2004重庆高考试卷

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  2004年全国普通高等学校统一招生考试(重庆卷)

英语 试题

  英语试题分选择题和非选择题两部分。第一部分(选择题)1至15页,第二部(非选择题)15至16页,共16页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。

注意事项:

1.前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

2.答选择题时,必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。

3.答非选择题时,必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔,将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。

  4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答,在试题卷上答题无效。

5.考试结束后,将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。

 

第一部分(选择题,共115分)

一、听力(共两节,满分30分)

做题时,先将答案划在试题卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试题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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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:How much is the shirt ?

A.£19.5 .   B. £9.15 .   C. £9.18.

答案是B。

1、Where does this conversation take place?

A.At a bank B.At a hospital C.At a post office

2. what are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A. What they do while traveling.

B. When they do their homework.

C. How they spend their spare time.

3. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A .Husband and wife.

B. Passenger and conductor.

C. Customer and shop assistant.

4. What happens to Mr Jordan?

A. He is ill.

B. He is out of work.

C. He is on holiday.

5. What does the woman mean?

A. She wants to go on watching TV.

B. She the man to turn the TV off.

C. She does not mind what the man will do.

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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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.What is the conversation mainly about?

A. Ordering a radio.

B. Having the radio fixed.

C. Looking for a radio repair shop.

7. What does the woman expect the man to do?

A. Repair her radio.

B. Listen to her radio.

C .Buy a new radio for her.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8. What does the man prefer to do?

A. Watch games outside.

B. Watch TV at home.

C. Play ball games with his friends.

9. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Do some physical exercise.

B. Watch ball games on TV at home.

C. Play a football game with his friends.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10.What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A.A chemistry test.B.William Carlos Williams.

C.A spoken report.

11.What does the woman want the man to do?

A.To choose a topic for her report.

B.To help her do better in her report.

C.To prepare her report on the poet.

12.When will the two speakers probably meet?

A.At about 2∶00 pm.B.At about 4∶00 pm.

C.At about 7∶00 pm.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13.Where does the conversation take place?

A.At the party.B.At the library.

C.At Professor Blake’s.

14.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A.Fellow students.B.Family members.

C.Teacher and student.

15.What does the woman suggest to the man?

A.Reading books.B.Going to the beach.

C.Going to the library.

16.What did the man do last weekend?

A.He went to party.

B.He got away to the beach.

C.He read books in the library.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.When did people begin to celebrate the new year?

A.Before they had ways of measuring time.

B.When different national groups appeared.

C.After they had free time to celebrate a holiday.

18.At what time of the year do all people celebrate New Year’s Day?

A.On January the first.

B.At different times.

C.Between January and February.

19.Why is New Year’s Day not the most important in the US?

A.It is out of date.B.It is not enjoyable.

C.It is close to Christmas.

20.What is this talk mainly about?

A.History of holidays.

B.Celebration of the new year.

C.Chinese New Year’s  Day.

二、英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)

第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.You can eat food free in my restaurant ___ you like.

A.whenever      B.wherever     C.whatever      D.however

22.The crazy fans___ patiently for two hours,and they would wait till the movie star arrived.

A.were waiting     B.had been waiting     C.had waited       D.would wait

23.She ___ her hairstyle in her hometown before she came to Chongqing for a better job.

A.would change   B.has changed  C.changed   D.was changing

24.“The interest ___ be divided into five parts,according to the agreement mabe by both sides,”declared the judge.

A.may      B.should         C.must        D.shall

25.I intended to compare notes with a friend,but unfortunately ___ couldn’t spare me even one minute.

A.they       B.one          C.who           D.it

26.Before the war broke out,many people ___ in safe places possessions they could not take with them.

A.threw away      B.put away     C.gave away     D.carried away

27.They see you as something of a worrier, ___ problems which don’t exist and crossing bridges long befor you come to them.

A.settling        B.discovering        C.seeing       D.designing

28.— I think George doesn’t really care for TV plays.

— Right, ___ he still watches the program.

A.and         B.but        C.or         D.so

29.There are eight tips in Dr Roger’s lecture on sleep,and one of them is: ___ to bed early unless you think it is necessary.

