2018-2019学年浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学高一5月月考英语试题

2018-2019学年浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学高一5月月考英语试题

‎2018-2019学年浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学高一5月月考英语试题 第I卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 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。‎ ‎1. What is the man going to do on Sunday?‎ A.Visit his mother. B. Do some gardening C. Move into a new house.‎ ‎2. What does the man think of the building might be?‎ A. An apartment building. B. A hotel. C. A department store.‎ ‎3. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. In a store. B. In a bank. C. In a classroom.‎ ‎4. When will the next bus come?‎ A. At 6:35. B. At 6:45. C. At 7:00.‎ ‎5. When does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. At 4:30 p.m B. At 5: 00 p.m. C. At 5:30 p.m. ‎ 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. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Friends B. Neighbors. C.Customer and waitress.‎ ‎7. How will Bill and Mary go home?‎ A. By bus B. By taxi C. By subway.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the woman want to buy?‎ A. Desks. B. Chairs. C. Computers.‎ ‎9. What discount will be the woman get?‎ ‎ A. 15% off. B. 12% off. C. 10% off.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。‎ ‎10. How did the man learn about the house?‎ A. He heard about it from his wife. ‎ B. He saw it on South Florida Street.‎ C. He read about it in the newspaper.‎ ‎11.How many bathrooms are there in the house?‎ A. Three. B. Four C. Five ‎12.What is the man’s concern about the house?‎ A. The size. B. The price. C. The location.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。‎ ‎13.What do the speakers both agree?‎ A. People need cars to buy groceries. ‎ B. Having a car can make people lazy. ‎ C. Cars are bad for the environment.‎ ‎14.Why does the woman drive her car every day?‎ A. Driving is convenient. B. Her city has no subway. C. She thinks it’s cheap.‎ ‎15.What can be said about the man?‎ A. He spends a lot on gas. B. He gets to work by bike. C. He needs to get back in shape ‎16.Where will the woman probably go next?‎ A. To a gym. B. To the supermarket. C. To a used car ‎ market.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。‎ ‎17.How did Jim feel about going to England?‎ A. Surprised. B. Nervous C. Sad ‎18.Where was Shakespeare born? ‎ A. In London. B. In Cambridge. C. In Stratford-upon-Avon.‎ ‎19.What was the main job of Shakespeare’s father?‎ A.He was a writer. B.He was a tour guide. C. He was a glove maker.‎ ‎20. Why did Shakespeare write unusual plays?‎ A. He got free education. B. He never went to university. C. He traveled around the world.‎ 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，舒中高一统考英语 第1页 (共10页)‎ 满分25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。‎ A Some places in the world have strange laws. It’s important for you to know about them before going there.‎ Whoever likes to chew gum may have to leave Singapore. The government really wants to keep the city clean and will fine you for chewing gum.‎ Before you leave for the United Arab Emirates you’d better make sure you aren’t visiting during Ramadan (斋月). During that time you aren’t allowed to eat or drink in public. Tourists have been fined up to $275 for drinking in public.‎ Lovers spend so much time kissing each other goodbye at train stations that trains often start late. This law---no kissing your lover goodbye at train stations---is rather old, and isn’t in use today in France.‎ In Thailand it’s against the law to drive a car or motorcycle without a shirt on, no matter how hot it is. Punishments are different in different areas and can ‎ include warnings and tickets costing about $10. No joke! The local police will stop you.‎ Studies in Denmark have shown that cars with their headlights on are more noticeable by other drivers than those with their headlights off. Drivers there are required to leave their headlights on even during the day, or they may face a fine up to $100.‎ Do you often buy things using coins? Don’t do it in Canada. The Currency Law of 1985 doesn’t allow using only coins to buy things. Even the use of the dollar-coin is limited. The shop owner has the right to choose whether to take your coins or not.‎ Make sure you know about these laws before your next trip. Better safe than sorry.‎ ‎21. What is mainly talked about in the text?‎ A. How to make your trip around the world safe.‎ B. Some strange laws you should know about for your trip.‎ C. Interesting places you can go to around the world.‎ D. Why there are strange laws in the world.‎ ‎22. If you are driving a car in Thailand, ________.‎ A. the police will play a joke on you B. the police will give you tickets costing about $10‎ C. you should wear your shirt even though it’s hot D. you should always keep your headlights on ‎23. What can we learn from the text?‎ A. You can turn your headlights off in daytime in Denmark.