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2021届高三第一学期期中考试英语试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，

将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷（共100分）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。1.Whatdidthemando?A.Hehadsomedrinks.B.Hemadeaphonecall.C.Hetookcareofthewoman.2.Howdoe

sthewomangoshoppingnow?A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.3.Wheredidthemanspendfourdays?A.InAmerica.B.InCanada.C.InMexico.4.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A

.Havehiscarrepaired.B.LendhiscartoBill.C.RefuseBillwithawhitelie.5.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?A.Theman’sclothingisd

irtiedaccidentally.B.Themanwantstohaveacoffee.C.Atrafficaccidenthappened.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。每段对话后有2至4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。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatdoestheboy

thinkofthewoman?A.Generous.B.Careless.C.Hard-working.7.Howwilltheboygotoschool?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bytaxi.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Whydoesthemanholdtheparty?A.

Forhouse-warming.B.Forbirthday.C.Forpromotion.9.Howlongwillthepartylast?A.4hours.B.5hours.C.6hours.听

第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdidthemandofirstafterhelefthighschool?A.Heworkedasanactor.B.Hewenttoadramaschool.C.Hetraveledalloverthecountry.11.WhatisCasual

ty?A.Apolicedetectivestory.B.Ahospitaldramaseries.C.Alovestory.12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthiscurrentwork?A.It’sveryhard.

B.He’searnedenoughmoney.C.He’slearningalotwhileworking.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whereisthewomanfrom?A.Canada.B.Sweden.C.England.14.Howdoe

sthewomanknowwherethemancomesfrom?A.Fromhisname.B.Fromhisaccent.C.Fromhisappearance.15.Whichofthefollowingisforbidden?A.Usingtheman’sk

itchen.B.Havingapotluckparty.C.Smokingintheroom.16.What’stheresultifthewomanlosesherroomkey?A.Shecan’tgetanotherroomkey.B

.Officialsmightcheckherroom.C.Shehastopayforanewone.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Wherewilltheswimmingcompetitionbeheld?A.Attheschoolswimmi

ngpool.B.AttheJacksonSportsCenter.C.AttheNewTownSwimmingPool.18.AtwhattimewillGrade7gather?A.9:30.B.9:35.C.9:45.19.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Stu

dentsneedn’tbringcolddrinks.B.Studentscangettheirlunchforfree.C.Studentswillreturntoschoolatnoon.20.Whatistheannoun

cementabout?A.ThelocationoftheSportsCenter.B.Theprocessofthecompetition.C.ThearrangementsforGrades7and8.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThereisnothinglikeacupofteatorefre

shone’sspiritandIndiaisdefinitelyanationofteadrinkers.Welookatfourwomenmerchantswhohavemadetheirnamesintheteaspa

ce,creatinguniqueflavorstoourdailytea.MayuraRaoWhileshewasinLondonin2016.Mayurawaslongingtorunabusinesswhenworkingataglobaladvi

soryfirm.Shecameupontheideaofteaandstory-telling.SherealizedmostpeopleknewaboutsometeasuchasEnglishBreakfastandEarlGreybutwereunawareo

fgoodteaanditsstory.Tomaketeadrinkingcoolagain,shedecidedtostartupinthisspace.Shequitherjob,packedherbagsandmove

dtoBengalurufromLondonandstartedAusurmTea.SnigdhamanchandaSnigdhaManchandafoundedtheGoa-basedTeaTrunkin2013.Asateasomme

lier(品茶师),sheattendedprofessionalschoolsofteainSriLankaandalsowastrainedunderaJapaneseteamaster.Heraimwastoprovidepeoplewithgoodqualityteaandsheisdoi

ngthatwithteatrunk,Shesourcesavarietyofteafromfarmerstocreateuniqueandnaturalteawithoutanyartificialflavors.PrernaKumarPrern

aKumar,wasforthefirsttime,outofherjobandinbedwithabrokenfootwheneveryonekeptcheeringherupabouthowtheywerewait

ingforhertobouncebacksoshecouldenjoyhertea.Inhernetworksandcircles,shehasalwaysbeenknownforherteamakingskills.Shesta

rtedChaivedain2017?AnamikaSinghAnamikaSinghgrewupinateamanufacturingfamilyandlearntaboutteafromherfather.Withadesiretoint

roducetastyteatopeopleatanaffordableprice,AnamikastartedAnandiniHimalayaTeaRoomin2013inDelhiforpeopletos

arnple,learnandtalkaboutteaunderoneroof.21.WhatdoweknowaboutMayuraRao?A.Shecornbinedteawithitsstory.B.ShestartedAusumTeainLondon.C.Shegr

ewupinafamilyofteamerchants.D.ShewasunawareoftheflavorofEarlGrey.22.Whowaseducatedbyateaexpert?A.MayuraRao.B.SnigdhaManchan

da.C.PrernaKumar.D.AnamikaSingh.23.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.ToadvertisesomeIndiantea.B.Toattractmorewomentodoteabusiness

