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2020-2021学年度上学期高二年级四调考试英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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上。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.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Hewantstoreadmorebook

s.B.Hegetshighmarksatschool.C.Hedoesn’tagreewiththewoman.2.Whoistheman?A.Thewoman’shusband.B.Thewoman’sboss.C.Apolic

eman.3.Whereisthebusstation?A.It’snearthepostoffice.B.It’stwoblocksdownthestreet.C.It’sontherightsideofthe

street.4.Whoisthewomanprobablyspeakingto?A.Asalesman.B.Amanager.C.Arepairman.5.Whatisthewoman’sadvantage

todothejob?A.Shehasalotofkids.B.Shehasworkexperience.C.Sheisstrongenoughforthejob.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共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.Whatarethespeak

ersgoingtodecorate?A.Aclassroom.B.Theirhome.C.Aschoolhall.7.WheredoesthemansuggestplacingtheChristmastree?A.Farfromtheentrance.B.Onthelefto

ftheentrance.C.Ontherightoftheentrance.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?A.Tochangeseatswithhim.B.Tomakefriendswithhim.C.Toaskhimtoma

kewayforher.9.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?A.LendhimherCD.B.Lendhimanewspaper.C.Givehimapieceofgum.10.Wheredoestheconversationtakepl

ace?A.Onaplane.B.Onatrain.C.Onabus.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.WhatiswrongwithDick?A.HewatchesTVwhileeating.B.Hehasseriousheartdisease.C.Hee

atstoomuchjunkfood.12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofadvertisements?A.Theydon’thaveanyeffectonpeople.B.Theygraduallychangepeopl

e’sattitude.C.Theycanchangepeople’sattitudeovernight.13.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?A.StoptheirsonwatchingTV.B.Telltheirsontoeatwhathewatches.C.Infor

mtheirsonofhispotentialhealthproblem.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Abigfamily

.B.Alongtrip.C.Aholidayplan.15.Howwillthewomantravel?A.Byplane.B.Bytrain.C.Bycar.16.WheredoesTomlive?A.OntheWestCoast.B.OntheEastCoast.C.InM

ontreal.17.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thewomanlikesgoinghome.B.Themanlivesfarfromhisparents.C.Thewomanfailed

togetaflightticket.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatcanwelearnfromthespeaker?A.KissingisforbiddenintheUSschools.B.Kissingisgoo

dmannersintheUS.C.TherearerulesforkissingintheUS.19.Whatistherelationshipbetweentheboyandthegirl?A.Classmates.B.Strangers.C.Brotherandsister.20.Why

wastheboypunished?A.HebroketheAmericanlaw.B.Hebroketheschoolrules.C.Hebrokehisfamilyrules.第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并将答案填涂在答题卡上。AFourGreatDestinationCitiestoVisitonaVaca

tiontoAustraliaAdelaideAdelaide,thecapitalcityofSouthAustralia,isknownforitsbeautyandoutdoornaturalareas,manyofwhichar

eprotectedandpreservedfortheuseofthepeoplethatlivethereandthosethatvisittheretoo.Adelaidehasanumberofpo

pularattractionsincludingattractiveswimmingbeaches,anexcitingnightlife,interestingshoppingopportunities,greatresta

urants.andmuchmore.CanberraThecityofCanberradatesbackto1913whenitwaspurposefullybuilttobethecapitalofthenationofAus

tralia.Ithasgrownovertimetonotonlybethelocationofthegovernmentofthenation,butalsoacityinitsownrightwithaparticularculture

andatmosphereofitsown.CanberraoffersthechancetoseethemoreofficialsideofAustraliaandlearnalittlebitabouthowthecountrywasfounded

