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华中师大一附中2024年高考考前测试卷英语试题第一部分听力（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．Wherewillthewomantakealeftturn?A．Atthesupermarket.B．OnHarrisStreet.C．Atthetrafficlight.2．Whatwillthewomandonext?A．Haveanicelunch.B．Listentoaco

ncert.C．Findarestaurant.3．Whatdoesthewomando?A．Areceptionist.B．Ateacher.C．Anarchitect.4．Whatcanwelearnabo

uttheman?A．Heworksasagardener.B．Heistoobusyatworktoplay.C．Hepreferssportstogardening.5．Wheredoestheconversationprobablyta

keplace?A．Inahotel.B．inacompany.C．Inacafeteria.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。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．WhatisWallStreetBears?A．Anovel.B．Amovie.C

．Atelevisiondrama.7．Whenwillthespeakersgotothemoviefestival?A．OnSaturday.B．OnSunday.C．OnMonday.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．WhatdidDavidaskhiscolleaguestodo?A．Attendtheafternoonmeeting.B．Arriveattherestaurantby7:00p.m.C．Leave

earlytoavoidbusytraffic.9．Whyisthemanunabletoensurehisarrivaltime?A．HehastopickupMr.Smith.B．Hehastoprepareforameeting.C．Hehastodeliversomepackages.10

．WhatdoesMonicasuggestthemando?A．GiveDavidacall.B．Skipthegathering.C．Takepublictransportation.听第8段材料，回

答第11至13题。11．Howdoesthewomanlook?A．Anxious.B．Excited.C．Confused.12．Howdidthewomangettoknowaboutthenews?A．FromTV.B．Fromtheradio.

C．Fromthenewspaper.13．Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A．LookforLucky.B．PickLuckyupeveryday.C．TeachLuckyself-protection.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14．Wh

eredoesMollycomefrom?A．Singapore.B．Canada.C．Japan.15．WhendidMollybegintoski?A．Atagefour.B．Atageseven.C．Atagethirteen.16．WhatmadeM

ollydecidetobeaskier?A．Herloveforsnow.B．Hermom’schoice.C．Herfriend’ssupport.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatisthepurposeof

thespeaker?A．Toforecasttheweather.B．Tokeeppeopleinformed.C．Tomakeanadvertisement.18．WhatcausesflightstoSouthAmericarisky?A．Aterr

iblestorm.B．Heavyairtraffic.C．Mechanicalproblems.19．Whatwilltheaircompaniesdoforpassengersiftheflightsarecanceled?A．Allowthemtoch

angeflightroutes.B．Offerthemfreehotels.C．Returnalltheirmoney.20．Whichplaceisincludedintheno-golist?A．Cairo.B．Panama.C．BuenosAires.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50

分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AIfyouhaveapassionformusic,art,historyandm

ore,indulgeitonaYoyoOdysseyCulturalTour!Howwetravelcanmakethedifferencebetweenjustvisitingaplace,orre

allyexperiencingitfromtheinsideout,whichiswhyYoyohascreateditsnewOdysseyCulturalTourscollection.Thesesmall-group,luxurytoursofferadeepdiveinto

history,art,music,literature,danceandastronomy,whileenjoyingeverythingthatadestinationhastooffer,fromexceptionalplacestostaytothebestoflocalf

ood.EachholidayhastheserviceofaYoyotourmanagerandwe’lltakecareofyoueverystepoftheway,providingaVIPcarservicetoyourUKdeparturepoin

tforoverseastrips,flightsandtransfers,alltransportstoaccommodations,travelinsuranceandmuchmore.Formusiclovers;YoyohaspartneredwiththeRoyalA

cademyofMusictocreateuniqueshortbreaksinLondonwithconcertsbytalentedyoungmusiciansfromtheAcademy.You’llbeinexperthands-eachtourisaccompaniedbyaspecia

listintheirfieldwho’sskilledatsharingtheirexpertisethroughinsight-packedtalksthroughouttheholiday.Backstage,behind-the-scenesvisitsgiveaf

ascinatingperspectiveonnewplacesaswellascitiesthatyoumayalreadyknowandlove,allinthestimulatingcompanyoflike-mindedtravellers.AB

CMusicreaderswillreceiveanexclusive5percentdiscountonallYoyoCulturalOdysseyTours-justquotethecode‘ABCR’whenbooking.Tofindoutmorep

leasevisityoyo.uk/COT.21．WhydoesYoyocreatetheCulturalOdysseyTours?A．TocreateamusiccollectionofOdyssey.B．Tohelpmusicloversfi

ndlike-mindedfriends.C．Toguidetourgueststhroughaculturalexperience.D．TopromotetheABCMusicMagazinetonewreaders.22．Whatcanguestsdod

uringthetour?A．Sharetheirexpertskills.B．Enjoytalksbyaspecialist.C．Visitthebackstageafteraplay.D．Playinaconcertwithmusi

cians.23．WhatshouldtheABCMusicreadersdoforadiscountwhenbooking?A．Usetherequiredcode.B．Findonemorecom

pany.C．Visitthewebsiteyoyo.uk/COT.D．QuoteacommentabouttheABCMusic.BIn1835,WilliamTalbotfinallysucceededinproducingaphoto

graphofhiscountryhouse.Hedeclaredthathiswasthefirsthouseeverknowntohavedrawnitsownpicture.Thedrawingwasformed“bytheactionofl

ightuponsensitivepaper.”Photographyofferednaturea“pencil”topaintherselfthroughoptical（光学的）andchemicalmeansalone.Bythemid-nineteenthcent

ury,peoplenolongerneededtohireadraftsmantodrawdetailedimagesbecausetheprocesscouldbecompletedinstantlywithacamera.A

dvocatesforthetechnologystatedthatnotonlywasitmoreprecisethanthehumanhand-itwasfasterandcheaper.Theremovalofhumanfalli

bilityinthecreatingprocesswasoneofphotography’sbiggestsellingpoints,butthisalsostarteddebatesaboutthenewmedium’si

mplicationsforvisualculture.Couldimagesmadelargelybyamachinebeconsideredart?Ifso,wheredidhumancreativity,fitinthisprocess?Asthetw

enty-firstcenturybecomesincreasinglyautomated（自动化的）,moreandmorepeopleattempttoidentifywherehumanagencyexistsinthetechnologicallydrivenworld.

ImagesgeneratedwithartificialintelligencebycompanieslikeOpenAIarestimulatingquestionslikethosethatemerged

withthecomingofthephotograph.Bytypingasentence,userscangenerate“new”imagescomposedfromimagescollectedacrosstheinternet.Theresulthas

beenafloodofAl-generatedimagesinplacesthatarepreviouslyuniquetohumanauthors.Paintingcompetitions,commercialgraphicdesignandthefashionofpo

rtraiture（肖像）haveallsincecollidedwiththetechnologyintroublingways.Thefineartswerethoughttobeafinalhold-outofhumancreativity,butthe

surprisinglyhighqualityofAl-generatedimagesisproducingdeeperquestionsaboutthenatureoforiginality.Ifthehistoryofphotogr

aphytellsusanything,it’sthatthedebatewon’tbesettledquickly;straightforwardlyorbytheinstitutionswetypicallyassociatewithculturalgate-keeping.24．

WhydidTalbotdeclarethathishousehaddrawnitsownpicture?A．Tominimizehumanfactorsinthecreation.B．Toinvestigateasupernaturalphenomenon.C．Toshowhi

sadvancedknowledgeinscience.D．Todemonstratethebeautyofhiscountryhouse.25．Whatdoestheword“it”underlinedinparagraph2referto?A．ThephotoofTal

bot’shouse.B．Theimagebyadraftsmain.C．Thetechnologyofacamera.D．Thepapersensitivetolight.26．WhatdoOpenAIandcamerashaveincommon?A．T

heyimprovethetasteofbeauty.B．Theyadvocatefashiondesigns.C．Theychallengehumanagency.D．Theyproduceoriginalimages.27．Whatdidtheauthorindicatebyreferri

ngtothehistoryofphotography?A．Culturalgatekeeperswillsolvetheissueastheydid.B．Al-generatedimageswillgothroughasimilar

debate.C．Thenatureoforiginalitywillbeheldinhumanhands.D．ThefineartswillincludephotographyandAIimages.CThere’sausefulconceptf

rompsychologythathelpsexplainwhygoodpeopledothingsthatharmtheenvironment:thefalseconsensuseffect.That’swhereweovervaluehowacceptableand

prevalent（普遍的）ourownbehaviorisinsociety.Putsimply,ifyou’redoingsomething（evenifyousecretlyknowyouprobably

shouldn’t）,you’remorelikelytothinkplentyofotherpeopledoittoo.What’smore,youlikelyoverestimatehowmuchotherpeoplethinkthatbe

haviorisbroadlyOK.Thisbias（偏见）allowspeopletojustifysociallyunacceptableorillegalbehaviors.Researchershaveobservedthefalseconsensuseffec

tindruguseandillegalhunting.Morerecently,conservationistsarebeginningtorevealhowthiseffectcontributestoenvironmentaldamage.InAustralia,peoplewhoa

dmittedtopoaching（偷猎）thoughtitwasmuchmoreprevalentinsocietythanitreallywas,andhadhigherestimatesthanf

isherswhoobeyedthelaw.Theyalsobelievedothersviewedpoachingassociallyacceptable;however,inreality,morethan90%offisher

sheldtheoppositeview.Thefalseconsensuseffecthasalsoshownupinstudiesexaminingsupportfornuclearenergyandoffshorewindf

arms.Justasconceptsfrompsychologycanhelpexplainsomeformsofenvironmentaldamage,sotoocantheyhelpaddressit.Fore

xample,researchshowspeoplearemorelikelytolitterinareaswherethere’salreadya-lotoftrashscatteredaround;somakingsuret

hegroundaroundabinisnotcoveredinrubbishmayhelp.Factualinformationonhowotherpeoplethinkandbehavecanbeverypowerful.Energycompanieshavesubstantiallyre

ducedenergyconsumptionsimplybyshowingpeoplehowtheirelectricityusecomparestotheirneighbors.Encouragingly,stimulatingpeople’snaturaldesire

forstatushasalsobeensuccessfulingettingpeopleto“gogreentobeseen”,ortopubliclybuyeco-friendlyproducts.Astheresearchevidenceshows,social

normscanbeapowerfulforceinencouragingandpopularizingenvironmentallyfriendlybehaviors.Perhapsyoucandoyourbitbysharingthisarticle!28．Whichexamp

lebestillustratesthefalseconsensuseffect?A．Astudentspendslonghourssurfingtheinternet.B．Abloggerassumesmanypeopledislikehi

sposts.C．Adriverfrequentlyparksillegallyinpublicplaces.D．Asmokerbelievespeoplegenerallyapproveofsmoking.29．HowdidmostA

ustralianfishersviewtheissueofpoaching?A．Itisunacceptable.B．Itiswidespread.C．Itis,controversial.D．Itiscomplex.30．Whatdot

heunderlinedwords“gogreentobeseen”inparagraph5mean?A．Embracegreenhabitsforbetterhealth.B．Makegreenchoicesthatotherscanpe

rceive.C．Joingreenmovementsforpersonalfulfillment.D．Choosegreenitemsthatareeasytospotinstores.31．Whatisarecommendedapproacht

oaddressingenvironmentalproblems?A．Understatesocialnorms.B．Highlightpersonalresponsibilities.C．Publicizesustainablepract

ices.D．Encouragetechnologicalinnovations.DThemessageisdrummedintousfromchildhood:forgivepeoplewho’vewrongedyou,becauseit’stherightthin

gtodo.Forgivenessisavirtue,we’retold—theonlywayforustotrulymoveonandheal,freedfromthebaggageofbearingillwill.However,I’mnotbuyingi

t.Forgivingsomeonecanindeedbeabeautifulthing,butit’snotalwayswhat’sbestforus.Infact,ifsomeonehashurtyoudeeplyandtherelationshipisn’thea

lthy,tryingto“fix”thingscandomoreharmthangood.Mostofuswouldprobablyagreethatforgivingawrongdoermeanslettinggoofnegativefeelings—likeangerandrese

