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长沙市一中2023届高三月考试卷(六)英语时量:120分钟满分:150分得分: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.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?A.Stayathome.B.Gotothestore.C.Drivetotheirparents'home.2.Whatdowe
knowabouttheman?A.Helosthiscar.B.Hewashurtbyatruck.C.Hiscarwasdamagedinanaccident.3.Whatdoesthemansugges
tthewomando?A.Seeadoctor.B.Restforafewdays.C.Puticeonherknee.4.Wheredidthespeakersjustcomefrom?A.Theschoolcafeteria.B.Aclassroom.C.Atheater.5.Howmuc
hmoneydidthewomanhaveatfirst?A.$5.B.$12.C.$17.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.Howdoesthewomanfeelwithoutaphoneatnight?A.Moreforgetful.B.M
oreanxious.C.Morerelaxed.7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Colleagues.B.Husbandandwife.C.Strangers.听第7段材料,回答
第8至10题。8.WhatisJulieinterestedin?A.Music.B.Business.C.Math.9.WhatdoesJuliethinkofcomputerprogramming?A.Fun.B.Difficult.C.
Boring.10.WhatwillJulieprobablydofinally?A.Taketheman'sadvice.B.Studywhatshe'sinterestedin.C.Talkwithhersch
ooldirector.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Wheremightthespeakersbenow?A.Athome.B.Inasupermarket.C.Atthepostoffice.12.Howmuchdidthespeakersspe
ndonthestamps?A.$1.99.B.$3.50.C.$5.90.13.Howdoesthewomanfeelattheend?A.Satisfied.B.Guilty.C.Angry.听第9段材料,回答第14至1
7题。14.Whatdoesthewomandoforaliving?A.She'sahostess.B.She'sadirector.C.She'samoviestar.15.Wherewasthemanfi
rstdiscoveredbyJamesCameron?A.Atafarm.B.Atabank.C.Atatheater.16.Atwhatagedidthemanstarinacommercial?A.At10.B.At12.C.At20
.17.Whatdoesthemanplantodowithhisincomefromthethirdfilm?A.Donateittocharity.B.Buyhisfamilyafarm.C.Gethimselfsomething.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18.Howold
wasthespeakerwhenhefellintothewater?A.5yearsold.B.10yearsold.C.15yearsold.19.Whatwasthereasonforthespeaker'sunpleasantchildhood?A.St
rictschoolrules.B.Afrighteningexperience.C.Hisfearofmakingfriends.20.Howdidthespeaker'slifechange?A.Bybecomingate
acher.B.Bylearninghowtoswim.C.Bysavingagirlfromthewater.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。AAssmokepouredthroughthehallsofaNewYorkCityhigh-riseonSunday,killing17peopleintheBronx,tenants(租客)werefacedwithalif
e-or-deathdecision:Shouldtheystayputortrytoescape?AccordingtotheNationalFireProtectionAssociation,ju
stwhatyoushoulddoinafire,though,dependspartlyonthedesignofthebuildingandwherethefireis.EXITPLANGenera
lly,peopleshouldexitaburningbuildingifsafetodoso.Theyshouldfeeldoorsbeforeopeningthem,leavingthemclosedandlookingforanotherwayoutiftheyare
hottothetouch.Residentsshouldshutalldoorsbehindthemtopreventthespreadofsmokeandfire.Theyshouldbesuretotaketheirkeyswiththem
incasetheyhavetoreturntotheirapartments.Inmosthigh-risebuildings,theneareststairwellistheemergencyexit.FIREP
ROOFBUILDINGSEveryapartmentinNewYorkCityisrequiredtohaveanoticepostedonthedoorsayingwhetherthebuildingisconsideredfireprooforno
t,basedonthewayitwasconstructed.Thosenoticesinstructpeoplelivinginfireproof,high-risebuildingsnottoexit,butinsteadshe
lterinplaceunlessthefireisintheirownapartment.Residentswhoshelterinplaceshouldusewettowels,wetsheetsortapetosealdoorsandpreventsmokefrome
ntering.Theyshouldcall911toalertfirefightersthattheyaretrappedandgivetheirexactlocation.Trappedresidentscanopenwindowsnarr