‎ B. Kissing goodbye at train stations isn’t allowed in France today.‎ C. Tourists in the United Arab Emirates shouldn’t eat in public.‎ D. The Singaporean government cares a lot about its environment.‎ B Two strangers came to a village in the evening. They came to the leader of that village and asked for a place to live for the night. The leader said they could stay in the house for strangers. But they were also told about the old custom in the ‎ village- people kill the man who snores.（打鼾）‎ The two strangers went to the house. They had a good supper there and then they went to sleep. They slept well. One hour passed. Two hours passed. Then one of them began to snore, “Vo, vo, vo…” The other stranger heard the snoring. He thought, “The people will hear the snoring and kill him.” The stranger wanted to save the man. He thought for a while and then began to sing. He sang very well. The people didn’t hear the snoring. They listened to the song. Then they began to dance. Some of them sang the song together with the stranger and danced to the music. Men, women and even the leader sang and danced. That entire night one stranger snored, one stranger sang, and all the other people sang and danced.‎ In the morning the strangers came to the leader to say goodbye and express their thanks for all he had done. The leader gave them a small bag of money and said, “I give this money to both of you. We had a good time with you. Thank you very much.”‎ The strangers left the village. But along the way they began to quarrel. The one who snored wanted more money. He said, “I must have the bigger part. Why did you sing that song last night? Because I snored.” The man who sang had his reason, too. He said that without him the man who snored might have got killed.‎ They quarreled and quarreled and couldn’t decide on anything. Can you?‎ ‎24. What did the old custom request the two strangers to do? ‎ ‎ A. Avoid snoring while sleeping. ‎ B. Sing for the villagers during the night.‎ C. Stop strangers from coming to the village. ‎ D. Don’t allow making any noise while sleeping.‎ ‎25. How did the other stranger feel when one stranger started snoring?‎ A. Upset. B. Calm. C. Worried. D. Angry.‎ ‎26. Why did one stranger start singing while the other was snoring?‎ A. To wake up him up. B. To draw the leader’s attention.‎ C. To encourage the villagers to dance. D. To keep the snoring from being heard.‎ ‎27. The main reason the two strangers began to quarrel was ________.‎ A. neither of them knew what had happened ‎ B. they both thought the other one put them in danger C. neither of them wanted the other one to get the money D. both of them wanted to get the bigger part of the money C More than 23% of Chinese children from 3 to 6 years old spend more than half an hour on the Internet every day, according to a report issued on children’s cyber(网络的)safety. According to the report, these preschoolers are similar to adults in terms of their online habits, enjoying online entertainment, shopping and blogging. Almost a quarter of the 7 year olds, or 24.2%, have studied game walkthroughs on the Internet. Sixty-one percent of them, have downloaded games, videos, and music, and 8.5% have done shopping online. In addition, 14.4% of this group posted pictures, videos, or texts online, and 4.7% of them have followers. Children are also using social media at a younger age. Some of them begin to use instant messengers such as QQ and WeChat from 3 years old, and the penetration（侵入） rate of these apps is more than 50% among 12 year olds.‎ Easy and broad access to the Internet is the major reason for the large penetration rate among the children. According to education experts, children learn by imitation（模仿）. As a result, children will copy their parents’ online behaviors including TV-viewing, chatting, shopping, and video game habits.‎ This can’t be avoided during human development, and there's no need to fight it. But parents should guide their children with scientific methods and reduce the negative effect of the Internet on their children.‎ 28. The underlined word in the paragraph 1 refers to?‎ A.3-6 year olds B.7 year olds C. adults D.12 year olds 29. According to the report, children enjoy doing the following things online EXCEPT A. shopping B. chatting for fun C. playing games D. searching for information for learning ‎30. Why do the children surf the Internet at the early age?‎ A. They learn from their parents. B. Their parents order them to do so,‎ C. They have nothing to do. D. They are very smart.‎ 第二节（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 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。‎ How did you learn how to ride your bike? Someone probably gave you a few lessons and then you practiced a lot. 31 No one is born to know how to study. You need to learn a few study skills and then practice them. ‎ ‎ 32 Do you have trouble paying attention in class? Are you sitting next to a loud person? Is it hard to see the board? Make sure you’re sitting in a good seat that lets you pay attention. Tell your teacher or parents about any problems that are preventing you from paying attention and taking good notes.