ntment—towardsthem,asifnothinghappened.Actuallythisisn’thelpful.Itpressuresustominimizeourfeelings—tosay“it’sOK”whenforus,itisn’t.Whileit’sno

tagoodideatofocusonnegativethoughts,recognizingandprocessingallofthatpainisanimportantpartofthehealingjourney.A2010researchpaperpubl

ishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychologyfoundthatfolkswhoforgavepartnersthatdidn’tmakethemfeelvaluedhadlessrespect

forthemselves.Lettingminoroffences（冒犯）thathappennowandagainslidecanbegreatforanyrelationship,butrepeatedlyforgivingbad

behaviorcanencouragethatpersontokeephurtingyou.Atleast,that’swhat2011researchbypsychologyprofessorJamesMcNultyargues.Hefoun

dthatwhenapartnerwasmorelikelytoforgivethoseacts,theaggressorwasmorelikelytokeepcommittingthem.McNultysuggeststhatthisisbecau

sefacingtheconsequencesoftheiractionsiswhatmotivatespeopletochangetheirways,andbeingofferedacleanslatecanbeakindofpasstoavoidmak

ingchanges.Soforgivingfrequentandmajoroffences,likeverbalorphysicalabuse,candomoreharmthangood.Forme,thisspeakstothecorete

nsionintheidea.Insteadoflookingtoforgivenesslikeamagicmedicine,wecanfocusonrecognizingwhathappenedandcomin

gtotermswithit,howeverthatlooksforusandwithoutanysenseofobligationtowardsouroffender.32．Whatdoestheauthorthinkabo

utthemessageinparagraph1?A．It’sreasonable.B．It’sdebatable.C．It’sconvincing.D．It’sunquestionable.33．Howdoesthea

uthordevelopthetext?A．Bymakingcomparisons.B．Bygivingstatistics.C．Byquotingresearchers’views.D．Bysharinghisownexperiences.34．Whatd

oestheunderlinedwords“acleanslate”inparagraph5probablymean?A．Arepeatedoffence.B．Amagicmedicine.C．Aterribleconsequence.D．Acomplete

forgiveness.35．Whichcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．Forgivingisalwaysavirtue.B．Forgivingcanchangeeverything.C．Forgivingotherssomet

imesdepends.D．Forgivingothersalwaysseemsimpossible.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。BasedonhisownresearchatWa

shingtonUniversityinSt.Louisandotherscientificstudies,psychologylecturerBonooffersthefollowingtipsforgettingandstayinghappieriny

ourlife.36Lookingforwardtoanenjoyableexperiencecanmakeitallthatmuchsweeter.Waitacoupleofdaysbeforeseeinga

newmoviethatjustcameout,planyourbigvacationforlaterinthesummer,andtrytotaketimetoenjoyeachbiteofdessert.Ontheopposite,getnegativetaskso

utofthewayasquicklyaspossible—anydelaywillonlymakethemseemworse.Peoplewhofocusmoreonprocessthanoutcometendtorema

inmotivatedinthefaceofsetbacks.They’rebetteratstickingwithmajorchallengesandpreferthemovertheeasyroute.37Becauseitcelebratesrewardsthatcom

efromtheworkitself.Focusingonlyontheoutcomecanleadtoprematureburnoutifthingsdon’tgowell.38Findanactivitythatallowsyoutog

ettogetherwithfriendsonaregular,ongoingbasis.Aweeklyhappyhour,pokernight,orTVshowensuresconsistencyandmotivatio

ninyoursocialinteractions.Peoplewithhigh-qualityrelationshipsarenotonlyhappier,butalsohealthier.39Thenextt

imeyouareattractedtouseyourphonetolookthroughsocialmedia,lookthroughyourlistofcontactsinstead.40Theh

appinessyougetfromarealconnectionwithanotherpersonwillbefargreaterthananycommentsorlikesyougetonsocialmedia.A．Anticipation

itselfispleasurable.B．Decreaseunnecessarysocializing.C．FindsomeonetocallorFaceTime.D．This“growthmindset”helpspeoplestayenergized.E．FacebookandInsta

gramoftenoverstatehowmuchbetteroffothersare.F．Nothingismoreimportantforourpsychologicalhealththanhigh-qualityfriendships.G．Theyrecoverfromillness

esmorequickly,livelonger,andenjoymoreenrichedlives.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下

