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沈阳二中2026-2027学年度上学期10月月考 高三（2027届）英语试题 说明：1．测试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 2．客观题涂在答题纸上，主观题在答题纸的相应位置上 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） 听下面几段录音。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. How long will the girl stay with her parents? A. For one week. B. For two weeks. C. For three weeks. 2. How is the woman feeling now? A. Pleased. B. Confused. C. Disappointed. 3. What is the woman doing? A. Spending her holiday. B. Making a travel plan. C. Preparing for an exam. 4. Who is the man? A. A business client. B. A job applicant. C. A new staff member. 5. What does Karen think of doing community work? A. Relaxing. B. Meaningful. C. Challenging. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面几段录音。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，每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。 听下面的录音，回答6-7小题。 6. Why does Jenny want to seek a job change? A. To earn a higher salary. B. To find a low-stress job. C. To have a regular work schedule. 7. What do we know about Jenny? A. She used to be a waitress. B. She has poor communication skills. C. She is unwilling to accept the salary. 听下面的录音，回答8-9小题。 8. Who is the woman probably? A. A reporter. B. A secretary. C. A manager. 9. Why will the man go to the Mexican restaurant? A. To try new coffee. B. To have an interview. C. To meet an Indian client. 听下面的录音，回答10-12小题。 10. What is the difficulty that the man is facing? A. Remembering things. B. Keeping a healthy diet. C. Managing tasks at the same time. 11. What improves blood supply to the brain according to the woman? A. Enough sleep. B. Regular exercise. C. Different kinds of fish. 12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Friends. B. Doctor and patient. C. Fitness coach and athlete. 听下面的录音，回答13-16小题。 13. When was the speaker born? A. In 2006. B. In 2013. C. In 2019. 14. What did the speaker like doing on Facebook at first? A. Knowing about others’ lives. B. Sharing her dance videos. C. Talking about her hobbies. 15. What did some of the speaker’s classmates do to her? A. They were unkind to her in school. B. They sent mean private messages to her. C. They left hurtful comments on her post. 16. What does the speaker plan to do next? A. Focus on her real-life friendships. B. Start using social media again. C. Be stricter with others. 听下面的录音，回答17-20小题。 17. What is the talk mainly about? A. A lecture on success. B. A graduation ceremony. C. A school award ceremony. 18. What kind of school is it? A. A girls’ school. B. A boys’ school. C. A mixed school. 19. Who is quoted in the talk? A. A sportsman. B. A teacher. C. A singer. 20. What does the speaker say is the most important? A. Confidence. B. Success. C. Trying. 第二部分 阅读理解（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） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Three of the Best New Novels to Read “THESE ARE all my politics: I enjoy music and painting; a good book is an event in my life.” A character in The Red and the Black by Stendhal, a French writer, proclaimed those words in 1830, but plenty of people today will recognise the sentiment. If you are weary of politics and seek an escape in art, pick up one of our recommended novels. Perhaps it will even become an event in your life. The Calamity Club By Kathryn Stockett. Spiegel & Grau; 656 pages; $35. A cheerful work of historical fiction set in Oxford, Mississippi, in 1933. Meg endures misery in an orphanage. Birdie comes to town to borrow money from her married sister. Inevitably the characters’ paths cross; soon they find themselves joining forces with other downtrodden women intent on improving their lives. This novel has intricately woven storylines and a vibrant cast. The Things We Never Say By Elizabeth Strout. Random House; 224 pages; $29.00 Artie Dam is a happily married man and a popular history teacher. But deep down he feels trapped in a “state of depression” and is considering suicide. A shocking revelation, however, makes him appreciate all he holds dear. This bittersweet novel about the effects of trauma, anxiety and loneliness examines how well people really know each other. Whistler By Ann Patchett. Harper; 304 pages; $30. Daphne hasn’t seen her stepfather, Eddie, since they were involved in a near-fatal car accident 44 years ago. A chance meeting in New York allows the pair to reconnect. It also gives Daphne the chance to finally learn the truth about why Eddie’s marriage to her mother fell apart. This is a tale of secrets and lasting love, enriched by sharply drawn characters. 21. What can we learn about The Calamity Club from the text? A. It is a non-fiction work set in the 19th century. B. It mainly focuses on the political struggles in Mississippi. C. It tells the story of women joining forces to improve their lives. D. It is written by a French author named Stendhal. 22. What do The Things We Never Say and Whistler have in common? A. Both involve the theme of seeking truth from past events. B. Both are set in New York city. C. Both deal with the impact of an accident. D. Both are short novels with fewer than 200 pages. 23. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To compare differences between several famous novels. B. To recommend several newly published novels to reader. C. To analyse the social meaning of modern fiction. D. To introduce Stendhal’s work The Red and the Black. B Since losing my sister, my father, and my grandmother to deaths linked to mental diseases, I should have had potentially much to be unhappy about. Yet while these losses have affected me profoundly, in general, I find it hard not to start each day with the feeling that life is good, and the future is bright. That some individuals may biologically tend to be optimistic is supported by a report of a Scottish woman called Jo Cameron. She is free from pain. Interestingly, suggesting that responses to physical and emotional pain may be linked, Cameron scored zero on tests assessing levels of anxiety and depression, saying that she always feels happy. What happened to Jo Cameron that made her behave like that? It is the mutations (突变) in two genes. One of the genes mutated in her genome (基因组) is FAAH. It is involved in the breakdown of anandamide, a chemical central to pain sensation, mood, and memory. The other is a gene that boosts FAAH’s action called FAAH-OUT. The two mutations combined dramatically boost levels of anandamide in the body. Should we all desire to have our genomes engineered like Jo Cameron? Indeed, Cameron had accumulated injuries, which only came to the attention of doctors when Cameron became unable to walk or handle items, not because she reported any pain. While it might be better not to imitate Cameron’s imperviousness to pain, how about finding a way to provide the rest of us with her sunny mindset? In fact, here too there are some negative features. One contributing factor to Cameron’s positive outlook is that she quickly forgets negative incidents. However, she is also more generally highly forgetful. This provides another reason why it would not be a good idea to genetically engineer everyone to be more like Cameron. Still, studying how Cameron’s two gene mutations result in her resistance to both physical and emotional pain might help the development of new types of painkillers and therapies for the treatment of depression. More generally, while Cameron is clearly a highly unusual person, the existence of such an individual suggests that there may be many other people who have a less extreme tendency to be resistant to pain and have a more positive outlook on life, but who nevertheless have a genetic basis for this tendency. 24. What’s the author curious about sometimes? A. What leads to her being a positive person. B. How to deal with the loss of her family. C. How to start a day with an optimistic attitude. D. Why her family suffered from mental diseases. 25. What do we know about Jo Cameron? A. She is good at doing tests. B. She used to be a Scottish gene researcher. C. She has a biological tendency to be optimistic. D. She found the link between physical pain and emotional pain. 26. What’s the function of Paragraph 3? A. To show Cameron’s daily life. B. To explain the cause of Cameron’s symptoms. C. To introduce two important genes in our body. D. To demonstrate the mutation progress of genes. 27. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A. The significance of studying Cameron’s condition. B. Ways to reduce physical pain and emotional pain. C. The necessity of developing new painkillers. D. Benefits of being positive about the future. C In the animal kingdom, killer whales are social stars: they travel in varied family groups, care for grandchildren, and even imitate human speech. Now, scientists are adding one more behavior to the list: forming friendships. A new study shows killer whales can rival animals such as chimpanzees and macaques (a kind of monkey), and even humans when it comes to the kind of “social touch” that indicates strong bonds. Some ocean animals maintain social structures — including male dolphins that learn the “names” of their close allies (盟友). But there is little data about wild killer whales. That’s where drone technology came in. Michael Weiss, a behavioral ecologist, teamed up with his colleagues to launch unmanned drones, flying them 30 to 120 meters above a group of killer whales. That was high enough not to bother the whales, marking the first time drones have been used to study friendly physical contact in whales. The researchers recorded over 800 instances of physical contact between individuals. Those included slippery hugs, back-to-back and nose-to-nose touches between pairs of whales. Other whales playfully threw young whales into the air, letting them fall into the water. Besides, the drone images revealed clear preferences among individuals, usually for one “best friend” of the same sex and age. Take J49 and J51 — two distantly related young males aged 9 and 6 — for instance. “Every time you see a group of whales, those two are right there interacting with each other,” Weiss says. The young led most of these interactions, rather than the older females or males. Older males in particular were less important. “The young individuals really seem to be the glue holding the groups together,” Weiss says. As individuals age, this gradual loss of “centrality” is known in many social mammals, including humans. That finding is “especially appealing” to biological anthropologist Stacey Tecot, who wasn’t involved in the study. “Scientists have long observed this social aging trend in animals, but there are still many unanswered questions,” she says. That’s certainly on the researchers’ radar. “We’re already gathering new data, with more advanced equipment,” says Weiss. 28. What does the underlined word “rival” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Benefit from. B. Cooperate with. C. Be fond of. D. Be comparable to. 29. What did Weiss find about J49 and J51? A. They prefer playing with young female whales. B. Their communicating ways change frequently. C. Their interactions are more complicated. D. They have a stable friendship. 30. What conclusion did the researchers arrive at after the new study? A. Older whales tend to be more experienced. B. Younger male whales learn more quickly. C. Older female whales prefer to be alone. D. Young whales are more socially active. 31. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. How technology Helps Study Ocean Animals. B. Young Killer Whales Play a Key Role in Groups. C. Drones Reveal Killer Whales’ Close Friendships. D. Physical Contact: A Way for Killer Whales to Show Bonds. D When you were little, did you fight with your brother or sister about who would get the last gummy bear? Or who got to sit in the front of the ride? Behind these cases lies a hidden mindset — zero-sum thinking, a term that comes from math. In a zero-sum game, the total of gains and losses among the players always adds up to zero. Oskar Morgenstern first formally described this concept in the 1944 book Theory of Games and Economic Behavior. Since then it has been widely used in economic theories and game theory. Drawing on ideas of evolutionary psychology, some have argued that zero-sum thinking arose as a cognitive adaptation within early-human ancestors who were forced to compete over limited resources. As such, the tendency to subjectively view resource distribution as zero-sum might have been the dominant strategy in our evolutionary past, giving individuals with higher zero-sum beliefs a relative advantage over others. Thus, in modern environments, zero-sum beliefs are adopted under similar conditions of threat and resource shortage and can be overturned only with thoughtful reflection. Zero-sum beliefs have important intrapersonal (个人内在的) and interpersonal consequences. At the intrapersonal level, greater approval of zero-sum beliefs is associated with more negative (and less positive) effects, more greed and lower life satisfaction. Zero-sum beliefs can also be interpersonally detrimental, such as when negotiators who believe that their counterparts gain at their expense overlook opportunities for mutually beneficial deals. More broadly, people who adopt zero-sum beliefs often feel lonelier. Thus, zero-sum beliefs are associated with both the quality and the quantity of close personal relationships. To fight these effects, we can remember to remain mindful that there are numerous opportunities for non-zero-sum interactions with others, such as finding opportunities to exchange surpluses or favors with others. Doing so provides the necessary ingredients for trust and mutual benefit to form, which are both necessary for any business or economy to function most efficiently, in good times and in bad. 32. Which is the core of the zero-sum mindset? A. Every coin has two sides. B. The other’s gain is your loss. C. Many hands make light work. D. United we stand, divided we fall. 33. What does paragraph 2 try to stress concerning zero-sum thinking? A. It is unique to humans. B. It tends to be short-lived. C. It helped ancestors survive. D. It is hardwired into humans. 34. What does the underlined word “detrimental” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Dynamic. B. Complex. C. Harmful. D. Consistent. 35. Which of the following does the author probably agree with? A. Trust is a two-way street. B. A true win-win is attainable. C. Opportunity knocks but once. D. Economy undergoes thick and thin. 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。 Suffering Is Not a Down Payment on Happiness We have always loved sentences that make suffering sound temporary. “This will all be worth it.” “After bitterness comes sweetness.” These phrases give pain a direction. 36 37 When life becomes difficult, believing that hardship has an ending can help us continue. Sometimes we genuinely need a story that carries us through a season we cannot immediately change. The problem begins when comfort quietly becomes a rule: if I suffer enough, happiness will eventually be owed to me. The future becomes responsible for paying it back. Reality makes no such contract. Some difficult years are followed by beautiful ones. Others are followed by ordinary ones. 38 This matters because people can remain too long in damaging situations when suffering itself feels meaningful. Endurance can be admirable. But endurance without direction can become a trap. 39 Sometimes hardship does teach us something. But the lesson is not contained automatically inside the pain. It comes from what we do afterward: how we reflect and what we change. Pain can become material for growth, but material is not the finished work. There is another cost to believing too strongly in “suffer now, enjoy later.” It can make happiness feel like something that must always be postponed. Rest becomes guilty. A peaceful afternoon feels undeserved because you have not yet achieved enough. This is how a person can spend decades preparing to live. First finish school. Then establish a career. Then earn enough. Eventually, happiness becomes a destination that keeps moving whenever you get close. None of this means avoiding difficult things. A meaningful life requires effort, discipline, grief and sacrifice. Growth often includes discomfort. The difference is whether the difficulty serves something you have chosen. 40 The question is not simply, “Does this hurt?” It is, “What is this pain helping me protect, build, or become?” “After bitterness comes sweetness” can remain a blessing, but it does not need to become a law. The beautiful parts of life are not interest paid on suffering. Sometimes they are simply here - and you are allowed to taste them before all the bitterness is gone. A. There is comfort in this idea. B. There is no universal system converting pain into reward at a fixed rate. C. The ability to survive something does not automatically mean that staying is wise. D. Reduce unnecessary pain where you can and leave what repeatedly diminishes you. E. They reassure us that what hurts now is somehow purchasing something better later. F. Perhaps maturity means giving up the demand that every wound receive an equal reward. G. Necessary difficulty and meaningless suffering can feel equally unpleasant in the moment. 第三部分 语言知识运用（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。 Bali’s economy is highly reliant on foreign travelers. As COVID-19 led to the sudden suspension of international 41 , many people in Bali were out of work. Adi and Frances, the founders of a cooking school, decided to start a project called “Feed Bali” to 42 free food packages for local families 43 . The project aimed to make the villagers eat nutritiously while staying at home during the pandemic without any 44 . Their initial 45 was quite modest — just to help 20 households around their school. They 46 their friends for donations of food packages. The response from donors was quite satisfying. Many people donated daily necessities 47 . Meanwhile, they received numerous calls seeking help. Although they tried to help every family, it was just too difficult to 48 the need of different families, let alone 49 through jungles in the mountains on foot to transport the food and necessities. So they turned to a(n) 50 team for help. The team members sourced foods 51 from local farmers, instead of buying imported foods, so that local farmers could 52 during the challenging times. They also taught the families how to grow crops and raise goats, creating a long-term, 53 plan to improve their livelihoods. By May 2021, Feed Bali had helped 3,540 households. What Adi and Frances have done greatly 54 the members of the project. “Working with Feed Bali,” one of the members says, “has taught me the meaning of sharing. Though I don’t have much, I can lend a hand to make a 55 to others.” 41. A. tourism B. competition C. research D. communication 42. A. exchange B. reserve C. wrap D. provide 43. A. with ease B. in common C. in need D. by chance 44. A. awareness B. income C. loss D. investment 45. A. choice B. achievement C. objective D. change 46. A. appealed to B. objected to C. responded to D. applied to 47. A. sensitively B. doubtfully C. conveniently D. enthusiastically 48. A. exchange B. restrict C. balance D. reflect 49. A. struggle B. see C. construct D. talk 50. A. experienced B. experimental C. amateur D. legal 51. A. hardly B. directly C. independently D. carelessly 52. A. celebrate B. compromise C. benefit D. understand 53. A. impossible B. imaginable C. unusual D. sustainable 54. A. amuses B. inspires C. challenges D. authorizes 55. A. living B. fortune C. promise D. difference 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。 The Power of Listening Listening is the missing half of communication, absolutely necessary 56 often overlooked. We live in an age we call the Age of Communication and there is a lot of talking 57 (go) on. But how much listening can there really be with so much 58 (interrupt) and distraction? We think of communication 59 being about talking. But in fact, it’s really about listening. If you study the behavior of successful communicators, you will find that they listen far more than they talk. After all, we 60 (give) two ears and one mouth for a reason. There are important reasons why it’s important to listen. One reason is that it helps us build a 61 (harmony) relationship. It shows we care. After all, everybody wants 62 (hear). Another reason is that it makes it more likely 63 the other person is going to listen to us. It helps get to “yes.” So how do we listen? In ordinary listening, we’re hearing the words. And we are often thinking, “Where do I agree? What am I going to say in response?” In other words, the focus is on us. In genuine listening, 64 , the spotlight moves to the other person. We listen from their perspective, not just 65 (we). In genuine listening, we listen not just to the words, but to what’s behind the words. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 假如你是李华，你将代表学校参加国际中学生交流活动，交流主题为“我的理想职业”。请你准备一份英文演讲稿，内容包括： 1．如何选择职业； 2．你的职业选择。 注意： 1．词数80左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 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。 注意：1．续写的词数应为150左右。 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 It was a rainy, damp December day, the cold drizzle pattering against my car window as I headed to the store to pick up another week’s worth of food. The gray sky hung low, and the air was filled with the chill of winter, making the whole day feel gloomy. I had put off shopping for Christmas presents until later in the month, fearing the chaotic crowds of holiday shoppers — they always made the store feel tight and overwhelming. As I drove, I kept the CD player on, turning up the soft music to drown out the radio news, which always seemed to be filled with stories of division and conflict, leaving me feeling helpless and discouraged. Still, I gave my young son a dollar, telling him to put it in the charity worker’s red container by the store door — a small act of kindness to ease the world’s divisions. We went in, and the warm air inside hit us, a welcome relief from the cold rain outside. We quickly filled our cart with groceries — fresh vegetables, bread, and some treats for the upcoming holiday. Then we walked towards the self-checkout machines. I hated using them; I much preferred chatting with the friendly cashiers, who always had a smile and a kind word. But the line at the regular registers was five deep, and I just didn’t have the time to wait. As I pulled my cart up to a self-checkout machine, I heard the man next to me complaining quietly, his face lined with frustration. He only had a few items — a loaf of bread, a carton of milk, and a jar of jam — but every time he put his wrinkled, well-worn twenty-dollar bill into the machine, it was rejected. He sighed heavily, running a hand through his gray hair, clearly trying his hardest not to curse. I could tell he was growing more and more upset, his hands shaking slightly as he tried again and again to feed the bill into the machine. Paragraph 1: I quickly grabbed a newer twenty out of my purse. _______________________________________ Paragraph 2: The old man waved goodbye, leaving us there with that torn twenty in hand. ______________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 沈阳二中2026-2027学年度上学期10月月考 高三（2027届）英语试题答案 1-5 BCCCB 6-10 CABBA 11-15 BBAAC 16-20 BCBAC 21-23 CAB 24-27 ACBA 28-31 DDDC 32-35 BDCB 36-40 EABCG 41-45 ADCBC 46-50 ADCAA 51-55 BCDBD 56. but 57. going 58. interruption 59. as 60. are given 61. harmonious 62. to be heard 63. that 64. however 65. ours 【参考范文】 第一节： Good afternoon, everyone! I feel honored to stand here and deliver a speech entitled “My Ideal Career”. Every student faces the problem of choosing an occupation after graduating from university. To make a sensible choice, a graduate is strongly advised to take two aspects into consideration, namely the personal interest and the demand of our society. Only when the two aspects are connected can the graduate show his or her ability and talent to great advantage. As for my choice, I want to work as an interpreter. I’m keen on learning foreign languages, English in particular. In the contemporary society, international communication has been growing significantly. Therefore, I’m determined to be a qualified interpreter. Thank you for listening. 第二节： I quickly grabbed a newer twenty out of my purse. It was crisp and clean, having just come from the bank that morning. I tapped the old man gently on the shoulder and handed him the bill with a warm smile. “Excuse me,” I said softly. “Try this one.” He looked up, his tired eyes meeting mine with a mixture of surprise and hesitation. Then he took the bill and fed it into the machine carefully. This time, the green light flashed, and a soft whir announced its acceptance. He let out a long, quiet breath. “Thank you, ma’am,” he murmured repeatedly before pressing his wrinkled twenty-dollar note into my hand. The old man waved goodbye, leaving us there with that torn twenty in hand. My son tugged my sleeve. “Mama, can we still put that in the kettle?” he asked. I smiled and nodded. As we walked out into the cold drizzle, he dropped the old twenty into the kettle as he usually did, hoping it could bring a little joy to someone in need. That torn, rejected bill had found its place — just like a small kindness on a gloomy December day. As we drove home, we heard a quote from Mother Teresa on the radio: “Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.” 听力原文 1．