2024~2025学年河南省南阳市高三(上)11月期中英语英语试卷(解析版)

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第I卷 （选择题，共95分）
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. When is the art gallery clsed?
A. On Saturday.B. On Sunday. C. On Mnday.
【答案】A
【原文】M: I went t the art gallery the day befre yesterday, but it was clsed. I wnder why.
W: Oh, it’s always clsed n Saturday, but it stays pen n Sunday.
2. What is Michael?
A. A lawyer.B. A teacher.C. An accuntant.
【答案】B
【原文】W: What did Michael d after graduating frm university?
M: He cnsidered advertising, accunting and even a lawyer befre he settled n teaching. He’s been ding that ever since.
3. What des the man mean?
A. He will cntact Sally right nw.
B. The mail can be sent t Sally directly.
C. The wman can ask Sally fr the address.
【答案】C
【原文】W: D yu knw Linda’s new address? She’s gt sme mail here, and I’d like t send it t her.
M: Well, we haven’t been in tuch fr quite a while. Sallie shuld knw it.
4. What are the speakers prbably ding?
A. Studying a phtgraph.B. Reading a picture bk.C. Checking a TV set.
【答案】C
【原文】W: Tell me what the prblem is.
M: When I turn it n, the picture is in clr, but after ne r tw minutes, it’s in black and white.
5. Where will the speakers meet?
A. At the statin.B. In frnt f the cinema.C. At the church.
【答案】B
【原文】M: The film is very gd. Shall we meet at 8:00 pm at the entrance f the cinema?
W: All right, but hw can I get there?
M: When yu get ut f the statin, turn left and then keep walking until yu cme t a church. The cinema is just ppsite.
W: Yes, I knw. See yu then.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. When will the sccer practice mst prbably start?
A. At 3:00.B. At 3:30.C. At 5:00.
7. What will the wman d first after lunch?
A. G t wrk.B. Have a class.C. Study in the library.
【答案】6 B 7. C
【原文】M: Hey, can I ask yu a favr? Culd I get a ride t sccer practice? I have t be there at three ’clck.
W: I dn’t think I can. I have a class at 3:15, but I was planning n ging t the library after lunch t get sme studying dne. I wn’t have any ther time t prepare fr my test tmrrw mrning because I’m wrking frm five ’clck until midnight tnight.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What’s the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Waitress and custmer.B. Mther and sn.C. Dctr and patient.
9. What wuld the man like t eat?
A. Sme ice cream.B. Sme peas.C. Sme vegetables.
【答案】8. B 9. A
【原文】W: Tm, will yu eat yur fd prperly? Yu’re just mving thse peas arund yur plate.
M: I dn’t like peas. Why d yu always make them fr me? Yu knw I dn’t like them.
W: Yu dn’t like any vegetables, but yu’ve gt t eat sme.
M: Why?
W: Yu knw why. Nw hurry up and eat.
M: Can I have sme ice cream?
W: N, nt until yu finish thse peas.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10. What des the wman plan t d?
A. Paint her huse.B. Buy a new huse.C. Expand her huse.
11. What can we knw abut the cuple?
A. They are architects.
B. They are expecting a baby.
C. They are gd at different instruments.
12. What is the wman ging t d nw?
A. G shpping.B. Attend a cncert.C. See a dentist.
【答案】10. C 11. B 12. A
【原文】M: What are yu making?
W: I’m wrking n a blueprint fr a new additin t my huse.
M: Cl, a new additin. What are yu thinking abut adding?
W: I want a bigger kitchen and Dn always wanted t have a music rm f his wn. Mstly we want mre space fr when the baby cmes.
M: I didn’t knw that Dn was a musician.
W: Yes, he started with the guitar, but nw he can play sme different instruments.
M: Ww, a dentist and a musician I never knew.
W: There’s a lt that yu dn’t knw abut him.
M: Well, I’m glad yu all are happy.
W: Well, I have t get ging t the grcery stre nw.
M: Yeah, it was nice t run int yu.
W: See yu arund.
M: See yu.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13. Why did the wman have t stay at the bttm f the muntain?
A. She was wrn ut.B. She was scared f heights.C. She lved the scenery there.
14. What was the wman ding when she saw a dlphin?
A. Relaxing n the beach.B. Sailing in a bat.C. Diving under water.
15. Hw lng did it take the wman t g t the frest?
A. One hur.B. Tw hurs.C. Fur hurs.
16. What had the wman never dne befre?
A. Bating.B. Cave explring.C. Rck climbing.
【答案】13. A 14. C 15. C 16. B
【原文】M: S hw was yur adventure vacatin?
W: It was wnderful. The beaches were great and there was a rainfrest and a muntain in the center f the island where yu culd g rck climbing.
M: Ww, did yu g climbing?
W: Well, we went t the bttm f the muntain, spent fur hurs ging t the frest, but then I just felt t tired, s I had t stand at the bttm and watched the thers.
M: I dn’t blame yu, s what else did yu d?
W: I spent a lt f time n the beach. I tried diving. It was great. Oh, and I saw a dlphin when I was under water.
M: Ww, did yu g bungee jumping?
W: I wanted t, but I realized I was scared f heights, s I just gave up. Quite by chance. The engine was brken n the bat, s they had t call the sailing trip ff.
M: That’s a shame. S what was the mst exciting part f the trip?
W: Prbably explring the ld caves. I’d never dne it befre and I thught it was great.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. What can we learn abut “prm”?
A. It is a frmal celebratin.
B. It is held at the start f cllege.
C. It is a unique American traditin.
18. Where did the “prm” traditin start accrding t the widely accepted belief?
A. In Canada.B. In Australia.C. In the US.
19. Why is “prm” imprtant in students’ lives?
A. It’s a sign f becming an adult.
B. It’s an pprtunity t find a jb.
C. It marks the end f their schling.
20. Wh will traditinally pay fr the tickets fr “prm”?
A. Schls.B. Students.C. Parents.
【答案】17. A 18. C 19. A 20. B
【原文】W: It is well knwn that prm, a frmal dance held at the end f high schl r cllege. It is an imprtant date in every student’s life. Prm means t walk arund beautifully dressed in rder t attract attentin.
