高中英语人教版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 2 Wildlife protection单元测试练习

这是一份高中英语人教版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 2 Wildlife protection单元测试练习，共12页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，英语知识运用，写作等内容，欢迎下载使用。
Unit 2 单元测试
一、阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
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。
A
More than two thirds of the world’s polar bears will be wiped out by 2050, according to a shocking new study. By then, scientists say, global warming will have melted 42 percent of the Arctic sea ice. By 2100, only a very few of these important creatures will be left.
The report has been produced by the US Geological Survey. The scientists have publicized their findings in the hope of influencing US Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who has been asked to put polar bears on the US endangered species list.
Polar bears depend on floating sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, which are their main food. Without enough ice, polar bears would be forced to go onto the land, where they are killed by hunters, and would be unlikely to adapt to the life on the land in time. Experts say few little bears would survive and the stress could make many females unable to get pregnant.
The team of American and Canadian scientists spent six months studying bears: on the ground, from spotter planes and in the lab, using computer models. Some team members fear the result is even worse for the bears than what their report says. They say the Arctic is warming faster than anywhere in the world and much faster than their computer had been forecasting, Satellite observations have showed that the ice has decreased to an all-time low.
However, not everyone in the scientific community believes that global warming is happening on such an alarming scale. Another investigation has found that polar bears are still being hunted by wealthy “sportsmen” who want their skins and heads. At least ten international companies offer bear-hunting trips.
1. What do we know about Dirk Kempthorne according to the passage?
A. He is an animal scientist.
B. He is a protector of animals working for the US government.
C. He was asked to put polar bears on the US endangered species list.
D. He offered to put polar bears on the endangered species list.
2. Why will polar bears die out if there is not enough sea ice?
A. Because polar bears can’t catch enough food without sea ice.
B. Because polar bears eat ice when they feel thirsty.
C. Because polar bears will be easily found by hunters without ice.
D. Because most female bears are used to giving birth under ice.
3. After a six-month study, some scientists fear that ________.
A. there is something wrong with their computers
B. polar bears will disappear even faster than they ever expected
C. their computer models are not as accurate as they expected
D. global warming will destroy everything in the Arctic
B
The British are known for their sense of humor. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.
Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, “It’s a little damp（潮湿的） outside.” Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, “She isn’t exactly friendly.” Understatement is often used in an unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humor.
Another key to understanding British humor is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidently falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. What’s more, the British love to watch comedies（喜剧） about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedies series Mr. Bean is a good example of this kind of humor.
Mr. Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr. Bean doesn’t talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr. Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr. Bean is popular in many countries around the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humor. Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humor.
4. Why is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?
A. The British often enlarge the fact.
B. British jokes are connected with many different cultures.
C. British jokes are not as funny as jokes in other countries.
D. The British try to make out that something is less important than it is.
5. The author explains understatement by ________.
A. describing a process B. making comparisons
C. following time order D. using examples
6. What can be the best title for the text?
A. British Humor in Comedy B. Humor in Different Cultures
C. Understanding British Humor D. Developing Your Sense of Humor
C
Where do the turtles go?
Every summer, thousands of endangered green sea turtles climb onto beaches around the world. Each mother sea turtle produces 100 or more eggs in a hole, and covers the hole with sand before she swims away.
Two months later, the eggs hatch, and the baby turtles climb out of the sand and swim into the ocean. They don’t reappear until they have grown as large as dinner plates. Until now, no one knows where the baby turtles go or what they do.
“If we don’t know where these little turtles are, we can’t protect them,” says Kim Reich, who helps solve part of the mystery.
Her teacher, Karen Bjorndal, has studied green sea turtles for more than 30 years. Every year, Bjorndal goes to the Bahamas Islands. Many young sea turtles come here to live and eat at the end of their childhood.
These turtles are the only sea turtles that live as plant eaters. In fact, their name may be a result of what they eat. The turtles don’t look green but they do have green fat. Scientists learned that the turtles eat green sea plants, which may turn their fat green.
Between 2002 and 2004, Bjorndal caught 44 green sea turtles in the Bahamas. After testing them, she found something to support the 20-year-old idea: baby green sea turtles eat meat before they turn to a diet of plants. In fact, they eat animals that live in the open ocean.
Scientists still need to find where exactly green sea turtles grow. We now know that baby green sea turtles are out in the open ocean, but the open ocean is a big place.
“It is really a problem,” says Bjorndal. The discovery may help us do a better job of protecting this sea animal.
7. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
A. Baby turtles go to the ocean when they are three months old.
B. Mother turtles leave the eggs alone after they produce them.
C. No one knows when turtles appear on the beach.
D. Mother turtles are as large as dinner plates.
8. Kim Reich does research on where baby turtles go because she wants to ________.
A. help her teacher B. prove an idea C. protect turtles D. become a scientist
9. What does Karen Bjorndal’s research prove about green sea turtles?
A. The young live in the Bahamas Islands.
B. The young eat meat before turning to a diet of plants.
C. They live in the open ocean for a lifelong time.
D. They are the only sea turtles that live as plant eaters.
10. What does the underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Finding out where young turtles grow.
B. Protecting this endangered sea animal.
C. Changing young turtles’ eating habits.
D. Living in the open ocean.
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项。
Top Tips for Better Writing
There are many different types of writing, such as essays, letters and speeches. Whatever your reason is and whatever your style is, there are some universal tips that will help you improve your writing:
Be clear about your purpose
The most basic question to ask yourself before you start is why you are writing. In an essay or assignment, your purpose is to convey information and draw conclusions. But if you are writing a business report, you may want to make recommendations. 11
Start with a plan
12 The result is often disjointed writing with parts that don’t connect. Whatever you are writing, creating a clear plan is the first step to get your message across quickly and in the most effective way.
Guide readers through what you write
Your task is to help readers understand your message quickly and precisely. 13 Each sentence, each paragraph should be relevant to what comes before and what comes after. You should use connected words and phrases to show these connections.
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Your aim in writing is to communicate ideas and information to other people, and you must keep that in mind with every word and sentence you write. Constantly ask yourself who you really write the information for.
Write for the ear, not for the eye
Once you’ve finished a draft of your speech, practice reading it out loud. 15 Revise it, so you are more comfortable giving your speech. You want to sound natural, no matter what the occasion is.
A. Write for readers, not yourself
B. Write for the aim, not for the words
C. It sounds robotic, and employers hate it.
D. Far too often people write without a plan.
E. You’ll hear anything that sounds awkward.
F. Whatever it is, keep your purpose in mind at all times to avoid going off topic.
G. To do this, it is necessary to show them clearly how the different parts relate to each other.
二、英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（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。
With supper finished, it was our time with Dad. Cindy, Tom and I climbed onto our couch. We all 16 Mom to turn on the old tape player.
Dad had been piloting airplanes in Vietnam for the Air Force for a year. Through the year, our family received at least one 17 a week from Dad. Mom played a part to us every day. Every day when Mom turned on the tape player, Dad 18 by asking each of us how our 19 had gone and what we had done. 20 to the tape machine as if he could hear every word, each of us told him about our 21 . Because Mom wrote down our responses, Dad was kept 22 . In the following tape, he 23 our good deeds and 24 corrected our errors. After 25 told Dad their tales, he read to us from the book Mom had sent.
The day Dad was to 26 , all of us were playing around the 27 . Then the gate in the fence opened. A tall man in a 28 walked through the gate.
My eldest sister jumped off the diving board and ran towards the man. Mom ran behind. The man embraced Mom and kissed her.
29 by the scene, Tom and I looked at each other. Soon, the tall, uniformed man arrived at the pool’s edge and smiled 30 at us. With the innocence of a four-year-old girl, I looked up and 31 , “Are you my father?”
He burst into tears, knelt down, 32 us into his arms and said, “Yes, I’m your father.” 33 I heard his voice, I 34 him as my father because it was the same 35 that I heard so frequently on tape.
16. A. waited for B. looked at C. agreed with D. asked for
17. A. letter B. book C. tape D. photo
18. A. began B. greeted C. ended D. faced
19. A. study B. night C. morning D. day
20. A. Listening B. Speaking C. Staring D. Turning
21. A. actions B. movements C. adventures D. events
22. A. up-to-date B. down-and-out C. out-of-date D. up-and-coming
23. A. talked B. praised C. showed D. presented
24. A. strictly B. angrily C. gently D. violently
25. A. anyone B. nobody C. someone D. everyone
26. A. leave B. get C. arrive D. depart
27. A. swimming pool B. house C. grassland D. playing ground
28. A. uniform B. suit C. T-shirt D. jean
29. A. Delighted B. Frightened C. Amused D. Puzzled
30. A. down B. up C. back D. into
31. A. asked B. shouted C. required D. cried
32. A. pushed B. carried C. puled D. sucked
33. A. Before long B. The moment C. Long after D. Just then
34. A. recognized B. realized C. understood D. found
35. A. sound B. voice C. man D. story
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。
The polar bear is found in the Arctic Circle and some big land masses as far south as Newfoundland. While they are rare north of 88°, there is evidence 36 they range all the way across the Arctic, and as far south as James Bay in Canada. It is difficult to figure out a global population of polar bears as much of the range has been 37 （poor） studied; however, biologists calculate that there are about 20,000-25,000 polar bears worldwide.
Modern methods 38 tracking polar bear populations have been employed only since the mid-1980s, and are expensive 39 （perform） consistently over a large area. In recent years some Inuit people in Nunavut 40 （report） increases in bear sightings around human settlements, leading to a 41 （believe） that populations are increasing. Scientists have responded by 42 （note） that hungry bears may be congregating（聚集） around human settlements, leading to the illusion（错觉） that populations are 43 （high） than they actually are. Of 44 nineteen recognized polar bear subpopulations, three are declining, six 45 （be） stable, one is increasing, and nine lack enough data.
三、写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是学校动物保护协会志愿者李华，你校留学生Mike对动物保护工作很热心，来信咨询你们协会的日常工作内容和报名条件。请你写一封回信，内容包括：
1.工作内容：进社区宣传；照顾流浪动物等；
2.志愿者要求：有爱心，时间灵活；
3.报名方式。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.参考词汇：动物保护协会Animal Protection Association; 流浪动物stray animals
Dear Mike,
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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。
In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw a beautiful brooch（胸针）in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price—five dollars—was too high for Reuben Earle. Five dollars would buy almost a week’s food for his family.
Reuben couldn’t ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to his mother, Dora. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. The housework was never-ending, and she struggled to support their five children but she was happy as her family and their well-being were all she cared about.
Nevertheless, he opened the shop’s weathered（风化的） door and went inside, standing proud and straight in his flour-sack（面粉袋改做的） shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don’t have the money right now. Can you please hold it for some time?”
“I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “People around here don’t usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should keep for a while.”
Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. He would raise the money and not tell anybody, for he thought Mum would get surprised when she saw that brooch. On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben suddenly had an idea that he could raise money by selling the used nail bags（装钉子的袋子）. People built their own buildings in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in bags from a local factory. Sometimes the used nail bags were thrown away at the construction site, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece.
That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a rusty soda tin.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
Every day after school, Reuben started his plan. _________________________________________________
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Paragraph 2:
Finally, the time came! _____________________________________________________________________
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Unit 2 单元测试
答案解析
一、
第一节
1.【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“…US Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who has been asked to put polar bears on the US endangered species list.”可知他被要求把北极熊列入美国濒危物种名单，故选C。
2.【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“Polar bears depend on floating sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, which are their main food.”可知，如果没有足够的海冰，北极熊就捕捉不到足够的食物，故选A。
3.【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段的“Some team members fear the result is even worse for the bears than what their report says.”可知，科学家们害怕北极熊消失的速度将比他们预想的还要快，故选B。
4.【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。由第二段中的“Understatement means saying less than you think or feel.”可知选D。
5.【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。由第二段中的“For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, ‘It’s a little damp outside.’ Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, ‘She isn’t exactly friendly.’”可推断出作者通过举例来解释“有保留的陈述”，选D。
6.【答案】C
【解析】主旨大意题。由第一段中的“The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.”和第三段中的“Another key to understanding British humor is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others.”可知这篇短文主要介绍了理解英式幽默的关键是轻描淡写和喜欢开自己和他人的玩笑选C。
7.【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Each mother sea turtle produces 100 or more eggs in a hole, and covers the hole with sand before she swims away.”可知，海龟妈妈产蛋之后，用沙子盖上就游走了。故选B项。
8.【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“‘If we don’t know where these little turtles are, we can’t protect them,’ says Kim Reich, who helps solve part of the mystery.”可知，Kim Reich寻找海龟宝宝是为了保护它们。
9.【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据第六段中的baby green sea turtles eat meat before they turn to a diet of plants可知，绿海龟宝宝先是吃肉，后来才吃植物。
10.【答案】A
【解析】词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段中的“We now know that baby green sea turtles are out in the open ocean, but the open ocean is a big place.”可知，我们现在知道绿海龟宝宝在广阔的海洋中，但是海洋太大了，所以寻找海龟宝宝在哪里长大是个大问题。故选A项。
第二节
11.【答案】F
【解析】由上文“The most basic question to ask yourself before you start is why you are writing. In an essay or assignment, your purpose is to convey information and draw conclusions. But if you are writing a business report, you may want to make recommendations.”可知，写作前最基本的问题就是问问自己为何写作。写散文或作业时旨在传达信息、并得出结论。但如果你正在写一份商业报告，你可能想提出一些建议。所以以上列举了写作之前的目的，故判断出小题11是对上述写作目的的总结。F选项“不管是什么，时刻牢记你的写作目的，避免偏离主题”符合句意。
12.【答案】D
【解析】由下文“The result is often disjointed writing with parts that don’t connect.”可知，这会导致写作各部分不连贯，所以判断出小题12说的是原因。D选项“人们写东西往往不拟提纲”符合句意。由“Each sentence, each paragraph should be relevant to what comes before and what comes after. You should use connected words and phrases to show these connections.”可知，每个句子、每个段落都应与上下文有关。你应使用互相联系的单词和短语来表示这种关联。所以判断出小题13应表达清晰地展示各个段落都应与上下文有关。你应使用互相联系的单词和短语来表示这种关联。所以判断出小题13应表达清晰地展示各个部分如何衔接。G选项“为此有必要向读者清晰地展示不同的部分如何衔接”切题。
14.【答案】A
【解析】由“Your aim in writing is to communicate ideas and information to other people, and you must keep that in mind with every word and sentence you write. Constantly ask yourself who you really write the information for.”可知，你的写作目的是要向他人传递思想与信息，写一词一句时你必须牢记这一点。不断地问自己，你到底要给谁写信息。本段主要说的是写作是给读者看的而不是自己，A选项切题。
15.【答案】E
【解析】由“Revise it, so you are more comfortable giving your speech.”可知，进行修改，演讲就会更顺畅。所以判断出小题15说的是在大声读时发生的情况。B选项“你会听出不适合的地方”符合题意。
二、
第一节
16.【答案】A
【解析】晚饭是我们和父亲在一起的时间，Cindy，Tom和我爬上沙发等待着（wait for）妈妈打开旧的录音机。look at看；agree with同意；ask for请求。
17.【答案】C
【解析】父亲在越南驾驶飞机，每个星期父亲都会寄回一盒磁带（tape）。letter信；book书本；photo照片。
18.【答案】A
【解析】每当母亲打开录音机的时候，父亲都会以询问我们一天的情况以及我们做了什么来开始（begin）。greet问候；end结束；face面对。
19.【答案】D
【解析】每当母亲打开录音机的时候，父亲都会以询问我们一天（day）的情况以及我们做什么了来开始。study学习；night夜晚；morning早晨。
20.【答案】B
【解析】我们都对着录音机说话（speak），似乎父亲能够听见，我们告诉父亲我们每天的冒险经历。listen听；stare凝视；turn转身。
21.【答案】C
【解析】作者把自己每天所做的事情比喻成对世界的冒险，我们把自己的冒险（adventure）行为告诉了父亲。action行动；movement运动；event事件。
22.【答案】A
【解析】母亲把我们的回复都记录了下来并寄给父亲，所以父亲一直都知道我们最新的（up-to-date）情况。down-and out穷困潦倒的；out-of-date过时的；up-and-coming积极进取的。
23.【答案】B
【解析】在接下来的磁带里，父亲表扬（praise）了我们好的行为并温和地纠正了我们的错误。talk谈论；show展示，说明：present呈现；praise与good deeds搭配符合句意，故B项正确。
24.【答案】C
【解析】在接下来的磁带里，父亲表扬了我们好的行为并温和地（gently）纠正了我们的错误。strictly严格地；angrily生气地；violently暴力地。
25.【答案】D
【解析】当所有人（everyone）都讲述了自己的事情以后，父亲才会读母亲寄给他的书。anyone任何人；nobody没有人；someone某个人。
26.【答案】C
【解析】那一天当父亲到家（arrive）的时候，我们所有人都在游泳池旁边玩耍。leave 离开；get得到；depart出发。
27.【答案】A
【解析】根据下一段中“My eldest sister jumped off the diving board and ran towards the man.”可知姐姐从跳水板上下来。说明我们在游泳池（swimming pool）边玩水。house房屋；grassland草地；playing ground操场。
28.【答案】A
【解析】根据第二段第一句“Dad had been piloting airplanes in Vietnam for the Air Force for a year.”可知父亲是一名空军飞行员，飞行员应身着制服（uniform）。suit西服；T-shirt T恤衫；jean牛仔服。
29.【答案】D
【解析】Tom和我并不知道这个人是父亲，我们很困惑（puzzle），面面相觑。delight高兴；frighten使惊慌；amuse娱乐。
30.【答案】A
【解析】通常父母亲都比孩子要高一些，应朝下看着孩子微笑。所以句中使用副词down修饰look at。
31.【答案】A
【解析】根据后面的问句“Are you my father?”可知我问（ask）他是不是我的父亲。shout大喊大叫；require要求；cry哭。
32.【答案】C
【解析】父亲跪着流下了眼泪，他把我们拉（pull）进怀里说：“我是你们的父亲。”push推；carry携带；suck吮吸。
33.【答案】B
【解析】我一（the moment）听见他的声音，就辨认出他是我的父亲，因为这和我经常在磁带里听见的声音是一样的。before long不久以后；long after很久之后；just then就在那时；根据句意可知应该使用the moment引导时间状语从句。
34.【答案】A
【解析】根据上文可知，我辨认出（recognize）他是我的父亲。realize意识到；understand理解；find发现。
35.【答案】B
【解析】我辨认出他是我的父亲，因为这和我经常在磁带里听见的声音（voice）是一样的。sound 声音；man人，男人；story故事。
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36.【答案】that
【解析】考查同位语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，所填词引导同位语从句，解释说明evidence的具体内容，从句中不缺少成分且意义完整，故用that引导。
37.【答案】poorly
【解析】考查词性转换（形容词变副词）。修饰动词studied应用形容词poor的副词形式poorly。
38.【答案】of/for
【解析】考查介词。a method of/for doing sth.做某事的方法。
39.【答案】to perform
【解析】考查非谓语动词。此处是“主语+ be + adj. +不定式”结构，不定式用主动形式表示被动含义。
40.【答案】have reported
【解析】考查时态。根据句中的时间状语in recent years可判断用现在完成时。
41.【答案】belief
【解析】考查词性转换（动词变名词）。根据空格前的不定冠词a可知，此处应填believe的名词形式belief（看法，信念）。
42.【答案】noting
【解析】考查非谓语动词。介词后接动词时，应用其动名词形式。respond by doing sth.通过做某事回应。
43.【答案】higher
【解析】考查形容词比较级。根据空格后的than可知，此处应用high的比较级形式higher。
44.【答案】the
【解析】考查冠词。此处特指确认的19个亚种群，故用定冠词the。
45.【答案】are
【解析】考查时态和主谓一致。此处陈述客观事实，应用一般现在时；six指代six polar bear subpopulations，谓语动词应用复数。
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第一节【答案】One possible version:
Dear Mike,
Hearing that you are enthusiastic about animal protection and show great interest in our Animal Protection Association, I would like to tell you some related information.
With the aim of protecting animals, our association has always been committed to providing animals with better living conditions. What we do regularly is to organize various activities in communities to urge people to pay more attention to the protection of animals and the environment with our combined efforts. Apart from that, we also help look after stray animals, some injured animals included.
Anyone who is caring and helpful, and has a flexible schedule is welcomed to join us. If you are interested in it, please send your application form by email to APA@qq.com.
Looking forward to your participation!
Yours.
Li Hua
第二节【答案】One possible version:
Paragraph 1:
Every day after school, Reuben started his plan. Cold and hungry, Reuben wandered the streets, searching for the nail bags carefully. To save more money, he even decided to deliver papers in the early morning. Exhausted and tired as he felt, he still stuck to the plan. It was the brooch in the shop window that reminded him that what he did was worthwhile. After a long time of hard work, he made it eventually.
Paragraph 2:
Finally the time came! He took out the soda tin, poured the coins out and began to count. Five dollars! His hard work paid off! Holding the soda tin firmly, Reuben rushed for the shop to buy the brooch. The moment he got the beautiful brooch, be burst through the front door and placed it in Dora’s hand. Never had Dora received such a gift. Speechless and happy, she held her son tightly into her arms, with tears welling up in her eyes.