2024-2025学年新教材高中英语单元综合检测4含解析牛津译林版必修第二册

PAGE单元综合检测(四)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)ACREATIVEKIDS－FILMMAKING◆Becomeadirector,scriptwriter(编剧)，editor(编辑)andmore...allinaweek?◆Sixhalfdaysoffilmmaking＋sixhalfdaysoffunactivities.What'sitallabout?ImagineyourselfasthenewStevenSpielbergorRidleyScott?Lovethecinemabutthinkyoucoulddobetter?OrdoyoudreamofbeingthenextKciraKnightleyorJohnnyDepp?Ifso,thenthisisyourholiday!Youandyourgroupwillchoosethetypeoffilmtomake－adventure,fantasy,thrillerorcomedy.Thenyou'llcreateyourownfilmtoshowattheendoftheweek.What'smore,you'llalsotakeyourfilmhomeonDVDtoo!CanIdootheractivitiesaswell?Yes,everydaythere'salsohalfadayofactivitiesfromourgreatactivityprogramme,anddifferententertainmenteveryevening.Soyoucanpackinlotsofothernewexperiencestoo!WhatdoIlearn?You'lllearnthebasicsoffilmandsoundrecording,performing,andscript­writing；andhowtousesoundeffects,visualeffectsandmusic.You'llalsolearnabouttheworkofadirector,beforeeditingyourownfilm.DoIneedanyexperience?No,ourfantastictrainedinstructorsandfilmindustryexpertswillguideyouthroughthewholeprocess,andgiveyoutipsfromtheprofessionals.DoIneedanyspecialistequipment?No,we'llprovidealltheequipment,fromtopdigitalvideocamerasandeditingequipment,tocostumesandmake­up.Justbringyourimagination!Only￡695perchild!【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了一个儿童制作电影的课程。1．WhyareStevenSpielbergandRidleyScottmentioned?A．Toshowtheyarereallygreat.B．Toshowthepopularityoffilms.C．Tomakethecourseattractive.D．Tointroducethecourse'steachers.C[推理推断题。史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格和雷德利·斯科特都是特别出名的世界级大导演，文章介绍的又是儿童制作电影的课程，所以提到史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格和雷德利·斯科特是为了使课程更吸引人，故C项正确。]2．Whatwillthekidsdointheevening?A．Enjoythemselves.B．Showtheirfilms.C．Learnhowtomakefilms.D．Takepartinoutdooractivities.A[细微环节理解题。依据CanIdootheractivitiesaswell？部分中的“anddifferententertainmenteveryevening.”可知，每天晚上都有不同的消遣活动，孩子可以玩得很快乐，故A项正确。]3．Thekidswhowanttohavethecourseareexpectedto．A．wearmake­up B．bringcamerasC．befilm­lovers D．beexperiencedC[推理推断题。依据文章内容可知，本文介绍的是儿童制作电影的课程，因此想上这门课的孩子应当是电影爱好者，故C项正确。]BAnotherman­madewonderoftheUSwasbuiltlongbeforethenationwasestablished.About900yearsago,theAncestralPuebloanpeoplebuiltvillageshighinthewallsofcanyons(大峡谷)inColorado,where600cliffdwellingsarenowpartoftheMesaVerdeNationalPark.Visitorscanstandatthetopandlookintothedwellingsalmosthiddeninopeningsoftherockwalls.ThePuebloanpeoplecutsmallstepsintotherock,whichconnectedbuildingscontaininghundredsofrooms.Therockwallshaveprotectedthebuildingsfromsevereweatherinthearea;therefore,theyremainmostlyunchangedinthehundredsofyearssincetheywerebuilt.Ourfinalman­madewonderisinthenorthwesterncityofSeattle,Washington.TheSpaceNeedlewasbuiltasthecentralstructureforthe1962World'sFair.The184­meter­tallstructurewasdesignedbyEdwardCarlson,whichhasawidebaseontheground,withitsmiddlenarrowandalargering­likestructureontop.Thestructurewasmeanttolooklikea“flyingsaucer”，avehiclethatwaspopularinsciencefictionspacetravelstories.Thesaucerincludesanobservationareaandeatingplace.Therestaurantslowlyturnstoprovidevisitorswitha360degreeviewofSeattle.TheSpaceNeedlewasnotverycostly,andwasdesignedandcompletedinaboutayearandopenedonthefirstdayoftheWorld'sFair.Today,theSpaceNeedleisthemostpopularplaceforvisitorstoSeattle.Anditremainstheinternationallyknownsymbolofthecity.