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黄山市2022-2023学年度第一学期期末质量检测高一英语试题本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。答案应写在答题卷上，不能答在试题卷上。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：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.1

5.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whichshirtdoesthemanlike?A.Theblueone.B.Theyellowone.C.Thepinkone.2.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?A.Stepoutwith

thewoman.B.Contactthewomanlater.C.WaitforBrad＇scall.3.Whatarethespeakerstryingtodo?A.Takealongwalk.B.Reducethenoise.C.Findaqui

eterplace.4.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inalibrary.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inabookstore.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkinga

bout?A.Aseason.BAcity.C.Theweather.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)请听下面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.Whenwillthespeakersleavefortheairport?A.At3:00.B.At3:30.C.At4:30.

7.Howwillthespeakersgettotheairport?A.Bytaxi.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Howmanynightsdoesthemanwanttostayatthehotel?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.9.

Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Workonsomereports.B.Makeareservation.C.Gosightseeing.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Howdoesthe

womanfeelnow?A.Worried.B.Relieved.C.Excited.11.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?A.Playfootball.BWatchagame.C.Visi

tastadium.12.Whatmakesthemanhappy?A.Gettingagoodseat.B.Havingafootballshirt.C.Buyingtheticketsintime.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whowillgraduatefromcollege?

A.SamB.Cathy.C.Peter.14.WhydoesthewomansendhersontoChina?A.Hewillstudythere.B.Shewantshimtoworkthere.C.HeisinterestedinChineseculture.15.Whatdoe

sthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Keepasecret.B.ShowheraroundC.Offersomeadvice.16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweent

hemanandJudy?A.Brotherandsister.B.Husbandandwife.C.Motherandson.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofhisfirstmarathon?A.Disapp

ointing.B.Difficult.C.Satisfying.18.Whichmarathondoesthespeakerlikebest?A.TheoneinJapan.B.TheoneinIceland.C.TheoneinThailand19.Whydoesthespeake

rfindtheraceinKualaLumpurhardest?AHewastoonervous.B.Helackedtrainingbeforehand.C.Hedidn’ttakehisrunningshoes.20.Whatmadethespeakershockedintherace

inRussia?A.Hecompletedhischallenge.B.Hegotthethirdplace.C.Ittookplaceinhotweather.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

所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHavingfunatwintercampHere’salistofsomewintercampsinLosAngelestochoosefrom.Therearesomanyoptions:Kidsco

uldcode(写代码),playMinecraft,playsportsormakefuncrafts.Nomatterwhatyouchoose,they’llbehappy!·PhotoCampThisadventurebeginswithabasicoverviewofcam

erafunctionsandendswithanexhibitionfeaturingthekids’work-fromtheweek.Throughgamesandtraveling,we’llchangethewa

ywesee.We’lllearnthroughinstructionandpracticehowtomakeimages,ratherthantakethem.Finallycamperswilldevelopth

eirphotographiceyeandlearnnewwaysofseeing.Ages:8-16Dates:Jan5-Feb5Location:KingGilletteRanch26800WestMulhollandHwy

,Cakabasas,CA91302Skill/ExperienceLevel:Beginning/intermediateWhattoBring:flashcards,lunch,camera(wehavecamerasfortho

sewhodon’t)Tuition:$550·CodeREVKidsTechCampsCodeREVKidsTechCampsaretheultimatecampexperienceineducationandfun.Whethe

rlearningtowritecode,3Dmodelandanimate(把…制作成动画片)ordevelopthenextgreatapporgame,yourkidsandtheirfriendswilllovesharingintheconfidence-boostingex

perienceofcreatingwithtechnologyastheyexploreand.developtheirmultimediaSTEMskills.Ages:12-16Dates:Dec17-Jan11L

ocation:SantaMonicaTechStudio,1639,16thSt,SantaMonica,CA90404Skill/ExperienceLevel:BeginningTuition:$650·Digi

talDragonStudentswillencounteradifferentactivityevery答案y,selectedbyourinstructorsfromalotoffavoritebuilds&techexploration,includi

ngbattlingrobots,gamedesign,digitalartprojects,scratchprogramming,robotsports,YouTubevideosandMinecraftofcourse!Studentswilltakeabreakandwalkto

thenearbyparkforlunchandgames.Ages:16-18Dates:Oct15-Dec15Location:HancockParkElementarySchool,408S.FairfaxAve,LA90036Skill/ExperienceLevel:Intermed

iateTuition:$600·IverbeVirtualDanceCampEach答案nceclasswillbeginwithawarmupwherestudentslearntoproperlypreparetheirbodiesfor答案nce.Studentswil1learnav

arietyoftechniques(modern,jazzandballet).Theywilllearnpartofa答案nceeach答案y.Thegoalistohavefun,getmovingandlearnmoreabout答案nce!Nopriorexperiencenecess

ary.Ages:9andupDates:Jan5-Feb5Location:1024HanleyStreet,LosAngeles,CA90049Skill/ExperienceLevel:BeginningTuition:$4001.Whatisrequiredofthestudentsto

bringtothePhotoCamp?A.Acamera.B.Aphotoalbum.C.Flashcards.D.Anotebook.2.IfTomwantstotakepartinIverbeVirtualDanceCamp,howmuchwouldhepay?A.$550.B.$650.C

.$600.D.$400.3.WhatdoCodeREVKidsTechCampandDigitalDragonhaveincommon?A.Bothareintendedforbeginners.B.Bothteachchildrenskillstomake

robots.C.Bothhelpchildrenimproveprogrammingskills.D.Bothencouragestudentstoexplorethenearbypark.BWhenmymotherdied,Iwascooking.Oneweekend,myhu

sbandsuggestedwecooktogether.I’dspokentomymotherearlierthat答案yonthephone.I’dtoldheraboutourlife.Sheyawn

edandwesaidgoodbyetooneanother.Ididn’tknowthenwhatIwouldknow16hourslater.Ihadn’tevenaskedhowshewasdoing.Mymotherdied.Mymotherwasmybestfriend.Afters

hedied,Ifeltsolonely.TheonlypersonIwantedtotalktoaboutmygriefwasmymother.Theonlypersonwhocouldhelpmewastheonewh

owasmissing,howevermuchloveandsupportpeoplegaveme.Mymothergavememanythings,butaneducationincookerywasnotoneofthem.Shelikedeatingmorethancoo

king.Butshehadlearnedtocookwhenshewasateenagerandshehadsomebrilliantrecipes.Iknoweveryonesaysthis,butmymothermadet

hebestroastbeefdinnersintheworld.And,aboveall,fishpie!Almosteveryweek,shewouldbuyapreparedfishpie.Thenshewouldbringithomeandmak

eherownwhitesauce.Mymothernevergotaroundtoteachingmehowtomakeawhitesauce-andInevergotaroundtoaskingher.Nowth

atshewasgone,Iwouldhavetoteachmyself.Sothisbecamemyfocus.Forthefirstweeks,Isurvivedoninstantfoods.Butonenight,afish

piemixcaughtmyeyeatthestore.WhenIgothome,Isetmyselfinfrontofourelectricstove.Armedwitharecipe,Itriedtoteachmyselftomakeawhitesauce.Halfwaythrou

ghtherecipe,Icouldn’tbelieveit-I’dmadeawhitesauce!ThenIremembered:Ihadalwayshatedfishpie.Admiringmysauce,Iwon

deredwhyIwassocommittedtomakingadishIhadhatedfor25years.Whywasitsuddenlysoimportanttome?Ispoonedthesauceoverthefish.ThenIatethepie

.Itwasdelicious.Moreimportantly,somethingstrangehadhappened.Theactofmakingamealhadcalmedme.Ithelpedmefindpeace.4.How

didtheauthorfeelwhenshelearnedabouthermother’sdeath?A.Indifferent.B.Peaceful.C.Panic.D.Sad.5.Whatcanweinferaboutdescribinghermother’scookery?

A.Sheexpressedherwishtobeapersonlikehermother.B.Hermotherwasgoodatcookingandmeantalottoher.C.Shecomplainedthathermotherdidn’t

teachhertocook.D.Shesharedwhatwasspecialaboutthewhitesaucewithreaders.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”referto?A.Learningtocook.

B.LivingalonelylifeC.Survivingoninstantfoods.D.Lookingbackontheold答案ys.7.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromthetext?A.Sh

erarelycalledhermotheronthephone.B.Shedidn’tgetalongwellwithherhusband.C.Shefeltcalmwhenshemadethewhitesauce.D

.Sheregrettednotvisitinghermotherthat答案y.CInsteadofgoingonatriporbuyingherselfnewclothes,XiaoTongfromWuhan,Hubeiprovince,chosetocelebrateherse

niorhighschoolgraduationinadifferentway.Shewenttoabeautyclinictoundergoplasticsurgery(整容手术)onhernose.“Iwanttomakeagoodim

pressionandstartmyuniversitylifewithabrandnewlook,”the18-year-oldtoldChangjiangDaily.LikeXiaoTong,manyyoungChineseareanxiousabouttheirlooks,an

dsubject(使经受)themselvestocosmeticsurgery.AmedicalbeautyindustrywhitepaperbyResearchGlobalsaid19percentofChinesemedicalbeautyconsumersin2020

wereaged18orunder.Youngpeoplehavecosmeticsurgeryfordifferentreasons,andimprovingself-confidenceisoneofthem.WangFa

ng,18,fromBeijing,feltthathereyesweretoosmall.In2019,aftershegotinuniversity,Wanghadaminoroperationdoneonhereyelids

.“BeforeIhadthesurgery,Ihadanegativeideaofmyself.Therefore,Ihadlowself-esteemandnoconfidence,”WangtoldBeiji

ngYouthDaily.“Thecosmeticsurgerychangedthesituation.Iwascomfortablewiththat.”ButJiangWenxiuoftheDepartmentofPsychiatry,Zhong答案H

ospital,SoutheastUniversityinJiangsu,advisedthatpeopleshouldthinktwicebeforegoingundertheknife.“Medicalbeautyappso

nlyshowhowgreatplasticsurgerycanbe,”JiangtoldChinaDaily.“Theyleaveoutallthenegativestuff.”To答案ybeautyclinicsthatseestudentsasp

rofitableplasticsurgerycustomersarewellawarethattheseyoungpeoplearemostlyshortofmoney,sotheyusesummerdiscounts,installment(分期付款)plansandotherwaysto

attracttheirattention.XiaoZhen,17,fromChengdu,Sichuanprovince,isoneofthevictims.Shetookoutaloan(贷款)ofabout20,000yuantogetcosmeticsurge

ry.Butthelargesumofmoneybecameabigburden.Shehadtodropoutofschoolandgotoworktopayofftheloan.Besidesthefinancialburden,potentialhea

lthrisksofplasticsurgeryalsoneedtobeconsidered.“Ifyouhavebigproblemswithyourlook,youshouldwaituntilyou

areafulladult,thendecideifyouwanttodosomethingaboutit,”Jiangsaid.“Then,withastablemind,youcanconsiderinnerandouterbeaut

y,andwhetherplasticsurgeryisforyou.”8.WhyisXiaoTong’sexperiencementionedinthebeginning?ATointroduceadifferentgraduationcel

ebration.B.Todescribehowimportantappearancesaretoyouths.C.Togiveanexampleofstudentschoosingplasticsurgery.D.Toshowtherising

popularityofplasticsurgeryinChina.9.WhydidWangFanghaveanoperationonhereyelids?A.Tofeelbetteraboutherself

.B.Tohaveaperfectappearance.C.Toavoidothers’badcomments.D.Tohaveacomfortableuniversitylife.10.WhatdidJiangWenxiupointout?A.M

ostcasesofplasticsurgeryaresuccessful.B.Youneedaloantocoverplasticsurgerycosts.C.Thenumberofstudentshavingplasticsurgeryisrising.D.Promotionsofplast

icsurgerydonotgiveafullpicture.11.WhatcanweinferaboutJiang’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Innerbeautymattersmuchmorethanouterbeauty.B.Risksofplast

icsurgerymayaffectyouradultlife.C.Peopledon’tneedtobeanxiousabouttheirlooks.D.Whethertohaveplasticsurgeryisdecidedwhenyouareanadult..

DInadigitalage,wealmostneverwritethingsbyhand.However,multiplestudieshaveshownthatthisacthasmanybenefits.Newbrainresearch,led

byresearchersattheNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology,confirmsthesame:choosinghandwritingoverusingakeyboa

rdresultsinbetterlearningandmemory.“Whenyouwriteyourshoppinglistorlecturenotesbyhand,yousimplyrememberthecontentbetterafterwards,”saidAudr

eyvanderMeer,authorofthestudy.Thestudywasconductedusingequipmenttotrackandrecordbrainwaveactivity.Theparticipantsincluded12younga

dultsand12children.Thisisthefirsttimethatchildrenhaveparticipatedinsuchastudy.Eachsubjectwasaskedtowritebyhandandtypeonakeyboardwhilewea

ringahood(风帽)withover250electrodes(电极).Thesensors(传感器)intheelectrodesareverysensitiveandpickuptheelectricalactivi

tythattakesplaceinthebrain.Eachexaminationtook45minutesperperson.Theresultsshowedthatthebraininbothyoungadultsandchildrenismuchmore

activewhenwritingbyhandthanwhentypingonakeyboard.AccordingtoVanderMeer,plentyofsensesareactivatedbypress

ingapenonpaper,seeingtheletterswrittenandhearingthesoundmadewhilewriting.Thesesenseexperiencesbuildcontactbetweend

ifferentpartsofthebrain,openingthebrainupforlearning.VanderMeerbelievesthattheoutcomesstresstheimportanceofchildrenbeingchallengedtodrawandwriteat

anearlyage,especiallyatschool.“Learningtowritebyhandisabitslowerprocess,butit’simportantforchildrentogothroughthetir

ingphaseoflearningtowritebyhand,”shesaid.Thehandmovementsusedtoformtheshapesofletterscanbenefitalotinmany

ways.“Ifyouuseakeyboard,youusethesamemovementeachletter.Writingbyhandrequirescontrolofyourfinemotor(精细动作)skillsandsenses.It’simpor

tanttoputthebraininalearningstateasoftenaspossible,”VanderMeeradded.Forexample,youmightuseakeyboardtowriteanessay,butyoushouldtak

enotesbyhandduringalecture.12.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?AToencouragetheuseofhandwriting.B.Tosuggestchi

ldrenstartingtowriteearly.C.Toreportonanewresearchonhandwriting.D.Toexplainhowhandwritinginfluencesadultsandchi

ldrendifferently.13.WhydoesthebrainbecomemoreactivewhenwritingbyhandaccordingtoVanderMeer?A.Writingbyhandiseasieron

thebrain..B.Moresensesaremadeactivewhenwritingbyhand.C.Thebrainismoreusedtotheskillsrequiredtowritebyhand.D.Noisemadebytypingdoesn’tdistrac

tthebrainwhenwritingbyhand.14.Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A.Thestudyinvolved48participantsaltogether.B.Alltheparticipan

tsweregatheredtogetherforexamination.C.Theparticipantsweredividedintotwogroupstoconductthestudy.D.Thesensorsintheelect

rodeswereusedtotrackbrainwaveactivity.15.HowdoesVanderMeerthinkhandwritingbenefitspeople?A.Ithelpspeop

ledevelopfinemotorskills.B.Itallowspeopletowritebetteressays.C.Itallowschildrentobecomemorepatient.D.Itincreasespeople’sinterestinlearning.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。OnthefourthThurs答案yofNovembereveryyear,familiesintheUSgett

ogethertocelebrateThanksgivingDay.ItfallsonNov.26thisyear.ThanksgivingDayisatimeforcommunal(群体的)thank

sgivingandlavishfeasts(丰盛的宴会).LikeChina’sSpringFestival,preparingabigmealandbringingthefamilytogetherathomeisalong-standin

gtraditionofThanksgiving.16ThoughIcouldn’thaveareunionwithmyfamilywhenIwasanexchangestudentatNewtonS

outhHighSchoolnearBoston,IspentmyThanksgivingwithmyfriend,Emilyandherfamily.17EversinceThanksgivingwasmadeanofficialholi答案yi

n1863intheUS,turkeyhasalwaysbeenonthemenu.18Emily’sfamilyalsokeptthetradition.Emily’smotherpreparedturkeyin

theearlyafternoon.Shefilleduptheturkeywithbreadcubes,onionslicesandpapers.Afewhourslater,wecouldeatdeliciousfood.Manyotherfoods

alsocamewiththemaindish.Pumpkinpieisapopulardessertforthe答案y.SomeofthetraditionalcolorsforThanksgivingareorange,yellowandbrown,

astheystandforpumpkin,cornandturkey.19Afterdinner,wewenttoacommunityparty,whereImetsomeofEmily’sneighbors.Peopledressedupfortheholi答案y,andtherewereTh

anksgivingdecorationsallovertheplace.EventhoughIwasthousandsofkilometersawayfrommyhomeinBeijing,IstillfoundahomeintheUSwithEmilyandherfamily.20A.Th

isiswhyThanksgivingisalsocalledTurkeyDay.B.Preparingandeatingturkeyisawell-knownthanksgivingtradition.C.Turkeyisthemo

stdeliciousfoodintheworld.D.Distancedoesn’treallymatterasrelativesreturnhometobewiththeirfamily.E.Theybrushedth

eturkeywithabuttermixtureandroastedit.F.Peopleusuallyusethesecolorstodecorate(装饰)theirhomesandcommonareas.G.Asansayinggoesthatforeve

ronThanksgivingDay,theheartwillfindthepathwayhome.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，从短文后各

题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)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。Whenmymothertoldmyfathershewaspregnant(怀孕的)，thefirstth

inghedidwasbuyaTV.Itwas1957andTVswere21technologybackthen.Hethoughtthatwithababy,they’dbegoingoutalotlessandthathewouldneedtofind22athome.Th

atwasthefirst23hegaveme.ButwhenIthinkofothergiftsmyfatherhasgivenme,thefirstwouldbealoveof24.Heisnotusu

allyanobserveroflife,buthecanbe25andinsightful(富有洞察力的)．Heisalwaysrightinthemiddleofourstudy．Heandmymothergavemealoveofwordsandbooks.Heha

sbeentotallydeafinoneearsincehewastwoyearsold,sowe26listenedtomusic.Inmychildhood,storybookswereking-notsongs.Thesecondis27all.Evenwhenmysisterand

Iwerelittle,theconversationaroundthedinnertablewas28butadult-level.Youragedidn’tmatter.Ifyouvoicedanopini

on,youhadto29yourcaseandgiveevidence.He30everyonethesame-childoradult,CEOorcleaner.Thegreatestgifttohis答案ughterswasthathetookinterestinour31.Mosts

uccessfulwomenIknowhadfatherswho32theirintelligence.Myfathersaidmymotherwasthewisestpersonhehadevermet.Theymetata答案n

ceintheearly50s,whenshewasateacher.Wantingto33hetoldheraboutJaneAusten’sEmma,butmisquoted(错误地引用)thebook.Mymother34himandhewasinlovefromth

atmoment.Overtheyearsmyfathertaughtmenevertostandstillandto35forchange.Icontinuetofollowhislead.21.A.newB.simpleC.out答案tedD.prop

er22A.boredomB.joyC.surpriseD.regret23.A.chanceB.giftC.lessonD.challenge,.24.A.travellingB.musicC.readingD.computer25.A.th

oughtfulB.forgetfulC.fruitfulD.cheerful26.A.hardlyB.nearlyC.extremelyD.only27.A.comfortingB.respectingC.praisingD.promising28.A

.meaninglessB.messyC.noisyD.interesting29.A.acceptB.agreeC.changeD.argue30.A.understandsB.likesC.admiresD.treats31.A.eyesB.hea

rtsC.brainsD.appearances32.A.doubtedB.valuedC.benefitedD.ignored33.A.showoffB.turnoffC.backoffD.takeoff

34.A.hatedB.supportedC.blamedD.corrected35.A.leaveB.longC.waitD.fight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。Mus

ic,likemathematics,isauniversallanguage.Wecanconveyavarietyoffeelingsandthemes36touchtheverydepthsofoursoulwi

ththe37(energy)movementofairthroughatrumpet(小号)orthegentletouchoffingersonakeyboard.Musiciansare38auniq

ueadvantagebecausetheycanhavetheopportunity39(communicate)universallyandimprovetheirbrainhealth.Recently,studies40(show)thatmusi

ctrainingimprovescognitive(认知的)abilitiesacrossourlifespan.Because41(play)aninstrumentrequiresmanydifferentareasofthebrain,itstrengthe

nsavarietyofneuronal(神经元的)connections.Musictrainingis42(benefit)foroverallhealth.Astudythatgroupmusicalactivitiesaregood43(way)tokeepphysicalandpsyc

hologicalhealthhasbeenproved.Forexample,aloweredriskofdementia(痴呆)hasbeenassociatedwithplayingmusicalinstruments.Inshort,mak

ingmusicis44(true)awhole-brainworkout.Althoughthose45beginmusictrainingatayoungageseemtoshowthegreat

estbenefits,researchshowsthatit’snevertoolatetolearntoplayaninstrument.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.你班近期准备举行一次讨论学习习惯问题的主题班会活动，请你结合自身的学习实际，介绍一种好的学习

习惯，描述自己在学习习惯方面存在的某个问题并给出改进措施。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。第二节(满分25分)47.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。Asacollegestudentmajoringinengineering,Tomwasinbadneedofanadvancedcomputer,whichwouldcosthimanarmandaleg.Tomcho

senottoupsethisparentswiththisissuebecausehedidn’twanttobedependentonthemallthetime.Aftercarefulconsideration,Tomdecidedthatasecond-h

andcomputerofhighqualitywouldalsodoandhecouldaffordonewiththemoneyhehadearnedbytakingpart-timejobs.OneSatur答案ymorning,Tomwentintoasecond-ha

ndcomputershop.Luckilyforhim,hecameacrossacomputeroftheexactmodelhewanted.Betterstill,itwasnearlybrandnewandwassoldatjustathirdofitsor

iginalprice.ItmeantthatifTomboughtit,hewouldstillhave300dollarsleft.Itseemedtoogoodtobetrue!Outofcuriosity,Tomas

kedtheshopownerwhythecomputerwassoldatsuchalowprice.“Oh,it’sasadstory,”repliedtheowner,addingthatitwasfromacollegestudentcalledStevenwhowasdiagn

osedwithsometypeofcancerlastmonthandnowwasbadlyinneedofmoneyforhistreatment.Hearingthis,Tomfelttrulysorryfort

heyoungmanwhowassupposedtohaveapromisingfuture.Butatthesametime,healsofeltluckytohavethisidealcomputerforhiscollegelife.Wi

thouthesitation,hepaidtheshopkeeper,tookthecomputerandwentbacktohisdorm(宿舍).Hecouldn’twaittoshowhiscomputertohisroommates.EveryoneinthedormthoughtTom

wasluckytohavegotthecomputer.Butdeepinhisheart,heknewsomethingwasnotgoingright.Withthephonenumbergivenbytheshopowner,TomcontactedStevena

ndpaidhimavisit.