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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.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.Goshopping.B.Goswimming.C.Gocamping.3.WhyisJennyunabletogooutwiththeman?A

.Sheiswalkingthedog.B.Sheislookingafterhercousins.C.Sheneedstodoherhomework.4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttohavetonight?A.Beefandchicken.B.F

ruitandvegetables.C.Fishandbeef.5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inthecar.B.Intheclassroom.C.Inthesupermark

et.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.H

owrichhewillbe.7.Whatmightthewomanwanttobeifshecouldchooseagain?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.Whatdayisittoday?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.Whatistheeffectofbeingaddictedtocellphoneaccordingtotheman?A.Itcanaff

ectstudy.B.Itcanaffecthealth.C.Itcanaffectsocialevents.12.Whoplayswiththecellphonethemostinaday?A.Haley.B.Leslie.C.Rebecc

a’sson.13.Howdoesthewomansoundintheend?A.Confused.B.Annoyed.C.Relieved.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.WhatdoesJaco

baskAmytodo?A.Enjoytheflowers.B.Providehelp.C.Growflowers.15.HowoftendoesJacobwaterflowers?A.Everyday.B.Everytwoda

ys.C.Everythreedays.16.WhatdoweknowaboutJacob’sflowers?A.Theylackwater.B.Theylacksunshine.C.Theirleavesturnyellow.17.WhatwillJacobdo?A.L

earnaboutgrowingflowers.B.Waterflowersintime.C.GrowflowerswithAmy.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhendidBelfastdevelopmostquickly?A.Duringthe17thc

entury.B.Duringthe18thcentury.C.Duringthe19thcentury.19.WhatisBelfastfamousfor?A.Tourism.B.Movies.C.Shipbuilding.20.Whatwillthetouristsvisittomorrow

morning?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。AVolunteerwithelephan

tsinSouthAfricaJoinaprojecttoworkwithelephants,helpdoresearchandprovidecareforthesegiantsthathavebeeng

ivenasecondchanceinlife.Theysaythatanelephantneverforgets,andyourcontributionwillmeanthattheserescuedel

ephantshaveachancetoliveinaplaceasclosetothewildaspossible.HowlongcanIdo?Volunteerscanjoinfor3-12weeksonthe

mainvolunteerproject.Wealsoofferaone-weekelephantvolunteerexperienceforthosewithlesstimetospare.Wewouldencouragevolunteeringforaslo

ngasyoucan.WhatwillIbedoing?Asavolunteer,youwilljointheexpertstocarefor10rescuedelephants.Theseelephantscomefrom

difficultbackgrounds,suchascircuses(马戏团)andhuntingfarms,buthappilytheyarenowabletotravelfreelyandinsafetyinthesite.Theelephantsaren

everaskedtobehaveinamannerthatisnotnaturalforthem.WhatdoIneedtoknowregardingCOVID-19?●Allvolunteersmustbeableto

provideproofofaCOVID-19test(takenwithin72hoursbeforeyoustart).●Allvolunteersareaskedtowearfacemasksinpublicplaces.●Volunteerswilldoatemperaturea

ndsymptom(症状)screening,everydaybeforestartingtheirfirstshift.21.Howlongdoesavolunteerneedtoworkonama

involunteerprojectatleast?A.Oneweek.B.Threeweeks.C.Twelveweeks.D.Twoyears.22.Whatisprohibitedaccordingto

thepassage?A.Preparingfoodforelephants.B.Leadingelephants’action.C.Performingelephantbackriding.D.Cleanin

gouttheelephants’sleepingareas.23.RegardingCOVID-19,whatmustvolunteersdo?A.Wearfacemasksinpublicplaces.B.Wearfacemasksbeforeworking.C

.Doatemperatureandsymptomscreeningeveryotherday.D.ProvideproofofaCOVID-19testtakenwithin48hours.BJoseAlbertoGu

tierrez’slifewouldneverbethesameagainafterfindingacopyofAnnaKarenina20yearsago.Ithappenedthathewasdrivinghisgarbagetr

uckthroughwealthierneighborhoodsandseeingbooksthrownawaybytherich.Itinspiredhimtostartrescuingbooksfromthetras

h.Eventually,heturnedhisbookcollectionintoacommunitylibrary.InColombia’scapitalcityofBogota,librariestendtobefarawayfrompoorercommuni

ties.Thechoiceofbuyingnewbooksisnon-existentforpoorfamiliesandhavingaccesstoalibraryofbooksisaluxury.Gutierrezgrewuppoor

