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百师联盟2021届高三一轮复习联考(四)新高考卷英语试卷注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干

净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。考试时间120分钟，满分150分第一部分听力(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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15答案是C。1.Whendo

estheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atdinnertime.B.Atlunchtime.C.Atbreakfasttime.2.What'sthemandoing?A.Enjoyi

ngmusic.B.Cleaningtheroom.C.Writingapaper.3.Howmuchdoesthemanpayforthejewelry?A.$30.B.$27.C.$24.4.Why

doesthemanthinkhelooksdifferentnow?A.Becausehelostweight.B.Becausehegotolder.C.Becausehehadahaircut.5.What'stheprobablerelationshipb

etweenthespeakers?A.Customerandrepairman.B.Policemananddriver.C.Employerandemployee.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.Whichpartofthenewd

esigndoesthewomanlike?A.Theredwalls.B.Thediningroom.C.Thenewfloor.7.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Haveameal.B.Repa

irthepiano.C.Listentolivemusic.听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。8.Whatdayisittoday?A.Saturday.B.Thursday.C.Wednesday.9.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortheticke

ts?A.$780.B.$520.C.$260.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10.WhydoesthewomangotoNewYork?A.Towriteabook.B.Tohaveameeti

ng.C.Toseeherfriends.11.Whatwillthewomanbuyfortheman?A.Localsnacks.B.Awoolenscarf.C.AbookaboutChina.12.Who

willgotomeetthewomanattheairport?A.Themanhimself.B.Theman'swife.C.Theman'sdriver.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题13.Whatdoesthemanmajor

in?A.English.B.Internationalrelations.C.Publicrelations.14.Whatdoesthemanwanttoimproveespecially?A.Englishwriting.B.Englishgrammar.C.SpokenEngl

ish.15.Whatisdifficultforthewoman?A.Chinesecharacters.B.Chinesepronunciation.C.Englishpronunciation.16.What'stherelatio

nshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Friends.B.Classmates.C.Strangers.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17.WhoisJoeBrown?A.Anorganize

r.B.Aguide.C.Adirector.18.WhatcanpeopleseeintheEntranceHall?A.Modelsofthedinosaurs.B.Guidebooksandpostcards.C.Paintingsofflowersandpla

nts.19.Whereisthetheatre?A.Upstairsontheleft.B.Upstairsontheright.C.NexttotheEntranceHall.20.Howlongdoesthefilmlast?A.35minutes.B.45

minutes.C.55minutes.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A

WHOLooksforInternsTheWorldHealthOrganization'sInternshipProgramoffersawiderangeofopportunitiesforgra

duateandpostgraduatestudentstogaininsightinthetechnicalandadministrativeprogramsofWHOwhileenrichingtheirknowledgean

dexperienceinthehealthfield.Whoarewelookingfor?-Youareatleasttwentyyearsofageonthedateofapplication.-Youareenrolled(注册)inorhavecompletedthreeyear

soffull-timestudiesatauniversityoranequivalent(同等学力的)institution.Applicantswhohavealreadygraduatedmayalsoqualifyforconsiderationiftheyapplytot

heinternshipwithinsixmonthsaftercompletionoftheirformalqualification.-Youpossessafirstdegreeinapublichealth。medicalorsocialfieldrelatedto

thetechnicalworkofWHOoradegreeinamanagement-relatedfield.-YouarenotrelatedtoaWHOstaffmember(e.g.,son/daughter,brother/sister,ormother/father).-Y

ouarefluentatleastinoneoftheworkinglanguagesoftheofficeofassignment.-YouhavenotpreviouslyparticipatedinWHO'sInternshipProgram.-Youholdavalidpassp

ortfromaWHOMemberState.Howtoapply?Allapplicationsshouldbemadeforthevacancies(职位空缺)postedontheWHOCareer

ssiteusingtheWHOcorporaterecruitmentsystem(Stellis).Don'tmisstheApplicationdeadlines!September1-October15,2019foraninternshipst

artingJanuary1-June30,2020January10-February25,2020foraninternshipstartingJuly1-December31,2020ByDecember1,WHOwillinformal

lselectedcandidateswhoappliedinSeptemberandOctober.IfyouhavenotreceivedanymessagefromWHObyDecember12019,itmeansthatyouhavenotbeenselect

ed.ForcandidateswhoappliedinJanuaryandFebruary2020,noinformationbyApril152020meansthatyouhavenotbeenselected.Youm

ayapplyagainifyouarestillinterested.21.StudentswithafirstdegreeinthefollowingfieldsarequalifiedEXCEPT.A.managementB.publichealthC.clinicalmed

icineD.computing22.Howshouldstudentsmaketheapplication?A.ByemailingaresumetotheWHO.B.ByusingStellisontheWHOCareers

site.C.Byparticipatinginacampusrecruitmentevent.D.Byvisitingalocalcareerinformationwebsite.23.Acandidatecanapplyfortheinternshipinthesecondhalfo

f2020on.A.October10,2019B.February1,2020C.December1,2019D.April15,2020BLastyear,myoldestsonMatthewwentofftocol

lege.Thingsathomewerenotas"busy"astheyusedtobe.Westillhadour15-year-oldsonGabrielwithus,butwemissedhavingMatthewaround.Mywifesoonhadacrazyidea."Le

t'sgetadog,"shesuggested.Iwasn'texactlythrilledwiththeidea,butIagreed.Imean,whatbetterwaytoreplaceakidthathasgoneof

ftocollegethantogetadog.Whenwegottotheanimalshelter,itseemedlikeeverydogwasapitbull(比特犬).I'dhadmanybadexper

ienceswithpitbullsasachild,soIdidn'twanttotakeoneofthemhomewithme.WhileIwalkedalongtherowsandrowsofcoldmet

alcages,adogcaughtmyeye.Hewasscared,andlookedlikehe'dgivenuponlife.Therewasonlyoneproblem:hewasapitbull.Ashelookedatme

withhisbig,beautifuleyes,Icouldseeintohissoul.Icouldseehowscaredhewasandthathejustwantedahappylife.Icoul

dn'tjustwalkaway-Ihadtoatleastgooverandlookathim.Iapproachedhiscage,andhejustsatthere,lookingatme.Istuckmyfingerthroughtheholeinthecageandpettedhim

onthehead.Iexpectedhimtogetmad,buthedidn't.Iknewthatthisdoghadneverfeltlovebefore,andthathewasenjoyingeverybitoftheloveIcouldgi

vehiminthatmoment.TearsbegantostreamdownmyfacebecauseIfelteverythingthatthispoorcreaturewasfeelingrightthen.Hejustwantedtobelove

d;hejustwantedahomeandafamily.It'sbeenayearsincewetookthedoghome,andourliveshavebeenchangedforever.Now,hisfav

oritethingtodoisgiveuskisseswithhisgianttongueeverymorning.Heisalwaystheretogreetuswhenwecomehomewithahu

gesmile.He'sshownusmorelovethananyotherlivingcreatureonEartheverhadbefore.AndeverytimeIlookintohiseyesIseel

ove,compassion(同情)andgratitude-thingsIneverthoughtthatapitbullwascapableoffeeling.24.Whydidtheauthor'swifewanttogetadog?A.Becauseshelikespitpull.B.B

ecauseshethoughtitwasacrazyidea.C.Becauseshewantedthedogtoreplaceherkid.D.Becausetheirkidwenttocollege.25.Whichwordhasthesimilarmeaningtotheunde

rlinedword"thrilled"?A.Accepted.B.Excited.C.Frightened.D.Delighted.26.Whatwastheauthorandhiswife'slifelik

ewiththepitbull?A.TheymissedhavingMatthewaroundevenmore.B.Theyfoundithardtogetalongwithhim.C.Theylivedalifefulloflove.D.Theyregrettedadoptinghi

m.27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?A.Toshareawarmstoryaboutadoptingapet.B.Tostressthebenefitsofkeepingap

et.C.Tosuggestpeoplekeepapetoftheirown.D.Togiveadviceonhowtokeepapet.CRoamingthemoonThemoonmayshinewhiteaboveusmostnightsoftheyear,buthowmuc

hdoweknowaboutEarth'sneighborandwhatliesbeneathitssurface?Scientistsareaimingtofindout.OnJan3.2019,China'sChang'e4spacecraftlandedonthefars

ideofthemoon-afirstforhumanity.Itreleasedasmallprobe(探测器),Yutu2,orJadeRabbit2,whichbegantosearchbeneaththemoon'ssurfaceusingLunarPenetr

atingRadar(探测雷达),Theseradiosignalscanreach40metersunderground,threetimesthedepthoftheChang'e3lunarprobelaunchedin2013forthenearsideofthemoon,Chin

aDailyreported.InastudypublishedinthejournalScienceAdvances,researchersfoundthatthelunarsoil'stoplayeronthef

arsideofthemoonwasmuchthickerthanexpected-about40meters.Otherscientistsonlyexpectedabout6millimetersofsoilbasedonNASAobse

rvationsduringtheApollomoonlandings,accordingtoTheNewYorkTimes."It'safine,dusty,sandyenvironment,"sai

doneoftheauthorsofthestudy,ElenaPettinelli,aphysicsandmathematicsprofessoratRomeTreUniversity,Rome.Yu

tu2isspecificallyexploringtheVonKarmancrater,alargeholethatis180kilometerswideandalsothelandingsiteofChang'e4.It'spartofanevenlar

ger,oldercraterspanningmorethan1,770kilometers."ThesubsurfaceattheChang'e4landingsiteisverycomplex,"saidLiChunlai,aresearchprof

essoranddeputydirector-generalofNationalAstronomicalObservatoriesoftheChineseAcademyofscience."Observationssuggestthatth

esurfacematerialistotallydifferentthanthepreviouslandingsiteofChang'e3,"shesaid.Radarwavesrevealedvario

uslayersbeneaththemoon'ssurface:Grainy(颗粒状的)material,rocks,andfurtherlayersoffineandroughparticles.Thisinformationishelpingscientiststogainnewunderst

andingofthemoon'shistoryandformation,aswellasvolcanicactivityandlunarimpacts.Yutu2isthelongest-workingrover(巡视器)onthemoon,butitwon'tlastforever

.ChinaplanstolaunchtheChang'e5probelaterthisyear,XinhuaNewsAgencyreported.Thespacecraftisexpectedtobringpiecesoft

hemoonbacktoEarthforcloserstudy.28.WhatdoweknowabouttheChang'e4probe?A.Itwasthefirsttolandonthemoon'snearside.B.Itssignalscoul

dreach40metersbeneaththemoon'ssurface.C.ItisthreetimesaslargeastheChang'e3lunarprobe.D.Itexploredareasaswideas1,770kilomet

ers.29.Whatdoesthelunarsoil'stoplayeronthemoon'sfarsidelooklikeaccordingtothetext?A.Itlookslikeafine,tinyandsand

yenvironment.B.Itisabout180millimeterswide.C.Itgoesfartherdownthanexpected.D.Itiscoveredbyhugerocksandfineandroughparticles.30

.WhatmaytheChang'e5probebeexpectedtodo?A.ExploretheVonKarmancrater.B.ReplaceYutu2toexplorethemoon.C.ReleaseYutu2.D.Bringlunarsample

sbacktotheEarth.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.AreportontheChang'e4probe'sfindings.B.AcomparisonoftheChang'e3an

d4probes.C.AhistoryofChineselunarmissions.D.HowYutu2exploredbeneaththemoon'ssurface.DBattlingPerfectionismWhenBenjam

inCherkasywasineighthgrade,hequittheswimteam.Itwasnotbecausehelackedthepassion;hejustcouldn'tacceptfailu

resinmatches."I'mnotMichaelPhelps,whyamIevenontheteam?"hesaid.AUStherapist(治疗专家)whoresearchesperfectionismatNorthwesternUniversityrealizedyear

slaterwhathadhappened.Cherkasy'sperfectionismwascreatingunrealisticstandards.Unabletomeetthem,hequit."Myperfectionismbrought

