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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.By

train.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.2.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.Goshopping.B.Goswimming.C.Gocamping.3.WhyisJennyunabletogooutwiththeman?A.Sheiswalkingthedog.B.

Sheislookingafterhercousins.C.Sheneedstodoherhomework.4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttohavetonight?A.Beefandchicken.B.Fruitandvegetables.C.Fi

shandbeef.5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?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.Whatwouldthemanliketoknowaboutthefuture?A.Howfastthetechnologywilldevelop.B.Howtheenvironmentwillbe:C.Howric

hhewillbe.7.Whatmightthewomanwanttobeifshecouldchooseagain?A.Ascientist.B.A·teacher.C.Adoctor.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.HowmanyroomswillJess

icabook?A.Three.B.Six.C.Eight.9.Whatdayisittoday?A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.10.Whowillpickupthevisitors?A.Evan.B.Jess

ica.C.Henry.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatistheeffectofbeingaddictedtocellphoneaccordingtotheman?A.Itcanaffectstudy.B.Itcanaffecthe

alth.C.Itcanaffectsocialevents.12.Whoplayswiththecellphonethemostinaday?A.Haley.B.Leslie.C.Rebecca’sson.13.Howdoesthewomansoundintheend?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.Growflowers.15.How

oftendoesJacobwaterflowers?A.Everyday.B.Everytwodays.C.Everythreedays.16.WhatdoweknowaboutJacob’sflowers?A.Theylackwater.B.Theylacksunshine.C.Theirl

eavesturnyellow.17.WhatwillJacobdo?A.Learnaboutgrowingflowers.B.Waterflowersintime.C.GrowflowerswithAmy.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhendidBelfastdevelopmostquickly?A.Duringthe17thcentury.B.Duringthe18thcentury.C.Duringthe19thcentury.19.WhatisBelfastfamousfor?A.To

urism.B.Movies.C.Shipbuilding.20.Whatwillthetouristsvisittomorrowmorning?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。AVolunteerwithelephantsinSouthAfricaJoinaprojecttoworkwithelephants,helpdoresearchandprovidecare

forthesegiantsthathavebeengivenasecondchanceinlife.Theysaythatanelephantneverforgets,andyourcontributionwillmeanthattheseres

cuedelephantshaveachancetoliveinaplaceasclosetothewildaspossible.HowlongcanIdo?Volunteerscanjoinfor3-12weeksonthemainvolunteerproject.Wealsooffe

raone-weekelephantvolunteerexperienceforthosewithlesstimetospare.Wewouldencouragevolunteeringforaslongasyoucan.W

hatwillIbedoing?Asavolunteer,youwilljointheexpertstocarefor10rescuedelephants.Theseelephantscomefromdifficultbackgrounds,suchascircuses(马戏团)andh

untingfarms,buthappilytheyarenowabletotravelfreelyandinsafetyinthesite.Theelephantsareneveraskedtobehaveinamannerthatisnotnat

uralforthem.WhatdoIneedtoknowregardingCOVID-19?●AllvolunteersmustbeabletoprovideproofofaCOVID-19test(

takenwithin72hoursbeforeyoustart).●Allvolunteersareaskedtowearfacemasksinpublicplaces.●Volunteerswilldoatemperatureandsymp

tom(症状)screening,everydaybeforestartingtheirfirstshift.21.Howlongdoesavolunteerneedtoworkonamainvolunteerprojectatleast?A.Oneweek.B.Th

reeweeks.C.Twelveweeks.D.Twoyears.22.Whatisprohibitedaccordingtothepassage?A.Preparingfoodforelephants.B.Leadingelephant

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

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

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

ingacopyofAnnaKarenina20yearsago.Ithappenedthathewasdrivinghisgarbagetruckthroughwealthierneighborhoodsandseeingbo

oksthrownawaybytherich.Itinspiredhimtostartrescuingbooksfromthetrash.Eventually,heturnedhisbookcollection

intoacommunitylibrary.InColombia’scapitalcityofBogota,librariestendtobefarawayfrompoorercommunities.The

choiceofbuyingnewbooksisnon-existentforpoorfamiliesandhavingaccesstoalibraryofbooksisaluxury.Gutierrezgrewupp

oor,andhisfamilycouldnotaffordtoeducatehimbeyondprimaryschool.Buthismotherwasapassionatereaderandreads

toriestohimeverynight.HerloveforbooksleftadeepimpressiononGutierrez,whoneverletalackofformaleducationstophim.Today,hiscommunitylibrary,“TheStrengt

hofWords”,occupiesmostofhishomeandispiledfromfloortoceilingwithfictionandnon-fictiontitles.Everythingfromschooltex

tbookstostorybookscanbefoundinhiscollectionofover20,000books!TheStrengthofWordslibraryisopeneveryweekend,an

dchildreninGutierrez’sneighbourhoodareallowedtolookthroughthebookcollection.Adultsarealsowelcometoexpandtheirvisionanddevelopnewsk

illsforabetterlife.Today,theGutierrezfamilydoesn’tonlywanttostartlibrariesinneighbourhoods.Theywanttocreatemoresafespace

sforschoolchildrentospendtheirtimereading.ThisisimportantforkidslivinginBogotawheremanyyoungpeoplewastetimeinthestreets.Gu

tierrez’sjourneytogivetreasurebacktohislocalcommunityisanamazingexampleofhoweveryoneofuscanimprovethelivesofthosearoundusbyidentifyingneed

s,investingtimeandfindingasimplesolution.WecantakealeafoutofGutierrez’sbookandactthesameway.24.WheremightGutierrezfindacopyofAnnaKarenina?A.Inth

etrash.B.Inacommunitylibrary.C.Inarichman’shouse.D.Inhisgarbagetruck.25.WhatdoweknowaboutGutierrez’slibrary?A.Itaimst

orecycleandreusethegarbage.B.Itissupportedbywealthiercommunities.C.Itisinthechargeofhispassionatemother.D.Itmakesknowledgeaccessi

bletopoorkids.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraghmean?A.WeshouldvalueGutierrez’sspiritofp

ayingback.B.WecanfollowGutierrez’sexampletohelpothers.C.WeshouldgotovisitGutierrez’slibrarypersonally.D.Wecandonatedesertedbooksto

Gutierrez’slibrary.27.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.FromTrashtoTreasureB.TheBooksofGutierrezC.FromHomet

oCommunityD.TheStrengthofReadingC“Thepursuitofperfectionisthetenet(信条)ofmy.life.”Mageerushedhomecryingafterse

eingthatshe’dreceivedanA-minusonhergradereport.Growingupshehadlearnedthatthewaytoreceiveconfirmationandlovefromfamilymember

sandteacherswastobeahighachiever.SotoMagee,thatA-minusfeltlikeafailure.“Iwasshattered,”shesaid.“Inthatmoment,Ifeltlikemyself-wort

hasahumanhadfallenfarbelowwhatitwouldhavebeenifI’dgottenanAoranA-plus.”Magee’sturningagoodgradeintoacauseofherinferiority(自卑)isatextbookexampleinr

ecentyears.Perfectionismisauniversalculturalphenomenon.Highlevelsofperfectionismwerelinkedwithdepression,anxiety,anddeliberateself-harm.Theco

nstantstressofcompetitivenessandcomparisoncanalsoleavepeoplestressedandsufferingfromheadachesandinsomnia.Ifapersonisonly

rewardedforhighachievement,overtimetheylearnthattheirvalueasapersondependsonbeingperfect.Instagram,Facebookandothersocialmediaplatformsalso

fuelunhealthycomparisons.“It’sarealproblem—thosesocialmediaimagesendupservingasyardsticksthatpeoplecancomparethemselvestoandaperfectionistisalwaystry

ingtokeepupwiththeJoneses,”Sherry,aclinicalpsychologist,said.Andit’sneverbeenhardertokeepupwiththeJoneses,becausetodayweareconstantl

ybombedwithseeminglyperfectimagesofotherpeoples’lives.EventuallyMageelearnedthatshehadtoletgoalittleandallowherselftoshowupwithallherimperfe

ctions.Sheeventuallylearnedtotrustthatshecouldshowup,notbeingperfect,andstillfeelvalued.“Icanbeimperfectandeverythi

ngcanbefine!”28.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“shattered”underlinedinparagraph1?A.Delighted.B.Frightened.C.Frustrated.D.Amused.29.Whichofthef

ollowingisNOTthecauseofMagee’sinferiority?A.Theunhealthycomparisons.B.TheA-plusconfirmation.C.Theperfec

tionismphenomenon.D.Thesenseofcompetitiveness.30.WhatmayMageeagreewithfinally?A.It’scooltobeperfect.B.It’sfinetobeimperfe

ct.C.It’simportanttogetanA-plus.D.It’seasytokeepupwiththeJoneses.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Perfectionismiski

llingourhealth.B.Perfectionismisagrowingculturalphenomenon.C.Acceptingone’simperfectionisbecomingatr

end.D.Imperfectionistemporaryandperfectionisforever.DDiseasesspreadinmanyways.Aninfectedpersoncancoughorsneezeonsomeonenearby,ortheyc

anspreadgermsthroughahandshake.Butsometimeswepickupgermsindirectly.Asickpersonmightleavebehindbacteriaorviruseswhentheytouchado

orhandle,forexample.Butwhatifthosesurfacescouldcleanthemselves?TwoteenagersfromHongKongaskedthemselvesthesamequestion.Nowthey’vedevelope

dadoorhandlethatcankillgermsoncontact.Theideaissimple.Everytimethedoorisopened,themovementcreatespowertha

tstartsagerm-killingreactiononthehandle.Inlabtests,theirsystemkilledabout99.8percentofthegermsthatthey

spreadontolabdishescoveredwiththeirmaterial.Researchbyothershasshownthatdoorhandlesinpublicareasareoftenhometolotsofbacteriaandviruses,notes17-ye

ar-oldSumMing(Simon)Wong.HeandschoolmateKinPong(Michael)Li,18,wantedtodesignacoveringfordoorhandlesthatwouldkillge

rms.Afterdoingsomeresearch,theylearnedthatamineralcalledtitaniumdioxide(二氧化钛)isknowntokillbacteria.It’salreadyusedinmanyproducts,frompaintsto

desserts.Tomaketheircovering,theteenagersmadethemineralintoaveryfinepowder.Titaniumdioxidekillsbacteriabestwhenlitbyultraviolet(紫外线的)ligh

t,saysSimon.UVlightisfoundinsunlight.ButUVlightdoesnotnaturallyshineonindoorhandlesoranyusedatnight,sotheteenager

slighttheirdoorhandlefromwithin.Tomakesurethelightreachesthecoatedsurface,theteenagersmadetheirdoorhandleoutofclearglass.Eachendfitsintoa

bracket(托架).Insideoneofthebracketsisastronglight-emittingdiode(LED).FromitcomesUVlight.Andhere’stheinterestingandpraisablepart:Thepowerthatmakesth

eUVlightshinecomesfromopeningandclosingthedoor.ThepowerfromthedooristhencarriedbywiretotheLEDinsidethedoorhandle.

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

uthormentionthewaysdiseasesspreadatthebeginning?A.Toexplainhowtokillbacteriaorviruseseffectively.B.Todemonstratehowmostdiseasesa

respreadindirectly.C.Toremindreadersoftheimportanceofcleaningtheirhands.D.Tohelptodescribeanewinvent

ionthatpreventsdiseasesfromspreading.33.WhatcanweknowaboutMichaelandSimon’sdoorhandle?A.Itistooexpensive

forordinaryfamilies.B.Itispoweredbythemovement.C.Itworksbetteratnightthandaytime.D.ItismadeofametalabsorbingUVlight.3

4.HowdoestheLEDworkduringtheprocess?A.Byproducingtitaniumdioxidetokillbacteria.B.Bysupplyingenoughpower

tothehandlesystem.C.BydirectingtheUVlightinsunlighttothecoatedsurface.D.ByprovidingUVlighttohelptitaniumdioxideworkbetter.35.Whatistheauthor’sa

ttitudetowardMichaelandSimon’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。HowPeerPressureInfluencesYourChildPeerpressurecanaffectyo

urchild’sbehaviorinpositiveandnegativeways.____36____Peerpressureistheinfluencefrompeoplewhoaremembersofthesamesoc

ialgroup.Itisalsothetermusedtodescribetheeffectthisinfluencehasonapersontoconform(从众)inordertobeacceptedbythegroup.____37____And

whileyourchild’sfriendsaretheirpeers,peerscanalsobeanyoneofasimilarsocialposition,suchaspeoplewhoarethesa

meage,whohavethesameabilities,orwhoshareasocialposition.Peoplecommonlythinkofpeerpressureinanegativelight.____38____Som

etimespeerpressureisusedtopositivelyinfluencepeople,suchaswhenteensworktowardcommongoalssuchasdoingwellinschoo

lorhelpingoutintheircommunity.Learningaboutacceptablegroupnormscanbeapositivepartoflearninghowtolivewithandsocializewithothers.____39____Fo

rexample,naturalleaderstendtobelesslikelytobeinfluencedbynegativeformsofpeerpressure,whilefollowersmayha

veahardertimeresistingit.It’simportanttopreparefordealingwithpeerpressure.Oneofthemostimportantthingstohelpyourchilddealwit

hnegativepeerpressureistotalktothemaboutit.____40____Ifyourchildisbeingnegativelyaffectedbypeerpressure,le

tthemknowyouaresomeonetheycantrustandoffertomakeaplanforgettingoutofabadsituation.A.Often,peersarethoughtofasfriend

s.B.Itcandogreatharmtohisorherhealth.C.Inreality,however,it’snotalwaysabadthing.D.Here’swhatyoushouldknowabouthelpingyourchildmanag

eit.E.Differentpeoplemayhavedifferentwaystodealwithpeerpressure.F.Howachildrespondstopeerpressurecanhi

ghlightdifferentpersonalities.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。Istillrememberthedaywaitinginlinetoreceivemy

highschooldiploma(毕业文凭).AfterthatweekendmyhighschoolclassmatesandIwouldgoour__41__ways.Manyplannedonattendingcollegesfaraway,asIdid.O

thershadjobslinedupandafewwereimaginingthe__42__inthefuture.Directlyinfrontofmewasafriend,abitsleepybutinagoodmoodasif__43__something.Heandacoupl

eoffriendshaddecidedtoplayone__44__trickbeforegraduation.Thenightbefore,they'd__45__overtotheprincipal'shomeandworkedlateintothenight,decora

tinghishouseandyardwithrollsoftoiletpaper.Theprincipalonstagehadgivenno__46__thatanythingwaswrong.Hearingmyname,Itookadeepbre

ath,__47__climbedthesteps,crossedthestageandstoppedinfrontoftheprincipal.Hehandedmemydiploma__48__.Ic

ouldn'twaittoopenitandfindmyname,__49__thatIhadgraduated.Myfriendopenedhisandallofusburstinto__50__.Whatwes

awwasasinglerolloftoiletpaperinside.Ourhighschoolprincipalhadagreatsenseof__51__andtookthisopportunitytop

layatrickbackontheboys,buttheywereallowedtograduate.Thechoiceswemake__52__ourlives.Sometimeswegetluckywhenwe

dosomethingwrong.__53__,sometimeswedon't.Ioftenwonderwhat__54__thosewhodidn'tmakeittograduation.The__55__waytostayoutoftroubleistoavoiditinthefir

stplace.41.A.wideB.separateC.similarD.contradictory42.A.educationB.resultC.marriageD.separation43.A.hidin

gB.pretendingC.exposingD.expecting44.A.usualB.importantC.lastD.rare45.A.slippedB.swungC.skippedD.raced46.A.meaningB.frameworkC.fan

tasyD.indication47.A.nervouslyB.awkwardlyC.shamefullyD.elegantly48.A.caseB.envelopeC.documentD.certif

icate49.A.assumingB.informingC.confirmingD.suspecting50.A.laughterB.tearsC.angerD.songs51.A.kindnessB.humorC.happi

nessD.accomplishment52.A.destroyB.expandC.highlightD.shape53.A.AnyhowB.FurthermoreC.StillD.Therefore54.A.relatedtoB.happenedtoC.resultedfromD.contri

butedto55.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,wewillbelivi

nginsmarthomes.56willlockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremember57(switch)offtheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,sav

eusenergy,andprovideamore58(comfort)environmenttolivein.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,a

ndthengointoanenergy-efficientmodeallby59(it).Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeea

chevening.Inaddition,yoursmarthome60(monitor)yourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyou

sleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbody61(weigh).Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarningtoyourphone.Smarthomeswillbeabletoprev

entseriousdamagefrom62(accident).Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,orifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,your

smarthomewilldetectitandprovideyou63therelevantinformation.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhom

ebecomes64(flood)orcatchesfire.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailable65beingusedinsomehomes.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,mymainconcernw

asmoney.WherecouldIgetit?HowmuchdidIneedtobuythenewmust-havethingmyclassmateseitherhadorwaned?Iwenttomymom.“Mom,Ineedmoremoney,”Isa

id,leaningagainstthekitchencounterwhileshecookeddinner.“Youthinkyouneedajob?”Momaskedwithasmile.Thenextday,shehadanans

wer.“Yourgrandmotherwillpayyoutohelpherdeliverluncheachdaytotheelderly.”Yes!Ipumped(挥舞)myfistintothea

ir.Whenmygrandmotherpickedmeup,Icouldn’twaittostartmynewjob.“It’ssimple.Wepickupalargecontainerfullofhotmealsinanearby

townandthenwegoonourdeliveryroute.”Afterdozensofmealswerearrangedinthebackseat,mygrandmotherdroveustoourfirststop.Thefirsthousedid

n’tlooknice,butIshruggedandkeptgoing.Ididn’thavetolivethere,justdeliverfoodthere.ThiswashowIwouldmakemoney.InearlyjumpedwhenIglancedover

toseeatinyoldwomaninthecornerlookingatme.Shesathunched(缩成一团)overinarockingchairandhadmorewrinkles(褶皱)thanI’deverseenin

mylife.“Whoisthisniceyounglady?”Sheaskedgrandmother.Ijuststoodthereholdingthefood,unsurewhattodo.Mygr

andmotherguidedmeinsidetoplaceitonherkitchentable.Thehousesmelledbadandoldliketheantiquestoresmymomlikedtovisit,butIneverlikedbecauseevenbreathi

nginthedustyairmademefeeldirty.Iheldmybreathuntilwewentout.Thenextstopwasmuchthesameandthenext.Thehousesvariedinsi

zeandshape,somewerenicerthanothers,butthesamewrinklypeoplewaitedfortheirmeals.EachpersonsmiledatmeandthankedmeasIhurried

togetoutofthere.Iwassweatyandtired,andmyclotheshadcapturedthesmellofthefoodandoldhouses.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’tverycomfortableaboutthejob.________________________________________________________________________________

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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–

10BABAC11–15BCCAA16–20BCBAC21.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）

41–45BCDCA46–50DAACA51–55BDCBD56that/which/it57.toswitch58.comfortable59.itself60.willbemonitoring/willmonitor61.weight62.accidents63.

with64.flooded65.andDearJim,Gladtohearfromyou．ItisadelighttoknowyouareinterestedinChinesefood．DuringtheSpringFestival,it'satraditiont

ogettogetherandhaveabigmeal,butthefoodcustomsvary．InnorthernChina,dumplingsarethetypicalfood,representinggoodlu

ck．Peopleinthesouth,however,enjoyeatingtangyuan,whichmeansthereunionofthefamily．Bytheway,RoastDuckiswhatyouhavetotry．Theduckisshavedinto

sliceandwrappedinapaper-thinpancake．Ibetitwillbeanunforgettableexperienceforyou．Lookingforwardtomeetingyou!Bytheendoftheday,i

twasobviousthatIwasn’tverycomfortableaboutthejob.“Youdon’thavetohelpme,”mygrandmothersaid.“Iunderstandifthejobisn’twhatyouwanttodo.”Isw

allowedhard,thinkingofmoney.DidIwanttobecomfortable,ordidIwantthemoney?“No,Grandma.It’sokay.I’llgetusedt

oit.”Though,Iwasnotconvincedofmywords.“Ifyou’resure,dear.”Amomentofsilencesettledoverthecarbeforeshespokeagain.“Fora

lotofthepeoplewedelivertothisistheironlymealoftheday.”Myeyeswidened,andIturnedtoher.“Theironlymeal?”Shenoddedseriously.“Forsomeof

themwe’retheonlypersontheysee.Manyofthemarealone.”Ithoughtaboutthat.WhatifIwasallalone?Icouldn’timagineno

thavingmymom,grandmotherormyfriends.Whenwewerebackatthehouse,mygrandmotherhandedmethemoneyI’dearned.Itdidn’tseemquitea

sexcitinganymore.I’dliketosaythatIdidsomethingincrediblewiththemoneyIearned.Idon’tevenrememberwhatIboughtforthe

elderlythenextday.WhatmattersarethosepeoplewithsmilessinkingintheirwrinkledfacesbroughtunexpectedjoytomylifewhileIbroughtthem

onlyasimplegift.