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育英高中高二上第一次月考英语试卷时间：120分钟总分：150分第I卷（满分95分）祝考试顺利！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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Theco

ffeetable.B.Movingthefurniture.C.Buyingausefulsofa.2.HowdoesMarthakeepinshape?A.Byswimming.B.Byplayinggames.C.Byrunningaroun

dthepool.3.HowmuchdoesthewomanpayfortheT-shirt?A.5dollars.B.10dollars.C.15dollars.4.Whatisthemandoing?A

.Writingareport.B.Collectinginformation.C.Washingthedishes.5.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?A.Stopplayingthepiano.B.Trygoingtosleepandhavearest.C.Co

ncentrateonherhomework.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inthefields.B.Int

herestaurant.C.Inaclassroom.7.What’sMike’smajor?A.Physics.B.English.C.Nuclearphysics.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Wherearet

hespeakers?A.InTokyo.B.InHongkong.C.InNewYork.9.Howdoesthemanfeelattheendoftheconversation?A.Curious.B.Worried.C.Disappointed.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题

。10.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?A.Lift63.B.Block3.C.Building63.11.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Classmates.C.S

trangers.12.WhichEnglishdoesthemanspeak?A.ChineseEnglish.B.BritishEnglish.C.AmericanEnglish.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13

.WhywasSamanthalate?A.Shedidn’tcatchthebus.B.Shedidn’tlikethefirstpart.C.Shelookedforherbinoculars(望远镜

）.14.WhatwasSamanthaprobablydoingbeforehurryingtotheconcert?A.SurfingtheInternet.B.Lookingforherticket.C.Waitingforthesecondpartoftheconc

ert.15.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Onabus.B.Inaconcerthall.C.AtSamantha’shouse.16.Howdidthewomanfee

laboutthebinoculars?A.Anxious.B.Satisfied.C.Disappointed.请听第10段独白，回答第17至20题。17.WhenisICBDcelebrated?A.OnApril2nd.B.OnApril25th.C.OnApril19

th.18.WhichofthefollowingisincludedinICBD?A.Readingpoems.B.Actingoutfairytales.C.Writingcompetitions.19.

HowlongdidAndersenlive?A.For50years.B.For70years.C.For75years.20.WhatwasAndersenthemostfamousfor?A.Hispoe

ms.B.Hisownstories.C.Hisfairytales.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分35分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASongkranDuration:fromApril12to15,2020inPhuket(Thedatesvarydependingontheregions).Location

:SongkranistheThaiNewYear.Theentirecountrygetsalotofdaysoff,andmostThaipeoplewillbegoingbackhometocelebrate

Songkranwiththeirfamilies.Justexpectalotoftrafficjamsontheroadaseveryoneisouronpick-uptrucks,throwingwaterateachother.Details:Starin

gintheearlymorningonApril13th,thewaterceremonywilltakemanyforms.Initially,youareonlysupposedtosprinkle(洒)yourfamilywith

atinycupofwaterathome.It’sgoodluck.ThenyousprinkleastatueofBuddhaveryrespectfullyanddoalittlepray.Laterinthemorning,thegamestartstochang

e.Becausethisisthehottesttimeoftheyear,sprinklingeachotherwithwaterisalotoffun.AddalittlebeertothatandSongkranturnsintoacountry-widewaterwar

.ItstartsrathergentlyinPhuketTownaround10am,turningtowaterdogfights(混战)intheafternooninPatong,KataandK

aron,andendsfull-scalewetwarzoneinBanglaRoaduntillateatnight.SurvivalTips:★Don’tdriveabikeifyoucanavoidit.It’sslipperyandthetenden

cytocloseeyeswhenwateristhrownatyouisdangerous.★Getawaterproofcamera★Beawareofmajortrafficjamsintowns,mostlyinPatongBeach.★Don’tcar

ryanythingthatdoesn’tresistwater.★Don’twearexpensiveclothing.★Beawareofthesun!★Havefun!Don’ttakeittooseriously,it’sgood.21

