广西南宁三中、柳铁一中等重点中学2024届高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

广西南宁三中、柳铁一中等重点中学2024届高三下学期联合考试英语试题注意事项：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．—Didyougotolastnight’sconcert?—Yes.Andthegirlplayingtheviolinattheconcert_______allthepeoplepresentwithherexcellentability.A.impressed B．compared C．conveyed D．observed2．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether3．________thestudentsfromtheirendlesshomeworktheschoolhasdecidedtotakeaseriesofmeasures.A．Freed B．TofreeC．Freeing D．Havingfreed4．—ThankGodIpassedtheinterviewyesterday.Iwassweatingheavily.—Metoo.I________whenIwassittingoutsidewaiting.A．lookeddownmynose B．letmyhairdownC．hadbutterfliesinmystomach D．chancedmyarm5．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must6．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated7．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even8．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome9．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit10．Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipment______todoonlineshopping.A．needed B．needingC．need D．toneed11．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might12．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria13．It’ssecondtimeinfivedaysthathehasaskedmeforhigherpay.A．不填；a B．a;the C．the；a D．the；the14．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none15．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although16．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout17．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe18．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange19．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could20．Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildren_____theyarerolemodelstothem.A．although B．evenif C．unless D．as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）Whenaspecialoccasionarrives，acolorfulgiftbagoraboxoftenfindsitswaytoadoorstep，anofficedeskoramailbox．Butonceinawhile，apresentarrivesatanunexpectedmomentasareminderthatsomeoneisthinkingaboutus．WandaAndersonofRichland，US，rememberssuchagift．Therosebusheswerefinallyinfullbloomonthatdayinspring．SeeingrosesalwaysbringstomindWanda'schildhoodmemories．Tothisyounggirl，thoseflowerswerealuxury．"Weneverhadmoneytobuyextrathings，soevenatiredrosewassomethingtocherish，"Wandasaid．Nowadays，tohaveabackyardfilledwithmanydifferentrosesispureenjoyment．Wandaespeciallylovestheveryfirstblooms．Herhusband，Dale，devotedlytendstherosesandknowsthislittlefactabouthiswife．So，onthisparticularmorning，hepickedtheveryfirstflowersofspring，freshfromthegarden．ButasDalecamebackintothehouse，hewasmetbyaneighborwhohadstoppedinforaquickvisit．Asthewomanturnedtogo，Dalegraciously（有风度地）handedtherosestoher．Andeventhoughtheirvisitorinsistedshedidn'twanttotakethem，shewasrepeatedlyconvincedthattheflowerswereherstokeep．"ItoldherIwashappyforhertohavetheroses，butIreallywasn't，"Wandasaid，recallingtheemotionsshewasfeelingrightthen．Seeingherverypreciousfirstbloomsgooutofthedoorfilledherwithregret，andabitofselfishness．Throughouttherestofthemorning，Wandaarguedwithherself，knowinglogicallyitwas"bettertogivethantoreceive．"Nevertheless，shewishedshecouldhavekepttherosesforherself．Laterthatday，thecoupleheadedtothepostoffice，whereWandawaitedoutsideinthecar．Then，withoutwarning，anolderwomansuddenlyappearedatthecar'sopenwindow，withabunchofmulticoloredrosesinherarms．"Theseareforyou，"shesaid，givingtheflowerstoWanda．"They'remyfirstbloomsthisspring．"Totallysurprisedandoverwhelmed（不知所措的），Wandathankedthewomanandbentforamomenttoinhale（吸入）theroses'richfragrance．Whenshelookedback，themysteriousvisitorwasgone．Tothisday，that"specialdelivery"changedWanda．Now，herveryfirstbloomsalwaysgotosomeoneelse，asareminderthatsomeoneisthinkingofthem．1、WhydoesWandaloverosessomuch？______A．Shethinksthattheystandforpurelove．B．Shewasgiventhemoftenasachild．C．Herhusbandalwayssendsherroses．D．Shecouldn'taffordthemwhenshewasyoung．2、HowdidWandafeelaftertheneighborleft？______A．Worried． B．Upset．C．Satisfied． D．Relieved．3、WhatchangedWanda'sopinionofgivinggifts？______A．Theflowersherhusbandboughther．B．Thegiftsherneighborgavebacktoher．C．Therosesshereceivedfromastranger．D．Amysteriousdeliveryshegotfromthepostoffice．4、WhydoesWandaalwaysgiveawayherrosestoothersnow？______A．Toshowoffherbeautifulflowers．B．Toprovethatsheisn'tselfish．C．Tosurprisepeoplesheloves．D．Toshowthatshe'sthinkingofthem．22．（8分）Asafirstresponder,youneverknowwhattypeofsituationyoumightwalkinto,orwhoyou’llmeetalongtheway.That’sdefinitelybeenthecaseforJeffreyLanenberg,a51-year-oldparamedic(急救医务人员)since1984.Tenyearsintothejob,Lanenbergreceivedacallthatreportedthatamaninhisearly30shadfallendownintheMallofAmerica.WhenLanenbergandhispartnerarrivedatthescene,theyfoundtheyoungmalefacedownontheground.Hehadgoneunconscious,makingweakattemptstobreathe.Hiswifestoodbesidehimholdingtheirsmallsoninhorror.Theyquicklyrushedtodefibrillate(除颤)andcalmthemantokeephimundercontrol.AfterLanenbergdroppedthepatientoffattheneighboringhospital,hethoughtaboutthemanandhisfamilyforalongtime.LanenbergthoughthehadexperiencedeverythingunderthesununtilonerandomvisittoOfficeMaxthreeyearsago,wherehemetamanrepeatedlywalkbackandforthwhilestaringathim.Asitturnedout,themanwasthepatienthehadsaved20yearsearlier.＂Yougaveme20yearsmorethanIeverthoughtI’dhave,＂themansaid.HethankedLanenbergrepeatedlyandtoldhimhehadsomeonehewantedhimtomeet.Hesteppedaroundthecornerandreappearedwitha20-something-year-oldman.Lanenberginstantlyknewthatitwasthesonhehadseenstandingbyhismotherallthoseyearsago.＂Thatdaychangedmylife,＂Lanenbergsaid.＂Beforethat,everythingwasaboutwork…WhenItalktomybeginner-trainingclass,Itellthemyouneverknowtheimpactyoucanhaveonsomeone’slife.＂1、WhatdidLanenbergdowiththeyoungman?A．Hegavethemanthefirstaid. B．Hecuredthemanatthescene.C．Heonlysentthemantohospital. D．Hetookcareoftheman’swifeandson.2、WhatdidLanenbergthinkoftheencounterwiththeman?A．Itwasunbelievable. B．Itwasacommonroutine.C．Itwasamatterofcourse. D．Itwasadangeroussituation.3、WhywasthemanthankfultoLanenberg?A．Lanenberghelpedbringuphislittleson.B．Lanenbergdonatedtosupporthisfamily.C．Lanenberggavehimthepresenthappylife.D．Lanenbergtaughthissontobeanewdoctor.4、HowdidthemeetingchangeLanenberg’slife?A．Hechangedhisattitudetohisjob.B．Hewasrewardedwithmuchmoney.C．Hegotapromotiontobeateamleader.D．Hetookupteachingworktotrainnewcomers.23．（8分）WhatDoestheLengthofYourFingersSayAboutYou?Areyouthepeace-lovingtypeortheambitiousgo-getter?Yourfingerlengthmightbeaclue.Takealookatyourfingers.WouldyoubelievemeifItoldyouthatthelengthofyourfingersinrelationtooneanothercanpredictyourpersonality?IknowthatitsoundslikeoneofthosesillytestsyouseeonFacebook,butIhavetoadmitthatitisexactlycorrectforme.Here’showitworks.Lookatyourthreemiddlefingersofyourhand.Isyourindexfingerlongerthanyourringfinger?Isyourringfingerlongerthanyourindexfinger?Orarethetwoofthesamelength?Findthesituationthatbestmatchesyourhandandseeifwhatfollowsisanaccuratedescriptionofyourpersonality.Longerringfinger:TheSweetTalkerIfyourringfingerislongerthanyourindexfinger,researchshowsthatyou’relikelyacharmingtype,andyoucanprobablytalkyourselfoutofanysituation.Othersoftenfindthispersonalitytypeirresistibleandwillgotogreatlengthstohelpyou.You’remorelikelytotakerisks,andyou’regoodatproblem-solving.Peopleinthiscategorymakegreatengineers,soldiersandcrossword-puzzlesolvers.Longerindexfinger:The(Over)ConfidentOneIfyourindexfingerislongerthanyourringfinger,chancesareyouarefullofconfidence—possiblyeventothepointofbeingover-confidentandproud.Youarenotnecessarilyintroverted(内向的),butyoudoenjoytimetoyourself,especiallywhenyou’retryingtocompleteaproject.Youareadreampursuerwhocanmakethingshappen,butyoumaybeshywhenitcomestotakingthefirststepinarelationship.Youarealsoprobablyhappywithwhatyouhave,butyou’realwayswishingformore.Indexandringfingerareofthesamelength:ThePeacemakerIfyourindexfingerandringfingerareroughlyofthesamelength,youarelikelytoavoidconflictatallcostsandseektokeepthepeaceinyourrelationships.Youarewell-organized,faithfulandsympathetic.Butdeepdownunderallofthatcaringandpeace-loving,youalsohaveahot-temperedsidethatcanappearunexpectedlywhenyou’repushedtoofar.Youwilltryyourhardesttoavoidafight.Howwelldothesedescriptionsmatchyourpersonality?Iwassurprisedattheaccuracyinmycase,butI’mnotgoingtotellyouwhichoneitwas!1、Whichofthefollowinghandcouldbeanengineer’shand?A．B．C．D．2、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor______.A．isverycharmingandhelpfulB．alwaystrieshardtoavoidafightC．oftentakessillytestsonFacebookD．thinksthedescriptionssuithimwell3、Whatdoesthepassageintendtotellus?A．Howaccuratethedescriptionofthetestis.B．Thelengthoffingerscanrevealpersonality.C．Whyyourfingersarenotofthesamelength.D．Personalityisdeterminedbyyourfingerlength.4、Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A．Apopularmagazine.B．Anofficialreport.C．Apublicadvertisement.D．Abiologytextbook.24．（8分）ConstructiononKnolly'sTunnelbeganin1896，anditwasopenedonAugust13th，182bythemanitwasnamedafter--SirClementC．Knolly，ActingGovernorofTrinidad．ItlinkedRioClarowithPortofSpain．Itsarchitectureisstilladmiredandstudiedtoday，andmanyareamazedthatKnolly'sTunnelhasstooduptotheearth'smovementoversomanyyears．Muchresearchisbeingdoneonthetunnel．AtthetopofKnolly'sTunnelarecottagescoveredwithleaves，wherevisitorscansitandenjoythebeautyofnature．StandingatthebeginningofKnolly'sTunnel，youcanseenothingbutthetinylightattheend．Thetraintrackshavebeenremovedandreplacedwithsmallstones．Visitorscandrivethroughthetunnelorwalkthrough，butshoulddosoingroupsforsafety．Intheolddays，therewerenolights，butnowtherearestreetlightsonthewaytothetunnel，thoughnotinside．Onyourwayin，youmaynoticesomemanholesonthewallsofthetunnel．Thesewerethereforindividualstostepintoforsafetyasthetrainpassed．Knolly'sTunnelcanbeaccessedthroughTabaquiteandthroughMitchellGap．Theroadwasrecentlyimproved，butisbetterwhenyouenterfromTabaquite，andtherearesignsontheroaddirectingyoutoKnolly'sTunnel．OnthedrivetoKnolly'sTunneltherearetwoothercottageswherevisitorscansitandjustenjoynature．Atthesiteitself，thereisnothingtopurchasetoeatordrink，butinTabaquitethereareseveralbars，arestaurant，andfoodoutlets．Agasstationandahealthcentrearealsocloseby．Forthosewhoadmirearchitecture，Knolly'sTunnelisamust-seewhenvisitingTrinidad．Forthenaturelovers，thereisnobetterplaceforthemtobeandforthehistorians，theycanwalkordrivethroughKnolly'sTunnelknowingthatmanyofourancestorstoiled（workedhard）onitsstructure．SowhenyouvisitTrinidad，don'tforgettotakealookatKnolly'sTunnel!1、Knolly'sTunnelisspecialin______．A．itsenvironment B．itsfunctionC．itslocation D．itsarchitecture2、Theunderlinedword"site"intheparagraph4refersto______．A．Trinidad B．TabaquiteC．MitchellGap D．Knolly'sTunnel3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage？______A．TosuggestavisittoKnolly'sTunnel．B．TointroducethehistoryofKnolly'sTunnel．C．ToevaluatethevalueofKnolly'sTunnel．D．TowitnessthechangeofKnolly'sTunnel4、Thepassageaboveisprobablytakenfrom______．A．ageographytextbook B．atraveljournalC．asportsreport D．ahealthandfitnessmagazine25．（10分）Thirteencanbeachallengingage.NotonlydidIhavetoadapttomychangingbody,Ialsohadtodealwithmyparents’bitterdivorce,anewfamilyandtheupsettingmovefrommycountryhometoacrowdedtown.Whenwemoved,mybelovedcompanion,asmallbrownponyhadtobesold.Iwasheartbrokenandterriblylonely.Icouldn’teatorsleepandcriedallthetime.Finally,realizinghowmuchImissedmypony,myfatherboughtmeanotherhorse,Cowboy.Cowboywaswithoutdoubttheugliesthorseintheworld.ButIdidn’tcare.Ilovedhimbeyondallreasons.Ijoinedaridingclub.WhenCowboyandIenteredtheeventswherethehorsewasjudgedbyappearance,wewerequickly”shownthegate”.IknewnothingcouldturnCowboyintoabeauty.Myonlychancetocompetewouldbeinthetimedspeedevents.Ichosethejumpingrace.ForthewholenextmonthwepracticedrunningandjumpingforhoursinthehotsunandthenIwouldwalkCowboyhome,totallyexhausted.Allofourhardworkdidn’tmakemefeelconfidentbythetimetheshowcame.OnegirlnamedBeckyrodeabigbrownhorseintheraceevents.Shealwayswontheblueribbons.IsatatthegateandsweatedalloutwhileIwatchedBeckyandherhorsechargethroughthecourtandfinishinfirstplace.Myturnfinallycame.Atthesignal,wedashedtowardthefirstfence,jumpedoveritwithouttroubleandracedontothenextone.Cowboythenflewoverthesecond,thirdandfourthfenceslikeabirdandIturnedhimtowardthefinishline.Nocheersfilledtheair.Theendofourrunwasmetwithsurprisedsilence.CowboyandIhadbeatenBeckyandherfancyhorsebytwoseconds.Igainedmuchmorethanablueribbonthatday.Atthirteen,Irealizedthatnomatterwhattheodds,I’dalwayscomeoutawinnerifIwantedsomethingbadlyenoughtoworkforit.Icanbetheownerofmyfate.1、WhydidtheauthorlikeCowboysomuchinspiteofitsugliness?A．Becauseshelovedhorsesmorethananythingelse.B．BecauseCowboywasastrongandsmartyounghorse.C．BecauseCowboyhadalotincommonwithherpony.D．Becauseshewassadandlonelyandneededacompanion.2、Theaudiencefellintosilenceattheendoftherunprobablybecause_________.A．theydidn’texpectCowboywouldwintheeventB．theywereunhappythatBeckywasbeatenintheeventC．theydidn’tlikecowboy,foritwastoouglyD．theyneversawahorserunningasfastasCowboy3、Afterthecompetition,theauthorcametorealizethat_______.A．sheoughttogatherthecouragetosolvealltheproblemsB．itwastimetoforgetherponyandtreatCowboybetterC．sheneededtoworkhardertowinmoreblueribbonsD．shecouldbethegodofherownfateifshetriedhardenough4、Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythat_________.A．alloftheirhardtrainingwastotallyinvainB．ablueribbonmustbethesecondhighestprizeC．CowboylostintheeventofbeingjudgedbyappearanceD．bothBeckyandtheauthorwoninthejumpingevent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）Thatdaywascalmandsplendid.Iwalkedslowlytowardstheedgeofthecliffandlookedout.The1wasamazing.Icould2thegentlewindcomingfromthecoastwhilewatchingthebrilliantsunset.MydadandIusedtoenjoythesunsettogetheronthatveryplace.We3alsowatchthewaves4therocksbelow.Yet,mymotheralwaysannoyedushow5itwas.Inevergotworried,6alwaysbecamesecurenexttomyfather,whospentmostofhislifeout7inhisboat.Irememberonetimeonhisboat;Ihad8offthebackandintothecoldwateraccidentally.Mydadinstantlyjumpedoffto9me.ThatdaywasespeciallyunforgettableandfromthatpointIrealized10wouldpreventmydadprotectingmeifImylifewasinthreat.AsI11approachedthetopofthecliff,Irecalledthemostvaluabletime12Ispentwithmydad.Ilookeddowndesperatelyattheurn(骨灰瓷)inmyhands.Myfatherwasmyrock,someoneIcould13everytimeIwasinawkwarddilemma.Butnowhewasgoneeternally,andtheurnformemeantabsolutely14itself.15therebeenanotherchancetostaywithmyfatheragain,Imighthavecherisheditmorethaneverbefore.I16theurn,saida17farewellandthenslowlytwistedoffthelid.Thewindstartedtochange18,blowingouttowardsthesea.Ilookedlasttimeatmyfather’sashesandthen19foramoment,Iscatteredthecontentsoutoverthecliff.Iwipedawayatear,butitwasperfecthappinessratherthansadness,becauseIfinallyknewthemanwho20somuchtome,myfather,waseventuallyatpeace.1、A．journeyB．viewC．conditionD．impression2、A．attachB．senseC．appealD．spot3、A．wouldB．shouldC．couldD．must4、A．consistofB．breakdownC．knockoverD．crashinto5、A．embarrassingB．dangerousC．cautiousD．rough6、A．becauseB．whenC．ifD．though7、A．atpeaceB．atdawnC．atsunsetD．atsea8、A．slippedB．bentC．divedD．sank9、A．seekB．relieveC．rescueD．diagnose10、A．everythingB．somethingC．nothingD．anything11、A．graduallyB．gratefullyC．greatlyD．gently12、A．thatB．whenC．whichD．what13、A．careforB．approveofC．turnedtoD．makeout14、A．withB．beyondC．despiteD．in15、A．IfB．HadC．HasD．When16、A．lookedbackonB．lookedoutforC．lookeddownatD．lookedupto17、A．silentB．shockingC．constantD．typical18、A．speedB．distanceC．attemptD．direction19、A．exposedB．hesitatedC．ignoredD．complained20、A．assistedB．owedC．meantD．convinced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）Itisagreat1．(true)thatlifeisdifficult.Oncewereallyunderstandandacceptit,thenlifeisnolongerdifficult.2．,mostofusdonotfullyseeit.Theyjustcomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.3．makeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisareallypainfulone.Problems,4．(depend)ontheirnature,causesadnessorregretorangerorfear.Theseare5．(comfort)feelings,oftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Itisinthiswholeprocessofsolvingproblems6．lifehasitsmeaning.Problemsaretheserioustestthattellsussuccessfromfailure.Whenwewanttostrengthenthegrowthofhumanspirit,weencouragethehumanability7．(solve)problems,justasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentodealwith.Learningfromthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsis8．greatbenefit.AsBenjaminFranklin9．(say),“Thosethingsthathurt,instruct.”Forthisreason,wisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcome10．painofproblems.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。每处错误仅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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。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。Thismorningwasveryunusualforme、Mycarwasrunintobythewoman’scar、Asaresult,neithermycarorherswasdrivable、Lucky,noonewasinjured、RememberingallthestoriesofkindnessandloveIhavebeenreading,Ididn’tgetangrywiththispoorwomanwhomwascrying、Instead,Iinvitedherintomycartowarmingupsinceitwasfrozenoutside、Wechattedwhilewaitingthepolice、Shesoonstoppedeyingandweendedupsayinggoodbyewithsmiles、I’mgladtohavekeptkindnessinmyheart、Withoutthem,thismorningcouldhavegoneverydifferently、164第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）请阅读下面短文，并按要求以OurLifeRestsonOurChoice为题，用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。Lifeisamatterofchoice.Seemingly,itmeansachoiceofconcrete(具体的)things.Butinfact,itmeanschoosingawayoflife.Lifeistobelivedandenjoyed,nottobewastedorcomplainedabout.Hardlycanweforgetthetimewhenoursocietyfacedthethreatfromthelife-anddeathdisease—SARS.Yet,evenduringthosedreadfultimes,somesufferingpeopleremainedoptimistic.Insteadofwearingwhitemasks,somepeopleturnedtocolorfulones,andthusdisplayedahappymood.AndsomecreativepeopledubbedSARStomean“SMILEANDREMAINSMILING.”Peoplewhosurvivethesekindsofcircumstancesdecideintheirmindstocarryoninspiteofthehardships.Althoughwecannotchooseourappearance,inborngiftsandevenavoidunexpecteddisastersandadversities(逆境),wedohavetherighttochoosetoliveoptimistically,toloveourlives,tohavedreams,andtocherishhopes.Everymorningwhenwegetup,wehaveachoiceofhowwewanttoapproachlifethatday.用约30个单词写出上文的概要；用约120个词就“OurLifeRestsonO