2023届河北省滦南县高考英语四模试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Competedin1891,in________wasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive­storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.A．that B．what C．which D．it2．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one3．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough4．OnthebusIsawastudent

Ibelievedwasyourbrother.A．who B．whomC．which D．whoever5．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive6．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical7．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown8．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder9．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking10．_____here,comeandhaveacupoftea.A．Passing B．Topass C．Pass D．Havingpassed11．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．actonC．hangonD．centeron12．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．above C．about D．beyond13．Withalotoftoughproblems,thepilotwasstillcalm,coolandcollectiveunderpressure.A．solve B．solved C．solving D．tosolve14．—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick15．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating16．——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf17．Withoutmyparents’encouragementandsupportIdefinitely______whereIamtoday.A．wasn’t B．hadn’tbeenC．wouldn’tbe D．wouldn’thavebeen18．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit19．________thestudentsfromtheirendlesshomeworktheschoolhasdecidedtotakeaseriesofmeasures.A．Freed B．TofreeC．Freeing D．Havingfreed20．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Whatwillpoweryourhouseinthefuture?Nuclearwindorsolarpower?AccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)intheUS,itmightbeartificialleaves.Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownas

photosynthesis

(光合作用).Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisprocess.TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecial

siliconchipwith

catalysts(催化剂).Similartonaturalleaves,itcansplitwaterintohydrogen

andoxygenwhenputintoabucketofwater.Thehydrogenandoxygengasesarethenstoredinafuel

cell

(电池),usingthosetwomaterialstoproduceelectricity,locatedeitherontopofahouseorbesidethehouse.Thoughtheleafisonlyabouttheshapeofapokercard,scientistsclaimedthatitispromisingtobean

inexpensivesourceofelectricityindevelopingcountries.“OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricanotlongfromnowpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology”saidanAmericanscientist,Nocera.Anartificialleafisnotanewidea.Thefirstartificialleafwasinventedin1997butwastooexpensive

andunstableforpracticaluse.Thenewleaf,however,ismadeofcheapmaterials,easytouseandhighlystable.Inlaboratorystudies,Nocerashowedthatanartificialleafcouldoperate

continuouslyforatleast45hours.ThewonderfulimprovementscomefromNocera’srecentdiscoveryofseveralpowerfulnew,

inexpensivecatalysts.Thesecatalystsmaketheenergy

transformationinsidetheleafmore

efficientwithwaterandsunlight.Rightnowthenewleafisabout10timesmoreeffectiveatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalone.Besides,thedevicecanruninwhateverwaterisavailable.

Thisisimportantforsomecountriesthatdon’thaveaccesstopurewater.Hopefully,eachhomecouldhaveaccesstothenewapplicationinthefuture.1、Thepurposeofthisarticleisto________.A．introduceanewkindofdeviceB．askpeopletodotheresearchC．advertisethenewproductD．showtheprocessofphotosynthesis2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantagesofthenewleaf?A．It’slowincost.B．It’ssmallinsize.C．Ithasawonderfulfuelcell.D．It’sconvenientforpeopletouse.3、Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthetext?A．Nocerathoughtthenewleafisexpensivefordevelopingcountries.B．VillagesinAfricahavebenefitedalotfromthenewinvention.C．Siliconchipcanhelpthenewleafworkmoreeffectively.D．Theequipmentdoesn’tnecessarilyoperateinpurewater.4、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthenewdevice?A．Negative.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Uncertain.5、Accordingtothetext,whatwilltakeplaceinthefuture?A．Naturalleaveswilltaketheplaceofartificialleaves.B．Scientistswilldevelopmorewaystoproduceenergy.C．Thenewinventioncouldbewidelyusedinthefuture.D．Developingcountrieswillcontributemoretotheresearch.22．（8分）TheFirstHelloThemanfromthetelephonedepartmentgotoffthebus,andmadehiswaytotheteastall,wipingthesweatoffhishead,face,thenslippinghishandkerchiefunderhisshirttowipehisneckandback.Itwasayearagothatthephonelinehadbeeninstalled,sixmonthslatermenfromthepublicworksdepartmenthadcometoputupthephonebooth—aneatbox-likestructure,withaglasswindow,andwoodenledges,yellowincolour.Anddaysafterthat,apainterhadtakenanentiredaytocolourinbroad,blackbrushstrokes,thewords:STDBooth,localandSTDallowed.Noonecouldtellthatthelastwordhadbeenmisspelled.Besides,hehadtakentheentireday.Afterhehadacupoftea,heleft,wavingcheerfully.Andnowmonthslater,someoneelsewashereagain.Everyonewatchedthemanashesatonthebench.Noonesaidaword,andsoonthesoundofhimslurpinghisteafilledthehotafternoon.Afewleavesfell,heavyintheheat,andsometimesacarpassed,onitswaytothemaincityfartheraway.Whenthemanhadfinished,hetriedtopaybuttheteashopownerwhosatbehindhissteamingkettleandthewashedupturnedcups,wavedhimaway.“Youareourguesthere.”Sothemantookhishandkerchiefoutagainandwipedhisface.Theycrowdedaroundhimasheshuthimselfupinthephonebooth.Whenthechildrenpressedtheirnoseagainsttheglass,heshooedthemaway,ashetookoutashinyblacksoonchangedtoanexcitedyellastheysawhimdialanumber,pressingafingerintotheringeddialerofthephoneandlettingitgoallthewayinahalf-circle.Awhilelater,theyhearhimsayintothemouthpiece,“Hello.”“Hello,”thechildrenaroundtheboothtookupthecry,theteashopownerbrokeintoasmileandthemenwaitingforabussmiledandsaidhellotoeachother.Thesadhu(印度的僧人)whosatunderthebanyantreenoddedwisely.Asthesoundcarried,morehelloswereheard.Thewomenwinnowinggraingiggledastheytriedthewordtentatively,theshepherdsfeedingtheirflockscalledouttotheirsheep,laughingastheyusedtheword.“It’sabigoccasion,”saidtheheadman,inanawed(敬畏的)voice.“Itis.”agreedthosearoundhim.Thetelephonemanemergedandhandedoverasmallchitofpapertotheheadman.“Thisisthetelephonenumber.”Theheadmanlookedatitrespectfullyasifitwereamantra(符咒).Theothersaroundhimreadoutthenumbersslowly,digit-by-digit.Thetelephonemanwasnowtootiredtonoticethecheeringaroundhim.Heknewhehadtowaitlongbeforethebustotakehimbackarrived.Ashesippedhissecondcupoftea,herememberedsomethingelse.“Oh,youcan’tstartusingthephonenow.Theministerwillcomenextmonthandinaugurateit.”Noonesaidaword.Noonewassurprise.Theyhadwaitedsolong;amonthmoredidnotreallymatter.1、Inthestory,fittingaworkingtelephonebooth.A．wasaprocessthathadalreadytaken12monthsB．wasinthechargeoftheheadmanC．wasfinishedmorethanayearagoD．wasanartisticchallengeforalocalpainter2、Amisspelledwordonthebooth.A．wasajokeharedbythepainterandthelocalpeopleB．madethepaintermisshisteabreakC．wentunnoticedbythelocalpeopleD．kepteveryoneoccupiedforanentireday3、Whenthemanfromthetelephonedepartmentarrived.A．thehotafternoonwasfilledwithquietexpectationB．therewasasuddenrushofactivityinthevillageC．hewasgreetedlikearegularcustomerD．helearnedaboutthevillagewhilehavinganicedrink4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthestory?A．Themanfromthetelephonedepartmenthadamentallydemandingjob.B．Onlytheministerhadtheauthoritytomakethefirstcall.C．Itwasadistantvillagefreefrommoderntechnology.D．Fewofthelocalchildrenwenttoschoolforeducation.5、Theexamplesofthechildren,theteashopowner,themenwaitingforthebus,thewomenandtheshepherdsaregiventoillustrate.A．thelocalpeople’scuriosityforthenewthingB．theignoranceofthelocalpeopleC．thelocalpeople’senthusiasmforEnglishlearningD．thepopularityofthemanfromthetelephonedepartment6、Whatwordscanbeusedtobestdescribethelocalpeople?A．Innocentandcooperative.B．Friendlyandrespectful.C．Patientandcompetent.D．Independentandadmirable.23．（8分）StatueofLibertyBasics:StatueofLibertyPhone:212-363-3200Statuecruisephone:877-LADY-TIXNearestsubwaystoStatueofLiberty:4/5toBowlingGreen;N/RtoWhitehallStreet;1toSouthFerry(youmustbeinthefirst5carsofthetraintoexitatSouthFerry).FollowthesignstoCastleClintontobuyticketsfortheferry(轮渡)totheStatueofLiberty.ThereisplentyofroomforrunningaroundandrelaxingonLibertyIsland.Forchildren7-12thereisaJuniorRangerProgramavailable.PickupafreebookletonLibertyIsland.AdmissiontoLibertyStateParkisfree,butyoumustbuyaferrytickettogetthere.StatueCruisesFerryTicketPrices:Adult:$13;SeniorCitizens(62+)$10;children(4-12)$5;Children3andunderfree.Youcanbuyyourticketsfortheferryonlineathttp//:e/ferry-service/welcome.aspx.FerryticketincludedwiththeNewYorkPass-----presentNewYorkPassinCastleClintonbookstoreforticket.StatueofLibertyTourHoursFerriestotheislandleavefrom8:30amto4:30pm.LibertyIslandclosesat6pmandthelastferryreturnstoBatteryParkby6:30.Schedulesareupdatedandrevisedfrequently,sopleasechecktheofficialferryschedule.StatueofLibertyTourReservationClimbtheCrownoftheStatueofLibertywithaCrownTicket,whichcostsanadditional$3andincludesaccesstotheMuseumandPedestalaswell.Museum/PedestrianTicketsarefree(withferryticketpurchase).Orderyourticketsinadvance:877-LADY-TIXoronlinewhenyoupurchaseyourferryticket.Tourticketsaretimespecific.1、Howmuchistheferryfeeforafamilyoftwoadultsandtwochildrenaged3and6?A．$26.B．$31.C．$32.D．$36.2、YoucangetaferryticketEXCEPT__________.A．atCastleClintonB．withNewYorkpassC．whenyoupayadmissiontoLibertyStatueParkD．onlineathttp//:e/ferry-service/welcome.aspx.3、Inordertocatchthelastferrybacktodowntown,youshould______.A．taketheferrybackby4:30pmB．arriveatBatteryParkby6:30C．checkfirstincaseofanychangeD．takethefirstferrytotheislandat8:30am4、Ifyouwanttobuyatourticketinadvance,youshould_____.A．call212-363-3200B．call877-LADY-TIXC．gotoCastleClinton`D．getabookletonLibertyIsland24．（8分）Weallthinkbestwhenwe'rewellrested．Aclear，alertbrainallowsustofocus，learnandrememberinformation，andtobecreative．Ontheotherhand，whenwe'resleepy，wemakemoremistakesandarelessproductiveinschoolandatwork．InareportfromPsychologicalScience，researchersattheUniversityofParisreportsleepingbetweentwolearningsessionsimproveyourlearning．Inthisstudy，60Frenchadultswererandomlydividedintoa"sleep"or"wake"group．Theyallweregiven16French-Swahiliwordsinpairsinrandomorder．Afterstudyingapairforsevenseconds，theSwahiliwordappearedonascreenandtheparticipantswereaskedtotypetheFrenchtranslation．Iftheymadeamistake，thewordsappearedagainuntileveryword-pairwascorrectlytranslated．Twelvehourslater，theydiditagain．Thewakegroupdidtheirtestsfirstinthemorningandthenintheeveningsotheyhadnotimetosleepinbetween．Thesleepgroupmembersdidtheirfirstsessionintheeveningandthesecondcamethenextmorning，afteragoodnight'ssleep．Thesleepgroupmembersdidmuchbetteratrecallingthecorrecttranslationsandwerequickertolearnwhentheymakeamistake．Bothgroupswereeventuallyabletolearnalltheword-pairsbutgettingsomesleepallowedthesleepgrouptolearninlesstimeandwithlesseffort，Afollow-upshowedthatthesleepgroupstilldidbetterthanthewakegroupaweeklaterandevensixmonthslater，So，ifyouhavetolearnsomething，studyandthengetagoodnight'ssleep．1、Whatisthedifferenceofthetwogroups'tasks？______A．Whotolearn．B．Whattolearn．C．Howtolearnthewords．D．Whentolearnthewords．2、Howdidtheparticipantsdealwithatypingmistaketheymade？______A．Translatingthesamewordagain．B．Leavingthewrongwordalone．C．Askingforacorrectanswer．D．Redoingthetypingtwelvehourslater．3、WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinPara．2referto？______A．Correctingthemistakes．B．TypingtheFrenchtranslation．C．TypingtheSwahiliwords．D．ShowingtheSwahiliwordonthescreen．4、Comparedtothewakegroup，thoseinthesleepgroup______．A．typedmorequicklyB．madefewertranslationmistakes．C．learnedwithmoreeffort．D．learnedalltheword-pairs．25．（10分）Itisimportanttoprotectyourselffromharmfulrays.Butifyouthinkahigh-factorsunscreenkeepsyousafefromharmfulrays,youmaybewrong.Researchinthisweek’sNatureshowsthatwhilefactor50reducesthenumberofmelanomas（黑瘤）anddelaystheiroccurrence,itcan’tpreventthem.Melanomasarethemostaggressiveskincancers.Youhaveahigherriskifyouhaveredorblondhair,fairskin,blueorgreeneyes,orsunburneasily,orifacloserelativehashadone.Melanomasaremorecommonifyouhaveperiodicintenseexposuretothesun.Otherskincancersareincreasinglylikelywithlong-termexposure.Thereiscontinuingdebateastohoweffectivesunscreenisinreducingmelanomas–theevidenceisweakerthanitisforpreventingothertypesofskincancer.A2011Australianstudyof1,621peoplefoundthatpeoplerandomlyselectedtoapplysunscreendailyhadhalftherateofmelanomasofpeoplewhousedcreamasneeded.Asecondstudy,comparing1,167peoplewithmelanomasto1.101whodidn’thavethecancer,foundthatusingsunscreenroutinely,alongsideotherprotectionsuchashats,longsleevesorstayingintheshade,didgivesomeprotection.Thisstudysaidotherformsofsunprotection–nosunscreen–seemedmostbeneficial.Thestudyreliedonpeoplerememberingwhattheyhaddoneovereachdecadeoftheirlives,soit’snotentirelyreliable.Butitseemsreasonabletothinksunscreengivespeopleafalsesenseofsecurityinthesun.Manypeoplealsodon’tusesunscreenproperlyapplyinginsufficientamounts,failingtoreapplyafteracoupleofhoursandstayinginthesuntoolong.Itissunburnthatismostworrying–recentresearchshowsfiveepisodesofsunburnintheteenageyearsincreasestheriskofallskincancers.Thegoodnewsisthatacombinationofsunscreenandcoveringupcanreducemelanomarates,asshownbyAustralianfiguresfromtheirslip-slop-slapcampaign.Soifthereisaheatwavethissummer,itwouldbebestforus,too,tosliponashirt,usesunscreenandslaponahat.1、What’speople’scommonexpectationofhigh-factorsunscreen?A．Itwillprotectthemfromsunburn.B．Itwillkeeptheirskinsmoothadfair.C．Itwillworkforpeopleofanyskincolor.D．Itwilldelaytheoccurrenceofskincancer.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A．Sunscreencanpreventallkindsofskincancers.B．Thestudiesarebasedondirectobservationofthesubjects.C．Thestudiesmayhelppeopleselectthemosteffectivesunscreen.D．Dailyapplicationofsunscreenhelpsreducetheincidenceofmelanomas.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestinordertoreducemelanomarates?A．Stayingintheshadewheneverpossible.B．Usingcoveringupinsteadofsunscreen.C．Usingbothcoveringupandsunscreen.D．Applyingtherightamountofsunscreen.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NoWaytoStopHarmfulRays!B．DoesSunscreenPreventSkinCancer?C．DidYouUseSunscreenIntheRightWay?D．SkinCancer-TheBiggestThreattoHumanBeings!第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Ialwayshelpothersinstinctively(本能地).Nomatterhowbigorsmalltheaction,Iam1tohelpothers,suchasopeningdoors,sharingumbrellaandsoon.Iwasdrivinghomeona6-lanehighway.Ahuge2,involving5cars,unfoldedinfrontofme.Subconsciously,I3100feetpastthepile-upandrantoacarwhichwasupsidedown.Igottheinjuredoutofthecarand.4themagainsttheguardrail(护栏).Ithenwenttothefourothercarstocheckifanyoneelsewashurt5.Ilookedoverandsawayoungman,bloodyandcontorted,6stillonthepavement.Everyonearoundsaidhewasdead;severalhadchecked.Butafeelinginsidemesaid"1didn'tcheckhim.Cantheybe7heisdead?”Ifeltforpulsesatdifferentspotsandfelt8ThenIcheckedthecarotidartery(颈动脉)onceagain.Atthatmoment,Iwasfeelingforaveryweak9andrapidheartrate.Ipushedhischinupwards.Hethen10outabigclot(血块)，andstartedtakingrapid,11breaths.Bythen,theambulancewasleavingwithother12.Ithadbeenreportedonradiothattherewasadeath.SowhenImotionedtotheambulancedriver，13`thispersonwasaliveandneededhelpfirst.Heinitially14myrequest.Butwithmyinsistence,he,togetherwithanurse,didinfact15themanthoughttobedead.HewasadmittedtoalocalICU.Hisinjurieswereserious,withlittle16torecover.Someforetoldhewouldn't17it.Duetothedistinguisheddoctorsandcareofnurses,hedid18.Whenhewasreleasedfromhospital,thestorywas19byallthenewsstations.Ismiledtomyself,happythatIwasfortunateenoughtobeattherightplaceattherighttime,tofollowmy20,anddidabigdeal.1、A．driven B．persuaded C．ordered D．convinced2、A．trunk B．accident C．case D．truck3、A．wentover B．tookover C．gotover D．pulledover4、A．put B．leaned C．stood D．sat5、A．slightly B．hardly C．badly D．casually6、A．dying B．lying C．hiding D．crying7、A．certain B．skeptical C．puzzled D．eager8、A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything9、A．voice B．breath C．pulse D．move10、A．spat B．spoke C．threw D．coughed11、A．strong B．deep C．narrow D．shallow12、A．victims B．passengers C．nurses D．drivers13、A．proving B．indicating C．pretending D．imagining14、A．criticized B．accepted C．understood D．ignored15、A．lookinto B．takeover C．attendto D．yellat16、A．time B．chance C．strength D．energy17、A．get B．make C．have D．put18、A．succeed B．appear C．survive D．escape19、A．covered B．invited C．praised D．interviewed20、A．instinct B．dream C．ambition D．hobby第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Haveyoueverdreamedofbeingfamous1．amusician?Atfirstmanysingersmayformabandtopractisetheirmusic.Andthentheymaygetthechancetogive2．(perform)inpubsorclubs.Latertheymaygraduallybecomepopular.3．,theMonkeesstartedinadifferentway.TheybeganasaTVshow.TheTVorganizershadputanadvertisementinanewspaper.4．(look)forrockmusicianswhocouldactaswellassing.5．(honest)speaking,onlyoneofthemwasgoodenoughandtheotherthreememberspretended6．(sing).Soitcouldn’t7．(call)arealbandatthebeginning.Anyhow,theirshowswere8．(humour)andtheybecamepopular.Afterayearorso,theyworkedharderandproduced9．ownrecordsandstartedtouring.About1970,theMonkeesbrokeupbuttheyreunitedinthemid-1990sandin1996producedanewrecord,10．theycelebratedtheirformerhappytimewith.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Failurecomestousnowandthen.Isufferedpainfulfailureintheexamholdtheotherday,andithelpedmefindanewself.Beforetheexam,IhadpromisedmyparentsthatIwillgetthebestmarksinallmysubjects.However,Itookeverythingforgranted,ignoringmyteachers’adviceorpayinglittleattentiontomyhomework.Therefore,Ifailedtwoofmyfavoritesubjects,mathandphysics,whatsurprisedeveryoneincludemyself.Lookingatback,Irealizedthatitwasouroverconfidencethatledtothefailure.Onlyifwearemodestandworkhardwillweareabletohavethechancetoachie