期末模拟英语试卷附有答案

期末模拟英语试卷[复制]第一部分

本部分共33题,共40分。从每题列出的选项中,选出最符合题目要求的一项。一、单项填空(每题0.5分,共6分）从下面各题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Mybrotherlovespainting.________oftendrawspicturesafterschool.[单选题]*A.IB.YouC.He(正确答案)D.She答案解析：【答案】C考查代词辨析。I我；you你；he他；she她。根据“Mybrother”可知此处是指哥哥，应用he，故选C。2.InBeijing,moreandmoreyoungchildrengoskating________winter.[单选题]*A.atB.in(正确答案)C.onD.to答案解析：【答案】B考查介词辨析。at时间介词，后加具体时刻；in时间介词，后加年、月、季节；on时间介词，后加节日、星期和具体某一天；to方向介词，朝，向。表达“在冬季”用时间介词in。故选B。3.You________stopattheredlightswhenyoucrosstheroad.[单选题]*A.canB.wouldC.mayD.must(正确答案)答案解析：【答案】D考查情态动词辨析。can可以；would能；may可能；must必须。根据“…stopattheredlightswhenyoucrosstheroad.”和常识可知，此处指“你必须在红灯时停下来”。故选D。4.Iam________thanmysister,soIoftentakecareofher.[单选题]*A.oldB.older(正确答案)C.oldestD.theoldest答案解析：【答案】B考查比较级。根据than可知，此空应填比较级older，故选B。5.—Excuseme,________isthecap?—35yuan.[单选题]*A.howmuch(正确答案)B.howlongC.howbigD.howheavy答案解析：【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——对不起，这顶帽子多少钱？——35元。考查特殊疑问句。howmuch多少钱；howlong多长时间；howbig多大；howheavy多重。根据“35yuan.”可知，此处提问价格。故选A。6.Youneedtotakenotesinclass,________youdon’thavetowriteeverythingdown.[单选题]*A.but(正确答案)B.forC.soD.or答案解析：【答案】A考查连词辨析。but但是；for因为；so因此；or或者。“Youneedtotakenotesinclass”与“youdon’thavetowriteeverythingdown.”是转折关系，故选A。7.—Tony,whereareyou?Ican’tfindyou.—I________atthegateoftheschool.[单选题]*A.waitB.waitedC.amwaiting(正确答案)D.waswaiting答案解析：【答案】C考查现在进行时。根据“Tony,whereareyou?Ican’tfindyou.”可知是问现在的情况，用现在进行时，表示正在发生的动作，其谓语动词构成为be+动词ing形式，主语是I，因此be动词用am。故选C。8.Jack________anonlinemeetingwhensuddenlythephonerang.[单选题]*A.willhaveB.hasC.ishavingD.washaving(正确答案)答案解析：【答案】D考查动词时态。根据“Jack...anonlinemeetingwhensuddenlythephonerang.”可知，此处指电话铃声响的时候正在开会，句子时态为过去进行时。故选D。9.Betty________tothelibraryeverySaturday.[单选题]*A.goes(正确答案)B.hasgoneC.isgoingD.wasgoing答案解析：【答案】A考查一般现在时。根据时间状语“everySaturday”可知，句子的时态是一般现在时，表示经常性发生的动作，其谓语动词构成为：动词原形/动词第三人称单数，主语是“Betty”，因此此处用动词第三人称单数goes。故选A。10.Ienjoyplayingfootball.I________footballsinceIwasfiveyearsold.[单选题]*A.playB.amplayingC.haveplayed(正确答案)D.willplay答案解析：【答案】C考查动词时态。根据“...sinceIwasfiveyearsold.”可知，since+时间点，时态应使用现在完成时。故选C。11.Look!Howbeautifulthebowlis!Ican’tbelieveit_____about600yearsago.[单选题]*A.makesB.madeC.ismadeD.wasmade(正确答案)答案解析：【答案】D考查一般过去时的被动语态。根据“Ican’tbelieveit…about600yearsago.”可知，it和谓语动词之间是被动关系，由“600yearsago”可知，事情发生在过去，因此此处用一般过去时的被动语态，其谓语动词构成是was/weredone，主语是“it”，因此be动词用was。故选D。12.—MissLi,couldyoutellus________yourwinterholiday?—Sure.Iwillvisitsomemuseums.[单选题]*A.howyouspentB.howdidyouspendC.howyouwillspend(正确答案)D.howwillyouspend答案解析：【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：——李小姐，你能告诉我们你将如何度过寒假吗？——当然。我将参观一些博物馆。考查宾语从句。句子是宾语从句，用陈述语序，排除BD；根据“Iwill...”可知从句用一般将来时willdo。故选C。请在此输入说明文字

