2026屆安徽省合肥市七中、合肥十中聯(lián)考高三上英語期末質(zhì)量檢測模擬試題注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)ccessible B．a(chǎn)cceptable C．a(chǎn)vailable D．a(chǎn)ppropriate2．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which3．Theonlineword“selfie”isgaining______andmoreandmorepeopletendtouseitnowadays.A．a(chǎn)ccessB．a(chǎn)dmissionC．controlD．currency4．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this5．Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，youfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.Thatisacommon________intheUSA．A．viewB．exerciseC．practiceD．reality6．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing7．---IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!---Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget8．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound9．Thepeopleinthevillageareso________thattheyarewillingtohelpeveryvisitor.A．optimistic B．energeticC．enthusiastic D．a(chǎn)mbitious10．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced11．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang12．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped13．__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup14．Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped15．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．ifC．a(chǎn)sD．once16．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．a(chǎn)ccumulates B．a(chǎn)ccelerates C．collapses D．loosens17．Itisnotlikehertobesoimpolite;sheyouwhenyougreetedher.A．mightnothaveheard B．shouldnothaveheard C．mustn’thear D．shouldn’thear18．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．when D．a(chǎn)s19．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．a(chǎn)thandB．a(chǎn)twillC．ontrialD．ontrack20．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectatfirst,butI______mymind.A．change B．havechangedC．hadchanged D．wouldchange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）AleksandraNaranowiczhasgonefromcleaningfloorstotakingtothecatwalkafteraninternationalagencysignedherupontherecommendation.AleksandraNaranowicz,27,struggledtofindworkaftermovingtoEnglandfromPolanddespiteanimpressiveresumeandamaster’sdegree.Shemadeendsmeetwithamodest￡250-a-weekjobwhenshedidherpreviouswork,butherluckchangedwhenoneofherclientsreferredhertoaLondonmodelingagent.TheytoldAleksandrashehadthefigureandlooksofamodel.Shehasalreadystarredinastringofadvertsandcatwalkshowsandisearningupto￡2,000ashoot.Aleksandrasaid,“PeoplesaidIhadaprettyfaceandthatI’dbegoodasamodel.ThisgavemetheconfidencetomeetmodelingagenciesinLondon.”AleksandraleftPolandwithaMaster’sdegreeinPedagogy—thescienceandartofeducationandmovedtoBristol.ShetookajobwithlocalcleaningfirmMoppandoneofherclients,retiredmediamogul（顯要人物）,toldher“withbonestructurelikethatyoushouldbeonacatwalknotcleaningmykitchenfloor”.ShespentthenextfewmonthscleaningfloorstosavethemoneytogotocastingsinLondonandwassignedupbyPRM,whichisaleadingmodelmanagementcompany.Shenowworksasafull-timemodelandhasdonecountlessshoots,specializinginhairmagazinesandadverts.MoppfounderPeteDowdssaid,“We’redelightedtohavebeenapartofhelpingAleksandrawithhercareer.ShewasabrilliantadditiontoMopp’sBristolcleaningteamsowe’resorrytoloseherbutnodoubtshe’ll‘cleanup’inthefashionworldinnotime.”1、WhatdidAleksandraNaranowiczdobeforeshebecameamodel?A．Ateacher.B．Acleaner.C．Aboss.D．Areporter.2、WhydidAleksandraNaranowiczquitherpreviousjob?A．Shehatedherpreviousjob.B．Shepossessedamaster’sdegree.C．Shedreamedofbecomingamodel.D．Shewasencouragedbyherclients.3、Fromthetext,weknowMoppis.A．a(chǎn)modelmanagementfirmB．a(chǎn)cleaningfirminBristolC．a(chǎn)leadingmediacompanyD．a(chǎn)modeltrainingcentre4、Theunderlinedwords“cleanup”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby.A．takeoffB．endupC．pickupD．turnup22．（8分）ItwasrushhouronthemorningofJune1intheWestTexascityofSanAngelo.HeatherSantellano,36,wasdrivingherwhite2012MazdaonHouston、HarteFrontageRoadwithhernine-year-olddaughterandten-year-oldsonintheback.Suddenly,aredpickuptruckcutthemoff.Santellanoturnedthewheelhardtotheright,sendingtheMazdaskiddingofftheroadanddownanembankment(堤)thatendedinadrop-offafterabout50feet.Ifthecardidn'tstop,itwouldgoairborneandplungeontotheroadsome20feetbelow.Thenabitofluck:Asthecarracedtowardtheedge,itsundercarriagegotstuckonthecementlipoftheembankmentledge,stoppingitcold.Theoccupants,however,werefarfromsafe.Thecarhadcometorestontopofaretainingwall,literallyteetering(搖搖欲墜)ontheedgeofdisaster.Onesuddenmovebyanyoneinsidecouldsenditover.JacobRodriguezwatchedthesceneunfoldfromthe'T'ruckRepairPlantwhereheworks.Thenheandfourothermenrantothecar.Theyleapedontothetrunktobalancetheweightastheterrifiedkidsinthebackseatwatched.Meanwhile,JulioVasquezandhisnephew,MarcoVasquez,weredrivingtotheirjabsatnearbyPremierAutomotive.JuliojumpedoutofthecartohelpwhileMarcowenttotheshop,grabbedaheavy-dutystrap(皮帶)，andreturnedtotheswingingcar.HefastenedtheMazdatoanP-350truckthathadbeendrivenoverbyoneoftheotherrescuers.Withthecarsecured,thegroupcarefullyopenedthebackdoorsandhelpedthechildrenout.Buttheirdepartureshiftedthecar'sweight,causingittoleanforward.Themen,stillon-thetrunk,askedSantellanotojumpintothebackseattorebalancetheweight.Shedidandtheninchedoutthebackdoor.Finally,themencarefullygotoffthetrunk.Everyonewassafe.1、WhatdoweknowaboutHeatherSantellano?A．Shewasacarelessdriver. B．Shedrovehertwinstoschool.C．Sheranintoapickuptruck. D．Shemadeasharpturntoavoidthetruck.2、Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph2?A．Stressthecomingofgoodfortune. B．Describethecar'sdangeroussituation.C．Addsomebackgroundinformation. D．Explainwhypeoplecametotherescue.3、Whatisthemostcriticalintherescueprocess?A．Balance. B．Cooperation.C．Calmness. D．Gravity.4、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisconsistentwiththethemeofthepassage?A．Persistencewillpayoff.. B．Oneintrouble,alltohelp.、C．Manyhandsmakelightwork. D．Lovemakestheworldgoround.23．（8分）Ifyouareastudent,youmaybeprobablyrequiredbyyourteachertoreadquicklyinclass.Youhavebeentaughttoskimorscan,tolookforkeywordssoastounderstandthemainideaofthearticleandtheimportantpointsinthearticle.Skimmingandscanningisagoodstrategywhenyouarepressedfortime,suchaswhenyouaretakinganexam,buttoday,manypeopleskimandscaneverythingandtheyhavelosttheabilitytoenjoyreading.Inresponsetothis,somethingcalledthe"slowreadingmovement"hasbecomepopular.Theideaisthatpeopleshouldshutofftheircomputersandmobilephonesforhalfanhourorforty-fiveminuteseachdayandenjoythepleasurereadingagoodbook—slowly!Inmanycitiesthereareevenslowreadingclubswheremembersgotoacafe,notdiscussbooks,buttositquietlywitheachother,drinkcoffeeandjustread.Researchershavefoundthatreadingslowly,especiallybooksoffiction,helpspeopleconcentrate,relaxandthinkaboutwhattheyarereading.Italsohelpspeopleempathize.Thislastpointisimportant.Whenyoureadanovelslowly,yougettounderstandthecharacters’emotionsandtoseetheworldthroughtheireyes.Reading,ofcourse,isn'teasy.Youhavetositstill,foronething.Anditcanseemboringwhencomparedtotheexcitementofplayingvideogames.But,forme,readinghasbeenanenduringpleasureinmylife.Fromtheageoften,whenIgotmyfirstlibrarycard,I’veenjoyedthecompanyofpiratesandheroes,ofevilcriminalsandcleverdetectives,ofthousandsofinterestingpeopleIwouldhavenevermetinreallife.Readingprovidedmewithescape,butitalsoenabledmetounderstandtheworldaroundme.Itwasaneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls.Inyourclassroom,youhavelearnedtoread“fast”.Outsideoftheclassroom,youshouldtrytolearntoread“slowly”.Youmaybesurprisedathowmuchyouenjoyit.1、Whenyouarehavinganexam,it'sacknowledgedthat________.A．readingslowlyisthebestwayB．readingwordforwordisagoodmethodC．readingfastisagoodstrategyD．readingcasuallyisawonderfulchoice2、WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthecharacteristicsof"slowreadingmovement"?A．Enjoyingthepleasureofreadingagoodbookslowly.B．Helpingpeoplerefreshandrelax.C．Understandingthecharacters'emotionsmoreaccurately.D．Gettingthemainideaofthearticlequickly.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“empathize”(para.3)mean?A．Benefitfromsomething.B．Feelsympathyforsomebody.C．Beinterestedinsomething.D．Sharefeelingswithsomebody.4、Whydoesthewritercallreading“aneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls”?A．Becausethereisnoneedtobuildwallsforthebooks.B．Becausealibrarycardiswhatyouneedtoenjoyreadinginthelibrary.C．Becausereadingenablespeopletobetterunderstandtheworldaroundthem.D．Becausetherearethousandsofinterestingpeopleinthebookswhocanhelpyouescape.24．（8分）InAmerica，thenumberofpeoplekilledincarcrashesin2016wasabove40，000forthefirsttimeinadecade，datareleasedonWednesdayshows．“Americansbelievethereisnothingwecandotostopcrashesfromhappening，butthatisn'ttrue．Wearebehindtherestofthedevelopedworldinaddressinghighwayfatalities(死亡)．Wejusthaven'tbeenwillingtodowhatneedstobedone，”saidDeborahA．P．Hersman，presidentoftheNationalSafetyCouncil．TheNationalSafetyCouncildatashowsa6percentincreaseindeathsin2018whencomparedwith2015anda3percentincreaseinthenumberofmilesAmericanadrovein2016．“Motorvehiclefatalitynumbershavebeenringingthealarmfortwoyears，”Hersmansaid．“Unfortunately，wehavebeenblindtothedataandthekillingsonourroadways．Ifwefailtotakeaction，thedeathtellwillcontinuetorise．”“Thetrendisclear：Afteryearsofprogress，highwaydeathsareheadinginthewrongdirection，”saidJonathanAdkins，astatesafetyofficial．Thenumberofpeoplekilledreachedarecordlowof32，675in2014，accordingtoNHTSAstatistics．Thatrecordfollowedafairlysteadydownwardtrackforthepastsixyearsthatexpertsattributeditprimarilytosafetyfeaturesthathavebeenbuiltintocarsandtrucks．Safetyadvancesincludingincreasedseat-beltuse，airbags，anti-lockbraking，stabilitycontrolsandelectronicwarningsandcameras．Thebadeconomyandhighgaspricesalsoinfluencedthereductionindeaths．Now，withunemploymentandgaspricesbothlow，morepeoplearedrivingforworkandpleasuretrips．“It’snotjustthatAmericansdrivemoremileswhentheeconomyimproves；it’sthekindofmilestheydrive，”saidAdrianLund，presidentoftheInsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety．1、What’sHersman’sattitudetowardsthepresentsituation?A．Ithasbeengettingbetter． B．Itcanhardlybeimproved．C．Theeffortsarefarfromenough． D．Muchworkhartalreadybeendone．2、Whatdowelearnaboutthenumberofhighwaydeathsin2013inAmerica?A．It’slowerthanthatin2014． B．It’slowerthanthatin2010．C．It’sthelowestinrecentyears． D．It’sthehighestinrecentlyyears．3、Whatwillhappenwiththeeconomicrecovery?A．Thegaspriceswillgoup． B．Thegaspricewillgodown．C．Therewillbemorehighwaydeaths． D．Therewillbefewerhighwaydeaths．