A.doesn’t go      B.not to go      C.not going       D.don’t go

30.Laws that punish parents for their little children’s actions against the laws get parents ___ .

A.worried        B.to worry      C.worrying       D.worry

31.— One week’s time has been wasted.

— I can’t believe we did all that work for ___  .

A.something       B.nothing      C.everything      D.anything

32.The most important thing about cotton in history is ___ part that it played in ___ Industrial Revolution.

A.不填;不填      B.the;不填    C.the;the      D. a;the

33.The husband gave his wife ___  every month in order to please her.

A.all half his income   B.his half all income   C.half his all income  D.all his half income

34.I failed in the final examination last term and only then ___ the importance of studies.

A.I realized     B.I had realized   C.had I realized    D.did I realize

35.— Let’s go and have a good drink tonight.

— ___ Have you got the first prize in the competiton?

A.What for?       B.Thanks a lot.   C.Yes,I’d like to.   D.Why not?

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting.To the little boy’s 36 ,she said she would go.This 37  be the first time that his classmates and teacher 38 his mother and he felt 39  of her appearance.Although she was a beautiful woman,there was a severe scar(疤痕)that 40 nearly the entire right side of her face.The boy never wanted to41 why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting,the people were 42 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 43 the car,but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and 44 himself from everyone.He did,however,get within45 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked 46 ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied,“47 my son was a baby,he was in a room that caught fire.Everyone was 48 afraid to go in because the fire was49,so I went in.As I was running toward his bed,I saw a loing piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him.I was knocked 50 but fortunately,a fireman came in and saved both of us.”She 51 the burned side of her face.“This scar will be 52,but to this day,I have never 53 what I did.”

At this point,the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes.He held her in his arms and felt a great 54 of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him.He held her hand55 for the rest of the day.

36.A.enjoyment B.disappointment C.surprise  D.excitement

37.A.would   B.could      C.should   D.must

38.A.noticed   B.greeted     C.accepted  D.met

39.A.sick    B.ashamed     C.afraid   D.tired

40.A.included  B.passed      C.covered  D.shaded

41.A.talk about B.think about   C.care about D.hear about

42.A.impressed B.surprised    C.excited  D.comforted

43.A.in sight of   B.by means of   C.by way of   D.in spite of

44.A.hid       B.protected    C.separated   D.escaped

45.A.understanding  B.reminding    C.hearing    D.learning

46.A.carefully    B.seriously    C.nervously   D.anxiously

47.A.As      B.When       C.Since       D.While

48.A.so      B.much       C.quite       D.too

49.A.out of control  B.under control  C.in control  D.over control

50.A.helpless     B.hopeless    C.senseless  D.useless

51.A.pointed      B.showed      C.wiped    D.touched

52.A.ugly       B.lasting     C.serious    D.frightening

53.A.forgot      B.recognized   C.considered  D.regretted

54.A.honor       B.sense      C.happiness  D.pride

55.A.quietly      B.slightly    C.tightly   D.suddenly

第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Geneva is situated between the Jura Range and the Alps on the western end of Lake Geneva.Capital of Peace is one of its names— the European Palais des Nations.Another worthy name for this city with a humanitarian tradition(人道主义传统)and international character is the World’s Smallest Metropolis.Parks,splendid stores and lively streets in the old part of town and its 2000 — year history wait to be discovered.

The Jet d’Eau together with the Flower Watch are the main attractions every year for the tourists visiting Geneva.The Jet d’Eau has become the symbol(象征)of Geneva for a long time.This is a 140 meters high water monument with a rich history.Eight 13,500watt projectors light the grand column(圆柱)of the fountain in the evening,from early March until the second Sunday of October.The Flower Watch,which was created at the edge of the English Garden in 1955,reminds us about that Geneva is the birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making,and that this industry has become internationally famous,as well through the quality of the watches as through their beautiful appearance.

Sails on Lake Geneva are also enjoyable.The Lake of Geneva,lying among the Alps,is a true inland sea,making possible a wide range of pleasant boat trips,you can relax and watch the beautiful scenes pass by.

56.Which of the following is NOT suitable for describing Geneva?

