2020秋高中英語人教版選修6單元質(zhì)量評估(五)

單元質(zhì)量評估（五）

時間：100分鐘分?jǐn)?shù)：120分

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出

最佳選項。

A

DorisCarvalho,awomanfromTampa,America,hascomeup

withanoriginalwayofcombininghertwogreatestpassions一

veterinaryscience（獸醫(yī)學(xué)）andfashion.Sherecyclesdoghairand

changesitintohigh-enddesignerhandbags.

Dorisloveshernewjobsomuchthatshehopestochangeitintoa

business—she'scurrentlyrunningaKickstartercampaigntoraise

D|S15,000towardthatpurpose.That'sjustenoughmoneytomakeher

firstlineof30handbagsandpayformarketing.

aThesehandbagsprovethathigh-endcanbemadeeco-friendly

fromyourpetforyou,“shepointedout."Iturndoghairthatwould

berubbishanywhereelseintheworldintothesehandbags.Iuseitto

makethethread.Ifsreusedandrecycled.^^

IttakesDorisabout50hourstocompleteeachonehandbag

withoutanymachines.Sheneedsabouttwopoundsoffurperhandbag

andsheinsiststhatthecompletedhandbagisassoftasanyotherfur.lt

ispricedatD|S1,000,butshesaysthatthepricewouldgodownifthe

productsweretoevergointomassproduction."IhopeinthefutureI

canmakeitcheaperandsellmuchcheaperforeveryone,wshesaid.

Wearen'tsurehowwellthesehandbagsareselling；butaccording

toJaimeCalderbank,ownerofOneLuckyDoginStPetersburg,itall

dependsonhowmuchpeoplearewillingtodisplaytheirlovefortheir

dogs."Ithinkafewofthemthatreallylovetheirdogswouldlike

somethinglikethat,“shesaid.

DorishasmanagedtoraisejustD|S350eversinceshestartedthe

campaign,butshehas50daystoreachherD|S15,000goal.aIhope

peoplewholikethecampaigncanhelp,wshesaid."Anycontribution

iswelcome.”

【語篇解讀】多麗絲用廢棄的狗毛做成高端手提包。

1.WhatdoyouknowaboutDorisCarvalho?

A.Shemakeshandbagsfromdoghair.

B.Sheisstudyingveterinaryscience.

C.Shestudiedfashiondesignincollege.

D.Sheraiseshomelessdogsinherhometown.

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段"Sherecyclesdoghairandchanges

itintohigh-enddesignerhandbags.w可知，多麗絲用狗毛做手提包。

答案：A

2.WhydidDorisCarvalhostarttheKickstartercampaign?

A.Toletmorepeopleknowherhandbags.

B.Tocollectdoghairtomakehandbags.

C.Tohelpprotecttheenvironment.

D.Toraisesomemoneyforherbusiness.

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段”...shehopestochangeitintoa

business—she'scurrentlyrunningaKickstartercampaigntoraise

D|S15,000towardthatpurpose.”可知，多麗絲想要把用狗毛做手提

包當(dāng)成一項事業(yè)，所以她在Kickstarter眾籌平臺籌錢。

答案：D

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.itisnoteasytoreuseandrecycledoghair

B.doghairisthemostsuitablematerialforhandbags

C.whatDorishasdonebenefitsthesurroundings

D.noonesupportedDorisCarvalho'scampaign

解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知，多麗絲把被當(dāng)作垃圾

的狗毛做成手提包，這使得狗毛被回收和再利用，由此可推知，多麗

絲的手提包對環(huán)境有益。

答案：C

B

EarthquakerescuerobotshaveexperiencedtheirHnaltestsin

Beijing.Theirdesignerssaywiththeserobots,rescuerswillbeableto

buymoretimetosavelivesduringanearthquake.

Thisrobot,lookinglikeahelicopter,iscalledthedetector（探雙!J

器）bot.It'sabout4metreslong,andittookabout4yearstodevelop

themodel.Itsmainfunctionsaretocollectinformationfromtheair,

anddelivergoodsofupto30kilostopeopletrappedbyanearthquake.

Thisrobotisequippedwithahigh360-degreepanoramic（全景的）

camera.ltcanworkdayandnightandalsobeabletosendthelatest

picturesfromthequakearea.

DrQiJuntong,fromChineseAcademyofSciences,said,“The

mostimportantfeatureofthisrobotisthatitdoesn'tneeddistant

control.Wejustsettheinformationonit,andthenittakesoff,and

landsbyitself.ltfliesashighas3,000metres,andasfastas100

kilometresperhour.”

Thisrobothasadifferentfunction—itcanchangeasthe

environmentchanges.Itsmainjobistosearchforanysignsoflifein

placeswherehumanrescuerscan'tgo.

Therobotisequippedwithacamerathatcanworkinthedark,as

wellasadetectorthatnotonlyfindspeople>butcanalsodetect

poisonousgas.

Anotherusefortherescuersisthesupplybot,withits

10-metre-longpipe.Peopletrappedintheruinswillbeabletoget

suppliesincludingoxygenandliquids.

Expertshavesaidthattherobotswillbeproduced,andserveas

partofthenationalearthquakerescueteamassoonasnextyear.

【語篇解讀】本文主要介紹了一款地震救援機器人。

4.AccordingtoDrQiJuntong,theearthquakerescuerobot

A.hasauniqueshape

B.hasmorefunctions

C.isequippedwithmoreadvancedcameras

D.canworkbyitselfoncegiventheinformation

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段可知，這款機器人不需要遠程遙

控，在設(shè)定信息后它可以自行工作。

答案：D

5.Therobotcanfindpeopleinanearthquakewiththehelpof

A.aremotecontrolB.adetector

C.alongpipeD.ahelicopter

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段可知，這款機器人上的探測器可

在地震災(zāi)區(qū)尋人。

答案：B

6.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Someinformationaboutearthquakes.

B.Howtobuildearthquakerescuerobots.

C.Anintroductiontoakindofearthquakerescuerobots.

D.Differentearthquakerescuerobotsintheworld.

解析：主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了一款地震救

援機器人。

答案：C

C

Wanttohelpfightglobalwarming?Takeoffyourtie,saysthe

Italianhealthministry.

Ithasurgedemployerstolettheirstaffdresscasuallyatworkin

thesummersothattheairconditioningcanbeturneddown.

Takingyourtieoffimmediatelylowersthebodytemperature

by2or3degreescentigrade,“theministrysaidinastatement.

^Allowingamoresensibleuseofairconditioningbringsabout

electricitysavingsandprotectstheenvironment.w

Itcalledonallpublicandprivateofficestoletemployeeswearno

tieduringheatwaveslike

temperaturestomanypartsofItalythisweek.

Themoveechoes（回應(yīng)）asimilaractionfromItaly'sbiggestoil

group,ENI,whichtolditsstaffearlierthismonththeyneednotwear

atieatwork.

Thetiemakers>however,werelefthotunderthecollar.

“Italyconfirmsthatitisastrangecountry,nFlavioCimasaid

angrilyinalettertofinancialdailyIISole24OREundertheheadline:

“Ltiemaker,amresponsibleforglobalwarming.n

“Wecannowhappilycontinuewithourlifestyle,usingcars,

consumingfueLheatingandcoolingourhomesatleisure.Onone

condition：weshouldnotwearatiewhilewedoso,“hewrote.

“Ishouldhavelistenedtomyfriendsandbecomeanoilproducer

instead.^^

ItalyisoneoftheEuropeanUnion'sworstperformersonthe

pollutionfrontandisamongtheEUcountriesexpectedtoexceed（超

出）theirgreenhousegasemission（排放）targets.

【語篇解讀】解掉領(lǐng)帶可以讓體溫下降2或3攝氏度，所以許

多公司鼓勵員工不戴領(lǐng)帶上班，以抵制全球氣候變暖；但是，這種主

張遭到了領(lǐng)帶制造商的反對。

7.What'sthepurposeofthemoveoftakingoffties?

A.Todresscasually.

B.Tofightglobalwarming.

C.Tokeepthebodytemperature.

D.Toimproveworkingconditions.

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的"Wanttohelpfightglobal

warming?Takeoffyourtie”可知，解掉領(lǐng)帶是為了抵制全球變暖，

故B項正確。

答案：B

8.Whofirstencouragedemployeestotakeoffties?

A.ENI.B.FlavioCima.

C.Afinancialdaily.D.TheItalianhealthministry.

解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的“ENI,whichtolditsstaff

earlierthismonththeyneednotwearatieatwork”可知，ENI公司最

早鼓勵員工上班時不戴領(lǐng)帶，故A項正確。

答案：A

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"hotunderthecollar”in

Paragraph6probablymean?

A.Angry.B.Speechless.

C.Delighted.D.Puzzled.

解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段和第五段可知，包括ENI在內(nèi)的

許多公司，都鼓勵員工不戴領(lǐng)帶上班；根據(jù)常識可以判斷，此舉勢必

造成領(lǐng)帶制造商的商品滯銷；結(jié)合第七段的"FlavioCimasaidangrily

inaletter”可以判斷，畫線部分意為“憤怒的”，故A項正確。B項意

為“（因憤怒等）說不出話的”，C項意為“高興的”，D項意為“困惑的”,

都與語境不符。

答案：A

10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutFlavioCima?

A.Hestandsbytheoilgroup.

B.Heagreeswiththeministry.

C.Headmitshisresponsibility.

D.Hearguesagainsttakingoffties.

解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段“Thetiemakers,however,were

lefthotunderthecollar”以及第七段中的“'Italyconflrmsthatitisa

strangecountry,'FlavioCimasaidangrilyinaletterw可知，對于鼓

勵員工不戴領(lǐng)帶上班一事，作為領(lǐng)帶制造商的弗拉維奧?西馬非常生

氣；據(jù)此可以判斷，他對不戴領(lǐng)帶工作的觀點有異議，故D項正確。

答案：D

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。

選項中有兩項為多余選項。

OnThanksgiving,ScottMacaulayispreparingafullturkey

dinnerforawholebunchofpeoplehe'snevermet.His70orso

guests-elderlypeople,,,and

others—haveonedetailincommon：11.

"WhatIdoisn'tabigdeal,really,w

“Ijustcooksomefood.^^

Macaulay'sunconventionalThanksgivingtraditionbeganin

1985,rightaroundthetimehisparentsdecidedtogetdivorced.The

holidaysgotmessythatyear,andMacaulay,whowas24atthetime,

sensedhe'dbespendingThanksgivingalone.12.

aThanksgivingisn'taboutfireworksorbandconcerts,whesaid.

“13.It*snotfuntodothatbyyourself.^^

Macaulayplacedanadinhislocalpaperwithasimplemessage：

IfpeoplethoughttheymightbealoneonThanksgiving,theycouldgive

Macaulayacall.

14.Itwasnice.Soheplacedanotheradthefollowing

year,andtheyearafterthat.

Inrecentyears,MacaulayhasbeenhostinghisThanksgiving

dinnersatlocalchurcheswithlotsofspace.Hestillbuysandprepares

allthefoodhimselfandspendsabout40hoursputtingthewholeaffair

together.15.Hesaiditwasimportanttohimthathenotseek

outvolunteersordonationsbecause"that'snotwhatthisisabout.^^

Macaulaysaidhe'dlovetoseeotherpeopleholdsimilardinners

alloverthecountry.

“Ithinksomeoneineverytownshoulddothis,“hesaid,wso

nobodyhastobealone.^^

A.Itwasaterriblefeeling.

B.It'sacelebrationaroundatablewithfood.

C.WithoutMacaulay,they'dbealoneonThanksgiving.

D.AfewpeopleshowedupatMacaulay'splacethatfirstyear.

E.OnThanksgivingDay,herunsaroundnonstopfromabout5

amto8pm.

F.Idon'tlikethethoughtofcookingaThanksgivingmealforonly

oneperson.

G.HelikesitthatmostofthepeoplehefeedseachThanksgiving

don'tknowhisname.

【語篇解讀】本文是記敘文，講述麥考利連續(xù)多年宴請獨自過

感恩節(jié)的人。

11.解析：根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，麥考利認(rèn)為感恩節(jié)不應(yīng)該獨自度

過，所以他宴請的客人都有一個共同點：“要不是麥考利，他們都會獨

自度過感恩節(jié)?！?/p>

答案：C

12.解析：結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容及本空前的44he'dbespending

Thanksgivingalone”不難推測，麥考利認(rèn)為獨自過感恩節(jié)”感覺很糟

糕

答案：A

13.解析：根據(jù)本空前的“Thanksgivingisn'taboutfireworksor

bandconcerts”及麥考利連續(xù)多年請獨自過感恩節(jié)的人吃飯可知，麥考

利認(rèn)為感恩節(jié)不應(yīng)該是放放煙火、看看演唱會，而應(yīng)該是“圍著桌子、

吃著食物慶?！薄?/p>

答案：B

14.解析：根據(jù)本空后的"Itwasnice"和"anotheradthefollowing

year...”可知，“第一年有幾個人現(xiàn)身麥考利的宴會”，因此他隨后年年

堅持做這件事。

答案：D

15.解析：才艮據(jù)本空前的“Hestillbuysandpreparesallthefood

himselfandspendsabout40hoursputtingthewholeaffairtogetherM

可知，為了感恩節(jié)的宴請，麥考利勞心勞力，故E項”在感恩節(jié)那天，

他從凌晨五點忙到晚上八點”符合此處語境。

答案：E

第二部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；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四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，

選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Tonysetoffforhomeagainwithouthavingeatensince,asusual,

oneoftheolderboyshadtakenhispackedlunch.Angryand16，

Tonyrushedtothepark,whenhesuddenlysawawasp（黃蜂）flying

aboutamongtherosebushes.lt17—him,makinghimgetaway

fromtherosesimmediately.Then,a18cameintohishead：howis

itthatsomethingsomuch19thanhimselfcouldfrightenhimlike

that?

Having20—theinsectsforawhile,hehadagood

understandingofthewasp's21：itwasfear.Awaspcouldnever

?2aperson,buteveryonewassoafraidofitsstingthattheyleft

thewasp23?SoTonyspentthatnight24whathis"sting”

couldbe.

Thenextday>Tonyseemedlikea25boy.Nolongerdidhe

walkwithhiseyesfixedontheground,nordidhe26nervously

whenpeoplespoketohim.Instead,hebecamebraveand27>ready

tofaceuptoanyone.Theboywhostolehispackedlunchthatdayateso

spicyasausagesandwichthathe28cryingandcoughing.Never

againdidherobTonyofhislunches.Anotherolderboy29tohit

Tony,butthistimeTonylookedattheboy30andbravely.From

memory,hetoldhimthe31ofhisparents,histeacher,andthe

boy'sownmother,"32youhitmeI'llcallthem,andyou'llbe

severelypunished."Theboyturnedaroundand33fromthe

scene.

Thestrategy34.So,intheend,Tonybecamelikethewasp

he'dseen.Withoutevenhavingtostinganyone,hefrightenedthem,

and35thatnoonewouldmesswithhim.

【語篇解讀】這是一篇記敘文。主人公托尼的午餐被人拿走后

感到很沮喪，他跑到公園，在公園里看到一只黃蜂，他趕緊躲開。這

一舉動使他思考自己的問題，他從黃蜂身上得到啟示從而變得自信、

勇敢，最終解決了自己的問題。

16.A.excitedB.dissatisfled

C.frustratedD.relaxed

解析：上文中說托尼的午餐被拿走了，在這種情況下他應(yīng)感到沮

喪而憤怒，故選C項。

答案：c

17.A.scaredB.inspired

C.rescuedD.comforted

解析：從后文中的托尼從花叢中逃離可知，黃蜂嚇(scared)了托尼。

答案：A

18.A.guessB.thought

C.beliefD.view

解析：下文描述的是他的疑問，故用thought最佳。一個想法出

現(xiàn)在他的胸海中。

答案：B

19.A.smallerB.bigger

C.smarterD.fiercer

解析：一個人怎么會被比自己小這么多的東西給嚇著呢？故選A。

答案：A

20.A.collectedB.tested

C.watchedD.counted

解析：watch意為“觀察托尼應(yīng)該是觀察之后，才了解到黃蜂

的一些招數(shù)。

答案：C

21.A.challengeB.trick

C.choiceD.method

解析：句意參見上題解析。trick“花招，把戲”。

答案：B

22.A.biteB.warn

C.fightD.please

解析：黃蜂不會與人作戰(zhàn)(fight),但是每個人都害怕它的刺，所以

不敢惹它。

答案：C

23.A.inpeaceB.insilence

C.bycomparisonD.onend

解析：leavesthinpeace"不打擾...此處指不招惹黃蜂。

答案：A

24.A.rememberingB.doubting

C.regrettingD.wondering

解析：從上文可知，此時托尼想知道自己的“刺”是什么。wonder

“琢磨，想知道”，符合語境。

答案：D

25.A.differentB.common

C.strangeD.rare

解析：結(jié)合后文中的"Nolongerdidhewalkwithhiseyesfixedon

theground...tohim”可知，托尼受到黃蜂的啟發(fā)，決定改變自己，所以

第二天他好像成了另外一個人。

答案：A

26.A.turnbackB.lookinto

C.turndownD.lookaway

解析：結(jié)合語境可知，托尼之前與人談話時，不敢正視別人的目

光，緊張地扭頭看別處。lookaway"扭頭看別處“；turnback"（使）

原路返回，使往回走"；lookinto”調(diào)查，審查"；turndown"拒絕

故選D。

答案：D

27.A.confidentB.reliable

C.cheerfulD.sensitive

解析：有了勇敢和自信，才敢面對他人。用confident正合適。

答案：A

28.A.pickedupB.broughtout

C.endedupD.cutdown

解析：偷托尼午餐的男孩吃了很辣的香腸三明治，結(jié)果被辣哭了，

不停地咳嗽。endup“（尤指經(jīng)歷一系列意料之外的事情后）最終處

于……”，符合語境。

答案:C

29.A.promisedB.threatened

C.decidedD.started

解析：另一個年齡較大的男孩威脅要打托尼。threaten”威脅，恐

嚇”，符合語境。

答案：B

30.A.cruellyB.proudly

C.determinedlyD.carelessly

解析：從上文可知，此時托尼的心態(tài)已變得自信、勇敢，托尼是

堅定勇敢地看著這個男孩，故選C。determinedly“堅定地，堅決地

答案：C

31.A.numbersB.feelings

C.namesD.changes

解析：根據(jù)后文中的"J7youhitme1111callthem”可知，托尼

告訴男孩的是電話號碼。

答案：A

32.A.AsB.If

C.ThoughD.Unless

解析：如果你打“我”的話，“我”就會給他們打電話。

答案：B

33.A.withdrewB.recovered

C.shelteredD.suffered

解析：男孩轉(zhuǎn)過身，離開了現(xiàn)場。withdraw“撤回，撤離”，符合

語境。

答案：A

34.A.improvedB.failed

C.survivedD.worked

解析：根據(jù)下文可知，托尼的策略起作用了。work“奏效

答案：D

35.A.provedB.guaranteed

C.concludedD.foresaw

解析："hefrightenedthem”可知，他把他們嚇住了，可以保證

(guaranteed)沒人敢惹他。

答案：B

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞

的正確形式。

Iheardthisquestionseveralmonthsagofromoneofmybest

friendsandwanted36.(make)itmyown.Thequestionis

What'smakingyousmiletoday?"

