【英语】广东省潮州市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末教学质量检测

【英语】广东省潮州市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末教学质量检测

广东省潮州市2019-2020学年高二下学期 期末教学质量检测 本试卷共10页，满分150分，考试时间130分钟。‎ ‎(其中，第一部分15分，第二、三、四部分120分*1.125=135分)。‎ 注意事项:‎ ‎1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B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;不能答在试卷上。‎ ‎3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在各题目指定区域内相应住置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。‎ ‎4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将答案卡交回。‎ 第一部分 听说考试 (共两节，满分15分)‎ 做题时先把答案写在试卷上，等听说考试结束后再把答案写在答题卡上。‎ 第节角色扮演(共8小题;每小题1分，满分8分)‎ 情景介绍:‎ 角色:你是Mary。‎ 任务: (1)与同学Tom谈论点外卖的话题:‎ ‎(2)根据谈话内容回答另一同学的提问。‎ 生词; takeout (外卖)‎ 下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴“声时，开始提问。‎ Now please ask the speaker three questions. You have twenty seconds to prepare the question When you hear a beep, begin to ask the question ‎1.你经常点外卖吗?__________________________________‎ ‎2.点外卖有什么不利呢?______________________________‎ ‎3.有没有什么解决办法呢?___________________________‎ 下面听录音提问，用英语回答五个问题。‎ Now please get ready to answer five questions in English ‎4. Where did Tom have his lunch?‎ ‎5. How much does a lunch meal cost at the canteen?‎ ‎6. In what situation can you get a discount?‎ ‎7. How are the health situation of some takeout restaurants according to the news?‎ ‎8. What should every restaurant have?‎ 第二节 故事复述(共7小题;每小题1分，满分7分)‎ 请听下面一个故事，然后根据故事意思填空，每空一词，录音读两遍。‎ 梗概:圣诞节快到了，Tom没有钱给孩子买礼物，他想把家里的鸡卖掉，但是鸡半路跑了。‎ 关键词: Christmas (圣诞节)，present (礼物)，hungry (饥饿的)，cock (公鸡)，catch (抓住)‎ A Foolish Cock Christmas was 9 . Tom had no money to buy any presents for his children. His wife, Mary, was ill and he spent a lot of money on her medicine. And the 10 _was bad and all his family were going to be hungry the next spring. He was quite worried about it.“We have only a 11 .”said Mary one day. "You'd better take it to the town. Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children," It's a good idea!" Tom said. He caught the cock the next morning and put it into a_ 12 . It was difficult to walk on the road covered with thick snow. Two hours later he was very tired and wanted to have a 13 . He put the box to the ground and sat down. "The air in the box is not clean," Tom said to himself. "I'd better let the cock walk outside for a while, or it’ll die." So he put the cock to the ground. When he started his__ 14 again, he couldn't catch it any longer. “How foolish you are!" Tom called out angrily. "You can indicate the_ 15 of day at night but you can't find the way to the town in the daytime!"‎ 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)‎ 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Chambanamoms Presents Girl's Night Out: Foot Golf!‎ Grab some friends and join us on Saturday, June 4, for a fun night out at Lake of the Woods Golf Course in Mahomet, thanks to our friends at the Champaign County Forest Preserve District.‎ ‎ There will be giveaways, some adult drinks and food, as well as a great night out playing Foot Golf. Yes, we said Foot Golf .You don' t need to have a bag full of club(球杆)or fancy spike(钉鞋)--- just bring yourself (and athletic shoes, please).‎ If you can kick a soccer ball, you can play Foot Golf. If you can laugh and have fun, you can also play Foot Golf.‎ So what is Foot Golf? Foot Golf is what happens when you combine golf and soccer. Players kick off from a tee box (开球处) and attempt to get their soccer ball into a 21-inch diameter(直径) cup using the fewest number of kicks. Foot Golf can be played by children and adults. It is a trend sweeping golf courses across the country, and we are lucky to have it right here in Champaign County.‎ This event is FREE. To manage the number of people we have on the course, we are asking our friends to register (注册) . Here is a quick and easy form to fill out: http://www.chambanamoms.com/girlsnightoutrsvp/‎ We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, June 4, at 7 p.m. Bring your girlfriends 一and your sense of humor!‎ IF YOU DRIVE: Lake of the Woods Golf Course is a quick drive west from Champaign-Urbana on Interstate 74. Get off at Lake of the Woods exit, Exit No. 174. Head north for 1/2 mile until the first stop sign. Take a left at the stop sign and travel for one mile. This road will take you directly to the golf course.