江蘇鹽城市、南京市2024屆第一學(xué)期期末調(diào)研測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試卷及答案

鹽城市、南京市2023-2024學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期末調(diào)研測(cè)試

高三英語(yǔ)2024.01.11

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上.錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案

轉(zhuǎn)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(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最

佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題

和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshit?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C.

1.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Closethecurtains.B.Gotothecinema.C.Surfthenet.

2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inaclassroom.B.Inalibrary.C.Inabookstore.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Acontest.B.Arestaurant.C.Asalesperson.

4.Whatproblemarethespeakersfacing?

A.Thepipeisleaking.

B.Thetoolboxismissing.

C.Therepairmanisunavailable.

5.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Visitingamuseum.B.Takingataxi.C.Askingtheway.

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(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)

選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置.聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)

小題，每小題5秒鐘：聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatarethespeakersplanningtodo?

A.Giveamusicperformance.B.Manageamusicband.C.Attendawinterconcert.

7.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?

A.At6p.m.B.At7p.m.C.At8p.m.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Passamessage.B.Downloadsomefiles.C.Giveapresentation.

9.HowcanJasonreachtheman?

A.Bymeetinghimpersonally.B.Bysendinghimanemail.C.Bymakinghimacall.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至13題。

10.HowisthemanstudyingSpanish?

A.Throughonlinecourses.B.Throughlanguageapps.C.Throughclassroomlessons.

11.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutherwavyofstudyingSpanish?

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A.Ifsconvenient.B.It'sinteresting.C.It'swell-organized.

12.WhataspectofSpanishisthemaninterestedin?

A.Dailyconversations.B.Traditionalliterature.C.Travelphrases.

13.Whatdoesthewomantrytodointheend?

A.Encouragetheman.B.Expressherworries.C.Recommendsomeclassics.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Directingaplay.

B.Conductinganinterview.

C.Organizingadiscussion.

15.WhatdoesWendythinkofsigningopera?

A.Tough.B.Attractive.C.Amazing.

16.WhatisWendy'sdutyduringtheperformance?

A.Toplaythemusic.B.Toteachsignlanguage.C.Tointerpretfortheaudience.

17.WhatdoesWendydobeforegoingonstage?

A.Shegetsfamiliarwiththestage.

B.Shetriestorememberallthelines.

C.Shepractiseswiththeperformers.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Whocouldthespeakerprobablybe?

A.Anarchitect.B.Aparent.C.Ahost.

19.Whatisthespeakerdissatisfiedwithaboutthebuilding?

A.Itssite.B.Itsequipment.C.Itslook.

2O.Whatcanwelearnfromthecall?

A.Thenewpoolisclosedinthewinter.

B.Thesportscenterisintendedforchildren.

C.Theproposedcomplexwillbewell-equipped.

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

StrawberrypickingisapopularandenjoyableactivityinPennsylvania.Thestate'sfavorable

weatherandlonggrowingseasonmakeitafavoritepastimeforbothlocalsandtourists.

Bricker'sStrawberries

Itisafamily-ownedfarminCarlisle,PA,offeringpre-pickedandpick-your-ownberries

throughouttheyear.Pricesrangefrom$2/poundforpick-your-ownberriesto$4.25/quartforpre-

pickedberries.Openinghoursmayvarydependingontheweather,soifsbesttochecktheir

websitebeforeheadingouttothefarm.

OakGroveFarms

OakGroveFarmsinMechanicsburg,PA,hasbeenafamily-ownedfarmsincethe1960s.

Theyofferavarietyoffruits,anddeliciousbakedgoods,withstrawberriesbeingtheirspecialty.

Pricesstartat$15fora4-quartcontainer.ThefarmstoreisopenMondaytoSaturdayfrom8:00

am.to6:00p.m.forvisitorstomakeapurchase.

HoneyBearOrchards

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LocatedinLebanon,PA,itisafamily-ownedorchardprovidingfreshfruitstothe

communitysince1980.Withtheirfiinandsafeatmosphere,youcanpickyourqualityfruitwith

yourfriends.U-pickstrawberriescost$2/pound.Theyalsoofferpre-pickedstrawberriesfora

slightlyhighercost.Youcanpaythroughcashorcheckonlyintheirshop.

BrecknockOrchard

BrecknockOrchardinMohnton,PA,isafamily-friendlyfarmwhereyoucanpick

strawberriesandenjoyotheractivitiesonthefarm.Wagon（馬車）rideorchardtourscost$8per

personandincludebeautifultoysforkids.Thecostofstrawberrypickingstartsat$4/pound,and

theyacceptcashandcreditcards.

21.WhatdeservesyourspecialattentionifyouaregoingtoBricker'sStrawberries?

A.Itsopeninghours.B.Itslocation.

C.Itsfruitprices.D.Itsberrytypes.

22.WhatdoesOakGroveFarmsandHoneyBearOrchardshaveincommon?

A.Providingshoppingservices.B.Sharinganequallylonghistory.

C.Beingownedbythesamefamily.D.Havingthesamebusinesshours.

23.Whichismostsuitableforafamilywithyoungchildren?

A.Bricker9sStrawberries.B.OakGroveFarms.

C.HoneyBearOrchards.D.BrecknockOrchard.

B

Winningaremarkablescienceawardisreallyabigdeal,especiallyifyouare12yearsold.

ButShanyaGill,amiddleschoolerfromSanJose,California,wonthetopawardintheThermo

FisherScientificJuniorInnovatorsChallengefordesigningafiredetectionsystemthatissuperior

toexistingones,asstatedinthepressrelease.

“Thetopwinnershaveexhibitedboundlesscuriosity,MayaAjmerapresidentandCEOof

SocietyforScience,saidinthepressrelease."Theirremarkableresearchnotonlyreflectstheir

talentbutalsopavesthewayforanexcitingnewfuture.

Shanya'sinspirationcameafterafiredestroyedarestaurantinherneighborhoodduringthe

summerof2022,reportedTheWashingtonPost.t4Ihadneverreallyexperiencedsomethinglike

thatbefore,9,shetoldTheWashingtonPostabouttheearlymorningfireatHolder'sCountryInn,

whichstartedinthekitchen."Theyhadsmokedetectors,andyetitstillburneddown,“sheadded.

Aftershestudiedfirestatistics,Shayaspentoverayeardevelopingafiredetectionsystem

thatshebelievescouldhavepreventedthefire.Unliketraditionalsmokedetectorsthatsense

activefiresfromthesmokeintheair,Shanya'sthermal（熱的）imagingdeviceisdesignedtostop

firesfromoccurring.

WithathermalcameraandaRaspberryPi,atinycomputer,thedevicedetectswhenaheat

sourcehasbeenleftunattendedfortenminutesandsendsatextmessagewarning.Creatingthe

prototype（原型）wasdifficultandthehardestpartwastheprogramming,CUIhadtwodesigns,and

myfirstdesigncompletelyfailed.ItwasareallybigchallengeIhadtogothrough79shesaid.The

finaldeviceoutperformssmokedetectorsinspeedandaccuracy.Shanyawantstobringthecosts

downtomakeitevenmorecommonthanhardwiredsmokedetectors.

“Shanyasawaproblem,wentafteritandtriedtosolveit,andthafswhatweneedto

encouragewithallyoungpeople/9saidAjmera.Shealsohighlightedthesignificanceof

supportingindividuals,especiallygirlsandkidsofcolor,inSTEMfields,asresearchindicates

thatmanyyoungpeopledropoutoftheseareas.

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24.WhatcanwelearnaboutShanyafromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Shegainedalotofmoneyintheaward.

B.Sheshowedacuriousnatureasaschooler.

C.Shesetabigstageforyoungpeopleherage.

D.Shewasjuniortootherwinnersinperformance.

25.WhatmotivatedShanyatodevelopherfiredetectionsystem?

A.Herdesiretowinthescienceaward.

B.Herexperienceofadestructivefire.

C.Herinterestincomputerprogramming.

D.HergoaltoimproveSTEMeducationforgirls.

26.WhatisanadvantageofShanya'sinvention?

A.Itconsistsoftwopartsthatareeasiertoconduct.

B.Itcansendoutawarningagainstapotentialfire.

C.Itcandetectactivefiresfromthesmokeintheair.

D.Itfunctionswhenafirebreaksoutwithin10minutes.

27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeShanya?

A.Reliable.B.Cooperative.C.Innovative.D.Generous.

C

Scientistshaveshownhowplantscanprotectthemselvesagainstgenetic（基因的）damage

causedbyenvironmentalstresses.Thegrowingtipsofplantrootsandshootshaveanin-built

mechanism（機(jī)制）thatspellscelldeathifDNAdamageisdetected,avoidingpassingonfaulty

DNA.

Plantshavesmallpopulationsofstemcells（干2田胞）atthetipsoftheirrootsandshoots,

whichenablethemtocontinuouslygrowandproducenewtissuesthroughouttheirlifetime.These

stemcellsserveasancestorsforplanttissuesandorgans.However,anygeneticfaultspresentin

thestemcellswillcontinuetoexistandbepassedonpermanentlythroughouttheplanfslife,

whichcouldlastthousandsofyears.

Giventhecriticalroleofstemcellsandtheirexposuretopotentiallydangerousenvironments

atthegrowingtipsofrootsandshoots,safeguardsarenecessarytopreventstemcellfaultsfrom

becomingfixed.ResearchersNickFulcherandRobertSablowski,fundedbytheBiotechnology

andBiologicalSciencesResearchCouncil,aimedtouncovertheseprotectivemechanisms.

ThroughexperimentsinvolvingX-raysandchemicals,theydiscoveredthatstemcellsweremore

sensitivetoDNAdamagecomparedtoothercells.

WhenDNAdamageoccurs,thecellshavethecapacitytodetectitandcauseprogrammed

cellstodie,preventingthecroDagationofthedamagedgeneticcodetotherestoftheplant

tissues.Thisprocesshassimilaritiestothesafeguardmechanismfoundinanimalcells,whichhas

beenbroadlystudiedduetoitsrelevanceinpreventingcancer.

Theidentificationofasimilarprotectivesysteminplantsisofgreatinterestinthefieldof

plantdevelopment.Italsohelpsscientistsdevelopplantsthatcanbetterhandleenvironmental

stress.Soknowledgeofhowplantsdealwiththesestressesisoffundamentalsignificanceto

agriculturalscience'sresponsetoclimatechange.

28.Whatisthefunctionofthein-builtmechanisminplants?

A.Toproducemorerootsandshoots.

B.Toincreasetheoveralllifetimeoftheplant.

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C.Toenhanceplantgrowthandnutrientintake.

D.Tostopgeneticfaultsinstemcellspassingon.

29.Whatcanweknowaboutstemcellsinplantsaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyarerelativelyabundantinquantity.

B.Theyareresistanttoenvironmentalstresses.

C.TheymakequickresponsetoDNAdamage.

D.TheyhavetheabilitytorepairdamagedDNA.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“propagation“inparagraph4mean?

A.Spread.B.Change.C.Existence.D.Self^repair.

3l.Whatdoesthelastparagraphfocuson?

A.Thewayofdealingwithclimatechangeontheearth.

B.Thesignificanceofidentifyingtheprotectivesysteminplants.

C.Themethodofensuringplantsurvivalunderenvironmentalstress.

D.Theurgencyofdevelopingplantsthatcanhandleenvironmentalstress.

D

Recently,IaccidentallyfoundasetofHanfu1onlyworeoncefromthebottomofthe

cupboard.Irememberbuyingthemsimplytomatchtheancient-stylehairaccessories（配飾）a

friendgaveme.Itoccurredtomethat1hadbeentrappedinthe“birdcageeffect”.

“Birdcageeffect“meansthatwhenyougetanitemoneday,youwillpreparemorethingsto

matchit.Weeksago,Iwasinthecompanyoffriendsengagedinshopping.Onesaidthatshe

wantedtobuyagoodwritingpentomatchthedelicatenotebookthathersistergaveher,sothat

shewouldfallinlovewithtakingnotesonreading,andthuslovereading,notjustreading.Ijoked

thatshemusthavefallenforthe"birdcageeffect55.Butthefriendsaidwithasmile:44Whynotuse

the'birdcageeffect'instead?”

Forthefirsttime,Iheardthatthe“birdcageeffect“canbeusedinreverse（逆向）.However,

thiscan'thelpbutremindmeofmiddleschool,andIseemtohaveusedthe4'birdcageeffect”.

Passingbyabookstoreoneday,Ipurchasedamagazineandsawthecallforcontributions

publishedinthemagazine,soIstartedwritingwitheagerhands,andthenIfellinlovewith

writing.

Aftershoppingwithmyfriendsthattime,Ibegantoproceedtousethe“birdcageeffect”.I

boughtasmallfreshtableclothtodecoratemydesk,andabeautifulnotebooktorecordmy

inspiration.Wheneverythingwasready,Istartedwritingagain.

Buthowcanwegetridofthe"birdcageeffect“inmanythings,andevenusethe“birdcage

effect“intheoppositeway?Various“birdcages“unavoidablyappearinlife,butwecan

distinguishthem.Ifitisnotinlinewiththeactualsituation,itisa"'negativebirdcage”,thenwe

mustlearntostoplossesintimeandmaintainaheartofabandonmentandseparation.Ifitisa

"positivebirdcage^^thatmotivatesustodevelopupward,wecanclarifyourgoals,shopor

decorateappropriately,andmotivateourselvestomovetowardsourgoals.Atthistime,youwill

findthatthe“birdcageeffect“isactuallynotsoterrible!

32.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Theapplicationofthe"birdcageeffect99inlife.

B.Thenecessityofusingthe“birdcageeffect“inlife.

C.Theturningpointoftheauthor'sideaonthe“birdcageeffect”.

D.Theauthor'sconflictwithherfriendoverthe4'birdcageeffect”.

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33.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinmentioninghermiddleschoolexperience?

A.Torecallherdelightfuldaysatschool.

B.Toexplainthereasonforherlovewithwriting.

C.Toconfirmthepositiveofthe“birdcageeffect”.

D.Toproveherknowledgeofthe"birdcageeffect”.

34.Howcanwemakeuseofthe“birdcageeffect“positively?

A.Byrealizingthiseffecthastwosides.

B.Bypromotingourpersonalconsumption.

C.Byrecognizingthiseffectisnotsoterrible.

D.Byguidingouractstogowithreasonablegoals.

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.GettingRidoftheBirdcageEffectConfidently

B.MotivatingOurselvestoMoveTowardsOurGoals

C.TheBirdcageEffect:InfluenceonConsumerBehavior

D.TheBirdcageEffect:HowtoUseIttoYourAdvantage

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)。

PursueYourDreamsToday,NotTomorrow

Haveyoucaughtyourselfdaydreamingaboutyourdreams?Weoftenpostponeourdreams,

trappedinacycleofdelay.Butwhywait?36Youdon'thavetotakeahuge,life-changing

step.Youcantakeminutestepstowardabrighterfuture.Andstartrightnow.

37Ifyounevertry,you'regoingtobeweigheddownbyyourregrets.You'realways

goingtowonderhowyourlifewould'veturnedoutifyouactuallytookachanceonyourself.

Don'tletyourfutureselfbedisappointedbyyourpresentself.

Itdoesn'tmatterhowoldyouareorhowmanypeoplehavewarnedyouthatyou'renever

goingtosucceed.Eventhemostsuccessfulpeoplehavehadtheirhesitationsaboutwhetherthey

hadwhatittooktomakeitintheirfield.38Embraceamindsetofdetermination,knowing

thatsuccessiswithinyourreach.

Attheendoftheday,youneedtocarveoutapathforyourselfthatwillleadtothemost

satisfaction.Ifyouallowyourfeartogetthebestofyou,you'renevergoingtoforgiveyourself.

39.Ifswhatyouwouldencourageyourfriendstodo,sowhyaren'tyougivingyourselfthat

samepush?

Sometimes,followingyourpassionmeansspendingalotofyourtimeeachday.Itmay

requiremakingslightadjustmentstoyourschedule,butyoudon'thavetosacrificeeverythingto

followyourhearts.Trytostrikeabalancebetweenyourcurrentlifeandyourdreams.40

Pursueyourdreamsnow,eventhoughthatmeansyoumightneedtobreakoutofyour

comfortzone,andeventhoughitmeansenteringtheunknown.

A.Askyourselfwhatwouldbeworse.

B.Startingsmalliscompletelyacceptable.

C.Youoweittoyourselftogoafteryourdreams.

D.Newopportunitiesmayleadtopersonalgrowth.

E.Ifthingsgowell,youcangraduallymakefurthershifts.

F.Youneedtomovepastyourinsecuritiesandexploreyourfullpotential.

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G.Hardasitis,it*scrucialtowaveoffthedoubtsinthebackofyourmind.

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)。

In2008,CalvinLowe'sfour-year-oldsonTylerneededtohaveaserioussurgery.

Ontheappointeddayofthe41,heandhiswifebroughtTylertoChildren'sHospital

ColoradoinDenver.t4Aswesatinthewaitingroom,waitingforsomeoneto42usbacktothe

surgeryarea,therewasalotof43inourhearts,Loweremembered.

Whenanursecalledthefamilyback,Lowe'sfears44.Ayoungdoctorwalkedintothe

roomandtoldthecouplethathewouldbe45thesurgery.Asthedoctorbeganto46

howthesurgerywouldproceed,Lowe'smindwenttotheworstpossible47Butthenthe

doctordidsomething48.HelookedbothLoweandhiswifeintheeye,puta49hand

oneachoftheirshoulders,andsaid,"Today,yoursonismyson.^^

Afterthesurgerywasover,the50camebackouttothefamilywithabigsmileandsaid,

“Oursonisjustfine,andyoucan51himhereinafewminutes.9,

Tylerisnow19yearsoldandhopestobecomeaprofessionalphotographer.Alltheseyears

afterthesurgery,Lowestill52theyoungdoctor'skindness.taIwillneverforgetthat,“Lowe

said."'Becausethatwasindeeda53ofstressthen.Ican'ttellyouhow54weboth

wereforwhathesaidtousthatday.Itwasvery55andmeaningful.”

41.A.injuryB.accidentC.operationD.examination

42.A.callB.driveC.moveD.rush

43.A.shockB.anxietyC.sadnessD.anger

44.A.fadedB.grewC.appearedD.stopped

45.A.receivingB.recordingC.missingD.performing

46.A.learnB.discoverC.explainD.guess

47.A.optionB.reactionC.approachD.outcome

48.A.unexpectedB.confusingC.necessaryD.excellent

49.A.balancingB.leadingC.comfortingD.directing

50.A.nurseB.doctorC.patientD.photographer

51.A.leaveB.seeC.catchD.train

52.A.passesonB.repliestoC.paysoffD.thinksabout

53.A.reliefB.reminderC.secretD.source

54.A.eagerB.proudC.gratefulD.regretful

55.A.helpfulB.successfulC.typicalD.educational

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。

Inrecentyears,Chinahasbeenworkinghardtoimprovelivingconditionsinruralareas

throughaprogramcalledtheNewRuralDevelopmentInitiative.56goalofthisinitiative

istoimproveinfrastructure（基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施）,modernizefarmingpractices,andenhancetheoverall

qualityoflifeforthose57（live）inthecountryside.

Oneimportantaspectoftheinitiativeistheimprovementofruralinfrastructure58

includestheconstructionofbetterroads,bridges,andwateringsystems59（improve）the

efficiencyoftransportationandagriculturalactivities.

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Anotherkeyfocusisthepromotionofmodemagricultural60（technique）.By

introducingadvancedfarmingmethodsandtechnologies,suchasorganicfarmingandtheuseof

machinery,farmersareabletoincreasetheirproductivityandincome61damagingthe

environment.

Furthermore,theinitiativeemphasizestheimportanceofpreservingtraditionalcultureand

heritageinruralcommunities.Efforts62（make）toregeneratelocaltraditions,whichnot

onlyenrichesthecultural63（diverse）ofthecountrysidebutalsocreatesnewopportunities

forculturaltourismandsustainabledevelopment.Theinitiativealsoaimstoenhancetheliving

environmentinruralareasthroughtherestorationoftraditionalhouses64theconstruction

ofpublicfacilities.

Throughtheinitiative,Chinaisworkinghardtocreateamoreprosperous（繁榮的）and

65（harmony）countryside,providingitsruralresidentswithbetteropportunitiesandan

improvedqualityoflife.

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，上周參加了全市中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)大賽。請(qǐng)你寫一封郵件給美國(guó)筆友

Peter,與他分享參賽心得，內(nèi)容包括：

1.參賽過(guò)程；

2.參賽收獲。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個(gè)左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearPeter,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成篇完整的短文。

InthetownofGreenfield,agroupofthreeadventurousspirits-Jack,Simon,andLucas一

haddiscoveredanancientmapinJack'sgrandfather^house.Themap,yellowedwithage,

describedamysteriousislandthathadthelegendary（傳說(shuō)的）SilverFalcon,astatuethatwassaid

toawarditsfinderenormouswisdomandfortune.

Astypicaleighthgraderswiththeexcitementofdiscoveryanddreamsofgreatness,they

decidedtheywouldbetheonestodiscoverthishiddentreasure.Theyagreedtostartthissearch

duringtheup-and-comingspringbreak,keepingtheirplansasecretfromtheadultswhowould

undoubtedlydiscouragesuchadangerousadventure

Thedaysthatfollowedwerefilledwithpreparation.Theyreadbooksonsurvival,learned

aboutthestarsfornavigation,andtestedtheircourageinsmallerwoods.Theboyswereunitedby

theirunshakableresolveandthepromiseofanadventurethatcouldchangetheirlivesforever.

Asspringbreakbegan,theysetoutjustasthesunpaintedtheskywithcolorsoforangeand

gold.Theyfeltamixtureofexcitementandslightnervousness.Theycarriedbackpacksfilledwith

suppliesandtheancientmapthattheyhopedwouldleadthemtoglory.

Thebeginningoftheirjourneywasfulloflaughterandsongsaroundthecampfire,butas

dayspassed,thetrip'srealitysetin.Thepathgrewmoredangerous,andthemapsguidedthem

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throughthickwoodsandmuddywetlands.Theylearnedtoworktogetherastheirfriendshipwas

testedbyconstantchallenges.Slowly,theislanddrewnearer.

AconflictarosewhentheyreachedthefootofMountVeritas,thefinalbarrierbefore

reachingtheisland.Lucastwistedhisankle,andtheslightestmovementsentsharppainsshooting

throughhisleg.Withtimerunningout,JackandSimonhadtomakeachoice:shouldtheypushon

andriskLucas'well-beingorturnbackaftercomingsofar?

注意：

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