2023年秋”美嶺中學(xué)，永春五中，永春六中”三校聯(lián)考高一年

期中考試試卷

英語(yǔ)試題

（滿分150分考試時(shí)間120分鐘命題人：潘曉燕審閱人：林小鳳）

注意事項(xiàng)：

1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考生號(hào)等填寫在答題卡上。

2.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需

改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在

本試卷上無(wú)效。

3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)

涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選

項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下

一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisnewjob?

A.Boring.B.Satisfying.C.Poorly-paid.

2.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?

A.Tobuyaticket.B.Tochangeaticket.C.Toreturnaticket.

3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inawineshop.B.Inarestaurant.C.Attheman'shome.

4.Whatexercisedoesthemandotheleast?

A.Boxing.B.Jogging.C.Weightlifting.

5.What'stheman'snativelanguage?

A.French.B.Japanese.C.English.

第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題L5分，滿分22.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)

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中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,

每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答第6和第7兩個(gè)小題。

6.Whatkindofroomdidthemanreserve?

A.Asingleroom.B.Abusinesssuite.C.Aconferenceroom.

7.Howmuchshouldthemanpayintotal?

A.$150.B.$300.C.$450.

聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答第8和第9兩個(gè)小題。

8.WhatisLinda?

A.Ashopkeeper.B.Asinger.C.Anurse.

9.AtwhattimedoesLindausuallygotobed?

A.About7:00am.B.About8:30am.C.About11:00pm.

聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答第10至第12三個(gè)小題。

10.What'sthewoman'splanforSaturdayafternoon?

A.Watchingagame.B.Enjoyingaconcert.C.Doingthehousework.

11.WhomwillBrianseeonSunday?

A.Hisdoctor.B.Hisfriend.C.Hismother.

12.WhatwillthewomandoonSunday?

A.Workinagarden.B.Gototheman'shome.C.Readabookathome.

聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答第13至第16四個(gè)小題。

13.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

A.Tosendafax.B.Totellsomechanges.C.Toconfirmameeting.

14.WhereisRon?

A.Inhisoffice.B.Inthemeetingroom.C.Inthesalesdepartment.

15.Howmanycopiesdoesthewomanhavetomakeinall?

A.60.B.55.C.50.

16.HowwillthespeakersgettotheWilton?

A.Bytaxi.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

聽(tīng)下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第17至第20四個(gè)小題。

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17.WhendoestheRunningoftheBullstakeplace?

A.InJune.B.InJuly.C.InAugust.

18.Whatdoesthespeakerimplyaboutthefestival?

A.Thingsmightbeexpensive.

B.There9reno5-starhotelsnearby.

C.Itisheldinthenarrowstreets.

19.Whatdidthemuseumusetobe?

A.Amarket.B.Achurch.C.Ahospital.

20.Whoisthespeakergivingthistalkto?

A.Tourists.B.Travelagents.C.Historystudents.

第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)

第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題25分，滿分375分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Bark

CoverPrice:$19.80Price:$15.00($2.50/issue(期))

Yousave:$4.80(24%)Review:ByPatKane

IabsolutelyloveBarkmagazine!Ilovethe"smiling”pagesandthetipsoneveryissue.

Iamadogloverandhavesavedallofmydogsfromeitherdeathroworfrompeoplewho

weregoingtoputthemdown.Everyoneshouldhaveachancetoliveand

Barkstressesthatwithitsarticles.ThismagazineisaMUSTHAVEforanydoglover!!

DogFancy

CoverPrice:$54.00Price:$14.99($1.25/issue)

Yousave:$39.01(72%)Review:ByBernerMom

Don*twasteyourmoneyonthismagazine.60-70percentofitareadvertisements,and

thearticlesofferlittleusefulinformation.Itmightbesuitableforchildren,butnotadults

whoareseriousabouteducatingthemselvesaboutdogs.

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DogWorld

CoverPrice:$48.88Price:$14.99($1.25/issue)

Yousave:$33.89(69%)Review:Byonecritic

DogWorldhasmanyveryinterestingandthought-provokingarticlesforpeopleinvolved

indogshowing,breeding,performanceevents,etc.However,overhalfofthemagazineis

devotedtobreederads,whichisboring.Still,asawhole,Irecommenditforthearticles.

Goodarticles,buttonsofads.

