人教版（2019）必修第一册Unit 3 Sports and fitness单元测试（Word版含解析）

Unit 3 Sports and Fitness
第一部分 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Welcome to Holker Hall & Gardens
Visitor Information
How to Get to Holker
By Car: Follow brown signs on A590 from J36, M6. Approximate travel times : Windermere—20 minutes, Kendal—25 minutes, Lancaster—45 minutes, Manchester —1 hour 30 minutes.
By Rail: The nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities & airports.
Opening Times
Sunday—Friday (closed on Saturday) 11:00 am—4:00 pm, 30th March—2nd November.
Admission Charges
Hall & Gardens Gardens
Adults: 12.00 8.00
Groups: 9.00 5.50
Special Events
Producers' Market 13th April
Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.
Holker Garden Festival 30th May
The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.
National Garden Day 28th August
Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.
Winter Market 8th November
This is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.
1. How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester
A.20 minutes. B.25 minutes. C.45 minutes. D.90 minutes.
2. How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit Hall & Gardens
A. 12.00. B. 9.00. C. 8.00. D. 5.50.
3. Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show
A.Producers' Market. B.Holker Garden Festival.
C.National Garden Day. D.Winter Market.
B
My First Marathon
A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.
I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn't do either well. He later informed me that I was "not athletic".
The idea that I was "not athletic" stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!
The night before my marathon, I dream t that I couldn't even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!
At mile 3, I passed a sign: "GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!"
By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.
By mile 21, I was starving!
As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.
I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.
Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a "marathon winner".
1.A month before the marathon, the author ________.
A.was well trained B.felt scared
C.made up his mind to run D.lost hope
2.Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year
A.To acknowledge the support of his teacher. B.To amuse the readers with a funny story.
C.To show he was not talented in sports. D.To share a precious memory.
3.How was the author’s first marathon
A.He made it. B.He quit halfway.
C.He got the first prize. D.He walked to the end.
4.What does the story mainly tell us
A.A man owes his success to his family support. B.A winner is one with a great effort of will.
C.Failure is the mother of success. D.One is never too old to learn.
C
Teenagers' fitness is now a major concern, and physical exercise is very important. It reduces stress and improves fitness. Exercise makes your body strong, and helps you to keep the right body weight. Sports scientist Dr. Helen Lopez offers the following advice to teenagers： “First，you need to find out your present level of fitness. Then you can design a programme that will help you become healthier.”
Dr. Lopez suggests that there are three levels of fitness that need a change of lifestyle. “Overweight” means that the person gets very little exercise and often has a serious weight problem. “Inactive” means that the person does not join in many physical activities, hut is not seriously overweight. “ Active” refers to people who take part in sports and other physical activities, but do not have a high fitness level.
According to Dr. Lopez, overweight teenagers should work out to keep healthy. "Ride a bike, play volleyball or basketball for a while, and go for a twenty-minute walk each day. All these will help to burn calories.” Inactive teenagers should do similar activities, but add some bending and stretching exercises, such as push-ups and sit-ups, starting with twenty of each a day. Inactive people can take a little more exercise than overweight people because their bodies are stronger，Dr. Lopez said. The same rule applies to(适用于）active teenagers.
Dr. Lopez suggests one hour a week or more on running and other forms of intensive exercise, together with fifteen minutes a day spent on stretching and bending activities. These are really important in order to prevent injuries,” Dr. Lopez said. Some weight-training and other body- strengthening exercises could also be planned in the programme in order to increase the person’s strength.
1.What can we learn from the passage
A.Active people always have a high fitness level.
B.Overweight people always take more exercise.
C.Inactive teenagers are not seriously overweight.
D.Keeping fit means changing teenagers’ lifestyle.
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text
A.Physical exercise can make the teenagers grow taller.
B.Pliysical exercise can help teenagers become healthier.
C.Physical exercise can help to bum up calories.
D.Physical exercise can increase teenagers’ strength.
3.What exercise should people do in order to prevent injuries
A.Walking. B.Stretching and bending.
C.Riding. D.Weight training.
4.What is the best title for the passage
A.Doing Exercise B.Teenagers’ Fitness
C.Different Lifestyles D.Overweight Teenagers
D
We spend around one third of our lives in bed, and the body does a lot of its repair work as we sleep, so sufficient good quality sleep is very important to our health. It doesn't stop there, though—some sleep positions are healthier than others. So which sleep position is the healthiest
Sleeping on your back is the healthiest sleep position. Health benefits include avoiding back and neck pain. Because the head is raised above the stomach when you sleep on your back, this position is best for people who suffer from nighttime add reflux(胃酸逆流) as well. Around 80% of heartburn(胃灼热) sufferers have problems during the night, so sleeping on their back could help a lot of people to enjoy a good night's sleep. If the sleep position alone is not enough to alleviate the condition, try raising the head of the bed by up to 4 inches by placing blocks under it.
