Period Five Writing
【单元主题表达】
【高级词汇】
1.expedition 2.crew 3.make a commitment to do sth
4.go aboard the ship 5.unfortunately 6.sink
7.abandon 8.resolve to do sth 9.turn to sb for help
10.get into a panic 11.endurance 12.perseverance
13.give up
【高级句式】
1.went aboard;whose name was/named Endurance
2.Unfortunately;Endurance became stuck in the ice
3.they escaped to Elephant Island
4.so he resolved to turn to others for help
5.Although they got into a panic and there were many difficulties
6.I have learned an important lesson from the inspiring story.
7.If we were to meet with difficulties
【活学活用】
One possible version:
Dear Leslie,
I’m very glad that you show great interest in traditional Chinese culture.I’m writing to recommend one traditional masterpiece to you—Journey to the West.
Journey to the West is a fantastic story set in the Tang Dynasty. The story goes like this.
Tangseng and his four companions went through adventurous experiences to get the scriptures, which could be beneficial to ordinary people. They made a long and hard journey westwards to achieve their dream. The Monkey King, also called Sun Wukong, managed to fight against all kinds of difficulties. Therefore, the Monkey King as a symbol of bravery and determination is deeply loved by us Chinese.
The story is so amazing that it is well worth reading. I hope you can like it, and I believe you can learn more about Chinese culture from this book.
Yours,
Li HuaPeriod Five Writing
Ⅰ. 【文章大意】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己高中最后一天的鲜活记忆和坚持给女儿讲睡前故事的经历讲述了“峰终定律”,它表明我们对一段经历的判断很大程度上取决于这段经历的巅峰和结尾,并建议人们珍惜结尾。
1.A 词义猜测题。根据“I’m wandering in the halls with my best friend, blissfully ignoring the bells going off every 50 minutes on schedule because, just today, we’re allowed to break the rules.”可知,在这一天,他们不需要遵守学校的规则,由此可推测出,作者忽略每50分钟响一次的铃声时是感到非常高兴的,blissfully表示“高兴地”,与happily意思相近,故选A项。
2.C 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“Nobel Prize winner Danny Kahneman, who discovered this phenomenon, called this the peak-end rule. It suggests that our judgement of a past experience is largely based on its most extreme point and its end point.”可知,峰终定律表明,我们在很大程度上是根据一段经历最极端的点和终点来判断这段经历的,由此可推断出,一段经历的巅峰和结尾是最容易被记住的,故选C项。
3.C 段落大意题。根据文章第四段“I took advantage of the peak-end rule years ago, when my girls were young enough to want a bedtime story each night. I remember thinking that whatever trouble and stress had occurred that day, I could make the last moments count. I could end on a note of calm and act like the patient mum I hadn’t quite managed to be just hours before.”可知,本段主要讲述了作者在生活中应用了峰终定律,每天坚持给女儿们讲睡前故事,无论这一天发生了什么,她都会耐心平静地用故事结束女儿们的一天,故选C项。
4.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Don’t mistake all moments as equal in significance. There’s a reason why yoga classes end with savasana (挺卧式). There’s a reason why we eat dessert last. Do organize endings carefully. As Pete Carroll might say: finish strong. Last impressions are especially lasting.”可知,作者引用皮特·卡罗尔的话是想要说明结尾很重要,要精心安排结尾,目的是鼓励读者珍惜一段经历的最后时刻,故选B项。
Ⅱ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了面对失败我们应该做什么。
1.F 根据前文“Most people are afraid of failure. The truth is that everyone, including all successful people, has ever failed time after time and will fail again.”可知,此处是指不要害怕失败,所以选项F“所以不要害怕失败,这是你通往成功之路的一部分。”切合文意。故选F。
2.A 根据小标题“Learn from it”和后文“Failure makes us rethink, reconsider, and find new ways and strategies to achieve our goals. Through failure, we will get to know ourselves better.”可知,此处是介绍失败的价值,所以选项A“失败是有价值的。”切合文意。故选A。
3.E 根据小标题“Stop fearing it”可知,此处是指不要恐惧失败,所以选项E“为了达到你的最佳状态,你不必害怕失败。”切合文意。故选E。
4.D 根据前文“When your self-worth is in charge, you will not learn from the mistakes you have made, be open to other people’s views or see the situations clearly.”可知,此处是指以自我价值为主导会阻碍成功,所以选项D“它总是会阻碍你和你的成功。”切合文意。故选D。
5.G 根据前文“One way of improving your mood is listing the things you are grateful for at the moment, which will strengthen your positive emotions.”可知,此处是指改善情绪的另一种方法,所以选项G“阅读成功人士的故事是另一种帮助我们振作起来并继续前进的方式。”切合文意。故选G。
Ⅲ.第一节
One possible version:
Dear honourable judges and fellow students,
I feel honoured to make a speech here. In my opinion, perseverance is the quality of keeping on trying in the face of difficulties, which is the key to success. Whatever we do, we need to keep on trying.
