2021屆高三畢業(yè)班高考模擬聯(lián)考英語試題及答案詳解

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2021屆高三畢業(yè)班下學期3月高考模擬聯(lián)考卷

英語試題

2021年3月

注意事項：

1.本試題卷共8頁，滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘。

2.答題前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號等填寫在答題卡的相應位置。

3.全部答案在答題卡上完成，答在本試題卷上無效。

4.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號

涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。

5.考試結束后，將本試題卷和答題卡一并交回。

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時，先將答案標在試卷上，錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷

上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一個小題。從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中

選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間

來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C。

1.WhatisthemangoingtobuyforJarsmin?

A.ABarbie.B.Atypewriter.C.Anoldartwork.

2.Howmuchslidthemanpayintheend?

A.$300.B.$600,C.$900.

3.WhatdoesthewomanreaIIymean?

A.Nocompetitorsgetinjured.

B.Somecompetitorsaregivingup.

C.CompetitorswiIIgotothefinaldespitedifficulties.

4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttogivetheman?

A.Acoat.B.Abook.C.Somefruits.

5.Whichsubjectdoesthemanwanttochangeto?

A.Chinese.B.Painting.C.Businesscommunication.

第二節(jié)（共15小題，每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、

C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每

小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

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聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whichcarhasgotitsbackdamaged?

A.Thewhitecar.B.ThebIackcar.C.Theredcar.

7.WhatwiIIthespeakersprobablydonext?

A.CaIItheambulance.B.TurntothepoIice.C.Taketheinjured

tothehospital.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.What'stheprobablereIationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Auntandnephew.C.Classmates.

9.What*stheweatherIikeinSydneythistimeofyear?

A.Verycold.B.Verysunny.C.VerycooI.

10.WhatwiIIthemandoinSydney?

A.VisitMary.B.Staywithhisaunt.C.CeIebratetheNewYear.

聽第8段材料,回答第11至13題。

11.WhatkindofpIaneticketdoesthewomanwant?

A.Firstclass.B.BusinesscIass.C.EconomycIass.

12.WhendoesthewomanpIantoleaveforSydney?

A.At7:15.B.At6:00.C.At4:45.

13.HowwiIIthewomanpayforhertickets?

A.BypayingatonceonIine.

B.Bypayingatthecheck-indesk.

C.Byturningtoapersontopayatonce.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Whosebirthdayisittoday?

A.Tony's.B.Helen's.C.Jack's.

15.HowdoesthemanfindthismodeIplane?

A.TerribIe.B.Cheap.C.WonderfuI.

16.WheredoestheconversationprobablytakepIace?

A.AtTony'shouse.B.IntheoIdStreetMarket.C.Ina

bookstore.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhendidHip-Hopstart?

A.Inthe2000s.B.Inthe1990s.C.Inthe1970s.

18.WhatwastheprobIemoftheyouthinNewYorktomakemusic?

A.Theycouldn'taffordexpensiveinstruments.

B.TheywerenotalwayssopopuIar.

C.Theyweretoobusytopractice.

19.WhatisspeciaIaboutthebreakdancing?

A.Itiseasytolearn.B.ItwasIikefightingatfirst.C.It

isnowabigbusiness.

20.WhatdoesthespeakermainlytaIkabout?

A.Thebirthoftwopopcultures.

B.Thecharacteroftwopopcultures.

C.Thedevelopmentoftwopopcultures.

第二部分閱讀理解（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）1^511

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、和D）中，選出最佳選項，

并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Differentfromatext-heavynoveI,coffeetablebooksofferlarge

imagesandsmaIIersectionsoftext,allowingustoeasiIydiveinand

expIore.

TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,.MasterpiecePaintingsbyKathrynCalley

GaIitz

Ifyou'reunabIetowanderalongthecorridorsofthisworId-famous

museumyourself,don'tpanic:thisbookoffersanimpressiveinsightinto

someofthemasterpieceshousedhere.AmazingimageswiIIattractthecasuaI

reader,whileinsightsfromGaIitz,curator（館長）ofthemuseum,into

differentpiecesaresettoengageartandhistoryIoversalike.

DestinationsofaLifetime'.225oftheWorId'sMostAmazingPlacesby

NationaIGeographic

WithIarge,strikingphotos,amereglancethroughthisbookwiIIfueI

theurgetotraveI.BesidesafewofthehotpIaces,therearepIentyof

destinationsyoumaynothaveheardof.Alongsideimagesofdramatic

Iandscapes,accompanyingtextreveaIshighIightsateachspotandhandy

tipsonexperiencingthemIikeaIocaI.

SecretGardenersbyVictoriaSummerIey

WhenthinkingofsomeofBritain'smostfamousnames,theirbusy,

jet-setIifestylesprobablyspringtomind.But,awayfromthepubIiceye,

theseindividuaIsarejustIikeus,andlovenothingmorethanspending

hoursintheirgardens.ThepagesofthisbeautifuIbooksharefantastic

imagesfromthegardensof25weII-knownpersonalities.

TheStoryofFood,.AnIIIustratedHistoryofEverythingWeEatbyDK

TheoriginsandfactsofdifferentingredientsareincIudedinthis

book,alongwithexpIorationsintothedevelopmentofcookingoverthe

ages.Thebookismoretextheavy,butdon'tIetthatputyouoff:there

arestillpIentyofbeautifuIphotosandvividiIIustrationsthroughout.

21.WhichofthefollowingbooksincIudesopinionsfromanexpert?

A.SecretGardeners.B.TheStoryofFood.

C.DestinationsofaLifetime.D.TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.

22.WhatdoesVictoriawriteabout?

A.Historyofcooking.B.TipsontraveIingcheapIy.

C.Lifestylesofpersonalities.D.PrivategardensinBritain.

23.WhatmakesTheStoryofFooddifferent?

A.Itcontainsbiggersectionsofwords.

B.Itprovidesdatapeopleneverheardof.

C.ItappeaIstocasuaIreadersandspeciaIists.

D.ItsharesfantasticimagesbyweII-knownpeople.

B

FewpeoplereaIizethatittakesthearmyofvolunteersforoneyoung

chiIdtohaveahaIf-hourridinglesson.IvolunteeratVaileyTherapeutic

EquestrianAssociation(VTEA)inAIdergrove.B.C.,cIosetotheWashington

Stateborder.Ittakesafewpaidstaffandanarmyof

voIunteers-approximateIyeighty-totakecareofadozenhorsesandheIp

witheightyormorechiIdrenduringtheweek.Thereisalargebarntoclean,

andhaynetsandwaterbucketstobrushandfill.Specificfeedsforeach

horsemusthepreparedtwicedailyTheIistisendless.

Toprepareahorseforaride,someonehastobringitinfromoutside,

attimessinkingintoinchesofblack,stickymud(luringthewintermonths.

UsuaIIy,twovoIunteersgroom（刷洗梳毛）thehorseandputonthespeciaI

saddle.ThentheyleadthehorsetowherethelessontakespIace.There,

onevolunteerleadsthehorse,andusuaIIytwowaIkalongsideforsafety,

oneoneachside.Thenthehorsemustbereturnedtothebarn,unsaddled,

cIeanedandfed.

YetsomanypeopIewiIIinglygivetheirtime-becausethechiIdrenneed

us.Ranginginagefromtwoupwards,thechiIdrenhavevaryingdegrees

ofmentaIdisabiIities.Somehaveseverephysicalhandicaps（殘疾）.Riding

strengthenstheirmuseIesandbones,enabIingthemtoenjoyamorefruitfuI

Iife.

ThroughoutmypastIifeasanaccountant,businessauthorandspeaker,

IvoIunteeredonmanylevelsandinmanyorganizations.However,aterribIe

motor-vehicleaccidentchangedmyIifeinasplitsecondwhenmycarwas

hit-aswasmyhead-causingseverebraininjury.Itwashardtoaccepta

new"me"andheroften-frustratingIimitations,untiIIdiscoveredthat

IneededtodosomethingthatIhaveapassionfor.I'dIovedhorsesfrom

chiIdhood,andworkingwiththemandwiththechiIdrenhasheIpedturn

myIifearound,makingmewarmfromtheinsideout.Thejourneybackhas

beenpainfuIbutworthwhiIe.Now,fourteenyearslater,Iamadifferent,

moresimpIifiedperson.

24.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.HorsesforridingIessonsarecaredforcarefully.

B.Horse-ridinglessonsbringchiIdrenmanybenefits.

C.Volunteershavemuchtodoforahorse-ridingIesson.

D.DisabledchiIdrenaretaughthorse-ridinginadifferentway.

25.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofhervoIuntaryworkinVTEA?

A.RiskyandthriIIing.B.TiringbutworthwhiIe.

C.Funnyandenjoyable.D.Demandingbutfruitless.

26.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromtheIastparagraph?

A.Theaccidenttransformedherthoroughly.

B.Volunteeringhasbroughtherawin-winresult.

C.She'sneverrecoveredfromtheinjury.

D.Shewasn'tinterestedinvoIuntaryworkbefore.

27.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HelpingChiIdreninNeedB.SurvivingtheBrainInjury

C.Volunteering:AJourneyBackD.Horse-riding:ToughestLessons

C

Menhunted.Womengathered.Thathaslongbeenthecommonviewofour

prehistoricancestors.Butthediscoveryofawomanburied9000yearsago

intheAndesMountainswithweaponsandhuntingtools,andananalysis

ofotherburiaIsitesintheAmericaschaIlengesthiswidelyaccepted

divisionoflaborinhunter-gatherersociety.

"Laborpracticesamongrecenthunter-gatherersocietiesarehighly

gendered,whichmightleadsometobeIievethatsexistinequalitiesin

thingsIikepayorrankaresomehow1naturaI',"saidIeadstudyauthor

RandyHaas,anassistantprofessorofanthropoIogy（人類學）atUniversity

ofCaIifornia,Davis,inanewsrelease."Butit'snowclearthatsexuaI

divisionofIaborwasfundamentaIIydifferent-1ikelymoreequaIand

reasonable-inourspecies'deephunter-gathererpast."

TheburiaIsitewasdiscoveredin2018（luringexcavations（發(fā)掘）ata

high-altitudesitecalledWiIamayaPatjxainwhatisnowPeru.Thewoman,

thoughttobebetween17and19yearsoldwhenshedied,wasburiedwith

itemsthatsuggestedshehuntedbig-gameanimals.

AlthoughsomescholarshavesuggestedaroIeforwomeninancient

hunting,othershavedismissedthisideaevenwhenhuntingtoolswere

uncoveredinfemaIeburiaIs.Toexaminewhetherthiswomanfoundatthis

sitewasanoutIier,theresearchersexamined429skeIetons（骷髏）at107

buriaIssitesinNorthandSouthAmericaaround8000to14000yearsago.

Ofthose,27individuaIswereburiedwithhuntingtooIs-11werefemaIe

and15weremale.Thesamplewassufficientto"supporttheconeIusionthat

femaIeparticipationinearIybig-gamehuntingwasIikeIynotunusuaI

Thefindingsaddtodoubtsabout"man-the-hunter"assumptionthat

informedmuchthinkingaboutearIyhumanssineethemid-20thcentury.They

suggesthuntingwasverymuchacommunity-basedactivity,needingthe

participationofalIabIe-bodiedindividuaIstodrivelargeanimals,the

papersaid.TheweaponofchoiceatthattimehadIowaccuracy,encouraging

broadparticipation,andusingitwasaskillIearnedfromchiIdhood.

28.WhatdoestherecentburiaIsiteatAndesMountainsshow?

A.TheoriginofsexuaIinequality.B.Huntingskillsof

ancienttimes.

C.Thesocialsystemofprehistorichunters.D.Jobdivisionof

hunter-gatherersociety.

29.WhichofthefollowingmightRandyHaasagreewith?

A.GenderpIaysnopartinrecenthunter-gatherersociety.

B.SexistinequalityisanaturaIresultofprehistoricsociety.

C.AncientdivisionofIabormightbefairerthanwe'dthought.

D.PubIicideasofwomen'srolewillbechangedabruptIy.

30.WhatdoestheunderIinedword"outIier"inParagraph4mean?

A.Exception.B.FaiIure.C.RolemodeI.D.Easytarget.

31.Whatmightmakeprehistorichuntingacommunity-basedactivity?

A.Lackofable-bodiedindividuals.B.Imperfectioninhunting

weapons.

C.Betteraccuracyoffemalesinhunting.D.NeedforIargeanimals

asfoodsource.

D

SeIectivebreeding,aIsoknownasartificiaIseIection,isaprocess

usedbyhumanstodevelopneworganismswithdesirabletraits（特點）.It

canbeusedtoproducetastierfruitsandvegetabIes,cropswithgreater

resistancetopests,andIargeranimalsthatcanbeusedformeat.

PerhapstheearIiestexampleofselectivebreedingisthedomesticdog.

ScientistsbeIievethatthedomesticclogevoIvedfromthewildgraywolf,

andthroughartificialselection,humanswereabIetocreatehundredsof

differentdogbreeds.AspeopIedomesticatedandbreddogs,theyfavored

specifictraits,IikesizeorinteIIigence,forcertaintasks,suchas

hunting,shepherding,orcompanionship.Asaresult,manydogbreeds

vastIydifferinappearance,auniquephenomenonintheanimalworId,

asdifferentbreedsofasinglespeciesgeneraIIyIookIikeeachother.

TheChihuahuaandtheDaImatian,forinstance,arebothdogs,yetthey

sharefewphysicaIfeatures.

SeIectivebreedinghasaIsobeenpracticedinagricuItureforthousands

ofyears.Almosteveryfruitandvegetableeatentodayisaproductof

artificiaIseIection.BypickingoutwiIdcabbagepIantswithspecific

characteristics,farmerswereabletocreateavarietyofvegetabIesfrom

asinglesource,eachwithdifferingfIavors.BroccoIi,forexampIe,

wasdeveIopedfromwiIdcabbagepIantsthathadn'tenoughflower

developmentwhilekalecamefromBrassicaoIeraceawithIargerIeaves.

CornisanunusuaIproductofseIectivebreeding.Unlikerice,wheat,

andcabbage,whichhavecIearancestors,thereisnowiIdpIantthatIooks

Iikecorn.TheearIiestrecordsofcornindicatethatthepIantwas

developedinsouthernMexico6000-10000yearsagofromagrasscalled

teosinte（墨西哥類蜀黍）.ScientistsbeIievethatearIyMexicanfarmers

seIectedonIytheIargestandtastiestseedsofteosinteforpIanting.This

processaIIowedMexicanstodevelopcornveryquickly,assmaIIchanges

inthepIant'sgeneticmakeuphaddramaticeffectsonthegrain'staste

andsize.

WithoutseIectivebreeding,manyofthepIantsandanimalsonearth

todaywouIdnotexist.However,everycoinhastwosides.

32.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph1?

A.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.B.Addsomebackground

information.

C.Providescientificdataforreaders.D.Explainascientific

studymethod.

33.ChihuahuaandDaImatianaremeritionedtoshow

A.seIectivebreedingisverysuccessfuI

B.seIectivebreedingleadstobiodiversity

C.seIectivebreedingbringsdifferenceinappearance

D.selectivebreedingmightbringaboutnewspecies

34.WhatisspeciaIaboutcornasaproductofseIectivebreeding?

A.Ithasgeneticmakeupoppositetoteosinte.

B.ItistheearIiestpIantdevelopedbyMexicans.

C.Ithasn'tanancestorinMotherNature.

D.Itsharesfewphysicalsimilaritieswithitsancestors.

35.Whatmightbediscussedintheparagraphsfollowingthelastone?

A.MoreexampIesofselectivebreeding.

B.Disadvantagesofselectivebreeding.

C.InfIuenceofselectivebreedingonspecies.

D.ComparisonbetweennaturaIandselectivebreeding.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩

項為多余選項。ks5u

PersonaIdevelopmentdoesn'tjusthappen.36SeIf-deveIopment

requireshardwork,devotionandanever-growingskills.So,whatnew

skillsdoyouneedtopowerforward?

OnyourjourneytowardyourbestseIf,youneedtosetgoaIs.Thekey

isbalance:IfyourgoaIsaretoohigh,you'IIgetdiscouragedwhenyou

faIIshort.__37___ThebetterapproachistothinkinmiIestones.Ifyou

wanttobeanoveIist,don'tsetagoaItofinishabookinaweek.Focus

ongettingacoupIeofpagesdoneeachday,oronwritingachaptereach

week.ThismeasurabIeprogressismoresustainableandfulfilling.

_38__Tokeepgoingwhentimesaretough,youhavetolearnhowto

manageyourstressIeveIs.IfIightwaIksheIpyoukeepyourheadonstraight,

scheduleoneforyourIunchperiodeveryday.IfyouneedtotakeSundays

offtorechargeforthenextweek,it'smorethanacceptabletodoso.

Organizationisaskillthatcomesmorenaturallytosomepeoplethan

others.Ifyou'reanaturaIIymessyperson,startsmaII.Otherwise,you'II

beataloss.__39___Cleanupyourbedroomoryourcar.IfphysicaIcIeaning

isstressfuI,startbycuttingoutfilesfromyourcomputer.BeIieveit

ornot,onecIeanspacecansetthetonefortherestofyourIife.

OntheroadofpersonaIdevelopment,you'IIrunintosomebarriers.

Nobodybutyoucanremovethesefromyourpath.40Perhapsanxietyis

keepingyoufromdoingyourbestwork.InsteadofstruggIingthroughit,

quietlytakeamentaIhealthday.

A.PersonaIgrowthneedsstressmanagement.

B.FocusonthepIaceswhereyouspendthemosttime.

C.Youcan'texpecttowakeupthenextdaywithnewskills.

D.Don'tIetpersonaIchailengesstandinthewayofyourgrowth.

E.That*swhyproblemsolvingisavitalskillforseIf-deveIopment.

F.YouabsoIuteIydon*tneedtodisclosewhyyou'retakingasickday.

G.StarttoosmaII,andyou'IIbecomesatisfiedwithyourprogresstoo

earIy.

第三部分語言運用（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，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入

空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

MyparentsannouncedIwasgettingmyownroom.Iwaswildwith___41___,

becausemysisterwasnotgreatatsharing.42,mynewbedroomwas

downinthepartIyunfinishedbasement（地下室）,usuaIIya43pIacefor

afive-year-old.Becauseofthat,I44forawhiIe-untiIIfoundmy

great-grandmother*sbedroomnexttomine.Butevenso,Iwasstill45

ofsleepinginthatbig,old,terriblebasement.

Mygrandmother46compIeteIyandstartedlettingmecrawl（爬）in

bedwithher.It41weIIforbothofusforawhiIe.Butwhenmyparents

foundout,theywere48sayingifIcontinuedtodothat,Iwould

neverbeabIetomakeitalone.

Ofcourse,Iscreamedandcriedbut49.Iwasforcedback.

StruggIingthroughseveraInights,IsuddenIyhitupona（n）___50___.When

IwassuremygrandmawasasIeep,Igotupand___51___asquietlyasIcould

intoherbedroom.ItseemedIikeonIyminuteshadpassedwhenIwassuddenIy

beingshakenawake."Getbacktoyourroombeforeyourparentsgetup,just

tosaveussome___52___,"shesaidsoftly.Iranback.Mydoorwasopened

andthenshutagain.It___53___!

Afterthatthe___54___repeatedeverynight.Thankstomygrandma,I

neverhadtosleepbymyseIf,butIstillhadthe___55___ofmyownroom.

41.A.angerB.curiosityC.joyD.courage

42.A.UnfortunateIyB.EventuaIIyC.TypicallyD.Simply

43.A.mysteriousB.perfectC.frighteningD.fascinating

44.A.hesitatedB.doubtedC.thoughtD.wandered

45.A.capableB.guiItyC.ashamedD.afraid

46.A.approvedB.understoodC.rejectedD.disagreed

47.A.wentonB.keptupC.cameupD.movedon

48.A.amazedB.sympatheticC.unhappyD.cautious

49.A.onpurposeB.atlengthC.inturnD.withoutsuccess

50.A.compIaintB.ideaC.excuseD.concept

51.A.sIippedB.rushedC.jumpedD.broke

52.A.troubleB.timeC.effortD.energy

53.A.existedB.countedC.stoppedD.worked

54.A.routineB.dreamC.storyD.game

55.A.choiceB.honorC.benefit0>.reason

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬热?1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。

BioprintingismedicaIIyandbio-technologicalIysimilarto3Dprinting.

Byusingthesameprinciples,theaimisto___56___(rapid)developIiving

structuressimilartohuman-grownorgansandtissuethatcanbeusedto

treatpeopIeortestnewdrugs.Bioprintingmaybearelativelynewfield

buttheresultssofarare___57___(encourage).

AustraIianresearchershaveusedneuraIcellsinacustom-madebioink

tocreatea"desktopbrain"___58___aIIowsdoctorstotestbrainfunction,

newdrugsandstudybraindisorders.MeanwhiIe,medicinescientistsinthe

UShavecreatedabioprinterabIe59(construct)ear,muscleandhone

structureswiththerightsize,___60___(strong)asweIIasfunctionfor

impIantation(植入).

OneoftheprimarygoaIsofbioprintingistocreatefunctioningorgans,

forexample,hearts.ByprintingcompatibIe(兼容的)organsusinga

patient'sowncelIs,thedonor___6I___(wait)Iistcouldbecomeathingof

thepast.Toget62thispointtherehavebeensomeimportant

breakthroughsinprintingvascuIarized（血管化的）tissueincompIex3D

shapes.

Organprintingcanimprove63healthofsocietyingeneraIby

wipingofftheprobIemofdiseases___64___（cause）byorganfaiIure,costIy

treatmentsandsociaIcare.ThatpromisemaybeyearsawayfromreaIization

butrapidtypingenabledbybioprintingatpresent___65___（push）medicaI

advancesforwardatpace.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是李華。你在國際學校就讀的好友Tom想了解你校下周六將進行的勞動

課。請你給他寫一封電子郵件，內容如下：

1.介紹勞動課的內容；

2.邀請參加；

3.提醒相關事項。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的

短文。

IIoveparties.Iloveplanningforthem,makingtheinvitations,

pIanningthegamesanddecoratingmyowncake.TheonlythingthatIdon't

IikeisdecidingontheguestIist.WhenIwasingradeschooImymomwould

teIImethemaximumnumberoffriendsthatIcouIdinviteanditwasaIways

anumbertoosmaIIformylist.

IaIsoIikedaIIdifferentkindsofpeople.Ineverquitefitintoone

ofthemanyIittIegroupsatmyschooI,soIjustkindoffIoatedaround,

accumulatingfriendsfromvariousbackgrounds.Therewasan"in"crowdmade

upofthecooIkidswhohadthepowertoruletheschool-ifacooIkidwore

twodifferentcoloredsockstoschooIoneday,everyonethoughtitwasgreat.

Butifanuncoolkiddidthesamething,theotherkidswouldturnaway

indisgust（厭惡）.11madegettingdressedinthemorningaveryscarything.

ShannonwasoneofmyfriendswhoseemedtounknowinglybreaktheruIes

of"uncooIness"