揭阳市2022年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试英语本试卷共三部分，满分135分,考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1―15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Anyonewhohasbeenaparentknowsthatraisingchildrenisatoughjob.Itisfilledwithasmanydifficultand 1momentsaswithmomentsofjoy.Childrendon’tcomewithaninstructionmanual(说明书).Andeachchildis 2.Soparentssometimesfeel 3,notknowingwhattodo.Butinraisingchildren—asinalloflife—whatwedois 4 byourculture.Naturallythen,AmericanparentsteachtheirchildrenbasicAmerican 5 .ToAmericans,thegoalofparentsistohelpchildrenbecome 6.From childhood,eachchildmaygethisorherownroom.Aschildrengrow,theygetmore 7 tomaketheirownchoices. Teenagers choosetheirownformsofentertainment,aswellasthefriendsto share themwith.Whenthey reachyoungadulthood,they 8theirownjobsandmarriage partners.Ofcourse,manyyoungadults 9seektheirparents’adviceandapprovalforthechoicetheymake.Butoncethey“10the nest ”ataround18to21yearsold,theywanttobeontheirown,nottied totheirmother’sapronstrings(围裙带).The 11betweenparentsandchildreninAmericaisveryinformal.Americanparentstrytotreat theirchildrenasindividuals（个体）—notas12ofthemselves.They13themtoachievetheirown dreams .Americanspraiseandencouragetheirchildrentogivethemthe 14tosucceed.Whenchildrenbecomeadults,theirrelationshipwiththeirparentsbecomesmorelikea 15 amongequals. But contrarytopopularbelief,mostadultAmericansdon’tmaketheirparentspayforroomandboardwhentheycometo visit.Evenasadults,theyrespectandhonortheirparents.1.A.delightfulB.meaningfulC.hopefulD.painful2.A.strangeB.differentC.newD.similar3.A.excitedB.frightenedC.puzzledD.surprised4.A.influencedB.madeC.controlledD.changed5.A.servicesB.standardsC.languageD.values6.A.braveB.activeC.independentD.optimistic7.A.freedomB.spaceC.timeD.money-9-8.A.loveB.changeC.designD.choose9.A.stillB.thenC.thusD.therefore10.A.buildB.getC.enterD.leave11.A.conversation B.relationshipC.competitionD.gap12.A.friendsB.childrenC.teenagersD.extensions13.A.allowB.forceC.forbidD.persuade14.A.dependenceB.trustC.belief D.confidence15.A.friendshipB.citizenshipC.membershipD.leadership第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。Atonepointalonganopenhighway,Icametoacrossroadwithatrafficlight.Iwasaloneontheroad,but 16Idroveuptothelight,itturnedred,andIbrakedto17stop.Ilookleft,right,andbehindme.Nothing.Not acar,nosuggestionofheadlights,butthereIsat,waitingforthelight 18(change). Iwastheonlyhumanbeingforatleastamileinanydirection. Istartedwondering 19Irefusedtorunthelight.Iwasnotafraidofbeingcaughtbythepolice,becausetherewas 20(obvious)nopolicemananywherearoundandtherecertainlywouldhavebeennodangeringoing through it.Much21(late)thatnight,thesame questionofwhyI 22(stop)forthatlightcameback tome.IthinkIstoppedbecauseit’spartofacontract(合同)weallhave with eachother.It’snotonlythelaw,butit’sanagreementwehave,andwetrusteachothertohonor 23:wedon’tgothroughredlights.Likemostof24,I’m morereadytobestoppedfromdoingsomethingbadbythesocialagreementthatdisapprovesofitthanbyanylaw 25it. II.阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A“Ithinkit’sagreatthingwhenIknowit’sgoingtohelpsomeoneelse.”saidl3-year-oldSpencerGoldstein,aftercollectinghundredsofpiecesofbaseballequipmentforkidswhocannotaffordtobuytheirown.Spencercollectedthebats,balls,gloves,helmetsandmasksforhismitzvah(德行)project,whichisacommunityserviceprojectthatmanyJewishkidsdoaroundtheirbarorbatmitzvahs(成人礼).Abarmitzvahisaceremonyforaboywhileabatmitzvahisintendedforagirl.Theceremonymeansthatyouareoldenoughtotakeonagrown-up’sresponsibilities.SpencergottheideaforhismitzvahprojectafterseeingtheUgandannationalteamatlastyear’sLittleLeagueWorldSeries.SomeoftheUgandanplayersdidn’tevenhavetheirowngloves.AndSpencer’sdonationsaregoingtoagroupcalled“PitchforBaseball”——agroupthatgivesbaseballequipmenttokidsinlow-incomecommunitiesaroundtheworld.MollieSchwartzandMiaSchwartzalsocameupwithasports-relatedmitzvahproject.ThemoneytheyraisedwenttotheIsraelSportCenterfortheDisabled.Theyraisedatleast$9,000——enoughtopayforatleastthreewheelchairsmadeforplayingbasketball.InMassachusetts,AbigailMillerdecidedtocollectmusicalinstrumentsforhermitzvahproject.-9-TheinstrumentsAbigailcollectedwerethendonatedtogroupsthatdistributethemtokidswhocan’taffordtobuythem.“IwanttomakesureeverybodycangetthechancetoenjoymusiclikeIdo,”Abigailsaid.Abigailcollectedmorethanthree-dozeninstruments——windinstruments,stringinstruments,keyboards,andevenadrumset.Whetherit’splayingsports,playingmusicorsomethingelse,kidssuchasSpencer,Mollie,MiaandAbigailareusingtheirmitzvahprojectstochangetheworldforthebetter.“Theylearnedaboutgenerosity,’’saidMollie’smother,LoftSchwartz,“andthepowertomakethingshappen”.26.HowdidSpencerfeelaftercollectingsomebaseballequipment?A.Tired.B.Proud.C.Confident.D.Upset.27.Spencerplannedtobegintocollectbaseballequipment.A.whenhewasonlythirteenyearsoldB.afterhefoundhisclassmatesstilllivinginpovertyC.whenhefoundagroupofferingequipmenttoothersD.afterhesawsomeplayerswearingnogloves28.WhatdoweknowaboutAbigailMillerfromthetext?A.Shehelpedmanykidshavefunwithmusicthroughherefforts.B.Shehopedmorethingswouldbegiventothosekids.C.Shesentthethingsshecollecteddirectlytothoseinneed.D.Shecollectedsportsequipmentforthedisabled.29.Fromthepassagewecanknow.A.somekidsarefamousfortheirfunnyprojectsB.therequirementsaredifferentforboysandgirlsC.fewgirlsarewillingtodothemitzvahprojectsD.notallmitzvahprojectsarerelatedtosports30.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Determination.B.Bravery.C.Generosity.D.Honesty.BIfyousawanotherkidrideherbiketoofastaroundacornerandfalldown,youmightrideyourbikemoreslowlyonthatturn.Yes,wehumansareverysensitivetoothers’mistakes.Andthesameistrueforotheranimals.Animalsmessupallthetime.Theymighteatpoisonousleaves,falloffatreeorlettheirprey(猎物)slipaway.Bywatchingothersfail,ananimalcanavoidmakingthesamemistakes,thusimprovingitschanceofsurvival.Scientistssuspectedthatonepartofthebrainhelpsanimalsprocessinformationaboutothers’errors.Cellsinthatpartappeartobecomemoreactivewhenapersonseessomeoneelsemakingamistake.Butresearchersdidn’tknowwhetherindividualcellsinthispartofthebrainplaydifferentrolesindetectingerrors.Toinvestigatethebrain’sresponsetoerrorsinmoredetail,theresearcherstaughtagametotwomacaques,atypeofmonkey.Onemonkeycouldpressayelloworgreenbuttonwhiletheotherwatched.Ifthefirstmonkeypressedtherightbutton,theteamgavebothanimalsatreat.Everycoupleofrounds,thetwomonkeysswitchedroles.Meanwhile,thescientistsmonitoredindividualcellsintheanimal’sbrains.Whenthefirstmonkeymessedupthegamebypressingthewrongbutton,agroupofcellsinthesecondmonkey’sbrainfired.Butifthesecondmonkeyalsomadethewrongchoiceduringits-9-turn,someofthecellsinthatgroupdidn’trespond.Thoseunresponsivecellsreactedspecificallytomistakesmadebyothers,nottothemonkey’sownmistakes.Scientistsbelieveotherpartsofthebrainalsomighthelppeopleprocessinformationaboutanother’serrors.