邗江中学（集团）2022-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题说明：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，全卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷（选择题 共85分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodo?A.Toasktheway.B.Totakeawalk.C.Tolookupaword.2.HowisSusanfeeling?A.Frightened.B.Excited.C.Unhappy.3.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.Ahousetorent.B.Aholidayplan.C.Awell-paidjob.4.Howdoesthewomanusuallygohomeafterwork?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Byunderground.5.Whatisthewoman’sproblem?A.Shehaslostherstreetmap.B.Shehastroublefindingherway.C.Shehasdifficultyreadingamap.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Atwhattimeoftheyeardoesthisconversationtakeplace?A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Autumn.7.Whatwillthewomanbuyintheshop?A.Ayellowskirt.B.Ablackskirt.C.Awhiteblouse.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Inaclassroom.B.Inanoffice.C.Athome.9.Whatdoesthewomantellthemanabout?A.Hisscoresinrecenttests.B.Thedifficultieshehaswithhisstudies.C.Hispooracademicperformance.10.Whatwillhappentothemanifhedoesnotimprove?A.HecanonlykeepaBforhisgrade.B.HewillgetapoorergradethanaB.C.Hewillfailthecoursecompletely.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatkindofpersondoesthewomanexpecthersontobe?A.Aheroicperson.B.Akind-heartedperson.C.Asuccessfulperson.12.Whatwasthewoman’sfamilylikewhenshewasachild?A.Theydidn’thavemuchmoney.B.Theydidn’thaveenoughtoeat.C.Theydidn’thavemanyfriends.13.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewoman’smother?A.Carefulwithmoney.B.Willingtohelpothers.C.Open-mindedtodifferentvalues.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Whatdidthemangooutfor?A.Aplay.B.Afilm.C.Adance.15.Whydoesthemanhavelittlechancetogoout?A.Helivesawayfromthetown.B.Heisbusywithhiswork.C.Hehaslittlechildrentotakecareof.11\n16.WhoisMary?A.Theman’swife.B.Theman’ssister.C.Afamousactress.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthepurposeofthewoman’stalk?A.Encouragingpeopletoaskquestions.B.Givinganintroductiontohisspeech.C.Discussingproblemsinlearning.18.Howlongwillthewomangoontalking?A.5minutes.B.20minutes.C.30minutes.19.Whatcanalistenerexpecttolearnfromthetalk?A.Howtogetalongbetterwithpeoplebyimprovinglisteningskills.B.Howtobemoreactiveintalkingwithotherpeople.C.Howtounderstandaforeignlanguage.20.Whoareprobablythelisteners?A.Schoolchildren.B.Foreignstudents.C.Businesspeople.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21.—Iheardthatmorethanonehundredpeoplewerekilledintheearthquake.—Yes.Ithink__________newscameas_________shocktous.A.the;theB.the;aC.\;\D.\;a22.Personsunder18____notbeemployedinnightworkaccordingtoourgovernment’sregulation.A.mightB.couldC.shallD.oughtto23.Oneofthecustomsofficers,whowaswatchingthearrivalsvery_____,sawfeathers______fromunderawoman’scoat.A.close;fallingB.close;fallC.closely;fallD.closely;falling24.Californiapolicediscoveredfivepeoplediedin_____theysayappearedtobeamurder.A.thatB.whereC.whatD.which25.__________thelightsbeforeyouleavetheofficeoryouwillbefined.A.TurningoffB.TurnedoffC.ToturnoffD.Turnoff26.ThelargenumberofdonationsfromChinatotheearthquakesuffers______theChinesepeople’sunselfishnessandinternationalism.A.letoutB.gaveoutC.broughtoutD.madeout27.Lastyearhestarredinthisfilm_________ofBillCronshaw’sbest-sellingnovel. A.adaptation B.adoption C.advertisement D.addition28.Wehavefaiththattheproject,if_______accordingtoplan,willdefinitelyworkoutwell.A.carryingoutB.carriedoutC.carryingonD.carriedon29.Mysisterstronglybelievedthatshewould_____lawyeraftershegraduatedfromuniversity.A.turnB.becomeC.growD.make30.______fromhiswords,theman,_______tocollectingstamps,hasusedupallhissavings,A.Judge;addictingB.Judged;isaddictedC.Judging;addictedD.Tojudge;addicting11\n31.—Wheredidyoumeethimforthefirsttime?—Maybeitisinthemuseum________welistentothelecture.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.when32.Mr.Lee,who____asateacherforovertenyears,isnowafamousstatesmaninthiscountry.A.hasworkedB.hadworkedC.hasbeenworkingD.worked33..---Alice,whyareyoustillreading?It’shightimethatyou_____tobed.---Yes,Mum.Butit’sthefourthtimethatyou_____tomyroomtonight.A.went;cameB.go;comeC.went;havecomeD.havegone;havecome34.Nowonderyoucaughtacold.You_______outlastnightwithoutacoat.A.shouldn’thavegoneB.mustn’thavegoneC.couldn’thavegoneD.mightn’thavegone35.-----Whichoftheseelectronicdictionariesdoyoulikebest?------______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A.NoneB.NothingC.NeitherD.Noone第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In1971,readersaroundtheworldwereastonishedbysomephotographswhichappearedinnewspapers.HiddendeepintherainforestsofanislandinthePhilippines,wasanethnic(种族的)36calledtheTasaday.Notuntilthatmomentdidanyonehaveany37ofthesepeople.Theydidn’thaveanagriculturaleconomy;theyhuntedanimalsand38fruitfromtheplantsintherainforest.Theycarriedtoolsmadeofstone,livedin39andworeclothesmadeofleaves.Unknownuntil1971,they40becameworldfamous.Afterthat,therewereTV41andbooksaboutthem;peoplesaidtheirsimplelivesshowedthathumanbeingscouldbegoodandkindiftheywerenot42bymodernlife.Thenafter1974theregionwasclosedbythegovernmentandtheworld43aboutthem.In1986,aSwissjournalist,OswaldIten,decidedtovisittheTasaday.Thejourney44thickrainforestsandacrossriverswashardanddangerous.Mr.Itenwas45killedbythesoldiers,villagersandbusinessmenwhowantedtotakethewoodfromtherainforest.Finally,Mr.Iten46andfoundthecavesoftheTasaday47.Thepeoplewerelivinginnearbyhutsandtheywereall48jeansandT-shirts,notleaves.Hethoughtthatperhapstheywerenotanethnicminority49.Whenhe50toSwitzerland,Mr.ItenwroteabouttheTasadaypeopleinthenewspapers.Hesaidhethoughtthattheywerejustordinaryfarmers,poor,butnot51fromanyoneelse.Hebelievedthatin1971,thegovernmenttold“theTasaday”to52theywerenativepeoplefromthousandsofyearsago,sothattourists---andmoney---wouldstart53intotheregion.Onegroupofexpertssaidthattheyreallywerepeoplewhohadno54withmodernlifebefore1971;anothergroupsaidtheywerejust55thepart.Sowhoarethesepeople,really?Perhapswe’llneverreallybesure.36.A.manB.chiefC.groupD.tradition37.A.knowledgeB.impressionC.doubtD.fear38.A.grewB.enjoyedC.collectedD.stored39.A.hutsB.cavesC.apartmentsD.houses40.A.certainlyB.privatelyC.absolutelyD.11\nsuddenly41.A.advertisementsB.servicesC.stationsD.programs42.A.refusedB.separatedC.spoiltD.conquered43.A.forgotB.knewC.talkedD.thought44.A.aroundB.throughC.overD.along45.A.onceB.oftenC.almostD.even46.A.arrivedB.beganC.hidD.left47.A.dirtyB.valuelessC.accessibleD.empty48.A.makingB.sellingC.wearingD.designing49.A.inallB.aboveallC.afterallD.atall50.A.returnedB.wentC.traveledD.drove51.A.absentB.secureC.differentD.free52.A.agreeB.pretendC.admitD.consider53.A.lookingB.fallingC.turningD.pouring54.A.contactB.competitionC.agreementD.patience55.A.learningB.formingC.missingD.acting第三部分阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AHousingpolicyMajorcitiesacrossChinaarespeedinguptheconstructionofpolicy-basedhousingtosolvethehousingproblemsoflow-incomepeople.Currently,onlyatinypercentageofhousingisavailabletorecentgraduatesandlow-incomepeoplewithoutBeijinghukouhaveto11\n56.HowcanXiaoWang,whohasaBeijingmigranthukouandhasjustgraduatedfromauniversity,findahousetoliveinBeijing?A.Tobuyahousewithapricecap.B.Towaitforrentingapublichouse.C.Torentalow-costhouse.D.Tobuyanapartmentfortalentedpeople.57.IfyouwanttobuyanapartmentfortalentedpeopleinShanghai,youmustA.havebachelor'sdegreeorhigherB.haveasalaryofmorethan2,300yuanamonthC.belivinginaplaceoflessthan7squaremetersD.ownaShanghaihukou58．IfyouareamigrantworkerwhohavenoGuangzhouhukou,youmightstillrentahouseonconditionthatA.youearnlessthan800yuanamonthB.yougraduatefromauniversityinGuangzhouC.youfindacontractjobwithaGuangzhoucompanyD.youearnlessthan18,287yuanayearBWhatwouldyoudoifyouwerelostinthedarkforestatnight?Thefirstsensiblelessonisthatyoushouldn’tbothertryingtofindyourwayinthedarkatall,butjuststayputuntildawn.Becausethenyouwon’ttripoverthings?No,mainlybecauseyou’llhaveanideaofdirection.Thesunrisesintheeast.Butyouwillbeamazedathowmanypeopleforgettheyknowthat.Apparently,theareaunderneathahollybushprovidesagoodmakeshiftshelter—theyarethick,andevergreen.11\nThenextthingtodo—orrathernottodo—ispanic,fortheobviousreasonthatunlessthereissomeonetheretohearyouscream,itwillgetyounowhere.Justtrytothinkofnice,happythings.Thereisalwaysapointinfilmswhenapersonwhoislostinthedesertorthesnow,dehydrated(脱水的)andexhausted,comesacrossasetoftheirownfootprintsandrealizestheyhavejustwalkedinahuge,roundcircle.Itiswrongtooweittotheunequalstrengthsordifferentlengthsofyourlegs.Experimentsprovethat,withoutthesunorthemoon(orlandmarks)asafixedguide,lotsofsmallerrorsaddupovertimesothebraincan’tcorrectlyidentifythe“straightahead”direction.Tojustgetoutofsomewhere,pickaspotonthehorizonandjustheadforit.Thereareseveralwaystofinddirectionsinthedark,andbyfarthebestistoestablishnorthusingthestars.MostpeoplecanidentifythePlough,whichispartofUrsaMajor.Itlooksalotlikeasaucepan.ThePloughrotatesthroughthesky,butlet’simaginethesaucepanlyinghorizontally(水平地),withitshandleontheleft.Youneedtotracealinefromthestarattheright-handbaseofthepan,throughthestarattheright-handrim(边沿),andfollowitupwards;thenorthstarisroughlyfivetimesthedistancebetweenthosetwo“pointer”stars.ThendropaverticallinefromtheNorthStartothehorizonandthat’snorth.“TonightisverycloudyandIcan’tseethePlough.”Maybeluckily,itisquitewindy.Keepinmindthatalmostallofourweathercomesfromasouth-westerlydirection.(ThisonlyworksifyouareintheBritishIsles).Tofindthedirection,youcanthrowlightbitsofdried-outgrassintheairandseewhichwaytheyblow;or,iftherearecloudsandpatchesofclearsky,seewhichwaytheyblowacrossthestars.Youcanalsogetanideaofdirectionfromleggyplants.Iftheylookasiftheyhavebeenblownover,theywillprobablybepointingnorth-east.Iftheyaresimplyleaninginonedirectionastheygrow,there’sagoodchancethatissouth(theywillbereachingtowardsthesun).Thelastthingtodoistojudgeyourdirectionandoffyougo.59.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtosurviveintheforestB.HowtoprotectyourselfintheforestC.WhattodoifyouarelostD.Howtodirectyourwayoutofthewild61.Whywillpeopleoftenwalkinacircleiftheyarelostinthedesertorthesnow?A.Becausewithoutanythingtorefertofordirections,thebrainwillbeconfusedbyerrors.B.Becauseoneofthelegsislongerandstrongerthantheother.C.Becausethedesertorthesnowusuallycoversalargeareaforpeopletogetacross.D.Becausepeopleusuallyfeeldehydratedandexhaustedinthedesertorthesnow.11\n62.IfyouwerelostinTaklimakanDesertinChina,_________wouldNOTbedependableforyoutoidentifythedirections.A.thesunB.windC.theNorthStarD.themoonCItistruethatshynesscanbeadisadvantagesociallyforthosewhosufferfromitseriously.Imeanrealshyness,notsomebodywhoissimplyquiet.Quietpeoplecouldbeshy,butontheotherhand,theymayjustbeobservingbecausetheyareunsureofyouorothersinyourcompany.Theymaybecapableofbeingextrovert(性格外向的)andsociable,butonsomeparticularoccasions,theyarequiet.Ihavelearntfrommyexperiencethatthosewhoobserveandlistenmoreandtalklesscangainapositionofstrength.Thismeansthatevenaveryshyperson,thetypewhoisreluctanttotalkincompany(在交际场合),especiallynewcompany,canbecomeastrongpersoninjustaboutanythingtheychoose.Remember,knowledgeispower,andashyintrovert(性格内向的人)isinabetterpositiontogainknowledgethananextrovert.Introvertedpeoplecangivegreatattentiontolearning,andasgoodlistenerstheycantakeinanenormousamountfromothers.Overtime,peoplecancometorespectthemfarmorethantheextrovertwhospeaksalot.Usuallyaboutthemselves.Whatdoesittake,thenforaveryshypersontobethatsuccessfulpersontheyhavealwayswantedtobe?Theymayonlyneedonemorethingtopushthemselvesontheirway.Theyneedtodarethemselvestotaketheleap;andwhentheydo,theywillprobablyfindalltheknowledgetheyhavegainedovertheyearswillhelpthemontheirwaytothetopintheirchosenfield.63.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlywanttotellus?A.Apersonwhoisquietmaynotbeshy.B.Ashypersonmaynotbeacalmone.C.Quietpeopleareusuallydoubtful.D.Shynessissometimesabadfeature.64.Theunderlinedword“reluctant”inparagraph2probablymeans________.A.lazyB.carefulC.unwillingD.eager65.Accordingtotheauthor,introvertedpeoplecanbesuccessfulbecausetheyusually_____.A.haveastrongwillB.learnmorethanextrovertsC.talklessandshowofflessD.haveagoodattitudetolearning66.Itcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthat“onemorething”probablyrefersto________.A.energyB.knowledgeC.quietnessD.courageDHaveyoueverpickedajobbasedonthefactthatyouweregoodatitbutlaterfounditmadeyoufeelveryuncomfortableovertime?Whenyouselectyourcareer,there'sawholelotmoretoitthanassessingyourskillsandmatchingthemwithaparticularposition.Ifyouignoreyourpersonality,itwillhurtyoulong-termregardlessofyourskillsorthejob'spay.Thereareseveralareasofyourpersonalitythatyouneedtoconsidertohelpyoufindagoodjob.Hereareafewofthosemainareas;1)Doyoupreferworkingaloneorwithotherpeople?Thereareisolating（使孤立）jobsthatwilldriveanoutgoingpersoncrazyand11\nalsointeractivejobsthatwillmakeashypersonuneasy.Mostpeoplearenotextremesineitherdirectionbutdohaveatendencythattheyprefer.Therearealsopositionsthataresometimesacombinationofthetwo,whichmaybebestforsomeoneinthemiddlewhoadaptseasilytoeithersituation.2)Howdoyouhandlechange?Mostjobsthesedayshavesomeelementsofchangetothem,butsomearemorethanothers.Ifyouneedstabilityinyourlife,youmayneedajobwherethechangesdon'thappensooften.Otherpeoplewouldbeboredofthesamedailyroutine.3)Doyouenjoyworkingwithcomputers？Idoseethisasakindofpersonalitycharacteristic.Therearepeoplewhoarehappytospendmorethan40hoursaweekonacomputer,whilethereareotherswhoneedalotofhumaninteractionthroughouttheday.Again,theseareextremesandyou'lllikelyfindalotofpositionssomewhereinthemiddleaswell.4)Whattypeofworkenvironmentdoyouenjoy？Thiscanrangefrombeinginalargebuildingwithalotofpeopleyouwon'tknowimmediatelytoasmallersettingwhereyou'llgettoknowalmostallthepeopletherefairlyquickly.5)Howdoyouliketogetpaid?Somepeoplearemotivatedbythepaytheyget,whileothersfeeltoostressedtobelikethat.Thevarietyofpaymentdesignsinthesalesindustryisatypicalexampleforthis.Anyway,theseareagreatstartingpointforyou.I'veseenitoverandoveragainwithpeoplethattheymakemoremoneyovertimewhentheydosomethingtheylove.Itmaytakeyoualittlelonger,butmakingamovetodowhatyouhaveapassionforcanchangethecourseofyourlifeforthebetter.67.Whatisunnecessaryinyourjobhunting?A.Assessingyourskills B.takingyourpersonalityintoconsiderationC.Matchingyourskillswithaposition D.Goingtodifferentareas68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Isolatingjobsusuallydrivepeoplemad.B.Almosteveryonehasatendencyinjobs.C.Extremepeopletendtoworkwithothers.D.Interactivejobsmakepeopleshyeasily.第II卷（非选择题 共41分）第四部分：任务型阅读（共l0小题；每小题l分，满分l0分）Whenitcomestotheworldofcomputers,greencomputingisbecomingoneofthe11\nmostpopulartrends．But,whatisexactlyisgreencomputing?Theterm“greencomputing”isonethatisbeingusedinmanydifferentmarketsandareasallovertheworldintoday’sglobaltechnology．Yet,manycomputerusersouttherearen’tsurewhatitmeans．Greencomputingisactuallyprettyeasytoexplainandtodo---itisbasicallylearningtousecomputerresourcesmoreefficientlytohelptheenvironmentaswellasmakingenergysavings．Themaingoalofagreencomputingprogramistoreducetheuseofenergyandmaterialsthatharmtheenvironment．Greencomputinghelpstopromotetheuseofbiodegradableproductsandrecyclecomputerpartswheneverpossible．Greencomputingstartedasearlyas1992,whentheEPAcreatedEnergyStar,whichisavoluntarylabelingprogramthatpromotesenergyefficientcomputingequipmentandtechnologies．Itwasbecauseofthisprogramthatmanycomputermanufacturerslaunchedsleepmodeandmillionsofcomputerusersaroundtheworldbegantoadoptthispolicytohelpsaveenergywhentheywerenotusingtheircomputers．Theterm“greencomputing”begantobeusedaroundthesametimeaswell,andbegantobecomeagoalthatmorecompaniesstrivetomeetovertheyears．Thereareseveralgovernmentagenciesthathavecontinuedtohelpstriveforbetterstandardsforcomputersandcompaniestohelppromotegreenpromoting．EnergyStarwasactuallyrevisedinOctoberof2022tomaketherequirementsstricterforcomputers，andalsoimplementedarankingsystemforproducts．Becauseofthesenewrequirements,thereareover20statesthathavenowestablishedaspecialrecyclingprogramforoldcomputersandelectronicstohelpwithgreencomputing．Manyoftoday’sITsystemsarebeginningtorelyonbothpeopleandhardwaretohelppushtheircomputersystemstowardamoregreencomputingsystemtohelpboththecompanyandothers．Thisisahardbalancetoachieve,asithastosatisfyusers,management,andregulatorycompliance（顺从）．Eventhedisposalofcomputerwasteisallmanagedsothateveryoneinthecircleishappywiththeoutcome．Manycompaniesarelearningthebestwaysthattheycallgogreenerwhenitcomestotheircomputingandalsohelptheirbusinessintheprocess．Whilemanyhomecomputerusersmaynotbequiteasfamiliarwithgreencomputingaslargefirms,thistermisstartingtobecomemoremainstreamallaroundtheworldandtherequirementsfornew,bettercomputerstohelpboththecompaniesandtheendusersoftheequipment,aswellasourenvironment,arebecomingmoreandmoreurgent．Greencomputing（71）_________Learningtomake（72）_________useofcomputerresourcessoastosaveenergyandprotecttheenvironment．MaingoalToreducetheuseofenergyandmaterialsthatdo（73）_________totheenvironment．（74）_________●In1992theEPAcreatedEnergyStarprogram,（75）_________energyefficientcomputingequipmentandtechnologies．●Thenmanycomputermanufacturerslaunchedsleepmodeandmanycomputerusers（76）_________thepolicytosaveenergy．●In2022EnergyStarmadethecomputerrequirements（77）_________andimplementedarankingsystemforproducts．●At（78）_________,over20stateshaveestablishedaspecialrecyclingprogramforoldcomputersandelectronics．11\nPresentsituation●Greencomputingrequiresthe（79）_________ofusers,management,andregulatorycompliance．●Greencomputingisbecomingmoremainstream（80）_________．●New,beretcomputerswillhelpbothcompaniesandusers,andprotecttheenvironment．第五部分单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）81.Heworksveryhardande__________hehasbeenmademanager.82.Idon'tthinkhisremarksarer________toourdiscussion.83.Organicfoodismoreexpensive,becauseitisconsideredmoreb_______tohealth.84.They look w______ out. They'vebeen working nearly allthe evening. 85.Theplanthasnamec_________tothefacts.86.Theonlys_________oftheillnessthatBillhasisapaininhisstomach.87.Thechairmanhasgivenhisa________foraninvestigationintothecase.88.Policehavearrestedtwentypeopleaccusedofv________abanondemonstration.89.Somepeopleinthisdistrictareopposedtothegovernmentd_______foodunequally.90.Thewitnesswastoldthatundernoc_________shouldhelietothecourt.第六部分完成句子（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）91.在新机器的帮助下，我们能够大量地生产鞋子。Withthehelpofthenewmachine,weareabletoproduceshoes______________________.92.在过去的几年中，由道路交通事故所引起的死亡人数已经大大增加了。Thenumberofthedeaths__________________roadaccidents________increasedgreatlyoverthepastyears.93.考虑到一切因素，我们认为他做得还是不错的。Everything______________________________,wethinkthathediditwell.94.你认为为金钱牺牲你的健康值得吗？Doyouthinkitworthwhile_____________yourhealth______money?95.十年来我一直订阅《读者文摘》杂志。I______________________ Reader's Digest Magazine.第七部分：书面表达（满分15分）你的短文应包含以下内容：1.描述图片内容，如图中人物的行为和心情等：2.揭示图画所要表达的人生哲理；3.结合自身实际，谈谈这一漫画给你的启示。注意：1.词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数．2.参考词汇：挖土：cutearth11\n高二英语答案阅读理解:56-58BAC59-62DDAB63-66ACBD67-70DBAC任务型阅读:71．Definition72．better73．harm/damage74．Development/History75．Promoting76．adopted77．stricter78．present79．satisfaction80．globally/worldwide单词拼写：81.eventually82.relevant/related83.beneficial84.worn85.corresponding86.symptom87.approval88.violating89.distributing90.circumstances完成句子：91.inlargequantities92.arisingfromhas93.takenintoconsideration/account94.tosacrificefor95.havebeensubscribingto参考范文:Manypeoplefailinlifebecausetheydonotrealizehowclosetheyaretosuccesswhentheygiveup.Inthispicture,wecanseeamaniscuttingatunnelintheearth,hopingtofindsomediamonds.Hemakesgreateffortsinhiswork.However,afteralongtimeofpainswithoutgains,hedecidestogiveup,feelingdisappointedanddepressed.Butinfacthewasveryclosetosuccesswhenhegivesup.Withoneortwomoreattemptsofcutting,hewouldhaveseenthosediamondsrightinfrontofhim.11
