2021届北京首某中学高三第一次月考英语试卷(含详解)

北京首师大附中2020-2021学年度第一学期第一次月考试

卷

高三英语笔试

一语法填空共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分。

A

OnceIwasplayingin:hewoodswhentheskystartedtoturndarkandthewindstartedto

blow.Isawabigblackcloud1(move)towardsme.Suddenly,Ifelttherainhittingmy

face!Actually,itwaspouring!ThenIsawlightninginthesky.Andlater,BOOM!!!Aloudclap

ofthunder!ThenIsawalittleoldhutandraninside.Itsmelledawfulandthewallswere

shaking,butitwas2.(good)thannothing!Outside,thewindwashowlingandthings

wereflyingaround.Ijuststoodinthecorner,coldandscared.3(lucky)mydadcame

andfoundme.Iwassafe!

B

LiBaiwasaChinesepoetpraisedfromhisowndaytothepresentasaromantic

figure4tooktraditionalpoeticformstonewheights.Thirty-fourofhispoems

areincludedinThreeHundredTangPoems.5(he)earlypoetrytookplaceinthe

“goldenage”ofTangdynasty.ThisallchangedsuddenlywhenallofnorthernChina

6(destroy)bywar.Fortunatelymanyofhispoems7(survive)ever

since,enjoyinglastingpopularityinChinaandelsewhere.

C

TheChineseLunar(月球)ExplorationProgramisdesignedtobeconductedinthreestages:

Thefirstissimplyreachinglunarorbit(轨道)，atask8(complete)byChang"c1in2007

andChang'*e2in2010.Thesecondis(land)ontheMoon,asChang"e3didin2013

andChang"e4in2019.ThethirdoneiscollectinglunarsamplesandsendingthemtoEarth,a

taskforthefutureChang,'e5andChang"e6missions.Ic-tO(be)China"sfirstsample

returnmissioninDecember2019.

二完形填空共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分

GeraniumsofLove

Asthefifthofsevenchildren,Iwentlothesamepublicschoolasmythreeeldersistersand

brother.Everyyear,mymotherwenttothesameceremonyandhadparent-childinterviews(亲

子交流会）withthesameteachers.Theonlythingdifferentwasthechild.Andeverychild

2工anold

Geraniumsschooltradition—theannualplantsale（拍卖会）heldinearlyMay,justintimefor

工2Day.

ThirdgradewasthefirsttimethatIwasallowedtotakepartintheplantsale.Iwantedto

suiprisemymother.工心.Ididn'thaveanymoney.Iwenttomyeldestsisterand14一

thesecret,andshegavemesomemoney.WhenIarrivedattheplantsale,Icarefullymademy

.Iagonized（苦苦思、索）overthatdecision,工GeachplanttoensurethatIhad

indeedfoundthebestgeranium.ThemomentIhadsmuggledithome,withthehelpofmysister,I

17itontheupstairsneighbor'sporch.Iwasveryafraidmymotherwouldfinditbefore

Mother'sDay,butmysisterassuredmethatshewouldn't,and18shedidnot.

WhenMother'sDayarrived,IwasburstingwithpridewhenIgaveherthatgeranium.I

rememberhowbrighthereyeswere,andhowdelightedshewaswithmyIQ.

TheyearIwasfifteen,myyoungersisterreachedthirdgrade.InearlyMay,shecametcme

fullofwonderandsecrecyandtoldmethattherewasgoingtobeaplantsaleatschoolandshe

wantedto2。ourmother.Likemy2」sisterdidforme,Igavehersome

moneyandoffshewent.Shearrivedathomefullof22excitement,thegeranium

hiddeninapaperbag23hersweater.t4Ilookedateveryplant,“sheexplained,t4andI

knowIgotthe24one!”

Ihelpedmylittle25hidethatgeraniumontheupstairsneighbor'sporch,

assuringthatourmotherwouldn'tfinditbeforeMother'sDay.Iwastherewhenshegavemy

motherthegeranium,andIwatchedthembothburstingwithprideand26.Itwaslike

beinginadreamIhadalreadydreamed.Mymothernoticedme27.andshegavemea

softsecretsmile.Shockedandpuzzled,I28back.Ihadbeenwonderinghowmy

mothercould24tobesurprisedatthisgiftfromhersixthchild.Butas1watchedher

eyeslightupwithdelightasshewas_withthatmostpreciousgift,Iknewshewas

notpretending.

21.A.passeddown13.participatedinC.brokewithD.carried

on

22.A.Women'sB.Father'sC.Children\D.

Mother's

13.A.Besides13.MoreoverC.HoweverP.

Therefore

14.A.shared13.discoveredC.guardedD.

unlocked

15.A.plan13.preparationC.presentD.

selection

16.A.watering13.growingC.inspectingD.

protecting

17.A.showed13.pottedC.packagedP.hid

18.A.indeed13.insteadC.properlyP.anyhow

工q.A.performance13.gradesC.giftP.

presence

2。A.inspireB.surpriseC.satisfyP.relax

21.A.youngest13.eldestC.cleverestD.bravest

22.A.nervous13.youthfulC.increasingP.false

23.A.on13.besideC.behindP.under

24.A.shortestB.rarestC.bestP.

strongest

25.A.sisterB.brotherC.cousinP.friend

26.A.confusion13.anxietyC.delightD.

astonishment

A.Electronicsharmedthehmily'slife.

B.HeavyhouseworkmadeMomangry.

C.Daddidn'tgetalongwellwithothers.

P.ThechildrenweretoolazytohelpMom.

32.FamilyNightmadethefamilythanbefore.

A.closerB.healthierC.morerelaxedD.more

confident

33.WhatwordscanbestdescribethefirstFamilyNight?

A.Tiringbutsatisfying.B.Challengingbutexciting.

C.Busybutinteresting.P.Unsuccessfulbutmeaningful.

NewAppHelpsPeopleRememberFaces

Largegatheringssuchasweddingsandconferencescanbesociallyoverwhelming.Pressure

tolearnpeople'snamesonlyaddstothestress.Anewfacial-recognitionappcouldcometothe

rescue,butprivacyexpertsrecommendproceedingwithcaution.

I◎

Theapp,calledSocialRecall,connectsnameswithfacesviasmartphonecamerasandfacial

recognition,potentiallyavoidingtheneedforformalintroductions.44Itbreaksdownthesesocial

barriersweallhavewhenmeetingsomebody,saysBarrySandrew,whocreatedtheappand

testeditataneventattendedbyabout1,(X)0people.

AfterreceivinganinvitationtodownloadSocialRecallfromaneventorganizer,theuseris

askedtolake(woselfiesandsigninviasocialmedia.Attheevent,theappisactivewithina

previouslydefinedgeographicalarea.Whenauserpointshisorherphonecameraatanattendee's

face,theappidentifiestheindividual,displaystheperson'sname,andlinkstohisorhersocial

mediaprofile.Toprotectprivacy,itrecognizesonlythosewhohaveagreedtoparticipate.Andthe

app'screatorssayitautomaticallydeletesusers'dataafteranevent.

AnnCavoukian,aprivacyexpertwhorunsthePrivacybyDesignCenterofExcellence

praisestheapp'screatorsfbrtheseprotectivemeasures.Shecautions,however,thatwhenpeople

choosetosharetheirpersonalinformationwiththeapp,theyshouldknowthat“theremaybe

unintendedconsequencesdown(heroadwiththatinformationbeingusedinanothercontextthat

mightcomebacktobiteyou.^^

Thestart-uphasalsodevelopedaversionoftheappforindividualswhosufferfrom

prosopagnosia,orufaccblindness,aconditionthatpreventspeoplefromrecognizingindividuals

theyhavemet.Tousethisapp,apersonfirstacquiresanimageofsomeone'sface,fromeitherthe

smartphone'scameraoraphotograph,andthentagsitwithaname.Whenthecameraspotsthat

samefaceinreallife,thepreviouslyenteredinformationisdisplayed.Thecollecteddataare

storedonlyonauser'sphone,accordingtotheteambehindtheapp.

54.SocialRccallisusedlu.

A.takephotos13.identifypeople

C.organizeeventsD.makefriends

3S.Paragraph3ismainlyabout.

A.howtheappworks

B.howtheappwascreated

C.whatmakestheapppopular

D.whatpeoplecandowiththeapp

36.SocialRecallhelpspeoplewithprosopagnosiaby.

A.givingnamestothephotoskeptintheirsmartphones

13.collectinginformationpreviouslyenteredinthephone

C.providingtheinformationofapersonwhentheyfirstmeet

D.showingtheperson'sinformationwhenitspotsastoredface

37.WhatcanwelearnaboutSocialRecallfromthepassage?

A.Itmayputpeople'sprivacyatrisk.

B.Ithascausedunintendecconsequences.

C.Itcanpreventsomecommunicationdisorders.

D.Itispraisedbyusersforitsprotectivemeasures

C

Mostgroupsofplantsandanimalsarericherinspeciesandmoreplentifulneartheequatcr.In

theocean,（hatholdstrueforcold-bloodedpredators（掠食者）.Butwarm-bloodedpredatorsare

morediversetowardthepolesandnoticeablymissingfromseveralwarmhotspots.Why?

JohnGrady,anecologist,andhisteamconsideredthepossibility-warm-bloodedanimals

needalottofueltheirmetabolism（新陈代谢）.Perhapscolderwatersarejustricherinsmallfish?

Buttheyfoundthatathigher,colderplaces,thereisn'tactuallymuchmorefoodaround.It'smore

thatwarm-bloodedanimalsareeatingamuchbiggershareofitthantheircold-blooded

competitors.

Therealexplanationissimple.AnanimaPsspeed,swiftness,andintelligencedependonits

metabolism,whichinturndependsonitstemperature.Sincebirdsandmammalscankeepheating

theirbodiesinicyconditions,theyremainfastandattentive.Bycontrast,thefishtheyhunt

becomeslowerandduller.Atsometippingpointoftemperature,seals,dolphins,andpenguins

startoutswimmingtheirprey（猎物）.Theybecomemorelikelytocomeupontargetsandoutpace

（hecold-bloodedpredatorsofiheirown.

InGrady'swords,uWarm-bodicdpredatorsarefavouredwherepreysarcslow,stupidand

cold."That'swhysharksandotherpredatoryfishdominateneartheequator,butcolderwatersare

thekingdomofwhalesandseals.Bykeepingfoodtothemselvesinthepoles,thesecreaturescan

（henspecializeonspecifictypesofprey,whichmakesthemmorelikelytosplitintoseparate

species.ThekillerwhalesoftheNorthPacific,forexample,includemammal-eatingtransientsand

fish-eating,year-roundresidents.

Buttheworldischanging.It'slikelythatthesurfaceoftheoceanswillwarmby2to3℃

withinthiscentury.Grady'steamestimatesthateverytimetheocean'ssurfacewarmsby1℃.

populationsofseamammalswillfallby12%,andpopulationsofsealsandsealionswillfallby

24%.

But^predictionsarehardJDonnaHauserfromtheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanksnotes.

“Polarbearsarclosersofawarmingworld,butsomepopulationsarcstilldoingwell.Some

groupsofwhaleshavechangedthetimingoftheirmigrations;othersarehuntingindeeper,colder

waters.Thesechangesmightmakeseamammalsmoreadaptabletochangingclimates.Maybe

theyjustneedtofindtheplaceswherefishremainslow,stupidandcold.”

38.Whyaretheremoretypesofwarni-bloodedpredatorsnearthepoles?

A.Becausethereismorefood.

B.Becausetherearefewerenemies.

C.Becausetheyarefasterandwiser.

D.Becausetheyconsumelessenergy.

39.Theauthormentionsthekillerwhalestoshow.

A.thebenefitofbiologicalevolution

B.foodpreferenceofdifferentseamammals

C.thedistinctionofspecifictypesofpredators

D.theadvantageofconstantbodytemperature

4（9.WhatisDonnaHauser'sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheseamammals?

A.Positive.B.Negative.

C.Neutral.D.Sceptical.

41.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ArethePolesHeavenforSeaPredators?

13.HowDoSeaMammalsTrackTheirPrey?

C.WhyDotheWarm-BloodedLikeFoodCold?

P.IstheWorldTooHotfortheWarm-Blooded?

D

WISHYOUWEREMORECREATIVE?

Iwanttoaskyouafavor.Ihaveapairofpants.Tellme:HowmanydifferentwayscanIput

apairofpantstouse?Nowimagineyou'reanarchitect.Samequestion.Nowimagineyou'reBill

Gates.Ascubadiver.Amedievalknight.Youstillhavethep-mts.Whatalternativeusescometo

mind?

Whatyoujustpracticcd-thcconsciousactof"wearing'anothersclf-isanexercisethat

accordingtopsychiatristSriniPillay,MD,isessentialtobeingcreative.

Onegreatirony（讽刺）aboutourcollectiveaddictiontocreativityisthatwctendtoframeit

inuncreativeways.Thatistosay,mostofusmarrycreativitytoourconceptofself:Eitherwe're

“creative”orwearen't,withoutmuchofamiddleground."I'mjustnotacreativeperson!”a

discouragedstudentmightsayinartclass,whileanothermightblamehertalentatpaintingforher

difficultiesinmath,makingacomment"I'mveryright-brained."

Dr.PiHay,anassistantprofessoratHarvardUniversity,hasspentyearsoverturningthese

ideas.Hebelievesthatthekeytounlockingyourcreativepotentialistochallengethestereotyped

(陈词滥调的)advicethaturgesyouto“believeinyoursclf.^^Infact,youshoulddotheopposite:

Believeyouaresomeoneelse.

Hepointstoastudyshowingtheimpactofstereotypeonone'sbehavior.Theauthors,

psychologistsDenisDumasandKevinDunbar,dividedtheircollegestudentsubjectsintotwo

groups,instructingonegrouptothinkofthemselvesas"eccentricpoets"andtheothertoimagine

(heywere"rigidlibrarians".Theresearchersthenpresentedthemallwithordinaryobjects,

includingafork,acarrot,andapairofpants,andaskedthemtocomeupwithasmanydifferent

usesaspossibleforeachone.Theformergroupcameupwiththewidestrangeofideas,whereas

thelatterhadthefewest.

Theseresultssuggestthatcreativityisnotanindividualcharacteristicbuta“productof

contextandperspective^.Everyonecanbecreativeaslongasheorshefeelslikeacreative

person.

Dr.Pillay'sworktakesthisastepfurther:Hearguesthatsimplyidentifyingyourselfas

creativeislesspowerfulthantakingthebrave,creativestepofimaginingyouarcsomebodyelse.

Thisexercise,whichhecallspsychologicalHalloweenism.referstotheconsciousactionof

“wearing"anotherself.Anactormayemploythistechniquetogetintocharacter,butanyonecan

useit.AccordingtoDr.Pillay,itworksbecauseitisanactofconsciousunfocus,acollectionof

brainregionsthatspringintoactionwhenyou'renotfocusedonaspecifictaskorthought.Most

peoplespendnearlyhalfof(heirdaysinastaleof"unfocus.'Thisdoesn'tmakeuslazy;itmakes

ushuman.

Imaginingyourselfinanewsituation,oranentirelynewidentity,neverfeltsoproductive.

You'remakingyourselfmorecreative,andyou'regivingyourselfpermissiontodosomething

you'dotherwisefeelguiltyabout.

42.What'sthefunctionofthequestionsinparagraph1?

A.Toleadinthetopic.B.Tomakeacomparison.

C.Tostateanopinion.P.lbaskafavor.

43.ThestudyledbyDenisDumasandKevinDunbarproves

A.creativityisanindividualcharacteristic

B.librariansarcmorecreativethanpoets

C.ordinaryobjectscanimprovecreativity

D.yourcreativityisdeterminedbyyourself

44.AccordingtoDr.Pillay,Halloweenismworksbecause.

A.itisanactofunconsciousfocus

13.certainbrainareasbegintoacttogether

C.peopleareinastateoflaziness

D.allactorsemploythistechnique

45.Ifyouwanttobemorecreative,youaresupposedto.

A.focusonaspecifictaskB.believeinyourowntalent

C.pretendtobesomeoneelseP.turntoberight-brained

第二节共5小题，每小题2分，共10分

CanWeStopFoodLongingThroughImaginaryEating?

Areyoufightinganurgeloreachforchocolate?Then,letitmeltinyourmind,notinyour

mouth.Accordingtotherecentresearch,imaginingeatingaspecificfoodreducesyourinterestin

thatfood,soyoueatlessofit.

Thisreactiontorepeatedexposuretofood-beinglessinterestedinsomethingbecause

you'veexperiencedittoomuch—iscalledhabituation.4G

Theresearchisthefirsttoshowthathabituationcanoccurthroughthepowerofthemind."If

youjustthinkaboutthefooditself—howittastesandsmells—thatwillincreaseyourappetite,

saidCareyMorewedge,auell-knownpsychologist.uItmightbebettertoforceyourselfto

repeatedlythinkaboutchewingandswallowing(hefoodinordertoreduceyourlonging.

47Visualizingyourselfeatingchocolatewouldn'tpreventyoufromeatinglotsof

cheese,headded.

Morewedgeconductedaninterestingexperiment.51subjectsweredividedintothreegroups.

Onegroupwasaskedtoimagineputting30coinsintoalaundrymachineandtheneatingthree

chocolates.48Anothergroupwasaskedtoimagineputtingthreecoinsintoalaundiy

machineandtheneating30chocolates.Lastly,acontrolgroupimaginedjustputting33coinsinto

themachine—withnochocolates.4QWhentheysaidtheyhadfinished,thesewere

takenawayandweighed.Theresultsshowedthegroupthathadimaginedeating30chocolates

eachatefewerof(hechocolatesthantheothergroups.

50Physicalsignals—thatfullstomachfeeling—areonlypartofwhattellsus

we'vefinishedameal.Theresearchsuggeststhatpsychologicaleffects,suchashabituation,also

influencehowmuchapersoncats.Itmayleadtonewbehavioraltechniquesforpeoplelookingto

eatmorehealthily,orhavecontroloverotherhabits.

A.What'smore,thisonlyworkswiththespecificfoodyou'veimagined.

13.Peoplewereadvisedtotrydifferentmethodstoperformtheexperiment.

C.Forexample,atenthbiteisdesiredlessthanthefirstbite,accordingtothestudy.

D.Allofthemthenatefreelyfrombowlscontainingthesameamountofchocolateeach.

E.Itmeantthosewhorepeatedlyimaginedeatingwouldconcernaboutsomespecificfood.

F.Thisrequiresthesamerriotorskillsaseatingsmallchocolatesfromapacket,thestudysays.

GThisstudyispailoftheresearchlookingintowhatmakesuseatmorethanweactuallyneed.

四书面表达共15分

S1.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim来信说他将要参加学校“中国文

化艺术社”举办的“中国古诗词诵读比赛”，请你为他推荐一首中国古诗词，内容包括：

1.该诗词的名称和作者；

2.该诗词的主要内容；

3.你推荐该诗词的理由。

注意：1.词数不少于50；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

提示词：中国文化艺术社ChineseCulture&ArtClub

中国古诗词诵读比赛ClassicalChinesePoetryRecitationContest

DearJim,

Yours,

LiHua

北京首师大附中2020-2021学年度第一学期第一次月考试

卷

高三英语笔试

一语法填空共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分。

A

OnceIwasplayingin:hewoodswhentheskystartedtoturndarkandthewindstartedto

blow.Isawabigblackcloud1(move)towardsme.Suddenly,Ifelttherainhittingmy

face!Actually,itwaspouring!ThenIsawlightninginthesky.Andlater,BOOM!!!Aloudclap

ofthunder!ThenIsawalittleoldhutandraninside.Itsmelledawfulandthewallswere

shaking,butitwas2.(good)thannothing!Outside,thewindwashowlingandthings

wereflyingaround.Ijuststoodinthecorner,coldandscared.3(lucky)mydadcame

andfoundme.Iwassafe!

【答案】1.moving

2.better3.Luckily

【分析】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者有一次在树林里玩的时候，遭遇了恶劣的天气状

况，作者看到一间乂小又旧的茅屋，就跑了进去，站在角落里，乂冷乂害怕，这时作者的父

亲找到了作者。

【工题详解】

考查现在分词。句意：我看见一片大黑云向我飘来。分析句子可知，本句涉及seesbdoing

sth“看到某人正在做某事”的用法，在本句中cloud与moving在逻辑上是主动关系，所以

用现在分词作宾语补足语。故填moving.

【2题详解】

考查形容词比较级。句意:小屋气味很难闻，它的墙壁在摇晃，但总比什么都没有好。由“than”

可知,应用good的比较级better0故填better.

【3题详解】

考查副词。句意：幸运的是，我爸爸来了，找到了我。Luckily为副词置于句首，修饰整个句

子。故填Luckily.

B

LiBaiwasaChinesepoetpraisedfromhisowndaytothepresentasaromantic

figure4tooktraditionalpoeticformstonewheights.Thirty-fourofhispoems

areincludedinThreeHundredTangPoems.S(he)earlypoetrytookplaceinthe

“goldenage''ofTangdynasty.ThisallchangedsuddenlywhenallofnorthernChina

6(destroy)bywar.Fortunately,manyofhispoems7(survive)ever

since,enjoyinglastingpopularityinChinaandelsewhere.

【答案】4.who5.His

6.wasdestroyed

7.havesurvived

【分析】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了李白在诗歌创作方面所取得的成就。

【4题详解】

考杳关系代词。句意:李白是一位中国诗人,从他的时代到现在他都被誉为一个浪漫的人物，

他把传统的诗歌形式推向了新的高度。分析句子可知，figure为先行词，在后面的定语从句

中作主语，所以关系代词为who.故填who.

【5■题详解】

考查代词。句意：他早期的诗歌创作于唐朝的“黄金时代”。poetry为名词，应用形容词性

物主代词his来修饰。故填His.

题详解】

考杳一般过去时的被动语态。句意：当中国整个北方遭受战争的蹂踊时，这一切突然发生了

变化。分析句子可知，木句为一般过去时，主语allofnorthemChina与谓语destroy为被动，

所以用一般过去时的被动语态wasdestroyedo故填wasdestroyed.

【7题详解】

考查现在完成时。句意：幸运的是，此后他的许多诗歌流传了下来，在中国和其他地方一直

广受欢迎。eversince在本句中为副词“此后”，出现在句中时，句子为现在完成时。本句

的主语为manyofhispoems,所以谓语为havesurvived4故填havesurvived.

C

TheChineseLunar(月球)ExplorationProgramisdesignedtobeconductedinthreestages:

Thefirstissimplyreachinglunarorbit(轨道)，atask8(complete)byChang"c1in2007

andChang'*e2in2010.Thesecondis9(land)ontheMoon,asChang"e3didin2013

andChang”e4in2019.ThethirdoneiscollectinglunarsamplesandsendingthemtoEarth,a

taskforthefutureChang"c5andChang"c6missions.Itto(be)China"sfirstsample

returnmissioninDecember2019.

【答案】8.completed

landingq。.willbe/isgoingtobe

【分析】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了中国探月工程的三个阶段。

【8题详解】

考查过去分词。句意：第•个阶段是到达月球轨道，这是嫦娥一号在2007年和嫦娥二号在

2010年完成的一项仟务。分析句子可知,alask与complete在逻辑上是被动关系,所以用过

去分词。故填completed.

【3题详解】

考查动名词。句意：第二个阶段是登陆月球，嫦娥三号在2013年登陆，嫦娥四号在2019年

登陆。分析句子结构可知，本句为主系表结构。landing为动名词作表语。故填landing.

【工。题详解】

考查一般将来时。句意：嫦娥六号将在2019年12月执行中国的第一次采样返回任务。由

“inDecember2019”可知，句子为一般将来时，所以谓语动词为willbe/isgoingtobe。故

填willhe/isgoingtobe.

二完形填空共20小题，每小题1.5分,共30分

GeraniumsofLove

Asthefifthofsevenchildren,Iwenttothesamepublicschoolasmythreeeldersistersand

brother.Everyyear,mymotherwenttothesameceremonyandhadparent-childinterviews（亲

子交流会）withthesameteachers.Theonlythingdifferentwasthechild.Andeverychild

■工anold

Geraniumsschooltradition-theannualplantsale（拍卖会）heldinearlyMay,justintimefor

12Dav.

ThirdgradewasthefirsttimethatIwasallowedtotakepartintheplantsale.Iwanted（o

surprisemymother.2系，Ididn'thaveanymoney.Iwenttomyeldestsisterand二4

thesecret,andshegavemesomemoney.WhenIarrivedal（heplantsale,Icarefullymademy

15.1agonized（苦苦思索）overthatdecision.工&eachplanttoensurethatIhad

indeedfoundthebestgeranium.ThemomentIhadsmuggledithome,withthehelpofmysister,I

17itontheupstairsneighbor'sporch.Iwasveryafraidmymotherwouldfinditbefore

Mother'sDay,butmysisterassuredmethatshewouldn't,and工gshedidnot.

WhenMother'sDayarrived,IwasburstingwithpridewhenIgaveherthatgeranium.I

rememberhowbrighthereyeswere,andhowdelightedshewaswithmy坨.

TheyearIwasfifteen,myyoungersisterreachedthirdgrade.InearlyMay,shecametcme

fullofwonderandsecrecyand(oldme(hat(herewasgoingtobeaplantsaleatschoolandshe

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