2025屆天津市塘沽一中高三下學(xué)期期末階段性檢英語(yǔ)試題含解析

2025屆天津市塘沽一中高三下學(xué)期期末階段性檢英語(yǔ)試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．a(chǎn)s2．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying3．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken4．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown5．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．a(chǎn)rrival6．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win7．—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could8．Don’ttospring-cleanthewholehousejustbecausemymotheriscoming—there’snoneedtodothat.A．undertake B．a(chǎn)ttemptC．bother D．hesitate9．—DidyouenjoyyourjourneytoBeijinglastweekend?—.Wehaddrivenmorethan3hoursbeforewefoundtherightway.A．AbsolutelyB．NowayC．NotatallD．Withpleasure10．Theyoungmanhas______experience.Heprobablycan’tdothatjob.A．few B．littleC．some D．a(chǎn)ny11．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear12．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact13．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．a(chǎn)mexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised14．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who15．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that16．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve17．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled18．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．a(chǎn)mphoningD．havephoned19．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized20．Icouldnot________mytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.A．bringInB．turnupC．takeoffD．holdback第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40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)。21．（6分）Istillremembermyhandsandmyfingersstillremember—whatusedtolieinstoreforusonourreturntoschoolfromtheholidays.Thetreesintheschoolyardwouldbeinfullleafagainandtheoldleaveswouldbelyingaroundlikeamuddyseaofleaves.“Getthatallsweptup!”theheadmasterwouldtellus.“Iwantthewholeplacecleanedup,atonce!”Therewasenoughworkthere,tolastoveraweek.Especiallysincetheonlytoolswithwhichwewereprovidedwereourhands,ourfingers,ournails.“Nowseethatit’sdoneproperly,andbequickaboutit,”theheadmasterwouldsaytotheelderpupils,“oryou’llhavetoanswerforit!”Soatanorderfromtheelderboyswewouldalllineuplikepeanutsabouttocutandgatherincrops.Iftheworkwasnotgoingasquicklyastheheadmasterexpected,thebigboys,insteadofgivingusahelpinghand,usedtofinditsimplertobeatuswithbranchespulledfromthetrees.Inordertoavoidtheseblows,weusedtobribe(賄賂)theelderboyswiththejuicycakesweusedtobringforourmiddaymeal.Andifwehappenedtohaveanymoneyonus,thecoinschangedhandsatonce.Ifwedidnotdothis,orifwewereafraidofgoinghomewithanemptystomachoranemptypurse,theblowswereredoubled.Theyhitussoviolentlyandwithsuchevilenjoymentevenadeafanddumbpersonwouldhaverealizedthatwewerebeingbeatennotsomuchtomakeusworkharder,hutrathertobeatusintoastateofobedience(服從)inwhichwewouldbeonlytoogladtogiveupourfoodandmoney.Occasionallyoneofus,wornoutbysuchcalculatedcruelty,wouldhavethecouragetocomplaintotheheadmaster.Hewouldofcoursebeveryangry,butthepunishmenthegavetheelderboyswasalwaysverysmall—nothingcomparedtowhattheyhadclonetous.Andthefactisthathowevermuchwecomplained,oursituationdidnotimproveintheslightest.Perhapsweshouldhaveletourparentsknowwhatwasgoingon,butsomehowweneverdreamedofdoingso;Idon’tknowwhetheritwasloyaltyorpridethatkeptussilent,butIcanseenowthatwewerefoolishtokeepquietaboutit,forsuchbeatingwascompletelyforeigntoournature.1、Thestatement“myhandsandmyfingersstillremember”(Para.1)meansthat________.A．theauthorseldomdidsuchhardworkasthecleaningupB．theauthor’shandswerehisonlytoolforthecleaningC．theauthor’shandswereseverelyinjuredinthecleaningupD．theauthorwasbulliedbythebigboysinthecleaningup2、Theheadmasterwouldtellthestudentstocleanuptheschoolyardatthebeginningofthetermbecause________.A．thestudentsdidn’tfinishtheirhomeworkB．theschoolyardwerecoveredwithmudC．hewastoolazyD．thereweremanyfallenleavesontheground3、Theheadmasteraskedtheelderboysto________.A．beatthosewhoworkedslowlyB．treatthesmallboysaspeanutsC．lakechargeoftheprocessofthecleaningD．dothecleaningallbythemselves4、AccordingtoPara.3,iftheauthorhadanymoneyonhim,hemostprobably________.A．gaveittothebigboyssoastopleasethemB．gaveitasabridetotheheadmasterC．spentitallonhismiddaymealD．spentitbuyingmiddaymealsforthebigboys22．（8分）TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地畫)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.Itisrangingfromgeometricpatternstodrawingsofdifferentanimalsandstylizedhuman-likeforms.Theancientlinescanonlybetrulytakeninfromhighintheair,leavinggenerationspuzzledastohowthesepreciseworkscouldhavebeencompletedlongbeforethedocumentedinventionofhumanflight.TheLineswerefirstspottedwhencommercialairlinesbeganflyingacrossthePeruviandesertinthe1920,s.Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?Aretheyroads,starpointers,maybeevenagiganticmap?Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdidtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?Didtheyhaveaplan?Thesemarkingsarelikeavastpuzzle.TheNazcaLinesarethemostoutstandinggroupofgeoglyphsintheworld.TherearealsohugegeoglyphsinEgypt,Malta,UnitedStates(MississippiandCalifornia),Chile,Boliviaandinothercountries.ButtheNazcageoglyphs,becauseoftheirnumbers,characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuityastheyweremadeandremadethroughoutacertainhistoryperiod,formthemostimpressivearcheological(考古學(xué)的)group.TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate(oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfallperyear)andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.Withnodustorsandtocovertheplainandlittlerainorwindtoerode(腐蝕)it,linesdrawnheretendtostaydrawn.Thesefactors,combinedwiththeexistenceoflighter-coloredsubsoilbeneaththedesertsurface,provideavastwritingpadthatissuitedtotheartistwhowantstoleavehismarketernal.1、283．WhatcanweknowabouttheNazcaLinesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Theywerebuiltasabigmap.B．Theywereformedbynature.C．Theyareancientlinesincaves.D．Theyarehugemarkingsinadesert.2、285．HowmanyfactorsmaketheNazcaLinesthemostimpressive?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.3、287．WhyaretheNazcaLineswellpreserved?A．Becauseofthewindatgroundlevel.B．Becauseoftheexistenceofsoftsoil.C．Becauseoftheclimateandgeography.D．Becauseofthethicksandonthetop.4、289．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eternal”probablymean?A．Non-stop.B．Ever-lasting.C．Real-life.D．High-end.23．（8分）Iwasinthemiddleofasweetdreamwhenanoisestartledme.Bam!Bam!Itsoundedlikeahammerpoundingonatoughnail.Bam!Bam!BAM!Whocouldbehammeringatthreeinthemorning?ItmustbeCharlieagain,makinganotherinvention.JustasIwasputtingonmyslippersandclothes,thenoisechanged.Isatattheedgeofmybedandlistened.Tick!Tick!Tick!Itremindedmeofmyfirstwristwatch.Itsregularpacehadalwayshelpedmcfallasleep.Istarteddozingoff,dangerouslyleaningtotheleft,whenthetickingstopped.Itwasnowreplacedbyabuzz,similartothenoisecomingfromabeehiveinmidsummer,onlylouder.IshiveredI’mallergictobees!Evenjustthinkingaboutitorhearingabeelikesoundmakesmeswell.“That’sit!”Ishouted,nowwideawake,“Ican’ttakeitanymore!”Imarchedtothenextapartmentandknocked.Myneighborimmediatelyopenedthedoor.Hiscurlybrownhairwasstickingupeverywhichway.Heworebaggystripedpantsandalooseshirt.“Hi,there,Lucy!What’sup?”heasked.Ipointedatmynoiselesswatch.“Doyouknowwhattimeitis?”Hegrabbedmyarmandglancedatmytimepiece.“Oh,my!Ididn’trealizeitwasthatlate.I’mbusyworkingonamachinethatcancureinsomnia(失眠).It’salmostfinished.Youwanttoseeit?”Ishouldhaveknown.Hislastinventionwassupposedtogetridofbadsmells,butitwaspoweredbyrotteneggs.1、Whatmadetheauthorsleepyagain?A．Thetickingsound.B．Thecomingofthebees.C．Thesmelloftherotteneggs.D．Hisneighborssilence.2、WhatwasCharliedoing?A．Hewasinventingawristwatch.B．Hewasworkingwiththebees.C．Hewasmakinganewmachine.D．Hewasfixingabrokenclock.3、HowdidCharliefeelwhenhesawtheauthor?A．Scared.B．Surprised.C．Annoyed.D．Disappointed.4、WhatcanwelearnaboutCharlie’slastmachineinthelastparagraph?A．Itdoesn’twork.B．Itmakesaloudnoise.C．Itgivesgiveoffterriblesmellswhileworking.D．Itisthelatestmachinethatcancureinsomnia.24．（8分）MathsandMusicAnexcellentwaytokillaconversationistosayyouareamathematician．Tellothersyouarealsoamusician，however，andtheywillbehooked．Althoughthereareobvioussimilaritiesbetweenmathematicalandmusicalactivity，thereisnodirectevidenceforthekindofmagicalconnectionmanypeopleseemtobelievein．I'mpartlyreferringheretothe"Mozarteffect"，wherechildrenwhohavebeenplayingMozartcompositionsaresupposedlymoreintelligent，includingatmaths，thanotherchildren．Itisnothardtoseewhysuchatheorywouldbepopular：wewouldallliketobecomebetteratmathswithoutputtinginanyeffort．ButtheconclusionsoftheexperimentthatexpressedthebeliefintheMozarteffectweremuchmoremodest．Ifyouwantyourbraintoworkbetter，youclearlyhavetoputinhardwork．Asforlearningtoplaythepiano，italsotakeseffort．Surelyaconnectionisquitereasonable．Bothmathsandmusicdealwithabstractstructures，soifyoubecomegoodatone，thenitislikelythatyoubecomegoodatsomethingmoregeneralthathelpsyouwiththeother．Ifthisiscorrect，itwouldshowaconnectionbetweenmathematicalandmusicalability．Itwouldbemoreliketheconnectionbetweenabilitiesatfootballandtennis．Tobecomebetteratone，youneedtoimproveyourfitnessandcoordination（協(xié)調(diào)）．Thatmakesyoubetteratsportandprobablyhelpswiththeother．Abstractstructuresdon'texistonlyinmathsandmusic．Ifyoulearnalanguagethenyouneedtounderstanditsabstractstructureslikegrammar．Yetwedon'thearpeopleaskingaboutaconnectionbetweenmathematicalandlinguistic（語(yǔ)言的）ability．Maybethisisbecausegrammarfeelsmathematical，soitwouldn'tbesurprisingthatmathematicianswerebetteratlearninggrammar．Music，however，isstronglytiedupwithfeelingsandcanbeenjoyedevenbypeoplewhoknowlittleaboutit．Assuch，itseemsdifferentfrommaths，sotherewouldn'tbeanyconnectionbetweenthetwo．Let'sseehowwesolveproblemsofthe"AistoBasCistoD"kind．Theseappearinintelligencetestsbuttheyarealsoimportanttobothmusicandmaths．ConsidertheopeningofMozart'sEineKleineNachtmusik（小夜曲）．Thesecondphrase（小節(jié)）isaclearanswertothefirst．Thelistenerthinks："ThefirstphrasegoesupwardandusesthenotesofaGmajorchord（和弦）；whatwouldbethecorrespondingphrasethatgoesdownwardandusesthenotesofaD7？"Musicisfullofpuzzleslikethis．Ifyouaregoodatthem，expectationswillconstantlybesetupinyourmind．Thebestmomentssurpriseyoubybeingunexpected，butweneedtheexpectationsinthefirstplace．1、Whatdoestheauthorsayabout"Mozarteffect"？______A．Thegoalofitwasnotcarefullythoughtabout．B．Thefindingsfromitgavepeoplewronginformation．C．Theinterestpeopleshowedinitwasunexpected．D．Thewayitwascarriedoutprovedtobeineffective．2、TheauthormentionedfootballandtennisinParagraph3toshowthat______．A．footballandtennisareplayedinasimilarway．B．certainskillsmaybedevelopedthroughpractice．C．musicandmathshavesomethingincommon．D．a(chǎn)bstractstructuresbringbenefitstovariousfields．3、WecaninferfromParagraph4that______．A．languageseemsmorelikemathsthanmusicdoes．B．languageislessappealingtolearners．C．mathematiciansaregoodatmusiclearning．D．thestructureoflanguageiseasiertolearnthanthatofmusic．4、Whatdoesthewriterintendtostateinthelastparagraph？______A．Howmusicdiffersfrommaths．B．Whymusicianspossessmathematicalabilities．C．WhyMozartissohighlyconsideredbymathematicians．D．Howabstractthinkingappliestobothmusicandmaths．25．（10分）Arewealoneintheuniverse?AteamofscientistsannouncedonJanuary6,2015thattheyhadidentifiedeightplanetsbeyondoursolarsystem,threeorfourofwhichorbitintheirstars’“GoldilocksZone”—theregionwheretemperaturesarenottoohotortoocoldforwater,whichisanecessaryingredientforlifeasweknowit,toexistliquidform.ThismaybegoodnewsforpeoplehopingthatEarthisnottheonlyinhabitedworldintheuniverse.Thescientists,ledbyDr.GuilermoTorresoftheHarvard-SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics,madethediscoveriesusingdatacollectedbytheplanet-seekingKeplertelescope.NASAlaunchedKeplerin2009.Sincethen,thetelescopehasidentifiedmorethan1,000planetsoutsideofoursolarsystem.TorresandhisteamanalyzedthedataabouttheeightnewlydiscoveredworldtodeterminewhichonesaremostlikelytobesimilartoourEarth.Amongthenewdiscoveries,thescientistssaytheplanetscalledKepler438band442baretheclosesttoEarth.Kepler438bisjustabout10%largerthanourplanet,andgets40%moreofitsenergyfromitsstarthanEarthreceivesfromtheSun.Temperaturestherewouldbeabout140degrees.Kepler442bisabout33%largerthanEarth,butreceives30%lessenergyfromitsstar.Thatwouldmakeitapotentiallychillierworldthanourown.Torressaysitispossibleforlifetoexistandsurviveineitherofthosetemperatures,butforthattohappen,theseplanetswouldneedtohaveanotherkeyingredientforlife:aheat-trappingatmospherelikeEarth’s.WhilethesefindingsaddtothepossibilitythatlifeexistsbeyondEarth,Torrescautionsagainstdrawingconclusions,“Wearenotclaimingtheyareinhabited,”hesays.Infact,theseplanetsaresofarawaythatthescientistscannotobservethemdirectly,whichcanbeexplanationforwhyfornowitremainsunknownwhethertheseplanetscontainlife.Butthediscoveryofplanetsintheirstars’habitablezonessuggeststhatsomewhereoutthere,someformofalienlifemayhavetakenhold.1、Thescientistshaveidentifiedeightplanets,________.A．whicharesuitableforhumanstoliveonB．someofwhicharepossibleforlifetoexistonC．someofwhichhavethesamesituationsasEarthD．whicharenottoohotortoocoldforwatertoexiston2、WhichstatementaboutthediscoveryofTorresandhisteamisTRUE?A．Kepler438bistoohotforanylifetoexiston.B．Kepler438band442barethefarthesttoEarth.C．TheyhavemadethediscoveriesthroughKepler.D．Theyhavediscoveredover1000planetsin7years.3、WhatisthepossiblethingthatKepler442blacksforlifetoexiston?A．Thewater B．ThesunlightC．Thesoil D．Theatmosphere4、Abouttheirexploration,Torreswantstoindicatethat________.A．thereisalotlefttolearnB．theyhavehaddecisivegainsC．itisthefirstinhumanhistoryD．