河南省多校联考2024-2025学年高一下学期6月摸底考试英语试题
一、听力选择题
1．When did the woman leave home
A．At about 6:00. B．At about 6:50. C．At about 7:00.
2．Where does the conversation probably take place
A．At home. B．On campus. C．In a shop.
3．What will the speakers do
A．Check the weather report. B．Go out for a walk. C．Enjoy a fashion show.
4．What will the man buy for his father
A．A tie. B．A cake. C．A pair of shoes.
5．What’s the topic of the conversation
A．A competition. B．A sport. C．A nation.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．Why hasn’t the woman started her term papers yet
A．She is busy with her part-time job.
B．She is waiting for the man’s help.
C．She has no idea how to write them.
7．What does the man ask the woman for
A．Advice on balancing work and study.
B．Assistance in finding a part-time job.
C．Money to cover his spending.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．When will Catherine bring the heater
A．On Tuesday. B．On Wednesday. C．On Thursday.
9．What are the written tests like according to the man
A．Challenging. B．Boring. C．Simple.
10．How does the woman sound in the end
A．Encouraging. B．Shocked. C．Regretful.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11．What did the man do yesterday
A．He moved house.
B．He bought a new apartment.
C．He looked for suitable apartments.
12．What is the man complaining about
A．The prices of the apartments.
B．The costs of transport.
C．The amount of work.
13．Why does the man want to move
A．He wants to save more money.
B．He doesn’t like his neighbors.
C．He lives too far from his workplace.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14．What is the man’s problem
A．He has a busy schedule.
B．He struggles to concentrate.
C．He fails to understand the rules.
15．Why does the woman want the man to pass the test
A．She is tired of driving him around.
B．She desires to borrow his car.
C．She hopes to get free rides from him.
16．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Coach and student. B．Doctor and patient. C．Brother and sister.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17．What has the speaker been working on in the last ten years
A．How people can live longer.
B．Why some people live longer.
C．Where most 100-year-old people live.
18．How does the speaker find older women’s life on Sardinia
A．Stressful. B．Flexible. C．Colorful.
19．What can we learn about young people on Sardinia
A．They do sports quite often.
B．They mostly eat healthy food.
C．They have unhealthy lifestyles.
20．What does the speaker mainly talk about
A．A place of interest in Italy.
B．The result of her research.
C．The living habits of old people.
二、阅读理解
Lazy rivers are pretty much universally loved — after all, they are a perfect combination of relaxation and fun. Whether you’re seeking a quiet escape where you can be, quite literally, lazy or a fun-filled family outing, you’ll find a lazy river on this list.
Waco Waterslide | Waco, TX
Waco Waterslide, nearly a mile long, is said to be the longest lazy river in the U. S. You must buy a pass to ride the lazy river. In the open-air resort (度假区), you can also separately surf on a two-km lake or try the overhead cables (缆车)pulling you around the water with no boat required.
East Portland Community Center | Portland, OR
This indoor lazy river for swimmers is short but sweet since it ends in a gentle whirlpool (旋涡) you have to kick to get out of. You need to get an affordable day pass to spend a few hours here in the two pools with a slow water slide — and then step outside to the green city park it sits in to have a picnic.
Tahiti Village Resort | Las Vegas, NV
Tahiti Village Resort is 660 feet long and passes four beautiful waterfalls, making it a winner. Although outside, it’s heated to over 80 degrees in the winter and the mid-70s in the summer. Plus, there is a sand-entry pool nearby, where visitors can shape the sand into whatever forms they like. To use the lazy river, you must be a guest of the resort.
Glenwood Hot Springs Resort | Glenwood, CO
The Shoshone Chutes outdoor ride on the grounds of Glenwood Hot Springs Resort is open to the public. It has more excitements than most other lazy rivers, with sudden turns. The ride will last for only three minutes.
21．What makes East Portland Community Center different from the others
A．It shelters visitors from the weather. B．It allows admission free of charge.
C．It lies next to a city park. D．It owns more than one water slide.
22．What can visitors do at Tahiti Village Resort
A．Enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the resort. B．Make buildings out of sand.
C．Surf on a large lake. D．Have a picnic.
23．Which place may an adventure-seeker choose
A．Waco Waterslide. B．East Portland Community Center.
C．Tahiti Village Resort. D．Glenwood Hot Springs Resort.
My day was ruined before I even got out of bed. I reached over to my smartphone. First things first: go through the e-mails. One came from my publisher, saying my new novel would be published in two weeks. I opened the e-mail and found a link to a pre-publication review from a famous professional. I had never been so proud of, excited by, or confident in anything I’d ever written before.
I read the review, taking deep breaths as I saw words like “messy” “mismatched” “saccharine (故作多情的)” and “overly sentimental”. My spirits dropped. I read and reread that review until each scathing word was stuck in my head. How could that professional find nothing worthy in a story I felt was perfect In the following week, I started to beat myself up. Soon, I was up to my eyeballs in a quicksand of self-doubt.
A few days after the novel’s official release (发行), I felt like hiding in a hole until my publisher asked if I was going to promote the book. I woke up like a dreamer.
I cheered up and spent hours each week contacting hundreds of book bloggers and other reviewers. I wrote personal messages, respectfully asking them to read the novel and share their honest thoughts and opinions online. The more I promoted, the larger my readership grew and so did my popularity. My confidence came back bit by bit, and the pain of that first review by the professional gradually disappeared as more reviews poured in — mostly favorable ones.
That one simple change in mindset (心态) removed my discouragement and enabled me to believe in myself so I could share my story with the world. By doing so, the novel finally reached those who were meant to find it, those who appreciated what I was trying to say.
24．What was the author’s original reaction when he received the publisher’s e-mail
A．He was uncertain about the publication. B．He immediately started promoting the novel.
C．He turned to a professional for help. D．He was filled with pride and confidence.
25．What does the underlined word “scathing” probably mean
A．Responsible. B．Boring. C．Inspiring. D．Sharp.
26．How did the author regain confidence
A．By personally reaching out for honest comments.
B．By waiting anxiously for readers to discover the book.
C．By depending heavily on the publisher’s marketing team.
D．By completely ignoring the unfavorable reviews online.
27．What can we infer from the author’s experience
A．Teamwork is the key to success. B．Professional reviews play an important role.
C．A positive attitude leads to a different result. D．Popularity is what matters most to a writer.
Recently, a video of four snow leopards climbing snowy cliffs (峭壁) in northern Pakistan made environmentalists very excited. Snow leopards are one kind of animals that are hard to find in the wild. Seeing just one on camera is difficult, let alone four at a time. This sighting is seen as a big win for Pakistan’s efforts to protect wildlife.
Sakhawat Ali, a park worker who loves taking photos, filmed the snow leopards. He spent two weeks following their footprints in the Central Karakoram National Park, which is always covered in snow. It turned out that the four snow leopards were a mother and her three babies. Ali said that while people in his village often saw snow leopards, no one had ever seen four together before. He first saw the mother leopard. Then, he noticed more pawprints around. Later, from the roof of his house, he used binoculars (双筒望远镜) to look at a nearby cliff and was lucky enough to see all four leopards together. He quickly got his camera and filmed them from about 200 meters away.
People in Ali’s village were happy about the sighting. However, they were also a bit worried that the leopards might attack their farm animals.
Snow leopards are considered “vulnerable”, which means they are at risk of becoming endangered. They only live in high-altitude (海拔) mountains in the Himalayas, so they are seldom seen. The World Wildlife Fund in Pakistan said the sighting is a good sign, but snow leopards are still in danger.
Snow leopards face many threats, like losing their homes and not having enough food. According to the United Nations, human activities and more livestock are harming the land where snow leopards live. This makes it harder for them to find food. Other problems include people hunting them illegally, new building projects destroying their habitats, and climate change making the situation worse. Given the terrible situation, it’s necessary that local communities work together to protect these amazing animals. Only in this way will future generations be able to see snow leopards in the wild.
28．Why did the sighting of four snow leopards excite environmentalists
A．It was a signal that the local climate was improving.
B．It was unusual that snow leopards appeared in a group.
C．It proved that snow leopards were no longer endangered.
D．It indicated that snow leopards could adapt to new habitats.
29．How did Sakhawat Ali manage to film the snow leopards
A．By asking his neighbors for help. B．By tracking and observing them carefully.
C．By waiting patiently near the cliff for long. D．By using advanced technology to search the mountains.
30．What is the villagers’ attitude towards the sighting
A．Mixed. B．Proud. C．Doubtful. D．Uncaring.
31．What’s the author’s purpose in writing the last paragraph
A．To describe the challenges for animals. B．To show human activities’ influence on wildlife.
C．To call for collective efforts to protect snow leopards. D．To tell about the great adaptability of snow leopards.
When you think of a robot, you might picture something with a lot of sensors(传感器), and inflexible metal arms controlled by a computer. But scientists at the AMOLF Institute have created a robot that has no brain and no sensors. It carries its own battery-powered pump (泵). And yet this robot can “walk” by itself.
How is this possible The team behind the robot says the secret is in the science of how air moves. If you’ve ever seen a “tube (管子) dancer” walking around, then you’ve seen the science that makes this robot work. Tube dancers are tall thin tubes of cloth, through which air is pumped. High pressure from the pumped air fills the tube, making it stand up.
Similarly, the pressure caused by the flow of air is exactly what drives the robot. When the air starts to flow in the tubes, the tubes move in different ways. But very quickly, all of these “legs” start to move in exactly the same way, making the robot walk. The robot’s speed is controlled by the air pressure.
There are several notable things about the robot. The first is its speed. The robot can cover a distance equal to thirty times the length of its body in a second. That would be like the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, running the 100-meter race in 1.71 seconds.
The robot also adjusts smoothly to its conditions. It can go over uneven ground. If it runs into a wall, it naturally turns. Perhaps the most surprising is the fact that if the robot is dropped into water, it begins moving in a new way that allows it to swim.
As there’s no brain, the scientists say their new invention is really just a machine. But it’s a machine that can do several complicated (复杂的) tasks that would normally require lots of very difficult programming for a robot.
So far, the robot can conduct most of the tasks with ease. The researchers say that in the future they hope to develop new ways to control the robot and perhaps give it more skills.
32．Why is the tube dancer mentioned in paragraph 2
A．To make the robot’s working principle easy to understand.
B．To introduce another impressive invention.
C．To present the inspiration for the robot.
D．To stress the robot’s uniqueness.
33．What enables the robot to move forward
A．The human operator. B．The computer-controlled system.
C．The air pressure. D．The combination of batteries and sensors.
34．What can we learn about the robot from the text
A．It requires complicated programming.
B．It may have more functions added in the future.
C．It can beat Bolt in running.
D．It features a higher intelligence level than other robots.
35．Which of the following would be the best title for the text
A．The Science of Air Pressure.
B．The Development of Robots.
C．Sensor-Free Robot Challenges Traditional Views.
D．Robots Are Faced with Energy-Saving Requirement.
Self-discipline (自律) is difficult to master because it can be discouraging when you have the best of intentions but tend to fall short of what you set out to do. Research shows that some conditions make it harder to be self-disciplined. For example, if you’re constantly faced with temptation (诱惑), you might give in. 36 As is known, being well-organized will help you make progress toward your goals. Luckily, there’re ways to help you build self-discipline, even if you start from nothing.
37
If you’ve been thinking about starting to be more self-disciplined, then there’s a good chance that you’ve spotted one or two areas in your life that need improvement. If not, check a typical day in your life to find areas where your self-discipline is lacking.
Turn weaknesses into goals.
Knowing your disadvantages in self-discipline, you can try coming up with some goals aimed at improvement with the SMART method of goal setting. 38 When you set SMART goals, you make your goals specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound.
Determine your why.
When you’re working toward a goal, it’s easy to become tired and lose motivation (积极性) along the way. Don’t worry and take a moment to reflect. Ask yourself what the purpose is for doing what you’re doing and what the long-term reward is. 39
Track your progress.
When you’re working toward a goal, it’s normal to feel discouraged at some point. Tracking your progress can help you stay disciplined. 40 You can track progress toward your goal by coming up with milestones and checking them off as you get closer to achieving your final goal.
A．Conduct a self-review.
B．Remember when you set the goal.
C．It’s a reminder of how far you’ve come.
D．It’s important to help you stay strong and disciplined.
E．Other conditions make it easier to be self-disciplined.
F．It can help you get the self-discipline needed to reach your goal.
G．Then, write the answer down and keep it somewhere you’ll see it often.
三、完形填空
As a teenager, I was caught up in academic pressure. But my neighbor, Mr. Jensen, gave me some 41 . In his seventies, he lived alone in the house next door. Despite our age difference, we did have a shared love for 42 . It was a hobby that 43 our generation gap.
One afternoon, faced with countless deadlines, I felt 44 . After a brief mental struggle, I 45 to take a break and headed into my backyard garden to work carelessly. Mr. Jensen was there 46 , tending to his blossoming rosebushes.
47 that I was really down, he came over and started removing weeds (杂草) alongside me. He said that maintaining a garden was a lot like going through life. 48 , I stopped and looked at him, waiting for him to continue. He 49 to the beautiful roses in his garden, saying that sometimes, we 50 so much about the weeds — the problems and difficulties — that we forgot to enjoy the flowers.
His words 51 me. I had been so focused on my problems, on the stress of my future, that I had forgotten to enjoy my 52 — the friendships, the joy of learning new things, and the beauty of 53 being alive.
That day, Mr. Jensen taught me a life lesson that I’ve carried with me ever since. Now, whenever I find myself 54 by life’s weeds, I stop, take a deep breath, and remember to appreciate my 55 .
41．A．instruction B．freedom C．time D．respect
42．A．reading B．gardening C．researching D．farming
43．A．caused B．widened C．bridged D．reflected
44．A．relieved B．breathless C．courageous D．tireless
45．A．continued B．promised C．happened D．chose
46．A．on time B．at last C．in secret D．as usual
47．A．Mentioning B．Admitting C．Realizing D．Remembering
48．A．Curious B．Angry C．Worried D．Excited
49．A．contributed B．responded C．pointed D．adapted
50．A．cared B．knew C．learned D．explained
51．A．escaped B．impressed C．recognized D．harmed
52．A．performance B．flexibility C．memory D．present
53．A．honestly B．similarly C．simply D．eventually
54．A．judged B．troubled C．surprised D．reminded
55．A．neighbors B．friendships C．decisions D．roses
四、语法填空
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。
Xizang, in southwestern China, is not only home to beautiful natural landscapes but also maintains unique cultural traditions. Among its rich traditions, the Bathing Festival stands out as a 56 (remark) event. Taking place in July, families from cities, villages and nomadic regions come together to bathe in the rivers.
According to legend, the festival dates back 57 (century) to the time of Yuthok Yonden Gonpo, a doctor known as the “King of Medicine”. 58 (apply) himself to treating patients, he spent his life collecting medical plants at the same time.
After Yuthok’s passing away, a deadly plague (瘟疫) broke out. One girl suffering a lot from the plague dreamed of Yuthok, 59 instructed her to bathe in the Lhasa River. She followed his advice and was 60 (amazing) cured. Word spread and soon 61 sick began gathering at the river to bathe. Each person that entered the water was cured, leading to the belief that Yuthok employed his powers 62 (turn) the river water into medicine.
Since then, the Bathing Festival 63 (celebrate), with people from all over the country coming to bathe in the rivers 64 health and happiness. Families bring festive foods to the rivers. After bathing, they share meals, exchange stories and enjoy each other’s company — continuing a tradition, with culture, health and the deep human-nature connection 65 (include).
五、书信写作
66．假定你是李华，你校英语角准备组织一场主题为“劳动赋能成长，实践点亮未来”的分享会。请你写一篇发言稿，内容包括：
1.你的劳动实践；
2.你的感悟。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear friends，
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
六、书面表达
67．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。
I used to love collecting pig figurines (小雕塑) more than anything else. Each one was special in its own way — the smooth china pigs that caught the light just right, the glass ones that shone like morning dew in the sunlight...They weren’t just decorations; they were my little treasures that made me smile whenever I looked at them. My favorite was a tiny china pig wearing a ballet dress.
But something has changed over the years. What started as my personal joy became everyone else’s easy gift idea. Birthdays, Christmases, and even random Tuesdays — suddenly every gift I received had something to do with pigs. “You love pigs, right ” my friends would say while handing me yet another pig-shaped salt shaker or pig-printed socks. My shelves became crowded with gifts I would have never chosen for myself. The worst was a pink pig night light that made scary patterns on my bedroom walls.
“You did say you liked pigs,” my cousin reminded me when I hesitated before accepting a particularly ugly pig figurine with cross-eyes. I forced a smile, but inside I wanted to cry. My special collection had turned into a burden (负担), a mountain of responsibilities instead of happiness.
One rainy afternoon, I saw the cross-eyed pig figurine while cleaning my bookshelf. At that moment, I was suddenly caught by anger — at my cousin, at the endless stream of thoughtless gifts，at myself for never saying “enough”. I took the figurine in one hand and marched outside, ready to throw it away. But my hand stopped in mid-air. Was I really going to throw away a piece of someone’s effort
That’s when an idea hit me: the community’s yearly fundraiser (募捐活动) for the Children’s Home was coming up. Standing in the rain with the ugly pig figurine in my hand, I realized throwing it away wouldn’t solve anything. Instead, I decided to give it — and all the other unwanted pig gifts — a new life. I called the Children’s Home and suggested turning my collection into fundraiser items.
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
With the director’s positive (肯定的) response, I began working on the pigs.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
At the fundraiser, I held my breath as children approached.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 B A C C B A B B C A
题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案 C A C B A C B A C B
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 A B D D D A C B B A
题号 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
答案 C A C B C E A F G C
题号 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
答案 A B C B D D C A C A
题号 51 52 53 54 55
答案 B D C B D
1．B
【原文】M: Blair, I noticed that you got to school early this morning!
W: Yep, I got here at about 7:00. Well, I woke up at 6:00. You know, my home is ten minutes’ walk from our school.
2．A
【原文】W: What happened
M: Sorry, honey. I fell when I was moving the two chairs upstairs.
W: Need to see the doctor, darling
M: No, I didn’t get hurt. But look at the chairs. They broke, and now we need to get some new ones.
3．C
【原文】W: What shall we do today
M: I don’t feel like going out. The weather is so wet.
W: Personally, I am planning to visit a fashion show, but I would love to stay with you. Please, let’s go together.
M: OK.
4．C
【原文】M: Amanda, I don’t know what to buy for our father’s birthday.
W: Well, I’ve bought him a birthday cake, and Lucy, a tie, so why not get him a pair of sports shoes
M: Oh, that’s a good idea.
5．B
【原文】W: James, look at the ball in the picture. It’s full of holes.
M: Oh, it’s called pickleball. Pickleball is played by about 36 million people worldwide. In the UK, there are currently around 7,000 players. We hope to have more than 25,000 players by 2026, and try to get the sport played as part of the 2028 Olympics.
6．A 7．B
【原文】M: How are your term papers, Kate
W: Oh, I haven’t really started them.
M: How could it be You have to hand in the papers two weeks later.
W: I know, but I am focused on my part-time job recently. It’ll be finished within 3 days. Then I’ll deal with the papers right away. It will take me one week to finish them, I think.
M: That’s great. You know, I am thinking of getting a part-time job next year though I will have some new courses, because I really need much money and I don’t want to ask my parents for it any more. Can you introduce some to me
W: No problem.
8．B 9．C 10．A
【原文】M: Is Catherine still coming by today to drop off that heater If so, you’ll have to meet her. I have my French class on Tuesday nights.
W: No. She called yesterday to say that she would bring it tomorrow instead. How are you doing in the class anyway
M: I am not sure. I find the written tests very creative but easy. I could do better on the speaking parts, even though they are kind of demanding. My teacher is strict but fair. I think I am somewhere in the middle, but I do enjoy it.
W: As long as you enjoy it. It gets you away from the computer games, anyway.
M: Well, I can study for as long as an hour every night now, like listening to English news, but then I get so tired.
W: You just need to find what you really like. Once you do, you’ll appreciate every minute you spend on it. Believe in yourself!
11．C 12．A 13．C
【原文】W: Any luck yesterday, Clive
M: No. We looked at two apartments in the morning and three in the afternoon.
W: Didn’t you like any of them
M: We liked most of the apartments, but the prices were just out of our reach.
W: It’s a problem in this city, isn’t it How can people afford a place to live
M: In the past several years, the prices have just gone crazy.
W: My sister has exactly the same problem. She wants to live nearer to her workplace but can’t find a place she can afford.
M: I really love my job, but I have to catch a train and two buses every morning to get there. I really need to live nearer.
W: I’m lucky that I live near a railway that brings me straight here.
M: I love where I live now. I just wish it could be nearer to work.
14．B 15．A 16．C
【原文】W: Aren’t you supposed to be studying for the driver’s test
M: I’m supposed to be, but I can’t focus my mind.
W: I know, but if you don’t work on that, you’ll never pass the test. Try to focus.
M: I’ve tried to remember the rules of the road, but I often find myself thinking about other things. And I’m almost ready to give it up.
W: No, you can’t do that. You have to be serious about this. I’m watching you.
M: What’s in it for you Why do you care
W: I’ve been carrying you around since I passed my driver’s test and I don’t plan on doing it for one second more than I have to.
M: All right, I’ll work hard, but not because you’re telling me to.
W: Oh, yeah Why
M: I want to see the look on your face when Dad gives me the car key instead of you!
17．B 18．A 19．C 20．B
【原文】W: No one knows exactly why some people live longer than others. For nearly ten years I’ve been trying to find the answer to this question. I’ve traveled to places with large numbers of people aged a hundred and over. Now I’m doing research on the Island of Sardinia in Italy. Sardinia is an amazing place, because most men there live long lives. That isn’t normal for most countries. What is the reason for it In Sardinian culture, as men get older, they have fewer social and family responsibilities, but the older mothers or grandmothers often have more. Perhaps the older men suffer less stress, which means they’re living longer. It’s true that on Sardinia young people are eating more fast food. And they are also moving to cities, so they are doing less exercise because of their lifestyle. It will be interesting to come back to Sardinia in twenty years and see if people are still living longer.
56．remarkable 57．centuries 58．Applying 59．who 60．amazingly 61．the 62．to turn 63．has been celebrated 64．for 65．included
66．Dear friends，
It’s a great honor to share my labor experience with you.
Last summer, I took part in a community gardening project. Together with other volunteers, I learned how to dig the soil, sow seeds and water the vegetables. Though my hands got dirty and I was tired, watching the plants grow into tasty vegetables filled me with pride.
This experience taught me that labor is not just physical work but a bridge to growth. It develops patience and responsibility — qualities hard to gain from textbooks. Moreover, working alongside others strengthened my teamwork skills. As we embrace labor, we not only develop practical abilities but also understand the true meaning of “No pains，no gains.”
67．
With the director’s positive (肯定的) response, I began working on the pigs. That night, I collected all the unwanted pig gifts. Each evening after work, I worked on them with paint and creativity, while my family helped make tiny costumes from worn clothes and the most imaginative decorations. The cross-eyed pig became “Professor Piglet ” wearing tiny glasses made of wire. The scary night light got a galaxy makeover with glow-in-the-dark paint. Even the pig socks were repurposed as creative plant holders. On the eve of the fundraiser, my “Piggy Wonderland” featured 23 transformed pigs, each with a story card.
At the fundraiser, I held my breath as children approached. My worry turned out to be unnecessary. The children’s eyes widened with pleasure as they discovered each transformed pig. “Look! A space pig!” one boy shouted, grabbing the galaxy nightlight. A shy girl gently picked up Professor Piglet, whispering how it reminded her of her favorite teacher. Within an hour, all the 23 pigs found new owners, raising enough money to buy books and toys for the Children’s Home. As I watched the children leave happily with their new treasures, I’ve realized what is my burden can become someone else’s joy and that true happiness doesn’t come from keeping things, but from sharing them with others.
