2021届高三毕业班高考模拟联考英语试题及答案详解

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2021届高三毕业班下学期3月高考模拟联考卷

英语试题

2021年3月

注意事项：

1.本试题卷共8页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卡的相应位置。

3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试题卷上无效。

4.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号

涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

5.考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷

上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.WhatisthemangoingtobuyforJarsmin?

A.ABarbie.B.Atypewriter.C.Anoldartwork.

2.Howmuchslidthemanpayintheend?

A.$300.B.$600,C.$900.

3.WhatdoesthewomanreaIIymean?

A.Nocompetitorsgetinjured.

B.Somecompetitorsaregivingup.

C.CompetitorswiIIgotothefinaldespitedifficulties.

4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttogivetheman?

A.Acoat.B.Abook.C.Somefruits.

5.Whichsubjectdoesthemanwanttochangeto?

A.Chinese.B.Painting.C.Businesscommunication.

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。

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听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whichcarhasgotitsbackdamaged?

A.Thewhitecar.B.ThebIackcar.C.Theredcar.

7.WhatwiIIthespeakersprobablydonext?

A.CaIItheambulance.B.TurntothepoIice.C.Taketheinjured

tothehospital.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.What'stheprobablereIationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Auntandnephew.C.Classmates.

9.What*stheweatherIikeinSydneythistimeofyear?

A.Verycold.B.Verysunny.C.VerycooI.

10.WhatwiIIthemandoinSydney?

A.VisitMary.B.Staywithhisaunt.C.CeIebratetheNewYear.

听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

11.WhatkindofpIaneticketdoesthewomanwant?

A.Firstclass.B.BusinesscIass.C.EconomycIass.

12.WhendoesthewomanpIantoleaveforSydney?

A.At7:15.B.At6:00.C.At4:45.

13.HowwiIIthewomanpayforhertickets?

A.BypayingatonceonIine.

B.Bypayingatthecheck-indesk.

C.Byturningtoapersontopayatonce.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whosebirthdayisittoday?

A.Tony's.B.Helen's.C.Jack's.

15.HowdoesthemanfindthismodeIplane?

A.TerribIe.B.Cheap.C.WonderfuI.

16.WheredoestheconversationprobablytakepIace?

A.AtTony'shouse.B.IntheoIdStreetMarket.C.Ina

bookstore.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhendidHip-Hopstart?

A.Inthe2000s.B.Inthe1990s.C.Inthe1970s.

18.WhatwastheprobIemoftheyouthinNewYorktomakemusic?

A.Theycouldn'taffordexpensiveinstruments.

B.TheywerenotalwayssopopuIar.

C.Theyweretoobusytopractice.

19.WhatisspeciaIaboutthebreakdancing?

A.Itiseasytolearn.B.ItwasIikefightingatfirst.C.It

isnowabigbusiness.

20.WhatdoesthespeakermainlytaIkabout?

A.Thebirthoftwopopcultures.

B.Thecharacteroftwopopcultures.

C.Thedevelopmentoftwopopcultures.

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）1^511

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Differentfromatext-heavynoveI,coffeetablebooksofferlarge

imagesandsmaIIersectionsoftext,allowingustoeasiIydiveinand

expIore.

TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,.MasterpiecePaintingsbyKathrynCalley

GaIitz

Ifyou'reunabIetowanderalongthecorridorsofthisworId-famous

museumyourself,don'tpanic:thisbookoffersanimpressiveinsightinto

someofthemasterpieceshousedhere.AmazingimageswiIIattractthecasuaI

reader,whileinsightsfromGaIitz,curator（馆长）ofthemuseum,into

differentpiecesaresettoengageartandhistoryIoversalike.

DestinationsofaLifetime'.225oftheWorId'sMostAmazingPlacesby

NationaIGeographic

WithIarge,strikingphotos,amereglancethroughthisbookwiIIfueI

theurgetotraveI.BesidesafewofthehotpIaces,therearepIentyof

destinationsyoumaynothaveheardof.Alongsideimagesofdramatic

Iandscapes,accompanyingtextreveaIshighIightsateachspotandhandy

tipsonexperiencingthemIikeaIocaI.

SecretGardenersbyVictoriaSummerIey

WhenthinkingofsomeofBritain'smostfamousnames,theirbusy,

jet-setIifestylesprobablyspringtomind.But,awayfromthepubIiceye,

theseindividuaIsarejustIikeus,andlovenothingmorethanspending

hoursintheirgardens.ThepagesofthisbeautifuIbooksharefantastic

imagesfromthegardensof25weII-knownpersonalities.

TheStoryofFood,.AnIIIustratedHistoryofEverythingWeEatbyDK

TheoriginsandfactsofdifferentingredientsareincIudedinthis

book,alongwithexpIorationsintothedevelopmentofcookingoverthe

ages.Thebookismoretextheavy,butdon'tIetthatputyouoff:there

arestillpIentyofbeautifuIphotosandvividiIIustrationsthroughout.

21.WhichofthefollowingbooksincIudesopinionsfromanexpert?

A.SecretGardeners.B.TheStoryofFood.

C.DestinationsofaLifetime.D.TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.

22.WhatdoesVictoriawriteabout?

A.Historyofcooking.B.TipsontraveIingcheapIy.

C.Lifestylesofpersonalities.D.PrivategardensinBritain.

23.WhatmakesTheStoryofFooddifferent?

A.Itcontainsbiggersectionsofwords.

B.Itprovidesdatapeopleneverheardof.

C.ItappeaIstocasuaIreadersandspeciaIists.

D.ItsharesfantasticimagesbyweII-knownpeople.

B

FewpeoplereaIizethatittakesthearmyofvolunteersforoneyoung

chiIdtohaveahaIf-hourridinglesson.IvolunteeratVaileyTherapeutic

EquestrianAssociation(VTEA)inAIdergrove.B.C.,cIosetotheWashington

Stateborder.Ittakesafewpaidstaffandanarmyof

voIunteers-approximateIyeighty-totakecareofadozenhorsesandheIp

witheightyormorechiIdrenduringtheweek.Thereisalargebarntoclean,

andhaynetsandwaterbucketstobrushandfill.Specificfeedsforeach

horsemusthepreparedtwicedailyTheIistisendless.

Toprepareahorseforaride,someonehastobringitinfromoutside,

attimessinkingintoinchesofblack,stickymud(luringthewintermonths.

UsuaIIy,twovoIunteersgroom（刷洗梳毛）thehorseandputonthespeciaI

saddle.ThentheyleadthehorsetowherethelessontakespIace.There,

onevolunteerleadsthehorse,andusuaIIytwowaIkalongsideforsafety,

oneoneachside.Thenthehorsemustbereturnedtothebarn,unsaddled,

cIeanedandfed.

YetsomanypeopIewiIIinglygivetheirtime-becausethechiIdrenneed

us.Ranginginagefromtwoupwards,thechiIdrenhavevaryingdegrees

ofmentaIdisabiIities.Somehaveseverephysicalhandicaps（残疾）.Riding

strengthenstheirmuseIesandbones,enabIingthemtoenjoyamorefruitfuI

Iife.

ThroughoutmypastIifeasanaccountant,businessauthorandspeaker,

IvoIunteeredonmanylevelsandinmanyorganizations.However,aterribIe

motor-vehicleaccidentchangedmyIifeinasplitsecondwhenmycarwas

hit-aswasmyhead-causingseverebraininjury.Itwashardtoaccepta

new"me"andheroften-frustratingIimitations,untiIIdiscoveredthat

IneededtodosomethingthatIhaveapassionfor.I'dIovedhorsesfrom

chiIdhood,andworkingwiththemandwiththechiIdrenhasheIpedturn

myIifearound,makingmewarmfromtheinsideout.Thejourneybackhas

beenpainfuIbutworthwhiIe.Now,fourteenyearslater,Iamadifferent,

moresimpIifiedperson.

