2023-2024学年度安徽省黄山市黄山屯溪区第一中学高二上学期12月月考英语试卷含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年度安徽省黄山市黄山屯溪区第一中学高二上学期12月月考英语试卷含答案，共21页。试卷主要包含了5 分，满分 7，5分，满分37，99)等内容，欢迎下载使用。

第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
Wh are the speakers?
A. Mther and sn.B. Husband and wife.C. Teacher and student.
What is the wman dissatisfied with?
A. The dress.B. The weather.C. The wedding.
Hw des the wman feel?
A. Grateful.B. Nervus.C. Relieved.
Hw many planes can the wman see?
A. Three.B. Fur.C. Ten.
What is the main idea f the cnversatin?
Whm t play badmintn with.
When t play tennis.
What sprt t play.
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。
What is the man trying t d?
A. Rent a huse.B. Jin a sccer club.C. Mve back t twn.
What d we knw abut Jsh?
He used t g t the sccer club.
He is ging t Mary’s birthday party.
He culd help Sam with his prblem.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
Why des the wman think Kevin is ill?
A. He has a headache.B. He sunds different.C. He is late fr schl.
What des the wman suggest Kevin d?
A. Have a rest.B. Have sme medicine.C. Have a lemn drink.
What is wrng with the wman?
She lks pale.
She cannt sleep well.
She gets a runny nse.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
When will Tm leave fr New Zealand?
A. In abut half a mnth.B. In a cuple f mnths.C. In a year.
Why will Tm g t New Zealand?
T spend his hlidays.
T visit his wife.
T wrk.
What will Susan d n Saturday?
Have a talk with Tm.
Have dinner with her bss.
Have a visit t Jane’s ffice.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。
Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
In a university cafeteria.
In a prfessr’s ffice.
In a library.
Where des the wman cme frm?
A. Thailand.B. Vietnam.C. China.
What was the purpse f Martin’s ging verseas befre?
A. T study.B. T travel.C. T earn mney.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
Wh is Dennis Parker?
A. A dctr.B. A radi hst.C. A plice fficer.
What des the hspital plan t d?
Build mre teaching facilities.
Hire extra dctrs and nurses.
Open a new unit.
Hw lng has the Century Bridge been under repair?
Fr 18 mnths.B. Fr 12 mnths. C. Fr 6 mnths.
What will the next reprt be abut?
A. A building.B. A festival.C. A fld.
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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Mini Bk Excerpts (节选)
Bigraphy
When Salinger learned that a car park was t be built n the land, the middle-aged writer was shcked and quickly bught the neighbring area t prtect it... The twn’s peple never frgt the rescue and came t help their mst famus neighbr.
J.D. Sulinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Randm Huse, $27)
Mystery
“Yu’re a smart by. Benny’s death was n accident, and yu’re the nly wh saw it happen. D yu think the murderer shuld get away with it?” The by was staring stubbrnly at his lap again.
A thught suddenly ccurred t Annika, “Did yu... Yu recgnized the man in the car, didn’t yu?”
The by hesitated, twisting his fingers, “Maybe,” he said quietly.
Red Wlf by Liza Marklund (Atria Bks, $25.99)
Shrt Stries
She wants t say t him what she has learned, nne f it in class. Sme wmen are brn stupid, and sme wmen are t smart fr their wn gd. Sme wmen are brn t give, and sme wmen nly knw hw t take. Sme wmen learn wh they want t be frm their mthers, sme wh they dn’t want t be. Sme mthers suffer s their daughters wn’t. Sme mthers lve s their daughters wn’t.
Yu Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Bks, $15)
21. If the readers want t knw abut the life f Salinger, they shuld buy the bk published by ______.
A. EccB. Atria Bks
C. Riverhead BksD. Randm Huse
22. Which bk describes wmen with characters f their wn?
A. Happy And Other Bad ThughtsB. J.D. Salinger: A Life
C. Yu Are FreeD. Red Wlf
23. After finishing the bk Red Wlf, the readers wuld learn that ______.
A. the by helped arrest the murdererB. Benny died f an accident
C. the murderer gt away with the crimeD. Annika carried ut the crime
B
Three Bys and a Dad
Brad clsed the dr slwly as Sue left hme t visit her mther. Expecting a whle day t relax, he was thinking whether t read the newspaper r watch his favurite TV talk shw n his first day ff in mnths. “This will be like a walk in the park.” he’d tld his wife. “I’ll lk after the kids, and yu can g visit yur mm.”
Things started well, but just after eight 'clck, his three little “gd kids”---Mike, Randy, and Alex --- came dwn the stairs in their night clthes and shuted “breakfast, daddy.” When fd had nt appeared n within thirty secnds, Randy began using his spn n Alex’s head as if it were a drum. Alex started t shut ludly in time t the beat(节拍) . Mike chanted “Where’s my tast, where’s my tast” in the backgrund. Brad realized his newspaper wuld have t wait fr a few secnds.
Life became wrse after breakfast. Mike wre Randy’s underwear n his head. Randy lcked himself in the bathrm, while Alex shuted again because he was ging t wet his pants. Nbdy culd find clean scks, althugh they were befre their eyes. Smene named “Nt me” had spilled a whle glass f range juice int the basket f clean clthes. Brad knew the talk shw had already started.
By ten 'clck, things were ut f cntrl. Alex was wndering why the fish in the fish bwl refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying t shw ff his talent by decrating kitchen wall with his clr pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared t be reading quietly in the sitting rm, but clser examinatin shwed that he was eating apple jam straight frm the bttle with his hands. Brad realized that the talk shw was ver and reading wuld be impssible.
At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare center(日托所).“I suddenly have t g int wrk and my wife is away. Can I bring the bys ver in a few minutes?” The answer was bviusly “yes” because Brad was smiling.
24. When his wife left hme, Brad expected___________.
A. g ut fr a walk in the park
B. watch TV talk shw with his children
C. enjy his first day ff the wrk.
D. read the newspaper t his children
25. Which f the fllwing did Randy d?
A. Drawing n the wallB. Eating apple jam
C. Feeding the fishD. Reading in a rm
26. Why did Brad ask the daycare center fr help?
A. Because he wanted t clean his huse.
B. Because he suddenly had t g t his ffice
C. Because he fund it hard t manage his bys
D. Because he had t take his wife back hme.
27. The text is develped ____________.
A. by spaceB. by cmparisn
C. by prcessD. by time
C
In 1957, English scientist James Lvelck invented the Electrn Capture Detectr, an inexpensive, sensitive device used t help measure the spread f pisnus man-made cmpunds (化合物) in the envirnment. The device prvided the scientific fundatins f Rachel Carsn’s 1962 bk, Silent Spring, a push fr the envirnmental mvement. It als helped prvide the basis fr regulatins in the United States and in ther natins that banned harmful chemicals like DDT and PCBs.
Later, his discvery that chlrflurcarbns(CFCs)—cmpunds that are used in refrigeratrs and air cnditiners—were present in measurable cncentratins in the atmsphere led t the discvery f a hle in the zne layer (臭氧层). He als explained that they psed n pssible danger t the planet. A year after his paper in Nature, Mari Mlina f the Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy and F. Sherwd Rwland f the University f Califrnia at Irvine published a paper in the same jurnal detailing hw sensitive the Earth’s zne layer is t CFCs. In 1995 they were awarded the Nbel Prize fr their wrk in reminding the wrld f the thinning f the zne layer. Lvelck later called his cnclusin a mistake.
But Dr Lvelck may be mst widely knwn fr his Gaia thery that the Earth acts as a “living rganism” that can “cntrl its temperature and chemistry in a state f cmfrtable stability (稳定性).” As an expert n the chemical cmpsitin f the atmspheres f Earth and Mars, Dr Lvelck wndered why Earth’s atmsphere was s stable. He hypthesized (假定)that smething must cntrl heat, xygen, nitrgen, and ther ingredients. He presented his thery in 1967. That summer, the nvelist William Glding, his friend, suggested the name Gaia, after the Greek gddess f the Earth.
The hypthesis may never have mved int the scientific mainstream withut the cntributin f Lynn Margulis, an American micrbilgist. In the early 1970s and in the decades that fllwed, she wrked with Dr Lvelck n specific studies t supprt this cncept. Since then. Dr Lvelck’s thery f a self-cntrlling Earth has been cnsidered imprtant t understanding the causes and cnsequences f glbal warming.
28. What is Paragraph 1 mainly abut?
A. The functins f man-made cmpunds.
B. The imprtance f banning harmful chemicals.
C. The influence f the Electrn Capture Detectr.
D. The wrking principles f the Electrn Capture Detectr.
29. What did James Lvelck nce believe t be true?
A It was impssible t find CFCs in thin air.
B. CFCs did little harm t the Earth.
C. It was impssible t measure CFCs in the air.
D. CFCs had little effect n cling refrigeratrs.
30. What inspired James Lvelck t prduce his Gaia thery?
A. Earth’s atmsphere remains stable.
B. Glding mentined a Greek gddess.
C Bth Earth and Mars have atmspheres.
D. Living things can exist in the atmsphere.
31. What d we knw abut Lynn Margulis?
A. She became well-knwn because f Lvelck.
B. She first discvered the causes f glbal warming.
C. She helped Lvelck make his thery widely accepted.
D. She prpsed a new idea based n Lvelck’s Gaia thery.
D
Lk ut the windw r walk ver t a patch f sil near yur hme. It culd be reddish brwn, black, dark gray r even the clur f rich, dark chclate. If it’s mist enugh, run yur hands thrugh it. It may separate int thick clumps that can hld water and later release it. With a few exceptins—such as desert sites—this is hw gd sil behaves.
In fact, the number f micrscpic rganisms that live in a shvelful f rich garden sil exceeds the number f plants and animals inhabiting the entire abvegrund Amazn rainfrest. And the Amazn is knwn fr having mre plants and animals than any ther land-based habitat.
Sil is what supprts life n Earth. Mst peple give it little thught, but it feeds us and the ecsystems arund us. It is where cuntless species make their hmes. It cllects water, pulls pllutants frm the air and helps supprt the planet’s atmsphere. Sil is ne f Mther Nature’s unsung heres.
And while mst sil lks like it’s static, just sitting there unmving, it actually hsts plenty f activities. Its earthwrms may be digging tunnels. Wrms are weightlifters. But they aren’t the nly nes making changes. Other creatures belw grund are t tiny t see with the unaided eye. These include ne celled creatures called prtza (单细胞生物). They imprve sil by eating bacteria and releasing nitrgen, which helps plants grw.
And then there are all thse bacteria. Mst peple think f them as dangerus. In sils, they nt nly serve as prey t beneficial prtza, but als perfrm an envirnmental service. They help recycle dead plant parts and animal tissues int nutrients. They even turn sme pllutants in sil and water int mre f the nutrients that can sustain the diverse species that make up lively ecsystems beneath ur feet.
32. What’s the purpse f mentining the Amazn rainfrest in the secnd paragraph?
A. T indicate the rich species in the Amazn rainfrest.
B. T intrduce the rich sil in the Amazn rainfrest.
C. T stress the variety f micrscpic rganisms in the rich sil.
D. T illustrate bidiversity abvegrund the Amazn rainfrest.
33. What can we infer frm the third paragraph?
A. Sil is smething that supprts life n Earth.
B. Sil prvides a variety f benefits t ur planet.
C. Sil determines the quality f ur ecsystems.
D. Sil is the Mther Nature’s unsung her.
34. Which f the fllwing sentences is TRUE accrding t the text?
A. The sil in the desert behaves as well as gd sil des.
B. Mst peple give thught t sil fr it supprts life n Earth.
C. Mst sil indeed hsts plenty f activities thugh it lks quiet.
D. The bacteria in sils almst d n gd t the envirnment.
35. Which f the fllwing is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Categries f the Sil n Earth
B. The Disappearance f the Rich Sil
C. Bidiversity in the Amazn Rainfrest
D. Healthy Sil Supprts Life n Our Planet
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。
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s latest language mdel, has been n the minds f many f us recently. It becmes the fastest grwing app f all time, even surpassing TikTk. ____36____, let’s start frm sme basic things abut it belw.
Hw t access ChatGPT
Yu can access ChatGPT by ging t chat. OpenAI. cm and lg in (登录). If yu’re n OpenAI’s website, yu can lg in t yur accunt, then scrll dwn until yu see ChatGPT n the bttm left crner f the page, and click n it t start chatting.
Practical use f ChatGPT
What’s life withut a bit f fun? Whether yu’re lking fr a gd laugh r creating sme humrus jkes t impress yur friends, ChatGPT can cme in handy t create riginal jkes, Besides, ChatGPT is particularly strng in handling maths prblems step by step.____37____. Althugh ChatGPT, just like any AI system, can’t exactly understand emtins, it can still prvide useful tips fr managing relatinships with friends, family n Windws lved nes. In additin t the abve features, ChatGPT can d a large number f things like writing a sng, a pem, explaining tugh tpics and s n.
____38____
ChatGPT uses reinfrcement (强化) learning with human feedback t cleverly prcess its envirnment using human expressins and adapt t different situatins with learned desired behavirs. ____39____, and cntinues learning thrugh the human knwledge users prvide, making it able t give educated respnses n a large variety f tpics.
The limitatin f ChatGPT
ChatGPT, like all language mdels, is nt withut limitatins. ____40____. Because ChatGPT is always learning frm the text data it is prvided, it can give inaccurate and incrrect infrmatin.
A. The way ChatGPT wrks
B. The idea f inventing ChatGPT
C. T knw the advantages f ChatGPT
D. T get familiar with ChatGPT further
E. It has been trained n a lt f data befre this
F. ChatGPT can als be yur persnal relatinship expert
G. It’s imprtant t duble check the infrmatin it gives yu
第三部分 英语知识运用(共三节，满分30分)
第一节 完型填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项ABCD中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A student frm Phenix learned a life-saving skill in his health class. It was the skill he learned that helped him ____41____ a teacher’s life.
It was a schl day. Tw ____42____ tk a walk arund the campus during the lunch break. One suddenly lst cnsciusness (知觉) and ____43____ t the grund, the nly thing the ther teacher Ellen culd d was cry fr help because it happened t ____44____. Tw girls near Ellen immediately ran t the ____45____ t ask fr help. When they arrived, sme students in the gym were ding ____46____. Hearing the tw girls’ wrds, Salim Mhamed and his cach hurriedly ____47____ t help.
Salim ____48____ the girls wh called fr help and saw the teacher ____49____ lying uncnscius. All he knew was that her heart had stpped, s he did the mst lgical step he knew that culd help—chest cmpressin (胸外按压). He said he learned it in his ____50____ class. While Salim was ding that, Ellen was n the ____51____ and called 911. The peratrs gave Salim further ____52____ while waiting fr the dctrs t arrive.
The teacher regained cnsciusness befre being taken t the hspital. It turned ut that she ____53____ a heart attack. But thanks t Salim’s quick actin, she was able t recver.
Ding CPR (心肺复苏) r chest cmpressin may seem ____54____, but Salim said it shuld be a skill everyne must learn. “CPR is just a(n) ____55____ thing. Everybdy shuld knw hw t d it. It is easy,” he said in an interview.
41. A. leaveB. damageC. save D. master
42. A. teachersB. editrsC. vlunteers D. players
43. A. fellB. buriedC. gt D. turned
44. A. psitivelyB. narrwlyC. gracefully D. rapidly
45. A. flatB. hspitalC. classrm D. gym
46. A. hmewrkB. exerciseC. cmments D. struggles
47. A. checked inB. lst heartC. went ut D. fell apart
48. A. cntactedB. fllwedC. tk D. slwed
49. A. in needB. in advanceC. in excitement D. in ruins
50. A. admiratinB. medalC. subject D. health
51. A. handB. playgrundC. phne D. ccasin
52. A. applicatinsB. eventsC. instructins D. impressins
53. A. majredB. sufferedC. studied D. checked
54. A. difficultB. pwerfulC. frmal D. effective
55. A. adventurusB. ecnmicC. rare D. nrmal
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。
Yu g ut fr a meal. Yu scan a QR cde t rder the fd, but it asks fr yur phne number. Yu ride in a taxi, and yur addresses ____56____ (leak). Yu g back hme and are asked t lk int a facial recgnitin camera. Data cllectin is everywhere.
Hwever, the persnal infrmatin ____57____ (cllect) by cmpanies can be leaked fr marketing r used fr cmmunicatins fraud. Accrding t a survey f 5,898 peple, 87.1 percent f peple said they had experienced persnal infrmatin leaks frm ____58____ (apply) n their smart phnes. Mst said they gt unwanted calls r text messages afterward.
On Nv 1, the Persnal Infrmatin Prtectin Law came int effect in China. The law has detailed rules ____59____ (strengthen) the prtectin f persnal infrmatin.
The law defines persnal infrmatin as any kind f infrmatin abut peple ____60____ are r can be identified, in electrnic r ther frm. S a persn’s name, date f birth, ID number, address and phne number are all persnal infrmatin. There’re als sme kinds f persnal infrmatin that are regarded ____61____ “sensitive”, such as fingerprints, faces, religius beliefs, medical health, financial accunts and all data relating t minrs under 14.
Accrding t the law, activities such as cllecting, using, prcessing and trading f persnal infrmatin will be strictly regulated. One key rule is that thse handling persnal infrmatin shuld infrm users and get permissin. Fr sensitive infrmatin, there are ____62____ (strict) rules n related activities. Fr example, in ____63____ case f a minr, apprval frm their parents is required. Fr individuals, it’s imprtant t raise awareness f ____64____ (prtect) persnal infrmatin.
Individuals need t _____65_____ (full) understand the requests fr persnal infrmatin. If it’s nt necessary, dn’t agree. If yu find that yur persnal data has been used illegally, yu can reprt t cnsumer cuncils r cyberspace administratins with evidence.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你的交换生朋友Daniel想参加学校组织的中国古代诗歌知识竞赛，并请求你的帮助。请你给她回一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示愿意；2. 你的建议；3. 表达祝愿。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Daniel,
Hw is everything ging with yu?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据所给情节和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Jane Brwn sat carefully putting papers int a flder. She had been at the Gateway Nature Center’s ffice all mrning and was tired f filing. She wanted desperately t wrk with the animals. She had been a weekend vlunteer that whle schl year and had dne extensive research, reading bks and websites n natural histry. But her mm, wh was the assistant directr f the center, said Jane was still t yung.
Suddenly, the quiet was brken by Amy bursting in. She had been a vlunteer a bit lnger than Jane and wandered arund like she wned the place. “Hurry up, Jane,” she rdered. Jane willed herself t remain still and just smiled back.
Just then, Jane’s mther rushed int the rm with Mr. White, the manager. “The hurricane is nw appraching the Gulf Shre Preserve,” Mrs. Brwn reprted. “It needs help preparing fr it. I have t g dwn there with the staff. We’ll take the bridge, s we shuldn’t be gne lng. I need yu girls t help Mr. White get the strm shutters (护窗) dwn in the aviary (鸟舍). Then, stay inside with Mr. White. Call me n my cellphne if there’re any prblems,” Mrs. Brwn directed as she rushed ut. Jane was excited t have an pprtunity t help the birds.
Amy annunced she was nw “in charge”. Jane smiled again, saying nthing. Mr. White and the girls wrked quickly and were sn back inside. But when Mr. White called Jane’s mther, a wrried expressin crssed his face. “A strm has flded the bridge, and they’re stuck there. Als, the strm is heading ur way,” he said. Amy was frightened. After silently cnsidering fr a few secnds, Jane said calmly, “We shuld mve the birds t the reptile huse (爬行动物馆). It’s n higher grund.” Mr. White and Amy ndded. They rushed ut f the building. Once inside the aviary, Jane watched Amy lunge (猛冲) frm cage t cage.
注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1.
Jane tld Amy nt t jump arund s much because the birds wuld be scared by her sudden mvements.
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Paragraph 2.
After several hurs, the strm stpped, and Mrs. Brwn was able t return t the center.
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参考答案
英语听力
1-5. CBABA 6-10. ACBAC 11-15. ACAAC 16-20. BBCCB
阅读理解
21-23. DCA 24-27. CBCD 28-31. CBAC 32-35. CBCD 36-40. DFAEG
完形填空
41-45. CAADD 46-50. BCBAD 51-55. CCBAD
语法填空
56. are leaked 57. cllected 58. applicatins 59. t strengthen 60. wh##that 61. as 62. stricter 63. the 64. prtecting 65. fully
应用文
Dear Daniel,
Hw is everything ging with yu? I am mre than willing t prvide yu with assistance fr the upcming cntest rganized by ur schl. It’s great t see yur interest in Chinese culture!
T prepare fr the cntest, here are a few suggestins. Firstly, yu can start by familiarizing yurself with sme famus ancient Chinese pets like Li Bai, Du Fu, and Wang Wei. T enhance yur understanding f their styles and themes, yu can use nline resurces t learn abut the dynasties when they lived and their life experiences. Secndly, it is necessary t study different petic frms such as quatrain, cuplet, and regulated verse. It will help if yu pay attentin t the rules and structures that gvern each frm. What’s mre, memrize a few ppular pems and practice reciting them. This will help yu appreciate the beauty f the language and imprve yur prnunciatin.
Remember, practice makes perfect! Wish yu all the best in the cntest!
Yurs,
Li Hua
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Jane tld Amy nt t jump arund s much because the birds wuld be scared by her sudden mvements. Amy calmed dwn, but she was trembling. Hlding Amy’s hands, Jane cmfrted her: “Just think abut the birds.” They carried each cage up t the reptile huse. Sme birds beat their wings when they felt the wind. Jane spke gently t them, and they sn grew calmer. Amy watched in awe and tried t imitate her. Eventually, they finished relcating the birds. Tired and wrried, they waited inside the reptile huse fr the strm t stp.
After several hurs, the strm stpped, and Mrs. Brwn was able t return t the center. She expressed great cncern that she’d left them alne fr s lng, but Mr. White tld her that Jane’s cl thinking had saved the birds. Mrs. Brwn cast a surprised lk at her daughter. “Hw can yu be s cnfident and curageus?” She asked. Jane replied all she culd think abut was hw scared the birds must have felt in their cages, and she just tk charge. Wearing a radiant smile, Jane added she felt prud f herself.