When you sleep on your back, your face is in a natural position. This means less wrinkles(皱纹).
If you really can't face sleeping on your back, another healthy sleep position is the side sleep. It's almost as good as the back position, and it's better for people who snore(打鼾) and their partners. Whichever sleep position you choose, use a pillow that supports the head and the neck without raising the head unnaturally, as this can bring neck pain.
1. Which is NOT one of the benefits of sleeping on the back
A. It can avoid acid reflux.
B. It makes people look younger.
C. It helps people get rid of stomach pain.
D. It's good for heartburn sufferers.
2. The underlined word "alleviate" in Paragraph 2 probably means "_______".
A. make people enjoy
B. make people forget
C. make it less useful
D. make it less serious
3. What does the text mainly talk about
A. Ways to keep us healthy.
B. The importance of sleep.
C. Healthy positions of sleep.
D. Sleep's repairing functions.
4. In which part of a magazine may the article appear
A. Science fiction. B. Sports. C. Health. D. Fashion.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips on COVID-19(新冠肺炎) prevention at the workplace
As COVID-19 has become a big threat against our health and seriously affects our normal life, effective prevention from the disease matters a lot. But do you really know how to keep yourself safe from COVID-19 at your workplace ①__________.
Wear a mask
②__________, but when it comes to COVID-19 prevention, it is absolutely necessary to wear a mask. On the way to and from work, as well as in the workplace, you should remember to wear surgical masks or N95 medical masks at all times. This can not only help you keep warm and avoid catching a cold, but significantly reduce the risk of being infected during the work time.
③__________
If you take public transport to the workplace, keep as much distance as possible from one another. And if the workplace is not far away from your house, it will be a better choice to go to work by bike or on foot. And when it comes to meetings or conferences, use online communication tools to hold video conferences instead of gathering in a single room to have face-to-face communication.
Keep hands clean at all times
Everybody knows the importance of washing hands in our daily lives, especially before meals or after using the toilet. ④__________. In the workplace, you constantly have contacts with customers or clients. You may have to shake hands with different people, or touch items in the elevator and some other public areas in the company. ⑤__________. The best way is to have regular and thorough hand-washing with soap and running water.
A. But that is not enough during work
B. That's why you need to keep your hands clean
C. Some people may think it ridiculous if a person with no health problem does this
D. Keep your distance from people
E. Avoid social gathering
F. Here are some low-cost measures that will help protect you from infection at your workplace
G. Wearing a mask can protect us from cold
第二部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Jayce Crowder was in kindergarten he was sad that he looked different from his classmates. They had two hands. He had one.
"It started when one boy teased him," said his mother, Cortney Lewis. Jayce's enthusiasm 1 He would return to his home with questions: Why am I different Why me
Lewis admitted she didn't know what to do at that point. How could she 2 answers to her son's questions when she had never found those answers herself
A few weeks later, Lewis turned on the TV and saw a news story about an eighth grader from Washington Middle School, Iowa. Trashaun Willis, then 14, had become an Internet 3 after posting videos of his slam dunks (灌篮), and, like Jayce, he was 4 most of his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in. He was completely attracted, watching dunk after dunk.
At the time, it seemed that watching Trashaun would simply be a(n) 5 moment for Jayce. 6 little did Lewis know that a family friend had already reached out to the Des Moines Register, asking the newspaper to help set up a meeting with Trashaun to build Jayce's 7 .
The two boys met at Washington Middle School on a Saturday afternoon a couple of months later, and instantly bonded. The day was not spent wallowing (沉浸) in self-pity, and it was full of 8 . They rode bikes around the school's hallways, took photos, played hide-and-seek, and shot baskets. Trashaun 9 gave Jayce a shirt that says "Ten fingers are overrated".
At one point, Trashaun did get serious with Jayce. He said not to let anyone drag him down and not to let words 10 his confidence. Since that meeting, Lewis has seen a visible 11 in her son, who is now seven and in second grade. He recently started wrestling and loves it. Lewis points to Trashaun's 12 . " Meeting him," she said, "made Jayce 13 that there are others like him."
As for Trashaun, his relationship with Jayce made him look forward to 14 more kids, perhaps as a youth coach with a nonprofit organization devoted to coaching kids with limb disabilities. "Honestly, it means a lot to know that I changed Jayce's 15 ," Trashaun says. Still, he never dreamed that his videos would have such an effect. "I just thought my friends would see my videos and be like, 'Oh, he dunked it!'" Obviously, he did more than that!
1.A.doubled B.returned C.improved D.disappeared
2.A.discover B.forget C.provide D.inform
3.A.hit B.winner C.fan D.user
4.A.giving B.making C.missing D.having
5.A.proud B.inspiring C.exact D.warning
6.A.So B.And C.Thus D.But
7.A.intelligence B.confidence C.strength D.imagination
8.A.fun B.pride C.sadness D.silence
9.A.still B.just C.even D.again
10.A.gain B.lose C.fix D.shake
11.A.experience B.difference C.behavior D.agreement
12.A.influence B.action C.attitude D.education
13.A.expect B.promise C.understand D.suggest
14.A.helping B.persuading C.challenging D.calling
15.A.love B.way C.habit D.life
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。
When the modern Olympic Games ①_____(start) in 1896 in Athens, Greece, there was no such thing as the Winter Olympics. ②_____(player) competed only in the Summer Games. However, there were the Nordic Games, a ③_____(compete) of winter sports that took place every few years starting from 1901. But the Nordic Games were only open to athletes ④_____ Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
The winter sports were popular, so in 1924 an International Winter Sports Week ⑤_____(hold) in Chamonix, France. About 250 athletes from 16 countries competed in nine sports and there were 11 female athletes, ⑥_____ competed in figure skating.
Still, the Winter Olympics were under way, adding more sports to the games, ⑦_____(especial) more sports for women. Women got the chance ⑧_____(take) part in skiing, ice hockey(冰球) ⑨_____ other sports. Now the Games have such ⑩ _____(interest) events as snowboarding and bobsledding(雪橇车比赛).
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
你校学生会要招聘一位课外活动志愿者,请你写一则招聘启事。内容包括:
1.面向本校学生;
2.工作职责:计划、组织高一学生的15:00至16:00的课外体育活动;
3.每周3次活动;
4.联系人:刘莉(Tel:41302345863)。
注意:1.80词左右,总词数不含已给部分;
2.参考词汇:课外活动 extracurricular activity; 体育锻炼 physical exercises; 联系 contact
Extracurricular Activity Volunteer Needed
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Students' Union of No. 1 Middle School
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。续写词数应为150左右。
A great man once married his dream woman. With their love, they had a bright and cheerful little girl. The great man loved her very much.
When she was very little, he would do anything for her and the little girl felt protected around; he would tell her, "I love you, little girl." The little girl lived happily.
When the little girl was growing up, the great man would hug her and tell her, "I love you, little girl."
The little girl would be unhappy and say, "I'm not a little girl anymore." Then the man would laugh and say, "But to me, you'll always be my little girl."
The little girl who was not little anymore left her home and went into the world. As she learned more about herself, she learned more about the man. She saw that he was truly great and strong, for she recognized his strengths. One of his strengths was his ability to express his love to his family. No matter where she went in the world, the man would call her and say, "I love you, little girl."
The day came when the little girl who was not little anymore received a phone call. The great man was damaged.
He had a stroke (中风). He couldn't talk more and they weren't sure if he could understand the words spoken to him. He could no longer smile, laugh, walk, hug, dance or tell the little girl that he loved her. He could no longer comfort her.
She went to the side of the great man. She found he looked small and he was not the strong man at all. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not.
The little girl did the only thing she could do. She climbed up on the bed next to the great man. Tears ran from their eyes and she drew her arms around the useless shoulders of her father.
Paragraph 1:
With her head on his chest, she thought of many things.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
And then she heard the beat of his heart.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案以及解析
1.答案：1-3 DBD
解析：1.细节理解题.根据题干中的 from Manchester 直接定位到文章 How to Get to Holker 部分中的 Manchester--1 hour 30 minutes, 故选D项.
2.细节理解题.根据题干中的 a tour group 和Hall & Gardens直接定位到文章 Admission Charges 部分中的Groups: 9.00,故选B项.
3.细节理解题.根据题干中的 see a live music show 直接定位到文章 Winter Market 部分中的enjoying a live music show, 故选D项.
2.答案：1-4 CCAB
解析：1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.可知,作者在参加马拉松前一个月脚踝受伤,但是仍然下定决心继续跑步。
2.推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句I didn't do either well. He later informed me that I was "not athletic".(我做得也不好,他后来告诉我,我"不是运动型的人"。)可以推断出作者没有运动天赋。
3.细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished!(我是最后跑完的选手之一,但我完成了!)可知作者最终跑完了马拉松。
4.主旨大意题。根据最后一段Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签)...(决心做我自己,前进,摆脱羞耻和世俗标签......)以及通读全文可知本文主要讲了作者在参加马拉松之前脚踝受伤,但仍然下定决心继续训练,作者认为跑步是与自己的一种较量,而与竞争或者是否是运动型的人无关,这是对自己的身体和思想的一场考验,最终作者跑完了马拉松并得到了一枚奖牌,这告诉我们胜利者是一个意志坚强的人。
3.答案：1.C; 2.A; 3.B; 4.B
解析：1.细节理解题.由第二段第三句“Inactive” means that the person does not join in many physical activities, but is not seriously overweight.可知,不活跃的青少年超重不是很严重。
2.细节理解题。根据f段末句、第三段第三句All these will help to burn calories.以及末段末句可知.B、C、D项在文中都提到了.文中并没有提到体育运动可以让青少年长高。
3.细节理解题由末段Dr. Lopez所说的内容可知,为了避免受伤,人们可以做一些拉伸和弯曲运动。
4.主旨大意题本文在首段提出Teenagers' fitness is now a major concern, and physical exercise is very important,然后分析了青少年中存在的几种健康状况并且给出了一些具体的运动方案由此吋知这篇文章主要是讲青少年的健康问题,所以B选项为最佳标题。
4.答案：1-4 CDCC
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，仰卧对胃灼热的人有益，但没说可以医治胃病。
2.同义猜测题。根据前半句"If the sleep position alone is not enough..."及后面的"try raising the head of the bed by up to 4 inches"可推知，如果只这样做还不够(不能缓解不适症状)，则可以采取其他办法。故选D项。
3.主旨大意题。根据第一段的"some sleep positions are healthier than others"及全文的描述可知选C项。
4.文章出处题。本文主要介绍了两种对健康有益的睡眠姿势，故最有可能出现在与"健康"相关的部分。
5.答案：FCDAB
解析：①根据文章总分的段落结构可知,设空处应为下面各分段的统领句,起承上启下的作用。故选F。
②空后内容肯定了戴口罩的必要性,由but可知设空处需要表达否定戴口罩这一行为的意思,分析选项可知,C选项“一些人可能认为一个没有健康问题的人戴口罩是荒谬的”符合语境,“think it ridiculous”中的“it”指代的是没有健康问题而戴口罩这一行为。故选C。
③该段的前两句讲述,上下班途中要尽量和别人保持距离,第三句讲述在工作中要使用视频交流工具开会,避免面对面沟通,所以此段主要是讲述和他人保持距离的问题,故选D。
④该段主要讲述勤洗手的重要性。空前讲述日常生活中洗手的重要性,空后讲述工作场合大量接触人和物的问题,可知此处需要一个过渡句,由生活中洗手过渡到工作中洗手,故选A。
⑤空前的两个句子描述工作场合大量接触人和物,即强调洗手的必要性,B选项“这就是为什么你需要保持手部清洁”符合语境,故选B。
6.答案：1-5.DCACB; 6-10.DBACD; 11-15.BACAD
解析：1.考查动词词义辨析。句意:Jayce的热情消失了。由“when one boy teased him”可知,有个小男孩嘲笑了他,所以Jayce的热情消失了。
2.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她自己都没有找到答案,怎么能回答她儿子的问题呢 由“when she had never found those answers herself”可知,Jayce Crowder的母亲自己都不知道答案,怎么能回答她儿子的问题呢 这里的provide“提供”指的是回答的意思。
3.考查名词词义辨析。句意:14岁的Trashaun Willis 在网上晒出了自己扣篮的视频,成了网络红人……。Trashaun 是一个失去左臂的人,却能灌篮,所以视频一发布,他成了网络红人。hit 在此处意为“热门人物”。
4.考查动词词义辨析。由“like Jayce”可知,Trashaun和Jayce都失去(missing)了大部分左臂。
5.考查形容词词义辨析。Trashaun灌篮的网络视频鼓舞(inspire)了Jayce Crowder。因为他们有同样的身体缺陷,所以Jayce Crowder看到了希望。
6.考查连词词义辨析。这个视频似乎只能起到短时间的鼓励作用,但刘易斯并不知道一个家族朋友已经联系到新闻报刊希望与Trashaun见面来帮助Jayce Crowder提升信心。前后语意表示转折关系,故选D。
7.考查名词词义辨析。由倒数第二段中的“his confidence”可知,朋友联系到新闻报刊希望让Jayce Crowder与Trashaun见面是为了帮助他提升信心(confidence)。
8.考查名词词义辨析。由“They rode bikes around the school's hallways, took photos, played hide-and-seek, and shot baskets.”可知,他们在一起很开心(fun)。
9.考查副词词义辨析。句意:Trashaun甚至送了Jayce Crowder一件T恤衫……。even“甚至”表示递进关系。
10.考查动词词义辨析。由“not to let anyone drag him down”可知,Trashaun对Jayce Crowder说不要让任何话语动摇(shake)他的信心。
11.考查名词词义辨析。由“He recently started wrestling and loves it.”可知,Jayce Crowder最近开始摔跤了,并喜欢上了摔跤。所以母亲看到了儿子明显的变化(difference)。故选B项。
12.考查名词词义辨析。Trashaun对Jayce Crowder产生了重大的影响(influence),所以Jayce Crowder有了很大的改变且明白了这个世界上还有很多像他一样的人。
13.考查动词词义辨析。此处表示见到Trashaun让Jayce Crowder明白(understand)这个世界上还有很多像他这样的人。故选C项。
14.考查动词词义辨析。由下文“perhaps as a youth coach with a nonprofit organization devoted to coaching kids with limb disabilities”可知,对于Trashaun,他与Jayce Crowder的关系让他期待帮助(help)更多的孩子。故选A项。
15.考查名词词义辨析。Trashaun做的事情使Jayce Crowder更加自信了,使他积极地去改变了很多的东西,从而改变了自己的生活(life)。
7.答案：①started ②Players ③competition ④from ⑤was held ⑥who ⑦especially ⑧to take ⑨and ⑩interesting
解析：①考查动词时态。句意:1896年,现代奥运会在希腊雅典开始的时候,并没有像冬奥会这样的比赛,根据时间状语in 1896判断用一般过去时。
②考查名词的数。句意:运动员们只参加夏季奥运会。player是可数名词,前面没有修饰语,则用复数形式Players。
③考查名词。句意:从1901年开始,每隔几年就会进行一次冬季运动比赛,不定冠词a后面要接单数名词, 所以填competition。
④考查介词。句意:但是北欧运动会只允许来自丹麦、芬兰、挪威和瑞典的运动员参加,根据句意可知应填介词from,意为"来自"。
⑤考查动词时态和语态。句意:冬季运动很受欢迎, 因此1924年在法国夏慕尼举行了国际冬季运动周。此处主语an International Winter Sports Week与动词hold构成被动关系,再根据时间状语in 1924可知该空应填was held。
⑥考查定语从句。句意:来自16个国家的约250名运动员参加了9个项目的比赛,有11名女子运动员参加了花样滑冰比赛,本题定语从句的先行调是11 female athletes,设空处指代先行词,引导定语从句并在从句中作主语,所以要填who。
⑦考查副词。在英语中副词通常作状语修饰形容词、副词、动词或整个句子,所以要填especially。
⑧考查不定式。句意:女性得到了参加滑雪、冰球和其他项目的机会句中不定式短语to take作定语修饰名词司chance。所以要填不定式to take。
⑨考查连词。此处skiing、ice hockey和other sports是并列关系,故填and。
⑩考查形容词。修饰名词events应该使用形容词interesting。
8.答案：
Extracurricular Activity Volunteer Needed
The Students' Union of No. 1 Middle School hopes to employ a student in our school to be a volunteer this term. The duty is to plan and organize extracurricular activities for students in Grade 10, such as playing all kinds of games, doing physical exercises, and even holding some running races, from 15:00 to 16:00, 3 times per week.
Anyone interested should contact Liu Li at 41302345863 for an interview.
The Students' Union of No.1 Middle School
9.答案：
Paragraph 1:
With her head on his chest, she thought of many things. She remembered the wonderful time together and how she had always felt protected and cherished by the great man. Her heart felt sorrowful for the loss she was to bear, and the words of love that had ever comforted her.
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And then she heard the beat of his heart. The heart beat steadily, unconcerned about the damage to the rest of the body. And while she rested there, the magic happened. The little girl heard what she wanted to hear. His heart beat out the words that his mouth could no longer speak. And she was comforted and cried out, "I love you, Daddy, with all my heart." As she knew, this would be the last time she would ever hear or say "I love you".