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2021 浙江卷 英 语
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)（略）
第二部分 阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
(2021·浙江，阅读A）
Leslie Nielsen’s childhood was a difficult one，but he had one particular shining star in his
life—his uncle，who was a wellknown actor.The admiration and respect his uncle earned inspired
Nielsen to make a career(职业) in acting.Even though he often felt he would be discovered to be a
notalent，he moved forward，gaining a scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse and making his
first television appearance a few years later in 1948.However，becoming a fulltime，successful
actor would still be an uphill battle for another eight years until he landed a number of film roles that
finally got him noticed.
But even then，what he had wasn’t quite what he wanted.Nielsen always felt he should be
doing comedy but his good looks and distinguished voice kept him busy in dramatic roles.It wasn’t
until 1980—32 years into his career—that he landed the role it would seem he was made for in
Airplane！That movie led him into the second half of his career where his comedic presence alone
could make a movie a financial success even when movie reviewers would not rate it highly.
Did Nielsen then feel content in his career? Yes and no.He was thrilled to be doing the comedy
that he always felt he should do，but even during his last few years，he always had a sense of
curiosity，wondering what new role or challenge might be just around the corner.He never stopped
working，never retired.
Leslie Nielsen’s devotion to acting is wonderfully inspiring.He built a hugely successful career
with little more than plain old hard work and determination.He showed us that even a single desire，
never given up on，can make for a remarkable life.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了演员Leslie Nielsen通过自己不懈的努力和坚
定的信念，成就了自己的演艺之路。
21．Why did Nielsen want to be an actor?
A．He enjoyed watching movies.
B．He was eager to earn money.
C．He wanted to be like his uncle.
D．He felt he was good at acting.
答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“The admiration and respect his uncle earned inspired
Nielsen to make a career(职业) in acting.”可知，叔叔所赢得的钦佩和尊重激励了Nielsen发展
演艺事业，由此可知，Nielsen想成为像叔叔一样的人。故选C项。
22．What do we know about Nielsen in the second half of his career?
A．He directed some high quality movies.
B．He avoided taking on new challenges.
C．He focused on playing dramatic roles.
D．He became a successful comedy actor.
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“the second half of his career where his comedic
presence alone could make a movie a financial success”可知，在他职业生涯的后半段，仅凭他
的喜剧表演就可以使这一电影获得经济上的成功。由此可推断，在他的职业生涯的后半段，
他成了一名成功的喜剧演员。故选D项。
23．What does Nielsen’s career story tell us?
A．Art is long，life is short.
B．He who laughs last laughs longest.
C．It’s never too late to learn.
D．Where there’s a will there’s a way.
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其根据文章最后一段可知，通过自己不懈的努力和坚定的
信念，Nielsen的演艺事业获得了成功。这正应了那句话“有志者，事竟成”，故选D项。
B
(2021·浙江，阅读B）
We live in a town with three beaches.There are two parks less than 10 minutes’ walk from
home where neighbourhood children gather to play.However，what my children want to do after
school is pick up a screen—any screen—and stare at it for hours.They are not alone.Today’s children
spend an average of four and a half hours a day looking at screens，split between watching television
and using the Internet.
In the past few years，an increasing number of people and organisations have begun coming
up with plans to counter this trend.A couple of years ago，filmmaker David Bond realised that his
children，then aged five and three，were attached to screens to the point where he was able to say
“chocolate” into his threeyearold son’s ear without getting a response.He realised that something
needed to change，and，being a London media type，appointed himself “marketing director for
Nature”．He documented his journey as he set about treating nature as a brand to be marketed to
young people.The result was Project Wild Thing，a film which charts the birth of the Wild
Network，a group of organisations with the common goal of getting children out into nature.“Just five more minutes outdoors can make a difference，” David Bond says.“There is a
lot of really interesting evidence which seems to be suggesting that if children are inspired up to the
age of seven，then being outdoors will be a habit for life.” His own children have got into the habit
of playing outside now：“We just send them out into the garden and tell them not to come back in
for a while.”
