天津市部分区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语试题汇编：阅读表达（含解析）

天津市部分区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语试题分类汇编
阅读表达
天津市和平区2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末英语试题（含解析）
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题; 每小题2 分，满分10分)
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
“I never lied to my father. When I was young, my father told me that if I tried to lie to him, he would always know. My body would tell him the truth because the body’s movement never lies.”, said Martha Graham, an influential American dancer and teacher, fascinated with the ideal that “movement never lies”. Martha realized that the body is its own storyteller. She just wanted to find ways to tell those stories through dance.
She began by studying ballet, but soon realized that it wasn’t right to her. From the very beginning of her dancing career, Martha saw dance differently. She was tiny, not tall like ballerinas (芭蕾舞女演员) at that time. But she had a strong, powerful body and dark, soulful (热情的) eyes. So she developed a style of movement different from traditional romantic ballet and called it modern dance. She brought modern dance to a new level of popularity in American culture.
Unlike ballet, which took place in a fairylike world, Martha’s modern dance expressed real emotions. Martha believed that it was important that the audience see themselves within her dances. She created and arranged many dances that showed emotions such as anger, jealousy, love or hate of common people.
Martha loved to wear long, dark, flowing robes when she performed. In the dances she used her robes in many different ways. Martha’s most important prop (支撑物) was the floor. She always danced in her bare feet, and her feet worked hard to tell their stories. The technique catching on, she founded the Dance Repertory Theater, and later, the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance.
Martha Graham died in 1991, just short of 100 years old. During her life she never stopped dancing. A part of Martha Graham lives on in modern dancers everywhere who continue to study the “Graham technique”. They strive for her honesty, always remembering that movement never lies.
46. Why did Martha Graham never lied to her father when she was young (no more than 12words)
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47. What does the underlined word“ideal”mean in paragraph 1 (no more than 2 words)
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48. For what reason did Martha Graham develop modern dance (no more than 15 words)
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49. What is unique of her modern dance (no more than 20 words)
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50. What impresses you most of Graham’s story And why (no more than 20 words)
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天津市南开区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末质量监测英语试题（含解析）
第一节：阅读下面短文，按照要求用英语回答问题。(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，按照要求用英语回答问题。
A Nation of Animal Lovers
The British are traditionally a nation of animal lovers. This is clear from the large number of animal programmes on TV. There are programmes about wildlife in Britain and other countries, and about pets at home. There are programmes like Animal Hospital about sick animals and the working lives of animal doctors. Some programmes try to find new homes for unwanted or homeless animals. All these programmes are very popular. There is a pet in more than half of the homes in the UK(52.3%). The most popular pets are cats.
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London is a very famous home for unwanted dogs and cats. It was started in 1860 by Mrs. Mary Tealby, because she was worried about all the homeless animals on the streets of London. Since it opened, the home has taken in more than 3 million dogs and cats. In 2006, over 11,000 dogs and cats came to the home. By the end of the year, homes were found for 5,000 of them. The home even has its own magazine, Paws.
It Can Only Happen in Britain! The Echo January 13 The rat at platform one has just made your train late! An officer was called to Stirling station today because passengers were worried about a large white rat on the line. Three trains passed over it but the rat was unhurt. The Scottish railway company, Scotrail, closed the line. Then passengers watched as the officer carefully caught the rat. It bit him, but he took it away safely. An officer from Scotrail said, “We try to protect all wild animals and pets. At first the rat was very frightened, but now he’s fine.” “We’ve called him Ronnie. He needs a good home. People think rats are dirty. But they make great pets!”
56. What is the programme Animal Hospital about (no more than 15 words)
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57. How many homes in the UK raise pets (no more than 10 words)
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58. Why did Mrs. Mary Tealby started Battersea Dogs and Cats Home (no more than 15 words)
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59. What was the result of the rat in the train station (no more than 10 words)
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60. How will you react if you see some wild animals in cities Please further explain that.(no more than 20 words)
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天津市西青区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语试卷（含解析）
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列短文并回答问题。
We would all love to learn how to be happy. And sometimes, the solution comes from a surprising place.
During his fieldwork in a remote African village, an anthropologist (人类学家) had devoted himself to studying the unique habits and culture of the local tribe. He had been working in the village for quite some time and on the day before his scheduled return home, he composed a gift—a basket full of delightful fruits from the area, wrapped thoughtfully in a piece of cloth. He placed this offering beneath a tree and then gathered the village children around.
