河南省信阳市2024-2025学年高一年级上册期末英语试卷（含答案无听力原文及音频）

2024-2025学年普通高中高一（上）期末教学质量检测

英语试题

本试卷共8页，四个大题，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,

并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一

小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whoistheoldest?

A.Theman'smother.B.Thewoman'smother.C.Thewoman'sfather.

2.Whydoesthemangotothelibrary?

A.Toreturnabook.B.Tostudyforanexam.C.Toborrowacollectionofpoems.

3.Whatistheman?

A.Ateacher.B.Awriter.C.Astudent.

4.WhatcolorshirtdoesMaryprefer?

A.White.B.Yellow.C.Blue.

5.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeel?

A.Excited.B.Moved.C.Sad.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项

中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,

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每小题5秒钟;听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhatdoesthemaninviteLisatodo?

A.Goclimbingwithhim.B.Attendabirthdayparty.C.Tryahot-airballoon.

7.WhenwillLisaarrivethere?

A.Atabout4:00p.m.B.Atabout3:00p.m.C.Atabout2:00p.m.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whydoesthemancometothecity?

A.Tovisitafriend.B.Totravel.C.Totakeabusinesstrip.

9.Whatdrinkdoesthemanlikebest?

A.Greentea.B.Coffee.C.Orangejuice.

10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Waitressandcustomer.B.Friends.C.Colleagues.

请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whichtrainwillthemantake?

A.The10:50one.B.The11:20one.C.The11:50one.

12.Whatkindofticketdidthemanbookatfirst?

A.Afirst-classticket.B.Asecond-classticket.C.Abusinessticket.

13.Howwillthemanprobablypay?

A.Incash.B.Bycheck.C.Bycreditcard.

请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.WhatdidTanyausetodo?

A.Runintheevening.B.Swiminthepool.C.Rideabike.

15.WhatisSteven'shobby?

A.Takingphotos.B.Playingfootball.C.Cycling.

16.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Takeawalk.B.Goshopping.C.Watchagame.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatistheweatherliketoday?

A.Snowy.B.Windy.C.Rainy.

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18.Whatarethelistenersadvisedtodo?

A.Stayathome.B.Avoiddrivingtotown.C.Gotothecountryside.

19.Whowouldbepleasedwiththeweatheraccordingtothespeaker?

A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Kids.

20.Whenisthenextnews?

A.At6:00a.m.B.At8:00a.m.C.At9:00a.m.

第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Gointothesecharmingtaleswithyourlovedonestofindyourinnerdelight.

Oh,thePlacesYou'llGo!

Thereisacharacterwhosetsoutonanamazingjourney.Thischaractersailedthroughmanyadventures,

conqueringalltheamazinghighsandterriblelows.Itkeptmovingforwardtomeetitsthirstforexploring.This

storyteachesusgreatachievementsonlycometothosewiththecouragetoexplore.

TheLittleEngineThatCould

Inaworldofengines,therelivedatinyblueengine.Oneday,theengineswereaskedtodoanimportanttask:

Todelivertoystochildrenlivingontheothersideofthemountain.Thelittleengineacceptedthetaskwitha

positivemindsetthoughbeinglaughedat.Hiddeninthisstoryisalessonofbelievinginyourselfwhichcanturn"I

thinkIcan^^into“IknewIcould.^^

TheRainbowFish

IntheoceanlivedaRainbowFishwithshinyscalebutnofriends.Oneday,awiseoctopus（章鱼）toldhim,

“wetrulyfeelsatisfiedwhenweshareourblessingswiththelessfortunate.^^Fromthatdayon,theRainbowFish

startedsharingitsscalewithotherfish.Itfinallydiscoveredthejoyofatruefriendship.Thisstoryteachesus

beautyisonlyfoundinyourabilitytosharewhatyouhave!

TheGivingTree

Onceuponatimetherelivedageneroustreethatdeeplylovedalittleboy.Itusedtoprovideshadeforthe

boytoplayandrest,applestoeat,andstrongbranchestotakeswingson.Thetreegaveeverythingithadtotheboy

itloved,butitwassatisfied.Thestoryteachesusimportantvaluesoflifelikeselflessness.

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1.Whichofthefollowingstoriesstressestheimportanceofself^belief?

A.Oh,thePlacesYou'llGo!B.TheLittleEngineThatCould

C.TheRainbowFishD.TheGivingTree

2.Howdidthetreefeelaftergivingeverythingtoitslovedboy?

A.Sadandregretful.B.Contentandpleased.

C.Disgustedandannoyed.D.Inspiredandpassionate.

3Whatdothefourtaleshaveincommon?

A.Theyalltakeplaceintheocean.

B.Theyareallaboutadventuresandcourage.

C.Theyallteachimportantlessonsandvalues.

D.Theyallhaveanimalcharacterswithahappyending.

B

Fordecades,XuShuangminhadseldomexploredbeyondhercommunity,limitedwithinacomfortable

5-kilometerzoneinthecentralcity.Butattheageof67,andfreshoffherretirement,shesurprisedeveryonewitha

decisiontotravel4,000kmnorthwest,startinganewchapterasavolunteerteacher.

InSeptember2021,Xujoinedanationalsilver-ageteacheractionplan,aprogrammelaunchedbytheMinistry

ofEducationtotakeadvantageofthewealthofexperienceandknowledgeofretirededucatorstopromotethe

educationalqualityofuniversitiesinthewesternregions.Mostoftheretiredteacherscomefromtheeconomically

developedlargecitiesinthecentralandeasternregions.However,theywerenotafraidofXinjiang5sdryclimate,

sandyweatherandrelativelymodestlivingfacilities.

Despitebeingavolunteer,theteachersworkwithgreatenergy.Take63-year-oldZhongDakang,forinstance.

Heworksovertimeandisfrequentlyseenfocusingallhisattentiononthecomputerinhisofficethroughouttheday.

Duetohisdevotion,heoftenforgetstotakehisblood-pressurepills.

ChenXiaohe,70,isaretiredteacherfromauniversityinShanghai.Havingdifficultywalkingfollowingacar

accident,hestillenjoysstandinginfrontofaclass.ChenevenstayedontheKaramaycampusduringthewinter

andsummervacations,preparinglessonsandteachingmaterials.Hehasextendedhisfirstone-yearvolunteering

contract（合同）tothreeyears.Thepraisehereceivedfromhisstudentsmightbethereasonbehindhisdecisionto

extendhisstay.Thecourseheteacheshasoftenbeenpraisedforits“clarity“andbeing“easytocomprehend^^.

Theterm"Silver-hairedPower“hasemergedasoneofChina5stop10buzzwordsthisyear.Itmeansthatthe

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vitalityoftheelderlyshouldnotbeheldbackbyaging,astheydeservecareandhappiness,aswellasopportunities

tocontinuemakingcontributionstosociety.

4.WhydidXuShuangminsurpriseeveryoneafterretirement?

A.Becauseshemovednorthwestwithherfamily.

B.Becauseshewroteachapteronhercommunity.

C.Becausesheexploredaroundhercomfortablezone.

D.Becauseshebecameavolunteerteacherfarfromhome.

5.Whatisthepurposeofthenationalsilver-ageteacheractionplan?

A.TohelpretirededucatorsadapttotheclimateinXinjiang.

B.TopromotetheconstructionoflivingfacilitiesinXinjiang.

C.Toinspiremorepeopletoliveineconomicallydevelopedcities.

D.Toimprovetheeducationalqualitiesofuniversitiesinthewesternareas.

6.WhatarethefeaturesofthecoursetaughtbyChenXiaohe?

A.Itisclearandeasilyunderstandable.

B.Itischallenginganddifficulttomaster.

C.Itisfullofhumorandinterestingexamples.

D.Itfocusesonhands-onactivitiesandpracticalskills.

7.Whatisasuitabletitleforthispassage?

ARetirementChoices:StayingatHomeorTravelingAbroad.

B.Silver-hairededucators:PioneeringEducationHopeintheWest.

C.LifestyleChallenges:RetiredTeachers9StrugglesinRemoteAreas.

D.WesternUniversities:AppealingtoRetirededucatorsfromBigCities.

C

Australiahaspassedalawthataimstopreventpeopleyoungerthan16fromusingsocialmedia.Thelawis

meanttoprotectyoungpeople,butsomepeoplesayitcouldcreatemoreproblemsthanitsolves.

Underthenewlaw,socialmediacompanieslikeMetaandTikTokmusttake"reasonablesteps“toprevent

anyoneunder16fromcreatinganaccount.Ifthecompaniesdonotfollowthelaw,theycouldbefineduptoUS

$32million.Thelawdoesn'taffectallsocialmedia.YouTubeisnotincludedbecauseifsoftenusedinschools.

Australia'sPrimeMinister,AnthonyAlbanese,stronglysupportsthenewlaw.Hesaysitmaynotbeperfect,

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butthatitisneededtoprotectyoungpeoplefromthenegativeeffectsofsocialmedia.MostpeopleinAustralia

seemtoagree.Recentsurveysshowthat77%ofpeopleinAustraliaareinfavorofthelaw.Peopleareworried

abouthowsocialmediacanhurtyoungpeople'smentalhealth.Manypeoplehaveheardstoriesaboutyoungpeople

whohavebeenbullied（欺凌）onlineandlaterhurtthemselves.Butnoteveryoneagreesthatthenewlawisagood

idea.Somepeoplebelievethelawwillmakeitharderforyoungpeopletoconnectwithotherswhocansupport

them.OthersworrythatthesocialmediabanwillpushyoungpeopletowardlesssafepartsoftheInternet.

Oneofthebiggestconcernsishowthesocialmediacompanieswillfigureouthowoldtheirusersare.Thelaw

saysthecompaniesmustgivepeopleawaytoprovetheiragewithoutsendinginagovernmentID,butifsnot

clearhowthismightwork.Thedemandthatthecompaniescollectevenmoreinformationraisesworriesaboutthe

privacyofyoungpeople.

Aroundtheworld,thereareseriousconcernsabouttheeffectsofsocialmediaonyoungpeople.In2023,US

SurgeonGeneralVivekMurthysaidthatsocialmediashouldcomewithahealthwarning.Othercountrieshave

alsotakenstepstolimitsocialmediausebyyoungpeople.InFrance,peopleunder15cannotusesocialmedia

withoutpermissionfromaparent.CountriesliketheUKandNorwayareconsideringsimilarlaws.

8.WhatwillhappentosocialmediacompaniesifnotfollowingAustralia'snewlaw?

A.They511beshutdown.B.They911getawarning.

C.Theymaybefined.D.Theyhavetoapologize.

9.WhyisYouTubenotaffectedbyAustralia'snewsocialmedialaw?

A.Becauseitneedsnoaccounts.

B.Becauseitobeysthelawstrictly.

C.Becauseitisfrequentlyusedinschools.

D.Becauseitissuperiortootherplatforms.

10.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewlawfromparagraph3?

A.Itisfavoredbythemajorityforitsperfection.

B.Itpreventsyoungpeoplebeingbulliedonline.

C.ItmakestheInternetalesssafeplaceonsocialmedia.

DItaimstoprotecttheyoungfrombadeffectsofsocialmedia.

11.Whatcausesworriesabouttheprivacyofyoungpeople?

A.Theuncertaintyaboutthewayofcollectingusers9age.

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B.TherequirementofprovingtheiragewithoutagovernmentID.

C.Youngpeople'soversharingpersonalinformationonsocialmedia.

D.Thesocialmediacompanies9collectionofmoredatafromtheyoung.

D

Inthechaosofanyairportallovertheglobe,afamiliaryetannoyingsightoftenunfolds.Anyonewhois

waitinginline,patientlywaitingfortheirzonetobecalledatanairportdeparturegatehaslikelyseenascene

wheresomeoneattemptstoslipforwardandboardtheplanebeforetheirgrouphasbeencalled.Itthrowsthewhole

boardingprocessintodisorderanddelayseveryoneelse'sjourney.

Lastmonth,AmericanAirlinesbecamethefirstairlinetotestanewtechnologytohelpstrictlypunish

passengerswhoattempttocuttheline.Andnow,aheadofthebusiesttraveldayoftheyear,theTexas-basedcarrier

isexpandingitsnewtechnology.

Thetechnologygivesgateagentsahearablesignalwhensomeonescanstheirticketandtriestoboardearly,

urgingthatpassengertostepasideandwaitfortheircorrectgrouptobecalled.Inthisway,orderismaintainedand

passengerscanboardsmoothly.Americanistryingtorolloutthissystemtomorethan100airportsacrossthe

nation.

“Weareintheearlystageoftestingnewtechnologyusedduringtheboardingprocess,designedtomakesure

customersreceivepriorityboardingwitheaseandhelptheboardingexperiencebyprovidinggreatervisibility.^^a

representativeoftheairlinetoldABCNews.Expertssaidthatinadditiontoenforcingtherulesandefficiency

whenboardingtheplane,airlinesHketorewardtheirhighestpayingandfrequentflyerswithearlyboardingasan

extrabenefit,sotheywanttokeepitexclusive.

ThetechnologywasfirsttestedatthreeU.S.airports:AlbuquerqueInternational,TucsonInternationalAirport

andRonaldReaganWashingtonNationalAirport.Anearlierversionofthisstorywasfirstpublishedon

Oct.23,2024whenthetechnologywasfirstbeingtested.

12.WhatisthenewtechnologytestedbyAmericanAirlinesfbr?

A.Tospeeduptheboardingprocess.

B.Tohelppassengersfindtheirseatseasily.

C.Tostoppassengersjumpingthequeueduringboarding.

D.Tooffercomfortablewaitingareasatthedeparturegate.

13.Whatdoesthetechnologydowhensomeonetriestoboardearly?

A.Itrefusestoscanthepassenger'sticket.

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B.Itautomaticallyclosestheboardinggate.

C.Itsendsamessagetothepassenger'sphone.

D.Itoffersawarningsoundtothegateagents.

14.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"rollout“meaninparagraph3?

A.Blame.B.Promote.C.Praise.D.Analyze.

15.Whatkindofpassengerscanboardearly?

A.Passengersbringingplentyofluggage.

B.Passengersobeyingtheboardingrulesstrictly.

C.Passengersmakingtheboardingprocesssmoothly.

D.Passengerspayingthehighestfaresandflyingfrequently.

第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Angeristhemostdestructiveemotion.Whenyoulosetemper,youmakehurriedill-considereddecisionsthat

youwillprobablyregret.16Youwillalsoloseyoursunny,go-gettingnature.Whatcanbedoneto

controlangerandpreventitfromruiningourlives?Herearefourwaysthatyoucandealwiththecausesofanger.

Firstly,youneedtochangeyourattitudetothewaytheworldworks.Youhavetoacceptthatsometimes

thingsdogowrongandthatpeoplearenotalwayslovely.17Also,youneedtoacceptthatnoteveryone

hasthesamestandardsasyou,norwilltheybehaveinthesamewaythatyouwouldinagivensituation.

Secondly,don'tdismissangerasabademotion.Thereareoccasionswhenangercanbedirectedinsuchaway

astoachievegreatthings.MartinLutherKingwasangryaboutthelackofcivilrightsintheUSA.Gandhiwas

angryaboutBritishdominationinIndia.18

Thirdly,reactingangrilyisahardhabittobreak.Butitisahabit,andhabitscanbebroken.Thetrickisto

avoidreactingwhenfacedwithasituationthatusuallycausesanger.Angerisanegativereaction.Youneedto

learnnottorespondatall.19

Fourthly,don'ttaketheeasywaywhenyougetangry.Weallgettemptedtothrowsomething,hitsomething

(orevensomeone),orscreamwhenweareangry.20However,ifyouaretostopangerfrombecoming

yourmaster,youmustlearncontroloveryouranger.Inthisway,angerwillnolongerpreventyoufromachievinga

fulfillinglife.

Inconclusion,youmustrecognizethatangerissomethingyoucancontrol.

A.Areactionlikethatistheeasyway.

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B.Youwillregretrudelanguagespokenwithoutthought.

C.Realizingthatnooneisperfectisagoodstarttoavoidinggettingangry.

D.Yourangerwillnotgettheemotionalfooditneedstosurviveinthisway.

E.Manyordinaryfolksalsogetangryaboutcertainaspectsintheirdailylife.

F.Somepeoplebelievethatlesseningangerbyshoutingorhittingapillowishelpful.

G.Theybothusedthatangertomotivatethemselvestofightagainstwhattheysawasinjustice.

第三部分语言知识运用（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。

Thirty-threeyearsagoinsummer,weweredailybuscommuters（上下班往返的人）.Duringtheearly

morning21,wesatsleepilywithourcollarsuptoourears,acheerlessandsilentbunch.

Therewasa22man,perhapsCharlie,whodailywenttothecentreforelderpeople.Initially,helooked

sadand23thebuswithdifficulty.ButoneJulyday,hegreetedeveryonecheerily.Thereafter,eachday,his

energetic“Goodmoming^^echoed（回声）inthebus.

Onemorninghehadabunchofflowersinhishands.Theywerealreadydroopingalittlebecauseofthe

24.Thedriver25smilinglyandasked,"Haveyougotyourselfagirlfriend,Charlie?^^Henodded

26andsaidyes.

EverymorningafterthatCharliealwaysbroughtaflower.Someofthe27passengersbeganbringing

him28.Themenstartedtojokeaboutit,talktoeachother,andsharedailynews.

Thesummer29butonemorningCharliewasn'twaitingathis30stop.Whenhewasn'tthere

thenextdayandthedayafterthat,westartedwonderingifhewassickor-31一onholiday

somewhere.

Whenwecamenearertothecentreforelderpeople,oneofthepassengersaskedthedrivertowait.Weall

heldour32whenshewenttothedoor.

Later,weweretoldoneofhisvery33friendshaddiedattheweekend.ThenextMondayCharlie

waswaitingatthe34,withmuchmoregreyhair.Eventhoughnoonehadtalkedaboutit,allthoseofus

satwithoureyesfilledwith35andabunchofwildflowersinourhands.

21.A.exerciseB.rideC.communicationD.hiking

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22A.grey-hairedB.blue-eyedC.long-leggedD.round-faced

23.A.droveB.stoppedC.boardedD.missed

24.A.dirtB.heatC.noiseD.water

25.A.tookinB.brokeinC.referredtoD.turnedaround

26.A.shylyB.secretlyC.patientlyD.helplessly

27.A.privateB.casualC.fortunateD.regular

28.A.flowersB.newspapersC.memoriesD.ideas

29.A.droppedoutB.wentbyC.tookupD.movedin

30.A.cleanB.old-fashionedC.usualD.comfortable

31.A.desperatelyB.doubtfullyC.completelyD.hopefully

32.A.balanceB.promiseC.breathD.temper

33.A.closeB.funnyC.jealousD.capable

34.A.seatB.stopC.centerD.organization

35.A.fearB.wondersC.confusionD.tears

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相

应的位置上。

Thecraftsmanshipofleaf-veinembroidery(口十脉束U绣)inTongrenCity,GuizhouProvince,hasmadeGuizhou

embroideryoneofthemajor36(style)ofembroideryinChina.Leaf^veinembroideryfirstappeared

duringtheSongDynasty(960—1279)andonce37(use)byseveralethnicgroupsinthesouthwestern

regiontosendinformation.YangLi,38inheritor(传承人)ofthistechnique,hasincorporatedthe

traditionalembroideriesoftheMiao,TiyiaandDongethnicgroupsintotheleaves,showingthecombinationof

traditionalaestheticsandmodemcraftsmanship.

Leaf^veinembroideryartworkis39highlyartisticvalueduetoitscomplexproductionprocess.The

keystepsinclude40(select)leavesanddryingthem,andthendesigningandembroideringpatterns.After

theleavesnaturallysoftenoverthenext20days,peoplewarmtheleavestopreserve41(they).The

softenedleavesarealso42(extreme)fragile.Patterns43(inspire)byancientstoriesandnature

willbedrawnontheprocessedveins.

YangLisaysthatinthelastdecadetherehavebeenbarely20peopleinTongren44can

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independentlycompletethewholeleaf^embroideryprocess.In2022,YangLiestablishedtheGuizhouEmbroidery

IntangibleCulturalHeritageIndustryBase.Sincethen,shehasusedsocialmedia45（show）the

traditionaltechniquesofleaf^veinembroidery.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

46.假如你是校学生会主席李华，你代表学生会起草一份倡议书，号召同学们积极参加体育运动。内容包括:

1.发出倡议的目的；

2.倡议的具体内容及要求；

3.呼吁大家积极进行体育运动。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80词左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dearfellowstudents,

TheStudents5Union

第二节（满分25分）

47.阅读下面材料，根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。

Onawarmsummerday,Alexandhisbestfriend,Leo,decidedtoexplorethesuburbsoftheirsmalltown.

Armedwithnothingbutabackpackfilledwithsnacks,waterbottles,andaflashlight,theysetoffontheirb汰es.

Astheycycleddownanarrowdirtpath,theynoticedasmall,barelynoticeableopeninghiddenbehindathick

groupofbushes.Outofcuriosity,theyparkedtheirbikesandcarefullymadetheirwaythroughthebushes.What

theydiscoveredwasadark,mysteriouscaveentrance.Theoriginalexcitementquicklyturnedtoabitof

nervousness,butAlexlookedatLeoandsaid,"We'vealwaysbeenlongingforanadventure.Lefsdothis!”Leo

nodded,hiseyesshowingamixoffearanddetermination.

Theyswitchedontheflashlightandsteppedinside.Thecavewasfilledwithstrangeechoesandanmuddy

smell.Astheyexploreddeeper,theywerefascinatedbythebeautiful,sparklingstalactites（钟孚L石）hangingfrom

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theceiling.Butthen,theflashlightstartedtoflashonandoff.Suddenly,theyheardanawfulsound.Leograsped

Alex'sarmnervously.Itcouldhavebeenasmallanimal,butinthedimitwashardtotell.

Justastheyweretryingtocalmthemselves,theflashlightbecamecompletelydead.Alexquicklyreachedinto

hisbackpack,hishandsshakingslightly.Herememberedpackinganextrasetofbatteriesbutcouldn'tfindthemat

first.Meanwhile,Leokeptglancingaroundanxiously,hisearsattemptingtoidentifyanyothernoisesfromall

directions.Fortunately,Alexfeltandfoundthebatteriesinthe