黑龙江省哈尔滨市2021-2022高一英语10月月考试卷（附答案）

哈尔滨市2021-2022学年度10月月考高一学年英语试题答题时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatwastheweatherlikeyesterday?A.Rainy.B.Cloudy.C.Sunny.2.Whenwilltheman’sflighttakeofftomorrow?A.At6:30am.B.At9:30am.C.At3:30pm.3.Whatismostprobablythewoman?A.Ateacher.B.Alibrarian.C.Asaleswoman.4.WhatdoesAmylikeaboutthebag?A.Itscolor.B.Itssize.C.Itsprice.5.Whatwasthemandoingjustnow?A.Playingmusic.B.Lookingforabook.C.Doingsomereading.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatdoesthemankeepnow?A.Acat.B.Adog.C.Arabbit.7.Howlonghasthemankepthisnewpet?A.Forabouthalfayear.B.Foraboutoneandahalfyears.C.Forabouttwoyears.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 1.WhatdoesJasonplantodoinNewZealand?A.Gosightseeing.B.Visithisfamily.C.Takesomelessons.2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoget?A.Anewcoat.B.Somehoney.C.Somefacecream.3.What’sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Brotherandsister.C.Fellowstudents.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。4.WhathappenedtoBill?A.Hewassick.B.Hefailedtheexam.C.Hehadaterribledream.5.WhatdidBill’smotherplantodo?A.Cookdeliciousfood.B.TakeBillouttorelax.C.HelpwithBill’sstudy.6.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inthekitchen.B.Inthebedroom.C.Inthediningroom.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。7.WheredidRobertspendhischildhood?A.InChina.B.IntheUK.C.IntheUS.8.WhydidHelencometotheUS?A.Totakeaholiday.B.Tolookforwork.C.Togotocollege.9.WhatwasHelen’sbiggestchallengeintheUS?A.UsingEnglishtocommunicate.B.Beingfarawayfromherparents.C.Gettingusedtoadifferentculture.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。10.Howdidthespeakergettowork?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bybike.11.Whatkindofpersonisprobablythesecretary?A.Serious.B.Patient.C.Hard-working.12.Whatwasthespeakeraskedtodointheafternoon?A.Workonaplan. A.Learnfromhercolleagues.B.Figureoutthecomputersystem.2.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?A.Herfirstdayatwork.B.Herinterviewexperience.C.Theinformationabouthercompany.第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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。ASharon,Aged22Themostimportantthingtokeepinmindwhengoingintohighschoolistobeyourself.Besides,Idon’tknowwhatyourmiddleschoolwaslike,buthighschoolteacherswillnotcareaboutthingssuchashowmuchhomeworkyoualreadyhaveinonenight.It’sbesttojustlearntodealwiththingsandmanageyourtimewiselysoyoucanachieveeverythingyouneedto.Frank,Aged21Ithinkalmosteverykidfeelsbothnervousandexcitedbeforetheirfirstday.Youwillprobablyloveit.IknowIdid.Youshouldjoinsomesportsoractivitiesthatwillmakeyourhighschoolexperiencemoreenjoyable.Goodluck!Eddie,Aged20WhenIstartedhighschoolIwasreallynervoustoo,especiallysinceIhadbeenhomeschooledallthroughmiddleschoolanddidn’treallyknowanyone.Isupposethebestadvicewouldbetojustrelax.Thefirstcoupleofdayscanbealittlebithard,butthingswillbecomeeasierbeforeyouknowit.David,Aged19 I’mnotgoingtolie.Thefirstdayiskindoffrightening．Butyou’llgetusedtoit．Don’tbeafraidofanyone;upperclassmenwillpickonyoumoreifyouletthemknowyou’reafraid.Justtakeiteasy.Makingsomefriendsandstayingwiththemwillgreatlyhelpyougetusedtohighschoolquickly.Afterthefirstweekit’sreallynotbadatall.Don’tworry.1.WhatcanweinferfromSharonabouthighschool?A.Teachersarequitestrict.B.Studentsoftenstayupatnight.C.Teachersprovidelittlecareforstudents.D.Studentsshouldmakegooduseoftheirtime.2.HowdidEddiefeelonhisfirstdayofhighschool?A.Excited.B.Bored.C．Worried.D.Relaxed.3.Whomentionstheimportanceoffriends?A.Frank.B.David.C.Sharon.D.Eddie.BLikeanynewninth-graderonthefirstdayofschool,JoemarClasshadninth-grader-emotion(情绪).He’snotusedtoschoolinHartford.He’susedtogoingtoschoolinhishometownofFlorida,usedtoseeinghisfriends,usedtohavingclassinSpanish.“Nervioso,”hesaidinSpanish.WefirstmetJoemarinmid-OctoberintheSanJuanAirport.Hisfather,GuillermoClass,hadsoldhiscartobuyplaneticketstogethiskidsandflythemupfromPuertoRico.Theislandwasalmostdestroyed(毁坏)bythedeadlystorm—HurricaneMaria.Now,theyaresettlingintotheirnewhomeinHartford'sSouthEnd.Aweeklater,and,usinghiswife'scar,Classdrove16-year-oldJoemartohisfirstdayatBulkeleyHighSchool.Afterashortride,hegotoutinfrontofhisnewschool.Inside,hemetGretchenLevitz—theschool'sprogramdirector.“Iseeyouhavenewuniform(校服),”Levitzsaid.“Youlookgreat.Areyoureadyforagood firstday?”Thenhemetcoupleofteachers.“Hello,”theyeachsaidinSpanish.Theyaskedwherehe'sfrom,andtoldhimtheywerehappytoseehim.ThenLevitztookhimonaquicktouroftheschoolbeforeclassesbegan—toherofficetheschoolstore,thelibrary,andthedininghall.Atotalof19languagesarespokeninBulkeleyHighSchool.“Wehavesomanynewstudentscomingherefromothercountrieseverysingleday,”Levitzsaid.“Soit'snotlikehe'stheonlyonewhohasthatfeeling.”“Youcouldtellhe’slittleworried,”Guillermosaidasweleft.”But,atthesametime,he'slookingforwardtoit.”1.WhatkindoffeelingdidJoemarhaveonhisfirstdayofschool?A.Angry.B.Excited.C.Nervous.D.Relaxed.2.WhydidJoemarleaveFlorida?A.Histownwashitbyaterriblestorm.B.Hisoldschoolcloseddown.C.Hewantedtoseehismother.D.Heexpectedtohaveanewlife.3.WhatdidJoemardobeforehewalkedintohisnewclassroom?A.Hehadalongtalkwithhisfather.B.HelearnedsomesimpleSpanishwords.C.Hesaidhellotosomeofhisclassmates.D.Hehadashortlookaroundhisnewschool.4.WhatcanwelearnaboutBulkeleyHighSchool?A.Ithasnolibrary.B.Itisaninternationalschool.C.ItplanstoopenSpanishclasses.D.Itrequiresallstudentstowearuniforms.CLearningEnglishasasecondlanguagefornon-nativeEnglishspeakersisnotaneasytask.Oneneedstospendaconsiderable(相当多的)timebeforeyoucouldspeakorwriteit.ThereareonlytwowaystolearntheEnglishlanguageoranyotherlanguage.Thefirstwayisveryexpensive.Ifyounotice,apersonmovestoanothercountryandstaysthereforacoupleofyearsandthengoesbacktohishomenon-nativespeakingcountry,the personbecomesaccustomedtospeakingEnglish.Thisisthemosteffectivewayoflearningtospeakandwritealanguageunfamiliartoyou.Thelearnerlearnsthelanguagebecausehe/sheisforcedtodosoandthereisnootherlanguagebeingused.Nottomentionthatthelearnershouldadapttotheenvironment.Itisallstartedfromlistening.Thisistheprocesshowlanguageisacquiredifyouwillstaylonginaforeigncountry.ThesecondwayisthetraditionalwayoflearningEnglishasasecondlanguageatschool.Obviously,thisischeaperthanthefirst,butitneedsaconsiderabletimebeforeyoulearnthelanguage.Today,therearedifferentlanguagecentersofferingtheirservicesforpeopletolearnthelanguageinyourowncountry.Theyhaveallthematerialsneededbecause,comparedtothefirst,they’reaffordableandreasonable.Nowadays,learningEnglishasasecondlanguageisaglobaltrend.SincetheEnglishlanguageisusedinmostofbusinesstransactions(交易)youmayneedit,too.Otherwiseyouwillnotgoalongwiththefuturetrendsthatwillarise.1.Themosteffectivewayoflearningasecondlanguageisto.A.learnitfromnativespeakersB.spendalotoftimeC.practicemoreD.stayinaspeakingcountryforseveraldays2.Theadvantageofthetraditionallearningwayisit.A.needsmuchtimeB.iseconomicalandpracticalC.issimpleandpracticalD.iseffectiveandreasonable3.Nowanaffordablewaytolearnaforeignlanguageisto.A.gotoamiddleschoolB.studyatalanguagecenterC.communicatewithmorepeopleD.haveaforeignteacher4.Fromthepassagewelearnthat.A.learningforeignlanguagesiseasyB.therearemorethanfivewaystolearnforeignlanguagesC.familyenvironmentisveryhelpfulforlearningforeignlanguages A.learningaforeignlanguageisgoodforyourfuturecareerDForeignvisitorstotheUKmightbedisappointedwhentheylearnthatnoteveryonetherespeakslikeHarryPotterandhisfriends.Usually,there’sanassumptionbymanynon-BritsthateveryoneinBritainspeakswithwhat’sknownasaReceivedPronunciation(RP,标准发音)accent,alsocalled“theQueen’sEnglish”.However,whilemanypeopledotalkthisway,mostBritonsspeakintheirownregionalaccents.Scouse,GlaswegianandBlackCountrydialect—fromLiverpool,GlasgowandtheWestMidlands—arejustthreeofthecountlessnon-RPaccentsthatBritishpeoplespeakwith.Thereareevendifferencesinaccentsbetweentownsorcitiesjust30kilometersapart.WhatisevenmoredisappointingisthatnotspeakinginaRPaccentmaymeanaBritishpersonisjudgedandeventreateddifferentlyintheireverydaylife.Ina2015studybyTheUniversityofSouthWales,videosofpeoplereadingapassageinthreedifferentUKaccentswereshowntoasecondgroupofpeople.Thegroupthenratedhowintelligenttheythoughtthereaderssounded.Thelowest-ratedaccentwasBrummie,nativetopeoplefromBirmingham,acitywhoseaccentisconsideredworkingclass.However,thereisnoneedtobedisappointedthoughyouarenotspeakinginaRPaccent.Infact,doingtheoppositemayevengiveyoustrength.KongSeong-jae,25,isaninternetcelebrityfromSeoul.AfterstudyingintheUK,hepickedupseveralregionalaccents.He’snowfamousforhisonlinevideos,whereheshowsoffthevariousaccentshe’slearned.“BritishpeopleusuallygetreallyexcitedwhenIusesomeoftheirlocaldialectwords,andtheybecomemuchfriendlier.Ithinkitmakesabitofbondbetweenlocalpeopleandforeignerstospeakintheirlocalaccent.”hesaid.Soifyou’reworkingonperfectingyourBritishaccent,trytospeaklikesomeonefrom Liverpool,GlasgoworBirmingham.YoumaynotsoundlikeHarryPotter,butyouarelikelytomakemorefriends.1.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A.Non-BritsusuallyholdthatallBritonsspeakinaRPaccent.B.Only“theQueen’sEnglish”isacceptedintheUK.C.ForeignvisitorsaredisappointedattheirownspokenEnglish.D.AnyReceivedPronunciationaroundtheworldisalsocalled“theQueen’sEnglish”.2.WhatdopeoplethinkoftheBrummieaccent?A.FavoredbyforeignvisitorstotheUK.B.ClosesttotheRPaccent.C.Smartandeasytounderstand.D.Spokenbypeopleoflowerclass.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“doingtheopposite”inParagraph4referto?A.SpeakinginaRPaccent.B.Speakinginregionalaccents.C.SpeakingtheBrummieaccent.D.SpeakinglikeHarryPotter.4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.AstudyaboutthemostintelligentaccentinBritain.B.AcomparisonbetweendifferentBritishaccents.C.HowmuchBritishpeoplevaluetheRPaccent.D.Theimpactofregionalaccentsonpeople’slives.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。Iexperiencedyearsoflonelinessasachild.36Hisfriendsteasedhimaboutbabysittinghissisterandhisinterestswerefardifferentfrommine.Withnootherkidsofmyageintheneighborhood,Ihadtospendhoursbymyself. Abrightspotformeturnedouttobereading.Myloveofthewrittenwordbeganearlyasmymotherreadtomeeveryevening.37Istartedreadingbooksonmyownbeforeage5andmymothertookmetothepubliclibraryonceaweektoborrowseveralbooks.Iquicklygraduatedfromtypicalchildren'sbookstooneswithfewerpicturesandlongerchapters.Readingopenednewworldstome.38MymotheralsoencouragedmetomakewhatIwanted.Itriedmakingtoycarswithcardboardboxesandconstructingbuildingsfromleftovercardboardandbitsofwoodmyfathergaveme.Whenmymothersawmycreations,shetoldmehowcreativemydesignswere.39Ilearnedalotabouthowtoextendthelifeofobjectsandtransformthemintosomethingnewanduseful.Itwasatrait(特点)othersfoundhelpful,andIsoonhadfriendswhowantedtomakethingswithme.40Myparentsmadeitapointfortheirtwokidstospendtimeoutside,nomattertheweatherorseason.Mybrother,ofcourse,racedofftobewithhisfriends,whileIhadplentytodomyself.Therewasmakingleafhousesinautumn,iceskatinginwinter,andsomuchmore.They'reallmemoriesItreasuretoday.A.Iwasn'taloneanylonger.B.Ienjoyedreadingstoriesaloud.C.Iwasinvitedtoplaywithanotherkid.D.Ilovedthecolorfulphotographsinthebooks.E.AnotherhabitIformedearlywasbeingoutdoors.F.Thus,Ibeganmylifelonginterestinmakingthings.G.Myolderbrothercouldn'tbebotheredtoplaywithme.第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Buttheonlythingthat wasn’tvery41aboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn’t.Iusuallygot42andkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,“Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,youhavetothinklikeafish.”Irememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecause“I’mnotafish!”Ididn’tknowhowto43thesamethought.Besides,I44,howcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes?AsIgotalittleolder,Ibegantounderstandwhatmydadreally45.SoIreadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingtheirmeetings46.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowater47.Thatiswhyfish48shallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon’thaveanyeyelids（眼皮）andthesun49theireyes.ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingand50them.WhenIgrewupandenteredthe51circles,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,“Weallneedtothinklike52.”Butitdidn’tcompletely53.Mydadneveroncesaid,“Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.”Yearslater,withgreateffortstoprovidelong-term54tocustomersmucholderandricherthanme,Icametorealizewhatweallneedistothinkmorelikethegroupthatwe55.41.A.contentB.funC.normalD.typical42.A.amazedB.confusedC.curiousD.upset43.A.shareB.strikeC.predictD.read44.A.addedB.knewC.reasonedD.realized45.A.saidB.experiencedC.meantD.claimed46.A.locallyB.finallyC.regularlyD.usually47.A.qualityB.depthC.heightD.temperature48.A.leaveB.preferC.adjustD.turn49.A.protectsB.catchesC.hurtsD.reaches50.A.enjoyingB.fishingC.studyingD.catching51.A.businessB.agricultureC.governmentD.administration 52.A.customersB.salespeopleC.fishermenD.bosses53.A.makesenseB.makeprogressC.takeeffectD.takeplace54.A.businessB.cooperationC.connectionsD.services55.A.meetB.targetC.trustD.form第二节语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。WhenIwasyoung,Ihatedlanguages.Mydadspokeseveralandwasambitiousforme.Itwasnotuntilmy56.(graduate)fromhighschool57.Iconsideredlearning58.Secondlanguage—Spanish.Iwasworkinginaschoolfordisabledchildreninaclassofsix.Onlytwochildrencouldspeak,butIrealized59.(gradual)thateverychildcouldcommunicate.Someofthemusedphysicalsignsandmovements60.(express)themselves.Othersusedtheirvoices—theymadenoiseswhichchangeddepending61.howtheyfelt.Theyeven“talked”toeachother,62.(have)argumentsandfriendlychatslikeanyoneelse.Everychildinthatroomhadlikesanddislikes,desiresand63.(fear)thattheycommunicatedeveryday,withoutsayingasinglesentence.Astimewenton,IlearnednotonlySpanishbutthelanguageofeveryoneofthechildrenIcaredfor.Ihadbeenmakingexcusesfornottryingalltheseyearsandhere64.(be)agroupofdisabledchildrenshowingmehowimportantcommunicationreallyis.Itmademewanttochallenge65.(I)andreallylearnSpanish.第四部分：基础知识测试（共两节，共17.5）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）66.Iwokeupearlyandrushedoutofthedoorinmy(eager).67.Choosethebest(describe)ofMengHao’sfirstdayatseniorhigh. 66.IntheUKandtheUSseniorhighschoolstudentstakepartin(variety)after-schoolactivitiessuchasclubactivitiesandvolunteerwork.67.However,theycantakeupalotoftime.Sostudentshavetolearntoorganizetheirbusy.(计划表，进度表)68.ButthenIf(认为)thatI’dbetterjustgoalloutandseewhathappens.69.Ifharmlessactionsaretheoppositeofharmfulactions,whyareshamelessandshameful(behave)thesame.70.Englishwasinventedbypeoplenotcomputersanditreflectsthe(creative)ofthehumanrace.71.AttheInformationdeskatthe(enter),Iaskedaladywheretheshoesectionwas.72.Theaccidentservedasatimely(remind)ofhowdangerousthemountaineeringcanbe.73.Oneafternoon,Igotboredand(actual)fellasleepforafewminutes.第二节课文语法填空（共5题；每题1.5，满分7.5）74.Iwaslookingatthephotosonthenoticeboard75.(turn)around,Isawawhite-hairedman.Iheardavoicebehindme.76.WhenmyEnglishteacer(step)intotheclassroom,IwassurprisedtoseethesamemanIhadmetearlier.77.Sometimesawordismadeupthefirstlettersofseveralwords.78.Isthereanythingelseinparticularyou’dliketosharewithus.第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李华,你和父母第一次到美国旅游,因为“restroom”和“WC”的误解,发生了趣事。请你根据以下内容写一篇100词左右的日记。要点包括：1.餐馆吃饭,寻找厕所，没有找到;于是向服务员询问WC所在；2.服务生提醒没有WC,有restroom...... 1.你的感悟。 高一期中考试答案听力:每题1.5，共30分1-5ACBBA6-10ABABC11-15CBCBC16-20BCBAA阅读:每题2，共30分21-25DCBCA   26-30DBABB31-35DADBD七选五:每题2，共10分36-40GDAFE完形填空:每题1.5，共22.5分41-55BDACCCDBCDABADB语法填空:每题1.5，共15分56.graduation57.that58.a59.gradually60.toexpressIII.on/upom62.having63.that/which64.were65.myself单词拼写：每题1分，共10分66.eagerness67.description68.various69.schedules70.figured71.behaviors72.creativity73.entrance74.reminder75.actually课文语法填空：每题1.5，共7.576.when77.Turning78.stepped79.of80.that作文：满分25ItisthefirsttimethatourfamilyhavegonetotheUSAandtodaysomethingfunnyhappened.wehadjustfinishedenjoyingthelocalfoodwhenmyparentswantedtogotothetoilet.Lookingaround,theydidn’tfindone.Whentheyaskedthewaitress,sheindicatedasigntothe“restroom”.Butmyparentsdidn’twanttorest.ThenIaskedforthe“WC”butthegirlsaidtheydidn’thaveone.Wewereconfused.Atlast,sheunderstoodwhatwewanted.Allofuslaughed.ThisexperiencegetsmerealizinghowEnglishcanbeaninterestinglanguagetolearnandIhavemadeupmymindtostudyEnglishevenharder. 听力原文Text1W:Doyouthinkit’llraintomorrow?M:Idon’tknow,butIhopeitwon’t.Ithasbeenrainingfordaysanditjuststoppedthismorning.Text2M:Excuseme.IsthereanyflighttoChicagoavailabletomorrow?W:Yes.Ourfirstflightisat6:30am.Thesecondtakesoffat9:30am.Andthelastflightisat3:30pm.M:Thanks.I’dliketoleavetomorrowafternoon.Oneticket,please.Text3M:MayIknowhowlongIcankeepthebook,please?W:Forfourweeks.Pleasemakesureyoureturnthebookbeforethelastdate.Oryou’llhavetopayafee.Text4M:Amy,whendidyougetthisnewbag?W:Well,itwasanexpensivegiftfrommycousinlastmonth.Ifindthecolornotattractivebutit’sbigenoughtoholdallmystuff.SoIoftenuseit.Text5W:Bequiet!Iamdoingsomereading.Ican’tfocusonthecontentatall.M:Oh,sorry.Ithoughtyouwouldlovelisteningtosomemusicwhenyou’rereading.I’llturnitoffrightaway.Text6M:Susan,doyouhaveapet?W:Yes.Ihavealovelygreyrabbit.Whataboutyou?M:Ioncehadadog,butitdied.Afterlosingmydog,IwassosadthatIdidn’twanttokeepanypetforalongtime.NowIhaveacatnamedKaty.W:Isee.Howoldisshe?M:Sheisalmosttwoyearsoldnow.Andshewasonly6monthsoldwhenIfirsttookherhome.Text7W:Jason,what’syourplanforthesummervacation?M:I’mgoingtoNewZealandwithmyfamily.W:Wow,that’sgreat!It’saverybeautifulcountrywithgreatbeaches.M:Actually,we’llonlyspendtwodaysonthebeach.Myparentsprefervisitingsomemuseumsanddoingsomeshoppingthere.W:Itsoundsgreat.Canyougetmeabottleofhoney?Ilikethehoneythere.M:Ofcourse.Butgirlsgenerallywanttobuyskincareproductsandclothing.Whydon’tyougooutforaholiday?W:Well,I’lltakeasummercoursetoimprovemymath.M:Oh,youaresohard-working.Iwon’tcatchupwithyouwhenwegobacktoschool.Text8W:Bill,whydon’tyouhavebreakfast?Thefoodwillbecomecold.M:Ican’teatanything,Mom.W:Areyoufeelingsick?Youlookpale.M:No.Ijustdreamedaboutsomethingupsetlastnight.W:Canyoutellmewhatitisabout? M:Yes,Mom.IdreamedIdidbadlyinmyexamandthatIcouldn’thelpcrying.W:It’ssimplyadream.Theexamhasendedafterall.Justwaitfortheresultcalmly.M:Sure,Mom.NowIwanttogobacktomybedroomandgainmoresleep.W:OK.I’llgotothekitchentodosomecleaning.Youcanhaveyourmealaftergettingenoughrest.Thenlet’sgotothemovies.Youneedtogetrelaxed.M:That’sverykindofyou,Mom!Text9W:Robert,wereyoubornintheUS?M:No.IwasborninLondonandgrewupthere.Ididn’tcometotheUStoreceiveacollegeeducationuntilIwaseighteen.Whataboutyou?W:IleftChinafortheUSwhenIwastwenty.Icamehereforthesamepurpose.M:Sowhatwasthehardestthingforyouatfirst?Wasitthelanguageorthefood?W:Neither.ThehardestthingwasthatImissedmyparentstoomuch.M:SohaveyougonebackfortheSpringFestival?W:Yes.Youcan’timaginehowhappyIwasthen.IcriedwhenIatethefoodcookedbymymom.M:Yourmothermustbeagoodcook.I’mbadatcookingandIcan’tstandthefoodImake.SoIseldomcookathome.W:Whynotlearntocook?Icanteachyouifyoulike.M:Thatwillbegreat.Thankyou,Helen.W:You’rewelcome.Text10W:IfoundajobasanassistanttotheCEOofacompany.Toavoidtrafficjams,Icycledtoworkandgottotheofficeatabout8:50amonthefirstday.Mybosssmilinglyintroducedmetoallmycolleagues.Afterthat,hewenttoattendameetingandaskedasecretarytoshowmearoundourfloor.Shelookedverynice,showingmewheremydeskwas,howthecoffeemachineworked,wherethecopymachinewas,andsoon.Andthen,shetoldmethecultureofthecompanyandmydutiesasanassistantindetail.It’sreallyhelpfulformetogetstarted.Afterlunch,whenIwasaskingmycolleagueaboutthenewcomputersystem,mybossaskedmetomakeaplanbasedonhisrecentappointments.Ididitcarefully.Beforewegotoffwork,Ihandedintheplan.Mybosswassatisfiedwithmyperformance,soIfeltmoreconfidentinmyself.Itwasagreatday!