4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TrafficDeathsAreontheRise B．HighwayDeathsWillDropoffC．MeasurestoHandleCarCrashes D．SafetyAdvancesinCarsAreMade25．（10分）MoviePete’sDragonPete,playedbyOakesFegley,venturedintothewaterwithhisdragonpal,Elliot,inthenewmoviePete’sDragon.Thefilmbroughtananimateddragon,Elliot,andhishumanbestfriend,Pete,together.ShooingittookalotofimaginationforOakesFegley,the11-year-oldactorwhoplayedPete,andOonaLaurence,the13-year-oldactresswhoplayedNatalie.ShediscoveredPeteandElliotinthewoods.Kubo’sGreatQuest(尋找)ThemoviewasaboutayoungboynamedKubo,wholivewithhismotherinaquitevillageinancientJapan.Afteraccidentallycallingforavengefulspiritfromthepast,Kubosetoffonaheroicquesttofindamagicalsuitofarmor(盔甲)oncewornbyhisfather.Alongtheway,hegainedtwoanimalcompanions,MonkeyandBeetle.Theirjourneywasfilledwithmagic,music,andthetellingofmanystories.IceAge:CollisionCourseWhentheoriginalIceAgefilmwasreleasedin2002,ananimatedherdofprehistoricanimalstooktheworldbystorm.Fast-forward14yearsandthefifthmovieintheIceAgefranchise(獲特許經(jīng)營權(quán)的企業(yè))washittingtheaters.IceAge:CollisionCoursefollowedthosesamebelovedmammalsthatmoviegoershavewatchedgrowup.Thistimearound,itisn’tglobalwarmingthatthreatenedtheherd,butabigplanetthat’sheadedtowardEarth.FindingDoryInFindingDory,theforgetfulbluetang,Dory,sufferedfromshort-termmemoryloss.OnDory’sjourneytoreconnectwithhermomanddad,shemadesomenewfriends.1、HowdidLaurencecontrolheremotionsintheshootingofPete’sDragon?A．Bytesting.B．Byseeing.C．Byimitating.D．Byimagining.2、ForwhatpurposedidKubostarthisjourney?A．Tosearchforanarmor.B．Toobtainanimalfriends.C．ToknowaboutAsianculture.D．TolearnabouttheAmericanaccent.3、WhatwaslikelytodestroytheherdinIceAge:CollisionCourse?A．AplanetkissingEarth.B．AnalieninvadingEarth.C．WorstfloodshappeningonEarth.D．GlobalwarminghappeningonEarth.4、WhathealthproblemdidDoryhave?A．Shehadalongmemory.B．Shehadaheadinjury.C．Shehadaterriblememory.D．Shehadashoulderinjury.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）MadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroomwhenthedoorburstopen.Hermother,Leigh,hurriedintoherdaughter’sroom,makinga(n)1:“Canyouhelp?”Madisonandhermotherrantoaneighbor’syard,wheretheyfounda2womanandotheradults3aseptictank(化糞池)openingafewinchesabovethelawn.Aboy,agedonlytwo,had4aneight-foot-deeptank.Madisonquickly5thesituation.Sheknewshewastheonlyonewhocould6throughthesmallhole.Without7shetoldtheadultstolowerherin.Leighandothersheldherwaistand8.Madisonshookherarmsandshouldersuntilshegotthroughthe9intothedarkandsmellytank.Intheprocess,she10onehandseverely.Ratherthantendtoherinjury,Madisonscannedthe11ofthewater,hopingtofeeltheboy.Everyonceinawhile,shecouldseehislittle12inthewaterbutfailedtocatchhisfoot.Minutestickedbybeforeshesawthe13ofhisfootagain.Madisonshothergoodhandoutandgraspedthefoot14.Thenbothofthemwereliftedout.Buttheboywasn’toutof15.Hehadbeenshortofoxygensolongthathewasn’t16.Hewasplacedonhisside,andanadult17himhardonthebackuntiltheboycoughedupfluids.Thentheywererushedtothehospital.IttookMadisonlongerto18thantheboy,whoreturnedhomesoon.She,19.stayedthereforherinjury.“Madison’sahero,”theboy’smothersays,“Whatotherteenagegirlswill20togointoaseptictank?”1、A．orderB．commentC．requestD．plan2、A．puzzledB．disappointedC．delightedD．worried3、A．surroundingB．diggingC．watchingD．blocking4、A．brokenupB．slippedintoC．takenoverD．runacross5、A．createdB．controlledC．examinedD．disturbed6、A．walkB．fitC．flyD．look7、A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．commentC．a(chǎn)pplicationD．hesitation8、A．clothesB．shoesC．legsD．hands9、A．openingB．bushC．yardD．crowd10、A．lostB．injuredC．treatedD．held11、A．depthB．surfaceC．colorD．taste12、A．hairB．hatC．fingersD．toes13、A．outlineB．smellC．pictureD．shadow14、A．strangelyB．clearlyC．tightlyD．carefully15、A．troubleB．workC．shapeD．sympathy16、A．talkingB．laughingC．cryingD．breathing17、A．tappedB．hitC．pushedD．supported18、A．wakeB．succeedC．recoverD．a(chǎn)djust19、A．moreoverB．thereforeC．otherwiseD．however20、A．fearB．volunteerC．pretendD．long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）Twolittlechildrenweresittingbythefireonecoldwinter’snight.Suddenly,theyheardaknockatthedoor.“Whocanitbe？”theywondered.Oneran1．(curious)toopenit.There,outsideinthecoldandthedarkness,stoodachild2．noshoesonhisfeetanddressedinoldthingarments.Hewastremblingwithcold,3．heaskedtocomeinandwarmhimself.“Yes,come，”criedboththechildren.Theydrewthelittlestrangertotheirwarmseat,4．(share)theirsupperwithhim,andgavehimtheirbed,andtheysleptonahardbench.Onthenight,they5．(awake)bysweetmusic,6．wasplayedbyabandofchildreninshininggarments.Suddenlythestrangerchildstoodinfrontof7．：nolongercoldandragged,butdressedinsilverylight.Hesaid,“IamtheChristChild,8．(wander)throughtheworldtobringpeaceand9．(happy)togoodchildrenasyou.Asyouhavehelpedmesomuch,thistreewillgiverichfruittoyoueveryyear.”Whenhewassayingthat,hebroke10．branchfromthetreethatgrewnearthedoor,planteditinthegroundanddisappeared.Butthebranchgrewintoagreattree,andeveryyearitborewonderfulgoldenfruitforthekindchildren.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10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增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不計分。DearJohn,ItisverykindforyoutoinvitemetoyourbirthdaypartyonThursdaynight.Ireallyexpectedthehappymomentwhatwecanhavefuntogether.SoI'msorrytotellyouthatI'mnotabletogo.Thereareamathlessontogetherwithanimportantexamschedulingonthatnight.Worsestill,I'mreallynotmyselfbecauseI'vecaughtbadcoldthesedays.Iamterriblesorryaboutit.Anyway,wewillhavemanymoreopportunitytogettogether.Ihopeyouwillpardonmeandenjoyyourselfwithotherhisfriends.Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國筆友Chris下學期來泉州學習，擬租在你所住的小區(qū)，向你了解小區(qū)的居住環(huán)境和鄰里關系，請給他寫封回信。內(nèi)容包括：1.環(huán)境優(yōu)美；2.鄰里和諧；3.樂意幫忙。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.結(jié)束語已為你寫好。DearChis，_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourcoming.Yourssincerely,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、C3、D4、B5、C6、B7、C8、C9、C10、A11、D12、C13、A14、C15、C16、A17、A18、A19、D20、B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、1、B2、D3、B4、A22、1、D2、B3、A4、B23、1、C2、D3、D4、C24、1、C2、B3、C4、A25、AftertheEarthquakehadstopped,whentherescuersreachedtheruinsofayoungwoman’shouse,theysawherdeadbodythroughthecracks.Butherposewassomehowstrangethatshekneltonherkneeslikeapersonwasworshipping(禮拜);herbodywaslearningforward,andhertwohandsweresupportedbyanobject.Thecollapsedhousehadcrashedherbackandherhead.Withsomanydifficulties,theleaderoftherescueteamputhishandthroughanarrowgaponthewalltoreachthewoman’sbody.Hewashopingthatthiswomancouldbestillalive.However,thecoldandstiffbodytoldhimthatshehadpassedawayforsure.Heandtherestoftheteamleftthishouseandweregoingtosearchthenextcollapsedbuilding.Forsomereasons,theteamleaderwasdrivenbyacompellingforcetogobacktotheruinedhouseofthedeadwoman.Again,hekneltdownandusedhishandthroughthenarrowcrackstosearchthelittlespaceunderthedeadbody.Suddenly,hescreamedwithexcitement,“Achild!Thereisachild!”Thewh