新教材人教版英语单元综合检测3

单元综合检测(三)(时间：100分钟；满分：120分)第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)AFascinatingVeniceLocatedinthenortheastofItaly,Veniceiswell­knownforitsculturaltreasures,romanticatmosphereandunusualliving­on­waterexperience.Thecityspreadsoutover118islands，whicharelinkedbymorethan400bridges,intheVenetianLagoon.Venice'shistoricalcenterconsistsofsixregions.Italyinthesouth,thebusiestmainregions,arelinkedbytheRialtoBridge.ThefamousstonearchbridgecrossesVenice'smainwaterway—theGrandCanal.Whennightfalls,manytouristsenjoydinnerattheoutsidetablesbytheGrandCanalNeartheendoftheS­shapedGrandCanalliesSt.Mark'sBasilica,amust­see.Inside,beautifulmosaics(镶嵌图案)tellstoriesofBiblefigures.NearbyaretheDoge'sPalaceandtheBridgeofSighs.TheseweremadefamousbyLordByron，“IstoodinVeniceontheBridgeofSighs,apalaceandprisononeachhand.InthesquareoutsidetheBasilica,loversofliteraturecansitatCaffeFlorian,regardedastheoldestcoffeehouseinEurope.CharlesDickens,HenryJamesaswellasLordByronenjoyedthedrinkhere.Artloversshouldbuyamuseumpassandvisitsomeofthecity'smuseums.TheycanviewworksbyVenetianmasterslikeGiovanni,TitianandTintoretto.OnfivesmallislandsintheVenetianLagoon,Muranohasbeenhometoglass­makerssince1291.Touristscanvisitfactories,studiosandtheGlassMuseum.Glassartistsproduceeverythingfromsimplesouvenirpiecestobeautifulworksofcontemporaryart.OnlyglassworksmadeusingtraditionalmethodsonMuranocanbecalledMuranoGlass.ThenearbyTheCityofWaterpromisesbeautyofallkinds,anditdefinitelylivesuptoitspromise.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了迷人的水上城市——威尼斯。它以其文化宝藏、浪漫的氛围和独特的水上生活体验而闻名于世。1．WhydoestheauthormentionLordByron'swords?A．TointroducethefamousBritishpoet.B．Toexplainwhythetwoplacesarefamous.C．ToshowwhySt.Mark'sBasilicaisamust­see.D．ToparetheDoge'sPalaceandtheBridgeofB[推理判断题。根据第三段的“TheseweremadefamousbyLordByron...”可知，句中的these即指前面一句中的Doge'sPalace和theBridgeofSighs，这两地因LordByron的诗而闻名，即解释了两地出名的原因，故选B。]2．WhatisMuranowell­knownfor?A．Bridges. B．Lacemaking.C．Glassworks. D．Colorfulhouses.C[细节理解题。从倒数第二段中对于Murano的描述中不难看出，笔墨集中于该地的glass，提到了该地自1291年就是玻璃匠的故乡，提到了游人可以参观玻璃博物馆，提到了他们的玻璃艺术家和玻璃制品，由此可知Murano是以玻璃制品而出名。故选C。]3．WhereshouldyougoinVeniceifyouloveart?A．CaffeFlorian.B．Thecity'smuseums.C．St.Mark'sBasilica.D．TheBridgeofB[细节理解题。根据倒数第三段可知，艺术爱好者可以买一张博物馆通票去参观一些城市博物馆，在那里会欣赏到一些大师的作品，故选B。]4．HowdoestheauthorthinkofMuranoGlass?A．It'ssimple.B．It'stootraditional.C．It'scolorful.D．It'sveryspecial.D[推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“OnlyglassworksmadeusingtraditionalmethodsonMuranocanbecalledMuranoGlass.”可知，只有使用了传统方法制作的玻璃制品才被称之为MuranoGlass，此处的“Only”表达了MuranoGlass的特殊性。故选D。]B“Dad,Ineedyourhelp.ehere！”My5­year­oldgirlpulledmetowardstheputer.“Dad,pleasebuyeverythingIhaveintheAmazonshoppingcart(购物车).Here,takethiscashfrommysavings！”Theshoppingcartshowedtenitemsforatotalofabout130dollars.“Wait！”Ireplied.“That'stoomuchmoney!Whydoyouneedallthesethings？”