:高三英语同步测试—（10）

:高三英语同步测试—（10）
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
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。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。
1. When will Mr Davis meet Ann?
 A.8:45.              B.9:00.              C.9:15.
2. Where does the conversation take place?
 A. In Singapore.          B. In Canada.          C. In the USA.
3. How old is the woman?
 A. 18 years old.          B. 26 years old.          C. 44 years old.
4. What is the relationship between the speakers?
 A. Husband and wife.     B. Father and daughter.    C. Brother and sister.
5 .Why in fact doesn’t the man go to school now?
 A. He can’t find his books.   B. He has got a bad cold.    C. He doesn’t want to.
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。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6～8题
6. What are they talking about?
 A. How to control the water temperature.
 B. How to wash different clothes.
 C. How to operate the washing machine.
7. Where are the instructions of the machine?
 A. In the top.           B. On the cover.        C. Under the cover.
8. What’s the correct way to start the machine?
  A. Put one dollar in it.    B. Put the clothes in it.     C. Pour the water in it.
听第7段材料，回答9～11题
9. Who is the woman talking to?
  A. A clerk at the lost and found.
  B. A workman in the airport.
  C.A porter at the railway station.
10. Which city is the woman in at present?
  A. In New York.       B. In Paris.          C. In Birmingham.
11. When can the woman get her cases?
  A. A little more than 45 minutes later.
  B. Early tomorrow morning.
  C. Later this evening.
听第8段材料，回答12～14题
12. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
  A. Teacher and student.                        B. Boyfriend and girlfriend.  C. Employer and employee.
13. Why is the woman talking to the man?
  A. She wants to ask for a month leave.
  B. She wants to give up her job.
  C. She wants to get better paid.
14. What will the woman do after her wedding?
  A. To have a long honeymoon.
  B. To teach in a college.
  C. To be a housewife.
听第9段材料，回答15～17题
15. When will the man check out?
  A. On December 21.    B. On December 22.       C. On December 23.
16. How many people will come to the hotel all together?
  A. One.         B. Three.            C. Five.
17. Why does the man need two cars?
  A. Because he has many bags to carry.
  B. Because he has many friends together.
  C. Because he wants to show off to his friends.
听第10段材料，回答18～20题
18. What was the speaker doing?
   A. He was researching the animal’s language.
   B. He was having a biology lesson.
   C. He was reading an article.
19. Who caught the flying bee finally?
  A. The speaker.       B. Helen.          C. The boy.
20. How did the students feel when hearing the teacher’s words?
  A. Unhappy.         B. Astonished.        C. Excited.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. —Excuse me, __________
— It’s downstairs on the ground floor.
 A. Can I help you?             B. What can I do for you?
 C. Where’s the men’s room?         D. Can you tell me the way to the hospital?
22. I believe_________ the concert will ________ your taste for music.
 A. to attend; add                   B. attending; add to  
 C. to be attending; add up             D. attending; add up to
23. We didn’t manage to carry out the plan ______ she told us how to do it.
A. when        B. but        C. until       D. while
24. You can never know _____when she received our nice birthday presents.
  A. how she was pleased           B. how excited she was
  C. how happy was she            D. she was how interested
25. In the picture there was a pretty woman who was _____a large diamond ring.
  A. wearing       B. dressing     C. putting on    D. having on
26. —The cars give off a great deal of waste gas into streets.
—Yes. But I’m sure something will be done to _____ air pollution.
 A. reduce       B. remove       C. collect      D. increase
27. He was _______ tired. As soon as he lay down he fell ________.
   A. not a bit; sleepy                  B. not a little; asleep
    C. not a bit; asleep                                  D. not a little; sleepy
28. You can’t enter the lab without asking for the teacher’s ________.
   A. answer       B. advice       C. hope      D. permission
29. He stopped __________ to the BBC English news and talked with me.
   A. to practise listening                B. to practise to listen
    C. practising listening               D. practising to listen
30. —________, sir?
— No. Go ahead.
A. May I use your dictionary        B. Do you mind if I use your bike
C. Would you mind opening the window  D. May I have a look at your new book
31. _____ the truth, I don’t agree with what you said just now.
 A. Tell         B. To tell       C. Telling      D. Told
32. ______ journalism seems like a good profession, I would prefer to be a teacher.
 A. Although       B. Even      C. Now that     D. Since
33. The technique of printing was known to the Chinese _________ the 9th century.
 A. as much as    B. as long as     C.as early as      D. as far as
34. —Will you attend the meeting this afternoon?
