辽宁省阜新市育才教育集团2024-2025学年高二下学期开学考试英语试卷

阜新市育才教育集团2025年春季开学考试 高二英语试卷 本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟 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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 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，你将有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 will the boy do first? A. Finish his homework. B. Go to the cinema. C. Play football. 2. Where is the necklace now? A. In the bedroom. B. In the kitchen. C. In the sitting room. 3. What is the woman probably related to Henry? A. His wife. B. His colleague. C. His boss. 4. What is the woman going to do next? A. Go to the restaurant. B. See a dentist. C. Type the document 5. What does the man mean? A. He missed the TV program. B. He doesn't like the program at all. C. He experiences a power failure every night. 第二节 (共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分) 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 6. Why does the woman talk to the man? A. To cancel their plan. B. To ask for information. C. To make an invitation. 7. What does the man decide to do this evening? A. Buy tickets online. B. Accompany his parents. C. See a band show. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 8. What's wrong with the woman's room? A. It's a little dark. B. It's not quiet. C. It's smelly. 9. What is the woman's final decision? A. Moving to another room. B. Checking in another hotel. C. Waiting for a non-smoking room. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 10. Whom does the woman choose jewelry for? A. Herself. B. Her friend. C. Her mother. 11. What does the woman want to buy? A. A ring of size 6 and a long necklace. B. A ring of size 7 and a short necklace. C. A ring of size 7 and a long necklace. 12. What do we know about the necklace? A. It's cheaper than the ring. B. Its price depends on its quality. C. The longer one is more expensive than the shorter one. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 13. When can people enjoy the art exhibition? A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Thursday 14. How does this year's ballet performance differ from that of last year? A. Admission is free. B. It will be at the theater. C. There will be two performances. 15. Where will the mask party be held? A. In the pizza. B. In the concert hall. C. In the theater. 16. How much is a family ticket for The Little Prince? A. $8. B. $10. C. $15. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 17. Who usually reads the morning announcements? A. Mr. McKinney. B. Timmy. C. Principal Johnson. 18. When is the last day of school? A. May 20th. B. One month from today. C. Next Wednesday. 19. For what does the speaker apologize? A. The computers. B. The homework. C. The library hours. 20. What will take place on Saturday afternoon? A. A softball game. B. A baseball game. C. A basketball game. 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，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。 A The Future of Museums: Education Programmes Museums have long enjoyed a fruitful relationship with primary and secondary schools, working with the education department to develop engaging content and vital resources. An event called The Future of Museums: Education Programmes that will be held from Monday to Thursday next month looks at the current landscape for school programmes, and explores how museums might adapt their programmes into the future. It’s August now, and the event is coming soon. The programme includes group discussions, case studies and practice-led presentations on a diverse range of issues. Event fees VIP Member — £35 Ordinary Member — £45 Non-member — £65 Not a member? Join today and pay a discounted price for this event as well as receiving lots of other great benefits. Important booking information Please sign in and check the email address on your profile before booking. Your confirmation and joining instruction emails will go to the email address you use to enter the website. If you create a new record with a different email address, your membership will not be recognized and you will be charged the incorrect fee. You can check and change your email address before booking. How attending this event helps your professional development The Future of Museums: Education Programmes primarily relates to the developing self and others, the ability areas of sustaining (维持) partnerships. It clearly shows different areas of ability and levels within those areas, which you should be aiming to achieve throughout your work. Our event will help you target your learning and create focus in the event. Finally, you will find that attending the event helps your professional development. 1. What is the right time for attending the event? A. Tues. 26 August. B. Wed. 27 August. C. Thur. 26 September. D. Fri. 27 September. 2. How much will a couple who aren’t members pay for the event? A. £35. B. £45. C. £65. D. £130. 