2025年陜西省西安市長(zhǎng)安區(qū)一中高考考前提分英語(yǔ)仿真卷含答案

2025年陜西省西安市長(zhǎng)安區(qū)一中高考考前提分英語(yǔ)仿真卷含答案注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫(xiě)在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類(lèi)型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫(xiě)在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫(xiě)上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．a(chǎn)badpennyalwaysturnsup D．a(chǎn)pennysavedisapennyearned2．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory3．—Didyouenjoytheparty?—Yes.We___________wellbyourhosts.A．weretreated B．wouldbetreatedC．treated D．hadtreated4．—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick5．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto6．—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．a(chǎn)re B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were7．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout8．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat9．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．a(chǎn)llowance10．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．a(chǎn)reC．beingD．a(chǎn)rebeing11．—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea12．—Mum，lookatmyshoes．Ineedanewpair．—________．Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit13．______metomorrowandI’llletyouknowthelabresult.A．Calling B．Call C．Tocall D．Havingcalled14．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused15．I________________afluwhenIwasonaspringoutingwithmyclassmate.A．caughtup B．pickedupC．tookup D．broughtup16．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly17．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased18．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one19．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor20．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．a(chǎn)msitting D．havebeenstting第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40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)。21．（6分）Atsunami（海嘯）wascomingwhenwelandedinTokyo．Notanaturaltsunami，butafamilyone．Myhusband，mytwostepkidsandIarrivedtiredbyourlackofsleepontheflight，andmystepdaughterandIwerestillnotspeakingafteranargumentfromthedaybefore．Toaddtoourtroubles，apublicholidaymeanttherewasnowhereopenforbreakfast．Therewewere，together24/7forthenexttwoweeks．Mystepson，11yearsoldandalwaysattachedtohisiPhoneisshy．Meanwhile，my14﹣year﹣oldstepdaughterneversaysthankyou．Yet，overthecourseoftheholiday，thekidsfoundtheirrhythm．OnourlastnightinTokyo，wefoundourwaytoalocalrestaurant．Sittingatasmallcornertable，surroundedbylocalsafterahardday？swork》weenjoyedsomebeautifulJapanesefood．Finally，after10longdaysoftryingtofindarhythmthatsuitedusall，wetalked．Foronce，bondingreplacedeye﹣rollingand，insteadoftheusualone﹣wordreportsafteradayatschool，ourconversationwasfilledwithwarmthandloveaswesharedourfavoritevacationexperiences．Therewasthemomentwhenmystepsonjoinedlocalsastheywashedtheirhandsandfacesatawell，tocleansethemselvesbeforeburningincense（焚香）atatemple．Orthetimewhenmystepdaughterchaseddeerinaparksoshecouldfeedthem．Andthetimewhenwewalkedthroughamazeofmarketstallsandlanewaystofindwhatwethoughtwasasimplenoodlerestaurant，onlytobegreetedbyacharminggardenfilledwithlocalssharingameal．Aswewalkedawayfromourdinner，darknessfell．Thestonelanternsgraduallycametolife，andIwhispered，forthefirsttimeinalongtime，"Thankyou，"1、Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph？A．Thefamilydoesn'tlikeJapanesefood．B．Thefamilydidn'tsleepwellinthehotel．C．Theauthorwasn'texpectingarelaxingholiday．D．AtsunamihappenedwhenthefamilygottoJapan．2、DuringthetimeinJapan，thechildren．A．becamefriendlyandpeacefulB．mademanyfriendswithlocalpeopleC．testedtheirparentsindifferentwaysD．encouragedeachothertobeconfident3、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefamily'slastdinnerinTokyo？A．Theyweretootiredtospeak．B．Theyhadagoodconversation．C．Theysatquietlywhiletheyate．D．Thekidsseemedveryimpatient．4、Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthetripintheend？A．Puzzled．B．Hopeful．C．Exhausted．D．Grateful．22．（8分）March1，2019DearResidentsRE.NOTICEOFCONSTRUCTION-SHORELINEEROSIONPROTECTIONSheetPileWall，RipRapProtection(拋石護(hù)岸)andSpotRepaironSASURoadbetweenChurchandJimmyRoad,TsawoutFirstNation.OurFile:CPMS6849BeginningApril1,2019,ourcommunity,TsawoutFirstNation,willbebeginningworkontheShorelineErosion(侵蝕)ProtectionprojectalongSASURoadbetweenChurchandJimmyRoad.WorkersemployedbyDonnMannExcavatingandTsawoutFirstNationPublicWorksDepartmentwillbeonsiteworkingfrom7:00amuntil5:00pmdailyMondaytoFridayuntilSeptember30，2019.PROJECTRELATEDINFORMATIONANDRECOMMENDATIONSTrafficDelays-Inordertosafelyandefficientlycompletethisconstructionitem,therewillbesomelane(車(chē)道)restrictions.Cardriversmustfollowthepolicesorders,slowdownthespeed，andpasstheconstructionareaextremelycautiously.Theconstructionitemmaycausetrafficdelays.Wewillmakeeveryefforttominimizeanypotentialinconvenienceandprovideyouwiththelatestnoticewhendisruptions(中斷)mustoccur.Policeandemergencyvehicleaccesswillbemaintainedatalltimes.TruckTraffic-Attimesyouwillnoticeincreasedtrucktrafficintheconstructionarea.PleasebeawareanduseextracautionwhiledrivingVibration-Youmayexperiencesomevibrationathomeduringtheconstruction.Theshakymotionhappensduetotheworkbeingdone.Werecommendthatyouremoveorsecureobjectsonshelvesandwalls.ThisconstructionitemispartoftheTsawoutFirstNationShorelineErosionProtectionprojectthatwillbebeginninginApril2019andisexpectedtobecompletedbytheendof2019.Pleaseseeupcomingnewslettersandnoticesforfurtherupdates.ThankyouforyourpatienceandcooperationSincerelyRobMortinTsawoutFirstNation1、Howlongwilltheconstructionitemlast?A．bout4months.B．About5months.C．About6months.D．About7months.2、Whatdoyouknowabouttrafficregulationsduringtheconstruction?A．CardriversshallpassthroughtheconstructionareawithgreatcareB．OnlyemergencyvehiclescanpassthroughtheconstructionareaC．NovehiclewillbeallowedtopassthroughtheconstructionareaD．Allvehiclesshallbecheckedbeforeenteringtheconstructionarea.3、ItisrecommendedthatnearbyresidentsshouldA．a(chǎn)voiddrivingtheirvehiclesintherush-hoursB．makesurethattheirwallsareingoodconditionC．updateupcomingnewslettersandnoticesdailyD．havetheirphotoframestakendownfromthewalls23．（8分）OhmyGod,therobotsaretakingover!We’redoomed!Doomed!NowthatI’vegottenthatoutofmysystem,it’sbecomeclearthatwhilewemayormaynotbedoomed,therobotsaretakingover.Thelatestexampleisthegovernment’snewguidelinesforself-drivingcars.Tesla,GoogleandUberarealreadytestingdriverlesscarsincitiesacrossAmerica.UberchiefexecutiveTravisKalanickisamongthosepredictingthatby2021,self-drivingcarswillplayabigpartinurbansettings.Nearly40,000peoplediedlastyearinthisnationinautomobile-relatedaccidents,andwebelievesdriverlesscarscansavetensofthousandsoflivesannually.Makessense.Robotdriversarelesslikelytogetdrunk,drivewithoutalicense,textwhiledrivingorfeelagitatedatthesceneofapileup.Ontheotherhand,Iwonderhowthesehighlysensitivecarswillreact,withwalkersconstantlydashingintothestreet.Willtheyjamonthebrakesevery10seconds?Butthere’sabiggerpicture.Notonlyarerobotsreplacinghumansbehindthewheel,butbehindtheworkdesk,inwarehouses,seniorhomes,younameit.Robotsaren’tjusttakingoverintheworkplace.Thequestionis,wherecan’tarobotfunctionbetterthanahuman?Howaboutwritingsongs?Arobotcangothrougheverycombinationofnotesinrecordtimeandcomeupwithapleasingmelody.Thelyricsmightbeadifferentstory.IsaGrammy-winningsongco-writtenbyHankHumanandR-3071inourfuture?Finally,it’sonlyamatteroftimeuntilwehaverobotpoliticiansandpresidentialcandidates.Whynot?Theycanbeprogrammedtobeexpertsinworldanddomesticaffairsandcomeupwiththebestsolutionswithoutcorruptionandbadhumors.Actually,it’stoobadsuchtechnologyisn’tavailablein2016.Prettysuretherobotwouldwininalandslide.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“agitated”mean?A．TiredB．CautiousC．CarefulD．Anxious2、Whatdoubtdoesthewriterhaveaboutself-drivingcars?A．Howpassengersbehaveinit.B．HowrobotdriversgetthelicenseC．HowtheyavoidcrashingintoothercarD．Howtheyrespondtowalkersonabusystreet3、Thelastquestionsaskedinthesixthparagraphreflectsthewriter’s.A．confidenceinrobots,winningGrammyAwardsB．eagernesstolistentosongswrittenbyrobotsC．doubtaboutrobots’abilitytowritesongsD．curiosityaboutthefutureGrammysongs4、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A．RobotswillcontroltheworldineveryfieldB．RobotsarecomingbutnotsoonenoughC．RobotsarebeingusedinourdailylifeD．Robotscandrivecarsandwritemusic24．（8分）It’snotunusualtoseeanunreasonablechildlyingonthegrounddrumminghisheels.Besidehimisadesperatemotheryellingatthetopofherlungs.Raisingawell-behavedkidisreallyahead-scratchingthing.Ifyoutookalltheparentingstylesaroundtheworldandrankedthembytheirgentleness,theInuit(因紐特人)approachwouldcertainlyranknearthetop.Allthemomsmentiononegoldenrole:Don’tshoutoryellatsmallchildren.Inuit’sno-yellingpolicyistheircentralcomponenttoraisingcool-headedkids.Thecultureviewsscolding,orevenspeakingtochildreninallangryvoice,asinappropriate,althoughlittlekidsarepushingparents'buttons.Playful“storytelling”isanothertricktosculptingkids’behavior.Butthisstorytellingdiffershugelyfromthosefairytalesfullofmorallessons.Parents“retell”whathappenedwhenaboythrewatantrum(發(fā)脾氣)bywayofwhatShakespearewouldunderstandalltoowell:puttingona“drama”.Afterthechildhascalmeddown,theparentswillreviewwhathappenedwhenthechildmisbehaved,usuallystartingwithaquestion:“Canyoushowushowtothrowatantrum?”Thenthechildhastothinkwhatheshoulddo.Ifhetakesthebaitandperformstheaction,themomwillaskafollow-upquestionwithaplayfultone.Forexample:“Doesthatseemright?”or“Areyouababy?”Sheisgettingacrosstheideathat“bigboys”won’tthrowatantrum.Kids’brainsarestilldevelopingthecircuitryneededforself-contro1.Whatyoudoinresponsetoyourchildren’semotionsshapestheirbrains.Sonexttime,seeingyourboymisbehave,tryusingtheInuit’sstorytellingapproach.Anddon’tforgettokeepcoo1.Afterall,boyswillbeboys.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“pushingparents’buttons”underlinedinParagraph2?A．Talkingwithparents. B．Playingwithparents’buttons.C．Exposingparents’faults. D．Makingparentsannoyed.2、WhatdoweknowaboutInuit’s“storytelling”?A．Itaimsatplayingatrickonkids. B．Itraiseskids’awarenessofmorality.C．Itcomesafterachildmisbehaves. D．ItanalyzesShakespeare’sdramas.3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetochildren’smisbehavior?A．Cautious. B．Tolerant.C．Uncaring. D．Skeptical.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Inuit’sapproachtoparenting.B．Valuesofreadingliteraryworks.C．Causesofchildren’smisbehavior.D．Parents’responsesto“storytelling”.25．（10分）Playingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudysuggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician’shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By80,thatgoesuptoasmanyas60%.Problemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralauditory(聽(tīng)覺(jué)的)processingsystem,whichisassociatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamattheRotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from18to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedastheyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof16,werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedaninstrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablyduetomusiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:“Whilethisstudysuggeststhatmusiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirstplacebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearingpermanently.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Apersonaged80willlose30%hearing.B．Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.C．Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.D．People’shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.2、WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?A．Ittestedthehearingof162people.B．Thefindingofthestudywasn’tpublishedpublicly.C．Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.D．Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.3、Whydon’tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?A．Theyliketotakemoreexercise.B．Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.C．Theydon’texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.D．Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?A．Gethelpfrommusicians.B．Listentoloudmusicless.C．Protecthearingproperly.D．Playamusicalinstrumentmore.5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.A．entertainthereadersB．a(chǎn)dvertiseamusicalinstrumentC．complainaboutpeople’shearinglossD．informreadersofaresearchonhearing第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）III．完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分），滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A，B，C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Oneday,apoorboywhowastryingtopayhiswaythroughschoolbysellinggoodsfromdoortodoorfoundthatheonlyhadonedimeleft.Hewashungrysohedecidedto21foramealatthenexthouse.However,helosthisnerve22alovelyyoungwomanopenedthedoor.Insteadofamealheaskedforadrinkofwater.Shethoughthelooked23soshebroughthimalargeglassofmilk.Hedrankit24,andthenasked,“HowmuchdoIoweyou?”“Youdon’towemeanything,”she25.“Motherhastaughtmenevertoacceptpayfora_26.”Hesaid,“ThenIthankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.”AsHowardKellyleftthathouse,henotonlyfeltstronger27,butitalsoincreasedhisfaithinGodandhumanrace.Hewasabouttogiveupandquitbeforethispoint.Yearslatertheyoungwomanbecamecriticallyill.Thelocaldoctorswerebaffled.Theyfinallysenthertothebigcity,wherespecialistscanbecalled28tostudyherraredisease.Dr.HowardKelly,now29,wascalledinfortheconsultation.Whenheheardthenameofthetownshecamefrom,astrangelight30hiseyes.Immediately,he31andwentdownthroughthehospitalhallintoherroom.32inhisdoctor’sgownhewentintoseeher.He33heratonce.Hewentbacktotheconsultationroomand34todohisbesttosaveherlife.Fromthatdayon,hegave35__attentiontohercase.Afteralong36thebattlewaswon.Dr.Kelly37thebusinessofficetopassthefinalbilltohimforapproval.Helookedatitandthenwrotesomethingontheside.Thebillwassenttoherroom.Shewasafraidtoopenitbecauseshewas38thatitwouldtaketherestofherlifetopayitoff.Finallyshelooked,andthenoteonthesideofthebillcaughther39.Shereadthesewords…“Paidinfullwithaglassofmilk.”Dr.HowardKellyTearsofjoyfloodedhereyesasshe40silently.“Thankyou,God.Yourlovehasspreadthroughhumanheartsandhands.”1、A．callB．makeC．begD．prepare2、A．whileB．whenC．thoughD．unless3、A．thirstyB．lazyC．tiredD．hungry4、A．slowlyB．unexpectedlyC．steadilyD．hurriedly5、A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．shookC．repliedD．doubted6、A．rewardB．kindnessC．handD．value7、A．physicallyB．mentallyC．normallyD．properly8、A．upB．forC．onD．in9、A．richB．famousC．observantD．vivid10、A．fixedB．consultedC．filledD．concentrated11、A．roseB．raisedC．gotD．left12、A．WornB．HavingC．puttingD．Dressed13、A．recognizedB．knewC．sparedD．regained14、A．desiredB．declaredC．determinedD．declined15、A．specialB．ordinaryC．normalD．no16、A．decisionB．preparationC．struggleD．debate17、A．orderedB．requestedC．confusedD．compressed18、A．negativeB．uncertainC．positiveD．obvious19、A．presentationB．preferenceC．a(chǎn)ttentionD．a(chǎn)rrangement20、A．praisedB．pretendedC．pressedD．prayed第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面材料，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。27．（15分）Atoyanimalmightnotmailermuchtotheaverageperson.1．forachild,itcouldmeantheworld.When10-year-oldLeonAshworth’smomcouldn’tafford2．(buy)himatoypandahebadlywanted,hewroteapitifulnoteonthetoy’sboxbeggingother3．(shopper)nottobuyit.Whathappenednext4．(be)soheartwarmingthatitwouldmeltyou.Theboy,LeonAshworth,5．livesinLiverpool,Englandwithhismom,firstsawhisbeloved“Pandy”atanAsdasupermarket.Thoughhewaswillingtowaitwith6．(patient)untilhismom7．(pay)onJune15th,thestore’sstaffdecidedtodosomethingextremelythoughtfulaftertheynoticedLeon’snote.Theydecidedtobuyitforhim.Insearch8．theyoungauthor,whomtheydidn’tknowatthetime,theypostedthenoteonFacebookandeventuallyattractedtheattentionofDebbieAshworth,whoimmediatelyrecognizedherson’shandwriting.TheAsdacrewinvitedthemomandhersonbacktothestore,andhadawonderfulsurpriseforthem.“Thisis9．bestdayofmylife,”Leonsaidtohismom10．(excite).第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。WhenNancygotanemergencycallfromSeattleHospital,sheknewshehasnotimetowastegettingtohermom’sside.Whileshepulledovertorefuel,shefoundthatshe’dleftherhandbaghome.Trappedinatruckstop,shefelttotallyatloss.However,shehadtoaskforhelp.SomeonesentheruptheroadtoJimOliver’sSmokeHouse,arestaurantwhereisknownforitsgenerosity.Intheparkinglot,shebrokedown,tellsherstorytotheowner,Oliver.Hegaveheracomfortingsmilewhilelisteningpatient.Later,muchtoherastonish,hehandedher$200incashandofferedwithherameal.WhenNancyaskedhowshecouldpayhimback,Oliverwavedhimon.“You