  —But I _________ anything about that.
  A. hadn’t told                     B. haven’t been told             
  C. wasn’t told                   D. won’t tell
35. Three famous actors with whom were two ____ actresses, came to our _____ shop yesterday.
   A. child; shoe     B. child’s ; shoes                  C. children; shoe   D. children’s; shoes
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house 36 , “We need a doctor out here! We need a doctor! Hurry, Mom!” “What’s wrong?” I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a dead bird that needed a doctor.
Dutifully（顺从地）, I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer’s hand—  37 , that’s the sort of thing mothers do! While my son led me out of the door and  38 the bird, I explained that if the creature was indeed dead, a doctor could not  39 . When we arrived at the  40 scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead. Spencer and I could see the nest high up in the tree. My son and I  41 the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the  42 had caused its death. “I think his mommy and daddy really  43 him,” Spencer observed. I 44 my boy’s hand and tried to ease his  45 by saying I was sure they did, 46  they would be okay because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and PoPo（my grandfather who had died）. I assured Spencer that the bird’s mommy and daddy knew that their little one would be  47  and loved. I told Spencer that PoPo loved little birds, and I  48 he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird  49 . I picked up the little creature’s body, slipped it into my plastic bag and 50 placed the bird in the rubbish bin. 51 was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went right back to play  52 he had never been interrupted, and I returned to my work in the kitchen.
At breakfast the next morning, Spencer sadly explained to his father that he had found a baby bird the day before that had fallen from its nest.
“It was dead, Daddy!”
Trying to  53 Spencer’s spirits and remind him that the little bird was really 54 , I asked our son to tell Daddy 55 the baby bird was. Spencer, looking solemn faced at his dad, stated, “In the rubbish bin with Mama’s granddad, PoPo.”
36.A. saying           B. screaming       C. declaring        D. telling
37.A. in fact          B. at least        C. of course       D. after all
38.A. ahead           B. toward         C. found          D. looked
39.A. come           B. save          C. help           D. support
40.A. accident         B. kitchen         C. familiar         D. angry
41.A. wondered        B. discussed       C. studied         D. looked
42.A. fall            B. tree           C. mother bird      D. other bird
43.A. hate            B. lose           C. miss           D. love
44.A. picked up        B. turned to       C. got to          D. reached for
45.A. excitement       B. regret         C. sadness        D. disappointment
46.A. but that          B. and that        C. soon           D. then
47.A. enjoyed          B. played         C. treated         D. cared for
48.A. doubted          B. found         C. was sure        D. was afraid
49.A. right now        B. right then       C. from now on     D. now and then
50.A. gently           B. loudly         C. strongly        D. firmly
51.A. Nothing else      B. Nobody else     C. Everything      D. Something
52.A. as usual          B. as if          C. even though     D. though
53.A. break           B. rise           C. show          D. lift
54.A. wounded         B. injured         C. okay           D. alive
55.A. where           B. what          C. how           D. when
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Take care about those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can make a false impression. For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discovered that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a winner. He is really a big loser! He didn’t say anything that was false, but he intentionally left out important information. That’s called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Untrustworthy candidates (候选人) in political campaigns often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents (对手.) runs an ad. saying, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An ad might boast (吹嘘), “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples. It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.”
This kind of trick happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
56. Which of the statements is true according to the article?
A. All advertisements are lies.
B. You can’t trust anyone who tells the truth.
C. The truth can be used in dishonest ways.
D. Whenever people tell the truth, they are really lying.
57. What does the underlined word “deceive” probably mean?
A. tell          B. explain        C. fool         D. win
58. The writer suggests in this article that people should ________.
A. believe in nobody
B. vote for female candidates
C. stay away from political campaigns
D. think carefully about what they read and hear
59. What is the best title for this article?
A. Everyone Lies at Present         B. Lying with the Truth
C. Try to Be Honest to the People      D. Don’t Believe People Who Tell the Truth
B
In order to qualify for a single room in a university dormitory, you must be a full-time student who has completed the necessary number of hours to be ranked as a junior or senior. Students who apply for such university housing are required to show completed applications to the Office of Student Homing no latex than the second week of the term for which they are requesting such housing. Students will be informed of the status (状况) of their applications by the sixth week of classes. Private dorm rooms will be given to qualified students on a first-come-first-served basis.
60. According to this passage, private dorm rooms are reserved for   .
  A. first and second year students      B. third and fourth year students
  C. office workers             D. teachers
61. According to this passage, students cannot have single living rooms if they  .
  A. do not finish all the required studies
  B. are going to graduate soon
C. apply too early
D. do not want to share a room
62. What is the title of this announcement?
  A. Applying to the university.
  B. Construction jobs given to students.
  C. Getting a one-person college residence.
  D. Meeting requirements for being a full-time student.
63. Where would this paragraph most likely be seen?
  A. In a private dormitory room.
  B. On a university bulletin board.
  C. In a student’s house.
  D. Outside a new apartment building.
C
Opening hours Monday to Saturday 10—5, Sunday 2:30—6. Closed during the Christmas period, New Year’s Day, Good Friday and the first Monday in May. Essential work may necessitate closing areas without notice. Clearance of galleries begins ten minutes before closing time, Smoking, eating and drinking are not allowed in the Museum.
Museum Shops Books, postcards, posters, replicas（复制品）and other items are available from the shops at the main entrance and other sales points. These close 15 minutes before the galleries.
Visitors with disabilities A separate leaflet giving facilities is available. Blind and partially sighted visitors are also invited to use the touch tour of Roman sculpture. Booklet/tape tour available at the Information Desk..
Cloakrooms Coats, hats, umbrellas and small hand luggage may be deposited（存放）but the Museum reserves the right to refuse to accept any individual items. Bags, parcels etc may be subject to search and the right to refuse to allow any item to be brought into the Museum is reserved.
Photography, Filming and Video Recording for private purposes only is permitted using handheld equipment, except where otherwise indicated. Applications for the use of any other equipment, including power-packs and extension cables, or for commercial and professional facilities must be made in advance to the Public Relations Office.
Sketching（速写）Permission must be obtained in advance in writing ofr sketching. Ask at the Information Desk for details.
British Museum Society Members of the society are the Friends of the British Museum. Benefits include free entry to exhibitions and evening openings, and a free subscription to the quarterly British Museum Magazine. Please pick up a membership form at the main entrance, or contact us on 071-.
64. The Museum has the right to   .
    A. refuse to accept any item taken to it
    B. check every item taken to it
    C. ensure that personal belongings are deposited properly
    D. allow any single item to be put
65. If you want to draw, you have to    .
    A. obtain oral permission first
    B. ask for permission at the Information Desk
    C. get allowance in writing in advance
    D. apply for the written permission beforehand
66. Members of the Society are privileged（获得优待的）to have   .
    A. a free ticket to exhibitions
    B. a free entry to all museums
    C. a free British Museum magazines
    D. a free entry to all openings
67. If one wants to take photos or make videos for his own, he can   .
    A. only use hand-held equipment
    B. use other equipment besides hand-held ones
    C. use mostly hand-held equipment
    D. never use any of the equipment to do that
D
The business of on-line shopping so far has been disappointing for the pioneering retailers（零售商）who are already offering their services. The problem is that consumers, who say they are interested in the services, are mostly “just looking”.
The Internet offers, among other things, an electronic “mall” with scores of retailers selling everything from computer equipment to income tax preparation services. As with anything on the Internet, it is highly decentralized （分散）,with no one authority keeping track of transactions （交易）, so reports of sales are largely inaccurate（不准确）.But many of the reports are discouraging.
    But it is far too soon to sound the death bell for electronic retailing. One reason, say analysts and service providers, is that consumers are only beginning to understand the possibilities of the new technology.
    On-line shopping is just the first link to a host of data bases and multimedia services, allowing customers to research their purchases（购买）and communicate directly with the seller for product service and support. The new services also promise visuals of a quality equal to those on television.
    Today, few consumers have equipment in their homes capable of receiving such images and data. But McKinsey & Co. the management consulting firm, estimates that the electronic shopping business will reach $ 4 billion to $ 5 billion a year in the United States by the year 2003. That supposes that just 11 percent of US households will have the technology needed to make on line shopping work, says George Desvaux, a McKinsey partner.
    In the end, the success of on-line shopping may turn on something as simple—and as complicated（复杂）—as changing the public’s idea of how to shop. “The problem with consumers,” says Mr. Desvaux, “is that it is very difficult for them to recognize whether or not they want a product until they have already tried it.”
68. By “an electronic mall”（in Line l, Paragraph 2）the writer refers to    .
    A. the pioneering small businesses
    B. the business transaction by a computer
    C. a number of functions a computer offers
    D. a number of shops offering services through a computer
69. On-line shopping in the US has not been doing well mainly because   .
    A. consumers only want to do research on some products
    B. consumers are not very familiar with the new technology
    C. consumers are not willing to spend money buying the equipment
    D. consumers only want to get some relevant（相关的）information about the product
70. In on-line shopping, consumers are also able to   .
    A. do their own research on all the products
    B. meet the seller on their televisions at home
    C. see quality goods on sale in all big companies
    D. see the products and the relevant data on their computers
71. The underlined word “that”（in Paragraph 5）refers to    .
    A. McKinsey & Co.’s estimates about the yearly sales of electronic shopping in the US
    B. Mckinsey & Co.’s estimates about on-line shopping in the US by 2003
    C. consumers having the right equipment at home by 2003
    D. the on-line shopping business in the US
E
The next time you try for a high-ranking post, you could let your possible boss listen to a recommending (推荐) phone call “made” by US President George W. Bush or British Prime Minister Tony Blair.�
Of course, neither of them could really do that for you—you would just “borrow” their voices.
AT&T labs will start selling speech software that it says is so good at reproducing the sounds of a human voice that it can recreate voices and even bring the voices of long—dead famous people back to life.
The software, which turns printed text into speech, makes it possible for a company to use recordings of a person’s voice to say things that the person never actually said.�
Possible customers for the software, which is priced in the thousands of dollars, include telephone call centres, companies that make software that reads digital (数字的)files aloud, and makers of automated voice devices (装置). The advances raise several problems. Who, for example, owns the rights to a famous person’s voice? (Some experts even believe that new contracts (合同) will be drawn that include voice—licensing clauses.)
And although scientists say the technology is not yet good enough to commit fraud (假冒) , would the synthesized (合成的) voices at last be able to trick people into thinking that they were getting phone calls or digital audio recordings from people they know.
Even Mr Fruchterman, one of AT&T lab’s possible first customers, said he wondered what the new technology might bring. “Just like you can’t trust a photograph anymore.” he said, “you won’t be able to trust a voice either.”
72. With the help of the speech software, it is most possible_______.�
A. to improve a famous person’s speech�
B. to say what you want in another’s voice�
C. to make a speech much more easily�
D. to help you to find a better job�
73. If the speech software were widely used, _________.�
A. people would no longer believe each other �
B. it would not be necessary to go for a speech by a famous person�
C. no radio or TV broadcasters would be needed �
D. recording of a voice alone would not be taken as a proof in the court�
74. According to the passage, you can infer that _________.�
A. the software will turn out to be an immediate success in the market�
B. the government will forbid the sale of the software in the market�
C. it’s hard to decide whether the software will enjoy popularity�
D. the software will soon prove to be nothing but rubbish�
75. The passage mainly wants to _________.�
A. introduce a new software�
B. explain the disadvantage of a new invention�
C. advertise a new kind of product �
D. describe the future market of a new product �
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Dear Sir or Madam,
I see your advertisement in a student magazine and         76. ______
I’m interesting to know more about your diving courses.        77. ______
First of all, I should explain that although I can swim I’m       78. ______
not very confident in the water. But you mentioned your        79. ______
advertisement that your instructors are full qualified(称职),        80. ______
so I believe they’ll able to teach someone like me to dive.        81. ______
I have one week’s holiday in the three week of June        82. ______
and would like to know that if there’s a course running at       83. ______
that time. How much does a week’s course worth? Finally,       84. ______
if I decide to go ahead, are there any special equipment I        85. ______
need to buy or is everything provided by your company?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely yours,
Tom
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
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参考答案及听力材料
1—5 CBCAC   6—10 CCABA   11—15 CCBBC   16—20 BACBA
21—25 CBCBA  26—30 ABDCB   31—35 BACBA
36—40 BDBCA  41—45 BACDC   46—50 ADCBA  51—55 ABDCA
56—60 CCDBB  61—65 ACBAD   66—70 CCDBD  71—75 BBDCA
76. see→ saw  77. interesting→ interested  78. √        79. your前加 in  
80. full→ fully  81. able前加 be       82. three→ third   83. 去掉that  
84. worth→ cost  85. are→ is
One possible version:
Ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to Tokyo Disneyland. Here we’re at the entrance to Tokyo Disneyland. It was first opened in 1983 and it cost between $500 and $600 million. All the Disney parks are operated by the same company, including this one. It is very clean and all the workers are very strict with themselves. In the park you’ll be interested in what you’ll see.
It is 8:30. You may stay in it for two and a half hours. Please be here at 11:00. The bus will be waiting for us at the entrance. Please remember our bus number and be back on time. What’s more, please bring with you your valuable things with you and shut the windows before you get off.
Have a good time. Thank you.
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W: Hello, Ann Newman’s office. Can I help you?
M: This is Tom Davis. I’ll have an appointment with Ann at 9:00 this morning, but I’m afraid I’ll be 15 minutes late.
W: That’s all right, Mr Davis. She’ll see you then.
M: Thanks. Bye.
M: Hi, Ruby. Haven’t seen you for long. Where have you been?
W: I studied in Singapore for two years and then came back to work here in Toronto. Next month I will be sent to a branch in Los An­geles.
M: You are really lucky traveling around.
M: Excuse me, Madam, but could you tell me your age?
W: My age? It’s secret.
M: But I have to…
W: I’m just kidding. I had my daughter when I was 26 and now she is 18.
M: I’ve got it. Thanks.
W: My pleasure.
M: Who is that man sitting in the comer?
W: Don’t you know him? He has attended our wedding party.
M: Oh, I remember now. Uncle Phillip. Your father’s co-worker.
W: You’ re right, dear.
W: Why don’t you go to school now? It’s already 7:50.
M: I can’t find my books. I remember I put them in my bag, but they are not there.
W: What else? You’ve got a bad cold again?
M: I hate English and maths.
W: Ah, I know it.
W: Have you ever used a washing machine before?
M: No, not this kind. Could you tell me how to operate it?
W: Well, it’s really simple. The instructions are under the cover. OK, let me show you how it works, anyway. M: Oh, good.
W: You put the clothes in the top. Remember not to put too many clothes in the machine so that you get a good wash.
M: Should I also choose the water temperature I want?
W: Yes, cold for colors and woolens, hot for whites, and warm for silk. At last, you need one dollar to operate the machine.
M: Oh, I got it. Thanks a lot.
W: Excuse me, sir. Have all the cases come here yet?
M: I think so. Can I help you?
W: I’ve been waiting for my baggage for 45 minutes, I have only a few minutes left to catch the plane to Birmingham.
M: Please wait a minute.
W: Thanks.
M: Sorry, your cases are left behind in Pairs. They won’t arrive in New York until later this evening.
W: Oh, it’s terrible. I’ll miss by plane.
M: We’re sorry for it, madam. Our company will pay the bill for your stay in the hotel tonight. You can get a flight to Birmingham early tomorrow morning.
M: Sit down, please, Susan. Do you want to tell me something?
W: Yes, Manager. I’m going to get married next month and…
M: Get married? I didn’t know that. Congratulations!
W: Thank you. But I’m afraid it means I’ve got to give up my job. I’d like to leave at the end of the month.
M: Really? I’m sorry to hear that. Do you want to stop working then?
W: Oh, no. It isn’t that I don’t like my job here. You know, Manag­er. My boyfriend is a Japanese.
M: Japanese? I’m sorry, I don’t understand. What’s that got to do with it?
W: Well, we’re both going to live in Japan as soon as we get married. My boyfriend will work in a university and I will teach the college students there. And we have more time together and take care of each other.
M: Though our company suffers letting you leave, still may you both be happy.
W: Hello! This is Barcelona Sandy Hotel.
M: Hello! This is Clements, Hill Clements. I’d like 3 rooms for 4 nights.
W: Yeah. 4 nights. Double Room or Single?
M: Single please. And I will check in on December 19. Could you please send a car to pick us up at the airport? W: No problem. Flight Number, please?
M: FR 657. Taking off time at 12:50. It might take up 5 hours to ar­rive at your airport. Oh…Could you serve us two cars? We have quite a few bags.
W: Yes, sir. Let me check it. 3 rooms 4 nights. From 19th on. Two cars needed. Is that right?
M: And Hill Clements. Thanks.
W: Have a nice journey. See you!
Yesterday morning, Helen, our young English teacher, was asking us to read a passage. “The Language of the Honey Bee” when a brown bee flew through an open window and into our classroom. The little flying object attracted our attention and we all turned to watching it flying about. It seemed to be flying hurriedly to find a way out. “Catch it!” someone shouted. A boy threw his book to it but failed. The bee flew to the girl next to me. she screamed out. We were all excited but afraid—afraid of the bee and afraid of Helen. Suddenly, the bee land­ed on Helen’s left ear! She screamed too and waved her hands, jump­ing! “Ouch!” she cried out. “The bee gave me a shoot!” The bee was beaten to death in her hand but her ear was soon becoming larger and redder. Just then, the class was over. We gathered around her and asked, “What did the bee you indeed?” “It told me that I should ask you all to recite the whole text!” She answered. All of us left silently.