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2023年高三第二次模拟试卷英语试题第一部分听力（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。1.Whatshouldthemandotoremovehisaches？A.Adjusthischair.B.Changehismouse.C.Movehiskeyboard.2.Whenistheman'sflightleavingfor

America？A.At11:00am.B.At11:20am.C.At1:00pm3.Whichsportdoesthemanoftendoatweekends？A.Diving.B.Tennis.C.Swimming.4.How

didthewomanfeelaboutTomˈsspeech?A.Moved.B.Excited.C.Surprised.5.Whatmaketheairinthecityfresherthanbeforeaccordingtotheman？A.Fewercars.B.Morepl

ants.C.Fewerfactories.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2至4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。听每

段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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.Howdidthespeakersgettothestadium？A.Onfoot.B.By

taxi.C.Bycar.7.Whydidthespeakersarriveearlier？A.Tomeettheplayers.B.Togetagoodplace.C.TofindPeter.听第7段

材料，回答第8、9题。8.Howmanybedroomsarethereinthehouse？A.One.B.Two.C.Three.9.Whatwillthewomanhelpthemando？A.Dealwiththepaperwork.

B.Leadhimtothebank.C.Lendhimsomemoney.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhatattractedthemanmostinParis？A.TheEiffelTower.B.TheLouvreMuseum.C.Restaurantsandclubs.

11.Howdidthemanfindhisvacation？A.Boring.B.Wonderful.C.Tiring.12.Whatisthewomanprobably？A.Ascientist.B.Ahunter.C.Ahost.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.

Whichcolourdocatsseebetterthanhumans？A.Red.B.Green.C.Blue14.Whydocatsbringdeadbirdshome？A.Toeattheminasafeplace.B.Tomaketheirowner

shappy.C.Toshowofftheirhuntingskills.15.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Managerandcustomer.B.Driverandpassenger.C.

Co-workers.16.WhywasSallyunhappy?A.Shewasnearlylateforherflight.B.Thedriverdidnˈtpickherupontime.C.Therewereroadworksonthewaytoth

eairport.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Wheredoesthewomanwork？A.Inatransportbusiness.B.Inashoppingcentre.C.Inahospital.

18.Howwillthewomangotowork？A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.19.Whatistheman'sopiniononparkinginBroadgreen？A.Itisc

ostly.B.Itiseasy.C.Itishard.20.WhatisthedisadvantageofBroadgreen？A.Itisfarfromtheshoppingplaces.B.Thereisalotofnoise.C.Therentsare

high.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。APeopleoftenwonderaboutso

meofthebestplacestosee.AgoodpointofreferenceistofirstlookatattractionslabeledasUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.Thesesitesareculturallyorphysical

lysignificantplaceslistedbytheUnitedNationsfortheirimportancetohumanityasawhole.Let'sseesomeofthem!TheMogaoCaves，Chi

naAlsoknownastheMogaoGrottoes，thecavesarelocatedalongthecliffside（峭壁）abovetheDaquanRiverinGansuprovin

ce.Firstbuiltin366andcomprising492caves，theMogaoCavesareknownasthebiggestcollectionofBuddhistartintheworld.Asalandmar

korthehistoricSickRoad，theMogaoCavesareaperfectdisplayofChinesearthistoryoveraperiodofathousandyears.RedwoodNationalPark，USLyinginthe

mountainousregionnorthofSanFranciscoinCalifornia，US.，theRedwoodNationalParkissignificantforitscollectio

nofredwoodtrees—thetallestandoldesttreesintheworld—aswellasitsvarietyofseaandlandwildlife.Onceabundantthroughoutthetemperate（气候温和）regionsoftheworl

d，theRedwoodtreesofCaliforniaareamongtheonlylivingexamplesleftofthisoldplantspecies，abíologicalgroupwhichhasexistedfor160millionyears.MachuPicchu，Per

uSituatedintheAndesMountains，thisfascinatingancientcityisremarkablebothforitsbeautifulsettingaswellasitsuseofcomplexcityplannin

g.Standingat2，430metersabovesealevel，thecityofMachuPicchuiscoveredwithbothmistandmystery.Researchershaveyettouncoverthecity'

sroleintheIncan（印加族的）empire'suseofastronomyandplantdomestication（驯化）.21.WhatcanyoulearnfromtheMogaocaves

？A.Theyhavethelargestartcollection.B.Theywerebuiltonsteepcliff.C.Theywerebuiltfivecenturiesago.D.Theyperfectlyexhibitedarthistory.22.WhyisRedwood

NationalParkimportant？A.Becauseithasanumberofredwoodtrees.B.Becauseitliesinthemountainousregion.C.Becauseithasatempera

teandmildclimate.D.Becauseithasvarioustallestandoldesttrees.23.WhatdoweknowaboutMachuPicchn？A.Itshig

haltitudemakestheplacewell-known.B.Itscomplexcityplanningenjoysthebestfame.C.TheIncancultureisstillamysteryforresearchers.D.Themi

stsurroundingthecityaddedtoitsbeauty.BYouknowthoselovelylittleearsofcornthatshowupinsomeofyourfavoriteChinesetake-outdishes？Everwo

nderedhowtheygrowsosmall？Aretheretinylittlefarmersoutsomewheretakingcareoftinycornfields？Aretheyspeciallygrowntobetinyorare

theyjustlittlebabyregularcorn？Welltheansweristhattheytrulyarejustbabyearsofregularcorn.Thecornisharvestedinanearlysta

gefromnearlyanyvarietyofregular-sizedcornplant.There'sevidenceshowingthathumans'loveforminiature（微型的）thingscandateback3000years.Bythe1400

s，miniaturethingshadbecomemorepopular，withpainterslikeJeanFouquetcreatingimagesonly7.5centimeterswide.Some

wherealongtheway，ourfascinationwiththingsinminiaturefromgoatsandowlstotinyhousescametoincludevegetables，to

o.Babycarrots，littleearsofcorn，andmicrogreensarecommontodayfromfreshproduceandfrozenmealstotake-outandfancyrestaurantfoods.Butwheredotho

setinyvegetablescomefrom？Ittumsout，avegetablepackaged，soldorservedasababymayactuallybeayoungvegetabl

e-oritmaynot.It'salsoentirelypossiblethatababyvegetableisadwarf（侏儒）orhybridversionofafull-sizedvegetable.Babybokchoyforexample，isayo

ungvegetablethatisharvestedearlyforitstenderandmildqualities.Howevertherealsoaredwarfvarietiesofbabybokchoythath

aveasimilarlookandtastetotheirearly-harvestedcousins.Thereareabout50differenttypesofvegetablesthatareg

rownorimportedasminiaturesintheUnitedStates.AndwhiletheUnitedStatesproducesthemostcomintheworld，itimportsalmostallofitsbab

ycomfromothercountries.Thailandproducesthemostbabycorn，followedbySirLanka.24.Whatcanbeknownabouttheli

ttleearsofcorninsomeChinesetakeoutdishes？A.Theyaregrownbytinylittlefarmers.B.Theyarejustlittlebabyregularcorn.C.Theyarespeciallygrowntobet

iny.D.Theygrowintinycornfields.25.Whatdoestheanthermainlywanttotellusinparagraph2？A.Theadvantagesofminiaturethings.B.Thecharactersofminia

turethings.C.Thereasonwhypeopleloveminiaturethings.D.Thehistoryofpeople'sloveforminiaturethings.26.Whydoestheauthortalkaboutt

hebabybokchoy？A.Toshowitisofhighquality.B.Tocompareitwithotherbabyvegetables.C.Topresentthedifficultyinproducingit.D.Toshowbabyvegetablesmayexistfor

differentreasons.27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout？A.Whatbenefitsbabyvegetablesbring.B.Howmanykindsofvegetables

aredeveloped.C.Wherebabyvegetablescomefrom.D.Howpopularbabyvegetablesare.CWhen16-year-oldGraydenBrunetjoinedtheSacketsHarbor，NewYork，volunteerfirede

partmentin2017，hewastheyoungestontheteamby20years.Hewassodeterminedtobefollowinginhisdad'sfootstepsthathep

ersuadedtwoclassmates，NiklasandDalton，tosignuptoo.Afewyearslater，theolderfirefightersquittheirjobsoverCOVID-19concerns.Suddenly，thethreetee

nswerenotonlyhelpingtheSacketsHarborvolunteerfiredepartment，theyweretheSacketsHarborvolunteerfiredepartm

ent.Theyweretheonesrespondingtotheemergencycallsofheartattacks，caraccidents，andsuicides.Andtheyweretheoneswho

wereresponsibletosendCOVID-19patientstohospitals."Wewentfromnotevenhavingourlicensestosavingpeople'slives，"Daltontoldthereporter.Asfa

rastheteenswereconcerned，theycouldn'tquittheirjobs.Iftheydid，BrunettoldNorthCountyPublicRadio，"Thecommunit

ywouldlosetheemergencyoperatorsandthedriversoftheambulance."Thethreeofthemstruggledonaloneforayearuntil

helparrivedintheformoffivemoreteens，allmotivatedtoservetheirneighborsinthetownof1，300residents."Whentheycall911，they'reexpectingsomeon

etohelpthem，"saysSophia，whowas16whenshejoined.Thejobis.Onenightlastfall，thecrewrespondedtotwoemergencycallsandafire.Theygothomeat5：30a.m，justtwoho

ursbeforeschoolstarted."It'sdefinitelyhardcomingbackfromthecallsandhavingtotakeanalgebratest，Grayden'syoung

erbrotherGannonsaid.Butthesebraveteensdidn'tmindthehardwork.Asamatteroffact，whencallersmettheirrescuers，alotofthemwouldask，"Wait，howoldar

eyou？"Thatwaswhattheyfeltthemostpricelessmoment.28.WhydidBrunetjointheSacketsHarborvolunteerfiredepartment？A.Becausehisfathersetupanexamp

leforhim.B.Becausethecommunityneededtheambulance.C.BecausehewaspersuadedbyNiklasandDalton.D.Becausetheolderfirefi

ghtersfinallyquittheirjobs.29.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTthethreeteens'responsibility？A.Respondingtoafi

re.B.Respondingtocaraccidents.C.Respondingtopickingupkids.D.Respondingtotakingpatientstohospitals.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"taxing"mea

ninthelastparagraph？A.Effortless.B.Demanding.C.Enjoying.D.Helpful.31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph？A.Theyworkedatthedaytime.B.Theyweretired

oftheirwork.C.Theycouldskipschoolafterwork.D.Theywereproudoftheiryoungage.DArchitecture（建筑）firmBuaStudiorecentlyturnedausedba

rn（谷仓）inIcelandintoanartist'sstudioandhome.TitledHlodubergArtist'sStudio.theprojectincludesworkspacesonthelowerlevel

andthelivingareaabove.Thearchitectscarefullyworkedwiththebarn'soriginalstructure（结构）oprotectthewallsandmakegooduseoftheotherparts.Thecomp

letedprojectlooksinterestingwitharangeofmaterials.Onthelowerlevel，theoldwallsofthebarncontrastwiththelig

htwoodstructurewithin.Above，cold-rolledsteelstructureprotectsthesecondlevelfromthestrongwinds.Thispartofthenewadditionisfinishedw

ithanenabledroof，addingmoreinteresttotheinterior（内部）。Withintheexistingbarnthearchitectsfitakitchenanddiningarea.Alsoonthefirstlevelisadouble-

heightartist'sstudioafterwhichtheprojectisnamed.Therestoftheoriginalstructureothebamnowactsasagardenwallinthecourtyard

.Thearchitectsdidn'twanttocreatebigchangeseventotheareasofthebarnthatweresafeenoughforfurtherconstruction.Smallopeningsweremadetopreventtheinfl

uenceonthestructure.Still，shotsoftheinteriorshowabeautifullightspace，partiallylitwithopeningscomingfromthesecondlevelinthedoubleheightstudio."

Weaddedtwobigopeningsbecauseweneededtoletmorelightintothekitchenandanentrancetothestudiotogetinlargeatworks."s

aythearchitects.Theinteriorofthebuildingismadeupofamuchlightercolorpalettewithwhitewoodboardonthewallsandfloorandothercoolcolors.Muchofthefurni

tureandlargerdesignwereinspiredbylocaldesignoftheareainIceland.32.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutthebarn？A.Thematerialsused

forthebarn.B.Theequipmentinthebarn.C.Thechangesmadetotheinteriorofthebarn.D.Theatmosphereinthebarn.33.Whydidthearchitectsmakesmallopenings？A.Tok

eepthebamsafe.B.Tomakethestudiomoreenjoyable.C.Toaddadecorationtothestudio.D.Toletinasmuchlightaspossible.34.Whatcanweknowaboutthein

teriorofthebuilding？A.Itisequippedwithexpensivefurniture.B.Itfeatureslocaldesign.C.Itfollowsasimplestyle.D.Itisfriendlytotheenvironment.35.Whatistheb

esttitleforthetext？A.Architectsbuildanewstudioonthefarm.B.Architectsenjoybuildingtheirstudiosinthebam.C.Architectstrytomakegoodu

seofoldbuildings.D.Architectsturnanoldbarnintoabeautifulstudio.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。Whydowelike

somebodyelse？Onefactor（因素）maybeintelligence.Itcouldbeassumedthatpeoplegenerallylikeotherpeoplebetterifthey'resmarter，astheymightbemoreintere

stingtotalkto.36______Ifsomeoneistoosmart，somebodywithlowerintelligencemaynotlikethemastheymightfeelthattheylookworseincomparison.Incontrast，areal

lysmartpersonmightfeelthatsomebodywithlowerintelligenceislesslikable.37______Inthestudy，researcherMariaFlakusandherteamanalyzeddatagathe

redfromPolishhighschoolstudents.Theresultsofthestudyindicatedthatbeingintelligentinfluencedbothbeingli

kedandlikingothers.Interestingly，itdidsoinoppositeways.38______However，theytendedtolikefewerpeopletha

nlessintelligentstudents.Specifically，smartstudentshadatendencytoonlylikeothersthatwereassmartasthemselves.Importantly，theeff

ectoflikingothersduetotheirintelligencewasstrongestduringthefirsttestandbecameweakerovertime.Thus，overtime，theimportanceofintelligenceinbuilding

socialrelationshipsdecreases.39______Theresearcherssuggestthatovertime，knowingaboutthesharedinterestsofothersmaybeamoreimp

ortantfactorinlikingthanknowingthey'resmart.Incontrast，theeffectofsmartstudentsonlylikingothersthatwereequallyintelligentremainedsignifica

ntoverthecourseoftheyear，althoughitbecameabitweaker.Theresearcherswarnthatthismayleadtointelligentstudentsb

eingseenasisolated（孤立的）byothers.Thismaybecomeproblematicifthesmartstudentsareviewedastooproud.40____

_A.Instead，otherfactorsbecomemoreimportant.B.Smartpeopleinthestudytendedtolikenobody.C.Intelligentstudentswerelikedbette

rbytheirclassmates.D.Therelationshipbetweenintelligenceandbeinglikediscomplex.E.Arecentstudylookedintothelinkbetweenintelli

genceandbeingliked，F.Butthisassociationmayalsobeafunctionoftheintelligenceofbothpeople.G.Thus，smartpeoplemaywishtobecarefultotakecareo

ftheirsocialrelationships.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30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。MannyRemilusspentalotoftimein

andoutofthehospitalasachild.Nowheisa(41).Andusingthehealingpowersofmusic，heistryingtomakethehospitala

(42)placeforpatients.Whenhe(43)hischildhood，thethingRemilusremembersmostvividlyishowthenursesreally(44)himwhenhewasinthehospital，whic

hmadehimfeellikehewasathome.Itreallyhelpedhimforgetthetroublesofbeingina（n）(45)environment，wherehewasnotalwayshavinghisfamilywithhim.(46)，as

hegrewup，he(47)thathewantedtodothesamethingin(48).Now，Remilushasfortunately(49)hisdream.Thankstothenurses，hestillrecallsthattime(50).Andheisdetermi

nedtobeagood(51)forthekidsatNewYork'sCohenChildren'sMedicalCenter.Sohe(52)musicashethoughtitisaverypowerfultool.Evenanimpromptu（即兴的）mini"concert

"canboostthepatients'(53).Hesingsallkindsofsongstothekids，fromnurseryrhymestocontemporarymusic.Hehopeshisho

spitalbedside(54)inspiresothernursestobringjoytotheirpatients."Weareallgoingthroughtoughtimes，sowhateveritisthatyoufindcanhelp(55)youandbri

ngyoubackto100%，findthatthinganddoit，"saidRemilus.41.A.doctorB.therapistC.chemistD.nurse42.A.simplerB.brighterC.cheaperD.funnie

r43.A.looksbackonB.looksdownonC.looksoutforD.looksforwardto44.A.inspiredB.curedC.tendedD.trained45.A.complexB

.scaryC.uncertainD.unstable46.A.NeverthelessB.MoreoverC.InsteadD.Thus47.A.admittedB.predictedC.agreedD.decided48.A.particularB.generalC.return

D.contrast49.A.accomplishedB.continuedC.appreciatedD.confirmed50.A.modestlyB.bravelyC.calmlyD.fondly51.A.memoryB.lessonC.choiceD.example52.A

.stucktoB.listenedtoC.turnedtoD.comparedto53.A.activityB.moodC.confidenceD.participation54.A.actingB.dancingC.

singingD.storytelling55.A.restoreB.restrictC.reassessD.remind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。Atanindoorsoccerfield，twoF

risbee（飞盘）teamsareengaginginacompetition."Bycooperatingwithteammembers，theplayers56catchthefrisbeeintheassig

nedareacanscorefortheirteam，"said22-year-oldplayerRui.China'scrazewithFrisbeestartedlastyearinShanghai，butit57（become）pop

ularinmanyothercitiesacrossthecountryeversince.OnXiaohongshu，asocialmediaplatform，therehavebeenmorethan80，000posts58（feature）Frisbee，refl

ectingChineseyoungsters'enthusiasmforthisfast-moving，non-contactsport.RuihasbeenintoFrisbeeforlessthansixmonths.Relativelynew5

9shewas，Ruiquicklybecameateamleaderthankstoherexperienceinsoccer."Frisbeeisafriendlygameforgirls，asphysical

contactisnotallowed，"saidRui.Shehasinvitedsixfriends60asimilaragetoparticipateinthesport.Accordingto

WuChunhu，headoftheQipanclub，Frisbeecombinesthe61（characteristic）ofmanyothersports，includingsoccer，basketballandrugby，whilemain

tainingitsuniquefeatures.AsChinabuilds62（it）intoastrongsportingnation，andhealthawarenessincreases，morepeople—especi

allythose63（bear）between1995and2009—aretakingupnewsportslikeFrisbee，Wusaid.Growingupinadifferentenvironmentfr

omtheirelders，theyhavewitnessedChina'sriseasa64（globe）economicpowerhouseandformedanewoutlookonlife.ForGeZiwei，65Post-1990Frisbeefa

n，thesportisnotonlyfuntoplay，butalsoallowshimtoexpandtherangeofhissocialcircle.第四节写作(满分40分)第一节应用文写作（满

分15分）你校将举办英语演讲比赛，请你以"ThePersonIAdmireMost"为题写一篇发言稿参赛，内容包括：1.你钦佩的人是谁；2.你钦佩他/她的理由。注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。ThePersonIAdmireMost

ThepersonIadmiremostis___________Thisiswhyhe/sheisworthyofadmiration.第二节阅读下面材料,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。（满分25分）Karlwalkedtothebackoftheclassr

oomtoputhisbookaway.There，lyingonthecarpetinfrontofthebookcase，wasagoldenticket!Hepickeditup.Hisheartbeatfasterwhenhesawthatthenamelinewasbl

ank.TheboysandgirlsinKarl'sclasscouldearngoldenticketsbydoingwellintheirworkorbybeingextrahelpfulorkind.Onceaweekhistea

cher，MissEvans，drewaticketoutofajar，andletthewinnerchooseaprize.Karlcouldn'tbelievehisluck.Thegoldenticketwasgoingtobedrawn，andherewasanothert

icket，justforhim.Helookedaround，butnooneelsewasneartheticket.Allhisclassmateswereattheirdesks，laughingandtalkingwi

theachother.Karldecidedtowritehisnameontheblankline.Thenhecouldputitintotheprizejarwiththeticketshe'dalr

eadyearned.Withsomanychances，atleastoneofhisticketswouldbepicked!Thenhecouldchoosethepinkpigashissiste

r'sbirthdaypresent，justlikewhathehadbeenhopingfor.Hesmiledandreachedforthepencilinhispocket.Suddenlyhisfingersstopped.Therewasastrangefe

elinginhischest，anditwasn'thisheartbeat.Helookedoutofthewindowandtriedtofigureitout（弄明白）.Hedidfindth

eticket，buthehadn'tearnedit.Maybewhoeverlostitwaslookingforit.Butheneededthisextraticketforhisgreatplan!Heremembere

dwhatDadhadtoldhimandhissister."Whenyoumakearightchoice，youcanfeelpeacefulinside.Youneverhavetofeelbadaboutyourchoice

later."Paragraph1：Heputthepencilbackinhispocket.______Paragraph2："Karl，I'dlikeyoutohaveanotherticket，"MissEvanssai

d.______答案1-5.ACACB6~10.ABCAC11~15.CBCCC16~20.ACBBA21~25.BACBD26~30.DCACB31~35.DAABD36~40.DECAG41~45.DBACB46-50.DDCAD5

1-55.ACBCA56.who/that57.hasbecome58.featuring59.as/though60.of61.characteristics62.itself63.born64.global65.aThePersonIAdmireMostThepersonIadmiremos

tisThomasEdison.Hewasoncethoughttobeaboywhowasnotwortheducating.Infact，hewasamanfullofimagination.IadmireEdisonalotbeca

useofhisgreatcontributiontotheworld.Hehadmorethan1，000inventions.Inhislifetime，hewasalwayseagertoknowhowthingsworked，whichhelpedhimtoearnthenick

name"theWizardofMeloPark".Hewasalsosodiligentthatheworkeddayandnight.Andthisexplainedwhyhehadsomanygreatinv

entions.Whatimpressesmemostishisfamoussaying，"Geniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration."ProbablyI

can'tbeanEdisonmyself，butIcanbeahardworkinglearner.Fromhim，Irealizethesecrettosuccessisnotwhenorwhereyouwereborn，butwhatyouar

edoingandhowyoudoitinyourlife.Thisiswhyheisworthyofadmiration.Paragraph1：Heputthepencilbackinhispocket.Andthenhewalkedovertohisteacher'sdesk."Mi

ssEvans，Ifoundthisgoldenticketonthefloornearthebookcase.Ithinksomebodyhaslostit.Ididfindtheticket，butIhaven'tearnedit.Andtheseare

mine，"hesaid，droppingseveralticketsintothejaronhisteacher'sdesk.Whenheturnedaroundtoleave，MissEvanscalledhimback.Parag

raph2："Karl，I'dlikeyoutohaveanotherticket，"MissEvanssaid."Youwerehonestandreturnedthisone.Bytheway，whatprizewouldyouchooseifyourticketwas

drawn？Thebigcandybarorthefiretruck？"Karlsaidhappilyrightaway."Thepinkpig!It'smysister'sbirthdaynextweek，andIreallywanttogiveittoh

er.That'sherfavoriteanimal."Karlsatdownathisdeskandsmiled.Hestillwantedhistickettobepicked，buthewouldbehappye

venifitwasn't.Dadwasright.Makingtherightchoicedidmakehimfeelgreat，andmaybe，hestillmightwinthepinkpig.