1、单元综合检测(六)第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AKnown for its complicated, seemingly wavelike sandstone walls and the rays of sunlight that shine into them, Arizonas Antelope Canyon(羚羊峡谷)is an everlasting attraction for tourists.Its a slot canyon, meaning it form
2、ed from water carving it out over millions of years.It sits about 3，700 feet above sea level and takes its name from the antelope that once lived in it.The canyon forms part of Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park in the Navajo Nation.The Navajo Nation limits visits to either the Upper or Lower Antelope C
3、anyon to two hours and requires all visitors to be led by authorized guides.If youre planning a trip and need help with deciding which area to visit, keep these recommendations in mind.When：Tours are available twice a day during the week yearround, though exact times vary by season；tours are not ava
4、ilable on weekends or major holidays.Cost：Tour companies fees vary, but tickets, including entrance to the park, generally start at around $60 for 90minute tours of Upper Antelope Canyon.Tours of Lower Antelope Canyon tend to be around an hour and generally cost around $40 per adult and $20 for chil
5、dren.Mustknow tip：Most of Arizona does not follow daylight saving time, though the Navajo Nation, where Antelope Canyon is located, does.Check with your tour operator to confirm the precise time of your tour.Antelope Canyon receives tons of visitors and, in order to protect the canyon walls from dam
6、age, no bags of any kind are permitted in either the Upper or Lower section.Also keep in mind that while most tour companies welcome small children, not all of them will.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了美国亚利桑那州美丽的羚羊峡谷以及游客参观这一景点的注意事项等。1What makes Antelope Canyon attractive?AIts remarkable height.BThe origin of
7、its name.CIts unique natural feature.DThe process of its formation.C根据第一段中的“Known for its complicated, seemingly wavelike sandstone walls and the rays of sunlight that shine into them .everlasting attraction for tourists.”可知，羚羊峡谷的自然风光吸引了游客。故选C。2How much may a couple pay for a onehour tour in Lower A
8、ntelope Canyon?A$60.B$80.C$100.D$120.B根据Cost部分中的“Tours of Lower Antelope Canyon tend to be around an hour and generally cost around $40 per adult .”可知，一位成年人的票价是40美元，故一对夫妇需要付80美元。3What must be kept in mind about the Antelope Canyon tour?AThe age limit for kids.BThe definite tour time.CCarrying a smal
9、l backpack.DBooking tickets in tour agencies.B根据Mustknow tip部分中的“Check with your tour operator to confirm the precise time of your tour.”这一信息可知，游客们需要记住游览的确切时间。BKevin Randall, a teacher, who teaches biology at Grandville High School, runs the environmental club at the high school, which has around 2，
10、000 students.The club is known as the GHS Green Team, and it aims to raise awareness among students and teachers about sustainability (持续性)It also works on projects to reduce the environmental footprint of the building itself.One of the clubs recent projects focused on reducing waste in the school c
11、afeteria.Randall said their cafeteria supervisor told them that the school went through 54，000 plastic forks every year.The club applied for the financial help, built recycling centers for the cafeteria, and purchased metal silverware.And now every student uses a durable metal fork or a spoon instea
12、d of disposables(一次性用品)，“and thats just one way were trying to capture the lowhanging fruit, if you will，” Randall said.The efforts of Randall and his students have earned Grandville High School the Michigan Green School certification from the state.In addition to their work reducing waste in the ca
