湖北省武汉市部分重点中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期末真题联考英语试卷（解析版）

这是一份湖北省武汉市部分重点中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期末真题联考英语试卷（解析版），共26页。试卷主要包含了 5分，满分7， 15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。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. Wh is the man prbably talking t?
A. A babysitter.B. A student.C. A client.
【答案】A
【原文】W: Mr. Watsn, what shuld I d after yu leave?
M: Yu need t prepare lunch fr my sn and take him t a swimming lessn. Oh, dn’t frget t remind him t take his medicine n time.
2. What is wrng with Ruby's laptp?
A. It fails t be charged.B. It turns itself ff frequently.C. It can't cnnect t the Internet.
【答案】B
【原文】M: Hey, Ruby. What's the matter with yur laptp? Des it fail t cnnect t the Internet again?
W: It's even wrse this time! It always switches itself ff even thugh it's fully charged.
3. Hw much will the man pay fr the backpack?
A. $40.B. $36.C. $34.
【答案】C
【原文】M: Excuse me, ma’am. Hw much is this backpack?
W: It’s $40. We ffer a 10% discunt n all the gds tday. And custmers with student ID cards can get a 15% discunt.
M: Perfect! Here is my student ID card.
4. What will the wman prbably d next?
A. Clean her ears.B. Listen t a sng.C. Read a bedtime stry.
【答案】B
【原文】M: D yu knw Five Little Mnkeys, Julia?
W: It’s an interesting children’s stry, right?
M: N, it’s a sng. My mm usually sings it t me at bedtime. I’ll sing it t yu.
W: I’m all ears.
5. Whse birthday is arund the crner?
A. Shirley's.B. Sphia's.C. Maggie's.
【答案】C
【原文】M: Sphia, what kind f birthday present d yu think is meaningful? Shirley suggested I hld a party. But I'm cnsidering smething mre special.
W: Hw abut a chance t travel? Anyway, wh are yu preparing a gift fr?
M: Maggie. She will turn 18 next Wednesday, n May 20th.
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. Why des the man's sister rarely drink cla?
A. T prtect her teeth.B. T stay in shape.C. T suit her taste.
7. Which drinks will be served at the party?
A. Orange juice and cla.B. Lemnade and cla. C. Lemnade and range juice.
【答案】6. B 7. A
【原文】M: Tnight is a party night! Besides cla, we can prepare smething else t drink, such as lemn juice. After all, nt everyne likes cla.
W: I dn't think lemnade is a gd chice. I think almst every yung persn drinks cla regularly.
M: N. My sister seldm des that.
W: Why? Des she dislike the taste?
M: N. Yu knw girls want t keep slim. She thinks there is t much sugar in cla. And I think drinking t much cla is bad fr ur teeth.
W: All right. Shall we decide n range juice then? M: OK.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What can Cindy see frm her bedrm windw?
A. A bakery.B. Her friend's huse.C. A park.
9. Hw des Cindy feel abut mving?
A. Excited.B. Upset.C. Surprised.
10. What advice des the man give n the rest f the tys?
A. Giving them away.B. Thrwing them away.C. Selling them ff.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A
【原文】W: I'm ging t miss this huse. My bedrm has a great view. And I can ften see ther kids play happily in that park thrugh the windw f this rm. Besides, I really like the bakery in this neighbrhd.
M: I knw yur feelings, Cindy. But we have t leave.
W: I dn't want t leave. I have many gd friends here.
M: We have a lt f happy memries here, but yu shuld be excited t make new nes. Anyway, have yu packed up yur things?
W: N. I still have sme tys left. I can't find a big bx t put them in.
M: Well, yu can't take all f yur tys. Yur new bedrm is t small t stre all f them.
W: But I can't just thrw the rest away. Maybe I can sell them.
M: I think yu shuld dnate them.
W: That's a gd idea.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. What time is it nw?
A. 11: 30 a. m.B. 11: 00 a. m.C. 10: 30 a. m.
12. What psitin des the man interview fr?
A. A manager.B. A salesman.C. A bank clerk.
13. What des the wman ask the man t d in the end?
A. Calm himself dwn.B. Shw his resume.C. Share wrk experiences.
【答案】11. C 12. B 13. A
【原文】M: Gd mrning, I'm Gary Patel. I'm here fr an interview.
W: Oh, yu arrived early. Yur interview starts at 11: 00 a. m. There is still half an hur left.
M: Yeah, I was afraid I wuld be late because f traffic jams.
W: Well, nw that yu're here, let's get started. Please take a seat. I'm Amelia, the manager f the human resurces department. I'll be yur interviewer tday. Yu want t apply fr the psitin f salespersn, right?
M: Yes. Here is my resume.
W: Great. Nw, tell me smething abut yur wrk experiences please.
M: Okay. I am. . . a bank clerk. I mean. . . I was. . .
W: Take it easy. Dn't be nervus. Wuld yu like t have a cup f water?
M: Yes, please. Thank yu.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. What makes the man g hme late these days?
A. The cnflict with his wife.
B. The nise made by his kids.
C. The pressure f unemplyment.
15. Which cuntry did the wman travel t last mnth?
A. Greece.B. America.C. Britain.
16. Why des the wman plan t call Jhnny Brwn tmrrw?
A. T invite him t a trip.B. T ask him abut a psitin. C. T reprt her sales perfrmance.
17. Hw des the wman sund?
A. Helpful.B. Grateful.C. Disappinted.
【答案】14. C 15. A 16. B 17. A
【原文】W: Hey, Kevin. What a surprise t meet yu here at this hur! Shuldn’t yu be at hme right nw?
M: Hi, Lucy. Actually, I dn’t g hme until my family is asleep these days. I can’t face them.
W: What’s wrng? Did yu argue with yur wife? Or are the children t nisy?
M: Neither. I’ve been ut f wrk fr a week. But I dn’t have the curage t tell my family the truth.
W: I see. S are yu lking fr a jb these days?
