2024届山西省朔州市怀仁八中高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

2024届山西省朔州市怀仁八中高三下学期一模考试英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop2．________thestudentsfromtheirendlesshomeworktheschoolhasdecidedtotakeaseriesofmeasures.A．Freed B．TofreeC．Freeing D．Havingfreed3．---IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!---Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget4．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．acceptable B．adequate C．accessible D．appropriate5．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat6．Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork7．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why8．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that9．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime10．Theautofactory______newprofitrecordsthroughtechnicalinnovation—10%growthrateinthelasttwoyearsandhopefully15%thisyear.A．setB．hassetC．issettingD．hasbeensetting11．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a;a B．the;a C．a;the D．the;the12．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid13．WorldFoodDayisheldeachyeartounderlinetheprogressthat________againsthungerandthatstillneedstobemade.A．ismade B．wasmadeC．hasbeenmade D．willbemade14．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone15．Aftercollege,hewasemployedinamiddleschoolandthereeversince.A．wouldworkedB．hadworkedC．workedD．hasworked16．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which17．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving18．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must19．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough20．-----Myroomgetsverycoldatnight.-----_________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes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）OneofIndia’stopengineeringschoolshasrestrictedInternetaccessinitsboardinghouses,sayingaddictiontosurfing,gamingandbloggingwasaffectingstudents’performance,makingthemlonelyandevensuicidal.AuthoritiesatthebestIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)inMumbaisaidstudentshadstoppedsocializingandmanywerelateformorningclassesorsleptthroughthem.“Now,astudentdoesn’tevenknowwholivestwodoorsawayfromhimbecauseheissobusyontheInternet,”saidPrakashGopalan,deanofStudentAffairs.“Theolddormitorycultureofcompanionshipandsocializingamongstudentsisgone.Thisisnothealthyinouropinion.”IIT-Mumbai,withabout5,000students,isoneofthesevenIITsacrossIndiawhichareconsideredtobeamongthefinestengineeringschoolsintheworld.Theyarealsoatalentpoolforglobaltechnologygiants.Buttheirhardcourses,toughcompetitionandlonelycampuslifestylehavetakenaneffectonstudents.DepressiveanddysfunctionallifestylesareknowntobecommonamongIITstudents,andatleastninehavecommittedsuicideinthepastfiveyears.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirboardinghousestohelpthemintheirstudies,butmanyalsouseittosurf,chat,downloadmoviesandmusic,blogandforgaming.“StartingMonday,Internetaccesswillbebannedbetween11p.m.and12:30p.m.atIIT-Mumbai’s13boardingbuildingstoencouragestudentstosleepearlyandtotryandforcethemoutoftheirshells.”Gopalansaid.Butthemovehasnotgonedownwellwithstudentswhosaytheyhatetheirlivesbeingregulated.“Nowtheywillsayweneedtolistentoalullaby(摇篮曲)togotosleep.”saidRajiv,anelectronicsstudent.1、WhatmayhappentothestudentsaddictedtotheInternetinIIT-Mumbai?A．Feellonelyandevensuicidal.B．Performwellinstudies.C．Knowtheirclassmatesbetter.D．Participateinsocialactivities.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dysfunctional”inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．unpopularB．meaningfulC．abnormalD．exciting3、WhatmeasureshavebeentakeninIIT-Mumbai?A．Studentsmustgotobedbefore11p.m.B．StudentsareforbiddentosurftheInternetoncampus.C．StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirdormitories.D．Internetaccessisunavailableindeepnightinboardingbuildings.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Allelectronicsstudentshatethebanningorder.B．Somestudentscomplainaboutthebanningorder.C．ThereisnoInternetaccessontheIITcampuseversince.D．MorestudentspreferlisteningtomusictosurfingtheInternet.22．（8分）FlyingHighBarringtonIrvingmadehishistoricflightandfoundedaneducationalnon-profit-makingorganization.Hismessageforkids:“Theonlythingthatseparatesyoufromscientistsisdetermination,hardworkandastronglikingforwhatyouwanttoachieve.”Thesecret,hebelieves,ishavingadreaminthefirstplace,andthatstartswithlearningexperiencesthatinspirekidstobuildcareers.ThemomentofinspirationforIrvingcameattheageof15inhisparents’bookstore.Onecustomer,aprofessionalpilot,askedIrvingifhe’dthoughtaboutbecomingapilot.“ItoldhimIdidn’tthinkIwassmartenough;butthenextdayhetookmetothecockpit(驾驶舱)ofthecommercialairplaneheflew,andjustlikethatIwashooked.”Tofollowhisdream,IrvingturneddownafootballscholarshiptotheUniversityofFlorida.Hewashedairplanestoearnmoneyforaflightschoolandincreasedhisflyingskillsbypractisingathomeona$40flightsimulator(模拟)videogame.Thenanotherdreamtookhold:flyingalonearoundtheworld.Hefacedmorethan50rejectionsforsponsorshipbeforeconvincingsomecompaniestodonateaircraftcomponents.Hetookoffwithnoweatherradar,node-icingsystem,andjust$30inhispocket.“IliketodothingspeoplesayIcan’tdo.”After97days,26stopsanddozensofthunderstorms,hetoucheddowntoacheeringcrowdinMiami.“Itwasseeingsomanyyoungpeoplewatchingandlisteningthatpushedmeintogivingbackwithmyknowledgeandexperience.”Irvinghasbeendoingiteversince.Hesetuphisnon-profit-makingorganization,ExperienceAviation(航空),aimingtoincreasethenumbersofyouthinaviationandscience-relatedcareers.Kidsattendprogrammesdealingwithhands-onroboticsprojectsandflightsimulatorchallenges.“Wewanttocreatechancesforstudentstoaccomplishsomethingamazing,”henotes.PerhapsIrving’smostpowerfuleducationaltoolistheexamplehisownlifeprovides.Afterlandinghisrecord-breakingflightatage23,hesaid,“EveryonetoldmeIwastooyoung,thatIdidn’thaveenoughexperience,strength,orknowledge.TheytoldmeitwouldtakeforeverandI’dnevercomehome.Well...guesswhat?”1、AccordingtoIrving,whatisthemostimportantinachievingsuccess?A．Meetingpeoplewhoprovideunexpectedhelp.B．Gettingachancetostudytechnicalknowledge.C．Havingsomethingspecificthatyouwanttoaccomplish.D．Developingcommunicationwithdifferentorganizations.2、WhatIrvingrepliedtothepilotinthebookstoresuggestedthat______.A．hefeltembarrassedtorefusetheofferB．hewasdoubtfulabouthisownabilitiesC．heknewhiseffortswouldberewardedD．herealizedimmediatelyhowluckyhewas3、WhatcanwelearnaboutIrvinginParagraph3?A．Hechosetoreducehisbudgetaslowaspossible.B．Hewasfinallygivenenoughmoneytokeepgoing.C．Hegotthemostusefulflyingtipsfromhisvideogame.D．Hetookonafurtherchallengeafterheknewhowtofly.4、Irvingsetuphisnon-profit-makingorganizationbecause______.A．hehopedtobecomeapublicfigureB．heexpectedtostartabusinessinotherfieldsC．hesawtherewasgreatinterestinwhathewasdoingD．hethoughthecouldteachmorethanflightschoolscould23．（8分）Imagineyou’restandinginlinetobuyasnackatastore.Youstepuptothecounterandthecashierscansyourfood.Next,youhavetopay.ButinsteadofscanningaQRCode(二维码)withyoursmartphone,youjustholdoutyourhandsothecashiercanscanyourfingerprint.Or,acamerascansyourface,youreyesorevenyourear.Now,thistypeoftechnologymightnotbefaraway.Astechnologycompaniesmoveawayfromthetraditionalpassword,biometric(生物特征识别的)security,whichincludesfingerprint,faceandvoiceID,isbecomingincreasinglypopular.In2013,AppleintroducedtheiPhone5s,oneofthefirstsmartphoneswithafingerprintscanner.Sincethen,usingone'sfingerprinttounlockaphoneandmakemobilepaymentshasbecomeacommonplace,bringingconveniencetoourlives.Andsince2016,Samsunghasfeaturedeye-scanningtechnologyinitstopsmartphones,whileApple'snewiphoneXcanevenscanauser'sface.Butdespiteitspopularity,expertswarnthatbiometricsmightnotbeassecureasweimagine."Biometricsisideallygoodinpractice,notsomuch,"saidJohnMichener,abiometricsexpert.WhenintroducingthenewiPhone'sfaceIDfeature,PhilSchiller,Apple'sseniorvice-president,said."ThechancethatarandompersoninthepopulationcouldlookatyouriPhonesXandunlockitwiththeirfaceisaboutoneinamillion."Butit'salreadybeendone.InavideopostedonacommunitywebsiteReddit,twobrothersshowedhowtheywereeachabletounlockthesameiPhoneXusingtheirownface.Andtheyaren'teventwins."Wemayexpecttoomuchfrombiometrics,"AnilJain,acomputerscienceprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,toldCBSNews."Nosecuritysystemsareperfect."Earlierlastyear,Jainfoundawaytotrickbiometricsecurity.Usingaprintedcopyofathumbprint,shewasabletounlockadeadperson'ssmartphoneforthepolice,accordingtoatechwebsiteSplinter."It'sgoodtoseebiometricsbeingusedmore,"JaintoldCBSNews,"becauseitaddsanotherfactorforsecurity.Butusingmultiplesecuritymeasuresisthebestdefense."1、Whichisthelatestidentificationtechnologyinasmartphoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Facescanning.B．Eyescanning.C．QRCodescanning.D．Fingerprintscanning.2、WhatisamajorproblemoftheiPhoneX'sfaceIDsystem?A．Ittakestoolongtounlockthephone.B．Itoftenfailstorecognizeitsowner'sface.C．Facedatacanbeusedforotherpurposes.D．Differentfacescanbeusedtounlockthesamephone.3、WhatisAnilJain'sopinionaboutbiometricsecurity?A．Itisassecureastraditionalmeasures.B．Itisperfectwithoutmuchimprovement.C．Ithascausedmuchtroubleforthepolice.D．Itshouldbeusedwithothersecuritymeasures.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Thepopularityofbiometrics.B．Securityproblemsofbiometrics.C．Variousproblemswithbiometrics.D．Greatchangescausedbybiometrics.24．（8分）PinewoodStudiosislocated(位于)abouttwentymileswestofcentralLondonandnamedafterthepinetreesinthegrounds.PinewoodhasbeenattheheartofbothBritishandinternationalfilmproduction.Thehouse,HeatherdenHall,wasboughtbyCharlesBootin1934,andheandJ.ArthurRankbecamepartnersintheprojecttobuildthestudios.Pinewoodprovedpioneeringinitsuseofthe“unitsystem”thatallowedmorethanonefilmtobemadeatatime,andthisenabledPinewoodtoachievethehighestoutputofallthestudiosintheworld.ThefirstfilmtobecompletedatPinewoodwasTalkoftheDevil(1936,Reed)whiletheimmediatepostwarperiodsawsixmajorproductionsincludingthepraisedOliverTwist(1948,Lean)andTheRedShoes(1948,PowellandPress-burger).The1950ssawcountlessproductionsincludingtheDoctorseriesandmedicalcomedy,whichwerethefatherstotheCarryOnfilms:theseriesstartedwithDoctorintheHouse(1954,Thomas)andledtoafurthersixfilms.Othernotablefilmsofthe1950sageincludeThePrinceandtheShowgirl(1957Olivier)starringMarilynMonroe,CarveHerNamewithPride(1958,Gilbert),NorthWestFrontier(1959Thompson)andTheThirty-NineSteps(1959,Thomas).TheThirty-NineStepswasareworkingofJohnBuchan’snoveloriginallyfilmedbyHitchcockin1935.Becauseofitsnewideasandskills,AmericanproductioncompaniescrowdedtoPinewoodandamajorreinvestment(再投资)wasrequired.Duringthe1960s,fournewstageswerebuilttoaccommodateeveryaspectoffilmandtelevisionproduction.ThisperiodalsosawthestartoftheassociationbetweenPinewoodandtheJamesBondseries,whichstartedin1962withDrNo(Young).ThestudioshavecontinuedtoproduceimaginativeandtechnicallychallengingmaterialsuchasSuperman(1978,Donner),SupermanⅡ(1980,Lester),SupermanⅢ(1983,Lester),SupermanⅣ:TheQuestforPeace(1987,Furie),andBatman(1989,Burton).1、HowlongisthehistoryofPinewoodStudios’firstfilm?A．About60years. B．About70years.C．Morethan80years. D．