1、仪征市第二中学2020-2021学年第二学期阶段性考试 高 二 英 语 试 卷 2021.05本卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题），满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第 I 卷（选择题,三部分,共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，每题1.5分，满分30分）第一节：听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In an offi
2、ce. B. In a theater. C. In a restaurant.2. How old is the man now?A. About 20. B. Nearly 40.C. Over 60.3. What is the man going to do?A. Go to the information counter.B. Take a train to leave New York.C. Check the price of the ticket.4. What do we learn about the man?A. He quit his job. B. He has go
3、t two job offers.C. He is doing a part-time job.5. What does Mr. Anderson do?A. He is a teacher. B. He is a librarian.C. He is a repairman.第二节：听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。6. What is The Western
4、Teacher? A. A story.B. A book. C. A magazine.7. When did the man start writing books? A. When he was at school.B. After he came to Paris.C. After the year of 2004.听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。8. Where are the speakers? A. At home.B. At school.C. At the zoo.9. What does the woman ask her son to do? A. Prepare bre
5、akfast.B. Wash the dishes.C. Tidy up his room.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10. Who is Molly?A. A patient.B. A nurse.C. A mother.11. What does Doctor Laver ask Molly to do? A. Comfort the baby.B. Wash the baby.C. Dress the baby.12. How is Doctor Laver towards Molly?A. Grateful.B. Generous.C. Encouraging.听下面一段对话
6、，回答第13至16题。13. Why does the woman need the job? A. To learn to start a business.B. To gain some work experience.C. To support herself through college. 14. Where exactly will the woman work if she gets the job?A. At the cashiers desk.B. In the managers office.C. Between the shop shelves.15. How is th
7、e womans performance at school?A. Poor. B. Average.C. Excellent.16. What will be the womans working hours if she gets the job? A. 8:30 am-6:10 pm. B. 9:00 am-6:00 pm.C. 8:30 am-10:00 pm.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17. Where would this talk be heard?A. On a radio show.B. On a TV program.C. In a doctors office.
8、18. How do most people deal with headaches?A. By taking medicine. B. By drinking water.C. By sleeping.19. When should a doctor be called according to the speaker?A. If you get headaches regularly.B. If your headache is caused by certain smell.C. If you get a headache after hurting your head. 20. Wha
9、t is the talk mainly about?A. The natural way to treat headaches.B. Natural causes of headaches.C. Different kinds of headaches.第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)21. Distance learning, _ in several countries, is not something new; it helps children in remote rural schools to obtain a
10、dequate knowledge.A. adjusted B. adopted C. adapted D. admitted22. Unfortunately, although van Gogh committed his whole being to painting, he received little _ for his effort.A. reward C. prize B. award D. bonus23. Psychologists explain how your walk can _ your hidden personalities in a recent behav
11、ioral study. A. reject B. relieve C. release D. reveal24. The government has set up a working party to look into the problem of drug _.A. damage B. injury C. abuse D. harm25. The thief tried to open the locked door but _.A. in vain B. in no way C. at a loss D. without effect 26. The _ is drawing nea
12、r. We cant delay any more.A. airline B. deadline C. coastline D. headline 27. William was so _reading that he went without his dinner.A. tended by B. absorbed in C. reminded of D. concerned about 28. Professor Smith strongly recommended me to _ my article once more before I sent it to the editor. A.
13、 take up B. make up C. polish up D. bring up29. She _ her mother in character, not in appearance.A. reserves B. realizes C. recommends D. resembles 30. He was _ of murder and was sentenced to death.A. condemned B. guilty C. committed D. innocent31. They asked me to their party, but I _ the invitatio
14、n. A. denied B. declined C. departed D. responded32. After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide _ for the homeless families.A. accommodation B. furniture C. equipment D. occupation33. The drug cant cure your disease at all. It can provide only _ relief from pain.A.