Then, what shall we do to cultivate the quality We should first set an achievable goal and work hard towards it. During the process, we should never give up when faced with challenges. Besides, it is a good idea to use our heroes to inspire us when we suffer failure.
As the saying goes, “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” If we always keep on trying, we will surely succeed in the end.
That’s all. Thank you.
第二节
【思路点拨】 本文以作者参加学校篮球队的选拔经历为线索展开。第一年,作者成了所有的朋友中唯一一个没被选入球队的人,作者感到非常伤心,见到朋友都要躲着走。回到家后,作者下定决心要为自己争取机会。每天放学后,作者都要骑车到健身房训练两个小时。经过一年的训练后,作者再次参加球队的选拔,这次他终于成功了。
【详解】
1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“我只是摇了摇头,并走进我的房间。”可知,第一段可描写作者进入房间后的心理活动,描写他如何下决心为自己争取机会。再由第二段首句内容中“经过近一年的练习和训练”可知,第一段还要描写作者是如何进行训练的。
②由第二段首句内容“经过近一年的练习和训练,我再次参加了球队的选拔。”可知,第二段可描写作者再次参加球队选拔的情况以及被选上以后他的心理感受。
2.续写线索:未被球队选上—沮丧难过—决心为自己争取机会—努力训练—再次参加选拔并取得成功—感悟。
One possible version:
I just shook my head and went into my room. I thought hard and realized that nobody was going to give me a place on that team. I would have to earn it. Having decided to work towards my goal of making the team, I biked to the gym near my school every day after school and trained for two hours. There were moments when I didn’t think I could keep on going, but I powered through it.
After almost a year of practising and training, I tried out for the team again. “Believe in yourself,” I said to myself. “Hard work pays off.” After the tryout, I felt confident and congratulated myself. Regardless of the outcome, I knew that I had worked hard and learned something about mental toughness. The next day, I found out I made the team. Seeing my name printed in large bold letters, I felt as though all my dreams came true. The greater the effort, the sweeter the reward. And by making the team, I had officially made a turnaround.Period Five Writing
Write an essay about a story
写一篇故事短评
【写作点拨】
短评是评论的一种,以篇幅短小精悍而得名。短评是相对于长篇评论而言的,不要求材料深入细致,但是观点可以深刻,发人深省。
短评可以分为时事短评、新闻短评、书评等。题材方面不拘一格,可以针对一件事或一种现象,发表自己的观点或者看法,或赞同,或反对,或褒扬,或批判,或肯定,或否定等,并简要说明自己的理由和证据。
本单元的写作任务是根据本单元的故事写一篇短评。写故事短评时需要注意以下几点:
1.简要介绍故事发生的时间、地点、人物以及事件发生的起因、经过和结果;
2.对故事中的人物进行评论;
3.最后阐述从这个故事中学到的经验和教训。
为了提高文章的表达档次,要注意句式的变化以及高级词汇的运用。
【常见表达】
1.Once upon…there was a…
2.Unfortunately, they were stuck in…
3.They were brave in the face of…
4.They never gave up and…
5.Later, they managed to do…
6.From this story, we learned that…
【范例】
请根据下面的提示写一篇短评。
1.欧内斯特·沙克尔顿和他的船员们一起登上了名为“坚忍号”的船。途中“坚忍号”被冰困住了,大家弃船后逃到了象岛。沙克尔顿驾船去寻求帮助。最后,尽管困难重重,船员们还是活了下来。
2.在这个故事里面,船员之间真诚的关心和爱以及他们在困难面前的忍耐力和毅力使我深受鼓舞。
3.从这个故事中我学到一个教训:无论遇到任何困难,都不要放弃!
【高级词汇】
1.探险;远征
2.全体工作人员
3.答应做某事
4.上船
5.不幸的是
6.沉没;下沉
7.放弃
8.决定做某事
9.向某人寻求帮助
10.陷入恐慌
11.忍耐力;耐久力
12.毅力
13.放弃
【高级句式】
1.欧内斯特·沙克尔顿和他的船员们登上了名为“坚忍号”的船。(aboard;Endurance)
Ernest Shackleton and his crew the ship .
2.不幸的是,途中“坚忍号”被冰困住,沉进了大海中。(unfortunately;be/become stuck in)
, on the way and sank into the ocean.
3.在放弃那艘船后,他们逃到了象岛上。(escape)
After they had abandoned the ship, .
4.沙克尔顿承诺救他们,因此他决定去寻求他人的帮助。(resolve)
Shackleton made a commitment to save them, .
5.尽管他们陷入了恐慌,也有许多困难,但是全体人员设法活了下来。(panic)
, the crew managed to survive.
6.从这个鼓舞人心的故事中我学到了一个重要的教训。(lesson)
7.将来如果我们遇到困难,我们绝不放弃。(meet with)
,we would never give up.
【连贯成文】
This story is about a great expedition in history.
Ernest Shackleton and his crew went aboard the ship named Endurance.Unfortunately, on the way Endurance became stuck in the ice, sinking into the ocean.Having abandoned the ship,they escaped to Elephant Island. Shackleton made a commitment to save them, so he resolved to turn to others for help.Although they got into a panic and there were many difficulties, the crew managed to survive.
I was deeply moved by the concern and love between them and I’m also inspired by their endurance and perseverance in the face of difficulties.In a word,I have learned an important lesson from the inspiring story.That is, if we were to meet with difficulties, we would never give up.
【活学活用】
假定你是李华,你的英国笔友Leslie对中国传统文化非常感兴趣,希望你能给他推荐一本中文书来阅读。请给他写一封电子邮件,内容包括:
1.很高兴他对中国传统文化感兴趣;
2.推荐《西游记》并说明推荐理由;
3.希望他喜欢这本书。
注意: 1.词数80个左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:《西游记》 Journey to the West
单元话题续写——逆境与勇气
【话题词汇】Period Five Writing
●Ⅰ 阅读理解
[2024·江苏苏州高二期中]
Even now, I have vivid memories of my last day of high school. In my mind, I’m cleaning out my locker, and then staring at the emptiness for a few extra beats before slamming it shut for the last time. I’m wandering in the halls with my best friend, blissfully ignoring the bells going off every 50 minutes on schedule because, just today, we’re allowed to break the rules. I’m sitting on my desk, swinging my feet, and chatting with my English teacher, Mr Carr, in a way that makes me feel almost grown up.
It was maybe my favourite day of the whole year. Like the final layer of watercolour, the freedom and lightness I feel seep (渗透) into the rest of my memories of that day and turn them just a shade rosier.
If the school year hasn’t yet ended for you, consider what you can do to make the ending count. Why Because when it comes to human memory, not all moments are created equal. Instead, our remembered experiences are disproportionately(不成比例地) influenced by peaks(the best moments as well as the worst) and endings(the last moments). Nobel Prize winner Danny Kahneman, who discovered this phenomenon, called this the peak-end rule. It suggests that our judgement of a past experience is largely based on its most extreme point and its end point.
I took advantage of the peak-end rule years ago, when my girls were young enough to want a bedtime story each night. I remember thinking that whatever trouble and stress had occurred that day, I could make the last moments count. I could end on a note of calm and act like the patient mum I hadn’t quite managed to be just hours before.
Don’t mistake all moments as equal in significance. There’s a reason why yoga classes end with savasana (挺卧式). There’s a reason why we eat dessert last. Do organize endings carefully. As Pete Carroll might say: finish strong. Last impressions are especially lasting.
( )1.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 1 mean
A.Happily. B.Surprisingly.
C.Guiltily. D.Curiously.
( )2.What can we learn about the peak-end rule
A.The last moments matter the most in our memories.
B.Peaks in life can be remembered better than endings.
C.The peaks and ends of experiences are easier to remember.
D.Our judgement of the past is determined by first impressions.
( )3.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about
A.Why the author read stories to her kids.
B.What challenges the author faced in life.
