廣東省六校2023屆高三下學(xué)期第四次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試卷

2023屆高三六校第四次聯(lián)考

英語(yǔ)

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第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Manythingsmakethe2022WorldCuponeofthemostuniqueworldcupsinthehistoryof

football.Let'stakeacloserlookatsomeofthemostinterestingfactsaboutthe2022WorldCupthat

makeituniqueineveryway.

1.Applicationofthenewtechnology

EarlierthisyearAdidasrevealed“AlRihla；'theofficialmatchballofthe2022WorldCup.Al

Rihlatranslatesas“thejourney“inArabicanditisdesignedtosupportthehighestgamespeedsasit

travelsfasterinflightthananyFIFAWorldCupballcreatedbeforeitinthetournament's92-year

history.ThenewballfeaturesthelatestAdidasSuspensionSystematitscore,containingamotion

sensorthattrackseverytouchofthegameatarateof500timespersecond.

2.Recordnumberofvisitors

OneofthemostinterestingfactsaboutFIFA2022inQataristhenumberofvisitorsexpectedto

arriveinthecountryduringtheevent.Asexpected,the2022WorldCupQatarwillprobablyreceive

arecordnumberofvisitorsbythetimethetournamentends.Thereasonbehindthisissimpleto

understand.BeingoneofthebestcountriesintheMiddleEast,Qatarisalsolocatedrightinthe

centeroftheworldandclosetomostofthecountriesintheworld.

3.StadiumisequippedwithCentralizedAirConditioning

WhiletheWorldCupisnearlyimpossibletoholdduringthesummergiventhefactthat

temperaturesinQatarcantouch50degreesCelsius,switchingtothewinterslothasbroughtsome

peace.However,istheproblemsolved?Asfaraswinterisconcerned,evendaytimetemperatures

duringwintercanbequitehigh.Therefore,Qatarhasfoundasolutiontothis.Forthefirsttime,the

countryhosttheWorldCupinanair-conditionedstadium.Alleightstadiumsarefully

air-conditioned,providingfanswithacomfortableviewingexperience.

1.Inthe2022WorldCup,whichisthenewbalTsfeature?

A.Thespeedsensor.B.Thecore.

C.Thesuspensionsystem.D.Themonitor.

2WhyisQatarlikelytoreceivearecordnumberofvisitorsbytheendofthe2022WorldCup?

A.Qatariseasytoreach.

B.Qatarisabeautifulcountrytovisit.

C.QataristherichestcountryintheMiddleEast.

D.Qatarisclosetomostofthecountriesintheworld.

3.HowdoesQataraddresstheproblemthatthetemperatureistoohigh?

A.Switchthegametothewinterslot.

B.Cooldrinksareofferedtoaudienceforfree.

C.HosttheWorldCupinair-conditionedstadiums.

D.Fansareprovidedwithacomfortableviewingexperience.

【答案】l.C2.D3.C

B

TheolderIget,themoreIunderstandhowmyteachershavetransformedmylife.

OnarecentSundayafternoon,IwenttoseeMr.CatRoxburyParkinBeverlyHills.Hisloveof

lifehasnotdimmeddespitethefactthathislegsnolongerworkliketheyusedto.Hevisitedsomeof

hisformerstudentswhilehewasintown.AtBeverlyHillsHighSchool,Mr.Ctaughtancient

history,coachedfootballandgolf,andriskedhislifeteachingdriver'strainingonSaturday

morningsfrom1964to1988.Thegrayandhobbledstudentslineduponeafteranothertothanktheir

favoriteteacher.Onecalledhimarockstar.Anotherwasgratefulforhelpinghimwhenhecouldn't

sayso.Itwasabeautifultribute,especiallyinthesetimesofcatastrophicteachershortages.

SpendingthatSundayintheparkwithMr.Cwasnothingshortofmagic.Itwasareminderof

allthatispromisingandpossibleinpubliceducation,includingateacherwhoserareemotional

honestycouldbeappreciatedandhonoreddecadeslater.ItalsobroughttomindMayaAngelou's

saying“Peoplewillforgetwhatyousaidanddid,butneverforgethowyoumakethemfbel."He

mademeandothersintheparkfeelheardandseen.

Mr.Cchangedmyperceptionofmyself.Ratherthanseeingmyselfasalosercheerleaderwho

couldn'tcompetewiththesmartkids,IrealizedhowmuchIlovedlearning.Hishistoryclasswasso

interesting.InhisclassesaboutthePersians,Greeks,andRomans,extracreditscanbeearnedfor

creativity.Duringearthquakedrills,wecountedonMr.Ctoscreamhisheadoffinmockterror.

ItshouldcomeaslittlesurprisethatI'dvaluetheroleofteachersinmylife.Bothofmyparents

taught;sodidmysiblings,aunts,unclesandcousins.I,too,havebecomeateacherandItryto

followinMr.C'sfootsteps.Somedays,Ifantasizewhatitwouldbeliketogoonateachertour,

reachingouttomymentorstoexpressmydeepgratitudeforallthey'vegivenme.SeeingMr.C

sparkedthatfantasyagain.WhenIfinallyworkedupmycouragetothankhim,knowingafloodgate

oftearswouldopen,hesaidtomewithhistypicalmodesty:"YouweredoingmemoregoodthanI

wasdoingyou.^^

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tribute“meaninParagraph2?

A.enthusiasmB.admiration

C.devotionD.commitment

5.WhydoestheauthormentionMayaAngeloifssaying?

A.Tomakeasuggestion.

B.Tointroduceacelebrity.

C.lbshowrespecttoaneducator.

D.Tointerprettheinfluenceofeducation.

6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofherjobasateacher?

A.Enjoyable.B.Intolerant.C.Incompetent.D.Patient.

7.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Areunion.B.Arockstar.C.Asurprise.D.Agreat

teacher.

【答案】4.B5.D6.A7.D

c

Fewsickpeopleconsiderthequalityofthefoodwhenchoosingahospital.EveninAmerica,a

countrywhereprivatehospitalshavelongprovidedindividualroomswithsuchcomfortsas

personalcabletelevision,patientsareoftenstillfedinstitutionalfood."Mysterymeat^^and

processed-cheeseslicesarecommon;everythinggetscookedinamicrowave.

Morehospitalsarestartingtofeedtheirpatientsbetterfood.Intermountain,anon-profitgroup

basedinUtahthatruns32hospitalsacrosstheMountainWest,hassince2019servedfreshlymade

mealstopatients.Chefsinproperkitchensnowsourcelocalingredientstoserveincafeterias.

Doctorsareconsultedtomeetpatients9dietaryneeds.ChristopherDelissio,theheadchefat

Intermountain,describescreatingamealfbraMexicanchildwhowasbeingtreatedforcancer.t6He

wouldnoteat,“MrDelissiorecalls,andthatwasmakingitharderforhimtorecoverfrom

chemotherapy.wasabletogouponthefloorandspeaktothisboy'sparentsandhimandkindof

figureoutwhathewanted,hesays.

Thelinkbetweeneatingwellandgoodhealthhaslongbeenclear,saysDavidEisenberg,a

nutritionspecialistattheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth.Heartdisease,whichhasadirect

connectiontodiet,isAmerica'sbiggestkiller.Roughlytwo-fifthsofAmericanadultsareclinically

obese,andover14%sufferfromdiabetes.Therightfoodcanhelppatientsavoidgoingbackto

hospital.Yetdoctorsthemselveshaveoftenbeenslowtorecognisetheneedtoencouragehealthy

eating,saysDrEisenberg.Mosthealthcareremainscurative,ratherthanpreventive.

AdecadeagoHenryFordHospitalinWestBloomfieldopenedateachingkitchenwherestaff

couldhelppatientsplanaffordable,healthymealsandlearnhowtocookthem.Theideaisnow

spreadingwidely.InOctoberaconferenceforhealthandfoodprofessionalsinLosAngeleswill

encouragetheadoptionofsuchkitchens.Participantswilltouranewonethathasjustopenedat

UCLA'shospital.

8.Accordingtothepassage,patientshadbetter.

A.selectaprivatehospital

B.getanindividualroom

C.beservedhealthyfood

D.beofferedamusementcomforts

9.WhatdoesIntermountaindo?

A.Theypreparefreshfood.

B.Theyconsultpatientsfordiets.

C.Theyencouragepatientstoeatinstitutionalfood.

D.Theyrequireparentstocreatemealsfortheirsickkid.

10.Whatisimpliedinthelastparagraph?

A.Doctorsshouldknowhowtocook.

B.Hospitalkitchensarefarfromenough.

C.Professionalsareencouragedtoopenkitchens.

D.Patientsshouldbeinstructedonhealthyeating.

11.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HospitalDoctors:theBestQuality

B.HospitalKitchen:theBestChoice

C.HospitalFood:theBestMedicine

D.HospitalChefs:theBestProfessionals

【答案】8.C9.A10.D11.C

D

Ifyou'veeveremergedfromtheshowerorreturnedfromwalkingyourdogwithacleveridea

orasolutiontoaproblemyou'dbeenstrugglingwith,itmaynotbeanunusualthing.

Ratherthanconstantlywearingyourselfoutataproblemordesperatelyseekingaflashof

inspiration,researchfromthelast15yearssuggeststhatpeoplemaybemorelikelytohavecreative

breakthroughsorinsightswhenthey'redoingahabitualtaskthatdoesn'trequiremuchthought——

anactivityinwhichyou'rebasicallyonautopilot.Thisletsyourmindwanderorengagein

spontaneouscognitionor"streamofconsciousness^^thinking,whichexpertsbelievehelpsrecollect

unusualmemoriesandgeneratenewideas.

"Peoplealwaysgetsurprisedwhentheyrealizetheygetinteresting,novelideasatunexpected

timesbecauseourculturalnarrativetellsusweshoulddoitthroughhardwork,“saysKalina

Christoff,acognitiveneuroscientistattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainVancouver."It'sa

prettyuniversalhumanexperience.

Nowwe'rebeginningtounderstandwhythesecleverthoughtsoccurduringmorepassive

activitiesandwhat'shappeninginthebrain,saysChristoff.Thekey,accordingtothelatestresearch,

isapatternofbrainactivity——withinwhat'scalledthedefaultmodenetwork——thatoccurswhile

anindividualisrestingorperforminghabitualtasksthatdon'trequiremuchattention.

Researchershaveshownthatthedefaultmodenetwork(DMN)-whichconnectsmorethana

dozenregionsofthebrain—becomesmoreactiveduringmind-wanderingorpassivetasksthan

whenyou'redoingsomethingthatdemandsfocus.Simplyput,theDMNis“thestatethebrain

returnstowhenyou'renotactivelyengaged,MexplainsRogerBeaty,acognitiveneuroscientistand

directoroftheCognitiveNeuroscienceofCreativityLabatPennStateUniversity.Bycontrast,

whenyou'retrappedinademandingtask,thebrain'sexecutivecontrolsystemskeepyourthinking

focused,analytical,andlogical.

Acautionarynote:Whilethedefaultmodenetworkplaysakeyroleinthecreativeprocess,

“it'snottheonlyimportantnetwork,Beatysays."Othernetworkscomeintoplayasfaras

modifying,rejecting,orimplementingideas.^^Soifsunwisetoplaceblindfaithinideasthatare

generatedintheshowerorduringanyotherperiodofmindwandering.

12.Whendopeopleexpecttogetaninnovativeideaaccordingtotheresearch?

A.Whendoingroutinework.

B.Whenworkingattentively.

C.Whentacklingtoughproblems.

D.Whendesperatelyseekinginspirations.

13.Whatistheculturalperceptionforgettingexciting,unusualideas?

A.Gettingbygoodluck.

B.Gettingbygreatefforts.

C.Gettingbyunexpectedaccident.

D.Gettingbyuniversalexperience.

14.Whoismostlikelytogetanovelidea?

A.Astudentwhoisplayingfootball.

B.Astudentwhoisfocusingonpapers.

C.Astudentwhoiscloselymonitoringhisresearch.

D.Astudentwhoisfullyengagedinmathquestions.

15.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?

A.Wecangetnovelideasbythedefaultmodenetwork.

B.weshouldtaketheideapoppedintheshowerseriously.

C.Believeinideasthataregeneratedbythedefaultmodenetwork.

D.Thinktwicebeforeputtingideasplayfullycrossingyourmindintopractice.

【答案】12.A13.B14.A15.D

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有

兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Playingisakeycomponentinthelearningprocessforvirtuallyallofthechildren.

Role-playingisoneofthemostsignificantwayschildrenplay.16.Itcanbenefitchildren

inmanyways.

Children'sbrainsareactivatedwhenrole-playing,accordingtochilddevelopmentexperts.

17.Whenchildrenrole-play,theymustcreateplanstoactoutastoryandfigureout

whatstepsneedtobetakentoaccomplishit.Throughtheseactivities,childrencanenhancetheir

orallanguageabilities.Asaresult,theybecomeabletogiveinstructionsandorganizeothers.

18.Rolesareassignedtochildrenwhentheyengageingroupactivities.Thereare

leadersandfollowers.Whenchildrendisagreewitheachother,theymustlearntonegotiateand

compromise,aswellastoapologizewhentheydisagreeorhavestrongarguments.

Besideshelpingchildrenlearnsomekindsofskills,role-playingfosterschildren's

imaginationsandcanthereforeassumeanumberofforms.Forexample,boysmaypretendtoshave

liketheirfathers,whilegirlsmaypretendtobemotherstodosomedailytaskslikecaringforyoung

babies.19.

Lastly,role-playingcanhelpchildrendealwithemotionalpaincausedbyspecificactions,such

asthefearofgoingtoschoolforthefirsttime.20.Tohelptheirchildrenmastertheirfears,

expertsencourageparentstolettheirchildrenrole-playandeventoparticipateintheseactivities

withtheirchildren.

A.Children'ssocialskillscanalsobedeveloped.

B.Childrenmightdressupandassumedifferentroles.

C.Moreoften,childrenmayactoutstoriestheyreadinbooks.

D.Languageskillsaresomeofthemostcriticalaspectsoflearning.

E.Whetherrole-playingoccursornotdependsontheintentionsoftheindividuals.

F.Thisinvolvesachildinanactivitywhereheorshepretendstobeanotherperson.

G.Role-playingsituationslikethesebeforehandcanhelpchildrenlower.

【答案】16.F17.D18.A19.C20.G

第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的

最佳選項(xiàng)。

Anxiousexamcandidates7problemistherun-uporpreparation,nottheexamitself.

Examsarealwaystenseandworrying,especiallyforthoseofananxiousdisposition.The

silenceofthehall;the21oftheclock;thecontentexpressionofthepersonatthe

neighbouringdesk.Itthereforeseems22surprisingthatthosewhoworryabouttestsdo

systematically23thanthosewhodonot.Unexpectedly,accordingtoresearchin

PsychologicalSciencebyMariaTheobald,itisnotthepressureoftheexamwhichcausesthe

problem.Itisthe24pressure.

WhatDrTherobaldfoundwasthat25onthedayofthetestdidnotpredictexam

performanceatall.Whatpredicteditwasthelevelofknowledgeastudent26intheearlier

learningactivitiesandthemock（模擬）exam.Thosewho27wellinthesealsodidwellin

therealthing,28howanxioustheywereontheday.Whatactually29students

werehighlevelsofanxietyduringtheweeksbeforetheexamtookplace.Thegreaterastudent's

anxietyinthedaysbeforetheexam,thelowerhisorherknowledge-gainwasduringthatperiod,

leavingthatstudentwithlessmaterialto30duringtheexamitself.

Thisisapositivediscovery,foritsuggeststheanxiousmightachievebetterresultbyadjusting

their3Jwhenrevising.Dr.Theobaldnotesthattest-anxietyisatitsworstwhen

studentshavelow32ofsuccessandatthesametimeknowthatpassingtheexamis

33important.Toreducethisanxiety,sheproposesa34forstudentsto

considerastheyrevise.First,theycanraisetheirbeliefintheirownabilitiesbyreminding

themselvesofjusthowmuchtheyknow.Second,theycan35thesignificanceofthe

testbyremindingthemselvesthat,whileitisimportant,itisnotalifeordeathsituation.Itreally

isn't.

21.A.clickingB.tickingC.droppingD.ringing

22.A.slightlyB.basicallyC.hardlyD.completely

23.A.worseB.betterC.lessD.higher

24.A.presentationB.memoryC.revisionD.time

25.A.atmosphereB.expressionC.outcomeD.anxiety

26.A.preparedB.forgotC.displayedD.increased

27.A.performedB.respondedC.behavedD.activated

28.A.becauseofB.asforC.exceptforD.regardlessof

29.A.tookbackB.heldbackC.pushedbackD.broughtback

30.A.recordB.reviewC.reciteD.reproduce

31.A.approachB.viewC.preparationD.material

32.A.spiritsB.attitudeC.expectationD.ideas

33.A.immediatelyB.anxiouslyC.approximatelyD.extremely

34.A.theoryB.strategyC.planD.decision

35.A.decreaseB.enhanceC.realizeD.recognize

【答案】21.B22.C23.A24.C25.D26.C27.A28.D29.B

30.D31.A32.C33.D34.B35.A

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

ALifelongJourney,ahistoricaldramawhichrecordsChina'sgreattransformationover50

years,36(earn)widespreadapplause,shatteringrecordsandbecomingthemost-watched

TVseriesonStatebroadcasterChinaMediaGroupwithinthepastfiveyears.TheTVseries

consistingof58episodesis37hugehitonTVandonline,38(adapt)fromLiang

Xiaosheng'snovelIntheWorld.Thenovel39(win)thewriterLiangthe10thMaoDun

LiteraturePrizein2019,oneofChina'stopliteraryawards.Millionsofpeoplehavebeentouched

bythefamily'sstory,revealingandreacquaintingreaderswith40liesdeepintheirhearts.

TheTVseriespaintsapictureofordinaryChinesepeoplelivinginthechangingtimes.

41(start)inthelate1960sthestoryfollowstheupsanddownsofthreesiblingsfroma

worker'sfamilyandexploresthethemesoffamily,friendship,andromanceinabittersweetstory.

Whatstrikesachordwithviewersareitsvividdetailsbringingthembacktooldtimes.Many

viewersdescribetheshow

42atimemachinetodriftintothepast,reflecting43wegothere,theTV

seriesalso44(successful)givesviewersaninsightintothelivesofordinaryChinese

45(citizen)whohaveturnedacountryinpovertyintotheworld'ssecond-largest

economy.

【答案】36.hasearned

37.a38.adapted

39.won40.what

41.Starting

42.as43.how

44.successfully

45.citizens

第四部分寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

46.假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)筆友Charlie詢問(wèn)你剛度過(guò)的寒假生活。請(qǐng)你用英文給他寫(xiě)一

封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.分享有意義的活動(dòng)；

2.活動(dòng)的安排及原因。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫。

DearCharlie,

Kindregards.

Yours,

LiHua

【答案】Possibleversion1:

DearCharlie,

MypastwintervacationwasfilledwithsomanymemorableexperiencesthatI'mthrilledto

sharewithyouwhat'sunforgettabletome.

Tobetterservemycommunityinwintervacation,Iseizedtheopportunitytoparticipateina

volunteerservicetorunabookdriveforkidsinlow-incomefamilies.Thetoppriorityforusisto

reachouttomorepotentialdonorsandpromotethedriveinmultipleways,includinglocal

newspapers,socialmediaaccounts,etc.Withjointefforts,weproudlyaccomplishedthetoughtask

andgainedadeeperinsightintothecommunitywelivein.Whatimpressedmemost,throughoutthe

wholeactivity,wascommitmentofvolunteers,enthusiasmofdonorsandthehappysmilingfacesof

thosekidswhogottheirbelovedbooks.Mostimportantly,thekidsarenowguidedby,sotospeak,a

lighthousethatilluminatestheirway,helpingthemnavigateintheseaoflife.

Iwouldappreciateitifyouenjoymyvacationstory.Ialsolookforwardtoyourmemorable

moments.

Kindregards.

Yours,

LiHua

Possibleversion2:

DearCharlie,

Knowingfromyourlastemailthatyouareinterestedinmywinterholiday,I'mwritingtoshare

withyousomedetailsofit.

Withgreatexcitementandenthusiasm,myfamilyembarkedonaself-drivetourbacktomy

hometownandthushadachancetoexploremyhometownfromadifferentangle.Uponarrival,

whatcameintosightwasabrand-newvillagewithneatly-arrangedhousesandacrystal-clear

streamrunningthroughit,whichhasbeentransformedintoafavoreddestinationforagritourism.It

wasthevastfields,distinctiveruralhome-stayandexcellentecologicalenvironmentthatkeptme

spellboundandhelpedrelievemypressurefromstudy.Besides,sincetheChineseLunarNewYear

fellinthewinterholiday,Iwasabletoreunitewithmyfriendsandvisittheelder,enjoyingvarieties

ofcelebrationstogether.

Itgoeswithoutsayingthatnotonlydidthistripoffermeachancetogainadeeperinsightinto

myhometown,butitwasalsoanunforgettablememoryofrelaxationandcelebration.Howabout

yourwinterholiday?Ilookforwardtoyourmemorablemoments.

Kindregards.

Yours,

LiHua

Possibleversion3:

I'mgladtoreceiveyouremailaskingaboutmywinterholidayandI'meagertoshareitwith

you.

Asatradition,wehadafamilyreuniontocelebratetheSpringFestival,visitingrelativesand

exchangingbestwishes,whichwasarealcomfortandrelaxationafterabusyyear.Inadditionto

finishingmystudiesformostofthetime,Iexercisedregularlytostrengthenmybodyandrefresh

mymind.Mostimportantly,Iworkedasavolunteerinalocallibraryatweekends,whereIhelpedto

arrangebooksandreadforsomeprimaryschoolstudents,thusbecomingmorepatientand

responsible.

Thewinterholidaywasalittlebusy,butformeitwasmeaningfulandmemorableaswell.How

aboutyours?Lookforwardtoyourreply.

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

47.閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫(xiě)，使之構(gòu)成一個(gè)完整的故事。

AnAforMrs.B

IwassittingnexttoMissyinmyninth-gradeworldhistoryclasswhenMrs.Bartlettannounced

anewproject.Ingroups,weweretocreateanewspaperaroundtheculturewewerestudying.

Onapieceofpaper,wewrotethenamesofthreefriendswewantedinourgroup.After

collectingalltherequests,Mrs.B.informedusthatshewouldtakeintoconsiderationthenameswe

choseandwouldletusknowtheresultsthenextday.IhadnodoubtIwouldgetthegroupofmy

choice.Onlyafewpeoplebehavednormallyintheclass,andMissywasoneofthem.Iknewwehad

choseneachother.

Thenextday,Ianxiouslywaitedfortheclass.Afterthebellrang,MissyandIstoppedtalking

asMrs.Bcalledforourattention.Shestartedtocalloutnames.Whenshereachedgroupthree,

Missy'snamewascalled.So,I'mingroupthree,Ithought.Thesecond,thirdandfourthmembersof

thegroupwerecalled.Mynamewasnotincluded.Therehadtobesomemistake!

ThenIheardit.Thelastgroup:"Mauro,Juliette,Rachel,Karina."Icouldfeelthetearswellin

myeyes.HowcouldIfacebeinginthatgroup-theboywhorarelyspokeEnglish,theonegirlwho

wasalwayscoveredbyskirtsthatwentdowntoherankles,andtheothergirlwhoworeweird

clothes.Oh,howbadlyIwantedtobewithmyfriends.

Ifoughtbacktearsas1walkeduptoMrs.B.ShelookedatmeandknewwhatIwastherefor.I

wasdeterminedtoconvinceherIshouldbeinthe"good"group."Why…？”Istarted.

Shegentlyplacedahandonmyshoulder.knowwhatyouwant,Karina,“shesaid,“butyour

groupneedsyou.Ineedyoutohelpthemgetapassinggradeonthisassignment.Onlyyoucanhelp

them.”

Iwasstunned.Iwasconfused.Iwasamazed.ShehadseensomethinginmeIhadn'tseen.

“Willyouhelpthem?^^sheasked.

Istoodstraighter.4tYes,^^Ireplied.Icouldn'tbelieveitcameoutofmymouth,butitdid.Ihad

committed.

注意：

1.續(xù)寫(xiě)詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2