15、 compulsory B. contradictory C. temporary D. contemporary34. _ whales and dolphins have incredibly sensitive hearing, which is known to be harmed by loud underwater noises, surprises these primary students. A. What B. Why C. Which D. That35. Scientists have put forward many theories about how the Sl
16、ender West Lake came into being, none of _ proved.A. whom B. them C. it D. which第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Libraries are my world. Ive been a patron（老主顾）all my life, and for the past nine years Ive worked at multiple libraries and archives in and aro
17、und Detroit. The library as an institution has many roles, but as our country 36 through an economic crisis, I have watched the library where I work 37 a career and business center, a community gathering place and a base for hope. In the spring of 2007 I got a library internship at the Southfield Pu
18、blic Library (SPL), just north of Detroit. Summers at SPL were usually 38 , but that year, we experienced a library that was as busy as science-fair project week, midterms or tax 39 . Yet patrons werent looking for Mosbys Nursing Drug Reference or tax return forms. They were coming for information o
19、n growing their small business. I 40 peoples interest in our business collection as the first step to pursuing their dreams, but these patrons were not motivated by dreams. They were 41 reality, and they were looking for Plan B. Things 42 in 2008, and in 2009 the economic crisis continues to trouble
20、 Michigan. Last year, we 43 a display with a variety of job resources that we restocked（补充）every hour. Each night the library closed, the display was bare. We kept the job resources display up for months, 44 the fact that we normally keep displays up for a week.Then theres the 45 credit market. Peop
21、le feel concerned about their future and want to get 46 . They cant afford a(n) 47 adviser, but 48 books is free. Some of the most popular titles now are Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Think and Grow Rich, and Suze Ormans 2009 Action Plan.The economic downturn affects us all. I have had to work 49 hours and do
22、nt get to see much of my boyfriend or experience any kind of social life lately. But Im 50 to be in a position where I can help people overcome this struggle. In Michigan, we havent lost hope. As long as there are libraries here, there will always be hope. 36. A. survivesB. passes C. struggles D. ex
23、periences37. A. evolve intoB. stand up for C. take on D. make room for38. A. quickB. worthy C. slow D. short39. A. procedureB. process C. operation D. season40. A. confirmedB. interpreted C. predicted D. guaranteed41. A. referring toB. contributing to C. applying to D. responding to42. A. decreasedB
24、. worsened C. expanded D. softened43. A. put upB. hold up C. make up D. take up44. A. due toB. apart from C. regardless of D. but for45. A. looseningB. rising C. tightening D. falling46. A. admittedB. paid C. involved D. educated47. A. economicalB. financial C. commercial D. official48. A. checking
25、out B. making out C. bringing out D. putting out49. A. spareB. extra C. special D. exact50. A. regretfulB. stressful C. grateful D. hopeful第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AReaders Travel Photography Competition This months images include some
26、 original and brilliant shots. The overall 2017 winner will receive a $200 holiday ticket and go on a 16-night wildlife holiday.Doug Scott Guess what the young monk is doing! He is playing with his smart phone in secret. PAUL GOLDSTEIN JUDGE: Smart phones have taken over the world. Even without the
27、photographers caption there is composition, humor and fun here. To the outsider, he could be having a short sleep, or lost in meditation. My eyes stop on this for a while and the admission of smart phones cannot be changed in any corner of the world.Eloise Campbell I was able to follow this young ea
28、gle hunter and his eagle in the mountains of Mongolia and watched how it was trained. Though the bond between them was new, to me it seemed unbreakablethey were coexisting peacefully with each other.Adam Cunningham White This shot grasps the moment when we had to change direction with this group of
29、around 300 migrating reindeer in northern Sweden. They can become confused very quickly, making this moment risky. They could run in different directions immediately, making it difficult to get them back into a group.Nick Dale This is a close-up of the left eye of a zebra. PAUL GOLDSTEIN JUDGE: Perf
