2024年合肥市高三一模英語試題（含答案）

2024年合肥市高三第一次教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測

英語

（考試時(shí)間：120分鐘滿分：150分）

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第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完

每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Howwillthewomangototheairport?

A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Bytaxi.

2.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Fellowworkers.

3.Whydoesthemanmakethephonecall?

A.Toconfirmaplan.

B.Topostponeameeting.

C.Torescheduleareservation.

4.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Athome.C.Onthestreet.

5.Whyisthewomanintheoffice?

A.Topreparedocuments.

B.Towaitforacolleague.

C.Tomeetadeadline.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最

佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘

的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Recommendingasuitcase.

B.Inquiringabouthisluggage.

C.Confirminghisflightnumber.

7.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthesuitcase?

A.Ithasrecognizablefeatures.

B.Ithasbeentakenbymistake.

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C.Itishisdaughter'sspecialtoy.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Tripplans.B.Flatdecorations.C.Partypreparations.

9.Whowillprobablygettheballoons?

A.Mary.B.Wilson.C.Jack.

10.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoingattheendoftheconversation?

A.AskingRichardforhelp.

B.Gettingthemed-relateddecorations.

C.Makingpostersforoceanprotection.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.WhatdoesthemandislikeaboutthepurpleT-shirt?

A.Thepatternonit.B.Itscolor.C.Itsmaterial.

12.Whatdoesthemanbuyforhisdaughter?

A.Jeans.B.Adress.C.AT-shirt.

13.Howmuchwillthemanpay?

A.$50.B.$75C.$100.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14.Whatdoesthemando?

A.Awriter.B.Ateacher.C.Aphotographer.

15.Whydocsthewomansuggestthemantakeatrip?

A.TotakephotosB.TomeetpeopleC.Torelievepressure

16.Howwillthecoupledecidewheretogo?

A.Bysearchingonline.

B.Byconsultingafriend.

C.Byturningtotheirson.

17.WhatwillthewomandothisFriday?

A.Eatout.B.DothepackingC.Goshopping

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Whatdoweknowaboutthequarter-mileroad?

A.Itcanprovidewirelesschargingservice.

B.Itcanincreasetheefficiencyofvehicles.

C.Itisspeciallydesignedtoproducepower.

19.HowdoesStefanTongurfeelabouttheproject?

A.Itisverypopularandwidelyused.

B.Itissafeandenvironment-friendly.

C.Itissustainableandenergy-efficient.

20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Awirelesssmartroad.

B.Anewelectricvehicle.

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C.Aroadsecuritysystem

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

HongKonghasthelargestcollectionofhigh-risebuildingsonEarth,manyofwhichhavebeendesignedby

world-famousarchitects.

HSBCHeadquartersBuilding

In1979,theHongKongandShanghaiBankingCorporation（HSBC）launchedaninternationaldesign

competitionforitsnewheadquarters.Foster+Partners,headedbyarchitectSirNormanFoster,wonthecompetition

withanout-of^the-boxidea.Withabudgetofroughly$667millionintheday'scurrency,theBritishvisionaryhad

themodular（模塊化的）piecesconstructedintheUS,JapanandtheUKbeforeshippingthemtoHongKongfor

assembly（組裝）.

TheHenderson

ZahaHadidArchitects（ZHA）hasrevealedplanstoreplaceamulti-storycarparkinHongKong'scentral

businessdistrictwithanew623-fbottower.LikesomanyofZHA'svisionaryprojects,theofficetower,completed

in2023,integratestechnologywithnaturalenvironments.Forinstance,thereisaskygardenwhichisanoutdoor

recreationalspacewitharunningtrackandaplantingnetworkthatactsasaneffectivebiologicalair-purifyingfilter

byconsumingpollutants.

TwoInternationalFinanceCentre

Onaclearday,youcanseestraightacrossHongKongfromtheofficesinTwoInternationalFinance

Center（2IFC）,completedin2003.DesignedbythelateCesarPelli,the1,352-fbottowerwasthetallestinthecity

uponitscompletion.Ittransformedtheskylinewhenitopenedwithitsbreathtakingheightandtapered（錐形

的）shape,symbolizingHongKong'srise.

BankofChinaTower

The1,205-fbottower,completedin1990,brokerecordsatthetimeandbecameaninstantlandmarkasthe

firsttowerover985feetoutsideNorthAmerica.Avisionofurbanenergy,expansionandgeometry,theBankof

ChinaTower（BOCTower）wasdesignedtoresembleabambooshoot,symbolizingstrength,vitalityandChina9s

emergenceasasignificantplayerininternationalfinance.

21.WhatisspecialabouttheHSBCHeadquartersBuilding?

A.Itwasdesignedbyseveralarchitectteams.

B.Itwasfundedbycountriesacrosstheworld.

C.Itsstylewasconsideredtobethemostcreative.

D.Itsdesignwasawinningworkofacompetition.

22.Whichbuildingcombinestechnologywithnature?

A.HSBCHeadquartersBuilding.

B.TheHenderson.

C.TwoInternationalFinanceCentre.

D.BankofChinaTower.

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23.WhatdotheBOCTowerand2IFChaveincommon?

A.Theyareknownforbeingeco-friendly.

B.Theywerecompletedinthesamecentury.

C.TheyusedtobethetallestinHongKong.

D.Theyweredesignedbythesamearchitect.

B

Ininternships（實(shí)習(xí)期）andjobsthatI,nowacareerwoman,haveeverhad,Fvewatchedprofessionals,

experiencedandbrand-newalike,conductinterviewsorpresentinmeetingsandmanyofthemappearunprepared

andlackconfidence.Ithinktheywouldallbenefitfromanactingclass.

Acentraltechniqueanactingclasscanequipyouwithisimprovisation（即興表演）.Essentially,skillssuchas

theimprovisationprincipleof"Yes,and…"arebeneficialforthinkingonyourfeet.Whensomeonesuggestsanew

idea,yousay"yes"andrunwiththesuggestion.Aprofessionalfamiliarwiththistechniquecanentertainandvalue

thecontributionsofothers,promotingafree-flowingexchangeofideas,whichinspiresapositive,creativespirit

thatthecorporateworldlongsfor.

Bothcollegestudentsandprofessionalsmightbenefitfromthevoiceandmovementtraining.Iusedtobeafraid

ofthevoiceandmovementpartofactingclass.Myactingteacherwouldmakeusdopush-upsandyoga.Then,

we'dstandupandmoan（呻吟）withvaryingdegreesofvoices.Ihatedthis,andlotsofotherpeopledo,too.Butthe

productofthistrainingisanindividualwhostandstallandspeaksclearlyandloudly.Plus,Istillusethestretches

andwarm-upsfromclasstocalmmynervesbeforepresentations.

Asanactor,youareastudentofhumanbehavior.Withthat,whenyoureceiveatext,youexploreyour

character.Forexample,ifyou'replayingavillain（反派角色），youhavetoapproachyourcharacterfromwhereit

stands.Suchanoutlookmakesforawonderfulleader,onethatunderstandscoworkers9situationsandtreatsthem

withpolitenessandunderstanding.

I'vebornecountless“Whatareyougoingtodowithatheaterdegree?^^speechesfromfamilyandfriends.But

ultimately,thesesoftskillsareincrediblyvaluableforyoungprofessionals.Actingtrainingwillsetyouapartfrom

thepack.

24.Whateffectdoestheprincipleof46Yes,and...”haveonprofessionalsfollowingit?

A.Itgeneratespositivesuggestions.

B.Itbringsaboutsmoothinteraction.

C.Itoffersthemgoodentertainmentvalue.

D.Ithelpsthemrecognizetheirowncontribution.

25.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor9sexperienceinparagraph3?

A.Sheisstillverynervousofheractingteacher.

B.Sheisaddictedtoworkingonherphysicalfitness.

