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真题解读
一、 阅读理解原题
A
The greening of planes, trains and automobiles
Moving goods and people around the world is responsible for a large part of global CO2 emissions (排放). As the world races to decarbonize everything, it faces particular problems with transportation—which accounts for about a quarter of our energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s the breakdown of the emissions in 2018 for different modes of transport.
The fuels for transport need to be not just green, cheap and powerful, but also lightweight and safe enough to be carried around. Each mode of transport has its specific fuel needs. Much is still to be settled, but here are some of the solutions to get us going green.
This energy transition (变革) is global, and the amount of renewable energy the world will need is “a little bit mind-blowing,” says mechanical engineer Keith Wipke at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. It’s estimated that the global demand for electricity could more than double by 2050. Fortunately, analyses suggest that renewables are up to the task. “We need to speed up the development of green energy, and it will all get used,” says Wipke.
21. What percentage of global transport emissions did road vehicles account for in 2018?
A. 11.6%.
B. 45.1%.
C. 74.5%.
D. 86.1%.
22. Which mode of transport can go green comparatively easily?
A. Planes.
B. Trucks.
C. Trains.
D. Ships.
23. What does Wipke suggest regarding energy transition?
A. Limiting fuel consumption.
B. Putting more effort into renewables.
C. Improving energy efficiency.
D. Making electricity more affordable.
答案及解析
21. C。细节理解题。
根据表格中ROAD VEHICLES部分中的ROAD (PASSENGER)：45.1%和ROAD (GOODS)：29.4%可知，道路车辆总排放占比为 45.1% +29.4% =74.5%。
22. C。细节理解题。
根据表格中FUTURE FUELS部分有关TRAINS的Some trains are already electrified through rails or wires; others can be made electric in pretty simple ways可知，部分火车已通过铁轨或者电线实现电气化，其余火车可通过简单的改造从而实现电气化改造，也就是说火车的改造最简单。
23. B。推理判断题。
根据最后一段的“We need to speed up the development of green energy, and it will all get used,” says Wipke可知，Wipke建议加速发展可再生能源，即：加大绿色能源的发展。
B
In my ninth-grade writing class last year, I met a cowboy who saved his town, a strict father who demanded his son earn straight A’s, and a modern-day Juliet who died of heartbreak after her parents rejected the love of her young life. More than once, I found myself wondering just how my students, who’d created these people, knew their subjects so well.
But things were different for their first essay, which was about the question: “Why is writing important?” Most of the essays filled less than one page, and few contained a sentence that could be interpreted as a thesis (论点) statement. I was shocked. Then I realized that the problem was the question itself. They could have written pages on the necessity of computers, but writing, in and of itself, simply didn’t strike them as important. This would have to change.
As a new unit started, I asked everyone to write a persuasive piece on a health-related topic of their choice. This time they found the exercise much more interesting. For the next two assignments, a personal-narrative unit followed by a creative-writing workshop, I only required that the piece meet the specifications of its genre (体裁) and that it contain a thesis. The results were staggering. The students took on diverse topics and turned in stories, 10 to 20 pages each, with characters that broadened my view and touched my heart.
I walked into class believing that writing is important as a means of communication. However, my students demonstrated something more important to me. When the final bell rang in June, I walked away with a yearbook full of messages about writing’s most powerful significance—the ability to connect people, to put us in another’s skin, to teach us what it means to be human.
