甘肃省庆阳市宁县中2025届英语高三第一学期期末经典模拟试题含解析

甘肃省庆阳市宁县中2025届英语高三第一学期期末经典模拟试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．argument D．privilege2．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when3．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can4．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While5．—Hi,Tom!IgotachancetobeanexchangestudentinHarvardUniversity.—_________!Ihadbeenexpectingtostudythere.A．Luckyyou B．HavefunC．Takeiteasy D．Forgetit6．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed7．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound8．Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．andD．so9．Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a;不填 B．a;the C．the;不填 D．the;the10．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout11．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested12．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a;a D．the;/13．-----Myroomgetsverycoldatnight.-----_________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes14．Marywaspleasedtoseethattheseedsshe______inthegardenweregrowing.A．wasplantingB．hasplantedC．wouldplantD．hadplanted15．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup16．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan17．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That18．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced19．Ourcountryhaslaunchedacampaigntobansmokinginpublicplaces,whichwithsomeheavysmokers.A．concernsB．wasconcernedC．concernedD．isconcerned20．Iwasanonlychild,and________Ihadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.A．soB．butC．orD．while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）TheGrandCanyon(大峡谷)HelicopterTourYou'11discoverthenaturalbeautyoftheGrandCanyonasyourhelicopterfliestothewestedge，passingoverLakeLasVegas，LakeMeadandtheHooverDam．Duringtheflight，youcanlistentoarecordedintroductiontotheGrandCanyonanditssurroundingsviaheadphones．Atnoon，you’11landforanunforgettablechampagnepicnic，3，200feetbelowtheedge．Whileyoushareabottleofchampagne，yourpilotandguidewillbehappytoansweranyquestionsyoumayhave．Yourflightendswithalow-levelpassoverthefamousLasVegasStrip．Onlanding，acomfortablecariswaitingtobringyoubacktoyourhotel．Eachhelicoptercarriesamaximumof6peopleincludingyourpilot．Foraroomierexperience，upgradeyourflighttoanEC-130helicopterwhichprovideslargerlegroomandcanaccommodatemoreweightperseat．SeeAdditionalInfofordetailsonweightrestrictions．PricingInformation●Servicesincluded：45-minute(approx)flighteachway，hotelpickupanddrop-offby1imousine，1unch．●Ourpriceisconstantlyupdated．Clicktocheckpricing&availabilityonyourpreferredtraveldate．AdditionalInformation●ThemaximumweightperpassengertorideinanA-Starhelicopteris2751bs．Ifpassengersweighinbetween2751bsand3001bs，youwillberequiredtoupgradetotheEC-130．●PickupisavailablefromselectedLasVegashotels．Youmustcontactthelocaltravelagencytofixyourpickuptime．●Allflighttimesareapproximateandmightbeinfluencedbyweatherconditions．TravelerReviewThisisanabsolutemustdo．TheviewoftheGrandCanyonathisheightwasabsolutelyamazing!Ourpilotwasfunny，knowledgeableandagreatguide．Allthestafffrombookingtocheck-inandhelicopterdeparturewerefantastic．Iwouldrecommendthistourtoeveryone．1、Wherewillyouhaveyourlunchduringthetour?A．Inthehotel．B．Onthehelicopter．C．IntheCanyon．D．OntheLasVegasStrip．2、InwhatconditionwillyoubeadvisedtotakeanEC-130flight?A．Youweighlessthan2751bs．B．Youtravelwithover6people．C．Youwanttospendlessmoney．D．Youwanttotravelmorecomfortably．3、Whatshouldyoudotobepickedupfromthehotel?A．Turntoyourguide．B．Callthetravelagency．C．Bookinadvance．D．Payanextracharge．4、What’sthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?A．Topraisethepilotandstaff．B．Todescribetheviewofthetour．C．Toencouragepotentialconsumers．D．Tointroducethewriterofthereview．22．（8分）Jason,ourson,wasbornwithcerebralpalsy.MywifeMargaretandIoftencomfortedhimashefacedmanychallengesinhisearlyyears.Itwasheartbreakingtoseehimregularlychosenlastforbreakfast,buthewasahappychildandwelllikedbyhispeersthroughoutelementaryschool.Hismostdifficulttimecamewhenhebeganhighschool.Oneafternoon,Jasonreturnedhomeintears.Hethrewhisbagonthefloorandshouted:“I’mnevergoingtoschoolagain!”Hewascoveredwithfoodthatotherkidshadthrownathimontheschoolbusonthewayhome.Jasonlatertolduswhathadhappened.Afewdaysearlier,Jasonhadsignedupfortheschoolrunningteam.Thatday,afewolderstudentsmadefunofhisperformanceonthetrackandmadehimthetargetoftheirone-sidedfoodfight.Icalledtheprincipalaboutthehumiliationonthebus,anditneverhappenedagain.Jasonstayedontheteam,eventhoughtheharassment（骚扰）continued.OnedayinOctober,wehadsnowandfreezingrain.Astheotherkidsexercisedinthegym,theynoticedonelongrunner-Jason-joggingaroundthesnow-coveredtrack.Afewweekslater,Jasonhadsomethingtotellus."Mom,Dad,sitdown,"hesaid.Iwasreadyfortheworst.Hetoldusthateachmonth,studentschosean“athleteofthemonth''.Thecoachwouldlistthetopathletes,andstudentsvotedforthewinner.Jason'snamehadneverbeenlisted.Butthatday,oneofthenomineessaid:"Sir,IwouldliketonominateJasonforathleteofthemonth."Thecoachlookedsurprised."Heworksharderthananyofus,Sir,"thestudentcontinued.“Wewillhavetohavesomeonesecondthenomination,"thecoachreplied.AtearformedinJason’seyeashetolduswhathappenednext."Mom…Dad…everyoneintheclassputtheirhandsup."HismotherandI,alsointears,lookedonasheproudlydisplayedhiscertificate.WheneverIdespair,Ithinkofthisstory.Iremindmyselfthatchallengesarenotovercomebyforce,butbypatience,determination,andfaith.1、Jason'sfirstdaysathighschooldidn'tgowellbecause.A．hemissedhisfriendsfromprimaryschoolB．hewasturneddownbytheschool'srunningteamC．hewassufferingfromtheaftereffectsofcerebralpalsyD．hewastreatedbadlybysomeolderstudents2、Whichofthefollowingcouldreplacetheunderlinedword“humiliation”inParagraph3?A．defenseB．shadowC．abuseD．panic3、Itcanbeconcludedfromthearticlethat.A．thecoachdidn’tbelieveJasonwasworthyofthenominationB．Jason’seffectswerewidelyrecognizedbyhisfellowstudentsC．Itdidn’ttakelongforJasontobethebestrunnerintheschoolD．the“athleteofthemonth"awardwasusuallygiventothebestperformer23．（8分）Whenyouaresittinginclass,haveyoueverdrawnpicturesinthemargins(页边的空白处)ofyournotebooks?Ifso,youaredoodling.Manypeoplethinkofdoodlingasadistraction(分心)frommoreimportantthings.Butitmightbejusttheopposite.Onestudyshowsthatdoodlingmayhelpyourememberthingsyouhear29%more.Besides,doodlingcanhelpyouthinkcreatively.Walkingawayfromaproblemtodrawmightactuallyhelpyousolveit.Whenyoucomeback,you’llhaveafreshperspectiveandfigureoutananswermorequickly.AnauthornamedSunniBrownwroteabookondoodling.Shearguesthatdoodlingisatoolthatcanhelppeoplethink.Infact,sherunsabusinessthathelpscompaniesimproveorganizationandplanningthroughdoodling.Brownbelievesdoodlingishelpfulbecauseitincludesmanywaysoflearning.Youlearninfourways:seeing,hearing,readingorwriting,andthroughmovement.Themorewaysyouuse,thebetteryoulearn.Andwhenyoudoodlewhilelisteningtoalecture,youuseallfour.Youmightthinkthatbeinggoodatdrawingisimportantfordoodling.Butifthepointofdoodlingistohelpyouthink,thenitdoesn’tmatterwhatthepicturelookslike.Evenifyou’renotanartist,doodlingcanhelpyou.Sonexttimeyouneedhelpfocusing,pickupapenanddoodleaway!1、Thepassagemainlytellsusthe________ofdoodling.A．advantages B．disadvantagesC．effects D．problems2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perspective”probablymeaninParagraph2?A．体验 B．观点C．困扰 D．机会3、HowdoesSunniBrownfeelaboutdoodling?A．Ithelpsrememberbetter. B．Ithelpsthinkcreatively.C．Itinvolvesfourwaysoflearning. D．Itneedsdrawingskills.4、Accordingtothetext,itishelpfultodoodlewhen________.A．youwanttofocusyourattention. B．youhaveaconversation.C．youwonderinthepark. D．youwatchamovie.5、Whereisthepassagepossiblytakenfrom?A．Abookreview. B．Amessageboard.C．Astudenttextbook. D．Asciencemagazine.24．（8分）Ineverseenthenightnorseenastar;I’veseenneitherspringnorfallnorwinter.IwasbornattheendoftheReiningAge(刹车时代),justastheEarth’srotation(旋转)wascomingtoafinalstop.TheReininglastedfor42years,threeyearslongerthantheUnityGovernmenthadplanned.Mymotheroncetoldmeaboutthetimeourfamilywitnessedthelastsunset.TheSunhadeversoslowlycrepttowardthehorizon,almostasifithadstoppedmovingaltogether.Intheend,ittookthreedaysandthreenightstofinallyset.Naturally,thatwastheendofall“days”andall“nights”.TheEasternHemisphere(半球)wascoveredinweaklightforalongtimethen,perhapsforadozenyearsorso—withtheSunhidingjustbeyondthehorizon—itsraysreflectedbyhalfofthesky.ItwasduringthatlongsunsetthatIwasborn.Duskdidnotmeandarkness.TheNorthernHemispherewaslitupbytheEarthEngines.ThesegiantengineshadbeenraisedallacrossAsiaandNorthAmerica;onlythesolidplatesbeneaththosetwocontinentscouldresistthegreatpushingforcestheyexerted.Therewereabout12,000EarthEnginesbuiltanddistributedacrosstheAsianandAmericanplains.FrommyhomeIcouldseethebrightplasmaplumes(等离子气柱)ofseveralhundredEarthEngines.Justimagineatitanicpalace,oneaslargeastheParthenonontheAcropolis.Nowimaginecountlesstitanicpillarsrisingfromthatpalace,reachingtotheheavens,eachreleasingbrilliant,bluish-whitelightlikeatitanicshiningtube.Andthenthereisyou;youareamicrobeonthepalace’sfloor.Thisonlybeginstopaintthepictureoftheworldwelivedin.Thispicture,however,isnotyetcomplete.Inordertosurvivethemeltingtemperatureoftheexpandingsun,wehavetopushtheEarthawayfromit.First,theEarthmustbestoppedfromrotating.Onlytheforcesactingtangentially(正切地)totheEarth’srotationcouldslowit,sotheEarthEngineshadtobebuilttoaspecificangle.Thosegiganticpillarsoflightwereleaningtothatangle.Nowimaginewhatthatmeantforourpalace,withitspillarsallleaningonthepointoffallingdown!ManywhocamefromtheSouthernHemispherewentmadwhensuddenlyseeingthisawesomeview.WorsethantheviewwastheburningheatreleasedbytheEarthEngines.Outdoorsthetemperaturewasstuckataround160to180degrees,forcingustowearspecialsuitsjusttoleavethehouse.Theextremelyhightemperaturesoftenbroughtpouringrains.ItwasalwaysaterrifyingscenewhenthebeamofanEarthEnginecutthroughdarkclouds.Thecloudsscatteredthebrilliant,bluish-whitelightofthebeam,eruptingitintoendlessrainbowlightthatcoveredtheentireskylikewhite-hotmagma(岩浆).Tomygeneration,bornintheNorthernHemisphere,allofthiswasperfectlynormalandnatural,justliketheSun,starsandMoonhadbeentogenerationsbeforetheReiningAge.WecalledtheentirehistoryofthehumanracethathadcomebeforeusthePre-SolarAge;whatafascinatingandgoldenerathathadtrulybeen!TheReiningAgelefttheearthwithahorrifyingresult.Theseatides,quickenedbytheEarthEngines,hadswallowedtwooutofeverythreecitiesintheNorthernHemisphere;thentheglobalincreaseintemperaturesmeltedthepolaricecap,resultinginfloodsthatspreadtotheSouthernHemisphere.Thirtyyearsearliermygrandfatherhadwitnessedgiant300-footwavesthathadengulfedShanghai.Evennow,hecouldnevertellusaboutitwithouthisgazeslippingintoathousand-milestare.Ourplanethadalreadychangedbeyondrecognitionbeforeitevensetoutonitsjourney.Whoknewwhathardshipswerewaitingforusonourlongtravelsthroughouterspace?1、Whathappenedwhentheauthorwasborn?A．Theearthhadstoppedturningforforty-twoyears.B．Thesunwasmakingitslastfalltowardsthehorizon.C．AlltheEarthEngineshadnotbeenfinished.D．Hisfamilyweresufferingfromthesummerhotness.2、WhichofthefollowingabouttheEarthEnginesisright?A．TheywerebuiltinAsiaandNorthAmericaduetotheirhugenumberandweight.B．Theirlightandheatprovidednecessaryenergyforpeopletosurvive.C．Theywereallbuilttopointstraightupwardtotheskytostoptheearthrotating.D．Theirexistencebroughtbothopportunitiesandinconveniencetopeopleontheearth.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastthreeparagraphs?A．PeoplebornintheSouthernHemispherecouldenjoyfourdifferentseasons.B．TheauthormissedhisPre-SolarAgelifestyleverymuch.C．GrandfatherwouldneverforgetthesceneofShanghaibeingswallowed.D．Theauthorwasdiscouragedbutoptimisticaboutthefutureoftheearth.4、Inthisexcerpt(节选)wecanclearlyseethattheauthorisgoodat__________.A．describingmentalactivities B．visualizingvividscenesC．doingexperimentalanalysis D．expressingpersonalbelief5、Thisexcerptisapartof__________.A．adocumentarynovel B．anacademicessayC．ascientificresearchreport D．asciencefiction6、Whatisthebesttitleofthischapter?A．TheLastSunset B．TheEarthEngines C．TheReiningAge D．ThePost-SolarLife25．（10分）Imagineyou’restandinginlinetobuyasnackatastore.Youstepuptothecounterandthecashierscansyourfood.Next,youhavetopay.ButinsteadofscanningaQRCode(二维码)withyoursmartphone,youjustholdoutyourhandsothecashiercanscanyourfingerprint.Or,acamerascansyourface,youreyesorevenyourear.Now,thistypeoftechnologymightnotbefaraway.Astechnologycompaniesmoveawayfromthetraditionalpassword,biometric(生物特征识别的)security,whichincludesfingerprint,faceandvoiceID,isbecomingincreasinglypopular.In2013,AppleintroducedtheiPhone5s,oneofthefirstsmartphoneswithafingerprintscanner.Sincethen,usingone'sfingerprinttounlockaphoneandmakemobilepaymentshasbecomeacommonplace,bringingconveniencetoourlives.Andsince2016,Samsunghasfeaturedeye-scanningtechnologyinitstopsmartphones,whileApple'snewiphoneXcanevenscanauser'sface.Butdespiteitspopularity,expertswarnthatbiometricsmightnotbeassecureasweimagine."Biometricsisideallygoodinpractice,notsomuch,"saidJohnMichener,abiometricsexpert.WhenintroducingthenewiPhone'sfaceIDfeature,PhilSchiller,Apple'sseniorvice-president,said."ThechancethatarandompersoninthepopulationcouldlookatyouriPhonesXandunlockitwiththeirfaceisaboutoneinamillion."Butit'salreadybeendone.InavideopostedonacommunitywebsiteReddit,twobrothersshowedhowtheywereeachabletounlockthesameiPhoneXusingtheirownface.Andtheyaren'teventwins."Wemayexpecttoomuchfrombiometrics,"AnilJain,acomputerscienceprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,toldCBSNews."Nosecuritysystemsareperfect."Earlierlastyear,Jainfoundawaytotrickbiometricsecurity.Usingaprintedcopyofathumbprint,shewasabletounlockadeadperson'ssmartphoneforthepolice,accordingtoatechwebsiteSplinter."It'sgoodtoseebiometricsbeingusedmore,"JaintoldCBSNews,"becauseitaddsanotherfactorforsecurity.Butusingmultiplesecuritymeasuresisthebestdefense."1、Whichisthelatestidentificationtechnologyinasmartphoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Facescanning.B．Eyescanning.C．QRCodescanning.D．Fingerprintscanning.2、WhatisamajorproblemoftheiPhoneX'sfaceIDsystem?A．Ittakestoolongtounlockthephone.B．Itoftenfailstorecognizeitsowner'sface.C．Facedatacanbeusedforotherpurposes.D．Differentfacescanbeusedtounlockthesamephone.3、WhatisAnilJain'sopinionaboutbiometricsecurity?A．Itisassecureastraditionalmeasures.B．Itisperfectwithoutmuchimprovement.C．Ithascausedmuchtroubleforthepolice.D．Itshouldbeusedwithothersecuritymeasures.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Thepopularityofbiometrics.B．Securityproblemsofbiometrics.C．