辽宁省沈阳市浑南区广全实验学校2024-2025学年高一下学期第一次月考英语试卷

沈阳市浑南区广全实验学校 高一下学期月考英语试题 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。核对条形码上的信息，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡指定区域。 2. 作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。 3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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。 1. What is the woman looking for? A. The keys. B. The purse. C. The mobile phone. 2. What did the boy do this afternoon? A. He watched a movie. B. He visited Susan. C. He studied at home. 3. What does the woman think of the story? A. Moving. B. Exciting. C. Boring. 4. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Have the jacket returned. B. Exchange it for a red one. C. Exchange it for a black one. 5. When does this conversation take place? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 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，各小题将给出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. What does the man want to have for supper? A. Dumplings. B. Noodles. C. Chicken. 7. What did the man forget to do? A. Buy some chicken. B. Cook the chicken. C. Put the chicken in the fridge. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Where are the speakers? A. At a market. B. At a restaurant. C. At the woman’s company. 9. Why is the woman happy? A. She found a good job. B. She just got a raise. C. The man invites her to drink. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Which department is Mr. Strong in? A. Sales Department. B. Shipping Department. C. Human Resources Department. 11. What does the man want Mr. Strong to do? A. Have dinner with him. B. Call him back. C. Visit him. 12. What’s the man’s telephone number? A. 37460. B. 37640. C. 37670. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What are the speakers probably doing? A. Saying goodbye to each other. B. Waiting for a flight. C. Exchanging their pictures. 14. How old is the man’s daughter? A. 24. B. 21. C. 14. 15. What is the man’s wife? A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A hotel manager. 16. Who is the woman’s daughter? A. Jane. B. Beth. C. Tina. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What was the highest temperature in southeast England by mid-afternoon? A. 15℃. B. 23℃. C. 26℃. 18. When will the rain reach southwest England? A. By early morning. B. By mid-afternoon. C. By mid-night. 19. How will the weather be in Scotland this weekend? A. Cloudy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy. 20. Where will it be cloudy but dry during the weekend? A. In Northern Ireland. B. In most of England. C. In Wales. 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37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Here are some must-see places while you are in London. Kew Gardens Children under 4 go free! Ticket: £25; weekend tickets are 50% off. Explore the beautiful Kew Gardens. You’ll have the chance to see an amazing collection of plants. Head into the Temperature House, or get a different view from the Treetop Walkway. In the summer months, you can also visit Kew Palace. Warner Bros Studio Ticket: £84.60 including return transport (交通). Harry Potter fans won’t want to miss the magical Warner Bros Studio. This is your chance to go behind the scenes of the films and experience the magical world in person. Book a ticket with return coach transport. Tickets should be booked at least three months in advance since so many visitors come here every day. The London Eye Ticket: £36 Buy tickets online anytime. Explore London from above on the London Eye. Your ticket includes a 30-minute flying experience with beautiful views over the city and the opportunity to see lots of famous landmarks (地标). Shrek’s Adventure London Ticket: £24, no need to book tickets online. It is an interesting adventure for the whole family. Take a wild and fun trip to the land of Far Far Away, and encounter challenges, many characters from the successful movie series, including Princess Fiona, Donkey and Shrek. The Shard Ticket: £28. Enjoy spectacular views from the top of The Shard — the UK’s tallest building. During your visit, you can go to an indoor viewing platform, as well as the open-air Skydeck, with amazing 360-degree views over London. There’s no need to book tickets in advance. 1. What’s the cost for a couple with a kid aged 3 to visit Kew Gardens on Saturday? A. £25. B. £50. C. £75. D. £100. 2. What do we know about Warner Bros Studio? A. It’s built for Harry Potter fans. B. It has drawn lots of tourists. C. It offers free films to tourists. D. It shows the history of transport. 