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Unit 2 学校及社区生活 15

Upon hearing the fact that I was chosen again, my classmates and friends acknowledged that I would

undoubtedly emerge as the champion again. Consequently, I became conceited. I was so proud that I

neglected the importance of practising for the contest.

A week before the contest, my teacher Ms. Sara asked, “Selena, would you like to stand in front of

the class to rehearse for the contest?” She had tutored me in the past two competitions and knew how

important practice was. “Just imagine you are on the stage in the presence of the audience,” she added.

“I m sorry, Ms. Sara,” I replied. “I have a bit of a sore throat. ”

This was usually the lie I would tell whenever my teacher requested me to practise in front of the

class. I always found excuses to avoid doing it because I believed that I was the best and therefore the

practice was unnecessary. On one occasion, I even told Ms. Sara not to worry too much as I was well

prepared for the contest. In fact, I only managed to glance briefly through the story the day before the

contest. As the best storyteller, I was too vain to practise and expected everything to be fine.

The contest was being held in the local community hall. On the day of the contest, the hall was

packed. My school teachers and principal were there along with many of my classmates and schoolmates. I

was the eighth contestant out of twenty in total. Those who spoke before me did extremely well. On seeing

their fascinating and outstanding performance, I began to lose confidence in myself. My palms sweated

heavily and I started to feel nervous. (湖南省益阳市箴言中学 2022 届高三第三次模拟考试)

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Soon, it was my turn to talk.

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Finally, results were announced after the contest.

学校生活高考热点题材包括但不限于:校园菜园项目(2023 新高考卷Ⅱ阅读 B),校园比赛经历(2023
新高考卷Ⅰ读后续写),课程评分规则(2022 新高考卷Ⅰ阅读 A),师生相处趣事(2020 海南卷阅读 B),校园

社团活动(2020 山东卷阅读 A),手写汉字在传承文化、传达情感、深刻理解汉字内涵、修身养性等方面的意
义,学习历史在获得文化归属感、培养跨文化共情能力、丰富人生经验、拓宽视野和知识面等方面的意义,将
一些科技手段运用到课堂中(如引进机器人助教、搭建班级网站、创建班级播客、利用视频聊天系统开展电
话会议等),大学新生入学指导,心理教育等。 社区生活高考热点题材包括但不限于:社区事务参与、邻里关

系维系、公共设施服务特点(2020 山东卷语法填空)、剧院和娱乐场所介绍等。