C.Thetraininghasmadeherbraverandmorepatient.

D.Thetraininghasenhancedherpresentationabilities.

26.Whatdoestheauthorwanttosaybymentioningexploringcharacters?

A.Itisabigchallengeformostofthestudentactors.

B.Itmakesthestudyofhumanbehaviormucheasier.

C.Itcanhelppeopletoputthemselvesinothers'shoes.

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D.Itmayimprovetherelationshipbetweencoworkers.

27.Whatdoestheauthoradviseyoungprofessionalstodo?

A.Takeanactingclass.

B.Pursueactingcareers

C.Obtainhigherdegrees.

D.Consultfamilyandfriends.

C

HighintheSwissAlpsandtheArctic,scientistshavediscoveredmicrobes（微生物）thatcandigestplastics一

importantly,withouttheneedtoapplyextraheat.Theirfindings,publishedinthejournalFrontiersinMicrobiology,

couldonedayimproveplasticrecycling.

Ifsnosecretthatplasticpollutionisstillabig,globalissue.Sinceitsproductionexplodedduringandafter

WorldWarII,humanshavecreatedmorethan9.1billiontonsofplastic-andresearchersestimatethatlessthan

onetenthoftheresultingwastehasbeenrecycled.Tomakemattersworse,themostcommonrecyclingoption——

whenplasticiswashed,processedandturnedintonewproducts——doesn,tactuallyreducewaste:Therecycled

materialsareoftenoflowerqualityandmightlaterendupinalandfillallthesame.

So,researchersarelookingforsolutionstotheplasticsproblemthatgobeyondconventionalrecycling——and

oneprocessthey'veexperimentedwithisbreakingdownplasticsusingmicrobes.Buttheknownplastic-digesting

microbescanonlydosoatwarmtemperaturesabove85degreesFahrenheit.Whendoneatanindustrialscale,the

amountofenergyneededtogeneratethatmuchheatmakestheprocessgiveoffmorecarbon一andcostmoremoney.

ButthemicrobesfoundintheArcticandSwissAlpscanfunctionatcoolertemperatures:Theywereableto

breakdownbiodegradable（可生物降解的）plasticsat59degreesFahrenheit.Inthenewstudy,co-authorJoelRiithi

andhiscolleaguesdiscoveredthatofthetotal34typesofmicrobesexamined,19weresuccessfullyabletobreak

downaformofplasticcalledpolyester-polyurethane,and17couldbreakdowntwotypesofbiodegradableplastic

mixtures.

Unfortunately,theplasticsthatthemicrobespartiallydegradedrepresenta"reallysmallamountofplasticsin

circulation,“saidGavinLear,anenvironmentalmicrobiologist,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy.Lear

acknowledgedthatusingnaturalmicrobescanprovideaheadstartwhenitcomestodesigningastrategyforbio-

recycling.Ifwemoveawayfromtheconventionalnon-biodegradablematerials,t6andwestarttousemoreofthese

biodegradableplastics,thenit'sgoodthatweknowhowtodegradethemmorequicklysothey5relessofan

environmentalproblem,9,heconcluded.

28.Whatdoweknowabouttheconventionalrecycling?

A.Itdoesnotliveuptoexpectations.

B.Itcontributestomorewaste.

C.Itisnotaspopularasbefore.

D.Itensuresnewproductquality.

29.Whichbestdescribesthemethodofusingthemicrobesinthepreviousstudies?

A.Impractical.B.Pioneering.C.Reliable.D.Invaluable.

30.Whyisthenewstudymentionedinparagraph4?

A.Toprovethemicrobeshaveanobvioustastepreference.

B.Toshowthefindingopensdoorstoamoreefficientsystem.

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C.Toclarifyhowtheprocessofbreakingdownplasticsworks.

D.Toexplainwhybio-recyclingisbetterthanconventionalrecycling.

31.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“headstarf,inparagraph5mean?

A.Reward.B.Criterion.C.Protection.D.Advantage.

D

ApairofresearcherswithLeibnizUniversityofHannoverhasdemonstratedthemeansbywhichrobotsmight

beprogrammedtoexperiencesomethingsimilartopaininanimals.Aspartoftheirdemonstrationatlastweek's

IEEEInternationalConferenceonRoboticsandAutomationheldinStockholm,JohannesKuehnandSami

Haddaddinshowedhowpainmightbeusedinrobots,byinteractingwithaBioTacfingertipsensorontheendofa

Kukaroboticarmthathadbeenprogrammedtoreactdifferentlytodifferingamountsofpain.

Theideaofdevelopinganartificialrobotnervoussystemmayseemcontrarytoallexpectations,butKuehn

saysdoingsoisimportantinthesamewaythatitisgoodforhumanstofeelpain."Tainisasystemthatprotects

us,“saysKuehn."Whenweavoidthesourceofpain,ithelpsusnotgethurt."Sowhenrobotscanfeelandreact

topain,theywillbecomesmartenoughtoavoidit.Themoredangeroustherobotregistersthethreattobe,thefaster

itwillwithdrawandavoidhesourceofdanger.Additionally,KuehnandHaddadinsayhumansworkingalongside

robotsthatfeelpain,especiallythoseinheavymachinery,willbeprotectedaroundthem.

Theyhavetestedoutsomeoftheirideasusingaroboticarmwithafingertipsensorthatcandetectpressure

andtemperature.Itusesarobot-tissuepatch（d、片）modeledonhumanskintodecidehowmuchpainshouldbefelt

andthuswhatactiontotake.Forexample,ifthearmfeelslightpain,itslowlywithdrawsuntilthepainstops,and

thenreturnstoitsoriginaltask;severepain,meanwhile,causesthearmtogointoakindoflockdownmodeuntilit

cangethelpfromahumanoperator.

Suchrobotsarelikelytoraiseahostofquestions,ofcourse,iftheybecomemorecommon一一ifarobotacts

thesamewayahumandoeswhentouchingahotplate,arewetobelieveitistrulyexperiencingpain?Onlytime

willtellofcourse,butonethingthatisevident,KuehnandHaddadin?sworkcouldleadtorobotsthataremore

human-likethanever.

32.Whatdowelearnabouttherobotsinthedemonstration?

A.Theycanlearnskillslikeanimals.

B.Theycancommunicatewithpeople.

C.Theyhavetheabilitytofeelpain.

D.Theyresponddifferentlytorequests.

33.Whatisparagraph2ofthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thesignificanceofteachingrobotstofeelpain.

B.Theprincipleofrobots'avoidanceofinjuries.

C.Theanalysisoftheartificialrobotnervoussystem.

D.Thevalueofprotectinghumanworkersfrominjury.

34.Whatcanwelearnfromtheexamplegiveninparagraph3?

A.Therobotissmartenoughtocarryoutdifferenttasks.

B.Therobotcanhardlyworkaswellasahumanoperator.

C.Therobotcanreactdifferentlybasedondegreesofpain.

D.Therobotistolerantofchangesofpressureandtemperature.

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35.Whatistheauthor9sattitudetowardKuehnandHaddadin'sstudy?

A.Dismissive.B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Optimistic

第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2.5分；滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Whensomethinggoeswrong,doyoutendtobouncebackorfallapart?Herearesomestrategicstohelpyou

manageapersonalsetback（挫折）andgetbackontracktowardachievingyourgoal.

?Realizeifsnormal.Lessthan20percentofpeoplesuccessfullyachievetheirgoalthefirsttimearound.

Ifsnormalandexpectedforsetbackstooccur.36Knowingthis,it'simportanttoanticipatethatthemain

taskwillbehowtoeffectivelymanagethesetbackwhenitarises.

?Don'tdenyit.Sometimesifshardtorecognizeasetback.Theproblemcanbestaringyourightintheface,

butyoumaydenythere?sanycauseforalarm.37Thisinabilitytoacknowledgetheproblemdoesn'tmean

you'restupid.Ifsjustthatdenialcancloudyourawarenessoftheissue.It'simportanttobereceptivetothehonest

feedback.38Stopandconsidercarefullywhatwentwrong.Themostcommoncausesofasetbackare

personalworries,overconfidence,andpoorcopingskills.Takealookatanyfactorthatmayhavecontributedtothe

setback:whereyouwere,whoyouwerewith,whatyouwerethinkingandfeeling.

?Learnfromit.Learnfromyouranalysisofthesetback,andadjustyourplantotrytopreventsimilarthings

fromhappeningthenexttime.Eachtimeyoufine-tuneyourplanandputitintoactionagain,youactuallyimprove

youroddsofeventualsuccess.39

Remindyourselfthatyoursetbackisaslipinsteadofafall.40Afteradjusting,youcanstillmake

progresstowardsuccessagain.

A.Don,ttakeitseriously.

B.Analyzewhathappened.

C.Youhaven'tlostalloftheknowledge,skills,andsupport.

D.Inotherwords,it'snotwhetherachallengewillhappen,butit'swhen.

E.Thisisbecauseyoulearnfromeachmissteptomakeyourplanmoreeffective,

F.Friendsorfamilywillvoicetheirconcerns,butyoustillmaynotbeabletoacceptit.

G.Youmightevenwriteaboutpastexperiencesinajournaltoguideyourfuturebehavior.

第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的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)。

AbigailAdjiritookpartinacompetitionforkidsaged7through12.She,atonly,hastakenGhanaby_41_,

winningoverviewerswithherimpressivedancemoves.Ifsnot_42_formostpeopletobecomeskilleddancers,

especiallyforlittleAbigailwhois_43_.

Abigailhasbeentrainedto_44_thevibrations（震動(dòng)）shefeelswithherfeet,_45_listeningtothebeatof

songs.Herprecisecalculationshaveallowedherto_46_impressivemoves.Still,AbigaiFsMomwas_47_

aboutthefactthattheirgoalwastogetthe7-year-oldahearingaid—buttheyneeded_48_.Theymadethis

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knownon“OnuaShowtimewithNanaAmaMeBrown?atalkshowinGhana.

AwomannamedJoyce,whoheardlittleAbigail'sstory,was_49_tocometoherassistance.Afterreaching

outtoMcBrown,shewasableto_50_$5,000forthehearingaidand$400forinsurancesothatitcanbereplaced

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or_51_.ifneeded.

Asyoucanimagine,AbigailandherMomwere_52_.Infact,thetwoofthemreturnedtoMcBrown'sshow

wherethe7-year-oldhappilyshowedoffhernew_53_,withthehelpofwhichlittleAbigailansweredquestions

fromtheMeBrown.ThepurejoyonAbigaifsfaceisabsolutely_54_.FolkslikeJoycetrulyserveasa_55_

thatthereismoregoodintheworldthanwerealizeattimes.

41.A.nameB.reputationC.designD.storm

42.A.fairB.easyC.surprisingD.secret

43.A.one-armedB.bow-leggedC.deafD.blind

44.A.resistB.interruptC.adjustD.match

45.A.ratherthanB.thankstoC.lessofD.apartfrom

46.A.pulloffB.slowdownC.lookintoD.referto

47.A.curiousB.hesitantC.nervousD.frank

48.A.trustB.luckC.helpD.courage

49.A.movedB.surprisedC.gratefulD.brave

50.A.saveB.donateC.investD.make

51.A.repairedB.damagedC.abandonedD.shared

52.A.onthegoB.overthemoonC.underacloudD.ataloss

53.A.danceB.songC.awardD.device

54.A.awkwardB.pointlessC.pricelessD.beneficial

55.A.solutionB.reminderC.warnD.discovery

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

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

ThereisaChinesestoryofanoldmaninhis90sworkingwithhisfamilytoremovemountainstoconnectthe

outsideworld56others'doubts.ThestoryhasinspiredtheChinesetouniteandovercomedifficultywith

57(determine)andhardwork.

ThestorybecamearealityinLinCounty,HenanProvinceinthe1960s.A1,500-kilometer-longwaterway

alongthecliffs(懸崖)oftheTaihangMountains58(build)bythelocalpeoplewithin10years,bringing

preciouswaterfromtheZhangheRiverintheborderingShanxiProvincetothedrought-hitarea.

Initially,findingdrinkingwaterwas59headacheforresidents:Peoplehadtofetchwaterfromfive

kilometersawayeveryday.60(ease)thisarea'swatershortages,thelocalgovernmentdecidedtoconstruct

acanalacrossthemountains,61constructionwasaremarkableengineeringachievement.

Peopletiedropesaroundtheirwaistsand62(hang)offcliffs,drillingholesinrock,andthendug

canalswithsimpletools.FromFebruary1960toJuly1969,theyleveled1,250mountaintopsanddug211tunnels

(隧道)，63(remove)22.25millioncubicmetersofearthandrocks.

Theireffortsgainedmultiple64(benefit).Itwasthecanalthat65(dramatic)changedthelife

ofthelocalpeople,irrigating(灌溉)36,000hectaresoflandandsolvingwatersupplydifficultiestosome567,000

people.Theirdeedshavebeenhailed(稱頌)asthe"spiritoftheRedFlagCanal.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

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假定你是李華，你從網(wǎng)上得知聯(lián)合國教科文組織(UNESCO)將在你的家鄉(xiāng)舉辦“一帶一路"(theBelt

andRoadInitiative)茶文化交流活動(dòng)。請你寫一封英文信申請做志愿者。內(nèi)容包括:

1.寫信目的；

2.對活動(dòng)的認(rèn)識(shí)；

3.個(gè)人優(yōu)勢

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個(gè)左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearSirorMadam,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

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

Catherinehadstayedathomeallherlifetolookafterherthreechildren,butnow,she,wholostherhusband

inacaraccident,hadtostepoutandearnmoneytomakeendsmeet.Withzeroworkexperienceandnoprofessional

degree,herchancesofgettinghiredforawell-paidjobwerenexttozero.

Oneday,afterdroppingherchildrenatschool,Catherinespottedaconstructionsite.t4IthinkIcanworkhere,^^

shethoughtandapproachedthemanager.

“Hi,areyouhiring?^^sheasked.44Yes,weare,“themanagerlookedatCatherinefromheadtotoe."Areyou

sureyoucanworkhere?Thisjobrequiresalotofhardwork.”'Tmreadyforit,“shetoldthemanagerandsigned

acontracttoworka12-hourshift.

However,Catherinekepthernewjobasecretfromherchildren.Shethoughttheywouldfeelembarrassed

afterlearningtheirmotherworkedataconstructionsite.

Everymorning,afterdroppingherchildrentoschool,shewouldgototheconstructionsiteandworkuntilher

shiftended.Shewouldpickupheavybricksonhershouldertotransportthemfromonepartofthesitetotheother.

Oneevening,Catherine'sson,Peter,toldheraboutanupcomingcontestinschoolthatrequiredmothersto

participate.Inthecompetition,studentswillwearblindfoldsandhavetorecognizetheirmotherswithoutlooking

atthem.4tThatsoundslikesuchacoolevent,Peter!”Catherinesaidexcitedly.can'twaitforit!”"Iwon'tgothere

withyou,Peterreplied.4aButwhy?”WhathersonsaidnextwassomethingCatherinewasn'tpreparedto

hear.

“Mom,Iwouldhavetotouchyourhandstorecognizeyou,andeveryonewouldlookatthem,^^Peterexplained.

“Yourhandsaresougly.They9resohardandrough,“headded."Iwillfeelsoembarrassedwhenmyclassmates

lookatyourhands,theboysaid."Iwon'tattendtheevent.^^Catherinefeltterriblebutcouldn'tsayanythinginher

defense.

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