UNIT 2 Improving Yourself单元达标检测（Word练习）-【精讲精练】2025-2026学年高中英语选择性必修第二册（外研版）

(时间：100分钟　满分：120分) 第一部分　阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Duke of Edinburgh's Award has picked some activities to help build confidence，independence and adaptability among youngsters. ·Set yourself a physical challenge Learn survival skills at Sani Resort on Greece's Halkidiki coast.The activity is sponsored by the Bear Grylls Survival Academy.Lessons include ways of hiding outdoors，seeking routes，building boats and finding food in the wild. Price：￡33.50 per day，per person. ·Spend time in nature Head to Ecuador's Mashpi Lodge to experience about 6，200 acres of cloud forest in an excellent reserve of this country，flying through the treetops on the Sky Bike and Dragonfly Canopy Gondola.The tour is guided by Mashpi's team of local naturalist guides. Price：￡1，030 per room per night，including transfers (换乘) from Quito and all meals and guided activities within the reserve.Out-of-Ecuador tourists need to pay for flying. ·Travel somewhere new It can be particularly rewarding for young people when they step out of their comfort zone.There's nowhere better than the wilds of South Africa.Scott Dunn's teen programme offers an African adventure with two unforgettable experiences to observe wild animals，including a trip to Marakele National Park. Price：￡6，000 a person. ·Experience a digital detox Join Metropolitan Touring's journey to the Galapagos Islands.Twin it with a digital switch-off，book day trips with expert guides，and travel around the active Sierra Negra volcano.Activities include heading to Santa Cruz Island on the hotel's boat，diving and surfing. Price：￡2，730 per person，double occupancy，including all accommodation，return inter-island flights，tours and meals. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四个帮助青少年建立自信、增强独立性、提高适应能力的旅行项目。 1．What is NOT included from the charge for the travel to Mashpi Lodge? A．International flights. B．Changes of vehicles. C．Touring in the reserve. D．Diets during the travel. 解析　细节理解题。根据第二个活动Price部分中的“Out-of-Ecuador tourists need to pay for flying.”可知，国际航班的费用不包括在内。 答案　A 2．Which activity is most attractive to wild creature lovers? A．Spend time in nature. B．Travel somewhere new. C．Experience a digital detox. D．Set yourself a physical challenge. 解析　细节理解题。根据第三个活动中的“Scott Dunn's teen programme offers an African adventure with two unforgettable experiences to observe wild animals”可知，该活动对野生动物爱好者最具吸引力。 答案　B 3．What can tourists do during Metropolitan Touring's journey? A．Enjoy a flexible tour. B．Use special digital devices. C．Learn some survival skills. D．Experience water sports. 解析　细节理解题。根据最后一个活动中的“Activities include heading to Santa Cruz Island on the hotel's boat，diving and surfing.”可知，游客可以体验一些水上运动。 答案　D B When I was seven years old，my friend had gotten a computer for his birthday.He invited me to play a simple game，and we loved it！We played for hours.We would meet after school every day to play it.My addiction to computer games started then. Not long after that，my friend moved to another city.I missed him，but I got my own computer and began playing by myself.At first I played games over the Internet after I had done my homework and eaten dinner.Then I started playing as soon as I got home each day.My parents stopped me，so I started playing in the middle of the night.I often fell asleep in class.My teacher would scold me but I would often do the same thing the next day！Shortly after that I began to skip meals and play through the night.My parents found out and took away my computer and smartphone.I knew I had gone too far.My love of computer games had become an addiction.It was affecting my schoolwork and my health，and I felt quite depressed. Playing was fun，but I felt even more worn out afterwards！