LastDanceEveryeveningbeforemyeldersisterAnnaandIwenttosleep,wewouldspendfiveminuteshavingadanceparty.Nomatterwhatwentonthatdayorhowmadwewereateachother,wewoulddance.Itwasa____13____

mydadhelpedstartwhenwewerelittle.Oneday,AnnaandIhadahugeargumentonwhowouldplaywithadoll.Beforebedtime,wewerestillangryateachother.Ourdadturnedonthemusic.“Forafullfiveminutes.Notalking.Just____14____

,”hesaid.Heplayedthemusicuntilwebothagreedtostartdancing.Afterthefiveminuteswereover,wewerelaughingsohardthatbothofus____15____

whywewereangry.Sincethatnight,andupuntilrecently,ourfive-minutedancepartywassomethingwereturnedtoeveryevening.NowitwasthenightbeforeAnnamovedtoattendcollege.MommadeAnna’sfavoritemeal.AnnaandIsatwithMomandDadatthedinnertable.Iwas____16____

tothinkthiswouldbethelasttimeweallatetogether.ButAnnaate____17____

.“IwanttogoandsaybyetomyfriendJeanie!”sheexplained.Lookingattheemptychair,IrealizedhowmuchI____18____

thosenightlydancepartieswithmysister.Icouldn’tshakethefeelingofhowupsetIwouldbeifwedidn’thaveonelastdanceparty.Somehourspassed,andIbegantogetreadyforbed,givinguponthethoughtthatourlastdancepartywould____19____

.SuddenlyIheardaknockonmydoor.“Areyoustillup?”“Yes.Whatareyoudoing?”Annacamein.“Julie,youdidn’tseriouslythinkIwasgoingtoleavetomorrowwithoutusdancingonemoretime,didyou?”Annaplayedthemusicandstarteddancing.Ifollowedherlead,laughing.ThoughIhatedtothinkofmysisterleaving,thefactthatthislastdancewasas____20____

toherasitwastomemadethemomentevenmorespecial.[单选题]*13.A.clubB.matchC.tradition(正确答案)D.project答案解析：club俱乐部；match比赛；tradition传统；project项目。根据“Nomatterwhatwentonthatdayorhowmadwewereateachother,wewoulddance.”可知，此处指的是“这是我们的传统”。故选C。14[单选题]*A.lookB.dance(正确答案)C.thinkD.laugh答案解析：look看；dance跳舞；think认为；laugh大笑。根据“AnnaandIwenttosleep,wewouldspendfiveminuteshavingadanceparty.Nomatterwhatwentonthatdayorhowmadwewereateachother,wewoulddance.”可知，此处指的是“跳舞”。故选B。15.

[单选题]*A.forgot(正确答案)B.understoodC.realizedD.argued答案解析：forgot忘记；understood理解；realized实现；argued争论。根据“Afterthefiveminuteswereover,wewerelaughingsohardthatbothofus…whywewereangry.”可知，此处指的是“我们都忘记了为什么生气”。故选A。16.

[单选题]*A.excitedB.surprisedC.angryD.sad(正确答案)答案解析：excited兴奋的；surprised惊讶的；angry生气的；sad伤心的。根据“thiswouldbethelasttimeweallatetogether.”可知，大家感到很难过，因为这是最后一次一起吃饭了。故选D。17.

[单选题]*A.carefullyB.quietlyC.quickly(正确答案)D.politely答案解析：carefully仔细地；quietly安静地；quickly迅速地；politely礼貌地。根据“IwanttogoandsaybyetomyfriendJeanie!”可知，她吃得很快。故选C。18.

[单选题]*A.treasured(正确答案)B.supportedC.mindedD.hated答案解析：treasured珍惜；supported支持；minded介意；hated讨厌。根据“…thosenightlydancepartieswithmysister.Icouldn’tshakethefeelingofhowupsetIwouldbeifwedidn’thaveonelastdanceparty.”可知，此处指的是“我很珍惜”。故选A。19.

[单选题]*A.changeB.happen(正确答案)C.endD.fail答案解析：change改变；happen发生；end结束；fail失败。根据“Icouldn’tshakethefeelingofhowupsetIwouldbeifwedidn’thaveonelastdanceparty.”可知，此处指的是“最后一次舞会还会发生的想法”。故选B。20.

[单选题]*A.unexpectedB.normalC.encouragingD.important(正确答案)答案解析：unexpected意想不到的；normal正常的；encouraging鼓励；important重要的。根据“…toherasitwastomemadethemomentevenmorespecial.”可知，最后一支舞对她和对作者一样重要。故选D。三、阅读理解(每题2分,共26分)

A信息匹配。下面材料左栏是三则不同人物度假需求的信息，右栏是三个度假地点的介绍。请将人们的度假需求和度假地点进行匹配。____21____LaurenandAbbylovetorelaxonthebeachwhentheweatherishot.Afteritgetsdark,theywanttogosomewheretheycandance.____22____BobandOscarlikedoingsportswhentheyareonholiday.Theyalsowanttofindsomeinterestinggiftsfortheirfriends.____23____TomandMartaareinterestedinsightseeing.Theywanttogosomewherethat’sgoodfortheirsmallchildren.Andtheywanttobuysomefoodtocookmeals.A.Helmston-on-SeaThisvillagehaseverythingyouneed,includingacaféandastoresellinglocalfruit,vegetablesandfreshfish.Thisplaceisquietandsafeforallthefamily.It’salsotheperfectplacetoseetheinterestinghistoricplacesinthearea.B.BlackstoweAnyonewholikesbeingactiveonholidaywillloveithere.Youcanplaytennis,runalongtheriverorrideabike.Don’tforgettovisittheshopstobuysomeunusualgiftsmadeoutoflocalrocksandstones.C.WesthavenThebeachhereisagreatplacetohavefun.Ifyouprefer,youcanjustrelaxonthesunnybeach.Ifyoulikedancingandgettingtoknownewpeople,there’sapartyeverynightonthebeach.21[单选题]*ABC(正确答案)答案解析：根据“LaurenandAbbylovetorelaxonthebeachwhentheweatherishot.Afteritgetsdark,theywanttogosomewheretheycandance.”可知，天气热的时候，劳伦和艾比喜欢在海滩上放松。天黑后，他们想去一个可以跳舞的地方，C项“这里的海滩是玩乐的好地方。如果你愿意，你可以在阳光明媚的海滩上放松。如果你喜欢跳舞和结识新朋友，海滩上每晚都有派对。”满足其度假需求，故选C。

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[单选题]*AB(正确答案)C答案解析：根据“BobandOscarlikedoingsportswhentheyareonholiday.Theyalsowanttofindsomeinterestinggiftsfortheirfriends.”可知，鲍勃和奥斯卡在度假时喜欢做运动。他们也想为他们的朋友找到一些有趣的礼物，B项“任何喜欢在假日活动的人都会喜欢这里。你可以打网球，沿着河边跑步或骑自行车。别忘了去商店买一些用当地的石头做成的不寻常的礼物。”满足其度假需求，故选B。23[单选题]*A(正确答案)BC答案解析：根据“TomandMartaareinterestedinsightseeing.Theywanttogosomewherethat’sgoodfortheirsmallchildren.Andtheywanttobuysomefoodtocookmeals.”可知，汤姆和玛尔塔对观光很感兴趣，他们想去一个对他们的小孩有好处的地方，还想买一些食物做饭。A项“这个村庄有你需要的一切，包括一个咖啡馆和一家出售当地水果、蔬菜和鲜鱼的商店。这个地方对全家人来说既安静又安全。这里也是游览这一地区有趣的历史名胜的好地方。”满足其度假需求，故选A阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的

