2023高考一模英語試題及答案

2023年高三一模英語試題及答案

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。I

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TopTravelDestinations2022

Penang,Malaysia

Penangisoneoftheonly13statesthatmakeupMalaysiainSoutheastAsia.Itsfoodcultureis

likenothingyou'veeverexperienced.Ifyou'reafoodlover,thisistheplacetogo.Thecentral

locationofPenangmakesitahub（樞紐）forcuisinefrommanydifferentregionsincludingIndia,

Thailand,Indonesia,andVietnam.

BestTimetoVisit：NovembertoJanuary1.

Bali,Indonesia

Balihasalwaysbeenatoptraveldestinationduetoitsbeauty,butevenso,therearestillhidden

spotsawayfromthemaintouristattractionsthatofferpeaceandquiet.Onesuchplaceistheisland

ofNusaLembongan.OnetouristattractionhereistheunderwaterBigBuddha,whichhasbeen

placedbylocalsasabusinessattraction.Italsomakesforgooddivingandunderwaterphotography,

andisoneofthebestvacationspotsforcouples.

BestTimetoVisit：MaytoSeptember

Auckland,NewZealand

Aucklandisacoastalcityknownforitsbreathtakingviewsandbeautifulbeachesandislands.

ThenearbyMountEdenisavolcanicmountainyoucanhikeandexplore.Withitsmanyhiking

tracks,views,beaches,andculturalsites,Aucklandhasenoughactivitiestokeepyoubusy.

BestTimetoVisit：MarchtoMay,SeptembertoNovember

Banff,Canada

LocatedinthenorthernpartoftheRockyMountainsinAlberta,Banffisasmalltownof

Canada.MostpeopleoutsideofCanadahaveprobablyneverevenheardofit,butthat'swhatmakes

itsodifferentfromotherattractions.VisitorscanskionMountNorquayorridetheBanffGondola

upSulphurMountaintoswimintheBanffUpperHotSpringsandenjoygreatviewsofthe

countryside.!

BestTimetoVisit：JunetoAugust,DecembertoMarch

21.Whereshouldyougoifyouareinterestedindiving?

A.Penang.B.NusaLembongan.

C.TheBanffGondola.D.TheBanffUpperHotSprings.

22.Ifyouwanttoexploreavolcanicmountain,whichmonthisthebestchoice?

A.October.B.August.C.January.D.December.

23.WhatmakesBanffspecialcomparedtotheotherthreetraveldestinations?

A.It'sfamousforitstastyfood.B.Itdoesn'thaveanymountains.

C.Itoffersgreatviewsofbeaches.D.It'snotwell-knowntoforeigners.

B

Inthe17thcentury,theNetherlandsexperiencedaperiodofartisticprosperityknownasthe

DutchGoldenAge.Duringthisperiod,artistsfoundinspirationinNorthernRenaissancepainting

techniques,contributingtomasterpieceslikeGirlwithaPearlEarringbyJohannesVermeer.

Knownasthe“MonaLisaoftheNorth”,thispaintingrepresentsthebestofDutchartandithas

becomeoneofarthistory'smostbelovedpaintings.

DutchartistJohannesVermeerisfamousforhispaintingsofcontemporaryDelft,acityin

Hollandwheretheartistwasborn,livedanddied.GirlwithaPearlEarringisVermeer'smost

well-knownworkofart.However,itdidnotattaininternationalfameatitstimeofcompletion.That

cameaboutattheendofthe20thcentury,whenitwasfeaturedinaspecialexhibitioninWashington,

D.C.

GirlwithaPearlEarringdoesnotshowaspecificperson.Instead,itshowsanunknowngirl

dressedingrandclothingwho,“l(fā)ikeavisioncomingfromthedarkness,“arthistorianArthurK.

WheelockexplainedintheJohannesVenneercatalogue,"belongstonospecifictimeorplace.^^

Vermeerisknownforhisabilitytocreateshapesandformsusinglightratherthanline.This

characteristicapproachtomodelingisparticularlyevidentinGirlwithaPearlEarring.First,he

would“invent”,orcreateaninitialdrawingonthecanvas.Then,hemadeasinglecolored

underpainting.Next,headdedcolor.And,finally,inordertomakethepieceextraordinarilybright,

hewouldapplyathinlayerofglazetocertainpartsofthepainting.

Inadditiontoitsfascinatingcontextandappealingbeauty,thepieceiscelebratedforthe

mysterythatsurroundsit."WhenyouthinkabouttheMonaLisa,sheisalsolookingatus,butshe

isn'tengaging—she'ssittingbackinthepainting,seltcontained,“TracyChevalier,theauthorof

theNewYorkTimesbestsellinghistoricalnovel,GirlwithaPearlEarring,pointsout."WhileGirl

withaPearlEarringisrightthere——thereisnothingbetweenherandus.Shehasthismagical

qualityofbeingincrediblyopenandyetmysteriousatthesametime-andthatiswhatmakesherso

appealing.,,

24.WhatinspiredthecreationofGirlwithaPearlEarring^

A.Previousartists5skills.B.Theappearanceofthegirl.

C.Venneer^internationalfame.D.Encouragementfromotherartists.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutGirlwithaPearlEarring!

A.Itissetintheartist'sbirthplace.B.Itmakestheartistfamousovernight.

C.Itdescribesaparticularandexactgirl.D.ItisregardedasamatchforMonaLisa.

26.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph4?

A.Tointroducethesubjectofthepainting.B.Toshowtechniquesusedinthepainting.

C.Toexplaintheartisticvalueofthepainting.D.Touncoverthemysterybehindthepainting.

27.HowdoesTracycommentonGirlwithaPearlEarring

A.Bycitingatheory.B.Bygivingadefinition.

C.Byofferinganexample.D.Bymakingacomparison.

C

Anewtechnologyisgoingtoripe,onethatcouldtransformourdailylives,helptoformnew

industries,evenremoveworldeconomicpowersfromtheirpresentpositions.Unlikethewaveof

industrializationthatbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworld,thenew

developmentsaretakingplaceinresearchlabsallovertheglobe-andAsiansareintheforefront.

Physicistsarecreatinganewclassofmaterialsthatdisplayanamazingpropertyunforeseeneven

twoyearsago—superconductivity（超導(dǎo)體技術(shù)）.

Usedtodayonlyinspecializedequipment,superconductorshavethepotentialtoradically

changemostoftheelectricalandelectronicappliancesfoundinthehome,makingthemsmaller,

morepowerfulandefficient.Theycouldfreeourcitiesofpollutionbyreplacingpetrolanddiesel

（柴油）vehicleswithelectriccars,andcutthecostofelectricity.Thenewmaterialsdosomething

thateventhebestofconductorssuchascopperandsilvercannot—theydoawaywithallelectrical

resistance.Thesignificancesforenergystoragearegreat.

Thetechnologyisinitsearlystage,stillaccessibletocountriesthatdecidetoinvestbrainsand

money.For75yearsithadremainedlittlemorethanascientificcuriositywithlimitedpracticaluse

becausethephenomenonoccurredonlyatextremelylowtemperatures.Itwasfirstobservedin1911

byaDutchscientistnamedHeikeKamerlinghOnnes,whocooledmercury（水畫艮）totemperatures

below-269℃withliquidhelium（氮）.TheninJanuarylastyear,twoIBMscientists,K.AlexMuller

andJ.GeorgeBednorz,foundametaloxideceramic（氧化陶瓷）ihalsuperconductedat-243℃.

TheirreportwentlargelyunnoticeduntillastDecember,whenitwasconfirmedatascientific

meetinginBoston.TodayJapan,India,ChinaandotherAsiancountriesallhavetheirshareof

expertswhospendtheirdaysandnightsinlabs,actingasmidwives（助產(chǎn)士）toanewtechnology.

28.Asisindicatedinthepassage,thetechnologyofsuperconductivity.

A.hasalreadybeendevelopedB.isstillunderdevelopment

C.willbeusedonlyinspecializedequipmentD.willbeusedindailylivesinafewyears

29.Thenewtechnologydiffersfromtheothersinthat.

A.itbeganintheEastandspreadlatertotherestoftheworld

B.itbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworld

C.itisbeingcultivatedinresearchlabsaroundtheworld

D.itisaccessibletophysicistswhoareintelligentandrich

30.Fromthepassage,wemayconcludethat.

A.theWestwasastonishedatthenewtechnologydevelopedbytheAsians

B.Dutchscientistskeptreportingnewfindingsforthelast75years

C.IBMscientists'reportreceiveimmediateattentionallovertheworld

D.Asianscientistsgaintheleadinthegrowthofthenewtechnology

31.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheProspectofaNewTechnology

B.Superconductivity:ANewTechnology

C.ANewTechnology:TheKeytoChangetheWayofOurLives

D.ANewTechnology:AJointEffortofManyCountries

D

WholesalepricesforgasandelectricityareincreasingsuddenlyacrossEurope,raisingthe

possibilityofincreasesinalready-highutility（公共事業(yè)）billsandfurtherpainfbrpeoplewho

havetakenafinancialhitfromCoVID-19andtheRussia-Ukraineconflicts.

Governmentsarestrugglingtofindwaystolimitcoststoconsumersasscantnaturalgas

reservespresentyetanotherpotentialproblem,exposingthecontinenttoevenmoreprice

increasesandpossibleshortagesifit'sacoldwinter.

IntheU.K.,manypeoplewillseetheirgasandelectricitybillsrisenextmonthafterthe

nation'senergyregulatorapproveda12%priceincreasefbrthosewithoutcontractsthatlockin

rates.OfficialsinItalyhavewarnedthatpriceswillincreaseby40%forthequarterthatwillbe

billedinOctober.

Therearemultiplecausesforthepriceincreases,energyanalystssay,includingtightsupplies

ofnaturalgasusedtogenerateelectricity,highercostsforpermitstoreleasecarbondioxideaspart

ofEurope'sfightagainstclimatechange,andlesssupplyfromwindinsomecases.

AnalystsatS&PGlobalPlattssayelectricitypriceshaverisenduetostrongdemandfrom

placeslikedatacentersandelectriccars,butaboveallbecauseoftheriseinthepriceofnatural

gasusedingeneratingplants.Utilitycompanies'exposuretonaturalgaspriceshasincreasedas

high-emissioncoalplantshavebeenretired,whileutilitiesfacehighercostsforcarbonallowances

requiredbytheEuropeanUnion'semissionstradingsystem,whichisaimedatreducingemissions

ofgreenhousegases.

Thetightgasmarketcouldbiteevenmoresharplyifthere'sanunusuallycoldwinter.Thafs

becauseEuropeandistributorsdidnotrefillreservesreducedduringlastwinterastheytypically

haddoneinsummermonths.InMarch2018,whenthefreezenamed“thebeastfromtheeast”hit

Europe,industrialusersintheU.K.gotanoticethattherewasariskofinterruption,althoughit

didn'tcometothat.

CouldEuroperunoutofgas?"TheshortanswerisYes,thisisarealrisk,^^saidJames

Huckstepp,ananalystatS&PGlobalPlatts.'4Storagestocksareatrecordlowsandthereisn't

currentlyanysparesupplycapacitythatisexportableanywhereintheworld.Thelongeransweris

thatit'shardtopredicthowitwillplayout,giventhatEuropehasneverrunoutofgasintwo

decadesunderthecurrentdistributionsystem.^^

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scant“inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Total.B.Additional.C.Limited.D.Regular.

33.Whathasactuallyledtotheriseofelectricityprices?

A.Thegreatdemandfbrelectriccars.B.Theclosureofsomecoalplants.

C.Thecompetitionbetweenutilitycompanies.D.Thechangeintheemissionstradingsystem.

34.Whycouldanunusuallycoldwintermakethegasmarkettighter?

A.Morenaturalgaswillbeneededforindustrialuse.

B.Utilitycompaniesworkcanbeeasilyinterrupted.

C.Itisnoteasytofillreservesduringthecoldweather.

D.Europeandistributorsdon'tmakegoodpreparations.

35.WhatcanwelearnfromJamesHuckstepp'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Europeisexpectedtoseekhelpfromothercountries.

B.ItishardtocontrolthegaspriceinEuropeatpresent.

C.Europemightfaceaseriousshortageofgasinthefuture.

D.There'ssomethingwrongwithEurope\distributionsystem.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2?5分，滿分12?5分）

閱讀短文，從短文后選項中選出可填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Astheproverbgoes,beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder（觀看者）.36Apaper

publishedtwoyearsagoinNaturefoundaconnectionbetweenpeople'ssenseofwell-beingandthe

scenicness（美景）ofwheretheylived.Thepaper'sauthorsmeasuredscenicnessbyconductinga

surveyamongvolunteers.

Theconnection,thepaper'sauthorsfound,heldtruewhetheraneighborhoodwasurbanor

rural.37Nordidlevelsofairpollutionhaveanyinfluenceonit.Theauthorsalso

discoveredthatdifferencesinvolunteers9healthwerebetterexplainedbythescenicnessofwhere

theylivedthanbytheamountofgreenspacearoundthem.

38TheteambehindthatNaturepaperhaveneverthelessdecidedtohaveago.They

haveadaptedacomputerprogramtorecognizebeautifullandscapes,whethernaturalorartificial,

usingthecriteriathatahumanbeholderwouldemploy.Theprogram'staskwastoworkout,by

analyzingeachphotograph'sfeaturesinthecontextofitsScenic-or-Notratings,whatitisthat

makesalandscapescenic.

Mostoftheresultsarenotsurprising.Lakesandhorizonsscoredwell.Sodidvalleysand

snowymountains.Inartificiallandscapes,castles,churchesandcottageswereseenasscenic.

39Theanalysisdid,however,confirmoneimportantfindingfromtheteam'sprevious

study,whichisalsoamessagefortownplanners.Greenspacesalonearenotscenic.Tobesothey

needtoinvolvecontours（高低起伏的輪廓）andtrees.40

A.Butsurroundingsmatter.

B.Hospitals,garagesandmotelswerenotsomuch.

C.Sopeoplehaveadeepaffectionforwheretheylive.

D.Itborenorelationtovolunteers,socialandeconomicstatus.

E.Therefore,lessgrassandmoretreesandbusheswouldbewelcome.

F.Naturallandscapesareratedasscenicnessasopposedtoartificiallandscapes.

G.Determiningwhatscenicnessis,though,hasalwaysbeenfrustratingforscientists.

第三部分語曾運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分3）分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Whenyouarestormchasing,mostmorningsstartoffinacheaphoteltryingtoremember

whereyouendedupthenightbefore.Thismorning,wewereinWichita,Kansas,midwaythrougha

projectto41thedramaticanddestructiveweatherthattravelsacrossthemiddleoftheUnited

Stateseveryspring.

Weloadedthecarwithour42andoffwewent,drivingundercloudlessblueskiesfor

hundredsofmiles.Thenwereachedtheborderofourtargetedstormandenteredadarksceneof

cloudsandoccasionalrain.Aswe43theheartofthestorm,wefoundourselves44

withhighwinds,violentrain,andseverehail（冰雹）,PhotographerKrystle,atthewheel,45

togetinfrontofthestorm,butitwasmovingtoofast.Wecould46keeppacewithit.

Thenwecaughtsightofsomething47createdbythestorm：arain—wrappedtornado

halfamiletoourright.Thechaoticconditionsmadeit48forustokeepitinsight.Welostour

cellphonesignalsandallthedataweweredesperately49forcommunication.Wecouldn'tsee

beyond20feet.ThatwaswhenNick,ourexpedition（探險）leaderandweatherexpert,called,t4Wc

havetoflee.^^Krystle50changeddirection,drivingthecarnorthontoacountryroad,51

themadnessofthatdangerouschase.

Weweren'tdone.Afterastretchofclearskies,wefoundanother52waitingforus.This

time,we53togetinfrontofit,stoppingtophotographitandracingbacktothecarto54

itsextremeanger.

Alittlepastmidnight,weletthestormgo.Wewatchedasthelightning-filledcloudrolled

away,displayingthenightsky-abeautiful55forthosereckless（不顧危險的）enoughto

seekit.

41.A.recognizeB.transformC.photographD.forecast

42.A.nutrientsB.flavorC.equipmentD.documents

43.A.mentionedB.identifiedC.capturedD.approached

44.A.strugglingB.comparingC.engagedD.filled

45.A.pretendedB.acceleratedC.deservedD.hesitated

46.A.instantlyB.graduallyC.exactlyD.hardly

47.A.disgustingB.frighteningC.annoyingD.embarrassing

48.A.efficientB.contradictoryC.fundamentalD.tough

49.A.dependentonB.absorbedinC.satisfiedwithD.curiousabout

50.A.deliberatelyB.frequentlyC.rigidlyD.abruptly

51.A.predictingB.toleratingC.escapingD.witnessing

52.A.cloudB.stormC.carD.road

53.A.regrettedB.devotedC.managedD.proposed

54.A.calmB.ignoreC.challengeD.avoid

55.A.rewardB.excuseC.appetiteD.thought

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空自處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Nowadays,facemasks56（wear）allovertheworld,butChinaisoneoffirst

countriestorealizetheimportanceoffthewearingoffacemasks.Infact,itisalsoaresultof

traditionalculturalfactorsinChina

Theseincludethe57（believe）rootedintraditionalChinesemedicine,of58

qiisahugelyimportantconcept.TheChinesecharacterforqiisrelatedtoair,breathing,and

energy.Peoplebelievethat59oneislowonqi,theyaremorelikelytofallill.Thus,

60（maintain）asupplyofcleanairinone'slungsisimportantBecausefacemaskscan

filterout61（poison）matterintheair,peopletendtoconsiderthemausefultoolfor

disease62（prevent）.

Someexpertsarguethateffectivenessoffacemasksinpreventingdiseaseisgreat.According

toDr.DengXiaofan,63advisorofmedicalinformation,facemaskscanactually

preventthespreadofvirusesonconditionthattheyareworncorrectly.Otherexpertshavepointed

outthathealthypeopledonotneedtobe64（constant）wearingthemwhennotinpublic,

WhenitcomestopreventingCOVID-19,authoritiesadvisecorrectfacemaskswearingand

frequenthandwashing65effectivewaysofcontrollingthespreadofdiseases.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文（滿分15分）

66.如今，游泳已成為各校爭相開展的體育活動。假定你是李華，你校組建了游泳俱樂部。

請給在我校留學(xué)的朋友Peter寫信，邀請他加入。內(nèi)容包括：

1.組建俱樂部的目的；2.俱樂部的主要活動；3.報名的時間和地點。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearPeter,

Yourstruly,

___________________________________________________________________________LiHua

第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

67.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文

Whenatornado（龍卷風(fēng)）toucheddowninasmalltownnearby,manyfamilieswereleft

completelyruined.Afterwardalhelocalnewspaperscarriedmanyhuman-intereststoriesfeaturing

someofthefamilieswhosufferedthehardest.

OneSunday,aparticularpictureespeciallytouchedme,.Ayoungwomanstoodinfrontofan

entirelyshattered（破碎的）mobilehome,adepressedexpressiononherface.Ayoungboy,seven

oreightyearsold,stoodatherside,eyesdowncast.Clutching（緊握）atherskirtwasatinygirl

whostaredintothecamera,eyeswidewithconfusionandfear,

Thearticlethatwentwiththepicturegavetheclothingsizesofeachfamilymember.With

growinginterest,Inoticedthattheirsizescloselymatchedours,Thiswouldbeagoodopportunity

toteachmychildrentohelpthoselessfortunatethanthemselves.Istuckthepictureoftheyoung

familytoourrefrigerator,explainingtheirdifficultytomyseven-year-oldtwins,BradandBrett,

andtothree-year-oldMeghan.

"Thesepoorpeoplenowhavenothing,"Isaid."Wellsharewhatwehavewiththem."I

broughtthreelargeboxesdownfromtheroomupstairsandplacedthemonthelivingroomfloor.

Meghanwatchedseriously,astheboysandIfilledoneoftheboxeswithcannedgoodsandfoods.

WhileIsortedthroughourclothes,Iencouragedtheboystogothroughtheirtoysanddonate

someoftheirlessfavoritethings.Meghanwatchedquietlyastheboyspiledupoldtoysand

games.

MeghanwalkedupwithLucy,herworn,much-lovedragdollhuggedtightlytoherchest.She

cametotheboxthatheldthetoys,pressedherroundlittlefaceintoLucy'sflat,painted-on-face,

gaveherafinalkiss,thenlaidhergentlyontopoftheothertoys.

"Oh,Honey,"Isaid."Youdon*thavetogiveLucy.Youlovehersomuch."

Meghannoddedseriously,eyesfilledwithheld-backtears.nLucymakesmehappy,Mommy.

Maybeshe'llmakethatotherlittlegirlhappy,too.M

注意：1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;2.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好。

Theboyshadwatched,open-mouthed,astheirbabysisterplacedherfavoritedollinthebox.

Ilookedatmychildrenfbralongmoment.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

21-23BAD24-27ADBD28-31BCDB32-35CBDC

第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

36-40ADGBE

第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

41.C42.C43.D44.A45.B46.D47.B48.D49.A50.D

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第二節(jié)（共10小:每小題1?5分，滿分15分）

56.arebeingworn57.beliefs58.which59.if/when6O.maintaining

61.poisonous62.prevention63.an64.constantly65.as

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文（滿分15分）

DearPeter,

Withswimmingsweepingnationwide,aswimmingclubhasbeenformedrecentlyinour

school.Inlightofyourgreatpassionaboutit,I'mwritingtoinviteyoutojoinit.

Inordertoenrichourcampuslife,theswimmingclubwithoutdoubtprovidesuswithan

opportunitytobuildupourstrengthandfosterahealthylifestyle.Inaddition,adiversityof

water-basedactivitiesareheld,rangingfromroutinepracticetoregularly-organizedmatches,

whichcultivatethesportsspiritaswellassharpenswimmingskills.Moreappealingwatergames

arearrangedforustogetentertainedandrefreshed.Amazing,isn'tit?PleasesignupinMr.

Smith'sofficebeforenextFriday.

Suchagreatchanceisitthatyoucan'taffordtomissit.Fmconvincedthatitwillliveupto

yourexpectations.

Yourstruly,

LiHua

第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

Theboyshadwatched,open-mouthed,astheirbabysisterplacedherfavoritedollinthe

box.Withoutaword,Bradroseandwenttohisroom,andcamebackcarryingoneofhisfavorite

actionfigures.Hehesitatedbriefly,clutchingthetoy,thenlookedoveratMeghanandplaceditin

theboxnexttoLucy.AslowsmilespreadacrossBrett*sface.Thenhejumpedup,eyestwinkling

asherantofetchsomeofhisprizedMatchboxcars.Astonished,Irealizedthattheboyshadalso

recognizedwhatlittleMeghan'sactionmeant.

Ilookedatmychildrenforalongmoment.Ithinkallofthemwanttomakethesepoor

peoplewhohavenothinghappylikethem.Swallowingbacktears,Ipulledallthreeoftheminto

myarms.Takingthecuefrommylittleone,Iremovedmyoldjacketfromtheboxofclothes,too.

IreplacedwiththenewhuntergreenjacketthatIhadfoundonsalelastweek.Ihopedtheyoung

womaninthepicturewouldloveitasmuchasIdid.WhatMeghandidtaughtmealessonthatthe

truespiritofdonatingistogivewithyourheart.

附：聽力錄音原文

Text1

M:Er...Allweneediseggs,tomatoesandsugar,right?

W:Well,sugarisveryimportantforthedish.

M:OK.Letmewriteitdown.Areyougoingwithme?

W:Sorry.Idon'tliketogotothegrocerystore.

Text2

W:Oh,no.Ifsrainingagain.

M:Theysaywearegoingtoseethesuntomorrow.

W:That'sexactlywhatweneednow.

Text3

M:Whenwillyourcarbeready?

W:Fmnotsure.There5sapartthathastobeorderedfromthefactory.Itmaytakesometime.Can

youpickmeuptomorrow?

Text4

W:Hello,SanderService.Lucyspeaking.AnythingIcandoforyou?

M:Oh,Pmjustturningmyairconditioneron.Butitdoesnotwork.

W:Don'tworry.Filsendapersontocheckit.What'syouraddress,sir?

Text5

M:Hey,Alice.Ican'tsleepwiththelighton.Can'tyoureadinthestudy?

W:Sorry,butBobisplayingcomputergamesinthestudynow.

Text6

M:let'sgokiteflying,Judy.Ifssuchalovelyday.

W:Okay,butletmefinishmymathhomeworkfirst.Wouldyoumindwaitingforhalfanhour,

Max?

Thereareafewmagazinesonthetable.

M:Isn'tthemathhomeworkduenextTuesday?

W:Yeah,butIhaveafulldayofclassesonSundayandameetingtoattendonMonday.

M:Allright,then.Yougoahead,andI'llcatchuponsomenewswhilewaiting.

Text7

M:HaveyouheardofagymnastcalledOksanaChusovitina?

W:Ofcourse.Sheisreallyfamous.The46-tear-oldhasjustcompletedhereighthOlympicGames

atTokyo2020.AndshesaidgoodbyetosportsafterherfinaldanceattheGames.

M:I'veheardthatSydney2000Gamesweremeanttobeherlastgame,buthersonsuffereda

seriousdiseasesoshecontinuedcompetingtoraisemoneyforherson.

W:Whatagreatmomandwhatagreatathlet!

M:Yes.Sometimesthehardshipyoumeetinlifecanbetheseedsofremarkableachievements.

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M:Whatareyoudoingafterschooltoday?Ithoughtmaybewecouldhangoutandhaveadinner

togetherbeforeIgobackhome.

W:Ican't.Iusuallyworkoutforacoupleofhoursinthe