We can spoil good things by doing them too much.I realized that it was very important to adjust my lifestyle.I decided to take control of my life and find other ways to relax. To succeed in quitting，I had to replace it with something else.So I thought about what to try.Rock climbing，bowling，watching comedies，and playing basketball were the things I thought of doing instead.I get refreshed through climbing，spend more time with my dad，and get to meet new friends.The more we get together and laugh，the more relaxed I feel.Besides，I can eat a little more food，sleep soundly，and I'm almost in high spirits. After six months of trying out new ways of relaxing，I feel much more energetic.I feel that I can change myself for the better.And if that's true for me，then it might truly be possible to change the world for others.Just as the saying goes，“Nothing is difficult to a willing heart.” [语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者7岁时染上网瘾，之后又成功摆脱的故事。 4．When did the writer play computer games at first? A．In the morning. B．In the middle of the night. C．When he got home. D．After schoolwork and dinner. 解析　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“At first I played games over the Internet after I had done my homework and eaten dinner.”可知，起初，作者是在做完作业和吃完晚饭后才玩电脑游戏。 答案　D 5．How do you feel about playing computer games according to the passage? A．It does more good than harm. B．It does much more harm than good. C．It has no effect on students. D．It does little more harm than good. 解析　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It was affecting my schoolwork and my health，and I felt quite depressed.”和第三段中的“Playing was fun，but I felt even more worn out afterwards! We can spoil good things by doing them too much.”可知，玩电脑游戏弊大于利。 答案　B 6．How does the writer break the habit of being addicted to computer games? A．Give up playing completely. B．Learn more advanced games. C．Try out other new ways to relax in reality. D．Do a lot of hard labour. 解析　细节理解题。 根据第四段中的“To succeed in quitting，I had to replace it with something else.So I thought about what to try.”可知，作者通过在现实中尝试其他新的放松方式来打破沉迷于电脑游戏的习惯。 答案　C 7．What is the character of the writer of this passage? A．A bit energetic. B．A little stubborn. C．Kind of self-disciplined. D．Much clever. 解析　推理判断题。 根据第三段内容可知，作者意识到网瘾的害处之后，自己决定摆脱网瘾并且成功了。由此推知，作者是有点自律的人。 答案　C C Growing up，we are constantly reminded that young people are heavily affected by technology.We are the “antisocial club”，those who prefer to text our friends in the same room rather than make eye contact with them.And even though never-ending studies reveal to us the extent of our social media addiction，we should at least consider that it's not only our young people's problem any more. There's the rise of the Instagram mums，who like to post an abundance of cute baby pictures，share their mom feelings along the way and show their wonderful lifestyles.They are the so-called “Facebook mum generation”，a growing group of parents that like to overshare. While all of this might be fine，and even a little humorous，new research suggests that parents' technology addiction is negatively affecting their children's behavior.According to the study，40% of mothers and 32% of fathers have admitted having some sort of phone addiction.This has led to a significant fall in verbal interactions within families and even a decline in mothers' encouraging their children. There is no denying that I get annoyed when receiving the words “I'll be with you soon” from a parent，when all I want to do is ask one question.But，at the same time，every day leaving the room to wait until my father is finished with his “serious business” (Farmville)，has now become the norm．Whether you want to escape your disturbing children for a bit，or want to stay up late flicking through Twitter，know that wanting to do all of these is normal.We，your children，know how addictive it can be and how difficult it is to switch off.But before telling us to put our phones away at the table or even worse，listing statistics of how damaging social media can be for us，maybe lead by example，considering how much time you spend on the phone and how this is impacting your children and your relationship with us.Maybe in this way we can work on our addiction together. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇议论文。新的研究表明，父母对科技产品的沉迷会对孩子的行为产生负面影响。这导致家庭内部语言交流显著减少。因此作者呼吁家长们摆脱对手机的沉迷。 8．From paragraph 1，what can we know about teenagers nowadays? A．They enjoy socializing with their friends. B．They send messages to their friends every day. C．They hate to make eye contact with their friends. D．They are heavily addicted to their mobile phones. 解析　推理判断题。第一段提到很多研究表明了我们对社交媒体上瘾的程度，但这不再只是年轻人的问题。据此我们可以推断，如今的青少年严重沉迷于他们的手机。故选D。 答案　D 9．