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第三单元检测(时间120分钟满分:150分)
一、听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题L5分,满分
7.5分)听下面5段对话每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题每段对话仅读一遍family.Her ifMrs Fisherhas anyfamily.Her roomis alwaysquiet.three.Herabroad.Thatmother ofthree.Her childrenall liveabroad.That swhy thenurses aretaking careofher.I一IWhat dowe knowabout MrsFisherA.She isin hospital.B.She hasno family.C.She lives alone.|c答案floor.Here,on thefirst floor.Here isyour keyand thelift isaround thecorner.M:Thanks.And couldI arrangeto becalled at7:00tomorrow,please W:Yes.「2Where does the conversationtake placeA.In the street.B.In a hotel.C.In arestaurant.答案|BM:Mrs Swift,would youmind ifI handedin thereport lateI might not be able to finish it ontime sinceits Wednesdaytomorrow.W:I mafraid you have tofinishitby Fridayand sendit toHouston onSaturday.3How soonwill the man have to sendthe reportA.In fourdays.B.In fivedays.Both hereyes werefilled withtears.Beads ofsweat stoodon thethin prettylittle nose.Poor girl!“Only oncewas Igiven anymoney,“she whispered,her voicetrembling,“and thatwas byyour wife.Three dollars,nothing more.”ReallyYou seenow,and I didn tknow that!Take threefrom fourteenand itleaves eleven.Here syourmoney,my dear.Three,three,three,one andone.Here it is!”I handedher elevendollars.She tookthem andpocketed them.MerciThanks,“she whispered.I jumpedto myfeet andstarted pacingthe floor.I wasovercome withanger.“For what,this merciI asked.“For themoney.”“But you know I ve cheatedyou一robbed you!I have actually stolenfrom you!Why thismerci’”“In myother placesthey didnt giveme anythingat all.”“They didnt give you anythingNowonder!I playeda littlejoke onyou,a cruel lesson,just toteachyou...F mgoing togiveyouall the eighty dollars!Here theyare in the envelopeall readyfor you...Isit reallypossible to be sospineless懦弱Why didnt youprotestWhy wereyou silentIs it possible inthis worldto be without teethand clawsJR-to besuch afool”Embarrassed,she smiled.And Icould readher expression,“It ispossible.I askedher pardonfor thecruellesson and,to hergreat surprise,gave hertheeightydollars.She murmuredherlittle,merci”several timesand wentout.I lookedat herand thought,“How easyit isto crushthe weakin this world!”L25While talkingto Julia,the authorexpected fromher.A.a protestB.gratitudeC.obedience D.an explanation答案|AI解析细节理解题根据文章后半部分中的^Butyouknowl vecheatedyou一robbedyou!Ihaveactuallystolenfromyou!Whythis merci’”可知,朱莉娅的感谢出乎作者的意料,他预料的是不满或抗议,所以A项正确26What shockedthe authorwas Julia s.A.nervousness infront ofher bossB.acceptance ofinjusticeC.shyness whentalking aboutmoneyD.reluctance toexpress herselfB答案解析|推理判断题联系文中作者和朱莉娅的对话可以推知,作者对她的这种接受不公平的行为感到震惊I一27The authorsaid,“Isitpossibleinthis worldto bewithout teethand clawsJK-to besuch afool”He was actually tellingJulia.A.to bemore aggressiveB.to bemore carefulin herworkC.to protecther rightsD.to liveindependently|c答案解析|推理判断题根据全文及该句所处的语境可知,作者提醒朱莉娅要维护自己的权利*_28At the end of the story,the authorsaid,“How easyit isto crushthe weakinthisworld!”to show.A.his understandingof Julias anxietyB.his worryabout Julia,s futureC.his concernon theliving conditionof working-class peopleD.his sympathyfor themental stateof theweak|D答案解析|细节理解题联系上文中作者对待朱莉娅的态度和朱莉娅的表现可知,作者在文章最后所说的话显示了他对弱势群体深切的同情CuIWentSkydivingat84!”As ayoung girlgrowing upin the1930s,I always wanted tofly aplane,but backthen itwas almostunheardof for a womanto dothat.I got a tasteof thatdream in2001,when myhusband arrangedfor me to ridein ahot air balloonfor mybirthday.But theexperience turnedout to be verydull.Around thattime,I toldmyhusband that I wanted to skydive.So whenour retirement communityttKannounced that they werehaving anessaycompetition and the topicwas anexperience ofa lifetimethat youwantedto have,I decidedto writeabout mydream.In theessay,I wroteabout mydesire toskydive,stating GeorgeBush Srdid itat age
80.Why notmeIwas just84and inpretty goodhealth.A yearwent byand Iheard nothing.But thenat a community partyinlate April2009,they announcedthat I was one of thewinners.I justcouldn t believe it.Inspired bythis,Idecided torealize mydream,even thoughsome of my familymembers and my doctorwere againstit.On June11,2009,nearly40of myfamily andfriends gatheredin the area closeto whereI wouldland whileIheaded upin the airplane.My instructor,Jay,guided methrough theexperience.The planewas thenoisiest oneIhad everbeen in,but I wasn tfrightened一I wasreally just looking forwardto theexperience.When wereached13,000feet,Jay instructedmetothrow myselfout of the plane.When wefirst hittheair,the windwas sostrongthatIcould hardlybreathe.For asecond Ithought,“What haveI gottenmyself into”But theneverythinggot calmer.We werein afree fallfor abouta minutebefore Jayopened theparachute降落伞,then wejustfloated downwardfor aboutfive minutes.Being upin theclouds andlooking atthe viewbelow wasunlike anythingIhave everfelt一much betterthan thehot airballon.Iwasjust enjoyingit.Skydiving wasreally oneof thegreatest experiencesofmylife.I hopeother peoplewill lookat meandrealize thatyou don t stopliving justbecause youare84years old.If theres something youwant toexperience,look intoit.If itssomethingthat ispossible,make ithappen.29What happenedto the author in2001A.She flewan airplane.B.She entereda competition.C.She wenton ahotairballoon ride.|cD.She movedinto aretirementcommunity.答案解析|细节理解题根据文章第一段第二句u Tgotatasteofthatdreamin2001,whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday可知,C项正确由文中第一句.lalwayswantedtoflyaplane^以及后文中并没有提及作者flewaplane,因此A项错误;由第二段第
四、五句Ayearwent...2009”可知,参加作文比赛不是在2001年,B项错误;D项文章没提及故选C项(一30The authormentioned GeorgeBush Srin heressay to.A.build upher ownreputationB.show heradmiration forhimC.compare theirhealth conditionD.make herargument persuasive答案|D解析细节理解题根据文章第二段第
二、三句uWhynotmeIwasjust84andinprettygoodhealth.可知,我身体很好,岁数相仿,另U人能行,我为什么不行提及乔治•布什是给自己的想法和行动提供有力的支持,使我的做法更有说服力所以排除B、C两项,D项符合题意作者仅仅是实现自己的梦想,并不是赢得名声,所以A项错误I一31How didthe authorfeel immediatelyafter shejumped outof theplaneA.Excited.B.Scared.C.Nervous.D.Regretful.答案|D解析|细节理解题根据文章第三段第五句和第六句.Forasecondlthought,Whathavelgottenmyselfinto”可知,D项符合题意【一32What didtheauthorenjoy mostwhen she was skydivingA.The beautifulclouds.B.The wonderfulview.C.The companyof Jay.D.The one-minute freefall.答案|B解析细节理解题根据文章第三段倒数后两句Beingupintheclouds...Iwasjustenjoyingit.v可知,B项符合题意第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中,选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Empathy-Last year,researchers from the Universityof Michiganreported thatempathy,the abilityto understandotherpeople,among collegestudents haddropped sharplyover thepast10years.33Today,people spendmore timealone andare lesslikely tojoin groupsand clubs.Jennifer Freed,aco-director ofa teenprogram,has anotherexplanation.Turn on the TV,and you re showeredwithnews andreality showsfull ofpeople fighting,competing,and generallytreating oneanother withno respect.34There aregood reasonsnot tofollow thosebad examples.Humans aresocially relatedby nature.35Researchers havealso foundthat empatheticteenagers aremore likelytohavehigh self-respect.Besides,empathycan bea curefor loneliness,sadness,anxiety,and fear.Empathy isalso anindication ofa goodleader.In fact,Freed says,many topcompanies reportthat empathyisoneof the mostimportant thingsthey lookfor innew managers.36Academics areimportant.But if you dont have emotional(情感的)intelligence,you wontbeas successfulin workor inyour lovelife,“she says.What sthe bestway toup yourEQ(情商)?For starters,let downyour guardand reallylisten toothers.37To reallydevelop empathy,you dbetter volunteerat anursing homeorahospital,join aclub ora teamthathas adiverse membership,havea“sharing circle”with yourfamily,or spendtime caringfor petsatan animalshelter.A.Everyone isdifferent,and levelsof empathydiffer fromperson toperson.B.That could be becauseso manypeople havereplaced facetime withscreen time,the researcherssaid.C.One doesn,t developempathy byhaving alot ofopinions anddoing alot oftalking,“Freed says.D.Humans learnby example一and mostof theexamples onit are anything butempathetic.E.Empathy isa matterof learninghow tounderstand someoneelse一both whatthey thinkand howthey feel.F.Good socialskills一including empathy一areakind of“emotional intelligencevthat willhelp yousucceedin manyareas oflife.G.Having relationshipswith otherpeople isan importantpart ofbeing human一and havingempathy isdecisiveto thoserelationships.答案|33~37BDGFC
三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题
1.5分,满分30分)Harriet Tubmanwas borna slave.She didnt geta38to goto school.39a child,Harriet hadto workhardin thefields allday.And herowner couldmake alot ofmoney when he soldhis
40.Harriet didnt thinkthatshewasbeing treated
41.After Harrietgrew up,she ranaway fromthe plantation(种植园)to the northern UnitedStates.42,andin Canada,black peoplecouldbefree.Harriet likedtobefree.She felt43for allof theblack peoplewho were44slaves.Harriet45the Southto helpother slaves to run away.She made46thattheygot totheNorth andbecame free.Harriet wasin great47because ofa lawthat hadjust been
48.The lawsaid itwasnot permittedto help49slaves.She alsofound out the slaveowners saidthey would50$40,000to anyonewho could51Harriet Tubman.There weremany storiesabout Harriethelping slavesrunaway.52,she madenineteen journeysback totheSouth andguided about300slavesto
53.When theCivil War54,the northernstates foughtagainst thesouthernstates.Harriet55the northernstates because they believedthat slavesshould befree.She disguisedasa nurseand56behind enemylines untilthenorthernstates won the war.She was57in thecivil rightsandwomen,s rightsmovement afterthe warand openeda homefor oldand poorblack peoplein
1908.I38A.chance B.permissionC.help D.possibility答案|AI解析本文讲述了美国废奴主义者哈丽雅特的生平事迹因为她是黑奴所以没有上学的“机会”C39A.When B.AsC.Since D.WhileR答案解析bsachild意思是“当她小的时候”,是一种习惯用法一40A.plants B.cropsC.slaves D.land答案|BI而「奴隶主强迫奴隶在地里劳动,然后卖掉他们种的庄稼以赚取大量钱财41A.badly B.normallyC.fairly D.coldly答案|C解析fairly意为“公正地,公平地”,奴隶主强迫奴隶在地里劳动,所以哈丽雅特认为受到了“不公正”的对待L42A.Here B.ThereC.Then D.Soon答案|B解析there与inCanada并列,都是地点状语
四、语篇填空共10小题;每小题L5分,满分15分阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式It wasalready latewhen westarted for the nexttown,which,according tothe map,was aboutfifteen milesawayon theother sideof the hill.There wefelt surethat we
58.find abed for the night.Soon darknessfell afterwe leftthe village,but luckilywe metno oneas wedrovefast alongthe narrowroad which
59.lead tothe hill.As ourcar climbed
60.high,it becamecolderand therain beganto fall,making
61.difficult tosee theroad.After wehad traveledfor abouttwenty miles,there wasstill nosign of the townwhich was
62.poor markedonthe map.We werebeginning to get anxiouswhen thecar suddenlystopped.
63.quick examinationshowed thatwehad usedup thegas.Although wehad littlefood
64.leave,we decidedto spendthe nightin thecar.With ourmeals
65.finish,I triedto goto sleepat once,but John,who wasa poorsleeper,got outofthe carafter afew minutesand wentfor awalk upthehill.Soon hefound,in thevalley below,the lightsof the town
66.we werelooking for.We atonce18/20pushed thecar
67.the topof thehill.In less than aquarter ofan hour,we werein thetown.答案
58.would find
59.led
60.higher
61.it
62.poorly
63.A
64.left
65.finished
66.that/which
67.to
五、短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号
(八),并在其下面写出该加的词删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意L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Iwasplaying atmy cousinhouse.Since hisfamily wasrich thanmine,he hadmore toysthan I did.Therewas oneon particularIdalwayswanted.I putinto mypocket when he wasntlooking.I guessed,even atthatage,I wouldnever beabletoenjoy toplaying with the toyor facedmy cousinagain;I wouldalways knowId donesomething wrong.Late on,my auntdrove mehome.When shedropped meoff,I pulledoutthetoy slowandgave itback.She knowswhat hadhappened,but shethanked meand evermentioned itagain.答案第一句cousinf cousins第二句ri chfricher第三句:onf in第四句:put后加it或that第五句去掉第二个to;faced-face第六句Late-Later第七句slow-slowly第八句knows-knew;ever^never
六、书面表达(满分25分)假设你是高三的一名女生,从网上看到现在有些用人单位不愿意招聘女性,认为女工要生育孩子,会耽误工作现在请你写一篇演讲稿,发表自己的看法答案参考范文Ladies andgentlemen,C.In sixdays.答案kM:I dont thinkwe canfind abetter restaurantaround hereat thistime.else.Is walka littlefurther tosomewhere else.I justcan tbear thetraffic noisehere.M:Well,let sgo.L4What willthe speakersmost probablydoA.Go toa first-aid station.B.Try tofind aquiet place.C.Take awalk around the city.答案RM:Come in,please.George.IsGeorge.Is AuntMargaret inIve gotsomething importantto tellher.M:Sorry,Helen.Mom hasgone shopping.She wontbeback untilnoon.I一5What is the relationshipbetween thetwo speakersA.Cousins.B.Mother and son.C.Aunt andnephew.答案|A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,并标在试卷的相应位置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68题〜W:Mr Burton,I want to talk to youabout that noise!Would youmind askingthe manin4B tokeep hismusicdown,especially after10:00The musicis veryloud almostevery night.M:IIey,the manliving thereis theowner sson,and hesavery bigperson.I11see whatI can do.AnythingelseW:0h,yes.Could youtalktothe ownersof theproperty nextdoor about the terriblesmellM:Well,theareais madefor agriculturaluse,so there,s nothingmuch I candoabout that.02720I amgiving aspeech,and thetitle is“Females andMales Enjoythe SameOpportunity forJobs”.I findsome companiesare unwillingto employfemales.As theyexplain,females willgive birthto children,which willdelay theirwork.I thinkitisunfair.First,females havereceived the same educationas males.They havethesameright andopportunity totakeup jobs.Second,females cando thework aswell asmales,sometimes betterthan males.Third,there aremany femalescientists,politics,leaders,doctors,teachers,and soon.They havedevotedtheir wholelives totheir career.Fourth,compared withmales,smoking lessand drinkingless aresuitable foroffice work.Fifth,in theconstitution itistheduty forthe companiesto acceptfemales.I amadvising all the companiesto employfemales,becausetheywill bringgreater benefitto you.W:Well,what aboutthe...that noiseM:What noiseW:There,there itis again.M:Oh,thatnoise.I guessthe soldiershave startedexercises again.W:Can tanything bedone aboutitM:I mafraid not,but theseweekly activitiesshould endsoon.W:Hey,you nevertold meabout theseproblems beforeT signedthe rentalagreement.6What isthe manA.A flatmanager.B.An armyofficer.C.A housedesigner.答案卜C7What are the speakersmainly talkingaboutA.The rentalagreement.B.The workingconditions.C.The livingsurroundings.|c答案8How manycomplaints does the womanmakeA.Two.B.Three.C.Four.答案|B7911听第段材料,回答第题W:What kindof womando youlikeM:I wanta woman that fillsmy everyneed.W:No way.Times arechanging,and youre never going tofind a womanthatwill shineyour shoesand fillyourbeer glassallthetime.M:Oh really!prefer womenthat stayhome,cook,clean,and watchthe kids.W:But what are yourhousehold tasksonce youget homefrom workM:Hmm.Eat,watch TV,and...W:Wait!I cant believeImhearing this.You renevergoingtogetmarried.I recentlyread anews reportthatsaid that40percent ofwomen dont thinkthat theirhusbands dotheir sharearoundthehouse,and youseemto fitthat.M:That sinteresting,but thatdoesn tchange mypoint ofview.I guessI11have tosettle forTV dinnersandmy dog,Rusty.L9What kindof womandoestheman preferA.Managing housework.B.Putting upnew ideas.C.Working fromhome.答案|AlOWhat dowe knowabouttheman sviews onwomenA.They arein linewiththecurrent views.B.They arequite progressiveforthetimes.C.They mirrorthe viewsof oldgenerations.答案|cL IlWhat doestheman mostlikely dofortherest ofan eveningA.He stayswith hisfriend andwatches TV.B.He meetsawomanwho shareshis interest.C.He returnshome aloneand stayswith hisdog.答案|c听第8段材料,回答第12~14题W:Dr Jolly,Id like to knowthe purposeof todays discussion.M:Well,I justwant parents to learna greatdeal aboutbringing upchildren.Willow willthis beachievedBy encouragingparentstowatch their childrenM:So oftena mother is likelyto feel“He isplaying quietlyon his own.I canget onwith mywork.So shesnot withher child.The resultis thatthe childvery quicklybecomes bored,playing onhisown.Mothers needtobewith theirchildbecause thisencourages himin whateverhesdoing.If a motheris,say,working inthekitchen,her childwants herand just04/20quietly callsto hismom,but shedoesn trespond untilhe shouts.So ineffect,she ssaid tohim“Unlessyou shoutat me,I wont come.And thenshe comesto meand saysIvegota child whos always shouting.”You findthat ineffect shes trainedhim toshout.I一12Whatdoesthemanwant totalk aboutinthediscussionA.Bringing upchildren.B.Training childrentobequiet.C.Helping childrenwiththeirproblems.k答案J13What shouldamotherdo whenher childis quietlyplayingA.Talking with him.B.Staying withhim.C.Doing herown work.R答案L一14Why isachildalwaysshoutingaccording tothe manA.He isbored.B.He isn t playing.C.His motherisntwithhim.|c答案听第9段材料,回答第1517题〜W:Excuse me,could youtell mewhen wearrive inStratford-on-AvonM:0h,you,11havetochange toanother trainin Oxford.It sa regularconnect.You haveten minutesto changetrains.W:When doesthat trainreach Stratford!dontwanttobe late.M:Your trainarrives thereat6:
15.W:0h,good.The Shakespeareanplay doesnt beginuntil eighto clock.That givesme plentyof time to checkintoahoteland geta biteto eat.By theway,what willwe seeonthetripM:Well,you wonthavetime tovisit Oxford,but youmight takea lookat StMary sChurch fromthe trainwindow.W:0h,good.Traveling bytrain isreally convenient,inexpensive andIcanenjoy thescenery.M:But forlong tripsa trainis tooslow.15When doesthe trainarrive inStratfordA.At6:
05.B.At6:
15.C.At8:
00.答案|B l一16What isthe womaneager todo A.See aplay.B.Catch atrain.C.Check inatahotel.答案卜J17What willthe womanhave enoughtimetodoA.Do somesightseeing.B.Have somethingto eat.C.Visit StMary sChurch.答案|B听第10段材料,回答第18~20题Idliketowelcome allof youto todays tourofthe Western ArtMuseum.I hopeyou enjoyedyour lunchatour RanchHouse restaurant.The collectionof arttells thestory ofthe Westas ithas neverbeen toldbefore.Included inour exhibitsarethecontributions ofa widerange ofgroups whoplayed animportant roleinthe settlementand growthofthewestern UnitedStates,including AfricanAmericans,Native Americans,Chinese,andsoon.Its foundershave workedlong andhard tobuild amonument totheWestand itspeople,by collectingworksof artthat showits interestingand attractivehistory.We11begin ourtour inthe OldWest Theaterwhereyou11see ashort filmontheroute thatsettlers followedto unknownlands,across theGreat Plains,and overthe mountainsinto Oregonand California.1一18What isthe speakerA.A waitress.B.An artcollector.|cC.A touristguide.答案119一What isthe speakersattitude towardthe foundersofthemuseumA.Admiration.B.Indifference.C.Disappointment.答案|A20What canwe learnfromthetalkA.The storyoftheWest hasbeen truthfullytold.B.The AfricanAmericans contributedthe mostart.C.The museumhas exhibitsshowing Westernhistory.答案|B40
二、阅读理解(共两节,满分分)第一节(共12小题;每小题
2.5分,满分30分)阅读短文,从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项AA man shot Martin Luther Kingin Atlantaon4th April
1968.He drovea whiteFord car.Who washeThe policefounduHarvey Lowmeyers“gun and“John Willard,s shirt,and thenthe whitecar.It was“Eric StarvoGalts car.So whatwas thismansreal nameThemarks onthe shirtandthecar sentthe F.B.I.(美国联邦调查局)to LosAngeles.300detectives questionedpeople.At lastone founda photographof“Galt”.Thendetectives inAtlanta founda fingerprint.It wasonamap inGalt sroom ina smallhotel.One fingerprintwasenough.James EarlRay sfingerprint wasalready onthe F.B.I.cards.The policewatched railwaystations,hotelsand airports.3000detectives weretrying tofind Ray—without success.The Canadianpolice werehelping,too.Theylooked at240,000photographs intheir PassportOffice.Then theyfound oneof uRamonGeorge Sneyd”.uWe gavethisman apassport lastmonth,“they said.He wentto Londonon2nd May.”The manwas wearingthick glasses,but helooked likeRay.Then on8th June,a detectiveat LondonAirport sawSneyd sname ona passengerlist.It wastheendofthebiggest manhuntin history.The F.B.I.spent
1.4million dollars,but theygottheir man.一21The keyto settlingthe case(案件)was probablythe murderers.A.car B.fingerprintC.gun D.shirt答案|B解析从“Onefingerprintwasenough.”看出侦破此案的关键是指纹L221t tookthe policeto catchthe murderer.A.65days orsoB.less thantwo monthsC.lessthaneight weeksD.more thanthree months答案|A解析:从“on4thApril1968到“on8thJune”正好是65天23The huntfor Raycost dollars.A.a millionand fourhundredB.one millionand fourhundred thousandC.fourteen millionD.a millionand fourthousand答案|B解析从“TheF.B.I.spentl.4milliondollars,buttheygottheirman.v看出与B项的“onemillionandfourhundredthousand”相吻合(24MartinLutherKing smurderer usedthe nameof.A.Harvey Lowmeyerwhenhebought thecarB.John Willardwhenhepaid forthe gunC.Eric StarvoGalt whenhe livedin LosAngelesD.James EarlRay whenhe cameto Atlanta答案ID解析从uThendetectivesinAtlantafoundafingerprint.和“JamesEarlRay sfingerprintwasalreadyontheF.B.I.cards.看出凶手在亚特兰大时用了JamesEarl Ray的名字BA fewdays agoI askedmy son,s governess(家庭女教师)Julia tocome intomy study.Be seated,Julia,I said.Let ssettle ouraccounts.I guessyou mostlikely needsome money,but maybeyouretoo politetomention it.Now then,we agreedon thirtydollars amonth...”“Forty.”“No,thirty.I made a note of it.I alwayspay ourgoverness thirty.Well,um,you vebeen herefortwo months,so...”aTwo monthsand fivedays.”“Exactly twomonths.I madea specialnote ofit.That meansyouhavesixty dollarscoming toyou.Takenine Sundaysoff...youknowyou didnt workwith Tomon Sundays,and youonly tookwalks.And threeholidays...”Julia wasbiting herfingernail nervously,her facered,but,not aword.uThree holidays,therefore taketwelve dollars off pay.Four daysTom wassick andthere wereno lessons,as youwere occupiedonly withDick.Three daysyou hada toothacheandmywife gaveyou permissionnot toworkafter lunch.Twelve andseven makesnineteen.Take nineteenoff...that leaves,hmm...forty-one dollars.Correct”Juliasleft eyereddened withtears wellingup.Her chintrembled,and shecoughed nervouslyand blewhernose,but stillnot aword.uAround NewYear sDay youbroke ateacup anda saucer;take twodollars offyour pay.The cupcost more,because itwasatreasure ofthe family,but forgetit.Then,due to your neglect(疏忽),Tom climbeda treeandtore hisjacket;take awayten.Also duetoyourcarelessness themaid stoleDick sshoes.You oughttowatch everything!You getpaid forit.So,that meansfive moredollarsoff.The tenthof JanuaryI gaveyouten dollars.”“You didnt,sobbed Julia.“But Imadeanoteofit.”uWell...ifyousay so.”“Take twenty-seven fromforty-one,and thatleaves fourteen.。
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