2024-2025学年陕西省延安市高三上学期期中联考英语检测试题（附答案）

这是一份2024-2025学年陕西省延安市高三上学期期中联考英语检测试题（附答案），共15页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.What’s the pssible relatinship between the tw speakers?
A.Custmer and clerk.B.Bss and secretary.C.Passenger and taxi driver.
2.Hw late is the man?
A.10 minutes. B.20 minutes. C.30 minutes.
3.What clr paper des the wman want?
A.Red. B.Pink. C.Blue.
4.Where will the wman g first?
A.T her huse.B.T the plice statin.C.T a telephne bth.
5.What sprt des the man play nw?
A.Basketball. B.Ftball. C.Badmintn.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.What seasn is it mst likely nw?
A.Spring. B.Summer. C.Winter.
7.Where des the wman wrk nw?
A.In Bank f America.B.In a wedding cmpany.C.At a radi statin.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Wh is mst prbably ging t visit the cmpany?
A.Custmers. C.Reprters.
9.Where will the wman meet the visitrs?
A.At the htel. B.At the factry.C.At a restaurant.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What’s the date tday?
A.May 9th. B.May 10th.C.May 11th.
11.What was the driver’s taxi number?
A.JF. B.JF.C.JF.
12.What is the man ding?
A.Expressing his thanks.B.Making a cmplaint.C.Making an aplgy.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Which part f the cmputer brke dwn this time?
A.The hard drive. B.The keybard.C.The muse.
14.What des the man usually d n the cmputer?
A.He chats with friends.B.He plays games.C.He writes papers.
15.What des the wman say abut the sale?
A.The stuff is 50% ff.
B.The sale is fr used cmputers.
C.The sale is fr cmputers designed this year.
16.What will the wman d?
A.Give the man an address.
B.G t the stre with the man.
C.Buy a new cmputer fr the man.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Wh brught the speaker t England?
A.His father. B.His mther.C.His grandmther.
18.What did the speaker’s father d when he turned 14?
A.He pened a market.B.He had a restaurant.C.He mved t Kent.
19.What d we knw abut the speaker’s father?
A.He cared fr art.B.He hated schl.C.He was hard－wrking.
20.Where did the speaker study art?
A.In France. B.In England.C.In Germany.
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。
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This nline curse is designed t prvide yu with wrk－ready skills including respnding t jb advertisements，writing applicatin letters and resumes (个人简历) and develping interview skills.
What tpics will it cver?
·The recruitment (招聘) and selectin prcess
·The jb applicatin
·Planning fr the interview
·Develping interview skills
What will yu achieve?
By the end f the curse，yu’ll be able t...
·Assess the recruitment and selectin prcess frm an emplyer’s pint f view
·Interpret an advertisement，jb descriptin and selectin criteria crrectly
·Mdel a well－written jb applicatin
·Plan fr a jb interview
Wh is the curse fr?
While this curse appeals t trainees and graduates，it als applies t jb seekers in the brader cmmunity lking t increase their cnfidence and success rate when applying fr wrk.
Wh develps the curse?
Central Queensland University.It is Australia’s leading reginal university.Our curses are designed alngside industry and many include hands－n learning experience and prject－based learning.Our cmmitment t making real－wrld knwledge and skills accessible t all has seen us being awarded glbal recgnitin.
21.What will students learn if they take the nline curse?
A.The way t write a resume.B.The way t put n advertisements.
C.The skills f talking with thers.D.The skills f imprving reading.
22.Wh is the nline curse intended fr?
A.Trainers. B.Interviewers.C.Jb seekers. D.Cllege students.
23.Which f the fllwing best describes the nline curse?
A.Cheap. B.Practical.C.Lng－standing. D.Wrld－class.
B
Java’s Cafe is a fundamental extensin f the Rchester experience，pening its arms t cmfrt cffee，tea，and dessert lvers alike.Fr the typical UR students，the Java’s n Gibbs St.has becme a place f slace during stressful testing times，and n mre heartwarming ccasins，a scial hub.
