2024屆北京海淀高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷含解析

2024屆北京海淀高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．a(chǎn)chievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．a(chǎn)mbition2．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．a(chǎn)sC．thoughD．before3．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up4．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly5．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when6．—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Mypleasure D．Noproblem7．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating8．--Canyousparemeafewminutesnow?--______,butI’llbefreethisafternoon.A．I’mafraidnot B．I’mnotsureC．Yes,withpleasure D．No,Iwon’t9．That’swhyIhelpbrightenpeople’sdays.Ifyou________,who’stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A．didn’t B．don’tC．weren’t D．haven’t10．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while11．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished12．TheBrownsheld_______theycalled“familyday”onceeachyear.A．that B．what C．which D．when13．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which14．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait15．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing16．Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．a(chǎn)ndD．so17．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing18．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound19．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore20．Thenewsshockedthepublic，______togreatconcernaboutstudents'safetyatschool.A．havingled B．ledC．leading D．tolead第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Expertssaythereareabout6，500languagesspokenthroughouttheworld.ButtheUnitedNationsestimatesthatabouthalfoftheselanguagesareindangerofdisappearing.Onenon-profitorganizationseekingtosaveworldlanguagesisaNewYork-basedgroupcalledWikitongues.OfficialsfromWikitonguessaytheorganizationhasasimplegoal:toprovidethetoolsandsupportthatpeopleneedtosavetheirlanguages.Udellistheco-founderofWikitongues.Hesaidwhenalanguagedisappears，manyotherthingscangoawayaswell.Forexample，partsofacommunity’sculture，knowledgeandidentitycanalsobelost.Becauseofthis.Udellbelievestheprocessofbringinglanguagesbackmustbedonebycommunitymembersthemselves，“fromthegroundup，”hesaid.“Thereisnowayanoutsideorganizationcansavesomeone’slanguageforthem.”Wikitongueswaslaunchedin2016asanopeninternetcollectionofworldlanguages.Theself-described“community”isoperatedbyvolunteersfromaroundtheworld.ThecollectionisintheformoflanguagevideosthatpeopleaddtotheWikitongueswebsite.Therearecurrentlymorethan400languagesanddialectsrepresentedonWikitongues’YouTubechannel.Udellsaysmorethan1,500peoplefrom70differentcountrieshaveaddedvideostothesystem.“WehavepeoplefromIndiawhorecorddozensoflanguages，whichisbeyondtheirown.”hesaid.OneofWikitongues’volunteersisKolokwe，wholivesinNamibia.HisnativelanguageisSubiya，however，hedoesnotgetthechancetospeakhisnativelanguageeveryday.Likemanyothereducatedpeoplefromhisarea，hespeaksalotofEnglishandAfrikaans.KolokweishopinghisinvolvementwithWikitonguescallhelpkeepSubiyaandotherAfricanlanguagesfromgoingextinct.Hewantstheworldtoknowabouthislanguage.Buthisgoalgoesbeyondjustsharinghislanguagewithothersthroughvideo.Heisalsoworkingtocreateadictionaryandlanguageteachingmaterialsthatcanbeusedinschools.1、Whatistileresultoflanguagesdisappearing?A．Peopleareuncertainaboutwhotheyare.B．Allthecustomsandbeliefsarestillexisting.C．Peoplecannotcommunicatewitheachother.D．Thecommunitybecomesmoreindependent.2、WhichofthefollowingistrueofWikitongues?A．ItwasfoundedbytheUnitedNations.B．Officialsfromitwanttomakemoney.C．Itcontributestosavinglanguages.D．1500languagesareuploadedonitswebsite.3、WhyisKolokweinvolvedinvolunteering?A．Hehasnochancetospeakhisnativelanguage.B．HedislikesspeakingEnglishandAfrikaans.C．Hewantstostophisnativelanguagedyingout.D．Hehopestoteachhislanguageinschoolhimself.4、WhatcanweinferfromtheopinionofUdell?A．Themajorityoflanguageshavebeensaved.B．Wikitonguescansavelanguagesdisappearing.C．Internetplaysamoreimportantpartthanvolunteers.D．Onlycommunitymemberscansavetheirownlanguages.22．（8分）You’reouttodinner.Thefoodisdeliciousandtheserviceisfine.Youdecidetoleaveabigfattip.Why?Theanswermaynotbeassimpleasyouthink.Tipping,psychologistshavefound,isnotjustaboutservice.Instead,studieshaveshownthattippingcanbeaffectedbypsychologicalreactionstoaseriesofdifferentfactorsfromthewaiter’schoiceofwords,tohowtheycarrythemselveswhiletakingorders,tothebill’stotal.Evenhowmuchwaitersremindcustomersofthemselvescandeterminehowmuchchangetheypocketbytheendofthenight.“Studiesbeforehaveshownthatmimicry(模仿)bringsintopositivefeelingsforthemimicker,”wroteRickvanBaaren,asocialpsychologyprofessor.“Thesestudiesshowthatpeoplewhoarebeingmimickedbecomemoregeneroustowardthepersonwhomimicsthem.”SoRickvanBaarendivided59waitersintotwogroups.Herequestedthathalfservewithaphrasesuchas.“Comingup!”Thoseintheotherhallwereinstructedtorepeattheordersandpreferencesbacktothecustomers.RickvanBaarenthencomparedtheirtake-homepay.’Theresultswereclear—itpaystomimicyourcustomer.Thecopycat(模仿者)waitersearnedalmostdoubletheamountoftipstotheothergroup.LeonardGreenandJoelMyerson,psychologistsatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,foundthegenerosityofatippermaybelimitedbyhisbill.Afterresearchonthe1,000tipsleftforwaiters,cabdrivers,hairstylists,theyfoundtippercentagesinthesethreeareasdroppedascustomers’billswentup.Infact,tippercentagesappeartoplateau(穩(wěn)定期)whenbillstopped$100andabillfor$200madetheworkergainnobiggerpercentagetipthanabillfor$100.“That’salsoapointoftipping,”Greensays.“Youhavetogivealittleextratothecabdriverforbeingtheretopickyouupandsomethingtothewaiterforbeingtheretoserveyou.Iftheyweren’tthere,you’dnevergetanyservice.Sopartoftheideaofatipisforjustbeingthere.”1、Howmanyfactorsaffectthecustomers’tipping?A．6.B．5.C．4.D．3.2、Whatdothestudiesshow?A．Mimicrybringsintoverybadfeelingsforthemimicker.B．Thewaiterwhomimicspeopleusuallygetslesstipthattheygive.C．Themimicwaiterscangetmoremoneythanthosewhodon’tmimicothers.D．Tippingcanbeaffectedbyphysicalreactionstomanydifferentwaiters.3、Whatistheopinionoftheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A．Hegiveshisgeneroustiptowaitersveryoften.B．HeagreeswithMrGreenandRickvanBarenabouttipping.C．HeobjectstoMrGreen’sideaabouttipping.D．HethinkspartofMrGreen’sexplanationisreasonable.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HowMuchtoTipB．WhatIsTipC．WheretoLeaveaBigFatTipD．TippingIsVeryImportant23．（8分）Lifeinthesummertimeisoftenfullofpests.LikemostLongIslandhomeowners,Iwanttoensuremysuburbanlifewithpest-freeliving.Soitwaswithwide-eyedwonderthatIgreetedthesmilingexterminator(滅蟲者)whorangmybell.“We’llbeservingyourneighbors,MikeandSarah(I’mnotfamiliarwitheitheronebyname),”hewavedintheotherdirection.“Sincewe’llhaveateamheretomorrow,we’reofferingadiscount.”Hecameoutwithnumbersbeginningfrom$299theninsecondsto$89.