江苏省宿豫区实验高中2025届高三第一次调研测试英语试卷含解析

江苏省宿豫区实验高中2025届高三第一次调研测试英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't2．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant3．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how4．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore5．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where6．Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．appealto B．adapttoC．applyto D．attachto7．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken8．TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．asto D．asthat9．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown10．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked11．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch12．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized13．—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of14．—Iwillfixyourprinterrightnow.—Oh,________.I’minnohurry.A．takeyourtimeB．that’sagreatideaC．youarewelcomeD．I’dliketo15．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal16．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput17．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a;the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;a18．ProfessorLi________forhisinformativelecture,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.A．knownB．knowingC．havingknownD．tobeknown19．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan20．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare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）MelindaSkaarwasn'texpectinganyphonecalls.SkaarwasworkinglateinherofficeattheFirstInternetbankofCalifornia.By10:45thatnightshewasalmostreadytogohomewhenthephonerang.Pickingitup,sheheardaguardshouting,“Thereisafire!Getoutofthere.”Skaardidn'tpanic.Shefiguredthatitwasjustasmallfire.Herofficebuildingwashuge.Therewere62floorsandherdeskwasonthe37thfloor.SkaarcalledouttoofficemateStephenOksas,whoalsostayedlatetowork.Butwhentheygotouttothehallway,theyweremetbyacloudofblacksmoke.Rushingback,Skaarshutthedoorandfilledthespaceatthebottomofthedoorwithherjackettokeepthesmokeout.Thentheycalled911.Beforetheycouldcalltheirfamilies,however,thelinewentdead.Thatmeantthattheywerecompletelycutofffromtheoutsideworld.Alltheycoulddowaswaitandhopesomeonewouldcometorescuethem.Minutestickedby.Smokebegantofloatintotheoffice.Soonitbecamehardforthemtobreathe.Lookingaround,Skaarnoticedasmallworkroom.Itseemedtohavecleanerair.Sotheycrowdedthere.Thathelpedforawhile,butintimeeventheworkroomwasfilledwithdeadlysmoke.Hopeless,theytriedtobreakthewindows,buttheglasswasnotbreakable.Everythingtheythrewatitjustbouncedback.Defeated,theystruggledbacktotheworkroom.Theyfeltweakanddizzy.SoonSkaarfoundOksashadpassedout.AsSkaarandOksaslayneardeath,rescuerswererushingtofindthem.Atlast,atabout4a.m.,firefightersfoundthem.SkaarandOksasknewtheywereluckytobealive.Sundayismybirthday,Skaartoldareporter.Shewouldbeturning29,butsheknewshehadalreadygotthebestpresentpossible—thegiftoflife.1、WhatdidSkaarandOksasdowhentheywerestoppedbythefire?A．theytriedtorundownthestairs.B．theycalledtheirfamilies.C．theywaitedwheretheywere.D．theyrushedbackandshutthedoor.2、ThefollowinghelpedSkaarandOksassurvivethefireexcept.A．calling911forhelpB．shuttingthedoorandkeepingthesmokeoutwithajacketC．breakingthewindowstogetsomefreshairD．crowdinginasmallworkroomforcleanair3、whatcanweconcludefromSkaar'sactioninthefire?A．shewastrainedasafirefighterB．shewasclevererthanOksasC．shehadhadtheexperienceofbeingcaughtinfire.D．sheremainedcalminthefaceofdanger22．（8分）Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,“Well,it’sso-and-so’sfault.”or“IknowPmlate,butit’snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown.”Itisprobablynotyourfault,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon’trelyonthisperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—-creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon’thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon“whosefaultitis.”Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.1、Accordingtothepassage，winners________.A．dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB．meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC．haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD．blamethemselvesratherthanothers2、Theunderlinedword“remedy”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A．avoid B．acceptC．improve D．consider3、Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould________.A．findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB．blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC．tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD．askamoreablecolleagueforhelp4、Whenproblemsoccur,winnerstakethemas________.A．excusesfortheirfailuresB．barrierstogreaterpowerC．challengestotheircolleaguesD．chancesforself-development5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AWinner’sProblem.B．AWinner’sSecret.C．AWinner’sOpportunity.D．AWinner’sAchievement.23．（8分）“WHATISCIVILIZATION?”askedKennethClark50yearsagointheseminalBBCseriesonthesubject.“Idon’tknow,andIcan’tdefineitinabstractterms,yet.ButIthinkIcanrecognizeitwhenIseeit,andI’mlookingatitnow.”Andheturnedtogesturebehindhim,atthesoaringGothictowersandflyingbuttressesofNotreDame.Itseemsinhumantocaremoreaboutabuildingthanaboutpeople.ThatthesightofNotreDamegoingupinflameshasattractedsomuchmoreattentionthanfloodsinsouthernAfricawhichkilledover1,000arousesunderstandablefeelingsofguilt.Yetthewidespread,intensegriefatthesightofthecathedral’scollapsingsteepleisinfactprofoundlyhuman—andinaparticularly21st-centuryway.Itisnotjusttheeconomythatisglobaltoday,itisculturetoo.Peoplewandertheworldinsearchnotjustofjobsandsecuritybutalsoofbeautyandhistory.Familiaritybreedsaffection.Abuildingonwhosesunnystepsyouhaverested,infrontofwhichyouhavetakenaselfiewithyourlovedone,becomesawarmpartofyourmemoriesandthusofyourself.ThathelpsexplainwhyChinaisinmourning—WeChat,youngChina’sprincipalmeansoftalkingtoitself,hasbeenthrobbingwiththestory,andXiJinping,thecountry’spresident,sentamessageofcondolencetoEmmanuelMacron,hisFrenchcounterpart—whileIndiawaslargelyindifferent.TourismfromIndiatotheWestisatricklecomparedwiththefloodfromChina.Thisvisualagehasendowedbeautywithnewpower,andsocialmediahaveturnedgreatworksofartintosuperstars.Onlyafew,though,haveachievedthisstatus.Justasthereisonlyeverahandfulofworld-famousactors,sothepantheonofgloballyrecognizableculturalsymbolsistiny:theMonaLisa,Michelangelo’sDavid,theTajMahal,theGreatPyramid—andNotreDame.Disaster,too,isvisual.Inthe24hoursafterthefirestartedvideosonsocialmediaoftheburningcathedralwereviewednearlyaquarterofabilliontimes.Yettheemotionsthesightarousedwerelessaboutthebuildingitselfthanaboutwhatlosingitmightmean.NotreDameisanexpressionofhumanityatitscollectivebest.Nobodycouldlookupintothatvaultedceilingwithoutwonderingatthecumulativegeniusofthethousandsofanonymouscraftsmenwho,overacenturyandahalf,realizedavisionsograndinitsstructuralambitionandsodelicateinitshand-chiselleddetail.Itssurvivalthrough850yearsofpoliticalturbulence—throughwar,revolutionandNazioccupation—bindsthepresenttothepast.Thefirealsobindspeopletoeachother.Theoutpouringofemotionithasbroughtforthisproofthat,despitethedarkforcesofdivisionnowabroad,weareallinittogether.Whennationalismisarisingthreat,sharedsadnessmakesborderssuddenlyirrelevant.Whenpoliticsispolarized,aloveofculturehasthepowertounite.WhenextremismdividesMuslimfromChristianandreligiouspeoplefromatheists,thoseofallfaithsandnonearemourningtogether.AnedificebuiltforthegloryofGodalsorepresentstheunityofthehumanspirit.Anditwillberebuilt.Themorningafterthefire,themanyParisianswhowenttothecathedraltomournitsdestructionfoundcomfortinstead.Althoughthespireisgone,thetowersarestillstandinganditseemslikelythatthewholebuildingcanberevived.Theefforttorebuildit,likethefire,willbringpeopletogether.Within24hours,€600m($677m)hadbeenraisedfrombusinessesandrichpeople,andarashofcrowdfundingcampaignsstarted.Ahigh-resolutionlaserscanofthebuilding,carriedoutrecently,shouldhelp.Itwillneverbethesame,butthatisasitshouldbe.AsVictorHugowrotein“TheHunchbackofNotreDame”,athree-volumelove-lettertothecathedral:“Greatedifices,likegreatmountains,aretheworkofcenturies.Artisoftentransformedasitisbeingmade…Timeisthearchitect,thenationisthebuilder.”1、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthefactthatpeoplecaremoreaboutabuildingthanfloodsinAfrica?A．indifferent B．criticalC．confused D．understandable2、Theunderlinedword“condolence”inParagraph3means__________.A．sympathy B．complimentC．gratitude D．agreement3、WhywasIndialargelyindifferenttothebigfireofNotreDame?A．BecauseIndianscaremoreaboutjobsandsecurity.B．BecauseIndianshavenoaccesstosocialmedialikeWeChat.C．BecauseIndianshavelessfamiliaritywithNotreDame.D．BecauseIndiansarenotfondoftravelling.4、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5and6?A．Peoplearemoresadaboutlosingthebuildingthanaboutwhatlosingitmightmean.B．NotonlydoesNotreDamebindthepresenttothepastbutalsobindspeopletoeachother.C．Owingtothebigfire,peoplearoundtheworldwilluniteforeverdespitetheirdifferences.D．Unrestexistedinhistoryforquitealongtimeanditstillexistsnow.5、Bysaying“itwillneverbethesame”,thewritermeansthat__________.A．thehigh-resolutionlaserscanofthebuildinghelpsbutfarfromenoughB．it’simpossibletoreplicate(复制)itforlackofthecumulativegeniusofcraftsmenC．darkforces,nationalismandextremismarebarrierstoreplicatingitD．timehaschangedandtherebuildingwillchangeaccordingly6、Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Whatiscivilization? B．WhydopeoplecareaboutNotreDame?C．Whatbindspeopletogether? D．HowshouldwerebuildNotreDame?24．（8分）Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecisionsonewayoranother.Choice,wearegiventobelieve,isaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld,inrichandpoorcountries,choiceisaluxury,somethingwonderfulbuthardtoget,notaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoices,thewholesystemismerelyanillusion,afalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertisers,hopingtoselltheirproducts.'Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople'slives.Buyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimple.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingaway,orjustbuyinganunsuitableitemthatisnotreallywanted.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneeded.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionals,lifestyleinstructors,oradvisors.Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblem,butthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocess.Productsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttime.Thetypicalexampleiscomputers,whicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething;nochoice,noanxiety.1、WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraphi?A．ThepracticeofchoiceisdifficultB．Therightofchoiceisgivenbutataprice.C．Choiceandrightexistatthesametime.D．Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury.2、Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?A．Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasion.B．Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.C．Companiesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherangeofchoice.D．Professionalsfindithardtodecideonasuitableproduct.3、Byusingcomputersasanexample,theauthorwantstoprovethatA．productsofthelatestdesignfloodthemarketB．competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustryC．everydaygoodsneedtobereplacedoftenD．advancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeople4、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Theopinionsonpeople'srightindifferentcountries.B．Theproblemsabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods.C．Thehelplessnessinpurchasingdecisions.D．Thevarietyofchoicesinmodemsociety.25．（10分）FikiriKiponda’spathfromaccountanttomarine(海洋的)conservationistwassparkedbyachanceencounter.Aftersecuringhisdreamjob,Kipondadecidedhewantedmore.Hewasn’tquitesurewhathewaslookingforuntilheranacrosssometurtlehatchlings.Hedidn’tknowitwasturtle.Fortunatelyenoughhegottherightpersontoaskandhegotmotivated.ThatpersonwasNkindi,astaffmemberattheWatamuConservationprojectwholaterinvitedhimtovolunteerontheproject.Helaterlefthisaccountingjobandfullydevotedhimselfintotheworldofseaturtles.Now，herunsandspendshistimenursingcriticallyendangeredseaturtlesbacktohealth.Seaturtleshavebeenaroundfornearly110millionyearsandarenowconsideredhighlyendangered.TheirpreservationrestsonactivitiesofconservationistssuchasKipondaastheseturtlesfacenumerousthreatsandsignsoftheirextinctioninthenext50years.Localfishermentraditionallycatchthemtosupplementtheirownlowcatchratesandsellthemfortheiroil.Aschangesaremadetoaccommodatemorehotelsfortourists,thereislessavailablebeachlandforturtlenesting.Kiponda’spassionhasnowspreadtohiscommunity,changingtheirattitudetowardssealifepreservationwithhis“by-catchreleaseprogramme.”Throughthisprogram,fishermenarenowpaidforreturningturtlesaccidentallycaughtintheirfishingnets.Thehealthyonesaretaggedandreleasedintothemarineparkwhilehetakescareofsickandinjuredturtlesbacktohealth.Beforethelaunchofpioneeringspiritlikethis,turtlescaughtbyfishermenwereusedfortheirmeatandtheiroilextracted(提炼)foritsmedicinalproperties.“Releasingtheturtlebackintotheoceanisaverygoodfeeling,like,youfeellikeyou’vedonesomethingconcreteandIguesseverybodywouldlovetodothat...soIguessit’suniquework.”1、WhatwasFikiriKiponda’sdreamjobaccordingtothetext?A．Anaccountant.B．Amarineconservationist.C．AguidetotheWatamuConservationProject.D．Anadvocateforturtles.2、Whatmaybethemainthreattotheturtles?A．Therisingsealevel.B．Beingcaughtbytourists.C．Overdevelopmentinthetourism.D．Thereductionintheirnestingplace.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeFikiriKiponda?A．Energeticbutconservative.B．Enthusiasticandcaring.C．Arbitrarybutconsiderate.D．Ambitiousandknowledgeable.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Themansavingendangeredseaturtles.B．Anuniquejobofprotectingseaturtles.C．Apioneerprojectprotectingseaanimals.D．Thecurrentsituationfacedbyseaturtles.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）Thestorygoesthatsometimeago,amanhadaverylovelylittledaughter.Onedaytheman1his3-year-olddaughterfor2arollofgoldwrappingpaper.Moneywastightandhebecame3whenthechildtriedtodecoratea4toputundertheChristmastree.5,thelittlegirlbroughtthegifttoher6thenextmorningandsaid,“Thisisforyou,Daddy.”Themanwas7byhisearlier8,butgotangryagainwhenhefoundouttheboxwas9.Heyelledather，saying,“Don’tyouknow,whenyougivesomeoneapresent,thereis10tobesomethinginside?”Thelittlegirllooked11athimwithtearsinhereyesandcried,“Oh,Daddy,it’snotempty12.Iblewkissesintothebox.Theyareallforyou,Daddy.”Thefatherfeltregret.He13hisarmsaroundhislittlegirl,andbeggedforher14.Onlyashorttimelater,an15tookthelifeofthechild.Itisalsotoldthatherfatherkeptthatgoldboxbyhisbedformany16andwheneverhewasdiscouraged,hewouldtakeouta(n)17kissandremembertheloveofthechildwhohadputitthere.Inaveryrealsense,eachoneofus,ashumanbeings,hasbeengivenagoldcontainer18withunconditionalloveandkissesfromourchildren,familymembers,friends,andGod.Thereissimplynoother19,anyonecouldhold,more20thanthis.1、A．asked B．praised C．begged D．punished2、A．wasting B．stealing C．selling D．holding3、A．glad B．angry C．sad D．upset4、A．room B．hall C．box D．ball5、A．However B．So C．Therefore D．And6、A．father B．mother C．teacher D．sister7、A．puzzled B．surprised C．scared D．embarrassed8、A．overwork B．overreaction C．overcoat D．overpass9、A．empty B．heavy C．full D．wet10、A．said B．believed C．supposed D．used11、A．down B．back C．up D．forward12、A．atall B．afterall C．aboveall D．inall13、A．put B．turned C．handed D．gave14、A．kindness B．forgiveness C．sadness D．carelessness15、A．event B．incident C．accident D．action16、A．days B．months C．nights D．years17、A．imaginary B．kind C．gentle D．warm18、A．filled B．pleased C．crowded D．equipped19、A．world B．feeling C．possession D．love20、A．expensive B．precious C．comfortable D．interesting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）Afterthetsunami(海啸)hitIndia,manypeoplewholivedneartheseaweregreatlyinfluenced.Alotofpeoplelosttheirhomesand1．(unfortunate)someevenlosttheirlives.Collegegirls2．(ask)tocollectmoneyfromtheirneighborhood.Soweformedagroupanddevoted3．(we)tocollectingmoneyforthetsunamirelieffund(救济金).Inourarea,weshowedasignboard,4．read,“Pleasehelpthesufferers,”tothepeopleintheneighborhoodandaskedfortheirhelp.Theydonatedmoney,dress,rice,medicine5．anythingelseuseful.Asmallboywhowasonthewaytohisschoolcamerunningtousandaskedus6．(wait)thereforsometime.After5minutesherantouswith7．smallsavingsbox.Itwasaplasticboxwhichthere8．(be)manycoinsinside.Hesaidhegotthelittleboxfromhisgrannyasabirthdaygift9．savingcoins.Andhewantedittobedonatedforthefund.Itwastherealgreatestofferingof10．(kind)collectedbyus.Whatalovelyboyandwhatabigheart!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。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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。InthevillagewhereIgrewup,everyoneknewanoldman,thatspentallhistimeinpainting、Peoplethatlivedinthevillageusedtoadmiringhisworksandheoftengavehispaintingstohisfriends、Whetherhewasofferedmoney,hewouldnevertakeit、Hesaidhepaintedforapleasure、Heoncegaveoneofhispaintingstomyfather,whoactuallywasn’tinterestinginart、YearslaterIfoundatouroldhouse、Bythattimetheoldmanhaddiedandpeoplehadstartedtorecognizehispaintingsasgreatworkofart,whichwereworthlotsofmoney、So