河北省武邑中学高一英语上学期第二次月考试题

河北武邑中学2022－2022年度上学期高中一年级第二次月考英语试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷两部分。第Ⅰ卷1至8页，第Ⅱ卷9至10页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷（客观题共100分）第一部分听力（共二节,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.Whatistheweatherlike?A.It’sraining.B.It’scloudy.C.It’sfine.2.WhowillgotoChinanextmonth?A.Lucy.B.Alice.C.Richard.3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Theman’ssister.B.Afilm.C.Anactor.4.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?A.InRoom340.B.InRoom314.C.InRoom223.5.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inanoffice.C.Athome.第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。6.WhydidthewomangotoNewYork?A.Tospendsometimewiththebaby.B.Tolookafterhersister.C.Tofindanewjob.7.HowoldwasthebabywhenthewomanleftNewYork?A.Twomonths.B.Fivemonths.C.Sevenmonths.8.Whatdidthewomanlikedoingmostwiththebaby?A.Holdinghim.B.Playingwithhim.C.Feedinghim.-17-\n听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Awaytoimproveairpollute.B.Aproblemwithtrafficrules.C.Asuggestionforcityplanning.10.Whatdoesthemansuggest?A.Limitingtheuseofcars.B.Encouragingpeopletowalk.C.Warningdriversofairpollution.11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheman'sidea?A.It’sinteresting.B.It'sworthtrying.C.It’simpractical.(不切实际的)听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.HowlongwillthemanprobablystayinNewZealand?A.Oneweek.B.Twoweeks.C.Threeweeks.13.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetotheman?A.GotoNewZealandafterChristmas.B.Bookhisflightassoonaspossible.C.Savemoremoneyforhistrip.14.WhatcanwelearnaboutflightstoNewZealandatChristmastime?A.Theyrequireearlybooking.B.Theycanbetwiceasexpensive.C.Theyareonspecialoffer.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.WhydidJanecallMike?A.Toaskhimtomeether.B.TotellhimaboutTom.C.Toborrowhiscar.16.WherewillJanebeinaboutonehour?A.AtMike’splace.B.Attheairport.C.Atagarage.17.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?A.Janehasjustlearnedtodrive.B.Jane’scarisinbadcondition.C.Mikewillgototheairport.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。-17-\n18.Whatdidthespeakeraskthestudentstodotheweekbefore?A.Writeashortstory.B.Prepareforthelesson.C.Learnmoreaboutthewriter.19.Whydoesthespeakeraskthequestions?A.Tocheckthestudents’understandingofthestory.B.Todrawthestudents’attentiontoreadingskills.C.Toletthestudentsdiscussfather-sonrelationships.20.Whatwillthestudentsdoin10minutes?A.Askmorequestions.B.Discussingroups.C.Givetheiranswers.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，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADuststormsappearwhenstrongwindblowssandanddirtfromadrysurface.Strongduststormscancauseinjuriesanddeaths,soit’snecessarytoknowwhattodowhenyoucomeacrossthem.Becarefulofduststormwarnings.Duststormsaremostlikelytohappenonhotsummerdays,solistentothelocalTVorradiobeforetravelinginhot,dryconditions,andconsiderchangingorgivingupyourtripifduststormsarepredicted(预测).Roadsidesignsmayalsobeabletowarnyouofduststormdanger.    Beprepared.Ifyouareinanareawherestormshappenoften,carryamasktokeepoutdustanddirtfromyourface,andtakeeyeprotectiontoprotectyoureyes.Asupplyofwaterisalsonecessary.    Gobeyondthestorm.Ifyouseeaduststormfromsomedistance,andyouareinacar,youshouldtrytoescapefromit.Someduststormscantravelatmorethan75milesperhour,buttheyusuallytravelmuchslower.However,itisnotadvisedforyoutoputyourselfindangerbydrivingathighspeed.-17-\n    Stayinside.Donotmoveaboutinastorm,asyouwillnotbeabletoseehiddendangersinyourway.Soifyou’reinahouse,stayinside.Protectyourselffromflyingobjects.Coverasmuchofyourbodyaspossible.Aduststorm’shighwindcancarryheavyobjects.Ifyoufindyourselfwithoutshelter,trytostaylow,closetotheground,andprotectyourheadwithyourarmsorabackpack.21.WhatdoesParagraph4mean?A.Duststormsusuallytravelmuchslowerthancars.B.Don’tbesoworriedaboutduststormsinthedistance.C.Youshouldn’tdriveatadangerousspeedtoescapefromduststorms.D.Drivingfasterthantheduststormisthemostimportantthing.22.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.itisdangeroustotravelonhotsummerdaysB.duststormsusuallycomefromfaraway.C.peopleshouldstayindoorswhenaduststormcomesD.smallobjectsblownbyastorm’swindcannothurtpeople23.WhichmayNOTreallybeneededwhenyoucomeacrossastorm?A.Apairofglasses.B.Ablanket.C.Abottleofmilk.D.Atravelguide.BB.-17-\n24.IfAlicewantstolearntodance,shehastobeover___yearsold.A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.ten25.Cindyisinterestedindrawingpictures,soshecangotothe______onSundays.A.libraryB.artroomC.gymD.playground26.Davidis11yearsoldandhelikesplayingtennis.Whocanteacherhim?A.Mr.GreenB.Miss.MillerC.Mrs.SmithD.Mr.Brown27.HowlongdoesittakeBilltoplaychessonSaturdays?A.Twoandahalfhours.B.OnehourandahalfC.TwohoursD.Onehour.-17-\nCLastPassPasswordstrengthhasbeenatopicabouttheInternetlately.Ihaveseenlotsofclevermethodsforcreatingandrememberingstrongpasswords.Somearebetterthanothers,butinmyopinion,noneareenough.Here’stheproblem:Itdoesn’tmatterhowstrongyourpasswordsareifyouusethesameoneonmultiplesites.Allittakesisforasitetogethacked,likeGawkermedia,orevenSonydid,andnowyoursuper-strongpasswordhasbeenstolen,andeverysiteonwhichyouusedthatpasswordhasbeenaccessed.EnterLastPass.It’snottheonlypasswordmanageroutthere,butIlikeitthebest.YoucreateONEstrongpasswordthatyouhavetomemorizeanduseittoaccessyouLastPassdatabase.TheLastPassdatabaseisstoredonline,onLastPass’sservices.LastPassrecognizesthesiteyou’reonandautomaticallylogsyouin(after,optionally,askingyoutore-enteryourmasterpassword).LastPassalsohasautomaticformfillandautomaticpasswordgeneration.Thismeansthatyoucanhaveadifferent,unique,verystrongpasswordforeverysiteyouloginto,butyouonlyhavetorememberonemasterpassword.It’sthebestofbothworlds.OneargumentagainstLastPassisthatiftheirdatabaseisattacked,thenallofyoursitesareindanger,andthat’strue,butiftheirentirelineofworkiskeepingthatinformationsafe,I’mwillingtotakethatchance.Thealternativeisrollingdice（掷骰子）orpickingphrasestocreatepasswords,writingallofthemdownonapieceofpaperorsomething,andthenhavingtomanuallytypetheminwhenIgotoasite.Aterriblemess.ThereisafreeversionofLastPass,withsomeadditionalfeaturesunlockedifyoupaya$12ayearsubscription.28.Thewriterthinksusingthesamepasswordeverywhereis____.A.convenientB.dangerousC.appropriateD.enough29.WhenusingLastPass,usershavetoremember____.A.themasterpasswordonlyB.thelastpasswordC.uniquepasswordeachtimeD.allpasswordsused30..SomepeopleareagainstLastPassbecause____.