itiscertainforlifeontheplanets5、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．AreWeAlone?B．EyeontheStarsC．DiscoverAnotherEarthD．DiscoveryofNewStarstoLiveon第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）EversinceIwasaboyIhavelovedandcollectedNativeAmericanstories.Theirwisdomandloveofnaturehavealways1me.TheonethatIkeepinmind,though,isthestoryofthetwo2.Onenightawiseeldermansathis3aroundacampfireandtoldhimaboutthe4thatgoesoninsideofallpeople.Hesaid,“Mychild,thebattleis5two‘wolves’thatliveinsideusall.Oneisfear,anger,hatred,self-pity,andunhappiness.6islove,laughter,joy,hope,peace,kindness,andhappiness.”Thegrandson7thisforalongtimeandthenaskedhisgrandfatherwhichwolfwouldwin.Theelder8said,“Theoneyoureally9.”Ithinkthatmostoftheproblemsworldwide10fromthefactthatfartoomanyofusoftenfeedthe11wolf.Weletourfears12us.Wereactwithanger.Wehatethosewhoare13fromus.Weallowourjealousyandjudgmentto14ourlives.Wedosomanythingstocreateunhappinessinourheartswhenallwereallywantistobe15.Wedon’thavetofeedthewrongwolf,16.Wecanchooseloveandjoy.Wecansmileandsing.Wecan17ourthoughtswithhappinessandkindness.Wecan18themwitheveryone,everywhere.Whichwolfareyougoingtofeedtoday?Whichlifeareyougoingto19?Fearandlovearethetwogreatest20inthisworld.Yet,onlyonecanbringyoujoyandbringyoubacktoGod.1、A．depressedB．frightenedC．disappointedD．impressed2、A．wolvesB．heartsC．peopleD．emotions3、A．sonB．friendC．grandsonD．brother4、A．battleB．struggleC．spiritD．story5、A．withinB．a(chǎn)mongC．forD．between6、A．TheothersB．TheotherC．OtherD．Another7、A．a(chǎn)greedonB．calledonC．reflectedonD．checkedon8、A．sadlyB．a(chǎn)ngrilyC．possiblyD．simply9、A．feedB．challengeC．believeD．defeat10、A．benefitB．comeC．takeD．suffer11、A．fierceB．realC．gentleD．wrong12、A．holdB．helpC．leadD．frighten13、A．differentB．farC．freeD．a(chǎn)bsent14、A．continueB．ruleC．beginD．cheer15、A．calmB．safeC．happyD．busy16、A．whateverB．howeverC．stillD．thus17、A．improveB．shapeC．changeD．fill18、A．shareB．supportC．supplyD．spend19、A．describeB．stayC．liveD．survive20、A．figuresB．forcesC．problemsD．chances第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，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。27．（15分）IoncefoundthathelpingsomeonecouldgetyouintoalotoftroubleIwasinthe1．(nine)gradeatthetime,andwewerehavingafinaltestDuringthetest,thegirl2．(sit)nexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn'tunderstandFinallyIfoundthatshewastryingtoaskme3．IhadanextrapenSheshowedmethat4．(her)wasoutofinkandwouldnotwriteIhappenedtohaveanextraone,soIputitonherdeskLater,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,theteacher5．(ask)metostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudentsweredismissedAssoonaswewerealoneshebegantotalktomeabouthowimportantitwas6．(stand)onmyowntwo7．(foot)andberesponsibleformyownactsForalongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasizedthefact8．whenpeopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereallycheatingthemselvesShemademepromisethatIwouldthink9．(serious)aboutallthethingsshehadsaid,andthenshetoldmeIcouldleaveIwalkedoutoftheroomwonderingwhyshehadchosentotalktome10．a(chǎn)llthosethingsLateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhadcheatedonthetest第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Failurecomestousnowandthen.Isufferedpainfulfailureintheexamholdtheotherday,andithelpedmefindanewself.Beforetheexam,IhadpromisedmyparentsthatIwillgetthebestmarksinallmysubjects.However,Itookeverythingforgranted,ignoringmyteachers’adviceorpayinglittleattention