浙江省杭州学军中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

杭州学军中学2025学年第一学期期中考试 高二英语试卷 本试题卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。 第Ⅰ卷（选择题部分） 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 will Joe do? A. Leave his company B. Work in Paris C. Move house 2. Why is the man making the call? A. To remind the woman of a rainstorm B. To make work arrangements C. To have his house repaired 3. What does the man think of the training? A. Disappointing B. Satisfying C. Worrying 4. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In the man’s office B. In a meeting room C. At home 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. An open-minded politician B. Public opinion C. An outstanding teacher 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、7题。 6. What’s the relationship between the two speakers? A. Colleagues B. A receptionist and a visitor C. Family members 7. What does the woman give the man? A. A guidebook B. A city map C. A schedule 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. When did the woman first see Mr. Wang? A On Monday B. On Tuesday C. On Friday 9. What did Mr. Wang impress the woman with? A. His personality B. His approach C. His enthusiasm 10. What will Mr. Wang do on Tuesday? A. Chair a meeting B. Propose a strategy C. Report the profits 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Where does the woman work? A. At a dental clinic B. At a travel agency C. At a restaurant 12.When did the man make the reservation? A.One week ago B.Two weeks ago C.Three weeks ago 13.What will the man try to do at 3:00? A.Visit his client B.Reschedule a meeting C.Keep an appointment 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14.What did Adriana create? A.A bicycle B.A computer C.A generator 15.How did Adriana get the idea of her project? A.From the Internet B.From her father C.From a designer 16.What was the only problem Adriana faced? A.She lacked fund. B.She was in need of support. C.She couldn’t find suitable materials. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.Who is the speaker talking to? A.Librarians B.Freshmen C.Teachers 18.What will take place in the first week? A.Some tours B.Some training C.Some talks 19.What do we know about the library computers? A.They are connected to printers. B.There are only a limited number. C.They have access to the Internet all the time. 20.Who can help to find things in the library? A.The Section Manager B.The Cataloguing Assistant C.The Training Supervisor 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15个小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Nobody likes to spend money on a new book only to face disappointment when it doesn’t live up to your expectations. Here are the best book review sites to help you avoid buying books that you’ll regret reading. Goodreads Goodreads is the leading online community for book lovers. If you want some inspiration for which novel or biography to read next, this is the best book review site to visit. There are an endless number of user-generated reading lists to explore. Fantasy Book Review Fantasy Book Review should be high on the list for anyone who is a fan of fantasy works. The book review site publishes reviews for both children’s books and adults’ books. It has a section on the top fantasy books of all time. Booklist Booklist is a print magazine that also offers an online portal. Trusted experts from the American Library Association write all the book reviews. You can see parts of reviews for different books. However, to read them in full, you will need to subscribe. YouTube YouTube is not the type of place that immediately springs to mind when you think of the best book review sites online. However, there are several engaging YouTube channels that frequently offer opinions on books they’ve read. Although it’s easy to be attracted by an impressive book cover, it’s always best to have a quick look at the book reviews before actually buying a copy. This way, you can save your money and spend it on the books that you’ll be proud to display on your shelves for a long time. 1. Which site best suits people who are into the story of one person’s life? A. Goodreads. B. Fantasy Book Review. C. Booklist. D. YouTube. 2. What can visitors do on Booklist? A. Edit book reviews. B. Discuss with experts. C. Read full reviews after payment. D. Find information about writers. 3. What is recommended before buying a book? A. Noting the book cover. B. Reading the book reviews. C. Preparing a display shelf. D. Checking the book’s ratings. B For many pop idol fans, having the opportunity to participate in a music video for their favorite pop songs might be a dream come true. I, I had taken lessons at a Chinese-owned dance studio, and they began to hold auditions (试镜) for a special project—filming a music video! Those who passed the auditions would rehearse (排练) a well-designed dance and be filmed by a professional camera crew. I really like the song they chose—Kill This Love by Blackpink, a girl group from South Korea, so I auditioned. I was confident at first in the audition, but as I felt more pressure, I forgot a few moves. This definitely hurt my chances, so I became very on edge about the results. Additionally, because Blackpink is a four-member group, the studio was only looking for four people, and over 20 people had auditioned. I was very unsure if my performance would be good enough for a callback. Two weeks later when I had just about given up on hearing back, I got a text from the studio manager, saying, “Congratulations! You have passed the audition for Kill This Love.” I could barely contain my excitement, but wanting to seem mature, I replied to her in a calm and collected manner. We were scheduled for five rehearsals in total, and the filming date was set for the middle of April. What really stirred up my excitement was knowing that we would be filmed in public. I would also be dancing the part of Rose, my favorite Blackpink member. Our first rehearsal was on a Wednesday. The studio had rented the basement of a theater. There were, of course, difficulties. The dance routine included formations, so we had to learn the positions and transitions—things that we did not usually learn in our regular dance lessons. But it was just the four of us, and our teacher had enough time to work with each of us individually. I have been practicing hard for my dream. I hope everything goes well, and I look forward to the upcoming performance! 4. How did I feel about the results after forgetting a few moves? A. Confident. B. Ambitious. C. Confused. D. Nervous. 5. Why did I reply to the manager calmly when I got the exciting text? A. Because I intended to present a mature image to her. B. Because I was trained well enough to contain my feelings. C. Because I knew that I was good enough for such a callback. D. Because I had known the result before she informed me of it. 6. What was my first rehearsal in the basement like? A. Confusing but practical. B. Challenging but helpful. C. Difficult but entertaining. D. Regular but rewarding. 7. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A. To express the burning passion for Blackpink. B. To show the difficulty in attending an audition. C. To share a personal experience in pursuit of a dream. D. To convey the excitement of engaging in a rehearsal. C Do you ever talk to yourself? Although it’s not always a conscious habit, most of us practice self-talk on a daily basis, as a way of guiding, motivating or supporting ourselves. Over the years, research has shown that self-talk can increase productivity, motivation and confidence, and even help manage feelings. “There is solid evidence that self-talk strategies improve learning and performance,” according to sport psychologist Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis, who studies the phenomenon of self-talk. He explains that there are generally three reasons why we practice self-talk: to instruct to motivate or to evaluate. Instructional self-talk happens when we need to guide ourselves through a specific task, such as learning a new skill. Motivational self-talk usually is used when we want to prepare ourselves for something challenging; it can help to increase confidence. Evaluative self - talk mostly is related to past events or actions. Hatzigeorgiadis stresses that if we want to use such self-talk to good advantage, it needs to be short, precise and, most of all, consistent. Of course, self-talk also can be ineffective and even detrimental if it’s not done right. “It is a matter of personal preference or what works for each person; but generally, it is advised that self - talk be positively rather than negatively phrased and focus on what you should do rather than on what you should avoid,” Hatzigeorgiadis says. So, for example, it would be better to say “stay cool” instead of “don’t get upset”. Although both instructions convey the same meaning, you should use positive words rather than negative ones. In this way you can avoid ill results. Another thing that can make a difference when practicing self-talk is the way you address yourself. According to research published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, using “you” rather than “I” when talking to yourself tends to be more effective. The researchers explain that when you think of yourself as another person, it allows you to give more objective and useful feedback. 8. What does the research say about self-talk? A. It is always an unconscious behavior. B. It is a daily habit for everyone. C. It may help strengthen memory. D. It can make people feel better. 9. What can be concluded from Hatzigeorgiadis’ explanation? A. Self-talk occurs in different situations. B. Self-talk usually makes one brave. C. Self-talk arises with various feelings. D. Self-talk only works when learning a new skill. 10. What does the underlined word “detrimental” in paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Confusing. B. Useless. C. Harmful. D. Unbearable. 11. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Self-talk: a close relation to the past. B. Self-talk: a great way to avoid ill results. C. Self-talk: a useful tool to benefit our life. D. Self-talk: a matter of personal preference. D In recent years, much of my life, as a consumer has shifted to what I like to call background spending. As I’ve subscribed to more apps and streaming platforms, significant sums of my money tend to slip away each month without my ever thinking about it. Think of it as automated trade Spending without the trouble of spending. Acquisition without action or thought. But while this flood of subscriptions was sold to me on the condition that it would make my life more trouble free, there was a certain shock I felt upon discovering how much I was spending without realizing each month ($179.45). You see, the thing about background spending