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高二英语答案
一、听力: 1-5 ABACB 6-10 BBCAC 11-15 CAACB 16-20 AABBC
二、阅读: 21-23: ACC 24-27: DBDA 28-31: ADBC 32-35: CDBD
36-40: DGCBE
三、完型填空
41-45: CBDCD 46-50: DBCBA 51-55: ABCAD
四、语法填空
56. for 57. which 58. was raised 59. earning 60. a
61. won 62. curiosity 63. independently 64. achievements 65. lasting
五、应用文
Dear Chris,
I’m writing to share with you a couplets writing activity I joined in last Friday.
At the local community center, we engaged in writing couplets to express our wishes for a happy, peaceful and
healthy Chinese New Year. With a steady hand and a focused mind, we carefully wrote each character, creating
meaningful couplets. These couplets, featuring wishes for good fortune, health, and family harmony, were sent to the
locals to share the joy of welcoming the New Year.
This activity turned out a great success, which not only helped us improve our handwriting, but also promoted
our understanding of Chinese traditional culture, including calligraphy and ancient poetry.
Yours,
Li Hua
六、读后续写
“Sure! Want to meet here after school ” May asked. Olivia's eyes lit up as she nodded eagerly. When the final
bell rang, they spread craft materials on the cafeteria table. As May demonstrated how to fold golden scales for the
dragon body, Olivia marveled at the precision. “You're an artist!” she exclaimed, carefully threading beads onto her
string. Other students passing by slowed down to watch the vibrant paper creature take shape. Seeing their curious
glances, May suddenly thought how wonderful it would be to share this joy with more people.
May got a new idea and she decided to have a talk with Mrs. Miller. The next morning, she nervously approached
Room 301, clutching Longlong for courage. To her surprise, Mrs. Miller warmly welcomed the idea of a Chinese Craft
Club. They filled out the club registration form together, and May designed a poster featuring a phoenix and dragon.
By Friday, twelve students had signed up, including two boys interested in traditional knot-tying. At their first meeting,
as May taught everyone to make paper lanterns, she realized her worries about the new school had melted away like
morning dew.
【阅读详解】
A篇
本文是一篇应用文，文章主要介绍了四个在春季值得一游的全球旅游目的地，以及每个地方在春季的特色和适
宜游览的原因。
21. A 本题考察在春天旅行的优势是什么。根据文章第一段“Before the peak summer crowds roll in, you can
explore unique scenic spots without the overwhelming rush of tourists.”（在夏季旅游高峰期到来之前，你可以
在没有大量游客拥挤的情况下探索独特的景点。）可知春天游客相对较少，A选项正确。
22. C 本题考察哪个目的地适合动物爱好者。答案出现在第四段，根据文章中“As the snowfall starts to slow down,
baby animals emerge in Yellowstone, making this national park an excellent place to spot wildlife in spring.
Tourists can hike on the lower elevation (高度) trails that open in April and May, while those who love mammals
can keep their eyes peeled for bears coming out of hibernation with their cubs.”（随着降雪开始减少，黄石国家
公园出现了幼崽动物，这使得这个国家公园成为春天观赏野生动物的绝佳地点。游客可以在四月和五月开
放的低海拔小径上徒步旅行，而那些喜欢哺乳动物的人可以留意从冬眠中带着幼崽出来的熊。）可知黄石国
家公园适合动物爱好者，C选项正确。
23. C 本题考察细节。根据文章“During the peak months of April and May, all park visitors will need a reservation to
enter”（在四月和五月的旅游高峰期，所有公园游客都需要预订才能入园。）可知四月份去拱门国家公园需
要预订，C选项正确。
B篇
本文是一篇记叙文，B篇文章主要介绍耶鲁教授希望通过中药研究促进癌症的治疗药物发展并介绍了具体的方
式及目前的进展。
24. D 根据第一段“Fellow researchers and experts advised him to change course，because developing botanical drugs
was too complicated and too risky（. 研究人员和专家建议他改变方向，因为开发植物药物太复杂，风险太大。）”
可以看出同行研究者及专家劝说他换个研究，因为研发植物型药物十分复杂及冒险，由此得出该研究具有
挑战性，故选择 D选项。
25. B 根据第二段“spent hours leafing through ancient Chinese texts at Yale’s library seeking the properties of
Chinese herbs..（花了几个小时翻阅中国古代文献，寻找中草药的特性。）”得出她看中国古籍以研究中药
特性，并最终选择了一味草药。根据文章整体的内容，主要是为了癌症治疗，因此结合全文主旨不难推测
出看古籍的最终目的是为了从中得到启发，注意选项 D提到 stomach illnesses，本文专家的研究方向不是治
疗胃病而是研究癌症的治疗方向，故选择 B选项。
26. D 第三段介绍了药物应用到人体进行试验后给出了积极的反馈，根据最后一句“YIV-906 not only reduce the
side effects of radiation treatment, but also led to faster recovery and longer survival rates.（YlV-906一次又一次
地显示出积极的效果，不仅减少了放射治疗的副作用，还导致了更快的恢复和更长的存活率。）”可以进一
步看出药物的有效性，故选择 D选项。
27. A 本文主要介绍了陈教授在癌症治疗上的中药研究，第四段“YIV-906 may find itself next in a long line of
breakthrough drugs developed from natural products, which includes a malaria (疟疾) treatment developed from
the Chinese herb qinghao, the discovery of which led to a Nobel Prize for chemist Tu Youyou.（YIV-906可能会
发现自己是一长串由天然产品开发的突破性药物中的下一个，其中包括一种由中草药青蒿开发的疟疾治疗
方法，这一发现使化学家屠呦呦获得了诺贝尔奖。）”以屠呦呦发现的青蒿素能够治疗疟疾并获得诺贝尔奖，
以此强调此类研究的价值，故选择 A选项。
C篇
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了通常人们认为幽默感是人类独有的特质，但近期研究表明，动物（尤其是类人
猿）也可能表现出类似幽默的行为，且此类行为或有其进化意义，同时也指出观察动物幽默仍具挑战性，人与
动物笑声的界限并非如想象中清晰。
28. A 考察细节理解。文中第二段提到“We documented young apes intentionally edging to hit adults, then waiting
expectantly for a reaction”,说明幼猿会故意捉弄成年猿类。故选择 A。
29. D 考察词义猜测。文中第三段提到“elephants trumpet excitedly when playing”,根据上下文描述动物玩耍时
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的声音表现可推知,trumpet应指“大声叫喊”。故选择 D。
30. B 考察细节理解。文中第四段提到“In humans, laughter strengthens social connections. .... playful teasing in
apes or ‘laughter’ in dogs could serve a similar purpose-breaking the ice and reinforcing relationships.”, 说明动
物表现幽默可能是为了加强社会联系。故选择 B。
31. C 考察文章标题。文章主要介绍研究发现动物(如猿类、狗、海豚、大象、鹦鹉等)会表现出类似幽默的行
为(如捉弄、发出类似笑声的声音等),说明动物也会“耍小聪明”。“Animals Play Tricks Too”能概括文章
主旨,适合作为标题。故选择 C。
D篇
【解析】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了近年来科学家和研究人员使用先进的卫星技术追踪候鸟迁徙，以监测生
物多样性和了解生态系统变化对迁徙路线的影响，但仍然存在一些问题，比如数据缺口和偏见，并探讨了解决
方法。
32. C 细节理解题。根据第二段“Our reliance on satellite tags has also led us to focus mainly on larger species that
can carry the weight of the tracking devices, leaving smaller birds, which are often just as fragile,
underrepresented in our data. (我们对卫星标签的依赖也导致我们主要关注能够承受跟踪设备重量的大型物
种，而在我们的数据中，往往同样脆弱的小型鸟类的代表性不足。)”可知，当前候鸟追踪的主要问题是主
要追踪大型鸟类，而体型较小、同样脆弱的鸟类在我们的数据中代表性不足，故选 C。
33. D 细节理解题。根据第三段“Birds from remote areas, for instance, were much less likely to be tracked due to
accessibility issues. Dr. Lewis and her team believe this bias could lead to preservation resources being unequally
distributed to certain species while neglecting others that may be equally at risk. (例如，由于可及性问题，来自
偏远地区 鸟类被追踪的可能性要小得多。此外，人们对鹰或鹳等公众已经非常感兴趣的物种有强烈的偏
见，而不是较小的、不太出名的鸟类。刘易斯博士和她的团队认为，这种偏见可能导致保护资源被不成比
例地分配给某些物种，而忽视了其他可能同样面临风险的物种。)”可知，导致候鸟追踪中的数据缺口的原
因是追踪技术的局
34. B 细节理解题。根据第三段“Dr. Lewis and her team believe this bias could lead to preservation resources being
unequally distributed to certain species while neglecting others that may be equally at risk. (刘易斯博士和她的
团队认为，这种偏见可能导致保护资源被不成比例地分配给某些物种，而忽视了其他可能同样面临风险的
物种。)”可知，研究人员对资源保护的担忧是分配给某些物种的资源不均衡，故选 B。
35. D 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Encouraging birdwatchers to report sightings of less common migratory birds
could fill current data gaps and offer a more thorough image of global migratory patterns. (鼓励观鸟者报告看到
的不常见的候鸟，可以填补目前的数据空白，并提供一个更全面的全球迁徙模式的图像。)”可知，刘易斯
博士建议让公众参与观察代表性不足的鸟类，以改进鸟类迁徙数据，选 D。
七选五
本篇七选五为说明文，主要讲述了不要对批评有刻板的认识，不要将它看成是负面的反馈和情绪，而是要将批
评看成一种正向的，能带来帮助的事情。
36. D 此空上接这段中心句“While criticism can be taken as hurtful, it can also be viewed in a positive way.（即批
评也可以看成一种积极的事物）”，那么可以肯定的是空后就要开始讨论为什么批评可以看成是积极的，
故此空引出如何将批评看成是积极的，答案是 D。
37. G 该空放在段末，一般就是对该段的总结，或者和下一段有承接，起承前启后的作用。此段主要讲的是让
我们摒弃对批评的刻板印象。而这种印象是一开始便形成的，这时候需要 Take a breath，与 G中的“heat
moment”相呼应，且空前说的就是“ask for more time to process it”也对应了 G中的“this”。
38. C 此段讲的是要将批评看成是对自己错误的提醒，是有利于你规避错误的提示。空后第一句提到了“hurt”，
与 C选项也相互呼应，故选 C。
39. B 本段大意是指要弄明白别人的批评背后的意思，且最后一段提到了“what your critic is saying and seek…”，
与“saying”相对应的是“listening”，结合大意选 B。
40. E 本段大意是指批评作为别人的反应是可以对你有帮助的，段中也几次提到了“respond”和“response”。
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空后紧跟“causing a response”由此也可推得选 E，E中有与“response”对应的“silence”。
完型填空
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者曾是社交媒体成瘾者，总关注朋友动态并频繁发帖。后来她决定
戒掉社交软件，还和朋友布里奇特打赌。在戒断过程中，作者起初难以抵抗打开软件的习惯，便用写日记替代，
之后行为发生积极改变，更享受当下生活，且坚信自己不会输掉赌约。
41. C 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我过去总是频繁关注朋友的生活，这使得我也一直发帖，以此证明我也有社
交生活 —— 而这正是问题所在。A. keep records on记录；B. adapt to适应；C. keep up with了解……的最
新情况；关注；D. long for渴望。根据上文“I was a social media addict.”推测，作者会关注朋友的生活动态。
故选 C。
42. B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我过去总是频繁关注朋友的生活，这使得我也一直发帖，以此证明我也有社
交生活 —— 而这正是问题所在。A. guided指导；B. pressured给……施压，迫使；C. reminded提醒；D.
taught教。根据“proving that I had a social life, too”推知，作者关注朋友动态后，为了证明自己有社交生活
而被迫频繁发帖。故选 B。
43. D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以，我在思考如何戒掉社交软件。A. ban禁止；B. change改变；C. update
更新；D. quit放弃，戒掉。根据上文“and that was the problem.”推知，作者打算戒掉社交网络。故选 D。
44. C 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，我看了一个标题为“我用微日记替代社交媒体一年”的视频。A. compared
对比；B. mixed混合；C. replaced替代；D. associated联系。根据上文可知作者打算戒掉社交网络，结合“Social
Media with Micro-Journaling for One Year.”推知，视频的标题是用微日记代替社交媒体。故选 C。
45. D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我立刻给朋友布里奇特发消息，告诉她我的决定：尝试一年不用社交媒体。
A. imagination想象；B. request请求；C. promise承诺；D. decision决定。根据“try a year off social media”
可知，“尝试一年不用社交媒体”是作者看完视频后做出的决定。故选 D。
46. D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们甚至打了个赌：输的人要请对方吃寿司，这是一个很好的动力，因为我
们俩都太固执，不愿意付钱（请客）。A. show展示；B. cook烹饪；C. save拯救；节省；D. treat 请客。
根据“And we even made a bet”推知，打赌的规则是输家请吃饭，即输家“应该给”赢家一顿寿司。故选 D。
47. B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们甚至打了个赌：输的人要请对方吃寿司，这是一个很好的动力，因为我
们俩都太固执，不愿意付钱（请客）。A. determination决心；B. motivation动力；C. arrangement安排；D.
innovation创新。根据“ because we were both too stubborn (固执) to pay.”推知，“不想付钱”促使两人努力
坚持戒社交软件，赌约成为了动力。故选 B。
48. C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：于是，这场“正式的”挑战开始了。A. chance机会；B. routine日常惯例；C.
challenge挑战；D. promotion推广，晋升。根据上文“And we even made a bet”并结合戒掉社交软件成瘾并
非易事推知，这是一次有难度的挑战。故选 C。
49. B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：起初，很难抵抗打开软件的肌肉记忆即习惯性动作。A. forget忘记；B. resist
抵抗，忍住；C. follow跟随；D. recognize认出。根据上文“I was a social media addict.”可知，因为成瘾，
打开软件已成习惯，戒断时需要对抗这个习惯。故选 B。
50. A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以每次我迫不及待想打开软件分享急切的想法时，我就用写日记来替代。
A. burning急切的，强烈的；B. final最终的；C. inspiring鼓舞人心的；D. logical合乎逻辑的。根据上文“So
every time I couldn’t wait to open one”可知，迫不及待想打开软件说明分享的想法很急切。故选 A。
51. A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：很快，我注意到自己的行为有了一些变化。A. differences变化，不同；B. habits
习惯；C. details细节；D. features特征。根据后文“On one five-hour car ride with friends to New York, the only
time I 52 my phone was to control the music.”可知，5小时车程只开手机控音乐，这体现了变化。故
选 A。
52. B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一次和朋友开车 5小时去纽约，我唯一一次解锁手机是为了调控音乐。A.
charged充电；B. unlocked解锁；C. shared分享；D. answered接听。结合常识可知，使用手机前需解锁，
后文调控音乐是解锁后的操作。故选 B。
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53. C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们跟着经典摇滚乐唱歌，而不是在网上大量分享，这成了一个绝佳的享
受当下的机会。A. equal平等的；B. promising有前途的；C. incredible极好的，难以置信的；D. potential
潜在的。根据“to enjoy the present.”可知，与网上分享相比，唱歌是享受当下的一个好机会。故选 C。
54. A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：到目前为止，这段时间是脱离网络生活的一段美好休息。A. break休息，暂
停；B. lesson教训，课；C. display展示；D. reward奖励。结合上文作者忙于在社交网络上查看朋友的最
新动态并结合此处“ from online life.”可知，暂时脱离网络生活对作者而言是放松的休息。故选 A。
55. D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：布里奇特和我还在竞争谁要请寿司，但我很确定输的不会是我。A. afraid
害怕的；B. lucky幸运的；C. proud骄傲的；D. sure确定的。根据“Bridgette and I are still in a competition over
who will pay for sushi dinner”和表示转折的 but可知，作者非常确定自己不会输，因此不会是请吃寿司的人。
故选 D。
语法填空
该题型主要考查介词、定语从句、时态语态、非谓语动词、冠词、名词等核心语法点，以下是每题的详细解析
与答案：
56. 答案：for
解析：考查固定搭配“be known for”，意为“因……而闻名”，此处表示杨振宁因共同创立“杨-米尔斯理论”
而闻名，符合语境。
57. 答案：which
解析：考查非限制性定语从句。先行词为“Yang-Mills theory”，指物，且从句中缺少主语，故用关系代词
“which”引导，不能用“that”（非限制性定语从句中“that”不适用）。
58. 答案：was raised
解析：考查时态与语态。主语“Yang”与“raise”（抚养）之间是被动关系，且动作发生在过去（1922年出生
后），故用一般过去时的被动语态“was raised”。
59. 答案：earning
解析：考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词“went”，“earn”与主语“he”之间是主动关系，且“获得博士学位”
是“去美国”的结果，故用现在分词“earning”作结果状语。
60. 答案：a
解析：考查冠词。“breakthrough”（突破）是可数名词单数，此处表示“一项突破”，且“breakthrough”发音
以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词“a”。
61. 答案：won
解析：考查时态。句中“confirmed”是非谓语，过去分词作后置定语，win是谓语，发生在 1957年，故用
一般过去时态。
62. 答案：curiosity
解析：考查名词。“scientific”（科学的）是形容词，后接名词，“curious”的名词形式为“curiosity”（好奇心），
且为不可数名词，无复数变化。
63. 答案：independently
解析：考查副词修饰动词。
64. 答案：achievements
解析：考查名词。“make achievements”是固定搭配，意为“取得成就”，“achieve”的名词形式为“achievement”，
且此处表示多项成就，故用复数“achievements”。
65. 答案：lasting
解析：考查形容词。“scientific legacy”（科学遗产）是名词短语，需用形容词修饰，“last”表示“持久的、不
朽的”的形容词是 lasting，符合“留下不朽科学遗产”的语境
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应用文
Dear Chris,
I’m writing to share with you a couplets writing activity I joined in last Friday.
At the local community center, we engaged in writing couplets to express our wishes for a happy, peaceful and healthy
Chinese New Year. With a steady hand and a focused mind, we carefully wrote each character, creating meaningful
couplets. These couplets, featuring wishes for good fortune, health, and family harmony, were sent to the locals to
share the joy of welcoming the New Year.
This activity turned out a great success, which not only helped us improve our handwriting, but also promoted
our understanding of Chinese traditional culture, including calligraphy and ancient poetry.
Yours,
Li Hua
读后续写
本文围绕中国女孩May在新学校的适应过程展开，讲述她因手工制作的中国龙玩偶“龙龙”与女孩 Olivia结缘，
发现彼此对手工艺的共同热爱。在 Olivia的鼓励下，May萌生创办手工艺俱乐部的想法，并通过与Miller老
师沟通成功落实计划。最终俱乐部成为May融入新环境的桥梁，她不仅收获友谊更找到文化自信。
【详解】
段落续写：
①由第一段首句“当然！放学后在这里见面怎么样？”可知，需描写May与 Olivia约定手工教学的具体场景，
通过对话展现两人兴趣相投，并自然引出创办俱乐部的新想法。
②由第二段首句“May有了新主意，决定找Miller老师谈谈”可知，第二段应描写May如何主动与老师沟通俱
乐部申请流程，最终成功建立跨文化手工艺社团的过程。
续写线索：
相遇约定 → 手工教学互动 → 萌生俱乐部构想 → 与老师协商流程 → 张贴招募海报 → 同学踊跃参与 →
成为校园文化亮点
参考：
"Sure! Want to meet here after school " May asked. Olivia's eyes lit up as she nodded eagerly. When the final
bell rang, they spread craft materials on the cafeteria table. As May demonstrated how to fold golden scales for the
dragon body, Olivia marveled at the precision. "You're an artist!" she exclaimed, carefully threading beads onto her
string. Other students passing by slowed down to watch the vibrant paper creature take shape. Seeing their curious
glances, May suddenly thought how wonderful it would be to share this joy with more people.
May got a new idea and she decided to have a talk with Mrs. Miller. The next morning, she nervously approached
Room 301, clutching Longlong for courage. To her surprise, Mrs. Miller warmly welcomed the idea of a Chinese Craft
Club. They filled out the club registration form together, and May designed a poster featuring a phoenix and dragon.
By Friday, twelve students had signed up, including two boys interested in traditional knot-tying. At their first meeting,
as May taught everyone to make paper lanterns, she realized her worries about the new school had melted away like
morning dew.
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【听力原文】
Text 1
W: Excuse me. How should I fill in this blank What does “L” stand for
M: It stands for “Lost”, so just write in what you have lost.
Text 2
M: I’ve just ordered the computer with the 32-speed CD-ROM that we both like.
W: That’s great.
M: It’s twice the speed of what we are using at home.
Text 3
W: Reading about different types of habitats has been a real learning experience.
M: Right, it’s so interesting. For a long time, I have been curious about natural environments known for their colorful
and rich plant and animal life. But now, I’m more curious about dry places.
Text 4
W:Are you going out for a sandwich
M: No. I am too busy right now. Please give me an hour, OK
W: I can’t eat at 2:00 p.m. That’s too late for lunch!
Text 5
M: Ms. Brown, do you have a second to go over my last homework assignment with me I think I struggled a bit
with the grammar.
W: Sure. Your sentence structures and word choices were all very good, but you did sometimes switch between past
and present tense.
Text 6
W:Have you finished your presentation for tomorrow’s environmental science class
M: Almost, but I’m having trouble finding the latest data on air quality improvement in cities. I know there have been
important improvements, I just don’t know how to show it.
W: Have you looked at the national environmental agency’s website They updated their numbers last month, and they
usually include reports and charts that could be very helpful.
M: Thanks, that could really help me show some data more clearly and give me some useful facts to support my points
about reducing pollution.
W: Also, consider talking about the new laws. They have led to better air in several big cities.
Text 7
W: I’m thinking of joining the new cultural exchange club at school. It seems like a good way to learn about other
countries.
M: That’s a great idea! They mainly organize events where students share their traditions and talk about world issues,
right It’s a great way to learn more.
W: Exactly. It sounds fun, learning and appreciating different views through direct student interactions. They learn
how to play games from different countries. They also have guest speakers and cultural nights where you can
participate in different traditions. And everybody loves the international food fair. That one might be my favorite.
M: Joining could really make your school life more interesting. Plus, you’ll likely make new friends from around
the world.
W: That’s what I’m hoping for. I think it will help me see the world differently. That’s something I really wanted in
my school life, considering the small town I grew up in.
Text 8
M: This food smells delicious!
W: Thanks. But it’s not for us to eat. I’m taking dinner to Rachel tonight. She’s been having a hard time, and I
thought it would make her feel better.
M: I’m sorry to hear she’s having a difficult time. What happened
W:Well, she lost her job last week.
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M:What happened Did she get fired
W: Not exactly, but she was let go. She had been working at a law firm, but the firm hadn’t been getting many cases,
so they had to let some of their staff go.
M: Will she get unemployment benefits
W: I think so, but she will be embarrassed about living on that. Besides, she loves being a lawyer, and she’d rather
work than sit at home.
M: I understand. But at least she’ll have a little money to pay her rent while she looks for another job.
W: Yeah. But actually, I was hoping you could help her find a job. Isn’t your friend Theodore a lawyer Is his office
hiring
M: They might be. I’ll give him a call tomorrow and let you know.
Text 9
M: I don’t think I appreciate traditional festivals, like Christmas and Easter as much as my family.
W: What do you mean
M: I’m just not that into them. Christmas and Easter have many extra parts involved. I like to celebrate with the
people I love in a comfortable environment. My favorite holiday is the summer festival.
W: Is it because of our tradition to swim in my pool every year before the parade
M: No, though that is fun. It’s because after the parade we go to my parents’ giant barbecue with all their friends.
Everyone brings a dish of food or drinks and then we talk and tell stories until the stars come out.
W: People do that on Christmas and Easter too, you know! I think it just depends on your family’s traditions.
M: For some reason, I just feel that most people feel the need to buy expensive things that are unnecessary during
Christmas and Easter. There is no expectation of getting or giving gifts. It feels like you are forced into being nice,
because of a date.
W: Yes, but you don’t have to do any of that to celebrate. My family makes gifts for one another or we make
promises saying we will help each other with projects or housework.
Text 10
Thank you, Ms. Jackson. I’m honored to talk to your class today about something I know a thing or two about: being
afraid. As you can see, I was born without arms. Every time I fell down, I was scared that I wouldn’t be able to get up.
My parents were too poor to afford plastic arms for me. But luckily one of my doctors, Dr. Wilson, showed me how
to use my feet to do everything. Once I could do a few things by myself, I didn’t feel scared of being alone anymore.
In high school, everyone in my class made fun of me. Every morning, I was afraid of what they would say. That was
the hardest and darkest time in my life. But my teacher Mrs. Dalton made sure I stayed focused on my schoolwork.
She taught me to be strong and confident. Once I realized that it didn’t matter what other people thought of me, I
wasn’t scared of being in the crowds anymore. Now that I have my own successful law company in Manchester, I
can afford those plastic arms. Maybe I will get them one day. But for now, my missing arms remind me every day
that I don’t have anything to be afraid of.
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