山东省青岛市开发区2025届高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

山东省青岛市开发区2025届高三下第一次测试英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting2．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t3．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup4．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun5．Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout6．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy7．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever8．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated9．Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout10．—WhereisPeter?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.—Hewenttothelibraryafterbreakfastand________hisessaythereeversince.A．wrote B．hadwritten C．hasbeenwriting D．iswriting11．Wehavebroughtinagoodgrainharvestforthreeyears_________.A．onpurpose B．onend C．onduty D．onwatch12．—Ihavegotaheadache.—Nowonder.You___infrontofthatcomputertoolong.A．work B．areworkingC．havebeenworking D．worked13．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．aretrappingD．arebeingtrapped14．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof15．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever16．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．approved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted17．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed18．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked19．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when20．Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which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）Morethan135,000UKdrinkerswilldiefromcancercausedbyalcohol(酒精)bytheyear2035,researcherssay.Drinkingtoomuchwillcause7,100cancerdeathsayearby2035,ariseof13percentonthepresentrate.AstudybySheffieldUniversityandCancerResearchUKshowsthatalcoholwillcosttheNHS(NationalHealthService)￡53billionoverthenexttenyearsincluding￡2billiononcancer.Althoughalcoholisknowntocausemanytypesofcancerincludingbreastandthroatmostpeopledon’trealizetherelationbetweenalcoholandcancer.Asurveyof2,100Britonsbytheresearchersearlierthisyearfoundnineintendidnotassociatedrinkingwithcancer.Theresearchersusedacomputermodeltoworkoutthenumbersofalcohol-relatedcancerdeaths,hospitaladmissions(入院)andtotalcoststoNHSoverthenext20years.Thestudyshowsthatafifthofmenand1in10womenhavealcoholeverydayandmanyofthesearemiddle-agedandmiddleclass.Researchersareveryworriedaboutthisgroupastheybelievecancermaybecausedbydrinkingoverlongperiods.Thestudyshowsthateveniftheexpensestaysasitis,alcohol-relatedcancerdeathswillrisefrom6,299in2015to7,097in2034.Alcoholwillleadto891,299hospitaladmissions,upfrom802,118in2015,and65,005willbecausedbycancer.EarlierthisyearChiefMedicalOfficerDameSallyDaviesstudiedcarefullythealcoholguidelines(指导方针)forthefirsttimeinthirtyyears.Shetoldpeopletherewasnosafelevelofdrinkingandadvisedthemtodrinknomorethan14unitsaweek.Butresearcherssaythisguidanceisn’tenoughandwantthegovernmenttoincreasealittlepriceperunitofalcohol.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．FewerpeoplewilldieofcancerinthefutureB．AlcoholwillbetheonlycauseofcancerdeathsC．MoreandmorepeoplewillgetridofthehabitofdrinkingD．Thecomputermodelcanofferresearchersusefulnumbers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“associate”inParagraph2probablymean?A．ShareB．CompareC．ConnectD．Replace3、Theresearchershopethegovernmentcan__________.A．raisethepriceofalcoholproperlyB．removethenation’sdrinkinghabitC．improvemiddle-agedpersons’incomeD．providefundforNationalHealthService4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．PeopleHavingAlcoholMustSufferfromCancerB．AllPeopleHaveKnownAlcoholMayCauseCancerC．ResearchersAreTryingtoDiscovertheNewCausesofCancerD．AlcoholwillHaveWorseEffectsonBritishPeopleovertheComingYears22．（8分）fcarshadwings，theycouldflyandthatjustmighthappen,beginningin2011.ThecompanyTerrafugia,basedinWoburn,Massachusetts,saysitplanstodeliveritscar-plane,theTransition,tocustomersbytheendof2011.“It’sthenext‘wow’vehicle，”saidTerrafugiavicepresidentRichardGersh.“AnybodycanbuyaFerrari,butaswesay,Ferrarisdon’tfly.”Thecarplanehaswingsthatunfoldforflying—aprocessthecompanysaystakesoneminute—andfoldbackupfordriving.Arunwayisstillrequiredtotakeoffandland.TheTransitionisbeingmarketedmoreasaplanethatdrivesthanacarthatflies,althoughitisboth.ThecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAAtomeetaircraftregulations,andwiththeNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationtomeetvehiclesafetyregulations.ThecompanyisaimingtoselltheTransitiontoprivatepilotsasamoreconvenientandcheaperwaytofly.Theysayitsavesyouthetroublefromtryingtofindanothermodeoftransportationtogettoandfromairports:Youdrivethecartotheairportandthenyou’regoodtogo.Whenyouland,youfoldupthewingsandhittheroad.Therearenoexpensiveparkingfeesbecauseyoudon’thavetostoreitatanairport—youparkitinthegarageathome.Thecar-planeisdesignedtoflyprimarilyunder10,000feet.Ithasamaximumtakeoffweightof1,430pounds,includingfuelandpassengers.TerrafugiasaystheTransitionreducesthepotentialforanaccidentbyallowingpilotstodriveunderbadweatherinsteadofflyingintomarginal(临界)conditions.TheTransition’spricetag:$194,000,Buttheremaybeadditionalchargesforoptionslikearadio,transponderorGPS.Anotheroptionisafull-planeparachute.“Ifyougetintoaveryawfulsituation,itisthenecessarysafetyoption,”Gershsaid.Sofar,thecompanyhasmorethan70orderswithdeposits.“We’reworkingverycloselywiththem,buttherearestillsomeremainingsteps,”Brownsaid.1、Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.A．car-planeswillbepopularin2011B．peoplemightdriveacar-planein2011C．bothTransitionandFerraricantakeoffandlandD．RichardGershisthevicepresidentofMassachusetts2、lttakesthecar-planeoneminuteto.A．foldandunfolditswingsB．unfoldwingsforflyingC．landintheairportD．meetflyingsafetyregulations3、.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thecar-planeneedsarunwaytotakeoffandland.B．Tomcetaircraftregulations,thecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAA．C．Thecar-planemayflyashighasnormalplanes.D．Peoplecanparkthecar-planeinthegarageattheirhome.4、.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastbutoneparagraphrefersto.A．theradioB．thetransponderC．theGPSD．thefull-planeparachute5、What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CarsWithWingsMayBeJustAroundTheCorner.B．WhichtoChoose:AFerrarisoraCarPlane?C．AmoreConvenientandCheaperWaytoFly.D．CarsWithWingsCanFlyasFastasPlanes.23．（8分）FrankLloydWrightisoftencalledthefatherofAmericanmodernarchitecture．HedesignedbuildingsandhomesacrosstheUnitedStatesformorethan70years．Hecreatedmostofhisworksfrom1900throughthe1950s，buthisopen-livingspacesandimaginativedesignsstillappearverymoderntoday．Lastweek，theUnitedStatesnominated(提名)10ofhisbuildingsfortheUNEducational，Scientific，andCulturalOrganization—orUNESCO—theWorldHeritageList．TheWorldHeritageListrecognizesthemost，importantculturalandnaturalsitesworldwide．The10buildings，titled．“KeyWorksofModernArchitecturebyFrankLloydWright，”werebuiltbetween1906and1969．Theyincludeseveralofhispersonalhomesandstudios，churches，governmentbuildings，privateresidences，andoneveryfamousmuseum—NewYorkCity’sGuggenheimMuseum．TheSolomonR．GuggenheimMuseumisoneofthemostvisitedsitesinNewYorkCity．Aboutonemillionpeoplevisititeveryyear．FrankLloydWrightworkedonitfrom1943to1959．Itwasdesignedtocreateanewtypeofspacefornewtypesofart．ThemuseumremainsaninternationalsymbolofmodernarchitecturethatrepresentsWright’suniquedesign．ManyofMr．Wright’smodernbuildingsandhomesintheU．S．MidwesthavealsobecomesymbolsofmodernAmericanarchitecture．RichardLongstrethisthepresidentoftheFrankLloydWrightBuildingConservancy．HecallsMr．Wrisht“thefatherofmodernarchitecture，fundamentallyredefiningthenatureofformandspaceduringtheearly20thcenturythatwouldhaveenduringimpactsofmodernarchitectureworldwide．”TheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommitteewillannounceitsdecisioninmid-2016．IfFrankLloydWright’s10buildingswerechosenforthelist，theywouldbethefirstWorldHeritagelistingsformodemU．S．architecture．TheWorldHeritageListalreadyincludes22otherAmericansites，includingtheGrandCanyon，YellowstoneNationalParkandtheStatueofLiberty．1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____．A．Mr．Wright’sdesignsareoutofstyletodayB．Mr．Wright’sdesignshavebeenwidelyrecognizedC．Mr．Wright’sdesignsonmodernbuildingsandhomesareafailureD．Mr．Wrightistheowneroftenbuildings2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGuggenheimMuseumistrue?A．ItisamasterpieceshowingMr.Wright’suniquedesign.B．Itisagoodexampleoftraditionaldesign．C．ItisthemostfamoussiteinNewYorkCity.D．ItisthesymbolofNewYorkCity．3、Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A．News B．ScienceC．Biography D．Economy4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．FrankLloydWright—theFatherofAmericanModernArchitectureB．TheWorldHeritageList—CulturalCollectionWorldwideC．GuggenheimMuseum—InternationalSymbolofmodernArchitectureD．FrankLloydWright’Buildings—OnthewaytoWorldHeritageList24．（8分）BikeShareTorontoisthecity’sofficialbikeshareprogram,designedtogivelocalsandvisitorsafun,affordableandconvenientalternativetowalking,taxis,busesandthesubway.Thereare200BikeShareTorontostationsand2,000bikesacrossthecity,makingBikeSharethemostaccessiblewaytogetaroundandexplore.Howitworks●BecomeanAnnualMemberorbuyadayPasstoaccessthesystem.●Findanavailablebikenearby,andgetaridecodeoruseyourmemberkeytounlockit.●Takeasmanyshortridesasyouwantwhileyourpassormembershipisactive.●Returnyourbiketoanystation,andwaitforthegreenlightonthedock(停靠点)tomakesureit’slocked.Chooseaplan●ForvisitorsDayPass:$7.Unlimited30-minuteridesina24-hourperiod.3-DayPass:$15.Unlimited30-minuteridesina72-hourperiod.●ForlocalsMonthlyPass:$25.Unlimited30-minuteridesforamonth.AnnualMembership:$90.Unlimited30-minuteridesforawholeyear.TheAnnualMembershipisthebestdealforlocalsofTorontoandotherfrequentriders.Thefirst30minutesofeachrideisincludedwiththemembershiporpassprice.Avoidextrafeesbydroppingoffyourbikeevery30minutesatanyotherstation.Ifyoukeepabikeoutforlongerthan30minutesatatime,youwillbechargedanextra$1.50forthefirst30minutesover,$4forthenext30minutes,and$7foreachadditional30minutesafterthat.Contactus●CustomerService:(855)898-2388●RepairService:(855)-2378●CorporationPartners:(855)898-2398●EmploymentOpportunities:(855)898-24981、WhichisthemostsuitablechoiceforlocalsinToronto?A．DayPassB．3-DayPassC．MonthlyPassD．AnnualMembership2、Howmuchwilltheextrafeebeifyoutravelfortwohoursbybike?A．$5.5B．$9.5C．$12.5D．$15.53、FormoreinformationaboutworkingatBikeShareToronto,whichofthefollowingnumbersisforcontact?A．(855)898-2399B．(855)898-2378C．(855)8989-2398D．(855)898-249825．（10分）ItookdowntheviolinImadeinthepasttwomonths,andwalkedtowardsthefarmlandoutside.Theviolinshinedinthesunlight,andIadmitted,unwillingly,thatitlookedgood.ButIknewitwasamockery(笑柄)ofmyfailuretofindbeauty.“Whatmakesaviolinbeautiful?”Ifirstaskedthisquestionasathree-year-oldchildandnowagainasateenager.WhenIlistenedtoaviolinforthefirsttime,IwassoastonishedbyitsbeautythatIimaginedafairylivinginthewoodenframe.ButfairiesfadedwhenIgrewolder.Iwantedareasonableanswertothequestion.IreferredtoProfessorRuan,myviolinteacher,whointroducedtheviolintome14yearsago.This85-year-oldmanrhapsodizedabout(热烈赞美)thelegendofAntonioStradivari.“Hisviolinsarethemostbeautifulworkshumanhasevercrafted.”“Makeaviolinwithyourownhands,”ProfessorRuansuggested,“Whenyouplayit,you’llknow.”However,whenProfessorRuanintroducedtomeaviolinworkshop,whatIsawwasfarfrommyexpectation.Infrontofmewasafatworker,shirtlessandsunburned,soontobecomemymaster.Whatshockedmemostwasthatthe“master”knewnearlynothingaboutmusic.Hisroughhandshadbeentendingcrops,notinstruments,formostofhislife.Twomonthslater,standingoutsidetheworkshop,Iwasdisappointed.Yes,IjustfinishedorcopiedaStradivariusviolin.ButIdidn’tfindbeautyinit.ThenIrememberedProfessorRuan’swords,“Whenyouplayit,you’llknow.”SoIclosedmyeyes,andfocusedonwheremyfingersandstringstouched.MusicflowedsuddenlysobeautifullythatforamomentIdoubtedmyownears.SlowlyIopenedmyeyes,andwithsurprisefoundthefairyofmychildhoodfantasydancingtomymusic—thetwo-year-olddaughterofthemaster.ProfessorRuanwasright.Ididn’tfindbeautyuntilIplayedmusicwiththeviolin,becausebeautyisn’tintheinstrumentitself.It’sjusthere,deepdown,inourselves.1、Whenhelistenedtoaviolinforthefirsttime,whathappenedtothewriter?A．Hefoundtheviolinlookedbeautiful.B．Hewasastonishedtoseeafairyintheviolin.C．Hebecameinterestedintheviolin.D．Hebegantolearnhowtoplayviolin.2、AfterconsultingProfessorRuan,whatdidthewriterthinkmadeaviolinbeautiful?A．Thepersonwhomakestheviolin.B．Thepersonwhoplaystheviolin.C．Theappearanceoftheviolin.D．Thesoundoftheviolin.3、Whatdidthewriterdointheworkshopduringtwomonths?A．HelistenedtothelegendofAntonioStradivari.B．Hetaughtthemasterknowledgeofmusic.C．Heplayedmusicwiththeviolinforthedaughterofthemaster.D．Hemadehisownviolinwiththehelpofthemaster.4、Whydidthewriterfeeldisappointedwhenhewasoutsidetheworkshop?A．Hecreatedanugly-lookingviolin.B．Hismasterknewlittleaboutmusic.C．Hefailedtofindbeautyintheviolin.D．Hehadtoworkinaterribleworkshop.5、Thetextmainlytellsusthat________.A．musicbringsbeauty B．beautyliesinourheartsC．weshoulddevelopahobby D．teachersareimportanttostudents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）Draper,theownerofasecondhandbookstore,wassortingthroughapileofoldbookswhenanenvelopefellfromone.Insidewasanundated1andafadedphotoofawomanholdingalittlegirlonherlap.ThelettersaidifBethanywas2it,itmeanttheauthorhaddied.TearswerewellingupinDraper’seyes.Thesewerea3woman’slastwordstoherchild.Hehadto4Bethany.“Whoeveritiswill5this,”hethought.