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2019-2020年高二上学期期末教学质量评估英语试题含答案本试卷共8页,满分135分.考试用时120分钟.注意事项
1.答卷前,考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔,将自己所在县(市、区)、姓名、试室号、座位号填写在答题卷上对应位置,再用2B铅笔将准考证号涂黑.
2.选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案,答案不能写在试卷或草稿纸上.
3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答,答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应的位置上;如需改动,先划掉原来的答案,然后再在答题区内写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液.不按以上要求作答的答案无效.I、语言知识及运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完型填空(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Valentine’sDayisapopularfestivalofloveandromance.Thereare1legendsassociatedwiththefestivalalongwiththebeliefthatbirdsbegantomatefromthisday.Historianstrace追踪its2toanancientRomanfestival.ItissaidthatinancientRomepeople3aholidayonFebruary14thtohonorJuno—theQueenofRomanGodsandGoddesses.OnthefollowingdayFebruary15th,thefestivalofLupercaliawascelebratedtohonortheRomanGodofAgriculture.Aninteresting4wasfollowedonthefestivalofLupercaliatobringtogetheryoungboysandgirlswhootherwisewerestrictly
5.OntheeveofthefestivalnamesofyoungRomangirlswerewrittenonaslipofpaperandplacedintojars.Eachyoungman6agirlsnamefromthejarandwaspairedwiththegirlduringthefestival.Sometimesthe7lastedforayearuntilnextyearscelebration.Quiteoften,thecouplewouldfallinlovewitheachotherand8marry.Thecustomlastedforalongtimeuntilpeoplefeltthatitwasun-Christianandthatmatesshouldbechosenbysightnot
9.ThepairingofyoungboysandgirlssetthemoodoftheValentinesDayFestivalasweknowtoday.Butitwas10duetotheeffortsanddaringofapriestStValentinethatthefestivalgotits11andclearermeaning.ThestorygoesthatEmperorClaudiusIIofRomefoundit12togetsoldiersandfeltthereasonwhymendidnotjointhe13wasthattheydidnotwishtoleavetheirwivesandfamilies.AsaresultClaudiuscancelledallmarriagesandengagementsinRome.StValentinechallengedClaudiuss14orderandsecretlymarriedcouples.Whenhisdisobediencewas15,ValentinewasputtodeathonFebruary14around270AD.AfterhisdeathValentinewasnamedasaint.1.A.acceptableB.familiarC.variousD.unrelated2.A.possibilityB.developmentC.eventD.origin3.A.studiedB.observedC.handledD.discussed4.A.movementB.celebrationC.petitionD.custom5.A.respectedB.educatedC.separatedD.organized6.A.spokeoutB.broughtoutC.pulledoutD.drewout7.A.pairingB.datingC.playingD.celebrating8.A.fortunatelyB.occasionallyC.finallyD.surprisingly9.A.orderB.riskC.nameD.luck10.A.usuallyB.actuallyC.reallyD.factually11.A.historyB.storyC.fameD.name12.A.strangeB.slowC.awfulD.tough13.A.warB.partyC.armyD.game14.A.unfinishedB.unjustifiedC.unrecognizedD.unconcerned15.A.discoveredB.attackedC.memorizedD.promised第二节语法填空(共10小题,每小题
1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为16—25的相应位置上AmericanIdolisaTVshowandannualAmericansingingpetitionwhichbeganitsfirstseasononJune11xx.ItisbasedontheBritishshowPopIdolinwhichthousandsofyoungsingersaged16-28audition(试演)forthechance16chooseasthenewsingingidol.Theprogramseekstodiscoverthe17goodyoungsingerinthecountrythrough18seriesofnationwideauditions.Auditions19holdinkeycitiesaroundthecountrywithjudgesremovingsomecontestants选手20thereareonly30left.These30peteonairandtheviewingpublicvotesfor21threefavoriteseachweekoverthecourseofthenextthreeweeks.Thoseninecontestantsalong22one“wildcard”chosenbyjudgescontinueontothenextstageofthepetition23takesplaceoverseveralweeks.Theouteofthelatterstagesofthispetitioniswhollydeterminedbypublicvoting.Therearethreejudgesassessingthecontestants’24performinordertofacilitate推动thevoting.Ofthesetentwowinnersarechosentoappearinalivehalf-hourtelecast(电视广播)thefollowingeveningtopete25atop-dollarrecorddeal.II、阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下面几篇短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AImaginesomeonehascrossedtheseasjoiningfivecontinentsbyswimming.Itisamajorsuccessforanyone.ButitisanevengreatersuccessforPhilippeCroizonwhohasnoarmsandnolegs!Hisachievementsshowthatwecanallachievegreatthings—nomatterwhoweare.PhilippeCroizonwas26yearsoldwhenhehadanaccident.Thedoctorshadtoremovebothofhisarmsandlegs.