天津市第一中学2021届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题 Word版含答案 19页

天津一中 2020-2021-1 高三年级英语学科一月考试卷 第 I 卷（共 115 分）‎ 本试卷分为第 I 卷（选择题）、第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分，共 150 分，考试用时 ‎120 分钟。第 I 卷 1 至 5 页,第 II 卷 1 页。考生务必将答案涂写规定的位置上，答在试卷 上的无效。‎ 祝各位考生考试顺利! 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 20 分） 第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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，你将有 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 does the woman advise the man to do?‎ A. Go to the shop to replace the camera.‎ B. Choose a good angle when taking pictures.‎ C. Keep the camera clean when taking pictures.‎ ‎2. Who is Rose probably?‎ A. The man’s student.‎ B. The speakers’ daughter. C. The woman’s teacher.‎ ‎3. How might be Mary’s university life before last September?‎ A. Exciting. B. Terrible. C. Ordinary.‎ ‎4. When will the professor be back?‎ A. At 12:00. B. At 13:00. C. At 14:00.‎ ‎5. Where are the speakers probably right now?‎ A. In a restaurant.‎ B. At a supermarket.‎ C. At a watch store.‎ 第二节 （共 10 个小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）‎ 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题, 从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选 项, 并涂在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读每道小题（每小题 5 秒钟）, 听完后, 你将有 5 秒钟时间回答各个小题。每段材料读两遍。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至 8 题。‎ ‎6. What’s the man calling the woman mainly for?‎ A. Complaining about the neighbors. B. Stopping the noise.‎ C. Changing to a quiet room.‎ ‎7. Which room is the man staying now?‎ A. In Room 1014. B. In Room 1016. C. In Room 868.‎ ‎8. What does the woman promise to do?‎ A. Change a room for the man. B. Give the man a morning call. C. Give the man a discount.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第 9 至 11 题。‎ ‎9. Where will the party be held?‎ A. At Gerald’s place. B. At Tony’s place. C. At Johnny’s place.‎ ‎10. Why did Gerald never ask the woman out?‎ A. He knew that she was always busy.‎ B. He was afraid of being refused by her.‎ C. He didn't have a good impression of her.‎ ‎11. What do we know about the woman?‎ A. She isn't interested in the disguise party. B. She will help with the decoration.‎ C. She plans to buy Gerald a gift.‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第 12 至 15 题。‎ ‎12. What are the basic requirements for an Englishman to apply for a driving license?‎ A. He must be quite strong and under the age of 70.‎ B. He must be physically and mentally healthy and over 17.‎ C. He must pay a certain amount of money and be old enough.‎ ‎13. Which problem in the center of the city hasn’t been mentioned?‎ A. Traffic. B. Parking. C. Noise.‎ ‎14. What are gradually being improved according to the speaker?‎ A. Facilities for crossing walks.‎ B. Various forms of public transport.‎ C. Space for new roads and parking places.‎ ‎15. What are greatly needed at night according to the speaker?‎ A. Taxi services. B. Subway services. C. New bus services.‎ 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节,满分 45 分）‎ 第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分,满分 15 分）‎ 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ ‎16. After _ long, eager wait, _ word came that our team had won the championship of the World Cup.‎ A. the; the B. a; a C. a; /‎ D. a; the ‎17. Many furniture shops _ the do-it-yourself craze by offering consumers pieces which they can make by themselves.‎ A. make out B. cater for C. hold up D. approve of ‎18. As things stand, the economy in China has been on the upturn, with more than seven million new jobs in urban and rural areas since the beginning of the year, calling for more hard work to overcome risks and challenges.‎ A. created B. creating C. having created D. to be created ‎19. All people, _ they are old or young, rich or poor, _ their best to help those in need since the disaster.‎ A. even if; tried B. no matter; have been trying C. whether; have been trying D. whether; tried ‎20. This is the first time that I’ve come to London, so I would like to try something _ British.‎ A. normally B. clearly C. generally D. typically ‎21. –It is very hot here in summer.‎ ‎–Yes, the temperature _ be above 40 degrees centigrade in July. A. must B. should C. can D. shall ‎22. No sooner herself in her seat _ I asked her about the matter.‎ A. she has settled; before B. had she settled; than C. has she settled; when D. she had settled; than ‎23. _ my nervousness, I finally worked up my courage to give the speech before the public.