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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：Howmuchistheshir

t?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whichshirtdoesthemanlike?A.Theblueone.B.Theyellowone.C.Thepinkone.2.Whatwillthemanprobab

lydo?A.Stepoutwiththewoman.B.Contactthewomanlater.C.WaitforBrad＇scall.3.Whatarethespeakerstryingtodo?A.Takealongwalk.

B.Reducethenoise.C.Findaquieterplace.4.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inalibrary.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inabookstore.5.Whatarethespeakersmai

nlytalkingabout?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.Howwi

llthespeakersgettotheairport?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.Wh

atwillthewomandonext?A.Workonsomereports.B.Makeareservation.C.Gosightseeing.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Howdoesthewomanfeelnow?A.Worried.B.Reli

eved.C.Excited.11.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?A.Playfootball.BWatchagame.C.Visitastadium.12.Whatmakesthemanhappy?A.Getti

ngagoodseat.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.Whydoe

sthewomansendhersontoChina?A.Hewillstudythere.B.Shewantshimtoworkthere.C.HeisinterestedinChineseculture.15.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemanto

do?A.Keepasecret.B.ShowheraroundC.Offersomeadvice.16.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthemanandJudy?A.Brotherandsister.B

.Husbandandwife.C.Motherandson.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofhisfirstmarathon?A.Disappointing.

B.Difficult.C.Satisfying.18.Whichmarathondoesthespeakerlikebest?A.TheoneinJapan.B.TheoneinIceland.C.Theonein

Thailand19.WhydoesthespeakerfindtheraceinKualaLumpurhardest?AHewastoonervous.B.Helackedtrainingbeforehand.C.Hedidn

’ttakehisrunningshoes.20.WhatmadethespeakershockedintheraceinRussia?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’salistofsomewintercampsin

LosAngelestochoosefrom.Therearesomanyoptions:Kidscouldcode(写代码),playMinecraft,playsportsormakefuncrafts.Nomatterwhatyouchoose,they’llbehappy!·

PhotoCampThisadventurebeginswithabasicoverviewofcamerafunctionsandendswithanexhibitionfeaturingthekids’work-fromtheweek.Throughgamesan

dtraveling,we’llchangethewaywesee.We’lllearnthroughinstructionandpracticehowtomakeimages,ratherthanta

kethem.Finallycamperswilldeveloptheirphotographiceyeandlearnnewwaysofseeing.Ages:8-16Dates:Jan5-Feb5Location:KingGilletteRanch26

800WestMulhollandHwy,Cakabasas,CA91302Skill/ExperienceLevel:Beginning/intermediateWhattoBring:flashcards,lunch,camera(weh

avecamerasforthosewhodon’t)Tuition:$550·CodeREVKidsTechCampsCodeREVKidsTechCampsaretheultimatecampexperienceineduca

tionandfun.Whetherlearningtowritecode,3Dmodelandanimate(把…制作成动画片)ordevelopthenextgreatapporgame,yourkidsandthei

rfriendswilllovesharingintheconfidence-boostingexperienceofcreatingwithtechnologyastheyexploreand.developthei

rmultimediaSTEMskills.Ages:12-16Dates:Dec17-Jan11Location:SantaMonicaTechStudio,1639,16thSt,SantaMonica,CA90404Skill/ExperienceLevel:BeginningTuiti

on:$650·DigitalDragonStudentswillencounteradifferentactivityevery答案y,selectedbyourinstructorsfromalotoffavoritebuilds&

techexploration,includingbattlingrobots,gamedesign,digitalartprojects,scratchprogramming,robotsports,YouTubevideosandMinecr

aftofcourse!Studentswilltakeabreakandwalktothenearbyparkforlunchandgames.Ages:16-18Dates:Oct15-Dec15Location:HancockParkElementarySchool,408

S.FairfaxAve,LA90036Skill/ExperienceLevel:IntermediateTuition:$600·IverbeVirtualDanceCampEach答案nceclasswi

llbeginwithawarmupwherestudentslearntoproperlypreparetheirbodiesfor答案nce.Studentswil1learnavarietyoftechniques(modern,jazzandballet).The

ywilllearnpartofa答案nceeach答案y.Thegoalistohavefun,getmovingandlearnmoreabout答案nce!Nopriorexperiencenecessary.Ages:9andupDates:Jan5-Feb5Location:1

024HanleyStreet,LosAngeles,CA90049Skill/ExperienceLevel:BeginningTuition:$4001.WhatisrequiredofthestudentstobringtothePhotoCamp

?A.Acamera.B.Aphotoalbum.C.Flashcards.D.Anotebook.2.IfTomwantstotakepartinIverbeVirtualDanceCamp,howmuchwouldhepay?A.$55

0.B.$650.C.$600.D.$400.3.WhatdoCodeREVKidsTechCampandDigitalDragonhaveincommon?A.Bothareintendedforbeginners.B.Bothteachchildrensk

illstomakerobots.C.Bothhelpchildrenimproveprogrammingskills.D.Bothencouragestudentstoexplorethenearbypark.BW

henmymotherdied,Iwascooking.Oneweekend,myhusbandsuggestedwecooktogether.I’dspokentomymotherearlierthat答案yonthephone.I’dto

ldheraboutourlife.Sheyawnedandwesaidgoodbyetooneanother.Ididn’tknowthenwhatIwouldknow16hourslater.Ihadn’tevenaskedhowshewasdoi

ng.Mymotherdied.Mymotherwasmybestfriend.Aftershedied,Ifeltsolonely.TheonlypersonIwantedtotalktoaboutmygriefwasmymother.Theonlyp

ersonwhocouldhelpmewastheonewhowasmissing,howevermuchloveandsupportpeoplegaveme.Mymothergavememanythings,butaneducationincookerywasnotoneofthem.Sheli

kedeatingmorethancooking.Butshehadlearnedtocookwhenshewasateenagerandshehadsomebrilliantrecipes.Iknoweveryonesaysthis,butmy

mothermadethebestroastbeefdinnersintheworld.And,aboveall,fishpie!Almosteveryweek,shewouldbuyapreparedfishpie.Thenshewouldbringithomeandmakeherown

whitesauce.Mymothernevergotaroundtoteachingmehowtomakeawhitesauce-andInevergotaroundtoaskingher.Nowthatshewasgone,Iwouldhavetoteachmyself

.Sothisbecamemyfocus.Forthefirstweeks,Isurvivedoninstantfoods.Butonenight,afishpiemixcaughtmyeyeatthestore.WhenIgothome,Isetmyselfi

nfrontofourelectricstove.Armedwitharecipe,Itriedtoteachmyselftomakeawhitesauce.Halfwaythroughtherecipe,Icouldn’tbelieveit-I’dmadeawhitesauce

!ThenIremembered:Ihadalwayshatedfishpie.Admiringmysauce,IwonderedwhyIwassocommittedtomakingadishIhadhatedfor25years.Whywasitsuddenlysoimportanttome

?Ispoonedthesauceoverthefish.ThenIatethepie.Itwasdelicious.Moreimportantly,somethingstrangehadhappened.Theactofmakingamealhadca

lmedme.Ithelpedmefindpeace.4.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshelearnedabouthermother’sdeath?A.Indifferent.B.Peaceful.C.Panic.D.Sad.5.Whatcanweinferab

outdescribinghermother’scookery?A.Sheexpressedherwishtobeapersonlikehermother.B.Hermotherwasgoodatcookingandmeantalottoher.C.Shecomplainedthathermo

therdidn’tteachhertocook.D.Shesharedwhatwasspecialaboutthewhitesaucewithreaders.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”referto?A.Learnin

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

herarelycalledhermotheronthephone.B.Shedidn’tgetalongwellwithherhusband.C.Shefeltcalmwhenshemadethewhitesauce.D.Sheregrettedn

otvisitinghermotherthat答案y.CInsteadofgoingonatriporbuyingherselfnewclothes,XiaoTongfromWuhan,Hubeiprovince,chosetocelebr

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

pressionandstartmyuniversitylifewithabrandnewlook,”the18-year-oldtoldChangjiangDaily.LikeXiaoTong,manyyoungChi

neseareanxiousabouttheirlooks,andsubject(使经受)themselvestocosmeticsurgery.AmedicalbeautyindustrywhitepaperbyResearchG

lobalsaid19percentofChinesemedicalbeautyconsumersin2020wereaged18orunder.Youngpeoplehavecosmeticsurgeryfo

rdifferentreasons,andimprovingself-confidenceisoneofthem.WangFang,18,fromBeijing,feltthathereyesweretoosmall.In2019,aftershegotinuniversity,Wangha

daminoroperationdoneonhereyelids.“BeforeIhadthesurgery,Ihadanegativeideaofmyself.Therefore,Ihadlowself-esteemandnoconfidence,”Wangto

ldBeijingYouthDaily.“Thecosmeticsurgerychangedthesituation.Iwascomfortablewiththat.”ButJiangWenxiuoftheDepartmentofPsychiatry,Zhong答案Hospit

al,SoutheastUniversityinJiangsu,advisedthatpeopleshouldthinktwicebeforegoingundertheknife.“Medicalbeautyappsonlyshowhowgrea

tplasticsurgerycanbe,”JiangtoldChinaDaily.“Theyleaveoutallthenegativestuff.”To答案ybeautyclinicsthatsee

studentsasprofitableplasticsurgerycustomersarewellawarethattheseyoungpeoplearemostlyshortofmoney,sotheyusesummerdisc

ounts,installment(分期付款)plansandotherwaystoattracttheirattention.XiaoZhen,17,fromChengdu,Sichuanprovince,isoneofthevictims.Shetookout

aloan(贷款)ofabout20,000yuantogetcosmeticsurgery.Butthelargesumofmoneybecameabigburden.Shehadtodropoutofschoolandgotoworktopayofftheloan.Bes

idesthefinancialburden,potentialhealthrisksofplasticsurgeryalsoneedtobeconsidered.“Ifyouhavebigproblemswithyourlook,youshouldwai

tuntilyouareafulladult,thendecideifyouwanttodosomethingaboutit,”Jiangsaid.“Then,withastablemind,youcanconsiderinnerandouterbeauty,andwhetherplasti

csurgeryisforyou.”8.WhyisXiaoTong’sexperiencementionedinthebeginning?ATointroduceadifferentgraduationc

elebration.B.Todescribehowimportantappearancesaretoyouths.C.Togiveanexampleofstudentschoosingplasticsurg

ery.D.ToshowtherisingpopularityofplasticsurgeryinChina.9.WhydidWangFanghaveanoperationonhereyelids?A.Tofeelbetterabouthe

rself.B.Tohaveaperfectappearance.C.Toavoidothers’badcomments.D.Tohaveacomfortableuniversitylife.10.Whatdi

dJiangWenxiupointout?A.Mostcasesofplasticsurgeryaresuccessful.B.Youneedaloantocoverplasticsurgerycosts.C.Thenumberofstudents

havingplasticsurgeryisrising.D.Promotionsofplasticsurgerydonotgiveafullpicture.11.WhatcanweinferaboutJiang’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.

Innerbeautymattersmuchmorethanouterbeauty.B.Risksofplasticsurgerymayaffectyouradultlife.C.Peopledon’tneedtobeanxiousaboutt

heirlooks.D.Whethertohaveplasticsurgeryisdecidedwhenyouareanadult..DInadigitalage,wealmostneverwritethingsbyhand.However,multiplestudie

shaveshownthatthisacthasmanybenefits.Newbrainresearch,ledbyresearchersattheNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology,confirmsthesame:choosinghandwrit

ingoverusingakeyboardresultsinbetterlearningandmemory.“Whenyouwriteyourshoppinglistorlecturenotesbyhand,yousimplyremembertheconte

ntbetterafterwards,”saidAudreyvanderMeer,authorofthestudy.Thestudywasconductedusingequipmenttotrackandrecordbrainwaveactivity.Theparticipantsinclud

ed12youngadultsand12children.Thisisthefirsttimethatchildrenhaveparticipatedinsuchastudy.Eachsubjectwasaskedtowritebyhandandtypeonakeyboardwhilew

earingahood(风帽)withover250electrodes(电极).Thesensors(传感器)intheelectrodesareverysensitiveandpickuptheelectricalactivitythattakesplaceinthebrain

.Eachexaminationtook45minutesperperson.Theresultsshowedthatthebraininbothyoungadultsandchildrenismuchmoreactivewhenwritingbyhandthanwhentyping

onakeyboard.AccordingtoVanderMeer,plentyofsensesareactivatedbypressingapenonpaper,seeingtheletterswrittenandhearingthesoundma

dewhilewriting.Thesesenseexperiencesbuildcontactbetweendifferentpartsofthebrain,openingthebrainupforlearning.VanderMeerbeliev

esthattheoutcomesstresstheimportanceofchildrenbeingchallengedtodrawandwriteatanearlyage,especiallyatschool.“Learningto

writebyhandisabitslowerprocess,butit’simportantforchildrentogothroughthetiringphaseoflearningtowritebyhand,”shesaid.Thehan

dmovementsusedtoformtheshapesofletterscanbenefitalotinmanyways.“Ifyouuseakeyboard,youusethesamemovementeachletter.Writingbyhandrequirescontrolofy

ourfinemotor(精细动作)skillsandsenses.It’simportanttoputthebraininalearningstateasoftenaspossible,”VanderMeeradded.Forexample,youmightuseakeybo

ardtowriteanessay,butyoushouldtakenotesbyhandduringalecture.12.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?AToencouragetheuseofhandwriting.B.Tosugge

stchildrenstartingtowriteearly.C.Toreportonanewresearchonhandwriting.D.Toexplainhowhandwritinginfluencesadultsandchildrendiffe

rently.13.WhydoesthebrainbecomemoreactivewhenwritingbyhandaccordingtoVanderMeer?A.Writingbyhandiseasieronthebrain..B.Moresensesaremadea

ctivewhenwritingbyhand.C.Thebrainismoreusedtotheskillsrequiredtowritebyhand.D.Noisemadebytypingdoesn’tdistractthebrai

nwhenwritingbyhand.14.Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A.Thestudyinvolved48participantsaltogether.B.Alltheparticipantsweregatheredtogetherforexaminatio

n.C.Theparticipantsweredividedintotwogroupstoconductthestudy.D.Thesensorsintheelectrodeswereusedtotrackbrainwaveactivity.1

5.HowdoesVanderMeerthinkhandwritingbenefitspeople?A.Ithelpspeopledevelopfinemotorskills.B.Itallowspeopletowritebetter

essays.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,familiesintheUSgettogethertocelebrateTh

anksgivingDay.ItfallsonNov.26thisyear.ThanksgivingDayisatimeforcommunal(群体的)thanksgivingandlavishfeasts(丰盛的宴会).LikeChina’sSpringFestival,preparing

abigmealandbringingthefamilytogetherathomeisalong-standingtraditionofThanksgiving.16ThoughIcouldn’thaveareuni

onwithmyfamilywhenIwasanexchangestudentatNewtonSouthHighSchoolnearBoston,IspentmyThanksgivingwithmyfri

end,Emilyandherfamily.17EversinceThanksgivingwasmadeanofficialholi答案yin1863intheUS,turkeyhasalwaysbeenonthemenu.18Em

ily’sfamilyalsokeptthetradition.Emily’smotherpreparedturkeyintheearlyafternoon.Shefilleduptheturkeywithbreadcubes,on

ionslicesandpapers.Afewhourslater,wecouldeatdeliciousfood.Manyotherfoodsalsocamewiththemaindish.Pumpkinpieisapopulardessertforthe答案

y.SomeofthetraditionalcolorsforThanksgivingareorange,yellowandbrown,astheystandforpumpkin,cornandturk

ey.19Afterdinner,wewenttoacommunityparty,whereImetsomeofEmily’sneighbors.Peopledressedupfortheholi答案y,andtherewereThanksgivingdecorationsallove

rtheplace.EventhoughIwasthousandsofkilometersawayfrommyhomeinBeijing,IstillfoundahomeintheUSwithEmilyandherfamily.20A.ThisiswhyThanksgivingisalso

calledTurkeyDay.B.Preparingandeatingturkeyisawell-knownthanksgivingtradition.C.Turkeyisthemostdelicious

foodintheworld.D.Distancedoesn’treallymatterasrelativesreturnhometobewiththeirfamily.E.Theybrushedth

eturkeywithabuttermixtureandroastedit.F.Peopleusuallyusethesecolorstodecorate(装饰)theirhomesandcommon

areas.G.AsansayinggoesthatforeveronThanksgivingDay,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)，thefirstthinghedidwasbuyaTV.Itwas1957andTVswe

re21technologybackthen.Hethoughtthatwithababy,they’dbegoingoutalotlessandthathewouldneedtofind22athome

.Thatwasthefirst23hegaveme.ButwhenIthinkofothergiftsmyfatherhasgivenme,thefirstwouldbealoveof24.Heisnotusuallyanobserverofl

ife,buthecanbe25andinsightful(富有洞察力的)．Heisalwaysrightinthemiddleofourstudy．Heandmymothergavemealoveofwordsandbooks.Hehasbeentotallydeaf

inoneearsincehewastwoyearsold,sowe26listenedtomusic.Inmychildhood,storybookswereking-notsongs.Thesecondis27all.

EvenwhenmysisterandIwerelittle,theconversationaroundthedinnertablewas28butadult-level.Youragedidn’tmatter.Ifyouvoicedanopinio

n,youhadto29yourcaseandgiveevidence.He30everyonethesame-childoradult,CEOorcleaner.Thegreatestgifttohis答案ughte

rswasthathetookinterestinour31.MostsuccessfulwomenIknowhadfatherswho32theirintelligence.Myfathersaidmymotherwasthewisestpersonhehadeve

rmet.Theymetata答案nceintheearly50s,whenshewasateacher.Wantingto33hetoldheraboutJaneAusten’sEmma,butmisquoted(错误地引用)thebook.Mymother34hi

mandhewasinlovefromthatmoment.Overtheyearsmyfathertaughtmenevertostandstillandto35forchange.Icontinuetofollowhislead.21.A.newB.simpleC.out答案

tedD.proper22A.boredomB.joyC.surpriseD.regret23.A.chanceB.giftC.lessonD.challenge,.24.A.travellingB.musicC.readingD.computer25.A.thoughtfulB

.forgetfulC.fruitfulD.cheerful26.A.hardlyB.nearlyC.extremelyD.only27.A.comfortingB.respectingC.praisin

gD.promising28.A.meaninglessB.messyC.noisyD.interesting29.A.acceptB.agreeC.changeD.argue30.A.understandsB.like

sC.admiresD.treats31.A.eyesB.heartsC.brainsD.appearances32.A.doubtedB.valuedC.benefitedD.ignored33.A.showoffB.turnoffC.backoffD.t

akeoff34.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。Music,likemathematics,isauniversallanguage.Wecanconveyavarietyoffeelingsandthemes36touchtheveryd

epthsofoursoulwiththe37(energy)movementofairthroughatrumpet(小号)orthegentletouchoffingersonakeyboard.Musiciansare38auniqu

eadvantagebecausetheycanhavetheopportunity39(communicate)universallyandimprovetheirbrainhealth.Recently,studies40(sh

ow)thatmusictrainingimprovescognitive(认知的)abilitiesacrossourlifespan.Because41(play)aninstrumentrequi

resmanydifferentareasofthebrain,itstrengthensavarietyofneuronal(神经元的)connections.Musictrainingis42(benefit)foroverallhealth.Ast

udythatgroupmusicalactivitiesaregood43(way)tokeepphysicalandpsychologicalhealthhasbeenproved.Forexample,aloweredriskofdementia(痴呆)hasb

eenassociatedwithplayingmusicalinstruments.Inshort,makingmusicis44(true)awhole-brainworkout.Althoughthose45beginmusictrainingatayoungagesee

mtoshowthegreatestbenefits,researchshowsthatit’snevertoolatetolearntoplayaninstrument.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分1

5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,Tomwasinbadnee

dofanadvancedcomputer,whichwouldcosthimanarmandaleg.Tomchosenottoupsethisparentswiththisissuebecausehedidn’twanttobedependentonthemallt

hetime.Aftercarefulconsideration,Tomdecidedthatasecond-handcomputerofhighqualitywouldalsodoandhecouldaffordon

ewiththemoneyhehadearnedbytakingpart-timejobs.OneSatur答案ymorning,Tomwentintoasecond-handcomputershop.Lu

ckilyforhim,hecameacrossacomputeroftheexactmodelhewanted.Betterstill,itwasnearlybrandnewandwassoldatjustathirdofitsorigi

nalprice.ItmeantthatifTomboughtit,hewouldstillhave300dollarsleft.Itseemedtoogoodtobetrue!Outofcuriosit

y,Tomaskedtheshopownerwhythecomputerwassoldatsuchalowprice.“Oh,it’sasadstory,”repliedtheowner,addingthatitwasfromacollege

studentcalledStevenwhowasdiagnosedwithsometypeofcancerlastmonthandnowwasbadlyinneedofmoneyforhistreatment.Hearing

this,Tomfelttrulysorryfortheyoungmanwhowassupposedtohaveapromisingfuture.Butatthesametime,healsofeltl

uckytohavethisidealcomputerforhiscollegelife.Withouthesitation,hepaidtheshopkeeper,tookthecomputerandwentbacktohisd

orm(宿舍).Hecouldn’twaittoshowhiscomputertohisroommates.EveryoneinthedormthoughtTomwasluckytohavegotthecomputer.Butdeepinhishe

art,heknewsomethingwasnotgoingright.Withthephonenumbergivenbytheshopowner,TomcontactedStevenandpaidhimavisit.