2022届河北省承德市重点中学高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷含答案

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：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．Johnlives________.Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.A．intheblackB．onashoestringC．overthemoonD．atthedropofahat2．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout3．Theboythefirstprize,buthewassocarelessastomakeafoolishmistake.A．musthavegained B．needhavegainedC．couldhavegained D．shallhavegained4．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare5．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem6．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown7．Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon’tknowhowyoucan______her.A．putup B．standwith C．standupto D．putupwith8．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven9．PresidentXiunderlinesthatitisonlywithjointeffortstokeepmaritimepeace________buildamaritimecommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．canwe B．wecan C．thatwecan D．thatcanwe10．_______moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A．IfIdevoted B．HadIdevotedC．WouldIbedevoted D．ShouldIbedevoted11．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof12．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding13．Lastsummerwesawaverygoodfilm,____wasabouttheAnti-Japanesewar.A．whichB．whenC．thatD．where14．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff15．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind16．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed17．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience18．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it19．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy20．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying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）WhenImetafriendrecently,Iaskedhimhowworkwas.“Oh,notthatbusy,I’mjustcoasting,”hesaid.He’snotalone.Accordingtoarecentpoll,onethirdofthe3,000peoplesurveyedsaidtheywere“coasting”atwork.Thismaycomeasasurpriseinanagewhensomanypeoplespendsomuchtimecomplainingabouthowbusytheyare.Butmostofthistalkaboutbusynessisnonsense.AccordingtoastudybyresearchersatOxfordUniversity,wedonot,infact,spendmoretimeworkingthanwehaveinthepast.Onsomemeasures,theamountweworkhasgonedown.Instead,manypeoplejusthavejobsfilledwithtasksthatdon’treallyneedtobedone.Thewaywelookatcoastinghasradicallychanged.Inthepast,beingrelaxedandnotburdenedwithtoomuchworkwithinyourorganisationwasasignofstatus.Now,beingextremelybusyshowsyouareimportant.Ifyouarenotextremelyoverburdened,thenyouareseenasaslacker,alazyperson.Thisdoesnotmakesense.Mostpeoplearenotasbusyastheysaytheyare.Infact,mostpressingtasksatworkareoftenunrelatedtoproductivity.Manybusypeopleareactuallyoverburdenedwithtellingothershowbusytheyare.Beingoverly-focusedonyourjobmaymakeyoufeelimportant,butit’slikelytoannoyfriends,co-workersandyourfamily.What’smore,beingsuper-busyallthetimeisnotgoodforyou.ACornellUniversitystudyfoundthatpeoplewhoareoverburdenedwithworktendtohaveaworsesenseofwellbeingthanthosewhoaremorerelaxed.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbeingsuper-busyisbadforyourcareer.Thosewhoreportedworkingveryintenselywereassociatedwithpoorercareeroutcomes.So,perhapscoastersarenotadragonproductivity.Maybetheyhaveworkedoutthatthesecrettoaproductiveandhealthylifeisnotbeingtoobusy,andcertainlynottalkingcontinuouslyabouthowbusyyouare.WeshouldrememberBertrandRussell’sadage:“Oneofthesymptomsofanapproachingnervousbreakdownisthebeliefthatone’sworkisterriblyimportant.”1、WhatcanweinferfromthefindingsoftheOxfordUniversitystudy?A．Peoplehaveafalseimpressionabouthowbusytheyareatwork.B．Lessbusyemployeeshaveagreaterlikelihoodofpromotion.C．Onethirdofemployeesdon’tconsiderthemselvestobebusy.D．Peopleoverburdenedatworkarelikelytofeelmoreenergised.2、Inthe19thcenturywhichofthesepeoplewouldprobablyhavebeentheLEASTbusyintheirjob?A．Abankclerk.B．Abankowner.C．Anofficecleaner.D．Anofficesecretary.3、Whymight“coasters”actuallybesuccessfulintheirwork?A．Theydonotfeelthreatenedbyachallengingtask.B．Theyworkmoreco-operativelywiththeircolleagues.C．Theyareabletofocusonthemostimportantandnecessarytasks.D．Theyareoftenmoreintelligentandabletocompletetheirworkfaster.4、Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheauthor’sattitude?A．Heexpressesnopersonalopinionaboutthetopic.B．Hethinksthatlazypeopleareinfactthebestworkers.C．Heissympathetictowardsdifficultiesofsuper-busyworkers.D．Hebelievesthatbusynessatworkdoesnotequaleffectiveness.22．（8分）Mywife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwespentalotoftimeandenergyintheyardtogetitlookinglikethewayitdoestoday.Weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideoftheyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalk,therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish.Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour“rockgarden”.Wheneverwehadleftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,justtobringsomecolortothearea.Wewoulddoalloftheyardworkonourown,eventhetiringweed-pulling.LastsummerIhadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify,IknewIdidn’tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn’teither.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant,itappearedtobeaSunflowerwithatallskinnystalk（茎，杆）andonlyoneheadonit.Idecidedtobabyitalongandweedaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.TheSunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun.That’swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittleSunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilityofdoingthesamething.OnceourenvironmentbeginstoseethatwebelieveinourselveslikethatlittleSunflower,wecanattainthesamenourishment（营养）andgrowthaswell.StandtallliketheSunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.Youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacleinordertoreachyourdesires.1、Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______.A．theauthorfinishedbuildinghishomehurriedlyB．theauthor’sfamilyhavelivedinthishomefornineyearsC．theauthor’shomeismadeofrockwallsD．thereisawallalongthesidewalk2、Theauthorfounditunusualthat______.A．themysteryplantturnedouttobeaSunflowerB．theSunflowerhadatallstalkandonlyoneheadC．theSunflowergrewunderandaroundabigrockD．theSunflowerhadstartedwherethestalkwasseen3、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheSunflower?A．BraveandstubbornB．ConfidentandpersistentC．OptimisticandmodestD．Mysteriousanddevoted4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．HumanbeingsareabletoremoveobstaclesB．TheuniversaltruthmadethesunflowersurviveC．AbigrockblockedoutthesunlightofthesunflowerD．Wecanachievesuccessaslongasweareself-confident23．（8分）InrecentyearsIhavehadtwoverygoodrolesontelevision:Florence,thewisecrackingmaidontheseriesTheJeffersons,andMary,themotherwhoholdsthingstogetheron227.But17yearsago,in1972whenIwasjustgettingstartedintheaterwork,IthoughtI’dnevermakeitasanactress.Forthatmatter,Icouldn’tevenholdmylifetogetheroraffordahomeofmyown.BackthenIhadaboutasmuchself-confidenceasachickeninafox’snest.IwasrecoveringfromsurgeryandhadbeenoffworkforsixmonthsfrommyjobasaUnitedAirlinesreservationsagent.I’dhadsomebitpartsinlocaltheatergroups,butthosecameandwent,notleadingtoanythingbigger.Worse,asasinglemotherwiththreeyoungsters,Ihadnoplacetolive.MychildrenwerestayingwiththeirfatherwhileIrecoveredinanaunt’sapartment.Lyinginbed,staringhopelesslyatthewall,Ididn’tknowwhattodoorwheretoturn.ThenoneSundaymorningIaimlesslyturnedonthetelevisionset,andtherewereactorRobertYoungandhiswifetalkingabouttheirfaith.Isatrightupinbed.Theysaid,“Whenonedoorcloses,abetteroneopens,”Well,Iwasn’tgoingtojustsitstaringattheclosedone.SoIgotupandtrudged(跋涉)on.Evenifmyshoesworeout,Idecided,myfaithwouldn’t.Later,whenIbeganfillingsmallpartsintelevisionproductions,thatself-confidenceshowed.I’dalwaysdonemybesttoplaytheroleasIthoughtthedirectorwanted,butnowIfoundmyselffreertointerpretit,Iwasmorenatural,moreme.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“holdmylifetogether”inparagraph1probablymean?A．Enjoymylife B．SupportmyselfC．Abandonmylife D．Fightagainstmylife2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhensheworkedinthelocaltheater?A．Confident B．ExcitedC．Nervous D．Disappointed3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromparagraph3?A．Shelivedinherownapartment B．ShehadtostaywithherfatherC．Shewasconfusedaboutherfuture D．Shewaslookedafterbyherkids4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toshareherunderstandingoffaithwithus B．ToprovehersuccessintheTVactingC．Toshowthankstoherrespectedaunt D．Totellhowhardshebroughtupherchildren24．（8分）SalvadorDali(1904—1989)wasoneofthemostpopularofmodernartists.ThePompidouCentreinParisisshowingitsrespectandadmirationfortheartistandhispowerfulpersonalitywithanexhibitionbringingtogetherover200paintings,sculptures,drawingsandmore.Amongtheworksandmasterworksonexhibitionthevisitorwillfindthebestpieces,mostimportantlyThePersistenceofMemory.ThereisalsoL’EnigmesansFinfrom1938,worksonpaper,objects,andprojectsforstageandscreenandselectedpartsfromtelevisionprogrammesreflectingtheartist’sshowmanqualities.ThevisitorwillentertheWorldofDalithroughaneggandismetwiththebeginning,theworldofbirth.Theexhibitionfollowsapathoftimeandsubjectwiththevisitorexitingthroughthebrain.TheexhibitionshowshowDalidrawstheviewerbetweentwoinfinities(无限).＂Fromtheinfinitysmalltotheinfinitylarge,contractionandexpansioncominginandoutoffocus:amazingFlemishaccuracyandtheshowyBaroqueofoldpaintingthatheusedinhismuseum-theatreinFigueras,＂explainsthePompidouCentre.Thefineselectionofthemajorworkswasdoneinclosecollaboration(合作)withtheMuseoNacionalReinaSofiainMadrid,Spain,andwithcontributionsfromotherinstitutionsliketheSalvadorDaliMuseuminSt.Petersburg.1、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeDaliaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Optimistic. B．Productive.C．Generous. D．Traditional.2、WhatisDali’sThePersistenceofMemoryconsideredtobe?A．Oneofhismasterworks. B．Asuccessfulscreenadaptation.C．Anartisticcreationforthestage. D．OneofthebeatTVprogrammes.3、HowaretheexhibitsarrangedattheWorldofDali?A．Bypopularity. B．Byimportance.C．Bysizeandshape. D．Bytimeandsubject.4、Whatdoestheword＂contributions＂inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Artworks. B．Projects.C．Donations. D．Documents.25．（10分）Americanfamiliesareaccustomedtosettlinginfarawayplaces,whichhasbeenanationalphenomenon.Decadesofdata,includingamorerecentGallupstudy,characterizestheUSasoneofthemostgeographicallymobilecountriesintheworld.“AboutoneinfourUSadults(24percent)hasreportedmovingwithinthecountryinthepastfiveyears.”thereportednoted.WiththeexceptionofFinns(23percent)andNorwegians(22percent),AmericansmoveconsiderablymorethantheirEuropeanpeers.Thoughsomemaymoveforloveorfamily,themajorreasonwhyAmericanschoosetomovearoundis,unsurprisingly,relatedtowork.CitingdatafromtheCurrentPopulationSurvey,apostontheblogoftheNewYorkFednotedthatbetween1998and2013,“slightlymorethanhalfofinterstate(州际的)migrantssaidtheymovedforemployment­relatedreasons—acategorythatincludesmovesundertakenfornewjobs,jobtransfers,andeasiercommutes(通勤).”Theseekingofopportunity,particularlyforanimmigrantnation,isanationalmythology(神话)aswellasanemotionalattachmenttowork.AnewworkingpaperanalyzedbyBenStevermanatBloombergsuggeststhatworkersintheUSnow“putinalmost25percentmorehoursthanEuropeans”inagivenyear.Thisfigurehassteadilyrisensincethe1970s,whenthehoursloggedbyworkersinWesternEuropeandtheUSwereroughlythesame.Thereare,ofcourse,someinternalfactors.TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries,plusitboasts(拥有)acommonlanguage.ItisconsideredtobeasignofanefficientlabormarketthatUSworkerscanbepersuadedtomovetoregionswherethereisasteadygrowthinjobs,suchastheSunBeltinrecentyears.AndwhileAmericanworkersoftenhavefewerlaborprotectionsthantheirEuropeancounterparts,asareportbytheWorldBanknotedin2012,American“laborlawsgiveemployersthepowertofire,hire,orrelocate(重新安置)workersaccordingtotheirneeds”，aflexibilitythatisthoughttoaideconomicgrowth.TheWorldBandreportaddedthattheoccupationoftheaverageUSemployeein2006was4years,comparedto10yearsintheEuropeanUnion.Nevertheless,whileAmericansremainexcessivelymobile,FaithKarahanandDariousLiattheNewYorkFedarethelatesttonotethatUSworkersaremovingaroundlessthanbefore.Duringthe1980s,3percentofworking­ageAmericansrelocatedtoadifferentstateeachyear;thatfigurehadbeencutinhalfby2010.“WhilepartofthedeclinecanbeattributedtotheGreatRecession，”theauthorssuggest,“this__phenomenontookplaceoverthecourseofseveraldecadesandisnotnecessarilyrelatedtotheeconomicconditions.”Sowhataccountsforthisphenomenon?Around­upoftheoriesbyBradPlumeratTheWashingtonPostincludedtheagingoftheUSworkforce,thefurtherriseoftwo­incomehouseholds,theburdensofrealestate,evolvingworkplaceculture,aswellastheflatlineofwages,whichmakesmovingawayforajob,onaverage,alessrewardingfinancialproposition.KarahanandLiputmuchstockintheeffectsofanagingworkforce,towhichtheyattributeatleasthalfofthedeclineininterstatemigration.“Inshort,ayoungindividualtodayismovinglessthanayoungpersondidinthe1980sbecauseofthehigherpresenceofolderworkers，”theywrite,suggestingthatemployershaveshiftedtheiremploymenttactics(策略)toadapttothechangingdemographics(人口统计数据)oftheworkforce.Needlesstosay,moviesaboutthiserainAmericanlife,inwhichfewerpeoplesetouttostartlivesinwide­rangingplaces,willprobablybemuchlessexciting.1、Accordingtothepassage,inthepastfiveyears,Americanshavemoved________.A．relativelylessthantheBritish B．lessfrequentlythanItaliansC．slightlymorethanNorwegians D．considerablymorethanFinns2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs2and3?A．Americanschoosetomovemainlyforworkandfamily.B．Americanshaveaverystronginterestinwork.C．AmericansinvestedmoretimeinworkthanEuropeansin1975.D．AmericanstendedtomovetoEuropebetween1998and2013.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyAmericanworkersmovemorethantheirEuropeanpeers?A．ThereisacommonlanguageintheUS.B．TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries.C．Americanlaborlawsgiveemployersmorefreedomtodealwiththem.D．Theyareofferedmoreefficientlaborprotections.4、Theunderlinedpart“thisphenomenon”inParagraph5refersto________.A．theGreatRecessionB．thedeclineofworking­ageAmericans'interstatemigrationC．thereductioninthenumberofworking­ageAmericansD．Americans'tendencytoremainmobile5、HowdoAmericanemployersdealwiththeagingworkforceaccordingtothepassage?A．Bystickingtotheirpreviouspolicies. B．Byadjustingtoit.C．Byimprovingtheiremployees'jobskills. D．Byraisingemploymentstandard.6、AstothecurrentsituationofAmericansmigration,theauthormightfeel________.A．curious B．strange C．confused D．disappointed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）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Perhapsyou’veattendedsomeparties.ButlikeNewYork，whereapartyordinneroften__36__businesswithpleasure,aWashingtonpartyisa__37__partofthebusinessofpolitics,thebusinessofmaking__38__connections.SomeWashingtonpartieshavea__39__aura(气氛)aboutthem,dependingonwhogivesthemandwhoisthere,butmostpartiesareopen-house__40__infact,withthehostsnotknowingmostofthe__41__whoarethere.Iwenttoafewoftheseparties__42__IwantedtoseetheinsideofsomeoftheWashingtonmansions(公馆)Ihad__43__somuchabout.Almosteverytimeduringtheeveningsomemanwouldcomeclosetotalkwithme__44__,wedidn’tknoweachotheratall.Sucha__45__exchangeclearlyproves“agatheringoffriends”__46__Washingtonpartystandards.Youdon’tevenneedan__47__toattendmanyWashingtonparties.Youjusthavetoknowaboutthem.NoWashingtonhostesswould__48__herservantstoaskyouwhoyouwere.Mostofthebiggerparties,thosewith300or400guests,__49__toimpresssomebody,andWashingtonians150__.MostmembersoftheCongress,forexample,__51__middle-classbackgroundsinsmallercommunities__52__thecountry.Theyaredazzled(眼花缭乱的)by__53__.Theyaredazzledbybignames.TheyarereadytohelpWashington__54__hostesses.Theygoalongwiththembecausetheyaregoodfriendsortheydon’tnoticethatthey__55__ortheydon’tcareiftheyare.1、.A．followsB．connectsC．mixesD．goes2、.A．dailyB．necessaryC．chiefD．cheap3、.A．stillB．cruelC．mentalD．important4、A．socialB．nervousC．terribleD．simple5、A．eventsB．affairsC．conferencesD．games6、A．guestsB．customersC．guardsD．guides7、A．sothatB．inorderthatC．asifD．because8、A．foundB．noticedC．heardD．wrote9、A．sinceB．thoughC．whenD．whether10、A．commonB．strictC．publicD．special11、A．includingB．comparingwithC．accordingtoD．dependingon12、A．invitationB．envelopeC．instrumentD．acceptance13、A．refuseB．allowC．agreeD．warn14、A．aregivenB．giveC．aresuppliedD．supply15、A．easilyforgetB．hardlyrememberC．easilyimpressD．areeasilyimpressed16、A．hearfromB．writetoC．comefromD．callout17、A．overB．belowC．betweenD．across18、A．moneyB．equalC．freedomD．discussion19、A．strangeB．famousC．poorD．stupid20、A．areusingB．arebeingusedC．areobeyingD．arebeingobeyed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）Twolittlechildrenweresittingbythefireonecoldwinter’snight.Suddenly,theyheardaknockatthedoor.“Whocanitbe？”theywondered.Oneran1．(curious)toopenit.There,outsideinthecoldandthedarkness,stoodachild2．noshoesonhisfeetanddressedinoldthingarments.Hewastremblingwithcold,3．heaskedtocomeinandwarmhimself.“Yes,come，”criedboththechildren.Theydrewthelittlestrangertotheirwarmseat,4．(share)theirsupperwithhim,andgavehimtheirbed,andtheysleptonahardbench.Onthenight,they5．(awake)bysweetmusic,6．wasplayedbyabandofchildreninshininggarments.Suddenlythestrangerchildstoodinfrontof7．：nolongercoldandragged,butdressedinsilverylight.Hesaid,“IamtheChristChild,8．(wander)throughtheworldtobringpeaceand9．(happy)togoodchildrenasyou.Asyouhavehelpedmesomuch,thistreewillgiverichfruittoyoueveryyear.”Whenhewassayingthat,hebroke10．branchfromthetreethatgrewnearthedoor,planteditinthegroundanddisappeared.Butthebranchgrewintoagreattree,andeveryyearitborewonderfulgoldenfruitforthekindchildren.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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。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。Mr.Johnsonlivedinthewoodswithhiswifeandchildren.Heownedafarm,thatlookedalmostabandoned.Luckily,healsohadacowwhichproducedmilkeveryday.Heexchangedthemilkwithotherfood.Thecowwastheironlymeansofsupport.Oneday,thecowwaseatinggrasswhileitbegantorainheavily.Whilemakingeffortstorunaway,shefallsoverthehillanddied.ThentheJohnsonshadtomakethelivingwithoutthecow.Inordertosupporthisfamily,Mr.Johnsonbegantoplantvegetable.Sincetheplantstookawhiletogrowit,hestartedcuttingdowntreestosellthem.Thoughtabouthischildren’sclothes,hestartedgrowingcotton