2025-2026学年山东省菏泽某中学高二年级下册期中模拟英语试题（含答案）

2025-2026学年山东省荷泽一中高二下学期期中模拟英语试题

注意事项：

1.本试卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟。

2.答题前，考生务必将姓名、班级等个人信息填写在答题卡指定位置。

3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上

对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答

题区域内作答。超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。

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L5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。每段对话读

两遍。

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theman'sbeinglate.

B.Theheavytraffic.

C.Badpublicservices.

2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

AAtapostoffice.

B.Inabank.

C.Inabookstore.

3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Schoolmates.B.Strangers.C.Guideandtourist.

4.Whendoesthistalkprobablytakeplace?

A.Beforeanimportantexam.

B.Duringaradioprogram.

C.Attheendofalecture.

5.Howmuchwillthemanpay?

A.S80.B.$90.C.$100.

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.HowdocsPeterfeelaboute-CNY?

A.Confused.B.Curious.C.Cold.

7.WhatdocsXiaoLido?

A.Promoteanapp.B.Hostaforeigner.C.Offerassistance.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutPau.?

A.Considerateandhardworking.

B.Kind-heartedandhelpful.

C.Sociableandreliable.

9.Whatdoesthemandoattheendoftheconversation?

A.Heintroducesafriendtothewoman.

B.Heinvitesthewomantoaparty.

C.Hegoesoutwiththewoman.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whyweresomeaccountsstolen9

A.Peoplechosesimplenumbersaspasswords.

B.Peopledidn'tlocktheirphonefrcintheleft.

C.Peoplestartedtheirlock-screenpatternsfromacorner.

11.Howcanwemakeourpasswords,safer?

A.Byusingacorner.

B.ByusingChinesecharacters.

C.Bycomplicatingthem.

12.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetalk?

A.Hardermeanssafer.

B.Differentisthebest.

C.Keepawayfromhackers.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatwasstressfulforMarkafterhearrivedinChina?

A.Writinganessay.B.OrderingChinesefood.C.DrivinginChina.

14.WhichdoesMarkthinkmosteffectiveintermsoflearningChinese?

A.Havingalearnedteacher.

B.EnteringforaChineseclass.

C.StudyingwithaChinesefriend.

15.WithwhomMarkwantstosharehisexperience?

A.Englishmajors.

B.Life-longlearners.

C.ForeignerswholeamChinese.

16.HowmanyforeignerslearnedChinesein2024?

A.About100million.B.Nearly200million.C.Over300million.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeakermainlytalkingto?

A.Foreignfreshmen.B.Nativespeakers.C.Newsettlers.

18.Whyareforeignstudentsdifferentfromnativestudents?

A.Theyhavetoregisterwiththelocaluniversity.

B.Theyhaveamorecomplexregistrationprocess.

C.Theyenjoyabettersocialandmedicalwelfare.

19.Whatmaystopyoufromassociatingwithothers?

A.Shyness.B.Comfort.C.Bravery.

20.Whydoesthespeakermakethespeech?

A.Tohelpstudentswiththewelcomeweek.

B.Tourgestudentstoknowdifficultiesinlife.

CToassiststudentstoadapttoanewculture.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

BaliWildlifeVolunteerProgram

ABOUTTHEPROGRAM

Baliwildlifevolunteershelptocarefbravarietyofanimalspecies.Volunteershelppromoteandimprovethe

well-beingofanimalsatthewildlifecentre.

VOLUNTEERROLE&TYPICALWORKDAY

AsawildlifevolunteerinBali,youwillrotate（车仑换）acrossseveraloftheprojectsandlocationswcworkin,

gainingawiderangeofinsightsintothemanywaysvolunteerscanmakeanimpactduringtheirtimeonthe

program.Whileontheproject,youwillworkalongsideotherstaffmemberswhohaveyearsofexperience.Typical

activitiesyouwillgetinvolvedinduringyourtimeasavolunteerinBaliWildlifeCentreincludefeeding,cleaning,

dailycareandsoon.

REQUIREMENTS

Tojointheprogram,youneedtobeatleast15yearsoldandabletospeakEnglishattheintermediate（中级的）

level.Youshouldbephysicallyfit,asvolunteeringoverseascanbequitehard.Ifyouhaveanyhealthproblemsthat

mayaffectyourparticipation,youmustreportthemtousinyouronlineapplication.Asfbrthetimecommitment,

volunteersareexpectedtoworkabout3-5hoursperdayiromMondaytoThursday,andFridayisoptionalbutis

encouraged.

FREETIMEACTIVITIES

ParticipantsgenerallyvolunteeronaMonday-Thursdaybasisandontheweekendsarefreetorelaxortravel

around.Thewidertravelopportunityisextremelyimportanttothewholeexperienceanditissomethingwc

certainlyrecommend.Ourloalteamisabletoarrangefreeactivities,transportationandaccommodationbutplease

notethisisusuallyanindependentexperienceoutsideofthecoreprogram.

1.Whatistheaimoftheprogram?

A.Tocontributetothewell-beingofwildanimals.

B.Topromoteenvironmentalconservation.

C.Toteachanimalrescuetechniques.

D.Toconductwildliferesearch.

2.Whatisaspecificrequirementfbrvolunteers?

A.Havingexperienceinwildliferescue.B.BeinggoodatwrittenEnglish.

C.Beingingoodcondition.D.Reachingadulthood.

3.Whatdoweknowaboutvolunteers?

A.Theirworklocationsarefixed.

B.Theyhavetoworkonweekends.

C.Theyneedtopayfbrtransportation.

D.Theycantravelaroundduringtheirfreetime.

B

A12-minutepieceofmusiccomposedbyMozarthasbeendiscoveredinalibraryinGermany.Researchers

thirkthecomposerwrotethepreviouslyunknownpiece-calledSerenadeinC-whenhewasayoungteenager.

ThecompositionwasfoundintheholdingsofGermany'sLeipzigMunicipalLibraries-some280milesnorth

ofSalzburg,Austria,whereMozartwasbornin1756.AlthoughMozartwrotethispiecewhenhewasonlya

teenager,itwasnotuncommonfbrhimtowritemusicinhischildhood.MozartbegantoperformaroundAustria

fromtheageoffiveandshortlyafterwardsbecamefamousasacomposer.

Mozartprobablywrotetherecentlydiscoveredcompositionbetweenthemidandlate1760s,accordingtoa

statementfromtheLeipzigMunicipalLibraries.Libraryresearcherswerecompiling（编辑）aneditionofthe

Kochelcatalog,acollectionofMozart'sworks,whentheycameacrossamysteriousboundmanuscript（装订好的

手稿）containingahandwrittencompositioninbrownink.Thecompositionisthoughttohavebeenwrittenby

Mozart.Thehandwriting,however,isnotMozart's,suggestingthatthemanuscriptisacopyoftheoriginal

composition.Theresearchersthinkitwasmadearound1780.

Theresearcherssaythemusicfitsstylisticallywithotherworksfromthe1760s,whenMozartwasbetweenthe

agesof10and13.Theyoungcomposerwasnolongercreatingpiecesthatsoundedlikethisonebythetimehewas

inhislateteens.

Inhisearlyyears,MozartwrotemanychamberworkslikeSerenadeinC,whichhisfatherrecordedonalist

ofhisson'scompositions.Manyoftheseworkswerethoughttohavebeenlosttohistory.Luckily,thisparticular

piecewassaved-thankstothecomposer'ssister.uItlooksasifacompletestringtrio（二重奏［111）hassunivedin

Leipzig,“Leisinger,aworkerfromtheInternationalMozarteumFoundation,says."Thesourcewasobviously

Mozart'ssister,whoperhapspreservedtheworkinmemoryofherbrother.”

4.WhatdocsthesecondparagraphintendtoshowaboutMozart?

A.Histalentatayoungage.B.HisconnectiontoSalzburg.

C.Hispreferenceforperforming.D.Hispopularityallaroundtheworld.

5.OnwhatbasisdotheresearchersdateSerenadeinC?

A.Thetitleofthecomposition.B.Thestyleofthecomposition.

C.ThenumberintheKochelcatalog.D.Thecoloroftheinkusedinthecopy.

6.WhyisMozart'ssistermentioned?

A.ShehadapositiveinfluenceonMozart.

B.ShewasthefirsttoperformSerenadeinC.

C.ShehelpedMozartcomposeSerenadeinC.

D.ShewastheonewhopreservedSerenadeinC.

7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Mozart'sWorksNeedUpdating.

B.Mozart'sWorksAttractNewAttention.

C.ALostMozartCompositionWasDiscovered.

D.ResearchersUncoveredtheEarlyLifeofMozart.

C

Throughouthistory,lionshaverepresentedcourageandstrength.Lionsliveingroupscalledprides,andthe

sizeofapridedependsonfoodavailability,butatypicalprideincludesonetothreemales,adozenfemales,and

theircubsoryounglions.Malesarelargerthanfemales(lionesses).Alion'sbodyrangesinlengthfrom4.5to6.5

feel,withatailfrom26to40inches.Bothmalesandfemalesarepowerfi,il,muscularcatswithroundedheadsand

ears.Onlyadultmalelionsdisplayabrown,rust,orblackmane(鼠毛)whichextendsdowntheneckandchest.

Lions,dietconsistsofmorethan70%meat.Lionsprefertohuntbiganimalsincludingzebra,buiYalo,and

giraffe.Theyusuallyavoidverylargc(clcphant)andverysmall(monkcy)prey(猎物)，butthey,lltakefarmanimals.

Lionsmostoftenhuntatdawnordusk,butcanadapttotheirpreytochangetheirschedule.Whenhunting,

lionessesrunfrommorethanonedirectiontocatchfleeinganimals.Usually,preyisconsumedatthehuntingsite.

Malelionstendtobefourorfiveyearsoldbeforewinningachallengeandjoiningapride.Whenanewmale

takesoverapride,heusuallykillstheyoungestgenerationofcubsanddrivesawaytheadolescents.Mostadult

lionsarekilledbyhumansorotherlions,althoughsomediefrominjurieswhilehunting.Usually,about80%of

cubsdie,butthosethatsunivctoadulthoodmaylivetobe10to14yearsofage.Soniccubsarckilledbyhyenas

andwilddogs.

Thelionislistedas""vulnerable(易危的)“ontheIUCNRedList.Thewildpopulationdecreasedby

approximately43%from1993to2014.Althoughlionscantolerateawiderangeofhabitats,theyarethreatened

becausepeoplecontinuetokillthemandbecauseofthelackofprey.

8.Whatdoweknowaboutlionsaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.Theyaresocialanimals.B.Theyallhaveanicemane.

C.Theyareknownfbrtheirpowerfultails.D.Theyhavethesameheadandearsize.

9.Howdolionstypicallygetfood?

A.Byhuntingonbigfarms.B.Byhidingclosetotheirprey.

C.Byusingtoolstotraptheirprey.D.Bycatchingtheirpreycooperatively.

10.Whatcanbelearnedaboutcubsinparagraph3?

A.Theytendtoliveaverylonglife.B.Mostofthemarekilledbyotheranimals.

C.Theyfacemanythreatsbeforeadulthood.D.Theyarecarefiillyprotectedbytheirparents.

11.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theshortageofavailableprey.B.Threatenedhabitatsfbrlions.

C.Thetoughsituationofthewildlion.D.EndangeredanimalsontheIUCNRedList.

D

Researchhasfoundthatlonelinessandsocialisolationareassociatedwithanincreasedriskofconditionslike

anxiety,depression,heartdisease,andstroke,infact,a2010analysisfoundthatlonelinessisasharmfultophysical

healthassmoking15cigarettesaday—meaningusingfriendshiptoreducelonelinessisgoodfbryou.Buthow

manyfriendsshouldyouhave?

AccordingtoJeffreyHall,aprofessorofcommunicationstudiesattheUniversityofKansas,ifyouwantto

casethehealthimpactsofloneliness,themostimportantthingyoucandoistohaveatleastoneimportantperson

inyourlife.Butifyouwanttohavethemostmeaningfullife,onewhereyoufeelverybondedandconnectedto

others,morefriendsarebetter.

Someresearchendorseshisremarks.Onestudyfrom2016foundthatthosewithatleastsixfriendshavebetter

healththroughouttheirlives,andastudyfrom2020foundthatmiddle-agedwomenwhohaveatleastthreefriends

typicallyhavehigherlevelsofoverallsatisfactionwiththeirlives.

Tofigureoutwhetheryouneedmorefriendsinyourlife,psychologistMarisaFrancorecommendsasking

yourself”Do1feellonely?''Lonelinessissortofanalarmsystem.Whileeveryonefeelslonelysometimes,you

shoulddeterminewhetheryoufeelleftoutorisolatedregularly.

Francoalsorecommendsaskingyourselfiftherearepartsofyouridentitythatyoufeelarerestricted.

^Differentpeoplebringoutdifferentpartsofus.Sowhenyouhavealargefriendgroup,you'reabletoexperience

thissideofyourselfthatlovesbasketball,andthatsideofyourselfthatlovesflowers,“Francosaid."Ifyou'renot

feelingquitelikeyourself,thatmightindicateyouneeddiHerenttypesoffriends.,,

Sincemakingnewfriendscanbedifficult,Francosaidit'softeneasiertorekindleoldrelationships.Sheadded

thatyoushouldtaketheinitiativeandnotassumethatfriendshipswillnaturallyhappen.

uUltimatcly,there'isn'tamagicnumber5offriendsfbreveryone,nHallsaid.t4Yourpersonalityandthe

characteristicsofyourlifearcgoingtomakeadifference.”

12.WhatmightJeffreyHallagreewith?

A.Havingjustonefriendleadstomorehappiness.

B.Everyone'sidealnumberoffriendsdoesn'tvary.

C.Abroadfriendnetworkenablesstrongconnections.

D.Friendshipshouldbeprioritizedinsocialrelations.

13.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“endorses”inparagraph3mean?

A.Creates.B.Supports.C.Satisfies.D.Introduces.

14.WhichonesuggestsapersonneedsmorefriendsaccordingtoFranco?

A.Continuousselfdoubt.B.Fewexcitingexperiences.

C.Ineffectivesocialactivities.D.Constantfeelingsofisolation.

15.WhatdoesFrancosayabouthavingalargefriendgroup?

A.Itrequiresbefriendingthosewithsharedvalues.

B.Itensurespersonalgrowthbywidesocialcircles.

C.Itmeansapersonwon'tfeelrestrictedanylonger.

D.Ithelpsexploredifferentaspectsofone'spersonality.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Sometimesitfeelsliketheworldrunsonautopilot.Foodcomesfromthesupennarket,hospitalshave

life-savingdevices,andanewsmartphonecanbesenttoyourhome.Noneofthiswouldexist,though,without

abundantnaturalresources.16Others,likeminerals,fossilfuels,andmetals,arenon-renewable.Could

wcfaceaworldwithouttheseresources?Let'ssee.

Oxygenisthethirdmostabundantelementintheuniverse.Earth'soxygenlevelshavebeendecreasingfbr

aboutamillionyearsduetocarbonemissions.Someresearcherssaywe'llsoonrunoutofit.17Ifthe

Earthlostoxygenfbrfiveseconds,airplaneswouldcrash,andbuildingswouldturntodust.

WaterhasbeennourishingtheEarthfbr4.6billionyears.About70%oftheplanet'ssurfaceismadeofthis

naturalresource—thatincludesouroceans,seas,riversandlakes.1gHowever,over95%isundrinkable.

Wefaceanincreasingshortageoffreshwatercomparedtothedemandfbrit.Ifweeverdorunoutofwater,experts

predictcatastropheslikewar,starvation,andaglobaleconomiccrash.

19They,likecoal,oilandnaturalgas,comefromtheremainsofdecaying（腐烂的）plantsand

animals.Wcrelyonthemfbrthingslikeheat,energyandfiicl.Butourdependenceonthisnon-rcncwablcresource

isdecreasingoursupplyandcontributingtoclimatechange.Somescientistspredictwecouldrunoutofthemby

2060ifwcdon'tshifttowardsalternativeenergy.

AUNofficialconfirmedthatwemightrunoutofsoilinabout60years.Globalwarming,deforestation

森林）andchemicalfarmingallcontributetothedestructionofsoil,and,essentially,weareusingsoilfasterthan

wecanreplenish（补充）it.Weneedhealthytopsoiltogrowabout95%ofourfood.20

A.Oncethey'regone,they'regonefbrgood.

B.Some,likethesunandwind,arcrenewable.

C.Fossilfuelshaveexistedfbrmillionsofyears.

D.Italsoexistsintheatmosphereandbeneaththeground.

E.Butmostscientistsagreewearenowhereneararelevantcrisis.

F.Nevertheless,allthesedependonnaturalresourcesfromtheearth.

G.Withoutfertileplantinggroundsfbrcrops,entirecivilizationscanbewipedout.

第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分40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。

Yearsago,VirginiaSquierchaperoned（护送）agroupofmiddleschoolstudentsonatourofMadrid.She

21her8-year-olddaughter,Chambers.

Oneafternoonnearthevisit'send,Squier,herdaughterandtheschoolgroupwereonaMadridunderground

platform,readyfbrtheirnext22.Itwas5p.m.andthe23wascrowded.Squiertookholdof

Chambers,handandbegancountingherstudents.Justthen,atrain24totheplatform.

“Suddenly,mydaughterletgoofmy25.jumpedonthetrain,andthedoorssnappedshut,“Squier

said."Asthetraingatheredspeed,Iranalongsidetryingto26thedooropenbydiggingmyfingersinto

theblackrubbergasket（橡胶垫片）.Icouldseemydaughter's27facethroughtheglass.”

The28thingshesawasthetrainpulledoutofthestationwasChamberscryingandpoundingher

smallfistsagainsttheglass.BehindChambers,ayoungmandressedinablackleatherjacketwithaspikeddog

collar29hisseatandstartedmovingtowardChambers.

Terrified,Squierfoundthestaffbut30tocommunicateduetoalanguagebarrier.

Squiersaid,UIfocusedonmypleawhenastudentsaid,'She'sback/Iturned,andthereshewas...mylittle

girl.^^

Themanonthetrainhad31whathadhappenedandsteppedin.HecomfortedChambers,guidedher

offatthenext32,andtheyboardedatrainbacktohermother.

“Mypreformednotionthathewasfrighteningwas33JSquiersaid."Ibrokedown,sobbing,and

huggingmychild.WhenIlookeduptothankhim,hewasgone.^^

Squiersaidthemandidn'tjustsaveherdaughter.Hechangedher34onpeople,teachinghertobe

more35andnottojudgeapersonbytheirlooks.

21.A.showedaroundB.lookedafterC.missedoutD.broughtalong

22.A.competitionB.performanceC.destinationD.adventure

23.A.cityB.trainC.stationD.street

24.A.pulledupB.pulleddownC.pulledoutD.pulledback

25.A.armB.leadC.sightD.hand

26.A.keepB.pushC.forceD.kick

27.A.excitedB.annoyedC.confusedD.frightened

28.A.lastB.bestC.firstD.only

29.A.leftB.sparedC.lostD.found

30.A.refusedB.failedC.fearedD.struggled

31.A.foreseenB.witnessedC.suspectedD.overlooked

32.A.stopB.crossingC.entranceD.location

33.A.destroyedB.testedC.weakenedD.questioned

34.A.fbcusB.commentC.influenceD.perspective

35.A.patientB.thoughtfulC.acceptingD.adaptable

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。

Festivalshavediverseorigins.Theyarefromvarious36(source),includingdifferentseasons,

religions,historicalfigures,andsignificantevents.Althougheachfestivalhasitsowncustoms,thespiritofsharing

joy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.

Oneofthemostcommonfestivalsistheharvestfestival,37(celebrate)inalmosteverycultureto

givethankstotheyear'ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestival38(mark)byaparadeand

afeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,peopleinsomeEuropeancountriesdecoratechurchesandtown

hallsandgatherfbramealtocelebratethefestival,whileinChinapeoplecelebratetheMid-AutumnFestivalwith

fair.ilygatheringsandmooncakes.

Festivalcustomscanchangeovertime.Forexample,39(reduce)airpollution,lightingfirecrackers

duringtheSpringFestivalhasbeencancelledinmanybigcities.40(similar),Halloween,whichwasa

religiousfestivalinthepast,hasbecomeafunfestivalfbrchildren.

Businesseshavestartedtomakeuse41festivals.Onlineshoppingandsocialmediaare42

(drive)morespending.Somepeoplesayfestivalsshouldn'tbemadecommercial,othersseeitas43

(benefit)fbrtheeconomyandpublicenjoyment.

FestivalsplayF4importantroleinsociety,reflectingourwishes,beliefs,faithsandattitudes.They

offerusabreakfromourbusylife,helpusknowwhoweareand45wecamefrom,andmakeus

understanddifferentcultures.

写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节书面表达(满分15分)

46.假定你是李华。你的英国好友John来信说自己一到晚上就精神亢奋，总是熬夜到很晚，导致上课时难

以集中精力。请你根据以下要点提示给他写一封回信，帮助他改掉熬夜的坏习惯。

1.表明写信目的；2.提出具体建议；3.表达祝愿。

注意：L词数8()左右：2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearJohn,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

47.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。

Asteachers,wetryhardyearafteryeartohelpourstudentsfeelsuccessful.Butsometimestherecomesone

studentthatpresentsachallenge.Afewyearsago,Ihadthatchallenge.HisnamewasDavid.Beforeschooleven

started,hisnamehadcomebeforehim.Hehadmovedfromanotherschoolintomine.

Onthefirstdayofschool,alltheexcitedstudentswalkedintotheroomlongingtostart:everyonebutDavid.

Hehadhadahardsummer.Hisfatherwasinjail（监狱）.Thisangeredhimbecausehisfamilywasnottogether.His

motherhadtoworknights,soshewasn'tthereintheeveningandwassleepingwhenhewokeup.Duringthe

evenings,helivedwithhissixtccn-ycaroldsister.Iknewhegotlesssupportathome.DutDavidwasabright

student.AUshowedthat.

SoIbeganmychallengetohelpDavidachievesuccess.Ilikedhimimmediatelyandsawsomuchenergy

hiddenbehindanangrywallhehadbuiltuparoundhimself.ButDavidslowlyquitdoinghishomeworkandbegan

togetintomoretrouble.Itwasclearthathewaslookingfbranykindofattention.IknewifDavidwasgoingto

passthefifthgrade,Ineededtocomeupwithaplan.

Oneday,DavidandIsalinthelibraryandjusttalked.ItoldhimthatIknewthathewasnotan"F"student

andthatIdidn'twanthimtobesuspended（停学）.Ilwasmyjobtoteachhim,buthisjobtotry.Wetalkedabout

hisfamilyandwhathedidafterschool.Hewantedtodowell.Fromthenon,DavidandIoftensatinthelibrary

andjusttalked.HeknewwhatIexpectedfromhimandthatIlikedhim.

Asaresult,hehadabetterp