M: Yes. I interviewed with several cmpanies, but they all refused me. It seems that I’m the wrst persn in the wrld.
W: Cme n, Kevin. Yu shuldn’t give up n yurself. D yu remember Jhnny Brwn?
M: The man yu met n yur trip t Greece last mnth, right?
W: Yes. He wrks as a sales manager in a big cmpany. I happen t knw that he needs a new assistant.
M: Really? Culd yu please call him and ask abut it?
W: Of curse. But it is t late nw. I’ll ring him up tmrrw.
M: Yu really d me a big favr!
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. What des the research shw?
A. Cats rely upn humans t feel safe.
B. Cats treat humans like their fellws.
C. Cats’ reputatin as a cld pet is true.
19. Why d cats expse their stmachs?
A. T beg fr fd.B. T ask fr a belly rub.C. T shw their trust.
20. Hw d cats greet ther cats they dn’t knw?
A. By staring at them.B. By raising their tails.C. By tuching legs.
【答案】18. B 19. C 20. A
【原文】Research shws cats’ reputatin as a cld pet is untrue. Because f their evlutinary ancestry, dmestic cats are, by their nature, mre independent than dgs. While they may nt rely upn peple t feel safe as dgs d, many cats shw lve twards their wners. Cats behave twards humans in the same way that they respnd t ther cats, s the secret f whether yur cats feel bnded t yu lies in their behavir.
One f the mst bvius signs that yur cats are fnd f yu is the way that they greet yu. A tail held in the upright flagple psitin shws a friendly intentin, indicating familiarity and trust. Cats smetimes twist their tails tgether as a sign f friendship. They usually wrap their tails arund peple’s legs t shw affectin.
Rlling ver and expsing their stmachs is anther gesture that a cat has the greatest trust in yu. This is nt usually a request fr a belly rub. Attempts t strke a cat’s belly will ften result in an escape.
Yur cats might als secretly shw their lve in the way they lk at yu. When cats encunter strange humans r ther cats they dn’t knw, they usually greet them with a stare. But they are likely t slwly blink at cats they have a gd relatinship with.
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2. 5分，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
Are yu ready t becme an internatinal UN Vlunteer? Yu can cntribute yur time, skills and knwledge thrugh vlunteering with the UN. This is an pprtunity t create a psitive impact and be a significant frce fr achieving peace and develpment. Make a difference t the lives f many!
The first step t vlunteer abrad with the UN is t determine whether yu meet the minimum requirements (see n UN Vlunteer Hmepage). If this is the case, yu may apply fr assignments that are in high demand r even in highly specialized areas.
Requirements
·The minimum age t serve as an internatinal UN Vlunteer is 18 years ld.
·UN Vlunteers shuld be prfessinal and have academic experience, as well as strng interpersnal and rganizatinal skills.
·All the Vlunteers must display a cmmitment t the values and principles f vlunteerism and an ability t wrk in a multicultural envirnment and with lcal partners and cmmunities.
·UN Vlunteers shuld be prepared t adjust t difficult living cnditins in remte lcatins.
Hw t register.
·In rder t apply fr assignments advertised n ur Unified Vlunteering Platfrm, candidates need t register n ur Glbal Talent Pl.
·The registratin prcess fllws a few simple steps, all f which must be cmpleted befre yu can apply fr nsite r nline vlunteering assignments.
·Yu can update yur persnal infrmatin n UN Prfile at any time, and yu shuld access it at least nce a year t keep it active.
21. What is required t be an internatinal UN Vlunteer?
A. Graduatin frm cllege.B. Experiences in UN affairs.
C. Readiness t interact with lcals.D. Ability in academic researches.
22. Where can a vlunteer select assignments?
A. On UN Prfile.B. On Glbal Talent Pl.
C. On UN Vlunteer Hmepage.D. On Unified Vlunteering Platfrm.
23. What is the main purpse f this passage?
A. T argue.B. T infrm.C. T cnvince.D. T criticize.
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍成为联合国国际志愿者的要求及注册申请方式。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据Requirements部分中的“All the Vlunteers must display a cmmitment t the values and principles f vlunteerism and an ability t wrk in a multicultural envirnment and with lcal partners and cmmunities.(所有志愿者必须展现出对志愿服务价值观和原则的承诺，以及在多元文化环境中与当地合作伙伴和社区合作的能力。)”可知，成为联合国国际志愿者需要有与当地人互动的意愿和能力。故选C项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Hw t register部分中的“In rder t apply fr assignments advertised n ur Unified Vlunteering Platfrm, candidates need t register n ur Glbal Talent Pl.(为了申请在我们的统一志愿服务平台上公布的任务，候选人需要在我们的全球人才库中注册。)”可知，志愿者可以在统一志愿服务平台上选择任务。故选D项。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，尤其第一段“Are yu ready t becme an internatinal UN Vlunteer? Yu can cntribute yur time, skills and knwledge thrugh vlunteering with the UN. This is an pprtunity t create a psitive impact and be a significant frce fr achieving peace and develpment.(你准备好成为一名联合国国际志愿者了吗？你可以通过为联合国志愿服务来贡献自己的时间、技能和知识。这是一个创造积极影响的机会，让你成为推动和平与发展的重要力量。)”可知，文章主要介绍了成为联合国国际志愿者的要求以及注册申请的方式，属于告知性的内容。故选B项。
B
By my early 40s, I had exhausted all the hbbies that were suppsed t make me feel better abut entering middle age. And then, at the height f my desperatin, I decided t sign up fr a ballet class.
“But yu’re nt very flexible,” my friend gently reminded me. She wasn’t wrng. I nearly injured myself in an attempt t stretch. Als, my track recrd fr physical activity wasn’t great: With shrt perids n the badmintn curt, a brief try at cycling, and an n-and-ff relatinship with swimming, I culd see hw I didn’t exactly lk like prspective ballet material. Hwever, I was determined t give it a try.
This wasn’t my first time in a ballet studi. My classes were physically demanding and my muscles were achy. But this time arund, the exact same things that had made me flee the studi nw brught me a fresh perspective.
I hadn’t anticipated that my teacher’s instructins wuld change my way f being in the wrld. When I tried t extend my ft t the side, my teacher reminded me that ballet isn’t abut perfectin. Rather, he said, it’s abut “struggling fr perfectin”. The idea that my bdy is still a wrk in prgress encurages me. Ballet is frcing me t rethink my relatinship with my bdy, and instead f nticing nly the lder age, I am nw amazed at what my bdy is capable f and the changes I’ve seen as I’ve learned t stand with mre cnfidence and curage. The imperfectins? They’re part f being alive.
Eight years int my ballet classes, I’m what yu wuld call a lifelng advanced beginner. At the age f 50, I fcus n my breathing and mve my bdy in ways that always challenge me and remind me f everything that is pssible.
24. What made the authr determined t try ballet?
A. Her need fr freshness in midlife.B. Her failure in varius sprts.
C. Her desire t perfrm ballet well.D. Her talent fr physical activities.
25. What effect did the ballet teacher’s wrds have n the authr?
A. Frcing her t rethink each mvement.
B. Mtivating her t practice even harder.
C. Shifting her fcus t the prgress she made.
D. Changing her attitude twards ballet dancing.
26. Why did the authr call herself a lifelng advanced beginner?
A. Because she has mastered ballet cmpletely.
B. Because she sticks t beginner ballet classes.
C. Because she regrets starting ballet t late in life.
D. Because she cntinues dancing despite challenges.
27. What message des the text cnvey?
A. Imperfectin shuld be avided at all csts.
B. Only thrugh hardwrk can ne achieve perfectin.
C. The pursuit f perfectin matters mre than the result.
D. Middle-aged peple shuld make well-infrmed decisins.
【答案】24. A 25. C 26. D 27. C
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者中年学芭蕾，领悟追求完美比结果更重要的经历。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。 根据第一段中“By my early 40s, I had exhausted all the hbbies that were suppsed t make me feel better abut entering middle age. And then, at the height f my desperatin, I decided t sign up fr a ballet class.(在我40岁出头的时候，我已经尝试了所有本应让我在进入中年时感觉更好的爱好。然后，在我绝望到极点的时候，我决定报名参加一个芭蕾舞班)”可知，作者在中年时尝试了各种爱好，但都没有让她感觉更好，因此她决定尝试芭蕾舞，以寻求新鲜感。故选A。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。 根据第四段中“When I tried t extend my ft t the side, my teacher reminded me that ballet isn’t abut perfectin. Rather, he said, it’s abut “struggling fr perfectin”. The idea that my bdy is still a wrk in prgress encurages me. Ballet is frcing me t rethink my relatinship with my bdy, and instead f nticing nly the lder age, I am nw amazed at what my bdy is capable f and the changes I’ve seen as I’ve learned t stand with mre cnfidence and curage.(当我试图把脚伸到一边时，我的老师提醒我，芭蕾舞不是关于完美的。相反，他说，这是关于“为完美而奋斗”。我的身体仍在不断进步的想法鼓舞了我。芭蕾舞迫使我重新思考我与身体的关系，我不再只注意到年龄的增长，而是现在对我的身体所能做的事情以及我随着学会更加自信和勇敢地站立而看到的变化感到惊讶)”可知，芭蕾舞老师的话让作者不再只关注自己的不完美，而是开始关注自己的进步和身体所能做的事情，即老师的话使作者将注意力转移到了她所取得的进步上。故选C。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。 根据最后一段中“Eight years int my ballet classes, I’m what yu wuld call a lifelng advanced beginner. At the age f 50, I fcus n my breathing and mve my bdy in ways that always challenge me and remind me f everything that is pssible.(上了八年的芭蕾舞课，我就是你们所说的终身高级初学者。在50岁的时候，我专注于自己的呼吸，以一种总是挑战我的方式移动身体，并提醒我一切皆有可能)”可知，作者虽然已经上了八年的芭蕾舞课，但她仍然称自己为“终身高级初学者”，因为她继续跳舞，尽管面临着挑战，她仍然在不断进步。故选D。
【27题详解】
主旨大意题。 通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了作者在中年时尝试芭蕾舞的经历，以及芭蕾舞老师的话对她的影响。老师告诉她芭蕾舞不是关于完美的，而是关于“为完美而奋斗”，这使作者开始重新思考自己与身体的关系，并关注自己的进步和身体所能做的事情。由此可推知，文章传达的信息是追求完美比结果更重要。故选C。
C
Dctrs at Great Ormnd Street are being encuraged t cnsider air pllutin levels at their patients’ hme addresses when assessing the causes f their illnesses, under an innvative pilt scheme. Data shwing the average annual air pllutin rates at patients’ pstcdes has been added t patients’ electrnic files s physicians can help families understand whether their child has been expsed t munting risk.
The initiative is a respnse t criticisms abut the case f Ella Ad-Kissi-Debrah, wh was nine when she died frm asthma (哮喘) 10 years ag, and wh in 2020 became the first persn in the UK t have air pllutin listed n her death certificate as a cause f death. Ella’s mther, Rsamund, has nted that she was nt given infrmatin abut the health risks f air pllutin and its ptential t cause asthma, and the family “wuld have mved straight away” if she had been tld that her daughter was being killed by the air she was breathing.
Mark Hayden, wh wrks in the Great Ormnd Street hspital, put frward this scheme. Hayden said there had previusly been a “significant knwledge gap” at the hspital regarding air pllutin and its effects. The negative effects f air pllutin n health were nt sufficiently cmmunicated t patients and carers by medical and nursing prfessinals, and called n medical staff t d mre t infrm families abut the dangers f air pllutin. Data added t patients’ electrnic recrds prvides infrmatin n fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrgen dixide, indicates whether they exceed Wrld Health Organizatin (WHO) safe levels. The infrmatin will encurage physicians t think abut whether air pllutin is a factr in a patient’s illness, and d mre t educate patients abut the risks f air pllutin.