.C.TointroduceseveralbusinesswomeninIndianteaindustry.D.ToshowfouruniquestoriesofteadevelopmentinEngland.BThepersonwhosetthecourseofmylifewasascho

olteachernamedMarjorieHurd.When1steppedoffashipinNewYorkHarborin1949,Iwasanine-year-oldwarrefugee,whohadlosthismotherandwascomingto

livewiththefatherhedidnotknow.Mymother,EleniGatzoyiannis,hadbeenimprisonedandshotforsendingmysistersandme

tofreedom.IwasthirteenyearsoldwhenIenteredChandlerJuniorHigh.ShortlyafterIarrived,Iwastoldtoselectahobbytopursueduring“cl

ubhours.”Theideaofhobbiesandclubsmadenosensetomyimmigrantears,butIdecidedtofollowtheprettiestgirlinmyclass.Sheledmeintothe

presenceofMissHurd,theschoolnewspaperadviserandEnglishteacher.Atoughwomanwithsalt-andpepperhairanddeterminedeyes,MissHurdhadnopatiencewit

hlazybones.Shedrilledusingrammar,assignedstoriesforustoreadanddiscuss,andeventuallytaughtushowtoputoutanewspaper.Herintroductiontothelitera

rywealthofGreecegavemeanewperspectiveonmywar-tornhomeland,makingmeproudofmyorigins.Hereffortsinspiredmetounderst

andthelogicandstructureoftheEnglishlanguage.Owingtoherinspiration,duringmynexttwenty-fiveyears,Ibecamea,journalistby

profession.MissHurdretiredattheageof62.Bythen,shehadtaughtforatotalof41years.Evenafterherretirement,shecontinuallym

adeaprojectofunwillingstudentsinwhomshespiedasparkofpotential.Thestudentsweremainlyfromthemosttroubledhome

s,yetshealternatelybulliedandcharmedthemwithherownspecialbrandoftoughlove,untilthesparkcaughtfire.MissHurdwast

heonewhodirectedmygriefandpainintowriting.ButforMissHurd,Iwouldn'thavebecome&reporter.Shewastheonewhosentm

eintojournalismandindirectlycausedallthegoodthingsthatcameafter.24.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mostpr

obablymean?A.Hobbiesandclubsdidnotinteresttheauthor.B.Theauthorturnedadeafeartojoiningclubs.C.Hobbiesandclubswerei

naccessibletoimmigrantsliketheauthor.D.Theauthorhadnoideawhathobbiesandclubswereallabout.25.Whichofthefollowingcausedtheauthortothinkofhis

homelanddifferently?A.SteppingontheAmericansoilforthefirsttime.B.BeingexposedtoGreekliteraryworks.C.Hermother'smiserabledeath.D.

Followingtheprettiestgirlinhisclass.26.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4thatA.MissHurdemployedauniquewaytohandlethesestudents.B.Mis

sHurd'scontributionwasrecognizedacrossthenation.C.StudentsfromtroubledhomespreferredMissHurd'steachingstyle.D.

ThestudentsMissHurdtaughtwereallfinallyfired.27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Howtheauthorbecameajournalist.B.Theimportanceo

finspirationinone'slife.C.Theteacherwhoshapedtheauthor'slife.D.Factorscontributingtoasuccessfulcareer.CPinocchiomaybejustachildren’sfairytale,butS

panishscientistsattheUniversityofGranadarecentlyinvestigatedthisso-called“Pinocchioeffect”andfoundthatournosesdon’tgrowwhenwetellalie,butac

tuallyshrinkabit.Dr.GómezMilánandhisteamdevelopedaliedetectortestthatusedthermography（体温计）totellifpeoplewerelying,an

dfoundthatwheneverparticipantsintheirresearchwerebeinguntruthful,thetemperatureofthetipoftheirnosedroppedupto1.2

℃,whilethetemperatureoftheirforeheadincreasedupto1.5℃.Scientistalsofoundthatdropintemperatureatnoselevelactuallycausedittoslig

htlyshrink,althoughthedifferenceisundetectedbythehumaneye.“Onehastothinkinordertolie,whichrisesthetemperatureoftheforehead,”Dr.GómezMilá

nexplainedthefindings.“Atthesametimewefeelanxious,whichlowersthetemperatureofthenose.”Forthisstudy,researchersaskedanumberof60studentstope

rformvarioustaskswhiletheirtemperatureisscannedbytechnology.Oneofthesetasksrequiredmakinga3to4minutescalltotheirparentsorafriendandtell

ingasignificantlie.Participantshadtomakeuptheliethemselvesduringthecall.Interestingly,thisliedetectorpickedupthe“Pinocchioeffect”temperat

uredifferencein80percentofthetestsubjects,whichisabetterrateofsuccessthanthatofanymodernliedetector.“Withthismethodwehaveachievedtoincreas

eaccuracy”,saidDr.GómezMilán,whoaddedthatlawenforcementinterviewerscouldonedaycombineotherliedetectionte

chnologywiththermalimagingtoachievebetterresults.28.WhydoesthewritertalkaboutPinocchiointhefirstparagraph?A.Totellafairytale.B.Togiveanexamp

le.C.Totalkaboutascientist.D.Tointroducethetopic.29.Whatis“Pinocchioeffect”?A.Ournoseswillgrowwhenwetellalie.B.Ournoseswillshrinkwhenwetellalie.C

.Thetemperatureoftheforeheadfallsifwelie.D.Thetemperatureofthestudentrisesforanxiety.30.HowdidDr.GómezMi

lánfeelabouttheliedetector?A.Doubtful.B.Surprised.C.Confident.D.Puzzled.31.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthetext?A.Aliewilltrav

elveryhard.B.Manywaystobringaliartolight.C.Alieneverlivestobeold.D.Oncealiaralwaysaliar.DThetypeofsoapwiththename

AfricanblacksoaporsimplyblacksoapistheonethathasitsorigininAfricaorWestAfricatobeprecise.Thesoapisoftenmadebywomenandisfair-traded,t

houghnotalways,BlacksoapistraditionallymadeinWestAfrica,typicallyGhana,fromsecretrecipes.Differenttribeshaveadoptedtheirownsecretm

akingtechniques,whichcanbeseenindifferentcolorsamongblacksoap.VarietiesofblacksoapsactuallymadeinAfricatendtobepure.Thefirststepofmakingtraditio

nalAfricanblacksoapisselectingtheplant—usuallycocoapodsorpalmtreeleaves,sometimessheatreebark(酪脂树皮),whichthenaresun-driedandbur

nedtoasheswhichareoftenusedtohealcuts.Toguaranteethenaturalcolorandlightsmell,it'simportanttokeepaconstanttemperatureofburning.Thenthewaterisa

ddedintotheashesalongwiththesheabutter,palmoil,andcoconutoil.Thatmixtureiscookeduntilitbecomesstable.Itneedstobehandstirredforatleast

24hours.Afterthat,theyscoopeditoutandletit''cure''fortwoweeks.ThosesoapsthataremadeinAfricacontainnoartificialingredients(材料).Africanblackso

apisbeingusedformanygenerationsandmanycauses.Africanblacksoaphasmanybenefitsovercommerciallyproducedsoaps.Oneofthemostcommonusageis

tocureskinconditionsandproblems.Afterusingthissoap,theskinlookshealthy.Anotherusageoftheblacksoapisforremovingthemakeupanddeadskin.Itals

ogivesanexcellentUV(紫外线)protectionbecauseofthehighlevelofsheabutterinit.However,theblacksoapalsohassomeunpleasantsideeffects.Fo

rexample,yourskinmaybecomeover-dried.Ifso,youshouldstopusingitandwashyourskinwithwater.32.WhatleadstocolordifferencesofAfricanblacksoap?A.Diffe

rentmarketdemands.B.Themakers'personalpreferences.C.Someartificialingredients.D.Varioussecretmakingtechniques.33.Whatshouldpeopled

ofirstwhenmakingAfricanblacksoap?A.Choosetheproperplant.B.Changethetemperatureofburning.C.Mixcoconutoilupforawholeday.D.Drypalmtreeleavesf

ortwoweeks.34.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A.ThebenefitsofAfricanblacksoap.B.Theproblemscausedbyblacksoap.C.TheharmofusingAfricanblacksoa

p.D.TheprocessofmakingAfricanblacksoap.35.WhatdoweknowaboutAfricanblacksoap?A.Ithasastrongsmell.B.It'seffectsaretwo-edg

ed.C.It'squitedifficulttopurchase.D.It'sspeciallymadeforwomen.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Doyoulike

writingafewparagraphseverydayaboutyourexperiences,hopes,memoriesorfeelings?Ifyoudon’t,it’stimetomakeachangenow.Becausewriteaf

ewparagraphseverydayaboutyourexperiences,hopes,memories,youwillimmediatelybegintoexperiencebenefitstoyourpersonalgrowtha

ndpotential.Youwillgraduallybecomebetteratexpressingyourself.36.However,whenyoubecomelazywithwords,youfindi

tismoredifficulttodescribefeelings,shareexperiencesandmakeyourselfunderstood.37.Asyouwriteaboutmemories,itislikeopeninganoldpho

toalbum.Yourpenbeginstoexplorefeelingsanddetailsyouhaveforgottenanddreamsyouleftbehind.Yousuddenlyrememberpeopleyouwouldliketocontactagain.Writi

ngisanactivitythatavoidsdistraction(使人分心的事物)longenoughforyoutoexplorethosewonderfulmomentsofthepast.Sometimestheyarefrighteni

ng.38.Writingaboutdailyexperiencesandfeelingsprovidesarecordedhistorythatwillinfluencehowyoumakefuturede

cisions.39.Theylearnedfromwhathadhappenedbefore.Yourhistoryisimportant.Don’tletitbeforgotten.Writingremindsyouofyour

dreamsandkeepsyoumovingtowardthem.Itisameansofkeepingtrackofyourpurposeandthegoalsthatwillleadyoutoachievethem.40.It

showswhenyouhavebeendistractedandmayneedtogiveallyourattentionagaintoyourwriting.Writingalittleeverydaycouldprovidethematerialthatsomedaybecome

sapublishedbook.WhenIwroteaboutdepressionandmyfour-year-oldgranddaughterwhogotlostinthemountains,Ineverdreameditwouldbeinabook.A.Youwillremember

thingslongforgotten.B.Writingkeepsyouenergeticandfullofimaginationallthetime.C.Sometimestheyarewonderfulandalmostalwaystheyarehelpful.D.S

oonerorlater,youaresurelytobecomeagreatprofessionalwriter.E.Reviewingwhatyouhavewrittenisaperfectwaytoseeyourprogress.F.There'sa

reasonthatthegreatestleadersinhistorywerestudentsofhistory.G.Whenyouwritedaily,youcanalwaysbeamazedathowquicklyyourwriti

ngskillsimprove.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Tonnie,a12-year-oldboy,waswalkingaloneonthestreet.Itwas10pm

.WhatcausedTonnietorunawayfromhomewasthathismomaskedhimabouthislowgradesintherecent___41___.Tonniehadacarelessattitudeanddidn’t___42___

inaniceway.Shescoldedhim,butTonniequarreledwithherwithout____43___hewasatfault.The___44____endedsobadthatTonniel

efttheir___45___inastormwithhiseyesfilledwithtears.Hewalkedformorethantwohours,tiredandhungry.Suddenly,hewas___46____byasweetsmellfromasmallnood

leshop.Herealizedtherewasnotevenacoininhispocket.Witha____47___face,hedecidedto____48___.However,theshopownersawhimandaskedhimtostayfors

omefood.Tonnieexplainedhehadno___49___,buttheshopownersmiledandsaidhewouldn't____50___himforany.Hepreparedahotbowlofdeliciousnood

lesforTonnie.Tonnie____51___himfromhisheartandpromisedhimthathewouldreturnhis___52_____.Tonniewasintear

swhenheatethenoodles.TheshopowneraskedTonniewhathadhappened,Tonnietoldhimaboutthequarrelwithhismother.TheshopowneraskedTonnie.''Do

youfeelyou____53___mesomething?''Tonniesaid,''Yes.Ofcourse!Thisisagreat____54___.YouknowIwasvery___55_____asIatenothingfromthenoon!''Theshop

ownersmiled,''Goodmydear!Nowthinkaboutyourmom.Shecookedforyou.Shewashedyourclothes.She___56___youwithallher

heart.Shewasalwaysthereforyouwhenyouneededher.Andshe__57____quarreledwithyoujustforyourowngood.Don’tyoufeelyouowealottoher?''To

nnierealizedhis____58___.Hethankedtheshopownerandrushedtohishome.Hesawhismothersearchingforhimonthestreetwithte

arsinhereyes.Hefeltvery___59_____andhuggedher,beggingher___60___.41.A.creationB.examC.judgmentD.questionnaire42.A.answe

rB.greetC.complainD.explode43.A.insistingB.explainingC.forecastingD.understanding44.A.quarrelB.classC.prayerD.conference45.A.restaurantB.s

choolC.houseD.hotel46.A.affectedB.attractedC.surprisedD.terrified47.A.curiousB.neatC.strangeD.sad48.A.quitB.enquire

C.orderD.stay49.A.rightB.timeC.foodD.cash50.A.bringB.findC.askD.select51.A.praisedB.appreciatedC.stimulatedD.congratulated52.A.lossB.friendshipC.pa

tienceD.kindness53.A.offerB.awardC.oweD.pay54.A.pityB.helpC.dealD.problem55.A.starvingB.confusedC.contradictoryD.content56.A

.tookholdofB.keptupwithC.tookcareofD.lookedforwardto57.A.almostB.evenC.stillD.never58.A.importanceB.dreamC.transformationD.fault59.A.regretf

ulB.embarrassedC.excitedD.helpless60.A.permissionB.supportC.forgivenessD.apology第II卷（共50分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分

15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Whenthewinterapproaches,tanghulu,atraditionalChinesesnackcanbefoundonthestreetcornerinnorthernChina.Sincethean

cienttimes,it61.(be)verypopularwithnatives,especiallychildren.Tanghuluis62.(common)madeofhaws(山楂),whicharerichinvitaminCandareknown63.(have)tradit

ionalChinesemedicineproperties.Accordingtoalegend,800yearsago,oneoftheemperor’s64.(wife)wassickandhad65.poorappetite.Thedoctorsuggestedthatsheea

t10haws66.(boil)withsugarbeforedinner.Sherecoveredwithintwoweeks.Later,theprescriptionwaspassedon67.ord

inarypeople.Peopleputhawsonastick,dippedtheminhotsugarsyrup(糖浆)anddried.Thesyrupfinallyturnedintoasolidcoating,li

kecrystalonthesurfaceofhaws.Thatis68.theyarealsocalledbingtanghulu.69.originstorysaysthattheveryfirsttanghuluonlyhadtwohaws:

asmalloneonthetopandabigonebelow,makingitresembleahulu,abringerofgoodluck.Withsourhawsandsweetsugar,thetasteoftanghuluisacombin

ationofflavors,whichoften70.(remind)peopleoftheirhappychildhoods.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。刪除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下画划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2.只允许修改

10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Thenumberandspeciesoffishhaddroppedsharplyinthepastfewdecades.Itishumanbehaviorwhichistoblame.Industrialandagriculturalwastei

spouring.intotheocean,whichseriouslypollutesthewater.Tomakethingsbad,overfishingdestroysthebalanceoflifeintheocean.Itisahightimethatme

asuresshouldbetakentodealwiththissituation.Thegovernmentshouldmakelawtokeeppeopleoverfishing.Atthesametim

e,anyonewhocauseswaterpollutionshouldbestrictpunished.Allofusshouldtryourbesttoprotectingthefishintheocean.A

fterall,thatiseveryone'sdutytoprotecttheenvironmentaroundus.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Jack在网上看到了中国学生疫情中做

家务的照片，发来邮件想了解你的相关情况。请你回复邮件，内容包括：1.你做的家务；2.家人的态度；3.你的感受。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJack,___________

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________________________________________________Bestwishes,Yours,LiHua参考答案1-5.ABCCA6-10.BCABB11-15.BCABC16-20.CBBAC21-25.ABCDB26-30.AC

DBC31-35.BDAAB36-40.GACFE41-45.BADAC46-50.BDADC51-55.BDCBA56-60.CBDAC61.hasbeen62.commonly63.tohave64.wives65.a66.boiled67.to68.why69.

Another70.reminds1.had→has2.which→that3.pouring→poured4.bad→worse5.去掉a6.law→laws7.people之后加from8.stric

t→sticky9.protecting→protect10.that→itDearJack,DelightedthatyouareinterestedinthepicturesconcerningChinesestudents

doinghouse-work,I’mwritingtosharewithyoumypresentlifeinthisaspect.Personally,apartfromonlinelearningduringtheepidemicdays,Itakeanactivepartinfulfi

llingmydutyofdoinghousework.Bymakingbeds,sweepingthefloorandwateringflowersinsteadofmymother,Ihavenotonlygainedsomelab

ourskills,butalsofeltastrongsenseofachievementandself-satisfaction.Ievencametofindmytalentofbeingachef,whichgreatlypleasesmyparents,sayin

gthattheyhaveneverbeensorelaxed.Actually,doinghouseworkhelpsmerealizehowmuchmyparentshavedoneformycomfortablelife.That’sw

hyIhavedecidedtokeepmyfamilyroleasalife-longhabit.Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua