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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：Howmuchisthe

shirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C.1.Howdidthespeakersgotothecapital?A.Bytrain.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.2.Wha

tisthewomangoingtodo?A.Goshopping.B.Goswimming.C.Gocamping.3.WhyisJennyunabletogooutwiththeman?A.Sheiswalkingthedog.B.Sheisloo

kingafterhercousins.C.Sheneedstodoherhomework.4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttohavetonight?A.Beefandchicken.B.Fruitandvegetables.C.Fishandbeef.5.Wheredoes

theconversationprobablytakeplace?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.Howrichhewillbe.7.Whatmightthewomanwanttobe

ifshecouldchooseagain?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.Whatistheeffectofbeingaddictedt

ocellphoneaccordingtotheman?A.Itcanaffectstudy.B.Itcanaffecthealth.C.Itcanaffectsocialevents.12.Whoplayswiththecel

lphonethemostinaday?A.Haley.B.Leslie.C.Rebecca’sson.13.Howdoesthewomansoundintheend?A.Confused.B.Annoyed.C.Reli

eved.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.WhatdoesJacobaskAmytodo?A.Enjoytheflowers.B.Providehelp.C.Growflowers.15.HowoftendoesJacobwaterflowers?A.Everyday.B.E

verytwodays.C.Everythreedays.16.WhatdoweknowaboutJacob’sflowers?A.Theylackwater.B.Theylacksunshine.C.Their

leavesturnyellow.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.WhatisBelfastf

amousfor?A.Tourism.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,helpdor

esearchandprovidecareforthesegiantsthathavebeengivenasecondchanceinlife.Theysaythatanelephantneverforgets,an

dyourcontributionwillmeanthattheserescuedelephantshaveachancetoliveinaplaceasclosetothewildaspossible.HowlongcanIdo?Volunteers

canjoinfor3-12weeksonthemainvolunteerproject.Wealsoofferaone-weekelephantvolunteerexperienceforthosewithlesstimetospare.

Wewouldencouragevolunteeringforaslongasyoucan.WhatwillIbedoing?Asavolunteer,youwilljointheexpertstocarefor10rescuedelephants.Theseele

phantscomefromdifficultbackgrounds,suchascircuses(马戏团)andhuntingfarms,buthappilytheyarenowabletotrav

elfreelyandinsafetyinthesite.Theelephantsareneveraskedtobehaveinamannerthatisnotnaturalforthem.Whatd

oIneedtoknowregardingCOVID-19?●AllvolunteersmustbeabletoprovideproofofaCOVID-19test(takenwithin72hoursbeforeyoustart).●Allvolunteersareaskedtow

earfacemasksinpublicplaces.●Volunteerswilldoatemperatureandsymptom(症状)screening,everydaybeforestartingtheirfirs

tshift.21.Howlongdoesavolunteerneedtoworkonamainvolunteerprojectatleast?A.Oneweek.B.Threeweeks.C.Twelveweeks.

D.Twoyears.22.Whatisprohibitedaccordingtothepassage?A.Preparingfoodforelephants.B.Leadingelephants’action.C.Performingelephantbac

kriding.D.Cleaningouttheelephants’sleepingareas.23.RegardingCOVID-19,whatmustvolunteersdo?A.Wearfacemasksinpublicplaces.

B.Wearfacemasksbeforeworking.C.Doatemperatureandsymptomscreeningeveryotherday.D.ProvideproofofaCOVID-19testtakenwithin48hours.B

JoseAlbertoGutierrez’slifewouldneverbethesameagainafterfindingacopyofAnnaKarenina20yearsago.Ithappenedthathewasdrivinghi

sgarbagetruckthroughwealthierneighborhoodsandseeingbooksthrownawaybytherich.Itinspiredhimtostartrescuingbooksfromthetrash.Eventually,heturnedhisboo

kcollectionintoacommunitylibrary.InColombia’scapitalcityofBogota,librariestendtobefarawayfrompoorerc

ommunities.Thechoiceofbuyingnewbooksisnon-existentforpoorfamiliesandhavingaccesstoalibraryofbooksisaluxury.Gu

