单元综合评估六(UNITS 1－5)时间：120分钟满分：120分第一部分：听力(略)第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从题中所给的(A、B、C、D)四个选项中，选出最佳答案。A We all know that theme parks are places to have fun and amuse ourselves,but among so many exciting rides there are also some dangers.Make sure you know what the safety standards are for all the attractions at the park.If you do that,you will be safe and have fun.Drink water.Believe it or not,dehydration—when your body doesn’t have enough water—is the commonest cause of injuries at theme parks.Drinking water while you are at the park is not enough.You must make sure that you drink enough water before you visit it.Use your“common sense”.There are lots of people around，so make sure you know where you friends or family are.Also,if you are walking and want to stop,make sure nobody is walking behind you.First step aside,then look behind and if you aren’t in anybody’s way,then stop.It might sound upset,but crashes between people can cause accidents.Follow the instructions.The majority of theme parks have instructions for each ride.Some rides only allow people of a certain height.So make sure you are not too tall or too short before boarding any ride.Also,people with certain diseases or conditions are advised not to go on some rides.Do remember:If you are told not to go on a ride，then DON’T.Do not ride with a bad stomach or if you’ve just eaten.Rides can make you ill because of their violent changes of direction and your lunch may end up on someone else’s head;surely not a very pleasant experience.Have fun,relax and be a little brave!Some rides might look scary but theme parks are very safe places.文章大意：本文讲述了在主题公园玩时的注意事项。21．What does the underlined word“dehydration”(in Paragraph 2)mean?A．Drinking too much water.B．Losing too much water from one’s body.C．Losing too much food from one’s body.D．Having too much food.答案：B解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段第一个破折号后“when your body doesn’t have enough water”可知B为正确选项。22．What is the leading reason for injuries at theme parks?A．Snow.B．Dehydration.C．Fire.D．Crashes.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“Believe it or not,dehydration...is the commonest cause of injuries at theme parks.”可知选B项。23．According to the author________.A．it costs nothing to go to theme parks B．people can have lots of fun in theme parks C．men are more interested in theme parks than women D．shy people should not go to theme parks答案：B解析：细节理解题。A、C、D三项在文中没有提到。根据第一段第一句，可知B项正确。B In high school I was very shy,content to hang around with my small group of friends and concentrate on my courses.I was quickly regarded as a“brain”．I did so well that by the end of the senior year I had perfect grades and enough credits to give up an entire quarter of coursework.But in early June of the senior year,the principal called me into his office.He asked me to give a speech at graduation.I gaped(目瞪口呆地凝视)at him,my heart thumping.This was the reward for my hard work?I mumbled something and fled the office,blaming myself for staying away from physics,a subject sure to have ruined my perfect record.I finally agreed to a compromise.I would share the honor with five other students.And my friend Judy would then give her own,fulllength speech.Graduation day soon arrived.I’d been practicing my speech for days,and I had it memorized.The first half hour of the ceremony passed in a blur,and then my moment came.My name was announced.I managed to reach the podium(讲台)without falling down.I faced my classmates.My voice trembled a little,but mostly it was clear and strong.But within seconds,I was done and headed back to my seat.I accomplished something I’d never dreamed of—I spoke in front of hundreds of people.Although I didn’t realize it at the time,the successful completion of that speech gave me the confidence to participate in class at college,to give verbal reports,and to eventually break free from my shyness.I never would have chosen to give a speech at graduation ever.But I’m glad I did.I no longer hesitate when I’m faced with the prospect of doing something I dread.I know it may very well turn out to be one of my shining moments.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。“我”上高中时很羞怯，但由于学习成绩优秀，校长让“我”在毕业典礼上演讲，“我”虽然害怕，但还是完成了演讲。这件事不仅使“我”摆脱了羞怯，增强了自信，而且让“我”在做“我”恐惧的事情时不再犹豫。24．Why was the writer called a“brain”？A．She was a bookworm all the time.B．She was the head of her small group.C．She did a good job in her studies.D．She did more coursework for good grades.答案：C解析：考查推理判断。根据第一段第三句“I did so well that by the end of the senior year I had perfect grades and enough credits to give up an entire quarter of coursework.”可知，在高中毕业那年结束的时候“我”取得了优异的成绩，拿到了足够的学分，从而可以免除整整四分之一的课程作业。由此可推知，作者被认为是一个“聪明的学生”是因为她在课业方面表现出色，故C项正确。25．What can we infer from the second paragraph?A．She ruined her health because of studying hard.B．She got the reward beyond expectation.C．She was grateful for giving a speech.D．She wasn’t good at physics at school.答案：D解析：考查推理判断。根据第二段最后一句“I mumbled something and fled the office,blaming myself for staying away from physics,a subject sure to have ruined my perfect record.”可知，“我”咕哝了几句话就逃出了办公室，责怪自己远离了物理，这门学科肯定破坏了“我”的完美记录。据此可推知，作者不擅长物理，故D项正确。26．How did the author feel at the beginning of the graduation speech?A．Scared.B．Moved.C．Excited.D．Embarrassed.答案：A解析：考查推理判断。根据第四段“I managed to reach the podium(讲台)without falling down.I faced my classmates.My voice trembled a little,but mostly it was clear and strong.”可知，“我”设法到达讲台而不至于跌倒，面对着同学们，“我”的声音有点颤抖。据此可以推断，演讲开始时作者感到害怕。A项意为“害怕，恐惧”，故A项正确。27．What did the speech bring to the author at last?A．She had nothing to fear in life.B．She got rid of her sense of shyness.C．She won enough college credits.D．She desired to become a speaker.答案：B解析：考查细节理解。根据最后一段第一句“Although I didn’t realize it at the time,the successful completion of that speech gave me the confidence to participate in class at college,to give verbal reports,and to eventually break free from my shyness.”可知，高中毕业典礼上演讲的成功完成给了作者最终摆脱羞怯的信心。故B项正确。C You probably don’t like the term“staycation”．Me neither.The terms holistay,daycation and nearcation are also sometimes used.But you can’t ignore them.As a concept,it is quite attractive.Perhaps you’ve already had one,but weren’t aware that’s what it is called.Staycations don’t just mean staying in doing things around the house or just relaxing at home.They are related to getting out more by taking day trips from your home to see local sights.If you don’t want to stay at home,you can holiday locally—for example,camping at a local campground.Staycations originally became popular after the 2008 financial crisis,when people were looking for ways to reduce their spending.Apart from the savings,let’s not ignore the other benefits:you don’t have any of the problems associated with travel,such as packing,long drives,delays at airports and so on.Some staycationers who base themselves at home like to follow a set of rules,such as setting the start and end date,planning their activities ahead of time and avoiding routine.You don’t have to do so,but it helps to create the feel of a traditional vacation.Others,who are aware that an extra barbecue or a visit to the local zoo may not match the thrill of foreign travel,take it a step further.A New Yorker,Karen Ash,decided not to go to Japan,as she had planned,but instead took a weeklong Japanese vacation in her own city.This included buying postcards and souvenirs at a Japanese market,admiring bonsai plants,eating ramen,all without leaving New York.Her plan also included joining in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony,attending a taiko drumming concert and watching Japanese soap operas on DVD.I don’t think many people would want to take this much trouble to create their staycation,but you get the idea!文章大意：本文属于说明文，介绍了一种新的旅游方式：宅度假(staycation)。28．Which aspect of staycations is mainly talked about in the first paragraph?A．Its real meaning.B．Its another name.C．Its popularity.D．Its benefit.答案：A解析：考查段落大意。根据第一段中的“As a concept,it is quite attractive...camping at a local campground.”