1、仿真模拟练(二)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。A Improving Your Lifestyle Through Sports Do you want to lead an active lifestyle？Are you passionate about sports？Have you thought about making new friends？Come on and sign up for any of our classes at our exclusive l
2、aunch!Date: 5 AprilTime: 10 am.to 7 pm.Place: VibraSquare Atrium We offer classes like badminton，tennis，basketball and volleyball for everyone from the age of 10 to 40.Come to learn more about our classes as well as our special rates.All our classes are conducted by certificated coaches.A mystery gi
3、ft will be given to the first 50 people who sign up for any sports class!Highlights of our launch event：1 pm.：A talk on balancing sports and studies by Dr.Claire Leow.3 pm.：An autograph signing session by professional badminton player Kate Wee，winner of the recent Singapore Open.5 pm.：A talk on how
4、sports can benefit ones lifestyle by Mr.Ryan Tan.6 pm.：A free tennis clinic for children conducted by Michael Ismail，a former professional tennis player.To register for the above events，please contact Michelle at 62346226 or email sports . Limited places available on a firstcomefirstserved basis. Ta
5、ke part in a lucky draw when you enter for any sports class on the day of our launch！Prizes include VibraSquare Mall vouchers(票券)，Wellness & Fitness sports clothing and many more!Official Sponsors：VibraSquare MallWellness & FitnessGlizard Drinks语篇解读本文主要介绍了体育运动课程发布活动的情况，包括发布活动的时间安排、体育运动课程的类型、发布活动最精彩的
6、部分等。1What can we know about the mystery gift?AIt is available anytime during April.BIt is given to the first fifty class applicants.CYou may choose vouchers or clothing.DEach participant of the launch event can get one.解析：细节理解题。根据第二个方框内的“A mystery gift will be given to the first 50 people who sign u
7、p for any sports class！”可知，报名参加任一体育运动课程的前五十名将获得一份神秘礼物，故B项正确。答案：B2When will kids attend the launch event if they are fond of tennis?AAt 1 pm. BAt 3 pm.CAt 5 pm. DAt 6 pm.解析：细节理解题。根据题干关键词kids和fond of tennis可定位至文中的“6 pm.：A free tennis clinic for children conducted by Michael Ismail，a former professiona
8、l tennis player.”，据此可知，下午6点的活动是前职业网球运动员Michael Ismail带领的儿童免费网球培训班，故D项正确。答案：D3What is the main purpose of the text?ATo report the sports events.BTo introduce healthy lifestyles.CTo advertise the sports classes.DTo give advice on making friends.解析：写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文第一段最后一句“Come on and sign up for any of
9、our classes at our exclusive launch！”为本文的主题句，并结合下文介绍的发布活动的时间、地点和体育运动课程的类型以及发布活动中的抽奖活动可知，本文是在为体育运动课程做广告，故C项正确。答案：CB At Englands University of Plymouth，Professor Eduardo Miranda has been programming pairs of robots to compose music.Mirandas robots have simple “vocal cords”(声带)and are programmed to sin
10、g and listen to each other.The robots unique warbling sounds(颤音)do not perfectly match the human voice，but each machine is exactly sharing music with the other in a new and unique way.Each robot is equipped with speakers，software that mimics the human voice，a mouth that opens as it “sings”，a microph
11、one for ears，and a camera for eyes.The robots also move.Miranda hopes that by studying his robot vocalists，he can discover something about how and why humans create，perform，and listen to music.When the robots sing，the first robot makes six random sounds.Its partner responds with more sounds.The firs
12、t robot analyzes the sounds to see if their sequences(顺序)are similar.If they are，it nods its head and commits the sounds to memory，and the second robot notices and “memorizes” the musical sequence，too.If the first robot thinks the sounds are too different，it shakes its head and both robots ignore th
13、e sounds.Then the process continues. Miranda set up an experiment in which he left the two robots alone in his study for two weeks.When he returned，his little warblers had，by imitating each other，not only shared notes but combined them.The product of their cooperation was far from symphonic，but the
14、robots had begun to combine the notes into their own selfdeveloped “songs” With the help of his warbling robots，one of Mirandas goals is to create music that no human would ever compose.Miranda believes the robots are ideal for this purpose because they would not be influenced by any existing musica
15、l styles or rules.语篇解读普利茅斯大学的教授Eduardo Miranda通过编写程序让一对机器人创作音乐。本文介绍了Miranda的实验过程以及他的目标等。4Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “mimics” in Paragraph 2?ASubstitutes. BInterrupts.CControls. DCopies.解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的“a mouth that opens as it sings，a microphone for ears，and a camera for e
16、yes”可知，“唱歌”时嘴张开、麦克风用作耳朵、摄像头用作眼睛。由此可推知，此处表示用来模仿人声的软件，故D项正确。A项意为“代替，取代”。答案：D5What did the two robots do during Mirandas experiment?AThey interacted with each other.BThey ignored the unique sound.CThey learned to sing better than humans.DThey committed random sounds to memory.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句“When t
17、he robots sing，the first robot makes six random sounds.Its partner responds with more sounds.”可知，当机器人唱歌时，第一个机器人发出六个随机的声音；它的同伴会发出更多的声音来回应。并结合该段其他内容可知，在唱歌时，机器人之间会互动，故A项正确。答案：A6What does Miranda want his robots to do?ASing as well as humans do.BCreate new styles of music.CMemorize a variety of music.DP
18、romote traditional musical forms.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“With the help of his warbling robots，one of Mirandas goals is to create music that no human would ever compose.”可知，Miranda的目标之一就是凭借机器人的帮助创作出人类永远无法创作出的音乐，即创造出新风格的音乐，故B项正确。答案：B7What is the text mainly about?AFuture robots.BSpecial songs.CMusic by rob
19、ots.DExperiments by Miranda.解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章第一段第一句“At Englands University of Plymouth，Professor Eduardo Miranda has been programming pairs of robots to compose music.”为全文的主题句，结合下文内容可知，本文主要介绍了Eduardo Miranda教授用机器人创作音乐的实验过程。故C项正确。答案：CC A new study shows thornbills(刺嘴蜂鸟)，a kind of little birds，have e
20、volved a technique that enables them to imitate the goshawk(苍鹰)alarm calls produced by other small neighboring species in order to scare away nest attackers such as pied currawongs(澳洲喜鹊)，according to a study conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge. Pied currawongs，40 times bigger than
21、 thornbills，are sensitive to the goshawk alarm calls made by other species to help them avoid being hunted by the coming goshawks.Therefore，the mediumsized black birds take the false alarm made by the sixgram thornbills as a real call and leave the tiny birds alone. “The enormous size difference bet
22、ween a tiny thornbill and a 0.5 kg goshawk might make it difficult for thornbills to imitate goshawk vocalization (发声)accurately，limiting them to imitating the sound of goshawk alarm calls given by small local species instead，” said Jessica McLachlan，a PhD student from Cambridges Department of Zoolo
23、gy. “As goshawks are silent when they hunt，the alarm calls of local species may be the only sound that warns of a goshawks presence，” Jessica McLachlan further noted. When pied currawongs are distracted by the false alarm calls，thornbill nestlings(雏鸟)will have enough time to escape.“Distracting a pi
24、ed currawong attacking the nest could give elder thornbill nestlings a chance to escape and hide in the surrounding plants，” said Dr.Branislav Igic，director of the study，from ANU. “Its perhaps the best nest defense for thornbills in the circumstances because physical attacks on the much larger pied
25、currawongs are hopeless，” Dr.Branislav Igic added.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。体型微小的刺嘴蜂鸟能够模仿苍鹰来袭的警报声以吓跑捕食者。8Whats thornbills purpose in imitating the goshawk alarm calls?ATo look for food.BTo confuse enemies.CTo attract other birds.DTo entertain their nestlings.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句可知，当刺嘴蜂鸟发出苍鹰来袭的警报时，澳洲喜鹊会当真，不敢去袭击它。由
26、此可知，刺嘴蜂鸟学苍鹰来袭的警报声的目的是迷惑猎食者。答案：B9Why are pied currawongs sensitive to the goshawk alarm calls?AThey live near goshawks.BThey are friendly to goshawks.CGoshawks hunt and eat them.DThey cant bear the sharp cry.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句可知，澳洲喜鹊对苍鹰来袭的警报声敏感是因为它们害怕自己被苍鹰吃掉。答案：C10What makes it hard for the thornbill
27、 to imitate goshawk vocalization?AIts relatively small size.BThe disturbance of other species.CThe threat from pied currawongs.DThe silence of goshawks when they hunt.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段可知，刺嘴蜂鸟体型微小，因此很难直接模仿苍鹰的叫声。答案：A11.What do Branislav Igics words suggest?AThornbills have weak surviving ability.BThornbi
28、lls have poor ability to imitate.CThornbills can hardly cheat pied currawongs.DThornbills have a good way to defend themselves.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段Branislav Igic的话可知，刺嘴蜂鸟在体型上不是澳洲喜鹊的对手，因此模仿苍鹰来袭的警报声是一种很好地保护自己的手段。答案：DD How did people look after their children in the Stone Age？It turns out that prehistoric p
29、arents may not have been so different to modern moms and dads.Clay vessels(器皿)that have been found in Germany could have been used to supplement breast milk and wean(使断奶)children more than 5，000 years ago.They are thought to be some of the firstknown baby bottles.Our results showed that three vessel
30、s contained animal milk，either from cows，sheep，or goats.Their presence in child graves suggests they were used to feed babies animal milk. This is interesting because animal milk would only have become available as humans changed their lifestyles and settled in farming communities.Its at that timeth
31、e dawn of agriculturethat people first raised cows，sheep, goats，and pigs.The widespread use of animal milk to feed babies or as a supplementary weaning food in some parts of the world improved nutrition，contributing to an increased birth rate. This research gives us a greater insight into the lives
32、of mothers and babies in the past and how prehistoric families were dealing with baby feeding and nutrition at what would have been a very risky time in a childs life.The death rate of children would have been highthere were no antibiotics(抗生素)in those daysand feeding babies with animal milk would h
33、ave come with its own set of risks.Although it may have provided a valuable source of nutrition，today we know that unpasteurized(未经巴氏杀菌的)milk carries the risk of being spoiled by bacteria and can pass on disease from the animal. Both the ancient Greeks and the Romans used very similar vessels and we
34、 know of a small number in a prehistoric site in Sudan.It would be interesting to see how these generations of children were fed and raised elsewhere in the world.It makes us feel better to know that despite the vast distance of time，these people loved and cared for their children in much the same w
35、ay as we do today.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。研究者在德国发现装有动物乳汁的黏土容器，这表明史前人类在孩子断奶期间已经开始用动物乳汁来作辅食。12What did the researchers find out about prehistoric people?AThey used clay vessels to store breast milk.BThey fed babies animal milk with clay vessels.CThey fed babies breast milk longer than thought.DThey made vessels
36、in the shape of animals for babies.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段可知，德国研究者发现在5 000年前人们就开始给孩子用黏土容器喂动物乳汁，作为孩子断奶期间的辅食。答案：B13What do we know about the animal milk in prehistoric times from the text?AIt increased babies risk of falling ill.BIt was only available for rich families.CIt helped people live longer than expect
37、ed.DIt provided all the nutrition babies needed.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句可知，虽然动物乳汁可以为孩子们提供营养，但当时没有抗生素，这些乳汁没有经过消毒，这增加了孩子们受病毒感染以及疾病传播的概率。答案：A14What does the author probably think of the way prehistoric people raised kids?AIt is scientific. BIt is unreliable.CIt is comforting. DIt is ridiculous.解析：推理判断题。根据最后
38、一段的“It makes us feel better to know that.”可推知，尽管时间久远，但知道人类对孩子的关爱和照顾的方式和现代人一样，仍让我们感到欣慰。答案：C15What does the text mainly talk about?APrehistoric people ate many of the things we eat today.BPrehistoric parents may have a better way to raise children.CPrehistoric people could make different vessels used
39、to feed babies.DPrehistoric baby bottles show how we raised kids 5，000 years ago.解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲了研究者在德国发现装有动物乳汁的黏土容器，这表明史前人类在孩子断奶期间已经开始用动物乳汁来作辅食。答案：D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。 Housing swaps are becoming very popular for people who want to travel，but wan
40、t to stay at a private home instead of a hotel.In this type of exchange，a person swaps his/her house with another person in an area he/she wishes to travel to._16_ In fact，apartments and even yachts(快艇)and recreational vehicles are exchanged as well. In addition to a housing swap，you can choose a ho
41、spitality(好客) exchange in which people host guests in their home，and then are hosted later in their guests home._17_ For those interested in arranging a housing swap，there are websites that can facilitate(使便利)the exchange. The benefits of a housing swap are obvious.It is free，so you can save a lot o
42、f money._18_ Some prefer to stay at a private home over a hotel because it is more comfortable，and you can rest at ease knowing that someone is taking care of your home while youre away._19_ The exchange is built on mutual(相互的)trust between strangers，sometimes thousands of miles apart.So it is diffi
43、cult to guarantee that the house you are interested in is accurately described and that the person will take care of your home while youre away.When you leave your house，make sure that you leave specific instructions about the home and your expectations.Contact the post office to hold your mail and
44、lock away your valuables.Do any yard maintenance and pay lastminute bills._20_AA housing swap is not limited to houses.BBesides，it is more flexible and convenient.CThere are also some drawbacks of a housing swap.DYoud better leave the house with a small thankyou gift.ELeave it in the same or better
45、shape than it was in when you arrived.FThis is a social arrangement that provides the opportunity to have a tour guide if youre lucky.GIts nice to leave a little welcome gift with information about the area and activities.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了什么是住房互换。16解析：由空后的内容“In fact，apartments and even yachts and r
46、ecreational vehicles are exchanged as well.”可知，两句之间为递进关系，说明房屋交换不局限于只交换房子。答案：A17解析：F项中的this指的是a hospitality exchange，好客交换是一种社交安排，如果你幸运的话，你有机会拥有一个导游。答案：F18解析：B项内容与空前内容并列，共同说明房屋交换带来的好处。答案：B19解析：本段主要讲房屋交换的弊端，C项与本段内容吻合，是本段的主旨句。答案：C20解析：本段主要是提出建议，告诉我们把房屋留给对方之前，需要把一切事宜安排妥当，并建议给房屋交换者留下一份欢迎的小礼物，里面有当地情况介绍和活动介
47、绍。答案：G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。There used to be a time when everyone knew we were twins since we always wore the same clothes.But we didnt feel easy constantly being _21_ each other.I have long blond hair and blue eyes，but Chris is completely m
48、y _22_，with dark hair and brown eyes.I _23_ a lot and Chris mostly keeps to himself.The day we entered junior high school was the _24_ we had been waiting forfew people knew we were twins.Some teachers didnt even _25_ it until Open House.Many of the teachers told our mom，“They act like they _26_ kno
49、w each other.”Chris and I began to develop different interests.I _27_ being around people；Chris had a small group of friends.I liked designer labels(标签)Chris _28_ to wear anything that even showed where it was from. Although we worked together on some _29_，Chris was good at arts _30_ I performed muc
50、h better in science.Many people _31_ their individuality(个性)being a twin.However，I feel it has _32_ me to discover myself.Sometimes，I _33_ that my brother is actually my twinuntil its time to _34_ our birthday candles together.Individuality is one of the most important principles that one should str
51、uggle to achieve.I feel _35_ to have found my individuality early in life.语篇解读本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。“我”和“我”的双胞胎兄弟不仅相貌不同，而且性格和爱好也不同。正是这种不同才让“我”找到了真正的自我。21A.applied to Bconnected to Creferred to Dcompared to解析：但是“我们”总是被人作比较真的很不舒服。答案：D22A.pioneer Benemy Copposite Dpartner解析：空前的but有提示。“我”长着金发蓝眼，而“我”的双胞胎兄弟与“我”完全相反，
52、他是黑头发、褐色眼睛。答案：C23A.gain Bexplore Cswear Dtalk解析：从本空后keeps to himself得出，“我”喜欢说话，而他很沉默。答案：D24A.result Bmethod Cchance Dcourse解析：由本空后few people knew可知，上中学的那天是“我们”期盼已久的一个机会这里终于很少有人知道“我们”是双胞胎。答案：C25A.realize Bdoubt Cdiscuss Dmind解析：“我们”的老师一直没有意识到“我们”是双胞胎。答案：A26A.nearly Bhardly Ctotally Dquickly解析：老师对妈妈说：
53、“这两个孩子表现得就像几乎不认识一样。”答案：B27A.loved Brisked Csuggested Dpermitted解析：从上句different interests可知，“我”喜欢扎堆，而Chris有自己的小圈子。答案：A28A.promised Bdecided Cpretended Drefused解析：从上文different interests及I liked designer labels得出，他拒绝穿任何带商标的衣服。答案：D29A.research Bplan Cgame Dhomework解析：尽管“我们”一块儿做作业，但是他擅长文科，而“我”理科学得好。答案：D3
54、0A.for Bso Cwhile Das解析：参见上题解析。答案：C31A.share Brecognize Close Dshow解析：从本空后being a twin及第32空后的discover myself可知，许多人因为是双胞胎就失去了个性。答案：C32A.advised Bpersuaded Crequired Dhelped解析：但是，“我”感到它帮助“我”找到了自我。答案：D33A.imagine Bforget Clearn Dnotice解析：由本空后until可知，有时，“我”真的忘记了“我们”是双胞胎。答案：B34A.blow out Bpick up Cbreak
55、up Dleave out解析：从本空后birthday candles可知，直到“我们”一起吹生日蜡烛时，“我”才想起来“我们”是双胞胎。答案：A35A.energetic Bfortunate Crelaxed Dsurprised解析：个性是我们在人生中应该追求的重要原则之一。“我”很庆幸“我”这么早就找到了。答案：B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。Go(围棋)is a board game for two players，in which the aim is to surround more territ
56、ory than the opponent.The game 36._(invent)in China more than 2，500 years ago and is believed to be the 37._(old)board game continuously played to the present day.A 2016 survey found that there are over 20 million current players，the majority of 38._ live in East Asia.The playing pieces are called “
57、stones”One player uses the white stones and the 39._，black.The players take 40._ (turn)to place the stones on the vacant intersections(交叉点)of a board.Once 41._(place)on the board，stones may not be moved，but stones are removed from the board if “captured (捕获)”Capture happens when a stone or a group o
58、f stones is surrounded by opposing stones on all points.The game goes on until neither player wishes to make another move.When a game 42._(come)to an end，the winner is determined by 43._ (count)each players surrounded territory along with captured stones and komi(贴目)A teacher might 44._(simple)the e
59、xplanation by saying to a student “you may place your stone on any point on the board，but if I surround that stone，I will remove 45._”语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，介绍了围棋的历史、游戏规则及发展现状等。36解析：句意：2 500多年前，该游戏发明于中国，人们认为它是至今为止一直被玩得最古老的棋盘游戏。主语the game与invent为被动关系，故本空需用被动语态；根据时间状语more than 2，500 years ago可知，设空处用一般过去时，故设空处填w
60、as invented。答案：was invented37解析：根据设空前的the及上下文逻辑可知，设空处用形容词最高级形式，故填oldest。答案：oldest38解析：句意：2016年的一次调查发现目前有两千多万玩家，他们中的大多数都生活在东亚。本句无从属连词，也无并列连词，只有一个逗号连接两个部分，由此可推知本题考查非限制性定语从句。先行词为players，关系词在定语从句中作介词of的宾语，先行词指“人”且介词位于设空前，故填whom。答案：whom39解析：句意：一位选手用白子，另外一个用黑子。根据常识可知围棋比赛在两个选手间进行，根据本句中的one可知，设空处填other，与设空前
61、的the构成the other，表示两者中的另一方。答案：other40解析：句意：选手在棋盘上的空的交叉点轮流置子。take turns to do sth.为固定短语，意为“轮流做某事”。答案：turns41解析：句意：一旦被放在棋盘上，棋子就不能被移动。主语stones与place为逻辑上的动宾关系，且表示完成，故填过去分词placed。答案：placed42解析：此处表示：当游戏结束时，通过数每个选手被捕获的棋子和贴目的个数决定胜负。本句介绍围棋的规则，需用一般现在时，故填comes。答案：comes43解析：设空前为介词，设空处作介词by的宾语，故填动名词counting。答案：co
62、unting44解析：根据设空前的情态动词might可知设空处填动词原形；根据提示词simple可知设空处填simplify，意为“简化”。答案：simplify45解析：此处表示：你可以将棋子放在棋盘的任何一个点上，但是如果我包围了那颗棋子，我就会将其拿掉。设空处作宾语，指代that stone，故填代词it。答案：it第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，上周请了三天病假，请你给外教Mr.Smith发送一封邮件，请求他帮你补上落下的课程。要点包括：1缺课原因；2.希望得到的帮助；3.表示感谢。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_参考范文
63、Dear Mr.Smith，Im Li Hua，one of your students.Im writing to ask whether you can do me a favour.Due to a sudden illness，I was absent from school for three days last week.I want to make up the lessons I have missed，so I badly need your help.If it is convenient for you，would you be kind enough to send m
64、e a copy of your lecture notes？In addition，I want to call on you this Saturday morning；I wonder whether youll be free then.If not，could you please tell me the time when youre available？Im eager for your help.I will appreciate any of your help.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，
65、使之构成一篇完整的短文。I read an article in the morning paper on Christmas Eve.It described a local “free store” that would be open all day，hosted by a local homeless shelter.People who could not afford a gift for their kids could come by and take whatever they wanted.I planned to buy a bunch of toys and donat
66、e them to the free store in my mothers name.Id already picked up a couple of small gifts for her，but this would be an extra special present.Since she had been an elementary school teacher for years and had a soft heart for children，this would be the perfect Christmas surprise.It had been a pretty ro
67、ugh winter for her so far.She had surgery in early November，and she was exhausted and weak.Although it had been nearly six weeks since she left the hospital，recovery can be extra slow at age eightyfour.We really needed an infusion(输入)of the Christmas spirit.And this could do it.At noon，I called the
68、number listed in the paper and was told that all the gifts in the free store had been distributed.It was only noon，so I guessed a lot of people must have really needed those toys for their kids.So I was determined to carry out my plan.When I passed a shop filled with teddy bears of every size and sh
69、ape，I knew just what to dobuy a bunch of teddy bears for the local free store.I started pulling teddy bears from the shelves.I used two shopping carts (手推车)and filled both with brown and white teddies ranging from about nine inches to three feet tall.Quite a variety！When I got to the checkout counte
70、r，a boy who must have been no more than ten or eleven kindly offered to help me push the carts and unload the teddies into the car.Once I arrived home，the teddies stayed in my car overnight.I would take them out early Christmas morning.Paragraph 1：The next morning，I exchanged Christmas greetings wit
71、h Mom._ _Paragraph 2：We took a picture of the teddy bears on the sofa._参考范文Paragraph 1：The_next_morning，I_exchanged_Christmas_greetings_with_Mom.Then I brought her into the living room where the teddy bears had been placed on the sofa.“Merry Christmas，Mom！” I announced.“This afternoon，all of these t
72、eddy bears are going to homeless kids in your name.” When she heard it，her face was filled with a mixture of surprise and delight，and tears began to flow.“Thank you！Thank you！This is the best Christmas gift that anyone could have ever given me，” my mom said excitedly.Paragraph 2：We_took_a_picture_of
73、_the_teddy_bears_on_the_sofa.I also prepared thirtytwo cards with my mothers name and her best wishes and attached the cards on each of the teddy bears.Later that morning，Mom and I took the teddy bears to the local free store，where they were graciously accepted and distributed to the kids who couldnt afford Christmas gifts.That night，thirtytwo children would joyfully have something special to hold and comfort them.