,formed,andhowitdeveloped.DarwinUnlikeothermajorcitiesinAustralia,Darwinisoftherathersmallsize.Darwinsitsinthenorth-centralregionofAustralia,right

ontheTimorSea.ThelifestyleinDarwinhasbeendescribedaslaidbackbymanywhohavevisitedtherebefore.AvisittoDarwinisavisi

ttooneofAustralia'strulyunforgettablecities.SydneyThemostfamous,mosttraveledto,andmostpopularcityinallofAustraliaisthecityofSydney.Sydney

sitsontheshoresofSydneyHarbourandisanexcitingcitythatoffersanunbelievableexperiencetothosetravelers.Sydneyhasbeen

themainpointoftourisminAustraliafordecadesanditwillcontinuetobethatsolongasitkeepsofferingtheamazingexperiencesthat

itdoesrightnow.TraveltoAustraliawithTravelocity,getdiscountsonwww.couponcodes,com.21.WhatcanvisitorslearnaboutinCanberra?A.Anexcitingartsh

ow.B.Theoutdoornaturalareas.C.ThedevelopmentofAustralia.D.Theattractiveswimmingbeaches.22.WhatisDarwinspecialforcomparedwiththeot

herthreeplaces?A.Itssize.B.Itshistory.C.Itsposition.D.Itsattractions.23.Whichcityattractsthemosttourists?A.Adelaide.B.Canberra.C.Darwin.D.Sydney

.BForgetaboutthe“post-1995generation”.Youngpeoplebornin1995orlaterhaveanothernameinEnglish—GenerationZ.Theyareenteringadulthoodandwi

llsoonshapeourfuture,whichiswhypolicymakers,aswellasemployersandmarketers,aretryingtheirbesttounderstandtheseyoungpeople.So,howshouldwepind

owntheGenZ-ers?MostpeoplewillagreethatthesinglebiggestdifferencebetweenGen-Zandothergenerationsishowconnectedtheyare.Thisisagroupofpeople

whowerehookeduptosocialmediaassoonastheywereborn.SocialmediahaschangedthewayGenZ-erscommunicatewitheachother

andhowtheygetandprocessinformation.TheyreadnewsfromTwitter,watchvideosfromVine,shareexperiencesinInstagrama

ndpostrecipesinPinterest.“Wearethefirsttruedigitalnatives.Icanalmostsimultaneouslycreateadocument,editit,postaphotoonInstagramandtalkonthephone,a

llfromtheuser-friendlyiPhone,”saidHannahPayne,an18-year-oldUCLAstudent.ItisnotedthatyoungpeopleintheUK

arebecomingmoreactiveinPolitics.Youngpeopleregardvotingasonechoiceamongmanytoshowtheirpoliticalengagementthatcanpotentiallyinfluencepolicie

s.Insteadofpartypolitics,theyfocusmoreonsingle-topicissuessuchasfeminism(女权主义)orclimatechange.And“muchoftheengageme

ntandorganizingtheydotakesplaceonsocialmediaratherthanthroughtraditionalpoliticalstructures,”accordingtotheGuardians.GenZ-ersarealsocu

lturecreators.GrowingupwiththeInternethasfreedthisgenerationfromtraditionalculturalexpression.Theyarenolongerwillingtolettheircreativity

belimitedbytheirparentsortraditionalrules.“Wedecidewhatkindofcontentwewanttoexperienceandchoosehowweexperienceit,”wroteMasback,aHuffingtonPostblogge

randaGenZ-erherself.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pindown”meaninParagraph1?A.Cooperatewith.B.Firmlyconvince.C.Communica

tewith.D.Clearlyunderstand.25.WhatisspecialabouttheGenZ-ers’engagementinpolitics?A.It’stopic-specific.B.Itstressessocialresponse.C.It’sparty-b

ased.D.Ithasanimmediateeffect.26.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheGenZ-ers?A.Theyaresociallyresponsible.B.Theyarefriendlyandgenerous.C.Theyareaddicte

dtosocialmedia.D.Theyarerootedintraditionalculture.27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsGenZ-ers?A.Worried.

