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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．Listentoaconcert.C．Findarestaurant.3．Whatdoesthewomando

?A．Areceptionist.B．Ateacher.C．Anarchitect.4．Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?A．Heworksasagardener.B．Heistoobusyatworktoplay.C．Hepreferssportstog

ardening.5．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?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．OnSaturda

y.B．OnSunday.C．OnMonday.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8．WhatdidDavidaskhiscolleaguestodo?A．Attendtheafternoonmeeting.B．Ar

riveattherestaurantby7:00p.m.C．Leaveearlytoavoidbusytraffic.9．Whyisthemanunabletoensurehisarrivaltime?A．HehastopickupMr.Smith.B．Hehastopreparefo

rameeting.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．Fromtheradi

o.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．WheredoesMollycomefrom?A．Singapore.B．Canada.C．Japan.15．WhendidMollybegintoski?A．Atagefour.B．Atageseven.C．At

agethirteen.16．WhatmadeMollydecidetobeaskier?A．Herloveforsnow.B．Hermom’schoice.C．Herfriend’ssupport.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatisthepurpo

seofthespeaker?A．Toforecasttheweather.B．Tokeeppeopleinformed.C．Tomakeanadvertisement.18．WhatcausesflightstoSouthAmericarisky?A．Aterriblestorm.B．

Heavyairtraffic.C．Mechanicalproblems.19．Whatwilltheaircompaniesdoforpassengersiftheflightsarecanceled?A．

Allowthemtochangeflightroutes.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,historyandmore,in

dulgeitonaYoyoOdysseyCulturalTour!Howwetravelcanmakethedifferencebetweenjustvisitingaplace,orreallyexperiencingitfromtheinsideout,whichiswhyY

oyohascreateditsnewOdysseyCulturalTourscollection.Thesesmall-group,luxurytoursofferadeepdiveintohistory,art,music,literature,danceandastron

omy,whileenjoyingeverythingthatadestinationhastooffer,fromexceptionalplacestostaytothebestoflocalfood.Eachholida

yhastheserviceofaYoyotourmanagerandwe’lltakecareofyoueverystepoftheway,providingaVIPcarservicetoyourUKdeparturepointforoverseastrips,fli

ghtsandtransfers,alltransportstoaccommodations,travelinsuranceandmuchmore.Formusiclovers;YoyohaspartneredwiththeRoyalAcademyo

fMusictocreateuniqueshortbreaksinLondonwithconcertsbytalentedyoungmusiciansfromtheAcademy.You’llbeinexperthands-eacht

ourisaccompaniedbyaspecialistintheirfieldwho’sskilledatsharingtheirexpertisethroughinsight-packedtalksthroughouttheholiday.B

ackstage,behind-the-scenesvisitsgiveafascinatingperspectiveonnewplacesaswellascitiesthatyoumayalreadyknowandlove,allinthestimulatingcompa

nyoflike-mindedtravellers.ABCMusicreaderswillreceiveanexclusive5percentdiscountonallYoyoCulturalOdys

seyTours-justquotethecode‘ABCR’whenbooking.Tofindoutmorepleasevisityoyo.uk/COT.21．WhydoesYoyocreatetheCulturalOdysseyTours?A．Tocrea

teamusiccollectionofOdyssey.B．Tohelpmusicloversfindlike-mindedfriends.C．Toguidetourgueststhroughaculturalexperience.D．Topro

motetheABCMusicMagazinetonewreaders.22．Whatcanguestsdoduringthetour?A．Sharetheirexpertskills.B．Enjoytalksbyaspecialist.C．Visitthebackstage

afteraplay.D．Playinaconcertwithmusicians.23．WhatshouldtheABCMusicreadersdoforadiscountwhenbooking?A．Usetherequiredco

de.B．Findonemorecompany.C．Visitthewebsiteyoyo.uk/COT.D．QuoteacommentabouttheABCMusic.BIn1835,WilliamTalbo

tfinallysucceededinproducingaphotographofhiscountryhouse.Hedeclaredthathiswasthefirsthouseeverknownto

havedrawnitsownpicture.Thedrawingwasformed“bytheactionoflightuponsensitivepaper.”Photographyofferednaturea“pencil”topa

intherselfthroughoptical（光学的）andchemicalmeansalone.Bythemid-nineteenthcentury,peoplenolongerneededtohireadraf

tsmantodrawdetailedimagesbecausetheprocesscouldbecompletedinstantlywithacamera.Advocatesforthetechnologystatedthat

notonlywasitmoreprecisethanthehumanhand-itwasfasterandcheaper.Theremovalofhumanfallibilityinthecreatingprocesswasoneofphotography’sbigge

stsellingpoints,butthisalsostarteddebatesaboutthenewmedium’simplicationsforvisualculture.Couldimagesmadelargelybyamachinebeconsideredart?If

so,wheredidhumancreativity,fitinthisprocess?Asthetwenty-firstcenturybecomesincreasinglyautomated（自动化的）,moreandmorepeopleattemp

ttoidentifywherehumanagencyexistsinthetechnologicallydrivenworld.Imagesgeneratedwithartificialintelligencebyc

ompanieslikeOpenAIarestimulatingquestionslikethosethatemergedwiththecomingofthephotograph.Bytypingasenten

ce,userscangenerate“new”imagescomposedfromimagescollectedacrosstheinternet.TheresulthasbeenafloodofAl-generatedimagesinplacesthatarepreviously

uniquetohumanauthors.Paintingcompetitions,commercialgraphicdesignandthefashionofportraiture（肖像）haveallsinc

ecollidedwiththetechnologyintroublingways.Thefineartswerethoughttobeafinalhold-outofhumancreativity,butthesurprisinglyhighqualit

yofAl-generatedimagesisproducingdeeperquestionsaboutthenatureoforiginality.Ifthehistoryofphotographytellsu

sanything,it’sthatthedebatewon’tbesettledquickly;straightforwardlyorbytheinstitutionswetypicallyassoci

atewithculturalgate-keeping.24．WhydidTalbotdeclarethathishousehaddrawnitsownpicture?A．Tominimizehumanfactorsint

hecreation.B．Toinvestigateasupernaturalphenomenon.C．Toshowhisadvancedknowledgeinscience.D．Todemonstr

atethebeautyofhiscountryhouse.25．Whatdoestheword“it”underlinedinparagraph2referto?A．ThephotoofTalbot’shouse.B．Theimagebyadraftsmain.C．Thetechnol

ogyofacamera.D．Thepapersensitivetolight.26．WhatdoOpenAIandcamerashaveincommon?A．Theyimprovethetasteofbeauty.B．Theyadvocatefashiondesi

gns.C．Theychallengehumanagency.D．Theyproduceoriginalimages.27．Whatdidtheauthorindicatebyreferringtothehistoryo

fphotography?A．Culturalgatekeeperswillsolvetheissueastheydid.B．Al-generatedimageswillgothroughasimilardebate.C．Thenature

oforiginalitywillbeheldinhumanhands.D．ThefineartswillincludephotographyandAIimages.CThere’sausefulconceptfrompsychologythathelpsexpla

inwhygoodpeopledothingsthatharmtheenvironment:thefalseconsensuseffect.That’swhereweovervaluehowacceptable

andprevalent（普遍的）ourownbehaviorisinsociety.Putsimply,ifyou’redoingsomething（evenifyousecretlyknowyouprobablyshouldn’t）,you’remorelikelytoth

inkplentyofotherpeopledoittoo.What’smore,youlikelyoverestimatehowmuchotherpeoplethinkthatbehaviorisb

roadlyOK.Thisbias（偏见）allowspeopletojustifysociallyunacceptableorillegalbehaviors.Researchershaveobservedthefalseconsensuseffectindrugus

eandillegalhunting.Morerecently,conservationistsarebeginningtorevealhowthiseffectcontributestoenvironmentalda

mage.InAustralia,peoplewhoadmittedtopoaching（偷猎）thoughtitwasmuchmoreprevalentinsocietythanitreallywas,andhadhigherestimate

sthanfisherswhoobeyedthelaw.Theyalsobelievedothersviewedpoachingassociallyacceptable;however,inreality,morethan90%offishersheldtheoppositevie

w.Thefalseconsensuseffecthasalsoshownupinstudiesexaminingsupportfornuclearenergyandoffshorewindfarms.Justasconceptsf

rompsychologycanhelpexplainsomeformsofenvironmentaldamage,sotoocantheyhelpaddressit.Forexample,researchshowspeoplearemorelikelytolitt

erinareaswherethere’salreadya-lotoftrashscatteredaround;somakingsurethegroundaroundabinisnotcoveredinrub

bishmayhelp.Factualinformationonhowotherpeoplethinkandbehavecanbeverypowerful.Energycompanieshavesubstantiallyreducedenergyconsumptionsimplybyshow

ingpeoplehowtheirelectricityusecomparestotheirneighbors.Encouragingly,stimulatingpeople’snaturaldesireforstatushasalsob

eensuccessfulingettingpeopleto“gogreentobeseen”,ortopubliclybuyeco-friendlyproducts.Astheresearchevidenceshows,socialn

ormscanbeapowerfulforceinencouragingandpopularizingenvironmentallyfriendlybehaviors.Perhapsyoucandoyourbitbyshari

ngthisarticle!28．Whichexamplebestillustratesthefalseconsensuseffect?A．Astudentspendslonghourssurfingtheinternet.B．Abloggerassu

mesmanypeopledislikehisposts.C．Adriverfrequentlyparksillegallyinpublicplaces.D．Asmokerbelievespeoplegenerallyapproveofsmoking.29．Howd

idmostAustralianfishersviewtheissueofpoaching?A．Itisunacceptable.B．Itiswidespread.C．Itis,controversial.D．Itiscomplex.30．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“g

ogreentobeseen”inparagraph5mean?A．Embracegreenhabitsforbetterhealth.B．Makegreenchoicesthatotherscanperceive.C．Joingreenmovementsforpe

rsonalfulfillment.D．Choosegreenitemsthatareeasytospotinstores.31．Whatisarecommendedapproachtoaddressingenviron

mentalproblems?A．Understatesocialnorms.B．Highlightpersonalresponsibilities.C．Publicizesustainablepractices.D．Enc

ouragetechnologicalinnovations.DThemessageisdrummedintousfromchildhood:forgivepeoplewho’vewrongedyou,becauseit’sth

erightthingtodo.Forgivenessisavirtue,we’retold—theonlywayforustotrulymoveonandheal,freedfromthebaggag

eofbearingillwill.However,I’mnotbuyingit.Forgivingsomeonecanindeedbeabeautifulthing,butit’snotalwayswhat’sbestforus.

Infact,ifsomeonehashurtyoudeeplyandtherelationshipisn’thealthy,tryingto“fix”thingscandomoreharmthango

od.Mostofuswouldprobablyagreethatforgivingawrongdoermeanslettinggoofnegativefeelings—likeangerandresentment—towardsthem,asifno

thinghappened.Actuallythisisn’thelpful.Itpressuresustominimizeourfeelings—tosay“it’sOK”whenforus,itisn’t.W

hileit’snotagoodideatofocusonnegativethoughts,recognizingandprocessingallofthatpainisanimportantpartofthehealingjourney.A2010researchpaperpublishe

dintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychologyfoundthatfolkswhoforgavepartnersthatdidn’tmakethemfeelvaluedhadlessrespectf

orthemselves.Lettingminoroffences（冒犯）thathappennowandagainslidecanbegreatforanyrelationship,butrepeatedlyforgivin

gbadbehaviorcanencouragethatpersontokeephurtingyou.Atleast,that’swhat2011researchbypsychologyprofessorJa

mesMcNultyargues.Hefoundthatwhenapartnerwasmorelikelytoforgivethoseacts,theaggressorwasmorelikelytokeepcommittingthem.McNulty

suggeststhatthisisbecausefacingtheconsequencesoftheiractionsiswhatmotivatespeopletochangetheirways,andbeingoffer

edacleanslatecanbeakindofpasstoavoidmakingchanges.Soforgivingfrequentandmajoroffences,likeverbalorphysicalabuse,candomo

reharmthangood.Forme,thisspeakstothecoretensionintheidea.Insteadoflookingtoforgivenesslikeamagicmedicine

,wecanfocusonrecognizingwhathappenedandcomingtotermswithit,howeverthatlooksforusandwithoutanysenseofobligationtowardsouroffender.32．Wh

atdoestheauthorthinkaboutthemessageinparagraph1?A．It’sreasonable.B．It’sdebatable.C．It’sconvincing.D．It’sunquestionable.33．How

doestheauthordevelopthetext?A．Bymakingcomparisons.B．Bygivingstatistics.C．Byquotingresearchers’views.D．Bysharinghisownexperiences.34．Wh

atdoestheunderlinedwords“acleanslate”inparagraph5probablymean?A．Arepeatedoffence.B．Amagicmedicine.C．Aterribleconsequence.D．Acompl

eteforgiveness.35．Whichcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．Forgivingisalwaysavirtue.B．Forgivingcanchangeeverything.C．Forgivingotherss

ometimesdepends.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。BasedonhisownresearchatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louisandotherscientificstudies,psychologylectu

rerBonooffersthefollowingtipsforgettingandstayinghappierinyourlife.36Lookingforwardtoanenjoyableexperiencecanmakeitallthatmuchsweeter.Waitacoupl

eofdaysbeforeseeinganewmoviethatjustcameout,planyourbigvacationforlaterinthesummer,andtrytotaketimetoenjoyeachbiteofdessert.Ontheopposit

e,getnegativetasksoutofthewayasquicklyaspossible—anydelaywillonlymakethemseemworse.Peoplewhofocusmoreonprocessthanoutcometendtorem

ainmotivatedinthefaceofsetbacks.They’rebetteratstickingwithmajorchallengesandpreferthemovertheeasyroute.37Becauseitcelebratesrew

ardsthatcomefromtheworkitself.Focusingonlyontheoutcomecanleadtoprematureburnoutifthingsdon’tgowell.38Find

anactivitythatallowsyoutogettogetherwithfriendsonaregular,ongoingbasis.Aweeklyhappyhour,pokernight,orTVshowensuresconsistency

andmotivationinyoursocialinteractions.Peoplewithhigh-qualityrelationshipsarenotonlyhappier,butalsohealthier.39Thenexttimeyoua

reattractedtouseyourphonetolookthroughsocialmedia,lookthroughyourlistofcontactsinstead.40Thehappinessyougetfromarealconnec

tionwithanotherpersonwillbefargreaterthananycommentsorlikesyougetonsocialmedia.A．Anticipationitselfispleasurable.B．Decre

aseunnecessarysocializing.C．FindsomeonetocallorFaceTime.D．This“growthmindset”helpspeoplestayenergized.E．FacebookandInstagram

oftenoverstatehowmuchbetteroffothersare.F．Nothingismoreimportantforourpsychologicalhealththanhigh-qualityfriend

ships.G．Theyrecoverfromillnessesmorequickly,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,hadreachedapointofburnoutinhiscare

er.Theanimal41whereheworkedwasfullofabandonedpetsaspeople42todealwiththeongoingeconomicdecline.Inthosedays,animalswouldbee

uthanized（安乐死）ifthey.weren’t43insevendays.ThecruelrealitydeeplytroubledStewart,evenleadinghimtoconsider44hisprofession.Onefatefulday,outsideaconve

niencestore,he45ahomelessmanwithadogsufferingfromavisibleskinissue.Theman,46forasolution,sharedhisdog’

ssuffering.Stewartexaminedthedogandthen47somemedicinetohim.Intears,themanthankedStewart,saying“Thankyoufornot48m

e”.TheverywordsservedasawakeupcalltoStewardandinspiredhisnext49.Stewartbeganworkingasastreetvetduringhisfreeti

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

etsandin2020,hecreatedanonprofitorganizationProjectStreetVet.ForStewart,themostrewardingaspectofhisworklies

intheone-on-one52withthehomeless.By53helpingtheircherishedcompanion,Stewarthelps54theirfaithinhumanity.Theirgratitudefuels

himtocontinuehismission,offering55tothosefacingawfulcircumstances.41．A．shopB．shelterC．labD．farm42．A．struggledB．managedC．intendedD．he

sitated43．A．trainedB．examinedC．adoptedD．selected44．A．assessingB．advancingC．delayingD．quitting45．A．mentionedB．interviewedC．recognized

D．encountered46．A．regretful:B．desperateC．gratefulD．responsible47．A．deliveredB．soldC．offeredD．returned48．A．ignoringB．hurtingC．blamingD．bothe

ring49．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．celebrateB．

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’veallheardtheadviceto“getout

ofyourcomfortzone”bytakingonanewchallenge.Arecentstudygoesastepfurther:Makediscomfortadirectgoal.That’smorelikelytomotivateyou56ifyouonlyfocusonwha

tyouhopetolearn.Inthefirstoffiveexperiments,theresearchersassignedseveralhundredstudentstrainingatSecondCityChicago57（participate）inasmall-gro

upimprovisation（即兴）exercise,andtheninstructedhalfofthegroupthattheirgoalduringthesessionwas“tofeelawkwardanduncomfortable.”

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

dandtook60（great）risks.Experiments61（involve）otherdimensionsofpersonalgrowth—engaginginexpressivewriting,learningaboutgunviolence,andhe

aringaboutopposingpolitical62（belief）—producedsimilarresults.Reframinganxietyasexcitementhasbeenprovenawaytoimprovesinginginfrontofstr

angers,andthinkingofstressas63meanstoboostachievementdemonstratedastress-managementtechnique.“Whenpeoplereinterpretnegativeexperiencesas64（functio

n）,theyaremorewillingtoengageintasksthatcallforththoseexperiences,”theresearchersexplain.“Insteadofseeingdiscomfortasunrelatedtothe

goal65asignaltostop,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“T

hepleasureofReading”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2

5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,lostinourgirlishconversa

tion.Alice,withhercuriouseyessparkling,casuallyaskedaboutmyfriendshipwithJudy.Inamomentofthoughtlessness,Iresponded,“IonlyhungoutwithJud

ybecausesheaskedmeandIwasn’tkeenonbeingfriendswithher.Shewasratherdull.”TheunkindwordsjustescapedmylipsbeforeIcouldcatchthem,lik

emarblesrollingoffatable.LittledidIknow,Judyhadbeenjustaroundthecornersomehow.WhenIglancedup,Judyappearedrightinfrontofm

e,havingaccidentallyoverheardeverything.Allthecolorfadedfromherface.Hereyeswideningwithshock,withoutaword,sherushedo

ff.AliceandIwereleftstandingthere,exchangingalookofshameanddiscomfort.IknewIshouldrunafterJudyandapologize,butw

ithmymindblank,Iwasfrozen.Alice’sfaceturnedred,too.Wewalkedhomeinsilence,eachstepheavierthanthelast.Thef

ollowingdayswerefilledwithawkwardness.IfeltterribleforwhatI’dsaidandwasdyingtomendourfriendship.Anhonestapolo

gywasdesperatelyneeded.ButwhatshouldIsay?UnintentionalasIwas,IindeedhurtJudy’sfeelings.EverytimeIsawJudyinthehallsordur

ingclasses,I’dquicklylookaway.Fatethrewmeacurveballinourspeechclass.OnTuesday,Mr.Thomasannouncedthatwewouldbegivingimprovised（即兴的）

speeches.Hehadwrittenourtopicsonslipsofpaperandputthemintoasecretjar.Eachofuswasaskedtoblindlychooseonewithoutknowingwhatitwouldbeabout.Icou

ldn’tsayIwasnotnervous.AsIreachedintothejaroftopics,myfingersclosedaroundtheslipthatread,“Shareyourmostembarrassingmoment.”Myheartpoundedl

ikeadrumrollinmychest.Itwasasiftheuniversehadcomemywaytogivemeachance.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,Icalmedmyselfdownand

walkedtotheplatform.Thatdaymarkedaturningpoint.2024年考前测试卷1-5BCACA6-10BABCA11-15ABCAB16-20ABACB21-23CBA24-27ACCB28-31DABC32-35BCD

C36-40ADFGC41-45BACDD46-50BCABC51-55ABCDA56．than57．toparticipate58．those59．weretold60．greater61．involving62．beliefs63．a64．functional65．orThepleasu

reofreadingVersion1Thereisnogreaterpleasureintheworldthanreading,whichcantransportusbeyondtheboundariesoftimeandspace,allowingustol

iveathousandlives.Thepleasureofreadingisasymphonyofthemindandadanceofideasthatenrichesthesoul.“Charlotte’sWeb”

issuchacharmingtaleasIreadlongagobutstilltouchesmyheartsomuch.IamgreatlyimpressedbyCharlotte’swisdom,kind

ness,andunwaveringloyaltytoWilbur.Thewebshespins,withitsmiraculouswords,isasymbolofthepowerofloveandcreativitytochangelives.Icanalsorecallthema

nymomentsIcouldn’tresistlaughingwhenthelightandplayfulhumorinthebooktickedmyfunnybone.Forme,“Charlotte’sWeb”demonstratesthebestofwhatlit

eraturecanoffer:astorythatisbothentertainingandenriching,ajourneythatisasdelightfulasitismeaningful.Version2Thepleasureofreadingliesintheexpan

sionofourhorizonsasweexplorediverseculturesandencounterdifferentpeople.Itencouragescriticalthinkingandfostersadeeperunderstandingofth

eworldaroundus.“TheBiographyofQianXuesen”,awitnesstothetransformationofatalentedyoungmindintoaleadingfi

gureinscienceandtechnology,isastoryofperseverance,curiosity,andanunwaveringcommitmenttohismotherland.Thejoyofreadingthisbiographyisaprofoundex

periencethattranscendsthewrittenword,offeringmeadeepdiveintothelifeandachievementsofaremarkableindividualwhoplayeda

pivotalroleinshapingChina’saerospaceindustry.HisdecisiontoreturntoChinadespitepersonalriskshasgreatlyresonatedwithme,instillingasenseofwon

derandinspiration.Version1KnowingwhatIhadtosay,Icalmedmyselfdownandwalkedtotheplatform.Itookadeepbreathandbegan.Withmyvoiceshaking,Ispokeo

fmyinconsideratebehaviour,deepregretandtheupsettingresultwithoutexposingJudy’sname.Afterfinishingmyheartfeltspee

ch,withsweatflowingdownmyface,Ididn’tdaretoexpectmyclassmates’response.Tomysurprise,theyapplaudedformysincerity.EvenMr.Tho

maspraisedmycouragetoadmitmyfaultandapologizepublicly.Backtomyseat,IstolealookatJudyandamazinglyfoundshewasalsolookingatmewithtears.

Thatdaymarkedaturningpoint.AlthoughJudyandIneverdirectlytalkedaboutthatunpleasantevents,ourinteractionsslowlyreturnedtonormal.Welaughedandchatteda

gain,asifasilentforgivenesshadbeengranted.Iwasneverproudofmybraveryinthatspeechclass.Instead,Iknewforsureitwasan

experiencetobemodestlythankfulfor.HerearethelessonsIhavecarriedclosetomyhearteversince:Speakingillofothersplantseedsofregretandtruefriendshipsd

eservetherespectofhonestwordsandopenhearts.Version2KnowingwhatIhadtosay,Icalmedmyselfdownandwalkedtotheplatfor

m.Myhandsweretremblingslightlybutmyresolvewasfirm.“Mymostembarrassingmoment,”Istarted,“wasaboutthepainIcausedtosome

oneelse.”AsIspoke,IcouldseeJudyintheaudience,hereyesglisteningwithtears.“Ihurtmyfrienddeeply,notoutofillwill,butoutofthoughtles

sness,”Iadmitted,myvoicethickwithremorse.“Iwanttomakethingsright.”IlookeddirectlyatJudy,oureyesmeetingacrossther

oom.Therewassilence,thenapplausebegantobuild,awaveofsupportfillingtheair,inwhichJudysmiledwithanodofac

knowledgment.Thatdaymarkedaturningpoint.NotonlydidImakeamendswithJudy,butIalsolearnedtobemoremindfulofmywordsandactions.Icametorealizeth

atwordshavepowertohurtorheal,andit’snevertoolatetomakethingsright.Moreimportantly,itbecameacatalystforperson

algrowth,andourfriendship,onceshaken,wasnowstrongerthanever.JudyandIstartedtalkingagain,andwitheachconversation,ourbonddeepe

ned.Theincident,whichhadonceseemedlikeadarkcloud,becameasilverlining,teachingusboththeimportanceofforgiv

enessandthestrengththatcomesfromfacingourmistakeshead-on.Text1W:Excuseme,canyoutellmehowtogettotheMercureHotel?M:Keep

walkingstraightuntilyoureachHarrisStreet.Thenturnleftandwalkuntilyoupassasupermarket;stopatthetrafficlight.Itisacrossthestreetfromthesupermar

ket.Itwilltakeyoufiveminutes.Text2M:Wouldn’tyouliketogooutforanicedinnerbeforetheconcert?W:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.I’llcheck

theguidetoseewhatwecanfindnearthetheater.Text3M:Excuseme.I’dliketoknowmoreaboutthemembership.CanIuseallthefacilitiesinthegymforfree?W:Ofc

ourse.Buttheswimmingpoolisbeingrebuiltandwon’tbeavailableuntilthisSeptember.Wewillhavemoreswimmingcoachesbythen.Tex

t4M:Gardeningistoomuchlikehardworkforme.IfIhavetime,Iliketoplaytennisorgoforacountrywalk.W:Well,Ithinkofgardeningasplay,notaswork.I’mneverashappyasw

henI’mbusyinthegarden.Text5W:I’dliketoseethemanager,please.Ihaveacomplaint!M:I’mthemanager.Whatseemstobetheproblem,ma’am?W:Didyouhaveaho

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

Whatareyougoingfor?W:ThemanageraskedmetoattendthefirstpublicperformanceofWallStreetBears.Youknow,themovieisbasedonNicholasScott’snewn

ovel.M:It’safascinatingnovel.ButIhavetofinishwritingaseriesofarticlesaboutanewtelevisiondrama.W:Well,couldyougowithmeonSaturdayand

comebackonSundayorMonday?M:Sure.Text7M:Hey,Monica.Ican’tattendthemeetingthisafternoon.Ihavesomethingmoreimportanttodo.W:Al

lright.Butcanyouattendthegatheringattherestaurantthisevening?M:Well,doyouknowwhenwearesupposedtoshowupattherestaurant?W:Davidtoldev

eryonetobethereby7:00．Healsosaidifanyofuswasgoingtobelate,justcallhim.M:ButIhavebeenaskedbyMr.Smithtodropoffsomepackagesa

tourheadoffice.I’mnotsureifIwillbeabletomakeitthereontime.W:Ifyouaredrivingouttotheheadofficenow,you’dbettercallDavid.Thetrafficusual

lygetsprettyheavyduringthetimeyoucomeback.Text8M:Areyouokay?Youlooksoworried.W:Ican’tstopthinkingaboutthatawfulstory.M:Di

dyoureaditinthenewspaperorseeitfromTV?W:Neither.Ijustlistenedtotheradiothismorning.M:Huh?Whichone?W:Theoneaboutth

elittlegirlwhogotlostthreedaysago.Andnowsheisstillmissing.Itmakesmeworryaboutthesafetyofourdaughter.M:Don’twor

ry.Luckyisagoodgirlandwe’lltakecareofher.W:OK.I’llpickherupfromschooleveryday.You’lltellherhowtoprotecthe

rselfwell.Text9M:Molly,you’refinallyback!Ihaven’tseenyouforthreeyearssinceyouwenttoCanadatolearnskiing.

W:Yeah,Imisshomesomuch.M:Howwasyourlifethere?W:ThenaturalenvironmentinCanadaistrulygreat.IwouldtakeadayoffeachweekandgohikingwithmyfriendwhoisaJapane

seskier.M:Fantastic!You’vebeentrainingtobeaprofessionalskierforthirteenyears,right?W:I’mafraidyou’vegotitwrong.Istartedice-skatingwhenIw

asonlyfouryearsold,andthenImovedtoskiingthreeyearslater.M:Butwhydoyoulovesnowsomuch?Itdoesn’tevensnowhereinSingapore.W:Ha-ha.Well,Ia

lwayssawitonTV.Mostimportantly,mymotheroftentookmetomanycountriesthatarefamousforsnow.I’vebeenattractedbythewinterscenery

eversince.IwasborninJanuary.Iguessmybirthdayalsohasaninfluenceonmychoiceofcareer.Text10Ladiesandgentlemen,thisisanannouncementtoletyouknowth

atnearlyalltheflightstoSouthAmericahavebeencanceled.There’sabigstormformingovertheAtlanticOceaninthenextthreedays.Itisexpectedtohitthecon

tinentby9:00p.m.tomorrow.Duringthenextthreedays,flyingovertheoceaninthedirectionofSouthAmericawillberisky.Everypassenger,whohasboughttickets

forplanesgoinginthisdirection,willhavealltheirmoneyreturnedwithinthenexttwodays.Wearesorrythatwecan’tofferh

otelsatthemoment.PleasenotethatPanamaisalsoincludedintheno-golist,asitssouthpartwillalsobehitbythestorm.However,youcanreachBueno

sAiresinArgentinawithtwoflightstomorrow:onefromBerlinat8:00p.m.,andonefromParisat3:00p.m.PleasenotethattheplanefromPariswillstopinCa

iroforaboutthreehours,wherethepassengerscanalsotakeflightstootherplaces.