面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。KwaneStewart,adevotedvet（兽医）inSanDiego,hadreachedapointofburnoutinhiscareer.Theanimal41whereheworkedwasfullo

fabandonedpetsaspeople42todealwiththeongoingeconomicdecline.Inthosedays,animalswouldbeeuthanized（安乐死）ifthey.weren’t43insevendays.T

hecruelrealitydeeplytroubledStewart,evenleadinghimtoconsider44hisprofession.Onefatefulday,outsideaconveniencestore,he45ahomelessmanwi

thadogsufferingfromavisibleskinissue.Theman,46forasolution,sharedhisdog’ssuffering.Stewartexaminedthedogandthen47somemedicinetohim.Intears,them

anthankedStewart,saying“Thankyoufornot48me”.TheverywordsservedasawakeupcalltoStewardandinspiredhisnext49.Stew

artbeganworkingasastreetvetduringhisfreetime,determinedto50onhisown.Overanine-yearperiod,heprovided51medicalcareforover1,000homelesspeopleandtheirp

etsandin2020,hecreatedanonprofitorganizationProjectStreetVet.ForStewart,themostrewardingaspectofhisworkliesintheone-on-one

52withthehomeless.By53helpingtheircherishedcompanion,Stewarthelps54theirfaithinhumanity.Theirgratitudefuelshimtocont

inuehismission,offering55tothosefacingawfulcircumstances.41．A．shopB．shelterC．labD．farm42．A．struggledB．man

agedC．intendedD．hesitated43．A．trainedB．examinedC．adoptedD．selected44．A．assessingB．advancingC．delayingD．quitting45．A．mention

edB．interviewedC．recognizedD．encountered46．A．regretful:B．desperateC．gratefulD．responsible47．A．deliveredB．soldC．offeredD．returned48．A．ign

oringB．hurtingC．blamingD．bothering49．A．gameB．chapterC．firmD．research50．A．haveatryB．keepabalanceC．makeadifferenceD．setanexample51．

A．freeB．safeC．expensiveD．private52．A．decisionsB．connectionsC．discussionsD．competitions53．A．slightlyB．hardlyC．simplyD．generally54．A．c

elebrateB．followC．testD．restore55．A．hopeB．freedomC．prideD．respect第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。We’veall

heardtheadviceto“getoutofyourcomfortzone”bytakingonanewchallenge.Arecentstudygoesastepfurther:Makediscomfortadirectg

oal.That’smorelikelytomotivateyou56ifyouonlyfocusonwhatyouhopetolearn.Inthefirstoffiveexperiments,theresearchersassignedsev

eralhundredstudentstrainingatSecondCityChicago57（participate）inasmall-groupimprovisation（即兴）exercise,andtheninstructedhalfofthegroupthattheirgoaldu

ringthesessionwas“tofeelawkwardanduncomfortable.”Therest,58（that）inthecontrolgroup,59（tell）to“feelyourselfdevelopingnewsk

ills.”Membersofthefirstgroupkeptattheexerciselongerthantheothersdidandtook60（great）risks.Experiments61（involve）otherdimensionsofp

ersonalgrowth—engaginginexpressivewriting,learningaboutgunviolence,andhearingaboutopposingpolitical62（belief）—

producedsimilarresults.Reframinganxietyasexcitementhasbeenprovenawaytoimprovesinginginfrontofstrangers,andthinkingofstressas6

3meanstoboostachievementdemonstratedastress-managementtechnique.“Whenpeoplereinterpretnegativeexperiencesas64（function）,theyaremorewillingtoengag

eintasksthatcallforththoseexperiences,”theresearchersexplain.“Insteadofseeingdiscomfortasunrelatedtothegoal65asignaltostop,theywillstartperceivi

ngitasasignofprogresstowardtheirgoal.”第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）为庆祝创刊30周年，你校英文报以“ThepleasureofReading”为题举办征文活动。请你以此为题写一篇征文稿。内容包括

：1．阅读的乐趣；2．介绍一本你喜欢的书；3．你喜欢的理由。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。ThepleasureofReading第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根

