浙江省2021-2022学年高三C9人才培养计划学科竞赛英语试题

浙江省2021-2022学年高三C9人才培养计划学科竞赛英语试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、单项选择

1.No supportivewords couldever forthe painof beingseparated fromher childrenfor10years.A.compensate B.compromise C.commence D.compliment

2.Gradually someof themget usedto dependingon theirparents andlack theability tosolveproblems.A.independently B.individually C.irrespectively D.dependently

3.The programis90minutes ofIndian folkdance,live musicand storytelling.A.diplomatic B.heroic C.dynamic D.specific

4.Many of the scientistsand engineersare judgedhow great their achievementsare.A.in spiteof B.in waysof C.in favorof D.in terms of

5.Just relaxand beconfident,and youwont whenyou giveyour speech.A.stumble B.jumble C.tumble D.rumble

6.Giorgio,now fifteen,and Lucia,also in her teens,were reachingthe of theiradolescence.A.crisis B.criterion C.causality D.credibility

7.The directorof theresearch institutecame inperson to that everythingwas allright.A.make outB.make sureC.make clearD.make up

8.The Timberrattlesnake isnow on the endangeredspecies list,and isextinct intwo easternstatesin whichit once.A.thrived B.swelled C.prospered D.flourishedA.for longB,in andout C,once for all D.by nature

9.It isnaive toexpect thatany societycan resolveall thesocial problemsit isfaced with

10.When theengine wouldnot start,the mechanicinspected all the partsto findwhat was atcomment upon his untidiness.He liked to weargood clothes,but oncehe hadput iton eacharticleappeared to go itsown way.Wilhelm,laughing,panted alittle;his teethwere small;his cheekswhen he laughedand puffedgrew round,and he looked muchyounger thanhis years.In the old days无檐小帽when he was acollege freshmanand worea beanieon hislarge blondehead his fatherused tosay that,big as he was,he couldcharm abird out of atree.Wilhelm hadgreat charmstill.“I likethis dove-gray color/9he saidin hissociable,good-natured way.It isntwashable.Youhave tosend itto thecleaner.It neversmells asgood aswashed.But its a niceshirt.It costsixteen,eighteen bucks.”

37.Wilhelm hopedhe lookedall rightonhisway to the lobbybecause hewanted to.A.leave agood impression B.give his father asurpriseC.show his acting potentialD.disguise hislow spirit

38.Wilhelm hadsomething incommon with the oldguests inthat theyall.A.lived aluxurious lifeB.liked toswap gossipsC.idled theirtime awayD.likedto get upearly

39.How didWilhelm feelwhen he was crossingthe lobbyPara.2A.He feltsomething ominouswas coming.B.He wasworried thathisfatherwas late.C.He wasfeeling atease among the old.D.He wasexcited about a possiblejob offer.

40.What canwe learnfrom theauthors descriptionof WilhelmsclothesD.His shirtmade himlook better.B.He caredmuch abouthis clothes.E.He lookedlike acomedian inhis shirt.D.The clotheshe worenever quitematched.

五、完形填空One of the rolesof theNobel Prizefor literatureis toshine alight onsomeone whohas beenlessvisible than they deserve.That rolewas41this yearin theannouncement ofAbdulrazak Gurnahaswinner.Unlike previouspopular recipientsliving in Britain,he is not a42,He could,as hesaid aftertheannouncement,have reachedmore readers,but hispublications43to granthim that.Hispublisher feltsorry forthe factthat he“is oneof thegreatest livingAfrican writers;yet no one hasever44him,but withthis hedid notagree:I didntthink Iwas ignored.^^There is an45,here,that hasto dowith whois doingthe looking,and whatcountsas officiallybeing noticed.There isalso apoint of46:calling Gurnahan Africanwriter.In fact,while thatseems tobroaden horizons,it narrowsand distanceswhat heis doing.Gurnah wasborn inZanzibar,and leftfor Britainwhenhe was18,47regional conflictsforwhat he hoped would be calmerwaters,which turnedout to be strongerdark current.He haslivedinBritainever since.He beganand stuckto writingto48,to himself,of theshock—of racism,rejection,povertyand loneliness.His tennovels return to it49which beginsin1996s AdmiringSilence.His workexists becauseof Britain as wellas Zanzibar;it may50both orwholly neither.Itarrives outof an51of Englishliterature Gurnahis professorof literatureat theUniversity ofKent,and hisfirst language,the rhythmsand storiesof Islam.52,many of the UKsthirteen Nobel-winning writerswere bornelsewhere asby2019,14%of theUKs populationwere bornabroad.People mightalso beastonished athow manyofthose countrieswere oncepart of the Britishempire.Gurnah hasspoken ofhow muchof the worldis stillprocessing thewounds thatcolonialism53,especially theexperienceof losingyour placein the world^^—where placeisnotjust54,but alsobelonging,status andculture.In thissense,Gurnah^work,which55those whomight not have beenremembered inhistory-shopkeeper,homemakers,students andrefugees,could not be moreBritish.But,more importantly,it couldnotbemore universal.

41.A.assumed B.fulfilled C.interpreted D.handledB.black horseC.new faceD.walking dictionary

43.A.demanded B・tended C.qualified D.failed

44.A.cast doubtonB.shown sympathyforC.taken anynotice ofD.put trustin

45.A.bridge B.gulf C.opposition D.association

46.A.illustration B.definition C.navigation D.accusation

47.A.prizing B.initiating C.fighting D.escaping

48.A.take careB,take chargeC.make senseD.make sure

49.A.repeatedly B.periodically C.scarcely D.accidentally

50.A.bother withB,contribute toC.consist ofD.admit to

51.A.spite B,knowledge C,empathy D.necessity

42.A.household name

52.A.Obviously B.Naturally C.Consequently D.Strikingly

53.A.imposed B.healed C,received D.examined

54.A.psychological B.geographical C.ideological D.demographical

55.A.discounts B・awards C.spotlights D.evaluates

六、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文选词填空Ive beenwriting formost ofmy life.The bookWriting WithoutTeachers introducedme toonedistinction andone practicethat hashelped mywriting56greatly.The distinctionis betweenthecreative mindand thecritical mind.While youneed toemploy bothto getto afinal result,theycannot workin57no matter how muchwe mightlike tothink so.Trying tocriticize writingwhile it is stillin progressis mostpossibly thesingle greatest58towriting thatmost ofus meetwith.If you are listeningtothat5th gradeEnglish teachercorrect your稍纵即逝的grammar whileyouaretrying toseize afleeting thought,the thoughtwill die.If youcapturethe fleetingthought andsimply shareit withtheworldin rawform,nooneis likelytounderstand.You mustlearn to59first and then criticizeif youwant tomake writingthe toolforthinking that it is.The practicethat canhelp youpass your60bad habitsof tryingto editas youwrite iswhatElbow callsfree writing”.In freewriting,the61is to get wordsdown onpaper non-stop,usuallyfor15—20minutes.No stopping,no goingback,no criticizing.The goalis toget the words62,Asthe wordsbegin to go smoothly,the ideaswill comefrom theshadows andlet themselvesbe63onyour notepador yourscreen.Now youhave rawmaterials thatyou canbegin towork withusing thecritical mindthat youvepersuadedto siton theside andwatch quietly.Most likely,you will believe thatthis willtake moretimethan youactually haveand youwill endup staringblankly at the pagesas thedeadline drawsnear.Instead ofstaring ata blankscreen,start fillingit withwords nomatterhowbad theyare.Halfway throughyour64time,stop andrework yourraw writinginto somethingcloser to an65product.Move back and forthuntil yourun outof timeand thefinal resultwill mostlikely befarbetter thanyour currentpractices.A.learned B.processes C.revise D.create E.parallel F.availableG.barrier H.captured I.objective J.finished K.flowing

七、汉译英（整句）唯有重视科学民主之进步，方可在那个艰苦卓绝的年代造就勇于担当勇攀高峰的青年

66.（汉译英）在互联网时代，便捷和风险共生，只有具有风险防范意识方能拥有安全感和获得感

67.（汉译英）这个年轻人不仅从来没有因为残疾而怨天尤人，反而一直在挑战自己，因为他知道生

68.命太短暂，追梦不迟疑（汉译英）我们之所以学习中国历史，是因为我们不仅要珍惜中华民族的传统瑰宝，而且要具备

69.丰富的历史知识来讲好中国故事（汉译英）这部电影制作成本低，既无大牌明星出镜，也无复杂的故事情节，但主人公对故乡深

70.深的依恋之情令观众动容（汉译英）A.wrong B.trouble C.fault D.difficulty

11.When workersare organizedin tradeunions,employers findit hardto laythem.A.off B.aside C.out D.down

12.Poland issomewhat a new destinationfor Chinesetourists,and Warsaw,the capitalcity,is animportantbusiness centerwith nightlife andelegant dining.A.sophisticated B.controversial C.homogeneous D.solitary

13.Lincoln,former presidentofthe UnitedStates,isaconspicuous exampleof apoor boywho succeeded.A.ridiculous B.obstinate C.permanent D.manifest

14.In somecities ofNorth China,the noisepollution isas pronouncedas thatin Tokyo.A.contemptuous B.contagious C.conspicuous D.presumptuous（文艺

15.Ultimately,Italy enjoyedits profoundbenefits from the pioneeringrole inRenaissance复兴）.A.Eventually B.Suspiciously C.Ridiculously D.Miraculously

二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文Complete the following passageby usingthe wordsin thebox.Each wordcan onlybe usedonce.The eighthchapter isexceedingly brief,and relatesthat Gibbons,the amateurnaturalist ofthedistrict,16lying outon thespacious opendowns withouta soul17a coupleof milesof him,as hethought,and almostdozing,heard closeto himthe soundas of a mancoughing,sneezing,and18swearing savagelyto himself;and looking,beheld nothing.Yet thevoice wasindisputable.Itcontinued toswear withthat breadthand variety19distinguishes theswearing of a cultivatedman.It grewto aclimax,diminished again,and died20in thedistance,going21it seemedto himin thedirectionof Adderdean.It liftedtoaspasmodic sneezeand ended.Gibbons hadheard nothingof themorningsoccurrences,22the phenomenonwas sostriking anddisturbing thathis philosophicaltranquillityvanished;he gotup hastily,and hurried23the steepnessofthehill towardsthe village,as fastashe could go.A.then B.while C.as D.down E.that F.butG.away H.within

三、单项选择

24.I hopealltheprecautions againstair pollution,suggested bylocal government,willbeseriouslyconsidered here.A.while B.since C.after D.as

25..Writers oftencoupled narrationwith othertechniques todevelop ideasand supportopinionsthat otherwiseabstract,unclear,or unconvincing.A.may remainB.could remainC.must haveremainedD.might haveremained

四、阅读理解Once,Mama hadread aboutgeraniums in a magazine—versatile,pretty,easy togrow-and,she becamepossessed with a visionof ahouse floodedwith flowers.The notioninspired herintomotion.She spenta smallfortune onelegant plantstands,imported flowerpotsand armiesof fullygrowngeraniums.She couldbe likethat:my motheralways hadsudden sprintsof creativity.She alsoasked formy help,and wesquatted in the backyardtogether,arranging rootsin theirelegantcontainers.Mama worelong gardeninggloves overher manicuredhands,and herfingerpressed soilinto placewith fastidiousnessand evenpassion.She hadbought megloves too,but Irefusedto wearthem.“Youll getso dirty,Perla/9“I want togetdirty.”“Ay,Perla Jshe said,shaking herhead.She saidno morebut beamedwith irritation.Myrefusal disturbedthe planfor howthe geraniumdays shouldgo,mother anddaughter tendingflowersand dontthey lookpicture perfectin theirmatching glovesFor halfan hourshe wouldnottalk tome,but thenshe thawed,so absorbedin herproject thatshe forgotmy fault,or perhapsforfear thatI mightabandon theproject altogether.She neednthave worried.I didntwanttoleave.It was a rarechance tospend timewith mymother.I couldscent herperfume andfeel breathswithout havingto findanything tosay.We oftenstruggleto communicatewith eachother,beyond theessential goodmorning andgood night,asthough wewere strangersor beginnersofalanguage.I wantedto learnmy motherslanguage,ifonly to better understand her andto increasethe chancesof herunderstanding me.There isso muchIlonged totell heras Isquatted besideher,but Ialso fearedthat,If Istarted,other mattersmight leapoutthat werenot meanttobespoken.Better notto riskthe opening.Better notto attempttoo muchspeechwith mymother.When allthe flowerswere readyin theirpots,mama spentanother daydistributing themthroughthe house.There weremore flowersthan anyother housein ourBuenos Aires—so thatwhenyou entered,you feltas thoughyou9re swimmingthrough petals.

26.Based onparagraph1,Perla viewedher mothersdecision toplant the geraniums asA.creative B.amusing C.unsurprising D.worthwhile

27.In paragraph5,the underlinedword“thawed”,probably means.A.agreed B.complained C.softened D.denied

28.Which ofthe followingstatements isTRUE aboutPerlaA.She volunteeredto assisther motherin repottingthegeraniums.B.She exchangedher opinionson essentialmatters with her mother.C.She waseager tolearn aforeign languagetobetterunderstand hermother.D.She wantedto staywithhermother evenwithout verbalcommunication.

29..The authorwrote thispassage inorder to.A.apologize forher misconductinherchildhoodB.praise hermother forher gardeningskillsC.provide usefulinformation forgeraniums loversD.express hermixed emotionstowards hermotherIreland andLithuania havemuch incommon.Both aresmall,Catholic,Europhile,enjoy atrickyrelationship witha largerneighbour andhave cuisinesheavy onpotatoes.Both alsoleft itlatewhen itcame tohomosexual rights.Homosexual actswere decriminalisedonly in1993in bothcountries.But sincethen,things havediverged.Merely livingwithout fearwouldbeanimprovement:84%of LGBTpeople inLithuania are not comfortablerevealing their identity.Where aniron curtainonce splitEurope,a rainbowcurtain nowdivides thecontinent.Inwestern Europe,homosexual peopleenjoy aquality of life betterthan anywhereon theplanet.Theyare freeto marryand adoptchildren,and areprotected fromdiscrimination inall walksoflife.Things ineastern Europeare notso good.In sevenEU countries,including Poland,Hungary andRomania,less thanhalf thepopulation agreethat homosexualpeople shouldhave thesame rights asstraight ones,civil partnershipsare notoffered insix EUcountries,all incentral andeastern Europe.Poland hasintroduced LGBTz-free zones”,a legallymeaningless gimmickwiththepractical effectofdeclaring openseason ongay people.Meanwhile,Hungary isworking ona lawthat willban gaycouplesfrom adopting.For gay people behind the Rainbowcurtain-which coversaboutaquarter ofthe EUs population-life canbe grim.Since familylaw ismainly upto memberstates,there islittle theEU cando if a memberstatewants tostop alesbian marryingorahomosexual coupleadopting.Where Brusselscan musclein iswhenthe rightto freemovement collideswith bigoteddomestic law.What happensifagay coupleand their childmove toa countrywhere suchrelationships arenot recognisedThe EuropeanCommissionwants tosmooth outthese bumps,ensuring that the linkbetween childrenand theirgayparents isnot severedif theymove toa countrywhere gayadoption isbanned.While fewareaffected directly,such amove haspotent symbolicpower.Definitions ofonline hatespeech willbewidened toinclude homophobicabuse,too.Towns thatintroduced LGBT-free zonesin PolandhadEU fundscut.But themain thingtheEUcan offerisapulpit,hammering thoseleaders whorefuse totreatcitizens equally.Such bangingofthedrum forgay rightsby Brusselsdoes comewitharisk.It isa fightbothsides wantto have.Normally,populists relyon caricatureswhen takingaim atBrussels.In thiscasethere isless need.Populist politicianswill claimthat theEU isdoing allit canto forcecountries totreatgaypeoplebetter.EU officialswill happilyplead guilty.A commoncomplaint isthat easternEuropeis expectedtogothrough decadesof socialchange in the space ofafew years.Change canhappenquickly,though.Ireland enjoyeda socialrevolution inless thana generation,and Maltapasseda slewof legislationthat helpedit become the mostgay-friendly countryin theEU injust afewyears.There arefew complaintsabout thepaceoftransformation incentral andeastern Europewhenit comes to livingstandards.（退缩）With theEU coweringbeneath asecond waveof covid-19cases and in themiddle of（经》齐衰退），its biggest-ever recessiona fightover gay rights couldeasily falldown thepeckingorder.It shouldnot.The EUhas mademuch ofpromoting“European values”.Usually,these tendtomean arespect forthe ruleof law,which ishardly inherentlyEuropean.When itcomestogayrights,however,Europe hasgenuinely beena pioneer.Until agay personin Vilniusor Budapesthas thesamerightsasone inDublin orMadrid,European valuesarenosuch thingat all.

30.Which canbest paraphrasethe underlinedpartLGBT peopleA.Less privilegedpeople interms oftheiridentityor statusB.Less mainstreamedpeople intermsoftheir sexualorientationC.Less persistentpeople whopursue castlesbuilt inthe openairD.Less self-esteemed peoplewho compromiseto comfortablezones

31.What canwe learnfrom theParagraph2amp;3A.In contrastto WesternEurope,Eastern Europetook loosemeasures withliberal mindsB.The viewsof homosexualrights arecontroversial anddistinct acrossthe Europe.C.The EUCommission tendto carryhomo-couple throughobstacles butin vain.D.The EUCommission revisedthe institutionsto guaranteethe transcontinentalevents welltackled

32.What isthe realizingprocess ofthe mentionedEuropean values^according tothe lastparagraph一A.Convention LiberationApprovalB.Revolution—Innovation Pioneer一C.Negotiation Cooperation—Equality一D.Discrimination Struggle—Victory

33.What isthe besttitle ofthe passageA.European Gap:How theyCooperateB,Homosexual Openness:Prejudices WithdrawnC.Joint Continents:EU ison thewayD.Rainbow Curtain:Peek at the currentcase.You cantell alot aboutpeoples generalstate ofmind basedon theirsocial mediafeeds.Are they（发微博）always tweetingabout theirbiggest annoyancesor postingpictures ofparticularly cutekittiesIn asimilar fashion,researchers areturning toTwitter forclues about the overallhappinessof entiregeographic communities.What theyrefinding isthat regionalvariation inthe useof commonphrases producespredictionsthat dontalways reflect the localstate ofwell being.But removingfrom theiranalysesjust threespecific terms—good,love andLOL-greatly improvesthe accuracyof themethods.“Were livinginacrazy COVID-19era.And nowmore thanever,were usingsocial mediatoadapt toanewnormal andreach outtothefriends andfamily thatwe cantmeet face-to-face.^KokilJaidka studiescomputational linguisticsat theNational Universityof Singapore.But ourwordsarent usefuljust tounderstand whatwe,as individuals,think andfeel.They,re alsouseful cluesaboutthe communitywe livein.^^One ofthe simplermethods thatmany scientistsuse to analyze thedata involvescorrelatingwords withpositive ornegative emotions.But whenthose recordsare comparedwith phone surveysthat assessregional well-being,Jaidka says,they dontpaint an accurate pictureofthelocal Zeitgeist（时代精神）.Being abletogetanaccurateread on the mood ofthepopulation isno laughingmatter.Thatsparticularly importantnow,inthetime ofCOVID,where wereexpecting amental healthcrisis andwerealready seeingin surveydata thelargest decreasein subjective well-being in10years atleast,if notever.”To findout why,Jaidka and her teamanalyzed billionsof tweetsfrom aroundthe UnitedStates.And theyfound thatamongthemost frequently used termson Twitterare LOL,love andgood.Andthey actuallythrow the analysis off.Why thedisconnectInternet languageis reallya differentbeast thanregular spokenlanguage.Weve adaptedwordsfrom theEnglish vocabularyto meandifferent thingsin differentsituations.says Jaidka.Take,fbr example,LOL.Ive tweetedthewordLOL toexpress irony,annoyance and sometimesjust puresurprise.When themethods formeasuring LOLasamarker ofhappiness werecreated inthe1990s,it stillmeant laughingout loud.^^“There areplenty ofterms thatare lessmisleading Jsays Jaidka.Our modelstell usthat wordslikeexcited,fun,great,opportunity,interesting,fantastic andthose arebetter wordsfor measuringsubjective well-being.

34.The researchersturntosocial mediafeeds to.A.help withthe analysisof peoplessubjectivewell-beingB・locate themost-frequentlyusedwordsC.prove thedisconnect betweenlanguage andemotionsD.make theprediction methodmore effective

35..How didJaidka knowtheanalysiswasnt accurateA.It didntreflectthemoodofthe entiregeographic communityB,It didntmatch theassessment resultofthephonesurveys.C.It didntconsider thefeatures ofInternet language.D.It didnttake theregional variationsinto account.

36.Which ofthefollowingstatements willJaidka mostprobably agreewithA.Face-to-face communicationis neededto ensurehappiness.B.Internet useis toblame forthe decreasein subjectivewell-being.C.Internet languageshould beabandoned asa sourceof scientificanalysis.D.Less misleadingwords shouldbe usedin assessingsubjectivewell-being.When itcame toconcealing histroubles,Tommy Wilhelmwas notless capablethanthenextfellow.So atleast hethought,and therewasacertain amountof evidenceto backhim up.He hadoncebeen anactor-no,not quite,an extra—and heknew whatacting shouldbe.Also,he wassmokinga cigar,and whena manis smokinga cigar,wearing ahat,he hasan advantage:itisharderto findout howhe feels.He camefromthetwenty-third floordown tothe lobbyon themezzanine tocollecthis mailbefore breakfast,andhebelieved-hehoped-that helooked passablywell:doing allright.It wasa matterof sheerhope,because therewas notmuch thathecouldadd tohis presenteffort.On the fourteenth floorhelookedfor hisfather toenter theelevator;they oftenmet atthishour,ontheway to breakfast.If heworried abouthis appearanceit wasmainly forhis oldfatherssake.But therewas nostop onthefourteenth,andtheelevator sankand sank.Then thesmooth dooropenedandthegreat dark-red unevencarpet thatcovered the lobby billowedtoward Wilhelmsfeet.In theforeground the lobby wasdark,sleepy.French drapeslike sailskept outthe sun,but threehigh,narrow windowswere open,and inthe blueair Wilhelmsaw apigeon about to lightonthegreatchain thatsupported themarquee ofthe moviehouse directlyunderneath the lobby.For onemomenthe heardthe wingsbeating strongly.Most ofthe guestsattheHotel Glorianawere pastthe ageof retirement.Along Broadwayin theSeventies,Eighties,and Nineties,a greatpart ofNew Yorksvast populationof oldmen andwomenlives.Unless theweather istoo coldor wetthey fillthe benchesaboutthetiny railedparks andalongthe subwaygratings fromVerdi Squareto ColumbiaUniversity,they crowdthe shopsand cafeterias,the dimestores,the tearooms,the bakeries,the beautyparlors,the readingrooms andclub rooms.Among theseold peopleattheGloriana,Wilhelm feltoutofplace.He wascomparatively young,inhis middleforties,large andblond,with bigshoulders;his backwas heavyand strong,if alreadyalittle stoopedor thickened.After breakfastthe oldguests satdown onthe greenleather armchairsandsofas inthelobbyand beganto gossipand lookinto the papers:they had nothing todo butwaitout theday.But Wilhelmwas usedtoanactive lifeand likedtogoout energeticallyinthemorning.And forseveral months,because he hadnoposition,hehadkept uphis moraleby risingearly:hewas shavedandinthelobbyby eightoclock.He boughtthepaperandsomecigars anddrank aCoca-Cola ortwo beforehe wentin tobreakfast withhisfather.After breakfast—out,out,out toattendto business.The gettingout hadin itselfbecomethechief business.But hehad realizedthathe couldnot keepthis upmuch longer,and todayhewasafraid.He wasaware thathis routinewas（预感）abouttobreak upandhesensed thata hugetrouble longpresaged buttill nowformless wasdue.Before evening,hed know.Nevertheless hefollowed hisdaily courseand crossedthelobby.Rubin,the manatthenewsstand,had pooreyes.They maynothavebeen actuallyweak buttheywere poorin expression,with lacylids thatfurled downatthecorners.He dressedwell.It didntseemnecessary-hewasbehindthecounter mostofthetime-but hedressed verywell.He hadon arichbrown suit;the cuffsembarrassed thehairs onhis smallhands.He worea CountessMarapainted necktie.As Wilhelmapproached,Rubin didnot seehim;hewaslooking outdreamily attheHotel Ansonia,which wasvisible fromhis corner,several blocksaway.The Ansonia,theneighborhoods greatlandmark,was builtby StanfordWhite.It lookslike abaroque palacefromPrague orMunich enlargeda hundredtimes,with towers,domes,huge swellsand bubblesof metalgonegreen fromexposure,iron fretworkand festoons.Black televisionantennae aredenselyplanted onits roundsummits.Under thechanges ofweather itmay looklike marbleor likesea water,black asslate inthe fog,white astufa insunlight.This morningit lookedlike theimage ofitselfreflected indeep water,white andcumulous above,with cavernousdistortions underneath.Together,the twomen gazedatit.Then Rubinsaid,Your dadis intobreakfastalready,theoldgentleman.“Oh,yes Aheadof metoday“Thats areal knocked-out shirtyou goton^^said Rubin.Wheres itfrom,Saks”9“No,itsaJack Fagman-Chicago.”Even whenhis spiritswere low,Wilhelm couldstill wrinklehis foreheadinapleasing way.Some ofthe slow,silent movementsof hisface werevery attractive.He wentbackastep,as iftostand awayfrom himselfand geta betterlook athis shirt.His glancewas comic,a。