3. What can the participants gain from the event? A. The way of earning more money. B. The support of their career development. C. The sense of achievement in their work. D. The strategy of starting a partnership. B They said it couldn’t be done. They said he was crazy. They said he would never make it. But Duane Hansen and his beautiful pumpkin, which he named Berta, proved them all wrong. Like Cinderella’s fairy godmother, this Nebraska man proved that you really can turn a pumpkin into a functional vehicle — in this case, a seaworthy vessel(船). Yes, you read that right. Hansen wanted to celebrate his 60th birthday by hollowing out his prized 846-pound pumpkin and sailing down the Missouri River inside it. Not only did Hansen enjoy a pumpkin sail on his special day, but his 38-mile journey also landed him a world record! In case you wondered, the previous world record for the longest sail in a pumpkin was 25 miles, set by a North Dakota man in 2018. It wasn’t an easy journey. Growing a pumpkin big enough to use as a boat is already a challenge. Then, there was his chosen waterway. The city of Bellevue, Nebraska, posted a photogragh of Hansen on the water that offers a reminder of just how big the Missouri River is. “He has always said that you can do anything you want and I’m just so proud,” Hansen’s daughter Morgan Buchholz said. Hansen reportedly spent nearly a decade trying to grow a pumpkin big enough to work as a sailing vessel. He was inspired to begin his mission after meeting a woman who had previously won “the Biggest Pumpkin Competition”. He asked her many questions about her experience. As for his pumpkin-sailing future, “I’m done with this.” Hansen said that the voyage made his knees ache. The wake (尾流) from boats was rough, and when they passed, he said he had to stop everything and just hang on. “If somebody breaks this record, I will, like, bow down to them because they are tough,” he said. 4. Why did Hansen go on a pumpkin journey? A. To observe his birthday. B. To show his prized pumpkin. C. To break a world record. D. To prove pumpkin could be a vessel. 5. What did Hansen do to make his journey possible? A. He chose a calm waterway. B. He talked with the previous record holder. C. He convinced his family to support his plan. D. He worked a long time to grow the pumpkin. 6. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. His knees got seriously injured in the sailing. B. His vessel turned over in the wake from boats. C. Hansen will respect whoever breaks his record. D. Hansen will continue the pumpkin-sailing in future. 7. What does Hansen’s story tell us? A. It is never too old to learn. B. Time and tide wait for no man. C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. D. Fear always springs from ignorance C To study the behavior of mysterious animals, scientists routinely fix them with GPS location trackers. But such devices’ battery capacity limits how long they operate, often bringing an early end to vital conservation work. Solar-powered trackers break easily, making them a poor choice for devices tied to larger mammals—and they don’t work for nocturnal (夜行的) creatures. So biologist Rasmus Worsoe Havmoller of the University of Copenhagen and his colleagues turned to another abundant power source: kinetic energy (动能) generated by an animal’s movements. Their kinetic tracker, which Havmoller’s team recently tested on domestic dogs, a wild small horse and a European bison, could theoretically survive for the entire life span of an active animal. It is also lighter and cheaper to make than its battery-powered counterparts. “The design is clever and exciting,” says Mark Hebblewhite, a habitat ecologist at the University of Montana, who was not involved with the new work. The proof-of-concept kinetic tracker works by means of a magnetic pendulum (磁摆) that swings around a copper coil, generating electricity as the tagged animal moves. The dogs and bison in the study were active enough to create the energy to transmit one location per day for 14 days and 17 days, respectively. One of the wild horse’s trackers lasted at least 146 days but didn’t generate adequate power for daily transmissions, the researchers reported in PLoS ONE. “The limited power generated by the animals’ movements means the technology isn’t ready for prime time just yet,” says ecologist Emily Studd of British Columbia’s Thompson Rivers University, who wasn’t involved in the study. When the researchers want to monitor animals closely, they often need GPS fixes more than once a day. But Studd says that “with a bit more development, this could be a game changer for wildlife animal research and monitoring”. Havmoller and his colleagues hope conservation workers can one day use this technology to track species such as tigers, leopards and wolves, which can easily destroy solar-powered trackers and which hunt and travel at night. 8. What is the main problem with current GPS location trackers used in conservation work? A. Their batteries are harmful to animals. B. Their battery life is limited. C. They send weak signals. D. They break easily. 9. What is the main limitation of the kinetic tracker technology? A. It is expensive to make. B. It isn’t suitable for larger mammals. C. It doesn’t work for nocturnal creatures. D. It can’t produce enough power for daily transmissions. 10. What does Emily Studd think of the kinetic tracker technology? A. It needs improvement. B. It can be widely used now. C. It has reached its prime time. D. It isn’t good for monitoring wildlife. 11. What’s the best title for the text? A. The Importance of Wildlife Trackers B. The Meaning of Monitoring Different Wild Animals C. Tough New Wildlife Tracker Runs on Animal Power D. Conservation Workers Use New Methods to Protect Animals D When you hear the word “uncertainty”, how do you feel? Scared, anxious, excited or challenged? With many global challenges still ongoing, we are likely to face even more of the unknown, so we had better get accustomed to managing it. So how do we detect uncertainty and which part of the brain is responsible for it? Researchers have found that noradrenaline (去甲肾上腺素) is the key chemical involved in our response to uncertainty. To investigate the role noradrenaline plays when we are faced with uncertain events, scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology conducted an experiment with mice. The animals were trained to push a lever (杠杆) down when they heard a high frequency noise. If they did this, they were rewarded with a drink of water. They were also trained to learn that they’d receive an unpleasant puff of air if the lever was activated when a low frequency noise was played. But the researchers added in an element of uncertainty by including a sound where the frequency was unclear. From this experiment, the researchers discovered that a small part in the brain called the locus coeruleus — an area that modulates noradrenaline — was essential in detecting uncertainty. When the high frequency was clear and the reward was expected for the mice, their noradrenaline release was small. But when the outcome wasn’t clear, and the reward was a surprise, the release was much larger. This was how the mice’s brains learned to deal with uncertainty. A study with humans was also carried out. They discovered that the subjects’ neurons (神经元) in the prefrontal cortex (前额叶皮质) respond much more to loss than to gain. Namely, this area rules our avoidance behaviour when we are under stress. This helps us understand our unwillingness to expose ourselves to uncertainty. Once we understand that our cognitive and emotional responses to uncertainty are a necessary part of the human experience. Acknowledge instead of fear them, perhaps making big decisions can seem less stressful. 12. What is the uncertainty in the experiment with mice? A. The high frequency noise. B. A drink of water as a reward. C. The action to push a lever down. D. The noise with unclear frequency. 13. What does the underlined word “modulates” in paragraph 4 mean? A. Removes. B. Adjusts. C. Lessens. D. Boosts. 14. How does the prefrontal cortex influence our choices when we’re stressed? A. By seeking rewarding outcome. B. By maintaining balance. C. By avoiding negative outcome. D. By reducing uncertainty. 15. What does the author want to tell us in the text? A. Responses to uncertainty come naturally. B. Uncertainty gives birth to potential risks. C. Experiments can predict expected outcomes. D. Noradrenaline tends to result from uncertainty. 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to stop procrastinating (拖延) and make a start Procrastinating is as much about fear as it is about motivation. Perhaps you have avoided paying bill, outlining a proposal or asking someone out. ____16____ Fortunately, here are four tips to get you moving again. Little steps for big tasks. Most procrastinators tell themselves, “I’ll wait until I’m in the mood.” Let’s face it; you’re never going to feel like balancing your cheque-book or cleaning up the mess on your desk. These are boring, unpleasant tasks. ____17____ One way to do this is to break your job into steps that can be accomplished bit by bit. ____18____ Those who procrastinate often assume that successful people achieve their goals without frustration, self-doubt and failure. This is unrealistic. Highly productive people know that life is frustrating. They assume they’ll encounter obstacles; when they do, they persevere until they overcome them. Tune out negative thoughts. When you’re avoiding a task, it may be because you’re feeding yourself unrealistic, negative messages. ____19____ Once you change your negative thoughts, energy returns. Give yourself credit. ____20____ But if you never allow yourself to feel satisfied with your efforts, you’ll soon find it pointless to try. So, no matter how small the achievement is, give yourself credit. Then you can tackle your toughest task. However, if you are sure that there are good reasons why you avoid doing something, you may need to re-evaluate your goals. A Never give up. B. Expect difficulties. C. Sometimes you simply have to get yourself going. D. We usually think of rewards as coming from the outside, E. By writing them down, you have a chance of ridding them. F. Be here now, and don’t worry about things you have to do in the future. G. Whatever the thing, putting it off often becomes a bigger problem than actually doing it. 第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 While taking a 20-hour train ride along the edge of the Taklimakan Desert in northwestern China, I had the kind of humbling, educational, and above all else, wonderful ____21____ with a local that all travelers long for. A young Chinese man ____22____ me on the train. My ____23____ friend spoke virtually no English, so I happily took the ____24____ to practice my Chinese. Over several hours, he would tell me about how he had ____25____ a two-year professional school to quickly find a job ____26____ highways in order to help support his family. Perhaps the most ____27____, however, was the fact that this man spent hours studying every day after hard physical labor. Without batting an eye, he would ____28____ a translated Emerson passage before asking about the literary influence of American ____29____ as a whole. ”And what do you all learn about Russian authors?” I ____30____ him asking at one point. It would have been easy to ____31____ my assumptions about this highway builder who had never been more than a few hundred miles from home. But this highly informed, ____32____ , and admirable person prevented me doing so. In the course of a couple of hours, he ____33____ me just how much one can gain from ____34____ with an open mind, and a willingness to ____35____ with locals from all walks of life. 21. A. experiment B. encounter C. competition D. appointment 22. A. treated B. saved C. lectured D. approached 23. A. true B. so-called C. new D. long-lost 24. A. chance B. advice C. trouble D. right 25. A. visited B. financed C. attended D. founded 26. A. building B. sweeping C. checking D. guarding 27. A. typical B. obvious C. natural D. remarkable 28. A. publish B. quote C. сорy D. download 29. A. writers B. historians C. workers D. students 30. A. anticipate B. imagine C. recall D. catch 31. A. look into B. rely on C. go over D. deal with 32. A. well-behaved B. multi-skilled C. warm-hearted D. self-educated 33. A. asked B. warned C. showed D. promised 34. A. traveling B. reading C. searching D. teaching 35. A. cooperate B. side C. negotiate D. engage 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15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。 This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first public appearance of Crested Ibises(朱鹮) ____36____ (produce) by the Shanghai Dance Theatre(SDT). The drama was inspired by China’s achievement in saving and protecting the crested ibis, which is known ____37____ “bird of good fortune” in Asian culture. The crested ibis, with its iconic red crest and long black beak, is believed to have existed for 60 million years and ____38____ (gradual) found in China, on the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Russia until the 1960s. Bird conservationists list pesticides, fertilizers, hunting, environmental and ecological reasons for ____39____ (bring) the birds to the edge of extinction. The crested ibis was thought to be extinct in China until seven wild birds ____40____ (spot) in Yangxian County in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province in 1981, a discovery ____41____ caused captive breeding (圈养繁殖) and strengthened protection of the species. After more than 40 years of continuous conservation, ____42____ is estimated that there are over 11,000 crested ibises alive in 2024. SDT introduced the drama in 2014, and integrated Chinese folk dance and Western ballet. Traditional Chinese dance ____43____ (characteristic) are used in upper body movements, while ballet and Western dance elements feature in the footwork, which makes it a masterpiece receiving ____44____ (recognize) both home and abroad. “For what was lost in the past, let’s appeal to value the future forever,” SDT put it as the slogan in the promotional materials of the dance drama, reminding the public ______45______ (learn) from the lesson of the crested ibis and protect both the environment and the ecosystem. 第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作 (满分15分) 46. 假定你是校广播站英语节目“Scientific Frontier”的负责人李华，请给郑州大学客座教授Caroline写邮件邀请她做一次关于World Ocean Day 的访谈。内容包括： 1.节目介绍； 2.访谈的时间和话题。 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 Professor Caroline, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写 (满分25分) 47. 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。 My heart pounded as I stared at the screen. I re-read the message from my friend, Noelle. Someone had upset her by sharing her personal news, a recent development Noelle had shared with only a few close friends, including me. She didn’t know who let the word out, but she was hurt and disappointed. I felt so guilty. I knew how the news had got out because I had been the one to tell someone else. Honestly, I hadn’t realized she meant to keep it so close to home, but at the same time I’d known it wasn’t a good idea when I started to tell it to someone else. Did she really not know it was me? It would have been easy to come clean and apologize if her note was an accusation. But it read as though it had been copied and pasted to several people. So I chose the coward’s way out. “I’m so sorry that happened to you,” I typed. “How awful that your confidence was broken.” I hoped that would do. Her reply came back within seconds: “Thank you.” Surely, that would be good enough. I didn’t take responsibility for my actions, but I’d sympathized with her pain. It would be okay for me to remain anonymous (不公开姓名的) as long as I was sorry, wouldn’t it? But, deep down, I knew I’d been the one to break faith and hurt her. I was ashamed, not only of my original action, but because I’d put wrong upon wrong by covering it up. I felt miserable at church on Sunday. I tried to avoid communication. Watching others take part while I sat in silence was a painful experience-one I never wanted to repeat. Later, the speaker in the church challenged us to examine ourselves and see if anything stood in the way to being the best of ourselves, and if so, we should not to let it stop us and we needed to clear it away. 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 knew what stood between me and doing the right thing:my reputation. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I went straight to Noelle after the church. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 阜新市育才教育集团2025年春季开学考试 高二英语试卷 本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟 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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 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，你将有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 will the boy do first? A. Finish his homework. B. Go to the cinema. C. Play football. 2. Where is the necklace now? A. In the bedroom. B. In the kitchen. C. In the sitting room. 3. What is the woman probably related to Henry? A. His wife. B. His colleague. C. His boss. 4. What is the woman going to do next? A. Go to the restaurant. B. See a dentist. C. Type the document 5. What does the man mean? A. He missed the TV program. B He doesn't like the program at all. C. He experiences a power failure every night. 第二节 (共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分) 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 6. Why does the woman talk to the man? A. To cancel their plan. B. To ask for information. C. To make an invitation. 7. What does the man decide to do this evening? A. Buy tickets online. B. Accompany his parents. C. See a band show. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 8. What's wrong with the woman's room? A It's a little dark. B. It's not quiet. C. It's smelly. 9. What is the woman's final decision? A. Moving to another room. B. Checking in another hotel. C. Waiting for a non-smoking room. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 10. Whom does the woman choose jewelry for? A. Herself. B. Her friend. C. Her mother. 11. What does the woman want to buy? A. A ring of size 6 and a long necklace. B. A ring of size 7 and a short necklace. C. A ring of size 7 and a long necklace. 12. What do we know about the necklace? A. It's cheaper than the ring. B. Its price depends on its quality. C. The longer one is more expensive than the shorter one. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 13. When can people enjoy the art exhibition? A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Thursday 14. How does this year's ballet performance differ from that of last year? A. Admission is free. B. It will be at the theater. C. There will be two performances. 15. Where will the mask party be held? A. In the pizza. B. In the concert hall. C. In the theater. 16 How much is a family ticket for The Little Prince? A. $8. B. $10. C. $15. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 17. Who usually reads the morning announcements? A. Mr. McKinney. B. Timmy. C. Principal Johnson. 18. When is the last day of school? A. May 20th. B. One month from today. C. Next Wednesday. 19. For what does the speaker apologize? A. The computers. B. The homework. C. The library hours. 20 What will take place on Saturday afternoon? A. A softball game. B. A baseball game. C. A basketball game. 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，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. C 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. B 9. D 10. A 11. C D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能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. G 17. C 18. B 19. E 20. D 第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和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. D 23. C 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. D 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分) 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. produced 37. as 38. gradually 39. bringing 40. were spotted 41. which##that 42. it 43. characteristics 44. recognition 45. to learn 第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作 (满分15分) 【46题答案】 【答案】Dear Professor Caroline, I am in charge of the English program “Scientific Frontier” at our school radio station, which aims to explore the latest scientific developments and discoveries in various fields. I’m writing to invite you to our program for an interview about World Ocean Day. The interview will take place on June 8th, and we would like to discuss the importance of protecting our oceans and the impact of human activities on marine life. We believe that your expertise in this field would provide valuable insights for our listeners. We look forward to hearing from you soon and hope that you can join us for this interview. Best regards, Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写 (满分25分) 【47题答案】 【答案】One possible version: I knew what stood between me and doing the right thing:my reputation. That’s what I feared losing if I told Noelle the truth. Of course, she would be disappointed at me, but deep down I dreaded the possibility she’d tell others, thinking of which, I was more than hesitant to confess. Yet I was troubled by my conscience: what was my reputation, compared to doing the right thing? To remain silent would make that reputation a lie anyway. To confess or not? I was almost torn in the dilemma. After what seemed like ages, with a deep breath, I made the decision. I went straight to Noelle after the church. I first confessed my act of gossip and then how bad I had felt about not confessing my mistake. With all poured out, I felt a great sense of relief. A flicker of disbelief and shock crossed her face but luckily for me, Noelle showed grace and forgave me eventually. We parted that day on good terms and are still friends. I never heard if she told my wrongdoing to anyone else, but even if she did, I know that telling the truth and asking for forgiveness cleared me of shame and set my heart free. (After all, right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$