What does the author think of mums' oversharing? A．Boring. B．Selfish. C．Funny. D．Meaningful. 解析　推理判断题。第二段提到这些母亲就是所谓的‘脸书妈妈一代’，是一个喜欢过度分享的父母群体。紧接着第三段一开头承接上文说“While all of this might be fine，and even a little humorous...”可推知，作者认为妈妈们的过度分享是滑稽可笑的，其中humorous是关键词。故选C。 答案　C 10．What does the underlined word “norm” in paragraph 4 probably mean? A．Security. B．Standard. C．Routine. D．Custom. 解析　词义猜测题。根据画线词后文“Whether you want to escape your disturbing children for a bit，or want to stay up late flicking through Twitter，know that wanting to do all of these is normal.”可知，每天离开房间等待父亲做完“正经事”(Farmville)，现在已经成了一种常态。故画线词意思是“惯例，常规”。故选C。 答案　C 11．What's the main purpose of the article? A．To share the author's own experience with the readers. B．To call on parents to get rid of their own media addiction. C．To reveal that parents are always addicted to mobile phones. D．To show the author's dissatisfaction with parents' phone use. 解析　写作意图题。最后一段最后两句话提到家长可以以身作则，考虑一下自己花在手机上的时间有多长，以及这对孩子和你们的关系有什么影响。通过这种方式，就可以一起努力解决我们对手机上瘾问题。由此可推知，这篇文章的目的是呼吁家长们摆脱对媒体的沉迷。故选B。 答案　B D A new research led by University of Pittsburgh psychologists shows that older adults may be able to prevent declines (衰退) in a certain kind of memory by sticking to regular exercise. From the study，exercising about three times a week for at least four months is how much people need to obtain the benefits in episodic memory.Episodic memory，which is supported by a part of the brain that's known to benefit from exercise，is the kind that deals with events that happened to you in the past.It's also one of the first to decline with age. Exercise that gets the heart pumping has shown promise in increasing brain health，and experiments in mice show that it improves memory—but studies looking at the same link in humans have come out mixed. During the research，the team read 1，279 studies carefully，eventually narrowing them down to just 36 that met specific criteria (标准).Then they used specialized software and no small number of Excel spreadsheets to transform the data into a form where the different studies could be directly compared.That work paid off when they found that pooling together those 36 studies was enough to show that for older adults，exercise can indeed benefit their memory. Past analyses looking at connections between exercise and memory didn't find one，but the team took several extra steps to give them the best chance of finding a link if one did exist.They limited their search to particular groups and age ranges as well as a specific kind of strict experimental setup.Another key was focusing specifically on episodic memory. With that much larger pool of participants，the team was able to show a link between exercise and episodic memory.The team also found the greatest effects of exercise in those who hadn't yet experienced any cognitive (认知的) decline. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是匹兹堡大学心理学家领导的一项新研究表明，老年人可以通过坚持定期锻炼来防止某种记忆衰退。 12．What can we learn about “episodic memory”？ A．It benefits from regular exercise. B．It has nothing to do with age. C．It deals with things happening now. D．It is connected with the whole brain. 解析　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“From the study，exercising about three times a week for at least four months is how much people need to obtain the benefits in episodic memory.”可知，episodic memory受益于定期锻炼。故选A。 答案　A 13．How did the team get their study result? A．By carrying out 1，279 studies. B．By making specific criteria. C．By doing experiments in mice. D．By comparing different studies. 解析　推理判断题。根据第四段可知，这个团队是通过比较不同的研究得到他们的研究结果的。故选D。 答案　D 14．What can we infer from the last two paragraphs? A．The team got the findings by chance. B．The participants were chosen from all ages. C．The study focused on all kinds of memories. D．People without cognitive decline benefit most from exercise. 解析　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The team also found the greatest effects of exercise in those who hadn't yet experienced any cognitive decline.”可推断出没有认知能力下降的人从运动中获益最多。故选D。 答案　D 15．Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A．Benefits from Regular Exercise B．Advice on How to Exercise for the Old C．Studies Find Ways to Improve Memories D．Exercise Helps the Older Keep Memories 解析　标题归纳题。结合全文可知，本文主要讲的是定期锻炼对老年人的记忆有帮助，因此最好的题目是D选项，故选D。 答案　D 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。 (2024·绵阳中学高二期末)It's important to spend time talking to your teen about the news and how the media works.Studies show kids experience fewer harmful effects when they've been taught basic media literacy(媒介素养)skills. 16 ． Encourage critical thinking. 17 ．Ask him to consider who wrote the story and why that person may have written it. Teach your teen to look at all the information. 18 ．It helps to learn more about who produced the content.Also，show your teen how to look at photographs more closely.Just a picture paired with an article doesn't mean the picture was taken at the actual event being discussed in the story. Look at websites together. 19 ．And discuss how to tell the difference between news stories and the sponsored content.Read articles together and talk about the messages that you're viewing. 20 ．Make sure your teen is aware that many writers get paid by the pageview.Clickbait headlines are intended to get traffic，rather than provide high quality information.Explain how many writers are trying to sell products，rather than report the facts. A．Watch your teen's use B．Here are some methods you can refer to C．Mention the ways to check stories online D．Discuss people's reasons for creating the content E．Sit down with your teen and view popular news sites F．Encourage your teen to question the information he is reading G．Emphasize the importance of looking at the “about us” page on a website [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要就如何培养孩子的媒介素养技能提出了一些方法。 16．解析　根据上文中的“It's important to...basic media literacy(媒介素养)skills”，再结合下文提出培养孩子媒介素养技能的具体办法可知，B项“这里有一些你可以参考的办法”符合语境。 答案　B 17．解析　根据上文中的主题句“Encourage critical thinking.”可知，本段说明了鼓励批判性思考。F项继续说明鼓励孩子对正在阅读的内容提出疑问，承接上文，且F项中的Encourage与上文中的Encourage相照应，question与上文中的critical thinking 相照应。 答案　F 18．解析　根据上文中的主题句“Teach your teen to look at all the information.”和下文中的“It helps to learn more about who produced the content.”可知，上文提到教孩子看所有信息，下文则提到了这有助于了解是谁创作了内容，故空处是在说明要了解内容创作者。下文中的It指代G项中的“looking at the ‘about us’ page”，故G项符合语境。 答案　G 19．解析　根据上文中的主题句“Look at websites together.”可知，本段是说一起看网站，故E项“和你的孩子坐下来，看看流行的新闻网站”符合语境。 答案　E 20．解析　根据下文“Make sure your teen is aware that many writers get paid by the pageview...the facts.”可知，确保你的孩子知道许多作者按页面浏览量获得报酬。引诱人点击的标题是为了获得流量，而不是提供高质量的信息。解释有多少作者试图推销产品，而不是报道事实。由此可知，本段主要介绍了让孩子了解人们在网上创作内容背后的原因。故D项适合作本段的主题句。 答案　D 第二部分　语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面的短文，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。 Life-Giving Touch On March 25，2010，Kate and David heard the words every parent fears: Their newborn wasn't going to make it.Their 21 — a girl and a boy —were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature (早产的)， 22 just over two pounds each.Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement.His 23 was nearly gone. “I saw him gasp (喘息)，but the 24 said it was no use，” Kate told the Daily Mail five years later.“I know it sounds stupid，but if he was still gasping，that was a sign of 25 ．I wasn't going to give up 26 ．I wanted to let him know us.” Kate 27 the boy，whom the couple had already named Jamie，from his hospital blanket and ordered David to take his shirt off and 28 them in bed.The first-time parents wanted their son to be as 29 as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would 30 his condition.They also talked to him. “We were trying to encourage him to 31 ，” Kate told the Daily Mail.“We explained his name and that he had a twin who he had to 32 and how hard we had tried to have him.Then something miraculous (奇迹般的) happened.Jamie gasped (喘气)again — and then he started 33 ．Finally，he reached for his father's finger.Our 34 boy had made it.” “We're the 35 people in the world，” Kate said gratefully.“The experience makes us cherish them more.” [语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了早产儿杰米本已被医生判定无法存活，最后在父母爱的呼唤和拥抱下活下来的奇迹。 21．A.children B．twins C．teenagers D．couple 解析　句意：他们的双胞胎——一女一男——出生时间相差2分钟，早产14周，每个人的体重都只有2磅多一点。children孩子们；twins双胞胎；teenagers青少年；couple夫妇。故选B。 答案　B 22．A.weighing B．measuring C．dealing D．costing 解析　根据空后的“just over two pounds each”可知，是指体重仅有两磅多一点。weigh称重量，重；measure测量；deal交往，交易；cost花费。故选A。 答案　A 23．A.emotion B．heartbeat C．brain D．energy 解析　句意：他的心跳几乎停止了。emotion情感；heartbeat心跳；brain大脑；energy能源。