江苏省射阳中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题

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这是一份江苏省射阳中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题，共8页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
时间: 120分钟分值: 150分命题人: 审核人:
第一部分听力 (共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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. Hw did students knw a class has finished tday?
A. The bell rang.B. The lights flashed.C. The alarm went ff.
2. What instrument can the man play?
A. The pian.B. The vilin.C. The guitar.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Clthes.B. Meals.C. Weather.
4. What des the wman d?
A. A runner.B. A waitress.C. A shp assistant.
5. What des the man advise the wman t d?
A. Buy a new dress.
B. Repair the path herself.
C. Ask her brther fr help.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7两个小题。
6. Which part did the wman hurt riginally?
A. Her neck.B. Her leg.C. Her arm.
7. Hw many children des the wman have?
A. Tw.B. Three.C. Fur.
听下面一段对话，回答第8、9两个小题。
8. Why is the wman calling?
A. T cancel a flight.B. T crrect a mistake.C. T buy a plane ticket.
9. Hw much des a plane ticket t Chicag cst nw?
A. $700.B. $750.C. $1400.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。
10. Where might the speakers be?
A. At hme.B. At an ffice.C. At a cinema.
11. What kind f fd d the speakers have?
A. Ppcrn.B. Hamburgers.C. Ht dgs.
12. What des the wman like t watch?
A. The lve scenes.B. The actin scenes.C. The cmedy scenes.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。
13. Hw ld is the man's first child?
A. Tw years ld.B. Three years ld.C. Six years ld.
14. What des the man's wife d?
A. She is a nurse.B. She is a teacher.C. She is a lawyer.
15. When did the wman start lking after children?
A. When she was in university.
B. When she was in high schl.
C. When she was in middle schl.
16. Hw ften des the man need help with the children?
A. Every evening.
B. Three days per week.
C. During the day n weekdays.
听下面一段对话，回答第17至20四个小题。
17. Hw is the weather nw?
A. Sunny.B. Rainy. C. Cludy.
18. When will there be a strm?
A. Tnight.B. In midweek.C. On the weekend.
19. Where will the wind create sme dangerus cnditins?
A. By the sea.
B. In the valley.
C. Up n the muntains.
20. Wh is the speaker?
A. A radi annuncer.
B. A TV hst.
C. A reprter.
第二部分阅读(共两节，满 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
Once Ppular Sprts in Ancient Capital Xi'an
The ancient capital Xi'an in Nrthwest Chinas Shaanxi prvince is hlding the Natinal Games. As the capital f 13 dynasties thrughut Chinese histry, the ancient city has never been far frm sprts. Starting frm the Western Zhu Dynasty t the Tang Dynasty, the city has held many sprts events.
Cuju: Origin f mdern sccer
Cuju was an ancient Chinese cmpetitive game invlving kicking a ball thrugh an pening int a net. As the ancestr f sccer, it first appeared in the renwned ancient Chinese histrical wrk Zhan Gu Ce (Strategies f the Warring States), which described Cuju as a frm f entertainment amng the general public. Later, cuju was cmmnly played in the army fr military training purpses, during the Han Dynasty.
Jiadi: Chinese-style wrestling
Sum, knwn as Japans natinal sprt, actually started in ancient China. Sum was called jiadi r jiali in ancient times. Ancient jiadi, a Chinese-style wrestling, was perfrmed by athletes wearing x hrns and wrestling with each ther imitating wild xen. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, jiadi was highly favred by emperrs. In the Tang Dynasty, jiadi was part f military training and a kind f entertainment and athletic sprts.
Jiju: Ancient pl
Jiju is a sprt which uses a stick t hit balls while riding n a hrse, pretty similar t mdern pl. It was ppular in the ryal curt and amng cmmn peple in the Tang Dynasty. There were many fields fr playing pl in the curt and it was als a majr military training prgram in the army. In the Tang Dynasty capital, there were frmal pl curts, such as the stadium pavilin in Chang' an palace.
Archery
During ancient times, the rigin f archery was clsely related with hunting and defense. Ancient archery was nt nly an athletic event, a military training prgram, and an entertainment activity, but als part f educatin. As early as in Zhu Dynasty, the archery was listed as ne f the six practical disciplines, als called the Six Arts, becming an imprtant and cmpetitive frm.
21. Which was ppular in the army during the Han Dynasty?
A. Cuju. B. Jiadi. C. Jiju. D. Archery.
22. Hw did peple play Jiju in Tang Dynasty?
A. Only by riding a hrse.
B. By hitting balls wearing x hrns.
C. By kicking a ball thrugh an pening int a net.
D. By hitting balls while riding n a hrse with a stick.
23. What did the fur games have in cmmn?
A. They were nly fr entertainment.
B. They all disappeared late gradually.
C. They were military training prgrams.
D. They all riginated frm Han Dynasty.
B
When yu hear the beginning f yur favrite sng frm the radi, suddenly yur neck is cvered in gse bumps.
Its such a thing that a grup f scientists call skin excitementa feeling f cld caused nt by a drp in temperature r sudden scare, but by the sense f beauty. Skin excitement can cme frm a sng, a painting, a mving mvie scene, r even a belved memry-pretty much anything that causes the giving ut f pleasure-saked dpamine in yur brain. But it des nt cme fr all f us.
Yur favrite music uncvers a lt abut yur persnality, and s des hw yu respnd t that music. Studies suppse that as few as 55 percent f peple experience skin excitement when listening t music. And if yu cunt yurself amng this grup, the gse bumps n yur skin aren't the nly giveawayscientists can read it in yur brain, t. In a new study published in the jurnal Scial Cgnitive and Affective Neurscience, Harvard researchers perfrmed brain scans n 10 students wh said they reliably gt cld when listening t music, and 10 students wh didn't. They fund that the cld-prne brains may really be excited by strnger emtins.
Cld-prne brains are generally mre likely t shw strnger emtinal intelligence than n-cld brains. Cld-prne minds tend t have unusual active imaginatin, reflect mre deeply n their emtins, and appreciate nature and the beauty f music and art t a strnger degree than n-cld brains.
S, what type f music causes the chills? It seems that the type is nt s imprtant; participants in the new study reprted getting cld frm sngs f every kind. And any sng cnnected with a strng emtinal memry f the listener can prduce the mst reliable results. Fr me, thats the sng Sailing t Philadelphia by Mark Knpfler, which I listened t as a kid in the car with my dad, n the way t the summer camp.
24. What can we learn abut skin excitement in the text?
A. It helps t prduce dpamine.
B. It is caused by the pain in the skin.
C. It can be experienced by every music listener.
D. It is the human bdys reactin t smething nice.
25. What des the new study by Harvard researchers mainly find?
A. The percentage f music lvers in students.
B. The slutins t the gse bumps n nes skin.
C. The differences between cld-prne and n-cld brains.
D. The relatinship between nes music preference and persnality.
26. What are peple with cld-prne brains like?
A. Beautiful and intelligent.B. Emtinal and dishnest.
C. Imaginative and sensitive.D. Brave and strng-minded.
27. Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A. Respnses t Music Vary amng Peple
B. A Feeling f Cld Is Caused by Hrrible Music
C. Yur Favrite Music Reveals Yur Persnality
D. Favrite Music May Bring Frth Gse Bumps
C
Detecting drugs used t be a special jb fr dgs, but nw a drug detectin team is welcming sme new clleagues-squirrels. Six Eurasian red squirrels were trained and apprved fr wrk respnsibilities by plice in Chngqing in February.
Squirrels have a sharp sense f smell as they can smell fd under a ft (abut 30 centimeters) f snw. Being s small and quick, the “newcmers” are able t search fr drugs in places where dgs may nt be able t reach, such as in narrw spaces r n tp f packages stacked (堆) high in warehuses. The squirrels have been trained t use their claws t scratch at bxes in rder t catch their handlers’ attentin if they detect drugs, accrding t lcal Chngqing plice authrities.
Our self-develped training system can be applied t the training f varius animals, Yin Jin, a plice dg handler in Chngqing, tld Glbal Times, adding that the training has really gd results as the squirrels can quickly identify drugs. Althugh the system is designed fr dgs, it can shw sme infrmatin n hw squirrels are trained as well.
Accrding t a research article published in the jurnal China Wrking Dg which details the prgram, cnditining the animals reflexes (反射) is the key factr. First, the animals are familiarized with the target’s smell and d special gestures when they smell their target. Fr example, fr explsive detectin dgs, the handlers place pieces f clth with the smell f the explsives next t the dgs fd.
Next, the animals learn t search fr the target under varius cnditins. Frm a large number f luggage bags t peple walking in crwds, the handlers create different situatins t test the animals. If the animals successfully identify the lcatin f the target, the animals are then rewarded with snacks and ther treats. The animals are sn able t search fr targets spntaneusly (自动地), shwing that the cnditined reflex has been built in them. Their training ends with practice sessins in real-life scenaris(设想).
28. What wuld the squirrels d nce they identify drugs?
A. Use their claws t take the drugs.
B. Enjy treats frm the handlers.
C. Scratch at the surface f packages.
D. Search fr drugs with the same smell.
29. What is ne advantage f using squirrels fr drug detectin mentined in the article?
A. Squirrels can detect drugs hidden under the earth.
B. Squirrels are better at identifying explsives than dgs.
C. Squirrels can access narrw spaces r high packages in warehuses.
D. Squirrels requires less training cmpared t plice dgs fr drug detectin.
30. What is f vital imprtance fr the animals successful detectin?
A. Develping the immediate reactins f animals.
B. Familiarizing the animals with the targets smell.
C. Ding special gestures when they smell their target.
D. Invlving practice sessins under different cnditins.
31. Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A. The Rle f Animals in Drug Detectin
B. A New Member in the Drug Detectin Frce
C. The Challenges f Training Squirrels fr Drug Detectin
D. Chngqing Plices Training Prgram fr Sniffer Animals
D
A star athlete at the cllege where I wrk recently stpped by my ffice. After cmmitting a few unfrced errrs during a weekend match, she was trn apart by self-criticism. I cant stp beating myself up, she tld me. Im at peak fitness, and I practice hard. Hw is this happening?
Many students I teach, like this athlete, believe that all-nighters in the library and hurs n the field shuld get them exactly where they need t g. When they fall shrt f what they imagine they shuld accmplish, they are crushed by self-blame.
We talk ften abut yung adults struggling with failure because their parents have prtected them frm discmfrt. But there is smething else at play amng the mst privileged in particular: a false prmise that they can achieve anything if they are willing t wrk fr it.
Psychlgists have surced this phenmenn t a misapplicatin f mind set research, which has fund that praising children fr effrt will increase academic perfrmance. But a recent analysis fund that while praising effrt ver ability may benefit high-risk r ecnmically disadvantaged students, it des nt necessarily help everyne.
The cruel, messy reality is that yu can d everything in yur pwer and still fail. Instead f allwing ur kids t beat themselves up when things dnt g their way, we shuld all questin a culture that has taught them that feeling anything less than verwhelmed means theyre lazy, and that where they g t cllege matters mre than the kind f persn they are. Its suggested that parents and teachers spend time helping students find purpse, r gals they genuinely lve t pursue and that make an impact n the wrld, which may help them gain greater life satisfactin and becme mre psychlgically mature.
The pint is nt t give ur kids a pass n wrking hard. But we wuld be wise t remind ur kids that life has a way f sucker-punching us when we least expect it. Its ften the peple wh learn t say stuff happens wh get up the fastest.
32. Which srt f students des the star athlete belng t?
A. Thse lacking curage t make self-criticism.
B. Thse tired f wrking all night in the library.
C. Thse believing hard wrk surely pay ff.
D. Thse verprtected by their parents in life.
33. What can we learn frm Paragraph 4?
A. Praising effrt ver ability will surely be beneficial t all kids.
B. The result f the mindset research desnt apply t all cases.
C. Parents shuld lay mre emphasis n their kids academic perfrmance.
D. Whether praising kids effrt ver ability des gd t kids depends.
34. Accrding t the authr, hw can parents help the kids vercme barriers in life?
A. By chsing where t g t cllege fr them.
B. By pushing them t fight against the cruel reality.
C. By discuraging them frm making effrts t study hard.
D. By encuraging them t stick t a wrthy cause they truly lve.
35. What can be inferred frm the passage?
A. Students shuld nt expect t much frm their study.
B. Students with psitive attitudes can mve n mre easily.
C. Students shuld bear all the failures n their wn.
D. Students are sure t succeed if they try their best.
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。
Science can help yu imprve yur study methds. Fr mre than 100 years, psychlgists have dne research n which study habits wrk best. ____36___. Here are 4 tips t imprve yur study habits.
Space ut yur studying
Nate Krnell, a psychlgist at Williams Cllege, thinks its a gd idea t study the day befre a big test. ____37____. Instead，space ut thse study sessins. Krnell cmpares ur memry t water in a bucket that has a small leak. Try t refill the bucket while it's still full，and yu can't add much mre water. Allw time between study sessins，and sme f the material may drip ut f yur memry. But then yu’ll be able t relearn it and learn mre in yur next study sessin.
Practice, practice, practice!
Musicians practice their instruments. Athletes practice sprts skills. ____38____. “If yu want t be able t remember infrmatin, the best thing yu can d is practice,” says Katherine Rawsn. She’s a psychlgist at Kent State University in Ohi. In ne 2013 study，students tk practice tests ver several weeks. On the final test，they scred mre than a full letter grade better, n average, than students wh studied the way they nrmally had.
Test yurself
Nebel’s preferred study habit is ne f the best way. Befre big tests, Nebel’s mm quizzed her n the material. “Nw I knw that was retrieval（检索）practice，”she says. As Nebel gt lder，she quizzed herself. “____39____,” Nebel suggests. “Put questins n ne side and the answers n the ther side and try t quiz yurself the way the teacher asks questins,”she adds.
Dig deeper
Its hard t remember a string f facts and figures if yu dnt push further. Ask why things are a certain way. Hw did they cme abut? Why d they matter? Psychlgists call this elabratin. Its taking class material and asking a lt f hw and why questins abut it. This helps yu cmbine new infrmatin with ther things yu knw. And it creates a bigger netwrk in yur brain f things that relate t ne anther, she says. ____40____.
A. The same shuld g fr learning
B. Sme tips help fr almst every subject
C. Of curse, nthing can replace studying with yur mther
D. Sme experts hld that studying late at night can be really useful
E. That larger netwrk makes it easier t learn and remember things
F. Create a pack f flash cards every time yu learn new infrmatin
G. But research shws its a bad idea t frce all yur studying int that day
第三部分：语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Back in the days when I was just a yung student, I was always absent frm schl ___41___, t shy t step int the public attentin. My grades, thugh nt abslutely gd, was abve the ___42___. Hwever, an unexpected incident allwed me t___43___life lessns and gradually accept the challenges thrwn at me.
One rainy afternn, while walking hme frm schl, an accident happened. A speeding car ___44___me, leaving me with a brken leg. Lying n my hspital bed, pain aching thrugh my bdy, the reality f my situatin ___45___. This unfreseen incident had set me back academically, and I needed t figure ut hw t achieve my previus___46___.
With the help f my parents and teachers, wh ___47___accmpanied me thrugh the healing prcess, I managed t transfrm my ___48___ int a stepping stne. I began t acquire the will t push myself beynd my limits. After several mnths, I returned t schl. My teachers had made accmmdatins fr me, which included access t ___49___classes t catch up n the lessns I missed. Fueled by a newfund ___50___, I made every effrt t engage in all activities and strived t stay active in bth the academic and extracurricular fields.
In the end, my actins___51___fruit. Nt nly did my academic perfrmance imprve, but I als develped an ability t adapt t unexpected situatins. I realized the imprtance f being able t___52___my fears and vercme them. The incident that I___53___viewed as a majr discuragement was, in fact, a turning pint in my life. It was an pprtunity t adjust my perspective and learn t admire the strength within myself.
The___54___did nt happen vernight. It was a gradual prcess, just like adding a new piece t a puzzle every day. But with each piece, I mved ne step clser t the bigger ___55___.
41. A. campsB. daysC. facilitiesD. events
42. A. minimumB. maximumC. averageD. majrity
43. A. absrbB. frgetC. teachD. avid
44. A. apprachedB. hitC. liftedD. fllwed
45. A. gave inB. sank inC. fit inD. cut in
46. A. standingB. playingC. sufferingD. finding
47. A. ccasinallyB. casuallyC. cnstantlyD. scarcely
48. A. shynessB. setbackC. strengthD. perfrmance
49. A. practicalB. ptinalC. basicD. extra
50. A. driveB. cnceptC. versinD. skill
51. A. plantedB. distributedC. sldD. bre
52. A. assessB. addressC. mnitrD. hide
53. A. initiallyB. actuallyC. suddenlyD. eventually
54. A. inspiratinB. assumptinC. transfrmatinD. explratin
55. A. spaceB. ambitinC. pictureD. capacity
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。
N ne can fretell the future f technlgy exactly, because n ne can see the future. Hwever, there are reasnable ____56____ (argue) based n the advances and trends in technlgy in the past. Fr example, its reasnable t predict that cmputers will cntinue t becme mre pwerful, numerus and cheaper. Areas with huge ptential, ____57____ are just beginning t be made use f tday, like bitechnlgy, will cntinue t prduce fruit.
Technlgy in general will prbably cntinue t imprve, ____58____ (create) bth prmises and risks. In ____59____ area f cmputers, smene might interact with hundreds f embedded micrchips(嵌入式微芯片) thrughut the hme and the ffice. In the future, it will be many thusands. ____60____ sme have called ubiquitus cmputingcmputers everywhere helping us with everythingwill be caused by increasing bandwidth and decreasing csts. Sme viewers, especially Bill Gates, believe the next few decades ____61____ (characterize) by lng-awaited revlutins in rbtic technlgy. Other futurists see trends in autmatin technlgy leading t desktp factries that enable users ____62____ (make) bjects frm a hst f simple ____63____ (rigin) parts.
Apart frm abve areas, there are dzens if nt hundreds f areas that will cntinue t advance technlgically. One thing is ____64____ sure: the future will have better technlgy than the past did. But will we put _____65_____ t better use? Only time and effrt will tell.
第四部分：基础知识及书面表达( 共三节，满分40分)
第一节选择并使用所给单词或短语的正确形式完成句子，有两个词为多余。
（共10题，每小题0.5分，满分5分, 每个词只能用一次）
cmpare cnvince incredible panic luxury preserve
influence vilent dismiss lay the fundatin fr
cast new light n wear dwn
66. We will nt be ______________ int making a decisin in a hurry.
67. The Chinese peple live a happier life under the leadership f the CPC in ___________
with peple in war-trn areas f the wrld,
68. Clumbus was ne f the mst_______________ explrers in histry.
69. Hpefully, this experiment __________________ space farming and allw us t set up
permanent bases n ther planets.
70. Fr many years, sme histrians __________ the recrds f there vyages as legends.
71. _______________ that she was inncent, the lawyer agreed t defend fr her.
72. T enable rental increases, yu have t have _______________ furnishings.
73. The landing f Change 3 prved t be a success and hw it ____________________
future explratin was plain t see.
74. ______________, she had n idea what was ging n.
75. I’m happy t see the Dunhuang murals are s well _______________.
第二节单句语法填空。（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）
76. _____ is the case with mst manufacturers, we have t reduce prices in rder t remain
cmpetitive.
77. The ____________ (strange) f living in space is apparent frm the mment we sleep.
78. With s much ging n, the space statin needs lts f _____________ (main), s we
cnstantly check supprt systems and d sme cleaning.
79. Jack insisted that he ___________________ (steal) the cellphne.
80. ____________ his lack f experience, he gt the jb.
81. The fld victims have received bth sympathy and ______________ (assist) frm the
internatinal cmmunity during the fld seasn.
82. I have the impressin ________ peple there are always n the g.
83. The lcatin f the USS Arizna is shaped with a memrial like a bridge crssing the
ships _____________ (sunk) remains.
84. Its freezing cld this winter. Hw __________ (awe) the weather is!
85. ____________ did this will sner r later be caught and will be punished.
第三节读后续写 (满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
My muth felt dry as I fllwed my mther int the dctr’s ffice and sank int a chair next t hers. This dctr had a rm full f gadgets (小装置) and gizms (小物件) t analyze the learning abilities f failing students. That day he had analyzed me. “I’m srry t tell yu this, Mrs. Dw, but Peter has dyslexia (阅读障碍). A fairly serius case.”
I swallwed and tried t breathe. The dctr went n. “He’ll never read abve the furth-grade level. Since he wn’t be able t cmplete high schl requirements,I suggest yu enrll (使登记) him in a trade schl where he can learn t wrk with his hands.” I didn’t want t g t trade schl (职校). I wanted t apply at Bible Cllege in ur twn t be a preacher (牧师), like my dad. I frced my tears back. A twelve-year-ld was t big t cry. “Thank yu, Dctr.” We drve hme.
Dyslexia? I’d never heard it befre. Sure, I was always the slwest kid in my class. I had a special hiding place where I wuld cry because I culdn’t d my lessns hwever hard I tried. Of curse, I never tld my mm abut that. I was t ashamed. I didn’t want t wrry her, either. She had enugh n her mind with teaching schl full-time and taking care f Dad and me.
On reaching hme, my mm lked int my eyes with tears running dwn her cheeks. Seeing her cry was t much fr me. Befre I knew what was happening, I was in her arms crying. A few minutes later she said, “Hney, I want t talk t yu.” I waited, sniffling (抽泣). “Yu heard what the dctr said abut yur nt finishing schl. I dn’t believe him.”
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 stpped sniffling and lked at her.
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A ray f hpe shne thrugh the uncertain future.
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参考答案
听力
1-5: BBCBC6-10: BABCC 11-15: AACBC 16-20: BACAA
阅读理解
A篇: 21-23: ADCB篇 24-27: DCCD
C篇: 28-31: CCAB D篇: 32-35: CDDB
七选五阅读
36-40: BGAFE
完形填空
41-45: DCABB 46-50: ACBDA
51-55: DBACC
语法填空
56. arguments 57. which
58. creating 59. the
60. What 61. will be characterized
62. t make 63. riginal
64. fr 65. it
选词或短语
66. panicked 67. cmparisn
68. influential 69. will cast new light n
70. dismissed 71. Cnvinced
72. luxurius73. laid the fundatin fr
74. Incredibly75. preserved
单句语法填空
76. As 77. strangeness
78. maintenance 79. hadn’t stlen
80. Despite 81. assistance
82. that 83. sunken
84. awful85. Whever
读后续写
I stpped sniffling and lked at her. Her mild blue eyes smiled int mine(她那双温和的蓝眼睛对着我微笑). Behind them lay an irn will(钢铁般的意志). “We’ll have t wrk very hard, yu, dad, and I, but I think we can d it. Nw that I knw what the prblem is, we can try t vercme it. I’m ging t hire a tutr wh knws abut dyslexia(难语症). I’ll wrk with yu myself (亲自) evenings and weekends. Her eyebrws drew dwn(眉毛垂了下来) as she peered/stare at me. “Are yu willing t wrk, Peter? D yu want t try?”
A ray f hpe shne thrugh the uncertain future. “Yes, Mm. I really want t.” The next six years were an endurance run(耐力赛) fr bth f us. I studied with a tutr twice a week until I culd haltingly(迟疑不决/犹豫/断断续续/支支吾吾) read my lessns. Each night my mm and I sat at my little desk and rehearsed(排练) that day’s schlwrk fr at least tw hurs, smetimes until midnight. We drilled fr(为……操练) tests until my head punded and the print blurred(模糊不清) befre my eyes(直到我眼前的指纹模糊不清). At least twice a week, I wanted t quit. I had the strength f a kitten, but my mm’s curage never wavered(动摇).