河南省驻马店市环际大联考2024-2025学年高一下学期5月期中考试英语试题

环际大联考 “逐梦计划”2024~2025学年度第二学期期中考试 高一英语试题 （试卷总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟） 注意事项: 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、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2B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） 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Why does Cindy know much about animals? A. She works on a farm. B. She really likes animals. C. She once lived on a farm. 2. How is the woman going to Xiamen? A. By bus. B. By train. C. By plane. 3. Why does the woman come to talk with the man? A. To join the company. B. To cooperate with the man. C. To show her strengths. 4. What is the boy going to do after school? A. Feed the cat. B. Visit his uncle. C. Play with his sister. 5. What will the woman probably do? A. Repair the computer herself. B. Call a repairman soon. C. Ask the man to repair the computer. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What do we know about the woman? A. She likes reading very much. B. She is preparing for the exams. C. She lacks time to review lessons. 7. What is the man's suggestion for the woman? A. Balancing study and rest. B. Going for a walk more often. C. Treating her studies more seriously. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a bookstore. B. In an airplane. C. In a post office. 9. How much will the man pay in total? A. $20. B. $25. C. $45. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Why did Charlie go to Hong Kong last week? A. To see the long bridge. B. To pay a visit to Macao. C To see his good friends there. 11. How long is the bridge? A. 3 kilometers. B. 9 kilometers. C. 55 kilometers. 12. Who went together with Charlie? A. His mother. B. His parents. C. His wife. 听第9段材料，回答第13 至16题。 13. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a park. B. In a hotel. C. In a street. 14. What is the weather like today? A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy. 15. How will the man probably go to Wrigley Field? A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By subway. 16. What time is it probably now? A. 5: 00 pm. B. 4: 00 pm. C. 3: 00 pm. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where was the Baseball Fair held last summer? A. In France. B. In China. C. In Japan. 18. What did the speaker do in the mornings? A. He learned baseball skills. He visited local museums. C. He watched baseball games. 19. Where did the speaker learn to make rice dumplings? A. On a farm. B. In a restaurant. C. In a cooking class. 20. What did the speaker like best about his trip? A. Traveling around the world. B. Learning several languages. C. Making new friends. 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 Participate in an amazing two-week adventure as a volunteer in Kenya, working to protect animals on the beautiful plains. Experience the joy of seeing wonderful creatures in their natural home while helping with important animal protection work. The DAY-BY-DAY schedule Day 1: Arrive in Nairobi on a Saturday. You will be picked up from the airport and spend your first night in a comfortable lodge in the city. Day 2: After breakfast, you will be collected early from the lodge and driven to the wildlife site, which takes about two hours. You will receive a friendly welcome and begin your first day of animal work! Day 3: On most days, you will spend time in the field, watching animals and helping with tasks to protect them. On a sunny day, you might go on a safari (观赏旅游) to see elephants, lions, and other animals! Last Day: On your final day, you will return to Nairobi for your flight home or to continue your travels. The cost is £1,200, which covers the volunteer program, a place to stay, airport transfers, one night in a lodge, daily breakfasts, and lunches during your work days. You can extend your stay for an extra £400 per week. This is a great experience! Many volunteers choose to stay for four weeks, with some extending to six weeks and still wanting to stay longer. If you have questions about this adventure or need help, we are here to assist you! 1. What can you do on the third day if the weather is nice? A. Attend a welcome party. B. Return to Nairobi. C. Go on a safari. D. Drive to the wildlife site. 2. How much will a three-week animal protection trip cost? A. £400. B. £1,600. C. £1,200. D. £2,000. 3. Where is the passage probably taken from? A. A health instruction. B. A geography book. C. A nature magazine. D. A travel guidance. B Malala, the youngest Nobel Prize winner, is a Pakistani teenage girl. And she is best known for her wonderful work advancing the education and rights of women and girls in Pakistan. Born in 1997, Malala grew up in the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan, where the leading party gained control in 2007, and education for girls and cultural activities like playing music and flying kites were banned (禁止). Despite the dangers, Malala continued to attend school and became an outspoken speaker for educational rights for girls in Pakistan. In 2012, at the age of 15, she was shot in the head on her way home from school. Fortunately, Malala survived the attack and continued her work from abroad, eventually becoming the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, at the age of just 17. Malala’s story proves the power of cultural diversity and the importance of fighting for equal rights and opportunities for all to the world. Her unshakable devotion to education and helping women and girls for their rights has inspired people around the world and serves as a reminder that even in the face of great adversities, change is possible. In addition to her work, Malala has also founded the Malala Fund, which aims to provide education and resources to girls in some of the world’s least developed areas. Today, Malala continues to be a leading voice in the fight for equality and justice, and her story also serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of preserving and celebrating diversity in all its forms. 4. What does Malala want most to achieve for girls in Pakistan? A. Their rights for schooling. B. Their rights for voting. C. Their opportunities for jobs. D. Their chances for key positions. 5. What does the underlined word “adversities” in Paragraph 5 probably mean? A. Times. B. Puzzles. C. Situations. D. Difficulties. 6. Which of the following can best describe Malala? A. Ambitious and energetic. B. Brave and determined. C. Responsible and thoughtful. D. Pioneering and adventurous. 7. What does the text mainly focus on about Malala? A. Her surviving the killing. B. Her winning the Noble Peace Prize. C. Her seeking for equal rights for females. D. Her fighting for justice for her people. C Teens often find themselves in difficult situations with friends and others where they struggle to communicate their needs or their values. Even when their gut (直觉) is telling them that someone is crossing a line with them, they may struggle to express that the situation is making them uncomfortable. For this reason, parents need to work with their teens to set boundaries (界限) with others. Although boundaries are different for everyone, when done correctly, they help teens set limits with others in order to protect themselves. Setting boundaries allows teens to communicate with other people about what is OK and what is not OK with them and is necessary for teen friendships and other relationships. Learning how to set boundaries — both physical and emotional— is an important part of growing up. It’s also essential to develop friendships and other relationships that are respectful, supportive, and healthy. Unfortunately, though, many teens have trouble setting boundaries with their friends; and when this happens, it puts them at risk for everything from unhealthy friendships to bullying and abuse. Of course, setting boundaries isn’t easy. It’s uncomfortable and it forces a teen to stand up for themselves and draw some lines in the sand. What's more, communicating boundaries to other people can make for difficult conversations or uncomfortable situations. Yet, it’s one of the most important things teens need to learn how to do. Not only will setting boundaries with other people help keep your teen safe, but it also can help protect their mental health. If your teen has people in their lives such as fake friends, a controlling partner, or an adult that makes them feel uncomfortable, disrespected, or unworthy, they need to consider setting boundaries with those people. Allowing people to treat them in unhealthy ways not only leads to unhealthy relationships, but it also can influence your teen mentally and emotionally. 8. What’s the main purpose of teens setting boundaries? A. To respect others. B. To communicate more easily. C. To prevent them from being hurt. D. To make more friends. 9. What is paragraph 2 mainly about? A. The necessity of setting boundaries. B. The differences of boundaries. C. The ways of setting boundaries. D. The difficulties of setting boundaries. 10. When should teens consider setting boundaries according to the text? A. When they communicate their values with parents. B. When a friend lies to them over and over again. C. When they are treated like strangers at a party. D. When their friends try to have a long conversation. 11. Who is the text mainly written for? A Teenagers. B. Trouble-makers. C. Teachers. D. Parents. D The 2024 Olympic Games open in Paris late this month and experts expect this summer to be much hotter than the previous years. With such weather, the Olympic athletes will have to pay more attention to their body temperatures as they train, recover and compete. And the buildings where they will stay during the event will not be equipped with air conditioning. “The rising temperature has lots of effects on performance,” said Craig Heller of Stanford University, an expert in body temperature regulation. Stanford University is well known for Olympic Athletes. Stanford-connected athletes won 26 Olympic medals in the 2020 games in Tokyo and 27 in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. As a result, Heller has had the chance to study body temperature regulation. And the school’s closeness to Silicon Valley helped the tech industry enter the playing field. Heller invented CoolMitt, a device worn like a glove on the hand. It is designed to be used during suspensions in games, in between sets and reps in the gym, or any short break in training or competition. Once inside the glove, the palm rests on a special pad set to 10 to 12 degrees Celsius. The pad draws the heat out while cooling the athlete’s blood. The cooled blood is sent back to the heart and to the athlete’s muscles. “Taking heat out of the core of the body prevents heat from building up in the active muscles, so that they keep on working,” Heller said. “So by preventing body temperature rising to a dangerous level, CoolMitt enables you to have a higher work volume. The higher work volume you have, the bigger conditioning effect you get.” Tyler Friedrich of Stanford University works with athletes there. “If we are overheating, we will not be performing at the level that we want or that we should be. So regulating heat and regulating core temperature in some instances can be essential to performance,” he said. The CoolMitt has made a difference. “The athletes notice themselves feeling like at the end of the game they have as much juice or jump in their legs as they did at the beginning,” Friedrich added. 12. What problem may the athletes face during the Paris Olympic Games according to the text? A. Shabby buildings. B. Poor training conditions. C. Rising temperature. D. Insufficient equipment. 13. What is the purpose of Heller’s invention? A. To regulate the body temperature of athletes. B. To promote the technology of Silicon Valley. C. To reduce the temperature of the playing field. D. To shorten the breaks in training or competition. 14. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about? A. When the device is used. B. How the device works. C. How the device is designed. D. Why the device is invented. 15. What does Tyler Friedrich think of CoolMitt? A. It is of little practical value. B. Its effect remains to be seen. C. It has proved to be significant and effective. D. It has a long way to go before it is put into use. 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。 As temperatures fall rapidly, drivers are getting ready to spend more time in the morning scraping away (刮除) frost, ice and possibly snow from their cars. Scraping the windscreen in the icy cold is not an enjoyable job. ___16___. ●Spray vinegar (喷醋) A solution of mixed water and vinegar sprayed on the car the night before can help stop the appearance of frost. Vinegar is typically used as a deicer as its freezing point is much lower than that of water. ___17___. ●Use a bed sheet If drivers have no choice but to park outside overnight, they could make use of an old or spare bed sheet to help them. ___18___. And use the wipers to hold it in place overnight. This is an effective and cheap way to shield it from the ice. ●Rub(擦) an onion on the windscreen ___19___. If drivers don’t have an onion in their cupboard, they can then try potato instead. The sugar molecules from these vegetables can work to break down frost as soon as it forms on the window. Cut an onion or potato in half and then rub it generously all over the windows and windscreen the night before and this should drive the frost away. ●___20___ As the sun rises in the east, it can melt away the ice on the windscreen in the early morning, so the driver has a few extra minutes in bed. However, it will depend on how much sunlight the car gets and how early they leave the house. A. Park your car facing east B. Fill a bag with warm vinegar C. Onions have a similar effect to vinegar D. Put a bed sheet or large piece of cardboard over the windscreen E. So experts have suggested some tips to defrost the car windscreen F. People should never pour boiling hot water onto their windscreen G. So the water doesn’t have the chance to settle and freeze on top of the vinegar 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 72-year-old Randy Long was cleaning out his garage, he ___21___ some baseballs he used to throw around with his son and grandson. Thinking some kids might ___22___ them, he took them to a local baseball cage, where he ___23___ them along with a touching note that might just bring even the strongest men to ___24___ “Hope someone can use these baseballs. I found them when ___25___ my garage. I pitched (投) them to my son and grandson for countless ___26___. My son is now 46 and my grandson is 23. They have both ___27___. If you are a father, ___28___ these times. You won't believe how quickly they will be gone.” ___29___, Long’s grandson, Anderson, posted his grandpa’s kindness online. He never ____30____ the post to go viral (广泛传播). Anderson said he remembered his grandpa as a thoughtful ____31____. “When I was young, we would usually practice in the cages a few times a week. He always wanted me to be the best ____32____ I could be,” he recalled. After the story was shown on the news, Anderson was nearly swept away by the wave of ____33____ feedback (反馈). “There are many kids younger than me telling me they’ll value the times they have with their dads or granddads,” he said. “I get to go back and ____34____ him every now and then,” he said. Although he’s moved to Birmingham, about a two-hour drive from Long, Anderson has decided it’s ____35____ to team back up with his grandpa. 21. A. bought B. found C. improved D. made 22. A. help B. explore C. need D. design 23. A. left B. sold C. took D. got 24. A. laughter B. victories C. tears D. life 25. A. building B. repairing C. painting D. cleaning 26. A. competitions B. levels C. rounds D. activities 27. A. passed away B. broken up C. calmed down D. moved away 28. A. remember B. value C. wish D. govern 29. A. Encouraged B. Frightened C. Touched D. Surprised 30. A. expected B. waited C. allowed D. told 31. A. listener B. performer C. judge D. coach 32. A. player B. writer C. actor D. scientist 33. A. familiar B. objective C. warm D. professional 34. A. remind B. impress C. invite D. visit 35. A. formal B. necessary C. interesting D. amazing 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Aircraft designer Gu Songfen and nuclear expert Wang Dazhong ____36____ (award) the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, China's top science honor, on Wednesday. They received the prize for their outstanding contributions to ____37____ (science) and technological innovation during the National Science and Technology Award Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Born in 1930, Gu is a respected aircraft designer, founder of aircraft aerodynamic design and an aviation strategy scientist. He established the country's aircraft aerodynamic design system, pioneered the independent development of fighter aircraft, and ____38____ (continue) to carry out aviation strategic research, ____39____ made a significant contribution to China's aviation science and technology. Gu now serves as ____40____ senior consultant at the Aviation Industry Corporation of China and as honorary dean of the Chinese Aeronautical Establishment. Born in 1935, Wang is a ____41____ (distinguish) scholar and strategic scientist in international nuclear energy. He has been committed ____42____ developing advanced nuclear energy systems with inherent safety ____43____ (feature). He has helped China make great leaps in the development of high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology, ____44____ (lay) an important foundation for the country to step into the forefront _____45_____ ( global) in the field of advanced nuclear energy. 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. 假如你是一名大学生，名叫李华。你所在的班级最近就“大学生是否应经济独立”的话题展开讨论，同学们发表了不同的看法。请你根据以下所给内容，写一封信给某英语报社，反映讨论情况。 60%的同学的看法 1.靠自己打工来支付学费会影响学业； 2.现在把精力都用在学习上，将来报答父母的养育之恩； 25%的同学的看法 1.通过打工可以获得工作经验，了解社会； 2.体会父母挣钱不易，从而戒掉乱花钱的坏习惯； 15%的同学的看法 （包括你内） 觉得双方的观点都有一定的道理，但又不完全赞同； 我个人的看法是…… 注意：1．文章的起始句已经给出； 2．词数150左右（不包括起始句）； 参考词汇：报答: repay 学费: tuition 经济独立: financially independent Dear Editor, I’m writing to tell you about a recent discussion our class have had on whether or not university students should be financially independent. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。 Catherine had stayed at home all her life to look after her three children, but now, she, who lost her husband in a car accident, had to step out and earn money to make ends meet. With zero work experience and no professional degree, her chances of getting hired for a well-paid job were next to zero. One day, after dropping her children at school, Catherine spotted a construction site (工地). “I think I can work here,” she thought and walked close to the manager. “Hi, are you hiring (雇佣)? ” she asked. “Yes, we are,” the manager looked at Catherine from head to toe.“Are you sure you can work here? This job requires a lot of hard work.” “I’m ready for it,” she told the manager and signed a contract (合同) to work a 12-hour shift (轮班). However, Catherine kept her new job a secret from her children. She thought they would feel embarrassed after learning their mother worked at a construction site. Every morning, after dropping her children to school, she would go to the construction site and work until her shift ended. She would pick up heavy bricks (砖块) on her shoulder to transport them from one part of the site to the other. One evening, Catherine’s son, Peter, told her about an upcoming competition in school that required mothers to join. In the competition, students would wear blindfolds (眼罩) and have to recognize their mothers without looking at them. “That sounds like such a cool event, Peter!” Catherine said excitedly. “I can’t wait for it!” “I won’t go there with you, mom,” Peter replied. “But why?” What her son said next was something Catherine wasn’t prepared to hear. “Mom, I would have to touch your hands to recognize you, and everyone would look at them,” Peter explained. “Your hands are so ugly. They’re so hard and rough,” he added. “I will feel so embarrassed when my classmates look at your hands,” the boy said. “I won’t attend the event.” Catherine felt terrible but couldn’t say anything in her defense. 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。 para.1 A few weeks later, Peter was walking home when something unexpected caught his attention. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Para.2 On his way back home, he kept thinking about how he would apologize to his mother. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 环际大联考 “逐梦计划”2024~2025学年度第二学期期中考试 高一英语试题 （试卷总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟） 注意事项: 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、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2B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） 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Why does Cindy know much about animals? A. She works on a farm. B. She really likes animals. C. She once lived on a farm. 2. How is the woman going to Xiamen? A. By bus. B. By train. C. By plane. 3. Why does the woman come to talk with the man? A. To join the company. B. To cooperate with the man. C. To show her strengths. 4. What is the boy going to do after school? A. Feed the cat. B. Visit his uncle. C. Play with his sister. 5. What will the woman probably do? A Repair the computer herself. B. Call a repairman soon. C. Ask the man to repair the computer. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What do we know about the woman? A. She likes reading very much. B. She is preparing for the exams. C. She lacks time to review lessons. 7. What is the man's suggestion for the woman? A. Balancing study and rest. B. Going for a walk more often. C. Treating her studies more seriously. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a bookstore. B. In an airplane. C. In a post office. 9. How much will the man pay in total? A. $20. B. $25. C. $45. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Why did Charlie go to Hong Kong last week? A. To see the long bridge. B. To pay a visit to Macao. C To see his good friends there. 11. How long is the bridge? A 3 kilometers. B. 9 kilometers. C. 55 kilometers. 12. Who went together with Charlie? A. His mother. B. His parents. C. His wife. 听第9段材料，回答第13 至16题。 13. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a park. B. In a hotel. C. In a street. 14. What is the weather like today? A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy. 15. How will the man probably go to Wrigley Field? A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By subway. 16. What time is it probably now? A. 5: 00 pm. B. 4: 00 pm. C. 3: 00 pm. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where was the Baseball Fair held last summer? A. In France. B. In China. C. In Japan. 18. What did the speaker do in the mornings? A. He learned baseball skills. He visited local museums. C. He watched baseball games. 19. Where did the speaker learn to make rice dumplings? A. On a farm. B. In a restaurant. C. In a cooking class. 20. What did the speaker like best about his trip? A. Traveling around the world. B. Learning several languages. C. Making new friends. 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. C 2. B 3. D B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. C 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. E 17. G 18. D 19. C 20. A 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. C 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. B 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. were awarded 37. scientific 38. continued 39. which 40. a 41. distinguished 42. to 43. features 44. laying 45. globally 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 Editor, I’m writing to tell you about a recent discussion our class have had on whether or not university students should be financially independent. 60% of the students think that university students don’t have to be financially independent because trying to make money will have a deep influence on their studies. In addition, they think that they can repay their parents in the future. 25% of my classmates hold the view that doing part-time jobs will help one gain work experience and learn more of society. Besides, when students find it hard to make money, they will know it is not easy for parents to earn money and won’t waste their money any longer. 15% of the students, including myself, partly agree with the opinions above. Personally I think that as grown-ups, we should not depend on our parents any more. However, if our parents can afford to pay the tuition for us, we should put our studies in the first place. Thank you for reading my letter Yours, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写（满分25分） 【47题答案】 【答案】范文 A few weeks later, Peter was walking home when something unexpected caught his attention. In the distance, he saw a familiar figure in worn-out clothes, covered in dust and sweat, lifted heavy bricks with her weathered hands at the construction site. As he drew closer, he realized it was his mother, Catherine. Catherine tirelessly moved heavy bricks with her ugly and rough hands under the scorching sun. Her face was covered in sweat, and she didn't even have time to wipe it off as she rushed back and forth, working tirelessly. Peter stood there in shock, unable to utter a single word. Meanwhile, a wave of guilt and regret flooded over him. He shouldn’t have said those hurtful words. On his way back home, he kept thinking about how he would apologize to his mother. Peter couldn't shake off the guilt and regret for his hurtful words towards his mother. He knew he had to make things right and apologize to her. The moment Catherine stepped into the house from work, Peter rushed up to her, gently took her hands in his and held them tightly. “Mom, I’m sorry” he murmured, tears welling up in his eyes, “I didn’t understand then, but now I see how hard you work for us. Your hands may be rough, but they are the most beautiful hands in the world because they care for us.” Tears welled up in Catherine’s eyes as she embraced her son, a wave of happiness washing over her. From that day on, Peter not only attended the school event with his mother but also stood by her side, holding her hands with pride. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$