Slwly appraching its thirties，Java’s has enjyed a gd reputatin in the lcal area.In 1978，Java Je created a cffee farm in Hawaii.With great dedicatin t his craft，the great master f cffee beans made his way t Rchester then.In 1992，Je decided t start selling cffee at the Public Market and pened up a stre n Gibbs St.with the help f Michael Calabrese.This lcatin，next t the Eastman Schl f Music，is the first f many shps Java Je pened.As a lver f the blues，Je enthusiastically decrated this flagship stre with artistic and musical influence.
After this Gibbs lcatin，Je planted Java Je’s where he was first starting ut—at the Public Market.Later，Java Je’s mved t a nearby building，and received a name change—Java’s at the Market Cffee Rasters.This building served as a place where thse wh visited wuld ften catch a glimpse f Je skillfully rasting his cffee beans in the dancing flames and cultivating his drinks with care.Hwever，in 1997 he licensed Calabrese t run “Java Je’s”，wh then renamed the Gibbs Cafe t what we knw tday—Java’s Cafe.
Je remained in the Public Market lcatin until he was diagnsed with a brain tumr.Je died f lung cancer at 68.The influence he had pured int his business is well－knwn and highly regarded.He wn many awards in his life.
Next time yu head dwn t Gibbs St fr yur mrning cup，keep in mind the extrardinary stry f hw that cup came int being，all thanks t Java Je.
24.What des the underlined wrd “slace” in Paragraph 1 prbably mean?
A.Tensin. B.Anxiety. C.Safety. D.Relief.
25.What is true abut Java’s Cafe n Gibbs St.?
A.The name f the shp keeps unchanged up t nw.
B.It is ppular with the lcals and students as well.
C.Java Je had the wnership f the shp in 1997.
D.It is the flagship stre and has wn several awards.
26.What is special abut Java’s at the Market Cffee Rasters?
A.Je’s specially－made cffee beans.B.Its super－quality cffee and service.
C.Je’s demnstratin f cffee－making skills.D.Its attractin t the music schl students.
27.What is the text mainly abut?
A.The ppularity f Java’s Cafe.
B.The develpment f the cffee industry.
C.The cntributin Je made t Rchester.
D.The funder and develpment f Java’s Cafe.
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Finding a mask which ffers yu a high prtectin level is crucial t filtering (过滤) ut any particles fr a lng time.Hwever，after a few hurs，the mask becmes cntaminated(污染)by the particles and yu need t replace it with a new ne.See，yu have t get a mask ffering active prtectin in additin t passive filtratin.
The first rule f a mask ffering yu any kind f prtectin is that it needs t fit well.The mask als needs t be cmfrtable and allw yu t breathe easily fr yu t be able t keep it n fr as many hurs as yu need.
During lng hurs f wear，fd and dirt may remain n the inside f yur mask.All the hurs spent in a place with less－than－ideal cnditins fr human health are wnderful news fr bacteria that thrive n fd particles and muck left behind n the inside f yur mask.This grwth pprtunity fr bacteria culd nt just be dangerus but culd als cause a bad smell.S yu’d better have a kind that kills ff the smell－causing bacteria，leaving yur mask smelling fresh.
Yu shuld lk fr clth masks that have multiple layers f breathable fabric that is tightly wven，include a rbust(结实的)nse wire fr yu t adjust the mask t the shape f yur face and prevent air escaping frm arund yur nse，d nt have gaps arund the nse r sides f the face and that blck ut the light if yu hld the mask up t a bright light surce.It is gd fr the mask t cme with yur chice f either head straps r ear straps，bth adjustable.It is als gd if the mask has different sizes ranging frm kids t adults t ensure everyne stays prtected.
28.What is mst imprtant abut a mask accrding t the first paragraph?
A.Offering passive filtratin.B.Offering active prtectin.
C.Wrking fr lng hurs.D.Filtering ut all particles.
29.Why shuld a mask have a rbust nse wire?
A.T shape yur face.
B.T blck ut the light.
C.T ffer different sizes ranging frm kids t adults.
D.Fr yu t adjust the shape and prevent air escaping.
30.Which f the fllwing can’t be adjusted?
A.The size. B.The ear strap.C.The nse wire. D.The head strap.
31.Whm is the passage intended fr?
A.Kids. Btrs. C.Citizens. D.Mask makers.
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Under the backgrund f the slw grwth f its ttal ppulatin t 1.44 billin，China has seen a sharp rise in lder adults ver the past decade，slidifying the cuntry’s rapidly aging pattern，the latest natinal census (人口普查) data shws.The ppulatin n the Chinese mainland increased by an average f 0.53 percent annually during the past 10 years t 1.41 billin，cmpared with an annual grwth rate f 0.57 percent frm 2000 t 2010，accrding t the 7th natinal census published by the Natinal Bureau f Statistics.
“The grwth f the ttal ppulatin has slwed dwn but remains at a steady pace，”Ning Jizhe，head f the bureau，said at a news cnference.“Based n trends in recent years，China’s ppulatin will grw at an increasingly slw rate in the future while remaining abve 1.4 billin.” The increasing elderly ppulatin has becme a defining feature f the past decade.
Ning said an aging sciety will set the tne fr China’s ppulatin structure fr a lng time，presenting challenges and pprtunities.“A graying ppulatin will pile pressure n supply f labr frce and scial services，as well as adding t families’ elderly care burden.But mre elderly peple culd als mtivate cnsumptin f prducts and services targeting this age grup，and advance the develpment f sme technlgies，” he said.
Ning added that thse between the ages f 60 and 69，wh are equipped with knwledge，experience and skills and are generally in gd health，make up nearly 56 percent f all lder adults.“Their ptential t cntinue making cntributins t sciety and playing a cnstructive rle is big，” he respnded t a questin n the utlk fr raising the retirement age and carrying ut ther ptential measures aimed at addressing the aging trend.Sme ppulatin ecnmists als said the latest number and prprtin (比例) f elderly are largely within predictins，and the aging trend will cntinue fr a lng time.
32.What des the 7th natinal census data shw?
A.The aging ppulatin f China has risen rapidly.
B.The annual grwth rate has increased by 0.04%.
C.The annual grwth rate was 0.57% during the past 10 years.
D.The ttal ppulatin f Chinese mainland increased t 1.44 billin.
33.What des Ning Jizhe say abut the grwth f graying ppulatin?
A.It is beynd predictins.B.It brings few advantages.
C.It has sharply slwed dwn.D.It will increase pressure n family.
34.What is Ning Jizhe’s attitude t the graying ppulatin?
A.Objective. B.Dubtful.C.Unclear. D.Negative.
35.What can be a suitable title fr the passage?
A.The aging trend brings prblems
B.An aging sciety presents pprtunities
C.China’s ppulatin gets ld as grwth slws
D.Measures are t be taken t tackle the aging trend
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。
I began a new jb in a new city six mnths ag. Big mments f changing like this have a way f dragging up deep, hidden fears we dn’t face in ur lnger perids f stability.__36__ .I was cnstantly lsing sleep, had lts f panicky dubt, and even sme regret when I thught abut the jb I just left.
Change is risk. Our primitive brains translate risk int danger, and ur survival as a species depends n aviding it. Thugh philspher Nietzsche famusly said, “That which des nt kill us, makes us strnger”， the risk that it culd kill yu can easily cause anxiety.__37__ . Me, n exceptin.
Unluckily, there are always big changes we must face at sme pint.__38__ . The first thing I did when I dubted myself and my decisin t take a new jb and mve t a new city was talk t peple wh knw and care abut me. S blinded was I by change－caused anxiety that I had lst sight f my cmmn sense. I reached ut t my friends and my ld bss. They gave me s much gd advice that I wrte it dwn and referred t it ften in thse early weeks.
__39__ . Simply thinking abut the past challenges where yu came ut n tp is a reminder that yu will d s this time as well. Smetimes ur greatest difficulties becme ur greatest mments f success.
Change, while requiring adjustment—smetimes painful adjustment—ften finds its way back t balance. Change and struggle are usually the nly ways t get t smeplace better.__40__ . S, the sner yu discver what helps yu adjust, restart, and succeed during change, the easier it will be t bag the next peak.
A.Crisis is als pprtunity
B.Change als never ges away
C.I als managed t learn frm the past
D.That’s hw species and individuals live tgether
E.I managed prly at the beginning f this change
F.That’s why we are s restless when faced with changes
G.That means finding the wisdm that helps us make the change
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 70－year－ld Air Frce veteran (退伍军人) frm Salem，Illinis is being praised as a her fr his gd deed.
Marshall Helm had been __41__ his granddaughter t the bus stp early in the mrning when the smke and __42__ arising frm the huse next dr __43__ his attentin.Helm __44__ t the endangered hme and threw pen the garage dr nly t find flames climbing up ne f the building walls.__45__，at that very mment he did nt __46__ t charge past the flames and int the huse s he culd make sure his neighbrs were __47__.
Gary and Kathy Benjamin had been __48__ upstairs when they awke t hear Helm shuting abut the fire.Althugh they were cnfused by the __49__ and had n time t figure ut what had happened，they __50__ t run int the hallway and escape with Helm thrugh the back dr just as the flames were swallwing the __51__ thrugh which he had cme in nly a minute befre.Thanks t Helm’s quick __52__，the Benjamins suffered nly __53__ smke intake—and even thugh they lst their hme in the fire，they are simply __54__ t Helm fr saving their lives.
“Lifesaver—lifesaver is all I can say，” Mr.Benjamin said.His wife added，“Her，he’s ur __55__.”
B.runningC.bserving D.appraching
B.flamesC.smells D.dust
B.discveredC.drew D.appealed
in B.ran verC.mved arund D.wke up
B.OtherwiseC.Besides D.Hwever
B.agreeC.hesitate D.dubt
B.steadyC.peaceful D.safe
B.dancingC.reading D.chatting
B.challengeC.message D.chas
B.managedC.expected D.permitted
B.living rmC.passage D.garage dr
B.reprtsC.instructins D.assessments
B.minrC.tugh D.influential
B.clseC.humrus D.equal
B.neighbrC.angel D.cnductr
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。
With seasnal temperatures breaking recrds almst every year，tree species 56.____________ (expect) t adapt t the changes by slwly shifting their ppulatin centers nrthward.But 57.____________ recent survey shws the trend tward westward mvement is even 58._____________ (strng) than expected—in sme cases，species have shifted their ranges t west by as much as 73 percent.
The survey shws that rughly three－quarters f the 86 tree species 59.____________ (survey) have shifted their ppulatin centers westward 60.____________ 1980.
Obviusly，trees aren’t uprting 61._____________ (them) and mving elsewhere.The survey prvides insight int general ppulatin trends as yung trees cntinue t take rt in westward land，while sme f the lder 62.____________ (plant) f the species in the eastern areas are slwly dying ut.In this way，the center f a species’ range can gradually shift ver time.
Thugh scientists aren’t sure 63.______________ is causing this change，the publishers f the study think that it’s cnnected t rainfall.Rainfall ttals acrss the United States have changed，64.____________ (cause) areas such as the Sutheast t experience significantly less rain annually，while the Great Plains is getting far mre than its histrical average.Fr this reasn，mst trees are mving tward the 65.____________ (increasing) watery plains.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
为迎接一年一度的重阳节，学校英文报举办了以“关爱老人”为主题的征文比赛。请写一篇英语短文参赛，包括以下要点：
1.重阳节的意义；
2.如何关爱老人；
3.期望与呼吁。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Lve the elderly



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。
When I was yung，my mther was ging t Flrida t visit my grandmther.I begged her t take me with her.“I’ll take yu，but remember，” my mther warned me，“Grandma is sick.” I had seen plenty f sick peple befre，s I figured it wuldn’t be a big deal.Besides，by the time we gt t Flrida，my grandma wuld prbably be kay.Then we wuld have fun just as we used t.I remembered hw excited I had felt the summer befre when my grandma carried me n her shulders dwn the streets.