‎ ‎ 33 .Waiting until Thursday night to study for Friday’s test will make a homework night no fun! It also makes it hard to do your best. We’re all guilty of putting things off sometimes. One of the best ways to make sure that doesn’t happen is to plan ahead.‎ Break it up! When there’s a lot to study, it can help to break things into chunks(大块). Let’s say you have a test on 20 spelling words. Instead of thinking about all of the words at once, try breaking them down into a five-word chunks and working on one or two different chunks each night.‎ Ask for help. You can’t study effectively if you don’t understand the material. 34 You can check yourself by reading through your notes. Does it all make sense? If not, ask your teacher to go over it with you.‎ Get a good night’s sleep. So the test is tomorrow and you’ve followed your study plan—but suddenly you can’t remember anything, not even 2+2! Don’t worry. Your brain needs time to digest(消化) all the information you’ve given it. Try to get a good night’s sleep. 35 ‎ A. Plan ahead for tests and projects.‎ B. Study regularly instead of just the night before.‎ C. You can learn how to study in much the same way.‎ D. You’ll be surprised by what comes back to you in the morning.‎ E. If you’re studying math or science, do some practice problems.‎ F. Be sure to ask your teacher for help if you’re confused about something.‎ G. Good studying starts in class.‎ 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you __36 tell the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of 38 things, but his promise to tell the truth 39 him. ‎ ‎ Once a man came to the prophet (预言家)and said, “Oh prophet, I have a lot of bad 40 .Which one of them should I 41 first?” The prophet said, “Give up telling 42 first and always tell the truth. ” The man promised to do so and went home. ‎ ‎ At night the man was going out to steal. Before starting out, he thought for a moment about the 43 he made with the prophet. “ 44 tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out stealing? No, I cannot say that.” The man became 45 . “But I can’t lie, either. If I tell the truth, 46 will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be 47 for stealing.” So the man 48 not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit. ‎ ‎ The next day, he wanted to drink 49 . When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what did I do during the day? I cannot tell a lie, and if I tell the truth people will hate me, because a Muslim is not 50 to drink wine.” And so he gave up the 51 of drinking wine. ‎ ‎ 52 , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he 53 his promise to tell the truth at all times. 54 , he gave up all those habits and became a very ‎ ‎55 person. ‎ ‎36. A. always B. hardly C. sometimes D. never ‎ ‎37. A. time B. cash C. trouble D. damage ‎ ‎38. A. valuable B. bad C. regular D. amazing ‎ ‎39. A. affected B. troubled C. harmed D. saved ‎ ‎40. A. habits B. friends C. purposes D. experience ‎ ‎41. A. give in B. give off C. give up D. give out ‎ ‎42. A. stories B. truths C. reasons D. lies ‎ ‎43. A. plan B. secret C. promise D. design ‎ ‎44. A. Because B. Unless C. As if D. If ‎ ‎45. A. concerned B. upset C. shocked D. frightened ‎ ‎46. A. none B. someone C. one D. everyone ‎ ‎47. A. congratulated B. encouraged C. punished D. killed ‎ ‎48. A. judged B. advised C. decided D. requested ‎ ‎49. A. water B. wine C. tea D. juice ‎ ‎50. A. allowed B. encouraged C. invited D. suggested ‎ ‎51. A. chance B. disadvantage C. attitude D. idea ‎ ‎52. A. In my opinion B. In this way C. In return D. In addition ‎ ‎53. A. forgot B. remembered C. broke D. doubted ‎54. A. One by one B. In a word C. After all D. To be honest ‎ ‎55. A. good B. confident C. hopeless D. intelligent ‎ 第 Ⅱ 卷 非选择题部分 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 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。‎ I never thought that little help would turn out to be the most satisfying thing I have ever done. He was tired, in pain and struggling to climb farther. With a broad smile, he asked me __56__ I could help him with some money. He was paralyzed（残疾）in both 57 (leg) and was raising money for an operation. He said if doctors operated 58 (success), he could attend a training for a job. I was full of doubts. I even asked him 59 (show) his legs. In the end, I gave him some money. After a few days, he came back asking for more money. This time I was sure that he was cheating __60__(I). However, I gave him some.‎ A year later, I got a call from him. What he said was 61 (move). He said the operation was a success and he had got a job. He wanted to return my money so that ‎ I wouldn’t feel 62 (cheat) and would continue to help people who are 63 need in the future. I don’t know whether he guessed my facial expression that day, but tears 64 (run) down my face. That day I  promised him I would continue to help people when I got an opportunity—small 65 big.‎ 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节：应用文写作（共1小题， 满分15分）‎ 假设你是温州光华中学的高一学生李明，下面是你的笔友王涛的一封来信，请用英语给他写一封100词左右的回信。信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总次数。‎ Dear Li Ming,‎ I feel upset these days because I don’t get along well in my high school. Things are quite different now. We have to learn more subjects and I find it difficult to learn all of them well. Besides, sometimes I can’t follow the teachers in class. I really don’t know what to do? Could you give me some advice?‎ 下列词汇供写作时参考 as a matter of fact, make a plan, make use of time, have a face-to-face talk, be confident, ‎ It takes time to (do)‎ Dear Wang Tao, ‎ I am sorry to hear that you don’t get along well in your new school. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Ming 第二节：读后续写（共1小题，满分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。‎ ‎ A funny thing happened to Arthur when he was on the way to work one day. As he walked along Park Avenue near the First National Bank, he heard the sound of someone trying to start a car. He tried again and again but couldn’t get the car moving. Arthur turned and looked inside at the face of a young man who looked worried. Arthur stopped and asked, “It looks like you have got a problem,” Arthur said.‎ ‎ “I am afraid so. I am in a big hurry and I can’t start my car.”‎ ‎ “Is there something I can do to help?” Arthur asked. The young man looked at the two suitcases in the back seat and then said, “Thanks. If you are sure it wouldn’t be too much trouble, you could help me get these two suitcases into a taxi.”‎ ‎ “No trouble at all, I’d be glad to help.”‎ ‎ The young man got out and took one of the suitcases from the back seat. After placing it on the ground, he turned to get the other one. Just as Arthur picked up the first suitcase and started walking he heard the long loud noise of an alarm.‎ ‎ It was from the bank. There had been a robbery.‎ ‎ Park Avenue had been quiet a moment before. Now the air was filled with the sound of the alarm and the shouts of people running from all directions. Cars stopped and the passengers joined the crowd in front of the bank. People asked each other, “What happened?” But everyone had a different answer.‎ ‎ Arthur, still carrying the suitcase, turned to look at the bank and walked right ‎ into the young woman in front of him. ‎ ‎ She looked at the suitcase and then at him. Arthur was surprised, “Why is she looking at me like that?” He thought. “The suitcase! She thinks I am the bank thief!”‎ ‎ Arthur looked around at the crowd of people. He became frightened, and without another thought, he started to run.‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；‎ ‎2. 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 As he was running, Arthur heard the young man shouting behind, “Stop, stop!”‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Paragraph 2 ‎ ‎ The taxi stopped in front of the Police Station and Arthur jumped off with the suitcase, running to the police office.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 杭西高2019年5月高一英语月考 ‎ 参考答案 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ ‎1-5BCCBA 6-10 ABCAC 11-15 ABCAB 16-20 BACCB 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）‎ ‎21-23 BCD 24-27 ACDD 28-30 ADA ‎ 第二节（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎31-35 CGAFD ‎ 第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎36—40 ACBDA 41—45 CDCDB 46—50 DCCBA 51—55 DBBAA 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ ‎56. if/whether 57. legs 58. successfully 59. to show 60. me 61. moving ‎ ‎62. cheated 63. in 64. ran 65. or 第三节：第1题 应用文写作：（共1小题， 满分20分）‎ One possibe version Dear Wang Tao, ‎ I am sorry to hear that you don’t get along well in your new school. As a matter of fact, every new student will meet with such problems, so don’t worry about it ‎ too much.‎ Students begin to learn more subjects in high school, so it is important to make a good plan. And I suggest you make good use of time. If you find it difficult to follow your teachers in class. Why don’t you have a face-to-face talk with the teachers? They may offer you good guidance.‎ Believe in yourself and be confident. Everything will be ok. It takes time to get used to the life in a new school.‎ I hope you’ll enjoy your new school life soon.‎ 第二题 续写参考答案：‎ Paragraph 1‎ ‎ As he was running, Arthur heard the young man shouting behind, “Stop, stop!” So frightened was Arthur that he ran faster with that suitcase. When he rushed to the Park Avenue, he stopped a taxi and jumped into it. Nervously, he told the driver to speed up and dropped him off at the police station. With the driver driving fast, leaving the young man’s shouts and the loud noise of the alarm far behind, Arthur felt a little at ease. (68)‎ Paragraph 2 ‎ ‎ The taxi stopped in front of the Police Station and Arthur jumped off with the suitcase, running to the police office. He handed it to a policeman and reported what had happened. Arthur insisted that the suitcase be opened to make sure the money in it was not lost. Much to Arthur’s surprise, there was no money except some clothes and many books. Immediately, Arthur realized that he mistook the young man for the bank thief. As a result, he had to return the suitcase to the young man and apologize to him. What a funny thing it was for Arthur! (90)‎ Text 1 ‎ W: My husband and I are going to visit his mother on Sunday. She just moved into a new house. How about you?‎ M: I’m going to work in my garden since the weather is nice. (1)‎ Text 2 ‎ W: Have you seen that huge new building going up near the market?‎ M: Yes. I can’t see what it’s going to be. Not an apartment building…not a hotel…probably a department store. (2)‎ Text 3 ‎ W: OK, class. We’re about to start our tests. (3) Please clear your desks except for your pencils. Any questions?‎ M: Can we use our calculators?‎ W: No, you may not use a calculator on this exam. Let’s begin!‎ Text 4 ‎ M: Excuse me, ma’am? Do you know when the No.15 bus comes? I need to be at the theater by 7:00.‎ W: Oh, the next bus won’t come until 6:45, (4) so you won’t make it on time. You should call a taxi.‎ Text 5 ‎ W: How may I help you, sir? ‎ M: I’m wondering if anyone has turned in a train ticket. I just lost my ticket to London leaving this afternoon at 5:00, and I’ve only got half an hour before boarding. (5)‎ Text 6 (第6题为推断题)‎ M: Is it really 11:00? Where did the time go? Mary and I had such a wonderful dinner in your new home, but I’m afraid we’ve missed the last bus.‎ W: Do you want me to drive you home, Bill? It’s no trouble.‎ M: No, thanks. I know you have to work tomorrow. We don’t want you to be tired on your first day at work, Sue. We’ll call a taxi. (7)‎ Text 7 ‎ W: Excuse me. Do you sell office equipment here? ‎ M: Yes. We have all kinds of office desks, chairs, computers and other equipment.‎ W: Well, I’d like to buy some computers for my company. (8)‎ M: Certainly. We have a variety of computers on sale here.‎ W: Well, if we place an order now, how soon could you deliver them?‎ M: Well, I cannot give you an exact date, but we promise to deliver them as soon as possible.‎ W: Good. I’ll buy ten computers then.‎ M: Ten? That’s good.‎ W: So, I was wondering if we could get 15% off. (9)‎ M: Well, we usually only offer 12%.‎ W: I know that. But we’re buying ten...‎ M: Well. OK, we’d be happy to do business with you. (9)‎ Text 8 ‎ M: Hello. Are you the person who has a house for sale?‎ W: Yes, I am. ‎ M: Well, the ad in the newspaper says that it has four bedrooms and three bathrooms…just what I need for my family of five. (10) (11) May I ask how much you want for it? (12)‎ W: I prefer not to mention a price over the phone, but let’s say it’s in the neighborhood of $500,000. I would also require $100,000 in the beginning. Why don’t you come by and take a look?‎ M: Well, I’m not sure I’d be able to pay so much at once, (12) but I guess it wouldn’t hurt to see the house. If you can tell me how to get to Churchill Avenue from South Florida Street, my wife and I will be there right away.‎ Text 9 ‎ M: How do you usually get to work? (13)‎ W: I drive. (13)‎ M: I wish people would ride bikes more. Can you imagine how good that would be for the environment? (13)‎ W: I know what you mean. (13) But it’s just so convenient to drive. (14) Every day, I think I should take the subway, but I always end up driving. ‎ M: Yes, but when everyone does that, it causes pollution. ‎ W: Well, maybe if I sold my car, I would be able to change my habits. And think of ‎ all the money I could save on gas, insurance, and repairs.‎ M: Yeah, and you could get some exercise. I always ride my bike to work. (15) I feel so healthy now that I needn’t go to the gym. ‎ W: It would be good to get back in shape. I’m so lazy now; I never walk anywhere.‎ M: Let’s go to the used car market. I’ll bet we could get a good price for your car.‎ W: Sounds good. But I have to drive to the supermarket for my weekly grocery shopping. Let’s go after that. (16)‎ Text 10‎ Jim was surprised when his high school class traveled to England to learn about the life of William Shakespeare, one of England’s most famous writers. (17) He knew Shakespeare was born in a small town, but until he visited Stratford-upon-Avon, Jim couldn’t really imagine the place where Shakespeare spent his childhood. (18) During his visit, Jim learned that Shakespeare’s father was a glove maker. (19) He also helped the city government in his spare time so his son could go to school for free. Sadly, when Shakespeare was only 15, his father died while traveling back from Cambridge. He had to leave school and could not go to university. But the tour guide told Jim’s class that it was good that Shakespeare did not go to college. Nobody taught him how to write his plays, so he was free to write in a new way. (20) His plays were different and interesting, and he became famous in London. Now, his name is known all over the world.‎