湖南省长沙市雅礼中学2025届高三下学期模拟考试（二）英语试卷（Word版附解析）

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第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答
题卡上。
第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What des the wman speaker mean?
A. She refuses t buy new curtains.
B. She accepts Susie's suggestin.
C. She bjects t mving the bed.
2. Where will the man prbably g fr the hliday?
A. Trnt. B. Lndn. C. His hmetwn.
3. Hw des the man sund?
A. Grateful. B. Caring. C. Scared.
4. Why des the wman speak t the man?
A. T bk a hliday.
B. T inquire abut a jb.
C. T ask fr a place t stay.
5. Wh might Barbara be?
A. A reprter. B. A travel blgger. C. A web designer.
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. Hw many rms des the wman bk?
A. One. B. Tw. C. Three.
7. Which f the fllwing des the wman nécd^
A. A pick-up service. B. Parking cupns. C. A wake-up call.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Their final exam. B. Their hmewrk. C. A writing cmpetitin.
9. Why is the man wrried?
A. He missed the deadline.
B. He has a pr imaginatin.
C. He finished the stry in a rush.
10. What des the man think f the wman's tpic?
A. Attractive. B. Disappinting. C. Strange.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. Why is Sandy visiting the children?
A. T paint their schl.
B. T supply new clthes.
C. T give them an art prject.
12. What is Paul's cncern abut the children?
A. They may get hurt.
B. They may perfrm badly.
C. They may get their clthes dirty.
13. What will happen in the schl tmrrw evening?
A. Parents will visit.
B. Wrk will be evaluated.
C. The children will draw pictures.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。
14. Why is Shakespeare-style writing mentined in the cnversatin?
A. T shw the difference between AI and the human brain.
B. T state writers' wrry caused by ChatGPT.
C. T indicate the charm f ChatGPT.
15. What is Bard?
A. A game. B. A chatbt. C. A tech cmpany.
16. What is Satya Nadella's attitude twards ChatGPT?
A. Ambiguus. B. Apprving. C. Critical.
17. What des the man suggest ding in the era f AI?
A. Being adaptive and using AI fully.
B. Develping ne's wn creativity.
C. Aviding heavy reliance n AI.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18. What was the speaker ding when he injured himself?
A. The lng jump. B. A handstand. C. A frward rll.
19. Fr hw many weeks did the speaker have t give up exercising?
A. Fur. B. Eight. C. Twelve.
20. Hw did the incident affect the speaker?
A. He develped a new hbby.
B. He began t read lve stries.
C. He enjyed physical challenges even mre.
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
Washingtn, D. C. is filled with a wealth f remarkable museums, ffering families endless pprtunities
t explre and learn tgether.
Natinal Air and Space Museum
The dwntwn lcatin features the interactive“Hw Things Fly” exhibit, allwing kids t tuch and sit i
n an airplane, push buttns, and learn hw these massive vehicles get int the sky, while the Udvar-Hazy Cen
ter near Dulles Airprt huses aircraft like the space shuttleDiscvery, and the Lckheed SR-71 Blackbird.
Smithsnian Natinal Museum f Natural Histry
Dinsaurs are the biggest draw at this museum. With an updated exhibit t explre, it's a must-visit. Famil
ies can als admire the Hpe Diamnd, walk thrugh the Butterfly Pavilin with live butterflies, and explre t
he Sants Ocean Hall, an interpretive exhibit which may be best knwn fr the 45-ft lng Nrth Atlantic Rig
ht Whale hanging frm the ceiling.
Internatinal Spy Museum
Step int the secret wrld f spies. Try interactive exhibits, and check ut ver 200spygadgets, weapns, c
ameras, vehicles, and tech. Walk thrugh the histry f spies ging back t the Trjan Hrse(特洛伊木马) an
d the Civil War, r simply test yur skills at making and breaking cdes. It's a thrilling experience fr families
with teens and tweens.
Hlcaust Memrial Museum
Each visitr receives an identificatin card representing a persn wh lived thrugh the
Hlcaust(纳粹大屠杀). As yu g thrugh the three flrs f exhibits—— Nazi Assault, TheFinal Slutin,
and The Last Chapter—— yu' ll see a mdel f the Auschwitz crematrium, a rm filled with shes f Hl
caust victims, and learn abut the effrts f Eurpeans wh tried t rescue Jews.
21. Which museum has tw sites?
A. Natinal Air and Space Museum.
B. Hlcaust Memrial Museum.
C. Internatinal Spy Museúm.
D. Smithsnian Natinal Museum f Natural Histry.
22. Which exhibit at the Smithsnian Natinal Museum f Natural Histry is particularly famus?
A. The Hpe Diamnd. B. The Butterfly Pavilin.
C. The Sants Ocean Hall. D. The dinsaur exhibit.
23. What d the Internatinal Spy Museum and the Hlcaust Memrial Museum have in cmmn?
A. Bth prvide visitrs with identificatin cards.
B. Bth have exhibits that fcus n ancient histry.
C. Bth educate visitrs abut specific histrical events.
D. Bth are primarily designed fr families with teenagers.
B
Antni Gaudí(1852—1926), a celebrated Spanish architect, transfrmed mdern architecture by cmbini
ng natural frms with cultural traditins. His UNESCO-listed masterpieces remain timeless symbls f creati
vity.
As a sickly child ften stuck in bed, Gaudí spent hurs studying the patterns f leaves utside his wind
w and the skeletal(骨骼的) structures f small animals. His father's cpper wrkshp became his first classr
m—— watching mlten(熔化的) metal flw int rgani shapes awakened his understanding f frm and fun
ctin. At Barcelna's Schl fArchitccture, yung Gaudí std ut fr his uncnventinal thinking. While hi
s classmates cpied classical designs, he sketched tree branches and animal bnes, declaring“Originality mean
s returning t the rigin—— nature”.