“Please,Dad！TheseitemswillgetherebeforeChristmas.Ihaveasurpriseforeveryone.Nopeeking(偷看)！”sheexplained,andIboughteverything.Acoupleofdayslater,shegoteverything.Isawherthenwrapping(包装)allhergifts.“CanIhelpyou？”Iasked.“No,Dad.Itoldyouthesearespecialsurprises.Nopeeking！”shereplied.Herexcitementwasobvious.Thedaycame.Shewasallaroundhergifts,planning,protecting,arranging.Everythinghadtobeperfect.Assoonasdinnerwasover,shejumpedfromherchairandtookhergifts.Shewentaroundgivingeachoneofusherpieceoflove.Theseweresmallitems,butitwasthemeaningofgivingherheartthatwewerereallyfeeling.Asshegavethegifttoeachperson,shewatchedtheexpressiononourfaces.Oursmileswerehergreatestreward.Herlastgiftwasformy2­year­oldboy—atoycar.Itwashardtodescribemylittleboy'sdelightatgettingthisgift!Forseveralminutes,everyone'sattentionwasfocusedonwatchinghimgoallaroundthehousehappily.Seeingtheseactsofmy5­year­oldhelpedmeunderstandthepowerofgiving—givingfromtheheart.Laterthatday,mygirlreceivedsomegifts,butshedidn'tneedthem.Shefocusedonothers,notonherself.Itwasclearthatshewastheonefeelingtruejoy.【语篇解读】本文语篇类型是记叙文，主题语境是日常生活。5岁的女儿为全家人准备了圣诞节礼物，作者从女儿身上懂得了给予的力量。5．Whydidthegirlaskherfatherforhelp?A．Shedidn'thaveenoughmoney.B．Sheneededhimtokeepthesecret.C．Shewantedtogethisopinionsongifts.D．Shecouldn'tmaketheonlinepayment.D[细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Dad，pleasebuyeverythingIhaveintheAmazonshoppingcart(购物车)．Here，takethiscashfrommysavings！”可知，作者的女儿给他现金，只是请他帮忙网上付款。]6．Howdidthegirlfeelwhenwrappingthegifts?A．Shefeltproud.B．Shefeltdelighted.C．Shefeltcautious.D．Shefeltsatisfied.B[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Herexcitementwasobvious”可知B项正确。]7．Whatdidotherfamilymembersthinkofthegirl'sacts?A．Pleasant. B．Creative.C．Reasonable. D．Surprising.A[推理判断题。根据第一、二段可知，作者非常支持女儿的行为；再根据第三段可知，其他家庭成员收到礼物后都很开心。由此推知，其他家庭成员认为作者女儿的行为是令人愉悦的。]8．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Topraisehisdaughterforhergenerosity.B．Tosharehisexperienceofraisinghiskids.C．Todiscusshowtofindhappinessindailylife.D．Tosharethelessonlearnedfromhisdaughter.D[写作意图题。根据最后一段第一句可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是为了分享他从女儿身上学到的道理。]CBlowingbubblesisfun!Thebestthingaboutbubblesisthatit'seasytomakeyourownbubblesolution(溶液).Youcanmakeasmuchasyouwantandblowasmanybubblesasyou'dlike.Ifyouadda“secret”ingredient(配料)，you'llgetbiggerandstrongerbubbles!Dojustasfollows：Measure6cupsofwaterintoonecontainer,thenpour1cupofdishsoapintothewaterandslowlystirituntilthesoapismixedin.Trynottoletbubblesformwhileyoustir.Measure1tablespoonofglycerin(甘油)or1/4cupofcornsyrup(玉米糖浆)andaddittothecontainer.Stirthesolutionuntilitismixedtogether.Youcanusethesolutionrightaway,buttomakeevenbetterbubbles,putthelidonthecontainerandletyoursuperbubblesolutionsitovernight.Thesoapmixtureontheoutsideofabubbleisactuallymadeofthreeverythinlayers:soap,water,andanotherlayerofsoap.Abubblepopswhenthewaterthatistrappedbetweenthelayersofsoapevaporates(蒸发).Theglycerinorcornsyrupmixeswiththesoaptomakeitthicker.Thethickerskinofthebubbleskeepsthewaterfromevaporatingasquickly，sotheylastlonger.Italsomakesthemstronger，soyoucanblowbiggerbubbles.Dipabubblewandorstrawintothemixture，slowlypullitout,waitafewseconds,andthenblow.Ifyoudon'thaveaready­made“bubblewand”，youcanmakeyourownbycuttingofftheendofthebulbofaplasticpipet.Dipthecutendinsolutionandblowthroughthenarrowend.Youcanalsomakealoopoutofthinwireorpipecleaner.Justtwistaroundendonyourwiretoblowthebubblesthrough.Youcanevenmakeitheart­shaped，squareoruseothershapesifyou'recleverenoughtobenditwell.【语篇解读】文章主要讲述了如何吹出更大的泡泡。9．Forwhatpurposeisthetextwritten?A．Toargue. B．Toadvertise.C．Toentertain. D．Toinstruct.D[写作意图题。文章主要讲述了如何吹出更大的泡泡，根据第一段中的“Dojustasfollows”可知这篇文章的目的是指导人们如何操作。故选D。]10．Whatdoesthesecretinmakingbiggerandstrongerbubblesliein?A．Thesoap. B．Thecornsyrup.C．Thewater. D．Thestraw.B[细节理解题。根据第四段最后三句“Theglycerinorcornsyrupmixeswiththesoaptomakeitthicker.Thethickerskinofthebubbleskeepsthewaterfromevaporatingasquickly,sotheylastlonger.Italsomakesthemstronger,soyoucanblowbiggerbubbles.”可知，甘油或玉米糖浆可使泡泡变得更大。故选B。]11.Whatcanyouuseabubblewandtodo?A．Blowbubbles. B．Mixthesolution.C．Measuresoap. D．Shapewires.A[细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“Dipabubblewandorstrawintothemixture，slowlypullitout，waitafewseconds，andthenblow.”可知，泡沫棒或吸管可用来吹泡泡。故选A。]12．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A．Moresoap，morebubbles.B．Lesswater，betterbubbles.C．Strongerskin，morebubbles.D．Thickerlayers,biggerbubbles.D[推理判断题。根据文章第四段尤其是最后三句可知，甘油或玉米糖浆与肥皂液混合可使泡沫表面变厚，而泡沫表面越厚，泡泡就越大。故选D。]DEatingspicyfoodsfrequentlymaybetiedtoaslightlylowerriskofanearlierdeath，accordingtoanewstudy.However，moreresearchisneededtoconfirmthelink，expertssay.Theresearchersfoundthatthepeopleinthestudywhoatespicyfoodsoneortwodaysaweekwere10percentlesslikelytodieduringthestudy,paredwiththosewhoatespicyfoodslessthanonceaweek，accordingtothestudypublishedinthejournalTheBMJ.Moreover,thepeopleinthestudywhoatespicyfoodsthreeormoredaysaweekwere14percentlesslikelytodieduringthestudy,paredwiththosewhoatespicyfoodslessthanonceaweek.However，thestudywasobservational,andsoitistooearlytotellwhetherthereisacertainrelationshipbetweeneatingspicyfoodsandlowermortality,saidstudyauthorLuQi，anassociateprofessoratHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthinBoston,Massachusetts.“Wedefinitelyneedmoredatafromotherpopulations，”QitoldLiveScience.“Theresearchersdon'tknowwhyexactlytheconsumptionofspicyfoodsmaybelinkedtothedropofearlydeath,butpreviousresearchoncellsandanimalshassuggestedseveralpossibleconnections，”Qisaid.“Itisunclearwhethertheobservedassociationsarethedirectresultofspicyfoodsintake,orwhetherspicyfoodsaresimplyamarkerforotherbeneficialbutunmeasureddietaryponents(成分)，”saidNitaForouhi，anutritionalexpert.Atthispoint,researchersdon'tknowforsurewhethereatingspicyfoodscanhaveabeneficialeffectonhumanhealthandmortality,Forouhiwrote.