2025年阿拉善职业技术学院高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024年参考题库含答案解析

2025年阿拉善职业技术学院高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024年参考题库含答案解析（图片大小可自由调整）一、单选题(共50题)1、Lookoverthere—there’saverylong,windingpath____uptothehouse.

(1分)A、leadingB、leadsC、ledD、tolead正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析

考查非谓语动词。句意：看那儿——有一条很长的蜿蜒通向房子的小路。横线部分做定语修饰path，因为Path与leadto构成主动关系，使用现在分词来修饰path。故选A。

2、Fourteen-year-old（）oftenshare（）andsadnesswiththeirteacbersandfriends.(1分)A、teenager;joyB、teenager;joysC、teenagers;joyD、teenagers;joys正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查主谓一致。句意为：“14岁的青少年们经常和他们的老师们和朋友们分享快乐和悲伤。”谓语share为复数形式，故主语也应用复数形式，所以排除A和B;joy为不可数名词，意为“喜悦；快乐”,所以排除D。故选C。

3、Thegirloftengoes（）school（）8:30.(1分)A、at;inB、to;onC、at;atD、to;at正确答案选项：参考答案：D

4、Untilyoutoldme,Iheard（）ofwhathadhappenedtohim.(1分)A、anythingB、somethingC、nothingD、everything正确答案选项：参考答案：C

5、材料ManyTVprogramsseemtobequiterealistic,OnewhowatchesTVoftenfeelsthatwhateverhappenedinthefilmmayas（1）happentohim.Withonlyalittleimagination,everymaninthestreetmay（2）tobeathief,oraspyoramurderer.Janehadbeenwatchingaspy（3）atafriend'shome.Initayounggirlhadbeen（4）andmurdered.Shefeltalittle（5）.Shetookatrainbacktothecenterofthecity.Therewerealotofpeople（6）withher,soshefeltmuchsafer.

Amansat（7）her,readinganewspaper.Shethoughtnothingofituntilshesawhimstaringather.Rememberingthefilmandfeelinguncomfortable,she（8）thetrainandwenttothebusstop.Whenhegotonthe（9）busasshedid,shefoundhewasfollowingher.Whenshegotoffthebus,shewasgettingmoreandmorefrightenedasthestreetalmostbecameempty,She（10）asquicklyasshecould.Shecouldhearfootstepsbehindher,butshedidn'tdaretolookoverher（11）.Itseemedtohavebeenhoursbeforeshe（12）thefrontdoor.Shelookedforherkey,butwasunabletofindthem.Thefootstepsstoppedbehindher.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.Insteadoffeelinghandsroundher（13）,however,sheheardapleasant（14）:

“IapologizeifIfrightenedyou.IthoughtI（15）youinthetrain,butIwasnotsure.”Itwasherneighbour!

第(11)选（）(1分)A、head

B、arms

C、shoulder

D、back正确答案选项：参考答案：C

6、Mybrother.（）Ihavenotseenforayear,hasjustreturnedtoBeijing.(1分)A、whatB、whichC、whoD、whom正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析该句中定语从句中缺宾语，先行词是Mybrother，此处应用疑问代词whom。

7、Followtheteachers'instructions,（）youmaygethurtwhenexercising.(1分)A、soB、orC、butD、and正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查连词。句意为：“按照老师的指示去做,否则你在运动时可能会受伤。”or表示一种否定的条件，意为“否则；要不然”。根据句意可知应用并列连词or来连接。故选B。

8、TheEnglishSpeechCompetition______thebestinher.Asaresult,sheismoreactivenow.

(1分)A、checkedoutB、triedoutC、leftoutD、broughtout正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析句意：英语演讲比赛中她呈现出自己最好的一面。结果，现在她更加积极了。checkout检查，核实；tryout实验，考验；leaveout忽视；bringout表现，呈现，bringoutthebestins.B表现出某人最好的一面，根据Asaresult,sheismoreactivenow.可知此处是表示出她最好的一面，故选D。

9、—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.

(1分)A、Hi,thereB、earmeC、ThankgoodnessD、Comeon正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查情景交际及习惯表达。句意：——哎呀！有人忘了关实验室的门。——不要看我。Hi,there常用作问候语，意为你好；Dearme哎呀，天啊（表示说话人感叹或惊奇的语气）；Thankgoodness谢天谢地；comeon(表示鼓励)来吧，得了吧。第一个说话者对于实验室的门开着表示惊讶，故B选项正确。

10、Theenvironmentherebecomesbetterandbetter.（）birdsarecomingback.(1分)A、HundredB、HundredsC、ThousandD、Thousandsof正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查数词。句意为：“这里的环境变得越来越好，数以千计的鸟儿回来了。”表示具体数目时，hundred或thousand和基数词搭配，不用复数形式，后面也不接of;表示概数时用hundredsof表示“数以百计的”,thousandsof表示“数以千计的”。根据语境可知，这里没有指明有多少只鸟儿，只是概数，故选D。

11、-HowdoyoufindthenewbookbyJ．K.Rowling?-________.Iguesssheisoutofhertalent.

(1分)A、WiththehelpofmymotherB、ByaccidentC、VeryboringD、Inthelibrary正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查情景交际。--你觉得j.k.罗琳的新书怎么样?--很无聊。我猜她是黔驴技穷了。AWiththehelpofmymother在我母亲的帮助下；BByaccident偶然；CVeryboring很无聊；DInthelibrary在图书馆。根据Iguesssheisoutofhertalent.可知这里意思是很无聊。故选C。

12、材料travellingisanexcitingexperience.Itmakesusfeelpleased,andenjoynewwondersandnewpartoflifethatwe'veneverknown.Asingleholidaytripcangiveyouthefreedomandthechancetomakechangesthatdailylifedoesnotallow.Itmatterslittlewhereyougoonyourholiday.Itisallinwhatyoumakeofit.Anytravelcanbeinterestingandattractive,andgiveyoumemoriestolastalifetime.

Havingthosememoriesistrulywhattravelsareallabout.Manypeoplesaythatabitofplanningandresearchbeforeyouleavecanmakesureofthoselong-lastingmemories.Butwhynottrysomethingunexpected?Infact,themostunforgettablemomentsofatravelexperiencearetheonesthatyoudon'tplanfor.Yes.Maybeyou'llexperienceabadmealinanunfamiliarplace.Butthisexperiencewillmakesureyoudiscoverlittle-knownshopsoranopen-airtheaterproductionthatisonlyadvertisedinthelocalpaper.

You'llfindtheenjoyablemomentshappeningallaroundyou:awonderfulsunsetorasmallchildplayinginthepuddlesofacobbleroad.Themagicwilltrulybeinthetripyoutake.Taketimetogoforalongwalkforenjoymentwhenvisitinganewplace,whichwillallowyoutolisten,smell,andseethedifferentcultureandsightsthatyourbusylifemaystopyoufromenjoying.

Simplethingssuchasaleaffromatreeyousatundercankeepthememoriesofyourtravelaliveforyearstocome.Collectsmallthingssuchasleaves,stones,orfeathers,whichcanbeturnedintomemorableworksofartwhenyougetbackhome.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?(1分)A、travellingcanmakeyoutiredbuthappy.B、travellingshouldbeunexpected.C、travellingisawonderfulexperience.D、travellingmaychangeyourlife.正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句“Travellingisanexcitingexperience.”可知，旅行是一次激动人心的经历。故选C。

13、Thestormdelayedus.（）thestorm,wewouldhavebeenintime.(1分)A、ForB、WereitnotforC、ButD、Haditnotbeenfor正确答案选项：参考答案：D

14、Let'sdiscusswhetheritis（）totalkonthephonewhiledriving.(1分)A、safeB、saveC、safetyD、safely正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查形容词。句意为：“让我们就开车时打电话是否安全来讨论一下吧。”句型“It's+形容词+(forsb.)todosth.”意为“(对某人来说，)做某事是……”。safe为形容词，意为“安全的”。故选A。

15、-Itwas（）whohelpedusoutofdanger.—Whatbraveandhelpfulchildren!Weshouldlearnfromthem.(1分)A、theyB、themC、theirD、theirs正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查强调句。句意为：“——是他们帮助我们脱离了危险。--多么勇敢和乐于助人的孩子们啊!我们应该向他们学习。”强调句结构：“Itis/was+被强调部分+that/who+句子其他成分.”,当被强调的是人时，用who或that,其余的情况一律用that。根据引导词who可知本句强调的是主语，所以应用人称代词主格。故选A。