Grandma was a great stryteller and her stries made me feel special whenever she tld them.“Grandma，tell me a stry，” I’d say，and she wuld always begin the stry，“Once upn a time there was a by named Billy...”Every stry started with a by named after me.When I arrived at her huse，my first wrds were ging t be，“Grandma，tell me a stry.”
When I gt t Grandma’s huse，she didn’t cme ut t meet me.Even after I ran up the steps，she still didn’t cme ut t meet me.I went int her bedrm.Instantly，I was seized by terrr and disgust，because what I saw in that rm wasn’t my happy－g－lucky (无忧无虑的) grandmther.It was a crumpled (褶皱的) bdy，thin and weak.
That night as I lay in bed，I heard my grandma maning in pain.It had the same effect n me as smene running fingernails acrss the blackbard.It was s annying that I just wanted t tell her t stp.Hwever，I didn’t and it cntinued all night.
A few weeks after we came hme，my mther asked me whether it was all right if Grandma came t live with us.I said yes，but in reality I never wanted t see her again.Althugh my grandma lived with us fr the next few mnths，I never went int her rm.She culdn’t get ut f bed.I didn’t want t see her.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
One day，my grandma called me as I walked by her rm，but I didn’t want t g.


I was abut t run ut f the rm and leave the scene behind frever when she began t tell a stry.




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听力原文
Text 1
W：Excuse me，sir.I’d like t send this parcel t Lndn.Hw much is the pstage?
M：Let me see.It’s ne pund and fifty.
Text 2
W：It’s already 9：30 pm.Why are yu s late?
M：I thught I’d get here at 9：10 as we planned，but the traffic was terrible tnight.
Text 3
W：Dad，I need a piece f pink paper.
M：Srry.We nly have blue and red.Why d yu need the paper?
W：I want t make a paper rabbit.
Text 4
M：What’s wrng?
W：My bank card and mbile phne were stlen.I need t g hme t call and reprt it t the plice.
M：Oh, that’s terrible.Why nt g t the telephne bth t make the call?
W：Oh，yes，yu’re right—that’s a better idea.
Text 5
W：What sprts d yu like?
M：Actually，I really enjy basketball and ftball.
W：D yu ften play them?
M：I used t，but nw I play badmintn nly when I’m free.
Text 6
M：Lvely day，isn’t it?
W：Mmm，yes，it’s really warm，and it’s suppsed t get warmer.
M：Yes，that’s true.Yu knw，thugh，I’m always a little srry t see winter g.
W：Really?
M：Well，I lve skating.In fact，I used t teach skating fr a living.
W：Oh? That sunds interesting.S what d yu d nw?
M：I wrk in Bank f America.Hw abut yu?
W：I’m with a radi statin.I’m just visiting here fr the wedding.
M：Oh，I see.
Text 7
W：Yu knw these peple wh want t learn abut the cmpany?
M：Yes.Yu are meeting them next week，aren’t yu?
W：Yes.Where shuld I take them，the factry perhaps?
M：Wuld yu prefer t use this ffice？It might be mre cmfrtable fr them.
W：Well，I did think f meeting here，but maybe a restaurant smewhere wuld be better.
M：Yu knw，I think they wuld prefer t see where ur prducts are made.What’s mre，they have a right t knw what they are buying.
W：OK.I’ll take them there then.
Text 8
M：I’m afraid I have t say that ne f yur drivers was extremely rude.
W：I’m terribly srry，sir. Er，culd yu tell me when yu tk that particular taxi?
M：It was last night arund 8：30.
W：Last night.S the date was the tenth f May and the time was 8：30 ，what was yur destinatin?
M：My destinatin？Er，I was ging t Nrth Pint.
W：Nrth Pint，right.Well，did yu ntice the name f the driver，r his car number?
M：I dn’t remember his name，but I think the car number was JF.
W：JF，right.And yu said he was rude?
M：Indeed he was.He was driving t fast，and when I asked him t drive mre slwly，he tld me t be quiet.
W：We’ll speak t the driver and try t srt this ut.
M：Well，I certainly hpe s.Gdbye.
Text 9
M：Oh，n！My cmputer hard drive brke dwn again！Last week，I just changed the keybard and the muse.I’m s sick f dealing with this stupid machine!
W：Why dn’t yu just buy a new ne?
M：Yeah，easy fr yu t say.I’m nt exactly made f mney，yu knw.
W：D yu ften use it t play games r chat with friends?
M：Of curse nt.I mainly write papers.A new cmputer is ging t cst me a thusand dllars at least.
W：Yu knw what？There’s a sale ging n at Pandra Electrnics.I hear they are selling last year’s cmputers at half price.
M：But I dn’t want a used cmputer.
W：N，they were designed last year.It’s just like buying a 2014 car frm a new car dealer at the end f the year... yu knw，when the 2015 mdels are abut t cme ut.
M：Oh，I see.Well，d yu feel like ging dwn there later n tday?
W：Yeah，sure.I’m free after fur ’clck this afternn.I’ll just cme t yur place arund then.
M：Cl.
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I still remember leaving Germany t cme t live in England.My grandmther came with me，and we jined my father and mther in Kent.I think my father knew sme peple in England frm his Cambridge days.I always had a warm lving feeling frm him and fr him，and I’ve always been full f admiratin fr him.He wrked very hard and went up t Lndn every day，but he never cmplained.When I was abut 14，he had a restaurant in Knightsbridge，s he had t be up very early in the mrning and g t market and then stay there at the restaurant until ne ’clck in the mrning.I really admire my father，because he is quite stubbrn and it is very difficult t change his mind abut anything.I’ve always been grateful fr the fact that he let me leave schl and g t art schl.He recgnized that I really hated schl and lved art.But I’m surprised he let me g t France t study art because it’s nt his style t change his mind s easily abut decisins.
英语答案
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.C12.B 13.A 14.C 15.A 16.B 17.C 18.B 19.C 20.A
21.A 22.C 23.B 24.D 25.B 26.C 27.D 28.B 29.D 30.A 31.C 32.A 33.D 34.A 35.C 36.E 37.F 38.G 39.C 40.B 41.A 42.B 43.C 44.B 45.D 46.C 47.D 48.A 49.D 50.B 51.D 52.A 53.B 54.A 55.C
56.are expected 57.a 58.strnger 59.surveyed 60.since 61.themselves 62.plants 63.what 64.causing 65.increasingly
第一节【参考范文】
Lve the elderly
The Duble Ninth Festival falls n the ninth day f the ninth mnth f the lunar calendar.Nine，as the biggest single number，represents lng life and happiness.That’s why China celebrates n the ninth day f the ninth mnth.It symblizes respect and lve fr the ld.
As ur ppulatin ages，it’s mre imprtant than ever that the elderly shuld be well taken care f.Firstly，yung peple shuld keep their parents r grandparents cmpany regularly.Additinally，as a sciety，we shuld build mre nursing hmes where the elderly can be safe and enjy their retirement tgether.
Hpefully，by wrking tgether we can imprve the happiness level f ur senir citizens in their later years.After their lifetime f hard wrk，it’s what they deserve.
第二节【参考范文】
One day，my grandma called me as I walked by her rm，but I didn’t want t g.Her vice struck a chrd with me.It was the vice that I culdn’t turn a deaf ear t.I fllwed the vice and cast a quick glance at her lying n the bed.I immediately diverted my eyes t the flr，aviding any eye cntact with her.Hw culd such a pale and weak wman be my grandma！A sense f dislike started t creep int my mind.But I culd sense that she lked right at me and smiled with all the might she had left in her weak bdy.
I was abut t run ut f the rm and leave the scene behind frever when she began t tell a stry.“Once upn a time there was a by named Billy.” As she uttered the wrds in a harse but warm vice，I was stunned. “ little Billy lved his grandma very much.”Suddenly I felt smething indescribable pulled at my heartstrings，and tears blurred my eyes.The mment Grandma finished her stry，I raised my head，lking int her eyes regretfully.Upn tuching her skinny hand，I swre t keep her cmpany and take care f her with my utmst effrt.