3. Which is the best place to get a full view of London? A. Shrek’s Adventure London. B. The London Eye. C. Warner Bros Studio. D. The Shard. B Many years ago my dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a terrible illness. He was unable to work at a steady job. But he wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the local children hospital. My dad loved kids. He would talk to them and play with them. Sometimes, he would lose one of the kids. In certain cases, he would give comfortto the sad parents of these children. One of his kids was a girl with a rare disease that paralyzed (使……瘫痪) her from the neck down. My dad decided to help her. He started visiting her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up against a backing, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn't use his hands at all. Only his head would move. He would visit her whenever he could paint for her. All the while he would tell her," See, you can do anything you set your mind to." Eventually, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was discharged (允许出院). My dad also left the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Some time later after my dad had recovered and returned to work, he was at the volunteer counter one day and noticed the front door open. In came the little girl who had been paralyzed, but this time she was walking. She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tightly. She gave my dad a picture she had done using her hands. At the bottom it read, "Thank you for helping me walk." 4. Why did the writer's dad volunteer at the local children hospital? ______ A. To forget his illness by keeping busy. B. To spent his spare time by working. C. To work as the father of the children. D. To have a chat with the poor children. 5. How did the author's dad help the girl according to paragraph 2? ______ A. By persuading her to cheer up. B. By painting for her with his mouth. C. By bringing her much tasty food. D. By telling interesting jokes to her. 6. What do we know from the text? ______ A. Love sometimes can make people recover. B. The author's father cured the girl's sickness. C. The girl was able to walk again finally. D. The children hospital once closed down. 7. Which of the following can best describe the writer's dad? ______ A. Kind and helpful. B. Ordinary and healthy. C. Outgoing and generous. D. Knowledgeable and serious. C The phrase "The early bird catches the worm" may be true. It means people who wake up early get more done than people who don’t. Another saying is, "Early to bed, early to rise" makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." Scientists have found that people who go to bed before 11: 00 p. m. may do better in life than people who sleep around 2:30 a.m. The researchers are from Birmingham's Centre for Human Brain Health in the UK. Their research showed that people who slept and rose early (early birds) had an advantage over people who slept and woke up late(night owls). There were differences in the brain function of early birds and night owls. The scientists tested 38 people in their research. The people answered questionnaires about their sleeping pattern and when they felt tired during the day. They were then put into an early bird or night owl group based on their answers. All of the people had MRI scans on their brain and did different tests throughout the day. The researchers said there were big differences between the two groups. The early birds said they felt less sleepy and were able to do the tests quicker than the night owls. The researchers said, "Night owls during school have to get up earlier, then they go into work and they have to get up earlier, so they re constantly having to fight against their bad life habits.” 8. Why does the author use two phrases in the first paragraph? A. To compare their differences. B. To offer some useful language materials. C. To persuade people to learn more phrases. D. To prove sleeping and rising early is good. 9. Who are night owls according to the research? A. People who stay up late. B. People who sleep early. C. People who get up on time. D. People who wake up early. 10. How does the author prove his viewpoint in the text? A. By answering questions. B. By offering an example. C. By showing the research result. D. By performing an experiment. 11. What would be the best title for the text? A The Harm of Going to Bed Late. B. Tests From Birmingham's Centre. C. Two Different English Phrases. D. Early to Bed, Early to Rise. D According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, the number of solar panels installed(安装)has grown rapidly in the past decade, and it has to grow even faster to meet climate goals. But all of that growth will take up a lot of space, and though more and more people accept the concept of solar energy, few like large solar panels to be installed near them. Solar developers want to put up panels as quickly and cheaply as possible, so they haven’t given much thought to what they put under them. Often, they’ll end up filling the area with small stones and using chemicals to control weeds. The result is that many communities, especially in farming regions, see solar farms as destroyers of the soil. “Solar projects need to be good neighbors,” says Jordan Macknick, the head of the Innovative Site Preparation