owlyforfreshairortosignaltofirefighters,buttheyshouldnotbreaktheirwindows.Thatcanallowsmoketopourinfromoutsid
e,leavingthemwithnowaytokeepitout.SMOKEVS.FIREMostfiredeathsarenotcausedbyburns,butbysmoke.Homestodaytendtocontainalo
tofproductsmadewithchemicalfibersthatburnathightemperatures,helpingfiresspreadrapidly.Theyalsogeneratepois
onousgasesthatcanovercomepeoplewithinmoments,whichcancauseorgandamage.PREPARATIONISKEYHomesneedgood,workingsmokedetectorsthatareche
ckedoften.Inaddition,residentsneedtohaveanescapeplanandpracticethatplan.Inanapartmentbuilding,residentsneedtoaskthebuildingmanagerabouttheeme
rgencyprotections.21.Forwhatpurposeshouldyoufeelthedoorwhenexiting?A.Toopenitsmoothly.C.Toavoidgettingburnt.B.Toshutitstrongly.D.Tochecktheke
ys.22.Whatshouldyoudowhentrappedinaburningbuilding?A.Reporttofirefighters.C.Pointoutthelandmarks.B.Keepwindowsclose.D
.Listentothetapes.23.Whichwilltheauthormostprobablyagreeto?A.Mostpeopleusuallydieofburnsinafire.B.Exitaburningbuildingassoonaspossible.C.A
warenessofemergencyprotectionsisamust.D.Chemicalfibersslowdownthespreadoffire.BTheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewasawarded
toSweden-borngeneticistSvantePääbo,recognizinghimfordiscoveriesrelatedtothegenomes(基因组)ofextincthumangroupsthatcastlighto
nthegeneticcharacteristicsuniquetopresent-dayhumans.ThecommitteesaidDr.PääboovercamechallengesinrecoveringandanalyzingancientDNA
tosequence(测序)thegenomeoftheNeanderthal,anextinctrelativeofpresent-dayhumans.Healsodiscoveredapreviouslyunknownhumanrelative,calledt
heDenisova.BeforeDr.Pääbo'sresearch,understandingofNeanderthalscamefromanalysisofthefeaturesofancientboneremainsandfroms
tudiesoftoolsandotherarchaeologicalartifacts(史前古器物).Dr.Pääbo'sworkmadeitpossibletopreciselyanalyzethegeneticcharacteristicsofNeanderthalsandh
elpedillustratehowdifferenttypesofhumansmixedontheplanetduringperiodsofcoexistence.Dr.Pääbo'sdiscoverieshavelaidthegro
undworkforresearchonhowancientgenesequencesfromextinctrelativesinfluencethefunctionofpresent-dayhumans.Oneexampleisagenecommonamongpr
esent-dayTibetansthatmakesthosepeoplebetteradaptedtolifeathighaltitude.ItcanbetracedtotheDenisovangenome.Earlyinhiscareer,Dr.Pää
bobecamefocusedonusingadvancedmoderngenetictechniquestostudytheDNAofNeanderthals.ButDNAdegradesovertimemeaningt
hat,forancientspecimens(样本),onlysmallamountsareleft.WhenheworkedintheUniversityofMunich,hesuccessfullysequencedDNAfroma40,000-yea
r-oldpieceofbone.TheDNAinquestionwasso-calledmitochondrial(线粒体的)DNA,aformofgeneticmaterialthatisshorter,butmoreplent
iful,thantheextensiveDNAfoundinthecenterofacell.HewentontohelpestablishtheMaxPlanckInstituteinGermany,wherehisresearchgroup
continuedtoimprovethosemethodswiththeaimofsequencingeverlargerpartsofanancientgenome.Thoseeffortsendedin2010.Aroun
dthesametime,theMaxPlanckgroupdiscoveredthata40,000-year-oldfingerbonefoundintheDenisovacaveinthesouthernpartofSiberiawasun
iquewhencomparedwithallknownsequencesfromNeanderthalsandpresent-dayhumans.Itmarkedthefirsttimethatanewtypeofhumanhadbeeniden
tifiedusingonlyancientDNA.24.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?A.HowDr.Pääboconductedtheresearch.B.WhatbreakthroughsDr.Pääbohasmade.
C.HowthecommitteecontactedDr.Pääbo.D.WhyDr.Pääboresearchedancientgenomes.25.HowisDr.Pääbo'srescarchdifferentfromtheprevious?A.Comparin
gfeaturesofgenesaccurately.B.Illustratingdifferentmixturesofbones.C.Collectingmanyancientboneremains.D.Distinguishalllivinghumansatpresent.26.W
hatchallengedidDr.Pääboovercomeduringtheprocessofresearch?A.Considerablespecimens.C.Differentrescarchgroups.B.Poor
genetictechniques.D.LimitedDNAinformation.27.What'sthepossiblesignificanceofDr.Pääbo'sdiscovery?A.Analyzingwh
ypresent-dayhumansarebetteradaptedtolife.B.IdentifyinganewhumankindbyusingmodernDNAspecimens.C.Providingthebasisforexploringgenesequ
encesuniquetohumans.D.Innovatingthemethodfordiscoveringmoreextincthumanrelatives.CFootballfanscanhardlyaccuseQatarofbe
ingtight-fisted.TheArabstatehasreportedlyspent$300bninthe12yearssinceitwontherightstohostthemen'sWorld
Cup.Itonlyexpectsthetournamenttoinvest$17bnbackintoitseconomy.Muchofthatspendinghasgoneintobuildinginfrastructure,including
anadvancednewmetrosystembuilttoaccommodatethe1.5mvisitorsexpectedtoshowuptofootball'sbiggestparty.Organisersinsistallthe
constructionwillserveapurposeevenafterthefinalgoalsarescored.Between1964and2018,31outof36bigevents(suchasWorldCupsorSummerandWinterOlympics)suff
eredheavylosses,accordingtoresearchersattheUniversityofLausanne.Ofthe14WorldCupstheyanalyzed,onlyonehaseverbeenprofitable:Russia'sin2
018generatedasurplus(盈余)of$235m,buoyedbyahugedealforbroadcastingrights.Still,thetournamentonlymanageda4.6
%returnoninvestment.[ThedataforMexico'sWorldCupin1986isincomplete.Itprobablyranadeficit(赤字).]Almostallthemainexpensesfallont
hehostcountry.FIFA,thesport'sgoverningbody,coversonlyoperationalcosts.Yetittakeshomemostoftherevenue(收入):ticket
sales,sponsorshipsandbroadcastingrightsgointoitscoffers(金库).ThelastWorldCup,forinstance,scoredFIFAacool$5.4bn,partofwhichi
sthentransferredtonationalteams.TheLausannedataonlyincludesexpensesrelatedtovenues,suchasconstructingastadium,andlogistics(后勤),suchasstaffingcosts.It
ignoresthevalueofindirectprojects,likeQatar'smetroinfrastructureandnewhotels.Someinfrastructureprojectsmakeeco
nomiesmoreproductiveinthelongterm.Residentsofhostcitieshavebegunquestioningthebenefitsoftheirgovernmentsspendingbillionsof
dollarsonlargesportingevents.Asaresult,fewercountriesarevolunteeringashosts.SevencitiesbidtohosttheSummerOlympicGam
esin2016;for2024therewereonlytwoeventualbidders.Thesehugecostsarenewtothesportingworld.TheWorldCupin1966,featuring16teams,costaround$200,000perf
ootballer(in2018prices).In2018,thatfigurejumpedto$7m.Costshavebeendrivenbybuildingmorenewstadiumsforeverytournament.InQatar,sevenoftheeigh
tstadiumshavebeenbuiltfromscratch;in1966Englanddidnotbuildany.28.WhatdoesQatarexpecttheeventtodo?A.Showtheeconomicpower.C.Please
globalfootballfans.B.Improvefutureproductivity.D.Makeupfortheinvestment.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“buoyed”inParagraph2mean?A.Backed.B.Increased.C.
Controlled.D.Treated.30.Whowillmainlybenefitfromthefootballeventfinancially?A.FIFA.C.Thehostcountry.B.Localgovernment.D.Internationalt
eams.31.WhyisthistournamentinQatarsocostly?A.Becauseofmaintainingsevennewstadiums.B.Becauseitmakestheleastprofitfromtheevent.C.
Becauseoftheimprovingcostofeachfootballer.D.Becauseofbuildingnewinfrastructureandcourts.D“Whenwearestressed,wearem
orelikelytowanttoavoidnotjustthetaskathand,butthenegativeemotionswefeelaroundthattaskaswell,”AliciaWafaaneuroscientistandseniorlecturera
tRensselaerPolytechnicInstituteinNewYork,explains.“That'sbecauseatabasicneuroscientificlevel,wehaveabiastowardthepresen
tandprefertheimmediaterewardoffeelinggoodwhenthebrainreleasestheneurochemicaldopamine(多巴胺).”Essentially,ourbrainsarehardwiredtoapproachtas
kswefindenjoyableandavoidthosethatproducenegativefeelings.“Ourlimbicbrain(大脑边缘系统),theemotionalpartofourbrain,issaying,'Let'
sdothisotherthingandavoidthatotherstressfulthing,'whileourprefrontalcortex(前额叶脑皮层)istheCEOofourbrain,”saysWalf.“It'smakin
gaplan,settingthegoals,andmakingsurewestayontrack.Buttherecanbeadisconnectwhenourlimbicbraindeniesthatprefrontalcortexmessage.”Thenthere'sthe
burstofenergyweoftengetwhenwe'reupagainstadeadline,whichleadstoarewardpathwaywithinourbrainsandsetsthefoundationforprocrastination(拖延症)asahabit.“W
henyousprint(冲刺)totheendandgettothegoal,it'ssosatisfying;wealmostgetourselvesinthatpatternof'Well,Igotitdone,anditfeltgood,'”saysWalf.Inaneffortt
oretrainyourbrain,Walfrecommendstakingbreakstorefocusyourattentiononthetaskathand.MethodssuchasthePomodoroTechniquecan
helpyoustayfocused,inwhichyouworkwithin25-minuteintervalsfollowedbyfive-minutebreaksandcontinuecirclinguntiltheta
skofthedayiscompleted.Integratingmindfulnesstechniquesduringthosebreaks,suchasmeditation(冥想),yoga,andjournalin
g,canalsohelpreducethestressthatcausesprocrastination.“Tryingtominimizestressbydeliberatelyrefocusingonwhateverthetaski
s,versusthosefeelingsofanxiety,isaboutretrainingyourapproachtostressandbehaviors,"saysWalf.Itcanalsohelpto“eatthatfrog”,ortacklethemostdif
ficultandmostmeaningfultaskofthedayanddoitfirstthinginthemorning.Ifallelsefails,trytrickingyourbrainbygivingyour
selfasmallrewardforworkingonthetaskyou'vebeenavoiding.“Littlerewardsreallyhelpus,especiallywhenwe'retryingtoreachalargegoal,”sa
ysWalf.“Youhavetorechargeandkeepyourselfmotivated.”32.Whatmessageisconveyedinthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Peopleprefermorestressfultasks.B.Stressproduc
esnegativefeelings.C.Stressisbehindthedelayontasks.D.Stresskeepsone'sbrainmotivated.33.InParagraph2,whatwillprobablyh
appenwhenourlimbicbraintakesover?A.Preparingone'stasksinadvance.C.Livinguptoone'spurposes.B.Approachingtasksasscheduled
.D.Leavingdifficultiestothelast.34.WhatisonekeytoPomodoroTechniqueaccordingtoWalf?A.Mixingupthefeelingsofanxiety.B.Watc
hingoutforworkingbehaviors.C.Beingabsent-mindedduringbreaks.D.Attainingagoalinatimedperiod.35.Whatis“eatthatfrog"probablyabout?A.Frogcooking.C.Timema
nagement.B.Challengeovercoming.D.Morningexercise.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。Wes
pendmostoftheyearcomplainingthatBritainistoocoldandwetbutgripe(抱怨)withjustasmuchenthusiasmabouttheheat.Althoughmoaningaboutthew
eatherissatisfying,it'sbettertotakeactionandcoolyourselfdown.YouneedtotakeextracareintheUKwhentemperatureshit24℃.36Beingtoohotmakesyouun
wellandcanevenkillyou.37Peopleover65,underfive,pregnantwomen,thosewithmedicalconditions(suchasheartdiseaseandmentalhealthconditions)
andthosewhoworkoutsideneedextraprotectioninhotweather.Researchshowsthatputtingyourfeetincoldwaterisagoodwaytoreducecorebodytemperatureandkeepyourorga
nsworking.Itwillalsohelpreduceswellinginyouranklesandfeet.38However,don'tattempttofullysoakinfreezingcoldwaterascoldshockc
anbedangerous.Indroughtconditions,remembertoconservewaterandjustconcentrateoncoolingeitheryourfeet,handsorneckandface,whichwillalsobeeff
ective.Itisimportanttostayhydrated(补充水分)andrefillthemineralswelosewhenwesweat.Onaverageinveryhotconditionswesweat3-
4litresperhourandupto10litresaday,thesameas40cupsoftea.Forashortamountoftime,hotdrinksraiseyourcorebodytemperature.Butitinducessweating,
whichthenlowersyourtemperature.Coldandicedrinksdocoolyoudowntoo.It'sthoughthotdrinksmightbeslightlymoreeffectivethancold.39Anotherwayto
beattheheatiswildswimming.40Slowlysubmerge(淹没)yourbodyinthewater,understandthelimitsofyourswimmingabilityandknow
therulesaboutwhereitissafetoswim,becausemanypeopledrowninhotweather.A.Butbeawareofcoldshock.B.Somepeoplearemorefr
agiletoheat.C.Youwilldefinitelybeillwiththeicydrinks.D.Whateverthetemperatureis,drinklotsoffluid.E.Heatwavescanlea
veyoudesperatetocooldown.F.Thisiswhenheatillnessanddeathsstartincreasing.G.Moreover,havingashowerorbathwil
lcoolyoudownfaster.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,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenIwasin
mylatetwenties,Iwasdiagnosedwithstomachcancer.Doctorsoperatedandtoldmetohopeforthebest.IreturnedtoJapan,whereIwaswork
ing,andtriedtoforgetaboutit.Thetumors(肿瘤)returnedayearlater,thistimeinmy41.Afteralongsearch,thesurgeonsfounda
new42toremovethem,butIknewthiswas,again,perhapsonlya(n)43fix.Iwasamessforthenextsixmonths.ThenImetamanwhochangedmy_44.Dr
.DerekRogerhadspent30yearsresearchingwhysomepeopleindifficultsituationsbecomedepressed,whileothers45.Hetaughtmeeverythinghe'dlearned,andasIst
artedapplyingit,my46quieteddown,eventhoughmysituationdidn'tchange.Infact,thecancercamebackaboutfiveyearsagoandremainsrelatively4
7inmyliver.ButInolongerworryaboutit.Theprocessstartswithunderstandingthatstressiscausednotbyotherpeopleor48events,b
utbyyourreactionstothem.Pressureisnotstress.Buttheformeristransformedintothelatterwhenyouaddonefactor:constantworrying,a(n)49tokeepret
hinkingpastorfutureevents,while50negativeemotiontothosethoughts.Constantworryingisongoingand51,damagingyourhealth,productivity,andwell-being.
Being_52inthepastorthefuturealsotakesusawayfromthepresent,makingusunabletocompletethework53onourplates.Whilestrugglingwithcancer,ittookmeacoupleofy
earstotrainmyself.Butultimatelyitworked.Mystresslevelswentdown,myhealthimproved,andmycareer54.Moreheartening,IdiscoveredthateverythingDerekhadtaught
mecouldbetaughttoothers,with55results.41.A.stomachB.liverC.brainD.lung42.A.procedureB.evidenceC.componentD.direct
ion43.A.positiveB.temporaryC.innovativeD.controversial44.A.confidenceB.constitutionC.approachD.phenomenon45
.A.rememberB.dependC.persevereD.apologize46.A.curiosityB.excitementC.satisfactionD.anxiety47.A.stableB.gentleC.severeD.g
radual48.A.emergencyB.perfectC.regularD.external49.A.occasionB.tendencyC.decisionD.opportunity50.A.persuadingB.managingC.
attachingD.overcoming51.A.destructiveB.tolerableC.shallowD.progressive52.A.talentedB.weakC.abundantD.drowned53.A.finallyB.cu
rrentlyC.generallyD.heavily54.A.dieddownB.madeupC.passedbyD.tookoff55.A.unwantedB.similarC.naturalD.likel
y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。China'seconomyhasgrownbyanaverageof4.5percen
teachyearduringthepastthreeyears.ConsumerpricesinChina56(remain)stablethroughout2022,withtheConsumerPriceIndexrising57around2percent.Moreover,product
ion,sales,andexportsofnewenergyvehiclesrankfirst58(global).Butofficialsremaincautious.The2022-2023AnnualEconomicConference,59(
hold)bytheChinaCenterforInternationalEconomicExchanges,kickedoffinBeijingonSaturday.SeveralChineseeconomi
cand60(finance)officialsdiscussedChina'seconomicblueprintoutlinedatthejust-concludedCentralEconomicWorkConference.HanWenxiu,anofficialwith61C
entralCommitteeforCommercialandEconomicAffairs,notedthatwhilefully62(recognize)China'sachievements,“wemustalsobeaware63challeng
esremain”.“Theepidemicstillposesanegativeimpact,industrialsupplychainsarenotfunctioningsmoothly,thescientificandtechnological64(inn
ovate)capacityisnotstrong,newfactorstoboostgrowth65(be)notsufficient,andsocialdevelopmentsuchasemplo
ymentisalsofacingachallenge,"Hansaid.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)某英语杂志开设“一周一成语”专栏,向外国读者介绍中国成语。请你用英语写一篇短文投稿,介绍中国成语“水滴石穿”。内容
包括:1.解释字面意思;2.阐释道理;3.该成语对你产生的影响。注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头已给出,不计入总词数;4.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。HerecomestheWeeklyChineseI
diom-“shuǐdīshíchuān”.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。StealingaChristmastreeissomethingthatisn'tdoneeveryday.Themotivatio
nandtimingweredifferent.Iwasastronganddeterminedboyaged9whenDadtooksickandleftMomandmesuddenly.Meanwhile,theGreatDepre
ssionhitthecountry,butitmadenodifferencetous.SinceMomwasaninvalid(病弱者),ourexistencedependedonkind-heartedneighborsandmymarveloustale
ntforsurvival.Isoldnewspapersonstreetcornersandoccasionallypickedupabottleofmilkfromsomefrontporch,apiefromapantrywindow,orfruitfromneighbo
rhoodtrees.DuringthefirstChristmasseasonwithoutDad,Igotcaughtupintheyuletide(圣诞节期间)spirit.Likeanyotheryo
ungboy,Ienjoyedtheholidaysightsandsounds.Myanticipationwashigh,butdeepdowninmyheartwasthefactthatthemanintheredsuitskippedrightoverourlittl
eshack(木屋)andstoppedonlyathouseswithfireplaces.Meantime,therewouldbenoconsiderablenicethingstoeatunderthetree.Actually,therewo
uldbenotree.Atleast,atreewouldeasethehurt.Iresolvedto“steal”aChristmastreeonChristmasDayandhurriedtoMr.Peterson’ssto
re.Ifiguredoutthatsincethestorewasclosedandtheunsoldtreeswereusuallythrownaway,Iwasstartingfairgame.AsIprowled(潜行
)amongthesnow-dustedtreesbesidethestore,oldmanPetersonpoppedoutofnowhere,yellingseriousthreatsandchasingmeaway.NelsPetersonwasano
ldandmeanbachelor.Thefollowingyear,heinstalledafencearoundtheChristmastreelotandlockedthegateeverynight.Iacceptedthechallenge-
whenpeoplewerebathedinthewarmglowoffamilytogetherness,Iclimbedtheladderthathuggedthestorewallandsuccessfullystoleonetree.Nextyear,th
eladderwasremoved.Ultimately,itseemedthattheminutehesawme,Mr.Petersonwouldchasemeaway.ThencameaChristmasthatIsha
llalwaysrememberwithfondnessandwarmth.MyteacheratschoolinvolvedourclassinmakingaChristmascardforourfavoriteperson,notincludingourfamilymembers.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。IplannedtomakeanimpressivecardforNelsPeterson.LateChristmasEve,surprisingly,thegatetoPeterson'sstorewasop
en.