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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.Wh

atdoweknowabouttheman?A.Hewantstoreadmorebooks.B.Hegetshighmarksatschool.C.Hedoesn’tagreewiththewoman.2.Whoist

heman?A.Thewoman’shusband.B.Thewoman’sboss.C.Apoliceman.3.Whereisthebusstation?A.It’snearthepostoffice.B.It’stwoblock

sdownthestreet.C.It’sontherightsideofthestreet.4.Whoisthewomanprobablyspeakingto?A.Asalesman.B.Amanager.C.Arepairman.5.Whatisthe

woman’sadvantagetodothejob?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.Wh

atarethespeakersgoingtodecorate?A.Aclassroom.B.Theirhome.C.Aschoolhall.7.WheredoesthemansuggestplacingtheChristmastree?A.Far

fromtheentrance.B.Ontheleftoftheentrance.C.Ontherightoftheentrance.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?A.To

changeseatswithhim.B.Tomakefriendswithhim.C.Toaskhimtomakewayforher.9.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?A.LendhimherCD.B.Lendhimanewspape

r.C.Givehimapieceofgum.10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Onaplane.B.Onatrain.C.Onabus.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.WhatiswrongwithDick?A.Hew

atchesTVwhileeating.B.Hehasseriousheartdisease.C.Heeatstoomuchjunkfood.12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofadvertisements?A.Theydon’thavea

nyeffectonpeople.B.Theygraduallychangepeople’sattitude.C.Theycanchangepeople’sattitudeovernight.13.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?A.Stoptheirsonwatch

ingTV.B.Telltheirsontoeatwhathewatches.C.Informtheirsonofhispotentialhealthproblem.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whatarethe

speakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Abigfamily.B.Alongtrip.C.Aholidayplan.15.Howwillthewomantravel?A.Byplane.B.Bytrain.C.Bycar.16.

WheredoesTomlive?A.OntheWestCoast.B.OntheEastCoast.C.InMontreal.17.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A

.Thewomanlikesgoinghome.B.Themanlivesfarfromhisparents.C.Thewomanfailedtogetaflightticket.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18

.Whatcanwelearnfromthespeaker?A.KissingisforbiddenintheUSschools.B.KissingisgoodmannersintheUS.C.Therearerulesforkissingint

heUS.19.Whatistherelationshipbetweentheboyandthegirl?A.Classmates.B.Strangers.C.Brotherandsister.20.Whywastheboy

punished?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。AFourGreatDestinationCitiestoVisitonaVacationtoAustraliaAdelaideAdelaide,thecapitalcityofSout

hAustralia,isknownforitsbeautyandoutdoornaturalareas,manyofwhichareprotectedandpreservedfortheuseofthepeoplethatlivethereandthosethatvisittheretoo.A

delaidehasanumberofpopularattractionsincludingattractiveswimmingbeaches,anexcitingnightlife,interestingshoppingopportunities,grea

trestaurants.andmuchmore.CanberraThecityofCanberradatesbackto1913whenitwaspurposefullybuilttobethecapitalofthenationofAustralia.Ithasgrown

overtimetonotonlybethelocationofthegovernmentofthenation,butalsoacityinitsownrightwithaparticularcultureandatmosphereofitsown.Canberraoffersthe

chancetoseethemoreofficialsideofAustraliaandlearnalittlebitabouthowthecountrywasfounded,formed,andhowitdeveloped.DarwinUnlikeothermajorcitiesin

Australia,Darwinisoftherathersmallsize.Darwinsitsinthenorth-centralregionofAustralia,rightontheTimorSea.Thelifestyle

inDarwinhasbeendescribedaslaidbackbymanywhohavevisitedtherebefore.AvisittoDarwinisavisittooneofAustralia'strulyunforgettablecities.SydneyThemo

stfamous,mosttraveledto,andmostpopularcityinallofAustraliaisthecityofSydney.SydneysitsontheshoresofSydneyHarbourandisane

xcitingcitythatoffersanunbelievableexperiencetothosetravelers.SydneyhasbeenthemainpointoftourisminAustraliafordecadesanditwillcontinuetobet

hatsolongasitkeepsofferingtheamazingexperiencesthatitdoesrightnow.TraveltoAustraliawithTravelocity,ge

