衡陽(yáng)市一中2026屆高三第一次月考

英語(yǔ)試題

總分150分時(shí)量150分鐘

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出

最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)

話僅讀一遍。

1.Howdidscreenaddictionaffectthewoman?

A.Itmadeherputonweight.

B.Itmadehereyesightworse.

C.Itmadeherloseinterestinreallite.

2.Whatisthewoman'sconcernaboutremoteeducation?

A.Thatitcausespeopletolosemotivation.

B.Thatitisineffectiveforstudents.

C.Thatitlackssocialinteraction.

3.Whatwillthewomandothisafternoon?

A.Watchamovie.B.Goshopping.C.Gethercarwashed.

4.Wherewilltheman'ssisterholdherwedding?

A.InMadrid.B.InGlasgow.C.InOslo.

5.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Surprised.B.Conftised.C.Upset.

第二節(jié)聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三

個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽

完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.TurnherphoneofFovertheweekend.

B.Makeaprojectplaninadvance.

C.Enjoyherpersonaltime.

7.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.SheisnewtoGermanworkculture.

B.Shehastogohometoreceiveacall.

C.ShewilltakeabusinesstriptoAmerica.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.WhydoesthewomanfindAlexaannoying?

A.Itisinconvenienttouse.

B.Itstealsusers'attention.

C.Itdoesn'trespectusers'privacy.

9.Howdoesthemanrememberhisevents?

A.Bykeepingadiary.B.Byusinghisphone.C.Bytellinghisparents.

10.Whatdo\vcknowaboutthewoman?

A.She'sacasualplanner.B.Sh?'sacarefultechuser.C.She'safashionfollower.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Parentandchild.B.Neighbors.C.Strangers.

12.WhathasMrs.Gradyprobablydoneatthehospital?

A.Abloodtest.B.AnX-ray.C.Ahearttest.

13.Whatdocsthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Providesomeinformationaboutadriver.

B.Contactthepolicetoreportanaccident.

C.Coverhisnightshift.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14Wheredocsihucunvursalioiilakeplace?

A.Inaflowershop.B.Inabakery.C.Onthestreet.

15.Howdothespeakersprobablyknoweachother?

A.Theyusedtoworktogether.

B.TheymetthroughtheirfriendDave.

C.Theywereoldschoolmatesatuniversity.

16.Whatwasthewoman'sannualpaymentatheroldjob?

A.Sil0,000.B.$300,000.C.$600,000.

17.Whatdoesthemanwanttotellthewomanintheend?

ASheshouldtryadvertising.

B.Shecouldstartanewbusiness.

C.Herpreviousexperienceisnotwasted.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Effectsofhomeworkonstudents.

B.Acomparisonofdifferenteducationsystems.

C.Academicperformanceofhighschoolstudents.

19.Whyarcsoftskillsimportantaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Theyhelpwithgettingajob.

B.Theyarepartofcollegetests.

C.Theyincreaselearningefficiency.

20.Whatisthespeaker'sfinalrecommendation?

A.Increasingschoolhours.

B.Searchingfbrabalancedmethod.

C.Focusingmoreonmentalhealth.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

A

Areyoufeelingstressedaboutschoolworkandassignments?Herearesomeappsavailablethatcanhelphigh

schoolerswitheverythingfromstudyingtostayingorganized.

Quidet

Thisinnovativeappallowsstudentstocreatepersonalizedstudysetsthatmatchwiththeiruniquelearning

needsandgoals.Byarangeofinteractivetools,suchasflashcards,games,andpracticequizzes,Quizletprovides

studentswithaneffectivewaytoreviewandmasterkeyconceptsacrossawiderangeofsubjects.Oneofthe

uniquefeaturesofQuizletisitscooperativelearningfunction,whichallowsstudentstoconnectandcooperatewith

peerstoimprovetheirlearningoutcomes.

Duolingo

microbiologist,tellsReutersshegottheideafbrthemethodwhileconsideringpossibilitiesfbrapapertowardher

doctoraldegree.Duringthisprocess,shediscoveredsomeonecIsc'spaperthatsuggestedbacteriacanbeusedto

restore（修復(fù)）artworks.

Ataroundthesametime,Boschlearnedthathermotherwasstrugglingtofindagoodmethodforrepairing

18th-centurypaintingsinthechurch.Boschsaidhermother,PilarRoig,notedhowdifficulttherestorationprocess

was.Onereasonwastheglue（膠水）usedtoattachpaintingstowallsinthe1960s.Itwasnearlyimpossibleto

removethegluecompletely.4tMymotherhadaverydifficultproblemtosolveandIfoundapaperaboutbacteria

usedtocleanfrescoes（壁畫）inItaly,''Boschsaid.

Boschaddedshedecidedtowriteherdoctoralpaperonthesamesubject.Thatwasmorethantenyearsago.

Tocay,shegetstoworkwithhermotheronthechurchpaintings,restoration.Theyarcusingthebacteriamethodto

removeglueIromartworks.Themoneyofthe$4.46millionprojectisgivenbylocalorganizations.Theprocess

involvesfeedingsmallamountsoftheglue一madefromanimalcollagen（膠原）一tothebacteria.Afteratime,

thebacteriabegintonaturallyproduceenzymes（幢tobreakdowntheglue.Themother-daughterteamthenmixes

thebacteriawithanaturalalgae-basedsubstance,calledagel（凝膠）,andplacesitontothepaintings.Afterabout

threehours,thegelmixtureisremoved,leavingthepaintingsglue-free.

Bosch'smother,now75,notedthatinthepast,restorersofartworkshadtousetraditionalcleaningmethods

thattookhoursanddamagedthepaintings.Boschhasalsousedherbacteriamethodprocessinotherrestoration

projectsinItalyandSpain.

4.WhatmadePilarBoschcomeupwiththeideaofrestoringartworkswithbacteria?

A.Apapershehadread.B.Theinspirationfromhermother.

C.Herdesiretohelphermother.D.Herroleasamicrobiologist.

5.WhatchallengedidBosch'smotherfaceinrestoringthepaintingsinthechurch?

A.Nofinancialsupport.B.Removaloftheglueonpaintings.

C.Thelackoftraditionalcleaningmethods.D.Damagetothepaintingscausedbytheweather.

6.WhatdoesParagraph3fbcuson?

A.Themother-daughterteam'scontributiontothechurchrestoration.

B.Thematerialsusedfbrcleaningthepaintings.

C.Themoneyusedfbrthepaintings'restorationwork.

D.Theworkingmechanismofthebactcria-bascdrestorationmethod.

7.HowdocsBosch'smothertcclaboutrestoringarhvorkswithbacteria?

A.Itisfairlyconvenient.B.Itisenvironmental-friendly.

C.Itisefficientandtime-saving.D.Itisworthyofwidepromotion.

【答案】4.A5.B6.D7.C

C

Plasticpollutionishurtingtheplanet.Evenwhenplasticsbreakdown,tinybitsofthemstillenduppolluting

theair,theoceans,ourfood—andevenourblood.Butanewmaterialmighthelplimitthat.

"We'rebasicallyrunningagiantexperimentrightnow,intermsofwhatmicroplasticsaredoingtous,“says

MichaelBurkart,achemicalbiologistattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego（UCSD）.Mostplasticshavebeen

madefromcrudeoil,afossilfiiel.Fouryearsago,Burkart'steamatUCSDdevelopedanewtype.Theymadeit

frombuildingblocksthatcanbeproducedbyalgae（藻類）.Now,they'veshownthatthisplasticbreaksdown

quicklywhenaparticularspeciesofbactcriadineonit.

Thenewplasticisatypeofpolyurethane（聚氨酯）.Itcontainsmanychemicalbuildingblocks.Thosebuilding

blocksaremadefromingredientsproducedbyplantsandalgae.Manytypesofmicrobes（微生物）breakdown

plantsandalgaeandeatthosebuildingblocks.Theresearcherssuspectedthosemicrobesmightdothesamething

tothebuildingblocksofthenewplastic.

Totestthat,Burkart'steambroketheirnewplasticintotinyparticles.Theydidthesamewithadifferenttype

ofplasticmadefromfossilfuels.It'sknownasethylvinylacetate,orEVA.Thenresearchersmixedthese

microplasticswithfreshcompost（堆“日）amoistmixofdecomposed（被分解的）plants,foodwasteand

microbes.After90days,68percentofthenewplastichadbrokendown.Thatnumberclimbedto97percentafter

aboutsevenmonths.Incontrast,theresearcherssawnoEVAbreakdownthroughoutthattime.

Thescientistsalsocoatedapieceofclothinthenewplastic.Afterbeingmixedwiththecompostfbrtwo

weeks,thatclotheasilybrokeapart.Anotherpieceofthecoatedclothwasnotcomposted.Itwasstillundamaged

aftertwoweeks.

'TinsoexcitedR）rthisinthelexlilcs（^j^Rnn）industrysaysLisaErdic,ancculuxicolugisl（生態(tài)毒理學(xué)家）

at5Gyres.44Polyurethaneissometimesusedtocoatnaturalfibers,likewoolandcotton,fbrclothing.Overtime,

thatplasticcoatingtailsoff;turningintosmallerandsmallerpiecesandnevergoingaway.Havingsomethingthat

caneasilybebrokendownbybacteriaisbetterthanhavingpersistentplasticsintheenvironment.”

8.Whatcanwelearnaboutthebuilcingblocksinthenewplastic?

A.Theyaresoftandflexible.

B.Theyarcmadefromtbssilfuels.

C.Theycanbeobtainedfromalgae.

D.Theycanbedigestedbyanimals.

9.Whatisthefunctionofthelastparagraphbutone?

A.Tofurthersupporttheexperiment^result.

B.Toexplaintheexperiment'sresul:indetail.

C.Toshowthewideapplicationoftheplastic.

D.Tostressthenecessityofusingthenewplasticinclothing.

10.WhatisLisaErdle'sattitudetothenewplastic?

A.Doubtfill.B.Supportive.

C.Indifferent.D.Concerned.

i1.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Tocallonpeopletoreduceplasticuse.

B.Toraisepeople'sawarenessofplasticpollution.

C.Tointroduceanewkindofenvironmentally-friendlyplastic.

D.Toshowthedamagingimpactoftheplasticontheenvironment.

【答案】8.C9.A10.B11.C

D

Obviously,theuseofartificialintelligence（AI）isexpandingquickly.Butindustryexpertsarcworriedbecause

AImachinesareenergy-intensive.Therefore,manybigcompaniesareevenconsideringusingalternativeenergyto

meettheirAIneeds.

“TheaverageelectricityconsumptionofChatGPTserviceinearly2023was564MWhperday,equaltothe

totaldailyelectricityusageof18,000familiesintheUnitedStates,theresearchersmentionedinastudy.They

haveproposedanewalgorithm（算法）thathasthepotentialtoreducetheamountofenergyanAImachinerequires

tocarryoutuoinpLitalion（i|算）."ReducinglliuaniounlofconiputdlionneededbyneuraliicLworkbisthekeyto

reducebothenergyconsumptionandinferencespeedforlarge-scaleAImodels,“statedtheBitEnergyAI

researchers.

Thenewmethod,knownasLinear-ComplexityMultiplication（線性復(fù)雜度乘法）（L-Mul）,optimizesthe

mathematicaloperationsthatrunAI.Forcontext,AImodelsrelyheavilyoncomplexcalculations,particularly

floating-pointmultiplications（浮點(diǎn)數(shù)乘法）,whichareessentialfbrhandlingthevastamountsofdatatheyprocess.

Thesecalculations,whileprecise,areverycncrgy-intcnsivc.Accordingtotheresearchers,applyingL-Multotensor

（張量）processinghardwarecansignificantlyreduceenergycostsassociatedwithelement-wisefloatingpoint

tensormultiplicationsanddotproducts.L-Mulreplacesthecncrgy-intcnsivcmultiplicationswithsimplerinteger

additions（整數(shù)力口法）.Bybreakingdownthecomplexmultiplicationsintomoremanageablesteps,itsignificantly

reducestheenergyrequiredfbrcomputations.

“Sincemultiplyingfloatingpointnumbersrequiressubstantiallyhigherenergycomparedtointegeraddition

operations,applyingtheL-Muloperationintensorprocessinghardwarecanpotentiallyreduce95%energycostby

element-wisefloatingpointtensormultiplicationsand80%energycostofdotproducts,highlighteddiestudy.

L-Muloffersperformanceadvantages.Integeradditionsarcfasterthanfloating-pointmultiplications,leading

toquickercomputations.Furthermore,theresearcherssuggestthatL-MulmaintainstheaccuracyofAImodels.

L-Mulishighlyinharmonywithtransformer-basedmodels,thearchitecturebehindpopularAlsystemslike

ChatGPT.Thesemodelsrelyonan4<attentionmechanism“toprocessandunderstandrelationshipswithindata.

However,thewidespreadadoptionofL-Mulfacessomebarriers.Currently,thetechniquerequiresspecialized

hardwarethatisnotyetreadilyavailable.BitEnergyAIisactivelydevelopingthishardwareandcreating

programminginterfacestofacilitateitsintegrationintoexistingAIsystems.

“Tounlockthefullpotentialofourproposedmethod,wcwillcarryouttheL-MulandL-Matmuikernel

algorithmsonhardwarelevelanddevelopprogrammingAPIsfbrhigh-levelmodeldesign/'thestudyconcluded.

12.Whydoestheauthormentionsomenumbersinparagraph2?

A.ToproveAImachinesarcenergyintensive.

B.Toclarifythenecessityofcreatinganewalgorithm.

C.Toshowthepopularityofartificialintelligence.

D.ToexplainwhytheUnitedStatesfaceselectricityshortage.

13.HowdoesLinear-ComplexityMultiplicationlessenenergyconsumption?

A.ByenhancingtheaccuracyofAImodels.

B.Byspeedingupcunipulalions.

C.Byprocessingthevastamountsofdata.

D.Bychangingthewayofcalculations.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'oplimizes“meaninparagraph3°

A.Slowsdown.B.Keepsarecordof.

C.Makesfulluseof.D.Breaksdown.

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.DilemmaFacedbyLarge-ScaleAIModels

B.TheRiseofAl:ChallengesandOpportunities

C.WillL-MulReplacetheEnergy-intensiveMultiplications?

D.L-Mul:ANewBreakthroughinReducingAIEnergyConsumption

【答案】12.B13.D14.C15.D

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

Itcouldbesaidtreesnaturallycallforattentionastheyclimbtowardtheskywiththeirarmsoutstretched.

16Aswebustlethroughourownday-to-daylives,treesseemtoplaytheroleofabackdrop（背景）.

Treesplayanimportantroleinimprovingthequalityandhealthofourlives,ourhomes,andourplanet.

17Butthatstillnessisnotsynonymous（同義的）withlaziness.Treesarcrarelylazy.Infact,theyarc

workhorsesoftheenvironmentastheimpactoftheirhardworkcarriesmilesfartherthanthegroundinwhichthey

stand.

Globally,treesarethemostscalableandcost-effectivetoolinthefightagainstclimatechange.Treescleanthe

airandabsorbcarbondioxide.18Forexample,ring-tailedlemurs（環(huán)尾狐猴）areconsideredoneofthe

mostendangeredcreaturesontheplanet.AbigreasonisthathalfoftheforeststheydependoninMadagascaroff

theEastcoastofAfricawerecutdown.Lemursaren'talonewhenitcomestoadependencyontrees.19

Wherethere'saneed,treescanhelpfillit.Insomecommunities,treesarcanimportantfoodsource.Inothers,

they'reasymbolofresilience（恢復(fù)力）followingadamagingtragedy.Whenplantednearstreamsandrivers,they

cleanthewater.20That'sright,whenplantedintherightplace,atreecanhelpyoubringdownenergy

costsforyourhome.

Soasspringtimearrivesonceagain,takeamomentandappreciateallatreecanbe.

A.Yet,it'sstilleasyfbrustoignorethem.

B.Rootedtoasinglespot,theyappearstill.

C.TheyRjsturbiodiversityandsupportcriticalhabilals.

D.Weknowthere'sneverbeenamoreimportanttimefortrees.

E.Andabonusfbrhomeowners:treescanevensaveyourmoney.

F.Treesarehometo80%ofallanimals,plants,andinsectsthatliveonland.

G.Beingaroundtreescanimproveaperson'smentalhealthandcreativity.

【答案】16.A17.B18.C19.F20.E

第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)供15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分）

Koogimowasauniquechild,alwaysabsorbedinhisbooks,not21whatwashappeningaroundhim.

Hisclassmates,fiillofenergyandspirit,neverquiteunderstoodKoogimo5squietnature.Theyoftenlefthimoutof

theirgames,consideringhim22.

Oneday,theclasswentona:riptotheforest.Koogimo,asusual,wasleftalone,observingthebeautyof

nature.Theothers,however,were23withtheirgames.Suddenly,theirteacherrealizedtheywerelost.

24cameoverthechildren,exceptforKoogimowhowascalm.Koogimo25thattheyfollow

thestream,applyinghisknowledgefrombooks.Withtheteacher'sapproval,theyfollowedhislead,their

26inhimgrowing.Hisclassmateswatchedinawe（敬畏）asKoogimo27themthroughthe

forestwithconfidence.Theybegantoseehiminanew28,appreciatinghisintelligenceandcourage.

Finally,theyreachedtheedgeoftheforest.Thechildren29.huggingKoogimo,theirsavior（救世

主）.Fromthatday,theynevertookhimfbrgrantedagain.Koogimowashappy,notbecausehewasthehero,but

becausehehadbeenfinally30byhisclassmates.Thisjourneyhad3]himfromanoutcast

（被排斥的人）toafriend.

WhenKoogimoreturnedhome,hisparentswerewaitingfbrhim.Theyhadheardabouthisactandwere

32ofhim.Theirlittleboyhadbecomeahero.Koogimc'sparentshuggedhimtightly,theireyesfilled

withjoy.Theyknewtheirsonwasintelligentand33,andnow,everyoneelseknewittoo.

Thenextdayatschool,thingsweredifferent.Koogimowasnolonger34butadmired.His

classmatesrespectedhimandsoughthiscompany.Koogimo,withhiscourageandintelligence,hadtaughthis

classmatesthetrue35offriendship.Hehadnotonlybecometheirhero,butalsotheirfriend.

21.A.figuringoutB.worryingaboutC.lookingfbrD.caringabout

22.A.awkwardB.oddC.lonelyD.rude

23.A.occupiedB.equippedC.surroundedD.impressed

24.A.SorrowB.FearC.PuzzleD.Surprise

25.A.claimedB.revealedC.insistedD.suggested

26.A.devotionB.affectionC.curiosityD.trust

27.A.encouragedB.chasedC.ledD.searched

28.A.lightB.aspectC.patternD.range

29.A.chccrcdB.sighedC.hesitatedD.whistled

30.A.supportedB.acceptedC.changedD.touched

31.A.directedB.exchangedC.pushedD.transformed

32.A.carefulB.afraidC.proudD.aware

33.A.braveB.creativeC.positiveD.independent

34.A.abandonedB.teasedC.ignoredD.refused

35.A.symbolB.valueC.formD.nature

【答案】21.D22.B23.A24.B25.D26.D27.C28.A29.A30.B31

D32.C33.A34.C35.B

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

語(yǔ)法填空

Thepowcrfi.ilpcoplc-to-pcoplcbondsbetweenChinaandMalaysiatakemanyexpressionsconsideringthe

rangeofsharedculturalandtraditionalvaluesbetweenthetwonations.

TheMalaysianpeoplehavetakengreatinterestintheliondance,atraditionthat36(emerge)overa

thousandyearsagoinChinaandhasmanyadmirersinmodernMalaysia.

AmongthemisAdzwinPuteriFaizal,37youngwomanfromRawanginSelangorstate,38isa

memberofatroupe(劇團(tuán))underthelocallyrenownedYongJunLionDanceAssociation.

Withsmoothand39(energy)movements,the18-ycar-ddAdzwinplaystheroleofthelion'stailand

moveswithherpartner,usingclassicspringsonpoles,gracefullyleapingandsteadilybalancing.

“Whenthemasterperformedatourschoolfbrthefirsttime,Iwasattracted.Itlookedsocool,“shesays.

Havingbeenpartofthetroupefbrthepastfiveyears,Adzwinimprovedherskillsandbuiltupherexperienceinthe

artformalongwithher40(teammate)comprisingMalaysiansofotherethnicgroups41(age)10

to18.

TheliondanceinMalaysiasharesitsroots42theChineseliondance,specificallyfromthesouthern

liondancestyle.IlarrivedinMalaysiawithChineseiimnigranlsandLookroot.

Initially,theliondance43(perform)duringChinesefestivalsandcelebrations,butwiththeblendingof

Malaysia'sethnicitiesandcultures,itgraduallycrossedethnicandreligiousboundaries,44(become)a

belovedculturalactivityfbrallcommunities.Itsculturalvalueis45(wide)recognizedbythepublic.

【答案】36.emerged

37.a38.who

39.energetic

40.teammates

41.aged42.with

43.wasperformed

44.becoming

45.widely

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

46.假如你是李華，你的美國(guó)朋友Alan對(duì)中國(guó)的語(yǔ)言和文化很感興趣，想深入地學(xué)習(xí)一下，希望你能給他

一些建議。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示給他回一封電子郵件。

內(nèi)容包括：

1.根據(jù)你的經(jīng)驗(yàn)與推薦，可通過哪些途徑了解中國(guó)的語(yǔ)言和文化：

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，自圓其說，以使行文連貫.

【答案】Onepossibleversion:

DearAlan,

I'mreallyhappytohearthatyou'reinterestedinChineselanguageandculture!Herearcafewsuggestions

basedonmyexperience.

First,trylearningthroughonlineplatfbnnslikeDuolingoorHelioChinese—they'regreatforbeginners.Also,

watchingChinesemovies,TVshows,orlisteningtoChinesesongscanhelpyougetfamiliarwiththelanguage

naturally.Whenitcomestoculture,readingaboutChinesefestivals,tryingtraditionalfood,orevenpracticing

calligraphycanbebothfiinandeducational.

Ifpossible,joiningalanguageexchangegrouporfindingaChinesetutoronlinecouldgreatlyimproveyour

speakingandlisteningskills.

Ihopethesetipshelp!Letmeknowifyouneedmoresuggestions.

Bestregards,

LiHua

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為

150左右。

Thesenioryearofhighschoolwasverybusyforalmosteverystudent,andIwasnoexception.IfIwasn't

studyingandworryingaboutmygrades,Iwouldtakepartinvariousafter-classactivitiestomakepreparationsfbr

college.

Finally,asmysenioryearbegantowinddown,Igotapart-timejobatacafenearmyschool.Ihadthought

thatthejobwouldbeeasyand,fbrthemostpart,stress-free.IimaginedmyselfpouringexcellentcofYcc,making

deliciouscakesandbecomingclosefriendswiththeregularcustomers.

WhatIhadn'tcountedonwerethepeoplewithgreatordersthatchosetous