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福建省永泰县第一中学届高三英语上学期期中试题2019完卷时间120分钟满分150分第一局部听力(共两节,总分值30分)第一节(共5小题;每题
1.5分,总分值
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三个选项中选出最正确选项听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题每段对话仅读一遍
1、What does the manthink the woman shoulddoA、Talk toher husband.B、Get an eye operation.C、Buy a new pairof glasses.
2、What isthe probablerelationship betweenthe speakersA、Family members.B、Classmates.C、Co-workers.
3、Where doesthe conversationtake placeA、In the kitchen.B、In thebedroom.C、Outside thehouse.
4、What arethe speakerstalking aboutA、Moving toNew York.B、Holiday plans.C^The weather.
5、What doesthe manthink of the movieA、Exciting.B、Boring.C、Just so-so.第二节(共15小题;每题L5分,总分值
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三个选项中选出最正确选项听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每题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,答复第
6、7题
6、Who willpay for the lunchA、The man.B、The woman.C、The mans boss.
7、How will the speakersgo forthe lunchA、On foot.B、By car.C、By taxi.听第7段材料,答复第
8、9题
8、How longwill thetrip takeA、Four days.D口;心”
9、What isthe womanespecially高三英语试卷第1页共10页A、The nationalpark.B、〜」、x听第8段材料,答复第10至12题
10、How doesthe womanfeel about going backto schoolA、Nervous.B、Happy.C、Excited.
11、What didthe school doover the summerA、They boughtnew computers.B、They improvedthe playground.C^They builta swimming pool.
12、What coursewill the woman probablychooseA、Drawing.B、Dancing.C、Acting.听第9段材料,答复第13至16题A、Go on a trip.B、Work.C、Buy atruck.
13、What willthe womando whenthesummervacation starts
14、How longwillthe speakers stay at collegeA、One year.B、Two years.C、Three years.
15、What can thewomanenjoy inJulyA、A comedyshow.B、A sportsmatch.C、A concert.
16、Where didthewomanget hertickets fromC、A friend.A、A radioshow.B、The ticketoffice.听第10段材料,答复第17至20题
17、How didthe speakerfeel at the firstinterviewA、Too confident.B、Very nervous.C、A littleimpolite.
18、When didthe speakerget his first jobA、In middle school.B、In highschool.C、In college.
19、What madethe speakerwant toA、be anengineerHelping atMcDonald s.B、Serving at a coffee shop.C、Working at a buildingcompany.to success
20、What isthespeaker,s secretA、He studiedhard.B、He metlots of people.C、He hadwork experience.第二局部阅读理解(共两节,总分值40分)第一节(共15小题;每题2分,总分值30分)The newJitterbug Smartaneasy and affordable wayto call,text andemailThe Jitterbug Smart isthe simpleSmartphone withour biggestscreen ever,now withour exclusive(独有的)healthand safety apps.It sa brandcreated byGreatCall thatis intendedto helpthe elderlywith theirSmartphone needs.EASY Witha new,35%bigger screen,its eveneasier to stay connected.Everything youwant to do,from textingandtaking picturesto emailingand surfingthe Internet,is organizedin asingle liston onescreen withlarge,clear letters.And now,new VoiceTyping makeswriting emailsand textseffortless.SMART Turnyour easy-to-use Jitterbug Smart intoa personalsafety devicewith GreatCalTs award-winning healthandsafetyapps,like5Star in any uncertainor unsafesituation,simply pressthe buttonand ahighly-trained agentwill get youthe helpyou need.AFFORDABLE GreatCallprovides avariety ofdata plans for aslow as$
2.49per month.Compared toother cellphonecompanies,you couldsave over$300per year,making theJitterbug Smartphone plansthe mostaffordable on the market.To orderor learnmore,call1-866-412-0911or visitus atgreatcall.Com Buytoday andget aFREE Car Charger,a$25value!Built-in5-megapixel(百万像素)camera.Full-size keyboardand VoiceTyping new,bigger screenPoweredby the nation,s largestand mostdependable wireless network.Available atPlans andServices mayrequire purchaseof aGreatCall deviceandaone-time setupfee of$
35.5Star or9-l-l callscanonly bemade whenmobile phoneservice is available.5Star Servicewill be able totrack anapproximate locationwhen your deviceis turnedon,but cannotguarantee an exact location.Jitterbug,GreatCall and5Star areregisteredtrademarks ofGreatCall,Inc.
21.Which isthe advantageof theJitterbug Smartused toA、It can be trackanexactlocation,used tobook aB、It canbe five-star hotelroom,used asa personalC、It canbesafety device.D、The VoiceTyping makeswriting emailsdifficult
22、What makesit affordable to buy a JitterbugSmart moreA、You couldsave Youthan$300every year.willgeta5Star freeCarChargerworth$25anytime,callsB、or9TT canbe availableeverywhere.C、It ismade bythenations largestwirelessnetwork.D、
23、What isimplied in the textA、JitterbugSmartwill increaseservice offive-star hotels.B、Those whosend messagesless willprefer tobuy thisproduct.JitterbugSmartwill gainpopularity amongelderlyC、customers.D、People willlive ahealtl高三英语试卷第3页共io页BWhen he was young,Louis Armstrongwas takingwhat wascalled Creolejazz,which wasalso calleddance music,and combiningit withtrumpeter(小号手)Buddy Bolden,to createwhat wouldeventually become today1s jazz.Armstrong accomplishedthis withalmost noformal training.What littletraining hedid havebegan whenhewasplacedin theNew OrleansColored Waifs Home atthe ageof12,after arun-in with the police.The punishmenttuned out tobe amixed blessing,for healso hadthe opportunityto playinareal band.While atthe WaifsHome,Armstrong alsogot thechance tohear some of thecity sfinest musicians.Cornetist FreddieKeppardperformed ina nearbyclub.So didtrumpeter andbandleader King Joe Oliver,who tookthe boyunder hiswingand taughthim how to readmusic andwork onhis playingtechnique.When Oliverleft forChicago,Armstrong chosetostayin NewOrleans andwork withsomeof the othertop musiciansof the day.Some yearslater in Chicago,King Oliveroffered hima placein hisband in
1922.It becameArmstrongsbiggest challengeyetthe bandhad noparts writtenfor trumpet,so hewas forcedto listento KingOliver andimprovise(即兴创作).Soon,Armstrong sundeniable talentwas gettingnotice.Lil Hardin,the bands pianoplayer and the futureMrs.Armstrong,explains that Oliver keptArmstrong in the secondtrumpet-chair sothatOliverwould stillbe King”.Hardin convincedhim toleave theband.Armstrong recordedhisfirstcomposition,Cornet ChopSuey,one of the mostcopied jazzsolos ofall time.Thismonumental1928recording mixesartistry,endurance andshowmanship thathas rarely,if ever,been matchedin jazz.
24、What doesthe underlinedword run—in meanin the second paragraphA、campaign B、tension C、exploration D、conflictin music
25、Who playeda fundamentalpart inArmstrong,s achievementsA、Buddy Bolden.B、Lil Hardin.Keppard.C、KingJoeOliver D、Cornetist Freddie
26、Why didLouis Armstrongleave KingOliver sbandBecause hewanted toget marriedin NewYork.A、B、C、D、Because histalent couldnot developcompletely.Because hegot abetter opportunityin NewYork.Because theman forcedhim toleave theband.
27、What1sthemain ideaof the passageA、It asksreaders toknow moreabout modernjazz.B、It introduces one ofthe greatestjazz musicians.C、It introducesthe developmentof jazz.D、It describesthe importanceof talentin playingjazz.You maythink that sailing is a difficultsport,but it is reallynot hard to learnit.You donot need to bestrong.But you need to be quick.And you needtounderstand afew basicrules about the wind.First,you mustask yourself,Where isthe windcoming fromIs itcoming fromahead orbehind orfrom the side”You mustthink aboutthis allthe timeon the boat.The winddirection tellsyou whatto dowith the sail.Let sstart with the wind blowing from the behind.This meansthe windand the boat aregoing inthe samedirection.Then you must always keep the sail outsidethe boat.It shouldbe ata90°angle to the boat.Then itwill catch thewind best.If the wind isblowing from the side,it isblowing acrosstheboat.In thiscase,you mustkeep thesail halfwayoutside theboat.It shouldbe ata45°angle totheboat.It needsto beout farenough tocatchthe wind,but itshouldnt flap(摆动).It shouldnt looklike ona flagpole.If it is flapping,it isprobably out too far,andthe boat will slowdown.Sailing intothe windis notpossible.If youtry,thesailwill flapand theboatwillstop.You maywant to go inthatdirection.It ispossible,but you can tgo ina straightline.You mustgo firstin onedirection andthen inanother.This iscalled tacking.When youare tacking,youmustalwayskeepthesail inside theboat.
28、What shouldyou dowhenyouare learningto sailA、Tell winddirections.B、Know wavelevels.C、Consider thesize ofsails D、Know theposition of your boat
29、What doesthe wordIt underlinedin Paragraph4refer toA、The boat.B、The wind.C、The angle.D、The sail.
30、According tothepassage,which ofthe followingis rightA、Keep thesailinsidewhen sailing withthe windblowing from thebehind.B、Allow thesail toflap whensailingwiththewindblowingfromtheside.C、Tack theboat whentrying tosail againstthewind.D、Move ina straightline whensailing againstthewind.
31、Where canyou probablyfind thetextA、In aphysics textbook.B、In atourist guidebook.C、In anofficial report.D、In anentertainment magazine.DHave youever lookedatafashionable itemof clothingand feltconfused Ifso,your confusionmay havemade sense.Several monthsago,high fashionbrand Balenciagareleased a”「shirt shirt”,which is a shirtsewn on the frontofa T-shirt.The unusualdesign hascertainly confuseda lot ofpeople.But theudouble shirtisn tfighting aloneon thefrontier ofstrange fashion.Ever sinceUS shoemanufacturer Crocsreleasedits famoushole-filled foamshoes,so-called“ugly fashionhasn tshowed anysigns ofslowing down,theBusiness ofFashion Websitenoted.British designerHaul Surr:______、、of lookingperfect allthe ti图二央语试卷第5页共10贝Indeed,fashion is all aboutchanges.Something that7s considereduncool oneminute canthen turnoutto be thelatestmust-have fashionitem thenext.And inthe eyesof USfashion writer Megan Collins,ugly doesn,t necessarilymean thedesign ofthe itemis ugly.After all,ugly issomething subjective.Ugly fashionmeans notthe mainstream,it snot whateveryones wearing;it snot whatthe generalpopulation considersas inright now,“she toldstylenews siteFashionista.But throughoutthe historyof fashion,when anynew trendappears,most peopletend tohate it,before iteventuallybecomes loved.As Italiandesigner MiucciaPrada toldTheNewYorkTimes,“Maybe becauseit isnewer,ugly isattractive.Ugly isexciting.〃Meanwhile,popular socialmedia fashionbloggers alsohelp peopleto pickup newugly fashiontrends.These bloggersexpress themselves throughtheir clothes,showing theirunique personalitiesand makingstatements withtheir wardrobechoices.However,as Clever-ishMagazinenoted,just beingcomfortable inyour ownskin couldactually be the bestlook.“I personallylove havinga uniqueexpression,because withoutugly fashionand diversity,wed alllook thesame,Australian fashioninfluencer andmodel ZanitaWhittington toldFahionista,“I appreciateanything thatJs out ofthe norm.”
32、How doesthe authorlead tothe topicofthepassageA、By tellinga funnystory.By askingand answeringquestionsB、By askingquestions andgiving examplesC、By givingdifferent remarksfrom differentpeople.D、
33、、What canwe knowfromthewriterMeganCollinsA、Ugly fashionhas astandard criterionB、Ugly fashionvaries fromperson toperson C、Most peoplelike uglyfashionD、Ugly fashioncanbeeasily predicted
34、What willsome socialmedia fashionbloggers doto showtheirA、They willdress themselvesto lookperfect,tryThey willsome newand excitingclothes.B、They willmake statementswith othersclothes choices,C、They willexpressthemselvesby wearingugly clothes.D、personalitiesA、Ugly fashionaccept itor hateit B、Ugly fashion------defend itor banitC、Ugly fashionmeans apublic trendD、Ugly fashionmeans asign forperfection第二节七选五(共5小题;每题2分,总分值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正确选项选项中有两项为多余选项
35、Which maybethebest titleEarlyto bedand earlyto risemakes aman healthy,wealthy andwise.36Sleeping at4am andwaking up atnoon wasa partof me.But afterreading asubject onwakingup early,I vefoundpeople wakingup earlierare moreproductive andlive happier.37I used to be a nightowl,but nowbecome themost productiveperson Iveever been.Would you like tobecome amorning personyourselfHereare mytips.38If youalways wake up at10to11am.,it isnttoorealistic toexpect thatyou willthatimmediatelywake upat5am thenext day.But youcan try9:45first and,slowly buildit up to yourdesired time.The gradualmethod mightwork muchbetter forsleeping patternsare difficultto change.That goesfor eatingor exercisehabits as well.Just make a changefrom advancingyour wakingtimewith15minutes eachday.39Then sleepearlier.You cant justwake upearly andnot sleepearly.Staying uplate and getting upearly willeventuallybreak youdown.So ifyou resetting youralarm15minutes earlierthan usual,make sureto sleep15minutessooner aswell.40To wakeupearly,youneedto havea strongmotivation first.Once theresaforceful reasontodosomething thenext morning,you willjump outof bedhowever sleepyyou mightbe.For example,an extremelyimportant andurgent taskwill wakeyou upearly.Maybe,almost al1attempts towakeupearly wi11fai1,but pleasedon tgive up.So keeptrying,and you11be amorning person.A、Have acompulsory reason.、r、d neverbeen amorning person.Be、possessed ofstrong determination.In、this way,your goalwill bereached in time.So、I vestarted experimentingand receivedgood results.Inorder to makea change,youneedtomakearrangements beforehand.G、The bestmethod forchanging yourwaking-up timeis todo itgradually.第三局部语言知识运用(共两节,总分值45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每题
1.5分.总分值30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项,并标在答题卷的相应位置Bill Gateslives inan equalhousehold.When it41parenting histhree children,the billionaireadmits his wifehas donemore thanher42ofthework raisingthe kids.高三英语试卷第7页共10页Gates spenttwo yearstaking mathand computerscience courses,43never finisheshis degree.My eldestdaughtergraduates fromStanford inJune,so11m44________________________________________she won11fall intomyfootsteps,n Gatesjoked.Mr.and Mrs.Gates havebeen cautiousabout themodel theyfveusedto45their children.The couple46a1970s”Love and Logic11parenting model.The philosophy哲学centers onthe ideathat takingemotional control,essentially47emotional reactionslike shoutingor blamingkids,is48for parents.,One ofthe greatest49of applyingLove andLogic is that ithelps uslearn how to keepa tightercontrolon ouremotions andon our50__________________________________,Gates said.Gates admitshe andhiswifehaven*t beenperfect at51the approach.Can youget ridoftheemotion Youcant52do it,“he said.Besides,the LoveandLogicmodel53the importanceof notrelying onrewards forkids,but showingunconditionallove andpraising kid54who theyare,not whatthey do;furthermore,we arenot supposedto scoldkidsjust becauseof whatthey door dont55like apoor testscore ora badgrade.Actually manyhighly successfulpeople56with gradeswhen they were children,n Gatessaid.What1s mostimportantis thatour childrendevelop goodcharacter,curiosity,and problem-solving
57.’The58isabit likethe Socratic(苏格拉底)method,_59it pushesparents tofocuson askingquestions oftheir kidsandgettingthemthem tothink abouthow tosolve theirown problems,instead of60answers.
41、A、comes toB、sticks toC、devotes toD、leads to
42、A、share B、sight C、reach D、power
43、A、however B、but C^so D、or
44、A、ashamed B、pessimistic C、optimistic D、curious
45、A、adopt B、support C、supply D、raise
46、A、evaluated B、followed C、generated D、adapted
47、A、shrinking B、snatching C、improving D、reducing
48、A、worthy B、immoral C、useful D、noble
49、A、motivations B、benefits C、regrets D、targets
50、A、tongues B、minds C、hands I、brains
51、A、believing inB、studying inC、carrying outD、working on
52、A、totally B、extremely C、roughly D、gradually
53、A、attracts B、stresses C、owes D、hides
54、A、about B、inC、for D、over
55、A、earn B、love C、overlook D、accomplish
56、A、smiled B、cried C、lunged D、struggled
57、A、intelligence B、suggestion C^reflection D、skills
58、A、opinion B、way C、model D、means
59、A、which B、where C、how D、when
60、A.feeding B、forgetting C、cheating D、treating第二节语法填空共10小题;每题L5分,总分值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A videoonline showedthat aZhou61______________occupy awindow seatonatrain travelingfrom Hunanprovinceto Shenzhenon Wednesday,when sheshould havesat bythe aisle过道.The woman62seat wasnear the windowlater boardedthe trainand foundher seat63take.She askedZhou tomove butZhou refused,making acomplaint totrain attendants.Zhou occupiedthewindowseat64she gotoff thetrainatGuangzhou station.On Thursday,the policeinHunan finedZhou200yuan,andtheGuangzhou railauthority makea statementsaying thatZhou had been banned65taking trainsin Chinafor180days.Zhou wasthesecondperson ina monthpunished forsuch66behave.Chinese netizensseem to have littlepatience fortrain passengers who takeseats thatdon t belong tothem andthen_____________________67______stubborn refuseto admitthey rewrong.A BeijingNews reportsuggeststhe punishmentshould comeintimeto preventsuch incidents___________6g________happen again.The railwaypolice shouldtake some69effect measuresto deal withthepassengerswhodisobey theorder.After all,70is goodvirtues thatbetter oursociety.
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70.第四局部写作(共两节,总分值35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每题1分,总分值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,每句中最多有两处错误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
(八),并在其下面写上该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线[\)划掉修改在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词注意
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This summerI tookpart inan reallyinteresting projectcalled One-Day Clean-up.Its aimis torid theworld snaturalenvironment rubbish.I heardof itswork from my neighborswhom wouldtake part some years before.I thoughtit wouldbefun andpersuaded acouple of my cousinto come along withme.We hadto pickup allthe rubbishwere foundon theseaside.It hadmade me realize howeverimportant itis foreveryone tobe awareoftheenvironment.I amdeterminenow toget myfamily torecycle asmany aspossible.第二节书面表达(总分值25分)假设你是李华,当地时间2019年8月20日在雅加达(Djakarta)观看亚运会(Asian机,Games)时遗失了一台相请你给雅加达体育馆管理部门写一封信,请他们帮你寻找遗失的相机,要点如下:
1、写信目的;
2、简要描述相机的特征和相机对你的重尊枇,
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1.词数100左右,Dear Sir/Madam,I9m Li Hua from China.Yours truly,LiHu英语科参考答案第一局部听力(共两节,总分值30分)1-5BCBBC;610AACAA;1115BCBAC;1620AABCC〜〜〜第二局部阅读理解(共两节,总分值40分)第一节〔共15小题每题2分,总分值30分)21-23CAC24-27DCBB28-31ADCD32-35CBDA第二节〔共5小题,每题2分,总分值10分)36-40BEGDA第三局部英语知识运用(共两节,总分值45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每题
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70.it第四局部写作(共两节总分值35分)第一节短文改错(10分)This summerI tookpart inan reallyinteresting projectcalled One-Day aimis torid theworld snatural environmentArubbish.I heardofa Clean-up.Itsofmy neighborswhomwould takepartsomeyearsbefore.I agoitswork fromwho/thatthought it would befun andpersuaded acouple ofmy cousintocomealongcousinswith me.We hadto pickup allthe rubb^^were foundontheseaside.It hadhasmademerealizehoweverimportant itis foreveryone tobe awareof thehowenvironment.I amdeterminenow toget myfamily torecycle asmanyas determinedmuchpossible.第二节书面表达总分值25分【参考范文】Dear Sir/Madam,I mLi HuafromChina.I watchedthe18th Asian Games atthe Stadiumon August20th,
2019.But whenI cameback tomyhotel,I foundmy cameraleft inthe stadium.I amwriting to see ifitispossible foryou tohelp mefind it.My cameraisablack Canondigital camera,whose modelis700D.It isreally importantfor me,because I have comeallalong toDjakarta towatch theAsianGamesand allthe picturesI tookwere storedin it.More importantly,itsabirthday presentfrom myfather thisyear.I wouldreally appreciateit ifyoucanhelp me.Im lookingforward toreceiving yourearliest reply.Yours truly,Li Hua.118words听力材料Text1WWho sthere I cantsee anythingwithout myglasses.MIt sme,your husband.You shouldconsider gettinganeyeoperation,because youalways putyour glassesina wrongplace!Text2WWhere haveyou beenrecently Iremember I met youatthemanagers meetinglast month.Have youbeen awayonbusinessMNo,I vebeen awayon holiday.I visitedmy grandmainthecountryside.Text3WIf yourback ispainful,maybe youshouldn,t getoutofbed,dear.Don tgo tothekitchen.I’11bring breakfasthere.MNo,no.My backfeels worselying down.Help meget 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a two-hour flightfrom here.But thatplace istoo expensive.WHmm---then howabout FijiMI dont likelong flights.It s12hours fromBeijing---What aboutThailand Sixhours onthe planeto Phuketisnt thatbad.And Ialways loveThai food.WThat wouldbeagreat place!Since we have so much time,maybe wecantakea daytrip tothe SimilarIslands.F vebeen wantingto visitthat nationalpark.The pictureslook wonderful!Text8MCan youbelieve theschool yearis almosthereWI know.Every timeI walkby ournew school,I geta littleanxious.MWhy Everythingis going tobesomuchbetter.WReally I heard itisalotofextra work,--MRelax.We11get usedto it.Apparently thereisahuge computerroom wecan studyin.Also,they havejustfinished buildinganewrunning trackand putin artificialgrass.WCool.We11have lotsof funontheplayground.MYou thinkthatscool Thereare twogyms andan indoorswimmingpool!Anyway,wehaveto choosetwo artscoursesthis year.Any thoughtsWAt firstI thoughtabout danceand music,but Ichanged mymind.I thinkI mgoing totry actinginstead.Andsince I m joiningtheschoolnewspaper,I11take somethingrelated tothat.MGood foryou.Imgoingtoimprove mydrawing,and learnhow toplay thedrums.WHey,maybe ifyou becomea famousmusician,Icaninterview you!Text9MSchool isfinally out!Do youhave anyplans thissummer,KateWYes.In AugustImgoing onatwo-week vacationtotheBahamas.MAwesome!How muchisthatgoingtocost youWDon task.Ihaveto workevery singleday thismonth justtobe abletopay forthe vacation.MIknow what youmean.I vebeen savinguptobuyatruck.I wanttohaveone forthe startofmy last year ofcollege.WThat wouldbe nice.MWell,itstoo badyou wontbearound inAugust.There sa famousEnglish soccerteam comingto town.WI heard.At leastI11beableto seethe BackstreetBoys inJuly.It smy favoriteband.They replayingat theVictoria Theater.MI vebeen there.I sawthe JimJefferies comedyshow thereonce.WYou sawthat Howdidyouget ticketsIheardthey werehardtoget.MMy friendworks atthe ticketoffice.Do youwant metoseeif hecan getyou ticketsas wellWNo need.I wonmine ona radioshow.I hadto answerthree questionsabouttheband,and I got themall correct.MA truefan!You deservetogo!Text10When I showed upat myfirst jobinterview,itwasmylastyearofmiddleschool.I thoughtI kneweverything backthen.All myfriends saidhow nervoustheywerefor theirinterviews.I thoughtto myself,“If youlook scared,itis asign ofweakness.〃When Iwent toMcDonald,sforthe interview,I thoughtitwouldbeapiece ofcake.Butmy answerto everyquestion wasI dont know”.Not surprisingly,I didnt getthat part-time job.My parentsweren,t happyat all.The followingyear I had asecond chanceatagas station.This timeIshowedup ina niceshirtwith atie andanswered everyquestion politely.And youknowwhatIgotthe job.I learnedhowto dealwithmoney,howtofix cars,and howtodealwith people.Most importantly,Ihadlearned alife skill.When Igraduated fromhighschool,and myfriends werestill workingat coffeeshops,I wasworking fora buildingcompany.I helpedbuildthe WestinHotel andthe OceanView Apartments.It inspiredmetobecome anengineer,and nowI designand buildairplanes.So howdid Iget towhere Iam Myteachers wouldsay itsure wasn,tmystudy habits.In mycase,I learnedwith myhands.。