A.Capital of Peace.B.Palais des Nations.

C.The World’s Smallest Metropolis.

D.The birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making.

57.The Jet d’Eau in the second paragraph refers to .

A.the water fountain

B.the English Garden

C.a new scene with electric lighting

D.the name of a famous watchmaker

58.What do we learn about the Lake of Geneva from the text?

A.It is the symbol of Geneva.

B.It lies among the Jura Range.

C.It has a direct passage to the ocean.

D.It is a large body of water of tourist interest.

B

Since many of you are planning to study at a college or university in this country,you may be curious to know what you usually do in a typical week,how you can get along with your fellow students,and so on.These are the questions I want to discuss with you today.

First,let’s talk about  what your weekly schedule will look like.No matter what your major may be,you can expect to spend between four and six hours a week for each class attending lectures.Lectures are usually in very large rooms because some courses such as introduction to sociology or economics often have as many as two or three hundred students,especially at large universities.In lectures,it’s very important for you to take notes on what the professor says because the information a lecture is often different from the information in your textbooks.Also,you can expect to have exam questions based on the lectures.So it isn’t enough to just read your textbooks;you have to attend lectures as well.In a typical week you will also have a couple of hours of discussion for every class you take.The discussion section is a small group meeting usually with fewer than thirty students where you can ask questions about the lectures,the reading,and the homework.In large universities,graduate students,called teaching assistants,usually direct discussion sections.

If your major is chemistry,or physics,or another science,you’ll also have to spend several hours a week in the lab,or laboratory,doing experiments.This means that science majors spend more time in the classroom than nonscience majors do.On the other hand,people who major in subjects like literature or history usually have to read and write more than science majors do.

59.The main purpose of this text is .

A.to help the students to learn about university life

B.to persuade the students to attend lectures

C.to encourage the sudents to take part in discussions

D.to advise the students to choose proper majors

60.We can learn from the passage that university professors.

A.spend about 5 hours on lectures each week

B.must join the students in the discussion sections

C.prefer to use textbooks in their lectures

D.require the students to read beyond the textbooks

61.A discussion section does NOT include.

A.working under the guidance of university professors

B.talking over what the students have read about the courses

C.discussing the problems related to the students’ homework

D.raising questions about what a professor has said in a lecture

62.According to the author,science majors.

A.have to work harder than nonscience majors

B.spend less time on their studies than nonscience majors

C.consider experiments more important than discussions

D.read and write less than nonscience majors

C

A letter to Edward,a columnist(报刊专栏作家)

Dear Mr Expert:

I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home.I always Promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible.Now,at age 20,I have a good job and a nice house,and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved.

Here’s the problem:several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine — so much so that they make mine theirs.

It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me.But now they seem to take it for granted that they can shou up any time they like.They bring boyfriends over,talk on the phone and stay out forever.

I enjoy having my friends here sometimes— it makes the place feel comfortable and warm— but this is my home,not a party house.I was old enough to move out on my own,so why can’t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy(隐私)?

                           Joan

Edward’s reply to Joan

Dear Joan:

If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child,you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now.

And if you’ve gathesed yourfriends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere(气氛),you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with— or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy.You need to understand that in true friendship it’s okay to put your own needs first from time to time.

Be clear about the message you want to send.For example,“I really love your company but I also need some privacy.So please call before you come over.”

                                    Edward

63.We can learn from the first letter that Joan Edward.

A.lives away from her parents

B.takes pride in her friends

C.knows Mr Expert quite well

D.hates her parents very much

64.We can infer from the first letter that .

A.Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy

B.Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can accept

C.Joan doesn’t like the parties at all

D.Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over

65.According to Mr Expert,why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings?

A.She is afraid of hurting her friends.

B.She does not understand true friendship.

C.Her family experience stops her from doing so.

D.She does not put her needs first.

66.The underlined word“conflict” in the second letter means.

A.dependent lifeB.fierce fight

C.bad mannersD.painful feeling

67.The second letter suggests that Mr Expert .

A.is worried about Joan’s problem

B.warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends

C.advises Joan on how to refuse people

D.encourages Joan to be brave enough

D

Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turned around and ,sure enough,someone was looking right at you!

