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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.Regretful.2.Whichlanguaged

oesthewomanlearnonline?A.Spanish.B.French.C.Japanese.3.Whenisthewomanleavingfortheairport?A.Ataround11:00.B.At

around9:00.C.Ataround8:30.4.Wherewillthewomanmostprobablygo?A.Toabaker’shouse.B.Toabank.C.Toasupermarket.5.Whatisbroken?A.Thet

elephone.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.Changingtickets.B.Buyingtic

kets.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’sdangerous.B.It’sexciting.C.I

t’stiring.10.Whostaysinthecampallthetime?A.Robert.B.Judy.C.Jake.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanand

Mary?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Husbandandwife.C.Brotherandsister.12.HowdoesRyanusuallygotothekindergarten?A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.13.Inwhichaspectdi

dRyangetafirst?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.Practicinglandingandtakingoff.

B.Wearingaspacesuiteighthoursaday.C.Movinghisarmsandfingers.16.Whatwillthemantalkaboutnext?A.Hisfutureplan.B.Hisexperienceonthem

oon.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.Whatproblemcanlackofwatercause?A.P

eoplewillhavedifficultyinthinking.B.Peoplewillfeelmoretired.C.Peoplewillhavedifficultyinconcentrating.19.Whyissleepi

mportanttomemory?A.Itcancontrolthesenses.B.Itcanmakepeoplethinkalot.C.Ithelpsthebrainreviewandstoreinformation.20.Howmanyfactorsareme

ntionedindevelopingmemory?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.NobodyWillTellYouThisbutMeBessKalbInthisb

ook,theauthorsharestheadviceherbelovedgrandmotherBobbylefther.Bobbywasapowerfulwomanwhoshouldneverbeund

erestimated,andshewasveryknowledgeableaboutthefamily’straditionsandsecrets.Thebookprovesthatfamilybondscanendurethroughgeneration

sandbeyonddeath.WeCameHeretoShineSusieOrmanSchnallWeCameHeretoShinefocusesonthestrongfemalefriendship

betweenanaspiringjournalistandanunluckyactressatthe1939NewYorkWorld’sFair.Leaningoneachother,thesetwoambitiouswomenst

ruggledagainstadversity(困境)atatimewhenwomenhadlittlesay.AStarIsBoredByronLaneFavoredbytelevisionstarJonathanVanNess

,thisnovelispartlybasedontheauthor’sexperiencesastheformerpersonalassistanttoCarrieFisher,alegendaryAmericanactress.ThebookfollowsCharl

ieBesson,thenewassistanttotheHollywoodicon,KathiKannon.Theirthree-yearjourneytogetherisanunforgettableadventurethat

isfunny,heartbreaking,andhopeful.FastGirlsEliseHooperThestoryinFastGirlstookplaceduringthe1936BerlinOlympics,whereBettyRobinson,LouiseStokes,

andHelenStephensovercamedifficultpaststoattainOlympicgloryastheworld’sfastestfemaleathletes.Beyondtheathletic

journey,theyalsoaimedtochallengethesocialstandardsofwhatfemalescanachieve.21.WhoisthecharacterinBess

Kalb’sbook?A.Bobby.B.SusieOrmanSchnall.C.CarrieFisher.D.BettyRobinson.22.WhatkindofbookisAStarIsBored?A.Anauto-b

iography.B.Anindustryreport.C.Areal-lifebasednovel.D.Afictionaladventurestory.23.Whichofthefollowingbookswillyouch

ooseifyouareinterestedinsports?A.FastGirlsB.WeCameHeretoShineC.AStarIsBoredD.NobodyWillTellYouThisbutMeBAronRalstonwasaprettynormalguy,butheal

wayshadanextremelyadventurousdesiretotravelandseetheworld.Duringhischildhood,hisfamilymovedtoDenver,Colorado,aplaceofferingmanyopportunitiestocli

mbmountains,explore,andeventuallybecometheadventurerhe’dalwayswantedtobe.Backin2003,Ralstonwasclimbinginthe

remote,mountainousareaofSouthwesternUtah,whentheunthinkablehappened:Arongotstuckinacrackintherocksandpinned(压住)byabigstonethatwe

ighedover360kilograms.Theweightoftherockcrushedhisarm,andhewaspinnedbyit.Arontookphotosofhisbadsituation,whichwasgoingtogetalotworse,h

opingrescueteamswouldknowwherehewasandcametoremovetherocksothathecouldgetoutandgohomesafely.Butrescuersneverc

ame.Aronwaitedforthemfordaystillhelosthishope.Heknewhehadtodosomething.Hewas18metersabovethefloorofthevalleywhereh

ewaspinnedin,andhehadapocketknife.Hemadewhatmusthavebeenoneofthemostdifficultdecisionsofhislife:tocuthisownarminordertosurvive.Aroncu

tthelowerpartofhisarmoff,havingtowrench(扭动)hisforearmagainstthebigstonetobreakthebones,andthengothimselfdowntothebottomoftheval

ley,wherehewouldbegintowalkandsearchforhelp.Luckily,helparrivedintheformofahelicopter(直升机)thatspottedhim,coveredinblood.

Aronhadtiedoffthewoundtokeephimselffrombleedingtodeathprettysuccessfullyandwouldeventuallymakeitoutalive.Aronwentontobeco

meaninspiringspeakerandcontinuedtotravelandclimbmountains—hedidn’tletanincidentthatforcedhimtocuthisownarmoffstophimfromdoingwhatherea

llyloved.24.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAron’sgettingstuck?A.Itwasunavoidable.B.Itresultedfromhisbeinglost.C.Itwasunexpected.D.Itwascausedb

yamovingstone.25.WhydidArontakephotosofhisbadsituation?A.Tokeeparecordofhisadventure.B.Tosendthemtorescuersforhelp.C.Toremindhisfriends

ofthedanger.D.Totellthedoctorsabouthiswound.26.WhatdidArondotosurvivewhennorescuewasexpectedtocome?A.Hewaitedfortherescuetocome.B.Hec

utthestoneusinghispocketknife.C.Hemovedoffthestoneusingallhismight.D.Hecuthispartofhisarmandbrokethebones.27.Wha

thelpedAronsurvive?A.Hispatienceandanger.B.Hiscalmnessanddetermination.C.Histalentandcreativity.D.Hiscuriosi

tyandbravery.CHaveyoueverseenyourcatordogeatinggrass?Theydosobecauseitcanhelptheirdigestion,andmanywildspeciesusenaturalsubstancestopreventandc

ontroldiseases.Thisiscalled“zoopharmacognosy”or,morecommonly,animalself-medication.Scientistshavediscoveredthattamarinmonkeysuseaspecifictreeresin(树脂

)asmedicine.IntheBrazilianAtlanticForest,scientistsfollowedseveralgroupsofthemtocollectdata.Duringoneofthesedailyst

udies,tamarinmonkeyswereobservedrubbingtheirbodiesonthetrunkofatree.Atfirst,researchersthoughtthattheyweremarkingtheirterritory,a

commonbehaviourinthisspecies.Botanicalexpertslaterconfirmedthatthetreewasaspeciesofcabreuva,whichiswellknownforitsmedicalpropertie

s.Researchersdecidedtoplacecamera-trapsindifferentsitesatthefootofthetreetorecordfuturevisitsbytamarinmonkeys.Therecordssurpri

singlyshowedthatmanyanimalslivingintheforestvisitedit.Totally,tenspecieswereobserved.Formanyofthem,itwasthefirsttimethatbehaviorssimilartoself-med

icationhadbeenobserved.Moresurprisingly,onespeciesspreadresinoneachother’sfurinpairs.Ingeneral,thespeciesseemedtospecificallyvisitth

etreetoacquiretheresinandseeminglybenefitfromit,eitherhealingtheirwoundsorfightingbackparasites(寄生虫).Whilefurtherstudiesare

neededtoidentifythepropertiesoftheresinandthusconfirmthatthisisindeedself-medication,theuseofitsuggeststhatcabreuvarepresentsacom

monanduniversaldrugstorefortheresidentsoftheBrazilianAtlanticForest.Itislikelytobeavaluableresourcehelpingthespeciesmaintaintheirma

gnitudebyimprovingtheirhealth.Thisdiscoverycouldhaveanimportantprotectioninfluence,asthedisappearanceofsometreescouldpotentiallyaff

ectthesurvivalofsomeanimals.28.Whydotamarinmonkeysrubthemselvesagainstthetree?A.Theyaretryingtocurediseases.B.Theywouldl

iketodigestwhattheyeat.C.Theyfeellikeoccupyingtheland.D.Theyareattractingcompanions’attention.29.Whatdoresearchersfindthr

oughcamera-traps?A.Manyanimalscopymonkeys’behaviors.B.Animalscanhelpeachothercleanthefur.C.Thecabreduvaisthehabitatoftamarinmonkeys.D.Resincanbeu

sedasmedicineforsomeanimals.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“magnitude”inparagraph4probablymean?A.Characteristics.B.Popula

tions.C.Similarities.D.Flexibilities.31.Whatisthepossiblesignificanceofthediscovery?A.Promotingevolutionofcreatures.B.Increasingtheprod

uctionofresin.C.Contributingtoforestconservation.D.Motivatingthestudyofmonkeys’diet.DInrecentyears,advancementsinartificialintelligence(AI)havebrou

ghtbothexcitementandconcernstovariousfields.OneareawhereAIismakingasignificantimpactisthemedicalfield,particularlyindiagnostics(诊断学).AI-poweredd

iagnosticsystemsemploydeeplearningalgorithms(算法)toanalyzemedicalimages,suchasX-rays,MRIs,andCTscans.Thesealgorithmscandetectsu

btlepatternsthatmightbemissedbyhumandoctors,potentiallyleadingtoearlierandmoreaccuratediagnoses.Howe

ver,theintegrationofAIinmedicaldiagnosticsraisescomplexethical(伦理的)questions.Forinstance,whoshouldberesponsibleifanAIsystemmisdiagn

osesapatient’scondition?ShouldAIalgorithmsbetreatedasmedicalprofessionals,bearingtheconsequencesoflegalresponsibili

ty?ThesequestionsbecomeevenmorecomplexwhenconsideringthatAIsystemslearnfromvastdatasetsofmedicalinformation,whichmightcontainbia

sesorinaccuracies.Furthermore,theadoptionofAIdiagnosticscouldimpacttheroleofhealthcareprofessionals.SomearguethatAIcouldimprovetheaccuracy

ofdoctors’diagnosesbyprovidingthemwithadditionalinsights,whileothersfearthatitmightleadtojoblossesandapotentialdecreaseinthequalityofpati

entcare.Despitethesechallenges,supportersofAIdiagnosticsemphasizeitspotentialtoimprovehealthcareaccessibility,especiallyinruralregion

swherethereisashortageofskilledmedicalprofessionals.AI-powereddiagnosticscouldprovideinitialassessment

sandrecommendations,helpingtobridgethegapbetweenpatientsandhealthcareproviders.32.WhatisanadvantageofAI-powereddia

gnosticsystemsinthemedicalfield?A.Theyprovidemedicalimagesfordoctors.B.Theyreplacetheneedforhumanradiologists.

C.Theyfocusondetectingvisiblepatternsinmedicalimages.D.Theyanalyzemedicalimagesusingdeeplearningalgor

ithms.33.WhatisapotentialethicalconcernregardingAIinmedicaldiagnostics?A.ThebiaseddatausedfortrainingAIalgori

thms.B.ThepotentialforAIalgorithmstoreplacehumandoctors.C.ThereliabilityofAIalgorithmsinanalyzingmedicali

mages.D.ThelegalresponsibilityformisdiagnosesmadebyAIsystems.34.HowmighttheintegrationofAIdiagnosticsimpacthealthcareprofessi

onals?A.Itcouldreplacehumandoctorscompletely.B.Itwillenhancedoctors’senseofachievement.C.Itmightleadtojoblos

sesinthemedicalfield.D.Itwilldecreasethequalityofdoctors’performance.35.WhatpotentialbenefitofAIdiagnosticsishighlightedinthetext?A.Itcouldre

placetheneedforskilleddoctor.B.Itcoulddecreasetherateofunemployment.C.Itcouldreducetheneedformedicale

quipment.D.Itcouldbridgethegapinhealthcareaccessibility.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。Mostsmartphonesallowyoutorunlocation-sharingsoftwarethatusesthephone’sGPScapabilitytoletfriendsandfamilyknowyourexactlocati

on.Therearelotsofgreatusesforthistechnology.36Somakesureyou’repermittedtouseanapporserviceandpayattentiontohowyouareusingit.Herearesome

importantpointsyoumayfindhelpful.Choosewhat’sbestforyou.Somelocation-sharingservicesaregamesthatletyougiveashout-o

utwhenyou’veturnedupataparticularspot.37Stillotherscontinuetoshareyourlocationuntilyouchangethesetting.Besurey

ouknowexactlyhowyourservicesharesyourlocation.Knowwhoyourfriendsare.38Thismeanspeoplecansearchtoseeifyou’reonlineandaddyouas

afriend.It’simportanttorememberthatsharingyourlocationwithpeopleyou’venevermetinreallifeisrisky,soyoushouldcarefullymanagefriendr

equestsandshareyourlocationonlywithpeopleyouknowandtrust.39Someservicesautomaticallystopsendingyourlocationaf

teraperiodoftime,butotherswillsenditforever—untilyoustopit.Reviewyourcontactlistfrequentlyanddelete(删

除)anyonetowhomyounolongerfeelcomfortablerevealingyourlocation.Updateparents.Location-basedservicesareagreatwayforteenstoletparentsknowwheretheyarew

ithouthavingtocallortext.40Ifyou’reheadinghomelateatnight,youcanalsouseaservicelikeGlympsetoshareyourlocationasyoudrive,sothey’llknowifyouhavecar

troubleorgetstuckintraffic.A.Checkbackoften.B.Keepsendingyourlocation.C.However,theseservicesarenotforallchildren.D.Withi

tshelp,youcaneasilyshareyourlocationwiththem.E.Check-inseaseworriessotheydon’thavetofollowyoureverymove.F.Othersshowwher

eyouareallthetimeorforaperiodoftimeyouset.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,Ifeltataponmyshoul

der.Lookingup,Ifoundayoungwomansmilingatme,41anotebook.Iknewimmediatelywhoshewas.Theweekbeforewehad42emails,andI’dtoldherIwouldbesittinginthefr

ontofthe43.IalwayssatatthefrontandthereasonwasthatI’mdeafandneededtolipreadthe44.“I’mRosie,”theyoungwomansaid.Shewasthefirst

personI’devermetwhowasmy45andworehearingaids.Atmyschool,Iwastheonlypersonwhoworehearingaids.SoIwas46andfascinatedtoseeRosiewearingthem.Shetiedherh

airback,anddidn’ttryto47themlikeIdid.Afterthelecture,RosieandIcarriedontalking.Shealwaysrememberedtolookatmewhenwetalked.Ididn

’thavetoworrythatshe’d48away,andI’dmissajokeorremark.Therewasanunderstandingbetweenusaboutmakingcommun

icationclearand49.I’dgrownupthinkingthatdeafnesswassomekindof50,butherewasRosie,whowasclever,wise,fulloffunanddeaf.Whatwas

thebigdeal?Ifeltlikeawindowhadopenedonmyownexperienceasadeafperson.Partlyitwasthejoyofbeingabletotalk51.Wediscussednoisysoci

alevents,orgroupconversations.The52thatIwasn’ttheonlydeafstudentattheuniversitymadetheexperiencefeellesslonely.Wecontinuedtosharenoteson

beingdeaf.Learningtoadvocateformyselfasadeafpersonintheworldwas53.ButRosiewasintelligent,andshewasafirmadvocate.Sheheldupa54tomyowne

xperience,butalsosetanexampleforme,offeringdifferent55.OurfriendshiphasbecomeanessentialpartofwhoIamaswell.41.A.throwingB.rejectingC.fl

owingD.holding42.A.exchangedB.receivedC.sentD.communicated43.A.institutionB.classroomC.corridorD.cottage44.A.lecturerB.con

structorC.composerD.advisor45.A.stageB.positionC.ageD.class46.A.hopelessB.powerlessC.embarrassedD.su

rprised47.A.occupyB.hideC.absorbD.encounter48.A.putB.giveC.glanceD.take49.A.visibleB.gentleC.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.consequenceC.view

D.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),wasborninNingboand57(graduate)

fromPekingUniversityMedicalSchoolin1955.In1967,theChinesegovernmentformedateamwiththeobjectiveof58(discover)anewtreatmentformalaria,an

dTuYouyouwasamongthefirstresearchers59(choose).Despitemanydifficulties,Tunever60(give)upuntiltheymadeit.This61(succeed)provesthegreatv

alueoftraditionalChinesemedicine.BInthefuture,yoursmarthomewilllearnyourdailyroutineand62(prefer),soeverythingwillberead

yforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Forexample,allcontrolswillrespond63voicecommands,soyoujustsay64youwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Thissmarttechnology

isnotafantasy.65,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintouseit.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_________progressinmystud

ies.68.Wehavebeenawareofthe(潜在的)problemsandhavetakenstepstopreventthem.69.Ifyouinferfromfacts,youcanonlydrawone(结论).70.

Thereisanew_________(装置)forcarsthatwarnsdriversoftrafficjamsahead.71.Iifromhisattitudethathedidn’tlikeher.72.Wesuccee

dedinpMr.Litogiveupsmoking.73.Thenewtestshouldenabledoctorsto（查明）thediseaseearly.74.Doingexerciseispartofmy

dailyr.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.Thiswasthesamefeel

ingthatoverwhelmedmeeveryyear.Butthisyearitwasdifferent,becauseifIfailedthisexamIwouldnotgraduate.Isa

tthere,panic-stricken,unabletomove.Pressurecrushedinonme.WhatifIcouldnotgotohighschool?WouldDadandMumkickmeoutoftheirhouse

?Itooktwodeepbreathsandlookedup.Icouldseetheteacherpacingupanddown.Theclassroomwasdeadsilentexceptfort

heclock.TickTock.TickTock.Icheckedtheclockforthethirdtime.Tenminutesleft!Iclenched(握紧)andunclenchedmyfistinanattempttocalmmyself.“

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

osewords.Atthecornerofmyeye,Icouldseemyteacherwalkingtowardsme.Shewascheckingonourprogress!Fearbuiltupwithinme.Then,Iglancedatthefo

urwordsagain.Withoutanywarning,myhandmovedtowrite.Haironmyarmsstoodastheteacherleanedinandstartedtoreadmywork.Ipe

eredovertoseemyteacher’sexpression,prayingthatmyworkhadnotbroughtindisappointment.Tomyastonishment,shedisplayedaclearsatisfac

tion!Thatwasgood,wasn’tit?Ihurriedlylookeddownatmyessay.Iskimmeditthrough.Ifeltproud.Now,there’ssomethingIwasstillworriedabou

t.Icheckedtheclock.Twominutesleft!Iwasstillwriting!Ibitmylip,tookadeepbreath,andconcentratedonwriting.Iheardtheteacherleave.“There’soneminutele

ft.Pleasecheckyourwork.”theteacherremindedus.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.preference63.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.persuading73.detect74.routine75.available第二节（满分25分

）Onepossibleversion:“Oneminuteleft?”Ishouted.Everybodylookedatmeinconfusion.Ilookeddown,feelingashamed.ButIhadtofinishthepaper.Iforcedmyselftoconcent

rateandscribblewhateverthatpoppeduponmymind.“Time’sup!Putdownyourpensandhandinyourtestpapertomeinthefront.”thet

eacherannounced.Ifinished!Iputdownmypen,breathingasighofrelief,andthenIstoodupandlimpedtowardstheteachertohanditin—mylegsfeltlikenoodles,thankstothe

extremetension.Aweeklater,theteacherhandedthepapersbacktous.Ifoldedmypaperandheldittightlyinmyhands,shilly-shallyinga

boutwhethertochecktheresultornot.FinallyIdecidedtofacemyfatebravelyandunfoldedit.Itwasan“A”!Icouldnotbelievemyeyes.Itwasthefirsttimeinmylif

ethatIhadgotan“A”.Iturnedtolookatmyteacher.Oureyesmet.Shenoddedandgavemeabigsmile!Atthatpoint,Imadeafir

mresolution:I’dbemorehard-workingandmoreconfident,sothatIwouldn’tbestuckandpaniclikethisagaininhighschool.