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2020~2021学年度下学期期末联考高一英语试卷考生注意：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题

每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。4.本卷命题范围：人教版至选择性必修第一册第一单元。第一部分听力

（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A､B､C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅

读一遍。1.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.Workontheirreport.B.BookplaneticketstoToronto.C.PickupMr.Ordwayattheairport.2.Where

doestheconversationtakeplace?A.Atatrainstation.B.Atacinema.C.Atanairport.3.Whatistheweatherlikenow?A.Windy.B.Sunny.C.Rainy.4.Whendothespeakersusuall

ygotobed?A.At9:00.B.At10:00.C.At10:30.5.Whatdidthemanprobablydolastweek?A.Heboughtacar.B.Hehadanaccident.C.Hehadaholiday.第二节（共

15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面５段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A､B､C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每

段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6､7题。6.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutthecompetitionresult?A.Sad.B.Surprised.C.Confident.7.

Whatdoesthewomanwanttobeaftergraduation?A.Awriter.B.Ateacher.C.Ajournalist.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.WhyisthemaninHongKong?A.Toattendanexh

ibition.B.Tospendhisholiday.C.Tovisithisfriends.9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman'sroom?A.Itisasingleroom.B.Itislargeandbright.C.Itissmalla

nddark.10.Howdoesthewomandealwiththeman'sproblem?A.Byreturninghismoney.B.Bycallinghermanager.C.Bychangingaro

omforhim.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Howmanycompetitorsareleft?A.Two.B.Four.C.Six.12.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Watchingashow.B.Singingataparty.C.Hostingacompetition.13.WhydoesthemanlikeCharlie?A.Heishandsome.B.Hesingswell.C.Heishumorous.听第9段材料，回答

第14至16题。14.Whatdidthewomanusetodo?A.Dance.B.Sing.C.Writesongs.15.Whatarethespeakersprobablygoingtodo?A.Goforameeting.B.Drinkcoffee

.C.Attendanartevent.16.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Starandfan.C.Friends.听第10段材料，回答第17至20

题。17.WhendidUsainBoltdiscoverhistalentforrunning?A.Inkindergarten.B.Inprimaryschool.C.Inhighschool.18.WhatwasUsainBoltmostinterestedin

duringhighschool?A.Studyingmath.B.Doingsports.C.Meetingfriends.19.HowmanygoldmedalsdidUsainBoltwininthe2008Olympics

?A.Two.B.Three.C.Five.20.WhatdomanyexpertsthinkofUsainBolt?A.Hecouldhaverunfasterthan9.69seconds.B.HeshouldhavewonmoremedalsthanMichaelPhelps.C.

He'llneverrunfasterthanhedidatthe2008BeijingOlympics.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B

、C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ALast-MinuteFather'sDayGiftsFollowingbehindMother'sDay,it'sreallynowonderthatFather'sDayiscomingso

on.Tohelpspeedupyourhunt,we'vetrackeddownsomegreatgifts.HamiltonBeachBreakfastSandwichMakerHelpyourdadstepuphisegg--an

d-cheesegamewithabreakfastsandwichmaker.Thishandytoolhasseparatelayersforcookingeggs,warminghamandtoastingbread,get

tingeverythingpreparedinlessthanfiveminutes.Tobuy:$20;kitchenaid.connCrossropeStarterSetForadadwho'slookingtojumpintoanewfitnessrou

tine,thishigh-techjumpropewillstandinforanentirehomegym,Thislightweightropeisdesignedforspeed,whiletheheavyweightropebuild

supstrength,Tobuy:$70;uncommongoods.comMr.CoffeeMugWarmerThere'sperhapsnobettergesturethanthegiftofanalwayswarmcupofcoffee.Whensetontopofthisti

nywarmingplate,amugofcoffeewillstayheatedforhours.Lightweightandeasytocarry,yourdadcanbringthispresenttotheoffice,library,orevenafriend's

house.Tobuy:$10;mrcoffee.comFinalTouchWatermelonTappingKitWhatDadwouldn'tenjoytheseeminglymagicalabilitytoturnawa

termelonintoadrinkdispenser(自动售货机)?Whilethe“container”shouldbethrownawayafteruse,thetapcanbeusedagainandagain.Tobuy:$27;cratejoy.com21.Whatcanyour

daddowithaCrossropeStarterSet?A.Workoutathome,B.Savecookingtime.C.Makecoffee.D.Findthenearbygym.22.Whichofthe

followingisafeatureofMr.CoffeeMugWarmer?A.Itcanbefolded,B.Itisveryhandy.C.Itcantoastbread.D.Itcomesindifferentshapes.23.Whichwebsiteshouldyou

visittobuyacreativejuicemaker?A.uncommongoods.com.B.mrcoffee.com.C.cratejoy.com.D.kitchenaid.com.BLouisArmstr

ongturnedthetrumpet(小号)intoaninstrumentcapableofsurprisingbeauty.Heachievedthiswithalmostnoformaltraining.Whatlittletraininghedidha

vebeganwhenhewasplacedintheNewOrleansColoredWaif'sHomeattheageof12,afterarun-inwiththepolice.Thepunishmentturnedouttobeagoodluckforhim,forwhilehewa

sinprison(监狱),healsohadtheopportunitytoplayinarealbandandtakelessonsonthetrumpet.AttheWaif'sHome,Armstrongalsogotthechancetohearsomeoft

heCrescentCity'sfinestmusicians.FreddieKeppardperformedinanearbyclub.SodidthetrumpeterandbandleaderK

ingJoeOliver,whotooktheboyunderhiswingandtaughthimhowtoreadmusicandworkonhisplayingskills.WhenOliverleftforChicago,Armstrongwantedtogowithh

im,butchosetostayinNewOrleansandworkwithsomeoftheothertopmusiciansoftheday,suchasKidOryandtheDoddsbrothers.Armstrongalsoplayedinoneo

fthemostpopularmarchingbandsofthedayandfine-tunedhisabilitytobothreadandwritemusic.InChicago,KingOliverwasfollowingArmstrong'sprogressclosely,andoffe

redhimaplaceinhisbandin1922.ItbecameArmstrong'sbiggestchallengeyet—thebandhadnopartswrittenspecificallyfortrumpet.Soon,A

rmstrong'stalentwasgettingnoticed.EvenclassicallytrainedmusiciansfromChicagowouldcometoheartheunbeli

evablesoundsthatthisyoungmanfromNewOrleanscreatedonhistrumpet.Despitealltheattention,Armstrongremainednumbert

woinOliver'sband.TiredofthelimitsoffollowingKingOliver,ArmstrongputtogethertheHotFivein1925,whichhelpedtoexpandhispopularityevenmor

e.Herecordedhisfirstcomposition,“CornetChopSuey”,withthisgroup.Hisstyleonthetrumpetproducedoneofthemostcopiedjazzre

cordsofalltime.ButArmstrongsmostpowerfullegacy(遗产)liesintheconfidenceandspiritwithwhichheplayedhishorn.24.Whatdo

estheunderlinedword“run-in”inparagraph2mostprobablymean?A.Fight.B.Meeting.C.Agreement.D.Arrangement,25.WhocanbeseenasArmstrong's

firstmusicteacher?A.KidOry.B.FreddieKeppard.C.KingJoeOliver.D.TheDoddsbrothers.26.WhydidLouisArmstrongdecidetoleave

Oliver'sband?A.Hecouldnotfaceupthechallengesthere,B.Hewaskickedoutbecauseofhissuccess.C.Hewasnotsatisfiedwithhispositi

onintheband.D.Hewasinvitedbyanothermoresuccessfulband.27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLouisArmstrong?A.TalentedB.Well-trained.C.G

rateful.D.Good-natured.CAnewUnitedNationsscientificreportsaysthathuman-causedclimatechangeisgreatlyreducinglandqualityworldwide.Itwarnsthatthe

wayhumansuselandiscausingtheearth'satmospheretowarmfasterandcouldharmfoodproduction.Theeffectsofclimatechangearealreadymakingfoodmore

costlyandlessnutritious(有营养的)andareworseningfoodshortages(缺乏).Thescientistswritethatifhumanschangethewaytheyeat,gro

wfoodandmanageforests,itcouldhelpslowworldtemperaturerises.About30percentoftheearth'ssurfaceisland.Butthereportsaysthatthelandiswarmingtwotimesfast

erthantheplanetasawhole.Whileheat-trapping(吸热的)gasesarecausingproblemsintheatmosphere,landhasbeenlesstalked

aboutasapartofclimatechange.“Thechangecouldbeworse,”thereportsays.Agricultureandforestrytogetheraccountforabout23percentoftheheat-trappinggases

thatarewarmingtheearth.Thatdoesnotincludeenergycosts,foodtransportationandpackaging.Withthoseactivitiesadded,theamountgrowsto37percent.Butlandcanabs

orbheattrappinggasesoutoftheair.From2009to2018,forexample,agricultureandforestryeachyearput5.2billionmetrictonsofcarbondioxideintotheair.Butthe

landpulled11.2billionmetrictonsoutofit.Carbondioxideisamainheattrappinggas.Scientistshavelongbelievedthatone

ofthefewgoodthingsabouthigherlevelsofcarbondioxideisthatplantsgrowwellinsuchconditions.Butmanystudiesshowthatthehighlevelsof

carbondioxidecanreduceprotein(蛋白质)andnutrientsinmanycrops.Thereportalsosuggestswaysthatcarbonemissionscouldbereducedfurther.Thiscoul

dbedoneifhumansreducetheamountofredmeattheyeatandinsteadeatmorefruit,vegetablesandseeds.Thatwouldalsomakepeoplehealthier.28.Whathasnotbeenpaid

muchattentiontointhestudyofclimatechange?A.Greenhousegases.B.Land.C.Theearth'ssurface.D.People'slifestyles.29.Howdoest

helandfunctioninglobalwarming?A.Ittakesinalotofcarbondioxide.B.Itproducesgrainslessnutritious.C.Itcausesthemajorityofheat-trapping

gases.D.Itsendsoffmorecarbondioxidethanitremoves.30.Whatissuggestedtofightagainstglobalwarning?A.Growingplantstoabsorbca

rbondioxide.B.Plantinghighqualitycrops.C.Limitingredmeatintake.D.Producingenoughfood.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Humansshouldliveahealthylife.

B.Globalwarmingismoreandmoreserious.C.Therewillbeafoodshortageinthefuture.D.Climatechangeaffectslandqualityandfoodpro

duction.DMulti-taskingcangetyouthroughtheday,but“deepwork”isimportanttoyoursenseofpurposeandsuccess.“Zerodistractions(分心的事物)”iswhatCal

Newport,authorofDigitalMinimalism:ChoosingaFocusedLifeinaNoisyWorld,stressesandhebelievesthatitisrequiredt

ohaveasessionoffocusedproductivityhecalls“deepwork”.Isazero-distractionmomentevenpossibleformostofusthesedays?Afterall,everytechnical

inventionthatmakesourlivesmoreconvenient,likephonesandappsandstreamingservices,arebuiltforamulti-taskin

glifestyle.Addtoyourgrocerylist.Press“buy”onashoppingwebsite.Bookatableforthisweekend.Allofthesearethingsmanyofusdoatthesametime—andall

toooftenwhilewe'redoingsomethingelse,likeworking.NewportdescribedthedisadvantagesofthislifestyleinaninterviewwithTheNewYorkTimes,“Everytimeyouswitch

yourattentionfromonetargettoanotherandthenbackagain,there'sacost.Thischangingcreatesaneffectthatscientistscallattenti

onresidue(注意残留),whichcanloweryourcognitivecapacity(认知能力)foranimportantamountoftimebeforeitclears.Ifyouconstantlymake‘quickchecks’ofdifferen

tkindsofinventionsandinboxes,youwillkeepyourselfinastateofconstantattentionresidue,whichisaterribleideaifyou'resomeonewhousesyourbraintomak

ealiving.”Insteadofmovingfromactivitytoactivity,Newportadvisesustoactivelymaketimefor“deepwork"everyday,timewhenwearefocused

onacognitivelychallengingtaskwithoutinterruptionfromanythingelse.Thiscouldbereadingorlearningalanguageormeetingaprofessionalgoal.Theimportan

tpartisthatitneedstobeanactivityyoucanputallyourenergyandattentionintowholeheartedly.Gettinginthehab

itofworkingdeeplywill,saysNewport,leadyoutotheconclusionthat“concentrationisasuperpower”.32.What'sthepurposeofparagraph4?A.Togiveusexampl

esofmulti-tasking.B.Toshowushowtodoonlineshopping.C.Totellthedisadvantagesofmulti-tasking.D.Totelluswhatweshoulddowhilew

orking.33.WhatdoesCalNewportthinkofmulti-tasking?A.It'sagreatidea.B.Itseemspowerful.C.Itcanbeharmful.D.It'sgoodforme

mory.34.WhatisCalNewportssuggestion?A.Settingahighgoalforlife.B.Sparingtimefor“deepwork”.C.Usingthelatesttechnolo

gies.D.Doingsomethingunknown35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TipsonWorkB.DifferentLifesty

lesC.ANewShoppingHabitD.TheNecessityofDeepWork第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为

多余选项。Herearesomemethodsthatcaneffectivelyhelpyoulearn.Don'texpecttolearnmuchbyjustwatching,listeningorreading.Instead,trytobuil

dyourownstory.Forexample,youcanbedriventoastore20timesandstillnotknowtheroad.36.Gooverapieceofinformati

onrepeatedly.Mostoftheinformationweabsorbinatypicaldayisnotonlyforgettable.37.Doyoureallywanttorememberforeverwhatallthestrangersyoupass

edtodayonthesidewalkwerewearing?Sohowdoesyourbrainknowwhethersomethingshouldbeputintoyourlong-termmemoryornot?Repeatitov

eraperiodoftime!38.Ifyoutrytogooverittoolate,theoriginalmemorywillbenowheretobefound.Butifyouwaitonlya

fewminutestoreviewit,it'stooquickforyoutosignalyourbraintoputitintolong-termmemory.39.Flashcards,whetherthey'rephysicalorvirtual,are

agreatwaytodomemorypracticebecausetheyhelpspaceoutattemptstoremember,andyoucancomebacktothemeasilyperiodically(周期性地).Butyouhaveto

followcertainrulesinordertomakebetteruseoftheflashcards.TheNo.1ruleisthatyouneedtoguesstheanswerbeforelookingatthecard.E

venifyouthinkitishopelessforyoutoremember,try.40.Waitlongenoughbetweenpracticesessions.Youhavetomakeitastruggletor

emember.A.Actually,itshouldbequicklyforgottenB.ThesecondruleisthatyouneedtomakeithardC.Usedintherightway,flashcardscanbeofgreathelpD.Therefo

re,repetitionisveryimportantforlong-termmemoryE.Butonceortwiceyoutrytodrivethereandyou'llknowtheroadbyheartF.Burninganideaintomemorybygo

ingoveritagainandagaininasinglesessionG.Thekeyforrepetitionisthatyoucanneitherwaittoolongnortrytoreviewittoofast第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分

30分}第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Attheageofeight,Lewisvisitedanearbyshelter

forthehomelessforthefirsttime.Beforehelefthome,heputonhisfavoriteshoes41.Buthismomtoldhimtotakethemoff,42thatthosechildrenmig

htnothavesuchgoodshoes.Sureenough,whenLewismetthemattheshelter,hequickly43thattheirlivingconditionswerefarworsethanhis.“Theirsh

oeswere44.Someofthemevendidn'thaveshoes,”saidLewis.“Ifeelvery45togrowupinafamilythatisableto46mewithwhateverInee

d.AlotofkidshereintheUSdon'thaveasmany47asIdo,”Lewissaidyearslater.ThesheltervisitleftsuchadeepimpressiononLewi

sthathestarted48tosheltersalltheshoeshe'doutgrown.Buthesoonrecognizedthathisdonationsweren'tthat49.Soin

2010,attheageoften,Lewisstartedaprogramtocollect50shoesfromhisneighborhoodforthehomelesschildren,Withthehelpofhisp

arents,hethen51theGottaHaveShoesFoundation(基金).Sincethen,the52hasdonatedshoestomorethan10,000homelesschildrenin21states.“By53footw

eartohomelesschildren,I'mmakingsurethattheyhaveatleastonelessthingto54,”Lewissaid,“IhopeourFoundationc

an55enoughmoneytoprovideapermanent(永久的)livingplacefortheminthefuture.”41.A.slowlyB.proudlyC.regretfullyD.unhappily42.A.explainingB.showingC.orde

ringD.demanding43.A.saidB.pretendedC.realizedD.recommended44.A.slidingawayB.fallingdownC.breakingawayD.fallingapa

rt45.A.lucky.B.sadC.confused.D.amazed.46.A.shareB.connectC.fillD.provide47.A.hobbies.B.dreams.C.choicesD.abilities48.Agoin

gB.washingC.keepingD.donating49.A.unusualB.meaningfulC.helpfulD.precious50.A.usedB.expensiveC.beautifulD.new51.A.started.B.leftC.soldD.bought52.A.c

ompanyB.governmentC.organizationD.family53.A.carryingB.givingC.transportingD.dressing54.A.talkaboutB.workoutC.playwithD.worryabout55.A

.spendB.raiseC.makeD.save第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。QueenoftheUKorEngland?TheQueenoftheUnitedKingd

omcanbecalledtheBritishQueen,56(unofficial).PeoplewhocallhertheQueenofEnglandwill57(regard)tobeuneducated,astherehasnotbeena

nEnglishQueensince1707.TheproblemcomesfromtheconfusingnamesoftheUnitedKingdom(UK),GreatBritain,England,Sco

tland,Wales,58NorthernIreland.TheUKcoversallof59lastfourcountries.Therefore,anypeoplefromthefourplacescanberef

erredtoasfromtheUK.However,theydprobablypreferbeingreferredtoasfromEngland,Scotland,WalesorNorthernIreland

,becausetheindividualcountry'sname60(stand)fordifferenthistoryandculture,Iftheyhaveanobviouslyrecognizableaccent(口

音),itwouldbemuchbetter61(describe)themwithoneofthefournames.Iftheydon't,staysafeandsaytheUKorBritish.ThentheyIlprobablytel

lyou62they'refrom.ButneverrefertosomeonewhoisfromScotland,WalesorNorthernIrelandasfromEngland.Dependingonwhichofthefourcountrie

stheyrefrom,theywillshowtheir63(reaction)indifferentways:PeoplewhoareEnglishwon'tcaremuch.Welshwillcareandthinkyou'realittlebitsilly.Scotswillbecome

64(annoy)andthinkyouarestupid.About50%ofpeopleinNorthernIrelandwillbecomeextremely65(madness).第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分}第一节(

满分15分)假定你是李华。最近,你校将举办一场《红楼梦》(ADreaminRedMansions)读书交流会。你得知国际交换生James对此书很感兴趣。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括:1.邀请他参加；2.告知活动时间、地点等；3.介绍活动内容：交流阅读该经典名著的

体会。注意:1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。CurtisWhitsonknewArroyo.S

ecoverywell.Hehadbeentothecampingsiteacrosstherivermanytimeswithhisfriends.Butthistime,itwasdifferent.Nowhewaswi

thfamily:hiswifeandhis13-year-oidson.Andastheyapproachedtheriverlateintheafternoon,hefoundthattheusuallyquietriverhadturnedwilddu

etoaheavyraintwodaysbefore.Itwasimpossibleforthemtocrosstherivertoreachthecampingsiteorreturnbecauseitwa

stoolate.“WecannotcampinthewildnessandIhavetosendoutamessageforrescue,”Whitsonthought.Helookedaroundandfoundastick.H

epulledouthispocketknifeandcarved“Help”init.Thenhetiedaredropetocatchpeople'sattention.Hethrewitintotheriver,butitdidnotfl

oatfarandgotstuck.“WhynottryourluckwithourgreenNalgenewaterbottleandputanoteinit?”suggestedhiswife,Whitsondidashewastoldandcarvedth

eword“help”,onitbeforehethrewthebottleintotheriver.Thistime,itworkedperfectly.“Allright,wehavetriedourbesttogethelp,”Whit

sonsaid,“Butweshouldnotjustwaitinthisdangerouswildnessincase…”Theywalkedupanddownalongtheriverbankforabout30minutesandfoundafla

tplacetosetuptheirtents.Theycollectedenoughdeadbranchesandwoodtokeepacampfiregoingonallnight.Asthedarkness

closedin,theyplacedonthetopofthecampaheadlampwithitsflashinglighton.Theywaiteduntil10:30pm.Butnothinghappened.Sotheywenttobed.Beforeturningi

n,Whitsonaddedmorewoodtothefiretokeepthedangerousanimalsaway.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Shortlyaft

ermidnight,theyheardahelicoptercirclingabovetheirtents.Whentheofficersdroppedthembackattherescuecenter,thefamilylearnedmoreaboutthewholestory.参考答案

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BDB56.unofficially57.beregarded58.and59.the60.stands61.todescribe62.where63.reactions64.annoyed65.mad第一节Onepossibleversion:D

earJames,OurschoolisgoingtoholdameetingtoshareourviewsontheChineseclassic,ADreaminRedMansions,nextweek.Ihavelearnedthatyouareveryinterestedin

thebookandhavereaditmanytimes.Wouldyouliketotakepartinthediscussion?Themeetingwillbeheldat15:00onThursdayinthele

cturehall.Someofthefamousexpertsarealsoinvitedtosharetheirthoughtsandcomprehensionofthebook.Iamsuret

herewillbelivelydiscussions.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua第二节Onepossibleversion:Shortlyaftermidnight,theyheardah

elicoptercirclingabovetheirtents.Whitsonjumpedoutofhissleepingbagandranouttogettheheadlamp.Whileflashin

gthelightatthehelicopter,theykeptwavingtheirsandshoutinguntiltheyheardthemagicwords,“ThisisSearchandRescue.Yo

uhavebeenfound.Wearelookingforagoodplacetoland.Pleasestaywhereyouare.Whentheofficersdroppedthembackattherescuecenter,thefamilylearnedmoreabout

thewholestory.Itturnedoutthatamanlivingdownstreamsawthewaterbottlewhenhewasfishingintheriver.Itwastrappedinhisfishingnet.Hepickeditupandsawt

heword“Help!”onit.Immediately,hesentittotherescuers,whofoundthenoteinsidethewaterbottle.Onhearingthestory,Whitson'swifejumpedupandhuggedhish

usbandandson,whisperingtothem,“Whataromanticadventure!”