Unit 1 Relationships 单元仿真验收性评价（含解析）高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修 第一册

UNIT 1　单元仿真验收性评价
(时间：100分钟　满分：120分)
第一部分：阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Marvelous Scenic Walks Near London
There are plenty of walking routes in London. If you fancy something a bit more rural, then the green and pleasant land has plenty to offer.
Goring Gap and the Thames Path
If you're in the mood for a gentle rural walk, the Thames Path is far from boring. The 5 mile footpath follows the curve of the river, winding past wildflower meadows (草地)．
Post walk pub: Pangbourne's seventeenth century pub The Swan serves high end dishes. Bag a table on the riverside or keep toasty by one of its open fires.
Box Hill
To admire this spot's rural views, first you've got to jump across 17 stepping stones and climb 272 steps to the top of Box Hill, where the path begins. The total distance is 6.8 miles.
Post walk pub: The cavernous Tree on Box Hill has an attractive menu and huge beer garden, or sample a glass of Juniper Hill at Denbies Winerie.
A South Downs Ridge (山脊)
If you've already done the classic Seven Sisters clifftop walk or can't face all those hills, this is a long but lovely alternative. The route covering 14.3 miles snakes along a ridge and a river valley.
Post walk pub: There are always 10 real beers at the old school pub The Wellington.
Chess Valley in the Chilterns
Chess Valley in the Chiltern Hills isn't home to any chess masters, but it used to produce a kind of water plant. This walk of 4.9 miles follows the river, winding through rolling meadows and woods.
Post walk pub: The George & Dragon is a simple old coaching pub on the High Street with a log fire, real beers and giant burgers.
1．Which of the following walks covers the shortest distance
A．Box Hill.
B．A South Downs Ridge.
C．Chess Valley in the Chilterns.
D．Goring Gap and the Thames Path.
2．What do the listed scenic walks in the text have in common
A．The pubs are pretty and old fashioned.
B．Visitors can relax at special pubs after walks.
C．There are rivers winding through the meadows.
D．The food served there is expensive and of high quality.
3．Where is this text probably taken from
A．A geography book.
B．A travel brochure.
C．A fashion website.
D．A science magazine.
B
When I was a teen of 16 years old, I used to make more friends because of my outgoing nature. But unfortunately, I also had the most misunderstandings with them. However, I have not lost any of my friends over these disagreements.
Once I bought a few books to read in my free time during the summer vacation at high school. One evening during the vacation, two of my friends visited my home. After having some small talk, one of them started looking at my library that I had built since my childhood. He picked up one of the books that I had just started reading in the morning. It was Thomas, one of my best friends in high school. I helped him a lot with his mathematics for the exam before the summer vacation.
The disagreement with him began when he wanted to take the book home. The book named An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser was his first choice. I tried to make him realize that I had just started reading it before they arrived at my home and had just finished one fourth of the book. But it seemed that he was also crazy about the book. He was determined to take it. Samuel, the other friend of mine sat quietly and saw us argue with each other.
The argument continued for about 15 minutes, and I tried to ask him to take some other books. He looked sad, saying that after he started reading the story, he really didn't want to miss the chance to complete the book. Finally, I gave up and let him take the book on one condition: he should return the book just after he finished reading it and also would not lend it to someone else (he had lost most of his books lending them to others) as he did earlier with my books.
4．What happened to Thomas soon after he arrived at the author's home
A．He thought of a children's book.
B．He argued with Samuel over a book.
C．He was attracted to one of the author's books.
D．He remembered leaving his book in the library.
5．Why did the author want to continue reading An American Tragedy
A．He enjoyed it very much.
B．He was a fan of the writer.
C．He read it for the final exam.
D．He planned to research into it.
6．How did the author solve the disagreement with Thomas
A．He told him the story of the book.
B．He decided to lend him the book.
C．He gave him another book by the same writer.
D．He let him look through the book before leaving.
7．What can we say about Thomas
A．He doesn't have any friends.
B．He is good at mathematics.
C．He always keeps his word.
D．He doesn't give up easily.
C
I've kept many of my childhood friendships so far. But as we grew up, some of them moved to other cities and those who remained in my city have jobs and families. Planning our schedules was challenging. I had to find a new way to make friends. So I asked relationship experts (专家) for their suggestions.
First, consider what's keeping you from expanding (拓展) your friendships. “We can give it different names, like the fear of not being liked, or the fear of doing it wrong, or the fear of being judged，” says Shasta Nelson, a friendship expert. “Underneath all of that is the fear of being rejected (拒绝)．”
When you know what's holding you back, you can take steps to open yourself up to new friendships. If you're looking for someone online who shares your interest like hiking, the app Meetup may be a perfect choice for you.
After hanging out online for some time, you may want to get together in person. But there's always a risk of rejection. Still, someone needs to take the first step. Coffee or lunch is a good place to start. If you both own pets, meet at a dog park.
Make safety an important thing by meeting in a public space. Although you might think you know the person online, meeting face to face requires a different level of trust. Before you agree to meet someone in person, consider how much information they've shared with you. Do you know where they work and whether they have an online footprint If you don't think you know enough about them, keep your friendship online until you feel more comfortable getting together. Don't let the rush of making a new friend cloud your better judgment.
After you've made the move from online friends to friends in real life, there's no reason you can't toggle (切换) between online and in person friendships. Keep the momentum (势头) going and stay connected with your friends.
8．Why did the author need to change her way of making friends
A．She moved to a new city.
B．She has only a few friends in her city.
C．She wants to become a relationship expert.
D．She has difficulty staying connected with her old friends.
9．What is the author's purpose in mentioning Shasta Nelson's words in Paragraph 2
A．To discuss why people are often rejected.
B．To encourage people to be open to new friends.
C．To explain why people find it hard to make new friends.
D．To prove that friendships are important in people's lives.
10．What can people do with Meetup
A．Make online friends with similar interests.
B．Learn how to get along well with others.
C．Develop various new hobbies.
D．Catch up with old friends.
11．What does the underlined word “cloud” in Paragraph 5 mean
A．Form.　　　　　　　 B．Accept.
C．Test. D．Confuse.
D
Keeping a busy social life among lots of friends may keep people thinner than spending hours doing some exercises, according to scientists. They say that socialising and meeting with friends help increase levels of brown fat in the body which burns calories (卡路里) to produce heat.
Living in an exciting social environment was found to reduce fat in mice's belly by half over four weeks, even if they ate more. US researchers say that social excitement aids weight loss by turning white fat into brown. White fat stores calories and makes us fatter, while brown burns energy to produce heat. Turning white fat into brown is extremely difficult，normally requiring long term stay in cold conditions or exciting part of the body's nervous system.
However, scientists from Ohio State University now think that having a busy social life is an even more effective way of changing white fat into brown. The team came up with their theory by studying the effects of various living environments on mice. Those, who lived alongside a greater number of mice, had more space and toys to excite themselves and then lost far more weight over the course of the study than their “couch potato” fellows.
Study author, Dr Matthew During, whose team's findings appear in the journal Cell Metabolism, said, “I'm still amazed at the degree of fat loss that occurs.” Explaining how new technology had threatened face to face socialising, he added, “It's not just a sedentary (久坐的) lifestyle and high calorie foods, but an increasing lack of social activities.” Co author Dr Lei Cao said, “Loneliness is a potential factor for cancer and death; it's equal to cigarette smoking to a certain extent. Social activities are very vital.”
12．What information can we get from the first two paragraphs
A．Brown fat stores calories and makes us fatter.
B．It doesn't take long to turn white fat into brown.
C．Social excitement helps gain more weight.
D．Brown fat can burn energy to produce heat.
13．Which of the following statement does the text support
A．Levels of brown fat can be increased by socialising.
B．The mice lacking social life lose more weight.
C．The research findings haven't been published so far.
D．Dr Matthew During wasn't convinced of the result.
14．What can we conclude from the text
A．The fat in mice's belly was reduced because of the relaxing environment.
B．A sedentary lifestyle and high calorie foods influence people's social life.
C．Surfing the Internet may influence people's face to face communication.
D．Cancer and death are mainly caused for lack of social life.
15．What's the main idea of the text
A．Brown fat is beneficial to people's health.
B．Socialising is unnecessarily important in people's daily life.
C．White fat can be changed into brown fat.
D．Socialising contributes to people's losing weight.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
We all have childhood best friends and we often assume that these persons would still be our friends when we are all grown ups and even until the day we die. __16__ However, most people just grow apart and sadly, some childhood best friends just become people who used to know each other.
__17__ There are many reasons why a best friend from childhood can be forgotten. One of the most common reasons would be distance. Moving away and growing apart from each other can have the biggest effect on friendships.
Another reason why we may forget our best friend is that we meet new best friends. The friends we made when we were young may not share the same interests that we have when we reach the teenage years. __18__ We find new people who share our new interests and leave behind people who no longer have things in common with us.
__19__ We make new best friends in high school and some in college. These friendships are often the ones that last the longest.
If we are lucky enough to have the gift of friendship, we must make sure that we do not lose it. __20__ If we want to keep our friends in our lives, we must do more than look back upon the past and make an active effort to maintain our relationship with our friends. It could be a call, a text, or even an e mail.
A．So there is a natural falling apart.
B．What are the factors that affect friendship
C．What do we have to do to make new friends
D.Some people are lucky to keep their childhood best friends.
E．Like all relationships, friendships need to be worked on too.
F．As we grow older, we meet new people and build new friendships.
G．It may not be that difficult to keep friends if we never stop being one.
第二部分　语言运用(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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When studying at the University of Pittsburgh, I went home to Virginia to see my family one weekend. “Look! I got a best sportsman's jacket！” I said. Dad __21__ took his eyes off the TV. I had wanted Dad to __22__ me all my life, but nothing ever seemed __23__ enough. I got rid of my __24__ and went back to Pittsburgh. A month later, Mom called and said that Dad's diabetes (糖尿病) had gotten worse. “I'm coming home，” I said. “You're going to need help.”
I moved to a(n) __25__ near home. Every Sunday, with all schoolwork finished, I went home and helped Dad. To my sadness, he __26__ everything I did. “It's not you，” Mom explained to me. “What __27__ him makes him feel bad about himself. His anger was masking his frustration (挫败)．” I was so __28__ to hear that. Now I saw his pain went beyond the __29__ pain, and that made me try harder to __30__ him.
One day we were watching a football game. “I'll bet you $2 million that Dallas wins，” I said. Dad looked at me. “You don't have $2 million，” he __31__. After that, every time we watched the game, we made the same bets. Dad laughed more easily and accepted my help more __32__. Our relationship was __33__.
That spring, a week before the National Football League draft (选拔), we had a party at our house. After everyone had gone, Dad and I were sitting in the living room. He caught my eye. “Whether you make it or not doesn't __34__，” he said. “I'm proud of you.” Maybe our relationship would never be perfect, but I would never __35__ that he wanted the best for me.
21．A.roughly　　　　　　　　 B．barely
C．instantly D．ultimately
22．A.make allowance for B．live up to
C．make up for D．take pride in
23．A.great B．necessary
C．proper D．unforgettable
24．A.excitement B．confusion
C．disappointment D．embarrassment
25．A.company B．office
C．hospital D．college
26．A.criticized B．examined
C．expected D．declined
27．A.frightened B．bothered
C．attacked D．injured
28．A.surprised B．anxious
C．relieved D．glad
29．A.needless B．sharp
C．bodily D．imaginary
30．A.praise B．refuse
C．appreciate D．understand
31．A.repeated B．exploded
C．laughed D．hesitated
32．A.reluctantly B．willingly
C．cautiously D．rigidly
33．A.improving B．continuing
C．deepening D．worsening
34．A.help B．matter
C．appear D．predict
35．A.feel B．believe
C．doubt D．refuse
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。
Friendship is one of the most important __36__ (thing) in everyone's life. __37__ is very difficult to find a better definition (定义) of friendship. A true friend is the person __38__ can share all our sadness and all our happiness. In time of trial (尝试), he or she __39__ (be) always at our side to give us his or her help and comfort.
Knowing how valuable friendship is, we should be very __40__ (care) with our choice of a friend. We should __41__ (choice) those people with a good character as our friends, but we must try to avoid __42__ (make) friends with a bad man. Besides, we should forgive their mistakes and try __43__ (help) them as much as possible.
A true friend can always be trusted, loved and __44__ (respect). If you tell a friend your secrets, he or she will not tell others. Friends share their joys or unhappiness. They help each other when they are __45__ trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad. The most important thing is that a friend always understands you. In a word, when you have made a good friend, don't forget him or her.
第三部分　写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华。你得知你的交换生朋友Jim正在学习中文，请给他写封邮件邀请他来参加你们的唐诗选修课。内容包括：
1．上课的时间和地点；　2.课程的内容；　3.课前的准备。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：选修课optional course
　
　
　
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。
Agatha was in the library, reading the Girl Detective series, when she noticed something strange. Her best friends, Timmy and Florence, were talking to each other in whispers while keeping a good, safe distance from her! When she waved at them, they looked away.
Things only got stranger in art class. Timmy and Florence went to sit at a different table from Agatha busy painting and glanced at her when they thought she wasn't looking.
Now, Agatha considered herself to be something of a detective. After all, she had read many detective stories for children and even had an old broken magnifying glass (放大镜) abandoned by her father. When the rest of the class went out for lunch, she slipped to Timmy and Florence's table and examined it carefully with the magnifying glass.
There was paint, and red and pink construction paper. What could they be doing This was definitely a mystery that needed solving!
After lunch Timmy and Florence chatted to her as if nothing was going on, but they kept smiling at her in a slightly strange way. Of course, Agatha could have asked them what they were up to, and they might have told her — but she wouldn't have a chance to become a detective!
On the way home from school, Florence and her mum happened to walk ahead of Agatha and her mum. Agatha saw them go into the bookshop. Strange, again. Florence didn't read much — no matter how many detective stories Agatha recommended to her!
The next day at school, Agatha kept an eye on her friends and tried to work out their mystery, but they seemed determined to keep things secret. She asked them if they would like to play with her after school, but they said they couldn't because they were busy. Even more mysterious ...
When Agatha's mum came to pick her up after school, she was so lost in the unsolved mystery that she hardly noticed her busy father was coming along, which was unusual. When they arrived home, her father said she could go into the living room.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；　2.请按如下格式作答。
Opening the door of the living room, Agatha heard voices shout from darkness, “SURPRISE！”　
　
　
After eating the cake, Agatha got down to the business of opening her birthday presents.　
　
　
UNIT 1　单元仿真验收性评价
第一部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了伦敦四个步行旅游的方案。　　
1．选C　细节理解题。通过比较四条旅游路线的距离可知，距离最短的是“Chess Valley in the Chilterns”。
2．选B　推理判断题。每一个步行旅游点都提及了“Post walk pub”，由此可以看出每个步行道之后都有小酒馆。因此它们的共同点在于游客可以在散步后到有特色的酒吧放松。
3．选B　文章出处题。文章首段揭示了步行旅游方案的话题，因此可以推论出这篇文章可能会出自旅游宣传册。
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者与朋友的一次争吵。尽管他们会争吵，但他们从不会让争吵破坏彼此之间的友谊。　　
4．选C　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“He picked up one of the books ... one of my best friends in high school.”可知，到达作者的家后不久，Thomas就被作者的其中一本书所吸引。
5．选A　推理判断题。根据第三段中的“I tried to make him realize ... he was also crazy about the book.”可知，Thomas也喜欢这本书，故可推知作者想要继续读这本书的原因是他喜欢这本书。
6．选B　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Finally, I gave up and let him take the book”可知，作者最终让步了，将书借给了Thomas，从而解决了两人之间的分歧。
7．选D　推理判断题。根据最后一段可推知，Thomas想要借这本书，并与作者僵持了很久，最终得到了作者的同意，因此Thomas是一个不会轻易放弃的人。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何在网上交友以及维持这样的友谊。　　
8．选D　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I've kept many of my childhood friendships so far ... I had to find a new way to make friends.”可知，作者之所以要找到新的交友方式是因为她很难和老朋友保持联系。
9．选C　推理判断题。根据第二段尤其是最后一句可知，作者在本段提到Shasta Nelson的话是为了解释我们为什么很难交到新朋友。
10．选A　细节理解题。根据第三段“If you're looking for someone online who shares your interest like hiking, the app Meetup may be a perfect choice for you.”可知，人们可以用Meetup应用程序结交拥有共同爱好的朋友。
11．选D　词义猜测题。根据画线单词上一句可知，作者建议要足够了解网友再线下见面。由此可知，画线单词所在句指的是不要让匆忙的交友“影响”你的判断，故画线词与选项D“Confuse(混淆)”意义接近。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项科学研究发现的结果。科学家提出，人际交往能够提高体内卡路里的消耗量，从而减少脂肪，达到减肥的效果。然而，现代化的科技也在威胁着人与人之间的面对面交流。　　
12．选D　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They say that socialising ... brown fat in the body which burns calories to produce heat.”可知，棕色脂肪能消耗卡路里来产生热量。
13．选A　推理判断题。根据第一段中的“They say that socialising and meeting with friends help increase levels of brown fat”可知，社交能够帮助提高棕色脂肪的水平。
14．选C　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Explaining how new technology had threatened face to face socialising”可知，新科技正在威胁着面对面的社交；由此判断出，上网可能会影响人们面对面的交流。
15．选D　主旨大意题。通读文章，尤其是根据第一段可知，社交有助于人们减肥。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。每个人都希望拥有长久的友谊，可是影响友谊持续下去的因素有很多。文章着重介绍了其中几个影响因素。
16．选D　由下文可知，空处内容应该与后文是转折关系。故选项D“有些人很幸运能留住儿时最好的朋友”符合语境。
17．选B　由下文可知，本空要说跟“原因”有关的话题，故选项B“影响友谊的因素是什么？”衔接下文，符合语境。B项中的“factors”与空后的“reasons”相呼应。
18．选A　上文提到我们进入青少年时期后与小时候的朋友可能不再有相同的兴趣，故选项A“所以这是一种自然的分崩离析”承接上文，符合语境。
19．选F　由下文可知，我们会在高中或大学里结交新的好朋友，故选项F“随着年龄的增长，我们结识了新的人，建立了新的友谊”能引起下文，符合语境。F项中的“build new friendships”与空后的“make new best friends”相对应。
20．选E　上文说明我们要确保不会弄丢友谊这份恩赐；由后文可知，本句要说明保持友谊的具体做法，故选项E“像所有的关系一样，友谊也需要维护”承上启下，符合语境。
第二部分
21．选B　根据下文“I had wanted Dad to ________ me all my life, but nothing ever seemed ________ enough.”可知，此处指父亲的眼睛几乎没有离开电视。
22．选D　根据下文“‘Whether you make it or not doesn't ______，’ he said. ‘I'm proud of you.’”可知，此处引出作者希望父亲能够为自己感到自豪。
23．选A　根据上文“I had wanted Dad to ________ me all my life”和转折词“but”可知，无论作者做什么，作者的父亲都没正眼看他，似乎他所做的一切都不够优秀。
24．选C　根据上文“Dad ________ took his eyes off the TV.”可知，父亲的反应让作者很失望，所以作者摆脱了失望的情绪，回到学校。
25．选D　根据上文“When studying at the University of Pittsburgh”和“‘I'm coming home，’ I said. ‘You're going to need help.’”可知，作者搬到离家很近的一所大学，以方便帮助母亲照顾父亲。
26．选A　根据上文“To my sadness”可知，作者的父亲挑剔作者所做的一切。
27．选B　根据下文“His anger was masking his frustration.”可知，困扰他的事情让父亲觉得自己很糟糕。
28．选A　根据上文“To my sadness, he ________everything I did.”和“What ________him makes him feel bad about himself. His anger was masking his frustration.”可知，作者以为父亲挑剔自己所做的一切，却得知父亲经常生气是因为他用生气掩盖了他的沮丧，故作者很吃惊。
29．选C　根据上文“What ________ him makes him feel bad about himself. His anger was masking his frustration.”可知，作者父亲(精神上)的痛苦超出了身体上的痛苦。
30．选D　根据上文“To my sadness, he ________everything I did.”及“Now I saw his pain went beyond the ________ pain”可知，以前作者误会父亲，现在开始努力地理解父亲。
31．选C　根据下文“Dad laughed more easily and accepted my help more ________”可知，父亲是笑着对作者说的。
32．选B　根据空前“Dad laughed more easily and accepted my help more”可知，父亲笑了；故父亲更乐意接受作者的帮助。
33．选A　根据上文“Dad laughed more easily and accepted my help more ________.”可知，作者和父亲的关系在改善。
34．选B　根据空后“I'm proud of you.”可知，父亲认为作者是否能够成功并不重要，他总为作者感到骄傲。
35．选C　根据前文“Maybe our relationship would never be perfect”和转折词“but”可知，作者不怀疑父亲想给自己最好的。
36．things　考查名词复数。此处为“one of＋形容词最高级＋复数名词”结构，表示“最……之一”。故填things。
37．It　考查代词。分析句子可知，设空处是形式主语，真正的主语是不定式to find a better definition of friendship。 It is＋adj.＋for sb. to do sth.为固定用法。这里用it作形式主语，位于句首，首字母应大写。故填It。
38．who/that　考查关系代词。分析句子结构可知，设空处引导定语从句，先行词为the person，指人，关系词在从句中作主语，可用who/that。
39．is　考查时态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，设空处缺少系动词；通篇描述客观情况，应用一般现在时；本句主语为单数he or she，故填is。
40．careful　考查形容词。be动词后应接形容词作表语。故填 careful。
41．choose　考查动词。should为情态动词，后应接动词原形。故填choose。
42．making　考查非谓语动词。avoid doing sth.意为“避免做某事”，为固定用法。故填making。
43．to help　考查非谓语动词。try to do sth.意为“尽力做某事”，为固定用法。故填to help。
44．respected　考查动词的语态。设空处与trusted, loved并列，均与be构成被动语态，应用过去分词形式。故填respected。
45．in　考查介词。in trouble意为“处于麻烦之中”，为固定搭配。故填in。
第三部分
第一节
参考范文：
Dear Jim，
Knowing you are studying Chinese, I am more than pleased to invite you to join our optional course related to Tang Poetry.
As scheduled, we start at 10：00 a．m. every Saturday in our school library lounge. The topic will be Tang Poetry covering a wide range of themes, which can further enhance your understanding of Chinese literature. To fully prepare for the course, you had better go through the materials attached to this email. Also, please remember to read the history of Tang Dynasty, which would be helpful to understand the background of the poems.
I'd appreciate it if you could accept my invitation and have fun.
Yours，
Li Hua
第二节
参考范文：
Opening the door of the living room, Agatha heard voices shout from darkness, “SURPRISE！” When she entered the darkened living room, the lights came on suddenly. Her best friends Timmy and Florence were there, grinning! On the table were a cake with candles and a pile of presents. Mum and Dad followed her into the living room and lit the candles, saying, “Happy Birthday, dear. You were so distracted by the mystery to be solved as to forget today is your birthday! Now, blow the candles, make a wish and enjoy the cake.”
After eating the cake, Agatha got down to the business of opening her birthday presents. The first gift was the big red and pink birthday card with “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” written on it in Timmy and Florence's childish handwriting. “We hope you like the card we made for you！” said Timmy, and Florence added, “We also bought the latest Sherlock Holmes Detective series for you！” Agatha hugged her friends in appreciation of their surprise gifts. Mum and Dad handed her a brand new magnifying glass in place of the old broken one. Agatha might not have solved the mystery, but it was still a wonderful birthday party!