2026届湖南长沙市某中学高三考前模拟英语试题（含答案）

2026届湖南长沙市长郡中学高三考前模拟英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

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

项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播

放两遍。

1.Whatisthewomantryingtodecide?

A.Whatshewillwriteforahistorypaper.

B.Whatshewillbedoingayearfromnow.

C.Whatshewillmajorinatuniversity.

2.Whyisthemanannoyed9

A.Hehastoworklate.

B.Thesnackmachineisbroken.

C.Thewomanrefusedhisrequest.

3.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisnotunderstanding.

B.Sheisnothelpful.

C.Sheisnotbrave.

4.Whatwillthespeakersprobablywatch?

A.Aromanticdrama.

B.Anadventuremovie.

C.Ahistoricaldocumentary.

5.Whatisthewomanmainlyimpressedby?

A.Theteam'sefforttoreducewaste.

B.Thenewcafeteriaintheschool.

C.Thenumberofpeopleintheprogram.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题都有5秒钟

的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6、7小题。

6.Whatarethespeakersprobablyabouttodo?

A.Takeanexam.

B.Deliveraspeech.

C.Attendajobinterview.

7.Whatistheman'sphilosophyfbrdealingwithstress?

A.Concentrateoncontrollableaspects.

B.Considereverythingthoroughly.

C.Makedetailedplansinadvance.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至10小顾。

8.Wherearethespeakersprobably?

A.Inacarshowroom.

B.Inaparkinglot.

C.Inacar.

9.Whatdocsthewomansavemoneyon?

A.Parkingfees.

B.Chargingfees.

C.Publictransporttickets.

10.Howcouldpublictransporthelpdriversaccordingtotheman?

A.Bybringingdowncarprices.

B.Byfreeingupparkingspaces.

C.Byreducinglliuainuunioftraffic.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至13小题。

11.WhydidJamiegettobedlatelastnight?

A.Hewashavingtroubleiallingasleep.

B.Hewascatchingthenighttrain.

C.Hewascomfortingafriend.

12.Whathappenedtothewoman'ssister?

A.Shehadaheartproblemat23.

B.Shewashospitalizedduetostressandsleepissues.

C.Sherecoveredfromatrcntaldisorder.

13.HowdocsthewomanfeelaboutJamie'shabits?

A.Concerned.

B.Pleased.

C.Annoyed.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至17小题。

14.Whatisthemainpurposeofthesciencefair?

A.Toshowstudcnts,talentsandcreativity.

B.Tosellticketstothesciencemuseum.

C.ToteachstudentsaboutAItechnology.

15.Whatcanthewoman'srobotdo?

A.Sing.

B.Dance.

C.Playamusicalinstrument.

16.Whatdocsthewomanhopetoget?

A.Asetofdrums.

B.Anewcomputer.

C.Amuseummembership.

17.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?

A.Fixheruoinpulcr.

B.Seethenoticeboard.

C.Improveherinvention.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至20小题。

18.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Howtolandasatisfyingcareeropportunity.

B.Howtokeepupwiththechangingjobmarket.

C.IlowtoworkwithAIandsmartrobots.

19.Whoisthespeakerprobablytalkingto?

A.Highschoolstudents.

B.Collegestudents.

C.Youngjobseekers.

20.Whichskillsareatthetopofemployers,listsaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Communicationandlanguageskills.

B.Relationshipbuildingandteamwork.

C.Problem-solvingandoriginalthinking.

第二部分阅读(共两节，满分5()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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

AStep-by-StepGuidetoObservingVariableStars

Variablestarsarcstarsthatvaryinbrightness.Theycanbeinterestingtoobsenc,andthisis

whereamateurastronomycanmakegreatcontributionstotheprofessionalarea.

Step1:FindingVariableStars

1.Gooutobservingstars.Gooutandfamiliarizeyourselfwiththestars.

2.Identifyavariablestaryouwanttoobserve(targetstar).

3.Findsomenon-variablestars(guidestars)nearyourstar,whichshouldbeofasimilar

brightnesstoyourtargetstar.

4.Comparehowbrighllliuvariablestaristotheguidestarseverynight.

Step2:RecordingYourObservations

1.Getyourselfanotebookandapencil.Ifyouneedaflashlight,placearedfilter(过滤器)when

thelightshinesthrough.Usingaflashlightwithoutdoingthiswillruinyournightvision.

2.Atthetop,writedownthenameofthetargetstarandthentheguidestars.

3.Everynight,recordhowbrightyourtargetstariscomparedtotheguidestars.Writedownthe

dateandtimeaswell.

4.Trydrawingachartofhowyourtargetstarchangesinitsbrightness.Thechartcanhelpyou

identifywhattypeofvariablestaryouareobserving.

Step3:IdentifyingtheTypes

1.Basedonyourchartjudgeifyourtargetstarbelongstothemaintypesortherarertypesof

variablestars.Themaintypesgenerallyhaveregularandpredictablevariations,whiletherarer

typesdon't.

2.Ifyourtargetstarbelongstothemaintypesofvariablestars,clickhereforreferencechartsto

identifyitssub-type.Ifitbelongstotherarertypes,refertothefollowingexplanationsand

referencecharts.

•Flarestarsspendmostoftheirtimeatalowbrightness,andsometimes,fbrafewminutes,

jumpupinbrightness.

•Recurrentnovaearcsimilartoflarestars,buttheyhavemuchgreaterjumpsinbrightness,and

jumpsarealotrarer.

•RCoronacBorealisstarsspendmosttimeattheirmaximumbrightness.Atunpredictable

intervals,theirbrightnessdecreasesquickly,andthengoesbackup.

•Supernovacarerareevents.Whenastarrunsoutoffuel,itslifechangesdramatically.Theyare

incrediblybright,butseeingonewiththenakedeyecanbeaonce-in-a-lifctimcevent.

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(*Intheabovereferencecharts,TstandsforTIME;BstandsforBRIGHTNESS)

21.Whatcanweconcludeaboutstarobservationaccordingtothetext?

A.Targetstarsshouldbechosenpriortoguidestars.

B.Properuseofflashlightsrequiresnoextradevice.

C.Drawingchartsisintendedtocomparethetargetstars.

D.Observingsupernovacwiththenakedeyeisimpossible.

22.WhichofthefollowingchartsbestillustratesthechangeinbrightnessofaRCoronaeBorealis

star?

A.B.D.

23.Whichwebsitesectioncoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A.SpaceTravelling.

B.ProfessionalCareer.

C.ProductiveHobbies.

D.DailyEntertainment.

B

Forthepastthreemonths,RoyKohnkehascycledthroughBeijing'shutongsanddiverseparks,

turningtheancientcapitalintobothhisstudioandconstantsourceofmuse.Heisparticipatingina

cross-rcsidcncyproject,acooperativeprogramjointlylaunchedbythePalaisdeTokyoinParis

andtheChoiCentreCloudHouseinBeijing.Theprojectencouragesartiststotakeadeepdive

intotheforeignenvironment,gatherinspiration,andbuilddurableartisticbondsacrossborders.

BasedinParis,Kohnke'spracticefocusesonsculptureandextendsintodrawing,textand

audio-visualinstallations.DuringhisstayinBeijing,the35-year-oldhasemployedlaser-cutting

technologytoengraveandslicepaper,producingwhathedescribesas“amixofsculpturesand

drawings''.Duringhis3-monthresidency,hiscreativebaseistheChoiCentreCloudHouse,a

culturalcenterontheoutskirtsofBeijingthatintegratesmodemarchitecturewithaclassical

Chinesegarden.There,inhistemporarystudio,rowsofpaintingsandsketcheslinethewalls,each

adirectreflectionoftheinspirationdrawnfromhisexplorationsofthecity.

HeoncespentplentyofliniwbookinglickcisonlinelovisitIlieNationalMuseumofChina,where

traditionalChinesecraftslefthimadeepimpression.Greatlyfascinatedbythedelicatebrick

can'ingsonancientChinesebuildings,hetookmanyreferencephotostofuelhislatercreation.

Besides,withkeeninterestinChina'stechnologicalandindustrialdevelopment,hevisited

specializedfactoriestoexplorehismalerials'manufacturingprocess,ashebelievesunderstanding

materials'originandpropertiesisessentialtoartisticcreationandthatmaterialsplayacrucialrole

inshapingartwork.

HavingarrivedinBeijingirOctober,histhree-monthresidencyisdrawingtoaclose.Yet,this

conclusionismerelyabeginningfbrtheartist.uThisisjustthefirststep.Iprefertobuild

long-termexperienceswiththeplacesIvisitandworkin."Kohnkcviewsartasapowcrfiil

channelfbrcommunicationacrosscultures."It'saboutsensations.It'simportanttoworkwithand

expresssensations,headds.

24.Whatcanweleamaboutthecross-residencyprojectfromparagraph1?

A.Itislaunchedbyasingleartinstitution.

B.Itformscross-borderartinspirationandties.

C.Itfbcuscsontraditional-stylecreation.

D.Itrequiresoversix-monthresidency.

25.WhatmethoddoesKohnkedrawontoproducehisuniqueworksinBeijing?

A.HecopiestraditionalChinesebrickcarvings.

B.HeconsultstheChoiCentreCloudHouse'sartists.

C.Headoptslaser-cuttingtechnologytoprocesspaper.

D.HecombineswesternsculpturesandChinesedrawings.

26.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph3?

A.ThedevelopmentofChina'sindustry.

B.TheoriginandhistoryofChinesecrafts.

C.Kohnke'sculturalexplorationofmaterials.

D.Kohnke'sexperiencesofgaininginspiration.

27.WhatmayKohnkethinkofthe3-nionthresidency?

A.Exhauslingandrcgrulfiil.

B.Inspiringandfulfilling.

C.Challengingyetfascinating.

D.Demandingyetuplifting.

C

Fordecades,thescientificcommunityhasheldtheviewthatabout700millionyearsago,our

planetenteredextremecoldconditionsknownasthe"SnowballEarth“一atimewhenthick

layersoficeblanketednearlytheentireglobe.However,theexactdegreeofthiscoldnesshad

remainedunresolved.Now,aninternationalresearchteamledbyChinesescientistshasmadea

majorbreakthroughbyprovidingthefirstdata-basedmeasurementsofoceantemperaturesfrom

thatperiod.

Arecentjournalpublicationrevealedthatseatemperaturesalongcontinentalmarginswere

roughlybetween-22℃and-8℃.Suchcoastalregionssupportedthehighestbiologicalactivity.

Theseawaterwasalsouptcfburtimessaltierthanmodernoceanwater.AsstatedbyLuKai,the

study'sfirstauthorandaresearcherattheChineseAcademyofSciences,thisrepresentsthe

coldestoceantemperatureeverrecordedthroughoutEarth'shistory.

Thisextremecoldperiodleftbehindspecialrocks:rusty（生诱的）redironformations（bund

wherecontinentalglaciersmettheice-coveredseas.Theresearchersusedtheserockstomeasure

ancienttemperatures.Theyfocusedonironisotopes（同位素）一differentformsofironatoms（原

子）.Theseisotopeschangeinaregularpatternastemperaturechanges,makingthemreliablefbr

temperaturemeasurement.Byanalyzingtheironisotopesintherocks,theteamfiguredouthow

coldtheancientoceanwas.Theresultsshowedthatthesurfaceseawatertemperaturewasmuch

lowerthantoday's17℃,yetitremainedunfrozen.

Luexplainedthatthisextremeenvironmentwaslikelytohavefbnnedatthebaseofmassiveice

shelves.Duringthemeltingandfreezingcycles,icepushesoutsalts,whichbuildupovertime.

Thiscreatessalt-ladenareaswithextremelylowtemperatures.Thisenvironmentservesasa

naturalanlificczc,allowingscavvalciloslayliquidaltcinpcidluresfarbcluwtheiiomialficczing

point.

“Thediscoverycontributesloexploringthesurvivalmechanismsofearlylifeinsuchextreme

climates,5,Lusaid.4itoffersinitialreliableevidenceofthemarineecosystembackinthatperiod,

andservesasavaluablereferencefbranalyzingdramaticclimatechangesaswellastheadaptive

strategiesotancientorganismsfacingchallengingconditions.”

28.Whatwaslonguncertaintoscientistsaboutthe“SnowballEarth”period?

A.Thethicknessoficelayers.

B.Thespecificoceantemperature.

C.Theprecisetimingoftheperiod.

D.Theaccuracyofoccan-rclatcddata.

29.Whalqualifiesironisotopesfortemperaturemeasurementinthestudy?

A.Theirregularshiftwithtemperature.

B.Theirstablepatternincoldconditions.

C.Theirformationundersaltyconditions.

D.Theirwidespreadpresenceintherocks.

30.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“salt-laden“inparagraph4probablymean?

A.Salt-poor.

B.Salt-free.

C.Salt-rich.

D.Salt-tolerant.

31.WhatdoesLusayaboutthediscovery?

A.Itconfirmsclimatechangesofancienttimes.

B.Itrevealsadaptivemechanismsofancientlife.

C.Itdefinesadistinctiveancientclimatepattern.

D.Itforecaststhesurvivaltrendsofoceanspecies.

D

Brandshavelongviewedpackagingasamarketingtool,eversincetheUS-basedNationalBiscuit

Companylaunchedihufirstbrandeduonsuincrpackagein1899—pullingitsUnucdasoda

crackersinpaperinsideacardboardbox.Companiesincreasinglyswitchedtousingplasticfrom

the1950sonward.Ascompetitionintensified,packagingbecamethebestwaytosignaladistinct

identity.

Butasbrandsaddedagrowingvarietyofdyes,materials,andothercomplexities,thealready

unstableeconomicsofplasticsrecyclingcollapsed.Just10percentofplasticpackagingisrecycled

globally.Meanwhile,reusablepackagingremainslimited.

Standardizationcoulddramaticallyimprovethings.Ifproductcategoriesfolloweduniform

guidelinesfbrplastictype,color,labelsandglues,rccyclcrscouldcheaplyrecoverfarmore

materials.Thiscouldfinallymakerecyclingeconomicallypracticalandhelpachievethedreamof

4tcireularityinwhichanewbottleismadefromanoldone.

Thecasefbrstandardizedreusesystemsisequallypersuasive.Today,thefewbrands

experimentingwithreusemostlyusedifferentcontainers.Theseneedindividualreturnpoints

alongsidecustomwashingequipmentandqualitychecks,whichincreaseexpenseandcomplexity

whilereducingconvenience.Reusesystemsbasedonstandardizedpackagingandshared

infrastructurecouldcapture40percentofthemarket,comparedwith2percentundera

non-standardizedapproach,accordingtotheEllenMacArthurFoundation.

Tobesure,itishardtoimaginecompetitorslikeProcter&GambleandUnilevervoluntarily

agreeingtoputtheirshampoointhesame-coloredbottles.Butasdatamountsaboutthebillionsof

dollarslosteachyearfromsingle-useplasticsthatarcburnedorlandfilled—andresearchreveals

moreaboutthehealthriskslinkedtothousandsofpoorlystudiedchemicalsinplastics—brands

mayfindtheircornerishardertodefend.Legally,itcouldbearguedthatthedamagecausedby

custompackagingoutweighsanyharmcausedtobrandsfromstandardizedcontainers.

Similarplasticbottleswon'tsolveeverything,ofcourse.Butsuchchangesincreasinglylooklike

goodbusinesssense.Withoutthem,tnilycircularpackagingremainsadistantdream.

32.Howdocstheauthorintroducethetopicinparagraph1?

A.Bytellingthehistory.

B.Bydefiningaconcept.

C.Bygivinganexample.

D.Bymakingcomparisons.

33.Whatbenefitcouldreusssystemsgaintromstandardizedpackaging?

A.Winningeconomicsupport.

B.Increasingthecomplexity.

C.Expandingthemarketshare.

D.Boostingtheconsumerappeal.

34.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthebrandsmentionedinparagraph5?

A.Theyrefusetochangebottlecolors.

B.Theyputprofitsbeforepublichealth.

C.Theyfacemultipleincreasingpressures.

D.Theyrisklegalharmsfromstandardization.

35.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.PlasticWaste,HiddenPrice

B.EcoDesign.GreenFuture

C.SharedDesign,CyclicFuture

D.CustomPackaging,LowEfficiency

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填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Seeing:FromLenstoAlgorithm（算法）

Humanhistoryis,atitscore,astoryofseeing.Eachinventionthatsharpenedourvisionextended

thereachofperceptionandredrewthebordersoftheknown.WhenaDutchcraftsmanfittedtwo

lensesintoalubein1608,hedidnotsimplyenlargedistantobjects;heexpandedthehumanmind.

Fromthatmoment,observationstoppedbeingpassive.36

Ascenturiesunfolded,theinstrumentsofobsenationmultiplied:microscopes,cameras,

Lclcscupcs,sensors,andfinally,algoiilhins.Eachrevealedanewlayerufreality—ihcniinulucell,

theatom,theDNAstructure,theuniverse.Theactoflookingbecamebothadisciplineanda

philosophy.37Observationdrewtheoutlinesofscience,yetitalsodefinedoursenseofsel£

fbreverydiscoverybeyondthehumanscaleremindedushowsmallweare.

38TheInternetmadeobserversofeveryone,yetitalsomadeusobsenable.Thegazelunied

inwardandoutwardatonce:webecamedatapoints,recordingandbeingrecordedinthesame

instant.39Ihenetworkstretchestromthedepthsotspacetothefinestdetailsofaface.

Andnow,machineshavebeguntoseefbrus.Satelliteswatchtheweather;artificialintelligence

watchestheworld.Theyidentifypatternsinvisibletohumaneyes—themovementsofuniverse,

thesignaturesofdisease,thehabitsofacity.40

Theuniversemaybeinfinite,butsotooisthehumandesireiounderstandwhatitmeanstolook.

A.Seeingisnolongerbelieving.

B.Wenolongermerelylooked—wesearched.

C.Toseewastoknow;tomeasurewastoexist.

D.Theultimatehorizonofobservationisoutthereamongthestars.

E.Lensesandcamerasarenowpartofthesameglobalsystemofseeing.

F.The20thcenturytransformedtheactoflookingintoanetworkedactivity.

G.Observation,onceanactofcuriosity,hasbecomecontinuous,all-around,andautonomous.

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Inaremarkabledisplayofdeterminationandthepowerofcommunity,17-year-oldAlex

Thompsonhastriumphedoversignificantchallengestobecomeaninspirationfbrhispeers.

Growingupinasingle-parenthousehold,Alex41financialhardships.Hismother,afactory

worker,42madeendsmeet,leavinglittleroomfbreducationalresourcesorcxtracurricalar

activities.

Despitethese43.Alexwasdeterminedtosucceedacademically.Afterschool,

he44groceriesatalocalsupennarketandmowedlawnsonweekends.However,

the45part-timejobandtightscheduleaffectedhisschoolwork.Hisgradesstarted

lo46,andhewasonihcvergeofgivingup.Thankfully,ihcuuiiimuiiily47.Thelocal

Boys&GirlsClubofferedAlexascholarshipfbrtutoring.Dedicatedvolunteershelpedhimwith

mathandwriting,whilethelibraryprovidedfree48toeducationalresources.Withthis

new-fbundsupport,Alex'sacademic49begantoturnaround.Andhejoined

the50club,enhancinghispublicspeakingandcriticalthinkingskills.

Alex'sstorytookanevenmore51turnwhenhewasselectedtoparticipateinarenowned

SIEMsummercamp.Ihere,hewas52tocutting-edgetechtbrthefirsttimeand

discoveredhispassionfbrcomputerscience.Backatschool,hestartedacodingclub,which

quicklygrewin53.

Now,ashenearshissenioryear,Alexhashissightssetoncollege.He'sappliedtotop-tier

universities,dreamingofusinghisskillstohelp54communities.Ashesaidgratefully,

44Withmycommunity'shelp.I,veovercomechallengesandfoundmypassion.There's

always55

41.A.witnessedB.sufferedC.overcameD.obtained

42.A.rarelyB.fullyC.barelyD.easily

43.A.obstaclesB.failuresC.budgetsD.disasters

44.A.purchasedB.donatedC.operatedD.bagged

45.A.regularB.ordinaryC.demandingD.mild

46.A.growB.slipC.recoverD.weaken

47.A.caughtupB.showedoffC.pulledoverD.steppedin

48.A.accessB.approachC.entranceD.permission

49.A.interestB.attitudeC.motivationD.performance

50.A.scienceB.dramaC.debateD.music

51.A.positiveB.validC.similarD.opposite

52.A.committedB.exposedC.addictedD.related

53.A.quantityB.tendencyC.inspirationD.popularity

54.A.wealthyB.disadvantagedC.advertisedD.independent

55.A.virtueB.happinessC.hopeD.fortune

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。

TheBritishMuseum'srichcollectionofancientChinesepaintingshasattractedmanyvisitors.At

theheartofthispresenationand56(rejuvenate)ofChinesearthistoryisasenior

consenator,QiuJinxian,whoisconsideredoneofthemuseum'smost

priceless57(treasure).

In1987,thelargecollectionofChineseancientpaintingsandculturalrelicsinthe

museum58(repair)byJapaneseandBritishmethodsandmaterials.Asthesemethodswere

notsuitablefbrChinesepaintings,theartcollectionwaskeptinstoragefbralongtimeinstead

of59publicdisplay.

JustbeforeChristmasin1987,QiuJinxianhadherfirstappointmentattheBritishMuseum.She

wasaskedtorepairanancientscrollbyFuBaoshi,60hadbeenbadlydamagedbyfire.

Qiu,smethods,whichincluded61（wash）withwarmwatertoseparatetheglueinorderto

repairthepaper,62（shock）peopleonthespot.Someofthemevengotoutthecamerato

recordhermethodsasthey'dneverseenthiswayofrestoringancientart.MrsRawson,directorof

theBritishMuseum,was63（complete）amazedbyQiuJinxian'sincredibleskills.

Chineseancientpaintingsaredifficult64（restore）becauseoftheirlargesize,complex

materials,diversecolours,andrichcomposition.Repairis65extremelytime-and-energy

intensiveprocess.Since1987,Qiuhasrepairedmorethan400artworks.

SheisproudofherjobandhopesmorepeopleworldwidecanunderstandandloveChinese

culturethroughart.Shebelievesthesepreciousthingsbelongtothewholeworld.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

66.你校于上周成功举办首届校园科技节，开展了一系列活动。请你以校广播站记者身份，

写一篇新闻报道，刊登在校报英文专栏。内容包括：

（1）时间与目的；

（2）活动内容；

（3）师生反响。

注意：

<1）写作词数应为100个左右；

（2）请按如卜.格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

ASuccessfulSchoolScienceandTechnologyFestival

第二节（满分25分）

67.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。

Lastmonth,ourclassorganizedacommunityserviceproject:helpingelderlyresidentscleanup

theirhomesandyards.MygroupwasassignedtoMrs.Garcia,anoldladyknowninthe

neighborhoodfbrbeingdifficult,"Don'texpectawarmwelcome,warnedthecommunityworker.

“Sherefusesallhelp.Lasttime,somevolunteerstriedtoclearheryard,andshechasedthemaway

withabroom.”

Mrs.Garciahadlivedalonesinceherhusbandpassedawaythreeyearsago.Neighborssaidshe

rarelyleftthehouseandseemedtohavelostinterestinkeepingthingstidy.Whenwearrived,her

yardwasamess—brokenfurniture,pilesofoldnewspapers,andovergrownbushesblockingthe

windows.Thefencewasfallingapart,andarusty（生锈的）oldbicyclelayupsidedownnearthe

gate.Itspaintwascomingeff,andonewheelwasmissing.Weknockedpolitely,butshejust

shoutedthroughthedoor,uGoaway!Idon'tneedyourhelp.You'lljustthrowawaymyprecious

things!"

Myteammateslookedateachotherhelplessly.Somesugges:edleaving.t4Whywasteourtimeon

someonewhodoesn'tappreciateil?”