湖北省仙桃中学麻城新洲一中武汉二中 —高一上学期期末联考英语 Word含答案

湖北省仙桃中学麻城新洲一中武汉二中 —高一上学期期末联考英语 Word含答案

仙桃中学　　麻城一中 新洲一中　　武汉二中 ‎2012——2013学年上学期期末联考 高一年级期末考试 英语试卷 命题学校：武汉二中　命题教师：袁希荣　审题教师：夏青伶 考试时间：‎2013年1月27日　　上午9:30－11:30　试卷满分：150分 第一部分 听力（共两节 30分）‎ 第一节 听下面五段对话。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，并标在试卷相应位置。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。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. Where does the conversation take place?‎ ‎ A. In a hotel. B. In a post office. C. In a bank.‎ ‎2. Which means of transport will the man take?‎ ‎ A. The bus. B. The taxi. C. The subway.‎ ‎3. Why does the woman want to see Sean?‎ ‎ A. To cut his hair. B. To have her hair done. C. To have coffee with him.‎ ‎4. What does the woman think of Professor Johnson’s lectures?‎ ‎ A. They are fantastic. B. They are just so-so. C. They are hard to follow.‎ ‎5. What do we know about the woman?‎ ‎ A. She doesn’t have a computer.‎ ‎ B. Her computer is the latest model.‎ ‎ C. She has fallen behind others at work.‎ 第二节 听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或对白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A. B. C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。听每段对话或对白前，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至7题。‎ ‎6. Why is the girl nervous?‎ ‎ A. She has some difficulty preparing for a test.‎ ‎ B. She has no time to do her homework.‎ ‎ C. She hasn’t finished her homework.‎ ‎7. What will the boy do next?‎ ‎ A. Work out the problem. B. Ring someone for help. C. Hand in his homework.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8 至10题。‎ ‎8. Why does the girl want to take up singing?‎ ‎ A. She likes meeting interesting people.‎ ‎ B. Her classmates asked her to do so.‎ ‎ C. She has the gift for singing.‎ ‎9. What is the matter with the girl?‎ ‎ A. Her parents don’t support her.‎ ‎ B. She was accepted by an arts college.‎ ‎ C. She doesn’t get along well with her parents.‎ - 10 -‎ ‎10. What can we learn from the conversation?‎ ‎ A. The girl often does as her parents tell her.‎ ‎ B. The girl’s parents usually give in to her.‎ ‎ C. The boy prefers to take up performing.‎ 听第8 段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. What does the man find interesting?‎ ‎ A. Playing music.‎ ‎ B. Going to the movies.‎ ‎ C. Preparing food for his friends.‎ ‎12. According to the man, what is a sport?‎ ‎ A. Playing on the computer.‎ ‎ B. Playing a game with his friends.‎ ‎ C. Walking up and down his room.‎ ‎13. What do we know about the man?‎ ‎ A. He usually takes a trip once a month.‎ ‎ B. He seldom goes traveling with his friends.‎ ‎ C. He often communicates with his friends online.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14 至17题。‎ ‎14. What is the woman doing?‎ ‎ A. Comforting the man. B. Giving suggestions. C. Offering information.‎ ‎15. How does the man think of doing exercise?‎ ‎ A. Tiring. B. Exciting. C. Unenjoyable.‎ ‎16. Why shouldn’t the man eat too much too fast?‎ ‎ A. He would become exhausted.‎ ‎ B. He would get stomachache.‎ ‎ C. He would put on weight.‎ ‎17. What does the woman tell the man to do?‎ ‎ A. To be on a diet.‎ ‎ B. To take vitamins regularly. ‎ ‎ C. To feel like a young man.‎ 听第10段材料。回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. What can we learn from the talk?‎ ‎ A. There are seven million young people in America.‎ ‎ B. Americans have strong opinions about their lives.‎ ‎ C. Nearly half of the Americans are under 25.‎ ‎19. What are American college students fond of especially?‎ ‎ A. Making a better life for everyone.‎ ‎ B. Being in charge of the nation.‎ ‎ C. Giving chances to everyone.‎ ‎20. What do American college students find difficult to know much about?‎ ‎ A. The truth of their own lives.‎ ‎ B. Beliefs in American families.‎ ‎ C. The formation of American families.‎ 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 多项选择（共10小题 每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎21. The police are offering a big for useful information about the robbery.‎ - 10 -‎ ‎ A. reward B. award C. payment D. present ‎22. Their essays flood academic as well as little magazines, sometimes pulling poetry and fiction out of sight.‎ ‎ A. map B. journals C. journey D. mail ‎23. Much that she might lose her job, she has decided to go for further study to keep ‎ up.‎ ‎ A. concerned B. interested C. determined D. disappointed ‎24. Police have no further details about the shocking shooting accident in the primary school in Connecticut in America.‎ ‎ A. contributed B. released C. devoted D. deserved ‎25. Sweeping the whole China, the music video－Gangnam Style is very to everyone, especially the teenagers.‎ ‎ A. familiar B. close C. crazy D. funny ‎26. The heart implanted in your mom’s body is fully , which was introduced about seven or eight years ago.‎ ‎ A. fake B. false C. artificial D. positive ‎27. It was reported in Science Daily this week that scientists at Case Western Reserve University‎, ‎US, discovered that people simply cannot think emotionally and at the same time.‎ ‎ A. sharply B. simply C. logically D. carefully ‎28. Chairman Xi Jinping said that Government should and solve the issue of people’s livelihood.‎ ‎ A. care for B. think of C. think about D. care about ‎29. To show his admiration to the famous writer－Moyan, he his photo in a large photo frame and fastened it to the wall of his study.‎ ‎ A. blew out B. blew up C. blew away D. blew over ‎30. That commitment is simple－you are the focus of my time, and I expect the same .‎ ‎ A. in turn B. in place C. in addition D. in return 第二节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ In my memory, the large pickle jar (泡菜坛) sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents' bedroom. Dad would always 31 his coins into the jar before he went to bed: first the jar was 32 and there was a merry jingle and then a 33 sound as it was full.‎ Every time Dad took them to the bank, he would look at me 34 . "You'll go to college on pennies, son. This old mill (磨坊) town's not going to hold you back and you will 35 here for a better life." No matter how 36 things got, Dad continued to drop his coins into the jar. Even during the summer when Dad got 37 from the mill and hadn't enough money to get food for us, not a 38 penny was taken from the jar.‎ Years passed, and I finished college. Once, while visiting my parents, I noticed the pickle jar, which had 39 its purpose, gone. My dad was a man of 40 words, and never lectured me on determination, faith and alike. The pickle jar had taught me all these 41 far more convincingly.‎ When I got married, I told my wife Susan about the 42 of the pickle jar. The first Christmas after our daughter Jessica was born, we 43 at my parents'. After dinner, Susan carried Jessica into my parents' 44 to diaper (给……换尿布) her.‎ ‎ When Susan came back, there was strange excitement in her 45 . Avoiding being noticed by my parents, she 46 led me into the bedroom. "Look," her eyes 47 me to a spot beside the dresser. To my 48 , the old pickle jar stood there, as if it had never been 49 , with the bottom already covered with coins. I knew it was for my daughter.‎ I was too choked with 50 feelings to speak. I just dug down into my pocket and dropped all my coins into the jar.‎ ‎31. A. select B. turn C. throw D. show - 10 -‎ ‎32. A. firm B. empty C. noisy D. neat ‎33. A. sharp B. soft C. lovely D. dull ‎34. A. strictly B. happily C. hopefully D. sincerely ‎35. A. leave B. work C. forget D. rest ‎36. A. tight B. rough C. dangerous D. violent ‎37. A. separated B. hurt C. paid D. fired ‎38. A. single B. mere C. specific D. similar ‎39. A. lost B. achieved C. benefited D. learned ‎40. A. few B. wise C. quick D. clear ‎ ‎41. A. opinions B. advantages C. values D. attitudes ‎42. A. independence B. safety C. design D. importance ‎43. A. appeared B. practiced C. stayed D. wandered ‎44. A. bedroom B. bathroom C. kitchen D. garden ‎45. A. mind B. head C. face D. eyes ‎46. A. quietly B. weakly C. nervously D. helplessly ‎47. A. encouraged B. directed C. drew D. sent ‎48. A. relief B. delight C. satisfaction D. surprise ‎49. A. replaced B. repaired C. moved D. filled ‎50. A. various B. strong C. same D. true 第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）‎ A Peter Woolf and Will Riley, both 55, greet each other with a large hug whenever they meet. They're now really good friends, but they weren't ten years ago.‎ Before the men ever had a proper conversation, they had a serious physical fight. Peter hit Will over the head with a heavy pot, and then they both rolled down the stairs of Will's North London home before Peter hit him again with a pot. Will was knocked out and bleeding from the back of the head, but he refused to give in to Peter－a desperate heroin addict (海洛因上瘾者) with a 30-year habit who had broken into Will's home to steal whatever valuables he could then sell to buy drugs.‎ It was 5 p.m. on March 2002, when Peter forced the front door of Will's five-storey Georgian home in Islington. And when Will walked into his bedroom to get something, he was shocked to find an unpleasant-smelling man in front of him.‎ ‎"I asked him what he was doing in my house, and he said he was a neighbor who had heard a noise and was worried," says Will. "I was sure he was a thief, so as he went past me, I grabbed him and pushed him to the floor.‎ ‎"I managed to get him downstairs and out into the street after pulling his jacket down to trap his arms. I was shouting, ‘Thief! Thief!’ Someone had heard me shouting and called the police, who arrived within minutes."‎ The police put Peter into the back of their police car. He soon began a three-year sentence in London's Pentonville Prison on a charge of breaking and entering.‎ Despite having spent 18 years of his life in prison, Peter somehow remained hopeful that he could clean himself up, stop taking drugs and go on to do something useful on his eventual release.‎ A few weeks later, Will received a telephone call from police officer Kim Smith, who explained that a trial in restorative (恢复性的) justice was about to take place and he wondered if Will would like to meet Peter, who was waiting for sentencing.‎ Will met Peter again. He says, "I thought I might be able to help him change his ways."‎ - 10 -‎ Will saved Peter's life. "We're great friends, we get on extremely well, and when we meet, we talk about everything," says Will. "Peter's a fine man."‎ ‎51. It can be learned from the text that Peter and Will .‎ ‎ A. met for the first time in prison B. regret stealing things from neighbors C. refuse to talk about anything when they meet D. became good friends after a fight ‎52. When Peter broke into the house, .‎ A. he hit Will on the head B. he was pushed to the floor at once C. he wasn't found immediately D. he met a neighbor of Will's ‎53. The underlined phrase "his ways" in the last but one paragraph refers to .‎ A. fighting and stealing B. taking drugs and stealing C. fighting and staying in prison D. taking drugs and staying in prison ‎54. According to the text, Will is .‎ A. brave and kind B. clever and easy-going C. friendly and polite D. helpful and caring B Someone once says that superstition (迷信) is "when you believe in things that you don't understand." And, maybe it's right. "Step on a crack (裂缝), break your mother's back. Break a mirror, get seven years of bad luck." We've all heard of the rhymes, but how many of us really know what they mean, or, more importantly, where they came from?‎ In the year 2012, one in four Americans admitted to being "very" or “somewhat” superstitious. Superstitions come into our mind when we want more control or certainty about something. We want an explanation for why things go wrong -- or right -- and, for whatever reason, we're quick to attribute (把……归于) success or failure to something seemingly harmless, like a rabbit's foot or a penny. Psychologists believe that when we carry items like these, they actually have a calming effect, fueling positive thinking. Conversely, if we lose that lucky object, we think negative thoughts.‎ You probably won't find a more superstitious group of people than sailors and fishermen. Their present superstitious beliefs date back several centuries and include these famous examples: it's bad luck to sail on a Friday. If you whistle or sing into the wind on a boat, a storm is sure to follow. Sailors who wear earrings or have tattoos (文身) won't drown. It's bad luck to have women on board because they make the sea angry or jealous . Rats' leaving a ship is a sign of trouble. Boats carrying bananas don't catch fish.‎ Crab (蟹) boat fishermen are a particularly superstitious group. Perhaps it's because crab fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Even with modem understanding of science and weather patterns, we still regard the sea as a mysterious place. Beliefs and superstitions are passed down from generation to generation, from fisherman to fisherman, and it's a brave sailor who turns his or her back on tradition. But would you be willing to see what happens when you reject a centuries-old superstition?‎ ‎55. According to the text, we are more superstitious when .‎ A. we have some negative thoughts ‎ B. the origin of a superstition is found out C. we know why something goes wrong D. something doesn't happen as we expected ‎56. What does the underlined word "Conversely" in the second paragraph mean?‎ - 10 -‎ A. On the other hand. B. On the contrary. C. At one time. D. In a word.‎ ‎57. Which of the following is allowed on a fishing boat?‎ A. To wear earrings. B. To drive a rat away.‎ C. To take a female on board. D. To carry bananas.‎ ‎58. What can we infer from the text?‎ A. The more dangerous a job is, the less superstitious people become.‎ B. With modem weather forecast, fishermen are less superstitious.‎ C. Fishing is an industry that mainly depends on superstitions.‎ D. Most fishermen would rather believe in superstitions than reject them.‎ C Active Challenge Weight loss camp for girls aged 13‎-18 in ‎Canada Location:‎ Beautiful Bear Creek Outdoor Centre near ‎Ottawa‎ ‎Ontario Season: July 2 - August 28th I Capacity: 40‎ Activities hiking, rafting, canoeing, yoga, cooking, camp skills, mountain biking, nutrition classes, swimming, and fitness classes and etc.‎ Choose what you like!‎ Active Challenge is a weight loss program specially for young women. The burden of being overweight is heavier than just the extra pounds. We use outdoor adventure to challenge the girls, to give them, something to draw strength from.‎ Because you'll be losing weight alongside young women just like you, you'll find no one laughing at you and you'll help each other. At Active Challenge you'll make lifelong friends with young women your own age and learn to love new adventurous activities.‎ Unlike any other weight loss program, Active Challenge is designed so you'll lose weight and have the strategies and skills to keep the weight off forever. Active Challenge does not put you on a diet. We follow the Canada Food Guide to healthy eating and exercise appropriate portion control. We help you develop healthy habits.‎ The staff at Active Challenge combine experienced outdoor adventure professionals with highly qualified clinicians(临床医师). All of us are absolutely committed to helping your daughter achieve permanent behavioral change and weight loss. Most of all we are committed to having a great time doing it. ‎ Pre-Camp: Upon registration (注册) in Active Challenge, an enrollment package will be sent out to you with forms to be completed prior (之前) to camp as well as program preparation materials, an introduction to Active Challenge and pre-program personal challenging assignments to get you on your way toward a healthier you.‎ Post-Camp: Our post program is designed to keep you focused and remind you of the goals that you set during the camp. We will send you home with your personal meal and exercise plan and keep in touch with you for a full three months after the camp ends through letters, emails and phone calls, tracking your progress and giving you strategies and support.‎ ‎59. Outdoor adventurous activities are held for girls .‎ A. to lose weight quickly B. to build up their health C. to increase their confidence D. to follow a good diet ‎60. How will girls feel about the atmosphere at Active Challenge?‎ A. Friendly and supportive. B. Competitive and challenging.‎ C. Cold but exciting. D. Lonely but safe.‎ - 10 -‎ ‎61. After registration, girls .‎ A. should go to buy the program preparation materials B. will be informed how to get prepared for the program C. should learn some skills and strategies to lose weight D. will have to finish some challenging assignments at home ‎62. The post-camp help will last .‎ A. until the end of November ‎ B. until girls can keep their weight off forever C. until the beginning of the next year ‎ D. until girls achieve success in their lives D Elephants scored a big win in Dohar‎, ‎Qatar, on March 22, 2010. Representatives from 175 countries met in the Middle Eastem country. They voted to continue a ban on the sale of ivory (象牙). Two African nations, Tanzania and Zambia, had asked to open up the ivory trade.‎ People feared that weakening a 21-year-old ban on the sale of ivory would encourage illegal hunting and hurt elephant populations. African elephants once numbered in the millions. Today, there are fewer than 500,000.‎ ‎"People born in 100 years should be able to see an elephant," said Noah Wekesa, Kenya's minister of forest and wildlife. His country voted to keep the ban.‎ In the 1980s, as many as 1 million elephants were killed throughout Africa. Hunters killed the animals for their ivory tusks, which were used to make jewelry and other things. "The slaughter of elephants in Africa was terrible," says Paul Todd of the International Fund for Animal Welfare. The group works to protect animals.‎ The ivory wars continued until 1989, when the United Nations voted to ban all trade in ivory. With trade controlled, demand for ivory fell. Governments punished hunters. Elephant populations began slowly to increase.‎ Tanzania and Zambia asked to allow ivory sales from government stockpiles (库存). Ivory is so expensive that it's known as "white gold". Tanzania holds almost 200,000 pounds of ivory, which is worth as much as $20 million. Zambia has 48,000 pounds of the white gold. The countries said they need the money the ivory would bring. They say it was taken from hunters or came from animals that died naturally.‎ Experts believe that trading ivory encourages illegal hunting. They felt happy about the decision which forbids the sales. "This is a rare victory for elephants," said Jason Bell. He works to protect animals.‎ ‎63. The text is mainly about .‎ A. continuing a ban on the ivory sale to protect elephants B. protecting endangered animals around the world C. the effects of the ivory wars of the 1980s D. the life of elephants in the wild ‎64. Ivory is known as "white gold" because A. it is as rare as white gold B. it is being sold illegally C. it looks like white gold D. it is extremely valuable ‎65. The underlined word "slaughter" in paragraph 4 most probably means .‎ A. protection B. killing C. increase D. life ‎66. Tanzania and Zambia asked for permission to .‎ A. Sell elephants B. sell jewelry made from ivory C. sell their stocked ivory D. continue hunting for ivory - 10 -‎ E Researchers in the psychology department at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) have discovered a major difference in the way men and women respond to stress. This difference may explain why men are more likely to suffer from stress-related disorders.‎ Until now, psychological research has maintained that both men and women have the same "fight-or-flight" reaction to stress. In other words, individuals either react with aggressive behavior, such as verbal or physical conflict ("fight"), or they react by withdrawing from the stressful situation ("flight"). However, the UCLA research team found that men and women have quite different biological and behavioral responses to stress. While men often react to stress in the fight-or-flight response, women often have another kind of reaction which could be called "tend and befriend." That is, they often react to stressful conditions by protecting and nurturing their young ("tend"), and by looking for social contact and support from others — especially other females ('befriend").‎ Scientists have long known that in the fight-or- flight reaction to stress, an important role is played by certain hormones(激素) released by the body. The UCLA research team suggests that the female tend-or-befriend response is also based on a hormone. This hormone, called oxytocin, has been studied in the context of childbirth, but now it is being studied for its role in the response of both men and women to stress. The principal investigator, Dr. Shelley E. Taylor, explained that "animals and people with high levels of oxytocin are calmer, more relaxed, more social, and less anxious." While men also secrete (分泌) oxytocin, its effects are reduced by male hormones.‎ In terms of everyday behavior, the UCLA study found that women are far more likely than men to seek social contact when they are feeling stressed. They may phone relatives or friends, or ask directions if they are lost. 　　The study also showed how fathers and mothers responded differently when they came home to their family after a stressful day at work. The typical father wanted to be left alone to enjoy some peace and quiet. For a typical mother, coping with a bad day at work meant focusing her attention on her children and their needs. 　　The differences in responding to stress may explain the fact that women have lower frequency of stress-related disorders such as high blood pressure or aggressive behavior. The tend-and-befriend regulatory(调节的) system may protect women against stress, and this may explain why women on average live longer than men. 67. The UCLA study shows that in response to stress, men are more likely than women to ‎ ‎______. 　　A. turn to friends for help　　 B. solve a conflict calmly 　　C. find an escape from reality　　 D. seek comfort from children 68. Which of the following is true about oxytocin according to the passage? 　　A. Men have the same level of oxytocin as women do. 　　B. Oxytocin used to be studied in both men and women. 　　C. Both animals and people have high levels of oxytocin. 　　D. Oxytocin has more of an effect on women than on men. 69. What can be learned from the passage? 　　A. Male hormones help build up the body's resistance to stress. 　　B. In a family a mother cares more about children than a father does. 　　C. Biological differences lead to different behavioral responses to stress. 　　D. The UCLA study was designed to confirm previous research findings. 70. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? ‎ - 10 -‎ ‎　　A. How men and women get over stress 　　B. How men and women suffer from stress 　　C. How researchers overcome stress problems 　　D. How researchers handle stress-related disorders 第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节: 完成句子（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）‎ ‎71. Frederick William I, the king of Prussia, that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. (imagine)‎ ‎ 普鲁士国王威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人民的厚礼会有这样一段令人惊讶的历史。‎ ‎72. Only athletes the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors. (reach)‎ ‎ 只有达到了他们各自项目统一标准的运动员才会被接受参加奥运会。‎ ‎73. It was the third time to this mountain village to see the children. (come)‎ ‎ 这是她第三次来到这个山村看望这些孩子。‎ ‎74. Among the leaders Zhu Rongji, who stressed the need for equality and fairness in the world. (Premier)‎ ‎ 在领导人中，有中国当时的总理朱鎔基，他强调世界需要平等和公平。‎ ‎75. With , I can’t give you a definite answer now. (discuss)‎ ‎ 还有一些细节要讨论，我现在还不能给你一个明确的答复。‎ ‎76. It was not until two days after the earthquake her mother still alive. (find)‎ ‎ 直到地震发生两天后，她才发现她的母亲还活着。‎ ‎77. I like this jacket better than that one, but it the price of that one. (cost)‎ ‎ 比起那件外套，我更喜欢这件，但这件价格都是那件的3倍。‎ ‎78. Each book and each dictionary here by BNUP last year. (publish)‎ ‎ 每这里的每一本书和字典都是去年北师大出版社出版的。‎ ‎79. A number of paintings in this castle are believed 　　　　　　　　　　　　 in a fire in 2009. (destroy)‎ ‎ 都认为这个城堡里的大量油画已经被2009年的火灾毁掉了。‎ ‎80.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　, the plan of Merit Pay has been carried out in many schools in Wuhan.‎ ‎ 正如所期待的，绩效工资方案在武汉很多学校都实行了。‎ 第二节　书面表达(满分25分)‎ 根据以下提示，结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。‎ Encouragement from a friend plays a very important role in motivating you to solve the problems you are facing．It helps you fight the difficulties and get out of an unfavorable situation you are stuck in．‎ 注意：‎ ‎（1）无须写标题，文章开头已经给出，不得照抄英语提示语；‎ ‎（2）除诗歌外，文体不限；‎ ‎（3）文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；‎ ‎（4）词数为120左右。‎ ‎ Encouragements can serve as a ray of hope during difficult times． ‎ - 10 -‎ ‎2012－2013学年度下学期武汉二中期末考试 高一英语试卷参考答案 Ⅰ. 听力 ‎1～5　ACBAA 　　 6～10　CBCAB　 11～15 CACBC 　 16～20　ABCAB Ⅱ. 单选 ‎21－25　ABABA　　26－30 CCDBD Ⅲ. 完型填空 ‎31－35　CBDCA　　36－40　BDABA ‎41－45　CDCAD　　46－50　ABDCB Ⅳ. 阅读理解 ‎51－54　DCBA　　55－58　DBAD　　59－62　CABA ‎63－66　ADBC　　67－70　CDCA Ⅴ. 完成句子 ‎71. could never have imagined 72. who have reached ‎ ‎73. that she had come 74. was China’s then Premier ‎75. some details to discuss 76. that she found ‎77. costs three times 78. was published ‎79. to have been destroyed 80. As is expected Ⅵ. 书面表达 One possible version:‎ Encouragements can serve as a ray of hope during difficult times. The best ones to encourage a depressed soul are our friends.‎ It was three years ago when I just began to attend High School. For the first time I failed in an English exam which I thought I was best at. I felt very depressed. My best friend, Lily, tried to comfort me, offering her emotional support. She listened to me carefully and told me Edison succeeded in inventing the electric bulb after failing more than 300 times. Eventually, with her patient encouragement, I overcame depress and was determined to try hard again. In the next exam, I did it.‎ Encouragement is the best means to help someone feel better. It can give the courage to fight difficulties and motivate someone to move on. ‎ ‎ ‎ - 10 -‎