthem—Trytomakesomethingforyourfriendtohelpmakethemfeelbetterinhardtimes.Makingcardsandencouragingthemareamongthenicestthingsyoucandoforafriend.MarilynMonroe，afamousUSactor，oncesaid，“Ioftenmakemistakes.SometimesIamoutofcontrol.Butifyoucan'tstaywithmeatmyworst，youaresurenottodeserve(值得)tobewithmeatmybest.”Alwaysrememberthis!Ifyoudon'twanttostaywithyourfriendswhenthey'reinhardtimes，thenyoudon'tdeservetobewiththemwhenthey'rehavingagoodtime!Makeplans—Trytomakeplanswithyourfriends.Goshopping，goforicecream，haveaparty，gotoamovieandsoon.Taketimetoknoweachotherevenbetterbydoingsomethingyoubothenjoy.Byplanningthingstogether，youbothcanhaveagoodtime.Andyou'llrememberthesethingswhenyou'reallold!【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要说明白在学校我们该如何做才能成为别人的好挚友。8．Whileyourfriendistalkingtoyouabouthisorherfeelings，youshould.A．givehimorhersomeadviceB．justlistenunlessaskedC．calmhimorherdownD．shareyourfeelingsaswellB[细微环节理解题。从其次段的“Don'tsayanythingunlesstheyaskyouaquestion.”可知，挚友向你倾诉时，最好静默倾听除非被问及才讲话。]9．Whenweprovidehelpforourfriends，weshould.A．trytodoeverythingforthemB．putthembeforeourselvesC．changetheirbadhabitsfirstD．ignoretheirfaultsB[细微环节理解题。从第三段的“Youshouldtrytoputthemfirst，butmakesureyoudon'tdoeverythingtheywantyoutodo.”可知，假如挚友须要帮助，我们应当把对方的利益置于自己之上，故B项正确。]10．WhatcanwelearnfromMarilynMonroe'swords?A．Lifewithoutafriendisdeath.B．Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.C．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.D．Amanisknownbyhisfriends.C[推理推断题。从MarilynMonroe的话可知，真正的挚友应当和自己同甘共苦。]11．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howtofindagoodfriend.B．Howtohelpfriendsintrouble.C．Howtobeagoodfriend.D．Howtomakemorefriends.C[主旨大意题。从第一段的“Buthowcanyoubeagoodfriendatschool？”及文章大意可知，本文主要介绍了如何做一个好挚友，故选C项。]DAfamouseducationexpertperformedanexperiment.Threeteachersweretoldtheyhadbeenselectedforaspecialprogrambecausetheywerethebestteachersintheeducationsystemintheircity.Theywereaskedtoteach90high­IQstudentsattheirownpaceinanothercityandseehowmuchtheycouldlearninayear.Theresultwasexcellentastheyexpected.Thespeciallyselectedstudentsachieved20to30percentmorethantheotherstudentsingradesinthecityayearlater.Theteachersweresurprisedwhentheytoldthatthe90studentswerenothigh­IQstudents，butwereactuallyrandomly(随意地)selectedoutofthecommonstudents.Ofcourse，theteacherswerefeelingprettygoodaboutthemselvesbecausetheyweregettingsuchgreatresultsfromaveragestudents.Thentheyweretoldthattheywerenotthebestteachers，andwhattheyweretoldatfirstwaspulledoutofthehat.Aboveaverageresultswereachievedbyaveragestudentswhoweretaughtbyaverageteachers.How?Theseteacherswereoperatingfromthemindset(心态)ofAsIf.Theytaughtasiftheywerethebestteachersandteachingstudentswhowerehighlyableorgifted.Therefore，theygotunexpectedresults.Themindispowerfulanditdoesn'tknowthedifferencebetweenwhatisrealandwhatisimagined.Theteachersbelievedwhattheyweretoldsotheyacteduponthatbelief.Theresultswerethesameasifwhattheybelievedwasfact.Whatresultsdoyouwantinyourlife?Goahead.Liveasifyouarealreadyinthatprofessionaljobbyplayingandactingthepart.Liveasifyouareattheweightyouwantbymakinghealthyfoodchoicesandbehavinginaconfidentmanner.Liveasifyouarefinanciallysoundbysavingandspendingwisely.Ourthoughtsdecideouractions.ThinkinthemindsetofAsIfandyouwillachievesuccesssoonerorlater.