B.Ambiguous.C.Objective.D.Disapproving.CCanyouimaginetravelingtoworkinaone-mansubmarine?Somescientistsbelievethatsomedayon

e-mansubmarineswillbeasnumerous(许多)asautomobilesaretoday.AfamousFrenchdriversays,"Onedaysoon,menwillwalkontheoceanfloorastheydoonthestreet!"Perha

psduringyourlifetimepeoplewilltravel,work,andliveinthesea.Ifhumanbeingswanttoliveintheocean,manyhumanproblemswillneedt

obestudiedfirst.Someoftheseproblems,similartothoseoflivinginouterspace,arepressure,lackofoxygenandweightlessness.Manyquestionsremai

nunanswered.Forexample,canourbloodadjustitselftounderwatersurroundings?Whatwillhappentoourmuscleifweliveinthewa

terverylong?Scientistsaresearchingforanswers.Perhapsinthefuturemanwillliveinthesea,awayfromthecrowdedan

dnoisycitiesonland.Theseahasplentyofspace,notonlyforfloatingcommunities(团体)andparks,butalsoforstoringsuppliesandforunderwatertrav

el.Somescientistsbelievethatoceanlivingwillbenefitmaninmorethanphysicalways.Inthefreedomandbeautyofthed

eepsea,manmayfindnewsourcesofjoy.28.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Manwillliveintheseajustlikelivingontheearthintime.B.Huma

nbeingscannowfreelywalkontheoceanfloorjustlikewalkingonthestreet.C.Thereareasmanysubmarinesasautomobilesintheocean.D

.AfamousFrenchdriverfoundasafewaytotraveltotheoceanfloor.29.Ifhumanbeingswanttoliveintheocean,.A.problemssuchaspressure,lackofoxygenan

dweightlessnesshavetobesolvedB.peoplehavetoanswermanyquestionsaskedbyscientistsC.underwatersurroundingsmustbeimprovedtofitthehumanbodiesD.h

umanmusclemustbeexposedinthewaterforalongtime30.Whichofthefollowingmightnotbethereasonforthepeoplewhowa

nttoliveintheocean?A.Theseahasplentyofspace.B.Thecitiesonlandarecrowded,noisyandpolluted.C.Oceanlivingwilldogoodtothe

minphysicalwaysandspiritualways.D.Therearecommunitiesandparksontheoceanfloor.31.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.

TheUseofOne-manSubmarineB.LivingThingsintheOceanC.OceanLivingD.BeautyofOceanFloorDThesnowinAntarcticaisturninggreenandscientistssayclimatechan

gemaybetoblame.AccordingtoastudyattheCambridgeUniversity,microscopicalgaeblooms(藻类爆发)acrossthesurfaceofthesnowisslowlyturningAntarctica’swinterwh

itelandscapegreen.Althoughmicroscopic,scientistssaythey’reabletoseethe“greensnow”fromspacewhenthealgaebloomsalltoget

her.Researcherscreatedalarge-scalemapofgreensnowalgaealongtheAntarcticcoastusingacombinationofsatellitedataandon-the-gr

oundobservationsoverthecourseoftwosummers.Thestudyfoundthatthegreensnowalgaebloomedinwarmerareaswher

etheaveragetemperaturesarejustabove0℃duringthesouthernhemisphere’s(半球的)summermonthsfromNovembertoFebruary.“AsAntarc

ticawarms,wepredicttheoverallmassofsnowalgaewillincrease,”saidDrAndrewGray,leadauthorofthepaper,andaresearcher.Researcherss

aylargerbloomsofalgaecanbefoundnorthoftheAntarcticandSouthShetlandIslands,whereitcanspreadtohighergr

oundasthesnowmelts.Theteamalsodiscoveredsomeseabirdsandmammalsinfluencedthedistributionofalgae.Over60%ofalgaebloom

swerefoundwithinthreemilesofapenguinsettlement.Scientistshypothesizethismaybeduetotheirdroppingswhichactasa“highlynutritiousfertilizer.”“Thisisasigni

ficantadvanceinourunderstandingofland-basedlifeonAntarctica,andhowitmightchangeinthecomingyearsastheclimatewarms,”saidDr.MattDaveyi

ntheUniversityofCambridge’sDepartmentofPlantSciences,wholedthestudy.32.WhatisturningtheAntarcticsnowgreen?A.Themeltin

gofsnow.B.Thebloomingalgae.C.Thebeautifullandscape.D.Thebalancedtemperature.33.Whereismicroscopicalgaemostlikelyto

bloominAntarctica?A.NorthoftheAntarctic.B.WestoftheSouthPole.C.SouthoftheAntarctic.D.Aroundthesouthernhemisphere.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwor

d“hypothesize”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Confirm.B.Support.C.Assume.D.Warn.35.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Penguinsfeedonmicroscopicalgae.B.Ant

arcticalgaegrowunderthesnow.C.Groundobservationlastedforfourmonths.D.Animaldroppingscontributetothea

lgaeblooms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。HowtoStayFocusedWhileWorki

ngfromHomeRightnow,manypeoplehavebeenforcedintothework-at-homelifesuddenly.36However,youcanlearntoboomathomeasproductiveasinatraditionaloffice.He

rearesometipsforfocusingwhileworkingfromhome.37Whenyouworkfromhome,chancesarethatyou'regoingtohavemorecontroloveryourd

aythanwhenyou'reoffice-based.So,getorganizedandstructureyourdayaccordingly.Knowwhenyou'reatyourpeak,andactivelyschedulethetasksthatre

quiremorecreativityandbraininputforthattime.Takebreaks.Somanypeopleseemtobecopyingtheirofficelifebutattheirkitchenta-ble—ti

edtotheirlaptopalldaywithouthavingarest.Thegoodnewsisthatmostofusaremuchmoreproductiveathome.38It'snotavoiding

yourresponsibilities—it'sreallyimportant,asresearchshowsthatifwedon'trestforcertaintime,webecometouchyandlessproductiv

e.Don'tgetdistracted.You'veswappedtheinterruptionsofcoworkersformanyotherthings：pets,thefridge,thelaundry,movies.Setyourworkhours,andfocusont

heworkthatmattersinthattime.Youcangrabasnack,petthedogorputthewashingmachineonwhenyoutakeabreak.39Stayfocused.Movearoundyourhouseorap

artment.WhenI'mworkingwithteamsinworkplaces,Ialwaysadvocatewalkingaroundtheofficebuildingorcampustostayenergi

zed,andnotstayingatadeskalldaylong.Thesamegoesforworkingfromhome.40A.Thinklikeadesigner.B.Preparefortheunexpected.C

.Butyoumustpausefromtimetotime.D.Theirworkingcircumstancesareunderless-than-ideal.E.Setrulesaboutwhenyou'llchecksocialmedia,oruseanapp.F.Evenwalkinga

shortdistanceinsideyourhomecanre-energizeyou.G.Alsocheckinwithothersandaskhowtheyareandhowyoucanhelp.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并将答案填涂在答题卡上。IalwayswantedtolookliketheslimgirlsonTVeventhoughIknewthatitwasimpossible.Iwo

rriedaboutmy41andtriedeverynewdietIreadaboutonline.Itriedno-fat,low-fat,onlybananas,nobananas—Ialmostwentbananas,too.ThenIreadanarticlethats

aid42asking''AmIfat?''Ishouldbeasking''AmI43?''Ihadno44alettercouldmakesucha45!OnceIstartedthinkingaboutfitnessratherthanwei

ght,thingsbeganto46.Insteadofsaying''Iwanttolosethreekilos'',Iwouldsay''Iwantto47twokilometersineightminutes''or''Iwanttodo30push-ups''.Rathert

han48thefoodsIenjoyed,Iaddedhealthyfoodstomymeals.Icould49haveaburgernowandthen,butIwould50asaladoranapple.Finally,Istopped51myselfwithactresses

andmodelsand52thingsthatwerewrongwithmyfaceorbody.Instead,ImadealistofthethingsI53aboutmyself.Bybeing54aboutmyse

lfandmybody,Ibecamebothhappierand55.41.A.faceB.weightC.futureD.comfort42.A.afterallB.aslongasC.insteadofD.

