Ⅰ 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节　完形填空（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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One of the most important aspects of effective teamwork is effective leadership. This means that the team 1 should have the skills to create a working culture that is 2 , and in turn it will help to motivate. A good team leader also has to be able to 3 a high level of morale(士气) among the team members so that they feel 4 and valued.
When a team is created, there is purpose behind the 5 . Therefore, along with the reason for team creation, it’s also important that expectations from the team members are 6 marked out. The necessary resources in terms of people, money and time will have to be made 7 to the team so that the team is able to meet the expectations.
Individual team members will 8 their performance when managers or team leaders praise them highly. On the other hand, if someone on the team is not 9 recognition, then they might become unhappy, and greatly reduce their productivity.
However, no matter how good a team may be, conflicts will 10 occur some time or the other. The best way to counter(制止) this is to have proper methods of 11 them. In fact, it is advisable for the team leader to actually sit with the parties in 12 and work out the differences between them, without taking 13 and making sure to remain objective.
And finally, 14 teamwork can only come about when the team leader sets a good example, which can be followed by the team members. In order to 15 the team committed, positive, and motivated, the team leader himself or herself has to have all these qualities.
1．A．member B．leader C．work D．culture
2．A．expensive B．sensitive C．passive D．positive
3．A．suppose B．educate C．promote D．explore
4．A．supported B．equipped C．replaced D．changed
5．A．teamwork B．aspect C．culture D．creation
6．A．clearly B．fairly C．softly D．probably
7．A．reasonable B．believable C．available D．changeable
8．A．show B．improve C．react D．follow
9．A．given B．made C．lost D．taken
10．A．impossibly B．hardly C．strictly D．certainly
11．A．protecting B．settling C．refusing D．accepting
12．A．conflict B．favour C．danger D．practice
13．A．lessons B．courses C．sides D．places
14．A．independent B．busy C．dull D．effective
15．A．expect B．keep C．find D．develop

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词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。
Fleming was a poor Scottish farmer. One day while working in a field, he heard a cry for help. He immediately 16 (throw) his tools away. Following the sound, Fleming came to a deep bog (沼泽), in which a boy was screaming and sinking. Fleming tied a rope around 17 own waist and the other end 18 a tree, and walked into the bog. With great effort he pulled himself and the boy to 19 (safe). He quickly took the boy to his farmhouse, 20 Mrs. Fleming fed him, dried his clothes, and sent him home.
The next day a carriage arrived. A well-dressed man stepped out, 21 (say) he was the father of the boy. “You saved my son’s life.” said the man. “ 22 can I repay you?”
“I don’t want payment.” Fleming replied, “Anyone would have done the same.”
Just then, Fleming’s son appeared at the door.
“Is he your son?” the man asked. “Yes.” said Fleming 23 (happy).
“I have an idea. Let me pay for his education. If he’s like his father, he’ll grow to be a man we’ll both be proud of.”
And so he did. Thus 24 farmer’s son attended the best schools, graduated from a medical college, and became the world-famous Nobel prize-winning scientist and discoverer of penicillin, Sir Alexander Fleming.
It’s said 25 many years later the man saved from the bog caught pneumonia(肺炎).

Penicillin saved his life. His name? Sir Winston Churchill.