24. Who are the people mentioned at the beginning of paragraph 1?
A. Ninth graders.
B. Students’ parents.
C. Modern writers.
D. Fictional characters.
25. Why did the students perform poorly in writing their first essay?
A. They were not given enough time.
B. They had a very limited vocabulary.
C. They misunderstood the question.
D. They had little interest in the topic.
26. What does the underlined word “staggering” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Mixed.
B. Amazing.
C. Similar.
D. Disturbing.
27. What does the author’s experience show?
A. Teaching is learning.
B. Still waters run deep.
C. Knowledge is power.
D. Practice makes perfect.
答案及解析
24. D。细节理解题。
根据文章第一段的More than once, I found myself wondering just how my students, who’d created these people, knew their subjects so well可知，作者在开篇提到的a cowboy who saved his town、a strict father who demanded his son earn straight A’s以及 a modern-day Juliet who…都是学生创作的作品中虚构的角色。
25. D。细节理解题。
根据第二段的But things were different for their first essay, which was about the question: “Why is writing important?” Most of the essays filled less than one page, and few contained a sentence that could be interpreted as a thesis statement可知，第一次写作的题目是Why is writing important?，而学生的作文内容贫乏、缺少论点；作者猜测如果写电脑的必要性，学生一定可以写很多，因此作者意识到写作题目不够吸引人。
26. B。词义猜测题。
根据画线词后的The students took on diverse topics and turned in stories, 10 to 20 pages each, with characters that broadened my view and touched my heart可知，在接下来的写作课上作者没有提过多要求，学生们的选题丰富多元，提交的故事每篇长达10至20页，其中的人物拓宽了作者的视野，还触动了作者的内心，这令作者感到惊讶，因此我们可以推断出staggering和amazing意思相近，表示“令人吃惊的”。
27. A。推理判断题。
根据最后一段的However, my students demonstrated something more important to me … I walked away with a yearbook full of messages about writing’s most powerful significance—the ability to connect people, to put us in another’s skin, to teach us what it means to be human可知，作者最初仅将写作视为交流工具，但学生的作品让作者领悟到了更深刻的含义，即：它能使人们建立联系，让人们理解他人的生活，还教会了我们做人的道理。这体现了作者从教学中获得了新认知，即：A项（教学相长）这一核心启示。
C
While safety improvements might have been made to our streets in recent years, transport studies also show declines in pedestrian (行人) mobility, especially among young children. Many parents say there’s too much traffic on the roads for their children to walk safely to school, so they pack them into the car instead.
Dutch authors Thalia Verkade and Marco te Brömmelstroet are bothered by facts like these. In their new book Movement: How to Take Back Our Streets and Transform Our Lives, they call for a rethink of our streets and the role they play in our lives.
Life on city streets started to change decades ago. Whole neighbourhoods were destroyed to make way for new road networks and kids had to play elsewhere. Some communities fought back. Most famously, a Canadian journalist who had moved her family to Manhattan in the early 1950s led a campaign to stop the destruction of her local park. Describing her alarm at its proposed replacement with an expressway, Jane Jacobs called on her mayor (市长) to champion “New York as a decent place to live, and not just rush through.” Similar campaigns occurred in Australia in the late 1960s and 1970s as well.
Although these campaigns were widespread, the reality is that the majority of the western cities were completely redesigned around the needs of the motor car. The number of cars on roads has been increasing rapidly. In Australia we now have over twenty million cars for just over twenty-six million people, among the highest rate of car ownership in the world.
We invest a lot in roads that help us rush through, but we fail to account for the true costs. Do we really recognise what it costs us as a society when children can’t move safely around our communities? The authors of Movement have it right: it’s time to think differently about that street outside your front door.
28. What phenomenon does the author point out in paragraph 1?
A. Cars often get stuck on the road.
B. Traffic accidents occur frequently.
C. People walk less and drive more.
D. Pedestrians fail to follow the rules.
29. What were the Canadian journalist and other campaigners trying to do?
A. Keep their cities livable.
B. Promote cultural diversity.
C. Help the needy families.
D. Make expressways accessible.
30. What can be inferred about the campaigns in Australia in the late 1960s and 1970s?
A. They boosted the sales of cars.
B. They turned out largely ineffective.
C. They won government support.
D. They advocated building new parks.
31. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Why the Rush?
B. What’s Next?
C. Where to Stay?
D. Who to Blame?
答案及解析
28. C。细节理解题。
第一段指出transport studies also show declines in pedestrian mobility, especially among young children（交通研究显示行人流动性下降，尤其是儿童），且许多父母因路上车辆太多让孩子乘车上学。这表明人们步行减少、开车增多。
29. A。细节理解题。
根据第三段中的 ... Jane Jacobs called on her mayor to champion “New York as a decent place to live, and not just rush through.”可知，加拿大记者Jane Jacobs发起运动阻止公园被高速公路取代，呼吁市长让纽约成为“适宜居住的地方，而不只是匆匆穿过的地方”，其他类似运动也旨在保护社区生活环境。因此他们的目的是让城市保持宜居性。
30. B。推理判断题。
第四段中提到the reality is that the majority of the western cities were completely redesigned around the needs of the motor car（多数西方城市仍围绕汽车需求设计），澳大利亚汽车保有量极高，说明20世纪60‒70年代的运动“大体上未奏效”，未能阻止城市向汽车倾斜的改造，对应B选项。
31. A。标题归纳题。
全文批判城市过度围绕汽车设计，导致行人（尤其是儿童）出行不便，呼吁重新思考街道的功能。Why the Rush?既呼应文中roads that help us rush through，也质疑以汽车为中心的城市规划理念，适合作为标题。
D
Microplastics have become a common source of pollution across the Earth—they have settled in the deep sea and on the Himalayas, stuck inside volcanic rocks, filled the stomachs of seabirds and even fallen in fresh Antarctic snow. They are even appearing inside humans.