ModernDog

CoverPrice:$45.00Price:$15.00($3.75/issue)

Yousave:$30.00(66%)Review:ByDinah

Mynewfavoritemagazine!Beautifulphotos,smartandamusingarticles,fashion,art,

interviewswithfamouspeople...allwithadogfocus!CovermodelsrangefromParis

HiltonandTinkerbelltoVirginiaMadsenandherdogs.ThankstoModernDogInowknow

howtogiveadog-friendlycocktailpartyandhowtoactuallygetmydogtocomewhenshe*s

called.Surelyworthcheckingout.

21.DogWorldisrecommendedforits.

A.wonderfularticlesB.fashionablecover

C.lowpriceD.goodpaperquality

22.Accordingtothetext,ModemDog.

A.haslovelydogpictureson*thecoverB.isinterestingbutnothelpful

C.hassomephotosbutnoarticlesD.hasinterviewswithfamouspeople

23.Whichofthefollowingmagazinesarerecommendedbythereviewers?

A.BarkandDogFancy.B.BarkandModernDog.

C.DogFancyandDogC.World.D.DogFancyandModemDog.

B

Iwas6yearsoldwhenmyfathertoldmewewereleavingtheBigAppleCircus(馬戲團(tuán)).Until

thatpoint,Ihadspentmostofmylifeonthecircuslot,playingwiththeothercircuskids.Thecircus,

byitsnature,isonethathasaloosestructure.Sotheearlyyearsaftermyleavingthecircustositina

classroomalldayfeltmorelikeaprison.

Butyearslater,Ifoundareasthatinterestedme.ItooktheskillsIhadlearnedfrombeingonstage

andappliedthemtobroadcasting.AndsowhenBoston'snewsstationWBURofferedmeajoboutof

college,Ijumpedatthechance.Alongtheway,IfoundIreallyenjoyedthework.IbecameWBUR's

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newsreporter.TheflexibilityandadaptabilityI'dlearnedinthecircusasachildhelpedmedomyjob

naturallyandeasilyinastressfulsituation—whetheritwasadestructivetornadooutsideBoston,or

theBostonMarathonbombingsof2013.

Butthenaseriousinfectiousdiseaseappeared.Suddenly,forthefirsttimeinmyadultlife,Iwent

forayearwithoutdoinganyshows.ButitbecamecleartomethatperformingwaswhatItruly

wanted.Forme,thecircussymbolizeswhoIam.AndstageshavealwaysbeenwhereFvefeltthe

mostfree.Somepeoplegetnervousbeforetheygoonstage,butbyassuming（扮演）thecharacterof

JacqueszeWhipperanddrawingastupidmoustacheonmyface,allmysocialanxietydisappears.

Circusperformancesgobeyondage,socioeconomicstatus（地位），andevenlanguage.It*sthe

typeofperformancewhereyoucangoanywhereintheworldtoentertainanyone-helpanyoneforget

theirtroublesfor5,10,andeven30minutes.Andmostimportantly,forme,itmeanscominghome.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelintheearlyyearsofschool?

A.Curious.B.Unfree.C.Loose.D.Impatient.

25.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sjobatWBUR?

A.Hediditfbrhisfather.B.Hediditagainsthiswill.

C.Heriskedhisneckdoingit.D.Hetooktoitlikeaducktowater.

26.Whatdoesthecircusprobablymeantotheauthor?

A.Ameansofliving.B.Achancetogoanywhere.

C.Apartofhisidentity.D.Awaytoforgethistroubles.

27.Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?

A.Toexpresshislovefbrcircusperformances.

B.Tostressthevalueofperforming.

C.Tosharehispersonalexperiencesinacircus.

D.Todiscusstheproblemofchoosingajob.

C

In1947agroupoffamouspeoplefromtheartworlddecidedtoholdaninternationalfestivalof

music,danceandtheatreinEdinburgh.TheideawastoreuniteEuropeafterWorldWarII.

ItquicklyattractedfamousnamessuchasAlecGuinness,RichardBurton,DameMargotFonteyn

andMarleneDietrichaswellasthebigsymphonyorchestras（交響樂(lè)團(tuán)）.Itbecameafixedevent

everyAugustandnowattractsabout400,000peopleyearly.

Atthesametime,theEdinburghFestivalFringe（theFringe）appearedasachallengetothe

officialfestival.Eighttheatregroupsturnedupuninvitedini947,believingthateveryoneshouldhave

therighttoperform,andtheydidsoinapublichousethathadbeendisusedforyears.

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Soon,groupsofstudentsfirstlyfromtheUniversityofEdinburgh,andlaterfromtheUniversities

ofOxfordandCambridge,DurhamandBirminghamweremakingthejourneytotheScottishcapital

eachsummertoperformplaysbylittle-knownwritersinsmallhalls.

TodaytheFringe,oncelessembraced,hasfaroutgrownthefestivalwitharound1,500

performancesofmusic,danceandtheatreoneveryoneofthe21daysitlasts.Andyetasearlyas

1959,withonly19theatregroupsperforming,somesaiditwasgettingtoobig.

Apaidadministrator（管理人員）wasfirstemployedonlyin1971,andtodaythereareeight

administratorsworkingallyearroundandthenumberrisesto150duringAugustitself.In2004there

were200placeshousing1,695showsbyover600differentgroupsfrom50differentcountries.More

than1.25millionticketsweresold.

28.Whydidsomefamouspeopleholdaninternationalfestivalin1947?

A.TohonorheroesofWorldWarII.

B.Tointroduceyoungtheatregroups.

C.ToattractgreatartistsfromEurope.

D.TobringEuropetogetheragain.

29.WhydidsomeuninvitedtheatregroupscometoEdinburgh?

A.Theycametotakeupachallenge.

B.Theythoughttheywerealsofamous.

C.Theywantedtotakepartipthefestival.

D.Theyownedapublichousethere.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninparagraph5?

A.accepted.B.checked.C.allowed.D.controlled.

31.Whyarethenumbersmentionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Toprovedifferentgroupshavecometothefestival.

B.ToshowadministratorsarebusyinAugust.

C.Toprovetheticketsofthefestivalsellwell.

D.Toshowthefestivalhasgrownrapidly.

D

Thesunissetting,brighteningyourkids'facesastheyplayinthewaves.Youreachforyour

phoneforthisperfectmoment.Butbeforeyoudo,here'sabitofsurprisingscience:Takingphotosis

nottheperfectwaytokeepmemoryasyouthink.

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Takingtoomanypicturescouldactuallyharmthebrain9sabilitytokeepmemories,saysElizabeth

Loftus,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine.Sowegetthephotobutkindof

losethememory.

Photography“outsources“memories.Itworksintwoways:Weeithershakeofftheresponsibility

ofrememberingmomentswhentakingpictures,orwe'resodistracted（分散注意力的）bytheprocess

thatwemissthemomentaltogether.

Thefirstexplanationisthelossofmemory.Peopleknowthattheircameraisrecordingthat

moment,sotheydon'ttrytoremember.Similarly,ifyouwritedownsomeone9sphonenumber,you'

relesslikelytorememberitoffhandbecauseyourbraintellsyouthere9sjustnoneed.That'sallwell

andgood-untilthatpieceofpapergoesmissing.

Theotherisdistraction.We'redistractedbytheprocessoftakingaphoto—howweholdour

phone,composingthephoto,suchassmilingfaces,thebackgroundtoourlikingandclearimage,all

ofwhichusesupourattentionthatcouldotherwisehelpusmemorize.

However,takingphotoscanbenefitmemory—whendonemindfully.Whiletakingaphotomay

bedistracting,theactofpreparationbyfocusingonvisual（視覺(jué)的）detailsaroundhassomeupsides.

Whenpeopletakethetimetozoomin（拉近鏡頭）onspecificthings,memoriesbecomestrengthened.

Anotherbenefitisthatwerecallmomentsmoreaccurately（準(zhǔn)確的）withthephotos.Memoryhas

beenreshapedwiththehelpofnewinformationandnewexperiences.Thus,photosorvideoshelpus

recallmomentsasiftheyreallyhappened.

Memoriesdieawaywithoutavisualrecordbackingthemup.Therefore,aphotoisanexcellent

tooltohelprememberwhendonepurposefully,whichisworthexploringfurther.

32.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Tointroducethetopic.

B.Tomakeusthinkofsimilarexperience.

C.Toshowtheinterestintakingphotos.

D.Tocallonreadersnottotakephotos.

33.Whydoesphotography"outsource“memories?

A.Takingphotosishelpfulforustomemorize.

B.Photosaremoredetailedthanmemories.

C.Peopledependmoreonphotostorememberthantheirbrains.

D.Manysourcesinfluencepeople'smemoriesduringphoto-taking.

34.Whatmaylikelybediscussednext?

A.Situationswhentakingphotosisbetter.

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B.Whendistractionismostlikelytohappen.

C.Howtostayfocusedwhiletakingphotos.

D.Howtousephoto-takingtomemorizebetter.

35.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.PhotographyorMemories?

B.PhotographyDoesHelptoMemories

C.TheFewerPhotosWeTake,theBetterWeWillRemember

D.RemembertheMomentandTakePhotosProperly

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Withthecoldweatherdrawingnearer,fewpeoplewillchooseswimmingasadailyorusual

activity.36Herecomethereasons.

Goodforyourbrain.

Swimmingisoneofthebestactivitiesyoucandoallyearround,whichbenefitsyourbodyand

yourmind.Swimminghasbeenfoundtoincreasebloodflowtothebrain,whichleadstomore

oxygen.37

Workyourmuscles.

Everytimeyouswim,itislikedoingamini-resistanceworkout.Eachkicksandpullworksyour

musclesmorethanyoucouldimagine,especiallyyourarms,shouldersandgluteus一themuscles

thatareinactivealldaywhenyou'resittingatyourdesk.38Soalongwithbuildingfitness,itisa

wonderfulfullbodyexercise.

Liftyourspirits.

39Theycancauseapositivefeelingintoyourbodywhichmakesyouhappy.Swimminghas

beenshowntoreducestressandtension.Therepetition,movementandthebreathingcanhelpyouto

relax,andthat'swhyswimmingisalsoregardedasarelaxingexercise.

40

Whileswimmingisanindividualsport,itisalsoverysocial.Youcanmeetpeoplefromallwalks

oflifewhenswimming.Haveachatinthelappool,joinaswimmingcluborgetinvolvedinsocial

watersportstogettoknowpeopleinyourcommunity.Besides,thegreatthingaboutswimmingis

thatyoucandoit—rainorshine.Althoughyourbackyardpool,theriverorbeachcoolsdownover

winter,mostinsideswimmingpoolsrunheatedpoolsyearround,soyou'vegotnoexcusetostop

swimming.

A.Meetnewpeople.

B.Benefityourbody.

C.Thesechemicalscancontrolyourthoughtandaction.

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D.However,swimminginwinterisofgreatbenefitincolddays.

E.Andthatmeansyou'reexperiencingbettermemoryandsharpmind.

F.Exercisegivesoffchemicalsinyourbodycalledendorphins（內(nèi)啡月太）.

G.Swimmingalsoworksyourabs（腹?。゛ndwillreduceyourwaistline.

第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最

佳選項(xiàng)。

TherewasonceaboycalledJosephWebbwhoalwayslovedtoshowoffhowmanyfriendshe

hadatschool.Onedayhis41saidtohim,"Joseph,Ibet（打賭）youabigbagofpopcornthatyou

don'thaveasmanyfriendsasyouthink.I'msuremanyofthemarenothingmorethancompanions."

Joseph42thebetatonce.However,hewasn'tsurehowtotestwhetherhisschoolmateswere

realfriendsornot,soheaskedhisgrandfather.Theoldmananswered,"Waitaminute.nThenheleft

and43soonasifcarryingsomethinginhishands,butJosephcouldseenothingthere.

"Takeit.It'savery44chairbecauseit*sinvisible（看不見(jiàn)）.Ifsrather45tositon,butif

youtakeittoschooland46tositonit,you'llactivate（激活）its47andit'llbeabletotell

whoyourrealfriendsare.”

Joseph,braveanddetermined,setofffor48withthestrangeandinvisiblechair.Atbreak

timeheaskedeveryonetoforma49andheputhimselfinthemiddle,withhischair.Having

difficultyseeingit,Josephtriedtositonitbuthe50theseatandfellstraightontohisbackside.

Everyonearoundhimhadaprettygoodlaugh.

"Wait!Letmetryagain/Josephsaid.Butagain,hemissedtheseat,51moresurprisedlooks

andafewcatcalls（尖叫,喝倒彩）.Josephdidn't52andkepttryingtositonthemagicchair.But

hekeptfallingtotheground...until,suddenlyhetriedagainbutdidn't53.Lookingaround,

Josephsawthreeofhisbestfriendsholdinghimup.54,manyothershehadthoughtofas

friendshaddonenothingbutmadefunofhim.

Andthere,theshowcametoanend.Josephunderstoodthattruefriendswerethosewhocarefor

him,andnotjustthe55thathappenedtobepassingby.Andsomeonewhotookjoyinhis

misfbrtunes（不幸）wasevenlessofafriend.

41.A.schoolmateB.grandfatherC.companionD.stranger

42.A.acceptedB.noticedC.concludedD.believed

43.A.passedB.recoveredC.returnedD.disappeared

44.A.softB.beautifulC.comfortableD.special

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45.A.excitingB.wonderfulC.positiveD.difficult

46.A.intendB.decideC.manageD.hope

47.A.promiseB.magicC.memoryD.knowledge

48.A.homeB.schoolC.partyD.hospital

49.A.circleB.popcornC.chairD.bag

50.A.escapedB.heldC.satD.missed

51.A.providingB.movingC.causingD.losing

52.A.giveupB.watchoverC.turndownD.sortout

53.A.sitB.careC.fellD.stand

54.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.BesidesD.Therefore

55.A.relativeB.neighborC.teammateD.companion

第二節(jié)語(yǔ)法填空(共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Everyonewantstolivetheirdreamlife,butsadly,mostpeoplefail56.(achieve)it.

Ifyouhaveachoicetoturnbacktime,whatwouldyoudo57.(different)thatwill

makeyourlifebettertoday?Orareyoualreadylivingthe58.(wonder)lifeyouwanted?

Mostpeopletakethingsforgranted(把一切視為理所當(dāng)然).Theythinkthattheyhaveallthe

timeintheworldandtheyneglect(忽視)59.(they)dreams.Theysaythingsliken

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later**,or"therewillalwaysbetomorrow^^.Thefactisthatwedon*thaveallthetimeintheworld.

Latersoonbecomesnever.

Thesamegoesfor60.（live）yourideal（理想）life.Youhavetounderstandthat

whatyouwantinlife61.（be）achoice.Youarewhereyouarerightnowbecause

62.thechoiceyoumake.Youhaveachoiceandyoucanchoose.Andbecauseyouhave

achoice,yougettochoosehowyouwanttolive.Livingyourdreamlifestartswithmakinga

63.（decide）.

Andifyouwanttoliveyourideallife,youmustsay"no"tothethings64.willpull

youawayfromit.And65.istimetomakeachange.Daretobedifferentanddareto

followyourheart.

第五部分書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分15分）

第一節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，國(guó)慶節(jié)假期期間你到一所山區(qū)初中做了兩天志愿者。請(qǐng)給你的外國(guó)朋友

Mr.Brown寫封郵件，介紹這次活動(dòng)。主要內(nèi)容如下：

1.活動(dòng)目的；

2.活動(dòng)過(guò)程（帶禮物，演節(jié)日，幫助學(xué)習(xí)等）；

3.你的收獲。

注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右：

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearMr.Brown,

Yours

LiHua

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第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫

的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。

Itwasdarkandfreezingcoldoutsidethoughitwasfouro'clockintheafternoon.Thewindkept

blowing.Atthattime,thebellrangloudly,andeverybodypackedtheirschoolbagsandgotreadytogo

home.Theteacherdismissedthestudents,andtheywalkedorderlytotheschoolgate.

DavidwasinClassOne,GradeSeven.Hismotherwouldcomeandpickhimupfromschoolbut

todayshewasabsent.Davidwonderedwhathadhappened,buthewasnotworriedatall.Itusually

tookonlytenminutesforhismothertogettoschoolbyridinganelectricbike.Davidsawhisbest

companion,Tommy,whowashisdeskmate.Tommywaswaitingpatientlyforhismotheraswell.

Theybegantotalkfreelyandhappily.DavidcongratulatedTommyonhisexcellentperformancein

thelastmathexam.Atthesametime,TommythankedDavid,withoutwhosehelphecouldn'thave

madesuchrapidprogress.Fiveminuteslater,Tommy*smotherpickedupTommyandtheysaid

goodbyetoeachother.

Davidhadtoputupwithhismomentsofsolitude（孤獨(dú)）.Hehadnochoicebuttowaituntilhis

mothercameintohissight.However,halfanhourpassed,andtherewasnosignthathismother

wouldcome.Davidwasdeterminedtowalkhome.

Onhiswayhome,Davidcouldhardlyseeanypassers-by.Thetreesshookwiththewindandthe

leavesfellfromthemwithoutmakinganynoise.Davidwaslostinthinkingwhatwaswrongwithhis

mother.Someterriblethoughtsjumpedoutofhismind."Maybeanaccidenthappenedtoher.Maybe

shegothurtbysomerobbers.Maybeshewasseriouslyill."LittleDavidburstintotearsand

quickenedhisstep.Hedidnotdaretothinkovertheresults.Whathecoulddowaspray（祈禱）forthe

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