2024-2025学年新教材高中英语单元综合检测2Wildlifeprotection含解析新人教版必修第二册

PAGE14-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)ALiveintheCity—Manyofusyearntoliveinthecountry，sowecanbeclosertonatureandenjoypeaceandquiet.However，whenwedothistherearelesswildareasforwildlife.Weneedtodevelopanewenvironmentaltheory，whichencouragespeopletostayinthecities.Wehavetomakecitiesmorelivableandleavetheremainingwildareasforthewildlife.SupportStrictZoning—Landusezoning(土地用途分区管制)isoneofthefewtoolsthegovernmentcanusetoprotectwetlands，naturalareasandenvironmentalcorridors.Unfortunately，suchzoningisoftenopposedbypowerfullanddevelopersorpoliticalforces.It'simportantforcitizenstoshowsupportforzoningtooffsetthesenegativepressures.SupportOrganizationsPreservingRareProperties—Severalgroupsspecializeinbuyingandkeepingpiecesofimportantwildlifehabitatwhicharethreatenedwithdevelopment.CreateHabitatinYourBackyard—Youcanmakeyourownbackyardhabitatforwildlifebyplantingnativeplants，puttingnestboxesinthetreesandsoon.SaveEnergy—Wemustworktogethertouselessenergy.Thisisimportanttostopclimatechangeandglobalwarming.Savingenergyalsoreducesdirecthabitatlossesandairandwaterpollution，allofwhichthreatenwildlife.LimitYourFamilySize—Eachpersonrequiresspaceandnaturalresourcestolive.Thehumanpopulationisrapidlyrisingtolevelswhichmakeitdifficulttoprovideenoughresourcesforhumanswhilemaintainingahealthyenvironmentforwildlife.Ifeachcouplelimitedthemselvestonomorethantwochildren，theworld'spopulationwouldstabilize(稳定)andbeabletosupporteveryonewithoutconflictorsuffering.GetInvolvedandTalktoLawMakers—Manyofourlawsarenothelpfulforpreservingwildlifehabitatorsavingenergy，andsomepoliciesactuallyrewardlargeenergyusers.Citizensneedtocontacttheirlawmakersandaskforbetterpolicies.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍的是我们一般人可以做哪些事情来爱护野生动物。1．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．WhereShouldWeLiveintheFuture?B．HowtoProtectOurEnvironment?C．WhyShouldWeSaveEnergy?D．WhatCanWeDotoHelpWildlife?D[标题归纳题。本文中的几项内容都是关于我们一般人可以做哪些事情来爱护野生动物的。]2．Theunderlinedword“yearn”inParagraph1probablymeans．A．hope B．fearC．hate D．failA[词义揣测题。依据后半句的内容，居住在乡下能使人们亲近大自然，享受平和宁静的生活，所以人们希望到乡下居住。]3．WhichofthefollowingactionswillNOTdestroythehomesofwildlife?A．Buildinghousesinthecountry.B．Puttingnestboxesinthebackyard.C．Releasingdirtywaterintoariver.D．Coupleshavingmanychildren.B[细微环节理解题。依据文章内容可知居住在乡下、污染水资源和增加人口都会威逼到野生动物的家园，而人工放置鸟巢是爱护野生动物的一种方式，所以选B项。]BSealIslandisa200­meterlongislandinSouthAfrica，whichissurroundedby55to57degreesFahrenheitwatersandcoveredwithover60，000sealsandsomebirds.Thisislandhasbeenhometomanybirdsandseals.Youmaythinkthisislandisaparadise.Infact，theislandisnotfamousforthesealsorbirds.However，therealstarsarethegreatwhitesharksthatleapoutofthewatertocatchthesealstheyarehunting.Youmaythinkthatthereisnowayfora15­footlong，3，000­poundsharktohurlitsbodyoutofthewaterandcatchasealinmidair.Actually，thesesharksarecalled“AirJaws”．Overtheyears，thesealshavegottensmarter.Now，theygooutingroupsofsevenandeighttofeed.Theyswimdownontheseafloor，whichgivesthemextracamouflage(掩饰).Whentheyhavetoswimnearthewatersurface，theyswiminazigzag(之字形的)pattern.Butwithallthesetricks，theycanstillbeoutwitted(以智取胜)bythesharks.Usually，thesharkswilltakeonesealawayfromitsgroupandforceittoswimonthesurface，whereitiseasytohunt.Sometimes，thesealisluckyandgetsaway，butmostofthemdieintheprocessoftryingtosurvive.Everyyear，touristsgotoseetheseamazinganimalsleapoutofthewater，sometimesflinging(抛)theirwholebodiesintotheairwhentheywanttocatchtheseals.Somepeopleevenwanttogointosharkcagestoseetheactionfrombelow!Thisisthereasonwhythisislandattractsthousandsoftouristsaroundtheworldeveryyear.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了位于南非的SealIsland周边的水域，大白鲨常常跳出水面猎食海豹，这一景象吸引了很多游客前去观看。4．WhatprobablymakesSealA．Thelargenumberofsealsinthewater.B．Thewaythegreatwhitesharkshunt.C．Thebeautifulsceneryoftheisland.D．Thespecialpositionoftheisland.B[细微环节理解题。依据第一段最终一句话可知，大白鲨跳出水面捕食海豹是SealIsland著名于世的主要缘由。]5．Whydothesealsswiminazigzagpattern?A．Tosaveenergy.B．Towarmthemselves.C．Tolookforfood.D．Toavoidthewhitesharks.D[细微环节理解题。第三段列举了海豹躲避大白鲨的方法，其中一种方法就是在水里的“之”字形游动。]6．Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat．A．whitesharksaredangerousanimalsB．thesealsareclevererthanthewhitesharksC．thesharksaresuccessfulinhuntingthesealsD．itiseasierforthesharkstohuntthesealsontheseafloorC[推理推断题。依据第三段可知，几年来海豹虽然变聪慧了，但它们还是难逃被大白鲨捕食的厄运，这说明大白鲨的捕食很胜利。]7．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．ToexplainwhySealB．Toshowhowwhitesharkshuntseals.C．ToadviseustovisitSealD．Toaskustoprotectanimals.A[写作意图题。依据第一段以及最终一段可知，这篇文章主要向我们介绍了SealIsland世界著名的缘由。]CNola(August21，1974－November22，2024)wasanorthernwhiterhino(犀牛)wholivedattheSanDiegoZooSafariParknearEscondido，California.Atherdeath，shewasoneofonlyfourremainingnorthernwhiterhinosintheworld.TheotherthreelivedinKenya.WorldRhinoDay，heldonSeptember22，istoraiseawarenessofthelessthan30，000otherrhinosleftonEarth.“Rhinosneedourhelptoday，nottomorrow，”Nola'sleadkeeperJaneKennedysaid.“Lastyearwelostover1，200rhinosjustinSouthAfrica.Ifwecontinuetolosemorethan1，000rhinosayear，in10to20yearsalltherhinosontheplanetwillbegone.”“Unfortunately，mostanimalsareindangerofdyingoutbecauseofhumans，”Kennedysays.“Humanshaveeitherpoachedanimals，orbecausethereareoversevenbillionofus,we'vetakenuptoomuchoftheworld'sresources”．Poachersillegallyhuntrhinosfortheirhorns.Theysellthehornsforthousandsofdollarsperpound，tobeusedforart，jewelry，anddecorations.Expertsbelievethatonerhinoispoachedeveryeighthours.In1975，theSanDiegoZooInstituteforConservationResearchstartedtheFrozenZoo，aprogramthroughwhichresearchershavecollectedcell(细胞)samples(样本)frommorethan8，000differenttypesofanimals，includingthenorthernwhiterhino.Scientistshopethatbystudyingtherhinocells，theywillgetgreaterunderstandingofit，andwillfindwaystoincreaseitsnumbers.JaneKennedydescribesWorldRhinoDayas“acelebrationofrhinosalongwithanawarenesscampaignforeverybodyacrosstheworldtoknowthatrhinosneedourhelp.”AttheSanDiegoZoo，childrenandadultsarewelcometovisitandspeakwithzookeeperstolearnaboutrhinos.Butyoudon'thavetoliveinSanDiegotocelebrateWorldRhinoDay.Itisobservedaroundtheworld，withzoosandwildlifeparksholdingspecialeventsandprogramstoteachpeopleaboutrhinos，andenablethemtoseetheanimalsupclose.Formoreinformation，goto.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了白犀牛的相关状况以及人们为阻挡濒危动物灭亡所作的努力。8．WhatdoweknowaboutNola?A．Itwasababywhiterhino.B．Itwasoneofthelastofitskind.C．ItlivedwithothernorthernwhiterhinosinKenya.D．ItdiedonSeptember22attheSanDiegoB[细微环节理解题。依据第一段“Atherdeath，shewasoneofonlyfourremainingnorthernwhiterhinosintheworld.”可知Nola是世界上为数不多的仅存的白犀牛之一。故B项正确。]9．WhattroubledJaneKennedyaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Therhinos'uncertainfuture.B．Therhinos'strangeactivities.C．Thelimitednaturalresources.D．TherareanimalsinSouthAfrica.A[推理推断题。依据其次段“‘Rhinosneedourhelptoday，nottomorrow，’．..Ifwecontinuetolosemorethan1，000rhinosayear，in10to20yearsalltherhinosontheplanetwillbegone.”可知犀牛现在就须要我们的帮助，假如犀牛接着以现在的速度削减。那么很快犀牛就会灭亡了。说明JaneKennedy对犀牛的将来很担忧。故A项正确。]10．WhatdoestheFrozenZooaimtodo?A．Inventnewkindsofanimals.B．Keepanimalsfromdyingout.C．Preventrhinosfrombeinghunted.D．Raisepublicawarenessofrhinos.B[推理推断题。依据第四段最终一句“Scientistshopethatbystudyingtherhinocells，theywillgetgreaterunderstandingofit，andwillfindwaystoincreaseitsnumbers.”可知科学家希望通过这个项目，探讨犀牛等濒危动物的细胞，对这些动物有更深的理解，最终能够阻挡这些濒危动物灭亡，增加这些动物的数量。所以theFrozenZoo的目标是阻挡动物灭亡。故B项正确。]11．Whatisthemainpurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Tohelppeopleknowmoreaboutanimals.B．Toencouragepeopletoprotectrhinos.C．ToreportspecialeventsinSanDiego.D．TointroduceWorldRhinoDay.D[主旨大意题。依据最终一段第一句可知本段主要介绍了世界犀牛节的有关信息，故D项正确。]DElephantsmightbethemostwell­knownandwell­lovedanimalinAfricanwildlife.Butconservation(爱护)oftheAfricanelephantstillfacesspecialdifficulties.Whiletheelephantpopulationishalfofwhatitwas40yearsago，someareasofAfricahavemoreelephantsthanpopulatedareascansupport.That'swhyAWFscientistsarestudyingelephantbehavior，protectinghabitatsandfindingwaysforhumanstolivepeacefullywiththeelephantsinAfrica.Yearsago，over­huntingandtheivorytradewerethebiggestthreatstoelephants'survival.Luckily，ivorybans(禁令)，huntingrulesandprotectedareasprotectelephantsfromthesedangerstoday.The21stcenturybringsadifferentchallengetoelephantconservation—land­use.Elephantswalkacrossbordersandoutsideparksandotherprotectedareas.Sotheyoftendestroycrops，causingconflicts(冲突)betweenlocalfarmersandthesebiganimals.Successfulconservationstrategiesmustallowelephantstowalkfreelyintheirnaturalhabitatswhilereducingconflictsbetweenelephantsandlocalpeople.AWFresearchersaresearchingforawaytogivebothelephantsandpeoplethespacetheyneed.TheAWFiscollectinginformationonelephanthabitatsandbehavior.Theinformationtheygatherwillhelptodevelopthewidestpossiblespaceforelephants.TheAWFishelpingelephantsbyprotectingtheirhabitats.Andtheyalsoworkwithlocalfarmerstoimprovetheirlifeinordertoencouragethemtoprotectratherthandestroyelephants.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。21世纪非洲大象的爱护面临着一些困难，AWF的探讨人员正在找寻方法去应对这些困难。12．Thefirstparagraphofthetextismainlytotellreaders．A．AfricanelephantsareendangerednowB．thereremainsalottodotoprotectAfricanelephantsC．AfricanelephantsarepopularanimalsD．thenumberofAfricanelephantshasincreasedovertheyearsB[主旨大意题。依据第一段中的“Butconservation(爱护)oftheAfricanelephantstillfacesspecialdifficulties.”可推断出，第一段主要想告知读者，爱护非洲大象还有很多事要做。]13．WhatisthebiggestdifficultyinprotectingAfricanelephantsnow?A．Theyarestillbeingkilled.B．Theirhabitatsarebeingdestroyed.C．Theydon'thaveenoughfood.D．Theycan'tliveinpeacewithfarmers.D[推理推断题。依据第三段中的“The21stcenturybringsadifferentchallengetoelephantconservation­land­use.”和“Sotheyoftendestroycrops，causingconflictsbetweenlocalfarmersandthesebiganimals.”可知，21世纪爱护非洲大象面临的新挑战是土地运用问题，大象常常破坏庄稼，导致当地农夫和大象有冲突，他们无法和平共处。]14．Toprotectelephants，theAWFdoesallthefollowingEXCEPT．A．keepingelephantsB．protectingelephants'habitatsC．doingresearchonelephantsD．helpingfarmersimprovetheirlifeA[细微环节理解题。由最终两段可知，为了爱护大象，AWF的探讨者探讨大象(搜集大象栖息地和行为的信息)、爱护大象的栖息地以及改善农夫的生活。他们并没有饲养大象。]15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Africanelephants'conservationB．LivingwithAfricanelephantsC．Africanelephants'situationD．AfricanelephantsbeingendangeredA[标题归纳题。通读全文内容可以看出，本文主要是关于非洲大象的爱护。]Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)Itisn'toftenthatzookeeperscalloncraftspeople(手工艺人)forhelp，butcoldweatherattheWildlifeSOSElephantConservationandCareCenterinnorthernIndiawasputtingelephantsatrisk.16．Nowtheelephantsaresteppingoutinstyle，thankstovolunteerswhousedtheircraftingtalentstoknitbigsweaterstoprotecttheelephants.17．Ithasbeentakingactionagainstanimalcrueltyandsavingwildlifeintroublesince1995.TheirElephantConservationandCareCenterisdevotedtorescuingthegentleelephantsfrombeingtreatedwithextremecrueltyincircuses.1819，sotheyareparticularlyvulnerable(易受……损害的)tocoldtemperatures.Whenthestaffreportednear­freezingnighttimetemperatures，volunteersfromsurroundingvillagesbeganknittingbigsweaterstokeeptheelephantswarm.Themonumentalsweaters，whicharelargeenoughtocovertheelephants'backs，bellies，andlegs，arebeautifulandcheerful.20—eachonetakesaboutfourweekstocreatewithvolunteersworkingtogether.Centeredonacommongoal，theprojecthelpsfoster(培育)asenseofcommunityinallwhoparticipate.A.WildlifeSOSisaconservationgroupB．MakingthesweatersisabigundertakingC．AfewelephantshaverecoveredfrominjuriesD．Thereare20elephantslivingatthecenteratpresentE．SomevolunteersevenmakesweatersforelephantsinIndiaF．MostoftheelephantshousedatthecenterareinpoorhealthG．Thusthecenter'sstaffjoinedforceswithlocalstofindacreativewaytokeeptheanimalswarm【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。在印度北部野生动物SOS大象爱护和护理中心，大象因寒冷面临危急，于是志愿者们为它们编织毛衣来御寒。16．G[上文提到在野生动物SOS大象爱护和护理中心的大象因寒冷面临危急，下文说到志愿者编织毛衣爱护大象，由此可推断空格处是说找到了让大象保暖的方法，G项“于是这个中心的工作人员联合当地人想到一个创建性方法给动物们保暖”，符合文意。]17．A[该空置于句首，是本段的主题句。依据内容可知本段介绍了野生动物SOS这个机构是致力于动物爱护的。故A项(WildlifeSOSisaconservationgroup)符合文意。]18．D[依据下文的关键词语takein50moreofthecreatures(再接收50头大象)可知这个中心已经有一些大象了，D项(Thereare20elephantslivingatthecenteratpresent)符合文意。]19．F[空格处和so后面的分句为因果关系，后面提到大象很简单受到寒冷气温的损害，由此可知它们体质较弱，F项(Mostoftheelephantshousedatthecenterareinpoorhealth)符合文意。]20．B[从破折号后面对前句的说明可知道这项工作是一项大任务。B项(Makingthesweatersisabigundertaking)符合文意。]Ⅲ.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)IthappenedonarainySaturdaymorninglastmonth.MywifeCatherineandIwere21alongwhatsomepeoplecalledmoose(麋鹿)alley.Itwassoearlythattherewerefewcarsontheroad.22，somethinghappened.Amoosejumpedoutacrossourpath.Ihadbeendrivingforyearsandwas23atdriving.Inorderto24knockingthemoose，Imadeaquick25totheotherlane.IfIhadnotdonethat，themoosemighthavebeenkilled，andmywifeandImighthavegot26，too.Afewsecondslater，whenI27andlookedbackinmyrearviewmirror，themoosewasgettingupandthenranintothebush.Shakenbutfind，webothlookedateachotherwithasurprisedexpression.Fromthenon，Ioftenthoughtabouttherelationshipbetweenhumansand28．Weknowthatanimalspecieshaveappearedanddisappeared29sincelifebeganontheEarth.Thisisanaturalphenomenon(现象).However，animalspecieshavebeen30atamuchfasterrateforaboutacenturynow31humanfactorssuchaspollution.Certainphilosophersandscientistskeeprepeatingthatifwedon'tsaveanimals，howwewillbeabletosaveourselves？Abetter32ofanimalsgivesusabetterunderstandingofourownspecies.Thewilltoprotectanimalsandnatureingeneral33thevalueofasociety.Andallanimalsplayrolesinnatureandhavearightto34．Therefore，Ithinkweshouldtryourbesttosaveendangeredanimals，becausehumanscannotliveontheEarth35．【语篇解读】经验一次交通小事故后，作者起先思索人类与动物的关系。他认为我们应当爱护野生动物，因为爱护它们就是爱护人类自己。21．A.looking B．drivingC．walking D．runningB[依据下文作者的车差点跟一头麋鹿相撞的语境可知，作者当时在“开车”。]22．A.Expectedly B．ObviouslyC．Fortunately D．SuddenlyD[依据上下文可知，“突然”有事情发生了。]23．A.angry B．goodC．slow D．madB[依据上文“Ihadbeendrivingforyears”可知，作者开了很多年车，“擅长”开车。]24．A.avoid B．keepC．delay D．excuseA[依据下文“IfIhadnotdonethat，themoosemighthavebeenkilled”可知，这里是指为了“避开”撞上这头麋鹿。]25．A.turn B．jumpC．response D．rushA[为了避开撞上麋鹿，作者紧急“转弯”变道。]26．A.shocked B．lostC．disappointed D．injuredD[依据该空后的“too”可知，作者的车假如跟麋鹿相撞，那么他跟妻子也可能会“受伤”。]27．A.understood B．thoughtC．stopped D．triedC[依据“lookedbackinmyrearviewmirror”可知，作者当时把车“停”了下来，从后视镜里看到那头麋鹿起身，随后跑进了树丛。]28．A.lands B．roadsC．plants D．wildlifeD[依据下文可知，从那以后，作者常常思索人类与“野生动物”的关系。]29．A.exactly B．silentlyC．continually D．mysteriouslyC[我们知道，自从地球上出现生命以后，动物物种“不断地”出现并灭亡。]30．A.decreasing B．developingC．appearing D．changingA[然而，约一个世纪以来，“因为”污染等人类因素，动物物种当前始终以更快的速度在“削减”。]31．A.accordingto B．insteadofC．becauseof D．alongwithC[参见上题解析。accordingto依据，依据；insteadof代替，而不是；becauseof因为；alongwith随着。]32．A.treatment B．performanceC．world D．knowledgeD[更好地“了解”动物，才能更好地了解我们人类。abetterknowledgeof和abetterunderstandingof都是“更了解”的意思。]33．A.shows B．includesC．predicts D．protectsA[一般来说，爱护动物和自然的意志“显示”了一个社会的价值。]34．A.escape B．surviveC．refuse D．selectB[全部动物在自然界中都有自己的角色，它们都有权利“生存”。]35．A.alone B．apartC．together D．foreverA[依据上下文可知，这里是指人类不能“独自”存活在地球上。]Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)ThepolarbearisfoundintheArcticCircleandsomebiglandmassesasfarsouthasNewfoundland.Whiletheyarerarenorthof88°，thereisevidence36.theyrangeallthewayacrosstheArctic，andasfarsouthasJamesBayinCanada.Itisdifficulttofigureoutaglobalpopulationofpolarbearsasmuchoftherangehasbeen37.(poor)studied；however，biologistscalculate(估计)thatthereareabout20，000－25，000polarbearsworldwide.Modernmethods38.trackingpolarbearpopulationshavebeenemployedonlysincethemid­1980s，andareexpensive39.(perform)consistentlyoveralargearea.InrecentyearssomeInuitpeopleinNunavut40.(report)increasesinbearsightingsaroundhumansettlements，leadingtoa41.