湖北省武漢市硚口區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高三年級(jí)上冊(cè)起點(diǎn)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷

2023年研口區(qū)高三年級(jí)起點(diǎn)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)

高三英語(yǔ)試卷

考試時(shí)間7月26日上午8:25-10:25試卷滿分：150分

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿分7.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(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)話后，你都有10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)話僅

讀一遍。

1.Howwillthemanpaythebill?

A.Bycreditcard.B.IncashC.Bycheck.

2.Whatwillthewomandrink?

A.Coffee.B.CokeC.Tea.

3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.MotherandsonB.BrotherandsisterC.Babysitterandchild.

4.Whydoesthewomanwanttoloseweight?

A.Tokeephealthy.B.Tofitintoadress.C.Toattendafriend'swedding.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.AsongB.AsingerC.Aradioprogram.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題L5分，滿分22.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(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)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(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)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whoisthewoman?

A.Theman'sdaughter.B.Theman'smother.C.Theman'swife.

7.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Makingamap.B.Buyingsomethingonline.C.Lookingforthedirection.

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatwillthespeakersdotogether?

A.Seeafilm.B.Readabook.C.Goonholiday.

9.WhatdidthewomandoafterreadingthebookTheBeach?

A.ShesettleddowninThailand.

B.Shetraveledtoaforeigncountry.

C.Shewatchedthemovieseveraltimes.

聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Atthecityhall.B.Atafriend'shouse.C.Atatouristattraction.

11.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Showhimaround.B.Lendhimamap.C.Explainavisitingroutetohim.

12.Howlongwillthemanstayattheplace?

A.Twohours.B.Threehours.C.Fivehours.

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatisthemostdifficultpartoftheworkaccordingtotheman?

A.Thewallpaper.B.Thepainting.C.Theelectrics.

14.Howdidthemanknowthewaystobuildthefurniture?

A.Hisuncletaughthim.

B.Hewatchedsomevideos.

C.Hetalkedwithaprofessional.

15.Howlongwillthecurrentprojecttakeintotal?

A.Tenweeks.B.Eightweeks.C.Twoweeks.

16.Howwillthewomanprobablyfeelafterfinishingtheproject?

A.Relieved.B.Pleased.C.Depressed.

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatinfluencesregionalfoodpreference?

A.Climate.B.Ingredients.C.Appetite.

18.Whatdosouthernersrarelyeat?

A.Seafood.B.Wheat.C.Meat.

19.Whichcountryismistakenlyconsideredastheoriginoficecream?

A.Italy.B.America.C.TheUK.

20.Whoinventedpastaaccordingtothespeaker?

A.TheChinese.B.TheItalian.C.TheBritish.

第二部分:閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)：（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分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

Gettingtoknowyourmoneypersonalitycanhelpyoureininyourspendinghabitsandtakeback

controlofyourpersonalfinances.Here,financesavingmoneyexpertPeteRidleyatCarFinanceSaver

revealstheUKscoremoneypersonalities,alongwithactionstoadoptthatreducethenegativecon-

sequencesofeachpersonalitytype.

TheSpontaneousSpender

Aspontaneousspenderreferstoapersonthatexhibitsa"spendnow,thinklater"attitude.They

canfindittrickytodifferentiatebetween"needtohaves"and"nicetohaves",andoftenfeel

"spender'sguilt”.

"Beforeyoumakeapurchase,taketimetodecidewhethertheitemisa'needtohave*ora'nice

tohave*.Thiswillaidinavoidingsplurges（揮霍）thatprovideshorttermsatisfactionandpost-

spenders"guilt.nsaysRidley.

TheDeterminedSaver

Anunderlyingsenseofworryandfearcanbeattherootofapersistentsaver,andtheirdetermi-

nationtosavedisguisesanoverwhelmingfearofmoney.nSavingisgreat,nsaysRidley,"butit's

importanttoregardmoneyasafriendandnotanenemy.Alwaysbesuretomakenon-essentialpur-

chases.Theseitemsdon'thavetobeamajorexpense,butjustenoughthatyouacknowledgethat

moneycanbetheretobeenjoyedandnotjustputaway."

TheMoney=Status

Thispersonalitytypecanlivebeyondtheirmeansbymakingpurchasesthattheydon'tneed,

strivingtokeepupwithothersandsayingyestofriendshipplansthattheycannotafford,tokeepup

theappearanceoffinancialwellbeing.

"It'sherethatyoucanadoptthe50/20/30rule:50percentessentiallivingexpenses,30percent

disposableincomeand20percentsavingandpayingdebts,nsuggestsRidley.

Thiswillmaintainfinancialwellbeingwhilehelpingtoacknowledgethatmoneydoesn'tneces-

sarilyequalstatusorevenimpressthosearoundyou.

21.Whichtypeofmoneypersonalityisnotmentionedinthetext?

A.Cathystrugglestocheckherbankbalance.

B.Edentendstospendonimpulsewithlittlepre-planning.

C.Gilldemonstratesadeterminedsaverapproachtoherfinances.

D.Joycebuysanunaffordableluxurytoboastaboutherfinancialwellbeing.

22.WhatdoesRidleysuggestpeopledoiftheyarealwaysmakingpurchasestoimpressothers?

A.Manageyourmoneywisely.

B.Spendsomemoneyonnon-essentialsforjoy.

C.Checkyourfinancesregularly.

D.Taketimetoassesshowmuchyoulovetheitems.

23.Inwhichsectionofamagazinecanthetextbefound?

A.Health.B.Business.C.Finance.D.Culture.

B

Duringmyfirstyearincollege,Iwassilent.Iwastooafraidofsayingsomethingwrong.

IdeclaredareligionmajorasasophomoreandtookaclassfromBarbara,ayoungtheologian.

MymindwassplitopenbyarangeofnewthinkersandwritersandbythequalityofBarbara'sques-

tions,Ifinallyhadsomethingtosayandtheenergytosayit.IwasafrequentvisitorduringBarbara's

officehours,arocketofwords.Shelistenedandcalmlyresponded,aperfectcontrasttomyfeverish

ramblings.Ilovedwhatshesawinme,whichwasarangeofabilitiesIhadneverseeninmyself.In

thefollowingyears,ourrelationshipgraduallydeepened,butIwasalwaysconsciousofateacher-

studentdynamic.

ThischangedfundamentallywhenIbecameaparent.IhadmysoninMarch2010,andBarbara

wasoneofthefirsttocongratulateme.When,ninemonthslater,mychildwasdiagnosedwithTay-

Sachsdisease,arareandalwaysterminalillnesswithnotreatmentandnocure,shesentmealetter-

handwrittenonawhitelegalpad.Forthenexttwoandahalfyears,Barbarawrotemeregular,some-

timesweekly,letters,remarkablelettersthatarerevealing,loving,andkind.

Theletter,writtenrightbeforemysondiedwhenhewasthree,wasthemostpersonalandper-

hapsthemostprofound."Ithinkhe'smadeyoubetterbyopeningupthegreatfireofyourlove,"she

wrote,nwithhissmallbutmagnificentexistence."Ihaveneverinmylifereadamoredeeplycom-

fortingsentence,onethatspoketomygrandesthopes,mydeepestfears,andtheonlyfaiththatre-

mainstome,whichisabeliefinchaos.Ourlovehadbloomedanddeepenedfromaguardedmutual

respecttoaricher,deeperfriendship.

Mentorsaremeanttoleadthoseintheirchargeintofreshunderstanding,helpthemsortand

filternewexperiences,assistintheprojectofmakingsenseoutofthechaosthatishumanlife.Men-

torsobserveandaccompanythedarkestdespair,thewildestsorrow,andthemostunexpectedjoy.

24.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?

A.Theauthortooktheclassbecausesheexcelledintheology.

B.Theirrelationshipchangedsignificantlybeyondateacher-studentmode.

C.TheauthorwasafrequentvisitortoBarbara'shomeafterworkinghours.

D.Barbara'speacefulexteriorwasacontrasttotheauthor'soverexcitedtalk.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"This"inparagraph3referto?

A.ThewayBarbaratreatedherstudents.

B.Thefactthattheauthorkeptsilentinclass.

C.Theroleoftheauthorasacollegestudent.

D.TherelationshipbetweenBarbaraandtheauthor.

26.WhattransformedtherelationshipbetweenBarbaraandtheauthorfromamutualrespectto

adeeperfriendship?

A.Barbara'seffortstosolvetheproblem.

B.TheempathyshowninBarbara'sletter.

C.Theauthor'sin-depthunderstandingofBarbara.

D.Barbara'scongratulationsonthebirthoftheauthor'sson.

27.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofBarbara?

A.Demandinganddedicated.B.Responsibleandreasonable.

C.Insightfulandinspiring.D.Aggressiveandambitious.

C

Doyoucravechips,pizza,donuts,orcake?Thesekindsoffoodsarehighinsugarandfats,

whichmakethemdeliciousbutnotnutritious.Arecentanalysissuggeststhatcertainingredientsin

thesetypesofprocessedfoodscanbeaddictive.

AccordingtotheresearchpublishedinthejournalAddiction,certainfoodscantriggerthesame

feelingsasdrugs.Itallcomesdowntowhatshappeninginthebrain.Whenwefeelhappy,it'sdueto

afloodofthefeel-goodchemicaldopamine（多巴胺）inthestriatum.Thisregionispartofthe

brain'srewardcircuit.Thestriatumgetsadopaminerushwhensomethinggoodhappens.Drugsand

alcoholcancauseasimilarhigh.So,itturnsout,cansomepopularsnackfoods.

"We'redesignedtofindcarbohydrates（碳水化合物）andfats,"saysAshleyGearhardt,a

psychologistattheUniversityofMichiganinAnnArbor.Evolvingsuchtasteshelpedourancestors

"overcomefamineandmakesurewesurvive,nsheexplains.Thatcriticalroleshapedthebrain's

rewardsystem,makingushard-wiredtoenjoycarbohydratesandfattyfoods.

Theproblemisn'twithallfoodscontainingcarbohydratesandfats.Fruitisfullofsugar.Oats

andotherwholegrainshavelotsofcarbohydrates.Nutsandmeathavefat.Butsuchunprocessed

foods-eateninaformthat'ssimilartohowtheygrew-alsocontainothernutrients,suchasfiber,that

slowdigestion.Thatlimitshowquicklyourbodiescanabsorbthenutrients.

Cookies,candy,soda,friesandotherhighlyprocessedfoodslackthoseadditionalnutrients.

Suchfoodscontainingredientsthathavebeenhighlychangedfromtheirnaturalstate.They'rechock

fullofeasy-to-absorbcarbohydratesandaddedfats.What'smore,theyoftencontainingredientsthat

don'tnaturallyoccurtogether.Whenweeatthesefoods,wegetaquick"hit"ofcarbsandfatsthat

givethebrainaboost.Thatmakesuswanttoeatthemagainandagain.

28.Accordingtothearticle,whichtypesoffoodcanbeaddictive?

A.Fruitsandgrains.B.Cookiesandcake.

C.Nutsandmeat.D.Oatsandfiber.

29.Whyarehumanshard-wiredtoenjoycarbsandfattyfoods,accordingtothearticle?

A.Theyprovidequickenergy.B.Theyhelpedourancestorssurvive.

C.Theyarefulloffiber.D.Theycontainnaturalsugars.

30.Howdoesthebrainreactwhenweeatcertainhighlyprocessedfoods?

A.Itgetsaboostofcarbsandfatsthatmakeusfeelfull.

B.Itslowsdownthedigestionprocess.

C.Ittriggersthesamefeelingsasdrugs.

D.Itreleasesfeel-goodchemicalsthatpreventaddiction.

31.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?

A.Certainprocessedfoodscancreateaddictiveresponses.

B.Unprocessedfoodsarebetterforyouthanprocessedfoods.

C.Ourbrainsareborntoenjoycarbohydratesandfats.

D.Thelackofadditionalnutrientsinprocessedfoodsmakesthemunhealthy.

D

Whetherwearesittingdownorstandingup,stillormoving,bodypostureinfluencesourmood.

Severalstudieshaveshownthislinkbetweenphysicalpostureandmood.Othershaveshownarela-

tionshipbetweenourmoodandourcognitive(認(rèn)知的)performance,includingmemory,reason-

ing,learning,andthespeedofreactionandprocessingofinformation.

Soalogicalquestionarises.Canbodypostureinfluenceourcognitiveperformance?

Previously,aNewZealandteam(UniversityofAuckland)carriedoutanexperimentonpos-

turewhenwewalk,especiallyinthestreet.Theteamhadfoundaveryclearinfluenceofourposture

onourmoodandconfidence.Itappearsthatwalkingwithahunchedback,bowedheadandmotion-

lessarmshaveanegativeinfluenceonourmentalstate.

Indeed,theresearchersfoundthatthesimpleactofstraighteningup,standingupstraight,with

yourheadheldhigh,andgazingforwardgivesusaseriousboostofconfidence.Notonlydoesour

spontaneousposturehaveapsychologicaleffect,butbycorrectingit,itispossibletobringabout

improvementinthelongterm.

Inthisotherstudy,thistimecarriedoutbyanAustrianteam(FriedrichAlexanderUniversity

inErlangen-Nuremberg),researchersobservedthesamephenomenon,thistimeinasittingposition.

Youngadultswereinvitedtoparticipateintestspresentedasintendedtoassesstheirabilitytocon-

centrate.Infact,theresearchershadthemsitindifferentpostures一fromuprighttoveryslumped

(消沉)一inordertonotetheirinfluencesonmoodandcognition.

Afirstobservationindicatesthat"sittingupright11isassociatedwithabetteroverallmood.Itis

alsofoundtohaveapositiveinfluenceonthespeedofprocessinginformationandcompletingtasks,

althoughthetestpassratedoesnotvarysignificantlywithposture.

Finally,andsurprisinglyenough,bloodpressureisalittlemorefavorableinanuprightposition.

Tofurthercompletethelistofbenefitsofsittingupright,wewilladdthatitiswidelyrecommended

forprotectingthebackincaseofworkthatrequiressittingforalongtime.

32.Whydoesthewritermentionthestudiesatthebeginning?

A.Tointroducewhatcognitiveperformanceis.

B.Toemphasizetheimportanceofbodyposture.

C.Toprovetheresultsofthosestudiesarewrong.

D.Toraiseanewquestiontobestudiedandsolved.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hunched"meaninParagraph3?

A.straightened.B.bent.C.loose.D.solid.

34.Whatdoesthefirststudyindicate?

A.Postureinfluencesourmentalstate.

B.Straighteninguphasanegativeeffect.

C.Gazingupwardbuildsupconfidence.

D.Walkingpostureisespeciallyimportant.

35.Whatcanwelearnaboutsittingupright?

A.Ithasmentalandphysicalbenefits.B.Ithelpsimprovethetestpassrate.

C.Itrequiressittingforalongtime.D.Itincreasesthebloodpressure.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題分2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能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)。

Howtoacceptchangeinlifeandembraceitpositively

Changeistheonlyconstantinlife.36Becausewhetherwewantitornot,changeisinevitable.

Itis"change"thatmakesourlifemoveforward.It!s"change"thatmakeslifeexcitingandworth

living.Let'sseehowtostaystrongwhenwefacechangesinlife.

Acceptthesituation

Changeshappenexpectedlyandunexpectedly.37Buttherecanbechangesthathappensosud-

denlythatyoumighthavetoexperiencepainfuldaysandhaveatoughtimecopingwiththem.Give

yourselfsometimetocometotermswithit.Youmayhavetogothroughamourningperiodwhere

youhavetoexperienceallkindsofemotions.Lettheemotionscomeoutandmakespaceforthem.

It'snormaltofeelsadandasenseoflosswhenyouthinkaboutyouroldlife.Seeksupportandif

possible,takeafewdaysofftofindyourstrength.It'simportanttolearntodealwiththetransition

phasebeforeyoufullystartlivingthenewreality.

Embracetheunknown

Mostofusareafraidoftheunknownandthereforeareresistanttochange._38Evenifitisfor

good,wehesitatetoacceptchangebecausehumanbeingslovestructureandroutine.ButIhaveoften

experiencedinmylifethatthe"unknown"Ifearedsomuchwasnotthatscaryatall,onceIwent

throughit.Andthatmyworriesweresomethingthatmymindmadeup.Truthbetold,mostofthe

thingsIworriedaboutdidn'thappenanyway.Ifwearenotwillingtoembracetheunknown,wemay

missoutonlotsofgoodthingsthatlifehaskeptinstoreforus.

39

Oneofthereasonswhychangeisdifficulttoacceptisbecauseoftherangeofemotionswefeel

whenweconfrontchange.40Acknowledgeyourfears,butstopyourselffrombeingtunnel-visioned.

Ourmindhasawayofbringinguppossiblescenariosandfearofthem.ButIhavelearnedoverthe

yearsthatmostofthethingswefeardon'thappenandusually,somethinggoodcomesfromchange.

Irecentlylearnedhowtoembraceemotionsfromoneofmyspiritual-teachers.Shewouldsay,"When

youfeelemotions,givethemanameandacknowledgethattheyhavecometoVisit".”

A.Acknowledgeyourfears.

B.Lookathowfaryouhavecome.

C.Thesoonerwelearntomakepeacewiththisfact,thebetter.

D.Wefeartheunknownbecauseanythingcanhappentousthere.

E.Expectedorplannedchangescanbuyussometimeforpreparation.

F.It'simportanttoembraceyourfeelingsandacceptthattheyarethere.

G.Peoplewhohaveexperiencedthelossoflovedonesoftentalkabouthowthatexperience

changedthem.

第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出可以填入空白處

的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Iwasbusyandoftendealtwithcustomeremailsatlunch.Evenfifteenminutesintheemployee

lunchroomseemeda_41Mycompany,likemanycompanies,cutcostsbynot_42__peopleas

theyleft.Thesurvivorshadtotakeupmore_43

Forme,this44nolunchhour,plustakingworkhome.Iwantedto_45__,butIcouldn'tuntilI

hadanotherjobinhand._46intheory,butgivenhowannoyedtheextrahoursmademefeel,itwas

difficulttoconvince47employerstohireme.Ifelttrapped.Thenachance_48withalittlegirl

changedmyperspective.Thegirlwas_49happy,standinginlinewithhermomatthegrocery.

"Gooddayatschool?"Iasked.

Anod.

"Whatsyourfavoritesubject?”

Ismiledattheanswer.I50whenthathadbeenmyanswer.Atthattime,noteacherstoldyou

whattodoatlunch.Wejustplayedhappily.

Thatbrief5]_leftmewondering:Whathadhappenedtolunch?

IknewthatbylawIwas52_toalunchbreak.SoIdecidedtostart_53it.Ibegantohadawalk

duringthelunchbreak,whichmademerefreshed.

NowI'mstill54anewpositionbutwithlessstressed-outurgencythanbefore.Youcan'talways

changeyour55_,butyoucanalwayschangeyourperspective.

41.A.luxuryB.solutionC.concernD.procedure

42.A.protectingB.remindingC.supportingD.replacing

43.A.guidanceB.workC.timeD.reference

44.A.representedB.provedC.meantD.designed

45.A.acceptB.exchangeC.quitD.agree

46.A.IndependentB.LegalC.CreativeD.Nice

47.A.potentialB.previousC.optimisticD.influential

48.A.travelB.discoveryC.cooperationD.conversation

49.A.equallyB.merelyC.extremelyD.usually

50.A.sharedB.rememberedC.recordedD.checked

51.A.encounterB.tripC.stopD.summary

52.A.entitledB.exposedC.relatedD.suggested

53.A.evaluatingB.extendingC.takingD.escaping

54.A.adaptingtoB.lookingforC.takingoverD.addingto

55.A.circlesB.identityC.appearanceD.circumstances

第二節(jié)短文填空(共10小題:每小題1.5分,滿分15分)

閱讀下列材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容一個(gè)單詞或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TeaiscommonlyconsiderednativetoSouthernChina.However,inagardeninGelingvillage

inMetogcountyintheTibetautonomousregion,themorningairisfilledwiththesweetaromaof56

(fresh)pickedtea.

TseringYangdron,a25-year-oldMonba,oneoftheethnicgroups57liveinthisregion,skillfully

makesherwaythroughthegarden,carefullypickingtendertealeavesandtossingthemintoabamboo

baskettiedtoherwaist.Teapicking58(become)ahabitforheroverthepastfiveyears.

Aftersheisdone,TseringYangdrongoesbackhome,whereshealsorunsahomestay."Wehave

comeupwith59dishoffreshteabudsfriedwitheggs,"shesaid.Akilogramoffreshteabuds60

(sell)for300yuan.Once_61(dry)andprocessedtomakegreentea,theirvalueincreasessig-

nificantly.

Gelingwasonceinaccessibleasaresultofthedenseforests,62theopeningoftheMetog

highwayin2013significantlyimprovedconnectivityandcreatedopportunitiesforeconomicgrowth.

PriortoHuangJiabin'sappointment63thevillage'sPartysecretary,theteaplantationinGelingwas

aneglectedpieceofland.

“64(realize)thevalleywassuitableforgrowingtea,since2018,wehaveimprovedthe

managementoftheteaplantation,introducedadvancedplantingtechniquesandprovidedtrainingfor

65(village),"Huangsaid.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假如你是李華，你剛剛參觀了你市博物館舉辦的一次“遇見(jiàn)藝術(shù)家(MeettheArtists)”

的展覽，請(qǐng)為你校英文報(bào)寫一則評(píng)論，內(nèi)容包括：

1.展覽概況；

2.觀展感受；

3.意見(jiàn)建議。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.為使行文連貫,可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)。

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

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)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

"SAIBABA!SaiBaba!SaiBaba!Hahahaha!”

"TodayisShimla'sbigday!Wehaveacelebrityvisitingourcity!Hahahaha!nRani'scheeks

burnedwithembarrassmentandtearsstunghereyesassheelbowedherwaytotheexitthroughthe

crowdofteasingboysinthepackedschoolbus.Itwasn'tthefirsttimeshehadbeencalledSaiBaba,

afterthefamousHinduholyman（印度圣人）she'dseenonTVwithhistrademarkafro（爆炸式

卷發(fā)）toweringoverhishead.

Butthistimehadtobetheworst.Ranijumpedofftheschoolbus,angrythoughtshoveringinside

Rani'sheadasshemarchedhomeinthedrizzlingrain.Whydidherhairhavetocurllikeagiant

cottoncandyballoonjustwhenshewantedittobehave?Why,why,why,fumedRaniassheturned

thebackdoorkey.

"Rani,isthatyou?"Mamacalledfromthefamilyroom.SuddenlyRani'scousins,Amitand

Sumit,camechargingtowardher."HowmanyeggsdoesRanihaveinthatnestonherhead?"

screamedAmit."Letmegetthatwig（彳段發(fā)）offRani'shead!”shoutedSumit.Beforeshecould

think,Ranihadfledoutthedoorandwentbackuptheroadshe'dwalkeddownminutesbefore.

Halfwayup,sheslidunseenbehindagreencurtainofbamboo.Tearingthroughthewildgrowth,she

madeherwaydownanarrowmudpathintoaclearing（空地）.Shethrewherschoolbagonthe

groundandbreathedhard.

"Ihatemyhair!"shecried.Collapsingonherschoolbag,shebitterlyrememberedthetimeshe'd

spenttryingtosmoothherhairinvain.Beforelong,shefellintoafitfulsleep.

"RANI!RAA-AANI!”

RaniwokeuptoMama'scalls.Shesoundedanxious."Filnevergohome,"shepromisedherself

darkly.MamaletAmitandSumitmakefunofme.Papawouldneverhavedonethat.Hewouldlisten

tomeandstandbymyside.Theminutesworeon.Aloneinhersecrethideout,Raniwatchedthe

shadowofMamagetlongerandbegintodisappearasduskfell.

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