2022秋新教材高中英语Unit9HumanBiology单元测试北师大版选择性必修第三册

UNIT 9　HUMAN BIOLOGY　

(满分：120分 建议用时：120分钟)　

第一部分　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)　

A　

Studying in the US is extremely expensive. Considering that at top universities in the US fees and living costs can add up to $60，000 per year, it is clear why so many young people decide to find a part-time job. Here are some common part-time jobs for college students.

Waiter/Waitress　

Hourly rate：$5．22　

Waiters and waitresses usually have minimum salaries, but they earn some tips. No experience is needed for a lot of waitering jobs so it should not be difficult to find one. You can work part time so that you have enough time for your study.

Data entry clerk　

Hourly rate：$12．45　

To become a data entry clerk, you just have to be a good typist and are willing to spend some time in front of your computer. A lot of these jobs are available online and can be done at home, so it’s a good choice for college students.

Tutor　

Hourly rate：$17．78　

If you are good at something, maths or languages for example, then you can consider tutoring to earn some cash on the side. It’s also one of the highest paid part-time jobs for college students.

Proofreader(校对员)　

Hourly rate：$17．84　

Proofreaders must be able to find the errors and correct them of course. If you think you can do that, then this is a great opportunity to earn more than $17 per hour. You can work whenever you want so that you can manage both study and work.

(　　)1．Many American college students seek part-time jobs mainly to ________.

A．support themselves B．broaden their views　

C．learn to be independent D．gain some working skills　

(　　)2．Which word can best describe the work as a data entry clerk?　

A．Busy.  B．Relaxing.

C．Difficult.  D．Flexible.

(　　)3．To work as a tutor, it is necessary for you to ________.

A．apply for a license B．have special knowledge　

C．prepare learning materials D．find a proper teaching place　

【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了几个适合大学生做的兼职工作。

1．A　细节理解题。根据第一段“Studying in the US is extremely expensive…it is clear why…”可知，许多美国大学生想做兼职工作主要是为了赚钱养活自己。故选A项。

2．D　推理判断题。根据第三段“A lot of these jobs are available online and can be done at home”可推断，数据录入员的工作很灵活。故选D项。

3．B　细节理解题。根据第四段“If you are good at something, maths or languages for example, then you can consider tutoring…”可知，家教的工作要求具备专业知识。故选B项。

B　

Five-year-old Prisilla Perez, a student at Meador Elementary School in Willis, was unhappy with her recent haircut, which resulted from a severe disease. When students in her class started calling Prisilla a boy, she felt ashamed, often crying and losing focus in school.

Her teacher, Shannon Grimm, sympathized with her unhappiness. Grimm and Prisilla’s mom were concerned, but their ideas didn’t work. “We had classroom discussions about how girls have short hair and boys have long hair, and I showed them photos of movie stars with different looks，” Grimm said. “However, it wasn’t sinking in. ”　

Grimm thought about Prisilla throughout the winter break, and one morning, she had an idea: Cut off her hair—a scary thought for Grimm, who wore her hair long and took pride in it. “I’ve never had short hair, and I stressed about it for two weeks before making a decision，” she said. On Jan. 4, Grimm invited a hairstylist friend to her home. “I told him to keep going, even if I cried，” she said.

The class loved their teacher’s new do, especially Prisilla, who excitedly ran off the school bus that afternoon yelling, “Mom, Ms Grimm cut her hair！” The teacher also bought matching bows for herself and the girl, so they could style their hair together.

In February, the teacher recommended Prisilla for the school district’s Student of the Month Award, but during the Monday ceremony, she received a surprise “hero medal” from the girl. “Now we have matching awards，” says Grimm.

Prisilla’s mother, Maria, said that Grimm’s thoughtfulness brought her to tears. “I was shocked. I was crying. I couldn’t believe it－she did something I wouldn’t have the bravery to do. I will never forget that. ”　

(　　)4．Why was Prisilla unhappy at school?　

A．She wasn’t satisfied with her teacher.  

B．She couldn’t concentrate in class.

C．She was laughed at by her classmates.  

D．She couldn’t get on well with others.

(　　)5．What made Grimm have her own hair cut?　

A．Praise from her students.  B．Devotion to her students.

C．Request of Prisilla’s mother.  D．Suggestion from the hairstylist.

(　　)6．What can we know about Grimm?　

A．She had her hair cut together with Prisilla.

B．She expressed her sincere thanks to her pupils.

C．She hesitated a lot before having her hair cut.

D．She won a gold medal for facing difficulties bravely.

(　　)7．What is the text mainly about?　

A．How Grimm helped her student out.  

B．What problem Prisilla had at school.

C．Why Prisilla won the Month Award.  

D．When Grimm got her new hairstyle.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Grimm老师剪短头发以帮助学生Prisilla的故事。

4．C　细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“When students in her class started calling Prisilla a boy, she felt ashamed, often crying and losing focus in school. ”可知，Prisilla在学校不开心是因为她被同学嘲笑。故选C项。

5．B　推理判断题。根据第三段的内容，尤其是“Grimm thought about Prisilla…she had an idea: Cut off her hair”可知，Prisilla因为是短头发而被同学嘲笑，为了安慰Prisilla, Grimm老师决定把自己的头发剪短。由此可推知，Grimm老师出于对学生的关爱才剪短了头发。故选B项。

6．C　细节理解题。根据第三段第二句中的“’I’ve never had short hair, and I stressed about it for two weeks before making a decision’”可知，Grimm老师剪短头发之前很犹豫。故选C项。

7．A　主旨大意题。通读全文可知，Prisilla因为是短头发而被同学嘲笑，她在学校很不开心，Grimm老师为了帮助、安慰她剪短了自己的头发。故选A项。

C　

There are many ways in which human cloning is expected to benefit humans.

Dr. Richard Seed, one of the leading supporters of human cloning technology, suggests that it may someday be possible to completely change the aging process because of what we learn from cloning.

Scientists believe that they may be able to treat heart attack victims by cloning their healthy heart cells and injecting them into the areas of the heart that have been damaged. Heart disease is the number one killer in the US and several other industrialized countries.

There has been a breakthrough with human stem cells. Embryonic stem cells can be grown to produce organs to repair or replace damaged ones. Skin for burn victims, brain cells for the brain damaged, hearts, lungs, and kidneys could be produced. By combining this technology with human cloning technology, it may be possible to produce needed organs for suffering people that will be free of rejection by their immune systems. Conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, heart failure, and other problems can be cured if human cloning and its technology are not banned.

Though current treatments for infertility (不生育) are getting a fair amount of publicity in the news, they, in terms of percentages, are not very successful. Some data shows that current infertility treatments are less than 10 percent successful. Couples go through physically and emotionally painful procedures for a small chance of having children. Many couples run out of time and money without successfully having children. Human cloning could make it possible for many more infertile couples to have children than ever before possible.

(　　)8．According to Dr. Richard Seed, we can use cloning technology to ________.

A．produce more animals B．make people live happily　

C．make people look younger D．cure people of many diseases　

(　　)9．We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．cloning has already been used to treat heart disease　

B．we can treat a man’s heart disease by cloning hearts　

C．most people in industrial countries suffer from heart disease　

D．more people die of heart disease than of other diseases in the US　

(　　)10．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?　

A．With cloning infertile couples could have children.

B．Treatment of infertility is not successful.

C．Infertile couples suffer a lot physically and mentally.

D．It is difficult for couples to have more children now.

(　　)11．What is the author’s attitude towards human cloning?　

A．Supportive.  B．Doubtful.

C．Cautious.  D．Curious.

【语篇解读】本文作者从几个方面介绍了克隆人技术会给人类带来哪些利益。

8．C　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“to completely change the aging process”可知，Dr. Richard Seed认为克隆技术可以彻底改衰老的进程。因此推知，克隆技术可以使人们看上去更年轻。故选C项。

9．D　细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，心脏病是美国和其他工业化国家的头号杀手，因此在美国死于心脏病的人要比死于其他疾病的人多。故选D项。

10．A　段落大意题。联系全文可知，本文的主题是人类克隆技术。最后一段点明了现在治疗不孕的成功率很低，许多夫妇饱受煎熬，最后说明了利用人类克隆技术可以使不孕的夫妇有自己的孩子。故选A项。

11．A　观点态度题。根据文章第一句，特别是关键词benefit及第二至五段(都是讲人类克隆技术会给人类带来益处)可推知，作者对人类克隆技术持支持的态度。故选A项。

D　

Summer heat can be dangerous, and heat leads to tragedy far too often. According to Kidsandcars Organisation, an average of 37 young children per year die of car heat in the US, when they are accidentally left in a hot vehicle.

For Bishop Curry, a fifth grader from McKinney, Texas, one such incident hit close to home. A six-month-old baby from his neighbourhood died after hours in a hot car. After hearing about her death, Curry decided that something needed to be done. Young Curry drew up a sketch(草图) of a device he called “Oasis”.

The device would be attached to car seats and watch the temperature inside the car. If it reached a certain temperature in the car, and the device sensed a child in the car seat, it would begin to circulate cool air. Curry also designs the device using GPS and Wi-Fi technology, which would alarm the child’s parents and, if there was no response from them, the police.

Curry’s father believes that the invention has potential. “The cool thing about Bishop’s thinking is none of this technology is new，” he said. “We feel like the way he’s thinking and combining all these technologies will get to production faster. ” His father even introduced the device to Toyota, where he works as an engineer.

In January, Curry’s father launched a campaign for the invention. They hope to raise money to finalize the patent, build models, and find a manufacturer. They have raised more than twice that—over $46，000．　

“I was so proud of him for thinking of a solution，” the father said. “We always just complain about things and rarely offer solutions. ”　

(　　)12．What inspired Curry to invent Oasis?　

A．His narrow escape from death after being locked in a car.

B．His knowledge of many children’s death because of car heat.

C．The death of his neighbor’s baby after being left in a hot car.

D．The injury of 37 children in his school in a car accident.

(　　)13．What would Oasis do if it was hot in a car with a child?　

A．It would inform the parents or even the police.

B．It would pump out the hot air in the car.

C．It would sound the alarm attached to the car.

D．It would get the window open to save the child.

(　　)14．What does Curry’s father think is cool about Curry’s invention?　

A．It used some of the most advanced technology.

B．It simply combined technologies that existed.

C．It could accelerate production of new technology.

D．It is the most advanced among similar products.

(　　)15．Why did Curry’s father start a campaign to raise money?　

A．To conduct experiments to test the invention.

B．To get other children devoted to inventions.

C．To support a charity of medical aid for children.

D．To get the patent and bring it to production.

【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Curry的发明。酷暑很危险，高温会导致悲剧的发生。根据数据，平均每年有37个年幼的孩子死于酷热的车厢。为此，Curry发明了一项创造，能够让被关在车内的孩子获得解救。Curry的父亲把这项发明介绍了丰田汽车公司，并发起了一场运动，最终他们筹得超过46 000美元。Curry的父亲为Curry能够想到一个解决方案而骄傲。

12．C　细节理解题。根据第二段中的最后两句“After hearing about her death, Curry decided that something needed to be done. Young Curry, who turned 11 this year, has always had a knack for inventing things, and he drew up a sketch(草图) of a device he called ’Oasis’(在听到她的死讯后，库里决定做点什么。今年刚满11岁的小库里一直都有发明东西的天赋，他画了一幅他称之为 ’绿洲’的装置草图). ”可知，在听说邻居家6个月的婴儿在车里热死后，Young Curry决定发明“绿洲”设备。故选C。

13．A　细节理解题。根据第三段中的最后一句“Curry also designs the device using GPS and Wi-Fi technology, which would alarm the child’s parents and, if there was no response from them, the police(库里还设计了一款使用GPS和Wi-Fi技术的设备，可以提醒孩子的父母，如果他们没有回应，还可以报警). ”可知，Young Curry发明的“绿洲”设备可以通知孩子家人和警方。故选A。

14．B　细节理解题。根据第四段中的前三句“’Curry’s father believes that the invention has potential. “The cool thing about Bishop’s thinking is none of this technology is new，’ he said. ’We feel like the way he’s thinking and combining all these technologies will get to production faster(库里的父亲认为这项发明有潜力。’毕晓普的想法最酷的地方在于，这些技术都不是新的，’他说。’我们认为，他的想法和结合所有这些技术的方式将更快地投入生产’). ”可知，父亲认为Young Curry的发明很酷，因为用到的科技都是现成的。故选B。

15．D　推理判断题。根据第五段中的第二句“They hope to raise money to finalize the patent, build models, and find a manufacturer(他们希望筹集资金最终确定专利，建造模型，并找到制造商). ”可知，Young Curry的父亲为他的发明筹钱用于获取专利，找到生产商进行生产。故选D。

第二节(共5小题；每小题2．5分， 满分12．5分)　

Everyone dreams. If you’ve ever tried to figure out the meaning of a strange dream, you’re not alone. Humans have been trying to make sense of dreams since recorded history. __16__ Here are some of the findings.

__17__ People with great creativity are more likely to dream about unusual settings and about blocks in the natural world such as a log or a rock they can’t get around.

You’ve got a heart problem. People who have frequent nightmares may be significantly more likely to suffer from an irregular heartbeat or chest pain. If you have those problems, it’s more difficult for you to breathe at night. __18__　

You’re avoiding something. Do you dream about being followed by a stranger, a monster, or a giant tidal wave? This could indicate that you’re afraid to deal with something in your daily life. __19__　

You’ll have a good result in a test. Students whose performance improved were those who had dreamed about the maze(迷宫) during the sleep. __20__ This improves learning and problem-solving skills.

Despite the fact that technology has vastly expanded our understanding of dreaming, much of what occurs when we’re asleep remains as it has always been: a mystery.

A．How creative you are.

B．Dreaming may strengthen memories.

C．What kind of problem solver you are.

D．What can our dreams tell about ourselves?　

E. How can we understand better about ourselves?　

F. That explains why you cannot have a sound sleep.

G. Ask yourself what issue or emotion you’re faced with.

【语篇解读】每个人都做梦，自古以来人们都试图解梦。但梦能告诉我们什么呢？文章介绍了人们的一些发现。

16．D　根据上文“If you’ve ever tried to figure out the meaning of a strange dream, you’re not alone. Humans have been trying to make sense of dreams since recorded history. ”可知，自古以来，人类就一直在试图解释梦的含义。后面的内容主要叙述了梦告诉我们的东西。D项“我们的梦能告诉我们什么？”符合语境。空后的findings是关于“梦能告诉我们什么”的发现。故选D项。

17．A　根据下句“People with great creativity are more likely to dream about unusual settings and about blocks in the natural world”可知，有创造力的人更有可能梦见自然界中不寻常的场景和障碍物等，由此可知，梦能说明人的创造力。故选A项。

18．F　根据上文可知，经常做噩梦的人可能更容易患上心律不齐或胸痛。如果你有这些问题，晚上呼吸会更困难。所以，经常做噩梦的后果是晚上会睡不好。故选F项。

19．G　根据前面的内容可知，如果你梦到被什么跟踪的话，这可能说明你在生活中害怕处理某些东西。这时就要想想到底你面临的问题是什么。G项“问问自己你面临的是什么问题或情绪”符合语境。故选G项。

20．B　空前讲，成绩有提高的学生在睡眠中梦到过迷宫。空后讲“这提高了学习和解决问题的能力”。根据空后的This可知，设空处的内容应与提高学习成绩有关，反观各选项，B项“做梦能增强记忆”符合语境。故选B项。

第二部分　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)　

As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers. He smiled at her. Then she looked out at the audience, __21__ to see her mother. These two, Alvert and Doris Flemint, had __22__ all the way from California more than 2，000 miles away, to see their __23__ compete in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio.

The music __24__, and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music carry her along into her turns, and she began skating with much __25__ in herself. The cold fear she always had in the __26__ seconds before skating onto the ice was __27__. She was feeling the movement of the __28__ and letting it carry her. She skated easily, then did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was __29__.

The crowd loved it and cheered __30__ she skated off the ice. “Nice job，” said one of the other __31__. It was the remark that __32__ came after a free-skating performance. But what should the __33__ say? Standing beside her father, Peggy waited for the scoring to be finished. On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting __34__ alone, others with a parent. Shortly before 10 o’clock the results were __35__. The new United States Women’s Figure Skating Champion was Peggy Fleming of Passdena, California.

(　　)21．A．failing B．looking forward

C．wanting D．hoping　

(　　)22．A．bicycled B．driven

C．run D．walked　

(　　)23．A．friend B．children

C．son D．daughter　

(　　)24．A．started B．played

C．developed D．sang　

(　　)25．A．thought B．belief

C．success D．design　

(　　)26．A．following B．last

C．recent D．past　

(　　)27．A．quick B．present

C．strong D．gone　

(　　)28．A．music B．fear

C．ice D．audiences　

(　　)29．A．satisfied B．unsatisfactory

C．finished D．welcome　

(　　)30．A．because B．until

C．before D．as　

(　　)31．A．skaters B．viewers

C．judges D．parents　

(　　)32．A．always B．seldom

C．again D．hardly　

(　　)33．A．players B．audience

C．judges D．parents　

(　　)34．A．comfortably B．hurriedly

C．happily D．anxiously　

(　　)35．A．cried out B．let out

C．announced D．declared　

【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。文章叙述了一个小女孩参加滑冰比赛，最后获得了冠军的故事。

21．D　考查动词。fail“失败”；look forward“希望”；want“想要”；hope“希望”。结合语境可知，女孩望向观众台是希望看到母亲。look forward to doing sth. 为固定搭配，与hope to do sth. 均意为“希望做某事”，结合see为动词原形。故选D项。

22．B　考查动词。句意：这两个人，阿尔伯特和多丽丝·弗莱明特，从2 000多英里外的加利福尼亚远道而来。bicycle骑自行车；drive开车；run跑步；walk步行。根据语境及逻辑推理可知，加利福尼亚在2 000多英里外，开车来较符合常理。故选B项。

23．D　考查名词。句意：观看他们的女儿在俄亥俄州克利夫兰的运动会上的比赛。friend朋友；children孩子；son儿子；daughter女儿。联系前文可知，这两位是女孩的父母，女孩是他们的女儿。故选D项。

24．A　考查动词。句意：佩吉随着音乐移到冰上，让音乐带着她旋转。start开始；play玩；develop发展；sing唱歌。根据故事发展可知，此处应该为比赛开始，音乐响起。故选A项。

25．B　考查名词。句意：她开始充满自信地滑起冰来。thought思想；belief信心；success成功；design设计。联系上下文，结合选项可知，“with much belief in herself”最符合语境。故选B项。

26．B　考查形容词。句意：她在滑冰之前总是十分害怕，但在她这次滑冰之前的最后几秒钟，害怕消失了。following接下来的；last最后的；recent最近的；past过去的。“in the last seconds”最符合语境。故选B项。

27．D　考查形容词。句意：她在滑冰之前总是十分害怕，但在她这次滑冰之前的最后几秒钟，害怕消失了。quick快的；present现在的；strong坚强的；gone消失。结合上文可知，佩吉的害怕在滑冰前的最后几秒钟消失了。故选D项。

28．A　考查名词。句意：她感觉到了音乐的律动，并让音乐带着她。music音乐；fear恐惧；ice冰；audiences观众。结合前文“letting the music carry her along into her turns”可知，她随着音乐起舞。故选A项。

29．C　考查形容词。句意：她滑得很轻松，跳了几下，最后一个转身，她的表演结束了。satisfied满意的；unsatisfactory不满意的；finished完成的；结束的；welcome受欢迎的。联系上下文并结合选项可知，她的表演结束了。故选C项。

30．D　考查连词。句意：观众们很喜欢她的表演，当她滑下冰场时为她欢呼着。because因为；until直到；before之前；as当……的时候。结合语境可知，此处应为表演结束了，as最符合题意。故选D项。

31．A　考查名词。句意：另一位滑冰运动员说：“干得好。”skater滑冰运动员；viewer观众；judge裁判；parents父母。the other修饰同类名词的另一个，此处应该同为滑冰表演者。故选A项。

32．A　考查副词。句意：这句话总是在自由滑冰表演之后说的。always总是；seldom很少；again再一次；hardly几乎不。always最符合语境。故选A项。

33．C　考查名词。句意：但裁判会怎么说呢？player运动员；audience观众；judge裁判；parents父母。结合前文可知，观众和参赛的其他选手对于佩吉的评价都很高，那么裁判的看法又是怎么样呢？故选C项。

34．D　考查副词。句意：四面八方都是其他年轻的滑冰运动员，有的紧张地独自等待，有的则有父母陪伴。comfortably舒服地；hurriedly匆忙地；happily快乐地；anxiously焦虑地。结合语境可知，独自一人参赛没有父母陪伴的小选手一定是紧张焦虑地等待比赛结果。故选D项。

35．C　考查动词短语。句意：快10点时，结果公布了。cry out喊；let out放出；announce宣布；declare声明。announce the result意为“公布结果”，符合语境。故选C项。

第二节(共10小题；每小题1．5分， 满分15分)　

Until recently, most scientists believed that animal behaviour was caused by evolution. However, a lot of researches have been carried out into animal behaviour over 36. __ last 20 years and experts have been amazed by the results. It 37. __(be) becoming clear that animals possess many mental skills. These skills are 38. __(high) developed in many species.

What do we know about animal intelligence? First, all animals can count. Birds 39. __(likely) pigeons and parrots have been trained 40. __(hit) a button exactly 24 times if they want to get food. Some animals are so 41. __(intelligence) that they can use numbers to solve problems. Second, many animals have good 42. __(memory). In one experiment, monkeys 43. __(show) a banana. The banana was then hidden in a cup and the cup was placed behind a screen with 44. __ cups. In every experiment, the monkeys chose the cup 45. __ the banana had been hidden. Thirdly, animals can calculate. Birds have a mental map of the sun and stars which can be used for navigation.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，经过科学家们近二十年的研究实验发现，很多动物都会数数并可以用数字来解决问题。

36．the　考查冠词。in/over the past/last＋时间段，固定短语“在过去的……年里”。故填the。

37．is　考查主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，It是形式主语，真正的主语为“that animals possess many mental skills”，故填is。

38．highly　考查副词。分析句子结构可知，此处应用副词修饰形容词developed。故填highly。

39．like　考查介词。句意：像鸽子和鹦鹉这样的鸟类一直接受训练。此处缺少表示“像，类似”含义的介词。故填like。

40．to hit　考查不定式。be trained to do sth. 意为“被训练做某事”。故填to hit。

41．intelligent　考查形容词。句意：一些动物是如此的有智慧以至于它们可以用数字来解决问题。“so＋形容词/副词＋that…”意为“如此……以至于……”，此处应用形容词形式。故填intelligent。

42．memories　考查名词复数。本句的主语animals为可数名词复数形式，所以memory也要用复数形式。故填memories。

43．were shown　考查时态和语态。句意：在一项试验当中，先给猴子看一只香蕉。分析句子结构可知，主语monkeys与谓语动词show构成被动关系；且这个实验是过去做的。故填were shown。

44．other　考查形容词。句意：香蕉被藏在一个杯子里，杯子和其他杯子放在屏风后面。根据下文中的cups可知，此处应用other表示“另外的，别的”。故填other。

45．where　考查关系副词。分析句子结构可知，先行词“the cup”在定语从句中作地点状语。故填where。

第三部分　写作(共两节， 满分40分)　

第一节(满分15分)　

假期即将来临，你班同学讨论了假期活动的计划，提出了不同的看法。请根据下表的内容为校报的英语专栏写一篇英语稿件，并谈谈你的看法。内容包括：

注意：　

1．写作词数应为80左右；　

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

___________

One possible version：　

As the long holiday is drawing near, the students in our class have had a discussion about their holiday plans. Our opinions are varied.

Some students plan to stay at home, saying that it can save money and is more comfortable. More importantly, they can make better use of the time to learn their lessons. However, they are worried that their life may be boring.

Others prefer to travel for pleasure. When traveling to strange places, they can relax themselves and broaden their horizon. But they will spend a lot of money on their journey. Besides, they have to put up with some inconveniences.

As for me, I’d like to travel because we are tired physically and mentally after a whole term. Traveling is a good way to refresh ourselves.

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。

“Be quiet. ” No one actually ever said that to me—in fact, it was usually the opposite “Speak up. ” “What did you say？” “I couldn’t understand you. ” But every time someone told me to be louder, to be clearer, I wanted to shut my mouth and never open it again.

Years of living with a lisp(口齿不清) had taught me that it was better to say nothing than to speak and risk being misunderstood, leading to embarrassment and awkwardness. As a result of my silence, I felt distanced from most of my peers, having only a few people I felt were friends. “Kathryn? Oh, she’s quiet. ” That’s what most people would say when they thought of me. “Quiet” might as well have been part of my name. I was okay with that. I didn’t need to be heard.

September of last year that all changed.

I started my first day of creative writing class with Ms Haist. She is one of those teachers you don’t feel frightened to approach; you know she will help you if you need it. I had expected to fill out plot diagrams and learn the proper way to punctuate dialogue. However, every day we would be given a different writing prompt(提示词) and then, if we wished, we could share what we had written with the class. I remember sitting and listening to others read their work, and I distinctly remember thinking: That will never be me. I’ll never have the courage to do that.

Then, one day in October, I was really pleased with what I had written, so pleased that I wanted to share. I remember my heart pounding in my chest as I raised my hand to read, and those urgent little voices in my mind listing all the reasons why it wasn’t a good idea: They won’t understand you. You have a lisp, remember? Besides, your writing isn’t that good. Be quiet. Be quiet. I was about to withdraw my hand when I met Ms Haist’s encouraging eyes.

注意：　

1．续写词数应为150左右；　

2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I swallowed the voices down and let my real voice come out. _________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

One possible version：　

I swallowed the voices down and let my real voice come out.  At first, my voice was very low. I read my articles carefully. After I finished the first paragraph fluently, my classmate’s eyes all looked at me with affirmation. Having finished reading this article, I was praised by Ms Hester for the content that I wrote and the changes that I made in class. It was the first time that I had received warm applause from my teacher and classmates. When I went home, a card was found in my notebook with a sentence saying “Everything is possible”. There was no doubt that it was given to me by Ms Hester.

Soon I was reading out loud nearly every day. ___________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

One possible version：　

Soon I was reading out loud nearly every day.  In the morning, I would practice my favourite novels near the grove at school, because I wanted to realise my dream. My dream is to become an announcer in the next semester, which would entitle me to share the students’ writing and my favourite articles. In class, I tried my best to seize every opportunity to improve myself. Gradually, I began to have normal conversations with my classmates and got along well with them. Everything in life was becoming more and more beautiful.