【语篇解读】本文是一篇争论文。一位出名的教化专家进行一项试验，最终却得到了意想不到的结果。作者分析是因为好的心态起的作用。12．Whatdoweknowaboutthe90selectedstudents?A．Theywereselectedonpurpose.B．Theywereallhigh­IQstudents.C．Theirgradesimprovedalotinashorttime.D．Theygotbettergradesinstudiesthantheothers.D[细微环节理解题。由其次段其次句可知，这些学生的成果在一年后比别的学生高出百分之二十或三十。]13．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pulledoutofthehat”inParagraph2mean?A．Discussedagain. B．Whollymadeup.C．Explainedcarefully. D．Doubtedcompletely.B[词义揣测题。依据其前后文可知，那专家告知那三位老师，他们并非是最好的老师，他早前对他们说的话完全是虚构的。]14．WhatdoestheauthormainlyshowinParagraph3?A．Thedifficultyoftellingfactfromimagination.B．Thegiftedstudents'goodperformance.C．ThebenefitofthemindsetofAsIf.D．Goodteachers'greatinfluence.C[推理推断题。由第三段前两句可知，作者设问句提出：为什么一般的老师教一般的学生取得好成果？接着作者介绍缘由，表明AsIf心态的好处。]15．Whatshouldwedotosucceedaccordingtotheauthor?A．Choosesomethinggood.B．Imagineagoodsituation.C．Actlikeasuccessfulperson.D．Liveacomfortableandhappylife.C[推理推断题。依据最终一段可知，作者说若想取得成果，努力吧！你可通过扮演或担当起专业人士的角色过着似乎你有专业工作的生活。由此可推断出，假如你想胜利，你就先把自己看成是胜利人士，像胜利人士那样做。]Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)Inlife，everyonewantstohavefriendswhoheorshecantrustforever.16Itisscarybecauseinmostcasesyouhavetogetoutofyourcomfortzoneandputyourselfoutthere.However，oncethestrangenessbecomesathoughtofthepast，itbecomesmucheasiertotalktopotentialnewfriends.17Getovertheshynessofmeetingnewpeopleandbeyourself.Startoutwithasimpleconversationlike“Hello，Ilikeyourcoat”oradiscussionabouttheweather.Thoseicebreakerswillgiveyouthetimetofeelcomfortableandhelpyouopenthefloorforfutureconversations.18Itcanbeattendingabookclubormaybejustenjoyingacupofcoffee.Makingnewfriendshipsmeanslearningaboutsomeoneandsharingstoriesabouteachother'slife.Thinkofyournewfriendshipasaplant.Inordertogrow，youhavetowateritandprovideitwithsunlight.19Ifyouwanttomakenewfriends，youhavetobewillingtomaketheeffort.Keepinmindthatsomepeoplearemoreoutingthanothersandit'sokaytobereserved(矜持).Butit'snecessarytomakeuseofopportunitiestodevelopyournewly­foundfriendship.Onethingtobecautiousabout，whenyoumeetnewpeople，istobealwaysgenuine(真诚的).20Ifyoudon'tlikefishingorrunning，thendon'tpretendthatyoudojustsosomeonewillbefriendswithyou.Findpeoplethatsharecommoninterestsandgoalsandbuildyourfriendship.Thenyou'llfindit'smucheasiertokeepfriendships.A．Friendshipsarequitesimilar.B．Friendshipsaregreatsupportsystems.C．Inmostcases，youareyourbiggestroadblock.D．Betruetoyourselfanddon'tbesomeonethatyouarenot.E．However，makingnewfriendsismucheasiersaidthandone.F．Buildingnewfriendshipsmeansspendingqualitytimetogether.G．Thenfindacommongroundandbuildyourfriendshiparoundthat.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了如何才能结交到值得信任的挚友。16．E[依据上文“Inlife，everyonewantstohavefriendswhoheorshecantrustforever.”可知应选E项。该项中However“然而”，表示前后是一种转折关系。]17．C[依据下文“克服面对生疏人时的羞涩，做你自己。”可知，C项“Inmostcases，youareyourbiggestroadblock.”(在大多数状况下，你是你最大的障碍。)切题。故选C。]18．F[依据下文“可以是参与读书俱乐部，也可以只是享受一杯咖啡。”可知，F项“Buildingnewfriendshipsmeansspendingqualitytimetogether.”