浙江省宁波市2022届中考英语第三次模拟考试试题

宁波市2022年中考模拟三英语试卷1．全卷分试题卷Ⅰ、试题卷Ⅱ和答题卷Ⅰ、答题卷Ⅱ。试题卷共8页，有10个大题。满分为110分，考试时间为100分钟。一、听力部分(20%)Ⅰ.听小对话,选择图片（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1.HowdoesTomgotoschool?A.B.C.2.WhatdoesJenny’sfatherdo?A.B.C.3.WhichsportdoesMikelikebest?A.B.C.4.Whereisthewomangoingthisweekend?A.B.C.5.How’stheweathertoday?A.B.C.Ⅱ.听小对话，回答问题（共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分）6.HowoftendoesNancyexercise?A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.7.WhatisJimaskedtodo?A.Takecareofababy.B.Lookafterthehouse.C.Lookaftertheshoes.8.WhenisthemanleavingforBeijing?A.NextFriday.B.NextSunday.C.NextSaturday.11\n9.Howmuchisthereddress?A.655yuan.B.615yuan.C.650yuan.10.Whydidn’tMariaeatmorefish?A.Becauseshewasfull.B.Becausethefishwasn’tsogood.C.Becauseshedidn’tlikefish.Ⅲ.听长对话，回答问题（共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段较长的对话，回答第11至12两小题。11.HowlonghasJimhadthecar?A.Forhalfaweek.B.Foraweek.C.Fortwoweeks.12.Whenwilltheygoforadrive?A.NextFriday.B.NextSaturday.C.NextSunday.听下面一段较长的对话，回答第13至15三小题。13.WhoisLiYinggoingtotheconcertwith?A.Herparents.B.Herfriends.C.Heraunt.14.Whattimewilltheconcertstart?A.At7:00pm.B.At8:00pm.C.At9:00pm.15.Whatkindofmusicdoestheboylikebest?A.Rockmusic.B.Jazzmusic.C.Popmusic.Ⅳ.听短文，回答问题（共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分）16.HowoldisTony?A.Five.B.Four.C.Three.17.WheredoesTonylive?A.Inabigcity.B.Inthecountryside.C.Inasmalltown.18.Whatishismother?A.Ateacher.B.Anurse.C.Aworker.19.Whatdidtheboysaytohismother?A.Iloveyou.B.I’msorry.C.Howareyou?20.Whatdoyouthinkofthestory?A.Boring.B.Serious.C.Interesting.二、笔试部分（90%）Ⅴ.单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21.Theunderlinedpartintheword“climbed”ispronounced(发音)as______.A.∕t∕B.∕d∕C.∕Id∕D.∕It∕22.—Doyouknowtheboysonthebeach?—Sorry.It’stoofartosee______clearly.A.himB.herC.themD.you23.—Whoisyourfavorite______.—Psy.Ilikehissong“GangnamStyle”.A.cookB.singerC.pilotD.inventor24.—Peter,couldyoucomeandhelpmeinthekitchen,please?—Sorry,Mum.I’mbusy.I______amodelplane.A.willmakeB.ammakingC.wasmakingD.havemade25.—Manypeopleliketowatch“IamaSinger”.—Me,too.It’soneofthe______TVprogrammesI’veeverseen.A.mostboringB.leastinterestingC.leastboringD.mostinteresting11\n26.—Who’sthatman?IsheMr.Brown?—That______beMr.Brown.Heneverwalksthisway.A.can’tB.mustC.couldD.may27.—Whichdoyouprefer,talkingbymobilephoneorQQ?—______isOK.Idon’tmind.A.BothB.AllC.NeitherD.Either28.—Doyouknow______heisgoingtostayinLondon?—Sorry,Idon’tknow.Maybeafewweeks,butI’mnotsure.A.howmuchB.howlongC.howoftenD.howsoon29.TheflighttoGuangzhouhadtobe______becauseoftheheavysnow.A.putupB.putoutC.putoffD.putdown30.—Annisn’tgoingoutthisevening,isshe?—______.Shehastostayathometofinishhertask.A.Yes,shedoesB.No,shedoesn’tC.Yes,sheisD.No,sheisn’t31.--MyfriendLinboughtaniPhone5yesterday,Ialsowanttobuyone.--Ithinkthereisno______.It’salmostthesameasiPhone4s.A.reasonB.needC.answerD.way32.—Howsoonwillyourfatherbeback?—______twoweeks.A.ForB.ByC.InD.After33.—Couldyoutellme______?I’mgoingtomeetyouattheairport.—At10:00am.A.howyouarecominghereB.whattimeyouarearrivingC.whoyouarecomingwithD.whereyouaremeetingme34.—HenryhaswontheBestStudentAward!—Well,hereallyworkshard.Itshowsthat“______.”A.TheearlybirdcatchesthewormB.Loveme,lovemydogC.TwoheadsarebetterthanoneD.Everycoinhastwosides35.—Wouldyoulikesomemorecakesandcoffee?—______,Iamreallyfull.A.No,thanksB.It’smypleasureC.That’sniceofyouD.Yes,pleaseⅥ.完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。Inonewayofthinking,failureispartoflife.In36way,failuremaybeawaytowardssuccess.The“Spider-story”isoften37.RobertBruce,leaderoftheScotsinthe13thcentury,washidinginacavefromtheEnglish.Hewatchedaspider38aweb.Thespidertriedtoreachacrossarough39intherock.Hetriedsixtimes.Onthe40timehemadeitandwentontomakehisweb.Bruceissaidtohavebeenencouragedbythisandtohavegoneonto41theEnglishwell.Edison,theinventorofthelightbulb,made42modelsthatfailedbeforehefoundtherightwaytomakeone.Oncehewasasked43hekeptontryingtomakeanewtypeofbatterywhenhehadfailedsooften,hereplied,“Failure?Ihave44failure.NowIknow50,000waysitwon’t45”.Sowhat?First，alwaysthinkaboutyourfailure.Whatcaused46?Wereconditionsright?11\nWereyouintopfromyourself?Whatcanyouchange?Sothingswillgo47nexttime.Second,isthegoalyou’retryingtoreachtherightone?Trytodosome48aboutwhatyourrealgoalsmaybe.Thinkaboutthisquestion.“IfIdosucceedinthis,wherewillitgetme?"Thismayhelpyoupreventfailureinthingsyoushouldn'tbedoinganyway.Thethirdthingtokeepin49aboutfailureisthatit’sapartoflife.Learnto“livewithyourself”eventhoughyoumayhave50.It’sthetruth.36.A.firstB.anotherC.otherD.second37.A.toldB.saidC.talkedD.spoken38.A.doingB.takingC.makingD.playing39.A.roomB.houseC.placeD.soil40.A.tenthB.sixthC.eighthD.seventh41.A.saveB.helpC.learnD.win42.A.hundredB.hundredsC.hundredofD.hundredsof43.A.whyB.whenC.whatD.who44.A.notB.noC.neverD.nothing45.A.doB.makeC.tookD.work46.A.oneB.itC.thatD.this47.A.highB.largeC.rightD.bright48.A.thinkingB.shoppingC.readingD.cleaning49.A.heartB.eyesC.earsD.mind50.A.failedB.succeededC.finishedD.passedVII．阅读理解（共15小题；第51-55题每小1分，第56-65小题每小题2分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。(A)BrandGeelyPandaVolvoS40TiguanBMWm1BuickRegalPrice(yuan)45,000358,000320,0001,200,000210,000MadeinChinaSwedenChinaGermanyChinaFeaturescute;small;suitableforyoungladiessafe;largeinsidebig;suitableforpeoplewholovesportsfast;fashionable;suitableforyoungpeoplepopular;largeinside51.Accordingtothechart,whatkindofcaristhemostexpensive?A.VolvoS40B.BuickRegalC.TiguanD.BMWm152.Whichcarisn'tmadeinChina?A.TiguanB.BuickRegalC.VolvoS40D.GeelyPanda53.WhydoyoungladieswanttobuyGeelyPanda?A.Safe,largeinsideB.Popular,largeinsideC.Cute,smallD.Fast,fashionable54.Dennislikestravelingandplayingsports.Whichcarwillhechoose?A.VolvoS40B.TiguanC.BuickRegalD.BMWm155.Whatcanwelearnfromthechart?A.TiguanismadeinGermany.11\nB.ThepriceofBuickRegalis21,000yuan.C.BMWm1issuitableforyoungpeople.D.VolvoS40isthecheapestcaramongallofthecars.(B)MSG(monosodiumglutamate)isafoodadditive（食品添加剂）,whichhasbeenwidelyusedbymanyfoodfactoriesallovertheworldsinceitappearedfirstinJapanin1909.MSGisasubstancethatisaddedtosomefoodtoimproveitsoriginaltasteandcolor.Itisusedinfoodsaroundtheworldsuchascakes,bread,frozenmeats,fishandvegetables.Inthebeginning,peoplethoughtMSGwassafejustlikesaltandsugar.However,in1968somepeoplereportedtheyseemedtohavebadreactions（反应）toMSGafterhavinghadamealatarestaurant.Theyincludedheadachesandquickheartbeat.ItwasalsoreportedthatMSGexcitedaperson’sbrainandcausedhisdeathinJapan.ScientiststhinkthatMSGmayleadtomanyneurologicaldisorders（神经紊乱）.Inmicestudiesdonebyauniversity,theevidenceshowedthemicedidn’twanttoeatthefoodincludingMSG.Todaymanyfoodcompanies“hide”MSGonfoodlabels（标签)byusingdifferentnames.Ifyousee“naturalflavorings”,“hydrolyzedprotein”and“spices”inafoodlabel,youareprobablyseeingahiddenwayto“report”MSGinafoodlabel.Everytimewehaveamealinarestaurant,wealwaysfeelthefoodverydelicioustotaste,butsometimesitisdangerousforourhealthbecausesomepoisonousfoodadditiveshavebeenaddedtothefood.Toprotectpeople’shealth,ourgovernments,fromcentraltolocal,aretakingactionstostopfactoriesproducingpoisonousfoodadditives.56.MonosodiumGlutamateis_______.A.afoodB.anadditiveC.afactoryD.acountry57.MSGisoftenusedin______.A.frozenmeatsB.cupsC.clothesD.bookcovers58.Theexamplesinthesecondparagraphtellus________.A.thefoodincludingMSGisdeliciousB.peopleliketoeatinarestaurantC.micelikeeatingthefoodincludingMSGD.MSGisnotsafesometimes59.Ifyousee“naturalflavorings”,“hydrolyzedprotein”and“spices”inafoodlabel,youwillknow_______.A.youmusteatthefoodinahiddenwayB.thefoodlabelmustbehiddenC.MSGisprobablyaddedtothefoodD.youmustreportthefoodtoyourparents60.Whatisthewriter’sopinion?A.MSGisasubstancetomakefoodtasty.B.Governmentsshouldtrytostopfactoriesproducingpoisonousfoodadditives.C.Micedon’twanttoeatthefoodincludingMSG.D.Thefoodinrestaurantstastesgood.（C）Nightafternight,shecametohelpmesleep,evenlongaftermychildhoodyears.Idon’trememberwhenitfirststartedannoyingme–mymom’shandspushingmyhairthatway.Butitdidannoyme,fortheyfeltrough(粗糙的)againstmyyoungskin.Finally,onenight,Ishoutedoutather,“Don’tdothat11\nanymore–yourhandsaretoorough!”Shedidn’tsayanything,butsheneverdiditagain.Yearslater,Imissedmymother’shandsandhergood-nightkissonmyforehead.I’mnotalittlegirlanymore.Mymomisinhermid-70s,andherroughhandsarestilldoingthingsformyfamilyandme.She’slikeadoctortous,alwaysknowinghowtocalmayounggirl’sstomach.Shecooksthebestfriedchickenintheworld.Nowmyownchildrenhavegrownup.ItwaslateonThanksgivingEve.AsIsleptinmybedroom,afamiliarhandranacrossmyfacetopushthehairfrommyhead.Thenakiss,eversogently,touchedmybrow.Takingmymom’shand,ItoldherhowsorryIwasforthatnightIshoutedather.Butmymomdidn’tknowwhatIwastalkingabout.Shehadforgottenitlongago.Thatnight,Ifellasleepwithanewappreciationformygentlemotherandhercaringhands.AndtheguiltthatIhadcarriedaroundforsolongwasnowheretobefound.61.Thewriter’smotheronceannoyedherwhen______.A.shedidn’thelpthewritersleepB.herroughhandstouchedthewriter’sskinC.shedidn’tsayanythingD.thewriterwasnotingoodhealth62.Yearslaterthewritermissedhermother’shandsbecause______.A.sherealizedhermotherwastoooldtodothingsB.hermothercouldcookthebestfriedchickenintheworldC.sheunderstoodhermother’sloveandhardworkD.hermotherhadforgottenthatnightsheshoutedather63.Theunderlinedword“appreciation”(inParagraph6)means______inChinese.A.兴奋B.惊讶C.害怕D.感激64.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewriter’smotherwasadoctorandknewhowtocalmherstomach.B.Thewriterhatedstayingwithhermotheratnight.C.ThewriterfeltsorryaboutwhatshedidtohermotherD.Thewriterwasnotmarriedandlivedalone.65.Thestorydevelopswiththechangeof______.A.mother’shandsB.thewriter’sworkC.mother’sattitudetothewriterD.thewriter’sattitudetohermotherVIII．任务型阅读（共5小题，满分5分）不同的文化往往有着截然不同的风俗习惯，然而对一样东西的企盼却是相同的，那就是好运。在东方文化中，红色、数字8等常被视为好运的象征。而在西方英语文化中，又有哪些代表好运的文化符号呢？请你根据以下描述选择与66-69最匹配的图片并回答第70小题。66．Insomecultures,thefootofarabbitiscarriedasanamulet(护身符)believedtobringgoodluck.ThisbeliefisheldinmanypartsoftheworldincludingEurope,China,Africa,andNorthandSouthAmerica.67．Wishinguponawishboneisanoldcustom.Itincludestwopeoplewhowouldbreakthewishboneandtheonewithabiggerpiecemakesawish.Thewishbone’sshapejustlikestheletter“Y”.68.Inancientdays,oldbootsorshoesweresaidtoholdthegoodspiritandcourageoftheirowners.Therefore,itwasacommonbeliefthatanoldbootwasagoodluckcharm.69.Cloverisactuallyatypeofwildplantwithflowersshapedlikecottonballsandusuallyhasthreeleavesoneachstem.Infact,itisverydifficulttofindafour-leafclover.11\nABCD66._______67._______68._______69._______70.Whichcolumninamagazinecanyoureadthepassageabove?A.Sports.B.Culture.C.News.D.Health.IX.词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）(A)根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。71.Itisagood▲(习惯)tolistentoteacherscarefullyinclasses.72.Ifelt▲(困的)afteralongweekofclasses.73.OnEric's▲(十五)birthday,hegotanewcomputerfromhisparents.74.Jackwassoshythathecouldn’tspeak▲（清楚）.75.Anewbridgewillbe▲(建造)overtherivernextyear．(B)在下列各句的空格内填上一个适当的完整的单词，该词的首字母已给出。76.Nobodytaughtherhowtoswim,shelearntbyh▲.77.Ifitr▲tomorrow,theywon’thavethepartyintheopenair.78.LittleTomisverysadwhenhethinksofhisdog’sd▲.79.I’msuremydreamwillcomet▲oneday.80.Ilikeexcitingvacations,I’dliketotrekt▲thejungle.(C)根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。handdifferentlyenergetictravelinAsstudentsbornafter1990,wehavesomanyadvantages.Weareusuallykindandhelpful.Whensomeoneis81trouble,wealwaysgivehimorhera82.Wearealso83.Weliketodosportsandgo84.Mostofuscanworkhardinclassandplayhappilyafterschool.What’smore,weareimaginativeandcreative.Wearealwaystryingsomethingnewanddoingeverything85Ⅹ.书面表达（共15分）假设你是Lily，中考即将结束，同学们在QQ群里开展了暑假里是否参加兼职工作的讨论。以下是其中两位同学发表的观点，请你给某英文报社写一封80个词左右的信，介绍一下讨论的情况及你自己的想法。注意：1.开头部分已写好，不计入字数总数；2.可适当增加讨论话题时经常用到的话语，使所写内容连贯；3.所写内容必须包括表格内全部信息以及自己的观点；4.文中不能出现真实的校名和姓名。Topic:IsitOKtotakepart-timejobsthissummervacation?No!It’sOK!…11\nKateJackI1.awasteoftime2.tootiring3.maybedangerousA.practicemyselfB.makefriendsC.openupmyeyes…June11th,2022DearEditor,I’mwritingtotellyouaboutadiscussionwe’vehadaboutwhetherstudentsofGradeNineshouldtakepart-timejobsafterthefinalexam.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Lily11\n宁波市2022年中考模拟三英语试卷参考答案及评分标准试题卷IⅠ．听小对话，选择图片（共5小题;每小题1分,计5分）1.A2.C3.C4.B5.CⅡ．听小对话，回答问题（共5小题;每小题1分,计5分）6.A7.B8.B9.C10.AⅢ．听长对话，回答问题（共5小题;每小题1分,计5分）11.C12.C13.A14.B15.BⅣ．听短文，回答问题（共5小题;每小题1分,计5分）16.A17.C18.B19.A20.C二、笔试部分（计90分）Ⅴ．单项填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）21.B22.C23.B24.B25.D26.A27.D28.B29.C30.D31.B32.C33.B34.A35.AⅥ．完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)36.B37.A38.C39.C40.D41.C42.D43.A44.B45.D46.B47.C48.A49.D50.AⅦ.阅读理解(共15小题；第51-55题每小题1分，第56-65题每小题2分，满分25分)51.D52.C53.C54.B55.C56.B57.A58.D59.C60.B61.B62.C63.D64.C65.DⅧ.任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）66.C67.A68.D69.B70.B试题卷ⅡⅨ.词汇运用（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）71.habit72.sleepy73.fifteenth74.clearly75.built76.herself77.rains78.death79.true80.through81.in82.hand83.energetic84.travel(l)ing85.differentlyX.书面表达（共15分）Onepossibleversion:DearEditor,I’mwritingtotellyouaboutadiscussionwe’vehadaboutwhetherstudentsofGradeNineshouldtakepart-timejobsafterthefinalexam.Jacklikestotakepart-timejobs.Becausehethinkshecangetdifferentexperiences.What’smore,hecanpracticehimselfandopenuphiseyeswhenheworks.Andheissurehewillmakemorefriendsthissummer.However,Katethinksthatit’sawasteoftimetotakepart-timejobs.It’susuallytootiring.Andit’sdifficultforastudenttospendtimeonsubjects.What’sworse,somejobsareverydangerous.Inmyopinion,Ibelievethatitisagoodideaforstudentstotakepart-timejobs.Ofcourse,weshouldbecarefulnottoletittakeuptoomuchofourtimebecausestudyisstilltheveryimportantthingforus.Yours,Lily书面表达评分标准一、内容要点：1.Jackthinkshecanpracticehimselfandopenuphiseyeswhenheworks.11\n2.Jackwillmakemorefriendsifhehasapart-timejob.3.Katethinksthatit’sawasteoftimetotakepart-timejobs.4.Katealsothinksit’susuallytootiringtohaveapart-timejob.Youmayletyourfamilydown.5.What’sworse,somejobsareverydangerous.二、本大题总分为15分，按五个档次给分第一档（14—15分）能写明全部要点，语言基本无误，行文连贯，表达清楚。第二档（11—13分）能写明大部分要点，语言有少量错误，行文比较连贯，表达比较清楚。第三档（8—10分）能写明部分要点，语言有较多错误，行文不太连贯，但尚能表达意思。第四档（5—7分）能写明少部分或个别要点，语言错误较多，只有个别句子可读、可看懂。第五档（0—4分）基本上没有写出内容要点，语言错误多，只有一些词汇堆积,不知所云。听力材料录音稿Ⅰ.听小对话,选择图片。本题共有五个小题，在每一小题内你将听到一个小对话，我们把对话念一遍。请你从试卷上的A、B、C三个选项中，选择一幅恰当的图片。（现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读第1至5五小题）1.W:Hi,Tom!Howdoyougotoschool?M:Igotoschoolbybus.(停顿10秒)2.M:Jenny,what’syourfather’sjob?W:Oh,heisadriver.Helikesdrivingverymuch.(停顿10秒)3.W:Mike,what’syourfavoritesport?M:Ilikevolleyballbest.(停顿10秒)4.M:Whereareyougoingthisweekend?W:I’mgoingtoParis.IwanttovisitEiffelTower.(停顿10秒)5.W:How’stheweathertoday?M:It’ssnowing.Maybewecanmakeasnowman.(停顿10秒)Ⅱ.听小对话，回答问题。本题共有五个小题，在每一小题内你将听到一个小对话，我们把对话念一遍。请你从试卷上的A、B、C三个选项中，找出能回答这个问题的最佳选项。（现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读第6至10五小题）(停顿15秒)6.M:Nancy,howoftendoyouexercise?W:Ihatedoingsports.Ionlyexerciseonceaweek.(停顿10秒)7.W:Jim,I’mgoingoutforawhile.Couldyoupleaselookafterthehouse?M:Allright.(停顿10秒)8.W:WhenareyouleavingforBeijing?M:I’mgoingtherenextSunday.(停顿10秒)9.M:Mywifemustbeverybeautifulinthereddress.Howmuchisit?W:It’ssixhundredandfiftyyuan.(停顿10秒)10.M:Helpyourselftosomefish,Maria.W:No,thanks.I’mfull.(停顿10秒)Ⅲ.听长对话，回答问题。本题共有两段较长的对话，我们把对话念两遍。请你根据对话内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。听下面一段较长的对话，回答第11至12两小题。(现在你有8秒钟的时间阅读第11至12两小题)（停顿8秒）W:Hi,JimThat’sanicecar.Howlonghaveyouhadit?M:Justfortwoweeks.W:CanItakealookatit?11\nM:Ofcourse.W:Oh,it’sverynice.Howfarhaveyoubeeninit?M:JusttoLondon.W:Oh.Notveryfar.Isay,let’sgooutforadrivenextSunday.Wecantakeapicnic.M:Goodidea.（停顿5秒后,朗读第二遍）（停顿10秒）听下面一段较长的对话，回答第13至15三小题。(现在你有12秒钟的时间阅读第13至15三小题)（停顿12秒）M:Hello,LiYing!Whatareyougoingtodothisevening?W:I’mgoingtotheconcertwithmyparents.M:Whoisgoingtosingattheconcert?W:LiuHuan,HanHong,YangKunandsoon.M:Whattimewilltheconcertbegin?W:At8:00pm.M:Oh,Isee.Bytheway,doyoulikerockmusic?W:Yes.Whataboutyou?M:Jazzmusicismyfavorite.It’ssimpleandspecial.Anditcanmakemerelaxed.（停顿15秒）Ⅳ.听短文，回答问题。本题是一篇短文，短文后有五个问题，我们把短文念两遍。请你根据短文内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。(现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读第16至20五小题)Tonyisafive-year-oldChineseboy.Helivesinasmalltown.Helikeslisteningtostoriesandplayinggames.Heiscleverandreadytolearnanythingnew.WhenhebegantolearnEnglish,hebecameinterestedinit.HelearnedtosingtheABCsongandcountinEnglish.Oneday,whenhismother,anurseinahospital,camehomefromwork,hewentuptoher,lookedupandsaid,“Mom,IcanspeakEnglish!”ThemotherwasveryhappyandaskedhimtosaysomethinginEnglish.Tonysmiledandsaid,“Iloveyou!”Hismotherwassoexcitedthatsherepliedatonce,“Iloveyou,too!”Tothemother’ssurprise,theboysaidinaloudvoice,“Iloveyouthree!Four!Five…”11