“Youwouldn’t6aletterlikethat.”Hesupposedifthe7endedupinhisshopthenBethanywaslikelyfromaroundBishopAuckland.Andhethoughthe8recognizedthelittlegirl’sface.Evenifshe’dsinceleftthearea,theremightbesomeoneintownwhowouldrecognizethe9.Hestartedwiththelocalnewspaper.TheNorthernEchoranthestoryofthe10letter.11,BethanyGash,now21anda(n)12herself,wasonFacebookabout10milesawaywhenaclosefriendmessagedhertocheckoutthe13.Asshereadhermother’s14,whichshethoughthadbeenlostforever,shesaidshethoughtshemustbe15.Gashwasonly4whenhermother16.Fiveyearslater,herfamilymovedtoanewhomeandtheletter,putawayinthepagesofabookforsafekeeping,wasunintentionally17.Sheremembersunpackingandlookingfortheletter,andthen18searchingthrougheverythinginthehopethatitwasthere.“That’swhenIrealizeditwas19gonebynowandI’dneverseeitagain,”shesaid.Draper20theletterinperson.Healsobroughtherachildren’sbookforherson.Gashwasgreatlymovedtohavetheletterback,andalsotouchedbythestranger’skindness.1、A．message B．email C．postcard D．letter2、A．reading B．destroying C．forgetting D．copying3、A．determined B．kind C．selfish D．dying4、A．find B．introduce C．phone D．comfort5、A．enjoy B．avoid C．want D．like6、A．tearopen B．cutup C．throwaway D．pullout7、A．girl B．book C．reporter D．news8、A．hardly B．actually C．unfortunately D．accidentally9、A．author B．teacher C．picture D．stranger10、A．lost B．valuable C．wet D．broken11、A．Meanwhile B．Therefore C．However D．Eventually12、A．editor B．mother C．daughter D．assistant13、A．ticket B．magazine C．article D．homework14、A．vocabulary B．terms C．languages D．words15、A．writing B．joking C．playing D．dreaming16、A．cameback B．passedaway C．diedout D．calmeddown17、A．donated B．burned C．dirtied D．robbed18、A．secretly B．suddenly C．madly D．regularly19、A．almost B．never C．still D．long20、A．kept B．delivered C．composed D．published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）Californiaisthethird1．(large)stateandthemostmulticulturalstateintheUS.Thisisnot2．(amaze)whenyouknowthehistoryofCalifornia,3．hasattractedpeoplefromnearlyeverycountryintheworld.Noonereally4．(know)whenthefirstsettlersarrivedin5．wenowcallasCalifornia.HistoriansbelievethatNativeAmericansreachedCalifornia6．meansofalandbridge.Inthe18thcentury,CaliforniawasruledbySpain.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen.In1848,duetothe7．(discover)ofgoldinCalifornia,thedreamofbecomingrichquicklyattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.Infact,fewachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich,butmostremainedinCaliforniatomake8．lifeforthemselves.Inmorerecentdecades,California9．(become)hometomorepeoplefromAsia.10．isbelievedthatbeforelongtheintegrationofnationalitieswillbesogreatthattherewillbenodistinctmajorracialorculturalgroups.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仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。WhenIfirstreachedjuniorhighschoolwithoutmyparents,Iwasveryhappy、ThenIsawthemgettingfurtherawayfromschoolgate、Istartedcryingbecauseofthethoughtofnotoftenseeingmyparentsdrovemecrazily,IwasthentakentomydorminthatIfoundotherchildrenveryhappy、IwassickbecauseIhatedeatingtheschoolfood、Ifailedtoconcentratinginclass、AllIcouldthinkofwasbeingathomewithmyfamily、Astimegoneby,Igraduallyadaptedmetotheschoollife、Thanktomyparents,Ifinallylearnedtobeindependenceandcontrolmyemotions、4第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校将举办外国学生中文演讲比赛，请给你的英国朋友George写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括:1.比赛时间；2.演讲话题；3.报名方式。注意:1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、A3、C4、D5、B6、B7、B8、D9、C10、C11、B12、C13、B14、A15、A16、B17、C18、A19、C20、A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、1、D2、C3、A4、D22、1、B2、B3、C4、D5、A23、ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtop