湖北省襄阳市第三中学教育集团2026-2027学年高二上学期9月阶段检测英语试题

2026~2027学年高二年级英语学科 9月月考试题 第一部分 听力（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段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。 1. Why is the woman’s phone not working? A. The battery is dead. B. It has water damage. C. She dropped it on the ground. 2. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Good friends. B. Teacher and student. C. Father and daughter. 3. What will be Mr Brown doing at 10 tomorrow morning? A. Going to a meeting. B. Going to the hospital. C. Meeting Mr. Carter. 4. What are the two speakers doing? A. Learning driving. B. Practising typing. C. Surfing the Internet. 5. What does Linda offer to do for Tom? A. Book a flight for him. B. Help him park the car. C. Drive him to the airport. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，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。每段录音播放两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 6. What will George do next week? A. Hold an activity. B. Register for a contest. C. Compete in an activity. 7. What is the woman’s attitude towards George? A. Uninterested. B. Supportive. C. Annoyed. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 8. What day is it today? A. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Saturday. 9. What does the woman think of a history museum? A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Relaxing. 10. How will they go to the museum? A. On foot. B. By subway. C. By car. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 11. What does the woman probably think of the man? A. She is angry with his bad habit of smoking. B. She laughs at him for making up an excuse. C. She feels a little surprised at his carelessness. 12. What does the man try to do these days? A. Help the girl. B. Give up smoking. C. Buy a new cell phone. 13. How did the man lose the phone? A. A girl took it away secretly. B. He left it in a cigarette store. C. It fell out of his pocket in his fall. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 14. What does the woman mainly want to know about? A. How to save energy in daily life. B. How to cut down family living costs. C. How to stop the temperature from rising. 15. What did the man’s father think of saving energy at first? A. Disappointing. B. Unbelievable. C. Unnecessary. 16. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. Methods of saving energy in daily life. B. Ways to cut down the family’s electricity bill. C. The father’s attitudes towards temperature control. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 17. Who is the speaker talking to? A. Club members. B. School students. C. Professional athletes. 18. What must the listeners do five days a week? A. Go riding. B. Go running. C. Go swimming. 19. What will the listeners do during the final two weeks? A. Do group training. B. Have a physical check. C. Hand in permission forms. 20. How many people will be chosen to compete? A. 4. B. 5. C. 12. 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 Summer Program at Northwood Global Academy Northwood Global Academy (NGA) is now accepting applications for its 4-week summer program for high-school students aged 15-18. Designed for teens eager to improve cross-cultural awareness, the program combines academic workshops, outdoor field trips and community volunteer activities. Participants may choose one major track: Global Leadership or STEAM Exploration. Each track includes 15-hour weekly classes led by international teachers. Besides regular lectures, students will join group projects and weekly discussion forums to exchange ideas with peers from different backgrounds. The program runs from July 6 to August 2. On-campus accommodation is provided. Three meals per day are covered in the program fee. Applicants should have basic oral English skills. No previous award experience is required, but a short personal statement is demanded during online submission. Application deadline: May 15. Scholarship opportunities are available for outstanding candidates. Visit our official website to fill in the application form. For further information, send an email to summer@northwoodga.org. 1. What is the main purpose of the summer program? A. To train international volunteers. B. To enhance students’ intercultural awareness. C. To help students win various academic awards. D. To provide teens with some outdoor work experience. 2. What can participants do in the program? A. Get free awards. B. Receive daily private tutoring. C. Take part in group projects. D. Live off-campus for convenience. 3. What is required for application? A. Rich award experience. B. High level of spoken English. C. Face-to-face interviews. D. A short personal statement. B “Good morning, Miss Bolz.” A friendly young man greeted me as he placed a breakfast tray next to my bed. I had been in hospital for several days because of breathing problems, and my body was still very weak. Now I was in a recovery home. I hated staying here until I got strong enough to go back to my apartment. Most patients here were much older than me. The two elderly women sharing my room kept me awake every night with their moans and screams. I felt tired and worried. Luckily, there was one good thing: the food was delicious. The medicine I took made me very hungry, so I was thankful for three nice meals each day. “You gave me oatmeal again. Thanks for remembering it’s my favourite!” I told the young man. “Actually, we cook oatmeal for everyone every morning, but no one has ever told me they like it,” he replied, looking surprised. “Everyone in the kitchen works very hard. It’s nice to hear a compliment for a change. Usually, patients complain about the food.” I wanted to encourage him and his workmates. I quickly wrote a compliment on the back of the breakfast menu and showed it to him. He read it, smiled, and promised to share it with the kitchen staff. Then I decided I would write a thank-you note to the kitchen after every meal. Writing these notes helped take my mind off my illness and my noisy roommates. It also gave me something to look forward to. Each day, I enjoyed seeing the surprise and happiness on the faces of the staff when they found my notes. When I finally left the recovery home, the food service director came to say goodbye. “We’ve kept all your notes,” he said. “They’re on the bulletin board where everyone can read them. Your kind words have touched and encouraged us all.” I smiled back. Being a patient here had been hard, but writing notes of gratitude gave me something positive to do. I decided to continue this habit. Taking time to thank others had become a part of my life — and for that, I was truly grateful. 4. Why did the author dislike the recovery home at first? A. The food there was terrible. B. Her roommates disturbed her rest. C. She missed cooking for herself. D. The young man was unfriendly. 5. What can be inferred about the kitchen staff from the young man’s words? A. They rarely received positive feedback. B. They were planning to change the menu. C. They recorded each patient’s diet. D. They only cooked oatmeal for the author 6. What effect did writing thank-you notes have? A. It helped her fully recover from illness. B. It improved her well-being and motivated the staff. C. It made her popular among other patients. D. It offered practical suggestions to the staff. 7. What is the author’s main message? A. Hospital food has improved greatly. B. Elderly patients need better care. C. A little gratitude benefits both sides. D. Positive thinking speeds up recovery. C Have you ever obeyed the suggestions of a digital writing assistant to replace a word or restructure a sentence? Before the appearance of digital tools, you’d probably have turned to a dictionary for the same assistance. Dictionaries enable us to write not with fail-safe convenience but with originality and a point of view. While AI assistants produce phrases and statements so writers don’t have to think them up, dictionaries provide us with the knowledge to use language ourselves in expressive and potentially infinite (无穷的) ways. They place choice and authority literally in human hands, forcing us to discover how we want to explain ourselves and our ideas to the world. The abundance of digital writing assistants gives greater urgency to debates about what a dictionary should be. In 1946, George Orwell described good writing as “picking out words for the sake of their meaning,” a practice that dictionaries facilitate while digital writing programs stifle. Writers consulting a dictionary make a choice, while writers guided by an app have their choices made for them. The digital-native approach delivers hands-off, derivative (衍生的) communication. The other requires leafing through pages without knowing exactly where you’ll end up. Without dictionaries to provide us with a guide to English’s potential, writing that way is nearly impossible. Our ability to express ourselves is critical — it helps us define who we are. Dictionaries aid us in achieving this: They categorize our unique ways of thinking through language. I’m a Canadian; my feeling of pride in my native land is enhanced by small verbal Canadianisms like “eaves trough” or “serviette”, which are well-documented in dictionaries but rarely used by AI chatbots, for the most part. As digital writing extends deeper into our lives and minds, we need dictionaries more than ever. Abandoning dictionaries and embracing mechanized writing would weaken our capacity for collective identity quite as much as the ability to express ourselves. 8. What might be a distinct feature of dictionaries according to the author? A. They promise fail-safe phrases. B. They possess academic authority. C. They facilitate creative writing. D. They provide ready-made expressions. 9. What does the underlined word “stifle” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Favor. B. Revise. C. Observe. D. Discourage. 10. Why does the author mention “eaves trough” and “serviette” in paragraph 4? A. To show how AI aids us in expressing. B. To indicate the weakness of dictionaries. C. To celebrate the diversity of Canadian English. D. To illustrate how language use affects identity. 11. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Why Keep Your Dictionary? B. How to Deal with Digital Writing? C. Who Uses Writing Assistants? D. What to Expect from Dictionaries? D Encouraging bilingualism, the ability to speak two languages equally well, at home can have many benefits on mental processes of understanding, which may be particularly helpful to kids with autism (自闭症), a new research indicates. The new research explored the role of bilingualism in 112 children, including children with typical development and children with autism, between the ages of 7 to 12 years old. Overall, they found that children who spoke two or more languages often had stronger executive (执行) functioning skills. This means they are able to control the sudden desire and to switch between different tasks more easily than children who only speak one language. Published in the journal Autism Research, the results are significant because executive functioning skills are a key challenge for children with autism, but are important for all kids to develop in school and later in the workplace. While executive function skills develop and improve across the whole life, individuals with autism often struggle with executive functioning, affecting their ability to manage daily tasks and adapt to new situations. An idea called joint activation from the field of neuroscience (神经科学) can help explain the results. Prior research suggests that the bilingual brain has two languages constantly active and competing. As a result, the daily experience of shifting between these languages is associated with enhanced executive control. “If you have to deal with two languages, you have to control one intentionally in order to use the other. That’s the idea, that restriction or the ability to stop you from doing something, might be strengthened by knowing two languages,” says Luciana Uddin, now a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. “This will surely bring a sense of relief to many of our families living with loved ones with autism. But maybe it takes time to translate that to families,” says Lynn Perry, an associate professor at the University of Miami. Perry intends to conduct further research with preschool children to see if bilingualism also has an impact on kids’ interpersonal skills, which are crucial for children’s social and mental development. 12. What can be learned about executive functioning skills? A. They help develop children’s bilingualism. B. They are hard to obtain for kids with autism. C. They contribute to children’s sudden desire. D. They are formed between the ages of 7 to 12. 13. How does the idea “joint activation” work according to the text? A. By activating the prior memory. B. By switching to other learning tasks. C. By boosting restriction on one language. D. By preventing the language competition. 14. What might the follow-up study focus on? A. Parents’ rising awareness of bilingualism. B. Ways to cure preschool children with autism. C. Bilingualism’s effect on kids’ social interaction. D. Bilingualism’s further application in other fields. 15. What is the text mainly about? A. The benefits of being bilingual. B. The causes and effects of autism. C. The strategies to master two languages. D. The role bilingualism plays in tackling autism. 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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 For many of us, it has been a common experience to lie awake at night wondering or even worrying about the future. We are anxious about our college admission. ____16____ We wonder about what we will be doing in ten years. It’s natural to feel uncertain about what the future holds for us. But how can we prepare for tomorrow instead of being trapped in anxiety? As many of us already know, having plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality. ____17____ That can be illustrated by comparing the lives of two famous authors, born 40 years apart. Although they shared the same ambitious and energetic approach to life, their careers unfolded in contrasting ways. Ernest Hemingway fixed his life goal from childhood. Drawing inspiration from wars and adventures, he finished great works like The Old Man and the Sea and won top literary prizes. ____18____ Starting as a doctor, he wrote detective stories in spare time when waiting for patients. Then he created Sherlock Holmes series unexpectedly. ____19____ No matter how detailed your plan is, unexpected changes may turn up. As Steve Jobs put it, you can only connect life’s past experiences backward instead of foreseeing all future opportunities ahead. So, whatever twists and turns we might encounter, the wisest way to face future involves reasonable planning and flexible adaptation. Make practical short-term plans and keep making progress every day. ____20____ A. We worry about our future jobs. B. Making long-term plans is a reliable way. C. Most people never worry about unpredictable future. D. However, life seldom runs as we’ve originally planned. E. Small daily efforts lay the foundation for unknown future. F. In this respect, some people are more fortunate than others. G. In contrast, Arthur Conan Doyle had no fixed early career blueprint. 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。 It was pouring heavily when Judy pulled over her worn delivery van on a quiet suburban road. A sharp strange noise came from the front wheel, and the vehicle ___21___ broke down. She had dozens of fresh cakes still inside the van, due to be sent to customers within an hour. Staring at the dark sky, Judy felt totally ___22___ without repair tools, and her mobile phone had run out of ___23___. Judy wrapped her thin coat tightly, ___24___ what to do next. ___25___ she was about to walk miles for help, a gray car slowed down and stopped beside her. “Ma’am, you look upset. Did anything go wrong with your car?” His gentle voice ___26___ the sound of pouring rain. Judy explained her difficult situation anxiously. Without a second ___27___, Robert parked his car and examined the broken wheel. He worked steadily and carefully. Twenty minutes later, the ___28___ was fixed. Judy reached for her wallet, ready to ___29___ him for taking the trouble. “Forget the money. Years ago, I was ____30____ here alone late at night, and a stranger helped me free of charge. Kindness ought to be passed ____31____ traded.” Warmth flooded Judy’s heart. She glanced at the fresh cakes she was ____32____, most of which would go bad if delayed. A bright idea suddenly ____33____ her. She offered him three cakes to express her thanks. At first, Robert hesitated, but he finally accepted and his face lit up with quiet ____34____. Small warm actions create a gentle endless ____35____ that warms every stranger we meet, saving others from unexpected trouble. 21. A. constantly B. conventionally C. completely D. continuously 22. A. helpless B. hopeful C. hesitant D. humble 23. A. patience B. power C. luck D. fuel 24. A. unaware B. unwilling C. unsatisfied D. unsure 25. A. As B. Although C. Since D. Unless 26. A. go through B. break through C. cut through D. pull through 27. A. glance B. thought C. stop D. struggle 28. A. problem B. argument C. situation D. mistake 29. A. reward B. assist C. encourage D. comfort 30. A. refused B. stuck C. hidden D. greeted 31. A. rather than B. other than C. as for D. except for 32. A. baking B. purchasing C. transporting D. donating 33. A. confused B. struck C. impressed D. shocked 34. A. sorrow B. embarrassment C. regret D. gratitude 35. A. barrier B. secret C. signal D. circle 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Chinese idiomatic term tieqiubiao, or “putting on autumn fat”, means gaining a little weight in early autumn by eating meals rich ____36____ protein and fat, including stewed meats, dumplings and nuts. Since ancient times, people have measured their weight at lixia, one of the 24 solar terms that ____37____ (mark) the beginning of summer, and compared it to their weight at liqiu, the beginning of autumn. This ____38____ (compare) helps them figure out how much weight they’ve lost during the hot months, hoping to gain sufficient weight ____39____ (weather) the upcoming cold season. This autumn, however, many are choosing to depart from tradition and instead shaking off the extra weight by eating what ____40____ (refer) to as qingshi, or literally, “light food.” “I think it’s ____41____ post-Olympic phenomenon. After you spent the summer watching those well-shaped athletes on TV you tend to reflect on your diet at midnight,” Li Xinwei, a college student in Beijing, ____42____ (tell) Beijing Review. Li’s words reflect a broader trend ____43____ (influence) by the recent Paris Olympic Games, and that is ____44____ has encouraged interest in athletes’ light food diets on social media platforms. This shift highlights a ____45____ (grow) awareness of nutrition and body image among younger generations in China. As young people favor light foods, they are also contributing to the growth of the healthy food economy. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 你校英文报开展“我最喜欢的英语格言”征文活动。请用英语写一篇投稿，谈谈你对“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.”这则格言的理解，并说明喜欢的理由。 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。 My Favorite English Proverb ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。 It was 2:30 in the early morning. The night was dark and quiet. Evans, a 16-year-old boy, was hanging out with two of his friends near the Pascagoula River when they suddenly heard sharp, terrified screams from the water. A car with three teenage girls had driven off the road and plunged into the river. The driver, Evans later learned, had blindly followed her GPS and made a wrong turn. The GPS had showed her to go straight, but the road ended at the river. It was dark, and they could barely see anything in the distance. But Evans and his friends ran quickly to the river without hesitation. At first, they could only make out the girls holding on to the roof of the sinking car — the only part still above the water. They were crying for desperate help. Without thinking twice, Evans tore off his shirt and shoes, threw down his phone, and jumped into the water. He knew the river was full of danger, but he didn’t care. He swam to the first girl, and tried his best to keep her head above the water. With the help of his friends, he finally took her to the shore safely. Just then, a police officer named Garry appeared. He jumped into the river to save another girl. But halfway back to the shore, the girl got scared and pulled the officer underwater. The officer was struggling to breathe, but the girl kept dragging him down. They were both in serious danger. Though extremely tired, Evans jumped back into the water immediately. He grabbed the police officer and the girl and pulled them to a place where they could stand. The officer later said, “If Evans hadn’t been there, who knows what would have happened?” 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: But there was still one girl in the river. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Evans’s mother didn't criticize him for staying out too late. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2026~2027学年高二年级英语学科 9月月考试题 第一部分 听力（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段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。 1. Why is the woman’s phone not working? A. The battery is dead. B. It has water damage. C. She dropped it on the ground. 2. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Good friends. B. Teacher and student. C. Father and daughter. 3. What will be Mr Brown doing at 10 tomorrow morning? A. Going to a meeting. B. Going to the hospital. C. Meeting Mr. Carter. 4. What are the two speakers doing? A. Learning driving. B. Practising typing. C. Surfing the Internet. 5. What does Linda offer to do for Tom? A. Book a flight for him. B. Help him park the car. C. Drive him to the airport. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，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。每段录音播放两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 6. What will George do next week? A. Hold an activity. B. Register for a contest. C. Compete in an activity. 7. What is the woman’s attitude towards George? A. Uninterested. B. Supportive. C. Annoyed. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 8. What day is it today? A. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Saturday. 9. What does the woman think of a history museum? A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Relaxing. 10. How will they go to the museum? A. On foot. B. By subway. C. By car. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 11. What does the woman probably think of the man? A. She is angry with his bad habit of smoking. B. She laughs at him for making up an excuse. C. She feels a little surprised at his carelessness. 12. What does the man try to do these days? A. Help the girl. B. Give up smoking. C. Buy a new cell phone. 13. How did the man lose the phone? A. A girl took it away secretly. B. He left it in a cigarette store. C. It fell out of his pocket in his fall. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 14. What does the woman mainly want to know about? A. How to save energy in daily life. B. How to cut down family living costs. C. How to stop the temperature from rising. 15. What did the man’s father think of saving energy at first? A. Disappointing. B. Unbelievable. C. Unnecessary. 16. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. Methods of saving energy in daily life. B. Ways to cut down the family’s electricity bill. C. The father’s attitudes towards temperature control. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 17. Who is the speaker talking to? A. Club members. B. School students. C. Professional athletes. 18. What must the listeners do five days a week? A. Go riding. B. Go running. C. Go swimming. 19. What will the listeners do during the final two weeks? A. Do group training. B. Have a physical check. C. Hand in permission forms. 20. How many people will be chosen to compete? A. 4. B. 5. C. 12. 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. C 3. D B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. C 9. D 10. D 11. A D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. C 15. 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. A 17. F 18. G 19. D 20. E 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. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. D 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. in 37. marks 38. comparison 39. to weather 40. is referred 41. a 42. told 43. influenced 44. what 45. growing 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】 My Favorite English Proverb My favorite proverb is “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today,” which is a timeless saying constantly motivating me to act promptly and avoid the trap of delay. I deeply appreciate this saying as it emphasizes the immense value of time and the crucial importance of self-discipline. In our daily life, postponing tasks often results in stress and poor results. However, by tackling matters immediately, we not only accomplish more but also boost confidence and inner strength. This proverb inspires me to face challenges bravely, seize the moment, and turn possibilities into realities — one small step at a time. 第二节（满分25分） 【47题答案】 【答案】范文 Paragraph 1: But there was still one girl in the river. Evans gasped for air, his muscles burning with exhaustion, yet he knew he couldn’t stop. Without a moment’s hesitation, he dove back into the dark water. The cold current tugged at him, and debris scraped his arms, but he pushed forward, guided by her desperate splashes. When he reached her, she was too weak to hold on, so he wrapped one arm around her waist and swam with all his remaining strength. Finally, his friends grabbed them both, pulling them onto solid ground. The girl coughed up water and sobbed with relief. Evans collapsed on the grass, chest heaving, but a faint smile crossed his face — everyone was safe. Paragraph 2: Evans’s mother didn't criticize him for staying out too late. Instead, she rushed to his side, wrapping him in a tight hug, her eyes filled with tears of pride and fear. “You saved lives tonight,” she whispered, her voice trembling. “I’ve never been prouder of you.” Word of his bravery spread quickly through the town, and the next day, local news interviewed the young hero. The rescued girls and their families came to thank him, their gratitude overflowing. Evans felt a warm glow in his heart — not for the praise, but for knowing he had made a difference. That night, as he lay in bed, he realized that courage isn’t the absence of fear, but the decision to act despite it. And he knew, without a doubt, that he would do it all over again. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $