广西专版2024-2025学年新教材高中英语Unit5WorkingtheLand过关检测A卷新人教版选择性必修第一册

第五单元过关检测(A卷)(时间:120分钟满分:150分)第一部分听力其次部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。ATheUniversityofTokyohasseveralmuseumscoveringvariousfieldssuchasmedicine,agricultureandart.Herearebriefintroductionstotheirhistoriesandexhibits.TheUniversityMuseumHavingcollectedoverthreemillionacademicmaterialsforitscollectionsincetheUniversityofTokyowasfoundedin1877,theUniversityMuseumisthelargestmuseumofitskindinJapan.FromthetimeitsreorganisationintoanindependententityinMay1996,theUniversityMuseumhasheldexhibitionsover60times.TheMuseumofHealthandMedicineTheMuseumofHealthandMedicineseekstoprovideinformationabouthealthandmedicineforthegeneralpublicandadvancededucationforstudentsstudyingmedicine.Themuseumfeaturesbothapermanentexhibitionspaceandatemporaryexhibitionspace,withthelatterfocusingontopicsrelatedtomedicalcareandthestudyofmedicine.TheAgriculturalMuseumTheAgriculturalMuseumdisplaysmaterialsfromthecollectionoftheUniversity’sGraduateSchoolofAgriculturalandLifeSciences.Notableitemsondisplayincludethedocumentsandportraitsofscientistsattachedtotheuniversity,innerorgansofJapan’sfamousdogHachiko,anddrawingsshowingGermanagricultureandthevarietiesofJapanesecows.TheFarmMuseumTheFarmMuseumopenedin2007withinarebuiltdairybarn.Thebarnwasbuiltin1934aspartofthemovingoftheUniversityofTokyo’sfarmfromKomabatoTanashi,anareainwesternTokyo.Themuseumfeaturesbothpermanentandtemporaryexhibitions.PermanentexhibitionsincludeEuropeanfarmingtoolsusedontheKomabaFarm,toolsforagriculturalexperiments,agriculturalmachinery,AmericantractorsanddrawingsshowingGermanagriculture.21.WhatcanweknowabouttheUniversityMuseum?A.Itwasfoundedin1877.B.Ithasheldover60exhibitions.C.Ithasthemostitemscollected.D.ItisthelargestmuseuminJapan.答案B解析细微环节理解题。依据TheUniversityMuseum中“FromthetimeitsreorganisationintoanindependententityinMay1996,theUniversityMuseumhasheldexhibitionsover60times.”可知,该博物馆举办过60多次展览。故选B项。22.WhichshouldyouvisitifyouareinterestedinallkindsofJapanesecows?A.TheFarmMuseum. B.TheUniversityMuseum.C.TheAgriculturalMuseum. D.TheMuseumofHealthandMedicine.答案C解析细微环节理解题。依据TheAgriculturalMuseum中“Notableitemsondisplay...andthevarietiesofJapanesecows.”可知,假如你对各种日本奶牛感爱好可以来农业博物馆。故选C项。23.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Tointroducemuseums. B.Togivetheuniversitysomeadvice.C.Tomaketheuniversityfamous. D.Toattractvisitorstomuseums.答案A解析推理推断题。依据第一段中“Herearebriefintroductionstotheirhistoriesandexhibits.”可知,本文主要目的是介绍东京高校几个博物馆以及它们的历史和展品。故选A项。BThesituationoftheworld’splantsisnotgood.Onefifthofthekindsofplantsareindangerofdisappearing,accordingtoareport.“Plantsareveryvitaltohumanbeings,”saidKathyWillis,wholedthenewreport.“Plantsprovideuswitheverything—food,fuel,medicine,andtheyareveryimportantforourclimatecontrolling.Withoutplantswewouldnotbehere.”Thegoodnewsisthatdeforestationrates(森林砍伐率)aroundtheworldhavedroppedlargelysincethe1950s.However,thisreportonthehealthofplantsaroundtheworldshowsthatthereismuchmoretobedone.Thereportpredictsthattherearenow390,900kindsofplants.Andabout21percentofthoseplantsareindangerofdisappearing.“Thegoodsideisthatwe’restilldiscoveringlotsofnewplants,about2,000eachyear,”saidDrWillis.“Thebadsideisthatwe’veseenahugechangeinlandcover,mainlycausedbyculturalactivity,withalittlebitofclimatechangeaswell.”Humanactivityhasagreateffectonthedangerofplantsdisappearing.Ashumanscutdownforeststomakeroomforagriculture,townsandcities,biodiversity(生物多样性)islost.Thiscouldnotonlyaffectourownfoodsupplydirectly,butalsoitcouldaffectthefoodchain.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vital”inparagraph2probablymean?A.Useless.B.Friendly.C.Equal. D.Important.答案D解析词义揣测题。依据后文“Plantsprovideuswitheverything—food,fuel,medicine,andtheyareveryimportantforourclimatecontrolling.Withoutplantswewouldnotbehere.”可知植物为我们供应了一切——食物、燃料、药物,它们对我们的气候限制特别重要。没有植物,我们就不会在这里。故KathyWillis说的是植物对人类特别重要。可知画线单词意思为“重要的”。故选D项。25.WhichofthefollowingdoesDrWillisagreewith?A.Newplantsaremorethaneverbefore. B.Abouthalftheplantswilldisappearsoon.C.Manynewplantsarefoundeveryyear. D.Plantsmustn’tbeusedtoproducemedicine.答案C解析推理推断题。依据第四段中的“‘Thegoodsideisthatwe’restilldiscoveringlotsofnewplants,about2,000eachyear’,saidDrWillis.”并结合选项可知Willis博士会同意每年都发觉很多新植物的说法。故选C项。26.Whatdowelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A.Wehavemadelittleprogress. B.Thereisalongwayforustogo.C.Wehaveachievedourgoal. D.Therewillbenothingwecando.答案B解析细微环节理解题。依据第三段中“However,thisreportonthehealthofplantsaroundtheworldshowsthatthereismuchmoretobedone.”可知,我们还有很长的路要走。故选B项。27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.BiodiversityBeingLost B.HumanSocialActivityC.EnvironmentalProtection D.NatureClimateChange答案A解析标题归纳题。结合文章可知,文章主要讲解并描述植物物种面临消逝,植物对人类特别重要,植物所面临的险境会导致生物多样性丢失,这种改变最终将会危害到人类自身。可知A选项“生物多样性正在丢失”符合文章标题。故选A项。CNooneknowswhoinventedthebutton.Ithasexistedasearlyas2000BC.Whenitfirststarted,itwasjustsomethingprettyyetreplaceablesewnontoyourclothes.About3,000yearslater,someonefinallyinventedthebuttonhole,andbuttonsweresuddenlyusefulandappliedtoclothesuniversally.Beforebuttons,clotheswerebigger—theyhadnofixedshapes.Peoplefeltasiftheywrappedthemselvesinthings.Becauseofthebuttonhole,thefashionmovedclosertothebodyaswediscoveredusesforthebutton.Atonetime,it’stheverywaytomakeclothesfitwellforthebody.Peoplearecompletelysecure.Thepatternofabuttonhasn’tchangedmuchsincetheMiddleAges.It’soneofthemostlastingdesignsinhistory,becauseitactuallyworkstokeepourclothesshut.Zipperseasilybreakandarehardtofix.Velcroisrackety,anditwearsoutafterawhile.However,ifabuttonbreaks,youjustexactlysewanotheron.Andyoucandoupyourbuttonswithoutdisturbingothers.Abuttonisthereforthelongrun.It’snotjustthemostimportantdesignever,butit’sthoughttobeadecisivefactorinthedevelopmentandinnovationofclothes.Presentdesignofclothesshowsitsinfluenceobviously.Ifyou’rewearingashirt,takealookatthepositionofbuttonsonit.Ifyou’reamale,thebuttonswouldlikelybeontherightside,butforafemale,thebuttonsareusuallyfoundontheleft.Oncethebuttonswereallontheright,andthetrendofbuttons-on-the-leftwassetbywealthywomenoftheVictorianera.Theirclotheswerecomplex,consistingofcorsets,petticoats,buttonsandawiderangeofbeautifulaccessories(配饰).Therefore,theyneededassistancewhilegettingdressed.Keepthisinmind,clothingmakersmadeinnovationanddesignedarticlesofclothingthatweresimpleforservantstobuttonup.Suchdesignsofclothingbecamemoreandmorepopularovertime,andeventuallybecamethestandardstillbeingfollowedtothisday.28.Whatcanbelearntaboutearlybuttonsinthefirstparagraph?A.Theyappearedabitlaterthanbuttonholes.B.Theyservedasanessentialpartoftheclothes.C.Theirpopularitywasdrivenbybuttonholesgreatly.D.Theywereinventedbysomeoneunknownaccidently.答案C解析细微环节理解题。由第一段的“someonefinallyinventedthebuttonhole,andbuttonsweresuddenlyusefulandappliedtoclothesuniversally”可知,由于扣眼的出现,纽扣变得有实际作用并起先被普遍地用在服装上。29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rackety”inparagraph3mean?A.Decorative. B.Practical. C.Expensive. D.Noisy.答案D解析词义揣测题。依据画线词前后的“Zipperseasilybreakandarehardtofix.”和“However,ifabuttonbreaks,youjustexactlysewanotheron.”可知,此处是在对比纽扣与其他同作用的东西来说明它成为历史上最久远的设计之一的缘由;由下文的“Andyoucandoupyourbuttonswithoutdisturbingothers.”可知,纽扣与Velcro(尼龙搭扣)相比,扣纽扣不会打搅到他人,由此说明扣尼龙搭扣会发出噪声,故D项“Noisy”可说明画线词。30.Whydidthedesignofbuttonsonwomen’sclotheschangeintheVictorianera?A.Toinnovateolddesignsofclothes. B.Tomakeiteasiertobuttonup.C.Tobeautifytheclothesofwomen. D.Tokeepthestandardwidelyfollowed.答案B解析细微环节理解题。由最终一段的“Theirclotheswerecomplex,consistingofcorsets,petticoats,buttonsandawiderangeofbeautifulaccessories.Therefore,theyneededassistancewhilegettingdressed.Keepthisinmind,clothingmakersmadeinnovationanddesignedarticlesofclothingthatweresimpleforservantstobuttonup.”可知,在维多利亚时代,女士服装上的扣子被设计在左侧是为了便利别人帮她们扣扣子。31.Whichcanbethetitleofthetext?A.Howbuttonschangedfashion B.WhattherealroleofbuttonsisC.Whybuttonswereinvented D.Whenbuttonscameintosight答案A解析标题归纳题。结合全文内容可知,文章主要讲了纽扣的普遍运用影响了服装的发展和改变。故A项适合用作本文标题。DHowdoesanecosystem(生态系统)work?Whatmakesthepopulationsofdifferentspeciesthewaytheyare?Whyaretheresomanyfliesandsofewwolves?Tofindananswer,scientistshavebuiltmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs,notingwhoeatswhomandhowmucheachoneeats.Withsuchmodels,scientistshavefoundoutsomekeyprinciplesoperatinginfoodwebs.Mostfoodwebs,forinstance,consistofmanyweaklinksratherthanafewstrongones.Whenapredator(掠食动物)alwayseatshugenumbersofsingleprey(猎物),thetwospeciesarestronglylinked;whenapredatorlivesonvariousspecies,theyareweaklylinked.Foodwebsmaybedominatedbymanyweaklinksbecausethatarrangementismorestableoverthelongterm.Ifapredatorcaneatseveralspecies,itcansurvivetheextinction(灭亡)ofoneofthem.Andifapredatorcanmoveontoanotherspeciesthatiseasiertofindwhenapreyspeciesbecomesrare,theswitchallowstheoriginalpreytorecover.Theweaklinksmaythuskeepspeciesfromdrivingoneanothertoextinction.Mathematicalmodelshavealsorevealedthatfoodwebsmaybeunstable,wheresmallchangesoftoppredatorscanleadtobigeffectsthroughoutentireecosystems.Inthe1960s,scientistsproposedthatpredatorsatthetopofafoodwebhadasurprisingamountofcontroloverthesizeofpopulationsofotherspecies—includingspeciestheydidnotdirectlyattack.Andunplannedhumanactivitieshaveprovedtheideaoftop-downcontrolbytoppredatorstobetrue.Intheocean,wefishedfortoppredatorssuchascodonanindustrialscale,whileonland,wekilledofflargepredatorssuchaswolves.Theseactionshavegreatlyaffectedtheecologicalbalance.Scientistshavebuiltanearly-warningsystembasedonmathematicalmodels.Ideally,thesystemwouldtelluswhentoadapthumanactivitiesthatarepushinganecosystemtowardabreakdownorwouldevenallowustopullanecosystembackfromtheborderline.Preventioniskey,scientistssay,becauseonceecosystemspasstheirtippingpoint(临界点),itisremarkablydifficultforthemtoreturn.32.Whathavescientistsdiscoveredwiththehelpofmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs?A.Thelivinghabitsofspeciesinfoodwebs.B.Therulesgoverningfoodwebsoftheecosystems.C.Theapproachestostudyingthespeciesintheecosystems.D.Thedifferencesbetweenweakandstronglinksinfoodwebs.答案B解析细微环节理解题。依据文章其次段第一句中的“odwebs.”得知科学家们发觉了食物网运行的关键法则。故选B项。33.Astronglinkisfoundbetweentwospecieswhenapredator.

A.hasawidefoodchoice B.caneasilyfindnewpreyC.stickstoonepreyspecies D.canquicklymovetoanotherplace答案C解析细微环节理解题。依据其次段第三句中的“Whenapredator...arestronglylinked”得出结论只吃一种猎物是“stronglink”。34.Whatwillhappenifthepopulationsoftoppredatorsinafoodwebgreatlydecline?A.Thepreyspeciestheydirectlyattackwilldieout.B.Thespeciestheyindirectlyattackwillturnintotoppredators.C.Thelivingenvironmentofotherspecieswillremainunchanged.D.Thepopulationsofotherspecieswillexperienceunexpectedchanges.答案D解析推理推断题。依据第三段第一句“Mathematicalmodels...entireecosystems.”可知“食物链顶端掠食动物的改变可能会给整个生态系统带来大的影响”。故选D项。35.WhatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheexamplesinParagraph4?A.Uncontrolledhumanactivitiesgreatlyupsetecosystems.B.Rapideconomicdevelopmentthreatensanimalhabitats.C.Speciesofcommercialvaluedominateotherspecies.D.Industrialactivitieshelpkeepfoodwebsstable.答案A解析推理推断题。依据文章第四段的例子以及本段的最终一句话可知“人类的这些行为极大地影响了生态的平衡”。故选A项。其次节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Cleaneatingdoesnothaveanofficialdefinition(定义),butitbasicallymeansthatyouavoidprocessed(加工过的)andpackagedfoodsinfavouroffoodsthatareintheirnaturalstate.36Thenhowtostartcleaneating?

Focusonfruitsandvegetables.Thebasisofacleaneatingplanshouldbewhole,unprocessedfruitsandvegetables.37Include1or2servingsofvegetablesorfruitswitheverymeal.Ifyoudon’tliketowashandcutproduceyourself,youcanbuypre-washedandcutfreshproduce.

Add2to3servingsofwholegrainseachday.Wholegrainsshouldmakeupthemajorityofyourfoodsincetheycontainmorefiberandnutrients(养分)thanwhitegrains.Lessenwhitebread,pasta,flourandrice.38

39Proteinhelpstokeepyoufeelingfullforlongerthancarbs(碳水化合物)orfats,somakesuretoget2to3servingsofproteinperday.Allormostofthemealsyoueatshouldhave1servingofleanprotein.

Drinkwaterasyourmainsourceofliquid.40Makesurethatyouaredrinkingatleasteight8glassesofwaterdaily.Drinkwaterwithyourmealsandbetweenthemtokeepyourselfhydrated(含水的).Trycarryingawaterbottlewhereveryougoandrefillitasneededthroughouttheday!

A.Waterisessentialtoacleaneatingplan.B.Addaservingofleanproteintoeachmeal.C.Replacethesefoodswithwholegrainschoices.D.Trytobuyfreshfruitsandvegetableswheneverpossible.E.Itisimportanttoreadlabels(标签)whenyoueatout.F.Itisapopularwaytomakesurethatyouarehavinghealthierfoods.G.Fathelpswithsatisfaction,buttoomuchfatwillincreaseyouroverallcalorieintake.答案36~40FDCBA第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Myadviserinterviewedmeoverthephone.He41myundergraduaterecordandthoughtIhadagraduatedegree.Therefore,Iwas42tothePh.D.programme.Hewelcomedmeintohislabevenafterknowingthe43.

Ibegantogetintoarunningstart.I44myselfintoreadingeverypaperfoundandtestingscientificquestions.Butfouryearslater,IfeltlostbecauseI45passedmyqualifyingexam.Thenafriendaskedmetovolunteerasabarmanatagala(盛会).Iwas46atfirst,havingneverworkedbehindabar,47Isaidyesintheend.Ispentanevening48cuttingfruitanddoingotherunskilledtasks.Iwastiredbutalsofeltunbelievable—surprisinghowmuch49Ihad.

Later,IrealisedthereasonwhyIenjoyedthisexperiencesomuchwasthatthe50ofthisjobwereexactlywhatIwas51frommyPh.D.programme.Itwasonlyphysicallytiring,forthetasksIdidwere52.Atthatpoint,Ihadnothadapausein53ashardasIcouldforfouryears,andIwascompletely54ofthetoll(损害)itwastakingonmyspirit.Sincethen,I’vetriedtogivemymindmore55.

41.A.disbelieved B.rejectedC.misread D.mixed答案C解析依据空后的“myundergraduaterecordandthoughtIhadagraduatedegree”可知,他误读(misread)了作者的本科记录,以为作者有硕士学位。42.A.introduced B.admittedC.accompanied Dpensated答案B解析依据下文中的“Hewelcomedmeintohislab”可知,作者被准许加入(admitted)博士课程了。43.A.criterion B.gapC.weakness D.error答案D解析依据上文可知,他误读了作者的本科记录,且把作者加进了博士课程,故此处表示即使发觉了错误(error),他还是欢迎作者到他的试验室。44.A.argued B.trickedC.threw D.frightened答案C解析作者投身于阅读自己能找到的每一篇论文。45.A.merely B.surprisinglyC.easily D.barely答案D解析依据空前的“Butfouryearslater,Ifeltlostbecause”可知,此处表示虽然作者那么努力,但是他的资格考试牵强(barely)才及格。46.A.optimistic B.thrilledC.confused D.hesitant答案D解析依据下文中的“havingneverworkedbehindabar”可知,作者从来没有在吧台工作过。由此可知,此处表示作者一起先是迟疑的(hesitant)。47.A.but B.soC.and D.or答案A解析作者一起先是迟疑的,而下文提到作者最终答应了,由此可知,空处前后构成转折关系,故用but。48.A.goingabout B.lookingthroughC.burstingin D.carryingon答案A解析依据空后提到的工作内容和下文的“tired”可知,此处表示作者一整个晚上都在忙着切水果和做其他不须要特别技能的活儿。49.A.joy B.experienceC.skill Dfort答案A解析依据下文的“whyIenjoyed...somuch”可知,作者感到难以置信——惊羡于自己从中感到的乐趣。50.A.designs B.chancesC.varieties D.demands答案D解析作者意识到这是因为这份工作的要求(demands)正是他在博士课程中所错过(missing)的。51.A.missing B.sufferingC.learning D.avoiding答案A解析参见上题解析。52.A.boring B.meaningfulC.simple D.vague答案C解析依据上文中的“cuttingfruitanddoingotherunskilledtasks”可知,此处表示作者做的工作很简洁(simple)。53.A.hitting B.thinkingC.winning Dplaining答案B解析四年来,作者始终在努力思索(thinking)。54.A.nervous B.ashamedC.proud D.unaware答案D解析作者完全没有意识到它带给自己精神上的损害。55.A.practices B.motivationsC.breaks D.reasons答案C解析依据作者的这次经验和“Ihadnothadapause”可知,此处表示,从那以后,作者试着让他的大脑有更多的休息(breaks)。其次节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Newresearchsaysnutscouldbea56.(value),tastyandnutritiousslimmingaid.ResearchersfromHarvardUniversityrecommendedthatpeoplereplaceadailyunhealthysnackwithasmallhandfulofnuts57.(slow)downweightgain.Thisis58.(especial)helpfulforpeopleastheygetolder.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhoatejust14gofnutseverydaygainedlessweight59.thosewhoateanothersnack.Thepeoplewhoatethenutswerelesslikelytobecomeobese(肥胖的).However,thebenefitstoourweightcouldbequitesmall.60.(eat)nutsinsteadofchocolateandcakescouldhelppreventaweightgainofjust0.4kgto0.7kgoverfouryears.

Theresearchersconductedalong-termstudyinwhichtheylookedat61.lifestyleofnearly190,000peopleforovertwo62.(decade).Theparticipantsintheresearch63.(divide)intothreegroups.Theyincludedmorethan51,000malehealthprofessionalsaged40to75,121,700nursesaged35to55and16,686nursesaged24to44.Researchersaskedtheparticipantsquestionseveryfouryearsabout64.(they)weight,howoftentheyatenuts,andhowoftentheyexercised.Aresearchersaidreplacinglesshealthyfoodswithnutsmighthelpreducetheweightgain65.iscommonasweage,andmightlowerthechancesofbecomingobese.

答案56.valuable57.toslow58.especially59.than60.Eating61.the62.decades63.weredivided64.their65.that/which第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华,你市青少年活动中心拟开展乒乓球夏令营活动。请你依据以下要点给即将来华的美国笔友Chris写一封电子邮件,介绍夏令营活动,并邀请她参与。内容包括:1.提出邀请;2.夏令营时间;3.活动内容和要求。留意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细微环节,以使行文连贯。参考范文DearChris,TheTableTennisSummerCampiskickingoffintheCity’sTeenagerActivityCentrewhichisintendedfortheteenagers.I’mwritingtoinviteyoutotakepart.Asscheduled,thecampisduetostartfromJuly20andlastsonemonth.Anyonewhoisstrongandhealthycanbeadmitted.Tabletennisloverswhopossessteamworkspiritarepreferred.Here’ssomethingyoushouldpayattentionto.It’sgoodmannerstofollowyourcoach.Also,remembertobepunctualfordailytrainingandmostimportantly,keepsafetyinmind.I’dappreciateitifyoucouldcomeandjoinme.Yours,LiHua其次节(满分25分)阅读下面材料,依据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词数应为150左右。ItwasNewYear’sEve.Iwas15andfeelingsadbecausetherewasnotenoughmoneytobuythedressIwanted.Wedidthechores(家庭杂务)earlythatnight,soIfiguredDadwantedextratimeforustospendtogether.Instead,hedressedhimselfagainandwentoutside.“Comeon,Elizabeth,”hesaid.“Dressyourselfwarmly.It’scold.”Outside,Ibecameevenmoreupset.Notonlywasn’tIgettingthedress;nowDadwasdraggingmeoutinthecold.Whateverweweregoingtodowasn’tgoingtobeaquickjob.IunwillinglyclimbedupbesideDad,thecoldalreadybitingme.Wepulledinfrontofthewoodshed(柴棚),andstartedloadingwood.Finally,Iasked,“Dad,whatareyoudoing?”“HaveyoubeenbyMrsClark’slately?”heasked.MrsClarklivedabouttwomilesdowntheroadfromus.Herhusbandhadpassedawaytheyearbefore,leavingherandthreechildrentoraiseonherown.“Yeah,”Isaid.“Why?”“Irodebyjusttoday,”Dadsaid.“LittleJakewasoutdiggingaroundinthewoodpile,tryingtofindafewpiecesofwood.They’reoutofwood,Elizabeth.”Thatwasallhesaid.Dadthenwenttothesmokehouseandtookdownasideofbacon,tellingmetogoandloadit.Hereturnedcarryingalargebagofflouroverhisrightshoulderandasmallerbagofsomethinginhislefthand.“What’sinthelittlebag?”Iasked.“Shoes.They’reoutofshoes.Igotthechildrenalittlecandytoo.Itjustwouldn’tbeNewYearwit