Parapsychologists(灵学家)say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them.To research whether such a “sixth sense”really exists,Robert Baker,a psychologist(心理学家)at the University of Kentucky,performed two experiments.

In the first one,Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes.The subjects(受试者)were eating,drinking,readingstudying,watching TV,or working at a computer.Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods.Later,when he questioned the subjects,almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.

For the second experiment,Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind a two way mirror in a laboratory setting.The people had to write down when they felt they were being stared at and when they weren’t.Baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t .Baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were started at than if they had just guessed.

Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they’re being stared at.If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments,said Baker,“I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”

68.The purpose of the two experiments is to .

A.explain when people can have a sixth sense

B.show how people act while being watched in the lab

C.study whether humans can sense when they are stared at

D.prove why humans have a sixth sense

69.In the first experiment,the subjects.

A.were not told that they would be stared at

B.lost their sense when they were stared at

C.were not sure when they would be stared at

D.were uncomfortable when they were stared at

70.The underlined word“outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means.

A.valuB.resultC.performanceD.connection

71.What can be learned from the passage?

A.People are born with a sixth sense.

B.The experiments support parapsychologists’idea.

C.The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments.

D.People have a sixth sence in public places.

E

Besides giving off gases and dusts into the air,humans produce waste that is poured on the environment.Often,this waste produced by major industries and people is harmful to both nature and human life.

One of the main causes of the large amount of dangerous waste is that people do not realize how large a problem it is.Because it can be simply removed and sent to a landfill(废渣填埋场),the problem is often believed to end there.In addition,industries have often shown an unwillingness to find ways to deal with dangerous waste because of the related expenses.Many industries and governments build simple landfills to store waste,and often just pour waste chemicals into nearby bodies of water.Often,chemicals used for industrial production cause dangerous forms of waste.The amount of these chemicals has increased greatly in the past,but it is often difficult and expensive to get rid of these chemicals or to store them in a way safe to human life and the environment.

Every year,major health problems result from dangerous waste.Sadly,it is often only after someone has died or become seriously ill that governments will take measures to reduce levels of harmful waste.

Some governments have realized how serious the dangerous waste problem is and are now trying to settle this problem.They are also trying to limit the amount of waste industries are allowed to produce.

Not only governments but ordinary people as well must work together to solve the problem.They can choose not to buy those products which require the production of dangerous waste,and produce less harmful waste themselves.Many scientists think that waste production can be cut.The waste can be reduced by at least one third using existing technologies and methods.

72.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Measures of Reducing Dangerous Waste

B.Danger of Harmful Waste to Mankind

C.Dangerous Waste and Water Pollution

D.Environmental Protection

73.According to the text,people.

A.do not produce harmful waste in their daily life

B.do not know where to place the dangerous waste

C.are not clear about how serious the dangerous

waste problem is

D.are not sure about where harmful waste ends

74.What troubles industries most in dealing with the dangerous waste problem?

A.How to get government support.

B.How to increase their production.

C.How to store harmful waste.

D.How to cut down the related costs.

75.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.The polluting industries are not allowed to sell their products.

B.Present technologies have settled the harmful waste problem.

C.Everyone should obey the government rules for the problem.

D.To solve the problem requires the efforts of the whole society.

第二部分(非选择题,共35分)

四、写作(共两节,满分35分)

第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

在答题卡上改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾 (√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:

该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。 

该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

   注意:原行没有错的不要改。

During the summer of 2001, I started reading books

in English, mostly stories. I would learn a lot of new  76.   

words from these books, but I had terribly problems  77.   

memorizing them. I had to look up to the same word   78.   

many times, for which was quite troublesome. I realized  79.   

I do need a way to remember all this vocabulary. It was  80.   

a great achievement for myself. I started writing down  81.   

words from books that I read. I would come back from  82.   

school, and then sit for an hour and two. I wrote down   83.   

new words and added it to my collection. By the end   84.   

of last year,my collection has grown to 3,000 words.  85.   

第二节:书面表达(满分25分)

假设你是图1中的男孩,请根据以下图画提供的情节线索,以Sharing Housework为题,用英文叙述你帮妈妈做家务的经过及感想。

注意:1.书面表达必须包括图画所表现的主要内容,可以适当增减细节,使其连贯、完整。

2.词数:100左右。

3.请在答题卡上作答。

2004年全国普通高等学校统一招生考试(重庆卷)

英语参考答案:

一、听力

1-5    ACBAC   6-10    BABAC    11-15  BCAAB    16-20  CABCB

二、英语知识运用

第一节 单项填空

21-25  ABCDA    26-30  BCBDA    31-35  BCADA

第二节 完形填空

36-40  BADBC    41-45  AADAC    46-50  ABDAC    51-55  DBDBC

三、阅读理解

56-60  BADAD    61-65  ADABC    66-70  BCCAB    71-75  CBCDD

四、写作

第一节 短文改错

During the summer of 2001, I started reading books

in English, mostly stories. I would learn a lot of new  76. √ 

words from these books, but I had terribly problems  77. terrible

memorizing them. I had to look up to the same word   78. to 

many times, for which was quite troublesome. I realized  79. for 

I do need a way to remember all this vocabulary. It was  80. did 

a great achievement for myself. I started writing down  81. me 

words from ∧ books that I read. I would come back from  82. the /those

school, and then sit for an hour and two. I wrote down   83. or 

new words and added it to my collection. By the end   84. them

of last year,my collection has grown to 3,000 words.  85. had

第二节书面表达(满分25分)

一、评分原则

1. 本题总分为25分,按5个档次给分。

2.  评分时,先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次,然后以该档次的要求来衡量,确定或调整档次,最后给分。

3.  词数少于80和多于120的,从总分中减去2分。

4.  评分时,应注意的主要内容为:内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上下文的连贯性及语言的得体性。

5. 拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面,评分时,应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。

6.如书写较差,以至影响交际,将分数降低一个档次。

二、内容要点

 1.想踢球

 2.帮妈妈洗衣

3.拒绝邀请

4.洗好衣服

5.妈妈表扬

6.感想

三、各档次的给分范围和要求

第五档(很好):(21—25分)

完全完成了试题规定的任务o

——覆盖所有内容要点。

——应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。

——语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误,但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致;具备较的语言运用能力。

——有效地使用了语句间的连接成分,使全文结构紧凑。   

完全达到了预期的写作目的。

第四档(好):(16—20分)

完全完成了试题规定的任务。

——虽漏掉一、二个次重点,但覆盖所有主要内容o

——应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求o

——语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确,些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所致。

——应用简单的语句间的连接成分,使全文结构紧凑。

达到了预期的写作目的。

第三档(适当):(11—15分)

基本完成了试题规定的任务。

——虽漏掉一些内容,但覆盖所有主要内容o

——应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。

——有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误,但不影响理解。

——应用简单的语句间的连接成分,使全文内容连贯。

整体而言,基本达到了预期的写作目的。

第二档(较差):(6—10分)

未恰当完成试题规定的任务。

——漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容,写了一些无关内容。

——语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。

——有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误,影响了对写作内容的理解。

——较少使用语句间的连接成分,内容缺少连贯性。

信息未能清楚地传达给读者。

 第一档(差):(1—5分)

 未完成试题规定的任务。  ;

 ——明显遗漏主要内容;写了一些无关内容,原因可能是未理解试题要求。

 ——语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。

 ——较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误,影响对写作内容的理解。

 ——缺乏语句间的连接成分,内容不连贯。

 信息未能传达给读者。

0分

未能传达给读者任何信息:内容太少,无法评判;写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。

四、说明

1.内容要点可用不同方式表达。

2.对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。

3.书面表达的内容须合乎逻辑、语言得体。

五、One Possible Version

Sharing Housework

It was a nice day. When I was about to play football, I saw mom washing clothes for me. I could see how tired mom was, so 1 changed my mind and decided to help her. Soon after I started, a friend came and invited me to play football with him. How I wanted to go along with him! But I said sorry and went on with the washing. It was hard for me, but I felt it a pleasure to be able to share housework with mom. By the time mom came back, I had finished the work. Mom praised me, and I felt proud too.