30、ect, I have seen these before but rarely done with this competence. The depth of field is exactly right. The bold cropping(裁剪) makes people interested. Zebras are easy to photograph but not often this well.51. What does Doug Scott probably want to tell us with his photo?A. The monks life is full of
31、pleasure.B. What we see is not necessarily true.C. The monks mental world should be noticed.D. Smart phones are involved in peoples life worldwide.52. Which of the following statements is true?A. The winner of the photography competition will receive $200 as an award.B. A harmonious atmosphere is re
32、flected in Eloise Campbells photo.C. The picture of migrating reindeer is taken in southern Sweden.D. Nick Dales courage to approach wild animals impresses the judge most.B Tom Savage has quit his job as a research analyst and found a perfect new start setting up his own social enterprise in Madagas
33、car. He tells readers of the UK newspaper the Guardian that they can do likewise and follow their dream. Every day dozens of Toms are reported in newspapers and magazines and on career websites and blogs. Their real-life tales arent there to surprise or shock, as a result, many readers are taking on
34、 board. Sophie Collins, 23, is a biology graduate from London. But before starting her course at university in Edinburgh, Scotland, she took a year out and enrolled in an Art Foundation course. “Art makes me happy, even if it wont pay my bills for a couple of years.”said Collins. The idea that you s
35、hould be free to follow your dream, whether as a young person or as a middle-aged adult with a well-established career, is on the upgrade. In schools, students are taught that they can do whatever they want and can be whoever they choose so long as they work hard enough at that dream. People in the
36、public eye, such as Italian classical singer Andrea Bocelli, have given up positions in admirable professions to take their chance on fame. Bocelli was a lawyer before he made it as a singer, selling 70 million albums worldwide. The media and reality TV talent shows have also played their part in en
37、couraging young people to follow their heart. In 2006, 18-year-old Ray Quinn, barely out of school, finished second in the British TV talent show The X Factor. He later secured a record deal with Sony. Each year since then, hundreds of thousands of people have applied to the show, hoping, and expect
38、ing, that the chance to realize their ambitions will soon come. Even if they dont have a particular dream in mind, many young people are encouraged to take a year or two to find where their interests lie, instead of jumping into a job which they may later tire of. George Evans, 24, is determined to
39、find a job which interests him. “I think most of us recognize that it is happiness and not money that is the ultimate goal,” said the Cambridge University graduate. “Unless you are passionate about your career, you wont truly succeed.”53. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Sophie Coll
40、ins took an art course before entering university to pursue her interest. B. Andrea Bocelli, who used to be a lawyer, enjoys great success as a classical singer. C. Ray Quinn achieved his career success though he had performed poorly at school. D. George Evans thinks happiness counts more than money
41、 when choosing a career.54. What does the underlined phrase mean? A. sharing the same boat B. accepting the idea C. rejecting the concept D. ignoring the fact55. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Choose a career that truly appeals to you. B. Make efforts to be interested in your job. C. Make
42、 attempts to seek a meaningful career. D. Build up confidence when seeking a job.CIn 1970 archaeologists digging at Ein Gedi, an ancient settlement on the shores of what is now called the Dead Sea, dug up a scroll(卷册) which was written around 200-300 AD. But sadly, it was indeed so damaged in a fire
43、 that any attempt to handle it simply made things worse. That left archaeologists with a cruel dilemma: attempt to read their discovery, which would destroy it, or preserve it as found, but remain ignorant of what they said.Technology, however, marches on. In a paper just published in Science Advanc
44、es, a team led by William Seales, a computer scientist at the University of Kentucky, describe how they have managed to read the charred(烧焦的) scroll without having to open itor, indeed, to touch it at all.The first part of Dr Sealess remote-reading method was to take an X-ray of the scroll, or rathe
45、r, multiple X-rays from different directions that could be combined by a computer into a 3D representation of the scrolls inside. This is a well-established procedure. It is, for example, the basis of medical scanning. The real magic came when the 3D image was fed into a series of computer algorithm
46、s that attempted to “unroll” the scroll, leaving it to be read at an archaeologists leisure.To do this, the algorithms in question had to perform several tricky tasks, the first of which was to work out how to distinguish particular layers(层) of the rolled-up scroll from those above and below. The n
47、ext step was to look for small density(浓度) variations that might reflect the presence or absence of ink and thus reveal individual letters. The final task was to take the hundreds of small images picked out by the algorithms and put them into a single, larger one. This was a matter both of science a
48、nd of art. The algorithms got the jigsaw(拼图游戏) right only half of the time, meaning people had to do much of the work by hand.The result, though, is worth the effort. The outcome of Dr Sealess labour is a computer image showing the scroll as it would look if it were unrolled. The resolution is so go
49、od that the text is easily recognized. The scroll turns out to be part of Leviticus. It is thus the oldest known example of one of the first five books of the Bible.56. What was archaeologists headache about the scroll?A. The words on the scroll were beyond recognition.B. The condition of the scroll
50、 was beyond preservation.C. The scroll was unlikely to be read without destruction.D. The repairing of the scroll was difficult to complete.57. What is the key to Dr Sealess remote-reading method?A. Multiple X-rays. B. Computer algorithms. C. Particular layers. D. Density variations. 58. What does t
51、he writer mean by “tricky” in paragraph 4? A. The tasks involve much accurate work. B. The tasks involve great patience and efforts. C. The tasks involve skills of science and art. D. The tasks involve humans work by hand.59. What is the result of Dr Sealess effort on the scroll? A. The scroll is un
52、rolled to be easily recognized. B. The scroll is repaired to be easily recognized. C. The scroll is recognized without being unrolled. D. The scroll is found to be the oldest known Bible. DIn 2009 a new flu virus was discovered. Combining elements of the viruses that cause bird flu and swine flu, th
53、is new virus, named H1N1, spread quickly. Within weeks, public health agencies around the world feared a terrible pandemic (流行病) was under way. Some commentators warned of an outbreak on the scale of the 1918 Spanish flu. Worse, no vaccine(疫苗) was readily available. The only hope public health autho
54、rities had was to slow its spread. But to do that, they needed to know where it already was.In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) required that doctors inform them of new flu cases. Yet the picture of the pandemic that showed up was always a week or two out of da
55、te. People might feel sick for days but wait before consulting a doctor. Relaying the information back to the central organizations took time, and the CDC only figured out the numbers once a week. With a rapidly spreading disease, a two-week lag is an eternity. This delay completely blinded public h
56、ealth agencies at the most urgent moments. Few weeks before the H1N1 virus made headlines, engineers at the Internet giant Google published a paper in Nature. It got experts attention but was overlooked. The authors explained how Google could “predict” the spread of the winter flu, not just national
57、ly, but down to specific regions and even states. Since Google receives more than three billion search queries every day and saves them all, it had plenty of data to work with.Google took the 50 million most common search terms that Americans type and compared the list with CDC data on the spread of
58、 seasonal flu between 2003 and 2008. The idea was to identify areas affected by the flu virus by what people searched for on the Internet. Others had tried to do this with Internet search terms, but no one else had as much data-processing power, as Google.While the Googlers guessed that the searches
59、 might be aimed at getting flu informationtyping phrases like “medicine for cough and fever”that wasnt the point: they didnt know, and they designed a system that didnt care. All their system did was look for correlations(相关性) between the frequency of certain search queries and the spread of the flu
60、 over time and space. In total, they processed 450 million different mathematical models in order to test the search terms, comparing their predictions against actual flu cases from the CDC in 2007 and 2008. And their software found a combination of 45 search terms that had a strong correlation betw
