PAGEPAGE4綜合過(guò)關(guān)檢測(cè)(四)(時(shí)間：100分鐘滿分：120分)第Ⅰ卷第一部分閱讀理解[共兩節(jié)，滿分40分]第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A(2016·青島統(tǒng)一質(zhì)檢)Thenewhigh-speedrailwaylinebetweenUrumqi,capitaloftheXinjiangUygurself-governingregion,andLanzhou,capitalofGansuprovince,hascuttraintraveltimebyhalftolessthan12hours.ThedramaticimprovementwillbenefitmanyfamiliesplanningreunionsforSpringFestival.“Forthefirsttime,Ifeelhomeisnotthatfarawayafterall，”saidLiangShaofuasheboardedahigh-speedtraininUrumqiwithsixmembersofhisfamily.The35-year-oldleftLanzhoutosetupadryfruitbusinessinXinjiangeightyearsago,andhehasnowsettledinUrumqi.The1，776-kmline,whichpassesthroughQinghaiprovinceandisthecountry’sfirsthigh-speedrailwaytobebuiltinahigh-altituderegion,cameintoserviceonDec.26.“WenormallydrivehomeforSpringFestivaltoavoidthedifficultiesofbuyingseventrainticketsforthewholefamilyduringthepeakseason，”Liangsaid.“Drivingcanbeverytiringanddangeroussometimes,sooneyearweevendecidednottogobacktoLanzhousimplytoavoidthetrip.”Morethan600，000passengerstraveledonthelineduringitsfirstmonth,andtheUrumqiRailwayBureausaidtheintroductionofhigh-speedserviceswilleasetransportpressureduringtheSpringFestivalpeakseason.TheexistingusualrailwaylinecouldnolongersupportXinjiang’sdevelopment.Allpassengertrainswillgraduallyshifttothenewlink,leavingtheoldonetobeusedforgoods.Asaresult,Xinjiang’sannualgoodsabilitycouldreach200millionmetrictonsfromthecurrent70million.Thelinepassesthroughareasthatexperiencehighwinds,anditalsocrossespartsofthedesertedQinghai-TibetPlateauandthebone-drysandsoftheGobiDesert.TheprojectcouldhelpChinatopromoteitshigh-speedrailwaytechnologyabroad,saidMaXizhang,directoroftheLanzhou-Xinjiangrailwayproject’smanagementdepartmentinXinjiang.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇新聞報(bào)道類的短文。主要介紹了從蘭州到烏魯木齊的高鐵項(xiàng)目的優(yōu)勢(shì)以及高鐵給新疆人民帶來(lái)的好處。1．HowlongdidittaketogofromUrumqitoLanzhoubytheusualtrainbefore?A．About12hours.B．About6hours.C．About18hours.D．About24hours.D解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段的．..hascuttraintraveltimebyhalftolessthan12hours可知以前普通的火車從蘭州到烏魯木齊需要花24小時(shí)左右的時(shí)間。故選D。2．What’sthemainadvantageofthenewhigh-speedrailway?A．IttakesmoretimetogofromUrumqitoLanzhou.B．ItwillbemoreconvenientforpeoplealloverthecountrytoXinjiang.C．AllthepeopleinLanzhoucanreturnhomeonfestivals.D．IthelpstoimproveXinjiang’sdevelopment.D解析：推理判斷題。通讀全文，并根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段的Asaresult,Xinjiang’sannualgoodsabilitycouldreach200millionmetrictonsfromthecurrent70million可知高鐵有助于新疆的發(fā)展。故選D。3．Fromthepassagewecanlearn________．A．Xinjiang’sannualgoodsabilitycanincreasenearlyfourtimesB．thenewrailwaytechnologymayhelpmorerailwaylinestobebuiltabroadC．thehigh-speedrailwaylinescan’tbebuiltacrossthebone-drysandsD．theoldrailwaylinescanonlycarrygoodsnowB解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的TheprojectcouldhelpChinatopromoteitshigh-speedrailwaytechnologyabroad可知這項(xiàng)工程能夠幫助中國(guó)的高鐵技術(shù)更好地向國(guó)外發(fā)展。故選B。4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thenewhigh-speedrailwaylineisgoodforallpeopletogohome.B．Thenewhigh-speedrailwaylinebenefitsbusinessmentocarrygoods.C．TakingthenewtrainissaferthandrivinghomefromUrumqitoLanzhou.D．BusinessmenseldomwenthomeforSpringFestivalbefore.C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段ThedramaticimprovementwillbenefitmanyfamiliesplanningreunionsforSpringFestival排除A；通讀全文，高鐵主要讓人們出行方便，B、D不符合文意；根據(jù)文章的第六段Drivingcanbeverytiringanddangeroussometimes,sooneyearweevendecidednottogobacktoLanzhousimplytoavoidthetrip可知坐新火車比開(kāi)車回家更安全。故選C。B(2016·泰安高三質(zhì)檢)Robotsmakemenervous—especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkforthemselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,feltthesameway.GatessaidinaninterviewwiththewebsiteReddit：“Iaminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoalotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent.Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.Afewdecadesafterthatthoughtheintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern.”Well,maybeIdon’thavetoworryaboutmylaptopandkitchenappliancesyet.AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfindawaytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There’sascarythought!ProfessorStephenHawkingwarnedafewmonthsagoaboutthepossibilitythatartificialintelligencecouldevolveandendupbeyondhumancontrol.Hesuggestedthatmachinescould“spelltheendofthehumanrace”.Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevilorrebellious.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetooefficient.That’亡的控制。故選C。11．Theauthorintendsto________．A．tellusthestoryofAlexanderB．introducereaderstotheinstructivelessonsofAlexanderC．stressthepowersofAlexandertheGreatD．persuadepeopletorealizewhatAlexandersaidB解析：寫(xiě)作意圖題。通讀全文可知作者就是想告訴我們亞歷山大的三大人生教訓(xùn)。故B項(xiàng)正確。12．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheDeathofAlexanderB．TheGreedofAlexanderC．ThreeWishesofAlexanderD．TheLifeofAlexanderC解析：標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文，我們可知文章主要告訴我們亞歷山大的三大愿望。故選C。D(2016·開(kāi)封模擬)Gettingtoworkbybicyclehasneverbeenmorepopular.Governmentsandnationsaretransformingtheircitiesandhighwaystomeettheneedsofthisnewgenerationofcyclingenthusiasts,andinaworldwheregreenchoicesarethenewmust-have,averagecitizensareeagerlyseizingtheirchancetohelpmaketheirbodiescleanerthaneverbefore.BecomeanEBTCMember—ClickHere.TheEdmontonBicycleandTouringClub(EBTC)isarecreationalnot-for-profitvolunteer-rungroupdevotedtopromotingitsmemberstocooperativelyrunbicyclingtripsduringthespring,summerandfall,cross-countryskiingtripsinthewinter,andsocialeventsalltheyearround.Wewelcomebothroadbikeandmountainbikeriders!BenefitsofJoiningEBTC：·Opportunitytocreatethekindsofeventsyoulike:enjoydozensofeventsallyearround,organizedbymemberslikeyou!·Participationinthelocalcyclingcommunity.·Useofclubbicycletoolsontourandlibrarymaterials.·Discountsatvariousbicycleshops.WhyCyclewithaGroup?·It’smoreFUN!·Itencouragesyoutocomeoutoftenandgethealthyexercisewithoutgoingtoagym.·Developskillsandgainthroughtheexperienceofothers.·Meetnewandinterestingpeoplewithacommoninterestincycling.·Meetafun-loving,energeticanddifferentgroupofindividualswhoenjoyahealthylifestyle.·Enjoytheoutdoorexperiencewiththecompanionshipandsecurityofagroup.FormoreinformationontheEBTC：PhonetheClubHotlineat780-424-2453E-mail:jprimeau@Mailusat：EdmontonBicycle&TouringClubP．O.Box52017GarneauPostalStn.Edmonton【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是廣告文體。主要介紹了TheEdmontonBicycleandTouringClub的各項(xiàng)業(yè)務(wù)和聯(lián)系方式。13．What’stheadvantageofcyclingwithagroup?A．Meetingmorenewpeople.B．Participatinginwhateverevents.C．Havingbicyclesfreeofcharge.D．Enjoyingdiscountsinagym.A解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中WhyCyclewithaGroup？部分的內(nèi)容可排除B、C、D。根據(jù)文章中的Meetnewandinterestingpeoplewithacommoninterestincycling.可知選A。14．WecaninferfromthepassagethattheaimofEBTCis________．A．tocallforgovernmentstoproducemorebicyclesB．tomakemoneybyorganizingbicyclingtripsC．topopularizecyclingbyattractingmoremembersD．tolookforyoungvolunteersforsportingeventsC解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中TheEdmontonBicycleandTouringClub(EBTC)isarecreationalnot-for-profitvolunteer-rungroupdevotedtopromotingitsmemberstocooperativelyrunbicyclingtrips可知該俱樂(lè)部通過(guò)吸引更多的人推廣騎行運(yùn)動(dòng)。故選C。15．HowmanywayscanpeoplegainmoreinformationfromEBTCaccordingtothepassage?A．Two. B．Three.C．Four. D．Five.B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后幾行可知人們可以通過(guò)電話、e-mail和寫(xiě)信的三種方式聯(lián)系該俱樂(lè)部。故選B。第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能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)。(2016·山東省實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)第一次質(zhì)檢)ScientistsandeducatorsintheU．S.andChinasayit’simportanttointroduceveryyoungchildrentonewtechnologies.16.________Theysaythatwiththefightapproach,childrenlearnnottobefrightenedofabstractthinking.Evenbeforechildrenlearntoreadandwrite,theycanmanipulate—moveandcontrol—images.17.________MitchelResnickisco-developerofacode-learningprogramcalledScratchJr.Hesaysthatisexactlywhatprogrammingisallabout.“Eachblocktellsthecharacterwhattodo.Yousnaptheblockstogether,andyou’vemadeacomputerprogram.18.________Thisblockmakesthecatgototheright.Thisonemakesthecatjump.BysnappingthemtogetherImakeacomputerprogramthatmakesitmoveandthenjump.”Parentsdecidehowmuchtimetheirchildrencanspendusingmoderntechnology.ButSandraCalvert,directoroftheChildren’sDigitalMediaCenteratGeorgetownUniversity,saysit’sallaroundus.“19.________Justasit’saworrythattheremaybetoomuchscreentime,thereisalsoaconcernthatourchildrenwillbeleftbehindiftheydon’tknowhowtousethetechnologiesthataregoingtoshapethe21stcenturycareers,jobsandhowwearegoingtosucceedasanation.”Childrenbetweentheagesoffourand15usetoolsandmachinesatso-called“makerspaces”inBeijing.Themakerspacebasicallyservesasanopen-accessworkshop.20.________Theyoungpeoplearepartoftheso-called“makermovement”，ado-it-yourselfcommunityconnectingpeoplewholiketomakethingswiththeirhands.A．There,childrenusetoolsandmachineslike3Dprinterstocreateandbuildprojects.B．Eachblockhasadifferentbehavior.C．Computerscientistsperformlotsofresearchincomputertheoryandsystems.D．Theyadvisedevelopingskillsfromcomputerprogrammingtodesigningelectroniccircuits.E．Tabletcomputerswithtouch-sensitivescreensareperfectforliningupsimplecommands.F．Theeducationanddevelopmentofourchildrenareextremelyimportant.G．Weliveinthedigitalage.答案：16～20.DEBGA第二部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用[共兩節(jié)，滿分45分]第一節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。。(2016·大連雙基測(cè)試)About10yearsagoIwashavingmyannualpartyandmyniececametoseeme.Asshe__21__aroundtheroom,shenotedthatmyemployeesseemedhappy.Then,IaskedherhowshethoughtIdidthat.“I’msureyoutreatthem__22__，”shereplied.“That’shalfofit，”Isaid.“Doyouknow__23__theotherhalfis？”Shedidn’thavetheanswer.Sowhat’stheanswer?I__24__theunhappypeople.Peoplelaughatthispoint.IwishIwere__25__.I’mnot.Ihavelearnedthatasamanageryoucannotmakeeveryonehappy.Good__26__requirestraining,communicatingandpatience.Don’t__27__mewrong.Thisdoesn’thappenalot.There’snojoyinthe__28__offiringsomeone.Andit’snotalwaystheemployee’s__29__—therearemanybadbossesoutthere.Andnotallemployees__30__yourcompany.Idon’thaveaPh.D.,anMBA,orevenaneconomicsdegree.WhatIdohaveisa__31__company.NowIknowsomepeoplearguethatabusinessis__32__makingmoney,andnoteveryonehastobehappy.Whenyou__33__acompany,youhavetherightto__34__yourselfwiththepeopleyouchoose.Ihaveagooddaytoday.Not__35__I’vegotabigorderorgreat__36__reports.Ihavewonderfulpeopleworkingforme.Theycare.Theyarecommitted(盡心盡力的).__37__，theyunderstandthewholecustomer-staff-companytriangle,wherealloftheaspects__38__eachother.Whenyouhavetherightpeople,businessismuch__39__.IknowbecauseIhave__40__it.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。“我”作為公司老板有自己的管理員工的理念：對(duì)待自己的員工要好，開(kāi)除那些感覺(jué)不幸福的員工。21．A.showed B．lookedC．turned D．cameB解析：當(dāng)她環(huán)顧房間時(shí)，她注意到“我”的員工們看起來(lái)很幸福。此處用固定短語(yǔ)lookaround表示“四處看，環(huán)顧”。22．A.nicely B．firmlyC．strictly D．seriouslyA解析：因?yàn)閱T工看起來(lái)很幸福，所以侄女推測(cè)“我”這個(gè)老板對(duì)待員工很好(nicely)。23．A.which B．thatC．what D．whoC解析：你知道另一半是什么嗎？此處是一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，應(yīng)用連接詞what。24．A.trick B．hireC．dislike D．fireD解析：根據(jù)下文中的“There’snojoyinthe________offiringsomeone”可知，此處表示“我”解雇不幸福的人。25．A.crying B．jokingC．cheating D．regrettingB解析：人們嘲笑這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)。“我”希望“我”是在開(kāi)玩笑，(但是)“我”不是。26．A.assessment B．a(chǎn)greementC．management D．employmentC解析：好的管理需要培訓(xùn)、交流和耐心。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知C項(xiàng)正確。27．A.bring B．thinkC．treat D．getD解析：不要誤解“我”。getsb.wrong“誤會(huì)，誤解，曲解(某人的意思)”。28．A.way B．chanceC．a(chǎn)ct D．formC解析：解雇某人的行為無(wú)樂(lè)趣可言。way“方式，方法”；chance“機(jī)會(huì)”；act“行為”；form“形式”。29．A.decision B．failureC．fortune D．faultD解析：根據(jù)破折號(hào)后的內(nèi)容可知，有許多壞老板，故此處表示被解雇并非都是員工的錯(cuò)誤。選D項(xiàng)。30．A.fit B．believeC．choose D．understandA解析：而且并非所有的員工都適合你的公司。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，選A項(xiàng)fit“適合”。31．A.funny B．busyC．happy D．largeC解析：此處對(duì)應(yīng)首段中的“happy”，“我”沒(méi)有博士學(xué)位，沒(méi)有工商管理學(xué)碩士學(xué)位，甚至也沒(méi)有經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)學(xué)位。“我”有的是一個(gè)幸福的公司。選C項(xiàng)。32．A.with B．beyondC．into D．a(chǎn)boutD解析：現(xiàn)在“我”知道一些人爭(zhēng)辯說(shuō)公司是為了掙錢，并非每個(gè)人都得幸福。about“關(guān)于”。33．A.leave B．joinC．own D．shareC解析：當(dāng)你擁有一個(gè)公司，你有權(quán)力和你選擇的人在一起。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，選C項(xiàng)own“擁有”。34．A.relax B．helpC．a(chǎn)maze D．surroundD解析：參見(jiàn)上題解析。surroundyourselfwithsb.是固定短語(yǔ)，表示“和某人在一起”，故選D項(xiàng)。35．A.until B．becauseC．a(chǎn)fter D．thatB解析：今天“我”過(guò)得愉快。不是因?yàn)椤拔摇钡玫搅艘粋€(gè)大的訂單或者很好的財(cái)政報(bào)告。此處用because引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句。36．A.physical B．medicalC．political D．financialD解析：此處和空格前的abigorder并列，結(jié)合所給選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。physical“身體的”；medical“醫(yī)療的”；political“政治的”；financial“財(cái)政的，金融的”。37．A.Besides B．HoweverC．Otherwise D．ThereforeA解析：他們(員工們)關(guān)心(公司)。他們盡心盡力。除此之外，他們理解整個(gè)顧客—員工—公司的三角關(guān)系。besides“除此之外，而且”。38．A.support B．fightC．hold D．hurtA解析：顧客—員工—公司這個(gè)三角關(guān)系中每個(gè)方面都互相支持。support“支持”；fight“與……斗爭(zhēng)”；hold“抓住”；hurt“傷害”。39．A.busier B．easierC．safer D．higherB解析：當(dāng)你擁有了合適的員工，生意變得更加容易。40．A.made B．forgottenC．got D．putA解析：“我”知道因?yàn)椤拔摇币呀?jīng)做到了。makeit“獲得成功”。第Ⅱ卷第二部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用[共兩節(jié)，滿分45分]第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Friendship’sDayinIndiafallsonthefirstSundayofAugusteveryyear.It41.____________(celebrate)withmanyactivities.YoungpeopleinIndiaspendtheday42.____________theirclosestfriendsandhavefuntogether.MostyoungstersinIndiaplanamovieorlunchwithfriends.Alargegroupoffriendsmayalsogoonadrivetotouristplacesormakeaplanfor43.____________(camp).Somefriendsgotothesupermarketstodosomeshopping.OnFriendship’sDaymoststoresofferdiscountedprices(打折價(jià))forcustomersanditis44.____________perfectdaytobuysomethingforfriends.Somefriendsgotoparties45.____________(organize)bymanyrestaurantsinordertoattractyoungsters.Suchpartiesareveryenjoyable.Youcangetfoodatadiscountedprice.Somefriendsjustdecidetomeetupatsomeone’shomeandtalkabout46.____________(they)happytimeinthepast.Thetimegoodfriendsspend47.____________(sit)togetherandtalkingoveracupofcoffeeispreciousand48.____________(forgettable)．Longdistancefriendscallupeachotheronthisday49.____________wisheachotherwithwarmfeelings.Someofthemevenplantomeetuponthisparticularday.Yetsomeothersplana50.____________(surprise)visitjusttoseetheirfriendsgaspinpleasantshock!【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。主要介紹了印度“友誼日”的相關(guān)情況。41．iscelebrated解析：考查被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。“友誼日”與celebrate之間為動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，故用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。42．with解析：考查介詞。此處表示在印度年輕人與他們最親密的朋友在一起度過(guò)。故填with。43．camping解析：考查動(dòng)名詞。此處動(dòng)名詞用作賓語(yǔ)。44．the解析：考查冠詞。根據(jù)空后的perfectday可知，此處應(yīng)用冠詞修飾名詞，又因名詞前有形容詞perfect修飾，表示強(qiáng)調(diào)，故用定冠詞the。45．organized解析：考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。一些朋友會(huì)參加由許多餐館為了吸引年輕人而組織的聚會(huì)。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，“________(organize)bymany...”作定語(yǔ)修飾parties，且parties與提示詞organize之間是動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，因此需用被動(dòng)形式，所以用過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)。46．their解析：考查代詞。此處指代句子的主語(yǔ)“Somefriends”，且作定語(yǔ)修飾time，因此用形容詞性物主代詞。47．sitting解析：考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句中的“goodfriendsspend________(sit)togetherandtalkingoveracupofcoffee”是定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞為Thetime，因此此處是spendtimedoing...的結(jié)構(gòu)，故填sitting。48．unforgettable解析：考查形容詞。依據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處是說(shuō)時(shí)光很寶貴和難忘，因此用unforgettable表示“難忘的”。49．a(chǎn)nd解析：考查連詞。遠(yuǎn)地方的朋友會(huì)打電話，祝福彼此，此處為并列關(guān)系，用and連接。50．surprising解析：考查形容詞。修飾名詞visit，且作定語(yǔ)，因此用surprising“令人吃驚的”。第三部分寫(xiě)作[共兩節(jié)，滿分35分]第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分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。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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(\)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，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。(2016·九江一模)TodayismyMomsbirthday.Thisafternoon,Iwenttothebiggestshoppingcenterdowntown,andboughtthepresentforher.ThenItookthesubwayhome.Sittingonthetrain,Ithoughtmymumwillbeveryhappywhenshesawthepresent.Atthenextstation,anoldman,whomcarriedtwoheavybag,gotonthetrainandstoodinfrontofme.Helookedtiring.Ihesitatedforamoment,andthenofferedmyseattohim.Theoldmanthankedmeforalotandsatdown.Seenhissmile,Ifelthappily.Fromthisexperience,Iwillreadytohelpothersinthefuture.答案：TodayismyMoms,Mom’sbirthday.Thisafternoon,Iwenttothebiggestshoppingcenterdowntown,andboughtthe,apresentforher.ThenItookthesubwayhome.Sittingonthetrain,Ithoughtmymumwill,wouldbeveryhappywhenshesawthepresent.Atthenextstation,anoldman,whom,whocarriedtwoheavybag,bags,gotonthetrainandstoodinfrontofme.Helookedtiring,tired.Ihesitatedforamoment,andthenofferedmyseattohim.Theoldmanthankedm