“WhentheycutoffmylastlegIwantedtodie.Isufferedgreatdepressionandmyspiritwasaslowasyoucanget.Butyouhavetochoose—andIchosetolive!”saidCroizon.WhilehewasrecoveringinhospitalCroizonsawatelevisionprogrammeaboutawomanwhohadbeenswimmingacrosstheEnglishChannel.AfterwatchingtheprogrammeCroizondecidedtodoit.Hebegantoexerciseeverydaytomakehimstrongandittookhimtwoyearstoprepare.FinallyinxxCroizonwasready.HeenteredthecoldgreyseaoftheEnglishChannel.Hewasnow42yearsold.Ittookhimfromearlymorninguntilnighttoswimthedistance.Hefeltalotofpain.ButhehadbeethefirstpersonwithoutarmsandlegstoswimbetweenFranceandEngland.Croizonhadachievedhisdreambuthedidnotstopthere.Helookedforanewgoal.Earlyinxxheplannedtoswimacrosstheseasthatjoinfivemajorcontinents.DuringthenextfewmonthsheswambetweenthefourcontinentsofAustraliaAsiaAfricaandEuropeandfinallyinthecoldwatersoftheBeringStraitbetweenthecontinentsofAsiaandtheAmericas.“Wewanttoshowpeoplesomething.Ifdisabledpeoplehavecourageandalotoftrainingtheycandothesamethingsasthosewhoarenotdisabled”saidCroizon.
26.AccordingtothepassagePhilippeCroizon_____.A.wasbornwithdisabilityB.sufferedalotfromtheaccidentC.chosetolivebecauseofaTVprogrammeD.wasfondofswimmingsincehewasyoung
27.WhatdoweknowaboutPhilippeCroizon’sswimmingacrosstheEnglishChannelA.Ittookhimtwoyearstofinishit.B.Hewasthefirstpersontoachieveit.C.Itwaseasyforhimtofinishtheswim.D.Hespentalotoftimepreparingforit.
28.PhilippeCroizon’scrossingtheseasjoiningfivecontinents______.A.lastedamonthB.endedintheBeringStraitC.happenedwhenhewas42yearsoldD.wasinspiredbyatelevisionprogramme
29.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePhilippeCroizon’sstoryA.Hopeforthebestpreparefortheworst.B.Wherethere’sawillthere’saway.C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D.Thefinestdiamondmustbecut.
30.What’sthebesttitleforthepassageA.HopeinthecornerB.Adisabledman’sdreamC.ChallengestoPhilippeCroizonD.PhilippeCroizon’samazingswimBTherelationshipbetweenhumansandanimalshasalwaysbeenplex.Somecultureshavedevelopedentirebeliefsystemsaroundfavoredanimals.Evenincultureswithlessformalbeliefsystemsconnectionsbetweenpeopleandanimalsstillleadtomonlyacceptedopinionsaboutanimals.Thesebeliefsystemsusuallydeveloparoundtheanimalsthatinteract互动withhumansmostfrequently.Thereforeitshouldnotbesurprisingthatsomanystoriessurroundthemostmonofanimals:rats.Ratslivesidebysidewithhumansallovertheworldandregularlyinteractwithpeople.Human-ratcoexistencemaybemonallaroundtheworldbutdifferentculturesrespondtothatclosenessindifferentways.IntheUnitedStatesandEuropeonetypicalattitudeisthattheratisapest.Thiscouldbeduetothemonbeliefthatratsspreaddisease.Actuallytheydon’tatleastnotdirectlybutmanypeopledon’tknowthat.ThePiedPiperofHamlinawell-knownchildren’sstoryisoneexampleofhowratshavebeendescribedinWesternliterature:inthatstoryratscausesuchaproblemthatatownhastohireapipertocallthemallaway.InmanyLatinAmericancountriestheratisdescribedinaverydifferentway.ThestoryofthetoothfairyafairybelievedbychildrentoleavemoneywhiletheysleepinexchangeforatooththathaseoutismonallovertheworldbutinLatinAmericathe“fairy”isarat!Ratsdohaveverystrongteethwhichcouldexplaintheassociation.Clearlythisshowsanotherattitudetowardratsthatismuchmorepositive.YetanotherattitudetowardtheratcanbeseenintheChineseZodiac生肖.TheRatisoneoftheanimalsoftheZodiac.LiketheotherzodiacanimalstheRatisneitherentirelygoodnorentirelybad.It’sdescribedascleverandfriendlybutalsotrickyandnotentirelyhonest.Thatmaybethemostaccuratedescriptionoftheratsofar.Whetheryoulikeratsornotit’shardtodenytheirreputationforcleverness.Asmanypeoplearediscoveringthesedaysratscanevenmakeexcellentpetssolongasyouremembertoclosethecagecarefully!
