廣東省肇慶市高要金利中學(xué)2022年高三英語聯(lián)考試題含解析

廣東省肇慶市高要金利中學(xué)2022年高三英語聯(lián)考試題含解析一、選擇題1.-----Doyoudoubt______hehaspassedtheexamination?-----Iamnotdoubtfulatall______hehaspassedalltheexaminations.A.that;whether

B.that;thatC.whether;that

D.whether;whether參考答案：B2.Mostworkersarein_________habitofhaving_________quicklunchinthecompanyeveryday.A.the;不填

B.the;a

C.a;a

D.a;不填參考答案：3.Only__________onelosesfreedom__________knowitsvalue．A．when,hedoes

B．when,doeshe

C．what,hedid

D．that,didhe參考答案：B4.Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_____saywherehewas.

A.mustn’t

B.shouldn’t

C.wouldn’t

D.mightn’t參考答案：C略5.—Theladystarredinmanyfilms.

—Really?Butrarely_____________inpublicnowadays.A.sheisseen

B.issheseen

C.wassheseen

D.shewasseen參考答案：B略6.Westofthecity________,whichprovidesalotofjobopportunitiesforthelocalpeople.A.afactorylies B.doesafactorylieC.islyingafactory D.liesafactory參考答案：D考查倒裝。此題為全部倒裝。7.---Ipaidhim300yuanforthesneakers．

---Oh,hechargedyoutoomuch．You_____themwithhalfthemoney．

A．couldhavebought

B．needn’thavebought

C．musthavebought

D．wouldn’thavebought參考答案：A8.Enormous_______inmedicalsciencemaymakeitpossibleforpeopletolivefor150years.A.advances

B.progresses

C.backwardness

D.revolutionaries參考答案：A9.“Iamastonished,mydear,”saidMrs.Bennet,“thatyou_____besoreadytothinkyourownchildrensilly.”A.might B.could C.would D.should參考答案：D10.Consideringthecomingoftheentranceexam,someschoolshaveabandonedthe

ofdoingmorningexercises.

A．a(chǎn)ction

B．practice

C．habit

D．custom參考答案：B11.______youreadtheinstructionsclosely,youwouldknowwhatI________referringtonow.

A.Had;was

B.Should;am

C.Had;am

D.If;was參考答案：C略20.---Howcouldyoubesorudeastowalkinthemiddleofmyclass?---_____________A.Nothingmuch

B.Nothingserious

C.Neveragain

D.Nevermind參考答案：C略13.It’s3months_____theplayergotinjured,butitwon’tbelong_____hereturnstothecourt.A.after;when

B.since;beforeC.before;since

D.that;when參考答案：B14.—HaveyouheardaboutAppleiPhone4?

—Sure．Itisveryhotthesedays．I'mthinkingaboutgetting___

___．

A．one

B．them

C．that

D．it參考答案：A略15.AseriesofTVplays______onChannel4thesedays.A.is

B.was

C.are

D.were參考答案：A16.Itwas______greatshocktothegirlwhen_____wordcamethatherclosefrienddiedinthesevereearthquakeofHaiti.【選自《贏在高考》冠詞專項(xiàng)】A.a;/

B.the;the

C.a;the

D./;the參考答案：a略17.Haveyouheard

newsthatheisranked________firstinthecompetition?A.a;/ B./;the C.the;the D.the;/參考答案：【答案】略18.Wefeel______ourdutytomakeourcountryabetterplace.A．itB．this

C．that

D．one參考答案：A27.—Howabouttheparty______atMary’shouse?—Wonderful!Everyonehadagoodtime．A.holding

B.tohold

C.beingheld

D.held參考答案：D略二、完型填空20.Tim,myseven-year-oldson,islearningtoplaythedrums.Itisan

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thathasalwayscaughthisattention___22___

hehearsthemplayed.BeforeI___23___hisfirstlessons,drumswereallhewanted.Attheageof3he___24___hisminidrumsetduringashow.Usingthatsamedrumsetheperfectedthetimingandrhythmofapopularchurchsong___25___enoughforhismomtosingalongto.MysonhadfoundhispassionatayoungageandHadanatural