tdiscountsonwww.couponcodes,com.21.WhatcanvisitorslearnaboutinCanberra?A.Anexcitingartshow.B.Theoutdoornaturalareas.C.T

hedevelopmentofAustralia.D.Theattractiveswimmingbeaches.22.WhatisDarwinspecialforcomparedwiththeotherthreeplaces?A.Itssize.B.Itshi

story.C.Itsposition.D.Itsattractions.23.Whichcityattractsthemosttourists?A.Adelaide.B.Canberra.C.Darwin.D.Sydney.BFo

rgetaboutthe“post-1995generation”.Youngpeoplebornin1995orlaterhaveanothernameinEnglish—GenerationZ.Theyareenterin

gadulthoodandwillsoonshapeourfuture,whichiswhypolicymakers,aswellasemployersandmarketers,aretryingtheirbesttounderstandtheseyoungpeople.So,howshoul

dwepindowntheGenZ-ers?MostpeoplewillagreethatthesinglebiggestdifferencebetweenGen-Zandothergenerationsishowconnecte

dtheyare.Thisisagroupofpeoplewhowerehookeduptosocialmediaassoonastheywereborn.SocialmediahaschangedthewayGenZ-erscommunicatewitheachotherandh

owtheygetandprocessinformation.TheyreadnewsfromTwitter,watchvideosfromVine,shareexperiencesinInstagramandpostrecipesin

Pinterest.“Wearethefirsttruedigitalnatives.Icanalmostsimultaneouslycreateadocument,editit,postaphotoonInstagramandtalkonthephon

e,allfromtheuser-friendlyiPhone,”saidHannahPayne,an18-year-oldUCLAstudent.ItisnotedthatyoungpeopleintheUKarebecoming

moreactiveinPolitics.Youngpeopleregardvotingasonechoiceamongmanytoshowtheirpoliticalengagementthatcanpotentiallyinfluenc

epolicies.Insteadofpartypolitics,theyfocusmoreonsingle-topicissuessuchasfeminism(女权主义)orclimatechange.And“m

uchoftheengagementandorganizingtheydotakesplaceonsocialmediaratherthanthroughtraditionalpoliticalstructures,”accordingtotheGuardians.GenZ-ersa

realsoculturecreators.GrowingupwiththeInternethasfreedthisgenerationfromtraditionalculturalexpression.Theyarenolongerwillingtole

ttheircreativitybelimitedbytheirparentsortraditionalrules.“Wedecidewhatkindofcontentwewanttoexperienceandcho

osehowweexperienceit,”wroteMasback,aHuffingtonPostbloggerandaGenZ-erherself.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pindown”meaninParagraph1?A.Coope

ratewith.B.Firmlyconvince.C.Communicatewith.D.Clearlyunderstand.25.WhatisspecialabouttheGenZ-ers’engagemen

tinpolitics?A.It’stopic-specific.B.Itstressessocialresponse.C.It’sparty-based.D.Ithasanimmediateeffect.26.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheGenZ

-ers?A.Theyaresociallyresponsible.B.Theyarefriendlyandgenerous.C.Theyareaddictedtosocialmedia.D.Theyarerootedintraditionalc

ulture.27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsGenZ-ers?A.Worried.B.Ambiguous.C.Objective.D.Disapproving.CCanyouimaginetravelingtoworkinaone-mansubma

rine?Somescientistsbelievethatsomedayone-mansubmarineswillbeasnumerous(许多)asautomobilesaretoday.AfamousFrenchdriversays,"Onedaysoon,me

nwillwalkontheoceanfloorastheydoonthestreet!"Perhapsduringyourlifetimepeoplewilltravel,work,andliveinthesea.Ifhumanbeingswanttoliveinth

eocean,manyhumanproblemswillneedtobestudiedfirst.Someoftheseproblems,similartothoseoflivinginouterspace,arepressur

e,lackofoxygenandweightlessness.Manyquestionsremainunanswered.Forexample,canourbloodadjustitselftounderwater

surroundings?Whatwillhappentoourmuscleifweliveinthewaterverylong?Scientistsaresearchingforanswers.Perhapsinthefuturemanwillliveinthesea,awayfromthec

rowdedandnoisycitiesonland.Theseahasplentyofspace,notonlyforfloatingcommunities(团体)andparks,butalsoforstoring

suppliesandforunderwatertravel.Somescientistsbelievethatoceanlivingwillbenefitmaninmorethanphysicalways

.Inthefreedomandbeautyofthedeepsea,manmayfindnewsourcesofjoy.28.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

istrue?A.Manwillliveintheseajustlikelivingontheearthintime.B.Humanbeingscannowfreelywalkontheoceanfloorjustlikewalkin

gonthestreet.C.Thereareasmanysubmarinesasautomobilesintheocean.D.AfamousFrenchdriverfoundasafewaytotrav

eltotheoceanfloor.29.Ifhumanbeingswanttoliveintheocean,.A.problemssuchaspressure,lackofoxygenandweightlessnesshavetobesolvedB.peoplehavetoanswerman

yquestionsaskedbyscientistsC.underwatersurroundingsmustbeimprovedtofitthehumanbodiesD.humanmusclemustbeexpose

dinthewaterforalongtime30.Whichofthefollowingmightnotbethereasonforthepeoplewhowanttoliveintheocean?A.Theseahasplentyofspace.

B.Thecitiesonlandarecrowded,noisyandpolluted.C.Oceanlivingwilldogoodtotheminphysicalwaysandspiritualw

ays.D.Therearecommunitiesandparksontheoceanfloor.31.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheUseofOne-manSubmarineB.LivingThi

ngsintheOceanC.OceanLivingD.BeautyofOceanFloorDThesnowinAntarcticaisturninggreenandscientistssayclimatechangemaybetoblame.Accordin

gtoastudyattheCambridgeUniversity,microscopicalgaeblooms(藻类爆发)acrossthesurfaceofthesnowisslowlyturni

ngAntarctica’swinterwhitelandscapegreen.Althoughmicroscopic,scientistssaythey’reabletoseethe“greensnow”fromspacewhenthealgaebloom

salltogether.Researcherscreatedalarge-scalemapofgreensnowalgaealongtheAntarcticcoastusingacombinationof

satellitedataandon-the-groundobservationsoverthecourseoftwosummers.Thestudyfoundthatthegreensnowalgaebloomedinwarmerareaswheretheaveragete

mperaturesarejustabove0℃duringthesouthernhemisphere’s(半球的)summermonthsfromNovembertoFebruary.“AsAntarcticawarms,wepredicttheoverallmasso

fsnowalgaewillincrease,”saidDrAndrewGray,leadauthorofthepaper,andaresearcher.Researcherssaylargerbloomsofalgaecan

befoundnorthoftheAntarcticandSouthShetlandIslands,whereitcanspreadtohighergroundasthesnowmelts.Theteamalsodisco

veredsomeseabirdsandmammalsinfluencedthedistributionofalgae.Over60%ofalgaebloomswerefoundwithinthreemilesofapenguinsettlement.Scienti

stshypothesizethismaybeduetotheirdroppingswhichactasa“highlynutritiousfertilizer.”“Thisisasignificantadvanceinou

runderstandingofland-basedlifeonAntarctica,andhowitmightchangeinthecomingyearsastheclimatewarms,”saidDr.MattDaveyintheUniversityofC

ambridge’sDepartmentofPlantSciences,wholedthestudy.32.WhatisturningtheAntarcticsnowgreen?A.Themeltingofsnow.B.Thebloomingalgae.C.Thebe

autifullandscape.D.Thebalancedtemperature.33.WhereismicroscopicalgaemostlikelytobloominAntarctica?A.NorthoftheAntar

ctic.B.WestoftheSouthPole.C.SouthoftheAntarctic.D.Aroundthesouthernhemisphere.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hypothesize”inParagraph