可知，作者主要在讲“宅度假”的真正含义：不一定指待在家里度假，也可以指在当地旅游。29．Why did people begin to take staycations?A．To promote local tourism.B．To keep pace with the times.C．To cut back on their expenses.D．To avoid trouble related to travel.答案：C解析：考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Staycations originally became popular...when people were looking for ways to reduce their spending.”可知，2008年金融危机后，“宅度假”兴起，人们为了节约开支而选择了这种度假方式。30．What’s the author’s attitude to staycationers’following some rules?A．Disapproving.B．Ambiguous.C．Cautious.D．Favorable.答案：D解析：考查观点态度。根据第三段中的“Some staycationers...You don’t have to do so,but it helps to create the feel of a traditional vacation.”可知，有些在家度假的人喜欢遵循一套做法，比如定好假期起止日期、提前做计划、避免安排常规活动，作者认为这些事情不是必须做的，但是这样有助于创造一种传统假期的氛围。由此推知，作者对这种做法是赞成的。31．What does Karen Ash’s experience show?A．How to experience Japanese culture.B．How to prepare for a foreign journey.C．How to make the most of vacations.D．How to enjoy a foreign travel at home.答案：D解析：考查推理判断。作者在第三段最后一句谈到如果进行一次烧烤或者到当地动物园转一转让有些人觉得不能对等到国外旅游的那种兴奋，那么他们会更进一步地进行“宅度假”，接着，在最后一段中，作者举了Karen Ash的例子。作者在最后一段的最后一句谈到虽然很多人不会像Karen Ash那样费事地“宅度假”，但是通过她的经历，你已经有主意了。由此可推知，Karen Ash的经历说明了怎样不出国门就可以享受到国外旅游的乐趣，由此可知应选D。D There was a lot of news related to artificial intelligence,or AI,and machine learning.Among the stories were two dealing with direct competitions between humans and machines.In one competition,machines that used AI performed better than human beings in a highlevel reading test.Two natural language processing tools beat human in the experiment.One of the tools was built by the American technology company Microsoft.The other was created by Chinese online seller Alibaba Group.In another competition,a computer took on humans in live,public debates.The event demonstrated how AIpowered computers are increasingly being developed to think and sound like humans.The organizer of the debates,US technology company IBM,announced split results.It said a majority of those watching said they felt the machine had done more to improve their knowledge of the subject.But,the human got more praise for communicating their ideas.This year,we also explored the many ways AI and machine learning are now being used.For example,some US judges use machine learning systems to help them decide when,and for how long,criminals should be jailed.The system uses computers to examine data from thousands of court cases.One fastgrowing area of AI is facial recognition,which is increasingly being used for security purposes.Recently,Atlanta’s HartsfieldJackson airport became the first in the US to permit passengers to use facial recognition technology to get on flights.A Chinese company showed an AI system developed to recognize individuals by body shape and walking movements.The system is already being used by Chinese police in Beijing and Shanghai.In addition,machine learning was used during 2018 to predict results of the World Cup soccer competition.The technology also created artwork sold for a large amount of money.And it is being used to help farmers save time and money,while reducing environmentharming chemicals.Other technology systems are being used to follow farm animals and wildlife to collect information on their activities.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了人工智能和机器学习的发展现状及多种使用方法。32．Why were the two competitions mentioned in the passage?A．To show how much better AI and machine learning are than humans.B．To prove AI and machine learning got more praise for communication.C．To show how powerful AI and machine learning are.D．To prove AI and machine learning have been used in the work of US judges.答案：C解析：考查推理判断。根据文章前三段尤其是第三段中的“The event demonstrated how AIpowered computers are increasingly being developed to think and sound like humans.”可知，作者在文中引用这两个例子主要是为了展示人工智能和机器学习的功能强大，故答案为C项。33．What are facial and body recognition systems used for in the passage?A．Knowledge learning.B．Safety control.C．Office automation.D．Tracking surveys.答案：B解析：考查细节理解。