貴州省六盤水市盤縣第二中學(xué)新高考英語倒計(jì)時(shí)模擬卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Sheis____________beingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.A．freefrom B．freeof C．outof D．farfrom2．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout3．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported4．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．a(chǎn)s B．thatC．which D．where5．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a(chǎn);the D．/;a6．Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，youfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.Thatisacommon________intheUSA．A．viewB．exerciseC．practiceD．reality7．—Haveyouwatchedthefilm“Avatar”?—Notyet.ButIthefilmisworthwatching.A．a(chǎn)mtold B．wastold C．havetold D．havebeentold8．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.9．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides10．Itwasnotuntilshegothome____Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before11．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing12．---DoyouknowwhatTomdoesallday?----IknowhespendsatleastasmuchtimewatchingTVashe____________hislessons.A．isdoing B．does C．spendstodo D．doesdoing13．Asa(n)________andeffectivemethod,expresswaynoisebarrierisaprimarymeasureusedtoreducetrafficnoise.A．correctional B．flexible C．economical D．investigative14．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed15．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those16．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged17．ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten18．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where19．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto20．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．a(chǎn)ccount D．thought第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Createdin1998byCaseyandShelleyBlack，theNorthernLightsWildlifeWolfCenterfocusesonnotonlyrescuingyoungabandonedwolvesbuteducatingthepublic．Unlikeothercenters，youcanactuallywalkwiththewolvesandhaveexciting，hands﹣oninteractionwiththemhere．Andso，wegatheredonelatewintermorningtolearn，prepareandwalk．ScrappyandFlora，ourwolvesthatday，werebroughttothecenterwhenonlyafewdaysold．"Theylivedinthehousewithusforthefirstseveralmonths．Wetreatedthemlikehumanbabies，fedthemandsleptwiththem，"saidShelley．So，theyaretotallyusedtopeople．However，thesearewildanimals．Forthatreason，ShelleyandCaseyexplained，thewalkistotallyonthewolf'sterms．"Wedon'tapproachthem，butiftheycomeuptous，wecantouchthem．"Withallthisinmind，weheadedforthewoods．Wewerewalkingonaloggingroadwhensuddenly，F(xiàn)lora，all60poundsofher，hurrieduptomeandraiseduponherlegs．Shewasalmostastallasme．Assheleanedin，putherhugemuddypawsonmyshouldersandsniffedmyface，apparentlyshewassayinghelloinwolftalk．Wewalkedfarther，maybehalfamile，whileScrappyandFloradashedinandoutofthewoodsstoppingtooccasionallyrollinthesnow，digforthisorthatandjustplay．Thenweallheadedintothetreestoapicturesquestreamwherethewolvessplashed，drankandhadagreattime．Onecouldpointoutthatthiswholeadventurewasstagedandquiteartificial．Butthepurpose，CaseyandShelleysaid，istoexplainthewolves'placeintheenvironmentand，primarily，toletpeopleknowwolvesdon'thavetobeuniversallyfeared﹣theyreallydon'thidesecretlyinthewoodsjustwaitingtoeatpeople，butthey'dratheravoidpeople，forthemostpart．1、HowistheNorthernLightsWildlifeWolfCenterdifferentfromothers？A．Ittrainsandeducateswildwolves．B．Itaimstorescueyoungabandonedwolves．C．Itraiseswolvesforcommercialpurposes．D．Itallowsvisitorstotakeawalkwithwolves．2、WhatcanbeinferredfromShelleyandCasey'sexplanationinParagraph2？A．Thewalkcanbepotentiallydangerous．B．Thewolveshavelostalltheirwildness．C．Peopleshouldgetclosetothewolvesactively．D．Thewolvescanreadpeople'smindlikehumanbabies．3、WhydidFlorabehavelikethatwhenshesawtheauthorontheloggingroad？A．Toexpresscuriosity．B．Toshowfriendliness．C．Toattractattention．D．Toseekcompanionship．4、WhydoCaseyandShelleyorganizesuchanadventure？A．Toadvertisethecenter．B．Topublicizewolfhunting．C．Topromoteenvironmentalprotection．D．Toclarifysomeconventionalviewsofwolves．22．（8分）ManypublicfiguresfromIT,showbusiness,andsportshavejoinedtheIceBucketChallengetoraisemoneyforamyotrophiclateralsclerosis(ALS)(肌萎縮性側(cè)索硬化)research.Anumberofinternationalfamouspeoplehavealreadytakenthechallenge,includingMicrosoftco-founderBillGates,FacebookCEOMarkZuckerberg,AfounderandCEOJeffBezos,andAppleInc.CEOTimCook.TroubledmusicianJustinBieberevenchallengedUSPresidentBarrackObama.TheALSIceBucketChallengerequiresthatparticipantspourabucketoficewateronthemselvesandthenpostavideoofitonsocialmediawhilenominatingoneormorepeopletodothesamewithin24hours.Peoplewhofailtotakethechallengewillhavetodonate$100toTheALSAssociation,whichadvocatesfindingtreatmentandacureforALS.Andmanyofthosewho’vetakenthechallengedonatedaswell.ALSisararediseasethatgraduallyreducespatients’musclestrength,finallymakingthembecomeunabletospeak,move,swallowandbreathe.InNorthAmerica,ALSiscommonlyknownasLouGehrig’sdisease,afterthestarbaseballplayerwhodiedofthediseasein1941attheageof38.Thebest-knownALSpatienttodayisBritishscientistStephenHawking.WhilemostpeoplewithALSsurviveonlytwotofiveyearsafterdiagnosis(診斷),Hawkinghashadthediseasefordecades.ThemedicaltreatmentforALSisveryexpensiveandcannotbecoveredbymostsocialwelfareprograms.ThiscreatesdifficultiesformanyALSpatientsandtheirfamilies,bothphysicallyandmentally.“Duetotheicebucketcampaign,manypeoplebeginningtoknowaboutALS.WithmorepeopleawareandmorepeopletakingpartinthefightagainstALS,wecancalmlyworkwithnotonlyotherALSorganizations,butalsowithmedicalcompaniestospeedupnewtreatmentsforpeopleaffectedbythedisease,”saidBarbaraNewhouse,PresidentandCEOofTheALSAssociation.1、WhydoestheauthormentionmanyfamouspeopleinParagraph1?A．TostressthepopularityoftheIceBucketChallenge.B．Toadviseustolearnfromthem.C．Toprovetheyaregenerous.D．TointroducethetargetgroupoftheIceBucketChallenge.2、Paragraph2ismainlyabouttheIceBucketchallenge’s________.A．influenceB．purposeC．rulesD．development3、Thepersonwhoisnominatedforthechallengeisrequiredto________.A．donate$100toTheALSAssociationB．watchothersvideosonsocialmediaC．helpfindeffectivetreatmentsforALSD．pouricewateronhimselfwithintime4、WhatdoweknowaboutALSfromthetext?A．ALSisfairlycommonnow.B．LouGehrigwasfirstcuredofALS.C．ItisrareforpeoplewithALStosurvivedecades.D．SocialwelfareprogramsprovidemedicaltreatmentsforALS.5、AccordingtoBarbaraNewhouse,theIceBucketChallenge________.A．makesmorepeoplewellawareofALSB．teachespeoplehowtofightagainstALSC．makesmedicalcompanieshelpALSpatientsD．a(chǎn)ttractsmanypeopletojoinALSorganizations23．（8分）Whenyou’rehavingahardtimewithyourhomeworkorwhenyou’repreparingforyourtermpaper,thesestudent-focusedwebsitescanhelpyouwithjustaboutanythingyouneed.Thekeytogettingthemostoutoftheseonlineresourcesistoknowhowtheycanbestbeusedtoyouradvantage.FacebookAlthoughFacebookcanbeoneofyourbiggesttime-wastersanddistractionswhenyouaresupposedtobegettingworkdone,itcanalsobeoneofyourmostvaluableresources.MostofyourclassmateswillprobablyhaveaFacebookaccount,soanyoneyouneedtoconnectwithaboutaclassyoumissedoraboutaproblemisusuallyjustafewclicksaway.SparkNotesWithafreelibraryofhistorytimeline,philosophystudyguidesandlibrarysummaries,SparkNoteshascoveredjustaboutanyreading-relatedjamyoufindyourselfin.Justrunasearchforthebook,play,orshortsummaryofthematerialyouaresupposedtoread.ADoyoufinisheverytermwithmanyexpensivetextbooksyouwillneveropenagain?Insteadoflettingthemoneyspentgotowaste,getbacksomeofyourcashbysellingyourbooksonAmazon.RateMyPChoosingnewclassescansometimesbeliketryingtopickoutyourclothesinthedark,atotalguessinggame.Whichteachergivesoutthehardestproblemsets?Howmuchhomeworkwillthathistoryprofessorgiveyoueveryweek?AtRateMyP,studentsalloverthecountryratetheirprofessorsonquality,helpfulness,andhowhardtheirclassesare.WikipediaWhileWikipediaisn’taimedspecificallyatstudents,itisdifficulttothinkofanotherwebsitethatdoesmoretoreducethepainofpaperwritingandresearching.Wikipediagivesyouaquickwaytofindsourcesandgetthedetailsofalmostanytopicyouneedtoresearch—allwithoutwalkingtothelibrary.1、Thepassagewasmainlywrittento.A．explainsomewebsitesforparentsB．comparesomeeducationalwebsitesC．introducedifferentpartsofawebsiteD．offersomewebsitesthatmayhelpstudents2、Whileyouaretakinggreatpainstowritearesearchreport,canmostprobablybeahelp.A．FacebookB．SparicNotesC．AD．Wikipedia3、RateMyPisaplace.A．whereyoucanmakefriendsalloverthecountryB．whereyoucancommunicatewithyourprofessorsC．thatgivesyouinformationaboutprofessorsinadvanceD．thatgivestipsonhowtogetalongwithyourprofessors4、Whichofthefollowingwillyoumostprobablyreferto,ifyouneedbriefideasordiscussioninreading?A．Wikipedia.B．Facebook.C．SparkNotes.D．A.24．（8分）MykidsandIwereheadingintothesuperstoreovertheweekend．Ontheway，wesawamancoveredbyablanketandholdingasignthatsaid，"Lostmyjob．FamilytoFeed．"Atthisstore，asightlikethisisnotnormal．Itwasobviousthatthemanwasembarrassed，butdesperate．My10-year-oldnoticedhimandsaidhowbaditmustbetohavetostandoutsideinthecoldwind．Whilewewereinthestore，Iaskedeachofthekidstopicksomethingtheythoughtour"friend"outsidewouldneed．Theypickedacoupleofapples，apackageofbread，asandwich，somecheeseandabottleofjuice．Thenmy17-year-oldasked，"Canwegethimagiftcard？"Ithoughtaboutit．Wewerelowoncashourselves，but…well，sometimesgivingfromour"need"insteadofour"abundance（充裕）"isjustwhatweneedtodo!Allthekidsdeclaredsomethingtheycoulddoawaywithfortheweek．Wequicklycheckedout，withthefoodshecouldeatatthemoment，andagiftcardforthestore．Atthesuggestionofmy16-year-old，wealsoboughtahotcupofcoffee，andthendrovetotheendoftheparkinglot，whereour"friend"washoldinghissign．Wehandedhimthecoffeeandthebagoffood．Hethankeduswithwateryeyes．WhenIhandedhimthegiftcardandsaidhecoulduseitforwhateverhisfamilymightneed，heburstintotears，obviouslyoverwhelmedandgrateful．ThoughIwishedwecouldhavedonemore，Ican'thelpbutthinkabouthowthisexperiencehasbeensuchawonderfulopportunityforourfamily．Thefeelingofhelpingsomeoneelsehasaffectedthemall---theycannotstoptalkingaboutit，andforfourdaysnowhavebeensearchingforotherswecanhelp!ThingswouldhaveplayedoutsodifferentlyifIhadsimplysaid，"No，wereallydon'thavemoneytogivemore，"orsomethingtothateffect．Steppingoutnotonlyhelpedabrotherinneed，italsogavemykidsthe______tasteofhelpingothers．1、Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory？______a．Themanwasgratefulwithtears．b．Eachchildpickedsomefoodforthemaninthestore．c．Apoormanlosthisjobandaskedpeopleforhelp．d．Allkidsdidawaywithsomethingandgavehimagiftcard．e．Theysawthepoormanoutsidethesupermarketandtookpityonhim．A．c-e-b-d-aB．c-e-d-b-aC．e-c-d-b-aD．e-c-b-d-a2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3mean？______A．givinghimsomefoodB．givingfromourabundanceC．givingfromourneedD．givinghimapostcard3、Thebestwordcouldbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraphshouldbe______．A．terribleB．sweetC．tiringD．hopeless4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph？______A．IfmotherhadsaidNO，thekidswouldhavehelpedinadifferentway．B．Theyhadhelpedmanypeoplebeforeofferingthispoormanhelp．C．Theywon'thelpmorepeoplebecausetheycan'taffordtodoso．D．Theywilltrytheirbesttohelpmorepeopleinthefuture．25．（10分）IwasdelightedtoreceiveacopyofMarieCurieandherDaughtersbyShelleyEmlingthroughmyletter-boxafewweeksago.Actuallysciencehasneverreallybeenmy“thing”.AtschoolIreallystruggledwithphysicsandchemistryandwasmuchhappierinEnglishLanguageorHistoryclasses.Mymindisnotstructuredenoughtounderstandhowscienceworks,I’mabitofadaydreamerandpreferusingmyimaginationratherthanlearningfacts,figuresandformulae(公式).OfcourseIknewwhoMarieCuriewas,hergreatachievements,hercontributiontoscience,tomedicaladvancesandinfluenceontheworld,butotherthanthat,Ireallyhadverylittleideaaboutherlife.ShelleyEmlinghasbasedthisbookonMarieCurie’srelationshipwithhertwodaughters,IreneandEve.ThebookbeginsaftertheearlydeathofPierreCurie,whenMarieislefttocarryontheworkthattheystartedasacoupleandtobringuphertwosmalldaughtersalone.EmlinghasconcentratedherbookonthecommunicationbetweenMarieandherdaughters.Shewasnotanoverly-protectivemother,nordidshehesitatetospendtimeawayfromherdaughters,yetthisdidnotweakentheirrelationship.Mariewasacaringandlovingmother,whoencouragedherdaughterstobecomeindividuals,toachievewhattheywantedto.MarieCurieandherhusbandmadethedecisionnottoprofitfromtheirdiscoveries.ItwasbecauseofthisthatMariehadtodependondonationstocarryoutherwork,andthatshehadtocarryouttoursoftheStates.IwasveryimpressedbyEmling’swritingstyle—shehastoldthestoryofthreeextraordinarywomenwhowerewayaheadoftheirtimeinaninterestingandveryreadablemanner.1、Whatisthewritergoodat?A．Physicsandchemistry.B．Facts,figuresandformulae.C．EnglishandHistory.D．Daydreaming.2、WhatisMarieCurielikeintheeyesofIreneandEve?A．Shemakesapetofthemlikebabies.B．Sheavoidsstayingawayfromthem.C．Sheencouragesthemtobuildtheirowncharacters.D．Shewantstobeinvolvedineveryareaoftheirlife.3、WhydidMarieCurietourtheStates?A．Becauseshemeanttomakeherselfafamousperson.B．BecauseshewishedtointroducethemedicaladvancestopeopleintheU.S.A．C．Becausesheneededmoneytobringuphertwosmalldaughtersbyherself.D．Becauseshedecidedtocontinueherworkwithoutmoneymadefromdiscoveries.4、ThebookwrittenbyShelleyEmlingfocuseson________.A．theconnectionbetweenMarieCurieandherdaughtersB．thecontributionsMarieCuriemadetotheworldC．theresearchworkofMarieCurieandherhusbandD．thedecisionmadebyMarieCurieandherhusband第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Theotherday,myhusbandandItookthekidsfordinneratabranchofPizzaExpress.Therewasaveryfriendlylady1aloneatthenexttable.Whenthetimecameforhertopaythe2,herbankcardwasdeclined.Thewaitresstoldher,inaverykindway,thattherewasa3butthatshewouldcallhermanagerforhelp.Seeingthis,myhusband4gotupandtoldthewaitingstaffthatwewouldpayforthelady'smeal.5,whenthemanagerarrived,heexplainedtotheladythatalthoughshecouldn'tuseher6,therewasnoneedto7.PizzaExpressauthorizes(授權(quán))therestaurantto8twofreemealspermonthandonthis9,theywouldliketoprovideherwithafreemeal.Shewasextremelygratefulandapologeticthatshehadbeen10topay.Wewererelievedthattheladyhadbeen11withdignityinsteadofbeingplacedina12position.Then,themanager13ourtable.Hesaidthat,14wehadshownsuchgenerosity,hewouldliketodonatethesecondfreemealthattherestaurantwasableto15tous!Wewereabsolutely16!Ihadneverheardofanychainrestaurantbehavinginsucha(n)17way.Wewerequite18withgratitude.ImadesurethattheladywasabletogethomeOK,andthenwe19thestaffandleftourselves.Iwasreallyimpressedbyhowtherestauranthadtreatedthis20case.1、A．waitingB．diningC．orderingD．working2、A．menuB．recipeC．serviceD．bill3、A．problemB．solutionC．disadvantageD．technique4、A．cautiouslyB．bravelyC．immediatelyD．slowly5、A．HoweverB．FinallyC．ActuallyD．Therefore6、A．cashB．checkC．phoneD．card7、A．payB．helpC．worryD．bother8、A．giveawayB．pickupC．letoutD．takeon9、A．conditionB．occasionC．momentD．demand10、A．readyB．likelyC．unableD．unwilling11、A．a(chǎn)ppreciatedB．encouragedC．treatedD．pleased12、A．dangerousB．pleasantC．painfulD．difficult13、A．a(chǎn)pproachedB．removedC．noticedD．cleaned14、A．ifB．a(chǎn)fterC．a(chǎn)sD．when15、A．shareB．offerC．spareD．cover16、A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．a(chǎn)stonishedC．interestedD．confused17、A．strangeB．a(chǎn)wkwardC．a(chǎn)bnormalD．generous18、A．filledB．equippedC．suppliedD．burdened19、A．praisedB．metC．greetedD．thanked20、A．uniqueB．regularC．specialD．complex第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Phone-surfingResultsinMorePurchasesLeavingyourmobilephoneathomewhenyougoshoppingcouldpreventmindlessoverspending,anewstudysuggests.ResearchfromtheUniversityofBathdiscoveredthatwhenpeoplearedistractedbytheirmobilesduringatriptothesupermarkettheirshoppingbills1．risebyanaverageof41percent.Attention-weakeningdevicesalsoencourageshopperstowanderalongmoreshelves,2．theycomeacrossmoreproducts.Inonestudy,294peopleagedbetween18and73atfourSwedishsupermarketsworeeye-trackingglassesthroughoutashoppingtriptomeasurewheretheywentand3．theylookedat.Theirreceiptswerethenused4．(assess)theirspending.Thoseusingamobilephonespentonaverage￡33.73comparedtoanaverageof￡23.91forthosewhodidnot.Asecondstudyof117shoppersfoundthosewithmobilephonesspentlongerinthestore,5．(give)moreattentiontoshelves.Theyalsospentanaverageof￡36.Thisstudyfoundshoppersusingamobilephonespentonaverage￡36.16on20.85items,comparedto￡25.59on13.22products.DrCarl-PhilipAhlbom,oftheUniversityofBath’sSchoolofManagementsaid:“Businessownershavetendedtoworrythatmobilesdistractshoppersfromspendingmoney,6．wewereamazedtofindcompletelythereverseeffect.”Thefindingswereveryclear-themoretimeyouspendonyourphone,themoremoneyyou’llpart7．.“Soifyou’retryingtobudget,8．(leave)yourphoneinyourpocket.It'snotthephone9．thatcausesmorepurchases,butitsimpactonourfocus.”Researchersbelievepeoplespendmorebecauseusingaphonedistractspeoplefromtheir10．(plan)lists.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏子符號(hào)（∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞：2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Timespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable.Hereisamovingstoryaboutit.Oncetherewasamedicalstudentwantedtoreadatextbookwhichwasfartooexpensivetobuyit.Theonlycopyhecouldfindwasinabookshop,buthecouldn’taffordit.Sothathecoulddowastoreaditintheshop.Everyafternoon,hegoestotheshopandreadsomeofthebooksatatime.Oneday,however,he