永州市2025年高考第一次模拟考试英语试卷（含答案）

永州市2025年高考第一次模拟考试

英语

注意事项：

1.本试卷共10页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题

卡一并交回。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。

3.选出每小题答案后，用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，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

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。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.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydofirst?

A.Dotheirhomework.B.Goshopping.C.Bakeapie.

2.Howdidthemangetthere?

A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bymotorcycle.

3.Whendoesthelecturefinish?

A.At3p.m.B.At4p.m.C.At5p.m.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Timemanagement.B.Theirexamresults.C.Somehistoricalevents.

5.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.Findalink.B.Downloadaprogram.C.Sendthemananem

ail.

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。

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6.Whydidthemancallthewoman?

A.Tocancelhistraining.B.Toarrangehisoperation.C.Tomakeanappointment.

7.Whatisthematterwiththemannow?

A.Hehasabadcold.B.Hehasgotaninjury.C.Hehasahightemperature.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Oldschoolmates.

9.Whydidn'tthemanseetheMonaLisa?

A.Hehadnointerestinarts.

B.Hewentbacktotakehiscamera.

C.Hecouldn51enterthecrowdedroom.

10.Whatwillthemanprobablydothisweekend?

A.Gobacktotheircollege.

B.Visitsomeplacesofinterest.

C.Workinfrontofthecomputer.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthefirstapartment?

A.It，snoisy.B.It'sexpensive.C.ifsinconvenient.

12.Whatistherentoftheone-bedroomapartmentthismonth?

A.$900.B.$1,000.C.$1,500.

13.Whichapartmentwillthewomangotonext?

A.Theonenearthelake.

B.Theonenearthecitycenter.

C.Theonenearthetrainstation.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Wherewerethespeakersjustnow?

A.Atthewoman，shouse.B.Atashop.C.Atacinema.

15.Whatmattersmostaboutafilmaccordingtothewoman?

A.Theacting.B.Theplot.C.Theeffects.

16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hedislikesaction-packedfilms.

B.Hehasneverseena5-Dfilmbefore.

C.Hethinksmostfilmshavesimilarstories.

17.Whatkindoffilmwillthespeakersprobablyseetomorrow?

A.Musical.B.Thriller.C.Comedy.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Howdidthespeakerbecometheleaderofteams?

A.Hewastrustedbyhisteams.

B.Hewasappointedbythecoach.

C.Heofferedtotaketheresponsibility.

19.WhydidthespeakeragreetoplayinAmerica?

A.Hewasofferedalotofmoney.

B.HewasboredwithplayinginEurope.

C.HewantedtopromotesoccerinAmerica.

20.Whendidthespeakerleavethefieldcompletely?

A.In1970.B.In1975.C.In1977.

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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，并在答题卡上将选项

涂黑。

A

CompetitionofRenoGardenShow

TheCompetitionofRenoGardenShowisafestivalforpeoplearoundtheworldtospreadga

rdenculture,introducenewgardentrends,anddiscovercreativegardendesign.Welookforwardto

manygardendesigners，participation.

Thethemeofthecompetitionis“LinkGarden,ThinkLife”,whichrepresentsitsprimary

objectiveoflinkingthedisconnectedurbanspaceswithgardensandmakingeffortstoimprovethe

qualityoflifeforcitizensthroughthis.

Venue:WonderPark

Area:5locations,approx.150m2persite

GardenType:Gardenswhichwillbemaintainedonthesiteaftertheshow.

Budgetpersite:$45,000

Schedule

*AnnouncementPeriod:June12th(Fri)〜July17th(Fri)

•Q&A:June22nd(Mon)〜June24th(Wed)

•Submission:July15th(Wed)July17th'(Fri)(byE-mail)

InitialScreening(documentation)

•Judge:July24th(Fri)

•Result:July29th(Wed)

•GardenConstruction:September7〃h(Mon)〜October6〃(Tue)

SecondScreening(onsite)

•Rankingdecision:October6th(Tue)

,Result:October8th(Thu)Opening&AwardCeremony

•GardenExhibition:October8th(Thu)〜October18th(Sun)

PrizeMoney

•Gold:1team,s12,000

•Silver:Iteam,$4,800

•Bronze:3teams,each$2,400

Contact:klam@chol.com

Downloadtheinformationrelatedtothiscompetitionhere.

21.Whichofthefollowingisrelatedtothethemeofthecompetition?

A.Disconnectingurbanspaces.

B.Betteringtheurbanenvironment.

C.Developingpeople'snewhobbies.