16、材料I'vestarteddrivingagain.Idrivealongaroad（1）12yearsagonearmyhome.AsIdrovetonight,I（2）Kelly

Kellywasa（3）whenitwasconstructed.Sheandherbrotherwere（4）byherfatherafterhermotherpassedaway.Byherown（5）,shewasa（6）child,climbingoutofwindows,stayingoutdrinkingetc.Shestartedtosettleincollege.TheyearafterItaughther,a（7）thinghappened.

ItwasaboutthistimeofyearandKelly'sdadwasabouttoturntothenewroad.Sincehewasnot（8）withit,hehadadeadlyaccident.Thelecturerssenthera（9）card.IwrotethatIwouldhelpherwithoneofthe6（10）shestillhadtocomplete.Iknewitwouldbedif-ficultforKellybutI（11）tohelpheranyway.

AtthattimeIhadjust（12）mymarriageandwaslivinginrentedaccommodationalone.Thingswere（13）butIcommittedmyselftohelpingKelly.IbroughthertomyhomeandI（14）herthefullunit.Igothertocompletealltheassignmentsatmyhome（15）shecouldstayfocused.Kellymade（16）intheunitItaughther,whichfundamentallyhelpedraiseheroverallgrades.Kelly'slecturerwasso（17）withthisthatshegotKellyto（18）totherestoftheclass!AtlastKellycompletedhercourse.Iwassogladshedidn't.（19）.

AfewyearsagoImetKelly.Shewaspushingapram(婴儿车),herbabysleepingsoundly.It'stheleastshe（20）.第12空填（）。(1分)A、leftB、savedC、startedD、strengthened正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查动词词义辨析。left意为“离开”;saved意为“节省”;started意为“开始”;strengthened意为“加强”。根据下文的“waslivinginrentedaccommodationalone”可知，作者刚刚结束了自已的婚姻。故选A。

17、What_______you_______lastweekend?

(1分)A、do；doB、does；doC、did；doD、did；does正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析上个周末你做了什么？

18、Hewasmade________14hoursadaylastyear.

(1分)A、workB、workedC、toworkD、working正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析make为使役动词,在主动语态中后面接动词原形,被动语态中后面接动词不定式。

19、Anexcellentteacherisbelievedtobeonewhocaresabouthisstudentsbutasksfornothing__________.

(1分)A、inturnB、inshortC、inreturnD、ingeneral正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析

考查介词短语辨析。介词短语inturn依次，轮流；inshort简言之；inreturn作为回报；ingeneral总得说来。句意：一位优秀的老师被认为是关爱学生却不求回报。根据句意可知，C项正确。考点：考查介词短语辨析

20、ThehighestawardwasgiventoAnna,who_________sohardontheprojectforyears,andatlasthereffortspaidoff.

(1分)A、hasworkedB、workedC、wasworkingD、hadbeenworking正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查时态，句意;最高奖项被授予安娜，她从事这个项目多年，至少努力没白费，关键的句子：hereffortspaidoff.用过去时，而一直努力是发生在payoff，之前，用过去完成进行时。选D。

21、Charlestoldusthatheandhiswife（）atriptoNewZealandthenextmonth.(1分)A、tookB、willtakeC、wouldtakeD、take正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析查过去将来时。句意为：“Charles告诉我们下个月他和他的妻子将去新西兰旅行。”宾语从句的主句用过去时，从句也应该用过去的某种时态，所以排除B和D;根据thenextmonth可知应用过去将来时。故选C。

22、—Didyougotobedearlylastnight?—No.Iwatcheda（）movie,soIdidn'tgotobeduntilllo'clock.(1分)A、3hoursB、3-hours'C、3-hour'sD、3-hour正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查复合形容词。句意为：“——-昨天晚上你睡得很早吗?——不，我看了三个小时的电影，因此我直到11点才睡。”“数词+连字符+单数名词”构成复合形容词修饰名词，或者用“数词+名词复数的所有格”作定语。故选D。

23、—Whatwouldyoudoifyouwonamillionyuan?—（）,(1分)A、IshallgiveittocharitiesB、IwillbuysnacksC、Iwon'tputitinthebankD、I'dgiveittomedicalresearch正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查虚拟语气。句意为：“——如果你赢得一百万元，你会做什么?—-我会把它捐给医学研究。”if引导的虚拟条件句，与现在事实相反时，从句的谓语动词用过去式(be通常用were),主句用should/would/could/might十动词原形。故选D。

24、LiuMeicomesfromGuangdong.Itis________SouthChina.

