2024届辽宁省高三年级下册考前模拟训练英语试题含答案

2024届辽宁省高三下学期考前模拟训练（五模）

2024届高三考前模拟训练

英语

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。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.Whatdocsthemandonow?

A.Amusician.B.Anaccountant.C.Acollegeteacher.

2.Whatisthewoman'soldlaptoplike?

A.Itstartsupslowly.B.Itdoesn'twork.C.Itisheavy.

3.Wheredocstheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inanoffice.B.Inagarage.C.Athome.

4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowfromtheman?

A.Thecost.B.Theweather.C.Theaddress.

5.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Findanewjob.B.Makemorefriends.C.Rentanapartment.

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whydoesthemancomein?

A.Toexpressgratitude.B.Totrainstaffmembers.

C.Toworkaneveningshift.

7.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Walkhome.B.Changeshoes.C.Takemedicine.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatistheproblemwiththecamera?

A.Itsbatteryisdead.B.Itisdeliveredlate.C.Thereisamarkonit.

9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Providerandsupplier.C.Deliverymanandreceiver.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhydidthewomanstayinMilanfbrthreeyears?

A.Forwork.B.Forstudy.C.Forsightseeing.

11.HowlongwillthemanspendtouringMilan?

A.Oneday.B.Fourdays.C.Fivedays.

12.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Avoidagroupbustour.B.Turntolocalpeoplefbrhelp.

C.Findmoreinformationonline.

听第9段材料，问答第13至16题。

13.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?

A.Toaskfbrafavor.B.Toseekcooperation.C.Togivecomments.

14.Whatiskeytoattractingtheaudience'sattentionintheman'sopinion?

A.Providingdata.B.Showingpictures.C.Explaininganoutline.

15.Whatistheman'ssuggestionfbrthewomanatlast?

A.Makingato-dolist.B.Thinkingpositive.C.Expressingherselffreely.

16.Whatwillthewomandotorelieveanxiety?

A.Practiceinadvance.B.Giveaspeechtotheman.

C.Getadvicefromtheaudience.

听第10段材料，何答第17至20题。

17.HowmanymembersdocsDuolingohave?

A.Lessthan23million.B.About59million.C.Over120million.

18.WhereisSeverinHackerfrom?

A.Switzerland.B.Guatemala.C.CostaRica.

19.WhydidLuisvonAhncreateDuolingo?

A.TodosomeresearchonEnglish.

B.Toallowpeopletolearnfbrfree.

C.Topromoteeconomyinhistown.

20.HowwasDuolingooriginallyfunded?

A.Byatown.B.Byschools.C.Bybigwebsites.

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

LagunaBeachFestivalofArts

FestivalStore

PlentyofpeopleattendLagunaBeachFestivalofArtsjusttoadmiretheworksofart.However,fbrseriousart

buyers,attendingearlyintheseasonmeansalot,sinceexcellentpiecesoftensellearly.Weekdaysarelessbusy,

buttherearefewerartistspresent.Theyofter.meetcrowdsintheeveningthatshowupfbrthePageant（盛会）of

theMasters.Someartistsmaynegotiatepricesattheendoftheseason.Ifyoujustwantsouvenirsofyourvisit,a

varietyofproductsareavailableinthefestivalStore.

FunActivities

Partofthefiinofthefestivalcomesfromtheactivitiesthatgoonduringtheevent.Toursandartworkshops

areavailableeveryday.Weekendsarefulloflivemusicandspecialevents.Togetbestvaluefbrthemoneyyou

spendduringtheweek,Thursdayisthedaytogofbrarttalksbyparticipatingartistsandeveningjazz.

Food&Drinks

Foodanddrinksarcsoldatthesnackbar.TivoliTerracecafeandrestaurantsareonsitefbrmoreformal

dining.Picnicsarewelcomeduringarttalksormusicshows,andtherearetablessetupinthecourtyardfbryouto

enjoyyourhomemadeortake-awayfood.Butalcoholisforbiddenhere.OnThursdays,centraltablesarcreserved

forticketholders.

CostoftheTickets

Entranceadmission:$60perperson(thePageantoftheMastersandlivemusicshowsincluded)

Jointpass:SI20perperson(freeofchargefbralltheperformances)

Notes:Sincetherearemanyvisitorsontheweekends,theticketofficemaybecrowded.Forfasterservice,call

toll-freenumber24hoursaday.

Formoreinformation,visitwww.LaguoaBeachFestivalofA.

21.Whatshouldoneinterestedingoodpiecesofartinthefestivaldo?

A.Gothereonweekdays.B.Turntoartistsfbradvice.

C.Gothereassoonasitstarts.D.ShowupfbrthePageantoftheMasters.

22.Whatcanallvisitorsdointhecourtyard?

A.Drinkalcohol.B.Haveaformaldinner.

C.Appreciatemusicwhileeating.D.Eatatcentraltablesastheylike.

23.Ifacouplewanttoseelivemusicshows,howmuchshouldtheypayatleast?

A.$60B,S120C.$180D.$240

B

IhadjustdeliveredamemorablespeechthatIhadlaboredoverfbrmonths,andIwasabouttolearnhowthe

expertsjudgedmyperformance.Theaudienceleanedforwardintheirfoldingchairs.Silencefellacrosstheroom

andthedrumrolledinmyheart.

Thecontestorganizerannouncedthethird-placewinner.Thenamewasnotmine.Thenthesecond,andonce

againitwasnotme.Atlast,themomentoftruthcame.EitherIwasabouttobelostinthewarmthofvictoryor

regrettedthelastseveralmonths'preparation.Whileneitherofthesecametopass,myheartjustsank.

Losingisapartoflife,butitwasanindescribabledepressiontodrive200-mileroundtrip,getupearlyona

freezingSaturdaymorning,andyetstillfinishfourthoutoffourcompetitors.AfterLincolnlostthe1858Illinois

Senate(参议院)race,hesaid,UIfeltlikethe12-year-oldboywhokickedhistoe.Iwastoobigtocryandithurttoo

badtolaugh."Ohyeah,Icouldrelate.

IhadspenthoursinfrontofacomputerandinlibrariesdoingresearchfbrtheLincolnBicentennial(两百周年

名己念)SpeechContest.AsIreadthroughseveralbiographies,oneideastoodout:Lincolnwashandedmanysound

defeats,butheneverallowedthemtopermanentlystophisspiritorambition.Ithought^failingsuccessfully^^wasa

veryappropriatetopic,giventhemanyletdownsLincolnexperienced,andsothisbecamethetitleofmyspeech.

Nevermindthelostprizemoneyandpraise-Ididgainanewperspective.New,wheneverI'mfacedwitha

failure,IrememberwhatLincolnsaidafterhisunsuccessful1854Senaterace,t4Thepathwaswornanddifficult.

Myfootslippedfromunderme,knockingtheotheroutoftheway,butIrecoveredandsaidtomyself'It'saslip

andnotafall.'"

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingfortheannouncementoftheresult?

A.Thrilled.B.Nervous.C.Depressed.D.Relieved.

25.WhydidtheauthormentionLincoln'sfailuresinSenaterace?

A.ToshowLincoln'sdeterminationtowinSenaterace.

B.TopresenthisresearchfindingsofLincoln'sbiographies.

C.ToindicatethathegotinspirationfromLincoln,sfailures.

D.Todeclarewhattheyhadincommonintheirexperiences.

26.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthelostprizemoneyandpraise?

A.Disappointed.B.Positive.C.Concerned.D.Anxious.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.ASuccessfulFailureB.ADifficultPath.

C.AnUnexpectedSpeechD.AnImpressiveExample

C

Astudyof8differentexperimentsshowedthatourbrainstendtopreferadditionratherthansubtractionwhen

itcomestofindingsolutions—inmanycases,itseemswejustdon'tconsiderthestrategyoftakingsomethingaway

atall.

Theresearchersfoundthatthispreferenceforaddingwasnoticeableinthreesituationsinparticular:when

peoplewereunderhighercognitive（认知的）load,whentherewaslesstimetoconsidertheotheroptions,and

whenvolunteersdidn'tgetaspecificreminderthatsubtractingwasanoption.Inoneoftheexperiments,

participantswereaskedtoimproveaLegostructuresothatitwasabletotakemoreweight.Halfthevolunteers

wereremindedthattheycouldtakeawaybricksaswellasaddthem,andhalfweren't.Inthegroupthatgotthe

reminder,61percentsolvedtheproblembytakingawayabrick—whichwasamuchfasterandmoreefficientway

ofmakingthestructurestable.Inthegroupthatdidn'tgetthereminder,only41percentwentfbrtheremoving

bricksapproach.

“Additiveideascometomindquicklyandeasily,butsubtractiveideasrequiremorecognitiveeffort,Msays

psychologistBenjaminConverse,fromtheUniversityofVirginia.''Becausepeopleareoftenmovingfastand

workingwiththefirstideasthatcometomind,theyendupacceptingadditivesolutionswithoutconsidering

subtractionatall.n

Theresearchershaveafewideasaboutwhatmightbegoingon.Ourbrainsmightfindadditivechangeseasier

toprocessperhaps,orwemightbeassociatingaddingwithideasofsomethingthat'sbiggerandthereforebetterin

oursubconscious.Theremightalsobeassociationsinourmindswiththecurrentstatusbeingsomethingthatneeds

tobemaintainedasmuchaspossible-andtakingsomethingawayisarguablymoredestructivetothecurrent

statusthanaddingsomethingnew.

Theresearcherssaytheirworkisimportantinamuchbroadersense:forinstitutionslookingtostreamline（简

化）,fbrexample,andevenfbrthehumanracelookingfbrwaystobettermanagetheplanet'sresources.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“subtraction”inparagraph1referto?

A.Refusal.B.Moderation.C.Removal.D.Solution.

29.Inwhichsituationdopeoplepreferadding?

A.Whentheyarehurriedtodecide.B.Whentheylackcognitiveability.

C.Whentheyarcspeciallyreminded.D.Whentheyareunderhighpressure.

30.Whatwereparticipantsrequiredtodointheexperiment?

A.Rc-shapcLegobricks.B.StabilizetheLegostructure.

C.MovetheLegostructure.D.TakeLegobricksaway.

31.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Thewaystomakeadditivechanges.B.Theeffectsoftakingsomethingaway.

C.Thereasonsforbrainspreferringaddition.D.Theimportanceofmaintainingcurrentstatus.

D

WhenIsteppedintoaninnovativeParkLibraryinSingapore,Isawthefuture.Theplainbuildinghadanice

selectionofbooksandacafewherereaderscouldenjoycoffeewhilegazingattheleavesoutside.Itwas

specificallydesignedwithoutanylatesttechnology.

"What'ssoinnovativeaboutthat?^^alibrarianinTorontoaskedwhenIshowedherpictures.Innovationtoher

meantdigitaltechnology,like3Dprinters.tkWhycouldn'ttheybothbeinnovative?”Iasked.

Weareconstantlytoldthatinnovationisthemostimportantforceinoureconomy,withoutwhichwewould

beleftbehind.Butthatfearofmissingouthasledustofallintothefalsetrappingsofinnovationovertruly

innovativeideasthatmaybesimplerandmoreeffective.Thismindsetimpliesthatifyoujustbuythenewthing,

youhaveinnovated!Eachyear,businessesandindividualsrunaroundlikebrokentoyrobots,tryingtofigureout

theirstrategyforthelatestbuzzwordequipment.

Atbest,thisisawasteofresources.Devicesarebought,usedandabandoned,asthetechnology'scapabilities

fallshortofitspromise.Butatitsworst,thisapproachcantrulycausedamage.Schoolscutfieldtripstopurchase

tabletswith他wprovenbenefits.CompaniesthatappliedAIintohiringhaveactuallystrengthenedgenderand

racialprejudices.

Trueinnovationisn'tjustsomemagicdevices.Itisacontinuingprocessofreflectionandreassessment,which

oftenmeansadopting“old”ideasandtoolsinanewcontext,orevenreturningtomethodsthatworkedinthepast.

Adjustedproperly,theserearview（后视的）innovationshaveprovedastransformativeasnoveltechnologies.

LooknofartherthanthestreetsofNewYork,whichhavebeenredesignedrecentlytoaccommodatecyclists

withcar-freezones.Theideaisn'tnew.Itwascreatedhalfacenturyago,withtheaimofbringingcitiesbackto

theirresidents.Andwhilee-readersaleshavebeenexploding,Penguinjustannounceditwouldpublishtinyprinted

books,anidealsolutionfbramarketdemandingbothconvenienceandphysicality.

32.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheParkLibraryinSingapore?

A.Dullbutconvenient.B.Simplebutrefreshing.

C.Old-fashionedbutcozy.D.Unexceptionalbutspacious.

33.WhatcanwelearnaboutinnovationfroiriParagraph3?

A.Itstruemeaningistobuynewthings.B.Itisvitalfbrthegrowthofeconomy.

C.Itshouldn'tinvolvesimpleandeffectiveideas.D.Itstruemeaninghasbeenmisreadbythepublic.

34.Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Magicdevicesencourageinnovation.B.Innovationshouldbehuman-centered.

C.Thepoweroftechnologyisundervalued.D.Wastingresourcesareamustforinnovation.

35.Whatisthewritingpurposeofthetext?

A.Tointroducesomeinnovativedevices.

B.Todemonstratethatfutureliesinreturningtothepast.

C.Toconvincepeopleofthetruemeaningofinnovation.

D.Tohighlighttheimportantroleinnovationplaysineconomy.

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。

Self-esteemistherulingviewyouhaveofyourself.Thisincludesyourbeliefsaboutyourinnerqualitiesand

howyouthinkothersseeyou.36Someonecandeveloplowself-esteemevenwhentheyarehighlyfunctional

andgreatlyskilled.Understandingthismysteriousemotionalcurrencymightbethekeytounlockingyourownself­

worth.

Peoplewithhealthyself-esteemdon'tneedtoboastaboutthemselvestoothers.Peoplewithlowself-esteem

maytellyouhowmucheveryonelovesthem,whatagreatjobtheydoatwork,andhowamazingtheyareatpretty

everythingunderthesuneventhoughtheyreallywonderifit'strue.Peoplemayseethemasobnoxiousor“fUHof

themselves^.37Theyarenotshyaboutsharingideas,includingconstructivecriticismsofothers.Theyalso

takecareofthemselveswithoutsecond-guessingorapologizing.Theyarethepeoplewhowesayseem“sureof

themselves”.

Ifyou'restartingtothinkyoumayhavelowself-esteem,youcanworkonthewayyoutalktoyourself.When

youturnoffnegativeself-talk,youcanopenthefloortopositivereinforcementsandaccessthecouragetoshow

differentsidesofyourselfItisn'tgoingtofeelgoodatfirst,though.Keepgoinguntilitbecomeslessandlessand

maybeevenafewawkwardlaughsinthemirrormayhelp.38

However,inseriouscasesofloworevennon-existentself-esteem,youmaywanttocallinaprofessionalora

specialist.Goodmentalhealthisimportant,andprofessionalsdoingpsychotherapydonotpassjudgementorgive

correc:ions.39Itisthebestwaytogetattherootsofyourrealself-esteemproblems.

40Itwilltakesomeworkbutyourentirelife—fromyourrelationshipstoyourbodyimagetoyour

workhabits—willbetouchedwiththekindofpowerthatonlycomesfromsomeonebelievinginthemselves.This

isthehardestpart,andthegreatestleap.Withsomechangesandsupport,youcanimproveyourself-esteemandsee

howeverythingelsechangesasaresult.

A.Self-esteemisnotalwaysrootedinreality,though.

B.Youhavethepowertoshapeanewself-perception

C.Thisencouragesyoutospeakopenlywithoutworry.

D.Therealtestofcharacteriswhethertheycanlearnfromtheirmistakes

E.Self-esteemreferstoaperson,soverallsenseofhisorhervalueorworth.

F.Peoplewithahealthylevelofself-esteempresentthemselveswithacasualconfidence.

G.Withsomepracticeandpersistence,youwillwinthisinternalstruggletoseeyourself-worth.

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四个选项中选出最佳选项。

OnabreezySaturdayinApril2004,41policeofficerKevinandhisson,Ryan,werestandinginapark

neartheFoxRiverinGeneva,Illinois.AsKevin42attheriver,hecaughtsightofseveralpeopleonthebank

motioningtowardthewater.Whenhelookedinthat43henoticedabrightredkayakswirlinginthe

turbulentwateratthe44oftheGenevaDam,300feetaway.

Kevinassumedthekayakerhadjumped45theboat.44ThcnIheardsirens,“saysKevin,now62."That's

46Irealizedsomebodywasintrouble.”

Hecouldn'tseeanyoneintheriver,buthe47towardthebankandsplashedintothefreezingwater.

About150feetfromshore,he48anobjectbobbingdownriver."Ithoughtitwasalifejacket,"hesays.

“WhenIcaughtuptoit,Irealizeditwasattachedtoa49

Nowinwater50tohisneck,Kevingrabbedtheman,whowasfloatingonhisback51Kevin

strucktheman's52againandagain.Afterfivehits,themancoughedupwaterandbeganmumbling

incoherently.53thecurrent,Kevinsidesteppedhiswaytowardtheshoreline,repeatedlydigginghisshoes

intotheriver's54bottom.Whenhereachedthebank,someonejumpedintotheriverandhelpedhimliftthe

200-poundkayakeronshore.

KevinpulledhimselfuptositontheshorebesideRyan,whohadfollowedhisfather5s55downthe

river."WhenIcaughtmybreath,IrealizedIsavedsomeone'slife,''Kevinsays.

41.A.fbrnierB.latterC.previousD.late

42.A.shoutedB.hoppedC.gazedD.aimed

43.A.destinationB.situationC.positionD.direction

44.A.topB.baseC.tipD.middle

45.A.intoB.outofC.ontoD.alongwith

46.A.beforeB.sinceC.whenD.after

47.A.fledB.swamC.toddledD.sped

48.A.heldB.tookC.spiedD.missed

49.A.personB.fishC.logD.boat

50.A.downB.beneathC.upD.on

51.A.asleepB.unconsciousC.deadD.tired

52.A.chestB.headC.feetD.lungs

53.A.ChallengingB.HuggingC.CompetingD.Battling

54.A.shinyB.rockyC.lengthyD.skinny

55.A.roadB.lineC.adventureD.path

第二节（共10小题；每小题L5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。

ThetourismphenomenonfueledbyHarbin,inNortheastChina*sHeilongjiangProvince,showsnosignof

fading.Mostrecently,theicecity56(lead)tofiercecompetitionamongtourismauthoritiesinseveralcities

astheytrytochangetheInternetpotential57(engage)intorealtouristfootfall.More58(interest),the

videooftheleadersoflocaltourismdancingwithperfonnershasentertainedmillionsofnetizens.

ThesediligenteffortsmadebyHarbin59（attract）touriststothecitywerejoinedbynetizensacrossthe

country,60playfullydiscussedabouttheexceptionalski1Is61（possess）bytheirownheadsoftourism

bureau,alltoachievesimilarsuccessintheirowncities.

StaningfromJanuary9th,theofficialaccountoftheDcpanmcntofTourismofHenanProvincehasseen

62increaseinthenumberofvideosbeingposted.63morethan30clipsreleasedperday.Sothetourism

authoritiesinShanxiandShandongprovincesfind64amusttopromotetheirenrichedtourismresourceson

socialmedia.Winter,thetraditionaltourismoff-season,drawsnewtourismfever,65（signal）thefasttourism

developmentinChina.

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，你的美国笔友Chris要私下存钱购买智能手机，用于打游戏。请你给他写封信，指出

他的错误并提出建议。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearChris,

Yourssincerely,

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。

Rafaelismyparents'friendwhoownsabakerywiththeyummiesttreatsimaginable.Hehappenedtostopby

whenmyfriendsMareyaandDaniel,mylittlesisterIndiandIweredrawingwithchalkinfrontofmyhouse.He

saidourdrawingswerecool,tryingnottosteponthemashewalkedtowardthedoortofindmydad.Weexpressed

ourthanksandcontinuedtodraw.

Alittlewhilelater,whenhecamebackoutwithmydad,Rafaelsaidhehadbeenthinkingaboutourwonderful

drawings,andthathe'dreallyloveourhelp.Hewasgoingtosellcookies,andtheprofitswouldgotoan

organizationthatworkedtosavetherainforests.Whenaskedifhewantedustohelptastethecookies,Rafael

laughedandsaid,uOfcourse.,'Buthesaidhealsoneededsomeartworkforthebags.Hewonderedifwewouldbe

upformakingsomesketches（草图）onpaperthathecouldconsiderforthelabel.V/esaidyesrightaway.Imean,

whowouldn'twanttohelptherainforestsandsamplesomeofRafaePsdeliciouscookies?Rafaelhadtoleavefora

meetingbutpromisedtobebackbyfouro'clock."Don'tworryaboutmakingthepicturesperfect/'hesaidashe

left“Justhavefundrawing.”

Afterwereadalittlebitabouttherainforests,mymomhelpedgetussetupwithartsuppliesandbackground

music.Andawaywedrew!Finally,aboutfiveminutesbeforefouro'clock,wedecidedtostopandlookatone

another'swork.Toourgreatsurprise,Danielmadeanincredibledrawing.Whenaskedwhyhenevertoldusthathe

coulddrawlikethat,Danieljustsmiled.Hesaidhewasgladwelikeditandthathethoughtallofourswerereally

awesometoo.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

Paragraph1:

Ilikedmydrawing,butaftercomparingitwithDaniel'smasterpiece,Ifeltliketheworsteverartist.

Paragraph2:

WhenIlookedcloselyateveryone'sart,IcouldunderstandwhatRafaelmeant.

2024届高三考前模拟训练

英语参考答案

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参考范文

DearChris,

Ihaveheardthatyouwanttosavemoneysecretlytobuyaphoneforgaming.Ithinkit'snotagoodidea.It's

importanttoprioritizeyourneedsandmakewisedecisions.Spendingallyourmoneyongamingmaynotbe

beneficialinthelongrun.

Instead,Isuggestconsideringotheroptions.Youcouldsavemoneyfbrsomethingthatcancontributetoyour

personaldevelopment,suchaseducationalmaterialsorahobbythatcanprovidevaluableskills.It'salsoimportant

tofindabalancebetweenleisureactivitiesandyourresponsibilities.Iencourageyoutoexploredifferentformsof

entertainmentthatdon'trelysolelyontechnology.Engaginginoutdooractivities,sports,orjoiningclubscan

provideenjoymentandhelpyoudevelopnewskills.Ifsalsoagreatwaytoexpandyoursocialcircle.

Ithinkifyoucanbealittlebitsmarternow,youwillhaveabrighterfuture.Goodluck.

Yours

LiHua

Paragraph1:

/likedmydrawing,butaftercomparingitwithDaniel'smasterpiece,Ifeltliketheworsteverartist.Itriedto

tellmyselfthatitwasjustfbrfunandthatitdidn'tmatterhowgoodorbadmydrawingwas,butIcouldn'tshake

offthefeelingofdisappointment.Justthen,Rafaelwalkedinandnoticedmydowncastexpression.Heaskedif

everythingwasalrightandItoldhimhowIfelt.Rafaelsmiledandasked,“Doyouwanttoknowthesecretofmy

yummycookies?”“What'sthesecret?”Iasked,expectingtheanswer."It'sthefiinandjoyinthebakingprocess.

Youknow,themostimportantthingaboutdrawing,likewise,isnothowperfectitlooks,buthowitmakesyoufeel.

Doesyourdrawingmakeyouhappy?Ifitdoes,thenit'samasterpiece.”

Paragraph2:

WhenIlookedcloselyateveryone'sart,IcouldunderstandwhatRafaelmeant.Eventhoughsomeofthe

drawingswerenottechnicallyperfect,theyallhadaspecialqualitythatmadethemuniqueandbeautifulintheir

ownway.Mareya'sandIndi'swereboldandcolorful,whileminewasdelicateandintricate.Weallhappily

engagedindrawingandeachdrawingrepresentedourownobservationandimagination.IthinkRa伉el'swords

reallycapturedtheessenceofwhatartisallabout.It5snotaboutconformingtoacertainsetofrulesorstandards,

butratheraboutexpressingoneselfinawaythatbringsjoyandmeaningtothedrav/erandthosewhoviewthe

work.

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W:Whatwouldhavebeenyourdreamjobifyouhadn'tbecomeanaccountant?

M:Tdhavebeenaprofessionalmusician.IgrewupplayingthepianoandIlovedperforming.Icouldn'tthinkofa

morerewardingjobwhenIwasatcollege.

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M:Iseeyou'veboughtanewlaptop.

W:Yes,itstartsupquickly,thoughtobefairtheoldoneisn'tslow.Ibegantakingthisnewonetowork