-17-\nA.theyhavebetterwaystocreatepasswordB.theythinkrollingdiceismoreconvenientC.GawkermedianandLastPasswerehackedonceD.theyhavenofaithinLastPassdatabase’ssafety31.JoshuaBardwellwritesthepassageto_____.A.SharehisexperienceB.teachhowtouseanewproductC.introduceaproductofgoodqualityD.advertisehisproductDManypeoplebelievethatyoulosetheabilitytolearnnewlanguagesasyougetolder.Languageexperts,however,willtellyouthatyou’renevertoooldtolearnanewlanguage.Asyougetolder,itcanbemoredifficulttolearnanewlanguage,though.Childrenandadultslearnnewlanguagesindifferentways.Forchildren,languageistheirlife.Theystudyforthousandsofhourseveryyear,becausetheyneedtolearnlanguagestobecomepartoftheircommunities.Adults,ontheotherhand,arealreadypartofalanguagecommunity.Learninganewlanguagemeansbecomingpartofanotherlanguagecommunity,andadultsrarelygetthechancetopracticeasmuchasyoungchildrendo.Moreover,childrenlearninganewlanguageareexpectedtomakemistakes.Thisgivesthemfreedomwhenlearningtobedaringandconfident.Adults,however,oftenfeelpressuredtobeperfectwhenlearninganewlanguage.Thiscandiscouragemanypeopleandmakeitevenhardertolearnanewlanguage.Whenyoungchildrenlearnanewlanguage,theycometoseevariouslanguagesasa“normal”partofsociety.Thismindset(思维模式)helpsthemembracelearninganewlanguagewithoutfeelinglikethey’redoingsomethingunusualor“toohard”.Soifyouwanttolearnanewlanguage,goforit!It’snevertoolatetolearnanewlanguage.Ifyou’reolder,itmaytakemorework,butitcanbedone.Ifyou’reayoungchild,though,nowisthetimetostepoutandlearnanewlanguage!32．By“languageistheirlife”,theauthormeansthatchildren.A．can’tlivewithoutlanguageB．leadahappylifeeverydayC．practiceanewlanguagealotD．aretakengoodcareofadults33．Whatmaymakeithardfortheoldpeopletolearntoanewlanguage?A．TheyareafraidofbeinglaughedatB．Theyusuallyhavetoomany-17-\ninterestsC．TheythinkmakingmistakesisnaturalD．Theyalwaysmakeallkindsofmistakes34．Whichofthefollowingshowsthedifferencebetweenchildrenandadultsinlearninganewlanguage?A．ThebehaviorstheyhaveB．ThelearningattitudesC．ThefutureplanstheyhavemadeD．Thematerialstheyareusing35．Accordingtotheauthor,anewlanguage.A．canneverbelearnedbytheoldpeopleB．canbegraspedbytheoldpeopleeasilyC．canbeunderstoodonlybytheoldpeopleD．canbelearnedbyboththeoldandtheyoung第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容从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。请把36--40的答案依次涂在答题卡36--40相应位置。Don’tyoujustloveiceskatingeverywinter?Iamsurethatsincewinterisapproaching,yourskatesaresettocomeout,justwaitingtobeused.Impressyourfriendswithyournewtrickonhowtoice-skatebackwardswiththehelpofthesetips.StandstraightThefirstthingthatyouneedtodois,standstraight.36,ifyoufeelthatyouarefallingbackwards.Don’tworry;thishappenstoall.ConfidenceiswhatyouneedThemostimportantstepwhilelearninghowtoskatebackwards,ishavingenoughconfidenceinyourselfandinwhatyouaredoing.Howcanyouachievethis?Bypractice.Oneoftheimportanticeskatingtipsandtechniquesisthatifyoufeelthatyouarelosingyourbalance,thenscissor（做剪式运动）yourskates.37.MaintainspeedTrysculling（滑）withoneskatewhilerollinginastraightlinewiththeother.38.Nowbringtheskatewhichyouareusingtoscull,andthenagain,repeatthesameprocess.Makesurethatyouputmostofyourweightontheskatewhich-17-\nismovingstraightandnottheonewithwhichyouaresculling.Now,trythesamethingusingtheotherfoot.39.Onceyouareconfidentthatyoucanscullwitheitherfoot,thenextthingthatyouhavetodoisincreaseyourspeed.Trysomeofyourowntricksnow.Scullwitheitherfootorwithbothatthesametime.ScullandbeawareWhileyoukeeponefootstraight,keepscullingwiththeother.Youcandothatwithbothfeetatthesametime.40,butdon’tgetsoinvolvedthatyoudon’tseewhereyouaregoing.Ifyouarenotwatchingyourback,youmightjustbangagainstsomethingorsomeone.A．Thatis,keeppushingyourselfbackwardswithanoutwardsstroke（滑动）B．Whilegoingbackwards,justgetusedtothefeelingofmovingbackwardsC．KeeppracticingthistillyouareconfidentaboutitD．IncreaseyourspeednowE．Onemustbebraveenoughtolearntoice-skatebackwardsF．ConcentrateonwhatyouaredoingG．Justputyourchinupandslightlybendyourknees第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文,掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。　Mrs.Joneswasovereighty,butshestilldroveheroldcarlikeawomanhalfherage.Sheloveddrivingveryfast,andwasproudofthefact41shehadnever,inherthirty-fiveyearsofdriving,beenpunished42adrivingoffence(犯规，犯法).　　Thenonedayshenearly43herrecord.Apolicecar44her,andthepolicemeninitsawher45aredlightwithoutstopping.Ofcourse,shewasstopped.Itwas46thatshewouldbepunished.　　47Mrs.Jonescameuptothejudge,helookedatherseriouslyandsaidthatshewas48oldtodriveacar,andthatthe49whyshehadnotstoppedatthe-17-\nred50wasmostprobablythathereyeshadbecomeweak51oldage,sothatshehadsimplynotseenit.　　Whenthejudge(法官)hadfinishedwhathewas52,Mrs.Jonesopenedthebighandbagshewas53andtookouthersewing.Withoutsayingaword,she54aneedle（针）withaverysmalleye,andthreadeditatherfirstattempt.　　Whenshehad55donethis,shetookthethreadoutoftheneedleagainandhanded56theneedleandthethreadtothejudge,saying,“Nowitisyour57.Isupposeyoudriveacar,andthatyouarequitesureaboutyourowneyesight.”　　Thejudgetookthe58andtriedtothreadit.Afterhalfadozentries,hehadstillnotsucceeded.Thecase(案例)againstMrs.Joneswas59,andherrecord60unbroken.　　41.A.whichB.whenC.thatD.this　　42.A.aboutB.onC.toD.for　　43.A.keptB.wonC.missedD.lost　44.A.watchedB.afterC.followedD.ranafter　　45.A.passB.goC.runD.rush　　46.A.sureB.indeedC.certainD.perhaps　47.A.BeforeB.WhileC.UntilD.When　　48.A.soB.veryC.tooD.quite　　49.A.causeB.reasonC.matterD.trouble　　50.A.lightB.lampC.signD.one　　51.A.withB.becauseC.forD.of　52.A.speakingB.sayingC.talkingD.telling　53.A.holdingB.gettingC.carryingD.bringing　　54.A.tookB.broughtC.pickedD.chose　　55.A.almostB.hardlyC.successfullyD.successful56.A.bothB.allC.neitherD.either　　57.A.timeB.turnC.chanceD.job　58.A.threadB.glassesC.needlesD.needle　59.A.dismissedB.passedC.settledD.studied-17-\n　60.A.wasB.wentC.seemedD.remained第Ⅱ卷注意事项：第Ⅱ卷共2页，用钢笔或圆珠笔将答案直接写在试题卷上。第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)请在答题卷上作答！！！阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（每空1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneoftheeffectiveways____61____(improve)ourEnglishwritingability.Comparedwithotherformsofwriting,itisshorterand____62____(take)lesstime.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.____63____wekeeppracticing,graduallywe’lllearnhowtoexpressourselvesinEnglish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish,we___64__(certain)runupagainstmany____65____(difficult).Inthefirstplace,____66____oftenhappensthatwehavetrouble____67____(find)suitablewordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly,therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChinese.AnditisextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEnglishproperly.AsfarasIamconcerned,my____68____(suggest)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdictionarywithineasyreach.Wheneversomethingbeatsus,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenlookitupinourdictionary.Wecanalsoturn____69____ourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessary.Inshort,IbelievethatitisofgreatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishfor____70____developmentofourwritingskills.第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。-17-\nMr.Smithhada8-year-oldsonnamedTony,whoenjoyedlistentomusicverymuch.SoheboughtapianotoTony,hopingthathecouldbecomeafamouspianistoneday.Thelittleboyputherheartintopractisingthepianodayafterdayandseemstoenjoyeveryminuteofit.Therefore,halfayearlater,hetoldhisfatherthathewastiredpractisingthepiano.Hearthis,Mr.Smithsaid,“Tony,itisonethingtobefondoflisteningtomusic,butitisanotherthingtoperformgoodbyyourself.Youcanneverplaythepianowellevenifyoudon’tpractisemore.”第二节:书面表达（满分25分）高一的同学们,进入高中以来,有没有发现和初中的英语学习生活有所不同呢。新一期的校刊将征集一些关于高中生英语学习习惯培养的文章,请你根据以下要点,写一篇100词左右的英语短文（开头已给出,不计入总词数）。  主要困惑1.难以适应高中英语的学习；2.不知如何提高英语成绩  好习惯的重要性1.激发学习英语的兴趣； 2.减轻学习英语的压力  个人建议  1.课上专心听讲,认真记笔记；课后……2.制订计划,并且坚持,然后你会发现……3.寻找一位好搭档（partner）,于是……Atpresent,someSeniorOnestudentshaveproblemswithEnglishstudy.-17-\n答案1一20BACABACCAACCBBCABBAC21-23CCD24-27BBDA28-31BADC32-35CABD36-40GCADF41-45：CDDCA  46-50：CDCBA  51-55ABCDC    56-60：ABDAD61.toimprove62.takes63.If64.certainly65.difficulties66.it67.finding68.suggestion69.to70.the短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1.a----an；2.listen----listening;3.to----for;4.her---his；5.seems-seemed；6.Therefore---However；7.tired后面加of；8.Hear----Hearing；9.good-well；10.去掉even写作参考范文：Atpresent,someSeniorOnestudentshaveproblemswithEnglishstudy. WhatpuzzlesthemisthatitisdifficulttoadaptthemselvestoseniorEnglishstudy.Besides,theydon’tknowhowtogethighgradesinEnglish.-17-\nTherefore,IthinkitisdevelopinggoodEnglishstudyhabitsthatcounts.Ononehand,goodstudyhabitscanarousestudents’interestinEnglishstudy.Ontheotherhand,ifstudentsformgoodstudyhabits,thiswillrelievetheirstudypressure.AsfarasI’mconcerned,somethingshouldbedonetodevelopgoodhabits.Firstly,studentsmustconcentrateonwhattheteacherssayandtakenotesinclass.Inaddition,studentsshouldgooverwhattheyhavelearnedandgetupearlytoreadEnglishaloud.Secondly,ifyouhavemadeaplan,youmuststicktoitandthenyoumayfinditnotasdifficultasitappears.Lastbutnotleast,findagoodpartnertostudytogetherwithyou,anditisagoodwaytokeepyoumotivated.高一英语听力原文第一节(Text1)M:Ithinkit'sgoingtorainW:Iguessso.Theskyisdarkandcloudy.(Text2)M:LucyisgoingbacktoChinanextmonth,Alice.W:Oh.really?M:AndshewillnottakeRichardthistimeText3)W:Ihatetosayit,butJackieisn'tdoingwellinthefilM:Well.Ithinkheisonlyplayingadifferenttypeofrole.MysisterthinksheisstillthebestText1)M:ProfessorMiners,couldItalktoyouaboutmypaper?W:Sure,cometomyofficebetweentwotothree.It'sRoom340(Text5)W:OK,timetogohome.M:Ican't.Ihaven'tfinishedthereportaboutthenewlyopenedrestaurantW:Well,ifyoucarryonworkinglikethat,you’llmakeyourselfill.-17-\n第二节(Text6)M:Ihaven’tseenyouforalongtime.Wherehaveyoubeen?W:IwenttoNewYorktovisitmysisterandstayedtherefortwomonths.Actually,Ireallywenttomeetmynewnephew.M:Thatgreat!Howoldishe?W:Well,hewasfivemonthsoldwhenIgotthereandhecouldpossiblybethemostbeautifulbabyI’veeverseen.M:Whatdidyoudoinyoursister'shome?W:Ihelpedthebabyandplayedwithhimalotwhichwasnice,butwhatIenjoyedmostwasfeedinghim.(Text7)M:Airpollutionissobadinthiscity.IthinkthegovernmentshouldstoppeoplefromdrivingcarsoncertaindaysW:Youhaveapoint.Airpollutionisaproblem,butnotlettingpeopledriveoncertaindaysisabadidea.Peoplehavetogotoworkbycar.M:I'mafraidIdon'tagreewithyouthere.Reducingairpollutionisreallyimportant.Peoplearesousedtodrivingthattheydon'tthinkaboutwaystodothings.Ifwestopthemfromdrivingoncertaindays.Maybetheycouldthinkofnewwaystogetaround.W:Iseeyourpoint,butIstillthinkitwouldn'tbepossibletostoppeoplefromdriving.(Text8)M:Let'sgoandhavelunchtogetherW:OKM:Bytheway,I’mthinkingofgoingtoNewZealandaroundChristmasforthreeweeks.It'ssuchabeautifulcountry.I’veneverbeentherebefore.W:Haveyoubookedaflight?M:Notyet.I'mplanningtobookmyflightintwoweeks’time.-17-\nW:Bookyourflightrightnow.M:WhyW:Becausethelongeryouleaveit,themoreexpensiveitwillbe.Asamatteroffact.thepricesmaydoubleatChristmastime.NewZealandersusuallygohomeforChristmas.M.Then,I’mgoingtobookmyflighttomorrowmorning.(Text9)M:Hello.W:Hello,Mike.ThisisJane.M:Oh,hello,Jane.W:Listen,Mike.I’vegotarealproblemM:Whatisit?W.Thecarisbrokendown.M:Oh,notagainW:Yeah,Icheckedtheoil,andIcheckedalmosteverything.It’sjustnotstartingatall.M:Youhavetogetreadyofit,youknow.W:Iknow,Iknow.But,look,thethingisI’vegottopickTomupattheairport.CanI…M:Usemycar?Yes,ofcourse.W:That’llbegreat;it'svervkindofyouM:Comeonwhenyoulike,Idon'tneedituntiltonightW:OK.I'llbearoundinaboutanhour.Thanksalot.M:It'sallright.Seeyouthen.W:Seeyou.(Text10)OK,whenwemetlastweek.wetalkedaboutdifferentkindsofshortstoriesandsomewell-knownshortstorywriters.IrememberthatmanyofyousaidyoulikedtheAmericanwriterErnestHemingway,right?Ihopeyouallfollowedmyadviceandfinishedreadinghisstory"ADay'sWait",becauseasIsaid,weregoingtostudy-17-\nittogetherintoday’slesson.Now,sinceyou’resupposedtohavereadthestory,let'shavesomediscussion.Pleaselookatthefourquestionsontheblackboard,First,whenandwheredoesthestorytakeplace?Second,whatdoestheboywaitforinthestory?Andwhatkindofpersondoesheshowhimselftobe?Third,whatkindofpersonistheboy’sfather?Fourth,whatisthewriter’smainpurposeofwritingthisstory?I’dlikeyoutoworkingroupsoffourorfiveandpresentyouranswersintenminutes.Iseverythingclear?-17-