2021-2022学年上海某中学闵行分校高一（下）期中英语试卷（附答案详解）

2021-2022学年上海师大附中闵行分校高一（下）期中英

语试卷

1.Susanhadquitherwell-paidjobandasavolunteerintheneighborhoodwhen

Ivisitedherlastyear.()

A.isworkingB.wasworkingC.hasworkedD.hadworked

2.Thenumberofmedicalschoolsreached18intheearly1990sandaroundthat

leveleversince.()

A.areremainingB.haveremainedC.isremainingD.hasremained

3.Technologicalinnovations,goodmarketing,willpromotethesalesofthese

products.()

A.combinedwithB.combiningwith

C.havingcombinedwithD.tobecombinedwith

4.tothinkcriticallyisanimportantskilltoday'schildrenwillneedforthefuture.

()

A.LearnB.Learned

C.LearningD.Havinglearned

5.Manylessonsarenowavailableonline,fromstudentscanchooseforfree.

()

A.whoseB.whichC.whenD.whom

6.youcansleepwell,youwilllosetheabilitytofocus,planandstaymotivated

afteroneortwonights.()

A.OnceB.UnlessC.IfD.When

7.Itisnotaproblemwecanwinthebattle；it'sjustamatteroftime.()

A.whetherB.whyC.whenD.where

8.Overthousandsofyears,theybegantodependlessoncouldbehuntedor

gatheredfromthewild,andmoreonanimalstheyhadraisedandcropstheyhadsown.

()

A.whetherB.whatC.whenD.where

9.Arethesedrugsatthenearbydrugstorewithoutaprescription?()

A.unfamiliarB.availableC.shortD.dramatic

10.MiddleSchoolattachedtoShanghaiNormaluniversity,Minhangcampuswillreachits

ofover700studentsthisSeptember.()

A.targetB.struggleC.balanceD.contact

11.ChildrenRaisedinGreenerAreasHaveHigherIQGrowingupinagreenerurban

environmentboostschildren'sintelligenceandlowerslevelsofdifficultbehaviour,astudy

hasfound.

Theanalysisofmorethan600childrenaged10to15showedthata3%increaseinthe

greennessoftheirneighborhoodraisedtheirIQscore(1)anaverageof2.6

points.Theeffectwasseeninbothricherandpoorerareas.

Thereisalreadysignificantevidenceforgreenspaces'effectsonimprovingvarious

aspectsofchildren'scognitivedevelopmentbutthisisthefirstresearch(2)

(examine)IQ.Thecauseisuncertainbutmay(3)(link)tolowerstress

levels,moreplayandsocialcontactoraquieterenvironment.

TheincreaseinIQpointswasparticularlysignificantforthosechildrenatthelowerendof

thespectrum,(4)smallincreasescouldmakeabigdifference,theresearcherssaid.

"Evidencehasbuiltupovertime(5)greensuiTOundingsareassociatedwith

improvedcognitivefunctioning,suchasmemoryskillsandattention,"saidTimNawrot,a

professorofenvironmentalepidemiologyatHasseltUniversityinBelgium,wherethe

studywasconducted.

"(6)thisstudyaddsbyincludingIQisamorerigorous,well-establishedclinical

measure.ltisreallyofvaluetocreateanoptimalenvironmentforchildrentodeveloptheir

fullpotential,(7)iswhyIthinkcitybuildersorurbanplannersshouldprioritize

investmentingreenspaces.'1

Thestudy,publishedinthejournalPiosMedicine,usedsatelliteimagestomeasurethe

levelofgreennessinneighborhoods,includingparks,gardens,streettreesandallother

vegetation.

TheaverageIQscorewas105butthescientistsfound4%ofchildreninareaswithlow

levelsofgreeneryscoredbelow80,(8)nochildrenscoredbelow80inareas

withmoregreenery.

Thebenefitsofmoregreenery(9)(record)inurbanareaswerenotreplicated

insuburbanorruralareas.Nawrotsuggestedthismightbebecausethoseplaceshad

enoughgreennessforallchildrenlivingtheretobenefit.

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Behavioraldifficultiessuchaspoorattentionandaggressivenesswerealsomeasuredin

thechildren(10)(use)astandardratingscale,andtheaveragescorewas46.1n

thiscase,a3%riseingreeneryresultedinatwo-pointreductioninbehavioralproblems,in

linewithpreviousstudies.