aboutveryhighexpectations,andthatcausedrealsuffering,"hesaid.Cherkasyisnotaloneinfeelingthatperfectionismcancauseanxiety.Somanymillennial

s(千禧一代)sufferfromtheillsofperfectionismthatpsychologistsareissuingwarningsandschoolsareemphasizingtheneedtoacceptfailure.No

rthwesternhadheldseveralseminarsthatofferedtipsonhowstudentscoulddealwithaperfectionismproblem.JessicaRohlfingPryor,

apsychologistleadingtheevents,saideverygenerationisasponge(海绵)forthemessagesitreceives."Millennials,morethananyothe

rgenerationinAmericansociety,arereceivingclearmessagesaroundachieving,"shesaid."There'sanabsenceofmessagingthattryingyourhardestisstillOK."T

heAmericanPsychologicalAssociationalsofoundoutthatrecentgenerationsofcollegestudentshavereportedhigherlevelsofper

fectionismthanearliergenerations.This"desiretoachievealongwithbeingoverlycriticalofoneselfandothers"affectsyoungpeople'smentalhealth,accor

dingtoitsresearch,whichanalyzeddatafromover40,000collegestudents.Researchersnotedthatsocialmediaaddscomparativepress

ure,alongwiththedrivetoearnmoneyandachievecareergoals.Perfectionistsoftencreateevenhighergoals,whichcanlea

dtoahigherriskoffailure.Incollege,Cherkasyfoundhimselfsurroundedbysomanyintelligentpeoplethathefeltheshouldhavebeenachievingahigherlevelthanhewas."

Itmakesyoufeelkindofcrazy,"hesaid.Thistypeofthinkingcanleadpeopletoputtinginlesseffort,which,astheyfall

behind,cancreatemoreanxiety."Itmakespeoplefeelkindofisolated."Andthat,Cherkasyadded,"cancausestudentstodriftawayfrom(

与…疏离)theirschool."Northwesternisnottheonlyschooleagertohelpstudents.BrownUniversityincludesperfectionisminitscounselingservices,askingstu

dentsiftheyeverfeelthatwhattheyaccomplishisn'tgoodenough.32.WhydidCherkasyleavetheswimteamineighthgrade?A.Hecouldn'treachthegoalhesetforhimself.B.H

ealwaysdidpoorlyinswimmingcompetitions.C.Heneededmoretimetostudy.D.Hefoundhedidn'thaveanypassionforswimming.33.Whichofthef

ollowingwouldPryorprobablynotagreewith?A.Younggenerationsshouldlearntoacceptfailure.B.Youngpeopleshouldacce

ptbeingimperfectofthemselves.C.Individualsandsocietywillbenefitfromperfectionism.D.Millennialsareeagertoworkhardtogetperf

ection.34.WhatdidtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationdiscover?A.Socialmediausersweremorelikelytobeperfe

ctionists.B.Perfectionismcouldhaveanegativeimpactonphysicalhealth.C.Collegestudentssuffermoreperfectionismproblemsthanever.D.Fewuniversitiesof

feredhelptostudentswithmentalproblems.35.TheauthordescribesCherkasy'sexperienceincollegemainlytoshow.A.thepressurecollegestudentsexperienceB.

theharmofbeingaperfectionistC.theeffectofisolationonperfectionistsD.thechallengesunderachievershavetoovercome第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5

分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。"I'msayinggoodbye":MariaSharapovaretiresfromtennis"Te

nnis-I'msayinggoodbye."36"Howdoyouleavebehindtheonlylifeyou'veeverknown?"sheaskedherself.37Overthelastcoupleofyears,she'sdealtwithaninjuryinherright

shoulderandinflammation(炎症)inherforearmsthatmayhavepreventedherfromreturningtotopform.Inmorerecentnews,thedeathofherlongtime

friend,USbasketballlegendKobeBryant,alsoplayedafactorinherdecisiontoretire."AsIthinkyou'veseenthroughoutmycaree

r,myperseverancehasbeenmygreatesttool,mygreateststrength,"Sharapovasaidinaninterview."ButI'vestartedfeelinglikeitwasb

ecomingaweakness,38,Sharapovarosetostardomatage17whenshewonWimbledonin2004.ShewonatotaloffourGrandSlamsinglestitles:the2006USOpen,the2008AustralianOp

en,andthe2012and2014FrenchOpen.ShealsoearnedtheFedCuptitleinRussiain2008andanOlympicsilvermedalinsinglesin2012,amongmanyotheraccomplishments.For16s

traightyearsfrom2004,Sharapovawastheworld'shighest-earningfemaleathlete,accordingtoForbes.Offthecourt,shemademillionsofdollarsfromco

mpaniessuchasEvianandNike,aswellasstartingherowncandycompany."39"SharapovawroteonFacebookonFeb26,alongsideaphotoofhers

elfasayounggirlwithatennisracquet(球)."It'showItestedmyselfandhowImeasuredmygrowth.40I'llstillbepushing.I'llstillbeclimbing.I'llst

illbegrowing."A.AlthoughIhaveleftthetennisworldwhereIachievedsomuch,B.MariaSharapovahasleftthetenniscourtforsomereasons.C

.Tennisshowedmetheworld一anditshowedmewhatIwasmadeof.D.AndsoinwhateverImightchooseformynextchapter,mynextmountainE.Withthesewords,Russiantennissupers

tarMariaSharapova,32,hasannouncedherretirement.F.becausethestubbornnessthatwaskeepingmegoingwaskeepingmegoingforwrongr

easons.G.SeveralreasonsplayedaroleinSharapovaleavingthetenniscourtforgood.第三部分知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节完形填空(共15

小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Somekidsaretooyoung.Maybetheywillnotrememberthistimeofsocialdistancingand41dur

ingtheglobalpandemic(流行病).Other42teenswillrememberschoolsclosing,playgroundsoff-limitsandno34tofamilyorfriend

sforever.Myfather-in-law,Hub,hadagreatmemory.Heoftentoldofhisspecialtime.However,what44memostwasthedetailabou

thisteddybear.Hewas5atthetime.HisoldestsisterAlicegotsick,andthedoctordiagnoseditasscarletfever(猩红热).Outbreaksofscarletf

everintheearly1900swereoften45orleftchildrenwithlifelongdisabilities.Itwasalsohighlycontagious(感染性的).ThedoctorsaidHubandhisanotherolde

rsisterMabelhadtostayaway46AlicegotbetterLaterinlife,Hubputhismemoriestopaper.Hewrote,"TherewasnoplacetogoexcepttoGra

ndpaandGrandma'sjustdowntheroad.We47andweresentofftotheirhouse.Myteddybearfelloffthecoasterwagon,but48,amanfounditontheroadandgaveitback.Itwas

soimportanttome.It49meoutofthedaysspentwaitingoutinthefrontyard,watchingthemenworkonthehighwayandwaitingformys

isterMabeltoreturnfromschool."Theystayedwiththeirgrandparentsforthreeorfourweeks."Itwasahappyday50Dadtolduswecouldgohome."Whatwillbeo

urmemoriesofthistimeinhistory?Ihopewerememberfamily,friendsandneighborscaringforoneanother.Ihopewerememberthe51medicalpersonnelsacrificingtheirown

health,thetruckdrivers,foodserviceworkersandallthecashierswhokeptgrocerystores52.Besides,neverforgettheg

arbagecollectorsandthatthemailkeptcoming.Ihopeweremembertheplantsmanufacturingfacemasksandventilators(呼吸机),an

dthescientists53tofindavaccine.Ihopewerememberhowfears54alongshadowandhowwerenewsoulsearching.Wearewritinghistory.55wewritei

twell.41.A.connectionB.relationshipC.differenceD.isolation42.A.smallerB.biggerC.youngerD.older43.A.callsB.partiesC.visitsD.talks44.A.cameB.struc

kC.occurredD.attracted45.A.deadlyB.slightC.easyD.sharp46.A.beforeB.untilC.afterD.when47.A.sortedoutB.picke

dupC.packedupD.putup48.A.unfortunatelyB.fortunatelyC.suddenlyD.immediately49.A.tookB.reviewedC.forgotD.recalled50.A.that

B.whenC.whileD.where51.A.diligentB.busyC.exhaustedD.white52.A.closeB.awayC.cleanD.open53.A.runningB.workingC.racingD.competing

54.A.dragB.castC.brightD.extend55.A.ShouldB.CanC.MayD.Must第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。HavingaWiFiconnectionisnoguara

nteeofapleasantinternetexperience.If56signalisweak,you'llspendalongtimestaringataloadingbar.NowagroupofengineersattheUnitedState

sMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)mayhavea57(solve).They58(design)a"smartsurface"thatcanboosttheWiFisignalinyourhomebynearl

y10times.Thesmartsurfacesarepaper-thin,sotheycanbeinstalledlikewall-paper.Theycontainthousandsoftinyantennas(天

线)butdon'tneedpowerorwiring.Alltheydoisreflect59(signal).Asmartsurfacecanworkbothasamirrororalenstofocusradiosignalsontotherightdevices.Bydoi

ngso,itincreasesthemediansignalstrengthbynearly10times,60(double)themedianchannelcapacityinanofficeenvironment.Accordin

gtotheresearchers,thesmartsurfaceswouldallow61(small)devicestobemade,liketinysensorsthatdetecttheindoorpollutionlevelsorthosethatmoni

tormachinesinawarehouse.Thesewere62(previous)believedtobetoosmal63(give)offastrongenoughWiFisignal.Inaddition64easyusage,itwillprobablyberelatively

cheap.Accordingtotheestimations,suchasetupcouldprobablycostyouafewcentsperantenna.65brightsideisthatitwouldconsumelesspow

ercomparedtoconventionalsystems.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华，你在报纸上获悉，下个月在当地电视台将举办“学中文，读经典”的国际中文知识竞赛。你的外国朋友Peter正在大学学中文，你建议他去试一试，并表

示可以提供帮助。报名时间：截止到10月31日，报名地点：所在大学的校电视台。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节。DearPeter,Yours,LiHua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-~篇完整的短文。

续写的词数应为150左右。Thesunwasslippingdownthroughthetreesanditwastimetogohome,Timewasrunningout.Hismotherwouldlookathimandsheal

waysknewhim.Ahottearrandownhischeek.Shetrustedhim.Hestillrememberedthefirsttimeshehadlefthimaloneforthreehour

sbetweenschoolandthetimeshegothomefromwork.Shehadtoworktobuyhisclothesandtopayfortheirfoodandforaplacetolive.Healsorememberedthenicewayshesai

d,"Youarealittlemannow,Joy."Itmadehimsadeverytimehismotherswordscamebacktohim.Shetrustedhim.Rememberingthis,hefeltasifsomeon

ehadstuckasharpstickintohisside.Hertrustinhimwasallhecouldthinkaboutnow.Itdroveeverythingelsefromhismind,"Shetrustedme."Hekeptsa

yingtohimself.Shetrustedme.Thiswasmostimportant.Nexttothis,theglasspipeanditsmagicmusicmeantnothing.Joy

lookedatthelongshadowscomingtowardhim.Hedidn'tknowwhathehadtodo.Andhewasinahurrytohideitunderthecoatandleftwiths

lowunsuresteps.Butsoonhisfeetwerequickanddecisive,takinghimstraightbacktothestorelikeanarrow.Hewasouto

fbreathwhenhereachedthestore.Mr.Dowwasjustinsidethedoor.Thebigmansmiled.Joywishedhehadnot.Somehow,afriendlysmilemadeitmoredifficultforJ

oytodowhathewanted.Joywaslostforamoment.Hisfeetfeltheavy.Suddenly,heheldouttheglasspipe,Hisvoicestruggled

tocomeoutfromdeepinsideofthepainfulchest."Mr.Dow",hesaidatlast,"Ididn'tmeantodoit.""Thanks,Joy"MrDowsaidashegentlytookthepipefromtheboy'sha

nd.JoyfeltMrDow'sbighandonhisshoulder.