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高二英语9月考第一部分听力（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。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C.1.Howdidthespeakersgotothecapital?A.Bytrain.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.2.W

hatisthewomangoingtodo?A.Goshopping.B.Goswimming.C.Gocamping.3.WhyisJennyunabletogooutwiththeman?A.Sheiswalkingthedog.B.Sheislookingafterhercous

ins.C.Sheneedstodoherhomework.4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttohavetonight?A.Beefandchicken.B.Fruitandvegetables.C.Fishandbeef.5.Whe

redoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inthecar.B.Intheclassroom.C.Inthesupermarket.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。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，各小豗将给出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.Whatwouldtheman

liketoknowaboutthefuture?A.Howfastthetechnologywilldevelop.B.Howtheenvironmentwillbe:C.Howrichhewillbe.7.Whatmightthewomanwanttobeifs

hecouldchooseagain?A.Ascientist.B.A·teacher.C.Adoctor.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.HowmanyroomswillJessicabook?A.Three.B.Six.C.Eight.9.Whatda

yisittoday?A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.10.Whowillpickupthevisitors?A.Evan.B.Jessica.C.Henry.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wh

atistheeffectofbeingaddictedtocellphoneaccordingtotheman?A.Itcanaffectstudy.B.Itcanaffecthealth.C.Itcanaffectsocialeven

ts.12.Whoplayswiththecellphonethemostinaday?A.Haley.B.Leslie.C.Rebecca’sson.13.Howdoesthewomansoundin

theend?A.Confused.B.Annoyed.C.Relieved.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.WhatdoesJacobaskAmytodo?A.Enjoytheflowers.B.Providehelp.C.G

rowflowers.15.HowoftendoesJacobwaterflowers?A.Everyday.B.Everytwodays.C.Everythreedays.16.Whatdoweknowabou

tJacob’sflowers?A.Theylackwater.B.Theylacksunshine.C.Theirleavesturnyellow.17.WhatwillJacobdo?A.Learnaboutgrowingflowers.B.Waterflowersintime.C.G

rowflowerswithAmy.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhendidBelfastdevelopmostquickly?A.Duringthe17thcentury.B.Duringthe18t

hcentury.C.Duringthe19thcentury.19.WhatisBelfastfamousfor?A.Tourism.B.Movies.C.Shipbuilding.20.Whatwil

lthetouristsvisittomorrowmorning?A.Amuseum.B.Azoo.C.Agarden.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，共37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AVoluntee

rwithelephantsinSouthAfricaJoinaprojecttoworkwithelephants,helpdoresearchandprovidecareforthesegiantsthathavebeengivenasecond

chanceinlife.Theysaythatanelephantneverforgets,andyourcontributionwillmeanthattheserescuedelephantshaveachancetoliveinaplaceasclosetot

hewildaspossible.HowlongcanIdo?Volunteerscanjoinfor3-12weeksonthemainvolunteerproject.Wealsoofferaone-weekelep

hantvolunteerexperienceforthosewithlesstimetospare.Wewouldencouragevolunteeringforaslongasyoucan.What

willIbedoing?Asavolunteer,youwilljointheexpertstocarefor10rescuedelephants.Theseelephantscomefromdifficultbackgrounds,suchascircu

ses(马戏团)andhuntingfarms,buthappilytheyarenowabletotravelfreelyandinsafetyinthesite.Theelephantsareneveraskedtobehaveinamannerth

atisnotnaturalforthem.WhatdoIneedtoknowregardingCOVID-19?●AllvolunteersmustbeabletoprovideproofofaCOVID-19test(takenwithin7

2hoursbeforeyoustart).●Allvolunteersareaskedtowearfacemasksinpublicplaces.●Volunteerswilldoatemperatureandsympto

m(症状)screening,everydaybeforestartingtheirfirstshift.21.Howlongdoesavolunteerneedtoworkonamainvolunteerprojectatleast?A.Oneweek.B.Threeweeks.C.

Twelveweeks.D.Twoyears.22.Whatisprohibitedaccordingtothepassage?A.Preparingfoodforelephants.B.Leadingelephants’

action.C.Performingelephantbackriding.D.Cleaningouttheelephants’sleepingareas.23.RegardingCOVID-19,whatmustvolunt

eersdo?A.Wearfacemasksinpublicplaces.B.Wearfacemasksbeforeworking.C.Doatemperatureandsymptomscreeningeveryothe

rday.D.ProvideproofofaCOVID-19testtakenwithin48hours.BJoseAlbertoGutierrez’slifewouldneverbethesamea

gainafterfindingacopyofAnnaKarenina20yearsago.Ithappenedthathewasdrivinghisgarbagetruckthroughwealthierneighborhoodsandseeingbooksthrownaw

aybytherich.Itinspiredhimtostartrescuingbooksfromthetrash.Eventually,heturnedhisbookcollectionintoacommunitylibr

ary.InColombia’scapitalcityofBogota,librariestendtobefarawayfrompoorercommunities.Thechoiceofbuyingnewbooks

isnon-existentforpoorfamiliesandhavingaccesstoalibraryofbooksisaluxury.Gutierrezgrewuppoor,andhisfamilycouldnotaffordtoeducat

ehimbeyondprimaryschool.Buthismotherwasapassionatereaderandreadstoriestohimeverynight.HerloveforbooksleftadeepimpressiononGutierrez,whoneverleta

lackofformaleducationstophim.Today,hiscommunitylibrary,“TheStrengthofWords”,occupiesmostofhishomeandispiledfromfloortoceilingwithfictionandnon-fic

tiontitles.Everythingfromschooltextbookstostorybookscanbefoundinhiscollectionofover20,000books!TheStrengthofWordslibr

aryisopeneveryweekend,andchildreninGutierrez’sneighbourhoodareallowedtolookthroughthebookcollection.Adultsarealsowelcom

etoexpandtheirvisionanddevelopnewskillsforabetterlife.Today,theGutierrezfamilydoesn’tonlywanttostartlibrariesinn

eighbourhoods.Theywanttocreatemoresafespacesforschoolchildrentospendtheirtimereading.ThisisimportantforkidslivinginBogotawheremanyyoung

peoplewastetimeinthestreets.Gutierrez’sjourneytogivetreasurebacktohislocalcommunityisanamazingexampleo

fhoweveryoneofuscanimprovethelivesofthosearoundusbyidentifyingneeds,investingtimeandfindingasimplesolution.Wecan

takealeafoutofGutierrez’sbookandactthesameway.24.WheremightGutierrezfindacopyofAnnaKarenina?A.Inthetrash.B.Inacommunitylibrar

y.C.Inarichman’shouse.D.Inhisgarbagetruck.25.WhatdoweknowaboutGutierrez’slibrary?A.Itaimstorecycleandreusethegarbage.B.Itissupportedbywealthiercom

munities.C.Itisinthechargeofhispassionatemother.D.Itmakesknowledgeaccessibletopoorkids.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsente

nceinthelastparagraghmean?A.WeshouldvalueGutierrez’sspiritofpayingback.B.WecanfollowGutierrez’sexampletohelpoth

ers.C.WeshouldgotovisitGutierrez’slibrarypersonally.D.WecandonatedesertedbookstoGutierrez’slibrary.27.Whichofthefollowingisasuitable

titleforthetext?A.FromTrashtoTreasureB.TheBooksofGutierrezC.FromHometoCommunityD.TheStrengthofReadingC“Thepursuitofperfectionisthetenet(信条)ofmy.life.

”Mageerushedhomecryingafterseeingthatshe’dreceivedanA-minusonhergradereport.Growingupshehadlearnedthatthewa

ytoreceiveconfirmationandlovefromfamilymembersandteacherswastobeahighachiever.SotoMagee,thatA-minusfeltlikeafailure.“Iwas

shattered,”shesaid.“Inthatmoment,Ifeltlikemyself-worthasahumanhadfallenfarbelowwhatitwouldhavebeenifI’dgottenanAoran

A-plus.”Magee’sturningagoodgradeintoacauseofherinferiority(自卑)isatextbookexampleinrecentyears.Perfectionismisauniversa

lculturalphenomenon.Highlevelsofperfectionismwerelinkedwithdepression,anxiety,anddeliberateself-harm.Theconstantstressofcompetit

ivenessandcomparisoncanalsoleavepeoplestressedandsufferingfromheadachesandinsomnia.Ifapersonisonlyrew

ardedforhighachievement,overtimetheylearnthattheirvalueasapersondependsonbeingperfect.Instagram,Facebookandothersocialmediaplatformsalsof

uelunhealthycomparisons.“It’sarealproblem—thosesocialmediaimagesendupservingasyardsticksthatpeoplecancomparethemselvestoandaperfectionistisalways

tryingtokeepupwiththeJoneses,”Sherry,aclinicalpsychologist,said.Andit’sneverbeenhardertokeepupwiththeJoneses,beca

usetodayweareconstantlybombedwithseeminglyperfectimagesofotherpeoples’lives.EventuallyMageelearnedthatshehadtoletgoalittleandallowherselftos

howupwithallherimperfections.Sheeventuallylearnedtotrustthatshecouldshowup,notbeingperfect,andstillfeelvalued.“Icanbeimper

fectandeverythingcanbefine!”28.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“shattered”underlinedinparagraph1?A.Delighted.B.Frightened.C.Frustrated.D.Amuse

d.29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofMagee’sinferiority?A.Theunhealthycomparisons.B.TheA-plusconfi

rmation.C.Theperfectionismphenomenon.D.Thesenseofcompetitiveness.30.WhatmayMageeagreewithfinally?A.It’scooltobeperfect.B.It’sfine

tobeimperfect.C.It’simportanttogetanA-plus.D.It’seasytokeepupwiththeJoneses.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Perfectionismiskillingou

rhealth.B.Perfectionismisagrowingculturalphenomenon.C.Acceptingone’simperfectionisbecomingatrend.D.Imperfectio

nistemporaryandperfectionisforever.DDiseasesspreadinmanyways.Aninfectedpersoncancoughorsneezeonsomeonenearby,ortheycanspreadgermsthroughahandshak

e.Butsometimeswepickupgermsindirectly.Asickpersonmightleavebehindbacteriaorviruseswhentheytouchadoorhandle,

forexample.Butwhatifthosesurfacescouldcleanthemselves?TwoteenagersfromHongKongaskedthemselvesthesamequestion.

Nowthey’vedevelopedadoorhandlethatcankillgermsoncontact.Theideaissimple.Everytimethedoorisopened,themovementcre

atespowerthatstartsagerm-killingreactiononthehandle.Inlabtests,theirsystemkilledabout99.8percentofthegermsthattheyspreadontolabdishescove

redwiththeirmaterial.Researchbyothershasshownthatdoorhandlesinpublicareasareoftenhometolotsofbacteriaandviruses

,notes17-year-oldSumMing(Simon)Wong.HeandschoolmateKinPong(Michael)Li,18,wantedtodesignacoveringfordoorhandlesthat

wouldkillgerms.Afterdoingsomeresearch,theylearnedthatamineralcalledtitaniumdioxide(二氧化钛)isknowntokillbacteria.It’salreadyusedinmanyproduct

s,frompaintstodesserts.Tomaketheircovering,theteenagersmadethemineralintoaveryfinepowder.Titaniumdioxidekillsbacteriabestwhenlitbyultraviolet(紫外线的

)light,saysSimon.UVlightisfoundinsunlight.ButUVlightdoesnotnaturallyshineonindoorhandlesoranyusedatnight,sotheteenagerslighttheird

oorhandlefromwithin.Tomakesurethelightreachesthecoatedsurface,theteenagersmadetheirdoorhandleoutofclearglass.Eachendfitsintoabracket(托

架).Insideoneofthebracketsisastronglight-emittingdiode(LED).FromitcomesUVlight.Andhere’stheinterestingandp

raisablepart:ThepowerthatmakestheUVlightshinecomesfromopeningandclosingthedoor.ThepowerfromthedooristhencarriedbywiretotheLEDinsidethedoorh

andle.Thedoorhandlesystem,MichaelandSimonsay,mightcostnomorethanabout$13(about81yuan)tobuild.32.Whydoestheauthormentionthewaysdise

asesspreadatthebeginning?A.Toexplainhowtokillbacteriaorviruseseffectively.B.Todemonstratehowmostdiseasesarespreadindirectly.C.Toremindreadersoftheimp

ortanceofcleaningtheirhands.D.Tohelptodescribeanewinventionthatpreventsdiseasesfromspreading.33.WhatcanweknowaboutMichaela

ndSimon’sdoorhandle?A.Itistooexpensiveforordinaryfamilies.B.Itispoweredbythemovement.C.Itworksbetteratnightthandaytime.D

.ItismadeofametalabsorbingUVlight.34.HowdoestheLEDworkduringtheprocess?A.Byproducingtitaniumdioxidetok

illbacteria.B.Bysupplyingenoughpowertothehandlesystem.C.BydirectingtheUVlightinsunlighttothecoatedsurface.D.ByprovidingUVlightto

helptitaniumdioxideworkbetter.35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardMichaelandSimon’sdoorhandlesystem?A.Cautious.B.Critical

.C.Enthusiastic.D.Disappointed.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。HowPeerPressu

reInfluencesYourChildPeerpressurecanaffectyourchild’sbehaviorinpositiveandnegativeways.____36____Peerpressureistheinfluen

cefrompeoplewhoaremembersofthesamesocialgroup.Itisalsothetermusedtodescribetheeffectthisinfluencehasonapersontoconform(从众)inordertobeac

ceptedbythegroup.____37____Andwhileyourchild’sfriendsaretheirpeers,peerscanalsobeanyoneofasimilarsocialposition,suchaspeoplewhoarethesameag

e,whohavethesameabilities,orwhoshareasocialposition.Peoplecommonlythinkofpeerpressureinanegativelight.____38____Sometimesp

eerpressureisusedtopositivelyinfluencepeople,suchaswhenteensworktowardcommongoalssuchasdoingwellinschoolorhelpingoutintheircommunity.Learni

ngaboutacceptablegroupnormscanbeapositivepartoflearninghowtolivewithandsocializewithothers.____39____Forexample,naturalleaders

tendtobelesslikelytobeinfluencedbynegativeformsofpeerpressure,whilefollowersmayhaveahardertimeresistingit.It’simportanttopreparefordealingwi

thpeerpressure.Oneofthemostimportantthingstohelpyourchilddealwithnegativepeerpressureistotalktothemaboutit.__

__40____Ifyourchildisbeingnegativelyaffectedbypeerpressure,letthemknowyouaresomeonetheycantrustandoffertomakeapl

anforgettingoutofabadsituation.A.Often,peersarethoughtofasfriends.B.Itcandogreatharmtohisorherhealth.C.Inreality,however,it’snotalwaysabadthing.

D.Here’swhatyoushouldknowabouthelpingyourchildmanageit.E.Differentpeoplemayhavedifferentwaystodealwithpeerpressure.F.Howachildres

pondstopeerpressurecanhighlightdifferentpersonalities.G.Helpthemdeveloptheskillstothinkindependentlyandencourageself-confidence.

第三部分语言运用(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。Istillrememberthedaywaitinginlinetoreceivemyhighschooldiploma(毕业文凭

).AfterthatweekendmyhighschoolclassmatesandIwouldgoour__41__ways.Manyplannedonattendingcollegesfaraway,asIdid.Othershadjobsl

inedupandafewwereimaginingthe__42__inthefuture.Directlyinfrontofmewasafriend,abitsleepybutinagoodmoodasif__43__something.Heandacoupleoffriends

haddecidedtoplayone__44__trickbeforegraduation.Thenightbefore,they'd__45__overtotheprincipal'shomeandworkedlateintothenight,decoratinghishou

seandyardwithrollsoftoiletpaper.Theprincipalonstagehadgivenno__46__thatanythingwaswrong.Hearingmyname,Itookadeepbreath,__47__climbedthesteps,cros

sedthestageandstoppedinfrontoftheprincipal.Hehandedmemydiploma__48__.Icouldn'twaittoopenitandfindmyname,__49__thatIhadgradua

ted.Myfriendopenedhisandallofusburstinto__50__.Whatwesawwasasinglerolloftoiletpaperinside.Ourhighschoolprincipalhadagreatsenseof__5

1__andtookthisopportunitytoplayatrickbackontheboys,buttheywereallowedtograduate.Thechoiceswemake__52__ourlives.Sometimeswegetluckywhenwedosomet

hingwrong.__53__,sometimeswedon't.Ioftenwonderwhat__54__thosewhodidn'tmakeittograduation.The__55__waytostayoutoftrouble

istoavoiditinthefirstplace.41.A.wideB.separateC.similarD.contradictory42.A.educationB.resultC.marriageD.separation43

.A.hidingB.pretendingC.exposingD.expecting44.A.usualB.importantC.lastD.rare45.A.slippedB.swungC.skippedD.raced46.

A.meaningB.frameworkC.fantasyD.indication47.A.nervouslyB.awkwardlyC.shamefullyD.elegantly48.A.caseB.envelopeC.documentD.

certificate49.A.assumingB.informingC.confirmingD.suspecting50.A.laughterB.tearsC.angerD.songs51.A.kindnessB.humorC.happinessD.a

ccomplishment52.A.destroyB.expandC.highlightD.shape53.A.AnyhowB.FurthermoreC.StillD.Therefore54.A.relatedtoB.happenedtoC.resultedfromD.con

tributedto55.A.bravestB.simplestC.meanestD.surest第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Inthenot-too-distantfuture

,wewillbelivinginsmarthomes.56willlockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremember57(switch)offtheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthom

eswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamore58(comfort)environmenttolivein.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleave

homeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy-efficientmodeallby59(it).Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soeve

rythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Inaddition,yoursmarthome60(monitor)yourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwel

lyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbody61(weigh).Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillse

ndawarningtoyourphone.Smarthomeswillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefrom62(accident).Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsl

eaking,orifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarthomewilldetectitandprovideyou63therelevantinfo

rmation.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebecomes64(flood)orcatchesfire.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofth

esenewinnovationsarealreadyavailable65beingusedinsomehomes.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66.假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Jim对中国饮食文化很

感兴趣，并将在春节期间来中国游玩，请你写一封邮件给他．邮件内容如下：1．春节饮食习俗；2．推荐一道你家乡的特色菜．注意：1．词数80左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．DearJim,______________________________________

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____________________YourssincerelyLiHua第二节(满分25分)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。Atelevenyearsold,mymainconcernwasmon

ey.WherecouldIgetit?HowmuchdidIneedtobuythenewmust-havethingmyclassmateseitherhadorwaned?Iwenttomymom.“Mom,I

needmoremoney,”Isaid,leaningagainstthekitchencounterwhileshecookeddinner.“Youthinkyouneedajob?”Momaskedwithasmil

e.Thenextday,shehadananswer.“Yourgrandmotherwillpayyoutohelpherdeliverluncheachdaytotheelderly.”Yes!Ipumped(挥舞)myfistintotheair.Whenmygrandmotherpi

ckedmeup,Icouldn’twaittostartmynewjob.“It’ssimple.Wepickupalargecontainerfullofhotmealsinanearbytownandthenwegoonourdeliveryroute.”Afterdozensofmea

lswerearrangedinthebackseat,mygrandmotherdroveustoourfirststop.Thefirsthousedidn’tlooknice,butIshruggedandkeptgoing.Ididn’thavetolivethere,justdelive

rfoodthere.ThiswashowIwouldmakemoney.InearlyjumpedwhenIglancedovertoseeatinyoldwomaninthecornerlookingatme.Shesathunched(缩成一团)overinarockingch

airandhadmorewrinkles(褶皱)thanI’deverseeninmylife.“Whoisthisniceyounglady?”Sheaskedgrandmother.Ijuststoodthereholdingthefood,unsurewhatto

do.Mygrandmotherguidedmeinsidetoplaceitonherkitchentable.Thehousesmelledbadandoldliketheantiquestore

smymomlikedtovisit,butIneverlikedbecauseevenbreathinginthedustyairmademefeeldirty.Iheldmybreathuntilwewentout.Thenex

tstopwasmuchthesameandthenext.Thehousesvariedinsizeandshape,somewerenicerthanothers,butthesamewrinklype

oplewaitedfortheirmeals.EachpersonsmiledatmeandthankedmeasIhurriedtogetoutofthere.Iwassweatyandtired,andmyclotheshadcapturedthesmel

lofthefoodandoldhouses.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Bytheendoftheday,itwasobviousthatIwasn’tverycomfor

tableaboutthejob.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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_________________________Myeyeswidened,andIturnedtoher.“Theironlymeal?”_______________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1–5ACCAB6–10BABAC11–15BCCAA16–2

0BCBAC21.B22.C23.A24.A25.D26.B27.A28.C29.B30.B31.A32.D33.B34.D35.C36–40DACFG第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）41–45BC

DCA46–50DAACA51–55BDCBD56that/which/it57.toswitch58.comfortable59.itself60.willbemonitoring/willmonitor61.weight62.accidents63.with64.fl

ooded65.andDearJim,Gladtohearfromyou．ItisadelighttoknowyouareinterestedinChinesefood．DuringtheSpringFestival,it'satraditiontogettogetherandhavea

bigmeal,butthefoodcustomsvary．InnorthernChina,dumplingsarethetypicalfood,representinggoodluck．Peopleinthesouth,howeve

r,enjoyeatingtangyuan,whichmeansthereunionofthefamily．Bytheway,RoastDuckiswhatyouhavetotry．Theduckisshavedintosliceandwrappedinapaper

-thinpancake．Ibetitwillbeanunforgettableexperienceforyou．Lookingforwardtomeetingyou!Bytheendoftheday,itwasobv

iousthatIwasn’tverycomfortableaboutthejob.“Youdon’thavetohelpme,”mygrandmothersaid.“Iunderstandifthejob

isn’twhatyouwanttodo.”Iswallowedhard,thinkingofmoney.DidIwanttobecomfortable,ordidIwantthemoney?“No,Grandma.It’s

okay.I’llgetusedtoit.”Though,Iwasnotconvincedofmywords.“Ifyou’resure,dear.”Amomentofsilencesettledove

rthecarbeforeshespokeagain.“Foralotofthepeoplewedelivertothisistheironlymealoftheday.”Myeyeswidened,andIturnedtoher.“Theironl

ymeal?”Shenoddedseriously.“Forsomeofthemwe’retheonlypersontheysee.Manyofthemarealone.”Ithoughtaboutthat.WhatifIwasallalone?I

couldn’timaginenothavingmymom,grandmotherormyfriends.Whenwewerebackatthehouse,mygrandmotherhandedmethemoneyI’dearned.Itdidn’tseemquiteasexcitingan

ymore.I’dliketosaythatIdidsomethingincrediblewiththemoneyIearned.Idon’tevenrememberwhatIboughtfortheeld

erlythenextday.WhatmattersarethosepeoplewithsmilessinkingintheirwrinkledfacesbroughtunexpectedjoytomylifewhileIbroughtthemonlyasimplegift.