新课标高考英语一轮复习仿真高考检测(一)含答案

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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)
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
This nline curse is designed t prvide yu with wrk­ready skills including respnding t jb advertisements, writing applicatin letters and resumes (个人简历) and develping interview skills.
What tpics will it cver?
•The recruitment (招聘) and selectin prcess
•The jb applicatin
•Planning fr the interview
•Develping interview skills
What will yu achieve?
By the end f the curse, yu'll be able t ...
•Assess the recruitment and selectin prcess frm an emplyer's pint f view
•Interpret an advertisement, jb descriptin and selectin criteria crrectly
•Mdel a well­written jb applicatin
•Plan fr a jb interview
Wh is the curse fr?
While this curse appeals t trainees and graduates, it als applies t jb seekers in the brader cmmunity lking t increase their cnfidence and success rate when applying fr wrk.
Wh develps the curse?
Central Queensland University. It is Australia's leading reginal university. Our curses are designed alngside industry and many include hands­n learning experience and prject­based learning. Our cmmitment t making real­wrld knwledge and skills accessible t all has seen us being awarded glbal recgnitin.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章对一门网课进行了介绍。
1．What will students learn if they take the nline curse?
A．The way t write a resume.
B．The way t put n advertisements.
C．The skills f talking with thers.
D．The skills f imprving reading.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，参加网络课程的学生将学会如何写简历。
2．Wh is the nline curse intended fr?
A．Trainers. B．Interviewers.
C．Jb seekers. D．Cllege students.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据Wh is the curse fr？部分内容可知，尽管这门网课对实习生和毕业生很有吸引力，但它也广泛地适用于希望提高求职信心和成功率的求职者。
3．Which f the fllwing best describes the nline curse?
A．Cheap. B．Practical.
C．Lng­standing. D．Wrld­class.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第一段中课程设计的目的和内容以及最后一段内容可知，这门在线课程是实用的。
B
A picture f 17­year­ld Zhang Guimei wn great ppularity n China's scial media.The yung girl with black­rimmed glasses and tw shrt braids is smiling brightly int the camera.Netizens are deeply tuched by the fresh­faced girl in the picture, which is a far cry frm Zhang's nw aged and weathered face peple are familiar with, as it tells a stry f a wman wh has devted her life t prmting educatin and fighting pverty in rural areas.
Brn in Nrtheast China's Heilngjiang Prvince in 1957, Zhang traveled t Yunnan at the age f 17 and has been helping girls frm pr areas pursue educatin fr ver 40 years. Zhang helped establish the cuntry's first senir high schl t ffer free educatin fr girls frm pr families.The schl prvides free educatin t girls wh wuld therwise have had n chance t study after cmpleting their nine years f cmpulsry educatin.
Despite having serius health prblems, Zhang Guimei tk mrning classes with students fr 12 years.She has als racked_up 110,000 kilmeters visiting her students' families ver the years.Mst f her salary and bnuses were spent n students.Since the schl pened in 2008, it has seen mre than 1,800 students prgress t universities and clleges.“I was built t be a muntain nt a creek, rising t the high peaks with the small valleys at my feet. I was brn t be great, nt wrthless, standing n the shulders f the giants, the petty cwards beneath me.” The mtt f Huaping High Schl fr Girls is als a true reflectin f Zhang Guimei's strength and reslve.
On Feb. 25, 2021, President Xi Jinping presented an award t Zhang Guimei t mark the natin's pverty alleviatin (扶贫) accmplishments and hnr exceptinal pverty fighters at the Great Hall f the Peple in Beijing.
eq \x(语篇解读：本文主要讲述了致力于农村教育和扶贫的先进个人——张桂梅。)
4．Why are netizens deeply mved by the pht?
A．The girl's appearance catches their eye.
B．They are familiar with Zhang's face.
C．It reminds them f an admirable figure.
D．It spreads wildly n China's scial media.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Netizens are deeply tuched ... in rural areas.”及下文对照片上女孩故事的具体介绍可以推断出，网友们被这张照片深深打动是因为它让他们想起了一个令人钦佩的人物。
5．What des the underlined phrase “racked up” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Increased. B．Cllected.
C．Extended. D．Gained.
解析：选B 词义猜测题。根据下文“110,000 kilmeters ... years”可以推断出，画线词的意思是“走过的路程加起来”，即“累计”的意思，故画线词与选项B意思最为接近。
6．Which f the fllwing best describes Zhang Guimei accrding t the passage?
A．Devted and knwledgeable.
B．Selfless and independent.
C．Respnsible and creative.
D．Determined and selfless.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“has been helping girls ... families”及第三段中的“She has als racked up 110,000 kilmeters ... and clleges.”可以推断出，张桂梅是一个非常专注、有毅力、有决心而又无私的人，故D项概括较为准确。
7．Where des the text prbably cme frm?
A．A news reprt. B．A bigraphy.
C．A histry bk. D．A strybk.
解析：选A 文章出处题。文章主要讲述了张桂梅致力于农村教育和扶贫的先进事迹。由此可推知，本文最可能来自一篇新闻报道。
C
Peple generally like t pick ut the best­lking fruits and vegetables when shpping fr prduce (农产品), but Canadian supermarket chain Lblaws is attracting custmers with badly­shaped and faulty prduce at the price f 30% lwer than nrmal­lking ne.
A trial run f the ugly fd line, named “Naturally Imperfect”， began with nly apples and ptates t chse frm. Cnsumer demand has been s huge that Lblaws is ging t intrduce mre ugly vegetables and fruits like nins and mushrms.
All the prduce that will be sld thrugh Naturally Imperfect wuld therwise have been used in juices，sauces, r sups, r have nt been harvested at all.The directr Dan Bransn explained that this prgram benefited bth fd prducers wh wuld therwise have t let abnrmal prduce g t waste，and cnsumers wh culd buy fresh prduce at lw prices.And he was right, given hw ppular the line has becme.
“It really went well beynd ur expectatin，” Bransn said. “I think it really spke t the fact that Canadians are ut there really lking fr sme ptins.”
Of curse, Canadians knw that beauty is mre than skin deep, and they als recgnize that they can get the same flavr and nutritinal benefits in spite f appearances.The psitive respnse t the initial ffering f apples and ptates shwed the pprtunity t expand the line and ffer mre ptins at a greater price t Canadian families.
“If yu grw prduce in yur backyard，there will be a lt f prduce that wn't lk as pretty as what yu will see in a grcery stre，” said Bransn. “And nature desn't grw everything perfectly.I'd like t think if smebdy were t take a N Name Naturally Imperfect apple, put it right beside a N.1 apple, clse his eyes and eat them, there wuld be n difference.”
语篇解读：本文主要讲述了在超市购物时，人们倾向于选择好看的水果和蔬菜，而加拿大的一家连锁超市正在用较低的价格吸引顾客购买品相不太好的农产品。
8．Lblaws is different frm ther supermarkets in that ________.
A．mre fruits are ffered at lwer prices
B．nrmal­lking prduce is frbidden there
C．imperfect prduce is sld at lwer prices there
D．nly apples and ptates are sld every day
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“but Canadian supermarket chain Lblaws is attracting custmers with badly­shaped and faulty prduce at the price f 30% lwer than nrmal­lking ne”可知，加拿大连锁超市 Lblaws以低于正常品相商品的价格出售品相不太好的农产品。
9．Accrding t Paragraph 3，Lblaws's prgram ________.
A．prevents peple frm wasting their fd
B．happens t be a win­win mde
C．teaches fd prducers hw t grw
D．enables cnsumers t eat mre fresh prduce
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“this prgram benefited bth fd prducers ... and cnsumers ... at lw prices”可知，Lblaws的这一项目让农产品生产者和消费者双赢。
10．What is Paragraph 5 mainly abut?
A．Canadians are used t eating perfect prduce.
B．Smart cnsumers knw the imprtance f ugly prduce.
C．Lblaws intends t imprve custmers' quality f life.
D．Custmers' supprt prmtes the develpment f the ugly fd line.
解析：选D 段落大意题。根据第五段最后一句可知，本段主要讲了消费者对最初提供的苹果和土豆的积极响应，促进了这一产品线的扩大。
11．What d Bransn's wrds in the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A．We shuld eat imperfect apples with ur eyes clsed.
B．The wrld is usually full f imperfect things.
C．Imperfect fruits are as tasty and nutritius as perfect nes.
D．The fruits grwn by urselves are mre nutritius than thse in the stre.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，不完美的水果和完美的水果有一样的口感和营养价值。
D
Mars is an empty planet, but that culd change.Smeday, it might have farms where fruit and vegetables culd grw.
Grwing fd n Mars has always seemed hard. But scientists think they have fund a way t d it. They put sheets f material n the grund. The sheets culd change the cld, dry planet int land fr farming.
Rbin Wrdswrth wrked n the sheets at Harvard University in Massachusetts. He said the sheets culd let peple live n anther planet. On Mars the cnditins are nt gd, thugh. Mst imprtantly, the planet is cld and dry. The sil might have pisnus parts, and the air des nt have much nitrgen that plants need t grw.
The sheets d nt slve all the prblems. Still, they culd help t create a place fr plants. The plants wuld grw nly under the sheets. S there is less wrry abut harming the rest f Mars. The sheets wuld blck the plants.
The scientists wrked with sheets abut an inch thick. Thse allwed light thrugh fr plants. They als warmed the grund and trapped enugh heat t melt ice n Mars. Placing the sheets ver icy parts f Mars culd let plants survive there. Their study was printed in Nature Astrnmy. The sheets culd be n the grund t grw water plants and they als culd be hung. That wuld give rm t plants t grw n land belw them.Wrdswrth said, “Yu can imagine this being used in a number f ways. It culd be used fr visitrs t Mars. Later it culd be fr peple wh live there.Hwever, it's a pity that the sheets are in the lab.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了科学家想在火星上种植植物供宇航员或太空游客食用的梦想即将实现。
12．Which is the mst imprtant t prevent Mars frm farming?
A．It's cld and dry. B．It has pr sil.
C．Its air is pisnus. D．It wns rich nitrgen.
解析：选A 细节理解题。 根据第三段中的“Mst imprtantly, the planet is cld and dry.”可知，火星上寒冷且干燥的气候使植物无法生存。
13．What d we knw abut the sheets frm Paragraph 5?
A．Each f them is mre than ne inch thick.
B．They can create light fr plants.
C．They can melt ice t keep plants alive.
D．They are nly fit fr plants grwing n the grund.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第五段中的第三、第四句可知，科学家发明的薄板能融化火星上的冰，继而保证植物的生长。
14．Accrding t Wrdswrth, the sheets ________.
A．will be sent t Mars sn
B．are still under experiment
C．can grw fds fr him t eat
D．are ppular amng visitrs t Mars
解析：选B 推理判断题。 根据最后一段最后一句可知，目前适合火星植物生长的薄板的材料还处在实验研究阶段。
15．What wuld be the best title fr the text?
A．D plants exist n Mars?
B．Hw d astrnauts live n Mars?
C．Farming n Mars is becming a reality
D．Ways f grwing plants n Earth
解析：选C 标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了科学家研究一种材料来实现在火星上种植植物的可能性。故C项能概括本文内容，适合作本文标题。
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。
As the urbanizatin prgressed, s did peple's lve f utside space. In May f this year, it was reprted that the number f renters wh searched fr huses with gardens had dubled cmpared t tw years befre. __16__
Outside dining areas
Creating an utside dining area is a must. We've spent far t much time eating at hme — but eating utside feels different. Smehw, it calls up memries f better times: hlidaying, barbequing and scializing with friends. __17__ Perhaps even slar pwered lights r utdr candles.
__18__
If space allws, yu shuld cnsider creating different znes in yur garden, much like we have different rms indrs. Aside frm a dining area, yu culd have a vegetable patch, a water feature, a pergla (花架), a kids' play area r a rse bed. Peple need t be able t visualize themselves using the garden — and zning yur garden makes this easy.
Fencing and security
Old, shabby r damaged fencing can ruin the feel f a garden. __19__ Replacing r repairing fences will add value straight away. There are a lt f interesting fencing ptins ut there, s d yur research.
Plants and pts
__20__ S will planting flwers that blm at different times f the year. An abundant garden full f plants can feel like a calming asis, which is especially welcme if yu're a city dweller. Clurful plant pts can add pizzazz (激情力) t.
A．Zne yur garden
B．Decrate yur garden
C．It can als raise security cncerns.
D．S, hw d yu maximize the value f yur garden fr yurself?
E．Green plants will surely make yur garden unique and gd fr yur health.
F．Liven it up with cushins and blankets, utdr tables and a sunshade.
G．A mixture f evergreen and seasnal plants will give yur garden all­year­arund appeal.
eq \x(语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何使你的花园更有吸引力。)
16．解析：选D 此处为整篇文章的主题，下文介绍的是如何让你的花园变得更好，最大限度发挥它的作用，D项“那么，你如何为了自己使你的花园价值最大化呢？”引起下文，符合语境。
17．解析：选F 本段主题为布置户外进餐区，此空后一句也是布置的具体建议，且even一词表明前一句也应该是布置户外进餐区的一些建议，故选F项(用靠垫、床罩、户外桌子和遮阳伞来增添气氛)。
18．解析：选A 此处为本段主题句，根据本段最后一句中的“zning yur garden makes this easy”可知，本段主题为规划好你的花园的各个区域，故A项能概括本段内容。
19．解析：选C 本段的主题为花园的围墙和安全问题。前一句说到“陈旧破损的围墙会毁掉花园的感觉”，空处进一步解释，破损的围墙也会引起安全方面的担忧，故C项正确。
20．解析：选G 此段主题为植物和盆栽，根据后一句“种植在一年中不同时间开花的花卉也是如此”可知，G项(常绿植物和季节性植物的混合会让你的花园全年都充满魅力)引出下文，符合语境。
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)
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。
When living in Ls Angeles, I walked my dg every Sunday mrning arund a lake near my huse.
Week after week, I saw the same elderly wman sitting at the edge f the __21__ with a small metal cage next t her.
My __22__ finally gt the best f me and I __23__ the wman ne day. I nticed that it was __24__ a small trap and that she had three small turtles in it. In her lap, there was a furth turtle that she was carefully __25__ dwn with a spnge. I greeted her and asked what she did with these turtles every week. Smiling, she explained that she was cleaning their shells because any seaweed that __26__ n a turtle's shell reduces its __27__ t absrb heat and slws dwn their swimming.
I was __28__ as the wman cntinued, “I d this every Sunday mrning, r life­threatening __29__ might appear.” “ But dn't mst turtles live their __30__ lives with seaweed n their shells？” I asked. The wman agreed that was the __31__. I replied, “Well then, yu are __32__ t d this, but mst turtles dn't have peple arund t help them with this.” The wman laughed as she lked __33__ dwn at the small turtle. “Yung man, t the wrld I may be ne persn, but t this little turtle I am the wrld.”
Indeed, thugh yu may nt be able t change the wrld r __34__ everyne, yu can still make a big __35__ in ne persn's life. Never chse t nt d anything just because yu can't d everything.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者在湖边遇到一位老妇人。这位老妇人教会了作者一个道理：尽管我们无法改变世界或帮到每一个人，但是我们小小的善举仍能对世界和他人产生很大的影响。
21．A.field B．curt
C．water D．cliff
解析：选C 根据上文中的“I walked a lake”可知，作者每天在湖边都能看到一位老太太。
22．A.pity B．anxiety
C．curisity D．respnsibility
解析：选C 根据语境可知，由于耐不住好奇心(curisity)，作者最终走近(apprach)那位老太太去一探究竟。get the best f意为“获胜；占上风”。
23．A.inspired B．assisted
C．cntacted D．apprached
解析：选D 参见上题解析。
24．A.naturally B．nrmally
C．riginally D．actually
解析：选D 根据语境可知，作者走近一看发现金属笼子实际上是一个捕捉器。
25．A.wiping B．turning
C．breaking D．pressing
解析：选A 根据下文中的“she was cleaning their shells”可知，老太太正在拿海绵擦拭(wipe)龟壳。
26．A.builds up B．brings up
C．sets ut D．hands ut
解析：选A 根据语境“seaweed that ______ n a turtle's shell”和常识可知，海草会堆积在海龟壳上。build up意为“增多”；bring up意为“养育”；set ut意为“出发”；hand ut意为“分发”。
27．A.risk B．cst
C．burden D．ability
解析：选D 根据语境和常识可知，龟壳上沾满海草会影响海龟吸收热量的能力。
28．A.relieved B．impressed
C．embarrassed D．disappinted
解析：选B 根据语境和常识可知，一位老太太拿着海绵擦拭海龟壳，这样的举动让作者感到很钦佩(impressed)。
29．A.types B．places
C．cnditins D．mvements
解析：选C 根据上文中的“reduces its ______ t absrb heat and slws dwn their swimming”可知，这些情况(cnditin)可能会危及海龟的生命。
30．A.early B．entire
C．energetic D．extrardinary
解析：选B 根据常识和下文中的“but mst turtles dn't have peple arund t help them with this”可知，大多数海龟的一生都会伴随这种情况。entire意为“全部的”。
31．A.magic B．reality
C．purpse D．experience
解析：选B 根据常识可知，作者说的是一种实际情况(reality)。
32．A.plice B．clumsy
C．cnsiderate D．ridiculus
解析：选C 结合上文中讲述的老太太拿海绵擦拭龟壳，因为龟壳上的海草影响海龟吸收热量的能力可知，老太太的行为是非常体贴的(cnsiderate)。
33．A.gently B．prudly
C．nervusly D．strangely
解析：选A 结合语境可知，老太太如此关爱海龟，因此，她看海龟的目光应是非常温柔的(gently)。
34．A.knw B．lve
C．wn D．help
解析：选D 根据语境可知，尽管我们无法改变世界或帮助到每一个人，但我们仍然可以通过自己的一些小小的举动对世界和别人产生很大的影响。
35．A.deal B．difference
C．frtune D．decisin
解析：选B 参见上题解析。make a difference意为“有作用，产生影响”。
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。
Chinese fds, with a lng histry, __36__ (be) knwn fr their special taste and delicacy (精细). Here are several traditinal Chinese fds.
Ndles are a symbl f lng life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part as __37__ birthday cake with its candles __38__ (light) in Western cuntries. Since ndles mean lng life, it is cnsidered very __39__ (lucky) t cut it ff.
In China, a whle fish __40__ (symbl) richness. At a party, it is a traditin t serve the whle fish. Fish als has a special meaning because the Chinese character fr fish, yu, sunds like the wrd fr richness. S __41__ is believed that eating fish will help yur wishes cme true in the year t cme.
Anther ppular dish is zngzi, __42__ is served during the Dragn Bat Festival. This tasty dish __43__ (make) f sticky rice with meat, peanuts r ther delicius fd in bamb __44__ (leaf). The traditin f zngzi is meant t remind us __45__ a great Chinese pet, Qu Yuan.
eq \x(语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国的三种美食：面条、鱼和粽子。)
36．are 考查动词的时态和主谓一致。be knwn fr意为“以……而闻名”，主语是Chinese fds，谓语用复数形式，时态应用一般现在时，故填are。
37．a 考查冠词。birthday cake是单数形式，cake是可数名词，此处泛指“一个”，且birthday发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。
38．lit/lighted 考查非谓语动词。空处为非谓语成分，its candles与light之间是动宾关系，故用过去分词表示被动意义，意为“蜡烛被点燃”，故填lit/lighted。
39．unlucky 考查形容词。此句谓语是is cnsidered，后接形容词，结合句意此处表示“不吉利的”，故填unlucky。
40．symblizes 考查动词时态和主谓一致。此处描述客观情况，应用一般现在时；该句主语是a whle fish，为第三人称单数，故填symblizes。
41．it 考查代词。此处考查it作形式主语的句式：it＋be＋过去分词＋that从句，it是形式主语，真正的主语是that从句，故填it。
42．which 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处是非限制性定语从句，先行词是zngzi，指物，在从句中作主语，故填关系词which。
43．is made 考查动词时态和主谓一致。此处描述客观情况，应用一般现在时；主语是dish，为单数形式；be made f意为 “由……组成，由……材料制成”，为固定搭配，故填is made。
44．leaves 考查名词复数。leaf是可数名词，此处应用复数形式，故填leaves。
45．f 考查介词。此处为固定搭配remind sb. f sth.意为“提醒某人某事”，故填f。
第三部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你市图书馆将播放关于中国茶文化的纪录片。你的外教史密斯先生是中国茶文化的爱好者，请给他写一封邮件，邀请他一起观看。内容包括：
1．播放时间、地点；
2．纪录片的主要内容。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
参考词汇：纪录影片dcumentary
Dear Mr Smith，



Yurs sincerely，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear Mr Smith，
I'm writing t invite yu t watch a dcumentary abut Chinese tea culture, which will be shwn in the City Library frm 9 a．m. t 11 a. m. this Sunday.
It's said that this dcumentary is in Chinese, with English subtitles. Mrever, the histry f tea as a drink in China will be talked abut in the dcumentary, as well as the imprtant rle tea plays in the freign trade as a cmmercial prduct. I'm sure this dcumentary will cntribute a lt t yur understanding f Chinese tea culture.
Lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs sincerely，
Li Hua
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。
If there's ne thing I can't stand peple saying, it is “I'm n gd at anything r I dn't have any talent”， and I just dn't buy that at all. T me, everyne has at least ne talent, which it smetimes takes yu a lifetime t find, and it des exist. There was a time when I didn't believe that. What changed my mind was a seemingly small event that tk place in 1953.
At that time I was a high schl student. I was a funny­lking skinny by named Eugene Maurice Orwitz, wh weighed barely 100 punds, and I was a gd student, but as far as I was cncerned, in just abut every ther department I was a lser. I wanted t fit in, t be smene and d smething well. But I hadn't fund anything I was gd at. One sunny afternn, ur gym class went ut t the schl's running track. The teacher taught us all varius track and field events. I was a lser in all f them. Then came the javelin (标枪). Suddenly smething inside me began saying, “Try it! Try it！” I had t wait my turn, thugh, trying nt t lk t eager. Finally, when everyne had had a chance t thrw the javelin with the best thrw ging abut 30 yards, I lked at the teacher.
“Hey, Orwitz, d yu want t try？” he asked. Embarrassed, I lked dwn, but managed t nd my head.
“Well, cme n then，” he said impatiently, and handed me the javelin. Behind me I culd hear sme f my classmates laughing. As I grasped the javelin in my hand, I was seized with a strange feeling — a new­fund excitement. Fr sme crazy reasn, I was relaxed ver what I was abut t d, even thugh I'd never dne it befre. I raised the javelin ver my head, tk six quick steps and let the thing g. The same vice that had urged me t thrw it nw tld me it was a gd thrw.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1：
I watched as the javelin tk ff.



Paragraph 2：
That night I tk the javelin hme with me.



参考范文：
Paragraph 1：
I watched as the javelin tk ff. My heart quickened as I saw it sailing, 30 yards ut, then 40 yards. As it went past the 50­yard mark, it was still ging. Fr a minute nthing was said. Then smene whispered, “Hly cw！” And thers began cheering. Nbdy culd believe what I had just dne.I tk the javelin back t the gym teacher. “Yu keep the thing，” he said, still shaking his head in wnder.
Paragraph 2：
That night I tk the javelin hme with me. The next day, I began practicing with it, and every day that summer—fr six hurs r mre—I wuld thrw it in a nearby schlyard. By the time I was a member f the track team, all my practice had paid ff. I threw the javelin 211 feet that year, the best thrw in the cuntry. I feel strngly that we must keep ur minds pen; we can't let urselves be discuraged r depressed when the talent desn't readily appear.