tierrezgrewuppoor,andhisfamilycouldnotaffordtoeducatehimbeyondprimaryschool.Buthismotherwasapassionatereaderandreadstoriestohimeverynight.H

erloveforbooksleftadeepimpressiononGutierrez,whoneverletalackofformaleducationstophim.Today,hiscommunitylibrary,“TheStrengthofWords”,occupiesmo

stofhishomeandispiledfromfloortoceilingwithfictionandnon-fictiontitles.Everythingfromschooltextbookstostorybookscanbefoundinhiscolle

ctionofover20,000books!TheStrengthofWordslibraryisopeneveryweekend,andchildreninGutierrez’sneighbourhoodarea

llowedtolookthroughthebookcollection.Adultsarealsowelcometoexpandtheirvisionanddevelopnewskillsforabetterlife.Today,t

heGutierrezfamilydoesn’tonlywanttostartlibrariesinneighbourhoods.Theywanttocreatemoresafespacesforschoolchi

ldrentospendtheirtimereading.ThisisimportantforkidslivinginBogotawheremanyyoungpeoplewastetimeinthestreets.G

utierrez’sjourneytogivetreasurebacktohislocalcommunityisanamazingexampleofhoweveryoneofuscanimprovethelivesofthosearoundusby

identifyingneeds,investingtimeandfindingasimplesolution.WecantakealeafoutofGutierrez’sbookandactthesameway.24.WheremightGutierrezfindacopyofAnna

Karenina?A.Inthetrash.B.Inacommunitylibrary.C.Inarichman’shouse.D.Inhisgarbagetruck.25.WhatdoweknowaboutGutierrez’slibrary?A.Itaimstorecyc

leandreusethegarbage.B.Itissupportedbywealthiercommunities.C.Itisinthechargeofhispassionatemother.D.Itmakesknowledgeaccessibl

etopoorkids.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraghmean?A.WeshouldvalueGutierrez’sspiritofpayingback.B.WecanfollowGutierrez

’sexampletohelpothers.C.WeshouldgotovisitGutierrez’slibrarypersonally.D.WecandonatedesertedbookstoGutierrez’slibrary.27.Whic

hofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.FromTrashtoTreasureB.TheBooksofGutierrezC.FromHometoCommunityD.TheStrengthofReadingC“

Thepursuitofperfectionisthetenet(信条)ofmy.life.”Mageerushedhomecryingafterseeingthatshe’dreceivedanA-minusonhergradereport.Gr

owingupshehadlearnedthatthewaytoreceiveconfirmationandlovefromfamilymembersandteacherswastobeahighachiever.SotoMag

ee,thatA-minusfeltlikeafailure.“Iwasshattered,”shesaid.“Inthatmoment,Ifeltlikemyself-worthasahumanhadfallenfarbelowwhatitwoul

dhavebeenifI’dgottenanAoranA-plus.”Magee’sturningagoodgradeintoacauseofherinferiority(自卑)isatextbookexampleinre

centyears.Perfectionismisauniversalculturalphenomenon.Highlevelsofperfectionismwerelinkedwithdepression,anx

iety,anddeliberateself-harm.Theconstantstressofcompetitivenessandcomparisoncanalsoleavepeoplestressedandsufferingfromhea

dachesandinsomnia.Ifapersonisonlyrewardedforhighachievement,overtimetheylearnthattheirvalueasapersondependsonbeingperfect.Instagram,Facebookan

dothersocialmediaplatformsalsofuelunhealthycomparisons.“It’sarealproblem—thosesocialmediaimagesendupservingasyardstick

sthatpeoplecancomparethemselvestoandaperfectionistisalwaystryingtokeepupwiththeJoneses,”Sherry,aclinicalpsychologist,said.A

ndit’sneverbeenhardertokeepupwiththeJoneses,becausetodayweareconstantlybombedwithseeminglyperfectimagesofotherpeoples’liv

es.EventuallyMageelearnedthatshehadtoletgoalittleandallowherselftoshowupwithallherimperfections.Sheeventuallylearnedtotrustthatshecouldshowup

,notbeingperfect,andstillfeelvalued.“Icanbeimperfectandeverythingcanbefine!”28.Whichofthefollowingbestexpl

ains“shattered”underlinedinparagraph1?A.Delighted.B.Frightened.C.Frustrated.D.Amused.29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofM

agee’sinferiority?A.Theunhealthycomparisons.B.TheA-plusconfirmation.C.Theperfectionismphenomenon.D.Thesenseofcompetitivene

ss.30.WhatmayMageeagreewithfinally?A.It’scooltobeperfect.B.It’sfinetobeimperfect.C.It’simportanttogetanA-plus.D.It’seasytokeepupw

iththeJoneses.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Perfectionismiskillingourhealth.B.Perfectionismisagrowingculturalphenomenon.C.Accep

tingone’simperfectionisbecomingatrend.D.Imperfectionistemporaryandperfectionisforever.DDiseasesspreadinmanyways.Aninfectedpersoncancoughorsneeze

onsomeonenearby,ortheycanspreadgermsthroughahandshake.Butsometimeswepickupgermsindirectly.Asickpersonmightl

eavebehindbacteriaorviruseswhentheytouchadoorhandle,forexample.Butwhatifthosesurfacescouldcleanthemselves?TwoteenagersfromHongKongaskedthem

selvesthesamequestion.Nowthey’vedevelopedadoorhandlethatcankillgermsoncontact.Theideaissimple.Everytimethedoorisopened,themovementcreatespower

thatstartsagerm-killingreactiononthehandle.Inlabtests,theirsystemkilledabout99.8percentofthegermsthattheyspreadontolabdishe

scoveredwiththeirmaterial.Researchbyothershasshownthatdoorhandlesinpublicareasareoftenhometolotsofbacteriaandviruses,notes17-year-oldSumMing(Si

mon)Wong.HeandschoolmateKinPong(Michael)Li,18,wantedtodesignacoveringfordoorhandlesthatwouldkillgerms.Afterdoi

ngsomeresearch,theylearnedthatamineralcalledtitaniumdioxide(二氧化钛)isknowntokillbacteria.It’salreadyusedinmanyproducts,frompaintst

odesserts.Tomaketheircovering,theteenagersmadethemineralintoaveryfinepowder.Titaniumdioxidekillsbacteriabestwhenlitbyultraviolet(紫外线的)light

,saysSimon.UVlightisfoundinsunlight.ButUVlightdoesnotnaturallyshineonindoorhandlesoranyusedatnight,sothetee

nagerslighttheirdoorhandlefromwithin.Tomakesurethelightreachesthecoatedsurface,theteenagersmadetheirdoorhandleoutofclearglass.Eachendfitsinto

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

stheUVlightshinecomesfromopeningandclosingthedoor.ThepowerfromthedooristhencarriedbywiretotheLEDinsidethedoorhandle.Th

edoorhandlesystem,MichaelandSimonsay,mightcostnomorethanabout$13(about81yuan)tobuild.32.Whydoestheauthormenti

onthewaysdiseasesspreadatthebeginning?A.Toexplainhowtokillbacteriaorviruseseffectively.B.Todemonstratehowmos

tdiseasesarespreadindirectly.C.Toremindreadersoftheimportanceofcleaningtheirhands.D.Tohelptodescribeanewinventionthatpreventsdiseasesfromspreading.33

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

e.D.ItismadeofametalabsorbingUVlight.34.HowdoestheLEDworkduringtheprocess?A.Byproducingtitaniumdioxidetokill

bacteria.B.Bysupplyingenoughpowertothehandlesystem.C.BydirectingtheUVlightinsunlighttothecoatedsurfac

e.D.ByprovidingUVlighttohelptitaniumdioxideworkbetter.35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardMichaelandSimon’sdoorhan

dlesystem?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。HowPeerPressureInfluencesYourChildPeerpressurecanaffectyourchild’sbehaviorinpositiveandnegativeways.____36____Peerpressureistheinf

luencefrompeoplewhoaremembersofthesamesocialgroup.Itisalsothetermusedtodescribetheeffectthisinfluencehasonapersontoconform(从众)inordertobeacceptedby

thegroup.____37____Andwhileyourchild’sfriendsaretheirpeers,peerscanalsobeanyoneofasimilarsocialposition,suchaspeoplew

hoarethesameage,whohavethesameabilities,orwhoshareasocialposition.Peoplecommonlythinkofpeerpressureinanegativelight.____38___

_Sometimespeerpressureisusedtopositivelyinfluencepeople,suchaswhenteensworktowardcommongoalssuchasdoingwellinschoolorhelpingoutintheircommunity.Lea

rningaboutacceptablegroupnormscanbeapositivepartoflearninghowtolivewithandsocializewithothers.____39____Forexample,naturalleaderstendtobele

sslikelytobeinfluencedbynegativeformsofpeerpressure,whilefollowersmayhaveahardertimeresistingit.It’simporta

nttopreparefordealingwithpeerpressure.Oneofthemostimportantthingstohelpyourchilddealwithnegativepeerpre

ssureistotalktothemaboutit.____40____Ifyourchildisbeingnegativelyaffectedbypeerpressure,letthemknowyouaresomeonetheycantrustandof

fertomakeaplanforgettingoutofabadsituation.A.Often,peersarethoughtofasfriends.B.Itcandogreatharmtohisorherhealth

.C.Inreality,however,it’snotalwaysabadthing.D.Here’swhatyoushouldknowabouthelpingyourchildmanageit.E.Differentpeoplemay

havedifferentwaystodealwithpeerpressure.F.Howachildrespondstopeerpressurecanhighlightdifferentpersonalities

.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。Istillrememberthedaywaitinginlinetoreceivemyhighschooldiplom

a(毕业文凭).AfterthatweekendmyhighschoolclassmatesandIwouldgoour__41__ways.Manyplannedonattendingcollegesfaraway,asIdid.Othershadj

obslinedupandafewwereimaginingthe__42__inthefuture.Directlyinfrontofmewasafriend,abitsleepybutinagoodmoodasif__43__something.Heandacouple

offriendshaddecidedtoplayone__44__trickbeforegraduation.Thenightbefore,they'd__45__overtotheprincipal'sho

meandworkedlateintothenight,decoratinghishouseandyardwithrollsoftoiletpaper.Theprincipalonstagehadgivenno__4

6__thatanythingwaswrong.Hearingmyname,Itookadeepbreath,__47__climbedthesteps,crossedthestageandstoppedinfrontofthe

principal.Hehandedmemydiploma__48__.Icouldn'twaittoopenitandfindmyname,__49__thatIhadgraduated.Myfriendopenedhisandallofusburstinto__50__.Whatwesa

wwasasinglerolloftoiletpaperinside.Ourhighschoolprincipalhadagreatsenseof__51__andtookthisopportunitytoplayatrickback

ontheboys,buttheywereallowedtograduate.Thechoiceswemake__52__ourlives.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.indic

ation47.A.nervouslyB.awkwardlyC.shamefullyD.elegantly48.A.caseB.envelopeC.documentD.certificate49.A.a

ssumingB.informingC.confirmingD.suspecting50.A.laughterB.tearsC.angerD.songs51.A.kindnessB.humorC.happinessD.accomplishment52.A.destroyB.expand

C.highlightD.shape53.A.AnyhowB.FurthermoreC.StillD.Therefore54.A.relatedtoB.happenedtoC.resultedfrom

D.contributedto55.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,wewi

llbelivinginsmarthomes.56willlockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremember57(switch)offtheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy

,andprovideamore58(comfort)environmenttolivein.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanen

ergy-efficientmodeallby59(it).Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Inaddition,y

oursmarthome60(monitor)yourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckin

gyourbody61(weigh).Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarningtoyourphone.Smarthomeswillbeabletopre

ventseriousdamagefrom62(accident).Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,orifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarthomewilldetectitandprovide

you63therelevantinformation.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebecomes64(flood)orcatchesfire.This

smarttechnologyisnotafantasy.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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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.WherecouldIge

tit?HowmuchdidIneedtobuythenewmust-havethingmyclassmateseitherhadorwaned?Iwenttomymom.“Mom,Ineedmoremoney,”Isaid,leaningagainstth

ekitchencounterwhileshecookeddinner.“Youthinkyouneedajob?”Momaskedwithasmile.Thenextday,shehadananswer.“Yourgran

dmotherwillpayyoutohelpherdeliverluncheachdaytotheelderly.”Yes!Ipumped(挥舞)myfistintotheair.Whenmygrandmotherpickedmeup,Icouldn’twaittostartmynewj

ob.“It’ssimple.Wepickupalargecontainerfullofhotmealsinanearbytownandthenwegoonourdeliveryroute.”Afterdozensofm

ealswerearrangedinthebackseat,mygrandmotherdroveustoourfirststop.Thefirsthousedidn’tlooknice,butIshruggedandkeptgoing.Ididn’thavetolivet

here,justdeliverfoodthere.ThiswashowIwouldmakemoney.InearlyjumpedwhenIglancedovertoseeatinyoldwomaninthe

cornerlookingatme.Shesathunched(缩成一团)overinarockingchairandhadmorewrinkles(褶皱)thanI’deverseeninmylife.“Whoisthisniceyounglady?”Sheasked

grandmother.Ijuststoodthereholdingthefood,unsurewhattodo.Mygrandmotherguidedmeinsidetoplaceitonherkitchentable.Thehousesmel

ledbadandoldliketheantiquestoresmymomlikedtovisit,butIneverlikedbecauseevenbreathinginthedustyairmademefeel

dirty.Iheldmybreathuntilwewentout.Thenextstopwasmuchthesameandthenext.Thehousesvariedinsizeandshape,somewerenicerthanothers,bu

tthesamewrinklypeoplewaitedfortheirmeals.EachpersonsmiledatmeandthankedmeasIhurriedtogetoutofthere.Iwassweatyandtired,and

myclotheshadcapturedthesmellofthefoodandoldhouses.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’tveryco

mfortableaboutthejob._______________________________________________________________________________

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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）1–5ACCAB6–10B

ABAC11–15BCCAA16–20BCBAC21.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/willmonit

or61.weight62.accidents63.with64.flooded65.andDearJim,Gladtohearfromyou．ItisadelighttoknowyouareinterestedinChinesefood．DuringtheSpringFe

stival,it'satraditiontogettogetherandhaveabigmeal,butthefoodcustomsvary．InnorthernChina,dumplingsarethetypicalfood,represen

tinggoodluck．Peopleinthesouth,however,enjoyeatingtangyuan,whichmeansthereunionofthefamily．Bytheway,RoastDuck

iswhatyouhavetotry．Theduckisshavedintosliceandwrappedinapaper-thinpancake．Ibetitwillbeanunforgettableexperienceforyou．Lookin

gforwardtomeetingyou!Bytheendoftheday,itwasobviousthatIwasn’tverycomfortableaboutthejob.“Youdon’thavetohelpme,”mygrandmothersaid.“Iunderstandifthejob

isn’twhatyouwanttodo.”Iswallowedhard,thinkingofmoney.DidIwanttobecomfortable,ordidIwantthemoney?“No,Grandma.It’sokay.I’llget

usedtoit.”Though,Iwasnotconvincedofmywords.“Ifyou’resure,dear.”Amomentofsilencesettledoverthecarbeforeshespokeagain.“Foralotofthepeople

wedelivertothisistheironlymealoftheday.”Myeyeswidened,andIturnedtoher.“Theironlymeal?”Shenoddedseriously.“Forsomeofthemwe’retheonlypersont

heysee.Manyofthemarealone.”Ithoughtaboutthat.WhatifIwasallalone?Icouldn’timaginenothavingmymom,grandmotherormyfr

iends.Whenwewerebackatthehouse,mygrandmotherhandedmethemoneyI’dearned.Itdidn’tseemquiteasexcitinganymore.I’dliketosaythatIdidsomethingincredi

blewiththemoneyIearned.Idon’tevenrememberwhatIboughtfortheelderlythenextday.Whatmattersarethosepeoplewithsmilessinkinginthe

irwrinkledfacesbroughtunexpectedjoytomylifewhileIbroughtthemonlyasimplegift.