根据文章第五段中的“One fastgrowing area of AI is facial recognition,which is increasingly being used for security purposes.”和“A Chinese company showed an AI system developed to recognize individuals by body shape and walking movements.The system is already being used by Chinese police in Beijing and Shanghai.”可知，在文中面部和身体识别系统被用到安全控制方面，故答案为B项。34．What can we infer from this passage?A．AI has been widely used in every person’s daily life.B．Humans can be replaced by AI in future completely.C．More attention is being paid to AI in every part of the world.D．More advanced AI is helping people in more and more areas.答案：D解析：考查推理判断。根据文章最后三段可知人工智能和机器学习已经逐渐被用于多个行业去帮助人类，故答案为D项。35．Where is the text probably from?A．A technology report.B．A natural science magazine.C．A science fiction.D．A government document.答案：A解析：考查推理判断。本文是一篇说明文，介绍了人工智能和机器学习的发展现状及多种使用方法。总览全文可知，这篇文章应该出自一篇科技报道，故答案为A项。第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。Much meaning can be conveyed clearly with our eyes,so it is often said that eyes can speak.Do you have such kind of experience?__36__，but not too long.And if he senses that he is being stared at,he may feel uncomfortable.__37__.If you are looked at for more than necessary,you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you.If nothing goes wrong,you will feel angry toward others’stare at you that way.Eyes do speak,right?__38__.But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex.If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds,his intention is obvious,that is,he wishes to attract her attention to make her understand that he admires her.In fact,continuous eye contact occurs between lovers only,who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time to show affection that words cannot express.However,the normal eye contact between two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time,in order to make sure that the listener is attentive.__39__，as if he tries to control you,you will feel uncomfortable.A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim,since he believes in the false idea that to look him or her straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.__40__.Evidently,eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.A．Quite the contrary B．The same is happening in daily life C．In a bus you may look at a stranger D．Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude E．This shows the listener is interested in your speech F．If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking G．Sometimes it doesn’t matter to look at someone too long文章大意：在日常生活中，人们可以通过眼神交流来表达一定的意思。本文介绍了几种眼神交流的情况。36．C解析：根据上文中的“Do you have such kind of experience？”和下文中的“And if he senses that he is being stared at,he may feel uncomfortable.”可知，此处承上启下，应是列举生活中的一段经历。在公交车上，你可能会盯着一个陌生人看，但是如果他感觉到他被注视，他可能会感到不舒服。故选C。37．B解析：根据空后提到的“If you are looked at...anything wrong with you.”可推知，在日常生活中，同样的事情也会发生。如果你被过多地注视，你会上下打量自己，看看自己是否有什么问题。故选B。38．D解析：根据空后一句“But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex.”及该段其他内容可知，该段讲述的是异性之间长时间凝视的情况。故选D项，与空后一句存在逻辑上的转折关系。39．F解析：根据上文的“the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time,in order to make sure that the listener is attentive”可知，两个人在交谈中正常的目光接触是说话人会不时地看着听者，以确保听者是专心的。由此可知，如果讲话者一直盯着你看的话，你会感到不舒服，因为你会觉得他似乎要控制你。故选F。40．A解析：根据空前一句可知，一个差劲的说谎者通常会因为长时间盯着受害者而暴露自己，因为他相信直视对方的眼睛是诚实交流这种错误观念。而实际上情况正相反。故选A。第三部分：语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节：完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的(A、B、C、D)四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。During the early years of the twentieth century polio(小儿麻痹症)was an annoying and whispered word.Polio__41__small children and damaged their nervous system.So thousands of American youngsters were__42__to withered(萎缩的)arms and legs and lifelong disabilities.The__43__of polio in the 1910’s,20’s and 30’s led medical professionals around the world to__44__for a weapon to use against the disease.The socalled Great Race for a polio vaccine(疫苗)__45__with the discovery of the century by American doctor and medical researcher Dr Jonas Salk in 1952.Before announcing it to the world in 1955 that an__46__injected(给……注射)vaccine against the feared virus was now a__47__，Dr Salk first tested his vaccine successfully in 1952.Albert Sabin followed Dr Salk a few years later by inventing an oral__48__of the polio vaccine in 1962.The efforts of Dr Salk and his contemporaries to fight back against the polio virus have__49__.The once terrible disease is__50__a fear of mothers now.Polio has not been completely__51__from existence,but it no longer carries the__52__that it used to carry thanks to the vaccine developed by Dr Salk.The polio vaccine is sure to__53__in the history of medical discovery,and Dr Salk and his contemporaries’accomplishments should__54__all of the great power that education and__55__provide for humans.文章大意：本文是记叙文，主要介绍了乔纳斯·索尔克造福全人类的世界医学发现——小儿麻痹症疫苗。41．A.struck B．influenced C．discouraged D．disconnected答案：A解析：小儿麻痹症危害儿童，破坏他们的神经系统。strike在此处表示“侵袭”，符合语境。influence“影响，支配”；discourage“阻拦，使灰心”；disconnect“使分离，切断”。42．A.admitted B．exposed C．accustomed D．reduced答案：D解析：因此成千上万的美国儿童落得四肢萎缩和终身残疾。reduce在这里不表示常见的“减少，降低”，而是构成固定短语后产生全新的含义：be reduced to(doing)sth.“使陷入(更坏的)境地，使沦落，使陷入窘境”。43．A.outbreak B．disappearance C．movement D．arrival答案：A解析：20世纪10至30年代小儿麻痹症的爆发(outbreak)使得全世界的医学专家寻求对抗这种疾病的武器。disappearance“消失，消亡”；movement“运动，迁移，行踪，逐步的转变”；arrival“到达，到达者，推行，引进”。44．A.answer B．hunt C．hope D．wait答案：B解析：参见上题解析。hunt for“搜寻，搜索”；answer for“对……负责，因……受到谴责”；hope for“盼望”；wait for“等待”。45．A.competed B．continued C．rested D．ended答案：D解析：这场竞赛以Jonas Salk的世纪发现告终。compete with“与……竞争”；continue with“继续”；rest with“在于，取决于”；end with“以……结束”。46．A.experimental B．exact C．expensive D．effective答案：D解析：既然是Jonas Salk成功试验过的疫苗，且向全世界宣布疫苗的情况，那么effective“有效的”符合语境。47．A.possibility B．wonder C．reality D．dilemma答案：C解析：有效的注射式小儿麻痹疫苗变成了现实(reality)。possibility“可能性”；wonder“奇迹，惊奇”；dilemma“困境”。48．A.version B．copy C．virus D．tool答案：A解析：Albert Sabin追随Salk并发明了口服式疫苗。version“版本”，符合语境。copy“复制品”；virus“病毒”；tool“工具，手段”。49．A.left off B．started off C．paid off D．turned off答案：C解析：根据语境可知，Salk医生和他的同代人对抗小儿麻痹症的努力成功了。leave off“中断”；start off“开始”；pay off“奏效，成功”；turn off“关掉；驶离”。50．A.merely B．still C．never D．barely答案：D解析：曾经可怕的疾病几乎不再是妈妈们害怕的东西了。barely“几乎不，几乎没有”。51．A.prevented B．saved C．wiped D．spared答案：C解析：虽然小儿麻痹症没有完全被消灭，但是多亏了Salk医生研制的疫苗，它不再像过去那般令人害怕了。wipe“消除，抹掉”，符合语境。prevent...from“阻止……做某事”；save...from“拯救……使其免于……”；spare...from“免去……”。52．A.burden B．sacrifice C．disappointment D．horror答案：D解析：参见上题解析。此处horror意为“(某事物)令人厌恶的性质，(尤指)震惊性，恐怖性”。53．A.live on B．put in C．spread out D．get down答案：A解析：小儿麻痹症疫苗一定会在医疗发现史上永垂不朽。live on“继续存在”，符合语境。54．A.inform B．warn C．remind D．rid答案：C解析：Salk医生和他的同代人的成就应该提醒(remind)所有人教育和知识赋予人类的力量。55．A.knowledge B．culture C．sympathy D．background答案：A解析：参见上题解析。第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Japanese designer Kiyoyuki Amano has combined fashion and technology to create a futuristic skirt that lights up__56__(it)owner’s legs.Properly named“Hikaru Skirt”，which means“Shining Skirt”，the skirt comes__57__(equip)with LED lights and the tiny sensors on the inside.So the skirt lights up,and the color and pattern of the light changes every time the__58__(wear)moves.Amano said that he first placed light bulbs inside a skirt__59__(accidental),and that’s when he noticed that it created__60__(pleasure)lighting of the body.So he worked on the design some more and soon created a whole line of LEDlit skirts.The Hikaru skirts,he said,were meant__61__(bridge)the gap between everyday fashion and cosplay.On January 16,Amano__62__(set)up a web page devoted to his unique creation.He hasn’t revealed(透露)a launch date__63__a price range yet,but it won’t be long__64__the skirts become a regular feature in the streets of Tokyo.If you’d actually wear one of these Hikaru skirts,maybe you should consider__65__LED smile to go with it.文章大意：本文是说明文。日本设计师将时尚与科技结合起来，发明了一种未来式的会发光的裙子。56．its解析：考查代词。此处指的是the skirt’s，要用形容词性物主代词作定语，故填its。57．equipped解析：考查非谓语动词。主句已经有谓语动词comes，因此空处应填非谓语动词，动词equip与其逻辑主语是动宾关系，故用过去分词作状语。58．wearer解析：考查名词。此处指的是“穿戴者”，且谓语动词为moves，要用wearer。59．accidentally解析：考查副词。分析句子结构可知，空处修饰谓语动词placed，故要用所给词的副词形式accidentally“偶然地，意外地”。60．pleasant/pleasing解析：考查形容词。空处作定语修饰名词lighting，表示“令人愉快的”，可以用pleasant，也可以用pleasing。61．to_bridge解析：考查非谓语动词。be meant to do sth.为固定搭配，意思是“意在/旨在做某事”；此处bridge是动词，常构成短语bridge the gap/gulf/divide(between A and B)“消除(A和B间的)隔阂/鸿沟/分歧”。故填to bridge。62．set解析：考查时态。根据空前的“On January 16”可知，此处要用一般过去时，故填set。63．or解析：考查并列连词。他还没有透露上市日期或者价格范围。空处连接两个名词词组，且根据该句中的hasn’t可知填or。64．before解析：考查状语从句。用不了多久这种裙子就会变成东京街头的一种常见特色。before“在……之前”符合语境。65．an解析：考查冠词。smile为可数名词，此处表示泛指，要用不定冠词。LED的发音是发每个字母的音，而L的发音以元音音素开头，故填an。第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华，你的美国朋友George对中国文化很感兴趣，你想邀请他来参加你市举行的国际文化交流节，请你根据以下提示给他写一封邀请信。主要内容：1．提出邀请；2．简单介绍活动；3．表达你的期望。注意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear_George，I’m_more_than_delighted_to_tell_you_that_an_international_cultural_festival_is_to_be_held_in_my_city._I_wonder_if_you_would_like_to_enjoy_it_with_me.As_scheduled,_the_festival_is_to_be_held_in_the_city_hall_on_October_26th,_lasting_for_three_days.__Participants_from_all_over_the_world_will_show_their_country’s_cuisine,_costumes,_arts_and_crafts._Chinese_painting_and_calligraphy_are_also_included._I’m_sure_the_festival_will_promote_your_understanding_of_different_cultures.I_promise_you_will_learn_a_lot_and_have_a_good_time.Yours，Li_Hua第二节：读后续写(满分25分)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。续写的词数应为150左右。After my son,Scott,graduated from high school,he took a job in North Carolina.Two thousand miles suddenly separated me from the person who’d been the focus of my life for 18 years.As the days went by,I missed Scott more and more.I’d always been able to take care of myself,but now I seemed to need Scott’s help constantly,like getting a tool from the top shelf,or moving something heavy.Most of all,I just missed having him to talk to.I was lonely.I knew this day would come.But why does it have to be so hard?However,a mother spider taught me a lesson.On my way out from my storeroom,I noticed a spider building her web across the top corner of the doorway.I reached for a hoe(锄头),tore down the web,and watched the giant spider run away in the grass.She was back the very next morning,in the exact same spot,busily rebuilding.I stared for a moment,and then reached for the hoe again.Then I twisted the hoe round and round,catching the spider in her own web.I carried her far into my backyard,shook the hoe and watched her fall to the ground and disappear in the bush.The third morning,I stopped short as I entered the storeroom.The spider was back in the same corner,her web almost completed again.I reached for the hoe,but stopped.I thought her persistence(坚持)in building her web should pay off.I stepped back and watched her long legs busily knitting the web.For the next few weeks,the spider and I were close neighbors.One particularly boring day,I was feeling so down that I didn’t even glance up at my spider as I entered.Suddenly I found a hundred tiny creatures on the floor.I realized that these were baby spiders and the web the mother had built was to protect her young.答案Paragraph 1：As the mother watched from the corner of the web,her young were making their way to the ground safely.It only took moments before all the creatures were gone.My spider stayed alone again in the web she’d built.But crazy as it may sound,when I looked at that spider,I’d swear she seemed proud.The very next morning,when I went into the storeroom,she was gone.I knew that the spider had gone on to build different webs,just like this one,elsewhere.She had fulfilled this role,part of which was to let go with grace and selfrespect.Paragraph 2：I decided that I would leave this web as a reminder.Like my spider,part of my job as a parent,maybe the hardest part,was to let my son walk away.But I knew that I had built him a strong web to grow in,and that if I had the strength and the courage to watch him fall,his feet would land safely on the ground.So it’s time for me to learn to let him go and adapt bravely to the new life.
