江蘇省南京市江寧區(qū)2022-2023高二年級(jí)下冊(cè)學(xué)期期末英語(yǔ)試卷（含答案）

2022-2023學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期末試卷

高二英語(yǔ)

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂

到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題L5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳

選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和

閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

Whichplaceisthemanlookingfor?

A.Adrugstore.B.Abookstore.C.Abank.

2.

Whenwilltheconcertstart?

A.6:00.B.7:00.C.8:00.

3.

Whydoesn'tthewomanlikethesubway?

A.Itdoesn'tstopnearheroffice.

B.Therearetoomanypeople.

C.Thepricesaretoohigh.

4.

Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Holidayplans.B.Culturaltraditions.C.Thesizeoftheirfamilies.

5.

Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Wetandrainy.B.Foggyandwindy.C.Sunnyandwarm.

第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)

中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小

題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

6.Whatsurprisedthewoman?

A.Themandidwellintheinterview.

B.Themanwillknowtheresultverysoon.

C.Theywon'tmakeadecisionuntilnextFriday.

7.Howdoesthemansound?

A.Disappointed.B.Uncertain.C.Confident.

聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

8.Whatdidthewomansayaboutthehandbag?

A.Itcostherfiftydollars.

B.Shepaidfullpriceforitlastmonth.

C.Sheleftitsomewhereonthefifthfloor.

9.Whatwasoneoftheitemsinthewoman'shandbag?

A.Herpassport.B.Hercarkeys.C.Threehundreddollarscash.

10.Whatdidthewomanwanttobuyaftersheleftthecafe?

A.Somethingtoread.B.Somethingtoeat.C.Somethingtolistento.

聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

11.What'sthediscountedpriceoftheblouse?

A.$58,B.$54,C.$50.

12.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheblousesontheInternet?

A.Theyarecheaper.B.Theyareoutofstyle.C.Thequalityisnotasgood.

13.Whydoesthemanagreetoselltheblousefor$47?

A.Heisinahurry.

B.Thewomanisaregularcustomer.

C.Somethingiswrongwithit.

聽下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

14.What'stherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?

A.Theyareneighbors.B.Theyarerelatives.C.Theyarehusbandandwife.

15.Whatcanbeseenatthemomentintheman'sgarden?

A.Beansandpotatoes.B.Applesandtomatoes.C.Potatoesandonions.

16.Whichseasonisitnow?

A.Winter.B.Autumn.C.Spring.

17.Whatdoesthemansayabouthiswife?

A.Herfavoritefoodwasgreenvegetables.

B.Shemadegreatapplepies.

C.Shelovedtogarden.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。

18.Whomightthewomanbe?

A.ATVhostess.B.Anewsbroadcaster.C.Thehostessofaculturalactivity.

19.WhatdidDanielRobinsondoattheageof10?

A.Hewrotehisownmusic.

B.Hestartedlearningthepiano.

C.HejoinedtheJulliardSchool.

20.WhatwillDanielRobinsondo?

A.Giveaspeech.B.Giveaconcert.C.Signsomebooks.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

FourPlacesNamedAfterScientistsinAntarctica

TherearemanyscientificbreakthroughsmadebywomeninAntarctic.HerearefourlandmarksinAntarctica

andthefemalepioneersthey'renamedfor.

JonesTerrace（梯田）

Theice-freeterraceineasternAntarctica'sVictoriaLandbearsJones'name.In1969,geochemistLoisM.Jones

ledthefirstall-femaleresearchteamfromtheU.S.toworkinAntarctica.Jonesandherteamstudiedchemical

weatheringintheMcMurdoDryValleys,anice-freeareaofAntarctica.Throughchemicalanalysesofrocksthey

hadcollected,Jonesandherteamdiscoveredmanygeochemicalcharacteristicsofthevalley'sice-coveredlakes.

