【英语+答案】江苏无锡市2026-2027学年高三上学期期中考试试卷英语

高三期中考试试卷

英语

2026.11

注意事项及说明：

1．试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。

2．答案一律写在答题卡上。考试结束时，上交答题卡。

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。每段对话读两遍。

1.Whatdoesthemanplantodothisweekend?

A.Gotothecitymuseum.B.Visitagoodfriend.C.Dovolunteerwork.

2.Whydoesthewomanrefusethedessertatfirst?

A.Sheisfull.B.Sheisonadiet.C.Shedislikesthetaste.

3.WhatisJennyworriedabout?

A.Lackofsleep.B.Thespeechcontest.C.Themissinglines.

4.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?

A.Atthelibraryhall.B.Attheschoolgate.C.Atthecommunitycenter.

5.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthenewcitypark?

A.It’sworthvisiting.B.Itssceneryisordinary.C.It’scrowdedeveryday.

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.Whatproblemdoesthewomanhaveinfinishingherreport?

A.Shelacksenoughcurrentmaterials.

B.Shefindsonlinematerialsunreliable.

C.Shehasnoaccesstoonlinedatabases.

7.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.Renewsomelibrarybooks.

B.Searchforonlineresources.

C.Askherclassmatesforhelp.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatistheman’smajor?

A.Publiceducation.B.Computerengineering.C.Environmentalscience.

9.Whydoesthemantakethepart-timejob?

A.Toworkasaguide.B.Toearnpocketmoney.C.Toobtainworkexperience.

10.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Beginhisfull-timejob.B.Attendatrainingcourse.C.Submithisjobapplication.

第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.Choosingsuitablefurniture.

B.Reservingaparkingspot.

C.Movingintoanewapartment.

12.Whatwasthewoman’soriginalchoiceoffurniture?

A.Astudydesk.B.Ametalshelf.C.Awoodenbookshelf.

13.Howwillthewomanprobablygotothestore?

A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bylightrail.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.HowlongwillthewomanstayinCanada?

A.Aboutsixmonths.B.Abouttwelvemonths.C.Abouttwentymonths.

15.WhyisthewomangoingtoCanada?

A.Totakeaholiday.B.Tovisitrelatives.C.Toworkasavisitingteacher.

16.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Gothroughsecurity.B.Boardtheplaneatonce.C.Makeaphonecall.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WheredidthegroupbegintheirtouronThursday?

A.Atanartmuseum.B.Atabotanicalgarden.C.Atawildlifezoo.

18.Whogavetheenvironmentallectureneartheriver?

A.Aprofessionalguide.B.Ascienceteacher.C.Aprofessionalbiologist.

19.Howlongdoesthetriplast?

A.Oneday.B.Twodays.C.Threedays.

20.Whatwillthegroupdonext?

A.Begintheirreturntrip.B.Visitanothersite.C.Attendanewlecture.

第二部分阅读理解（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

ThegreatfilmhistorianandcriticDavidThomsonpicksfourofhisfavouritebooksaboutHollywood.(His

latestbook,ASuddenFlickerofLight:ARevisionistHistoryoftheMovies,hasjustbeenpublishedbyAllenLane

at£25.)

✧TheLastTycoonbyF.ScottFitzgerald,1941(Penguin£9.99).Fitzgerald’slast,unfinishednovelisnotso

goodasanarrative(叙事的)story,butitoffersasuperbglimpseofhowabrilliantyoungheadofproductionrunsa

studiointhegoldenage,dealingwitheveryproblemexceptthoseinhisownlife.

✧PicturebyLillianRoss,1952(NYRB£13.99).ReportfromthesetofTheRedBadgeofCourage,John

Huston’sfilmadaptationofStephenCrane’sCivilWarnovel.Ross,ayoungwriterontheNewYorker,recordsall

thewildshow-offtalkandHuston’sbattleswiththestudio.

✧TheDeerParkbyNormanMailer,1955(Abacus£20).Stillthebestnovelaboutlove,passion,identity,

money,honour,power,producersandactors.SetagainstthebackdropofHollywoodandthepleasuregroundof

PalmSprings,thestorytellsawarherowhotoyswithsellinghislifestorytothemovies.

✧TheGoldenHourbyMatthewSpector,2025(HarperCollins£12.99).Matthew’sfather,FredSpector,wasa

topagentatCAA,thetalentagency.Thisisabeautifullywrittenmemoir(回忆录)aboutgrowingupwiththe

movies,makingthem,andtryingtoleadone’slifeinthelightshiningfromthescreen.

21.WhatdoweknowaboutTheLastTycoon?

A.Itfailstotellthestoryaswellasexpected.

B.Ittellsacompletestorywithanexcellentplot.

C.ItgivesafullaccountofFitzgerald’spersonallife.

D.ItdescribesthedeclineofHollywood’sgoldenage.

22.Whichoftherecommendedbooksispricedthehighest?

A.ASuddenFlickerofLight.B.TheDeerPark.

C.TheGoldenHour.D.TheLastTycoon.

23.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.ToadvertiseThomson’snewlypublishedbook.

B.TotracethehistoryofHollywood’sgoldenage.

C.TorecommendfourbooksaboutHollywood.

D.Tocomparethewritingstylesofdifferentauthors.

B

Award-winningauthorandillustratorRobBiddulphhaswrittenandillustrated21books,includingthePeanut

Jonesseries.ThroughhisDrawwithRobYouTubevideos,hehasattractedavastfollowingofdevotedyoungfans,

whoseparentsareequallyenthusiasticabouthiswork.“Everyonecandraw,”RobBiddulphsays.Hecompares

drawingtoafingerprint.“It’suniquetoyou,”hesays.“That’sthebeautyofit.”HehaseventaughtQueenCamilla

howtodrawhercrown.

Biddulph’sthreemostlygrown-updaughtershaveinfluencedhiswork.WhenhisyoungestdaughterPoppy

startedschool,hefounditachallengeforher.SohebeganleavingmotivationalPost-itnotesinherpackedlunch.

Hekeptupthisroutineeveryschooldayfrom2013until2020.Thosenotes,wellpreserved,developedinto

small-scaleartworksandformedpartofhismuseumexhibition,celebratingparentingasalabouroflove.Besides

writing,Biddulphisalsoamusician,whichmakessensegiventheperfectlyrhyminglinesinhispicturebooks.

Bookwritingandillustrationishissecondcareer.Afterworkinginmedia,hepublishedhisfirstchildren’s

bookBlownAwayat42,anditwasaninstantsuccess.“AssoonasIstarted,IhonestlyfeltlikethisiswhatIwas

meanttodo,”hesays.Inspiredbyhisartistmother,hemadehisownbooksandcomicsasachild.Whencreating,

heworksoutideasinhissketchbook,writesbyhandandadjustsrhymesrepeatedly.Heeventriesreadinghislines

indifferentaccentstotestwhethertheyworkwell.

Asanationalliteracyambassador,whenaskedwhathethinksaboutAIintheworldofpublishing,heregards

itas“theft”.ThisispreciselywhyhisDrawwithRobvideoskeepmarksandimperfectionsreal—toencourage

childrentoembracethebeautyofimperfectionandkeepcreating.Andthatisperhapswhychildrenlovehimso

much.

24.WhatcanwelearnfromBiddulph’swordsinparagraph1?

A.Drawingscanbeusedtoidentifyfingerprints.

B.Drawingservesasaspecialformofself-expression.

C.Theuniquenessofartliesinitsbeautifulappearance.

D.Thebeautyofdrawingliesinmasteringartisticskills.

25.WhatinspiredRobBiddulphtostarthisPost-itnotes?

A.Hisdesiretoexhibithisartworks.

B.Hisdaughter’sstruggleatschool.

C.Hisambitiontobecomeawriter.

D.Hisfamily’sencouragementinhiscareer.

26.WhatdoesBiddulphintendtostressinthelasparagraph?

A.Thepopularityofimperfectdrawings.

B.Theriskofchildren’sdependingonAI.

C.Thevalueofchildren’screativeattempts.

D.Thedifficultyindevelopingchildren’screativity.

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBiddulph?

A.Ambitiousandstrict.B.Generousandmodest.

C.Caringandcreative.D.Determinedandcautious.

C

Anewstudyrevealsthathumansandgreatapes(类人猿)havesharedsimilarwaysoflaughingeversince

theybranchedofffromtheevolutionarytree,reflectingadeepevolutionaryconnectionbetweenspecies.

Toexploretheoriginofhumanlaughter,researchersdesignedascientificcomparativeexperiment.They

tickled(挠痒)13apesraisedunderhumancareincludinggorillas,orangutans,chimpanzeestocollectdecades-old

recordings,whichwerethenre-examinedandcarefullycomparedwiththenaturallaughteroffouryoungchildren.

Theresultconfirmedthathumanandapelaughssharehighlysimilarrhythmsandregulartimeintervals(间隔),

stronglyindicatingacommonancestor.“Inaway,weareverysimilartoothergreatapesbecausewe’vebeen

laughinginasimilarwayfor15millionyears,”saidChiaraDeGregorio,aprimatologistfromtheUniversityof

Warwickandauthorofthestudy.

Previousstudiesonlaughterevolutionmainlyfocusedonanimals’facialexpressions,whiletheacoustic(声音

的)featuresoflaughterwerelongignored.Unlikegreatapes,humanlaughterhasevolvedtobefasterandmore

complex,varyinggreatlywithdifferentsocialcontexts,rangingfrompolitechucklesinpublictoloudlaughter

amongclosefriends.“Wearelikethemastersoflaughter,”DeGregoriocommented,whosefindingswere

publishedinCommunicationsBiology.

BrittanyFlorkiewicz,whostudiesanimalcommunicationandwasnotinvolvedintheresearch,thoughtthe

newfindingsmakesense.Sheholdsthatanimals’giggles(咯咯笑声)haveevolvedtobestfittheirdistinctsocial

livesandstressedthenecessityoffurtherexploration.Florkiewiczsuggestedcollectingcomparablerecordingsof

otherplayfulanimals,includingdogs,horsesandcats,todeepenrelatedresearch.Accordingtoher,moredatacan

helpscientistsbetterfigureouttheevolutionoflaughterand“understandwhatmakesusuniquelyhuman,butalso

whatissimilarbetweenhumansandotheranimals”.

Forresearchers,thoughstudyinglaughter’soriginsseemstrivial,itmattersalotforexploringhuman

communicationandlanguagedevelopment.Sincesoundscannotbepreservedinfossils,scientistshavetotracethe

evolutionaryhistoryofhumanlaughterbasedonexistingbiologicalevidence.

28.Whatdidtheresearchersdointhenewstudy?

A.Theystudiedthesocialcontextsofhumanlaughter.

B.Theyexaminedthefossilrecordsofancienthumans.

C.Theyanalyzedthefacialexpressionsofapesandhumans.

D.Theycomparedthelaughterofapeswiththatofchildren.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trivial”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Complex.B.Practical.C.Insignificant.D.Invaluable.

30.WhatdoesBrittanyFlorkiewiczsuggestforfuturestudies?

A.Describingthesociallivesofgreatapes.

B.Focusingonthefacialexpressionsofanimals.

C.Exploringthefossilstotracelaughter’sorigin.

D.Contrastinglaughteramongawiderangeofanimals.

31.Whatisthemajorfindingofthenewstudyonlaughter?

A.Facialexpressionsarekeytounderstandinglaughter.

B.Humanlaughtervarieswithdifferentsocialsituations.

C.Laughterinhumansandapesshowssimilaracousticpatterns.

D.Apesproducemorecomplexlaughterthanhumanbeings.

D

Digitalscreensarenowdeeplyintegratedinourlives,withchildrengettingaccesstothematearlierand

earlierages—butisthisincreasingscreentimeactuallyaffectingtheirhealth?Thescienceismoremixedthanyou

mightexpect,withsomedigitaldevicestudiesraisingconcernsandotherssuggestingthereisnorealrelationship

betweentimeinfrontofascreenandmentalorphysicalproblems.

InanewpaperpublishedinJAMANetworkOpen,researchersfromtheUniversityofEdinburghandImperial

CollegeLondonanalyzeddatafromagroupof3,786childrenintheGrowingUpinScotlandresearchstudy.They

lookedathowout-of-schoolscreenuseatage5,10,and15relatedtopsychosocialdevelopment,covering

emotional,behavioral,andsocialwell-being.Theresearchersaccountedforseveralinfluencingfactors,including

sex,race,ethnicity,householdincome,andcognitive(认知的)testscores.Theoverallfindingsarereassuring(令

人放心的),suggestingthathowscreensareusedmattersmorethanthetimespentondevices.

Theresearchfoundnosignificantassociationbetweengeneralscreenuseanddevelopmentaldifficulties

amongchildrenaged5and10.For15-year-olds,higherdevelopmentaldifficultyscoreswereonlyrelatedto

overuseofelectronicgames,nototherscreenactivities.Besides,earlyheavyscreenusethatseemedtocause

problemsatage10didnothavelastingnegativeeffectsbyage15.Oneunexpectedfindingwasthat15-year-olds

spendingmorethanonehouradayonsocialmediahadfeweraveragedevelopmentaltroubles.Researchers

explainedthatsocialmediamayhelpteenagersstrengthenfriendshipsandgainsocialsupport,buttheyreminded

readersthatthisresultcannotconfirmdefinitebenefits,associallyadaptableteensaremorelikelytousesuch

platformsactively.

Thestudyquestionscurrentpublichealthguidelinesthatsimplyfocusonlimitingchildren’sscreentime.

Expertssuggestfutureresearchshouldexplorechildren’sspecificscreencontent,usagescenarios(场景)and

accompanyingpartners,aswellastheirofflineactivities.Launchedin2009,thestudyhascertainlimitationssince

digitaldevicesarefarmorepopularnowadays.Evenso,itclearlyprovesthatscreentimealonewillnot

consistentlyharmteenagers’psychosocialdevelopment.Theapparentnegativelinksbetweenscreenuseandpoor

growthoutcomeswillweakenordisappearcompletelywhencomprehensiveexternalfactorsaretakenintoaccount.

32.Whatdoparagraphs2and3mainlytellus?

A.Majorfindingsofthenewstudy.B.Limitsofthescreen-timeresearch.

C.Adviceonkids’screenbehaviour.D.Causesofteens’developmentaltrouble.

33.Whatcanwelearnaboutsocialmediauseaccordingtothestudy?

A.Earlyscreenproblemscanlastthroughoutteenageyears.

B.Heavygamingmaycauseteens’developmentalproblems.

C.Moresocialmediausehelpsteens’developmentgrowbetter.

D.Socialcompetencemakesteensmorewillingtousesocialmedia.

34.Whydoestheauthormentioncurrenthealthguidelines?

A.Tointroducewaystoimproveteens’offlineactivities.

B.Toprovethevalueoflong-termchildrenresearch.

C.Tostressthenecessityoflimitingkids’screenuse.

D.Toshowthelimitsofthecommonscreen-timerules.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.DigitalDevices:MorePopularThanEver.B.ScreenUse:MoreBeneficialThanHarmful.

C.ScreenRules:MoreImportantThanContent.D.ScreenTime:LessHarmfulThanExpected.

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。

Criticalthinkingreferstotheabilitytomakeobjective,reasonedjudgmentsbasedoninterpreting,

understanding,andapplyingevidence.Nowadays,largeamountsofconflictinginformationsurroundus,sothese

skillsmattergreatly.Here’showtodevelopthem.

Acceptdiverseviewpoints

It’seasytogettrappedinyourownbubble.Socialmediaalgorithmskeepexposingustosimilarideas,andwe

tendtostayaroundpeoplesharingsimilarviewpoints.36Readingdiversenewssourcesandlistening

curiouslytopeoplewithdifferentviewscanhelpreassessproblemsfromfreshangles.

Trytobelessreactionary

Trainingyourselfnottoreactwithoutthinkinggivesyouroomtothinkovertopicsthoroughly.Whendebating,

resistimmediaterejectionofopposingideas.37Itbroadensyourthinkingandpreventscostly,rushed

decisions.

Lookforthefullpicture

Weoftenseeonlypartialinformationduetoourpersonalviewsorhiddenagendasofinformationsources.

38Carryoutindependentresearchandsearchforoverlookedfactsandalternativeviewpoints.

Learntospotunfairpreferences

39Suchpreferencesarenotnecessarilybad.Forexample,asatisfyingpersonalexperiencemaymake

someonepraiseaservicefarmorethanmostotherpeopledo.Butwestillneedtowatchoutforthem,fortheycan

changeouropinions.Hiddeninfluencesofthissortareeasytogounnoticedindailyreading.Wecanexamine

wordchoices,checksourcematerials,lookforrepeatedpatternsandconsiderfactorslikesupportandinfluence.

Askquestions

Applythisskillintalks,news-readingandself-reflection.Seekbackgroundcontext,spotpatternsandrequire

furtherdetails.40Youmightgainunexpectedinsightsthroughdeeperexploration.

A.Itpaystofigureoutwhyweprefercertainsetsofbeliefs.

B.Weshouldvalueopinionsbasedonone’sreal-lifefeelings.

C.Keepdiggingwhenavailablematerialsfailtooffersufficientclues.

D.Thismeanstreatingsomethingwithanunbalancedfavourordisapproval.

E.However,open-mindednesshelpsescapesuchlimitedthinkingpatterns.

F.Takingtimetoconsiderunfamiliarthoughtsproducesbetterjudgments.

G.Undersuchconditions,weoughttomakeupformissingmessagepieces.

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。

Forshelteranimals,agentlevoicecanmakeafrighteningplacefeelalittlemorecomforting.Forovertwo

years,11-year-oldNehemiahTurnerhasofferedthat41:onestoryatatime.

InJune2026,TurnerbecamethefirstchildintheJacksonvilleHumaneSociety’sPawsitiveReadingprogram

to42100volunteerhours.Hewashonoredwithacertificateforthismeaningful43.Turnerhopes

hisreadinghelpstheanimalsontheothersideofthe44feelcalmerandeventuallyfindtheirforever

homes.

Theprogram45youngteenagerstosheltercenterstoreadaloudtocatsanddogs.Itallowschildren

to46theirreadingskillswhileprovidingshelterpetswithcompanionshipandthepresenceofacalm

humanvoice.Thatsimple47canmakeameaningfuldifferenceinashelterenvironment,whereunfamiliar

sounds,people,andsurroundingscanmakeanimals48.Surprisingly,softreadingvoicescan49

lowertheirstress.

Turner50theprogramin2024.51,hebondedwithmanyanimals,andamemorabledog

namedHopperimpressedhimmost.ForTurner,suchwarmmomentsmakeeveryreadingsession52.

Hereturnedrepeatedlywithbooks.His100-hourmilestonenow53arecordforachildinthe

PawsitiveReadingprogram,54thenumberonlytellspartofthestory.Hisachievementoffersasimple

reminderthatkindnessdoesnotalwaysrequireagrand55.Sometimesitmeansopeningabook,

accompanyingwaitingcreaturesanddevotingyourtime—especiallytothosewithfourpawsandawaggingtail.

41.A.honorB.chanceC.shelterD.comfort

42.A.saveB.missC.countD.reach

43.A.decisionB.promiseC.milestoneD.challenge

44.A.wayB.pageC.doorD.body

45.A.invitesB.ordersC.transportsD.accompanies

46.A.gainB.changeC.measureD.practise

47.A.interactionB.observationC.introductionD.conservation

48.A.calmB.anxiousC.cheerfulD.curious

49.A.rarelyB.randomlyC.effectivelyD.secretly

50.A.quitB.joinedC.foundedD.studied

51.A.AttimesB.OvertimeC.IntimeD.Ontime

52.A.endlessB.effortlessC.worthwhileD.challenging

53.A.marksB.breaksC.keepsD.beats

54.A.soB.orC.butD.and

55.A.viewB.scaleC.celebrationD.gesture

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。

FanshaveahistoryinChinadatingbackover3,000years.Inearlydays,fans56(craft)from

pheasantfeathers,andtheywereusedprimarilybytheimperialfamily,57symbolsofpowerandstatus,

ratherthanforcooling.However,moderncraftsmanshiphasreinventedthistraditionalitem.Canyouimaginethis

fanbeingwoven(编织)withbamboothreads?58(surprising),thereissuchafan.ItistheGongfan,the

peach-shapedfanmadefrombambooinZigong.In2008,59(it)craftwaslistedasChina’snational

intangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产).

TheGongfanconsistsofcountlessbamboothreads,eachthinnerthanahumanhair.Theselectedbamboo,

60isprizedforitstoughness,iswrappedinsilkandsentforprocessing.Withcustom-madeknives,craftsmen

choosethemostevenly61(color)bamboosectionsandcutthemintoverythinthreads.Finishedfanswill

beframed,handledanddecoratedwithsilkstrings.

GongJuewu,62(create)oftheGongfan,wasalocalcoalporter.Hesplitbamboointohair-thin

threads,andthenwovedelicatefanfaces,63(make)hishandmadeworkslocallyfamous.HissonGong

Yuzhangremainedcommittedtothiscraftsmanship.Yet,heimprovedthecrafttocreatemoredelicatepatterns.

GongQianisthefifth-generationinheritor(继承人)ofthecraft.“IfinheritanceistherootoftheGongfan,

theninnovationisitsbranchesand64(leaf)—expandingthepossibilitiesforthisancientcraft,bringingit

outfrombehindamuseum’sglass65intothehandsofawideraudience,”shesays.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

你校英语报“Voice”栏目正在征稿，请同学们对良好同学关系中的真诚（Sincerity）、包容（Tolerance）、

沟通（Communication）这三要素按重要性进行排序，并阐述理由。请你写一篇短文向该栏目投稿。

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。

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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。

Aposterpostedontheschoolbulletinboardannouncedacompulsoryactivity:allstudentswererequiredto

completetwentyhoursofcommunityvolunteerworkwithinaweek.Iletoutasilentsigh.Busywithendlessexam

preparationsandanupcomingschoolbasketballcompetition,Ithoughtvolunteeringwouldonlyaddextratrouble

andboredomtomytightschedule.

Mostofmyclassmatesrushedtosignupforeasyandcomfortablepositionslikelibrarysortingoranimal

sheltercare.However,allthesepopularchoiceswerefullyoccupiedwhenIfinallygotthechancetosignup.The

onlyvolunteertaskleftwasdeliveringmealstoelderlyresidentsinthedowntownoldcommunity.Helplessly,I

signedmyname,countingdownthedaystofinishthetiringtaskassoonaspossible.

Onmyfirstvolunteeringday,Iwasassignedtodeliverpackedlunchestoseniorslivinginoldapartment

buildings.Theseagingbuildingshadnoelevatorsatall.Sweatinginthehotsummerweather,Icarriedheavymeal

boxesandclimbedcountlessstairsupanddown.Afterjustafewdeliveries,myuniformwascompletelysoaked

withsweat.

ItwasthenthatIgottoknowElaine.Sheopenedthedoorextremelyslowly,andIwasalmostabouttoleave,

assumingnoonewashome.Shewasasmall,elderlyladywithabentfigure,andhersimpleapartmentwasfilled

withvariousoldbooks,givingoffaquietandpeacefulatmosphere.WhenIhandedherthelunchbox,sheheldmy

handstightlywithhers.“Ihaven’ttalkedtoayoungpersonforsuchalongtime,”shesaidsoftly.Ismiled

awkwardlyandpromisedtovisitheragainthenextday.

Ikeptmyword.Everyday,IclimbedthestairstovisitElaine.Gradually,sheopeneduptomeandsharedher

lifestories:herpeacefulchildhood,herlatehusbandwhowasabookloverandkeptacollectionofpreciousbooks,

andheronlysonwhoworkedinadistantcityandseldomcameback.Sheoncetoldmethatshestillkeptallher

husband’sbookscarefully,astheycouldremindheroftheirwarmolddays.Ialwayslistenedcarefullyduringmy

shortvisits.Unexpectedly,theboringdeliveryworkgraduallyturnedintothemostrelaxingandwarmpartofmy

day.

Onmyfinaldayofvolunteerservice,Elainehandedmeasmallpackagewrappedneatlyinoldnewspaper.

“Openitathome,”shesaidgently,wearingamysteriousandwarmsmile.Thepackagefeltfirmandflatinmy

hand,andIcouldtellitheldasquare-shapedobjectwithslightthickness.

注意：

1．续写词数应为150左右；

2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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