山东省潍坊市2024-2025学年高一上学期期末英语试题

2024-2025学年上学期期末质量监测 高一英语 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What course will the woman choose next term? A. Science. B. Writing. C. Geography. 2. What does the woman ask the man to take? A The ruler. B. The glasses. C. The bus pass. 3. Where is the man going? A. The park. B. The office. C. The sports center. 4. When will the speaker visit the museum? A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 5. How does the man go to work mostly? A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By train. 第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 所第6段材料，回答第6、7题 6. What will the man buy? A. Some sugar. B. Some bread. C. Some meat. 7. What do the speakers plan to do this afternoon? A. Visit a friend. B. Play tennis. C. Have a picnic. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What concerns the woman at first? A. The weather. B. The sports plan. C. The train’s arrival time. 9. What will the man do next? A Collect the children. B. Take exercise C. Catch the train. 10. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. In an office. C. At a train station. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is the man required to wear? A. A red shirt. B. Black trousers. C. A white hat. 12. Where will the man most probably work? A. In a food store. B. In a clothing shop. C. In a theater. 13. What is the man going to do next? A. Start his job. B. Get training. C. Talk to Dave. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What is Pete? A. A musician. B. A cook. C. An event planner. 15 Why does the woman talk to Pete? A. To ask for information. B. To offer an invitation. C. To give a suggestion. 16. How does Pete feel about his job? A. Satisfied. B. Worried. C. Curious. 17. What will Pete probably talk about next? A. Future plans. B. Job requirements. C. Educational background. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How often does the speaker go swimming with his father? A. About five times a week. B. About four times a week. C. About three times a week. 19. When does the speaker usually go running? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 20. What did the speaker’s father buy him? A. Training shoes. B. A racing bike. C. A swimsuit. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A There are apps and websites that are designed to help people in their daily lives — whether they’re trying to feel less anxious in hard times, or to hear and see the world better. Let’s explore some! Seeing AI It is a clever app designed to help and support people who are blind or partially sighted, and want to be able to read the world around them. Created by technology company Microsoft, the app uses a phone’s camera to look at signs, banknotes and other forms of text, and read out what they say or are. The app, which Microsoft describes as a “talking camera”, can even recognize friends and describe people around you. Smiling Mind It is an app made in Australia. It helps young people learn about meditation (冥想) and mindfulness, which are ways to focus your thoughts. It’s free, and gives you exercises to practise for 10 minutes a day. The exercises are designed to help with your concentration and stress, and you can use them with your family or friends. TextHear This is an app created for people who are deaf or have hearing loss. It uses the phone’s microphone to listen to conversations, and turn them into text on the screen so people can see what is being said. Its developers say that it is easier than lip-reading (唇读). Besides, it can translate different languages. Colorfy It is a fun “art and digital colouring” app where you tap on different parts of drawings to colour them in. It’s been designed to help you relax and deal with anxious and stressful moments by concentrating on something creative and calming. 1. Why is Seeing AI described as a “talking camera”? A. It can take pictures. B. It can read out what it sees. C. It can recognize voices. D. It can send texts to friends. 2. How does TextHear help deaf people? A. Read their lips. B. Teach different languages. C. Record their talks on video. D. Change spoken words into text. 3. What do Smiling Mind and Colorfy have in common? A. They are paid apps. B. They can reduce stress. C. They offer fun coloring. D. They can build a strong body. B For as long as Paul Ninson can remember, storytelling has been a part of his DNA. Growing up in Kumasi, Ghana, with his grandparents, he was attracted by the historical stories they shared. “I would contribute in some way to telling my own story. I studied arts in school. When I reached university, I studied clothing design but it wasn’t enough for me,” says Ninson. One day, a friend of his retured from the USA with a camera and that is when things began to get interesting. Ninson was introduced to a new world of photography (摄影). At the time, he had a side business designing and printing T-shirts but he decided to close that business and sold his iPhone to buy a camera. To be different from the other Ghanaian photographers, Ninson took some ideas from a book Blue Ocean Strategy. He made a living by taking pictures during events but he knew photojournalism was his true calling. “My content was different and the pictures I was posting was different. That earned me acceptance to one of the best photography schools in New York, the International Center of Photography,” recalls Ninson. All of a sudden, a world of chances opened up to Ninson. He spent his free time at the New York public library among the thousands of books and images. “I saw photos of Africa that I had never seen before, which made me wonder why these images were in America, but not in Africa. That is how the idea of a photo library began.” Today, that small dream has turned into “the biggest photo library in Africa” as Ninson calls it, the Dikan Center, which opened in December last year with 30,000 books. “Now we are more than a library. We have education programs, a story lab, and a community center which is a space to enjoy free internet and resources for everyone to hang out,” says Ninson. 4. What started Ninson’s journey into photography? A. His side business. B. His interest in arts. C. Grandparents’ stories. D. A friend’s influence. 5. What does the underlined word “that” refer to in paragraph 3? A. Uniqueness of his photos. B. His experience during events. C. The book Blue Ocean Strategy. D. Help from other photographers. 6. How did Ninson feel when seeing the photos of Africa in America? A. Excited. B. Confused. C. Lucky. D. Proud. 7. What do we know about the Dikan Center? A. It’s a bookstore for storybooks. B. It’s the biggest library in Africa. C. It has free internet for public use. D. It contains 30,000 photos and images. C Andean bears, known for their image in the movie Paddington, are native to the Andes Mountains. Shy by nature, they usually avoid humans, making them difficult for scientists to study. Listed as endangered by the IUCN, they are threatened by habitat loss, climate change, and influence from humans. The bears can sometimes go after livestock (牲畜), but studies show their threat is not as serious as believed. A family of flowering plants called bromeliads (凤梨) forms a major part of Andean bears’ food, but little is known about their foraging (觅食) behavior across the cloud forest and grassland habitats. In the new study, researchers surveyed two species of bromeliad in mountainous grasslands in and around Peru’s Manu National Park. They recorded the position of each plant and bear feeding signs, such as dug-up or partially eaten bromeliads. GPS-enabled collar (项圈) cameras observed that Andean bears were present at the sites. However, the surveys showed that the bears foraged food in just 16.7 % of the bromeliad areas they could find. Andean bears were more likely to forage in the dry season when young and soft plants were healthier for them to eat. They seldom foraged for bromeliads outside the national park, where livestock feed. Mountainous grasslands next to cloud forest are key habitats for Andean bears, and governments should consider how livestock influence this ecosystem. Although the bears avoided areas with livestock, they did forage in areas where livestock had been kept several years ago. This behavioral adaptability may help them recover lost habitats quickly with specific protection measures, the researchers say. The researchers add: “The data (数据) from the surveys helps us understand the Andean bear and its habitat, and develop more effective protection strategies. The GPS camera collars use little electricity, but we stress one major limitation-the inability to collect information beyond daylight hours. Infrared LED technology will soon solve this problem in years to come.” 8. What makes studying Andean bears difficult? A. They live in the wild. B. They have a special diet. C. They avoid human contact. D. They attack people sometimes. 9. What was a finding about Andean bears through GPS-enabled cameras? A. They ate up all the bromeliads. B. They foraged outside the national park. C. They were very picky about their food. D. They were short of food in the dry season. 10. What can be inferred from paragraph 3? A. Andean bears are highly adaptable. B. Andean bears have recovered lost habitats. C. Livestock are mainly from cloud forests. D. Livestock are in harmony with Andean bears. 11. What is the problem with the collars according to the researchers? A. They waste a lot of power. B. They do harm to bears’ health. C. They cannot provide data at night. D. They don’t work in cold temperatures. D What’s the worst kind of sleep for your health: the kind where you keep a right bedtime but wake up every few hours, or the kind where you go to bed late and only get a few hours of shut-eye? Scientists might finally have an answer. Patrick Finan and his team carried out a study comparing the two types of sleep in a group of 62 healthy men and women who were good sleepers. The participants (参与者) spent three days and nights in a sleep lab and answered questions about their mood (情绪) every evening before sleeping. While they slept, the researchers measured their sleep stages (阶段) so they could document when and how much of each stage of sleep, from light to deeper sleep, each volunteer got every night. A third of the group were arranged to be woken up several times a night, another third were not allowed to go to sleep until later but weren’t woken up, and the final group, which acted as the control group, was allowed to sleep without being interrupted (打断) through the night. When Finan compared the three groups’ mood ratings, he found that the interrupted and short sleepers both showed drops in positive mood after the first night. But on the next nights, the interrupted sleepers continued to report diminishing positive feelings while the short sleepers did not — they stayed at about the same level they had reported after the first night. When he studied the brain of interrupted sleepers and short sleepers, he found that those who woke up repeatedly showed less deep sleep that is usually connected with feeling relaxed, than those getting the same sleep but in a continuous time. The finding suggests how everything from stress to anxiety can affect both sleep and mood. You can’t avoid the stresses in your daily life, but you just might be able to lessen the blow with sleep — as long as it’s uninterrupted. 12. How did the researchers measure participants’ sleep stages? A. By asking questions after sleeping. B. By examining their health condition. C. By waking them up from time to time. D. By recording time and length of their sleep. 13. What does the underlined word “diminishing” mean in paragraph 3? A. Falling. B. Disappearing. C. Erupting. D. Growing. 14. What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us? A. Deep sleep has no effect on mood. B. Short sleepers have a smarter brain. C. Interrupted sleepers feel more relaxed. D. Interrupted sleep is worse than short sleep. 15. What can we do with the stresses according to the finding? A. Stay in a good mood. B. Have uninterrupted sleep. C. Keep away from troubles. D. Manage free time properly 第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 I have always been questioning what “success” means for me. ____16____ Many people would think that being successful means being popular, wealthy and famous. But in my own opinion, there are different types of success. There is the social success. It has to do with what most people in society think are important, such as falling in love or getting married or having children. ____17____ So it’s totally okay if someone decides to have their own idea of what success is, even if it’s different from what most people think. ____18____ It’s about reaching the goals in your job or education. Most of those around me view success as a combination (结合) of making enough money while working on a job that they love. Personally, I think that professional success isn’t only wealth and title, but it’s the value that I bring to other people lives. It’s a smiling face, a greener area and a growing organization. ____19____ Moreover, there is the personal success. ____20____ It might be spiritual, or just be comfortable with everything around you. This type of success is just like what Christopher Morley said “There is only one success-to be able to spend your life in your own way”. It’s just allows us to speak up our mind and follow our hearts. Inside peace leads towards happiness, and this could be a success too! A. There is the professional success. B. Going after success requires hard work. C. But different people have different opinions. D. It’s doing what makes me and the world happy. E. This is why we have to choose our own success. F. And I believe that this question is common for everyone. G. It is to be truly happy, and being at peace with ourselves. 第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Brenda sat coloring as her mom watched ballet on TV. “Why do you like ____21____, Mom?” she asked. Her mom ____22____ how graceful it was. Brenda thought it would be more fun to see it ____23____, but her mom said they’d have to travel to a ____24____ city for that. Brenda started thinking about her mom’s birthday next week, ____25____ if she could draw a picture of a dancer for her. Maybe... or maybe her mom was ____26____. Maybe there were dancers in their little town. When her mom was busy cooking, Brenda picked up the ____27____ and started looking. “Private Dance for Adults” seemed like a great ____28____! Brenda went quietly upstairs and ____29____ called the number. The woman on the other end, Trudy, was friendly. Brenda wasn’t at all sure what she was supposed to say, but she really _____30_____. “How old are you?” Trudy asked. When Brenda said seven, Trudy explained that she had to be 18 to _____31_____ a home dance party, but promised to call back the next day. It had been _____32_____ to call, but the woman sounded so nice. And she said she would call back! It was Brenda’s first business call, but she felt quite _____33_____ with it. The next morning. Trudy _____34_____ Brenda’s mom, explaining what had happened. Brenda’s mom laughed, touched by the sweet _____35_____. That afternoon, Brenda started to draw what would turn out to be a very beautiful picture of a dancer. 21. A. painting B. dancing C. reading D. singing 22. A. debated B. added C. explained D. realized 23. A. live B. together C. often D. online 24. A. special B. beautiful C. busy D. big 25. A. wondering B. deciding C. doubting D. checking 26. A. wise B. wrong C. sad D. curious 27. A. storybook B. textbook C. notebook D. phonebook 28. A. place B. title C. choice D. course 29. A. nervously B. calmly C. proudly D. patiently 30. A. took her time B. did her best C. changed her mind D. kept her word 31. A. schedule B. direct C. design D. watch 32. A. necessary B. simple C. suitable D. difficult 33. A. bored B. satisfied C. confused D. disappointed 34. A. visited B. asked C. greeted D. called 35. A. memory B. style C. surprise D. task 第二节（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 We should keep a positive attitude towards everything. Take my weight loss as an example, going positive can make me change my mind, better solve problems and make me ____36____ (happy). In the beginning, I always wanted to be slim, ____37____ (hope) to look like the slim girls on TV, even though I knew it was impossible ____38____ (reach) the goal. I was concerned about my weight and tried every new diet I read about online, but it didn’t work ____39____ (effective). Then I read an article, ____40____ said instead of asking “Am I fat?” I should be asking “Am I fit?” I had no idea a letter could make such ____41____ difference. Once I started thinking about ____42____ (fit) rather than weight, things began to change. Rather than ____43____ (cut) out the foods I enjoyed, I added healthy foods to my meals. Besides, I would go out for a run or do push-ups. Finally I stopped comparing with models ____44____ looking for things that were wrong with my face or body. Instead, I ____45____ (make) a list of the things good for myself. By being positive about myself and my body, I became much healthier than before. 第三节 单词拼写（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 根据汉语及首字母提示写出单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。 46. When I started studying German, it was a s________ (斗争) . (根据中英文提示拼写单词) 47. A soccer player should not p________ (假装) to fall down even if it helps his/ her team. (根据中英文提示单词拼写) 48. Why did the Egyptian government want to a________ (尝试) the building of Aswan Dam? (根据中英文提示拼写单词) 49. Finding and keeping the right b________ (平衡) between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge. (根据中英文提示拼写单词) 50. We must make people a________ (有……意识的) of the problem of endangered wildlife and help protect them before it is too late. (根据中英文提示拼写单词) 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 51. 假定你是李华，在英语单词记忆中遇到困难，请你给外教Michael写封邮件寻求帮助。 内容包括： 1. 你的问题： 2. 寻求建议： 3. 表达期望。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右： 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Michael, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, LiHua 第二节（满分25分） 52. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Last month it was my friend Emily’s birthday, and she invited us to her house to celebrate. I’m really excited because Emily always gives me special birthday gifts, so I want to do something good in return. I decided that, instead of just buying her a gift, I’d bake (烤) her a cake. I’m not a master in the kitchen, but how hard could it be to bake a simple chocolate cake? The day before the party, I went to the store to pick up everything I needed: flour (面粉), sugar, eggs, and, of course, chocolate. I even bought a nice toy to make the cake look beautiful. I was feeling pretty confident. When I got home, I started mixing everything together. It was going smoothly and the kitchen was filled with the sweet smell of baking. But then, disaster struck. I was rushing to get the cake finished, and in a hurry, I took the wrong bag. Without even thinking, I put in what I thought was sugar, but it was actually salt! The cake looked perfect when it came out-golden brown with a shiny top. The smell was so amazing that I couldn’t wait to show it at the party. I imagined everyone was surprised at my baking skills and how impressed Emily would be. But little did I know, my cake was about to become the most memorable birthday cake ever. The next day, I arrived at Emily’s party with the cake. The moment came when we cut the cake. Emily, being the birthday girl, was the first to taste the cake. She carefully cut a piece, and with a big smile, she took the first bite (咬). But then... her expression changed. Her eyes widened for a second, she looked at me, clearly puzzled. “Uh... are you sure this is a cake?” she asked, trying hard not to laugh. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右： 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 I immediately took a bite myself, and my heart dropped. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ But instead of making me feel worse, Emily just laughed harder. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1-5 CBACB 6-10 ABCBA 11-15 BACCA 16-20 ABCCB 2024-2025学年上学期期末质量监测 高一英语 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What course will the woman choose next term? A. Science. B. Writing. C. Geography. 2. What does the woman ask the man to take? A. The ruler. B. The glasses. C. The bus pass. 3. Where is the man going? A. The park. B. The office. C. The sports center. 4. When will the speaker visit the museum? A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 5. How does the man go to work mostly? A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By train. 第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 所第6段材料，回答第6、7题 6. What will the man buy? A. Some sugar. B. Some bread. C. Some meat. 7. What do the speakers plan to do this afternoon? A. Visit a friend. B. Play tennis. C. Have a picnic. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What concerns the woman at first? A. The weather. B. The sports plan. C. The train’s arrival time. 9. What will the man do next? A. Collect the children. B. Take exercise C. Catch the train. 10. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. In an office. C. At a train station. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is the man required to wear? A. A red shirt. B. Black trousers. C. A white hat. 12. Where will the man most probably work? A. In a food store. B. In a clothing shop. C. In a theater. 13. What is the man going to do next? A. Start his job. B. Get training. C. Talk to Dave. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What is Pete? A. A musician. B. A cook. C. An event planner. 15. Why does the woman talk to Pete? A. To ask for information. B. To offer an invitation. C. To give a suggestion. 16. How does Pete feel about his job? A. Satisfied. B. Worried. C. Curious. 17. What will Pete probably talk about next? A. Future plans. B. Job requirements. C. Educational background. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How often does the speaker go swimming with his father? A. About five times a week. B. About four times a week. C. About three times a week. 19. When does the speaker usually go running? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 20. What did the speaker’s father buy him? A. Training shoes. B. A racing bike. C. A swimsuit. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. B B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. C 9. C 10. A 11. C D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. D 13. A 14. D 15. B 第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. F 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. G 第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. C 第二节（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. happier 37. hoping 38. to reach 39. effectively 40. which 41. a 42. fitness 43. cutting 44. and 45. made 第三节 单词拼写（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 根据汉语及首字母提示写出单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。 【46题答案】 【答案】struggle##truggle 【47题答案】 【答案】pretend##retend 【48题答案】 【答案】attempt##ttempt 【49题答案】 【答案】balance##alance 【50题答案】 【答案】aware##ware 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 【51题答案】 【答案】Dear Michael. I’m Li Hua. I’m writing to ask you a favour because I’m having trouble in remembering English words. At present, I find it extremely difficult to remember new words. I often forget them soon after memorizing them. Besides, so confusing are they that I really don’t know how to tell them apart, which troubles me a lot. I wonder if you could give me some useful advice on how to improve the ability to memorize words. For example, are there any effective methods or techniques? I really hope that with your help, I can overcome the difficulty and make great progress in my English study. Looking forward to your early reply. Yours, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 【52题答案】 【答案】 I immediately took a bite myself, and my heart dropped. The moment the flavor hit my tongue, I knew something had gone horribly wrong. It was so salty! Not the rich, sweet chocolate cake I had imagined! I turned bright red, and the entire room went dead silent. Then, as if planned, everyone burst out laughing. Emily, trying to keep it together, finally managed to say, “Well, this is definitely a new flavor I wasn’t expecting! A salty chocolate cake... that’s an interesting choice.” I felt my face get even hotter. “I-uh-I think I used salt instead of sugar!” I stammered, hardly able to look anyone in the eye. “I’m so sorry, everyone. I totally messed up!” But instead of making me feel worse, Emily just laughed harder “Honestly, it’s not the worst cake I’ve ever had,” she said, still giggling. “And hey, at least it’s something we’ll never forget!” At that point, everyone joined in, and the room was filled with laughter. We joked the cake as “legendary birthday cake” and it became the highlight of Emily’s birthday, which relieved my embarrassment to a large degree. I was soon involved in the cheerful atmosphere and we all had a pleasant time at Emily’s birthday party. It may have been a baking disaster, but it was surely the most unforgettable moment of the celebration! 1-5 CBACB 6-10 ABCBA 11-15 BACCA 16-20 ABCCB 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$