北京西城8中2026屆英語高三上期末質(zhì)量檢測模擬試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating2．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup3．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive4．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual5．Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing______.A．hadhappened B．happenedC．wouldhappen D．wouldhavehappened6．Accordingtothebankrulesreleasedrecently,youhavetopaya25%________oneachchequeyoucash.A．a(chǎn)dmission B．pensionC．a(chǎn)llowance D．commission7．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what8．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what9．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup10．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday11．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough12．______inpainting,Johndidn’tnoticeeveningapproaching.A．Toabsorb B．TobeabsorbedC．Absorbed D．Absorbing13．Musictreatmentinvolvesaspecialistplayinganinstrumentorsing________thepatient’smood.A．bymeansof B．withregardtoC．inresponseto D．onaccountof14．Afterhavingsomealcohol,driverstendtospeedwhenpassingstreetswithlesspeople.A．pullup B．putup C．riseup D．pickup15．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical16．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．a(chǎn)ttempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises17．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave18．____________thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshavenochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.A．FacedB．FacingC．TofaceD．Havingfaced19．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．a(chǎn)replanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning20．________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）WHERETOGOINAUGUST?InEuropeAugustistheheightofthepeakseason!MillionsofholidaymakersfromaroundtheworldinvadethebeachesandcountrysideofSouthernEurope.Theclimateisgreatfortravelforjustaboutthewholeofthecontinentwithjustafewareasaffectedbyextremeheat.ThenorthofEuropeislovelyduringthismonthandsummeristheidealtimetovisitthosecountriesthataregenerallyconsideredalittlecoldanddampsuchasIreland,ScotlandorHolland.InAsiaThisseasonisconsideredtheleastfavourable.Themonsoon(季風)seasonisatitsheightoverthemajorityofthisareawiththeexceptionofonlyafewcountries(KeralaorTamilNaduinIndia,BaliandthesouthernislandsofIndonesia,etc.)Everywhereelseishot,andverydampclimateprevails(盛行).InAfricaTheMaghrebcountriesarecrowdedwithtourists.Theclimateishotanddry.TheAtlanticcoastofMoroccoispleasantthankstotheoceaninfluence.Furthertothesouthitistherainyseasonanditisonlyalongthelatitude(緯度)ofKenyaandTanzaniathattheclimatebecomesfavourabletovisitors.InAmericaThenorthisgenerallyhotanddry(sometimesextremelyhotinthedesertstowardsthewestoftheUSA).CentralAmericaexperiencesashortrainyseasonatthistimebuttowardsthesouththeconditionsaremorefavourable.Tobeavoided:AlthoughJulyandAugustarefavourabletotravel“climatically”speaking,itisoftennotsopleasantwhenitcomestoquietnessandprices.ThevastmajoritiesofEuropeancountrieshavetheirmainholidaysduringthisperiodsothehotelsaregenerallycrowdedandthepriceshighforthemajorityofdestinations.223、WhichpartmaybethelastchoicefortravellinginAugust?A．Asia. B．Africa.C．SouthernEurope. D．SouthernAmerica.1、Besidesclimate,__________cancontributetoyourdisappointmentwhentravelling.A．hotelprices B．peacefulenvironmentC．transportationexpenses D．troublesomeholidaymakers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invade”inthepart“inEurope”mean?A．Immigrationto. B．Visitseparately.C．Enterinlargenumbers. D．Attackandoccupy.22．（8分）AlmaDeutschercouldreadmusicbeforeshecouldreadwords.Shecomposedherfirstpianosonataatsix，herfirstshortoperaatseven，andherfirstfull-lengthoperaat10.AlmaAlma，agiftedmusicianaswellasacomposer，thechildprodigy，or“LittleMozart"，whosemusicisintheclassical-romantictradition，wasonstagethroughout，switchingbetweenthepianoandtheviolin.Herparents，motherJanie，andfatherGuy，arequiteformal.Theythinkdeeplybeforetheyspeak，andappeartobequiet.TheymaintainAlmaisanadultwhenitcomestomusicandanormalgirlinotherways.Shehasalwaysbeenhome-schooledandisreadingPhilipPullman'sHisDarkMaterialswhenwemeet.Janie，whohasgivenupheruniversityjob，isalsoahugesupport，home-schoolingbothgirls.AndtheybelieveAlmawouldn'thavedevelopedinmainstreameducationanyway.Becauseherneedsaredifferentandit'squitedifficultforanyschool.Butperhapswhatmostsetsherapartistheintensity(強度)ofherimagination.SpendtimewithAlmaandyouarestruckbyhowoftenshetalksaboutTransylvanian，whichisunrelatedtotheregioninRomania."Imusthaveheardthenamesomewhere，becauseIdidn'tknowitwasarealplaceuntilmuchlater，"shesays.Transylvanianis"myownlandwithitsownlanguageandtherearebeautifulcomposersthere，namedAntoninYellowsinkandAshyandShellandFlare”.Transylvanianisoutside，inside；everywhereandnowhere.Shehaswrittenbiographiesaboutthecomposers,createdamagazine,ParisFlash,fortheinhabitants,andevencomposedaTransylvaniannationalanthem.Herfatherbelieveshermusicalabilityisasignofthisimagination."Itallpoursoutlikeavolcano,"hesays.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutAlmafromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Sheistooyoungtobeamusician.B．Sheisawonderchildonmusic.C．Sheisahard-workingchildonmusic.D．Hermusicworksarewell-knownaroundtheworld.2、WhydidAlmareceiveeducationathome?A．Becauseshedidn'tlikeschool.B．Becauseofherspecialneeds.C．Becausehermotherlostherjob.D．Becauseshewantedtostaywithhersister.3、WhatdoweknowaboutTransylvanian?A．TransylvanianisaplaceinAlma'scity.B．TransylvanianisaplaceinthebookAlmaread.C．TransylvanianisaplacethatAlmaimagined.D．Transylvanianisagroupformusiciansandcomposers.4、Accordingtoherfather,whatisthekeytoAlma'ssuccess?A．Herrichimagination. B．Herparents'influence.C．Herteachers'instruction. D．Herhardworkonmusic.23．（8分）Hitsongsarebigbusiness,sothereisanincentiveforcomposerstogetthoseingredientsthatmightincreasetheirchancesofsuccess.Butsongsarecomplexmixturesoffeatures.Howtoanalysethemismademoredifficultbythefactthatwhatispopularchangesovertime.ButNataliaKomarova,amathematicianattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,thinksshehascrackedtheproblem.Hercomputeranalysissuggeststhatthesongscurrentlypreferredbyconsumersaredanceable,party-likenumbers.Unfortunately,thoseactuallywritingsongsprefersomethingelse.SheandhercolleaguescollectedinformationonmusicreleasedinBritainbetween1985and2015.Theylookedinmusic“metadata(元數(shù)據(jù))’’thatareusedbymusicloversandareoftentappedintobyacademics.Metadataareinformationaboutthenatureofasongthatcangivelistenersanideaofwhatthatsongislikebeforetheyhearit.Dr.Komarovaandherteamwerepresentedwithmorethan500,000songstodetectnumerousmusicalfeatures.Theteamfedallofthisinformationintoacomputerandcomparedthefeaturesofsongsthathadmadeitintothecharts(排行榜)withthoseofsongsthathadnot.Overall,theteam’sresultssuggestedthatchartsuccesseswerehappierandbrighterthantheaveragesongsreleasedduringthesameyear.Charttopperswerealsomorelikelythanaveragesongstohavebeenperformedbywomen.Dr.Komarovausedtheseresultstotrainhercomputertotrytopredictwhetherarandomlypresentedsongwaslikelytohavebeenahitinagivenyear.Themachinecorrectlypredictedsuccess75%ofthetime,comparedwiththatfromthemusicdatabase.Contentisn’teverything.Asmightbeexpected,circumstances,particularlyanyfamealreadyattachedtoarecordingartistorartists,hadaneffecttoo.Butnotahugeone.Thatsuggeststhatmusicalfameisactuallyattachedtotalent,ratherthantoadvertising.Andthisisalessonforanindustrythatsomebelieveisnotconnectedenoughtotalent.1、Whyisitdifficulttotellwhatmakesgoodmusic?A．Whatpeoplethinkispopularchangeswiththetime.B．Whatsomepeoplethinkpopularisn’tforotherpeople.C．Noonecaresaboutwhatmakespopularmusic.D．It’sdifficulttoknowthefeaturesofpopularmusic.2、Whatcanweinferfromtheresultsoftheteam’sresearch?A．Thecontentofgoodmusiccanbetypedintocomputers.B．Goodmusichasthequalitytomakepeoplethinkaboutlife.C．Happierandbrightersongsaremorelikelytomakethecharts.D．Analysiscandecideinadvancewhetherasongwillbepopular.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incentive”inParagraph1mean?A．Expression.B．Motivation.C．Exhibition.D．Division.4、What’stherelationshipbetweenmusicalfameandthesinger?A．Afamoussingerwillmakeanymusiche/shesingspopular.B．Goodmusicdependsonwhetherthesingeriswidelyadvertised.C．Agoodfemalesingercanmakeanaveragesongpopular.D．Talentismoreimportantthanfametomakeasongpopular.24．（8分）Longago,peoplewhowererichorimportantrodehorsesthatwereverytall.Today,ifagirlactslikesheisbetterthaneveryoneelse,youmightsaysheshould“getoffherhighhorse.”Yesterday,mychildrenwantedmetotakethemtotheplayground.ButIhadtofinishmywork,soItoldthemto“holdyourhorses”—waituntilIfinishwhatIamdoing.Mytwoboysliketocompeteagainsteachotherandplayinaviolentway.Ialwaystellthemtostop“horsingaround”orsomeonecouldgethurt.Weliveinasmalltown.Itdoesnothaveanyexcitingactivitiestooffervisitors.Mychildrencallita“one-horsetown.”Lastnight,IgotatelephonecallwhileIwaswatchingmyfavoritetelevisionshow.Idecidednottoansweritbecause“wildhorsescouldnotdragmeaway”fromthetelevision—therewasnothingthatcouldstopmefromdoingwhatIwantedtodo.Sometimesyougetinformation“straightfromthehorse’smouth.”Itcomesdirectlyfromthepersonwhoknowsmostaboutthesubject.Letussayyourteachertellsyouthereisgoingtobeatesttomorrow.Youcouldsayyougottheinformation“straightfromthehorse’smouth.”Youmayhaveheardthisexpression,“Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakehimdrink.”Thatmeansyoucangivesomeoneadvicebutyoucannotforcehimtodosomethinghedoesnotwanttodo.1、Howmanyidioms(習語)about“horse”doesthepassagetalkabout?A．5B．6C．7D．82、What’stheprobablemeaningof“holdyourhorses”?A．waitamomentB．stopworkingC．keepontryingD．neverdothatagain3、Whenyougettheinformation“straightfromthehorse’smouth”,itmeanstheinformationis_____.A．reliableB．falseC．uselessD．frightening4、Whensomeoneforcesyoutodosomethingasheadvises,youcansay“______”tohim.A．holdyourhorsesB．Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakehimdrinkC．getoffyourhighhorseD．wildhorsescouldnotdragmeaway5、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Itmainlytalksabouthorseinthewest.B．Itmainlyintroducessomeidiomsabouthorse.C．Itmainlyshowstheimportanceofhorse.D．It’smainlyaboutthequalityofhorse.25．（10分）AllKatherineBatesJoneswantedforher90thbirthdaywastoownherchildhoodhome.Herdaughter,EmilySims,wasn’tsokeenontheidea;itseemedunwiseforanoldwomantoentertherealestatemarket.And,astheoldsayinggoes,youcanneverreallygohomeagain.ButthemomanddaughteroftendrovefromtheircurrenttownofGreenville,SouthCarolina,toKatherine’sbelovedoldhomeinnearbyGaffney.Whileadmiringthecharmingone-storydwellingshewasbornin,Katherinewouldsay,“I’dliketohavethathouseback.”O(jiān)neday,asEmilywentdownthedollhouseofherlocalstore,inspirationstruck:Hermothercouldhaveherhousebackinreplica（復制品）.Emily’sfriendThomasMcAbeeconnectedherwithRayMeyers,alocalretireddentistwithatalentforwoodworking.Raypaidmultiplevisitstotheoriginalhome,takingprecisemeasurementsandcollecteddetailswiththehelpofthecurrenthomeowners.Thereplicahomeandtheamazingstorybehinditdeservedanimpressivedisplay.Emilyarrangedasurprisepartyatwhichtheminiature（微小模型）andKatherinewouldbehonored.Butkeepingthebigsecretaboutthelittlehousewasatoughtask.Raywouldaskmequestionsa-boutthehouse,”Emilysaysoftheplanningprocess,“ThelasttimeIwasinsidewaswhenIwasateenager,soIcouldn’tremembereverything.IwouldvisitwithmomandstartaconversationwhereIwouldsay,‘Oh,bytheway,doyouremember…’andaskhersomethingaboutthehouse.Shewouldgivedetailsfromhermemoryaboutthecolorandthelayout.Shewouldtellmeexactlywhatsomethinglookedlikeorwhereitwasinthehouse.”O(jiān)nAugust28,2017,Emilygathered40friendsandfamilymembersatherhouse.Theparty-goerswaitedwhileEmily’sdaughter-in-law,Christie,tookKatherineouttolunch.Afterthespecialbirthdaymeal,ChristiebroughtKatherinetoEmily’shouse.“Whenwewentinside,therewasahousefullofpeoplesingingHappyBirthdaytome,”Katherinesays.“Ican’tbelievemyeyes.”ForKatherine,itturnsoutthatitispossibletogohomeagainwhileseeingthegift.1、WhydidKatherineandEmilydrivetoGaffney?A．Theoldhousewasverycharming.B．Emilywaskeenontherealestatemarket.C．Theywantedtocelebratethebirthdaythere.D．Katherinewantedtohaveherchildhoodhomeback.2、Howwasthehouseback?A．Thecurrenthomeownershelpedalot.B．Emilymadeareplicaonherown.C．ThomasMcAbeehelpedtomakethereplica.D．Raypaidmultiplevisitsandmadeonereplica.3、HowdidKatherinefeelatthespecialparty?A．Moved.B．Pleased.C．Astonished.D．Excited.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ASpecialGiftB．GoodOldDaysC．ADreamofanOldWomanD．AnOldWoman’sHouse第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）InGlasgow,Scotland,ayounglady,likealotofteenstoday,gottiredofhome.Thedaughterobjectedtoherfamily’s1lifestyleandsaid,“Idon’twantyourGod.Iamleaving!”Shelefthome.Beforelong,shewasdisappointedandunabletofindajob,soshetooktothestreetstodoeverythingshecouldto2money.Manyyearspassedby,herfatherdied,hermothergrew3,andthedaughterbecamemoreandmoreentrenched(固執(zhí))inherwayoflife.Nocontactwasmadebetweenmotheranddaughterduringtheseyears.Themother,having4herdaughter’swhereabouts,wenttothepoorpartofthecityin5ofherdaughter.Shestoppedateachoftherescuemissionswithasimple6“Wouldyouallowmeto7thispicture?”Itwasapictureofthesmiling,gray-hairedmotherwithahandwritten8atthebottom:“Iloveyoustill…comehome!”O(jiān)nedaythedaughterwanderedintoarescuemissionforahotmeal.Shesat9listeningtotheservice,allthewhilelettingher10wanderovertothebulletinboard.Thereshesawthepictureandthought,couldthatbemymother?Shecouldn’t11untiltheservicewasover.Shestoodandwenttolook.Itwashermother,andtherewerethosewords,“Iloveyoustill…comehome!”12shestoodinfrontofthepicture,shewept.Itwastoo13tobetrue.Itwasnight,butshewasso14bythemessagethatshestartedwalkinghome15thetimeshearriveditwasearlyinthemorning.Shewasafraidand16herwaytimidly.Assheknocked,thedoor17openonitsown.Shethoughtsomeonemusthavebrokenintothehouse.Concernedforhermother’s18,theyoungwomanrantothebedroomandshookhermotherawakeandsaid,“It’sme!It’sme!I’mhome!”Themothercouldn’tbelievehereyes.Theyfellintoeachother’sarms.Thedaughtersaid,“Iwassoworriedand19someonehadbrokenin.”Themotherrepliedgently,“No,dear.Fromthedayyouleft,thatdoorhasneverbeen20”1、A．shabby B．religious C．a(chǎn)wful D．simple2、A．earn B．win C．offer D．a(chǎn)pproach3、A．lonelier B．slower C．elder D．older4、A．toldabout B．heardof C．learnedfrom D．informedof5、A．sight B．charge C．search D．want6、A．request B．remark C．question D．speech7、A．bringup B．layoff C．dropout D．putup8、A．record B．a(chǎn)dvice C．message D．notice9、A．constantly B．a(chǎn)bsent-mindedly C．frequently D．carefully10、A．eyes B．hands C．thoughts D．imaginations11、A．help B．evaluate C．wait D．consult12、A．After B．Since C．Until D．As13、A．lucky B．good C．skeptical D．coincidence14、A．a(chǎn)stonished B．touched C．blamed D．a(chǎn)shamed15、A．By B．At C．During D．Before16、A．walked B．led C．made D．held17、A．seemed B．blew C．proved D．flew18、A．safety B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．danger D．relief19、A．observed B．realized C．found D．thought20、A．a(chǎn)dopted B．opened C．locked D．Fixed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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）China,whichtakesprideinfourinventionsinancienttimes,hasonceagainshownitsability1．(change)theworldwithitsnewfourgreatinventions:high-speedrailways,electronicpayment,sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.Recently,the“newfourgreatinventions”2．(improve)thequalityofpeople’slives.Thankstoonlineshoppingandmobilepayment,peoplecanbuywhattheywant3．(simple)withataponthephoneindoors.High-speedtrainshaveshortened4．journeyfromBeijingtothecoastalcityTianjintohalfanhour.Asforthebikes,theythemselvesarenotnew.Itistheoperatingmodelofbike-sharing5．(base)onthesatellitenavigation(導航)system,mobilepaymentaswellasbigdata6．hassurprisedtheworld.Sharedbicyclesarebringingcyclingback7．people’slivesandtheyaremakingpublictransportmore8．(attract).ItisincreasinglyclearthatChinaisnolonger9．(copy),western,ideasandisleadinginmanynewways.Agrowingnumberofforeign10．(company)hopetopromotethedevelopmentintheirhomecountrybyhighlightingtheneedfortechnologicalachievementslikethatofChina.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有l(wèi)O處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（八），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后酌詞。注意：1．每處錯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）不計分。LastSunday,Iaccompaniedtwoofmyforeignfriend,TomandMary,totravelaroundBeijing.WebeganwithtouringSouthLuoguLane(南鑼鼓巷),whichisknownfortheirtraditionalChinesearchitecture.IknowaplaceverywellsoIactedastheirtourguide!Forlunch,wehadtriedsomeBeijingfriedsaucenoodles(炸醬面).Tominparticularthoughtthattheytasteddeliciously.Afterlunch,wewenttoHouhaiskateonthefrozenlake.MarywasskatingbeautifullywhileTomcalledforhelp.Wefinishedthedaywithgoingshop,andbothTomandMaryboughtsomepaper-cutslikesouvenirs.ItwasafantasticdaybutIhopetheywillcomebackagainsoon.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華,外教Lucy業(yè)余時間在學漢語,她向你咨詢學漢語的一些途徑,請你給她寫封郵件,向她推薦收聽龍巖人民廣播電臺,內(nèi)容包括:1.介紹廣播電臺情況:頻率:FM92.5;內(nèi)容豐富,如,新聞、體育、生活……2.多聽廣播的好處:有助于了解龍巖,有助于學習漢語。注意：1.字數(shù)100詞左右;2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫;3.開頭、結尾已為你寫好(不計入總詞數(shù))。4.參考詞匯:頻率:frequency龍巖人民廣播電臺:People'sBroadcastingStationofLongyanDearLucy,IamgladtoreceiveyouremailabouthowtolearnChinesewell._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ihopeyouwillenjoyit.Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、C4、B5、A6、D7、D8、A9、A10、D11、D12、C13、C14、D15、B16、B17、A18、B19、C20、D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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、223、A1、A2、C22、1、B2、B3、C4、A23、1、A2、C3、B4、D24、Mother’sDaywascoming.Amanstoppedataflowershop.Hewantstoordersomeflowerstobepostedtohismother,wholivedtwohundredmilesaway.Ashegotoutofhiscar,henoticedayounggirlsittingontheroadside,crying.“What’swrongwithyou?”Heasked.“Iwantedtobuyaredroseformymother.ButIonlyhaveseventy-fivecents,andarosecoststwodollars.”th