2023-2024學(xué)年安徽定遠(yuǎn)育才實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校高三一診考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年安徽定遠(yuǎn)育才實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校高三一診考試英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should2．Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareOriginal,yetstylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where3．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where4．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where5．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome6．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．a(chǎn)greementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison7．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads8．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated9．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive10．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff11．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that12．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that13．Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how14．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid15．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．a(chǎn)ren’tthey D．isn’tit16．－prlfessor,doyouhavesomethingatthismoment?－No,thanks.I'llcallyouifthereisany.A．typing B．typed C．totype D．tobetyped17．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand18．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave19．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting20．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40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)。21．（6分）Weallhavedefiningmomentsinourlives----meaningfulexperiencesthatstandoutinourmemory.Manyofthemoweagreatdealtochance:aluckyencounter(相遇)withsomeonewhobecomestheloveofyourlife.Anewteacherwhospotsatalentyoudidn’tknowyouhad.Thesemomentsseemtobetheproductoffateorluck.Wecan’tcontrolthem.Butisthattrue?Nonecessarily.Definingmomentsshapeourlives,butwedon’thavetowaitforthemtohappen.Wecanbetheauthorsofthem.Itispossibletocreatedefiningmomentsifweunderstandmoreaboutthem.Ourresearchshowsthattheyallshareasetofcommonelements.Westartbyasking:whydoweremembercertainexperiencesandforgetothers?Inthecaseofbigdays,suchasweddings,theanswerisprettyclear----it’sacelebrationthatisgrandinscaleandrichinemotion.Nosurprisethatit’smorememorablethanamathslesson.Butforotherexperiencesinlife----fromholidaystoworkprojects----it’snotsoclearwhywerememberwhatwedo.Consideranexperimentinwhichparticipantswereaskedtosubmerge(浸入)theirhandsfor60secondsinbucketsfilledwith14℃water.(Remember14℃waterfeelsmuchcolderthan14℃air.)Theywerethenaskedtosubmergetheirhandsfor90secondsinsteadof60,butduringthefinal30seconds,thewaterwarmedupto15℃.Theparticipantswerethengivenachoice:wouldyouratherrepeatthefirsttrialorthesecond?Psychologistshaveexplainedthereasonsforthispuzzlingresult.Whenpeopleassessanexperience,theytendtoforgetorignoreitslength.Instead,theyseemtoratetheexperiencebasedontwokeymoments:thebestorworstmoment,knownasthepeak,andtheending.Intheparticipants’memories,whatstoodoutforthemwasthatthelongertrialendedmorecomfortablythantheshorterone.Sowhenweassessourexperiences,wedon’taverageourminute-by-minutefeelings.Rather,wetendtorememberflagshipmoments:thepeaks,thepits(低谷)andthetransitions.Whatwedon’trememberarethebitsinbetween----sometimesthereislittletodistinguishoneweekfromthenext.Partlythisisbecausetheremaybeonlyadozenmomentsinyourlifethatshowwhoyouare----thosearebigdefiningmoments.Buttherearesmallerexperiences,too,inthecontextofamemorableholiday,romanticdateorworkachievement.Onceweunderstandhowweremembercertainmomentsandwhy,wecanstarttocreatemoremomentsthatmatter.1、Howdoestheauthorunderstanddefiningmoments?A．