1、Unit 3 高考提能练第一部分听力(满分30分，限时20分钟)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)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。1Whats the weather like now?AFine.BRainy.CSnowy.2What is Lucy doing?AReading a book.BDoing homework.CWriting a story.3When does the movie begin?AAt 3
2、：25.BAt 3：30.CAt 3：35.4How will Mike go home?AOn foot.BBy bike.CBy bus.5What color does the woman want to wear today?ABlack.BRed.CBlue.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6What
3、does the man probably think of the party?ABoring.BGreat.CJust soso.7What will Mike do during his summer holiday?AHell come back to see Jenny.BHell teach in China.CHell travel in China.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What day is it today?AFriday.BSaturday.CSunday.9Where will the woman swim?AIn a lake.BIn a swimming
4、 pool.CIn a river.10What will the man do tomorrow?AGo swimming.BVisit Tom and Ted.CGo fishing.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11How did the woman probably look?AAngry.BPuzzled.CWorried.12What is Ann doing?AWatching a fashion show.BWatching a football match.CQuarrelling with her husband.13What does the woman sugges
5、t to the man?AMaking friends with Charlie.BNever quarrelling with his wife.CWatching the football match at her home.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14Where are the two speakers now?AIn Paris.BIn New York.CIn Beijing.15What is the woman doing in the city?AShe is visiting her husband.BShe is sightseeing.CShe is work
6、ing there.16How long have the two speakers been out of touch?AFor three months.BFor one year.CFor two years.17What will the man do after one year?AGo on working in Beijing.BGo back to New York.CTravel with his parents.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18What is Mashas problem?AShe doesnt have any pen pals.BShe does
7、nt want to take English exams.CShe isnt good at writing emails in English.19Who wants a book to help him/her improve his/her English grammar?APaulo. BFreda. CAlice.20What does Alice find hard to do in class?ATo answer questions.BTo take notes quickly.CTo be quiet.答案：15CABCB610BCABA1115AACAC1620CBCBC
8、听力材料Text 1M：Its so beautiful! Its white all over.W：Yes.Lets go and make a snowman when it stops snowing.Text 2M：Lucy, go and do your homework now.W：OK, Dad. But can I finish this book first? There are a few pages left.Text 3W：Its already 3：25 now. Lets go inside.M：There are still five minutes left b
9、efore the movie begins. Lily will be here any minute now.W：I dont want to miss the beginning. Ill go first.Text 4W：Why are you feeling down today, Mike?M：My bike is gone. My mother bought it for me just yesterday.W：Im so sorry to hear that. How will you go back then?M：Ive no choice but to take a bus
10、.Text 5W：Honey, could you go and fetch my new dress?M：You bought three new dresses last week. Which one do you want to wear today?W：Ive already worn the black one and the blue one, so Ill wear the red one to Lisas birthday party today.Text 6W：Its a great party, isnt it?M：Yes. Everybody is having fun
11、.W：Everybody but Jenny. She looks a little upset. Mike is leaving for China next week.M：Thats why Jenny is upset. Mike is her boyfriend.W：You are right. Mike will stay in China for at least one year. He has found a teaching job there.M：He can come back during the summer holiday.W：I dont think he wil
12、l. He has told me hell travel in China during his holiday.Text 7M：Jean, its Saturday tomorrow. How about going fishing on the river nearby with me?W：Id like to, but Ive promised Linda I would go swimming with her tomorrow.M：Where will you swim? In the lake?W：No. The lake is too deep. Well swim in th
13、e swimming pool in Lindas garden.M：Who else will go?W：Tom and Ted. They both like swimming.M：May I join you? I also like swimming.W：But dont you want to go fishing tomorrow?M：I can go the day after tomorrow.Text 8M：Who made you so mad?W：I just had a quarrel with Charlie.M：Was it because of the footb
14、all match?W：How did you know?M：Well, I came out for the same reason. I wanted to watch the football match while Ann wanted to watch a fashion show.W：Ann is lucky. At least she can watch the fashion show. Charlie never gives in.M：What else can I do then? Ann is having a baby now. I cant make her angr
15、y. But I do want to watch the football match.W：I have a good idea. Why dont you go to my home and watch the football match with Charlie? I can watch the fashion show with Ann.M：Thats great!Text 9M：Alice, what a surprise to run into you here! When did you come to Paris?W：Three months ago.M：What? I th
16、ought you were just sightseeing here. So youre working here now.W：Thats right. Now Im teaching English in a middle school.M：Why did you want to find a teaching job here?W：Well, my husband Mark didnt want to live in New York. He wanted to move to Paris, so I came with him.M：What? When did you get mar
17、ried?W：Last year.M：Congratulations! Weve been out of touch for two years. Many things have happened in the past two years.W：Thats right. So are you working here?M：No. Im just travelling here with my parents. I still work in Beijing.W：Do you want to settle down there?M：No. My parents dont want to lea
18、ve America. Ill work there for one more year. Then Ill go back to New York.Text 10Masha lives in Moscow and is 13 years old. Shes got a new pen pal called Claudia, whos German. They send emails to each other in English, but Masha feels shes not very good at writing emails in English and wants to imp
19、rove.Paulo is 15 years old. Hes very good at English, but he has to take an important exam at the end of the year and hes not looking forward to it. He isnt sure if its a good idea to stay up all night studying for an exam. Hed like to know what the best ways to prepare for an exam are.Freda enjoys
20、her English classes at school, but she does badly when they have grammar tests. She wants a book which she can use to study at home to help her improve her grammar.Alice is 14 years old. She finds her lessons a bit boring sometimes, and is not very good at being quiet in class. Her teachers often te
21、ll her to be better behaved. She doesnt want to get a bad report at the end of the term, but she thinks she will.She wants to try to be better in class.第二部分阅读理解(满分35分，限时30分钟)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AArriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed
22、 in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers,
23、 including his passport.He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was
24、 a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husbands name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can (垃圾桶) that had been left out on the footpath.My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. The
25、ir young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a halfwritten letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new teleph
26、one number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.语篇解读：作者一家人搬到悉尼后，作者的丈夫丢失了重要的文件，幸运的是文件被一家人捡到并归还给他们。21What did Rashid plan to do after his a
27、rrival in Sydney?AGo shopping.BFind a house.CJoin his family. DTake his family.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知，Rashid 到达悉尼后，要为作者和孩子们找房子。故选B。22The girls parents got Rashids phone number from_.Aa friend of his familyBa Sydney policemanCa letter in his papersDa stranger in Sydney解析：选C推理判断题。根据第五段的“At last they ha
28、d . number to a friend.”可知，他们是从文件中的一封信中发现了Rashid 的电话号码，然后给他打了电话。23What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?AShowed. BSent out.CDelivered. DGave back.解析：选D词义猜测题。根据restored 所在的句子以及上文可知，作者的丈夫丢失了文件，捡到文件的那一家人把文件归还给了他们。restore表示“(将某失物等)归还原主”，相当于give back。24Which of the following
29、 can be the best title for the text?AFrom India to AustraliaBLiving in a New CountryCTurning Trash to TreasureDIn Search of New Friends解析：选C标题归纳题。作者丈夫丢失的重要文件是被一家人在垃圾桶中发现的，然后归还给了他们。由此可知选C “失而复得(变废为宝)”。BHow do young children learn to have good values? How can parents teach their children about the imp
30、ortance of kindness and patience? At a time when more and more parents worry about the violent images (暴力形象) their children see on TV, some are turning to fairy tales (童话)It is believed that fairy tales have a great influence on children because they describe the two sides of good and evil (邪恶) very
31、 clearly. When children hear the stories，they learn to care about others feelings. In each tale, they can see that there are many different kinds of people in the world and that we all have a choice about what kind of person we want to be. We can choose to do good actions，rather than bad ones, in ou
32、r lives.What kind of values can children learn from fairy tales? In The Princess and the Pea (豌豆公主), a poorly dressed girl, who insists she is a princess, is given a difficult test by the Queen. When she passes the test, we learn that her dream comes true because she stays true to herself. In The Li
33、ttle Mermaid (小美人鱼), the mermaid, who lives under the sea, wishes to be with the humans on land. Through her experiences, we learn about the importance of living with and accepting other cultures. In Pinocchio, a wooden puppet (木偶) turns into a boy when he finally learns how to tell the truth.Teachi
