湖北省荆州市重点高中2025-2026学年高二下学期3月月考试卷 英语（含解析）

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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答案。
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 will the wman d this afternn?
A. D sme exercise. B. Wash her clthes. C. G shpping.
2. Why des the wman call the man?
A. T cancel a flight. B.T make an aplgy. C. T put ff a meeting.
3. Hw much mre des David need fr the car?
A. $25,000. B. $20,000. C. $5,000.
4. What is Jane ding?
A. Asking fr leave. B. Calling her father. C.Planning a tur.
5. Hw des the man feel?
A.Tired. B. Dizzy. C. Thirsty.
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. What des Jack want t d?
A. Play utside. B. G t the z. C. Watch TV.
7. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
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A. At hme. B. In a supermarket. C.In a cinema.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. What des Richard d?
A. He’s a newsman. B. He’s a manager. C. He’s a researcher.
9. Where is Richard ging next week?
A. Birmingham. B. Mexic City. C. Shanghai.
10. What will the speakers d tmrrw?
A. Visit a university. B.Eat ut tgether. C. See Prfessr Hayes.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Schl friends. B. Teacher and student. C. Librarian and library user.
12. Why des Jim suggest Mary buy the bk?
A. It’s sld at a discunt price.
B. It’s written by Prfessr Lee.
C. It’s imprtant fr her study.
13. What will Jim d fr Mary?
A. Ask Henry fr help.
B. Lend her sme mney.
C. Share his bk with her.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。
14. Where des Stella live?
A. In Memphis. B. In Bstn. C. In St Luis.
15 What wuld Peter and his family like t d n Beale Street?
A. Visit a museum. B. Listen t music. C. Have dinner.
16. What kind f htel des Peter prefer?
A. A big ne. B. A quiet ne. C. A mdern ne.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Hw many lab sessins will the students have every week?
A. One. B. Tw. C. Three.
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18. What are the students allwed t wear in the lab?
A. Tennis shes. B.Lng scarves. C.Lse clthes.
19. Why shuld the students avid mixing liquid with paper?
A. It may cause a fire. B. It may create waste. C. It may prduce pllutin.
20. What des the speaker mainly talk abut?
A. Grades the students will receive.
B. Experiments the students will d.
C. Rules the students shuld fllw.
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
In the cming mnths, we are bringing tgether artists frm all ver the glbe, t enjy speaking Shakespeare’
s plays in their language, in ur Glbe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrte fr. Please cme and jin us.
Natinal Theatre Of China Beijing｜Chinese
This great ccasin(盛会) will be the Natinal Theatre f China’s first visit t the UK. The cmpany’s
prductins shw the new face f 21st century Chinese theatre. This prductin f Shakespeare’s Richard III will
be directed by the Natinal’s Assciate Directr, Wang Xiaying.
Date & Time: Saturday 28 April, 2.30 pm & Sunday 29 April, 1.30 pm & 6.30 pm
Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi｜Gergian
One f the mst famus theatres in Gergia, the Marjanishvili, funded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre
festivals all ver the wrld. This new prductin f As Yu Like It is helmed(指导) by the cmpany’s Artistic
Directr Levan Tsuladze.
Date & Time: Friday 18 May, 2.30 pm & Saturday 19 May, 7.30 pm
Deafinitely Theatre Lndn｜British Sign Language(BSL)
By translating the rich and humurus text f Lve’s Labur’s Lst int the physical language f BSL,
Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretatin f Shakespeare’s cmedy and aims t build a bridge between deaf
and hearing wrlds by perfrming t bth grups as ne audience.
Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May, 2.30 pm & Wednesday 23 May, 7.30 pm
Habima Natinal Theatre Tel Aviv｜Hebrew
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The Habima is the centre f Hebrew-language theatre wrldwide. Funded in Mscw after the 1905
revlutin, the cmpany eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. Since 1958, they have been recgnized as
the natinal theatre f Israel. This prductin f Shakespeare’s The Merchant f Venice marks their first visit t the
UK.
Date & Time: Mnday 28 May, 7.30 & Tuesday 29 May, 7.30 pm
1. Which play will be perfrmed by the Natinal Theatre f China?
A. RichardⅢ. B. Lver’s Labur’s Lst.
C. As Yu Like It. D. The Merchant f Venice.
2. What is special abut Deafinitely Theatre?
A. It has tw grups f actrs. B. It is the leading theatre in Lndn.
C. It perfrms plays in BSL. D. It is gd at prducing cmedies.
3. When can yu see a play in Hebrew?
A. On Saturday 28 April. B. On Sunday 29 April.
C. On Tuesday 22 May. D. On Tuesday 29 May.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D
B
The technlgy is great. Withut it we wuldn’t have been able t put a man n the mn, explre the cean’s
depths r eat micrwave sausages. Cmputers have revlutinized ur lives and they have the pwer t educate and
pass n knwledge. But smetimes this pwer can create mre prblems than it slves.
Every dctr has had t try their best t calm dwn patients wh’ve cme int their surgery waving an Internet
print-ut, cnvinced that they have sme rare incurable disease, say, thrat cancer. The truth is usually far mre
rdinary, thugh: they dn’t have thrat cancer, and it’s just that their thrats are swllen. Being a graduate f the
Internet “schl” f medicine des nt guarantee accurate self-health-checks.
One day Mrs. Almnd came t my hspital after feeling faint at wrk. While I tk her bld sample and tried t
find ut what was wrng, she said calmly, “I knw what’s wrng；I’ve gt thrat cancer. I knw there’s nthing
yu dctrs can d abut it and I’ve just gt t wait until the day cmes.”
As a matter f rutine I rdered a chest X-ray. I lked at it and the bld results an hur later. Smething wasn’t
right. “Did yur lcal dctr d an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I haven’t been t the dctr fr years,” she replied. “I
read abut it n a website and the symptms fitted, s I knew that’s what I had.”
Hwever, sme f her symptms, like the severe cugh and weight lss, didn’t fit with it—but she’d just ignred
this.
I lked at the X-ray again, and mre tests cnfirmed it wasn’t the cancer but tuberculsis (肺结核)—smething
that mst certainly did need treating, and culd be deadly. She was lucky we caught it when we did.
Mrs. Almnd went pale when I explained she wuld have t be n treatment fr the next six mnths t ensure that
she was fully recvered. It was certainly a lessn fr her. “I'm s embarrassed ,” she said, shaking her head, as I
explained that all the peple she had cme int clse cntact with wuld have t be fund ut and tested. She listed
up t abut 20, and then I went t my ffice t type up my ntes. Unexpectedly, the cmputer was nt wrking, s I
had t wait until smene frm the IT department came t fix it. Typical. Maybe I shuld have a micrwave
sausage while I waited?
4. Mrs. Almnd talked abut her illness calmly because ______.
A. she thught she knew it well
B. she had purchased medicine nline
C. she graduated frm a medical schl
D. she had been treated by lcal dctrs
5. It was lucky fr Mrs. Almnd ______.
A. t have cntacted many friends
B. t have recvered in a shrt time
C. t have her assumptin cnfirmed
D. t have her disease identified in time
6. Mrs. Almnd said “I’m s embarrassed” (Para. 7) because ______.
A. she had distrusted her clse friends
B. she had caused unnecessary truble
C. she had t refuse the dctr’s advice
D. she had t tell the truth t the dctr
7. By mentining the breakdwn f the cmputer, the authr prbably wants t prve ______.
A. it’s a must t take a break at wrk
B. it’s vital t believe in IT prfessinals
C. it’s unwise t simply rely n technlgy
D it’s a danger t wrk lng hurs n cmputers
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C
C
If yu culd be anybdy in the wrld, wh wuld it be? Yur neighbur r a super star? A few peple have
experienced what it might be like t step int the skin f anther persn, thanks t an unusual virtual reality（虚拟
现实）device. Rikke Wahl, an actress, mdel and artist, was ne f the participants in a bdy swapping experiment
at the Be Anther lab, a prject develped by a grup f artists based in Barcelna. She swapped with her partner,
an actr, using a machine called The Machine t Be Anther and temprarily became a man. "As I lked dwn, I
saw my whle bdy as a man, dressed in my partner's pants," she said. "That's the picture I remember best."
The set-up is relatively simple. Bth users wear a virtual reality headset with a camera n the tp. The vide frm
each camera is sent t the ther persn, s what yu see is the exact view f yur partner. If she mves her arm,
yu see it. If yu mve yur arm, she sees it.
T get used t seeing anther persn's bdy withut actually having cntrl f it, participants start by raising their
arms and legs very slwly, s that the ther can fllw alng. Eventually, this kind f slw synchrnised（同步的）
mvement becmes cmfrtable, and participants really start t feel as thugh they are living in anther persn's
bdy.