and Impact Reductions on the Environment(InSPIRE)project. “They need to be protectors of the land and contribute to the agricultural economy.” InSPIRE is investigating practical approaches to “low-impact” solar development, which focuses on establishing and operating solar farms in a way that is kinder to the land. One of the easiest low-impact solar strategies is providing habitat for pollinators(传粉昆虫). Habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change have caused dramatic declines in pollinator populations over the past couple of decades, which has damaged the U.S. agricultural economy. Over 28 states have passed laws related to pollinator habitat protection and pesticide use. Conservation organizations put out pollinator-friendliness guidelines for home gardens, businesses, schools, cities—and now there are guidelines for solar farms. Over the past few years, many solar farm developers have transformed the space under their solar panels into a shelter for various kinds of pollinators, resulting in soil improvement and carbon reduction. “These pollinator-friendly solar farms can have a valuable impact on everything that’s going on in the landscape,” says Macknick. 12. What do solar developers often ignore? A. The decline in the demand for solar energy. B. The negative impact of installing solar panels. C. The rising labor cost of building solar farms. D. The most recent advances in solar technology. 13. What does InSPIRE aim to do? A. Improve the productivity of local farms. B. Invent new methods for controlling weeds. C. Make solar projects environmentally friendly. D Promote the use of solar energy in rural areas. 14. What is the purpose of the laws mentioned in paragraph 4? A. To conserve pollinators. B. To restrict solar development. C. To diversify the economy. D. To ensure the supply of energy. 15. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Pollinators: To Leave or to Stay B. Solar Energy: Hope for the Future C. InSPIRE: A Leader in Agriculture D. Solar Farms: A New Development 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。 Benefits of sport Every sport has its own specific health benefits. Swimming, for example, is an excellent physical activity as nearly all muscles are used when you swim. As a result, it provides a terrific full-body workout, improving coordination, flexibility, balance and muscle strength. ____16____ Sport, as well as being a physical activity, has a mental aspect too. It can help define who you are and who you can become. Sport builds character and promotes the development of a number of qualities that are essential for a successful and fulfilling life. ____17____ Sport requires self-discipline, without which there will always be the temptation to simply give up. In order to excel in sport, you will have to set goals, make plans and persevere with thoughts and actions, even without immediate rewards. ____18____ Everyone has their ups and downs, their triumphs and their tragedies and, therefore, a big part of life means having to deal with success and failure. Engaging in competitive sport will help you understand that winning a competition does not make you superior to everyone else and that losing is only a temporary setback, from which you can learn and progress. Sport will help you understand the importance of teamwork. It will show you that you often need to rely on others for your success. ____19____ The world of sport is a fairground of exciting opportunities where you can discover who you really are. ____20____ A. Time, I think, to lace up your sports shoes and go play. B. Included here are three qualities worthy of special consideration. C. Of course, swimming is also a great way to cool down on a hot day. D. Regular exercise will also help you maintain a healthy body weight. E. Sport will encourage you to maintain a positive and balanced outlook. F. Similarly, you also have a responsibility to contribute to the success of others. G. Another benefit of exercise is that it will improve your body’s immune system. 第二部分 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。 Kids are often stressed and scared when they break a bone, but Luis Ruiz makes getting a cast(打石膏)fun at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The doctor customizes(定制)casts of young ____21____ with drawings of their favorite cartoon characters, sports teams, and more. About ten years ago, a little boy asked Ruiz to ____22____ a happy face on his cast. He told the ____23____, “You know what, I’m really not good at drawing. I’d rather not. I might ____24____ it up. ” The boy ____25____ to insist on a smiley face, so Ruiz agreed ____26____. The little boy was ____27____ with the results. “It lit him up!” Ruiz remembers. That moment of joy ____28____ Ruiz to offer cast drawings to all the kids who came into the hospital with ____29____ bones. “I was not very good, ”Ruiz says. “But as time _____30_____, little by little, I got better and better, to a _____31_____ where now I can almost do anything they ask for. ” Since that first _____32_____ face, Ruiz has painted thousands of casts, and the best _____33_____, he says, is “bringing those smiles”. “The kids just _____34_____ me joy, ” Ruiz adds. “I’m kind of a fun guy and a little kid myself inside, and I like having fun and making _____35_____smile, and they make me smile. ” 21. A. patients B. ladies C. adults D. partners 22. A. revise B. make C. draw D. cancel 23. A. nurse B. boy C. reporter D. doctor 24. A. set B. mix C. clean D. mess 25. A. preferred B. attempted C. continued D. recommended 26. A. finally B. personally C. confidently D. curiously 27. A. disappointed B. prepared C. pleased D. tired 28. A. advised B. inspired C. enabled D. allowed 29. A. broken B. strong C. extra D. bad 30. A. came along B. got on C. let off D. went by 31. A. sight B. distance C. base D. point 32. A. ugly B. smiley C. lonely D. smelly 33 A. view B. fact C. part D. comment 34. A. bring B. wish C. lend D. mail 35. A. hosts B. kids C. parents D. myself 第II卷 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 The China International Search and Rescue Team (CISAR) was ____36____(official) formed in 2001 and is now made up ____37____ hundreds of rescue workers and about 20 sniffer dogs. ____38____ team brings help and hope to those whose lives are changed by a ____39____ (various) of disasters. After long and careful training, the team went on ____40____ (it) first international rescue missions in 2003. Since then, the CISAR ____41____ (complete) many missions. The list of people ____42____ have been helped is long. The team treated more than 3,000 people who were ____43____ (injure) in the 2006 earthquakes in Indonesia, helped 2,500 wounded after the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010, and spent months giving aid to over 25,000 ____44____ (victim) of the 2010 floods in Pakistan rescue workers, they have to work under dangerous conditions, which means they have to be strong in both body and mind. They must have big hearts, too. It takes a lot of love and courage _____45_____ (risk) one’ s own life to save someone else’ s. The members of the CISAR have plenty of both and are always ready to go whenever help is needed. 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作(满分15分) 46. 在日常生活中，浪费粮食的现象随处可见。假定你是校学生会的主席，请用英语为学校写一篇关于“节约粮食，杜绝浪费”的倡议书。 内容包括：1.你身边浪费粮食的现象； 2.倡议大家节约粮食； 3.你对节约粮食的建议。 注意：1.词数80左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 Save Food Dear Fellow students, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写(满分25分) 47. 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。 Three months later was the Middle School Championship Baseball Game of the spring season! The winners would all get trophies (奖杯), Jonas was determined to bring home a trophy to put on his shelf for he had never won one before. He insisted on practicing in the stadium with friends every day. Day in and day out, the gloves became worn-out. Jonas thought, “I want a pair of new baseball gloves for better practice!“ Jonas passed by a store and saw a pair of delicate gloves, which cost thirty-five dollars. But when Jonas asked for the new baseball gloves, his mother only sighed. “Your birthday isn’tuntil July, ” she said. “If you want the gloves sooner than that, you will have to buy it yourself. If you want something, earn it by yourself. ” Jonas thought hard. He was too young to drive to work like Dad, and he couldn’t turn his bedroom into an office to work at home like Mom. He went to his favorite thinking spot to look at the bird feeder in his back yard. As Jonas was thinking about getting a job, it began to snow. At first there were only a few flakes (雪花), but soon the ground turned white. “I know!” cried Jonas. “I’ll shovel (铲) the sidewalks on snow days. If I’m fast, I can do a lot of houses and make a lot of money. ” So Jonas put on his warmest sweater and fastened the button of his winter coat. He also added scarf, gloves and a hat. Then he went into the garage to grab a shovel. Jonas started next door. He rang the bell and asked Mr. Travers if he would like his sidewalks shoveled. “Yes,” said Mr. Travers. “But you should wait until it stops snowing before you start or you will have to do it twice.” “I’ll be back!” said Jonas. He went around the block to see who would like their walks shoveled after the storm. He had eight customers by the time he got back to his own house. 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。 When it stopped snowing, Jonas grabbed his shovel and got to work. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tired but happy, Jonas looked at the forty dollars earned from his work. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 沈阳市浑南区广全实验学校 高一下学期月考英语试题 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。核对条形码上的信息，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡指定区域。 2. 作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。 3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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。 1. What is the woman looking for? A. The keys. B. The purse. C. The mobile phone. 2. What did the boy do this afternoon? A. He watched a movie. B. He visited Susan. C. He studied at home. 3. What does the woman think of the story? A. Moving. B. Exciting. C. Boring. 4. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Have the jacket returned. B. Exchange it for a red one. C. Exchange it for a black one. 5. When does this conversation take place? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 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，各小题将给出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. What does the man want to have for supper? A. Dumplings. B. Noodles. C. Chicken. 7. What did the man forget to do? A. Buy some chicken. B. Cook the chicken. C. Put the chicken in the fridge. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Where are the speakers? A. At a market. B. At a restaurant. C. At the woman’s company. 9. Why is the woman happy? A. She found a good job. B. She just got a raise. C. The man invites her to drink. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Which department is Mr. Strong in? A. Sales Department. B. Shipping Department. C. Human Resources Department. 11. What does the man want Mr. Strong to do? A. Have dinner with him. B. Call him back. C. Visit him. 12. What’s the man’s telephone number? A. 37460. B. 37640. C. 37670. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What are the speakers probably doing? A. Saying goodbye to each other. B. Waiting for a flight. C. Exchanging their pictures. 14. How old is the man’s daughter? A. 24. B. 21. C. 14. 15. What is the man’s wife? A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A hotel manager. 16. Who is the woman’s daughter? A. Jane. B. Beth. C. Tina. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What was the highest temperature in southeast England by mid-afternoon? A. 15℃. B. 23℃. C. 26℃. 18. When will the rain reach southwest England? A. By early morning. B. By mid-afternoon. C. By mid-night. 19. How will the weather be in Scotland this weekend? A. Cloudy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy. 20. Where will it be cloudy but dry during the weekend? A. In Northern Ireland. B. In most of England. C. In Wales. 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37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. A 5. A 6. C 7. A C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. D 9. A 10. C 11. D D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D 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。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. C 17. B 18. E 19. F 20. A 第二部分 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。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. B 第II卷 第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分) 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. officially 37. of 38. The 39. variety 40. its 41. has completed 42. who##that 43. injured 44. victims 45. to risk 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作(满分15分) 【46题答案】 【答案】Dear fellow students, It is common to see that students throw away or waste food carelessly. Here I’m writing to call on us students to save food, not to waste. First and foremost, it is suggested that we should take as much as you eat. Besides, you’d better pack up the left-over and take it home if you can’t eat all. Most importantly, we must raise awareness of saving food and keep in mind that it is shameful to waste it. In short, let’s take action immediately, not only for ourselves but also for the future generations. Yours, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写(满分25分) 【47题答案】 【答案】 When it stopped snowing, Jonas grabbed his shovel and got to work. Standing on Mr Traver’s sidewalks, initially, Jonas was sort of clumsy, but soon he became so expert that it took only 20 minutes to shovel the snow to the sides of the road. When Mr Travers handed Jonas a 5-dollar bill with satisfaction, his face cracked into a smile. Soaked with sweat, he even took off his winter clothes. Waving goodbye, Jonas headed for the second client’s, doing the work in the same order he talked to his neighbors. 3 hours flashed by before he knew it. With all the work finished, each neighbour gave him a thumb-up, as well as the reward, which added up to 40 dollars. Tired but happy, Jonas looked at the forty dollars earned from his work. It was enough for the gloves. Hardly had Jonas taken the new baseball gloves in the store when he began to practice. His perfect performance won the opportunity to take part in the championship Baseball Game. Hard practice paid off, he and his friends won the first prize. When he took his trophy home and put it on his shelf, his mother spotted he had become a maturer teenager, who could cope with problems life held in store for him. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$