四川省宜宾市江安中学2022-2023学年高三英语期末试题含解析

四川省宜宾市江安中学2022-2023学年高三英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Myunclehasn’tbeenabletoquitsmoking,butatleasthehas_________

.

A.cutout

B.cutdown

C.cutup

D.cutoff参考答案：B略2.Iamtoldthatthenewlawwillcomeinto_____onJanuary1stnextyear.A.effect

B.fashion

C.service

D.existence参考答案：A3.ThemovieWolfWarriorII

positivereviewssinceitwasreleased.A.receives B.hasreceived C.received D.hadreceived参考答案：B4.—What’syourimpressionofourcountry,Lucy?—Honestlyspeaking,it’sreallydifferentfromwhatI____.A.amexpecting

B.wouldexpect

C.expected

D.hadexpected参考答案：C24.Youcanonlybesureof______youhaveforthemoment;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.

A.that;what

B.which;which

C./;that

D.what;that参考答案：D略6.—CanIreallygetamountainbicycleasarewardifIwintherace?—Absolutely!

______.A.Italldepends

B.Imeanit

C.You’vegotme

there D.Sowillyou参考答案：B7.—Lindaapologizedtomeyesterday.

—Impossible!_______.Iknowwhatkindofpersonsheis.A.Iwasn’tbornyesterday

B.Goodforyou

C.Youcannevertell

D.That’sforsure参考答案：A考查交际英语的用法。句意：---Linda昨天向我道歉了。---不可能！我不是小孩子了。我知道她是什么人。A.Iwasn’tbornyesterday我不是小孩子了；B.Goodforyou有你的好消息；C.Youcannevertell你不能告诉；D.That’sforsure确定无疑。故选A。8.Mr.Zhanggavethetextbookstoallthepupilsexcept________whohadalreadyhadthem.A.ones

B.theones

C.some

D.theothers参考答案：32.B.考查不定代词。theones代替thepupils。略9.—______itsnowtomorrow,whatwouldwedo?—Inthatcase,we’llhavetostayathome.A.Will B.Should

C.Might

D.Can参考答案：B10.______________,manyanimalsarestoringfood.A.WithwinterapproachingB.WithwinterapproachedC.WithwintertoapproachD.Withwintertobeapproached参考答案：C11.Shedidn’tknow_____shecouldexpressherideasclearlywhenshewasinvitedtospeakatthemeeting.A.how

B.where

C.why

D.what参考答案：A12.-Wouldyoupleasebuymeabrightpaperpackagewhenyougoshopping?-

A.I’dratheryouwouldn’t

B.It’sOKwithme.C.Whatfor?

D.Byallmeans.参考答案：D13.Itsurprisedusall

somanypassengerswerekilledintheaccident.A．which

B．that

C．what

D．how参考答案：B14.Shewilltelluswhyshefeelssostronglythateachofushasarole______inmakingtheearthabetterplacetolive.A.tohaveplayed

B.played

C.playing

D.toplay参考答案：D15..Thinkingthatherbabywasfastasleep,theyoungmotherlefttheroom,_________.A.quicklyandgentle

B.quicklyandgently

C.quickandgentle

D.quickandgently参考答案：C略16.—Whichofthetwopoemsdoyoulikemost?—

shorterone,ofcourse.Ithinkit’sreally

mostinterestingone.

A．The;a

B．The;the

C．A;the

D．The;不填参考答案：A17.Pleasegivemoneyifpossible，

manychildreninpoorareaswillbeabletogobacktoschool．

A．as

B．and

C．or

D．but参考答案：B18.

Itreallyseemedages______thepolicecameonthesceneandclearedawaythedamagedcars.

A.before

B.after

C.when

D.as参考答案：A19.Lastnight,thereweremillionsofpeople_______theopeningceremonyliveonTV.A.watch B.towatchC.watched D.watching参考答案：D二、完型填空20.Atagathering,wewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoments.ItcamearoundtoFrank.Frankbegantotellusofhischildhood."I______21______inSanPedro.MyDadwasafisherman,andhelovedthesea.Hehadhisownboat,butitwas______22______makingalivingonthesea.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughto______23______thefamily."Helookedatusandsaid,"I

_____24_____youcouldhavemetmyDad.Hewasabigman,andhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforthe_____25_____.Whenyougotclosetohim,he______26______liketheocean.Hewouldwearhisoldcoatandhisoveralls.Nomatterhowmuchmymother_____27_____them,theywouldstillsmelloftheseaandoffish."Frank'svoicedroppedabit."Whentheweatherwasbadhewould

______28______metoschool.Hehadthisoldtruckthatwasolderthanhewas.Ashewoulddrivetowardtheschool,Iwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingto_____29_____.Hewould____30____

rightinfrontoftheschoolgate,anditseemedlikeeverybodywould

be_____31_____aroundandwatching.Thenhewould_____32_____overandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.Itwasso_____33_____forme.Iwastwelveyearsold,andmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!"He_____34_____andthenwenton,"IrememberthedaywhenIsaid'No'"ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthat____35____,andhehadthissurprisedlookonhisface.Isaid,"Dad,I'mtoo____36____foragoodbyekiss."MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttime,andhiseyesstartedtotearup.Ihadneverseenhim____37____.Heturnedandlookedoutthewindshield(挡风玻璃)."You'reright,"hesaid."Youareabigboy....aman.Iwon'tkissyouanymore."Frankgotasadlookonhisface,andthetearsbeganto_____38_____inhiseyes,ashespoke."Itwasn'tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback."TearswererunningdownFrank'scheeks.Hespokeagain."Guys,youdon'tknowwhatIwould_____39_____tohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheek....tofeelhisrougholdface...tosmelltheoceanonhim...tofeelhisarmaroundmyneck.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeena_____40_____,IwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss."21.A.keptup B.grewup C.cameup D.startedup22.A.hard B.absurd C.easy D.necessary23.A.remove B.reach C.feed D.urge24.A.prefer B.request C.suggest D.wish25.A.fish B.favorite C.benefit D.glory26.A.sounded B.looked C.smelled D.felt27.A.processed B.washed C.handled D.managed28.A.drive B.limit C.adapt D.devote29.A.rise B.emerge C.fade D.disappear30.A.backup B.pickup C.pullup D.speedup31.A.seating B.standing C.sobbing D.seizing32.A.lean B.hold C.run D.watch33.A.frightening B.challenging C.embarrassing D.entertaining34.A.recovered B.paused C.requested D.admitted35.A.day B.time C.aspect D.way36.A.old B.delighted C.anxious D.proud37.A.sigh B.shout C.cry D.yell38.A.breakdown B.holdback C.wellup D.startoff39.A.demand B.give C.rush D.infer40A.boy B.seaman C.backbone D.man参考答案：21.B

22.A

23.C

24.D

25.A

26.C

27.B

28.A

29.D

30.C

31.B

32.A

33.C

34.B

35.D

36.A

37.C

38.C

39.B

40.D本文是一篇记叙文，Frank的父亲是一位渔民，外形粗狂；Frank认为父亲让他尴尬，拒绝了父亲的告别吻。后来父亲出海以后再也没有回来，Frank非常后悔拒绝父亲的告别吻。【21题详解】考查动词短语辨析。A.keptup保持；维持；B.grewup成长，生长；C.cameup出现；发芽；D.startedup开始；句意：Frank开始讲述他的童年“我在SanPedro长大，我的父亲是一个渔夫他非常喜欢大海….”。B项与“童年故事一致”。故B项正确。【22题详解】考查动词辨析。A.hard困难的；B.absurd荒唐的，可笑的；C.easy容易的；D.necessary必要的；句意：父亲有自己的船，但是在海里谋生太难了。他非常努力会一直待在外面直到捕到足够的鱼养活家人。根据句意可知A项正确。【23题详解】考查动词辨析。A.remove去除，移除；B.reach到达；实现；C.feed养活；喂养；D.urge催促，敦促；短语feedthefamily养活家人。句意：父亲有自己的船，但是在海里谋生太难了。他非常努力会一直待在外面直到捕到足够的鱼养活家人。故C项正确。【24题详解】考查动词辨析及语法分析。A.prefer宁愿；B.request请求，要求；C.suggest建议；D.wish希望；句意：他看着我们说“我希望你们见过我的父亲，他是一个高大的人，因为要捕鱼他拉网并与大海搏斗，他非常强壮。”动词wish后面的宾语从句中要使用虚拟语气，与句中“couldhavemet”与一致且句意也一致。故D项正确。【25题详解】考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A.fish鱼；B.favorite最喜欢的东西；C.benefit好处，益处；D.glory荣耀；根据上文“MyDadwasafisherman”可知父亲是一位渔民，当然是要捕鱼了，也因为捕鱼的劳动而变得强壮。故A项正确。【26题详解】考查动词辨析及生活常识。A.sounded听起来；B.looked看起来；C.smelled闻起来；D.felt摸起来，感觉；因为父亲在海里捕鱼，自然身上会有大海的味道，当人们靠近的时候就会有这样的味道。故C项正确。【27题详解】考查动词辨析。A.processed加工，处理；B.washed洗；清洗；C.handled处理；D.managed设法做到；管理经营；不关母亲怎么用力洗，父亲的衣服上总是有大海和鱼的味道。故B项正确。【28题详解】考查动词辨析及上下文串联。A.drive开车；B.limit限制；C.adapt适应；D.devote努力，致力于；根据后句“Hehadthisoldtruck…”中的“旧卡车”可知父亲开车送我上学。故A项正确。【29题详解】考查动词辨析。A.rise上升；站起来；B.emerge浮现；C.fade褪色；逐渐减弱；D.disappear消失；当父亲开车送我上学的时候，我会缩进座位里，希望自己消失。因为他认为父亲让他丢脸了，不愿意同学看见他的父亲。故D项正确。【30题详解】考查动词短语辨析。A.backup支持，援助；B.pickup捡起，C.pullup停车；D.speedup加速；父亲会经常把车停在学校大门前面，所有人都会站在那里看。根据句意可知C项正确。【31题详解】考查动词辨析。A.seating就坐；B.standing站立；C.sobbing抽泣；D.seizing抓住；父亲会经常把车停在学校大门前面，所有人都会站在那里看。因为父亲的旧卡车搞出的动静实在太惹眼了。故B项正确。【32题详解】考查动词辨析。A.lean倾斜，依靠；B.hold控制，握住；C.run奔跑，经营；D.watch观看；父亲靠边停车以后，会对着我靠过来在我的脸上亲一口并告诉我做一个好孩子，这对我来说实在太尴尬了。根据句意可知A项正确。【33题详解】考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。A.frightening令人害怕的；B.challenging有挑战的，困难的；C.embarrassing

尴尬的；D.entertaining有趣的，令人愉快的；根据第9空可知当父亲开车送我上学的时候，我会缩进座位里，希望自己消失。他认为父亲让他丢脸了，不愿意同学看见他的父亲。现在很多人面前父亲亲了我，对我来说这正是令人尴尬。故C项正确。【34题详解】考查动词辨析及上下文串联。A.recovered恢复，康复；B.paused暂停；C.requested请求；D.admitted承认，录取；根据后半句“andwenton”可知Frank暂停了一会然后继续说：我记得我拒绝的那一天。故B项正确。【35题详解】考查名词辨析。A.day天；B.time时间；C.aspect方面；D.way方法；短语thatway意为“像那样”，在句中做方式状语；句意：这是我第一次像那样和她说话。故D项正确。36题详解】考查形容词辨析。A.old年老的；B.delighted高兴的；C.anxious焦虑的；D.proud自豪的；我告诉父亲：我年纪已经大了不适合吻别了。这让父亲非常惊讶。故A项正确。【37题详解】考查动词辨析及上下文串联。A.sigh叹气；B.shout大喊；C.cry哭泣；D.yell大喊，大叫；根据前句“hiseyesstartedtotearup”可知父亲眼里有眼泪了，而我之前从来没有看见父亲哭过了。说明我这样说伤害了父亲。故C项正确。【38题详解】考查动词短语辨析。A.breakdown出故障；崩溃；B.holdback阻碍，抑制，忍住；C.wellup（眼泪）涌上；D.startoff出发；动身；Frank的脸上有悲伤的表情，眼里涌现出了眼泪。因为他的父亲不久之后出海捕鱼再也没有回来过。故C项正确。【39题详解】考查动词辨析。A.demand要求；B.give给予；C.rush冲；仓促行动；D.infer推理；本句表示Frank渴望得到父亲的告别吻，为了让父亲再给他一个吻，他会给出很多代价。故B项正确。【40题详解】考查名词辨析。A.boy男孩；B.seaman海员，水手；C.backbone骨干，脊梁；D.man男人，男子汉；句意：如果我是一个男子汉，我不会告诉我的父亲我年纪已经大了不这样的适合吻别了，说明作者的悔恨之情。故D项正确。21.Ahumpbackwhaleisstrugglinghardinthesea.Thehumpbackscanweigh40tonsandstretch50feelfromnosetotail.That’sthekindof___21___andsizethateasilyoverturnsmallboats.Tojumpontothe___22___ofoneofthesegiantsis___23___toresultinadisaster.Butthat’sjustwhatSamSynsleliendidwhenhesawahumpback___24___caughtinaropethatwas___25___toabuoy(浮标)inCentralCaliforniansMorroBaythisweek.Sam,alongwithcrewmateNicholasTaron,hadalreadytried___26___theunfortunatewhaletotheU.S.CoastGuard一buttheyweretolditwouldbehoursbefore___27___couldbesent.___28___,thecommercialfishermen___29___thiswhaledidn’thave.Ifthewhalewasto___30___theyhadtogogetit.Therewasnoother___31___forthewhale.Theydecidedtogoforit,totally___32___thefear.Turon’s___33___intherescuewasmostlyinthe___34___cheeringdepartment.Intheclip,youcanhearhimdirectingtheoperationfromthesideoftheboatwhilefilmingtheentire___35___.“Swim!Swim!”Heyells,“Move!Justgetit!Getit!”Theanxiouswhalewasjustswimmingincounter-clockwisecircles,___36___andbeingheldtothebottom.Itthrewitsheavytailagainsttheboat.ButSam___37___itandjumpedontothewhale’sbacktosaveitslife.Hemanagedtohanginthere,___38___cuttingthroughtheropethat___39___thecreature.Andthenwithawhoosh(击水声),itdovedeepdownbeneaththegreat___40___.Itwasn’tmuchofathankyou,butSynstelienandTaronwereleftwithawhaleofatale.21.A.length B.violence C.ability D.weight22.A.nose B.head C.back D.tail23.A.willing B.likely C.anxious D.flexible24.A.hopelessly B.loosely C.curiously D.secretly25.A.stuck B.directed C.adjusted D.attached26.A.shipping B.delivering C.reporting D.hunting27.A.boats B.rescuers C.fishermen D.experts28.A.Strength B.Advantages C.Patience D.Hours29.A.figured B.objected C.hesitated D.proved30.A.paddle B.survive C.relax D.breathe31.A.barrier B.accommodation C.option D.equipment32.A.hiding B.exhibiting C.fostering D.ignoring33.A.interest B.ambition C.role D.contribution34.A.disturbing B.enthusiastic C.clumsy D.scared35.A.operation B.creature C.performance D.fighting36.A.silent B.stressed C.confused D.unconscious37.A.wrestled B.spotted C.trained D.approached38.A.eventually B.naturally C.directly D.normally39.A.prohibited B.injured C.lied D.monitored40.A.waves B.noises C.ferry D.darkness参考答案：21.D

22.C

23.B

24.A

25.D

26.C

27.B

28.D

29.A

30.B

31.C

32.D

33.C

34.B

35.A

36.B

37.D

38.A

39.C

40.A本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述萨姆·辛斯勒林如何营救一头被困住的座头鲸。【21题详解】考查名词。A.length长度；B.violence暴力；C.ability能力；D.weight重量。这是一种很容易推翻小船的重量和大小。根据上句的weigh40tons和该空后面的andsize可知这里指的是小船的“重量”，故选D。【22题详解】考查名词。A.nose

鼻子；B.head头；C.back背部；D.tail尾巴。跳到这些巨人的背上可能会导致一场灾难。根据下文ButSam

17itandjumpedontothewhale’sbacktosaveitslife.，可知是跳到这些巨人的“背上”，故选C。23题详解】考查形容词。A.willing愿意的；B.likely很可能的；C.anxious

焦虑的；D.flexible灵活的。跳到这些巨人的背上可能会导致一场灾难。故选B。【24题详解】考查副词。A.hopelessly绝望地；B.loosely宽松地；C.curiously好奇地；D.secretly秘密地。但这正是萨姆·辛斯勒林本周在加州中部莫罗湾看到一头座头鲸绝望地被绑在浮标上的绳子缠住时所做的。故选A。【25题详解】考查动词。A.stuck卡住；B.directed

指导；C.adjusted调整；D.attached附上；系上。但这正是萨姆·辛斯勒林本周在加州中部莫罗湾看到一头座头鲸绝望地被浮标上的系着的绳子缠住时所做的。固定词组：beattachedto系在……上。故选D。【26题详解】考查动词。A.shipping

用船运；B.delivering投递；C.reporting报告；D.hunting狩猎。萨姆和船员尼古拉斯·塔伦已经尝试向美国报告这条不幸的鲸鱼。故选C。【27题详解】考查名词。A.boats船；B.rescuers救援者；C.fishermen渔夫；D.experts专家。山姆，连同船员尼古拉斯?Taron已经尝试向美国海岸警卫队报告不幸的鲸鱼——但他们被告知营救人员还要有几个小时才能到达。故选B。【28题详解】考查名词。A.Strength力气，力量；

B.Advantages

优势；C.Patience耐心；D.Hours小时。几个小时后，商业渔民认为这条鲸鱼没有了。故选D。【29题详解】考查动词。A.figured认为，计算；B.objected反对；C.hesitated犹豫；D.proved证明。几个小时后，商业渔民认为这条鲸鱼没有了。故选A。【30题详解】考查动词。A.paddle划桨；B.survive存活；C.relax放松；D.breathe呼吸。如果鲸鱼想要活下来，他们就必须抓住它。故选B。【31题详解】考查名词。A.barrier障碍物；B.accommodation住处；C.option选择权；D.equipment设备。鲸鱼别无选择。故选C。【32题详解】考查动词。A.hiding躲藏；B.exhibiting陈列；C.fostering

养育；D.ignoring忽视。他们决定去做，完全无视恐惧。故选D。【33题详解】考查名词。A.interest兴趣；B.ambition雄心；C.role

角色；D.contribution贡献。图伦在救援行动中扮演的主要角色是热情的欢呼。故选C。【34题详解】考查形容词。A.disturbing

令人不安的；B.enthusiastic热情的；C.clumsy笨拙的；D.scared感到害怕的。图伦在救援行动中扮演的主要角色是热情的欢呼。根据空后的cheering可知应该是“热情的”欢呼。故选B。【35题详解】考查名词。A.operation操作，行动；B.creature生物；C.performance

表演；D.fighting战斗。在视频中，你可以听到他在船的一侧指挥整个行动，同时拍摄整个行动。故选A。【36题详解】考查形容词。A.silent

沉默的；B.stressed感到有压力的；C.confused困惑的；D.unconscious无意识的。这条焦急的鲸鱼只是在逆时针方向游着，压力很大，被逼到了海底。故选B。【37题详解】考查动词。A.wrestled摔跤，搏斗；B.spotted发现；C.trained

训练；D.approached靠近。但是萨姆靠近它，跳到鲸鱼的背上救了它的命。故选D。【38题详解】考查副词。A.eventually最后；B.naturally自然地；C.directly直接地；D.normally正常地。他忍耐了一下，最终割断了那只躺着的动物的绳子。故选A。【39题详解】考查动词。A.prohibited禁止；B.injured

使受伤；C.lied平放，躺；D.monitored指导，检测。他忍耐了一下，最终割断了那只躺着的动物的绳子。故选C。【40题详解】考查名词。A.waves波浪；B.noises

噪音；C.ferry渡船；D.darkness黑暗。然后嗖的一声，它俯冲到巨大的海浪下面。故选A。

三、阅读理解22.

Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewillbelikewithoutmemory.Themeaningsofthousandsofeverydayperceptions(感觉、知觉),thebasesforthedecisionswemake,andtherootsofourhabitsandskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperiences,whicharebroughtintothepresentbymemory.

Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailableforlateruse.Itincludesnotonly“remembering”thingslikearithmeticorhistoricalfacts,butalsoinvolvesanychangeinthewayananimaltypicallybehaves.Memoryisinvolvedwhenaratgivesupeatinggrainbecausehehassniffedsomethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile.Memoryisalsoinvolvedwhenasix-year-oldchildlearnstoswingabaseballbat.

Memoryexistsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbutalsoinsomephysicalobjectsandmachines.Computers,forexample,containdevicesfromstoringdataforlateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethememory-storagecapacityofacomputerwiththatofahumanbeing.Theinstant-accessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100,000“words”—readyforinstantuse.AnaverageU.S.teenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeaningofabout100,000wordsofEnglish.However,thisisbutafraction(部分、片断)ofthetotalamountofinformationwhichtheteenagerhasstored.Consider,forexample,thenumberoffacesandplacesthattheteenagercanrecognizeonsight.Theuseofwordsistheadvancedproblem-solvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.Alargepartofaperson’smemoryisintermsofwordsandcombinationsofwords.

66.Accordingtothepassage,memoryisconsideredtobe________.A.thebasisfordecisionmakingandproblemsolvingB.anabilitytostoreexperiencesoffutureuseC.anintelligencetypicallypossessedbyhumanbeingsD.thedatamainlyconsistingofwordsandcombinationsofwords67.Thecomparisonmadebetweenthememorycapacityofalargecomputerandthatofahumanbeingshowsthat________.A.thecomputer’smemoryhasalittlebiggercapacitythanateenager’sB.thecomputer’smemorycapacityismuchsmallerthananadulthumanbeing’sC.thecomputer’smemory’scapacityismuchsmallereventhanateenager’sD.bothAandB68.Thewholepassageimpliesthat_______.A.onlyhumanbeingshaveproblem-solvingintelligenceB.aperson’smemoryisdifferentfromacomputer’sineveryaspectC.animalsareabletosolveonlyverysimpleproblemsD.animalssolveproblemsbyinstinctsratherthanintelligence69.Thephrase“intermsof”inthelastsentencecanbestbereplacedby________A.inconnectionwith

B.expressedbyC.consisting

D.bymeansof70.Thetopicofthepassageis__________.A.Whatwouldlifebelikewithoutmemory?B.Memoryisofvitalimportancetolife.C.Howisaperson’smemorydifferentfromananimal’soracomputer’s?D.Whatiscontainedinmemory?参考答案：66.B。从第二段第一句话可以得出答案。67.C。从第二段第四句可以看出，电脑可容纳100，000单词供使用，美国青少年也能记住100，000个单词，但这仅仅是他们所储存大脑中的信息中的一小部分。68.C。从第二段第三句可以看出，只有答案C在文中提到。69.B。intermsof的意思是“用……的话，用……的方法”。70.B。本文的主题是“记忆在人类生活中致关重要”。23.Dadhada

green

comb(梳子）.HeboughtitwhenhemarriedMum.Everynight，hewouldhandmehiscombandsay.

“Goodgirl,helpDaddycleanit,OK?”Iwaspleasedtodoit.Atagefive,thisdull(无趣的)taskbroughtmesuchjoy.Iwouldexcitedlyturnthetap(水龙头)onandbrushthecombcarefully.SatisfiedthatI'ddoneagoodjob.IwouldhappilyreturnthecombtoDad.Hewouldsmileaffectionately(亲切地）atmeandplacethecombonhiswallet.Twoyearslater.Dadstartedhisownbusiness,whichwasn'tdoingso

well.Thatwaswhenthingsstartedtochange.Dad

didn'tcomehomeasearlyandasmuchasheusedto.MumandIbecamemadwithhimforplacingourfamilyintrouble.Withtime,anuncomfortablesilencegrewbetweenus.Aftermygraduation,Dad'sbusinesswasgettingbackontrack.Onmy28thbirthday.Dadcamehomeearly.AsusualIhelped

him

carryhisbagsintohisstudy.WhenIturnedtoleave,hesaid,"Hey,wouldyouhelpmecleanmycomb?”

Ilookedathimawhile，thentookthecombandheadedtothesink.It

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methen:why,asachild,helpingDadcleanhiscombwassuchapleasure.Thatroutine(习惯)meantDadwashomeearlytospendtheeveningwithMumandme.Itmeantahappyandlovingfamily.IpassedthecleancombbacktoDad.Hesmiledat

meandcarefullyplacedhiscombonhiswallet.Butthistime,Inoticedsomethingdifferent.Dadhadaged.