2023届广东省普宁高三3月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023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．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why2．—Don’tmakeaspecialjourneytopickupthelaundryforme.—It’sOK.I________totheshopanyway.A．wasgoingB．willhavegoneC．havegoneD．willbegoing3．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so4．—Ithinkthepaperistakingyoualongtimetowrite.—I______onitforalmostamonthnow.A．workedB．wasworkingC．amworkingD．havebeenworking5．Wearecommittedtocreatingaworldfreefromthehomelessandthehopeless,aworld_______eachandeverycornerisatrueparadise.A．that B．whichC．ofwhich D．fromwhere6．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．accidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily7．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto8．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when9．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where10．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo11．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will12．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．ashamedC．sorry D．shameful13．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.14．Mr.Wilsonisamanofpatienceandkindness,andhisgoodtempernever______him.A．fails B．disappointsC．controls D．worries15．Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes16．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads17．Haveyougotthesejeansin________largersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaround________waist.A．a;the B．/;theC．the;/ D．a;a18．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need19．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes20．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone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）Mostbirdsproduceshort,simplecalls,butsongbirdsalsohavetheabilityofmanycomplexvocal(发声的)patternsthathelpthemattractmates,defendterritory(领地),andstrengthentheirsocialbonds.Eachsongbirdspecieshasitsownuniquesongpatterns,somewithcharacteristicregionaldialects.Experiencedlistenerscanevendistinguishindividualbirdsbytheiruniquesongs.Alotofwhatscientistsknowaboutbirdsongcomesfromstudyingzebrafinches.Ababymalezebrafinchtypicallylearnstosingfromitsfatherorothermales,startingwhileit’sstillababybirdinthenest.Firstcomesthesensorylearningstage,whenthebabyfinchhearsthesongssungarounditandcommitsthemtomemory.Thebirdstartstovocalizeduringthemotorlearningstage,practicinguntilitcanmatchthesongitmemorized.Asthebirdlearns,hearingthetutor’ssongoverandoveragainishelpful—uptoapoint.Ifithearsthesongtoomanytimes,theimitation(模仿)becomesworse--andthesourcematters.Ifthesongisplayedthroughaloudspeaker,hecan’tpickitupaseasily.Buthidethesameloudspeakerinsideatoypaintedtolooklikeazebrafinch,andhislearningimproves.Whatifthebabyneverhearsanotherzebrafinch’ssong?Interestinglyenough,it’llsinganyway.Isolatedfinchesstillproducewhatarecalledinnatesongsorisolatesongs.Aspecifictunemightbetaught,buttheinstincttosingseemstoexistinasongbird’sbrain.Innatesongssounddifferentfromthe“cultured”songslearnedfromotherfinches-atfirst.Ifisolatezebrafinchesstartanewcolony,theyoungbirdspickuptheisolatesongfromtheirfathers.Butthesongchangesfromgenerationtogeneration.Andafterafewgenerations,themelodyactuallystartstoresembletheculturedsongssungbyzebrafinchesinthewild.1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?A．Songbirdsdon’tmakeshort,simplecalls.B．Eachsongbirdhasitsuniquesongpatterns.C．Somesongbirdscanspeakhumanregionaldialects.D．Songbirdspromoterelationswithothersbysinging.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutababyzebrafinch’slearningprocess?A．Itbeginstolearntosingfromitsparents,B．Themoreithearsthesong,thebetteritsings.C．Beforepracticing,ithastorememberthesongs.D．Aloudspeakerisgoodenoughtobeagoodteacher.3、Theunderlinedwords“innatesongs”inparagraph3referto.A．thesongssungbyonlyonebirditselfB．thesongsthatabirdproducesnaturallywithoutlearningC．thesongsthataretaughtbyparentsD．thesongsalwaysdifferentfromthoseofthesamespecies4、What’sthebesttitleofthistext?A．WhatCanSongbirdsDowithSinging?B．HowDoSongbirdsLearntoSing?C．WhyAreBirdSongsDifferent?D．WhatIsaZebraFinch?22．（8分）Unlessyou’reveryyoungorveryold,it'slikelyyouhavesomekindofrelationshipwithemail,whetheryougethundredsofmessagesadayorafewdozenaweek.Anewstudysuggeststhathowwedealwiththeseincomingmessagescouldbeaffectingourstresslevelsandoverallhealth.AteamfromtheFutureWorkCentreintheUKsurveyed2,000peopleacrossvariousindustries,sectors,andjobroles,askingparticipantshowtheymanagedtheiremailandhowmuchassociatedstresstheyfeltasaresult.Overall,thosewhospentthemosttimeorganisingandstayingontopofmessagesfeltthemostemail-relatedpressuretoo.“Whileemailcanbeavaluablecommunicationtool,it’sclearthatit’sasourceofstressoffrustrationformanyofus.Thepeoplewhoreporteditbeingmostusefultothemalsoreportedthehighestlevelsofemailpressure!”saidoneoftheteam,RichardMacKinnon.Twoofthehabitslinkedtomoreemail-relatedstresswerecheckingformessagesfirstthinginthemorningandlastthingatnight.Halfofthosesurveyedhadpushnotifications(消息推送）setupfornewemail,while62percentofrespondentslefttheiremailappopenalldayandallnight.Bothwerelinkedtohigherlevelsofemailpressure.Thesurveyalsofoundthatmanagerssufferedmorethannon-managers.Stressisnotjustaproblemwhenitcomestoourmood—it’sbeenlinkedtoalotofdisorderssuchasheartdisease，weightgain，memoryimpairment(减弱），digestiveproblems,anddepression.Theresearcherssuggestthattherelationshipbetweenemail-relatedstressandthenegativeimpactonhomelifeisnotthesameforeveryone.1、What’sthepurposeofthestudy?A．Tofindouthowmanypeoplehaveanemailaccount.B．Toknowwhatsortofpeopleuseemailmost.C．Tofindouthowemailmanagementisrelatedtostress.D．Toshowwhatchangesemailhasbroughtabouttopeople.2、WhatdoesRichardMackinnonthinkofemail?A．Itbringsmorestrengths. B．Itisnotanessentialtool.C．Itisadouble-edgedsword. D．Itmakespeoplepuzzled.3、Whichofthefollowinghabitscausesthemoststress?A．Checkingemailinthemorning.B．Checkingemailintheevening.C．Keepingemailappopenatwork.D．Settinguppushnotificationsfornewemail.4、Wheredoesthetextmostprobablycomefrom?A．Sciencefiction. B．Asciencereport.C．fashionmagazine. D．Abookguide.23．（8分）JohnD．Rockefelleroncesaid:“Theabilitytodealwithpeopleisaspurchasableacommodity(商品)assugarorcoffee.AndIwillpaymoreforthatabilitythanforanyotherunderthesun.”Wouldn’tyousupposethateverycollegeinthelandwouldruncourses:todevelopthehighest-pricedabilityunderthesun?Butthat’snotthecase.TheUniversityofChicagoandtheUnitedY.M.C．A．Schoolsconductedasurveytodeterminewhatadultswanttostudy.Thatsurveycost$25,000andtooktwoyears.ThelastpartofthesurveywasmadeinMeriden,Connecticut.IthadbeenchosenasatypicalAmericantown.EveryadultinMeridenwasInterviewedandrequestedtoanswer156questions—questionssuchas“Whatisyourbusinessorprofession?Youreducation?Howdoyouspendyoursparetime?Whatisyourincome?Yourhobbies?Yourambitions?Yourproblems?Whatsubjectsareyoumostinterestedin?”andsoon.ThatSurveyrevealedthathealthistheprimeinterestofadultsand,that.theirsecondinterestispeople—howtounderstand,and,getalongwithpeople;howtomakepeoplelike,you;andhowtowinothersovertoyourwayofthinking.SothecommitteeconductingthissurveydecidedtorunsuchacourseforadultsinMeriden.Theysearchedforapracticaltextbookonthesubjectbutfoundnothing.Finallytheyapproachedoneoftheworld'soutstandingauthoritiesonadulteducationandaskedhimifheknewofanybookthatmettheneedsofthisgroup.“No,”hereplied,“Iknowwhatthoseadultswant.Butthebooktheyneedhasneverbeenwritten.”Iknewfromexperiencethatthisstatementwastrue,forImyselfhadbeensearchingforyearstodiscoverapractical,workinghandbookonhumanrelations.Sincenosuchbookexisted,Ihavetriedtowriteoneforuseinmyowncourses.Andhereitis.Ihopeyoulikeit.1、TheUniversityofChicagoandtheUnitedY.M.C．A．Schoolsconductedthesurvey______.A．tofindoutwhatadultswanttolearnB．tofindoutwhatadults'ambitionsareC．tofigureoutwhattypeofpersonisthemostpopularD．tofigureoutthenumberofpeoplewhowanttolearn2、Howwasthestudycarriedout?A．ByinvitingtheadultstoanAmericantown.B．Byaskingtheadultstoanswersomequestions.C．Byinvitingtheadultstoparticipateinanexperiment.D．Bycollectingtheadults*opinionsoncollegeeducation.3、Whatproblemdidthecommitteemeetwith?A．Theylackedfinancialsupport.B．Theylackedexperiencedteachers.C．Theycouldn’tattractenoughstudents.D．Theycouldn’tfindasuitabletextbook.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadvertiseanewcourse.B．Tointroduceanewsurvey.C．Toexplainwhyhehaswrittenabook.D．Toprovehumanrelationsareimportant.24．（8分）MathsandMusicAnexcellentwaytokillaconversationistosayyouareamathematician．Tellothersyouarealsoamusician，however，andtheywillbehooked．Althoughthereareobvioussimilaritiesbetweenmathematicalandmusicalactivity，thereisnodirectevidenceforthekindofmagicalconnectionmanypeopleseemtobelievein．I'mpartlyreferringheretothe"Mozarteffect"，wherechildrenwhohavebeenplayingMozartcompositionsaresupposedlymoreintelligent，includingatmaths，thanotherchildren．Itisnothardtoseewhysuchatheorywouldbepopular：wewouldallliketobecomebetteratmathswithoutputtinginanyeffort．ButtheconclusionsoftheexperimentthatexpressedthebeliefintheMozarteffectweremuchmoremodest．Ifyouwantyourbraintoworkbetter，youclearlyhavetoputinhardwork．Asforlearningtoplaythepiano，italsotakeseffort．Surelyaconnectionisquitereasonable．Bothmathsandmusicdealwithabstractstructures，soifyoubecomegoodatone，thenitislikelythatyoubecomegoodatsomethingmoregeneralthathelpsyouwiththeother．Ifthisiscorrect，itwouldshowaconnectionbetweenmathematicalandmusicalability．Itwouldbemoreliketheconnectionbetweenabilitiesatfootballandtennis．Tobecomebetteratone，youneedtoimproveyourfitnessandcoordination（协调）．Thatmakesyoubetteratsportandprobablyhelpswiththeother．Abstractstructuresdon'texistonlyinmathsandmusic．Ifyoulearnalanguagethenyouneedtounderstanditsabstractstructureslikegrammar．Yetwedon'thearpeopleaskingaboutaconnectionbetweenmathematicalandlinguistic（语言的）ability．Maybethisisbecausegrammarfeelsmathematical，soitwouldn'tbesurprisingthatmathematicianswerebetteratlearninggrammar．Music，however，isstronglytiedupwithfeelingsandcanbeenjoyedevenbypeoplewhoknowlittleaboutit．Assuch，itseemsdifferentfrommaths，sotherewouldn'tbeanyconnectionbetweenthetwo．Let'sseehowwesolveproblemsofthe"AistoBasCistoD"kind．Theseappearinintelligencetestsbuttheyarealsoimportanttobothmusicandmaths．ConsidertheopeningofMozart'sEineKleineNachtmusik（小夜曲）．Thesecondphrase（小节）isaclearanswertothefirst．Thelistenerthinks："ThefirstphrasegoesupwardandusesthenotesofaGmajorchord（和弦）；whatwouldbethecorrespondingphrasethatgoesdownwardandusesthenotesofaD7？"Musicisfullofpuzzleslikethis．Ifyouaregoodatthem，expectationswillconstantlybesetupinyourmind．Thebestmomentssurpriseyoubybeingunexpected，butweneedtheexpectationsinthefirstplace．1、Whatdoestheauthorsayabout"Mozarteffect"？______A．Thegoalofitwasnotcarefullythoughtabout．B．Thefindingsfromitgavepeoplewronginformation．C．Theinterestpeopleshowedinitwasunexpected．D．Thewayitwascarriedoutprovedtobeineffective．2、TheauthormentionedfootballandtennisinParagraph3toshowthat______．A．footballandtennisareplayedinasimilarway．B．certainskillsmaybedevelopedthroughpractice．C．musicandmathshavesomethingincommon．D．abstractstructuresbringbenefitstovariousfields．3、WecaninferfromParagraph4that______．A．languageseemsmorelikemathsthanmusicdoes．B．languageislessappealingtolearners．C．mathematiciansaregoodatmusiclearning．D．thestructureoflanguageiseasiertolearnthanthatofmusic．4、Whatdoesthewriterintendtostateinthelastparagraph？______A．Howmusicdiffersfrommaths．B．Whymusicianspossessmathematicalabilities．C．WhyMozartissohighlyconsideredbymathematicians．D．Howabstractthinkingappliestobothmusicandmaths．25．（10分）Oneday.Onelifetime.Youcandoit!Fromthemuseumofmodemarttothemuseumofancientarticles,visitourpicksfortheworld’sbestmuseums.NationalGalleryofCanada(Ottawa)ThismuseumhasagreatcollectionofartspanningtheMiddleAgestothepresentday,includingAmerican,Indian,European,InuitandCanadianworks.Itoffersaunique,near-completeoverviewofCanadianart—fromearlyQuebecreligiouswork,throughInuitworkfromthe1950s,tothecontemporaries.TokugawaArtMuseum(Japan)TheTokugawafamilyreignedoverJapanfrom1600to1868.Underthem,thecountryenjoyedthelongestperiodofpeaceinitshistory.ThistimespanisalsoknownastheEdoperiod,duringwhichtheartsfloweredinJapan.ArtistsofthisperioddirectlyinfluencedWesternmasterssuchasMonet,GauguinandWhistlerandhavesincegoneontobecomehouseholdnames.Otherexhibitseffectivelypresent,throughaccuratelyreproducedenvironments,aspectsofJapaneselifeatthetime.MuseumofFineArts(Boston)Highlightsofthismuseum’scollectionincludea4th-centuryChristianmarblebust(半身像)ofSt.Paulatprayer,andapaintingthatquestionslifeandourveryexistence,Gauguin’s“Wheredowecomefrom?Whatarewe?Wherearewegoing?”It’samust—gointheUS.TheEgyptianMuseum(Cairo)AswellasgatheringtogethersomeofthefinestarchaeologicalfindsfromallEgypt,thismuseumalsoprovidesarareopportunitytosimplypopinandwithinminutesbestandingface-to-facewithoneofthegreatestworksofmankind,Tutankhamun’sgoldenmask.Aportraitofunbelievablequality,craftsmanshipandbeauty,thehighlypolishedgoldface—atonceagod,akingandateenager—shineslikewater:delicate,yetuntouchableallatthesametime.1、WhichmuseumwillyouvisitifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutMonet?A．TokugawaArtMuseum.B．NationalGalleryofCanada.C．MuseumofFineArts.D．TheEgyptianMuseum.2、Whatkindofworkscan’tyouseeintheNationalGalleryofCanada?A．Americanworks.B．Europeanworks.C．Japaneseworks.D．Inuitwoks.3、WhatisthemostfamousartworkinTheEgyptianMuseum?A．Gauguin’spainting.B．AgoldenmaskofTutankhamun.C．TheTokugawafamilypaintings.D．A4th-centuryChristianmarblebustofSt.Paulatprayer.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）Itwasawarm,sunnySaturdayafternoon.Ihad1totakemytwoolderkidstothelocalplaygroundwhilemywife2theyoungestforanap.Assoonaswegotthere,mydaughter3fortheswingsandaskedforapush.AsIwashelpingmydaughtertogohigherandhigher,Inoticedanotherlittlegirltrying4togetherownswinggoing.Igavemydaughteronebig5andthenwalked6toheraskingifsheneededanyhelp.Shesaid“yes!”Isoonhadherfeet7towardsthecloudswhileshelaughedhappily.8wereturnedhome,Iwas9wornout,butmy10werestillflyinghigherthanthoseswings.Twoyearslater,Iwentto11mykidsasusualafteralong-dayhardworkfromthelocalgradeschool.Istoodwearilywatchingformychildren12suddenlyIfelttwotinyarms13aroundmystomach.Ilookeddownandtherewasthelittlegirlfromtheplayground14towardsme.Shegavemeonemorebighugbeforeheadingoffto15herschoolbus.AsIwatchedherback,Ididn’tfeelquitesotired16andmyspiritswereonceagainsoaringintheheaven.Inthislifeeverysinglebitoflovewe17findsitswaybacktousagain.Itmaytravelfromhearttoheartoritmayblossominthesoul18itwasplanted.Itmaytakesecondsoritmaytakeyears.Thelawofloveisneverbroken19Whatwesow,weharvest.Theloveweshare,thekindnesswegive,andthejoywe20willalwayscomebacktoblessus.1、A．tried B．volunteered C．preferred D．wanted2、A．putdown B．laydown C．setdown D．felldown3、A．ran B．walked C．headed D．turned4、A．inneed B．inwonder C．invain D．inpeace5、A．ball B．hug C．push D．smile6、A．over B．forward C．away D．down7、A．lifting B．flying C．taking D．running8、A．Uptillnow B．Atatime C．Bythetime D．Sofar9、A．mentally B．totally C．physically D．especially10、A．hearts B．spirits C．minds D．brains11、A．lookfor B．watchout C．pickup D．attendto12、A．while B．as C．before D．when13、A．pat B．wrap C．look D．walk14、A．showingup B．pointingout C．smilingup D．runningout15、A．find B．keep C．take D．catch16、A．anymore B．muchmore C．nomore D．oncemore17、A．seek B．have C．share D．hold18、A．when B．where C．which D．what19、A．yet B．however C．though D．still20、A．enjoy B．possess C．own D．create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）DidyouknowthatthereisaWorldChampionship1．(hold)eachyearforchildrenwhoplaygolf?SkySudberryknowsaboutitbecauseshehasparticipatedinitseveraltimes.Skyisa5thgraderatTheWoodlandsPreparatorySchoolnearHouston,Texas.Sheisalsooneofthebestgolf2．(player)forherageintheworld.Hergreatnesscomesfromafewplaces.First,shehasarealpassionforgolf.Sheloves3．sport.Shealsoworksveryhardand4．(practice)everyday.AsgolfinggreatGaryPlayersaid“theharderyouwork,the5．(lucky)youget.”Skyisagreatexampleofthis.Whatismost6．(inspire)tousisnotjustherworkethicorskill,butherpositiveattitude.GaryPlayeralsosaid,“wecreatesuccessor7．(fail)onthegolfcourseprimarilybyourthoughts.”Thesameistrueforlife.Forayoungperson,Skyreallyseemstohaveagreatattitudeonthegolfcourse,8．sheiswinningorlosing.Andevenmoreimportantlyherattitudeoffthegolfcourse,ineverydaylife,seemstobejustaspositive.Skywasfeatured9．(recent)inamovieTheShortGame,10．tellsthestoryof8childrenwhowerestrivingtowintheWorldChampionship.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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。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.每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastSaturday,ourclasspaidthevisittotheWelfareCentreforchildreninourcity.Onourarrival,wedonatedsomegifttothekids,whichmadethemverypleased.Thenwedidwhatwecouldhelpthem.Somesweptandtidiedtheirrooms.Someplaygameswiththem.Andotherstoldinterestingstoriestothem.Thedaypassedquicklyafterweknewit.Honestlyspeaking,thoughtired,theyweremuchhappierthaneverthatday.Thereasonisthatwhenwehelpwithothers,wealsogetsomethingmoreimportantly.Therefore,showyourloveandcare,oroursocietywillbemorebeautyandmoreharmonious.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）AfunnythinghappenedtoArthurwhenhewasonthewaytoworkoneday.AshewalkedalongParkAvenueneartheFirstNationalBank,heheardthesoundofsomeonetryingtostartacar.Hetriedagainandagainbutcouldn’tgetthecarmoving.Arthurturnedandlookedinsideatthefaceofayoungmanwholookedworried.Arthurstoppedandasked,“Itlookslikeyou’vegotaproblem,”Arthursaid.“I’mafraidso.I’minabighurryandIcan’tstartmycar.”“IstheresomethingIcandotohelp?”Arthurasked.Theyoungmanlookedatthetwosuitcasesinthebackseatandthensaid,“Thanks.Ifyou’resureitwouldn’tbetoomuchtrouble,youcouldhelpmegetthesesuitcasesintoataxi.”“Notroubleatall.I’dbegladtohelp.”Theyoungmangotoutandtookoneofthesuitcasesfromthebackseat.Afterplacingitontheground,heturnedtogettheotherone.JustasArthurpickedupthefirstsuitcaseandstartedwalking,heheardthelongloudnoiseofanalarm.Itwasfromthebank.Therehadbeenarobbery(抢劫)!ParkAvenuehadbeenquietamomentbefore.Nowtheairwasfilledwiththesoundofthealarmandtheshoutsofpeoplerunningfromalldirections.Carsstoppedandthepassengersjoinedthecrowdinfrontofthebank.Peopleaskedeachother,“Whathappened?”Buteveryonehadadifferentanswer.Arthur,stillcarryingthesuitcase,turnedtolookatthebankandwalkedrightintotheyoungwomaninfrontofhim.Shelookedatthesuitcaseandthenathim.A