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济南一中2023级10月份阶段性学情检测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。听每段对话前，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。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Howdoesthewomanfeel?A.Surprised.B.Relieved.C.Regre

tful.2.Whichlanguagedoesthewomanlearnonline?A.Spanish.B.French.C.Japanese.3.Whenisthewomanleavingfortheairport?A.

Ataround11:00.B.Ataround9:00.C.Ataround8:30.4.Wherewillthewomanmostprobablygo?A.Toabaker’shouse.B.Toabank.C.Toasupermarket.5.What

isbroken?A.Thetelephone.B.Thefaxmachines.C.Theair-conditioner.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二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.Whatisthemandoing?A.Changi

ngtickets.B.Buyingtickets.C.Bookingtickets.7.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets?A.$25.B.$35.C.$50.听第7段材料，回答第8至10

题。8.WhatdoesLisalikeatthesummercamp?A.Water-skiing.B.Horse-riding.C.Fishing.9.WhatdoesJudythinkofrockclimbingnow?A.It’sd

angerous.B.It’sexciting.C.It’stiring.10.Whostaysinthecampallthetime?A.Robert.B.Judy.C.Jake.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatistherelationshipbetwe

enthemanandMary?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Husbandandwife.C.Brotherandsister.12.HowdoesRyanusuallygotothekindergarten?A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.13.Inwhich

aspectdidRyangetafirst?A.Learningthealphabet.B.Tyingtheshoes.C.Tellingtime.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.WhatdidCharlesthinkofspacetravelasaboy?A.Impossible.

B.Attractive.C.Uninteresting.15.WhatdidCharlesconsidertobethehardestpartofthetraining?A.Practicinglanding

andtakingoff.B.Wearingaspacesuiteighthoursaday.C.Movinghisarmsandfingers.16.Whatwillthemantalkaboutnext?A.Hisfutureplan.B.Hisexper

ienceonthemoon.C.Hisfeelingofbeingchosentogotothemoon.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?A.Theimport

anceofagoodmemoryinone’slife.B.Thewaysofimprovingmemory.C.Theimportanceoffood.18.Whatproblemcanlackofw

atercause?A.Peoplewillhavedifficultyinthinking.B.Peoplewillfeelmoretired.C.Peoplewillhavedifficultyinconcentrating.19.Whyissleepimportantto

memory?A.Itcancontrolthesenses.B.Itcanmakepeoplethinkalot.C.Ithelpsthebrainreviewandstoreinformation.20.Howma

nyfactorsarementionedindevelopingmemory?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.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。AThebooksthatareincludedinthislistcanmeetyourreadingneedsatanytimeofyear.NobodyWillT

ellYouThisbutMeBessKalbInthisbook,theauthorsharestheadviceherbelovedgrandmotherBobbylefther.Bobbywasapowerfulwomanwhoshould

neverbeunderestimated,andshewasveryknowledgeableaboutthefamily’straditionsandsecrets.Thebookprovesthatfamilybondscanendureth

roughgenerationsandbeyonddeath.WeCameHeretoShineSusieOrmanSchnallWeCameHeretoShinefocusesonthestrongf

emalefriendshipbetweenanaspiringjournalistandanunluckyactressatthe1939NewYorkWorld’sFair.Leaningoneachother,thesetwo

ambitiouswomenstruggledagainstadversity(困境)atatimewhenwomenhadlittlesay.AStarIsBoredByronLaneFavoredbytelevisionstarJonat

hanVanNess,thisnovelispartlybasedontheauthor’sexperiencesastheformerpersonalassistanttoCarrieFisher,alegendaryA

mericanactress.ThebookfollowsCharlieBesson,thenewassistanttotheHollywoodicon,KathiKannon.Theirthree-yearjourneytogetherisanunforgettablead

venturethatisfunny,heartbreaking,andhopeful.FastGirlsEliseHooperThestoryinFastGirlstookplaceduringthe19

36BerlinOlympics,whereBettyRobinson,LouiseStokes,andHelenStephensovercamedifficultpaststoattainOlympicgloryastheworld’sfastestfemaleathl

etes.Beyondtheathleticjourney,theyalsoaimedtochallengethesocialstandardsofwhatfemalescanachieve.21.WhoisthecharacterinBessKalb’sbook?A.Bobby.B

.SusieOrmanSchnall.C.CarrieFisher.D.BettyRobinson.22.WhatkindofbookisAStarIsBored?A.Anauto-biography.B.Ani

ndustryreport.C.Areal-lifebasednovel.D.Afictionaladventurestory.23.Whichofthefollowingbookswillyouchooseifyouareint

erestedinsports?A.FastGirlsB.WeCameHeretoShineC.AStarIsBoredD.NobodyWillTellYouThisbutMeBAronRalstonwasaprettynormalguy,buthe

alwayshadanextremelyadventurousdesiretotravelandseetheworld.Duringhischildhood,hisfamilymovedtoDenver,Colorado,aplaceoff

eringmanyopportunitiestoclimbmountains,explore,andeventuallybecometheadventurerhe’dalwayswantedtobe.Backin20

03,Ralstonwasclimbingintheremote,mountainousareaofSouthwesternUtah,whentheunthinkablehappened:Arongotstuckinacrackintherocksand

pinned(压住)byabigstonethatweighedover360kilograms.Theweightoftherockcrushedhisarm,andhewaspinnedbyit.Aronto

okphotosofhisbadsituation,whichwasgoingtogetalotworse,hopingrescueteamswouldknowwherehewasandcametoremovetherocksothathecould

getoutandgohomesafely.Butrescuersnevercame.Aronwaitedforthemfordaystillhelosthishope.Heknewhehadtodosomething.Hewas18metersabove

thefloorofthevalleywherehewaspinnedin,andhehadapocketknife.Hemadewhatmusthavebeenoneofthemostdifficultdecisionsof

hislife:tocuthisownarminordertosurvive.Aroncutthelowerpartofhisarmoff,havingtowrench(扭动)hisforearmagainstthe

bigstonetobreakthebones,andthengothimselfdowntothebottomofthevalley,wherehewouldbegintowalkandsearchforhelp.Luckily,helparrivedinthefo

rmofahelicopter(直升机)thatspottedhim,coveredinblood.Aronhadtiedoffthewoundtokeephimselffrombleedingtodeathprettysuccessfullyandwou

ldeventuallymakeitoutalive.Aronwentontobecomeaninspiringspeakerandcontinuedtotravelandclimbmountains—hedidn

’tletanincidentthatforcedhimtocuthisownarmoffstophimfromdoingwhathereallyloved.24.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAron’sgettingstuck?A.Itwasunavoidabl

e.B.Itresultedfromhisbeinglost.C.Itwasunexpected.D.Itwascausedbyamovingstone.25.WhydidArontakephotosofhisbadsituation?A.Tokeeparec

ordofhisadventure.B.Tosendthemtorescuersforhelp.C.Toremindhisfriendsofthedanger.D.Totellthedoctorsabouthiswound.26.WhatdidArondotosurvivewhenno

rescuewasexpectedtocome?A.Hewaitedfortherescuetocome.B.Hecutthestoneusinghispocketknife.C.Hemovedoffthestoneusingallhismight.D.Hecut

hispartofhisarmandbrokethebones.27.WhathelpedAronsurvive?A.Hispatienceandanger.B.Hiscalmnessanddetermination.C

.Histalentandcreativity.D.Hiscuriosityandbravery.CHaveyoueverseenyourcatordogeatinggrass?Theydosobecauseitcanhelptheirdigestion,and

manywildspeciesusenaturalsubstancestopreventandcontroldiseases.Thisiscalled“zoopharmacognosy”or,morecommonly,animalself-med

ication.Scientistshavediscoveredthattamarinmonkeysuseaspecifictreeresin(树脂)asmedicine.IntheBrazilianAtlanticForest,scientistsf

ollowedseveralgroupsofthemtocollectdata.Duringoneofthesedailystudies,tamarinmonkeyswereobservedrubbingt

heirbodiesonthetrunkofatree.Atfirst,researchersthoughtthattheyweremarkingtheirterritory,acommonbehaviourinthisspecies.Botanicalexpertslate

rconfirmedthatthetreewasaspeciesofcabreuva,whichiswellknownforitsmedicalproperties.Researchersdecidedtoplace

camera-trapsindifferentsitesatthefootofthetreetorecordfuturevisitsbytamarinmonkeys.Therecordssurprisin

glyshowedthatmanyanimalslivingintheforestvisitedit.Totally,tenspecieswereobserved.Formanyofthem,itwasthe

firsttimethatbehaviorssimilartoself-medicationhadbeenobserved.Moresurprisingly,onespeciesspreadresinoneachother’sfurinpairs.Ingeneral,thespeciess

eemedtospecificallyvisitthetreetoacquiretheresinandseeminglybenefitfromit,eitherhealingtheirwoundsorfightingbackparasites(寄生虫).Whilefurthe

rstudiesareneededtoidentifythepropertiesoftheresinandthusconfirmthatthisisindeedself-medication,theuseofitsuggeststhatcabreuvarepresentsacommona

nduniversaldrugstorefortheresidentsoftheBrazilianAtlanticForest.Itislikelytobeavaluableresourcehelpingthespeciesmai

ntaintheirmagnitudebyimprovingtheirhealth.Thisdiscoverycouldhaveanimportantprotectioninfluence,asthed

isappearanceofsometreescouldpotentiallyaffectthesurvivalofsomeanimals.28.Whydotamarinmonkeysrubthemselvesagainstthetree?A

.Theyaretryingtocurediseases.B.Theywouldliketodigestwhattheyeat.C.Theyfeellikeoccupyingtheland.D.Theyareattractingcompanions’attention.29.Whatdores

earchersfindthroughcamera-traps?A.Manyanimalscopymonkeys’behaviors.B.Animalscanhelpeachothercleanthefur.C.Thecabr

eduvaisthehabitatoftamarinmonkeys.D.Resincanbeusedasmedicineforsomeanimals.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“magnit

ude”inparagraph4probablymean?A.Characteristics.B.Populations.C.Similarities.D.Flexibilities.31.Whatisthepossiblesignificance

ofthediscovery?A.Promotingevolutionofcreatures.B.Increasingtheproductionofresin.C.Contributingtoforestconservation.D.Motivatingthestudyofmonkeys’d

iet.DInrecentyears,advancementsinartificialintelligence(AI)havebroughtbothexcitementandconcernstovariousfields.Oneareawh

ereAIismakingasignificantimpactisthemedicalfield,particularlyindiagnostics(诊断学).AI-powereddiagnosticsystemsemploydeeplearningalgorithms(

算法)toanalyzemedicalimages,suchasX-rays,MRIs,andCTscans.Thesealgorithmscandetectsubtlepatternsthatmightbemissedbyhumando

ctors,potentiallyleadingtoearlierandmoreaccuratediagnoses.However,theintegrationofAIinmedicaldiagnosticsraisescomplexethical(伦理的)qu

estions.Forinstance,whoshouldberesponsibleifanAIsystemmisdiagnosesapatient’scondition?ShouldAIalgorithmsbetre

atedasmedicalprofessionals,bearingtheconsequencesoflegalresponsibility?ThesequestionsbecomeevenmorecomplexwhenconsideringthatAIsystemslearnfrom

vastdatasetsofmedicalinformation,whichmightcontainbiasesorinaccuracies.Furthermore,theadoptionofAIdiagnosticscouldimpacttheroleofhealthcarepro

fessionals.SomearguethatAIcouldimprovetheaccuracyofdoctors’diagnosesbyprovidingthemwithadditionalinsights,whileothersfeart

hatitmightleadtojoblossesandapotentialdecreaseinthequalityofpatientcare.Despitethesechallenges,supporters

ofAIdiagnosticsemphasizeitspotentialtoimprovehealthcareaccessibility,especiallyinruralregionswherethereisashortageofskilledmedicalprofession

als.AI-powereddiagnosticscouldprovideinitialassessmentsandrecommendations,helpingtobridgethegapbetweenpat

ientsandhealthcareproviders.32.WhatisanadvantageofAI-powereddiagnosticsystemsinthemedicalfield?A.Theyprovidemedicalimagesfordoctors.B.They

replacetheneedforhumanradiologists.C.Theyfocusondetectingvisiblepatternsinmedicalimages.D.Theyanalyzemedicalimagesus

ingdeeplearningalgorithms.33.WhatisapotentialethicalconcernregardingAIinmedicaldiagnostics?A.Thebiasedda

tausedfortrainingAIalgorithms.B.ThepotentialforAIalgorithmstoreplacehumandoctors.C.ThereliabilityofAIalgorithmsinanalyzingmedicalimages.D.Thele

galresponsibilityformisdiagnosesmadebyAIsystems.34.HowmighttheintegrationofAIdiagnosticsimpacthealthcareprofessionals?

A.Itcouldreplacehumandoctorscompletely.B.Itwillenhancedoctors’senseofachievement.C.Itmightleadtojoblossesinthemedicalfield.D

.Itwilldecreasethequalityofdoctors’performance.35.WhatpotentialbenefitofAIdiagnosticsishighlightedinthetext?A.Itcouldreplacetheneedforskilleddo

ctor.B.Itcoulddecreasetherateofunemployment.C.Itcouldreducetheneedformedicalequipment.D.Itcouldbridgethega

pinhealthcareaccessibility.第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分；满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Mostsmartph

onesallowyoutorunlocation-sharingsoftwarethatusesthephone’sGPScapabilitytoletfriendsandfamilyknowyourexactlocation.Therearelotsofgr

eatusesforthistechnology.36Somakesureyou’repermittedtouseanapporserviceandpayattentiontohowyouareusingit.Herearesomeimportantpointsyoumayfindhelpful.

Choosewhat’sbestforyou.Somelocation-sharingservicesaregamesthatletyougiveashout-outwhenyou’veturnedupataparticularspot.37Stillothersconti

nuetoshareyourlocationuntilyouchangethesetting.Besureyouknowexactlyhowyourservicesharesyourlocation.Knowwhoyourfrie

ndsare.38Thismeanspeoplecansearchtoseeifyou’reonlineandaddyouasafriend.It’simportanttorememberthatsharingyourlocationwit

hpeopleyou’venevermetinreallifeisrisky,soyoushouldcarefullymanagefriendrequestsandshareyourlocationonly

withpeopleyouknowandtrust.39Someservicesautomaticallystopsendingyourlocationafteraperiodoftime,butotherswill

senditforever—untilyoustopit.Reviewyourcontactlistfrequentlyanddelete(删除)anyonetowhomyounolongerfeelcom

fortablerevealingyourlocation.Updateparents.Location-basedservicesareagreatwayforteenstoletparentsknowwheretheya

rewithouthavingtocallortext.40Ifyou’reheadinghomelateatnight,youcanalsouseaservicelikeGlympsetoshareyourlocationasyoudrive,sothey’l

lknowifyouhavecartroubleorgetstuckintraffic.A.Checkbackoften.B.Keepsendingyourlocation.C.However,theseservicesarenotforallchildren.D.Withitshelp,youc

aneasilyshareyourlocationwiththem.E.Check-inseaseworriessotheydon’thavetofollowyoureverymove.F.Othersshowwhereyouareallthetimeorforap

eriodoftimeyouset.G.SomelocationservicesoperatelikeFacebook,whereyouinviteandacceptfriends.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（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。AsIwaitedformyuniversitylecturetostart,Ifeltataponmyshoulder.Lookingup,Ifoundayou

ngwomansmilingatme,41anotebook.Iknewimmediatelywhoshewas.Theweekbeforewehad42emails,andI’dtoldherIwouldbesittingint

hefrontofthe43.IalwayssatatthefrontandthereasonwasthatI’mdeafandneededtolipreadthe44.“I’mRosie,”theyoungwomansaid.ShewasthefirstpersonI’dev

ermetwhowasmy45andworehearingaids.Atmyschool,Iwastheonlypersonwhoworehearingaids.SoIwas46andfascinatedtose

eRosiewearingthem.Shetiedherhairback,anddidn’ttryto47themlikeIdid.Afterthelecture,RosieandIcarriedontalking.Shealw

aysrememberedtolookatmewhenwetalked.Ididn’thavetoworrythatshe’d48away,andI’dmissajokeorremark.Therewasanunderstanding

betweenusaboutmakingcommunicationclearand49.I’dgrownupthinkingthatdeafnesswassomekindof50,butherewasR

osie,whowasclever,wise,fulloffunanddeaf.Whatwasthebigdeal?Ifeltlikeawindowhadopenedonmyownexperienceasadeafperson.Partlyitwasthejoyofbeingablet

otalk51.Wediscussednoisysocialevents,orgroupconversations.The52thatIwasn’ttheonlydeafstudentattheuniversitymadetheexperiencefee

llesslonely.Wecontinuedtosharenotesonbeingdeaf.Learningtoadvocateformyselfasadeafpersonintheworldwas53.Bu

tRosiewasintelligent,andshewasafirmadvocate.Sheheldupa54tomyownexperience,butalsosetanexampleforme,offeringdiffere

nt55.OurfriendshiphasbecomeanessentialpartofwhoIamaswell.41.A.throwingB.rejectingC.flowingD.holding42.A.exchangedB.receive

dC.sentD.communicated43.A.institutionB.classroomC.corridorD.cottage44.A.lecturerB.constructorC.composerD.advisor45.A.stageB.positionC.ageD.class4

6.A.hopelessB.powerlessC.embarrassedD.surprised47.A.occupyB.hideC.absorbD.encounter48.A.putB.giveC.glanceD.take49.A.visibleB.gen

tleC.skin-deepD.life-long50.A.routineB.disabilityC.modeD.warning51.A.openlyB.originallyC.completelyD.gradually52.A.propertyB.theoryC.knowledgeD.comm

itment53.A.determinedB.constantC.availableD.tough54.A.furnitureB.mirrorC.warningD.patent55.A.solutionB.conseque

nceC.viewD.passion第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下列材料，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。ATuYouyou,acommitted,andpatient56(science),wasborninN

ingboand57(graduate)fromPekingUniversityMedicalSchoolin1955.In1967,theChinesegovernmentformedateamwiththeobjectiveof58(discover)an

ewtreatmentformalaria,andTuYouyouwasamongthefirstresearchers59(choose).Despitemanydifficulties,Tunever60(give)u

puntiltheymadeit.This61(succeed)provesthegreatvalueoftraditionalChinesemedicine.BInthefuture,yoursmarthomewilllearnyourda

ilyroutineand62(prefer),soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Forexample,allcontrolswillrespond63voicec

ommands,soyoujustsay64youwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.65,itwilltakesomeyearsbefore

mostnewhomesbegintouseit.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）根据汉语或首字母提示，写出下列单词的正确形式。66.Thegirlusedtobeshy,

butis(逐渐地)gettingactiveingroupwork.67.Thankstoyourconstantencouragement,Ihavebeenmakingr_________progressinmystudies.68.Wehavebeenawareofthe

(潜在的)problemsandhavetakenstepstopreventthem.69.Ifyouinferfromfacts,youcanonlydrawone(结论).70.Thereisanew_________(装置)forcarsthatwarnsdriversoftraffic

jamsahead.71.Iifromhisattitudethathedidn’tlikeher.72.WesucceededinpMr.Litogiveupsmoking.73.Thenewtestshouldenabledoctorsto（查明）thediseaseearly.

74.Doingexerciseispartofmydailyr.75.Itisimportanttomakefoodandwateratothesurvivors.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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。ThereIwasstuckAGAIN.Thiswasthesamefeelingthatoverwhelmedmeeveryyear.Butthisyearitwasdifferent,becau

seifIfailedthisexamIwouldnotgraduate.Isatthere,panic-stricken,unabletomove.Pressurecrushedinonme.WhatifIcouldnotgotohighschool?WouldDad

andMumkickmeoutoftheirhouse?Itooktwodeepbreathsandlookedup.Icouldseetheteacherpacingupanddown.Theclas

sroomwasdeadsilentexceptfortheclock.TickTock.TickTock.Icheckedtheclockforthethirdtime.Tenminutesleft!Iclenched(握紧)andunclenchedmyfis

tinanattempttocalmmyself.“Think!”Itoldmyself,“Youcoulddothis”.Myhandcouldn’thelptrembling.ThenIscribbled(胡乱写下)thefirstfewwordsthathitme

,“Itisn’tmyfault...”Istaredblanklyatthosewords.Atthecornerofmyeye,Icouldseemyteacherwalkingtowardsme.Shewascheckingonourpro

gress!Fearbuiltupwithinme.Then,Iglancedatthefourwordsagain.Withoutanywarning,myhandmovedtowrite.Haironmyarmsstood

astheteacherleanedinandstartedtoreadmywork.Ipeeredovertoseemyteacher’sexpression,prayingthatmyworkhadnotbrought

indisappointment.Tomyastonishment,shedisplayedaclearsatisfaction!Thatwasgood,wasn’tit?Ihurriedlylookeddownatmyessay.I

skimmeditthrough.Ifeltproud.Now,there’ssomethingIwasstillworriedabout.Icheckedtheclock.Twominutesleft!Iwasstill

writing!Ibitmylip,tookadeepbreath,andconcentratedonwriting.Iheardtheteacherleave.“There’soneminuteleft.Pleasecheckyourwork.”t

heteacherremindedus.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。Paragraph1:“Oneminuteleft?”Ishouted.______________________

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________________________________________________________济南一中2023级10月份阶段性学情检测英语参考答案第一部分：听力（每小题1.5分，满分30

分）1-5BACAC6-10BCACB11-15BABCA16-20CBACB第二部分：阅读（每小题2.5分，满分50分）21-23ACA24-27CBDB28-31ADBC32-35DDCD36-40CFGAE第三部分：语言运用

第一节（每小题1分，满分15分）41-45DABAC46-50DBCAB51-55ACDBC第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.scientist57.graduated58.discovering59.chosen60.gave61.success62.preferen

ce63.to64.what65.However/Nevertheless第四部分：写作第一节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）66.gradually67.remarkable68.potential69.conclusion70.device71.inferred72.persu

ading73.detect74.routine75.available第二节（满分25分）Onepossibleversion:“Oneminuteleft?”Ishouted.Everybodylookedatmeinconfusion.Ilooked

down,feelingashamed.ButIhadtofinishthepaper.Iforcedmyselftoconcentrateandscribblewhateverthatpoppeduponmymind.“Tim

e’sup!Putdownyourpensandhandinyourtestpapertomeinthefront.”theteacherannounced.Ifinished!Iputdownmypen,breathingasighofre

lief,andthenIstoodupandlimpedtowardstheteachertohanditin—mylegsfeltlikenoodles,thankstotheextremetension.Aweeklater,theteacherhandedthepape

rsbacktous.Ifoldedmypaperandheldittightlyinmyhands,shilly-shallyingaboutwhethertochecktheresultornot.FinallyIdecidedtofac

emyfatebravelyandunfoldedit.Itwasan“A”!Icouldnotbelievemyeyes.ItwasthefirsttimeinmylifethatIhadgotan“A”.Iturnedtolookatm

yteacher.Oureyesmet.Shenoddedandgavemeabigsmile!Atthatpoint,Imadeafirmresolution:I’dbemorehard-workingandmoreconfident,sothatIwouldn’tbestuc

kandpaniclikethisagaininhighschool.