2017-2018学年四川省新津中学高二10月月考英语试题

2017-2018学年四川省新津中学高二10月月考英语试题

‎2017-2018学年四川省新津中学高二10月月考 英 语 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ ‎1. What is the woman going to do?‎ A. Ask Tom to send an invitation.‎ B. Invite Tom to the party.‎ C. Get the Johnsons’ address.‎ ‎2. How does the man feel about his job?‎ A. He enjoys it very much.‎ B. He doesn’t care much about it.‎ C. He hates working overtime.‎ ‎3. Why didn’t the man see the doctor earlier?‎ A. His injury kept him at home.‎ B. He didn’t think it necessary.‎ C. He failed to make an appointment.‎ ‎4. What can we learn about Mr. Wiseman?‎ A. He is ill. B. He is busy now. C. He is unhappy now.‎ ‎5. What does the man mean?‎ A. They can’t expect Debbie to help them.‎ B. Debbie isn’t ready to help others.‎ C. Debbie is in need of help.‎ 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。‎ ‎6. Where are the speakers?‎ A. At a railway station. B. On a bus. C. In a hotel.‎ ‎7. How much extra money altogether will the man have to pay if they go a stop further?‎ A. 30 pence. B. 60 pence. ‎ C. One pound thirty pence.‎ ‎8. What do we know about the man?‎ A. He will walk back all the way. ‎ B. He doesn’t like walking anywhere.‎ C. He is traveling with a partner.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。‎ ‎9. What’s the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Strangers. B. Colleagues. C. Friends.‎ ‎10. When did the professor meet Mike last time?‎ A. At least one year ago. B. At the last conference. C. Several months ago. ‎ ‎11. On what occasion did the speakers meet?‎ A. At the professor’s office. B. At a conference. C. At Mike’s home.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。‎ ‎12. What are the speakers doing?‎ A. Buying new clothes. B. Buying old clothes. C. Trying on clothes.‎ ‎13. What is the man interested in?‎ A. A shirt. B. A coat. C. A jacket.‎ ‎14. What can we know about the piece of clothes the man is interested in?‎ A. It was made in 1950. ‎ B. Some buttons are missing.‎ C. It’s worth millions of dollars.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。‎ ‎15. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. Moving their house. B. Doing shopping. C. Arranging goods.‎ ‎16. What is the woman doing?‎ A. Giving advice. B. Making a list. C. Asking for help.‎ ‎17. What will be at the front of the store?‎ A. 15 cans of dog food. B. 30 packages of toilet paper. C. The freezer.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. Why was the father angry with his little daughter?‎ A. She wasted a roll of gold wrapping paper.‎ B. She lost the money he gave her.‎ C. She gave someone a present.‎ ‎19. Why was the father deeply touched later on?‎ A. His daughter gave him an empty box.‎ B. His daughter put kisses in the box.‎ C. His daughter looked at him with tears in her eyes.‎ ‎20. Which might be the best title of the story?‎ A. Relationship is More Important.‎ B. Father, Please Be Kind to Your Kids.‎ C. Your Children’s Love is a Precious Present.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） ‎ 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） ‎ A ‎ Faraday was the inventor of the electric generator(发电机) and the electric motor. Faraday's father suffered from long-time health problems. As a result, Faraday's family had little money and Faraday got only the least formal schooling. Actually. he sometimes had only enough to eat. But Faraday was curious and determined to learn. While working in London as a teenager, he had a chance to know various books and he read everything he could get his hands on. Thus Faraday soon educated himself on a variety of scientific subjects, and his life as a scientist began.‎ ‎ In 1812, Faraday attended four lectures at the Royal Institution given by a famous chemist named Humphrey Davy. Afterwards Faraday sent a letter to Davy, expressing a strong interest in the subjects covered in the lectures and offering his services as a helper. A year later, Davy accepted Faraday as his lab assistant. Davy also took Faraday with him on an 18-month tour of Europe, where Faraday met some of the most famous scientists of the day.‎ ‎ Thanks to his work with Davy, Faraday gained a complete scientific education. He soon began to do research and experiments with electricity. He constructed two machines to create electromagnetic rotation （电磁旋转）, the force used to power electric motors. Apart from helping Davy mostly, Faraday began to appear on his own as a chemist and scientist of great importance. He began to give frequent lectures. Soon he was accepted as a gifted lecturer and published many research papers.‎ ‎ When Davy retired in 1827, Faraday took his place as the head of the chemistry department of the Royal Institute. Upon accepting the position he could focus on his own research, and Faraday's best-known work began in the 1830s. In 1831, he discovered electromagnetic induction(感应). And for the next eight years Faraday worked long hours in the laboratory which did harm to his health. By the end of the decade he was in such poor health that his research did not begin again until 1845.‎ ‎ In the mid-1850s, as Faraday gradually lost the ability to take care of himself he was forced to retire from his scientific studies. Queen Victoria offered him Faraday knighthood (爵士封号), but he refused it. He lived at Hampton Court, which Queen Victoria offered him, until his death on August 25, 1867.‎ ‎21.The text is mainly developed by _________.‎ A. giving examples B. analysing causes ‎ C. making comparisons D. following the time order ‎22.Faraday offered to be Davy’s helper because he wanted to __________.‎ A. meet other famous scientists B. travel all over the world C. get more chances to give lectures D. learn more about science ‎23.Which shows the correct order of the following events?‎ ‎ ① Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction.‎ ‎ ② Faraday taught himself on various scientific subjects.‎ ‎ ③Faraday had an opportunity to do research and conduct experiments.‎ ‎ ④Faraday began delivering speeches frequently and had many research papers published.‎ ‎ ⑤Faraday met Davy and a year later he was fortunate enough to serve as Davy's lab assistant.‎ A.⑤②③④① B.②⑤③④① C.⑤③①②④ D.②①⑤③④‎ ‎24.Which of the following can best describe Faraday?‎ A. Creative and easy-going. B. Serious and honest.‎ C. Hardworking and modest. D. Determined and brave.‎ B ‎ Next time you raise your eyebrow at the views of your partner, friend, brother, sister or colleague, remember they could be helping to make you smarter. New research shows that intelligence is not fixed but can be improved throughout adulthood by family members, bright mates and intellectually challenging careers. The study challenges the commonly held belief that intelligence is fixed by the age of about 18.‎ ‎ Scientific consensus（共识） suggests intelligence is controlled by genes, with environmental factors such as schooling and nutrition playing a part up to this age. After this point, IQ scores become steady. But James Flynn, professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand, argues that people can “upgrade” their intelligence throughout their lives. He believes intellectual stimulation (刺激）from other people is important as the “brain seems to be rather like a muscle---- the more you use it, the stronger it gets.” However, the opposite is also true---- so people who share a home or workplace with the intellectually challenged risk seeing their IQ levels nosedive as a result.‎ ‎ Professor Flynn analyzed US intelligence tests from the last 65 years and created new IQ "age tables". He found a bright ten-year-old with brothers and sisters of average intelligence will suffer a five to ten point IQ disadvantage compared to a similar child with equally bright brothers and sisters. However, children with a low IQ could gain six to eight points by having brighter brothers and sisters and special educational treatment to help pull them up.‎ ‎ Professor Flynn concluded that although genetics and early life experiences determine about 80% of intelligence, the remaining 20% is linked to lifestyle. This means people can raise their IQ, or allow it to fall, by ten points or more. He suggests the best way to improve IQ levels is to socialize with bright friends, and find an intellectually challenging job.‎ ‎25. According to the text, it is commonly believed that_______.‎ ‎ A. people's IQ levels fall as they age ‎ B. it is wise to share family members' views ‎ C. people cannot improve their intelligence during adulthood ‎ D. doing something challenging is good for one’s intelligence ‎26.The underlined word “nosedive”in Paragraph 2 most probably means________.‎ ‎ A.vary B.develop C.change D.fall 27.Which of the following can help improve one’s intelligence according to Professor Flynn?‎ A. Making many friends. B. Staying with smart people.‎ C. Exercise every day. D. Learning from brothers or sisters.‎ ‎28.The purpose of the text is to ___________.‎ A.inform B. advertise C. entertain D. persuade C ‎ A new concept vehicle, Pod was introduced by Toyota and Sony at the Tokyo motor show. The car is intended as a four-wheeled friend. It aims to provide affection, sympathy and encouragement. Like a dog welcoming its master, the car sits up, wags its tail and acknowledges its owner's presence using hydraulics (液压装置) and a multi-coloured LED display panel（引擎） across the front.‎ ‎ While on the road, the car constantly monitors the driver's mood with pulse and sweat sensors on the joystick（操纵杆）． Cameras focused on the eyes keep watch for any sign of drowsiness. If a driver appears to be losing his or her cool, Pod will display warnings, play soft music and blow cold air at the face. Drivers are shaken awake with loud music and a shaking chair.‎ ‎ To improve driving skills, Pod compares acceleration, braking and steering with the best performance recorded by professionals. It uses this comparison to score drivers, offer advice and rank all Pod owners. Toyota claims that the car will eventually be able to learn its owner's likes and dislikes by monitoring passenger conversations. If the car hears a favourite song being discussed, it will download the track from the Internet and play it without being asked. It will also recommend restaurants that might suit the driver's taste and take photographs of passengers when they sound particularly happy.‎ ‎ In keeping with the moodiness that is the car's main selling point, Pod expresses a form of road anger. lf a driver brakes or swerves（转向） suddenly, the LED panel shows an angry red and the tail rises at the back.‎ ‎ Anger is one of the car's ten "emotional states". Another is sadness - a blue front with tear-shaped lights seemingly dropping from the headlights - which appears after a flat tire or when gas is low.‎ ‎ "We wanted to show that the cars can be cheerful and entertaining," said Yasunori Sakamoto, part of the Toyota design team. Mr Sakamoto said Toyota has no plans to put Pod on the market. Sad, really.‎ ‎29. The underlined word "drowsiness" in Paragraph 2 means ________.‎ A. fear B. boredom C. excitement D. sleepiness ‎30. According to the text, Pod can ________. ‎ A. rank the restaurants nearby B. evaluate the drivers' driving skills C. have a conversation with drivers D. recommend a song to passengers ‎31. If the new concept vehicle is running out of gas, ________.‎ A. the LED panel turns red B. the tail rises at the back of the car C. the front lights turn blue and look like tears D. the car stops and shakes with loud music ‎32. What is the author's attitude towards Pod?‎ A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Pessimistic. D. Tolerant.‎ D ‎ We know that our pet dogs and cats can recognize our faces, but our pet fish? A team of scientists from the UK and Australia have discovered that archerfish (喷水鱼) can distinguish human faces!‎ ‎ This marks the first time that a species of fish has shown such an ability.‎ Such abilities have been previously shown in birds, but unlike fish, they have been proven to possess structures similar to the neocortex(大脑新皮层), the researchers added.‎ ‎ "Being able to distinguish between a large number of human faces is a surprisingly difficult task," Dr. Newport said, "mainly due to the fact that all human faces share the same basic features."‎ ‎ During their experiments, Dr. Newport and her colleagues presented archerfish with two ‎ images of human faces,and trained them to choose one by spitting jets (喷射流) of water at that picture. Next, the fish were presented with the familiar face and several that were unfamiliar, and were able to correctly pick the one that they had been trained to recognize, even when features such as head shape and color were removed from the selected pictures.‎ ‎ In the first experiment, the archerfish were tasked with picking the previously learned face from a group of 44 new ones, which they did with 81 percent accuracy. In the second, the researchers decided to make things a little harder. They took the pictures and made them black and white and evened out(使平均) the head shapes. You would think that would throw the fish for a loop. But no, they were able to pick the familiar face even then ---- and with more accuracy: 86% !‎ ‎ "Fish have a simpler brain than humans and entirely lack the section of the brain that humans use for recognizing faces. Despite this, fish may still be capable of finding the face they are trained to recognize," Dr. Newport said. "The fact that archerfish can learn this task suggests that complicated brains are not necessarily needed to recognize human faces."‎ ‎33.The research shows that__________.‎ A. archerfish are cleverer than other fishes B. all fishes can be trained to recognize human faces C. complex brains are not necessary for facial recognition D. it is very difficult for animals to recognize human faces ‎34.We can infer from the text that_______________.‎ A. archerfish have a good memory B. the neocortex is linked with visual ability C. archerfis,h can only recognize human faces D. people's similar physical appearance limits archerfish's facial recognition ‎35.The text is most likely to appear in _________.‎ A. a biology textbook B. a medical report ‎ C. a science fiction D. a science magazine 第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 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。 ‎ ‎ If you feel depressed, it's best to do something about it----- depression doesn't just go away on its own. In addition to getting help from a doctor, here are 5 things you can do to feel better.‎ ‎ Exercise. Take a 15 -t0 30- minute walk every day - or dance and bike if you prefer. ____36____ But make yourself do it anyway. Once you get in the exercise habit, it won't take long to notice a difference in your mood.‎ ‎ Provide yourself with good nutrition. Depression can affect appetite（食欲）.One person may not feel like eating at all, but another might overeat. ____37____ So eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and get regular meals (even if you don't feel hungry, try to eat something light, like a piece of fruit, to keep you going).‎ ‎ Find out troubles. Try to find out any reasons that have caused your depression. When you know what's got you feeling blue and why, talk about it with a caring friend. ____38____ If there's no one to tell, pouring your heart out to a journal works just as well.‎ ‎ Express yourself. With depression,a person's creativity and sense of fun may seem blocked. Exercise your imagination (painting, drawing, writing, dancing, etc.) and you not only get those creative juices flowing, you also loosen up some positive emotions. ____39____ Find something to laugh about ----a funny movie, perhaps. Laughter helps lighten your mood.‎ ‎ ____40____ Depression affects a person's thoughts, making everything seem hopeless. If depression has you noticing only the negative, make an effort to notice the good things in life. Try to notice one thing, and then try to think of one more. Consider your strengths or gifts. Most of all, don't forget to be patient with yourself. Depression takes time to heal（愈合）．‎ ‎ A. Look on the bright side.[]‎ ‎ B. Take action to solve problems.‎ ‎ C. Take time to do something fun for yourself.‎ ‎ D. Talking is a way to receive some understanding.‎ ‎ E. Some yoga poses can help reduce the feeling of depression.‎ ‎ F. Proper nutrition can influence a person's mood and energy.‎ ‎ G. People who are depressed may not feel much like being active.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45） ‎ 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 30 分） ‎ ‎ My two sons have Autism (自闭症). It makes life ___41___ for them on even the best days. The condition is terrible.‎ ‎ It 42 them and chains them in so many ways. Even though they are both 43 , neither of them will ever be able to live on their own. Autism keeps them from learning. It 44 their communication. It limits their 45 .It traps them in their own 46 .It makes any change 47 the end of the world. Life for them is one 48 mountain to climb. Often daily living feels so painful and out of 49 for them that they even hurt themselves.‎ ‎ There are times every day, 50 , times that touch my heart, times that bring me such 51 when I see their love. One of these times 52 today after a morning full of difficulties. I was 53 starting dinner when I heard, "Daddy!" behind me and turned from the stove to see my younger son 54 at me with his shining eyes. I 55 and gave him a hug. He laughed and rested his head on my 56 just as he had when he was a baby. Then I saw my elder son walk into the room. He smiled too and said,”I love you, Dad." He leaned(倾斜) his head forward and I 57 the top of it. I smiled back at him and 58 , "I love you too, son " Then I held them both in my arms and thanked God again for giving them to me.‎ ‎ Every day I try to 59 my boys' example. Every day I try to love more, to live better, and to bring some 60 into this often dark world.‎ ‎41. A. disappointing B. difficult C. hopeless D. boring ‎42.A.fools B.shocks C.weakens D.hurts ‎43. A. full-grown B. independent C. intelligent D. powerful ‎44.A.ignores B.removes C.stops D.refuses ‎45. A. bodies B. actions C. interests D. feelings ‎46.A.minds B.hopes C.roles D.dreams ‎47.A. act as B. turn to C. feel like D. wait for ‎48. A. exciting B. endless C. dangerous D. beautiful ‎49. A. imagination B. expectation C. habit D. control ‎50. A. therefore B. however C. besides D. instead ‎51.A.joy B.pain C.luck D.harm ‎52. A. passed B. returned C. changed D. happened ‎53.A.just B.yet C.still D.even ‎54. A. smiling B. pointing C. laughing D. glancing ‎55. A. ran away B. stepped forward C. got up D. looked back ‎56.A.leg B.knee C.shoulder D.back ‎57.A.pressed B.kissed C.pulled D.hugged ‎58.A.yelled B.nodded C.added D.responded ‎59.A.watch B.share C.follow D.research ‎60.A.case B.introduction C.colour D.light 第 II 卷 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节 满分 55） ‎ 第二节 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.-‎ ‎ In an age when technology is developing faster than before, many people are being attached ‎ to the idea of looking back to the past. One way they can do this ___61___ (be) by looking into their own family history. They can try to find out more about where their families ___62___ (come) from and what they did. This is now a fast growing hobby, ___63___ (especial) in countries with a fairly short story, like Australia and the United States. It is one thing to spend some time ___64___ (go) through a book on family history and to take the ___65___ (decide) to look into your own family's past. It is quite another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set it ___66___ a disorganized way and cause ___67___ (you) many problems which could have been avoided with a little forward planning. If your own family stories tell you that you are connected with a famous character, whether hero ___68___ criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just treat it as an ___69___ (interest) possibility.‎ ‎ A simple system for collecting and storing your information will be enough to start with; a more complex one may only get in your way. ___70___ most important thing, though, is to get started. Who knows what you might find?‎ 第四部分 写作 （共两节 满分 35） ‎ 第一节 短文改错（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。每处错误仅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；‎ 1. 只允许修改10处，多着（从第11处起）不计分。‎ ‎ I like to go running early in the morning before the breakfast.I am very happy when I try running and listen to a book on my iPod on the same time.I get lost on the story and forget that I am running.I always run long than I expected because I like listening to the story so much.‎ ‎ I can also listen to a book on my iPod while I was riding the bus to school.I can never read a book on the bus because it make me feel sick, So listening to a book on the bus does not make me sick.I just look out of window as I ride and forget all about the people around us.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是李华，国庆节期间你将和父母去某城市旅游。你从网上获得了Sunshine Hotel的部分信息。请你写一封电子邮件给该宾馆的经理，介绍你的行程并咨询如下相关细节：‎ ‎1. How far is the hotel from the airport?‎ ‎2. How can you get to the hotel?‎ ‎3. Do they offer free breakfast?‎ ‎4. Is there a discount  for a long stay?‎ 要求：‎ ‎1. 覆盖要点，请补充合理的细节；‎ ‎2. 100词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Sir,‎ My family is planning a holiday to your city.‎ ‎ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Li Hua ‎[]‎ 四川省新津中学10月英语考试卷参考答案 听力：1-5 CABCA 6-10 BBCAA 11-15 BBCBC 16-20 CBABC 阅读：21-25 DDBCC 26-30 DBADB 31-35 CACBD 36-40GFDCA 完形填空：41-45 BDACC 46-50 ACBDB 51-55 ADAAB 56-60CBDCD 61. is 62. came 63. especially 64. going 65. decision 66. in 67. yourself 68. or 69. interesting 70. The 短文改错：第一句：去掉第二个the 第二句：listen---listening; on---in 第三句：on---in 第四句：long---longer 第五句：was---am 第六句：make---makes 第七句：So---But 第八句：window前加the; us---me 书面表达：‎ Dear Sir,‎ My family is planning a holiday to your city. I got some information about your hotel, but I still have some questions to ask. Would you be kind enough to reply to my e-mail?‎ We are arriving in your city on October 1st. And we plan to stay in your hotel for 5 days. Would you tell me how far your hotel is from the airport? And we’d like to know how we can get to your hotel. Also, we wonder whether you offer free breakfast. Last but not least, would you mind telling us whether there is a discount for a long stay?‎ Thanks for your time. I’m looking forward to your reply.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎（附）听力录音原文 Text 1‎ W: I want to ask the Johnsons to come to the party. Do you know their address?‎ M: No. But I’d like them to come. I think Tom can give you their address.‎ Text 2‎ W: You seem to have a lot of work to do at your office. You’re always staying late and working overtime.‎ M: That’s true. But it’s no bother to me. The work is interesting. I don’t mind extra hours at all.‎ W: Your boss must like staff like you.‎ Text 3‎ W: Why didn’t you make an appointment to see the doctor last week when you first twisted your ankle?‎ M: The injury didn’t seem serious. Then I decided to go today, because my foot still hurts when I put my weight on it Text 4‎ W: Is Mr. Wiseman free?‎ M: Well, there’s no one with him, but if I were you, I wouldn’t speak to him now.‎ W: Why not?‎ M: He is upset at not being invited to the conference.‎ W: Oh, I don’t mind his shouting at me. He threatened to fire me last week, but he apologized very politely later.‎ Text 5‎ W: Is Debbie going to help us?‎ M: Debbie? Hardly! When I talked to her, she just told me about all the problems she was having.‎ Text 6‎ W: Next!‎ M: OK. Er, two to Trafalgar Square, please.‎ W: That’s one pound thirty each. Two pounds sixty altogether. OK? Thank you very much.‎ M: Thanks. Can you tell us when to get off?‎ W: Yes, I will, and make sure you get off because I... if you go a stop further...‎ M: Yes?‎ W: You have to pay another thirty pence each.‎ M: Oh, I see...‎ W: Plus you’ll have to walk all the way back again.‎ M: Oh, that’s silly.‎ Text 7‎ W: Professor McCoy?‎ M: Ah, yes?‎ W: We haven’t met before. Er... my name’s Doris Smith. I’m a colleague of Mike Hardy’s at Green Lake College.‎ M: Oh right. Well, good to meet you, Doris. How is Mike these days? It must be over a year now since I saw him last.‎ W: Yeah, Mike’s fine. When he heard I was coming to this conference, he said I should definitely come and hear you speak and I’m glad I did. It was really interesting.‎ M: Well, thank you very much.‎ W: Actually, Professor, there was something I wanted to ask you... Erm, something you mentioned in your talk.‎ M: Sure, and please no more ‘Professor’. It makes me feel old. The name’s Tyler.‎ W: Okay, Well, er...Tyler, it was about that point you made about Fractal Parsing of the...‎ Text 8‎ M: Don’t you just love this store? Every time I go through all the things here, I always find something interesting.‎ W: I know what you mean. Look at this box of clothes over here. Each piece costs only one dollar.‎ M: Look at what I got here!‎ W: What? So now you’re interested in wool coats all of a sudden. The weather is too warm for it, I think.‎ M: No, not that. I’m talking about this jacket from the 1950s. Isn’t it nice?‎ W: Yes, it is. It only costs five dollars, too.‎ M: I think if I clean it up a little and get the button fixed, it’ll look like it’s worth a million dollars!‎ W: I think I’m going to buy this little skirt and then I’ll be ready to go. How about you?‎ M: I’m ready anytime you are.‎ Text 9‎ W: Bob, can you help me with this?‎ M: Sure, what’s the problem?‎ W: I have to stock the shelves for the big sale on Monday. All of this food has to be ready by midnight.‎ M: Oh no! That’s a lot of work.‎ W: I know. Do you think you could help me?‎ M: Well, okay, but you owe me for this.‎ W: No problem. Okay, here’s what we need to do. The ice cream has to go in the freezer. All 12 cartons go in there. Next, we need to put about 15 cans of dog food in aisle two. ‎ M: Okay.‎ W: Then, 30 packages of toilet paper go on display at the front of the store. Got that?‎ M: 30 packages of toilet paper at the front of the store...‎ W: And I’ll start working on the tomatoes and the bananas. We’ll have to put out about three boxes of tomatoes and 50 bunches of bananas in the produce section.‎ Text 10‎ W: There is a story about a father who punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. The family was not rich and the father became angry when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. But the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” He was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but he got angry again when he found the box was empty.‎ He shouted at her, “D0n’t you know that when you give someone a present, there’s supposed to be something inside?”‎ The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes, and said, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty. I blew kisses into the box. All for you, Daddy.”‎ The father was deeply touched. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged her forgiveness. He kept that gold box by his bed for years. Whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there. ‎ In a very real sense, each of us as parents has been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.‎