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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices go up, up, and up. “How high can they go?” is the question on everyone’s lips. “As long as interest rates stay around 5 percent, there’s no telling,” remarked one realtor(房产中介) in Santa Monica, California.
“It’s crazy,” said Tim, who is looking for a house near the beach. “In 1993, I bought my first place, a two-bedroom apartment in Venice, for $70,000. My friends thought that I was overpaying then. Five years later, I had to move. I sold it for $230,000, which was a nice profit. Last year, while visiting friends here, I saw in the local paper that the exact same apartment was for sale for $510,000!”
It is a seller’s market. Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10 percent more than the asking price. Donna, a new owner of a one-bedroom apartment in Venice Beach, said, “That’s what I did. I told the owner that whatever anyone offers you, I’ll give you $20,000 more, under the table, so you don’t have to pay your realtor any of it. I was tired of looking.”
Tim says he hopes he doesn’t get that desperate. “Whether you decide to buy or not, you still feel like you made the wrong decision. If you buy, you feel like you overpaid. If you don’t buy, you want to kick yourself for passing up a great opportunity.”
Everyone says the bubble (泡沫) has to burst sometime, but everyone hopes it will burst the day after they sell their house. Even government officials have no idea what the future will bring. “All we can say is that, unavoidably, these things go in cycles,” said the state director of housing. “What goes up must come down. But, as we all know, housing prices always stay up a little higher than they go down. So you can’t lose over the long run. Twenty years down the road, your house is always worth more than you paid for it.”
26．From Paragraph 1 we know that .
A．the housing price is not a daily topic at all
B．everyone is concerned about the housing price
C．no one would like to talk about the housing price
D．the housing price is a difficult question to talk about
27．Why would Donna pay $20,000 more to the owner under the table?
A．Because Donna wanted to save money.
B．Because it was worth more than the price.
C．Because Donna was tired of the realtor.
D．Because Donna never cared about money.
28．What do we know about Tim?
A．He made a wrong decision.
B．He chose to wait for a while.
C．He wanted to kick himself.
D．He didn’t know what to do.
29．The last sentence of the passage tells us that .
A．the housing price will go down
B．you will lose money in the long run
C．buying houses is always worthwhile
D．people always pay more for their houses
30．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A．Crazy Housing Prices
B．The Homebuyers
C．Whether to Buy a House or Not
D．The Future of Housing Prices

B
A Korean wave is sweeping across China, with many Chinese women worshiping South Korean actors Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Min-ho as demigods (像神一样受崇拜的人). Chinese netizens always have different opinions over South Korean TV dramas, but there is no doubt that programs from the neighboring country are now enjoying a new round of popularity in China. And a big part of the credit for that goes to You Who Came From The Star, the South Korean TV series which is on the air now.
You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs (继承者们) have been subjects of hot online discussions throughout Asia. Besides, the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, read by the hero in You Who Came From The Star was a hard-to-get item on Amazon for a while.
The two TV programs have several common elements(要素): a tall, handsome, and rich hero who loves the heroine blindly and always protects her, and an equally handsome man madly in love with the same woman. Both programs describe the purity of love, which is expressed through a kiss or a warm hug. Perhaps that’s the secret of their success; perhaps people still like Cinderella-type stories.
The widening wealth gap is a matter of social concern both in South Korea and China, and the challenges that young people face in their hope for a better life might have caused many ordinary girls to dream of marrying rich, caring men. This is precisely what the popular South Korean TV dramas describe. In fact, South Korean TV dramas are tailored to meet the market’s demands.
Many netizens even said at an earlier time that South Korean TV dramas had become popular because of their stereotyped (模式化的) themes: traffic accidents, cancer and other incurable diseases. But all that has changed with the success of You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs, which Chinese directors can use as examples, as well as inspiration, to improve their productions.
31．What is the main reason for a new round of popularity in China?
A．The dramas are from the neighboring country North Korea.
B．Most of the Chinese Netizens have voted for them.
C．The actors in the dramas are all gods.
D．It is because of “You Who Came From The Star”.
32．Which is NOT included in the elements for the success of South Korean dramas?
A．Charming pure love stories.
B．A tender kiss and a warm hug.
C．Handsome and rich heroes.
D．The heroine’s blind love with the rich.
33．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means that they are designed to .
A．develop in a large scale B．be measured to a certain size
C．meet popular taste purposely D．be shown in a big market
34．The main purpose of stereotyped themes in South Korean dramas is to .
A．present an idea B．attract TV viewers
C．make them colorful D．arouse some challenges
35．In the last sentence, about Chinese Dramas, the writer expressed his .
A．expectation B．satisfaction
C．excitement D．requirement
C
March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep. Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call.
According to a 2013 poll(民意调查) by the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 4 in 5 Americans don’t get as much sleep as they should during the workweek. On average, adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night, although some can manage with less and some won’t do well without more. But the survey found that, on workdays, only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep, and another 21% get less than six.
To many of us, the thought of spending more time sleeping is, well, a big yawn. On the other hand, the thought of being smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal. And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep, researchers say. Also on the plus side: We’re likely to have better skin, better memories, better judgment, and, oh, yes, longer lives.
“When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason, it influences your performance the next day,” says Dr. Alon Avidan, director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center.
A study published last year found the same to be true even of children. When kids aged 8 to 12 slept for just one hour less for four nights, they didn’t function as well during the day.
But sleeping has an image problem. “We see napping or sleeping as lazy,” says Jennifer Vriend, a clinical psychologist in Ottawa, Canada, and the leading author of the study with children. “We put so much emphasis on diet, nutrition and exercise. Sleep is in the back seat.” In fact, she adds, no matter how much we work out, no matter how well we eat, we can’t be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep.
36．The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means .
A．to wake up the sleepers
B．to serve as a morning call
C．to draw people’s attention
D．to declare the special day
37．Which of the following is True according to Paragraph 2?
A．People can do well without enough sleep.
B．Adults need at least eight hours’ sleep a day.
C．Only one-forth of Americans have enough sleep.
D．One-fifth of American adults sleep less than children.
38．From Paragraph 3 we can infer that .
A．being healthier is one of the advantages for us
B．sleeping has nothing to do with one’s expectations
C．enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing things
D．spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time
39．What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies that .
A．people care little about sleeping
B．sleeping is an image problem
C．lazy people tend to sleep long
D．sleeping is only part of our life
40．What is the purpose of the passage?
A．To talk about people’s sleeping problems.
B．To provide an investigation result of sleeping.
C．To stress the function of sleeping at night.
D．To arouse the awareness of enough sleeping.

D
Leading experts on the Internet, technology and policy have shared the same opinion on what we can expect in the next decade when it comes to connectivity and its effects on society.
The Pew Research report asked thousands of experts and members of the public for opinions on “the most significant overall influences of our uses of the Internet on humanity” — and some had a rosier outlook than others.
“The smartest person in the world nowadays could well be stuck behind a plough in India or China,” said Hal, Google’s chief economist. “Enabling that person — and the millions like him or her — will have a strong effect on the development of the human race.”
Early Internet pioneer David Hughes agreed: “When every person on this planet can communicate two-way with every other person on this planet, the power of nation-states to control every human inside its geographic boundaries may start to disappear.”
Wearables(electronic equipment that people can wear) could monitor more than just steps, predicted UC Berkeley’s Aron Roberts — or do more than just monitor: “We may literally be able to adjust both medications and lifestyle changes on a day-by-day basis or even an hour-by-hour basis.”
Microsoft Research’s Jonathan Grudin is more pessimistic(悲观): “By making so much activity visible, it exposes the gap between the way people behave and the way we think they ought to behave. Adjusting to this will be an unending, difficult task.”
And the difference between the rich and the poor will have a new aspect: “Only the well-off (and well-educated) will know how to preserve their privacy,” warned one expert.
“Will the Internet make it possible for our entire civilization to fall down together, in one big awful step? Possibly,” admitted Harvard’s Doctor Searls. “But the Internet has already made it possible for us to use one of our unique advantages — the ability to share knowledge — to a degree higher than ever before.”
41．As for the influences of our uses of the Internet on humanity, some of the experts are .
A．realistic B．optimistic
C．doubtful D．careful
42．According to Hal, in the future, those who will influence the development of human race are .
A．Google’s economists B．Chinese and Indians
C．the educated persons D．world leading experts
43．People will be able to change their lifestyles at any time according to .
A．the development of communication skills
B．the suggestions made by computer experts
C．the prediction made by the home computers
D．the data recorded by the computers worn on body
44．The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 6 refers to .
A．the visible activities mentioned above
B．the way we thought they ought to behave
C．the way people really behave in life
D．the rule people ought to obey in life
45．Which of the following can best express the meaning of the last paragraph?
A．Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.
B．Development of the Internet and human beings.
C．Knowledge and civilization of human beings.
D．Possibilities of the Internet for the future users.

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，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先请阅读“澳大利亚环保网站”页面的基本信息：

A
Climate change to make downpours more violent: expert NICKY PHILLIPS 2:55pm If you’re sick of the heavy rain, you’d better get used to it. The downpours and flash flooding Sydney experienced over the past few days are going to become more frequent, the expert says.
B
Food security, economy to be hit by climate change, leaked IPCC report PETER HANNAM Global warming will displace millions of people, cause crop output falling, and cost a loss of billions of dollars in economic output, a United Nation’s report warns.
C
IPCC warns climate will worsen, harming Australia’s economy TOM Australia’s billion-dollar mining, farming and tourism all face threats as worsening global warming causes more dangerous and extreme weather, the world’s leading climate science warns.
D
Australia’s record hot year much more likely because of global warming PETER HANNAM Global warming caused by humans vastly increased the possibilities of Australia’s record hot year in 2013, according to the Status of the Global Climate report.
E
Geo-engineering no solution to dangerous climate change, study finds PETER HANNAM Greening deserts in Australia and North Africa with millions of trees would have an influence on climate change, with possibly big side-effects, new international research finds.
F
Seven million people died as a result of air pollution in 2013, the World Health Organization says. PETER HANNAM 1:26 pm Its findings suggest a link between air pollution and heart diseases, lung problems and cancers.
请阅读以下新闻信息，然后匹配与上面新闻相关的报道内容。
46．The study by scientists at Germany’s Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel examined five possible methods of climate engineering as a means of heading off the worst influences of global warming, along with widespread tree plantings of the deserts, and the study examined three methods involving the ocean.
47．The report, to be given later this month by the IPCC and obtained by The Independent in Britain, says that food security will increasingly be threatened, with crop output to drop by as much as 2 percent per decade for the rest of the century. Demand, though, is on course to rise 14 per cent per decade until the year of 2050.
48．One in eight global deaths were linked with air pollution, making it “the world’s largest single environmental health risk”, the WHO said. Nearly six million of the deaths had been in South East Asia and the WHO’s Western Pacific area, about 3.3 million died as a result of indoor air pollution and 2.6 million outdoors, it found.
49．As the atmosphere heats up because of climate change, more rain in Sydney will most likely cause disaster with traffic and public transport and may increase the number of people injured or killed in flash floods, such as the man who drowned after being swept in to a storm water drain at Lucas Heights on Monday, said Nicky Phillips.
50．A five-year assessment by IPCC details the global influence because of the climate change, including the displacement of hundreds of millions of people, reduced crop output and increased the loss of millions of dollars of the economy, which harms Australia’s economy in many industries very seriously.

Ⅲ　写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节　基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
请依据以下信息，为英语校报写篇短文，介绍你（刘芳）参加“社会实践活动”的情况。
【写作内容】


【写作要求】
只能使用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，篇章结构连贯。

第二节　读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
My name is Patti, and my mom told me that when I was born, I was the most beautiful baby in the world.
Then, one day when I was five years old, my life changed. I had a high fever, but carelessly, I took the wrong medicine, which caused me to lose my speaking ability. My mom couldn’t believe it, but the doctor told her that the medicine brought me a lot of problems with my voice. He thought that I would never be able to speak well again or learn any other language.
However, my mom never gave up, and she tried her best to help me overcome my difficulties. She sent me to a lot of teachers. Finally, she found the right teacher, Nina, to help me to make my dream come true.
The most amazing thing was that she taught me to read my mouth. I remember that I spent hours in front of the mirror and tried to repeat every word that I said. Imagine losing your voice and having to learn everything new. For me, it was like being born again. Yes, I was! I learned to talk and speak my mother language - Spanish.
Now, I am studying English. I can’t believe that I am learning another language, and that is all because of Mom！Also I am proud of myself!

【写作内容】
1．以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2．以约120个词就“如何面对人生的困难或挫折”谈谈你的想法，内容包括：
1）你如何看待Patti和她妈妈对待疾病的态度？
2）你对人生中的困难或挫折的看法；
3）举例说明你是如何对待和处理困难或挫折的。
【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，但不能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，语篇连贯。

2014年深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语参考答案及解释

Ⅰ 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
这是一篇议论文。本篇短文主要阐述了有效“团队”的创建，有效“团队”与有效领导及有效员工之间的辩证关系。
该部分考点：名词4个、动词4个、非谓语动词（过去分词和动名词）2个、副词2个、形容词3个。
1. 答案为B。考查学生在上下文语境中准确运用名词的能力(复现)。
2. 答案为D。考查学生根据上下文语境正确把握形容词意义的能力。
3. 答案为C。考查学生在上下文语境中准确把握动词意义及搭配的能力。
4. 答案为A。考查学生在上下文语境中准确运用非谓语动词的能力。
5. 答案为D。考查学生在上下文语境中准确运用名词的能力(复现)。
6. 答案为A。考查学生根据上下文语境，准确选用副词的能力。
7. 答案为C。考查学生在上下文语境中把握好形容词的语用及搭配能力。
8. 答案为B。考查学生在上下文语境中准确把握动词意义及搭配的能力。
9. 答案为A。考查学生在上下文语境中准确把握动词被动语态意义及搭配的能力。
10. 答案为D。考查学生根据上下文语境，准确选用副词的能力。
11. 答案为B。考查学生在上下文语境中准确把握动词意义及搭配的能力。
12. 答案为A。考查学生根据上下文语境正确把握名词意义的能力（复现）。
13. 答案为C。考查学生根据上下文语境正确把握短语意义搭配的能力。
14. 答案为D。考查学生根据上下文语境把握形容词意义的能力(复现)。
15. 答案为B。考查学生在上下文语境中准确把握动词意义及搭配的能力。

第二节 语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
这是一篇故事。本篇短文主要讲述了一个感人的故事：弗莱明的父亲勇救陷入沼泽之中的儿童(丘吉尔)，丘父为答谢弗莱明父亲，决定承担弗莱明的一切学习费用；而受到良好教育的弗莱明发明的“青霉素（penicillin）”又一次救了丘吉尔。
16．答案为 threw。 考查学生正确使用动词时态及不规则形式变化的能力。
17．答案为 his。 考查学生在语境中准确使用物主代词的能力。
18．答案为 to。 考查学生根据上下文语境正确把握介词用法的能力。
19．答案为 safety。 考查学生在语境中将形容词转换为名词的词性转换及词形变化能力。
20．答案为 where。 考查学生在语境中准确使用关系副词的能力。
21．答案为 saying。 考查学生正确使用非谓语动词（现在分词）的能力。
22．答案为 How。 考查学生在语境中正确使用疑问副词的能力。
23．答案为 happily。 在语境中将形容词转换为副词的能力。
24．答案为 the。 考查学生根据上下文语境正确使用定冠词的能力。
25．答案为 that。 考查学生根据上下文语境正确使用连接代词的能力。
注：22题答案“How”若不大写不给分。

Ⅱ 阅读理解（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）
A篇是一篇新闻故事，讲述了人们都关心的问题，房价一直在涨、涨、涨，以及几位人士购房经历和对房价的看法。
26. 答案为B。考查文章细节理解能力。根据第一段....is the question on everyone’s lips。
27. 答案为A。考查推理判断能力。根据第三段“...you don't have to pay your realtor any of it.可知。
28. 答案为D。考查文章细节理解能力。根据第四段内容可知。
29. 答案为C。考查句意理解能力....your house is always worth more than you paid for it.
30. 答案为A。考查主旨理解能力。通读文章并理解可知。

B篇是一篇时文。讲述了最近有一股韩剧热，这是由于刚刚热播的韩剧 “来自星星的你” 和“继承者们”，他们摆脱了过去模式化的爱情故事的手法，使得中国观众重新认识韩剧，同时作者也希望能给中国电视的制作带来一些灵感，提高制作水平。
31. 答案为D。考查文章细节理解能力。根据第一段理解可知。
32. 答案为D。考查文章细节理解能力。根据文章第三段内容可知。
33. 答案为C。考查句意理解能力。根据第四段理解可知。“关键理解tailored to meet the Market demands.
34. 答案为B。考查推理判断能力。根据文章第三段内容可知。
35. 答案为A。考查作者写作意图推理判断能力。理解整个故事和文章最后一句可知。

C篇是一篇议论文：3月21日为世界睡眠日，作者希望这个日子能引起大家的关注。文章通过美国睡眠协会的一个民意调查发现大部分美国人在工作日期间睡眠是不够的，论述了睡眠和工作、学习之间的关系以及产生的影响，最后得出结论，好的睡眠是好身体的保证。
36. 答案为C。考查重点短语理解能力。理解文章第一段可知。
37. 答案为B。考查文章细节理解能力。细读文章第二段可知。
38. 答案为C。考查推理判断能力。根据第三段段内容可知。
39. 答案为A。考查文章主旨理解能力。理解文章主旨可知。
40. 答案为D。推理判断作者写作意图。理解文章主旨可知。

D篇是一篇科普文章。该文讲述了互联网专家们对于未来十年网络的连接性以及它对于社会的影响持相同的观点，他们认为影响人类发展最聪明的人是尚未显现的印度人和中国人，并谈及未来互联网可能产生的有利的和不良的影响。
41. 答案为B。考查细节理解的能力。根据文章第二段最后一句可知。关键理解 and some had a rosier outlook than others.
42. 答案为B。考查细节理解的能力。根据第三段内容理解可知.
43. 答案为D。考查细节理解的能力。根据第四段内容理解可知。
44. 答案为C。考查关键词代词的理解能力。理解文章第六段段可知。
45. 答案为A。考查段落大意的理解能力。理解文章最后一段可知。

第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
46. 答案为E。答案由 “deserts; millions of trees” 和 “widespread tree plantings of the deserts”对应。
47. 答案为B。答案由 “food security” , 与 “food security” 对应所决定。
48. 答案为F。答案由 “harming Australia’s economy; mining, farming and tourism industries”, “which harms Australia’s economy in many industries very seriously” 对应所决定。
49. 答案为A。答案由 “downpours; heavy rain; the downpours and flash flooding Sydney more frequent” , “more rain in our Sydney.”所决定。
50. 答案为C。答案由 “air pollution”与“indoor air pollution and 2.6 million outdoors” 所决定。

Ⅲ 写作（共两节，满分为40分）
第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
I’m Liu Fang, a Senior Three student aged 18, and I’d like to share my social practice experience with you. To enrich my social life, gain more experience and inspire me to study harder, I participated in the activity, working in a Xinhua Bookstore for more than 10 days during the winter vocation. There, I mainly did some cleaning, put the books in order and introduced books to customers and I also helped the salesmen sell books 8 hours a day. The work made me really tired, which helps me realize that it’s not easy for our parents to earn money. Meanwhile, I have also learned how to communicate with different customers, which has built up my confidence.

第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
Patti, at the age of 5, lost her speaking ability accidentally. With the help and encouragement of her mother and a doctor, she overcome many difficulties and succeeded in learning languages.
I think Patti and her mom’s attitudes towards illness and misfortunes are positive. They tried every means to overcome difficulties, which led to her success at last. We should learn from their strong will and perseverance.
As far as I am concerned, difficulties or misfortunes are an unavoidable part of our life. When facing them in real life, we should be brave and positive and determined to overcome them.
Once in a school speech contest on environment, I was so nervous that I forgot everything. I lost and felt very sad then. But I didn’t lose heart. Since then, I have read lots of books about speech skills, and found every chance I could to improve myself, so last month I got No 1 in the school speech contest, which has proved the power of positive attitude towards failure.