“Youstarttothinkaboutthisotherpersonandseethingsfromhisangle.”EllendeBruijntoldScienceNews.ShestudiesthebrainattheUniversityofLeidenintheNetherlands.31.AccordingtoParagraphl,animals’abilitytolearnfromothers’mistakes.A.usedtobeignoredbyhumansB.helpsthemtosurvivebetterC.isbeinglostbecauseofhumansD.ensuresthattheywillneverfail32.Theunderlinedword“detecting”inParagraph2probablymeans“”.A.correctingB.makingC.drawingD.sensing33.Fromthegamethescientiststaughttotwomacaques,wecansee.A.animalscanavoidthesamemistakesB.whichpartofthebrainismoreactiveC.howthebrainrespondstomistakesD.howthebrainprocessesinformation34.Intheexperimentmentioned,thoseunresponsivecellsareonlysensitiveto.A.others’mistakesB.thesamebuttonsC.one’sownmistakesD.themonkey’sbrain35.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Animalscanlearnfrommistakeslikehumanbeings.B.Aninterestingexperimentbyscientistssurprisedus.C.Monkeyscanavoidmakingmistakesbylearningfromus.D.Thebraincellsarealwayssensitivetoothers’information.CWhileyoumaybedoingeverythingright,ignoringjustoneortwostepsintheprocessmaykeepyoufromgettingajob,especiallyinthisfiercemarket.Hereisachecklistthatcoverssomeofthemajorlinksinthejob-searchchain.THERESUME---Makesureitisup-to-dateandtailoredtothetypesofjobsyouareseekingfor.Havesomeoneelselookatyourresume.Ifyoucannotaffordacareercoach,giveyourresumetofriendsorfamilymemberstoscrutinize.Havecopiesofyourresumeprintedsothatyouarereadytohandthemoutatinterviews.COVERINGLETTERS---Maybeyou’vesetupafewbasicstylesinadvance,butthat’snotenough.Eachcoveringlettershouldbedesignedtosuitthejobforwhichyouareapplying.THEWARDROBE(衣橱)---Checkyourwardrobetoensurethatyouhavetheappropriateprofessionaldress,includingshoes,readyforinterviews.NETWORKING---Don’tisolateyourselffromothersfordays.Networkthroughe-mailmessages,phonecalls,appointmentsandmeetingskeepyouintouchwiththeoutsideworldandpreventyoufrombecomingdepressed.APPLICATION---Aglanceathugeonlinejobsitesisn’tusuallythebestwaytofindajob.Youaremorelikelytosucceedthroughthepeopleyouknowvianetworking.THEFOLLOW—UP---Itisquitecommontoapplyforajobandneverhearbackfromthecompany.Takemeasures,suchasfollowingupwithaphonecallaweekorsoafteryouapply.Ifyouknowsomeoneatthecompany,checkwhetherthatpersonwillputinagoodwordforyou.INTERVIEWS---Ifyou’vegotplentyofinterviewsbutnoreturncallsorjoboffers,takealookatyourinterviewingskills.Thisisoneareawhereinvestinginacareercoachmaypayoff.Butifyou-9-can’taffordone,trytofindajobgrouporservicethatconductsfreemock(模拟)interviews.SUPPORTSYSTEMS---Finally,recognizethatlookingforajobisratherdifficult.Evenatthebestoftimes,ajobhuntisoftenaboutrejection,andthatcanbehardtoendure.Stayingintouchwithfamily,friends,professionalnetworksandfellowjobseekerscanhelpyoutomaintainapositiveattitudeandasenseofperspective.36.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthistextisto_________.A.givepeoplesometipsonsearchingforjobsB.suggestgraduatesshouldfindsuitablejobsC.tellpeoplehowtoimprovetheirinterviewskillsD.teachpeoplehowtogetreadyforaninterview37.Theunderlinedword“scrutinize”inParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A.useB.checkC.rewriteD.criticize38.WhichofthefollowingmethodsisWRONGaccordingtothetext?A.Youshouldhaveyourresumereadbyyourfriendsafterfinishingit.B.Youshouldcreatedifferentcoveringlettersforthedifferentjobsyouapplyfor.C.Youshouldwearappropriateprofessionalclothesandshoesfortheinterview.D.Searchingonlineisthemosteffectivewaytolookforajob.39.Whatshouldyoudoifyoudon’treceiveanycallsafterlotsofinterviews?A.Gotothemanagers’officestofindoutwhy.B.Askafellowjobseekertohelpyou.C.Rewriteyourresumeassoonaspossible.D.Carefullyreviewyourinterviewingskills.40.Itisimpliedinthetextthat__________.A.yoursocialnetworkmayhelpyoualotinyourjobhuntB.theinterviewisthemostdifficultstepforintervieweesC.acareercoachoftenoffersfreemockinterviewstointervieweesD.peopleoftenpaynoattentiontowritingtheirresumeDLookatthekeyboardofanystandardtypewriterorcomputer.“Q”,“W”,“E”,“R”,“T”and“Y”arethefirstsixletters.Whodecidedonthisarrangementoftheletters?Andwhy?Peopletriedforcenturiestoinventthetypewriter.In1714inEngland,HenryMillfiledapatentforamachinecalledAnArtificialMachineorMethodfortheImpressingorTranscribingofLetters,SinglyorProgressivelyoneafteranother,asinWriting.Withthismachine,whateverwritingcanbeshownonpaperorparchment,soneatandexactasnottobedistinguishedfromprint.Thatmachineprobablydidn’tsellbecausenoonecouldrememberitsname!ThefirstpracticaltypewriterwaspatentedintheUnitedStatesin1868byChristopherLathamSholes.Hismachinewasknownasthetype-writer.Ithadamovablecarriage,aleverforturningpaperfromlinetoline,andakeyboardonwhichtheletterswerearrangedinalphabeticalorder.ButSholeshadaproblem.Onhisfirstmodel,his“ABC”keyarrangementcausedthekeystojamwhenthetypistworkedquickly.Sholesdidn’tknowhowtokeepthekeysfromsticking,sohissolutionwastokeepthetypistfromtypingtoofast.Sholesaskedhisbrother-in-lawtorearrangethekeyboardsothatthecommonestletterswerenotsoclosetogetherandthetypebarswouldcomefromoppositedirections.Thustheywouldnotclashtogetherandjamthemachine.ThenewarrangementwastheQWERTYarrangementtypistsusetoday.Ofcourse,Sholesclaimedthatthe-9-newarrangementwasscientificandwouldaddspeedandefficiency.Theonlyefficiencyitaddedwastoslowthetypistdown,sincealmostanywordintheEnglishlanguagerequiredthetypist’sfingerstocovermoredistanceonthekeyboard.Theadvantagesofthetypewriteroutweighedthedisadvantagesofthekeyboard.Typistsmemorizedthecrazyletterarrangement,andthetypewriterbecameahugesuccess.Bythetimetypistshadmemorizedthenewarrangementoflettersandbuilttheirspeed,typewritertechnologyhadimproved,andthekeysdidn'tstickasbadlyastheyhadatfirst.41.Whoinventedthefirstpracticaltypewriter?A.HenryMill B.Sholes’brother-in-lawC.ChristopherLathamSholes D.AlbertEinstein42.TheauthorthinksthemachineinventedbyHenryMillcouldnotbesoldbecause__________.A.itwasdifficultforpeopletoacceptnewthingsB.thereweregreatdisadvantagesofthekeyboardC.thenameofthemachinewastoolongD.thewritingcouldnotbedistinguishedfromprint43.SholesdecidedtheQWERTYarrangementofthekeyboardinorderto________.A.arrangethelettersinalphabeticalorderB.solvetheproblemofthekeysjammingC.causethekeystojamwhenthetypistworkedquicklyD.competewith“ABC”keyarrangement44.WecaninferthattheQWERTYarrangementofthekeyboard______.A.keepsthetypistfromtypingtoofastB.addsspeedandefficiencyoftypistsC.iseasyfortypiststomemorizeD.isthemostscientificarrangement45.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheStoryofChristopherLathamSholesB.TheArrangementoftheLettersonKeyboardC.HowtoInventtheTypewriterD.TheFirstPracticalTypewriter第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读以下英国牛津大学出版社的图书信息,并按要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。A．BookTitleTheGrammarofWords:AnIntroductiontoLinguisticMorphologyAuthorGeertBooijiDescriptionRevisedandupdated:Newchapteronthestatusoftheword;NewListofterms;Exercises,questions,anddiscussionpoints;Theclearestandmostreadabletextintheworld.B.BookTitleShakespeare:AnOxfordGuideAuthorTanleyWellsandLenaCowenOrlinDescriptionGivingfullrangeintroductionstotheliteraryandhistoricalcontextsinwhichShakespearelivedandworked；LookingintoShakespeare’suseofwordsandstructuresthroughclosereadingsofhisplaysandpoetry；Guidingthereaderstoreliablesourcesforfurtherreadingandusefulweblinks.-9-C.BookTitleTheOxfordHandbookofContemporaryPhilosophyAuthorFrankJacksonandMichaelSmithDescriptionThestateoftheartguidetotoday’smostexcitingresearchinacademicphilosophy；AteamofscholarsfromtheUK,Europe,NorthAmericaandAustraliaascontributors；Eachessaycoversawiderangeoftopicsbutfullyreadable.D.BookTitleACenturyofNewWordsAuthorJohnAytoDescriptionAfascinatinglookat105yearsoflanguageinnovation;Apictureofeachdecadeofthetwentiethcenturythroughitsnewwords;Informativeandentertainingessaystrackthetrendsineachdecade.E.BookTitleHarryPotterandtheChamberofSecretsAuthorJ.K.RowlingDescriptionInternationalbest-sellerbeingpublishedforthefirsttimeintheUK;Oneofitsserieswhicharesoldallovertheworldandwelcomedbygrown-upsandkidsalike;J.K.Rowlingisoneofthebestauthorsofourtime.F.BookTitleAdvancedListeningandSpeakingAuthorKathyGudeDescriptionEachunitgivesteachingandpracticeforalltheskillsandtasktypescoveredbytheexam;Eachunitfocusesonfourkeyareas:examskills,languageskills,topicareas,andnotionalandfunctionalareas；Abankofexam-styleactivitiesandusefulhintsforeachpaper；Akeyoffullanswersprovided.请阅读以下五位读者的信息,然后匹配他们可能购买的书籍。46.MarikoispreparingforIELTS.Herlisteningcomprehensionandspeakingarenotbadactually,butshedidn’tgetagoodscoreinthelastyear’sexamforlackingskillsforexaminations.47.Gordonisinterestedinlanguagechanges.Heisparticularlyinterestedinhownewwordscomeintoalanguage.48.RobinisanundergraduatestudentstudyingEnglishliterature.HeistakingacourseonShakespearenextterm.49.DavidisPhDstudentinthephilosophydepartment.Heisrequiredtoknowwhat’sgoingonincontemporaryphilosophy.50.Tomisauniversitystudentoflinguisticstakingintroductorycourseinmorphologynextterm.Ⅲ.写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）最近,越来越多的学校成立了名为“起床俱乐部”的协会,来鼓励学生早起床。为此，你校学生会发起了讨论。请按要求写一篇英文报道。-9-【写作内容】讨论话题我校是否要成立“起床俱乐部”时间上周一地点学校会议室讨论范围高一、高二学生代表120人讨论结果67人赞成；理由：培养良好生活习惯，利用好早上的时间。48人反对；理由：是否早起是个人习惯，不需要强求。其余：个人可以按照自己的意愿和方式。【写作要求】只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。参考词汇：起床俱乐部GettingUpClub第二节读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。I’dliketoshareanexperiencewithyouinwhichIwasmisunderstoodinthebeginning.IthappenedonmywaytoschoollastMonday.IwasridingtoschoolwhenIheardasharpcallforhelpallofasudden.Followingthevoice,Icaughtsightofagirlstrugglinghelplesslyintheriver.Withoutamoment’shesitation,Ihurriedlygotoffmybike,tookoffmyclothesandjumpedintotheriver.Afterafewminutes’efforts,Imanagedtopullthegirlupeventually.Afterwards,Iinformedthegirl’sparentsoftheaccidentandthencontinuedtoheadforschool.ButIwasstilllateforclass.Notknowingthetruth,theteachercriticizedmeseverelyformissingtheclass.Intheveryafternoon,thegirl’sparentscametomyschoolandthankedmeforsavingtheirdaughter.Havinglearnedthewholestory,myteachermadeanapologytomesincerelyandappealedtoallmyclassmatestolearnfromme.【写作内容】1.以约30个词概括短文主要内容；2．以约120个词就“被误解”这个主题发表你的看法，并包括如下要点：（1）你对原文作者救人行为的评价；（2）举一个你或你的朋友被别人误解的例子；（3）在日常生活中，被朋友误解时，你觉得应该怎么办？【写作要求】1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2．写作内容中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。揭阳市2022年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试-9-英语科参考答案I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）1—15DBCADCADADBDADAas/when17.a18.tochange19.why20.obviously later22.hadstopped23.it24.us25.againstII.阅读（共两节，25题，满分50分）26-30.BDADC31-35.BDCAA36-40.ABDDA41-45.CCBAB46-50.FDBCAⅢ.写作（共两节，满分40分）Possibleversions:基础写作：Recently,moreandmoreschoolshavesetupspecialorganizationscalled“WakingUpClub”toencouragestudentstogetupearlyinthemorning.AdiscussionconcerningsettingupasimilarassociationinourschoolwasorganizedbytheStudentUnioninthemeetingroomlastMonday.120studentsfromSeniorOneandSeniorTwoparticipatedinit,ofwhom67approveofitbecausetheybelieveitwillgetthemtodevelopgoodhabitsandmakefulluseofthemorningtime.However,48studentsdon’tthinkitagoodideaforthereasonthatwhethertogetupearlydependsonone’shabitandthereisnoneedtoforcethemtodoso.Asfortherestofthestudents,theyinsistthateveryoneshouldfollowtheirownwishesandtheirownlifestyles.读写任务：Theauthorsavedagirlfromdrowningonhiswaytoschoolandthuswaslateforschool,forwhichhewascriticizedbyhisteacher.Later,whenknowingthetruth,theteacherapologizedtohimformisunderstandinghim.(39)Ireallythinkhighlyoftheauthor,whorescuedthegirlindangerregardlessofhisownsafety.Hesetsagoodexampletousallandistrulyworthlearningfrom.Liketheauthor,Iwasoncemisunderstoodbymybestfriend,Mike.Lastyear,asamemberoftheStudentUnioninourschool,IwasactivelyinvolvedinthepreparationworkfortheNewYearpartyandevenpresentedseveralgoodsuggestions.However,Mikemisunderstoodme,sayingthatIwasjustshowingoff.Thoughsadandannoyed,Itriedtocalmmyselfdownandlaterhadatalkwithhim.Finally,ImanagedtoconvincehimthatIwasjustdoingmybesttoensurethesuccessoftheparty.Mikerealizedhehadmisunderstoodmeandapologizedtome.Whenwearemisunderstoodbyourfriends,thebeststrategiesaretostaycalmandclearawaythemisunderstandingthroughcommunication.Whenwearecalmenoughtogetourangerundercontrol,wecanbeclear-mindedaboutthesituationandfindawayout.Besides,communicationhelpseachotherseethingsfromtheother’spointofview,whichwillnaturallyeliminatethemisunderstanding.Sotrytoexplaintheproblempatientlyandobjectively,andfriendshipwillberegained.(210)-9-
