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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.Thecoffeetable.B.Movingthefurniture.
C.Buyingausefulsofa.2.HowdoesMarthakeepinshape?A.Byswimming.B.Byplayinggames.C.Byrunningaroundthepool.3.Howmuchdoesthewomanpayfort
heT-shirt?A.5dollars.B.10dollars.C.15dollars.4.Whatisthemandoing?A.Writingareport.B.Collectinginformation.C.Washingthedishes.5.Whatdoesthemanw
antthewomantodo?A.Stopplayingthepiano.B.Trygoingtosleepandhavearest.C.Concentrateonherhomework.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.Intherestaurant.C.Inacl
assroom.7.What’sMike’smajor?A.Physics.B.English.C.Nuclearphysics.请听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Wherearethespeakers?A.InTok
yo.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.Wheredoes
themanwanttogo?A.Lift63.B.Block3.C.Building63.11.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.C
lassmates.C.Strangers.12.WhichEnglishdoesthemanspeak?A.ChineseEnglish.B.BritishEnglish.C.AmericanEnglish.请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。1
3.WhywasSamanthalate?A.Shedidn’tcatchthebus.B.Shedidn’tlikethefirstpart.C.Shelookedforherbinoculars(望远镜).14.WhatwasSamanthaprobablydoingbeforehu
rryingtotheconcert?A.SurfingtheInternet.B.Lookingforherticket.C.Waitingforthesecondpartoftheconcert.15.Wheredoestheconversationprobab
lytakeplace?A.Onabus.B.Inaconcerthall.C.AtSamantha’shouse.16.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutthebinoculars?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.OnApril19th.18.WhichofthefollowingisincludedinICBD
?A.Readingpoems.B.Actingoutfairytales.C.Writingcompetitions.19.HowlongdidAndersenlive?A.For50years.B.For70years.C.For7
5years.20.WhatwasAndersenthemostfamousfor?A.Hispoems.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(Thedatesvarydependingonth
eregions).Location:SongkranistheThaiNewYear.Theentirecountrygetsalotofdaysoff,andmostThaipeoplewillbegoingbackhometocelebrateSongkranwiththei
rfamilies.Justexpectalotoftrafficjamsontheroadaseveryoneisouronpick-uptrucks,throwingwaterateachother.Details:Staringinth
eearlymorningonApril13th,thewaterceremonywilltakemanyforms.Initially,youareonlysupposedtosprinkle(洒)yourfamilywithatinycupofwa
terathome.It’sgoodluck.ThenyousprinkleastatueofBuddhaveryrespectfullyanddoalittlepray.Laterinthemorning,thegamestartstochange.B
ecausethisisthehottesttimeoftheyear,sprinklingeachotherwithwaterisalotoffun.AddalittlebeertothatandSongkranturnsintoacou
ntry-widewaterwar.ItstartsrathergentlyinPhuketTownaround10am,turningtowaterdogfights(混战)intheafternooninPatong,Kataan
dKaron,andendsfull-scalewetwarzoneinBanglaRoaduntillateatnight.SurvivalTips:★Don’tdriveabikeifyoucanavoidit.It’sslipp
eryandthetendencytocloseeyeswhenwateristhrownatyouisdangerous.★Getawaterproofcamera★Beawareofmajortrafficjamsintowns,mostlyinPatong
Beach.★Don’tcarryanythingthatdoesn’tresistwater.★Don’twearexpensiveclothing.★Beawareofthesun!★Havefun!Don’ttakeittooseriously,it’sgoo
d.21.WhydotrafficjamshappenduringSognkran?A.Thepeoplearethrowingwaterateachother.B.Theentirecountrygetsalotofdays
off.C.Theroadisslippery.D.Everyoneissprinklinghisfamilyontheroad.22.What’sthefirststeptocelebrateSongkran?A.Doingalittlepray.B.
SprinklingastatueofBuddha.C.Sprinklingeachotherwithmuchbeer.D.Sprinklingfamilywithalittlewater.23.Whicho
fthefollowingisrecommendedduringSongkran?A.Carryinganumbrella.B.Bringingsomecash.C.Wearingcheapclothes.D.RidingabicycleBWhenmarinebiolo
gistJenniferLaversfromAustraliatraveledtoaremotestringofislandsintheIndianOceantoseehowmuchplasticwastehadwash
eduponthebeaches,here'sjustpartofwhatshefound:“373,000toothbrushesandaround975,000shoes,largelyflip-flops.”Theislandwasagoodplacetomeasureplasti
cwastebecausealmostnoonelivesthere.Thatmeanttheplastictherewasn'tlocal—itfloatedin—andnoonewaspickingitup.“It’sthelittlestuffthat’sperfectlybite-
sized,”Laverssays.“Thestuffthatfishandsquidandbirdsandeventurtlescaneat.”Laversdidn’tjustcountthestuffonthesurface.Shedugdown4in
chesintothesand.“Whatwasreallyquiteamazingwasthatthedeeperwewent,”shesays,“themoreplasticwewereactuallyfin
ding.”Whathappensisthatthesunbreaksdowntheplasticonthesurface,andthewavesstrikeitintotinypiecesanddriveitinto
thesand.Lavers’teamofresearchersstudiedsevenoftheislands,bymarkingofftransects(横断面)onbeachesandcountingalltheplasticinsideeachtransect.“So,more
than414millionpiecesofplasticareestimatedtobecurrentlysittingontheCocosKeelingIslands,weighingaremarkable238tons,”Laverssays.Sh
ewasflabbergasted.It’sbecomingincreasinglyclearthatnoplaceontheplanetseemsimmunefromplasticwaste.Taketh
eArctic,forexample.“Wastesaretransportedviaaircurrentsinadditiontooceancurrents,”EcologistChelseaRochmanattheUniversityo
fTorontoexplains.“Andthere(intheArctic),weseehighconcentrationsofsmallmicrofibersandsmallparticles,andso,absolutely,youexpectdif
ferentthingsindifferentplaces.Andwhatyoufindtellsyousomethingaboutwhereit’scomingfrom.”24.Whatdoestheautho
rintendtoexpressbymentioningthenumbers?A.ToshowLaversisgoodincalculating.B.Toshowtheplasticpollutionisveryserious.C.Totellthebeac
hisverybroad.D.Totellwastingofmanisveryserious.25.HowdoLaversandherteamcountthewaste?A.Bymarkingofftransectsandthencoun
t.B.Bydiggingintothesand.C.BycountingtheplasticonthebeachD.Byweighingtheplastic.26.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinPara3mean?A.Curious.B.Puzzled
.C.Shocked.D.Merciful.27.Whatcanweknowaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Pollutionvariesfromplacetoplace.B.TheAr
cticisrelativelycleanerthanotherplaces.C.Plasticwasteismainlytransportedviaairandwater.D.Almosteveryplaceone
arthisnowpolluted.CAnewstudypublishedthisweekinthejournalNatureCommunicationshasconcludedthata100percentchangetoorga
nic(有机的)foodproductioninEnglandandWaleswouldactuallyleadtoagreatincreaseingreenhousegasemissions(排放).Inturn,thiswouldcontributetofurtherclimatechange
.Althoughorganicfarmingdirectlypoursoutfeweremissionsthanconventionalfarming—around20percentlowerforcropsand4percentforfarmanimals
—itproducesnotablylessfood.Astothisstudy’sfindings,totalorganicagricultureinEnglandandWaleswouldproduce40perc
entlessfood.Withlessfoodinthemarket,thecountrieswouldneedtoincreasefoodimports,whichwouldproducemoreglobalgreenhousegasemissio
ns.Organicfarmingalsoincreasestheamountofabsorbingcarbon,aprocesswherecarbondioxide(CO2)is“absorbed”out
oftheatmosphereandcapturedbyplantsandstoredinthesoil.However,evenatotalchangetoorganicfarmingwouldonlybeequaltoatinypartofthehigher
emissionsfromoverseaslanduse.“Wepredictadropintotalfoodproductionof40percentunderafullyorganicfarmingprocess,compa
redtoconventionalfarming,ifwekeeptothesamenationaldiet,”DrAdrianWilliams,leadauthorandreaderinAgri-EnvironmentalSystemsatCranfieldUniversit
y,saidinastatement.“Thisresultsfromlowercropquantity,becauseoutputislimitedbyalowersupplyofnitrogen,whichismainlyfromothercropsorsolidwastefromcattle
onthegrassland.”Nevertheless,itisimportanttonotethatorganicfarmingstillholdssomeusefulbenefitsfortheenvironment,suchasreducingex
posuretochemicalsandimprovingthevarietiesofcreatures.Inconclusion,thestudysuggeststhatorganicfarmingwillcontinuetoplayakeyrolein
resolvingtheworld’senvironmentalproblems.However,it’sjustonepartofamuchwidersolution.28.WhatwilltotalorganicagriculturebringtoEngland
?A.Moremainfood.B.Morespeciescrop.C.Morefoodimports.D.Morefreshoxygen.29.Howdoesorganicfarmingincreasetheamountofabsorbingcarbon?A.
BytakinginCO2.B.BychangingCO2.C.BygivingoffCO2.D.ByproducingCO2.30.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thewaystored
uceorganicfarming.B.Theadvantagesoforganicfarming.C.Thesolutiontotheenvironmentproblems.D.Theresultscausedbyorganicfarming.31.Whic
hofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Organicfarming,greenfood.B.Organicfarming,adouble-edgedsword.C.Organicfarming,amistakewemade.D.O
rganicfarming,ourhopeinfuture.DWhenwegoouttraveling,weneedeitheramaporGPStopointusintherightdirection.Butbumblebees(大黄蜂)
haveneitherofthesethings,yettheystillknowthebestroute.Whyisthat?Itturnsoutthatthesehard-workinglittlebeestrymanypossiblepassagesbeforepickingout
thebestoneandrememberingitthenexttimetheyjourneyout.Theylearnfrom“trialanderror”,accordingtoastudybyscientistsfromtheUniver
sityofLondon.Weuseitallthetimeinourdailylives—trialanderrorisahelpfulproblem-solvingmethod.Itisthebasicconceptof“l
earningfromyourmistakes”.Mostofthetime,wefailonourfirsttry,soweanalyzethefailure,makeadjustmentsandtryagain.Afterrepeatingthisafewtime
s,wefinallygetthingsright.Thismightsoundabittiring,butit’scertainlyeffectiveanditworksforbumblebees.Inthestudy,scientistssetupfiveartifi
cialflowersinafield.Eachoneofthemwasfittedwithmotion-triggered(运动触发的)camerasandhadlandingplatformswithdropsofsugarinthemiddletoattr
actthebees.Atfirst,scientistsnoticedthebees’flyingrouteswerelongandcomplex.Butaftertheygainedenoughexperience,theygraduallygottotheirdestinat
ionquicker.Everytimeabeetriedanewroutethatwasshorterthantherouteithadtriedbefore,itwaslikelytouseitagain.Otherwisethenewroutewouldsimplybegi
venupandanotheronewastested.“Thespeedatwhichtheylearnthroughtrialanderrorisquiteextraordinaryforbumblebees,asthiscomplexb
ehaviorwasthoughttobeonethatonlylarger-brainedanimalshave,”ProfessorLarsChittka,leaderofthestudy,toldSciencedaily.com.Infact,thesmartbumblebees
don’ttryeverypossibleroute.Normally,theywouldonlytryabout20outofthe120possibleroutestovisittheflowers.Moreinter
estingly,scientistsfoundthatiftheyremovedaflower,beeswouldcontinuelookingatthatlocation,evenifithasbeenemptyforalongtime.“Itseemsbeesdon’teasilyfo
rgetafruitfulflower,”Chittkasaid.32.Thebumblebeesaregoodatfindingthebestroutebecause________.A.theyhaverelativelysmallerbrains.B.thei
rbodypartsfunctionlikeGPS.C.theytryoutdifferentroutesandrememberthebestones.D.theytakethetroubleoftes
tingeverypossibleroute.33.Theauthorexplainsthebumblebees’behavioroftrialanderrorby________.A.usingnumbers.B.makingametaphor(比喻)
.C.makingcomparisons.D.talkingabouthumanbehavior.34.ThestudyledbyprofessorLarsChittkasuggeststhat________.A.bumblebeestrytokeeptheirflyingrouteslonga
ndcomplex.B.everynewroutethebumblebeestakeisshorterthantheonetheytakebefore.C.bumblebeesarefamiliarwitheve
ryflyingroutetheyhavetakenbefore.D.scientistsfinditunbelievablethatbumblebeeslearnfromtheirmistakessoquickly.35.What
isthemainpointofthearticle?A.Bumblebeesareassmartaslarge-brainedanimals.B.Trialanderrorisaneffectivewaytosolveourdailyproblems.C.
Anewdiscoveryabouthowbumblebeesfindthebestroutesthroughtrialanderror.D.Howbumblebeesrememberthebestroutes,smalla
stheirbrainsare.第二节(共5小题:每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)Manyhealthcareworkersknowthatwashinghandsisimportanttopreventthespreadofaninfectiousdisease.36D
uringastudyconductedbyNicasandBestattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkley,theycountedthenumberoftimeswhenpeopletou
chedtheirfacewiththeirhands.37Whetherweareawareofouractionsornot,mostofuscanagreethatwetouchourfacewithourhandsfrequentlyenough.I
maginethatyouareabletorecordafulldayofyouractions.Betteryet,reflectonwhatyoudidwhenyouwokeupyesterdaymorning.Letmegiveyouanideaofmypr
eviousmorning.Letmegiveyouanideaofmypreviousmorning.Iwaswokenbythealarmclockat6am.38ThenIcheckedmyphoneformessages,turn
edontheTVformymorningnews,startedmakingmycoffeeandfinallyhittheshower.Itwasn’teven5minutesfromthetimeIawokeandIalreadytouched
differentobjects.Thepointofthisistobeawarethateveninourhomesweareexposedtogermsinplaceswedon’trealize.Luckily,thehumanbodyhasamazingdefenseag
ainstharmfulgerms.39Ourwhitebloodcellsarelikesoldierscomingtotherescue.Unfortunately,therearealotofareasonourfacethatdonothavethep
rotectionofskinsuchasoureyesandmouths.There’sareasontoeverywiseproverbandourparentsannoyingustowashourhandsbefo
redinnerisnotfornothing.40Ifyouhavechildren,itisevenmoreimportanttosettheexamplebecausechildrenareknowntolearnfro
madults.Let’sstartagoodhabitofwashinghands.Asforyourfriends,don’tbeshyaboutcheckingtomakesuretheirhandsarecle
an.Askingsomeoneiftheyhavewashedtheirhandsiscaring.Checkingtoseeifsomeonehaswashedtheirhandswillbenefitn
otonlythatperson,butyouandyourfamily.A.Ourskinisthefirstlineofdefense.B.Severalminuteslater,Iturnedoffthealarmclock.C.Itiseasyforustoadmitthatwewa
shourhandsregularly.D.Theyaremoreself-awarethathandwashingshouldbepracticedasneeded.E.Mostimportantly,itisourd
utytosettherightexampletofriendsandfamily.F.Theyfoundthatthesubjectstouchedtheirface15.7perhouronaverage.G.Dothe
restofyourfamilymembers,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。Throughoutmylife,Iwasneververyathletic.Iwasn’treallyinto41,sportsorconflict.TheonlyactivitiesIenjoyedwere42thingslikewatchingTVa
ndplayingcomputergames.ItwasduringmyjunioryearinhighschoolthatIrealizedIneededa43.Myfriendswerejoiningthelongdistancerunningcluba
ndalsoinvitedmetodoit.Atmyschool,therewerenoqualification44;everystudentwasaccepted.Aseveryonegatheredar
oundonthefirstdayofpractice,the45announceditwastimefor“warm-up”.Iimaginedthewarm-upwouldbea46jogaroundthe400-metretrack.Isoon47itwasa1-kmr
un.Aftercompletingtherun,Iwas48!Iwondered,“Ifthat’sthewarm-up,what’snext?”Therealworkoutforthedaywas5-kmrun,whi
chImostlywalked.WhenIcamehome,Ireallyconsidered49.However,I50myselftokeepatitandtryharder.Ofcourse,therewasnorea
limprovement51.Ialwayscameinlastduringpracticeandthefirstfew52.Asdaysandweekswenton,Ireallytriedmybest.Duringpractice,
Iwouldalwayskeepatthe53ofthegroup;thefastest,moreconfidentrunnerswerealwaysahead,whilethelaziestwerebehin
d.Astheresultofmy54,thewarm-upbecamearealwarm-up.The5-kmruntransformedintoan55dayofpractice.AndIwasn
olongerlastinanythingwedid.Foraformercouchpotato,likeme,thiswasasuccess.41.A.surroundingsB.challengesC.competitionD.schoolwork42.A.endles
sB.pointlessC.importantD.pessimistic43.A.changeB.treatC.teamD.result44.A.trialsB.alternativesC.opportuniti
esD.reasons45.A.competitorB.coachC.reporterD.referee46.A.hardB.boringC.practicalD.casual47.A.decidedB.suspectedC.realizedD.ag
reed48.A.sentoffB.takenawayC.turneddownD.wornout49.A.complainingB.quittingC.cryingD.refreshing50.A.convincedB.taughtC.sen
tD.helped51.A.actuallyB.graduallyC.separatelyD.instantly52.A.performancesB.presentationC.racesD.steps53.A.middlesB.topC.frontD.bottom54.A.inspiration
B.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,tanghulu,atraditionalChinesesnackcanbefoundonthestreetcornerinnorthernChina.Sinceancienttimes,it56(
