湖南省株洲市2023-2024学年高三上学期教学质量检测一（一模）英语试题（Word版附答案）

这是一份湖南省株洲市2023-2024学年高三上学期教学质量检测一（一模）英语试题（Word版附答案），共11页。试卷主要包含了选择题的作答，非选择题的作答，考试结束后，将答题卡上交，15等内容，欢迎下载使用。
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（本试卷共8页，考试用时120分钟，全卷满分150分）
注意事项：
1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
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4.考试结束后，将答题卡上交。
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。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。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15
答案是C.
1. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. At a restaurant.B. At an airprt.C. At a htel.
2. When shuld the textbks be available at the bkstre?
A. On Tuesday.B. On Wednesday.C. On Thursday.
3. Hw much des the wman pay fr rent per mnth?
A. $100.B. $200.C. $600.
4. What d we knw abut the wman?
A. She stpped exercising tw years ag.
B. She lst a lt f punds in tw years.
C. She chse a different exercising way.
5. What is the prbable relatinship between the tw speakers?
A. Dctr and patient.B. Teacher and student.C. Emplyer and emplyee.
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。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。
6. What d the speakers deckle t d?
A. Ask Diana fr highB. Buy a huge cake.C. Play card games.
7. Wh will prbably get surprised at the party?
A. LilyB. Diana.C. Maggie
听第7段材料，回答地第8、9题。
8. What d we knw abut the man?
A. He bas friends in America.
B. He hikes taking pictures f birds.
C. He gets stamps frm ther cllectrs.
9. When did the man buy his favrite item?
A. In 1967.B. In 1997.C. In 1998.
听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10. Where des the wman’s grandmther live?
A. In her wn huse.B. In her sn’s huse.C. In her daughter’s huse.
11. What d we knw abut the grandmther?
A. She misses her husband.B. She ften des cleaning.
C. She can lk after herself.
12. What des the grandmther enjy abut her present life?
A. Being with friends.B. Visiting relatives.C. Ding husewrk.
13. Hw ften dcs the wman visit her grandmther?
A. Once a week.B. Once a mnth.C. Once a year.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What happens t the wman’s sunglasses?
A. They are lst.B. They are stlen.C. They are brken.
15. When did the man last lse his sunglasses?
A. Earlier tday.B. A week ag.C. Abut half a mnth ag.
16. What des the man say abut Sunglasses Hut?
A. It has a gd reputatin.B. The price there is t high.
C. He usually gets his glasses there.
17. What will the speakers d next?
A. Get smething t eat.B. Buy new sunglasses.
C. Call an insurance cmpany.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Where was Cathy last seen?
A. In the fruit sectin.B. In the tys sectin.C. In the sprting gds sectin.
19. What is Cathy wearing?
A. A blue skirt and red shes.B. A blue bluse and a red skirt.
C. A white skirt and a red bluse.
20. What shuld custmers d if they see Cathy?
A. Take her t the Pizza Hut.B. Call Cathy’s mther Sarah.
C. Take her t the security desk.
第二部分 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
The rising ppularity f swimming hasn’t skipped by the Lake District—this beautiful natinal park is a htspt fr swimmers. Dn’t miss these amazing swimming spts in the Lake District, perfect all year rund.
Haverigg Beach
Great fr dg walking, Haverigg Beach is best enjyed at a lw tide s yu and yur family can make the mst f the available space. The beach isn’t busy in the clder mnths, which makes it an ideal lcatin fr a spt f swimming.
Blea Tarn
Blea Tarn is ideal fr beginners r thse wh want a quiet swim. It is ne f the easiest lakes t visit with tw car parks. Blea Tarn is scenically impressive, especially in the clder mnths. Its therwrldly feel is best seen t be believed— it was even a filming destinatin fr Netflix’s hit fantasy film The Witcher.
Silecrft Beach
Silecrft Beach sleeps at the edge f the Lake District Natinal Park. This beach has excellent water quality and is Marine Cnservatin Sciety-recmmended and it’s easy t see why. As well as being brilliantly lked after, the beach has accessible tilets, adequate parking, a lcal cafe and plenty f nearby pubs t warm up in after a dip in the water.
St Bees Beach
This sand beach is a hidden diamnd when it cmes t striking Lake District views. St Bees Beach has tw car parks available, plenty f cafes and restaurants and even a glf curse! Dgs are als allwed here all year rund. The impressive cliff face at the end f the beach makes fr a brilliant view t swim twards and a sight yu wn’t sn frget. St Bees is England’s nly cliff-nesting seabird clny!
21. Which f the fur spts was sht in a mvie?
A. Haverigg Beach.B. Blea Tarn.C. Silecrft Beach.D. St Bees Beach.
22. What is special abut St Bees Beach?
A. It is dg-friendly.B. It has car parks available.
C. It has a cliff sight.D. It has the best water quality.
23. What d the fur spts have in cmmn?
A. They are lcated in the Lake District.
B. They are sand beaches with restaurants.
C. They are perfect fr swimming beginners.
D. They are recmmended by Marine Cnservatin Sciety.
B
Sallws, the wner f a barbershp（理发店）, designed a wheelchair-accessible barber chair, which was brught t reality by the engineers in the University f Pittsburgh Medical Center. They have develped the device that will help individuals with physical disabilities have a mre tailred, cmfrtable and safe experience at the barbershp. “It’s a barber chair—that was the first cncept,” said Sallws. “But nw we are in the prcess f creating, develping, and applying new technlgies fr applicatins in multiple settings such as dentist chairs r stadium seats,” said Sallws.
Sallws wrked in a hspital as a certified therapist（治疗专家）fr nearly 20 years. He enjyed his career but decided t learn a trade. “I want smething in the wheelhuse f therapists,” said Sallws. “I need smething fulfilling, s I think barbering.” In ne way, sme may see it as a big career change, but Sallws says he is still a therapist. “I jke, I say I’ve gne frm therapy t ‘hairapy’,” said Sallws. “Barbering gives me that therapeutic kind f envirnment that allws me t still talk. Peple knw me as a therapist when they cme in, nt nly as a barber, and s, just the cnversatins are really cl.”
Sallws learned that a barbershp prved cmplex fr clients in wheelchairs. Having ne’s hair washed r getting a clse shave ften means being physically lifted ut f the wheelchair and int a barber chair—an experience that is bth difficult and embarrassing. S Sallws, with the help f the UPMC, has created the barber chair that lifts and tips a wheelchair back safely and cmfrtably. The user rlls nt the barber chair and is raised ne r tw feet, much like what ne wuld see in a car shp. Sallws hpes that the device will prvide clients with the kind f service peple have cme t appreciate at a barbershp.
24. What is Sallws’s achievement?
A. He was named as the best therapist.
B. He became an engineer f the UPMC.
C. He created tailred and cmfrtable dentist chairs.
D. He designed a barber chair fr the wheelchair-bund.
25. Why did Sallws chse t wrk in barbering trade?
A. He culd talk t cl clients.B. He was eager t make a frtune.
C. He culd use his frmer experience.D. He wanted t start a different career.
26. Which f the fllwing best describes Sallws?
A. Cperative and generus.B. Innvative and caring.
C. Talented and cmpetitive.D. Mdest and cmpetent.
27. Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. A Tailred CutB. A Flexible Wheelchair
C. A Skilled BarberD. A Special Barbershp
C
The bk Yes Means Yes, Everything Else Means N, authred by an experienced decisin strategist Bruce Mullen, is mre than just a theretical explratin f simplicity; it’s a practical guide t enhance decisin-making skills. The gal f this bk is nt merely t prmte the philsphy but t equip readers with the tls they need t carry it ut effectively. Frm techniques t priritize tasks t methds fr remving distractins, the bk ffers a cmprehensive tlkit fr simplifying the decisin-making prcess.
In a wrld where indecisiveness ften leads t cnfusin and missed pprtunities, the bk’s philsphy distinguishes between a decisive ‘Yes’ and a clear ‘N’. At its essence, this title encurages readers t grasp the pwer f cnvictin and the art f clear chices. The bk urges us t channel ur energies int the psitive ‘Yes’ and decrease ur effrts with undecided cmmitments.
Authr Bruce Mullen’s jurney began with a cnversatin with his brther, causing a serius reflectin that gave rise t a philsphy centered arund simplicity. Titled ‘Yes Means Yes, Everything Else Means N’, this guiding principle explres the imprtance f decisins in ne’s life. Thrugh his persnal experiences, Mullen determined the pwer f simplificatin, directing him t decisins harmnizing with his cre values and ambitins. Beynd individual cntext, this bk extends its reach, influencing business strategies, relatinship dynamics, and scietal cnsideratins. Mullen’s explratin int the essence f the phrase nt nly drew parallels t the legal ‘Yes Means Yes’ principle but als emphasized the significance f clear intentin in negtiating life’s crssrads.
Yes Means Yes, Everything Else Means N is mre than a bk; it’s a philsphy that can revlutinize hw we apprach decisins. Rted in the simplicity f its title, the bk briefs the essence f purpseful decisin-making. It ffers a set f tls t take apart cmplexity and embrace the pwer f cnfirmatin and decisive negatin. Fr thse wh seek t live a life with clarity and purpse, this bk is a guiding light in the fg f indecisin.
28. What is the bk aimed at?
A. Teaching strategy theries.
B. Slving philsphical prblems.
C. Empwering readers with decisin-making skills.
D. Equipping readers with techniques t simplify life.
29. What des the underlined wrd “cnvictin” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Dubt.B. Speech.C. Certainty.D. Actin.
30. What is the inspiratin fr Mullen’s philsphy f simplicity?
A. A family talk.B. A hard decisin.
C. A painful lessn.D. A sudden thught.
31. What des the authr think f Mullen’s bk?
A. Serius and daring.B. Inclusive and practical.
C. Objective and humrus.D. Plain and straightfrward.
D
Mn dust is the abslute wrst. Nt nly des electrstatics（静电）cause it t stick t virtually everything, but it als has the cnsistency and feel f finely grund fiberglass. It was a genuine prblem fr the six Apll crews wh visited the mn’s surface— mn dust cvered their suits, wrked their way int engines and electrnics, and even ruined a few f their extremely expensive spacesuits.
These are all serius issues t cnsider ahead f NASA’S planned return t the mn’s surface in 2025, but a team f cllege undergraduates at Washingtn State University just develped a slutin t mn dust—spraying liquid nitrgen（氮）nt mn dust. The team develped a new spray that takes advantage f the Leidenfrst effect. Named after its discverer, an 18th-century German dctr Jhann Gttlb Leidenfrst, it ccurs when a liquid cmes int clse cntact with a significantly htter surface, causing it t quickly frm a prtective layer f vapr（蒸汽）that briefly keeps it frm evaprating, such as when water frms int drps and runs acrss a very ht frying nan. The same principle wrks similarly in space. In this case, a liquid nitrgen spray（typically arund -320℉）cmes int cntact with a surface’s relatively warmer lunar dust cating, causing the particles t turn int things like drps and flat away n the nitrgen vaprs.
T test their spray, the research team first dressed a Barbie dll wrapped with a material used t make spacesuits. They then sprayed it with liquid nitrgen in a nrmal atmspheric cnditin as well as the circumstances similar t uter space. Nt nly did the liquid nitrgen spray perfrm better in the latter circumstances, but als it nly resulted in minimal damage t the spacesuit material. In past lunar missins, astrnauts’ specialized brushes fr the mn dust task ften caused damage t spacesuits after a single use. In cmparisn, the liquid nitrgen spray tk 75 uses befre similar issues ccurred.
Ging frward, the team hpes t further research the cmplexity that makes the cleaning prcess s effective, as well as secure funding t cnstruct testing rms mre clsely resembling the lunar surface’s gravity. With any luck, maybe a can f their Mn-Dust-Gne will be abard a future Artemis missin, ready t help astrnauts avid ne f the lunar surface’s annying things.
32. Why des the authr mentin “Apll” in the first paragraph?
A. T prve mn dust is a real headache.
B. T cmpare past and present mn prgrams.
C. T shw the achievements in mn explratin.
D. T ffer readers insights int the Apll prgram.
33. What des the underlined wrd “particles” in Paragraph 2 refer t?
A. Liquid waste.B. Mn dust.C. Nitrgen spray.D. Prtective cating.
34. What did the research team find abut their spray in Paragraph 3?
A. It belnged t single-use items fr astrnauts.
B. It perfrmed better in nrmal atmspheric cnditins.
C. It increased the strength f the material f spacesuits.
D. It prtected spacesuits better cmpared with the brush.
35. What may the fllw-up research f the spray fcus n?
A. Test subjects.B. Cmplex lunar surface.
C. Other applicatins.D. Reasns fr efficient cleaning.
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。
One might hpe that children’s capacity fr bredm wuld be matched by an appetite fr all things new— If nly parenting were s easy. 36 Here are expert-apprved tips n hw t get yur kids t attempt new things withut frightening them ff.
Start with what they knw. Take smething yur kids already like r are gd at, and push them t try it in a new envirnment r a slightly different way. If yu want yur kids t feel cnfident abut their strengths and use that as a springbard t try smething new, think: 37 Hw can yu help them advance in that? There is n need t learn a new thing—yu just create an pprtunity t push yur kids t try smething new with the skill they knw.
Make a list. Ask yur children what new things they want t try ut r have them write a list. Help them figure ut what it is that they are wrried abut when they avid new things. 38 It’s a way t help them feel in charge f their emtins and understand the cnnectin between thughts and actins.
39 Yu shuld bth recgnize yur children’s fears and express certainty that they can handle the task. It is imprtant t prject cnfidence in yur children. Say yu believe they have capacity t handle thse challenges and tlerate the discmfrt r wrries r negative feelings that might cme alng with ding new r scary things.
Cnsider if they are ding enugh. Yu shuld als d sme reflecting f yur wn. D yur children really need t try tfu r martial arts? If yur kids are functining verall, they are ding the basics and they have sme friends, then be encuraging. 40 Smetimes ding that stps yu frm fcusing n the things they are ding.
A. Sympathize and encurage.
B. Be tlerant and pen-minded.
C. What are yur kids cmfrtable with?
D. Why are yur kids fascinated by new things?
E. Dn’t verstress n everything they are nt ding.
F. Smetimes the act f identifying and naming fears can help decrease them.
G. Trying new things is difficult fr many children, whether a different fd r skill.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Washing windws was the wrst chre fr Maddie. As she did it, she nticed her 41 Mr. Valdez pressing his knees with a rake（耙子）lying beside him. “Hw are yu?”
“Well, Maddie.” Mr. Valdez answered. “But raking leaves is the 42 chre fr me.” “I’ll rake them fr yu first and finish washing my windws later.” Maddie 43 . She enjyed building piles f glden leaves, 44 the grass and making the yard lk like a freshly swept carpet. Truly appreciating her help, Mr. Valdez 45 Maddie the rake and went t see Mrs. Iguchi acrss the street.
Maddie raked, piled and bagged all leaves. “I have t g back t d my windws.” She thught, turned tward her huse and then stpped in 46 . Tm, the teenage by living nearby, was washing her windws! Befre she expressed her 47 t Tm, Mr. Valdez entered with Mrs. Iguchi. “I can explain. When I visited Mrs. Iguchi, she was 48 peeling（去皮）ptates, s I vlunteered. I like making the ptat peelings int lng curly shapes.”
Maddie lked puzzled, still 49 hw peeling ptates culd have turned int washing windws. Mrs. Iguchi cntinued the 50 . She said she 51 t d her favrite —cleaning the carpet at Tm’s huse when brrwing dustpans. When Tm asked what culd be dne fr her, she culdn’t 52 any chres but nly remembered Mr. Valdez had mentined Maddie’s windws weren’t getting 53 because she was raking his leaves.
Tm added, “Nthing is mre pleasant than seeing the 54 glass shine in the sun.”
What a neighbrhd chre chain! Everyne gets a favrite and returns a 55 .
41. A. gardenerB. cleanerC. neighbrD. clleague
42. A. hardestB. tiniestC. latestD. earliest
43. A. indicatedB. hesitatedC. resistedD. vlunteered
44. A. cuttingB. wateringC. uncveringD. planting
45. A. handedB. bughtC. returnedD. displayed
46. A. srrwB. delightC. frightD. surprise
47. A. gratitudeB. dubtC. cncernD. disapprval
48. A. unwillinglyB. hpefullyC. excitedlyD. aimlessly
49. A. understandingB. wnderingC. statingD. shwing
50. A. bradcastB. persistenceC. bservatinD. explanatin
51. A. appearedB. refusedC. happenedD. pretended
52. A. think fB. set asideC. put ffD. take up
53. A. changedB. repairedC. washedD. decrated
54. A. valuableB. sptlessC. previusD. clrful
55. A. callB. greetingC. prfitD. favr
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 Secnd Internatinal Summit n BDS Applicatins was held in Zhuzhu, Hunan prvince frm Octber 26 t 28 with 13 special activities 56 （share）cutting-edge technlgies, linking high-end resurces and prmting high-quality prjects.
BDS, the BeiDu Navigatin Satellite System, has becme ne f the fur glbal satellite navigatin 57 （system）recgnized by the UN, alng with the United States’ GPs, Russia’s GLONASs and the Eurpean Unin’s Galile. It 58 （serve）users in mre than 200 cuntries and regins wrldwide ver the past years.
The applicatin f BDs expands fast, and it has prvided service fr mre than 20 industries such as 59 （energetic）and telecmmunicatin. BDS is a public service prduct 60 （ffer）by China, and the cuntry is willing t 61 （deep）cperatin in BDS applicatin with all ther cuntries arund the wrld t strengthen technlgy cmmunicatin and meet the diverse demands f users arund the wrld.
62 the birthplace f BDS technlgy, Hunan prvince bsts mre than 80 percent f cre technlgies in the industry. And 63 prvince has 518 enterprises related t BDS with a ttal prductin value reaching 38 billin yuan and aims 64 （increase）the scale f its BDS industry t 100 billin yuan in the next three years. It is cnfident that it will make breakthrughs in new technlgy, prmte the cperatin between institutes, universities and enterprises 65 imprve the research and manufacturing capability f BDS.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
学校英文报正在组织同学们分享自己高中阶段的学习方法，请你以此为主题写一篇短文投稿。
内容包括：
1.简要描述；
2.主要收获。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Grandma tried t straighten ut her fingers. “Jessica, I think I am dne knitting（编织）,” she said. “My fingers just wn’t d what I tell them any mre.” I lked at Grandma’s hands, remembering that she had taught me hw t knit glves fr my dlls since I was little and that her hands had been sure and strng whatever she had knitted. Grandma had always said that I was very gd with her knitting needles and balls f yarn（纱线）.
But this winter she culd hardly bend her fingers. The dctr said Grandma had arthritis（关节炎）, suggesting she shuld keep her hands warm. I made her cups f tea t hld and mved her chair clser t the fire. Hwever, her fingers were still difficult t mve.
I wasn’t used t seeing Grandma’s hands s still. In the mrning, her hands were still in her lap. In the evening, her quiet hands even made her vice stay still. I tried t help her find her vice. “Grandma, tell me abut when yu were a little girl like befre,” I begged, knwing she lved t tell interesting stries f her nine brthers and sisters and herself during their childhd. “That was s lng ag, Jessica,” whispered Grandma. “I can barely remember.”
This winter there were n hats with matching glves r sft sweaters knitted by Grandma. But I missed her vice mre than thse. What abut her sister Olga giving their snwman a bath in ht water? What abut her brther Peti cutting ff her dll’s beautiful hair and then hiding it? Were thse wrds still mving silently in her head?
After dinner, Grandma fell asleep in her rcking chair. Mm srted thrugh ur knitting items, amng which an ld pair f glves caught my attentin. The glves were Grandma’s favrite nes with the names f Grandma and her nine brthers and sisters n the fingertips. Each time she wre them, all her happy childhd memries wuld becme very interesting stries in her muth.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
株洲市2024届高三年级教学质量统一检测（一）
参 考 答 案
命题人：骆杏元（二中） 刘知文（三中） 柳芳（十三中） 张光明（市教科院）
审题人：骆杏元（二中） 刘知文（三中） 柳芳（十三中） 黄钰（二中）
钟娟（二中） 张光明（市教科院）
第一部分 听力（30分）
1-5 ACBBC6-10 AACBA11-15 CABCC16-20 BAABC
第二部分 阅读（50分）
第一节（37.5分）
21-23 BCA24-27 DCBA28-31 CCAB32-35 ABDD
第二节（12.5分）
36-40 GCFAE
第三部分 语言运用（30分）
第一节（15分）
41-45 CADCA46-50 DBABD51-55 CACBD
第二节（15分）
56. sharing57. systems58. has served59. energy60. ffered
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第四部分 写作（40分）
第一节 （15分）
Pssible versin 1
Gd study methds are f vital imprtance t us high schl students.
During my high schl life, I have learned many beneficial study methds, the mst useful f which I think is thinking while learning. I think abut what I will explre in class when previewing lessns befre class, I think abut hw t braden my knwledge and sharpen my skills when listening t teachers in class and I think abut hw t utilize what I have learned flexibly when ging ver lessns after class.
As a saying ges, study withut thinking leads t cnfusin; thinking withut study ends in puzzlement. Thrugh this methd, nt nly d I cnslidate the knwledge I’ve acquired and imprve my grades, but als I gradually build up my cnfidence, which I suppse will have an everlasting psitive influence n my life.
Pssible versin 2
During my high schl, the mst beneficial study methd fr me is ging ver lessns regularly, which reinfrces my memry and enhances my understanding. I usually set aside ne r half a day each week t g ver what I have learned, depending n the prgress f my subjects. During the prcess, I first recall the key pints learned in the previus week. Then, I d sme related exercises t cnslidate the key pints and identify what I haven’t mastered.
This methd acts as a safeguard against frgetting and helps me remember far lnger. It als brings rewards at test time and reduces pre-test anxiety, which guarantees my excellent academic perfrmance.
第二节（25分）
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The glves gave me an idea. I quietly put them in Grandma’s lap, waiting fr her t wake up. It seemed that Grandma sensed what was happening and she pened her eyes. “Yur family.” I said, sftly tuching her hands and handing the glves t her. “Oh, Jessica. I almst frget them. Help me put them n.” Grandma’s eyes shne with excitement. The glves had a magical effect n her and brught back all her childhd memries. The whle huse was full f ur laughter. “Grandma’s happy vice has cme back, and hw abut ur knitting?” I wanted t have a try.
“Grandma, shall we knit a new pair f glves?” I asked hpefully. There was a lnging lk n Grandma’s face. She paused fr a secnd and then smiled, “Why nt? My fingers can’t d what I tell them but yurs can.” Happily picking up her knitting needles and a ball f yarn, I began t knit carefully, nt nly knitting a new pair f glves, but als knitting a happy family. Seeing Grandma slwly mving her fingers back and frth inside the ld glves as she taught me, I had n idea whether her hands wuld recver, but I did believe ur happy mments wuld be always there.
The glves gave me an idea.
“Grandma, shall we knit a new pair f glves?” I asked hpefully.