is that it tends to happen, well, in the background without your full attention. And there lies the point. “Hand over your credit card details and let us take care of the rest,” these companies promise us. But by agreeing to this trade, we’ve become lazy passive consumers. And this laziness breeds more laziness because most of us can’t be bothered with conducting regular reviews of our subscription spending. We’re too lazy to even notice or cancel! I know it’s not just me who is suddenly living life as a smooth-brained subscriber. The average consumer spends $273 per month on subscriptions, according to a 2021 study of 2,500 by digital services firm West Monroe. Not a single person surveyed knew what his actual monthly spending was. It’s understandable why this model is so attractive to businesses. As companies questioned traditional advertising models, subscriptions offered the promise of “selling once and earning forever.” And while subscription services have been around for decades (think Wine of the Month Club), more customers have been willing to sign up thanks to the widespread availability of smartphones and the increasing ease of home delivery. While these subscriptions promise ease and happiness, not all of us are satisfied. Last year, the Kearney Consumer Institute found 40 percent of consumers believe they have too many subscriptions. Almost half of us also think we pay too much for streaming video-on-demand subscriptions. 12. What can we know about background spending in paragraph 2? A. Its purpose. B. Its feature. C. Its procedure. D. Its requirement. 13. What makes it possible for background spending to happen? A. Its attractive price. B. Some people’s poor habit. C. Its secure service. D. Some people’s addiction to it. 14. Why is the subscription model appealing to businesses? A. It offers good home delivery services. B. It is like traditional advertising models. C. It is popular among smartphone producers. D. It brings repeated profits through a single sale. 15. What’s the author’s attitude towards background spending? A. Supportive. B. Optimistic. C. Critical. D. Unclear. 第二节（共5个小题；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。 I have a drawer full of letters to Santa. Each year my children would write up their Christmas wish lists. They were polite requests for the latest game or toy. As the children got older, they would give Santa some hints(提示)on where to buy their presents. ____16____ Those letters taught my children a valuable lesson about writing: It has a purpose. Sometimes our purpose is to achieve something;other times it may be to entertain, inform, or persuade. ____17____ And when writing doesn’t seem to have any purpose or get any kind of meaningful response, then it can be hard to get excited about doing it. Christmas is a great time of year for children to communicate with others through writing. When children write for real audiences and real purposes, they can learn to choose their words accordingly. ____18____ You write “Dear Santa” because you don’t know him personally and you want to show him respect. ____19____ Texting, online messaging, live chats while playing video games all mean that they are constantly producing written messages. However, because they are usually writing to family and friends, they use informal language most of the time. There is nothing wrong with this kind of writing. It suits the audience and the purpose and gets the job done. ____20____ This type of writing won’t be rewarded by the school examiner, nor by a future employer or a potential client. The very best communicators are those who know how to adjust their language to match their audience. A. It isn’t that these young people can’t write. B. But it is always purposeful-or at least it should be. C. The age of pen-and-paper letter writing may have passed. D. As a result, each year they received something they wanted. E. You write “Hi Nanna and Pop” because you are close to them. F. As technology develops, young people are writing more than they ever have. G. But if this is the only kind of writing young people do, it will cause problems. 第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Middle school is like a battlefield. Everyone seems to be going through ____21____ physical changes, emotional mood swings and low self-esteem. For me, ____22____ was my trouble as I stood a head above the other girls. My grandfather would watch me grow ____23____ uncomfortable. “Stand straight and tall,” he’d say, as I tried to shrink myself to avoid ____24____. And each time, I would sheepishly (难为情地) do as he said. I understand that his advice was about more than just feet and inches. My grandfather grew up in ____25____ Europe. When German soldiers ____26____ his hometown, a beautiful city in Poland, he hated them and eventually resolved to join the army to fight for his country’s freedom. “Stand straight, stand tall” meant something else back then. After the war, he ____27____ a boat for America. All alone in a new country, he was ____28____ about his future. Still, he ____29____ head-on into the hustle and bustle (忙碌喧嚣) of the streets of New York. Soon, he met other European immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own way. If they could do, why couldn’t he? “Stand straight, stand tall,” he would always ____30____ himself. Thanks to the help of a loyal and ____31____ friend, my grandfather acquired a jewelry booth on the street. He was nervous at the beginning. He was trying to learn this ____32____ new business and a new language as well. Amazingly, with his efforts, within months, my grandfather was commanding his spot behind the counter, selling ____33____ and all kinds of pearls in no more than one year as if he had been doing it his whole life. Listening to my grandfather’s remarkable experiences has changed the way I ____34____ my own life. His advice to me has become much more than a challenge to improve my posture. It tells me to be ____35____ of who I am. 21. A. difficult B. awkward C. exciting D. harmful 22. A. height B. finance C. relationship D. performance 23. A. academically B. largely C. doubtfully D. increasingly 24. A. reaching out B. picking out C. sticking out D. coming out 25. A. weather-beaten B. war-torn C. disaster-stricken D. tongue-tied 26. A. advocated B. approached C. charged D. occupied 27. A. witnessed B. boarded C. guided D. slid 28. A. satisfied B. excited C. frightened D. tired 29. A. studied B. observed C. exploded D. marched 30. A. calculate B. accept C. remind D. consult 31. A. tricky B. trusty C. cheerful D. selfish 32. A. tough B. dizzy C. adequate D. quiet 33 A. desserts B. parcels C. sugars D. diamonds 34. A. fancy B. view C. expect D. deliver 35. A. ashamed B. typical C. free D. proud 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题部分） 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。 Air pollution is no doubt a pressing challenge ____36____ many major cities face around the world. More than 80% of people living in urban areas ____37____ (expose) to unsafe air, according to a report ____38____ (deliver) by the World Health Organization. “Urban air pollution continues to rise at ____39____ alarming rate, doing great harm to human health,” said Dr. Maria Neira, the director of Public Health and Environmental Policy at the WHO. “At the same time, ____40____ (aware) is rising and more cities are monitoring their air quality.” In the past two years, the number of cities monitoring air pollution ____41____ (double) — now covering about 3,000 cities in 103 countries. The WHO warned of the serious effects poor air quality could have ____42____ the health of urban residents, ____43____ (link) it to the risk of strokes, heart disease, lung cancer and many other diseases. The report also showed that low-and-middle-income countries generally have ____44____ (poor) air quality. About 98% of cities with 100,000 or more people in low-and-middle-income countries do not meet WHO air quality guidelines, while 56% in high-income countries fail to meet the standard. The report also urged local governments to take strong and ____45____ (effect) measures to fight against air pollution. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节应用文（满分15分） 46. 你是某国际学校学生会主席。你校准备组织一次“让文物活起来”（Bring Cultural Relics to Life）的活动，请你用英语写一篇开幕辞，欢迎参加活动的师生。内容包括： 1. 表示欢迎； 2. 活动目的； 3. 活动内容。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右。 2. 参考词汇：手工艺品artifact。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 was the coolest kid in her class. Whenever she went, she was in the spotlight, with a bunch of kids following her and doing everything she did. Her classmate, Landy, however, was not in the cool kids’ group. Being the tallest kid in her class, she was laughed at by her classmates, who were always chanting (唱起……歌) “Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti (意大利面).” Catherine didn’t really like it when the kids chanted “Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti”. But she never told them to stop either, and nor did she ever talk to her. She liked being popular. One weekend, Catherine went over to visit her grandfather. Her grandfather lives on a farm, where he keeps chickens. While helping to feed the chickens, Catherine noticed a special one. Hidden in the corner, it looked smaller than the others and was almost half-bare! “What’s the matter with it?” She asked her grandfather, with a puzzled frown on her face. Her grandfather told her how chickens could act. “They have a pecking (啄) order,” he explained, wrinkles of concern spreading around his forehead. “If one chicken is different, the others will push it away and keep pecking it. Sometimes they peck it so much that it dies.” “Oh, what a poor little thing!” Catherine let out a sigh as she picked the frightened chicken up in her arms, whose heart was beating fast in the bony little body. Suddenly, she thought of Landy, the girl being “pecked” by her classmates. “I’m going to take it home and take good care of it,” she said with a determined look. Back in school, Catherine told the cool kids about the chicken. “It’s looking healthy,” she said proudly. “It’s fatter and its feathers are growing. Even the cat likes it. She carries it around, and...” Everyone was entertained by Catherine’s story of her lovely chicken, laughter spreading around the classroom. 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。 Paragraph 1: Then Catherine spotted Landy seated alone in a corner. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: But Catherine walked directly toward Landy, no matter what they said. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 杭州学军中学2025学年第一学期期中考试 高二英语试卷 本试题卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。 第Ⅰ卷（选择题部分） 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 will Joe do? A. Leave his company B. Work in Paris C. Move house 2. Why is the man making the call? A. To remind the woman of a rainstorm B. To make work arrangements C. To have his house repaired 3. What does the man think of the training? A. Disappointing B. Satisfying C. Worrying 4. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In the man’s office B. In a meeting room C. At home 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. An open-minded politician B. Public opinion C. An outstanding teacher 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、7题。 6. What’s the relationship between the two speakers? A. Colleagues B. A receptionist and a visitor C. Family members 7. What does the woman give the man? A. A guidebook B. A city map C. A schedule 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. When did the woman first see Mr. Wang? A. On Monday B. On Tuesday C. On Friday 9. What did Mr. Wang impress the woman with? A. His personality B. His approach C. His enthusiasm 10. What will Mr. Wang do on Tuesday? A. Chair a meeting B. Propose a strategy C. Report the profits 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Where does the woman work? A. At a dental clinic B. At a travel agency C. At a restaurant 12.When did the man make the reservation? A.One week ago B.Two weeks ago C.Three weeks ago 13.What will the man try to do at 3:00? A.Visit his client B.Reschedule a meeting C.Keep an appointment 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14.What did Adriana create? A.A bicycle B.A computer C.A generator 15.How did Adriana get the idea of her project? A.From the Internet B.From her father C.From a designer 16.What was the only problem Adriana faced? A.She lacked fund. B.She was in need of support. C.She couldn’t find suitable materials. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.Who is the speaker talking to? A.Librarians B.Freshmen C.Teachers 18.What will take place in the first week? A.Some tours B.Some training C.Some talks 19.What do we know about the library computers? A.They are connected to printers. B.There are only a limited number. C.They have access to the Internet all the time. 20.Who can help to find things in the library? A.The Section Manager B.The Cataloguing Assistant C.The Training Supervisor 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15个小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. D 9. A 10. C 11. C D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. B 13. B 14. D 15. C 第二节（共5个小题；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. D 17. B 18. E 19. F 20. G 第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. D 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题部分） 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. which##that 37. are exposed 38. delivered 39. an 40. awareness 41. has doubled 42. on 43. linking 44. poorer 45. effective 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节应用文（满分15分） 【46题答案】 【答案】one possible version Dear teachers and fellow students, Welcome to take part in the activity called Bring Cultural Relics to Life. In order to enrich students’ school life and make us know more about our cultural relics, our school holds the activity. The activity consists of two parts. At the beginning, the headmaster will deliver a speech at the opening ceremony, making a short introduction to cultural relics. After that, some cultural relics such as artifacts, paintings and so on will be displayed, from which we can have a better understanding of our history. Hopefully you can enjoy yourselves! Another version Dear teachers and fellow students, Welcome to our "Bringing Cultural Relics to Life" event. As president of the Student Union, I'm honored to have the opportunity to open this wonderful occasion. The purpose of this event is to encourage everyone to explore the history and culture behind the artifacts and appreciate their beauty. There will be an exhibition featuring various cultural artifacts brought by students which have been passed down through their families. Also, we will be holding a work shop where students are encouraged to create their own cultural artifacts that look like cultural relics in ancient times. Thank you for your attendance, and I wish you all a meaningful and enjoyable experience 第二节读后续写（满分25分） 【47题答案】 【答案】范文 Then Catherine spotted Landy seated alone in a corner. She ducked her head with her eyes fixed on the floor as usual. It hit Catherine that the pecking order worked in school, too. Landy was just like the poor little chicken, being teased and ignored by her classmates, merely due to her special height. “It’s high time to do something for a change.” Catherine thought to herself. Having made up her mind, she urged the rest cool kids to make peace with Landy. Astonished at what she said, all the kids burst out screaming, “Talking to the long spaghetti? Are you crazy?” But Catherine walked directly toward Landy, no matter what they said. “Landy, sorry about the spaghetti thing. I should have realized it earlier. Can you forgive us?” Catherine murmured an apology, her face reddening. She figured Landy might just walk away. But she lifted her misty eyes and nodded yes. Catherine wiped away her tears, giving her a warm hug. Moved by the scene, the other kids also came to offer their sincere apologies to Landy. From that day on, no one made up silly chants about Landy, and Catherine also learned that everyone should be treated equally no matter how special he or she was. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $