专业英语八级(INTERVIEW)强化练习试卷2(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语八级（INTERVIEW）强化练习试卷2(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.LISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONBINTERVIEWDirections:InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.听力原文：Mr.Fitch(M)MaryJane(W)M:Yes?Comein.W:Excuseme,areyouMr.Fitch?DrAddlestone’sassistant?M:Hi.Yes.CanIhelpyou?W:Yes,please,ifyouhavetime.I’mMaryJaneTurnerandI’msignedupforLiteratureTwo-twenty?(1)1justwantedtogetclearonthegradingsystem.I’mstillnotsurehowitworks.M:Hi,MaryJane.Sure.It’sprettystraightforward,really.Aftereachlecture,weprepareashortquizonthatmaterial,andyoutakeitatthebeginningofthenextlectureperiod.Itonlytakesabouttenminutesandit’sprettysimple—ifyou’vetakengoodnotesandstudiedthemabitbeforehand,thatis,therearefifteenlectures,sothat’sfifteenquizzes.W:Andthey’repartofourfinalgrade,right?M:Right.Onepercenteachorfifteenpercentforallfifteenofthem.W:Eachone’sonlyonepercentofmygrade?Thatdoesn’tseemlikemuch.Missingoneortwoofthemwouldn’tmakemuchdifference,wouldit?M:Notreally,no—butthewholeisgreaterthanthesumofitsparts.They’renotworthmuchindividuallybecausethey’reveryshortandsweet—justtocheckthatyou’vebeencomingtoclass,really.(2-1)Butstudentswhopassallfifteenquizzesearnafivepercent,um,bonusforeffort.W:Don’tourindividualquizscorescount?M:No,sorry.They’rejustpass-failquizzes.W:So,(2-2)passthemallandit’stwentypercentofmyfinalgrade?M:That’sright.W:Thatsoundsgood.M:Andsixtypercentareyourmid-termandfinalexams.W:Aretheyshortandsweet,too?M:(laughs)No,I’mafraidnot.They’renotlikethequizzes.(3)They’reninety-minutetestsandrequireagoodbitofwritinginadditiontotheobjectivequestions.Themid-termcoversthefirsteightlectures,theFoundingFatherstoMarkTwain.ThefinalmainlycoversWorldWarItothepresent,fromLectureNineon.W:Sofirst-halfauthorswon’tbeonthefinal?M:That’snotwhatIsaid.Isaidit’sMAINLYonthesecondhalfofthecourse.ProfessorAddlestonewillbekeepingyouhonestwithafewquestionsaboutAmericanliteraturebeforethefirstWorldWar,too.W:Isee.Andthey’rethirty-thirty?M:Yes,thirtypercentforthemid-term,thirtypercentforthefinal,anduptotwentypercentfortheweeklyquizzes.Andthenuptotenpercentforeachofyouressays.You’llneedatleastninetypercentforanA,eightypercentforaB,andseventypercentforaC.W:Well,Isee.Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutwhatisexpectedwithouressays?There’retwoofthem,right?M:Yes.(4-1)You’rerequiredtowritetwoshortcriticalessaysonAmericanauthorsof

yourchoice.fromanywhereinAmericanliteraryhistory,andwe’llbelookingcarefullyatyourwritingstyleandabilityasmuchasatthecontentofyouressays.TheProfessor’sarealsticklerforoverallliteracy.W:SoIcanchooseanyauthorinthesyllabus?M:Yes,(4-2)butIcantellyouthatweoftenlikeitwhenastudentpicksanauthoroutofthemainstream—perhapsalesserwriterthatwehaven’tbeenabletoincludeinthelectures.oracontemporaryauthorwhohasn’tfoundaplaceinliteraryhistoryyet.W:Someonereallyobscure?M:Notagoodidea.(4-3)TheauthoryouchooseshouldhavesomerelevancetothecourseofAmericanliterature.Andifyoucandemonstratethatrelevanceclearlyinfourtofivetypewrittenpages,thenyou’llhaveagoodessay.W:Foreachessay?Ooh.M:Thisisauniversity,MaryJane,notahighschool.Now,you’vegotalmostfourmonthstowriteeighttotenpages.Youshouldbeabletomanagethat.W:Yes,OK.You’reright.Whenaretheydue?M:Yourfirstessay’sdueinlateOctober.ItmustbehandedinbyLectureEight,butwe’dbehappytoseeitanytimebeforethat.AndthesecondisdueatthelastlectureinDecember.Itmustbeturnedinbeforethewinterbreak.W:Oh—shouldthefirstessaybeaboutsomebodyinthefirsthalfsmaterialthen,andthesameforthesecond?M:No,notatall.Anyauthoryoulike.Itwouldbesmarttochooseonesthatinterestyou,though.Papersthatreflectsomeenthusiasmalwaysturnoutbetter.W:(5)Oh,I’vegotthatII’mreallylookingforwardtothiscourse—Ilovereading!M:That’sgood,becauseyou’llbedoingalotofthat.W:Thanksforyourhelp,Mr.Fitch—Ireallyappreciateit.M:Anddon’tbeshyifyouhaveanymoreconcerns,MaryJane.Mydoor’salwaysopen.Goodbye.1．Whatisthewoman’smainpurposetoseetheman?A．Togetinformationabouttheliteraturelectures.B．Tomakeclearhowthegradingsystemworks.C．Toinquirehowshepreparesforthequizzes.D．TofindoutabouttheAmericanauthorstobetaught.正确答案：B解析：根据句(1)可知，Mary来见Mr．Fitch是要弄清楚该课程的评分体系，因此[B]为答案。知识模块：会话2．Howmuchofthefinalgradecanastudentgetifhe/shepassesallthefifteenquizzes?A．15%.B．20%.C．30%.D．10%.正确答案：B解析：根据句(2一1)和句(2—2)可知，如果学生15次随堂测验都通过的话会得到5％的奖励分，两者加起来在期末考成绩中能占到20％的分数，所以答案为[B]。知识模块：会话

3．WhatisTRUEaboutthefinalexam?A．Itaccountsfor60%ofthefinalgrade.B．ItcoversFoundingFathersandMarkTwain.C．Itcontainswritingandobjectivequestions.D．Itonlycoversthesecondhalfofthecourse.正确答案：C解析：根据句(3)可知，期中和期末考试都包括客观性试题和写作，因此答案为[C]。知识模块：会话4．Concerningtheessays,whichofthefollowingfallsintotheman’srecommendation?A．Amainstreamauthorwhotalkedaboutinthelectures.B．Acontemporaryauthoryettofindaplaceinliteraryhistory.C．Anobscureauthorthatisknowntoveryfewpeople.D．ABritishauthorwhoisreleatedtoAmericanliterature.正确答案：B解析：根据句(4—1)和句的老师是暂时还没有在(4—2)可知，Mr．Fitch报考文学史上确立一席之地的现代作家，答案为[B]，而根据句(4一1)句(4—3)可排除其他三个选项。知识模块：会话5．Whatwillthewomanprobablydoafterthisconversation?A．Todropthisliteraturecourse.B．Tobuyanewtypewriter.C．Toskipsomequizzes.D．Togetreadyforthecourse.正确答案：D解析：根据句(5)可知，Mary非常期待这门课，她很喜欢阅读，因此她最有可能做的是为该课程做好准备，因此，正确答案为[D]。知识模块：会话听力原文：Interviewer(M)DeirdreImus(W)M:NowEarthDayisapproaching.Weareshowingyouhowtobegreenineveryaspectofyourlife,howtogogreen.AndwearekickingoffthisseriesthismorningwithDeirdreImus,theauthorofGrowingUpGreen!—BabyandChildCare.Herbookleadsustoraiseallofourchildreninahealthyandenvironmentallyfriendlyway.It’spackedwithreallywonderfultips.Whatarethosegreatideas?TodaywearehonoredtohaveDeirdreImushere.Welcome,DeirdreImus!W:Thankyou,Sam.M:Tellmewhyitisevenimportantforustobethinkingaboutraisingachildenvironmentallyfriendlyfromdayone.Whyisthatimportant?W:(1)It’simportantbecauseourchildrenarebeingexposedinalldirectionsfromtheirfood,everydayproducts,cleaningproducts,everythinginthehome.Theair,oursoil,ourwaterispolluted.Manyoftheseproductsinourfoodchainhasharmfulingredients,soit’spossibletouseatleast

someoftoxicitywitheverythingyoudowithyourchildrenforalive.M:Andreadingthis,itstartstomakesensetomebecausewehavesomebodycryinginthestudio.(2)Itstartstomakesensetomebecauseyousmelltheproduct-whenyouspray,itsmellsharshtoyou,butthekidsareonthefloor,theyhavetheirmouthonthetable,theyareactuallytakinginallthesestuffynotbeingawareofthematall.Let’sstartwiththehousecleaningproducts.Dowegetthechemicalsoutoftheseproducts?W:Yes,theseproductsareallnon-toxicproducts,thegreatexamplehereishanddish,distilledwhitevinegarwhichhasbeenaroundforyears,andthennon-toxicalpurposecleaners.Thedifferencewiththegreenandnon-toxiccleaningproductsisthattheydonotcontainanysyntheticchemicals.M:(3)Thosearewhatwearereallyworriedabout,thesyntheticchemicals.W:Really.Especiallythebleachformomsthathavelittlebabiesandpets.It’salow-lyingchemical,whichmeansit’sataroundourknees.Itstaysatthatlevelwhereyourchild’smouthisbreathing,ayoungchild.Soit’smuchmoreharmfultochildren.M:Iloveyourtipthatcleaningproductsshouldlooklikewaterbecauseiftheydon’t,thentheyhavechemicalsandfalsecoloringsandanythingelse,sortof.Sotheyshouldlookclearlikethat.Ididn’tthinkaboutthat.W:Unlesstheyusevegetabledyefortheircolorings,theyarenaturallygoingtobeclear.Otherwisetheyhavesyntheticchemicalsthatareveryharmful.M:Nowglassbottles.Thiswasthebiggestnewsyesterdaywiththeplasticbottles,glassbottlesandbabyfood,organicbabyfood.Tellmewhyorganicfoodisimportant.W:(4)Organicfoodisimportantbecauseorganicmeansthatallthefoodthatyouarefeedingyourchilddoesnothavepesticides.Again,pesticidesareknowntocontainharmfulthingsandaretotallyinlinksfromstudieswithallthechildren’sillnessesthatwillhappen.Itsmellsgood,right?M:Itdoessmellgood.W:“EARTHSBEST”,thetrademarkofanorganicfoodforchildren,hasbeenaround,andthisiswhatIfedmynine-year-oldsonandI’veeveneatenthisbabyfood.There’sastudythatwasdonewhereover16differentpesticideswerefoundinjustajarofconventionalbabyfood.M:ThatreallyshockedmealotwhenIreadthisinnewspapersthismorning.W:Howterribleitis!(5)Andpesticidesareknownascertainchemicalsandarelinkedtoeverythingfromcancer,learningdisabilities,allergiesandasthma.M:Well,let’sbefair,thiscostsmoremoneythanregularbabyfoodrightnow,butabouthowmuch?W:Wellitdoescostalittlemore,butalsoyoucanbuytheminbulk.Youcangotocertainstores,healthfoodstoresnowthattheyaremorecost-competitiveandofcoursenowGerberhasanorganiclineaswell.M:OK,that’shelpful.W:Andthere’salternative.Youcanmakeyourownbabyfood.Ididthatwhenmychildwasababy,it’seasytomake,justmashingupthepotatoesandthegreenvegetables.It’seasy.M:Sointhatway,itisn’tmoreexpensive.W:No,it’snot.M:Arethereotherimportantfactorsweshouldpayattentionto?W:Well,thebabybottlesarebigthings,too;glassbottlesarethegoldstandardforbabybottles.Ihighlyrecommendglass.Forwhateverreason,ifsomeonedoesn’twantglassandtherearehealthierplasticbottles,butstillthey’replastic.They’vetakenoutthemajorchemicalsinthembuttheyarestilltoxic.M:So,inordertoraiseagreenchildweneedtoputmucheffortinit!W:Yeah,that’strue.M:Well,thankyouverymuchforcomingontheshowandsharingyourideaswithus!W:Mypleasure.

6．AccordingtoDeirdreImus,whyisitimportanttoraisegreenkids?A．Becausetheair,thesoilandourwaterareseriouslypolluted.B．Becausemostoftheproductsinfoodchaincontainharmfulingredients.C．Becauseourchildrenwilldefinitelyusealmosteverythingathome.D．Becausechildrencanhardlycontacttoxicitywhenstayingwithadults.正确答案：B解析：访谈首先谈到raiseagreenchild，根据句(1)可知，小孩接触到的很多东西都含有害成分，因此答案为[B]。知识模块：会话7．Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?A．Childrenandadultsareallhypersensitivetoharshsmells.B．Childrenmayinhaletheharshsmellswithoutnoticingthem.C．Childrenareimmunetotheharshsmells.D．Harshsmellsarehardlyabletobebreathedbykids.正确答案：B解析：根据句(2)可知，小孩意识不到刺鼻的气味而将这些有害物质全部吸进去，因此答案为[B]。知识模块：会话8．Whichofthefollowingis(are)mentionedasthebiggestthreattolittlebabies?A．Bleach.B．Plasticbottles.C．Allthesyntheticchemicals.D．Pesticides.正确答案：A解析：访谈接下来阐述了什么使父母担忧，根据句(3)可知，对婴儿来讲，漂白剂是最大的威胁，因此答案为[A]。知识模块：会话9．DeirdreImusindicatesthatA．nopesticidescouldbefoundinorganicfood.B．conventionalbabyfoodcostsmorethantheorganicone.C．organicfoodisbeneficialtochildren’sintelligence.D．conventionalbabyfoodcausedapanicinpublic.正确答案：A解析：根据句(4)可知，有机食有杀虫剂，因此答案为[A]。知识模块：会话10．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedresultingfromeatingfoodcontainingpesticides?A．Cancer.B．Asthma.

C．Allergies.D．Influenza.正确答案：D解析：根据句(5)可知，DeirdreImus并没有提到吃含有杀虫剂的食物会导致流行感冒，因此答案为[D]。知识模块：会话听力原文：Interviewer(M)JeanChatzky(W)M:You’vespentyourlifebuildingyournestegg,andprotectingyourassetsandthenithappens.Youfallinlove.Butismarriageagoodfinancialmoveforyou?(1)Ontoday’smoney,marriageandyourfinances,MoneyinToday’sFinancialeditorJeanChatzkywillgiveussomeadvice.Jean,hey!W:Hey!M:Somarriageisabeautifulthing.Butlookatitfromsortoflikeacoldhardfinancialperspective;isitasmartthingtogetmarried?W:Itrollsalotofpeople’sassetsintoariskyposition.Becausethinkaboutitthisway,wearegettingmarriedlater,whichmeanswearecomingatmarriagebythetimethatwehavehouses,retirementaccounts,wemayhavekidsfromapreviousmarriage,wewannatakecareofallofthosethings,andjusttyingtheknotcanactuallyputthoseassetsinaprecariousposition.M:Andhavingthatmoneytalkwhenyouareinloveissohard,isn’tit?W:It’shardwhenyouarenotinlove.Imean,IonlysayIdowhatIdoforaveryspecificreason,talkingaboutmoneyusedtoandstilldoesatsomepointmakemecompletelynutsand(2)ifyoudon’thavetheseconversations,thenyouaregoingtoreallydoyourselfseriousfinancialdamage.M:Althoughitisatoughjobtotalkaboutmoney,yougottahavethetalk,right?W:Yeah,that’strue!M:Okay!First,let’stalkaboutincome.Nowhereisaquestionforyou.Cangettingmarriedloweryourincome?W:Itabsolutelycan.Becauseif,let’ssay,youaretowardretirementage,andyouareearningmoremoneyinretirementasasinglethangettingmarried.Anditcanactuallylowertheamountofmoneythatyouhavetodrawonfromalimony.M:Now,Ialwaysthoughtaccordingtotaxes,likeeveryonesay,oh,gettingmarriedissogoodforyourtaxes,youalwaysendupsavingmoneyontaxes,isittrueornot?W:Notnecessarily.Ifyoufilejointly,that’sprobablythebestwaytogo,butthereisthethingcalledmarriagepenaltyanditdoesn’tgoawaywhenyougetolder.Youcanactuallylosemoneytotaxes.Ifyougetmarried,yourspouseisgoingtoinheritallofyourassetswithoutpayinganytaxesonthem.Butitmaymeanthatyourkidsdonot.M:That’sscream’sprenupright,Imean,youshouldjustgetaprenup,whichmeansyouhavetofixoutanagreementbeforemarriage.W:Well,alotofpeoplereallydoneedtolookattheprenupquestion.Theolderyouare,themoreyoucometothepartywith,particularlyifyoucometothepartywitheitherkidsfromapreviousmarriageorabusiness,yougottaprotectthat,andthatmeansgettingalawyerinyourcourtandalawyerinhisandsittingdownatthetable.M:Well,let’stalkaboutkids.Ifyouhavegrownkids,howdoesgettingmarriedlaterinlifeaffectthem?W:Youhavetolookatthequestionofinheritances.Ifyournewspouseisgonnaallofasuddeninheriteverythingthatyouhave,yourkidsareallofasuddennotgoingtounlessyoutakecareofthatinyourwillsandwiththeprenup.M:OK.Let’stalkabouttheprosofgettingmarried,financiallywhatare,what’sthegoodsideofthat?W:Therearesome

goodthingsintermsofrealestate.Ifyouownahouseandyourspouseownsahouse,whenyougetmarriedyouareallowedtotakea500,000-dollarcapitalgainratherthana250,000-dollarcapitalgainasyoucouldasasingleperson.Youmayhavetoliveinthathouseforacoupleofyearsbeforeyousellitandrenttheotherone,butthatcanbeahugeamountofmoneytostockinthebank.M:Itsoundsreasonabletohaveacertainmarriage.W:Yeah,that’sright!(5)Alsoyouaregonnasavemoneyonautoinsurancepremiums,homeownerinsurancepremiums.Sotherearesomegoodthingsandtwocandefinitelylivemorecheaplythantwoapart.M:Andagain,youknowit’sjustimportanttohavethemoneydiscussionnomatterhowpainfulitis,right?W:Absolutely.Andifyoucan’tdoityourself,sitdownwithanadvisoranddoittogether,butdoit.M:OK,Jean,thankyousomuchforthegreatadvice.Itshouldbeveryhelpfulfortheaudience.W:Mypleasuretosharemyideaswithyou!11．Whatisthemaintopicoftheinterview?A．Personalincomeandtaxes.B．Realestateandinheritances.C．Retirementaccountsandpensions.D．Moneymarriageandfinances.正确答案：D解析：根据句(1)可知，此次访谈的主题是金钱、婚姻和财产，因此答案为[D]。知识模块：会话12．AccordingtoJeanChatzky,whichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?A．Itiseasytotalkaboutmoneyproblembeforeamarriage.B．Itiswisetoshowyourentirepropertystatusbeforeamarriage.C．Moneyconversationsarenecessarybeforeamarriage.D．Marriagemayendupwithabigdamageinyourlife.正确答案：C解析：根据句(2)可知，婚前谈论财产问题是有必要的，否则可能造成严重的个人财产损失，故答案为[C]。知识模块：会话13．Accordingtotheinterview,JeanChatzkyindicatesthatA．marriagecanincreaseyourhouseholdincome.B．anagreementbeforemarriageisrequiredbymanypeople.C．yourtaxescanbeloweredbymarriage.D．marriagewilldestroyyourfinancialsituation.正确答案：B解析：受访者表明婚姻的确可以减少财产税支出，配偶不用支出任何税收而继承财产，但这可能对子女不利，根据句(3)可知，很多人都需要拟定婚前协议，故[B]的陈述正确。知识模块：会话

14．Inwhataspectshouldapersonconsiderbeforeamarriagerelatedtokids?A．Tuitionfees.B．Foodandlodging.C．Inheritances.D．Characters.正确答案：C解析：在被问及再婚对成年的孩子有何影响时，根据句(4)可知，再婚前一定要考虑遗产继承的问题，否则你的小孩可能会一无所有，故答案为[C]。知识模块：会话15．Accordingtotheinterview,amarriageA．isbeneficialtoallofyourinsurances.B．issustainedbythemoneyyouowned.C．ismoreeconomicalthanyouaresingle.D．isbasedonmutualunderstanding.正确答案：C解析：在谈到结婚带来的好处时，根据句(5)可知，婚姻可以帮助双方节省车险和房屋保险保费，所以婚后两个人一起生活肯定要比单身的时候经济实惠得多，故答案为[C]。知识模块：会话听力原文：David(M)Rachel(W)M:Whew!That’sthelastone!W:Hi,David.Sitdown.Thelastwhat?M:Mylastexam.That’sitformethisterm!W:Luckyguy!I’vestillgotoneexamlefttomorrow.M:Whichone?W:Microeconomics.AndI’mdreadingit.M:Yeah?Howcome?Couldn’tbethathardforyou?(1)You’reanEconomicsmajor,aren’tyou.Rachel?W:(1)Yeah.Itshouldn’tbe,Iknow,butsomehow—I’mjustnotgettingahandleonit.Toomuchmath,Iguess.I’mmoreofatheorist.M:Yeah,youandJohnMaynardKeynes.RachelianEconomics—wheresupplyanddemandarenotinverselyrelated.W:Anyway,I’vejustbarelysqueakedbyallofherquizzes—andIonlygotsixty-ninepercentonthemidterm.M:Oy!You’dbetterburnsomemidnightoiltonight,then.W:Don’tworry—I’mplanningto.Wantcoffee?M:No,thanks.Igottaruninaminute.W:Howcome?Ithoughtyouwerealldone.M:Iam.IwanttopickuptheticketsfortheHomecominggame.W:Haven’tyoudonethatyet?IthoughtyouwereallcrazyaboutHomecoming.Ihopethere’restillsomeleft.M:Noproblem.(2)They’realreadyboughtandpaidfor.Ijusthavetopickthemupatthefraternityhouse.ZetaTaualwaysbuysablockofseatssowecan“commandapresence”—andmakefoolsofourselves.W:Well,thatshouldbeeasy.M:Yeah,ourreputation’snotsohot,isit?Butthisyear’sofficershavebeentryingtoregainourimage.Getusoffourslipperyslopetouttercorruption.W:Goodluck.Gottadate?M:Huh?Uh...erm...well...Ijustthoughtyou,uh,would...W:Comewithyou?Andgetbeerandcatsupsplatteredalloverme?Andgetbotheardrumsshattered?Yougottabekidding.You’reonyourownforthisone,David.M:Aw,comeon,Rachel.It’llbefun’I’llbuyyouabigbunchofroses!W:Tempting,but...no.

I’vegottagetpacked,anyway.M:Packed?W:(3)I’mgoinghomeforthebreak—andIleaverealearlythenextmorning.M:Oh,OK.Well,IguessI’lljustbatchit,then.ThatmeansIcandrinkmoreandmakeabiggeridiotofmyselfwithoutyouthere.W:Yeah,lookatitthatway.How’dyoudoonyourfinals,anyway?M:(4)Oh,prettygoodoverall,Ithink.I’mnottoosanguineaboutmychancesofpassingBiometrics,buttheothershavebeenfine.IshouldgetanAinGenetics,andeitherAsorBsinCellBiologyandAnimalBehavior.Biometrics,that’sbeenawful.It’sallstatistics,probabilities,variancesandthings.All,um,highermath!W:Ha!Well,Iempathize.That’smyAchilles’heel,too.Numbersjustdon’tlikeme.M:Oryoujustdon’tlikenumbers.Asyouknow,IactuallylikedmathwhenIwaslittle.Itwassological.Andalgebra,geometry—Ienjoyedthose.Nogreyareas,Iguess.W:Youprobablylikedplayingwithyourcompass,didn’tyou?M:Ha!Funnyyoushouldsaythat.Iactuallyimpaledmyselfonmycompassonetime—horsingaroundatschool,andIranitrightthroughmyfinger!Theschoolnursehadtopullitoutforme.Gross!W:Ack!Thatgivesmetheshivers!Ididn’tknowmathematicscouldbesodangerous.M:Yeah.Anyway,whenIgottocalculusinhighschool,thewheelssuddenlycameoff.Ihitabrickwall,justsuddenlycouldnotunderstandwhatinheckwasgoingon.That’sthepointwheremathandmecametoapartingoftheways.W:Soundslikemystory—exceptforthepuncturewound!Iguessweshouldjustkeepsharpobjectso