湖南省2024屆高三年級下冊4月大聯(lián)考英語試題

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2024屆高三4月大聯(lián)考

英語

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題L5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。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)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.Whenwillthewomanmeetthestaffmanager?

A.At9：30.B.Atll：00.C.At12：40.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Athome.B.Atthepark.C.Atanartexhibitionhall.

3.Howmuchwillthewomanpayintotal?

A.$75.B.$150.C.$200.

4.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Refreshed.B.Excited.C.Regretful.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Bathingadog.

B.Cleaningtheroom.

C.Planningfamilyactivities.

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。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whydoesthewomanaskthemantomove?

A.Thetableneedstobecleaned.

B.Themanisn'tbuyinganything.

C.Thetableisreservedforsomeoneelse.

7.Howdoesthemanfeelintheend?

A.Angry.B.Relieved.C.Understanding.

【高三英語試題第1頁（共11頁）】

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whyisthemanatthesupermarkettoday?

A.Todosomeshopping.

B.Tocarryoutasurvey.

C.Tomeettheowner.

9.Whatchangedidtheownermaketothesupermarketlastyear?

A.Thelocation.B.Thename.C.Themanager.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?

A.Agift.B.Aparty.C.Adessert.

11.Whichroomwillthespeakersmeetin?

A.Thekitchen.B.Thediningroom.C.Thebedroom.

12.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydonext?

A.Sharesomecake.

B.Gototheirfriends'house.

C.Playahidinggameoutside.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A.Atanairport.B.Inahotel.C.Inatravelagency.

14.Whatmonthisitnow?

A.February.B.March.C.April.

15.Whatdoesthewomantelltheman?

A.Therearefewflightstochoose.

B.Shecan'tarrangeaccommodationforhim.

C.HolidaysintheAustralianOutbackarelesspopular.

16.WhenwillthemanandhiswifeleaveforAliceSprings?

A.Onthe10th.B.Onthe16th.C.Onthe18th.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?

A.Toadvertisetheshop.

B.Totellthelistenerstobekind.

C.Tocallonthelistenerstodonatetothegirl.

18.Whydopeopleusetheshop?

A.Itisconvenient.B.Itischeap.C.Ithasdifferentproducts.

19.Whatdidthespeakergetfromthegirl?

A.Sevencoins.B.Alittletoyhorse.C.Aplastichandchain.

20.Howdidthespeakerfeelintheend?

A.Guilty.B.Delighted.C.Disappointed.

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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四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

BOOKSTHATCHANGEDMYLIFE

SusieDentisBritain'smost-lovedwordexpert.Shehastwonewbooks：

InterestingStoriesAboutCuriousWords（JohnMurray）andRootsofHappiness

（Puffin）,bothavailablenow.

LeGrandMeaulnesbyAlainFournier

Thiswasthefirstbookthatreallystoppedmeinmytracks.Ilappedupits

romanticbutmelancholy（憂有R的）storyofthedreamyworldbetweenchildhood

andadolescence.IveneverfoundasacuteadescriptionoflongingasIdidhere,

andformanythings：forthemysteriouscastle,forlove,andforfreedom.Itisan

mysteriousanddreamybook.Whataddstothemagicisthatthiswastheonly

storythatFournierwrote—hediedonthefrontlineintheearlymonthsofthe

FirstWorldWar.

TheOxfordEnglishDictionary

IfIcouldtakejustonebooktoadesertislanditwould（ofcourse）bethe

completeOxfordEnglishDictionary—all20volumes.Itmaysoundpredictable,

buttheOEDisanythingbut.Initspagesyou'llfindcomedy,passion,tragedy?

andthousandsofhiddenstories.Eventhesimplestofwordshavehadquitea

journey-"nice”,forexample?hasgonefrommeaning“stupid"to"pleasant”.Add

tothatahostofwordsthathaveunaccountablydisappearedwhen—tomymind-

wecouldreallydowiththem,andyouhaveentertainmentforever.Andwhichof

ushasn，tmetan“ultracrepidarian"：onewholovestotalkaboutsomethingthey

knownothingabout?

MausandMausIIbyArtSpiegelman

ThegraphicnovelsMausandMausHbytheAmericancartoonistArt

Spiegelmanarenoteasyreads,butthey'reimportantones.They'rereallyatale

withinatale,inwhichthenarrator（敘述者）interviewshisfatherabouthis

experiencesoftheHolocaustandhisliberationfromaconcentrationcamp.Here

theNazisaredrawnascats,andJewsaremice.Overarchingitallisan

unforgettabletaleofason'srelationshipwithhisbrokenfather.Giventhat

Germanhasalwaysbeenmyfirstlove,itfeltnecessarytoreadthesebooks.

SpiegelmantakestheunspeakableandgivesitanimmediacyIllneverforget.

21.Whatistheprobablepurposeofthistext?

A.Torecommendandclassify.B.Toencourageandenrich.

C.Tointroduceandinform.D.Tomemorizeandalarm.

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22.HowdoesTheOxfordEnglishDictionarychangeSusie'slife?

A.Itinspireshertowritestories.

B.Ithelpsherdescribesomethingparticular.

C.Itfuelsherpassionforreferringtoadictionary.

D.Itentertainsherwiththedevelopmentoflanguage.

23.WhatisMausandMausUmostprobablyabout?

A.Germangeography.B.Unexplainedtales.

C.Adaptedlifestory.D.Parent-childrelationship.

B

AkiraToriyama,oneofJapan'sleadingcomicsauthors?whosemanga（漫畫）

44DragonBall“achievedworldwidesuccesswithitsmixofcomediccharactersand

rousingmartialartsbattles?diedonMarch1.Hewas68.

Mr.Toriyama'sbodyofworkisrecognizablefarbeyondJapan'sborders?

havinginfluencedgenerationsofmangaartistsandcartoonists.Hisbest-known

work,44DragonBall"，followsayoungboynamedSonGokuwhostartsajourney

tocollectthesevenmagicalballsthatsummon（召喚）awish-grantingdragon.

Sinceitscreationinthe1980s,ithasspanned42volumes?soldmillionsofcopies

worldwideandbecomeoneofthemostfamousmanga,inspiringtelevision,film

andvideogameadaptations.

Throughouthiscareer,Mr.Toriyamasaidina2013interviewwiththe

JapanesenewspaperTheAsahiShimbun,hedidnotcareifhisworkdidanything

besidesentertainingitsreaders.Hewas?hesuggested,unlike44othermanga

artistsconcernedaboutconveyingmoralmessages”.

When“DragonBall“wasfirstpublishedin1984,itwasanimmediatehit,

becomingoneofthebest-sellingmangaseriesofalltime.Itsoldmorethan260

millioncopiesworldwide9accordingtoToeiAnimation?thestudiothatproduced

theanimeadaptation.uDragonBallvwasserializedintheJapanesemagazine

WeeklyShonenJumpuntil1995.Intheyearaftertheseriesended,themagazine

lostaboutonemillionofitssixmillionreaders,accordingto“AHistoryofModern

Manga”.

Aproductivemangaartist,Mr.Toriyamadidnotnecessarilyhaveanappetite

forthisgenreasareader."Ihavealwayshadahardtimereadingmanga,including

myownwork,“hesaidina2018interviewwithKiyosuCityPublicLibrary.He

ledaprivatelifeandgavefewinterviews.Ina2013interviewwiththeJapanese

singerandactressShokoNakagawa9hesaidthathedidnotevenshareallhiswork

withhisfamily."Totellyouthetruth,nooneinmyfamilyhaseverseen6Dragon

Ball'hesaid,laughing."Iamalsoahikikomori,“headded,usingtheJapanese

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wordforarecluse（隱居者）.Buthisstoriescontinuedtoreachfansaroundthe

worldyearsaftertheircreation.

24.Wherecanyoufindthisarticlemostprobably?

A.Anewsreport.B.Anautobiography.

C.Amangaintroduction.D.Afuneralspeech.

25.AccordingtoMr.Toriyama?howishismangadifferentfromtheothers?

A.Itisclassical.B.Itisengaging.

C.Itisadvanced.D.Itiseducational.

26.Whatinfluencedid44DragonBall“haveonWeeklyShonenJump?

A.Athickenedsizeofeachissue.

B.Aleadingmagazineworldwide.

C.Aperiodofincreaseinreadership.

D.Arecordholderinmangahistory.

27.WhatcanbestdescribeMr.Toriyama'spersonalityaccordingtothetext?

A.Unworldlyandgenuine.

B.Imaginativeandflexible.

C.Innocentandwell-informed.

D.Knowledgeableandcourageous.

C

Therearealotofgoodandlogicalreasonsnottosaywhatyouthink,

especiallywhenothersdisagree.Offendingpeopleisn'tnice,anditcanleadto

socialconsequences.Noddingalongmightseempracticalorcharitable?despitethe

factthatyouarescreamingdisagreementontheinside.However?thetrueactof

charityistosaywhatyoureallythink.Yourcommittingtocompletehonestycan

beanactoflove.

Oneofmyfriendstakeshonestytotheextreme.Hecallstalkswithothers

thatgettothecompletetruthofthings?evendifficultadmissionsinviews?44love

conversations”.Oncetwopeoplehavesuchaconversation,histheorygoes?they

canunderstandeachotherandactaccordingly.Asaphilosophicalmatter,my

friend'sbeliefofuloveconversations“isKantian.TheGermanphilosopherKant

arguedthatlyingtootherspreventsthemfrommakingchoicesbasedonthetruth,

whichiscontradictorywithfriendshipandlove.

Inthe1990s,BradBlantonarguedwhenthetruthishardtoaccept,tellingit

canhavecosts,includingsocialdisapprovalandbrokenrelationships.Butitis

worththeconsequencesbecauseitcanreducestress?deepenconnectionswith

others?andreduceemotionalreactivity.

Bothsidescan'tberighthere.EitherKant,Blanton,andmyfriendare

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embracingafaultytheory,oroursocietyismissingabigopportunityformoral

growth.Youmightsaythatlittlewhiteliesareasocietylubricant（潤滑齊）?They

canevenseemvirtuous.Aftertellingawhitelie?Isometimespatmyselfonthe

back,turningmyevilintoavirtueinsidemyownhead.Someliesmightmakelife

easier?buttheydon'tnecessarilymakelifehappier.Iwouldn'twantmywifeto

tellmewhatshethinksIwanttohear,asifwewerestrangersavoidingconflict,

andfindingoutthatshehaddonesowouldmakemefeeldistrustedandtherefore

hurtourrelationship.Idon'twantastrangertotellmeshelikesmywritingifshe

doesn't,becauseunrealcomplimentsmakemesuspicious.

28.Whatcanwelearnfrom“myfriend“inParagraph2?

A.Headmitsother'sviewswithgreathonest.

B.HepracticesKant'sphilosophicaltheories.

C.Helovestodiscussphilosophywithothers.

D.Hepreventshimselffromdifficultchoices.

29.BradBlantonfoundtellingthetruth.

A.stressfulandemotionalB.unacceptableandharmful

C.thoughtlessbutcourageousD.challengingbutdeserving

30.Whyishiswifementionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Todistinguishhiswifefromastranger.

B.Toshowhiswife'shonestyandvirtue.

C.Toarguefortheimportanceoffrankness.

D.Tostressavoidingsuspicioninmarriage.

31.Whichstatementdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Tellingthetruthcanbeanactoflove.

B.Theroutetohappierlifeliesinlies.

C.Littlewhiteliesareactuallyvirtuous.

D.Oursocietyisbeingcorruptedbylies.

D

P.H.Hanes,founderofHanesBrands,cameupwithretailpriceinthe1920s.

ThatallowedhimtouseadsinpublicationsacrossAmericatodiscourage

distributorsfromunfairlyraisingthepriceofhisknittedunderwear.Eventoday

manyAmericanshopkeeperssticktomanufacturers，recommendedprices?as

muchastheywouldlovetoraisethemtooffsettheinflationary（通貨膨脹）

pressuresontheirothercosts.Agrowingnumber,though,resorttomore

complicatedpricingtechniques.

Gettingretailpricerightcanbetricky.Setpricestoohighandyourisklosing

customers;setthemtoolowandyouleavemon6yonthetable.Retailershave

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historicallyusedrulesofthumb,suchasaddingafixedmargin（差額）ontopof

costsormatchingwhatcompetitorscharge.Asenergy,labourandotherinputsgo

throughtheroof?theycannolongeraffordtotreatpricingasanafterthought.To

gainanedge?shopkeepershavebeenturningtoprice-optimisationsystems.

Attheircorearemathematicalmodelsthatusedealdatatoestimateprice

flexibility—howmuchdemandincreasesasthepricefallsandviceversa—for

thousandsofproducts.Price-sensitiveitemscanthenbediscountedandprice-

insensitiveonesmarkedup.Merchantscanfine-tunethealgorithms（算法）to

preventundesirableoutcomes.

Thesesystemsarebecomingclevererthankstoadvancesinartificial

intelligence（AI）.ThelatestcropofAl-poweredonescanspotpatternsand

relationshipsbetweenmultipleitems.Makersofpricingsoftwareareincorporating

newdatasourcesintotheirmodels?fromcustomers5tweetstoonlineproduct

reviews?saysDougFuehneofPricefx,onesuchfirm.InFebruaryStarbucks?a

chainofcoffeeshops,boastedaboutitsuseofanalyticsandAItomodelpricing

,onanongoingbasis”.USFoods9afooddistributor,praiseditspricingsystem's

abilitytouse“overadozendifferentinputs“toboostsalesandprofits.

Whatpricingsystemsdonotdoisleadunavoidablytohigherprices.Matt

PavichofRevionics,anotherpricing-softwarefirm,callsthismisconception"one

ofthebiggestmisunderstandingaboutproductslikehis.Sysco,abigfood

distributorwhichrolledoutnewpricingsoftwarelastyear,isacaseinpoint.The

firmsaysthesystemallowsittolowerpriceson“keyvalueitems”一

asprice-sensitivebestsellersareknowninthetrade—andraisethemonother

products.Itcanthusincreaseprofitsbyexpandingsaleswhilemaintaining

margins.

32.Whatdoestheexpression44leavemoneyonthetable“inParagraph2probably

mean?

A.Donotmatchthecompetitor'sprices.

B.Donotmaintainareasonablesalesandprofits.

C.Donotaddressthepressureonextraexpenses.

D.Donotreachanagreementinpricenegotiation.

33.Howdotheprice-optimisationsystemswork?

A.Settingfixedpricesforallproducts.

B.Adjustingpricesbasedondemands.

C.ConstructingdiscountmodelsbyAI.

D.Capitalizingoncustomers，socialmediadata.

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34.WhatdoesMattPavichthinkoftheprice-optimisationsystem?

A.Ithitsthesweetpoint.

B.Itcutsalongstoryshort.

C.Itrunscountertoitstarget.

D.Itcomparesapplesandoranges.

35.What'sthebesttitleforthistext?

A.FairorUnfairPrice：NotaQuestionforAI

B.PriceSettingAI：MaintainingGreatBalance

C.RetailPriceEvolves：FromExperiencetoScience

D.TechnologicalBusiness：CompaniesUseAItoSetPrices

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。

Negativeemotionshaveabadreputation：theyreoftenseenasdangerousor

destructive.36Butresearchrevealsthatnegativeemotionsareusefulfor

peopleandimportantforasuccessfulandsatisfyinglife.

Inarecentstudy,wetestedthisideaforthecaseofanger.Wedesigneda

seriesofexperimentswithmorethan1,000participants.Wefoundthatpeople

whogotmadfirstweremoresuccessfulthantheotherparticipants.37When

thegoalswerenotchallenging,gettingangrydidnotimproveoutcomes.

38Herethestorybecomesmorecomplicated.Thefindingsdonotmean

thateveryoneshouldgetangryinordertoachievetheirgoals.Butangerclearlycan

beusefulinovercomingobstacles.Letussay?angeratacrashingcomputercould

motivatesomeonetotakeittoarepairshop.Butitcouldalsomotivatethemto

smashthecomputeronthefloor.39Yetonlyoneistrulybeneficial.This

complicationinusingournegativeemotionscontributestotheirbadreputation.

Fortunately?thereisalotofresearchonhowtoimproveresponsestonegative

emotionslikeanger.Nodoubtthebestresponseisnottofocusonwhat's

happeningbuttorespondtoachievethedesiredoutcome.

Negativeemotionsaren'tbad.Theyareincrediblyimportantindicatorsthat

significanteventsaretakingplace.40

A.Butwhatdoesthismeanforpeople'slife?

B.Peopletrytoavoidthem,containthemorignorethem.

C.Acrossourstudies9angerhelpedachievechallenginggoals.

D.Bothactionshaveremovedtheobstacle：thecrashingcomputer.

E.Sothenexttimeonehappens?don'tpushitaway—payattention.

F.Whenyouareangry,youexperiencephysicalandemotionalpain.

G.Inthemidstofanger,however,itcanbeveryeasytomakecareless

mistakes.

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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，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最

佳選項。

LobbandJafriwerequeuingupforalunchtimeworkoutonPier（碼頭）15,

overlookingtheEastRiver?whenLobbfroze.Whathesawwasaperson41,

lifeless.BeforeJafricouldrespond?Lobbclimbedoverthe42attheedgeof

thepierandjumpedintothecoldwater.Jafrithentookoffhisshoesandswan-

dived.

Approachingthe43victim,Lobbsawthatitwasamiddle-agedman.The

44feltaround9graspedthemanandkicked45untiltheybothresurfaced.

Jafriwastherenow.Theyfloatedthemanonhis46AsJafrilooped（環(huán)繞）his

armsaroundtheman'sshouldersandLobb47thehipsandknees,thepair

undertooktheslog（重擔(dān)）backtoPier15.Theirlungsheaved（起伏）and48

burnedastheypushedandpulledthe49figurethroughthecoldwater.

Onthepier9acrowdhadgathered.Fromsomewhere,theonlookers50a

ropeandalifepreserverandthrewthemtoJafriandLobb.Thefriends51the

victim'sarmandheadthroughthelifepreserverringandtiedtheropearoundhim.

Withthetwomenpushingfrombelowandthecrowdpullingfromabove?the

victimwaspulledontothepier.Bothmen,thoroughly52from15-plus

minutesinthewater,watchedasrescueworkersloadedthe53drownedman

intoanambulanceand54LobbandJafrinever55whohewas,what

becameofhimorhowhe'dfallenintotheriver.

41.A.cryingB.swimmingC.floatingD.playing

42.A.railB.shipC.gymD.platform

43.A.desperateB.frightenedC.insensibleD.nervous

44.A.lifecoachB.rescuerC.onlookerD.emergencyservices

45.A.upwardB.offC.aroundD.forward

46.A.handB.backC.headD.stomach

47.A.supportedB.raisedC.downgradedD.located

48.A.cellsB.organsC.tissuesD.muscles

49.A.disabledB.uncooperativeC.immobileD.misshapen

50.A.toreB.producedC.importedD.organized

51.A.circledB.fixedC.loadedD.worked

52.A.exhaustedB.abstractedC.depressedD.satisfied

53.A.undoubtedlyB.nearlyC.fortunatelyD.obviously

54.A.tookinB.turnedoverC.pullawayD.setforth

55.A.appreciatedB.emphasizedC.recognizedD.learned

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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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Everybodylikeswatchingacrobats(雜技演員).Theactssometimesseem

scaryanddangerous,andthereisthrillandwonder.56Chineseacrobatics

troupes(表演團)travelinternationally,theyarenotcommonlyseenbyaudiences

outsidethecountry.WhileinChinayoumightwanttoseethe57(amaze)feats

ofbalanceandskill.

Theacrobatsdevelopedtheirstyles58(base)ontraditionalancientarts

suchasdance?theater9martialarts9andmagicshowsandtheyaredistinctiveand

incorporatetraditionalskillsandphysicalexercises.Chineseacrobatstendto

emphasizebalanceandextreme59(flexible)morethanthetroupesdoin

RussiaortheWest.Thismightbeduetotheinfluenceofmartialartsstyles.

Chineseacrobats60(intensive)practicetimingandcoordination.The

individualperformerspracticetocooperateprecisely.Theyusemartialartsskillsin

61thrillingandsometimescomedicfashion.TheBeijingRedTheater's

uLegendofKungfu“showisanexample.Manyoftheshowswillhavetraditional

Chinesemusicthatisrecordedorperformedlivebymusicians62(play)

traditionalinstruments.Thecostumesorthethemesmay63(draw)froma

familiaropera.Theacrobatsmayperformscenesfrompopularlegends9stories,

64novelsoftheancientpastsuchasTheMonkeyKing.Youmightnot

recognizethestoryorthemusic,butyou'llstillenjoythesound,color,and

65(usual)costumes.

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，你的口語外教Joann請你們討論決定是否以線上錄制視頻的方

式開展英語演講比賽。請你作為班級代表寫一封郵件回復(fù)外教，要點如下：

1.最終觀點；

2.陳述理由。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearJoann,

Bestregards?

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續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的

短文。

SusieSmithcamehomefromschooloneday,andhadnosoonerenteredthe

【高三英語試題第10頁（共11頁）】

sittingroomthansheburstintotears.

“Whatisthematter,mydearchild?”saidhermother,drawingherdaughter

tohersideandsmiling.

44Allourclassmustbringincompositionstomorrowmorning?andInever,

nevercanwriteone.Wemustwritetwelvelinesatleast9andIhavewrittenonlya

fewwordsaftertryingnearlyalltheafternoon.SeewhatworkIhavemadeofit!”

sobbedSusie.

Mrs.Smithtooktherumpled（皺巴巴的）andtear-stainedpaperwhichSusie

heldinherhand,andglancedatwhatshehadwritten.Inacarefulhandshehad

triedtowriteuponthreethemes：Time?Temperance?andIndustry.

Timeisshort.Weshouldallimproveourtime.

Temperanceisaveryusefulthing.

Weshouldallbeindustriousifwewishtodoanythingintheworld.

，

Thesesentenceswereallshehadwritten.Susiecontinued9"Icantthinkof

anotherwordtosayuponanyofthesesubjects,andIknowIshallhavetogoto

schoolwithoutacomposition,forIwon'tbesomeanastocopyonefromabook?

ortoaskyouorpapatowriteoneforme.”

“Thatisright,mydear,“saidhermother."Yo