‎ ‎16. Participants who come to Girl's Night Out A. need to bring spikes B. should wear athletic shoes C. should bring their own clubs D. have to bring drinks and food ‎17. What do we know about Foot Golf?‎ A. It is played worldwide.‎ B. It is intended for children.‎ C. It is nothing like playing golf.‎ D. It is a mixture of golf and soccer.‎ ‎18. What type of writing is this text?‎ A. A lesson plan.‎ B. An announcement.‎ C. An educational report.‎ D. An introduction to a sport.‎ B Japanese fans who watched their national team be defeated by the Ivory Coast on Saturday showed it is possible to lose graciously (优雅地), when they stayed behind after the match to help clean up.‎ Despite seeing Japan's Blue Samurais lose 2-1 against the Ivory Coast' s national team at the Arena Perambuco in Recife, the Japanese audience armed with plastic bags searched their side of the stadium and gathered up dropped litter. While gathering waste after a sporting event is customary in Japan, the audience' s actions came as a shock to football fans from other countries.‎ This isn't the first time the Japanese have taken trash outside the stadium. The 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France was the first ever World Cup that Japan had qualified for. After their first group game against Argentina, the Japanese fans gave the world a lesson in politeness and respect by actually cleaning the football stadium seats. They picked up all the trash around them whether it was theirs or not. They then walked out and threw the trash in the garbage cans before leaving.‎ The all-around cleanliness of Japanese large cities comes as a culture shock to people coming from other big cities in the world. This tidiness is not due to millions of dollars spent on street cleaners and "Let's clean-up our city" campaigns. It's not due to effective public works or community service. It's due to one simple thing: They don't throw their rubbish on the floor. This unique and rare concept allows for both huge cities and the countryside to stay neat and tidy.‎ To reinforce (加强) this behavior, the common signs in Japan ask people to take their litter home with them. Then, to reinforce the sign, hey usually have no garbage cans in the parks. So when faced with the choice of throwing their garbage on the ground or keeping it with them, they keep it. They don’t need a “Don't Litter” or Keep Japan beautiful” sign. They have been doing it their whole lives and are used to taking their garbage with them.‎ ‎19. The story in Paragraph 3 mainly shows that___________.‎ A. Japanese people are used to carrying their own trash B. Japanese fans have a habit of cleaning up the stadium C. Japanese fans often clean stadium seats before the game D. the Japanese are very interested in watching football games ‎20. What can we say about Japanese big cities' cleanliness?‎ A. It has become common practice.‎ B. It is the result of community service.‎ C. It costs millions of dollars every year,‎ D. It exists because of public campaigns.‎ ‎21. Which of the following do the Japanese accept as normal?‎ A. Punishing the behavior of littering.‎ B. Many signs reading "Don't Litter"."‎ C. Lots of garbage cans in the parks.‎ D. Taking litter away with them.‎ ‎22. The author's attitude to the Japanese audience might be that of____________.‎ A. criticism B. unconcern C respect D doubt C The secret of successful response The novel coronavirus(新冠状病毒)is an uncommon threat. We don't know how bad it will be, nor do we know for how long it will spread. But we do know that it has already infected (感染) more than 18,000 people and killed many around the world. It also caused serious global economic damage. We need to adapt our responses to different countries and different parts of the same country in order to limit damage. Using data well is essential to such a successful response.‎ Data is key to all successful public heath programs. In New York City, we raised tobacco taxes and made all indoor public places smoke free. Smoking rates declined at first but then the decline stopped. Because we had a tracking system in place, we realised that progress had stopped. So, we produced strong and direct no tobacco ads to the public. Our programs quickly reduced adult and teenager smoking, preventing more than 10,0000 deaths.‎ Every country facing the coronavirus disease needs to strengthen their data systems to track diseases, investigate skillfully and respond fast and successfully. Fast action will save lives and save money. But building the capacity to do this isn't free. It will cost about $1 to $2 per person ‎ per year for at least 10 years --- at least 30 billion. That's a lot of money for public health, but it's a tiny part of the amount lost when we don't know what we need to know about health threats.‎ Getting the data right is hardly quick and never easy, but it is always very important if we want to respond successfully, limit spread, and protect our communities and economy.‎ ‎23. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage A. Novel coronavirus has killed people and damaged economy.‎ B. New York City succeeded in reducing smoking with data.‎ C. We need a lot of money to build the capacity of fast action.‎ D. Using data will cure people infected with novel coronavirus,‎ ‎24. Why does the author talk about smoking in paragraph 2?‎ A. To warn us that smoking is harmful.‎ B. To suggest us how to reduce smoking.‎ C. To show the significant role of data.‎ D. To protect people's physical health.‎ ‎25. What is the author's opinion on the building of the capacity of fast response?‎ A. It is too expensive and many countries cannot afford it.‎ B. It is worthwhile and necessary to develop such a capacity.‎ C. It supports communities and saves lives and saves money.‎ D. It requires a tiny part of the amount lost by heath threats.‎ ‎26. What is the main idea of this passage?‎ A. The widespread of novel coronavirus has killed many people.‎ B. Using Data well is of vital importance to public health programs.‎ C. The importance of fighting against novel coronavirus.‎ D. The importance of raising tobacco taxes.‎ D What will our world be like in 2050?‎ There are two features in the growth of world population. First, the annual increase in population in 15 European countries, in the past few years, has been only 300,000. The United Nations estimates (估计)that by 2050, the population of European countries will decrease from the ‎ current 0.72 billion to 0.63 billion. Second, the population in developing countries is growing rapidly. By 2050，the population of Africa is expected to reach 1.8 billion, 0.9 billion more than its current population.‎ A recent research report published by the United Nations indicates that it is quite possible that the Earth's temperature is rising well above the previous estimate. The Antarctic ice sheet, which contains 90% of the world's ice, has lost significant mass in the past few years. The discovery comes as a surprise to scientists, who thought that the continent would gain ice this century because of increased snowfall in a warming climate. A research team from the University of Colorado used satellite data to estimate that the ice sheet will lose up to 48 cubic miles by 2050.‎ Africa's rivers face great change that will leave a quarter of the continent severely short of water by the middle of the century, according to a global warming study published today. Even modest decreases in rain in western Africa will see rivers lose as much as 80% of their water and a rise of what the scientists call "water refuges(难民)”. "In those areas where there is already a water shortage, it's going to have a destructive effect," the study says,.“If you're already walking 5 km to the nearest stream, by 2050,it's going to mean walking 30 km or moving your whole household closer to the water source."‎ ‎27. Which of the following situations in 2050 is NOT mentioned in the text?‎ A. Population change.‎ B. Economic decline.‎ C. Global warming.‎ D. Water shortage.‎ ‎28. What surprises the scientists according to Paragraph 3?‎ A. The Antarctic ice sheet has decreased.‎ B. The Earth's temperature is going down.‎ C. Global warming is destroying the Earth.‎ D. Snowfall increases in the Antarctic area.‎ ‎29. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph stress (强调) ?‎ A. The ill fate of Africa's rivers.‎ B. The importance of doing exercise.‎ C. The hard life of the African refugees.‎ D. The seriousness of the water problem.‎ ‎30. What was the most possible feeling of the author when he wrote this text?‎ A. Happy. B. Angry. C. Worried. D. Calm.‎ 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。‎ Mind Your Manners Around the world, people have different ideas about what good table manners are. In India, for example, people only eat with their right hands. You take food from one dish on the table, usually a kind of bread or rice, mix it with food from another dish and then put it in your mouth. Your left hand stays still. Eating with your left hand is very rude!‎ In western countries, people do not usually share the same dishes,. Everyone has his or her own plate of food, You eat with a knife and fork and you should not wave them around when you are not eating. In addition, you should try not to be noisy when eating._ 31 ‎ When you go to some restaurants in different parts of the world, it is important to know what people think is rude. For example, in China it is OK to be noisy in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant is not noisy, you may think it is not very good. 32 If a table is too noisy, other customers might not be happy.‎ ‎33 In China, one person usually pays for every one. In western countries, when friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called "going Dutch". In addition, when westerners pay the check, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called “leaving a tip." Not leaving a tip is very rude. In US, it's common to leave tips of 10%, 15% or 20% of the check. The amount depends on how good the waiter was. 34 ‎ The way people eat food is different around the world, but you can find the same kinds of food in many countries. 35 ‎ A. Good waiters can get a lot of money!‎ B. People think that is bad table manners!‎ C. Guests usually leave the tips under the plates.‎ D. Paying for the meal is also different from country to country.‎ E. However, in many western countries, restaurants are quiet places.‎ F. Chinese and Italian foods, for example, are popular all over the world.‎ G. Although good manners always make you look good, you can always follow your hosts if you're not sure what to do.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)‎ 第一节 完形填空(共20小题;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。‎ All passengers boarded (登机)，and the fight would be on time. I went up to the gate (登机口)to get the papers from the gate staff and 36 an adult passenger sitting there crying, which was very__ 37 ，So I asked the gate staff what was up and they told me that the passenger was not 38 to board due to a problem of his ticket. His last name in the ticket was 39 wrongly by a letter but he had__ 40 it before.‎ After my asking, the man said that his father was just in the 41 and he needed to take this flight to hopefully see him before he___ 42 . Unfortunately, there was nothing the gate staff could do about it. They told him to buy a new ticket. 43 ，the fight was to leave ten minutes later and it was 44 for him to do so, He told me he would be really 45 if he wouldn't be able to say his final goodbye to his dad. Seeing a grown man crying sadly, I was sure that he was telling the 46 .‎ I 47 for a while and then thought of 48 I could do to help him. As a member of staff I have a 49 ----- I can issue (发) tickets through an online system to my family or 50 . Then, I provided a staff ticket for this passenger. I passed the ticket to him 51 his kmnowing what I'd done. He was so___ 52 and it was all that I wanted to see. I just hoped that he wouldn't 53 any of his father's last words. Later, the gate staff told me they would help me keep the_ 54 as we can use the staff tickets only for people we know.‎ I was so proud that day 55_ I did something meaningful for a person in need.‎ ‎36. A. noticed B. greeted C. rescued D. encouraged ‎37. A. funny B. common C. unusual D. dangerous ‎ ‎38. A.forced B. allowed C. advised D. persuaded ‎ ‎39. A. read B. spelled C. understood D.remmembered ‎40. A. found B. recorded C. imagined D. ignored ‎ ‎41. A. airport B. office C. school D. hospital ‎42. A. gave up B. came back C. passed away D. settled down ‎43. A. Instead B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore ‎44. A. special B. strange C. impossible D. unbelievable ‎45. A. regretful B. confused C. anxious D. hopeless ‎46. A. lie B. truth C. joke D. story ‎47. A. checked B. guessed C. predicted D. considered ‎48. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything ‎49. A. goal B. duty C. task D. right ‎50. A. friends B. pets C. customers D. passengers ‎51. A.for B. after C. since D. without ‎52. A. calm B. brave C. pleased D. curious ‎53. A. miss B. repeat C. forget D. mind ‎54. A. rule B. secret C. promise D. appointment ‎55. A. because B. before C. until D. unless 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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎13-year-old Chen Shuyin, who graduated 56 a high school this summer in the city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, is now a freshman at Zhejiang University School of Medicine.‎ Chen has excelled at every stage of her educational career. At the age of seven, she 57 (attend) a middle school, after only just one year's study in primary school. She was always within the top 30 students while she was there. When Chen turned 9, she 58 (admit) to a local high school after 59 (gain) the 13th highest score in the city. She took the National College Exam at 12, achieving a score that was more than one hundred points 60 _ (high) than that needed to be accepted by a first-class university in China.‎ Chen's fater says his daughter is not_ 61 (difference) from most kids of her age. She is quite quiet and likes to read in her spare time, and has good learning skills When 62 (ask) about her life at the university, Chen Shuyin says she enjoys making friends and she has no__ 63 (different) in living and communicating with her classmates, 64 may be several years older than she is. She also says she would like to do research in 65 _ field ‎ of clinical medicine while studying at university.‎ 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)‎ 第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分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-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。‎ Dear Mr. Zhang,‎ Known that our school is going to set up elctive (选修的) English courses, I'd like to give some advices. English Visual-Audio-Oral Course is a good choice. Most of us are interested at English videos and songs, that provide us with great images and beautiful music to listen to. As result, we can enjoy some local customs and singing English songs with joy. In addition, we need to improve our oral English. When we are always learning English, we may not be able to make a fluent speech. We can't easy communicate with others like native speakers. That is why I suggested taking a Speech Course. I'll be glad that if you can consider my suggestions.‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)‎ 假定你是李华，一个来自英国的中学生代表团在你校举办英语文化节(English Culture Festival)期间来访，并受邀观看英文戏剧表演。请根据以下内容要点写一篇欢迎词。‎ ‎1.表示对客人的欢迎:‎ ‎2.介绍此项活动(如活动目的、内容等);‎ ‎3.表达对客人的祝愿。‎ 注意;‎ ‎1, 词数100左右:‎ ‎2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯:‎ ‎3,开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear British guests,‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Thank you!‎ ‎【参考答案】‎ 第一部分 听说考试 (共两节，满分15分)‎ 第一节 角色扮演（共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分)‎ ‎1. Do you often order takeout?‎ ‎2. What are the disadvantages of ordering takeout?‎ ‎3. Are there any solution?‎ ‎4. At his dormitory.‎ ‎5. About 10 yuan.‎ ‎6. When the order reaches 20 yuan.‎ ‎7. They are dirty and disordered.‎ ‎8. A business license.‎ 第二节 故事复述（共7小题；每小题1分，满分7分）‎ ‎9. coming 10. harvest 11. cock 12. box 13. rest 14. journey 15. break ‎ 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）‎ ‎16~18 BDB 19~22 BADC 23~26 DCBB 27~30 BADC 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎31~35 BEDAF 第三部分 语言知识与应用 (共两节，满分45分)‎ 第一节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ ‎36~40 ACBBD 41~45 DCBCA 46~50 BDCDA 51~55 DCABA 第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎56. from 57. attended 58. was admitted 59. gaining 60. higher ‎ ‎61. different 62. asked 63. difficulty 64. who 65. the 第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分35分)‎ 第一节 短文改错 (共10分;每小题1分,满分10分)‎ Dear Mr. Zhang,‎ Known that our school is going to set up elective (选修的) English courses, I’d ‎ Knowing like to give some advices. English Visual-audio-oral Course is a good choice. Most of ‎ ‎ advice us are interested at English videos and songs, that provide us with great images and ‎ ‎ in which beautiful music to listen to. As∧result, we can enjoy some local customs and ‎ ‎ a singing English songs with joy. In addition, we need to improve our oral English. ‎ sing When we are always leaning English, we may not be able to make a fluent speech. We ‎ Although/Though/While can’t easy communicate with others like native speakers. That is why I suggested ‎ ‎ easily suggest taking a Speech Course. I’ll be glad that if you can consider my suggestions.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ Dear British guests,‎ It’s my great honor to express our warm welcome to you on behalf of our school. We are excited to have you here during our English Culture Festival. ‎ As scheduled, we have English Drama Show this evening. The purpose of this program is to develop our interest in English learning and practical abilities in speaking and listening. Most of the plays we will perform are by classic British authors, such as William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. The show will begin at eight o’clock tonight in the school hall. Dear guests, you are welcome to take part in it. I hope we will benefit a lot from your presence.‎ We hope you’ll have a pleasant time during your stay here.‎ Thank you!‎ 听说材料 第一节 角色扮演 W: Good afternoon Tom!‎ M: Good afternoon, Mary W: Have you had your lunch?‎ M: Yeah, I had lunch at my dormitory.‎ W: What have you had?‎ M: I ordered a bowl of noodles and some fried chickens on my mobile phone.‎ W: How much did you spend?‎ M: About 30 yuan.‎ W: That’s expensive for me. Why didn’t you go to the canteen? A lunch only costs about 10 yuan.‎ M: I’m too lazy to move.‎ ‎1. 你经常点外卖吗?‎ Question 1: Do you often order takeout?‎ Answer 1: Yeah, recently I always order food online. I don’t know what to eat at the canteen. Ordering takeout is very convenient and you can order anything you want. Almost all the stores around our school provide takeout service. Sometimes you will get a discount if your order reaches 20 yuan.‎ ‎2. 点外卖有什么不利呢?‎ Question 2: What are the disadvantages of ordering takeout?‎ Answer 2: I think it will make people lazier, like me. And some of the food is not very clean and healthy. I once read a piece of news about the health situation in some takeout restaurants. They are dirty and disordered. So, it is very unhealthy for us to have takeout so often.‎ ‎3. 有没有什么解决办法呢?‎ Question 3: Are there any solutions?‎ Answer 3: I think the related departments should strengthen their supervision. They should check the situation of the restaurant regularly. Besides, every restaurant should have a business license. Many takeout stores don’t have business licenses.‎ ‎4. Question: Where did Tom have his lunch?‎ Answer: At his dormitory.‎ ‎5. Question: How much does a lunch meal cost at the canteen?‎ Answer: About 10 yuan.‎ ‎6. Question: In what situation can you get a discount?‎ Answer: When the order reaches 20 yuan.‎ ‎7. Question: How are the health situations of some takeout restaurants according to the news?‎ Answer: They are dirty and disordered.‎ ‎8. Question: What should every restaurant have?‎ Answer: A business license.‎ 第二节 故事复述 A Foolish Cock Christmas was coming. Tom had no money to buy any presents for his children. His wife, Mary, was ill and he spent a lot of money on her medicine. And the harvest was bad and all his family were going to be hungry the next spring. He was quite worried about it. “We have only a ‎ cock, said Mary one day. “You’d better take it to the town. Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children.” “It’s a good idea!” Tom said. He caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box. It was difficult to walk on the road covered with thick snow. Two hours later he was very tired and wanted to have a rest. He put the box to the ground and sat down. “The air in the box is not clean.” Tom said to himself. “I’d better let the cock walk outside for a while, or it’ll die.” So he put the cock to the ground. When he started his Journey again, he couldn’t catch it any longer. “How foolish you are!” Tom called out angrily. “You can indicate the break of day at night but you can’t find the way to the town in the daytime!”‎