2025届河北省乐亭二中英语高三上期末达标检测试题含解析

2025届河北省乐亭二中英语高三上期末达标检测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup2．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．applyC．complain D．suggest3．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a,/C．/,a D．the,/4．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where5．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang6．—Wouldyoumindmycomingoverandhavingalookatyourrehearse(排练)?Mylittleson’scuriousabouttheperformance.—_______.Justcomeround.A．Yes,Ido B．Nevermind C．Notatall D．Yes,please7．Whetherthebuildingsinthisareashouldbepulleddownhasremained____；peoplearestilllookingforotherpossiblesolutions.A．unchallenged B．relevantC．controversial D．contradictory8．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder9．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering10．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto11．Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,we______apicnicyesterday.A．musthavehad B．wouldhaveC．couldhavehad D．willhave12．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup13．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need14．Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports15．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it16．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on17．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof18．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that19．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where20．Sometimeswehavetofaceembarrassingmoments________wecanonlykeepsilent.A．who B．whichC．when D．why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）ESciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere’salwaysatemptation(诱惑)todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathassciencerevealedabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersaren’t?Toanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines（学科）.Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebooktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox(非常规的),andperhapsunfortunate,way.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthereader’sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.Onthewhole,Brooks’storyisacceptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks’attempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.1、Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto__________.A．illustratewheresciencecanbeappliedB．demonstratethevalueofBrooks’newbookC．remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscienceD．explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks2、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?A．Itsstrongbasis.B．Itsconvincingpoints.C．Itsclearwriting.D．Itsmemorablecharacters.3、Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?A．Contradictory.B．Supportive.C．Cautious.D．Critical.4、Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?A．Problemswiththebook.B．Brooks’slifeexperience.C．Deathofthecharacters.D．Brooks’stranslationskills.22．（8分）FrankLloydWrightisoftencalledthefatherofAmericanmodernarchitecture．HedesignedbuildingsandhomesacrosstheUnitedStatesformorethan70years．Hecreatedmostofhisworksfrom1900throughthe1950s，buthisopen-livingspacesandimaginativedesignsstillappearverymoderntoday．Lastweek，theUnitedStatesnominated(提名)10ofhisbuildingsfortheUNEducational，Scientific，andCulturalOrganization—orUNESCO—theWorldHeritageList．TheWorldHeritageListrecognizesthemost，importantculturalandnaturalsitesworldwide．The10buildings，titled．“KeyWorksofModernArchitecturebyFrankLloydWright，”werebuiltbetween1906and1969．Theyincludeseveralofhispersonalhomesandstudios，churches，governmentbuildings，privateresidences，andoneveryfamousmuseum—NewYorkCity’sGuggenheimMuseum．TheSolomonR．GuggenheimMuseumisoneofthemostvisitedsitesinNewYorkCity．Aboutonemillionpeoplevisititeveryyear．FrankLloydWrightworkedonitfrom1943to1959．Itwasdesignedtocreateanewtypeofspacefornewtypesofart．ThemuseumremainsaninternationalsymbolofmodernarchitecturethatrepresentsWright’suniquedesign．ManyofMr．Wright’smodernbuildingsandhomesintheU．S．MidwesthavealsobecomesymbolsofmodernAmericanarchitecture．RichardLongstrethisthepresidentoftheFrankLloydWrightBuildingConservancy．HecallsMr．Wrisht“thefatherofmodernarchitecture，fundamentallyredefiningthenatureofformandspaceduringtheearly20thcenturythatwouldhaveenduringimpactsofmodernarchitectureworldwide．”TheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommitteewillannounceitsdecisioninmid-2016．IfFrankLloydWright’s10buildingswerechosenforthelist，theywouldbethefirstWorldHeritagelistingsformodemU．S．architecture．TheWorldHeritageListalreadyincludes22otherAmericansites，includingtheGrandCanyon，YellowstoneNationalParkandtheStatueofLiberty．1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____．A．Mr．Wright’sdesignsareoutofstyletodayB．Mr．Wright’sdesignshavebeenwidelyrecognizedC．Mr．Wright’sdesignsonmodernbuildingsandhomesareafailureD．Mr．Wrightistheowneroftenbuildings2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGuggenheimMuseumistrue?A．ItisamasterpieceshowingMr.Wright’suniquedesign.B．Itisagoodexampleoftraditionaldesign．C．ItisthemostfamoussiteinNewYorkCity.D．ItisthesymbolofNewYorkCity．3、Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A．News B．ScienceC．Biography D．Economy4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．FrankLloydWright—theFatherofAmericanModernArchitectureB．TheWorldHeritageList—CulturalCollectionWorldwideC．GuggenheimMuseum—InternationalSymbolofmodernArchitectureD．FrankLloydWright’Buildings—OnthewaytoWorldHeritageList23．（8分）DerekRabeloisnottheonlysurfertoconquerHawaii'sfamousPipelinebig-wavebreak，butwhileallothersusetheirsighttodoit，thisyoungprofessionalsurfermustrelyonlyonhisothersenses．That'sbecauseheiscompletelyblind．WhenDerekwasbornabout24yearsago，hegothisnamefromDerekHo，thefirstHawaiiansurfingworldchampion．Asurfingenthusiasthimself，EmesloRabelodreamedthathissonwouldsharethetalentofhisuncle，aprofessionalsurfer．Unfortunately，Derekwasborncompletelyblind，butthisdidn'tstophisfamilyfrombelievingthathecoulddoanythinghewanted，evenifthatmeantbecomingasurfer．Atage2，DerekreceivedabodyboardandthebeachesofGuarapari，Brazil，becamehisbackyard．Hewasalwayscomfortableinthewaterandsurfingwasinhisblood，buthedidn'tactuallytryridingawaveuntilheturned17，whenhisfatherboughthimasurfboard．Hisfathertaughthimthebasicsandencouragedhimtokeeppractising，butaftersuccessfullystandinguponthesurfboard，DerekknewheneededtobecomemuchbetterifhewasgoingtoachieveEmeslo'sdreamandbecomeaprofessionalsurfer．SohejoinedthePraiadoMoroosurfschool，wherehestudiedundercoachFabioMaru．Standinguponasurfboardandconqueringsmallwavesisonething，whilegatheringthecouragetotakeonHawaii'sboard-breakingPipelineisanother．ButthatwasexactlywhatDerekRabelosetouttodojustmonthsafterlearninghowtosurf．Everyonetoldhimitwastoodangerous，buthefelthecoulddoit．Andhedid，earningthepraiseoffamousprofessionalsurferslikeKellySlaterandMickFanning．Now24，RabelohasbeensurfingthePipelineeverywintersince．1、WhatmakesDereckRabelospecialasaprofessionalsurfer？______A．Heisdisabled．B．Heistalented．C．Heisfortunate．D．Heishard-working．2、WhoisDerekHo？______A．DerekRabelo'suncle．B．DerekRabelo'sfather．C．Asurfschoolcoach．D．Aprofessionalsurftrainer．3、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellusaboutDerekRabelo？______A．Hisdifficultiesinsurfing．B．Hisachievementsinsurfing．C．Hisdreamtobeaprofessionalsurfer．D．Hisearlylifetobeaprofessionalsurfer．4、WhatwordscanbestdescribeDerekaccordingtothelastparagraph？______A．Skillfulandproud．B．Braveandconfident．C．Considerateandreliable．D．Carefulandstrong-willed．24．（8分）Atsomepointinlife，manypeoplesufferamentalproblem．Whilemostpeoplegetoverit，forothersitdoesn'tgoawayeasily．TheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）saysthatabout20percentofchildrenandteenagersacrosstheglobesufferfrommentalillness．It'sthoughtthatthenumberofchildrenandteenagerswithmentalillnessaroundtheworldwillincreasebyhalfby2020．Itwillbecomeoneofthemaincausesofdisease，disabilitiesandevendeath．Thereasonformentalproblemsamongyoungpeoplemaybetheincreasingpressureinlife．Studyandrelationshipshavealwayscausedhugestressesforschoolchildren．Forinstance，theyexperienceschoolbullying（欺凌）andacademicpressure．InChina，thepictureisn'tbright，either．About30millionChinesechildrenandteenagersundertheageof17，or10percentofchildrenandteenagersinChina，haveamentalhealthchallenge，reportedChinaDaily．Also，accordingtoChinaDaily，Chinesepeopledon'tseekhelpwiththeirmentalproblems．Theyfearthatotherswillthinklessofthemiftheyadmitthattheyareintrouble．ManyChinesepeopleareashamedoftheirmentalproblemsandmentalillnessistaboo（禁忌）inanyChinesefamilies．IntheUK，overthree-quartersofyoungpeoplebelievetheirmentalhealthproblemshaveasocialshameandaquarterofyoungUKpeoplewouldn'taskforhelpiftheydevelopedamentalproblem．Youngpeoplewhodon'tseekhelpfortheirconditionmaybecreatingproblemsforthemselvesinthefuture．Ifyoufeelsomethingiswrongwithinyou-seekhelp．Feelingdown？Herearethreethingstotryifyoufeellow．●Gotoapsychologyteacher．Theteacherwilllistentoyouandofferhelp-forfree!●Call800-800-1100．It'sthenumberofahotlinerunbytheMentalHealthResearchandPreventionCenter．Thelineisopen24hoursaday．●Tellyourparentsandvisitthehospitalifthesituationgetsoutofcontrol．1、AccordingtotheWHO，about______ofchildrenandteenagersworldwideexperiencementalillness．A．10percentB．onefifthC．30percentD．threequarters2、Chinesepeopledon'taskforhelpwiththeirmentalhealthprobablybecause______．A．theythinklessoftheirmentalproblemsB．theyfearthattheymaygetintotroubleC．theyareashamedtoadmithavingmentalproblemsD．theyareunwillingtoavoidtheirmentalillness3、SchoolchildrenwithmentalhealthshouldtrythefollowingthreethingsEXCEPT______．A．consultingtheirteacherB．callingahotlineforadviceC．communicatingwiththeirparentsD．hidingtheirmentalillnessfromothers4、Whatisthepurposeinwritingthisarticle？______A．Toanalyzethemajorcausesofyoungpeople'smentalillness．B．Todescribethecurrentsituationofyoungpeople'smentalhealth．C．Toencourageyoungpeopletodealwiththeirmentalproblemsproperly．D．TointroducementalproblemstoChineseyoungpeople．25．（10分）ThedadofthetwoyoungestsurvivorsofUSAirwaysFlight1549’sincrediblelandingintheHudsonRiversaidthenear-deathexperience“broughtoutthebestinhumanity.”IthasbeenadecadesinceUSAirwaysFlight1549landedintheHudsonRiver.Sosa,now58,toldThePostinanemailMonday.“Asstrangeastheexperiencewas,itbroughtoutthebestinhumanityaswitnessedbytheselflesseffortsofsomanymenandwomenwhocametoouraidwithoutthinkingtwiceabouttheirsafety.Iamgratefultoallofthem.”SosaandhiswifeTessweretravelingtoCharlotte,NorthCarolina,thatdaywith9-month-oldDamianand4-year-oldSofia.ThecoupleweresittingseveralrowsapartwhentheAirbusA320suddenlystruckaflockofCanadageesemomentsaftertakingofffromLaGuardiaAirport.Sosacouldsmelljetfuelburningandimmediatelyknewtheywereindanger.“TherewasanexplosionintheleftenginewhichIcouldseefrommyseat,”herecalled.“ThenextthingIknewtheplanewentdeadsilentwhenbothenginesbrokedown.IgotaquickglanceatTessseatedaheadofmewhenwebothrealizedwewereintrouble.”Thenextthreeminuteswereharrowing(折磨).ThepowerlessplaneplungedoverTheBronxandpointedtowardtheHudson,whereitwouldeventuallyditch(在水上迫降),thankstoasplit-seconddecisionbyCapt.Sullenberger.All155peopleonboardcouldsurvive.WorkshelpedwiththerescuemissionaftertheUSAirwaysplanecrashedintotheHudsonRiverintheafternoononJanuary15inNewYorkCity.Thedadthisyear2019whowelcomedanewchild,Phoebe,withTessintheyearsaftertheincident—said“Todate,itremainsanunforgettablememory,akeypointinourlivesfromwhichweperceive(感知)theworldandprocessourday-to-dayexperiences,”saidSosa.“Whenyousurviveanear-missexperience,Ithinkitmakesonemoretolerant.Itmakesyouappreciateeverydayasagift.”1、WhendidtheUSAirwaysplanecrashedintotheHudsonRiver?A．2007 B．2009C．2011 D．20192、Theunderlinedsentencemostprobablymeans_____.A．makingefforts B．expressinggratitudeC．displayingvirtues D．showinganger3、WhatcanbelearnedaboutSosaandTess?A．Thedisastermadethemcherisheveryday.B．TheyweretravelingtoCharlotte,SouthCarolinathatday.C．Theyrealizedtheywereindangerwhentheleftenginefailed.D．TheyweresittingtogetherwhentheplanestruckaflockofCanadageese.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．LandingintheHudson B．UnforgettableflightC．Horrifyingflight D．MiracleontheHudson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）Eachofusfailsfromtimetotime.Ifwearewise,weacceptthesefailuresasa1partofthelearningprocess.Butalltoooftenasparentsandteacherswe2thissamerighttoourchildren.WhenIseeachild3fromthiskindofpressure,IthinkofDonnie.Donniewasmyyoungestthird-grader.His4offailurekepthimfromclassroomgamesthatotherchildrenenjoyed.He5answeredquestions—hewasafraidhemightbewrong.Itriedmybesttobuildhis6.Butnothingchangeduntilmidterm,whenMaryAnne,astudentteacher,wasassignedtoourclassroom.Shewasyoungandpretty,andshelovedchildren.Mypupils,Donnieincluded,all7herverymuch.Onemorning,wewereworkingonmathproblemsatthechalkboard.Donniehad8theproblemswithpains-takingtidiness.Pleasedwithhisprogress,I9thechildrenwithMaryAnneandwentforartmaterials.WhenIreturned,Donniewasin10.He’dmissedthethirdproblem.Mystudentteacherlookedatmeindespair.Suddenlyherface11.Fromthedeskweshared,shegotacontainerfilledwithpencils.“Look,Donnie,”shesaid,kneelingbesidehimandgently12thetear-stained(弄脏的)facefromhisarms.“I’vegotsomethingto13you.”Sheremovedthepencils,oneatatime,andplacedthemonhisdesk.“Seethese14,Donnie,”shecontinued.“TheybelongtoMrs.Lindstromandme.Seehowtheerasersare15?That’sbecausewemakemistakestoo.Butweerasethemistakesandtryagain.That’swhatyou16learntodo,too.”Shekissedhimandstoodup.“Here,”shesaid,“I’llleaveoneofthesepencilson17desksoyou’llrememberthateverybodymakesmistakes,18teachers.”Donnielookedupwithloveinhiseyesandasmile.The19becameDonnie’sprizedpossession.That,togetherwithMaryAnne’sfrequentencouragement,gradually20himthatit’sallrighttomakemistakes—aslongasyouerasethemandtryagain.1、A．small B．basic C．necessary D．large2、A．give B．disallow C．offer D．permit3、A．come B．take C．fall D．suffer4、A．fear B．lesson C．chance D．sense5、A．always B．often C．never D．seldom6、A．self-protection B．self-improvement C．self-confidence D．self-learning7、A．respected B．disliked C．avoided D．minded8、A．workedout B．writtendown C．goneover D．learned9、A．left B．offered C．missed D．parted10、A．surprise B．astonishment C．anger D．tears11、A．darkened B．brightened C．pulled D．loosened12、A．lifting B．picking C．holding D．pushing13、A．help B．show C．reward D．promise14、A．pencils B．mistakes C．marks D．containers15、A．used B．built C．worn D．damaged16、A．may B．must C．ought D．can17、A．my B．someone’s C．theteacher’s D．your18、A．still B．also C．even D．not19、A．pencil B．words C．mistake D．desk20、A．warned B．informed C．persuaded D．reminded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）Worriedaboutthe1．(prepare)forherfeast,Lalaquicklyturnedforhomewithhercollectionofnuts,melons,andotherfruit.Shehadalmostreachedherdestination2．adelicioussmellarrestedherprogressandshestopped.Thesmellofcookingmeatfilledtheairsurroundingher,andhersensesbecamedizzywithhunger.Abruptlyshesatdown,only3．(scoop)upbyhersisterLuna.Lalasmiledwithrelief.JustthenDahu,herhusband,cameupbehindher.Hehadalargesquareface,with4．(strong)pronouncedeyebrowsandcheekbones.Overhisshoulderhecarriedseveralfishandsomepiecesofwoodunderhisarm.LalasmiledandhandedsomestonescrapersovertoDahu,5．smiledandwentoutsidethecavetobeginhistask.Firsthelookedcarefullyatthescrapersandthenwentto6．cornerofthecaveandpulledoutsomemoretools.He7．(choose)onelargestoneandbegantouseitlikeahammerstrikingtheedgeofthescraperthatneeded8．(sharpen).NowandthenDahuwouldstop,lookatitandtryit9．hishandbeforecontinuinghistask.Hestoppedwhenhefeltthescrapersweresharpenoughtocutupthemeatandscrapethefish.Ashepassed10．toLala,thefirstoftheguestsfromtheneighbouringcavesbegantoarrivefordinner.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。IfeltdelightedtobeinformedthenewsthatIwouldbeourStudentUnion’snextministerofhealth、Therefore,whenIcalmeddown,Ibegantorealizewhatchallengingthejobwouldbe、IcanstillrememberthefirsttimeIholdameetingwithallthemembers,thatwasarealchallengeforme、Withsomanyeyesfixingonme,Istruggledtospeakasmyfaceandearsturnedcompletered、Ihadneverfeltsonervousago、AlthoughIwentthroughaseriesofdifficulty,Igainedalotaswell—aplentyofnewfriends,theabilitytocommunicateandanimprovementinmyorganizationalskills、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校将为外国学生办一场中国文化夏令营，请给你的英国朋友Tom发一封邮件，邀请他来参加这次活动，内容包括：1.时间和地点；2.夏令营内容（餐桌礼仪、身势语文化、参访等）；3.报名方式和截止日期。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。汉语夏令营(SummerCampofChineseCulture)身势语bodylanguageDearTom,Herecomesapieceofgoodnews.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、B4、C5、A6、C7、C8、B9、D10、A11、C12、C13、C14、B15、B16、D17、C18、C19、D20、C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、1、D2、C3、D4、A22、ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan(垃圾桶)that