The man drew a line in the dirt, looked at the children, and said, “As soon as I signal to start, dash to the tree; the first to arrive will claim the basket of fruits.” However, when he signaled, instead of racing against each other, the children joined hands and ran together to the tree. Then They settled around the basket and enjoyed their treat as a group.
Bewildered by their act of unity, the anthropologist asked why they chose to run collectively when any one of them could have seized all the fruits. A young girl looked up at him and said innocently, “How can one of us be happy if all the other ones are sad ”
Years later, Desmond Tutu, the well -known South African activist, remembered how a girl once thought about things in a simple yet deep way. He used the word “ubuntu” to describe her thinking. “Ubuntu” means “I exist because we all do.” In other words, we are who we are because of our relationships with others. For that tribe, to be human is to relate with and through others. They think that our happiness comes from the union of our joys and the meaningful impact they have on the community.
51. What gift did the anthropologist prepared (no more than 10 words)
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52. How did the children reach the tree (no more than 10 words)
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53. What does the underlined word “bewildered” probably mean in Paragraph 4 (1 word)
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54. What is the source of happiness for the tribe (no more than 10 words)
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55. Do you agree with the tribe’s belief about happiness Please give your reason (s).(no more than 25words)
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天津市蓟州区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语试题（含解析）
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，按照要求完成阅读任务。
At the age of forty-five, my usually well-ordered life became full of changes. After twenty-two years of working in a bank, a plan to use less staff led to the unemployment of over one hundred people. Unluckily，I was one of them.
My once good future became uncertain. However, I was not a single parent, so the family did not depend only on my income and my husband can support the family. My motto(格言） has always been，“Change is good; change is progress, but when it affected my life, I had to change it. Accept change and make the most of it.” From the beginning, I chose to look at this matter not as bad luck, but as a welcome chance. I refused to become sorry; instead, I actively planned to do something new and different.
Having a positive attitude made all the difference in the way I pursued（追求） the future. First, I decided to return to college and graduate many years later than I should have. Doing this at my age took more than a little courage. Not being a graduate had never held me back in my career in the bank, but now it’s a personal goal I was looking forward to achieving. With a lot of determination, I went to evening classes and became an adult student. In the class, I became more and more confident. During this time，I realized that no matter what life throws in our way, nothing can hinder our personal growth.
The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate(评价） my past life. It used to be filled with endless，and sometimes meaningless events. But now, my heart and life are completely around people I care for.
The loss of my job led to some positive changes in my life. Revisiting the past made room for the future. I realize that I have accepted the change, and am making the most of it.
51. What made the author lose her job (no more than 10 words)
52. What did the author do after the unemployment (no more than 15 words)
53. How do you understand the underlined word “hinder” in Paragraph 3 (no more than 1 words)
54. How would you describe the author’s personalities (no more than 3 words)
55. What’s your attitude towards the “changes” in your life Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
天津市宁河区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语试题（含解析）
第一节: 阅读表达（共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分）
US student Vanessa Tahay stands out from the other teenagers in her school. Her skin is dark, her accent is thick, and you ask her, she will tell you these are the things she is proudest of.
Tahay is a poet, and at 18 she’s considered among the best in Los Angele. When she’s onstage, audience often go silent. They also laugh, shout, and cry. But that doesn’t come easily for someone who comes from a village that sits at the base of a huge mountain range in Central America.
When she first appeared at school, she was teased by others for being short and for being different. She never spoke, so they called her “mouse”. “How do I defend myself ” Tahay thought. “I don’t know how.” “Keep going,” her mother would tell her. “At some point, you’ll learn.”
She spent hours after school and on weekends watching the same DVDS: English without barriers. Tahay’s older brother, Elmer, persuaded her to go to the after-school poetry club.
The first time Tahay read the poems in the club, she was astonished. “I wish I could write like that,” she thought “I wanna say something.”
She wrote her first poem about her first year in America. She called it Invisible. The day her turn came to recite in front of the team, she broke down crying. She cried for 15 minutes. “I had so much held in,” Tahay said. “I couldn’t even finish it.”
But she kept at it despite her less-than-perfect grammar, spelling and pronunciation. Still, she wouldn’t tell her friends about her poetry because she worried they’d make fun of her.
But with time, her poems changed her. “They gave me pride,” Tahay said. “They told me I’m worth something.”
“She had this innocence,” her English teacher Kurnick said, “This willingness to be genuine and to show you things you don’t ever see.”
51. What does Tahay take pride in most (No more than 6 words)
52. What did Tahay’s mother do when Tahay was in trouble (No more than 10 words)
53. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 6 probably mean (No more than 10 words)
54. What’s Tahay’s poem Invisible mainly about (No more than 5 words)
55. How does Tahay’s story inspire you Put it in your own words. (No more than 20 words)
参考答案
天津市和平区2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末英语试题（含解析）
【答案】46. Because movement never lies, her body would tell her father the truth.
47. A principle.
48. Her different views on dance and her physical conditions，especially powerful body and soulful eyes.
49. Martha’s modern dance expressed real emotions and showed emotions such as anger, jealousy, love or hate of common people.
50. She developed modern dance. Because her dance expressed real emotions and the audience see themselves within her dances.
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了创办了现代舞蹈的玛莎·格雷厄姆（Martha Graham）的生平。
【46题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第一段的““I never lied to my father. When I was young, my father told me that if I tried to lie to him, he would always know. My body would tell him the truth because the body’s movement never lies.”, said Martha Graham, an influential American dancer and teacher, fascinated with the ideal that “movement never lies”.( “我从未对父亲撒过谎。当我小的时候，我父亲告诉我，如果我试图对他撒谎，他总会知道的。我的身体会告诉他真相，因为身体的动作从不说谎。玛莎·格雷厄姆(Martha Graham)说。她是一位颇有影响力的美国舞蹈家和教师，痴迷于“动作从不说谎”的理念。)”可知，玛莎·格雷厄姆小时候从不对父亲撒谎是因为她认为动作不说谎，身体会告诉父亲真相。故答案为Because movement never lies, her body would tell her the truth.
【47题详解】
考查词义猜测。分析句子可知，that引导同位语，解释说明ideal，由““movement never lies(运动从不说谎)”可推断，ideal指的是“运动从不说谎”这一原则，故ideal意思为an principle。故答案为A principle。
【48题详解】
考查细节理解题。根据第二段的“From the very beginning of her dancing career, Martha saw dance differently. She was tiny, not tall like ballerinas(芭蕾舞女演员) at that time. But she had a strong, powerful body and dark, soulful(热情的) eyes. So she developed a style of movement different from traditional romantic ballet and called it modern dance.(从她舞蹈生涯的一开始，玛莎就对舞蹈有不同的看法。她个子很小，不像当时的芭蕾舞演员那么高。但她有着强壮有力的身体和深情的眼睛。因此，她发展了一种不同于传统浪漫芭蕾的运动风格，并称之为现代舞。)”可知，她发展现代舞是因为她对舞蹈的不同理解和自身身体条件，尤其是有力的身体和深情的眼睛。故答案为Her different views on dance and her physical conditions, especially powerful body and soulful eyes.
【49题详解】
考查细节理解题。根据倒数第三段的“Unlike ballet, which took place in a fairylike world, Martha’s modern dance expressed real emotions. Martha believed that it was important that the audience see themselves within her dances. She created and arranged many dances that showed emotions such as anger, jealousy,love or hate of common people.(与发生在童话世界的芭蕾不同，玛莎的现代舞表达的是真实的情感。玛莎认为，让观众在她的舞蹈中看到自己是很重要的。她创作和编排了许多表现普通人的愤怒、嫉妒、爱或恨等情感的舞蹈。)”可知，玛莎的现代独特之处是表达的事真实的情感，表现了普通人的愤怒、嫉妒、爱或恨等情感。故答案为Martha’s modern dance expressed real emotions and showed emotions such as anger, jealousy, love or hate of common people.
【50题详解】
开放式试题。言之有理即可。例如，印象最深刻的事玛莎开创了现代舞蹈，因为她的现代舞表达真实的情感，观众在她的舞蹈中看到他们自己。故答案为She developed modern dance. Because her dance expressed real emotions and the audience see themselves within her dances.
天津市南开区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末质量监测英语试题（含解析）
【答案】56. The programme is about sick animals and the working lives of animal doctors.
57. 52.3% homes in the UK raise pets.
58. Because she was worried about the homeless animals in London.
59. The rat was caught by an officer and taken away safely.
60. If I see wild animals in cities, I would inform the appropriate authorities or animal rescue organizations to ensure their safety and well-being.
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。这篇文章主要介绍了英国是一个喜爱动物国家，有许多动物节目，包括关于野生动物和宠物的节目。其中介绍了伦敦的Battersea狗猫收容所，以及一名警官在苏格兰捉到一只大白鼠并将其带走的故事。
【56题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第一段中“ There are programmes like Animal Hospital about sick animals and the working lives of animal doctors. (有像《动物医院》这样的节目，讲述生病的动物和动物医生的工作生活。)”可知，有像《动物医院》这样的节目，讲述生病的动物和动物医生的工作生活。故答案为The programme is about sick animals and the working lives of animal doctors.