be)verypopularwithnatives,especiallychildren.Tanghuluis57(common)madeofhaws(山楂),whicharerichinvitaminCan
dareknown58(have)traditionalChinesemedicinalproperties.Accordingtoalegend,inSongdynasty,oneoftheemperor’s59(wif
e)wassickandhad60poorappetite.Thedoctorsuggestedthatsheeatfivetotenhaws61(boil)withsugarbeforeeachmeal.Sherecoveredhalfamonth.Later
,theprescriptionwaspassedon62ordinarypeople.Peopleputhawsonastick,dippedtheminhotsugarsyrup(糖浆)anddried.Thesyrupfinallyturnedintoasolidcoating,like
thecrystalonthesurfaceofhaws.Thatis63theyarealsocalledbingtanghulu.64originstorysaysthattheveryfirsttanghuluonlyhadtwohaws—asmal
loneonthetopandabigonebelow,makingitresembleahulu,abringerofgoodluck.Withsourhawsandsweetsugar,thetast
eoftanghuluisacombinationofflavors,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.Iparkedthecarinthegar
ageandgotout,justlikeeverynightforthepast16years.ThedifferencewasthatIwouldn’thaveajobtogointhemorning.Iu
sedtobealeaderintechnologyforanationalbankuntilitwasclosed.I’dputmyheartandsoulintomyjob.NotonlydidIworklonghours,Iwasonc
all24hoursaday,weekendsandholidaystoo.Ifsomeonehadatechnicalproblem,evenat2:00A.M.Christmasmorning,Iwasonit.Mykidsjokedthatev
enthoughtheyweretheteenagers,Iwastheonewhowasabsorbedinmycellphoneandhadtobetoldnottotextattable.Mywife,Michelle,hadb
eenabletogobacktoworkfull-timeasanofficemanageroncesheheardmyjobwasthreatened.Butourthreekidswouldbegoingto
college—ourson,TJ,wasahighschoolsenior,andthegirls,SarahandTara,wereinninthgrade—andIwantedtogivethe
mtheeducationandopportunitiestheydeserved.Isteppedoutintoouryard.Thelawn(草坪)andtheflowerbedsthatmymomhadtendedsocaref
ullywereoverrunwithweeds.TherewasatreeinthemiddleoftheyardthatIrememberedmyparentsplantingwhenIwasaboy.Itneededpr
uning.ButI’dputonalotofweight—notimetoexercisewithmycrazyhours.Iwalkedtothehouse.Michellegreetedmeatthedoorwithahug.“It’sgoingtobeokay,”shesaid.
“Maybeyoushouldthinkofthistimeasabreak.Youdeserveone.”“I’msorry,Dad,”TJsaid.“Iknowhowmuchyourjobmeanttoyou.”Hisconc
ernwasmirroredinthegirl’sfaces.“I’lltakecareofthis,”Itoldthem.“I’mgoingtoworkroundtheclocktofindanewjobandgetourlivesbacktonorma
l.”Paragraph1:ThenextmorningIgotupbeforeeveryoneelsetosearchfor…____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________Paragraph2:ThenewlawnI’dplannedforsolongbegantotakeshapeandsodi
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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:41-45CBAAB4
6-50DCDBA51-55DCABC56.hasbeen57.commonly58.tohave59.wives60.a61.boiled62.to63.why64.Another65.remindsBoysandgirls,Firstofall,thankyoufo
rgivingmetheopportunity.Nowallowmetointroducemyself.I’mLiHuafromChina.Asanenergeticboy,Ilovesports,andI’mcaptainoftheschoolfootballteam.What’smore,
I’mwarm-heartedandreadytohelpothers.And,IspeakEnglishfluently,whichhelpsmecommunicatewithotherseasily.Ifyouchoosemetobechairmanofth
eStudents’Union,Iwillorganizevariousactivitiestomakeyourlifemorecolorfulandinteresting.AlsotheStudents’Unionwillregularlycoll
ectideasandopinionsfromyouandpassthemontotheteachersincharge.Paragraph1:ThenextmorningIgotupbeforeeveryoneelsetosearch
foranewjobonline.Ie-mailedsomeofmyfriends.Bymidmorningthequietofthehousewasdrivingmecrazy.Imissedthenoiseintheoffice.Isawthoseovergrownflowerbeds.Im
ademywaytothelawnwithtools.Isettledintoanewroutine.Everyday,ItookbreakstodothethingsI’dneglectedwhenIwasworkingallthetime.
Paragraph2:ThenewlawnI’dplannedforsolongbegantotakeshapeandsodidI.Withthephysicallabor,theextraweightdroppedoff,andIfelthealthierthanIhadinage
s.AndIcleanedtheemptyfamilyroomcompletely.SoonTJ,SarahandTarawerebringingtheirfriendsoverafterschool.Therewere
somanyteenagershangingoutinthefamilyroomthatItooktocallingit“thekidzone”.Onweekends,MichelleandIgardenedtogether.Onsummerev
eningsthefiveofushungout.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.
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