“You’veprobablybeenseeingtheanthillsaround.”hemovedtowardmyfrontwalkwayandlawn.“Andhaveyouseenthebeesthatdignestsintheground?”hecontinuedwithhisheadshakingupanddownpushingmetodothesame.“Whatwedoisspraythreefeetoutfromyourfoundationandthreefeetup.”Ashewastalking,andwithoutbreakingeyecontact,heopenedhisiPadcoverandbeganoperatingatthescreentoshowmefrighteningimages.“Italsokillsotherpests,likespiders.Itisthebestpesticide(殺蟲劑),”hesaid,pausingforeffect.Hethenwentintosofttalktoclosethedeal,correctlyforeseeingthatIwouldbeconcernedaboutsafetyandtheenvironmentalimpactonmyvegetablegarden,plantsandourlittlepatchofplanethereonLongIsland.“Theproductsareenvironmentallyresponsible,safewithchildrenandpets,”hesaid.I’munkindwhenitcomestounwantedvisitorsenteringonmyout-of-doorsmoments.Anyinsectfoundinmyhouseoronmydeckisboundtobepoisonedorpancaked.Unfortunatelyfortheexterminator,justasIwasconsideringmakinganappointment,Billy,myfearlesshusband,pulledintoourdriveway,whichmademeaskforabusinesscardoutofpolitenessinstead.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelatthesightoftheexterminator?A．Frightened.B．Disappointed.C．Puzzled.D．Surprised.2、Whatdidtheexterminatoroffertheauthorifsheacceptedhisservice?A．Adiscount.B．Agrouprate.C．AniPadforfree.D．Afreepesticide.3、Whywastheauthorworriedaboutthepesticide?A．Itmightcausefrighteningimages.B．Itmightharmherfamilyandsurroundings.C．Itmightbetooexpensiveforhertoafford.D．Itmighthavenoeffectonunwantedvisitors.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Billysawhisneighborscheatedbytheexterminator.B．Theauthorissuretophonethesalesmanlater.C．TheauthorhadplannedtobuythepesticidebeforeBillyappeared.D．Billymadeuphismindtopurchasethepesticide.24．（8分）Canyoubetoobeautiful?Itishardlyaproblemthatmostofushavetobother—asmuchaswemightliketodreamthatitwerethecase.Yettheblessingsandcursesofbeautyhavebeenalong-standinginterestinpsychology.Dothoseblessedwithshinyfacesandanattractivebodyliveinacloudofappreciation—ordoesitsometimespaytobeordinary?Atthemostbasiclevel,beautymightbethoughttocarryakindofhalo(光環(huán))aroundit;weseethatsomeonehasonegoodquality,andbyassociation,ourdeepmindmayassumethattheyhaveothergoodonestoo.Eveninthecourts,apleasingappearancecanworkitsmagic.Attractivecriminalsarelikelytogetlessstrictsentences,ortoescapepunishmententirely;attractiveplaintiffs(原告),meanwhile,aremorelikelytowintheircaseandgetbiggerfinancialsettlements.“It’saneffectseeneverywhere,”saysWalker.Butifbeautypaysinmostcircumstances,therearestillsituationswhereitcanhaveoppositeresults.Whileattractivemenmaybeconsideredbetterleaders,forinstance,hiddensexistprejudices(偏見)canworkagainstattractivewomen,makingthemlesslikelytobehiredforhigh-leveljobsthatrequirepower.Andasyoumightexpect,good-lookingpeopleofbothsexesrunintoenvy—onestudyfoundthatifyouareinterviewedbysomeoneofthesamesex,theymaybelesslikelytoemployyouiftheyjudgethatyouaremoreattractivethantheyare.Moreworryingly,beingbeautifulorhandsomecouldharmyourmedicalcare.Wetendtolinkgoodlookstohealth,meaningthatillnessesareoftentakenlessseriouslywhentheyaffectthegood-looking.Whentreatingpeopleforpain,forinstance,doctorstendtotakelesscareoverthemoreattractivepeople.Ultimately,scientistspointoutthatfocusingtoomuchonyourappearancecanitselfbeharmfulifitcreatesstressandanxiety—evenforthosealreadyblessedwithgoodlooks.“Ifyouarecrazyaboutattractiveness,itmayaffectyourexperienceandinteractions,”shesays.It’sanoutdatedsaying,butnoamountofbeautycanmakeupforabadpersonality.AsthewriterDorothyParkerputitsoelegantly:“Beautyisonlyskindeep,butuglygoescleantothebone.”1、Fromparagraph1,wecanlearnthat_______.A．somemaybebotheredbytheirunattractiveappearanceB．mostpeoplearenotafraidofbeingtoobeautifulC．wemightalwaysdreamaboutbeingbotheredbyothersD．beingtoobeautifulcanbeaproblembotheringeveryone2、Whichisthebenefitforbeautifulpeople?A．Allattractiveplaintiffshavemorechancestogetawaywithpunishment.B．Womenwithpleasingappearancewillalwaysbeconsideredasbetterleaders.C．Good-lookingpeopleareoftenregardedashavingmanygoodqualities.D．Beautifulcriminalsaremorelikelytopersuadethejudgeandwinthecase.3、Thewritermentionedtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphto_______.A．persuadeustopaymoreattentiontoourlooksfromnowonB．suggestthatbeautycanhelpmakeabetterpersonalityC．encourageustofocusmoreonimprovingourpersonalityD．a(chǎn)skuglypeopletohavemoreconfidenceintheirpersonality4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Beauty,ablessing?B．SexistPrejudice.C．Realbeauty.D．BenefitsBeautyholds.25．（10分）LawrenceFerlinghetti,thepoet,publisher,painter,socialactivistandbookstoreowner,hasbeenSanFrancisco’shonoredpoet.Heturns100thismonth,andthecityismakingpreparationstocelebratehiminstyle.ReadingsandperformancesandanopenhousewilltakeplaceatCityLights,thesacredbookstoreheco-foundedin1953.OnMarch24,1919,LawrenceFerlinghettiwasborninYonkers,NewYork.AfterspendinghisearlychildhoodinFrance,hereceivedhisBAfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina,anMAfromColumbiaUniversity,andaPhDfromtheSorbonne.Heistheauthorofmorethanthirtybooksofpoetry,includingPoetryasInsurgentArt;AConeyIslandoftheMind.Hehastranslatedtheworksofanumberofpoets,includingNicanorParra,JacquesPrevert,andPierPaoloPasolini.Inadditiontopoetry,heisalsotheauthorofmorethaneightplaysandthreenovels,includingLittleBoy:ANovel,LoveintheDaysofRageandHer.In1953,FerlinghettiandPeterMartinopenedtheCityLightsbookstoreinSanFrancisco,California.ItbecameanervecenterfortheBeatsandotherwriters.AllenGinsberg,JackKerouacandotherwritersfromthaterawereEasternerswhodroppedintoSanFranciscoforaspell.In2001itwasmadeanofficialhistoriclandmark.NowCityLightsisalmostcertainlythebestbookstoreintheUnitedStates.It’sfilledwithseriousworldliteratureofallkinds.IfCityLightsisaSanFranciscoinstitution,Ferlinghettihimselfisasmuchofone.Hehasloomedoverthecity’sliterarylife.Asapoet,he’sneverbeenacriticalfavorite.Buthisflexibleandplain-spokenandoftenpowerfulwork—hehaspublishedmorethan50volumes—hasfoundawideaudience.Hiscollection“AConeyIslandoftheMind”hassoldmorethan1millioncopies,makingitoneofthebest-sellingAmericanpoetrybookseverpublished.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutFerlinghettifromParagraph2?A．Hehadahappychildhood.B．Hereceivednormaleducation.C．Hehadagiftforwritingnovels.D．Hehadwrittenlotsofpoetry.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesFerlinghettiaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Flexible. B．Optimistic. C．Outspoken. D．Productive.3、WhyisCityLightsfamous?A．Becauseitisanervecenterfortheyouth.B．Becauseitscollectionshavealonghistory.C．Becauseitisanofficialhistoriclandmark.D．Becauseithasmanymodernworldliterature.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tospeakhighlyofagreatpoet.B．TointroducesomeEnglishpoetry.C．TopromotevaluesofCityLights.D．TocelebratethebirthdayofFerlinghetti.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）NeverbeforehadIimaginedIshouldhavetheopportunitytolivewithsomanygirls．Wouldthey1suchasingle“Hi”fromme?Iwasabouttogreetmynewroommates，2theydidnotseemtohavethesame3attentionthatIhad．Theyjustdealtwiththeirown4，sortingouttheirclothes，andmakingarrangementsfortheiruniversitylife．Thustranquility（寧靜）becamethe5atmosphereinthedormitory．Tomysurprise，6suchasituation，Ididnotfeelasenseof7．Withtimegoingon，wegottoknoweachotherdeeper．Iwas8ofindthatindeepsoulweallhadgreatdreamsandbelongedtothesame9．However，notlongbeforethe10wasdisturbedbymyownupsetofmindforstudypressure．WhatIwas11aboutseemedtohave12odowiththemandwhattheyweredoingandtalkingaboutseemedsofarawayfromme．However，oneincidentchangedmy13andmademetreasurethiskindof14betterandmoreconfidentinourfriendship．Oneday，whenIwasleavingtheteachers’office，itwasincompletesilenceandfrightening15．Atmydormitorygate，Iwasstartled（使驚奇）tofindtherestill16alittlelightglimmeringinthedarkness，sofaintbutyetsoclear．Justunderthe17ofthelight，Iwenttotheroomwithoutanydifficulty．Theywereinsoundsleep，leavingthe18ightoninthecalmworld．Tearsrolleddownmycheeks．Iknow19thatweallliketranquility，bothinenvironmentandinourmind．Itisthecarethat20allthemisunderstandingsandunpleasantness．1、A．hear B．a(chǎn)ccept C．expect D．like2、A．but B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．then3、A．worried B．eager C．deep D．warm4、A．homework B．meal C．business D．reading5、A．silent B．other C．rest D．only6、A．having B．thinking C．facing D．doing7、A．surprise B．disappointment C．happiness D．warmth8、A．pleased B．disappointed C．sorry D．sure9、A．dormitory B．class C．pattern D．group10、A．harmony B．friendship C．order D．a(chǎn)rrangement11、A．interested B．curious C．concerned D．doubtful12、A．something B．a(chǎn)nything C．nothing D．everything13、A．idea B．life C．dormitory D．mind14、A．calm B．friendship C．care D．situation15、A．light B．darkness C．time D．feeling16、A．happened B．had C．existed D．set17、A．guidance B．calm C．shadow D．middle18、A．bright B．rosy C．strong D．cold19、A．a(chǎn)tlast B．onpurpose C．a(chǎn)tfirst D．onceagain20、A．moves B．melts C．touches D．tears第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Iwillnowintroduceyouonegreatmethodofself-encouragement.Onceagoal1．(set)up,youbeginyourlongjourney.Allyouneednextis2．(work)ashardasyoucan.Youmayrunintoproblemsontheway,butdonotbeafraidofthem.Keeptoyourplansandovercomeallthe3．(difficult)youmeetstepbystep.WeallknowthatRomewasnotbuiltinoneday.Itisthesameasoursuccess.Weneedtopreparewellanddevelopactionplans.4．,wealsoneedtoputinalotofhardwork.Justbepatientandrememberthat5．takestimeandefforttosucceed.Forathletes,itistheOlympicGames6．theyallwanttotakepartin,andareconsideredastheir7．(high)levelofallcompetitionsandthemostexcitingmoments.Theytrainhardeverydayandneverstop.Whentheathleteswonthegoldmedals,manyofthem8．(cry).That’sbecausesomuchefforthadbeenmadebeforetheywenttothecompetition.9．(complete)thetasksofeachday,youcanprovideyourselfwithencouragementsuchas,“IhavedoneverywelltodayandIfeelsopowerfulandenergetic.Iamhappywith10．Ihaveachievedtoday.”Dothiseveryday,andsoonyourcouragewillrise.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改僅限1詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Mr.Turnerturnedoverinbedfromtimetotimeinlastnight,forhewassoexcitedthathecouldnotfallsleep.Yesterdaymorning,hewenttoabiggardeningcompany,knowingasGreenFingers,fortheinterview.Mr.Turner,wholikedtohelphisgrandfathergrewflowersinthegarden,lookingforwardtothejobofferedbythecompany.Whenhegotthecompany,hefoundthereweremanypeoplewaitingandhehadnoideaswhetherhecouldgetthejob.Whilewaiting,hehelpedthe