Gaudí's greatest wrk, the Sagrada Família church, began in 1882 and he later léd its cnstructin fr 43
years until his death. Its central twer—— nw nearing cmpletin— will rise172.5 meters, its height carefull
y calculated t stay ne meter belw Barcelna’ s highest hill,reflecting Gaudí’ s belief that“Human creatins
shuld never vershadw nature’ s”. Within this stne ecsystem, light becmes part f the architecture as sun
light shines in thrugh its clrful glass windws, creating ever-changing patterns f light that fill the interir
with a magical gld clur. The cmplex sculptures and rganic shapes tell stries f faith and nature, making
it a cultural symbl f Barcelna.
While the Sagrada Família remains the greatest wrk, Gaudí’ s ther creatins shwcase his evlving g
enius in different perids. His buildings, which harmmzed functinality, art and faith, pinecred innvatin
s nw central t green architecture. Tday, these principles guide sustainable design practices, prving his ph
ilsphy far ahead f its time.
Thugh Gaudí died suddenly in 1926, his visin lives n. As the city prepares fr the hundredth anniver
sary f Gaudí's death, his wrds ring truer than ever:“The future belngs t thse wh see beauty in nature's l
gic.”
24. Hw did Gaudí's experiences in his early life affect him?
A. They changed his way f thinking,
B. They strengthened his physical health.
C. They sparked his passin fr craftsmanship.
D. They laid the bus is fr his architectural style.
25. Why is the height f the Sagrada Família mentined?
A. T highlight Gaudí's precisin n numbers.
B. T illustrate Gaudí's design philsphy.
C. T shwcase the charm f Barcelna.
D. T demnstrate the church's uniqueness.
26. What can we infer abut Gaudí's impact n architecture?
A. He imprved classical techniques.
B. He redefined the city's architectural styles.
C. He advcated sustainable design standards.
D. He priritized appearance ver structural functin.
27. Which f the fllwing best describes Gaudí accrding t the text?
A. Humble and rcliable- B. Observant and frward-thinking.
C. Traditinal and dctermıned. D. Prductive and ambitius.
C
The experience f tuch is key t babies beginning t recgnize themselves in a mirrr,new research sh
ws, which usually happens when babies are abut a year and a half ld.“Babies pulling n their tes(脚趾)
r hitting lightly their fingers are nt just playing,” saysJeffrey Lckman, senir authr f the research paper.
“They are tryıng t recgnize themselves ”
The researchers began by placing small vibrating(震动的) discs n the freheads f babies arund 14 m
nths ld, befre the usual age at which self-recgnitin ccars. In respnse t the vibratin, they wuld reach
up and tuch the discs. Next, researchers turned the children t face a mirrr and watched as they reached up
t tuch the discs. The researchers then had the children perfrm the standard mirrr-mark test fr self-recgn
itin in which a small mark f paint r makeup was placed n each child’ s face. If the child lked in the mirr
r and tuched the mark n their wn face r said wrds like their name r“me”, they demnstrated self-recg
nitin.
The researchers als bserved a cntrl grup f children expsed t the lab experience with mirrrs but
nt the vibrating discs. The children wh tuched their face mre frequently recgnized themselves in the mir
rr abut tw mnths earlier, n average, than thse wh typically first begin t recgnize themselves in a mir
rr. This indicates a pssible mechanism that self-awareness can develp based n engaged experiences that h
uman babies naturally generate.
The study challenges a lng-standing assumptin that self-recgnitin in early childhd is smehw har
dwired. Fr a lng time, scientists believed early recgnitin in the mirrr was a built-in functin f human br
ains and thse f ur clsest primate(灵长类) relatives, rather than linked t sensry r mtr experiences.
“Interventins fr babies wh have issues related t mtr skills are typically fcused n reaching fr b
jects in the external wrld and cntrlling them,” Lckman says. “Accrding t ur findings, reaching t the b
dy is equally imprtant and explring the bdy is the gateway t self-knwledge.”
28. Why d babies hit their fingers lightly at an early age?
A. T explre their surrundings. B. T build up self-identificatin.
C. T signal their self-recgnitin. D. T engage in playful activities.
29. Hw did the babies in the experiment frm self-recgnitin?
A. Thrugh active explratin. B. By seeing vibratin in mirrrs.
C. Thrugh wrd-related respnse. D. By cpying thers' mvements.
30. What is a cmmn mısunderstanding f early-childhd self-recgnitin?
A. It is an inbrn capability. B. It develps thrugh learning.
C. It is related t experiences. D. It exists in men and animals.
31. What d the findings suggest abut treating children's mtr delays?
A. Staring at themselves in the mirrr.
B. Intervening as early as pssible.
C. Enhancıng external mtr activities.
D. Having interactins with their wn bdies.
D
The cnvenience f mdern life is nthing shrt f astnishing. As I write this, my phne is wirelessly s
ending sme hits frm the 1700s t my prtable speaker. The fact that, as a culture, we celebrate such shrt cu
ts is understandable. That said, mst peple are able t sense that cnvenience has a darker side.
Befre getting int that, we'd better understand why cnvenience is s seductive. first. We ften desist d
ing the things we need t d t make prgress. Behind every well-intentined plan lies this hrrible sense f i
nertia(惰性). Why is this resistance—— and ur crrespnding appetite fr ease— such an essential part f
ur makeup?
Here, insights frm evlutinary psychlgy (particularly the idea f“the evlutinary mismatch”) can
help. The evlutinary mismatch is the idea that we clved fr a hunter-gather difstyle, and that while ur ci
rcumstances have changed cmpletely. ur brains and bdies haven't. Resistance was a necessary cunterbala
nce(制衡) t the bursts f intense activity that characterized the lives f hunter-gatherers: searching fr fd i
n driving rain, r running t escape a dangerus animal. It's the reasn we still ask:“D I really have t be di
ng this? Shuldn't I save my energy?” The peple chsing t remain sheltered during snwstrms, when the
prspect f btaining fd was lw, were mre likely t live and pass n their genes t the next generatin.
Since then, f curse, innvatin has changed things greatly. We' ve altered technlgy and ur envirn
ments partly t serve ur natural instinct(本能) t cnserve energy. The questin is: what d we stand t lse
by fllwing ur tendency t priritize cmfrt and cnvenience?
Cntinually chsing the cnvenient path lessens yur ability t deal with unavidable difficulties. And,
frm an evlutinary perspective, sme measure f discmfrt is as crucial t ur survival as rest and relaxati
n. Our ancestrs didn't survive purely by being lazy, but thrugh a cmbinatin f playing it safe and taking
necessary risks.
This difficulty itself des shape ur character. In the technlgical wrld we have fashined, we must s
metimes make cnscius effrts t act in ppsitin t ur instincts. As a culture, we must remember while c
nvenience feels gd in the mment, ur capacity t adapt and vercme challenges is part f ur evlutinar
y inheritance(遗传) t, and central t the adventure f life.
32. What des the underlined wrd“seductive” in paragraph 2 mst prbably mean?
A. Attractive and inviting. B. Useful and practical.
C. Harmful and dangerus. D. Annying and frustrating.
33. What des“the evlutinary mismatch” primarily refer t?
A. The incnsistency between persnal gals and scietal expectatins.
B. The cntrast between mdern cnvenience and ancient challenges.
C. The argument ver the hunter-gatherer lifestyle f ancient peple.
D. The cnflict between ur natural instinct and the current envirnment.—
34. What may priritizing cnvenience in mdern life result in?
A. It may lead t a lack f innvatin and prgress.
B. It may reduce ur ability t vercme challenges.
C. It may make us verly dependent n technlgy.
D. It may cause a decline in physical fitness.
35. Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the passage?
A. The Benefits f Mdern Technlgy
B. Understanding Evlutin in Tday's Wrld
C. The Dark Side f Cnvenience in Mdern Life
D. Rejecting Mdern Cnvenience fr a Better Life
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。
Smart Green Cities: Urban Slutins
Mdern cities face grwing challenges frm pllutin and energy waste, with urban ppulatins expecte
d t reach 5 billin by 2030. 36 Thrugh innvative technlgies and ec-friendly designs, urban areas are t
ransfrming int sustainable living spaces that balance human needs with envirnmental prtectin.
37 Slar panels nw cver rftps f ffice buildings, while wind turbines(涡轮机)spin silently alng
castlines. In Amsterdam, flating slar farms n canals generate pwer withut ccupying land. These rene
wable surces prvide ver 40% f energy in advanced cities like Cpenhagen. Mre imprtantly, smart grids
(电网) autmatically adjust pwer distributin thrugh AI algrithms, reducing pwer blackut risks by 65%
accrding t EUurban reprts.
Transprtatin systems are underging revlutinary changes. 38 In Singapre,sensr-equipped buses
cmmunicate with traffic lights t minimize waiting time, cutting cmmute(通勤) duratins by 18%. Meanw
hile, shared electric mtrcycles reduce private car usage by 28% in Tky’ s business districts. Osl has take
n this further by banning fssil-fuel vehicles entirely within city centers since 2023.
Green architecture plays a vital rle in urban cling. Vertical gardens cvering skyscrapers nt nly abs
rb CO₂but als lwer indr temperatures by 5—8℃. 39 Rainwater recycling systems installed(安装) in
73% f new Berlin apartments demnstrate this trend, saving 120 liters per husehld daily. Additinally, bi-
cncrete walls that absrb pllutin are being tested in Mexic City's subway statins.
Citizen participatin remains key t success. Mbile apps like“EcWatcher” allw residents t reprt env
irnmental issues instantly, with 92% f cmplaints reslved within 48hurs in Seul’ s pilt prgram. 40 T
hrugh cllective effrts supprted by technlgy,smart green cities are becming achievable realities wrldw
ide.
A Urban planners priritize ec-friendly znes nwadays.
B. Such designs als cut air cnditining csts significantly.
C. Energy efficıency starts with renewable pwer generatin.
D Hwever, smart slutins are reshaping urban envirnments.
E. Self-drıving electric buses replace traditinal fuel-based vehicles.
F Real-time data helps authrities mnitr energy cnsumptin patterns.
G. Advanced waste srting rbts have been intrduced in subway statins.
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。
Five girl cllege students were traveling frm Athens t Savannah fr a weekend celebratin. When 41
the Brier Creek Bridge, they sptted smething 42 ——a dust clud belw the bridge with a flash f white
light.
“We pulled ver super fast, and we just saw a white car 43 belw the surface f the water,” said Mlly
McCllum, ne f the students. Thugh 44 in shck at the scene, they 45 withut hesitatin, jumping u
t f their car and rushing tward the three passengers, a mm and tw kids. Tw f the girls entered the water
t get the 46 t safety while the thers gathered supplies and cmmunicated with 47 respnders.
Seeing a kid 48 , ne student put her lifeguarding skills t the 49 by perfrmingCPR(心肺复苏术)
n him immediately. It was a wrst-case situatin— but smehw, within a minute, the kid began 50 . All th
ree survivrs f the incident were sent t a hspital and were discharged the next-day.
McCllum said, “The 51 underwater was a unique catastrphe(灾难). Actually,there are peple 52
all arund us all the time. If we can take advantage f the frequent pprtunities that arise t help and 53 n
e anther, the utcmes can be just as impactful as in assisting in catastrphic events.”
The five rescuers were 54 with a life-saving herism award. The 55 “her” gets said abut sprts sta
rs and thers, but these five are true heres.
