永州市第一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期6月月考英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份永州市第一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期6月月考英语试卷(含答案)，共14页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，七选五，完形填空，短文填空，书面表达，读后续写等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
There is a muntain f great ski pprtunities nt t far frm Bstn. Rad-trip t ne f these fantastic ski muntains this winter.
Blue Hills Ski Area
A ski day trip desn't get any easier than the Blue Hills Ski Area. It is the nly snw sprts facility in the metr area. Skiing and snwbarding are spread ver its 60 skiable acres, 90% f which are equipped fr snwmaking. The vertical drp is 309 feet and there are fur lifts serving the 16 trails, mst f which are fr advanced skiers. There are lessns fr kids and adults t help yu get there.
Crchet Muntain Resrt
It's famus fr signature "Midnight Madness" events and daily night skiing. It has an 875-ft vertical drp and 23 trails acrss 75 skiable acres. A great muntain fr skiers, half its terrain is graded fr intermediates with the rest being split between advanced and beginner terrain.
Jiminy Peak Muntain Resrt
It's the nly ne f ski resrts t be 100% pwered by renewable energy surces. Skiers will find a 1,150-ft vertical drp, 45 trails, 3 terrain parks and 9 lifts acrss 167 skiable acres. The whle family can take lessns, enjy dining r buy a ticket and g fr a ride n the 3,600-ft Muntain Caster!
Smugglers' Ntch
Smugglers' Ntch has a 2,564-ft vertical drp, 78 trails, 5 terrain parks and 8 lifts spread acrss 1,000 skiable acres. Knwn as a full-service family-riented resrt, it ffers plenty t d ff muntain like ice skating, arts and crafts wrkshps and an indr swimming pl!
1．Which ski resrt mainly targets advanced skiers?
A. Blue Hills Ski Area.B. Crchet Muntain Resrt.
C. Jiminy Peak Muntain Resrt.D. Smugglers' Ntch.
2．What's the highlight f Jiminy Peak Muntain Resrt?
A. Its trails.B. Its lcatin.
C. Its vertical drp.D. Its green cncept.
3．What can skiers d in Smugglers' Ntch?
A. Have a swim.B. Ski with wrld champins.
C. Enjy stne sculptures.D. Ride a rller caster.
"Yu like pttery (陶艺) mre than yu like science," a family member said. I knew the cmment was made lightly, but I felt frustrated and disappinted. I had wrked s hard t achieve a balance between my scientific and artistic pursuits. Why was my creative side still seen as a weakness and a disturbance, in ppsitin t my science?
As a little girl, I created art by breaking up eggshells, dying them, and gluing them t a clth. I als cnducted science experiments with my mm, a high schl science teacher, n the back prch. In cllege, I lved my chemistry curses and research wrk, and I regarded cking as my creative utlet, hsting weekly dinner parties fr friends.
Yet I heard time and again that creative expressin and science were nt pssible tgether. When my cllege rmmate cncluded with a persnality test that I was the "creative" type, the rest f my friends said that culdn't be right, because "I was a scientist and therefre was nt creative." As I was preparing fr graduate schl and studying fr the chemistry GRE test, I realized I talked abut science the same way I wuld paint a picture, explaining cncepts in brad strkes (粗线条地)—in part because I struggled t remember technical scientific terminlgy. I wrried my way f thinking wuldn't fit in with "prper" scientists. In the end, thugh, my desire t pursue a scientific career wn ut. I figured I wuld cntinue t find a way t balance my research with my creative pursuits, regardless f what thers thught.
When in graduate schl I fund pttery, which I culd pursue n evenings and weekends. After my first class, I was attracted. It has inspired me t mre intentinally mix my art with my science. I keep a ntebk at my lab table filled with wrds f mug (马克杯) designs inspired by my experiments. Thrugh the challenge f getting my paper int its cre cncepts in such a way that it culd be displayed n a mug, I gained a better understanding f my prject. Pttery has nw turned int a way fr me t train my brain t be creative and think utside the bx.
4．What did the family member think f the authr's pttery?
A. It still had rm fr imprvement.
B. It wuld relax the authr in her wrk.
C. It made up fr the authr's weakness.
D. It did n gd t the authr's career.
5．Hw did the authr shw her creativity as a cllege student?
