2023-2024学年江苏省常州市省常中高考英语全真模拟密押卷含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省常州市省常中高考英语全真模拟密押卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．adjustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．adaptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile2．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular3．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general4．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup5．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．appointing B．appointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed6．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept7．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering8．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended9．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up10．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit11．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay12．Icouldnot________mytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.A．bringInB．turnupC．takeoffD．holdback13．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would14．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't15．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where16．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though17．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten18．Thepicturelooksgood____thewhitewall.A．with B．to C．against D．beyond19．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so20．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．shallC．would D．could第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）“OK，'Isaidtomydaughterasshebentoverherafternoonbowlofrice."What'sgoingonwithyouandyourfriendJ.？”J.istheleaderofagroupofthird-gradersathercamp-apositionLucyherselfoccupiedtheprevioussummer?Now.she'stheoneontheoutsandeverydayatsnacktime，shetellsmeallaboutit，whileIoffertheunhelpfuladviceallsummerlong.“She'sfondofgivingorders,"Lucycomplained."She'sturningeveryoneagainstme.She'smean.Andshe'sfat."“Excuseme，”Isaid，strugglingforcalm."Whatdidyoujustsay？”“She'sfat.”Lucymumbled（含糊地说）.”We'regoingupstairs，”Isaid，myvoicecold."We'regoingtodiscussthis."Andupwewent.I'dspentthenineyearssinceherbirthgettingreadyforthisday，thedaywe'dhavetheconversationaboutthishorribleword.Iknewexactlywhattosaytothegirlonthereceivingendoftheteasing（取笑），butinallofmyimaginings（想象的情况），itneveronceoccurredtomethatmydaughterwouldbetheonewhousedtheFword-Fat.Mydaughtersatonherbed，andIsatbesideher."Howwouldyoufeelifsomeonemadefunofyouforsomethingthatwasn'tyourfault？”Ibegan."Shecouldstopeatingsomuch，"Lucymumbled，mouthingthesimpleadviceathousanddoctorshavegivenoverweightwomenforyears.“it'snotalwaysthateasy，”Isaid."Everyone'sdifferentintermsofhowtheytreatfood.”Lucylookedatme，waitingformetogoon.Iopenedmymouth，andthenclosedit.ShouldItellherthat，inteasingawoman'sweight，she'sjoinedthelongtraditionofcritics？ShouldItellherIdidn'tcrywhensomeonepostedmypictureandcommented，"I'msorry，butaren'tauthorswhowritebooksmarketedtoyoungwomensupposedtobepretty？”Doessheneedtoknow，now，thatlifeisn'tfair？Ifeelhereyesonme，waitingforananswerIdon'thave.Wordsaremytools.Storiesaremyjob.It'spossibleshe'llrememberwhatIsayforever，andIhavenoideawhattosay.SoItellhertheonlythingIcancomeupwiththatisabsolutelytrue.Isaytomydaughter,“Iloveyou，andthereisnothingyoucouldeverdotomakemenotloveyou.ButI'mdisappointedinyourightnow.Thereareplentyofreasonsfornotlikingsomeone.Whatshelookslikeisn'toneofthem.”Lucynods，tearsonhercheeks."Iwon'tsaythatagain，"shetellsme，andIpullherclose，pressingmynoseagainstherhair.Aswesittheretogether，Iprayforhertobesmartandstrong.Iprayforhertofindfriends，worksheloves，apartnerwholovesher.Andstill，always，IpraythatshewillneverstruggleasI'vestruggled，thatweightwillneverbehercrosstobear.Shemaynotbeabletousethewordinourhome，butIcanuseinmyhead.Ipraythatshewillnevergetfat.1、TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraphIindicatesthatLucy___________A．oftenmakesfunofherfriendJ.B．hasturnedagainstherfriendJ.C．getsalongwellwithherfriendJ.D．hasbeguntocompetewithherfriendJ.2、WhydoestheauthorwanttodiscusswithLucy？A．Becauseshewantstooffersomeotherhelpfuladvice.B．Becauseshehaspreparedtheconversationfornineyears.C．BecausesheisreallyshockedatLucy'srudeness.D．BecauseshedecidestotellLucyasimilarstoryofherown.3、Whatdoestheauthorwantherdaughtertoknow？A．Itisnoteasytotakethedoctors'advicetoeatless.B．Peopleshouldn'tcomplainbecauselifeisunfair.C．Sheherselfwasoncelaughedatforherappearance.D．Peopleshouldn'tbeblamedfortheirappearance.4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________A．theauthorearnsalivingbywritingstoriesB．theauthorisafatbutgood-lookingwomanC．theauthorpredictedwhatwouldhappentoherdaughterD．theauthor'sdaughteragreedwithherfromthebeginning5、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsherdaughtercanbebestdescribedas_________A．satisfiedandfriendlyB．indifferentbutpatientC．lovingbutstrict.D．unsatisfiedandangry22．（8分）IstartedmyjourneyattheCadillacHouse,droveoutofthecityandgotonthe1-95towardWashington,D．C．.It’saboutafour-hourdrive.AssoonasIjumpedonthehighway,Ispeduptoabout70milesperhourandenteredstandardcruisecontrol.Asmallindicatorontheinstrumentpanel(仪表盘)showedthecarwasreadytoengageself-drivingmode.Ipushedabuttononthesteeringwheeltobegin,initiatingSuperCruisemode.AgreenlightbaratthetopofmysteeringwheelshowedthatSuperCruisewason.Therewerenoshake,nosuddenspeedchangesoranythinglikethat.Thecarremainedperfectlysteady.Itusesacombinationofcameras,radarsensors,andGPStofindthecenterofthelane.Thecarfounditlikeatrainonatrack.IhadtoadmitthatIwaslittleworriedaboutlettingthecartakeoveratfirst.Ikeptmyhandsnearthewheelandmyeyeslockedontheroad.Afterabouttenminutes,Ifinallystartedtotrustthecar’sjudgment.Itsoonbecameclearthatitcouldeasilydriveitselfinlighttraffic,brakingwhennecessaryandkeepingasteadyspeed.Thenwehitabottleneck.TherewasastandstilltrafficoutsideofBaltimore,andthingscouldhaveeasilygonewrong,butthisiswhereSuperCruisereallyshined.Thevehiclecametoacompletestoptoavoidcrashingintotraffic,thenspedupwhencarsstartedmovingagain.Itwasimpressiveaswell,andsomethingthatsetsthe2018CadillacCT6apartfromallcompetitors.IeventuallyturnedoffthehighwayandheadedintoWashingtonD．C．.ToturnSuperCruiseof,Isimplyhitthebuttononthesteeringwheelagain.Thegreenlightatthetopofthewheelturnedoff,andItookcontrolofthecar.TheCT6hadnoproblembringingmefromNewYorktoWashington,D．C,inSuperCruisemodepracticallyallbyitself.ItmakesmehopefulforafuturewhereI’llneverneedtotouchasteeringwheelagain.1、652．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Areportcomparingdifferentcars’performance.B．Adescriptionofanadventurousjourney.C．Anadvertisementofanewtypeofcar.D．Anaccountofaself-drivingexperience.2、654．Theunderlinedword“initiating”inparagraph2canbereplacedby________.A．takinginB．turningonC．makingoutD．comingoff3、656．Whatdidthewriterthinkoftheself-drivingmodeatthebeginningofthejourney?A．Doubtful.B．Exciting.C．Boring.D．Reliable.4、658．Whatisthecompetitiveadvantageofthewriter’scarcomparedtosimilarones?A．Thereisnoneedtotouchthesteeringwheelalltheway.B．Thebuilt-infacilitieshelpthecarremainsteady.C．Thecarcanadjustitsspeedaccordingtotrafficconditions.D．TheoperationoftheSuperCruisemodeisquitesimple.23．（8分）Plagiarismistheactofrepresentinganotherperson’swordsorideasasyourown.Theoffensemaybeassmallasasentencecopiedfromabook.Oritmaybeasextensiveasawholepapercopied—orbought—fromsomebodyelse.Intellectualdishonestyisnothingnew.TheonlydifferencenowisthattheInternethasmadeitmuchsimplertostealotherpeople’swork.Yetthesametechnologythatmakesiteasytofindinformationtocopyalsomakesiteasiertoidentifyplagiarism.Teacherscanuseonlineservicesthatcomparepaperstothousandsofotherstosearchforcopiedwork.Theteachergetsareportonanypassagethatissimilarenoughtosuspectplagiarism.Theseservicesarewidelyused.T,forexample,saysitisusedinmorethan100countriesandexaminesmorethan130,000papersaday.Professionalwriterswhoplagiarizecanbetakentocivilcourtandorderedtopaydamages.Inschools,thepunishmentforcheatingcouldbeafailinggradeonthepaperorinthecourse.Someschoolsexpel(驱逐)plagiaristsforaterm;others,forafullacademicyear.Somedegreeshaveevenbeenwithdrawnafteraschoollaterfoundthatastudenthadplagiarized.Accidentalplagiarismcansometimesresultfromculturaldifferences.AtIndianaUniversityinBloomington,60percentofstudentswhousetheOfficeofWritingTutorialServicesarenon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Thedirector,JoanneVogt,sayssomehavenoideathatcopyingfrompublishedworksisconsideredwrong.ShesaysstudentsfromChina,forexample,maythinktheyareinsultingreadersiftheycreditothersources.Theybelievethateducatedreadersshouldalreadyknowwheretheinformationcamefrom.Themoreyougivecredit,thelessyouriskaccusationsofplagiarism.Anysentencetakendirectlyfromasourceshouldappearinsidequotationmarks.Andevenifyouputthosesentencesintoyourownwords,youshouldstillgivecredittowhereyougottheinformation.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatistheroleoftheInternetinPlagiarism?A．TheInternetdiscouragespeoplefromchoosingproperpaperstocopy.B．TheInternethelpspeoplegettheirpaperspublishedonline.C．TheInternetenablespeopletosharetheirpaperswithothers.D．TheInternetcontributestopeoplecopyingpapersfromotherseasily.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethatteachersknowapaperiscopiedwhenthey__________.A．happentobefamiliarwiththecontentofthepaperB．makeinvestigationsconcerningthepaperamongstudentsC．comparethepaperwithmanyothersonlinetosearchforthecopiedonesD．searchjournalandperiodicalsinthelibraryfortheoriginalpaper3、WhichofthefollowinghasNOTbeenmentionedasthepunishmentforplagiarism?A．Fineofacertainamountofmoney.B．Withdrawalofsomedegrees.C．Beingforcedtoleaveschool.D．Afailinggrade.4、Theunderlinedexpression“givecredit”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.A．attributewhatyou’vequotedfromothersourcestotheoriginalwritersB．praisetheoriginalwriterforprovidingusefulinformationC．givetheoriginalwriteracreditcardforyourcopyingthepaperD．admitthattheoriginalwriterhasagoodreputation24．（8分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whycansittingwithyourlegscrossedincreaseyourbloodpressure?A．BecauseitstopsthebloodcirculatingB．Becauseitpressthenervesinourlegs.C．Becausewewillbeinatwistedpositionwhenwesitlegscrossed.D．Becauseitpreventsthebloodinyourlegsfrompumpingbacktoheart.2、Whichkindofhealthproblemswillwehaveifwecrossthelegsforalongtime?A．ourbloodpressurewillincrease.B．Ourneckandbackwillpain.C．Ourfeetandlegsmaygettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.D．BothA,BandC．3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestusdowhenwesitdown?A．Weshouldwalkoutsideatleastonceeveryhour.B．Weneedputonelegonthetopoftheother.C．We’dbettersitwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor.D．Weshouldchoosethemostcomfortablewaytosit.25．（10分）ThismessageistoinformallthechildrenthatSanta’spostofficeinHimmelpfort,Germany,isopentoreceiveyourholidaywishes.ThatmeansyoucanmailyourletterstoSantaabout6weekssoonerthanthatlastyear.Santaknowsyou’vebeengoodandwantstomakesureheandhishelpersreceiveyourwishlistearlier.EightpostofficesareorganizedacrossGermanytoansweralltheletterschildrensend.Thisyeartheyplantoreceiveover250,000letters.Thoughthelettersflyfromover80differentcountries,Santaandhishelperscanunderstandandmakesuretoansweralltheletters.In1984,twochildrenfromBerlinsenttheirwishliststoHimmelpfortafterspendingtheirvacationthere.TheirletterswereansweredbypostalemployeesandlaterHimmelpfortincreaseditshelperstomeettheneedsofincreasedmailtraffic.Yearafteryear,Santaandhiscrewuseaneco-friendlypoweredvehicletocollectthethousandsofletterstheyreceivefromyoungboysandgirls.ThegreatnewsforthisyearisthatifyoucometothebeautifultownofHimmelpfort,youcandropoffyourletterandvisitSantainperson,fromTuesdaystoThursdaysuntilChristmasEve.Santadoesnotcurrentlyhaveane-mail,TwitteroraFacebookaccount.Hebelievesinold-fashionedcommunication.Sogetoutyourpaperandwriteyourwishlist.Justmakesureyourletterisclearsoyoucanreceiveanofficialresponse.SendyourletterstoSantaChristmasPostOfficeHimmelpfortGermany2981、ThisyearSantaandhishelpers.A．areeagertoreceivemorewishesB．keeptravelingaround80countriesC．areabletoreceivekids’lettersearlierD．answermostofthelettersforkids2、Fromthe3rdparagraph,weknowthat.A．childrenfromBerlinlikespendingholidaysinHimmelpfortB．postofficessendkidsallthepresentstheyaskforC．SantausesapoweredvehiclebecauseoftheheavymailtrafficD．childrencanvisitSantainthefleshbeforeChristmasEvethisyear3、Santadoesn’thavesocialcommunicationsonlineprobablybecausehe.A．isnotsureabouttheonlinesecurityB．truststraditionalwaysofcommunicationC．prefersofficialandformallettersD．thinkswrittenlettersareclearerthane-mails4、Thistextisintendedfor.A．touristscomingtoHimmelpfortB．teenagerspreferringwritinglettersC．parentspreparingforChristmasD．childrenplanningtowritetoSanta第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30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．26．（30分）Anewstudyfoundthatinner-citykidslivinginneighborhoodswithmoregreenspacegainedabout13%lessweightoveratwo-yearperiodthankidslivingamongmoreconcreteandfewertrees.Such1tellapowerfulstory.Theobesityepidemic(流行病)beganinthe1980s,andmanypeoplebelieveincreasedportionsizesandinactivityareto2,butthatcan'tbeeverything.FastfoodsandTVshavebeen3usforalongtime."Mostexpertsagreethatthechangeswere4tosomethingintheenvironment,"sayssocialepidemiologistThomasGlassofTheJohnsHopkinsBloombergSchoolofPublicHealth.Thatsomethingcouldbea5ofthegreen.Thenewresearch,6intheAmericanJournalofPreventiveMedicine,isn'tthefirsttoassociategreenerywithbetterhealth,butitdoesgetusclose7identifyingwhatworksandwhy.Atitsmoststraightforward,agreenneighborhood8meansmoreplacesforkidstoplay–whichis9sincetimespentoutdoorsisoneofthestrongestcorrelates(相关的事物)ofchildren'sactivitylevels.Butgreenspaceisgoodforthemind10:researchbyenvironmentalpsychologistshasshownthatithascognitive（认知的）11forchildrenwithattention-deficitdisorder.Inonestudy,justreading12inagreensettingimprovedkids'symptoms.13tograssyareashasalsobeenlinkedto14stressandalowerbodymassindex(体重指数)amongadults.Andan15of3,000Tokyoresidentsassociatedwalkablegreenspaceswithgreaterlongevity(长寿)amongseniorcitizens.Glasscautionsthatmoststudiesdon't16proveacausallinkbetweengreennessandhealth,butthey'reneverthelesshelpingspuraction.InSeptembertheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives17thedelightfullynamedNoChildLeftInsideActtoencouragepublicinitiativesaimedatexposingkidstotheoutdoors.Findinggreenspaceisnot18easy,andyoumayhavetoworkabittogetyourfamilyalittlegrassandtrees.Ifyouliveinasuburboracitywithgoodparks,take19ofwhat'sthere.Yourchildreninparticularwillloveit–andtheirbodiesandmindswillbe20toyou.1、A．findings B．essays C．assumptions D．abstracts2、A．scold B．blame C．charge D．criticize3、A．among B．along C．beside D．with4、A．glued B．related C．associated D．opposed5、A．scratching B．denying C．depressing D．shrinking6、A．published B．contributed C．illustrated D．circulated7、A．at B．to C．for D．over8、A．fully B．simply C．seriously D．uniquely9、A．vital B．casual C．fatal D．mental10、A．still B．already C．too D．yet11、A．benefits B．profits C．revenues D．awards12、A．outward B．apart C．aside D．outside13、A．Solution B．Reaction C．Exposure D．Addiction14、A．much B．less C．more D．little15、A．article B．expedition C．analysis D．option16、A．curiously B．negatively C．necessarily D．comfortably17、A．relieved B．appointed C．approved D．performed18、A．merely B．always C．mainly D．almost19、A．advantage B．exception C．measure D．charge20、A．regretful B．merciful C．joyful D．grateful第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）TheInternet1．(change)people’slivessinceitwaswidelyused.Thankstoit,peoplearoundtheworldare2．(close)connected.Anincreasingnumberofyoungpeoplefrom3．(differ)backgroundsandcountriescanformfriendshipswithanyone4．hasthecommoninterestswiththem.What’smore,whenpeopleneedinformation,theInternetisthefirstsourcetheyturnto.5．thesereasons,weconsiderit6．positivetoolthathelpsmakeourlivesbetter.However,ithasnegativeeffects,oneofwhichisthatithastoomuchinformationthathasnotbeenevaluatedfor7．(accurate).AnotherdisadvantageisthatsomepeoplehavebecomeheavyInternet8．(use)sothattheirability9．(live)anormallifeisdamaged.Thus,IfeelitisimportantforuseithertolimitouruseoftheInternet10．tolearnhowtohandletheproblemsithascaused.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Todaywevisitedafarm.Earlyinthemorningwewillsetofftogetherfromtheschoolgate.Thefarmworkersgaveweawarmwelcome.Thentheheadofthefarmshowedusup.Whatgladweweretoseethecropsandvegetablesgrowinggood.Atnoonwehadapicniclunchinthesunshine.Aftershortrest,wehadgreatfunsinganddancing,tellingjokesandstories.Twoofusevenplayagameofchess.Therefore,thetimepassedquicklyand