Wecancreatedefiningmomentsinourlives.B．Definingmomentsarejustoutofourcontrol.C．Nosimilaritiesexistbetweendefiningmoments.D．Definingmomentsconsistofsmallerexperiences.2、Wecanlearnfromtheexperimentthat_____.A．thestrikingmomentsaremorelikelytoberemembered.B．thelengthofanexperiencedeterminesourmemoryofitC．itismeaningfultodistinguishthebitsinbetweenflagshipmoments.D．a(chǎn)llthecomponentsofanexperienceshouldbeequallyremembered3、Whatwouldprobablybediscussedinthefollowingpartofthetext?A．Whattoprepareforlife’strials.B．Whytocreatedefiningmoments.C．Whomtooweourgoodfatesto.D．Howtocreatelife’sbigmoments.22．（8分）Americansaremorestressedthanever,accordingtoanAmericanPsychologicalAssociationsurvey,andnearlyone-thirdofthepeoplesaystressimpactstheirphysicalormentalhealth.Ifyouhaveanyofthesesymptoms,yourstressmightbemakingyousick.Here’showtobattleagainstthem.Ifyou’veneversufferedfromheadachesbutsuddenlyyourheadisconstantlystriking,youmightbetoostressed.Stressreleaseschemicalsthatcancausechangestonervesandbloodvessels（血管）inthebrain,whichbringsonaheadache.Stresscancausethemormakethemworse.It’salsocommonforyourmusclestotenseupwhenyou’restressed,whichcanalsocauseaheadache.WHATTODO:Ifyoudon’twanttotakemedicine,tryspreadinglavender（薰衣草）oilonyourtemples（太陽(yáng)穴）whenaheadachestarts.Stresscanmakeyoumentallysick,too.Toomuchofthestresshormonecortisol（皮質(zhì)醇）canmakeithardertoconcentrate,causingmemoryproblemsaswellasanxietyordepressionsaysDr.Levine.WHATTODO:Relaxuntilyouregainyourconcentration.Practiceclosingyoureyesandbreathinginandoutslowly,concentratingonlyonyourbreath.Losingafewstrandsofhairisnormal—oldhairfollicles（囊）arereplacedbynewonesovertime—butstresscandisturbthatcycle.Significantstresspushesalargenumberofhairfolliclesintowhat’scalledarestingstageandthenafewmonthslaterthosehairsfallout,accordingtoMayoClinic.org.Stresscanalsocausethebody’sresistantsystemtoattackyourhairfollicles,resultinginhairloss.WHATTODO:Bepatient.Onceyourstresslevelreturnstonormal,yourhairshouldstartgrowingback.187、Ifyou’restressed,youmighthaveoneofthefollowingsymptomsEXCEPTthat.A．youkeepgettingheadaches B．youalwayshaveacoldC．yourhairisfallingout D．yourbrainfeelsconfused1、Whichofthefollowingissuggestedifyourbraingoesoutoffocus?A．Breathingslowlywithyoureyesclosed.B．Waitinguntilyourbrainreturnstonormal.C．Spreadinglavenderoilonyourtemples.D．Relaxingandattackingyourbrainsoftly.2、Whatwillhappenoncewegetoverourstressaccordingtothepassage?A．Ourhairstartsfallingoutandthengrowsback.B．Ourbody’sresistantsystemattacksyourhairfollicles.C．Ourhairstartsgrowingagain.D．Aseriousheadachestarts.23．（8分）Whilesmartphonesstandaccusedofavarietyofcrimes,thesepocketcomputerscancertainlybeaforceforgood.Yourphoneisalwayswithyou,makingittheperfectdevicetopushyouintoamorebeneficialwayofliving.Herearesomeofthebestappsthatcanhelp.HabiticaHabiticaturnsthegoalofforminggoodhabitsintoagame,withitsowncharactersandscoring.It’salotoffun，andtheappalsoletsyoubuildhabitswithfriendsandfamily.Inadditiontoregularrepeatinghabits,youcanaddamoregeneralto-dolist,andtherewardsyougetcanbecustomizedtoo—youcouldtreatyourselftoamealoutoranextrahourofgames.SmokeFreeIfyou’vegotaspecifichabitinmind，thenyou’llusuallyfindspecificappstohelp,likeSmokeFree.Ifyou’redeterminedtogiveupsmoking,thenthisisoneofthemostcomprehensiveappsforgivingyouthatextrapushyouneedtomakeapermanentchange.Theappoffersahostofusefulfeaturesforpeoplewantingtogosmoke-free：Theabilitytoseeyourprogressovertime，chartsshowinghowyourhealthisimproving，day-by-dayencouragement，andsomeadviceontechniquesforgivingupsmoking.MyFitnessPalYoucanfindatonofhealthandfitnessappsforyourphone,butMyFitnessPalstandsoutnotjustbecauseitiseasytouse,butbecauseitmakespracticalsuggestionsforyou.Itcantakeinahostofdata,fromthecalories(卡路里)you’retakingintothenumberofswimsyou’redoingperweek,andofferreportsoncalorieconsumptionandmacronutrient(大量營(yíng)養(yǎng)素）breakdown.1、WhatcanHabiticahelpyoutodo?A．Winatoughgame. B．Startalastingfriendship.C．Findafancyrestaurant. D．Developapleasanthabit.2、WhichofthefollowingcanSmokeFreeprovide?A．Thefreedomtosmoke. B．Theabilitytomakeprogress.C．Adviceonhowtoquitsmoking. D．Chartsaboutyourexcellenthealth.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthethreeappsmentionedinthetext?A．They’recheap. B．They’repractical.C．They’refree. D．They’reinteresting.24．（8分）Onedayyourpocketmightpoweryoursmartphone．Soonyoumayneverhavetoworryaboutyoursmartphonerunningoutofjuice．Yourclothingwillsimplypoweritbackupforyou．That'sthewordfromscientistsatChina'sChongqingandJinanUniversitiesinastudyjustpublishedinthejournalACSNano．Researchershavebeenhardatworkduringthelastfewyearstryingtocreatewearableenergy，orclothesthatcanchargethings．Theassumptionissimple．Peopletodayrelyheavilyupondevicessuchassmartphonesandtablets．Andthey'relookingforwaystorechargethesedevicesonthego．Soifyoucoulddesignclothingfabricthatcouldmakeuseofsolarpower-oneofthemostwidelyavailableandinexhaustiblerenewableenergysources-you'dbeabletochargeyourvariousdeviceswithease．Scientistshavehadsomepastsuccesscreatingenergy-harvestingfibers．Buttherewasalwaysoneproblemwhentheytriedtofashionthesethreadsintoself-poweredsmartclothes：Thefiberstheydesignedgotdamagedduringtheclothingmanufacturingprocess，namelyduringtheweavingandcutting．TheChongqingandJinanUniversityscientistssaythey'vesolvedthisproblembecausetheenergy-collectingandenergy-storingthreadstheycreatedarehighlyflexible-eachindividualthreadiseasilybendable，andnotsimplythefabricasawhole．Theteam'ssampletextilecanbefullychargedto1.2voltsin17secondsbyexposuretosunlight-enoughvoltagethatyourfuturesmartT-shirtorsmartdressmightbeabletopowersmallelectronics．It'sdurable，too；theirresearchshowedtherewasnodescentinthefabricafter60days．Butdon'tworrythatthismeansthefabricissimilartoroughcloth．Thescientistsnotetheirtextilecanbefashionedintonumerousdifferentpatterns，andtailoredintoanydesignedshape，withoutaffectingperformance．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"runningoutofjuice"inParagraph1mean？______A．Beinglackinginenergy． B．Wantingtohavesomejuice．C．Beingpickedoutofadrink． D．Havingsomewaterrunningout．2、Whycouldsmartdresschargeaphone？______A．Asolarcellisattachedtothedress．B．Thefabricofthetextilecontainscurrent．C．Thefabricofthetextileiseasilybendable．D．Thefabricofthetextilecouldcollectandstorethesolarenergy．3、Whatisthescientists'attitudetowardsthescientifictechnology？______A．Optimistic． B．Pessimistic．C．Neutral． D．Doubtful．4、Thispassageiswrittento______．A．persuadereaderstobuynewclothesB．informreadersofthewaystousetheirdevicesC．introducenewwearableenergytoreadersD．remindreaderstowearsmartclothes25．（10分）AlbertEinseinsaid，“Onlyalifelivedforothersisworthliving.”Howdoesthisjoboffersound?You’llneedtobeavailableonshortnotice，includinglateatnightandonweekends.Youcouldbeaskedtodoanythingfromhelpingatcommunityeventstorespondingtolife-threateningemergencies(sometimesputtingyourownsafetyatrisk).Thisjobalsoinvolvesalotofregulartraining.Oh,andyouwon'tbepaidforanyofthis.Wouldyoutakethejob?Thisjobmightnotnecessarilyappealtoeveryone,butifthissoundslikeanopportunityyou’deagerlyaccept，thenyou’dfitrightinwithWesternAustralia’s26,000emergencyservicevolunteers.Theemergencyservicesaren'ttheonlyindustrybenefitingfromvolunteers.AcrossbothAustraliaandAmerica,betweenaquarterandhalfofthepopulationvolunteereachyearinareasincludingeducation,sports,health,religion,andsocialservices.Whatmotivatespeopletovolunteer?Yes,volunteersdon'tgetpaid.Butitdoesn'tmeanpeopledon'tgetbenefitsfromvolunteering.Indeed,researchshowstherearesignificantmentalhealthbenefitscomingwithvolunteering.Itcanbeameanstomakenewfriends,buildnewskillsortrythingsoutofyourcomfortzone.Itcanalsobeameanstohelplovedones.Acaseissomeoneclosetomewhorecentlylostherhusbandtoadisease.Whenherhusbandwasadmittedtoanursingfacility,shedecidedtovolunteerforthepatientadvocacycommittee.Shefoundgreatsupportandfeltshecouldmakeadifferenceinthelivesofthepatients.Afterherhusband'spassing,shedecidedtocontinuevolunteeringforthecommitteenotonlyasawaytoshowgratitudeforthegreatcareherhusbandreceivedbutalsobecauseshemadefriendsthere.Shefoundawaytoputhercareerskillstouseforthecommongoodandkeepactiveafterretirement.Therearecountlesswaystovolunteer.Nomatterhowyoudoit,itisdefinitelywortheveryminuteyouputintoit.1、Ifwearecommittedto“thisjob”describedinPara.2,weare_______.A．a(chǎn)lwaysindangeroflosingourlivesB．oncall24hoursaday,7daysaweekC．busyprovidingfirst-aidtrainingincommunitiesD．goingtoworkonweekendsandrestonweekdays2、Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthethirdparagraph?A．Noteveryoneisfittobeavolunteer.B．Manyindustriesintheworldneedvolunteers.C．ManyemergencyservicesexistinWesternAustralia.D．ManypeopledevotethemselvestovolunteeringinAustraliaandAmerica.3、Wecancometotheconclusionthatvolunteering_______.A．isawin-winsituationB．benefitsboththebodyandthemindC．spreadsquicklyamongpeopleD．ishardtosticktowithoutrewards4、Theauthor'sfriendkeptvolunteeringafterherhusband'sdeath_________.A．forherinteresttolearncareerskillsB．tostayhelpfulandrelatedtopeopleC．a(chǎn)sameanstogetoverhergreatlossD．becauseitwasherhusband'slastwill5、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toencouragevolunteering.B．Toadvertiseajobopportunity.C．Toexpressgratitudetovolunteers.D．Togiveadviceonvolunteering.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Helenwaslovedasafriendly1adybya11whoknewher.Shehadbelongedtothesamechurchforalmostallheradultlireandwashighly36.______.PoorHelenwaswellintoher90’s.Sinceherhusbandpassedaway，shemovedinwithJennifer,heryounggranddaughter.However,lifeis37._______.Onenightdrivinghomefromthestore,Jenniferwashitdeadbyadrunkdriver.Onceagain,Helenwasalone.The38._______oflosingthoseclosesttoherandthelonelinessofbeingallalonewere39.______shecouldbear.Shechanged--shefellinto40._______andhopelessness.Naturally,peoplearoundhersawthechange.Butnobodyseemedtoknowhowto41._______her.Monthspassed.ItwasnowDecember,andtheholidayseasonwas42._______tobeharderthanHelenimagineditwouldbe.Shefeltlikeshewas43._______,slowlyinside.ShewonderedifshewouldseeChristmasthisyear.44._______,thesecondSundayofDecember,theSundaySchoolteachercametoherwithaspecialrequest.Wouldshebe45.______enoughtohelpdecoratethetreethatwasinthemiddleofthechildren’sclassroom?Eachchildhadhandmadeaspecialdecorationto46.______onthetree,andtheyneededassistance.Helenattemptedto47._______refuse,buttheteachersaidthatthechildrenhadrequestedshebethe48._______thatyear.Itwasimportanttothemforsomereason,theteacherwhispered.Thenightofthespecialevent,Helenwaspresentandworethebestsmile.The49.______oftheyoungchildrenwasbittersweet,whichheldmemoriesofherdearJennifer.Forthefirsttimeinmonths,though,youcouldseehereyes50._______throughtears.Shewashappythatthechildrenhad51.______her.Mostdecorationshadbeenplacedonthetree52._______agroupofninechildrencameandsatinfrontofher.Eachofthemeitherhadnograndmotheranylonger,53.______hadneverevenknowntheirs.Thiswasaveryspecialcelebrationandunion.Inthemiddlelayagift-wrappedbox54._______forherwithacardreading“OurGrandma,withlove.”Christmasthisyearwasn’tunkindtoHelen.No,itwasanew55._______,abrand-newstartandninenewreasonstoher…1、A．valuedB．rewardedC．a(chǎn)pprovedD．respected2、A．funnyB．challengingC．boringD．diverse3、A．weaknessB．coldnessC．sadnessD．tiredness4、A．otherthanB．morethanC．ratherthanD．1essthan5、A．nervousnessB．a(chǎn)nxietyC．depressionD．separation6、A．a(chǎn)cknowledgeB．distinguishC．a(chǎn)ppreciateD．comfort7、A．desiredB．picturedC．a(chǎn)imingD．proving8、A．cryingB．dyingC．movingD．struggling9、A．GraduallyB．RecentlyC．ThenD．Meanwhile10、A．kindB．optimisticC．patientD．enthusiastic11、A．baseB．placeC．hideD．set12、A．politelyB．personallyC．seriouslyD．unwillingly13、A．volunteerB．visitorC．teacherD．a(chǎn)ssistant14、A．viewB．thoughtC．sightD．scenery15、A．staringB．shiningC．lookingD．1ighting16、A．helpedB．treatedC．invitedD．a(chǎn)mused17、A．whileB．whenC．a(chǎn)sD．a(chǎn)fter18、A．orB．norC．a(chǎn)ndD．but19、A．intendedB．writtenC．sentD．1eft20、A．endingB．processC．goalD．beginning第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，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。27．（15分）In1969,Armstrong1．(successful)setfootontheMoon.Thiswas2．firsttimeanyonehadwalkedonthesurfaceofanotherworld.Moreastronauts（宇航員）reachedtheMoonlater,butnobody3．(visit)itsince1972.Doyouthinkit’stimewewentback?4．(explore)oftheMoondidcontinueaftertheastronautsleft,butbyrobotsinstead5．people.Satelliteshavehelpeduslearnmoreaboutourneighbourandshownthatthere6．(be)evenmoreexploringtodo,butastronautswouldbeneeded!TheproblemisthatsendinghumanstotheMoonisveryexpensive.EvenwithallthenewtechnologysinceArmstrong’stime,itwouldcostsomuchforpeople7．(return)totheMoon.ESA(EuropeanSpaceAgency)wantstochangethat.ESA’sideaisn’tjusttomakethespaceships8．(they),butalsotoworkwithbusinesseshereonEarth.ESAalsowantstohelpbusinessesonEarthdeveloptoolsandtechnology9．willallowpeopletoliveontheMoon.Ifwecanuseresources（資源）ontheMoon,thenjourneystherewillbemuch10．(cheap).Forexample,whatifwecouldgettowaterhiddendeepwithinMoonrocks?第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。WhenIwasinhighschool,eachofmyfriendhadabicycle.IhopedIcouldalsohaveit.OnedayIsawasecond-handbicycle,thatwasonlyonehundredyuan.Iaskedmyfatherthemoney.Andhesaidhecouldonlygivemehalfofthemoney.Isho