外研版（2019） 选择性必修 第一册 Unit 2 Onwards and upwards 单元达标检测（含答案无听力音频有文字材料）
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Unit 2-单元综合能力测评
(时间:120分钟 满分:150分)
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
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。
1.What does the man mean
A.What the woman bought isn’t worth so much money.
B.What the woman bought is really a bargain.
C.What the woman bought is valuable.
2.What are the two speakers looking forward to
A.Cool air. B.Rainy days. C.Flowers.
3.What does the woman suggest the man do
A.Have a talk with his roommate.
B.Be honest and share the groceries.
C.Ask his roommate to move out.
4.When does the woman wake up
A.At about 6:00.
B.At 8:00.
C.At 10:00 or 11:00.
5.What sports does the woman like to watch
A.Basketball. B.Boxing. C.Football.
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。
6.When will the woman arrive at San Francisco
A.At six on Sunday evening.
B.At six on Sunday morning.
C.At six on Saturday morning.
7.How much will the woman pay
A.$780. B.$260. C.$520.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.How does the woman feel now
A.Excited. B.Puzzled. C.Angry.
9.What does the man think of the woman
A.She should be patient with Gary.
B.She will continue to give Gary advice.
C.She will learn how to give advice.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.What does the woman do
A.She is a teacher.
B.She is a reporter.
C.She is a sportswoman.
11.What can the woman jog around sometimes
A.A golf course. B.A lake. C.The campus.
12.What is the best thing about nature for the woman
A.The sounds.
B.The view.
C.The stress relief.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Where did the speaker start teaching
A.London. B.Japan. C.Poland.
14.How old were the speaker’s students
A.3. B.4. C.5.
15.What did the students do at the start of the lesson
A.Laugh. B.Cry. C.Sleep.
16.How did the speaker try to finish the lesson
A.By singing a song.
B.By telling a story.
C.By playing a game.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.What did the man do when he got seriously lost
A.He found the way himself.
B.He called the woman.
C.He asked someone where he was.
18.How did the man get lost
A.He and Joseph took a wrong turn somewhere.
B.He didn’t know the town at all.
C.He had no sense of direction.
19.Who is driving the car
A.The man. B.Joseph. C.The woman.
20.Why was the man not paying attention to the road
A.He was listening to music.
B.He was talking with someone on the phone.
C.He was not sure of the driver’s driving skills.
第二部分 阅读(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A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
My wife Laura and I were on the beach,with three of our children,taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear.The bear was thin and small,moving aimlessly.
Just a few minutes later,I heard my daughter shouting,“Dad!The bear is right behind us!” An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute.This one was silent and its ears pinned back—the sign of an animal that is going in for the kill.And it was a cold April day.The bear behaved abnormally,probably because of hunger.
I held my camera tripod (三脚架)in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me.Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders,and the tripod stuck across its mouth.It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight.I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.
Even so,this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family,who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.
The bear hit at the camera,cutting it off the tripod.I raised my left arm to protect my face;the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side.My arm could not move,and I sensed that my bones were going to break.
Drawing back my free hand,I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times.The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur,trying to push it away.I was actually wrestling (扭打)with the bear at this point.Then,as suddenly as it had begun,the fight ended.The bear moved back toward the forest,before returning for another attack.The first time I felt panic.Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat,the bear moved off,destroying a fence as it went.My arm was injured,but the outcome for us could hardly have been better.I’m proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.
21.The whole text is mainly arranged in .
A.result and inference B.cause and effect
C.space order D.time order
22.When did the bear finally go away
A.After it felt safe.
B.After it got injured.
C.After it found some food.
D.After it took away the camera.
23.The writer and his family survived mainly due to their .
A.calmness B.patience
C.pride D.cautiousness
24.When the bear moved back towards the forest,how did the family feel
A.Excited. B.Threatened.
C.Relieved. D.Puzzled.
B
Book:No Looking Back
Author: Shivani Gupta
Shivani had thrown a party one evening and awoke the next morning in hospital because of a car crash.It took Shivani years of pain,struggle and determination to regain control of her life and her body.Then tragedy struck again.As the newly-married Shivani drove to Manali with her family,a truck crashed into her car.Shivani refused to give in—she wouldn’t let her injury keep her from achieving her ambitions.
Book:Courage Beyond Compare
Author: Sanjay Sharma
The 10 sportspersons in the book are champions in diverse fields like athletics,swimming and badminton,who have brought glory to the country.They overcame their physical limitations to reach the top of their chosen fields.
Book:Face to Face
Author: Ved Mehta
Blind since the age of four,the author led a lonely childhood in India until he was accepted to the Arkansas School for the Blind,to which he flew alone at 15.America and the school changed his life,leading him to degrees at Oxford and Harvard and a fruitful writing career.
Book:This Star Won’t Go Out
Author: Lori and Wayne Earl
Diagnosed with cancer at 12,Esther Earl was a bright and talented,but very normal teenager.She lived a hope-filled and generous life.A cheerful,positive and encouraging daughter,sister and friend,Esther died in 2010,shortly after turning 16,but not before inspiring thousands through her growing online presence.
25.The book No Looking Back mainly talks about .
A.a successful author who was blind during his childhood
B.10 disabled athletes who are champions in sports field
C.an unlucky girl who experienced two car accidents
D.an inspiring teenager who died of cancer
26.In which book does the author tell of himself
A.Courage Beyond Compare.
B.This Star Won’t Go Out.
C.Face to Face.
D.No Looking Back.
27.Which word can best describe the four books
A.Intelligent. B.Passionate.
C.Pessimistic. D.Inspiring.