13、feteria, the GHS Green Team has also built a garden with flowers and vegetables on campus, and leads cleanups on site and out in the community.Over the years, Randall and his students have also been working on raising money to install solar panels(太阳能电池板)on the roof of the high school.Randall said h
14、e was motivated to take the lead on environmental issues for his school because he wanted his students to have someone to turn to in the building who understands whats at stake(有风险)when it comes to climate change.“And I also felt like I needed to do more in my life for my own two children at home，”
15、Randall added.“They need to know that their dad is working as hard as he can to reduce the effects of climate change, and to spread the word, and to make sure that other students out there are learning about this just the way they are at home.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。一位高中生物老师通过成立环境俱乐部，组织各种各样的活动，教育并鼓励年轻人为保护环境
16、做力所能及的事情。4What is the purpose of the GHS Green Team club?ATo inspire students love for biology.BTo finish the projects assigned by school.CTo prepare students for their future jobs.DTo promote environmental protection.D推理判断题。根据第一段中的“it aims to raise awareness among students and teachers about sustai
17、nability (持续性).to reduce the environmental footprint of the building itself”可推知，GHS绿色团队旨在提高学生和教师对(环境)可持续性的认识，还致力于减少建筑本身的环境足迹，即促进环境保护。故选D。5Whats the result of the project on the school cafeteria?AIt has changed the outlook of the cafeteria.BStudents can have more fruits in the cafeteria.CPlastic fork
18、s are no longer used in the cafeteria.DThe school has become famous nationwide.C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“And now every student uses a durable metal fork or a spoon instead of disposables(一次性用品)”可知，现在，每个学生都用耐用的金属叉子或勺子代替一次性用品。故选C。6Whats the fourth paragraph mainly about?AThe classification of the projects.BThe c
19、haracteristics of the club.CThe activities organized by the club.DThe future of the club.C段落大意题。根据第四段的内容可知，本段主要介绍了减少自助餐厅浪费、在校园里建造花园、在现场和社区开展清理工作、在学校屋顶安装太阳能电池板等这些俱乐部组织的活动。7What was Randalls aim by doing the work on environmental issues?ATo educate the young.BTo get material rewards.CTo amuse his chil
20、dren.DTo make himself famous.A细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“do more in my life for my own two children”和“make sure that other students out there are learning about this”可知，Randall竭尽所能为孩子们作榜样，教育这些年轻人要保护环境。故选A。CScientists in Britain have managed to teach bumblebees(大黄蜂) to pull strings to get to food and then pass o
21、n what they have learned to others in their colony (群体)showing a high level of intelligence despite their tiny brains.Researchers at Queen Mary University of London said the experiments, often used to test the intelligence of apes (猿) and birds, showed for the first time that some insects are up to
22、the task, and can also pass skills on through several generations.The findings add to the evidence suggesting the ability for “culture spread”the ability to learn and pass on knowledge and skillsmay not be exclusive to humans.In the research, published in the journal PLOS Biology on Tuesday, the sci
23、entists were able to train 23 out of a group of 40 bees to pull strings with their legs and feet.The strings were attached to discsor artificial “flowers”containing food at their center but placed under a transparent screen.The bees, spotting the food beneath the screen, learned to pull the “flowers
24、” out by pulling the string with their legs and feet to be able to get to it.From another group of bees given the chance to solve the task without any training, only two of 110 were successful.Another group of bees was then allowed to observe the trained bees pulling the strings, and 60 percent of t