34、ng values is the reason most often given for encouraging children to read stories. These fairy tales can teach children lessons about human relationships that are accepted around the world for many centuries. This might be the reason why they have been around for so long and will not disappear any t
35、ime soon.语篇解读：本文是说明文。作者主要介绍了童话故事对孩子们的积极影响。25Why do fairy tales have a great influence on children?AFairy tales can teach them how to make a choice.BFairy tales can help them get higher scores at school.CThey can learn how to avoid most difficulties in their lives.DGood and evil are shown in a way th
36、ey can easily understand.解析：选D细节理解题。由第二段中的“they describe the two sides of good and evil (邪恶) very clearly”可知，童话故事对孩子们的影响大是因为它们将善恶很直白地呈现给了孩子们，便于他们辨别是非，故选D项。26The Little Mermaid may be helpful when children _.Aare given a difficult test Bmake friends with foreigners Cwish to be a princess or prince Da
37、re going to lie to their parents解析：选B推理判断题 。由第三段中的“we learn about the importance of living with and accepting other cultures”可知，当孩子们和外国人结交朋友时，小美人鱼会告诉他们如何去接受其他文化，故选B项。27The author writes the text mainly to _.Aintroduce some fairy tales Btalk about the history of fairy tales Cdiscuss how to improve hu
38、man relationships Dshow how fairy tales help children shape values 解析：选D写作意图题。总览全文可知，作者主要介绍了童话故事对孩子们的积极影响，故选D项。CHi, everyone! I am Paul Hawking, the trip leader for this weekends activity.Its that time of the year again when the days are long and it is nice to sit outside and enjoy some oysters (牡蛎)
39、We plan to head out to the Mission Bay this Sunday for a beach picnic. You can buy fresh oysters at the Mission Bay Oyster Company and you just need to pay $6 to $10 for each dozen, depending on the size. Its on Sunday, June 30.We will meet at the Student Center at 9：00 am. and all go together. The
40、driving time is one and a half to two hours, and the time of return is still uncertain. Come and join us in what must now be the 4th or 5th such trip for the Outing Club.The oyster farm has a small picnic area with chairs and barbecue grills (烧烤架). Bring some briquettes (煤球) if you would like to gri
41、ll. Except for oysters, oysters and oysters, little is available there, so please bring your own food and drinks. And of course, if you have any special oyster recipes (食谱)，bring them, make them and share them!The weather forecast says its going to be sunny and around 26 this weekend. My telephone n
42、umber is 4088963228. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. Remember to finish your homework before we leave for the picnic.语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章是一则有关野营活动的通知。28On June 30, Paul Hawking will _.Ahold a meeting at the Student Center Barrive at the oyster farm at 9：00 am.Cteach the students to
43、cook oystersDtake the students for a picnic解析：选D细节理解题。由第三段中的“We plan . for a beach picnic.”和“Its on Sunday, June 30.”可知，D项正确。29If you plan to grill, you must bring _.Aa barbecue grillBsome briquettesCyour own recipesDsome oysters解析：选B细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“Bring some briquettes (煤球) if you would like to gri
44、ll.”可知，如果打算烧烤的话，应该自带煤球，故选B项。30Where does this text probably come from?AA notice on a school website.BA book on the Mission Bay.CA business newspaper.DA science magazine.解析：选A推理判断题。Paul Hawking 通过本文旨在告知学生们周末野餐活动的安排情况，所以这篇文章很可能来自学校网站的通知，故选A项。第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)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
45、项。BedroomsBedrooms are very important. In fact, you spend one third of your life in yours. This means that you probably dont want a boring bedroom. You will not want a bedroom full of so many things that you cant get to your bed, or that is painted in your least favorite color._31_When you are desig
46、ning (设计) a bedroom and you dont know what to do with some space in the corner, you may want to see if you can fit in a desk or a small sitting area. _32_You might want to fill this space to get some more storage (储存) space or have somewhere to have some privacy.Furniture is not the only thing to co
47、nsider when you design your bedroom. _33_If you arent sure what to do, just keep your walls and furniture white, and make sure that little things are also in the same style (风格)_34_You can put up dry erase boards, chalkboards, and pictures to give your room some style. You may also want to put in a
48、bedside table. Those are great ways to show others some of your favorite photos and lovely toys. Finally, try to find something that adds energy and life to your bedroom. _35_AYou also need to consider color.BYou could also put in a bookshelf to create space.CBesides, you might have some wall space
49、to use up.DThis means you will need to plan out your bedroom.EDont choose a heavy, large bed for a small bedroom.FOf course, plants help a lot and they can also keep the air clean.GIf you love to read in bed, a small bedside table probably wont work.语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了布置卧室的几种方法。31选D由该空前的“This means
50、that . your least favorite color.”和下文相关内容可知，D项内容符合此处语境，即：如果你想要一个温馨舒适的卧室，就需要好好规划一下了。32选B由该空前的“what to do with some space in the corner . a desk or a small sitting area”可知，在卧室的角落处还可以安置书架，故选B项。33选A由该空后的“just keep your walls and furniture white”可知，这里是说卧室中的颜色，故选A项。34选C由该空后的“You can put up dry erase board
51、s, chalkboards, and pictures”可知，这里是说如何布置卧室的墙壁，故选C项。35选F由该空前的“try to find something that adds energy and life to your bedroom”可知，这里是说需要摆放一些植物，故选 F项。第三部分英语知识运用(满分45分，限时30分钟)第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。There was once a bat (蝙蝠) who thought it was just a terr
52、ible amount of effort to go out and catch flies. He was a lover of _36_. One day, when he _37_ look through a window, he saw a bird in its _38_， who was given all its food and water _39_having to do anything at all. The bat decided to become a childs _40_.So the bat _41_ his all old habits. He got u
53、p in the early morning to fly to parks _42_he could be found by some child who might _43_him as a pet. However, as bats arent _44_， the children paid him little attention. The bat decided to _45_his appearance (外表). He stuck lots of feathers (羽毛) to his body. _46_， he met a little boy who was so sho
54、rtsighted that this _47_ black little birds funny appearance didnt really matter.The bat was _48_in his cage. There he felt like the _49_of all bats, and certainly the cleverest. But that _50_lasted only up to the time he started feeling _51_. When he wanted to _52_， there were no flies for him, onl
55、y plenty of birdseed and cereal he didnt like at all. Finally, the bat chose to die from hunger and _53_to eat that bird food.Some days later, the bat managed to _54_the cage and return home. He was so _55_that he didnt tell anyone what had happened. 语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章讲述了一只想当宠物的蝙蝠的故事。36A.peaceBnatureCco
56、mfortDtrouble解析：选C由蝙蝠认为出去找食物是件很辛苦的事和它羡慕笼中鸟的生活可知，这只蝙蝠贪图“安逸(comfort)”。 37A.used toBseemed to Chad toDhappened to 解析：选D有一天，这只蝙蝠“碰巧(happened to)”看到笼子里的鸟。38A.cageBhouseCroomDforest解析：选A由下文的“in his cage”可知。39A.withBbyCwithoutDfor解析：选C笼中鸟“不用(without)”做任何事就可以得到食物和水。40A.petBfriendCownerDtoy解析：选A由下文的“who migh
57、t . him as a pet”可知，蝙蝠想成为小孩的“宠物(pet)”。41A.lovedBchangedCformedDfinished解析：选B蝙蝠本是夜间活动的动物，根据下文的“He got up in the early morning to fly to parks”可知，蝙蝠“改变(changed)”了原有的生活习惯。42A.andBbutCorDso解析：选D蝙蝠早上飞到公园是为了让小孩发现他，故此处选用so。43A.teachBkeepCsellDbuy解析：选B由“as a pet”可知，小孩也许会把蝙蝠当宠物来“饲养(keep)”。44A.braveBbigCbusyD
58、attractive解析：选D由下文的“the children paid him little attention”可知，蝙蝠没有“吸引力(attractive)”。45A.coverBsaveCimproveDforget解析：选C由下文的“He stuck lots of feathers (羽毛) to his body.”可知，蝙蝠决定“改善(improve)”它的外表。46A.UsuallyBSadlyCLuckilyDHopelessly解析：选C蝙蝠被一个小男孩饲养，由此可知是“幸运地(Luckily)”。47A.wellknownBstrangelookingChardwor
59、kingDkindhearted解析：选B由“funny appearance”可知，沾满羽毛的蝙蝠“外表很奇怪(strangelooking)”。48A.angryBhappyCinterestedDtired解析：选B当上宠物的蝙蝠，自然在笼子里很“高兴(happy)”。49A.richestBoldestCbestDfunniest解析：选C由下文的“certainly the cleverest”可知，这只蝙蝠认为它是蝙蝠里最棒和最聪明的。50A.memoryBattentionCdreamDfeeling解析：选D此处描述蝙蝠自我感觉良好的“心情(feeling)”持续了一段时间。5
60、1A.lonelyBhotChungryDsleepy解析：选C参见下题解析。52A.flyBsingCeatDdrink解析：选C由下文的“no flies . only plenty of birdseed and cereal”可知，蝙蝠“饿(hungry)”了，想“吃(eat)”东西。53A.refusedBaskedCtriedDremembered解析：选A由上文的“chose to die from hunger”可知，不喜欢鸟食的蝙蝠“拒绝(refused)”吃鸟食。54A.go intoBescape fromCset upDclean up解析：选B由下文的“return
61、home”可知，蝙蝠设法“逃离(escape from)”了笼子。55A.ashamedBexcitedCpleasedDworried解析：选A由下文的“he didnt tell anyone what had happened”可知，蝙蝠对它的经历感到很“羞愧(ashamed)”。第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Computers are one of the most famous _56_ (invent) now. They have many advantages and disadvanta
62、ges. For the good side, _57_ first, theyre so convenient that we can use them to do a lot of _58_ (thing). Second, with the _59_ (develop) of Internet, computers have made our world smaller and smaller. Third, we have a lot of fun with computers; theyre _60_ (real) useful for us. For the _61_ (advan
63、tage) first, we spend more time before computers and _62_ time on communications with others. It makes our society _63_ (cold). Then, within the inventing of online games, many children have trapped in the games and given _64_ their study. Its a serious problem. The last, now scientists have found t
64、hat computers are a little harmful _65_ our health. Generally speaking, computers are very important to our life though theyre not perfect.答案：56.inventions57.at58.things59.development 60really61.disadvantages62.less63.colder64.up 65to第四部分写作(满分40分，限时40分钟)第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)假设你叫李华。你的美国朋友Linda发邮件询问你上周末与父母
65、去海边游玩的情况，请你根据以下要点给她回一封电子邮件。要点如下：1周六早上6点出发；2看日出、捡拾贝壳、游泳、拍照、吃海鲜、买纪念品；3下午5点乘船返回。注意：1.词数80左右(开头已给出，但不计入总词数)；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Linda，Hows it going? Id like to tell you about my trip to the beach with my family last weekend._Yours，Li Hua参考范文：Dear Linda，Hows it going? Id like to tell you about my trip t
66、o the beach with my family last weekend.We set off at six in the morning, hoping to enjoy the sunrise. When we arrived, there were already many people there.The beautiful sunrise impressed us very much. After that, we joined those who were picking up shells. The most exciting thing was swimming in t
67、he sea. We enjoyed the waves, which always carried us back to the beach. After having some delicious seafood, we bought souvenirs for our friends. Besides, we took many beautiful pictures. It was five oclock in the afternoon when we started to return by boat. It was a wonderful day and we had great
68、fun.How was your weekend? Please write to tell me.Yours，Li Hua第二节：读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。A friend of mine whose name was John Smith had a_bad_memory,_which made him famous. He was so forgetful that he sometimes forgot what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence. His wife
69、had to constantly (经常地) remind him about his meetings, his classes even his meals! Once he forgot he had eaten breakfast twice, at home and at school. His wife liked to remind her neighbors,_“If John didnt have his head tied on, he would forget that too！” Since Smith was a_professor at a wellknown u
70、niversity, his forgetfulness was often an embarrassment to him. It wasnt that he was not clever, as some critical people tended to say, but just very, very absentminded.One hot_summer_day,_Pro. Smith decided to take his_children to a seaside town about a threehour train ride away. To make the trip m
71、ore interesting for his young children, he kept the name of the town a secret. However, by the time they arrived at the_station,_Smith forgot the name of the town he was planning to visit. Luckily, a friend of his happened to be in the station. He offered to take care of the children while Smith hur
72、ried back home to find out where he was going.The professors wife was surprised to see him again so soon.“Oh, my dear, I forgot the name of the town.”“What? You forgot the name? Maybe one day you will forget my name! Now Ill write the name of that town on a_piece_of_paper,_ and you put it in your po
73、cket and please, please dont forget where you put it.”Satisfied that she had solved the problem, she sent her husband off again. Ten minutes later she was astonished to see him outside_the_house for the third time.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已经为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关
74、键词语。Paragraph 1“What is the matter now？” asked his wife._Paragraph 2Hearing the cry, out rushed their neighbors, trying to find out what had happened._参考范文：Paragraph 1“What is the matter now？” asked his wife. “I just cant remember why I come back and where I am supposed to be going on such a hot_sum
75、mer_day，” replied the professor. However, the real reason was that he forgot where he had left his_children. Sensing something wrong, Mrs. Smith didnt believe his words, because whenever he told a lie, he would blink his eyes usually quickly. “Tell me the truth，” ordered his wife. “As you told me, I
76、 didnt forget where I put the name of that town, but I forget the_station where I left our children！” whispered the professor, his voice trembling. “What a_bad_memory！” shouted the wife.Paragraph 2Hearing the cry, out rushed their neighbors, trying to find out what had happened. A fight between the
77、couple was about to start when the professors cellphone began to ring. His friend,_whose patience had worn thin, phoned to complain. The_professor apologized, got into his car and drove away, leaving behind a bunch of people outside_the_house. Being afraid that he would make matters worse again, Mrs. Smith decided to follow him, who then called a taxi. By the time she caught up with her husband, the children were already back home safe and sound.
