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永州市2024年高考第一次模拟考试英语注意事项：1．本试卷共10页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。2．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。3．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标

号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt？A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whatisthema

nlookingfor?A.Ajob.B.Anadvertisement.C.Anewspaper.2.Howmuchwillthewomanpayfortheglasses?A.$40.B.$100.C.$380.3.Wherearethespeaker

sgoing?A.Toapark.B.Toabank.C.Toashoppingmall.4.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheexam?A.Optimistic.B.Depressed.C.Encouraged.5.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hel

ikesdarkness.B.Heisgoingblind.C.Hecan'tstandthestronglight.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.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodotonight?A.Dinner

out.B.Dosports.C.Goforaparty.7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Bossandsecretary.B.Husbandandwife.C.Hostessandguest.听

第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Whatdoesthewomanshowtheman?A.Hervisa.B.Herpassport.C.HerIDcard.9.Whatwillthewomandow

ithherluggage?A.Checkitin.B.Makeitlighter.C.Takeitwithher.听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。10.Whydoesthewomangotoseetheman?A.Toaskforahighe

rpay.B.Toreportherachievements.C.Toinformhimofhernewjob.11.Howisthebusinessofthecompany?A.Worsethanbefore.B.Betterthanbef

ore.C.Asgoodasbefore.12.Whichofthefollowingisthereasonforthewoman'srequirement?A.Herfinancialpressure.B.Thecurrenteconomicsituation.C.Hercontributi

onstothecompany.13.Whathappenedtothewomanintheend?A.Shewasscoldedbytheman.B.Shegotwhatshehadwanted.C.Shelos

therjobafterthetalk.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Onacollegecampus.B.Inanaccountin

gfirm.C.Onaplane.15.BywhattimedidMikeplantofinishhistermpaper?A.February.B.July.C.November.16.WhydidMikequithispa

rt-timejob?A.Hegottiredofthejob.B.Hewasofferedabetterone.C.Heshouldfocusonhispaper.17.WhatdidJessicaadviseMiketodo?A.Toqu

ithispart-timejob.B.Tobalancehisneedsandwants.C.Todomorephysicalexercises.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whichofthef

ollowingisafeatureofahitsong?A.Beingeasytoremember.B.Havinganunpleasanttune.C.Beingreleasedinanalbum.19.Whoisafolksinger?A.Taylor

Swift.B.Skrillex.C.BobDylan.20.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?A.Popularalbums.B.Popmusic.C.Popularartists.第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。AThereisnodoubtthatbookshavethepowertoc

hangehowpeoplethinkabouttheworldandtheuniversearoundthem.These3astronomybookshavehadasignificantimpactontheway

humansthinkaboutourplaceandpurposeintheuniverse:OntheHeavens(about350BC)byAristalleAristotleproposedageocentric（以地球为中心的）modeloftheuniverseintheboo

k.ThisworkissignificantasamasterworkoftheAristotelianworldview,aschoolofphilosophythatdominated（支配）intellectualthinkingforalmost2000years．Eventually

，almosteverythinginitwasprovenincorrect,butOntheHeavens,whichisstillinprint,providesafascinatingviewofastronomicalevolution.TheRevolutionso

fHeavenlySpheres(1543)byNicolausCopernicusInthisbook,CopernicusarguedthattheSunratherthantheEarthliesinthecenteroftheuniverse.TheEarthmovesasa

planetaroundtheSun.ThemostimportantadvantageofferedbyCopernicuswasavisionoftheuniverseasanintegratedsystem,

wherealltheplanetsmovetogetherinelegantharmony.TheMechanismoftheHeavens(1831)byMarySomervilleDifferentfromhisbookPhysical

Geography,thisbookwasembracedasanimportantcontributiontotheunderstandingofcelestialmotion（天体运动）.Itbecameextremelyvaluabletobot

hastronomersandstudentsanditwasusedasatextbookformorethanhalfacentury.Thebookwentthroughmanyrevisions,keepingpacewithastronomicaldevelopme

ntsovertime.Itprovesthatgiventheopportunity,womencouldmatchthemeninsciencestepforstep.21,WhatcanwelearnaboutthebookOntheHeavens?A.

Itisbannedfromprinting.B.Itmainlyfocusesonphilosophy.C.Itisusedbymanyschoolstoday.D.Ithasprovenalmostcompletelywrong.22.WhatdoOntheHeavensandTheR

evolutionsofHeavenlySphereshaveincommon?A.Theyrevealedthetruthoftheuniverse.B.Theyaremasterworksofthesameera.C.Theyexploredthecenteroftheuniverse

.D.Theyregardtheuniverseasanintegratedsystem.23.Whichbookbringsmoremotivationtowomeninscience?A.OntheHeavens.B

.PhysicalGeography.C.TheMechanismoftheHeavens.D.TheRevolutionsofHeavenlySpheres.BSportsisoneofthepurestconceptsdevelop

ed.Forsome,sportsisahobby,othersanescape,butforJasonHills,PostMediaEdmontonpart-timewriter,sportsiseverything.At

ayoungage,watchingcountlesshoursofsportsallowedHillstoprocessanddevelopanescapetodealwiththechildhoodpainfulexperienceoflosin

gbothhisparentsinacaraccident.Withsomuchinsidehishead,sportsprovidedhimwiththeoutletthatmillionsofpeopleempl

oydaily:beingenvelopedinto“thegame.”Later,asHillsgrewintoayoungman,hebegantobecomeinvolvedwithschoolsports.AsHillsbegantoplay

,theconceptofbeinginvolvedwithauniversityteamcameintoadream.Followinghighschoolgraduation,Hillsrealizedthatuniversi

tyathleticsmightnotbeinthecards,butwasstillverydeterminedtohavesportsplayamajorroleinhislife.SoheattendedLethbridgeCollegefori

tsJournalismDiplomaprogram.Sincethen,HillshasbeenamajorcomponentofuniversityathleticscoverageinEdmontonforover10year

s.SpendinglonghourstravellingtobackandforthacrosstheNorthSaskatchewanRivercoveringallthepostsecondaryteams,HillsisPostmedia

'sgo-toreporterinEdmontonforeverythingamateursports.Hillsisastoryteller.Thoughhisarticlesincludefeatures，gamerecaps（简报）andser

iespreviews,allofhisworkshowcasesuniversitystudent-athleteslikenooneelseintheCityofEdmonton.Hillsstandsoutandstandsaboveman

y,withanextraordinaryabilitytocapturetheathletes＇truevoice.Byputtinghimselfintheirshoes，Hillsempathizes（有同感）withthestudent-athletesbytellingtheirstor

y,bringingatrulyhumanelementtothepiece."MygrandmatoldmewhenIwasyoung,Nomatterwhatyoudoinlife,justdowhatmakesyo

uhappy,'"Hillsrecalls."Thistypeofjobandthistypeofcareer,you’renotgoingtomakemillionsinit.Youhavetodoitbecauseyouloveitandbe

causeyou'repassionateaboutit."24.WhydidHillsregardsportsasanescapeinhischildhood?A.Torelievehispain.B.Tokillboringtime.C.Torecove

rfrombadhealth.D.Toavoidpressurefromhisparents.25.WhatinspiredHillstoenterjournalism?A.Hisloveforjournalismfromchildhood.B.Hisgreata

chievementsintheuniversityteam.C.Hisdeterminationtobecomeawell-knownsportsjournalist.D.Hispassionforsportsandhopel

essnessofenteringtheuniversityathletics.26.WhatisadistinguishedfeatureofHills'articles?A.Focusingonthecommentsofthegame.B.Tellingthechi

ldhoodstoriesofathletes.C.Reflectingtheuniquenessofcollegestudentathletes.D.Bringinghisownlifeexperien

cesintothem.27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHills?A.Generous.C.Artistic.B.Strong-willed.D.Knowledgeable.