据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之成为一篇完整的短文。Onesunnyafternoon,AliceandIwerewalkinghomefromschool,lostinourgirlishconversat

ion.Alice,withhercuriouseyessparkling,casuallyaskedaboutmyfriendshipwithJudy.Inamomentofthoughtlessness,Iresponded

,“IonlyhungoutwithJudybecausesheaskedmeandIwasn’tkeenonbeingfriendswithher.Shewasratherdull.”TheunkindwordsjustescapedmylipsbeforeIcouldcatc

hthem,likemarblesrollingoffatable.LittledidIknow,Judyhadbeenjustaroundthecornersomehow.WhenIglancedup,Judyappearedrightinfron

tofme,havingaccidentallyoverheardeverything.Allthecolorfadedfromherface.Hereyeswideningwithshock,withoutaword,sherushedof

f.AliceandIwereleftstandingthere,exchangingalookofshameanddiscomfort.IknewIshouldrunafterJudyandapologize,butwith

mymindblank,Iwasfrozen.Alice’sfaceturnedred,too.Wewalkedhomeinsilence,eachstepheavierthanthelast.Thefollowingdayswerefilledwithawkwa

rdness.IfeltterribleforwhatI’dsaidandwasdyingtomendourfriendship.Anhonestapologywasdesperatelyneeded.ButwhatshouldIsay?UnintentionalasIwas,Iin

deedhurtJudy’sfeelings.EverytimeIsawJudyinthehallsorduringclasses,I’dquicklylookaway.Fatethrewmeacurveballinourspeechclass.OnTuesday,Mr.Thom

asannouncedthatwewouldbegivingimprovised（即兴的）speeches.Hehadwrittenourtopicsonslipsofpaperandputthemintoasecretjar.Eachofuswasaskedtoblindlych

ooseonewithoutknowingwhatitwouldbeabout.Icouldn’tsayIwasnotnervous.AsIreachedintothejaroftopics,myfingersclosedaround

theslipthatread,“Shareyourmostembarrassingmoment.”Myheartpoundedlikeadrumrollinmychest.Itwasasiftheuniversehadcomemywaytog

ivemeachance.注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。KnowingwhatIhadtosay,Icalmedmyselfdownandwalkedtotheplatform.Thatda

ymarkedaturningpoint.2024年考前测试卷1-5BCACA6-10BABCA11-15ABCAB16-20ABACB21-23CBA24-27ACCB28-31DABC32-35BCDC36-40ADFGC41-45BACDD46-50BCABC5

1-55ABCDA56．than57．toparticipate58．those59．weretold60．greater61．involving62．beliefs63．a64．functional65．orTh

epleasureofreadingVersion1Thereisnogreaterpleasureintheworldthanreading,whichcantransportusbeyondtheboundariesoftimeandspace,allowingustoliv

eathousandlives.Thepleasureofreadingisasymphonyofthemindandadanceofideasthatenrichesthesoul.“Charlotte’sWeb”

issuchacharmingtaleasIreadlongagobutstilltouchesmyheartsomuch.IamgreatlyimpressedbyCharlotte’swisdom,kindness,andunwaveringloya

ltytoWilbur.Thewebshespins,withitsmiraculouswords,isasymbolofthepowerofloveandcreativitytochangelives.Icanalso

recallthemanymomentsIcouldn’tresistlaughingwhenthelightandplayfulhumorinthebooktickedmyfunnybone.Forme,“Charlotte’sWeb”demonstratesthebestofwhatliter

aturecanoffer:astorythatisbothentertainingandenriching,ajourneythatisasdelightfulasitismeaningful.Versi

on2Thepleasureofreadingliesintheexpansionofourhorizonsasweexplorediverseculturesandencounterdifferentpeople.Itencouragescriticalthinkingandfost

ersadeeperunderstandingoftheworldaroundus.“TheBiographyofQianXuesen”,awitnesstothetransformationofatalentedyoungmindintoaleadingfigureinscie

nceandtechnology,isastoryofperseverance,curiosity,andanunwaveringcommitmenttohismotherland.Thejoyofreadingthisb

iographyisaprofoundexperiencethattranscendsthewrittenword,offeringmeadeepdiveintothelifeandachievementsofaremarkablei

ndividualwhoplayedapivotalroleinshapingChina’saerospaceindustry.HisdecisiontoreturntoChinadespitepersonalriskshasgreatlyresonatedwithme,instilling

asenseofwonderandinspiration.Version1KnowingwhatIhadtosay,Icalmedmyselfdownandwalkedtotheplatform.Itookad

eepbreathandbegan.Withmyvoiceshaking,Ispokeofmyinconsideratebehaviour,deepregretandtheupsettingresultwithoutexposingJudy’sname.Afterfi

nishingmyheartfeltspeech,withsweatflowingdownmyface,Ididn’tdaretoexpectmyclassmates’response.Tomysurprise,theyapplaud

edformysincerity.EvenMr.Thomaspraisedmycouragetoadmitmyfaultandapologizepublicly.Backtomyseat,IstolealookatJudyandamazinglyfoun

dshewasalsolookingatmewithtears.Thatdaymarkedaturningpoint.AlthoughJudyandIneverdirectlytalkedaboutthatunpleasantevents,ourinteractionsslowl

yreturnedtonormal.Welaughedandchattedagain,asifasilentforgivenesshadbeengranted.Iwasneverproudofmybraveryinthatspeec

hclass.Instead,Iknewforsureitwasanexperiencetobemodestlythankfulfor.HerearethelessonsIhavecarriedclosetomyhearteversince:Speakingillofothersplant

seedsofregretandtruefriendshipsdeservetherespectofhonestwordsandopenhearts.Version2KnowingwhatIhadtosay,Icalmedmyselfdownandwalkedtotheplatform.

Myhandsweretremblingslightlybutmyresolvewasfirm.“Mymostembarrassingmoment,”Istarted,“wasaboutthepainIcausedtosomeoneelse.”AsIspoke,IcouldseeJud

yintheaudience,hereyesglisteningwithtears.“Ihurtmyfrienddeeply,notoutofillwill,butoutofthoughtlessness,”Iadmitted,myvoicethickwithremo

rse.“Iwanttomakethingsright.”IlookeddirectlyatJudy,oureyesmeetingacrosstheroom.Therewassilence,thenapplausebeganto

build,awaveofsupportfillingtheair,inwhichJudysmiledwithanodofacknowledgment.Thatdaymarkedaturningpoint.N

otonlydidImakeamendswithJudy,butIalsolearnedtobemoremindfulofmywordsandactions.Icametorealizethatwordshavepowertohurtorheal,andit’snevertoolatetomake

thingsright.Moreimportantly,itbecameacatalystforpersonalgrowth,andourfriendship,onceshaken,wasnowstrong

erthanever.JudyandIstartedtalkingagain,andwitheachconversation,ourbonddeepened.Theincident,whichhadonceseemedlikeadarkcloud,becameasilverlining,teac

hingusboththeimportanceofforgivenessandthestrengththatcomesfromfacingourmistakeshead-on.Text1W:Excuseme,canyoutellmehowtogettotheMercureHotel?M:

KeepwalkingstraightuntilyoureachHarrisStreet.Thenturnleftandwalkuntilyoupassasupermarket;stopatthetrafficlight.Itisacrossthestreetf

romthesupermarket.Itwilltakeyoufiveminutes.Text2M:Wouldn’tyouliketogooutforanicedinnerbeforetheconcert?W:S

ure,thatsoundsgreat.I’llchecktheguidetoseewhatwecanfindnearthetheater.Text3M:Excuseme.I’dliketoknowmoreaboutthemembership.CanIuseallt

hefacilitiesinthegymforfree?W:Ofcourse.Buttheswimmingpoolisbeingrebuiltandwon’tbeavailableuntilthisSeptember.Wewillha

vemoreswimmingcoachesbythen.Text4M:Gardeningistoomuchlikehardworkforme.IfIhavetime,Iliketoplaytennisorgoforacount

rywalk.W:Well,Ithinkofgardeningasplay,notaswork.I’mneverashappyaswhenI’mbusyinthegarden.Text5W:I’dliketoseethemanager,p

lease.Ihaveacomplaint!M:I’mthemanager.Whatseemstobetheproblem,ma’am?W:Didyouhaveahousekeepercheckourroombefore

wecheckedin?Text6W:Areyougoingtothemoviefestivalagainthisyear?M:I’dlovetogo,butI’mtoobusynextweek.What

areyougoingfor?W:ThemanageraskedmetoattendthefirstpublicperformanceofWallStreetBears.Youknow,themovieisbasedonNicholasScott’snewnovel.M:It’safa

scinatingnovel.ButIhavetofinishwritingaseriesofarticlesaboutanewtelevisiondrama.W:Well,couldyougowithmeonSaturdayandco

mebackonSundayorMonday?M:Sure.Text7M:Hey,Monica.Ican’tattendthemeetingthisafternoon.Ihavesomethingmoreimportanttodo.W:Allright.Butcanyoua

ttendthegatheringattherestaurantthisevening?M:Well,doyouknowwhenwearesupposedtoshowupattherestaurant?W:Davidtol

deveryonetobethereby7:00．Healsosaidifanyofuswasgoingtobelate,justcallhim.M:ButIhavebeenaskedbyMr.Smithtodropoffsomepackagesatourheado

ffice.I’mnotsureifIwillbeabletomakeitthereontime.W:Ifyouaredrivingouttotheheadofficenow,you’dbettercallDavid.Thetrafficu

suallygetsprettyheavyduringthetimeyoucomeback.Text8M:Areyouokay?Youlooksoworried.W:Ican’tstopthinkingaboutthatawfulstory.M:Didyoureaditinthenewsp

aperorseeitfromTV?W:Neither.Ijustlistenedtotheradiothismorning.M:Huh?Whichone?W:Theoneaboutthelittlegirlwhogotlostthreedaysago.Andnow

sheisstillmissing.Itmakesmeworryaboutthesafetyofourdaughter.M:Don’tworry.Luckyisagoodgirlandwe’lltakecareofher.W:OK.I’llpickherupfromschool

everyday.You’lltellherhowtoprotectherselfwell.Text9M:Molly,you’refinallyback!Ihaven’tseenyouforthreeyearssinceyouwenttoCanadat

olearnskiing.W:Yeah,Imisshomesomuch.M:Howwasyourlifethere?W:ThenaturalenvironmentinCanadaistrulygreat.I

wouldtakeadayoffeachweekandgohikingwithmyfriendwhoisaJapaneseskier.M:Fantastic!You’vebeentrainingtobeaprofessionalskierforthirteenyears,right?W

:I’mafraidyou’vegotitwrong.Istartedice-skatingwhenIwasonlyfouryearsold,andthenImovedtoskiingthreeyearslater.M:Butwhydoyoulov

esnowsomuch?Itdoesn’tevensnowhereinSingapore.W:Ha-ha.Well,IalwayssawitonTV.Mostimportantly,mymotheroftentookmetomany

countriesthatarefamousforsnow.I’vebeenattractedbythewintersceneryeversince.IwasborninJanuary.Iguessmybirthdayalsohasaninflu

enceonmychoiceofcareer.Text10Ladiesandgentlemen,thisisanannouncementtoletyouknowthatnearlyalltheflightstoSouthAmericahavebeencancele

d.There’sabigstormformingovertheAtlanticOceaninthenextthreedays.Itisexpectedtohitthecontinentby9:00p.m.tomorrow.Duringthenextthr

eedays,flyingovertheoceaninthedirectionofSouthAmericawillberisky.Everypassenger,whohasboughtticketsfor

planesgoinginthisdirection,willhavealltheirmoneyreturnedwithinthenexttwodays.Wearesorrythatwecan’tofferhotelsatthemoment

.PleasenotethatPanamaisalsoincludedintheno-golist,asitssouthpartwillalsobehitbythestorm.However,youcanreachBuenosAiresinArgentinawithtwofligh

tstomorrow:onefromBerlinat8:00p.m.,andonefromParisat3:00p.m.PleasenotethattheplanefromPariswillstopinCairofora

boutthreehours,wherethepassengerscanalsotakeflightstootherplaces.