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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.Movehiskeyboar

d.2.Whenistheman'sflightleavingforAmerica？A.At11:00am.B.At11:20am.C.At1:00pm3.Whichsportdoesthemanoftendoatweekends

？A.Diving.B.Tennis.C.Swimming.4.HowdidthewomanfeelaboutTomˈsspeech?A.Moved.B.Excited.C.Surprised.5.Whatmaketheairinthecityfresherthanbeforeaccordin

gtotheman？A.Fewercars.B.Moreplants.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.Bytaxi.C.Byc

ar.7.Whydidthespeakersarriveearlier？A.Tomeettheplayers.B.Togetagoodplace.C.TofindPeter.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Howmanybedroomsarethereint

hehouse？A.One.B.Two.C.Three.9.Whatwillthewomanhelpthemando？A.Dealwiththepaperwork.B.Leadhimtothebank.C.Lendhimso

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

ntsandclubs.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.Wh

ydocatsbringdeadbirdshome？A.Toeattheminasafeplace.B.Tomaketheirownershappy.C.Toshowofftheirhuntingskills.15.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshi

pbetweenthespeakers?A.Managerandcustomer.B.Driverandpassenger.C.Co-workers.16.WhywasSallyunhappy?A.Shewasnearly

lateforherflight.B.Thedriverdidnˈtpickherupontime.C.Therewereroadworksonthewaytotheairport.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Wheredoesth

ewomanwork？A.Inatransportbusiness.B.Inashoppingcentre.C.Inahospital.18.Howwillthewomangotowork？A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.19.Whatistheman'sopini

ononparkinginBroadgreen？A.Itiscostly.B.Itiseasy.C.Itishard.20.WhatisthedisadvantageofBroadgreen？A.Itisfarfrom

theshoppingplaces.B.Thereisalotofnoise.C.Therentsarehigh.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。A

Peopleoftenwonderaboutsomeofthebestplacestosee.AgoodpointofreferenceistofirstlookatattractionslabeledasUNESCOWorldHeritag

eSites.ThesesitesareculturallyorphysicallysignificantplaceslistedbytheUnitedNationsfortheirimportancetohumanityasawhole.Let'sseesomeofthem

!TheMogaoCaves，ChinaAlsoknownastheMogaoGrottoes，thecavesarelocatedalongthecliffside（峭壁）abovetheDaquanRiverinGansuprovince.Firstbuiltin366and

comprising492caves，theMogaoCavesareknownasthebiggestcollectionofBuddhistartintheworld.AsalandmarkorthehistoricS

ickRoad，theMogaoCavesareaperfectdisplayofChinesearthistoryoveraperiodofathousandyears.RedwoodNationalPa

rk，USLyinginthemountainousregionnorthofSanFranciscoinCalifornia，US.，theRedwoodNationalParkissignificantforitscollection

ofredwoodtrees—thetallestandoldesttreesintheworld—aswellasitsvarietyofseaandlandwildlife.Onceabundantthroughoutthe

temperate（气候温和）regionsoftheworld，theRedwoodtreesofCaliforniaareamongtheonlylivingexamplesleftofthisoldplantspecies，abíologi

calgroupwhichhasexistedfor160millionyears.MachuPicchu，PeruSituatedintheAndesMountains，thisfascinatingancientcityisremarkableboth

foritsbeautifulsettingaswellasitsuseofcomplexcityplanning.Standingat2，430metersabovesealevel，thecityofMachuPicchuisc

overedwithbothmistandmystery.Researchershaveyettouncoverthecity'sroleintheIncan（印加族的）empire'suseofastronomyandplantdomestication（

驯化）.21.WhatcanyoulearnfromtheMogaocaves？A.Theyhavethelargestartcollection.B.Theywerebuiltonsteepcliff.C.Theywe

rebuiltfivecenturiesago.D.Theyperfectlyexhibitedarthistory.22.WhyisRedwoodNationalParkimportant？A.Becauseit

hasanumberofredwoodtrees.B.Becauseitliesinthemountainousregion.C.Becauseithasatemperateandmildclimate.D.Becauseithasvarioustal

lestandoldesttrees.23.WhatdoweknowaboutMachuPicchn？A.Itshighaltitudemakestheplacewell-known.B.Itscomplexcityplanningenjoysthebestf

ame.C.TheIncancultureisstillamysteryforresearchers.D.Themistsurroundingthecityaddedtoitsbeauty.BYouknowthoselovelylittleearsofcorn

thatshowupinsomeofyourfavoriteChinesetake-outdishes？Everwonderedhowtheygrowsosmall？Aretheretinylittlefarmersoutsomewhe

retakingcareoftinycornfields？Aretheyspeciallygrowntobetinyoraretheyjustlittlebabyregularcorn？Welltheansweristhattheytrulyarejustbabyearsofregularcor

n.Thecornisharvestedinanearlystagefromnearlyanyvarietyofregular-sizedcornplant.There'sevidenceshowing

thathumans'loveforminiature（微型的）thingscandateback3000years.Bythe1400s，miniaturethingshadbecomemorepopular，withpainterslikeJeanFouquetcreatin

gimagesonly7.5centimeterswide.Somewherealongtheway，ourfascinationwiththingsinminiaturefromgoatsandowlstotinyhousesca

metoincludevegetables，too.Babycarrots，littleearsofcorn，andmicrogreensarecommontodayfromfreshproduceandfrozenmealstotake-out

andfancyrestaurantfoods.Butwheredothosetinyvegetablescomefrom？Ittumsout，avegetablepackaged，soldorservedasababymay

actuallybeayoungvegetable-oritmaynot.It'salsoentirelypossiblethatababyvegetableisadwarf（侏儒）orhybridversionofafull-sizedvege

table.Babybokchoyforexample，isayoungvegetablethatisharvestedearlyforitstenderandmildqualities.Howevertherealsoaredwarfvarietiesofbabybokchoythath

aveasimilarlookandtastetotheirearly-harvestedcousins.Thereareabout50differenttypesofvegetablesthataregrownorimportedas

miniaturesintheUnitedStates.AndwhiletheUnitedStatesproducesthemostcomintheworld，itimportsalmostallofitsbabycomfromothercountries.Thailandprodu

cesthemostbabycorn，followedbySirLanka.24.WhatcanbeknownaboutthelittleearsofcorninsomeChinesetakeoutdishes？A.Theyaregrownbytinylittl

efarmers.B.Theyarejustlittlebabyregularcorn.C.Theyarespeciallygrowntobetiny.D.Theygrowintinycornfields.25.Whatd

oestheanthermainlywanttotellusinparagraph2？A.Theadvantagesofminiaturethings.B.Thecharactersofminiaturething

s.C.Thereasonwhypeopleloveminiaturethings.D.Thehistoryofpeople'sloveforminiaturethings.26.Whydoestheauthortalkaboutthebabybokchoy？A

.Toshowitisofhighquality.B.Tocompareitwithotherbabyvegetables.C.Topresentthedifficultyinproducingit.D.Toshowbabyvegetablesmayexistfordiffere

ntreasons.27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout？A.Whatbenefitsbabyvegetablesbring.B.Howmanykindsofvegetablesaredeveloped.C.Wherebabyvegetabl

escomefrom.D.Howpopularbabyvegetablesare.CWhen16-year-oldGraydenBrunetjoinedtheSacketsHarbor，NewYork，volunteerfiredepartmentin2017，h

ewastheyoungestontheteamby20years.Hewassodeterminedtobefollowinginhisdad'sfootstepsthathepersuadedtwoclassmates，NiklasandDa

lton，tosignuptoo.Afewyearslater，theolderfirefightersquittheirjobsoverCOVID-19concerns.Suddenly，thethreeteenswerenoton

lyhelpingtheSacketsHarborvolunteerfiredepartment，theyweretheSacketsHarborvolunteerfiredepartment.Theyweretheonesrespondingtotheem

ergencycallsofheartattacks，caraccidents，andsuicides.AndtheyweretheoneswhowereresponsibletosendCOVID-19patientstohospitals."Wewen

tfromnotevenhavingourlicensestosavingpeople'slives，"Daltontoldthereporter.Asfarastheteenswereconcerned，theycouldn'tquittheirjobs.Iftheydid，Brunettol

dNorthCountyPublicRadio，"Thecommunitywouldlosetheemergencyoperatorsandthedriversoftheambulance."Thethreeo

fthemstruggledonaloneforayearuntilhelparrivedintheformoffivemoreteens，allmotivatedtoservetheirneighborsinthetownof1，300residents."Whentheycall911，th

ey'reexpectingsomeonetohelpthem，"saysSophia，whowas16whenshejoined.Thejobis.Onenightlastfall，thecrewrespondedtotwoemergencycallsandafire.Theygo

thomeat5：30a.m，justtwohoursbeforeschoolstarted."It'sdefinitelyhardcomingbackfromthecallsandhavingtotakeanalgebratest，Grayden'syoungerbrotherGannonsa

id.Butthesebraveteensdidn'tmindthehardwork.Asamatteroffact，whencallersmettheirrescuers，alotofthemwouldask，"Wait，howoldareyou？"Thatwaswhatthe

yfeltthemostpricelessmoment.28.WhydidBrunetjointheSacketsHarborvolunteerfiredepartment？A.Becausehisfathersetupanexampleforhi

m.B.Becausethecommunityneededtheambulance.C.BecausehewaspersuadedbyNiklasandDalton.D.Becausetheolderfirefightersf

inallyquittheirjobs.29.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTthethreeteens'responsibility？A.Respondingtoafire.B.Responding

tocaraccidents.C.Respondingtopickingupkids.D.Respondingtotakingpatientstohospitals.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"taxing"m

eaninthelastparagraph？A.Effortless.B.Demanding.C.Enjoying.D.Helpful.31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastpara

graph？A.Theyworkedatthedaytime.B.Theyweretiredoftheirwork.C.Theycouldskipschoolafterwork.D.Theywereproud

oftheiryoungage.DArchitecture（建筑）firmBuaStudiorecentlyturnedausedbarn（谷仓）inIcelandintoanartist'sstudioandhome.TitledHlo

dubergArtist'sStudio.theprojectincludesworkspacesonthelowerlevelandthelivingareaabove.Thearchitectscarefull

yworkedwiththebarn'soriginalstructure（结构）oprotectthewallsandmakegooduseoftheotherparts.Thecompletedprojectlooksinterestingwitharangeofmaterials.

Onthelowerlevel，theoldwallsofthebarncontrastwiththelightwoodstructurewithin.Above，cold-rolledsteelstructureprotectsthesecondlevel

fromthestrongwinds.Thispartofthenewadditionisfinishedwithanenabledroof，addingmoreinteresttotheinterior（内部

）。Withintheexistingbarnthearchitectsfitakitchenanddiningarea.Alsoonthefirstlevelisadouble-heightartist'sstudioafterwhichtheprojectisnam

ed.Therestoftheoriginalstructureothebamnowactsasagardenwallinthecourtyard.Thearchitectsdidn'twanttocreatebigchangeseven

totheareasofthebarnthatweresafeenoughforfurtherconstruction.Smallopeningsweremadetopreventtheinfluenceonthestructure.Still，sh

otsoftheinteriorshowabeautifullightspace，partiallylitwithopeningscomingfromthesecondlevelinthedoubleh

eightstudio."Weaddedtwobigopeningsbecauseweneededtoletmorelightintothekitchenandanentrancetothestudiotogetinlargeatworks."saythear

chitects.Theinteriorofthebuildingismadeupofamuchlightercolorpalettewithwhitewoodboardonthewallsandfloorandothercoolcolors.Muchofthef

urnitureandlargerdesignwereinspiredbylocaldesignoftheareainIceland.32.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutthebarn？A.T

hematerialsusedforthebarn.B.Theequipmentinthebarn.C.Thechangesmadetotheinteriorofthebarn.D.Theatmosphereinthebarn.33.Whydidthearchitectsma

kesmallopenings？A.Tokeepthebamsafe.B.Tomakethestudiomoreenjoyable.C.Toaddadecorationtothestudio.D.Toletinasmu

chlightaspossible.34.Whatcanweknowabouttheinteriorofthebuilding？A.Itisequippedwithexpensivefurniture.B.Itfeatureslocal

design.C.Itfollowsasimplestyle.D.Itisfriendlytotheenvironment.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？A.Architectsbuildanewstudioonthefarm.B.Arc

hitectsenjoybuildingtheirstudiosinthebam.C.Architectstrytomakegooduseofoldbuildings.D.Architectsturnano

ldbarnintoabeautifulstudio.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。Whydowelikesomebodyelse？Onefactor（因素）may

beintelligence.Itcouldbeassumedthatpeoplegenerallylikeotherpeoplebetterifthey'resmarter，astheymightbemoreinteres

tingtotalkto.36______Ifsomeoneistoosmart，somebodywithlowerintelligencemaynotlikethemastheymightfeelthattheylookworse

incomparison.Incontrast，areallysmartpersonmightfeelthatsomebodywithlowerintelligenceislesslikable.37______Inthestudy

，researcherMariaFlakusandherteamanalyzeddatagatheredfromPolishhighschoolstudents.Theresultsofthestudyindicatedthatbeingintell

igentinfluencedbothbeinglikedandlikingothers.Interestingly，itdidsoinoppositeways.38______However，theytendedtolikefe

werpeoplethanlessintelligentstudents.Specifically，smartstudentshadatendencytoonlylikeothersthatwereassmartasthemselves.

Importantly，theeffectoflikingothersduetotheirintelligencewasstrongestduringthefirsttestandbecameweakeroverti

me.Thus，overtime，theimportanceofintelligenceinbuildingsocialrelationshipsdecreases.39______Theresearcherssuggestthato

vertime，knowingaboutthesharedinterestsofothersmaybeamoreimportantfactorinlikingthanknowingthey'resmart.Incontrast，theeffectofsmarts

tudentsonlylikingothersthatwereequallyintelligentremainedsignificantoverthecourseoftheyear，althoughitbecameabitweaker.Theresearcherswa

rnthatthismayleadtointelligentstudentsbeingseenasisolated（孤立的）byothers.Thismaybecomeproblematicifthesmartstudentsareviewedastooproud.40

_____A.Instead，otherfactorsbecomemoreimportant.B.Smartpeopleinthestudytendedtolikenobody.C.Intelligentstudentswerelikedbetterbyth

eirclassmates.D.Therelationshipbetweenintelligenceandbeinglikediscomplex.E.Arecentstudylookedintothelinkbetweenintelligenceandbeingliked，F.Butthis

associationmayalsobeafunctionoftheintelligenceofbothpeople.G.Thus，smartpeoplemaywishtobecarefultotakecar

eoftheirsocialrelationships.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。MannyRemilusspentaloto

ftimeinandoutofthehospitalasachild.Nowheisa(41).Andusingthehealingpowersofmusic，heistryingtomakethehospitala(42)placeforpatients.Whenhe(43)hischil

dhood，thethingRemilusremembersmostvividlyishowthenursesreally(44)himwhenhewasinthehospital，whichmadehimfeellikehewasathome.Itreallyhelpedhimforgetthe

troublesofbeingina（n）(45)environment，wherehewasnotalwayshavinghisfamilywithhim.(46)，ashegrewup，he(47)thathewantedto

dothesamethingin(48).Now，Remilushasfortunately(49)hisdream.Thankstothenurses，hestillrecallsthattime(50).Andheisdeterminedtobeagood(51)forthekidsatN

ewYork'sCohenChildren'sMedicalCenter.Sohe(52)musicashethoughtitisaverypowerfultool.Evenanimpromptu（即兴的）mini"concert"canboostthepatients'(53

).Hesingsallkindsofsongstothekids，fromnurseryrhymestocontemporarymusic.Hehopeshishospitalbedside(54)inspiresothernu

rsestobringjoytotheirpatients."Weareallgoingthroughtoughtimes，sowhateveritisthatyoufindcanhelp(55)youandbringyoubackto100%，fi

ndthatthinganddoit，"saidRemilus.41.A.doctorB.therapistC.chemistD.nurse42.A.simplerB.brighterC.cheaperD.f

unnier43.A.looksbackonB.looksdownonC.looksoutforD.looksforwardto44.A.inspiredB.curedC.tendedD.trained45.A.complexB.scaryC.uncertain

D.unstable46.A.NeverthelessB.MoreoverC.InsteadD.Thus47.A.admittedB.predictedC.agreedD.decided48.A.particularB.generalC.returnD.contrast49.A.accompli

shedB.continuedC.appreciatedD.confirmed50.A.modestlyB.bravelyC.calmlyD.fondly51.A.memoryB.lessonC.choiceD.example52.A.stuc

ktoB.listenedtoC.turnedtoD.comparedto53.A.activityB.moodC.confidenceD.participation54.A.actingB.danc

ingC.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，twoFrisbee（飞盘）teamsareengaginginacompetition."Bycooperatingwithteammembers，theplayer

s56catchthefrisbeeintheassignedareacanscorefortheirteam，"said22-year-oldplayerRui.China'scrazewithFrisbeestarte

dlastyearinShanghai，butit57（become）popularinmanyothercitiesacrossthecountryeversince.OnXiaohongshu，asocial

mediaplatform，therehavebeenmorethan80，000posts58（feature）Frisbee，reflectingChineseyoungsters'enthusiasmforthisfast-moving

，non-contactsport.RuihasbeenintoFrisbeeforlessthansixmonths.Relativelynew59shewas，Ruiquicklybecameateamleaderthank

stoherexperienceinsoccer."Frisbeeisafriendlygameforgirls，asphysicalcontactisnotallowed，"saidRui.Shehasinvi

tedsixfriends60asimilaragetoparticipateinthesport.AccordingtoWuChunhu，headoftheQipanclub，Frisbeecombinesthe61（characteristic）ofmany

othersports，includingsoccer，basketballandrugby，whilemaintainingitsuniquefeatures.AsChinabuilds62（it）intoastrongsportingnation，andhealthawarenessinc

reases，morepeople—especiallythose63（bear）between1995and2009—aretakingupnewsportslikeFrisbee，Wusaid.Growingupinadifferentenvironmentfromtheirelders，

theyhavewitnessedChina'sriseasa64（globe）economicpowerhouseandformedanewoutlookonlife.ForGeZiwei，65Post-1990Frisbeefan，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。ThePersonIAdmireMostThepersonIadmiremostis___________

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）Karlwalkedtothebackoftheclassro

omtoputhisbookaway.There，lyingonthecarpetinfrontofthebookcase，wasagoldenticket!Hepickeditup.Hisheartbeatfaster

whenhesawthatthenamelinewasblank.TheboysandgirlsinKarl'sclasscouldearngoldenticketsbydoingwellintheirworkorbybe

ingextrahelpfulorkind.Onceaweekhisteacher，MissEvans，drewaticketoutofajar，andletthewinnerchooseaprize.Karlcouldn'tbelievehisluck.

Thegoldenticketwasgoingtobedrawn，andherewasanotherticket，justforhim.Helookedaround，butnooneelsewasneartheticket.Allh

isclassmateswereattheirdesks，laughingandtalkingwitheachother.Karldecidedtowritehisnameontheblankline.Thenhecouldputitintotheprizejarwiththe

ticketshe'dalreadyearned.Withsomanychances，atleastoneofhisticketswouldbepicked!Thenhecouldchoosethepinkpigashissister'sbirt

hdaypresent，justlikewhathehadbeenhopingfor.Hesmiledandreachedforthepencilinhispocket.Suddenlyhisfingersstopped.Therewasastrangefeelinginhischest，a

nditwasn'thisheartbeat.Helookedoutofthewindowandtriedtofigureitout（弄明白）.Hedidfindtheticket，buthehadn't

earnedit.Maybewhoeverlostitwaslookingforit.Butheneededthisextraticketforhisgreatplan!HerememberedwhatDadhadtoldhimand

hissister."Whenyoumakearightchoice，youcanfeelpeacefulinside.Youneverhavetofeelbadaboutyourchoicelater."Paragrap

h1：Heputthepencilbackinhispocket.______Paragraph2："Karl，I'dlikeyoutohaveanotherticket，"MissEvanssaid.______答案1-5.ACAC

B6~10.ABCAC11~15.CBCCC16~20.ACBBA21~25.BACBD26~30.DCACB31~35.DAABD36~40.DECAG41~45.DBACB46-50.DDCAD51-55.ACBCA

56.who/that57.hasbecome58.featuring59.as/though60.of61.characteristics62.itself63.born64.global65.aThePersonIAdmireMostThepersonIadmiremostisTho

masEdison.Hewasoncethoughttobeaboywhowasnotwortheducating.Infact，hewasamanfullofimagination.IadmireEdisonalotbecauseofhisgreatcontributi

ontotheworld.Hehadmorethan1，000inventions.Inhislifetime，hewasalwayseagertoknowhowthingsworked，whichhelpedhimtoearnthenic

kname"theWizardofMeloPark".Hewasalsosodiligentthatheworkeddayandnight.Andthisexplainedwhyhehadsomanygreatinvention

s.Whatimpressesmemostishisfamoussaying，"Geniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration."ProbablyIcan'tbeanEdison

myself，butIcanbeahardworkinglearner.Fromhim，Irealizethesecrettosuccessisnotwhenorwhereyouwereborn，butwhatyouaredoing

andhowyoudoitinyourlife.Thisiswhyheisworthyofadmiration.Paragraph1：Heputthepencilbackinhispocket.Andthenhewalkedovertohisteacher'sdesk."MissEvans，

Ifoundthisgoldenticketonthefloornearthebookcase.Ithinksomebodyhaslostit.Ididfindtheticket，butIhaven'tearnedit.Andthesearem

ine，"hesaid，droppingseveralticketsintothejaronhisteacher'sdesk.Whenheturnedaroundtoleave，MissEvanscalledhimback.Paragraph2："Karl，I'dlikeyoutohav

eanotherticket，"MissEvanssaid."Youwerehonestandreturnedthisone.Bytheway，whatprizewouldyouchooseifyourticketwa

sdrawn？Thebigcandybarorthefiretruck？"Karlsaidhappilyrightaway."Thepinkpig!It'smysister'sbirthdaynextweek，andIreally

wanttogiveittoher.That'sherfavoriteanimal."Karlsatdownathisdeskandsmiled.Hestillwantedhistickettobepicked

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