河南省许昌市2023-2024高三上学期期末英语试卷+答案

这是一份河南省许昌市2023-2024高三上学期期末英语试卷+答案，共18页。

河南省许昌高级中学2023—2024学年高三（上）定位考试
英 语

注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必用黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚；
2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，在试卷上作答无效；
3.考试结束后，请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）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. How will the man go home?
A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bus.
2. Which meal are the speakers preparing?
A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Dinner.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Patient and nurse. B. Hostess and audience.
C. Airline passenger and air hostess.
4. What will the woman do for the man?
A. Update online news. B. Keep the classes in order.
C. Make up for his missed lessons.
5. What does the man need to do next?
A. Speed up his car. B. Slow down his car.
C. Avoid the road sign.
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 is the woman mainly doing?
A. Making complaints. B. Quarreling with the man.
C. Seeking advice from her boss.
7. What does the woman think of her job?
A. Tiring but well-paid. B. Relaxing and meaningful.
C. Challenging but interesting.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When does the conversation take place?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
9. How much will the woman pay in all?
A. ¥70. B. ¥80. C. ¥100.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where is Lynn studying?
A. In Madrid. B. In Cordoba. C. In Seville.
11. What is Lynn's part-time job?
A. A waitress. B. A teacher. C. A psychologist.
12. What does Lynn like to do best in her free time?
A. Play tennis. B. Dance. C. Visit friends.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the man think of the meeting?
A. Complex. B. Interesting. C. Meaningless.
14. What is the man going to do this evening?
A. Write a letter. B. Attend a meeting. C. Throw rubbish.
15. What is the woman's attitude towards the environment?
A. Unfriendly. B. Concerned. C. Satisfied.
16. What does the woman suggest doing?
A. Printing out the poster. B. Inviting Kate to have dinner.
C. Asking someone else for help.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A. What courses the college offers.
B. Why today's students need exercise.
C. How today's students spend their money.
18. What does Sarah spend less money on?
A. Transport. B. Food. C. Clothes.
19. Who loves cycling?
A. Colin. B. Jack. C. Sarah.
20. How does Diana get her money?
A. By selling a lot of books.
B. By asking her parents for it.
C. By selling clothes made on her own.


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
Breathtaking Places and Experiences for 2023
Looking for your next adventure? You'll find it on our annual list of the world's best destinations framed by three categories (Adventure, Family, and Culture) for travelers, and these destinations for 2023 are under the radar, ahead of the curve, and ready for you to start exploring.
Adventure: Adrenaline-pumping outdoor excursions
Trek to Choquequirao, Peru, an isolated Inca site that's under the radar—but soon to be more accessible. In New Zealand, the country that invented bungee jumping, rekindle your sense of adventure post-pandemic. In Austria, hike the cross-country Bergsteigerdorfer network of mountaineering villages to sample local culture. Finally, add Revillagigedo National Park, Mexico, to your itinerary. Its protected waters hold one of the largest aggregations of sharks and manta rays in the world.
Family: Inspiring journeys for all ages
In Switzerland, ride the rails to quaint Alpine towns for chocolate, hiking, and skiing. Help save the turtles in Trinidad and Tobago, one of the most important leatherback turtle rookeries in the world. In California, U.S.，gather around a campfire with Golden Gate views at Presidio Tunnel Tops and hike the urban Crosstown Trail. Go birdwatching in the avian paradise that is Colombia, the enchanted land of Disney's Encanto.
Culture: Places where history and heritage rule
Visit King Tut's new home in Egypt at Cairo's Grand Egyptian Museum and see Luxor's Avenue of the Sphinxes. Make a pilgrimage through history along Italy's Appian Way, Europe's ancient "superhighway". Explore culture and history-with a side of Low Country cuisine-at the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. See one of the world's largest assemblages of stone statues at Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Henan Province, China.
21. Where will you go if you want to experience bungee jumping?
A. Choquequirao, Peru. B. New Zealand.
C. Austria. D. Revillagigedo National Park, Mexico.
22. What will tourists do in Trinidad and Tobago?
A. Enjoy a campfire. B. Watch birds.
C. Go skiing. D. Protect marine animals.
23. What do the places in the last paragraph have in common?
A. They focus on history and heritage.
B. They show the advantage of the family tour.
C. They are the top of their kind.
D. They are of the same time.
B
One day, a young man went to Dr. Conwell and told him he wanted a college education but couldn't afford it. Dr. Conwell decided, at that moment, what his aim in life was, besides being a man of the cloth. He decided to build a university for unfortunate, but deserving, students. He did have a challenge, however. He would need a few million dollars to build the university. For Dr. Conwell, and anyone with real purpose in life, nothing could stand in the way of his goal.
Several years before this incident, Dr. Conwell was attracted by a true story with its ageless moral. The story was about a farmer who lived in Africa and through a visitor became excited about looking for diamonds. Diamonds were already discovered in abundance on the African continent and this farmer got so excited about the idea of millions of dollars' worth of diamonds that he sold his farm to head for the diamond line. He wandered all over the continent, constantly searching for diamonds, wealth, which he never found. Eventually he went completely broke and threw himself into a river and died.
Meanwhile, the new owner of his farm picked up an unusual-looking rock about the size of an egg and put it on his mantle（斗篷） as a sort of curiosity. A visitor stopped by. He told the new owner that the funny-looking rock was about the biggest diamond that had ever been found. The new owner shouted, "God, the whole farm is covered with them."
The farm turned out to be the Kimberly Diamond Mine, the richest the world has ever known. The original farmer was literally standing on "Acres of Diamonds" until he sold his farm.
Dr. Conwell learned from the story of the farmer and continued to teach it moral. Opportunity does not just come along; it is there all the time-we just have to see it. Dr. Conwell told the story over and over again on many occasions for raising money to start the college for poor students. In fact, he raised nearly six million dollars and the university he founded, Temple University in Philadelphia, has at least ten degree-granting colleges and six other schools.
24. What caused Dr. Conwell to build a university?
A. His wife's suggestion. B. A young man's requirement.
C. A millionaire's donation. D. His education experience.
25. Why did the farmer give up his farm?
A. He wanted to wander around the world.
B. He planned to build a university.
C. He threw himself into a river.
D. He meant to seek his fortune.
26. In which condition did the new owner find the Kimberly Diamond Mine?
A. He exchanged his rock for eggs. B. He sold his mantles to visitors.
C. He decorated his mantle by a rock. D. He sorted out the whole farm.
27. Which of the following best describes Dr. Conwell?
A. Adaptable. B. Considerate. C. Disciplined. D. Purposeful.

C
Self-regulation, i.e., the ability to manage attention, emotions and impulses, as well as to pursue individual goals with perseverance, is not a skill that we usually associate with young children. However, studies show that people who demonstrated self-regulation as children go on to have on average higher income, better health and greater life satisfaction.
An international team used a randomized controlled study in elementary schools involving more than 500 first graders. The research team was able to show that even a short training unit led to a significant and sustainable improvement in self-regulation. The training did not just affect self-regulation abilities; the children had significantly improved reading ability and an improved focus on careless mistakes one year after the training, and were also considerably more likely to be admitted to a selective academic secondary school three years after the training.
The training units were based on the MCII （Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions）Strategy, which has already been the subject of excellent research studies in adults and older students. The teachers presented the abstract strategy in a playful manner using a picture book and the role model of a hurdle jumper. In the first step, the children imagined the positive effects of reaching a goal. They contrasted them with the obstacles that they might face on the way （Mental Contrasting）. The children then identified specific behaviors to face the obstacles and develop "when-then" plans（Implementation Intentions）.
"The special feature of the study is the long-term ripple effects that this short training unit can have. These effects benefit the child, and they are transferred in many ways to society as a whole over the course of the child's life," says Daniel Schunk, a professor of public and behavioral economics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. "The fact that early investments in such fundamental skills not only benefit the child alone, but also society, should be given more attention to in education policy."
28. What can be learned from the first paragraph?
A. Children have no self-regulation ability.
B. Perseverance is the key to one's success.
C. Rich people are more likely to regulate themselves.
D. Children with self-control will enjoy their lives later on.
29. What may happen after children receive the training?
A. They focus more on grades. B. They do better academically.
C. They can write more efficiently. D. They make no careless mistakes.
30. Why a picture book is used in the training?
A. To attract more children to the training.
B. To help promote children's imagination.
C. To better teach children how to reach a goal.
D. To make it easier for children to understand.
31. What is Daniel Schunk's attitude to the study?
A. Optimistic. B. Suspicious. C. Cautious. D. Ambiguous.

D
Your child is unique, but what all children have in common is natural curiosity and an ability to learn they are born with. Our brains are active all the time, and a baby's brain is the busiest of all. Research has shown that babies begin to understand language about twice as fast as they actually speak it. By showing children other languages at an early age, you are giving them the opportunity to make use of their natural ability to hear and recognize between the sounds of other languages, and their ability to make sense of what they are hearing.
Communication is something that children do to help them achieve something else, and they are unaware of the large amount of learning taking place. They take everything in through their senses, making connections between what they hear, see, smell, taste and touch. As long as we provide the right conditions, their learning and development will take place in a natural way.
In your child's early years, the emotional environment is just as important as the physical environment. Children learn when they feel safe, happy, valued and listened to. This is central to any learning experience in a child's early years, including learning an additional language. Your child has a trial-and-error approach to its development, and making mistakes is a valuable part of the learning process. When children learn an additional language at an early age, they get the benefits of experimenting with that language as a natural part of their development. Their progress isn't prevented by a fear of getting it wrong, and very young children are simply working their way towards getting it right.
The long-term benefits of learning another language go beyond being able to communicate with others. Studies suggest that children learning an additional language tend to score better on standardized tests because learning languages develops listening, observation, problem-solving and critical(批判性的) thinking skills. These are skills that are of life-long benefit, both personally and professionally. Encouraging in children a love of language at an early age prepares them well for school and for life.
32. What do we know about Children according to Paragraph 1?
A. Children are busy playing.
B. Children are born to speak.
C. Children are good at speaking native language.
D. Children have a better ability to learn other languages.
33. While learning a language, children __________.
A. speak to themselves B. need to have language classes
C. make use of their different senses D. notice how much they have learned
34. Children learn when they __________.
A. are in bad emotion B. do not make mistakes
C. learn from their mistakes D. are taught by their teachers
35. In fact learning another language helps children to _________.
A. take more tests
B. have a good time
C. encourage themselves
D. develop life-long skills

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。
From the moment we wake up each day, we're faced with a continuous stream of choices. 36_____ when there are too many options. This is called decision fatigue （疲劳）a state of mental overload that can impede（妨碍）our ability to make additional decisions..
When decision fatigue kicks in, you may feel like you just don't have the mental energy to deal with more decisions. 37_____.As a result, you avoid making certain choices entirely, go with the default option or make ones that aren't in line with your goals or values, experts say.
Here's how to minimize or manage this phenomenon:
38_____.Some easy ways to do this: When you go grocery shopping, use a master list that has the same staples, and buy the same brands each time. 39_____.And if you're trying to exercise regularly, devote a consistent amount of time to it every day.
Tune in to how you're feeling. Be watchful of signs of decision fatigue and act accordingly: if you've had a demanding day that was filled with lots of decisions, put off making another one if you can. If things that wouldn't normally upset you start bothering you, consider it a sign that you may not be in the best state of mind to make a major decision. "People may not realize that they're experiencing decision fatigue," Baumeister, a professor of psychology at the University of Queensland in Australia, says. 40_____
A. It's something to watch out for
B. Make some choices automatically
C. They should turn to experts for advice
D. Put down what you have in hand and take a break from it
E. This can lead to decisional disfunction and decreased self-control
F. If you like having oatmeal for breakfast, stick with it on a daily basis
G. We tend to feel overwhelmed, anxious, stressed or otherwise out of sorts

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。
As a kid, my life was like a kid adventure movie. My parents always played the parts of 41 actors in the movie, leaving me as the shining star.
My father could 42 anything even if he was not a repairman, He always seemed to know exactly where he was going, and knew the most efficient 43 to get there. I never heard him express any doubts. His air of 44 made our home a safe place.
But since I became a father myself, I've come to 45 that my dad must have had moments of confusion. It never showed, and we never talked about it. I also began to 46 my father's efforts as he worked 47 to provide for his family. Later I 48 stories about his dreams— 49 in the name of being a "father". Despite his talent in baseball, he gave up that 50 career to become my dad. I began to understand the balancing act he faced: family vs. the dampened 51 of his own soul. He 52 his personal dream to go after what was considered a higher calling—that of giving his kid a(n) 53 to follow his dreams.
Now I hope to give my kids the greatest gift my father gave me—warm, gentle 54 of their childhood. No matter how difficult their lives may become later on, they'll always be able to take 55 in those sweet memories.
41.A. supporting B. leading C. temporary D.ambitious
42.A.design B. purchase C.fix D. change
43.A. system B. service C. route D. profit
44.A. bravery B. confidence C. commitment D. inspiration
45.A. remember B. expect C. imagine D. realize
46.A. ignore B. admit C. appreciate D. assess
47.A. legally B. tirelessly C. doubtfully D. bravely
48.A. heard B. told C. predicted D. continued
49.A. created B. sacrificed C. transformed D. pursued
50.A.challenging B. forbidding C. encouraging D. promising
51.A. fires B. aspects C. strengths D. peaces
52.A. checked on B. believed in C. jumped at D. set aside
53.A.choice B. opportunity C. reward D. present
54.A. memories B. character C. assistance D. instructions
55.A. action B. risk C. comfort D. care