【语篇解读】美国有很多闻名的奇观和建筑，而人造奇观反映了美国人民的才智和创建精神，本文主要介绍了美国的两大人造景观。4．Whatcanbetalkedaboutbeforethepassage?A．Americangeography.B．TouringintheUSA.C．OtherUSartificialwonders.D．Worldnaturalwonders.C[推理推断题。依据第一段第一句可推断，在这篇文章之前应当是谈论了美国其他的人造奇观。]5．Theunderlinedword“dwellings”isclosestinmeaningto“”．A．houses B．peopleC．canyons D．stepsA[词义揣测题。依据上下文内容可推断，该词大意为“住处，处所”。选A。]6．WhichisTRUEabouttheSpaceNeedle?A．ItremainsasymboloftheUS.B．EdwardCarlsonbuiltthestructure.C．Ithasaring­likestructureontop.D．Itisaman­madewonderinColorado.C[细微环节理解题。依据第五段第一句可知，C项表述正确。]7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CulturalRelicsB．ArtificialWondersintheUSC．SymbolsofCitiesD．NaturalPlacesintheUSB[标题归纳题。文章主要介绍了美国的两大人造奇观，因此，B项作标题最具概括性。]CIhavebeenveryluckytohavewontheNobelPrizetwice.Itis,ofcourse,veryexcitingtohavesuchanimportantrecognitionofmywork,buttherealpleasurewasintheworkitself.Scientificresearchislikeanexplorationofavoyageofdiscovery.Youarecontinuallytryingoutnewthingsthathavenotbeendonebefore.Manyofthemwillleadnowhereandyouhavetotrysomethingdifferent,butsometimesanexperimentdoesworkandtellsyousomethingnewandthatisreallyexciting.Howeversmallthenewfindingmaybe,itisgreattothink“Iamtheonlypersonwhoknowsthis”andthenyouwillhavethefunofthinkingwhatthisfindingwillleadtoanddecidingwhatwillbethenextexperiment.Oneofthebestthingsaboutscientificresearchisthatyouarealwaysdoingsomethingdifferentanditisneverboring.Therearegoodtimeswhenthingsgowellandbadtimeswhentheydon't.SomepeoplegetdiscouragedatthedifficulttimesbutwhenIhaveafailure,mypolicyhasalwaysbeennottoworrybuttostartplanningthenextexperiment,whichisalwaysfun.Itisveryexcitingtomakeanewdiscovery.Somepeoplewilldothestrangestthingsforthisexcitement,suchasgoingroundtheworldinaballoonorwalkingtotheNorthPole.Therearenotmanynewplacestoexplorebutthereisalotofnewinformationtobediscoveredinscienceandajourneyintothisunknownareacanbemuchmoreworthwhileandjustasexciting.Iamsometimesasked,“WhatdoyouhavetodotowinaNobelPrize?”Myansweris:“Idon'tknow.Ihavenevertried.”ButIknowofonewaynottowinone.Therearesomepeoplewhosemainreasonfordoingscienceistowinprizesandtheyarealwaysthinkingabouthowtodoit.Suchpeopledon'tsucceed.Todogoodscienceyoumustbeinterestedinitandenjoydoingexperimentsandthinkingoutproblems.And,ofcourse,youmustbepreparedtoworkhardandnottobetoodiscouragedbyfailure.【语篇解读】文章讲解并描述了一个获得诺贝尔奖的科学家对科研的工作看法：面对失败并不气馁，而是接着进行下一个试验探讨；做科研要有爱好，不能为了得奖而搞探讨。8．Inthewriter'seyeshisgreatestpleasureinallhislifetimeis．A．towintheNobelPrizeforthefirsttimeB．tobeawardedtheNobelPrizeforthesecondtimeC．intheworkitselfD．tohaveamuchmoreimportantrecognitionofhisworkC[细微环节理解题。依据第一段其次句“Itis,ofcourse,veryexcitingtohavesuchanimportantrecognitionofmywork,buttherealpleasurewasintheworkitself.”