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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:Howmuchis

theshirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15答案是C。1.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atdinnertime.B.Atlunchtime.C.Atbreakfasttime.2.Wh

at'sthemandoing?A.Enjoyingmusic.B.Cleaningtheroom.C.Writingapaper.3.Howmuchdoesthemanpayforthejewelry?A.$30.B.$27.C.$24.4.Wh

ydoesthemanthinkhelooksdifferentnow?A.Becausehelostweight.B.Becausehegotolder.C.Becausehehadahaircut.5.What's

theprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?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.Whichpartofthenewdesigndoesthewomanlike?A.Theredwalls.B.Thediningroom.C.Thenewfloor.7.What

willthemandonext?A.Haveameal.B.Repairthepiano.C.Listentolivemusic.听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。8.Whatdayisittoday?A.Saturday.B.Thursday.C.Wednesday.9.How

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

eabook.B.Tohaveameeting.C.Toseeherfriends.11.Whatwillthewomanbuyfortheman?A.Localsnacks.B.Awoolenscarf.C.AbookaboutChina.12

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

.Whatdoesthemanmajorin?A.English.B.Internationalrelations.C.Publicrelations.14.Whatdoesthemanwanttoimprovees

pecially?A.Englishwriting.B.Englishgrammar.C.SpokenEnglish.15.Whatisdifficultforthewoman?A.Chinesecharacte

rs.B.Chinesepronunciation.C.Englishpronunciation.16.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Friends.B.Classmates.C.Stranger

s.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17.WhoisJoeBrown?A.Anorganizer.B.Aguide.C.Adirector.18.WhatcanpeopleseeintheEntranceHal

l?A.Modelsofthedinosaurs.B.Guidebooksandpostcards.C.Paintingsofflowersandplants.19.Whereisthetheatre?A.Upstairsonthe

left.B.Upstairsontheright.C.NexttotheEntranceHall.20.Howlongdoesthefilmlast?A.35minutes.B.45minutes.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。AWHOLooksforInternsTheWorldHealthOrg

anization'sInternshipProgramoffersawiderangeofopportunitiesforgraduateandpostgraduatestudentstogaininsightinthetechnicalandadministr

ativeprogramsofWHOwhileenrichingtheirknowledgeandexperienceinthehealthfield.Whoarewelookingfor?-Youareatleasttwentyyearsofageontheda

teofapplication.-Youareenrolled(注册)inorhavecompletedthreeyearsoffull-timestudiesatauniversityoranequivalent(同等学力的)institution.Applicantsw

hohavealreadygraduatedmayalsoqualifyforconsiderationiftheyapplytotheinternshipwithinsixmonthsaftercompletionoftheirformalqualification.-Yo

upossessafirstdegreeinapublichealth。medicalorsocialfieldrelatedtothetechnicalworkofWHOoradegreeinamanagement-relatedfield.-Youarenotrelatedto

aWHOstaffmember(e.g.,son/daughter,brother/sister,ormother/father).-Youarefluentatleastinoneofthework

inglanguagesoftheofficeofassignment.-YouhavenotpreviouslyparticipatedinWHO'sInternshipProgram.-YouholdavalidpassportfromaWHOMemberState.H

owtoapply?Allapplicationsshouldbemadeforthevacancies(职位空缺)postedontheWHOCareerssiteusingtheWHOcorporaterecruitmentsystem(Stellis).Don'tmisstheApplica

tiondeadlines!September1-October15,2019foraninternshipstartingJanuary1-June30,2020January10-February25,2020foraninternshipstartingJuly1-December31,2

020ByDecember1,WHOwillinformallselectedcandidateswhoappliedinSeptemberandOctober.IfyouhavenotreceivedanymessagefromWHOby

December12019,itmeansthatyouhavenotbeenselected.ForcandidateswhoappliedinJanuaryandFebruary2020,noinformationbyApril152020meansthatyouhaven

otbeenselected.Youmayapplyagainifyouarestillinterested.21.StudentswithafirstdegreeinthefollowingfieldsarequalifiedEXCEPT.A.managementB.publich

ealthC.clinicalmedicineD.computing22.Howshouldstudentsmaketheapplication?A.ByemailingaresumetotheWHO.B.ByusingStellisonth

eWHOCareerssite.C.Byparticipatinginacampusrecruitmentevent.D.Byvisitingalocalcareerinformationwebsite.23.Acandidatecanapplyforthei

nternshipinthesecondhalfof2020on.A.October10,2019B.February1,2020C.December1,2019D.April15,2020BLastyear,myoldests