C.How the author applied the rule to daily life.
D.When the author accompanied her daughters.
( )4.Why are Pete Carroll’s words mentioned in the last paragraph
A.To show the importance of every moment.
B.To encourage readers to enjoy the endings.
C.To explain why last impressions are lasting.
D.To prove the peak-end rule can be used in sports.
●Ⅱ 阅读七选五
[2024·华南师大茂名滨海华附高二期中]
What to do when you fail in life
Most people are afraid of failure. The truth is that everyone, including all successful people, has ever failed time after time and will fail again. 1.
Learn from it
No matter how hard you try to avoid it, failure will happen. Having a “no-fear” attitude towards failure does not mean you should expect to fail, but accept it when it happens. 2. Failure makes us rethink, reconsider, and find new ways and strategies to achieve our goals. Through failure, we will get to know ourselves better.
Stop fearing it
3. You are supposed to push yourself to go to the limits. When you have a no-fear attitude and accept failure willingly, your determination can be made the best use of.
Let go of your self-worth
When your self-worth is in charge, you will not learn from the mistakes you have made, be open to other people’s views or see the situations clearly. 4. We need to learn, evaluate, and listen to other people if we want to see what needs to change in order to succeed.
Improve your mood and cheer up again
We all feel upset after having failed, which is natural, human, and unavoidable. But how we respond to our failures is what decides our road to success. One way of improving your mood is listing the things you are grateful for at the moment, which will strengthen your positive emotions. 5.
A.There is value in failure.
B.The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
C.The ordinary people experience failure, too.
D.It always tends to get in the way of you and your success.
E.In order to reach your personal best, you don’t need to fear failure.
F.So do not be afraid of failure, which is a part of your road to success.
G.Reading stories of successful people is another way to help us cheer up and move on.
●Ⅲ 写作
第一节 应用文写作
你校即将举办以“毅力(perseverance)”为主题的中学生英语演讲比赛。请根据下面的提示写一篇演讲稿。内容包括:
1.毅力的重要性;
2.如何培养毅力。
注意:1.词数80个左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结束语已为你写好,不计入总词数。
Dear honourable judges and fellow students,
That’s all. Thank you.
第二节 读后续写
[2024·山西朔州高二期中考试]
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。
My knees started shaking, yet my body froze. It felt as though my soul departed my body and I had no control over it. Anxiously, I looked through the roster (名单) posted on the wall of the locker room. My heart was beating harder and harder as I slowly saw all my friends’ names on that list but could not find mine. At that moment, I froze. I just could not accept that all my friends were on the basketball team while I was not.
I was so convinced there was a mistake that I went and found the coach. “Hey, coach, are you sure that the roster you posted is correct ” I asked anxiously, dreading (非常担心) his answer.
“Yes, the names on the list are finalized. Sorry if you did not make it this year, there is always next year,” the coach replied.
I could feel the hot, bitter tears filling my eyes, and I ran out of the room as fast as I could. Trying to forget about the situation, I headed over to the cafeteria to buy some food. I felt dead inside, like nothing mattered. Walking was such a burden that it felt as if I had a 100-pound weight tied to my backpack. My mind was also blank for the rest of the school day. Everything my teachers said went in one ear and out the other.
After school, as I walked to the parking lot to get picked up, I saw all my friends gathered near the back of the lot, celebrating and joking around. I detoured (绕道) around the side of the school to avoid them, trying not to think about being the only one in our friend group failing to make the team.
I saw my father’s red car pull up near the school lot. I walked up to the car and got in. He smiled at me, turned on the radio, and started driving home. And soon he noticed my gloomy face, and asked me what was wrong. “Nothing. Well, it’s just that all my friends made the school team. Everyone! Except me…” I stammered (口吃). “Well, what are you going to do about it Are you just going to sit there and wait ” he asked. Surprised, I didn’t know what to say.
注意:续写词数应为150个左右。
Paragraph 1:
I just shook my head and went into my room.
Paragraph 2:
After almost a year of practising and training, I tried out for the team again.