.WhydotrafficjamshappenduringSognkran?A.Thepeoplearethrowingwaterateachother.B.Theentirecountrygetsalotofdaysoff.C.Theroadissl

ippery.D.Everyoneissprinklinghisfamilyontheroad.22.What’sthefirststeptocelebrateSongkran?A.Doingalittlep

ray.B.SprinklingastatueofBuddha.C.Sprinklingeachotherwithmuchbeer.D.Sprinklingfamilywithalittlewater.23.Whichof

thefollowingisrecommendedduringSongkran?A.Carryinganumbrella.B.Bringingsomecash.C.Wearingcheapclothes.D.RidingabicycleBWhenmarinebiologistJenniferLa

versfromAustraliatraveledtoaremotestringofislandsintheIndianOceantoseehowmuchplasticwastehadwasheduponthebeaches,here'sj

ustpartofwhatshefound:“373,000toothbrushesandaround975,000shoes,largelyflip-flops.”Theislandwasagoodplacetomeas

ureplasticwastebecausealmostnoonelivesthere.Thatmeanttheplastictherewasn'tlocal—itfloatedin—andnoonewaspickingitup.“It’sthelittlestuffth

at’sperfectlybite-sized,”Laverssays.“Thestuffthatfishandsquidandbirdsandeventurtlescaneat.”Laversdidn’tjustcountthestu

ffonthesurface.Shedugdown4inchesintothesand.“Whatwasreallyquiteamazingwasthatthedeeperwewent,”shesays,“themor

eplasticwewereactuallyfinding.”Whathappensisthatthesunbreaksdowntheplasticonthesurface,andthewavesstrikeitint

otinypiecesanddriveitintothesand.Lavers’teamofresearchersstudiedsevenoftheislands,bymarkingofftransects(横断面)onbeachesandcountingalltheplasti

cinsideeachtransect.“So,morethan414millionpiecesofplasticareestimatedtobecurrentlysittingontheCocosKeelingIslands,weighingarema

rkable238tons,”Laverssays.Shewasflabbergasted.It’sbecomingincreasinglyclearthatnoplaceontheplanetseemsimmunefromplasticwaste.TaketheArctic

,forexample.“Wastesaretransportedviaaircurrentsinadditiontooceancurrents,”EcologistChelseaRochmanattheUniversityofTorontoexplains.

“Andthere(intheArctic),weseehighconcentrationsofsmallmicrofibersandsmallparticles,andso,absolutely,youexpectdifferentthingsindiffer

entplaces.Andwhatyoufindtellsyousomethingaboutwhereit’scomingfrom.”24.Whatdoestheauthorintendtoexpressbymentioningthenumbers?A.ToshowLaversis

goodincalculating.B.Toshowtheplasticpollutionisveryserious.C.Totellthebeachisverybroad.D.Totellwastingofmanisveryserious.25.HowdoLaversandherteamcoun

tthewaste?A.Bymarkingofftransectsandthencount.B.Bydiggingintothesand.C.BycountingtheplasticonthebeachD.Byweighingtheplastic.26.What

doestheunderlinedwordinPara3mean?A.Curious.B.Puzzled.C.Shocked.D.Merciful.27.Whatcanweknowaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Pollutionvariesfromplacetopla

ce.B.TheArcticisrelativelycleanerthanotherplaces.C.Plasticwasteismainlytransportedviaairandwater.D.Almosteveryplaceonearthisno

wpolluted.CAnewstudypublishedthisweekinthejournalNatureCommunicationshasconcludedthata100percentchangetoorganic(有机的)fo

odproductioninEnglandandWaleswouldactuallyleadtoagreatincreaseingreenhousegasemissions(排放).Inturn,thiswouldcontributetofurtherclimatechange.Althoug

horganicfarmingdirectlypoursoutfeweremissionsthanconventionalfarming—around20percentlowerforcropsand4percentforfarmanimals—itpr

oducesnotablylessfood.Astothisstudy’sfindings,totalorganicagricultureinEnglandandWaleswouldproduce40percentlessfood.Withlessfoodinthemarket,thec

ountrieswouldneedtoincreasefoodimports,whichwouldproducemoreglobalgreenhousegasemissions.Organicfarmingalsoincreasestheamountofabs

orbingcarbon,aprocesswherecarbondioxide(CO2)is“absorbed”outoftheatmosphereandcapturedbyplantsandstoredinthesoil.However,evenatotal

changetoorganicfarmingwouldonlybeequaltoatinypartofthehigheremissionsfromoverseaslanduse.“Wepredictadropint

otalfoodproductionof40percentunderafullyorganicfarmingprocess,comparedtoconventionalfarming,ifwekeept

othesamenationaldiet,”DrAdrianWilliams,leadauthorandreaderinAgri-EnvironmentalSystemsatCranfieldUniversity,saidin

astatement.“Thisresultsfromlowercropquantity,becauseoutputislimitedbyalowersupplyofnitrogen,whichismainlyfr

omothercropsorsolidwastefromcattleonthegrassland.”Nevertheless,itisimportanttonotethatorganicfarmingstillhol

dssomeusefulbenefitsfortheenvironment,suchasreducingexposuretochemicalsandimprovingthevarietiesofcreatures.Inconclusion,thestudysuggest

sthatorganicfarmingwillcontinuetoplayakeyroleinresolvingtheworld’senvironmentalproblems.However,it’sjus

tonepartofamuchwidersolution.28.WhatwilltotalorganicagriculturebringtoEngland?A.Moremainfood.B.Morespeciescrop.C.Morefoodimports.D.Morefresh

oxygen.29.Howdoesorganicfarmingincreasetheamountofabsorbingcarbon?A.BytakinginCO2.B.BychangingCO2.C.BygivingoffCO2.D.Byprodu

cingCO2.30.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thewaystoreduceorganicfarming.B.Theadvantagesoforganicfarming.C.Thesolutiontotheenvironmentproblems

.D.Theresultscausedbyorganicfarming.31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Organicfarming,greenfood.B.Organicfar

ming,adouble-edgedsword.C.Organicfarming,amistakewemade.D.Organicfarming,ourhopeinfuture.DWhenwegoouttraveling,weneedeitheramaporGPStopointusi

ntherightdirection.Butbumblebees(大黄蜂)haveneitherofthesethings,yettheystillknowthebestroute.Whyisthat?Itturnsoutthatthesehard-workinglittlebeestryman

ypossiblepassagesbeforepickingoutthebestoneandrememberingitthenexttimetheyjourneyout.Theylearnfrom“trialanderror”,accordingtoastudybys

cientistsfromtheUniversityofLondon.Weuseitallthetimeinourdailylives—trialanderrorisahelpfulproblem-solvingmethod.Itisth

ebasicconceptof“learningfromyourmistakes”.Mostofthetime,wefailonourfirsttry,soweanalyzethefailure,mak

eadjustmentsandtryagain.Afterrepeatingthisafewtimes,wefinallygetthingsright.Thismightsoundabittiring,but

it’scertainlyeffectiveanditworksforbumblebees.Inthestudy,scientistssetupfiveartificialflowersinafield.Eachoneofthemwasfitted

withmotion-triggered(运动触发的)camerasandhadlandingplatformswithdropsofsugarinthemiddletoattractthebees.Atfirst,scientistsnoticedthebees’fly

ingrouteswerelongandcomplex.Butaftertheygainedenoughexperience,theygraduallygottotheirdestinationquicker.Everytimeabeetriedanewroutethatw

asshorterthantherouteithadtriedbefore,itwaslikelytouseitagain.Otherwisethenewroutewouldsimplybegivenupandan

otheronewastested.“Thespeedatwhichtheylearnthroughtrialanderrorisquiteextraordinaryforbumblebees,asthiscom

plexbehaviorwasthoughttobeonethatonlylarger-brainedanimalshave,”ProfessorLarsChittka,leaderofthestudy,toldSciencedaily.com.Infact,thesmartbumblebe

esdon’ttryeverypossibleroute.Normally,theywouldonlytryabout20outofthe120possibleroutestovisittheflowers.Moreinterestingly,scientistsfoundthatif

theyremovedaflower,beeswouldcontinuelookingatthatlocation,evenifithasbeenemptyforalongtime.“Itseemsbeesd

on’teasilyforgetafruitfulflower,”Chittkasaid.32.Thebumblebeesaregoodatfindingthebestroutebecause________.A.theyhaverelativel

ysmallerbrains.B.theirbodypartsfunctionlikeGPS.C.theytryoutdifferentroutesandrememberthebestones.D.theytakethet

roubleoftestingeverypossibleroute.33.Theauthorexplainsthebumblebees’behavioroftrialanderrorby________.A.usingnumbers

.B.makingametaphor(比喻).C.makingcomparisons.D.talkingabouthumanbehavior.34.ThestudyledbyprofessorLarsChittkasug

geststhat________.A.bumblebeestrytokeeptheirflyingrouteslongandcomplex.B.everynewroutethebumblebeestakeisshorterthantheonetheytakebefore.C.bumblebees

arefamiliarwitheveryflyingroutetheyhavetakenbefore.D.scientistsfinditunbelievablethatbumblebeeslearn

fromtheirmistakessoquickly.35.Whatisthemainpointofthearticle?A.Bumblebeesareassmartaslarge-brainedanimals.B.Trialanderr

orisaneffectivewaytosolveourdailyproblems.C.Anewdiscoveryabouthowbumblebeesfindthebestroutesthroughtrialanderror.D.Howbumblebeesrememberth

ebestroutes,smallastheirbrainsare.第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）Manyhealthcareworkersknowthatwashinghandsisimportanttopreventthe

spreadofaninfectiousdisease.36DuringastudyconductedbyNicasandBestattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkley,t

heycountedthenumberoftimeswhenpeopletouchedtheirfacewiththeirhands.37Whetherweareawareofouractionsornot,

mostofuscanagreethatwetouchourfacewithourhandsfrequentlyenough.Imaginethatyouareabletorecordafulldayofyouractions.Bette

ryet,reflectonwhatyoudidwhenyouwokeupyesterdaymorning.Letmegiveyouanideaofmypreviousmorning.Letmegiveyouanideaofmyprevious

morning.Iwaswokenbythealarmclockat6am.38ThenIcheckedmyphoneformessages,turnedontheTVformymorningnews,startedmakingmycoffe

eandfinallyhittheshower.Itwasn’teven5minutesfromthetimeIawokeandIalreadytoucheddifferentobjects.Thepointofthisistobeawaretha

teveninourhomesweareexposedtogermsinplaceswedon’trealize.Luckily,thehumanbodyhasamazingdefenseagainstha

rmfulgerms.39Ourwhitebloodcellsarelikesoldierscomingtotherescue.Unfortunately,therearealotofareasonourfacethatdonothavethe

protectionofskinsuchasoureyesandmouths.There’sareasontoeverywiseproverbandourparentsannoyingustowashourhandsbeforedinnerisnotfornothing.40Ifyou

havechildren,itisevenmoreimportanttosettheexamplebecausechildrenareknowntolearnfromadults.Let’sstart

agoodhabitofwashinghands.Asforyourfriends,don’tbeshyaboutcheckingtomakesuretheirhandsareclean.Askingsomeoneiftheyhavewashedtheirhandsiscaring.Ch

eckingtoseeifsomeonehaswashedtheirhandswillbenefitnotonlythatperson,butyouandyourfamily.A.Ourskinisthefirstlineofdefense.B.Severalminuteslater,Itu

rnedoffthealarmclock.C.Itiseasyforustoadmitthatwewashourhandsregularly.D.Theyaremoreself-awarethathandwashingshouldbepracticedasneeded.E.Mosti

mportantly,itisourdutytosettherightexampletofriendsandfamily.F.Theyfoundthatthesubjectstouchedtheirface15.7perhouronaverage.G.Dotherestofyourfamil

ymembers,especiallychildren,washtheirhandsregularly.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，从短文后各题所给的AˎBˎC和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Through

outmylife,Iwasneververyathletic.Iwasn’treallyinto41,sportsorconflict.TheonlyactivitiesIenjoyedwere42thingslikewatc

hingTVandplayingcomputergames.ItwasduringmyjunioryearinhighschoolthatIrealizedIneededa43.Myfriendswerejoiningthelongdistancerunningcluba

ndalsoinvitedmetodoit.Atmyschool,therewerenoqualification44;everystudentwasaccepted.Aseveryonegatheredaroundonthefirstda

yofpractice,the45announceditwastimefor“warm-up”.Iimaginedthewarm-upwouldbea46jogaroundthe400-metretrack.Isoon47itwasa1-kmrun.Aftercompletingtherun,Iw

as48!Iwondered,“Ifthat’sthewarm-up,what’snext?”Therealworkoutforthedaywas5-kmrun,whichImostlywalked.WhenIcam

ehome,Ireallyconsidered49.However,I50myselftokeepatitandtryharder.Ofcourse,therewasnorealimprovement51.Ialwayscameinlastduringp

racticeandthefirstfew52.Asdaysandweekswenton,Ireallytriedmybest.Duringpractice,Iwouldalwayskeepatthe53

ofthegroup;thefastest,moreconfidentrunnerswerealwaysahead,whilethelaziestwerebehind.Astheresultofmy54,thewarm-upbecamearealwarm-up.The5-kmruntransfo

rmedintoan55dayofpractice.AndIwasnolongerlastinanythingwedid.Foraformercouchpotato,likeme,thiswasasuccess.41.A.surroundingsB.challenges

C.competitionD.schoolwork42.A.endlessB.pointlessC.importantD.pessimistic43.A.changeB.treatC.teamD.result44.A.trialsB.altern

ativesC.opportunitiesD.reasons45.A.competitorB.coachC.reporterD.referee46.A.hardB.boringC.practicalD.casual

47.A.decidedB.suspectedC.realizedD.agreed48.A.sentoffB.takenawayC.turneddownD.wornout49.A.complainingB.quittingC.cryingD.refresh

ing50.A.convincedB.taughtC.sentD.helped51.A.actuallyB.graduallyC.separatelyD.instantly52.A.performancesB.presentationC.racesD.steps53

.A.middlesB.topC.frontD.bottom54.A.inspirationB.determinationC.loyaltyD.contribution55.A.unimaginableB.avoidableC

.easyD.optional第Ⅱ卷（满分55分）语法填空（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。Whenthewinterapproaches,tan

ghulu,atraditionalChinesesnackcanbefoundonthestreetcornerinnorthernChina.Sinceancienttimes,it56(be)verypopularwithnati

ves,especiallychildren.Tanghuluis57(common)madeofhaws(山楂）,whicharerichinvitaminCandareknown58(have)traditionalChin

esemedicinalproperties.Accordingtoalegend,inSongdynasty,oneoftheemperor’s59(wife)wassickandhad60poorappe

tite.Thedoctorsuggestedthatsheeatfivetotenhaws61(boil)withsugarbeforeeachmeal.Sherecoveredhalfamonth.Later,theprescriptionwaspassedon62ordinar

ypeople.Peopleputhawsonastick,dippedtheminhotsugarsyrup(糖浆）anddried.Thesyrupfinallyturnedintoasolidcoating,likethecrystalonthe

surfaceofhaws.Thatis63theyarealsocalledbingtanghulu.64originstorysaysthattheveryfirsttanghuluonlyhadtwohaws—asmalloneonthetopanda

bigonebelow,makingitresembleahulu,abringerofgoodluck.Withsourhawsandsweetsugar,thetasteoftanghuluisacombi

nationofflavors,whichoften65(remind)peopleoftheirhappychildhoods.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，在

一所国际学校读书。你决定参加学校学生会主席的竞选。请用英语准备一份竞选演讲稿，内容包括：1.自我介绍（性格、兴趣爱好）2.能胜任这一职位的理由注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节：读

后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。续写的词数应为150左右。Iwasonceunemployed.ButIneverletitaffectourfamily.Ikeptthefamilytogether.Ipa

rkedthecarinthegarageandgotout,justlikeeverynightforthepast16years.ThedifferencewasthatIwouldn’thaveajobtogointhemorning.Iusedtobealeade

rintechnologyforanationalbankuntilitwasclosed.I’dputmyheartandsoulintomyjob.NotonlydidIworklonghours,Iwasoncall24hoursaday,w

eekendsandholidaystoo.Ifsomeonehadatechnicalproblem,evenat2:00A.M.Christmasmorning,Iwasonit.Mykidsjo

kedthateventhoughtheyweretheteenagers,Iwastheonewhowasabsorbedinmycellphoneandhadtobetoldnottotextattable.Mywif

e,Michelle,hadbeenabletogobacktoworkfull-timeasanofficemanageroncesheheardmyjobwasthreatened.Butourthreekidswouldbegoingtocolleg

e—ourson,TJ,wasahighschoolsenior,andthegirls,SarahandTara,wereinninthgrade—andIwantedtogivethemtheeducationandopportunitiestheydeserved.

Isteppedoutintoouryard.Thelawn(草坪）andtheflowerbedsthatmymomhadtendedsocarefullywereoverrunwithweeds.Therewasatreeinthemiddl

eoftheyardthatIrememberedmyparentsplantingwhenIwasaboy.Itneededpruning.ButI’dputonalotofweight—notimetoexercisewithmycrazyho

urs.Iwalkedtothehouse.Michellegreetedmeatthedoorwithahug.“It’sgoingtobeokay,”shesaid.“Maybeyoushouldthinkofthistime

asabreak.Youdeserveone.”“I’msorry,Dad,”TJsaid.“Iknowhowmuchyourjobmeanttoyou.”Hisconcernwasmirroredinthegirl’sfaces.“I

’lltakecareofthis,”Itoldthem.“I’mgoingtoworkroundtheclocktofindanewjobandgetourlivesbacktonormal.”Paragraph1：ThenextmorningIgo

tupbeforeeveryoneelsetosearchfor…_________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________Paragraph2：ThenewlawnI’dplannedforsolongbegantotakeshapeandsodidI._______________

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________________高二上第一次月考英语答案1-5BAABA6-10CACBC11-15CBAAB16-20CACBC21-23ADC24-27BACD28-31CABB32-35CDDC36-40DFBAE完形：41-45CBAAB46-50DCDBA51-55DCABC56.

hasbeen57.commonly58.tohave59.wives60.a61.boiled62.to63.why64.Another65.remindsBoysandgirls,Firstofall,thankyouforgivingmetheopport

unity.Nowallowmetointroducemyself.I’mLiHuafromChina.Asanenergeticboy,Ilovesports,andI’mcaptainoftheschoolfootballtea

m.What’smore,I’mwarm-heartedandreadytohelpothers.And,IspeakEnglishfluently,whichhelpsmecommunicatewithotherseasily.Ifyouchoosemet

obechairmanoftheStudents’Union,Iwillorganizevariousactivitiestomakeyourlifemorecolorfulandinteresting.AlsotheStudents’Unionwillregularlycollect

ideasandopinionsfromyouandpassthemontotheteachersincharge.Paragraph1：ThenextmorningIgotupbeforeeveryoneelsetosearchforanewjobonline.Ie-mailedsomeofmy

friends.Bymidmorningthequietofthehousewasdrivingmecrazy.Imissedthenoiseintheoffice.Isawthoseovergrownflowerbeds.Imademywaytothela

wnwithtools.Isettledintoanewroutine.Everyday,ItookbreakstodothethingsI’dneglectedwhenIwasworkingallthetime.Paragraph2：

ThenewlawnI’dplannedforsolongbegantotakeshapeandsodidI.Withthephysicallabor,theextraweightdroppedoff,andIfeltheal

thierthanIhadinages.AndIcleanedtheemptyfamilyroomcompletely.SoonTJ,SarahandTarawerebringingtheirfriendsoverafterschool.Thereweresomanyteenage

rshangingoutinthefamilyroomthatItooktocallingit“thekidzone”.Onweekends,MichelleandIgardenedtogether.Onsumm

ereveningsthefiveofushungout.Ihadthechancetofindmybalancebetweenworkandfamily.(170words)获得更多资源请扫码加入享学资源网微信公众号www.xiangxue100.com