The idea is that yu shuld see and be seen by thers. The prm is nt just an American traditin, thugh mst peple believe that it started in America. In Canada, the event is called a frmal. In Britain and Australia, the ld fashined wrd dance is mre and mre ften being referred t as prm. And fr final schl year students in all these cuntries, this event is the highlight f the schl year, just as it is in the USA.
Mst cuntries have sme frms f celebratin when students finish high schl. After all, it Marks the end f life as a child and the beginning f life as an adult. Prm is expensive t rganize, and the tickets can cst the students a lt f mney. The traditin is that students themselves have t raise the mney t pay fr it. In sme American schls, student unins say fr the event fr the fur years they spend in high schl.
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。
A
With its mtt f “faster, higher, strnger”, the Olympic Games have been the setting fr sme f ur greatest achievements in sprt. In the fllwing page, yu’ll read abut incredible feats f Olympic athleticism.
The flying Dutch-wman
Nicknamed the “Flying Husewife”, Blankers-Ken arrived at the 1948 Olympics as a30-year-ld mther f tw, with sme thinking her t ld t be a champin and irrespnsible fr cmpeting while she had children. Hwever, all her critics were silenced by her extrardinary histry-making perfrmance.
First was the 100m final, where Blankers-Ken became the first Dutch athlete t win an Olympic title in athletics. Then she claimed victry at the 80m hurdles and the Olympic 200m fr wmen. T wrap up, Blankers-Ken ran the final leg f the 4x100m relay, carrying the Dutch team frm third t first place n the final straight.
The Trnad
An American icn and Olympic sprint champin, Wilma Rudlph’s legacy lies in her effrts t vercme physical disability thrughut much f her childhd t becme the fastest wman in the wrld in the 1960s. By 16, Rudlph qualified fr the 1956 Olympic Games in Melburne, making her the yungest member f the US team.
Fur years later, in Rme, Rudlph represented her cuntry in three events: the 100m,200m and the 4x100m relay and became the first American wman t win three gld medals in a single Games. She als became a rle mdel fr Black and female athletes, giving a significant bst t wmen’s track in the US.
Fast as lightning
Winning eight Olympic gld medals, Jamaica’s Usain Blt became the nly persn in histry t win the 100m and 200m at three Games.
Let’s re-watch the 100m final frm Beijing 2008. Blt was already the fastest man n Earth, having run 9.72 in New Yrk earlier that year. Might the pressure get t him and affect his perfrmance? In a wrd: n. Nthing culd stp him frm finishing in 9.69, a new wrld recrd. Blt wuld g n t lwer his wn wrld recrds —running 9.58 fr the 100m and 19.19 fr the 200m.
21. What can be learned frm the passage?
A. Blankers-Ken was severely criticized as she was irrespnsible.
B. Rudlph devted herself t prtecting the female rights.
C. Rudlph was the yungest American champin in the 1960 Olympics.
D. Blt was the nly persn t claim the champinship in the 100m and 200m at three Games.
22. Which f the fllwing wrds best describes the three athletes in the passage?
A. creativeB. diligentC. determined D. imaginative
23. What is the purpse f this passage?
A. T prmte Olympic spirit f wmen.
B. T publicize sme Olympic achievements.
C. T hnr accmplished male athletes.
D. T aruse attentin t the Olympics.
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. B
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍一些奥林匹克运动精神的惊人壮举。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。由Fast as lightning中“Winning eight Olympic gld medals, Jamaica’s Usain Blt became the nly persn in histry t win the 100m and 200m at three Games.(牙买加的尤塞恩·博尔特赢得了八枚奥运会金牌，成为历史上唯一一位在三届奥运会上赢得100米和200米金牌的人。)”可知，博尔特是唯一在三届奥运会上夺得100米和200米冠军的人。故选D项。
【22题详解】
推理判断题。由The flying Dutch-wman中“Nicknamed the ‘Flying Husewife’, Blankers-Ken arrived at the 1948 Olympics as a30-year-ld mther f tw, with sme thinking her t ld t be a champin and irrespnsible fr cmpeting while she had children. Hwever, all her critics were silenced by her extrardinary histry-making perfrmance.(绰号‘飞行主妇’的布兰克斯-科恩以30岁的两个孩子的母亲身份参加了1948年奥运会，一些人认为她太老了，不能成为冠军，而且在有孩子的时候参加比赛是不负责任的。然而，她非凡的历史性表演让所有的批评者都沉默了。)”、The Trnad中“An American icn and Olympic sprint champin, Wilma Rudlph’s legacy lies in her effrts t vercme physical disability thrughut much f her childhd t becme the fastest wman in the wrld in the 1960s.(作为美国偶像和奥运会短跑冠军，威尔玛·鲁道夫的遗产在于她在童年的大部分时间里努力克服身体残疾，成为20世纪60年代世界上跑得最快的女性。)”以及Fast as lightning中“ Nthing culd stp him frm finishing in 9.69, a new wrld recrd. Blt wuld g n t lwer his wn wrld recrds —running 9.58 fr the 100m and 19.19 fr the 200m.(没有什么能阻止他以9.69的成绩完成比赛，这是一项新的世界纪录。博尔特将继续降低自己的世界纪录——100米跑9.58米，200米跑19.19米。)”可知，这三位运动员都是有决心且意志力坚定的。故选C项。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。由文章第一段“In the fllwing page, yu’ll read abut incredible feats f Olympic athleticism.(在下一页中，您将了解奥林匹克运动精神的惊人壮举。)”以及下文可知，文章主要宣传一些惊人的奥运成就。故选B项。
B
In late Octber 1997, n a typical fall mrning, Mike was attacked by a tiger shark near his hme n the island f Kauai while surfing with friends. The shark came right up under him and sank its teeth int his lwer leg.
As Mike struggled t free himself, the shark bit harder, shaking him vilently. Mike fllwed his instinct, punching the shark in the face again and again until the shark released him. Swimming t shre, Mike nticed his lwer right leg was gne. His friends quickly applied a turniquet (止血带) using his surfbard leash, which dctrs later said likely saved his life.
It was anther day befre the “fg” lifted, at which pint Mike pened his eyes and realized he was in hspital. Fr the next few weeks while resting in bed, Mike spent time with his family, researched prsthetics (义肢) and cnsidered the future.
Once Mike was given the OK by his dctrs, he did what many might cnsider unthinkable. He started riding the waves again. In fact, his first time back was near the site f his disaster. All his friends tried t cnvince him t avid that site. But Mike was unshaken, because he was curius abut the reasn why he was attacked. He remembered a fishy smell in the water that mrning. Was that what attracted the shark?
His curisity led him t research sharks, and while he never figured ut why he became a target, Mike did learn smething that wuld change his life. “Humans are far mre dangerus t sharks than the ther way arund,” said Mike, “I watched a dcumentary called Sharkwater, and I learned abut the demand fr shark fin sup and the fact that 70 millin sharks a year are killed fr their fins alne.”
His unique situatin as a shark survivr enabled him t give sharks a vice. He began wrking with the Hawaii state t help pass a ban n shark-derived prducts and was als selected t speak t the United Natins abut the imprtance f shark cnservatin.
24. Why was Mike badly hurt?
A. His friend treated him in a wrng way.
B. He punched the shark in the face.
C. He depended n his instinct t defend himself.
D. He was attacked by a shark accidentally.
25. Why did Mike return t the site where he had been attacked riginally?
A. T research sharks’ behavir. B. T cnserve sharks widely.
C. T discver why he was attacked.D. T imprve riding waves.
26. What was Mike engaged in t cnserve sharks?
A. Prmting beach safety effrts.
B. Raising awareness abut marine prtectin.
C. Pushing fr legal measures t prtect sharks.
D. Fighting against all shark-related activities.
27. Which f the fllwing best reflects Mike’s stry?
A. Return gd fr evil.
B. One gd turn deserves anther.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. Dn’t cunt yur chickens befre they are hatched.
【答案】24. D 25. C 26. C 27. A
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Mike在冲浪时被鲨鱼袭击，失去了一条腿，但他没有因此放弃，反而开始研究鲨鱼并致力于保护鲨鱼的故事。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“In late Octber 1997, n a typical fall mrning, Mike was attacked by a tiger shark near his hme n the island f Kauai while surfing with friends. (1997年10月底的一个典型的秋日早晨，Mike在考艾岛的家附近与朋友冲浪时，被一只虎鲨袭击。)”可知，Mike受伤严重是因为他被鲨鱼意外袭击了。故选D。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段“But Mike was unshaken, because he was curius abut the reasn why he was attacked. (但Mike没有动摇，因为他很好奇自己为什么会被袭击。)”可知，Mike回到原被袭击地点是为了发现他被袭击的原因。故选C。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“He began wrking with the Hawaii state t help pass a ban n shark-derived prducts and was als selected t speak t the United Natins abut the imprtance f shark cnservatin. (他开始与夏威夷州合作，帮助通过禁止鲨鱼制品的禁令，并被选中向联合国发表演讲，讲述保护鲨鱼的重要性。)”可知，Mike致力于推动保护鲨鱼的法律措施来保护鲨鱼。故选C。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，Mike在遭遇鲨鱼袭击后，没有选择报复或放弃，而是开始研究鲨鱼并致力于保护它们。他的行为体现了“以德报怨”的精神，即尽管自己受到了伤害，但仍然选择以善良和宽容的态度去对待那些可能对自己造成伤害的生物。选项A“Return gd fr evil”（以德报怨）最能反映Mike的故事。故选A。
C
In fifth grade, Hailey Magee rushed hme frm schl upset after seeing that she’d received an A minus n her reprt card. Grwing up, she had learned that the way t receive recgnitin and lve frm family members and teachers was t be a high achiever. S, t Magee, that A minus means a failure.
“I was shattered,” she said. “At that mment, I felt like my self-wrth as a human had fallen far belw what it wuld have been if I’d gtten an A r an A plus.”
Magee’s turning a gd grade int an example f her inferirity is a textbk example f a grwing trend in recent years: perfectinist behavir. Perfectinism is a brad persnality style characterized by a hypercritical relatinship with neself. Setting high standards and aiming fr excellence can be psitive traits, but perfectinism is dysfunctinal, because it’s emphasized by a persn’s sense f themselves as permanently flawed r defective.
Once an issue that affected a select few, perfectinism is nw a grwing cultural phenmenn, fueled by mdern parenting, scial media and an increasingly cmpetitive ecnmy. Struggles with perfectinism have been the subject f multiple TED talks, Oprah discussins and bks.
“We are s sucked int ur screens, and ur life is s perfectly revealed,” Netflix star Lana Cndr said. “Yu see ther perfect lives and yur life isn’t like that. And s if I g ut, and peple see that my life isn’t perfect, I’m afraid they’ll judge me.”
“Lk arund these days, and yu can find perfectinism everywhere,” said Thmas Curran, a psychlgist at the University f Bath. “I see it in my wn friends and clleagues and the students I teach.” In an age when scial media makes it pssible t cnstantly cmpare yur wn life t thers’, perfectinism has nly becme strengthened. It’s never been harder t keep up with the Jneses, because tday we are cnstantly expsed t seemingly perfect images f ther peple’s lives.
Eventually, Magee transfrmed her attitude. She learned that she had t relax a bit and allw herself t shw all her imperfectins. She eventually learned t trust that she culd als shw herself up, she culd be nt perfect and still be valued. “I can be imperfect and everything can be fine.”
28. Hw did Magee feel n receiving her reprt card?
A. She was upset as it wasn’t recgnized by her family.
B. She was regretful that she culd have studied harder.
C. She felt in her mind that she wuld achieve her self-wrth.
D. She was depressed as she fell shrt f her high expectatins.
29. The underlined wrds “is dysfunctinal” in the third paragraph mst prbably mean ________.
A. perates wellB. has negative effectsC. behaves prlyD. has psitive effects
30. What has cntributed t perfectinism being a grwing culture phenmenn?
A. parents’ usual expectatins B. scial media such as TED talks
C. pressure frm the utside D. t much self-discipline
31. What is the authr’s attitude twards Magee’s transfrmatin?
A. ApprvingB. CriticalC. Indifferent D. Dismissive
【答案】28. D 29. B 30. C 31. A
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要通过五年级学生Hailey Magee追求完美的事例说明了如今完美主义成为近年来不断增长的一种趋势，且对人有负面影响。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段““I was shattered,” she said. “At that mment, I felt like my self-wrth as a human had fallen far belw what it wuld have been if I’d gtten an A r an A plus.”(“我崩溃了，”她说。“那一刻，我觉得我作为一个人的自我价值远远低于如果我得了A或A +所能达到的水平。”)”可知，玛吉收到成绩单时很沮丧，因为她没有达到她的高期望。故选D。
【29题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词后文“because it’s emphasized by a persn’s sense f themselves as permanently flawed r defective.(因为它被一个人认为自己永远有瑕疵或有缺陷的感觉所强调)”可知，完美主义被一个人认为自己永远有瑕疵或有缺陷的感觉所强调，推测完美主义对人有负面影响。故划线词意思是“有负面影响”。故选B。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Once an issue that affected a select few, perfectinism is nw a grwing cultural phenmenn, fueled by mdern parenting, scial media and an increasingly cmpetitive ecnmy.(完美主义曾经只是少数人的问题，而现在，在现代教育、社交媒体和竞争日益激烈的经济的推动下，完美主义已成为一种日益增长的文化现象)”可知，来自外界的压力导致完美主义成为一种日益增长的文化现象。故选C。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Eventually, Magee transfrmed her attitude. She learned that she had t relax a bit and allw herself t shw all her imperfectins. She eventually learned t trust that she culd als shw herself up, she culd be nt perfect and still be valued. “I can be imperfect and everything can be fine.(最终，玛吉改变了她的态度。她知道她必须放松一点，允许自己表现出所有的不完美。她最终学会了相信，她也可以展示自己，她可以不完美，但仍然被重视。“我可以不完美，但一切都可以很好。”)”可知，作者对玛吉的转变持赞成态度。故选A。
D
I am always surprised by hw ften gardening, a pursuit all abut cmmuning with nature, can be s driven by fear. One f the mst cmmn questins I get frm cncerned gardeners is hw t remve the climbing plants like ivy (常春藤) frm walls. The thinking behind this is that climbers shatter brickwrk and can cause prfund structural damage t buildings. But when yu actually lk at the science, very few f these fears are based n any evidence.
In a 2024 study, a range f climbing plants were fund t have a prtective effect n mdel brick buildings cnstructed fr the experiment. The shade cast by the plant leaves cled the surface f the buildings in the summer by as much as 5.7℃, reducing the wide swings between day and night temperatures — a key driver f surface structural damage.
Despite cncerns that plants trap misture (潮气) against brickwrk, leading t damp issues, the same trial fund this wasn’t the case. Ivy didn’t significantly raise humidity levels — rather, it helped stabilize them. The living cating als lwered summer temperatures inside the buildings by up t 7.2℃.
It is wrth bearing in mind that these results were frm brand new, mdel buildings. What abut real-wrld, well-used buildings, which may have already experienced centuries f envirnmental damage? Well, anther study frm 2020 fund that in five histric buildings acrss England, bare walls experienced average maximum temperatures 36 percent higher and minimum temperatures 15 percent lwer cmpared with thse cated in prtective leaves.
Imagine if there was a new material that culd cl cities and cut energy bills, all lking beautiful and csting part f the price f alternatives. The truth is that we have had this miracle material all alng, but rather than appreciating it, we have spent huge amunts f time wrrying abut hw t get rid f it.
32. Why d many gardeners want t remve climbing plants?
A. They fear the disrderly grwth f climbing plants.
B. They neglect the benefit f climbing plants t the atmsphere.
C. They suppse climbing plants dn’t match the layut f their gardens.
D. They think climbing plants may cause damage t the buildings.
33. Which f the fllwing is right accrding the passage?
A. Wide swings in temperature damage structures.
B. Ivies help trap misture against brickwrk.
C. Climbing plants are f little benefit t real-wrld buildings.
D. Climbing plants are widely ppular as they are cheap.
34. Why are histric buildings mentined in paragraph 4?
A. T supprt an idea. B. T clarify a definitin.
C. T present cnvincing data.D. T intrduce a tpic.
35. What is the best title f the passage?
A. Climbing Plants: Beautiful Brickwrk Decratins
B. Climbing Plants: Exceptinal Building Prtectrs
C. Climbing Plants: Ecnmical Cnstructin Materials
D. Climbing Plants: Reliable Envirnment Guards
【答案】32. D 33. A 34. A 35. B
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。本文主要探讨了攀缘植物(如常春藤)对建筑物的保护作用，而非普遍认为的损害作用。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The thinking behind this is that climbers shatter brickwrk and can cause prfund structural damage t buildings.(背后的想法是，攀缘植物会破坏砖石结构，并可能对建筑物造成严重的结构性损害)”可知，许多园丁想要去除攀缘植物是因为他们认为攀缘植物可能会对建筑物造成损害。故选D。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The shade cast by the plant leaves cled the surface f the buildings in the summer by as much as 5.7℃, reducing the wide swings between day and night temperatures — a key driver f surface structural damage.(植物叶子投下的阴影在夏季使建筑物表面温度降低了多达5.7℃，减少了昼夜温差——这是导致表面结构损坏的一个关键因素)”可知，昼夜温差的大幅波动会损害结构。故选A。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Well, anther study frm 2020 fund that in five histric buildings acrss England, bare walls experienced average maximum temperatures 36 percent higher and minimum temperatures 15 percent lwer cmpared with thse cated in prtective leaves.(那么，2020年的另一项研究发现，在英国的五座历史建筑中，裸露的墙壁的平均最高温度比覆盖有保护叶子的墙壁高出36%，而最低温度则低出15%)”可知，第四段提到历史建筑是为了支持前文提到的攀缘植物对建筑物有保护作用的观点。通过对比有攀缘植物覆盖的墙壁和裸露的墙壁的温度差异，进一步证明了攀缘植物的保护作用。因此，选项A“为了支持一个观点”正确。故选A。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。全文主要围绕攀缘植物对建筑物的保护作用进行阐述，通过研究结果证明了攀缘植物能够降低建筑物表面温度、稳定湿度等积极作用。因此，标题应该突出攀缘植物对建筑物的保护作用。由此可知，选项B “Climbing Plants: Exceptinal Building Prtectrs(攀缘植物：卓越的建筑物保护者)”最能概括全文主旨，因此是最佳标题。故选B。
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。
Researchers agree that sme nline experiences can benefit even yung members f Generatin Z. But studies have als linked time spent nline with health issues. ___36___
Be active instead f passive.
Chse what yu d and view. Chat ver vide with friends r family. Write r cmment n psts. Create wrks f art. “Yu can have really meaningful, supprtive cnversatins with friends,” says psychlgist Sam Ehrenreich. He cntrasts this with “passive” screen time — “sitting there and scrlling cntinuusly, withut actually interacting with anybdy”. ___37___
Think abut what makes yu feel gd and what desn’t.
Start by being hnest with yurself abut when yur tech use makes yu feel gd. But sme peple’s psts might make yu feel angry r anxius. Or yu might enjy sme kinds f vides but feel inadequate as yu watch thers. ___38___ Then avid the negative nes.
___39___
We dn’t pst Instagram pictures f us sitting at hme bred. Neither d yur friends! Like yu, they have hmewrk, schl and ther nt-s-fun respnsibilities. They dn’t usually lk picture-perfect. Withut reality check, yu may feel left ut r jealus when yu see fun party scenes r glamrus psts. Chances are that yur friends feel the same way, s talk abut it with them.
Prtect yur privacy.
___40___ There’s a tendency t vershare every detail f yur life. Sharing details abut yurself nline may leave yu vulnerable t scammers. Sme strangers nline may endanger yu --either yur persnal safety r yur wallet.
A. Talk with yur friends.
B. Figure ut what thse things are.
C. That can be smetimes depressing.
D. Be realistic abut what yu see nline.
E. Here are handy tips t reduce nline time.
F. Phts, vides and ther psts becme part f yur digital ftprint.
G. S, hw can yu get the mst frm yur screen time while managing the risks?
【答案】36. G 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. F
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲怎样在管理风险的同时最大限度地利用上网时间。
【36题详解】
由上文“Researchers agree that sme nline experiences can benefit even yung members f Generatin Z. But studies have als linked time spent nline with health issues. (研究人员一致认为，一些在线体验甚至可以使Z世代的年轻人受益。但研究也将在线时间与健康问题联系起来)”可知，这里提到在线体验有好处，但也与健康问题有关，后文应给出一些建议关于怎样利用在线时间。G项S, hw can yu get the mst frm yur screen time while managing the risks?(那么，如何在管理风险的同时最大限度地利用屏幕时间呢？)符合语境，其中the risks与上文health issues呼应。故选G项。
【37题详解】
由上文“Chse what yu d and view. Chat ver vide with friends r family. Write r cmment n psts. Create wrks f art. ‘Yu can have really meaningful, supprtive cnversatins with friends,’ says psychlgist Sam Ehrenreich. He cntrasts this with ‘passive’screen time — ‘sitting there and scrlling cntinuusly, withut actually interacting with anybdy’. (选择你做什么和查看什么。通过视频与朋友或家人聊天。撰写或评论帖子。创作艺术作品。心理学家萨姆·埃伦里奇说：‘你可以和朋友进行真正有意义、支持性的对话。’。他将此与‘被动’的屏幕时间进行了对比——‘坐在那里不停地滚动，实际上没有与任何人互动’)”可知，这里主要讲要主动地和有意义地去做事情，同时也指出了“被动”的屏幕时间，由此推知，空处应承接“被动”的屏幕时间，指出它的问题或意义。C项That can be smetimes depressing.(这有时会令人沮丧)符合语境，其中 that指代上文sitting there and scrlling cntinuusly, withut actually interacting with anybdy，有承上作用。故选C项。
【38题详解】
由上文“Start by being hnest with yurself abut when yur tech use makes yu feel gd. But sme peple’s psts might make yu feel angry r anxius. Or yu might enjy sme kinds f vides but feel inadequate as yu watch thers(首先，诚实地告诉自己，什么时候使用技术会让你感觉良好。但有些人的帖子可能会让你感到愤怒或焦虑。或者，你可能喜欢某些类型的视频，但在观看其他视频时会觉得不够)”可知，人们的帖子可能会让你感到愤怒或焦虑，或者你可能会在看到别人的内容时感到自己不够好，B项Figure ut what thse things are.(弄清楚这些东西是什么)符合语境，且与下文“Then avid the negative nes.(然后避免这些消极的东西)”承接自然。故选B项。
【39题详解】
由下文“We dn’t pst Instagram pictures f us sitting at hme bred. Neither d yur friends! Like yu, they have hmewrk, schl and ther nt-s-fun respnsibilities. They dn’t usually lk picture-perfect. Withut reality check, yu may feel left ut r jealus when yu see fun party scenes r glamrus psts. Chances are that yur friends feel the same way, s talk abut it with them.(我们不会在Instagram上发布我们无聊地坐在家里的照片。你的朋友也一样！像你一样，他们有家庭作业、上学和其他不那么有趣的责任。它们通常看起来并不完美。如果没有现实核查，当你看到有趣的派对场景或迷人的帖子时，你可能会感到被冷落或嫉妒。你的朋友很可能也有同样的感觉，所以和他们谈谈)”可知，这里主要讲我们不会发布自己无聊的照片，你的朋友也是如此，因此要对网上看到的内容有现实的认识。D项Be realistic abut what yu see nline.(现实地看待你在网上看到的东西)符合题意，可以充当本段小标题。故选D项。
【40题详解】
由下文“There’s a tendency t vershare every detail f yur life. Sharing details abut yurself nline may leave yu vulnerable t scammers. Sme strangers nline may endanger yu --either yur persnal safety r yur wallet.(有一种倾向是过度分享你生活中的每一个细节。在网上分享自己的详细信息可能会让你容易受到骗子的攻击。网上的一些陌生人可能会危及你的人身安全或钱包)”可知，这里提到要保护隐私，避免过度分享。F项Phts, vides and ther psts becme part f yur digital ftprint.(照片、视频和其他帖子将成为您数字足迹的一部分)符合语境，后文主要讲分享的照片、视频和其他帖子可能暴露你的详细信息而被骗，所以本句有启下作用。故选F项。
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。
A man in Alabama ___41___ a special pht f his late wife that was blwn away in the strng winds f Hurricane Sally, which was amazing and incredible.
The pht f Sctt Christmas’ late wife is usually n the dashbard f his Jeep. The lst ___42___ was taken in April.
“Amy had been diagnsed with brain cancer years befre, and a physical examinatin let us knw it had ___43___,” he said. “The picture has sat in the same spt n the dashbard f her Jeep, and then my Jeep.”
Amy lst her battle with brain cancer several years ag. In memry f her, Sctt kept several phts f “the ___44___ f my life”.
But when Sctt and his daughter ___45___ t Pint Clear n Sept.16 t check n Amy’s grave after Hurricane Sally rar thrugh the regin, he said the pht was ___46___ ut f his vehicle by a gust f wind.
“We stpped t get ut and ___47___ and as sn as I pened the dr, a gust f wind came thrugh because my little girl’s windw was dwn and the picture tk ff,” he added.
Christmas thught the pht was gne fr gd until that Mnday, Sept.20, when smething ___48___ happened.
Kimberly Daniels Hansen and her husband, Bjarke Hansen, fund the pht when they returned t their Fairhpe hme t check n the damage frm the ___49___. “Suddenly, I saw smething lying ver here in the grass. . . It was ____50____ — a piece f paper I thught. I lifted it up and saw it was a ____51____ in the picture… and I thught, ‘Oh, wh culd that be?’” Hansen said.
Kimberly then ____52____ the pht n the Internet, setting ff an enthusiastic search fr the wner. ____53____, smene identified her as Sctt’s late wife.
“It was very emtinal,” she said.
The pht was wet but still in gd ____54____. Sctt shared the stry n a scial media platfrm, with a special message t the strangers wh sptted the pht.
“Thank yu, Kimberly and Bjarke. Yu were light within a strm, bringing ____55____ t my family,” he wrte.
41. A. tkB. recveredC. sharedD. lst
42. A. imageB. jeepC. messageD. vehicle
43. A. endedB. prcessedC. prgressedD. erupted
44. A. masterB. aimC. guideD. lve
45. A. traveledB. walkedC. flewD. ran
46. A. takenB. rbbedC. stlenD. swept
47. A. restB. drinkC. checkD. talk
48. A. amusingB. unbelievableC. interestingD. adrable
49. A. fldB. cancerC. accidentD. strm
50. A. here and thereB. back and frthC. upside dwnD. inside ut
51. A. manB. byC. girlD. wman
52. A. dwnladedB. cllectedC. pstedD. exhibited
53. A. LatelyB. UltimatelyC. PitifullyD. Simply
54. A. shapeB. clrC. sizeD. frm
55. A. giftsB. warmthC. phtsD. pwer
【答案】41. B 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. A 46. D 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. C 51. D 52. C 53. B 54. A 55. B
【语篇解读】本文为一篇记叙文。讲述了一场飓风将Sctt Christmas亡妻的照片吹走，直到被Kimberly and Bjarke夫妻寻回的故事。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：阿拉巴马州的一名男子寻回了一张他已故妻子的特殊照片，这张照片被飓风“莎莉”吹走了，这是令人惊讶和不可思议的。A. tk带；B. recvered寻回；C. shared分享；D. lst丢失。根据倒数第二段“Sctt shared the stry n a scial media platfrm, with a special message t the strangers wh sptted the pht.”可知，Sctt寻回了被风吹走的亡妻的照片。故选B项。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这张丢失的照片拍摄于今年4月。A. image图像，影像；B. jeep吉普车；C. message消息；D. vehicle车辆。根据上文“a special pht f his late wife that was blwn away”可知，空处表示这张照片的拍摄时间，用image符合。故选A项。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说：“多年前，艾米被诊断出患有脑癌，身体检查让我们知道它已经进展。”A. ended结束；B. prcessed处理；C. prgressed进展；D. erupted喷发。根据下文“Amy lst her battle with brain cancer several years ag.”及前文“and a physical examinatin let us knw it had”可知，检查时发现癌症进展了。故选C项。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了纪念她，斯科特保留了几张“我一生的挚爱”的照片。A. master主人；B. aim目标；C. guide导游；D. lve爱。根据前文“In memry f her, Sctt kept several phts f”可知，丈夫为了纪念逝去的妻子，保留了“一生挚爱”的照片。故选D项。
【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但9月16日，当飓风“莎莉”肆虐该地区后，斯科特和他的女儿前往Pint Clear查看艾米的坟墓时，他说这张照片被一阵大风从他的车里刮了出来。A. traveled旅行，前往；B. walked步行；C. flew飞；D. ran跑。根据后文“t Pint Clear n Sept.16 t check n Amy’s grave”可知，Sctt和女儿前往墓地去看坟墓是否受损。故选A项。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. taken带；B. rbbed抢劫；C. stlen偷窃；D. swept扫，卷走。根据后文“ut f his vehicle by a gust f wind”可知，车里的照片被风卷走了。故选D项。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他补充说：“我们停下来下车查看，我一打开门，就吹来了一阵风，因为我女儿的窗户放下了，照片被刮走了。”A. rest休息；B. drink喝；C. check检查；D. talk谈论。根据“上文when Sctt and his daughter ______ t Pint Clear n Sept.16 t check n Amy’s grave”可知，他们去检查Amy的坟墓。故选C项。
【48题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Christmas以为这张照片永远消失了，直到9月20日，星期一，令人难以置信的事情发生了。A. amusing让人愉快的；B. unbelievable不可思议的；C. interesting有趣的；D. adrable可爱的。根据前文“Christmas thught the pht was gne fr gd until”可知，原以为照片彻底消失了，直到发生了一件不可思议的事情。故选B项。
【49题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：金伯利·丹尼尔斯·汉森和她的丈夫比贾克·汉森在返回费尔霍普的家中查看风暴造成的损失时发现了这张照片。A. fld洪水；B. cancer癌症；C. accident事故；D. strm风暴。根据上文“after Hurricane Sally rar thrugh the regin”可知，同样由于飓风的影响，Kimberly and Bjarke也是检查飓风带来的损失。故选D项。
【50题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：是倒着的——我想是一张纸。A. here and there各处，到处；B. back and frth来回；C. upside dwn颠倒；D. inside ut内外翻转。根据后文“a piece f paper I thught.”可知，这是丢失的照片，所以应该是颠倒了。故选C项。
【51题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把它举起来，看到照片上是一个女人……A. man男人；B. by男孩；C. girl女孩；D. wman女人。根据文章开头“a special pht f his late wife”可知，这是Sctt妻子的照片。故选D项。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：金伯利随后将照片发布在互联网上，引发了人们对失主的热情搜寻。A. dwnladed下载；B. cllected收集；C. psted发布；D. exhibited展览。根据后文“the pht n the Internet, setting ff an enthusiastic search fr the wner”可知，Kimberly将照片发布到了网上，想要找到失主。故选C项。
【53题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终，有人认出她是斯科特的亡妻。A. Lately最近；B. Ultimately最终；C. Pitifully可怜地；D. Simply仅仅。根据后文“smene identified her as Sctt’s late wife.”可知，最终，照片被认出来了。故选B项。
【54题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：斯科特在社交媒体平台上分享了这个故事，并向看到这张照片的陌生人发了一条特别的信息。A. shape形状，状况；B. clr颜色；C. size尺寸；D. frm形式。根据前文“The pht was wet but still in gd”可知，虽然照片湿了，但是仍然状态良好。in gd shape意思为：状态良好，固定短语。故选A项。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他写道：“谢谢你们，金伯利和比亚克。你是暴风雨中的光，给我的家庭带来了温暖。”A. gifts礼物；B. warmth温暖；C. phts照片；D. pwer能力。根据前文“Yu were light within a strm”可知，对于Sctt来说，Kimberly and Bjarke就是暴风雨中的光，给自己和女儿带来了温暖。故选B项。
第II卷 （非选择题，满分55分）
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。
Influenced by varius factrs, many freigners have strng steretypes abut China. ___56___, as mre and mre freigners visit China, the cuntry in ___57___ they enjy breathtaking scenery and incmparable cuisine is lvable, trustwrthy, and respectable. Seeing is believing. The stark “cntrast” stirs waves n scial media bth at hme and abrad, ___58___ (make) “China Travel” vlgs ppular. Everyday things, like scanning t pay, ___59___ (praise) as “s cnvenient fr cnsumptin”. Each freign vlgger becmes a “Marc Pl”, narrating China thrugh ___60___ (vide), as if actively undertaking the jb f “turism prmtin”. A rutine light rail transit passing thrugh a building might draw cuntless exclamatins f surprise. Every simple street is ___61___ “surprise”; every lcal delicacy is a “frtunate encunter”. Truly, they see a “different China”—a vibrant and vivid China. Thrugh their lens, Chinese are “inspired t rediscver” this ___62___ (incredible) appealing land.
If yu visit China in autumn, yu’ll tuch the ___63___ (deep) f histry. Take a trip t the pastures f Chengde and relive the thrilling autumn hunts f “a thusand riders sweeping the plains”. Visit Xi’an and experience hw the peple f the Qin and Han Dynasties ___64___ (celebrate) the arrival f autumn with grand ceremnies. In China’s histry, autumn held many significant events. In Chinese culture, autumn carries special cultural significance. Autumn days are never cld and indifferent; ___65___ the cntrary, autumn is a seasn f richness.
【答案】56. Hwever/Nevertheless 57. which 58. making 59. are praised
60. vides 61. a 62. incredibly 63. depth 64. celebrated 65. n
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述越来越多的外国人访问中国并通过视频宣传中国，让中国被世界了解。
【56题详解】
考查副词。句意：然而，随着越来越多的外国人访问中国，这个他们欣赏令人惊叹的风景和无与伦比的美食的国家是可爱、值得信赖和受人尊敬的。分析句子可知，此空应填副词作状语，由句意可知，此空前后为转折关系，所以应用副词hwever或者nevertheless，表“然而”，且句首时首字母应大写。故填Hwever/Nevertheless。
【57题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：然而，随着越来越多的外国人访问中国，这个他们欣赏令人惊叹的风景和无与伦比的美食的国家是可爱、值得信赖和受人尊敬的。这里考查介词+关系代词构成的定语从句，先行词the cuntry，为物，所以此空应用关系代词which作介词后宾语。故填which。
【58题详解】
考查非谓语。句意：这种鲜明的“对比”在国内外社交媒体上掀起了波澜，使“中国旅游”的视频博客大受欢迎。这里考查非谓语，前面句子和make为主动关系，再由句意可知，此空应用现在分词作状语。故填making。
【59题详解】
考查时态语态。句意：日常用品，如扫描支付，被称赞为“消费如此方便”。这里考查谓语动词，主语 Everyday things与praise为被动关系，且这里时态应与上文保持一致用一般现在时。故填are praised。
【60题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：每一位外国视频博主都成为了“马可波罗”，通过视频讲述中国，仿佛在积极承担“旅游推广”的工作。vide，表“视频”，为可数名词，由句意可知，这里应用复数形式作介词后宾语。故填vides。
【61题详解】
考查冠词。句意：每一条简单的街道都是一个“惊喜”；每一道当地美食都是一次“幸运的邂逅”。这里表示“一个惊喜”，所以应用不定冠词表泛指，且surprise为辅音音素开始的单词。故填a。
【62题详解】
考查副词。句意：的确，他们看到了一个“不同的中国”——一个充满活力和生动的中国。通过他们的镜头，中国人“受到启发，重新发现”这片极具吸引力的土地。此空应填副词作状语，修饰后面形容词。故填incredibly。
【63题详解】
考查名词。句意：如果你在秋天访问中国，你会感受到历史的深度。此空应填名词作宾语，depth，表“深度”，为不可数名词，符合句意。故填depth。
【64题详解】
考查时态。句意：参观西安，体验秦、汉人民如何用盛大的仪式庆祝秋天的到来。此空考查谓语动词，主语the peple f the Qin and Han Dynasties和celebrate为主动关系，且由the Qin and Han Dynasties可知，这里时态应用一般过去时。故填celebrated。
【65题详解】
考查介词。句意：秋天从不寒冷冷漠；相反，秋天是一个富饶的季节。这里考查n the cntrary，表“与此相反”，为固定搭配。故填n。
第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
66. 假定你是新华中学高三 (6) 班班长李华，你班预定要与伦敦友好班级共上一节线上音乐课，请你代表班级写封邮件给对方班长William，内容包括：
1. 建议音乐课主题和时间安排；
2. 征求对方意见。
注意：
1. 写作词数80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear William,
I’m Li Hua, mnitr f Class 6 frm Xin Hua High Schl.
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Yurs,
Li Hua
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Dear William,
I’m Li Hua, mnitr f Class 6 frm Xin Hua High Schl.
I’m writing t discuss the details f ur upcming nline music class. I suggest the theme be “Bridging the Musical Gap between East and West”. We can intrduce and perfrm traditinal music frm bth ur cuntries. Regarding the time, I think 4 pm (Beijing time) n January 10th wuld be great. This gives us enugh time t prepare.
What’s yur pinin n this theme and time? We really hpe this class will be a great pprtunity fr cultural exchange thrugh music.
Lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
67. 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。
It was a ht day in Flrida. The schl year had just ended and it was time fr summer vacatin. We had just gtten a little black dg wh we named One-Eyed. We chse that name because he culd nly see ut f ne eye.
Everybdy wanted t d smething fr the dg: feed him, teach him tricks and take lng walks with him. Everybdy was s happy t have this active, playful and shaggy new additin t ur family. Everybdy, that is, except my mm and me.
All my mm saw when she lked at the dg was smene else t clean up after. Shedding, messy, muddy, he punced all ver the huse. All Mm seemed t care abut was getting the huse cleaned. My mm began t put Clrx (高乐氏漂白水) in the bathtub. There was n messing with Mm when she started cleaning, s I decided t mve ut f the way. Actually, getting ut f the way is a mve I’d been practicing fr a lng time.
Being the yungest in my family has had its advantages, f curse. Mre than a few times I was spiled r everyne said I was the cutest. But being the yungest als came with its fair share f trubles. “Yu’re t yung!” “Yu’ll mess this up!” they’d ften say. I knew that my family lved me but I culdn’t wait t shw them I culd d things by myself.
Every time I asked my brther r my sister if I culd pet One-Eyed, they wuld shut, “N!” r tell me that I had germs and if I tuched One-Eyed he wuld die!I really believed them. Once I even cnfessed t my mm that I tuched the dg when n ne nticed. At first,my mm seemed very cnfused abut what I was telling her, but then she realized. My mm sclded my brther and sister, “Yu better stp teasing yur little brther!” Little brther! That’s exactly what I was. That really gt my bld biling! Secretly, I decided, “Ill shw them what a little kid can d!”
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。
Paragraph1:That afternn, I tk the dg and sneaked int the bathrm.
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Paragraph 2:I thught my mm wuld punish me, but she was just standing there and laughing.
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That afternn, I tk the dg and sneaked int the bathrm. “I’m ging t give yu a bath!” I annunced. One-Eyed lked at me strangely, bviusly nt understanding what I was saying. I tk my sister’s shamp and pured the whle bttle int the bathtub. Then I caxed the dg in and started scrubbing the dirt ff him with ur twels. Hwever, things quickly gt messy. Sap and water splashed everywhere; bubbles flated like tiny, sapy snwflakes. One- Eyed shk himself vigrusly and barked excitedly, sn turning the bathrm int a wet battlegrund. It shuld have been my secret missin, but nw, it turned int a disaster! Panicking, I ran ut t seek help, nly t find my mm at the dr.
I thught my mm wuld punish me, but she was just standing there and laughing. “Well, well, what d we have here?” she chuckled, wiping away tears f laughter. I stammered, admitting everything. Instead f sclding me, she bent dwn and gave me a gentle hug,” I knew yu just want t help. “Straightening up”, she suggested, “Nw shall we clean up the mess tgether, yung man?” “Yes, ma’am!” I ndded. Even thugh we never actually had a cnversatin abut my being the yungest, I think Mm understd I was trying t make my wn place in ur family. Bathing the dg might nt sund like a Declaratin f Independence, but fr a six-year-ld, well, it was my best sht.