中考英语英语任务型阅读理解试题(附答案)

1、中考英语英语任务型阅读理解试题(附答案)一、英语任务型阅读1. 当父母不在家时你会自我保护吗？请根据你的经验找到与上栏情景相匹配的选项。(1) 找到与上栏情景相匹配的选项。ProtectMyselfWhenatHomeAloneSituations（情景）WhenIamaloneathome,InsteadofsayingMyparentsareawaytothestrangers,Beforegoingtosleep,Iftherearestrangersringingthedoorbell,Solutions(解决方法)A. Ishouldmakeasafetycheckoftheelec

2、tricalappliances（器具）.B. Ishouldkeepthedoorlocked.C. IshouldaskWhosthat?withthedoorlocked.D. IshouldsayMumshavingashowerorDadshavingasleep.(2)请用英语再写出一条自我保护的句子。【答案】(1)B;D;A;C(2) 略【解析】【分析】A.Ishouldmakeasafetycheckoftheelectricalappliances(器具).我应该对电器做一个安全检查。B. Ishouldkeepthedoorlocked.我应该锁住门。C. Ishoulda

3、skWhosthat?withthedoorlocked.我应该从锁孔里问你是谁？D. IshouldsayMumshavingashowerorDadshavingasleep.我应该说妈妈在洗澡”或者爸爸在睡觉”(1) 根据WhenIamaloneathome,可知当一个人在家时，为了安全起见，应该把门锁好，故答案是B。(2) 根据InsteadofsayingMyparentsareawaytothestrangers,可知不要说爸爸不不在家”，这样说如果对方有企图将会导致不好的结果。应该说妈妈在洗澡或者爸爸在睡觉，故答案是D。(3) 根据Beforegoingtosleep,可知在睡觉

4、之前应该做什么，应该对多有的电器做安全检查，故答案是A。(4) 根据Iftherearestrangersringingthedoorbell,可知，如果陌生人按门铃，先通过锁孔问他是谁，确定对方身份才能开门，故答案是Co(5) 自我保护的方法有不吃陌生人给的东西，不在危险的地方玩耍等，句子：Ishouldnteatfoodwhichgivenbystrangers.或者Ishouldntplayindangerousplaces.(答案不唯一，合理即可)【点评】这是一道四选四的任务型阅读，四选四的答案选项较少，并且给出的都是句子，因此，我们可以通过句子的完整性或者句子的标点符号来判断该句在文

5、章中的位置。另外通过阅读选项，有可能找出更其他选项表达完全不同意思的句子，这样的话我们就可以直接将该选项排除。2. 阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。Carefulandcarelessareasdifferentasfireandwater.Butitisstrangethatquiteafewscientistshaveboththesequalities（品质）.Theyarebothcarefulandcareless.OnceNewtoninvitedafriendtodinnerathome.Whentheywereread

6、ytoeat,Newtonlefttogetabottleofwine（酒）.,Newtonstilldidntcomeback.AtlasthisfriendfoundNewtoninhislab.WhenNewtonwasgoingtogetthebottleofwine,hesuddenlyhadanewideaforhisexperiment.Sohequiteforgothisfriendandthedinner.Anothertime,Newtonwasleadingahorseupamountain,andheheldtherein（缰绳）inhishand.Whilehewas

7、walkingalong,hekeptthinkingaboutproblems.,hefoundthatthehorsewasgone.Einsteinwasanotherexample.Whilewaiting,hebecamelostinthought.Itstartedtorain.Therainkeptonforsometime.Whenhetookoutapieceofpapertowritesomethingdown,thepaperwaswetandthenheknewthatitwasraining.,heagainforgothewasstandingintherain.A

8、. ButafterheputthepaperintohispocketB. ButafterhisfriendhadwaitedforalongtimeC. OncehewaswaitingforafriendatabridgeD. Newton,thefamousEnglishscientist,wassuchapersonE. Whenhegottothetopofthemountain【答案】D;B;E;C;A【解析】【分析】短文大意：从文中举的两个例子来看，作者是想说明许多像牛顿、爱因斯坦这样的科学家都有细心和粗心的习惯.许多科学家不关心如何生活。这是因为他们太专注于自己的研究的缘故

9、。所给选项意思：A. Butafterheputthepaperintohispocket但是在他把钱放在口袋后B. Butafterhisfriendhadwaitedforalongtime但是在他朋友等了很久后C. Oncehewaswaitingforafriendatabridge一次他在桥边等一个朋友D. Newton,thefamousEnglishscientist,wassuchaperson牛顿，这个著名的英国科学家就是这样一个人E. Whenhegottothetopofthemountain当他到达山顶时（1）根据上文Butitisstrangethatquiteafe

10、wscientistshaveboththesequalities（品质）.和下文讲的是牛顿的故事，可知此处提到科学家牛顿，故选D。(2) 根据根据OnceNewtoninvitedafriendtodinnerathome.Whentheywerereadytoeat,Newtonlefttogetabottleofwine(酒).Newtonstilldidntcomeback.可知在朋友们准备吃饭时，他去拿酒了但是等了很长时间牛顿还没有回来，可知等了很久，还没有回来，故选B。(3) 根据Anothertime,Newtonwasleadingahorseupamountain,andhe

11、heldtherein(缰绳)inhishand.Whilehewaswalkingalong,hekeptthinkingaboutproblems.和hefoundthatthehorsewasgone.根据他牵着马上山，他边走边考虑问题，所以当他到达山顶时发现马不见了。故选E。(4) 根据Whilewaiting,hebecamelostinthought.当他等待时他陷入了沉思。可知此处说他在某处等待某人，故选C。(5) 根据Whenhetookoutapieceofpapertowritesomethingdown,thepaperwaswetandthenheknewthatitw

12、asraining.当他拿出一张纸去写下什么东西，这张纸湿了，然后他知道正在下雨，可知此处说的事和纸有关，根据heagainforgothewasstandingintherain.句式结构，可知此处缺少从句，故选A。【点评】此题考查任务型阅读理解。先弄清所给选项意思，然后阅读短文，了解短文意思，根据上下文的联系，确定文中所缺的成分，选择合适的选项放在空格处，然后将短文翻译一遍看是否通顺，最后确定正确答案。3. 阅读以下内容，并完成句子，每空词数不限。Dosomecoloursmakeyoufeelcalmwhileothersgiveyouenergy?Scientistshavestudi

13、edtheconnectionbetweencoloursandmoodforalongtime.Manybelievethatcolourcaninfluenceourmoods.Warm,brightcolourssuchasyellowandredarepositivecolours.Theycangivepeopleapleasantfeeling.Coolcolourssuchasblue,purple,andgreenarerelaxingcolours.Theyhelppeopleexperiencecalmfeelings.Manypublicplacesaredecorate

14、dwithcertaincoloursinordertocreatecertainmoods.Orangemakespeoplefeelhungry,andmanyrestaurantsarepaintedthiscolour.Peopleusecolourintheirhomestocreatemoodsaswell.Blueisapeacefulcolour.Ithelpsyourest,soitisaverygoodcolourforabedroom.Colourscancreatebadmoodstoo.Sometypesofbluemakepeoplefeelsad.Redcanma

15、kepeoplefeelangry.Whatisyourmoodrightnow?Nowlookatthecolourofthewallsroundyou.Doesitmatchyourmood?(1) Coolcoloursarerelaxingcoloursandtheyhelppeopleexperience.(2) Orangemakespeople,andmanyrestaurantsarepaintedthiscolour.(3) Peopleusecolourintheirhomestoaswell.(4) Sometypesofmakepeoplefeelsad.(5) Thi

16、spassagemainlytellsushowcolour.【答案】(1)calmfeelings(2) feelhungryhungry(3) createmoods(4) blue(5) influencesourmoods/caninfluenceourmoods【解析】【分析】这篇短文主要讲了颜色对于情绪的影响。(1) 依据短文中的句子Coolcolourssuchas)lue,purple,andgreenarerelaxingcolours.Theyhelppeopleexperiencecalmfeelings.可知，冷颜色如蓝色、紫色和绿色是放松的颜色。他们帮助人们体验平静的

17、感觉。故答案为calmfeelingso(2) 依据短文中的句子Orangemakespeoplefeelhungry,andmanyrestaurantsarepaintedthiscolour.可知，橙色让人感到饿，许多餐馆都涂成这个颜色。故答案为feelhungryhungry。(3) 依据短文中的句子Peopleusecolourintheirhomestocreatemoodsaswell.可知，人们在家使用颜色营造一种情绪。故答案为createmoods。(4) 依据短文中的句子Sometypesofbluemakepeoplefeelsad.可知;某些类型的蓝色让人感到悲伤。故答

18、案为blue。(5) 依据短文中的句子Manybelievethatcolourcaninfluenceourmoods.以及短文中的介绍：黄色和红色是积极的颜色。他们可以给人一种愉快的感觉；蓝色、紫色和绿色是放松的颜色，他们帮助人们体验平静的感觉；橙色让人感到饿；蓝色是一个和平的颜色。它帮助你休息；颜色也可以创建心情不好。蓝色让人感到悲伤；红色可以让人们感到愤怒。故答案为influencesourmoods/caninfluenceourmoods。4. 任务型阅读(1)阅读下面短文，从方框中所给的A-E五个选项中选择正确的选项(其中一项是多余选项)。A. Rememberthereisho

19、peforeveryone!B. Openyoureyesandyouarereadytogo!C. Yourmindgoesblank!D. Bemoresilent!E. Well,dontdothat!PublicspeakingisoneofthetopthreefearsamongadultsinboththeUKandtheUS.Herearesomesuggestionsthatdealwithsomeofthemostcommonproblemspeopleexperiencewithpublicspeaking.InvitetheattentioninDoyouhatetha

20、tmomentwhenyoustandupinfrontofagrouptospeakandeverybodylooksatyou?.Itsasignthatpeopleareinterestedandwanttohearwhatyouhavetosay.Welcomethoselooks!BeatthebrainfreezeHaveyoueverbeeninthemiddleofspeakingandsuddenlybrainfreeze!.Itispossiblethatyouforgotsomethingforthemoment.Andyouareholdingyourbreath!Al

21、lyouneedtodoistotrustyourself,clearyourmind,focusandbreathe.Thethoughtswillcomerushingbacktoyourmindinnotime.Phew!IncreaseyourconfidenceUsethisexercisetogetintouchwiththenaturallyconfident（自信的）youinside.Closeyoureyesandrememberaspecialtimeyoufeltreallyrelaxedandconfident.Imaginethefeelingofrelaxatio

22、nrushingthroughyourwholebody.Itwillpassinformationtoyourbrainthatyouareconfidentandhappy.Whetheryouaresomeonewhojustwantstomovefromgoodtogreatwithyourspeaking,orsomeonewhofeelstooafraidtostandupandspeak,thegreatnewsisthatyoucanmoveforward,berelaxed,andturnintoagreatspeaker.（2）Writedownanothersuggest

23、iononhowtobecomeagoodspeaker.（答案不多于5个单词）【答案】（1）E;C;B;A（2）Makeaspeecheveryday.（答案不唯一，合理即可）5. 下面文章中有五处需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。A. Itsnotabigdealevenifyoulose.B. Startthethingsyouwanttodorightnow.C. Italwaystakestimetobeawinner.D. Youcanalwayslearnsomethingwhentrying.E. Dont

24、worry!Itllprobablyneverhappen.F. Dontcompareyourselfwithothers.Imfortynow.Ileftschooltwenty-twoyearsago.HeresmylistoffivethingsIhopetosharewithyouteenagersatschool.Ialwayswantedtobethebest,andonewayoffeelinggoodaboutmyselfwastoseehowmuchbetterIwasthanothers.Therewasonlyoneproblemwiththis.WhenIsawthe

25、ywerebetterthanme,Ifeltterrible.NowIcomparemewithmyself.IaskmyselfifIdothingsaswellasIcould.Howmuchtimedoyouspendworryingaboutthefuture?Iusedtoworryalot.NowIknowmostthingsyoufearwillusuallyneverhappen.Theyrejustmonstersinyourownmind.Eveniftheyhappen,theywilloftennotbeasbadasyouexpected.Insixmonths,y

26、ouprobablywontremembermostofthethingsyouworryaboutnow.WhenIwasyoung,IoftenfailedtostartthingsIexpectedtodobecauseIthoughttheydtakentoolongtofinish.Ialwayswantedtowriteabook,forexample.ButwhenIthoughtitmighttakememorethanayear,Ilostmyenthusiasm（热情）.Itseemedsuchalongtime.NowIknowayearisnothing,ifIdsta

27、rtedthatbookwhenIwas16,Imighthavewritten10morebynow.Imupsetwithmyselffornoteventrying.Asayoungchildyoutrymanynewthings.Ifyoufail,youtryagainandagainuntilyoulearn.Butatschoolyouareusuallyencouragedtodothingsright.Thenyoustoptryingnewthingsincaseyougetthemwrong.Youarelosingchancestochallengeyourselves

28、.Ialwaysremindmyself:IhadfallenoffthebikemanytimesbeforeIlearnedtorideit.IhatedlosingwhenIwasyounger.Ofcourse,itsnicetowinsometimesandtobethebestatsomething.Butwecantallbewinnersallthetime.Learningtoloseisoneoflifesmostimportantlessons.Ifyoutryyourhardest,thenyoushouldneverbeangrywithyourself.【答案】F;

29、E;B;D;A6.请将左栏5个人的遇到的紧急情况和右栏七个不同的急救方式进行配对。Sallyoftentakesabananatoschoolforlunch.Sheoftenputsabananainherbaginthemorning,andwhensheopensthebagatnoon,thebananalooksasifsomeonedroveacaroverit.Rosewantstoknowwhetherherbreathsmellsniceornot?Butitsdifficulttoknow,becauseitsveryhardtosmelltheairthatcomesou

30、tofyourownmouth.Johnusedtohaveawatchthatcantellhimthetimeandtemperatureduringtheday.However,itdoesntworkthesedaysandhewantstobuysomethingthatcanbewornmoreeasily.Itisreportedthatmanypeopledieasaresultofbreathingsmokeorfromcookingoverwood-poweredorcoal-poweredstoves.Annawantstobuyacookertoavoidthispro

31、blem.Bruceoftenreadsthenewsaboutfoodsafetyfromnewspaper,magazinesorTV.Ithasgreatinfluencesonpeopleshealth.Hewantstofindsomethingthatcanhelphimcheckwhetherthefoodissafeornot.A. AppleWatchItcannotonlytellyoutherighttimeandthetemperature.Italsohasasetoftechnologythatcancollectalotofhealthdata.Itcanreco

32、rdyoureverymovementandeventellyouwhetheryousleepwellornot.B. AlarmForkWell,thisspecialforkhastwolights:onegreenandonered.Whenthegreenlightison,itsOKtotakeabiteoffood.Theforkknowswhenyoutakeabite,andsoontheredlightgoeson.Waitforthegreenlightbeforeyoutakeanotherbite.C. SmellThisSmellThisisusefulforyou

33、tomakesureyourbreathsmellniceornot.SmellThiscoversyournoseandyourmouth,soitiseasytosmelltheairthatcomesoutofyourmouth.D. BananaSuitcaseAreyouworryingaboutthebananainyourbag?IfyouputyourbananaintheBananaSuitcase,itcankeepabananasafe,delicious,andlookinglikeabanana!E. Sol-4CookerThecookerisalsomuchfri

34、endlierthanothercookersbecauseitproduceslesssmokeandtheuserwouldbelesslikelytohavebreathingillnessesfromharmfulsmoke.F. TimeTempGlassesThesespecialglassesshowthetimeaboveyourrighteyeandthetemperatureaboveyourlefteye.Itissurelyeasierthanwearingawatch,andyouneverhavetoguessthetemperature.G.KuaisouThen

35、ewchopsticks,calledKuaisou,areabletopickupavarietyofreadingsonfoodfreshness,acidity（酸碱度）andnutrients（营养）.Theyallowpeopletotakefoodsafetyintotheirownhandsthroughanapponsmartphones.【答案】D;C;F;E;G7. 左栏是五个人的爱好的情况，右栏是七个俱乐部的介绍。请为左栏的每个人选择合适的俱乐部。Ginaisacoinslover.Shehasbeencollectingcoinsformanyyears.Shelear

36、nsalotfromit.Nowshewouldliketosharehercollectionswithothers.LinTaolikestakingphotosverymuch.Butthephotoshetookwerenotsogood.Hewantstoimprovehisskillsandsharehisphotoswithothers.Jimmyenjoyseatingeveryday.Heneverdoesexercisebecausehehasnoplacetodoit.Nowhebecomesfatterandfatter.Hewantstofindaplacetolos

37、eweightandkeephealthy.Tomisasportslover.Heoftenplaysfootballafterschool.Buthisfatheraskshimnottoplayfootballbecauseitistoodangerous.Heaskshimtoplayping-ponginstead.Heissad,buthehasnochoice.Maydoeswellinsinginganddancing.Sheoftenpracticesthemathome.Nowshehopestojoinaclubtopracticedancingbecauseshewan

38、tstowinthecomingdancingcompetition.A. Ifyouliketakingphotos,joinusatonce.Wegettogethertoshareourphotosonceaweek.Andweofteninvitesomefamousteacherstoteachushowtotakephotosbetter.B. Welcometoourclub.Weoftengettogethertowatchping-pongmatchesonTV.Sometimeswealsohaveping-pongmatcheswiththeotherteams.C. I

39、nourclubyoucanenjoywatchinganctalkingtheexcitingfootballgameswithusonSaturdayevening.OnSundayafternoonweoftendividethemembersintotwoteamsandplayfootballtogether.D. Coinsareusefultous.Wecannotonlyusethemtobuythingsortakebuses,butalsolearnalotfromthem.Wehopeyoucarshareyourcoinswithus.E. Areyouinterest

40、edinsinging?Ifyouare,joinusplease.Wellhelpyouimproveyoursingingskills.Ifyouarethebestthreeinourclub,youllhaveachancetobeasingerforBTV.F. Dancinglover,comehereplease.Weneedthreememberstojoinus.Wellpracticeeverydayandgetreadyforourcomingdancingcompetition.G. MoreandmorepeoplegetfateasilyTheydontcareab

41、outtheirdiet.Ifyouwanttoloseweightandkeephealthy,joinourclub.Wewilltellyouhowtobehealthyandgiveyouaplacetotakeexercise.【答案】D;A;G;B;F8. 根据短文内容，从短文后所给的选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Everyonecaresabouthisorherimage（形象）.Whataboutyou?Haveyoueverdonethefollowinglittlethingstohurtyours?Youdontletpeoplegetou

42、tofbusesorelevatorsbeforeyougetin.Itisnotgoodtopushyourselfintothecrowdwhostryingtogetoutanyway.Youdontcoveryourmouthwhilecoughing.AccordingtoLiveScience,onecoughcanrelease（释放）asmuchas3,000dropletsofsaliva（唾沫星子）,Coveringyourmouthisnotachoicebutanabsolutemust.Youthinkyourmusictasteisgreat?Perfect,got

43、ostudymusic,tobecomeaDJ,butpleasedontpushyourmusictasteontootherpeople.Youarerudetowaiters.Imagineworkingfor12hours,alwaysonyourfeet,andthendealingwiththemostrudecustomers?Yeah,dontbethatpersonwhothinkswaitershavetodealwithyourbadattitude.Commonsensenotsocommon.A. Youlistentomusicwithoutheadphones.B

44、. Somelittlethingscanhurtyourimage.C. Someseriousthingsmayhurtyourimage.D. Andtheycanflyasfastas50milesperhour.E. Dontmindyourbehavioranddoasyoulike.F. Juststandaside,letpeopleout,andthengetin.G. Pleasewatchyourbehaviorandbepoliteinpublic.【答案】B;F;D;A;G9. 根据短文内容，填写所缺单词，每个空格只填1个单词。USA?Britain?Whichcou

45、ntryisbettertostudyin?Weoftenhearsuchdiscussions.AsChinaopensitsdoor,itisadreamformanyChinesestudentstostudyabroad.Theywanttolearnabouttheoutsideworld.Itstruethatstudyingabroadcanhelpstudentsdevelopthemselves.Theirforeignlanguageskillswillbeimprovedanditmaybeeasiertofindjobs.Butthereareproblemsthats

46、houldbeconsidered.Languageisthefirst.Studentsmustspendalotoftimelearninganotherlanguage.Studentsmustalsolearntolivewithoutparentscareanddealwithallkindsofthingstheyhaventhadtodobefore,likelookingafterthemselves.TherearereportsaboutChinesestudentsabroadrunningintoanoceanofdifficultiesandgivingupfinal

47、ly.Whentheyhavetotakecareofthemselves,itishardforstudentstostudywell.Finally,studyingabroadbringsaheavyburden（负担）tothefamily.FormostChineseparents,thecostofstudyingabroadisveryhigh.Butisitworthit?WeknowthattherearemanyfamouspeoplewhohaveachievedsuccessthroughtheirhardworkinChina.LiuXiangisagoodexamp

48、le.OnceanAmericanteacherinvitedhimthere,butherefused.HekepttraininghardwithhisChineseteacher.HesurprisedtheworldwhenhewonagoldmedalattheAthensOlympicGames.Sowhenyouwonderwhichcountryisbettertostudyin,thinkagain.Title:Studyingathomeorstudy?Phenomenon（现象）StudyingabroadhasbecomeaforChinesestudents.Adva

49、ntagesItishelpfulforChinesestudentstothemselves.ItishelpfulforChinesestudentstoforeignlanguageskills.Itenables（使-能够）Chinesestudentstofindjobsmore.ItChinesestudentstoomuchtimetolearnaforeignlanguage.ItshardforChinesestudentstogetusedtothelifeabroadparentscare.Parentsmaybeunderpressure（压力）becausetheco

50、stofstudyingabroadisvery.Purpose:TotellusstudyingabroadisnottheonlywaytobebydescribingLiuXiangsexample.【答案】abroad;dream；develop;improve;easily;Problems/Disadvantages;takes;without;high;successful【解析】【分析】文章大意：出国学习是很多人的选择，但是出国学习也会有很多问题，首先要学会照顾自己，其次出国留学会给家里的经济带肋负担。所以在出国留学之前必须要知道去哪一个国家才是最合适的。(1)标题判断题。根据

51、文章内容可知，文庄主要论述了是在家里学习还是在国外学习，故答案是abroad。(2田节理食军题。根据itisadreamformanyChinesestudentstostudyabroad.可知，出国留学成为了中国学生的梦想，故答案是dream。(3) 细节理解题。根据Itstruethatstudyingabroadcanhelpstudentsdevelopthemselves.可知，出国留学可以提高学生自己，故答案是developo(4) 细节理解题。根据Theirforeignlanguageskillswillbeimproved可知，出国留学可以帮着提高外语技能，故答案是impr

52、ove。(5) 细节理解题。根据itmaybeeasiertofindjobs.可知，对于学生来说找工作也更加容易，故答案是easily。(6) 细节理解题。根据根据右栏内容可知，这部分主要说的是出国留学的不利的方面或者出国留学面临的问题，故答案是Problems/Disadvantages。(7) 田节理解题。根据Studentsmustspendalotoftimelearninganotherlanguage.可知，学习外语要花费许多时间，Ittakessb.sometimetodosth.固定句式，故答案是takeso(8) 细节理解题。根据Studentsmustalsolearnt

53、olivewithoutparentscare可知，学生们必选要学会在没有父母照顾下生活，TherearereportsaboutChinesestudentsabroadrunningintoanoceanofdifficultiesandgivingupfinally.而很多孩子很难适应没有父母照顾的生活，故答案是withouto(9) 细节理解题。根据Finally,studyingabroadbringsaheavyburden(负担)tothefamily.FormostChineseparents,thecostofstudyingabroadisveryhigh.可知出国留学会给

54、父母很大的压力，因为花销太高，故答案是high。(10) 田节理解题。根据WeknowthattherearemanyfamouspeoplewhohaveachievedsuccessthroughtheirhardworkinChina.LiuXiangisagoodexample.可知，在国内也可以成功的，出国并不是唯一的获得成功的方式，故答案是successful。【点评】考查任务型阅读，关键在看懂文章，然后根据题目要求作答，注意尽量用文章的语言填写答案。在文章中找不到答案时，要完全理解句子，根据同义词，句型转换的方式找到可以替换文章中的单词，短语或者句子的词。10. 完成表格。阅读下

55、面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格中所缺的信息。每空一词。WhenIwasateenagergrowingupinatown,Ifeltstudyingveryboring,Iwantedtoleaveschoolandhavemyownlife.Therewereonlytwowaysformetodothisworkinginthetoyfactoryinmytown,orgettingmarried.Ichosethefirstone.IwasnervouswhenItoldmyfatherthatIwantedtoleaveschool.Ithoughthewouldsay,No!Youa

56、regoingtocollege.Instead,hesurprisedmewhenhesaid,OK.Wellgotothetoyfactory.Twodayslater,hetookmetothefactory.Ihadaveryromanticideaofworkinginafactory.Ihadimaginedeveryonetobefriendlyworkingtogetherandhavingfun.Ievenimaginedtherewouldbemusicandsinging.IguessIhadwatchedtoomanymoviesasateenager.Whenwear

57、rivedatthefactorygates,myfatherspoketotheguardandoneminutelaterwewentinside.Myfathersaid,Takeyourtime.Lookaround.Iwalkedaroundthefactory,lookingatthebuildings,theworkers,andlisteningtothenoise.Itwasterrible.Iranbacktomyfatherandsaid,Iwanttogohome.Heaskedme,Whatdoyouthinkofthefactory?Itsterrible.Ireplied.Youhavetheotherchoiceifyoudontwanttogobacktoschool.ButIthinkgettingmarriedisevenworse!hesaid.Iwentbacktoschoolthenextday.Fromthenon,IstudiedashardasIcould.FinallyIgotintoagoodcollege.IenjoyedstudyingEnglish,soIdecidedtomajorinlanguagesatc