广东省潮州市2024-2025学年高二下学期期末英语试卷

潮州市2024—2025学年度第二学期期末高二级教学质量检测卷 英语 本试卷共12页;满分150分，完成时间130分钟。 (其中，第一部分20分，第二、三、四部分120÷12×13=130分) 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上。 2.选择题每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其它答案;不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将答题卡交回。 第一部分 听说考试(共两节;满分20分) 做题时先把答案写在试卷上，等听说考试结束后再把答案写在答题卡上。 第一节 角色扮演(共8小题;每小题1分，满分8分) 情景介绍 角色：你是Tom. 任务：(1)与朋友Mary谈论关于大学开放日的话题; (2)根据谈话内容回答另一个朋友的提问。 生词：robotics 机器人技术 extracurricular 课外的 下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。 1.你有关于参加开放日的建议吗? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.会有一些俱乐部展览会吗? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.我如何报名参加开放日呢? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 下面听录音提问，用英语回答五个问题。 4. When is the open day? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Who will Mary attend the open day with? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What does Mary want to major in? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Which club is Tom interested in? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What can Mary do to register for the open day? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 故事复述(共8小题;每小题1.5分，满分12分) 请听下面一个故事，然后根据故事意思填空，每空一词，录音读两遍。 梗概：农民Tom种植竹子，经过三年的辛勤耕耘和耐心!等待，终于在第四年看到竹子茁壮生长。 关键词：bamboo(竹子) seed(种子) patience(耐心) neighbor(邻居) The Rewards of Patience There lived a farmer named Tom in a small village. He dreamed of having a bamboo 9 . So he decided to plant bamboo seeds. He made an effort to prepare the soil and plant the seeds. Then he watched the land, day after day, just waiting for those seeds to 10 up. Ways went by, then weeks, and even months, but 11 happened. Tom’s patience was put to the test. But he kept on taking care of those seeds. Now, by the 12 year, Tom still hadn’t seen any progress, and that’s when the neighbors started talking. They said, “Look at Tom, what a crazy dreamer!” But Tom remained patient, and he continued to wait for them to grow. In the fourth year, something 13 happened! In just six weeks, they 14 80 feet tall. Everyone in the village was 15 impressed. All that patience and hard work paid off for Tom, and everyone in the village learned something important too. They learned that you should never give up on your dreams, no matter how long it takes to come 16 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 Traveling by train can be a romantic way to see the world. Here are some fantastic train trips to add to your travel bucket list (愿望清单). Eurostar Where it goes: London to/from Paris How long it takes: Two hours and 15 minutes Eurostar is a popular way for folks to get from London to Paris (or vice versa), thanks to its quick travel time, but it has another draw that makes it a great bucket-list train trip. For 20 minutes, you’ll actually be riding 150 feet underwater through the famed English Channel. Glacier Express Where it goes: St. Moritz to Zermatt in the Swiss Alps How long it takes: Seven and a half hours This train ride is a favorite among many, as it’s arguably the best way to experience the Swiss Alps. It gives new meaning to the term “slow travel”, taking over seven hours to pass just 180 miles. Be prepared to ride on 291 bridges and through 91 tunnels. Qingzang Railway Where it goes: Xining to Lhasa How long it takes: 20 hours and 55 minutes Why not start with the world’s highest train ride? The Qingzang Railway climbs to amazing heights of over 5,072meters as it snakes through the Himalayas. The 1,956-kilometer journey passes through different biomes (生物群落区). The views of grasslands, mountain s and deserts along the way are always breathtaking. Trans-Siberian Railway Where it goes: Moscow to Vladivostok How long it takes: Seven days It’s the world’s longest continuous railway, clocking in at 5,772 miles from Moscow to Vladivostok. Along the way, you’ll pass through eight time zones and have plenty of time to see the beautiful Russia n countryside. 1. What is special about Eurostar? A. It stops at different biomes. B. It passes through eight time zones. C. It features an underwater journey. D. It provides slow travel experience. 2. What can passengers do when they ride the Glacier Express? A. They can experience great speed. B. They can appreciate the beautiful Alps C. They can pass through extensive deserts. D. They can start with the world’s highest train ride 3. Which railway is the world’s longest continuous one? A. Trans-Siberian Railway. B. Glacier Express. C. Qingzang Railway. D. Eurostar. B An English woman has found her calling and recycled more than 2000 pounds of trash after setting up a drop-off point in her garden for people to leave items that garbagemen don’t collect. Liz Pinfield-Wells built the DIY recycling center following the birth of her third child after she learned she couldn’t recycle his baby food pouches (袋子) . Along with the pouches, certain food packaging, and even toothbrushes were all excluded (排除) from her town’s curbside (路边的) recycling service. Inspired to take action, she set up a drop-off point at the end of her driveway and encouraged the public to leave their mixed recycled items. Since starting her green project four years ago, Liz has recycled 2,600 pounds of trash split (分) between 30 different categories of recyclable waste that’s not taken by trash collection and raised thousands for her local community in the process. Every month, she sends off the trash to TerraCycle, a firm that makes it into other items such as watering cans and benches. The weight of the junk is then converted (转变) into points for money which can be paid out twice a year to a charity or sports organization of her choice. In the last three years, Liz has raised more than £1,000, which she has donated to her 14-year-old daughter Zoe’s gymnastic group to buy new equipment. She has also donated a sum of money to another local charity to buy woodchips for their community garden. “It can sometimes seem a little intimidating choosing where to start with recycling but with every small step, it gets that little bit easier” she said. “I definitely think it has helped to raise awareness among my children about the need to recycle more too.” 4. What inspired Liz to set up a recycling center? A. Her child’s request. B. Her neighbors’ proposals. C. Her experience of working on a green project. D. Her learning of some trash being unrecyclable. 5. What did Liz do with the trash? A. She turned it into other items. B. She left it to the local garbagemen. C. She sold it and donated the money to her local community. D. She split it up and sent it to the curbside recycling service. 6. What does the underlined word “intimidating” in the last paragraph probably mean? A. Strange. B. Simple. C. Interesting. D. Discouraging. 7. Which of the following can best describe Liz? A. Ambitious and cool-headed. B. Adventurous and self-confident. C. Socially responsible and eco-minded. D. Highly intelligent and self-disciplined. C A group of digital models dressed in sports outfits strutted down the runway in an online virtual fashion show during China Fashion Week in September. Led by Xijiajia, tech company Baidu Inc’s virtual spokesperson, they presented the latest clothes by homegrown sportswear maker Anta Sports in different virtual scenarios (场景)-stadiums, snowfields, the Gobi Desert and even outer space. Li Shiyan, head of Baidu’s digital human and robotics section, said that technologies, the production cost of virtual clothing has been reduced dramatically, and production periods shortened from more than one month to just a week. “The virtual human industry is still in an early stage, and there are some challenges, such as how to produce low-cost digital assets and digital content, and how to make digital humans interact with real people more naturally, “Li said. The size of China’s virtual human market is forecast to reach 270 billion yuan by 2030. According to experts, the fashion landscape is rapidly expanding its virtual horizon to prepare for a future populated by digital avatars, and the most accessible way for fashion brands to engage with virtual replicas is by dressing them in their latest collections. “Holding virtual fashion shows doesn’t just mean moving real-world shows online. More importantly, we can use digital space to expand our understanding of fashion and imagination for what is possible,“ said Chen Duan. For example, people can make use of textures that do not exist in the physical world, and digital humans are able to go beyond the biological limits of real humans and present new fashion styles in new ways. “Digital humans are increasingly being used in brand promotion, advertisement, livestreaming, gaming and entertainment,” said Zhu Xiaowen, an analyst. However, she added that a new set of problems have also emerged, such as personal privacy protection and data security. She said unregulated use of digital humans might open a way for fraud, given that digital humans can be difficult to distinguish from real people. 8. Why does the author describe a virtual fashion show in Paragraph 1? A. to stress Baidu’s technological development. B to introduce the use of digital fashion avatars. C. to make ads for sportswear maker Anta Sports. D. to describe the work of some digital models. 9. What is one of the challenges of the virtual human industry? A. Digital humans fail to react with real people. B. The virtual human market isn’t clear. C. Producing digital contents costs more. D. Virtual beings aren’t widely accepted. 10. What does Chen Duan think of virtual fashion shows? A. They apply digital technology in daily life. B. They enrich people’s understanding of humans. C. They will replace real-world shows. D. They explore more possibilities for fashion. 11. What does Zhu Xiaowen stress about digital humans? A. the potential harm they do. B. their bright future in the fashion world. C. the need of their personal privacy. D. their betraying to real people. D A good shower can relax not only your body but also your mind, unleashing (释放) streams of consciousness (意识流) and creativity. Research shows that what is known as the “shower effect” also can occur outside the shower, and many of our best thoughts don’t happen at work or school — but occur while going about our days with ideas incubating (酝酿) in the background. In a study, 98 professional writers and 87 physicists recorded their most creative ideas each day, as well as what they were doing and thinking when it struck them. While most of the ideas occurred at work, 20 percent of their most meaningful ideas came while doing something else—washing dishes or taking a shower. Notably, the ideas the writers and physicists had away from their jobs were self-assessed to be just as creative and important as the ones they had at work. However, the shower effect on creativity is the product of mind-wandering, where your thoughts are anywhere but on the task at hand. Historically, researchers focused on the negative effects of mind-wandering, which can disrupt (扰乱) performance and have been associated with unhappiness. But the nature of the mind-wandering matters. In another study, over 300 university students were first asked to come up with as many novel uses as possible for ordinary objects such as a brick or paper clip (曲别针) in 90 seconds. This is known as an alternative use task, which tests creativity. The students then watched a boring video. The activity gave time for the students’ ideas to incubate and for their minds to wander. When the students were tested again, their mind-wandering led to more creative ideas. An activity such as taking a shower or a walk (or watching a romantic comedy video) “takes some of your attention so that they can influence your thoughts, but doesn’t take all of it so that you pay no attention to these creative ideas that are incubating in the background.” said Zachary Irving, author of the study. 12. What do we know about the shower effect? A. It requires focused attention. B. It fails to work outside the shower. C. It enables people to have innovative ideas unconsciously. D. It is the main cause of people’s poor performance at work. 13. How did the researchers conduct the study among writers and physicists? A. They assessed their ideas at work. B. They asked them to record their creative ideas. C. They tested their creativity after they took a shower. D. They required them to use an ordinary object creatively. 14. What does the study among university students show? A. Mind-wandering can disrupt performance. B. People’s thoughts are anywhere but on the task at hand. C. Free-flowing thoughts in moderate task boost creativity. D. Mind-wandering has been associated with unhappiness. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. Why does the mind wander? B. Why do we get our best ideas in the shower? C. How can you become a more creative person? D. How may your shower routine affect your health? 第二节(共5小题;每小题2、5分，满分13.8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。 Five secrets to a good night’s sleep Try these five tips to help you get a better night’s sleep: Exercise Going for a daily walk keeps you up less often at night. Exercise boosts the effect of the body’s natural sleep hormones (激素) such as melatonin. ___16___ Exercising too close to bedtime can be stimulating. Morning exercise that exposes you to bright daylight will help the natural circadian rhythm (生理节奏). Reserve bed for sleep Don’t use your bed as an office for answering phone calls and responding to emails. Also avoid watching late night TV there. ___17___ Reserve your bed for sleep. Keep it comfortable Television isn’t the only possible distraction in your bedroom. The environment can affect your sleep quality too. Make sure your bedroom is as comfortable as possible. ___18___ Start a sleep ritual (习惯) When you were a child and your mother read you a story and put you to bed every night, this comforting ritual helped you to fall asleep. Even in adulthood, a set of bedtime rituals can have a similar effect. Rituals help signal the body and mind that it’s time for sleep. Drink a glass of warm milk. ___19___ Or listen to calming music to relax before bed. Distress The bills are pilling up and your to do list is a mile long. Daytime worries can bubble to the surface (涌现出来) at night. Stress is a stimulus. It activates the fight or flight hormones that work against sleep. Give yourself time to wind down before bed. ___20___ To relax, try deep breathing exercises. A. Take a bath. B. Just watch the timing of your workouts. C. Carefully follow your doctor’s instructions. D. Ideally you want a quiet, dark, cool environment. E. Avoid eating a big meal within two to three hours of bedtime. F. The bed needs to be a stimulus for sleeping, not for wakefulness. G. Learning some form of relaxation exercises can promote good sleep and reduce daytime anxiety. 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。 Mathematic s has always been like a flower to me. The joy and satisfaction I find in math is a gift that my teachers have helped me to cultivate (培养). It was my Grade 7 teacher, Mr. Catton who ____21____ my talent and persuaded me to attend ____22____ classes at the local high school. My primary school principal (校长), Mrs. Herron, even ____23____ me there every day tor five months because my parents did not have driver’s licenses. As time went on, my parents felt I ____24____ to pursue mathematics at a higher level and decided we should move from Saskatoon to Toronto. “How should I tell Mrs. Herron the news?” I ____25____ as I walked to the parking lot. When Mrs. Herron saw me ____26____ to her, a smile lit up her face. I threw myself into the car, and an awkward ____27____ followed. After a long pause (停顿), I ____28____ to tell Mrs. Herron about my parents’ decision. I ____29____ looking at her and murmured (低声说), “I will miss you.” Without hesitation, she responded ____30____: “Congratulations! I’m sure you will have a great time in Toronto!” Then Mrs. Herron stopped ____31____. Mrs. Herron and other teachers had poured ____32____ efforts into helping me. How could I leave? Maybe I should set my roots here. And ultimately, my parents ____33____ we would stay in Saskatoon and I was overjoyed. This winter, after I gained ____34____ to study mathematics at Harvard University, I decided there was someone with whom I needed to ____35____ this fantastic news — Mrs. Herron. 21. A. admired B. respected C. used D. recognized 22. A. math B. English C. science D. history 23. A. directed B. drove C. followed D. attracted 24. A. pretended B. learned C. needed D. feared 25. A. cheered B. wondered C. laughed D. read 26. A. listening B. pointing C. writing D. waving 27. A. silence B. position C. debate D. question 28. A. promised B. continued C. decided D. failed 29 A. imagined B. considered C. enjoyed D. avoided 30. A. positively B. appropriately C. creatively D. desperately 31. A. teaching B. complaining C. thinking D. talking 32. A. innovative B. significant C. unintentional D. unsuccessful 33. A. doubted B. admitted C. agreed D. predicted 34. A. admission B. support C. promotion D. freedom 35. A. discuss B. exchange C. share D. review 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。 Chinese jiaozi — or dumplings — originated 1,800 years ago and it was a must in the diet of the Han people in northern China. With time, jiaozi became a favourite across the country, ____36____ (particular) during holidays. The word jiaozt sounds similar to an expression ____37____ (mean) “transition from old to new”, and this explains ____38____ jiaozi are popular during China’s Lunar New Year. Moreover, jiaozi look like the ingots (元宝) which were used in ancient China, and that’s why people believe that eating jiaozi will bring them good fortune in ____39____ coming year. Legend has it that Zhang Zhongjing. the celebrated “Sage of Chinese Medicine” who lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty, was worried when he visited a village and ____40____ (see) the frostbitten (生冻疮的) ears of its poor residents. He thought it would be ____41____ (help) to warm them up if they are mutton (羊肉), chilli and medicinal herbs. So he collected the ____42____ (ingredient) and wrapped them in dough ____43____ (shape) like an ear. Then he boiled them and distributed them to the residents. Before long, the villagers ____44____ (cure) of their frostbite. According to the legend, Zhang handed out jiaozi from the day of the Winter Solstice to Chinese New Year’s Eve. In China today, although few people ever suffer from frostbite, _____45_____ remains a tradition in the North to eat jiaozi on these two special days. 第四部分 写作(共两节;满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，你校在本月开展了志愿者主题活动。请你为英语课前演讲准备一篇关于此次活动的演讲稿，内容包括： 1.你参加志愿者活动的经历; 2.这次经历对你的影响。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右。 2.请按如下格式在答卷的相应位置作答。 Good morning, everyone! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your attention! 第二节(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。 An A for Mrs. Bartlett I was sitting next to Missy in my ninth-grade world history class when Mrs. Bartlett announced a new project. In groups, we were to create a poster around what we were studying. On a piece of paper, we wrote the names of three friends we wanted in our group. After collecting all the requests, Mrs. Bartlett informed us that she would take into consideration the names we chose and would let us know the results the next day. I was a well-rounded top student in the class, so I had no doubt I would get the group of my choice. There were only a handful of sociably decent people in the class, and Missy was one of them. I knew we had chosen each other. The next day, I anxiously awaited the class. After the bell rang, Missy and I stopped talking as Mrs. Bartlett called for our attention. She started to call out names. When she reached group three, Missy’s name was called. So I’m in group three, I thought. The second, third and fourth members of the group were called. My name was not included. There had to be some mistake! Then I heard it. The last group: “ Mauro, Juliette, Rachel, Karina. ” I could feel the tears well in my eyes. How could I face being in that group — the boy who barely spoke English, the one girl who was always covered by skirts that went down to her ankles, and the other girl who was often wearing very strange and unusual clothes with fancy items. They certainly fell into the category of the least popular in our class. They were considered misfits (不合群人)! There must be something wrong! Mrs. Bartlett was such a person of insight, vision and thoughtfulness that she never forgot to bring out the potential of all her students. Oh, how badly I wanted to be with my friends. Finally I was determined to convince her I should be in the “ good ” group. 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。 Paragraph 1: I fought back tears as I walked up to Mrs. Bartlett. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Halfway through the week, I felt myself enjoying the company of these three misfits. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 潮州市2024—2025学年度第二学期期末高二级教学质量检测卷 英语 本试卷共12页;满分150分，完成时间130分钟。 (其中，第一部分20分，第二、三、四部分120÷12×13=130分) 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上。 2.选择题每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其它答案;不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将答题卡交回。 第一部分 听说考试(共两节;满分20分) 做题时先把答案写在试卷上，等听说考试结束后再把答案写在答题卡上。 第一节 角色扮演(共8小题;每小题1分，满分8分) 情景介绍 角色：你是Tom. 任务：(1)与朋友Mary谈论关于大学开放日的话题; (2)根据谈话内容回答另一个朋友的提问。 生词：robotics 机器人技术 extracurricular 课外的 下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。 1.你有关于参加开放日的建议吗? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.会有一些俱乐部展览会吗? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.我如何报名参加开放日呢? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 下面听录音提问，用英语回答五个问题。 4. When is the open day? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Who will Mary attend the open day with? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What does Mary want to major in? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Which club is Tom interested in? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 8 What can Mary do to register for the open day? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 故事复述(共8小题;每小题1.5分，满分12分) 请听下面一个故事，然后根据故事意思填空，每空一词，录音读两遍。 梗概：农民Tom种植竹子，经过三年的辛勤耕耘和耐心!等待，终于在第四年看到竹子茁壮生长。 关键词：bamboo(竹子) seed(种子) patience(耐心) neighbor(邻居) The Rewards of Patience There lived a farmer named Tom in a small village. He dreamed of having a bamboo 9 . So he decided to plant bamboo seeds. He made an effort to prepare the soil and plant the seeds. Then he watched the land, day after day, just waiting for those seeds to 10 up. Ways went by, then weeks, and even months, but 11 happened. Tom’s patience was put to the test. But he kept on taking care of those seeds. Now, by the 12 year, Tom still hadn’t seen any progress, and that’s when the neighbors started talking. They said, “Look at Tom, what a crazy dreamer!” But Tom remained patient, and he continued to wait for them to grow. In the fourth year, something 13 happened! In just six weeks, they 14 80 feet tall. Everyone in the village was 15 impressed. All that patience and hard work paid off for Tom, and everyone in the village learned something important too. They learned that you should never give up on your dreams, no matter how long it takes to come 16 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. A B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. D 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. C 13. B 14. C 15. B 第二节(共5小题;每小题2、5分，满分13.8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. B 17. F 18. D 19. A 20. G 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. D 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. C 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 particularly 37. meaning 38. why 39. the 40. saw 41. helpful 42. ingredients 43. shaped 44. were cured 45. it 第四部分 写作(共两节;满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 【46题答案】 【答案】Good morning, everyone! This month, our school held volunteer activities, and I took part in a book donation event for rural children. I collected 20 storybooks from my shelf and wrote warm notes in each. When I saw the photos of kids reading those books with big smiles, my heart was filled with joy. This experience made me realize that sharing can bring double happiness. It also taught me to care more about others’ needs. Now I plan to keep doing volunteer work, as it helps me grow into a more responsible person. Thank you for your attention! 第二节(满分25分) 【47题答案】 【答案】Paragraph l: I fought back tears as I walked up to Mrs. Bartlett. Before I opened my mouth, she gently placed a hand on my shoulder, saying with a knowing smile, “ I know what you want, but your group needs you. ” So stunned was I that I couldn’t utter a single word for a moment. She had seen something in me that I hadn’t seen. Suddenly, a mixture of guilt as well as pride seized me. The power of being trusted made me stand straighter. “ I’ll help them. ” I replied in a firm voice. I couldn’t believe it came out of my mouth, but it did. Paragraph 2: Halfway through the week, I felt myself enjoying the company of these three misfits. The project was going smoothly with our joint efforts. Besides, I found out Mauro was struggling with English, Juliette wore long skirts because of her religion and Rachel dreamed to be a fashion designer. They weren’t misfits, just people that no one cared enough about to try to understand — except Mrs. Bartlett. I was lucky to be given a chance to see other people in a new light. Mrs. Bartlett gave us an A on that assignment, which should be handed back, for she was the one who truly deserved it. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$