福建省龙岩市重点高中2025届高三上学期12月月考英语试卷含答案

这是一份福建省龙岩市重点高中2025届高三上学期12月月考英语试卷含答案，共19页。试卷主要包含了 Wh is Elle?等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30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. What will the speakers prbably d first?
A. Make a cake. B. Attend a party. C. Stp at the supermarket.
2. What des the man advise the wman t d?
A. Stay away frm ptential dangers.
B. Avid harming the natural system.
C. Take a few risks.
3. What is the man ding?
A. Viewing a huse.
B. Advertising his huse.
C. Putting frward his husing demand.
4. Wh is Elle?
A. Jhn’s daughter. B. Elena’s sister. C. Jhn’s sister.
5. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. In a café. B. In the man’s hme. C. In an ffice.
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. What d we knw abut Rb?
A. He will graduate next year.
B. He takes an interest in cking.
C. He’s dissatisfied with Stacy’s service.
7. What prblem des Stacy find ut?
A. Rb clicked the wrng birth date.
B. Rb selected the wrng year fr his class.
C. Rb didn’t knw hw t register fr a curse.
听第7段材料， 回答第8、9题。
8. What did Kelly perfrm?
A. A singing shw. B. A cmedy shw. C. A magic shw.
9. Hw des the wman describe James and Mary’s dancing?
A. Surprising. B. Funny. C. Old-fashined.
听第8段材料， 回答第10至12题。
10. What is Jane like accrding t the man?
A. She is gd with new peple.
B. She is expert at numbers.
C. She is highly prductive.
11. Why des the man cme t Jane?
A. T ask fr advice. B. T arrange a task. C. T express thanks.
12. What will the speakers d next?
A. Enjy a drink tgether. B. Speak t Jane’s family.
C. Make a cake.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What des Lisa say is key t effective cmmunicatin?
A. Speaking clearly. B. Listening actively. C. Using vcabulary flexibly.
14. Why is bdy language imprtant in cmmunicatin?
A. It can cnvey unspken infrmatin.
B. It is mre interesting than talking.
C. It brings peple clser.
15. What will lead t mre prductive cnversatins accrding t Lisa?
A. Keeping talking all the time.
B. Using mre facial expressins.
C. Staying pen t different viewpints.
16. What is the main tpic f the cnversatin?
A. What makes a successful speaker.
B. What cntributes t gd cmmunicatin.
C. What effective cmmunicatin brings t peple.
听第10段材料， 回答第17至20题。
17. What did the speaker think abut the nature club at last?
A. It’s surprising. B. It’s uninteresting. C. It’s ppular.
18. What percentage f Earth’s water is fresh water that humans can use?
A. Abut 3%. B. Abut 2%. C. Abut 1%.
19. Where did the speaker learn abut a rainfrest reprt?
A. On the Internet. B. At a schl club. C. In gegraphy class.
20. What cntributes t a quarter f all mdern medicines accrding t the speaker?
A. Wildlife in undisturbed areas.
B. Plants in rainfrests.
C. Animals in ceans.
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
Science and Technlgy Camp
•Full-day camp fr students aged 12-14
•Fur-week prgram July 5-30 | Mnday-Friday, 9 am t 4 pm
Week 1 | July 5-9
Week 2 | July 12-16
Week 3 | July 19-23
Week 4 | July 26-30
•Registratin begins June 1, 2023 — register fr minimum tw weeks.
•Fees: $75 registratin fee. $795 per week. Full payment must be made at time f registratin.
•The deadline fr the cancellatin t receive a full refund is June 15, 2023.
Camp Structure
Camp days are cmprised f eight sessins with tw sessins per day while the final day f the week is
reserved fr verviews and reflectin. The mrning sessins begin at 9 am t 12 pm fllwed by ne hur fr lunch. (Campers shuld bring their lunches.) Afternn sessins are scheduled frm 1 pm t 4 pm with 15-minute breaks midway thrugh each sessin. Snacks are prvided at break time. (Fd allergies shuld be reprted at the time f registratin.)
Camp Cntent
Science and Technlgy camp abve all emphasizes entertainment while teaching students abut hw websites are designed using varius cding languages, rcket design, practical applicatins f math and physics, and hw t build yur wn hydraulics system.
Camp Persnnel
The camp is headed by the husband-and-wife team f Dctrs James and Sphie Clark wh are experts in the fields f cmputer science and mechanical engineering. Our missin is t make sure everyne feels fully supprted and excited t be here.
1. What is the lwest cst f attending the Science and Technlgy camp?
A. $75.B. $795.C. $1590.D. $1665.
2. What is the main emphasis f Science and Technlgy camp?
A. Rcket science.B. Fun in learning.C. Cding language.D. Hands-n experiences.
3. Wh are the camp leaders?
A. Mechanical engineers.B. Medical dctrs.C. A married cuple.D. Cmputer technicians.
B
As a child, Mate DeLa Rcha dreamed f wrking as a garbage man. In his hme city, trash piles were everywhere. The lcal sanitatin wrker was the nly persn cleaning up the pllutin.
DeLa Rcha’s family later mved t the United States. Nw as a high schl senir, he has fund a unique way t tackle pllutin: Alng with tw friends, he raised $11,000 t plug an abandned il well in Ohi that was leaking gas clse t a barn n a hrse farm.
As many as 3.9 millin abandned and aging il and gas wells are spread acrss the U.S., accrding t the Envirnmental Prtectin Agency (EPA), and at least 126,000 f these wells are “rphans”. This means there is n wner r cmpany t be held respnsible fr them.
The EPA estimates that abandned wells cllectively released 303,000 tnnes f methane in 2022. That’s rughly equivalent t the annual carbn dixide emissins f 23 gas-burning pwer plants.
After cmpleting his AP Envirnmental Science class, DeLa Rcha realized the issue f abandned wells was
smething fr which individuals culd ptentially make a difference. He then invited tw classmates, Sebastian Ng and Lila Gisndi, t jin him.
“When Mate apprached me abut this, I lked int these methane wells and what we culd d abut them,” Ng said. “It kind f flipped a switch.” Previusly, he had felt helpless abut climate change but wuld simply jke abut the wrld ending.
Fr Gisndi, talking with her friends abut these methane-emitting wells brught climate change frm the back f her mind t the frefrnt. “It was smething that I felt I culd actually help with,” she said.
After mre research, the tri cnnected with The Well Dne Fundatin (WDF), a nnprfit rganizatin specializing in plugging rphaned wells. The rganizatin was funded by Curtis Shuck, a veteran f the il and gas industry. Since 2019, his rganizatin has surveyed mre than 1, 700 abandned wells natinwide and plugged 44 f what they identified as the mst prblematic nes.
On May 23, cntractrs pured the cement t plug the rphaned well in Ohi. With the initial success, DeLa Rcha, Ng and Gisndi are nw mre cnfident abut the future f their cause.
4. What inspired DeLa Rcha’s interest in envirnmental issues initially?
A. The Well Dne Fundatin’s wrk.B. His AP Envirnmental Science class.
C. The pllutin and lack f help t address in hmetwn.D. His family’s mve t America.
5. Plugging abandned il wells can help t fight climate change because it ____________.
A. stps methane frm leaking int the atmsphere
B. prevents pllutin f nearby farms
C. helps reduce carbn dixide emissins
D. encurages il cmpanies t manage their wells respnsibly
6. Del. a Rcha’s prpsal made his friends feel ____________.
A. disappinted with envirnmental rganizatins
B. uncertain abut their ability t make a difference
C. mtivated t cntinue their envirnmental studies
D. cnfident abut their persnal impact n climate change
7. What des the passage mainly talk abut?
A. DeLa Rcha’s childhd dream.
B. Three teens’ unique slutin t climate change.
C. The impact f U.S. envirnmental rganizatins.
D. Oil cmpanies’ apprach t managing abandned il wells.
C
Scientists have slved a puzzle abut mdern humans, after research shwed that a famus skull f a human ancestr fund in Suth Africa is a millin years lder than experts thught. This discvery has changed what we knw f human histry.
The skull, which scientists have named “Mrs Ples”, is frm an ape-like human relative frm a species called Australpithecus africanus (南方古猿). It was fund near Jhannesburg in 1947 and, based n evidence frm its surrundings, was thught t be between 2. 1 and 2. 6 millin years ld. This puzzled scientists, because althugh Mrs Ples lks like a pssible early ancestr f early humans, the first true humans had already evlved by the time she apparently lived. Fr this reasn, scientists had decided that Australpithecus afarensis, a similar species frm East Africa that lived abut 3.5 millin years ag, was ur mst likely ancestr instead.
T get a mre accurate age fr Mrs Ples, a team led by Prfessr Darryl Granger f Purdue University in Indiana, US, used a new methd t date the sandy rcks where the skull lay. They measured the amunt f certain chemicals in rcks, which frm at a steady rate when they are expsed t csmic rays (宇宙射线) n Earth’s surface. Once rcks are buried, these chemicals stp frming and slwly disappear;the surviving amunt reveals hw much time has passed since the rck (r bnes) were n the surface.
The new study shws that Mrs Ples and ther australpithecine bnes nearby are between 3.4 and 3.7 millin years ld. This means they lived at the same time as their East African relatives, s that either grup culd have given rise t mdern humans. Hwever, team member Dr Laurent Bruxelles pinted ut that ver millins f years, at nly 2,500 miles away, these grups had plenty f time t travel and t breed with each ther. In ther wrds, the grups culd quite easily have met, had children tgether and bth been part f the histry f mdern humans.
8. What can we learn abut Mrs Ples frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. It is a skull fund in East Africa.
B. It is the mst pssible ancestr f humans.
C. It is a millin years lder than scientists expected.
D. It is prved t live between 2.1 and 2.6 millin years ag.
9. Hw did scientists get the accurate age f “Mrs Ples”?
A. By studying the effect f csmic rays.
B. By calculating the frming rate f chemicals.
C. By lcating the sandy rcks where the skull lay.
D. By measuring the surviving amunt f chemicals.
10. What can we infer frm the new study?
A. Mdern humans came int being in East Africa.
B. Mrs Ples travelled and had children with East African relatives.
C. The histry f mdern humans might begin 3.5 millin years ag.
D. Ape-like species frm Africa culd have interacted with each ther.
11. Which f the fllwing can be the best title f the passage?
A. Histrical Puzzle UnslvedB. Ancestr Mystery Slved
C. Mrs Ples: The Earliest Human BeingD. Mrs Ples: A Famus Skull
D
In an empty parking lt, a car “thinks” it is n a real rad. Researchers at the Ohi State University have develped new sftware t aid in the develpment, evaluatin and demnstratin f safer driverless vehicles. Called the Vehicle-in-Virtual-Envirnment (VVE) methd, it allws the testing f driverless cars in a perfectly safe envirnment, said Bilin Aksun-Guvene, c-authr f the study and a prfessr f Ohi State.
Althugh autnmus driving technlgies have becme a much mre cmmn sight n the rad in the last few years, due t the increasing number f accidents these systems have caused. the way these technlgies are tested deserves clser bservatin.
Current appraches fr demnstrating autnmus vehicle functins invlve testing sftware and technlgy first in simulatins (模拟) and then n public rads. Yet this methd essentially turns ther rad users int invluntary participants in these driving experiments. Such risks can make the entire develpment prcess cstly, inefficient, and ptentially unsafe fr bth drivers and pedestrians (行人) alike.
T vercme the limitatins f these faulty assessments, researchers in this study equipped a real vehicle with simulated data t cnnect its cntrls t a highly realistic 3D envirnment. much like giving the machine a VR headset r virtual reality glasses. After feeding the data t the driving system’s cmputers and syncing (同步) the car’s real mtins with the simulatins’, researchers were able t shw that it behaves as if the virtual envirnment were its true surrundings in real time.
But what makes their sftware especially pwerful, said Aksun-Guvenc, is the strength f hw flexible their virtual envirnment can be. “When actual senses are replaced by virtual senses, the mdel can be easily changed t fit any kind f scenari,” said Guvenc.
“We culd see this technlgy becming an imprtant prduct in the industry in the next 5 r 10 years. That’s
why we’re fcusing n building mre applicatins fr it.” Guvene added.
12. What can we say abut autnmus driving?
A. It is free f dangers.B. It definitely has a lng way t g.
C. Its safety testing matters.D. Its technlgy is mature.
13. What are the features f VVE methd?
A. Safe and real.B. Easy and cheap.
C. Cstly and inefficient.D. Tugh and cmplicated.
14. What des the underlined wrd “scenari” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Strategy.B. Experiment.C. Revisin.D. Situatin.
15. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Overcming the Limitatins f Autnmus Driving
B. Testing Real Driverless Cars in a Virtual Envirnment
C. Making Autnmus Driving Mre Cmmn n the Rad
D. Fcusing n Building Mre Applicatins fr Driverless Cars
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。
FOMO stands fr “fear f missing ut”. It refers t the nervus r anxius feeling a persn gets when they realize they are nt attending a scial event either because they weren’t invited r they just didn’t feel like ging. ____16____ This belief, in turn, can create anxiety and a sense f inferirity. FOMO bthers mst teens, especially if they’re ften nline.
One way fr teens t deal with FOMO is t practice what is knwn as reframing (重塑) thinking. ____17____ Here are sme tips n hw teens can start t reframe their thinking.
Track negative thughts and replace them with reasnable nes. One thing teens can d t deal with FOMO is t track their negative thughts and feelings in a jurnal. ____18____ Then they can change their thughts and replace the negative thughts with smething psitive.
____19____ Encurage teens t recgnize that they have limited time and cannt pssibly be everywhere and d everything. S, naturally, there will be scial events that they cannt attend. But this des nt mean that they’re necessarily missing ut n smething.
Turn ff the technlgy and d smething else. Turning ff the technlgy seems like a natural cure fr FOMO. But just switching the phne ff des nt erase the feelings that FOMO causes. ____20____ The key is t d smething else entirely like reading a bk r baking ckies — anything that allws them t fcus n smething ther than scial media.
A. Be realistic abut availability.
B. In general, FOMO causes peple t assume that they have a lw scial rank.
C. It’s a mental exercise designed t help them lk at situatins differently.
D. Realize that n ne lives a perfect life as described in scial media.
E. Teens may still wrry abut missing ut even if they’re nt in scial media at all.
F. There are sme negative cnsequences f FOMO.
G. This allws them t bserve hw ften they’re feeling negative abut themselves.
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。
Training was brutal, as Penny Lee Dean prepared fr what wuld be a recrd-setting swim ― regardless f sex ― acrss the English Channel in 1978. “Yur hands cramp, yur legs cramp,” she remembers.
While the cld was bne-chilling, ___21___ it has been essential t her success as a recrd-breaking swimmer. An ability t tlerate extreme ___22___ is ne f the advantages that wmen may have in this sprt, as their distributin f fat is ___23___ fr regulating bdy temperature in cld water.
Dean believes that any upper hand wmen might have in pen-water swimming ver a lng ___24___ is mre abut mental ___25___ and the ability t withstand discmfrt than abut insulatin (阻隔). In the ultradistance ___26___, the ability t juggle mre factrs, frm weather t pain, becmes particularly imprtant.
In fact, wmen can utperfrm r perfrm ___27___ t men in a range f cmpetitive events. Frm ultrarunning t shting sprts, in sme cmpetitins wmen even have the ___28___.
Cassi Rippel, the ISSF Athletes Cmmittee Chair, says that while men’s muscles ___29___ give them mre endurance, wmen’s lwer bdy mass and lwer center f ___30___, n average, allw them better equilibrium (平衡) cntrl. The rifle events are the mst sex-balanced f the three types f shting events in the Olympics, accrding t Rippel.
The Paris Olympics are the first Olympics t have equal numbers f female ___31___. This is als an pprtunity t ___32___ what gaps in inclusin are still in existence. While much f the science f sex and
perfrmance may be ___33___, ne thing that’s crystal clear is that mre research needs t invlve wmen.
The___34___ tward greater inclusin has nt been straight, and mre questins than answers ____35____ abut the rle f sex in athletic perfrmance.
21. A. strugglingB. balancingC. cnqueringD. embracing
22. A. cldB. freezeC. frstD. mist
23. A. beneficialB. harmfulC. crucialD. irrelevant
24. A. duratinB. distanceC. channelD. effrt
25. A. apprvalB. adaptatinC. adptinD. abnrmal
26. A. raceB. marathnC. trialD. event
27. A. distinctlyB. respectivelyC. cmparablyD. similarly
28. A. edgeB. pprtunityC. ptentialD. capability
29 A. lead tB. intend tC. tend tD. subscribe t
30. A. weightB. shapeC. heightD. gravity
31. A. perfrmersB. athletesC. participantsD. spectatrs
32. A. explreB. verlkC. highlightD. stimulate
33. A. understdB. clarifiedC. investigatedD. debated
34. A. jurneyB. prcessC. pathD. mvement
35. A. persistB. remainC. ariseD. emerge
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。
Traveling t China as a freigner isn’t the simplest affair. Visa applicatins can be cmplicated, and navigating (穿梭) this highly autmated sciety with ___36___ (it) wn digital ecsystem can be frightening.
But things may be changing. China has been making effrts t attract internatinal travelers by intrducing mre ___37___ (welcme) plicies. The cuntry nw ffers visa exemptins (免签) fr dzens f natinalities, as well as ___38___ 144-hur visa-free transit (运输) plicy at a grwing number f prts f entry.
Meanwhile, mbile wallet giants like Alipay and WeChat have made their apps and nline ___39___ (pay) mre freigner-friendly by simplifying their lengthy set-up prcesses ___40___ accepting internatinal credit cards.
Htels and attractins are als being asked t accept internatinal credit cards, ___41___ are nt ppular
amng traders in China. Sme cities like Beijing have launched all-in-ne ___42___ (pass) that allw travelers t pay fr things like attractin admissins and public transit ___43___ (electrnic).
These measures seem t be wrking. China welcmed abut 14 millin freign visitrs in the first half f 2024, a 152.7% increase frm 2023. The number is still a lng way ff frm 2019 figures, but sme in the industry feel ___44___ (encurage).
“Thanks t the new 15-day visa-free plicy fr sme cuntries, we ____45____ (see) an increase f turists frm thse cuntries ver the past few mnths,” says Denny Tian, a travel specialist and manager at The China Guide.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 你校上周举办了主题为 “Embrace English, Shw Ourselves” 英语周系列活动。请你写一篇短文向校英文报投稿，内容包括：
1. 你印象最深的一个活动；
2. 你的感想。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Embrace English, Shw Ourselves
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
Knck-knck-knck. “Hell?” I called timidly thrugh my cusin Anita’s bedrm dr. N answer. There’s n way she frgt I was mving in tday, right? I thught. “Anita? It’s me, Nrah! ” I called again.
I had nly met my cusin nce a cuple f years ag when Anita and Aunt Snam had flwn t Califrnia t visit. Mm had hped Anita and I wuld be friends. But all Anita wanted t talk abut was sccer, which was practically a freign language t me. Secretly, I had felt relieved when the visit was ver.
Nw, I was standing in my aunt’s tiny apartment in New Yrk City, and there was still n answer frm Anita. I kncked again, a little luder this time. Finally, Anita pened the dr. She aplgized, saying she had been listening t music. But instead f inviting me in, Anita frwned at my massive suitcase.
Behind her, I culd see a blue beanbag chair crwded next t a bunk bed (上下铺). In my ld rm in Califrnia, I’d had a duble bed all t myself, and my riginal artwrk had cvered all the walls. Anita’s walls, n the ther hand, were cvered with psters f the U. S. wmen’s sccer team. I didn’t see any free space t hang anything else.
“C-can I cme in?” I asked, blushing. Anita ndded, but she barely mved. I had n chice but t squeeze by her int the rm. I put my stuff against the wall and Anita started buncing the sccer ball frm her ft t her knee and back again. Suddenly, her ft kicked the ball at an dd angle, and it accidentally flew tward me. “Whps! ” Anita called. “Think fast!”
But I was still taking in the surrundings, s the ball caught me ff guard and bunced ff my shulder. Frcing a smile, I pretended it didn’t bther me. Unsure f what t d, I tk ut my sketchbk (素描本) and clred pencils and sat dwn. Just hlding my sketchbk made me feel mre at ease. I started sketching aimlessly while Anita went back t bunce her ball.
Suddenly, it dawned n me that I culd draw Anita in actin. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Anita studied the drawing carefully.
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2025届高三上学期12月月考
英语试题参考答案
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)略
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
1~3题答案
答案：1. D 2. B 3. C
B
4~7题答案
答案：4. C 5. A 6. D 7. B
C
8~11题答案
答案：8. C 9. D 10. D 11. B
D
12~15题答案
答案：12. C 13. A 14. D 15. 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。
16~20题答案
答案：16. B 17. C 18. G 19. A 20. E
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。
21~35题答案
答案：21. C 22. A 23. A 24. B 25. B 26. D 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. B
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
36~45题答案
答案：36. its
37. welcming
38. a 39. payment
40. and 41. which
42. passes 43. electrnically
44. encuraged
45. have seen
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46题答案
答案：范文
Embrace English, Shw Ourselves
Last week witnessed huge success f ur schl's English Week themed “Embrace English, Shw Ourselves”.
Amng the many events, the ne that has left a lasting impressin n me is the “English Drama Night”. Students frm different classes gruped tgether t perfrm English plays, ranging frm classic Shakespearean tragedies t cntemprary pieces. I was nt nly impressed by my fellw students’ excellent cmmand f the English language, but als deeply mved by their vivid prtrayal f the characters.
The week serves as a reminder that learning English is nt just abut mastering grammar and vcabulary. It is als abut self-expressin. Nw, I'm mre mtivated than ever t cntinue imprving my English t bring ut the best in myself.
第二节(满分25分)
47题答案
答案：范文
Suddenly, it dawned n me that I culd draw Anita in actin. Quickly turning t a blank page, I bradly utlined the shape f my cusin buncing the sccer ball. My spirits rse with each new line I drew. It was true that I didn’t enjy playing sprts, but I was really enjying the challenge f trying t sketch my cusin in actin! Althugh it was my first attempt at smething like this, I was pleased with the way I’d captured the energy f Anita’s mvements. As I was examining my drawing, I didn’t ntice the sccer ball was n lnger buncing. I glanced up t see Anita curiusly eyeing my drawing. Nervusly, I handed the sketchbk t her.
Anita studied the drawing carefully. I resisted the urge t grab the sketchbk and hide. She must think it was ttally weird. Hwever, Anita said it was awesme and asked if she culd have it. Befre I culd respnd, she had already ripped the drawing ut f the sketchbk. Then Anita rummaged thrugh a drawer fr a tape, saying that she wasn’t really int art, but thught the drawing shuld definitely be n display in “ur rm”. After taping the drawing ver ne f her psters, Anita said a few changes needed t be made arund the rm if I was mving in. With a brad smile, I picked up Anita’s sccer ball and tssed it tward my new rmmate. “Think fast! ”