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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．Haveani

celunch.B．Listentoaconcert.C．Findarestaurant.3．Whatdoesthewomando?A．Areceptionist.B．Ateacher.C．Anarchitect.4．Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?A．He

worksasagardener.B．Heistoobusyatworktoplay.C．Hepreferssportstogardening.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．Whenwillthespeakersgotothemoviefest

ival?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．WhatdoesMonicasuggestthemando?A．GiveDavidacall.B．Skipthegathering.C．Takepubl

ictransportation.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．Howdoesthewomanlook?A．Anxious.B．Excited.C．Confused.12．Howdidthewomang

ettoknowaboutthenews?A．FromTV.B．Fromtheradio.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．Atagethirteen.16．WhatmadeMollydecidetobeaskier?A．Herloveforsnow.B．Hermom’schoice.C．Herfriend’ssup

port.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatisthepurposeofthespeaker?A．Toforecasttheweather.B．Tokeeppeopleinformed.C．Tomakeanadvertisement.18．Whatca

usesflightstoSouthAmericarisky?A．Aterriblestorm.B．Heavyairtraffic.C．Mechanicalproblems.19．Whatwilltheair

companiesdoforpassengersiftheflightsarecanceled?A．Allowthemtochangeflightroutes.B．Offerthemfreehotel

s.C．Returnalltheirmoney.20．Whichplaceisincludedintheno-golist?A．Cairo.B．Panama.C．BuenosAires.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分5

0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,indulgeitonaYoyoOdysseyCulturalTo

ur!Howwetravelcanmakethedifferencebetweenjustvisitingaplace,orreallyexperiencingitfromtheinsideout,whichiswhyYoyohascreateditsnewOdysseyCulturalT

ourscollection.Thesesmall-group,luxurytoursofferadeepdiveintohistory,art,music,literature,danceandastronomy,whileenjoyingeverythingthatadest

inationhastooffer,fromexceptionalplacestostaytothebestoflocalfood.EachholidayhastheserviceofaYoyotourmanagerandwe

’lltakecareofyoueverystepoftheway,providingaVIPcarservicetoyourUKdeparturepointforoverseastrips,flightsandtransfers,alltransportstoacc

ommodations,travelinsuranceandmuchmore.Formusiclovers;YoyohaspartneredwiththeRoyalAcademyofMusictocreateuniqueshortbreaksinLondonwithconcertsbytale

ntedyoungmusiciansfromtheAcademy.You’llbeinexperthands-eachtourisaccompaniedbyaspecialistintheirfieldwho’sskilledatsharingtheirexpertisethroughin

sight-packedtalksthroughouttheholiday.Backstage,behind-the-scenesvisitsgiveafascinatingperspectiveonnewplacesaswellascitiesthatyoumayalreadyknowa

ndlove,allinthestimulatingcompanyoflike-mindedtravellers.ABCMusicreaderswillreceiveanexclusive5percent

discountonallYoyoCulturalOdysseyTours-justquotethecode‘ABCR’whenbooking.Tofindoutmorepleasevisityoyo.uk/COT.21．Whydo

esYoyocreatetheCulturalOdysseyTours?A．TocreateamusiccollectionofOdyssey.B．Tohelpmusicloversfindlike-mindedfriends.C．Toguidetourgu

eststhroughaculturalexperience.D．TopromotetheABCMusicMagazinetonewreaders.22．Whatcanguestsdoduringthetour?A．Sharetheirexpertskills.B．Enjoyt

alksbyaspecialist.C．Visitthebackstageafteraplay.D．Playinaconcertwithmusicians.23．WhatshouldtheABCMusicreadersdoforadiscountwhenbooking?A．Usether

equiredcode.B．Findonemorecompany.C．Visitthewebsiteyoyo.uk/COT.D．QuoteacommentabouttheABCMusic.BIn1835,WilliamTalbotfinallysucceededinproducin

gaphotographofhiscountryhouse.Hedeclaredthathiswasthefirsthouseeverknowntohavedrawnitsownpicture.The

drawingwasformed“bytheactionoflightuponsensitivepaper.”Photographyofferednaturea“pencil”topaintherselfthroughoptical（光学的）andchemicalmeansalon

e.Bythemid-nineteenthcentury,peoplenolongerneededtohireadraftsmantodrawdetailedimagesbecausetheprocesscouldbecompletedin

stantlywithacamera.Advocatesforthetechnologystatedthatnotonlywasitmoreprecisethanthehumanhand-itwasfasterandcheaper.Theremovalofhumanfallibilityint

hecreatingprocesswasoneofphotography’sbiggestsellingpoints,butthisalsostarteddebatesaboutthenewmedium’simplicati

onsforvisualculture.Couldimagesmadelargelybyamachinebeconsideredart?Ifso,wheredidhumancreativity,fitinthisprocess

?Asthetwenty-firstcenturybecomesincreasinglyautomated（自动化的）,moreandmorepeopleattempttoidentifywherehumanagencyexistsinthetechnological

lydrivenworld.ImagesgeneratedwithartificialintelligencebycompanieslikeOpenAIarestimulatingquestionslikethosethatemergedwithth

ecomingofthephotograph.Bytypingasentence,userscangenerate“new”imagescomposedfromimagescollectedacrosstheinternet.Theresulthasbeenafl

oodofAl-generatedimagesinplacesthatarepreviouslyuniquetohumanauthors.Paintingcompetitions,commercialgraph

icdesignandthefashionofportraiture（肖像）haveallsincecollidedwiththetechnologyintroublingways.Thefineartswere

thoughttobeafinalhold-outofhumancreativity,butthesurprisinglyhighqualityofAl-generatedimagesisproducin

gdeeperquestionsaboutthenatureoforiginality.Ifthehistoryofphotographytellsusanything,it’sthatthedebatewon’tbesett

ledquickly;straightforwardlyorbytheinstitutionswetypicallyassociatewithculturalgate-keeping.24．WhydidTalbotdeclarethathishouseha

ddrawnitsownpicture?A．Tominimizehumanfactorsinthecreation.B．Toinvestigateasupernaturalphenomenon.C．Toshowhisadvancedknowledgeinscienc

e.D．Todemonstratethebeautyofhiscountryhouse.25．Whatdoestheword“it”underlinedinparagraph2referto?A．ThephotoofTa

lbot’shouse.B．Theimagebyadraftsmain.C．Thetechnologyofacamera.D．Thepapersensitivetolight.26．WhatdoOpenAIandcam

erashaveincommon?A．Theyimprovethetasteofbeauty.B．Theyadvocatefashiondesigns.C．Theychallengehumanagency.D．Theypr

oduceoriginalimages.27．Whatdidtheauthorindicatebyreferringtothehistoryofphotography?A．Culturalgateke

eperswillsolvetheissueastheydid.B．Al-generatedimageswillgothroughasimilardebate.C．Thenatureoforiginalitywillbeheldi

nhumanhands.D．ThefineartswillincludephotographyandAIimages.CThere’sausefulconceptfrompsychologythathelpsexplainwhygoodpeopledothingsthatharmtheenvi

ronment:thefalseconsensuseffect.That’swhereweovervaluehowacceptableandprevalent（普遍的）ourownbehaviorisinsociety.Putsimply,ifyou’redoingsomething（ev

enifyousecretlyknowyouprobablyshouldn’t）,you’remorelikelytothinkplentyofotherpeopledoittoo.What’smore,youlikelyoverestimatehowm

uchotherpeoplethinkthatbehaviorisbroadlyOK.Thisbias（偏见）allowspeopletojustifysociallyunacceptableorillegalbehaviors.Researchershave

observedthefalseconsensuseffectindruguseandillegalhunting.Morerecently,conservationistsarebeginningtorevealhowthiseffectcontribut

estoenvironmentaldamage.InAustralia,peoplewhoadmittedtopoaching（偷猎）thoughtitwasmuchmoreprevalentinsocietythanitreallywas,andhadhigher

estimatesthanfisherswhoobeyedthelaw.Theyalsobelievedothersviewedpoachingassociallyacceptable;however,

inreality,morethan90%offishersheldtheoppositeview.Thefalseconsensuseffecthasalsoshownupinstudiesexaminingsupportfornucle

arenergyandoffshorewindfarms.Justasconceptsfrompsychologycanhelpexplainsomeformsofenvironmentaldamage,sotoocantheyhelpaddressi

t.Forexample,researchshowspeoplearemorelikelytolitterinareaswherethere’salreadya-lotoftrashscatteredaround;somakingsur

ethegroundaroundabinisnotcoveredinrubbishmayhelp.Factualinformationonhowotherpeoplethinkandbehavecanbeverypowerfu

l.Energycompanieshavesubstantiallyreducedenergyconsumptionsimplybyshowingpeoplehowtheirelectricityusecomparestotheirneighbors.Enc

ouragingly,stimulatingpeople’snaturaldesireforstatushasalsobeensuccessfulingettingpeopleto“gogreentobeseen”,ortopubliclyb

uyeco-friendlyproducts.Astheresearchevidenceshows,socialnormscanbeapowerfulforceinencouragingandpopulari

zingenvironmentallyfriendlybehaviors.Perhapsyoucandoyourbitbysharingthisarticle!28．Whichexamplebestillustratesth

efalseconsensuseffect?A．Astudentspendslonghourssurfingtheinternet.B．Abloggerassumesmanypeopledislikehisposts.C．Adriverfr

equentlyparksillegallyinpublicplaces.D．Asmokerbelievespeoplegenerallyapproveofsmoking.29．HowdidmostAustralianfishersviewtheissueofpoaching?A．

Itisunacceptable.B．Itiswidespread.C．Itis,controversial.D．Itiscomplex.30．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“gogreentobeseen

”inparagraph5mean?A．Embracegreenhabitsforbetterhealth.B．Makegreenchoicesthatotherscanperceive.C．Join

greenmovementsforpersonalfulfillment.D．Choosegreenitemsthatareeasytospotinstores.31．Whatisarecommendedapproachtoaddressing

environmentalproblems?A．Understatesocialnorms.B．Highlightpersonalresponsibilities.C．Publicizesustainablepra

ctices.D．Encouragetechnologicalinnovations.DThemessageisdrummedintousfromchildhood:forgivepeoplewho’vewrongedyou,becaus

eit’stherightthingtodo.Forgivenessisavirtue,we’retold—theonlywayforustotrulymoveonandheal,freedfromthebaggageofbearingillwill.How

ever,I’mnotbuyingit.Forgivingsomeonecanindeedbeabeautifulthing,butit’snotalwayswhat’sbestforus.Infact,ifsomeonehashurtyoudeeplyandtherelationshipis

n’thealthy,tryingto“fix”thingscandomoreharmthangood.Mostofuswouldprobablyagreethatforgivingawrongdoermeanslettinggoofnegativefeeling

s—likeangerandresentment—towardsthem,asifnothinghappened.Actuallythisisn’thelpful.Itpressuresustominimizeourfeelings—tosay“it’sOK”whenforu

s,itisn’t.Whileit’snotagoodideatofocusonnegativethoughts,recognizingandprocessingallofthatpainisanimportantpartoftheheal

ingjourney.A2010researchpaperpublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychologyfoundthatfolkswhoforgavepartnersthatdi

dn’tmakethemfeelvaluedhadlessrespectforthemselves.Lettingminoroffences（冒犯）thathappennowandagainslidecanbegreatforanyrelati

onship,butrepeatedlyforgivingbadbehaviorcanencouragethatpersontokeephurtingyou.Atleast,that’swhat2011researchbypsychologyprofessorJamesM

cNultyargues.Hefoundthatwhenapartnerwasmorelikelytoforgivethoseacts,theaggressorwasmorelikelytokeepcommittingthem.McNultysuggests

thatthisisbecausefacingtheconsequencesoftheiractionsiswhatmotivatespeopletochangetheirways,andbeingofferedacle

anslatecanbeakindofpasstoavoidmakingchanges.Soforgivingfrequentandmajoroffences,likeverbalorphysical

abuse,candomoreharmthangood.Forme,thisspeakstothecoretensionintheidea.Insteadoflookingtoforgivenesslikeamagicmedicine,wecanfocusonrecognizingw

hathappenedandcomingtotermswithit,howeverthatlooksforusandwithoutanysenseofobligationtowardsouroffender.32．Whatd

oestheauthorthinkaboutthemessageinparagraph1?A．It’sreasonable.B．It’sdebatable.C．It’sconvincing.D．It’

sunquestionable.33．Howdoestheauthordevelopthetext?A．Bymakingcomparisons.B．Bygivingstatistics.C．Byquotingres

earchers’views.D．Bysharinghisownexperiences.34．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“acleanslate”inparagraph5pro

bablymean?A．Arepeatedoffence.B．Amagicmedicine.C．Aterribleconsequence.D．Acompleteforgiveness.35．Whichcanbethebesttitle

ofthetext?A．Forgivingisalwaysavirtue.B．Forgivingcanchangeeverything.C．Forgivingotherssometimesdepend

s.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,psychologylecturerBonooffersthefollowingtipsforgettingands

tayinghappierinyourlife.36Lookingforwardtoanenjoyableexperiencecanmakeitallthatmuchsweeter.Waitacoupleofdaysbeforeseeinga

newmoviethatjustcameout,planyourbigvacationforlaterinthesummer,andtrytotaketimetoenjoyeachbiteofdessert.Ontheopposite,ge

tnegativetasksoutofthewayasquicklyaspossible—anydelaywillonlymakethemseemworse.Peoplewhofocusmoreonprocessthanoutcometendtoremainmoti

vatedinthefaceofsetbacks.They’rebetteratstickingwithmajorchallengesandpreferthemovertheeasyroute.37Becauseitcelebratesrewardsthatcomef

romtheworkitself.Focusingonlyontheoutcomecanleadtoprematureburnoutifthingsdon’tgowell.38Findanactivitythatallows

youtogettogetherwithfriendsonaregular,ongoingbasis.Aweeklyhappyhour,pokernight,orTVshowensuresconsistencyandmotivationinyoursocialinteracti

ons.Peoplewithhigh-qualityrelationshipsarenotonlyhappier,butalsohealthier.39Thenexttimeyouareattractedtou

seyourphonetolookthroughsocialmedia,lookthroughyourlistofcontactsinstead.40Thehappinessyougetfromarealconnectionwithanotherperson

willbefargreaterthananycommentsorlikesyougetonsocialmedia.A．Anticipationitselfispleasurable.B．Decreaseunnecessarysocializing.C．FindsomeonetocallorFa

ceTime.D．This“growthmindset”helpspeoplestayenergized.E．FacebookandInstagramoftenoverstatehowmuchbetteroffothersare.F．Nothingis

moreimportantforourpsychologicalhealththanhigh-qualityfriendships.G．Theyrecoverfromillnessesmorequickly,livelonger,andenjoymore

enrichedlives.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,hadreachedapointofburnoutinhiscareer.Theanimal41whereheworkedwasfullofabandonedpetsaspeople42todealwiththeongoinge

conomicdecline.Inthosedays,animalswouldbeeuthanized（安乐死）ifthey.weren’t43insevendays.Thecruelrealityd

eeplytroubledStewart,evenleadinghimtoconsider44hisprofession.Onefatefulday,outsideaconveniencestore,he45ahomelessmanwithadogsufferingfroma

visibleskinissue.Theman,46forasolution,sharedhisdog’ssuffering.Stewartexaminedthedogandthen47somemedicinetohim.Intears,themantha

nkedStewart,saying“Thankyoufornot48me”.TheverywordsservedasawakeupcalltoStewardandinspiredhisnext49.Stewartbeganworkingasastreet

vetduringhisfreetime,determinedto50onhisown.Overanine-yearperiod,heprovided51medicalcareforover1,000homelesspeopleandtheir

petsandin2020,hecreatedanonprofitorganizationProjectStreetVet.ForStewart,themostrewardingaspectofhisworkliesintheo

ne-on-one52withthehomeless.By53helpingtheircherishedcompanion,Stewarthelps54theirfaithinhumanity.Theirg

ratitudefuelshimtocontinuehismission,offering55tothosefacingawfulcircumstances.41．A．shopB．shelterC．labD．farm42．A．struggledB．manag

edC．intendedD．hesitated43．A．trainedB．examinedC．adoptedD．selected44．A．assessingB．advancingC．delayingD．quitting45．A．mentionedB．interview

edC．recognizedD．encountered46．A．regretful:B．desperateC．gratefulD．responsible47．A．deliveredB．soldC．offeredD．returned48．A．ignoringB．hurtingC．bl

amingD．bothering49．A．gameB．chapterC．firmD．research50．A．haveatryB．keepabalanceC．makeadifferenceD．setanexample5

1．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“getoutofyourcomfortzone”bytakingonanewchallenge.Arecentstudygoesastepfurther:Makediscomfortadire

ctgoal.That’smorelikelytomotivateyou56ifyouonlyfocusonwhatyouhopetolearn.Inthefirstoffiveexperiments,theresearchersassignedseveralhu

ndredstudentstrainingatSecondCityChicago57（participate）inasmall-groupimprovisation（即兴）exercise,andtheni

nstructedhalfofthegroupthattheirgoalduringthesessionwas“tofeelawkwardanduncomfortable.”Therest,58（that）inthecontr

olgroup,59（tell）to“feelyourselfdevelopingnewskills.”Membersofthefirstgroupkeptattheexerciselongerthantheoth

ersdidandtook60（great）risks.Experiments61（involve）otherdimensionsofpersonalgrowth—engaginginexpressivewriting,learningaboutgunviolence

,andhearingaboutopposingpolitical62（belief）—producedsimilarresults.Reframinganxietyasexcitementhasbeenprovenawaytoimprove

singinginfrontofstrangers,andthinkingofstressas63meanstoboostachievementdemonstratedastress-managementtechniqu

e.“Whenpeoplereinterpretnegativeexperiencesas64（function）,theyaremorewillingtoengageintasksthatcallforththoseexperiences,”theresearchersexplain.“

Insteadofseeingdiscomfortasunrelatedtothegoal65asignaltostop,theywillstartperceivingitasasignofprogresstoward

theirgoal.”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,AliceandIwerewalkinghomefrom

school,lostinourgirlishconversation.Alice,withhercuriouseyessparkling,casuallyaskedaboutmyfriendshipwithJudy.Inamomentofthoughtlessnes

s,Iresponded,“IonlyhungoutwithJudybecausesheaskedmeandIwasn’tkeenonbeingfriendswithher.Shewasratherdull.”Theunkin

dwordsjustescapedmylipsbeforeIcouldcatchthem,likemarblesrollingoffatable.LittledidIknow,Judyhadbeenjustaroundthecorn

ersomehow.WhenIglancedup,Judyappearedrightinfrontofme,havingaccidentallyoverheardeverything.Allthecolorfaded

fromherface.Hereyeswideningwithshock,withoutaword,sherushedoff.AliceandIwereleftstandingthere,exchangingalookofshameanddiscomfort.IknewIshouldrunafte

rJudyandapologize,butwithmymindblank,Iwasfrozen.Alice’sfaceturnedred,too.Wewalkedhomeinsilence,eachstepheavi

erthanthelast.Thefollowingdayswerefilledwithawkwardness.IfeltterribleforwhatI’dsaidandwasdyingtomendourfriendship.Anhonestapologywasd

esperatelyneeded.ButwhatshouldIsay?UnintentionalasIwas,IindeedhurtJudy’sfeelings.EverytimeIsawJudyinthehallsorduringclasses,I’dquicklyloo

kaway.Fatethrewmeacurveballinourspeechclass.OnTuesday,Mr.Thomasannouncedthatwewouldbegivingimprovised（即兴的）sp

eeches.Hehadwrittenourtopicsonslipsofpaperandputthemintoasecretjar.Eachofuswasaskedtoblindlychooseonewithoutknowingwhatitwouldbeabout.Icouldn’tsayI

wasnotnervous.AsIreachedintothejaroftopics,myfingersclosedaroundtheslipthatread,“Shareyourmostembarrassin

gmoment.”Myheartpoundedlikeadrumrollinmychest.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,Icalmedmyselfdownandwalkedtotheplatform.Thatdaymarkedaturningpoint.2024年考前测试卷1-5BCACA6-10BABCA11-15ABCAB16-20ABACB21-23CBA2

4-27ACCB28-31DABC32-35BCDC36-40ADFGC41-45BACDD46-50BCABC51-55ABCDA56．than57．toparticipate58．those59．weretold60．greater61．involving62．bel

iefs63．a64．functional65．orThepleasureofreadingVersion1Thereisnogreaterpleasureintheworldthanreading,whichcan

transportusbeyondtheboundariesoftimeandspace,allowingustoliveathousandlives.Thepleasureofreadingisasymphonyofthemindandadanceofideas

thatenrichesthesoul.“Charlotte’sWeb”issuchacharmingtaleasIreadlongagobutstilltouchesmyheartsomuch.IamgreatlyimpressedbyCharlotte’swisdom,k

indness,andunwaveringloyaltytoWilbur.Thewebshespins,withitsmiraculouswords,isasymbolofthepowerofloveandcreativitytochangelives.Ican

alsorecallthemanymomentsIcouldn’tresistlaughingwhenthelightandplayfulhumorinthebooktickedmyfunnybone.Forme,“Charlotte’sWeb”demonstratest

hebestofwhatliteraturecanoffer:astorythatisbothentertainingandenriching,ajourneythatisasdelightfulasitismeaningf

ul.Version2Thepleasureofreadingliesintheexpansionofourhorizonsasweexplorediverseculturesandencounterdifferentpeople.Itencouragescriticalthi

nkingandfostersadeeperunderstandingoftheworldaroundus.“TheBiographyofQianXuesen”,awitnesstothetransformationofatalentedyoungmindintoaleading

figureinscienceandtechnology,isastoryofperseverance,curiosity,andanunwaveringcommitmenttohismotherland.Thejoyofreadingthisbiographyisaprofoundexpe

riencethattranscendsthewrittenword,offeringmeadeepdiveintothelifeandachievementsofaremarkableindividualwhoplayedapivotalroleinshapingChina’saerospac

eindustry.HisdecisiontoreturntoChinadespitepersonalriskshasgreatlyresonatedwithme,instillingasenseofwonderandinspiration.Version1Kn

owingwhatIhadtosay,Icalmedmyselfdownandwalkedtotheplatform.Itookadeepbreathandbegan.Withmyvoiceshaking,

Ispokeofmyinconsideratebehaviour,deepregretandtheupsettingresultwithoutexposingJudy’sname.Afterfinishingmyheartfeltspeech,with

sweatflowingdownmyface,Ididn’tdaretoexpectmyclassmates’response.Tomysurprise,theyapplaudedformysincerity.EvenMr.Thomaspraisedmycouragetoadmitmyf

aultandapologizepublicly.Backtomyseat,IstolealookatJudyandamazinglyfoundshewasalsolookingatmewithtears.Thatdaymarkeda

turningpoint.AlthoughJudyandIneverdirectlytalkedaboutthatunpleasantevents,ourinteractionsslowlyreturnedtonormal.Welaughedandchatt

edagain,asifasilentforgivenesshadbeengranted.Iwasneverproudofmybraveryinthatspeechclass.Instead,Iknewforsureitwa

sanexperiencetobemodestlythankfulfor.HerearethelessonsIhavecarriedclosetomyhearteversince:Speakingillofothersplantseedsof

regretandtruefriendshipsdeservetherespectofhonestwordsandopenhearts.Version2KnowingwhatIhadtosay,Icalmedmyselfdownandwalkedtotheplatform.M

yhandsweretremblingslightlybutmyresolvewasfirm.“Mymostembarrassingmoment,”Istarted,“wasaboutthepainIcausedtosomeoneelse.”AsIspoke,I

couldseeJudyintheaudience,hereyesglisteningwithtears.“Ihurtmyfrienddeeply,notoutofillwill,butoutofthoughtlessness

,”Iadmitted,myvoicethickwithremorse.“Iwanttomakethingsright.”IlookeddirectlyatJudy,oureyesmeetingacrosst

heroom.Therewassilence,thenapplausebegantobuild,awaveofsupportfillingtheair,inwhichJudysmiledwithanodofacknowledgment.Thatdaym

arkedaturningpoint.NotonlydidImakeamendswithJudy,butIalsolearnedtobemoremindfulofmywordsandactions.Icametorealizethatwordshav

epowertohurtorheal,andit’snevertoolatetomakethingsright.Moreimportantly,itbecameacatalystforpersonalgrowth,

andourfriendship,onceshaken,wasnowstrongerthanever.JudyandIstartedtalkingagain,andwitheachconversation,ourbonddeepened.T

heincident,whichhadonceseemedlikeadarkcloud,becameasilverlining,teachingusboththeimportanceofforgivenessandthes

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

walkingstraightuntilyoureachHarrisStreet.Thenturnleftandwalkuntilyoupassasupermarket;stopatthetrafficlight.Itisacrossthestreetfromthesup

ermarket.Itwilltakeyoufiveminutes.Text2M:Wouldn’tyouliketogooutforanicedinnerbeforetheconcert?W:Sure,th

atsoundsgreat.I’llchecktheguidetoseewhatwecanfindnearthetheater.Text3M:Excuseme.I’dliketoknowmoreaboutthemembership.CanIuseal

lthefacilitiesinthegymforfree?W:Ofcourse.Buttheswimmingpoolisbeingrebuiltandwon’tbeavailableuntilthisS

eptember.Wewillhavemoreswimmingcoachesbythen.Text4M:Gardeningistoomuchlikehardworkforme.IfIhavetime,Ilik

etoplaytennisorgoforacountrywalk.W:Well,Ithinkofgardeningasplay,notaswork.I’mneverashappyaswhenI’mbusyinthegarden.Text5W:I’dliket

oseethemanager,please.Ihaveacomplaint!M:I’mthemanager.Whatseemstobetheproblem,ma’am?W:Didyouhaveahousekeeperchec

kourroombeforewecheckedin?Text6W:Areyougoingtothemoviefestivalagainthisyear?M:I’dlovetogo,butI’mtoobu

synextweek.Whatareyougoingfor?W:ThemanageraskedmetoattendthefirstpublicperformanceofWallStreetBears.Youknow,

themovieisbasedonNicholasScott’snewnovel.M:It’safascinatingnovel.ButIhavetofinishwritingaseriesofarticlesaboutanewtelevisiondrama.W:Well,couldy

ougowithmeonSaturdayandcomebackonSundayorMonday?M:Sure.Text7M:Hey,Monica.Ican’tattendthemeetingthisafternoon.Ihavesomethingmoreimportanttod

o.W:Allright.Butcanyouattendthegatheringattherestaurantthisevening?M:Well,doyouknowwhenwearesupposedtoshowupattherestaurant?W:Davidto

ldeveryonetobethereby7:00．Healsosaidifanyofuswasgoingtobelate,justcallhim.M:ButIhavebeenaskedbyMr.Smithtodropoffsomepackagesatourheadoffice.I’mnotsur

eifIwillbeabletomakeitthereontime.W:Ifyouaredrivingouttotheheadofficenow,you’dbettercallDavid.Thetrafficusuallygetspret

tyheavyduringthetimeyoucomeback.Text8M:Areyouokay?Youlooksoworried.W:Ican’tstopthinkingaboutthatawfulsto

ry.M:DidyoureaditinthenewspaperorseeitfromTV?W:Neither.Ijustlistenedtotheradiothismorning.M:Huh?Whichone?W:Theoneaboutthe

littlegirlwhogotlostthreedaysago.Andnowsheisstillmissing.Itmakesmeworryaboutthesafetyofourdaughter.M:Don’tworry.Luckyisagoodgirlandwe’llt

akecareofher.W:OK.I’llpickherupfromschooleveryday.You’lltellherhowtoprotectherselfwell.Text9M:Molly,you’refinallyback!Ihaven’tseenyoufor

threeyearssinceyouwenttoCanadatolearnskiing.W:Yeah,Imisshomesomuch.M:Howwasyourlifethere?W:ThenaturalenvironmentinCanada

istrulygreat.IwouldtakeadayoffeachweekandgohikingwithmyfriendwhoisaJapaneseskier.M:Fantastic!You’vebeentrainingtobeaprofessionalski

erforthirteenyears,right?W:I’mafraidyou’vegotitwrong.Istartedice-skatingwhenIwasonlyfouryearsold,andthenImovedtoskiingthreeyears

later.M:Butwhydoyoulovesnowsomuch?Itdoesn’tevensnowhereinSingapore.W:Ha-ha.Well,IalwayssawitonTV.Mostimportantly,mymotheroftentookmetomanycountrie

sthatarefamousforsnow.I’vebeenattractedbythewintersceneryeversince.IwasborninJanuary.Iguessmybirthdayalsohasaninfluenceonmycho

iceofcareer.Text10Ladiesandgentlemen,thisisanannouncementtoletyouknowthatnearlyalltheflightstoSouthA

mericahavebeencanceled.There’sabigstormformingovertheAtlanticOceaninthenextthreedays.Itisexpectedtohitthecon

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

Everypassenger,whohasboughtticketsforplanesgoinginthisdirection,willhavealltheirmoneyreturnedwithinthenexttwodays.Wearesorr

ythatwecan’tofferhotelsatthemoment.PleasenotethatPanamaisalsoincludedintheno-golist,asitssouthpartwillalsobehitbythestorm.Howev

er,youcanreachBuenosAiresinArgentinawithtwoflightstomorrow:onefromBerlinat8:00p.m.,andonefromParisat3:00p.m.Pleasen

otethattheplanefromPariswillstopinCairoforaboutthreehours,wherethepassengerscanalsotakeflightstootherplaces.