‎ A. In case of B. As opposed to C. In spite of D. In consequence of ‎24. –They are quiet, aren’t they?‎ ‎–Yes. They are accustomed at meals.‎ A. to talk B. to not talk C. to talking D. to not talking ‎25. –Good morning, sir. Can I help you?‎ ‎–I’d like a barbecue together with a cup of orange juice. How much do you ‎ _?‎ A. pay B. offer C. owe D. charge ‎26. It is a pity to see the US engage in a war of words jointly battle COVID-‎ ‎19 with China when the world is suffering.‎ A. or rather B. rather than C. other than D. more than ‎27. The manner _ a telephone is answered gives the image of the organization, so _ polite and pleasant when answering the telephone.‎ A. in which; be B. where; be C. which; being D. in which; being ‎28. In my opinion, all Mr. White good to his students in his class at present. He is very strict in their study.‎ A. does does does B. does do do C. does does do D. did do does ‎29. I tried to in my speech grateful we all were for his help.‎ A. convey; what B. convey; how C. predict; what D. predict; how ‎30. –The drama we saw last night was very romantic.‎ ‎– _. I found the acting too bad to be romantic.‎ A. I can’t agree more B. I’ve got no idea C. That goes without saying D. Well, I beg to differ 第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分）‎ 阅读下面短文,从 31-50 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。‎ When you try too hard but you don’t succeed; when despite all your efforts you don’t get the results you need, give up and move on. 31_ it like it’s hot, and run in the 32 direction as fast as you can.‎ Yes, we all have been trained to work hard to achieve our dreams, and that’s a good thing. The _33___ arises when all these _34___ quotes start confusing us. These 35_ tell you not to give up, but they don’t tell you that it should only ‎ 36 your true dreams. They tell you to “try and try again” until you succeed, but that amount of 37 should only be put toward what you really want in life. People should never 38 when it comes to what they think to be their life’s purpose. The rest are all just there to 39 you, distract(使分心) you and depress you, so don’t 40_ to do them any longer.‎ If you are poor at playing the piano and you know it’s because you don’t like the 41_ , give it up. If however hard you study you can 42 score an above average grade, don’t worry. Your 43_ lies somewhere else. Not everyone is an A-student.‎ Try to find out what you are good at, what makes you happy and then ‎ 44 on it. If you do, 45 would have to tell or inspire you not to give up because when you 46_ something, you keep trying until you get it right and the enthusiasm flows from 47 .‎ Don’t worry about what people will say or think; it’s your life. If at the end of the day, you have a sense of 48 and can sleep well at night, you can be sure you have made the right decisions, 49 some of them are deciding to give up 50 certain things in life.‎ ‎31. A. Try B. Drop C. Blame D. Value ‎32. A. same B. original C. common D. opposite ‎33. A. hope B. problem C. need D. importance ‎34. A. accurate B. complicated C. disappointing D. inspirational ‎35. A. books B. movies C. messages D. reports ‎36. A. focus on B. apply to C. consist of D. result in ‎37. A. effort B. interest C. money D. intelligence ‎38. A. care B. rest C. quit D. laugh ‎39. A. guide B. prepare C. confuse D. watch ‎40. A. bother B. afford C. hesitate D. pretend ‎41. A. toy B. furniture C. tool D. instrument ‎42. A. hardly B. easily C. always D. simply ‎43. A. duty B. luck C. talent D. wealth ‎44. A. rely B. work C. comment D. pass ‎45. A. everybody B. somebody C. anybody D. nobody ‎46. A. love B. possess C. fear D. lack ‎47. A. within B. above C. underground D. outside ‎48. A. loss B. humor C. justice D. fulfillment ‎49. A. as though B. now that C. even if D. so that ‎50. A. to B. on C. like D. except 第三部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题：每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 分）‎ 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。‎ A Sucking blood is a risky business. At least for the female mosquitoes that need those nutrients to nurture their developing eggs. Not only do they have to find a suitable blood donor, but once they’ve had their fill, they have to be able to escape undetected. How they handle this secret departure skillfully has just been revealed in the “Journal of Experimental Biology”.‎ Feasting (饱餐) on an unsuspecting mammal can double a mosquito’s body mass. So how does a fully loaded female leave the host’s skin without triggering its pressure sensors and bringing on that fateful slap? To find out, Florian Muijres of Wageningen University in The Netherlands and his colleagues used cameras that record 13,500 frames per second to capture the takeoff maneuvers of 63 blood-fed malarial mosquitoes.‎ What they discovered is, when it comes to a soft yet speedy getaway...for female mosquitoes, the wing’s the thing. With a wingbeat frequency of about ‎600 beats per second...the insects are able to lift themselves lightly off their host.‎ That approach is the opposite of the one favored by most other winged things,‎ says Muijres.‎ ‎“When most flying animals take off, like birds or flies, they first use their legs to push off very hard, and then when they are in the air, then they start beating their wings and generate aerodynamic lift (气动升力) to be able to fly away. Mosquitoes do it the other way around. They first start beating their wings and through the aerodynamic forces these wings generate, their body is being lifted off. And then they do gently push down with their long legs to be able to further power their liftoff. But these forces that are being generated by the legs are relatively small.”‎ In fact, the faint flutter of a mosquito’s wings produces less than one third of the force used by similar-sized fruit flies as they leave to find another banana. “Even on a full stomach, these bloodsuckers’ takeoff process takes only about ‎30 milliseconds, which is 10 times faster than how fast we can blink our eyes,” says Muijres. They’re gone before we know what hit us and before we can hit them.‎ ‎51. What does the passage mainly talk about?‎ A. How mosquitoes get nutrients for their developing eggs. B. How mosquitoes can find their suitable blood donors.‎ C. How mosquitoes escape undetected after sucking blood. D. How the female mosquitoes find their perfect partners.‎ ‎52. What plays the most important part in helping mosquitoes escape?‎ A. Their legs. B. Their ears. C. Their mouths. D. Their wings.‎ ‎53. Mosquitoes’ takeoff approach is different from that of most other winged insects in that _.‎ A. mosquitoes are lighter than them B. mosquitoes are keen on sucking blood C. mosquitoes take off first with wings and then legs D. mosquitoes take off through the aerodynamic forces ‎54. From what Muijres said, we know that mosquitoes’ escape speed is _.‎ A. extremely fast B. equal to that of our blink C. faster than that of fruit flies D. greatly affected by their full stomach B Fran’s husband Tom had a habit of throwing his dirty socks into the laundry basket, but frequently missing by a few inches. It really frustrated Fran when she had to pick up his socks and place them in the basket. After learning the techniques of behavior modification(矫正), Fran decided to stop nagging(唠叨) her husband and try positive reinforcement(加强). When he missed the basket, she said nothing and quietly picked up his socks. However, one day when his socks actually landed in the target, she quickly reinforced the appropriate behavior by saying, “I really like it when you put your socks right inside the basket.” She followed this statement with a hug. Within a week, Tom was hitting the target every time, or picking up the socks by hand and placing them inside the basket whenever he missed. Consequently, an argument was avoided.‎ There is an old saying that “you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar”, which is the principle behind behavior modification. Complaining to someone of doing something, whether it’s a partner or a child, often gets just the opposite response resistance. But almost everyone respond to positive reinforcement and this approach to changing someone’s behavior takes a little patience and emotional control.‎ Experts of behavior modification believe habits are learned because of reinforcement from the environment. This theory states that people will always do the behavior that results in the most favorable outcome. Even if in the doing,‎ there are some negative effects. For instance, Fran may have learned that it really didn’t matter whether her husband’s socks landed in the basket or not. It is because she’d come along and pick them up for him. That was the favorable outcome but, if he only got negative messages from Fran for the same behavior, he didn’t have much motivation to abandon it.‎ Of course for some people nothing will work, but it’s sure worth a try, because all of us resist criticism and respond to praise. Treating them with a hostile attitude probably won’t get you what you want, but it will get you a bad relationship with them. So, the next time you want someone to meet your wishes, try a little applause for the desired behavior.‎ ‎55. Why does the author present Tom and Fran’s story at the beginning of the passage?‎ A. To show Tom is one of those needing behavior modification. B. To introduce the techniques of behavior modification.‎ C. To let the readers know this family. D. To list ways to get rid of bad habits.‎ ‎56. Which of the following best fits the principle behind behavior modification?‎ A. Leaving a child alone when he or she does something wrong. B. Telling a child not to make the same mistakes again.‎ C. Taking no notice of one’s occasional good behavior. D. Praising one for his or her good deeds.‎ ‎57. Which statement about a habit may the author agree with?‎ A. Criticism contributes a lot to the formation of a bad habit. B. Most of our habits are formed in childhood.‎ C. A habit is usually reinforced by favorable outcome.‎ D. We can always get along with a person of good habits.‎ ‎58. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?‎ A. Positive reinforcement should be applied to anyone. B. Positive reinforcement works on anyone.‎ C. By using positive reinforcement we don’t fail to get what we want.‎ D. By using positive reinforcement we can improve our relationship with anyone else.‎ ‎59. The purpose of the passage is to tell us _.‎ A. what behavior modification is B. the way to get along with others C. how to bring out the best in others D. the training of behavior modification C Surrounded by Brothers I know it is wrong to envy your children. But when I see my son, Tonio and his younger brother Sam going down a slide together, one’s arm around the other, I know I have missed something wonderful.‎ Not only did I never have a brother, but also I had no friendships like theirs. My sister was old enough to help take care of me, so she was more a mother than a playmate, and I was more a pest than a friend. A brother would have been wonderful, but it was not in the family planning.‎ Now I finally live with brothers, my sons, Tonio and Sam. I am watching them build the kind of relationship that I once dreamed about. They go to bed together. When one comes into our bed after a nightmare, my wife and I know that before morning his brother will follow.‎ Sam manages the world with more ease than his elder brother, whose frustrations often bring him to tears. With a sincere “Smile, Tonio,” Sam is the one who comforts him. Tonio, on the other hand, has stopped playing with boys at his age who don’t like playing with Sam. They are always backing each other up.‎ I don’t know what kind of relationship they will have when they grow up. Parents always want their children to have what they never could. I want them to have each other. So I imagine them going to the same college, marrying sisters and living on the same block.‎ That’s why I was so worried the day Tonio started kindergarten. I felt that I would lose something too. As we headed for school that morning, both boys seemed relaxed, as if neither had any idea that the day was going to be different, that starting then, Tonio would be leaving behind his brother, his best friend, his right arm.‎ Tonio’s first day was chaotic, with hundreds of children outside looking for their teachers. Before any of us could say goodbye, Tonio disappeared with his new classmates. He turned to wave and then was gone. It was so sudden. Sam even didn’t see him go. Although parents had been asked to ease the craziness of the first day by staying out of the school, I lifted Sam up and took him to Tonio’s classroom, looking for a glimpse of Tonio. Sam spotted him first.‎ My wife and I didn’t head back home immediately, stopping instead at a coffee shop to treat Sam to hot chocolate. We even let him eat ice-cream with his fingers. Sam was still quiet, so I asked him if he missed his brother already.‎ He didn’t answer. Instead he asked, “Daddy, is Tonio going to be gone forever?”‎ ‎“No, Sammy,” I said, feeling happy about his sweet question. “Not forever, just until three o’clock.”‎ I sometimes think that the greatest thing I have ever done is to help create these brothers. And I didn’t stop with them. We had another child, and for the third time in a row, it was a boy. It wasn’t long before his brothers climbed into the crib(婴儿床) to play with him. I am surrounded by brothers.‎ ‎60. What makes the author envy his sons?‎ A. He has no friends like Sam and Tonio. B. He has only one brother in his family.‎ C. He doesn’t enjoy brotherhood as they do.‎ D. He doesn’t have a good relation with his sister.‎ ‎61. What does the underlined word “pest” in paragraph 2 mean?‎ A. a bad person B. a lovely brother C. a good companion D. an annoying person ‎62. What can we learn about the two little brothers?‎ A. They supported each other in different ways.‎ B. The two brothers went to the same kindergarten.‎ C. Neither of the brothers played with other children.‎ D. Tonio often encouraged Sam when Sam burst into tears.‎ ‎63. The author was worried the day Tonio started his kindergarten, because .‎ A. Tonio might not do well with his study B. he was afraid he would lose Tonio forever C. he wanted Tonio to have what he didn’t have D. Tonio might not spend so much time with Sam ‎64. On the first day of the kindergarten, .‎ A. Sam was very sad because Tonio was gone forever B. Tonio had a nice day playing with his new classmates C. the father felt happy when he sensed Sam’s love to Tonio D. Sam was allowed to have ice-cream with fingers as usual ‎65. What does the title “Surrounded by Brothers” suggest?‎ A. The author often plays with his sons whenever he has time.‎ B. The author experienced brotherly affection by raising his sons. C. The youngest son is always surrounded by his elder brothers. D. Parents want their children to stay at home and play together.‎ D Most of us still have lots of photographs sitting around from the days when we used cameras, not telephones, to take pictures. There are probably many photos that we do not look at and may never see again. But these images, representing memories from our past, do not have to be lost. Google has created a tool to help bring these forgotten pictures back to life in very high quality.‎ The PhotoScan app works the same as an image scanner (扫描仪). But this software program uses the camera on your phone to capture images as digital copies, which is a quick and easy way to save old photos without having to spend money on new equipment. The PhotoScan app uses new technology to improve the capturing process, which makes it possible to take a picture of a photo with a camera phone, without glare, a common problem.‎ After opening the app, the user first puts the desired photo within the camera’s frame. When this is done, four small circles appear in different places over the photo. The user then moves the phone over each of the circles, which change color after the process completes. That’s it! The app finds the edges of the photo, straightens the image, and puts it in the right position while removing glare. From this point, the pictures can easily be saved to the Google Photos app or somewhere else. If you do have Google Photos, images are organized by face or place and can easily be found.‎ The release of PhotoScan came at the same time as some changes to the Google Photos app. One change is an improved auto tool that Google says creates high-quality effects in just one step. Another tool lets users choose from ‎12 different looks to improve overall photo quality. The third provides high-level controls for changing light and colors.‎ Anil Sabharwal, the Vice President of Google Photos, explained why he created PhotoScan. In 1947, his parents lived under British colonial rule in India and were ordered to leave their home with only a few belongings. They decided to leave behind jewelry and other valuables, but gathered up as many photos as they could take.‎ ‎66. What can we know about the PhotoScan app?‎ A. It is new equipment used to scan images.‎ B. It can adjust the angle of cameras by moving four small circles. C. Users can use it to take digital photos.‎ D. Using it to photograph pictures won’t have glare.‎ ‎67. In the third paragraph, the author mentions _.‎ A. how to use the PhotoScan app B. where to find Google Photos C. what the benefits of the app are D. why the new app can benefit us ‎68. What is the advantage of Google Photos according to the passage?‎ A. It provides various styles that users can select from to improve the apps.‎ B. Users can easily find the desired picture through the photographing place. C. The changed storage space is bigger than before.‎ D. It stores most pictures captured by PhotoScan.‎ ‎69. What can we infer about Anil Sabharwal from the last paragraph?‎ A. He got the idea for PhotoScan from his family’s experiences.‎ B. His parents helped him a lot while in India.‎ C. British colonial rule forced him to make PhotoScan.‎ D. His family’s poverty promoted him to create PhotoScan.‎ ‎70. The purpose of the passage is to _.‎ A. persuade us to use the PhotoScan app B. tell us a new Google app brings old photographs back to life C. remind us of the pictures representing memories from our past D. offer some suggestions for Google to improve its new app 第 II 卷 （共 35 分）‎ 第一节 阅读表达（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分,满分 10 分）‎ 阅读下面短文,并根据题目要求用英语回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。‎ My high school, like many others, was extremely competitive not only in sports but also in academic subjects. The pressure of trying to get excellent grades while joining in extra-curricular activities could be great. Sometimes it seemed like I lived at school! When I was home my time was spent doing homework. Some days I was so busy finishing a project that I could hardly see my families.‎ I have a younger sister named Sally. She was nine years old. We used to see each other, but after I graduated from the primary school she attended, I saw her less and less.‎ Then one day I came home to an empty house and I found a note from my mom saying my sister was at her friend’s and would be dropped off.‎ At five o’clock I saw my sister walking towards the door with her friend and her friend’s father. I heard them talking. “Is anyone at home?” the father asked.‎ ‎“Just my mean elder sister, Sara, and she’s probably in her room as usual,”‎ my sister replied. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t even know who this man was and my sister was making me sound like one of Cinderella’s wicked stepsisters. I opened the door, thanked the father for bringing her home, then shut the door and started to cry.‎ To make a long story short, a huge fight followed that ended with me driving my sister to her room. But I realized that what was worse than the fight was that I really hadn’t been a good elder sister.‎ I had lost track of what was important, and what really mattered. I had fallen into a whirlpool(漩涡) of pressure and competition, and it took my sister’s honest observation to show me that the grades I got didn’t matter to everyone--- certainly not to her. All that matters to her is that I’m her elder sister, and that’s what matters to me, too.‎ ‎71. What kind of life did the author live at high school? (No more than 5 words.)‎ ‎72. What does the underlined phrase “dropped off” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? (No more than 3 words.)‎ ‎73. Why did the author’s sister consider her as a mean sister? (No more than 8 words.)‎ ‎74. What happened to the two sisters that day according to the passage? (No more than 5 words.)‎ ‎75. What lesson do you learn from the author’s experience? (No more than 20 words.)‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）‎ 假设你是李津，你的英国笔友 Peter 经常在邮件中提到他做义工的事。正好你暑假期 间也在一所社区医院做了义工，请你用英语写一封回复邮件，与他交流一下你做义工的相 关情况及收获，内容需包括：‎ ‎1.工作时间：7 月 15 日到 7 月 31 日 ‎2.工作内容：为前来就诊的老人提供帮助；引导就诊等；‎ ‎3.你的收获：建立了自信；学会了与人交流等。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.词数 100 左右；‎ ‎2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3.邮件的开头和结尾已经给出，但是不计入总词数。‎ 参考词汇：社区医院 community hospital Dear Peter，‎ I’m glad to hear from you.‎ Yours,‎ Li Jin 注意: 交卷时只交答题卡!‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎20-21-1 高三年级一月考答案 听力 ‎1-5 CBBCA 6-10 CBACB 11-15 CBCAC 单选 ‎16-20 CBACD 21-25 CBCDD 26-30 BACBD 完型 ‎31-35 BDBDC 36-40 BACCA 41-45 DACBD 46-50 AADCB 阅读 ‎51-54 CDCA 55-59 BDCAC 60-65 CDADCB 66-70 DABAB 阅读表达 （参考答案）‎ ‎71. A busy and competitive life.‎ ‎72. Sent/Brought back home.‎ ‎73. Because she didn’t care for her sister.‎ Because she only cared about her own things.‎ ‎74. They had a huge fight.‎ ‎75. What really matters is the love and the feelings from the family members.‎ 书面表达 (参考答案) Dear Peter，‎ I’m glad to hear from you. You have told me a lot about your volunteer work,‎ and I’d like to share my volunteer experience in a community hospital during the summer vacation with you.‎ I worked there from July 15 to July 31, during which time people over 60 were given a free medical examination. Every day I arrived before 6:30 and helped organize the old people. Then I helped them fill in the forms. Leading them to different departments was also part of my duties.‎ Although tired those days, I benefited a lot from the experience. I built up my confidence and learned some communication skills. What ’ s more, helping the old made me more patient and careful.‎ How was your holiday? Looking forward to your e-mail.‎ Yours,‎ Li Jin