C
It seems that you don’t think about your nose getting tired.You can smell grass after your neighbor cuts the lawn.You can smell delicious pizza baking as you walk by the pizza store.You can definitely smell the sour smell of your brother’s feet when he takes off his sneakers on a sweaty summer day.In fact,according to research published in Nature,your nose can detect about one trillion smells!
But your own underarms could give off unpleasant smells and you might not be able to tell: Humans tend to suffer from what scientists call olfactory fatigue(嗅觉疲劳);our sense of smell just gets plain tired out by familiar odors and stops detecting them.Believe it or not,that can actually be a good thing.
Pamela Dalton,a psychologist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia,explained to the Washington Post that we filter out the same-old smells to make room for detecting new,strange smells—such as ones that might alert us to danger,like something burning,or something good to eat like that pizza.When these smells float past us,smell receptors in our noses detect their particular chemical components and send electrical signals to the frontal cortex(皮层)of our brains.And then we decide if we need to run away from fire,or get closer towards pizza.
If your sense of smell was weakened by your body odor —or other standard smells—we might not be able to detect the more important odors.
There are ways to avoid showing up to work giving smelly odors like a skunk(臭鼬).One way is to take your shirt off and sniff that instead of your skin,recommends Lifehacker.Other ways to check your own scent is to rub your skin,then smell your fingers;check your breath by licking your arm,waiting a second,then sniffing the spot.Or even quicker and easier—ask someone to give you a sniff!
28.How many ways are suggested to avoid showing up to work without a smelly odor
A.2. B.3.
C.4. D.5.
29.Which is the right working order of our brain when making a decision in terms of smell
①The smell floats past us.
②Smell receptors send electrical signals to our brains.
③Smell receptors detect the particular chemical components.
④We decide whether we need to run away or get closer.
A.①②③④ B.①③②④
C.②③①④ D.③②①④
30.Why do people tend to think their noses never get tired
A.The noses are strong enough.
B.They are confident in themselves.
C.The nose can detect nearly all smells.
D.The nose can function well in all cases.
31.Why does the author say our sense of smell’s stopping detecting familiar odors a good thing
A.It helps alert us to danger.
B.It prefers new smells to old ones.
C.It helps our sense become stronger.
D.It can help distinguish more important smells.
D
English is full of colourful phrases to describe shyness.Someone shy might be called shrinking violet or a wallflower,while for especially nervous types we have the curious expression: they wouldn’t say “boo” to a goose.
None of these are traditionally seen as positive descriptions,even if you like geese.In a culture of go-getting high achievers,shy people don’t come first.Or that’s what the self-help industry would have you believe.Bookshops are filled with vital tomes(大部头书籍)that promise to help beat social fears and find success in life,love and business.That is why one book,Shrinking Violets: A Field Guide to Shyness,bucks the trend.It became a sudden success across English-language media recently for its new take-on shyness.
Author Joe Moran says that despite struggling with shyness and longing for loneliness all his life,being shy can also be “a gift”.Freed from the constant urge to participate and compete in social situations,people are liberated to look at the world in new ways,and gain fresh insights.
Indeed,many of the world’s great thinkers and artists are introverts(内向的人).Scientists Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein preferred their own company;actress Keira Knightley often finds herself tongue-tied at parties;and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling claims she used to be too nervous to even borrow a pen.
Moran told BBC Future, “I think shyness probably does turn you into an amateur anthropologist(人类学家),really—you are more likely to be an observer.”
So,while extroverts make all the noise,they don’t necessarily have the best ideas.
If you’re shy,you’ve probably known this for a long time.You just don’t shout about it.
32.Why did the author mention many famous shy people
A.To point out the harm shyness brings.
B.To disconnect shyness and success.
C.To show the reasons for shyness.
D.To prove shyness contributes to science.
33.What is the author’s attitude towards shyness
A.Opposed. B.Indifferent.
C.Supportive. D.Critical.
34.When someone is being called a wallflower,he is being .
A.praised for his grace
B.admired for his character
C.laughed at for his shyness
D.told off for his nervousness
35.What does the underlined phrase “bucks the trend” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A.Goes against the trend and succeeds.
B.Changes the public idea completely.
C.Becomes unpopular and unaccepted.
D.Becomes the major concern of people.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Although problems are a part of our lives,it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever.One day or the other,you’ll have to stand up and say—problem,I don’t want you in my life.
36 Problems with friends,parents,girlfriends,husbands,and children—the list goes on.Apart from these,the inner conflicts within ourselves work,too.These keep adding to our problems.Problems come in different shapes and colours and feelings.
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with.Now read on to know how to solve your problems.
Talk—it really helps.What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 37 Talking helps you move on and let go.
Write your problems. 38 When you write down your problems,you are setting free all the tension from your system.You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems.By doing this,imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.
Don’t lose faith and hope.No matter what you lose in life,don’t lose faith and hope.Even if you lose all your money,family...you should still have faith. 39
Your problems aren’t the worst.No matter what problem you get in life,there are another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 40 Your problems might just seem big and worse,but in reality they can be removed.
Go about and solve your problems because every problem,however big or small,always has a way out.
A.But the truth is that when you talk about it,you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.
B.When we have a problem,a pressing,critical,urgent,life-threatening problem,how do we try and solve it
C.Tell yourself:if they can deal with them,why can’t I
D.Of course,we’ve been fighting problems ever since we were born.
E.We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.
F.Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.
G.With faith and hope,you can rebuild everything that you lose.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. 41 ,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
In 1881,Stevenson returned to Scotland for a 42 with his wife Fanny and son Lloyd.