(建立新的友情意味着一起度过珍贵的时间。)切题。故选F。]19．A[依据上文“为了生长，你必需给它浇水并供应阳光。”及下文“假如你想交新挚友，你必需情愿付出努力。”可知A项“Friendshipsarequitesimilar.”(友情也是如此。)起承接上下文的作用，故选A。]20．D[依据下文“假如你不喜爱钓鱼或跑步，那么不要假装你喜爱，这样别人就会和你成为挚友。”可知，D项“Betruetoyourselfanddon'tbesomeonethatyouarenot.”(做真实的自己，不要做不真实的自己。)符合语境。故选D。]Ⅲ.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)Iffailureislikeadaywithoutthesunshine，I'llstillsmileatit，ascloudsmaybedancinginthesky.Successdoesnot21everyperson，justlikethesundoesn'tshineeveryday.Doyougiveupyourplantogohikingjustbecausetheweatherisn'tasgoodasyouhadhoped?No，ofcoursenot.IwouldrathergoontryingnomatterwhatI22andenjoyonthewaytomydestination.Actually，failureislikeanaughtyboywhoplayswithusonthewaytoourgoals.Notonlydoeshewantto23us，buthewantstohelpusbecomebraver.Themorewe24，thebraverwe'llbe.Iffailureisthe25withoutthemoon，I'llstillsmileatit，asstarsmaytwinkleonusstill.Ofcourse，wealllikethemoon，butshouldweignorethestars?Thereisalwayssomethingmoreimportantthan26.Inotherwords，weshouldn'tonlyfocusonwhetherwesucceedorfail.Infact，welearnalotfromfailure.Itisreallyhelpful.Themorewelearnfromfailure，the27we'llbe.Iffailureisabirdwithout28，I'llstillsmileatit.Flyingisn'ttheonlythingabirdcando.Ifwecan'tbe29bythewidebluesky，whydon'twe30adaptingourselvestotheforestthroughourbeautifulsinging?Failure31usthatweshouldbelieveinourselves.Wemayfailinonearea，butwemay32inLifeislikeaboxofchocolates，andyou33knowwhatyou'regoingtoget.Justkeepontrying.Theprocessoftryingismuchmorevaluablethanthe34.Smileat35andsmileatlife.【语篇解读】文章运用排比列举了面对失败的几种方法，告知我们要笑对失败，笑对生活。21．A.meet B．knowC．favour D．seeC[假如失败像没有太阳的白天，我仍旧会微笑面对，就像太阳不会每天出来一样，胜利也不会赐予(favor)每个人。]22．A.suffer B．hateC．dislike D．fearA[我宁愿不管遭遇(suffer)什么也去接着尝试来观赏去目的地的风景。此处指可能由于天气不好会遭遇风雨。]23．A.beat B．changeC．test D．frightenC[此处指失败不仅想测试(test)我们，它还想使我们变得更英勇坚毅。]24．A.laugh B．cryC．play D．smileD[考查动词。此处指我们越微笑(smile)面对失败我们就越英勇。与开头“I'llstillsmileatit”呼应。]25．A.day B．nightC．sky D．placeB[依据“withoutthemoon”可知是晚上(night)。]26．A.aim B．joyC．success D．workC[此处指世上有很多事比胜利更重要。依据下句的wesucceed也可知答案。]27．A.nicer B．healthierC．wiser D．youngerC[此处指我们从失败中学到的越多我们就越聪慧(wiser)。]28．A.legs B．feetC．teeth D．wingsD[把空前的bird和下句中的flying联系起来考虑，便知空格处应选D。]29．A.received B．acceptedC．noticed D．coveredB[考查动词。假如我们不能被宽广的蓝天接受(accepted)，那为什么不能通过奇妙的歌声去尝试让自己适应森林呢？不能被蓝天接受是指不能翱翔在蓝天。]30．A.try B．beginC．appreciate D．enjoyA[考查动词。假如我们不能被宽广的蓝天接受，那为什么不能通过奇妙的歌声去尝试(try)让自己适应森林呢？这里指用歌声展示自己，使自己胜利。]31．A.suggests B．insistsC．reminds D．ordersC[失败提示(reminds)我们应当信任自己。]32．A.forget B．startC．stand D．achieveD[我们可能会在一个地方失败，但我们可以在另一个地方胜利(achieve)。achieve和前一分句中的fail对应。]33．A.never B．alreadyC．usually D．alwaysA[生活就像是一盒各种各样的巧克力，你决不会(never)知道下一块将会得到什么样的。]34．A.methods B．successC．victories D．resultsD[尝试的过程比结果更有价值，即过程重于结果(results)。]35．A.defeat B．sorrowC．failure D．lossC[笑对失败，笑对生活。全文在讲微笑面对失败(failure)。]Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)MywifeandIlikewatchingplays，sowewillgotothetheaterwheneverwehavetime.Butbeforewebuytickets，wewouldliketoknowiftheplayisgoodorbad.Whenanewplaycomes，we36.(usual)readthenewspapertogetinformationaboutit.Lastweekanewplaywasputonatthetheater.Thenewspapersaiditwasvery37.