2024—2025學(xué)年高一期末（下）測(cè)試英語(yǔ)

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分30分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂

到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分7?5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)。每段對(duì)話(huà)后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話(huà)后，你都有H）秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話(huà)僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是答案C。

1.Whenwillthemanhandinhisarticle?

A.Today.B.Tomorrow.C.Thedayaftertomorrow.

2.Whatwillthespeakers'kidsdoonSaturday?

A.Gotothebeach.B.Watchasoccergame.C.Haveasoccerpractice.

3.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydonext?

A.Fixthewashingmachine.

B.Gototheman'sparents'house.

C.Trytogetalltheirmoneyback.

4.Howdocsthewoman'sfatherstayhealthy?

A.Byexercisingatagym.B.Byworkingless.C.Byplayinggolf.

5.Whatistheconversationabout?

A.Brushingteeth.B.Goingtosleep.C.Eatinghabits.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分22?5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中

選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，

各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Giveaperformance.

B.Buyagiftforthewoman.

C.Weletheaudience.

7.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?

A.Amanager.B.Aperformer.C.ATeacher.

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablylakeplace?

A.Intheman'shouse.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inasupermarket.

9.Whydoesthewomane(othetown?

A.Tovisithergreatgrandfather.

B.Tostoptohavearesthalfway.

C.Tofindoutthestoiyofhamburgers.

聽(tīng)第X段材料，問(wèn)答第1。至12題。

10.Wha(isthewomandoing?

A.Buyingasofa.B.Havingabreak.C.Helpingacustomer.

11.Whatmaterialwouldthemanlikeaboutthebookshelf?

A.Wood.B.Metal.C.Glass.

12.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hecan'thavehisfavoritecolor.

B.Hedoesn'tlikethefinishedbookshelf.

C.Heworrieshecan'tbuildthebookshelf.

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whathappenedduringthelastholiday?

A.Thewomantaughtsomestudents.

B.Thunian'sbackpainwastreated.

C.Thespeakersspenttimebythesea.

14.Wherearethespeakersnow?

A.InHongKong.B.InHangzhou.C.InChengdu.

15.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutseeingthepandas?

A.It'sgreat.B.It'stoofartogo.C.It'snothingspecial.

16.Howtaristheresearchcenterfromtheairport?

A.10kilometers.B.30kilometers.C.40kilometers.

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthecitysuffering?

A.Aheavystorm.B.Thickfog.C.Asnowstorm.

18.Howistheroadtrafficnow?

A.Unclear.B.Normal.C.Dangerous.

19.Whenwillihepowerbefixedaccordingto（heauthority?

A.Thismorning.B.Tomorrowevening.C.Thisevening.

20.HowmanypeoplediedduringthestorminthePhilippines?

A.None.B.Several.C.Many.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題2.5分，滿(mǎn)分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

StanfordUniversityissettoshareanimportantupdateaboutthepackagedeliverysystemforgraduatestudents

livingoncampusthatwilltakeeffectinfall,2025.

Problems

Inthepastfewyears,morethanhalfamillionpackagesarcdeiiveredtostudenthousingoncampuseachyear.

Thishasledtomorepackage（hefts,truckpollution,trash,andworriesaboutsafetyforstudents,families,andbikes.

Since2022,（henumberofpackageshasgrownfrom350,000to570.000peryear.Eachday,90100deliverytruckse

lothecampuspackagecenters,no:countingthosethatgodirectlytosludenthousing.Theboxesandpacking

materialsfromthesepackagesoverfowfromrecyclingbinsandpile（堆放）upinmonareas.

Solution

lbsolvetheseproblemsandhelpStanfordUniversityreachitsgoalofnulzcrocarboncinissiuns。爭(zhēng)零碳4#放）

by2050theuniversityisstartinganewsystemfordeliveringmailtograduatestudents.Startinginfall2025,graduate

studentslivingoncampuswillhavetheirpackageshandledbythenewLand,Buildings&RealEstate（LBRE）Mail

&PackagesService（MPS）system.Theywillbechargeda$40mailfeeeachquarterontheiruniversitybill.

ExpectedResults

Withthenewsystem,graduatepackageswillbedeliveredtosafelockersthroughoutcampusvia（通過(guò)）electric

vehicles.StudentscantracktheirpackagesandknowwhentopickthemupthroughtheMPSstudentwebportal.With

thischange,itisexpectedtoseeadecreaseincampustrucktraffic,reducedtrashandemissions,andincreased

munitysafety.

1.WhyisStanfordUniversityintroducingthenewmaildeliverysystem?