Summer is upon us.There is an amazing world out there，and it needs our children as much as
they need it.Let us get them out and let them play.
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了电影制作人David Bond看到许多孩子们沉迷于
电子产品，于是他通过影片，鼓励孩子们走进大自然。
24．What is the problem with the author’s children?
A．They often annoy the neighbours.
B．They are tired of doing their homework.
C．They have no friends to play with.
D．They stay in front of screens for too long.
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“However，what my children...pick up a screen—any
screen—and stare at it for hours.”可知，作者的孩子长时间看电子产品(屏幕)，这引起了作者
的担忧，故选D项。
25．How did David Bond advocate his idea?
A．By making a documentary film.
B．By organizing outdoor activities.
C．By advertising in London media.
D．By creating a network of friends.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“He realised that something needed to change...He
documented his journey...The result was Project Wild Thing...”可知，为了改变孩子们长时间
看电子产品的现状，David Bond利用自身的职业优势，制作了纪录片 Project Wild Thing，
故选A项。
26．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “charts” in Paragraph 2?
A．Records. B．Predicts.
C．Delays. D．Confirms.
答案 A
解析 词义猜测题。根据文章第二段中的“He documented his journey...”和“a film which
charts the birth of the Wild Network, a group of organisations”可知，《野生动物计划》是一部
纪录片，这部纪录片记录了Wild Network的诞生，chart此处意为“记录，跟踪”，意思同record，故选A项。
27．What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Let Children Have Fun
B．Young Children Need More Free Time
C．Market Nature to Children
D．David Bond：A Role Model for Children
答案 C
解析 标题归纳题。文章开头由作者的亲身案例引出社会现状：孩子们沉迷于电子产品。
David Bond 为了让孩子们减少使用电子产品的时间，通过制作纪录片向孩子们推销大自然
这个品牌，鼓励他们走进大自然，故C项“向孩子们推销自然”能较好地概括全文，适合
作文章标题。
C
(2021·浙江，阅读C）
If you ever get the impression that your dog can “tell” whether you look content or
annoyed，you may be onto something.Dogs may indeed be able to distinguish between happy and
angry human faces，according to a new study.
Researchers trained a group of 11 dogs to distinguish between images(图像) of the same person
making either a happy or an angry face.During the training stage，each dog was shown only the
upper half or the lower half of the person’s face.The researchers then tested the dogs’ ability to
distinguish between human facial expressions by showing them the other half of the person’s face
or images totally different from the ones used in training.The researchers found that the dogs were
able to pick the angry or happy face by touching a picture of it with their noses more often than one
would expect by random chance.
The study showed the animals had figured out how to apply what they learned about human
faces during training to new faces in the testing stage.“We can rule out that the dogs simply
distinguish between the pictures based on a simple cue，such as the sight of teeth，” said study
author Corsin Muller.“Instead，our results suggest that the successful dogs realized that a smiling
mouth means the same thing as smiling eyes，and the same rule applies to an angry mouth having
the same meaning as angry eyes.”
“With our study，we think we can now confidently conclude that at least some dogs can
distinguish human facial expressions，” Muller told Live Science.
At this point，it is not clear why dogs seem to be equipped with the ability to recognize different
facial expressions in humans.“To us，the most likely explanation appears to be that the basis lies
in their living with humans，which gives them a lot of exposure to human facial expressions，and
this exposure has provided them with many chances to learn to distinguish between them，”Muller
said.语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个新的研究发现：狗能够辨别人类开心或
生气的面部表情。
28．The new study focused on whether dogs can .
A．distinguish shapes
B．make sense of human faces
C．feel happy or angry
D．communicate with each other
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Dogs may indeed be able to distinguish between
happy and angry human faces，according to a new study.”可知，这项新的研究关注的是狗是
否能够辨别人类开心和生气的面部表情，故选B项。
29．What can we learn about the study from Paragraph 2?
A．Researchers tested the dogs in random order.
B．Diverse methods were adopted during training.
C．Pictures used in the two stages were different.
D．The dogs were photographed before the test.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“During the training stage...by showing them the other
half of the person’s face or images totally different from the ones used in training.”可知，在研
究的训练和测试阶段所使用的照片是不同的，故选C项。
30．What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A．A suggestion for future studies.
B．A possible reason for the study findings.
C．A major limitation of the study.
D．An explanation of the research method.
答案 B
解析 段落大意题。根据文章最后一段中的“To us，the most likely explanation appears to be
that...to distinguish between them”可知，该段主要分析了狗能够辨别人类表情的可能原因，
故选B项。
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
(2021·浙江，七选五）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
You’ve got mail...and it’s a postcard
Paulo Magalhaes，a 34yearold Portuguese computer engineer，loves to open his mailbox and
find a brightly colored picture of Rome’s Colosseum.Or Africa’s Victoria Falls.Or China’s Great
Wall. 31“I often send postcards to family and friends，” he says to China Daily，“but you can
imagine that after a while，you never receive as many as you send，and you realize that not everyone
is into it. 32 ” Seeking other likeminded souls，however，Paulo started looking in a somewhat
unlikely place：online.Many would say the Internet is a place for people who have given up on the
traditional postal service，but Paulo’s hunch(直觉) paid off.
Today his hobby has developed into the website postcrossing.com，a social network that has
grown to 575,217 registered users in 214 countries and regions since he started it 10 years ago. 33
Running the website has almost turned into a fulltime job.
Language is certainly a barrier for many people.For postcrossing to work worldwide，a common
communication language is needed so that everyone can understand each other.As cool as it may be
to receive a postcard written in Chinese，the concept doesn’t work if one doesn’t understand it. 34
So a common language is required and in postcrossing that’s English since it’s widely spoken.
“Many people in China have limited exposure to English. 35 That said，we know of
many postcrossing members，including Chinese，who have actually improved their English skills
through their use of postcrossing，” Paulo says.
A．And that’s totally fine.
B．That makes it extra hard to learn and practice it.
C．He likes to think of sending postcards as a familyfriendly hobby.
D．Many love to make a connection with someone from across the world.
E．On August 5，the number of postcards exchanged by members topped 31 million.
F．Similarly，if you speak only Chinese，receiving a card in Swedish takes part of the fun away.
G．In short，he loves postcards，and the excitement of getting a handwritten note from someone
far away.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Paulo Magalhaes创建社交网站，让世界各地的
人们能够在网上分享和交换明信片的故事。
31．答案 G
解析 根据上文可知，Paulo喜欢打开邮筒，收到一张色彩鲜艳的罗马斗兽场的图片，或者
是非洲维多利亚瀑布的图片，或者是中国长城的图片，由此可知，G项“总而言之，他喜欢
明信片，以及收到远方某人手写的便条时的那种兴奋感”符合语境。G项中的“loves”
“postcards”分别与上文中的“loves”及下文中的“postcards”相对应。
32．答案 A
解析 根据上文可知，Paulo经常给朋友和家人邮寄明信片，一段时间之后，他发现收到的
明信片并没有发出的多，他也意识到并不是每个人都喜欢明信片。再结合下文中的
“Seeking other likeminded souls，however...online.”可知，Paulo开始在网上寻找其他志同道
合的人，由此可知，Paulo对并不是每个人都喜欢寄明信片的情况表示理解，故选A项“那
完全没问题”。33．答案 E
解析 根据上文中的“a social network that has grown to 575,217 registered users in 214
countries...10 years ago”可知，此处主要讲的是Paulo所创建的社交网站的发展及其成果，
故E项符合语境。选项中的“members”与前文的“users”为同义复现。
34．答案 F
解析 本段主题句为“语言无疑是许多人的障碍”。空前句提到“当收到一张用中文写的明
信片时可能很酷，但如果你不理解它，这个理念就行不通”。选项F“同样地，如果你只会
说中文，收到瑞典语的卡片也会缺少一部分乐趣”承接上文，同样在描述语言障碍问题，且
与本段主题相呼应，故选F。
35．答案 B
解析 根据上文中的“Many people in China have limited exposure to English.”可知，在中国，
很多人很少接触英语，选项B“这使得学习和练习它变得格外困难”与之在逻辑上形成因果
关系，故B项符合语境。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
(2021·浙江，完形填空）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最
佳选项。
My mother is 92.Unless I have to be out of town，each week I take my mother to do her 36 and
visit the doctor，providing 37 and transportation.During the week，however，she likes to go
to a nearby store to 38 some small things she needs.
Last week she walked up to the store，but when she went to pay for her groceries，she was
39 about three dollars.The only 40 to pay for the groceries was to take off the 41 she
could do without：a bottle of rubbing alcohol(医用酒精) and a bar of soap.By taking off these，she
was able to 42 the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.
At this store，people 43 and then go off to the side to 44 their own groceries.My
mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a 45 came up to her and said，“Here
are the things that you 46 ，” handing her the rubbing alcohol and the 47 .My mother，who is
never speechless，was speechless.She 48 for the woman’s name and address so that she
could 49 her.The woman told her it was her 50 .
My mother was so 51 by her gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the
cashier(收银员) a fivedollar bill to keep on hand 52 the same happened to someone else if they
didn’t have enough 53 for all of their groceries.
So，whoever you are，thank you for the random act of 54 that not only helped my mother
out，but 55 too.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。有一次，作者年事已高的母亲去商店购物时，由于自己带的现金不足以支付所有的商品，于是不得不把一些商品放回原处。这时，一位素昧平生的女士
帮作者的母亲付了款。这让作者的母亲深受感动，于是她决定把这个善举传递下去。她给了
收银员5美元，希望这个钱可以帮到像她一样的顾客。
36．A.exercise B．housework
C．cooking D．shopping
答案 D
解析 根据下文“she likes to go to a nearby store”可知，作者每星期都会带母亲去购物。
37．A.reward B．medicine
C．company D．shelter
答案 C
解析 根据文章首句“My mother is 92.”可知，作者的母亲年事已高，作者会陪着母亲去购
物、去看医生。company陪伴。
38．A.return B．collect
C．order D．buy
答案 D
解析 根据常识和语境可知，作者的母亲去附近的商店购买需要的东西。
39．A.short B．cautious
C．wrong D．concerned
答案 A
解析 根据下文的“The only to pay for the groceries was to take off the she
could do without...”可知，作者的母亲在结账的时候发现自己少大概3美元。short短缺的。
40．A.aim B．way
C．advice D．reason
答案 B
解析 根据语境和逻辑可知，作者的母亲在结账的时候发现自己少大概3美元，唯一的办法
就是把一些本可以不买的东西拿出去。
41．A.weight B．things
C．mask D．glasses
答案 B
解析 根据下文中的“a bottle of rubbing alcohol(医用酒精) and a bar of soap”可知，是一些东
西。
42．A.raise B．add
C．bring D．switch
答案 C
解析 根据语境可知，把本可以不买的东西拿走之后，她就可以使新的账单降到她能够负担得起的范围了。bring the total to...使总数变成……。
43．A.show up B．call in
C．check out D．sit down
答案 C
解析 根据上文中的“when she went to pay for her groceries”可知，她去了收银台，故此处
表示人们结账离开。show up露面，露出；call in召来；check out结账离开；sit down坐下。
44．A.store B．select
C．deliver D．bag
答案 D
解析 根据常识可知，人们结账以后会去一边把自己购买的商品装袋。bag把……装进袋子。
45．A.stranger B．cashier
C．friend D．doctor
答案 A
解析 根据下文中的“She for the woman’s name and address”可知，作者的母
亲与这位女士互不相识，所以是陌生人。
46．A.looked for B．talked about
C．threw away D．put back
答案 D
解析 根据语境和上文中的“take off the she could do without”可知，这位女士帮
作者的母亲把她放回去的东西结了账。look for寻找；talk about谈论；throw away扔掉，丢
弃；put back将……放回原处。
47．A.receipt B．soap
C．cash D．bottle
答案 B
解析 根据上文中的“a bottle of rubbing alcohol(医用酒精) and a bar of soap”可知，这位女士
帮作者的母亲把医用酒精和肥皂都结了账。
48．A.asked B．waited
C．cared D．searched
答案 A
解析 根据常识可知，一位陌生人帮作者的母亲结了账，作者的母亲肯定会询问对方的姓名
和地址，以便把钱还给对方。
49．A.repay B．trust
C．recognize D．help
答案 A
解析 参见上题解析。repay偿还，报答。50．A.luck B．chance
C．gift D．turn
答案 C
解析 根据下文可知，这位女士说不需要作者的母亲还钱，这算是送给作者的母亲的一份礼
物。
51．A.surprised B．amused
C．touched D．convinced
答案 C
解析 根据常识可知，对于陌生女士的慷慨举动，作者的母亲深受感动。
52．A.in case B．even if
C．as though D．so that
答案 A
解析 根据语境可知，受到陌生女士的启发，作者的母亲决定在收银台放5美元，以防别人
也遇到类似的情况。in case以防万一。
53．A.energy B．money
C．space D．time
答案 B
解析 根据语境和上文中的“she was about three dollars”可知，作者的母亲想要
帮到像她一样没有带够钱买他们所选食品杂货的人。
54．A.faith B．courage
C．kindness D．honor
答案 C
解析 根据语境可知，陌生女士的行为是一种善良的行为，故此处表示善举。
55．A.made her day B．changed her mind
C．caught her eye D．met her demand
答案 A
解析 根据语境可知，陌生女士的善举不仅帮到了作者的母亲，也让她这一天感到非常开心。
make one’s day使某人很开心；change one’s mind改变主意，改变想法；catch one’s eye引
起某人的注意；meet one’s demand满足某人的需求。
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
(2021·浙江，语法填空）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
It doesn’t impress like George Washington’s plantation on the Potomac，but Lincoln’s
home in downtown Springfield，Illinois,56. (prove) irresistible to visitors since it opened
to the public.Beautifully restored(修复) to its 1860 appearance，the house was Abraham and MaryLincoln’s home for 17 years.In 1844 they bought it 57. 1,200 and some land from
Charles Dresser，who performed their 58. (marry) ceremony in 1842.
When the house was built，it was much 59. (small) than it is today.Mary’s niece
wrote，“The little home 60. (paint) white.It was sweet and fresh.Mary loved it.She was
extremely pretty，and her house was a reflection of 61. (she)，everything in good taste and
in perfect order.”
Although Mary loved flowers,62. she nor her husband was known as a gardener.A
longtime neighbor said they never planted trees and only kept a garden for one year.Mary’s sister，
Frances Todd Wallace，often came over 63. (plant) flowers in the front yard.
64． Lincolns enlarged the house to a full two stories in 1856 to meet the needs of
their growing family.Three of the four Lincoln sons were born here.After Lincoln was elected
President of the US in 1861，they rented the house and 65. (sell)most of their furniture.
56．答案 has proved/has proven
解析 考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，空处在本句中作谓语，结合
空后的时间状语从句since it opened to the public可知，本句时态需要用现在完成时；prove在
此处为系动词，不用被动语态；主语Lincoln’s home为第三人称单数，所以空处应该填has
proved/has proven。
57．答案 for
解析 考查介词。此处表示“他们以1 200美元的价格买下了这座房子”，故空处填介词
for。
58．答案 marriage
解析 考查名词。此处考查常用表达marriage ceremony，意为“结婚典礼”，所以空处需要
填marriage。
59．答案 smaller
解析 考查形容词的比较级。根据空后面的than可知，空处需要用形容词的比较级，且空
前的much亦可修饰比较级，所以空处应该填smaller。
60．答案 was painted
解析 考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，空处在本句中作谓语，结合
语境可知，此处是林肯夫人的外甥女的回忆，时态需要用一般过去时；“房子被粉刷成白
色”表明此处应用被动语态；主语The little home为第三人称单数，所以空处需要填was
painted。
61．答案 herself
解析 考查代词。结合语境“她很漂亮，她的房子就是她本人的反映”可知，此处需要用反
身代词，所以空处需要填herself。62．答案 neither
解析 考查固定搭配。此处考查固定搭配neither...nor...，意为“既不……也不……”，所以
空处需要填neither。
63．答案 to plant
解析 考查非谓语动词。此处表示“玛丽的姐姐Frances Todd Wallace经常来访，来前院种
花”，故此处为目的状语，所以空处需要填to plant。
64．答案 The
解析 考查冠词。“The＋姓氏复数”表示某某夫妇或某某一家，此处表示“为了满足日益
增大的家庭的需要，林肯夫妇在1856年将房子扩建成了两层”，所以空处需要填The。
65．答案 sold
解析 考查动词的时态。分析句子结构可知，空处与and前面的动词rented构成并列，同作
本句的谓语，都讲述1861年林肯当选总统之后的事情，因此空处需要填sold。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
(2021·浙江，应用文写作）
昨天你参观了学校举办的学生国画作品展。请给校英文报写一篇宣传稿，内容包括：
1．展览时间、地点；
2．观展感受；
3．推荐观展。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考范文
Yesterday afternoon，I visited an art exhibition with a theme of traditional Chinese paintings in
the hall on the second floor of the school library.
The exhibition opens from 300 to 500 every afternoon this month.A huge number of Chinese
paintings by students are on display，among which are paintings of birds，flowers，shrimps and
so on.They are so vivid that I could hardly tell whether they are living or just painted.Not only does
the exhibition widen my knowledge about Chinese culture，but also it enriches my afterclass life.
If you want to have a better understanding of Chinese culture，grasp this opportunity without
hesitation.
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
(2021·浙江，读后续写）
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。
My dad，George，only had an eighth grade education.A quiet man，he didn’t understand
my world of school activities.From age 14，he worked.And his dad，Albert，took the money mydad earned and used it to pay family expenses.
I didn’t really understand his world either: He was a livestock trucker，and I thought that I
would surpass(超过) anything he had accomplished by the time I walked across the stage at high
school graduation.
Summers in the mid70s were spent at home shooting baskets，hitting a baseball，or throwing
a football，preparing for my future as a quarterback on a football team.In poor weather，I read
about sports or practiced my trombone(长号)．
The summer before my eighth grade I was one of a group of boys that a neighboring farmer
hired to work in his field.He explained our basic task，the tractor fired up and we were off，riding
down the field looking for weeds to spray with chemicals.After a short way，the farmer stopped and
pointed at a weed which we missed.Then we began again.This happened over and over，but we
soon learned to identify different grasses like cockleburs，lamb’squarters，foxtails，and the king
of weeds，the pretty purple thistle.It was tiring work，but I looked forward to the pay，even
though I wasn’t sure how much it would amount to.
At home，my dad said，“A job’s a big step to growing up.I’m glad you will be contributing
to the household.” My dad’s words made me realize that my earnings might not be mine to do
with as I wished.
My labors lasted about two weeks，and the farmer said there might be more work，but I
wasn’t interested.I decided it was not fair that I had to contribute my money.
注意：
1．所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2．至少使用5个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。
Paragraph 1：
When I came home，my dad seemed to say something to me.
Paragraph 2：
I was surprised that my parents allowed me to spend money of my own.
参考范文
When I came home，my dad seemed to say something to me.However，he said nothing.Then
my mother came over to tell me that the farmer was waiting for me on the farm.But I lied to her
that I had finished the tiring work there.Realizing my dishonesty from my words，Mom asked me
what had happened.“I don’t think it is fair to hand in all my earnings to the family.I should havethe right to manage my earnings，” I said in an unpleasant voice.After hearing what I said，Mom
smiled，patting me on the shoulder，“Everyone is a member of the family.As a man，you are
supposed to shoulder your responsibility.However your dad and I agree that you can still use your
money as you wish.”
I was surprised that my parents allowed me to spend money of my own.At the moment，I
learned what my dad meant and became willing to contribute more to the household.I didn’t feel
confused anymore about why I should hand in my earnings，which I had planned to use to buy a
new football，as it’s indeed my responsibility to support the whole family.