Variousproblemswithbiometrics.D．Greatchangescausedbybiometrics.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。“Now,”Mrs.VirginiaDeViewsaid,smiling,“wearegoingtodiscoverourprofessions.”Theclassseemedtobegreatlysurprised.Ourprofessions?Wewereonly13and14yearsold!Theteachermustbe1.“Yes,youwillallbesearchingforyourfuture2Eachofyouwillhaveto3someoneinyourfield,plusgiveanoralreport.”Eachdayinherclass,VirginiaDeViewremindedusaboutthis.Finally,Ipickedprintjournalism.This4Ihadtogotointerviewatrue-bluenewspaperreporter.Iwasextremelynervous.Isatdowninfrontofhim5abletospeak.Helookedatmeandsaid,“Didyoubringapencilorpen?”Ishookmyhead.“Howaboutsome6?”Ishookmyheadagain.Finally,IthoughtherealizedIwas7,andIgotmyfirstbigtipasa8“Never,nevergoanywherewithoutapenandpaper.Youneverknowwhatyou’llruninto.”Afterafewdays,Igavemyoralreporttotallyfrom9inclass.IgotanAontheentireproject.Yearslater,Iwasincollegelookingaroundforanewcareer,butwithnosuccess.ThenI10VirginiaDeViewandmydesireat13tobeajournalist.AndIcalledmyparents.Theydidn’t11me.Theyjustremindedmehowcompetitivethefieldwasand12allmylifeIhadrunawayfromcompetition.Thiswastrue.Butjournalismdidsomethingtome:itwasinmyblood.13gavemethefreedomtogouptototalstrangersandaskwhatwas14Forthepast12years,I’vehadthemostsatisfyingreportingcareer,15storiesfrommurderstoairplanecrashesand16choosingmystrongestarea.17Iwenttopickupmyphoneoneday,anincrediblewaveofmemorieshitmeandIrealizedthathaditnotbeen18VirginiaDeView,Iwouldnotbesittingatthatdesk.Iget19allthetime:“Howdidyoupickjournalism?”“Well,yousee,therewasthisteacher…”Ialwaysstartout.IjustwishIcould20her.1、.A．good B．mad C．careless D．curious2、.A．university B．family C．professions D．life3、.A．interview B．findout C．admire D．learnfrom4、A．expressed B．ordered C．expected D．meant5、.A．hardly B．nearly C．naturally D．eagerly6、.A．drink B．newspapers C．preparations D．paper7、A．satisfied B．comfortable C．terrified D．sorry8、A．student B．journalist C．teacher D．writer9、.A．research B．books C．imagination D．memory10、.A．called B．recognized C．remembered D．visited11、.A．answer B．promise C．stop D．persuade12、.A．how B．whether C．why D．when13、.A．It B．VirginiaDeView C．Myparents D．Myoralreport14、.A．breakingin B．gettingdown C．fallingoff D．goingon15、.A．makingup B．listeningto C．covering D．writing16、.A．ofcourse B．finally C．doubtfully D．aboveall17、.A．When B．Aslongas C．Once D．Onconditionthat18、.A．for B．with C．of D．to19、A．hurt B．excited C．disappointed D．asked20、.A．respect B．support C．thank D．favor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）Wecouldlearnvocabularywhileweareasleep.Researchersshoweditispossible1．(learn)newinformationwhilesleepingdeeply,andrecallthisinformationlater.Theydidteststosee2．apersoncouldremembernewwordsandtheirtranslationswhilesleeping.Theanswerisyes.Thelanguageareasofthebrainremembervocabularyduringsleep,especiallyduringdeepsleep.Whilesleeping,ourbrainswitchesonforabouthalfasecondandthenswitches3．forhalfasecond.Theactivestate4．(call)“up-state”.Thisishowourbraincouldlearnnewvocabulary.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）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。错误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。Doyoubelieveloveisthemostimportant?Intheearlytwentycentury,homelesspeoplewereoftenbroughtupinorphanages,inthattheyreceivedlittlelove.Atonetime,Dr.Skeelstooktwelvechildrenfromartorphanageorhadayounggirllookthemeachday.Healsostudiedanothertwelvechildrenwhoareleftintheorphanagealldaylong.HefollowedthesechildrennotuntilIheygrewup,andtheresultswereshocked.Thechildrenstayingalldayintheorphanagewereeitherdeadorsufferingfromseriousillnesses.However,thetwelvechildrenlovedbyth