江蘇省揚(yáng)州市儀征市

2019-2021年三年中考二模英語試卷分類匯編

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江蘇省儀征市2021年中考第二次模擬考試英語試題

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BEIJING,April28,2021(Xinhua)一'''TheLordoftheRings:TheReturnoftheKing'''the

thirdchapterofthefantasyfilmappearsinChinaonMay14.Twentyyearsafteritsworldwide

release,theLordoftheRingsreturnedtoChinesetheatres,withthefirsttwochaptersstartingbox

officereturnsonApril16andaweeklater.

TheLordoftheRings:TheFellowshipoftheRing(2001)

SauroncreatesoneRingofPowertoruleovertheotherRingsof

Power.SauronisdefeatedandtheOneRingislostformanyyears.

TheRingisfoundbytheHobbit(霍比特人)BilboBaggins.Bilbo

givestheOneRingtoFrodo.AtRivendell,theFellowshipofthe

RingisformedinordertodestroytheRinginthefiresofMount

Doom.

TheLordoftheRings:TheTwoTowers(2002)

InordertodestroytheRing,FrodoandSamcontinueontheir

journeytoMountDoom.Gandalfreturnsfromthedead.Onenight,

FrodoandhisfriendsareattackedbytheRing'sformerowner

Gollum.TheycatchGollum,andforcehimtoshowthemawayto

enterMordorsecretly.

TheLordoftheRings:TheReturnoftheKing(2003)

Aftermuchstruggle,theyfinallyreachMountDoom.Gollum

managestobitetheRingoffFrodo'sfinger.Unluckily,Gollumslips

intothefiresofthemountain,andtheRingisdestroyed.Attheend,

Frodoremainswoundedinbodyandspiritandwiththehelpof

Bilbo,hesailswestovertheSeatotheUndyingLands,wherehecan

findpeace.

31.HowmanychaptersofTheLordoftheRingscanpeopleseeintheChinesetheatresthisyear?

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

32.WhatkindoffilmdoestheLordoftheRingsbelongto?

A.westernB.romanticfilmC.cartoonD.fantasyfilm

33.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.ThesecondchapterappearsintheChinesetheatresearlierthanthethirdonethisyear.

B.TheFellowshipoftheRingisformedtofindtheRinginthefiresofMountDoom.

C.TheRing'sformerownerGandalfattacksFrodoandhisfriendsonacoldnight.

D.WiththehelpofBilbo.Frodoreturnstohishometown—theUndyingLands.

B

OnedaytheSquireandMrsGordondecidedtovisitsomefriendswholivedaboutforty-six

milesfromourhome,andJamesdrovethem.

Intheeveningwestoppedatabighoteltospendthenight.Jamesdrovethecarnageintoa

yard.Thestablemanbroughtusintothestableandtwogroomslookedafterus.Oneman,Towler,

hadapipeinhismouth.

"Towler,"thestablemansaid."Getsomehayforthesehorses.Putyourpipedownfirst!"

"Allright,"saidTowler.Hegotthehay,andleft.

Ididn'tknowwhattimeitwas,butIwokeupinthemiddleofthenight.Ifeltvery

uncomfortable.Gingerwascoughing.Itwasdark,andIcouldn'tseeanything,butthestablewas

fullofsmoke,anditwashardtobreathe.Iheardastrangenoise.Ididnotknowwhatthenoise

was,butIwasveryfrightened.

AtlastIheardstepsoutside,andthestablemancameinwithalight.Hetriedtoleadthe

horsesoutbuttheywereveryfrightened.Finally,hecametomenextandtriedtodragmeout.I

didn'twanttogo.Intheend,hetriedusallandthenleftthestable.Maybewewerefoolish,butwe

knewwewereindangerandwedidnottrustanyone.

IlookedupandIsawaredlightdancingonthewall.ThenIheardtheshoutof"Fire!"

comingfromoutside.Therewasaterribleroaringnoise.NextIheardJames*voice,calmand

cheerful,"Beauties,wakeupandcomewithme,nhesaid.Hetiedhisscarfovermyeyes.Andhe

ledmeoutofthestable,andoutofdanger.

ThenextmorningJamesheardthatDickTowlerwasresponsibleforthefire.Thenight

before,amansawhiminthestablewithapipeinhismouth.AtBirtwickParktherewasarule

thatwascalled""Anditwasaverygoodrule.

---TakenfromBlackBeauty

34.Howdothefirstfourparagraphshelpdevelopthestory?

A.ToprovethatBlackBeautylivedahappylife.

B.Tointroducethecausesofthefollowingstory.

C.Toremindthereadersofsomemorefunnyfacts.

D.Toexpresshowthewriterfeelaboutthehorse.

35.Whydidn'tBlackBeautywanttogowhenthestablemantriedtodraghimout?

A.BecauseBlackBeautyoftenwaitedforhisfriends.

B.BecausethestablemanoftenbeatBlackBeauty.

C.Becausethestablemandidn'tgivehimanyfood.

D.BecauseBlackBeautydidn'tbelieveinthisman.

36.WecanknowJameswasacarefulmanfromthesentence""

A.Jamesdrovethecarriageintoayard

B.Beauties,wakeupandcomewithme

C.Hetiedhisscarfovermyeyes

D.Andheledmeoutofthestable

37.Whichphraseshouldgointheemptyboxinthelast

paragraph?

A.NopipesinthestableB.Nowetplacesinthestable

C.NopollutioninthestableD.Novegetablesinthestable

C

Likeyouandyourpetdog,plantsarelivingthings:theyeat,drink,andgrow.Unlikeyouand

yourdog,theycan'trunaway,usefistsorteeth,orhideunderthecoverswhenthey'rethreatened.

Buttheycanfightback.

Whywouldaplantneedtofightback?Toavoidbeingeaten,ofcourse!Plantshaveseveral

waysofprotectingthemselves.Aplantcangrowinahiddenorhard-to-get-toplace.Thinkof

plantsyou'veseengrowingonsteep,rockycliffs（懸崖）.Or,aplantcouldmakeonlysomeparts

ofitselfattractivetohungryinsectsandanimals.Forinstance,ifaplantproducedreallytasty

leaves,herbivores（creaturesthateatonlyplants）mighteattheleavesinsteadoftheseeds,

whichtheplantneedsformakingmoreplants.Someplantshavesharporslippery（滑的）parts

thatdiscourageinsectsandotheranimalsfromgettingtooclose,likethethorns（刺）ona

rosebush.

Butthemostinterestingwayisthatplantscanproducechemicals.Plantstakemineralsfrom

thesoilandcombinethemintochemicalsthatdoalotofwork.Forexample,plantsproduce

chlorophyll（葉綠素）,whichhelpsconvertsunshineandwaterintothesugarsthatplantseat.

Theyalsoproducechemicalstohelpprotectthemselves.Onekindoftobaccoplantsreleasesa

chemicalintotheairwheneversmallbugsbegintoeatit.Thechemicalsignalslargebugs,saying

“Dinner'sready!"Thebigbugscometoeatthelittleonesandsavetheplant.

Mostplantsusechemicalsinamoredirectwayagainsttheirenemies.Inotherwords,plants

makepoison.

38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"convert'1inParagraph3mean?

A.Form.B.Separate.C.Change.D.Produce.

39.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

A.Someplantshideunderthecoverswhenfacedwiththreat.

B.Someplantsproducetastyleavestoprotecttheirseeds.

C.Aplantgrowsonrockycliffstodrawpeople'sattention.

D.Plantsproducechemicalstomeettheneedsofbigbugs.

40.Whatmaybetalkedaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?

A.Howplantsusepoison.B.Whyplantsmakepoison.

C.Differentkindsofplants.D.Differentkindsofsignals.

41.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.PlantenemiesB.Plantself-protectionC.PlantpoisonsD.Plantinformation

D

Driverlesscarsarecoming.Suchcarswillmakegettingfromoneplacetoanothersaferand

lessstressful.Theyalsocouldreducepollution.Buthowshoulddriverlesscarsdealwith

emergencies（緊急情況）？Peopledisagreeontheanswer.Andthatmightputthebrakes（殺ij

車）onthistechnology,anewstudyconcludes.

Tounderstandthechallenge,imagineacarthatsuddenlymeetssomewalkersintheroad.

Evenwithbraking,it*stoolatetoavoidacrash.Sothecar'sartificialintelligence（人工智能）

mustdecidewhethertoswerve（急轉(zhuǎn)彎）.Tosavethewalkers,shouldthecarswerveofftheroad

orswerveintobusytraffic?Whatifsuchchoiceswouldlikelykillthecar'spassengers?

Researchersusedonlinesurveystostudypeople'sattitudesaboutsuchsituationswith

driverlesscars.Peoplemostlyagreedthatdriverlesscarsshouldbedesignedtoprotectthemost

people.Butthereisaproblem.Thosesamesurveyedpeoplealsowanttoprotectpassengersatall

costs—evenifthewalkerswouldnowendupdying.

"Driverlesscarscancompletelychangetransportation1',saysIyadRahwan.But,headds,this

newtechnologycreatesamoralproblemthatcouldslowitsacceptance.

"Makersofdriverlesscarsareinahardsituation,Bonnefbn'sgroupwarns.Mostbuyers

wouldwanttheircarstobedesignedtoprotectthemselvesfirst.However,rulesmightoneday

instructthatcarsmustactforthegreatergood.Thatwouldmeansavingthemostpeople.Butthe

scientiststhinkruleslikethiscoulddriveawaybuyers.

TheexpertKurtGraythinksthatevenifalldriverlesscarsaredesignedtoprotecttheir

passengersinemergencies,trafficaccidentswilldecrease.Thosecarsmightbedangerousto

walkersonrareoccasions.Buttheywon'tspeed,won'tdrivedrunkwhiledriving,whichwouldbe

awinforsociety.

42.Theunderlinedword"challenge"inParagraph2refersto.

A.people'snegativeattitudestowardsdriverlesscars

B.howdriverlesscarsreducetrafficaccidents

C.thetechnicalproblemsthatdriverlesscarshave

D.howdriverlesscarsdealwithemergencies

43.Accordingtothetext,onlinesurveysshowthat.

A.driverlesscarsartificialintelligenceneedsimprovement

B.thebusytrafficmaybeaproblemfbrdriverlesscars

C.peoplehaveamoralproblemaboutdriverlesscars

D.driverlesscarsshouldbedesignedtoprotectdrivers

44.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph5?

A.Rulesareinsupportofdrivers.

B.Mostpeopledislikedriverlesscarsnow.

C.Driverlesscarmakersareinahardsituation.

D.Thebenefitsofdriverlesscarsareintroduced.

45.WhatisKuilGray'sattitudetowarddriverlesscars?

A.Favorable.B.Doubtful.C.Surprised.D.Scared.

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Howcanweshowourthanks?

PulaskiSchool

TeacherAppreciationDay,May5th!

Postedby:_____________

Springwillbeover,whichmeanstheendoftheschoolyearisnottoofarbehind.Thisisthe

perfecttimetostopandshareourthankswiththeteachersatPulaski.

Wearesoluckytohavesuchatalentedteamofteachersguidingourchildreneachday.This

iswhatmakesourschoolwhatitisandourchildrenwhotheyare.

Now,morethanever,wewouldliketoshowthemjusthowmuchweasparentsappreciateall

thattheydoforourchildren,andforus.

Asusual,theParent-TeacherAssociation(協(xié)會(huì))ofourschoolwillofferanappreciation

lunchforteachers.

Time:Tuesday,May5thPlace:PulaskiLibrary

*Donateadish(eitherhotorcold)ordrinks.

(PleasebringonthemorningofMay5thby10:30)

*Donatesomemoneytopaythecost.

*Volunteertohelpsetup(9:00),serve(11:15),orcleanup(13:30).

Anyquestionspleasee-mailMicheleDawsonatmicdaws@.

31.OnMay5th,teacherswillgotoPulaskiLibrary.

A.tohavelunchtogetherB.tohaveaschoolmeeting

C.tohelpPulaskiPTAD.toreadsomenewbooks

32.ToshowthankstotheteachersatPulaski,theparentscan.

A.bringfoodordrinksat11:15,May5thB.dosomecleaningafterlunchat13:30

C.donatesomemoneytobuysomebooksD.givesomeflowerstoschoolteachers

33.Whichofthefollowingcanbefilledintheblankof“Postedby:”?

A.Students'UnionB.AteacheratPulaski

C.PulaskiPTAD.ThestudentsofPulaski

B

Wouldyouliketoget$2,500easily?Allyouhavetodoistositaroundandwaitforyourmeals.

However,thereisacatch!Youhavetostayinachickencagewithastrangerforawholeweek.

Therearenobooksortelevisionorradio.Youcan'tleaveuntiltheweekisup.Andacamerawillbe

recordingyoureverymovement.

Twopeopleactuallytookthejob.TheideacamefromRobThompson,avideoartist.He

wantedtomakeafilmaboutthewayanimalsaretreated.Thepurposewastoraisepeople's

awarenessofthelivingconditionsofanimalsthatareraisedforfood.Hedecidedtopay$5,000out

ofhisownmoneytotwopeoplewhowerewillingtolivelikechickensforaweek.

ToRob'ssurprise,quiteafewpeopleansweredhisadvertisement.Hehadinterviewsand

selectedtwoyoungpeople,EricandPam.Theplanwasfbrthemtospendsevendaystogetherina

chickencagethatwassixfeetlongandthreefeetwide.Acamerawouldrecordtheirexperience,

whichwouldtakeplaceinanartmuseum.

Theweekwaslonganddifficult.Theysleptonahardwoodenfloor.Theycouldn'tstandup

withoutbangingtheirheads.Theyatemash(akindoffoodforanimals)anddrinkwaterfroma

gardenhose(軟管).Theironlyprivatespacewasatoiletsurroundedbyacurtain.Therewereno

mirrorsortoothbrushesinthecage.Visitorswhocameherewerewarned,“Donotfeedthe

humans.”

Finally,itwasover,andPamandEriccameoutofthecage.Theyhadsurvivedtheweek,and

theyeachhad$2,500.WhenRobThompsonopenedthecage,Ericcameout,changedintoclean

clothes,andateachocolatebarrightaway."It'sgreatfbrmetobeabletostandup."hesaid.Pam

justchangedherclothesandleft.Afteraweekofvisitorsandreporterswatchingher,shedidn't

wanttotalktoanyone.

34.Theunderlinedword"catch”inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.unsolvedproblemB.surprisingwonder

C.unbelievablecomfortD.hiddendifficulty

35.RobThompsonofferedthejobinorderto.

A.makeafilmabouthumansandanimals

B.advertisefbrhisexperimentaboutanimals

C.showhowterriblysomeanimalsaretreated

D.knowhowlongahumancanliveinacage

36.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTrue?

A.RobThompsonfoundaneasywaytoget$2,500.

B.Theywerevisitedallthetimeexceptinthetoilet.

C.Thechickencagewasbigenoughtowalkinside.

D.Pamlosttheabilityofspeakingaftertheexperiment.

37.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.LivingLikeaChickenB.AnEasyWaytoGet$2,500

C.DoNotFeedHumansD.GettingAlongWellAnyway

C

Thetimecameforthetribetomovecampagain.Thistime,theyloadedeverythingtheyowned

ontoalargesled.Thentheyusedthedogstopullthissled.Thedogsweretiedtogetherwithropes.

TheleaderofthedogswasLip-lip.Hewasatthefrontofthepack.Astheypulledthesled,theother

dogsonlysawLip-lip'sback.Itwasasifhewasrunningawayfromthem.Theylosttheirfearof

himandhatedhimashehadhatedthem.

AftertheotherdogslostrespectforLip-lip,theyneededanewleader.Theywouldhavebeen

happytoletWhiteFangbetheleader,buthedidnotwanttoleadthepack.Hewasastrong,often

angry,animalwhoseonlywishwastoobeyGrayBeaver,his"god."

Onedaythetribecampednearavillage.WhiteFangwentintothevillageandsawaboycutting

upmeat.Apieceofthemeatfelltotheground.WhiteFangtookit.Theboypickedupalargestick

andbegantowalktowardWhiteFang,shoutingathim.WhiteFangbackedawaybetweentwotents.

Behindhimwasawallofearth.Hecouldnotgetaway.Hewastrapped.Almostwithoutthinking,he

leaptattheboy,andknockedhimdown.Thenhebittheboy'shandthatheldthestick.Theboy's

handwasbleedingbadly.

Whenhebittheboy,WhiteFangbrokethelawofthegods:manmustnotbeattacked.Heknew

thisandnowwaitedforaterriblepunishment.Butwhentheboy'sangryparentscametotellGray

BeaverwhatWhiteFanghaddone,GrayBeaversaidsomethinginsupportofWhiteFangandsent

themaway.AndsoWhiteFanglearnedthattherewerehisgodsandothergods,andtherewas

differencebetweenthem.Hedidnothavetobeafraidofothergods.

—TakenfromWhiteFang

38.Whydidthedogsneedanewleader?

A.BecauseLip-lipwasatthefrontofthepack.

B.BecauseLip-lipwasrunningawayfromthem.

C.BecausetheywerenotafraidLip-lipanymore.

D.BecausetheotherdogsonlysawLip-lip'sback.

39.WhatdidWhiteFangdowhenhewastrapped?

A.Hebittheboy'shand.B.Herantohisgodtogethelp.

C.Hegavethemeatback.D.Hewaitedforapunishment.

40.AtlastWhiteFangwasn'tpunishedbecauseGrayBeaver.

A.saidsorrytotheboys'parentsB.wasafraidofbeingbitbyWhiteFang

C.gavemoneytotheboys'parentsD.supportedandprotectedhisowndogs

41.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTrue?

A.WhiteFanghasbeenthenewleaderofthedogs.

B.ThetribeloadedeverythingonthebackofLip-lip.

C.WhenWhiteFangmettheboy,hegotawayatonce.

D.WhiteFangknewthelawofthegodsbetterthanbefore.

D

Differentfromcommonview,bluelightmaynothaveastrongbadinfluenceonoursleepas

peoplethought—accordingtothescientistsfromtheUniversityofManchester.

It'sknownthatthebodyclockmeasuresbrightnessthroughmelanopsin（黑素蛋白）intheeye.

Sotherehasbeenlotsofinterestinstudyingtheinfluenceoflightonthebodyclock.Researchers

changedthelight'smake-upofshortandlongwavelength.Thisprovidedasmalldifferencein

brightness,aswellaschangesincolor.Findingssuggestedbluelightmightbetroublesometoour

sleeppatterns（睡眠模式）.

Inthenewestresearchonmice,however,theteamusedadifferentmethod.Theyused

speciallydesignedlightingtochangecolorwithoutchangingbrightness.Findingsshowedthat

bluecolorsproducedweakerinfluencethanequallybrightyellowcolors.44Thecommonviewthat

bluelighthasthestrongestinfluenceonthebodyclockiswrong.Infact,thebluecolorshave

weakerinfluencethanwhiteoryellowlightofthesamebrightness.saidDr.TimBrown,oneof

theteammember.

Accordingtotheteam,usingdim（昏暗的），coolerlightsintheeveningandbrightwarmer

lightsduringthedaymaybebetterforthehealthypatternsofsleep.Twilight（暮光）isboth

dimmerandbluerthandaylight.Andthebodyclockusesbothofthosefeaturestodecideonthe

propertimestobeasleepandawake.Settingourbodyclockscanbegoodforourhealth,and

usingcolorcorrectlycouldbeabetterwaytoachievethat.

Thefindingshaveimportantsuggestionsforthedesignoflightingandvisualdisplayswhich

canimprovepeople'ssleeppatterns.There'smoreforthedesignerstotakeintoconsideration.

42.Generally,mostpeoplethinkthatbluelight.

A.isnotsoimportantasothercolorlightsB.hasastrongbadinfluenceonoursleep

C.isveryfriendlytomice'ssleeppatternsD.hasagoodinfluenceonthebodyclock

43.ThewritermentionsdifferentresearchmethodsinParagraph2and3to.

A.suggesthowthedataoftheresearchshouldbecollected

B.explainwhythefindingsoftheoldresearcharereasonable

C.showtheprogressinthemethodsinthestudiesofbluelight

D.discusspossiblewaysofstudyingtheinfluenceofbluelight

44.Paragraph4mainlytellsus.

A.therightwaytousecolortohelpsetbodyclocks

B.thepropertimetosleepandwakeupeveryday

C.thetwodifferencesbetweentwilightanddaylight

D.thegoodinfluenceofdaylightonthesleeppatterns

45.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thenewestresearchwasmadeonsomescientistsandmice.

B.Dr.TimBrownmadethebluecolorshaveweakerinfluence.

C.Lightingandvisualdisplayscan'timprovepeople'ssleeppatterns.

D.WhitelighthadstrongerinfluencethanBluelightofthesamebrightness.

答案：

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suggest?

A.TomatosaladB.GrilledfishandpotatoesC.VegetablepastaD.Chocolatecake

32.DavidandhisfriendeachhadtomatosoupandThaichickenandrice.Howmuchdidthey

pay?

A.￡7.95B.￡9.95C.￡12.5D.￡15.9

33.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.Lunchisservedfortwohoursandahalf.

B.Breadandbuttercomesfreewiththestarters.

C.Thesnacksareservedwithlunchanddinner.

D.Ifyouorderasnack,youcangetanicecream.

B

Iwas11yearsoldstandingoutsideinjustmyunderwearwhileIwatchedthehousethatI

grewupburningtotheground.

AfewminutesearlierIwasinbedwhenmygrandma'sscreamwokemeup.Afirehad

brokenoutherroomandwokeher.Hearingher,myolderbrotherjumpedintoaction,running

fromroomtoroomquicklywakingeveryoneinthehouse.Thehouse,however,wasover50years

oldandmadeofwood.Beforewecoulddoanything,thefireburneditout.Luckily,weallran

outsidebeforethefiretookholdofeveryroom.

Istoodthereshivering（發(fā)抖）.Iwatchedhelplesslywhilemymomcriedandmydadsighed

（嘆氣）.Iwonderedwhatwasgoingtohappentousnowthatwelostallofourthings.

Thethingsthatmatteraren*tthings.Isawmyolderbrotherrunningacrossthebridgenear

ourhousetogethelp.Isawmyoldestbrotherwhowasonhiswalkingstickstandingunsteadily

ononeleg.Isawmygrandmaanddadwrappedineachother'sarmsandmymomholdingour

littledog.Irealizedatthatmomentthatwewereallalive.Everythingthatwasmeaningful

survivedthefire.Ourliveswouldcontinue.Wewouldallbearoundtoloveeachotherformany

yearstocome.Andthatwasallthatmattered.

Istillthinkofthatfireinthenight.IthelpedmetobecomewhoIamtoday.Itshowedmefor

theveryfirsttimewhatistrulymeaningfulinthislife.Ithelpedmetolearnthattheloveweshare

isfarmoreimportantthanthethingsweown.

Liveyourlifeforthethingsthatmatter,notforthethingsyouown.Loveothers.Letthefire

insideofyoumakethisworldawarmerplace.

34.FromParagraph1andParagraph2,wecanknow.

A.itdidn'ttakelongtoburnthehouseoutB.wewereallwokenbythefire

C.thefirehappenedinanearlymorningD.allofustriedtoputoutthefire

35.Youcanputthesentence"AsIlookedaround,though,Irealizedsomethingforthefirst

time:"atthebeginningof.

A.Paragraph2B.Paragraph3C.Paragraph4D.Paragraph5

36.Thesentence"Thethingsthatmatter'1refersto（指的是）.

A.whatwasgoingtohappenB.thefireburnedourhouseout

C.mymomcriedandmydadsighedD.wewouldallstaytogether

37.Whichsentencebestshowsthecentralthemeinthetext?

A.Wewerehelplessbecausewehadlostallofourthings.

B.Everythingthatwasmeaningfulhadsurvivedthefire.

C.ThefirehelpedmetobecomethepersonwhoIamtoday.

D.Theloveweshareisfarmoreimportantthanwhatweown.

C

"Tonight?"Iwasnotreadyforthis.

"Tonight,"herepeated."WeareafewmilesofftheSpanish

coast.Itwillbedark,andthewindisblowingintheright

direction.Youagreed,Dr.Aronnax,toescape（逃跑）withme.

Remember