(interest)sowedecidedtogoonSaturdaynight.Mywifetookalongtimetomakeher38.(decide)aboutwhattowearandweleftourhousealittlelate.39.thetimewegottothetheater，thefirstacthadalready40.(begin)．Aftertheplaywasover，wemetsomefriends，41.livednexttousseveralyearsago.Thenwewentdancing.Bythetimewegothome，itwasabouttwoo'clockinthemorning.I'mnotusedto42.(stay)outsolateandIwas43.(extreme)tired.WhenIwasyounger，Ididnothavethemoneytogooutfor44.eveninglikethis.ThoughIcanafforditnow，Idon'thavetheenergy45.(enjoy)it.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要叙述了作者和妻子去看戏，偶遇一些过去的老挚友，于是和挚友们玩了很多，始终到凌晨两点，花费了很多的钱和精力。36．usually考查副词。句中运用副词修饰谓语动词read，故填usually。37．interesting考查形容词。句意：报纸说这部新的戏剧很好玩。句中应当运用形容词修饰代词it，故填interesting。38．decision考查名词。句意：妻子用了很长时间来确定穿什么衣服所以我们动身有点晚了。形容词性物主代词her的后面要接名词作动词make的宾语，故填动词decide的名词形式decision。39．By考查介词。句意：当我们到达剧院的时候，第一场已经起先了。介词by意为“到……时为止”，引导时间状语从句时，主句通常运用完成时。所以本句要填介词By。40．begun考查时态。句意：我们到达剧院时，第一场已经起先了。介词by意为“到……时为止”，引导时间状语从句时，主句通常运用完成时，句中要用过去分词组成过去完成时。故填过去分词begun。41．who考查定语从句。本句被修饰的先行词是friends，而且在定语从句中作lived的主语，故填who。42.staying考查固定搭配。句意：我不习惯熬夜这么晚，所以我特别累。固定搭配beusedtosth./doingsth.意为“习惯于某事/做某事”，to是介词，故填staying。43．extremely考查副词。句中运用副词修饰形容词tired，故填副词extremely“极其，特别”。44．an考查不定冠词。句意：当我年轻的时候，我没有钱去度过这样的一个夜晚。evening开头的发音为元音，故填不定冠词an。45．toenjoy考查目的状语。句意：尽管现在我能够担当得起，但我没有精力去享受了。todo不定式作定语修饰energy，故填toenjoy。Ⅴ.写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是你校英文报编辑李华，正在为近期即将出版的以“Friendship”为主题的专栏征稿。请给正在你校就读的交换生John写封邮件约稿，内容包括：1．内容要求；2.稿件长度；3.交稿日期。留意：1.词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯；3．开头和落款已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：专栏specialcolumn稿件contributionDearJohn，I'mLiHua，aneditoroftheschoolEnglishnewspaper.Yourssincerely，LiHuaDearJohn，I'mLiHua，aneditoroftheschoolEnglishnewspaper.Aspecialcolumnwiththethemeoffriendshipistobepublishedinournewspaper.Now，I'mwritingtoaskyouforacontribution.Sincethearticleisfortheschoolnewspaper，wouldyoupleasewritesomethingaboutfriendshipbetweenstudents?Yourarticleisexpectedtobe800wordslong.IwouldbegratefulifyoucouldsendyourarticletomyemailboxbeforeOctober17.Lookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Yourssincerely，LiHua其次节读后续写(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。Abouttenyearsago，mywifeandIlefthomeandtookatriptotheGrandCanyoninArizona.Ididn'tliketocarryallmykeysinmypocketduringalongwalksoItookoffthecarkeyandlefttherestinthecar.Wecameback，andIputthekeysomewhereinthecarwithouttyingittothekeyring.WemadeafireandwenttosleepinthebackoftheSUV.Thenextmorning，wewerecleaningupourcampsitewhenIsawamagpie(喜鹊)insidemycar.ItwastheonlytimeIhadeverseenabirdofanykindinsidethecar.Iwalkedover，anditflewaway.Whenwegotinthecartogohome，Icouldn'tfindthekey.Wesearchedandsearched，evenemptyingoutthecarcompletely，butitwasgone.Thenithitme.Themagpiemusthavetakenit.Afterall，theywereknownforstealingshinythingstomaketheirnestsnice­looking.Keyswereshiny.Themagpiewasthestealer!Itmadeperfectsensetome.So，Isetoutinsearchofitsnest.Thenextproblem：Aseveryoneknows，theGrandCanyonisquitelarge.SoIdidn'tlikemychancesofactuallyfindingacertainnestbelongingtoacertainmagpieinacertaintreeinallthatspace.Butwhatotherchoic