2022年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(浙江卷) 附参考答案及试题评析

2022年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（浙江卷）（附

参考答案及试题评析）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时

间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C

三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间

来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15»

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2022年1月浙江高考英语听力试题

1.Wherearethespeakersgoingtomeet?

A.Inalab.

B.Inacafeteria.

C.Inaclassroom.

2.WhatwillJefftaketoschooltomorrow?

A.Anapplepie.

B.Acarrotcake.

C.Aroastchicken.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Visitinganeighbor.

B.Gettingalibrary.

C.Attendingameeting.

4.WhatwillJimprobablydothisweekend?

A.Finishaproject.

B.Takeaclass.

C.Havearest.

5.WhydoesAmandawanttolearntoplaytheguitar?

A.Torecordpopularsongs.

B.Toperformherownmusic.

C.Tobecomeaguitarteacher.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中

所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你

将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒

钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Openabankaccount.

B.Cancelacreditcard.

C.Withdrawsomemoney.

7.Wherewillthewomango?

A.BrownCollege.

B.DudleyRoad.

C.KingfieldStreet.

听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

8.Whatdoesthewomando?

A.She'sasecretary.

B.She'samanager.

C.She'sasalesperson.

9.Whattimewillthemeetingprobablybeover?

A.At1:00.

B.At2:00.

C.At3:00.

10.WhatdoesthemanwanttodobeforeFriday?

A.MeetMr.Smith.

B.Writeadocument.

C.Movetoanewoffice.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whosegraduationdayisittoday?

A.Annie's.

B.Steve's.

C.Jane's.

12.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Arriveearly.

B.Sitnearthestage.

C.Takesomepictures.

13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.

B.Fellowteachers.

C.Schoolmates.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.HowdoesLaurasoundatthebeginningofthe

conversation?

A.Anxious.

B.Regretful.

C.Surprised.

15.WhatdoweknowaboutPeter?

A.Hehasgotanewjob.

B.Hehasfourchildren.

C.Hehasabighouse.

16.WhydidJimchoosetoworkfromhome?

A.Tolookafterthekids.

B.Togetmoresleep.

C.Toaccompanyhiswife.

17.WhatisPetergoingtodothisafternoon?

A.Holdadinner.

B.GiveSallyacall.

C.Attendameeting.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatisJenniferGreendoing?

A.Conductingaclass.

B.Presentingaspeaker.

C.Recommendingabook.

19.WhatisProfessorBastian'sbookabout?

A.Tipsforescapingunhappiness.

B.Benefitsofpainfulexperiences.

C.Waystodevelopreadingability.

20.WhatisProfessorBastiangoingtodonext?

A.Sharehisstories.

B.Discusshisplans.

C.Explainhisviews.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Fornearlyadecadenow,Merebethhasbeenaself-employedpet

transportspecialist.Herpettransportjobwasbornofthefinancial

crisis（危机）inthelate2000s.Thedownturnhittherealestate（房地产）

firmwhereshehadworkedfortenyearsasanofficemanager.Thefirm

wentbrokeandleftherlookingforanewjob.Oneday,whiledriving

nearherhome,shesawadogwanderingontheroad,clearlylost.She

tookithome,andhersisterinDenveragreedtotakeit.Thiswasa

lovinghomeforsure,but1,600milesaway.Itdidn'ttakelongfor

Merebethtodecidetodrivethedogthereherself.Itwasherfirstroad

triptohernewjob.Merebeth'spetdeliveryservicealsosatisfiesher

wanderlust.IthastakenhertoeverystateintheUSexceptMontana,

WashingtonandOregon,shesaysproudly.Ifshewantstovisitanew

place,shewillsimplyfindapetwithtransportneedsthere.Shetravels

inallweathers.Shehasdriventhrough55mphwindsinWyoming,

heavyfloodingandstormsinAlabamaandtotalwhiteoutconditionsin

Kansas.

Thiswanderlustisinheritedfromherfather,shesays.Hemoved

theirfamilyfromCanadatoCaliforniawhenshewasoneyearold,

becausehewantedthemtoexploreanewplacetogether.Assoonas

shegraduatedfromhighschoolshelefthometoliveonCatalinaIsland

offtheCaliforniancoast,awayfromherparents,wheresheenjoyeda

lifeofsailingandoff-roadbiking.