25、hem successfully learned the skill.Finally, trained bees were put in colonies, and the scientists found the technique spread successfully to a majority of the colonys worker bees.Lars Chittka, a Queen Mary University professor who guided the project, said the team is interested in figuring out the b
26、rain processes behind the bees learning and teaching skills.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了大黄蜂不仅有学习能力，还会传播自己学到的知识。8What does the underlined word “exclusive” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?AOrdinary.BUnique.CBeneficial.DWidespread.B词义猜测题。根据第二段可知，大黄蜂也具有学习并传播所学知识的能力，结合第三段画线词所在句可知，这种能力并非人类独有的。因此画线词意为“专有的，独有的”，故选B。
27、9What did the researchers find about bees?ABees learn best in insects.BBees are as clever as birds.CBees are born good learners.DBees can be trained to learn skills.D细节理解题。根据第四段中的“the scientists were able to train 23 out of a group of 40 bees to pull strings”及后文描述的具体实验内容可知，蜜蜂可以被训练学习技能。故选D。10What may
28、 the research team focus on next?AWhat else bees can do.BWhere bees learn skills.CHow bees teach others.DHow bees brain works.D推理判断题。根据文章最后一句中的“the team is interested in figuring out the brain processes behind the bees learning and teaching skills”可知，该小组感兴趣的是找出蜜蜂的学习和教学技能背后的大脑活动过程。因此研究小组接下来可能会专注于蜜蜂的大
29、脑是如何工作的。故选D。11What may be the best title for the text?ASmall Bees, Great AbilitiesBBees Can Learn and TeachCBees are SmarterDLet Bees LearnB标题归纳题。综合全文尤其第一段可知，文章主要是介绍一项科学发现大黄蜂也可以学习并传播所学技能，因此B项适合作本文标题。故选B。DWe all know that forestsespecially rainforestsabsorb carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen that
30、all living things depend on.Its no wonder that they have been named the lungs of the planet.Today, after the big fires in the Amazon, Alaska, Greenland, and even Siberia, its very clear that we need to grow a forest that is fireproof.Thats not an impossible dream.We can grow seaweed forests that are
31、 fireproof because they are underwater.Seaweed can store carbon and help reduce the influence of global warming.Now, seaweed is being farmed in small ocean farms to be used for food, medicines, and beauty products.If seaweed can be grown on a large scale (大规模地), it could help to fight against global
32、 warming.“Seaweed is finally having its moment in the spotlight，” said Halley Froehlich, a scientist at the University of California.She is the lead author of a new study published in Current Biology.The study shows that largescale seaweed farming could be used to cancel out landbased carbon emissio
33、ns and it mapped the areas of the oceans where seaweed could be grown.Now, only 3.8 percent of the US waters off the coast of California are being used to grow seaweed but that is just 0.065 of the ocean that can be farmed.In fact, 48 square kilometers of the worlds oceans can be used for seaweed fa
34、rming.For seaweed farms to be part of the global solution, they will have to be much larger.To create underwater forests, seaweed would have to be grown, harvested and then sunk into the deep ocean so that the trapped carbon could be buried for years to come.While it sounds like a good plan on paper
35、, “The technology doesnt yet exist to keep seaweed in the deep ocean，” said Froehlich.“Hopefully this paper encourages conversation among engineers and economists about what it would take for the actual tools to be put in place.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了海藻可以用来减少全球变暖的影响，并且对能种植海藻的海洋区域的一些规划和设想，但要将海藻留在深海还仍有很
36、长的路要走。12What makes people put forward the idea of growing seaweed forests?AThe burning of forests.BSeaweeds economic and medical value.CUncontrollable carbon dioxide emissions.DTheir longlasting dream of underwater exploration.A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Today, after the big fires in the Amazon, Alaska, Greenlan
37、d, and even Siberia, its very clear that we need to grow a forest that is fireproof.Thats not an impossible dream.We can grow seaweed forests that are fireproof because they are underwater.”可知，森林的大面积烧毁让人们提出了种植海藻林的想法。故选A。13Why can seaweed be used to fight against global warming?AIt doesnt burn.BIt do
38、esnt pollute.CIt can take in carbon.DIt can break down plastics.C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Seaweed can store carbon and help reduce the influence of global warming.”可知海藻可以储存碳，有助于减少全球变暖的影响。由此可知，海藻可以吸收碳，因此可以用来对抗全球变暖。故选C。14What does the underlined part “having its moment in the spotlight” in Paragraph 4 probably
39、mean?ABreaking silence.BTaking a bad turn.CDrawing peoples attention.DMaking room for other products.C词义猜测题。根据后文“The study shows that largescale seaweed farming could be used to cancel out landbased carbon emissions and it mapped the areas of the oceans where seaweed could be grown.”可知，海藻正在引起人们的注意。故
40、选C。15What does Froehlich say about the idea of growing seaweed forests in the last paragraph?AIt has a long way to go.BIt has been put into practice.CIt needs lots of money to carry out.DIt needs enough evidence to support.A推理判断题。根据最后一段中“While it sounds like a good plan on paper, The technology does
41、nt yet exist to keep seaweed in the deep ocean， said Froehlich.”可知，Froehlich认为关于种植海藻林还有很长的路要走。故选A。第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。It is said that farmers or peasants, especially those in developing countries, are often criticized for cutting down forests.But a new
42、study suggests that many farmers recognize the value of keeping trees.Researchers using satellite images found at least ten percent trees cover on more than one billion hectares of farmland. 16 Earlier estimates were much lower but incomplete.The authors of the new study say it may still underestima
43、te the true extent worldwide.The study found the most trees cover in South America. 17 North Africa and West Asia have the least.The study found that climate conditions alone could not explain the amount of trees cover in different areas. 18 There are areas with few trees but also few people, and ar
44、eas with many trees and many people.The findings suggest that things like land rights, markets or government policies can influence tree planting and protection.Dennis Garrity heads the World Agroforestry Center. 19 The problem, he says, is that policy makers and planners have been slow to recognize
45、 this and to support such efforts.The satellite images may not show what the farmers are using the trees for, but trees provide nuts, fruit, wood and other products. 20 Even under drought conditions, trees can often provide food and a way to earn money until the next growing season.Some trees act as
46、 natural fertilizers.They take nitrogen (氮气) out of the air and put it in the soil.Scientists at the Center say the use of fertilizer trees can reduce the need for chemical nitrogen by up to threefourths.Trees also capture carbon dioxide, a gas linked to climate change.ANor could the size of nearby
47、populations, meaning people and trees can live together.BHe says farmers are acting on their own to protect and plant trees.CAlmost all of it is covered by trees.DThey also help prevent soil loss and protect water supplies.EHe devotes most of his time to making people realize its importance.FThat is
48、 nearly half of the farmland in the world.GNext comes Africa south of the Sahara, followed by Southeast Asia.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。现在世界上树林占有的面积还是很大的，农民正意识到树木对人与环境的重要性。16F根据空前的“Researchers using satellite images found at least ten percent trees cover on more than one billion hectares of farmland.” 可知，此处在说树木
49、在农场的覆盖量的问题，所以F项内容符合上下文。故选F。17G根据空处前后的两句话“The study found the most trees cover in South America.”“North Africa and West Asia have the least.”可知，此处是讲世界各地的森林覆盖率的排名。故选G。18A根据空处前后的内容可知，此处在讲述造成不同地区森林覆盖率不同的因素，所以A项内容符合上下文。故选A。19B根据空后的“The problem, he says, is that policy makers and planners have been slow t
