1、鄂南高中 黄冈中学 黄石二中 华师一附中襄阳四中 襄阳五中 孝感高中 荆州中学八校湖北省2015届高三第二次联考英 语命题学校:华师一附中 命题人：王 云 黄 瑾 刘 娟 审题人：杨晓斌 雷运波考试时间：2015年04月02日下午15：0017：00 本试题卷共10页，81题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 祝考试顺利 注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A方框涂黑。2选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡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
2、答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。3完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用黑色墨水签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。4考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，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。例：How much is the
3、shirt? A. 19.15 B. 9.15 C. 9.18答案：B1. What is Mr. Linton? A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A policeman. 2. What will the man do? A. Change the plan. B. Wait for a phone call C. Sort things out.3. What does the woman mean? A. She will not take any medicine. B. She hasnt got a bad cold.C. She will take s
4、ome medicine in a week.4. What do we learn about the woman?A. The woman is planning a trip to Austin. B. The woman hasnt been to Austin before.C. The woman doesnt like Austin.5.What can we learn from the conversation? A. The sign is not clear enough. B. The man wants to see the staff.C. The man is i
5、n the wrong place.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出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、7题。6. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A family holiday. B. A business trip. C. A travel plan.7. Where did Rachel go
6、? A. Spain. B. Italy. C. China.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. According to the man, what is the best way to manage anxiety? A. To take medicine. B. To sleep more. C. To work less.9.What does the man think of the anti-anxiety drugs? A. They are not harmful to the brain. B. They have more benefits than harm.C. The
7、y are valuable but costly.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does Michelle Ray come from?A. A middle-sized city. B. A small town. C. A big city.11. Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping? A. The Zen Garden.B. The Highlands.C. The Red River area.12. What are the speakers talking abo
8、ut in general? A. Late-night shopping.B. Asian food.C. Louisville.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. mother and son B. librarian and student C. husband and wife.14. How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke? A. From young smokers. B. From a newspape
9、r article.C. From some smoking parents.15. Why does the man say that he should help keep away from babies?A. He has just become a father. B. He wears dirty clothes.C. He is a smoker.16. What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do? A. Stop smoking altogether. B. Smoke only outside their hou
10、ses.C. Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. WhatisthetotalnumberofstudentsatDeepSpringsCollege?A17000. B24. C9000.18. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheDeepSpringsCollege? AItslocatedinacollegetown. BItslibraryisoftencrowdedwithstudents. CItsschoolbuildingsareold.19. What do we kn
11、ow about teachers in Deep Springs College?A. Teachers there neednt pay for their rent. B. They are wealthy.C. The college pays no money to young teacher.20. WhatcanstudentsatDeepSpringsdointheirsparetime?ATakeawalkinthedesert. BWatchTV.CGotothecinema.第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分
12、)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 例：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _ and weaknessesA. strengths B. benefits C. techniques D. values 答案：A21.The video, Under the Dome, has rapidly pushed the public_ about air pollution and encouraged peopl
13、e to join in efforts to make a difference. A.analysis B.imagination C.awareness D.argument22.If you cant trust your friend to have a relationship with another person you consider a friend, its a clear _ of a problem in your friendships.” A.disappearance B.symbol C.symptom D.settlement23.Busy with th
14、eir business, they had no time to_their wedding, so they had it organized by a company.A.accelerate B.arrange C.approve D.acknowledge24.As well as teaching soccers basic skills and rules, the introduced textbooks will _ team spirit and sense of responsibility.A.multiply B. distinguish C.preserve D.d
15、evelop 25.There is a beautiful Chinese song called I Came Over the Ocean to See You. Why not do that in reality on this Valentines Day? Keep your plan a secret and _suddenly.A.show up B.cut in C.showoff D.cut down26.He made up his mind to enjoy his guitar and to accumulate as many happy experiences
16、as he could so that when he retired he wound be able to_his life with satisfaction.A.get away with B.make up for C.look back on D.put up with27.The Spring Festival is the most joyful time of the year, but it can also be _. With all the traveling, visiting relatives, and gift-buying, the holiday can
17、become a tense time for many families. A.beneficial B.optional C.commercial D.stressful28.The electronic red-packet has been so _ that AliPay and Tencent Wechat compete against each other openly and secretly since the beginning of this year. A. popular B. convenient C. favorable D. arbitrary29.You a
18、re to meet with frustration in the pursuit of success and through greater effort and hard work your dream will definitely come true. Put it _, “No pains, no gains.”A.frequently B.firmly C.openly D.simply30.The writer conveyed a positive attitude through his works._, his readers are motivated and are
19、 themselves becoming a source of motivation for others.A.On the whole B.Inthe meanwhile C.In the way D. On the contrary第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In my class, there was a really weak-looking guy. I dont 31 know if his name was Vit or Wit. I w
20、ill 32 him as Wit in this story of mine. He was a pale, thin guy. Not only his build looked weak, the way he 33 was also weak. He walked slowly but he tried to stay off of everyones way. The friends in my class, Jean and Ingrid, would 34 him. Truth to be told, I 35 them as well. We did things like t
21、aking his stuff, like his pens and pencils, and 36 them somewhere in the school. Wit was also really 37 of insects, even butterfly. Jean, Ingrid, and I often put beetle on his clothes and he would run around, trying to 38 it off. There were many beetles in the school so that was the 39 insect we use
22、d to scare him with. Other insects such as butterfly were hard to 40 so we pretty much gave up on it. We would often take the 41 when Wit was off-guard and put the insects on him. 42 it was on him, he would run around or jump about. He was too scared to 43 it and pull it off. Suddenly one day, we we
23、re 44 by the school. When I walked into the room, Wits mother, as well as Ingrids mother, Jeans father, and mine were 45 in the room silently. Wits mother said that Wit went home and 46 the sandbag shouting “Jean! Ingrid! Archer!” 47 every day. I wanted to laugh but didnt with all the 48 she was put
24、ting on us .She asked many things, including things I had no idea about such as “Who put Wits bag in the girl toilet?” Apparently, it was Jean who did it. Jean seemed to have bullied Wit quite a lot and got quite a(n) 49 from Wits and her own mother. I think it should have been quite guilty for 50 t
25、o see us scolded by the parents. However , we decided to stop bullying Wit and be friendly to him.31. A. briefly B. abruptly C. actually D. constantly32. A. think of B. focus on C. laugh at D. refer to33. A. acted B. operated C. attacked D. responded 34. A. get close to B. look up to C. get tired of
26、 D. make fun of35. A. betrayed B. joined C. teased D. rejected36. A. hid B. distributed C. threw D. preserved 37. A. fond B. scared C. cautious D. ashamed 38. A. see B. set C. shakeD. take39. A. only B. acute C. mainD. rare40. A. find B. recognize C. raise D. capture41. A. chance B. risk C. trouble
27、D. order 42. A. While B. Though C. Once D. Unless43. A. attach B. touchC. sniffD. defend44. A. picked outB. called in C. spied on D. kicked off45. A. staring B. sighing C. sitting D. weeping 46. A. carried B. threw C. filled D. hit 47. A. nearly B. hardlyC. merely D. approximately 48. A. burden B. p
28、ressure C. duty D. doubt49. A. forgiving B. understanding C. praising D. scolding 50. A. Ingrid B. Jean C. Wit D. Mother第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)AOne of those big social networking sites, Facebook, has attracted over 58 million members. Commentator Melody Cramer is no longer one of them. Here is
29、what she shares with us about her story.I deleted all 1,281 of my coworkers, secondgrade classmates and people who I dont know at all. I shut down my account, completely. Im 30, and Ive been on Facebook since March of 2004, which makes me one of the websites earliest users.At first, I used it obsess
30、ively. If I had a free moment, Id log on to see whether my friends had updated their profiles. Id sit alone scrolling through these updates and then run into someone at a coffee shop and have nothing to say because I already knew everything about them, and they knew everything about me.In November,
31、I went to my tenyear high school reunion and was not pleasantly surprised. Lauren became a model, Josh went to law school, Dina was a teacher. I hadnt talked to any of them since graduation, but I knew exactly what they were doing, both now and last week. But lately, Im overwhelmed(应接不暇). Facebook o
32、pened up to everyone, not just college students, and my coworkers started to join, which meant they now knew what I was doing when I wasnt at work.And as a rule: you can NOT make friends with your coworkers because then theyll ask you the next day. But I thought we were friends. And you are friends
33、but not the kind of friends who tell each other what they do outside of work. So now the people you work with can see what you did last night, and youre constantlyworrying what people might say about what you did last night instead of actually doing anything tonight.So Iquit. I became a 30yearold Lu
34、ddite, a person who is strongly against technology development. Ive retuned to how the world worked when I was 20, before I knew when my friends and coworkers were counting down the seconds to vacation or entering a complicated relationship. Im hoping life will be a lot simpler now. Peoplewill be mo
35、re mysterious now that I actually have to talk to them to find out their favorite books or hobbies orneurosis(神经症). I dont know when my college roommate goes to the supermarket, and I think Im a better person for not knowing. In fact, you could say getting off a social network was the best thing Ive
36、 done thisweek.51. Melody Cramer decided to quit Facebook mainly because _.A. she thought it wasted too much time B. she was afraid of the strangers on her accountC. she was tired of exposing her life to coworkers D. she thought it made realworld life less interesting52. We can learn from the passag
37、e that Melody Cramer _.A. had a 10year membership of FacebookB. used to be very objected to FacebookC. was unpleasant to attend high school reunionD. was one of the co-founders of Facebook53. Which of the following about Melody Cramer is TRUE?A. She owes her communication skills to Facebook. B. She
38、wishes she could be several years younger.C. She prefers to face her friends and co-worders in reality.D. She is no longer curious about anything around her.54. The best title for this passage can be _. A. Addiction to FacebookB. Farewell to Facebook C. Friends OnlineD. A Simpler LifeBDyslexia is a
39、learning disorder, it interferes with the ability to recognize words, and for some readers to understand what they have read. Experts say dyslexia affects about five to ten percent of the population of the United States. Researchers have long known that people with dyslexia write or read words and l
40、ettersbackwards in the wrong order.But a new study shows that people with dyslexia may have trouble redirecting their attention between senses, from seeing something to hearing something. The study suggests something that might help dyslexicpeople learn more quickly - play video games.Vanessa Harrar
41、 of Britains University of Oxford led the study. She reported the findings in the journalCurrent Biology. The study suggests that dyslexic people may have trouble moving quickly from what theyread to what they hear. In the study, Doctor Harrar tested 17 people with dyslexia, and 19 others without re
42、ading problems. The volunteers were asked to push a button as quickly as possible when they heard a sound, saw a light orexperienced both together. Doctor Harrar compared the speed of their reactions. She found that people withdyslexia were just as fast as the others when they saw only a picture or
43、heard only a sound. But the Dyslexicshad a slower reaction time when they heard a sound and saw a picture at the same time, this may have an effect on how dyslexic children are taught how to read.Doctor Harrar feels like playing video games could help dyslexic people shift from seeing to hearing mor
44、e quickly. She adds that images in video games force the eyes to move and focus quickly. “Video game types of things pop out of here and there, they move your eyes around the screen quite quickly in response to things quite quickly, and the more you play a video game the faster you get that kind of
45、thing. So, the video game is really training the attention system to move quickly,” said Harrar. When children learn the alphabet, theyusually see the letter first and then hear the sound, or they see and hear the letter at the same time. The study shows that Dyslexics might learn more quickly if th
46、ey hear the sound of a letter or word first before seeing it.55. According to Doctor Harrars study, the dyslexic people have difficulty in_.A. recognizing words B. reading words backwardsC. writing letters in orderD. shifting from seeing to hearing56. Which factor affects the way dyslexic children a
47、re taught to read?A. They react more slowly to a single picture or soundB. They react as fast as others to a single picture or soundC. It takes them longer to react to sounds and pictures togetherD. It is difficult for them to understand before seeing the word57. How does the author suggest Dyslexic
48、s are taught based on the research finding?A. by putting hearing previous to seeing B. by training the attention on gamesC. by seeing first and then hearing laterD. by moving the eyes around the screen58. What can be the best title of the passage?A. Video Games Might Help DyslexicsB. Dyslexia Affect
49、s Attention between SensesC. Video Games Can Train the Attention SystemD. Dyslexics Might Learn Better through SoundCFor high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find an internship (实习)
50、. In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the United States, however, such programs are still few and far behind. Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higherearnings in later years. The students are
51、 more likely to stay in school, graduate and go on to higher education. In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment. But in America, education reform pro
52、grams focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. Schwartz argued that this approa
53、ch leaves the countrys most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills. Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teach them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example,encourages studen
54、ts to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-jobexperience in those fields while theyre still at high school. However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting. In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to-19-year
55、-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row. “The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience, they will become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job,” said Michael, a researcher in the US.59. In the authors opinion, German high school lea
56、vers _. A. enjoy more career-related courses than that of USB. need more career advice from their schoolsC. perform better in exams than American studentsD. are less brought into contact with the working world 60. According to Robert Schwartz, high school students should _.A. directly carry on highe
57、r education B. get contact with the working world C. focus on their performance in examsD. not miss out on the summer job experience61. The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably mean “_”. A. incredibleB. motivatingC. impressive D. discouraging 62. Whats the main idea of the text? A
58、. Remarks on recent US high school education reform B. Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers in US. C. The lack of career-based education in US high schools. D. The severe situation of unemployment in US.DA man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for
59、 there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men. A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions.
