2020-2021学年河北省唐山市滦南县高二（下）期中英语试卷（附答案详解）

1、2020-2021学年河北省唐山市滦南县高二（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题，共37.5分)APeople celebrate World Environment Day (WED) in many different ways all over the world.Each year WED has a new theme to focus on.Past themes include Children and the Environment” for 1990 , Go wild for life1 for 2016 , aiming to reduce and preve

2、nt the illegal trade in wildlife, nBeat Plastic Pollution” for 2018, HOnly One Earth1, which was used in 1974, the starting year,and so on.The first World Environment DayThe first WED was celebrated in the city of Spokane in the USA.With the theme about our planet,it was celebrated with the worlds f

3、irst world fair to be devoted to the environment. The hostsThe WED has been hosted by 36 different cities in nearly 30 different countries,from Cuba to South Korea,from Belgium to Brazil.Some countries have hosted the main celebrations two or more times,including Bangladesh,Canada and China.Every ye

4、ar people from all over the world take part in a huge number of different events to draw attention to the main theme. What you can doIf you want to take part in the celebrations,you can visit the official website to find out what the 2019 theme is.You can also search online and find organizations an

5、d events in your area.You can share information about the cause and the events on social media or form a local action group of your own and organize an event in your community.Whatever you do,you wont be alone.Millions of people will be joining the celebrations and fighting for a better future for o

6、ur planet.When was the first World Environment Day celebrated ? A. 1974.B. 1990.C. 2016.D. 2019.Which of the following is true according to the passage? Canada is the first country celebrating the WED.China has only hosted the WED. for once.broadcast an important notice from the police station.At ab

7、out nine this evening,a lady named Mrs.Nigel was robbed and killed.Anyone who can supply any clue is requested to report to the police.Thank you. The terrible news made the girl shake with fear.She got up from the sofa and listened carefully,hearing nothing except the sound of wind outside the windo

8、w.She couldnt help looking around,but she didn*t notice that a man was already staying behind the door to the balcony.In the day,she left the door open to let in some air.Now she was so nervous that she even forgot to lock it up.The man hid himself in the darkness,standing motionlessly with a gun in

9、 his hand.He looked at the girl in the house through the glass door of the balcony,waiting a chance to break in at any time.All of a sudden the man appeared before Miss Cathy,pointing the gun at her.The girl really didnt know what to do.She just shook like a leaf in the wind,staring at the man in te

10、rror.The robber said to Miss Cathy, nGo to lock the door.Dont ask for police,just put your jewellery on the table； then think over whether I shall be safe to stay up here for the night/ That made Miss Cathy even more terrified,but she tried to calm herself.She went to the door and locked it,thinking

11、 hard what to do next at the same time.Paragraph 1 ：Just then came the siren (警笛) of a police car.Paragraph 2：Almost at the same time the glass on the window was broken.第10页，共21页答案和解析13.【答案】A、D、B【解析】(1) A.细节理解题。根据第一段Past themes include Children and the Environment for 1990 , “Go wild for lifen for 2

12、016 , aiming to reduce and prevent the illegal trade in wildlife, nBeat Plastic PollutionH for 2018, Only One Earth, which was used in 1974, the starting year,and so on.(过去的主题包括1990年的儿童与环境”，2016年的为生命 而疯狂”，旨在减少和防止野生动物非法贸易，2018年的“打击塑料污染”，1974年第一 个世界环境日的主题”只有一个地球“，等等。)”可知，世界环境日开始于1974年。故 选AoD.细节理解题。根据第

13、三段The WED has been hosted by 36 different cities in nearly 30 different countries,from Cuba to South Korea,from Belgium to Brazil.(从古巴到韩国， 从比利时到巴西，世界近30个国家的36个城市举办了世界经济论坛。)”可知，全球 有将近30个国家举办过世界经济论坛。应选D。B.细节理解题。根据最后一段If you want to take part in the celebrations,you can visit the official website to fi

14、nd out what the 2019 theme is.You can also search online and find organizations and events in your area. You can share information about the cause and the events on social media or form a local action group of your own and organize an event in your community.(如果你想参加庆祝活动，你可以访问官方网站了解2019年的主题是什么。 你也可以在

15、网上搜索，找到你所在地区的组织和活动。你可以在社交媒体上提供有关原 因和事件的信息，或者组建一个你自己的当地行动小组，在你的社区组织一个事件。) ”可知，选项A 了解2019的主题；选项C组建自己的行动小组以及选项D在社交媒体 提供信息都提到了。应选B。本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了每年人们通过不同的方式庆祝世界环境日，以及我 们可以为世界环境日做些事情。做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找 出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项填写出正确答案。47.【答案】B、D、B、A【解析 1(1) B.词句猜想题。根据划线词上文 That night,after D

16、avid had fallen asleep,! cried myself to sleep,(那天晚上，大卫睡着后，我哭着唾着了)可知，当时作者是无助的， 背着丈夫哭了。由此推测frequently sobbed in the shower in the days that followed.意为 在接下来的几天常常在沐浴时大声哭泣”，即sobbed意为哭泣;应选B。D.细节理解题。根据第二段的“OK.Well figure it out JI replied calmly.（”好的,我 们会解决的，我平静地回答）和第三段的I actually had no idea how we were

17、 going to figure it out.（事实上，我不知道我们将如何解决这个问题）可知，起初面对丈夫失业，作者 不知道怎么办，但是在丈夫面前还是镇静的。由此可知，作者是外表上镇静实际上心里 是担忧的。应选D。B.细节理解题。根据第四段的 He had worked for the same insurance company for twenty-one years and was our main income.（他在同一家保险公司工作了 21年，是我们的 主要收入来源）可知，作者的丈夫在被解雇之前已经在那家公司工作21年了。应选B。A.推理判断题。根据最后一段的 Here is w

18、hat I learned from my own experience一and from talking to experts一on how to support your spouse through a job loss.（以下是我从 自 己 的经历和与专家的交谈中了解到的关于如何通过失业来支持你所爱的人的知识）推知， 接下来作者将会讲述自己是如何帮助丈夫熬过失业期的。应选Ao本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者的丈夫被已经工作21年的公司解雇了，这给作者家的 经济带来了很大的压力，但是作者更关心的是丈夫的情绪，她想通过自己的经历以及与 专家的讨论来帮助丈夫熬过失业期。阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基

19、础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑 关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章 未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作 者观点。811.【答案】A、D、B、C【解析】（1） A.推理判断题。根据第一段 The secret oflooking young is simply to stay out of the sun.（保持年轻的秘诀就是远离阳光。）可知，远离阳光可以让女人看起来年轻。 应选AoD.代词指代题。根据最后一段 It isnt clear why the women who slept wel

20、l didnt have younger-looking skin.But it may be that the question were asked was too narrow and didnt consider their long-term sleep patterns.（目前还不清楚为什么睡得好的女性皮肤没有 看起来更年轻。但也有可能是她们被问到的问题过于狭隘，没有考虑到她们的长期睡眠 模式。）可知，句中的they指代的是前句中的”这些睡得好但是看起来并没有更年轻的 女性”。应选D。第12页，共21页B.文章来源题。根据第二段 A study of hundreds of wom

21、en has revealed that those who avoided the sun*s rays looked up to 20 years younger than they actually are.（项针对数百 名女性的研究说明，那些不晒太阳的女性看起来比实际年龄年轻20岁。）以及第四段 The finding comes from a study of 231 women of all ages who were quizzed about their lives,including whether they were sun-loves.（这项研究调查了 231 名不同年龄

22、的女性，询 问她们的生活，包括她们是否喜欢阳光。）可知，这是一份调查研究的结果，所以最有 可能是摘录自一篇科学论文类文章。A.a school textbook 一本学校课本；B.a science paper 一篇科学文章；C.a reference book 一本参考书；D.a science novel 一本科学小说。应选BoC.标题归纳题。根据第一段 Forget drinking countless glasses of water or getting your beauty sleep.The secret of looking young is simply to stay o

23、ut of the sun.（另U 再喝无数杯水, 别再睡美容觉。保持年轻的秘诀就是远离阳光。）可知，文章主要告诉我们想要年轻, 远离阳光。所以Keeping out of sun , staying young （远离阳光,保持年轻）”作为文章 标题最为合适。应选C。本文是一篇健康环保类阅读，主要介绍了一项新的研究说明远离阳光会让女士更年轻, 而传统上所认为的多喝水多睡觉能让人年轻是不科学的。做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找 出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项填写出正确答案。1215.【答案】D、B、C、C【解析】（1） D.细节理解题。根据第二段的

24、 The convergence theory says that as the owner and the dog spend more time together,they influence each other to the point where they grow similar.（趋同理论认为，随着主人和狗在一起的时间越长，它们会相互影响，相似点越 来越多。）可知，狗狗像它们的主人是因为他们待在一起的时间很长，相互影响也更多， 随着时间的增加，相似度会增加。应选D。C.细节理解题。根据第二段的 The selection theory,on the other hand,says

25、 that owners are interested in dogs that look like them,so they choose those dogs as pets.（另一方面，选择 理论认为，主人对长得像他们的狗很感兴趣，所以他们选择那些狗作为宠物。）可知I, 选择理论认为，狗狗像它们的主人是因为主人会选择和他们相似的狗狗。应选C。B.推理判断题。本文主要说明为什么狗和主人长得像。这是因为主人常选择与他 们长得像的狗作为宠物。研究者通过实验也证明了这种“选择理论”是正确的。再结合第 三段的 When owners select a purebred dog,they can e

26、asily predict （预测）what it will look like later.But that is not true with mixed-breed dogs because its hard to predict what a mixed-breed dog will look like when it grows up （当主人选择一只纯种狗时，他们可以很 容易地预测它以后的样子。但对于混种狗来说就不是这样了，因为很难预测混种狗长大 后会是什么样子。）推知，本文的目的就是帮助人们知道如何选择合适的狗。应选B。（4 ）C.细节理解题。根据第三段的 When owners

27、select a purebred dog,they can easily predict （预测） what it will look like later.But that is not true with mixed-breed dogs because its hard to predict what a mixed-breed dog will look like when it grows up （当主人选择只纯种狗 时，他们可以很容易地预测它以后的样子。但对于混种狗来说就不是这样了，因为很难 预测混种狗长大后会是什么样子。）可知，纯种狗的外貌是很容易地预测。应选C。 本文是一篇社

28、会文化类说明文，主要讲述了狗和人的长相通常相似，因为狗和它们的主 人之间的相似性随着相处时间的增加而增加。做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找 出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项填写出正确答案。1620.【答案】B、F、A、E、G【解析】（1）B.标题归纳题。空处为小标题，是下面一段的主要内容。根据下一段You can use things up instead of wasting them.Squeeze （挤）that last bit of toothpaste out of the tube.Use the last little piece o

29、f soap.Dont throw away any bits of the biscuit at the bottom of the box.（你可以用完东西而不是浪费它们。把管子里最后一点牙膏挤出来。用最后一小块 肥皂。不要扔掉盒子底部的饼干。）可知，本段主要讲述的是一点都不要浪费，全部用 完。选项B”UseItUp.（用完它）”正是此意，与下文一致。应选B。F.推理判断题。根据下文 Suppose your sneakers （运动鞋）have broken laces （鞋 带）, but they still fit you.Repair them and wear them lon

30、ger.You dont have to have the latest iPhone until the old one doesnt work any more.（假设你的运动鞋的鞋带断了，但它们仍然 适合你。修一修，穿久一点。在旧的iPhone不能用之前，你不必使用最新的iPhone。） 可知，作者建议东西不必总是买新的，用到不能要再换新的。选项FYou do not always need to have new things.（你并非总是需要新事物。）”与下文内容一致。应选F。A.推理判断题。根据上文 You dont have to have the latest iPhone u

31、ntil the old one doesn*t work any more.Then you can get a new one.（在 I日的 iPhone 不能用之前，你不必使 用最新的iPhone。然后你就可以买一个新的。）可知，在换新手机之前，确保旧手机不 能使用 了 再换。选项 AThink twice before replacing something that still works.（更换还能 用的东西之前要三思。）”符合本段主要内容，与上文内容一致。应选A。E.推理判断题。根据上文 Suppose you are packing your lunch for tomorro

32、w and want第14页，共21页 a butter sandwich.You are out of butter.Have a cheese sandwich instead so you can use all of the cheese.Learn to fix broken toys instead of just throwing them away.(假设你正在打包明 天的午餐，想吃一个黄油三明治。你的黄油用完了。吃一个奶酪三明治，这样你就可以 用所有的奶酪了。学会修理坏了的玩具，而不是把它们扔掉。)可知，有时候动动脑筋 就能解决问题。选项 EnWith a little th

33、ought,you can make something do.(只要稍加思考， 你就能做成某事。)”与上文一致。应选E。G.推理判断题。根据下文 Do you really need them? How long will you really play with that new toy you saw on TV?(你真的需要它们吗？你会玩你在电视上看到的新玩具多 久？)可知，这是在购买之前需要考虑的问题。选项GThink about all those things that you would like to have.(想想所有那些你想拥有的东西。)中的hose things”与下

34、文them保 持一致。应选G。本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了我们应该如何做才能做到对自己所处的环境负责。 七选五阅读是完成性阅读，和完形填空很类似，不同的是一个选词，一个选句子。解题 时，要注意上下文语境，充分考虑信息词(选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词)， 选出最符合语境的句子。21 35.【答案】B、A、B、A、C、C、B、D、C、A、C、B、D、A、B【解析】(1) B.考查连词及语境理解。A.which哪一个;B.that那;C.and和、也；D.but 但是。句意：天气这么好以至于我开车去乡下看了看。本句考查固定句式：such+a + adj.+ n+that如此以至于o应选B

35、。A.考查形容词及语境理解。A.kmely孤独的、偏僻的；B.narrow狭窄的；C.crowded 拥挤的；D.busy忙碌的。句意：车在远离城镇的偏僻路上没油了！根据下文“finally found a house near the road.I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.”可知, 当作者最终看至!J 房子的时候，天已经快黑了。说明汽车没油的地方有点偏僻。应选A。B.考查连接词及语境理解。A.what什么；B.who谁；C.whom谁；D.how如何。句 意：我决定一直走，直到找到能卖汽油的人。这里考查定语从句的关系词，先

36、行词为 someone,在从句中担当主语，所以用关系代词who引导。应选B。A.考查连词及语境理解。A.before在之前、过了多久才；B.after在之 后；C.while然而、当时；D.as随着。句意：在我终于在路边找到一所房子之前， 我走了差不多一英里路才。根据【had walked almost a mile”可知，在我终于在路边找到 一所房子之前，我走了差不多一英里路才。应选A。(5)C.考查动词及语境理解。A.paused停顿；B.answered回复；C.appeared出现；D.opened 翻开。句意：我敲了敲门，一个身材矮小、白发苍苍的老太太出现了。根据下文”Shesaid

37、, Ive been for you here for a long time e in.is almost ready.”可知,是这个老太太开的门，所以作者敲门后是个老太太出现了。应选C。C.考查动词及语境理解。A.asking 问；B.lookingC.waiting 等待；D.calling 呼呼。句意：她说：“我在这里等你很久了。进来。茶快好了。“根据下文 She just keptme Alfred and kept talking about how long it had been she had seen me.可知，老人一直在等一个他”。应选C。B.考查名词及语境理解。A.G

38、as气体、汽油；B.Tea茶;C.Coffee咖啡;D.Dinner 晚餐。句意：她说：“我在这里等你很久了。进来。茶快好了。“根据下文“Oh,Alfred!Gas? You love tea, said she.可知，在老人心里还记得自己的未婚夫喜欢喝茶，所以她是为自 己的未婚夫准备了茶。应选B。D.考查动词及语境理解。A.consider考虑、认为；B.adopt采纳、领养；C.accept 接受；D.understand理解。句意：我听不懂她在说什么。根据上文 But I only came for some gas J I answered.可知，作者完全不理解老人在说什么。应选D。C

39、.考查动词及语境理解。A forted抚慰；B.refused拒绝；C.explained解释； D.declared宣布。句意：我赶紧解释说我的车没油了，但她似乎不听我的话。根据下文 my car was out of gas,but she didnt seem to listen to me.”可知，作者在尝试解释自己需要 买汽油。应选C。A.考查动词及语境理解。Availing 叫；B.call 叫;C.tocall HL|； D.called 叫。短语： ke叩doingsth.一直做某事。句意：她只是一直不停地叫我阿尔弗雷德，不停地说她过了 多久才见至U我。木艮据 Alfred a

40、nd kept talking about how long it had been she hadseen me.可知，老太太一直不停地叫作者阿尔弗雷德。keep doing sth”一直做某事二应选 AoC.考查连词及语境理解A.until直到;B.before在之前、过了多久才；C.since 自从；D.when当时。句意：她只是一直不停地叫我阿尔弗雷德，不停地说她过 了多久才见到我。句型：it had been +段时间+before过了多久才 。根据she had seen me.”可知，老太太不停地说她过了很久才见到作者。应选C。B.考查副词及语境理解。A.sharply突然地、锋

41、利地；B.strangely奇怪地；C.excitedly 兴奋地；D.annoyedly恼怒地。句意：她表现得很奇怪，我急着要离开。根据第一段”A strange thing happened to me last Sunday.n 以及Shes strange”可知,作者觉得这个老人举 止很奇怪。应选B。D.考查名词及语境理解。A.accident事故；B.arrangement安排；C.surprise惊奇；第16页，共21页.experience经历，经验。句意：当我告诉那个男人我的经历时，他说：”哦，那是爱米 丽小姐。她一个人住在那所大房子里。她很奇怪，但她不会伤害任何人。她还在等她

42、三 十年前要嫁的那个人。就在他们结婚的前一天，他离开了家，因为战争再也没有回来。 “根据 he said, nOh,that,s Miss Emily.She lives by herself in that big house.Shes strange,but she wouldnt anybody.She is still waiting for the man she was going to thirtyyears ago.The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.1

43、 可知，男人解释原因，所以作者是在讲述自己刚刚的经历。应选D。(14)A.考查动词及语境理解。A.hurt伤害；B.beat击打，跳动；Chit袭击，击中；D.frighten 使害怕。根据上文Shes strange,but可知，她虽然奇怪，但是不会伤人。应选A。(15) B.考查动词及语境理解。A.teach教；B.marry结婚;C.appeal to吸引,迎合；D.meet with 偶遇，遭受。根据下文 The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.可知，她的未婚夫是在

44、结婚前一天离开了家，所以他们是即将结婚。 应选Bo本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者遇到的一件怪事，一个老人将作者误认为是多 年前离她远去的未婚夫。做完形填空首先要通读全文，了解大意。一篇完形填空的文章有许多空格，所以，必须 先通读一至两遍，才能大概了解文章的内容。千万不要看一句，做一句。其次要逐句分 析，前后一致。选择答案时，要考虑整个句子的内容，包括搭配、时态、语法等。答案 全填完后，再通读一遍文章，检查是否通顺流畅了，用词得当，意思正确。36【答案】小题1 to admit【小题2】which【小题3 the【小题4】wanting小题 5 excitement【小题 6 natura

45、lly【小题7 being【小题8 to【小题9 called【小题10 what【解析 1 (1) to admit.考查动词不定式。句意：尽管你可能羞于成认自己有多少次这样 做，但别担忧一一项新的研究说明，这是完全正常的。be+adj.+to do sth.是固定表达， 不定式作原因状语。故填to admit。which.考查非限制性定语从句。句意：加州大学洛杉矶分校大脑测绘中心对32名 年龄在13岁至18岁的青少年进行了研究，发现他们从“点赞”中获得的快乐与吃巧克力 或赢钱一样，而且他们忍不住想要更多。分析可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行 词 the University of Ca

46、lifornia,Los Angeles (UCLA) Brain Mapping Center,指物，从句 缺少主语，应用关系代词which引导。故填which。the.考查冠词。句意：加州大学洛杉矶分校大脑测绘中心对32名年龄在13岁至18 岁的青少年进行了研究，发现他们从“点赞”中获得的快乐与吃巧克力或赢钱一样，而且 他们忍不住想要更多。此处特指“他们从点赞中获得的快乐”应用定冠词the修饰 pleasureo 故填 the。wanting.考查动名词。句意：加州大学洛杉矶分校大脑测绘中心对32名年龄在13 岁至18岁的青少年进行了研究，发现他们从“点赞”中获得的快乐与吃巧克力或赢钱一

47、样，而且他们忍不住想要更多。cant help doing sth情不自禁做某事，忍不住做某事”是 固定表达。故填wanting。excitement.考查不可数名词。句意：为什么这么多年轻人想要在屏幕上看到“点赞” 的小图标时感到兴奋呢？分析可知，此处应填名词作want的宾语，excitement”兴奋”符 合题意，抽象概念，不可数。故填excitement。naturally.考查副词。句意：文章为什么人们需要关注？解释了几个人们天生 渴望被关注的案例。修饰动词短语long for应用natural的副词形式。故填naturally。being.考查动名词。句意：报告说，那些习惯了在家里成

48、为焦点的独生子女可能会 尝试再次生活在这样的条件下。be used to”习惯于”中的t。是介词，其后应跟be的 动名词形式作宾语。故填being。to.考查介词。句意：感觉”被忽视和不被欣赏”也可能导致想要得到关注。结合句 意表达“导致”应用lead to,to是介词。故填to。called.考查过去分词。句意：这个问题也来自所谓的”有条件的自我价值二分析可 知，空处作something的定语，应用非谓语动词，something和call之间为逻辑被动关系， 应用过去分词。故填called。what.考查连词。句意：当你在等待别人确认你在做什么时，这很酷。分析可知， confirm后接宾语从

49、句，宾语从句中为句子做主语，空处引导主语语从句，从句缺少宾 语，且意为“什么”，应用连接代词what引导。故填what。这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人们因点赞而兴奋的原因。做此题的关键是在理解短文的基础上，灵活运用所学的基础知识。本类型的题目常考到第18页，共21页 的知识点有：固定的短语，词类的转换，名词的复数形式，副词以及祈使句的用法等。 因此，这就需要在平时的学习中，牢固掌握各语言点及一些语法知识。.【答案】Dear John,How are you doing these days? Aimed at providing a platform where students can h

50、ave a chance to exchange and make use of their books,the annual campus book fair will soon be held in our school.高分句型一】（活动目的）The fair will attract a huge crowd from the entire school,who are to sell,purchase and exchange their second-hand books with their peers.高分 句型二】As a regular visitor,Pve found

51、myself increasingly attracted by the fair. （5舌动内容） For one thing,the fair exhibits books of hundreds of types on diverse topics,motivating us to further develop our reading habits and help to broaden our horizons.For another,most books are sold at a lower price than what the bookstores offer. （活动意义）

52、Please let me know if you have any suggestions on how to host such a book fair better. Yours, Li Hua【解析】 高分句型Aimed at providing a platform where students can have a chance to exchange and make use of their books,the annual campus book fair will soon be held in our school.翻译：一年一度的校园书展即将在我校举行，旨在为学生提供一

53、个交流和利用书籍的平 台。分析：本句使用了 where引导的定语从句。高分句型二： The fair will attract a huge crowd from the entire school,who are to sell,purchase and exchange their second-hand books with their peers.翻译:展会将吸引来自全校的大批观众，他们将与同龄人一起出售、购买和交换二手书。 分析：本句使用了 who引导的非限制性定语从句。提纲作文在写作时要注意内容是否包含了所有要点。写作时注意准确运用时态，上下文 意思连贯，符合逻辑关系，尽量使用自己

54、熟悉的单词句式，同时也要注意使用高级词汇 和高级句型使文章显得更有档次，平时需注意积累短语和重要句型。.答案【小题 1 Just then came the siren （警笛）of a police car.In a little while,someone rang the doorbell.The robber said with a gun against the girfs back, nGo to the door and say that youve gone to bed.Never let him in.” In a flash,the girl had an idea. H

55、Oh,who are you? H sheC.Only One Earth* is always the theme for the WED. D.Nearly 30 different countries have hosted WED.You can take part in the celebrations of WED except.by finding out the theme of WED onlineby having your own theme for the WEDby setting up your own local action groupby sharing in

56、formation of WED on social mediaBMy husband David was waiting at the door when our daughter Laura and I came back.It wasnt like him to be home so early.The disbelief on his face told me that something was up.Do you still have a job? No.he answered,looking away from me.0K.Well figure it out,* I repli

57、ed calmly.I actually had no idea how we were going to figure it out.I immediately started to think of how wed cut costs and who we should start to get in touch with.That night,after David had fallen asleep,! cried myself to sleep,and frequently in the shower in the days that followed.I knew the loss

58、 of Davids income would have great effect on us.He had worked for the same company for twenty-one years and was our main income.I work at home caring for Laura,and my income is uncertain.We have debts,and job hunting takes time.Still,I was more concerned about my husbands emotional state than our fi

59、nancial situation.David*s sense of identity was tied to his job.He called his parents to tell them about losing his job,but didnt say a word to anyone else for weeks.He told me that he felt like na failure1.It was tough for me to watch David struggle with unemployment.One night several weeks after h

60、e lost his job,David woke me just before midnight,sweating,pacing the bedroom floor and saying he didnt feel well.We spent the night in the emergency room waiting to see if he had a heart attack.Thankfully,it was just a serious anxiety attack.lt was then that I knew I needed to do more to understand