2025年甘肅省寧縣二中高考英語(yǔ)四模試卷含答案

2025年甘肅省寧縣二中高考英語(yǔ)四模試卷含答案注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫(huà)出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．a(chǎn)nd C．yet D．or2．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless3．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether4．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t5．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take6．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where7．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since8．ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup9．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo10．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides11．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed12．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup13．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked14．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking15．Havingbeentreatedinthehospitalforaslongassixmonths,themaninjuredinthecarcrashisnoweventuallyback_______hisfeet.A．a(chǎn)t B．inC．on D．to16．Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A．a(chǎn)nother B．otherC．others D．theother17．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad18．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping19．—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．a(chǎn)nd B．butC．or D．so20．Thebooksonthedesk,coversareshiny,areprizesforus.A．which B．what C．whose D．that第二部分閱讀理解（滿分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）Solarpowerishelpingbringaboutafutureofcleanerenergy,buttherearelimitstowhererigidsolarpanels(剛性太陽(yáng)能電池板)cango.Anewkindofsolarcellmadewithamineralcalledperovskite(鈣鈦礦)cangoalmostanywhere,saysphysicistOlgaMalinkiewicz.Wecanuseperovskitecellsonthesurfacesofthebuilding,ontheroofsofthebuildings,ontheroofsofthecarsandontheelectronicdevices.Wecanuseitonthesails.Wecanuseitintheballs,tentsandunlimitedapplications.Malinkiewiczsaysperovskitehasbecomeafavoriteamongsolarpanelresearchers.Becauseitcanbeprinted,everyonecanuseitoneverysurface.Malinkiewiczdevelopedawaytoprintperovskitepanelslikeaninkjetprinter.Sheco-foundedacompanytoproducethem,calledSoleilTechnologies,aftertheBalticsungoddess.ConstructioncompanySkanskaistestingthepanelsattheirWarsawheadquarters.AdamTargowskiissustainable(可持續(xù)的)developmentmanagerforSkanska.Theyworkperfectly,evenwhentheyarenotwellexposedtosunlight.Sowecanusetheminallsurfacesofthebuilding.Soleilcalculatesthataboutonesquaremeterofpanelcansupplyaday’sworthofpowerforoneworker’scomputerandlights.Andtheykeepgettingbetterasresearchcontinues,saysthecompany’sscientificdirectorKonradWojciechowski.Forothertechnologies,ittookdecadestoreallyentermarkets.Perovskitehasbeenaroundonlyforfewyearsinscientificresearch,sothereisstillalottobedone,butpotentialisbasicallyprettymuchunlimited,Ithink.Therearestilldurabilityandotherproblemstoworkout,butseveralcompaniesexpecttohaveperovskitepanelsonthemarketthisyear.1、Whatdoweknowaboutperovskitesolarcellfromthefirstparagraph?A．It’sdelicate. B．It’scomplex. C．It’sflexible. D．It’sexpensive.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inthesecondparagraphreferto?A．SkanskaandAdamTargowski.B．MalinkiewiczandSkanska.C．SoleilTechnologies.D．Perovskitepanels.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Itneedsyearstoputperovskitepanelsintomarkets.B．Scientiststhinkperovskitepanelsarereadyformarkets.C．Perovskitehasbeenstudiedfordecades.D．