MountFiennes

8,202-foot-highMountFiennes,locatedonAntarctica'slargestisland—AlexanderIsland—isnamedfor

GinnyFiennes.Sheestablishedandmaintained80-foot-tallradiotowersintheAntarctic.In1985,Fiennesbecame

thefirstfemalewhowasinvitedtojointheAntarcticClub,aBritishsupperclubopentoindividualswhohavespent

extendedtimeintheAntarcticregion.

FrancisPeak

The3,727-foot-tallpeakonAntarctica'sAdelaideIslandisnamedafterDameJaneFrancis,whoisthefirst

femaledirectoroftheBritishAntarcticSurvey,thenationalpolarresearchinstituteoftheUK.Hercollectionof

fbssilsonSeymourIslandhelpedconcludeina2021paperthatAntarctica'sabundantplantfossilsindicatethe

continentoncehadamuchwarmerclimatethanitcurrentlydoes.

PedenCliffs

PedenCliffsnearAntarctica'sMarieByrdLandareproofofthelaborofIrenePeden.ShewasthefirstAmerican

femalescientisttobothliveandworkintheAntarctic,wheresheusedradiowavestostudyicesheets.Pedenand

herteamdeterminedhowverylowfrequencyradiowavesspreadoverlongpolardistancesbymeasuringpathways

intheice.TheyalsousedvaryingradiowavefrequenciestomeasurethethicknessofAntarctica'sicesheets.

21.WhichplaceisnamedafterabuilderofradiotowersintheAntarctic?

A.JonesTerrace.B.MountFiennes.

C.FrancisPeak.D.PedenCliffs.

22.WhoprovedtheprevioushighertemperaturesoftheAntarctic?

A.LoisM.Jones.B.GinnyFiennes.

C.DameJaneFrancis.D.IrenePeden.

23.WhatisspecialaboutIrenePeden?

A.ShecouldjudgethethicknessofAntarctica'sicesheets.

B.Shediscoveredalotofice-coveredlakesintheAntarctic.

C.ShewasthefirstfemaleAmericantoexploretheAntarctic.

D.Shecorrectlymeasuredthespreadingspeedofradiowaves.

B

Myneighborsacrossthestreettakeprideinoneofthemoststrikingtreesintheneighborhood—atoweringoak

thatisover75yearsold.Thisyear,afterawet,warmsummer,leaveswereabitdifferentinmyMassachusettstown.

Andthroughsomecombinationofevents,thatgloriousoakseemedtohavedroppedallofitsuncountableleaveson

asinglewindyday.Iarrivedathomethatafternoontofindourfrontwalkway,drivewayandsidewalkcompletely

blanketed.

MysonandIhadagreattimemakingaleafpileforjumpingandenjoyingpillowyfun.Thewholetime,Iwas

fascinatedbythespeedofthisyear'sleafdrop.EventhoughIwasawarethatitwasanaccidentofwindpatternsthat

leftalltheleavesinouryard,Ikeptlookingupandfeelingarushofaweatthesuddenlybarebranchesthatwatched

quietlyoverourneighborhood,startingitsrestfulseasonbeforesettingspringleafbuds.

AndIfeltthankfulforthosefallenleavesasIwasremindedofmyfavoritequotefromtheauthorandnaturalist

HalBorland.HewroteitreferencingOctober,butthisyear'slaterdrophadmechangethemonth:"Novemberisthe

fallenleaf,butitisalsoawiderhorizonmoreclearlyseen.Itisthedistanthillsoncemoreinsight,andtheenduring

constellations（星座）abovethemonceagain.n

WhenIlayinthatpileofdry,crispleavesandlookedupintotheoaktreeacrossthestreet,Ifeltaclarityand

peacethatcomesalongwiththeinconvenientlyearlysunsetsandchillytemperaturesofthetransitionfromfallinto

winter.IcouldstilladmirethetreeasIhadinspringandsummer,butIcouldalsoseethroughit,beyondit,tothe

bigskythatblanketsusall.

24.What'sunusualthisyear?

A.Outdooractivitiesarelimitedduetoheavywinds.

B.Aseriesofspecialeventshappenedintheneighborhood.

C.TheweatherisespeciallycoldinwinterinMassachusetts.

D.Theneighbors,bigtreealmostdroppedallitsleaveswithinaday.

25.HowdoestheauthorfeelatthesuddenlybarebranchesinParagraph2?

A.Anxious.B.Sorrowful.C.Comfortable.D.Amazed.

26.WhyareHalBorland'slinesquotedinParagraph3?

A.Toexpresstheauthor'sadmirationforthenaturalist.

B.Toemphasizetheimportanceofgettingclosetonature.

C.Toexpresstheauthor'sfeelingsabouttheleai-fallingseason.

D.Toemphasizethebeautyoftheauthor'schildhoodmemories.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheSkyFarBeyondB.TheFallofMassachusetts

C.TheBeautyofaNewly-bareTreeD.TheMemoriesofPeaceandBeauty

C

Ineedanewphone.LikemanyofuswitholdermodeliPhones,mybatterylifeisjustafewhoursandI've

stoppedupdatingtheoperatingsystemtoextendthephone'slife.ButI'mhavingatoughtimemakingthefinal

decision.It\notthecost.It'snottheinconvenienceeither.It'stheenvironment.

Makingsmartphones,laptops,andothertechproductstakesalotofresources.Thisispartlyduetothecarbon

emissionsfromtheproducingprocess.Still,themostnegativeimpactcomesfromtheminingoftherareearthmetals

thatmakeyourphonework.Ifyou,rereadingthisonyourphonerightnow,you'reholdingabout0.034gramsof

gold,0.34gramsofsilver,andsmalleramountsofotherrareelements.Thesearetinyamounts,butconsiderthe

demandforsmartphonesaroundtheworld.

AlloftheserareelementshavetobeminedfrominsidetheEarth,inplaceslikeChinaandsomeAfrican

countries.Miningishugelyenvironmentallydestructive:forestsaredestroyed,thegroundisdisturbed,andwater

qualityintheareatakesadive.

Nowtaketheseenvironmentalrisks,andcombinethemwiththefactthattheaveragelifespan（使用壽命）ofa

smartphoneisjusttwoyears,thelengthofyourcontractwithyourcellphonecompany.Afterthat,ifyou'relucky,

yougeta“iYee"upgrade.Awesome,right?Sure,ifyouignorethefactthattheenvironmentalimpactofanewphone

isaboutthesameasusingyouroldoneforadecade.

It'snearlyimpossibletoliveinthe21stcenturywithoutcontributingtothedestructionoftheenvironmentand

climatechange.Iamguiltyaswell—eatmeatandoccasionallyfly.Butthatdoesn'tmeanthatweshouldstoptrying

todobetter,orignoretheconsequencesofouractions.Iurgeyoutothinkcarefullyaboutyournextsmartphone

purchasenomatterwhatthoseBlackFridayadsmaybetryingtotellyou.

28.Whatdoestheauthor'sfinaldecisionreferto?

A.Goingaheadwithgettinganewphone.

B.Takingactiontohelpreducepollution.

C.Updatingyourphone'soperatingsystem.

D.Raisingmoneyforanewsmartphone.

29.Whydoestheauthorlistspecificnumbersinparagraph2?

A.Torevealtheconsequencesofmakingsmartphones.

B.Toanalyzethecausesofmakingnewsmartphones.

C.lbemphasizethehugedemandforsmartphones.

D.Toprovidesolutionstocuttingsmartphoneuse.

30.Whatmessagedoestheauthorconveyinparagraph4?

A.Itiseconomicaltoupgradeyourdevice.

B.Thelifespanofsmartphonesisnarrowed.

C.Theupgradecomesattheexpenseoftheenvironment.

DSigningacontractsparesusersfromeconomicpressure.

31.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Topushforenvironmentallyfriendlysmartphones.

B.Todiscouragebusinessesfrommakingsmartphones.

C.Toadvisereadersnottochangesmartphonesoften.

DTodemonstratethenegativeeffectsofsmartphones.

D

We'veallbeenthere:thosetimesyouneedtoargueyourpointofviewtosomeonewhoyouknowdisagrees

withyou.Youimmediatelygotoyourkeyboardandstarttotypeoutthat280-charactertweet,theFacebookreply,

oraparagraphs-longemail.Surelythereason,logic,andstrongpowerofyourwrittenwordswillconvince

whoeveritiswhodisagreeswithyoutoseeyourpointofview.Butnewresearchsuggestsadifferentidea.

ThatresearchwasconductedbyJulianaSchroeder,assistantprofessorofUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,

andhercolleagues.InSchroedersstudyofalmost300people,participantswereaskedtowatch,listen,andread

argumentsaboutsubjectstheyagreedordisagreedwith.Theywereaskedtojudgethecharacterofthe

communicatorandthequalityoftheargument.Schroeder'steamfoundthattheparticipantswhowatchedor

listenedtothecommunicatorwerelessdismissive（抵觸的）oftheirclaimsthanwhentheyreadthat

communicator'ssameargument.

Theideaforherstudycamefromanewspaperarticleaboutapolitician.Oneofusreadaspeechthatwas

printedinanewspaperfromapoliticianwithwhomhestronglydisagreed.Thenextweek,heheardtheexactsame

speechplayingonaradiostation.Hewasshockedbyhowdifferenthisreactionwastowardthepoliticianwhenhe

readthespeechcomparedtowhenheheardit.Whenhereadthestatement,thepoliticianseemedidiotic,butwhen

hehearditspoken,thepoliticianactuallysoundedreasonable.

Sointheworkplace,speakingtosomeoneinpersonofteninvolvesnothingmorethanwalkingafewdoors

downtotheiroffice.Andthat'sexactlywhatyoushoulddoifyouneedtoconvincethatbossorcolleagueofwhy

yourblueprintforthecompanyorprojectistherightone.

Onlyasalastwayshouldyoutrytocommunicatewithsomeonewhoyoudisagreewithoversocialmedia.

Twitter'slimitedtextallowanceandsocialmediausers'shortattentionmakearguingyourpointanuphillbattle.

32.What'stheresultoftheresearch?

A.Writtenwordsaremorelogicalandreasonable.

B.Peopleprefertocommunicatewithkeyboard.

C.Whenreadinganargument,theparticipantswerelessdismissivethanhearingit.

D.Oral,notwritten,communicationworksbetter.

33.Whyisthepoliticianmentionedinparagraph3?

A.Tointroducethetopicfordiscussion.

B.Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.

C.ToexplainwhySchroederconductedtheresearch.

D.Tointroducethepolitician'sspeech.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“idiotic''inparagraph3mean?

A.Wise.B.Practical.C.Silly.D.Special.

35Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Topersuadeyourbossyouneedtowalktohisofficeandleaveamessage.

B.It'sdifficulttofullyexplainyourpointsduetosocialmedia'slimitation.

C.Arguingoversocialmediaismoreconvenientthanspeakinginperson.

D.Communicatingwithothersoversocialmediaisencouraged.

第二節(jié)供5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Whenmychildrenhaven'tplayedoutsideenough,Icantelltheirenergylevelswillgoupandthenoisewill

increaseinthehouse.Ifeelupset,soItellthemit'stimetogooutside.Usually,theycomplainandcomeupwith

reasonswhystayinginisbetter,butIinsist.Withinminutes,they'reoutandrunningaround.SometimesIgivethem

aminimumtimelimit,say20minutes,beforetheycouldcomebackinside.36

Kidsneedconsistentoutdoorplay.Therearemanybenefits,andI'dliketosharesomeofthem.

Outdoorplayisgoodforkids'physicalhealth.37Movementslikerollingandjumpingalsostimulate

achild'svestibularsystem.It'stheorganizerforothersensesandaffectsthingslikebalanceandspaceawareness.

Childrenneedtostimulateitregularly,andoutdoorplayallowsthistohappennaturally.

Outdoorplayisbeneficialmentally.Itmakeskidshappy.Youwillseeitwhentheycomeinside,tiredbut

satisfied.Italsogiveschildrenachancetobeinaspacewithoutfixedrules.Therearenorequirementstobequietor

stayclean.38Ithelpsresultinimaginativeplayandacreativeflowstate.

39There'ssomuchactivelearningthatgoesonoutdoors.Whenkidsgetoutdoors,theytakethe

informationthey'veheardintheclassroomandapplyittoreallife.Forexample,buildingabridgeacrossaholethat

willsupporttheweightorgettingtherightconsistencyofmudbymixingdirtandwater.They'llalsodobetterin

schoolafterspendingmoretimeoutside.

Outdoorplayisofgreatimportance,soencourageyourkidstotakepartinit.40Youcanalsolake

themtobeautifulparksandforestsonweekends.Yourkidswillgethoursofenjoyment,andthebenefitsarefar-

reaching.

A.Italsohaseducationalvalue.

B.Makeyouryardmoreinterestingforthem.

C.Don'taskthemtofollowtoomanyrestrictions.

D.Itconnectsphysicalexercisewithbettereducation,too.

E.Sokidsarefreetodoalmostanythingthatentertainsthem.

F.Butoftentheyforgetaboutitoncethey5rewrappedupinagame.

G.Ithelpsbuildupstrengthandreducesthelikelihoodofoverweight.

第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

AfamilyvisitedthepublicelementaryschoolwhereItaughtstudentswithalisteningdefect（缺點(diǎn)，缺F自）.

Theysaidtheywould41thedistrictandplannedtoenroll（給...報(bào)名）theirdeafdaughterasafirst

grader.Theywere42thattheirchilcfskindergartenteachertoldthemnottohavehigh43for

heracademically（在學(xué)業(yè)上）.StandingbehindthemwasKatherine,whodidn'tmakea44oruse

gestures,evenwhenherparentsencouragedher.

AfterafewweekswithKatherine,Ifoundheravery45andstrong-willedgirl.AlthoughIwasable

tomakehertakepartinavarietyoflearningactivities,writingwasa46.1triedallkindsofwaysto

47herinwriting.Everytimethe48cameout,shewouldshutdownand49to

participate.

OnedayKatherinegotoffthebusandstoodinfrontoftheschool50.Thestaffmemberspresent

didnotknowenough5jtoaskherwhyshewasunhappy.Finally,theytookhertothe52

wheretheyhandedherapenandnotebook.Katherine53:“PACBAK.“54theofficestaff

realizedsheleftherbackpackonthebus.SoonKatherinegotherbackpackback.

ThatdayKatherinediscoveredthe55ofthepen.Sheisayoungwomannowandhasbecomea

writer.

41.A.lookintoB.refertoC.movetoD.travelaround

42.A.thankfulB.upsetC.afraidD.pleased

43.A.opinionsB.valuesC.worriesD.hopes

44.A.soundB.wishC.faceD.speech

45.A.dullB.naughtyC.rudeD.bright

46.A.successB.struggleC.hobbyD.reason

47.A.introduceB.commandC.interestD.amaze

48.A.sweetsB.towelsC.pencilsD.toys

49.A.refuseB.expectC.manageD.decide

50.A.hearingB.waitingC.readingD.crying

51.A.commonsenseB.signlanguageC.oralEnglishD.scienceknowledge

52.A.streetB.busC.officeD.house

53A.readB.wroteC.shoutedD.learned

54.A.StrangelyB.UnexpectedlyC.ImmediatelyD.Unluckily

55.A.powerB.futureC.natureD.style

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

FortravelerswhousedtothinkthatChinesefarmersliveinpoorconditions,theruraltourscanbequiteaneye

opener.56(travel)toJiangsu'sruralvillages,manyofwhichlooklikebeautifulpostcardscenes,mightbe

totallydifferentfrom57youhaveimagined.Aruraltourtotheprovincemightallowtravelerstohavea

glanceattheirdailylivesaswellasthe58(develop)ofChina'sruralareasinrecentyears.

Longshangvillage,whichhas140peoplefrom51households,is59(locate)atthefootofYouzi

MountaininNanjing'sGaochundistrict.Itusedtohaveruinedhouses,60(mud)roadsandannoyingflies

everywhere.In2017,experts61(invite)todesignthevillage'slandscapeandhelprestoreitsancient

buildings.Nowithasbecome62"internetcelebrity^^andattractedmanyvisitors63(draw)byits

teahouses,cafesandbookstores.

AlsoinNanjing,BulaovillageinPukoudistrict,knownasNeverAgingvillage,hasattractedmanywhoare

interestedinfindingthesecretofstayingyoung.64cleanwaterandrefreshingair,thevillageimpresses

manybyitsstonestreets,ancient-stylefarmhousesandvarioussportsvenues65peoplecangohiking,

playbaseballandgofishing.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

66.假定你是一所國(guó)際學(xué)校的學(xué)生李華，世界讀書日(WorldReadingDay)臨近，你校學(xué)生會(huì)準(zhǔn)備組織相關(guān)活

動(dòng)，現(xiàn)向同學(xué)們征求建議，請(qǐng)你給學(xué)生會(huì)主席David寫一封建議信，內(nèi)容包括：1.活動(dòng)主題；2.活動(dòng)內(nèi)容。

注意：

1.字?jǐn)?shù)80詞左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearDavid,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

67.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Oneafternoonafterschool,Maryandherbrother,Keith,wereeatingatacafeneartheirhome.Thatafternoon,

theyhadtosharetheirtablewithanotherperson.Thatpersonwasayoungladyinhertwenties.Aftereating,she

wenttotherestroom.Withoutrealizing,shehadleftherhandphoneonthetable.Fiveminuteslater,shecameout

andwalkedoutofthecafewithoutlookingback.

Marysawthehandphoneonthetable.ShequicklytoldKeith,"Keith,thegirlleftbehindherhandphone.^^

Keithlookedatthehandphone.Ittookhisbreathaway.Itwasoneofthelatestmodelsonthemarket.Keith

hadalwayswantedahandphone.Buthisparentshadtoldhim,“Youdon'tneedone.Youcanalwaysusethehouse

phone.”

Hestaredatitfbrsomeminutes.Thenhesaidslowly,pausingoneveryword/iwanttotakethehandphone.”

Marycouldnotbelieveherears.Shemerelystaredatherbrother."Youcan't!Whatiftheownercomestolook

fbrit?”

Havingmadethedecision,Keithquicklygrabbedthehandphoneandputitinhisschoolbag.Then,hetook

Mary'shandandledheroutofthecafequickly.

Oncebackhome,Keithlockedhishousedoorwithtremblinghands.Insidehisroom,hetookoutthepieceof

beauty.Oh,helikeditsomuch.Nowhehadhisownhandphone.Soon,hewaspolishingithappily.

ButMarytoldhim,“Keith,youcannotkeepthehandphone.WhatwillyoutellFatheraboutthis?Hewillask

youhowyougotthehandphone.^^

Keithsaidquickly,t4Iwillsayafriendlentittome.,,

Marysaid,"Nowyouarelyingtoo."Ohdear!WhenhadKeithturnedsodishonest?

ThenMarysawahousephonenumberontheplasticcoverofthehandphone."Thisisthegirl'sphonenumber.

Whydon'twejustcallthisnumber?Wewilltalktoherandaskhertocomeandtake