___26___

tocatchonquicklyWantingtoactquicklyto

___27___histalent,Iimmediatelysignedhimupfordrumlessons.Nosoonerhadmyfirstpaymentclearedthanhispassion

____28____.Hedidnotwanttotakeinstructions.Hewantedtoplaythedrums

___29___.Tohimthedrumswereawayof____30____.Ianwantedto"playthebeatofhisowndrum."Thechallengewasthatmusichasmorethanone____31____.Rockdoesn'tsoundlikesmoothjazzandsmoothjazzdoesn'tsoundlike____32____Youcan'tplayevery____33____thatexiststothesamebeat.If____34____wereaseriesofsongs,themelodies____35____couldbecalmingandpeaceful,orviolentandchaotic,Eacheventwefacehasits____36____ownsound,sowehavetolearn____37____

toplaythetuneofthemoment.Youshouldunderstandthatevenwithallthenaturaltalentintheworldthereisalways____38____forimprovement.Youcan'tdoitallwithout_____39_____'Youwon'tknowhowtoplayevery

beatlifethrowsatyouwithoutpractice.Youcan't____40____talentforever.21.A.arrangement

B.enjoyment

C.instrument

D.advertisement22.A.anyway

B.however

C.whatever

D.anytime23.A.paidfor

B.waitedon

C.tookoff

D.burstint。24.A.founded

B.played

C.lost

D.learned25.A.similar

B.horriblel

C.good

D.strange26.A.taste

B.talent

C.tendency

D.habit27.A.improve

B.decrease

C.discover

D.admit28.A.rose

B.strengthened

C.progressed

D.disappeared29.A.byhimself

B.inhisway

C.inperson

D.withothers30.A.expression

B.possession

C.permission

D.impression31.A.form

B.sound

C.beat.

D.advantage32.A.nature

B.culture

C.view

.

D.folk33.A.poem

B.song

C.sport

D.game34.A.luck

B.life

C.night

D.music35.A.attimes

B.asusual

C.ingeneral

D.onaverage36.A.quite

B.well

C.fast

D.very37.A.when

B.where

C.how

D.why38.A.place

B.spot

C.scenery

D.room39.A.instructions

B.efforts

C.contributions

D.experiences40.A.figureout

B.putoff

C.relyon

D.takein參考答案：21.C

22.D

23.A

24.B

25.C

26.B

27.A

28.D

29.B

30.A

31.C

32.D

33.B

34.B

35.A

36.D

37.C

38.D

39.A

40.C本文是一篇記敘文。作者的兒子有打鼓的天賦，文章講述的是作者的兒子學(xué)打鼓的故事。作者從中得到的感悟是：即使有世界上所有的天賦，總有改進(jìn)的空間。你不能永遠(yuǎn)依靠天賦。【21題詳解】考查名詞。A.arrangement安排；B.enjoyment享受；C.instrument儀器；

D.advertisement廣告。根據(jù)Itisan

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thathasalwayscaughthisattention___2___

hehearsthemplayed.可知，這是一種樂器，每當(dāng)他聽到演奏的時(shí)候，總是引起他的注意。故選C?！?2題詳解】考查副詞。A.anyway無論如何；B.however不管怎樣；C.whatever無論什么；D.anytime任何時(shí)候。根據(jù)Itisan

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thathasalwayscaughthisattention___2___

hehearsthemplayed.可知，這是一種樂器，每當(dāng)他聽到演奏的時(shí)候，總是引起他的注意。故選D?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞組。A.paidfor為---付出代價(jià)；B.waitedon服侍；C.tookoff脫掉，摘下；D.burstinto闖入。根據(jù)BeforeI___3___hisfirstlessons,drumswereallhewanted.可知，在我支付他的第一堂課之前，鼓是他想要的全部。故選A。【24題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。A.founded建立；B.played玩；C.lost失去；D.learned學(xué)習(xí)。根據(jù)Attheageof3he___4___hisminidrumsetduringashow.可知，在3歲的時(shí)候，他在一個(gè)節(jié)目中播放了他的迷你鼓。故選B?！?5題詳解】考查形容詞。A.similar相似的；B.horrible可怕的；C.good好的；D.strange奇怪的。根據(jù)Usingthatsamedrumsetheperfectedthetimingandrhythmofapopularchurchsong___5___enoughforhismomtosingalongto.可知，用同樣的鼓點(diǎn)，他完善了一首流行的教堂歌曲的時(shí)間和節(jié)奏，這首歌足以讓他的媽媽跟著唱。故選C?！?6題詳解】考查名詞。A.taste味道；B.talent才能；C.tendency傾向；D.habit習(xí)慣。根據(jù)MysonhadfoundhispassionatayoungageandHadanatural

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tocatchonquickly可知，我的兒子在很小的時(shí)候就發(fā)現(xiàn)了他的激情，并且天生就有能力迅速抓住它。故選B。【27題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。A.improve提高；B.decrease增長；C.discover發(fā)現(xiàn)；D.admit承認(rèn)。根據(jù)Wantingtoactquicklyto

___7___histalent,Iimmediatelysignedhimupfordrumlessons.可知，為了提高他的才能，我立即給他報(bào)了個(gè)鼓課。故選A。【28題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。A.rose升起；B.strengthened加強(qiáng)；C.progressed取得進(jìn)步；

D.disappeared消失。根據(jù)Nosoonerhadmyfirstpaymentclearedthanhispassion

____8____.可知，我的第一筆付款剛一結(jié)束，他的熱情就消失了。故選D。【29題詳解】考查詞組。A.byhimself靠自己；B.inhisway當(dāng)他的路；C.inperson親自；D.withothers和其他人。根據(jù)Hewantedtoplaythedrums

___9___.可知，他想用他的方法打鼓。故選B。【30題詳解】考查名詞。A.expression表情；B.possession所有；C.permission許可；

D.impression印象。根據(jù)Tohimthedrumswereawayof___10___.可知，對(duì)他來說，鼓是一種表達(dá)方式。故選A?！?1題詳解】考查名詞。A.form形式，表格；B.sound聲音；C.beat敲擊；D.advantage優(yōu)勢(shì)。根據(jù)Thechallengewasthatmusichasmorethanone___11___.可知，挑戰(zhàn)在于音樂有不止一種節(jié)拍。故選C?！?2題詳解】考查名詞。A.nature大自然；B.culture文化；C.view觀點(diǎn)；D.folk民族。根據(jù)Rockdoesn'tsoundlikesmoothjazzandsmoothjazzdoesn'tsoundlike___12___可知，搖滾樂聽起來不像平滑的爵士和流暢的爵士樂聽起來不像民謠。故選D?！?3題詳解】考查名詞。A.poem詩；B.song歌曲；C.sport運(yùn)動(dòng)；D.game游戲。根據(jù)Youcan'tplayevery___13___thatexiststothesamebeat.可知，你不可能演奏出所有的歌曲都是一樣的。故選B?！?4題詳解】考查名詞。A.luck運(yùn)氣；B.life生活；C.night

D.music音樂。根據(jù)If___14___wereaseriesofsongs,themelodies___15___couldbecalmingandpeaceful,orviolentandchaotic可知，如果生活是一系列的歌曲，那么旋律有時(shí)可以是平靜的，和平的，暴力的和混亂的。故選B?！?5題詳解】考查詞組。A.attimes有時(shí)候；B.asusual像平常一樣；C.ingeneral一般而言；D.onaverage平均。根據(jù)If___14___wereaseriesofsongs,themelodies___15___couldbecalmingandpeaceful,orviolentandchaotic可知，如果生活是一系列的歌曲，那么旋律有時(shí)可以是平靜的，和平的，暴力的和混亂的。故選A?！?6題詳解】考查副詞。A.quite相當(dāng)；B.well很好地；C.fast迅速地；D.very非常。根據(jù)Eacheventwefacehasits___16___ownsound,sowehavetolearn___17___

toplaythetuneofthemoment.可知，我們面對(duì)的每一個(gè)事件都有它自己的聲音，所以我們必須學(xué)會(huì)如何演奏這一時(shí)刻。故選D?！?7題詳解】考查疑問詞。A.when什么時(shí)候；B.where在哪里；C.how怎樣；D.why為什么。根據(jù)Eacheventwefacehasits___16___ownsound,sowehavetolearn___17___

toplaythetuneofthemoment.可知，我們面對(duì)的每一個(gè)事件都有它自己的聲音，所以我們必須學(xué)會(huì)如何演奏這一時(shí)刻。故選C?！?8題詳解】考查名詞。A.place地方；B.spot地點(diǎn)；C.scenery風(fēng)景；D.room房間。根據(jù)Youshouldunderstandthatevenwithallthenaturaltalentintheworldthereisalways___18___forimprovement.可知，你應(yīng)該明白，即使有世界上所有的天賦，總有改進(jìn)的空間。故選D?！?9題詳解】考查名詞。A.instructions指令；B.efforts努力；C.contributions貢獻(xiàn)；

D.experiences經(jīng)歷。根據(jù)Youcan'tdoitallwithout____19____'可知，你不能在沒有指示的情況下完成所有的工作。故選A。【40題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞組。A.figureout計(jì)算出，明白；B.putoff推遲；C.relyon依賴；D.takein吸收。根據(jù)Youcan't___20___talentforever.可知，你不能永遠(yuǎn)依靠天賦。故選C。21.完型填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）Earlyinthemorning,Iwastakeninanylonbagintoatruck.Ifeltterribleaswellas

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.Whatwouldshedowithme?Shewasalmostmadafterthe

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ofherhusband.Afewminuteslater,Iheardthetruck

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itsengineandmovefast.Ikeptmakingsoundstoshowmycomplaints,butfailedtomakeany

44.Finallysheputmedownina

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place.Maybeshedidn’twantmetodiefromlackofair;sheuntiedthebag.I

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outandlookedup,onlytoseemanystrangefacesandfingerspointingatme.Itturnedoutthatmyownermeantto

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meaway.Isawmyowneronthetruck,whichwasgoingfartherandfartheraway.SoIturnedmyhead

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thedirectionofthetruck.ThedayswespenttogetherwerelikeamovieplayinginfrontofmyeyesasIranafterthetruck.Isawmymaleowner,whosufferedlivercancer,lookedatmewithhissadeyes.Isawmyself

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myownereverywhere;Isawhimlieinhisdyingbed,sheall

50.IranasfastasIcould.Andthe

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Isawherwavetome,myeyesbecamewet.Iwouldn’tblame(責(zé)備)herfortreatingmelikethisforshewassucha(n)

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lady.Sheseemedevensomewhat

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athisleavingheralone,tryingmanywaysto

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thepainsoflosinghim.She

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hispicturesandclothes.Sheredecoratedthewholehouse.NowIwastheonly

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thingtoremindherofhim.

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later,Iamprettysurethatshewouldrealizehowmadshewastodothis...ThetruckfinallystoppedwhenIwasalmost

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.Iheardher

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,“Iknowyouareapresenthelefttome.”41.A.frightened

B.excited

C.entertained

D.puzzled42.A.death

B.absence

C.separation

D.missing43.A.run

B.drive

C.start

D.operate44.A.sense

B.difference

C.effort

D.trouble45.A.usual

B.dark

C.beautiful

D.strange46.A.dashed

B.walked

C.struggled

D.rushed47.A.throw

B.give

C.take

D.keep48.A.into

B.at

C.in

D.to49.A.guide

B.follow

C.support

D.bring50.A.inpeace

B.insilence

C.outofbreath

D.intears51.A.time

B.way

C.direction

D.moment52.A.cruel

B.unfortunate

C.unfair

D.unfriendly53.A.confused

B.sad

C.angry

D.calm54.A.prevent

B.remove

C.bear

D.kill55.A.burned

B.kept

C.sold

D.hid56.A.walking

B.moving

C.existing

D.inspiring57.A.But

B.And

C.So

D.Then58.A.madeout

B.knockedout

C.leftout

D.wornout59.A.firmly

B.patiently

C.disappointedly

D.sadly60.A.shout

B.whisper

C.speak

D.talk參考答案：三、閱讀理解22.閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳答案，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑Longbusridesareliketelevisionshows.Theyhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanendwithcommercialsthrownineverythreeorfourminutes.Thecommercialsareunavoidable.Theyhappenwhetheryouwantthemornot.Everycoupleofminutesabillboardglidesbyoutsidethebuswindow."BuySuperCleanToothpaste.”DrinkGoodWetRootBeer.”FillupwithPacificGas.”O(jiān)nlyifyousleep,whichisequaltoturningthetelevisionsetoff,areyousparedtheunendingcryof"YouNeedIt!BuyItNow!"Thebeginningoftherideiscomfortableandsomewhatexciting,evenifyou’vetraveledthatwaybefore.Usuallysomethingshavechangednewhouses,newbuildings,sometimesevenanewroad.Thebusdriverhasastyleofdrivingandit’sfuntotrytofigureitoutthefirsthourorso.Ifthedriverisparticularlyreckless（魯莽的）ordaring,theridecanbeasthrilling（驚心動(dòng)魄的）asasuspensestory.Willthedriverpassthetruckintime?Willthedrivermoveintotherightorthelefthandlane?Afterawhile,ofcourse,theexcitementdiesdown.Sleepingforawhilehelpspassthemiddlehoursoftheride.Foodalwaysmakesbusridesmoreinteresting.Butyou’vegottobecarefulofwhatkindoffoodyoueat.Toomuchsaltyfoodcanmakeyouverythirstybetweenstops.Theendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginning.Youknowitwillsoonbeoverandthere’sakindofexpectationandexcitementinthat.Theseatofcourse,hasbecomeharderasthehourshavepassed.Bynowyou’vesatwithyourlegscrossed,withyourhandsinyourlap,withyourhandsonthearmrestsevenwithyourhandscrossedbehindyourhead.Theendcomesjustatnomorewaystosit.60.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothepassengersusuallyseewhentheyareonalongbustrip?A.Busesontheroad.

B.Filmsontelevision.C.Advertisementsonthebillboards.

D.Gasstations.61.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Togivethewriter’sopinionaboutlongbustrips.B.Topersuadeyoutotakealongbustrip.C.Toexplainhowbustripsandtelevisionshowsdiffer.D.Todescribethebillboardsalongtheroad.62.Thewriterofthispassagewouldprobablyfavor

.A.busdriverswhoaren’treckless

B.drivingaloneC.atelevisionsetonthebus

D.nobillboardsalongtheroad63.ThewriterfeelslongbusridesarelikeTVshowsbecause

.A.thecommercialsbothonTVshowsandonbillboardsalongtheroadarefunB.theybothhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanend,withcommercialsinbetweenC.thedriversarealwaysrecklessonTVshowsjustastheyareonbusesD.bothtravelingandwatchingTVarenotexciting.64.Thewriterthinksthattheendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginningbecausebothare.A.exciting

B.comfortable

C.tiring

D.boring參考答案：60-64

CADBA23.OnhisbenchinMadisonSquareSoapymoveduneasily,andherealizedthefactthatthetimehadcomeforhimtoprovideagainstthecomingwinter.ThewinterambitionsofSoapywerenotofthehighest.InthemtherewerenodreamsofMediterraneanvoyagesorblueSouthernskies.ThreemonthsontheIslandwaswhathissouldesired.Threemonthsofassuredboardandbedandgoodcompany,safefromnorthwindsseemedtoSoapythemostdesirablething.JustasthemorefortunateNewYorkershadboughttheirticketstoPalmBeacheachwinter,SoapyhadmadehisarrangementsforhisannualjourneytotheIsland.Andnowthetimehadcome.ThereweremanyinstitutionsofcharityinNewYorkwherehemightreceivelodgingandfood,buttoSoapy’sproudspiritthegiftsofcharitywereundesirable.Youmustpayinhumiliationofspiritforeverythingreceivedatthehandsofmercy.Soitwasbettertobeaguestofthelaw.Soapy,havingdecidedtogototheIsland,atoncesetaboutaccomplishinghisdesire.HelefthisbenchandwentupBroadway.Hestoppedatthedoorofaglitteringcafe.Hewasshavenandhiscoatwasdecent.Ifhecouldreachatableintherestaurant,theportionofhimthatwouldshowabovethetablewouldraisenodoubtinthewaiter’smind.Aroastedduck,withabottleofwine,acigarandacupofcoffeewouldbeenough.Suchadinnerwouldmakehimhappy,forthejourneytohiswinterrefuge.ButasSoapyenteredtherestaurantdoor,theheadwaiter’seyefelluponhisshabbytrousersandoldshoes.Stronghandspushedhiminsilenceandhasteoutintothestreet.Someotherwayofenteringthedesirablerefugemustbefound.AtacornerofSixthAvenueSoapytookastoneandsentitthroughtheglassofaglitteringshopwindow.Peoplecamerunningaroundthecorner,apolicemanattheheadofthem.Soapystoodstill,withhishandsinhispockets,andsmiledatthesightofthepoliceman.“Whereisthemanthathasdonethat?”askedthepoliceman.“Don’tyouthinkthatIhavehadsomethingtodowithit?”saidSoapy,friendly.ThepolicemanpaidnoattentiontoSoapy.Menwhobreakwindowsdon’tremaintospeakwithpolicemen.Theyrunaway.Hesawamanrunningandrushedafterhim,stickinhand.Soapy,disgusted,walkedalong,twiceunsuccessful.Ontheoppositesideofthestreetwasarestaurantforpeoplewithlargeappetitesandmodestpurses.Soapyenteredthisplacewithoutdifficulty.Hesatatatableandatebeefsteakandpie.Andthenhetoldthewaiterhehadnomoney.“Goandcallacop,”saidSoapy.“Anddon’tkeepagentlemanwaiting.”“Nocopforyou,”saidthewaiter.“Hey!”ThenSoapyfoundhimselflyinguponhisleftearonthepavement.Hearosewithdifficulty,andbeatthedustfromhisclothes.Arrestseemedarosydream.TheIslandseemedfaraway.Afteranotherunsuccessfulattempttobearrestedforharassingayoungwoman,Soapywentfurthertowardthedistrictoftheatres.Whenhesawapolicemanstandinginfrontofaglitteringtheatre,hethoughtof“disorderlyconduct”.OnthesidewalkSoapybegantosingdrunkensongsatthetopofhisvoice.Hedanced,cried,andotherwisedisturbedthepeace.ThepolicemanturnedhisbacktoSoapy,andsaidtoacitizen,“ItisoneoftheYaleboyscelebratingtheirfootballvictory.Noisy,butnoharm.”Sadly,Soapystoppedhisuselesssinginganddancing.TheIslandseemedunattainable.Hebuttonedhisthincoatagainstthenorthwind.Inacigarstorehesawawell-dressedmanwhohadsethissilkumbrellabythedoor.Soapyenteredthestore,tooktheumbrella,andwentoutwithitslowly.Themanwiththecigarfollowedhastily.“Myumbrella,”hesaid.“Oh,isit?”saidSoapy.“Well,whydon’tyoucallapoliceman?Itookyourumbrella!Whydon’tyoucallacop?Therestandsoneonthecorner.”Theumbrellaownerslowedhissteps.Soapydidlikewise.Thepolicemanlookedatthemcuriously.“Ofcourse,”saidtheumbrellaman,“well,youknowhowthesemistakesoccur…ifit’syourumbrellaIhopeyou’llexcuseme–Ipickeditupthismorninginarestaurant–ifit’syours,Ihopeyou’ll…”“Ofcourseit’smine,”saidSoapy.Theex-umbrellamanretreated.Thepolicemanhurriedtohelpawell-dressedwomanacrossthestreet.Soapythrewtheumbrellaangrily.Hewasangrywiththemenwhowearhelmetsandcarryclubs.Theyseemedtoregardhimasakingwhocoulddonowrong.AtlastSoapystoppedbeforeanoldchurchonaquietcorner.Throughonewindowasoftlightglowed,where,theorganistplayedaSundayanthem.FortherecametoSoapy’searssweetmusicthatcaughtandheldhimattheironfence.Themoonwasshining;carsandpedestrianswerefew;birdstwitteredsleepilyundertheroof.AndtheanthemthattheorganistplayedcementedSoapytotheironfence,forhehadknownitwellinthedayswhenhislifecontainedsuchthingsasmothersandrosesandambitionsandfriends.TheinfluenceofthemusicandtheoldchurchproducedasuddenandwonderfulchangeinSoapy’ssoul.Hethoughtofhisdegradeddays,deadhopesandwreckedfaculties.Andalsoinamomentastrongimpulsemovedhimtobattlewithhisdesperatefate.Hewouldpullhimselfoutofthispit;hewouldmakeamanofhimselfagain.Thosesweetnoteshadsetuparevolutioninhim.Tomorrowhewouldbesomebodyintheworld.Hewould…Soapyfeltahandonhis