“Futureresearchisneededtomakesurewhetherspicyfoodconsumptionhasthepotentialtoimprovehealthandreducemortalitydirectly,orifitismerelyamarkerofotherdietaryandlifestylefactors，”shesaid.【语篇解读】这是一篇科普类说明文。主要讲了新的研究发现经常吃辛辣食品可能有助于降低死亡率。13．Whichsectionofanewspaperisthearticleprobablytakenfrom?A．Advertisement. B．Business.C．Science. D．Education.C[文章出处题。这篇文章主要讲了新的研究发现经常吃辛辣食品可能有助于降低死亡率，所以这篇文章最可能出现在报纸的科学板块。故选C。]14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mortality”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Deathrate. B．Livingcost.C．Physicalsuffering. D．Energyrequirement.A[词义猜测题。由第二段研究结果可知，经常吃辛辣食品的人比不经常吃的人死亡的可能性要小。也就是研究的吃辛辣食品和死亡率的关系。由此可猜测出“mortality”的意思是“死亡率”。故选A。]15．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Linkbetweenfoodandhealth.B．Associationbetweenacertainfoodandhealth.C．Connectionbetweenhabitsandhealth.D．Relationbetweenfoodandhealth.B[主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲了新的研究发现经常吃辛辣食品可能有助于降低死亡率，也就是讲了特定食物和健康之间的关系。故选B。]第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)(2020·江西百所名校联考)Weallknowwhatitmeanswhenaniceenvelopelandsinyourmailbox:Someone'sgettingmarried,andthey'rehopingthatyoucanbethereforthebigday.Whilesayingyestotheinvitationisarelativelystraightforwardprocess,thingscangetabitawkwardifyou'renotsosureaboutattending.16．Tohelpyougetoutoftheseformalengagementswithoutfeelingawkward，we'veconsultedKatieBalmer，aleadingweddingexpertinScotland.Followtheformat.Thelevelofformalityshouldbeinformedbythewaythattheinvitationwassent.17，youshoulddeclineviapost.Ifthemessagecameinanemail,asimpleemailexpressingyourregretswilldo.Don'tputoffyourresponse.Ifyoualreadyknowthatyoucan'tmakeitforwhateverreason，don'thesitatetoletthehappycoupleknowwhy.“Itisveryimportanttorespondingoodtime.18，”saysBalmer.19．Whileit'sanicegesturetoofferareasonforyourrefusal，there'snoneedtobeextreme.Asimpleresponsewilldo，andit'sanespeciallybadideatoemphasizeyourreasonifit'scost­related.Itwillestablishnothingbeyondmakingthecouplefeelbad.Don'tchangeyourdecision.20，itisimportanttosticktothatdecision.“Goingbackandforthonlyaddstotheinconvenienceforthesoon­to­benewlyweds，”saysBalmer.“Aslongasyouarehonestandtimely,thebrideandgroomwouldunderstand.”A．MakeituptothecoupleB．BebriefinyourexplanationC．IftheofferwassenttoyoubymailD．DonotleaveituntilthelastpossiblemomentE．OncethedecisionnottoattendtheweddinghasbeendecidedF．Otherwise，youriskaddingtothecouple'slast­minuteweddingstressG．Turningdownaweddingisasituationwhereyoucanfeelverypersonal【语篇解读】本文介绍了拒绝婚礼邀请的几点注意事项。16．G[根据上一句提到“如果你不确定参加的话，事情会变得有些尴尬”可推知，这里要表达拒绝婚礼邀请会怎么样。G项“拒绝婚礼邀请是一种让你觉得很私人的情况”符合语境。故选G。]17．C[这一段标题是“遵循同一格式”。设空处后一句是其中一种假设，可推知该处也可能是一种假设。C项意思是：如果邀请是邮寄给你的，你应该通过邮寄来拒绝。放在此处符合语境。故选C。]18．D[根据本段的标题“不要拖延你的回复”，以及设空处上文“如果确定自己无法参加，不要拖延，尽快地让对方知道”可知D项“不要把它留到最后一个可能的时刻”符合本段语境。