A.Toshowconcernsaboutstudents'onlineshopping.

B.Todeliverpackagesforundergraduatestudents.

C.Toaddressissuesrelatedtoincreasingpackages.

D.Tostopdeliveryvehiclesfromrunningoncampus.

2.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewsystem?

A.Packageswillbetrackedduringthedaytime.

B.Packageswillbedeliveredbyregulartrucks.

C.Packageswillbemanagedbythenewsystem.

D.Packageswillbecharged$40monthlybythenewsystem.

3.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anofficialannouncement.B.Aresearchpaper.

C.Apersonalblog.D.Anofficialguide.

【答案】I.C2.C3.A

B

Mattmayhavefoundhiscallingrelatedtobirds.Heusedtomakepuppetsandisnowafanringofficerin

Yorkshire,England.Mattdrewalotofattentionovertheweekendwhenhewentintonaturedressedasagiantbird.

Itwasn'tjustanybird,butalOfbotlongcostumeoftheEurasiancurlew（白腰杓鵡）,alargev/adingbirdin

Europeknownforitslong,thinbeakanddecreasingpopulation.Overtheweekend,Mattwalked53miles（about85

kilometers）alongtheNidderdaleWaytoraiseawarenessaboutthecurlew'sdecline.

Mattailectionatelycalledthecostume"CathytheCurlew”.Itwasmadeoutofpolystyrene（聚苯乙烯）and

bambuo.ThisuniquecliallciigcbeganonApril19,whichisbeloreWorldCurlewDayonApril21,whichwascreated

in2017toinformpeopleabouthabitatloss,landusechanges,andclimatechangeaffectingthecurlew.

ForMatt,thiswasasmuchanartprojectasitwasaconservationeffort.Thejourneytookabouttwodays.He

startedatPateleyBridgeonSaturdayandfinishedatBrimhamRocksonSunday.Alongtheway,newscoverageand

Malt'stalkswithpeoplehemethelpedspreadthemessagetoprotectthecurlew.

TheareawhereMatthikedwasonceamainhabitatforthecurlews,buttheirpopulationhassignificantly

declinedovertheyears.In2015,thebirdwasaddedtotheUKRedListtorbirds,indicatingthehighestconservation

concern.

'Tmreallyworriedaboutthecurlew/'Mattsaid.4tEverynest,chick,andeggmatters.Weneedaround10.000

morecurlewseachyeartoreachasustainable（可持續(xù)的）population,nheadded."Curlewsneedtosuccessfullyraise

onechick（雛鳥(niǎo)）everytwoyears,buttheyusuallydon'tmanagethatfromthefoureggstheylayeachyear.Onechick

everytwoyearsiswhatweneedtohaveasustainablepopulation,butwearefarfromthatgoal.^^

4.WhydidMattchoosetodressasaEurasiancurlew?

A.Towarnthepublicofthespecies'decline.B.Topromotepuppelmakingskills.

C.Togetpeopletoknowaboutcurlews.D.TocelebrateWorldCurlewDay.

5.HowdidMatt'shikecontributetoraisingpeople'sawarenessofcurlews?

A.Bycallingonvolunteerstohikewithhim.B.Bysellingcurlewcostumes.

C.Throughactivitiesheldbynewsmedia.D.Throughmediareportsandmunication.

6.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheareawhereMatthiked?

A.Fewcurlewslivetherenow.B.Thereusedtobealargecurlewpopulation.

C.Thehabitatthereispletelydestroyed.D.Itexperiencedamassiveincreaseincurlews.

7.WhatdoMatt'swordsinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Thecurlewpopulationissustainable.B.Thecurlewpopulationincreasesslowly.

C.Curlewsshouldlaymoreeggseachyear.D.Curlewsarcimportantfortheecosystem.

【答案】4.A5.D6.B7.B

c

Whenchildrenlearnamusicalinstrument,oneofthehardestthingsforaparenttodoisencouragethemto

practice.Buthere'ssomethingparentscanusetogivetheirkidsareasontoiry:Astudyhasfoundthatplayinga

musicalinstrumentmayleadtobetterbrainhealthinlaterlife.Thatmightnotbeenoughtoencourageachildwhohas

betterthingstodo,butit'sgoodnewsfbrthosewhoenjoymusic.

ResearchersfromtheUKlookedaldaUifromanonlinesurveyofniurcthan1,000peopleovertheageof40who

hadbeenaskedtotalkabouttheirmusicalexperiencesandexposure（暴露）tomusicduringtheirlives.Theywere

alsogiventasksthattestedtheirmemoryandskillsinthingslikeplanningandfocusing.

Thestudyfoundthatplayingamusicalinstrument,especiallythepiano,wasconnectedwithbettermemoryand

thinkingskills.Andcontinuingtoplayaninstrumentintolaterlifewasfoundtohaveanevenmoresalutaryeffect.

Singingwasrelatedtobetterbrainhealthinolderagetoo.Theresearchteamsuggestedthatthesocialfactorsthat

camewithsinginginasinginggroupmayalsohavehadaneffect.

Oneoftheresearchers,AnneCorbett,whoisaprofessorofdementia（癡呆）researchattheUniversityofExeter,

saidthatencouragingolderadultstoreturntomusiclaterinlifecouldbeausefulpublichealthstrategy.Shesaid.

“Thereismuchevidenceforthebenefitofmusicgroupactivitiesfbrindividualswithdementia.”Andshesuggested

thatsuchactivitiescouldbeusedtoreducetheriskofdevelopingdementia.

Ofthosewhotookpartinthesurvey,89%saidtheyhadplayedamusicalinstrumentatsometimeintheirlives,

andabouthalfstillplayedone.Aroundsevenoutoftensaid（heyhadtakenpartingroupsinging.

8.Whichisabenefitchildrenlearningmusicalinstrumentsgetaccordingtothetext?

A.Beingfamous.B.Gettingcouragetotrynewthings.

C.Encouragingthemtodothingswell.D.Havingbetterbrainhealthinlaterlife.

9.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“salutary"inparagraph3mean?

A.Typical.B.Absolute.C.Positive.D.Sufficient.

1（）.AccordingtoAnne,howcouldmusicbenefitolderadults?

A.Itencouragesthemtosingmore.B.1（lowersthechanceofdevelopingdementia.

C.Itprovidesarelaxingmindintheirfreetime.D.Ithelpsthemstayphysicallyactive.

11.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Toexplaintheimportanceofahobby.B.Todescribethatsingingisgoodforhealth.

C.Totelluswhatwcshoulddoindailylife.D.Toencouragepeopletojoininmusicactivities.

【答案】8.D9.C10.B11.D

Ifyou'rereadingthisinbedonyourphone,you'renotalone.Manypeopleusetheirphonesbeforeandafter

bedtime,especiallyyoungadultsandteens.Still,youmightwant（oslopsoon.Usingscreensbeforebedorinbedis

believedtodisruptsleep,althoughtheexactreasonsarenotpletelyclear.

Inanewstudy,researcherslookedintothisissuebyusingdatafromalargesurveyof45,202universitystudents

inNuiway.Theyfounddialusingsoccnsinbedislinked（oa59pciuculliiglicichanucofinsuiiiiiia（失眠）andcan

resultin24minuteslesssleepeachnight.

“Sleepproblemsareverymonamongstudentsandhaveseriouseffectsonmentalhealth,schoolperformance,

andoverallwellbeing,MsaysGunnhildJohnsenHjetland,aclinicalpsychologistattheNorwegianInstituteofPublic

Health."Becausesomanypeopleusescreensinbed,wewantedtoseehowdiflerentscreenactivitiesaffectsleep.We

thoughtsocialmediamightbeworseforsleepbecauseitisinteractive（互動(dòng)）andcanmotivate（激發(fā)）emolions.”

However,thestudyfoundthatusingsocialmediaisnoworsetorsleepthanotherscreenactivities.1'hetypeof

screenactivitydoesn'tmatterasmuchasthetotaltimespentusingscreensinbed.Theresearchersfoundno

significantdifferencesbetweensocialmediaandotherscreenactivities.Thissuggeststhatusingscreensingeneralis

themaincauseofsleepproblems,likelybecauseittakesuptimethatcouldbeusedforresting.

“Ifyouhavetroublesleepingandthinkscreentimemightbeacause,trytoreducetheuseofscreeninbed,and

stopusingscreensatleast30to60minutesbeforesleep,”saysHjetland.kkIfyouusescreens,considerturningoff

notifications（通知）toreducedisruptionsduringthenight.”

12.Howdoestheauthorbegintheargument?

A.Bylistingdifferentopinions.B.Byreferringtoscientificdata.

C.Bymentioningamonact.D.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.

13.Whydidresearchersinitiallyguesssocialmediacouldaffectsleepmore?

A.Itcontainedviolentcontent.B.Itincludedemotionalinspiration.

C.Itwasentirelyusedbystudents.D.Itrequiredfrequentphysicalinteraction.

14.WhichisthepracticaladviceHjetlandprovides?

A.Avoidingusingscreenforawhilebeforebed.B.Readingebooksinsteadofsocialmedia.

C.Increasingdaytimephysicalactivity.D.Stoppingusingscreensaftersupper.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ScreenTimeinBedMayIncreaseSleeplessness

B.GoodSleepIsKeytoStudents'Performance

C.SocialMediaHastheWorstEffectonMentalHealth

D.ReadingonPhonesIsmonAmongTeensandYoungAdults

【答案】12.C13.B14.A15.A

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿(mǎn)分12?5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選

項(xiàng)。

Learningaboutandunderstandingdiverseculturescanbroadenourhorizons（眼界）andhelpusrespectpeople

fromdifferentbackgrounds.16.

Joinculturaleventsandfestivals

Joiningdifferentcountries'festivalsandeventsisagreatwaylolearnaboutdiversecultures.17.For

examplecelebratingtheSpringFestivalhelpsyouknowtheChineseculture.Byjoiningsuchkindofevents,youcan

learnmoreaboutditterentcultures7traditionsandvalues.

Readbooksandwatchmovies

Readingbooksandwatchingmoviesordocumentariesfromdiverseculturesisanothergoodwaytoexplore

them.18.Forexample,readingJapanesenovelscangiveyouatasteofJapan'smodernculture;watching

IndianmoviescanhelpyouunderstandIndianeducationsystemandthelivesofyoungpeoplethere.Throughthese

works,youcanseeandfeeldiverseculturesfromvariousangles.

19

Conversationisagreatwaytounderstanddiversecultures.Youcanjoininternationalstudentgroupslanguage

exchanges,ormunityeventstomakenewfriends.Bytalkingtothem,youcanlearnabouttheirlifestyles,values,and

traditions,whichwillincreaseyourknowledgeandhelpyoumakemorefriends.Forexample,talkingtofriendsfrom

theMiddleEastteachesyouabouttheirreligionandfamilyvalues;talkingtoAfricanfriendsteachesyouabouttheir

musicanddance.

Participateinmunityserviceandvolunteerwork

Thisisanotherwaytoexplorediversecultures.Byhelpingpeoplefromvariousculturalbackgrounds,youcan

understandtheirneedsandchallengesbetter.Forexamplejoiningaforeignprojectcanhelpyoulearnaboutpeople's

livesinthatcountry;takingpartinmunityhealthprojectscangiveyouinsightsintohowpeoplefromdiversecultures

viewhealth.20.

A.Talktopeoplefromdiversecultures

B.Writetopeoplefromdiversecultures

C.Herearefourwaystoexploredifferentcultures

D.Thestoriesoftenproviderichbackgroundinformation

E.Suchthingscanhelpyouknowwhattheyaresuffering

F.Theyoftenhavetraditionaldances,music,food,andsoon

G.Theseactivitieshelpyouunderstandculturesandcontributetosociety

【答案】16.C17.F18.D19.A20.G

第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分3（）分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

About30yearsago.NancyrantheNewYorkCityMarathon.Herfamilymembersagreedtomeetupnear（he

finishlineand21whatshe'djustacplished.

Afterfinishingthe22.Nancymadeherwaytotheirplannedreunionspot.Shewas23withhugs

fromeachofherfamilymembersbutonehugwas24.Her8yearoldson.Jack,wasnowheretobefound.

Quickly,thefamily25intoaction,searchingfbrtheboy.Theyaskedthe26organizerstosendout

informationovertheloudspeakers.Evenstrangersinthe27werecallingoutJack'sname.Theyturnedall

their28intotryingtofindJack.

Afterwhatseemedlikemorethananhour,butitwasprobably10minutes,awoman29andwasholding

Jack'shand.ShewalkedtoNancy'sfatherinlaw,asking,4tIsthisyourgrandson?”Afterconfirmingtherelationship,

she30Jack'shandwithNancy'sfatherinlaw'shand.Nancy'sfatherinlawcaughtJackandhuggedhim

31.Therestofthefamilyfeltrelievedandwere32withemotion,huggingtheyoungboy.

Whentheyturnedaroundto33thewoman,shehaddisappeared.uShewasnotlookingfbranypraise.

Shejustknewthattheboywas34JsaidNancy."If1everhadthe35tomeether,Iwouldgiveher

thebiggesthugintheworldandsay.kThankyou.^^^

21.A.celebrateB.watchC.encourageD.identify

22.A.discussionB.raceC.taskD.(rip

23.A.treatedB.greetedC.servedD.accepted

24.A.brokenB.impressiveC.missingD.unexpected

25.A.fellB.lookedC.sankD.sprang

26.A.partyB.clubC.eventD.school

27.A.crowdB.panyC.munityD.store

28.A.moneyB.energyC.timeD.hope

29.A.showedoffB.wentbackC.calledinD.cameup

30A.joinedB.tiedC.attachedD.pared

31.A.softlyB.heavilyC.tightlyD.naturally

32.A.chargedB.coveredC.connectedD.replaced

33.A.inviicB.foriC.awardD.appreciate

34.A.happyB.safeC.tiredD.lucky

35.A.planB.reasonC.chanceD.excuse

【答案】21.A22.B23.B24.C25.D26.C27.A28.B29.D30.A31.

C32.A33.D34.B35.C

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Chineseastronautshavejustcreatedrocketfuel(燃料)andoxygeninspaceusinganewtypeofartificial

phctosynthesis(光合作用).Thebreakthroughtechnology,36usedfairlybasicequipmentandverylittle

energy,couldonedaybeputtouseonChina'splannedmoonbase,whichisscheduled37(plete)withina

decade.

Since2015,scientists38(develop)thetechnology.ItchangesCO2andwaterintooxygenandrocketfuel

materialsthroughsimple“drawerlike”equipmentandaspecialmaterialthathelpsareaction.Thisreactionissimilar

39photosynthesisinplants.4,Itcopiesthenaturalphotosynthesisprocessofgreenplantsthroughphysicaland

chemicalmethods,40(use)CO2resourcesinclosedspacesorouterspaceatmospherestoproduceoxygenand

carbonbasedfuels,CCTVreportedonJan.19.“Theworkisexpectedtoprovideimportanttechnicalsupportfbr

humansurvivaland41(explore)inouterspace.”

Theresearchershavenotshowndetailsaboutthetechnology.However,it42(probable)requiresmuch

lessenergythantheelectrolysis(中解)technologyusedtocreateoxygenfromwaterontheInternationalSpace

Station(ISS).Electrolysisusesuptc43thirdoftheISS'spoweroutput(輸出)，accordingtoa2023study.

Thenewtestsarethe44(late)ofseveralexperimentscarriedoutonboardChina'sTiangongSpace

Station.Previousexperimentsincludegrowinglettuceand45(tomato)andlightingamatchinspaceforthe

firsttime.

【答案】36.which

37.tobeplctcd

38.havedeveloped##havebeendeveloping

39.to40.using

41.exploration

42.probably

43.a##one44.latest

45.toiiiatocs

第四部分寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿(mǎn)分15分)

46.假定你是李華，你班將在學(xué)校的文化藝術(shù)節(jié)上表演英語(yǔ)話(huà)劇《百萬(wàn)英鎊》。請(qǐng)你寫(xiě)一封郵件給外教Chris,

內(nèi)容包括：

I,邀請(qǐng)他擔(dān)任指導(dǎo)老師；

2.說(shuō)明排練的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn);

3.表達(dá)期待和感謝。

注意：

1.寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個(gè)左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如卜格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearChris,

Yours,

LiHua

［答案】Onepossibleversion:

DearChris,

Ihopethisemailfindsyouwell,OurclassisplanningtoperformtheEnglishplayTheMillionPoundBankNote

attheupingSchoolArtsFestival,andwewouldbehonoredifyoucculdbeourguide.Yourhelpwithlanguageand

actingwouldbeextremelyvaluabletous.

p.m.p.rn.rehearseeveryMondayandWednesdayfrom4:00p.m.co6:(X)p.m.inClassroom302.Webelieveyour

suggestionswillgreatlyimproveourperformance.Wereallylookforwardtohavingyouwithus—itwouldmeana

lot:ohaveyoursupport.

Thankyouverymuchforconsideringthisrequest.

Yours,

LiHua

第二節(jié)(滿(mǎn)分25分)

47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

EverytimeIfindmyselfcaughtupinthebusylife,I'llrememberanautumnday.Iwasahighschoolstudentat

thetime.Ihadtodealwithschoolaffairs,socialactivities,andthepressureofupingcollegeapplications.Fortunately,

itwasmyneighbor.MrJensen,whobroughtmebacktoearth.

MrJensenwasaquietmaninhisseventieswholivedaloneinthehousenextdoor.Despiteouragedifference,

wehadasharedloveforgardening,ahobbythatformedanunlikelyfriendshipbetweenus.Often,wewouldspend

hourssidebysideinourgardens,sharingstoriesabouttheplantsandflowersthatwetended（owithgreatcare.

Onesunnyafternoon,feelingstressedandanxious,Idecidedtotak