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单元检测卷(三)
(满分:120分 时间:100分钟)
第一部分 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
(2024·广东省清远市高二下期中)If you come to China for the beautiful natural sceneries, we guess national scenic areas may meet all your expectations.Here are some of the best.
Mount Emei
Mount Emei, a UNESCO heritage site, is one of the best scenic areas in China.Among the four famous sacred Buddhist mountains in China, Mount Emei is the highest.The stunning sceneries of Mount Emei may deeply impress you.
Location: Sichuan Province, China
Best time to visit: the whole year
Jiuzhai Valley
Jiuzhai Valley is a beautiful place, where you may get the best water sceneries.It is the first nature reserve in China whose main aim is to protect natural landscapes.With lakes, forests, waterfalls, rare plants and animals, and also snowcapped peaks, Jiuzhai Valley is a true wonderland for breathtaking water views.
Location: North of Sichuan Province, China
Best time to visit: April, May, September and October
Stone Forest
The Stone Forest is famous for the stone.Formed by erosion over 270 million years, this extraordinary set of limestone groups perfectly represents the most stylistic karst landforms.Here you can see various shapes of stones, lakes, waterfalls and karst caves inside the park.
Location: Yunnan Province, China
Best time to visit: all year round
Potatso National Park
Potatso National Park is the first national park in mainland China.It combines lakes and rivers, forests and alpine meadows, with plenty of rare animals and plants.Wild yaks and horses are easy to meet.What a poetic and peaceful picture!
Location: Yunnan Province, China
Best time to visit: spring and autumn
[语篇解读]本文是应用文。文章主要向外国朋友介绍了中国的四个国家级景区。
1.Which is the first scenic area whose main aim is to protect the natural landscapes?
A.Stone Forest.
B.Potatso National Park.
C.Jiuzhai Valley.
D.Mount Emei.
解析:选C。细节理解题。根据Jiuzhai Valley标题下的“It is the first nature reserve in China whose main aim is to protect natural landscapes.”可知,九寨沟是中国第一个以保护自然景观为主的景区。故选C。
2.Which parks are suitable for visits throughout the year?
A.Jiuzhai Valley and Potatso National Park.
B.Stone Forest and Potatso National Park.
C.Jiuzhai Valley and Mount Emei.
D.Mount Emei and Stone Forest.
解析:选D。细节理解题。根据Mount Emei标题下的“Best time to visit: the whole year”以及Stone Forest标题下的“Best time to visit: all year round”可知,峨眉山和石林全年都可游玩。故选D。
3.Where is the text most probably taken from?
A.A tour magazine.
B.A science paper.
C.A health weekly.
D.A public speech.
解析:选A。推理判断题。根据第一段“If you come to China for the beautiful natural sceneries...”以及全文可知,文章向外国朋友介绍了中国的四个国家级景区。由此可推知,本文可能出自一本旅游杂志。故选A。
B
In April, 1967, my brother, Harvey Cooley, met a soldier, David Lawson during basic training.In their free time, they hung out together.As the weeks went by, they grew very close, almost like brothers.However, after basic training, soldiers moved on to advanced training.They thought they would never see each other again.
One day in September, 1967, these men were both in California waiting for transport to the front.Harvey and David had an unexpected surprise when they ran into each other.They talked very briefly since they had got to report in five minutes.They agreed to meet after they were discharged (退伍) from the service.Harvey wrote a brief note which he gave to David showing the date and location they were to meet.
Harvey never made it back home.He died while saving two soldiers during enemy fire.David did not learn of Harvey's death until the mid 1980s.He wrote a letter to Harvey after he returned home and asked if they could postpone their meeting to a later date.His letter was unanswered. David felt then that Harvey must not have made it back.He knew Harvey would surely have answered his letter if he had been able to.
While David was searching the Internet for information about Harvey, he found a poem dedicated (献给) to Harvey by me.He sent me an email and told me about his friendship with Harvey and we swapped phone numbers.
David called me and we talked about his friendship with Harvey.While on the phone with David, I learned about the note Harvey had written for him.David still had the note and sent me a copy of it.
It is amazing, to say the least, that David was able to track me down.Even more amazing is the fact that he still had Harvey's note after all these years.David told me it was a joy to finally hear about Harvey through me after over forty years.
[语篇解读]本文是记叙文。哈维和戴维在部队中成为好朋友,在奔赴战场之前,他们决定退伍后重聚。哈维给戴维写了一张关于以后见面的时间和地点的便条,后来哈维在战争中牺牲,戴维把那张便条保存了四十多年。
4.What did Harvey and David decide to do after they met unexpectedly?
A.Meet after they returned.
B.Leave the army.
C.Write a report.
D.Go to advanced training.
解析:选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“They agreed to meet after they were discharged (退伍) from the service.Harvey wrote a brief note which he gave to David showing the date and location they were to meet.”可知,哈维和戴维在短暂的见面后约定了他们退伍后见面的时间和地点。故选A项。
5.What did David do when he didn't hear from Harvey?
A.He decided to meet Harvey at a later time.
B.He went to the front to look for Harvey.
C.He feared that Harvey had died.
D.He asked two soldiers about Harvey.
解析:选C。细节理解题。根据第三段中的“His letter was unanswered.David felt then that Harvey must not have made it back.”可知,当戴维没有收到哈维的回信时,戴维担心哈维已经牺牲了。故选C项。
6.The underlined word “postpone” in Paragraph 3 means .
A.talk about B.put off
C.attend D.call
解析:选B。词义猜测题。根据后面的to a later date可知,戴维写信是想把见面的时间推迟。由此推知画线词的意思是“推迟”。故选B项。
7.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.A Note Kept for Over Forty Years
B.Friendship Developed in the War
C.A Letter Never Answered
D.Two Brothers Never Separated
解析:选A。标题归纳题。根据最后一段“It is amazing, to say the least...after over forty years.”可知,A Note Kept for Over Forty Years“一张保存了40多年的纸条”是最佳标题。故选A项。
C
(2023·甘肃省高三诊断)The most popular martial arts (武术) today originated in Asia,especially in China.Many martial arts were invented because people needed to defend themselves or protect others. Nowadays,people learn martial arts as a way of keeping fit or as a competitive sport,but they are still very useful for selfdefense.
Martial arts are often referred to as either the soft ones or the hard ones.These terms imply a way of dealing with your opponent's force.Soft martial arts, such as tai chi,teach you to use your opponent's force to defend yourself.Soft styles allow you to use flowing movements and timing to avoid your opponent's attacks.These martial arts are soft for the defender but not for the attacker! On the other hand,hard styles such as kung fu, teach you to defend yourself using force. Techniques involve blocking,posturing,powerful hitting and kicking.Hard martial arts techniques are more effective if you are more skillful,more powerful and faster than your opponent.
Perhaps one of the best known Japanese martial arts today is karate.But did you know that its roots are derived from Fujian Province? In the 4th century,a community of Chinese migrants from Fujian settled in what was then the kingdom of Okinawa.The Chinese migrants used to gather in a park to enjoy cultural activities—one of which was kung fu.This soon caught the attention of local youths,who started learning kung fu from their Chinese neighbours.
In fact,Chinese influence in martial arts was not limited to kung fu.The very first Korean military training guidebook was based on a Chinese version.During the Japanese invasion of Korea in the 16th century,the Korean army needed an effective way to train a large number of troops.They adopted a training methodology (方法) from a Chinese military book called Ji Xiao Xin Shu,written by the famous Chinese general Qi Jiguang.
[语篇解读]本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了武术的起源、分类、作用以及发展史等。
8.Why did people invent martial arts?
A.For keeping fit.
B.For selfdefense.
C.For competition.
D.For attacking others.
解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Many martial arts...themselves or protect others.”可知,人们发明武术是因为人们需要保护自己或他人。
9.Which is the character of soft martial arts?
A.Using violence to attack others.
B.Attacking your opponent's weakness.
C.Using smooth action to defend yourself from damage.
D.Defending yourself with powerful hitting and kicking.
解析:选C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Soft styles allow...your opponent's attacks.”可知,软武术的特色是使用流畅的动作来避免对手的攻击。
10.Who spread karate?
A.The Chinese army.
B.The Korean military.
C.Japanese troops.
D.Chinese migrants.
解析:选D。细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The Chinese migrants...their Chinese neighbours.”可知,中国移民常常聚集在一起享受功夫的乐趣,这很快引起了当地年轻人的注意,他们开始向他们的中国邻居学习功夫。由此可知,中国移民传播了空手道。
11.Why did the Korean army adopt a training methodology from Ji Xiao Xin Shu?
A.To train soldiers.
B.To keep soldiers fit.
C.To attend cultural activities.
D.To show admiration for Qi Jiguang.
解析:选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“During the Japanese...famous Chinese general Qi Jiguang.”可知,在16世纪日本侵略朝鲜时,朝鲜军队使用了戚继光所著的《纪效新书》中的训练方法训练士兵。
D
While it's suddenly likely that AI will be capable of doing a good part of office jobs, that's not even where the most significant transformation is likely to occur.The latest AI—known as generative pretrained transformers (GPT)—promises to utterly transform the geopolitics of war and deterrence (威慑).It will do so in ways that are not necessarily comforting, and which may even turn existential.
On the one hand, this technology could make war less deadly and possibly strengthen deterrence.By dramatically expanding the role of AIdirected drones (无人机) in troops, human lives could be spared.Already, the U.S.Defense Department is experimenting with AI robots that can fly an F16 fighter aircraft, and Russia has been testing autonomous tanklike vehicles.
On the other hand, AIdriven software could lead the major powers to cut down their decisionmaking window to minutes instead of hours or days.They could come to depend far too much on AI strategic and tactical assessments (战术评估).The danger, said Herbert Lin of Stanford University, is that decisionmakers could gradually rely on the new AI as part of command and control weaponry, since it operates at vastly greater speeds than people can.
“When people start to believe that machines are thinking, they're more likely to do crazy things,” said Lin, a cybersecurity expert who serves on the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
The Arms Control Association said in a report that AI and other new technologies could result in “blurring (使模糊不清) the distinction between a traditional and nuclear attack.”The report said that the struggle to “apply emerging technologies for military use has expanded at a much faster pace than efforts to assess the dangers they pose and to establish limits on their use.It is essential, then, to slow the pace of weaponizing these technologies, to carefully weigh the risks in doing so, and to adopt meaningful restrictions on their military use.”
[语篇解读]本文是议论文。文章论述了人工智能对战争可能产生的影响。
12.What is one possible benefit of AI in warfare according to the text?
A.Minimizing military casualties.
B.Strengthening international collaboration.
C.Improving communication systems among troops.
D.Enhancing situational awareness on the battlefield.
解析:选A。细节理解题。由第二段中的“this technology could make war less deadly”和“By dramatically expanding...human lives could be spared”可知,通过使用人工智能引导的无人机可以减少人员伤亡。
13.What concern did Lin express regarding AI in warfare?
A.The increased risk of cyberattacks on AI systems.
B.The blurring of traditional and nuclear attacks due to AI.
C.The possibility of making unwise decisions when relying on AI.
D.The development of AIdriven software for autonomous weaponry.
解析:选C。推理判断题。由第三段中的“The danger...control of weaponry”和第四段中的“When people start to...do crazy things”可推知,由于人工智能做战术评估时运算速度远快于人类,人们可能会对其产生依赖,从而做出不明智的军事决策。
14.What did the Arms Control Association suggest in their report?
A.The resistance to the weaponization of AI.
B.The trend of integrating AI in military operations.
C.The urgency of developing AIpowered defense systems.
D.The importance of establishing limits on AI's military use.
解析:选D。细节理解题。由最后一段中的“It is essential...their military use”可知,报告提出了对人工智能技术在军事方面的应用进行限制的重要性。
15.How does the author sound in the text?
A.Confident. B.Humorous.
C.Concerned. D.Enthusiastic.
解析:选C。推理判断题。由第一段中的“It will do so...turn existential”和全文引用的关于人工智能技术在军事领域应用的潜在危险可推知,作者的语气充满了担忧。
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。
When conflict or war makes the headlines, it can cause feelings such as fear, sadness, anger and anxiety (焦虑) wherever you live.Here are some tips on how to approach the conversation with your child and provide them with support and comfort.
Find out what they know and how they feel
16. .Kids can discover the news in many ways, so it's important to check in on what they're seeing and hearing.It's an opportunity to reassure them and possibly correct any inaccurate information.
It's also important not to minimize their concerns.17. .
Keep it calm and ageappropriate
Children have a right to know what's going on in the world, but adults also have a responsibility to keep them safe from pain.Use ageappropriate language, watch their reactions, and be sensitive to their level of anxiety.
It is normal for you to feel sad or worried about what is happening as well.18. , so try not to overshare any fears with your child.Speak calmly and be mindful of your body language.
Spread compassion, not stigma (污名)
Conflict can often bring with it prejudice (偏见) and discrimination (歧视), whether against a people or country.19. .Prejudice and discrimination is always wrong and we should each do our part to spread kindness and support each other.
20.
As you end your conversation, it's important to make sure that you are not leaving your child in a state of pain.Try to assess their level of anxiety by watching their body language.Remind them that you care and that you're there to listen and support whenever they're feeling worried.
A.Limit the flood of news
B.Close conversations with care
C.If you're feeling anxious or upset, take time for yourself
D.But keep in mind that kids take their emotional hints from adults
E.When talking to your children, use it as an opportunity to encourage compassion
F.A good starting point is to ask your child what they know and how they are feeling
G.Be sure to acknowledge their feelings and assure them that whatever they are feeling is natural
[语篇解读]本文是说明文。文章说明了应当如何与孩子谈论冲突和战争。
16.解析:选F。设空处位于段首,起总领全段的作用。根据小标题可知,本段主要说明与孩子开展有关战争与冲突的对话首先要了解他们掌握的信息和对事件的反应;F项符合语境。F项中的“what they know and how they are feeling”与小标题相照应。
17.解析:选G。设空处位于段末,承接上文。设空处上一句指出不应低估孩子们的担忧,设空处对此进一步说明,G项符合语境。G项中的“acknowledge their feelings and assure them”与上一句中的“not to minimize their concerns”相照应。
18.解析:选D。设空处与上文为转折关系,与下文为因果关系。设空处上一句指出大人对发生的事情感到悲伤或者忧虑是很正常的,设空处下文指出不要与孩子过度分享恐惧的情绪,由此可推知,设空处应当说明,孩子们会受到大众情绪的影响,D项符合语境。D项是下文中“not to overshare any fears with your child”的原因。
19.解析:选E。设空处承上启下,起过渡作用。设空处上文指出冲突常常伴随着偏见和歧视,设空处下文转而指出我们要传递善意、互相支持,由此可推知,设空处应当说明我们与孩子谈话时需要注意的事情,E项符合语境。E项中的compassion与小标题中的compassion构成原词复现,且E项中的encourage compassion与下文中的“spread kindness and support each other”相照应。
20.解析:选B。设空处为小标题,起概括全段主旨的作用。根据本段内容可知,本段主要说明如何正确地结束与孩子之间关于战争和冲突的对话,B项符合语境。B项中的Close conversations与下文中的end your conversation相照应,B项中的care与下文中的care构成原词复现。
第二部分 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。
When generations of your family have been in the military, there is a pressure to do the same.I was the black sheep that went to an art college.
Our home had medals and photos of the military all around.It did 21 me, but not quite enough to 22 .But I loved war 23 . I watched a ton of movies about brotherhood, sacrifice, and goodness vs wickedness.
This 24 me to study film and media.After getting a master's degree I 25 to teaching.I made films and 26 storytelling, audience theory, and critical thinking.I moved to the north, by the border with Scotland. 27 ,my family still lived in Plymouth, on the south coast of England.I got as 28 as possible.I felt like a black sheep.Decades later I realized that my family and I had far more in common than I could have 29 thought.
Do you know what 30 and the military have in common?They want to influence the world. Whenever I was teaching I would 31 my students to think about the 32 they wanted to have on the world.
Over time my family and I would 33 the same books, and music.We would talk about how to achieve productivity, motivation, and wellbeing (幸福).Doing something 34 doesn't make you a black sheep.It makes you a pioneer, someone who can take a new viewpoint back to your family, and find that you share more 35 than you imagine.
[语篇解读]本文是记叙文。出生在军人世家的“我”选择了艺术道路,但多年后发现军事与艺术也有相通的地方,自己与家人更是有着许多相似之处。
21.A.influence B.weary
C.daunt D.amuse
解析:选A。由下文中的“But I loved war...I watched a ton of movies about brotherhood, sacrifice, and goodness vs wickedness”可推知,家中的军人氛围的确对“我”产生了影响。
22.A.show up B.rise up
C.cheer up D.join up
解析:选D。由下文中的“But I loved war...”和“This...to study film and media”可推知,虽然家中的军人氛围的确对“我”产生了影响,但这个影响还没有大到让“我”也选择参军。join up意为“入伍,参军”。
23.A.history B.films
C.studies D.photography
解析:选B。由本段中的“I watched a ton of...wickedness”可知,“我”很喜欢战争题材的电影。
24.A.led B.forced
C.allowed D.required
解析:选A。由上文内容和该空后的“study film and media”可知,对电影的热爱引领“我”走上了学习电影和媒体的道路。
25.A.contributed B.kept
C.turned D.objected
解析:选C。由本段中的“study film and media”和该空后的teaching可知,毕业后,“我”转而投身于教学。
26.A.questioned B.improved
C.recalled D.taught
解析:选D。由本段中的“After getting...to teaching”可知,“我”教授叙事、观众理论和批判性思维相关的内容。
27.A.Otherwise B.Therefore
C.However D.Moreover
解析:选C。根据句意,作者住在北方,作者家人住在南方。此处表示对比。
28.A.outstanding B.faraway
C.academic D.violent
解析:选B。由本段中的“I moved to the north...my family still...south coast of England”和“I felt like a black sheep”可知,“我”搬到了北方,而父母仍然住在南方,“我”尽量离他们远一点,“我”觉得自己是家族败类。
29.A.possibly B.barely
C.roughly D.solemnly
解析:选A。由下文内容可推知,“我”多年后意识到自己与家人的共同点比“我”能想象到的要多得多。
30.A.researchers B.doctors
C.students D.artists
解析:选D。由上文内容可知,“我”教授的是艺术类课程,学生们将来可能是艺术家。且由本段中的“They want to influence the world”可知,本段讲述的是艺术家与军人之间的共同点,他们都想影响世界。
31.A.follow B.encourage
C.beg D.warn
解析:选B。根据句意,我从事教学工作,此处应该是鼓励学生思考。
32.A.decision B.impression
C.impact D.information
解析:选C。由本段中的“Whenever I was teaching”和“They want to influence the world”可推知,“我”在教学中鼓励自己的学生思考自己会对这个世界产生怎样的影响。
33.A.share B.read
C.write D.donate
解析:选A。由上文内容可知,“我”发现自己与家人之间存在诸多共同点,因此会分享同样的书籍和音乐。
34.A.horrible B.aggressive
C.collective D.different
解析:选D。由全文语境可知,“我”选择了和家里人不同的道路,但最终意识到做出不同的选择并不意味着自己就是家族败类。
35.A.glories B.similarities
C.responsibilities D.resources
解析:选B。由全文内容可知,选择了截然不同的艺术道路,“我”才顿悟这种不同反而会将一种全新的视角带给你的家庭,并发现你与家人之间的相似之处比你想象的更多。
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。
(2024·湖北省四地七校高二下联考)After walking for nearly 10 kilometers by China's Huangshan Mountain, and just as he was 36. the edge of giving up, Phil Lecomte caught sight of a beautiful village.This moment took place 15 years ago,37. the Frenchman traveled to Huangshan Mountain for the first time.He has since traveled to China almost yearly.
In 2012, Lecomte became a tour guide and his trip to China turned into a longterm stay.Unlike other guides, he 38. (rare) takes his guests—mostly foreigners—to the often visited 39. (attraction).Instead, he often hikes or rides a motorcycle with his friends, away from noisy cities, to search for 40. (hide) scenery scattered (分散的) around Huangshan Mountain.
Lecomte 41. (enjoy) time spent hiking with his Chinese and foreign friends. They sing and play the guitar by clear streams, chat with locals picking tea,42.
fall asleep to the sounds of frogs and insects.
Now, he also shares the beautiful moments he captures on his camera on Chinese social media, like images of an old man 43. (sit) in a chair reading a book against the sunset, or children running around 44. ancient village waving colorful fish lanterns.Lecomte 45. (take) more than 118,000 photos in China to date.
[语篇解读]本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述自从15年前第一次来到中国黄山徒步旅行后,菲尔·勒孔特便被深深吸引,从那之后他几乎每年都要来到中国旅行。文章对他的经历进行了介绍。
36.解析:on。考查介词。句意:在中国的黄山徒步了近10公里后,就在他快要放弃的时候,菲尔·勒孔特看到了一个美丽的村庄。on the edge of意为“在……的边缘,濒于”,为固定搭配,所以此处应用介词on。
37.解析:when。考查定语从句。句意:这一刻发生在15年前,那时这位法国人第一次来到黄山。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,先行词为15 years ago,在从句中作时间状语,所以应用关系副词when。
38.解析:rarely。考查副词。句意:与其他导游不同,他很少带客人(大多是外国人)去经常参观的景点。此处作状语应用副词rarely表示“很少”。
39.解析:attractions。考查名词复数。句意:与其他导游不同,他很少带客人(大多是外国人)去经常参观的景点。attraction意为“景点”,为可数名词,此处应用复数形式表示复数概念。故填attractions。
40.解析:hidden。考查非谓语动词。句意:相反,他经常和朋友们一起徒步旅行或骑摩托车,远离喧嚣的城市,寻找散落在黄山周围的隐藏风景。设空处作定语修饰名词scenery,scenery与动词hide之间构成逻辑上的被动关系,应用过去分词形式作定语。
41.解析:enjoys。考查时态和主谓一致。句意:勒孔特喜欢和他的中外朋友一起徒步旅行。此处描述爱好,应用一般现在时。主语为Lecomte,谓语动词用第三人称单数。
42.解析:and。考查连词。句意:他们在清澈的小溪边唱歌弹吉他,和采茶的当地人聊天,在青蛙和昆虫的声音中入睡。“sing and play the guitar by clear streams, chat with locals picking tea”和“fall asleep to the sounds of frogs and insects”构成并列关系,应用并列连词and。
43.解析:sitting。考查非谓语动词。句意:现在,他还在中国的社交媒体上分享他用相机捕捉到的美丽瞬间,比如一位老人坐在椅子上看书,夕阳西下,或者孩子们在古老的村庄里挥舞着五颜六色的鱼灯笼跑来跑去。动词sit意为“坐”,和逻辑主语an old man构成主动关系,所以应用现在分词形式作后置定语。
44.解析:an。考查冠词。ancient village为第一次出现,表示“一个古村落”,应用不定冠词表示泛指。ancient起始音为元音音素,不定冠词应用an。
45.解析:has taken。考查现在完成时和主谓一致。句意:迄今为止,勒孔特已经在中国拍摄了超过11.8万张照片。根据to date可知,此处应用现在完成时。主语为第三人称单数。动词take意为“拍摄”。故填has taken。
第三部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
(2024·安徽宿州市示范高中高二下期中)假定你是校学生会主席李华,现在你的家乡正在争创“全国文明城市”的称号,请你围绕“从自身做起,共创文明城市”这一主题,在校英文报上发一封倡议书,要点如下:
1.倡议目的;
2.具体内容。
注意: 1.词数80左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
参考词汇:
全国文明城市 National Civilized City
Dear friends,
The Students' Union
[参考范文]
Dear friends,
As we all know, our hometown is bidding for the title “National Civilized City”.This is not only a great honour but also a responsibility that each one of us shares.So it is strongly advocated that we start from ourselves and create a civilized city.
First, we are supposed to treat others politely and behave in a civilized way.Besides, participate in litter cleanups and ensure that our school and surrounding areas are kept tidy.Dispose of waste properly and recycle whenever possible.Moreover, we must follow traffic rules at all times to keep safe.
Let's commit ourselves to making our hometown a better place.Your participation counts.
The Students' Union
第二节(满分25分)
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。
(2024·沈阳五校协作体高二下期中)
An impossible peace
Once upon a time, on a piece of land there lived giants and dragons, who had been enemies for years on end.However, after years of bloody fights, they had learned a lot.They were no longer so foolish as to wage wars with terrible battles in which thousands died.Now, every year they held bowling matches instead.A giant competed against a dragon.Whoever lost would become the winner's slave.If a dragon won, he could use the giant's muscles for all that heavy lifting.If a giant won, he would have free flights and fire for the whole year.
That was how they prevented their deaths and yet with the match going round and round, they hated each other more and more.Every year the winners were so cruel to the losers, in revenge (报复) for the time they had lost.The losers would be at the mercy of the winners, giants tired from lifting loads while dragons worn out from constant flying and breathing fire.There came a time when what mattered most was not winning the bowling match, but not losing.
Yonk the Giant was the best bowler, and the most afraid.He had never lost.Many dragons had been his slaves and they were dying to see him lose so they could get their revenge.This was why Yonk was terrified of losing.Especially since last year's match, when he missed his first ever strike, he had decided that something had to change.
The following year he won again.When he arrived home, his slave dragon feared the worst but Yonk did nothing bad to him, for he had a different idea in mind.
“This year you will not be my slave.We will go bowling and I will teach you all of my techniques and secrets.But you must promise me one thing: when you win your match next year, you will not be cruel to your giant.Do the same as I am doing with you.”
注意: 1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
The dragon gladly accepted.
Much later Yonk lost his first bowling match but he was no longer afraid of losing.
[参考范文]
The dragon gladly accepted.Yonk kept his promise and he spent the entire year without flying or warming himself with the dragon's fire breathing.The dragon also kept his promise and both did exactly the same every year afterwards.Yonk's idea became so popular that, within just a few years, many giants and dragons were spending their days bowling together.They forgot about their battles and cruelty and treated each other as friends rather than enemies.
Much later Yonk lost his first bowling match but he was no longer afraid of losing.Because he knew in his heart that there would be no more revenge since he had been friends with his “dragon slaves”.By putting a stop to the enslavement of dragons, he had ended their hatred and sowed the seeds of almost impossible peace between giants and dragons.Building true peace requires those who feel they have the right to attack to take steps towards forgiveness and understanding.
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