CTheblanketofpollutionresultingfromcarbondioxideemissionsfromfossilfuelsisalreadywarmingtheplanetandcausingmoreextremeweatherdi

sasters.Onewaytokeepclimatechangefromgettingworseistotakesomeofthosehistoricemissionsoutoftheatmosphere.Morethan200scientistshavesignedontoaletterp

ushingfor"responsible"researchintowaystotrapplanet-heatingcarbondioxideintheworld'soceans.Oceansalreadydothatforus,absorbingandholdingar

ound50timesmorecarbonthantheatmosphere.Whatifhumanscouldsuperchargethatability?That'swhatscientistswanttobetterunderstand,alongwithanysideeffectstha

tmightcomewithmessingwiththechemistryofouroceans．Startupsarealreadydevelopingnewtechnologiestosequester（隔绝）moreCO2inthesea.Butthere

'sstillalotwedon'tknowaboutwhatimpactthatmighthaveorwhatstrategiesmightbemostsuccessful,thelettersays.Theseareallprettyearlyefforts,andhacking

thehighseasisnoreplacementforpreventinggreenhousegasemissionsfromaccumulatingintheatmospherebygettingridoffossilfuels.Someenvironmentaladvocatesa

realsoworriedaboutnewCO2-filteringtechnologiesharmingmarinelife.Thelettertodaycallsforcontrolledfieldtrialstoevalua

tecarbonremovalstrategies,alongwithathird-partyreviewoftheresults.Therealsoneedtobesafetymeasuresinplacetoaddressany“unintendedorharmfulco

nsequences"andinclusivepoliciestoengagedifferentstakeholders（利益相关者）.Somebignamesinclimateandenvironmentalscienceshavesignedo

n.“Ihaveseenthesemassivedeclinesinoceanhealth...Doingnothingisunethical（不道德的）essentially,"saysDébora,Ecology,Evolution,andMarineBiologyd

epartmentchairattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,whosignedtheletterreleasedtoday.Whenitcomestostudyingnewwaysto

useoceanstotackleclimatechange,shesays,"Weneedtoatleastfigureouttherisksandthebenefits,seewhetherwecanhelpresolvetheproblemwehavecreated."28.What

istheletteraimedat?A.Preventingcarbondioxideemissions.B.Advocatingafossil-fuel-freelifestyle.C.Promotingtheheatingofcarbondioxide.D.Pushingforcarbon

removaltechnologies.29.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepreviousefforts?A.ThemosteffectivewaytotrapCO2hasbeenfound.B.Hackingthehighseas

canreplacegettingridoffossilfuels.C.Thetechnologyhascausedseveresideeffectsmessingtheoceans.D.NewtechnologiesfortrappingCO2inth

eseaarealreadyavailable.30.Whatdoestheletterdemandaccordingtoparagraph4?A.Makepolicesfortargetgroups.B.Preparesafetymeasuresinadvance.C.Reviewthere

sultsfromthreeaspects.D.Evaluatesideeffectswithuncontrolledtrials.31.WhatisDébora'sattitudetowardthestudiesofnewway

s?A.Unclear.B.Approving.C.Dismissive.C.Doubtful.DYoumaynotrealizethatyourbrainisconsumingenergyalmostall

thetime.Payingattention,decision-making,empathy,evenmeditationconsumementalresources.Youcan'tthinkmuchatall-orlaugh,orrespondto

danger,ordreamaboutthefuture,orevenrememberwhereyouputthecarkeys-withoutmentalenergy.Despiteitsessentials

tatus，mentalenergyisamissingfactorinmostaccountsofpsychic（心理的）operations.It‘snotevenclearwhatmentalenergyis.Onemodelseesitasonep

artmoodstate,onepartcognition,andonepartmotivation.There'snoagreed-uponmeasureoformethodforassessingmentalenergy.W

hatevermentalenergyturnsouttobe,onethingisclear:it’ssomethingpeoplewantmoreof.Perhapsbecauseweliveindisquietingtimesthatwestruggletomakesenseo

fevendecisionsaboutwhattoputinthegarbagebringusface-to-facewithexistentialthreats-therearecontinuousdemandsonmenta

lenergy.Ormaybeit'sjustthepriceofhavingabigcerebralcortex（大脑皮层）inatimeofinformationoverload.Therearekn

ownwaysofmaintainingmentalenergy.Mostaccessible,perhaps,isthecarefuluseofwhatevermentalenergyindivid

ualsalreadyhave.Habitshelpconservementalenergy.Theyobviatetheneedtomakeanynumberofdecisionssoastomaintainmental

energy.Goodhabitsareevenbetter;theyadditionallypreventtheneedtoexpendenergyonmoppingupthedamagedonebybad

habits.It'salsopossibletogeneratementalenergyfromwithinbyatechniqueknownasmentalcontrasting.NewYorkUniver

sitypsychologistGabrieleOettingendevelopedmentalcontrastingasawaytousetheenergynecessarytoturngoalsintoachieve

ments.Thetechniquerequiresimaginingafutureyouwanttoattain-writingabook,say-andthebestoutcomeofthatdesiredgoal-feelingsofaccomplishm

entandpride.Thecriticalpartisthenavoidingpurefantasybycontrastingyourwisheswiththerealityoftheworknecessarytoattainthem.Thejudgmentspeo

plethenmakeabouthowlikelytheyaretoattainthedesiredfuturearestartingworking,andtheenergymobilization（能量调动）canbemeasuredphysicallyintestsofhand-gri

pstrength（握力）.Further，Oettingenfinds，mentalcontrastinggivesrisetoauniversalarousalstateinwhichenergyistransferrabletomentaltaskswhollyunrelatedtot

hefantasythatbirthedit.32.Whatdoweknowaboutmentalenergy?A.It'sclearthatpeopledesiremoreofmentalenergy.B.Mostthreatsandstrugglescanbeadd

ressedwithmentalenergy.C.Itisamodelwithpartsincludingmoodstate,cognition,andmotivation.D.Mostaccountsofpsychicoperatio

nsdescribementalenergyasamainfactor.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"obviate"inparagraph4mean?A.Meet.B.Remove.C.Increase.D.Provide.34.Howdo

esmentalcontrastinghelpgeneratementalenergy?A.Byturninggoalsintoachievements.B.Bytransferringyourenergytom

entaltasks.C.Bypicturingyourdesiredgoalanditsoutcome.D.Byfantasizingaboutyouraccomplishments.35.Whichwouldbetheb

esttitleforthetext?A.Themakingofmentalenergy.B.Thefunctionsofmentalenergy.C.Habits,goodkeepersofmentalenergy.

D.Mentalcontrasts,sourcesofmentalenergy.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。Howtopractiseemotionalawareness?Whatisemot

ionalawareness?Emotionalawarenessisbeingabletoidentifyandmakesenseofnotonlyourownemotionsbutthoseofothers.It'sabsolutelyessen

tialinunderstandingourbehaviorsandchangingourwayofdealingwiththeproblems.Withemotionalawareness,wecanunderstandhowthisi

nfluencesourbehaviors.36Ofcourse,describingexactlyhowwefeelcanoftenprovedifficult.37It'snotalwayseasytoputafingeronexactlywhat'swrong,wi

thoutdiggingalittledeeper.Thisisoftenbecauseonsomelevelwedon'twanttoknowhowwereallyfeel.38Unhealthythough

ts,behaviorsandcopingmechanismsthatarehiddenfromourview.Perhapsyoulashout（猛击）orwithdrawwhenyoufeeloverwhelmedorgointoafloodofcriticismand

self-doubtwhenyoureceivenegativefeedback.Mindfulnessistheprocessofbringingourattentiontothepresentmomentan

dbecomingmoreawareofourthoughts.It'sastateofcalm,non-judgmentalreflection.39Wecanquietthementalchatterthatoftenaccompanies

difficultemotionsandinsteadsitwiththephysicalsensationoftheemotioninourbody.Doingthisregularlyallowsustobemoreawareofthesourceof

ouremotionsandenablesustocarryoutstrategiestomanagethemmoreeffectively.Self-reflectiondevelopsemotionalawarenessandiskeytounder

standingwhyyoufeelthewayyoudo.Activitiessuchasjournalingcanbereallybeneficialinlearningaboutyourthoughtpr

ocesses.40Itcanbedifficulttofeelheardbyothersifwedon'thavethelanguagetodescribehowwe'refeeling.A.Andinturn,changethewaywerespondtochallengingsituatio

ns.B.Withoutemotionalawareness,wemaydevelopemotionalblindspots.C.It'stheveryreasonweturntogeneralphraseslike"I'mnotmyse

lftoday”.D.Sometimeswhatwereallystrugglewithisputtingouremotionsintowords.E.Therearemanywaystobemindful,from

practisingbreathworktosittinginsilence.F.Andformanyofus,thatmeansunderstandinghowwefeelandwhycanbeincrediblydifficult.G.Researchshowsthatbei

ngawareofyouremotionsishugelybeneficialtosocialandemotionalfunctioning.第三部分英语知识运用（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thisfallmarksanespeciallymemorabletimeforonefamilycelebratingthreegenerations

walkingontoCarthageCollegetogether.SamanthaMalczewski,19,thesophomorenursingstudentrecalled.“Itwasreally41.Ididn'texpect

it.”However,Carteraged18,saidshehada(n)42thattheirmomAmyMalczewskiandgrandmotherChristySchwanwereinterestedingoingbacktoschool.Cal

lingherself"Carthage'sbiggestfan",AmyMalczewskihasadeep43toCarthageCollege.“AndCarthagehasthisamazing44forthemast

er'sdegreeinbusinessanddesign,whichisreally45allthethingsthatIlove,"saidshe.Meanwhile,whenChristyheardofherdau

ghter's46,shequicklyrealizedtheycould47onthejourneytogether.The71-year-old48threeyearsagoafterworkinginem

ployeebenefitsconsulting.Amysaid,“Ithinkyououghtto49ittoo."AndI'mlike,“OH,Ithinkyou'reright,weshoulddoth

is50,”Christyrecounted.“It'shelpedfilla(n)51spaceforme.”Asthefoursettleintoclassesandbusy52,thetwosisterssaidthey're53toaccompan

ythemtoclass,havethislittlestudygroup,orgetdinnertogetherinthecafeteria,"Cartersaid.Inastatement,CarthageCollege54thefamilyandthei

reducationalgoals."Spanningthreegenerations,thisfamilyremindsusofthepowerof55learning,”theschoolsaid,"Ageisn'tafactor--w

ecanallcontinuetolearn.”41.A.awkward42.A.guess43.A.discussion44.A.program45.A.inneedof46.A.role47.A.takeoff48.A.retired49.A.delay50.A.willingly51.A

.empty52.A.roads53.A.expecting54.A.reflected55.A.toughB.surprisingB.lessonB.invitationB.testB.inlinewithB

.powerB.setasideB.complainedB.admitB.heartilyB.importantB.schedulesB.motivatingB.mentionedB.temporaryC.shamefulC.proposalC.connect

ionC.reasonC.inreturnforC.betC.takeawayC.withdrawnC.considerC.apartC.limitedC.gatheringsC.learningC.applaudedC.basicD.co

mfortingD.promiseD.innovationD.routineD.inadvanceofD.planD.setoutD.followedD.riskD.togetherD.narrowD.journeysD.

pretendingD.understoodD.lifelong第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，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。Roujiamo,alsocalledrouga

mo,isoneofthemostpopularChinesesnacks.Despiteits56(compare)toahamburger,itcarriesfarmoregeographicalandhistoric

almeaning.Roujiamois57(close)associatedwiththenorth-centralcityofXi'an,inShaanxiprovince.Since202BCE,Xi'anhasbeenboththeeasternter

minaloftheSilkRoadandthecapitalfor13more-or-lesssuccessiveChinese58(dynasty).Traditionally,Roujiamoma

inlyconsistsoftwoparts---theflatbreadandthefilling.Themeatpreparationusedtomakethefillingforroujiamod

atesback59theWarringStatesperiod.TheintroductionintoChinaofCentralAsian-styleflatbreads,likethekindusedinroujiamo,ingeneral,

60(owe)toBanChao,aChinesegeneralwhospentover30yearsbattling61unionofnomadic（游牧的）tribestoregaincontrolofthefarthestwesternreachesofChina.Thefla

tbreadbun,calledbaijimo,takesitsnamefrom62istodayknownasBeijitownship.Thereexistdifferencesbetweentheflatbreadsusedfordifferentdi

strictsinShaanxi.Forexample,theflatbreadusedforTongguanroujiamoisunlike63usedintheXi'anstyle.Tongguanroujiamo,64(name)af

teratownthat,indayslongpast,guardedastrategicpassroughly120kmeastofXi'an.Despiteitstastyflavor,it'srisky65(eat)onth

ego.Properroujiamoisfilledtobursting,regardlessofthepotentialconsequencesforone'sclothesanddry-cleaningbudget.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节

（满分15分）假定你是李华，学校将于9月27日举行中秋节晚会，需要邀请外教Ryan组织本校交换生准备一个节目。作为晚会负责人，请你给外教Ryan写一封邮件，内容包括：1．写信目的；2．晚会时间及地点；3．相关准备工作。注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右；2．请按如下

格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearRyan,I'mLiHuafromClass3.Yourssincerely,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。Mydadbelievedinresponsibilit

y!Independence!Newexperiences!Heoftenusedhisfascinatingstoriesofhisyouthtourgeuschildrentofreshachievements.Onedayhecamehomefromwork

earlyandsawmewatchingalocalTVshow-TalentSprouts,adailycontestforkidsfourteenandunder.Fourperformancesfilledthehalfhourfrom5:00to5:30.Youmi

ghtwatchanythingfromaviolinsolotoamagicshow.Attheendtheperformerswerespotlighted,andKMTV'sjudgesnameda

winner.Itdidn'ttakeDaddylongtolookmeintheeye.“YoushouldgoonTalentSprouts.Youcanplay'AveMaria.'Thinkofit-anunforgettableexperiencetobeonT

Vasaneleven-year-old!”BeforeIargued，hehadbeenalreadyoffonhisstoryofthehilarious（滑稽的）gloryofhisperformance.Thus,thoughIdidn'twantto,Iagreed.Actually,

IdidknowSchubert's"AveMaria＂inaveryeasyversionthatusedtwohandstosimplifythosefamousarpeggios（琶音）.Ididhaveitmemorized.Thenextmorning

,Imailedmyapplicationwiththerequiredinformation.IhadalmostforgottenaboutitwhenthenoticecameforanauditiontimeonaSaturdayafternoon.Daddysaidpar

tofbeingindependentandresponsiblewastogobymyself.ThebuswentrightbytheKMTVstudios.SothatSaturdayIcheckedinatthedeskandsatdow

ntowait.Iwassooncalled.ThehostofTalentSprouts,LewJeffrey,andthemusicaldirector,WarrenRudddescribedtheroutinefortheparticipantsandtoldmeIcouldbe

gintoplaymypianopiece.Intotheeighthmeasure（小节）InoticedWarrenRuddnodtoLewJeffrey.Thatgavemeconfidence,

andIrelaxed.DaddywasoverthemoonwhenItoldhimIhadbeenassignedadaytoperformlessthantwoweeksaway.Still,Ihadverylit

tleconfidenceinmytalent.IknewIhadaneasyarrangement.IcouldneverhaveplayedSchubert'soriginal.注意：1．续写词数应为1

50左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1:WhenmyMondaycame,IagaintookthebustoKMTValoneandwaited.Paragraph2:SomehowmybrainwenttoworkandIco

ntinuedplaying.