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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．Whatwillthewoma

ndonext?A．Haveanicelunch.B．Listentoaconcert.C．Findarestaurant.3．Whatdoesthewomando?A．Areceptionist.B．Ateacher.C．Ana

rchitect.4．Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?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．Leaveearlytoavoidbusytraffic.9．

Whyisthemanunabletoensurehisarrivaltime?A．HehastopickupMr.Smith.B．Hehastoprepareforameeting.C．Hehastodeliversomepackages.10．WhatdoesMonicasug

gestthemando?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．Fromthenewspa

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

．WheredoesMollycomefrom?A．Singapore.B．Canada.C．Japan.15．WhendidMollybegintoski?A．Atagefour.B．Atageseven.C．Atagethirteen.16．WhatmadeMollydecidetob

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

r?A．Toforecasttheweather.B．Tokeeppeopleinformed.C．Tomakeanadvertisement.18．WhatcausesflightstoSouthAmericarisky?A．Aterriblestorm.B．Heav

yairtraffic.C．Mechanicalproblems.19．Whatwilltheaircompaniesdoforpassengersiftheflightsarecanceled?A．Allowthemtochangeflightroutes.B．Offerthemfree

hotels.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,historyandmore,indulgeitonaYoyoOdysse

yCulturalTour!Howwetravelcanmakethedifferencebetweenjustvisitingaplace,orreallyexperiencingitfromtheinsideout,whichiswhyYoyohascreat

editsnewOdysseyCulturalTourscollection.Thesesmall-group,luxurytoursofferadeepdiveintohistory,art,music,literature,danceandastronomy,whileenjo

yingeverythingthatadestinationhastooffer,fromexceptionalplacestostaytothebestoflocalfood.Eachholidayh

astheserviceofaYoyotourmanagerandwe’lltakecareofyoueverystepoftheway,providingaVIPcarservicetoyourUKdeparturepointforoverseastrips,flight

sandtransfers,alltransportstoaccommodations,travelinsuranceandmuchmore.Formusiclovers;YoyohaspartneredwiththeR

oyalAcademyofMusictocreateuniqueshortbreaksinLondonwithconcertsbytalentedyoungmusiciansfromtheAcademy.You’llbeinexperthands-eachtourisaccom

paniedbyaspecialistintheirfieldwho’sskilledatsharingtheirexpertisethroughinsight-packedtalksthroughoutth

eholiday.Backstage,behind-the-scenesvisitsgiveafascinatingperspectiveonnewplacesaswellascitiesthatyoumayalreadyknowandlove,allinthestimu

latingcompanyoflike-mindedtravellers.ABCMusicreaderswillreceiveanexclusive5percentdiscountonallYoyoCultura

lOdysseyTours-justquotethecode‘ABCR’whenbooking.Tofindoutmorepleasevisityoyo.uk/COT.21．WhydoesYoyocreatetheCulturalOdysseyTours?A．Tocreateamusic

collectionofOdyssey.B．Tohelpmusicloversfindlike-mindedfriends.C．Toguidetourgueststhroughaculturalexperience.D．T

opromotetheABCMusicMagazinetonewreaders.22．Whatcanguestsdoduringthetour?A．Sharetheirexpertskills.B．Enjoytalksbyaspeciali

st.C．Visitthebackstageafteraplay.D．Playinaconcertwithmusicians.23．WhatshouldtheABCMusicreadersdoforadiscountwhenbook

ing?A．Usetherequiredcode.B．Findonemorecompany.C．Visitthewebsiteyoyo.uk/COT.D．QuoteacommentabouttheABCMusic.BIn1835,WilliamTa

lbotfinallysucceededinproducingaphotographofhiscountryhouse.Hedeclaredthathiswasthefirsthouseeverknowntohavedrawnitsownpicture.Thedrawingw

asformed“bytheactionoflightuponsensitivepaper.”Photographyofferednaturea“pencil”topaintherselfthroughoptical（光学的）andchemica

lmeansalone.Bythemid-nineteenthcentury,peoplenolongerneededtohireadraftsmantodrawdetailedimagesbecausetheprocesscouldbecomplete

dinstantlywithacamera.Advocatesforthetechnologystatedthatnotonlywasitmoreprecisethanthehumanhand-itwasfasterandcheap

er.Theremovalofhumanfallibilityinthecreatingprocesswasoneofphotography’sbiggestsellingpoints,butthisalsostarteddebatesaboutthenewmedi

um’simplicationsforvisualculture.Couldimagesmadelargelybyamachinebeconsideredart?Ifso,wheredidhumancreativity,fitinthisprocess?Asthetwenty-firstcen

turybecomesincreasinglyautomated（自动化的）,moreandmorepeopleattempttoidentifywherehumanagencyexistsinthetec

hnologicallydrivenworld.ImagesgeneratedwithartificialintelligencebycompanieslikeOpenAIarestimulatingquestio

nslikethosethatemergedwiththecomingofthephotograph.Bytypingasentence,userscangenerate“new”imagescomposedfromimagescollectedacross

theinternet.TheresulthasbeenafloodofAl-generatedimagesinplacesthatarepreviouslyuniquetohumanauthors.Paintingcompetitions,commerc

ialgraphicdesignandthefashionofportraiture（肖像）haveallsincecollidedwiththetechnologyintroublingways.Thefinearts

werethoughttobeafinalhold-outofhumancreativity,butthesurprisinglyhighqualityofAl-generatedimagesisproducingdeeperqu

estionsaboutthenatureoforiginality.Ifthehistoryofphotographytellsusanything,it’sthatthedebatewon’tbesettledquickly;straightforw

ardlyorbytheinstitutionswetypicallyassociatewithculturalgate-keeping.24．WhydidTalbotdeclarethathishousehaddrawnitsownpicture?A．Tominimizehumanfac

torsinthecreation.B．Toinvestigateasupernaturalphenomenon.C．Toshowhisadvancedknowledgeinscience.D．Todemonstratethebeautyofhiscountryhouse.25．Whatdoe

stheword“it”underlinedinparagraph2referto?A．ThephotoofTalbot’shouse.B．Theimagebyadraftsmain.C．Thetechnologyofacamera.D．Thepapers

ensitivetolight.26．WhatdoOpenAIandcamerashaveincommon?A．Theyimprovethetasteofbeauty.B．Theyadvocatefashiondesigns.C．Theych

allengehumanagency.D．Theyproduceoriginalimages.27．Whatdidtheauthorindicatebyreferringtothehistoryofphotography

?A．Culturalgatekeeperswillsolvetheissueastheydid.B．Al-generatedimageswillgothroughasimilardebate.C．Thenatureoforiginalitywillbeheldinh

umanhands.D．ThefineartswillincludephotographyandAIimages.CThere’sausefulconceptfrompsychologythathelpsexplainwhygoodpeopledothingsthatharmthe

environment:thefalseconsensuseffect.That’swhereweovervaluehowacceptableandprevalent（普遍的）ourownbehaviorisinsociety.Putsimp

ly,ifyou’redoingsomething（evenifyousecretlyknowyouprobablyshouldn’t）,you’remorelikelytothinkplentyofotherpeopledoittoo.W

hat’smore,youlikelyoverestimatehowmuchotherpeoplethinkthatbehaviorisbroadlyOK.Thisbias（偏见）allowspeopletojustifysociallyunacceptableorillegalbeh

aviors.Researchershaveobservedthefalseconsensuseffectindruguseandillegalhunting.Morerecently,conservationist

sarebeginningtorevealhowthiseffectcontributestoenvironmentaldamage.InAustralia,peoplewhoadmittedtopoaching（偷猎）thoughtitwasmuchmoreprevalentinsoci

etythanitreallywas,andhadhigherestimatesthanfisherswhoobeyedthelaw.Theyalsobelievedothersviewedpoachingassociallyacceptable;however,inreality,mor

ethan90%offishersheldtheoppositeview.Thefalseconsensuseffecthasalsoshownupinstudiesexaminingsupportfornuclearen

ergyandoffshorewindfarms.Justasconceptsfrompsychologycanhelpexplainsomeformsofenvironmentaldamage,sotoocantheyhelpaddressit.Fore

xample,researchshowspeoplearemorelikelytolitterinareaswherethere’salreadya-lotoftrashscatteredaround;som

akingsurethegroundaroundabinisnotcoveredinrubbishmayhelp.Factualinformationonhowotherpeoplethinkandbehavecanbeverypowerful.Energycomp

anieshavesubstantiallyreducedenergyconsumptionsimplybyshowingpeoplehowtheirelectricityusecomparestotheirneighbors.Encouragingly,stimulat

ingpeople’snaturaldesireforstatushasalsobeensuccessfulingettingpeopleto“gogreentobeseen”,ortopubliclybuyeco-friendlyproducts.Astheresearchev

idenceshows,socialnormscanbeapowerfulforceinencouragingandpopularizingenvironmentallyfriendlybehaviors.Perhapsyoucandoyourbitby

sharingthisarticle!28．Whichexamplebestillustratesthefalseconsensuseffect?A．Astudentspendslonghourssurfingtheinternet.B．Abloggerassume

smanypeopledislikehisposts.C．Adriverfrequentlyparksillegallyinpublicplaces.D．Asmokerbelievespeoplegenerallyapproveofsmoking

.29．HowdidmostAustralianfishersviewtheissueofpoaching?A．Itisunacceptable.B．Itiswidespread.C．Itis,controvers

ial.D．Itiscomplex.30．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“gogreentobeseen”inparagraph5mean?A．Embracegreenhabitsforbetterhealt

h.B．Makegreenchoicesthatotherscanperceive.C．Joingreenmovementsforpersonalfulfillment.D．Choosegreenitemsthatareeasytospotinstores.31．Whatisarecommende

dapproachtoaddressingenvironmentalproblems?A．Understatesocialnorms.B．Highlightpersonalresponsibilities.C．Publicizesustainablepractices.D．En

couragetechnologicalinnovations.DThemessageisdrummedintousfromchildhood:forgivepeoplewho’vewrongedyou,becausei

t’stherightthingtodo.Forgivenessisavirtue,we’retold—theonlywayforustotrulymoveonandheal,freedfromthebaggageofbearingillwill.However,I’mno

tbuyingit.Forgivingsomeonecanindeedbeabeautifulthing,butit’snotalwayswhat’sbestforus.Infact,ifsomeonehashurtyoudeeplyandtherelationshipis

n’thealthy,tryingto“fix”thingscandomoreharmthangood.Mostofuswouldprobablyagreethatforgivingawrongdoermeanslettinggoofnegativefeelings—likeang

erandresentment—towardsthem,asifnothinghappened.Actuallythisisn’thelpful.Itpressuresustominimizeourfeelings—tosay“it’s

OK”whenforus,itisn’t.Whileit’snotagoodideatofocusonnegativethoughts,recognizingandprocessingallofthatpainisanimportantpartoft

hehealingjourney.A2010researchpaperpublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychologyfoundthatfolkswho

forgavepartnersthatdidn’tmakethemfeelvaluedhadlessrespectforthemselves.Lettingminoroffences（冒犯）thathappennowandagains

lidecanbegreatforanyrelationship,butrepeatedlyforgivingbadbehaviorcanencouragethatpersontokeephurtingyou.Atleast,that’swhat2011r

esearchbypsychologyprofessorJamesMcNultyargues.Hefoundthatwhenapartnerwasmorelikelytoforgivethoseacts,theaggressorwasmoreli

kelytokeepcommittingthem.McNultysuggeststhatthisisbecausefacingtheconsequencesoftheiractionsiswhatmotivatespeopletochangetheirways,andbeingofferedac

leanslatecanbeakindofpasstoavoidmakingchanges.Soforgivingfrequentandmajoroffences,likeverbalorphysicalabuse,candomoreharmthangood.Forme,

thisspeakstothecoretensionintheidea.Insteadoflookingtoforgivenesslikeamagicmedicine,wecanfocusonrecognizingwhathappenedandcomingtotermswithit,however

thatlooksforusandwithoutanysenseofobligationtowardsouroffender.32．Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthemessageinparagraph1?A．It’sreasonable.B．It’sdebata

ble.C．It’sconvincing.D．It’sunquestionable.33．Howdoestheauthordevelopthetext?A．Bymakingcomparisons.B．Bygivingstatistics.C．Byquotingresearchers’

views.D．Bysharinghisownexperiences.34．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“acleanslate”inparagraph5probablymean?A．Arep

eatedoffence.B．Amagicmedicine.C．Aterribleconsequence.D．Acompleteforgiveness.35．Whichcanbethebesttitleof

thetext?A．Forgivingisalwaysavirtue.B．Forgivingcanchangeeverything.C．Forgivingotherssometimesdepends.D．F

orgivingothersalwaysseemsimpossible.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。Basedonhisownr

esearchatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louisandotherscientificstudies,psychologylecturerBonooffersthefollowingtipsf

orgettingandstayinghappierinyourlife.36Lookingforwardtoanenjoyableexperiencecanmakeitallthatmuchsweeter.Waitacou

pleofdaysbeforeseeinganewmoviethatjustcameout,planyourbigvacationforlaterinthesummer,andtrytotaketimeto

enjoyeachbiteofdessert.Ontheopposite,getnegativetasksoutofthewayasquicklyaspossible—anydelaywillonlymakethems

eemworse.Peoplewhofocusmoreonprocessthanoutcometendtoremainmotivatedinthefaceofsetbacks.They’rebetteratstickingwithmajorchallengesandprefe

rthemovertheeasyroute.37Becauseitcelebratesrewardsthatcomefromtheworkitself.Focusingonlyontheoutcomecanleadtoprematureburnoutifthingsdon’tgowell.38Fi

ndanactivitythatallowsyoutogettogetherwithfriendsonaregular,ongoingbasis.Aweeklyhappyhour,pokernight,orTVshowensuresconsistencyandmotivationinyou

rsocialinteractions.Peoplewithhigh-qualityrelationshipsarenotonlyhappier,butalsohealthier.39Thenexttimeyouareattractedtouseyourphonetolookthroug

hsocialmedia,lookthroughyourlistofcontactsinstead.40Thehappinessyougetfromarealconnectionwithanotherpersonwillbefargre

aterthananycommentsorlikesyougetonsocialmedia.A．Anticipationitselfispleasurable.B．Decreaseunnecessarysocializing.C．Finds

omeonetocallorFaceTime.D．This“growthmindset”helpspeoplestayenergized.E．FacebookandInstagramoftenoverstatehowm

uchbetteroffothersare.F．Nothingismoreimportantforourpsychologicalhealththanhigh-qualityfriendships.G．Theyrecoverfromillnessesmorequickly,li

velonger,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,adev

otedvet（兽医）inSanDiego,hadreachedapointofburnoutinhiscareer.Theanimal41whereheworkedwasfullofabandonedpetsaspeople42tod

ealwiththeongoingeconomicdecline.Inthosedays,animalswouldbeeuthanized（安乐死）ifthey.weren’t43insevendays.ThecruelrealitydeeplytroubledStewart,evenleadi

nghimtoconsider44hisprofession.Onefatefulday,outsideaconveniencestore,he45ahomelessmanwithadogsufferingfromavisibleskinissue.Theman,46forasolution,s

haredhisdog’ssuffering.Stewartexaminedthedogandthen47somemedicinetohim.Intears,themanthankedStewart,saying“Thankyoufornot48me”.Theve

rywordsservedasawakeupcalltoStewardandinspiredhisnext49.Stewartbeganworkingasastreetvetduringhisfreetime,determinedto50onhisown.

Overanine-yearperiod,heprovided51medicalcareforover1,000homelesspeopleandtheirpetsandin2020,hecreatedanonpr

ofitorganizationProjectStreetVet.ForStewart,themostrewardingaspectofhisworkliesintheone-on-one52withthehomeless.By53helpingthei

rcherishedcompanion,Stewarthelps54theirfaithinhumanity.Theirgratitudefuelshimtocontinuehismission,offering55tothosef

acingawfulcircumstances.41．A．shopB．shelterC．labD．farm42．A．struggledB．managedC．intendedD．hesitated43．A．trainedB．examinedC．adoptedD

．selected44．A．assessingB．advancingC．delayingD．quitting45．A．mentionedB．interviewedC．recognizedD．encountered46．A．regretful:B．desperateC

．gratefulD．responsible47．A．deliveredB．soldC．offeredD．returned48．A．ignoringB．hurtingC．blamingD．bothering49．A．gameB．ch

apterC．firmD．research50．A．haveatryB．keepabalanceC．makeadifferenceD．setanexample51．A．freeB．safeC．expensiveD．private52．A．decisionsB．connectionsC

．discussionsD．competitions53．A．slightlyB．hardlyC．simplyD．generally54．A．celebrateB．followC．testD．restore55．A．hopeB．freedomC．prideD．r

espect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’veallheardtheadviceto“getoutofyourcomfortzone”bytakingonanewchal

lenge.Arecentstudygoesastepfurther:Makediscomfortadirectgoal.That’smorelikelytomotivateyou56ifyouonlyfocusonwhatyouhopetolearn.Inthe

firstoffiveexperiments,theresearchersassignedseveralhundredstudentstrainingatSecondCityChicago57（participate）inasmall-gr

oupimprovisation（即兴）exercise,andtheninstructedhalfofthegroupthattheirgoalduringthesessionwas“tofeelawkwarda

nduncomfortable.”Therest,58（that）inthecontrolgroup,59（tell）to“feelyourselfdevelopingnewskills.”Membersofthefirstgroupkept

attheexerciselongerthantheothersdidandtook60（great）risks.Experiments61（involve）otherdimensionsofpersonalgrowth

—engaginginexpressivewriting,learningaboutgunviolence,andhearingaboutopposingpolitical62（belief）—prod

ucedsimilarresults.Reframinganxietyasexcitementhasbeenprovenawaytoimprovesinginginfrontofstrangers,andthinkingo

fstressas63meanstoboostachievementdemonstratedastress-managementtechnique.“Whenpeoplereinterpretnegativeexperiencesas64（functio

n）,theyaremorewillingtoengageintasksthatcallforththoseexperiences,”theresearchersexplain.“Insteadofseeingdiscomfortasunrelatedtothegoal65asignaltosto

p,theywillstartperceivingitasasignofprogresstowardtheirgoal.”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,lostinourgirlishconversation.Alice,withhercuriouseyesspa

rkling,casuallyaskedaboutmyfriendshipwithJudy.Inamomentofthoughtlessness,Iresponded,“IonlyhungoutwithJudybecau

sesheaskedmeandIwasn’tkeenonbeingfriendswithher.Shewasratherdull.”TheunkindwordsjustescapedmylipsbeforeIcou

ldcatchthem,likemarblesrollingoffatable.LittledidIknow,Judyhadbeenjustaroundthecornersomehow.WhenIglancedup,Judyappearedrig

htinfrontofme,havingaccidentallyoverheardeverything.Allthecolorfadedfromherface.Hereyeswideningwithshock,withoutaword,sherushedoff.AliceandIwer

eleftstandingthere,exchangingalookofshameanddiscomfort.IknewIshouldrunafterJudyandapologize,butwithmymin

dblank,Iwasfrozen.Alice’sfaceturnedred,too.Wewalkedhomeinsilence,eachstepheavierthanthelast.Thefollowingdayswerefilledwithawkwardness.Ifeltterrible

forwhatI’dsaidandwasdyingtomendourfriendship.Anhonestapologywasdesperatelyneeded.ButwhatshouldIsay?Uni

ntentionalasIwas,IindeedhurtJudy’sfeelings.EverytimeIsawJudyinthehallsorduringclasses,I’dquicklylookaway.Fatethrewmeacurveballinourspeechcl

ass.OnTuesday,Mr.Thomasannouncedthatwewouldbegivingimprovised（即兴的）speeches.Hehadwrittenourtopicsonslipsofpaperandputthemintoasecretjar.

Eachofuswasaskedtoblindlychooseonewithoutknowingwhatitwouldbeabout.Icouldn’tsayIwasnotnervous.AsIreachedintothejaroftopics,myfingersclosedaro

undtheslipthatread,“Shareyourmostembarrassingmoment.”Myheartpoundedlikeadrumrollinmychest.Itwasasiftheuniversehadcomemywaytogivemeach

ance.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.Thatdaymarke

daturningpoint.2024年考前测试卷1-5BCACA6-10BABCA11-15ABCAB16-20ABACB21-23CBA24-27ACCB28-31DABC32-35BCDC36-40ADFGC41-45BACDD46-50BCABC51-55A

BCDA56．than57．toparticipate58．those59．weretold60．greater61．involving62．beliefs63．a64．functional65．orThepleasureofreadingVersion1Thereisnogreaterplea

sureintheworldthanreading,whichcantransportusbeyondtheboundariesoftimeandspace,allowingustoliveathousandlive

s.Thepleasureofreadingisasymphonyofthemindandadanceofideasthatenrichesthesoul.“Charlotte’sWeb”issuchacharmingtaleasIreadlongagobutst

illtouchesmyheartsomuch.IamgreatlyimpressedbyCharlotte’swisdom,kindness,andunwaveringloyaltytoWilbur.Thewebshespins,withitsmiraculouswords,isasym

bolofthepowerofloveandcreativitytochangelives.IcanalsorecallthemanymomentsIcouldn’tresistlaughingwhenthelightandplayfulhumorinthebooktickedmyfu

nnybone.Forme,“Charlotte’sWeb”demonstratesthebestofwhatliteraturecanoffer:astorythatisbothentertainingan

denriching,ajourneythatisasdelightfulasitismeaningful.Version2Thepleasureofreadingliesintheexpansiono

fourhorizonsasweexplorediverseculturesandencounterdifferentpeople.Itencouragescriticalthinkingandfostersadee

perunderstandingoftheworldaroundus.“TheBiographyofQianXuesen”,awitnesstothetransformationofatalentedyoungmindintoaleadingfigureinsc

ienceandtechnology,isastoryofperseverance,curiosity,andanunwaveringcommitmenttohismotherland.Thejoyofreadingthisbiographyisaprofoundexpe

riencethattranscendsthewrittenword,offeringmeadeepdiveintothelifeandachievementsofaremarkableindividualwhoplayedapivo

talroleinshapingChina’saerospaceindustry.HisdecisiontoreturntoChinadespitepersonalriskshasgreatlyresonatedwithme,instillingas

enseofwonderandinspiration.Version1KnowingwhatIhadtosay,Icalmedmyselfdownandwalkedtotheplatform.Itookadeepbreathandbegan.Withm

yvoiceshaking,Ispokeofmyinconsideratebehaviour,deepregretandtheupsettingresultwithoutexposingJudy’sname.Afterfinishingmyheartfeltspe

ech,withsweatflowingdownmyface,Ididn’tdaretoexpectmyclassmates’response.Tomysurprise,theyapplaudedformysincerity.EvenMr.Thomaspraisedmycouragetoadm

itmyfaultandapologizepublicly.Backtomyseat,IstolealookatJudyandamazinglyfoundshewasalsolookingatmewithtears.Thatdaymarkedaturningpoint

.AlthoughJudyandIneverdirectlytalkedaboutthatunpleasantevents,ourinteractionsslowlyreturnedtonormal.Welaughedandchattedagain,asi

fasilentforgivenesshadbeengranted.Iwasneverproudofmybraveryinthatspeechclass.Instead,Iknewforsureitwasan

experiencetobemodestlythankfulfor.HerearethelessonsIhavecarriedclosetomyhearteversince:Speakingillofothersplantseedsofregretandtruefriendshipsdeserv

etherespectofhonestwordsandopenhearts.Version2KnowingwhatIhadtosay,Icalmedmyselfdownandwalkedtotheplatform.Myhandsweret

remblingslightlybutmyresolvewasfirm.“Mymostembarrassingmoment,”Istarted,“wasaboutthepainIcausedtosomeoneelse.”AsIspoke,Ic

ouldseeJudyintheaudience,hereyesglisteningwithtears.“Ihurtmyfrienddeeply,notoutofillwill,butoutofthoughtlessness,”Iadmitted,m

yvoicethickwithremorse.“Iwanttomakethingsright.”IlookeddirectlyatJudy,oureyesmeetingacrosstheroom.Therewassilence,thenapplausebegantobuild,awaveo

fsupportfillingtheair,inwhichJudysmiledwithanodofacknowledgment.Thatdaymarkedaturningpoint.NotonlydidImakeamendswithJudy,bu

tIalsolearnedtobemoremindfulofmywordsandactions.Icametorealizethatwordshavepowertohurtorheal,andit’snevertoolatetomakethingsri

ght.Moreimportantly,itbecameacatalystforpersonalgrowth,andourfriendship,onceshaken,wasnowstrongerthanever.JudyandIst

artedtalkingagain,andwitheachconversation,ourbonddeepened.Theincident,whichhadonceseemedlikeadarkcloud,becameasilv

erlining,teachingusboththeimportanceofforgivenessandthestrengththatcomesfromfacingourmistakeshead-on.Text1W:

Excuseme,canyoutellmehowtogettotheMercureHotel?M:KeepwalkingstraightuntilyoureachHarrisStreet.Thenturnleftandwalkun

tilyoupassasupermarket;stopatthetrafficlight.Itisacrossthestreetfromthesupermarket.Itwilltakeyoufiveminutes.Text2M:Would

n’tyouliketogooutforanicedinnerbeforetheconcert?W:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.I’llchecktheguidetoseewhatwecanfindnearthetheater.Text3M:Excus

eme.I’dliketoknowmoreaboutthemembership.CanIuseallthefacilitiesinthegymforfree?W:Ofcourse.Buttheswimmingpoolis

beingrebuiltandwon’tbeavailableuntilthisSeptember.Wewillhavemoreswimmingcoachesbythen.Text4M:Gardeningi

stoomuchlikehardworkforme.IfIhavetime,Iliketoplaytennisorgoforacountrywalk.W:Well,Ithinkofgardeningasplay,

notaswork.I’mneverashappyaswhenI’mbusyinthegarden.Text5W:I’dliketoseethemanager,please.Ihaveacomplaint!M:I’mthemanager.Whatseem

stobetheproblem,ma’am?W:Didyouhaveahousekeepercheckourroombeforewecheckedin?Text6W:Areyougoingtothemo

viefestivalagainthisyear?M:I’dlovetogo,butI’mtoobusynextweek.Whatareyougoingfor?W:Themanageraskedmetoattendthefirstpublicperf

ormanceofWallStreetBears.Youknow,themovieisbasedonNicholasScott’snewnovel.M:It’safascinatingnovel.ButIhavetofinishwritingaseriesofarticlesabout

anewtelevisiondrama.W:Well,couldyougowithmeonSaturdayandcomebackonSundayorMonday?M:Sure.Text7M:Hey,Monica.Ican’tattendthe

meetingthisafternoon.Ihavesomethingmoreimportanttodo.W:Allright.Butcanyouattendthegatheringattherestaurantthisevening?M:Well,doyouknowwhenwea

resupposedtoshowupattherestaurant?W:Davidtoldeveryonetobethereby7:00．Healsosaidifanyofuswasgoingtobelate,justcallhi

m.M:ButIhavebeenaskedbyMr.Smithtodropoffsomepackagesatourheadoffice.I’mnotsureifIwillbeabletomakeitthereontime.

W:Ifyouaredrivingouttotheheadofficenow,you’dbettercallDavid.Thetrafficusuallygetsprettyheavyduringthetimeyoucomeback.Text8M:Areyouokay?Youlook

soworried.W:Ican’tstopthinkingaboutthatawfulstory.M:DidyoureaditinthenewspaperorseeitfromTV?W:Neither.Ijust

listenedtotheradiothismorning.M:Huh?Whichone?W:Theoneaboutthelittlegirlwhogotlostthreedaysago.Andnowsheisstillmissing.Itmakesmeworryaboutth

esafetyofourdaughter.M:Don’tworry.Luckyisagoodgirlandwe’lltakecareofher.W:OK.I’llpickherupfromschooleveryday.You’lltellherhowtoprote

ctherselfwell.Text9M:Molly,you’refinallyback!Ihaven’tseenyouforthreeyearssinceyouwenttoCanadatolearnski

ing.W:Yeah,Imisshomesomuch.M:Howwasyourlifethere?W:ThenaturalenvironmentinCanadaistrulygreat.Iwouldtakeadayoffeachwee

kandgohikingwithmyfriendwhoisaJapaneseskier.M:Fantastic!You’vebeentrainingtobeaprofessionalskierforthirteenyears,right?W:I’mafraidyou’

vegotitwrong.Istartedice-skatingwhenIwasonlyfouryearsold,andthenImovedtoskiingthreeyearslater.M:Butwhyd

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

countriesthatarefamousforsnow.I’vebeenattractedbythewintersceneryeversince.IwasborninJanuary.Iguessmybir

thdayalsohasaninfluenceonmychoiceofcareer.Text10Ladiesandgentlemen,thisisanannouncementtoletyouknowthatnearlyalltheflig

htstoSouthAmericahavebeencanceled.There’sabigstormformingovertheAtlanticOceaninthenextthreedays.Itisexpectedtoh

itthecontinentby9:00p.m.tomorrow.Duringthenextthreedays,flyingovertheoceaninthedirectionofSouthAmericawillberi

sky.Everypassenger,whohasboughtticketsforplanesgoinginthisdirection,willhavealltheirmoneyreturnedwithinthe

nexttwodays.Wearesorrythatwecan’tofferhotelsatthemoment.PleasenotethatPanamaisalsoincludedintheno-golist,asitssouthpartw

illalsobehitbythestorm.However,youcanreachBuenosAiresinArgentinawithtwoflightstomorrow:onefromBerlinat8:00p.m.,andonefromParisat3:00p.m.

PleasenotethattheplanefromPariswillstopinCairoforaboutthreehours,wherethepassengerscanalsotakeflightstootherplaces.