可知，作者认为，真正的欢乐是工作本身。故选C。]9．Whydidthewriterthinkscientificresearchtobeoneofthebestthings?A．YouwillbeabletowintheNobelPrizethroughthescientificresearch.B．Youcanmakeasmuchmoneyaspossiblebydoingthescientificresearch.C．Youmaycontinuedoingwithsomethingdifferentandexciting,soyoucanneverbetiredofdoingthescientificresearch.D．Youcangetmuchmorechancesofpromotionbymakingthescientificresearch.C[细微环节理解题。依据第一段中的“Oneofthebestthingsaboutscientificresearchisthatyouarealwaysdoingsomethingdifferentanditisneverboring.”可知，作者认为，科研工作恒久不会枯燥、无聊，因为你始终在做不同的事情。故选C。]10．Whatwouldthewriterdowhenhehadafailure?A．Hewouldforgetthisfailureandstartthenextexperiment.B．Heusedtobeworriedaboutitforseveraldaysandneverforgetit.C．Healwaysgaveuphisstudyastheresultofthefailure.D．Heusedtothinkoutthereasonsandthencontinuetodoitagain.A[细微环节理解题。依据第一段最终一句“...butwhenIhaveafailure,mypolicyhasalwaysbeennottoworrybuttostartplanningthenextexperiment,whichisalwaysfun.”可知，试验失败时，作者会去支配下一个试验，而不总是感到懊丧。故选A。]11．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．ThewritercouldstillkeepcalmwhenheheardthenewsthathehadwontheNobelPrize.B．Thewriteralwaysgaveuphiscouragewhenhemetwithsomedifficultiesinthecourseofhisscientificresearch.C．Inthefieldofsciencetherearestillmanynewthingswhichneedtobestudiedfurther.D．Therearestillmanyexcitingplacestoexploreintheworld.C[细微环节理解题。依据其次段最终一句“...thereisalotofnewinformationtobediscoveredinscienceandajourneyintothisunknownareacanbemuchmoreworthwhileandjustasexciting.”可知，就科学而言，仍旧有很多未知的新信息须要去探究和发觉。故选C。]DTheInternethasopenedanewworldofopportunityforeventhesmallesthome­basedbusinessowner.Thereareagreatnumberofself­mademillionaires(百万富翁)thathaveachievedtheirsuccessontheInternet.Doyouwanttoknowtheirsecretsofbeingsuccessful?Ifacompanydoesn'tcareenoughaboutitsowndomainname(域名),customersmaynotfeelcomfortablewhendoingbusiness.Acompanywithitsowndomainnameandaprofessional­lookingwebsitewillhaveamuchhigherrateofsuccess.Awebsitecanpresentbothyouandyourbusinessdirectly.Creatingaprofessionalwebsitetakesalotoftimeandefforts,astherearemanymorethingstothinkaboutthanthewebsite'sdesign.Youmustgiveyourvisitorsareasontovisitandcontinuetovisityourwebsiteinthefuture;justprovideyourvisitorswithfreshcontents.Yourwordsarethefoundation(基础)ofyourbusiness.Yourproduct,websiteandmarketingstrategiesalldependonyourwords.Youmustlearnhowtowritepersuasive(有劝服力的)wordsespeciallyforyourcustomers.Youmustfeelyourcustomers'needsandwritewithpassion,excitementandconsideration.AsanInternetbusinessowner,itisyourpersonalresponsibilitytomakesurethatyourvisitorsfeelverycomfortablewithyouandyourwebsite.Inordertogainconfidenceandyourvisitor'strust,youfirsthavetobuildyourcredibility(信誉)．Yourattitudeisthemostimportantfactorindeterminingyoursuccess.Youmustthinkpositivelyandbewillingtodealwithanydifficultiesthatcomealong.Allyoumustdoistobelievethatyoucandowhateveryouputyourmindto.【语篇解读】你想依托网络致富吗？本文就如何在网上做成胜利的生意提出了几点建议。12．Theunderlinedword“strategies”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans“”．A．chances B．policiesC．powers D．possibilitiesB[词义揣测题。