河北省邢台市卓越联盟2024-2025学年高一下学期4月月考英语试卷（含答案）

这是一份河北省邢台市卓越联盟2024-2025学年高一下学期4月月考英语试卷（含答案），共15页。
1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.
Where is the pst ffice?
A. Next t a garage.B. In frnt f a htel.C. Oppsite a supermarket.
2.
What are the speakers discussing?
A. An interviewee.B. A manager.C. A jb.
3.
What present did the wman get frm her parents?
A. A pair f jeans.B. A pair f shes.C. A bag.
4.
What did the man d at the weekend?
A. He went sailing.B. He rde hrses.C. He walked in the wds.
5.
Hw did the wman feel abut her life?
A. Usual.B. Interesting.C. Relaxing.
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. What d we knw abut the man?
A. He lacks mney.B. His leg is brken.C. He wants t brrw sme recrds.
7. What des the man want t d?
A. Buy sme new recrds.
B. Listen t sme music at hme.
C. Just walk arund the music stre.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What wuld the wman like t d?
A. Write a bk.B. D an art prject.C. Read Chinese characters.
9. When did the wman start making a dress?
A. A week ag.B. A mnth ag.C. Tw mnths ag.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10. Wh will mve t Japan?
A. The wman.B. The man.C. The man’s father.
11. Where are the speakers?
A. In Japan.B. In America.C. In China.
12. What did the man’s father teach in Japan?
A. Cmputer science.B. Math.C. English.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13. When will the wedding be held?
A. In May.B. In July.C. In September.
14. Where will the wedding take place?
A. On the island f Malta.
B. In the muntain f Italy.
C. On the East Cast f America.
15. Wh are getting married?
A. Andy and Sarah.B. The wman and Andy.C. Chris and Sarah.
16. Hw will the man g t the wedding?
A. By plane.B. By train.C. By bus.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. Where is Disney Wrld?
A. In Clrad.B. In Califrnia.C. In Flrida.
18. Hw many htels did Disney Wrld have when it pened?
A. One.B. Tw.C. Three.
19. What is the mst ppular thing t d at Disney Wrld?
A Play glf.
B. G t the water park.
C. Visit the Magic Kingdm.
20. When did Disneyland pen?
A. In 1955.B. In 1971.C. In 1975.
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
A Tur t Madagascar
This is a tur registered n a pster, where yu can discver Madagascar’s rich wildlife, including species that are fund nwhere else n the Earth.
Day 1: Arrival
Welcme t Madagascar! Upn arrival, yu’ll stay at a charming htel. Divided int upper and lwer twns, the city features busy streets, clurful markets, ancient stne steps and histrical sites.
Day 2: Avenue f Bababs
Yu’ll set ff n a jurney t the icnic Avenue f Bababs. After lunch, yu’ll dive int the heart f prtectin effrts with an assciatin. In the afternn, yu’ll have the chance t make a real impact by planting yung babab trees, cntributing t the prtectin f this rare ecsystem in teamwrk with the assciatin.
Day 3: Ankarana Natinal Park
Step int the charming wrld f Ankarana Natinal Park, an untuched park that feels like a fantasy cave, Start a challenging yet wrthwhile hike thrugh this extrardinary landscape. After a day f explratin, head t a bush camp. The setting is breathtaking, verlking a vast lake with views f the surrunding muntains, perfect fr bird-watching and watching great sunsets.
Day 4: Ankify
Leave the Ankarana Reserve as yu start a scenic drive thrugh the heart f rural Madagascar, heading twards the charming prt village f Ankify. This attractive jurney takes arund three hurs, ffering sights f the island’s lively scenery and lcal life. This ld-fashined village has a beautiful sandy beach, perfect fr a relaxing afternn.
21. On which day can visitrs experience cperative wrk?
A. Day 1.B. Day 2.C. Day 3.D. Day 4.
22. What des Ankarana Natinal Park feature?
A. Histry.B. Building.C. Transprtatin.D. Scenery.
23. What can visitrs d n day 4?
A. Explre busy streets.B. Relax n the beach.
C. Plant trees in a village.D. Take a three-hur hike.
B
When Wilsn was 10 years ld, he prmised his mther that ne day she wuld never again have t wash ther peple’s clthes fr a living and he was ging t start his wn business and supprt her. His mther just ndded silently, knwing n member f their family had ever wned a business.
Years passed, but Wilsn’s dream did nt. After high schl, Wilsn jined the army, where his gal f ne day wning a family restaurant began t take shape. He signed up fr the fd service schl there and he became such an excellent ck that he was prmted t the fficers’ dining hall.
After he left the army at 28, he wrked as a plice fficer fr the fllwing fifteen years. When he felt he was in need f the business skills fr his business, he tk business classes at night in his ff-hurs. “I als saved every cent I earned as a plice fficer,” he recalled. “Fr ten years, I didn’t spend ne cent — there were n mvies, n vacatins, and n trips.”
By 2013 with enugh savings, Wilsn decided t make his dream a reality. He pened his first restaurant. Hwever, the first few mnths were a failure. Wilsn quickly change his business strategy and nce a week he ffered his emplyees (雇员) classes in custmer service and management. He encuraged them t develp persnal and prfessinal gals. He always stressed that the faster and mre efficiently the emplyees served the custmers, the mre prfitable that way wuld be.
Tday, Wilsn wns nine restaurants and emplys ver fur hundred peple. In the cmmunity, Wilsn funded athletic teams and schlarships (奖学金) t get kids ff the streets and int cmmunity centers and schls. Then his restaurants became prfitable, earning much mre than befre. Mre imprtantly, Wilsn paved the way fr thusands f rdinary yung peple wh are wrking t make their dreams a reality, helping their cmmunities, and serving up hpe.
24. Why did Wilsn want t start his wn business at first?
A. T becme a great ck.B. T help his mther ecnmically.
C. T cheer his mther up.D. T set an example fr his family.
25. What did Wilsn fcus n besides his majr wrk in his 30s?
A Plans fr realizing his dream.B. Setting up business schls.
C. Preparatins fr enjying life.D. Wrking as a plice fficer.
26. Hw did Wilsn imprve his restaurant after it failed?
A. By increasing the number f his emplyees.
B. By cutting dwn the prfits f his restaurant.
C. By ffering his wrkers prfessinal training.
D. By meeting custmers’ needs as much as pssible.
27. Which f the fllwing can best describe Wilsn?
A. Easy-ging and hnest.B. Self-centered and curius.
C. Warm-hearted and wise.D. Strng-willed and helpful.
C
Scientists wrking in suthwest England have fund the earliest fssilized (变成化石的) frest knwn n the Earth, accrding t a new study. Dating back 390 millin years, the fssils break the recrd held by a frest in New Yrk state by 4 millin years.
The fssilized trees, knwn as Calamphytn, lk fairly similar t palm trees but had thin bdies. They didn’t have any leaves, but had twig-like (嫩枝样的) structures cvering their branches (树枝). They wuld reach up t 2-4 meters tall and drp branches as they grew. The frest dates frm 419 millin t 358 millin years ag, when life was mving nt land. The trees wuld have trapped sediment (沉积物) in their rt systems, which helped hld riverbanks and castlines in place.
The findings als uncvered the speed at which early frests develped. While the fssils in England are frm a frest with just ne type f tree, the previus ldest frest in New Yrk state had a greater variety f species, such as vine-like trees that grew n the grund, despite living just 4 millin years later. “Almst vernight, gelgically speaking, yu’ve gt a lt mre variety,” the first authr Neil Davies said.
The trees als prvided a habitat fr invertebrates (无脊椎动物) thanks t the twigs that wuld drp n the grund. The team fund evidence f ftprints and tail drags left by these early animals, while scientists dn’t knw exactly what they were fr a shrtage f physical remains.
“The mst exciting discvery cmes frm seeing, fr the first time, these trees in the psitins where they grew,” study c-authr Christpher Berry said. “It is ur first pprtunity t lk directly at the eclgy f this earliest type f frest, t knw the envirnment in which Calamphytn trees were grwing, and t find ut their effect n the sedimentary system.”
28. What des paragraph 2 mainly say abut the Calamphytn trees?
A. Their size and types.B. Their histry and future.
C. Their appearance and functin.D. Their fssilizatin causes and prcess.
29. What des Neil Davies want t tell us?
A. The early frests develped at a rapid rate.
B. The frmer discvered frest has ne type f tree.
C. The frest in New Yrk had a slw grwth prcess.
D. Fur millin years is a shrt time in gelgical histry.
30. What can be inferred abut the invertebrates?
A. They lived in the trees.B. They lived n the frest flr.
C. They fed n the twigs f the trees.D. They pulled their tails lking fr fd.
31. What is Christpher Berry’s attitude t the discvery f the Calamphytn trees?
A. Dubtful.B. Uncaring.C. Calm.D. Psitive.
D
A newspaper cmpany in the US says it will start using artificial intelligence (人工智能) r AI technlgy t write shrt stries. The cmpany recently annunced a plan t use generative AI t add shrt pieces f infrmatin t the tp f each stry. The cmpany adds it will test the system later this year. Human writers and editrs will lk at what the technlgy prduces and decide whether it meets the cmpany’s standards fr publishing.
Renn Turian is a tp fficial f the newspaper cmpany. He explained that AI technlgy can be useful t reduce bring jbs perfrmed by jurnalists (新闻工作者). He nted that the newspaper cmpany will test its AI system slwly befre it is permanently used.
Sme news rganizatins launched (推出) the technlgy-based materials t quickly and experienced prblems. This included cases where AI systems created errrs in stries. Turian said, “We’re nt making that mistake.”
Earlier this year, tw publishers — Men’s Jurnal and CNET — had prblems with AI created materials. In January, CNET reprted that a number f stries written by AI had appeared n its website withut being checked by humans. Many f the stries cntained mistakes. In February, Men’s Jurnal published sme AI-created stries n its website that als cntained mistakes.
News rganizatins need t take their time with generative AI. It is advised that they shuld nt use such tls t publish stries withut any human invlvement in the prcess.
The newspaper cmpany recently annunced that it was cutting 600 jbs. Sme f the jurnalists still wrking there wrry that AI will ne day replace them. In early June, hundreds f the wrkers left their jbs fr a shrt time t prtest jb cuts and lw pay. The labr grup that represents sme f the jurnalists says the newspaper cmpany’s use f generative AI is ne f the main cncerns. Hwever, the newspaper cmpany stresses the technlgy will nt replace humans. Instead, it is designed t help an increasing number f emplyees be mre effective and give them mre time t d ther valuable wrk. Jurnalists frm the USA Tday publicatin are examining test stries written by its generative AI system.
32. What des the underlined phrase “generative AI” in paragraph 1 refer t?
A. AI that can keep editrs cmpany.B. AI that can prduce sme infrmatin.
C. AI that can mnitr a cmpany’s system.D. AI that can lk after many human writers.
33. Why des the authr mentin Men’s Jurnal and CNET?
A. T shw AI can make errrs.B. T shw AI is a slw learner.
C. T shw AI is a perfect writing tl.D. T shw AI can wrk as well as humans.
34. What des the newspaper cmpany expect f AI technlgy?
A. It will cut mre jbs.B. It will replace human wrkers.
C. It will benefit mre emplyees.D. It will help increase jurnalists’ pay.
35. What is the best title fr the text?
A. AI Technlgy: Raising Emplyment Cncerns
B. AI Technlgy: Testing Jurnalists’ Intelligence
C. US Newspaper Cmpany: Launching a Management System
D. US Newspaper Cmpany: Pushing Humans t Create stries
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。
Understanding and engaging with yur cultural heritage (遗产) can be a rewarding experience. Here are sme ways t cnnect with yur culture and share it with thers.
____36____
Every culture has unique elements like festivals and custms that make it special. Sharing these with thers can be a great way t celebrate yur heritage. Even everyday items, like a kitchen spn r a vide game, can be seen as cultural artifacts. Sharing traditinal tls and their uses can als prvide insight int yur culture’s histry and envirnment.
Participate in cultural events
____37____. Many cmmunities celebrate majr hlidays r festivals that ffer a brader perspective (角度) n cultural traditins. If such events are nt available in yur area, cnsider arranging yur wn t bring peple tgether and celebrate yur culture.
Ck traditinal family recipes
Cking family recipes is a delicius way t cnnect with yur culture. Traditinal dishes ften bring back strng memries and emtins. Even if yu dn’t have family recipes, yu ck traditinal family recipes can create yur wn by explring ld ckbks r adapting dishes passed dwn rally. ____38____.
Learn yur ancestral (祖先的) language
Speaking yur ancestral language can deepen yur understanding f yur culture. It ffers insights int cultural values and perspectives. ____39____, learning and teaching it can help preserve it fr future generatins. Recrding and translating the language can als ensure that yur cultural traditins are nt lst.
____40____, and yu can strengthen yur cnnectin t yur cultural rts and share them with thers.
A. Share cultural art
B. If the language is valuable
C. Jin in the abve activities
D. Cmpare these cultural traditins
E. When yu dn’t knw a freign language
F. Attending r rganizing cultural events is anther way t apprach yur heritage
G. Cking allws yu t experience yur culture thrugh taste and smell, linking t the past
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。
It was a frsty night in Califrnia. Dave, a pliceman, quickly tk actin t ____41____ tw peple frm a burning car, earning him ____42____.
The accident happened when Dave, wh was n duty, heard a lud nise. He rushed t ____43____. After examinatin, he fund a car had struck a tree n the slippery rad. The car just came t rest n the tree’s side, and ____44____ started frm the engine.
Dave wasted n time. Nticing a wman shuting fr ____45____, he quickly picked up the fire extinguisher (灭火器). He ____46____ the fire and mved the wman, wh was seated in the car, t safety. ____47____ with thick smke after the fire and freezing temperature in the winter, Dave’s heric effrts were ____48____ ver.
Dave pulled the wman ut f the car. ____49____, her husband was still inside it. “I was ____50____ that I wasn’t ging t get him ut in time. ____51____, my wrkmate rushed t the scene. Withut my wrkmate’s aid, I wuldn’t have saved him,” Dave said. Actually, he didn’t have ____52____ n, and his hands were icy cld. But he didn’t think f anything else t d. He just wanted t help the husband ut.
The cuple were immediately transprted t the hspital. ____53____ Dave was a little injured, he was ____54____ t hear that they were ut f danger. Then he left silently.
Dave was ____55____ the title f “her”. Plice fficers thught highly f his actins n scial media. “Dave’s bravery and wisdm saved lives,” the plice department wrte.
41. A. recrdB. rescueC. inspireD. identify
42. A. psitinB. pprtunityC. creditD. fund
43. A. investigateB. chargeC. preventD. appreciate
44. A. hneyB. butterC. sweatD. fire
45. A. cmfrtB. helpC. fdD. fun
46. A. put utB. lit upC. adapted tD. watched ver
47. A. PerfrmingB. FunctiningC. RllingD. Battling
48. A. far frmB. kind fC. nthing butD. ther than
49. A. MreverB. OtherwiseC. HweverD. Therefre
50. A. puzzledB. cncernedC. amazedD. satisfied
51. A. ObviuslyB. PreviuslyC. GeneruslyD. Luckily
52. A. trusersB. catsC. glvesD. shes
53. A. SinceB. UnlessC. BecauseD. Althugh
54. A. relievedB. frightenedC. cnfidentD. anxius
55. A. warnedB. remvedC. awardedD. reminded
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 Kingdm has ____56____ lng and interesting histry. ____57____ (explre) it can help yu understand much mre abut the cuntry and ____58____ (it) traditins. Almst everywhere yu g in the UK, yu ____59____ (surrund) by evidence f fur different grups f peple ____60____ tk ver at different times thrughut histry. The first grup, the Rmans, came in the first century. They built the first twns and gd rads. Next, the Angl-Saxns arrived in the ____61____ (five) century. They intrduced the beginnings f the English language, and changed the way peple built huses. The Vikings came in the eighth century and left behind lts f new vcabulary, as well as the names f many ____62____ (lcatin) acrss the UK. The last grup were the Nrmans. They cnquered England ____63____ the well-knwn Battle f Hastings in the 11th century. They had castles ____64____ (build) all arund England, and made changes t the legal system. The Nrmans were French, s many French wrds ____65____ (slw) entered int the English language.
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，你校英文报将举办一场主题为“Music Benefits Me a Lt”的演讲比赛。请你写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：
1．音乐在你生活中的作用；
2．音乐对你产生影响的一次经历。
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。
Hell everyne!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That’s all. Thank yu!
第二节(满分25分)
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was may years ag. I graduated frm cllege with a degree in educatin and fund a full-time jb as a class teacher in a middle schl.
I’ve always remembered the wnderful teachers I had while grwing up. They encuraged and praised their students, making learning a jyful experience. I was inspired by their kindness and devtin. I decided t fllw their example.
A lessn at the beginning f a new semester left a deep impressin n me. During teaching, I did my best t make each student feel seen and appreciated. I especially praised ne by’s math answer and anther girl’s English essay. At first, the students seemed shcked by this treatment, but sn they became happy and active. And at the end f the day, a particularly shy girl, Rse, stpped befre leaving and said, “Mr Rbert, thanks fr yur praise and encuragement. I wish yu were my teacher every day. ”Thse kind wrds mtivated me t wrk harder.
Years later, my hard wrk paid ff. I finally became the head teacher f a primary schl. I believed every student had the ptential t succeed and that it was ur jb as educatrs t help them discver it. When I had the pprtunity t hire new graduates as teachers, I lked fr thse wh shared this belief. I wanted individuals wh were nt nly knwledgeable but als passinate abut teaching.
I learned smething frm my teaching and management experience: We are all teachers, and we are all students as well. We learn frm each ther. It desn’t matter what yur jb is, because yu are always teaching thers with yur wrds and with yur actins. I encuraged my teachers t create a supprtive and inspiring learning envirnment. I als inspired them t cnnect with their students, recgnize their unique strengths and develp their ptential. By ding s, they culd psitively impact students’ lives, just as my wn teachers had dne fr me.
注意：1. 续写词数应150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
S I gathered sme teachers and students t make teaching rules at the beginning f this new semester.
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After the teacher-student discussin, Rse, a recent cllege graduate, came t apply fr a teaching psitin.
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卓越联盟2024—2025学年高一第二学期第一次月考
英语答案
注意事项：
1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
【1题答案】
【答案】A
【2题答案】
【答案】A
【3题答案】
【答案】B
【4题答案】
【答案】C
【5题答案】
【答案】A
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。
【6~7题答案】
【答案】6. A 7. C
【8~9题答案】
【答案】8. B 9. C
【10~12题答案】
【答案】10. B 11. B 12. C
【13~16题答案】
【答案】13. C 14. A 15. B 16. A
【17~20题答案】
【答案】17. C 18. B 19. C 20. A
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
【21~23题答案】
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. B
B
【24~27题答案】
【答案】24. B 25. A 26. C 27. D
C
【28~31题答案】
【答案】28. C 29. A 30. B 31. D
D
【32~35题答案】
【答案】32. B 33. A 34. C 35. A
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。
【36~40题答案】
【答案】36. A 37. F 38. G 39. B 40. C
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。
【41~55题答案】
【答案】41. B 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. B 46. A 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B 51. D 52. C 53. D 54. A 55. C
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
【56~65题答案】
【答案】56. a 57. Explring##T explre
58. its 59. will be surrunded
60. wh##that
61. fifth 62. lcatins
63. after 64. built
65. slwly
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
【66题答案】
【答案】Hell, everyne!
I’m Li Hua, and I’d like t share hw music benefits me greatly. Persnally, music plays a crucial rle in my life. It serves as a surce f relaxatin and jy, helping me unwind after a lng day. Whether I’m happy r sad, music is always there t accmpany me.
I’d like t share a persnal experience where music had a significant impact n me. During my last exam preparatins, I felt stressed and verwhelmed. Listening t calming classical music helped me fcus and ease my anxiety, allwing me t perfrm better. Finally, I gt a gd scre in the exam.
In cnclusin, music is mre than just entertainment; it is a vital element f my existence.
That’s all. Thank yu!
第二节(满分25分)
【67题答案】
【答案】S I gathered sme teachers and students t make teaching rules at the beginning f this new semester. We had a lng and thughtful discussin. Teachers shared their teaching experience and expectatins, while students expressed their needs and cncerns. It was amazing t see hw everyne was s engaged and willing t cntribute. We came up with a set f rules that emphasized respect, encuragement, and active participatin. I was really prud f what we achieved tgether. It was clear that everyne understd the imprtance f creating a psitive learning envirnment.
After the teacher-student discussin, Rse, a recent cllege graduate, came t apply fr a teaching psitin. I remembered her as the shy girl wh had thanked me years ag. She had grwn int a cnfident and passinate yung wman. During the interview, she talked abut hw my encuragement had inspired her t pursue a career in teaching. I was s happy t see that my wrds had such a big impact n her life. I knew she wuld be a great additin t ur team.