Using such technlgy prmises t alter peple's behaviur afterwards-ptentially fr the better. Studies have
shwn that virtual reality can be effective in fighting racism-the bias（偏见）that humans have against thse wh
dn't lk r sund like them. Researchers at the University f Barcelna gave peple a questinnaire called the
Implicit Assciatin Test, which measures the strength f peple's assciatins between, fr instance, black peple
and adjectives such as gd, bad, athletic r awkward. Then they asked them t cntrl the bdy f a dark skinned
digital character using virtual reality glasses, befre taking the test again. This time, the participants' bias scres
were lwer. The idea is that nce yu've "put yurself in anther's shes" yu're less likely t think ill f them,
because yur brain has internalised the feeling f being that persn.
The creatrs f The Machine t Be Anther hpe t achieve a similar result. "At the end f bdy swapping, peple
feel like hlding each ther in their arms," says Arthur Pinteau, a prgrammer with the prject. "It's a really nice
way t have this kind f experience. I wuld really, really recmmend it t everyne."
8. The wrd "swapping" (paragraph 1) is clsest in meaning t______.
A. building B. exchanging C. cntrlling D. transplanting
9. We can infer frm the experiment at the Be Anther lab that______.
A. ur feelings are related t ur bdily experience
B. we can learn t take cntrl f ther peple's bdies
C. participants will live mre passinately after the experiment
D. The Machine t Be Anther can help peple change their sexes
10. In the Implicit Assciatin Test, befre the participants used virtual reality glasses t cntrl a dark skinned
digital character, ______.
A. they fught strngly against racism
B. they scred lwer n the test fr racism
C. they changed their behaviur dramatically
D. they were mre biased against thse unlike them
11. It can be cncluded frm the passage that______.
A. technlgy helps peple realize their dreams
B. ur biases culd be eliminated thrugh experiments
C virtual reality helps prmte understanding amng peple
D. ur pints f view abut thers need changing cnstantly
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
D
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. N news is gd news, and gd news is n news. Thse are the classic rules
fr the evening bradcasts and the mrning papers. But nw that infrmatin is being spread and mnitred(监控)
in different ways, researchers are discvering new rules. By tracking peple’s e-mails and nline psts, scientists
have fund that gd news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sb stries.
“The ‘if it bleeds’ rule wrks fr mass media,” says Jnah Berger, a schlar at the University f Pennsylvania.
“They want yur eyeballs and dn’t care hw yu’re feeling. But when yu share a stry with yur friends, yu
care a lt mre hw they react. Yu dn’t want them t think f yu as a Debbie Dwner.”
Researchers analyzing wrd-f-muth cmmunicatin—e-mails, Web psts and reviews, face-t-face
cnversatins—fund that it tended t be mre psitive than negative(消极的), but that didn’t necessarily mean
peple preferred psitive news. Was psitive news shared mre ften simply because peple experienced mre
gd things than bad things? T test fr that pssibility, Dr. Berger lked at hw peple spread a particular set f
news stries: thusands f articles n The New Yrk Times’ website. He and a Penn clleague analyzed the “mst
e-mailed” list fr six mnths. One f his first findings was that articles in the science sectin were much mre
likely t make the list than nn-science articles. He fund that science amazed Times’ readers and made them want
t share this psitive feeling with thers.
Readers als tended t share articles that were exciting r funny, r that inspired negative feelings like anger r
anxiety, but nt articles that left them merely sad. They needed t be arused(激发) ne way r the ther, and they
preferred gd news t bad. The mre psitive an article, the mre likely it was t be shared, as Dr. Berger explains
in his new bk, “Cntagius: Why Things Catch On.”
12. What d the classic rules mentined in the text apply t?
A. News reprts. B. Research papers.
C. Private e-mails. D. Daily cnversatins．
13. What can we infer abut peple like Debbie Dwner?
A. They’re scially inactive.
B. They’re gd at telling stries.
C. They’re incnsiderate f thers.
D. They’re careful with their wrds.
14. Which tended t be the mst e-mailed accrding t Dr. Berger’s research?
A. Sprts news. B. Science articles.
C. Persnal accunts. D. Financial reviews.
15. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Sad Stries Travel Far and Wide
B. Online News Attracts Mre Peple
C. Reading Habits Change with the Times
D. Gd News Beats Bad n Scial Netwrks
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D
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。
Interruptins (打扰) are ne f the wrst things t deal with while yu’re trying t get wrk dne. ___16___,
there are several ways t handle things. Let’s take a lk at them nw.