41. A. blcking B. building C. remving D. appraching
42. A. familiar B. dd C. natural D. lively
43. A. sinking B. speeding C. turing D. parking
44. A. frequently B. secretly C. riginally D. typically
45. A. brke ut B. stepped in C. backed ff D. carried n
46. A. victims B. witnesses C. clleagues D. passers-by
47. A. service B. health C. media D. emergency
48. A. aching B. disabled C. senseless D. frightened
49. A. shw B. test C. need D. effect
50. A. laughing B. chatting C. respnding D. defending
51. A. bat B. clud C. treasure D. vehicle
2. A. struggling B. bthering C. escaping D. wrking
53. A. uplift B. warn C. discver D. respect
54. A. bred B. hnred C. prepared D. named
55. A. stry B. jke C. experience D. term
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。
If yu have the chance t travel t Frankfurt, it's wrth making a stp at theBckenheimer Warte subway
statin just t see its unique entryway. Whever has a vivid imaginatin might be cnvinced 56 the existen
ce f pwerful supervillains(超级反派).The eye-catching architecture that marks the entrance t the statin 5
7 (lk) ' as if a threatening giant has lifted up a tram car and thrwn it int the slid cncrete sidewalk. In re
ality, it has a much 58 (practical) rigin.
The cnstructin f this statin entrance 59 (credit) riginally t an architect namedZbigniew Peter Pi
ninski. 60 (set) familiar bjects, such as apples, eggs, birds, pipes,and clcks, in unusual cntexts, he was a
ble t aruse a sense f wnder and 61 (ctirius)amng viewers. In additin t his lve fr abstract art, Pinin
ski als had anther reasn 62 accunted fr his mtivatin t build such a unique subway entrance
At that time, the subway statin was simply a prpsal 63 (extend) Frankfurt's subway system. Many
f the lcal residents were cncerned abut the impact the cnstructin and develpment wuld have n the c
mmunity. The issue led t a heated debate, with sme peple 64 (ppse) t the prject. Pininski’ s unusu
al design helped win ver enugh supprt fr the subway statin t get“ 65 green light”, and it was built in 1
986. It has nw becme a turist attractin fr peple t take a selfie(自拍照).
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节 (满分 15 分)
你们学校将于下学期实施新的作息方案：课间休息由 10 分钟延长至 15 分钟；体育课增加至每
天一节;自主学习时段延长。请你以“My View n the New Schedule”为题,给学校英文报写一篇投稿，内
容包括：
(1)你的态度；
(2)你的打算。
注意：
(1)写作词数应为 80 个左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
My View n the New Schedule
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。
It was my 18th birthday and the sky was blanketed with a gentle snwfall, creating a quiet atmsphere. It
seemed like an age since we last saw the grund s fantastically carpeted, just like last year when I spent the
whle day expecting Dad t cme back. The snwflakes(雪花)danced gracefully in the cld winter breeze. I s
td there, lst in thught.
When I was yung, my father, wh was an expert at handicraft, was my her and my inspiratin. Hwev
er, he had seldm cmmunicated with me since I was in middle schl.Despite my lnging fr a cnnectin w
ith him, he had always been distant due t his busy wrk schedule. My Mum always tld me that busy thugh
Dad was, he was really cncerned abut me. But I culdn't help but feel that he didn't like me anymre. Other
wise, why wuld he have ignred me fr such a lng time?
“Why nt take a walk befre yur birthday party?” Mum interrupted my thughts, “Sure,Mum!” The c
mmn scenes in streets lked s familiar t me, each marked with my happy childhd. The snwflakes cnt
inued t dance, painting a still scene utside. “Amazing!” Iculdn't help uttering. I reached int my pcket and
pulled ut my mbile phne t capture the beauty f nature frzen in time. My heart leapt with jy and sme
expectatins as if a dream were stirring inside.
注意：
1.续写词数应为 150 个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly, a familiar figure came int my camera lens. _____
I pened the beautifully crafted wden bx.
雅礼中学 2025 届模拟试卷(二)
英语参考答案
题序 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
答案 A A B C B C B C C A C C A C B
题序 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 B A C C A A D C D B C B B A A
题序 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
答案 D A D B C D C E B F D B A C B
题序 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
答案 A D C B C D A A B D
【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了华盛顿特区内一些值得家庭一同探索和学习的卓越博物馆，
包括国家航空航天博物馆、史密森尼国家自然历史博物馆、国际间谍博物馆和大屠杀纪念馆。
21. A 细节理解题。根据对 Natinal Air and Space Museum 的描述的可知, Natinal Air and Space Museu
m 有两个馆,一个是“dwntwn lcatin”,另外一个是“Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airprt”,所以答
案选 A。
22. D 细节理解题。根据对 Smithsnian Natinal Museum f Natural Histry 的描述的第一句话“Dinsaur
s are thebiggest draw at this museum.(恐龙是该博物馆最大的亮点。)”可知,恐龙展览最著名,所以答案
选 D。
23. C 推理判断题。根据对 Internatinal Spy Museum 的描述“Walk thrugh the histry f spies ging back
t theTrjan Hrse(特洛伊木马) and the Civil War(穿越间谍的历史,从特洛伊木马到美国内战)”和对 H
lcaustMemrial Museum 的描述“Each visitr receives an identificatin card representing a persn wh
lived thrugh theHlcaust(纳粹大屠杀). As yu g thrugh the three flrs f exhibits— Nazi Assault, T
he Final Slutin, andThe Last Chapter— yu’ ll see a mdel f the Auschwitz crematrium, a rm filled
with shes f Hlcaustvictims, and learn abut the effrts f Eurpeans wh tried t rescue Jews.(每位
参观者会收到一张身份卡片,代表一位大屠杀幸存者或遇难者。当你走过三层展览区——‘纳粹的暴
行’、‘最终解决方案’和‘最后的篇章’——你将看到奥斯维辛集中营焚尸炉的模型、一个堆满大屠杀
遇难者鞋子的房间，并了解到那些曾努力营救犹太人的欧洲人的英勇事迹。)”可知, Internatinal Sp
y Museum 聚焦间谍历史(从特洛伊木马到内战),而 Hlcaust MemrialMuseum 记录纳粹大屠杀的历
史，两者均以教育为目的，围绕特定历史事件展开，所以答案选 C。
【语篇导读】这是一篇记叙文。本文介绍了西班牙著名建筑师安东尼·高迪(AntniGaudí)的生平及其建
筑风格。
24. D 细节理解题。 根据第二段“As a sickly child ften stuck in bed, Gaudí spent hurs studying the pattern
s fleaves utside his windw and the skeletal(骨骼的) structures f small animals. His father's cpper wr
kshpbecame his first classrm— watching mlten(熔化的) metal flw int rganic shapes awakened his
understandingf frm and functin. At Barcelna’ s Schl f Architecture, yung Gaudí std ut fr his
uncnventinalthinking. While his classmates cpied classical designs, he sketched tree branches and ani
mal bnes, declaring‘Originality means returning t the rigin— nature’.(作为一个体弱多病的孩子,高迪
经常躺在床上,花几个小时研究窗外树叶的图案和小动物的骨骼结构。他父亲的铜器作坊成了他的
第一个课堂——看着熔化的金属流成有机的形状，唤醒了他对形式和功能的理解。在巴塞罗那建
筑学院，年轻的高迪因其非常规的思维而脱颖而出。当他的同学们模仿古典设计时，他却画着树
枝和动物骨头，宣称‘原创性意味着回归本源——自然’。)”可知，高迪早年的经历为他后来的建筑
风格奠定了基础。故选 D。
25. B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Its central twer— nw nearing cmpletin— will rise 172.5 meters, i
ts heightcarefully calculated t stay ne meter belw Barcelna’ s highest hill, reflecting Gaudi’ s belief th
at ‘Humancreatins shuld never vershadw nature’ s’.(它的中央塔——现在即将完工——将高达 172.
5 米,其高度经过精心计算，比巴塞罗那最高的山矮一米，这反映了高迪的信念，即‘人类的创造永
远不应掩盖自然的光辉’。)”可知，提到圣家堂的高度是为了展示高迪的设计信念，即人类创造物
不应超越自然。故选 B。
26. C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“His buildings, which harmnized functinality, art and faith, pineered
innvatins nw central t green architecture.(他的建筑协调了功能、艺术和信仰,开创了现在绿色建筑
的核心创新。)”可知，“绿色”对应着“环保、可持续”，说明高迪倡导了可持续的建筑设计标准。故
选 C。
27. B 人物品质题。根据第二段中的“As a sickly child ften stuck in bed, Gaudí spent hurs studying the pa
tterns fleaves utside his windw and the skeletal(骨骼的) structures f small animals.”可知,高迪善于观
察;根据最后一段“Thugh Gaudí died suddenly in 1926, his visin lives n. As the city prepares fr the h
undredth anniversary fGaudí’ s death, his wrds ring true r than ever:‘The future belngs t thse wh se
e beauty in nature’ s lgic’.(尽管高迪在 1926 年突然去世，但他的愿景依然存在。随着这座城市为高
迪逝世一百周年做准备，他的话比以往任何时候都更真实：‘未来属于那些在自然逻辑中看到美的
人’。)”可知，高迪有远见。故选 B。
【语篇导读】本文是说明文，主题语境是“人与社会”。一项研究揭示了婴儿通过触摸体验来发展自我
认知，该研究发现挑战了自我认知是先天功能的传统观点。
28. B 根据第一段中的“Babies pulling n their tes(脚趾) r hitting lightly their fingers are nt just playing”
和“They are trying t recgnize themselves.”可知,婴儿轻点手指是为了建立自我认知。
29. A 根据第二段中的“In respnse t the vibratin, they… reached up t tuch the discs.”“If the child lke
d in the mirrr and tuched the mark... demnstrated self-recgnitin”和第三段中的“mechanism that self- awareness can develp based n engaged experiences”等关于实验的描述可知,婴儿通过主动的探索行 为来形成自我认知。
30. A 根据第四段中的“The study challenges a lng-standing assumptin that self-recgnitin in early childh
d is smehw hardwired... a built-in functin f human brains... relatives”可知,一个常见误解是婴幼儿
自我认知是一种先天能力。
31. D 最后一段提到，对于有运动技能相关问题的婴儿的干预通常集中在伸手去拿外部世界的物体并
控制它们。再结合“Accrding t ur findings... explring the bdy is the gateway t self-knwledge.”可 知,研究结果表明,接触自己的身体，探索自己的身体，是自我的认知的开始。故选 D。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要探讨了现代生活中便利性的利弊，以及为何人们会倾向于
追求便利，同时指出了过度追求便利可能带来的问题。
32. A 词义猜测题。根据画线词后文“We ften resist ding the things we need t d in rder t make prgre
ss.Behind every well-intentined plan lies this hrrible sense f inertia(惰性). Why is this resistance— and
urcrrespnding appetite fr ease— such an essential part f ur makeup?(我们常常抗拒去做那些为了
取得进步而需要做的事情。在每一个善意的计划背后，都隐藏着这种可怕的惰性。为何这种抗
拒----以及我们相应的对轻松的渴望——会成为我们天性中如此重要的一部分呢?)”可知，我们天性
有对轻松的渴望，所以便利对我们来说是具有很大的诱惑力的，推知 seductive 应是“诱人的”之意，
和 A 项意思相近。故选 A 项。
33. D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The evlutinary mismatch is the idea that we evlved fr a hunter-gat
hererlifestyle, and that while ur circumstances have changed cmpletely, ur brains and bdies haven't.
(进化不匹配是指我们进化出了一种狩猎采集的生活方式，虽然我们的环境已经完全改变了，但我
们的大脑和身体却没有改变。)”可知, the evlutinary mismatch 主要是指我们的自然本能和当前环
境之间的冲突。故选 D 项。
34. B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Cntinually chsing the cnvenient path lessens yur ability t d
eal withunavidable difficulties.(不断选择方便的道路会削弱你处理不可避免的困难的能力。)”可知，
在现代生活中优先考虑便利可能会降低我们克服挑战的能力。故选 B 项。
35. C 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“The fact that, as a culture, we celebrate such shrt cuts is understanda
ble.That said, mst peple are able t sense that cnvenience has a darker side.(作为一种文化,我们推崇
这样的捷径,这是可以理解的。话虽如此，大多数人都能感觉到便利也有其阴暗的一面。)”以及纵
观全文可知，本文主要讲述了过度追求便利可能带来的问题，所以 C 项“现代生活中便利的阴暗面”
是本文最好的标题。故选 C 项。
【语篇导读】本文以“智慧绿色城市”为主题，分别从能源革新(太阳能/风能应用与智能电网)、交通转
型(自动驾驶公交与共享电动车)、绿色建筑(垂直花园与雨水回收)和市民参与(环保 APP 实时反馈)四
个角度展开论述，说明现代城市的可持续发展方案。
36. D 前文“challenges”与后文“transfrming”构成语义转折,用 Hwever 衔接。 “smart slutins”为全文
核心词,统领后文四段具体方案。
37. C 后文“Slar panels/ wind turbines(涡轮机)”均为可再生能源实例;C 项中“starts with”体现段落顺序,
对应后文“Mre imprtantly”的递进结构。本段依次讨论发电(再生能源)→ 配电(智能电网)的完整能
源链条。C 项正确。
38. E 后文“Singapre 案例”需有概括性总述,E 项中“Self-driving electric buses”与后文“sensr-equipped b
uses”形成上下义复现。“replace traditinal fuel-based vehicles”呼应本段“revlutinary changes”的核心
语义,同时,28%私车使用率下降印证“replace”的实际效果。
39. B B 项中“such designs”回指前文的“vertical gardens”;“cut csts”与“lwer temperatures”形成因果链,衔
接后文雨水回收的经济效益。从生态效益(降温)过渡到经济效益(省电费)，体现段落纵深。
40. F “mbile apps”产生实时数据,与 F 项“real-time data”形成词汇同现。本段从市民报告(主观参与)转
向政府监控(客观系统),F 项实现二者闭环,同时为结尾句“cllective effrts supprted by technlgy”提
供实证支撑。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了五位女大学生勇敢营救落水汽车中母子三人的故事。
41. D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她们接近 BrierCreek 大桥时，她们发现桥下有什么不同寻常的东
西——一团闪烁白光的尘埃云。A. blcking 阻塞;B. building 建造;C. remving 移除;D. appraching
接近。
42. B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. familiar 熟悉的;B. dd 奇怪的,反常的;C. natural 天然的;D. li
vely 活泼的。
43. A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我们快速靠边停车，然后就看到一辆沉下水面的白色汽车。”其中一
名学生莫莉·麦科勒姆说。A. sinking 下沉;B. speeding 加速;C. turing 旅游,巡演;D. parking 停车。
44. C 考查副词词义辨析。句意：虽然她们一开始对看到的场面感到震惊，但她们毫不犹豫采取行动，
跳下车冲向那三名乘客,一位母亲和两个孩子。A. frequently 频繁地;B. secretly 秘密地;C. riginally
起初;D. typically 典型地，通常。
45. B 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意同上。A. brke ut 爆发;B. stepped in 介入;C. backed ff 后退;D. car
ried n 继续做。
46. A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：其中两名女孩进入水中，将受害者转移到安全地带，而其他女孩则
收集物资并与紧急救援人员联系。A. victims 受害者;B. witnesses 目击者;C. clleagues 同事;D. passer
s-by 过路人。
47. D 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. service 服务;B. health 医疗卫生;C. media 新闻媒体;D. emergen
cy 突发事件。
48. C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：看到一个孩子失去意识，一名学生当即用所学的救生技能为他做 心肺复苏。
A. aching 疼痛的;B. disabled 残疾的;C. senseless 无知觉的;D. frightened 受惊的。
49. B 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. shw 演出,展览;B. test 检验,考验;C. need 需要;D. effect 效果,
影响。
50. C 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是最糟糕的情况，但不知怎的，在一分钟内，孩子开始做出反应。
A. laughing 笑；B. chatting 聊天;C. respnding 反应;D. defending 防卫。
51. D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：麦科勒姆说：“沉入水中的车是一场独特的灾难。事实上，我们周围
时时刻刻都有人在挣扎求生。” A. bat 船只;B. clud 云;C. treasure 财宝;D. vehicle 车辆。
52. A 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. struggling 奋斗,努力;B. bthering 烦扰;C. escaping 逃逸;D. wr
king 工作。
53. A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我们能抓住日常中互相帮助，彼此激励的机会，带来的影响完
全可以和救灾行动一样重大。A. uplift 举起,振奋;B. warn 警告;C. discver 发现;D. respect 尊重。
54. B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这五名救援人员被授予拯救生命的英雄奖。A. bred 厌烦；B. hnr
ed 给予荣誉；C. prepared 准备;D. named 命名,提及。
55. D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“英雄”这个词被用来形容体育明星和其他人，但这五位是真正的英雄。
A. stry 故事,报道;B. jke 笑话;C. experience 经历;D. term 词语,措辞。 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了德国法兰克福 Bckenheimer Warte 地铁站的独特入 口设计，包括其外观特点、设计师的创意来源、设计背后的故事以及该设计对当地社区和游客的影响。 56. f 考查介词。句意：任何一个想象力丰富的人可能都会相信强大超级反派的存在。短语 be cnvin
ced f...意为“相信……”。故填 f。
57. lks 考查谓语动词。句意：这个引人注目的车站入口建筑，看起来就像是一个极具威胁性的巨人
举起了一辆有轨电车，并把它扔到了坚硬的水泥人行道上。关系代词 that 引导定语从句修饰先行
词 architecture，空处为主句的谓语动词，句子描述现在的事实，用一般现在时；主语为单数，谓
语用第三人称单数形式。故填 lks。
58. mrepractical 考查形容词比较级。句意：而实际上，它的由来要实用得多。空处为形容词形式修
饰名词，根据空前的“much”以及句意可知用形容词比较级形式。故填 mre practical。
59. was credited 考查短语、时态和语态。句意:这个车站入口的建造最初归功于一位名叫 Zbigniew Pete
r Pininski 的建筑师。空处为谓语动词；固定短语 be credited t 意为“归功于”，从 riginally 可知句
子描述过去的事情，用一般过去时;主语为单数 The cnstructin, be 动词用 was。故填 was credited。
60. Setting 考查非谓语动词。句意：他将苹果、鸡蛋、鸟、管道和时钟等常见物品置于不寻常的场景
中，从而能够唤起观者的惊奇感和好奇心。空处为非谓语动词作状语；主语 he 和 set 之间为主动
关系，用现在分词形式；出现在句首,首字母大写。故填 Setting。
61. curisity 考查名词。句意同上。连接连词 and 连接 wnder 和 curisity 两个名词。故填 curisity。
62. that/which 考查定语从句。句意：除了对抽象艺术的热爱之外，Pininski 建造这样一个独特的地铁
入口还有另一个原因。空处为定语从句的关系词；先行词为 reasn，指物，用关系代词 which 或 th
at 在定语从句中作主语。故填 that 或 which。
63. textend 考查非谓语动词。句意：当时，这个地铁站还只是法兰克福地铁系统扩建的一个提议。空
处为非谓语动词形式,不定式作名词 prpsal 的后置定语。故填 t extend。
64. ppsed 考查形容词。句意：这个问题引发了激烈的争论，一些人反对这个项目。介词 with 后的
宾语为 smepeple,形容词 ppsed 意为“反对的”,作宾语补足语。故填 ppsed。
65. the 考查冠词。句意：Pininski 不寻常的设计为地铁站赢得了足够的支持，获得了“绿灯”，并于 198
6 年建成。定冠词 the 表示特指意义。故填 the。
第四部分
第一节
【参考范文】
My View n the New Schedule
I'm really excited abut the new schedule that ur schl will cnduct next term. The extended break bet
ween classes allws us t relax and recharge, and having a daily PE class is a great way t stay fit. Mrever,
the lnger self-study time will help us better manage ur studies.
With this new schedule, I plan t use the extra break time t take a shrt walk utside the classrm, whi
ch can relieve eye tiredness. During the PE class, I’ ll actively participate in varius sprts activities t imprv
e my physical cnditin. As fr the extended self-study time, I' ll make a detailed plan t review and preview
my curses.
In cnclusin, I believe the new schedule is a well-planned arrangement. Nt nly will it benefit ur phys ical health, but it will als help us achieve better academic results. I'm lking frward t the new term.
【评分标准】
分数段 特征
13~15 分 内容充实(2 个态度理由+3 个具体计划)，语言流畅(句式多样+高级词汇)，结构严谨。
10~12 分 内容完整但扩展不足，语言有小错误(≤4 处)，结构基本合理。
7~9 分 遗漏 1 个要点，语言错误较多(5-7 处)，段落衔接不自然。
4~6 分 仅完成 1 个要点，语言碎片化，结构混乱。
1~3 分 内容严重偏离主题或抄袭提示语。
0 分 白卷、内容太少无法评判或所写内容与所提供内容无关。
第二节
【参考范文】
Suddenly, a familiar figure came int my camera lens. It was Dad, standing at the end f the street, dresse
d warmly against the cld, watching me with a gentle smile. In his hand was a delicate wden bx. My heart
skipped a beat as I realized he had cme fr my birthday. I lwered my phne, feeling a warmth that surpasse
d the snw's chill.We lcked eyes fr a mment, and then he slwly walked twards me, shwing me the w
den bx and breaking the silence with a“Happy Birthday, sn.”
I pened the beautifully crafted wden bx. Inside lay a handmade leather wallet, each stitch meticulus
ly dne.Tears welled up in my eyes as I recgnized my father's tuch. He had always been there, in his wn w
ay, expressing his lve thrugh his craft. “I knw I’ ve been busy, but I wanted t make smething special fr
yu,” he said sftly.That mment, all my dubts melted away, replaced by a deep understanding f the lve th
at had never truly left.
【语篇导读】本文以人物为线索，文章主要讲述了作者在自己 18 岁生日当天，面对漫天飞舞的雪花
所引发的对过往与父亲关系的回忆与感慨。文章以雪天的美景为背景，通过描绘雪花的轻盈舞动和作
者内心的情感波动，展现了作者对父亲由敬仰到疏远，再到渴望重新建立联系的复杂心情。同时，母
亲提议和作者出去散步，欣赏雪景。
【详解】
段落续写：
①由第一段首句“突然，一个熟悉的身影进入了我的镜头。”和第二段首句“我打开了制作精美的木箱。” 可知，本段可描写父亲在寒冷中现身街头，默默守护作者的生日，传递深沉温暖的父爱。
②由第二段首句“我打开了制作精美的木箱。”可知，本段通过手工钱包，父亲表达深沉爱意，消除作 者的疑虑，展现父爱的持久与独特。
评分原则：
1.本题总分为 25 分，按 5 个档次给分。
2.评分时，先根据所续写短文的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定
或调整档次，最后给分。
3.词数少于 120 的，从总分中减去 2 分。
4.评分时，应主要从以下四个方面考虑：
(1)与所给短文及段落开头语的衔接程度；
(2)内容的丰富性；
(3)应用语法结构和词汇的丰富性和准确性； (4)上下文的连贯性。
5.拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个重要方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。 6.如书写较差以致影响交际，可将分数降低一个档次。 【各档次的给分范围和要求】
档次 描述
1.与所提供短文和开头语的衔接较差。
第一档 2.语法结构单调，词汇项目很有限，有较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误，严重影响了意义的表 (1~5 分) 达。
3.缺乏语句间的连接成分，全文内容不连贯。
听力材料
Text 1
M: Let's paint this wall yellw and mve the bed t the windw.
W: OK.
M: Susie said ur curtains were t dark. Why nt replace them with bright nes?
W: Well, I dn't have t factr in all peple's suggestins.
Text 2
M: Linda, yu will g t Lndn fr the summer hlidays, wn't yu?
W: I'm nt sure. What abut yu?
M: Oh, I gt a letter frm Ken. He said he wuld g back t his hmetwn Trnt and he asked me t g wit
h him.
Text 3
W: Help me, sir! There is a strange man fllwing me!
M: Cme in, ma’ am. Shall I call the plice fr yu?
W: Thank yu! I'm abslutely terrified!
M: Take a deep breath and have sme water. Yu can stay here until the plice arrive.
Text 4
W: Hey, uncle. Remember yu invited me t cme and stay at yur place last summer? Wuld it be pssible f
r me t cme this July? I' ve been ffered a psitin at the chclate factry and it's near yur huse.
M: Certainly, Ann!
Text 5
M: S Barbara, have yu ever thught yu wuld have s many fans n ur website?
W: Actually, n. At first, I just made sme vides t recrd my travels all ver the wrld, but I'm glad that my
vides can bring my audience pleasure.
Text 6
M: Sunshine Htel. What can I d fr yu?
W: I need t bk tw duble rms and ne single rm under the name f Eva Winchell.
M: OK. Hw many nights will yu stay?
W: We’ ll check in tnight and check ut n the 21st f this mnth.
M: Gt it. D yu require a pick-up service r mrning wake-up calls? We ffer them fr free.
第五档
(21~25 分)
1.与所给短文融洽度高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接合理。
2.所使用语法结构和词汇丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达。
3.有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结构紧凑。
第四档
(16~20 分)
1.与所给短文融洽度较高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接较为合理。
2.所使用语法结构和词汇较为丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但不影响意义表达。
3.比较有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结构紧凑。
第三档
(11~15 分)
1.与所给短文关系较为密切，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接。
2.应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求，虽有一些错误，但不影响意义表达。
3.应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文内容连贯。
第二档
(6~10 分)
1.与所给短文有一定的关系，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接。
2.语法结构单调，词汇项目有限，有些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响了意义的表达。
3.较少使用语句间的连接成分，全文内容缺少连贯性。
不得分
(0 分)
白卷、内容太少无法评判或所写内容与所提供内容无关。
W: N, thanks. We’ ll drive there. And we dn’ t need t get up early. Anyway, d yu ffer parking cupns?
Text 7
M: Have yu heard frm the judges in the shrt stry cmpetitin yet?
W: Nt yet, have yu?
M: N, but I'm a bit wrried abut it. I dn't think I' ll d very well. I nly left myself a cuple f days t d it.
Ididn't want t miss the deadline and I rushed it a bit.
W: Even s, yu can at least win ne f the prizes. Yu' ve gt such a great imaginatin, after all.
M: Thanks. I enjy writing it. But I dn't think it is the best I' ve dne. I think yurs is great. It interests me an
d Ieven cannt put it dwn.
Text 8
M: Hi, Sandy, what are yu up t?
W: Hi, Paul. I' ve brught sme paints fr the children t play with. I have a lng rll f paper and we are gin
g t paint a very lng picture tgether.
M: Oh, dear. That sunds like it wuld be very messy indeed. I hpe their parents dn't cmplain abut their s
chl unifrms being ruined.
W: Dn't wrry. I thught abut that. I' ve asked each f them t bring ne f their dad's ld shirts t wear ve
r the tp t prtect their clthes.
M: Gd thinking. I lk frward t seeing the results.
W: Everyne will see the painting. I plan t put it up n the wall f schl hall fr the parents’ evening tmrr
w.
M: Great, I'm sure it will be very clrful. W: It's pretty certain that it will be.
Text 9
M: Sarah, have yu heard abut ChatGPT? It can answer almst everything with perfect grammar!
W: Yes. Is it the chatbt where yu can even request a Shakespeare-style write-up abut a mvie?
M: Exactly! Many peple say it's a game changer fr nline interactins. But there's mre— Ggle launched
its wn chatbt, Bard, right after ChatGPT's release.
W: Ww, technlgy is evlving s quickly. But I' ve read cncerns abut these chatbts frm sme educatrs
since bts can prvide grade-A essays in n time.
M: It's definitely a matter f cncern. Students culd easily get pre-made answers in an age f rapid technlg
ical advance. But when ChatGPT was integrated int Bing, Micrsft's CEO Satya Nadella cmmented, “I
t's a new day in search.” As Ggle mentined, AI can help deepen ur understanding and efficiently chan
ge infrmatin int useful knwledge. It is nt t replace us but t make infrmatin mre accessible.
W: I hpe these advancements are fr the better.
M: It's an ever-changing landscape. We just need t adapt and make the mst f these innvatins.
Text 10
M: As a yung child, I always enjyed physical challenges mre than mental nes. I liked t run and buil
d swings.At that stage I hadn't yet learned t climb r swim, but I wuld have lved t try thse t. One day
we had a physical educatin class at schl. We did the lng jump and handstands, but it was when I tried t d
a frward rll that disaster struck. Smehw, I twisted my neck in an extremely painful way. I screamed lu
dly and the teachers were very cncerned. An ambulance was called and I was taken t hspital. The dctrs f
itted me with a cllar and I was tld t avid exercise and stay away frm schl fr eight weeks. At first, I w
as very bred. Having t keep still all day was n fun. S I started t read. I lked at bks n the shelf at h
me. I wasn’ t interested in lve stries—Iavided thse— but crime and adventure did appeal t me. During th
se eight weeks I develped a lifelng lve f reading. When my cllar was remved, the dctrs tld me nt
t exercise fr anther fur weeks. Instead f being disappinted, I was happy t devte mre time t my new
lve— reading.