(1分)A、inB、ofC、toD、at正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析刘梅来自广东。它在中国南方。insouthChina表达的意思是：在中国南方

25、Shewasborn（）September,1990.(1分)A、atB、onC、inD、to正确答案选项：参考答案：C

26、从下面单词中找一个括号部分读音不同的单词。（）(1分)A、bel(ie)veB、rec(ei)veC、p(ie)ceD、n(ei)ghbour正确答案选项：参考答案：D

27、---Haveyougotsomebrowneggs?---No,butI'vegot（）.(1分)A、anywhiteonesB、somewhiteonesC、somewhiteoneD、anywhiteone正确答案选项：参考答案：B

28、---Whenshallwemeetagain?---Makeit（）dayyoulike.It'sallthesametome.(1分)A、oneB、anyC、anotherD、some正确答案选项：参考答案：B

29、（）workersinthatfactoryaremostlyfrom（）north.(1分)A、/;theB、/;/C、The;aD、The;the正确答案选项：参考答案：D

30、Sheandhersisterarealways____theattentionoftheirparents.

(1分)A、competingwithB、competingforC、competinginD、competedagainst正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析

考查动词短语辨析。competewith和……竞争；competefor为……竞争；competein在……方面竞争；competeagainst和……竞争。句意：她和姐姐（妹妹）一直为了获得父母的关注而竞争。结合句意，B选项正确。

31、从下面单词中找一个括号部分读音不同的单词。（）(1分)A、play(ed)B、preferr(ed)C、employ(ed)D、provid(ed)正确答案选项：参考答案：D

32、﹣﹣﹣Mikeplaysthedrumssowonderfully!﹣﹣﹣Ofcourse．Heis________thananyotherstudentsinhisclass．

(1分)A、talentedB、moretalentedC、lesstalentedD、themosttalented正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析根据句意：﹣迈克的鼓打得好极了!﹣他比班上任何其他学生都要有天分．than是比较级的标志，moretalented有才华的，lesstalented更没有才华的．选项B符合题意．故选：B。

33、WangWeispeaksEnglishas（）asYangLan.TheybothstudyEnglishhard.(1分)A、goodB、wellC、betterD、best正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查副词的原级。句意为：“王薇和杨兰英语说得一样好，他们两个学习英语都很努力。”as…as…意为“和……一样……”,中间用形容词或副词的原级，修饰动词speak应用副词。故选B。

34、材料Standinginthestore'sentrance,I（1）thisstrangesight.MydadhadjustdroppedmeofftoshopforChristmas（2）,butmybrotherandhisfriendshadamorenoble（3）forshopping.

“DoyouthinkCaitlinwilllikethis?”oneoftheboysasked.Andmybrother,lookingrather（4）.wasstandinginfrontofashelfofsocks.“OK.Thepinkonewouldbeagoodidea,”I（5）.Hepickeduponeandpresentedittomefor（6）.

Theyusedupalltheir（7）,someofwhichtheyhadsavedupoverthecourseoftheyearforChristmasgifts.But,theyhadall（8）tospenditonCaitlin.

JustninedaysbeforeChristmas,Caitlin'shousehadbeen（9）tothegroundby（10）.Caitlinandherparentsallhadescaped.（11）,everythinginthehousewasengulfed(吞噬)inflames,includingtheChristmaspresents（12）tobewrapped(包装).

Theschoolwas（13）herbooksanduniforms.Andallthe（14）inCaitlin'sclassweretakinghershoppingforclotheswhiletheboyswereshoppingforthingslikescarvesandsocks.

Whenwegothome,mybrotherbroughteverythinghehad（15）forCaitlintomyroomtomakesureIthoughtshe'dlikeeverything.

“Ithinkshe'llloveeverything.”Isaid,and（16）him,eventhoughhetriedtopushmeaway.Iwasso（17）ofhimatthatmoment.He（18）allhissavingsforanewskate-board（19）forafriendwhoneededaChristmaspresentmorethanhedid.Hehad,throughthisactofapureheart,captured(捕获)thetrue(20)ofChristmas。第19空填（）。(1分)A、nervouslyB、fortunatelyC、angrilyD、selflessly正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查副词词义辨析。nervously意为“紧张地”;fortunately意为“幸运地”;angrily意为“愤怒地”;selflessly意为“无私地”。放弃了所有的积蓄来帮助别人，而不求回报是很无私的。此处副词selflessly修饰动词gaveup,故选D。

35、Ilikesports.Ioften________basketballinthemorning.

(1分)A、playB、playsC、isplayingD、played正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析句意:我喜欢运动。我经常在早上打篮球。考查时态。play玩，打球类;plays单三形式，用于一般现在时;isplaying现在进行时;played一般过去时，根据句中“often”经常可知本句时态为一般现在时，主语I，所以谓语动词用原形，故选A

36、—Hello,wouldyoupleaseputmethroughtoMr.Smith?—OK,________aminute,andI’llcheckifhe’sinhisoffice.

(1分)A、excusemeB、bearwithmeC、forgetitD、getit正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析

考查交际用语。句意:---你好，请帮我接通史密斯先生，好吗？---好的，请等我一会儿，我看看他是否在办公室里。选项Aexcuseme打扰一下；选项Bbearwithsb耐心等候(某人)；选项Cforgetit算了吧；选项Dgetit明白。结合句意可知，选项B符合语境。故选B。

37、AfterIlookedoveroneofhishands,heshowedme（）(1分)A、theotherB、othersC、anotherD、other正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查不定代词。句意为：“我看过他的一只手后，他给我看了另一只手。”theother意为“(两者中)另外一个”;other意为“其余的(人或物)”,others是other的复数形式；another意为“(三者或以上的)另一个(人或物)”。根据oneofhishands可知，一共有两只手，看过一只手后，看剩余的另外一只手。故选A。

38、—We'relostinthemountains.It's（）forustofindtheway.—Don'tgiveup.Let'skeeptrying.(1分)A、hopefullyB、hopeC、hopelessD、hopeful正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查否定的后缀。句意为：“---我们在山里迷路了。对我们来说没有希望找到路了。--别放弃，让我们继续努力。”句型“It's+形容词+forsb.todosth.”意为“对某人来说，做某事是……”,此处用形容词，所以排除A和B;根据句意可知在山里迷路了，没有希望找到出路。hopeless为形容词，意为“没有希望的”,符合句意。故选C。

39、Ithinkyoushouldendit_____itistoolate,oryouwillbesorryforit.

(1分)A、beforeB、afterC、sothatD、because正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析我认为在事情太糟糕之前你应该制止他，否则你会后悔的。before在…之前

40、材料AshleySmithisa26-year-oldsinglemotherwithadaughter.ShewasmovingintoherhouseinAtlanta,GeorgiaearlyonthemorningofMarch12nd,whenaman

（1）hertoherdoor,andputaguntoherside.

“Istartedwalkingtomydoor,andIfeltreally,really（2）,”shesaidinaTVinterviewlastweek.

ThemanwasBrianNichols,33yearsold.He（3）atanAtlantacourthouseonMarch11st.Thepolicewere（4）him.

NicholstiedSmithupwithtape,butsetherfreeaftershebeggedhimnottotakeher

（5）againandagain.“Itoldhim（6）hehurtme,mylittlegirlwouldn'thaveamummy.”shesaidwithtears.

“Ijusttalkedtohimandtriedto（7）believeme,”Smithsaid.

SheaskedNichols（8）hechoseher.“HesaidhethoughtIwasallangel（9）fromGod,andGodaskedhimtodoso.”

Smitheven（10）forthemanbeforeheallowedhertoleave.Nicholswas（11）whenshemadehimbreakfastandthatthetwoofthemwatchedTV,seeing（12）lookingforhim.“Ican't（13）that'smeontheTV!”Nicholstoldthewoman.