12.

A.promotingB.unwiseC.authorityD.shapeE.discipliningF.included

G.evolvedH.specificI.pointJ.accompaniedK.noticeable

Forthepast50years,spanking(打)hasbeenusedtodisciplinechildrenlessandless.But

almosteveryparentstillyellsattheirchildfromtimetotime.

Roaringisprobablythemost(1)behaviorofparentingtoday.ltdoesnothelpyou

establish(2).Instead,itmakesyourchildfeellikeyouareoutofcontrol.Indeed,it

isareactionofparentswhodonotknowwhattodo.

Butmostparents,myself(3),finditreallyhardtogoadaywithoutroaring.The

latestresearchonshoutingencouragesparentstoaskthemselvestwoquestions：What

shouldIdo?HowcanIgetridofthishabit?

Asatool,correctiveshoutinghasnoeffect；itisjustahabitualslapatthechild.Weyellat

ourchildrenforthesamethingeveryday,andbecauseitisineffective,wehavetoyell

moreandmorefiercely.Putyourclothesaway!Comedownfordinner!

AlanKazdin,aprofessorofpsychologyandchildpsychiatryatYaleUniversity,saysthat

yellingisnotreallyastrategyfor(4)children,butameansofventing(发泄)

one'sself.

Kazdinis(5)aprojectcalledABCs,whichrepresentsantecedents,behaviorand

consequences.Antecedentscoverwhattodobeforethebehavior.Preconditionsaresetin

advance.Specifically,youshouldtellyourchildtheseconditionsbeforeyouwantthemto

doanything.Behavioriswhenparentsdefine,(6)andmodel

behavior.Consequencessuggestthatwhenthepreferredactionisperformed,parents

shouldapproveofitandthattheyshouldthenmakeanexaggeratedcompliment,(7)

bythemovementofalimb(肢)inamannerwhichsuggeststheaction*s

agreeableness.

Therefore,itissuggestedthatparentsnotyellattheirchildreneverynightbecausethey

throwtheirshoesaround,butinsteadasktheminthemorningiftheycanplacetheirshoes

wheretheybelongwhentheyreturnhome.

ABCPraiseisavery(8)technique.Youmustbeenthusiastic,soyoumustputa

broadsmileonyourfaceandevenraiseyourhandtowave.Nextyouhavetosaywhatyou

praisewithacheerfulvoice.Thethirdstepistostrokethechildandgivehimsomewords

ofpraise.Thesesteps,whichmayseemsillytomany,areits(9)characteristics,not

itsflaws(缺陷).Itmakeschildrennoticethecomplimentsthatcancomewithcorrect

behavior.That'sthe(10).

13.

A.boomB.enthusiasticallyC.voicedD.findsE.sharplyF.racing

G.fortuneH.distinctlyI.venturingJ.dealsK.joined

Eightmonthsago,MengHu,27,quitherjobasaflightattendantinGuangzhou,China.She

isnowworkingfull-timeasalive-streaminghostonTaobao.

"I'vebeentalkingnonstop,"Husaid,laughing."Mythroatgetsreallyhoarse.Youneedto

talkalot,becauseyourmoodiscontagious(有感染力的).Onlywhenyoutalk(1)

canyougetyouraudienceexcited."

HuispartofarisingclassofcreatorsinChinawhoare(2)togetinonlive-stream

shopping,anemergingformofretailthathasgrownintoanindustryworthanestimated$

66billion.AlthoughthetrendhasbeenpartofChineseinternetcultureforyears,analysts

saythecoronaviruspandemichasbroughtitmainstream.

EventheChinesegovernmenthas(3)itssupport,callingtheindustrythe"new

engine"ofe-commercegrowthandencouraginglive-streamingasasolutionto

unemployment,whichhasrisen(4)inChinaduetothepandemic.

Live-streamshoppingisacombinationofentertainmentande-commerce.Viewersbuy

goodsonlinefrompeoplewhoshowofftheirlatest(5)—fromlipsticktolaundry

detergent—inreal-timevideos.ManycomparetheconcepttotheTVshoppingchannel,but

theChinesemodelis(6)moremodern,mobileandinteractive.Hostscangivetheir

fansdiscountcoupons(优惠券)andflash(7)inrealtime,whileviewerscan

clicktosendtheirfavoritestarsvirtual"gifts."

Partoftheallure(吸弓|力)of(8)intothisworldistheprospectofabig

payday.Brandsroutinelyannouncetensorhundredsofmillionsofdollarsinsalesina

singlesitting.Topinfluencerscanearnmillionsofdollarsayear,accordingtoTaobao.And

evenwell-knownbusinessleadersaregettinginontheact.

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ForpeoplelikeHu,thelive-streamhostinGuangzhou,theongoing(9)presents

both"achanceandachallenge.1'

"Viewersmighthavedoubled,butthere'sprobablyaboutsevenoreighttimesmorenew

live-streamersnow,"sheestimated."Somanypeoplelikemehave(10)

live-streaming,andaresellingproductsanddoingthesamething."

Atsomepointinourlives,thechancesarethatyouandIwillfeellonely.It'sanimportanttopic

andonethatcausesalotofmisery,butthereareplentyof(14)surroundingit.Herearethreeof

thebiggest.

Islonelinessallaboutisolation?

Feelinglonelyisnotthesameasbeingalone.Lonelinessisafeelingof(15).It'sthesensethatno

onearoundyoureallyunderstandsyouandthatyoudon'thavethekindofmeaningful

connectionsyouwouldlike.Being(16)canbeafactor,butit'snottheonlyone.Youcanfeel

lonelyinacrowd,justasyoucanseek(17)inspendingsometimealone.Sometimeswewantto

bealone.Butifwedon'thavetheoptiontospendtimewithpeoplewhounderstandus,that's

whenloneliness(18).

Doeslonelinessdisproportionatelyaffectoldpeople?

Lonelinessisundoubtedlygettingahigherprofile,butthat(19)meansahigherpercentageof

oldpeoplefeellonelynowcomparedtoafewyearsago.(20),thestudyfromChristinaVictor

fromBrunelUniversityhasshownthattheproportionofoldpeopleexperiencingchronic

lonelinesshasremainedsteadyfor70years,with6to13percentsayingtheyfeellonelyallor

mostofthetime.Butitistruethattheactualnumbersoflonelyoldpeopleare(21)simply

becausetherearemoreoldpeopleintheworld.Lonelinessismore(22)inoldagethaninother

adults,butinherreviewapeakisalsofoundinadolescence.(23),studiesshowthat50to60

percentofoldpeoplearenotoftenlonely.

Islonelinessalwaysbad?

Thisoneisabitmore(24).Youoftenseestatisticsquotedontheeffectthatlonelinesscanhave

onourhealth.Reviewsoftheresearchhavefoundthatitcouldincreasetheriskofheartdisease

byalmostathirdandthat(25)peoplehavehigherbloodpressureandalowerlifeexpectancy.lt

ispossiblethatunhappilyisolatedpeoplearemorelikelytobecome(26).Butitcouldalso

happentheotherwayaround.Peoplecouldbecomeisolatedandlonelybecausetheyalready

havepoorhealth,whichstopsthemfrom(27).Orlonelypeoplemayshowupinthestatisticsas

lesshealthybecausetheirlonelinesshas(28)themofthemotivationtolookaftertheirhealth.lt

couldworkbothways.

14.A.discoveriesB.assumptionsC.mythsD.reasons

15.A.dissatisfactionB.disobedience

C.disconnectionD.distrust

16.A.isolatedB.confusedC.distractedD.scolded

17.A.revengeB.ambitionC.guidanceD.relief

18.A.cracksB.strikesC.brakesD.disappears

19.A.equallyB.mainlyC.rarelyD.definitely

20.A.BycontrastB.InfactC.AsaresultD.Allinall

21.A.risingB.decliningC.fluctuatingD.reviving

22.A.painfulB.unexpectedC.preventableD.common

23.A.HoweverB.LikewiseC.ThereforeD.Meanwhile

24.A.complexB.apparentC.relevantD.innovative

25.A.oldB.optimisticC.lonelyD.urban

26.A.fitB.timidC.angryD.ill

27.A.exercisingB.socializingC.adventuringD.evaluating

28.A.assuredB.robbedC.informedD.accuse

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Laurawalkedtowardstheman."Itisterriblycold,"shesaid.

"Colderthanever,"themansaid.MNowtellmewhatyouwant."HestaredatLauraforafew

secondsandthengrinned,nMaybeyou'dliketocomeinsideandwarmup.”

HNo.No,Idon'twanttocomein."Shetookadeepbreath."Ijustwantedtoknowifyou're

interestedinsellingyourdog.”

"Thatworthlessmutt?"Themanpointedtoadogintheyardandlaughedforafew

seconds,thensuddenlystopped.MIwasjustjokingabouttheworthlesspart.He*saprettygood

dog.Yeah.Imightbeinterested."

“Well,he'sthekindofdogFmlookingfor.Anditdoesn'tseemlikeyou'retoofondofhim.I

meanhe'stiedupoutside.Idon'tseeanyfoodorwater."

"Youjustwaitaminute.Itakegoodcareofthatdog.TheguyIgothimfromsaidhewasa

trainedguarddog.Thetroubleis,thestupidthingdoesn'tevenbarkwhenstrangerscome

around.ButthenIguessthatwouldn'tmattertoyou.You'reprobablyjustlookingforapet,huh?

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"Yeah.Well,here'syourchancetogetridofhim.rilgiveyoutwentydollars.0

"Youexpectmetosellapurebredguarddogfortwentydollars?"themansnorted（哼着鼻

子说）."Fiftydollars.Thafsmyprice.Youbringmefiftydollars,honey,andyougotyourselfa

dog."Hesmiled."Sureyoudon*twanttocomein?"

Laurashookherhead."I'llbebackwiththemoney."Breakfastforgotten,shesearchedforand

foundacashmachinefourblocksaway.Ican'taffordthis,shethoughtasshepunchedthe

numbersintothemachine.Thedogwillneedavet,andwhereamIgoingtogetthemoneyfor

that?Herfearsworeoffasshepicturedthedog,curledup,notoutsideonthecold,hard

ground,butinfrontofaglowingfireplace.Blueceramicbowlsfilledwithfoodandwatersatin

thecomerofthekitchen,andshesawhim,headheldhigh,matchingherstrideontheirdaily

walk.

Withthemoneyinherpurse,shehurriedbacktotheman'shouse.

29.Laurastartedaconversationwiththemanbecauseshe.

A.neededshelterfromthecold

B.wantedtoseeifshecouldbuyhisdog

C.hopedtofindoutwhereshecouldbuyapet

D.wasn'tpleasedwithhowhetreatedhisdog

30.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemanfromthepassage?

A.Heconsideredthedogpretty.

B.Hewasgoodattrainingguarddogs.

C.Hehadbeentryingtogetridofthedog.

D.Hehadboughtthedogtoprotecthishome.

31.HowcomeLaura'sworryaboutmoneyfaded?

A.Sherealizedthatthedogwouldbelivingamuchbetterlifewithher.

B.Itoccurredtoherthatsheactuallyhadenoughmoneyinherbankaccount.

C.Shewasconfidentthatshewouldsoonlandadecentjobandearnenoughmoney.

D.Shewasexcitedabouthavingaguarddogbesideherwhenshewantedtotakeawalk.

32.Judgingfromthepassage,wecanknowthatLaurais.

A.ahomelessgirlB.asocialworker

C.aratherpoorladyD.anexperiencedpetowner

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A.CallLostPropertyat131617atonce.

B.GotoRomaStreetstationonMonday.

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C.Takethe9：52pmtrainbacktoFortitude.

D.ReporttotheQueenslandRailservicewebsite.

35.HowlongisthetrainjourneyfromCentralstationtoVarsityLakesstation?

A.57minutes.B.83minutes.C.80minutes.D.55minutes.

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Middle-classparentsarefuelingbadbehaviorintheclassroomby"buyingofftheirchildren

withcomputersandtelevisionsratherthanteachingthembasicsocialskills,ateachers1union

leadersaid.

MaryBousted,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofTeachersandLecturers,saidsome

middle-classparentsfailedtosupporttherightoftheteachertoteachandofpupilstolearnby

failingtocreatetherightsocialconditionsathome.

Childrenwerelivingin"isolation,"gluedtocomputergamesandTVshowsintheirbedrooms

andinmanycasesitwasrelativelywealthyparentswhowereencouragingsuchsolitary

behavior."Theyarenotlearningaboutgiveandtakewithinthefamily,"shesaid.

"Oftenit'sthewell-offmiddleclassesthatbuyofftheirchildrenthroughthecomputerandTV

andeverythingthatisolatesthemwithinthehome,"Boustedsaid.HAndthenthey'resurprised

whentheirchilddoesn'tcometoschoolreadytolearn.*'

Bousted'scommentscomeaheadoftheunion'sconferencenextweek,wherememberswill

debateamotionbroughtbyitsCheshirebranchcallingforparentsofdisruptivepupilstosee

theirchildbenefitdocked（肖U减）.Anotherproposalisformothersandfatherstoattend

parentingclassestohelpthemdealwithbadly-behavedchildren.

Whilesheacknowledgedthatthemotionaboutcuttingchildbenefitwas"quiteextreme"and

saidshewasnotsureitwasviable（可行的）,sheinsisteditraisedrelevantissues.

"Itcomesoutofafrustrationthatmanymembersfeelthatwhiletheyareworkingtheirsocks

offunderanextremelyrigidaccountabilityframeworktogetchildrentolearn,theyarenot

beingsupportedbyhome,'*shesaid.

Oftheideaofclassesforparentsofnaughtychildren,shesaid,"Ifyougointoapetshop,you

havetoprovethatyouaregoingtobeabletotakecareofadogbeforetheywillsellyoua

puppy,butthereisnothingforbeingaparentunlessyouaresoawfulthestatetakesyourchild

awayfromyou.”

36.WhatdoesBoustedthinkofthestudentsfromsomemiddle-classfamilies?

A.Theyareamongthemostselfishpeople.

B.Theyareafraidofspeakinginpublicplaces.

C.Theyfailtobetaughtrightbasicsocialskillsathome.

D.Theydon*tliketomakefriendswithothersatschool.

37.Whichisoneproposalofthemeetingtobeheldbyateachers'union?

A.Tellingparentstheimportanceofattendingparent-teacherconferences.

B.Callingonparentstohelpeducatetheirbadly-behavedchildren.

C.Discussinghowtoimprovestudents'performanceatschool.

D.AnalyzingwhyAmericanteachersfacesomanypressures.

38.InBousted'sopinion,whatmakesmanyteachersfrustratedthoughtheytrytheirbesttoget

childrentolearn?

A.Thesechildrenmakenoimprovementatall.

B.Theycan'tgetthesupportofthesechildren'sparents.

C.Theystillfacethedangerofbeingfired.

D.Theirrequestsforraisingwagesisrefused.

39.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?

A.Thewayofdealingwithbadly-behavedchildren.

B.Thereasonwhytheteachers'unionisholdingaconference.

C.Childrenaremoreaddictedtomediainmoderntimes.

D.Parentsfueltheirchildren'sbadbehaviorintheclassroom.

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Forthousandsofyears,themostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthe

churchandthepub.Infact,untilaplacehasachurchandapub,itisnotreallyconsidereda

communityworthyofaname.Traditionally,thechurchandthepubareattheheartofany

villageortown,sinceitiswherethepeoplegathertosocializeandexchangenews.Theyare

institutionsattheheartofBritishsociety.Afterall,theword'pub'isactuallyshortfor*public

house'

Asaresult,Britishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserved.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoric

sitesthattouristsvisit.Oneofthemostfamousexamplesisthepubinthecityofcalled'YeOide

TriptoJerusalem',whichdatesbacktotheyearAD1189andisprobablytheoldestpubin

England.ltwasthesameyearinwhichKingRichardtheFirstcameintopower,wholedthe

FirstCrusadeintotheHolyLandjowardsJerusalem.

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ManyBritishpubshaveoldnamesreferringtogovernors,suchasTheKing*sHeadorThe

QueenVictoria,butofcoursethisdoesn'tmeantheyareonlyforkingsandqueens.Pubshave

alwayswelcomedpeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Onacoldnight,thepub's

landlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefire.Thereisalwayshonest

andheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordableprice.

That'showitusedtobe,butthereareworryingsignsthatthingsarebeginningto

change.Economicdownturns,governmentalfinancialmeasures,andculturalchangesare

causingmanypubstogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothavealotofsparemoneytospendon

beer.Ontopofthat,in2007smokingwasbannedinallpublicindoorspaces,including

pubs,whichmayalsohaveaffectedthenumbersofcustomersgoingtopubssincethen.

Thisdeclineishappeningdespitethefactthatpubsarenowallowedbylawtostayopenafter

1lpm.Previously,with11pmasclosingtime,customerswouldhavetodrinkquite

quickly,meaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrink

slowly.ThisBritishhabitofdrinkingisknownas*bingedrinking*,anditcauseslong-term

healthproblemsforindividualsandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities.TheUK

governmentistryingtofindwaysofdiscouragingbingedrinking,andregularlyspendsmoney

ontelevisioncommercialstowarnpeopleoftheproblemsofdrinkingtoomuch.

40.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Britishpubsarepreservedwellmainlytoattracttouristsfromalloftheworld.

B.Britishpubsarequitepopularandaccessibletopeoplefromallwalksoflife.

C.MostBritishpubsaregoingoutofbusinessbecauseofeconomicandculturalbans.

D.MostBritishpubshavetoshutdowntoadjustthemselvestomeetthesmokingban.

41.WhydidtheUKgovernmentallowpubstostayopenafter11pm?

A.Tostimulatecustomerstospendmoreondrinks.

B.TohelpBritishpubssurviveeconomicdownturns.

C.Toencouragemoresensiblewaysofdrinkinginpubs.

D.TogetridofviolentcrimeinmostpartofBritain.

42.Theterm"bingedrinking"inparagraph5wouldbemostlikelytodescribe.

A.drinkingtoomuchandtooquickly

B.socialproblemsrelatedtoBritishpubs

C.anewlong-termdrinkingapproach

D.problemscausedbydrinkingtoomuch

43.Whatwillmostprobablybecoveredintheparagraphthatfollowsthelastinthepassage?

A.Differentmethodstowelcomenewcustomerstopubs.

B.Variousadvertisementsencouragingpeopletoquitdrinking.

C.Thecampaignsandstrategiestosupportthetraditionalpubs.

D.Trendsofmigratingbackfromthemodernwinebarstooldones.

A.Gregorawokeasitwasgettingdark.

B.Hefinallymanagedtoopenthedoorandleanagainstit.

C.Thisworkedbetter,buthestillcouldn'tmoveenoughtogetoutofbed.

D.Gregortriedtoreturntohisbedroom,butcouldn'tfitthroughthedoorway.

E.Whenheansweredher,hewassurprisedtohearhisvoice；itsoundedsohigh.

F.Hetriedtoturnoverontohisside,buteverytimehetried,hewouldrollontohis

backagain.

TheMetamorphosis(excerpt)Onemorning,GregorSamsawokeupfromabaddreamand

realizedhewassomekindofaterribleinsect.Hewasacockroach(蟋蟀),andhewasaslarge

asaman!Lyingonhisback,hecouldseehislargebrownbellyandthinlegs.(1)

Hebegantothinkabouthisjobasatravelingsalesman.Hehatedhisjob,buthehadtodoitto

supporthisfather,mother,andsisterbecausehisfathernolongerworked.Helookedattheclock

andrealizedhehadoverslept-itwas6：30!Hewaslate.Thenexttrainleftat7：OO.Hewould

havetohurrytomakeit.Afewminuteslaterhismotheryelledtohim："It's6：45.Youare

late.Getup!"(2)"Yes,mother.rmgettingupnow."Hissisternowwhisperedthroughthedoor,

"Gregor,areyouallright?Doyouneedanything?"

Well,itwastimetogetup.Surely,assoonashegotoutofbed,hewouldrealizethishadallbeen

abaddream.Hetriedtomovehisbackpartoutfirst,butitmovedsoslowly,anditwasso

difficult.Histhinlittlelegsseemeduseless,justmovingandmovingintheair,nothelpinghimat

all.Thenhetriedthefrontpart.(3)Hebeganrockingbackandforth,strongerandstronger,and

finallythrewhimselfontothefloor,hittinghisheadashefell.

Allofasudden,heheardakno