A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。BComingBacktoEarthDavidlovedeverythingaboutflying.Hewantedtobeanairplanepilotoneday.Hemadeplanesoutofpaper,andhedrewcartoonsaboutspacetravel.Davidbecamesoinvolvedinhisairtravelprojectsthatheoftenforgotthetime.Sometimesheforgottodohishomework.Once,hewaslateinpreparinghispartofagroupreport.Asaresult,allthreestudentsinhisgroupgotlowgrades.“I’msorry,butlookatthisfantasticmodelofaseaplaneImade!”Davidsaid.Onedayatschool,Davidspenthislunchbreakunderatreedrawinghisdesignforanewspaceship.Heheardthebellattheendofthebreak,butcouldnotmakehimselfleave.SurelyMrs.Carl,histeacher,wouldunderstandwhyhewaslatewhenshesawhiswonderfulidea,hethought.Anhourlater,Davidwalkedbacktohisclassroom.“Wherehaveyoubeen,David?Isentthemonitortolookforyou.”Mrs.Carlsaid.“I’msorry,butIjusthadtofinishthisspaceshipdesign,”saidDavidashetriedtoshowMrs.Carlhisdrawing.“Butwehadaspecialguestspeakerthisafternoon,anairplanepilotwhotalkedabouthisjob.Hejustfinishedhisspeechandleft.”Mrs.Carlexplained.David’ssmilefell,alongwithhisheart.“Iforgot!Imissedhim?Ican’tbelieveImissedarealairplanepilot.”Davidhunghisheadindisappointment.“Imissedthebestpartofschoolforthewholeyear.”hesaidtohimself.“Lessonlearned?”histeachersaid.Davidnodded,andthenhetookhisseat,puttinghisdrawingawayinhisdesk.24.Davidwantedtobe________.[单选题]*A.anartistB.ateacherC.anairplanepilot(正确答案)D.aspaceshipdesigner答案解析：细节理解题。根据“Hewantedtobeanairplanepilotoneday.”可知，他想有一天成为一名飞行员。故选C。25.Mrs.CarlaskedthemonitortolookforDavid________[单选题]*A.finishhisdesignB.listentoaspeech(正确答案)C.prepareforareportD.sharehiswonderfulidea答案解析：细节理解题。根据“Butwehadaspecialguestspeakerthisafternoon,anairplanepilotwhotalkedabouthisjob.Hejustfinishedhisspeechandleft.”可知，老师让班长去找他是为了让他听演讲。故选B。26.HowdidDavidfeelattheendofthestory?[单选题]*A.Relaxed.B.Pleased.C.Nervous.D.Regretful.(正确答案)答案解析：推理判断题。根据“Imissedthebestpartofschoolforthewholeyear”可知，他错过了那个演讲，所以他应该很后悔。故选D。CWhenwetrysomethingnew,weoftenthinkthatfeelinguncomfortablemeanswe’reinasituationthat’stoohardtodealwith.Embracing(接受)thesefeelingsofstressandnervousnessasapartoflearninginsteadofheadingbackcouldhelpencouragepersonalgrowth,suggestsanewstudy.Inthestudy,over2,100peopletookpartinsomepersonalgrowthactivities,suchastakingimprov(即兴表演)classesorexpressivewritingclasses.Ineachactivity,researcherstoldsomepeoplethattheirgoalwastofeeluncomfortable,nervous,orevenupset.Theyweretoldthatfeelinguncomfortablewasasignthattheactivitywasworking.Otherpeopleweren’ttoldtoembracediscomfort;instead,theysimplypaidattentiontolearningsomethingorhowtheyweredevelopingtheirskills.Finally,theresearchersfoundthatthepeoplewhoweretoldtotrytofeeluncomfortableweremoreinvolvedintheiractivities,feltmoreencouragedtokeepdoingthem,andreportedagreatersenseofachievementcomparedtothosewhoweren’ttoldtoexperiencediscomfort.Forexample,someimprovstudentsspentmoretimeonstage,andsomewritersweremoreinterestedinusingexpressivewritingintheirdiaries.“Growingisoftenuncomfortable.Peoplealwaysseethediscomfortthatcomeswithgrowthasasignthatthere’saproblem.However,weshouldconsideritasasignofprogressinsteadofavoidingit,”saytheresearchers.Ifwelearntobecomfortablewithdiscomfort,wewillgrowstrongerandmakeprogress.Thefirststepistoviewdiscomfortdifferently.Lookatdiscomfortasasignthatweareimprovingourlivesandexperiencinggrowth.Thendoinsteadofthinking.Ratherthanthinkabouthowdifficultoruncomfortableataskmightbe,justdoit.Whateverwedo,trytogoalittlepastthatpointwhenwestartfeelinglikewewanttogiveuporwhenweareuncomfortableandwanttotakeabreak:runonemoreminuteorkilometerthanlasttimeorwriteonemoreparagraph.Nopain,nogain(收获).It’strue!Whenwepushourselvestogrow,wewillexperiencediscomfort,butitwillbeworthit.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudymentionedinthepassage?[单选题]*A.Experiencinglittlediscomfortleadstogreatsuccess.B.Theattitudetowardsdiscomfortinfluencespersonalgrowth.(正确答案)C.Thefeelingofdiscomfortencouragespeopletotrynewthings.D.Payingattentiontowhatyou’relearningweakensyourdiscomfort.答案解析：细节理解题。根据“Embracing(接受)thesefeelingsofstressandnervousnessasapartoflearninginsteadofheadingbackcouldhelpencouragepersonalgrowth,suggestsanewstudy.”可知，不适的态度会影响人的成长。故选B28.What’sParagraph5mainlyabout?[单选题]*A.Thewaystomanagediscomfort.(正确答案)B.Thesuggestionstoavoiddiscomfort.C.Thebenefitsofembracingdiscomfort.D.Thereasonstoviewdiscomfortdifferently.答案解析：推理判断题。根据“Ifwelearntobecomfortablewithdiscomfort,wewillgrowstrongerandmakeprogress.Thefirststepistoviewdiscomfortdifferently.Lookatdiscomfortasasignthatweareimprovingourlivesandexperiencinggrowth.Thendoinsteadofthinking.”可知，本段主要介绍了解决不适的方式方法。故选A29.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterprobablysupport?[单选题]*A.Itrytospeakinpublicalthoughitmakesmenervous.(正确答案)B.IstartswimmingwhenIfindrunningisabitchallenging.C.IkeepquietinclassbecauseI’mafraidtoanswerquestions.D.Idon’tlikesingingbeforestrangers,soIalwayssingtomyself.答案解析：细节理解题。根据“Ratherthanthinkabouthowdifficultoruncomfortableataskmightbe,justdoit.Whateverwedo,trytogoalittlepastthatpointwhenwestartfeelinglikewewanttogiveuporwhenweareuncomfortableandwanttotakeabreak:runonemoreminuteorkilometerthanlasttimeorwriteonemoreparagraph.”可知，作者认为克服不适应该面对它并且去做。选项A“我尽量在公共场合讲话，尽管这让我很紧张。”符合。故选ADHavingtoomanyfriendsdoesn’tsoundlikethekindofthinganyoneshouldreallyworryabout.Afterall,whatcanbewrongwithhavingawidergroupofpeopletohangoutwith?Accordingtothelatestsurvey,theaverage(平均)numberoffriendspeoplehaveonsocialmedia(社交媒体)isbetween300and500.Researchsuggeststhatthisnumberisactuallyhigherforteenagers.Isitpossibletomaintainmeaningfulrelationshipswithsomanypeople,especiallythoseyoumaynevermeetinperson?Wearejustoneclickawayfrommakingnewfriendsonsocialmedia.Thishasledsomepeopletoquestionhowhonestthefriendshipis.Forexample,whenIseethatafriendhaspostedphotosfromhislatestholidayonsocialmedia,I’dtypicallyreplywithacomment(评论)like“Wow,looksgreat!”eventhoughitdoesn’t.TheunwrittenagreementisthatthenexttimeIpost,thatfriendwillreplysimilarly,soI’llfeelbetteraboutmyself.Notlongago,ImetsomeonewholovedmusicasmuchasIdidataconcert.Wegotalongprettywellthatevening,althoughthemusicwassoloud!Weevenaddedeachotheronsocialmedia.Now,Iseeherphotosonsocialmedia,andI“like”herphotos,butI’mprettycertainthatwe’llnevermeetupinreallife.Itcouldbearguedthatthisisjustanotherexampleofhowlifehaschangedinrecentyears.Weliveinatimewhenweexpectthingstohappenrightaway,soisitreallyallthatsurprisingthatthewayweformfriendshipshaschanged?Perhapsitshowshowsocialmediahasmadefriendshipslesshonest,turningthemintomeaningless“adds”and“likes”.Realfriendships,ontheotherhand,taketimetobuild.Mymostimportantrelationshipshaven’tgrownoutofafewunimportantonlineconversations.It’stakenyearsofsharedexperiencestodevelopstrongandlastingrelationships.AndtheseformeandIbelieveformostotherpeopletooaremuchmorevaluableandmeaningful.It’ssomethingthatcannotbe

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onsocialmedia.Nomatterhowmanytimesyouhave“liked”aperson’sposts,youcannotgetthesameresult.Ithasbeensaidthattechnologyisdestroyingourrelationshipswithotherpeople.Iwouldn’tgosofarastosaythat.However,itseemsthatithaschangedthewaythatwemanageourfriendships.Butintheend,it’suptoustodecidehowrealandmeaningfulthosefriendshipsare.30.Whatcanwelearnaboutmakingfriendsonsocialmedia?[单选题]*A.Peopleoftensharetheirrealfeelingswithonlinefriends.B.Teenagersaremorelikelytomeetonlinefriendsinperson.C.Communicatingonlineisthefirststeptomakingrealfriends.D.Peoplealwaysexpectgoodcommentsontheirpostsfromfriends.(正确答案)答案解析：细节理解题。根据“TheunwrittenagreementisthatthenexttimeIpost,thatfriendwillreplysimilarly,soI’llfeelbetteraboutmyself.”以及生活常识可知，关于在社交媒体上交朋友，我们能学到人们总是希望自己的帖子能得到朋友的好评。故选D。31.WhydoesthewritermentiontheexperienceofmakingafriendinParagraph4?[单选题]*A.Tosuggestaneasywayofmakingfriends.B.Toexplainwhypeoplemakefriendsonsocialmedia.C.Tostresstheimportanceofmakingfriendsinreallife.D.Toshowhowtechnologyhaschangedthewayofmakingfriends.(正确答案)答案解析：细节理解题。根据“Notlongago,ImetsomeonewholovedmusicasmuchasIdidataconcert.Wegotalongprettywellthatevening,althoughthemusicwassoloud!Weevenaddedeachotheronsocialmedia.Now,Iseeherphotosonsocialmedia,andI‘like’herphotos,butI’mprettycertainthatwe’llnevermeetupinreallife.”可知，作者在第四段中提到交朋友的经历是为了展示科技如何改变交友的方式。故选D。32.Theword“replicated”inParagraph6probablymeans_______[单选题]*A.sharedB.learnedC.copied(正确答案)D.tested答案解析：词义猜测题。根据“It’ssomethingthatcannotbereplicatedonsocialmedia.”可知，这是社交媒体上无法复制的东西。划线单词“replicated”的意思是“复制”。“copied”与其意思一致。故选C。33.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat________[单选题]*A.it’snecessarytobehonestwithonlinefriendsB.havingmoreonlinefriendsmakespeoplefeelbetterC.socialmediahelpsstrengthenrelationshipsbetweenpeopleD.truefriendshipsrequirecompanyandhonestcommunication(正确答案)答案解析：推理判断题。根据“Realfriendships,ontheotherhand,taketimetobuild.Mymostimportantrelationshipshaven’tgrownoutofafewunimportantonlineconversations.It’stakenyearsofsharedexperiencestodevelopstrongandlastingrelationships.”可知，本文主要讲述了网上交友的利与弊。作者认为建立牢固持久的关系需要多年的共同经历。但是最终，这些友谊有多真实，有多有意义，取决于我们自己。因此作者可能同意真正的友谊需要陪伴和诚实的交流。故选D。第二部分本部分共5题,共20分。根据题目要求,完成相应任务。四、阅读表达(34一36题每题各2分,37题4分,共