故选B。 答案　B 24．A.police B．assistant C．doctor D．chief 解析　根据上文“Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement.”可知，医生在拯救这个孩子，但是没有看到任何改善，所以医生觉得没有用了。police警察；assistant助理；doctor医生；chief首领。故选C。 答案　C 25．A.recognition B．stress C．life D．nerves 解析　结合空前的“if he was still gasping，that was a sign”可知，是他的母亲认为他还在喘气，那就是活着的迹象。recognition识别；stress压力；life生活，生命；nerves神经。故选C。 答案　C 26．A.independently B．mentally C．toughly D．easily 解析　句意：我不会轻易放弃的。independently独立地；mentally精神上；toughly坚强地，固执地；easily容易地。故选D。 答案　D 27．A.unwrapped B．held C．kissed D．removed 解析　句意：凯特从医院的毯子上解开这个男孩的包裹，叫他杰米，并命令大卫脱掉衬衫，和他们一起躺在床上。unwrap打开/解开……的包装；hold举行；kiss接吻；remove删除。故选A。 答案　A 28．A.join B．put C．keep D．limit 解析　句意：凯特从医院的毯子上解开这个男孩的包裹，叫他杰米，并命令大卫脱掉衬衫，和他们一起躺在床上。join加入；put安置；keep保持；limit限制。故选A。 答案　A 29．A.unique B．peaceful C．balanced D．warm 解析　句意：这对第一次做父母的父母希望他们的儿子尽可能温暖，并希望这种肌肤接触能改善他的状况。unique独特的；peaceful和平的；balanced平衡的；warm温暖的。故选D。 答案　D 30．A.destroy B．worsen C．maintain D．improve 解析　根据句意可知，父母想让孩子感到温暖，此处指父母是希望这种肌肤接触能改善他的状况。destroy摧毁；worsen恶化；maintain维护；improve改善。故选D。 答案　D 31．A.leave B．talk C．stay D．eat 解析　句意：我们试图鼓励他坚持下来。leave离开；talk说话；stay保持，维持，坚持；eat吃。故选C。 答案　C 32．A.look around B．care for C．show off D．fight against 解析　句意：我们解释了他的名字，说他有一个双胞胎(妹妹)，他必须照顾她，我们曾多么努力地想要他。look around看看周围；care for关心，照顾；show off炫耀；fight against对抗。故选B。 答案　B 33．A.struggling B．breathing C．shouting D．waving 解析　根据空前的“Jamie gasped again”可知，此处指 杰米又开始呼吸了。struggle奋斗，努力；breathe呼吸；shout大喊；wave挥手。故选B。 答案　B 34．A.tiny B．huge C．strong D．healthy 解析　这个孩子一度濒临死亡，但是他又坚强地活下来了。tiny极小的；huge大的；strong强大的，坚强的；healthy健康的。故选C。 答案　C 35．A.smartest B．wealthiest C．luckiest D．kindest 解析　根据空前的“Then something miraculous happened.”以及空后的“The experience makes us cherish them more.”可知，他们的孩子一度濒临死亡，但是他又坚强地活下来了，所以这对父母是最幸运的。smartest最聪明的；wealthiest最富有的；luckiest最幸运的；kindest最和蔼的。故选C。 答案　C 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 (2024·湖北武汉武昌质检)The AI-powered ChatGPT has drawn great interest from investors hungry for the next big thing in technology.Created by OpenAI，a private company backed by Microsoft，ChatGPT 36. (estimate) to have reached 100 million monthly active users just two months after its launch，making it the 37. (fast) growing consumer application in history.But its popularity has also made it 38. target for regulation，attracting the attention of US lawmakers with questions about its impact on education and national security.Congressman Ted Lieu，said that 39. he was excited about the chatbot，he was also shocked by AI，specially AI that is left unchecked. One law firm focused on AI 40. (responsible) pointed to the national security concerns.It wrote of evil leaders，non-state actors and malicious (怀有恶意的) state actors 41. (use) these systems to generate information that could be wrong or could be harmful.At this point many of the recent concerns about ChatGPT have come 42. (main) from educators focused on cheating and plagiarism (剽窃).Others have voiced the concern that their computer program could also be used to spread false information. In a statement OpenAI said “ ChatGPT's free use by everyone is consistent 43. the principles of democratization information.We don't want 44. to be used for misleading purposes in schools or anywhere else，so we are trying to find ways to help anyone identify texts 45. (generate) by that system.” [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了ChatGPT一经发布就深受欢迎，这也引起了政府立法者的关注，他们质疑它对教育和国家安全的影响。 36．解析　考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作谓语。根据时间状语“just two months after its launch”和常识可知，此处描述的事情发生在过去，应用一般过去时；主语ChatGPT与estimate之间是动宾关系；主语ChatGPT是第三人称单数。所以空处填was estimated。 答案　was estimated 37．解析　考查副词。空处修饰空后的形容词growing，应用副词。根据本句中的“in history”可知，此处应用最高级，所以空处填fastest。 答案　fastest 38．解析　考查冠词。空后的target是一个可数名词单数，故空处应填冠词。结合语境“但它的受欢迎程度也使它成为监管的目标”可知，此处表泛指，且target的发音以辅音音素开头，所以空处填a。 答案　a 39．解析　考查状语从句。结合句意“国会议员Ted Lieu表示，虽然他对聊天机器人感到兴奋，但他也对人工智能感到震惊，尤其是不受限制的人工智能”可知，空处引导让步状语从句，所以填although/though/while。 答案　although/though/while 40．解析　考查名词。分析句子结构可知，空处作介词on的宾语，应用名词，所以填responsibility。 答案　responsibility 41．解析　考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作非谓语，与逻辑主语evil leaders，non-state actors and malicious(怀有恶意的)state actors之间是主谓关系，所以空处填现在分词using。 答案　using 42．解析　考查副词。空处修饰空前的谓语动词，应用副词，所以填mainly。 答案　mainly 43．解析　考查介词和搭配。此处考查固定表达be consistent with“与……一致的；符合的”。句意：OpenAI在一份声明中说：“每个人对ChatGPT的免费使用是符合民主化信息的原则的。” 答案　with 44．解析　考查代词。根据句意“我们不想让ChatGPT在学校或其他任何地方被用于误导目的，所以我们正在努力寻找方法来帮助任何人识别由该系统生成的文本”可知，空处缺的意思是“ChatGPT”，故可以用代词it代替。 答案　it 45．解析　考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作非谓语。texts与generate之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填过去分词generated。 答案　generated 第三部分　写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter发邮件向你倾诉他近来对社交媒体上瘾，并且已经严重影响了他的生活和学习。请你给他回一封电子邮件，内容包括： 1．表示安慰； 2．提出建议。 注意：1.写作词数应为80左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 One possible version： Dear Peter， I'm sorry to hear that you are so addicted to social media that your normal life is out of balance.Here I'd like to provide you with some suggestions，hoping that they will be of help to you. Firstly，it is a good idea to develop a new hobby such as hiking or painting，which is related to nature and can help you a lot.Secondly，you can go to visit your friends or stay with your family to communicate with them face to face rather than online. I hope you can get your life back to normal soon. Yours sincerely， Li Hua 第二节(满分25 分) 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I was a shy 13-year-old boy that year，afraid to speak before people and poor at communicating with others.My parents were worried so they introduced a part-time job in a restaurant during the summer vacation，hoping it would make a difference to me.Although I hated it and didn't believe it would bring any change to me，I had to accept it.The part-time job fell on Monday of each week. On the first Monday，I simply dared not look at people in the restaurant.And when I was speaking with them，my face turned red and my voice was low.On my way back home，I felt so bad.But when I got home，my bad feelings disappeared.I found my parents had brought home a pet cat，which I had expected to get for a long period of time.The cat was so lovely. However，one Thursday，he secretly ran out and disappeared.We looked for him everywhere the whole day but found nothing.We lived in the city，close to a high-traffic road，and this cat didn't have street smarts.I guessed he would probably die and wouldn't be home again.And after three days of looking for the cat but with no sign of him，I quite believed he wouldn't be home again.My parents told me，“A miracle(奇迹) may happen as long as you don't give up.” However，I quite doubted it. On the morning of the following Monday，I left for work 45 minutes earlier and started walking to the bus stop a block away.While waiting for the bus there，I thought about the work and felt upset.It wouldn't be helpful to me and it was tiring! How much I wanted to quit the job! And thinking of the cat，I felt even worse. Since it was still early，I suddenly wanted to spare some time to look for the cat again though I had little hope.I told myself，“If I still fail to find him this time，I won't look for him again.” Then，I decided to walk to the next bus stop to look for him around.Minutes later，suddenly，a dirty and weak cat sitting by a tree caught my eye. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按如下格式作答。 My eyes widened，and I was surprised to find it was just our cat. Encouraged，I rushed to the bus stop and decided not to give up the part-time job. One possible version： My eyes widened，and I was surprised to find it was just our cat.Excited，I walked right up to him.While I carried him in my arms，he pushed his dirty face towards me.I wept with joy and took him home.Seeing me carrying our cat gladdened my mother's heart.She said，“Just as I told you，a miracle may happen as long as you don't give up.” This time，I nodded and smiled. Encouraged，I rushed to the bus stop and decided not to give up the part-time job.“Maybe it'll indeed change me if I stick to it，” I told myself while heading towards the restaurant.Still feeling a little tired and afraid while I was working that day，I was better than before.And I continued doing the job week after week.Eventually，I miraculously found I dared to look directly at the customers and communicate with them with a confident smile.My parents were happy about my changes.When my job ended that summer，I wrote a sentence in my journal: “Don't give up before a miracle happens.” 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $