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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.Whichlanguagedoesthewomanlearnonline?A.Spanish.B.French.C.Japanese.3.Whenisthewomanleavi

ngfortheairport?A.Ataround11:00.B.Ataround9:00.C.Ataround8:30.4.Wherewillthewomanmostprobablygo?A.Toabaker’shouse.B.Toabank.C.Toa

supermarket.5.Whatisbroken?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.Changingtickets.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’sdanger

ous.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.Wha

tistherelationshipbetweenthemanandMary?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Husbandandwife.C.Brotherandsister.12.HowdoesR

yanusuallygotothekindergarten?A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.13.InwhichaspectdidRyangetafirst?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.Wha

tdidCharlesconsidertobethehardestpartofthetraining?A.Practicinglandingandtakingoff.B.Wearingaspacesuiteightho

ursaday.C.Movinghisarmsandfingers.16.Whatwillthemantalkaboutnext?A.Hisfutureplan.B.Hisexperienceonthemoon.C.Hisfeel

ingofbeingchosentogotothemoon.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?A.Theimportanceofagoodmemoryinone’slife.B.

Thewaysofimprovingmemory.C.Theimportanceoffood.18.Whatproblemcanlackofwatercause?A.Peoplewillhavedifficultyinthinking.B.Peoplewillfeelmore

tired.C.Peoplewillhavedifficultyinconcentrating.19.Whyissleepimportanttomemory?A.Itcancontrolthesenses.B

.Itcanmakepeoplethinkalot.C.Ithelpsthebrainreviewandstoreinformation.20.Howmanyfactorsarementionedin

developingmemory?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。AThebooks

thatareincludedinthislistcanmeetyourreadingneedsatanytimeofyear.NobodyWillTellYouThisbutMeBessKalbInthisbook,theau

thorsharestheadviceherbelovedgrandmotherBobbylefther.Bobbywasapowerfulwomanwhoshouldneverbeunderestimated,andshewasveryknowle

dgeableaboutthefamily’straditionsandsecrets.Thebookprovesthatfamilybondscanendurethroughgenerationsand

beyonddeath.WeCameHeretoShineSusieOrmanSchnallWeCameHeretoShinefocusesonthestrongfemalefriendshipbetweenanaspiringjournalistandanunluckyactressatth

e1939NewYorkWorld’sFair.Leaningoneachother,thesetwoambitiouswomenstruggledagainstadversity(困境)atatimewhenwomenhadlittlesay.AStarIsBoredByr

onLaneFavoredbytelevisionstarJonathanVanNess,thisnovelispartlybasedontheauthor’sexperiencesastheformerpersonalassistanttoC

arrieFisher,alegendaryAmericanactress.ThebookfollowsCharlieBesson,thenewassistanttotheHollywoodicon,KathiKannon.Theirthr

ee-yearjourneytogetherisanunforgettableadventurethatisfunny,heartbreaking,andhopeful.FastGirlsEliseHooper

ThestoryinFastGirlstookplaceduringthe1936BerlinOlympics,whereBettyRobinson,LouiseStokes,andHelenStephensovercamedifficultpaststoattainOlym

picgloryastheworld’sfastestfemaleathletes.Beyondtheathleticjourney,theyalsoaimedtochallengethesocialstandardsofwhat

femalescanachieve.21.WhoisthecharacterinBessKalb’sbook?A.Bobby.B.SusieOrmanSchnall.C.CarrieFisher.D.Betty

Robinson.22.WhatkindofbookisAStarIsBored?A.Anauto-biography.B.Anindustryreport.C.Areal-lifebasednovel.D.

Afictionaladventurestory.23.Whichofthefollowingbookswillyouchooseifyouareinterestedinsports?A.FastGirlsB.WeCameHeretoS

hineC.AStarIsBoredD.NobodyWillTellYouThisbutMeBAronRalstonwasaprettynormalguy,buthealwayshadanextremelyadventurousdesiretotrav

elandseetheworld.Duringhischildhood,hisfamilymovedtoDenver,Colorado,aplaceofferingmanyopportunitiestoclimbmountains,explore,and

eventuallybecometheadventurerhe’dalwayswantedtobe.Backin2003,Ralstonwasclimbingintheremote,mountainousareaofSouthwesternUtah,whentheunthinkableha

ppened:Arongotstuckinacrackintherocksandpinned(压住)byabigstonethatweighedover360kilograms.Theweightoftherockcrushedhisarm,andhewas

pinnedbyit.Arontookphotosofhisbadsituation,whichwasgoingtogetalotworse,hopingrescueteamswouldknowwherehewasandcametoremo

vetherocksothathecouldgetoutandgohomesafely.Butrescuersnevercame.Aronwaitedforthemfordaystillhelosthishope.Heknewhehadtodosomething.H

ewas18metersabovethefloorofthevalleywherehewaspinnedin,andhehadapocketknife.Hemadewhatmusthavebeenoneofthemostdifficultdecisionsofhislife:

tocuthisownarminordertosurvive.Aroncutthelowerpartofhisarmoff,havingtowrench(扭动)hisforearmagainstthebigstone

tobreakthebones,andthengothimselfdowntothebottomofthevalley,wherehewouldbegintowalkandsearchforhelp.Luckily,helparrivedintheformofahelicopter(直升机)t

hatspottedhim,coveredinblood.Aronhadtiedoffthewoundtokeephimselffrombleedingtodeathprettysuccessfullyandwould

eventuallymakeitoutalive.Aronwentontobecomeaninspiringspeakerandcontinuedtotravelandclimbmountains—hedidn’tletanincidentthatforcedhim

tocuthisownarmoffstophimfromdoingwhathereallyloved.24.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAron’sgettingstuck?A.Itwasunavoidable.B.Itresul

tedfromhisbeinglost.C.Itwasunexpected.D.Itwascausedbyamovingstone.25.WhydidArontakephotosofhisbadsituation?A.Tokeeparecordofhisa

dventure.B.Tosendthemtorescuersforhelp.C.Toremindhisfriendsofthedanger.D.Totellthedoctorsabouthiswound.26.WhatdidArondotosurvivewh

ennorescuewasexpectedtocome?A.Hewaitedfortherescuetocome.B.Hecutthestoneusinghispocketknife.C.Hemovedoffthestoneusingallhismight.D.Hecuthisp

artofhisarmandbrokethebones.27.WhathelpedAronsurvive?A.Hispatienceandanger.B.Hiscalmnessanddetermination.C.Histalentand

creativity.D.Hiscuriosityandbravery.CHaveyoueverseenyourcatordogeatinggrass?Theydosobecauseitcanhelptheirdigestion,andmany

wildspeciesusenaturalsubstancestopreventandcontroldiseases.Thisiscalled“zoopharmacognosy”or,morecommon

ly,animalself-medication.Scientistshavediscoveredthattamarinmonkeysuseaspecifictreeresin(树脂)asmedicine.IntheBrazi

lianAtlanticForest,scientistsfollowedseveralgroupsofthemtocollectdata.Duringoneofthesedailystudies,tamarinmonkeyswereobservedrubbingtheirbodiesonthet

runkofatree.Atfirst,researchersthoughtthattheyweremarkingtheirterritory,acommonbehaviourinthisspecies.Botanicalexpertslater

confirmedthatthetreewasaspeciesofcabreuva,whichiswellknownforitsmedicalproperties.Researchersdecidedtoplacecamera-trapsindi

fferentsitesatthefootofthetreetorecordfuturevisitsbytamarinmonkeys.Therecordssurprisinglyshowedthatmanyanimals

livingintheforestvisitedit.Totally,tenspecieswereobserved.Formanyofthem,itwasthefirsttimethatbehaviorss

imilartoself-medicationhadbeenobserved.Moresurprisingly,onespeciesspreadresinoneachother’sfurinpairs.Ingeneral,th

especiesseemedtospecificallyvisitthetreetoacquiretheresinandseeminglybenefitfromit,eitherhealingtheirwoundsorfightingbackparasites(寄生

虫).Whilefurtherstudiesareneededtoidentifythepropertiesoftheresinandthusconfirmthatthisisindeedself-me

dication,theuseofitsuggeststhatcabreuvarepresentsacommonanduniversaldrugstorefortheresidentsoftheBrazilianAtlanticForest.Itislikely

tobeavaluableresourcehelpingthespeciesmaintaintheirmagnitudebyimprovingtheirhealth.Thisdiscoverycouldhaveanimpor

tantprotectioninfluence,asthedisappearanceofsometreescouldpotentiallyaffectthesurvivalofsomeanimals.28.Whydotamarinmonkeysrubthemselvesagain

stthetree?A.Theyaretryingtocurediseases.B.Theywouldliketodigestwhattheyeat.C.Theyfeellikeoccupyingtheland.D.Theyareattractingc

ompanions’attention.29.Whatdoresearchersfindthroughcamera-traps?A.Manyanimalscopymonkeys’behaviors.B.Animalsc

anhelpeachothercleanthefur.C.Thecabreduvaisthehabitatoftamarinmonkeys.D.Resincanbeusedasmedicineforsomeanimals.30.Whatdoestheunderlin

edword“magnitude”inparagraph4probablymean?A.Characteristics.B.Populations.C.Similarities.D.Flexibilities.31.Whatisthe

possiblesignificanceofthediscovery?A.Promotingevolutionofcreatures.B.Increasingtheproductionofresin.C.Contributingtoforestconservation

.D.Motivatingthestudyofmonkeys’diet.DInrecentyears,advancementsinartificialintelligence(AI)havebroughtbothexcitementandconcernstovari

ousfields.OneareawhereAIismakingasignificantimpactisthemedicalfield,particularlyindiagnostics(诊断学).AI-powereddiagnosticsystemsemploydeeplearn

ingalgorithms(算法)toanalyzemedicalimages,suchasX-rays,MRIs,andCTscans.Thesealgorithmscandetectsubtlepatternsthatmigh

tbemissedbyhumandoctors,potentiallyleadingtoearlierandmoreaccuratediagnoses.However,theintegrationofAIinmedicaldiagnosticsraisescomplexethical(

伦理的)questions.Forinstance,whoshouldberesponsibleifanAIsystemmisdiagnosesapatient’scondition?ShouldAIalgo

rithmsbetreatedasmedicalprofessionals,bearingtheconsequencesoflegalresponsibility?ThesequestionsbecomeevenmorecomplexwhenconsideringthatAIsystemsle

arnfromvastdatasetsofmedicalinformation,whichmightcontainbiasesorinaccuracies.Furthermore,theadoptionofAIdiagnosticscouldimpactth

eroleofhealthcareprofessionals.SomearguethatAIcouldimprovetheaccuracyofdoctors’diagnosesbyprovidingthemwitha

dditionalinsights,whileothersfearthatitmightleadtojoblossesandapotentialdecreaseinthequalityofpatientcare.Despitethesechallenges,supportersofAIdia

gnosticsemphasizeitspotentialtoimprovehealthcareaccessibility,especiallyinruralregionswherethereisashortageofskille

dmedicalprofessionals.AI-powereddiagnosticscouldprovideinitialassessmentsandrecommendations,helpingtobridgethegapbetweenpatientsandh

ealthcareproviders.32.WhatisanadvantageofAI-powereddiagnosticsystemsinthemedicalfield?A.Theyprovidemedicalimage

sfordoctors.B.Theyreplacetheneedforhumanradiologists.C.Theyfocusondetectingvisiblepatternsinmedicalima

ges.D.Theyanalyzemedicalimagesusingdeeplearningalgorithms.33.WhatisapotentialethicalconcernregardingAIinmedicaldiagnostics?A.Thebiaseddatausedf

ortrainingAIalgorithms.B.ThepotentialforAIalgorithmstoreplacehumandoctors.C.ThereliabilityofAIalgorithmsinanalyzingme

dicalimages.D.ThelegalresponsibilityformisdiagnosesmadebyAIsystems.34.HowmighttheintegrationofAIdiag

nosticsimpacthealthcareprofessionals?A.Itcouldreplacehumandoctorscompletely.B.Itwillenhancedoctors’senseofachievement.C.Itmightleadtojo

blossesinthemedicalfield.D.Itwilldecreasethequalityofdoctors’performance.35.WhatpotentialbenefitofAIdiagnosticsishighlightedinthetext?A.Itcoul

dreplacetheneedforskilleddoctor.B.Itcoulddecreasetherateofunemployment.C.Itcouldreducetheneedformedicalequipme

nt.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’sGPScapabilitytoletfriendsandfamilyknowyourexactlocation.

Therearelotsofgreatusesforthistechnology.36Somakesureyou’repermittedtouseanapporserviceandpayattentiontohowyouareusingit.H

erearesomeimportantpointsyoumayfindhelpful.Choosewhat’sbestforyou.Somelocation-sharingservicesaregamesthatletyougiveashout-outwhenyou’veturnedupa

taparticularspot.37Stillotherscontinuetoshareyourlocationuntilyouchangethesetting.Besureyouknowexactlyhowyourserviceshar

esyourlocation.Knowwhoyourfriendsare.38Thismeanspeoplecansearchtoseeifyou’reonlineandaddyouasafriend.It’simportanttorememberthats

haringyourlocationwithpeopleyou’venevermetinreallifeisrisky,soyoushouldcarefullymanagefriendrequestsandshareyourlocationonl

ywithpeopleyouknowandtrust.39Someservicesautomaticallystopsendingyourlocationafteraperiodoftime,butotherswillse

nditforever—untilyoustopit.Reviewyourcontactlistfrequentlyanddelete(删除)anyonetowhomyounolongerfeelcomfortablerev

ealingyourlocation.Updateparents.Location-basedservicesareagreatwayforteenstoletparentsknowwheretheyarewithouthavingtocallortext.40Ifyou’reheadin

ghomelateatnight,youcanalsouseaservicelikeGlympsetoshareyourlocationasyoudrive,sothey’llknowifyouhavecartroubl

eorgetstuckintraffic.A.Checkbackoften.B.Keepsendingyourlocation.C.However,theseservicesarenotforallchildre

n.D.Withitshelp,youcaneasilyshareyourlocationwiththem.E.Check-inseaseworriessotheydon’thavetofollowyoureverymove.F.Ot

hersshowwhereyouareallthetimeorforaperiodoftimeyouset.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,Ifeltataponmysh

oulder.Lookingup,Ifoundayoungwomansmilingatme,41anotebook.Iknewimmediatelywhoshewas.Theweekbeforewehad42emails,andI’dtoldhe

rIwouldbesittinginthefrontofthe43.IalwayssatatthefrontandthereasonwasthatI’mdeafandneededtolipreadthe44.“I’mRosie,”theyoungwomansa

id.ShewasthefirstpersonI’devermetwhowasmy45andworehearingaids.Atmyschool,Iwastheonlypersonwhoworehearingaids.SoIwas46andfascinatedtoseeRosieweari

ngthem.Shetiedherhairback,anddidn’ttryto47themlikeIdid.Afterthelecture,RosieandIcarriedontalking.Shealwaysrememberedtolookatm

ewhenwetalked.Ididn’thavetoworrythatshe’d48away,andI’dmissajokeorremark.Therewasanunderstandingbetweenusaboutmakingcommunicationclearand4

9.I’dgrownupthinkingthatdeafnesswassomekindof50,butherewasRosie,whowasclever,wise,fulloffunanddeaf.Whatwasthebigdeal?Ifeltlik

eawindowhadopenedonmyownexperienceasadeafperson.Partlyitwasthejoyofbeingabletotalk51.Wediscussednoisysocial

events,orgroupconversations.The52thatIwasn’ttheonlydeafstudentattheuniversitymadetheexperiencefeellesslonely.Wecon

tinuedtosharenotesonbeingdeaf.Learningtoadvocateformyselfasadeafpersonintheworldwas53.ButRosiewasintelligent,andshewas

afirmadvocate.Sheheldupa54tomyownexperience,butalsosetanexampleforme,offeringdifferent55.Ourfriendshipha

sbecomeanessentialpartofwhoIamaswell.41.A.throwingB.rejectingC.flowingD.holding42.A.exchangedB.receivedC.sentD.communic

ated43.A.institutionB.classroomC.corridorD.cottage44.A.lecturerB.constructorC.composerD.advisor45.A.stageB.positio

nC.ageD.class46.A.hopelessB.powerlessC.embarrassedD.surprised47.A.occupyB.hideC.absorbD.encounter48.A.putB.giveC.glanceD.take49.A.v

isibleB.gentleC.skin-deepD.life-long50.A.routineB.disabilityC.modeD.warning51.A.openlyB.originallyC.completelyD.gradually52.A.propertyB.theo

ryC.knowledgeD.commitment53.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,andp

atient56(science),wasborninNingboand57(graduate)fromPekingUniversityMedicalSchoolin1955.In1967,theChinesegovernmentformedateamwith

theobjectiveof58(discover)anewtreatmentformalaria,andTuYouyouwasamongthefirstresearchers59(choose).Despitemany

difficulties,Tunever60(give)upuntiltheymadeit.This61(succeed)provesthegreatvalueoftraditionalChinesemedicine.BInthefuture,yoursmarthome

willlearnyourdailyroutineand62(prefer),soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Forexample,allcontr

olswillrespond63voicecommands,soyoujustsay64youwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafa

ntasy.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.Thegirlusedtobe

shy,butis(逐渐地)gettingactiveingroupwork.67.Thankstoyourconstantencouragement,Ihavebeenmakingr________

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

ew_________(装置)forcarsthatwarnsdriversoftrafficjamsahead.71.Iifromhisattitudethathedidn’tlikeher.72.W

esucceededinpMr.Litogiveupsmoking.73.Thenewtestshouldenabledoctorsto（查明）thediseaseearly.74.Doingexerciseispartofmydailyr.75.I

tisimportanttomakefoodandwateratothesurvivors.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.Thiswasthesa

mefeelingthatoverwhelmedmeeveryyear.Butthisyearitwasdifferent,becauseifIfailedthisexamIwouldnotgraduate.Isatthere,panic-stricken,unabletomove.Pressu

recrushedinonme.WhatifIcouldnotgotohighschool?WouldDadandMumkickmeoutoftheirhouse?Itooktwodeepbreathsandlookedup.Icouldse

etheteacherpacingupanddown.Theclassroomwasdeadsilentexceptfortheclock.TickTock.TickTock.Icheckedtheclockforthethir

dtime.Tenminutesleft!Iclenched(握紧)andunclenchedmyfistinanattempttocalmmyself.“Think!”Itoldmyself,“Youcoulddothis”.Myhandcouldn’thelptremblin

g.ThenIscribbled(胡乱写下)thefirstfewwordsthathitme,“Itisn’tmyfault...”Istaredblanklyatthosewords.Atthecornerofmyeye,Ic

ouldseemyteacherwalkingtowardsme.Shewascheckingonourprogress!Fearbuiltupwithinme.Then,Iglancedatthefourwordsagain.W

ithoutanywarning,myhandmovedtowrite.Haironmyarmsstoodastheteacherleanedinandstartedtoreadmywork.Ipeeredovertoseemyteac

her’sexpression,prayingthatmyworkhadnotbroughtindisappointment.Tomyastonishment,shedisplayedaclearsatisfaction!Thatwasgood,wasn’tit?Ihurried

lylookeddownatmyessay.Iskimmeditthrough.Ifeltproud.Now,there’ssomethingIwasstillworriedabout.Icheckedth

eclock.Twominutesleft!Iwasstillwriting!Ibitmylip,tookadeepbreath,andconcentratedonwriting.Iheardthet

eacherleave.“There’soneminuteleft.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。Parag

raph1:“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）41-45DABAC46-50DBCAB5

1-55ACDBC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.availab

le第二节（满分25分）Onepossibleversion:“Oneminuteleft?”Ishouted.Everybodylookedatmeinconfusion.Ilookeddown,feelingashamed.ButIhadtofinish

thepaper.Iforcedmyselftoconcentrateandscribblewhateverthatpoppeduponmymind.“Time’sup!Putdownyourpensandha

ndinyourtestpapertomeinthefront.”theteacherannounced.Ifinished!Iputdownmypen,breathingasighofrelief,andthenIstoodupandlimpedtowardstheteachertoh

anditin—mylegsfeltlikenoodles,thankstotheextremetension.Aweeklater,theteacherhandedthepapersbacktous.Ifoldedmypaperandheldittightlyinmyha

nds,shilly-shallyingaboutwhethertochecktheresultornot.FinallyIdecidedtofacemyfatebravelyandunfoldedit.Itwasan“A”!Icouldnotbelieve

myeyes.ItwasthefirsttimeinmylifethatIhadgotan“A”.Iturnedtolookatmyteacher.Oureyesmet.Shenoddedandgavemeabigsmile!Atth

atpoint,Imadeafirmresolution:I’dbemorehard-workingandmoreconfident,sothatIwouldn’tbestuckandpaniclikethisagaininhighschool.