Morethan100years.2、WhatmadePinewoodStudiosproducemost?A．Itsfamousactorsandactresses. B．Puttingtheunitsystemintouse.C．Itsproperlocationandtranslation. D．Theseriousattitudeofitsleaders3、Whichfilmwascompletedduringtheearlypostwarperiod?A．TheRedShoes. B．TheQuestforPeace.C．TheThirty-NineSteps. D．ThePrinceandtheShowgirl.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．TheupsanddownsofPinewoodStudios.B．ThebestfilmsmadebyPinewoodStudios.C．ThelocationandcharactersofpinewoodStudios.D．ThehistoryandachievementsofPinewoodStudios.25．（10分）ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathonewithherparents.Allshe’severwantedtodoistobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.Andshe’sbeenworkingthroughherteachingcertificationsforfouryearsafterobtaininganeducationdegreefromBowlingGreenStateUniversityinOhio,US.Hipphasrackedup$100,000instudentloandebtandisn’tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantservertoliveanywhereotherthanhome.ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2014wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoungadultsintheUS.Forthefirsttimesince1880,adultsaged18to34becamemorelikelytobelivingwithaparentthantobelivingontheirown.Before2014,themostcommonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirownpropertyaspartofacouple.UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicescompany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn’twantthemtoleave.Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Itfindsthatmillennialshaveredefinedthetiesthatcombineparentsandchildren.“Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandguiders.Nearlythreequarterstalkedwiththeirparentsmorethanonceaweekduringcollege.Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.”StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialGroupintheUS,saidalthoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2014hasimproved,whichdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest.Hesaid,“There’snodoubtithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesonthingspeoplespendmoneyonrelatedtohouseholdformationandchild-rearing,”Hoffmanexplained.“Buttheyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmoreiftheydon’thaveahouseexpenseormarriage.Idon’tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues.Butit’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartoftheculture.”1、WhydoesCaitlinHipphavetoliveathomewithherparents?A．Becauseshecan’taffordtoliveonherownB．Becauseshedoesn’twanttoliveanywhereotherthanhomeC．BecauseshewantstoobtainmoredegreesD．Becauseshewantstobeanelementaryschoolteacher2、Whatcanwelearnaboutyoungadultsaged18to34before2014?A．Theydidn’thavethefreedomtoarrangetheirlivingB．TheywouldratherlivewiththeirparentsthanlivebythemselvesC．TheystartedtoflythenestasmorejobswereprovidedD．Theypreferredtoliveawayfromtheirparents3、WhatconclusioncanwedrawfromthereportreleasedbytheSwisscompany?A．ChildrenlivingwithparentsisbecomingpartofthecultureB．ThemajorityofmillennialsrefusetogetfinancialhelpfromparentsC．MostmillennialsarebuildingcloserrelationshipwiththeirparentsD．Youngpeopletendtoliveathomebecauseoffewerjobopportunities4、What’sStuartHoffman’sattitudetowardsthistrend?A．IndifferentB．SubjectiveC．ObjectiveD．Negative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）Whyshouldyougotocollege?Oneimportantanswertothisquestionismore1Asopposedtogenerationsofthepast,highschoolgraduatestodayare2togetthenumberofhigh-paidjobsthatwere3available.TheU.S.hasbeenchangedfromamanufacturing-basedeconomyintoaneconomybasedon4andtheimportanceofacollegeeducationtodaycanbe5tothatofahighschooleducationfortyyearsago.It6asthegatewaytobetterchoicesandmoreopportunity.Thereare7reasonsastowhyitisimportanttogotocollege.Whenstudents8apost-secondaryeducation,theyhavetheopportunitytoreadbooksandlistentothe9oftopexpertsintheirfields.It10studentstothink,askquestions,and11newideas,whichallowsforadditionalgrowthand12andprovidescollegegraduateswithanedgeinthejobmarket13thosewhohavenotexperiencedahighereducation.Theimportanceofacollegeeducationisalsobecauseoftheopportunityto14valuableresources.Themoreconnectionswhichare15duringyourcollegecareer,themore16youwillhavewhenyoubeginyourjobsearch.Onceyouhaveendedyourjobsearchandhavestartedyourcareer,17,theimportanceofacollegeeducationhasnotbeenexhausted.Havingacollegedegreeoften18greaterpromotionopportunity.So,whyshouldyougotocollege?Thereasoningdoesnotbeginandendwiththe19aspect.Agoodeducationis20frommanydifferentviewpoints,andwhiletheimportanceofacollegeeducationisquiteevidentformanyhighschoolstudents,whatisoftennotasclearishowtheywillpayforthateducation.1、A．time B．freedom C．respect D．opportunity2、A．likely B．unable C．afraid D．unwilling3、A．once B．just C．never D．also4、A．nature B．culture C．knowledge D．agriculture5、A．referred B．added C．devoted D．compared6、A．follows B．serves C．unites D．disappears7、A．additional B．secret C．interesting D．financial8、A．discuss B．ignore C．experience D．imagine9、A．stories B．requests C．suggestion D．lecture10、A．helps B．encourages C．forbids D．advises11、A．design B．explore C．change D．refuse12、A．development B．payment C．agreement D．experiment13、A．for B．over C．in D．with14、A．admire B．satisfy C．gain D．notice15、A．removed B．collected C．explained D．controlled16、A．inventions B．choices C．worries D．salaries17、A．besides B．therefore C．however D．otherwise18、A．saves B．includes C．ensures D．means19、A．life B．character C．communication D．job20、A．free B．rare C．beneficial D．absent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）Accordingtoour1．(appoint),ImadeupmymindtodrivetoSouthCarolinatomeetmyfriendsinmyusedcar.ThoughIhadonlybeenthereoncebeforeanddidnotknowthewayverywell.IwasonthehighwayafterIhadmadesomeinquiries(询问).AtAshvelle,therewasacrossroadat2．Icouldgoonalongthemainroad3．(construct)in2015orIcouldtakeashortcut.Theshortcutwastocrossseveralhillsandwasdangerous,Ihesitatedforalittlewhileandthenchosethemainroad.NowuntilIdrovealongwaydidsomethingstrangehappen.IfounditwasnotthecorrectroadthatIwantedtotake,butthehillyroadIdecidedtoavoid.“WhatshallIdo?”Iaskedmyself.IfIwentbacktotakethatroadagain,itwouldbeverylatebythetimeIgottoColumbia.4．(think)itover,Idecidedtogoon.“Ifotherpeoplecangoalongthisroad,whycan’tI?”Iencouragedmyselfandconcentrated5．mydriving.Idrove6．(cautious)andhopedmycarwouldnotbreak7．ontheway.Theshortcut,tomysurprise,wasnotthatdangerous.Infact,itwasonlyaverypeacefulcountryroad,goingupanddowntwolowhills.Onbothsidesoftheroad8．(be)trees,wildflowers,andfarmswithcowsandhorses,whichleftmeadeepimpression.Myfearwasgonewiththewind.Listeningtothebeautifulcountrymusicovermycarstereo(立体声),Idroveonandenjoyedthescenerywhichwassoquietandsonatural.Evenmyusedcarforgottogivemeproblems.ItwasjustinthislightheartednessthatIarrivedatmydestination.9．(tell)whathadhappenedtome,myfriendsalladmiredme.Theythoughtitsoundedlikeanadventureandso10．I.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学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，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(Λ)，并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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。Thismorning,ourschoolheldafiredrill、Wewerelisteningtotheteacherattentivelyinthemathclasswhileweheardthefirealarmfromthespeakeronthewall、Theteachersstoppedteachingimmediatelyandinstructingustoexittheclassroominorder、Whenitgotintothepassageway,wefoundweweresurroundedbyheavysmokesomewhere、Itwaschokingandourtearsrandown、Webentdown,coveredourmouthswithhandkerchiefs,