4probablymean?A.Confirm.B.Support.C.Assume.D.Warn.35.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Penguinsfeedonmicroscopicalgae.B.Antarcticalgaegrowunderth

esnow.C.Groundobservationlastedforfourmonths.D.Animaldroppingscontributetothealgaeblooms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。HowtoStayFocusedWhileWorkingfromHomeRightnow,manypeoplehavebeenforcedin

tothework-at-homelifesuddenly.36However,youcanlearntoboomathomeasproductiveasinatraditionaloffice.Herearesometipsforfocusingwhileworkingf

romhome.37Whenyouworkfromhome,chancesarethatyou'regoingtohavemorecontroloveryourdaythanwhenyou'reoffice-based.So,getorganized

andstructureyourdayaccordingly.Knowwhenyou'reatyourpeak,andactivelyschedulethetasksthatrequiremorecreativi

tyandbraininputforthattime.Takebreaks.Somanypeopleseemtobecopyingtheirofficelifebutattheirkitchenta-ble—tiedtotheirlaptopall

daywithouthavingarest.Thegoodnewsisthatmostofusaremuchmoreproductiveathome.38It'snotavoidingyourresponsibilities—it's

reallyimportant,asresearchshowsthatifwedon'trestforcertaintime,webecometouchyandlessproductive.Don'tgetdistracted.You'veswappedtheinterruption

sofcoworkersformanyotherthings：pets,thefridge,thelaundry,movies.Setyourworkhours,andfocusontheworkthatmattersinthattime.Youc

angrabasnack,petthedogorputthewashingmachineonwhenyoutakeabreak.39Stayfocused.Movearoundyourhouseorapartment.WhenI'mworkingwithteamsinworkplaces

,Ialwaysadvocatewalkingaroundtheofficebuildingorcampustostayenergized,andnotstayingatadeskalldaylong.Thesamegoes

forworkingfromhome.40A.Thinklikeadesigner.B.Preparefortheunexpected.C.Butyoumustpausefromtimetotime.D.

Theirworkingcircumstancesareunderless-than-ideal.E.Setrulesaboutwhenyou'llchecksocialmedia,oruseanapp.F.Evenwalkingashor

tdistanceinsideyourhomecanre-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。IalwayswantedtolookliketheslimgirlsonTVeventhoughIknewthatitwasimp

ossible.Iworriedaboutmy41andtriedeverynewdietIreadaboutonline.Itriedno-fat,low-fat,onlybananas,nobananas—Ialmostwentbananas,

too.ThenIreadanarticlethatsaid42asking''AmIfat?''Ishouldbeasking''AmI43?''Ihadno44alettercouldmakesucha45

!OnceIstartedthinkingaboutfitnessratherthanweight,thingsbeganto46.Insteadofsaying''Iwanttolosethreekilos'',Iwouldsay''Iwantto47twokilometersineig

htminutes''or''Iwanttodo30push-ups''.Ratherthan48thefoodsIenjoyed,Iaddedhealthyfoodstomymeals.Icould49haveaburgernowandthen,butIwould50asalador

anapple.Finally,Istopped51myselfwithactressesandmodelsand52thingsthatwerewrongwithmyfaceorbody.Instead,Imad

ealistofthethingsI53aboutmyself.Bybeing54aboutmyselfandmybody,Ibecamebothhappierand55.41.A.faceB.weightC.futureD.comfort42.A.afterallB.a

slongasC.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.making

up49.A.stillB.neverC.hardlyD.seldom50.A.throwB.addC.forgetD.buy51.A.thinkingB.dreamingC.warningD.comparing52.A.lookingforB.ge

ttingridofC.passingdownD.managingto53.A.maintainedB.likedC.refusedD.realized54.A.inspiredB.determinedC.ashamedD.positive55.A.wiserB.slimmerC.healt

hierD.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,56iskeptinitsnaturalstatefort

hepeopleofChinaandvisitorsfromallovertheworld57(enjoy).Thelandvariesin58(high)andishometoagreatdiversityofrareplantsanda

nimals.However,theattractionarousingthe59(great)appreciationinthereserveisTianchiortheLakeofHeaven.Tianchiis60dee

plake.Whenyouarrive,you61(reward)withthebeautifulsight.Therearemanystories62(tell)aboutTianchi,oneofwhichisaboutthreeyo

ungwomen63heaven.Theyoungestofthem64(give)birthtoaboywhohadagiftforlanguagesandpersuasion.Itissaid65theb

oyisthefatheroftheManchupeople.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,akindoldm

anwalkedinandsatdownatthecounter.Hereadthemenuandpolitelytoldherwhathewanted.Kathytookhisorderandyelled,“Yourfoodwillbereadysoo

n.”Assheturnedtoleave,themansaid,“Asmilecostsnothing”.Kathyrolledhereyesathimandwalkedaway.Shebroughthis

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

eherangrier.Aweekwentby,andeverydaythemancameforlunchandthesamethinghappened.AndeachtimeKathytookhisorderhewouldsay,“Asmilecostsnot

hing.”Butaweeklater,Kathypickedupamenu,wrotethewords“1SMILE…$20”atthebottom,andplaceditonthecounterforthekindoldmantosee.Hecame,andKath

ywaitedforhisreactionashereadthemenu.Theoldmanorderedhisusualandadded,“…andasmile,ifyoudon’tmind”.Kathywassosurprised.Shelaughedoutloud,“Now,now…”

Themanjokinglyscolded.“Iorderedasmile,notalaugh”.SoKathyputonabrightsmileandsaid,“Comingrightup,sir.”Andtohersurprise,heleft$20tip

!Afewyearswentby,andthetwobondedlikefamily.Charlie,thekindoldman,wasaretiredmanagerwhosewifepassedawaylongago.Hespentmostofh

istimeathome,withtheexceptionofhisfrequentrestaurantvisits.EverydayKathyspentherbreaktalkingtohim.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:Severaldaysafterthefunera

l(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.Notonlydidyouprepareyourlessonscarefullyinadvan

ce,youalsobehavedlikeadirectorinclass,encouragingustoshareourideas.WhatmovesmemostisthatyoualwaystalktomepatientlywhenIturnedtoyo

uforhelp.Withyourencouragement,Ibecamemoreconfidentandjoinedinclassactivitiesmoreactively.IsincerelyinviteyoutovisitChin

aoneday.I’msureyou’llhaveanunforgettableexperienceandfallinlovewithit.第二节SampleWriting:Possibleversi

on1:Onedayhedidn’tcometotherestaurant.Kathycouldn’tconcentrateonherworkthewholeday.Evenwhentherestaurantwasgoingtoclose,Charliedidn’tshowup,an

dshewastrappedinanxiety.Afterwork,KathyhurriedtoCharlie’shome,onlytobetoldbyhisneighborsthathehadpassedawaylastnight.Notuntilthendids

heknowthathehadfoughtagainstcanceraloneduringthepastyears.Kathycouldn’ttrustherearswhensheheardthis.Shewastotallyoverwhelmedbygrief

.AtCharlie’sfuneral,thehappymemorieswithCharliekeptflashinginhermind.Severaldaysafterthefuneral,Kathyreceivedavery

important-lookingletterinthemail.Sheopenedtheletterwithherhandsshakingslightly.Atthesightofthefamiliarhandwriting,tearswelledupinKathy’sey

es.Charlieexpressedhisgratitudeforhercompanytheseyears.Lookingatthewords“...andyoumustcontinuetosmileatlife”,shecouldn’tcontainhersorrowandtea

rspoureddownhercheeks.ItsuddenlydawnedonKathythatwiththehelpofCharlie,shetransformedfromthepreviousangry-loo

kingwaitresstoasmilinggirl.Onlythendidsherealizethetruemeaningofsmile:bringotherswarmthandcompany.Atthethoughtofthis,afaintandlon

g-expectedsmileflickeredacrossherlips.Possibleversion2:Onedayhedidn’tcometotherestaurant.Shecalledhishome,onlytohearanansweringmachi

ne.Withnervousnesswrappedintoanxiety,Kathywenttohishouseandfoundoutfromhisneighborthathehaddiedthepreviousnight.Onhearingth

ebadnews,shefeltseizedbyaburstofsadnessandcouldn’thelpcryingbitterly.BecauseCharliehadnofamilyorclosefriend

s,Kathyputherselfinchargeofhisfuneralarrangements.Sheandtheneighborweretheonlypeopletoattend.Severaldaysafterthefuner

al,Kathyreceivedaveryimportant-lookingletterinthemail.ItwassenttoherfromCharlie’slawyer.Enclosedwasacheckforalmost$600,000!Kathynearlyfainted,butth

enshenoticedahandwrittennotewhichread:“DearKathy,bythetimeyoureadthis,Iwillbegone.HereIhaveleftformybestfriendasmalltokenofmygratitudeIcannev

errepayyouforwhatyou’vegivenme,foryousee,Kathy,asmileisworthmuchmorethan$20”.Indeed,asmileispriceless.