___17___. Tell the persn yu’re srry and explain that yu have a millin things t d and then ask if the tw
f yu can talk at a different time.
When peple try t interrupt yu, have set hurs planned and let them knw t cme back during that time r
that yu’ll find them then. ____18____. It can help t eliminate (消除) future interruptins.
When yu need t talk t smene, dn’t d it in yur wn ffice. ____19____, it’s much easier t excuse
yurself t get back t yur wrk than if yu try t get smene ut f yur space even after explaining hw busy
yu are.
If yu have a dr t yur ffice, make gd use f it. ____20____. If smene kncks and it’s nt an
imprtant matter, excuse yurself and let the persn knw yu’re busy s they can get the hint (暗示) than when
the dr is clsed, yu’re nt t be disturbed.
A. If yu’re busy, dn’t feel bad abut saying n
B. When yu want t avid interruptins at wrk
C. Set bundaries (界限) fr yurself as yur time ges
D. If yu’re in the ther persn’s ffice r in a public area
E. It’s imprtant that yu let them knw when yu’ll be available
F. It might seem unkind t cut peple shrt when they interrupt yu
G. Leave it pen when yu’re available t talk and clse it when yu’re nt
【答案】16. B 17. A 18. E 19. D 20. G
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 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
On a lng trip t Brisbane we stpped int a service statin in Kilcy fr a bathrm break and sme fuel. We
went int the shp t the bathrm first and then the ____21____ t pay. My sn was a little eccentric (搞怪的)
and life lving, s as he usually did. He was dancing as he walked, twirling (扭动) his hips and ____22____ t his
wn mves. Since I was ttally ____23____ t his mves, it didn’t ____24____ my mind at all until the yung
gentleman wrking behind the cunter ____25____ his “brilliant dance rutine”.
He tld my sn that he lved his mves and it was a ____26____ t see him cme int his shp. My by felt
s ____27____ with himself that he cntinued t dance arund gently as I paid and ____28____ the gentleman fr
his kind remarks. As we went t leave, the gentleman gave my by a lllipp (棒棒糖) as a____29____. I was
abslutely blwn away by his kindness. It might be _____30_____, but t us it wasn’t.
Nt many peple _____31_____ the time ut f their days t talk t children. Hwever, the yung gentleman
was mre than _____32_____ and happy t have a chat. My sn felt imprtant and _____33_____ lved his treat. I
als persnally really appreciated his kind _____34_____. As a parent n a lng drive with small kids, it is these
small acts that will _____35_____r break ur day.
21. A. cmpany B. cunter C. apartment D. hall
22. A. tending B. pinting C. singing D. adapting
23. A. used B. addicted C. devted D. ppsed
24. A. clear B. change C. read D. crss
25. A. expanded n B. cncentrated n C. cmmented n D. insisted n
26. A. mistake B. delight C. pity D. cmfrt
27. A. frustrated B. pleased C. annyed D. tired
28. A. thanked B. accepted C. invited D. assisted
29. A. prize B. treasure C. treat D. pleasure
30. A. tugh B. significant C. typical D. small
31. A. take B. draw C. waste D. use
32. A. utging B. willing C. ptimistic D. energetic
33. A. hpefully B. slightly C. curiusly D. bviusly
34. A. gesture B. attitude C. thught D. determinatin
35. A. help B. build C. make D. ruin
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. D
31. A 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. C
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。
Yu already knw the fact that regular exercise is imprtant fr cntrlling weight and ____36____ (avid)a
variety f health cnditins. But it can als imprve yur academic ____37____(perfrm). And. if yu’re a
distance learning student, yu may miss ut n sme f the pprtunities fr physical activity affrded t mre
traditinal students wh rutinely walk arund campus. But it’s well wrth the effrt ____38____ (put) the
schedule exercise int practice.
The study, which ____39____(publish) in the Jurnal f Medicine & Science, describes physical activity as
____40____ vigrus mvement that prduces sweat and heavy breathing. Mike McKenzie fund that students
wh studied ver three hurs per day were 3. 5 times ____41____(likely) t be exercisers. Over a decade ag,
McKenzie ____42____ (say) researchers discvered a link ____43____ exercise and fcus in children.
Mre recently, anther study by Jhnsn reveals that even shrt ”micrbursts“ f physical activity
thrughut the day can have psitive effects. Jennifer tells that sitting fr lng perids f time, ____44____cllege
students tend t d, can have a negative health effect. In additin, the study fund that five-minute buts f walking
every hur had a psitive impact n md, tiredness, and hunger at the end f a day. This may be
____45____(particular)beneficial t students wh als wrk a full-time jb and study in the evening and nighttime
hurs.
【答案】36. aviding
37. perfrmance
38. t put 39. was published
40. a 41. mre likely
42. said 43. between
44. which##as
45. particularly
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分 40 分)
第一节(满分 15 分)
46. 假定你是李华，春节期间和家人通过某旅游公司报团旅游。旅行社的服务很好。请写一封感谢信表达感
谢。
写作要点：
1.说明春节旅游的经历；
2.提及优质服务（导游热情、行程合理、食宿贴心等）；
3.表达感谢；
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。
Dear Sir r Madam,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Sir r Madam,
I’m writing t extend my sincere gratitude fr the excellent service ffered by yur cmpany when I was
traveling in a turist grup during the Spring Festival.
Had it nt been fr the turist sites carefully selected by yur travel agency, I culd nt have enjyed such a
satisfactry travelling experience, which I believe was wrth every single penny. Nt t mentin ur guide, Lily,
wh nt nly did her jb much better than we had anticipated, but als treated us like family.
Thank yu again fr yur high-quality service and I lk frward t the next package tur arranged by yur
cmpany.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节(满分 25 分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Hectr std in the frnt f his fifth-grade classrm. He was ne f the last tw students left in Rm Five’s
Gegraphy Bee (地理知识竞赛). His ppnent (对手) had missed the last questin, s nw it was Hectr’s turn.
If he answered his questin right, he wuld be the Rm Five champin.
“Where did I put that secnd sheet f questins?” Mr. Adler whispered. He was lking thrugh a thick pile f
papers n his messy desk. Mr. Adler was a great teacher, but everyne knew he was disrganized (没有条理的).
He ften lst things. “Well, srry fr keeping yu waiting,” Mr. Adler said after a lng time. “Hectr, please tell us
the capital f Brazil.” When Hectr heard the questin, he smiled — and then he gave the right answer.
Later that day, Hectr was in the schl curtyard. Many f his classmates came t cngratulate him. He wre
a prud smile, greeted them all, and thanked each ne. Victry felt really sweet. He was s lking frward t the
final cntest the next day.
It was getting late, and the curtyard was almst empty. But Hectr still didn’t want t leave. Then he saw Mr.
Adler walking acrss the curtyard. The teacher was hlding a half-pen bag full f papers. As he hurried by, an
envelpe fell ut. Mr. Adler didn’t ntice. He turned a crner and was gne. Hectr picked up the envelpe. On it
were the wrds “Fifth Grade Gegraphy Bee Questins and Answers.” Hectr’s eyes pened wide as he lked at it.
He didn’t have time t think abut the results befre he pened it and read the questins.
As sn as he finished, Hectr knew he had made a wrng chice. He had cheated, and n matter what he did
nw, he culdn’t change that. “What if Mr. Adler thinks I stle the questins fr this mrning’s bee t?” Hectr
thught. “He will definitely take away my Rm Five champin title.” He never expected that ne f the best days
f his life wuld turn s bad s fast. Hectr was wrried abut what he did and didn’t knw what t d.
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Befre he realized it, Hectr fund himself standing in Mr. Adler’s rm.
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The next day the entire schl came t watch the Fifth Grade Gegraphy Bee.
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【答案】 Befre he realized it, Hectr fund himself standing in Mr. Adler’s rm. His hands shaking
slightly, he held the crumpled envelpe tightly, guilt and anxiety written all ver his face. He kncked gently n the
dr, his vice trembling as he hnestly admitted he’d accidentally picked up the envelpe and read the answers by
mistake. He aplgized sincerely fr his thughtless act and ffered t give up the champinship withut hesitatin.
Mr. Adler smiled warmly, patting his shulder and praising his curage, saying hnesty mattered far mre than any
trphy r title.
The next day, the entire schl gathered t watch the Fifth Grade Gegraphy Bee. Befre the cntest started,
Mr. Adler called him aside. “I’ve changed sme questins t make it fair,” he whispered. Relieved and grateful,
Hectr tk a deep breath, fcusing fully n the new questins. He relied n his wn gegraphy knwledge t
answer each ne carefully and cnfidently, his mind clear f the earlier mistake. In the end, he wn fairly, and the
audience burst int cheers. Mr. Adler annunced t the whle schl that Hectr was bth a gegraphy champin
and a champin f hnesty. Hectr learned that true victry cmes frm integrity, nt shrtcuts.