(believe)thatpopulationsareincreasing.Scientistshaverespondedby42.(note)thathungrybearsmaybecongregating(聚集)aroundhumansettlements，leadingtotheillusion(错觉)thatpopulationsare43.(high)thantheyactuallyare.Of44.nineteenrecognizedpolarbearsubpopulations，threearedeclining，six45.(be)stable，oneisincreasing，andninelackenoughdata.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了北极熊种群数量越来越少、亟须爱护的现状。36．that[考查同位语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，所填词引导同位语从句，说明说明evidence的详细内容，从句中不缺少成分且意义完整，故用that引导。]37．poorly[考查词性转换(形容词变副词)。修饰动词studied应用poor的副词形式poorly。]38．of/for[考查介词。amethodof/fordoingsth.做某事的方法。]39．toperform[考查非谓语动词。此处是“主语＋be＋adj.＋不定式”结构，不定式用主动形式表示被动含义。]40．havereported[考查时态。依据句中的时间状语inrecentyears可推断用现在完成时。]41．belief[考查词性转换(动词变名词)。依据空格前的不定冠词a可知，此处应填believe的名词形式belief(看法，信念)。]42．noting[考查非谓语动词。介词后接动词时，应用其动名词形式。respondbydoingsth.通过做某事回应。]43．higher[考查形容词比较级。依据空格后的than可知，此处应用high的比较级形式higher。]44．the[考查冠词。此处特指确认的19个亚种群，故用定冠词the。]45．are[考查时态和主谓一样。此处陈述客观事实，应用一般现在时；six指代“sixpolarbearsubpopulations”，谓语动词应用复数。]Ⅴ.应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是班长李华，世界动物日(WorldAnimalDay)即将来临。现在请你结合以下要点用英语写一则倡议书来号召你班同学爱护动物。1．禁止滥杀动物；2．爱护动物的生活环境；3．使每个人都相识到爱护动物的重要性。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。参考词汇：滥杀killatrandom[参考范文]Dearclassmates，Asweknow，someanimalsaredyingoutforvariousreasons.Thereisnodoubtthatanimalsareourfriends.WithWorldAnimalDaycomingnear，whatshouldwedotoprotectanimals？Firstofall，weshouldforbidpeople'skillinganimalsillegally.Second，weshoulddoallwecantoprotectanimals'livingenvironment.Withtheirlivingenvironmentdestroyed，theanimalswillbecomeextinctsoonerorlater.Third，weshouldtryourbesttomakeeveryonerealisetheimportanceofprotectinganimals.Inaway，protectinganimalsmeansprotectingourselves.Dearclassmates，let'sstartnowandmakeeveryefforttoprotectanimals—ourgoodfriends!Yours，LiHuaⅥ.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。Bobbywasgettingcoldsittingoutinhisbackyardinthesnow.Bobbydidn'twearboots；orrather，hedidn'townany.Thethinsneakersheworehadafewholesinthemandtheydidapoorjobofkeepingoutthecold.Bobbyhadbeeninhisbackyardforaboutanhouralready.Tryashemight，hecouldnotcomeupwithanideaforhismother'sChristmasgift.Heshookhisheadashethought，“Thisisuseless.EvenifIdocomeupwithanidea，Idon'thaveanymoneyforagift.”Wipingtearsfromhiseyes，Bobbystartedwalkingdowntothestreetwheretheshopswere.Itwasn'teasybeingsixwithoutafather，especiallywhenheneededamantotalkto.Bobbywalkedfromshoptoshop，lookingintoeachdecoratedwindow.Everythingseemedsobeautifulbutsooutofreach.ItwasstartingtogetdarkandBobbyreluctantlyturnedtowalkhomewhensuddenlyhiseyescaughttheglimmer(微光)ofthesettingsun'sraysreflectingonsomethingontheroadside.Hereacheddownanddiscoveredashinydime(一角硬币).NeverbeforehasanyonefeltaswealthyasBobbydidatthatmoment.Asheheldhisnewly­foundtreasure，warmthspreadthroughouthisentirebodyandhewalkedintothefirststore.Hisexcitementquicklyturnedcoldwhenthesalespersontoldhimthathecouldnotbuyanythingwithonlyadime.Hesawaflowershopandwentinsidetowaitinline.Whentheshopowneraskedifhecouldhelphim，Bobbypresentedthedimeandaskedifhecouldbuyoneflowerforh