Now, new research suggests that a simple, cheap measure may significantly reduce the level of microplastics in water from your tap (水龙头): boiling and filtering (过滤) it. In a study published Wednesday in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, researchers from China found that boiling tap water for just five minutes—then filtering it after it cools—could remove at least 80 percent of its microplastics.
Crucially, this process relies on the water containing enough calcium carbonate (碳酸钙) to trap the plastics. In the study, boiling hard water containing 300 milligrams of calcium carbonate led to an almost 90 percent drop in plastics. But in samples with less than 60 milligrams of calcium carbonate, boiling reduced the level of plastics by just 25 percent. Additionally, the research didn’t include all types of plastics. The team focused only on three common types—polystyrene, polyethylene and polypropylene—and they didn’t study other chemicals previously found in water such as vinyl chloride.
Still, the findings show a potential path forward for reducing microplastic exposure—a task that’s becoming increasingly difficult. Even bottled water, scientists found earlier this year, contains 10 to 1,000 times more microplastics than originally thought.
Scientists are still trying to determine how harmful microplastics are—but what they do know has raised concerns. The new study suggests boiling tap water could be a tool to limit intake. “The way they demonstrated how microplastics were trapped through the boiling process was nice,” Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay, an environmental engineer at the University of Glasgow in Scotland who was not involved in the research, tells New Scientist. “We should be looking into upgrading drinking water treatment plants so they remove microplastics.”
32. How does the author present the issue in the first paragraph?
A. By quoting an expert.
B. By defining a concept.
C. By giving examples.
D. By providing statistics.
33. What determines the effectiveness of trapping microplastics in water?
A. The hardness of water.
B. The length of cooling time.
C. The frequency of filtering.
D. The type of plastic in water.
34. What does the author try to illustrate by mentioning bottled water in paragraph 4?
A. The importance of plastic recycling.
B. The severity of the microplastic problem.
C. The danger in overusing pure water.
D. The difficulty in treating polluted water.
35. What is Gauchotte-Lindsay’s suggestion about?
A. Choice of new research methods.
B. Possible direction for further study.
C. Need to involve more researchers.
D. Potential application of the findings.
答案及解析
32. C。推理判断题。
根据第一段中的they have settled in the deep sea and on the Himalayas, stuck inside volcanic rocks, filled the stomachs of seabirds and even fallen in fresh Antarctic snow. They are even appearing inside humans可知，第一段通过列举微塑料在地球各处的分布情况（如深海、喜马拉雅山、火山岩内部、南极雪中，甚至人体内），具体地展示了微塑料污染的广泛性和严重性，属于典型的举例说明。
33. A。细节理解题。
根据第三段中的In the study, boiling hard water containing 300 milligrams of calcium carbonate led to an almost 90 percent drop in plastics. But in samples with less than 60 milligrams of calcium carbonate, boiling reduced the level of plastics by just 25 percent可知，这个过程依赖于水中含有足够的碳酸钙来捕捉塑料。在实验中，含有300毫克碳酸钙的硬水煮沸后，微塑料含量几乎减少了90%，而碳酸钙含量低于60毫克的样本，煮沸后微塑料含量仅减少了25%。因此，水的硬度（即碳酸钙含量）是决定捕捉微塑料效果的关键因素。
34. B。推理判断题。
第四段提到，科学家发现瓶装水中的微塑料含量比原来认为的多10到1000倍。这一信息是为了强调微塑料污染的广泛性和严重性，即使是被认为相对“干净”的瓶装水也未能幸免。因此，作者提到瓶装水是为了进一步说明微塑料问题的严重性，而不是强调塑料回收、纯净水的危险或治理污染的困难。
35. D。推理判断题。
联系最后一段可知，Gauchotte-Lindsay提到，研究中展示的通过煮沸过程捕捉微塑料的方法是“很好的”，并建议“我们应该考虑升级饮用水处理厂，以便它们能够去除微塑料”。这表明她关注的是如何将这一研究成果应用于实际的饮用水处理中，以减少微塑料的摄入。因此，她的建议与研究成果的潜在应用相关。
二、阅读填空原题
An Unsung Hero
Need a break between classes or just a quick pick-me-up in the morning? The College Cafe has just that, and more. 36.
Catherine Murphy, a cafe worker in a green shirt and black hat, makes sure that each customer gets exactly what they order. She goes back and forth between machines to make the drinks. 37. As the customer grabs the drink from her hand, she smiles and says, “Hello, how is your day?” Even when the line is getting longer, she doesn’t let it get in the way of her genuine conversations.
Murphy gets up at a quarter to five and drives thirty minutes every day to get to work on time. 38. “I do so because I like to make coffee for the students. I know they need it in the morning,” Murphy said. Being a mother and wife has helped her become the woman she is. She believes she is here to serve.
One thing Murphy may not know is that her smile is contagious (有感染力的) and can be the difference in a student having a much better day than they were having before seeing her. Joanna Wright, a senior political science major, loves coffee and goes to the cafe at least six days a week. 39. “Catherine always has a huge smile on her face, which always puts me in a cheerful mood,” Wright said.
“I enjoy working in the cafe,” Murphy said. 40. She has every intention of staying and continuing doing what she loves.
A. The cafe closes at 9 pm every day.
B. She has two children aged eight and four.
C. Sometimes she arrives early to serve the students early.
D. After finishing an order, she calls out the name on the cup.
E. Not only does this cafe serve up drinks, it also serves up smiles.
F. Going to the cafe starts her day off good and gets her ready for class.
G. She has served here for 17 years and can’t imagine working anywhere else.
答案及解析
36. E。
首段提出咖啡馆提供“课间休息”和“晨间提神”服务，E选项“不仅提供饮品，还提供微笑”既承接前文and more的暗示，又对应下文对Murphy服务的具体描写she smiles and says。
37. D。
该空位于具体服务流程描写中，前文描述Catherine Murphy制作饮品，后文描述她递饮料时的问候，D选项“完成订单后呼唤杯上名字”是标准咖啡店服务环节，构成“制作——叫号——递送”的完整动作链。
38. C。
本段聚焦Catherine Murphy的敬业精神。前文描述她每天早起上班，后文引用她“喜欢为学生做咖啡”的解释，C项“有时她会提前到岗，早点服务学生”起到承上启下的作用。
39. F。
该段切入学生的视角。前文学生“每周去六次”，后文直接引语描述Murphy微笑的影响，F项“去咖啡馆开启美好一天”既是学生的行为结果，又自然衔接后文情绪改善的具体表现。
40. G。
结尾段表达Catherine Murphy对自己职业的认同与热爱。根据前文“享受工作”，以及后文“决心继续坚守岗位”，G项“工作17年不敢想象去别处工作”用具体年限强化Catherine Murphy对于工作的付出与热爱。
三、完形填空原题
One August afternoon, I sat in my kitchen staring at a glass vase that hadn’t seen daylight since my wedding.
My husband and I had just sold our house and we were busy 41 the beloved home our family had spent 23 years filling up. We had decided on key items for the 42 we were moving to in town, donated what we could, and rented a place to 43 our supposedly important objects. That left a house still 44 with things that, while not particularly 45 , didn’t belong in a landfill (垃圾填埋场).
I took a picture of the vase and posted it online, for $10. A couple of messages came in, one wanting additional 46 , another asking for a price cut. As our 47 day drew near, I settled on a new price ($0) and reposted it. The 48 : “I hate this vase. Maybe you won’t.” In an instant, a woman raced into my house and left happily with the vase. 49 , I posted more. My daily posts and the 50 I received became a precious ray of light in the chaos of my house. Each exchange provided a chance to 51 the landfill and to please another person I might not otherwise have 52 .
I sit in my apartment today, loving each of the 53 that share our small space. I take 54 in knowing that, somewhere nearby, someone is 55 .
41. A. painting over B. looking around
C. emptying out D. pulling down
42. A. hotel B. office
C. cottage D. apartment
43. A. store B. display
C. sell D. repair
44. A. covered B. decorated
C. stuffed D. equipped
45. A. conventional B. valuable
C. complicated D. tolerable
46. A. fees B. photos
C. receipts D. models
47. A. move B. pay
C. market D. work
48. A. warning B. request
C. description D. reply
49. A. Confused B. Interested
C. Disappointed D. Encouraged
50. A. visits B. reports
C. advice D. money
51. A. remove B. spare
C. find D. check
52. A. investigated B. recognized
C. encountered D. recommended
53. A. giveaways B. posts
C. contributions D. belongings
54. A. joy B. part
C. care D. time
55. A. anticipating B. appreciating
C. delivering D. withdrawing
考点分析：
答案及解析
41. C。
根据空前的My husband and I had just sold our house以及空后的the beloved home our family had spent 23 years filling up可知，作者卖掉住了23年的房子，他们正忙着清理物品。
42. D。
根据空后的we were moving to in town以及最后一段的apartment可知，他们搬到了城里的公寓。
43. A。
根据空后的our supposedly important objects可知，他们挑选了要带走的重要物品，把能捐赠的都捐赠了，还租了个地方存放一些重要物品。
44. C。
根据空后的with things以及下文作者处理其他物品可知，房子里还是堆满了东西。
45. B。
根据空后的didn’t belong in a landfill可知，这些东西虽然不算贵重，但也不该被扔掉。
46. B。
根据空前的I took a picture of the vase可知，作者给花瓶拍了张照片，标价 10 美元发到网上。不一会她收到几条消息，有的想要更多花瓶的细节照片，有的和她还价。
47. A。
根据上文可知，作者卖掉了房子，所以此处指临近搬家日期。
48. C。
根据空后的I hate this vase ... 可知，作者决定把花瓶的价格改成零美元，将物品描述修改为：“我讨厌这个花瓶，但也许你会喜欢。”
49. D。
根据空前的In an instant, a woman raced into my house and left happily with the vase以及空后的I posted more可知，很快一位女士冲进作者家，高兴地带着花瓶离开了。作者受到鼓舞，于是又发布了更多东西。
50. A。
作者每天发布物品信息，而前来取物品的访客们就像一道温暖的光，照亮了当时混乱的家。
51. B。
根据空后的the landfill可知，每次交换既避免了物品被扔到垃圾填埋场，而且给一个平时可能不会遇到的人带去快乐。
52. C。
参考上题解析。
53. D。
根据上文作者清理物品以及空后的share our small space可知，如今在新公寓里，作者满怀爱意地环顾着这些经过精挑细选、与她共享有限空间的每一件物品。
54. A。
想到自己送出去的那些东西在附近某处被人珍惜使用，作者的心里涌起一阵暖意。
55. B。
参考上题解析。
四、语法填空原题
An exhibition at the Jiushi Art Museum in Shanghai is featuring artwork inspired by Go, or weiqi in Chinese, 56. originated in China more than 4,000 years ago.
Go is one of 57. earliest binary-based(基于二元的) games. The movements of the black and white pieces reflect the basic ideas of Eastern philosophy, according to Tu Ningning, who is in charge of the exhibition.
“The exhibition brings together Go culture, cutting-edge technology and contemporary art,” says Tu. “We hope 58. (present) the rather abstract Go game and AI in a visual context, and initiate dialogues with minimalist art, conceptual art and expressionism.”
“In a Go game, each move should serve a long-term goal. You try to lead the opponent into your trap and force them to follow your ‘59. (guide)’ till they lose,” explains Wang Wei, a Go player among the visitors to the exhibition.
“The players’ personalities 60. (reveal) during the game, and one’s weaknesses are exposed to the opponent,” she adds. “A decent winner always 61. (try) to beat the opponent 62. no more than one or two points as a gesture(姿态) of respect for the other side.”
Tu says that the balance between the black and white pieces, the beauty in the63. (strategy) placement of the pieces, 64. the energy flow following each move inspired artists to create oil paintings, sculptures,65. (digital) generated pictures and silk-screen prints for the exhibition.
答案及解析
56. which。
此处考查非限制性定语从句，先行词是Go，在从句中作主语，所以用关系代词which引导。
57. the。
形容词最高级earliest前需加定冠词the，表示“最……”。
58. to present。
hope to do sth 是固定用法，意为“希望做某事”，此处动词不定式to present作宾语。
59. guidance。
根据空前的形容词性物主代词your可知，此处需要填guide的名词形式guidance，意为“指导；引导”。
60. are revealed。
句子主语personalities与动词reveal之间是动宾关系，且描述的是一般情况，所以用一般现在时的被动语态，故填are revealed。
61. tries。
主语A decent winner是单数，且描述的是一般情况，所以谓语动词用第三人称单数形式tries。
62. by。
“by +具体数字”表示“以……的差距”，这里指赢家赢对手不超过一两分，故用by。
63. strategic/strategical。
此处需要用形容词修饰名词placement，strategy的形容词形式是strategic或 strategical，意为“策略的；战略的”。
64. and。
空前内容the balance between the black and white pieces、the beauty in the 63. (strategy) placement of the pieces和the energy flow following each move是并列关系，共同作主语，所以用and连接。
65. digitally。
此处需要用副词修饰形容词generated，故填digitally，意为“数字地”。
五、写作
第一节原题
假定你是李华，你班的英语报要增设一个栏目。外教Jenny提出“Fun at my school”和“Guess who I am”两个选项供大家选择。请给Jenny写一封邮件，内容包括：
(1) 你的选择；
(2) 说明理由。
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。
Dear Jenny,
I really like the idea of adding a new column to our English newspaper.
Yours,
Li Hua
参考范文1
Dear Jenny,
I really like the idea of adding a new column to our English newspaper. After careful consideration, I believe “Guess who I am” would be a better choice.
This column would be fun and interactive because students can write short, creative descriptions of classmates or teachers, and readers can guess who is being described. It is also a great way to practice descriptive writing, discover the hidden sides of each other and learn more about each other in a playful way. Additionally, the mystery element would make it more engaging for everyone.
I believe this choice would bring more laughter and closer connections to our class! Thanks for considering my suggestion.
Yours,
Li Hua
参考范文2
Dear Jenny,
I really like the idea of adding a new column to our English newspaper. After considering both options, I would recommend “Fun at my school”.
This column would be a great way to share interesting moments from our daily school life, such as funny classroom stories, exciting events, and memorable activities, which would make the newspaper more lively and relatable. Additionally, by reading about each other’s experiences, we’ll better understand our classmates and build stronger bonds.
I believe this column will both entertain and strengthen our sense of community. Thanks for considering the idea!
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节原题
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。
My wife and I wanted to share our new home with family and friends by hosting a small gathering in the early summer. She had prepared lots of snacks, while my job was to have the backyard in order.
There was plenty of space for the kids to run and play. There was just one thing I hadn’t counted on: My brother chose to bring his dog Toby, a 50-pound ball of fire. Though friendly, he could easily knock over my niece’s small boys and my six-month-old granddaughter. So, when my brother showed up, I asked him to watch Toby and keep him outside.
My plan was working out just fine. Toby was using up his energy by running back and forth in the backyard and giving the kids plenty of room. Unexpectedly, after supper, the weather changed. It started to rain and everyone went indoors.
It was an awkward moment. I didn’t want Toby to be running around in the house, and my brother wasn’t happy with driving home with a wet dog. Eventually, my brother decided to leave rather than force the issue.
A few days passed, and I hadn’t heard anything from my brother. I texted him and expressed wishes for him to come out again. His reply came as a surprise—a shock, actually: “Not a chance.” Clearly, he was unhappy over the way we had parted. After all, I had left him little choice. Well, he’ll get over it, I reasoned.
Two months passed. My wife suggested I get in touch with my brother, but I resisted, thinking he should call first. However, my conscience (良心) kept bothering me. I tried to put myself in my brother’s shoes. He was facing health issues and his wife of thirty-five years had passed away a few months earlier. Toby was his constant companion, the one who kept him going.
注意:
(1) 续写词数应为150个左右;
(2) 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I realized it was me who was at fault.
With the biscuits my wife had made, I arrived at my brother’s door.
参考范文
I realized it was me who was at fault. I had been stubborn, refusing to see things from my brother’s perspective. He had been going through tough times, and Toby was more than just a pet—he was family. My insistence on keeping Toby outside had made him feel unwelcome, adding to his loneliness. The more I reflected, the heavier my guilt grew. I knew I had to make things right, so I turned to my wife for advice. She offered to bake a batch of biscuits, hoping these small gestures could mend what I’d broken.
With the biscuits my wife had made, I arrived at my brother’s door. When he opened it, his expression was guarded. Before he could speak, I handed him the biscuits and said, “I’m sorry for being so hard on you that day. Toby is family too, and I should’ve known better.” Toby bounded over, wagging his tail happily, and I scratched his head. My brother’s eyes softened. “Come in,” he said quietly. As we chatted over the biscuits, laughter slowly filled the room, bridging the gap between us.
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