60、It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling us in age.Men often discover their affinity (密切关系) to each other by the mutual love they have for a book just as two pe
61、rsons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for a third. There is an oldproverb, “Love me, love my dog.” But there is more wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.” The book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through t
62、heir favoriteauthor. They live in him together, and he in them.A good book is often the best urn(瓮) of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world ofa mans life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of goodwords, the golden t
63、houghts, which, if remembered and cherished, become our constant companions andcomforters.Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort.Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh tod
64、ay as when they first passed through their authors minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effects of time have been to filter out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.63. A
65、good book may be among the best of friends because_. A. it changes over the past of time B. it contains all kinds of knowledge C. it doesnt betray us when we are in trouble D. it comforts us in youth and instructs us in age 64. “Love me, love my book” in paragraph 3 probably means _?A. If you love m
66、e, you must reading books. B. The book can be a bond between friends.C. I love books as much I love friends. D. If you love the author, you will love his books.65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Time can tell whether a literature is good or bad.B. All books are our consta
67、nt companions and comforters. C. Temples, statues and books cannot stand the test of time. D. The world of a mans thoughts is what his life is all about.66. The best title for this passage can be .A. Reading Books B. A Good BookC. Our Best Friend D. Companionship of BooksEImagine a house that keeps
68、itself warm in the wintertime. Think of the savings in terms of fuel bills and unfriendly emissions. Such houses in fact exist, called “passive houses”. The concept of these highly energy-efficient buildings took root in the 1990s, before slowly consolidating as a niche construction (生态位构建) concept
69、in the 2000s. Are passive houses now actively moving into the mainstream as sustainable buildings? For Brian McGarry, an economics lecturer who built a family house based on passive housing criteria in the Pyrenees this year, the arguments look convincing. As his first full winter in the low energy
70、house draws in, we asked him to keep us informed. Do passive houses work?I had never heard of a passive house in February 2012, when I purchased a plot of land. Nor did I expect that I would be persuaded to build a pre-constructed, custom-designed house based on energy-efficient passive house criter
71、ia. It promised to be easier and quicker to build, cheaper to run, and more comfortable to live in. The objective was to incorporate the fundamental concepts of passive energy management into my project: an airtight and highly insulated building envelope; large southfacing double or triple-glazed wi
72、ndows (if possible, filled with argon gas) that passively capture the energy of the sun; a heat recovery ventilation system to provide fresh air; and a simple, low-cost heating system consisting of a modern wood-burning stove, a bathroom heater and a portable radiator backup for when the sun doesnt
73、shine and temperatures decline. No significantlimitations were placed on the design, and it had excellent environmental credentials. Moreover, the cost was no more than a conventional build.After six months in use, the house is proving to be both cheap to run and remarkably comfortablestaying cool i
74、n the hot summer was effortless, as long as the windows were shuttered or shaded from the sun. Nowstaying warm in the cold, high-altitude December climate also seems easy, so far. Winter arrived in force in the Pyrenees in November, with abundant snowfalls and temperatures as low as minus 8 Celsius.
75、 Though early days, the house has responded well: the stove is lit during cold evenings but the portable radiator has not yet been needed. This type of construction seems not only to make economic andenvironmental sense, but to enhance our quality of life, too.67. We can learn from Paragraph one tha
76、t passive houses _.A. consume extra energy to keep warm in winter and cool in summerB. had been introduced for a decade before the birth of the theoryC. appeal to both the self-builders and those constructorsD. refer to a certain house comfortable, costly and also pleasing68. Regarding the passive e
77、nergy management, the houses have characteristics EXCEPT _A. using south-facing windows to take in solar energyB. Providing energy for taking a shower when its rainyC. supplying fresh air with a special heat recovery systemD. placing more demands and restrictions on the design69. How did Brian McGar
78、ry find his self-built passive house?A. very unaffordable B. Energy-consumingC. comfortable to live inD. Awkward to use 70. What is the writers attitude towards the passive housing?A. supportiveB. critical C. oppositiveD. doubtful第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分50分)第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英
79、语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。例：_ was that the young player performed extremely well in the table tennis tournament. (delight) 令球迷欣喜的是那位年轻的球员在乒乓球锦标赛中表现得极为出色。答案：What delighted the fans/made the fans delighted71. _ her daughter from the smog, Chai Jing shuts her daughter at home. (protect) 为了保护女儿不受雾霾的影响，柴静
80、把女儿关在家里。72. Basic goods, as well as up to RMB￥90,352,800, _ to the Red Cross Society by March 3rd, 2015, in Zhongshan City, where the charity campaign was launched. (donate)截至2015年3月3日，基本生活物资及多达9035.28万元人民币已捐给中山市的红十字会，该市举办了本次慈善活动。73. You _ the flowers; the weather forecast says its going to rain in
81、the following three days. (water) 你本不必浇花的，天气预报说明天起要连下三天雨。74. Anyone _ a cellphone in their pocket in the classroom during the examination will be declared cheating. (carry) 任何考试期间在教室被发现携带手机在口袋里的人，都将被宣布为作弊。75. J. K. Rowling has written a lot of novels, some of them _ several foreign languages. (trans
82、late) J. K. 罗琳写了很多小说，其中一些被翻译成多国语言。76. Since the new cellphone app of NPC and CPPCC was developed, the delegates have received _ advice as they did last year. (twice) 自从这款新的“两会”手机应用程序开发出来后，与会代表们收到了比去年多一倍的建议。77. If people _environmental protection while developing economy in the past few decades, Chin
83、a might have a better ecological environment now. (pay) 如果过去几十年人们在发展经济的同时更加关注环保问题，中国现在本可以有一个更好的生态环境。78. After the air crash, many journalists rushed to the airport to inquire _. (come) 飞机失事后，许多记者赶到机场询问这次意外是怎么发生的。79. Not until Mr. Green was diagnosed with cancer _ how precious health was. (realize) 直
84、到格林先生被诊断出癌症，他才意识到健康是多么可贵。80. The issue of fair and equal education has aroused widespread concern, _ for more students from less-developed areas to be enrolled in universities. (make)教育公平引起了大家的广泛关注，这使得更多来自不发达地区的学生有可能上大学。第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分30分)请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。People are always looking for someone
85、to look up to and imitate. You can set the example by becoming the person that people want to be like. You can help change the world by changing yourself.注意：无须写标题；除诗歌外，文体不限；内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。2015届八校二联英语答案120 BBABC ACACA BCCBC ABCAA2130 CCBDA CDADB3150 CDADB ABCCD
86、 ACBBC DABDC51-54 DACB55-58 DCAA59-62 ABDC63-66 CBAD67-70 BDCA 71. In order to / To protect72. had been donated73. neednt have watered74. (who is) found carrying75. translated into/having been translated into76. twice as much77. had paid more attention to78. how the accident came about/how the accid
87、ent had come about79. did he realize80. which makes it possible/ making it possible/which has made it possible Such is human nature that people tend to look for an idol in their life, holding the belief that they can become better by following the example of their idol. However, we can set the examp
88、le by changing ourselves and becoming the person we want to be.I cant help recalling the time when I first entered high school. Having failed the entrance exam, I was admitted to an ordinary high school, which disappointed me a lot. I was very bitter and rude, looking down upon everyone at school. T
89、hen one day I told myself I couldnt be like this any longer. Maybe I shouldnt look for someone to admire but should change myself first. I tried to improve myself a bit and tried to be friendlier to others. As a result, I found myself a lot happier and I was even awarded the title of “Excellent Student” at the end of term.Life is a constant exercise in self-improvement. Changing yourself to a better self is definitely better than looking for someone better to imitate. Change yourself, and you will make the earth a better world day by day.