Itturnsoutthatpettransportingpaysquitewellatabout$30,000

peryearbeforetax.Shedoesn'tworkinsummer,asitwouldbe

unpleasantlyhotfortheanimalsinthecar,evenwithairconditioning.

Asautumncomes,shegetsrestless—thesameoldwanderlust

returning.It'sacallshemustheedalone,though.Merebethsaysz

“WhenIamontheroad,I'mjustinmyownworld.I'vealwaysbeen

independent-spiritedandIjustfeelstronglythatImushhelpanimals//

21.WhydidMerebethchangedherjob?

A.Shewantedtoworknearherhome.

B.Shewastiredofworkingintheoffice.

C.HersisteraskedhertomovetoDenver.

D.Herformeremployerwasoutofbusiness.

22.Theword"wanderlust"inparagraph2meansadesireto.

A.makemoney

B.tryvariousjobs

C.beclosetonature

D.traveltodifferentplaces

23.WhatcanwelearnaboutMerebethinhernewjob?

A.Shehaschancestoseerareanimals.

B.Sheworkshardthroughouttheyear.

C.Shereliesonherselfthewholetime.

D.Sheearnsabasicandtax-freesalary.

B

TheUnitedStatesrosetoglobalpoweronthestrengthofits

technology,andthelifebloodthattechnologyhaslongbeenelectricity.

Byprovidinglong-distancecommunicationandenergy,electricity

createdthemodernworld.Yetproperlyunderstood,theageof

electricityismerelythesecondstageintheageofsteam,whichbegan

acenturyearlier.

“Itiscuriousthatononehasputtogetherahistoryofboththe

steamandelectricrevolutions."writesMauryKleininhisbookThe

PowerMakers,Steam,Electricity,andtheMenInventedModern

America.Klein,anotedhistorianoftechnology,spinsanarrativeso

livelythatattimesitreadslikeanovel.

Thestorybeginsinthelastyearsofthe18thcenturyinScotland,

whereWattperfected"themachinethatchangedtheworld”.Klein

writes,"Americadidnotinventthesteamengine,butoncethey

graspeditspasswordstheyputittomoreusesthananyoneelse.”

Meanwhile,overthecourseof19thcentury,electricitywentfrom

merecuriositytoabasicnecessity.Morseinventedacodeforsending

messagesoveranelectromagneticcircuit.Bellthengavethetelegraph

avoice.Edisonperfectedanincandescentbullsthatbroughtelectric

lightintotheAmericanhome.

Mostimportantly,Edisonrealizedthatsuccessdependedonmass

electrification,whichheshowedinNewYorkCity.WithhelpfromTesla,

Westinghouse'sfirmdevelopedasystemusingalternatingcurrent,

whichsoonbecamethemajorformsofpowerdelivery.

Toframehisstory,KleincreatesthecharacterofNed,afictional

witnesstotheprogressbroughtaboutbythesteamsandelectric

revolutionsinAmericaduringoneman'slifetime.It'satechniquethat

helpsturnalongnarrativeintoaninterestingone.

24.WhatisKlein'sunderstandingoftheageifelectricity?

A.Itiscloselylinkedtothesteamage.

B.Itbeganearlierthanproperthought.

C.Itisalittle-studiedperiodofhistory.

D.Itwillcometoanendsoonerorlater.

25.WhatcanbeinferredaboutNed?

A.HewasborninNewYorkCity.

B.Hewrotemanyincreasingstories,

C.Hecreatedanelectricitycompany.

D.Helivedmainlyinthe19thcentury.

26.Whatisthetext?

A.Abiography.

B.Abookreview.

C.Ashortstory.

D.Asciencereport.

Thebenefitsofregularexercisearewelldocumentedbutthere'sa

newbonustoaddtotheever-growinglist.Newresearchersfoundthat

middle-agedwomenwhowerephysicallyfitcouldbenearly90percent

lesslikelytodevelopdementia（失智症）inlaterlife,andistheydid,it

cameonadecadelaterthanlesssportywomen.