【57题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第一段中“There is a pet in more than half of the homes in the UK(52.3%). (在英国，超过一半的家庭(52.3%)养宠物。)”可知，在英国，超过一半的家庭(52.3%)养宠物。故答案为52.3% homes in the UK raise pets.
【58题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第二段中“ It was started in 1860 by Mrs. Mary Tealby, because she was worried about all the homeless animals on the streets of London. (它是由玛丽·蒂尔比夫人于1860年发起的，因为她担心伦敦街头所有无家可归的动物。)”可知，因为她担心伦敦街头所有无家可归的动物，所以创建了Battersea Dogs and Cats Home。故答案为Because she was worried about the homeless animals in London.
【59题详解】
考查细节理解。根据方框中小标题下第二段“Then passengers watched as the officer carefully caught the rat. It bit him, but he took it away safely. (然后乘客们看着警察小心翼翼地抓住老鼠。它咬了他一口，但他安全地把它带走了。)”可知，最终该老鼠被警察小心翼翼的抓住并安全地把它带走了。故答案为The rat was caught by an officer and taken away safely.
【60题详解】
开放式题目。根据题干“How will you react if you see some wild animals in cities (如果你在城市里看到野生动物，你会有什么反应？)”可知，就个人而言，如果我在城市里看到野生动物，我会通知有关当局或动物救援组织，以确保它们的安全和福祉。故答案为If I see wild animals in cities, I would inform the appropriate authorities or animal rescue organizations to ensure their safety and well-being.
天津市西青区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语试卷（含解析）
【答案】51. A basket full of delightful fruits from the area.
52. They joined hands and ran together to the tree.
53. Confused.
54. It comes from the joys and meaningful impact of unity.
55. Yes, I do. Because only when everyone is happy can I feel true happiness. If all the others are sad, how can I be happy
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过一位人类专家的调查，揭示了幸福的源泉来自于集体的快乐和对社会有意义的影响。
【51题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第二段中“He had been working in the village for quite some time and on the day before his scheduled return home, he composed a gift—a basket full of delightful fruits from the area, wrapped thoughtfully in a piece of cloth. (他在村里工作了很长一段时间，在他计划回家的前一天，他做了一份礼物——一篮子来自当地的美味水果，用一块布若有所思地包着。)”可知，人类学家准备了一篮子来自当地的美味水果。故答案为A basket full of delightful fruits from the area.
【52题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第三段中“However, when he signaled, instead of racing against each other, the children joined hands and ran together to the tree. (然而，当他示意时，孩子们并没有互相竞争，而是手拉手一起跑向树。)”可知，孩子们是手拉手一起跑向树的。故答案为They joined hands and ran together to the tree.
【53题详解】
考查词义猜测。根据第四段中划线词句后半部分“the anthropologist asked why they chose to run collectively when any one of them could have seized all the fruits (人类学家问，当他们中的任何一个人都可以夺取所有果实时，为什么他们选择集体奔跑)”可知，人类学家对看到的结果感到困惑，从而推知“Bewildered by their act of unity(对他们的联合行为Bewildered)”中划线部分是“感到困惑的”。故答案为Confused.
【54题详解】
考查推理判断。根据最后一段中“They think that our happiness comes from the union of our joys and the meaningful impact they have on the community. (他们认为我们幸福来自于我们的快乐和他们对社区的有意义的影响。)”可知，部落幸福的源泉来自于集体的幸福和有意义的影响。故答案为It comes from the joys and meaningful impact of unity.
【55题详解】
考查阅读写作。通读全文可知，本文通过一位人类专家的调查，揭示了幸福的源泉来自于集体的快乐和对社会有意义的影响。我同意部落对幸福的看法，因为只有大家都幸福我才会感到真正的幸福，如果其他人悲伤，我怎么会开心呢？故答案为Yes, I do. Because only when everyone is happy can I feel true happiness. If all the others are sad, how can I be happy
天津市蓟州区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语试题（含解析）
【答案】51. The bank’s plan to use less staff. Or: Less staff in the bank
52. She returned to college and reevaluated her past life
Or: Return to college and devote more time to her beloved people.
53. Stop/ Prevent; Prohibit /Forbid
54. She is positive /determined/ active / adaptable/hardworking.
55. I will accept the changes and try my best to live a positive life.
Or: I will make use of every chance to be successful in my life.
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了生活中充满了变数，作者用自己的经历告诉我们要接受并善于利用这些改变。
【51题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中最后两句“After twenty-two years of working in a bank, a plan to use less staff led to the unemployment of over one hundred people. Unluckily，I was one of them.（在银行工作了22年之后，一项使用更少员工的计划导致了一百多人失业。不幸的是，我也是其中之一。）”可知，银行的裁员计划让作者失业了，故填The bank’s plan to use less staff. Or: Less staff in the bank。
【52题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中第二句的“First, I decided to return to college and graduate many years later than I should have.（首先，我决定回到大学，比我应该毕业的时间晚许多年。）”及第四段中第一句“The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate my past life.（我做的第二件事是改善我的内在自我，重新评估我过去的生活。）”可知，失业后，作者回到大学并重新评估自己过去的生活，故填She returned to college and reevaluated her past life Or: Return to college and devote more time to her beloved people.。
【53题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句“During this time, I realized that no matter what life throws in our way, nothing can hinder our personal growth.( 在这段时间里，我意识到无论生活给我们带来什么，没有什么可以阻碍我们的个人成长。)”可知，无论生活给我们带来了什么（变化），后文应该表达的是没有什么能阻碍我们的个人成长，由此可知画线词词义为“阻碍”，故填Stop/ Prevent; Prohibit /Forbid。
【54题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中最后三句“From the beginning, I chose to look at this matter not as bad luck, but as a welcome chance. I refused to become sorry; instead, I actively planned to do something new and different.（从一开始，我就选择不把这件事看成是坏运气，而是一个可喜的机会。我拒绝道歉；相反，我积极计划做一些新的和不同的事情。）”可知，作者把失业看作一个好机会而不是坏运气，拒绝难过，积极地去做一些新的、不同的事情，下文又说作者回到大学并重新评估过去的生活，由此可见，作者积极、乐观、有决心并且适应能力强，故填She is positive /determined/ active / adaptable/hardworking.。
【55题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中第一句“The loss of my job led to some positive changes in my life.（失业给我的生活带来了一些积极的变化。）”及最后一段中最后一句“I realize that I have accepted the change, and am making the most of it.（我意识到我已经接受了改变，并且正在充分利用它。）”可知，我会接受生活中的变化并积极地生活，故填I will accept the changes and try my best to live a positive life.Or: I will make use of every chance to be successful in my life.。
天津市宁河区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语试题（含解析）
【答案】51. Her dark skin and thick accent.
52. She encouraged Tahay to keep going./She encouraged Tahay not to give up.
53. I had too much to express myself./I could hardly say a word.
54. Her first year in America.
55. She encourages me to keep going and not to give up whenever I am in trouble.
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述的是关于Tahay的故事。这个故事告诉我们，无论什么时候遇到困难都不要轻言放弃，要坚持，一定会渡过难关，获得成功。
【51题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第一段第二句“Her skin is dark, her accent is thick, and you ask her, she will tell you these are the things she is proudest of.(她的皮肤很黑，口音很重，你问她，她会告诉你这些是她最引以为豪的事情)”可知，Tahay的皮肤很黑，口音很重，这是她最引以为豪的东西。故答案为Her dark skin and thick accent.
【52题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第三段中““Keep going,” her mother would tell her. “At some point, you’ll learn.”(“继续，”她母亲会告诉她，“总有一天，你会学会的。”)”可知，当Tahay有困难时，她母亲总是鼓励她继续前行，不要放弃。故答案为She encouraged Tahay to keep going./ She encouraged Tahay not to give up.
【53题详解】
考查词句猜测。根据第六段画线句子上文“The day her turn came to recite in front of the team, she broke down crying. She cried for 15 minutes. (轮到她在全队面前朗诵的那一天，她突然哭了起来。她哭了15分钟)”和最后一句““I couldn’t even finish it.”(“我甚至不能完成它。”)”可知，Tahay在朗诵诗歌时，大哭起来，无法表达出来，进而没法完成朗诵诗歌，由此可知，画线句子“I had so much held in,”意思是“我”无法表达出来，或“我”说不出话来。故答案为I had too much to express myself./I could hardly say a word.
【54题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第六段中“She wrote her first poem about her first year in America. She called it Invisible.(她写的第一首诗是关于她在美国的第一年，她称之为《看不见》)”可知，Invisible这首诗是关于她在美国的第一年的。故答案为Her first year in America.
【55题详解】
开放试题。通读全文可知，本文讲述的是关于Tahay的故事。这个故事告诉我们，无论什么时候遇到困难都不要轻言放弃，要坚持，一定会渡过难关，获得成功。故答案为She encourages me to keep going and not to give up whenever I am in trouble.