D.ExperiencingthefastpaceofReno.

22.Whenisthesubmissiondeadlineofthecompetition?

A.June22nd.B.July15th.C.July17th.D.July29th.

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23.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Ajournal.B.Abrochure.

C.Awebsite.D.Amagazine.

B

Wheninsixthgrade,AntonioChowspenthoursonhisphone,watchingendlessvideosabout

thelatestmoviesandcars.Hisfamilyworriedashebecameincreasinglydistant,hiseyesgluedto

hisphone，sscreen.SoonhisgradeslippedfromanAtoaB.

However,Antonio,13,managedtopullawayfromsocialmediaaddiction,andhisfamily

noticedtheshift.Hestartedplayingtennisagainandgoingforwalkswithhisdad.Heandhissist

erAngelina,15,joinedagroupspendingthelastyearcreatingvideosandbrochuresonmentalheal

thandsocialmedia.Adolescentsinthegrouphavedealtwithsocialmediaaddictionastheplatfor

mstheyfrequentedfedthemuncensored（未经审核的）streamsofcontent.

ThroughtheLosAngelesPublicLibrary，sTeensLeadingChangeinitiative,agroupofteenag

erscreatedpublicserviceannouncementsandbrochuresthatoffertipsonhowtheyandtheirpeers

canmaintainhealthfulhabitsonline.

Oneafternoon,theteensgatheredatthelibraryforonefinalmeet-upbeforetheypresented

theireffortstofamilyandfriends.EmilyMeehan,ayoungadultlibrarian,guidedthemthroughthe

irplannedtalkingpoints."What'sonewaytousesocialmediainahealthyandmindfulway?”

Meehanasked.“Whilesocialmediacauseslotsofissuesandstuff,peoplehavealsobeenusingit

tocounteractthatbadstuff,“ShiraCohen,agroupmember,replied."Yes,bodypositivity,“

Meehansaid,nodding.

OnaSaturdayafternoon,thegrouppresentedtheirprojecttoproudparents.Theyoffered

adviceonnavigatingsocialmediaresponsibly:don，tusethephonebeforegoingtobed,setalimit

onsocialmediause,practicegratitude

JerryChow,Antonio5sfather,saidthathewasgladtoseethemtaketheleadintheconvers

ationaboutsocialmediaandunderstandingitseffects.Meehansaid,“theprojecthasprovedthe

teensareseeinghowsocialmediaaffectstheirlivesandtheirpeers'lives,andtheyaren'tgoingt

ohavethat.Theywanttodosomethingaboutit,“

24.WhatdoweknowaboutAntonioChow?

A.Hewasfondofclassicmoviesandcars.

B.Hisgradeshardlychangedafterthephoneaddiction.

C.Heremovedsocialmediaaddictionwithhispeers5help.

D.Hisexperienceinspiredhimtojoinagrouptohelpothers.

25.Whatdidthegroupfocuson?

A.Waystousesocialmediaappropriately.

B.Waystohelpadolescentskeepmentalhealth.

C.Waystodevelopgoodstudyhabitsatschool.

D.Waystomakepublicserviceannouncements.

26.Whatdoestheunderlined“counteract^inparagraph4mean?

A.Accuse.B.Tolerate.C.Prevent.D.Distinguish.

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27.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ShiraCohendisagreedwithEmilyMeehan.

B.EmilyMeehanofferedguidancetothegroup.

C.JerryChowwasdoubtfulaboutwhatAntoniodid.

D.Angelinahelpedherbrotherbreaktheaddiction.

C

TheOceansinDepthseriesfromtheUniversityofChicagoPressaimstoplace“theoceanat

thecenterofournarratives（叙述）aboutthepast."WilkoGrafvonHardenberg5snewbookonthe

historyofsealevel,SeaLevel:AHistory,isnodifferent.Init,vonHardenberg,ahistorianof

theenvironmentandscience,describesthepursuitofastandardizeddefinitionofsealevelthroughthe

historyofgeology,oceanography,hydrographyandcoastalengineering.Whatemergesisaslim

volumethatraisesbigquestionsaboutthenatureofglobalscienceinthemodernage.

Thebookisdividedintotwomajorsections.Thefirstthreechapterstellthehistoryofdebates

surroundingthedevelopmentofastandardizedmeansealevel.ThesetakethereaderfromearlyGer

manmathematicaltheoriesofsealevelsubsidence（下沉）throughthedebatesaboutgeologicaland

oceanographicprocesses.Inthenextsection,vonHardenbergshowshowthedevelopmentofstandard

ideasofsealevelbecameabasisforscientificandpublicdebatesaboutthehistoryandfutureofshift

ingcoastlines.Thefinalchapterbringsthediscussionintothepresent,withachapterdevotedtocurr

entdebatesaboutsealevel.

Oneofthemostinterestingcluesinthebookisrelatedtotechnology.Themakingofanintern

ationalmeanrequiredthestandardizationofmeasurementtechnologies.Accordingtotheauthor,“the

historyoftheassessmentofsealevelispartofabroaderdevelopmenttowardthereformandunifi

cationofreferencepointsandmetrics."Thishistoryincludestracing（追溯）instrumentationfrom

barometry（气压测定法）totidegauges（测量仪器）andsatellites.Technologyisnotreplaced,reveal

svonHardenberg.Newmethodsdevelop,builtupontheinfrastructureofoldertechnologiesstillbein

gused.Forinstance,thefirstself-registering（自动记录的）tidalgaugewasequippedattheSheerne

ss,England,dockyardin1831,anduptoathirdofallgaugingstationsthroughoutEuropestillused

simplescaledgaugesin1890.

SeaLevelisapowerfulreminderthatexaminingthehistoryofscientificvaluescanshedlight

onboththestructureofmodemscienceanditsimpactonthenearfuture.Thisbookiswellwritten,

andinformativewithoutusinganyunnecessarywordsanditisastrongexampleofwhatoceanhistor

yhastooffer.

28.WhydoestheauthormentiontheOceansinDepthseriesinParagraph1?

A.Todefinesealevel.

B.Tointroducethetopic.

C.Togiveexamplesofoceanhistory.

D.Tocomparethecontentsofthebooks.

29.Whatispresentedinthefirstsectionofthebook?

A.Thefutureofshiftingcoastlines.

B.Theinfluenceofsealevelsubsidence.

C.Thebasisforscientificandpublicdebates.

D.Thedebatesaboutgeologicalandoceanographicprocesses.

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30.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thehighlightofthebook.

B.Theprogressoftechnology.

C.Theapplicationofoldtechnology.

D.Thebackgroundofwritingthebook.

31.WhatdoestheauthorofthepassagelikeaboutSeaLevel?

A.Itshumoroustone.

B.Itsbrieflanguage.

C.Itswritingstructure.

D.Itstraditionalperspective.

D

RecentdiscoveriespublishedinScienceAdvanceshaverevealedanativeplantgenethatenables

researcherstomoreeffortlesslycontroltheattractiveglowofbioluminescent（生物发光的）plants.This

gene,whichvariesacrossdifferentplantspecies,allowsfortheredirectionoflivingenergyintoorgan

iclight,offeringanaturalsourceoflightingforhomes,gardens,andbeyond.

ThestudyreceivedsupportfromLightBio,apioneerinthedevelopmentofbioluminescentplant

s,whichisdedicatedtopromotinggreaterconnectionandenjoymentofplantsthroughthedelightful

appealoflivinglight.Thelatestresearchbuildsuponearlierfindings.Priorapproachesforcreatingbio

luminescentplantsinvolvedincludingfivegenesobtainedfromfungi（菌类）.Inthenewfindings,a

singlegenenativetoplantscaneffectivelyreplacetwoofthefungalgenes.Theplantgene'ssmaller

sizeandsimplerbiologicalrequirementsenhanceitsfunctionalityfordiverseapplications.Thesmallerg

eneplaysavitalrole,actingasabridgebetweenplantmetabolism（新陈代谢）andlightproduction.

Thisconnectionallowstheplant'sinnerdynamicstobetranslatedintoaconstantlychangingviewof

naturallight.

Bioluminescentplantshavegainedhugepopularityamongthepublic.LightBiorecentlybegan

takingordersforabioluminescentpetunia（矮牵牛花）underthebrandFireflyTMPetunia,whichis

sellingfast.Thecompanyselectedthepetuniaasitsfirstofferingduetoitspopularityasadecor

ativeplant.Itrecentlyannouncedthattheirplantsglowupto100timesbrighterthanpreviouslypossib

le,withthepetuniastandingoutasthebrightest.Knownfortheireaseofbeingplantedandflowering,

petuniasmakeanidealchoiceforthisinnovativeenhancement.

InpartnershipwithGinkgoBioworks,LightBioenvisionsfutureplantstobeatleasttentimes

brighter,withanexpandedrangeofvarietiesandcolors.Beyondthesheerdelighttheseglowingplants

provide,thefoundationalscienceoffersgreatinsightsintoplantmolecularphysiology（分子生理学）.

Thecooperativeteamsareconfidentthatdiscoveriesfromthisresearchwillleadtosignificantprogress

inessentialfieldssuchascropdevelopmentanddiseaseresistance.

32.Whatisthefunctionofthegenenativetoplants?

A.Itmakesanartificialsourceavailable.

B.Itredirectslivingenergyintocolorfullight.

C.Itremainsunchangedacrossdifferentplantspecies.

D.Ithelpskeeptheglowofbioluminescentundercontrol.

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33.Whatcanbeknownfromparagraph2?

A.Agenenativetoplantsisequaltoafungalgene.

B.Presentapproachesincludefivegenesfromfungi.

C.LightBiotakestheleadinthestudyoftreeplants.

D.Earlyfindingslayafoundationforthelatestresearch.

34.Whatcontributestothepetunia'sbeingselectedasthefirstoffering?

A.Itsinadequatebrightness.B.Itseasilybeinggrown.

C.Itsfunctionofdecoration.D.Itscreativewayofflowering.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.NativeGenesMakeGlowingPlants

B.GlowingPlantsGainMorePopularity

C.NewAdvancesHelpGrowGlowingPlants

D.DiscoveriesPromoteProgressinEssentialFields

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。

Atthepeakofachievement,Olympianshavetrainedtheirentirelivestoreachtheirgoalof

standingonthewinner，splatform.NotonlydoOlympicathletestonetheirbodiesintonearperfection,

buttheysharpentheirmindsaswell.36.ResearchershavefoundOlympianssharesomecomm

onhabitsthatyoutoocanusetodevelopawinner5smindset.

Viewstressaspositive.ManysuccessfulOlympiansviewstressasachallengeinsteadofsometh

ingtheyshouldfear.Apreviousexperimentpublishedlookedathowpeopleviewedstress.Itfound

theriskofprematuredeathroseby43%forpeoplewhoviewedstressnegatively.37.

Getridofself-doubt.ThereisnoroomfordoubtinthemindsofOlympicathletes.Theyhav

etobelievethey，recapableofperformingwellortheyhavealreadygiventhecompetitiontheadvant

age.38,becausetheyhavespentmuchtimepracticingtheirperformanceandlearningfromfailur

esalongtheway.

Stayfocusedontheprocess.39.It'simportanttoidentifyanytriggers（起因）youmight

faceandexperiencethoseduringpracticeuntiltheyfadeintothebackground.Athleteshavetobepre

paredfordistractionssuchascrowdnoise,someonelaughing,evenajoketoldnearby.

40.Manyofthemostmentallytoughandresilient（有复原力的）athleteshaveahistoryof

overcomingdifficultiesintheirpast.Resilienceisthepieceofusthatallowsustogetupeverytime

we'reknockeddown.It'sreallyhardtobuildresilienceunlessonehasbeenchallenged.Infact,

therearemanyremarkableathleteswhofacedunpleasantsituationsandwereamazinglyresilient.

A.Learntobounceback

B.Learntochallengeyourself

C.Theyoftenfeelextremelyconfident

D.Theyhavetogointotheeventwithcompleteconfidence

E.Mentalstrength,focusandresiliencedon'tcomewithouteffort

F.Topperformersmustconcentrateontheirgoalsduringthebigevent

G.Thoseviewingstressasapositivehadthelowestriskofdeathinthestudy

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第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（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。

Oneofthehardestthingsaboutlearningistoknowhowtopracticeorevenwhatitmeansto

practice.Actually41isoftenkey.Butyoudon'twantallthejoytobetakenaway.

rvebeendrawingforafewyears,filling42pageswithboxes,parallel（平行的）linesand

figures.Ihad43alotbutforalongwhilewasgoingnowhere.Butsomething44whenIstar

tedsketch-booking（素描）thisyear,Thesketchbooksledtoa45inmindset.Ratherthantrying

topractise,146apractice——scribbling（舌L涂舌L画）.Killingthehourswithsketchingbecamesome

thinginitsownright.

Istartedcarryingsketchbookseverywhere.Theactofcapturing47andmomentsinmysketch

bookbecamea（n）48partofmyexperiences.IspoketoGregory,asketch-bookingblogger,to

tryto49whyIhadbecomesofascinatedbymynewpractice."Peoplethinkaboutpracticein_

50likepracticeinpiano,whereyouhavetodothingslikeplayingscales（音阶），"Gregoryexplaine

d."Ihatethat.Itfeelsacademic.It'snotexpressive.”

Ihavesince51twosketchbookswithportraits（肖像）,notasstudiesforfuturework,but

asindividualexpressions.Similarly,Gregorydescribedhowhefilledasketchbookwithdrawingsofhis

teacup,emphasizingthe52ofrepetitivepractice.Mylatestsketchbookwill53thebiggest

challengesofallmydrawings-54.Thistime1movedon,notin55ofitasbefore,becaus

edrawingabunchofhandsisn'tjustpracticeanymore;it'sthejoyofpractice.

41.A.innovationB.intelligenceC.confidenceD.repetition

42.A.endlessB.gloriousC.oppositeD.front

43.A.caredB.improvedC.withdrawnD.quit

44.A.clickedB.recoveredC.struckD.stopped

45.A.problemB.shiftC.balanceD.fall

46.A.sharedinB.engagedinC.succeededinD.filledin

47.A.attentionB.meaningC.scenesD.qualities

48.A.onlyB.spareC.smallD.essential

49.A.watchoutB.giveoutC.takeoutD.figureout

50.A.playingB.runningC.drawingD.dancing

51.A.writtenB.filledC.readD.ordered

52.A.valueB.subjectC.conditionD.result

53.A.handleB.obtainC.opposeD.avoid

54.A.legsB.armsC.facesD.hands

55.A.searchB.favorC.fearD.need

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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

LubanLockisknownasatraditionalChinesepuzzlemadeofbeautifullyfittedinterlockingwoode

npieces.In2023,inadisplayofunityandstrength,ZhangJun,China's

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formerpermanentrepresentativetotheUnitedNations,56(present)agifttomembersofthe

UNSecurityCouncil:aLubanlock.Zhangsaid,“Wemaytakethisasasymboloftheseriouscha

Hengesaheadofus.Itneedsoursolidarity(团结)，andthenwehavemorepowerandstrength57

_(tackle)alltheissuesaheadofus.”

Thelockisproducedthroughacomplextechnique58countlesssmallwoodenpiecesareera

ftedtointerlock59theuseofnails.ItisnamedafteritsinventorLuBan(507-444BC),whoi

screditedinancienttextswithdreamingup60(variety)wonderfulmechanisms(机带U).

Lubanlock61(puzzle)havedevelopedgraduallyintotrendytoys,withhundredsofvaria

tionsmixingtraditionwithinnovation.62(recognize)asthebirthplaceofLuBancraftsmanship,

inrecentyears,Tengzhouhasbeenpromotingtraditionalwoodproductsunder63brand"LuB

aninMyHome”.Aspecialprojectisalsohelpingcompaniesthatmaketheseproducts,quicklytur

ningtheLubanlockindustryintoa64(boom)business.

TheheritageofLuBan,withitsrichculturalsignificance,hasnotonlybecomeasymboloftr

aditionandinnovationbutalsoasourceof65(inspire)foreconomicgrowthandculturalexcha

nge.

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，上周六你参加了学校举行的以“保护海洋”为主题的创意作品大赛。请你给英国

朋友Ryan写一封邮件分享这次经历，内容包括：

1.参赛过程(包括你的参赛作品等)；

2.你的感受。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80个左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

DearRyan,

rmwritingtosharewithyouourschoofscreativeworkcompetitionIparticipatedin_lastSaturd

ay.__________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

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。

Oops.ColoredricepouredoutofManju'spapercone（纸锥）andshoweredacrossthefloor."I

'msorry.Icutittoomuch."hetoldhisgrandmother,Nanima.Herushedtocleanuptherice.

WouldNanimastilllethimhelpwiththerangoli（地画）？

TherangolirepresentedgoodluckforanewyearandNanimamadeoneeveryDiwali（科F灯

节）.First,shewoulddrawonthefloorwithchalk.Then,shewouldfillthedrawingwithuncooke

dcoloredricewithoutanygaps.

Thisyear,Manjuwasoldenoughtohelp.Hestoodononesideofrangoli,whileNanimathe

otherside.Butsofar,he'donlymadeamess.

“Don'tworry,”Nanimasaidgently,smilingathim."Ittakessomepractice.”Manjutrie

dagain.Hemadeanewconeandfilleditwithrice.Thistime,hecutitcarefully.Riceflowedou

timmediately."Itworks!”Sidebyside,theymadericemoveoutoftheconeacrossthedrawing.

Afterawhile,ManjuglancedoveratNa