2022届北京市部分区高三英语一模试题汇编：阅读理解

2022届北京市部分区高三英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2022届北京市普通高中学业水平合格性考试第一次英语试卷（解析版）

第一节（共16小题；每小题2分，共32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，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

HarvestCelebrations

Peoplearoundtheworldpick,orharvestfoodthatgrows.Thentheyhaveaholiday.Let'sread

aboutsomeharvestcelebrations!

Mendoza,Argentina,harvesttheirgrapes.Thenthey

Chanthaburi,atowninThailand,isfamousforitstasty

celebrateforamonth!Thereareparades（游行），shows,

fruit.PeoplecelebratethefruitatharvesttimeinMay.

andfireworks.TheyalwayschooseaHarvestQueen,

TheFruitFairbeginswithaparadeoffloats（游行彩车）

too.

madefromthousandsoffruitsandvegetables.

TheArgunguFishingFestivalbeganin1934inNigeria,France'sfamou1sMentonLemonFestivalstartsin

acountryinAfrica.It'safour-dayfestivalheldattheendFebruary.Therearebigparadeswithfloatsdecorated

ofFebruarytocelebratetheendofallfarmingactivities.withlemonsandoranges.Morethan200,000people

Onthelastdaythere'safishingcontest.Peoplehave

onehourtocatchthelargestfish.Butit'snotthateasy.

fromaroundtheworldcometoMentonforthisfestival.

Theycanonlyusetraditionalfishingtools.Butmanyuse

onlytheirhandstocatchthefish.

16.WhichofthefollowingiscelebratedinMay?

A.TheHarvestFestivalinMendoza.B.TheHarvestFestivalinChanthaburi.

C.TheArgunguFishingFestival.D.TheMentonLemonFestival.

17.TheArgunguFishingFestivalstartedin.

A.ArgentinaB.ThailandC.NigeriaD.France

18.WhatcanbeseenintheMentonLemonFestival?

A.Thebigparades.B.TheFruitFair.

C.Afishingcontest.D.AHarvestQueen.

19.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermayreadersfindthispassage?

A.Sport.B.Business.C.Science.D.Culture.

B

WhyDoMockingbirdsCopy?

MockingbirdsliveinNorthandSouthAmerica.Theyaregoodcopycats.Theyimitateother

birds.Buttheycanalsoimitateotheranimals.Theycanevenmakesoundslikeapianoorcaralarm.

Mockingbirdsleaintosingmanysongs.Somelearnmorethan200differentsongs.Theycanoften

trickpeople!Butmockingbirdscan*ttrickotherbirds.Iftheycan'ttrickotherbirds,whydothey

copysounds?Theydoittoattractandavoidotherbirds!

Malesareloudsingers,andtheysingmanysongs.Theyalwayssingwhentheywanttomeet

females.Amalebirdcansingmostofthedayandnight.Thesingingattractsfemales.Butitalso

keepsawayothermales.Thelongeramockingbirdlives,themoresongsitknows.Toshowthis

characteristic,themalemockingbirdsingsallthesongsitknows.Afemalemockingbirdisattracted

toamalewhohaslivedalongtime.

Mockingbirdsusuallysingshortsongs.Theysingeachsoundseveraltimes.Thentheymoveto

thenextsound.Femalemockingbirdssingsoftlyandlessoftenthanmales.Theyusuallysingat

theirnestsinthewintertokeepawayotherbirds.Whenanotherbirdcomesnear,themockingbird

makesaloudnoisetofrightenit.It'samazingthatthemockingbirdcancopysomanysongsofother

birds.Somesongsarenoteasytolearn.Themockingbirdmustlistenwelltoimitatethesounds.

Butamockingbirdalsohasgoodeyesandagoodmemory.Whenapersoncomesnearitsnest,the

mockingbirdremembersthatperson.Itknowsthatperson'sfaceaftermanyyears!

20.Mockingbirdsarespecialbecausetheycan.

A.createsongsB.copysoundsC.rememberotherbirdsD.

understandhuman'swords

21.Amalemockingbirdattractsthefemalebyits.

AsizeB.eyesightC.memoryD.voice

22.Femalemockingbirdssingattheirnestsinthewinterto.

A.scareotherbirdsB.practisethesongsC.warnhumanbeingsD.attract

malebirds

23.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Torecommendacourseonbirdlife.B.Tocallonpeopletoprotectbirds.

C.Togiveadviceonfeedingbirds.D.Tointroduceaninterestingbird.

C

ThePrintingPress

Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantinventioninthelast1,000years?Itisthelightbulbor

theInternet?Manypeoplesaythatitistheprintingpress,amachinethatallowsustoprintcopiesor

booksanddocuments.Butwhyistheprintingpresssoimportant?

Beforetheprintingpress,bookswerecopiedbyhand.AncientRomanbookpublisher

sometimessoldasmanyas5,000copiesofabookthathadbeencopiedbyslaves.Butcopyinga

booktooksomuchtimeandwassoexpensivethatoftenonlyafewcopiesofeachbookweremade.

Asaresult,usuallyonlyasmallpercentageofthepopulationlearnedtoreadandownedbooks.

In1450,agoldsmithnamedJohannesGutenberginGermanyinventedthemodemprinting

press.TheimpactofhismachineissometimescomparedtotheinventionoftheInternet.Although

ancientChinesepeopleinventedpaperin105ADandusedwoodblockprintingbefore200AD,

Gutenberg'sprintingpresswaseasytousewithlanguagesthathadalphabeticscripts.After1450,

thousandsofcopiesofapopularbookornewspapercouldbemadequicklyandcheaply.Booksand

newspaperswithideasandimagesfromallovertheworldwentintothemarketforthewidepublic.

Knowledgeispower.Readinghasbroughtaboutamazingchangesinscience,technologyand

politics.Wehavelearnedhowtocreatewealthandeventraveltofar-awayworlds.Thecomputer,

cellphone,andInternethavegrown,becausebillionsofpowerfulreaderswerecreatedbythe

printingpress.

From1450on,moreandmorepeoplehavebecomereaders.Thesebillionsofreadersare

powerful,andtheyhelptheworldtomakeprogressatafastspeed.

24.Whatisaprintingpress?

A.AbookB.Amachine.C.Amaterial.D.A

newspaper.

25.NotmanypeoplereadinancientRomebecausetheyhad.

A.fewbookstoreadB.littletimetoreadC.nomoneyforbooksD.no

interestinbooks

26.ThemodemprintingpressissometimescomparedtotheInternetduetoits.

A.lowcostB.commonuseC.greatinfluenceD.rapid

development

27.Whatismainlydiscussedabouttheprintingpressinthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Theprogress.B.Thefuture.C.Thecontribution.D.The

function.

D

Visitamedium-orlarge-sizedcompanythesedays,andyou'relikelytofindthestaffmembers

sharingalarge,openspace.Insteadofhavingpersonalofficeswithdoorsandwalls,mostworkers

sitincubicles（隔间）thatarehalfopen.Wheneverworkerstalkonthephone,othermembersof

staffnearbycan'tsimplyshuttheirdoors.Infact,sometimestheycan'thelpbutoverheareverything

that'ssaid.Attimes,thebestwaytofocusinthistypeofofficeistoreachforone'sheadphonesand

listentomusic.

Theopenofficeideaisnotnew;itwascreatedbyateamofconsultantsfromHamburg.

Germany,inthe1950s.Calledtheofficelandscape（景观）plan,theideawascreatedwithagood

attempt-toimprovecommunicationandtheexchangeofideas.Thedesignalsoencouraged

managersandtheirteamstoworkneareachother,makingiteasierformanagerstoguideprojects.

Now,theopenofficeideaisoftenusedasanexcuseforcompaniestosavemoneyonbuildingcosts,

payingnoattentiontotheeffectonworkingperformance.

Manystart-upshaveagreatinterestintheopenofficeidea.TakeChartbeatforexample.The

company's50-plusstaffmembersgettochoosetheirdeskandchairstyles,andeveryonesharesan

openspacewiththeCEOsittinginthemiddle.Theofficespacehasbothsingleworkstationsand

informalmeetingareaswhereworkerscanrelaxthemselvesonsofas.Whilethisdesignmaybe

perfectforworkersinstart-ups,itmaynotbeconvenientfbrworkerswhohaveagreatneedof

personalspace.

In2011MatthewDavis,anorganizationalpsychologist（心理学家），reviewedoverahundred

studiesregardingofficeenvironments.Hefoundthat,tostaffinopenoffices,itwashardertostay

focusedandmorelikelytosufferhigherstresslevelsthanthoseworkingintraditionaloffices.

What'sworse,astudyinDenmarkfoundthatworkersinopenofficestookmoresickdaysthanthose

workingintraditionaloffices.

Eventhoughopenofficeplanspresenthiddenproblemsintermsofworkerhealthandpersonal

needs,businessesprobablywon'treturntotraditionaloffices.Modernofficeworkerstendtoneed

bothtimestofocusandtimestoworktogetherwithothers.Sodesigningofficesthataccountfor

bothneedsmaybethebestwayforward.

28Whatismainlydiscussedabouttheopenofficeinparagraph1?

A.Thebenefit.B.Theproblem.C.Thehistory.D.Themanagement.

29.Whatwastheoriginalpurposeoftheofficelandscapeplan?

A.Tosavespace.B.Toreducecost.

C.Toimproveworkingconditions.D.Toencouragecommunication.

30.AccordingtoMatthewDavis,staffinopenofficesare.

A.lessstressedB.moreenergeticC.lessconcentratedD.more

hardworking

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“accountfbr“inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Include.B.Record.C.Beapartof.D.Beacauseof.

2022届北京市丰台区高三下学期模拟考试（一）英语试题（解析版）

第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

DearJimO'Connor,

MynameisAnnieLeandIamwritingtoyouonbehalfoftheNativeHealthCommunity

Garden,agroupofpeopleworkingonstartingacommunitygardenintheMesaNeighborhood.

Whilesearchingforpotentialgardenlocations,wecameacrossyourhouselocatedatWest

SouthernAvenue.Weareaskingaboutthepossibilityofusingyourlandasthesiteofourgarden.

Ingeneral,acommunitygardenisaspacewhereplantsaregrownandtakencareofbyagroup

ofpeopleinthecommunity.Communitygardensimprovethequalityoflife,offermorechancesto

talktoeachotherandbeautifyneighborhoodswhileprovidinggreenfoodandthereforereducing

thehouseholdcostoffood.

Toensurethesmoothrunningoftheproject,electedvolunteerswouldbeincharge.Youwould

haveaccesstoallthesevolunteersandtheywouldliketoansweranyquestionsyoumayhave.

Ihaveincludedsomegeneralinformationaboutcommunitygardensandwhattheycanbringto

acommunity.Wewouldlovetospeakwithyouinpersonoroverthephonetodiscusswhathosting

communitygardenonyourlandwouldinvolve.Issuesmayincludediscussinganagreementrental

charges,gardenrules,andwateraccess.Allthecostsfortheprojectwillbecoveredbyus.Wewould

alsoliketopresenttoyouourvisionofthisspace.

Wewouldverymuchliketohaveyoursupport.Thankyouforyourconsiderationandplease

feelfreetocontactme.Thankyouagain.

Respectfully,

AnnieLe

21.WhydidAnnieLewritetoJimO'Connor.

A.Torenthisland.

B.Toofferhimajob.

C.Toinvitehimtojoinhergroup.

D.Toinformhimofthecommunitygarden.22.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillthegardenbring

tothecommunity?

A.Moregreenprojects.B.Lesswaterpollution.

C.Morecommunication.D.Highercostofliving

23.AnnieLewouldliketofurtherdiscuss.

A.servicecostB.cooperationdetails

C.gardeningskillsD.communitydevelopment

B

Localbarber（理发师）goesaboveandbeyondforalittleboy

“Thatdaystartedallwrong,LaQuistaErinnasaid."Andweforgothisheadphones.Wewere

runninglate,trafficwashorrible,soIknewitwasgoingtobedifficultthatday.”

WhenErinnaandhersonfinallyarrivedattheirappointment,itseemedliketherewasnoway

6-year-oldJackson,aboywithautism（自闭症），wouldbegettinghishaircut.

“Hejustimmediatelygotanxious,Erinnaexplained."UsuallyIhavetodosomecoachingto

gethiminthechair.Hewillputonhisheadphones,andwepowerthrough.^^

ErinnasaidJacksonisatypicallittleboywholovestoplayandlovesart.Butsometaskscanbe

sensoryoverload,andhaircutsareoneofthem.

ThestresswassointenseformomandsonthatalmosttwoyearswentbybeforeJacksongot

anotherhaircut.Butthistime,hewasinthehandsofRee,thebarber,andthingsweregettingeasier.

ReenoticedhisSuperMarioBrosshirtandtoldhimthatheneededtosaveMariobymaking

surenohairgotonhim.Shecuthishairwhilehemovedandranaroundtheshop.Shetalkedtohim

throughouttheentireprocess,encouraginghimandremindinghimaboutprotectingMariotokeep

himengaged.

uItjusttouchedmesomuch,“Erinnasaid:"Shenurturedthatrelationship.Shegainedhis

trust.”

“IfeelgoodIcangoaboveandbeyondforachild,"Reesaid."Iknowchildrenwanttobe

free.TheywanttoexpressthemselvessoItrytofindadifferentstrategytomakethemfeel

comfortable^^

Jackson'ssmiletoldtherestofthestory.

Erinnawasverymovedbyherson'shaircut.Shesharedavideoonline,whichhasgotten

millionsofviews.Giventhehugeresponse,ErinnaalsosetupaspecialGoFundMetosupportRee

tomakesureshe'sabletocontinuetoworkandreplaceanylostincomefromtheimpactofthe

pandemic（流行病）.

24.WhatusuallyhelpedtocalmJacksonduringhaircuts?

A.Hismother\trust.B.Hisartbooks.

C.Hisbarber\encouragement.D.Hisheadphones

25.HowdidReesucceedincuttingJackson'shair?

A.Byinspringhimtobebrave

B.Bycooperatingwithhismother.

C.Byturningthehaircutintoagame.

D.BytellingstoriesaboutSuperMario.

26.ToexpressthankstoRee,Erinna.

A.raisedmoneytosupporther

B.advertisedherhaircuttingskills

C.gothaircutsathershopregularly

D.postedphotosofJackson'shaircutonline

27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRee?

A.Kindandhonest.B.Caringandgenerous.

C.Patientandcreative.D.Confidentandfriendly.

C

Thepeoplewhohappentobeinacitycenteratanygivenmomentmayseemlikearandom

collectionofindividuals.Butnewresearchfeaturingasimplemathematicallawshowsthaturban

travelpatternsworldwideare,infact,predictabledespitelocation.

Researchersdiscoveredwhatisknownasaninversesquarerelation（平方反比关系）between

thenumberofpeopleinagivenurbanlocationandthedistancetheytraveledtogetthere,aswellas

howfrequentlytheymadethetrip.Itmayseemintuitive（直觉的）thatpeoplevisitnearbylocations

frequentlyanddistantoneslessso,butthenewlydiscoveredrelationaccuratelypredicts,for

instance,thatthenumberofpeoplecomingfromtwokilometersawayfivetimesperweekwillbe

thesameasthenumbercomingfromfivekilometerstwiceaweek.

Theresearchersanalyzeddatafromabouteightmillionpeoplebetween2006and2013insix

urbanlocations.Thisstudyfocusedonlocationsandexaminedhowmanypeoplewerevisiting,

fromhowfarandhowrequently.Theresearchersfoundthatalltheuniquechoicespeople

make—fromdroppingkidsatschooltoshopping-obeythisinversesquarelaw.

Oneexplanationforthisstrongstatisticalpatteristhattravelingrequirestimeandenergy,and

peoplehavelimitedresourcesforit.Atthecoreistheeffortthatpeoplearewillingtoinvest

collectivelytotraveltocertainlocations,tryingtooptimizetheirdays.

Understandingthesepatternsisimportantnotonlyforplanningtheplacementofnewshopping

centersorpublictransportationbutalsoformodelingdiseasetransmissionwithincities,says

KathleenStewart,ageographerandmobilityresearcher.

Manyresearchersestimatetravelwith"gravitymodels"，whichassumethatmovement

betweencitiesisproportional（成比例的）totheirpopulationsizes.Butthesemodelsdonotaccount

fortravelpatterswithincites—informationthatisparticularlycriticalindealingwithdisease

transmissionEpidemiologist（流行病学家）SamScarpinosaysmodelsbasedonthisnewfinding

mightbettertrackthatflow.

“Thoseorganizationalpatternshavereallyprofound（深远的）implicationsonhowCOVID

willspread,9,Scarpinosays.Inasmallerrurallocation,wheremanypeopleregularlygotothesame

grocerystore,theentiretownwillexperiencesharppeaksofinfectionsasthevirussweepsthrough

thecommunity.Butinabiggercity,thespreadtakeslongerheexplains,becauseminiepidemicscan

occurineachneighborhoodsomewhatseparately.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"optimize"inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Slowdown.B.Keeparecordof.

C.Thinkbackon.D.Makethemostof.

29.Whydoestheauthormention“gravitymodels“inParagraph6?

A.Tointroducethetravelpatternswithincities.

B.Tostresstheimportanceoftrackingdiseases.

C.Tocomparetheurbanandruralinfectionrates.

D.Toshowtheadvantageoftheinversesquarelaw.

30.Whichofthefollowingcanbesupportedbythenewlydiscoveredlaw?

A.Diseasesspreadfasterinruralareasthanbigcities.

B.Tripdistanceseldominfluencespeople'stravelchoices.

C.Epidemicsarehardertodiscoverinbigcitiesthaninruralareas,DCityresidentsarelikelyto

makefrequenttripstoadistantplace.

D

EarlierthisweektheonlineUKsupermarketOcadotolditscustomersthatithad“limited

ability^^todelivericeream.Why?Becausethepriceofnaturalgashasincreasedgreatly,whichhas

hitthesupplyofCO2intheUK.Andthathasledtoacutinthesupplyofdryicethatsupermarkets

usetokeepfoodcoolintheirdeliveryvans（小型货车）.Sonoicecream.

Thisminicrisishasbeenfairlyquicklyresolve,fornowatleast.However,thatdoesn'tmean

youshouldn'tworry.Thisincidentservesasatimelyreminderofjusthowreliantweareonfossil

fuels.Despiteouroptimisticenthusiasmforwindandsolarpower,onewayoranotheroilandgas

useisshotthrougheverypartofoureconomicandsociallives.Thatwillbethecaseformany

decadestocome.

InhisrecentlyupdatedbookThereisNoPlanetB.MikeBerners-Leelaysoutthechallenge

Whenwetalkaboutshiftingfromfossilfuelstocleanenergyofonekindoranother,wearen't

discussingtakingtheamountofenergyweusenowandproducingthatamountinadifferentway.

Instead,ourtargetisalwaysonthemove.Themoreenergywecangetourhandson,themorewe

use-evenifouruseofitbecomesmoreefficient.

Energyusageisgoingtokeeprising,whileenergytransitions（转变）tendtobothtakeavery

longtimeandneveractuallyend.Wejustpilenewsourcesontopofold.Theworldstillusesmuch

thesameamountoftraditionalbiomass（woodetc）asitdid100yearsago.Wearerunningtostand

still.Thiswillchange.Butnotasfastasyoumightliketothink.In2019,33percentofournew

powergenerationneedsweremetbyrenewableenergy.That'sastart.But40percentweremetby

naturalgas.

There9surgencyhereofcourse-whichmightspeedthingsup.Butthereissomethingelsethat

mightslowusdown.Itdidn'ttakemuchtomovepeopletofossilfuels-theyarerelativelyeasyto

extract,relativelyeasytotransport,hugelyenergydenseandefficientand,ofcourse,cheap.Until

theirexternalitieswereunderstood,whocouldpossiblyhaveobjected?Ourcurrenttransitionis

different:peopleandcompanieswillswitchnotbecausethenewsourcesareeasiertoaccess,

cheaperormoreenergydensebutbecauseregulationmandatesthattheymust.

Eitherway,thetruthisthatwhetherwelikeitornotourenergytransitioninvolveslongterm

relianceonfossilfuels.Thatmeansweshouldstopdemolisingthem.Instead,weshouldfocuson

makingtheirextractioncleanerandmoreefficientwhilewewaitfortheengineeringchallenges

aroundarenewables-ledfuturetobesolved.

Ifwedon'tdothis——ifweallowourselvestobebeguiledbytheideathatsolarissoadvanced

thatwenolongerneedfilthyfuelstohaveicecream,we,willfindthefutureheldbackbyneedlessly

expensiveenergy-andalmostcertainlyice-creamfree.

31.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlyshow?

A.Thenecessityfortraditionalfuels.

B.Ourenthusiasmforcleanenergy.

C.Theseriousnessofenergycrisis.

D.UK'sdependenceondryice.

32.AccordingtoMikeBerners-Lee,.

A.wehavemoretypesofenergyonhand

B.theuseofenergybecomesmoreefficient

C.energytransitionisfarfrombeingrealized

D.weareclosertotheaimofreplacingfossilfuels

33.Theunderlinedword“demolising“inParagraph6canbereplacedby.

A.wastingB.devaluing

C.distributingD.justifying

34.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardthetransitiontotherenewableenergy?

A.Indifferent.B.Defensive.

C.Disapproving.D.Cautious.

北京市石景山区2021-2022学年高三下学期一模英语试题

第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。A

Paraglidingisakindofflying,butinsteadofthewingbeingmade

ofmetal,woodorplastic,itismadeofnylonorpolyester.Thewingisattachedtoaharnessbylines

whereapilotsits,similartoaparachute.

Isitsafe?

Paragliding,isassafeassailinganddeep-seadiving.Thebigadvantageisthatit'sprobably

theslowestformofaviation,soifyoudocrash,youllhitthegroundquitegently!It'savery

relaxingsportasyouYemostlysittingdown.Yet,you'llprobablyexperiencepaininsomemuscles

youdidn'tknowyouhadwhilelearning,butmanyofthosewillbeduetothewalkupthetraining

hilltolaunch.

WheredoIlearn?

Therearelotsofschools,mainlybasedinlandbyappropriatehillsormountains,andthereare

alsoschoolsonthecoastnearspectacularcliffs.Theseareveryattractive,thoughtheprospectof

landingintheseaseemstodiscouragebeginners!Ittakessevendaystogetyourbasiclicense;then

you'refreetoflyindependentlyatsitesacrossthecountry.

WhatdoIneed?

Pilotsnormallywearwarmclothesincasetheygetveryhighup,andahelmetincasethey

stumbleonlanding.Intermsofgear,schoolssupplybasictraining,canopies,harnesses,etc.

However,youllprobablywanttobuyyourownmoresophisticatedequipment,whichyou'llbeable

tochoosemuchbetteronceyou'vetriedsomeoutonyourcourse.

Whocandoit?

There'snoupperagelimitprovidedyourinstructorjudgesyoucapable,buttheyoungestis14.

Anybodywithgoodeyesightandgoodbalanceisapotentialparagliderpilot.

21.Flyingaparagliderisagreatsport.Wehopetoseeyouintheairwithusthisseason!Which

wouldbethebestheadingforParagraph1?

A.Whatisparagliding?B.Whoinventedparagliding?

C.Howisparaglidingspecial?D.Whyisparaglidingpopular?

22.Accordingtothepassage,paraglidingis.

A.ExcitingbuttiringB.Safeandrelaxing

C.AttractivebutexpensiveD.Fastandchallenging

23.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Fitpeopleofanyagecantakeupparagliding.

B.Mostparaglidingschoolsaresituatedbythesea.

C.Pilotsneedtobuybasicequipmentontheirtrainingcourse.

D.Learnerscanflyontheirownafteratleastaweek'straining.

B

IrememberdrivingtoPalmSpringsfromSanDiegotwoThanksgivingsago.Noneofus

picturedanicyblizzard（暴风雪）onourCaliforniavacation,butonehourintothedrive,thefirst

snowflakefell.Myeyeslitup.I'dmissedsnow.Seeingitlandonapricklycactusmademytears

wellup.HowIlongedforcoldMinnesota,myhometown.

Asthealtituderose,thestonngotfierce.Itwasnrtlongbeforewehadnochoicebuttopullover.

Asourcarslidtoastop,Ilookedintothedistance.AlineofcarsaslongastheMississippiRiver

werelinedup.

Justthen,acarcamefrombehind,suddenlychangingthedirectiontoavoidhittingourcar.The

driver,anoldman,slammedonthebrakesandhiscardriftedacrossthepath.Itdidn'ttakeustoo

longtorealizehiscarwasawfullyneartheedgeofthemountainandslowlycreepingmoreand

moretowardsthesideofthecliff.

Suddenly,10peoplewhoweresittingintheircarsleaptout.Fromthecarwindow,Iwatched

aninspiringscene.Fourpeopletookthechainsthatprotectedtheirtiresofftheircarsandputthem

ontheoldman'stires.Onepersonshoveledthesnowoutfromhistiresandtriedtobreaktheicewith

hisboot.Justastheoldman'scarandallhisbelongingswereabouttobelostofftheedgeofthecliff,

peoplesteppedupandlettheirkindheartsoverridethesnowstorm.

Thoughitwasminus30degreescentigrade,myheartwasaswarmasever.Thisactof

kindnessjustremindedmehowthankfulIamforpeopleandmomentslikethese.

24.Whydidtheauthorcrywhenhesawthe

B.Hedislikedthebadweather.

snow?

D.Hewasanxi