【原文】M: My classmates invited me to go to the seaside. What’s your plan for the holiday? W: For the holiday, I plan to visit my uncle during the first week. Then I’ll be with my parents for two weeks. 2．【原文】M: Have you found what you want? You have been gone all afternoon. W: I looked all over the town, but I couldn’t find any bookcases on sale. They are so expensive. I guess I will wait a while longer. 3．【原文】M: The party is at Mike’s house this weekend, right? W: Yes, but I won’t have time to go. I’m busy with my coming exam. 4．【原文】M: Do I need a card to enter the building? W: Yes. You’ll get your card this afternoon. Now let me show you around and say hello to everyone. And then we’ll talk about your job duties. 5．【原文】M: Do you like doing community work, Karen? W: Well, I’ve kept doing it for years. Sometimes it means giving up a whole Saturday, and you do come home physically tired. But then you remember the look on someone’s face when you’ve helped them… that feeling sticks with you. 6-7【原文】M: Welcome, Jenny. You’re applying for the secretary position. What do you believe are your key strengths for this role? W: Thank you. I’m particularly skilled at communication and problem-solving. My experience as a waitress has well prepared me in these areas. M: Those are valuable qualities. May I ask what motivates your transition from service work to an office environment? W: With a young child, standard weekday hours from 9 to 5 are ideal for me now. Furthermore, I’m eager to develop new professional skills. M: I appreciate your honesty. The starting salary for this position isn’t high to begin with. Are you OK with that? W: Yes, I understand that. 8-9【原文】M: What have we got on today? W: There’s a lot to fit in. We’re kicking off with an online board meeting at nine. After that, you’re straight into another online meeting with a new client from India at ten thirty. M: I might have time for a coffee in between. W: You then have a working lunch at a Mexican restaurant in town, where you’ll be interviewed by a national newspaper reporter. M: That’s a lot to get through. W: I haven’t mentioned the afternoon yet. 10-12【原文】M: I’ve been forgetting things recently. How can I manage this? W: Some foods can help your brain. The fats in certain foods like fish help keep the brain healthy. M: So I should eat more of those. Does exercise help too? W: Definitely. Regular exercise increases blood supply to the brain. M: I’ve also heard that getting enough sleep is helpful. W: Yes, that’s when your brain processes and stores information. Also, socializing with friends and having conversations can positively influence your brain’s function. Well, try to follow these tips and if the problem continues, come back and we’ll look into other possible solutions. M: Thanks. 13-16【原文】I turned 13 on the 22nd of January 2019, and the first thing I did was register for a Facebook account. Little did I know what I was getting myself into. I quickly began adding friends, sharing pictures and updating my status. At first, I loved chatting and seeing into other people’s lives. However, I soon saw a darker side to the online world. I posted a video of my cousin and I dancing to music, which received some mean comments from some of my classmates. This kind of thing happened a few times, even though the girls involved were still nice to me in person. And it wasn’t just people I knew who were unkind online. After sharing my thoughts on a hobby group, I received some terrible private messages from a total stranger! These experiences really affected my confidence for a while. Then I realized that social media can help us understand the world, but it can also do us harm. I decided to focus on my real-life friendships and deleted my account. Now I’m older, I’m planning to go back on social media. However, this time I’ll be stricter with what I share, and with the behavior I accept from others. 17-20【原文】Good evening, gentlemen and boys! Thank you for being here this evening. We’re here to congratulate the top achievers of this year. The boys here have worked hard in order to be a part of this ceremony. Recognition of achievement can make us push ourselves and reach our full potential. The prizewinners are a true representation of everything that we value here at Hampton School. I have every confidence that you young men will be precisely the kind of young people who will make a positive difference to the country and the world. Your success will be built on being true to yourself. You should recognize your problems and doubts as well as your positive qualities. I remember listening to an interview with Andy Murray, one of the top tennis players in the world. After he was defeated in the first round of a tournament by a much lower-ranked player, the media went crazy. However, Murray was straightforward and wise. “Nobody died here,” he said, “I only lost a tennis match, nothing more.” We are proud of our prizewinners today. They should be proud of themselves. But let’s be clear, if you link motivation to winning prizes in life, you set yourself up for disappointment. The greatest prize of all is that you can look yourself in the eye and say, “I tried.” 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $