高二英語下學期期末試卷(含答案)

第一部分

聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

第一節(jié)（共5個小題：每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.What’stheweatherlikeinBostonnow?

A.Warm.

B.Cold.

C.Hot.

2.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Onabus.

B.Attheairport.

C.Atabusstop.

3.Howdoesthemanshopforgroceries?

A.Bycar.

B.Bybike.

C.Onfoot.

4.What’sthewomangoingtodo?

A.Playsoccer.

B.Buysomemedicinefortheman.

C.PickupSally’schildren.

5.Whatistrueaboutthewoman’sChinese?

A.Shejustbeganstudying.

B.Shehasstudieditforalmosttwoyears.

C.Chineseishernativelanguage.

第二節(jié)（共15小題：每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Ataparty.

B.Inastore.

C.Atthewoman’shouse.

7.Whatdoesthewomandislikeaboutthepurpleshirt?

A.Thecolor.

B.Thestyle.

C.Thesize.

8.Whatdoesthewomanchooseintheend?

A.Awhitedress.

B.Abluehandbag.

C.Aredshirt.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9.Whathasthewomanforgottentobuy?

A.Cabbage.

B.Beef.

C.Rice.

10.Whatwillthespeakerseatfordinnertonight?

A.Greenbeans.

B.Soupandsweetpotatoes.

C.Mexicanfood.

11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman’sidea?

A.It’stoomuchtrouble.

B.It’scrazy.

C.It’swonderful.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12.Whoisthewoman?

A.Theman’ssecretary.

B.Areceptionist.

C.Anairhostess.

13.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.At4:00.

B.At4:30.

C.At6:30.

14.Wherewillthemanwaitforhisfriend?

A.Inhisroom.

B.Inthepark.

C.Atthebar.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthediet?

A.It’sdangerous.

B.It’spractical.

C.It’scomplicated.

16.Whatcanthemaneatonthethirdday?

A.Rice.

B.Lemon.

C.Vegetables.

17.Whatistrueaboutthewoman?

A.Shelikespotatochipsandsteak.

B.Shewantstotrythediet.

C.Sheonlyeatsthingsfromtheground.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.HowmuchdidMomandearnperweekattheageof23?

A.$325.

B.$200.

C.$125.

19.Whydidhemovebacktoanapartment?

A.Hewantedtolivenearhisworkplace.

B.Hecouldn’taffordhisnewlifestyleanymore.

C.Hewastiredofstayingwiththerich.

20.WhatdidMomandwrite?

A.Anovel.

B.Shortstories.

C.Areport.

第二部分

閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共10小題：每小題2分，滿分20分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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BuryTrip—24thJuly2015

WewillbeleavingHomertonteachercampusat13:45.Pleasebeatthefrontofthecollege10minutesearly.Ifyouarelate,youmaymissthecoachandnotbeabletogo!Ifyoumissthecoach,youwillnotreceiverepayment!ThecoachisplannedtoarriveinBuryat14:30,althoughthisisdependentontraffic.Youwillhavefreetimetoexploreandwewillmeetatthesamelocationwherewearriveat17:15toreturntoHomertonbyapproximately18:00.

THINGSTODO

VisittheAbbey（修道院）

Theremainsofthishistoricmonument,whichoriginallywasashrine(圣所)toSaintEdmund,aSaxonKing,arewellworthavisit.TheAbbeyisalsosurroundedbybeautifulgardens,andislocatednexttotheSt.EdmundsburyCathedral.

HaveadrinkinTheNutshell

ThischarminglittlebarisofficiallythesmallestpubinGreatBritain.Goodthingscomeinsmallpackagesthough,

andTheNutshellservessomeoftheregion'sfinestdrinks,aswellashavingfascinatinghistoricalitemsandphotos.

Goaroundthebreweryshop

AttheGreeneKingshopyoucantasteandbuysomeofthelocalbeer,aswellasfoodsuchaschutney.Therearealsoclothingandothergreatgiftideasavailabletobuy.

Severalattractionsarelisted,butfeelfreetoexploreonyourown.ACourseAssistantwillbearoundtohelpyouthroughoutthetripbuttheywillnotactasaguide.

21.Thosewhomissthecoach_______.

A.cancatchanothercoach

B.canaskotherteachersforaride

C.won’tgettheirmoneyback

D.aresupposedtogobythemselves

22.WhatdoweknowabouttheAbbey?

A.Itisnowinruins.

B.Itislocatednearagarden.

C.ItwasbuiltbySaintEdmund.

D.ItisknownastheSt.EdmundsburyCathedral.

23.Thevisitorsareadvisedto_______.

A.takeaself-guidedtour

B.findalocaltoserveasaguide

C.followtheCourseAssistantinthetour

D.visittheabove-mentionedattractionsfirst

B

Visualizationiscloselyrelatedtopositivethinking.Itisusedbyathletes,musicians,actors,speakers,andotherstoimprovetheirperformanceinstressfulsituations.Howdoesitwork?Listentolong-distancerunnerVickiHuber:

Rightbeforeabigrace,I’llpicturemyselfrunning,andIwilltryandputalloftheothercompetitorsintheraceintomymind.ThenIwilltryandimagineeverypossiblesituationImightfindmyselfin…behindsomeone,beingpushed,differentpositionsonthetrack,lapstogo,and,ofcoursethefinalpart.AndIalwayspicturemyselfwinningtherace,nomatterwhathappensduringtheevent.

Ofcourse,Huberdoesn’twineveryracesheruns,butresearchhasshownthatthekindofmentalimagingshedescribescansignificantlyincreaseathleticperformance.Ithasalsoshownthatvisualizationcanhelpspeakerscontroltheirstagefright.

Thekeytovisualizationiscreatingavividmentalblueprintinwhichyouseeyourselfsucceedinginyourspeech.Pictureyourselfinyourclassroomrisingtospeak.Seeyourselfatthelectern(放演講稿的講桌)，self-assured,makingeyecontact(接觸)withyouraudienceanddeliveringyourintroductioninafirm,clearvoice.Feelyourconfidencegrowingasyourlistenersgetmoreandmorecaughtupinwhatyouaresaying.Imagineyoursenseofachievementasyouconcludethespeechknowingyouhavedoneyourverybest.

Asyoucreatetheseimagesinyourmind’seye,berealisticbutstayfocusedonthepositiveaspectsofyourspeech.Don’tallownegativeimagestoaffectthepositiveones.Acknowledgeyournervousness,butpictureyourselfovercomingittogiveaneffectivepresentation.Ifonepartofthespeechalwaysseemstogiveyoutrouble,visualizeyourselfgettingthroughitwithoutanyproblems.Andbespecific.Thecleareryourmentalpictures,themoresuccessfulyouarelikelytobe.

Aswithyourphysicalrehearsal(排練)ofthespeech,thiskindofmentalrehearsalshouldberepeatedseveraltimesinthedaysbeforeyouspeak.Itdoesn’tguaranteethateveryspeechwillturnoutexactlythewayyouimagineit－anditcertainlyisnoreplacementforthoroughpreparation.Butitisaprovenwaytohelpcontrolyournervesandtomakeasuccessfulpresentation.

24.Huber’svisualizationofherraces_______.

A.isdetailedandthorough

B.isusedduringtheevent

C.isbasedonrealpictures

D.iscreatedwithotherrunners

25.Accordingtothetext,ifyourunintodifficultywhenpreparingaspeech,youshould______.

A.ignorethenegativeaspects

B.dothementalimaginglater

C.imaginefinishingitsmoothly

D.createclearermentalpictures

26.Whatdowelearnaboutmentalrehearsal?

A.Itusuallyproducesthedesiredresults.

B.Itmaybeagoodwaytocalmyoudown.

C.Itismoreimportantthanphysicalrehearsal.

D.Itisagoodchancetoshowyourimagination.

C

InAfrica,wildbaboons(狒狒)likebandingtogethertofindfoodandprotecteachother.Theymaynotbethesmartestspecies,butlikeallanimals,survivalinstincts(本能)areprogrammedintotheirDNA.Theyknowthatbeingtogethermakesthemsafer.

Nowthinkaboutyourschool.Sure,nooneistryingtoeatyoualive,butyoutooareasocialanimal.Andyouareonewhohasbeenthrownintoafierceenvironment.Fromdayone,yousensethatthere’ssafetyinnumbers.Andonceyoufollowthatanimalinstincttoformpacks,youfeelmoresecure.“WhenIfirstwalkedintomynewhighschoollastyear,Iwassonervous,”saysMike,15,ahighschoolstudentinNewYorkCity.“Everyonesatandwalkedtogether,intwosorthrees—sometimesasa‘group’offiveormorepeople.Ididn’tunderstandhowIwouldeverbelong.”

Mikeisn’talone.Inasurvey,63percentofteenstoldustheyfeelpressuretofitinorbepopular,and91percentsaidtheirschoolsaredividedintogroups.

Itisbelievedthattobepopularistobeliked.Butallpopularpeoplearen’tnecessarilyliked.Theyjustmakerules.Populargroupsaren’ttheonlyonesmakingrules.Zoe,afreshmanfromNewYork,saysthatevenherclosecrew,whichcallsitselfthe“booknerds(書呆子),”hasunspokenguidelines.WhenZoewearsmakeuporadress,herfriendsactlikeshe'sbetrayedthem:“They’llsay,‘Oh,she'spaintinghernails.She'sapopulargirlnow.’They’rejoking,butthey’renot,ifyouknowwhatImean.Itmakesmeupset."

“Becauseofthewaytheteenbrainworks,differencesareseenasthreatening,”saysresearcherAlexandraRobbins.“Butusuallythesedifferencesarethingsthatmakeapersonsuccessfulinadulthood.”

Take,forexample,AdamLevineofthebandMaroon5.Inhighschool,hewasa“nerdy,awkwardkidcrazyaboutmusic.”Nowhe'ssuccessfulandfamous.Thenthere’sTaylorSwift:Insteadoftryingtofitinwiththecoolkidswhorejectedher,sheputherenergyintosongwriting.

27.WhenMikefirstcametohishighschool,he_______.

A.wasexcitedtomakenewfriends

B.wasproudofhisnewprettyschool

C.wasprettynervousabouthiscomingexams

D.wasworriedaboutfindingnewcompanions

28.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthormostprobablyagreewith?

A.Mostofuslikepopularpeople.

B.Onlypopulargroupsmakerules.

C.Beingpopularisimportanttostudents.

D.Therearealwayssomerulesinagroup.

29.SeeingZoewearingmakeuporadress,herfriends_______.

A.praiseher

B.appearunhappy

C.areproudofher

D.areenviousofher

30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutTaylorSwiftasastudent?

A.Shewasverypopular.

B.Shehadmanyfriends.

C.Shewasdevotedtoherhobby.

D.Shewasoneofthecoolestkids.

第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題2分，滿分10分）

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

Feelingbothpositiveandnegativeemotionsisanaturalpartofbeinghuman.Wemightusetheword"negative"todescribemoredifficultemotions,butitdoesn'tmeanthoseemotionsarebadorweshouldn'thavethem.Still,mostpeoplewouldprobablyratherfeelapositiveemotionthananegativeone.

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Whatmattersishowouremotionsarebalanced—howmuchofeachtypeofemotion,positiveornegative,weexperience.

Negativeemotionswarnusofthreatsorchallengesthatwemayneedtodealwith.Forexample,fearcanalertustopossibledanger.

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.Angryfeelingswarnusthatsomeoneissteppingonourtoes,crossingaboundary,orviolatingourtrust.Angercanbeasignalthatwemightneedtoactonourownbehalf.

Negativeemotionsfocusourawareness.

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.Buttoomanynegativeemotionscanmakeusfeelanxious,exhausted,orstressedout.Whennegativeemotionsareoutofbalance,problemsmightseemtoobigtohandle.

Positiveemotionsbalanceoutnegativeones,buttheyhaveotherpowerfulbenefits,too.Insteadofnarrowingourfocuslikenegativeemotionsdo,positiveemotionsaffectourbrainsinwaysthatincreaseourawareness,attention,andmemory.Theyhelpustakeinmoreinformationandholdseveralideasinmindatonce.

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Whenpositiveemotionsopenusuptonewpossibilities,wearemoreabletolearnandbuildonourskills.

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A.Whathelpsyoufeelconfident?

B.Thatleadstodoingbetterontasksandtests.

C.It’sasignalthatwemightneedtoprotectourselves.

D.Theyhelpusfocusonaproblemsowecandealwithit.

E.Forexample,it’slikelyyou’dprefertofeelhappyinsteadofsad.

F.Andtheythenmakeusunderstandhowdifferentideasrelatetoeachother.

G.Payattentiontothesepowerfultoolsandfindwaystomaketimeforthem.

第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Everybodyknowshowtolearn.Learningisanaturalthing.Itbeginsthe

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weareborn.Ourfirstteachersareourfamilies.Athomewelearntotalkandto

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andfeedourselves.Welearntheseandotherskillsby

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Thenwegotoschool.Ateachertellsus

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tolearnandhowtolearn.Manyteachersteachus,andwepassmanyexams.Thenpeoplesayweare

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．

Arewereallyeducated?Let's

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therealmeaningoflearning.Knowingfactsdoesnot

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beingabletosolveproblems.Solvingproblemsrequirescreativity,notjustagood

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.Somepeoplewhodon'tknowmany

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canalsobegoodatsolvingproblems.

HenryFordisagood

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.Heleftschoolattheageof15.Later,whenhiscompanycouldnotbuildcars

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enough,hesolvedtheproblem.He

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oftheassemblyline.Todaytheanswerseems

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.Yet,justthinkofthemanyuniversitygraduateswho

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solveanyproblems.

Whatdoesagoodteacherdo?Doeshe

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studentsfactstoremember?Well,yes,wemustsometimesrememberfacts.Butagoodteacher

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howtofindanswers.Hebringsustothestreamofknowledgesowecanthinkforourselves.Whenweare

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,weknowwheretogo.

Truelearningcombinesintakewithoutput.Wetakeinformation

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ourbrains.Thenweuseit.Thinkofa

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;itstoresalotofinformation,butitcan'tthink.Itonlyobeyscommands.Apersonwhoonlyremembersfactshasn'treallylearned.Learningtakes

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onlywhenapersoncanusewhatheknows.

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A.month

B.minute

C.time

D.day

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A.wear

B.puton

C.haveon

D.dress

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A.asking

B.listening

C.following

D.drilling

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A.what

B.when

C.that

D.who

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A.controlled

B.educated

C.suffered

D.passed

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A.pickup

B.turnaway

C.setout

D.thinkabout

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A.mean

B.say

C.suggest

D.show

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A.word

B.thing

C.memory

D.condition

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A.people

B.facts

C.techniques

D.ways

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A.learner

B.teacher

C.example

D.driver

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A.new

B.fast

C.beautiful

D.cheap

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A.complained

B.heard

C.talked

D.thought

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A.ordinary

B.strange

C.simple

D.special

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A.never

B.almost

C.seldom

D.ever

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A.make

B.understand

C.master

D.give

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A.knows

B.shows

C.orders

D.encourages

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A.thirsty

B.tired

C.bored

D.free

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A.of

B.for

C.about

D.into

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A.radio

B.computer

C.record

D.machine

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A.measures

B.notes

C.place

D.time

第II卷

第三部分

英語知識運用

第二節(jié)（共10小題：每小題1分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬热荩?個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Once,anoldandeccentric(古怪的)scientistdecidedtousethecloningprocedure

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(make)acloneofhisboss’sdog.Hewasworkingonthe

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(assume)thatifheproducedacloneofthedog,hisbosswouldapprovehispromotion.Themanstirredhismixture

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containedthedog’shair.

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hiscolleaguesheardabouthiseffortstheywouldbeboundtostophim.Theycouldneverresistanopportunityofsayingthathewastoooldtoworkinacloninglaboratory.Truehedidmakemistakesfromtimetotime,butonlylastweekhesucceededin

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(restore)adeadmousetolifeasaclone.So,whynotcloneadog?Ashewasthinking,themixturethickened.Hestared

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(impatient)atit,waitingfortheshapeoftheanimalthatwouldshortlyemerge.Graduallythecellsbegantoform.

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creaturebegantogrowanddevelop

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(claw)andfeathers!Thescientistscreamedand

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(flee)fromtheroomasanypossibilityofpromotiondisappearedinthatinstant.Hehadnotbroughtbackadog

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producedamonster!

第四部分

寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)

短文改錯（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏子符號（∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

MybestfriendAngelandIwasridingherbrother’sfour-wheeler.Shewasdrivingdownaroadwhenallofsuddenwehitasandpileandlostcontrol.LuckilyshewasokayandIwasn’t.Iwasknockingunconscious.Atfirstshedidn’tknowhowtodobutthensheheardatruckcomingdowntheroad.Soshewavesdownthedriverandexplainedwhathappened.Themangotoutofhistruckwithasecondthought.Herushedovertoherandcalledanambulance.BythattimeIwasstartingtowakeup.WhenIwokeup,Isawthemanstoodoverme.Ithankedforhim.Thatmanwasahero.

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分20分）

假設你們班級即將召開以“感恩”為主題的班會，要求向大家介紹一下你最想向誰表達感恩之情，他或她為你做了什么，你又將怎樣回報他或她的付出。請結合上文內容，以“Thankyou,my…”為題寫一篇發(fā)言稿。

要求：

1.句子通順，語意連貫。

2.包括所有提示內容。

3.不少于100詞。

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