,andhisfamilycouldnotaffordtoeducatehimbeyondprimaryschool.Buthismotherwasapassionatereaderandreadstoriestohimeverynight.Herlov

eforbooksleftadeepimpressiononGutierrez,whoneverletalackofformaleducationstophim.Today,hiscommunitylibr

ary,“TheStrengthofWords”,occupiesmostofhishomeandispiledfromfloortoceilingwithfictionandnon-fictiontitles.Everythin

gfromschooltextbookstostorybookscanbefoundinhiscollectionofover20,000books!TheStrengthofWordslibraryisopeneveryweekend,andchildreninGutierrez’

sneighbourhoodareallowedtolookthroughthebookcollection.Adultsarealsowelcometoexpandtheirvisionanddevelopnewskillsforabett

erlife.Today,theGutierrezfamilydoesn’tonlywanttostartlibrariesinneighbourhoods.Theywanttocreatemoresafespaces

forschoolchildrentospendtheirtimereading.ThisisimportantforkidslivinginBogotawheremanyyoungpeoplewastet

imeinthestreets.Gutierrez’sjourneytogivetreasurebacktohislocalcommunityisanamazingexampleofhoweveryoneofuscanimprovethelivesofthosearoundusbyidentify

ingneeds,investingtimeandfindingasimplesolution.WecantakealeafoutofGutierrez’sbookandactthesameway.24.WheremightGutierrezfindacopyofAnnaKarenina?A.I

nthetrash.B.Inacommunitylibrary.C.Inarichman’shouse.D.Inhisgarbagetruck.25.WhatdoweknowaboutGutierrez’sl

ibrary?A.Itaimstorecycleandreusethegarbage.B.Itissupportedbywealthiercommunities.C.Itisinthechargeofhispassionatemother

.D.Itmakesknowledgeaccessibletopoorkids.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraghmean?A.WeshouldvalueGutierrez’sspiritofpayin

gback.B.WecanfollowGutierrez’sexampletohelpothers.C.WeshouldgotovisitGutierrez’slibrarypersonally.D.WecandonatedesertedbookstoGutierrez’sl

ibrary.27.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.FromTrashtoTreasureB.TheBooksofGutierrezC.Fro

mHometoCommunityD.TheStrengthofReadingC“Thepursuitofperfectionisthetenet(信条)ofmy.life.”Mageerushedhomecryingafterseeingthatsh

e’dreceivedanA-minusonhergradereport.Growingupshehadlearnedthatthewaytoreceiveconfirmationandlovefromfamilymember

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

ltlikemyself-worthasahumanhadfallenfarbelowwhatitwouldhavebeenifI’dgottenanAoranA-plus.”Magee’sturningagoodgra

deintoacauseofherinferiority(自卑)isatextbookexampleinrecentyears.Perfectionismisauniversalculturalphen

omenon.Highlevelsofperfectionismwerelinkedwithdepression,anxiety,anddeliberateself-harm.Theconstantstressofcompetitivenessandcomparisoncanals

oleavepeoplestressedandsufferingfromheadachesandinsomnia.Ifapersonisonlyrewardedforhighachievement,overtimetheylearnthattheirval

ueasapersondependsonbeingperfect.Instagram,Facebookandothersocialmediaplatformsalsofuelunhealthycomparisons.“It’sarealproblem—thosesocialm

ediaimagesendupservingasyardsticksthatpeoplecancomparethemselvestoandaperfectionistisalwaystryingtokeepupwiththeJoneses,”S

herry,aclinicalpsychologist,said.Andit’sneverbeenhardertokeepupwiththeJoneses,becausetodayweareconstantlybombedwith

seeminglyperfectimagesofotherpeoples’lives.EventuallyMageelearnedthatshehadtoletgoalittleandallowherselftoshowupwithallherimperfections.Sheeven

tuallylearnedtotrustthatshecouldshowup,notbeingperfect,andstillfeelvalued.“Icanbeimperfectandeverythingcanbefi

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

ingisNOTthecauseofMagee’sinferiority?A.Theunhealthycomparisons.B.TheA-plusconfirmation.C.Theperfectionismphenomenon.D.Thesens

eofcompetitiveness.30.WhatmayMageeagreewithfinally?A.It’scooltobeperfect.B.It’sfinetobeimperfect.C.It’simportanttogetanA

-plus.D.It’seasytokeepupwiththeJoneses.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Perfectionismiskillingourhealth.B.Perfectionismisagrowingculturalphenom

enon.C.Acceptingone’simperfectionisbecomingatrend.D.Imperfectionistemporaryandperfectionisforever.DDiseasesspreadinmanyways.Aninfectedpersonc

ancoughorsneezeonsomeonenearby,ortheycanspreadgermsthroughahandshake.Butsometimeswepickupgermsindirectly.Asickpersonmightleavebehindbacteriaorvir

useswhentheytouchadoorhandle,forexample.Butwhatifthosesurfacescouldcleanthemselves?TwoteenagersfromHongKongaskedthemselvesthes

amequestion.Nowthey’vedevelopedadoorhandlethatcankillgermsoncontact.Theideaissimple.Everytimethedoorisopened,themovementcre

atespowerthatstartsagerm-killingreactiononthehandle.Inlabtests,theirsystemkilledabout99.8percentofthegermsthattheyspreadon

tolabdishescoveredwiththeirmaterial.Researchbyothershasshownthatdoorhandlesinpublicareasareoftenhometolotsofbacteriaa

ndviruses,notes17-year-oldSumMing(Simon)Wong.HeandschoolmateKinPong(Michael)Li,18,wantedtodesignacoveringfordoorhandlesthatwouldkillgerms.Afte

rdoingsomeresearch,theylearnedthatamineralcalledtitaniumdioxide(二氧化钛)isknowntokillbacteria.It’salreadyusedinmanyproducts,frompaintstodessert

s.Tomaketheircovering,theteenagersmadethemineralintoaveryfinepowder.Titaniumdioxidekillsbacteriabestwhenlitbyultraviole

t(紫外线的)light,saysSimon.UVlightisfoundinsunlight.ButUVlightdoesnotnaturallyshineonindoorhandlesoranyusedatnight,s

otheteenagerslighttheirdoorhandlefromwithin.Tomakesurethelightreachesthecoatedsurface,theteenagersmadetheirdoorhandleoutofclearglass.Eachendfitsinto

abracket(托架).Insideoneofthebracketsisastronglight-emittingdiode(LED).FromitcomesUVlight.Andhere’stheinterestingandpraisablepart:Thepower

thatmakestheUVlightshinecomesfromopeningandclosingthedoor.ThepowerfromthedooristhencarriedbywiretotheLEDinsidethedoorhandle.Thedoorhandlesystem,

MichaelandSimonsay,mightcostnomorethanabout$13(about81yuan)tobuild.32.Whydoestheauthormentionthewaysdiseasesspreadatthebeginning?A.Toexpl

ainhowtokillbacteriaorviruseseffectively.B.Todemonstratehowmostdiseasesarespreadindirectly.C.Toremindreadersof

theimportanceofcleaningtheirhands.D.Tohelptodescribeanewinventionthatpreventsdiseasesfromspreading.33.

WhatcanweknowaboutMichaelandSimon’sdoorhandle?A.Itistooexpensiveforordinaryfamilies.B.Itispoweredbythemovement.C.Itworksbet

teratnightthandaytime.D.ItismadeofametalabsorbingUVlight.34.HowdoestheLEDworkduringtheprocess?A.Byproducingtitaniumdioxidetokillbacteria.B.Bysupplyin

genoughpowertothehandlesystem.C.BydirectingtheUVlightinsunlighttothecoatedsurface.D.ByprovidingUVlighttohelptitaniumdioxideworkbetter.35.Whatis

theauthor’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1

2.5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。HowPeerPressureInfluencesYourChildPeerpressurecanaffectyourchild’sbehaviorinpo

sitiveandnegativeways.____36____Peerpressureistheinfluencefrompeoplewhoaremembersofthesamesocialgroup.Itisalsothetermusedtodescribetheeffectthis

influencehasonapersontoconform(从众)inordertobeacceptedbythegroup.____37____Andwhileyourchild’sfriendsaretheirpeers,peerscanalsobeanyoneofas

imilarsocialposition,suchaspeoplewhoarethesameage,whohavethesameabilities,orwhoshareasocialposition.Peoplecommonlythinkofpeerpressur

einanegativelight.____38____Sometimespeerpressureisusedtopositivelyinfluencepeople,suchaswhenteensworktoward

commongoalssuchasdoingwellinschoolorhelpingoutintheircommunity.Learningaboutacceptablegroupnormscanbeapos

itivepartoflearninghowtolivewithandsocializewithothers.____39____Forexample,naturalleaderstendtobelesslikelyt

obeinfluencedbynegativeformsofpeerpressure,whilefollowersmayhaveahardertimeresistingit.It’simportanttopreparefordealingwith

peerpressure.Oneofthemostimportantthingstohelpyourchilddealwithnegativepeerpressureistotalktothemaboutit.____40____Ifyourchildisbeingnegativelyaff

ectedbypeerpressure,letthemknowyouaresomeonetheycantrustandoffertomakeaplanforgettingoutofabadsituation.A.Often,peersarethoughtofasfriends.B.Itc

andogreatharmtohisorherhealth.C.Inreality,however,it’snotalwaysabadthing.D.Here’swhatyoushouldknowabouthelpingyourc

hildmanageit.E.Differentpeoplemayhavedifferentwaystodealwithpeerpressure.F.Howachildrespondstopeerpressurecanhighlightdifferentpersonalities.G.Hel

pthemdeveloptheskillstothinkindependentlyandencourageself-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).Afterthatweekendmyhighschoo

lclassmatesandIwouldgoour__41__ways.Manyplannedonattendingcollegesfaraway,asIdid.Othershadjobslinedupandafe

wwereimaginingthe__42__inthefuture.Directlyinfrontofmewasafriend,abitsleepybutinagoodmoodasif__43__something.Heandacoupleoffriendsha

ddecidedtoplayone__44__trickbeforegraduation.Thenightbefore,they'd__45__overtotheprincipal'shomeandworkedlateintothenight,decoratinghis

houseandyardwithrollsoftoiletpaper.Theprincipalonstagehadgivenno__46__thatanythingwaswrong.Hearingmyname,Itookadeepbreath,__47__climbedthesteps,

crossedthestageandstoppedinfrontoftheprincipal.Hehandedmemydiploma__48__.Icouldn'twaittoopenitandfindmyname,__49__thatIh

adgraduated.Myfriendopenedhisandallofusburstinto__50__.Whatwesawwasasinglerolloftoiletpaperinside.Ourhi

ghschoolprincipalhadagreatsenseof__51__andtookthisopportunitytoplayatrickbackontheboys,buttheywereallowedtograduate.Thechoiceswemake__52__ourli

ves.Sometimeswegetluckywhenwedosomethingwrong.__53__,sometimeswedon't.Ioftenwonderwhat__54__thosewhodidn'tmakeittograduation

.The__55__waytostayoutoftroubleistoavoiditinthefirstplace.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.c

onfirmingD.suspecting50.A.laughterB.tearsC.angerD.songs51.A.kindnessB.humorC.happinessD.accomplishment52.A.destroyB.expandC

.highlightD.shape53.A.AnyhowB.FurthermoreC.StillD.Therefore54.A.relatedtoB.happenedtoC.resultedfromD.co

ntributedto55.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,we

willbelivinginsmarthomes.56willlockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremember57(switch)offtheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthome

swillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamore58(comfort)environmenttolivein.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhe

nyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy-efficientmodeallby59(it).Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soe

verythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Inaddition,yoursmarthome60(monitor)yourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwell

yousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbody61(weigh).Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarningtoyourphone.Smar

thomeswillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefrom62(accident).Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,orifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarth

omewilldetectitandprovideyou63therelevantinformation.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebec

omes64(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．De

arJim,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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,mymainconcernwasmoney.WherecouldIgetit?HowmuchdidIneedtobuythenewmust-havethingmyclassmateseitherhadorwaned?Iwenttomymom

.“Mom,Ineedmoremoney,”Isaid,leaningagainstthekitchencounterwhileshecookeddinner.“Youthinkyouneedajob?”Momask

edwithasmile.Thenextday,shehadananswer.“Yourgrandmotherwillpayyoutohelpherdeliverluncheachdaytotheelderly.”Yes!Ipumped

(挥舞)myfistintotheair.Whenmygrandmotherpickedmeup,Icouldn’twaittostartmynewjob.“It’ssimple.Wepickupalargecontainerfullofhotmealsinanearbytowna

ndthenwegoonourdeliveryroute.”Afterdozensofmealswerearrangedinthebackseat,mygrandmotherdroveustoourfirststop.Thefirsthousedidn’tlooknice,bu

tIshruggedandkeptgoing.Ididn’thavetolivethere,justdeliverfoodthere.ThiswashowIwouldmakemoney.InearlyjumpedwhenIglancedov

ertoseeatinyoldwomaninthecornerlookingatme.Shesathunched(缩成一团)overinarockingchairandhadmorewrinkles(褶皱)thanI’deverseeninmylife.“Whoisthisniceyoung

lady?”Sheaskedgrandmother.Ijuststoodthereholdingthefood,unsurewhattodo.Mygrandmotherguidedmeinsidetoplaceitonherkitche

ntable.Thehousesmelledbadandoldliketheantiquestoresmymomlikedtovisit,butIneverlikedbecauseevenbreathinginthedustyairmademefeeldirty.

Iheldmybreathuntilwewentout.Thenextstopwasmuchthesameandthenext.Thehousesvariedinsizeandshape,somewerenicerthanothers,butthesamewrinklypeop

lewaitedfortheirmeals.EachpersonsmiledatmeandthankedmeasIhurriedtogetoutofthere.Iwassweatyandtired,andmyclotheshadcapturedthesmellofthefoodandoldho

uses.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’tverycomfortableabou

tthejob.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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.weigh

t62.accidents63.with64.flooded65.andDearJim,Gladtohearfromyou．ItisadelighttoknowyouareinterestedinChinesefood．DuringtheSpringFestival,it'satradition

togettogetherandhaveabigmeal,butthefoodcustomsvary．InnorthernChina,dumplingsarethetypicalfood,representinggoodluck．Peopleinthesouth,however,enjoyea

tingtangyuan,whichmeansthereunionofthefamily．Bytheway,RoastDuckiswhatyouhavetotry．Theduckisshavedintosliceandwrappedina

paper-thinpancake．Ibetitwillbeanunforgettableexperienceforyou．Lookingforwardtomeetingyou!Bytheendoftheday,itwasobviousthatIwasn’tverycomfort

ableaboutthejob.“Youdon’thavetohelpme,”mygrandmothersaid.“Iunderstandifthejobisn’twhatyouwanttodo.”Iswallowedhard,thinki

ngofmoney.DidIwanttobecomfortable,ordidIwantthemoney?“No,Grandma.It’sokay.I’llgetusedtoit.”Though,Iwasnotconvi

ncedofmywords.“Ifyou’resure,dear.”Amomentofsilencesettledoverthecarbeforeshespokeagain.“Foralotofthepeoplewe

delivertothisistheironlymealoftheday.”Myeyeswidened,andIturnedtoher.“Theironlymeal?”Shenoddedseriously.“Forsomeoft

hemwe’retheonlypersontheysee.Manyofthemarealone.”Ithoughtaboutthat.WhatifIwasallalone?Icouldn’timaginenothavingmym

om,grandmotherormyfriends.Whenwewerebackatthehouse,mygrandmotherhandedmethemoneyI’dearned.Itdidn’tseemquiteasexcitinganymo

re.I’dliketosaythatIdidsomethingincrediblewiththemoneyIearned.Idon’tevenrememberwhatIboughtfortheelderlythenextday.Whatma

ttersarethosepeoplewithsmilessinkingintheirwrinkledfacesbroughtunexpectedjoytomylifewhileIbroughtthemonlyasimplegift.