onMatthewwentofftocollege.Thingsathomewerenotas"busy"astheyusedtobe.Westillhadour15-year-oldsonGabrielwithus,butwemissedhavingMatthewaround.Mywifes

oonhadacrazyidea."Let'sgetadog,"shesuggested.Iwasn'texactlythrilledwiththeidea,butIagreed.Imean,whatbetterwa

ytoreplaceakidthathasgoneofftocollegethantogetadog.Whenwegottotheanimalshelter,itseemedlikeeverydogwasapitbull(比特犬).I'dhadmanybadexperienceswit

hpitbullsasachild,soIdidn'twanttotakeoneofthemhomewithme.WhileIwalkedalongtherowsandrowsofcoldmetalcages,adogcaughtmyeye.He

wasscared,andlookedlikehe'dgivenuponlife.Therewasonlyoneproblem:hewasapitbull.Ashelookedatmewithhisbig,beauti

fuleyes,Icouldseeintohissoul.Icouldseehowscaredhewasandthathejustwantedahappylife.Icouldn'tjustwalkaway-Ihadtoatleas

tgooverandlookathim.Iapproachedhiscage,andhejustsatthere,lookingatme.Istuckmyfingerthroughtheholeinth

ecageandpettedhimonthehead.Iexpectedhimtogetmad,buthedidn't.Iknewthatthisdoghadneverfeltlovebefore,andthathewasenjoyingeverybitoftheloveI

couldgivehiminthatmoment.TearsbegantostreamdownmyfacebecauseIfelteverythingthatthispoorcreaturewasfeelingr

ightthen.Hejustwantedtobeloved;hejustwantedahomeandafamily.It'sbeenayearsincewetookthedoghome,andourliveshavebeenchangedforever.Now,hisfavoritethi

ngtodoisgiveuskisseswithhisgianttongueeverymorning.Heisalwaystheretogreetuswhenwecomehomewithahugesmile.He'sshow

nusmorelovethananyotherlivingcreatureonEartheverhadbefore.AndeverytimeIlookintohiseyesIseelove,compassion(同情)andgratitude-thin

gsIneverthoughtthatapitbullwascapableoffeeling.24.Whydidtheauthor'swifewanttogetadog?A.Becauseshelikespitpull.B.Becauseshethoug

htitwasacrazyidea.C.Becauseshewantedthedogtoreplaceherkid.D.Becausetheirkidwenttocollege.25.Whichwordhasthesimilarmeaning

totheunderlinedword"thrilled"?A.Accepted.B.Excited.C.Frightened.D.Delighted.26.Whatwastheauthorandhiswife

'slifelikewiththepitbull?A.TheymissedhavingMatthewaroundevenmore.B.Theyfoundithardtogetalongwithhim.C.Theylivedalife

fulloflove.D.Theyregrettedadoptinghim.27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?A.Toshareawarmstoryaboutadoptingapet.B.Tostressthebenefitsofk

eepingapet.C.Tosuggestpeoplekeepapetoftheirown.D.Togiveadviceonhowtokeepapet.CRoamingthemoonThemoonmayshinewhiteaboveusmostnightsoftheyear,buthowmuch

doweknowaboutEarth'sneighborandwhatliesbeneathitssurface?Scientistsareaimingtofindout.OnJan3.2019,China'sCha

ng'e4spacecraftlandedonthefarsideofthemoon-afirstforhumanity.Itreleasedasmallprobe(探测器),Yutu2,orJadeRabbit2,whichbegantosearchbeneaththemoon'ssurface

usingLunarPenetratingRadar(探测雷达),Theseradiosignalscanreach40metersunderground,threetimesthedepthoftheChang'e3lunarprobelaunchedin2013f

orthenearsideofthemoon,ChinaDailyreported.InastudypublishedinthejournalScienceAdvances,researchersfoundthatthe

lunarsoil'stoplayeronthefarsideofthemoonwasmuchthickerthanexpected-about40meters.Otherscientistsonlyexpecte

dabout6millimetersofsoilbasedonNASAobservationsduringtheApollomoonlandings,accordingtoTheNewYorkTimes."It'safine,

dusty,sandyenvironment,"saidoneoftheauthorsofthestudy,ElenaPettinelli,aphysicsandmathematicsprofessoratRomeTreUniversity,Rome.Yutu2isspecificall

yexploringtheVonKarmancrater,alargeholethatis180kilometerswideandalsothelandingsiteofChang'e4.It'sparto

fanevenlarger,oldercraterspanningmorethan1,770kilometers."ThesubsurfaceattheChang'e4landingsiteisverycomplex,"saidLiChunlai,aresearchprofessorandde

putydirector-generalofNationalAstronomicalObservatoriesoftheChineseAcademyofscience."Observationssuggesttha

tthesurfacematerialistotallydifferentthanthepreviouslandingsiteofChang'e3,"shesaid.Radarwavesrevealedva

riouslayersbeneaththemoon'ssurface:Grainy(颗粒状的)material,rocks,andfurtherlayersoffineandroughparticles.Thisinformationishelpingscientiststogainnewu

nderstandingofthemoon'shistoryandformation,aswellasvolcanicactivityandlunarimpacts.Yutu2isthelongest