50、o recognize this and to support such efforts.”可知，问题在于政策制定者和规划者迟迟不承认这一点，并不支持这种努力。所以，此处要讲现在的农民具体是怎么做的。故选B。20D根据前后的内容可知，此处在讲述树木对环境的作用，所以D项符合上下文。故选D。第二部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In 1994, the Brazilian photographer Salgado went back to his homeland in M
51、inas Gerais, Brazil.He was 21 to see the land run by his family.The thick forest there was once a paradise(乐园) for him and his friends, bringing them 22 memories.To his horror, he saw a totally different 23 Only 0.5% of the land was covered with trees.“The land was as sick as a serious patienteveryt
52、hing was 24 due to deforestation (砍伐森林)，” Salgado said 25 during a meeting on climate change in Paris.Salgado 26 that he should do something about it.Then he 27 the bold idea of replanting trees on the land, which beyond his expectations, received 28 from his wife and relatives.Soon the whole family
53、 29 and the results are remarkable. 30 ， the land is changing: It is carpeted with green trees again and some of the insects, birds and animals living in the land before 31 The land has been brought back to life.The 32 familys hard work also impressed people around them.They 33 cutting down trees an
54、d began to protect the environment.“The work over the years is quite difficult but well worth the 34 and I think every little bit of work 35 ，” said Salgado.Therefore, everyone should play a part in protecting the environment.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了Salgado发现了自己儿时的天堂茂密的森林由于森林砍伐，病入膏肓。Salgado一家人通过自己的努力，使
55、它再次覆盖上了绿色的树，之前生活在这片土地上的昆虫、鸟类和兽类也回来了。21A.sorryBreadyCeagerDwillingC根据下文“The thick forest there was once a paradise(乐园) for him and his friends, bringing them memories.”可知，他渴望看到他的家族经营的土地。故选C。22A.wonderfulBembarrassingCpainfulDcomplexA根据上文“The thick forest there was once a paradise (乐园) for him and his
56、 friends”可知，茂密的森林给他们带来了美好的回忆。故选A。23A.directionBatmosphereCplanDsightD根据下文“Only 0.5% of the land was covered with trees.”可知，他看到了一个完全不同的景象。故选D。24A.disturbedBdestroyedCprohibitedDabandonedB根据空后“due to deforestation”可知，这里意思是由于森林砍伐，一切都被破坏了。故选B。25A.calmlyBnervouslyCsadlyDlightlyC根据上文“The land was as sick
57、as a serious patienteverything was due to deforestation (砍伐森林)”可知，Salgado在巴黎举行的气候变化会议上悲伤地说。故选C。26A.admittedBrealizedCagreedDprovedB根据下文“Then he the bold idea of replanting trees on the land, which beyond his expectations, received from his wife and relatives.”可知，这里意思是Salgado意识到他应该做点什么。故选B。27A.though
58、t upBlaughed atCturned downDtried outA根据“the bold idea of replanting trees on the land”可知，这里意思是他想出了一个大胆的主意。故选A。28A.doubtsBpermissionCsuggestionsDsupportD根据下文“Soon the whole family and the results are remarkable.”可知，他得到了妻子和亲戚的支持。故选D。29A.backed offBbroke upCtook actionDgot throughC根据空后“and the results
59、 are remarkable”可知，整个家庭都采取了行动。故选C。30A.SuddenlyBEventuallyCGraduallyDGenerallyC根据生活常识可知，土地发生变化是一个逐渐变化的过程。故选C。31A.escapedBreturnedCapproachedDdiedB根据“The land has been brought back to life.”可知，之前生活在这片土地上的昆虫、鸟类和兽类也回来了。故选B。32A.kindheartedBbraveCdevotedDconsiderateCSalgado一家人通过自己的努力，把荒野重新变成了绿洲，这是有献身精神的一家
60、人。故选C。33A.forgotBstoppedCdelayedDmissedB他们停止砍伐树木，开始保护环境。故选B。34A.commentBpromiseCofferDeffortD根据上文“The familys hard work also impressed people around them.”可知，Salgado一家为这项工作付出了辛苦的努力。故选D。35A.increasesBmatchesCimprovesDmattersD根据下文“Therefore, everyone should play a part in protecting the environment.”可
61、知，这里意思是Salgado认为每一点工作都很重要。故选D。第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。She looks like any other schoolgirl, freshfaced and full of life.Sarah Thomas is looking forward to the challenge of her new Alevel course.But unlike her school friends, 16yearold Sarah is not spending halfterm 36.
62、 (rest)Instead, she is earning 6，500 a day as 37. model in New York.Sarah 38. (tell) that she could be Britains new supermodel，earning a million dollars in the next year.Her father Peter, 44, wants her to give up school to model fulltime.But Sarah，39. has taken part in shows along with top models, w
63、ants 40. (prove) that she has brains as well as beauty.She is determined to carry on with her 41. (educate)She has turned down several 42. (invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies.After school she plans to take a year off to model fulltime before going to university to ge
64、t a degree 43. engineering or architecture.Sarah says, “My dad thinks I should take the offer now.But at the moment, school 44. (come) first.I dont want to get too absorbed in modeling.It is 45. (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal.I dont want to have nothing else to fall back on when
65、I cant model any more.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了16岁的Sarah在上学的同时兼职做模特，并且取得了巨大的成功；虽然她父亲希望她当全职模特，但是Sarah仍然坚持要完成学业。36resting考查固定搭配。spend time doing sth.是固定搭配，故填resting。37a考查冠词。该空后面的model是可数名词单数，此处表示“作为一名模特”，故填a。38has been told/was told考查动词时态和语态。此处动词tell与Sarah是被动关系，因为第二段在讲述父亲和Sarah的想法时都是用现在时，因此可以用现在完成时表达过去对现在的影
66、响，故可以填has been told。此外，“被告知”这件事情发生在过去，故也可填was told。39who考查定语从句。此句Sarah是主语，wants是主句谓语，因此可以判断此处是非限制性定语从句，先行词为Sarah，从句中缺主语且指人，故填who。40to prove考查固定搭配。want to do是固定搭配，故填to prove。41education考查词性转换。形容词性物主代词her后需用educate的名词形式，故填education。42invitations考查名词复数。invitation是可数名词，前面有several修饰，要用复数形式，故填invitations。
67、43in考查介词。degree与介词in搭配，表示在某方面的学位。故填in。44comes考查动词时态。全文以现在时为主，且school是第三人称单数，故填comes。45certainly考查副词。此处fun是名词，但空处修饰整个句子，作状语，故填certainly。第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假设你是李华，你的邻居Smith先生的宠物狗不断地吠叫，严重影响了你的生活。请给他写一封信表达你的不满。内容包括：1写信目的；2犬吠对你的影响；3你的诉求。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Mr Smith，
68、 Yours sincerely，Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Mr Smith，Its nice to have a dog as your company.But I have to say that the continuous bark of your dog affects my normal life.Every morning when I am sleeping soundly in the bed, your lovely dog never fails to wake me up.Your dogs bark also affects me badly when I a
69、m doing my homework or enjoying my leisure time.I cannot put up with it any more.Therefore, I hope you can take the matter seriously and solve the problem for me.Your early reply will be appreciated.Yours sincerely，Li Hua第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Missus Sommers one day found her
70、self the unexpected owner of fifteen dollars.It seemed to her a very large amount of money.For a day or two she walked around in a dreamy state as she thought about her choices.Her daughter Janie was wearing worn shoes and needed new ones.She would buy cloth for new shirts for the boys.Her daughter
71、Mag should have another dress.And still there would be enough left for new stockings for her children.The idea about how to spend the dollars made her restless with excitement.On the day she planned to go shopping with the money, she ate a light mealno! Between getting the children fed and the house
72、 cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping, she forgot to eat at all!When she arrived at the large department store, she spotted a pile of silk stockings at the entrance.A sign nearby announced that they had been reduced in price.A young girl behind the counter asked her if she wished to examine
73、 the silky leg coverings.She smiled as if she had been asked to inspect diamond jewelry, and started to feel the soft, expensive items.Missus Sommers picked up a black pair and looked at them closely.Two red marks suddenly showed on her pale face.She looked up at the shop girl and said proudly, “Wel
74、l, I will buy this pair.”Missus Sommers changed her cotton stockings for the new silk ones in the ladies rest area.She had let herself be controlled by some machinelike force that directed her actions and freed her of responsibility.How good was the touch of the silk on her skin! Then she put her sh
75、oes back on and put her old stockings into her bag.Next, she went to the shoe department, where she tried on a pair of new boots.Her foot and ankle looked lovely.She could not believe that they were a part of herself.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。After buying a pair of new boots, she walked into the cl
76、othing department. She was about to leave the store when a kid running around reminded her of something. 【参考范文】After buying a pair of new boots, she walked into the clothing department.Coming to a dressing mirror, looking at herself in the mirror, “Wont I look more beautiful if my shoe matches a per
77、fect dress on my body？” thought Missus Sommers.She waved to the salesgirl of the department and asked her whether she could try on the fashionable dress styles.Her request was approved.Missus Sommers kept trying on.One dress after another tried on, she put them into her shopping cart fondly.She was
78、about to leave the store when a kid running around reminded her of something.“Oh, My God! I forgot all about my kids！”yelled Missus Sommers, starting to blame herself.“Excuse me, salesgirl, would you be so kind as to let me put back all I had chosen, for I had intended to buy my daughter Janie a new pair of shoes, boys new shirts and all of them new stockings? I must have lost my head！” A sense of responsibility of caring about her kids drove her to think of the right idea where the money should go.