onlyif43.A.tallB.braveC.beautifulD.fit44.A.sourceB.ideaC.wayD.experience45.A.summaryB.fortuneC.differenceD.chance46A.loseB.changeC

.surviveD.suit47A.sufferB.findC.runD.get48.A.takinginB.cuttingoutC.puttingoffD.makingup49.A.stillB.neverC.hardlyD.seldom5

0.A.throwB.addC.forgetD.buy51.A.thinkingB.dreamingC.warningD.comparing52.A.lookingforB.gettingridofC.passingdownD.managingto53.A.mai

ntainedB.likedC.refusedD.realized54.A.inspiredB.determinedC.ashamedD.positive55.A.wiserB.slimmerC.healthierD.calmer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。ChangbaishanisChina’slargestnaturereserve,56iskeptinitsnaturalstateforthepeopleofChinaandvisitorsfromallover

theworld57(enjoy).Thelandvariesin58(high)andishometoagreatdiversityofrareplantsandanimals.However,theattractionarousingthe59(great)app

reciationinthereserveisTianchiortheLakeofHeaven.Tianchiis60deeplake.Whenyouarrive,you61(reward)withthebeautifu

lsight.Therearemanystories62(tell)aboutTianchi,oneofwhichisaboutthreeyoungwomen63heaven.Theyoungestofthem64(g

ive)birthtoaboywhohadagiftforlanguagesandpersuasion.Itissaid65theboyisthefatheroftheManchupeople.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，即将结束在英国的交换生学习并返回中国。请根据下面内容，给你的老师MrJones写一封邮件：1.写信目的；2.感谢他的授课和帮助；3.邀请他来中国旅游。注意：1.词数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，续写的词数应为150左右。ThecostofasmileKathywasayoungwomaninher20’swhoworkedinasmallrestaurantasawaitress.Oneday,

asshewentabouthershiftwithherusualangrylook,akindoldmanwalkedinandsatdownatthecounter.Hereadthemenuandpolitelytoldherwhathewanted.Kathy

tookhisorderandyelled,“Yourfoodwillbereadysoon.”Assheturnedtoleave,themansaid,“Asmilecostsnothing”.Kathyrolledhereyesathimandwalkedaway.Sheb

roughthisorder,clearedhisplates,andgavehimthebill,forwhichheleftanicetip.Eachtimetheoldmansawher,hesmiledandthankedher.Thisonlymad

eherangrier.Aweekwentby,andeverydaythemancameforlunchandthesamethinghappened.AndeachtimeKathytookhisorderhewouldsay,“Asmilecostsnothing.”B

utaweeklater,Kathypickedupamenu,wrotethewords“1SMILE…$20”atthebottom,andplaceditonthecounterforthekindo

ldmantosee.Hecame,andKathywaitedforhisreactionashereadthemenu.Theoldmanorderedhisusualandadded,“…andasmile,ifyoudon’tmi

nd”.Kathywassosurprised.Shelaughedoutloud,“Now,now…”Themanjokinglyscolded.“Iorderedasmile,notalaugh”.SoKathyputonabrightsmileandsaid,“Comingri

ghtup,sir.”Andtohersurprise,heleft$20tip!Afewyearswentby,andthetwobondedlikefamily.Charlie,thekindoldman,wasaretiredmanagerwhosewifepas

sedawaylongago.Hespentmostofhistimeathome,withtheexceptionofhisfrequentrestaurantvisits.EverydayKathyspentherbreaktalking

tohim.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。Paragraph1:Onedayhedidn’tcometotherestaurant._______________________________________Paragraph2:Severa

ldaysafterthefuneral(葬礼),Kathyreceivedaveryimportant-lookingletterinthemail.__________________________

___________________________________________________2020~2021学年度上学期高二年级四调考试英语试卷（答案部分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1-5BCACB6-10CBCBA11-15CBCCA16-20BACAB第二部

分阅读理解第一节A：21-23CADB:24-27DAACC:28-31AADCD:32-35BACD第二节七选五：36-40DACEF第四部分语言运用第一节完形填空41-45BCDBC46-50BCBAB51-55DABDC第二节语法填空

56.which57.toenjoy58.height59.greatest60.a61.arerewarded62.told63.from64.gave65.that第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节onepossibleversion:DearMr

.Jones,I’mgoingbackhomenextweek,soI’mwritingtoexpressmygratitudetoyou.Duringmystayhere,yourwonderfulteachingimpressedmedeeply.Notonlyd

idyouprepareyourlessonscarefullyinadvance,youalsobehavedlikeadirectorinclass,encouragingustoshareourideas

.WhatmovesmemostisthatyoualwaystalktomepatientlywhenIturnedtoyouforhelp.Withyourencouragement,Ibecamemoreconfidenta

ndjoinedinclassactivitiesmoreactively.IsincerelyinviteyoutovisitChinaoneday.I’msureyou’llhaveanunforgettableexperienceandfallinlovewithit.第二节Sample

Writing:Possibleversion1:Onedayhedidn’tcometotherestaurant.Kathycouldn’tconcentrateonherworkthewholeday.Evenwhentherestaurant

wasgoingtoclose,Charliedidn’tshowup,andshewastrappedinanxiety.Afterwork,KathyhurriedtoCharlie’shome,onlytobetoldbyhi

sneighborsthathehadpassedawaylastnight.Notuntilthendidsheknowthathehadfoughtagainstcanceraloneduringthepastyears.Kathycouldn’ttrustherearswhe

nsheheardthis.Shewastotallyoverwhelmedbygrief.AtCharlie’sfuneral,thehappymemorieswithCharliekeptflashinginhermind.Severaldaysafterthefuneral,Kath

yreceivedaveryimportant-lookingletterinthemail.Sheopenedtheletterwithherhandsshakingslightly.Atthesightofthefamiliarhandwriting,tearswelledupinKa

thy’seyes.Charlieexpressedhisgratitudeforhercompanytheseyears.Lookingatthewords“...andyoumustcontinuetosmileatlife”,

shecouldn’tcontainhersorrowandtearspoureddownhercheeks.ItsuddenlydawnedonKathythatwiththehelpofCharlie,shetransformedfromthepreviousangry-lookingwa

itresstoasmilinggirl.Onlythendidsherealizethetruemeaningofsmile:bringotherswarmthandcompany.Atthethoughto

fthis,afaintandlong-expectedsmileflickeredacrossherlips.Possibleversion2:Onedayhedidn’tcometotherestaurant.Shecalledhishome,onlytohearanansweringmac

hine.Withnervousnesswrappedintoanxiety,Kathywenttohishouseandfoundoutfromhisneighborthathehaddiedthepreviousnight.Onhearingt

hebadnews,shefeltseizedbyaburstofsadnessandcouldn’thelpcryingbitterly.BecauseCharliehadnofamilyorclosefriends,Ka

thyputherselfinchargeofhisfuneralarrangements.Sheandtheneighborweretheonlypeopletoattend.Severaldaysa

fterthefuneral,Kathyreceivedaveryimportant-lookingletterinthemail.ItwassenttoherfromCharlie’slawyer.Enclosedwasacheckforalmost$600,000!Kathynear

lyfainted,butthenshenoticedahandwrittennotewhichread:“DearKathy,bythetimeyoureadthis,Iwillbegone.HereIhaveleftformybestfriendasm

alltokenofmygratitudeIcanneverrepayyouforwhatyou’vegivenme,foryousee,Kathy,asmileisworthmuchmorethan$20”.Indeed,asmileisprice

less.