西南大學(xué)附中2024屆高考仿真卷英語試卷含解析

西南大學(xué)附中2024屆高考仿真卷英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．a(chǎn)ndC．orD．so2．Youneverreallyunderstandaperson________youconsiderthingsfromhispointofview.A．if B．onceC．a(chǎn)s D．until3．MeizhouIslandissuchabeautifulplaceofinterest______everyonelikestovisit.A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．which D．where4．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．a(chǎn)catch-22B．a(chǎn)HerculeantaskC．a(chǎn)sacredcowD．a(chǎn)MickeyMousecourse5．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare6．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．a(chǎn)thercommand7．Threedaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A．involved;causing B．toinvolve;causedC．involving;causing D．involving;havingcaused8．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot9．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless10．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.A．once B．when C．while D．a(chǎn)s11．—DidMaxgototheconcertwithhisfamilyyesterday?—Thereportscheduledtobehandedintomorrow,he_______it.A．couldn’thaveattended B．needn’thaveattendedC．wouldn’tattend D．shouldn’tattend12．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted13．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made14．John,________moneywasnownoproblem,startedanewcompanywithhisfriends.A．forwhose B．ofwhoseC．ofwhom D．forwhom15．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual16．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks17．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit18．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual19．---Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?---yes.Theyareaccustomed____atmeals.A．totalking B．tonottalking C．tonottalk D．totalk20．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）We’reoftenbeingtoldhowself-drivingcanwillrewardUSWithalmostunimaginablebenefitswhentheyfinallyhitthestreets.Asidefromtheconvenienceofbeingchauffeured(私人司機(jī))everywherebyartificialintelligence(AI),there’sthesafetyfactor,nottomentionhowenvironmentallyfriendlydriver-lesselectricvehiclescouldbe.Butthere’salsoanotheradvantage—parking.It’sonethatcouldhaveavastimpactonthelook,feel,andfunctionofthecities,anditcouldthoroughlychangethecrowdedurbanspaces.“Wearen’tgoingtoneedparking,definitelynotintheplaceswehaveitnow,”AlainL.Komhauser,aresearcheratPrincetonUniversity,toldPatrickSissonatCurbed.“Havingparkingclosetowherepeoplespendtimeisgoingtobeathingofthepast.IfI’mattheoffice,itdoesn’tneedtobethere.”Theextremecaseoftotallyemptycarparksandcitystreetswithnostationary(靜止的)vehicleswouldprobablyrequirepeopletofullyletgoofpersonalcarownership.“Carsharingisalreadyreducingtheneedforparkingspaces,”CarloRattitoldCurbed.“Self-drivingvehicleswillstrengthenthistrendandhaveadramaticeffectonurbanlife,becausetheywillblur(使模糊)thedistinctionbetweenprivateandpublicmodesoftransportation,”headded.“‘Your’carcouldgiveyoualifttoworkinthemorningandthen,ratherthansittinguselessinaparkinglot,givealifttosomeoneelseinyourneighbourhood，social-mediacommunity,orcity.”Inthatcase,weneedn’tparkourcars.They’llparkbythemselves,sowewouldseeahugeincreaseinthewidthofsidewalks,bikelanes,andspaceforanyotherkindoftransportation.Inalllikelihood,wewon’tseethesekindsofchangeshappeningverysoon.Butit’sexcitingtothinkofthebenefitsthistechnologycouldbring.1、Whydotheauthormentiontheoften-toldadvantagesofself-drivingcars?A．Todrawaconclusion.B．Tomakeacomparison.C．Toanalyzetheunderlyingreasons.D．Tointroducethetopic.2、Howcanweachievezeroparkingincities?A．Byproducingmoreeco-friendlyelectriccars.B．Bysellingpublicvehiclestopersonalowners.C．Bypromotingcar-sharingwithself-drivingvehicles.D．Byallowingonlyself-drivingvehiclestorunonroads.3、Whatwillhappenifweneedn’tparkourcars?A．Morepeoplewillwalktowork.B．Publictransportationwillshrink.C．Urbanareaswillbelesscrowded.D．Weneedn’tspendmoneyontransportation.4、Whatattitudedoestheauthorhavetowardsself-drivingtechnology?A．Indifferent.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.22．（8分）Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissions(排放)vehicles”,butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthenewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators(發(fā)電機(jī)).Generatorsarefueledbysomething--usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermalplantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwords,those"zero-emissions"carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It’sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelse,itlooksclean.Itisnot.It'sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan'tseeit,it'snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc.Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon'tgetyounearlyasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangasoline-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukesorgeothermal,orhydroorwindorsolar,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon'tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inaddition,electriccars'batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit'sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsaretooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.1、Whatdoes“clueless”meaninparagraph2?A．PeopleseetheCaliforniaGreenseverywhere.B．Peopletherehavenoideathatsofarelectricitymainlycomesfromburningcoal,oil,etc.C．PeopleinCalifornialovetohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells.D．PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkaboutzero-emissionsvehicles.2、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Electriccarsarenotcleanatall.B．Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredones.C．Peoplecastdoubtsonelectriccars’batteries.D．Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle.3、Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun________.A．notlessthan25milesB．a(chǎn)sfaras50milesC．a(chǎn)sfaras25milesD．notmorethan25miles4、Accordingtothetext,electriccars________.A．a(chǎn)remoreenvironmentallyfriendlyB．burnmorefuelthangas-poweredonesC．a(chǎn)reverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedD．a(chǎn)repoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill5、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．beinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedincommunicationB．electriccarsarenowthedominantvehiclecomparedwithgasoline-poweredcousinsC．zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironmentD．electriccarsarenotcleanbecausewegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething23．（8分）Asecond-gradeeducationhasnotstoppedgarbagecollectorJoseformbringingthegiftofreadingtothousandsofColombianchildren.Josestartedrescuingbooksfromthetrashalmost20yearsago.Hewasdrivingagarbagetruckatnightthroughthecountry'swealthierneighborhoods.Thediscardedreadingmaterialslowlypiledup,andnowthegroundfloorofhissmallhouseisamakeshiftcommunitylibrarystackedfromfloortoceilingwithsome20,000books.Theyrangefromchemistrytextbookstochildren'sclassics.Hesaysbooksareluxuriesforboysandgirlsinlow-incomeneighborhoodssuchashis,withnewreadingmaterialatbookstorestooexpensive.Thereare19publiclibrariesinBogota,acityof8.5millionpeople,.Buttheytendtobelocatedfarawayfrompoorerareas."Thisshouldbeinallneighborhoods,oneachcornerofeveryneighborhood,inallthetowns,inalldepartments,andalltheruralareas,"saysJoes."BooksareoursalvationandthatiswhatColombianeeds."The53-year-oldJosehasaloveofreadingheattributestohismother.Shealwaysreadtohimeventhoughshewastoopoortokeephiminschool."Sheusedtoreadmestorieseverynight,"saidJose.HehastraveledtobookfairsinMexicoandChiletosharehisexperienceofstartingalibrarywiththrown-awayreadingmaterial."Tome,booksarethegreatestinventionandthebestthingthatcanhappentoahumanbeing."WhileJosestillexaminetherubbishforadditionstohislibrary,hisfameasColombia's"LordoftheBooks"hasalsobroughthimthousandsofdonatedbooks.Hehassentmanytootherlibrariesaroundthecountry.Thatisbecausehedoesn'thaveroomforthemall.Hesayshedoesn'trejecttechnologythatallowsbookstobereaddigitally.Buthepreferstoreadtheprintedwordonpaper."There'snothingmorebeautifulthanhavingabookinyourpocket,inyourbagorinsideyourcar,"hesays.1、WhatdoweknowaboutJose’slibrary?A．Itcontains20,000booksorso.B．ItislocatedinthecenterofBogota.C．Itsbooksareallcollectedfromthedonation.D．Itwillberebuilttoholdmorebooks.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?.A．ThereasonwhyJosestartedalibrary.B．Thepoorlifethatthelocalchildrenlive.C．Thelocationofthepubliclibraries.D．ThedreamthechildreninBogotahave.3、.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat______.A．Josehatedbookstobereaddigitally.B．hisdreamistobecomeabookcollector.C．Josereceivedagoodeducationathisearlyage.D．Jose’smotherdevelopedhisloveofreading.24．（8分）ThebusscreamedtoastopinNazareth,Israel.FiveAustralianbackpackersboardedandstruckupaconversationwithme.Theyaskedtypicaltravelers’questions—wherewasIgoingandwhywasItravelingalone?Myplanwastotravelwithafriendofafriend,Iexplained,butwhenIcalledherthatmorning,shedidn’tpickupandIhadnootherwaytoreachher.Mystomachwasinknots,butIdecidedtoheadoutanyway,thinkingImightrunintoherifItraveledtoTiberius,wherewehadplannedtogotogether.“Whydon’tyoutravelwithus?”oneofthebackpackersoffered.Theywereexperiencedadventurerswhowouldworkforafewmonths,save,thentravelforaslongastheycould.TheircurrentplanwastoexploretheMiddleEastandEuropeinthreemonthswhileworkinginLondon.Itseemedriskytotravelwithstrangers,butmyinstinctsaidyes.Forthenexttwoweeks,IexploredIsraelwiththebackpackersandlearnedtotrustmyinstinctsinalltypesofnewandinterestingsituations.Whentheyhookaride,Itookthebus,butwhentheywantedtostealintotheKingDavidHotel’sswimmingpool,Iledtheway.TheworldopeneduptomebecauseIchosetotravelalone.Ijoinedcompletestrangers,whobecomeclosefriends.Yearslater,onecouplefromthebackpackinggroupevenflewfromSydneytoPhoenixtobeinmywedding.Thetripwassuchaspecialexperiencethatitgavemeconfidenceinallareasofmylife.Sincethen,I’vebackpackedaloneacrossSouthAfrica,sky-divedfrom12,000feetinNewZealandandevenmovedacrosstheU.S.withnojoblinedup.OnmythirddaywanderinginIsraelwithmynewfriends,IbumpedintothewomanIwassupposedtomeet.ThoughIwashappyshewasallright,Iwasgratefulshehadn’tpickedupthephone.1、By“Mystomachwasinknots”(inparagraph1),theauthormostlikelymeansthatshewas______.A．sickofridingonabumpybus B．nervousofmeetingstrangersC．upsetaboutthesuddenchange D．sorryabouttheimpracticalplan2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebackpackerstheauthormet?A．Courageousbutdisrespectful. B．Joblessandpoorlyeducated.C．Warmheartedandtrustworthy. D．Homelessbutlighthearted.3、Theauthor’ssixthsensetoldherthat______.A．shewouldgetalongwiththebackpackers B．itmightcausetroubletohaveaswimC．sheoughttostayawayfromthebackpackers D．itcouldaddexcitementtogetafreeride4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Mostofthebackpackersbecametheauthor’slifelongfriends.B．Theauthorgatheredthecouragetobeafulltimebackpacktraveler.C．Thewomanmissedthephonecallwiththepurposeoftravelingalone.D．Theauthorconsidereditthebestdecisionofherlifetotravelonherown.25．（10分）Chinahascompleteditshome-grownBeiDouNavigation(導(dǎo)航)SatelliteSystem(BDS)withthesuccessfullaunchoftwomoreBDS-3satellites,19inall,andhasstartedprovidingservicestocountriesparticipatingintheBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)sincetheendof2018.TheBDS,whichwillcompeteagainsttheUS’GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS),willprovidehigh-precision,reliablepositioning,navigationandtimingservicesanywhereintheworldbytheendof2020.TheBeltandRoadInitiativeisanambitiousefforttoimproveregionalcooperationandconnectivityinatrans-continentalrange.Theinitiativeaimstostrengtheninfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施),trade,andinvestmentlinksbetweenChinaandsome65othercountries.ItisalsoexpectedtoincreaseBeijing’sinfluenceinthesecountries.“ThisisakeystepfortheBDSdevelopingfromaChinesehomesystemtoaregionalandthenaglobalnavigationsystem,”saidYangChangfeng,chiefdesigneroftheBeiDousystem.Chinaplanstolaunchanother11BDS-3satellitesbetweentheendof2018and2020.ChinadevelopedtheBDSthroughauniquetechnologicalapproach,contributingChinesewisdomtothetheoryandconstructionofinternationalsatellitenavigationsystems.Altogether18BDSsatelliteshavebeensentintospacein2018,makingthisyearthemostintensivelaunchoftheBDSsatellites.Theyimprovedtheirworkefficiencybyreformingthemanagementprocess.Thenumberofsatellitestaffatthelaunchcenterhasbeenreducedbynearlyhalf,andthetestingtimebeforelaunchhasbeenshortenedbynearlyathird.IntheCASTproductionbaseinBeijing,severalBDSsatellitesarebeingmanufacturedatthesametime.Theytrytoimproveintelligentmanufacturingcapability,andcutdownproductiontimes.ConstructionoftheBDS-3systemhasaccelerated.OncetheBDSisfullycompleted,itwillbethefourthglobalsatellitenavigationsystemaftertheUSGPSsystem,Russia’sGLONASSandtheEuropeanUnion’sGalileo.Indiatoo,isbuildingitsnavigationalsystemcalledtheIndianRegionalNavigationSatelliteSystem(IRNSS),withanoperationalnameofNAVIC．1、WhencantheBDSofferglobalservices?A．In2018. B．In2019. C．In2020. D．In2025.2、WhatcantheBDSdonow?A．TaketheplaceoftheGPSoftheUSA．B．Watchanyoneanywhereintheworld.C．ControltheBeltandRoadcountries.D．ServetheBeltandRoadInitiative.3、Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?A．TheuniquecharactersoftheBDS.B．TheChinesetechnologyoftheBDS.C．TheeffortsofthestaffoftheBDS.D．ThedifficultiestheBDShastodealwith.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．China’sBDSisapproachingitsgoalstepbystepB．China’sBDShasbecomethefourthglobalsatellitenavigationsystemC．China’sBDShelpsBRIincreaseBeijing’sinternationalinfluenceD．TheuniquetechnologicalapproachmakesChina’sBDSoutstanding第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）NoDirectionHomeInAugustlastyear,myparentsandIvisitedourrelativesinPrincetonJunction,NewJersey.EverydayIenjoyedwalkingacircularwaystartingfromtheirhouse.OneeveningIdecidedtobeadventurousandchangedfrommy1way—Iwaslookingforwardtoalongerwalk,2thatIwouldbeabletofindmywayback.Mywalktookme3thelivingareaandintoabeautifulplacewithanexpanseoffieldsonbothsidesoftheroad.Withthesunbeginningto4,itwasreallyawonderfulsight.Afteraboutthirtyminutes,InoticedthatIwasnot5backinthedirectionIhadcome—infactIseemedtobemovingfurtheraway.Isearchedmypocketforthemobilephonetogethelp,butitwasn’tthere.Ihad6itathome.However,Iremained7.Althoughthereweren’tanypeopleabout,therewassome8andIwassurethatsomeonewouldstopand9meintherightdirection.Aseachcarortruckcame,Istoppedand10,buttimeaftertimeeachonepassedmeby.Nooneseemedtofeelany11forme.Aboutfortyminutes,Iwasbeginningtofeel12.Therewasnooneinsightandmyfamilywascompletelyinthedarkastomy13.WhenIjustgaveupallhope,ablackSUV14meandstopped.Amotheranddaughterwantedtoknowhowtheycouldhelp.ItoldthemIwaslostandgavethemmyaddress.Themotherpointedtoaturningalittlefurtherdowntheroadand15meIwasprettyclosetohome.Expressingmythanks,Istartedoffatafast16.IhadbeenwalkingforaboutfiveminuteswhenIheardacardriveupbehindmeandstop.Itwasthemotheranddaughteragain.Theyrealizedthattheyhadnotgivenmethecorrect17andmydestinationwasmuchfurtheraway.Theyofferedto18mehome,andIwassogratefulfortheirhelp.DuringourbriefconversationIgotthe19thattheteenagedaughterwasgoingtoaschoolpartyandwouldnowarrivelate.Wedidn’t20namesbutIwillneverforgettheiractofkindness.1、A．properB．regularC．generalD．similar2、A．confidentB．gratefulC．a(chǎn)shamedD．proud3、A．withinB．roundC．towardD．beyond4、A．shineB．riseC．setD．fade5、A．headingB．keepingC．takingD．looking6、A．lostB．leftC．heldD．sent7、A．silentB．crazyC．a(chǎn)wakeD．calm8、A．delayB．controlC．trafficD．service9、A．pointB．remindC．informD．follow10、A．cheeredB．wavedC．sighedD．nodded11、A．sympathyB．satisfactionC．respectD．responsibility12、A．innocentB．ridiculousC．fortunateD．desperate13、A．routineB．judgmentC．positionD．impression14、A．surroundedB．a(chǎn)pproachedC．preservedD．a(chǎn)ccompanied15、A．supportedB．defendedC．correctedD．promised16、A．paceB．trackC．levelD．stage17、A．decisionB．scheduleC．directionD．procedure18、A．chargeB．dropC．a(chǎn)llowD．reach19、A．goalB．permitC．a(chǎn)ttentionD．sense20、A．signB．listC．exchangeD．call第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Friendshipisoneofthemostimportantthingsineveryone’slife.1．isverydifficulttofindabetterdefinitionoffriendship.Atruefriendistheperson2．cansharealloursorrowsanddoubleallourjoys.Intimeoftrial(嘗試),heorsheisalwaysatoursidetogiveushisorherhelpandcomfort.Knowinghow3．(value)friendshipis,weshouldbeverycarefulwithourchoiceofafriend.Weshouldchoosethosepeoplewithagoodcharacterasourfriends,butwemusttrytoavoid4．(make)friendswithabadman.Besides,weshouldforgivetheirmistakesandtrytohelpthemasmuchaspossible.Atruefriendcan5．(trust),lovedandrespected.Ifyoutellafriendyoursecrets,heorshewon’ttell6．.Friendssharetheirhappinessand7．(sad).Theyhelpeachotherwhentheyare8．trouble,andcheereachotherupwhentheyaresad.9．mostimportantthingisthatafriendalwaysunderstandsyou.Inconclusion,10．youhavemadeagoodfriend,don’tforgethimorher.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Failurecomestousnowandthen.Isufferedpainfulfailureintheexamholdtheotherday,andithelpedmefindanewself.Beforetheexam,IhadpromisedmyparentsthatIwillgetthebestmarksinallmysubjects.However,Itookeverythingforgranted,ignoringmyteachers’adviceorpayinglittleattentiontomyhomework.Therefore,Ifailedtwoofmyfavoritesubjects,mathandphysics,whatsurprisedeveryoneincludemyself.Lookingatback,Irealizedthatitwasouroverconfidencethatledtothefailure.Onlyifwearemodestandworkhardwillweareabletohavethechancetoachieveourgoal.第