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 43 over the hills.They had been 44 this for several days before the weather suddenly worse.Kept indoors by the heavy rain,Lloyd felt the days 45 .To keep the boy happy,Robert asked the boy to do some 46 .
One morning,Robert 47 the boy caught a beautiful map of an island where a large cross in the middle of 48 .“What’s that ” he asked.“That’s the buried treasure,” said the boy.Robert suddenly saw something of an adventure story in the boy’s 49 .Then,he sat down by the fire to write a story.He would make the 50 a twelve-year-old boy,just like Lloyd.But who would be the pirate (海盗)
Henley,Robert’s friend,walked around with the 51 of a wooden leg.Robert had always wanted to 52 such a man in a story. 53 Long John Silver,the pirate was born.
Thanks to a 54 September in Scotland,we have one of the greatest 55 stories in the English language.
41.A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Finally
42.A.meeting B.story C.holiday D.job
43.A.talk B.rest C.walk D.game
44.A.attempting B.missing C.planning D.enjoying
45.A.quiet B.dull C.busy D.cold
46.A.cleaning B.writing C.drawing D.exercising
47.A.doubted B.noticed C.decided D.recognized
48.A.the sea B.the house C.Scotland D.the island
49.A.book B.reply C.picture D.mind
50.A.star B.hero C.writer D.child
51.A.help B.problem C.use D.bottom
52.A.praise B.produce C.include D.accept
53.A.Yet B.Also C.But D.Thus
54.A.rainy B.sunny C.cool D.windy
55.A.news B.love C.real-life D.adventure
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once,there lived four little characters who ran through a maze (迷宫)56. (look)for cheese to nourish them and make them happy.
Two were mice named “Sniff” and “Scurry” and two were little people—who were as small as mice but looked and acted a lot like people today.Their names were “Hem” and “Haw”.
Due to their small size,it would be easy not 57. (notice)what the four of them were doing.But if you looked 58. (careful)enough,you could discover 59. (amazing)things you have ever seen!
Every day,the mice,Sniff and Scurry,possessing only simple brains,60. good instincts(本能),searched for the hard cheese they liked,61. mice often do.
62. (fill)with many beliefs,the two little people used their brains to search for a very different kind of cheese— with a Capital C.It 63. (believe)that this kind of cheese would make them feel happy and 64. (success).
As different as the mice and little people were,they shared something 65. common.Every morning,they each put on their running shoes,left their little homes,and raced out into the maze looking for their favourite cheese.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假如你是晨光中学的学生李华,你的美国笔友 Peter 对你校上周举办的艺术节(Art Festival)非常感兴趣。请你给他介绍一下艺术节的情况,并邀请他下次来参加。
1.时间与地点;
2.活动目的;
3.活动内容与参加者;
4.收获与感想。
注意:1.词数:80左右;
2.可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯;
Dear Peter,
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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。续写的词数应为150左右。
Early in the morning I went to the ocean beach to play my guitar.The usually crowded beach was deserted except for two people.On one side of the boardwalk (木板人行道)was a woman who was cleaning the beach with a broom;on the other side was a lone figure sitting and staring at the sea.I chose a spot between them and began to play.
As I played,the woman with the broom swept her way right next to me.She stopped sweeping and leaned on her broom,smiling at me.She appeared to be homeless with dirty mismatched clothes.
“You sure play beautiful music,” she said.“I think my friend would like your music.I want to hire you to play for her.” She pointed to the lone figure staring out at the ocean,then produced a few coins from her pocket.“I don’t have much,and I know you’re worth a lot,but if I give this to you,will you play a song for her She’s going through a lot.I know the music will make her feel better.”
I told her I’d be happy to play for free.
As we walked over to her friend,the Broom Lady told me that her friend had not talked for weeks.We approached,and the Broom Lady introduced me,“Annie,I got you a present to cheer you up.It’s a guitar man who is going to play a song specially for you.”
Annie didn’t move.She was wearing dark sunglasses and had an old coat pulled up to cover most of her face.
I sat next to Annie and played.As I played I put every thought into having good things happen for this woman.I played for quite a while.
Suddenly,Annie turned toward me and said,“You make it so beautiful.I can feel it inside my heart.”
Paragraph 1:
She took off her sunglasses.
Paragraph 2:
When I stopped playing and looked up,I was shocked to see a small crowed around us.
参考答案
【听力】
M:Did you hear that The drought conditions are severe!There’s a lot of death,dying,and suffering out there!
W:I heard that,but it’s not surprising actually,because we haven’t had as much rain as normal this year.
B
M:How much did you pay for the used television
W:200 dollars.
M:200 dollars for a piece of junk like that That’s a rip-off!
A
W:John,tell me about your day.What time do you wake up
M:Well,some days I wake up early.Maybe about 6 o’clock.But other days,maybe I’ll sleep in until 10:00 or 11:00.How about you,Sarah
W:Well,I like everyday to be the same.So I wake up everyday at 8 o’clock.First,I make coffee right away.Then we have breakfast together at about 8:30.
B
M:I’m fed up with my roommate.We’re supposed to share the groceries,but I end up feeding him three meals a day.I really can’t afford it any longer.
W:I know how you feel.Maybe you just want to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.If he refuses to mend his ways,then ask him to move out.
A
W:What sports do you like to watch
M:Nah.My favourite sport to watch is basketball.And I prefer playing sports,such as basketball,volleyball,boxing... What about you Do you like watching sports
W:Yes.I especially love to watch football,something about hot guys chasing after a football.It’s very exciting to watch.
C
W:Are there plane tickets to San Francisco the day after tomorrow
M:Good afternoon,Miss.I’ll have a look at the timetable for you.I’m sorry,but there aren’t any direct flights available.
W:Are there tickets for Saturday then
M:Yes,there are.How do you want to go,first class or coach
W:I’ll need a coach.What’s the fare
M:It is 260 dollars.
W:What time will the flight put me there
M:The flight will get you there at six on Sunday morning.
W:OK,I’ll take three.What’s the flight number
M:The flight number is 301 at Gate Two.
B
A
M:What’s going on between you and Gary Did you guys have a fight or something
W:I can’t stand him any more!He has such a bad temper that even a little piece of friendly advice sets him off.
M:So what did you tell him
W:I told him that if he could be more patient and try not to lose his temper so easily,he would be more popular.
M:No wonder he threw a fit.His popularity is really a sore spot.
W:Well,I guess I’ll just keep my mouth shut.That’ll teach me to give advice!
M:Not unless you want to die!
C
B
W:We are on,kind of on the side of a hill in the forest but we have a good view of Mount Fuji on the other side of the valley.
M:Yeah.It’s really nice here.Why are you in this forest right now
W:Well,I’m currently teaching English up here at the campus...up here in the forest.
M:Oh,nice.Do you take any walks in the woods
W:Yes,I enjoy taking walks in the woods.And sometimes I even go for a jog in the woods.There’s a few paths around here and there’s a nice golf course as well that you can run around.
M:OK,great!What’s the best thing about being in nature In the forest
W:Well,for me it’s the stress relief that it provides especially living in Tokyo which is of course one of the world’s largest and most noisy cities.It’s also nice to get back out into nature sometimes and just hear the insects very clearly,as well as some birds and you know it’s just nice to get back out into nature.
M:I agree.OK,thanks a lot,Kevin.
W:You’re welcome.
A
A
C
My first job was in Jessif,in the east of Poland.I was promised that I wasn’t going to have to teach any beginners or any little children because it was my first job.I was promptly given the beginners.On my first day of teaching I was given a book which said,“Ah!Go into the classroom and say hello to the children and they’ll all say hello back to you and wave.”I walked into a class of five four-year olds,followed by all their mothers and grandmothers and I said“Hello” and they all burst into tears.I spent half the lesson trying to get them to say “Hello” to each other and stop them from crying while all the grandmothers stood around and stared at me.I finally finished off my singing Happy Princess Song,all on my own,with crying children to accompany me.It was one of the worst days of my life.I could feel the same with all the children though,because I wanted to sit on the floor and cry with them by the end of it.Then I realized that teaching kids was never going to be my career.I had some other classes as well but quit soon after that and moved onto adults who cry slightly less.Yeah,that was my first teaching experience.Not the best.
C
B
B
A
W:Well,I’m glad you’re finally back.I was wondering what happened.
M:We got lost coming back.I guess I don’t really know this town yet.We took a wrong turn somewhere.And Joseph doesn’t know the town at all.So I started giving him directions.But I didn’t really know where we were.So we got seriously lost.
W:You could have called.
M:I know I could have.But finally we asked someone where we were.Guess where we ended up.
W:I don’t know.Where
M:When we finally decided to ask someone,they told us we were in Grangerfield.
W:Grangerfield!You were in Grangerfield That’s a completely different town!How could you drive to a completely different town
M:I don’t know.The person we asked had to give us directions to the highway to get back here.
W:Grangerfield is like a dozen miles away from here.
M:I know it is.I don’t know how it happened.
W:Hmm,maybe I do.
M:What
W:You were too busy looking at Joseph,and you weren’t paying attention to the road.Maybe the next time you go out with him to buy groceries,you’ll get lost for even longer.Maybe six hours or so.Hah,hah!See I guessed right.You weren’t watching the road at all.
M:No,I wasn’t.It’s kind of hard to watch the road when Joseph is behind the wheel.
C
A
B
C
【阅读理解】
21-24DAAC
25-27CCD
28-31CBCD
32-35BCCA
【七选五】
36~40 DAFGC
【完形填空】
41-45ACCDB
46-50CBDCB
51-55ACDAD
【语法填空】
56.looking
57.to notice
58.carefully
59.the most amazing
60.but
61.as/which
62.Filled
63.was believed
64.successfu
65.in
【写作】
【应用文】
Dear Peter,
How is everything going I’m honoured and happy,hearing you are a fan of traditional Chinese Art and Culture.Here comes a piece of good news appealing to you.The Middle School Art Festival was hosted by our school last Friday.
The festival was to carry forward traditional culture and promote cultural exchange.And it provided audience with a stage where they could sample different forms of traditional Chinese and foreign culture while putting on performance.Last Friday,on the 30th of June,the festival was held in the Shiyu Building.All of us students took part in it.By the way,I had a good grasp of traditional Chinese and foreign culture.I sincerely hope that you can join us in our performance next time.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【故事续写】
Paragraph 1:
She took off her sunglasses.I could tell a faint glow pierced the dark clouds of frustration in her eyes.I gestured to her to sit opposite to me and she slowly moved closer.I kept on playing the guitar,trying to reveal my sympathy,understanding and comfort through the soft melodies.It seemed that she couldn’t but recall the bitter and severe days she went through as tears streamed down her cheeks.She didn’t wipe them off but had them falling down,as if all her worries and sorrows went away as well.
Paragraph 2:
When I stopped playing and looked up,I was shocked to see a small crowed around us.They looked at me with enthusiasm,bursting into applause.Annie stood up and clapped her hands too.Several women,having kept an eye on her,approached and hugged her,whispering some cheerful words before they left.Refreshed and relieved,Annie threw her arms around my neck and uttered,“Thank you for your music”,which assured the Broom Lady of her return to normal speech.I had put on numerous shows to different audiences,but this remained the most healing and rewarding one.
(时间:120分钟 满分:150分)
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
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。
1.What does the man mean
A.What the woman bought isn’t worth so much money.
B.What the woman bought is really a bargain.
C.What the woman bought is valuable.
2.What are the two speakers looking forward to
A.Cool air. B.Rainy days. C.Flowers.
3.What does the woman suggest the man do
A.Have a talk with his roommate.
B.Be honest and share the groceries.
C.Ask his roommate to move out.
4.When does the woman wake up
A.At about 6:00.
B.At 8:00.
C.At 10:00 or 11:00.
5.What sports does the woman like to watch
A.Basketball. B.Boxing. C.Football.
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。
6.When will the woman arrive at San Francisco
A.At six on Sunday evening.
B.At six on Sunday morning.
C.At six on Saturday morning.
7.How much will the woman pay
A.$780. B.$260. C.$520.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.How does the woman feel now
A.Excited. B.Puzzled. C.Angry.
9.What does the man think of the woman
A.She should be patient with Gary.
B.She will continue to give Gary advice.
C.She will learn how to give advice.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.What does the woman do
A.She is a teacher.
B.She is a reporter.
C.She is a sportswoman.
11.What can the woman jog around sometimes
A.A golf course. B.A lake. C.The campus.
12.What is the best thing about nature for the woman
A.The sounds.
B.The view.
C.The stress relief.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Where did the speaker start teaching
A.London. B.Japan. C.Poland.
14.How old were the speaker’s students
A.3. B.4. C.5.
15.What did the students do at the start of the lesson
A.Laugh. B.Cry. C.Sleep.
16.How did the speaker try to finish the lesson
A.By singing a song.
B.By telling a story.
C.By playing a game.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.What did the man do when he got seriously lost
A.He found the way himself.
B.He called the woman.
C.He asked someone where he was.
18.How did the man get lost
A.He and Joseph took a wrong turn somewhere.
B.He didn’t know the town at all.
C.He had no sense of direction.
19.Who is driving the car
A.The man. B.Joseph. C.The woman.
20.Why was the man not paying attention to the road
A.He was listening to music.
B.He was talking with someone on the phone.
C.He was not sure of the driver’s driving skills.
第二部分 阅读(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A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
My wife Laura and I were on the beach,with three of our children,taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear.The bear was thin and small,moving aimlessly.
Just a few minutes later,I heard my daughter shouting,“Dad!The bear is right behind us!” An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute.This one was silent and its ears pinned back—the sign of an animal that is going in for the kill.And it was a cold April day.The bear behaved abnormally,probably because of hunger.
I held my camera tripod (三脚架)in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me.Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders,and the tripod stuck across its mouth.It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight.I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.
Even so,this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family,who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.
The bear hit at the camera,cutting it off the tripod.I raised my left arm to protect my face;the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side.My arm could not move,and I sensed that my bones were going to break.
Drawing back my free hand,I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times.The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur,trying to push it away.I was actually wrestling (扭打)with the bear at this point.Then,as suddenly as it had begun,the fight ended.The bear moved back toward the forest,before returning for another attack.The first time I felt panic.Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat,the bear moved off,destroying a fence as it went.My arm was injured,but the outcome for us could hardly have been better.I’m proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.
21.The whole text is mainly arranged in .
A.result and inference B.cause and effect
C.space order D.time order
22.When did the bear finally go away
A.After it felt safe.
B.After it got injured.
C.After it found some food.
D.After it took away the camera.
23.The writer and his family survived mainly due to their .
A.calmness B.patience
C.pride D.cautiousness
24.When the bear moved back towards the forest,how did the family feel
A.Excited. B.Threatened.
C.Relieved. D.Puzzled.
B
Book:No Looking Back
Author: Shivani Gupta
Shivani had thrown a party one evening and awoke the next morning in hospital because of a car crash.It took Shivani years of pain,struggle and determination to regain control of her life and her body.Then tragedy struck again.As the newly-married Shivani drove to Manali with her family,a truck crashed into her car.Shivani refused to give in—she wouldn’t let her injury keep her from achieving her ambitions.
Book:Courage Beyond Compare
Author: Sanjay Sharma
The 10 sportspersons in the book are champions in diverse fields like athletics,swimming and badminton,who have brought glory to the country.They overcame their physical limitations to reach the top of their chosen fields.
Book:Face to Face
Author: Ved Mehta
Blind since the age of four,the author led a lonely childhood in India until he was accepted to the Arkansas School for the Blind,to which he flew alone at 15.America and the school changed his life,leading him to degrees at Oxford and Harvard and a fruitful writing career.
Book:This Star Won’t Go Out
Author: Lori and Wayne Earl
Diagnosed with cancer at 12,Esther Earl was a bright and talented,but very normal teenager.She lived a hope-filled and generous life.A cheerful,positive and encouraging daughter,sister and friend,Esther died in 2010,shortly after turning 16,but not before inspiring thousands through her growing online presence.
25.The book No Looking Back mainly talks about .
A.a successful author who was blind during his childhood
B.10 disabled athletes who are champions in sports field
C.an unlucky girl who experienced two car accidents
D.an inspiring teenager who died of cancer
26.In which book does the author tell of himself
A.Courage Beyond Compare.
B.This Star Won’t Go Out.
C.Face to Face.
D.No Looking Back.
27.Which word can best describe the four books
A.Intelligent. B.Passionate.
C.Pessimistic. D.Inspiring.
C
It seems that you don’t think about your nose getting tired.You can smell grass after your neighbor cuts the lawn.You can smell delicious pizza baking as you walk by the pizza store.You can definitely smell the sour smell of your brother’s feet when he takes off his sneakers on a sweaty summer day.In fact,according to research published in Nature,your nose can detect about one trillion smells!
But your own underarms could give off unpleasant smells and you might not be able to tell: Humans tend to suffer from what scientists call olfactory fatigue(嗅觉疲劳);our sense of smell just gets plain tired out by familiar odors and stops detecting them.Believe it or not,that can actually be a good thing.
Pamela Dalton,a psychologist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia,explained to the Washington Post that we filter out the same-old smells to make room for detecting new,strange smells—such as ones that might alert us to danger,like something burning,or something good to eat like that pizza.When these smells float past us,smell receptors in our noses detect their particular chemical components and send electrical signals to the frontal cortex(皮层)of our brains.And then we decide if we need to run away from fire,or get closer towards pizza.
If your sense of smell was weakened by your body odor —or other standard smells—we might not be able to detect the more important odors.
There are ways to avoid showing up to work giving smelly odors like a skunk(臭鼬).One way is to take your shirt off and sniff that instead of your skin,recommends Lifehacker.Other ways to check your own scent is to rub your skin,then smell your fingers;check your breath by licking your arm,waiting a second,then sniffing the spot.Or even quicker and easier—ask someone to give you a sniff!
28.How many ways are suggested to avoid showing up to work without a smelly odor
A.2. B.3.
C.4. D.5.
29.Which is the right working order of our brain when making a decision in terms of smell
①The smell floats past us.
②Smell receptors send electrical signals to our brains.
③Smell receptors detect the particular chemical components.
④We decide whether we need to run away or get closer.
A.①②③④ B.①③②④
C.②③①④ D.③②①④
30.Why do people tend to think their noses never get tired
A.The noses are strong enough.
B.They are confident in themselves.
C.The nose can detect nearly all smells.
D.The nose can function well in all cases.
31.Why does the author say our sense of smell’s stopping detecting familiar odors a good thing
A.It helps alert us to danger.
B.It prefers new smells to old ones.
C.It helps our sense become stronger.
D.It can help distinguish more important smells.
D
English is full of colourful phrases to describe shyness.Someone shy might be called shrinking violet or a wallflower,while for especially nervous types we have the curious expression: they wouldn’t say “boo” to a goose.
None of these are traditionally seen as positive descriptions,even if you like geese.In a culture of go-getting high achievers,shy people don’t come first.Or that’s what the self-help industry would have you believe.Bookshops are filled with vital tomes(大部头书籍)that promise to help beat social fears and find success in life,love and business.That is why one book,Shrinking Violets: A Field Guide to Shyness,bucks the trend.It became a sudden success across English-language media recently for its new take-on shyness.
Author Joe Moran says that despite struggling with shyness and longing for loneliness all his life,being shy can also be “a gift”.Freed from the constant urge to participate and compete in social situations,people are liberated to look at the world in new ways,and gain fresh insights.
Indeed,many of the world’s great thinkers and artists are introverts(内向的人).Scientists Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein preferred their own company;actress Keira Knightley often finds herself tongue-tied at parties;and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling claims she used to be too nervous to even borrow a pen.
Moran told BBC Future, “I think shyness probably does turn you into an amateur anthropologist(人类学家),really—you are more likely to be an observer.”
So,while extroverts make all the noise,they don’t necessarily have the best ideas.
If you’re shy,you’ve probably known this for a long time.You just don’t shout about it.
32.Why did the author mention many famous shy people
A.To point out the harm shyness brings.
B.To disconnect shyness and success.
C.To show the reasons for shyness.
D.To prove shyness contributes to science.
33.What is the author’s attitude towards shyness
A.Opposed. B.Indifferent.
C.Supportive. D.Critical.
34.When someone is being called a wallflower,he is being .
A.praised for his grace
B.admired for his character
C.laughed at for his shyness
D.told off for his nervousness
35.What does the underlined phrase “bucks the trend” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A.Goes against the trend and succeeds.
B.Changes the public idea completely.
C.Becomes unpopular and unaccepted.
D.Becomes the major concern of people.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Although problems are a part of our lives,it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever.One day or the other,you’ll have to stand up and say—problem,I don’t want you in my life.
36 Problems with friends,parents,girlfriends,husbands,and children—the list goes on.Apart from these,the inner conflicts within ourselves work,too.These keep adding to our problems.Problems come in different shapes and colours and feelings.
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with.Now read on to know how to solve your problems.
Talk—it really helps.What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 37 Talking helps you move on and let go.
Write your problems. 38 When you write down your problems,you are setting free all the tension from your system.You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems.By doing this,imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.
Don’t lose faith and hope.No matter what you lose in life,don’t lose faith and hope.Even if you lose all your money,family...you should still have faith. 39
Your problems aren’t the worst.No matter what problem you get in life,there are another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 40 Your problems might just seem big and worse,but in reality they can be removed.
Go about and solve your problems because every problem,however big or small,always has a way out.
A.But the truth is that when you talk about it,you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.
B.When we have a problem,a pressing,critical,urgent,life-threatening problem,how do we try and solve it
C.Tell yourself:if they can deal with them,why can’t I
D.Of course,we’ve been fighting problems ever since we were born.
E.We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.
F.Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.
G.With faith and hope,you can rebuild everything that you lose.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. 41 ,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
In 1881,Stevenson returned to Scotland for a 42 with his wife Fanny and son Lloyd.
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 43 over the hills.They had been 44 this for several days before the weather suddenly worse.Kept indoors by the heavy rain,Lloyd felt the days 45 .To keep the boy happy,Robert asked the boy to do some 46 .
One morning,Robert 47 the boy caught a beautiful map of an island where a large cross in the middle of 48 .“What’s that ” he asked.“That’s the buried treasure,” said the boy.Robert suddenly saw something of an adventure story in the boy’s 49 .Then,he sat down by the fire to write a story.He would make the 50 a twelve-year-old boy,just like Lloyd.But who would be the pirate (海盗)
Henley,Robert’s friend,walked around with the 51 of a wooden leg.Robert had always wanted to 52 such a man in a story. 53 Long John Silver,the pirate was born.
Thanks to a 54 September in Scotland,we have one of the greatest 55 stories in the English language.
41.A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Finally
42.A.meeting B.story C.holiday D.job
43.A.talk B.rest C.walk D.game
44.A.attempting B.missing C.planning D.enjoying
45.A.quiet B.dull C.busy D.cold
46.A.cleaning B.writing C.drawing D.exercising
47.A.doubted B.noticed C.decided D.recognized
48.A.the sea B.the house C.Scotland D.the island
49.A.book B.reply C.picture D.mind
50.A.star B.hero C.writer D.child
51.A.help B.problem C.use D.bottom
52.A.praise B.produce C.include D.accept
53.A.Yet B.Also C.But D.Thus
54.A.rainy B.sunny C.cool D.windy
55.A.news B.love C.real-life D.adventure
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once,there lived four little characters who ran through a maze (迷宫)56. (look)for cheese to nourish them and make them happy.
Two were mice named “Sniff” and “Scurry” and two were little people—who were as small as mice but looked and acted a lot like people today.Their names were “Hem” and “Haw”.
Due to their small size,it would be easy not 57. (notice)what the four of them were doing.But if you looked 58. (careful)enough,you could discover 59. (amazing)things you have ever seen!
Every day,the mice,Sniff and Scurry,possessing only simple brains,60. good instincts(本能),searched for the hard cheese they liked,61. mice often do.
62. (fill)with many beliefs,the two little people used their brains to search for a very different kind of cheese— with a Capital C.It 63. (believe)that this kind of cheese would make them feel happy and 64. (success).
As different as the mice and little people were,they shared something 65. common.Every morning,they each put on their running shoes,left their little homes,and raced out into the maze looking for their favourite cheese.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假如你是晨光中学的学生李华,你的美国笔友 Peter 对你校上周举办的艺术节(Art Festival)非常感兴趣。请你给他介绍一下艺术节的情况,并邀请他下次来参加。
1.时间与地点;
2.活动目的;
3.活动内容与参加者;
4.收获与感想。
注意:1.词数:80左右;
2.可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯;
Dear Peter,
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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。续写的词数应为150左右。
Early in the morning I went to the ocean beach to play my guitar.The usually crowded beach was deserted except for two people.On one side of the boardwalk (木板人行道)was a woman who was cleaning the beach with a broom;on the other side was a lone figure sitting and staring at the sea.I chose a spot between them and began to play.
As I played,the woman with the broom swept her way right next to me.She stopped sweeping and leaned on her broom,smiling at me.She appeared to be homeless with dirty mismatched clothes.
“You sure play beautiful music,” she said.“I think my friend would like your music.I want to hire you to play for her.” She pointed to the lone figure staring out at the ocean,then produced a few coins from her pocket.“I don’t have much,and I know you’re worth a lot,but if I give this to you,will you play a song for her She’s going through a lot.I know the music will make her feel better.”
I told her I’d be happy to play for free.
As we walked over to her friend,the Broom Lady told me that her friend had not talked for weeks.We approached,and the Broom Lady introduced me,“Annie,I got you a present to cheer you up.It’s a guitar man who is going to play a song specially for you.”
Annie didn’t move.She was wearing dark sunglasses and had an old coat pulled up to cover most of her face.
I sat next to Annie and played.As I played I put every thought into having good things happen for this woman.I played for quite a while.
Suddenly,Annie turned toward me and said,“You make it so beautiful.I can feel it inside my heart.”
Paragraph 1:
She took off her sunglasses.
Paragraph 2:
When I stopped playing and looked up,I was shocked to see a small crowed around us.
参考答案
【听力】
M:Did you hear that The drought conditions are severe!There’s a lot of death,dying,and suffering out there!
W:I heard that,but it’s not surprising actually,because we haven’t had as much rain as normal this year.
B
M:How much did you pay for the used television
W:200 dollars.
M:200 dollars for a piece of junk like that That’s a rip-off!
A
W:John,tell me about your day.What time do you wake up
M:Well,some days I wake up early.Maybe about 6 o’clock.But other days,maybe I’ll sleep in until 10:00 or 11:00.How about you,Sarah
W:Well,I like everyday to be the same.So I wake up everyday at 8 o’clock.First,I make coffee right away.Then we have breakfast together at about 8:30.
B
M:I’m fed up with my roommate.We’re supposed to share the groceries,but I end up feeding him three meals a day.I really can’t afford it any longer.
W:I know how you feel.Maybe you just want to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.If he refuses to mend his ways,then ask him to move out.
A
W:What sports do you like to watch
M:Nah.My favourite sport to watch is basketball.And I prefer playing sports,such as basketball,volleyball,boxing... What about you Do you like watching sports
W:Yes.I especially love to watch football,something about hot guys chasing after a football.It’s very exciting to watch.
C
W:Are there plane tickets to San Francisco the day after tomorrow
M:Good afternoon,Miss.I’ll have a look at the timetable for you.I’m sorry,but there aren’t any direct flights available.
W:Are there tickets for Saturday then
M:Yes,there are.How do you want to go,first class or coach
W:I’ll need a coach.What’s the fare
M:It is 260 dollars.
W:What time will the flight put me there
M:The flight will get you there at six on Sunday morning.
W:OK,I’ll take three.What’s the flight number
M:The flight number is 301 at Gate Two.
B
A
M:What’s going on between you and Gary Did you guys have a fight or something
W:I can’t stand him any more!He has such a bad temper that even a little piece of friendly advice sets him off.
M:So what did you tell him
W:I told him that if he could be more patient and try not to lose his temper so easily,he would be more popular.
M:No wonder he threw a fit.His popularity is really a sore spot.
W:Well,I guess I’ll just keep my mouth shut.That’ll teach me to give advice!
M:Not unless you want to die!
C
B
W:We are on,kind of on the side of a hill in the forest but we have a good view of Mount Fuji on the other side of the valley.
M:Yeah.It’s really nice here.Why are you in this forest right now
W:Well,I’m currently teaching English up here at the campus...up here in the forest.
M:Oh,nice.Do you take any walks in the woods
W:Yes,I enjoy taking walks in the woods.And sometimes I even go for a jog in the woods.There’s a few paths around here and there’s a nice golf course as well that you can run around.
M:OK,great!What’s the best thing about being in nature In the forest
W:Well,for me it’s the stress relief that it provides especially living in Tokyo which is of course one of the world’s largest and most noisy cities.It’s also nice to get back out into nature sometimes and just hear the insects very clearly,as well as some birds and you know it’s just nice to get back out into nature.
M:I agree.OK,thanks a lot,Kevin.
W:You’re welcome.
A
A
C
My first job was in Jessif,in the east of Poland.I was promised that I wasn’t going to have to teach any beginners or any little children because it was my first job.I was promptly given the beginners.On my first day of teaching I was given a book which said,“Ah!Go into the classroom and say hello to the children and they’ll all say hello back to you and wave.”I walked into a class of five four-year olds,followed by all their mothers and grandmothers and I said“Hello” and they all burst into tears.I spent half the lesson trying to get them to say “Hello” to each other and stop them from crying while all the grandmothers stood around and stared at me.I finally finished off my singing Happy Princess Song,all on my own,with crying children to accompany me.It was one of the worst days of my life.I could feel the same with all the children though,because I wanted to sit on the floor and cry with them by the end of it.Then I realized that teaching kids was never going to be my career.I had some other classes as well but quit soon after that and moved onto adults who cry slightly less.Yeah,that was my first teaching experience.Not the best.
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W:Well,I’m glad you’re finally back.I was wondering what happened.
M:We got lost coming back.I guess I don’t really know this town yet.We took a wrong turn somewhere.And Joseph doesn’t know the town at all.So I started giving him directions.But I didn’t really know where we were.So we got seriously lost.
W:You could have called.
M:I know I could have.But finally we asked someone where we were.Guess where we ended up.
W:I don’t know.Where
M:When we finally decided to ask someone,they told us we were in Grangerfield.
W:Grangerfield!You were in Grangerfield That’s a completely different town!How could you drive to a completely different town
M:I don’t know.The person we asked had to give us directions to the highway to get back here.
W:Grangerfield is like a dozen miles away from here.
M:I know it is.I don’t know how it happened.
W:Hmm,maybe I do.
M:What
W:You were too busy looking at Joseph,and you weren’t paying attention to the road.Maybe the next time you go out with him to buy groceries,you’ll get lost for even longer.Maybe six hours or so.Hah,hah!See I guessed right.You weren’t watching the road at all.
M:No,I wasn’t.It’s kind of hard to watch the road when Joseph is behind the wheel.
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【阅读理解】
21-24DAAC
25-27CCD
28-31CBCD
32-35BCCA
【七选五】
36~40 DAFGC
【完形填空】
41-45ACCDB
46-50CBDCB
51-55ACDAD
【语法填空】
56.looking
57.to notice
58.carefully
59.the most amazing
60.but
61.as/which
62.Filled
63.was believed
64.successfu
65.in
【写作】
【应用文】
Dear Peter,
How is everything going I’m honoured and happy,hearing you are a fan of traditional Chinese Art and Culture.Here comes a piece of good news appealing to you.The Middle School Art Festival was hosted by our school last Friday.
The festival was to carry forward traditional culture and promote cultural exchange.And it provided audience with a stage where they could sample different forms of traditional Chinese and foreign culture while putting on performance.Last Friday,on the 30th of June,the festival was held in the Shiyu Building.All of us students took part in it.By the way,I had a good grasp of traditional Chinese and foreign culture.I sincerely hope that you can join us in our performance next time.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【故事续写】
Paragraph 1:
She took off her sunglasses.I could tell a faint glow pierced the dark clouds of frustration in her eyes.I gestured to her to sit opposite to me and she slowly moved closer.I kept on playing the guitar,trying to reveal my sympathy,understanding and comfort through the soft melodies.It seemed that she couldn’t but recall the bitter and severe days she went through as tears streamed down her cheeks.She didn’t wipe them off but had them falling down,as if all her worries and sorrows went away as well.
Paragraph 2:
When I stopped playing and looked up,I was shocked to see a small crowed around us.They looked at me with enthusiasm,bursting into applause.Annie stood up and clapped her hands too.Several women,having kept an eye on her,approached and hugged her,whispering some cheerful words before they left.Refreshed and relieved,Annie threw her arms around my neck and uttered,“Thank you for your music”,which assured the Broom Lady of her return to normal speech.I had put on numerous shows to different audiences,but this remained the most healing and rewarding one.