61、een their prediction and the official figures nationwide. Like the CDC, they could tell where the flu had spread, but unlike the CDC they could tell it in near real time, not a week or two after the fact.Thus when the H1N1 crisis struck in 2009, Googles system proved to be a more useful and timely i
62、ndicator than government statistics with their natural reporting lags. Public health officials were armed with valuable information.Strikingly, Googles method is built on “big data”the ability of society to handle information in new ways to produce useful insights or goods and services of significan
63、t value. However, . For example, in 2012 it identified a sudden rise in flu cases, but overstated the amount, perhaps because of too much media attention about the flu. Yet what is clear is that the next time a pandemic comes around, the world will have a better tool to predict and thus prevent its
64、spread.60. The beginning paragraph aims to _.A. announce the discovery of a new virus B. describe how severe the disaster was C. criticize the inability of the authorities D. introduce the background information61. The “an eternity” in Paragraph 2 refers to a period of time that is _.A. too long to
65、bearB. too hard to killC. too easy to spend D. too short to use62. Googles processing of data to predict the H1N1 crisis does NOT include _. A. selecting the data from its databaseB. checking the data with the CDC databaseC. ensuring the accuracy of its data D. relating the data to actual flu cases6
66、3. Google was better than CDC at predicting the H1N1 crisis in that _.A. Google had more data that were accurateB. Google had more data that were updatedC. Google had more reports of H1N1 symptomsD. Google had more medical resources on H1N1 64. Which of the following is best suited to the blank “ ”
67、in the last paragraph?A. it has drawn too much media attentionB. it does not have as much value as expectedC. it has lost its own advantages nowadaysD. it still needs to be improved as a newcomer 65. The best title of the passage is probably _. A. Big Data Finding New VirusB. Big Data Finding New Cu
68、res C. Big Data Killing New VirusD. Big Data Seeing New Trends第二节 七选五 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。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Giving a gift that will stand the test of time is always a challenge, but giving plants is one way to try. Whatever type of plant you choose, its sure to last longer than
69、cut flowers_66_The most important thing to consider is where it will live. If your friends place is bright and sunny, a succulent(多肉植物)makes sense. _67_Succulents naturally grow in desert-like environments, while orchids(兰花)grow in damp forests._68_It can help you understand what conditions it prefe
70、rs. So, while picking out plant gifts, ask the salesperson for more information to ensure what you choose is a match for where it will end up.Whatever plant you choose, make peace with the fact that it may or may not survive. After all,a houses inside is pretty dissimilar to where that plant natural
71、ly grows. So we can all only do our best._69_If their leaves dry up, theyre not getting enough water. If theyre reaching their leaves toward the light, they may need more of it. So offer that advice to your friend, and then let it go.If you have a plant-interested friend on your gift list, why not c
72、hoose a plant which is easy to keep alive in his place and looks lovely? You dont need to wrap it, as a simple bow is enough. _70_Its a way to ensure your gift gets a good start in life.A. You can always put them inside a paper bag.B. But you can consider giving a nice pot and bag of soil.C. Knowing
73、 the natural history of a plant is equally important.D. Even relatively experienced green thumbs sometimes loseE. The key is to pay attention to plants-really look at them each day.F. If you want to choose plants as gifts the ideas below will help you on your way.G. If your friend has a cool home wi
74、th no direct sun an orchid is probably a better choice.第卷 (两部分 共50分)第四部分 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。A few years ago, I was going through the deepest point in my _71_ (depress)my living situation was bad, I had no car, no license and barely enough money _72_(get) by. All
75、of these was due _73_ the choices I made but I couldnt seem to find my way out. I _74_(ride) the bus home one day from work when an older woman sat across from me and _75_(strike) up a conversation with me. She asked me _76_ I took the bus often and replied with a yes. She told me how she had just l
76、ost her job so that she would not need her bus pass any more and offered _77_ to me. This woman had zero knowledge of my current situation and was on one of her _78_ (bad) days, but she still found a way to be kind to someone else. It touched a part of me I had forgotten about and its an experience
77、_79_ will stay with me forever. I think about her sometimes and hope she is doing _80_(good).第五部分 书面表达 共两节（满分40分）第一节 应用文（满分15分）假定你是李华，你留学所在的伦敦市一个博物馆正在展出中国的文物，为了给来自国外的游客提供良好的服务，博物馆正在招聘一些志愿者。请你给相关负责人Charles写一封自荐信，内容包括：1.写信目的；2.个人能力和优势；3.期待回复。注意：1. 词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：文物relic_ _ YoursLi Hua第
78、二节 读后续写（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。注意：1. 续写词数应为 150 左右;2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Nita was recently married and had started living with her husband and mother-in-law. Nitas mother-in-law was conservative whereas Nita was liberal with modern lifestyle. Soon they both started quarreling due
79、to differences in opinions and lifestyle. As days and months passed, neither of them changed their behavior.Nita became very aggressive over time and started to hate her mother-in-law. Once, as usual, when she quarreled with her mother-in-law, her husband took his mothers side. She became so angry a
80、s to leave to her fathers home. Nitas father was a chemist and she told him about everything thats been happening. Then she pleaded her father to give her something poisonous, so she could mix it up and give it to her mother- in- law to get rid of her.Nitas father felt pity at her situation but trie
81、d to persuade her not to do anything against the law. However, Nita was in no mood to listen and understand. Finally, a clever idea occurred to his mind. He brought a powder and told her, Every day when you make lunch or dinner, just mix a little of this powder in your mother-in-laws meal, since the
82、 quantity is less, she will die slowly in a few months and people will think she has died naturally.He also told her, “Because no one should have doubt on you, from today onwards, you will not fight at all with your mother-in-law but instead you will be very caring towards her, even if she is rude t
83、o you, you will simply be polite only. Nita agreed, thinking she would be free from her mother-in-laws quarreling in a few months. As advised by her father, she started mixing the powder in her mother-in-laws meals and behaved in a caring and polite manner whenever her mother-in-law said something b
84、ad.Paragraph 1:As time passed, Nitas mother-in-laws nature also started to change._Paragraph 2:She hurried to her fathers home and asked for the antidote( 解药) to cure the effect of that poisonous powder._ 第卷全部在答题纸上作答。英语参考答案第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-5 CCABA6-10 CBACB11-15 ACCCB16-20 ABACA第二部分 英语知识运
85、用第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)2125 BADCA 2630 BBCDB 3135BACDB 第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）3640 CACDB 4145 DBACC 4650 DBABC第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）5152 DB 5355 CBA 5659 CBAC 6065 DACBDD第二节 七选五 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）66. F 67. G 68. C 69. E 70. B第四部分语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)71. depre
86、ssion 72. to get 73. to 74. was riding 75. struck 76. whether/if 77. it 78. worst 79. which/ that 80. well第五部分 书面表达 共两节（满分40分）第一节 应用文（满分15分）Dear Charles，Im Li Hua, a local high school student in London. Im writing to apply for the job as a volunteer to work in the museum.Ive been learning English fo
87、r ten years, so I can communicate with others in English fluently. Besides, I am outgoing and warm-hearted, which makes it easy for me to offer service to visitors from other countries. On top of that, I am strongly interested in Chinese culture and have a good knowledge of Chinese relics. Therefore
88、, I am confident that I am qualified for the job.Im looking forward to your early reply.Yours. Li Hua第二节 读后续写 （满分 25 分）Paragraph 1:As time passed, Nita s mother-in-law s nature also started to change. Because Nita was being very caring towards her, she too started to be affectionate towards her. Fiv
89、e months passed and Nita had been mixing the powder but atmosphere of the house was changed. There were no quarrels, both were praising each while talking to neighbors. They got very attached to each other like mother and daughter. Now, Nita started to get worried thinking due to the powder, her mot
90、her-in-law may die soon.Paragraph 2:She hurried to her fathers home and asked for the antidote to cure the effect of that poisonous powder. She said, “I dont want to lose my mother-in-law, she is just like my mom and I love her very much. Her father smiled and said, “Which poison? I had simply given you a sweetener!