(共56张PPT)
Period Five
Writing
单元主题表达
练习册
Write an essay about a story 写一篇故事短评
【写作点拨】
短评是评论的一种,以篇幅短小精悍而得名。短评是相对于长篇
评论而言的,不要求材料深入细致,但是观点可以深刻,发人深省。
短评可以分为时事短评、新闻短评、书评等。题材方面不拘一
格,可以针对一件事或一种现象,发表自己的观点或者看法，或赞同,或
反对,或褒扬,或批判,或肯定,或否定等,并简要说明自己的理由和证据。
本单元的写作任务是根据本单元的故事写一篇短评。写故事短
评时需要注意以下几点:
1.简要介绍故事发生的时间、地点、人物以及事件发生的起因、经过
和结果;
2.对故事中的人物进行评论;
3.最后阐述从这个故事中学到的经验和教训。
为了提高文章的表达档次,要注意句式的变化以及高级词汇的运用。
【常见表达】
1.Once upon…there was a…
2.Unfortunately, they were stuck in…
3.They were brave in the face of…
4.They never gave up and…
5.Later, they managed to do…
6.From this story, we learned that…
【范例】
请根据下面的提示写一篇短评。
1.欧内斯特·沙克尔顿和他的船员们一起登上了名为“坚忍号”的船。途
中“坚忍号”被冰困住了,大家弃船后逃到了象岛。沙克尔顿驾船去寻
求帮助。最后,尽管困难重重,船员们还是活了下来。
2.在这个故事里面,船员之间真诚的关心和爱以及他们在困难面前的
忍耐力和毅力使我深受鼓舞。
3.从这个故事中我学到一个教训:无论遇到任何困难,都不要放弃!
【高级词汇】
1.探险;远征 ___________
2.全体工作人员 ______
3.答应做某事 ______________________________
4.上船 ___________________
5.不幸的是 _____________
6.沉没;下沉 _____
7.放弃 _________
expedition
crew
make a commitment to do sth
go aboard the ship
unfortunately
sink
abandon
8.决定做某事 _________________
9.向某人寻求帮助 ___________________
10.陷入恐慌 ________________
11.忍耐力;耐久力 ___________
12.毅力 _____________
13.放弃 _________
resolve to do sth
turn to sb for help
get into a panic
endurance
perseverance
give up
【高级句式】
1.欧内斯特·沙克尔顿和他的船员们登上了名为“坚忍号”的船。
(aboard;Endurance)
Ernest Shackleton and his crew _____________ the ship
__________________________________.
went aboard
whose name was/named Endurance
2.不幸的是,途中“坚忍号”被冰困住,沉进了大海中。
(unfortunately;be/become stuck in)
_____________, on the way _________________________________
and sank into the ocean.
Unfortunately
Endurance became stuck in the ice
3.在放弃那艘船后,他们逃到了象岛上。(escape)
After they had abandoned the ship, _________________________
______.
they escaped to Elephant Island
4.沙克尔顿承诺救他们,因此他决定去寻求他人的帮助。(resolve)
Shackleton made a commitment to save them, _______________
_________________________.
so he resolved to turn to others for help
5.尽管他们陷入了恐慌,也有许多困难,但是全体人员设法活了下来。
(panic)
____________________________________________________
_________, the crew managed to survive.
Although they got into a panic and there were many difficulties
6.从这个鼓舞人心的故事中我学到了一个重要的教训。(lesson)
________________________________________________________
I have learned an important lesson from the inspiring story.
7.将来如果我们遇到困难,我们绝不放弃。(meet with)
__________________________________,we would never give up.
If we were to meet with difficulties
【连贯成文】
This story is about a great expedition in history.
Ernest Shackleton and his crew went aboard the ship
named Endurance. Unfortunately, on the way Endurance became
stuck in the ice, sinking into the ocean.Having abandoned the
ship,they escaped to Elephant Island. Shackleton made a
commitment to save them, so he resolved to turn to others
for help. Although they got into a panic and there were many
difficulties, the crew managed to survive.
I was deeply moved by the concern and love between
them and I'm also inspired by their endurance and perseverance
in the face of difficulties.In a word,I have learned an important
lesson from the inspiring story. That is, if we were to meet
with difficulties, we would never give up.
【活学活用】
假定你是李华,你的英国笔友Leslie对中国传统文化非常感兴趣,
希望你能给他推荐一本中文书来阅读。请给他写一封电子邮件,内容
包括:
1.很高兴他对中国传统文化感兴趣;
2.推荐《西游记》并说明推荐理由;
3.希望他喜欢这本书。
注意:1.词数80个左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:《西游记》 Journey to the West
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One possible version:
Dear Leslie,
I'm very glad that you show great interest in traditional
Chinese culture. I'm writing to recommend one traditional
masterpiece to you—Journey to the West.
