2024年山东省济宁市附属中学，丰泰中学中考二模英语试题

2023—2024学年第二学期第二次模拟考试 初四英语试题 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共45分） 一、听力选择（共15小题，满分15分） （一）请听录音中八组短对话。每组对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出与对话内容相符的图片或能回答所给问题的最佳答案。（每组对话读两遍） 1. What does the boy want to be? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 2. Where are they talking? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 3. What is the girl going to do tomorrow morning? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 4. What is the boy doing? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. He is writing an e-mail. B. He is taking a walk. C. He is watching TV. 5. What isn’t the woman allowed to do? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. To talk loudly. B. To smoke. C. To paint. 6. Where is the girl’s notebook? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. On her desk. B. In her schoolbag. C. On her chair. 7. What will Peter do on Sunday? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Go swimming. B. Have a picnic. C. Visit his father. 8. How often should the man take the medicine? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Once a day. B. Twice a day. C. Three times a day. （二）请听录音中两段较长的对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能回答所给问题的最佳答案。（每段对话读两遍） 听较长的对话，完成下列小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 9 What did the woman do yesterday morning? A. She went to the cinema with her son. B. She went shopping with her son. C. She talked to many people in a shop. 10. Where was the woman’s son? A. At the toy department. B. At the clothes department. C. At the food department. 11. What did the woman’s son say at last? A. He would never go shopping again. B. He would remember his mother’s telephone number. C. He would try to go shopping alone. 听较长的对话，完成下列小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 12. What time did Ben call Liu Mei? A. At 7 last night. B. At 8 last night. C. At 9 last night. 13. Where will Liu Mei spend her holiday? A. In Suzhou. B. In Zhengzhou. C. In Hangzhou. 14. What does Liu Mei think of taking the train to get there? A. Slow and boring. B. Slow but interesting. C. Quick and exciting. 15. How long will Liu Mei stay there? A. For two weeks. B. For two days. C. For three weeks. 注意：请同学们翻到第Ⅱ卷，找到第三大题，继续做听力填词题。 二、阅读理解（共15小题，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 A School Reading Club Our School Reading Club is a small group of students who read books in order to share different feelings and opinions about books. We can discover a new world, learn new ideas and make new friends! The club meets once a week for an hour. All students and teachers are welcomed! Followings are those you should do: ●Read books on your own and then discuss your reading feelings in the club. ●Keep up with your reading so that you can take part as a part of your group. ●Choose what pages or parts you will read. ●Keep a diary to take down notes and thoughts as you read. More tips: ●Keep our space clean. ●No smoking. ●Take good care of books and return them on time. ●You must ask for leave if you cannot attend the discussion. Fees: Students with ID cards: 10 yuan a month Adults (成年人): 15 yuan a month If you are interested, call 48725666 or send an email at 347923@schoolclub. com. 16. How often does the club meet? A. Twice a month. B. Once a month. C. Twice a week. D. Once a week. 17. What can we do when we join in the club? A. Read books with others together. B. Discuss reading opinions in the club. C. Choose the same parts with others. D. No need to ask for leave when you can’t attend discussions. 18. How much should a teacher with a student pay for three months? A. 30 yuan. B. 45 yuan. C. 75 yuan. D. 120 yuan. B Hip-hop dancing (街舞) is popular with many young people today. They like it because they can make up their own dance steps. They use this dance to show their love for life. It also shows that they feel good about life, that they just want to be themselves and enjoy life, and that they are not afraid of difficulties. Hip-hop dancing has a history of more than 60 years. It first began in the 1960s in the United States. In early times, it was seen in New York and Los Angeles. At that time, many young black people often danced to the music in the streets. They used their legs, arms, heads and even shoulders (肩膀) to dance. It was called freestyle (即兴舞蹈). Many young people still use most of these dance steps today. Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world because of the 1983 movie Flashdance. Some people performed Hip-hop dancing in the movie. People enjoyed their performance. They began to dance like them. Then it became popular. There are two kinds of Hip-hop dancing: New School and Old School. More and more young people are learning Hip-hop dancing. People believe that it is a good way to exercise their bodies, and that it is good for their health. What makes Hip-hop different from other types of dance is that it is often “freestyle” in nature and Hip-hop dance groups often have battles (对战) in freestyle dance competitions. Hip-hop dance can be a way to have fun or a hobby. It can also be a way to stay active in competitive dance and a way to make a living. 19. Why do young people like Hip-hop dancing? A. Because it has a history of more than 60 years. B. Because they can make up their own dance steps. C. Because many young black people often dance it. D. Because it first began in the US. 20. At first Hip-hop dancing was seen ________. A. in the movies B. in the new school C. in the streets D. in the old school 21. What does the underlined word “types” in the last paragraph mean? A. Ideas. B. Programs. C. Lessons. D. Forms. 22. What is the passage mainly about? A. There are many kinds of Hip-hop dancing. B. Young people use Hip-hop dancing to show their love for life. C. Hip-hop dancing is not a good way to exercise. D. Hip-hop dancing shows that young people are afraid of difficulties. C Knife and scissors sharpening (磨剪子戗菜刀) was once a popular job decades ago in China. This traditional craft has gradually disappeared from urban life as the business simply became spare over time in modern advanced technology times. Chen Guangfu, a 79-year-old man, has been doing the traditional business in Shenzhen for 26 years. Most of the time, he travels from one housing area to another with his tools. Chen is from Bozhou, Anhui Province. In 1961, he learned to forge (锻造) iron when he was 17. In 1997, Chen quit his village job and decided to start his job in Shenzhen as a craftsman to sharpen knives and scissors. He said he likes the job as he is free on deciding his working time, and it also helps to realize his value of life. Over the past 26 years, the craftsman has experienced the changes of the city, and experienced the gradual disappearance of the old profession. Since the 1980s, the clothing industry in Shenzhen has flourished (繁荣). And scissors are one of the indispensable tools for making clothes. However, with less and less clothing factories left now, and lifestyle changes caused people to buy classier knives and scissors rather than keep old ones. Knife sharpeners are therefore rarely to be found in the city today. “Shenzhen is developing too fast,” Chen said. He has witnessed the rapid development of the city and felt its inclusiveness (包容性) and friendliness. But Chen said he would keep on doing the job as long as he is needed. “Now it doesn’t matter to me whether I make money or not from the job. I just want to keep this skill.” 23. How old was Chen when he chose to work in Shenzhen? A. He was 53 years old. B. He was 26 years old. C. He was 17 years old. D. He was 79 years old. 24. According to the passage, why are knife sharpeners unpopular now in Shenzhen? A. The skills of the sharpeners became worse and worse. B. It is too expensive for people to retain their old clothes. C. Those old tools are out of date and useless for people today. D. The lifestyle of people in Shenzhen has changed now. 25. Which words can be used to describe Shenzhen in Chen’s eyes? A. Wealthy, modern and friendly. B. Young, fashionable and beautiful. C. Developing, open-minded and nice. D. International, peaceful and flourished. 26. In which part of a newspaper can we read this passage? A. Travel. B. People. C. Business. D. Technology. D “There is no magic in treating people’s troubles. I just listen, observe (观察) and learn,” said Fu Yingchun, 34, a psychological counselor (心理咨询师) of nine years. Fu, based in Shanghai, accepts appointments (预约) online. A session (场) of counseling, where visitors share their stories, usually lasts an hour. “Many troubles visitors face may come from dealing with relationships and sudden events,” Fu said, adding that the most common symptoms (症状) are anxiety, feeling scared and depression (抑郁). The purpose of the sessions is to observe the guests, discovering their hidden emotions (情绪), needs and wishes that they aren’t ready to share. For example, when a visitor is unhappy about the room temperature, it may be that the person is hiding some other problems, said Fu. So, counselors have to not only notice the tiny details of the visitors’ behaviors but also, “translate” them based on their professional knowledge. “It’s easier than it seems because I use empathy (同理心), so their behavior is quite understandable,” Fu said. Hearing people’s day-to-day troubles, counselors may have their down days, too. “This is why every counselor must report to their own senior counselor. The sessions are like releases (宣泄) for bad emotions,” Fu said. However, , Fu doesn’t regard her job as being a “garbage (垃圾)” bin for people’s complains (抱怨). “Most of the time, I think my work has a strong social value because, in a way, counselors also save lives,” Fu said. Seeing her “patients” walking out of their gloomy (阴郁) mental states, Fu gets a sense of self-worth. “Also, I see visitors’ life problems as life lessons,” she added. 27. What do the visitors do in a session? A. Make an appointment online. B. Deal with their relationships with others. C. Share their stories. D. Think about their symptoms. 28. How does Fu Yingchun do her job? A. Teach her visitors some professional knowledge. B. Tell her own stories to her visitors. C. Comfort her visitors by controlling the room temperature. D. See reasons behind the visitors’ behaviors. 29. What do counselors do to get through their down days? A. Take time off work. B. Stay away from other people. C. Report to their own senior counselor. D. Share their own feelings in their patients’ sessions. 30. How might Fu see her job? A. Worthwhile. B. Boring. C. Useless. D. Magical. 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共55分） 三、听力填词（共5小题，满分5分） 请听下面一段独白。根据所听到的内容，写出可以填入下表空格处的适当单词，每空限填一词。（独白读两遍）【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Time ____31____. Activity Some girls are doing ____32____ work. Place In the Old People’s Home What they are doing Nancy is drawing a picture. Julie is playing ____33____ songs for some old people. Ella is dancing to music. Lucy is telling a story to the old people. Alice is helping the ____34____. Feeling Caring about old people makes their life ____35____. 四、单词拼写与运用（共8小题，满分8分） 根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子语意通顺，语法正确。 36. Tom likes to play the guitar, but his brother p___________ to play the piano. 37. There is no d___________ that healthy eating habits are important. 38. As teenagers, we’d better develop one or more hobbies in our s___________ time. 39. It’s amazing that the singer hasn’t changed at all—he just looks e________ the same. 40. Happiness isn’t all about power and ________ (财富). 41. This website may ___________ (提供) you with more useful information. 42. Everyone is at school today ___________ (除了) Tom. He is ill in hospital. 43. There were no more fish for ________ (渔民) to catch. 五、语法填空（共10小题，满分10分） The traditional Chinese calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Thousands of years ago, they ____44____ (create) to help with farming, but the solar term culture is still very ____45____ (use) today to people’s life. Grain Buds is ____46____ eighth solar term of a year. It means that the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe. This year Grain Buds falls _____47_____ May 21st, and lasts 16 days. B To be honest no matter how old we are, most of us love it when our parents do things for us. It makes our life much ___48___ (comfortable), and we have less to worry about. Some parents ___49___ (prepare) almost everything for their children since they were born. They consider their older children (and sometimes even adults) ___50___ babies! They are afraid to let them go anywhere or do anything by ___51___ (them). As a result, their children fail ___52___ (learn) social skills, and come to depend more on the parents! So some experts suggest that children need their own time to develop into adults and to learn how to deal with problems. Too much care break their fun when they are growing up. Though they may get into trouble ____53____ they can’t depend on their parents, they can learn a lot. It will be nicer if they are the children who can let their parents know how much love they really need and how much love is too much. 六、完形填空（共7小题，满分7分） 阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的词语填空。方框中有两个词语为多余选项。 developed, sadly, admired, stronger, medicine, grow up, pick up, thinking, pain Recently a video posted by a young girl in Qingdao, Shandong Province has become very popular on the Internet. “Countless treatments and plenty of ____54____...Luckily I recorded our days together. Still love you even though death will probably pull us apart.” Liu Liwei, the girl in the video, is 19. Her mother ____55____ a terrible brain disease last year. After three craniotomies (开颅手术), her mother lived on, but she was not fully awake. After Liu’s father left their family for no reason, her mother and she depended on each other. After much ____56____, Liu chose to take a year off from college to look after her mother. During the year of staying with her mother, Liu recorded many videos for her. Together, they became happier and ____57____. Just when Liu thought that things were getting better, something bad happened. “That night,” Liu recalled, “I received and signed many critically ill (病危) notices. Even so many treatments failed to save my mother.” Liu’s story moved many people. “My mother died when I was 17. I tried everything but I couldn’t save her,” one wrote ____58____. Another said, “My mother got sick, but she still took me to the hospital without caring about her own ____59____.” Parents are the people who love us most in the world. As we ____60____, they are also getting older. Love them while you can and remember staying with them is the best gift for them. 七、阅读表达（共5小题，满分10分） 阅读短文，根据要求完成下面小题。 To respect your decisions is a simple and powerful quality of a person but it’s seldom used. Few people fully respect all his or her decisions, making decisions without really considering whether those decisions are really needed, whether they are correct, or even whether they are possible to complete. Imagine how you will feel if you are able to respect your decisions. You will be determined (坚定的), more creative, more satisfied, and so on. Although many methods could be written about how to respect your decisions and carry them out, the simplest way to start is by deciding to decide and deciding to respect the decisions yon make! Yes, it’s as simple as that. Before making a decision, it is a good idea to notice how you feel about what you are considering. Do you feel easy and relaxed about what you are thinking to do? If you decide to do something that doesn’t agree with your inner feelings, you will certainly find it difficult to complete the task that you’ve decided to do. In fact you may not even start it! By making sure that the decision agrees with your values first, you should have no difficulties carrying it out. Respecting your decisions is respecting yourself. If you seldom do what you say, then other people will not trust you, nor will you trust yourself. Very quickly these make you tired, slow and lazy. At this point nearly everything seems like hand work. To respect your decisions is a great quality to have. By giving importance to your time and energy, you will be able to make wise decisions. You will be known as someone who does what they say they will do. You will be highly respected. You will have a powerful and clear mind. You’ll have one of the greatest attributes (needed for success. 61 What will you be like if you respect your own decisions? (no more than 11 words) _____________________ 62. Why do others no longer trust you? (no more than 7 words) _____________________ 63. How could you make wise decisions according to the last paragraph? (no more than 8 words) _____________________ 64. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。 _____________________ 65. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。 _____________________ 八、书面表达（共1小题，满分15分） 66. “2024中外青年文化交流营”即将于今年五一假期在济宁举办，一些外国学生将到曲阜“三孔”参观，现急需招募十名志愿者。假定你是李华，请写一封电子邮件推荐自己。根据以下要点提示，写一篇英语短文。 提示： 1. 自荐目的：成为志愿者； 2. 个人信息：身份，年龄，性格（外向、善于与人相处），假期有空； 3. 个人优势：擅长英语； 4. 表达期望：获得机会并能做好，请本周五前回复。 注意： 1. 词数100左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）； 2. 