四川省內(nèi)江市球溪中學(xué)2025年高三第二次診斷性檢測英語試卷含解析

四川省內(nèi)江市球溪中學(xué)2025年高三第二次診斷性檢測英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，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．—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．a(chǎn)fter C．while D．before2．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．a(chǎn)ssumingC．guaranteeingD．a(chǎn)ssuring3．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that4．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching5．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted6．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy7．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．a(chǎn)fter D．unless8．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue9．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered10．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who11．______forthefireatNotreDamedeParis,achurchfamousforitslargecollectionofarttreasures,Iwouldbethereforavisitthissummervacation.A．Haditnotbeen B．ShoulditnotbeC．Wereitnotbe D．Ifhaditnotbeen12．AfirmfromNewZealandhasrevealedasetofroboticlegswhichtheyclaimwillsoonallow________wheelchair-boundpeopletowalkagain.A．extremely B．previously C．a(chǎn)ctually D．eventually13．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could14．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime15．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart16．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．a(chǎn)bove C．a(chǎn)bout D．beyond17．Someanalystssuspectedthattherebellionwas_______andfinancedbyawesterncountry.A．launchedB．backedC．evaluatedD．crushed18．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．a(chǎn)re B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe19．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should20．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）EmmaWatsonenteredourlivesastheperfectHermioneGrangerin2001,and16yearslater,we’rejustasmuchinlovewiththischarming,intelligentBritishgirl,asever.YoumayormaynotbeaPotterhead,butalotofpeoplearecharmedbyEmmaWatson’sperfection.Despitebeingastarperformerattheyoungageof11,she’snevergonetheHollywoodspoiledchildroute.Infact,shemadeallattemptstostayasnormalaspossible.Shesaid,“Ignoringfamewasmyrebellion,inafunnyway.Iwasinsistentonbeingnormalanddoingnormalthings.Itprobablywasn’tadvisabletogotocollegeinAmericaandroomwithacompletestranger.Anditprobablywasn’twisetoshareabathroomwitheightoilierpeopleinadormitory.Lookingback,Ithinkthatwascrazy.”Sheadded,“Iwasverywell-educated.Mydadpaidformetogotoaverygoodschool,soIworkedhardeverysingledayatthatschooltomakehimproudofme.AndIdid,andIstilldo.”IfwehadtoimaginewhatHermioneGrangerwouldhavegrownuptobelike,wewouldsayshe’dbetheEmmaWatsonofthePotteruniversebecausetherereallyisnowaytoseparatethetwo.Inthelastfewyears,Emmahasaddedmorefeatherstohercapthanweimaginedbeinghumanlypossible,whichincludeactor,scholar,modelaridUNWomenGoodwillAmbassador.InherroleasaUNWomenGoodwillAmbassador,she’dsupportedpowerfulcausestothebestofherabilityandbroughtthemalltheattentiontheydeserve.EmmaWatsongaveusthemostaccuratedescriptionofourfavoritegirlfromthePotteruniverse.“Younggirlsaretoldyouhavetobeadelicateprincess.Hermionetaughtthemthatyoucanbeawarrior.”1、AfterEmmaWatsonbecameanactress,she.A．followedmostoftheHollywoodchildrouteB．hadapreferenceforanormallifeC．becamerebelliousinafunnywayD．wenttoagoodcollegeinstead2、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Emmahasaddedmorefeatherstohercap”inPara4?A．Emmahasearnedmoretitles.B．Emmawearsacapwithfeathers.C．Emmaisexpertatdesigningcaps.D．Emmahasbeenmoreabsorbedinherjob.3、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．EmmaWatson:YouCanBetheBestActress.B．EmmaWatson:YouCanBeaWarrior.C．TheWaytoBeaDelicatePrincess.D．TheWaytoBeaGoodPerformer.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetoEmmaWatson?A．Critical.B．Objective.C．Cautious.D．Appreciative,22．（8分）Volunteeringabroadisagreatwaytohelpothers,improveyourskillsandbecomeamoreconfident,independentperson.Ifyouareinterestedinvolunteeringabroad,herearesomeplacestogo.AustraliaIfyouseekalifeonthebeach,inagreatclimatewithfriendlypeople,Australiamightbeyourbestbet.WiththousandsofvolunteersalreadysigninguptoleaveforAustraliaduringtheholidays,itwillbeaverypopularoption.BrazilThisvastcountryhassomegreatopportunitiesonofferandisespeciallypopularthisyear.AlotofvolunteerworkisavailableinBrazilcentersonconservationandecologicalprojects.Withtheworld’slargestrainforestinBrazil,ofwhichhugepartisindanger,therearelotsofdifferentjobsyoucando.KenyaKenyaisthedestinationforthoseseekinganAfricanexperience.GenerallyvolunteersinKenyaworkinorphanages(孤兒院)orwithlocalchildrenlivinginslums(貧民窟).ThereisagreatdemandforvolunteersinAfricabecausemanypeopleliveinpoverty,soifyoutrulyfeellikemakingadifferencetoacommunity,Kenyashouldbeatthetopofyourlist.CostaRicaGoldensandybeaches,clearcoastlinesandbeautifulcitiesarewhatCostaRicaisallabout.Becauseofitssmallsize,youcanseealotofthecountryinjustashorttime.Youcanreallymakethemostofyourtimeasavolunteer.Alotofworkisneededwithwildlifeandecologicalwork,soifyouwanttolookafterturtles(海龜)onthebeach,CostaRicacouldbejusttheplaceforyou.1、Wherewillyouprobablygoifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment?A．Australia. B．Brazil.C．Kenya. D．CostaRica.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatvolunteersinKenyamainlyworkwith?A．Children. B．Theelderly.C．Animals. D．Plants.3、WhatshouldyoudoifyouchoosetogotoCostaRica?A．YoushouldsurfwithchildreninthewaterB．YoushouldtakecareoftreesintheforestsC．YoushouldworkwithanimalsonthebeachD．Youshouldlookafterchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents23．（8分）Mylovefordogsgoesasfarbackasmyfirstmemory.Asalittlegirl，Icollecteddogtoys.At5yearsold，Iwasreadyandwillingtorunawaywiththefamilydogafterthethreatofgivinghimawaywhenhechewedupthesofa.Luckilyhestayedandmyaffectionforman'sbestfriendcontinued.Asanadult，myreasonsforwantingtoadoptadogwerepurelyselfish.Iwantedacompanion.Iwantedayoung，energeticdogthatwouldneedlongwalksorrunstohelpkeepmcactivetosticktoanexerciseroutine.LittledidIknowthatmyfour﹣leggedfriendandlovefordogswouldhelpmefeelmoreathomeinandfallinlovewithmyShanghaicommunity.Itseemedtomethatbeingatallblondedidn'talreadyattractalotofcuriousstares；adda12﹣kilogramblackdogthatbelieveseveryoneishisbestfriendtothepictureandlocalsseemevenmoreintrigued.ThedecisiontoadoptXiaoHeidefinitelyfulfilledthoseearlyselfishdesires，buttheexperiencehasalsobroughtmeclosertomyneighborsandmademefeelmoreathome.AfewmonthsafterIfirstbroughtXiaoHeihome，IspottedthegroupofelderlyChinesepeoplewhogatheratthepark.Afterrealizingtheygotheremostweeknights，IdecideditwouldbeagoodwaytohelpXiaoHeisocializewithotherdogs.Afterafewvisits，itwasnotonlyanopportunityforhimtoplaybutalsoachanceformetopracticemyChinese."MostChinesegivetheirdogsEnglishnames，butyou'vegivenhimaChinesename.Veryinteresting，"theylaughed.Withthatsimplelaugh，itseemedthatbarrierswerebrokenandwitheachvisitIfeltmoreapartofthecommunity.1、Whydidtheauthorwanttoadoptadog？A．TopracticeChinese.B．TounderstandChineseculture.C．Tofeelathome．D．Tofindacompanion．2、Whoislikelytobetheauthorofthetext？A．AShanghainative.B．AChinesedoglover.C．AforeignerinShanghai.D．AresearcheronChineseculture.3、Theunderlinedword"intrigued"inParagraph2probablymeans_____.A．interested B．excited C．satisfied D．frightened4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext'？A．Theauthoroncelefthomewithherdog.B．Theauthorgetsalongwellwithherneighbors.C．TheauthorisgoodattheChineselanguage.D．TheauthorwillsettleinShanghaiforever.24．（8分）Itisgoodtogetintouchwithyourinnerchildfromtimetotime，andobviouslysomepeoplearewillingtopaybigmoneyforthechancetodosoinaproperenvironment．ABrooklyn-basedadultpreschoolischargingcustomersbetween$333and$999forthechancetoactlikeakidagain．AtPreschoolMastermindinNewYorkadultsgettoparticipateinshow—and—tell，arts—and—craftssuchasfingerpaint，gameslikemusicalchairsandeventakenaps．Themonth-longcoursealsohasclasspicturedaywheretheadultsareexpectedtohaveafieldtripandaparentday．30-year-oldMichelleJoniLapidos，thebrainbehindtheadultpreschool，studiedchildhoodeducationandhasalwayswantedtobeapreschoolteacher．She’salwaysonthelookoutfornewwaystogetpeopleintouchwiththefreedomofchildhood．Afriendencouragedhertostartthemastermindcourseinstead．AccordingtoCandice，herbloggerfriend，PreschoolMastermindgivesadultsachancetorelearnandmasterthethingsthattheyfailedtounderstandaschildren．“Irealizedallthesignificancesofwhatwelearninpreschool，”saidfounderMichelleJoni，“Peoplecomehereandgetintouchwiththeirinnerchild．It’smagical．Wearebringingourselvesbacktoanotherplace，anothertimewithourselveswhenwearemorebelievinginourselves，moreconfidentandreadytotakeontheworld.”“Oneperson’sherebecausetheywanttolearnnottobesoserious．”Michellesaid．“Another'sheretolearntobemoreconfident.”Sheexplainedthatmostoftheclasseswereplanned．However，Joniaddedthatwhiletheplannedactivitieswerefun，itwasoftenthespontaneous(自發(fā)的)momentsthatattractedstudents．“It’sthethingsyoudon’tplanfor，thesharingbetweenfriendsandlearningfromeachother.’’1、WhatisthepurposeofPreschoolMastermind?A．Togiveadultsachancetoreturntochildhood．B．Tohelpparentsunderstandtheirchildrenbetter．C．Toprovidepracticaltrainingcoursesforteachers．D．Tointroducesomewaysofplayingwithchildren．2、WhatismainlydiscussedaboutPreschoolMastermindinParagraph2?A．Itscustomers． B．Itsactivities．C．Itsenvironment． D．Itsschedule.3、AccordingtoCandice，peoplecometothisprogramto________.A．enjoyfreedomofthinking B．realizetheirchildhooddreamsC．discovertheirinnerabilities D．figureoutchildhoodpuzzles4、WhatdoweknowaboutMichelleJoni?A．Sheusedtobeapreschoolteacher．B．Shelikestomakeplansinadvance．C．ShefoundedPreschoolMastermind．D．Shegainedconfidencebysharing．25．（10分）Properdietandregularexerciseseemtobetheonlymethodsforlosingweight.However,theimportanceofwatershouldbeaddedintheprocess.Whilemedicalsciencehasproventhepositiveeffectsofwater,mostpeoplestilldonotdrinkenougheachday.Thereasonwhywaterissoimportantforweightlosshassomethingtodowithmetabolism（新陳代謝）offat.Theliver（肝臟）isinchargeofthisprocesswhenitcomestoturningstoredfatin-toenergy.However,theliverisalsoresponsibleforhelpingthekidneys（腎臟）thatneedenoughwaterinordertofunctionproperly.Theliverhastoperformallthefunctionsofthekidneysonitsownwhentheyareshortofwater.Thismeanstheliverdoesn'thaveenoughenergytometabolizefat.So,drinkingwaterallowsthekidneystofocusontheirjobandthelivertofocusonitsjob.Also,studieshaveshownthatwatercanmakeusfeelfullwhendrunkbeforemeals.Withoutevenmakinganeffort,mostpeoplewhodrinkaglassofwaterbeforeamealwilleat33%less.Thisisdueinparttothefactthattheysimplygetfullerquickerbecausethewateristakingupspace.Theotherreasonisthatthefoodwillexpandassoonasithitsthewater-filledstomach.Waterisimportantforeveryaspectofthehealthofthehumanbody.Bydrinkingmorewaterandimprovingthehealthofthebody,weightlossgoalscanbeachievedwithgreaterease.1、Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassageasawaytoloseweight?A．Regularexercise.B．Drinkingwater.C．Balanceddiet.D．Medicalcare.2、Theliverhastotakeoverthejobofthekidneyswhen.A．thekidneysarelackinginwaterB．thereissomethingwrongwiththekidneysC．theliverdoesn'tsupplyenergyforthekidneysD．thereisnofatforthelivertometabolize3、Whycanweloseweightbydrinkingwaterbeforemeals?A．Becausewedon'tfeelthirstyanylonger.B．Becauseweeatmuchlessthannormal.C．Becausethewatertakesuptoomuchspace.D．Becausethefoodbecomeslargerandlarger.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheLiverIsImportanttotheKidneys.B．HowtheDigestiveSystemWorks.C．WaterforaHealthyLifeandLosingWeight.D．SeveralTipsforLosingWeight.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）AfriendwascastinTheSoundofMusic.Timsuggestedourdaughtersmightenjoybeinga1ofthemusical.“Youcantryoutfortheband,”hesaid.“No,I’mtryingoutfortheshow.”Ianswered.Buttherewasoneproblemwithmy2:I’dneverbeeninamusical.AndI’dneversung3.Mydaughterswantedto4,sowememorizedshowtunesandpreparedtoaudition(試鏡).Asouraudition5,Ifeltnervousandwantedtogiveup.ButIknew6wouldsetabadexample.“Whetheryou’re7ornotisn’timportant-doingyourbestiswho8,”I’dbeentellingthem.NowIhadtoliveit.Iwalkedintotheaudition.TosayIwas9wouldbeanunderstatement.Afterall,mylastauditionhadbeeninhighschool.Isangmysong,tryingtolookconfident.Mydaughtersdidagood10.Thenwewaitedfortheresult.Thegoodnewsisthatweall11it!NotonlywasIcast-Iwasalead!Toprepare,I12tothecat,theshowerandthedisheswhenalone,IknewI’dhavetogetovermy13ofperforminginpublic.Afterall,this’dbemyfirsttimetosinginpublic.Iwasalittlenervous.Itoldfriendsandfamilyaboutthe14.Ididn’twantthetheatertobe15,butIdidn’tnecessarilywantitpackedeither.16,ifitwerefull,Ipreferredtofillitmyselfwith17faces.Theshowwassuccessful.Friendsandacquaintancesall18us.Afterthatexperience,I19moreauditionsandevenlearnedtoenjoysingingonstage.AndIfilledmylifewiththesoundof20.1、A．director B．maker C．role D．singer2、A．declaration B．suggestion C．judgment D．production3、A．secretly B．loudly C．irresponsibly D．publicly4、A．tryout B．catchon C．tryon D．setoff5、A．ended B．a(chǎn)pproached C．failed D．continued6、A．lying B．quitting C．cheating D．talking7、A．found B．paid C．cast D．forgiven8、A．matters B．remains C．happens D．works9、A．happy B．curious C．nervous D．disappointed10、A．favor B．job C．deed D．survey11、A．got B．made C．caught D．reached12、A．spoke B．smiled C．danced D．sang13、A．laziness B．urge C．shortcoming D．fear14、A．show B．trouble C．band D．experience15、A．large B．noisy C．empty D．quiet16、A．Besides B．Therefore C．Anyhow D．However17、A．new B．a(chǎn)ttractive C．friendly D．similar18、A．welcomed B．noticed C．supported D．congratulated19、A．organize B．braved C．watched D．a(chǎn)nalyzing20、A．music B．life C．hope D．future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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Supposeyoubrokeacuporabowlbyaccident,1．wouldyoudealwiththebrokenpieces?Oneday,Alice2．(wash)disheswhenshebrokeabeautifulplatecarelessly．3．(hear)thesound,herfatherranoutofthestudyatoncetoseeifhisdaughterwashurt.Tohis4．(relieve),shewasfine,sothefathercomfortedherandtoldherjusttothrowthebrokenpiecesdirectlyintothedustbin.However,Alicesaidnothing.Shepickedupthepiecesontheflooronebyone.Sheevenlookedeverywheretomakesuretherewerenopieces5．(leave)．ThenAliceaskedherfatherforsomeoldnewspapersandaplasticbag.Thefatherfelt6．(confuse).Hewonderedwhatshewasgoingtodo.AfterAlice7．(wrap)thebrokenpieceswithnewspapers,shethenputthemintotheplasticbag,togetherwithacard8．(say)“Danger!Brokenplate！”Finally,sheplacedtheplasticbagintothedustbin.Notuntilthendidthefatherrealizehow9．(consider)hisdaughterwas.Helearnedalessonfromher.Ifeveryoneintheworld10．(show)thoughtfulconcernforothers,wecouldmakeareallybigdifference!第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處；每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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）不計分。WheneverIgotoapostoffice,Ialwaysfindmyselfinlinebehindsomeonewhomhasmuchbusinesstodo、Oneday,Ihadtobuysomestamp,butIhadtowaitbehindanoldlady、FeelingthatIcouldnotstandwaitinginsoalineanylonger,Idecidedtojoinanotherone、Theyseemedtwiceaslongasthefirstline,andasleastitwasmoving、ItturnedouttobetheworsechoiceIhadevermade、AssoonasIlostmyplaceinthefirstline,theoneIjoinedslowedtoastop、Ihadnochoicebutwait、Atlastitwasmyturn、Inearlyjumpedforajoy、Thentheclerkbehindthecounterstoodout,pushedforwardaprintedsignsaying“PositionClosed”andsayingwithoutasmile,“Sorry,goingtolunch、”第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是高中生李華，你的美國筆友Peter打算春節(jié)期間到北京旅游，請你給他寫封郵件。內(nèi)容包括：1.表示歡迎；2.介紹北京，比如名勝和美食；3.介紹春節(jié)期間的特色活動。注意：1)詞數(shù)100左右；2)可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearPeter,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、C4、D5、C6、D7、B8、C9、C10、A11、A12、B13、B14、B15、D16、D17、B18、C19、B20、D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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、A3、B4、D22、1、B2、A3、C23、1、D2、C3、A4、B24、1、A2、B3、D4、C25、Whenothersgetoffthetraintofinallygohome,LeonieMullerstaysbehind.That’sbecausesheisalreadyhome:Thetrainisherapartment,andshesaysshelikesitthatway.TheGermancollegestudentgaveupherapartmentinspring.“ItallstartedwithanargumentIhadwithmylandlord,”MullertoldTheWashingtonPostviae-mail.“IimmediatelydecidedIdidn'twanttolivethereanymoreandthenIrealized:Actually,Ididn’twanttoliveanywhereanymore.”Instead,sheboughtasubscription(會員費(fèi))thatallowshertoboardeverytraininthecountryforfree.Now,Mullerwashesherhairinthetrainbathroomandwriteshercollegepaperswhiletravelingataspeedofupto190mph.Shesaysthatsheenjoysthefreedomsinceshegaveupherapartment.“Ireallyfeelathomeontrains.It’slikebeingonvacationallthetime,”Mullersaid.“Iwanttoinspirepeopletoquestiontheirhabitsandthethingstheyconsidertobenormal,”MullertoldThePost.“Therearealwaysmoreopportunitiesthanonethinksthereare.Thenextadventureiswaitingjustaroundthecomer-providedthatyouwanttofindit.”Mullerfrequentlytravelslateatnight,althoughshetriestosleepattheapartmentsofrelativesorfriends.Often,sheisaccommodatedbyherboyfriend,hermotherorgrandmother.“Normally,wewouldhavetohavealong-distancerelationship,butlivingonatrainenablesmetoseehimallthetime,”Muller