-workingrover(巡视器)onthemoon,butitwon'tlastforever.ChinaplanstolaunchtheChang'e5probelaterthisyear,XinhuaNewsAgencyreported.Thespacecraf

tisexpectedtobringpiecesofthemoonbacktoEarthforcloserstudy.28.WhatdoweknowabouttheChang'e4probe?A.Itwast

hefirsttolandonthemoon'snearside.B.Itssignalscouldreach40metersbeneaththemoon'ssurface.C.Itisthreetimesaslargeasthe

Chang'e3lunarprobe.D.Itexploredareasaswideas1,770kilometers.29.Whatdoesthelunarsoil'stoplayeronthemoon'sfarsidelookli

keaccordingtothetext?A.Itlookslikeafine,tinyandsandyenvironment.B.Itisabout180millimeterswide.C.Itgoesfartherdownthanexpected.D.Itiscove

redbyhugerocksandfineandroughparticles.30.WhatmaytheChang'e5probebeexpectedtodo?A.ExploretheVonKarmancrater.B.ReplaceYutu2t

oexplorethemoon.C.ReleaseYutu2.D.BringlunarsamplesbacktotheEarth.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.AreportontheChang'e4probe'sfindings.B.Ac

omparisonoftheChang'e3and4probes.C.AhistoryofChineselunarmissions.D.HowYutu2exploredbeneaththemoon'ssurface.DB

attlingPerfectionismWhenBenjaminCherkasywasineighthgrade,hequittheswimteam.Itwasnotbecausehelackedthepassion;hejustcouldn'tacceptfailuresinmatches.

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

lizedyearslaterwhathadhappened.Cherkasy'sperfectionismwascreatingunrealisticstandards.Unabletomeetthem,hequit."Myperfectionismbroughtaboutveryhighex

pectations,andthatcausedrealsuffering,"hesaid.Cherkasyisnotaloneinfeelingthatperfectionismcancauseanxiety.Somanymillennials(千禧一代)sufferfromtheil

lsofperfectionismthatpsychologistsareissuingwarningsandschoolsareemphasizingtheneedtoacceptfailure.Northwesternhadheldseveral

seminarsthatofferedtipsonhowstudentscoulddealwithaperfectionismproblem.JessicaRohlfingPryor,apsychologist

leadingtheevents,saideverygenerationisasponge(海绵)forthemessagesitreceives."Millennials,morethananyothergenerationinAmericansociet

y,arereceivingclearmessagesaroundachieving,"shesaid."There'sanabsenceofmessagingthattryingyourhardestisstillOK."TheAm

ericanPsychologicalAssociationalsofoundoutthatrecentgenerationsofcollegestudentshavereportedhigherlevelsofperfectionismthanearliergenerations.This"de

siretoachievealongwithbeingoverlycriticalofoneselfandothers"affectsyoungpeople'smentalhealth,accordingtoitsresearch,whi

chanalyzeddatafromover40,000collegestudents.Researchersnotedthatsocialmediaaddscomparativepressure,alongwiththedrivetoearnmone

yandachievecareergoals.Perfectionistsoftencreateevenhighergoals,whichcanleadtoahigherriskoffailure.Incollege,Cherkasyfoundhimselfsurroundedbysomanyi

ntelligentpeoplethathefeltheshouldhavebeenachievingahigherlevelthanhewas."Itmakesyoufeelkindofcrazy,"hesaid.Thistypeofthinkingcanleadpeo

pletoputtinginlesseffort,which,astheyfallbehind,cancreatemoreanxiety."Itmakespeoplefeelkindofisolated."Andthat,Che

rkasyadded,"cancausestudentstodriftawayfrom(与…疏离)theirschool."Northwesternisnottheonlyschooleagertohelps

tudents.BrownUniversityincludesperfectionisminitscounselingservices,askingstudentsiftheyeverfeelthatwhattheyaccomplishisn'tgoodenough.32.WhydidC

herkasyleavetheswimteamineighthgrade?A.Hecouldn'treachthegoalhesetforhimself.B.Healwaysdidpoorlyinswimmingcompetition

s.C.Heneededmoretimetostudy.D.Hefoundhedidn'thaveanypassionforswimming.33.WhichofthefollowingwouldPryorprobablynotagreewith?A.Youngg

enerationsshouldlearntoacceptfailure.B.Youngpeopleshouldacceptbeingimperfectofthemselves.C.Individualsandsocietyw

illbenefitfromperfectionism.D.Millennialsareeagertoworkhardtogetperfection.34.WhatdidtheAmericanPsycholo

gicalAssociationdiscover?A.Socialmediausersweremorelikelytobeperfectionists.B.Perfectionismcouldhaveanegativeimpactonphysicalhealth.C.College

studentssuffermoreperfectionismproblemsthanever.D.Fewuniversitiesofferedhelptostudentswithmentalproblems

.35.TheauthordescribesCherkasy'sexperienceincollegemainlytoshow.A.thepressurecollegestudentsexperienceB.theharmofbeingaperfectionistC.theeffectofisol

ationonperfectionistsD.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"Tennis-I'msayinggoodbye."36"Howdoyouleavebehi

ndtheonlylifeyou'veeverknown?"sheaskedherself.37Overthelastcoupleofyears,she'sdealtwithaninjuryinherrightshoulderand

inflammation(炎症)inherforearmsthatmayhavepreventedherfromreturningtotopform.Inmorerecentnews,thedeath

ofherlongtimefriend,USbasketballlegendKobeBryant,alsoplayedafactorinherdecisiontoretire."AsIthinkyou'veseenthroughoutmycareer,myperseverancehasbe

enmygreatesttool,mygreateststrength,"Sharapovasaidinaninterview."ButI'vestartedfeelinglikeitwasbecomingaweakness,38,Sharapovar

osetostardomatage17whenshewonWimbledonin2004.ShewonatotaloffourGrandSlamsinglestitles:the2006USOpen,the20

08AustralianOpen,andthe2012and2014FrenchOpen.ShealsoearnedtheFedCuptitleinRussiain2008andanOlympicsilvermedalinsinglesin2012,

amongmanyotheraccomplishments.For16straightyearsfrom2004,Sharapovawastheworld'shighest-earningfemaleathlete,accordingt

oForbes.Offthecourt,shemademillionsofdollarsfromcompaniessuchasEvianandNike,aswellasstartingherowncandycompany."3

9"SharapovawroteonFacebookonFeb26,alongsideaphotoofherselfasayounggirlwithatennisracquet(球)."It'showItestedmyselfandhowIm

easuredmygrowth.40I'llstillbepushing.I'llstillbeclimbing.I'llstillbegrowing."A.AlthoughIhaveleftthetennisworldwhereIachievedsomuch,B.MariaSharapova

hasleftthetenniscourtforsomereasons.C.Tennisshowedmetheworld一anditshowedmewhatIwasmadeof.D.AndsoinwhateverImightchooseformynex

tchapter,mynextmountainE.Withthesewords,RussiantennissuperstarMariaSharapova,32,hasannouncedherretirement.F.becausethestubbornnessthatwaskeepingmeg

oingwaskeepingmegoingforwrongreasons.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.Maybetheywillnotremember

thistimeofsocialdistancingand41duringtheglobalpandemic(流行病).Other42teenswillrememberschoolsclosing,playgroundsoff-limitsa

ndno34tofamilyorfriendsforever.Myfather-in-law,Hub,hadagreatmemory.Heoftentoldofhisspecialtime.However,what44memostwasthedetailabouthisteddybear.H

ewas5atthetime.HisoldestsisterAlicegotsick,andthedoctordiagnoseditasscarletfever(猩红热).Outbreaksofscarletfeverintheearly1

900swereoften45orleftchildrenwithlifelongdisabilities.Itwasalsohighlycontagious(感染性的).ThedoctorsaidHubandhisanotherol

dersisterMabelhadtostayaway46AlicegotbetterLaterinlife,Hubputhismemoriestopaper.Hewrote,"TherewasnoplacetogoexcepttoGrandpaandGrandma'sjust

downtheroad.We47andweresentofftotheirhouse.Myteddybearfelloffthecoasterwagon,but48,amanfounditontheroadandgaveitba

ck.Itwassoimportanttome.It49meoutofthedaysspentwaitingoutinthefrontyard,watchingthemenworkonthehighwayandwaitingformysisterMabeltoreturn

fromschool."Theystayedwiththeirgrandparentsforthreeorfourweeks."Itwasahappyday50Dadtolduswecouldgohome."Whatwillbeourmemoriesofthistimeinhis

tory?Ihopewerememberfamily,friendsandneighborscaringforoneanother.Ihopewerememberthe51medicalpersonnelsacrificingtheirownhea

lth,thetruckdrivers,foodserviceworkersandallthecashierswhokeptgrocerystores52.Besides,neverforgetthegarbagec

ollectorsandthatthemailkeptcoming.Ihopeweremembertheplantsmanufacturingfacemasksandventilators(呼吸机),andthescientists53tofind

avaccine.Ihopewerememberhowfears54alongshadowandhowwerenewsoulsearching.Wearewritinghistory.55wewriteitwel

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

truckC.occurredD.attracted45.A.deadlyB.slightC.easyD.sharp46.A.beforeB.untilC.afterD.when47.A.sortedoutB.pickedupC.packedupD.putup48.A.unfortunat

elyB.fortunatelyC.suddenlyD.immediately49.A.tookB.reviewedC.forgotD.recalled50.A.thatB.whenC.whileD.where51.A.diligentB.busyC.exhaustedD.w

hite52.A.closeB.awayC.cleanD.open53.A.runningB.workingC.racingD.competing54.A.dragB.castC.brightD.extend5

5.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。HavingaWiFiconnectionisnoguarantee

ofapleasantinternetexperience.If56signalisweak,you'llspendalongtimestaringataloadingbar.NowagroupofengineersattheUnited

StatesMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)mayhavea57(solve).They58(design)a"smartsurface"thatcanbo

osttheWiFisignalinyourhomebynearly10times.Thesmartsurfacesarepaper-thin,sotheycanbeinstalledlikewall-paper.They

containthousandsoftinyantennas(天线)butdon'tneedpowerorwiring.Alltheydoisreflect59(signal).Asmartsurfacecanworkbothasamirroror

alenstofocusradiosignalsontotherightdevices.Bydoingso,itincreasesthemediansignalstrengthbynearly10times,60(doubl

e)themedianchannelcapacityinanofficeenvironment.Accordingtotheresearchers,thesmartsurfaceswouldallow61(small)devicestobemade,like

tinysensorsthatdetecttheindoorpollutionlevelsorthosethatmonitormachinesinawarehouse.Thesewere62(previous)believedtobetoosm

al63(give)offastrongenoughWiFisignal.Inaddition64easyusage,itwillprobablyberelativelycheap.Accordingtothe

estimations,suchasetupcouldprobablycostyouafewcentsperantenna.65brightsideisthatitwouldconsumelesspowercomparedtoconventionals

ystems.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。Thesunw

asslippingdownthroughthetreesanditwastimetogohome,Timewasrunningout.Hismotherwouldlookathimandshealwayskne

whim.Ahottearrandownhischeek.Shetrustedhim.Hestillrememberedthefirsttimeshehadlefthimaloneforthreehoursbetweenschoolandthetimeshegoth

omefromwork.Shehadtoworktobuyhisclothesandtopayfortheirfoodandforaplacetolive.Healsorememberedtheniceway

shesaid,"Youarealittlemannow,Joy."Itmadehimsadeverytimehismotherswordscamebacktohim.Shetrustedhim.Rememberingthis,hefeltasifsomeoneha

dstuckasharpstickintohisside.Hertrustinhimwasallhecouldthinkaboutnow.Itdroveeverythingelsefromhismind,"Shetrustedme."Hekeptsayingtohim

self.Shetrustedme.Thiswasmostimportant.Nexttothis,theglasspipeanditsmagicmusicmeantnothing.Joylookedatthelongshadowscomingto

wardhim.Hedidn'tknowwhathehadtodo.Andhewasinahurrytohideitunderthecoatandleftwithslowunsuresteps.Butsoonhisfeetwereq

uickanddecisive,takinghimstraightbacktothestorelikeanarrow.Hewasoutofbreathwhenhereachedthestore.Mr.Dowwasjustinsidethedoor.Theb

igmansmiled.Joywishedhehadnot.Somehow,afriendlysmilemadeitmoredifficultforJoytodowhathewanted.Joywaslostforamoment.His

feetfeltheavy.Suddenly,heheldouttheglasspipe,Hisvoicestruggledtocomeoutfromdeepinsideofthepainfulchest."Mr.Dow",hesa

idatlast,"Ididn'tmeantodoit.""Thanks,Joy"MrDowsaidashegentlytookthepipefromtheboy'shand.JoyfeltMrDow'sbi

ghandonhisshoulder.