Iwasattheservicedeskinadepartmentstore.Afterthewoman

tookcareofmyreturn,Iasked37.,What'smakingyou

smiletoday?”Iwas38.(extreme)nervousofdoingso,butI

hadmadeupmymindto"takearisk^^.Shelookedalittlebit

39.(surprise),hesitatingforjustafewseconds,andthenshe

spentfiveminutestellingmeaboutthewonderfulweekendshe

40.(spend)campingwithherfamily.Shesaid41.itwas

stillmakinghersmileonthisgreyMondaymorning!Heranswermade

mesmileaswell.

Afterthat,Iaddedthequestiontotheendofmyanswering

machine42.(introduce)becauseIwantedtogetmoreand

differentanswers.Withoutfail，everyone，43.(leave)a

message,hasrespondedwitheitherananswer44.asoft

laugh!Igetmanysmiles45.itmyself!So,What'smaking

yousmiletoday?”

【語篇解讀】本文是關(guān)于“今天我最開心的是什么”的活動小

調(diào)查，從中作者也獲得了快樂。

36.解析：考查不定式作賓語的用法。want后需跟不定式作賓語。

答案：tomake

37.解析：考查代詞。設(shè)空處指代thewoman且作asked的賓語,

故填her。

答案:her

38.解析：考查副詞。設(shè)空處修飾形容詞nervous,故需用副詞。

答案：extremely

39.解析：考查過去分詞作表語的用法。設(shè)空處意為“感到驚訝

的”，故填surprised。

答案：surprised

40.解析：考查過去完成時。根據(jù)句意及句中的時態(tài)可知，spend

這一動作發(fā)生在“過去的過去”，故應(yīng)使用過去完成時。

答案：hadspent

41.解析：考查連接詞。設(shè)空處引導(dǎo)賓語從句且從句意義及成分

均完整，故填that。

答案：that

42.解析：考查名詞。answeringmachine作定語，故設(shè)空處填名

詞。

答案：introduction

43.解析：考查動詞ing形式作定語。everyone與leave之間是

邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，且leave所表示的動作與謂語動作同時發(fā)生，故填

leavingo

答案：leaving

44.解析：考查連詞。either...or...意為“或者...或者...

答案：or

45.解析：考查介詞。本句意為“我自己也從中得到了很多微笑”,

故填from。

答案：from

第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作(滿分15分)

假定你是李華。你的英國好友Tom寫信告知你他將去蘇州游玩。

知道你已經(jīng)去過蘇州兩次，他特意向你詢問有關(guān)蘇州及其著名景點的

情況。請你給他寫一封回信，內(nèi)容包括：

(1)蘇州的歷史悠久，風(fēng)景秀麗；

⑵蘇州古典園林(theclassicalgardensofSuzhou)是世界文化遺

產(chǎn)。

注意：(1)詞數(shù)80左右；

(2)可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

答案：

DearTom,

GladtohavegotyourIetter.ltmakesmehappythatyouare

comingtoChina.

NowletmetellyousomethingaboutSuzhou.Suzhouisfamousfor

itslonghistoryandbeautifulscenery.Amongallitsscenicspots,the

classicalgardensofSuzhouarethemostfamous.ltissaidthatthere

aremorethan100gardensinall.Theyareanimportantpartofthe

worldcultureheritage.

Suzhouisworthvisiting.Ibelieveyou'llenjoyyourtrip.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故

事。

Istillrememberit,likeitwasyesterdaywhenmyparentstoldme

thenews.ItwastheweekbeforeChristmasonThursdaymorning

whenmyparentssaid,“Stacy,startpackingyourthingssowecango

toFloridafortheholidays.”

“Okay,“Iresponded.WedothiseveryyearforChristmasand

NewYear.It'skindofafamilytraditionwehave.Wegoeveryyear

becauseweliketovisitsomefamilymemberslivinginFIorida.There

hasneverbeenayearwherewe'vemissedatriptoFloridaforthe

holidays.IwassoexcitedtogoonthistripbecauseChristmasismy

favouriteholiday>buttotopitoffIwasgoingtogettocelebrateitwith

myfamily.

Thenextmorning,mymotherenteredmyroom."Stacy,wakeup!

Weneedtogototheairportsothatwecangetourplaneticketsto

Floridabeforetheysellout.”

Ijumpedoutofbedandgotreadyasf