A. By dying eggshells.B. By perfrming science experiments
C. By ding sme cking.D. By attending scial parties.
6．What can be inferred abut the authr frm paragraph 3?
A. She didn't get alng well with her classmates in cllege.
B. She nearly gave up her pursuit f art.
C. She nce dubted her way f understanding science.
D. She was angry abut being misunderstd by friends.
7．What des the underlined wrd "it" in the last paragraph refer t?
A. The ntebk.B. The design f the mug.
C. The challenge f the paper.D. The authr's science research.
Increased invlvement frm grandparents can be crucial in a child's develpment. Frm helping children navigate stressful situatins t giving kids that little extra bit f lve and care, grandparents play an imprtant rle in the well-being f a child. Nw, there's scientific data t back this up.
Accrding t a study f ver 1,500 children, cnducted by Prfessr Ann Buchanan frm the Department f Scial Plicy and Interventin at the University f Oxfrd in the United Kingdm, children wh have tight-knit relatinships with their grandparents tend t have fewer prblems, bth emtinally and when it cmes t their behavir. Besides, children als have less difficulty when interacting and maintaining relatinships with thers.
Kimberly Agresta, the c-funder f Englewd's Agresta Psychtherapy Grup, has als nticed in a study the significant benefits f allwing grandparents t be mre invlved in children's lives. "If parents regularly invlve grandparents in their child's life early n, a child can develp real emtinal clseness t their grandparents and begin t see them as a surce f strng scial supprt," she stated in an interview. "S a child will feel they have ther adults, aside frm their parents, wh care abut them in the same way, and this adds t their sense f stability and security."
She cntinued, "Stressful situatins are less impactful t such children because they have ther peple in their lives wh they have these attachments t and supprt frm." This is because grandparents are generally nt respnsible fr disciplining r raising the child, and they're able t lve the child a little mre freely and uncnditinally than a parent, Agresta explained.
"Grandparents are a wealth f knwledge and infrmatin, and nt nly can they pass n valuable skills frm real-life experience, but they can als share the past with their grandchildren," added Agresta. "They can serve as histrians, sharing varius traditins and stries abut when their wn children were grwing up, which creates a sense f cntinuity fr a child," S it lks like it may be time t set up a play date fr yur kids with their grandparents!
8．What is the impact f children spending time with grandparents accrding t Buchanan's study?
A. Imprved scial skills.B. Lwer intelligence level.
C. Better academic perfrmance.D. Increased behaviral prblems.
9．Hw des Agresta prbably describe grandparents' treating their children?
A. Mre critical.B. Mre psitive.
C. Less supprtive.D. Less judgmental.
10．What des Agresta talk abut in the last paragraph?
A. The features f grandparents' lve.
B. Varius rles grandparents take n.
C. The typical qualities f grandparents.
D. Grandparents' advantages ver parents.
11．Hw des the authr mainly rganize the text?
A. By quting a few peple' pinins.
B. By analyzing tw scientific surveys.
C. By giving the findings f tw studies.
D. By making cmparisns between studies.
A new study shws that female academics are significantly underrepresented in winning academic prizes and having awards named after them. Analysis f nearly 9,000 awardees and 346 scientific prizes and medals published in Nature Human Behaviur has fund that men win eight prizes fr every ne wn by a wman if the award is named after a man. These awards represent almst tw-thirds f all scientific prizes. Female academics are, hwever, mre likely t win awards that have been named after ther ntable female scientists, with 47% f thse awards ging t wmen and 53% t men.
Dr Katja Gehmlich, Assciate Prfessr in the Institute f Cardivascular Science at the University f Birmingham and jint lead authr f the study, said, "The gender gap between awardees in scientific prizes is sadly a prduct f a lng, systematic issue f pr representatin f wmen in sciences. Despite decades f effrts t rebalance this issue, ur study shws that wmen are still prly recgnized fr their scientific cntributins, and men are far mre likely t win prizes and awards, in particular, if thse awards are named after ther men.
"It seems particularly shcking t me that awards named after wmen still see mre than half f prizes ging t men. We further prpse a list f actins t address and vercme these issues but are aware this will be a lng prcess. The Nminate Her mvement is ne way that the scientific cmmunity can begin t address this," said Dr Gehmlich.
Prf Stefan Krause frm the Schl f Gegraphy, Earth and Envirnmental Sciences at the University f Birmingham and jint lead authr f the study said, "Our data is indicative f much wider issues f gender inequality within sciences. Our current publicatin is an initial attempt t understand the causes f such striking gender inequality and t prmte discussin n the subject within ur scientific cmmunities."
"Research culture has a lt t d t imprve the gender prize gap, as well as effrts t address the inequality that sees almst tw-thirds f prizes currently named after men. Mre pathways may als be needed, such as renaming r getting rid f gender names assciated with sme awards," added Prf Krause.
12．Hw are awards named after female scientists distributed between genders?
A. Males are in the majrity.
B. Females take up a bit mre than half.
C. They are almst entirely awarded t females.
D. They are evenly distributed between males and females.
13．What's Dr Gehmlich's attitude tward gender inequality in scientific prizes?
A. Dubtful.B. Tlerant.C. Uncaring.D. Disappinted.
14．What suggestin des Prf Krause ffer t narrw the gender gap?
A. Establishing gender rates fr awards.
B. Increasing the number f female judges.
C. Encuraging mre wmen t enter scientific fields.
D. Renaming r remving gender names frm awards.
15．What is the best title fr the text?
A. Achievements f wmen in science
B. The rle f men in the scientific wrld
C. Gender inequality in scientific awards
D. Future f gender equality in academia
二、七选五
16． When attending hliday parties, we are eager t help ur hsts in the kitchen, with fd and drink service, and with pst-party cleanup, which smetimes causes mre truble and stress fr a hst. ① ______ Here's what prfessinal event planners recmmend.
Be sure t respnd in a timely manner. ② ______ If the invitatin asks yu t respnd, d s well befre the hst has t reach ut t cnfirm yur attendance. Hsts wh dn't want their guests t help ut during the party can hint that all has been taken care f right n the invitatin.
③ ______ Asking a hst if yu can assist n the event date can be verwhelming, but extending that ffer while the hst is still planning the party and putting the details tgether may prve mre useful. If yu are smene wh lves t help, cntact the hst in advance and ffer yur assistance. ④ ______
Dn't shw up early. Respect the event's start time and arrive n time r 5 minutes later than the time n the invitatin. If the invitatin says 7:15 pm, guests shuld arrive between 7:15 and 7:20.
When the party is ver, dn't stay. At the end f the evening, yu can make ne last ffer t help the hst tidy up the space. But if they refuse, dn't insist, ⑤ ______ S it's the guest's respnsibility t leave at an apprpriate hur.
A. Cnsider ffering help t the hst ahead f time.
B. S what can yu d t really help hliday hsts?
C. Cntact the hst t knw the details abut the party.
D. Many hsts are t plite t tell peple it's time t g.
E. Being a gd guest begins lng befre the party begins.
F. This way, the hst can knw an extra pair f hands is available as needed.
G. The invitatin phase serves as a prime pprtunity t clarify the event's tne.
三、完形填空（15空）
Mst peple as they get lder start t take life a little slwer and enjy a leisurely pace. But it is nt fr Kerry, wh 1 ple dancing in her 50s, has n 2 f slwing dwn any time sn. She's even 3 her life "began at 50 ".
The super fit gran 4 an eating disrder frm a yung age. Nw in the best 5 f her life, she lked back n her yuth and claimed she was nce tld she was "t fat t be a dancer", sparking an eating disrder and being 6 cnscius f her weight. After taking up dancing she felt 7 in her new lease f life.
"At the age f 47 I made a list f things I wanted t 8 and I've always wanted t d dancing, but I was wrried I was t 9 . It was s late in life," said Kerry. 10 planning n ding ne class t 11 it ff her list, she fund a passin and lve fr the sprt and made a living frm it, even participating in 12 t. "I feel like fate really put this in my 13 , nt nly t recver my bdy but t get rid f the 14 that cmes with it," she explained. Nw, she's n a missin t 15 wmen that their age desn't have t hld them back.
17．A. kept nB. tk upC. hped frD. subscribed t
18．A. intentinsB. dubtsC. tasksD. feelings
19．A. prmisedB. predictedC. checkedD. claimed
20．A. rememberedB. indicatedC. battledD. regretted
21．A. shapeB. hbbyC. emtinD. aspect
22．A. ccasinallyB. permanentlyC. cnstantlyD. purpsely
23．A. curiusB. cmpetitiveC. cnfidentD. awkward
24．A. makeB. tryC. quitD. win
25．A. ldB. fatC. weakD. sensitive
26．A. StillB. HardlyC. NeverD. Only
27．A. crssB. cutC. seeD. drp
28．A. racesB. paradesC. partiesD. shws
29．A. pininB. strategyC. pathD. dream
30．A. memryB. dangerC. pwerD. negativity
31．A. cntactB. prtectC. inspireD. warn
四、短文填空
32． A grup f Chinese researchers issued a data map f the sil rganic carbn (SOC) cntent fr glbal black sil areas, ① ______ (reveal) the quantificatin f agrecsystems and glbal fd security, accrding t the recent issue f the jurnal Remte Sensing f Envirnment.
Research has shwn that carbn cycle is ② ______ (significant) influenced by agricultural sils. The accuracy mapping f SOC cntent can help t clarify the carbn sequestratin capacity (碳汇能力), quantify agrecsystem and cntribute ③ ______ glbal fd security. But it is still challenging t acquire ④ ______ (rely) SOC cntent datasets.
The study ⑤ ______ (publish) in the jurnal was dne by researchers frm the Nrtheast Institute f Gegraphy and Agreclgy under the Chinese Academy f Sciences. Accrding t the jurnal, the researchers ⑥ ______ (cllect) mre than 191,000 scenes f remte sensing images and elevatin mdel data, and used meta-learning cnvlutinal neural netwrk mdel ⑦ ______ (generate) high-reslutin data map fr glbal black sil regins.
The data in the study indicates that the SOC cntent in the glbal black sil regins shws a decreasing trend, which can be divided int the significant decrease phase frm 1984 t 2000, ⑧ ______ the mderate decrease phase frm 2001 t 2021.
The result frm the study als shws that the fur majr black sil ⑨ ______ (regin) in the wrld have different rates f SOC decline. The SOC decline rates f the Russian-Ukrainian Plain and the Pampas Plain f Suth America are higher than ⑩ ______ f the nrtheast China and the Mississippi River Basin in Nrth America.
五、书面表达
33．你校将以“Enhancing Scial Skills in Students”为主题举办英语征文比赛，请你写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：
1. 社交能力的重要性；
2. 提高学生社交能力的建议。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Enhancing Scial Skills in Students
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六、读后续写
34．I was always afraid f water. This fear culd nt be explained, but I knew that the mment I stepped near any bdy f water, my legs wuld turn t jelly （果冻）. I wuld imagine myself drwning in the water and thrashing arund（乱扑腾） helplessly. That was why I had never gne int a swimming pl until swimming became a schl requirement. My schl wanted all pupils t pass a swimming test, and if they culd nt, then they wuld have t attend weekly swimming lessns in schl, which made me tremble.
Thus, my parents signed me up fr swimming lessns at the pl near my huse. With great unwillingness, I attended thse weekly lessns, and each ne was great suffering fr me. I was naturally clumsy, and my fear f water did nt help at all. Every lessn, I wuld be spending my time thrashing abut in the water, while my classmates wuld be swimming cuntless laps effrtlessly and even turning ver like dlphins in the water. Hw was I ging t pass the test at this rate?
In my swimming class, there was an exceptinally athletic girl. Tall and muscular, her name was Kathy. She was the best swimmer in ur class and always lked at me with disdain （鄙视）, especially when I thrashed abut hpelessly in the water.
Once, after a particularly lng and hard swimming lessn, I sptted Kathy swimming gracefully in the pl. Gathering my curage, I asked gently, “Kathy, can yu teach me t swim?” She stared at me cldly. It was as if I std at the edge f an endless cean f inadequacy, my fears appearing like dark strm cluds threatening t drwn me. Yet, in that mment, a glimmer f hpe flashed within me, a desperate lnging fr guidance and acceptance. Wuld Kathy’s icy exterir（外表） melt under the warmth f empathy, r wuld I remain frever thrashing in the sea f my wn fears?
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。
T my surprise, she ndded after a few mments f silence.
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“Cngratulatins!” Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test.
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参考答案
1．答案：A
解析：根据 Blue Hills Ski Area 部分的倒数第 2 句可知, 这里大多数设施是为高级滑雪者设计的。因此 Blue Hills Ski Area 最主要的目标群体是高级滑雪者。
2．答案：D
解析：根据 Jiminy Peak Muntain Resrt 部分的第 1 句可知, 这是唯一一个百分之百由可再生能源供电的滑雪胜地。因此绿色环保理念是 Jiminy Peak Muntain Resrt 的亮点。
3．答案：A
解析：根据 Smugglers' Ntch 部分的最后一句可知, 这里提供了很多活动项目, 如滑冰、手工艺活动、室内游泳等。因此滑雪者可以在这里游泳。
4．答案： D
解析：根据第 1 段可知, 作者的创造性被别人视为一种弱点和干扰, 与她的科学研究背道而驰。因此那位家人认为陶艺对作者的事业没有帮助。
5．答案： C
解析：根据第 2 段最后一句可知, 作者把烹饪作为体现自己创意的方式, 每周为朋友们举办晚宴。
6．答案：C
解析：根据第 3 段第 3、4 句可知, 作者曾经怀疑过自己关于科学的思维方式。
7．答案：D
解析：根据最后一段可知, 作者在学习陶艺的时候受到启发, 于是有意识地将艺术与她的科学研究结合在一起, 并在马克杯上展示出来, 这使她对自己的研究课题有了更好的了解。因此画线词 it 指的是科学研究。
8．答案：A
解析：根据第 2 段最后一句可知, 有祖父母陪伴的孩子与他人互动和维持关系会更容易。因此他们有更好的社交能力。
9．答案：D
解析：根据第 4 段最后一句可知, 祖父母通常能够比父母更自由、无条件地爱孩子,因此他们对孩子不会过分挑剔。
10．答案：B
解析：根据最后一段 Agresta 所说的话可知, 祖父母不仅可以给孙子孙女们传授来自现实生活的宝贵技能, 还可以与他们分享过去。祖父母还可以充当历史学家, 分享他们自己的孩子成长过程中的各种传统和故事。因此在最后一段中 Agresta 在谈论祖父母在孙子孙女的生活中扮演的角色。
11．答案：C
解析：根据第 2 段对 Ann Buchanan 的研究的介绍和第 3、4、5 段对 Kimberly Agresta 的研究的介绍可知, 文章是通过介绍两个研究的发现成果来组织全文的。
12．答案：A
解析：根据第 1 段可知, 以女性科学家命名的奖项, 53% 颁给了男性, 47% 颁给了女性, 这表明更多的奖项颁给了男性。
13．答案：D
解析：根据第 2 段可知, Dr Gehmlich 认为, 学术类项中的性别不平等是一个长期存在的系统性问题。由此可推知她对该现象感到失望。
14．答案：D
解析：根据最后一段可知, Prf Krause 建议重命名或去除一些奖项中显示性别的文字, 来缩小获奖者性别差距。
15．答案：C
解析：本文讲述了一项研究的主要发现—科学奖项获得者的性别失衡。故“科学奖项中的性别不平等现象”为最佳标题。
16．答案：BEAFD
解析：①上文提到热心帮忙的宾客可能会给主人带来麻烦和压力,下文呈现专家的建议。 B 项 (为了真正帮助假日派对主人, 你能做什么?)符合此处语境。
②上文提到要及时回复邀请函, 下文提到如果邀请函需要你回复, 一定要让主人知道你是否会出席。这是在参加派对之前做的事, 因此, E 项 (在派对开始之前就做一个有素养的宾客)符合此处语境。
③空格所在段主要表明在派对开始之前让主人知道你愿意提供帮助是很好的。 A 项(考虑提前告诉主人自己愿意帮忙的意向)符合此处语境。
④上文提到如果你愿意为派对做点事情, 请提前告诉主人。F 项 (这样, 主人就知道有需要时有人乐意帮忙) 符合此处语境。
⑤上文提到派对结束后不要逗留,当主人不需要你帮忙打扫时, 不要坚持, 下文提到宾客应该知道在合适的时候离开。由此可知, D 项 (很多主人出于礼貌不会要求宾客离开)符合此处语境。
17．答案：B
解析：但这并不适合 50 多岁开始跳钢管舞的 Kerry。
18．答案：A
解析：短时间内她无意放慢自己的脚步。
19．答案：D
解析：她甚至声称自己的生命“从 50 岁开始”。
20．答案：C
解析：这位超级健康的奶奶从小就与饮食失调作斗争。
21．答案：A
解析：现在她处于生命中最好的状态。
22．答案：C
解析：她饮食失调, 经常关注自己的体重。
23．答案：C
解析：开始学跳舞后, 她对自己的新生活充满信心。
24．答案：B
解析：“ 47 岁的时候, 我列了一张清单,上面写着我想尝试的事情。”
25．答案：A
解析：“我一直想跳舞,但我担心自己太老了。”
26．答案：D
解析：她本打算只上一节课, 就将它从她的清单上划掉。
27．答案：A
解析：见上题解析。
28．答案： D
解析：她发现了对这项运动的激情和热爱, 并以此为生, 甚至还参加了演出。
29．答案：C
解析：她解释说: “我觉得是命运让我走上了这条路, 不仅是为了我身体的恢复, 也是为了摆脱疾病带来的消极情绪。”
30．答案：D
解析：见上题解析。
31．答案：C
解析：现在, 她的使命是激励女性, 不让年龄成为她们 (追寻梦想)的障碍。
32．答案：revealing; significantly; t; reliable; published; cllected; t generate; and; regins; thse
解析：①考查动词-ing 形式。revealing 充当伴随状语, 动词 reveal 与其逻辑主语 a data map 为主动关系, 因此用动词-ing 形式 revealing 。
②考查副词。significantly 修饰其后的动词 influenced。
③考查固定搭配。cntribute t glbal fd security 是固定搭配, 意为“对全球粮食安全做出贡献”。
④考查形容词。此处需要形容词作定语来修饰名词 datasets, 因此填 reliable。
⑤考查动词-ed 形式。动词-ed 形式 published in the jurnal 充当 the study 的后置定语。
⑥考查动词时态。根据语境可知,研究人员已经完成了数据的收集, 所以使用一般过去时, 故填 cllected。
⑦考查动词不定式。此处为不定式表目的, 表示 “为了生成高分辨率的制图”。
⑧考查连词。此处需要一个连词来连接两个相似结构的短语, 因此填 and。
⑨考查名词。根据句意, 这里指世界上的四大黑土地区, 所以使用复数形式 regins 。
⑩考查代词。此处指代前文提到的土壤有机碳(SOC) 含量下降率。Thse 常用在比较结构中, 指代上文的某个名词复数形式。
33．答案：
Enhancing Scial Skills in Students
Gd scial skills are essential fr persnal and prfessinal success. They enable effective cmmunicatin and help frm strng relatinships.
T enhance these skills in students, schls shuld fcus n grup activities. Participating in team sprts r cllabrative prjects can imprve team wrk and cmmunicatin abilities. Additinally, incrprating classes n effective cmmunicatin, including listening and expressing neself clearly, wuld be beneficial. Hsting scial events and encuraging invlvement in cmmunity services can als prvide practical experience in diverse scial settings.
Develping these skills is crucial fr students t navigate life’s challenges and build a supprtive cmmunity.
34．答案：
Tmy surprise, she ndded after a few mments f silence. Frm then n, Kathy stayed back fr abut an hur after every swimming lessn t cach me. She taught me hw t prpel myself frward in the water and I gradually gained cnfidence in the pl. Slwly but surely, I imprved under her guidance and encuragement. Fur mnths later, it was time fr me t take my swimming test. I jumped int the pl and fllwed all f Kathy’s advice. I swam gracefully, just like a fish, and passed the test with flying clurs.
“Cngratulatins!” Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test. I threw my arms arund her and hugged her tightly. “Thank yu! Yu’re a wnderful friend! If it had nt been fr yu, I wuld nt have dne s well!” I exclaimed. Since then, ur friendship has blssmed. We met frequently t have fun with each ther, sharing bth jy and srrw. Surprisingly, I grew t lve the water. A friend like Kathy is hard t cme by. She has a heart f gld and I will definitely treasure ur precius friendship.