31.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkaboutA.Atrendofkeepingratsaspets.B.Howdifferentcultureslookatrats.C.Howhumansgetalongwithanimals.D.Favoredanimalsindifferentcultures.
32.TheratsinThePiedPiperofHamlinappear______.A.unpleasantB.honestC.smartD.unusual
33.ThetoothfairyinLatinAmericamentionedinParagraph4istoshow______.A.thetoothfairyislovelyB.ratslookveryfrighteningC.ratsareweleinLatinAmericancountriesD.thestoryofthetoothfairyismonallovertheworld
34.Accordingtotheauthorrats______.A.don’tspreaddiseaseB.shouldbetreatedaspestsC.arefairlydescribedintheChineseZodiacD.arekeptaspetsbymoreandmorepeople
35.Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma______.A.travelguideB.newsreportC.naturemagazineD.historytextbookCPresidentBarackObamarodeabicycleattheWhiteHouseScienceFaironApril
22.Butitwasn’tanordinarybike.AshepedaledthePresidentstayedinplacewhiletheenergyfromhispedalingpoweredawaterfiltration过滤system.Hewastestinganinventioncreatedbyateamof14studentsfromNortheastHighSchoolinOaklandParkFlorida.PaytonKarr16andKionaElliot18attendedthefairasrepresentativesoftheproject.“WewerehopingPresidentObamawouldridethebikebutwedidn’tactuallyexpecthimto”PaytontoldTFK.“Itreallymeantalot.”Kionaagreed.“Itwasprettyawesometoseetheinventionwhichwasinventedbyagroupof14highschoolstudentsandoneteacheralongwiththehelpofmunitymembersgottheinterestoftheleaderofournation”shesaid.TheprojectwasanideathatcameaboutafteroneoftheNortheaststudentsKalieHokevisitedHaitiaftertheterriblexxearthquakeandsawhowdifficultitwastofindcleanwater.Thestudentsinventedaportable便携的bicycle-poweredemergencywaterfiltrationsystemwhichcanprovide20-30peoplewithdrinkingwaterina15-hourperiod.TheteenshopetheirinventionwillonedaybeusedbyrelieforganizationsliketheRedCross.“Theycantakeittoplacesafternaturaldisasterssothatwatercanbecleanforthepeoplethere”saidPayton.PaytonandKionawereamongthe100studentsfrommorethan40statesinvitedtothethirdannualWhiteHouseScienceFairinWashingtonD.C.whichisalsoattendedbyleadersinscienceandeducation.PresidentObamastartedtheeventinxxtostimulatestudentsinterestedinSTEMScienceTechnologyEngineeringMaths.“Wellifyou’reayoungpersonandyouproducethebestexperimentordesignyououghttoberecognizedforthatachievement”Obamasaidwhenhefirstannouncedthefair.PresidentObamapraisedtheprojectsduringaspeechtoattendeesafterthefair.“Thesciencefairprojectsoftodaycouldbeetheproductsandbusinessesoftomorrow”hesaid.“Ifyou’reinventingthingsinthethirdgradewhatareyougoingtodobythetimeyougettocollege”
36.WhatisspecialaboutthebicyclePresidentObamarodeA.Itcanmoveveryfast.B.Itisextremelybeautiful.C.Itisusedtomakewaterclean.D.Itismadeofeco-friendlymaterials.
37.Therepresentativesofthebicycle-poweredwaterfiltrationsystem_________.A.werebothmunitymembersB.graduatedfromafamousuniversityC.finishedtheprojectwiththehelpoftheirparentsD.weresurprisedthattheirinventioninterestedObama
38.Thebicycle-poweredwaterfiltrationsystemwasdesigned________________.A.attherequestoftheRedCrossB.forcityfamiliestogetpurewaterC.duringtheterriblexxearthquakeinHaitiD.toprovidepeopleindisasterareaswithcleanwater
39.Theunderlinedword“stimulate”inParagraph4canbereplacedby_________.A.helpB.inspireC.changeD.entertain
40.WecanknowfromthelastsentenceinthepassagethatPresidentObama_____.A.wantedtheyouthtohavebigdreamsB.encouragedtheyouthtogotocollegeC.worriedtheyounginventorswoulddonothingincollegeD.believedtheyounginventorswouldhaveapromisingfutureDLifeonMarscouldbeearealityanditcouldhappeninyourlifetime.AwelingplanetScientistssayEarth’sneighborMarsabrightredplanetabouthalfEarth’ssizeisthemostlikelytosupporthumanlife.Marsevenhasfrozenwateronitssurface.Sincethelate1990sNASAhasbeenexploringMarsusingremote-controlledvehicles(装置).MostrecentlyCuriosityacar-sizevehicletraveledthroughspaceonanunpilotedspacecraft航天器andlandedonMarsinAugustxx.DirectedbyNASAscientiststhevehiclesmoveonthesurfacetakingpicturescollectingandanalyzingsoilandlookingforsignsoflife.ButwhatabouthumanexplorersPlansarealreadyintheworkstosendastronautstoMarsassoonasthemid-2030s._____________________________________Butbeforeyoustartpackingyourbagslet’sconsiderthechallenges.ForstartersMarsisfaraway.Justgettingtherecouldtakeupto10months.ScientistsalreadyknowthattimeawayfromEarth’sgravityharmsthehumanbody.Bonesandmusclesgetweaker.Thebodyproduceslessblood.WhatdamagewouldmonthsandmonthsoflivinginspacedoAndthenthereisthematterofwateroxygenfoodandfuel.ScientistswillhavetofindsolutionstotheseproblemsorthefirsthumansonMarswon’tsurviveverylongintheirnewhome.TinyDangersThere’sanothertinierrisk.It’ssotinythatyoucan’tevenseeit:germs.SomescientistsbelievethatourgermscouldpollutethewholeplanetofMars.PotentiallykillingMartianlifebeforewehavethechancetodiscoverit.Worsethereisasmallbutterrifyingchancethatanymicroscopiclifealreadytheremightbeharmfultous.WorsestillifanyofthoseMartiangerms火星细菌werebroughtbacktoEarththeresultcouldbedisastrous.Animalsplantsandpeoplecouldbewipedout.Worththe$$$Amorepracticalconcernisthecost.Thepricecouldapproach$1trillion万亿.Howcanwejustifyspendingthatmuchwhensomanyproblems—povertydisease—couldusethecashhereonEarth
41.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothe“Awelingplanet”partA.MarsisalittlebiggerthanEarth.B.ThereareflowingriversonMars.C.Peoplehaven’tbeentoMarssofar.D.ScientistshavediscoveredsignsoflifeonMars.
42.WhichofthefollowingcanbestfillintheblankinthepassageA.Livinginspace.B.Limitedresources.C.Extremeconditions.D.Interestingchallenges.
43.By“Tinydangers”theauthormeans________________.A.thereisnoseriousdangerB.peoplewon’tbeinanydangerC.it’sdifficultforpeopletorealizethedangerD.thedangermaybecausedbyverysmallthings
44.WhichmaycausethebiggestdangerA.MartiangermsmaybedifferentfromthoseonEarth.B.MartiangermsmaybebroughtbacktoEarth.C.PeoplemaycarrygermstoMars.D.TheremaybegermsonMars.
45.WhichsectionofanewspaperisthepassagemostprobablytakenfromA.PeopleB.HistoryC.ScienceD.Business第二节信息匹配(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按要求匹配信息,在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑首先,请阅读以下网页信息A.ShaolinKungfuShaolinKungfuisoneofthemostinfluentialgenresofChinesemartialartsandit’snamedafterwhereitoriginated—theShaolinTemplefoundedontheSongshanMountaininDengfengCountyHenanProvinceinCentralChina.ThemonksintheShaolinTemplebegantostudymartialartsduringtheNorthernandSoutherndynastiesandthistraditionprevailedduringtheSuiandTangdynasties.B.KunquOperaKunquOperaisoneoftheoldestformsofoperastillexistinginChinawithitsoriginsdatingbacktotheendoftheYuandynasty.IthasdistinguisheditselfbythevirtuosityofitsrhythmicpatternsandhasexertedadominantinfluenceonallthemorerecentformsofoperainChinaincludingtheSichuanandBeijingoperas.InxxUNESCOproclaimedKunquOperaasamasterpieceoftheOralandIntangibleHeritageofHumanity.C.PuppetShowsChinesepuppetryhasalonghistory.Itisnotedforitsmanytypesofpuppetsandsuperbmanipulativeskills.It’satrulyuniqueartbiningoperamusicfineartandcraftsmanship.Itcreatesmagicwithabeamoflight.Puppetshowsfromvariousplaceshavetheirownuniquecharacteristicswithstronglocalcolorintermsoffiguremodeling.D.T’aiChiCh’uanT’aiChiCh’uanisamajordivisionofChinesemartialarts.LiterallyT’aiChiCh’uanmeans“supremeultimatefist”;T’aimeans“supreme”Chimeans“ultimate”andCh’uanmeans“fist”.T’aiChiCh’uanhasitsphilosophicalrootsinTaoismandisconsideredaninternalmartialartutilizinginternalenergyorQiandfollowingthesimpleprincipleof“subduingthevigorousbythesoft.”E.TraditionalChineseMedicineInChinesemedicinedoctorsusevariousdiagnosticmethodstogetfullanddetailedinformationaboutthepatientsandtoguidetheirtreatment.Themethodsincludeobservationauscultationandolfactioninterrogationandcheckingthepulseandheartrate.Theyarealsoknownasthefourmajormethodseachhavingadistinctivefunction.F.XianziDanceTheXianzidancealsocalledXieorYeisdancedtotheacpanimentofaTibetan-styletwo-stringinstrument.ThemosttypicalkindofXianziDanceisBatangXianziinGanziSichuanProvince.BatangisaTibetaninhabitedarea.Thedancersdanceinacircleorrandomlysometimesresemblingawindingdragon.Theysingtoeachothertoexpresstheirfeelings.以下是相关人物信息,请将相关人物信息与适合他们的网页信息匹配起来
46.JanetwholikesChinesetraditionalartverymuchisadancingteacherinCaliforniaUniversity.Shewantstoknowmoreaboutatrulyuniqueartbiningoperamusicfineartandcraftsmanship.
47.CathyisamedicalcollegestudentinUK.Nowsheispreparingherthesisaboutothercountries’medicinesoshewantstofindsomeinformationonline.
48.KateisacollegestudentinAmerica.ShewantstogetmoreinformationaboutChinesetraditionalartespeciallyChinesetraditionalmusic.
49.JasonwhohasbeenlivinginAmericaforabout30yearswantstolearnsomeChineseKungfuwhichisrepresentedbythefamoussymbolofYinandYang.
50.Fredaa23-year-oldgirlisfondofplayingTibetan-styleinstrument.ThistimeshedecidestovisitSichuanandplanstoknowmoreaboutitstypicaldance.III、写作(共2题,满分40分)第1节基础写作共1题,满分15分【写作内容】请根据以下信息,介绍一下吴斌姓名吴斌出生日期1965年3月8日出生地浙江杭州事迹介绍
1.2012年5月29日中午,吴斌驾驶长途车行驶在无锡至杭州路段突然一块金属板穿透挡风玻璃砸向吴斌;
2.吴斌虽然严重受伤,但在倒下前,他刹车(brake)、换挡,缓行路边停车,还对车上的24名乘客说不要在高速路上乱走;
3.吴斌的肝脏几乎被击碎,最终于6月1日不幸去世相关报道
1.吴斌的英雄事迹深深感动了社会各界;
2.他被称之为“最美司机”参考词汇挡风玻璃windscreen换挡shiftgears肝脏liver【写作要求】只能用5个句子表达全部内容【评分标准】句子结构准确,信息内容完整,篇章连贯————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————第二节读写任务(共1题,满分25分)阅读下面短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文Asapersoninmodernsociety,youshouldneverforgetthateveryoneneedsencouragement.Andeverybodywhoreceivesitischangedbyit.ItwasnovelistMarkTwainwhosaid:“Oneplimentcankeepmegoingforawholemonth.”Theimpactthatencouragementmakesonpeoplecanbedeepandsignificant.Awordofencouragementfromateachertoachildcanchangealife.Awordofencouragementfromaspousecansaveamarriage.Awordofencouragementfromaleadercaninspireapersontoreachhispotential.LikeZigZiglarsays“Youneverknowwhenafewsincerewordscanhaveanimpactonalife.”I’vereadthatthe19thcenturywriterWaltWhitmanstruggledforyearstogetanyoneinterestedinhispoetry.Inthemidstofhisdiscouragement,Whitmanreceivedalife-changingletterfromanadmirerofhiswork.Thenoteread:“DearsirIamnotblindtotheworthofthewonderfulgiftofLeavesofGrass.IfinditthemostextraordinarypieceofwitandwisdomthatAmericahasyetcontributed.Igreetyouatthebeginningofagreatcareer.”ItwassignedbyRalphWaldoEmerson.WhitmanenjoyedalongcareerandisnowconsideredoneofthegiantsofAmericanliterature.Butwhentimesweretough,heneededencouragementtokeephimgoing.Thisseasonistheperfecttimetogiveagifteverybodywants—andeveryoneneeds.【写作内容】1.以约30个词概括上文的主要内容;2.然后以约120个词就¨鼓励对人生的影响”进行议论,内容包括1以事例说明鼓励对人的影响;2谈谈你的认识或感想【写作要求】1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子;2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称【评分标准】概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,篇章连贯肇庆市xx-xx学年第一学期统一检测题高二英语笔试部分参考答案I、第一节1-5CDBDC6-10DACDB11-15DDCBA第二节
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25.forII、第一节26-30BDBBD31-35BACCC36-40CDDBD41-45CCDBC第二节46-50CEBDFIII、第一节Onepossibleversion:WuBinabusdriverwasborninthecityofHangzhouinZhejiangProvinceonMarch
81965.WuwasdrivinghisbusfromWuxitoHangzhouaroundnoononMay29xxwhenhewassuddenlystruckbyalargepieceofironthatcameflyingthroughthewindscreen.DespitehisobviousinjuriesWuBinhitthebrakesshiftedgearspulledoverthecargentlyandtoldhispassengersnottowanderontothehighwaybeforecollapsingfromhisinjuries.Hisliverwasdamagedtopiecessoseverelythatheultimatelydiedfromhisinjuries.Wusheroicactionshavedeeplymovedthepublicandheishonoredasthemostbeautifuldriver.第二节Onepossibleversion:ThewritertellsusWhitman’sgreatsuccessthankstothetimelyencouragementfromRalphWaldoEmerson.Heemphasizedtheimportanceofawordofencouragementthatmakesalife-changingimpactonaperson’slife.It’struethatallpeopleneedencouragementfromothersincludingourparentsteachersandfriends.AsastudentIhavereceivedencouragementfrommyteachersclassmatesandparentsmanytimes.IrememberonceIwasmuchdiscouragedandevenreadytogiveupmymathsstudyinSeniorOne.ItwasmyteacherMissLinwhohelpedmeasmuchasshecould.NowmathsisoneofmyfavoritesubjectsamongallthesubjectsandIfeelmoreconfidentinlearningotherrelatedsubjects.Noactistoosmallandnopositivewordtoouninspired.Onlywhenwegetencouragementfromotherscanwecontinueourcareersmoothly.Dogiveothersencouragementwheneveritisneeded.。