故选D。]19．B[根据本段中的“Asimpleresponsewilldo”可知本段是说“你的解释要简短”。故选B。]20．E[根据标题“不要改变决定”，以及下文提到“来回反复会给新婚夫妇带来不便”可知此处是说“一旦决定不参加婚礼，重要的是要坚持这个决定”，因此E项符合语境。故选E。]第二部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)(2020·广东深圳新安中学期中)I'mproudofmyselfforthiskindnessIdidlastnight.Ididit21anddidtherightthing.However,Iwasunwillingtoshare,becausebysharingIamalsosharingthe22andmoreself­centeredsideofmyself.ItwaslastnightandI23myshiftatwork.ItwaslateandIwantedtogostraighthome.OnmywayoutofthedoorInoticedafellowstaffmemberandcolleague.Shedoesn'thavea24andusuallyeithercatchesataxihomeor25foranhourwaitingforanotherstaffmemberandfriendofherstofinishwork.InthepastI've26todriveherhomeasshe27onmysideoftown.ButlastnightIreallydidnotwantto.Iwantedtodrivestraighthome,alone.AndIdidnothavetomake“smalltalk”．SoItriedto28her,walkingpasther,headingdown，andstealingout(偷溜)tothe29withoutlettingherseemeand30withoutofferingheralift.Yet,somethinginmyselfwasstoppingme.Somethinginmyselfmademelookatherandputmyselfinhershoes.Shehadyoung31whoshewantedtogohometoattendtoand，shecouldgohomerightnow32Itookher，notanhourlaterwhentheotherstaffmemberandfriendofherswhowastakingher.SoIoffered.She33.Andofcourse，shewasextremely34．Well，Ilearnedagreat35lastnightaboutnotbeingsoself­centeredandselfish!【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述了作者差点因为自己内心中自私的一面而拒绝帮助同事，但后来换位思考依然决定帮助同事，而他自己也受益颇多。21．A.nervously B．proudlyC．exactly D．carefullyB[根据上句“I'mproudofmyselfforthiskindnessIdidlastnight.”可知作者对自己做的事情感到自豪。故选B。proudly自豪地。]22．A.pleasure B．respectC．honour D．selfishD[由空后的self­centered和and可知空处应是和self­centered同类的词，故选selfish“自私”。故选D。]23．A.changed B．keptC．finished D．missedC[由下文的“gostraighthome”可知此处指作者完成(finish)工作。故选C。]24．A.home B．choiceC．friend D．carD[由下文语境可知，她要么打车走，要么等另外一位同事下班一起走，及下文作者载她回家可知，她没有车。故选D。]25．A.hangsaround B．hidesawayC．watchesover D．calmsdownA[根据下文的“anhourwaitingfor，”因为是等待另外一位同事，所以此处闲逛(hangaround)更符合上下文语境。故选A。hideaway把……隐藏；watchover监视；calmdown平静下来。]26．A.hated B．happenedC．offered D．refusedC[由下文的“driveherhomeasshe27onmysideoftown”和“ButlastnightIreallydidnotwantto.”可知，以前，“我”曾载她回过家因为她家就在“我”家旁边的镇上，但昨晚，“我”真的不想那样做。故选C。offer提供。]27．A.works B．livesC．plays D．remainsB[参见上题解析。故选B。]28．A.remind B．avoidC．attract D．pleaseB[根据下文的“withoutlettinghersee”可知，因为不想载她回家，所以此处作者应是尽量地避开(avoid)她。故选B。]29．A.workroom B．officeC．playground D．parkD[因为作者要开车回家，所以下班后要去停车场开车，此处指的是park“停车场”。故选D。]30．A.therefore B．evenC．however D．insteadA[由空前的“withoutlettingherseeme”及空后的“withoutofferingheralift”可知，前后存在因果关系。故选A。therefore因此。]31．A.neighbours B．petsC．children D．friendsC[她有回家要照顾的小孩(children)，如果“我”载她回去，她现在就可以回家了，否则她还要再等一个小时之后才能回家。]32．A.since B．althoughC．as D．ifD[参见上题解析。if如果。故选D。]33．A.accepted B．hesitatedC．approached D．urgedA[所以“我”主动提出载她回家，她接受(accept)了。]34．A.reliable B．upsetC．generous D．gratefulD[“我”载她回家，她肯定是非常感激的。故选D。reliable可靠的；upset心烦的；generous大方的；grateful感激的。]35．A.gift B．lessonC．treasure D．methodB[“我”昨晚没有以自我为中心，并从中受益颇多。故选B。lesson经验，教训。]第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Whileincollege,MrCharlesgavemeanotebook，36.(explain)thatIshouldkeepnotes.Afterthat,Idevelopedthehabit37.recordingevents，thoughtsandwords38.wereimportanttomylife.Icontinuedwritingforfortyyears.Recently,Idecidedtobringmy39.(collect)ofnotebooksintomyofficeandrereadthem.AsIopenedthefirstbox,Isuddenlybecamenervous.WouldIliketheformerme40.(describe)onthosepages?Ididitanyway.Thepagesshowedimportantmomentsfromcollegeclassesandstoriesaboutmyroommatesandfriends.IreadsomementswhenI41.(take)upteachingasmycareer.Thepagesremindedmeofthose42.(enjoy)experiencesIhadwithmyfamily,friendsandstudents.Ihadn'twritteneveryday.Ioftenskippedafewdaysorevenweeks，43.IalwayspickedupwritingwhenIfeltitwasimportant.Ioftenwroteinmynotebookatschoolwhilemyownstudents44.(write).Iencouragedthem45.(keep)adiaryoftheirown,passingonthelessonIhad.【语篇解读】本文语篇类型是记叙文，主题语境是生活。多年来“我”一直保持着记日记的习惯。最近，“我”翻看了以前写的一些日记，回想起了以前发生的一幕幕情景。“我”还将自己的经验介绍给学生，鼓励他们养成写日记的好习惯。36．explaining[考查非谓语。explainingthatIshouldkeepnotes是现在分词短语作状语(分词动作explain与逻辑主语之间是主动关系。)]37．of[考查介词。thehabitofdoingsth.意为“做某事的习惯”。]38．that/which[考查定语从句。关系代词that/which指代先行词events，thoughtsandwords，引导定语从句，并在从句中作主语。]39．collection[考查词性转换。空白处所填词在句中作bring的宾语，需用collect的名词形式。]40．described[考查非谓语。过去分词短语describedonthosepages作后置定语，修饰theformerme(分词动作describe与被修饰词之间是被动关系。)]41．took[考查谓语动词时态。作者选择教书作为职业是很多年前的事，故用一般过去时。]42．enjoyable[考查词性转换。空白处所填词在句中修饰名词experiences，故用enjoy的形容词形式。]43．but[考查连词。前半句说“我”经常几天或几周不写，可见当“我”觉得它重要的时候“我”总是继续写作。此处用连词but表示转折关系。]44．werewriting[考查谓语动词的时态。while引导的时间状语从句中，谓语动词常用进行时；此处在讲过去的事，故用过去进行时。]45．tokeep[考查动词不定式。encouragesb.todosth.意为“鼓励某人做某事”。]第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华。你的外国笔友Jim发来一封邮件，询问你家乡近几年发生的变化。请根据以下要点提示，给他写一封电子邮件。内容包括：1．陈述家乡的变化；2．谈谈你的感受。注意：1．词数80左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。【参考范文】DearJim，Thankyouforyourletter.Iamgladtotellyouthegreatchangesthathavetakenplaceinmyhometowninthelastfewyears.Moreandmorepeoplehaveprivatecars,whichmakesitconvenientforthemtogetaround.Alotofpeoplehavesmartphonesanditiseasyforthemtokeepintouchwiththeirfriends.Moreimportantly,newroads,schoolsandhospitalshavebeenbuilt,soourlivingconditionshavegreatlyimproved.Allinall,thepeopleinmyhometownarenowlivingahappierlifethaneverbefore.Yours，LiHua第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根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。Itwastheclosingtimeofthemall.Buttherewasstillanhour'sworktogeteverythingcleanedup.Itwouldbe11：00pmafterIfinallygothome.Ihadn'tevenhadtimetohavedinner.Iwasstarving.Myfeetached.Mywholebody,fromheadtofoot,wasfilledwithtiredness.Icouldn'twaittocrawlintobed.Ihadtogetupat5：00amthenextday.Thingshadbeentightforoverayear.MyhusbandPaul'sbusinesshadtakenahugehit.Withoutmetakingmysecondjob,therewouldn'tbeenoughmoneyattheendofthemonthtopaythebills,letalonebuyanyChris