依据第四段第一句“Yourwordsarethefoundation(基础)ofyourbusiness.”可知，语言文字是商业的基础。产品、网站和营销策略都依靠于语言文字。policy表示“政策，方针”，故答案为B。]13．Whichoneofthefollowingistheauthor'sattitudetowardscreatingaprofessionalwebsite?A．Ittakeslesstimeandefforts.B．Theonlythingneededtothinkaboutisitsdesign.C．Thewebsiteneedstoprovidefreshcontents.D．Itisthefoundationofthebusiness.C[细微环节理解题。依据第三段其次句“Creatingaprofessionalwebsitetakesalotoftimeandefforts,astherearemanymorethingstothinkaboutthanthewebsite'sdesign.”可知，专业网站的建立须要很多时间和努力，考虑的不仅仅是网站设计，故解除A、B项；依据第四段第一句“Yourwordsarethefoundation(基础)ofyourbusiness.”语言文字是商业的基础。可知D项错误。]14．WhichoneisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．MostmillionairesachievesuccessontheInternet.B．CredibilityplaysanimportantroleinInternetbusinesses.C．Successfulbusinessmencansolveanydifficulties.D．AdomainnamehasnoeffectsonInternetbusinesses.B[推理推断题。依据倒数其次段可知，要想在网上胜利地做生意，须要有责任感；须要建立信誉来赢得来访者的信任。]15．Thetextisintendedtotellus．A．storiesofsomemillionairesontheInternetB．howtorunasuccessfulInternetbusinessC．howtomakeuseoftheInternetD．thequalitiesthatasuccessfulbusinessmanhasB[主旨大意题。本文就如何在网上做成胜利的生意提出了几点建议。故B项最能概括全文。]Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)Lastweek，wetalkedabouthowtostartandorganizeyourEnglishClub.Thisweek，weshareideasforeffectiveandfunactivitiestodowithyourEnglishClub.Warm­upactivitiesaregoodwaystostartanyclubmeeting.16Hereareafewwarm­upactivitiesthatcanbeusedwithanyageorskilllevel.ThefirstiscalledTwoTruthsandaLie.Thisactivitycanbedoneinpairs，smallgroups，orthewholeEnglishclub.17Twoofthefactsaretrue，andoneisalie.Theytellthegroupthethreefacts，andthegroupmustdecidewhichoneisthelie.Eachparticipanttakesaturnwiththisactivity.18Forthisactivity，telleveryonetothinkofaperson，placeorthingandwriteitdownonapieceofpaper.Collectthepiecesofpaperandmixthemaroundinabigbowl.Then，dividetheclubintotwoteams.Eachteamthentakesturnshavingonepersongotothefrontoftheroomtotakeapieceofpaper.19Assoonasateammembercorrectlyguessestheword，thepersonthenselectsanotherwordfromthebowl.Eachteamhas30secondstoguessasmanywordsaspossible.Finally，forgroupsthatdonotlikeactivities，youcansimplystartaclubmeetingwithawarm­updiscussionquestion，orbysharingawordorquoteoftheday.TherearehundredsofpossibilitiesforEnglishclubactivities.20Theimportantthingtorememberistokeepthingsfunandkeepyourclubmembersmotivated.A．ThesecondiscalledStatingThings.B．Thisarticleprovidesyouwithagoodstart.C．Anotherwarm­upactivityisSaladBowl.D．TheycauseclubmemberstospeakmoreEnglish.E．Onepersoncomesupwiththreefactsaboutthemselves.F．Thepersonmustthendescribethewordtootherteammembers.G．TheyhelppeoplerelaxandpreparethemtostartspeakingEnglish.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了英语俱乐部的几种热身活动，以唤醒学生对英语的宠爱。16．G[空格前讲到热身活动是起先俱乐部会议的好方式，结合选项可知，G项“热身活动可让人们放松，打算好起先说英语”承接上文，故选G。]17．E[空格后讲到“两个是事实，一个是谎言”，与E项中threefacts相呼应，故选E。]18．C[本段主要讲了其次个热身活动的嬉戏规则，一组成员从碗中取出纸条进行描述，另一组成员进行揣测。C项“另一个热身活动是沙拉碗”符合语境。]19．F[空格后讲到“只要有一名成员正确猜出这个词语，这个人就再从碗里选择一张纸条”，F项“然后这个人必需向其他成员描述这一词语”符合语境。]20．B[英语俱乐部有数百种活动，而本文只是提出了几种热身活动，故B项“本文供应了一个好的起先”符合语境。]Ⅲ.