2024届广东省汕头市四校高三年级上册11月联考英语试题及答案

2024届高三级11月四校联考英语试题

试卷总分：120分考试时间：120分钟

注意事项：

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考号，请考生正确填涂。

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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，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

BESTBODYFITNESS

Aboutus

Youdon'twantjustagymmembership.Youwantamembershipthatmeanssomething.And

thatmeansyouneedsupport,experthelpandacommunity.

BestBodyFitnessisn'tjustagym:it'sfull-servicefitnessmembershipmadeforyou.Here's

howitworks:

STEPONE:Yourassessment

Webeginwithanassessmentsession.ThisisachanceforyoutoseewhatwedoatBestBody.

Ourassessmentplansareno-costandno-risk.We'llalsomakeatrainingplanspecificallyforyou.

STEPTWO:Yourtraining

WhenyoudecidetobecomeaBestBodymember,weshowyouwhattodo,howtodoitand

whyyouaredoingit.Afterafewsessionswithanexpertprivatetraineryouwillfeelcomfortable

workingoutonyourown.

STEPTHREE:Yourmembership

Membershipworksonamonth-to-monthbasis.Therearenosign-upfeesandnocancellation

fees.Startandstopwheneveryouwant.Andthebestpart?Ourfeesarethemostcompetitiveinthe

wholedowntownarea.

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STEPFOUR:Yourcommunity

AtBestBodyFitness,weseeeveryoneaspartofabigteam.Andwhenyouworkwithateam,

youcandogreatthings.Joinanyofourspecializedclasses,ledbyexperttrainers.Cometoour

nutritionclasses.Participateinourregularsocialevents.Everythingisincludedinyourfee.

Finally,wewanttosharewithyousomereasonswhyourmemberssaythattheyhavechosen

usoveranyotherfitnesscentreinthecity.

IfssoEASY

Easytostart,stop,cancelorrefundamembership.

Easytoaccess—we'reopen24/7,weneverclose.

Easyresults—ourtrainersandequipmentgiveyousuccess,fast.

Comeandvisitusforapersonaltour!

21.Whatcanonedointhesecondstep?

A.Haveafullassessment.B.Workwithateam.

C.Learnfromtheprivatetrainer.D.Makeatrainingplan.

22.Ifyoubecomeamemberofthisgym,youcan.

A.getrefundwhenyoucancelyourmembership

B.getexperttrainingbutyouneedtopayextrafee

C.gotothegymonlyfrom6:00amto10:00pm

D.gotothegymonlyfromMondaytoSaturday

23.Whatdoyouthinktheabovepassageis?

A.Astorybook.B.Asciencemagazine.

C.ATVshow.D.Anadvertisement.

B

Ifsperhapstheworld'smostfamousunderwaterattractionthatremainedinfilmandinlegend:

theTitanic.Butnowexpertssaytheoceanliner,onceawonderofthehighseas,isfallingtopieces.

Capt.AlfredMcLaren,thescientistwhoinJulyledthemostrecentexpeditiontotheship's

underwatergrave,saidhisteamsawclearsignsoftheacceleratingdamageofthewreck（残骸）.

Therewasdamagelikelycausedbyrustandsealife,andthecaptain9scabinhadcollapsed.

“Iwasabsolutelyastonished,McLarensaid.

Worsestill,thefallenmast（桅杆）thatcrushedtheship'sdeckisbelievedbymanytobethe

resultofanunapprovedsalvage（打捞）operation.4<Itwasalmostdepressingtoseehowquicklyshe

wasgettingworse,9,McLarensays."Iwouldbereallysurprisedifthere9sverymuchstandingup

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fromthebottom,twodecadesfromnow.^^

EdKamuda,whorunstheTitanicHistoricalSocietyinSpringfield,Mass.,saysadventure

tourists—whopay$36,000eachtovisitthewreck—arealsocontributingtothedestructionofit.

“ThisissomethingIexpected.Ijustdidn'texpectittohappensoquickly,9,Kamudasaid.

"Peoplearegoingdownjustasanegotriptosay'Iwasthere?Allthistakesafareontheship.”

TheTitanichassatatthebottomoftheAtlanticsinceitsankafterhittinganicebergonits

maidenvoyageonApril14,1912.Morethan1,500peoplediedthatnight.Theshipcametorestat

thebottomofthefreezingNorthAtlantic,morethan2milesbeneaththewaves.Thewreckwas

discoveredin1985,andsincethenithasbeenrepeatedlyvisitedbytreasurehunters.

Butstillsomescientistssaythosedivers,andotherthrillseekersarenotnecessarilytoblame

fortheTitanic'scurrentproblems.

Capt.CraigMcLeanoftheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationwentonan

expeditiontotheTitanicinJuneaspartofagovernmentstudythatismonitoringtheconditionofthe

ship.HesaysifsunclearwhatpartofthedamageisfromMotherNatureandwhichisfromhuman

nature.

"It'stooearlyandthereisn'tenoughevidencetoputourfingersonanything,9,McLeansaid.

Regardless,mostagreethere,slittlethatcanbedoneforthismostfamousofwrecks.Andsoon,

themightyTitaniccouldwellbelostagain.

24.McLarenexpectedthatintwentyyears.

A.Onlyaminorpartofthewreckwouldremainasitis

B.Thewreckwouldbegettingworseatafasterspeed

C.Onlysalvageoperationwiththepurposeofresearchwouldbeapproved

D.Thewreckwouldbecompletelydestroyedbyunapprovedtreasurehunters

25.Whatisthetourisfspurposeofvisitingthewreck,accordingtoKamuda?

A.TocontributetothebreakingdownoftheTitanic.

B.TohelpfinancethepreservationoftheTitanic.

C.Tosatisfytheircuriosityandadventurousness.

D.TobetterunderstandthehistoryoftheTitanic.

26.CraigMcLeanisoneofthescientistswhobelieve.

A.VisitorsshouldnotbeprohibitedfromtheTitanicandotherfamouswrecks

B.Theinfluenceofthethrillseekersonthewreckwillfinallybedetermined

C.ThegovernmentshouldcontributemoretothemonitoringoftheTitanic

D.ThedamageoftheTitanicisnotnecessarilyattributedtotheadventuretourists

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27.TheauthorismostlikelytoagreethatthefutureoftheTitanicis.

A.promisingB.discouragingC.controllableD.vague

C

Indepartmentstoresandclosetsallovertheworld,theyarewaiting.Theiroutwardappearance

seemsratherappealingbecausetheycomeinavarietyofstyles,patterns,materials,andcolors.But

theyareeventuallythebiggestdeception（欺骗）thatexistsinthefashionindustrytoday.Whatare

they?Theyarehighheels—awoman'sworstenemy（whethersheknowsitornot）.Highheelshoes

arethedownfallofmodernsociety.Fashionmythshaveledwomentobelievethattheyaremore

beautifulorstylishforwearingheels,butinreality,heelssucceedincreatingshortaswellaslong

termtroubles.Womenshouldfightthehighheelindustrybyrefusingtouseorpurchasethemin

ordertosavetheworldfromunnecessaryphysicalandpsychologicalsuffering.

Forthesakeoffairness,itmustbenotedthatthereisapositivesidetohighheels.First,heels

areexcellentforaeratinglawns（草坪通气）.AnyonewhohaseverwornheelsongrassknowswhatI

amtalkingabout.Asimpletriparoundtheyardinapairofthosebabiesgetsridofalltheneedto

callforalawncarespecialist,andprovidestheperfect-sizedholestogiveanylawnoxygenwithout

allthosemessyblocksofdirtlyingaround.Second,heelsarequitefunctionalfordefendingagainst

potentialenemies,whocaneasilybescaredawaybythreateningthemwithapairofthesesharp,

deadlyfashionitems.

Regardlessofsuchpracticalusesforheels,thefactremainsthatwearinghighheelsisharmful

toone'sphysicalhealth.Talktoanypodiatrist（足病医生），andyouwillhearthatthemajorityof

theirbusinesscomesfromhigh-heel-wearingwomen.Highheelsareknowntocauseproblemssuch

asdeformedfeetandtorntoenails.Theriskofseverebackproblemsandtwistedorbrokenanklesis

threetimeshigherforahighheelwearerthanforaflatshoewearer.Wearingheelsalsocreatesthe

threatofgettingaheelcaughtinanarrowsidewalkgapandbeingthrowntotheground—possibly

breakinganose,back,orneck.Andofcourse,afterwearingheelsforaday,anywomanknowsshe

canlookforwardtoanightofpainasshetriestocomfortherachingfeet.

28.Womendon'ttakethedisadvantagesofhighheelstooseriouslybecauseof.

A.theirattempttoshowofftheirstatus

B.therichvarietyofhighheelstyles

C.theirwishtoimprovetheirappearance

D.themulti-functionaluseofhighheels

29.Whafstheauthor9stoneinpresentingthepositivesidesofhighheelshoes?

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A.ironicB.favorableC.sympatheticD.objective

30.Thewriteruses“thosebabies^^（Paragraph2）torefertohighheels.

A.toshowtheirfragilecharacteristic

B.toshowwomen'saffectionforthem

C.toemphasizetheirsmallsize

D.toindicatetheirtrendyappearance

31.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwomenshould.

A.refusetobuytheproductsofthefashionindustry

B.gotoapodiatristregularlyforadvice

C.avoidfollowingfashiontooclosely

D.seethroughtheverynatureoffashionmyths

D

Carriedbythewind,dustparticles（微粒）fromplacessuchastheSaharaDesertcanfloat

halfwayaroundtheworldbeforesettlingtotheground.Astheplasticsabandonedbyhumansbreak

downintotinypiecesintheenvironment,they,too,travelthroughtheatmosphere.Nowscientists

areastepclosertounderstandinghowthesemicroplasticstravelintheglobe—bothlocallyandon

long-distanceflights.

Researchersspentmorethanayearcollectingmicroplasticsfrom11nationalparksand

wildernessareasinthewesternU.S.Theyexaminedtheparticlesthatsettledondrydaysandthose

thatfellalongwithrainorsnow.Inadditiontomakingclearhowmicroplasticsmovearound,the

results,publishedonThursdayinScience,revealtheseriousnessoftheproblem:morethan1million

kilogramsofmicroplastics—theweightof120millionto300millionplasticwaterbottles—fall

onprotectedlandsinthecountry'swesternregioneachyear.

Thenewfindingsaddtoscientists9concernovermicroplasticpollution'spotentialimpactson

theenvironmentandhumanhealth."We'renotsupposedtobreatheinthismaterial,saysSteve

Allen,amicroplasticsresearcherattheUniversityofStrathclydeinScotland,whowasnotinvolved

inthenewstudy.Plasticsintheenvironment“carryallsortsofpesticides（农药），heavymetalsand

alltheotherchemicalsthatwe'vemadeoverheadds."They'regoingtocarrythemdirectly

intoourlungs.”

Sincetheirdiscoveryinoceansinthe1970s,microplastics—whichcanbeaslargeasagrain

ofriceorsmallerthanaparticleofdust—havebeenfoundnearlyeverywhereresearchershave

looked:incities,inArcticsnow,onremotemountaintops.Theirpresenceinareasdistantfromthe

placewherehumanlivehaspointedtothembeingcarriedbywinds.

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32.Whatdothescientistsfurtherunderstandnow?

A.WhySaharaDesertisexpandingtothesouthofAfrica.

B.Howplasticparticlestravelonthewind.

C.Whyitishardforplasticstobreakdown.

D.Howdustparticlesarespreadingthroughthewind.

33.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewstudy?

A.Theresultsshowedtheamountofmicroplasticsishuge.

B.ResearcherscollectedmicroplasticsacrosstheU.S.

C.Researchersfocusedonplasticparticlesindrydays.

D.Numerousplasticwaterbottleswerefoundeachyear.

34.WhatdoesSteveAllensayaboutplastics?

A.Theyshouldberecycled.

B.Theydoharmtoweather.

C.Theycanbeusedtomakeallsortsofpesticides.

D.Theycarryharmfulchemicalstohumanlungs.

35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DustParticlesIsHarmfultoOurLungs

B.TheEnvironmentIsThreatenedbyPlastics

C.MicroplasticsAreFallingfromtheSky

D.MicroplasticsDoHarmtoHealth

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。

Teenagersarespendingmoremoneythanever.Justlastyear,31.6millionteensspent155

billion,accordingtotheNorth-brook,Illinois-basedmarketresearchgroupTeenageResearch

Unlimited.36

Shockedathowmuchmoneykidsspend?Maybeyouhaven'tcheckedthepricetagslatelyon

someoftheyoungergeneration'smust-haves.Tosome,suchluxuriousspendingonthechangeable

youngmightseemunbearable.37TimothyMarshall,anassociateprofessorofdevelopmental

psychologyatChristopherNewportUniversityinVirginia,analyzedthewidespreadphenomenon

aftersomeresearch.

Onefactorissurelythesheerpowerofmarketingthroughmassmedia.Teenagersareexposed

toanestimated3,000advertisementseachday.Combinetheadswithprogrammingitself,likethe

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fashion-,music-andskin-filledshowsonMTV,andyou'vegotalargenumberofmessagestelling

kidswhattheyshouldowniftheywanttofitin.

Manyworkingparentsprobablycompensatebyspendingmoneyontheirkids.38But

also,spendingmoneyisoftenmoreconvenientinourfast-pacedsocietythangoingtobaseball

gamesorotheractivities.

Formanyfamilies,ofcourse,keepingupwiththeirchildren'scostlydemandsfordesigner

clothing,CDs,andconcertticketsisafinancialimpossibility.Marshallsays,evenforthosefamilies

whocanaffordsuchluxuriousspending,strikingacompromisebetweenspoilingthekidsand

denyingthemistricky,butpossible.

39Insteadofjustgivingchildrenthetoysorclothingtheydesire,givetheman

allowanceandshowthemhowtheycansaveupforwhatevertheywant.Anddon'tbeafraidtojust

sayno.Mostoftheparentsareworkingnine-to-fiveorevenworkingovertimetomakeendsmeet.

Therefore,shouldertheresponsibilityofinstructingthekidstotellrightfromwrong,anddeveloping

healthyhabitsofspendingmoneyisofgreatimportance.40

A.Whydosomeparentsgivein?

B.Howdidtheypersuadeparentstopay?

C.Teachingkidshowtobudgetandsaveiskey.

D.Kidsshouldn'talwaystakemoneyforgranted.

E.Muchofthatmoney,ofcourse,comesfromparents.

EWeneedtostepupandtellkidswheretheboundariesare.

G.Thereisprobablysomeguiltinvolvedinnotspendingenoughtimeathome.

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节供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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项。

ThelastattemptofKenCampbelltoruncouldtracebacktohighschool.Whenhiswife,Susan,

injuredherfoot,sheneeded41torejoinherrunninggroup,soCampbellwentalongtokeep

hercompanyinthe42.“Wewerejustwalkingatthebeginning,hesays,“Iwasheavy,and

weighedover90kg.^^Butastheweeksandmonthspassed,theweightfellaway,Susanrecovered

andCampbeirs43grew.Attheageof63,heran50km,andat70,he44a100km

ultramarathon.

Sohowdoessomeonewithno45experienceofrunningbecomeanultradistancerunner

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inhis60sand70s?Susanhadrunmarathonsbeforeher46,butforCampbell,theturningpoint

camewhenSusan'sFleetFeetrunninggroupstartedthetrailsintheSierraNevadafoothillsnear

theirhome.

CampbellwentouttovisitSusan'sgroup,and"thetrailswereaterrible47.Ithadbeen

raining,andIwasslipping,slidingand48.ButIthought,well,Ilikethisalot."Whatheliked

aboveallwasthefeelingof"beingwrappedbythetrail,being49bytheclosenessofthe

vegetation（植被）andthenearnessoftheriver”.

Runningthe100kmultramarathontookCampbell16hours.WhenCampbell50thefinish

lineat3am,Susanhandedhima100kmstickerto51onthebackofhistruck.Healreadyhad

a50kmoneonthere."Itisapublic52thatyouarepartofthiscommunity,hesays.

“Whereverwepark,IseealineofvehicleswiththeirvariousstickersandIfeelthatweareatribe

（部落）

Campbellsufferedfromarthritis（关节炎）beforehestartedrunning,andwas"a（n）53for

kneereplacement”,butfornow,henolongerneedsasurgery.Itcan54therunning—butthe

,,

“senseofwell-beingandaccomplishmentwillcarrymeonforeverJhesays,“IfIcan'trun,Iwill

55

41.A.arrangementB.operationC.confidenceD.support

42.A.progressB.treatmentC.recoveryD.diagnosis

43.A.talentB.abilitiesC.experiencesD.health

44.A.completedB.managedC.wonD.joined

45.A.preciousB.previousC.specialD.sufficient

46.A.graduationB.growthC.injuryD.attendance

47.A.practiceB.atmosphereC.dreamD.mess

48.A.sighingB.fallingC.complainingD.moving

49.A.appreciatedB.appealedC.embracedD.buried

50.A.approachedB.accomplishedC.dividedD.crossed

51.A.remainB.advertiseC.locateD.display

52.A.statementB.reminderC.truthD.expectation

53.A.targetB.alternativeC.candidateD.survivor

54.A.putanendtoB.getinvolvedinC.keepaneyeonD.takeadvantageof

55.A.dieB.walkC.stopD.cry

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。

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Machinesworkwellataconstantspeed—andthefasterthebetter.Whethertheyarespinning

cotton56dealingwithnumbers,regular,repetitiveactionsarewhattheyexcelat.

Increasingly,ourworldisbeingdesignedbymachinesandformachines.Weadapttomachines

andholdourselvestotheirstandards:People57(judge)bythespeedatwhichtheyrespond,

notthequalityoftheirresponse.''Alwayson^^becomessomethingtotakepride58.WhenI

askpeople59theyaredoing,theyalmostalwaysanswer"busy”.Tickingthingsoffthe"to

do“listbecomes60meansofdefiningourselves.61(occupy)ifnotwithworkthen

withfamilyoroursocialnetworks,mostofusfeelexhausted.

Afewyearsago,Ibecameveryinterestedinwhatitmeant62(pause).Istartedtonotice

wherepausesshowupinmyownworkandlife.Forexample,IrealizedwhenIwaswriting,ashort

walkwasa(n)63(effective)waytofocusthanconcentratingharder.Thesmallwalkacted

asapause,64(enable)metorest,reflectorrefresh,appreciateandbreakablockinmy

65(creative).Irealizedthatpauseisnotnothing!

Aminuteeatingice-creamisnotthesameasaminutedoingpush-ups.Eventimeitselfisn'ta

uniformrawmaterial—asthephysicsofEinsteinshows.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华。随着手机越来越智能，学生们所受的影响也越

来越大。请你围绕“合理使用手机”这个主题，根据下面的提示，用英语给你校学生写一封

倡议书。内容包括：

1.智能手机给学生带来的不良影响；

2.学生应如何减少智能手机的影响；

3.发出倡议。

注意：1.词数不少于80；

2.内容充实，行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dearfellowstudents,

LiHua

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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。

Theboysatonhischair,withhishandabovethekeyboard.Hethoughtaboutwhattowrite.

Herecalledthatthecompetitiondeadlinewasmerelyaweekaway.Buthestillhadnoteven

startedonhispiece.Helookedatthebrochureagain."WRITINGCOMPETITION!"thetitleread.

Hismomhadencouragedhimtoenterthewritingcompetition,andnowhewastakingitonashis

personaltaskfortheholidays.

Astheboyreflectedonhispreviouswritingefforts,herealizedhowhopelesshistaskof

winningwas.Everystoryheeverwrotewasbasedonotherstories.Hehadlittleimagination,and

unfortunately,imaginationwasthekeytowriting.

Suddenly,hehadabrainwave.Thistime,hecameupwithanoriginalandimaginativestory.

Thewordsshottowardshimlikeastormofleaves.Wordswerecomingeasily,flowingthrough

him,fasterthanhecouldtype.Hetypedfasterthanheeverhadbefore.Hecontinuedtotype,

amazedathoweasywritingthisstorywas.Theboycouldnotstopwriting.Helookedattheword

countandsawthenumber"248"staringrightbackathim.Hewasnotevenhalfwayyet.

Thenheheardthecallofhismothersayingtimeforbed.Hecontinuedwritingthepiece,

ignoringher.Hehadtomakeupforthetimehehadlostthinkingaboutatopictowrite.Finally,he

finished.Thewordcountnowread"498”.

“Perfect,“hethought,t4justunderthewordlimit."Heknewthiswasthestorythatwouldwin.

HewentontoGoogleandsearchedforthecompetition.Hefoundthepagebuttherewasno

“Enter“button.

Confused,hethenre-readthepageagain.ItreadCOMPETITIONCLOSED.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。

Paragraph1:Afterafewseconds,theboyeagerlycheckedthedeadlineoftheCOMPETITIONon

thewebsite._________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph2:Hismothercameupandcomfortedhim.

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英语答案及说明

第一部分阅读

第一节阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

21-23CAD24-27ACDB28-31CABD32-35BADC

第二节阅读填空（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

36-40EAGCF

第二部分语言运用

第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

41-45DCBAB46-50CDBCD51-55DACAB

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题L5分，满分15分）

56.or57.arejudged58.in59.how60.a

61.Occupied62.topause63.moreeffective64.enabling65.creativity

第三部分写作

第一节应用文写作（满分15分）

Apossibleversion:

Dearfellowstudents,

Smartphoneshavebecomeanindispensablepartinourlife.Lotsofstudentshavingbeen

adverselyaffected,weappealtoeveryoneofustoreasonablyusesmartphones.

Itcanbenotedthatdissatisfyingbehaviorsinvolvingsmartphonesaregoingviral,suchas

gettingdrownedingamesandevencheatinginexams.Therefore,ifsurgentthatwetakeinstant

measures.Initially,wecalloneverystudenttoprioritizeouracademicwork.Fullyengaging

ourselvesinclassesratherthanphoneentertainment,wearemorelikelytoimproveouracademic

performance.Additionally,weadvocatestrengtheningtheawarenessoffairplay.Amajorityof

studentsmakepersistenteffortstoattainhigherscores,soallofusareexpectedtotakeexams

honestlytoguaranteefairplay.

Irresistiblethoughsmartphonesare,it'shightimethatwestartedfromlesseningthescreen

timebitbybit.Lefstakeactionrightnow!

LiHua

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

Possibleversion1:

Afterafewseconds,theboyeagerlycheckedthedeadlineoftheCOMPETITIONonthe

website.HardlyhadheopenedthewebpagewhenthecapitalizedlettersCOMPETITIONCLOSED

leaptintohiseyesagain.Howcouldthatbe?Thedeadlinewasaweekaway."No!!!”silentscreams

1

explodedinsidehim.Herubbedhiseyes,gotclosertothescreenandfixedhiseyesontheletters.

TheCruelcapitalizedlettersjuststoodoutasifnaughtilywinkingathim.Unwillingthoughhewas,

hewasforcedtoaccepttheirreversiblefactthatthecompetitionhadclosed.Noticingmomleaning

againsthisroomdoorgazingathimwithaffection,hecouldn'tfightbacktearsofgrievance,

burstingoutcryingloudly.

Hismothercameupandcomfortedhim."Dear,ifsOK.You'vewrittenanaward-winning

storywhichisoriginalandimaginative.Thafsthebiggestgainintheprocess.momsaidgently,

pattinghimontheshoulder.Mom'sheartwarmingcomfortdispersedhisshame,butstillhe

regretted,"Mom,Ishouldhavestartedearlierandmetthedeadline!Allmyeffortshavegoneto

waste."Asherecollectedthestruggleinchoosingthetopicandwritingtheimaginativestory,mom

wipedhistears,ruffledhishairandaskedhimtogotobed.Tossingandturninginbed,hewas

drawntothefactthatlessprocrastination,moresatisfaction.

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Afterafewseconds,theboyeagerlycheckedthedeadlineoftheCOMPETITIONonthe

website.Thedaybeforeyesterday!Hecouldbarelybelievehiseyes.Greatsorrowoverwhelmedhim

sosuddenlythathebentoverthekeyboardwithtearsrollingdownhisfaceandhisheartsinking.

Howcouldhemakesuchahugemistake?Reflectingonhispassingsparetimeoftheholidays,he

suddenlyrealizeditwashisprocrastinationandcarelessnessthatledtohisfailureincatchingthe

deadline.Nowhehadnochancetoenterthecompetitiondespitehi