Journey to the West is a fantastic story set in the Tang
Dynasty. The story goes like this.
Tangseng and his four companions went through
adventurous experiences to get the scriptures, which could be
beneficial to ordinary people. They made a long and hard
journey westwards to achieve their dream. The Monkey King,
also called Sun Wukong, managed to fight against all kinds of
difficulties. Therefore, the Monkey King as a symbol of bravery
and determination is deeply loved by us Chinese.
The story is so amazing that it is well worth reading. I
hope you can like it, and I believe you can learn more about
Chinese culture from this book.
Yours,
Li Hua
练 习 册
Ⅰ阅读理解
[2024·江苏苏州高二期中]
Even now, I have vivid memories of my last day of high
school. In my mind, I'm cleaning out my locker, and then
staring at the emptiness for a few extra beats before slamming
it shut for the last time. I'm wandering in the halls with my
best friend, blissfully ignoring the bells going off every 50
minutes on schedule because, just today, we're allowed to break
the rules. I'm sitting on my desk, swinging my feet, and chatting
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with my English teacher, Mr Carr, in a way that makes me feel
almost grown up.
It was maybe my favourite day of the whole year. Like the
final layer of watercolour, the freedom and lightness I feel seep
(渗透) into the rest of my memories of that day and turn them
just a shade rosier.
If the school year hasn't yet ended for you, consider what
you can do to make the ending count. Why Because when it
comes to human memory, not all moments are created equal.
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Instead, our remembered experiences are disproportionately
(不成比例地) influenced by peaks(the best moments as well as
the worst) and endings(the last moments). Nobel Prize winner
Danny Kahneman, who discovered this phenomenon, called this
the peak-end rule. It suggests that our judgement of a past
experience is largely based on its most extreme point and its
end point.
I took advantage of the peak-end rule years ago, when my
girls were young enough to want a bedtime story each night.
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I remember thinking that whatever trouble and stress had
occurred that day, I could make the last moments count. I
could end on a note of calm and act like the patient mum I
hadn't quite managed to be just hours before.
Don't mistake all moments as equal in significance. There's
a reason why yoga classes end with savasana (挺卧式). There's a
reason why we eat dessert last. Do organize endings carefully.
As Pete Carroll might say: finish strong. Last impressions are
especially lasting.
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【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己高中最后一天
的鲜活记忆和坚持给女儿讲睡前故事的经历讲述了“峰终定律”，它表
明我们对一段经历的判断很大程度上取决于这段经历的巅峰和结尾，
并建议人们珍惜结尾。
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( ) 1.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 1 mean
A.Happily. B.Surprisingly. C.Guiltily. D.Curiously.
[解析] 词义猜测题。根据“I'm wandering in the halls with my
best friend, blissfully ignoring the bells going off every 50
minutes on schedule because, just today, we're allowed to break
the rules.”可知，在这一天，他们不需要遵守学校的规则，由此可推
测出，作者忽略每50分钟响一次的铃声时是感到非常高兴的，
blissfully表示“高兴地”，与happily意思相近，故选A项。
√
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( ) 2.What can we learn about the peak-end rule
A.The last moments matter the most in our memories.
B.Peaks in life can be remembered better than endings.
C.The peaks and ends of experiences are easier to remember.
D.Our judgement of the past is determined by first impressions.
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[解析] 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“Nobel Prize winner Danny
Kahneman, who discovered this phenomenon, called this the
peak-end rule. It suggests that our judgement of a past
experience is largely based on its most extreme point and its
end point.”可知，峰终定律表明，我们在很大程度上是根据一段经
历最极端的点和终点来判断这段经历的，由此可推断出，一段经历
的巅峰和结尾是最容易被记住的，故选C项。
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( ) 3.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about
A.Why the author read stories to her kids.
B.What challenges the author faced in life.
C.How the author applied the rule to daily life.
D.When the author accompanied her daughters.
