2024年1月郑州市2024届高三一模英语试卷（含答案）

郑州市2024年高中毕业年级第一次质量预测

英语试题卷2024.1

本试卷分四部分，考试时间120分钟，满分150分（听力成绩算作参考分）。考生应首先阅读答题卡上的文

字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答无效。

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。

1.Howmuchtimeisleftbeforehandinginthepaper?

A.15minutes.B.30minutes.C.45minutes.

2.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Studyingroadsigns.B.Havingadrivingtest.C.Askingfordirections.

3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atahotel.B.Inarestaurant.C.Atadepartment.

4.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Awatch.B.Ayounglady.C.Ayoungman.

5.Whatkindofmagazineisthemaninterestedin?

A.Sportsmagazines.B.Fashionmagazines.C.Sciencemagazines.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

高三英语试题卷第1页（共14页）

6.Whoisthebiggestgiftfrom?

A.David.B.Jack.C.Sienna.

7.WhatdoesSiennagivethewoman?

A.Ascarf.B.Acoat.C.Amusicbox.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8.WhatisTed'scousin?

A.Ajournalist.B.Ateacher.C.Asailor.

9.HowdoesTedfindteaching?

A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Challenging.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Colleagues.C.Neighbors.

11.WhydidMarygotoXiamen?

A.ToescapeWuhan'sheat.

B.Tohelpherunclewithhisbusiness.

C.Tohelpherunclewithhisnewapartment.

12.WhatdoesMarythinkofseafood?

A.Justso-so.B.Delicious.C.Terrible.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhydoesLindawanttotalkwithJohn?

A.Toborrowabookfromhim.

B.Toinvitehimtoareadingclub.

C.Toaskforadviceonherreport.

14.Whendoesthegroupusuallymeet?

A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.

15.HowisTheKiteRunnerinLinda*sopinion?

A.It'ssimple.B.It'sdifficult.C.It'snice.

16.WhatwillJohndointhefollowingtwoweeks?

A.Writeabookreview.

B.Readthebookmentioned.

C.DiscussthebookwithLinda.

高三英语试题卷第2页（共14页）

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoarethelisteners?

A.Students.B.Visitors.C.Newemployees.

18.WhatcanNatWestaccountprovide?

A.Afreedrivinglesson.

B.Freemobilephoneinsurance.

C.DiscountsontrainfaresinBritain.

19.Whatdothethreebankshaveincommon?

A.Theyprovidefreelifeinsurance.

B.TheyhavemanybranchesinBritain.

C.Theydon'tchargeinterestsifcustomersareoverdrawn.

20.Whichbankhasthelowestinterestrate?

A.Barclays.B.HSBC.C.NatWest.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

InfluentialArt

WilliamBlake:Visionary

SheilaMetzner:FromLife

Jan.l7,2024-Feb.24,2024

Jan.20,2024-Feb.25,2024

Aremarkableprintmaker,painter,andpoet,Willi

Thisexhibitioncelebratestheartisticskillofthe

amBlake（1757-1827）developedaverywildlyunconv

internationallyrespectedAmericanphotographerSheila

entionalworldview.Bycombininghispoetryandima

Metzner.HeruniquestyleintegratesaspectsofPictor

gesonthepagethroughuniquedrawingtechniques,B

ialismandModernismtocreateanaesthetic（美感）,whi

lakecreatedsomeofBritishart*smoststrikingandlas

chnotonlystandsoutinthehistoryofphotography

tingimagery.Thismajorinternationalloanexhibitione

butalsobecomesverycloselyassociatedwiththebest

xplorestheartist-poet*simaginativeworldthroughhis

of1980!sfashion,beautyanddecorativeartstrends.

mostcelebratedworks.

高三英语试题卷第3页（共14页）

AlfredoBoulton:LookingatVenezuelaEugeneAtget:HighlightsfromtheMary

(1928-1978)&DanSolomonCollection

Daily,throughJan.16,2024Daily,throughJan.25,2024

AlfredoBoultonwasoneofthemostimportantAroundtheturnofthe20thcentury,photographe

intellectualsofthe20thcenturyinLatinAmericaanrEugeneAtgetbrokenewartisticground.Walking

daninfluentialphotographerofthemodernperiod.atdawnwithhisheavycamera,hephotographedthe

Throughhislargecollectionofworks,BoultongenersoulofParisanditssurroundingareasbyfocusing

atedanewculturaldefinitionofVenezuela.Thisexhonitsoldalleyways,shopfronts,architecturaldetails,

ibitionexploresBoulton'swonderfulphotography,hisstaircasesandstreetsellers.Thisfocusedexhibitionf

relationshipswithmodernartistsandhisinfluenceoeatureshighlightsfromtheartistswork,whichcontin

ntheformalizationofarthistoryinhiscountry.uestoinfluencequiteafewphotographerstoday.

21.WhatdidSheilaMetznerandAlfredoBoultonhaveincommon?

A.Theyshapedartisticexpression.

B.Theyexploredculturaldiversity.

C.TheyphotographedAmericanlife.

D.Theyfocusedonmodernphotography.

22.WhatisEugeneAtgetsphotographymainlyabout?

A.Frenchfashions.B.Naturallandscapes.

C.Architecturaldesigns.D.Urbanstreetscenes.

23.Whichexhibitionissuitableforwhoeverstudieswordsandimages?

A.WilliamBlake:Visionary.

B.SheilaMetzner:FromLife.

C.AIfredoBoulton:LookingatVenezuela(1928-1978).

D.EugeneAtget:HighlightsfromtheMary&DanSolomonCollection.

B

Mysonjustturned14anddoesnothaveasmartphone.WhenhegraduatedfromGrade8,hewasthe

onlykidinhisclasswithoutone.Heasksforaphonenowthat

高三英语试题卷第4页（共14页）

he*sgoingtohighschool.Isayno,heaskswhy,Iexplain,andhepushesback.

“Youcanchoosetodothingsdifferentlywhenyou'reaparent,9,Itoldhim.Butsometimes,Iwonderif

I'mbeingtoostubbornorunfair.

ThemoreIresearch,themoreconfidentIfeelinmydecision.Manystudieslinkthecurrentmentaihe

althcrisisamongadolescentstofundamentalchangesinhowtheysocialize,namely,theshiftfromin-personto

onlineinteraction.

Butothermotherschallengemyview."Hemustfeelsoleftout!”Thentherearetheparentswhotellm

esadlythattheywishtheyhaddelayedtheirteenager*sphoneownershiplongerthantheydid.Theyurgemet

oholdout.

Ifteenagersbetweentheagesof13and18aretrulyspendinganaverageof8hours39minutesperday

ontheirdevices,asstatedinasurveyconductedbyCommonSenseMedia,thenwhataretheynotdoing?Kid

sabsorbedintheirdevicesaremissingoutonreallife,andthatstrikesmeasreallysad.

Iwantmysontohaveachildhoodhefeelssatisfiedwithandproudof.Iwantittobefullofadventu

res,imaginativeplayandphysicalchallengeswhichhemustsortouthimselfwithoutaskingmeforhelp.The

easiestandsimplestwaytoachievethesegoalsistodelaygivinghimasmartphone.

Somethinkmysonismissingoutorfallingbehind,butheisnot.Hedoeswellinschoolandextra-cu

rricularactivities,hangsoutwithhisfriendsinperson,andmovesindependentlyaroundoursmalltown.Hep

romiseshe'llgivehisown14-year-oldaphonesomeday,andItellhimthat'sfine.Butrecently,headmittedt

hathemissedthebeautifulsceneryonadrivetoanearbymountainbecausehehadbeensoabsorbedinhis

friend'siPad.IfthatishisversionofadmittingI'mright,Plltakeit.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraset4pushesback“inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Agrees.B.Delays.C.Opposes.D.Persuades.

25.Whatistheauthorprimarilyconcernedaboutregardinggivinghersonaphone?

A.Herson'sonlinesafety.

B.Herson*smentalgrowth.

高三英语试题卷第5页（共14页）

C.Herson'sreducedphysicalactivities.

D.Herson'spooracademicperformance.

26.Whatqualitydoestheauthorwanthersontodevelopinhischildhood?

A.Teamspirit.B.Leadership.

C.Independence.D.Criticalthinking.

27.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheauthor*sson?

A.Heisfallingbehindacademically.

B.Heiseasilyinfluencedbyhisfriends.

C.Hehasgivenuphisdesireforasmartphone.

D.Hehasrealizedtheproblemsofmuchscreentime.

C

AlltheBeautyintheWorld,PatrickBringley'smemoir（回忆录）abouthis1Oyearsworkingasaguarda

tNewYork'sMetropolitanMuseumofArt（Met）,bringsnewmeaningtothetermt4artappreciation”.During8-1

2hourshiftsspentamongthegalleries,hetakesadvantageofthegiftoftimetostudythemasterpieceshe's

beenhiredtoprotect-andtothinkabouttheroleofartthroughouthistory.

BringleyisnottheonlyMetstaffertowriteabouttheinstitution.ButBringley's^guard^-eyeview»is

unique,andhepresentshispersonalstorywithsincerity.AfterhisbrotherTom'sdeathfromcancerin2008,B

ringleygaveuphisjobasajournalistforajobinwhich'Twashappytobegoingnowhere”.Heexplains,

“Ihadlostsomeone.Ididnotwishtomoveonfromthat.Inasense,Ididn'twishtomoveatall.^^Bringley

doesn'tsaywhenhedecidedtochannelhisexperienceoffindingpeaceintoart,butthisstoryaboutjumpin

goffthecareerladderinordertofindthespaceforquietreflectionissurprisinglysuitedtoourtimes.

AlltheBeautyintheWorldofferswell-chosenfactsaboutthemuseumtosupportBringley*spersonalt

ale.Asinterestingasthesefactsare,it'sBringley'sreflectionsondozensofindividualpaintings,photographs,

sculpturesandancientartifactsthatturnthisbookintoatribute（致敬）tothepowerofart.DiscussingAlfre

dStieglitz's

高三英语试题卷第6页（共14页）

photographsofhiswife,hewrites,"Ithinkthatsometimesweneedpermissiontostopandadorethings,and

aworkofartgivesusthat."InaVermeerportraitofadozingmaidservant,heismovedtoseethattheart

istcaught“thatfeelingwesometimeshavethataprivatesettingpossessesaholiness（神圣）ofitsown.Itwas

myconstantfeelinginTom'shospitalroom^^.

AsrichinmovinginsightsastheMetisintreasures,AlltheBeautyintheWorldremindsusofthei

mportanceoflearningnotaboutart,butfromit.Thisisartappreciationatahighlevel.

28.WhatmakesAlltheBeautyintheWorlddifferentfromotherbooksbyMetstaffers?

A.Itsauthor'spersonalsadstory.

B.Itsauthor'suniquepointofview.

C.Itswell-chosenfactsaboutthemuseum.

D.Itsdetailedintroductiontotheartworks.

29.WhydidBringleydecidetobecomeaguardattheMet?

A.Torememberhisdeadbrother.

B.Toenrichhisjournalismcareer.

C.Tofindsomepeaceandquietinart.

D.Tostudytheartworksmoreclosely.

30.HowdoesBringleytellthemuseumstoriesinhismemoir?

A.Byrelatingmuseumfactstohispersonallife.

B.Byinterviewingretiredmuseumstaffmembers.

C.Bypresentingthebackgroundofeachmasterpiece.

D.Byengagingvisitorsinthediscussionoftheartworks.

31.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthebookasawhole?

A.Itrevealstheinnerworldoftheauthor.

B.Itoffersnewinsightsintoartappreciation.

C.Ittellslittle-knownfactsaboutthemuseum.

D.Itdeservestobereadforsomepeaceandquiet.

高三英语试题卷第7页（共14页）

D

Manynewsreportsfocusonclimatechangethesedays.Extremeheat,wildfires,floods,homelesspolarbe

ars...Howdoyoufeelwhenreadingworryingnewsaboutclimatechange?Youmaybelievethatpeoplearebe

cominginsensitivetothewarmingplanet,acceptingthatitisonlygettingworse.

AresearchteamatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,US,reportedotherwise.Torecordhowthenewscani

mpactpeople'semotions,participantswerefirstexposedtonegativenewsstoriesaboutclimatechangeforthree

days.Theythencontinuedtoreadnegativenewsheadlinesforsevendays.Inthefirstthreedays,theparticip

antsexperiencedgreaterfearandlesshope,whichcanpotentiallyhurtanaudience'sbeliefthattheycandoan

ythingtotackletheproblem.

However,duringtheseven-day-longexposure,thefearpeakedandthenheldsteady（稳定的）."Wesawth

eoppositepatterninoursecondstudy.Themoreexposurepeoplehadtothesethreateningnewsstorieseachd

ay,themorelikelytheyaretothinkthattheycanmakeadifferenceintacklingclimatechange,^ChristoferSkur

ka,thepaper'sleadauthortoldthePennsylvaniaStateUniversitywebsite.

Accordingtotheresearchers,onepossibilityisthatwhenthepublichearsaboutclimatechangethreats,

theymayconvincethemselvesthattheyhavecontroloverthesituation.Theywillthenbelievethattheiracti

onsmaymakeadifference.

Knowingthateveryoneisabletohelpisonlythefirststep.Accordingtoastudythatanalyzedinform

ationfrom430differentstudies,whatmotivatespeoplethemosttochangetheirbehaviorissocialcomparison.

Forexample,ifaperson'sneighborsfollowalow-carbonlifestyle,suchasdrivingelectriccars,thepersonm

ayfeelsocialpressureandbecomemorelikelytofollowthisbehavior.Thishappensbecausepeopleusuallyj

udgetheirownbehaviorandfollowsocialnorms（规范）.Anothereffectivemotivationisprovidingfinancialrew

ardstoconsumers,helpingthemsavemoney.

“Therearesomanyroutestoourgoals,9,MatthewGoldberg,theco-authorof

高三英语试题卷第8页（共14页）

thestudy,toldScientificAmerican.AsGoldbergpointedout,futureresearchlikethiscanhelppolicymakers

decidehowbesttoencouragepeopletowardmoreclimatefriendlyhabits.

32.Howdidtheparticipantsreacttonegativenewsinthesecondstudy?

A.Theyfoundthenewsunbelievable.

B.Theylosthopeintacklingclimatechange.

C.Theyexperiencedgreaterfearforthefuture.

D.Theyfeltastrongsenseofsocialresponsibility.

33.Whatencouragespeoplemosttowardmoreclimate-friendlybehavior?

A.Effectivepolicy.B.Healthylifestyle.

C.Socialinfluence.D.Financialsupport.

34.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?

A.Responsestoclimatechangeeducation.

B.Theeffectivenessofcommunityinitiatives.

C.Theimpactofsocialnormsonenvironment.

D.Waystoencourageclimate-friendlybehavior.

35.WhatisGoldberg'sattitudetowardssimilarfutureresearch?

A.Doubtful.B.Optimistic.C.Objective.D.Indifferent.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中

有两项为多余选项。

Recently,atopicfeaturing"Graduatesavoidsendingresumesoutofsocialanxietydisorder^^received

manycommentsonSinaWeibo.Itseemsthatsocialanxietydisorder,alsoknownassocialphobia（恐惧症），i

saffectingmanypeople'slives.Over80%ofuniversitystudentswhotookpartinasurveytendedtoavoid

socialinteractionduetoanassumedsocialphobia.36

Forthosewhohaveasocialphobia,everydaysocialsituationscausestrongfearbeyondtheircontrol

becausetheyfearbeingwatchedorjudgednegativelybyothers.

高三英语试题卷第9页（共14页）

Havingasocialphobiacanmeanphysicalsymptomslikeblushing（脸红），upsetstomach,orhavingtroubleca

tchingyourbreath.Thegoodnewsisthatitistreatable.37Avoidingsocialsituationsbecauseofshyness

mightmeanmissingoutonopportunitiesorbeingrude.

IusedtobesoshythatIavoidedgreetingpeopleIknewbypretendingtoscroll（滚屏）onmyphone

orturninginanotherdirection.38WhenIsawhim,Istartedscrollingonmyphoneasusualtoavoidgr

eetinghim.Butheimmediatelysawthroughitandasked,“Whydidyoupretendnottoseeme?”Aftermy

explanation,hereplied,"Icanrelatetofeelingawkward,butoncesomeonerealizesthatyou'reavoidinghim,i

tcancomeacrossasrude.^^

39Beingafraidofnegativecomments,theysimplyshutthemselvesdownsothatnoonewillhav

ethechancetojudgethem.Butsocializingnotonlyleadstojudgment.Ifyou'reluckyenough,youmayco

meacrosssomeonewhogivesdirectbuthonestfeedback,likewhattheseniorjournalistdidforme.Butifs

omepeopleonlyofferyounegativejudgment,simplystayawayfromthem.40Whygiveuponopport

unitiesforsocialinteractionbecauseoffearsofcommentsandjudgment?

A.Afterall,theyarenotmakingyouanybetter.

B.Understandit'sperfectlyfinetomakemistakes.

C.Herearesometipsforovercomingafearofsocialinteraction.

D.Butisavoidingsocialinteractionequaltohavingasocialphobia?

E.However,myattitudebegantochangewhenImetaseniorjournalist.

F.Butifyouonlyfeelabituncomfortable,itmightmeanyouarejustshy.

G.Shypeopleavoidsocializingbecausetheytakeothers1opinionsseriously.

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，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

高三英语试题卷第10页（共14页）

In2019,TomasQuinonesundertooka7-daybiketrip,coveringsomeremotedesertinOregon.Histr

ipwas41withtheusualdifficulties.Helosthisshoesandwasonlyrelyingonapairofsandals（凉鞋）.

Hiswatersupplywassometimes42.Buttherewerealsomomentsofunexpected43:Acoupleoffere

dtosharetheirlunch;aguyinthetruckaskedifheneededanyhelp.

Onthelastdayofhistrip,hewasridingdownadustytrackwhenhemetamanlyingunconsciousi

nthedesert.44,hewasdehydrated（脱水的）.Quinonestriedtogivehimsomewaterwithlittle45.

Luckily,hecalledtheemergencyrescueteamandanambulancesoonarrived.Themanhe46wasanex

plorerwhohadbeenlostinthedesertfor5days."Ineverhadany47aboutwhatIwoulddo,“saidQui

nones.Hehadreceivedsomegesturesofhelponthetrip,sohe48.

It'slikelythatifyou'vespentanytimeinthewild,you'llhave49thesegesturesofkindnessfrom

strangersorgiventhemyourselftooeveniftheyarenothingso50astheaidgivenbyQuinones.

Whatisitaboutbeingoutsideinnaturethatmakespeoplewanttohelpothers?Oneopinionisthatint

hewild,theremaynotbeanyother51,soaccordingtothea4bystandereffect”,themorepeoplewhoarei

nthepresenceofsomeoneneedinghelp,thelesslikelyanyofthosearetoactuallyprovideit.Anotheropini

onisthatexposuretonaturecanmakepeoplelookbeyondthemselves,52asenseofconnectiontoothers

andtotheworldasawhole.

Whenweriskgoingintothewild,webecomeweak.Andbeinginthatpositionusuallymakesus53

_theworlddifferently.So,inthewild,wherewe*retakenawayfromournormalpossessions,surroundingsa

ndidentities,weseemmore54togotheextramileforsomeone.It'sinnaturethatbondsofhumanityar

e55

41.A.floodedB.markedC.coveredD.connected

42.A.unbelievableB.unusualC.unsafeD.uncertain

43.A.kindnessB.appreciationc.beliefD.comfort

44.A.UnexpectedlyB.Unfortunatelyc.ObviouslyD.Shortly

45.A.confidenceB.successc.survivalD.relief

高三英语试题卷第11页（共14页）

46.A.rescuedB.accompaniedC.knewD.admired

47.A.decisionB.senseC.doubtD.surprise

48.A.gotitbackB.paiditforwardC.carrieditthroughD.diditover

49.A.madeB.understoodC.rememberedD.experienced

50.A.simpleB.naturalC.dramaticD.slight

51.A.helpB.choiceC.luckD.sign

52.A.bringingB.promotingC.keepingD.providing

53.A.adapttoB.focusonC.travelaroundD.lookat

54.A.pleasedB.disappointedC.relaxedD.worried

55.A.recoveredB.loosenedC.strengthenedD.broken

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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的

位置上。

China'sconventionaltea-makingtechniquesandtheirsocialpracticeshavesuccessfullybeenincludedin

theUNESCO*sworldintangiblecultureheritagelist.

“Stoveboiledtea”,56newwayofdrinkingtea,hasbeenpopularinChina.Theprocessofdrinking

teahasasenseofritual(仪式)，andsofartheceremony57(become)anewfavoriteofyoungpeople.

Usually,theprocessofboilingteaonastove58(consist)oflightlyroastingtealeavesbeforema

kingtea,sometimeswithrosebuds(玫瑰花蕾)，inapotoverastove.Theartofboilingteaisatimeconsumin

gprocess,59requiresconstantattentiontothetemperatureinordertoproperly"cook"it.Peoplesitarou

ndthestoveandhavesnackssuchasfruits,nutsanddessertswiththeirhottea.It*sapleasuretochatwithfri

endswhilehavingthisnewstyleoftea.

Peoplealsoposttheirmomentsofstoveboiledteawhilewearing60(tradition)Hanfuintheseancie

ntteahouses.Similartoothertrending61(lifestyle)suchascyclingandcamping,“stove-boiledtea"reflect

syoungpeople'sdesiretoescapefromcitiestogetclosetonatureandexperienceapeacefulmind.It's62

(absolute)relaxingtodrinkhottea,feelthewinterbreeze,andchatwithbestfriends.

“Stoveboiledtea“isapopularway63(integrate)Chineseculture

高三英语试题卷第12页（共14页）

elementsintopeople'sdailylives.

Youmayhaveheardofcafelatte（拿铁咖啡），64haveyoueverheardofasimilarartinacupof

tea?Apartfromthe4tstove-boiledtea”,DianChaisalsoateaartfromtheSongdynasty.DuringtheDian

Chamakingprocess,thefroth（泡沫）andtheteapasteactlikepaperandink,65（allow）artiststocr

eatedelicatepatterns.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假设你是李华，你的新西兰笔友Rudy对中国美食很感兴趣。你们班最近组织了一次包饺子活动，请

用英语给他写一封邮件，介绍此次活动。内容包括：

1.活动的经过；

2.体会或感受。

参考词汇:生面团dough;馅filling

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearRudy,

Yours,

LiHua

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。

Itwasmyfirstlongrace-marathon.Thewindandtherainchilled（使彳艮冷）metotheboneandthes

unwasyetouttowarmuptheair.Thestartinggunwouldgooffanysecond.Iwasready.Iwas28and

inthebestshapeofmylife.Atleast,IthoughtIwas.Iranallthetimeandhadalreadyrunseveralraces.

Butnoneofthemwas26.2miles.ThefarthestIhadrunbeforewasonly15miles.Still,Iwasyoungand

overconfidentandIknewIcoulddoit.

Thegunwentoffandtheracestarted.Iwasexcitedandtheweatherbecamethe

高三英语试题卷第13页（共14页）

furthestthingfrommymind.Ijustconcentratedonholdingmyownpositionamongtheotherrunners.Ih

adnorealfinishinggoalinmind,butwhenIsettledintomypace,IsoonworkedoutthatIcouldeasily

break4hours.

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prisedhewasevenintherace.Iwasevenmoresurprisedthathewasstillaheadofme.Hekepttothes

ideoftheroad,hisoldlegsmovingoneinfrontoftheother,slowlybutstably.Ipassedhimwithoutgivi

nghimasecondglanceorawordofencouragement.

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d.Istart