24.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.HorsesforridingIessonsarecaredforcarefully.

B.Horse-ridinglessonsbringchiIdrenmanybenefits.

C.Volunteershavemuchtodoforahorse-ridingIesson.

D.DisabledchiIdrenaretaughthorse-ridinginadifferentway.

25.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofhervoIuntaryworkinVTEA?

A.RiskyandthriIIing.B.TiringbutworthwhiIe.

C.Funnyandenjoyable.D.Demandingbutfruitless.

26.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromtheIastparagraph?

A.Theaccidenttransformedherthoroughly.

B.Volunteeringhasbroughtherawin-winresult.

C.She'sneverrecoveredfromtheinjury.

D.Shewasn'tinterestedinvoIuntaryworkbefore.

27.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HelpingChiIdreninNeedB.SurvivingtheBrainInjury

C.Volunteering:AJourneyBackD.Horse-riding:ToughestLessons

C

Menhunted.Womengathered.Thathaslongbeenthecommonviewofour

prehistoricancestors.Butthediscoveryofawomanburied9000yearsago

intheAndesMountainswithweaponsandhuntingtools,andananalysis

ofotherburiaIsitesintheAmericaschaIlengesthiswidelyaccepted

divisionoflaborinhunter-gatherersociety.

"Laborpracticesamongrecenthunter-gatherersocietiesarehighly

gendered,whichmightleadsometobeIievethatsexistinequalitiesin

thingsIikepayorrankaresomehow1naturaI',"saidIeadstudyauthor

RandyHaas,anassistantprofessorofanthropoIogy（人类学）atUniversity

ofCaIifornia,Davis,inanewsrelease."Butit'snowclearthatsexuaI

divisionofIaborwasfundamentaIIydifferent-1ikelymoreequaIand

reasonable-inourspecies'deephunter-gathererpast."

TheburiaIsitewasdiscoveredin2018（luringexcavations（发掘）ata

high-altitudesitecalledWiIamayaPatjxainwhatisnowPeru.Thewoman,

thoughttobebetween17and19yearsoldwhenshedied,wasburiedwith

itemsthatsuggestedshehuntedbig-gameanimals.

AlthoughsomescholarshavesuggestedaroIeforwomeninancient

hunting,othershavedismissedthisideaevenwhenhuntingtoolswere

uncoveredinfemaIeburiaIs.Toexaminewhetherthiswomanfoundatthis

sitewasanoutIier,theresearchersexamined429skeIetons（骷髅）at107

buriaIssitesinNorthandSouthAmericaaround8000to14000yearsago.

Ofthose,27individuaIswereburiedwithhuntingtooIs-11werefemaIe

and15weremale.Thesamplewassufficientto"supporttheconeIusionthat

femaIeparticipationinearIybig-gamehuntingwasIikeIynotunusuaI

Thefindingsaddtodoubtsabout"man-the-hunter"assumptionthat

informedmuchthinkingaboutearIyhumanssineethemid-20thcentury.They

suggesthuntingwasverymuchacommunity-basedactivity,needingthe

participationofalIabIe-bodiedindividuaIstodrivelargeanimals,the

papersaid.TheweaponofchoiceatthattimehadIowaccuracy,encouraging

broadparticipation,andusingitwasaskillIearnedfromchiIdhood.

28.WhatdoestherecentburiaIsiteatAndesMountainsshow?

A.TheoriginofsexuaIinequality.B.Huntingskillsof

ancienttimes.

C.Thesocialsystemofprehistorichunters.D.Jobdivisionof

hunter-gatherersociety.

29.WhichofthefollowingmightRandyHaasagreewith?

A.GenderpIaysnopartinrecenthunter-gatherersociety.

B.SexistinequalityisanaturaIresultofprehistoricsociety.

C.AncientdivisionofIabormightbefairerthanwe'dthought.

D.PubIicideasofwomen'srolewillbechangedabruptIy.

30.WhatdoestheunderIinedword"outIier"inParagraph4mean?

A.Exception.B.FaiIure.C.RolemodeI.D.Easytarget.

31.Whatmightmakeprehistorichuntingacommunity-basedactivity?

A.Lackofable-bodiedindividuals.B.Imperfectioninhunting

weapons.

C.Betteraccuracyoffemalesinhunting.D.NeedforIargeanimals

asfoodsource.

D

SeIectivebreeding,aIsoknownasartificiaIseIection,isaprocess

usedbyhumanstodevelopneworganismswithdesirabletraits（特点）.It

canbeusedtoproducetastierfruitsandvegetabIes,cropswithgreater

resistancetopests,andIargeranimalsthatcanbeusedformeat.

PerhapstheearIiestexampleofselectivebreedingisthedomesticdog.

ScientistsbeIievethatthedomesticclogevoIvedfromthewildgraywolf,

andthroughartificialselection,humanswereabIetocreatehundredsof

differentdogbreeds.AspeopIedomesticatedandbreddogs,theyfavored

specifictraits,IikesizeorinteIIigence,forcertaintasks,suchas

hunting,shepherding,orcompanionship.Asaresult,manydogbreeds

vastIydifferinappearance,auniquephenomenonintheanimalworId,

asdifferentbreedsofasinglespeciesgeneraIIyIookIikeeachother.

TheChihuahuaandtheDaImatian,forinstance,arebothdogs,yetthey

sharefewphysicaIfeatures.

SeIectivebreedinghasaIsobeenpracticedinagricuItureforthousands

ofyears.Almosteveryfruitandvegetableeatentodayisaproductof

artificiaIseIection.BypickingoutwiIdcabbagepIantswithspecific

characteristics,farmerswereabletocreateavarietyofvegetabIesfrom

asinglesource,eachwithdifferingfIavors.BroccoIi,forexampIe,

wasdeveIopedfromwiIdcabbagepIantsthathadn'tenoughflower

developmentwhilekalecamefromBrassicaoIeraceawithIargerIeaves.

CornisanunusuaIproductofseIectivebreeding.Unlikerice,wheat,

andcabbage,whichhavecIearancestors,thereisnowiIdpIantthatIooks

Iikecorn.TheearIiestrecordsofcornindicatethatthepIantwas

developedinsouthernMexico6000-10000yearsagofromagrasscalled

teosinte（墨西哥类蜀黍）.ScientistsbeIievethatearIyMexicanfarmers

seIectedonIytheIargestandtastiestseedsofteosinteforpIanting.This

processaIIowedMexicanstodevelopcornveryquickly,assmaIIchanges

inthepIant'sgeneticmakeuphaddramaticeffectsonthegrain'staste

andsize.

WithoutseIectivebreeding,manyofthepIantsandanimalsonearth

todaywouIdnotexist.However,everycoinhastwosides.

32.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph1?

A.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.B.Addsomebackground

information.

C.Providescientificdataforreaders.D.Explainascientific

studymethod.

33.ChihuahuaandDaImatianaremeritionedtoshow

A.seIectivebreedingisverysuccessfuI

B.seIectivebreedingleadstobiodiversity

C.seIectivebreedingbringsdifferenceinappearance

D.selectivebreedingmightbringaboutnewspecies

34.WhatisspeciaIaboutcornasaproductofseIectivebreeding?

A.Ithasgeneticmakeupoppositetoteosinte.

B.ItistheearIiestpIantdevelopedbyMexicans.

C.Ithasn'tanancestorinMotherNature.

D.Itsharesfewphysicalsimilaritieswithitsancestors.

35.Whatmightbediscussedintheparagraphsfollowingthelastone?

A.MoreexampIesofselectivebreeding.

B.Disadvantagesofselectivebreeding.

C.InfIuenceofselectivebreedingonspecies.

D.ComparisonbetweennaturaIandselectivebreeding.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两

项为多余选项。ks5u

PersonaIdevelopmentdoesn'tjusthappen.36SeIf-deveIopment

requireshardwork,devotionandanever-growingskills.So,whatnew

skillsdoyouneedtopowerforward?

OnyourjourneytowardyourbestseIf,youneedtosetgoaIs.Thekey

isbalance:IfyourgoaIsaretoohigh,you'IIgetdiscouragedwhenyou

faIIshort.__37___ThebetterapproachistothinkinmiIestones.Ifyou

wanttobeanoveIist,don'tsetagoaItofinishabookinaweek.Focus

ongettingacoupIeofpagesdoneeachday,oronwritingachaptereach

week.ThismeasurabIeprogressismoresustainableandfulfilling.

_38__Tokeepgoingwhentimesaretough,youhavetolearnhowto

manageyourstressIeveIs.IfIightwaIksheIpyoukeepyourheadonstraight,

scheduleoneforyourIunchperiodeveryday.IfyouneedtotakeSundays

offtorechargeforthenextweek,it'smorethanacceptabletodoso.

Organizationisaskillthatcomesmorenaturallytosomepeoplethan

others.Ifyou'reanaturaIIymessyperson,startsmaII.Otherwise,you'II

beataloss.__39___Cleanupyourbedroomoryourcar.IfphysicaIcIeaning

isstressfuI,startbycuttingoutfilesfromyourcomputer.BeIieveit

ornot,onecIeanspacecansetthetonefortherestofyourIife.

OntheroadofpersonaIdevelopment,you'IIrunintosomebarriers.

Nobodybutyoucanremovethesefromyourpath.40Perhapsanxietyis

keepingyoufromdoingyourbestwork.InsteadofstruggIingthroughit,

quietlytakeamentaIhealthday.

A.PersonaIgrowthneedsstressmanagement.

B.FocusonthepIaceswhereyouspendthemosttime.

C.Youcan'texpecttowakeupthenextdaywithnewskills.

D.Don'tIetpersonaIchailengesstandinthewayofyourgrowth.

E.That*swhyproblemsolvingisavitalskillforseIf-deveIopment.

F.YouabsoIuteIydon*tneedtodisclosewhyyou'retakingasickday.

G.StarttoosmaII,andyou'IIbecomesatisfiedwithyourprogresstoo

earIy.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

MyparentsannouncedIwasgettingmyownroom.Iwaswildwith___41___,

becausemysisterwasnotgreatatsharing.42,mynewbedroomwas

downinthepartIyunfinishedbasement（地下室）,usuaIIya43pIacefor

afive-year-old.Becauseofthat,I44forawhiIe-untiIIfoundmy

great-grandmother*sbedroomnexttomine.Butevenso,Iwasstill45

ofsleepinginthatbig,old,terriblebasement.

Mygrandmother46compIeteIyandstartedlettingmecrawl（爬）in

bedwithher.It41weIIforbothofusforawhiIe.Butwhenmyparents

foundout,theywere48sayingifIcontinuedtodothat,Iwould

neverbeabIetomakeitalone.

Ofcourse,Iscreamedandcriedbut49.Iwasforcedback.

StruggIingthroughseveraInights,IsuddenIyhitupona（n）___50___.When

IwassuremygrandmawasasIeep,Igotupand___51___asquietlyasIcould

intoherbedroom.ItseemedIikeonIyminuteshadpassedwhenIwassuddenIy

beingshakenawake."Getbacktoyourroombeforeyourparentsgetup,just

tosaveussome___52___,"shesaidsoftly.Iranback.Mydoorwasopened

andthenshutagain.It___53___!

Afterthatthe___54___repeatedeverynight.Thankstomygrandma,I

neverhadtosleepbymyseIf,butIstillhadthe___55___ofmyownroom.

41.A.angerB.curiosityC.joyD.courage

42.A.UnfortunateIyB.EventuaIIyC.TypicallyD.Simply

43.A.mysteriousB.perfectC.frighteningD.fascinating

44.A.hesitatedB.doubtedC.thoughtD.wandered

45.A.capableB.guiItyC.ashamedD.afraid

46.A.approvedB.understoodC.rejectedD.disagreed

47.A.wentonB.keptupC.cameupD.movedon

48.A.amazedB.sympatheticC.unhappyD.cautious

49.A.onpurposeB.atlengthC.inturnD.withoutsuccess

50.A.compIaintB.ideaC.excuseD.concept

51.A.sIippedB.rushedC.jumpedD.broke

52.A.troubleB.timeC.effortD.energy

53.A.existedB.countedC.stoppedD.worked

54.A.routineB.dreamC.storyD.game

55.A.choiceB.honorC.benefit0>.reason

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，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。

BioprintingismedicaIIyandbio-technologicalIysimilarto3Dprinting.

Byusingthesameprinciples,theaimisto___56___(rapid)developIiving

structuressimilartohuman-grownorgansandtissuethatcanbeusedto

treatpeopIeortestnewdrugs.Bioprintingmaybearelativelynewfield

buttheresultssofarare___57___(encourage).

AustraIianresearchershaveusedneuraIcellsinacustom-madebioink

tocreatea"desktopbrain"___58___aIIowsdoctorstotestbrainfunction,

newdrugsandstudybraindisorders.MeanwhiIe,medicinescientistsinthe

UShavecreatedabioprinterabIe59(construct)ear,muscleandhone

structureswiththerightsize,___60___(strong)asweIIasfunctionfor

impIantation(植入).

OneoftheprimarygoaIsofbioprintingistocreatefunctioningorgans,

forexample,hearts.ByprintingcompatibIe(兼容的)organsusinga

patient'sowncelIs,thedonor___6I___(wait)Iistcouldbecomeathingof

thepast.Toget62thispointtherehavebeensomeimportant

breakthroughsinprintingvascuIarized（血管化的）tissueincompIex3D

shapes.

Organprintingcanimprove63healthofsocietyingeneraIby

wipingofftheprobIemofdiseases___64___（cause）byorganfaiIure,costIy

treatmentsandsociaIcare.ThatpromisemaybeyearsawayfromreaIization

butrapidtypingenabledbybioprintingatpresent___65___（push）medicaI

advancesforwardatpace.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华。你在国际学校就读的好友Tom想了解你校下周六将进行的劳动

课。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容如下：

1.介绍劳动课的内容；

2.邀请参加；

3.提醒相关事项。

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。

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。

IIoveparties.Iloveplanningforthem,makingtheinvitations,

pIanningthegamesanddecoratingmyowncake.TheonlythingthatIdon't

IikeisdecidingontheguestIist.WhenIwasingradeschooImymomwould

teIImethemaximumnumberoffriendsthatIcouIdinviteanditwasaIways

anumbertoosmaIIformylist.

IaIsoIikedaIIdifferentkindsofpeople.Ineverquitefitintoone

ofthemanyIittIegroupsatmyschooI,soIjustkindoffIoatedaround,

accumulatingfriendsfromvariousbackgrounds.Therewasan"in"crowdmade

upofthecooIkidswhohadthepowertoruletheschool-ifacooIkidwore

twodifferentcoloredsockstoschooIoneday,everyonethoughtitwasgreat.

Butifanuncoolkiddidthesamething,theotherkidswouldturnaway

indisgust（厌恶）.11madegettingdressedinthemorningaveryscarything.

ShannonwasoneofmyfriendswhoseemedtounknowinglybreaktheruIes

of"uncooIness"