Perovskitepanelswillsoonbeseeninthemarket.4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainhowtouseperovskitepanels.B．Tointroduceperovskitepanels.C．Toadvertiseanewsolarpowercell.D．Toproposescientiststofurtherstudyperovskietcells.22．（8分）2019OscarsAcademyAwardNominees(提名)forBestPictureBlackPantherType:AdventureRunningTime:134min.ReleaseDate:February16,2018Currentrank:★★★★Director:RyanCooglerActors:ChadwickBoseman,MichaelB．JordanWithhisfatherhavingdiedinCaptainAmerica:CivilWar,T’ChallaisthenewruleroftheadvancedkingdomofWakanda.Astheking,wheneverachallengerforthecrownannounceshisintentions,hemustgiveuphispowersandtakethemoninaphysicalchallenge.TheFavoriteType:DramaRunningTime:120min.ReleaseDate:November30,2018Currentrank:★★★Director:YorgosLanthimosActors:EmmaStone,RachelWeiszIntheearly18thcentury,withEnglandandFranceatwar,afragileQueenAnneoccupiesthethroneasherclosefriendLadySarahChurchillgovernsthecountryinherstead,whiletendingtoAnne’sillhealthandchangeabletemper.GreenBookType:DramaRunningTime:130min.ReleaseDate:November21,2018Currentrank:★★★★★Director:PeterFarrellyActors:ViggoMortensen,MahershalaAliTonyLip,anuneducatedItalian-Americanwho’sknownforusinghisfiststogethisway,ishiredtodriveworld-class,famouspianistDonShirleyonaconcerttourfromManhattantotheDeepSouth.Theymustrelyonthe“NegroMotoristGreenBook”toguidethemtothefewsettlementsthatwerethensafeforblacks.AStarisBornType:MusicalRunningTime:135min.ReleaseDate:October5,2018Currentrank:★★★★Direct:BradleyCooperActors:BradleyCooper,LadyGagaWhencountrymusicstarJacksonMainestopsatabarforadrinkafteraconcert,he’sbothentertainedandattractedbyyoungnightclubsingerAlly.Hediscoversthatshewritessongsaswellasbeingatalentedsinger,buthasn’thadabreakbecauseofherlooks.1、Whichfilmistheleastpopularamongaudience?A．BlackPanther. B．TheFavorite.C．GreenBook. D．AStarisBorn.2、Thefilmabouttherightsofblackpeoplebelongsto.A．a(chǎn)dventure B．musicalC．drama D．comedy3、Whoworksasadirectorandactor?A．RyanCoogler. B．YorgosLanthimos.C．PeterFarrelly. D．BradleyCooper.23．（8分）“AreyougoingtoSeattle?”ananxious—lookingwomanaskedafemaletravelerattheAmtrakStationinSacramento.“No,I’mgoingtoEugene,”thetravelerreplied.“Oh,Iwashopingyoucouldwatchoutformydaughter,she’sneverbeenonatrainbefore.”SinceIamaseasonedtraintraveler,Iknowthatseatsandcarsareassignedbydestination.SoIapproachedthewomanandherfrightened—lookingdaughterandtoldthemthatherdaughtercouldsitwithmeandthatIwouldtakecareofherforthedurationofthejourney.Thetrainhadarrived25minuteslate,andpeoplerushedtogettheirseatassignments.Theconductorwantedtoknowiftherewerepeopletravelingtogether,soIpushedmywaytothefrontofthelinewiththegirlandwewerearrangedtositnexttoeachother.Onceonboard,Ishowedherwheretoputherluggage,andtookhertothebathroomarea.Wesettleddowntosleep.Inthemorning,shebecamecomfortableenoughtodowhatmost15—yearoldsdo;talkandtextonhermobilephone.Throughoutthetrip,ImadesureshepickedupherID,whichhadfallenoutofherbackpack,andgenerallykeptaneyeonherinanon—intrusiveway.Ihopesomeonetakesherundertheirwingwhensheflies(anotheranxiety—producingfirst)backtoSacramento.Idohopethatkindnesswillspreadaroundtheworldthroughtheseways.We’reconditionedtothinkthatourlivesrevolved（旋轉(zhuǎn)）aroundgreatmoments.Butgreatmomentsoftencatchusunaware,beautifullywrappedinwhatothersmayconsiderasmallone.1、Wherewastheauthorgoingbytrain?A．SeattleB．Eugene.C．Sacramento.D．Amtrak.2、Whydidtheauthorpushtothefrontoftheline?A．Togethisseatassignment.B．Togetaseatinthefront.C．Tohelpthegirlfindherseat.D．Toaskforthetwoseatsnexttoeachother.3、Whatcanbelearntfromthetext?A．Thegirlhasnevertravelledbyairbefore.B．ThegirlhasneverbeentoSeattlebefore.C．Themotheranddaughterhavenevertakenthetrainbefore.D．Thegirlwastoonervoustodonothingalonethroughoutthetrip.4、Whatdoestheauthor’sstoryintendtotellus?A．Experienceisthebestteacher.B．Youneverknowtillyouhavetried.C．Happinessliesingivinghelptoothers.D．Dosomethinggoodeventhoughitmaybetiny.24．（8分）MyfatherwasataxidriverbutIamaking—KingRenato,ofthecountryPontinha,anislandonFunchalharbour.It’sinMadeira,Portugal,whereIgrewup.Itwasdiscoveredin1419;CaptainCookoncecamehere.In1903,thePortuguesegovernmentdidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuildaharborport,sothekingsoldthelandtoawealthyBritishfamily,theBlandys,whomakeMadeirawine.Fourteenyearsago,thefamilydecidedtosellitforjust€25,000(￡19,500).IdecidedtobuyitthoughIhadnomoney—Iwasjustanartteacher.Itriedtofindsomebusinesspartners,buttheyallthoughtIwascrazytowanttobuywhatisactuallyalargerock;ithasasmallcave,aplatformontop,andnoelectricityorrunningwater.SoIsoldsomeofmypossessions,putmysavingstogetherandboughtit.WhenthekingofPortugaloriginallysoldtheislandin1903,heandallthegovernorssignedadocument,sellingallthe“possessionsandthedominions(領(lǐng)土)”oftheisland.ItmeansIcandowhatIwantwithit—Icouldstartarestaurant,oracinema,butnobodythoughtthatsomeonewouldwanttostartacountry.Sothat’swhatIdid:IdecidedthatthiswouldnolongerbejustarockontheportofFunchal.Itwouldbemyisland,aboutthesizeofaone-bedroomhouse.AfterIboughtit,thegovernorofMadeiraaskedtobuymyisland.Ofcourse,Isaidno.HesaidthatunlessIsolditbacktothestate,hewouldn’tletmeconnecttoanyelectricity.ButIhaveasolarpanelandasmallwindmill,andmaybeinthefutureIwillbeabletogeneratepowerfromtheoceanaroundPontinha.1、Whatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbymentioninghisfather?A．Hehadaroyalfamily.B．Helovedhisfamily.C．Hewasnotabornking.D．Hewasnotagooddriver.2、Whosoldtheislandtotheauthor?A．APortugueseking.B．Anartteacher.C．TheBlandyfamily.D．CaptainCook.3、Howdidthewriterstartthecountry?A．Hediscoveredtheisland.B．Hefoundbusinesssupporters.C．Hewassupportedbycitizensintheisland.D．Hetookadvantageoftheofficialdocument.4、WhatcanweinferaboutthecountryPontinha?A．Itwasatinyisland.B．Aharborportwasbuiltonit.C．Itwasawealthyland.D．Lifetherewasveryconvenient.25．（10分）Noonehasatempernaturallysogood,thatitdoesnotneedattentionandcultivation,andnoonehasatempersobad,butthat,byproperculture,itmaybecomepleasant.Oneofthebestdisciplinedtemperseverseen,wasthatofagentlemanwhowasnaturallyquick,irritable,rash,andviolent;but,bytakingcareofthesick,andespeciallyofmentallyderanged(瘋狂的)people,hesocompletelymasteredhimselfthathewasneverknowntobethrownoffhisguard.Thereisnomiserysoconstant,soupsetting,andsointolerabletoothers,asthatofhavingacharacterwhichisyourmaster.Therearecornersateveryturninlife,againstwhichwemayrun,andatwhichwemaybreakoutinimpatience,ifwechoose.LookatRogerSherman,whorosefromahumbleoccupationtoaseatinthefirstCongressoftheUnitedStates,andwhosejudgmentwasreceivedwithgreatrespectbythatbodyofdistinguishedmen.Hemadehimselfmasterofhistemperandcultivateditasagreatbusinessinlife.Thereareoneortwoinstanceswhichshowthispartofhischaracterinalightthatisbeautiful.Oneday,afterhavingreceivedhishighesthonors,hewassittingandreadinginhissittingroom.Astudent,inaroomcloseby,heldalooking-glassinsuchapositionastopourthereflectedraysofthesundirectlyinMrSherman'sface.Hemovedhischair,andthethingwasrepeated.Athirdtimethechairwasmoved,butthelooking-glassstillreflectedthesuninhiseyes.Helaidasidehisbook,wenttothewindow,andmanywitnessesoftherudebehaviorexpectedtoseetheungentlemanlystudentseverelypunished.Heraisedthewindowgently,andthen—shutthewindowblind!Icannothelpprovidinganotherinstanceofthepowerhehadacquiredoverhimself.Hewasnaturallypossessedofstrongpassions,butovertheseheatlengthobtainedanextraordinarycontrol.Hebecamehabituallycalmandself-possessed.MrShermanwasoneofthosemenwhoarenotashamedtomaintaintheformsofreligionintheirfamilies.OnemorninghecalledthemalltogetherasusualtoleadtheminprayertoGod.The“oldfamilyBible”wasbroughtoutandlaidonthetable.MrShermantookhisseatandplacedbesidehimoneofhischildren,achildofhisoldage.Therestofthefamilywereseatedaroundtheroom,severalofwhomwerenowgrown-ups.Besidesthese,someofthetutorsofthecollegewereboardersinthefamilyandwerepresentatthetime.Hisagedmotheroccupiedacorneroftheroom,oppositetheplacewherethedistinguishedJudgesat.Atlength,heopenedtheBibleandbegantoread.Thechildwhowasseatedbesidehimmadesomelittledisturbance,uponwhichMrShermanpausedandtoldittobestill.Againhecontinuedbutagainhehadtopausetoscoldthelittleoffender,whoseplayfulcharacterwouldscarcelypermitittobestill.Atthistimehegentlytappeditsear.Theblow,ifblowitmightbecalled,caughttheattentionofhisagedmother,whonowwithsomeeffortrosefromtheseatandtotteredacrosstheroom.Atlength,shereachedthechairofMrSherman,andinamoment,mostunexpectedlytohim,shegavehimablowontheearwithalltheforceshecouldgather.“There，”saidshe,“youstrikeyourchild,andIwillstrikemine.”For_a_moment,_the_blood_was_seen_mounting_to_the_face_of_Mr_Sherman.Butitwasonlyforamomentandallwascalmandmildasusual.Hepaused;heraisedhisglasses;hecasthiseyeuponhismother;againitfelluponthebookfromwhichhehadbeenreading.Notawordescapedhim;butagainhecalmlypursuedtheservice,andsoonsoughtinprayeranabilitytosetanexamplebeforehishouseholdwhichshouldbeworthyoftheirimitation.Suchavictorywasworthmorethantheproudestoneeverachievedonthefieldofbattle.1、ThefollowingsentenceshouldbeputatthebeginningofParagraph________．Thedifferenceinthehappinesswhichisreceivedbythemanwhogovernshistemperandthatbythemanwhodoesnotisdramatic.A．TwoB．ThreeC．FourD．Five2、Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A．Byanalyzingreasons.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bylistingarguments.D．Bycomparingfacts.3、WhatwasRogerSherman'sattitudetowardshisagedmother?A．Grateful.B．Skeptical.C．Tolerant.D．Sympathetic.4、WhatcanwelearnaboutRogerSherman?A．Hecamefromadistinguishedfamilybackground.B．Hewasnotgoodatdisplayinghistrueinnerfeelings.C．Heseverelypunishedastudentwhodidn'tbehavehimself.D．Hewasamanconsciousoftheconsequencesofhisbehavior.5、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A．MrSherman'sfacewascoveredwithblood.B．MrShermanwasseekingstrengthinprayer.C．MrShermanwasthenonthepointofexploding.D．MrShermanwasashamedofhismother'srudebehavior.6、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ControlyourtemperB．Saveyourself-esteemC．MindyourmannersD．TreasureyourBible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）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，選出可以填入的空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。Agroupofgraduates,successfulintheircareers,gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Conversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsabout1inworkandlife.Beforeofferinghisguests2,theprofessorwenttothekitchenand3withalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyofcups--porcelain（瓷）,plastic,glass,crystal,some4andcheap,someexquisite（精致的）and5--tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid:“Ifyou6,allthenice-lookingexpensivecupswere7up,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitis8foryoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthe9ofyourproblemsandstress.Beassuredthatthecupitself10noqualitytothecoffee.Inmostcases11isjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink.Whatallofyou12wantedwascoffee,notthecup,butyouconsciously13forthebestcups...Andthenyoubeganeyeingeachother’scups.Nowconsiderthis:14isthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolsto15life,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine（規(guī)定）,norchangethe16oflifewelive.Sometimes,by17onlyonthecup,wefailtoenjoythecoffeeGodhasofferedus.Godbrews（釀造）thecoffee,notthecups.Enjoyyourcoffee!“The18peopledon’thavethebestofeverything:Theyjust19thebestofeverything.”Livesimply.Love20Caredeeply.Speakkindly.LeavetheresttoGod.1、A．difficulties B．stress C．sadness D．hate2、A．coffee B．tea C．gift D．cups3、A．packed B．rushed C．fetched D．returned4、A．good-looking B．ugly-looking C．plain-looking D．nice-looking5、A．expensive B．bright C．excellent D．comfortable6、A．suspected B．noticed C．ignored D．a(chǎn)ppreciated7、A．filled B．brought C．taken D．used8、A．normal B．careful C．polite D．rude9、A．share B．a(chǎn)ccess C．entrance D．source10、A．puts B．a(chǎn)dds C．a(chǎn)ttaches D．ties11、A．this B．which C．it D．one12、A．really B．generally C．possibly D．precisely13、A．looked B．searched C．a(chǎn)pplied D．went14、A．Peace B．Joy C．Chance D．Life15、A．refer B．reflect C．contain D．support16、A．quality B．quantity C．character D．value17、A．keeping B．basing C．concentrating D．depending18、A．coolest B．craziest C．happiest D．saddest19、A．make B．use C．a(chǎn)ccept D．put20、A．nervously B．secretly C．generously D．curiously第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分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）WorldReadAloudDayiscelebratedeachyearonthefirstWednesdayofMarch.It1．(start)bytheLitWwebsitein2010andhasnowreached65countries.Theaimistoencouragepeopleworldwidewhocannotreadtoenjoythebenefitsofabook.Thewebsiteaskseveryone2．(celebrate)thedaybytakingabook,findinganaudience,andreadingoutaloud.Itisabouttakingactiontoshowtheworldthattherighttoreadandwrite3．(belong)toallpeople.Thewebsiteasks4．（visit）tojoininthemovementtoreduce5．numberofilliterate（不識(shí)字的）peopleintheworld.Itis6．(absolute)necessarytohelpthosewhocannotread.Thewebsitesays,“It’stimetostartbyreadingaloudto7．mightlikeit.Shareabookwithachildwhomightneedit,shareastorywithsomeonewhowouldtreasureit,listenpatiently8．someoneelse’sstoryastheysharewithyou.”TheUnitedNationssays,“Literacyinvolvesavarietyoflearninginenablingindividualstoachievetheirgoals,todeveloptheirknowledge,9．toparticipatefullyinsociety.”Inthatway,WorldReadAloudDaydoeshelpmakea10．(different).第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分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。每處錯(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)漏子符號(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。Timespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable.Hereisamovingstoryaboutit.Oncetherewasamedicalstudentwantedtoreadatextbookwhichwasfartooexpensivetobuyit.Theonlycopyhecouldfindwasinabookshop,buthecouldn’taffordit.Sothathecoulddowastoreaditintheshop.Everyafternoon,hegoestotheshopandreadsomeofthebooksatatime.Oneday,however,hefoundthebookmissedfromitsusualplace.Sodisappointed,hewasabouttoleavewhenhenoticedanowneroftheshopsignalingtohim.Totheirsurprise,theownerpoint