Then,NicholsaskedSmithwhatshethoughthe（14）do.Shesaid,“Ithinkyoushouldturnyourselfin.Ifyoudon't,morepeoplearegoingtoget（15）.”

第(15)选（）(1分)A、took

B、followed

C、found

D、noticed正确答案选项：参考答案：B

41、材料ChinesescientistsareagainbecomingexcitedaboutthefactthatalargehairyanimalmayliveincentralChina.Nowtheyhopeitwon'tbetoolongbeforetheyareableto（1）itsexistence.Theirconfidenceisthe（2）ofanewdiscoveryofthemysteryanimalinHubeiProvince.

TenChinese（3）,enjoyingaholidayinaNationalForestPark,weredrivingdownaroad.Astheirbusturnedacorner,themenweresuddenly（4）bywhattheysaw.Three（5）animals,coveredwithlongdarkhair,werecrossingtheroad.Onseeingtheanimals,theengineersimmediatelystoppedand（6）them.（7）,whentheysawhowtheanimalsmovedthroughtheforestwithgreat（8）andstrength,theydidnotdaretofollowanyfurther.

Themendidnottakeany（9）.However,scientistsare（10）bythediscovery,becausetheengineerswereallveryeducatedpeopleandscientistsfeeltheycan（11）whattheydescribed.

Afterthediscovery,scientistsreturnedtotheforestand（12）somehairandmeasuredfootprints,about20inchesappearstobethelengthoftheanimal'sfoot's

Chinesescientistshavenowsetupaspecialgrouptoexchangeinformationandmakea（13）fortheforest.Butinthemeantime,somepeople（14）tobelievethatthishalf-man,half-monkeyexists.Theywillnotbelievethatitis（15）untiloneoftheanimalshasbeencaught.

第(15)选（）(1分)A、wrong

B、alive

C、real

D、correct正确答案选项：参考答案：C

42、材料BuddyisbeinglookedonasaheroonFridayafter（1）hisowner'slifeby

（2）thesleepingman（3）afire.ThecatgavesomeofhisownninelivestohisownerwhenafirestartedintheirhouseinTorontoonThursday.Thecat（4）onthemanandmoved（5）enoughtowakehimup.The75-year-oldman,wholiveswithBuddy,isbeingtreatedin（6）forburnstohisfaceandhands.“He's（7）ahero.（8）hehadn'twokenhimup,hecouldhave（9）thatfire,”saidKellyHand,whohasbeenlookingafterBuddyataTorontoanimalhospital.“Thisis

（10）foreat.Itwouldbemorelikelythatadogwoulddo（11）likethis.Buddy

（12）theanimalhospital（13）singedfurand（14）inblacksoot.Heisnowtakingsome（15）andwillbewellsoon,”saidHand.

第(6)选（）(1分)A、building

B、house

C、hospital

D、hotel正确答案选项：参考答案：C

43、________ofthemoney________gone.

(1分)A、Three-fifthhasB、Three-fifthshavebeenC、Three-fifthshasD、Three-fifthhave正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析五分之三的钱都花光了。分数表达为分子基数词，分母序数词。分子大于一，分母变为负数；第二个空money为不可数名词，谓语动词用单数

44、It___onlyfourhourstoflyfromChinatoAmerica

(1分)A、spendsB、takesC、costsD、pays正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析spend以人作主语，take一般以物作主语,表示花费时间;cost以物作主语，表示花费金钱;pay以人作主语，表示支付。

45、材料

Itwasreallydulltospendmyfirstwinterbreakalone,asIcouldnotgoanywherebecauseofheavysnow.SoIwenttoFindlay,Ohio,wheremyfriendAnnielives.

Anniemadeanappointmentformetomeetaprofessorat4:00p.m.attheUniversityofFindlaythedayafterIarrived.ThenshepickeduphersonLonglongfromtheschool,nexttoherhouse.Iwasalittlesurprisedandcouldn'thelpsaying,“Annie,youcanletLonglongwalkhomefromschool.”Anniesaid,“AreyouthinkingthatIamspoilingmychild?Notatall.ThisisAmerica!Ifmyboy