1、综合能力测试六(Unit 6)时间：120分钟满分：120分第一部分：听力(略)第二部分：阅读理解(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。AOur new childcare location in Scheveningen!The center is surrounded by numerous international institutes and embassies and is conveniently located just 10 minutes from The Hague cit
2、y center. You can easily pick up and drop off your child thanks to the many parking spaces close to the entrance.Our servicesBig Ben Kids provides day care, preschool care and afterschool care. Our activity programme includes language lessons, violin lessons, guitar lessons and much more. Activities
3、 are held indoors, but can also be external, such as swimming in the river, and field trips to the woods. Children learn dancing, making music, and the native languageDutch! They learn through play. Our curriculum is carefully designed in such a way that the children dont even notice how much they l
4、earn each day. For them, its all about playing and having fun!What does Big Ben Kids offer your family?Homelike environmentA warm and stimulating (趣味盎然的) atmosphere that allows children to grow and develop safely.A truly international placeOur staff members come from all over the world, just like th
5、e families we serve. We are therefore acutely aware that our centers should be much more than places that simply care for children. We always go the extra mile to help families and try to bring everyone together to form a friendly international community.Healthy mealsAt Big Ben Kids, we serve two wa
6、rm, healthy, homemade meals each day. The snacks are nutritious as well, with lots of fruit and vegetables. Parents receive our menu every week in advance.本文是应用文，主题语境是“人与社会”。这篇文章是一家国际儿童照料中心的招生广告。21Where does the center probably lie?AGermany. BFrance.CHolland. DSweden.答案：C解析：考查细节理解。根据“Children learn
7、dancing, making music, and the native languageDutch！”可知学生们在照料中心要学习本土语荷兰语，可以判断这个中心很可能位于荷兰。22Who is the center mainly intended for?AForeign children. BPreschool children.CNative children. DAthletic children.答案：A解析：考查细节理解。根据“Our staff members come from all over the world, just like the families we serv
8、e.”可知这个儿童照料中心主要是针对生活在本市的外国孩子开办的。23What are parents aware of about their children ahead of time?AWhat activities their children join.BWhat meals their children are served.CHow their children perform in class.DWhether their children finish homework.答案：B解析：考查细节理解。根据“Parents receive our menu every week
9、in advance.”可知，父母可以提前收到孩子们的菜单。BCassandra Warren, a babysitter, was in a rush and feeling a little overcome with work and planning her 200person wedding. As she was getting invitations for her weddings in the mail one day last year, she hurriedly addressed one to her aunt and uncle in Oregon.A week l
10、ater, the invitation came back, with a handwritten note on the return envelope: “I wish I knew you. Congratulations! Ive been married for 40 yearsit gets better with age.” A $ 20 bill was inside.Cassandra was at a professional crossroads and had been having a tough day. In fact, she nearly broke dow
11、n, telling her husbandtobe, Jesse Jones, about her depression just as she opened the misdirected envelope. And the magic envelope wasnt finished with its surprises. Cassandra looked closer and saw that on the envelope were “Live long and prosper”， a nod to spacebased film Star Trek (星际迷航)Cassandra a
12、nd Jesse have no idea who the anonymous note writer is. But they figure the Star Trek reference was because the person noticed the “fandom” corner of their invitation, which had both a Star Wars lightsaber (光剑) and a Harry Potter wand (魔杖). “She assumed wed understand her message，” Cassandra says. “
13、Which we did.”The following night Cassandra and Jesse went out to dinner with a friend who was going overseas with the military. They happily put the $20 toward their bill. Then Cassandra stopped by a store and bought another carda thankyou card. She wrote her aunt and uncles incorrect address on th
14、e envelope again to the“Kind Stranger”. Inside, she wrote, “Thank you for the note and taking the time to send it. Not many people would have done that. It was a big blessing after the day I was having. I am thankful for people like you still being in the world.”本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一封寄错的婚礼邀请信却意外地收到了回复和祝福。24
15、What is the best title for the text?AWelcome to Cassandras weddingBWhat if you invite a kind stranger?CTake your time to write a right letterDWedding invitation to the wrong address答案：D解析：标题判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一封写错地址的婚礼邀请信却意外地收到了回复和祝福，故D项正确。25Why did Cassandra make the mistake?AShe suffered a disease.
16、BShe was in bad mood.CShe quarreled with Jesse.DShe lost her job as a babysitter.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Cassandra was at a professional crossroads and had been having a tough day.”可知，卡桑德拉正处于职业生涯的十字路口，这一天过得很艰难。由此可知，卡桑德拉寄错婚礼邀请信是因为心情很糟，故B项正确。26What does the underlined word “anonymous” mean?ANameless.BWar
17、mhearted.CPeaceloving. DDoubtful.答案：A解析：词义猜测题。上文说卡桑德拉因为心情很糟而寄错了婚礼邀请信，对方并不认识她，回信自然是没有署名，再结合下文中的“Kind Stranger”可知，这封回信是匿名的，由此可知画线词词义为“匿名的”，故A项正确。27What can be inferred from the last paragraph?ACassandra made the same mistake the second time.BThe return letter might be from the military friend.CThe sec
18、ond letter was wrongly addressed on purpose.DCassandra doesnt know her uncle and aunts address.答案：C解析：推理判断题。结合最后一段中的“She wrote her aunt and uncles incorrect address on the envelope again to the Kind Stranger”可知，卡桑德拉又把姨妈姨父的错误地址写在信封上给那个好心的陌生人寄去。由此可知，第二封信是故意写错地址的，故C项正确。CThe official opening of Beijing
19、Daxing International Airport caps a long design and building process. Designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid and her Chinese partners, the airport is built for the future, having a terminal the size of 97 soccer groundsas well as customerservice robots that provide travelers with flight updates a
20、nd airport information.Called “Starfish” by Chinese media for its shape of five concourses (大厅) connected to a main hall, Daxing aims to reduce walking for passengers. The airport authority has promised a distance of no more than 600 metersabout eight minutes of walkingbetween security checkpoints a
21、nd the remotest boarding gates.This new modern airport employs a special intelligent lighting system, supported by eight big Cshaped columns that let in the sunlight, brightening the architecture and structure. Therefore it minimizes the need to use electric lighting.To offer a more refreshing trave
22、l experience, five outdoor courtyardswith the themes “Silk Garden”， “Tea Garden”，“Porcelain (瓷) Garden”，“Countryside Garden” and “Chinese Garden”feature at the end of the five departure lounges for use by passengers waiting for their flights. Travelers will be scanned on cameras using facial recogni
23、tion. Counters will be fully automated to capture face photos and relay them each part of the journey through the airport, including security and the departure gate.China is projected to overtake the United States as the worlds biggest air travel market by 2022. The “modest” initial operational targ
24、et at Daxing is to accommodate 72 million passengers and 2 million tons of goods annually by 2025. The ambitious master plan calls for the building of a total of seven runways, and moving at least 100 million passengers and 4 million tons of goods a year through the airport.本文是新闻报道，主题语境是“人与社会”，介绍了北京
25、大兴国际机场的概况。28Why is the airport in a starfishshaped design?ATo keep security checkpoints effective.BTo hold as many passengers as possible.CTo make boarding gates within easy reach.DTo get the main hall easier to be found.答案：C解析：考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Called starfish by Chinese media.Daxing aims to reduce wa
26、lking for passengers. The airport authority has promised a distance of no more than 600 meters”可知，海星形状的设计是为了让乘客更快捷地到达登机口。故选C项。29What can the airports lighting system be described as?AEnergysaving. BHighend.CPassengerfriendly. DStrangelyformed.答案：A解析：考查推理判断。第三段介绍了北京大兴国际机场的照明系统，根据此段中的“let in the sunli
27、ght, brightening the architecture and structure. Therefore it minimizes the need to use electric lighting”可推知，该系统是环保节能的。故选A项。30What can be inferred about the five outdoor courtyards?AThey use popular techniques.BThey reflect the Chinese tradition.CThey follow the latest world trend.DThey promote Chi
28、nese goods to people.答案：B解析：考查推理判断。根据第四段中提到的“Silk Garden”“Tea Garden”“Porcelain (瓷) Garden”“Countryside Garden”和“Chinese Garden”可知，这些庭院都有典型的中国色彩。故选B项。31What do the numbers in the last paragraph indicate?AThe airports potential.BThe airports market.CThe airports facilities.DThe airports project.答案：A解
29、析：考查推理判断。根据最后一段提到的北京大兴国际机场的目标和计划中的相关数字内容“accommodate 72 million passengers and 2 million tons of goods”“seven runways”“at least 100 million passengers and 4 million tons of goods”可知，最后一段主要讲北京大兴国际机场的巨大潜能。故选A项。DRemember the 100 mile diet. That was so in 2007. English environmental activist Rosalind Re
30、adhead is doing something much tougher: a One Tonne Diet, where she gets her personal carbon footprint (碳足迹) from everything she does down to less than one tonne of carbon per year. Currently, the average American has a footprint of 28 tonnes, and the average UK citizen 15 tonnes. Her project inspir
31、es many people, and unavoidably, its questioned. “Its virtually unattainable for an individual in the developed world to even get down to a threetonne lifestyle anytime soon, ” says Eric, another enviromental activist.“The aim is to attempt to live on one tonne of carbon per year from September 2019
32、. I record everything that I consume in a journal. This includes food, drink, transport, entertainment, data, showers, heating etc，” Readhead writes on her website. “Interestingly, this lowcarbon diet is also lowcalorie and less costly. I save money unexpectedly, and become healthier for avoiding hi
33、ghcalorie foods that could make us overweight easily, such as, a large cheeseburger, with a footprint of 2.5 kg CO2e”. Much of her data comes from Professor Mike BernersLees book How Bad Are Bananas？： The Carbon Footprint of Everything. In the introduction, BernersLee says he has had firsthand exper
34、ience of a ten tonne diet, and hopes the book motivates others to aim for that. So what is the point of such an exercise? BernersLee notes that “our impacts used to be local and visible. Today they are not”. Living his ten tonne diet makes them visible and comprehensible.A onetonne lifestyle is a to
35、ugh experiment, but we could all do better by thinking about how we live, by having a sense of scale and understanding the sources of our own footprints, and maybe even trying to achieve BernersLees tentonne lifestyle. Tell what is important and work our way down the list. Otherwise, read Rosalind R
36、eadheads posts and feel really guilty!本文是记叙文，主题语境是“人与自然”。作者介绍了一位英国环保活动家尝试每年一吨的低碳生活方式，作者自己深受鼓舞，号召我们节约能源，减少碳排放。32What does Eric think of Readheads onetonne lifestyle?AImpractical. BInspiring.CPopular. DUseless.答案：A解析：考查推理判断。从第一段的“Its virtually unattainable for an individual in the developed world to e
37、ven get down to a threetonne lifestyle anytime soon”可知，Eric认为在如今发达的世界，三吨的生活方式几乎是不可能实现的，暗指Rosalind Readhead的一吨生活方式是不切实际的，故选A项impractical“不切实的，不现实的”。33What bonus does Readhead get with her One Tonne Diet?ALosing weight. BCutting daily expenses.CSaving time. DReducing her footprint.答案：B解析：考查细节理解。根据第二段的
38、内容，尤其是“Interestingly, this lowcarbon diet is also lowcalorie and less costly. I save money unexpectedly”可知，Readhead在实行一吨生活方式时，把日常所有的碳消耗活动记录下来，有趣的是，这种生活方式是低热量的并且花费更少，她在这一过程中意外节省了日常开支。34Why does BernersLee write the book?ATo provide people with data on carbon footprints.BTo share his experience of a t
39、en tonne diet.CTo encourage people to try a lowcarbon lifestyle.DTo tell people how to calculate their footprint.答案：C解析：考查推理判断。从第三段的“BernersLee says he has had firsthand experience of a ten tonne diet，and hopes the book motivates others to aim for that”可知，BernersLee写这本书的目的是鼓励人们尝试一种低碳的生活方式。35What doe
40、s the author suggest in the last paragraph?AGo after the serious stuff first.BRead Readheads posts again.CFollow BernersLees example.DGet down to a onetonne lifestyle.答案：A解析：考查细节理解。分析最后一段的内容，尤其是“A onetonne lifestyle is.thinking about how we live”“Tell what is important and work our way down the list
41、”可知，作者建议我们思考自己的生活，先辨别哪些是重要的事情，然后一步步努力。故A项符合题意。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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Many people, including some successful men, wear the same clothing daily to focus their decisionmaking energy on more important things. _36_ Julia, an art teacher, is wearing the same dres
42、s for the first 100 days of school to create awareness of the environmental costs of fast fashion.Available online or from various shops, it allows everyone to adopt the latest fashion trends instantly. Though that sounds like a winwin for all, the rapid change in styles and the affordable prices re
43、sult in impulse (冲动) purchases, many of which are thrown away after being worn just once or twice. _37_Julias idea for the “One Outfit (服装), 100 Days” began as a comment she made to her husband during the summer. _38_ Moreover, it would serve as a great lesson for her new students. Selecting a perfe
44、ct outfit for the challenge was a little tricky. After some consideration, Julia settled on a plain dress. Though she has a backup dress, Julia plans to use it only if absolutely necessary._39_ It has also inspired some of her colleagues and her husband to take up the challenge. Julia says the exper
45、iment has forced her to rethink her attitude towards clothes. She values things more nowrespecting the planet for her children and trying to value herself in a different way, as opposed to caring so much about what she looks like. _40_ Reuse, recycle, and, most importantly, reduce.AJulia is also tir
46、ed of making decisions on small things.BThe experiment has aroused curiosity of many students.CJulias “One Outfit, 100 Days” challenge, however, has a selfless aim.DThanks to Julias idea, the whole school began to follow her challenge.EShe hopes more people will learn from her and apply the 3Rs to t
47、heir life.FOver 21 billion pounds of cloth ends up being waste yearly in the US alone.GThinking further, she decided it would be a way to show her ecofriendly lifestyle.本文是记叙文，主题语境是“人与自然”。文章介绍了一位艺术老师Julia“一百天，一套衣服”的理念及其带来的改变和影响。36C解析：考查承上启下句。根据空前的“to focus their decisionmaking energy on more importa
48、nt things”和空后的“to create awareness of the environmental costs of fast fashion”可知，Julia的“一百天，一套衣服”挑战不仅是为了把更多精力放在重要的事情上，而且是出于环保这一无私的目的。C项与上下文吻合，为正确选项。37F解析：考查细节支撑句。根据空前的“impulse (冲动) purchases, many of which are thrown away after being worn just once or twice”可知，很多人们冲动之下买来的衣服穿了一两次后就被扔掉，F项为这一行为的后果，承接上文
49、。38G解析：考查细节支撑句。空前提到“began as a comment she made to her husband during the summer”，G项“进一步思考后，她决定这将是展现她环保生活方式的方法”承接上文，且与空后的“Moreover, it would serve as a great lesson for her new students.”吻合，为正确选项。39B解析：考查细节支撑句。根据空后的“It has also inspired some of her colleagues and her husband to take up the challenge
50、.”可知，此处在讲Julia的挑战的影响，故B项符合语境，下文中的also和experiment也是提示。40E解析：考查细节支撑句。根据空后的“Reuse, recycle, and, most importantly, reduce.”可知，该空与3Rs有关，E项符合语境。第三部分：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。Ten years ago when I suffered from anorexia nervosa (神经性食欲缺乏), I was depressed.
51、 It wasnt until I was well enough to _41_ that I realized how much of my life was _42_ by my anorexia.Today, I am _43_ for the struggles I endured. The day I realized this I was sitting in a small _44_ that I had just started attending with my boyfriend at the time. The preacher (牧师) came up to me t
52、o see how I was. He asked me how school was, and I said I didnt like it that much. He then _45_， “Well, if you hadnt gone there, you wouldnt have met him，” and pointed at my _46_ who later became my husband.This really _47_ my eyes, and after I left I started seeing everything in my life through thi
53、s perspective. At first I didnt see how having anorexia could have ever been a(n) _48_ thing. But when I looked at it as a(n) _49_ for me, I started to see that I had a lot to be thankful for.I grew closer to my mother while _50_. I learned how to take care of my wants and _51_ in a way that made me
54、 happy.I found doing sports, which allows me to _52_ my body and move through my life with more _53_. I also found my purpose, which is to help others in some ways with their own struggle with food and _54_. There is something in your pain or struggle that is helpful to you.Challenge yourself to loo
55、k for the light rather than the _55_. I promise you can find it. And if not, you can create it.本文是一篇记叙文。十年前作者因患了神经性厌食症而非常沮丧。后来与牧师的一次谈话让作者开始转变视角看待问题，作者也认识到自己应该感激这次经历。41A.go through Bdeal withChelp out Dlook back答案：D解析：根据上下文可知直到疾病被治愈之后，作者才回顾那些生病的时间。故选look back。42A.split BruinedCmurdered Dshaped答案：D解析：
56、根据下文可知作者直到痊愈之后才发现自己的生活很大程度上受自己疾病的影响。故选shaped。43A.desperate BdelightfulCthankful Dastonished答案：C解析：根据下文可知作者对于生病给自己所带来的改变心存感激。故选thankful。44A.library BclinicCchurch Dschool答案：C解析：下文提到了与牧师的对话，由此可知作者在教堂里。故选church。45A.responded BcheeredCwelcomed Dcomforted答案：A解析：根据下文可知牧师对于作者对学校的看法做出了回应。故选responded。46A.ill
57、ness BmotherClife Dboyfriend答案：D解析：根据上文作者与自己的男朋友一同去教堂做礼拜可知牧师指向了作者的男朋友。故选boyfriend。47A.cured BopenedCharmed Dhelped答案：B解析：牧师的话打开了作者的视野。故选opened。48A.unlucky BtrueCgood Dfunny答案：C解析：根据上下文可知，一开始作者没有看出患有神经性食欲缺乏最终也会转化成一件好事。故选good。49A.experience BuniqueCambition Dinfluence答案：A解析：作者已经从疾病中脱身，可以把它当作一段经历来对待时才明
58、白自己有很多值得感激的事情。故选experience。50A.reflecting BtrainingCtransforming Drecovering答案：D解析：作者在康复过程中与母亲的关系更加亲密了。故选recovering。51A.needs BremainsCsorrows Dthrills答案：A解析：作者从这次经历中学会了如何处理自己的需求。故选needs。52A.grasp BacceptCexercise Dsuspect答案：B解析：作者认为开始做运动让自己学会接受自己的身体。故选accept。53A.kindness BfaithCstrength Dhardship答案
59、：C解析：根据上下文可知运动还让作者更有力量。故选strength。54A.water BfigureCweight Danger答案：C解析：根据上下文可知作者患的是神经性食欲缺乏，因此可以帮助别人应对关于食物和体重的困境。故选weight。55A.darkness BtroublesCworries Dweakness答案：A解析：改变你的视角，选择看到光明的一面而不是黑暗的一面。故选darkness。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。When an animal species is considered en
60、dangered, it means that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has evaluated it as nearly extinct. It means that it is dying out and the rate of birth is _56_ (low) than the species death rate. Today, more and more animal and plant species are close to extinction because of a _57_
61、 (vary) of factors that cause a species _58_ (become) endangered, and as you might expect, humans play _59_ role in quite a few of them._60_ (fortunate), many people around the world are devoted to _61_ (help) these endangered animals through many efforts, including prohibiting illegal poaching, sto
62、pping pollution and habitat destruction. So far, many countries _62_ (pass) laws banning specific exotic (外来的) species known to endanger native habitats from entering the country. Exotic species are sometimes referred to as invasive (入侵性的) species, especially in cases of banning them. _63_ instance,
63、 the United Kingdom has placed raccoons and cabbages on their invasive species list, all of _64_ are barred from entering the country. Furthermore, poachers have developed _65_ (technique) for selling animals. Baby bears and monkeys have been put into suitcases for transport. Live animals have been
64、sold to people who want exotic pets or medical research subjects.本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了濒危物种的定义和原因，以及阻止物种灭绝采用的方法。56lower解析：考查形容词的比较级。由后文的than可知，这里应该使用比较级，故填lower。57variety解析：考查词性转换。a variety of是一个固定短语，意为“各种各样的”，故填variety。58to_become解析：考查不定式。这里需要一个不定式充当动词cause的宾语补足语，故填to become。59a解析：考查冠词。play a role in是一个固
65、定短语，意为“在中起作用，在中扮演角色”，故填a。60Fortunately解析：考查副词。这里需要一个副词修饰后面的整个句子，故填Fortunately，注意首字母大写。61helping解析：考查非谓语动词。to在此处为介词，此处用v.ing形式，故填helping。62have_passed解析：考查动词的时态。由时间状语so far可知，这里应该使用现在完成时态，故填have passed。63For解析：考查介词。for instance是一个固定短语，意为“例如”，故填For，注意首字母大写。64which解析：考查定语从句。因为被修饰的名词是物，又因为介词是of，所以这里使用wh
66、ich。65techniques解析：考查名词的单复数。technique是可数名词，又因为偷猎者采用的方法不止一种，所以应该使用复数，故填techniques。第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Jack很想了解中国的孝道文化。请你根据所给信息，用英语给他写一封信。内容要点：1孝敬老人是中华民族的优良传统；2中国有特定的老人节重阳节；3简述你眼中的孝顺。注意：1可适当发挥，使文章内容充实、连贯；2词数80左右；3信的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：孝道filial duty重阳节Chung Yeung FestivalDear Jack,
67、 Filial duty is a good tradition of China. Theres_a_festival_called_Chung_Yeung_Festival_which_is_celebrated_on_the_ninth_day_of_the_ninth_month_in_the_traditional_Chinese_calendar._That_day,_children_will_go_back_home_to_be_reunited_with_their_aged_parents,_thanking_them_for_what_they_have_done_for
68、_the_children.In_my_eyes,_to_show_filial_duty_is_not_to_give_parents_presents_or_money._What_they_really_need_is_the_company_of_their_children._So_it_is_better_to_try_our_best_to_keep_them_company_and_chat_with_them.Best_regards!Yours，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。续写的词数应为150左右
69、。Once upon a time there was a pretty little girl, whose name was Elsa. Elsas father and mother worked very hard and became rich. They loved Elsa so much that they did not want to have her do any work; they let her play all the time. So when Elsa grew up, she did not know how to do anything but laugh
70、 and sing. But she was so sweet that everybody loved her. And by and by, she married one of the people who loved her, and had a house of her own to take care of.Then came hard times for Elsa! There were so many things to be done in the house, but she did not know how to do any of them! Because she h
71、ad never worked at all, it made her very tired even to try, and she was tired before the morning was over every day. When the maid saw her mistress (女主人) sitting about doing nothing, she, too, sat about, idle (无所事事)Elsas husband had a hard time because of it. He did not have good things to eat, and
72、they were not ready at the right time, and the house looked all in a mess, which made him sad. Elsa also felt sad, for she wanted to do everything just right. At last, one day Elsas husband went away. Little Elsa cried bitterly when he was gone, for she did not want to make her husband unhappy, and
73、she wanted the house to look nice. “Oh, dear，” she said sadly, “I wish I could do things right! I wish I had ten good fairies to work for me! Then I could keep the house tidy.”As she said the words, a great gray man stood before her. He was wrapped in a strange gray cloak (斗篷) that covered him from
74、head to foot and he smiled at Elsa. “What is the matter, dear？” he said. “Why do you cry？”答案Paragraph 1：“Oh, I am crying because I do not know how to clean the house，” said Elsa.“I cannot do anything right. I wish I had ten good fairies to help me！” “You shall have them, dear，” said the gray man, an
75、d he shook his strange gray cloak. Immediately, out came ten tiny fairies. “These will be your servants, Elsa，” said the gray man. “They will do everything you want them to do.”Paragraph 2：“Give me your useless hands，” said the gray man. “I want to hide them to avoid being seen by others.” Elsa stre
76、tched out her fingers. The gray man touched each one of the ten little fingers, and said, “The ten fairies are hiding in each of your fingers.” After that, the gray man was gone. Elsa sat and looked at her little white hands and the ten useless fingers. But suddenly the little fingers began to move so that Elsa jumped up and ran to do everything. When the maid saw her mistress working, she began to work, too. Soon, housework was going smoothly, and Elsa could laugh and sing again. Her husband felt so proud of her gradually.