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[解析] 段落大意题。根据文章第四段“I took advantage of the
peak-end rule years ago, when my girls were young enough to
want a bedtime story each night. I remember thinking that
whatever trouble and stress had occurred that day, I could
make the last moments count. I could end on a note of calm
and act like the patient mum I hadn't quite managed to be just
hours before.”可知，本段主要讲述了作者在生活中应用了峰终定律，
每天坚持给女儿们讲睡前故事，无论这一天发生了什么，她都会耐
心平静地用故事结束女儿们的一天，故选C项。
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( ) 4.Why are Pete Carroll's words mentioned in the last
paragraph
A.To show the importance of every moment.
B.To encourage readers to enjoy the endings.
C.To explain why last impressions are lasting.
D.To prove the peak-end rule can be used in sports.
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[解析] 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Don't mistake all moments as
equal in significance. There's a reason why yoga classes end
with savasana (挺卧式). There's a reason why we eat dessert last.
Do organize endings carefully. As Pete Carroll might say: finish
strong. Last impressions are especially lasting.”可知，作者引用皮
特·卡罗尔的话是想要说明结尾很重要，要精心安排结尾，目的是鼓
励读者珍惜一段经历的最后时刻，故选B项。
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Ⅱ阅读七选五
[2024·华南师大茂名滨海华附高二期中]
What to do when you fail in life
Most people are afraid of failure. The truth is that everyone,
including all successful people, has ever failed time after time
and will fail again. 1.___
F
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Learn from it
No matter how hard you try to avoid it, failure will happen.
Having a “no-fear” attitude towards failure does not mean you
should expect to fail, but accept it when it happens. 2.___
Failure makes us rethink, reconsider, and find new ways and
strategies to achieve our goals. Through failure, we will get to
know ourselves better.
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Stop fearing it
3.___ You are supposed to push yourself to go to the
limits. When you have a no-fear attitude and accept failure
willingly, your determination can be made the best use of.
Let go of your self-worth
When your self-worth is in charge, you will not learn from
the mistakes you have made, be open to other people's views
or see the situations clearly. 4.___ We need to learn, evaluate,
and listen to other people if we want to see what needs to
change in order to succeed.
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D
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Improve your mood and cheer up again
We all feel upset after having failed, which is natural,
human, and unavoidable. But how we respond to our failures is
what decides our road to success. One way of improving your
mood is listing the things you are grateful for at the moment,
which will strengthen your positive emotions. 5.___
G
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A.There is value in failure.
B.The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
C.The ordinary people experience failure, too.
D.It always tends to get in the way of you and your success.
E.In order to reach your personal best, you don't need to fear
failure.
F.So do not be afraid of failure, which is a part of your road to
success.
G.Reading stories of successful people is another way to help us
cheer up and move on.
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【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了面对失败我们应该做
什么。
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[解析] 根据前文“Most people are afraid of failure. The truth is
that everyone, including all successful people, has ever failed
time after time and will fail again.”可知，此处是指不要害怕失败，
所以选项F“所以不要害怕失败，这是你通往成功之路的一部分。”切
合文意。故选F。
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[解析] 根据小标题“Learn from it”和后文“Failure makes us rethink,
reconsider, and find new ways and strategies to achieve our
goals. Through failure, we will get to know ourselves better.”可
知，此处是介绍失败的价值，所以选项A“失败是有价值的。”切合文
意。故选A。
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E
[解析] 根据小标题“Stop fearing it”可知，此处是指不要恐惧失败，
所以选项E“为了达到你的最佳状态，你不必害怕失败。”切合文意。
故选E。
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D
[解析] 根据前文“When your self-worth is in charge, you will not
learn from the mistakes you have made, be open to other
people's views or see the situations clearly.”可知，此处是指以自
我价值为主导会阻碍成功，所以选项D“它总是会阻碍你和你的成
功。”切合文意。故选D。
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G
[解析] 根据前文“One way of improving your mood is listing the
things you are grateful for at the moment, which will strengthen
your positive emotions.”可知，此处是指改善情绪的另一种方法，
所以选项G“阅读成功人士的故事是另一种帮助我们振作起来并继续
前进的方式。”切合文意。故选G。
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Ⅲ写作
第一节 应用文写作
你校即将举办以“毅力(perseverance)”为主题的中学生英语演讲
比赛。请根据下面的提示写一篇演讲稿。内容包括:
1.毅力的重要性；
2.如何培养毅力。
注意：1.词数80个左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear honourable judges and fellow students,
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That's all. Thank you.
One possible version:
Dear honourable judges and fellow students,
I feel honoured to make a speech here. In my opinion,
perseverance is the quality of keeping on trying in the face
of difficulties, which is the key to success. Whatever we do,
we need to keep on trying.
Then, what shall we do to cultivate the quality We
should first set an achievable goal and work hard towards it.
During the process, we should never give up when faced with
challenges. Besides, it is a good idea to use our heroes to
inspire us when we suffer failure.
As the saying goes, “Success is the sum of small efforts,
repeated day in and day out.” If we always keep on trying, we
will surely succeed in the end.
That's all. Thank you.
第二节 读后续写
[2024·山西朔州高二期中考试]
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。
My knees started shaking, yet my body froze. It felt as
though my soul departed my body and I had no control over it.
Anxiously, I looked through the roster (名单) posted on the wall
of the locker room. My heart was beating harder and harder as
I slowly saw all my friends' names on that list but could not
find mine. At that moment, I froze. I just could not accept that
all my friends were on the basketball team while I was not.
I was so convinced there was a mistake that I went and
found the coach. “Hey, coach, are you sure that the roster you
posted is correct ” I asked anxiously, dreading (非常担心) his
answer.
“Yes, the names on the list are finalized. Sorry if you did
not make it this year, there is always next year,” the coach
replied.
I could feel the hot, bitter tears filling my eyes, and I ran
out of the room as fast as I could. Trying to forget about the
situation, I headed over to the cafeteria to buy some food. I
felt dead inside, like nothing mattered. Walking was such a
burden that it felt as if I had a 100-pound weight tied to my
backpack. My mind was also blank for the rest of the school
day. Everything my teachers said went in one ear and out the
other.
After school, as I walked to the parking lot to get picked
up, I saw all my friends gathered near the back of the lot,
celebrating and joking around. I detoured (绕道) around the
side of the school to avoid them, trying not to think about
being the only one in our friend group failing to make the
team.
I saw my father's red car pull up near the school lot. I
walked up to the car and got in. He smiled at me, turned on
the radio, and started driving home.
And soon he noticed my gloomy face, and asked me what was
wrong. “Nothing. Well, it's just that all my friends made the
school team. Everyone! Except me…” I stammered (口吃). “Well,
what are you going to do about it Are you just going to sit
there and wait ” he asked. Surprised, I didn't know what to say.
注意：续写词数应为150个左右。
Paragraph 1:
I just shook my head and went into my room.______________
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Paragraph 2:
After almost a year of practising and training, I tried out
for the team again.__________________________________________________
【思路点拨】本文以作者参加学校篮球队的选拔经历为线索展开。第
一年，作者成了所有的朋友中唯一一个没被选入球队的人，作者感到
非常伤心，见到朋友都要躲着走。回到家后，作者下定决心要为自己
争取机会。每天放学后，作者都要骑车到健身房训练两个小时。经过
一年的训练后，作者再次参加球队的选拔，这次他终于成功了。
【详解】
1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我只是摇了摇头，并走进我的房间。”可知，第
一段可描写作者进入房间后的心理活动，描写他如何下决心为自己
争取机会。再由第二段首句内容中“经过近一年的练习和训练”可知，
第一段还要描写作者是如何进行训练的。
②由第二段首句内容“经过近一年的练习和训练，我再次参加了球队
的选拔。”可知，第二段可描写作者再次参加球队选拔的情况以及被
选上以后他的心理感受。
2.续写线索：未被球队选上—沮丧难过—决心为自己争取机会—努力
训练—再次参加选拔并取得成功—感悟。
One possible version:
I just shook my head and went into my room. I thought
hard and realized that nobody was going to give me a place
on that team. I would have to earn it. Having decided to work
towards my goal of making the team, I biked to the gym
near my school every day after school and trained for two
hours. There were moments when I didn't think I could keep on
going, but I powered through it.
After almost a year of practising and training, I tried out
for the team again. “Believe in yourself,” I said to myself. “Hard
work pays off.” After the tryout, I felt confident and
congratulated myself. Regardless of the outcome, I knew that I
had worked hard and learned something about mental
toughness. The next day, I found out I made the team.Seeing
my name printed in large bold letters, I felt as though all my
dreams came true. The greater the effort, the sweeter the
reward. And by making the team, I had officially made a
turnaround.