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)Afraidtohaveastart，IwaswalkingslowlyintomyfirstschoolinAmerica.Ihad21alongwayfromIndiainordertojoinparents.Theyhadbeenhereforthreeyears，andhopedAmericawouldhelpmyfuture.MyfatherdecidedthatIwouldgotoschoolhereWith22ononehandandfearontheother，Iarrivedattheclassroom.Everyone'seyeswereonmeasIenteredtheclassroom.Withoutpayingattentiontothem，Iwentstraighttothe23andaskedifitwastherightclass.Witha24voice，heanswered.“Yes.”Hisvoicecomfortedmealittle.Hegavemeapieceof25called“courserequirements”，whichIwouldnevergetinIndia.ThenheaskedmetochoosewhereIwouldsit.Ichosethe26closesttothedoorinsteadofthecornerwherealloftheboysweresitting.Ididn't27wanttopickaseat.InIndia，theteacher28seats，soIneverneededtoworryaboutthat.Ispenttherestoftheclasstakingnotesfromthepictureproducedbytheoverheadprojector(投影仪)．29itwasmyfirstday，Iwasconfusedaboutwhichhallway(走廊)touse，butI30togettomyclasseswithoutaskinganyone.IwasveryconfusedaboutwhenIwouldhave31．ItwasnoonwhenIwenttomynextclassandthebellrangasIentered.IwentthroughthenormalprocessofaskingtheteacherifIwasintherightclass.Feeling32，shesaid，“Thatisthelunchbell.”Ifeltalittleawkward.Withoutanotherword，Iheadedforthecafeteria(食堂)．Attheendoftheday，Iwasonmywaytothebusstop.Irealizedthatallthe33waslikethedifficultyIhadto34toreachmygoal.I35mybusandsatdowninsidehappily.Isaidtomyself：Todayisn'tsobad.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要介绍了作者在美国第一次去新学校上学的经验和感受。21．A.traveled B．increasedC．walked D．plannedA[依据下文中的“alongwayfromIndiainordertojoinparents”可知，作者为了和父母在一起，从印度长途跋涉来到美国。]22．A.anger B．anxietyC．doubt D．sadnessB[依据下文中的“fearontheother”可知，作者第一次去上学一方面“焦虑”另一方面又恐惊。]23．A.worker B．classmateC．teacher D．trainerC[依据下文中的“askedifitwastherightclass”及语境可知，作者是在询问“老师”自己是不是走对了班级。]24．A.deep B．familiarC．strict D．softD[依据下文中的“Hisvoicecomfortedmealittle”可知，老师“温顺”的声音让作者感到了一点劝慰。]25．A.book B．paperC．notice D．toolB[依据上文中的“apieceof”及下文中的“called‘courserequirements’”可知，老师给了作者一张叫课程要求的“纸”。]26．A.seat B．directionC．table D．goalA[上文老师让作者选座位，作者选择了最靠近门的“座位”。]27．A.generally B．suddenlyC．honestly DactuallyD[依据下文中的“soIneverneededtoworryaboutthat”可知，作者在印度，老师给支配座位，从不担忧座位的问题，因此他“事实上”并不想选位置。]28．A.kept B．repairedC．arranged D．tookC[参见上题解析。]29．A.Though B．WhenC．Since D．BeforeC[依据语境可知，“因为”这是作者去上学的第一天，因此作者不知道该走哪个走廊。]30．A.feared B．refusedC．allowed D．managedD[由空前的“but”可知，此处指作者“设法”不问任何人自己找到自己的教室。]31．A.gifts B．lunchC．fun D．chancesB[依据语境可知，作者是在学校，因为不熟识时间支配，故对什么时候吃“午饭”感到很困惑。]32．A.surprised B．excitedC．frightened D．challengedA[依据上文中的“askingtheteacherifIwasintherightclass”可知，作者认为是上课的铃声，且下文中老师告知他那是午饭的铃声，因此听到作者的问题，老师感到“惊讶”。]33．A.failure B．thoughtC．confusion D．amazementC[依据上文可知，作者一天都是在经验各种各样的“困惑”。]34．A.putaway B．getthroughC．buildup D．showoffB[依据语境可知，作者必需去“渡过”难关来达到作者的目标。]35．A.saw B．missedCdroveDwaitedA[依据下文中的“satdowninsidehappily”可知，作者先是“看”到了自己要坐的公交车，然后特别快乐地坐在里面。]Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Asachild,Imadethemostimportantdecisionofmylife.Idecidedtherewasnoreasonthatmy36.(disable)wouldpreventmefromrealizingmydreamsorstopmefrombeing37.(true)happywithmylife.I38.(place)inaspecialschool,togetherwithchildren39.sufferedfromdifferentdiseases.However,Istudiedhardandfinallyenteredanordinaryschoolwithordinarykids，40.(try)toenjoymylifelikeanyotherkids41.myage.42．wasn'teasy,butIfinallysucceededandprovedthattherewasnogoalthatIcouldn'tachieve.Overandoveragain,Iovercamedifficultiesand43.(understand)thattherewasnolimittothehumanspirit.Today,Iamtheownerofa44.(success)business.Ihavealotoftruefriends.Itravelaroundtheworldandteachpeople45.(realize)theirowndreams.Mybeliefinmylifeiswherethereisawill,thereisaway.【语篇解读】作者虽然残疾，但通过自己的努力获得了胜利。他的事迹告知我们：有志者，事竟成。36．disability[考查词性转换。依据下文的inaspecialschool可知，作者身患残疾，故此处填disable的名词形式作从句的主语。]37．truly[考查词性转换。这里用副词修饰形容词happy，故填truly。]38．wasplaced[考查动词的时态和语态。语境表明此处用一般过去时；句中主语I是动词的承受者，所以用一般过去时的被动语态。]39．who/that[考查关系代词。依据句子结构可知，定语从句的先行词为children，且在从句中作主语，所以用关系代词who或that。]40．trying[考查非谓语动词。try和句子的逻辑主语I之间是主动关系，故用现在分词trying。]41．of/at[考查介词。of/atmyage意为“和我同岁”。]42．It[考查代词。此处用it指代前面提到的尝试和其他同龄人一样享受生活这件事。]43．understood[考查动词的时态。and连接并列成分，前面是一般过去时，因此后面也用一般过去时。]44．successful[考查词性转换。空格处用形容词修饰名词business,success的形容词形式为successful。]45．torealize[考查非谓语动词。teachsb.todosth.意为“教某人做某事”。]Ⅴ.应用文写作(满分15分)假设你是李越。你的加拿大笔友Steve来信说，他和他的一些同学正在学中文，请你举荐两本学中文的词典。依据下表，请写一封80词左右的回信。种类英汉汉英词典(ECCED)新华字典(XD)收词5000英文单词3000汉字10000汉字价格52元11元特点大量例子及用法说明，适合初学者中国最常用的汉语词典【参考范文】DearSteve，I'mgladyou'relearningChinese.AndhereIwouldliketorecommendthefollowingdictionaries.TheECCED，pricedat52yuanandcontaining5，000Englishwordsand3，000Chinesewords,israthergoodforbeginners.Ithasmanyexamplesofhowwordsareused.XD,with10,000wordsinit,isconsideredChina'smostpopulardictionary,foritspracticalvalueandlowprice,11yuan.Hopefully,theinformationabovewouldbeofgreathelptoyouandenjoyyourselfwhenlearningChinese.Yours，LiYueⅥ.读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料，依据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Thatfirstafternoon,whenIcamedownstairsfrommyclassroomandputmyhandinmymailbox,Igotasinkingfeelinginmystomach.ThecheckIexpectedandbadlyneededwasn'tthere.WhenIaskedtheschoolsecretarywhathappened,sheinformedmethattheteachersweren'tpaiduntiltheendofthemonth.Thiswasaproblem.Ihadonlyfourdollarsleft,andtheendofthemonthwasawholemonthaway.MyfirstteachingexperiencehadbeeninasmallschoolinMissouri,wheretheteachersalwaysreceivedthefirstmonth'scheckthefirstdayofschool.Now,hereinthebigSt.LouisPublicSchoolSystem,Ifoundthingsworkeddifferently.Whattodo?IhadcomeintoSt.Louistwoweeksbeforeasrequiredforallnewteacherstopreparetheirlessonsandhadspentmylittlereserve.NowwiththefourdollarsIcouldn'tevenpayformycheapmotelroomthatnight,muchlessbuydinnerandgasoline.Ihadmytrumpet(小号)inthecar,asIplayedthetrumpetandalittlepiano.SoIdidsomethingmostmusicianshavedoneatonetimeoranother.Idecidedtopawn(典当)mytrumpet.Idrovedowntowntoanunpleasantareawherethepawnshopsandcheapbarswere.Ipawnedmytrumpetforfifteendollars,andnowIhadenoughmoneytogetthroughthenightandthenextdayofschool,butthenwhat?Therewasalittlebarnearby.Iwalkedinandorderedathirty­centbeer.Iwastheonlycustomer.Isattheresippingmybeerandtryingtothinkmywayoutofthisproblem.“Youlooklikeyoulostyourlastfr