Hayden agreed that staff had been apprehensive abut talking abut the health risks. “Obviusly, air quality is a bit harder t fix than an infectin. Yu can’t just give sme pills, ” he said.
28. What is the initiative aimed at?
A. Remving air pllutin.B. Perfecting patients’ files.
C. Tracing patients’ illnesses.D. Recrding air quality data.
29. What can we knw abut Ella Ad-Kissi-Debrah?
A. Her case raised cncerns amng the public.
B. Her death certificate was updated 10 years ag.
C. She was the first persn in the UK that died frm asthma.
D. Her mther dubted the infrmatin n the death certificate.
30. Hw des the scheme help fill the “significant knwledge gap” in paragraph 3?
A. By warning peple f the ptential risks.
B. By analyzing data based n WHO safety levels.
C. By prviding suggestins n decreasing air pllutin.
D. By encuraging cmmunicatin between patients and dctrs.
31. What des the underlined wrd “apprehensive” in last paragraph prbably mean?
A. Curius.B. Uneasy.C. Relieved.D. Enthusiastic.
【答案】28. C 29. A 30. A 31. B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了Great Ormnd Street医院的一项创新试点计划，该计划鼓励医生在评估患者病因时考虑患者家庭住址的空气污染水平。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Dctrs at Great Ormnd Street are being encuraged t cnsider air pllutin levels at their patients’ hme addresses when assessing the causes f their illnesses, under an innvative pilt scheme.(根据一项创新试点计划，大奥蒙德街的医生在评估患者病因时，正被鼓励考虑患者家庭住址的空气污染水平。)”可知，该试点计划旨在让医生在评估患者病因时考虑其居住地的空气污染水平，即通过空气污染数据追溯患者的病因。故选C。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“The initiative is a respnse t criticisms abut the case f Ella Ad-Kissi-Debrah, wh was nine when she died frm asthma(哮喘)10 years ag, and wh in 2020 became the first persn in the UK t have air pllutin listed n her death certificate as a cause f death. Ella’s mther, Rsamund, has nted that she was nt given infrmatin abut the health risks f air pllutin and its ptential t cause asthma, and the family “wuld have mved straight away” if she had been tld that her daughter was being killed by the air she was breathing.(这一举措源于对Ella Ad-Kissi-Debrah案例的反思。十年前，九岁的Ella因哮喘去世，2020年她成为英国首位死亡证明上将空气污染列为死因的人。Ella的母亲Rsamund指出，当时她未被告知空气污染的健康风险及其引发哮喘的可能性，并表示如果知道女儿正被呼吸的空气 “杀死”，家人“会立刻搬家”。)”可知，Ella的案例是促使该试点计划推出的关键事件，文中提到她的死亡证明在2020年成为英国首份将空气污染列为死因的文件，其母亲也指出若早知空气污染的危害会立即搬家，由此可知，她的案例引发了对空气污染与健康问题的关注。故选A。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Hayden said there had previusly been a “significant knwledge gap” at the hspital regarding air pllutin and its effects. The negative effects f air pllutin n health were nt sufficiently cmmunicated t patients and carers by medical and nursing prfessinals, and called n medical staff t d mre t infrm families abut the dangers f air pllutin. Data added t patients’ electrnic recrds prvides infrmatin n fine particulate matter(PM2.5) and nitrgen dixide, indicates whether they exceed Wrld Health Organizatin(WHO)safe levels. The infrmatin will encurage physicians t think abut whether air pllutin is a factr in a patient’s illness, and d mre t educate patients abut the risks f air pllutin. (在大奥蒙德街医院工作的Mark Hayden提出了该计划。他表示，医院此前在空气污染及其影响方面存在“显著的知识缺口”，医护人员未能充分向患者及其照料者传达空气污染对健康的负面影响，并呼吁医务人员更多地告知家庭空气污染的危害。电子病历中添加的数据包含细颗粒物和二氧化氮信息，标明其是否超过世界卫生组织安全水平。这些信息将促使医生思考空气污染是否为患者病因，并加强对患者的空气污染风险教育。)”可知，该计划通过在患者电子档案中添加空气污染数据，促使医生思考空气污染是否为病因，并加强对患者的风险教育，这直接针对此前“医护人员未充分传达空气污染健康风险”的知识缺口，通过提供数据支持来“警告人们潜在风险”。故选A。
【31题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在语境“Hayden agreed that staff had been apprehensive abut talking abut the health risks. “Obviusly, air quality is a bit harder t fix than an infectin. Yu can’t just give sme pills,” he said.( Hayden承认，医护人员此前对谈论健康风险……。“显然，空气质量问题比感染更难解决，你不能只是开些药片。”他说。)”可推测，因为该问题难以像治疗感染一样通过药物解决，医护人员对谈论空气污染健康风险存在顾虑或者感到不安。选项B“uneasy”，意为“不安的”，与此相符。故选B。
D
When the wrld is faced with a grwing number f crises, including climate change and ecnmic decline, writers and critics, finding themselves with even mre inspiratins and materials n their hands than usual, wndered hw these dramatic changes wuld affect nvels. Literature has dcumented and been shaped by glbal events, as seen in Jhn Steinbeck's The Grapes f Wrath (1939), and Albert Camus’s imagining f a chlera utbreak — The Plague (1947). Wh wuld write the first great nvel f the latest era?
Tw f America’s nvelists, Michael Cunningham and Sigrid Nunez, have recently published nvels that try t carry this traditin. The narratr f The Vulnerables by Ms Nunez is an lder writer wh lives in New Yrk and has all the cncerns f a middle-aged, middle-class American living in the 21st century. She ends up in an apartment alne, but her real crisis is literary. Suffering frm writer's blck, she cncludes that “the traditinal nvel” has lst its “urgency” nw. Mr Cunningham's Day, cincidentally, is just the kind f traditinal nvel Ms Nunez suggests is nw utdated. It tells the stry f a yung family in New Yrk — Dan, an ageing singer, and Isabel, a pht editr, have tw yung children. His recent unemplyment accelerates the breakdwn f their marriage and the relatinships f several ther peple they knw. Day is alive with all f the small thughts, lks and feelings that the glbal financial crisis caused.
Unlike histrical transfrmatins during previus centuries, the impacts f current events n nvels have s far been weakened. With technlgy accelerating the pace f peple's lives, Ms Nunez’s and Mr Cunningham’s bks may best be regarded as dcuments f a certain time that nw seems an increasingly distant memry. Despite their new subject matter, these bks d nt break literary grund. As peple’s depressin gradually gave way t the ptimism f the digital age, they sn slipped right back int nrmality. The same is prving true fr fictin. Bth nvels remind readers hw much their lives changed during the crises, but als, at least fr writers and readers f literature, hw much stayed the same.
32. Why des the authr mentin Jhn Steinbeck and Albert Camus in paragraph 1?
A. T set a standard.B. T raise a questin.
C. T clarify a cnfusin.D. T illustrate a phenmenn.
33. What d The Vulnerables and Day have in cmmn?
A. Bth belng t traditinal nvels.
B. Bth present characters faced with crises.
C. Bth are written in first-persn perspective.
D. Bth reveal mental issues caused by unemplyment.
34. What is the significance f Ms Nunez’s and Mr Cunningham's bks?
A. They adpt nvel subject matters.
B. They highlight changes in family relatinships.
C. They serve as recrds f a special but passing perid.
D. They push the bundaries f fictin fr their cntempraries.
35. Which best describes the authr’s attitude twards the tw nvels?
A. Objective.B. Psitive.C. Negative.D. Uncncerned.
【答案】32. D 33. B 34. C 35. A
【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章探讨了两部小说The Vulnerables和Day如何反映当前社会危机对人们生活的影响，并对这些作品的文学价值进行了评价。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段的句子“When the wrld is faced with a grwing number f crises, including climate change and ecnmic decline, writers and critics, finding themselves with even mre inspiratins and materials n their hands than usual, wndered hw these dramatic changes wuld affect nvels. Literature has dcumented and been shaped by glbal events, as seen in Jhn Steinbeck's The Grapes f Wrath (1939), and Albert Camus’s imagining f a chlera utbreak — The Plague (1947).(当世界面临越来越多的危机时，包括气候变化和经济衰退，作家和评论家发现他们手中有比平时更多的灵感和材料，想知道这些戏剧性的变化会如何影响小说。文学记录和塑造了全球事件，如约翰·斯坦贝克的《愤怒的葡萄》（1939）和阿尔伯特·加缪对霍乱爆发的想象——《瘟疫》（1947）。)”可知，作者提到这些作家是为了说明文学如何记录和被全球事件塑造这种现象。故选D项。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的句子“Bth nvels remind readers hw much their lives changed during the crises, but als, at least fr writers and readers f literature, hw much stayed the same.(这两部小说都提醒读者，他们的生活在危机中发生了多大的变化，但至少对作家和文学读者来说，有多少东西保持不变。)”可知，这两部小说都展示了人物在危机中面临的挑战。故选B项。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的句子“With technlgy accelerating the pace f peple's lives, Ms Nunez's and Mr Cunningham's bks may best be regarded as dcuments f a certain time that nw seems an increasingly distant memry.(随着科技加速了人们的生活节奏，努涅斯女士和坎宁安先生的书可能最好被视为某个时代的文件，而这个时代现在似乎越来越遥远。)”可知，这些书作为记录一个特殊但逐渐成为过去的时期的文献具有重要意义。故选C项。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的句子“Despite their new subject matter, these bks d nt break literary grund.(尽管题材新颖，但这些书并没有突破文学领域。)”可知，作者对这两部小说持客观态度，认为它们虽然有新的主题，但并未在文学上取得突破。故选A项。
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能填入空白处的最佳选项；选项中有两项为多余选项。
I was always shy. As a new student in the schl, I spent mst days staring at my desk, which made it surprising that I chatted t smene arund me ne day. ____36____ That wuld take all night!
After I gt hme, I tk my time petting the cat, pstpning the pain. When I finally sat dwn t write the five-page essay, I began with the reasns Ms. Black wuld want t hear.
First f all, talking in class wuld keep me and my neighbrs frm learning. I wrte wildly and ne paragraph dwn. ____37____ What if talking were the first step twards life as a bad persn? I started picturing my future as a failed bank rbber. Withut the educatin I was thrwing away, I’d turn t a criminal and g t prisn! When I gt ut, peple wuld pint fingers at me and say, “She used t talk in class.” ____38____
But when mum gt hme frm wrk, I was still raring, “Five pages! That’s impssible!” “Well, yu’d better get back t wrk,” she said, “and I want t read it when yu’re thrugh.”
Shrtly after dinner, the essay packed with my cmplaints was handed t mum. ____39____ Instead, mum laughed s hard that she had t wipe her eyes, “Oh, this is ging t be memrable. ”
The next day, as Ms. Black read my essay alud, the class erupted int laughter. ____40____ The essay didn’t cure my shyness vernight, but I did learn I wasn’t shy in print. My face burned, but fr the first time, it wasn’t frm shame; it was pride.
A. I culdn’t help feeling awkward.
B. And then I chewed n my pencil.
C. Gradually the pages began flying by.
D. I expected a lecture n my behavir in class.
E. The fact was that I had the pwer t tell a funny stry.
F. I was wndering if I culd write an essay abut “Overcming shyness”.
G. Nw I was paying the price by writing an essay n “Why I Shuld Nt Talk in Class”.
【答案】36. G 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. E
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍害羞的作者因课堂交谈被罚写作文，过程中展开想象，最终收获自信的事。
【36题详解】
根据上文“I was always shy. As a new student in the schl, I spent mst days staring at my desk, which made it surprising that I chatted t smene arund me ne day. (我总是很害羞。作为学校的新学生，我大部分时间都盯着桌子看，有一天我和周围的人聊天，这很令人惊讶。)”以及下文“That wuld take all night! (那会花一整晚的时间！)”可知，作者因在课堂上与人交谈而需要完成一篇作文，G选项“I was wndering if I culd write an essay abut “Overcming shyness”. (我在想我是否可以写一篇关于“为什么我不应该在课堂上说话”的文章。)”中的内容与下文提到的写作任务相呼应，符合语境。故选G项。
【37题详解】
根据上文“First f all, talking in class wuld keep me and my neighbrs frm learning. I wrte wildly and ne paragraph dwn. (首先，在课堂上说话会让我和我的邻居无法学习。我疯狂地写着，写下了一段。)”以及下文“What if talking were the first step twards life as a bad persn? (如果说话是成为坏人的第一步呢？)”可知，作者写完一段后开始思考接下来的内容，B选项“And then I chewed n my pencil. (然后我咬着铅笔。)”描绘了作者思考时的动作，符合写作过程中的情景。故选B项。
【38题详解】
根据上文“I started picturing my future as a failed bank rbber. Withut the educatin I was thrwing away, I’d turn t a criminal and g t prisn! When I gt ut, peple wuld pint fingers at me and say, “She used t talk in class.””(我开始想象自己未来成为一个失败的银行抢劫犯。如果我放弃了正在放弃的教育，我就会成为罪犯，进监狱！当我出来的时候，人们会指着我说，“她以前在课堂上说话。”)”可知，作者在作文中进行了夸张的想象，而这些内容让写作变得顺利，C选项“Gradually the pages began flying by. (渐渐地，页数开始飞速增加。)”表明作文在作者的想象中很快就写了很多页，符合语境。故选C项。
【39题详解】
根据上文“Shrtly after dinner, the essay packed with my cmplaints was handed t mum. (晚饭后不久，我把充满抱怨的文章递给了妈妈。)”以及下文“Instead, mum laughed s hard that she had t wipe her eyes(相反，妈妈笑得很厉害，不得不擦眼睛)”可知，作者原本预期妈妈会因为作文内容而教训作者，D选项“I expected a lecture n my behavir in class. (我预料到会有一个关于我在课堂上行为的讲座。)”中的“expected a lecture”与下文妈妈的反应形成对比，符合语境。故选D项。
【40题详解】
根据上文“The next day, as Ms. Black read my essay alud, the class erupted int laughter. (第二天，当布莱克老师大声朗读我的作文时，全班哄堂大笑。)”以及下文“The essay didn’t cure my shyness vernight, but I did learn I wasn’t shy in print. (这篇文章并没有一夜之间治愈我的羞怯，但我确实知道我在写作中并不害羞。)”可知，作者的作文很有趣，让大家发笑，也让作者意识到自己的写作能力，E选项“The fact was that I had the pwer t tell a funny stry. (事实是我有能力讲一个有趣的故事。)”总结了作文的效果，符合语境。故选E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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The sign attached t the tree was simple enugh: “Did yu call 911 last March 17?” it read. “Yu saved my life. Please call me.” It was ___41___ in a sectin f Ls Angeles by a 71-year-ld retired judge, Len.
The judge was driving when he had a sudden, ___42___ heart attack. He learned later that smene had called 911 and ___43___ CPR, but the details abut hw his life was saved were still unclear. After five days in the hspital, Len returned t the spt where the ___44___ had played ut and placed his sign, determined t give thanks.
Tw wmen, Samantha and Ashley, came ut f the crner huse. They tld Len they had heard nise and gne utside t find a(n) ___45___ sight: Len was flat n his back in the street with a wman n her cellphne ___46___ ver him, taking ___47___ frm a 911 peratr.
“He was ttally ut f it and turning purple and dying,” Ashley recalled. Other peple had gathered, and sme f them ___48___ that treatment, perhaps thinking Len had been hit by a car and might have cracked bnes. Ashley, ___49___, encuraged the wman n the phne t begin CPR and helped the wman stay fcused. A bit f his nrmal _____50_____ returned. Minutes later, the ambulance _____51_____ Len away. The wman wh had carried ut CPR just cntinued her jurney t wrk.
After Len _____52_____ their wrds, he managed t dig up the recrd f the phne number that called 911that day. Her name is Susie. When asked abut the details, Susie said, “There were peple shuting ‘dn’t _____53_____ him!’ and saying I was stupid, t the pint where I _____54_____ myself. Despite all these trubles, _____55_____, I insisted n finishing what I was ding.”
41. A. pstedB. nticedC. fundD. uncvered
42. A. mildB. minrC. massiveD. mderate
43. A. neededB. learnedC. recmmendedD. perfrmed
44. A. cnflictB. incidentC. utcmeD. memrial
45. A. pleasingB. amazingC. cmfrtingD. astnishing
46. A. cryingB. bendingC. runningD. lking
47. A. ntesB. callsC. lessnsD. instructins
48. A. jinedB. masteredC. questinedD. recgnized
49. A. by cntrastB. in reliefC. in returnD. n schedule
50. A. clrB. mannerC. behavirD. character
51. A. ledB. turnedC. wheeledD. delivered
52. A. repeatedB. reservedC. suspectedD. prcessed
53. A. saveB. tuchC. urgeD. blame
54. A. pre-judgedB. re-cnnectedC. secnd-guessedD. under-rated
55. A. initiallyB. graduallyC. cnstantlyD. frtunately
【答案】41. A 42. C 43. D 44. B 45. D 46. B 47. D 48. C 49. A 50. A 51. C 52. D 53. B 54. C 55. D
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了 71 岁退休法官 Len 突发严重心脏病，有人拨打 911 并对其进行心肺复苏（CPR）。出院后 Len 在事发地点张贴感谢标志，最终找到了相关人员，还原了当时有人质疑施救，但施救者 Susie 坚持完成 CPR 挽救他生命的故事。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是 71 岁的退休法官 Len 张贴在洛杉矶一个区域的。A. psted张贴；B. nticed注意到；C. fund发现；D. uncvered揭露。根据前文“The sign attached t the tree”以及后文“placed his sign”可知，是张贴标志。故选 A。
【42题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这位法官在开车时突然心脏病发作，病情严重。A. mild温和的；B. minr较小的；C. massive严重的；D. mderate适度的。根据后文“He was ttally ut f it and turning purple and dying”可知，病情严重。故选C。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来他得知有人拨打了 911 并进行了心肺复苏，但关于他是如何获救的细节仍不清楚。A. needed需要；B. learned学习；C. recmmended推荐；D. perfrmed执行，实施。根据上文“smene had called 911”以及下文“carried ut”这里指实施心肺复苏。故选D。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在医院住了五天后，Len 回到了事发现场，张贴了他的告示，决心表达感谢。A. cnflict冲突；B. incident事件；C. utcme结果；D. memrial纪念碑。根据上文“The judge was driving when he had a sudden, ______ heart attack.”可知，这里指心脏病发作这件事发生的现场。故选B。
【45题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她们告诉 Len，她们听到声音后出去，看到了一个惊人的场景。A. pleasing令人愉快的；B. amazing令人惊奇的（常指令人惊喜）；C. cmfrting令人安慰的；D. astnishing惊人的（常含震惊意味）。根据下文“Len was flat n his back in the street”可知，看到 Len 快不行的场景应是令人震惊。故选D。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Len 平躺在街上，一个女人拿着手机俯身看着他，听从 911 接线员的指示。A. crying哭泣；B. bending弯腰；C. running跑；D. lking看。根据前文“Len was flat n his back in the street”以及后文“ver him”可知，一个女人拿着手机俯身看着他，符合当时女人对 Len 施救的动作。故选B。
【47题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Len 平躺在街上，一个女人拿着手机俯身看着他，听从 911 接线员的指示。A. ntes笔记；B. calls电话；C. lessns课程；D. instructins指示。根据下文“frm a 911 peratr”可知，从 911 接线员处应是获取急救指示。故选D。
【48题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：其他人也围了过来，他们中的一些人对这种治疗提出质疑，可能认为 Len 被车撞了，也许有骨折。A. jined加入；B. mastered掌握；C. questined质疑；D. recgnized认出。根据后文“saying I was stupid” 可知，这种治疗遭到了质疑。故选C。
【49题详解】
考查短语词义辨析。句意：相比之下，Ashley 鼓励打电话的女人开始进行心肺复苏，并帮助她集中注意力。A. by cntrast相比之下；B. in relief如释重负；C. in return作为回报；D. n schedule按时。根据后文“encuraged the wman n the phne t begin CPR”可知，与其他人质疑形成对比，Ashley 鼓励继续施救。故选A。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的脸色稍微恢复了正常。A. clr颜色，这里指脸色；B. manner举止；C. behavir行为；D. character性格。根据前文“He was ttally ut f it and turning purple”可知，这里指脸色恢复。故选A。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：几分钟后，救护车把 Len 用车运走了。A. led带领；B. turned转动；C. wheeled用轮椅推，用车运；D. delivered递送。根据前文“the ambulance”可知，这里指救护车把 Len 运走。故选C。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Len 听完她们的讲述后，设法查到了那天拨打 911 的电话号码记录。A. repeated重复；B. reserved保留；C. suspected怀疑；D. prcessed处理，这里指听完并理解。根据后文“ he managed t dig up the recrd f the phne number that called 911that day.”可知，听完她们的话后去查记录。故选D。
【53题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有人大声喊着‘别碰他！’，还说我很愚蠢，以至于我都开始怀疑自己了。A. save拯救；B. tuch触碰；C. urge催促；D. blame责备。结合前文有人质疑施救，以及后文“I was stupid”可知，这里应是不让碰他。故选B。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有人大声喊着‘别碰他！’，还说我很愚蠢，以至于我都开始怀疑自己了。A. pre - judged预判；B. re - cnnected重新连接；C. secnd - guessed猜疑，质疑；D. under - rated低估。根据前文“There were peple shuting ‘dn’t _______ him!’”可知，这里指被别人质疑到自己也怀疑自己。故选C。
【55题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：不过，幸运的是，我坚持完成了我正在做的事情。A. initially最初；B. gradually逐渐地；C. cnstantly不断地；D. frtunately幸运地。根据后文“I insisted n finishing what I was ding.”可知，因为坚持施救救了 Len，所以是幸运地。故选D。
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。
The United Natins held a series f activities n Tuesday t celebrate the upcming Chinese Language Day, which falls n Sunday. ____56____ (vivid) presenting live perfrmances, exhibitins and a VR-themed vide that illustrated the evlutin f Chinese characters, the event in New Yrk aimed ____57____ (cnvey) the beauty f the Chinese language and inspire interest in learning Chinese language and Chinese culture, thus ____58____ (enhance) cultural exchange between China and the wrld.
The celebratin ____59____ (cmpse) f multiple cultural events seeks t highlight the elegance, depth, and richness f the Chinese language, ____60____ ffer the attendees a unique pprtunity t absrb themselves ____61____ the distinctive appeal f the language.
A ____62____ (represent) frm the China Arts and Entertainment Grup (CAEG), wh helped rganize the event, annunced that it centered arund a petry recital ____63____ perfrmers culd read passages frm classical Chinese literature in Chinese and share their understandings in bth Chinese and English.
Accrding t the intrductin n the UN website, the date fr the Chinese Language Day was selected frm Guyu, which is ____64____ 6th f the 24 slar terms in the traditinal Chinese calendar, t hnr Cangjie, wh ____65____ (recgnize) as the inventr f Chinese characters.
【答案】56. Vividly 57. t cnvey 58. enhancing 59. cmpsed 60. and 61. in 62. representative 63. where 64. the 65. is recgnized
【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要介绍了联合国周二举办系列活动庆祝即将到来的中国语言日，活动旨在传达汉语之美、激发学习兴趣，以及中国语言日日期选定的背景。
【56题详解】
考查副词。句意：纽约的这场活动通过生动呈现现场表演、展览和展示汉字演变的VR主题视频，旨在传达汉语的美感，并激发人们学习汉语和中国文化的兴趣，从而增进中国与世界的文化交流。此处修饰presenting，用vivid的副词vividly，意为“生动地”，位于句首，首字母大写。故填Vividly。
【57题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：同上。固定搭配aim t d sth.，意为“旨在做某事”，空处用动词不定式t cnvey作宾语。故填t cnvey。
【58题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：同上。此处为非谓语动词作状语，thus为副词，event与enhance为主动关系，用现在分词enhancing。故填enhancing。
【59题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：这场由多个文化活动组成的庆典旨在突出汉语的优雅、深度和丰富性，并为参与者提供独特的机会，让他们沉浸在汉语的独特魅力中。此处为非谓语动词作定语，根据be cmpsed f结构，意为“由……组成”可知，celebratin与cmpse为被动关系，用过去分词cmpsed。故填cmpsed。
【60题详解】
考查连词。句意：同上。此处连接highlight和ffer两个并列谓语动词，用连词and。故填and。
【61题详解】
考查介词。句意：同上。此处为固定搭配absrb neself in，意为“沉浸在……中”，用介词in。故填in。
【62题详解】
考查名词。句意：协助组织该活动的中国艺术娱乐集团（CAEG）的一位代表宣布，活动以诗歌朗诵会为中心，表演者可以用中文朗读中国古典文学选段，并用中英文分享他们的理解。此处作主语，用represent的名词representative，意为“代表”，由A可知用单数。故填representative。
【63题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：同上。此处为关系词引导的定语从句，先行词为petry recital，指地点，在从句中作地点状语，用关系副词where引导定语从句。故填where。
【64题详解】
考查冠词。句意：根据联合国网站的介绍，中国语言日的日期选自谷雨，这是中国传统农历二十四节气中的第六个节气，以纪念被认为是汉字发明者的仓颉。此处特指“第六个节气”，用定冠词the。故填the。
【65题详解】
考查动词语态。句意：同上。此处为定语从句的谓语动词，Cangjie与recgnize为被动关系，描述客观事实，用一般现在时的被动语态，且主语wh指代的先行词Cangjie 为第三人称单数，所以谓语动词为is recgnized，be recgnized as意为“被认为是”。故填is recgnized。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，你校英语社即将开展一次题为“Is AI-painting Cnsidered Art? ”的辩论赛。请你写一份参赛发言稿，内容包括：
1. 表达观点；
2. 陈述理由。
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。
Hi, everyne! I’m Li Hua frm Class 3.
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【参考范文】
Hi, everyne! I am Li Hua frm Class 3. I firmly believe that AI-generated paintings shuld be recgnized as a new frm f art, which is simply the next step in the creative evlutin.
As is widely acknwledged, art has always develped with technlgy, frm il paints t digital tls. With the varius applicatins f AI technlgy, paintings are able t demnstrate mre remarkable creativity than ever befre. By analyzing thusands f artwrks, AI prduces riginal pieces that can stir up deep emtins, just like human-created art des. Many galleries nw exhibit AI artwrks, prving its artistic value.
In brief, AI painting can be cnsidered as art, allwing peple t explre greater ptential.
第二节 读后续写（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。
My childhd was all abut the pursuits I had attempted, mst f which had been chsen by Mm. She was like, “Jin the swim team, Tara. Yur sister is a gd swimmer; surely yu will be, t. ” What she refused t acknwledge, hwever, was that I was visibly afraid f water.
Every Saturday I begged Mm nt t make me g t the swim meet, but had little chance f success. That said, with a bang f the starting gun, I wuld div e int the cld water with all my strength and swim t the ther side f the pl as fast as I culd, nly t find that the ther swimmers slid past me. I wuld have given it up if I had nt heard my father’s encuraging shuts t cheer me n. When at last my hand wuld grab the edge f the pl, he wuld always be there with a warm, dry twel, telling me hw prud he was f my desperate effrts.
Then came a turning pint in my life the day ur schl rchestra (管弦乐队) visited my class, and gave a demnstratin. The drums annyed me. The flutes (笛子) bred me. But the vilin… ah, the vilin. It made the sweetest sund I’d ever heard! My heart was dancing alng with its flwing tune. Fr the first time in my life, I went s wild with jy.
One evening I’d been ut t dinner. Since it wasn’t dark yet after the meal, I decided t walk hme frm the restaurant. I had traveled that way befre, yet I had never nticed that ld little vilin shp. But that night I felt drawn t it. I wiped the dirt frm the windw t get a better lk inside. Several vilins hung frm the dark walls, quietly waiting t be chsen. As my eyes rested n them, my heart began t race.
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。
I knew it was time t tell my parents what I truly wanted t pursue.
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I began practicing the vilin with great passin t jin the schl rchestra.
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【参考范文】
I knew it was time t tell my parents what I truly wanted t pursue. On returning hme, I nervusly apprached Mm and Dad, with my hands trembling. “I want t learn the vilin and jin the schl rchestra,” I whispered, “I dn’t belng in the pl. When I hear the vilin, my heart sings in a way that swimming never culd.” T my astnishment, Mm’s expressin sftened and Dad bent dwn t meet my eyes, saying, “If this is what yu truly want, we’ll supprt yu.” I leaped int their arms, tears f relief and jy streaming dwn my face. The next day, Mm tk me t that vilin shp and bught me my first wn vilin.
I began practicing the vilin with great passin t jin the schl rchestra. At first, my fingers mved awkwardly n the strings, prducing nly nises. But I wuldn’t quit. Every day after schl, I’d lck myself in my rm, practicing until my fingertips ached. Mm and Dad wuld ften sit beside me, listening and ffering wrds f encuragement. Slwly but surely, my perfrmance imprved. After mnths f hard wrk, I finally received the news I’d been waiting fr: I had been accepted int the schl rchestra. Standing n the stage during ur first perfrmance, I played in harmny with my fellw musicians. This was where I belnged.