10分)阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Ifyouaskany12-year-oldwhattheirfavoritetimeofthedayis,they’lltellyouit’slunch!ButforJason,it’sabitdifferent.Hecan’twaittogethomeandstartworkingonhiscandle-makingbusiness.Jasonbegancreatingcandlesbecausethecandlesheboughtgavehismomheadaches.Hewasonlyeightyearsoldatthetime.Hethoughttheremustbeawaytomakeasafeandall-naturalcandle.So,hesetouttofindacleanerandmorenaturalwaytomakeacandlethathismomcouldenjoy.Hewasveryinterestedintheprocessandthechemistrybehindmakingthecandles.Later,hefoundakindofwax(蜡)thatischemical-free.Healsofoundnaturaloilstoaddscent(香味).Withthesupportofhismom,hestartedanonlinestorein2020.Hisonlineordersbeganpickingup.Inthefallof2022,heopenedastoreatalocalshoppingcentre.Nowpeoplecanbuyhiscandlesbothonlineandatthestore.ThestorealsosellssoapswhicharemadebyVicky,Jason’slittlesister.Shewasinspired(鼓舞)byherbrothertomakeherownhandmadeproducts.Jasonstartedhisbusinesstosavemoneyforhiscollegeeducation.ButrunningabusinessisaboutmorethanmakingmoneyforJason.Healsogavesomemoneytothecommunity.Thecommunityspentth