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江西师大附中高二年级英语期末试卷 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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What could the woman see from the room? A. The waterfalls. B. The power plant. C. The mountains. 2. What will the woman drink? A. Coffee. B. Soda. C. Tea. 3. Why did the sweater get smaller? A. It was line-dried. B. It was put into a drier. C. It was washed in hot water. 4. What do the speakers think of the new office manager? A. Strict. B. Unfriendly. C. Emotional. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. The weather. B. A picnic. C. A disaster. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，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至7题。 6. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Host and guest. B. Neighbors. C. Strangers. 7. What are the speakers complaining about? A. Limited living spaces. B. Littering in the street. C. Parking in the neighborhood. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What is the man doing? A. Having a job interview. B. Attending the new staff training. C. Discussing his career development. 9. What does the woman’s company offer? A. Competitive salaries. B. Flexible working hours. C. Promotion opportunities. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What is the woman going to do next week? A. Make a mailing list. B. Meet all her customers. C. Mail the printed materials. 11. How many pages did each of the ordered brochures have? A. 10. B. 20. C. 100. 12. What will the man do next? A. Carry the brochures out. B. Offer his credit card number. C. Return the overcharged money. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What was the most challenging for Amy in the first stage? A. Avoiding wasting the ingredients. B. Reflecting her character in the dish. C. Buying enough things within budget. 14. What did the competitors do in the second stage? A. They cooked for the restaurant. B. They prepared a dish for the judges. C. They submitted a four-course menu. 15. What happened to Amy in the second stage? A. She failed to use the oven. B. She forgot to take the pizza stone. C. She made the same dish as her competitor. 16. What was the judges’ reaction when tasting the food? A. Excitement. B. Calmness. C. Disappointment. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is Ellen Coyle introducing? A. A book. B. A program. C. A study. 18. What is Los Angeles famous mainly for? A. Manufacturing. B. Financial services. C. Film production. 19. Which city is known for making various products? A. New York. B. Guadalajara. C. Boston. 20. What are residents of Boston like? A. Creative. B. Disciplined. C. Hard-working. 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 The Best Hotels in Edinburgh Close to the Must-See Sights Edinburgh is home to some of the best hotels in Scotland. Here are some selected hotels, ranging from iconic five-star institutions to new apartment hotels. The Balmoral Hotel For luxury accommodation, the Balmoral hotel offers five-star service and fantastic views of Edinburgh Castle. It is in the city center and features the iconic clock tower. The Balmoral is probably the most famous hotel in the city and is famous for its hospitality. It is also popular with locals for afternoon tea. Wilde Apart Hotel Wilde Apart hotel is a modern, stylish hotel. The hotel features well-appointed (设备齐全的) serviced apartments that have fully equipped small kitchens, free WiFi, and car parking nearby. The apartments are ideal for those who are staying in the city for more than a night or two and would like to have a small kitchen to enjoy breakfast or lunch. The Radisson Collection Hotel The Radisson Collection Hotel overlooks the iconic Royal Mile. It’s just a short walk from attractions such as Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Park, and it’s within easy reach of local restaurants, shops, bars, and galleries. Everything you will want to see and do in Edinburgh is close to hand, and it’s five minutes from Waverly Train Station and airport links. The hotel’s design is modern. Scotsman Hotel Originally built as The Scotsman newspaper offices in 1905, Scotsman Hotel has been carefully restored into nine floors of rooms and suites with commanding views over the city. Located at the top end of North Bridge, the hotel occupies the prime real estate spot (黄金地段) in Edinburgh. Easy access to Waverley Train Station and airport shuttles, the hotel is probably the most well-appointed accommodation in terms of transport links. We hope you love the Edinburgh hotels we recommend! 1. Which hotel suits customers who love cooking by themselves? A. Scotsman Hotel. B. Wilde Apart Hotel. C. The Balmoral Hotel. D. The Radisson Collection Hotel. 2. What makes the Scotsman Hotel different from the others? A. Its special origin. B. Its central situation. C. Its commanding views. D. Its convenient transportation. 3. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A travel journal. B. A tour report. C. A tourist website. D. A hotel research. B We’re increasingly relying on automation and artificial intelligence in everyday life. But we still don’t quite trust robots and fear they will take our jobs. Humankind has a complicated relationship with robots. On the one hand, we appreciate how they can do dangerous, repetitive work so we don’t have to. Robots don’t need vacations or medical insurance. And in areas such as agriculture, where farmers can’t find enough people to pick the produce, robots can shoulder some of those tasks. But polls (民意调查) show that the growing robotization of the planet makes us feel deeply agitated - and threatened. Pew Research Center surveys found that more than 80 percent of Americans believed thạt by 2050, robots would do much of the work humans now do and about 75 percent believed that would make economic inequality worse. Across lines of race, age, and education, people who said automation has hurt workers outnumbered those who said it’s helped workers by two to one. National Geographic sent David Berreby around the world to look at the present and future state of robots in society. “Robots now deliver food in Milton Keynes, England, carry supplies in a Dallas hospital, disinfect (给……消毒) patients’ rooms in China and some European countries, and wander parks in Singapore, asking pedestrians (行人) to maintain social distance,” Berreby writes. “It’s an unavoidable fact that we are going to have machines, artificial creatures; that will be a part of our daily life,” Carnegie Mellon University AI roboticist Manuela Veloso told Berreby. “When you start accepting robots around you, like a third species, along with pets and humans, you want to relate to them.” A third species? That’s a new idea indeed. But were not there yet. So far, Berreby reports, robots can’t equal the human mind’s ability to do a lot of tasks, especially unexpected ones, and robots haven’t yet mastered common sense - all sill required to be a magazine editor. 4. What does the underlined word “agitated” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Disappointed B. Proud. C. Comfortable D. Worried. 5. What did Pew Research Center surveys show? A Most people regarded workplace automation as good. B. Most people agreed robots helped stimulate the economy. C. More people thought robots did more harm than good. D. More people feared robots would bring more social problems. 6. What does David Berreby’s description imply? A. People enjoy robots’ company. B. People have a growing reliance on robots, C Robots will pose a serious threat to humans. D. Robots will soon replace humans in many fields. 7. What is David Berreby’s attitude to accepting robots as a third species? A. Disapproving. B. Favorable. C. Concerned. D. Reserved C Global sea levels continue to rise despite efforts that cities around the world are making to reduce the effects of climate change and their carbon emissions. One firm, however, is hoping to battle the effects of climate change. Driven by alarming estimates that 36.6 million people in Asian coastal cities like Mumbai could face flooding by 2070, Luca Curci Architects, based in Venice, Italy, has released Floating City — a design that would allow urban areas to rise with the waters while making use of renewable energies to reduce their own carbon emissions. Each 25-acre unit houses 50,000 residents on interconnected platforms, with potential expansion for 200,000and buildings are capped at 90 meters tall for stability. “Structures must be flexible like bamboo in wind to resist waves,” explains architect Curci. To achieve this, seawater resistant materials are given priority to, while hollow sections in platforms help them float. Meanwhile, movable bridges are constructed to link these “water neighborhoods” to mainland transport systems. The project team also envisions a mix of renewable energy sources extracting power from wind, water, and the sun to power the city. During extreme weather, platforms automatically separate and regroup using intelligence algorithms inspired by how fish schools avoid hunters. Compared to building artificial islands, this method preserves 68% more marine (海洋) life and uses surfaces that absorb rainwater to reduce flooding risks. However, challenges persist. Seawater slowly harms materials, requiring repair every four months, and emergency plans for extreme weather are still under way. “This isn’t about abandoning coasts but evolving with them,” notes designer Tim Fu. While some question long-term possibility, the design redefines urban resilience. Unlike rigid sea walls, these dynamic structures harmonize with oceanic rhythms, offering a blueprint for climate solutions. “Cities must learn to dance with the waves,” Curci says. This philosophy could transform humanity’s relationship with rising seas, turning threats into sustainable opportunities. 8. What drove Luca Curci Architects to come up with a new design? A. Energy crisis. B. Potential disasters. C. Tourism expansion. D. Overcrowded cities. 9. Which of the following best describes Luca Curci’s design? A. Fictional and renewable. B. Adaptable and innovative. C. Eco-friendly and immovable. D. Wave-resistant and conventional. 10. A limitation of Luca Curci’s design is that ______. A. it threatens marine life B. it lacks clean energy options C. it requires regular maintenance D. it ignores coastal water changes 11. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text? A. Ocean Protection: Life under Threat B. Rising with the Tides: Floating Cities C. Connecting to the Future: Eco Solutions D. Coastal Design: Inspiration from Bamboo D A challenge of teaching mathematics rather than, say, history is that the homework is a lot harder to come up with. After all, “Was Henry Ⅷ a good king?” is a reasonable question to ask either a classroom of nine-year-olds or a lecture theatre of postgraduates. But “Solve this quadratic equation (二次方程式)” would leave the classroom at a loss and the lecture theatre unimpressed. Maths is learned by doing and designing a problem that is easy enough to be accessible, yet hard enough to be satisfying, is a big headache in itself. Partly for this reason, books that successfully communicate how mathematicians think, but are aimed at those not already in the field, are both valuable and rare. Now Sir David Spiegelhalter, professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge, has added to the category with The Art of Uncertainty. His new book will appeal to many more than just mathematicians, for its topic is universal: how to analyse chance, uncertainty and risk. If a new virus is running wild and the majority of deaths are among those who have received a newer vaccine, is that evidence that the vaccination program is harmful? How much of top football teams’ performance comes down to luck rather than skill? Professor Spiegelhalter’s exploration of such questions is delightful. First, he uses them to illustrate broader ideas about how probability and statistics work. So a discussion of vaccine safety proceeds to Bayes’s theorem (贝叶斯定理), a procedure for improving one’s judgment of probabilities as new evidence comes to light. The joy of Professor Spiegelhalter’s approach is that he reaches this deep truth through nothing more than some intuitive assumptions and very simple maths. Most important, though, is Professor Spiegelhalter’s skill at communicating these ideas. Much of probability and statistics can go against our intuition, and the maths behind it is often fearsome. But this is not a difficult book to read or understand. 12. What can we know from paragraph 1? A. Designing math homework is easier. B. Quadratic equation may confuse young learners. C. Nine-year-olds enjoy history questions. D. Postgraduates find math problems too simple. 13. What is the biggest selling point of The Art of Uncertainty according to the author? A. It covers various topics. B. It casts light on math thoughts. C. It satisfies maths professionals. D. It makes sense to ordinary people. 14. How does Professor Spiegelhalter explain probability and statistics? A. By using advanced mathematical formulas. B. By analyzing real-life questions with simple maths. C. By discussing complex scientific theories. D. By conducting experiments in lecture theatres. 15. The text is probably written to ______. A. introduce a new book on mathematics. B. compare teaching mathematics with history. C. explain complex mathematical theories simply. D. persuade people to study probability and statistics. 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。 In modern society, getting along with others is like a delicate dance that requires skill, patience, and sincerity. Harmonious relationships not only bring inner peace but also help build a society full of love and understanding. So, how can we get along well with others? Respect is the foundation of harmonious relationships. ____16____ Learning to respect others’ differences and avoiding conflicts caused by prejudice or misunderstanding are key. As an old saying goes, “Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself.” When we respect others, we also gain their respect. ____17____ Many times, misunderstandings and conflicts arise from poor communication. Learning to listen to others’ thoughts and feelings and expressing your own views in a careful manner are important. By understanding others’ positions with an open mind and expressing your needs gently, you can avoid unnecessary arguments and enhance mutual understanding. Tolerance is the lubricant (润滑剂) of harmonious relationships. Nobody is perfect. Everyone has flaws and shortcomings. When we encounter others’ mistakes, we should not rush to blame but rather view them with a tolerant mindset. Tolerance is not indulgence (纵容) but a form of understanding and acceptance. ____18____ Sincerity is the core of harmonious relationships. Be sincere with others, avoid being fake or pretentious, and treat everyone with a true heart. ____19____ Only when we treat others with sincerity can we achieve true harmony and beauty. Getting along well with others is an art that requires continuous learning and practice in life. Through respect, communication, tolerance, and sincerity, we can build good relationships with others. ____20____ A. It can make relationships friendlier. B. We should treat others like they treat us. C. Communication may cause a lot of problems. D Communication is the bridge to resolving conflicts. E. Everyone has their own personality, values, and ways of life. F. Good faith can bring people closer and build deep trust and friendship. G. Besides, we can create a more harmonious and beautiful world together. 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四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。 Recently Mom Elisa received a call from school about her 14-year-old son’s behavior in the lunchroom. The boy toasted Pop-tarts for anyone who wanted them, and gave them out for free. Elisa explained that the family kitchen was being built, ____21____ she had purchased a bunch of convenience foods that could be ____22____ in the microwave or toaster, including Pop-Tarts. “I guess he saw how many we had and ____23____ we had plenty to share!” she said. Her son, Mateo, is very ____24____ and generous. He is also a cancer ____25____ who once used money someone ____26____ him to buy toys for other sick kids. Elisa said, “A few years ago, someone gave him $100 as a gift when he started cancer ____27____ in the hospital.” He asked me to buy Lego ____28____ that he could give to other kids in the hospital. “Five years later, he’s just as sweet and has no ____29____ of cancer.” The ____30____ mom shared her son’s story on the Internet and before long she had thousands of likes. When Elisa realized the story had gotten ____31____ online, she decided to help others, just as her son always does. She threw out the idea of ____32____ Pop-Tarts or other items to a local food bank, sending out the ____33____ to the website. Within hours, the Food Collective had received so much web traffic that its website ____34____. Elisa put out another link, and that food bank started to fill up, too! From there, the story continued to move in the best way possible. The Pop-Tarts company ____35____ to Elisa and offered free Pop-Tarts for their family, her son’s school, and a generous donation to No Kid Hungry! 21. A. thus B. so C. but D. yet 22. A. boiled B. toasted C. prepared D. baked 23. A. denied B. decided C. figured D. suspected 24. A. lovely B. sweet C. confident D. active 25. A. patient B. actor C. helper D. survivor 26. A. sent B. gifted C. raised D. supplied 27. A. development B. management C. treatment D. improvement 28. A. sets B. groups C. pairs D. piles 29. A. mark B. sigh C. signal D. sign 30. A. excited B. worried C. proud D. guilty 31. A. large B. far C. wide D. popular 32. A. sharing B. donating C. sending D. applying 33. A. food B. link C. items D. Pop-Tarts 34. A. stuck B. overloaded C. crashed D. froze 35. A. reached out B. tested out C. handed out D. turned out 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。 Five-day work weeks are commonly accepted and practiced. But ____36____ (trial) of a four day work week in Iceland were considered remarkably successful. They led to many workers ____37____ (move) to shorter hours and workers around the world are following the trend. Why has this practice gained popularity and is it possible to apply it cross ____38____ (cultural)? The trials, ____39____ involved more than 2,500 workers took place in 2015. It was reported that ____40____ (produce) remained the same or improved in the majority of workplaces. Meanwhile, they found their working conditions were less ____41____ (stress) and they were no longer at risk of burnout, and their health and work life balance had also improved. Therefore, the world’s largest ever trial of a shorter working week was by any measure ____42____ complete success. It shows that the public service is ripe for being a pioneer of shorter working weeks and lessons can be learned by other governments. A number of other trials are now ____43____ (run) across the world. For instance, Unilever in New Zealand is giving staff a chance to cut their hours ____44____ 20% without hurting their pay in a trial. People feel actually more _____45_____ (attach) to the job in that they get rewarded by having more time. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 同学们即将升入高三，站在新的起点上，请你回顾高二生活，给高三开学第一天的自己写一封信，内容包括： 1.高二生活中一个难忘的经历或挑战； 2.你意识到的自身不足； 3.对高三学习生活的规划与决心。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.不得出现真实姓名、班级等个人信息； 3.信件开头已给出，不计入总字数。 Dear Future Me, As Senior Year kicks off, memories of Grade 11 are still fresh. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Your friend, Present Me 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。 For Jake, the journey from high school to college had never seemed so challenging. The real world— the campus life he had heard so much about, the decisions on what to study, what career to pursue, and how to find his place— felt like a heavy weight on his chest. He had no clue what his future held. One afternoon, Jake’s mom suggested he spend some time volunteering at the community center. “It might be a good way to take your mind off things,” she said. At first, he resisted. Volunteering didn't sound like the right way to prepare for college. He needed to focus on his future, not wasting time helping others. But eventually, he agreed unwillingly. When Jake first arrived at the center, the atmosphere felt unfamiliar but warm. It was a small, comfortable space with colorful walls, art supplies, and kids playing in the corner. He was assigned to help with the kids’ art class. The first few days were uneventful. Jake just sat back, passing out crayons, organizing the art supplies, and occasionally offering a word of encouragement to the kids. But one particular day, a girl caught his attention. Her name was Layla, and she was sitting in the corner, quietly staring down at a blank canvas (画布), with her hands wrapped tightly around a paintbrush. Her brush paused above the canvas as if she were waiting for permission to make the first mark. Jake had no experience with art and didn’t know how to guide Layla. But something about her hesitation touched his heart. He walked over to her and asked, “Hey, Layla, what's going on? Why aren't you painting?” She looked up at him with large brown eyes, then down at her hands, which were holding the paintbrush tightly but not moving. “I’m not good at it,” she replied. “I don’t know how to make it look like what’s in my mind.” 注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Jake sat beside her, smiling. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As Layla’s confidence grew, Jake felt a shift within himself. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 江西师大附中高二年级英语期末试卷 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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What could the woman see from the room? A. The waterfalls. B. The power plant. C. The mountains. 2. What will the woman drink? A. Coffee. B. Soda. C. Tea. 3. Why did the sweater get smaller? A. It was line-dried. B. It was put into a drier. C. It was washed in hot water. 4. What do the speakers think of the new office manager? A. Strict. B. Unfriendly. C. Emotional. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. The weather. B. A picnic. C. A disaster. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，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至7题。 6 What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Host and guest. B. Neighbors. C. Strangers. 7. What are the speakers complaining about? A. Limited living spaces. B. Littering in the street. C. Parking in the neighborhood. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What is the man doing? A. Having a job interview. B. Attending the new staff training. C. Discussing his career development. 9. What does the woman’s company offer? A. Competitive salaries. B. Flexible working hours. C. Promotion opportunities. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What is the woman going to do next week? A. Make a mailing list. B. Meet all her customers. C. Mail the printed materials. 11. How many pages did each of the ordered brochures have? A. 10. B. 20. C. 100. 12. What will the man do next? A. Carry the brochures out. B. Offer his credit card number. C. Return the overcharged money. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What was the most challenging for Amy in the first stage? A. Avoiding wasting the ingredients. B. Reflecting her character in the dish. C. Buying enough things within budget. 14. What did the competitors do in the second stage? A. They cooked for the restaurant. B. They prepared a dish for the judges. C. They submitted a four-course menu. 15. What happened to Amy in the second stage? A. She failed to use the oven. B. She forgot to take the pizza stone. C. She made the same dish as her competitor. 16. What was the judges’ reaction when tasting the food? A. Excitement. B. Calmness. C. Disappointment. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is Ellen Coyle introducing? A. A book. B. A program. C. A study. 18. What is Los Angeles famous mainly for? A. Manufacturing. B. Financial services. C. Film production. 19. Which city is known for making various products? A. New York. B. Guadalajara. C. Boston. 20. What are residents of Boston like? A. Creative. B. Disciplined. C. Hard-working. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. B 9. B 10. C 11. B D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. B 13. D 14. B 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. E 17. D 18. A 19. F 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四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. A 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. trials 37. moving 38. culturally 39. which 40. productivity 41. stressful 42. a 43. being run 44. by 45. attached 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】Dear Future Me As Senior Year kicks off, memories of Grade 11 are still fresh. I joined the debate club, sharpening my thinking and communication skills through intense discussions and competitions. Math was tough, but teachers’ help and peers’ support got me through challenging problems. However, I deeply realize my flaws. Procrastination made me rush through assignments, often sacrificing quality, and my poor time-management messed up the balance between study and rest. This year, I’ll set strict daily goals, use a planner to track tasks, and kick these bad habits. With lessons learned, I’m ready to embrace Senior Year’s challenges and strive for my dreams. Your friend, Present Me 第二节（满分25分） 【47题答案】 【答案】 Jake sat beside her, smiling. “You know, Layla,” he said gently, “art isn’t about making something look perfect. It’s about expressing what’s inside you. There’s no right or wrong way to paint. Just close your eyes and think about that beautiful thing in your mind, then let the brush move freely on the canvas.” Layla listened intently, her eyes fixed on Jake. Slowly, she took a deep breath and made the first stroke. Jake watched with encouragement, nodding and offering words of praise for each new color she added. Bit by bit, a beautiful landscape emerged on the canvas. As Layla’s confidence grew, Jake felt a shift within himself. He realized that helping others could bring such a sense of fulfillment. The joy on Layla’s face when she finally saw her completed painting was like a light bulb going off in his head. He understood that his own future didn’t have to be a burden. Just as he had guided Layla to express herself, he could also find his own path step by step. Volunteering wasn’t a waste of time at all. It was a chance to learn, grow, and see the world from a different perspective. From that day on, Jake was no longer weighed down by the unknowns of his future. Instead, he was excited to explore new possibilities and make a difference, just like he did for Layla. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$