百师联盟江西省抚州市南丰县某中学2025届高三一轮复习联考（一）英语试题及答案

2025届高三一轮复习联考（一）

英语试题

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡

皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

考试时间为120分钟，满分150分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答

题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完

每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Amountain.B.Apicture.C.Arainbow.

2.HowwillCrystalspendmostofhertimeinItaly?

A.Dealingwithherwork.B.Travelingaround.C.Visitinghersister.

3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Usemoneywisely.B.Buycheapthings.C.Spendlesstimeonshoppi

ng.

4.Whereareprobablythespeakers?

A.Onthetrain.B.Atthecafe.C.Inthetaxi.

5.Whenisthemathtest?

A.ThisSaturday.B.NextMonday.C.NextThursday.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出

最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出

5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhatisAlexdoingatthebeginningoftheconversation?

A.SurfingtheInternet.B.WritingtoYaleUniversity.C.Fixinghiscomputer.

7.WhatisAlexprobablygoingtodonext?

A.Chooseamajor.B.Giveadvice.C.Gotoanoffice.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhatistroublingMary?

A.Shecan，taffordtherent.

B.Shecan，tgetthemoneyback.

C.Shecan，thandletheairconditioner.

9.WhywasMrs.WhiteangrywithMary?

A.Marydidn，tpaytherentontime.

B.Marydidn，tinformherofthebrokenairconditioner.

C.Marydidsomethingwithoutherpermission.

10.WhatdoesDavidplantodotomorrownight?

A.Discusswiththehouseowner.

B.HelpMarymovehouse.

C.HelpMaryrepairtheairconditioner.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatdothespeakershaveincommon?

A.Theydislikethesmellofsmoke.

B.Theylikerunninginthemorning.

C.Theybothhaveayoungerbrother.

12.WhatdoesGaryusuallydowithhisfriends?

A.Gotoparties.B.Watchmovies.C.Playcards.

13.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shehastopay$800fortherentpermonth.

B.ShewillbeGary，sroommate.

C.Herfriendsvisitherfrequently.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Conductinganinterview.B.Hostingatalentshow.C.Planninganactivity.

15.Whatistheman5sprofession?

A.Ajournalist.B.Aphotographer.C.Aneditor.

16.WhatisChuckmainlyconcernedaboutinhisjob?

A.Thespiritualstrengthofthework.

B.Thenumberofartwork.

C.Theartisticstyle.

17.WhatinspiredChuck，sinterestinexploringtheworld?

A.Thedemandofhiscareer.

B.Hisdesiretochangehislifestyle.

C.Hiscuriositytodiscovernewthings.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatdoesFrancoBoccido?

A.He'saweatherforecaster.B.He'sacollegeteacher.C.He'saBBCnewsreporte

r.

19.Whatshouldpeopleconsiderwhendecidingtorunorwalkintherain?

A.Thewindspeed.

B.Thedirectiontheymoveforward.

C.Theirbodyshapeandthewind'sdirection.

20.WhatdoesFraneoBoccifinallyadvisepeopletodowhencaughtintherain?

A.Runifthewindcomesfrombehind.

B.Runasfastastheycangenerally.

C.Walkatthesamespeedasthewindifthewindblowsfromside.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。

A

Pre-UniversitySummerSchoolcourseshelppreparestudentsforuniversity.Eachcourseoffersan

in-depthexplorationofasubjectareaatdegree-levelandimprovesstudents,understandingofuni

versitystudy.Ourcoursesprovideinsightintothekeydebatesandthemesofasubject.Studentswill

havetheopportunitytocooperateongroupassignmentsandexperiencesociallearningwhicharecentr

alelementsofundergraduatestudy.OurSummerSchooloffersawidevarietyofcoursesindifferentdi

sciplines.Pre-UniversityLawcourseisoneofthem.

Whatdoesthiscoursecover?

ThiscourseexaminesthefoundationsofInternationalLawandthekeychallengeswithinthisdisc

ipline>Ithasbeendesignedtogiveyouacoreunderstandingofdifferentareasandaninsightinto

studyingthissubject.Ourcentrallocation,nexttotheRoyalCourtsofJusticeandInnsofCourt,en

suresthatyouwillbenefitfromanumberofcourseactivitiesandtripsdesignedtobroadenyourunde

rstandingoftheprofessionalpracticeofLaw.

Whatwillyouachieve?

Bytheendofthecourse,youshouldhave:experiencedavarietyoflearningactivitiestypicalo

fafirst-yearundergraduatedegreeinLaw;builtonyourexistingknowledgeofcoretopicscoveredi

nafirst-yearundergraduatedegreeinLaw;carriedoutindependentresearchonagiventopicandpro

ducedastructuredandwellsupportedresponsetoanassignmentbrief;workedcooperativelyindiverse

groupstoproduceapresentation.

Whoisthisfor?

Itisopentohigh-achievingstudentswhoareabouttostartorwhoareenrolledintheirfinal

twoyearsofhighschoolandaretypicallyaged16and17.

Duration:1week

Fee:£2,900

21.WhatisthemainpurposeofthePre-UniversitySummerSchoolcourses?

A.Toenhancethepracticalskillsoftheundergraduates.

B.Tohelpstudentspreparefortheirfuturecollegecareers.

C.Toexploreadvancedresearchtopicsinallsubjectareas.

D.ToprovideacomprehensiveoverviewofPre-UniversityLaw.

22.WhatisoneofthekeybenefitsofthePre-UniversityLawcourse?

A.Directinvolvementincurrentlegalcases.

B.Accesstoawiderangeoflegaltextbooks.

C.Closenesstoprofessionallawpracticesandcourts.

D.Opportunitiestoattendinternationallawconferences.

23.WhatisexpectedofstudentsbytheendofthePre-UniversityLawcourse?

A.MasterallareasofInternationalLaw.

B.Argueacaseinavirtualtrialcompetition.

C.Completeanundergraduatecourseinadvance.

D.Conductindependentresearchonanassignedtopic.

B

GraceSun,16,won2024GeorgeD.YancopoulosInnovatorAwardand$75,000.She'sajunioratPaul

LaurenceDunbarHighSchoolinLexington,Ky.Theteenimprovedatypeofelectronicdevicethatcould

workinsidethebodytohelpdiagnoseandtreathealthproblems.Herinnovationaffectsatypeoftra

nsistor（晶体管）.That'sadevicethatenhanceselectricalsignals.

ThetypeGraceworkedwithcanpickupsuchsignalsthatnaturallyoccurinthebody----thenstr

engthenthem.Forexample,shesays,animplantedversionmightonedayhelpregulatesomeone'sheartb

eatormonitorblood-sugarlevels.

Researchershavebeendevelopingthesebioelectronicdevicesformanyyears.Butnoneareforsal

eyet."That'sbecauseoftheircurrentperformanceissues,“Gracesays.They，veprovenunstablein

thebodyandslowtomoveelectricalsignals.

Hersimpleandlow-costinnovation:Addasalttothepolymer（聚合物）thatmakesupthedevic

e.Andthatgreatlyimprovedthedevice'sperformance.Gracetestedfoursaltsaspotentialadditives.

TheoneknownasTBACIgavethebestresults.Amountsofcompoundsarefrequentlymeasuredinmoles.

GracefoundTBACIworkedbestwhenthatsaltwasoneineveryfivemolesofmaterialinthepolymer's

finalrecipe.

Thatrecipe“improvesthedevice,ssignalenhancementabilities,“Gracereports.Italsomake

sitmorestableinthehumanbody.Indeed,thatsaltincreasedthetransistor'sabilitytoboostas

ignalby97percent.Comparedtoanuntreatedversionofthedevice,addingthesaltuppeditsability

tostoreanelectricchargeby107percentandincreaseditselectricalsignalmobilityby77percen

t.

“Becausetheseelectricaldevicesaresocost-effective,anddiverse,“Gracesays,“Ihopet

oprovidemoreaccurate,safer,aswellascheapermedicaldiagnosticsandtreatmentforavarietyof

diseases.”

24.WhatisthemainfunctionofthetransistordeviceimprovedbyGraceSun?

A.Todetectandenhancesignalsinthebodyformedicaluse.

B.Tocontrolexternalelectronicdeviceswithsignalsinthebody.

C.Toimprovetraditionaltransistorsinmedicalapplications.

D.Totransformbodyheatintoelectricalenergyfordevices.

25.WhyhavebioelectronicdevicesnotbeencommercializedaccordingtoGrace?

A.There，snomarketforsuchdevices.B.Theyhaveperformanceproblems.

C.They，retoocomplexformassproduction.D.Theylackscientificfoundation.

26.WhatisGrace，sgoalforherresearch?

A.Investigatethesubstancefurther.

B.Receivethisyear'sInnovatorAward.

C.Maximizetheoveralleffectivenessofhealthcare.

D.Makediagnosisandtreatmentmorepreciseandaffordable.

27.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Aguidebooktoanewdrug.

B.Areviewofmoderntreatment.

C.Anintroductiontoateenscientist.

D.Anessayonthefunctionofanewdevice.

c

Socialrelationshipsareimportanttohumanhappiness.Butoncerelationshipsareformed,somewi

11naturallywaxandwane（兴衰），withmanyofuslosingtouchwithfriendsandfamilythatwewereon

ceclosewith.

Acrosssevenstudies,thepsychologistsexaminedtheattitudesofalmost2,500participantstore

connectingwithlostfriendships,thebarriersandreasonsfordoingso,andwhethertargetedinterven

tionscouldencouragethemtosendthatfirstmessagetoanoldfriend.

Thepsychologistssetouttomeasurethishesitancetoreconnectbygettingparticipantstorate

theirwillingnesstoimmediatelycarryoutarangeofactivities,includingcallingortextingafrien

dtheyhadlosttouchwith.Theyfoundthatparticipantswereasunwillingtoreachouttoanoldfrie

ndastheyweretostrikeupaconversationwithastranger----oreventopickuprubbish.

Thetopreportedbarriersincludedfearsthatone'soldfriendmightnotwanttohearfromthem,

thatitwouldbe'tooawkwardafterallthistime',andfeeling'guilty'.Anexcuseofbeingtoob

usy一一boththeoldfriendandtheparticipant----wasthelowestcitedreasonfornotreachingout.

Notably,thepsychologistsfoundthatparticipantsbelievedtherewereonlyafewlogicalreasons

togetintouch,withthefriend，sbirthdayreportedasthemostconvincing.Reconnectingovertheme

moryofasharedexperiencewasthesecondmostreportedreason.Participantswereleastlikelytocon

sidergettingintouchwithanoldfriendtoaskthemafavour.

Aspartoftheresearch,thepsychologiststestedtargetedinterventionsandtheyfoundthatprac

tisingsocialconnectionwithcurrentnetworksbyfirstsendingamessagetoawarmfriend,wasthemo

stsuccessfulstrategy,boostingreachoutratesbyovertwothirds.

Butanexpertexplained:"Interestingly,despitepeopletellingusthatakeybarriertomaking

contactwithanoldfriendwasconcernsoverhowthemessagemightbereceived,theinterventionthat

wedesignedtohelpovercomethisanxietyhadlittleeffect."Theexpertadds:"Weknowfromdecade

sofresearchthatsocialrelationshipsareakeysourceofhappinessandmeaninginourlives.”

28.Whatistheprimaryfocusofthepsychologists，research?

A.Thebenefitsofmaintainingfriendships.

B.Theprocessofformingnewfriendships.

C.Theattitudestowardsreconnectingwitholdfriends.

D.Thereasonsforlosingcontactwithlonglostfriends.

29.Whatdidthepsychologistsfindregardingpeople，swillingnesstoreachouttooldfriends?

A.Mostparticipantswereeagertoreconnect.

B.Participantshesitatedtocontactoldfriends.

C.Participantspreferredtoreachouttoaskforfavors.

D.Beingtoobusywasthemainreasonfornotreachingout.

30.Howdoestheexpertthinkoftheresultoftheirinterventiononsocialanxiety?

A.Unsatisfactory.B、Unidentifiable.C.Predictable.D.Fa

r-reaching.

31.What，sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.GainingHappinessThroughSocialTiesB.ThePathwaystoMeaningfulConnection

C.ToStrikeupaConversationwithaStrangerD.RevivingPre-existingCloseFriendship

s

D

Canartificialintelligencebemadetotellthetruth?Probablynot,butthedevelopersoflarge

languagemodel（LLM）chatbotsshouldbelegallyrequiredtoreducetheriskoferrors,saysateamo

fethicists（伦理学家）.“Whatwe'rejusttryingtodoistocreateastructuretogetthecompanies

toputagreateremphasisontruthoraccuracywhentheyarecreatingthesystems,“saysBrentMittel

stadtattheUniversityofOxford.

LLMchatbots,suchasChatGPT,generatehuman-likeresponsestousers'questions,basedonstati

sticalanalysisofvastamountsoftext.Butalthoughtheiranswersusuallyappearconvincing,theyal

sotendtohave“hallucination^.“Wehavethesereally,reallyimpressivegenerativeAIsystems,bu

ttheygetthingswrongveryfrequently,andasfaraswecanunderstandthebasicfunctioningofthe

systems,there'snofundamentalwaytorevampthat,“saysMittelstadt.

Thisisa“verybigproblem“forLLMsystems,giventheyarebeingrolledouttobeusedina

varietyofcontexts,suchasgovernmentdecisions,whereitisimportanttheyproducefactuallycorre

ct,truthfulanswers,andarehonestaboutthelimitationsoftheirknowledge,hesays.

Toaddresstheproblem,Mittelstadtandhiscolleaguesproposearangeofmeasures.Theysaylar

gelanguagemodelsshouldreactinasimilarwaytohowpeoplewouldwhenaskedfactualquestions.Th

atmeansbeinghonestaboutwhatyoudoanddon，tknow."It'saboutdoingthenecessarystepstoact

uallybecarefulinwhatyouareclaiming,“saysMittelstadt.Thisseemslikeapraiseworthyaim,bu

tEerkeBoitenatDeMontfortUniversity,UK,questionswhethertheethicists'demandistechnically

practical."Idon，tunderstandhowtheyexpectlegalrequirementstomandate5（强制执行）whatIseea

sfundamentallytechnologicallyimpossible,“hesays.

MittelstadtandhiscolleaguesdosuggestsomemorestraightforwardstepsthatcouldmakeLLMsm

oretruthful.Themodelsshouldlinktosources,hesays----somethingthatmanyofthemnowdotoev

idencetheirclaims,whilethewideruseofatechniqueknownas“retrieval（检索）enhancedgenerati

on“tocomeupwithanswerscouldlimitthelikelihoodof“hallucinations”.

32.WhatisthemainconcernoftheethicistsregardingLLMchatbots?

A.Theenormousdevelopmentcost.B.TheethicaldecisionsmadebyAI.

C.Itsinabilitytoguaranteetruthfulness.D.Itsefficiencyinprocessingtexts.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“revamp“inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Ignore.B.Fix.C.Discover.

D.Escape.

34.WhatisEerkeBoiten5sattitudetowardstheethicists，proposalsforLLMs?

A.Tolerant.B.Conservative.C.Enthusiastic.

D.Skeptical.

35.WhichofthefollowingissuggestedasasteptomakeLLMsmoretruthful?

A.Linkingtorelevantsources.B.Usingmorecomplexdatastatistics.

C.Encouraginguserinteraction.D.Reducingthesizeofthelanguagemodel

s.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Fathersplayanimportantroleintheirsons，livesanddevelopingastrongfather-sonrelations

hipisvitalforoverallwellbeing.Whatasongainsfromhisfatherwillshapethemanhewillbecom

e.36Hereareseveralstrategiesthatmighthelpyoustrengthenfather-sonrelationships.

Spendtimetogether.

37Teachhimtorideabike,throwaballaround,gofishing,orbuildabirdhousetogether.T

histimewillletyoursonknowthatheisvalued.Thisspecialtimetogetherisalsogoodforachild

'slinguistic,cognitive,andsocio-emotionaldevelopment.Notonlywillyoubebuildingthisimporta

ntconnection,youwillalsobecreatingpositivememoriesthatwilllastalifetime.

Beagoodrolemodel.

Oneofthethingsyoucandotodevelopastrongbondwithyoursonistosetagoodexampleand

tobeapositiverolemodel.38Sohowafatherinteractswithhispartnerandothersteachesas

onrespectordisrespectandhowtodealwithdifferencesofopinionorconflict.Thisinfluencecanb

epositiveornegative.Beingapositiverolemodelwillteachempathyandrespectforothers.

39

Thekeytohavingopenandeffectivecommunicationwithyoursonisanimportantbuildingblockt

oastrongrelationship.Activelylistentoyourchildwithoutinterruptingortryingtofixthings.Y

oucandothatbygivingyoursonyourfullundividedattention.TurnofftheTVandputyourcellpho

nedownandreallylisten.Haveconversationsaboutrealissues,likesocialmedia,bullying,peerpre

ssure,andrelationships.Thiswillallowyourchildtomaketheirownhealthydecisions.

Recognizeachievements.

Anotherwaytostrengthenyourfather-sonrelationshipisbyrecognizinghisachievements.Celeb

rateachievementsandvictoriesofanysize.Showyoursonthatyoutakeprideinhisaccomplishments,

bothlargeandsmall.40

A.Practiceopencommunication.

B.Developemotionalintelligence.

C.Activelyparticipateinyourson，slifejourney.

D.Somequalityone-on-onetimeisreallywhatyoursonwants.

E.Asonlearnsfromwatchinghisfather,evenwhentheparentisunaware.

F.Therecognitionhelpstoboostyourson，sself-esteemandhisself-worth.

G.However,withthedemandsofmodernlife,itcanbechallengingtodevelopthisbond.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

Afamilyofthree,mom,dadandbabyRomey,5months,wereflyingonanairplanetogether.Thiswa

sRomey'sfirsttimeonanairplane.Duringtheflight,Romey41thewomansittingnexttothem.

Thewoman,Meegan,wascrocheting（钩针编织）ontheplane,42herhandsbackandforth,overa

ndoveragain.Romeywas_43_bythecrochetingandcouldn，tstopwatchingherwork.Thisbabywast

oo44.Meeganhappenedtohavethesamecoloryarn（纱线）asthesweetbaby，soutfit.Soshedecid

edto45Romeyalittlebabyhat.

Whentheplanelanded,thewomanhadfinishedthehatandgaveittothefamilyandit46Rom

eyperfectly.Romey'sparentswerequite47toherandeveryonearoundthemstarted48.Meegan

thenwentontosay,"SoI'm49goingtomakeRomeyalittlebabydress,becauseIloveit."Wh

atasweetthingforhertosay.

Whilewearen51surehowlongtheflightwas,whata50itistobeabletomakeawholehat

duringthelengthofaflight.Andwhatagreat51Meeganhastothinkofmakingitforthebaby.

52isthebridgethatclosesthegapbetweenstrangers.Givingofyourtime,talent,ortreasu

retosomeonethatspeakstoyourheartisasurewayto53lovearound.Astheproverbsays,“Th

efragrance（芳香）always54inthehandthatgivestherose”,andMeeganisan55ofthat.She

usedhertalentstoshowlovetootherpeople.

41.A.tookadvantageofB.tookalookatC.tookprideinD.tookafancyto

42.A.wavingB.movingC.draggingD.striking

43.A.annoyedB.frightenedC.attractedD.touched

44.A.smallB.cuteC.cleverD.naughty

45.A.purchaseB.offerC.designD.make

46.A.fittedB.astonishedC.grabbedD.decorated

47.A.politeB.patientC.gratefulD.considerate

48.A.commentingB.clappingC.competingD.arguing

49.A.definitelyB.regularlyC.temporarilyD.randomly

50.A.rewardB.lessonC.pityD.talent

51.A.chanceB.powerC.heartD.hand

52.A.KindnessB.CuriosityC.EnthusiasmD.Sympathy

53.A.transmitB.spreadc.seekD.pursue

54.A.fillsB.investsc.holdsD.remains

55.A.experienceB.exercisec.exampleD.exception

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Inarareandawe-inspiringevent,awhitebisoncalf（野牛幼崽）wasborninYellowstoneNationa

1Park'sLamarValley.Thisextraordinaryoccurrence56（witness）byparkvisitorandwildlifep

hotographerErinBraaten,57happenedtobeattherightplaceattherighttime.

Braaten,aresidentofKalispell,Montana,visitsYellowstoneafewtimeseachyear,butsheneve

rimaginedshewouldwitnesssucharareand58（symbol）moment.Stoppingtoadmirethecalfandi

tsmother,Braatenmanaged59（take）someincrediblephotosfromasafeandrespectfuldistance.

Thesignificanceofawhitebisoncalfis60(deep)rootedinNativeAmericanculture,partic

ularlyamongtheLakotapeople.AccordingtoLakotalegend,thebirthofawhitebisoncalfpromisesb

ettertimesahead.Thelegend61(tell)ofatimearound2,000yearsagowhenfoodwasnotenough

andbisonweredisappearing.WhiteBisonCalfWomanappeared,62(present)asacredpipeandabun

die(包袱)totheLakotapeople,teachingthemhowtoprayandandbringbisontotheareaforfood.A

ssheleft,shetransformedinto63whitebisoncalf.

Thebirthofthecalfmay“reflectthepresenceofanaturalgeneticlegacythatwaspreservedi

nYellowstone，sbison”thathasbeenrevealedthankstothesuccessful64(recover)oftheanima

rspopulationinthepark.TroyHeinert,theexecutivedirectoroftheSouthDakota-basedInterTriba

1BisonCouncil,seesthecalf'sbirth65areminder“thatweneedtoliveinagoodwayandtre

atotherswithrespect.”

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter想了解一下你校心理社团(PsychologyClub)的情况，请写一封回信，内容

如下：

1.介绍你校心理社团；

2.心理社团开展的活动及意义。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80个左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearPeter,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节(满分25分)

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Oneafternoon,EmmaandIwerewalkinghomefromschool,chattingaboutourday.Emm

a,withhercuriouseyesshining,askedmeaboutmyfriendshipwithLucy.Withoutthinkin

g,Isaid,“IonlyhungoutwithLucybecauseshewantedmeto,butIdidn，treallywant

tobefriendswithher.Shewaskindofboring.”

Unluckily,Ididn，tknowLucywasnearby.WhenIlookedup,shewasrightthere,hav

ingheardeverything.Herfaceturnedpale,andhereyesgotbigwithsurprise.Shedidn，

tsayanythingandranoff.EmmaandIjuststoodthere,feelingbad.IknewIshouldgo

afterLucyandsaysorry,butIwastooshockedtomove.Emma，sfaceturnedredtoo.Wew

alkedhomewithouttalking,anditfeltlikeourstepsweregettingheavier.

Thenextdayswerehard.IfeltreallybadaboutwhatIsaidandwantedtofixthing

swithLucy.Ineededtosaysorry.ButwhatshouldIsay?EventhoughIdidn，tmeanto,

IhurtLucy'sfeelings.EverytimeIsawheratschool,Ilookedawayquickly.

Then,somethinginterestinghappenedinourspeakingclass.OnTuesday,Mrs.Julias

aidwewoulddopre-classspeeches.Shehadwrittenourtopicsonsmallpiecesofpaper

an