LeadresearcherDr.HelenaHorder,oftheUniversityof

GothenburginSweden,said:"Thesefindingsareexcitingbecauseit's

possiblethatimprovingpeople'scardiovascular（心血管的）fitnessin

middleagecoulddelayorevenpreventthemfromdeveloping

dementia."Forthestudy,191womenwithanaverageageof50tooka

bicycleexercisetestuntiltheywereexhaustedtomeasuretheirpeak

（最大值的）cardiovascularcapacity.Theaveragepeakworkloadwas

measuredat103watts.

Atotalof40womenmetthecriteriaforahighfitnesslevel,or120

wattsorhigher.Atotalof92womenwereinthemediumfitness

category;and59womenwereinthelowfitnesscategory,definedasa

peakworkloadof80wattsorless,orhavingtheirexercisetests

stoppedbecauseofhighbloodpressure,chestpainorother

cardiovascularproblems.

Thesewomenwerethentestedfordementiasixtimesoverthe

followingfourdecades.Duringthattime,44ofthewomendeveloped

dementia.Fivepercentofthehighlyfitwomendevelopeddementia,

comparedto25percentofthewomenwithmediumfitnessand32

percentofthewomenwithlowfitness.

"However,thisstudydoesnotshowcauseandeffectbetween

cardiovascularfitnessanddementia,itonlyshowsanassociation.More

researchisneededtoseeifimprovedfitnesscouldhaveapositive

effectontheriskofdementiaandalsotolookatwhenduringalifetime

ahighfitnesslevelismostimportant."Shealsoadmittedthata

relativelysmallnumberofwomenwerestudied,allofwhomwereform

Sweden,sotheresultsmightnotbeapplicabletoothergroups.

27.Whatisontheever-growinglistmentionedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Positiveeffectsofdoingexercises.

B.Exercisessuitableforthemiddle-aged.

C.Experimentalstudiesondiseases.

D.Advantagesofsportywomanoverman

28.Whydidtheresearchersaskthewomantodobicycleexercise?

A.Topredicttheirmaximumheartrate.

B.Toassesstheircardiovascularcapacity

C.Tochangetheirhabitsofworkingout

D.Todetecttheirpotentialhealthproblems

29.WhatdoweknowaboutDr.Horder'sstudy?

A.Itaimedtofindacurefordementia.

B.Datacollectionwasalengthyprocess.

C.Someparticipantswithdrewfromit.

D.Theresultswerefarfromsatisfactory.

30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.MoreWomenAreExercisingtoPreventDementia

B.Middle-AgedWomenNeedtoDoMoreExercise

C.FitWomenAreLessLikelytoDevelopDementia

D.BikingImprovesWomen'sCardiovascularFitness

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项

中有两项为多余选项。

Ihavethesame24hoursinadayasyoudo,but1havemade

specificchoicethatallowmetomakethemostofeveryday.andstill

feelhappyandrelaxed.31___

Pickthemostimportant.

___32____Focusonspendingtimethatforyouisfunand

productive.1chosethelifeofanadviserbecauseIliketoworkwith

companies,butdon'twantthelifeofabigcompanyCEO.Mychoices

arebasedonthelifestyle1want.

Combineyouractivities.

Manypeoplegocrazytryingtofigureouthowtospendtimewith

friends,family,work,play,etc.33___Findwaystoenjoythemina

combinedmanner.Buildyoursociallifearoundpeopleyourwork

environment.Findpeopleinyourcompanywhosharecommon

interestsanddevelopyourcareer（职业）aroundthepeopleand

activitiesyoulove.

34

Youwouldthinklearning,takesmoretimefromyou,butactually

therearealwaysnewwaysofdoingthingsthatcansaveyoutimeon

dailytasks,freeingyouupforthemostimportant.Alwaysbelooking

foranewwaytogainbackanhourhereorthere.

Lightenup.

Theworldwon'tcometo.anend.inmostcasesjustbecauseyou

leftafewthingsundone.Celebrateprogressandkeeprefining（改进）

towardahappyproductiveexistence.35Everycompletionisa

smallvictorythataddsupinabigway.

A.Speedup.

B.Beanactivelearner.

C.Stoptryingtobalancetimebetweenthemall.

D.Makechoicesaboutwhatismeaningfulinyourlife.

E.Thethingsyoudowellusuallygiveyougreaterjoy.

F.Perhapsthesetipswillhelpyoumakethemostofyourtime.

G.Thisiswhymakinglistsisimportantinanyproductivityhandbook.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空

白处的最佳选项。

WhenBeverleyBurdeyneyturnedseventyfourlastyear,she

startedhavingproblemswithher__36__,notablydrynessand

discomfort.

"Iwassimply_37―aterribleexperience,"Ms.Burdeyneysaid

atherhomeinToronto."Ifeltsohelplessandinsecurebecausethe

qualityofmy_38―wasaffected."

Ms.Burdeyneytalkedtosomefriendswhohad_39—problems

anddiscoveredthattheywerelargelysufferingin_40Nobody

choosestotalkaboutitbecauseitseemsso__41__shesaid."But

moreandmorearesufferingandlivesarebeing__42__

Eventually,Ms.Burdeyneylearnedaboutplansforaneyeresearch,

―43—atTelAvivUniversityinIsraelTheresearchteam_44___

CanadiandoctorAllanSlomovic,whohasdone_45―workoneye

careusingstemcells.Seeingarayofhope,Ms.Burdeyneybegan

raising__46__fortheprojectwithafriend,Torontobusinessman

MeyerZeifman,47___shehasraised$110,000withanother$40,000

―48―.

"I'mtryingtogetmoreandmorepeopleto__49__thatthereare

solutions（解决办法）JsaidMs.Burdeyney,atrainednursewhoisstill

workingasapersonaltrainerafter_50—,"Isaythereisno

old___51___,there'sonlyneglect(忽视).Don'tstand___52__,do

somethingaboutit/

Ms.Burdeyney_53thatsheishopingtodomoreforthe

researchproject."Ijustwanttobring54_intopeopleeyesandthis

isjustthe__55__.Thereisstillalongwaytogo.

3A.throatB.skinC.lungsD.eyes

6

3A.gettingovB.goingthrougC.holdingonD.passingdown

7erh

3A.storyB.treatmentC.lifeD.relationship

8

3A.similarB.variousC.personal1).special

9

4A.turnB.peaceC.vainD.silence

0

4A.unbearableB.abnormalC.insignificaD.disturbing

1nt

4A.compromisedB.forgottenC.substitutedD.separated

2

4A.courseB.programC.paper1).conference

3

4A.informedB.doubtedC.includedD.dismissed

4

4A.part-timeB.controversiC.voluntaryD.ground-breaki

5alng

4A.moneyB.standardsC.awarenessD.question

6

4A.AseverB.SofarC.Inreturn1).Onceagain

7

4A.wastedB.donatedC.expectedD.earned

8

4A.imagineB.confirmC.rememberD.understand

9

5A.retirementB.childbirthC.graduationD.marriage

0

5A.timeB.ruleC.ageI),tale

1

5A.straightB.stillC.firmD.alone

2

5A.commentedB.learnedC.remindedD.added

3

5A.lightB.joyC.colorD.beauty

4

5A.futureB.beginningC.truthI),meaning

5

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。

KimCobb,aprofessorattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyin

Atlanta,isoneofasmallbutgrowingminorityofacademics

___56arecuttingbackontheirairtravelbecauseofclimate

change.Travellingtoconferences,lectures,workshops,andthelike一

frequentlybyplane—57(view)asimportantforscientiststo

gettogetherandexchangeinformation.ButCobbandothers

___58(be)nowquestioningthatideapushingconferencesto

providemorechancestoparticipateremotely,

and59(change)theirpersonalbehaviortodotheirpartin

dealingwiththeclimatechangecrisis.OnawebsitecalledNoFly

ClimateSci,forexample,___60(rough)200academics—manyof

themclimatescientists61(promise)toflyaslittleaspossible

sincetheeffortstartedtwoyearsago.

Cobb,forherparty,startedtoaskconferenceorganizerswho

invitedhertospeak62___shecoulddosoremotely;about

three-quartersof___63time,theyagreed.Whentheanswer,was

no,she,declinedthe64___(invite).Thatapproachbrought

Cobb'sairtravellastyeardownby75%,andshe

plans65(continue)thepractice."Ithasbeenfairly

rewarding."shesays,"areallypositivechange//

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节（满分15分）

假如你是李华，在〃中国一一爱尔兰文化节〃活动中结识了爱尔兰朋友

Chris,现在他已经回国了，请你给他写一封邮件。内容包括：

1.回忆活动经历；

2.分享个人收获；

3.希望保持联系。

注意：

1.字数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅

参考词汇:中国爱尔兰文化节:Sino-IrelandCultureFestival

第二节读后续写（25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

WhenDr.Gullicksonwasassigningprojectmatesforhis

introductiontoexperimentalpsychologyclass,Isecretlyhopedhe

wouldpairmewithmybestfriendoratleastaclassmateIcouldhave

somefunwith.Aboveall,Ihopedhewouldn'tassignmetoworkwith

theintense,fiercelycompetitive,singularlysnriousfellowwhoalways

woredarkclothesandapparentlyhadapersonalitytomatch.Asfate

wouldhaveit,Dr.Gullicksonverydeliberatelymatchedeveryonein

classandannouncedthatIwouldbeworkingwiththeonepersonin

classIwantedtoavoid.

Iwentuptomynewteammateandintroducedmyself.Helooked

atmeasthoughIweren'tthere.IfelthetreatedmeasthoughIwould

holdhimbackandprobablycausehisgrade-pointaveragetotakea

nosedive.Hewasn'toutrightmeanorabusive.Hejustgavemethe

impressionhecoulddowhateverprojectwedreamedupbetterifhe

diditalone.

Needlesstosay,Ididn'tlookforwardtoanentiretermofbeing

brushedoff,butItriedtomakethebestofitanddidn'tsayanything,

lestImakethingsworse.

Theprojectrequiredeachlabteamtodevelopahypothesis（假说）,

setupanexperimenttotestthehypothesis,runthetests,dothe

statisticalanalysisandpresentthefindings.Whatevergradetheteam

receivedwouldbesharedbybothstudents.

WhenmyteammateandImettodiscussourproject,Iwasuneasy.

Herewasthischallengingstudentwhohadareputationfor

single-mindednessandgoodgradestheexactoppositeofme.Iwas

outmatched.Iactuallywantedtodroptheclassatonepoint,but

stoppedshortbecauseIdidn'twanttogivehimthesatisfactionofmy

chickeningout.

Afterlengthydiscussions,wesomehowagreedtodoastudyon

thetactile-kinestheticperceptionofspace.Iwasn'tsurewhatitmeant,

butatleastwehadatopic.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph1:

Westartedtomeetregularlytodrawupourplans.

Paragraph2:

OnedayIgotwordthathewasadmittedtohospitalforaserious

disease.

2022年1月普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（浙江卷）

参考答案

第一部分听力

1—5BABCB6—10ABACA

11—15CACCB16—20ACBBC

第二部分阅读理解

21.D22.D23.C24.A25.D26.C27.A28.B29.C30.D31.

F32.D33.C34.B35.G

第三部分语言运用

36.D37.B38.C39.A40.D41.C42.A43.B44.C45.D46.

A47.B48.C49.D50.A51.C52.B53.D54.A55.B

56.who/that57.isviewed/hasbeenviewed58.are59.

changing60.roughly61.havepromised62.whether/if63.the64.

invitation65.tocontinue

附：读后续写原文及翻译

AnUnlikelyHero

TongLu

WhenDr.Gullicksonwasassigningprojectmatesforhis

introductiontoexperimentalpsychologyclass,Isecretlyhoped

hewouldpairmewithacutecoedoratleastaclassmateI

couldhavesomefunwith.Aboveall,Ihopedhewouldn't

assignmetoworkwiththeintense,fiercelycompetitive,

singularlyseriousfellowwhoalwaysworedarkclothesand

apparentlyhadapersonalitytomatch.Asfatewouldhaveit.Dr.

Gullicksonverydeliberatelymatchedeveryoneinclassand

announcedthatIwouldbeworkingwiththeonepersoninclass

Iwantedtoavoid.

Iwentuptomynewlabmateandintroducedmyself.He

lookedatmeasthoughIweren'tthere.Ifelthetreatedmeas

thoughIwouldholdhimbackandprobablycausehis

gradepointaveragetotakeanosedive.Hewasn'toutright

meanorabusive.Hejustgavemetheimpressionhecoulddo

whateverprojectwedreamedupbetterifhediditalone.He

wasaloner,andIcouldonlyimpede3hisresearch.Hehad

importantthingstodo,andIwasgoingtobesomethingofan

annoyancehe'dhavetodealwith.

Needlesstosay,Ididn'tlookforwardtoanentiresemester

ofbeingbrushedoff,butItriedtomakethebestofitanddidn'

tsayanything,lestImakethingsworse.

Theprojectrequiredeachlabteamtodevelopahypothesis,

setupanexperimenttotestthehypothesis,runthetests,do

thestatisticalanalysisandpresentthefindings.Whatever

gradetheteamreceivedwouldbesharedbybothstudents.

WhenmylabmateandImettodiscussourproject,Iwas

uneasy.Herewasthischallengingstudentwhohada

reputationforsinglemindednessandgoodgrades一theexact

oppositeofme.Iwasoutmatched.Iactuallywantedtodrop

theclassatonepoint,butstoppedshortbecauseIdidn'twant

togivehimthesatisfactionofmychickeningout.Iaskedmy

friendsatworkwhatIshoulddo,andtheoverallresponsewas

tostickitoutnomatterwhat.

Afterlengthydiscussions,wesomehowagreedtodoastudy

onthetactilekinestheticperceptionofspace.Iwasn'tsurewhat

itmeant,butatleastwehadatopic.Westartedtomeet

regularlytoformulate4ourplans,andeverytimeIfeltthe

projectwasmorehisthanmine.Themorewemet,themoreI

resentedhisintelligenceandhisabilitytocutthroughtothe

coreissues.AndIwasawarehewasmuchmoreadvancedthan

I.Heknewtechnicalthingsandapproachedeverydetailwith

greatsingularityofpurpose.

Izontheotherhand,musthaveseemednaive,withlittleto

offer.AtonepointIsummonedupmycourageandaskedhim

whyheseemedsouptightandserious.Tomysurprise,he

repliedthathedidn'thavetimeforsmalltalkorpettypeople

andthingsthatwouldwastehistime.Heevenwentontosay

thathedidn'thaveanyfriendsbecausemostsocalledfriends

werejustadistraction.But,headded,whenhedidchoose

someonetobehisfriend,theywouldbeafriendforlife.Iwas

flooredbyhiscoldandcynicalresponse.Rightthenandthere,I

realizedtheendofthesemestercouldn'tcomesoonenough.

Asthesemesterworeon,wetriedtofashionasimpleyet

elegantexperiment.Partofourjobwasto'studentswhohad

voluneeredtobesubjectsforourproject.Idecidedtodevote5

myselftothetaskofworkingwiththesubjects,whilehe

developedthescientificmodel.Iputinmytwocents'worth

wheneverIcould,butIstillfelthewasthedrivingforce.

ThenonedayIgotwordthathewasinthehospital.

Apparently,hehadbeenadmittedforahemorrhagingulcer.

Thestressofgettingthebestgrades,holdingdownajoband

helpinghisgirlfriendthroughthemedicalcrisisshewasgoing

throughhadtakenitstollonhim.

WhenIvisitedhiminthehospital,Inoticedforthefirst

timeasenseofvulnerabilityonthefaceofmystoiclabmate.I

knewthathewasawarethatIcouldblowtheexperiment,and

oursharedgradewouldshatterhisloftyG.P.A.andpossibly

derailhischancesforgraduateschool.IassuredhimIwould

notlethimdownandheshouldonlyconcentrateongetting

better.Iwoulddomybest.WebothknewI'dhavetodobetter

thanmybest.

Ihadaformidabletaskaheadofme.Iwasinovermyhead,

runningthestatisticaldata.Ipouredmoretimeandenergyinto

thatprojectthanIhadeverdoneonanyassignmentinmylife.

Iwasnotgoingtolethimseemefailandhaveitreflectonhim.

Iwasworkingthegraveyardshiftatmyjob,soIusedwhatever

quiettimefrommidnightto6A.M.toworkontheproject.The

workconsumedme.Therewasasenseofchallengethat

completelyovertookme.Thequestionremained:WasIupto

it?

Eventually,thesemestercametoaclose,andeachteam

hadtopresentitsfindingsinfrontoftheassembledclass.

Whenitwasourturn,Ididmylevelbesttopresenthisscientific

methodologywithmyshowmanship6.Tomyamazement,we

wereawardedanA!

WhenItoldmylabmateaboutoursharedtriumph,he

smiledandthank