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。
Beijing is a city bridging the ancient and the modern. From Buddhist temples to museums, narrow hutong 56_________ royal palaces, it is home to more than 3,000 years of glorious history even down to its layout, with the city keeping its carefully 57_________ (build) system of ring roads.
But for all its ancient buildings, Beijing is also a place 58_______ welcomes the fast-paced development of modern life, with 21st-century architectural 59 _________ (wonder) standing side by side with historical buildings of the past.
It is a distinct visual contrast (反差) that shouldn't work, 60_______ somehow these two very different worlds make a good combination. 61________ (visit) several times over the last 10 years, I 62_________ (amaze) by the co-existence of old and new, and how a city was able to keep such a rich heritage (遗产) while constantly growing. As a photographer, I have spent the last two years 63________ (record) everything I discovered.
The 64_________ (remark) development of this city, which is consciously designed to protect the past while stepping into the modern world, 65________ (mean) there is always something new to discover here, and I could be photographing Beijing for the next 50 years.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是学生会主席李华，近期你学校开展“党在我心中”英文演讲比赛活动，你代表学生会邀请你的一位外籍老师Mary参加此次活动，并担任评委工作。内容包括：
1.活动时间和地点；
2.活动主题为“党在我心中”；
3.比赛主要议程。
4.期待参与。
参考词汇：中国共产党the Communist Party of China (or the CPC)
注意：词数100左右。
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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。
I have a 6-year-old boy, Sam. He is autistic(患自闭症的). Thus, dining out can be terrible. Though he loves to eat out, he dislikes the loud noise in a restaurant. He has a method to solve it: overpower(压倒) all noise with a much louder noise of his own.
This begins what I think of as fighting tables: neighboring parties raise their voice followed by Sam raising his until the loudest point of the noise is reached, making us quite unpopular with other dinners.
Faced with a possible long-time dining alone, I decided to teach my son table manners with his favourite chocolate cake at a new modern cake shop early one Tuesday night.
To my joy, we arrived at an empty cake shop. Everything went well until women entered. Neatly dressed in a simple way, they were two tables away from us. I felt a sense of bad luck coming.
The women began to chat, paying little attention to us. Sam happily took this as his start to talk loudly and overpower them. I asked Sam for a quiet voice, but unluckily Sam had left that voice at home. I looked at the neighboring table, knowing we wouldn’t go noticed much longer. I planned to ask Sam to eat quickly and leave. Sam, who usually has food unhurriedly, refused to accept the sudden idea of fast dining, and he kept talking endlessly.
“SHUSH!” I said, a little angry. Sam laughed loudly as his reply. “Be quiet!” I could see that the two women were now watching us.
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。
Paragraph 1： Finally, the older of the two women came over. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2：It turned out to be a perfect night. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________






参 考 答 案
第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1.B
解析：M: If you walk through the rain, you will get very wet. So take my car.
W: Don't bother. I think I'll go home by bus.
M: Suit yourself. I'll go home first. I'm glad I drove here today.
2.A
解析：W: Don't forget to prepare the bread, dear. And cook some eggs, too.
M: Anything else? I'd like the first big meal this morning.
W: Some butter and fruit will be fine for us.
3.C
解析：M: Sorry to trouble you, madam. But may I borrow a blanket? I feel cold.
W: Welcome aboard this flight. I think you've got one. Could you wait until after take-off, please?
M: OK, thank you so much!
W: It's my pleasure.
4.C
解析：M: I'm worried about the classes I missed when I was away.
W: Don't worry. I will try to help you with what we've been learning.
M: That's very kind of you.
5.B
解析：W: Jim, what is the speed of our car now?
M: 80 kilometers an hour.
W: The sign says the maximum speed is 70 kilometers an hour on this road.
M: OK. I have to drive more slowly.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
6.A
7.A
解析：M: Hi, Irene! You look a bit down. What's wrong?
W: Work, work, work. I worked too hard. I feel tired and bored! Especially, I don't like my boss. She's too demanding.
M: But all bosses are demanding.
W: I know, but my boss treats me like a slave. She's always telling me to do this and that.
M: At least you have a better job than mine.
W: That's true, and my pay is good.
8.C
9.A
解析：M: Madam. May I help you?
W: Can you tell me what time it is now?
M: It is just 8:00 pm.
W: It's still early. Well, I want a facial. How long does it take?
M: We have half-hour and one-hour treatments.
W: How much are they?
M: Well, the half-hour facial treatment costs 50 yuan and the one-hour treatment costs 80 yuan. If you want make-up, you need pay another 20 yuan.
W: Good, I'll take the half-hour facial treatment and add make-up.
M: Fine, madam.
10.C
11.A
12.B
解析：M: Hello, Lynn. I know you're from Spain. Which city are you from? From Madrid?
W: No, I'm from Cordoba in the South.
M: Mm, lovely. I've been there many times. And what do you do there, Lynn?
W: Well, I'm a student. I'm studying psychology at university in Seville, which is a big city near Cordoba.
M: Psychology! That's interesting. And what do you plan to do when you graduate?
W: I'm not sure yet. But perhaps I will try to work in a hospital.
M: I see. And what do you usually do in your spare time?
W: Well, I don't have much free time because I have to study a lot and I have a part-time job as a waitress in a restaurant. But I like to play tennis and see my friends. I also go dancing most.
M: That must be very amusing.
W: Of course. I really enjoy my present life.
13.B
14.A
15.B
16.C
解析：W: By the way, how did the meeting go?
M: It was quite interesting.
W: So what did you talk about?
M: Uh, recycling, mostly. We have this plan that everyone should write to the Council to ask them to collect more rubbish. According to the plan, I'm going to share this duty this evening.
W: Oh, I see. I think I might go to the next meeting. I've been meaning to do something... Um, I mean, I want to get more active about the environment.
M: Yes, we all need to focus on global warming, ice caps melting and pollution.
W: Yes, we're facing so many environmental problems. It's really frightening.
M: Well, there's something we could do right now. There's a poster we want to put up all over the college. We've decided to print it out and put it up at college. Do you want to help me?
W: Sure. It might be an idea to ask Kate to come, too. I think she would be glad to do this.
M: Yes, let's call her. Why don't we print it out right now?
W: Sure. Let's do it. Meanwhile, we can wait for Kate's arrival.
17.C
18.B
19.A
20.C
解析：W: What is life like for today's students? How do they treat money? As the university and college terms began, I interviewed a few students. Sarah is a second-year biology student. She says that money is a big problem. She can eat cheaply at university, but she spends quite a lot on transport. She also spends quite a lot on stylish clothes. Colin, who is studying engineering, says that he doesn't spend anything on clothes unless counting climbing shoes and special tools, some of which are very expensive. Not much of his money goes on transport because he likes to ride his bike around. Diana is a first-year designing student. She makes all her own clothes. This should save her money. But in fact, the materials are very expensive. She does not know how she would manage if she did not sell some of the dresses and hats she made to other students. She says that everything is expensive. That includes rent, food, transport and heating for the flat in winter. Jack is a science student. He doesn't spend much money on clothes but his rent is high and he spends quite a lot on books, so he is doing part-time jobs to afford all of these.

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)
A
21.B
22.D
23.A
B
24.B
25.D
26.C
27.D
C
28.D
29.B
30.D
31.A
D
32.D
33.C
34.C
35.D
第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
36—40：GEBFA
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)
41.A
42.C
43.C
44.B
45.D
46.C
47.B
48.A
49.B
50.D
51.A
52.D
53.B
54.A
55.C
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
56—65：to；built；which/that；wonders；but；Having visited；was amazed；recording；remarkable；means
第四部分 写作 (共两节， 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
【示例】
Dear Mary,
On behalf of our student union, I sincerely invite you to participate in an English speech contest and serve as a judge.
Aimed to raise the awareness of loving our Party, a speech contest themed “the CPC in my heart” will be held in Academic Reporting Hall at 3:00 p.m. on November 20. After all the competitors finish their speeches, each judge will make a comment on the speakers, and give a mark comprehensively. According to the scores, the competitors will be awarded different prizes. At the end of the competition, the winners will have photos taken with all the judges.
I am looking forward to your participation.
Yours,
Li Hua

第二节 (满分25分)
【示例】
Paragraph 1:
Finally, the older of the two women came over. Here came the bad luck, I thought. She completely surprised me when she said, “Honey, stop shushing your boy. Clearly, he has something important to say. He can talk as much as he wants. I want to hear everything he wishes to say.” Smiling, she added, “You have a lovely boy. Relax and enjoy your dinner—and don’t let him forget the chocolate cake.” Sam smiled because finally, someone wanted him to do what he did best: make noise and eat chocolate cake.

Paragraph 2:
It turned out to be a perfect night. I met a wonderful woman who was clearly god-sent. Sam found the chocolate cake to be heavenly, too. I will always remember that lovely lady. Her kindness meant the world to a stressed-out mom. Whenever she is, we’re sending her lots of thanks. Her kind words do not cost much. Yet they achieve much.