须包括以上所有信息，可适当发挥，以使行文连贯； 3. 文中不能出现任何透露考生真实身份的信息。 提示词汇：曲阜三孔 The Three Holes of Qufu 要求： 1. 须包括以上所有提示信息，并适当发挥； 2. 文中不得出现任何透露考生真实身份的信息； 3. 100词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。 Dear Sir/Madam, I am glad to see your notice Volunteers Wanted. On the coming May Day, some foreign students ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 2023—2024学年第二学期第二次模拟考试 初四英语试题 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共45分） 一、听力选择（共15小题，满分15分） （一）请听录音中八组短对话。每组对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出与对话内容相符的图片或能回答所给问题的最佳答案。（每组对话读两遍） 【1题答案】 【答案】C 【2题答案】 【答案】B 【3题答案】 【答案】B 【4题答案】 【答案】A 【5题答案】 【答案】B 【6题答案】 【答案】C 【7题答案】 【答案】A 【8题答案】 【答案】C （二）请听录音中两段较长的对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能回答所给问题的最佳答案。（每段对话读两遍） 【9~11题答案】 【答案】9. B 10. A 11. A 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. B 15. A 注意：请同学们翻到第Ⅱ卷，找到第三大题，继续做听力填词题。 二、阅读理解（共15小题，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 A 【16~18题答案】 【答案】16. D 17. B 18. C B 【19~22题答案】 【答案】19. B 20. C 21. D 22. B C 【23~26题答案】 【答案】23. A 24. D 25. C 26. B D 【27~30题答案】 【答案】27. C 28. D 29. C 30. A 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共55分） 三、听力填词（共5小题，满分5分） 【31~35题答案】 【答案】31. Sunday 32. volunteer 33. old 34. cooks 35. meaningful 四、单词拼写与运用（共8小题，满分8分） 根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子语意通顺，语法正确。 【36题答案】 【答案】(p)refers 【37题答案】 【答案】(d)oubt 【38题答案】 【答案】(s)pare 【39题答案】 【答案】(e)xactly 【40题答案】 【答案】wealth 【41题答案】 【答案】provide 【42题答案】 【答案】except 【43题答案】 【答案】fishermen 五、语法填空（共10小题，满分10分） 【44~47题答案】 【答案】44. were created 45. useful 46. the 47. on B 【48~53题答案】 【答案】48. more comfortable 49. have prepared 50. as 51. themselves 52. to learn 53. when 六、完形填空（共7小题，满分7分） 【54~60题答案】 【答案】54. medicine 55. developed 56. thinking 57. stronger 58. sadly 59. pain 60. grow up 七、阅读表达（共5小题，满分10分） 【61~65题答案】 【答案】61. I will be determined, more creative, more satisfied, and so on. 62. Because I seldom do what I say. 63. By giving importance to my time and energy. 64. 在做决定之前，注意一下你对正在考虑的事情的感受是一个好主意。 65. To respect your decisions. 八、书面表达（共1小题，满分15分） 【66题答案】 【答案】例文 Dear Sir/Madam, I am glad to see your notice Volunteers Wanted. On the coming May Day, some foreign students will visit The Three Holes of Qufu. I’m willing to be a volunteer. Let me introduce myself to you. I’m a middle school student aged 15. I’m an outgoing girl who can always get on well with others. As for the time, I will be available this holiday. My oral English is so excellent that I have no difficulty communicating with foreign friends. More importantly, I know a lot about The Three Holes of Qufu culture. I’m sure I can help them have a better understanding of it. I believe I can manage it if you give me a chance. Please reply to me by Friday! Yours, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $2023至2024学年第二学期第二次模拟考试初四英语试题听力部分现在开始。一听力选择一，请听录音中八组短对话，每组对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出与对话内容相符的图片或能回答所给问题的最佳答案，每组对话读两遍。One, what are you going to be when you grow up? Thomas. I want to be a doctor. What are you going to be when you grow up? Thomas, I want to be a doctor. too. Excuse me, sir, I ordered a sandwich, but you gave me a hamburger. I'm sorry. I will bring your food right now. Excuse me, sir, I ordered a sandwich, but you gave me a hamburger. I'm sorry. I will bring your food right now. Three, are you going to clean your room this afternoon? No, I am not. I am going to do IT tomorrow morning. Are you going to clean your room this afternoon? No, I am not. I am going to do IT tomorrow morning. For its a fine day today, why don't we go for a walk? Okay, but I have to finish writing the email first. I will take me about ten minutes. It's a fine day today. Why don't we go for a walk? Okay, but I have to finish writing the email first. I will take me about ten minutes. Well, excuse me, but could you please not smoke here? Look at the sign. Sorry. sir, I didn't notice. IT. excuse me, but could you please not smoke here? Look at the sign. Sorry, sir, I didn't notice. Six, have you seen my notebook? Alex, i'm sure I left IT on my desk. Lass, night. maybe you put IT into your schoolbag. Look, it's on your chair. Have you seen my notebook? Alex, i'm sure I left IT on my desk. Lass. night, maybe you put IT into your schoolbag look, it's on your chair. Seven, Peter, i'm going to have a picnic in the park on sunday. Would you like . to go with me? I'm sorry. I will go swimming with my father. Okay, maybe next time. Peter, i'm going to have a picnic in the park on sunday. Would you like . to go with me? I'm sorry. I will go swimming with my father. Okay, maybe next time. Doctor, I have been caught ing all morning wrong. Let me see. I think you have caught a cold. Take the medicine and you'll be Better soon. How should I take . IT three times a day after each meal? Doctor, I have been caught ing all morning wrong. Let me see. I think you have caught a cold. Take the medicine and you'll be Better soon. How should I take . IT three times a day after each meal? 2、请听录音中两段较长的对话，每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出能回答所给问题的最佳答案。每段对话读两遍，听第一段较长的对话，回答第九至第11 3个小题。Where did you go? Yesterday morning? I went shopping with my son. Did you buy anything? No, I bought nothing. really. Why there . were so many people in the shop. He was too crowded. My son got lost. Where did you find him in the end . at the toy department, the sales girl was asking him about my telephone number. Then did he know your number? No, he remembered the wrong number. He was very frightened. He said he would never go shopping again. Where did you go? Yesterday morning? I went shopping with my son. Did you buy anything? No, I bought nothing. really. Why there . were so many people in the shop? He was too crowded. My song out last. Where did you find him in the end . at the toy department, the sales girl was asking him about my telephone number. Then did he know your number? No, he remembered the wrong number. He was very frightened. He said he would never go shopping again. 听第二段教程的对话，回答第12至第15 4个小题。Hi, you may. What were you doing when I called you at eight last night? Hi. ben. I was searching for information about some places of interest on the internet. Where are you going this summer vacation? I'm going to hangzhou on vacation. IT is a very beautiful city. Sounds great. Angelo is a great place to visit. Yes, i'll go to the west lake and some other tourist attractions. Have you ever . been there before? No, never. I hope to go there one day. How will you . get there by train? It's a little slow, but interesting. How long will . you stay there? I'm not sure. Maybe two weeks. Hi leoma. What were you doing when I called you at eight last night? Hi ben. I was searching for information about some places of interest, the internet. Where are you going this summer vacation? I'm going to hangzhou on vacation. IT is a very beautiful city. Sounds great. 杭州is a great place to visit。I'll go to the west lake and some other tourist attractions. Have you ever been there before? No, never. I hope to go there one day. How will you get . there by train? It's a little slow, but interesting. How long will . you stay there? I'm not sure. Maybe two weeks. 3、听力填词，请听下面一段独白，根据所听到的内容写出可以填入下表1到5空格处的适当单词，每空限填一词，读白读两遍。Today is sunday. Some girls are doing volunteer work in the old people's home. Nancy is drawing a picture. Some old people are around her IT seems that they are enjoying her picture very much. Julie plays the violin very well. Now he is playing old songs for some old people, which brings back weet memories. What's ella doing? wow. SHE is dancing to music. Her wonderful performance make some old people very happy. Lucy is good at telling stories. Now he is telling a story to some old people. The story is very interesting, and they all like IT. As for Alice, SHE is helping the cooks in the kitchen because he likes cooking a lot. Caring about other people makes our life meaningful. Today is sunday. Some girls are doing volunteer work in the old people's home. Nancy is drawing a picture. Some old people are around her. IT seems that they are enjoying her picture very much. Julie plays the violin very well. Now he is playing old songs for some old people, which brings back sweet memories. What's ela doing? wow. SHE is dancing to music. Her wonderful performance make some old people very happy. Lucy is good at telling stories. Now he is telling a story to some old people. The story is very interesting, and they all like IT. As for Alice, SHE is helping the cooks in the kitchen because he likes cooking a lot. Caring about other people makes our life meaningful.