2024年3月12日发(作者：栗日)
唐山市2021年普通高等学校招生统一考试第一次模拟演练
英语
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡 上，写在本试卷上无效。
第
I
卷（共
95
分）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题L5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出 最佳选项，并标在试
卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关 小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1 .Where will the man probably go to relax?
A. The night club. B. The gym. C. The bar.
2. How does the man feel about the team's performance?
A. Encouraged. B. Unconcerned. C. Disappointed.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Brain training. B. Language learning. C. Game playing.
4. Why is Jack mentioned in the conversation?
A. He may have a good idea.
B. He might want to go to Antarctic.
C. He can help the man with his work.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Strangers. B. Relatives. C. Classmates.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B 三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段
对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man come to the woman for?
A. An old car. B. A suitcase. C. Some money.
7. How did the man get the money for his trip?
A. By taking out a loan.
B. By selling his CD collection.
C. By borrowing from the woman.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why does the man have to book the indirect flight?
A. To suit his schedule. B. To save money. C. To visit Beijing.
9. Which flight will the man take from Beijing to Guangzhou?
A. CZ348. 128. C. CA132.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the man arguing with the woman about?
A. Which seat is proper to sit on.
B. How he can use writing materials.
C. Whether coffee drinking is permitted.
II. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In the library. B. In the classroom. C, At a shop.
12. What will the man probably do next?
A. Prepare for his paper.
B. Take his coffee outside.
C. Start reading his books.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. When is the deadline for the term paper?
A. Next Monday. B. Next Friday. C. Next Tuesday.
14. What made the man absent from the biology experiment?
A. Getting a terrible flu.
B. Preparing for an exam.
C. Visiting his roommate's mom.
15. What is professor Anton's advice about?
A. How to use time wisely.
B. How to write term papers.
C. How to design a bright future.
16. What can we say about the woman?
A. Modest. B. Understanding. C. Ambitious.
听第10段独白，回答第17至20题。
17. Who influenced Ren's choice of major?
A. Her classmates.
18. Why did Ren found MyH
2
O?
A. To help her motherland.
B. To establish a data base.
C. To better her research in India,
19. How does MyH2O serve villagers?
A. It tests the water quality.
B. It purifies water for them.
C. It guides them to clean water.
20. What is Ren's future plan?
A. Getting more awards.
B. Starting her own company.
C. Benefiting more people in need.
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Oxford English Dictionary is available by subscription （订阅）to institutions and individuals. We are pleased to
B. Jane Goodall. C. Her parents.
offer annual individual OED subscriptions at a reduced rate of $90 in the US （usually $295） or $122 for the Rest of the
World （usually $294） until May 31,2021.
An individual subscription to the OED Online offers unlimited access to more than 1,000 years of the English
language. To subscribe online and take advantage of our offer, please visit our personal subscription shop and use the
promotional code OED90.
Details about individual OED subscriptions:
•Available for personal use only.
•A single user name and password that must not be shared.
•Users must sign in each time they wish to access the service.
•Users can access the service from any computer.
Love the OED, but can't commit to a full year subscription? You can also enjoy access to the OED online on a
monthly basis at a low rate of $29.
* Monthly and annual subscriptions are available to individuals by prepaid subscription for personal use only.
Institutions
Librarians can contact local Sales Rep for sales and pricing queries （询问）and to discuss their content development
needs, or register for a free institutional trial.
For more information, please contact our service team Monday-Friday, 9a.m.-5p.m..
Tel: 1 800 334 4249 ext 6484
Fax: 1 212 726 6476
Email: ********************
2L How much can an annual subscriber in the U.S. save now?
A.$J22. B.$172. C. $205. D. $ 295.
22, Which is required for an individual subscriber?
A. Paying in advance for a year."
B. Using a fixed computer to log on.
C. Changing the passwords regularly.
D. Signing in each time to access the service.
23. What is available only to institutional subscribers?
A. A free trial.
B. A low price.
C. A promotional code.
D. 7/24 customer service.
B
Jose Hernandez made his dream of becoming an astronaut a reality and he did so despite unbelievable difficulties.
“I was working in a field near Stockton, and I heard on my radio that Franklin Chang-Diaz had been selected for the
Astronaut Corps," said Jose, who was a senior in high school at the timed was already interested in science and
engineering, Jose remembered, "but that was the moment I said, "I want to fly in space.' "
As one of four children in a migrant （移 民）farming family from Mexico, Jose - who didn't learn English until he
was 12 years old - spent much of his childhood traveling with his family from Mexico to southern California each March,
then working northward to the Stockton area by November, picking strawberries and cucumbers at farms along the route.
They would then return to Mexico for Christmas and start the cycle all over again in the spring. "Some kids might think it
would be fun to travel like that,“ Jose laughed, "but we had to work”.
After graduating from high school, Jose was admitted into the University of the Pacific, In 1987, he accepted a
full-time job with Lawrence National Laboratory. In 2001, Jose joined the Johnson Space Center, where he came
face-to-face with Franklin Chang-Diaz.
“We actually had common experiences — a similar upbringing, the same language issues. That built up my
confidence. Any barriers that existed, he had already overcome them.” Jose smiled. "Now it's my tum!
,,
“NASA rejected me not once, not twice, not three times but 11 times. It wasn't until the 12th time that I got selected,
he said. Jose was selected as part of the 19th class of astronauts in 2004. He circled the globe 217 times but remains a
down to Earth guy.
Jose Hernandez received the 2016 National Hispanic Hero Award and he continues his long history in the field of
engineering and space.
24. What made Jose determined to be an astronaut?
A. The influence of Astronaut Corps.
B. The success of Franklin Chang-Diaz.
C. His interest in science and engineering.
D. The experience of working in the field. 25. What can we learn about Jose as a child?
A. He did much farm work. B. He travelled a lot for fun.
C. He hated learning English. D. He obeyed his family in everything.
26. How did Jose feel when he met Franklin Chang-Diaz personally?
A. Inspired. B. Valued. C. Relaxed. D. Puzzled. 27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Climb over Barriers
C. Work the Hard Way
B. Reach for the Stars
D. Learn from Your Past
c
California bums every year. But among a record-breaking heatwave, 2020 is the worst burning year yet. As of the
September 2020, more than 7,600 fires burned over 2.5m acres of land. The season ran for more than several months.
That fits a long-term trend, for California's wild fires are getting steadily worse. Large fires in the 2010s burned 6.8m
acres on average, up from 3.3m acres in the 1990s. The fire season in 2020 lasted nearly three months longer than it did in
the 1970s. Over the past decade, the state has spent an average of $3.7bn a year fighting fires. Add the cost of rebuilding,
treating victims and restoration, and that is perhaps a tenth of the total cost.
The reason is a double blow of climate change and development. More homes are being built next to forests, in what
experts call the "wild-land-urban interface" (WUI). A 2018 study estimated that roughly a third of American homes were
in the WUL Pricey housing has pushed people in California onto cheaper land close to the wilderness. At the same time,
climate change is lengthening the dry season, which stores up fuel for fires. In California, a “huge drought" -- in which dry
years become more common and wet ones scarcer (稀少)-- is making matters even worse.
Since neither trend shows much sign of turning around, people on America's west coast will have to learn to co-exist
with more and more frequent fires. not that different to building on an earthquake active region," says Max Moritz, a
wildfire expert at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He suggests that houses should be built near water or open
agricultural lands, which can offer a useful barrier.
28. How does the second paragraph develop?
A. By giving examples.
B. By analyzing causes.
C. By providing statistics.
D. By following time order.
29. Why are more houses being built next to forests?
A. People can get closer to nature.
B. California advocates forest development.
C. Low-income people can't afford urban houses.
D. Climate change has made the dry season longer.
30. What does Max Moritz imply?
A. Life is hopeless for people on America's west coast.
B. Great potential danger goes with the houses in WUL
C. Wildfire experts should study where to build houses.
D. People should live away from earthquake active regions.
31. What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A. To instruct. B. To warn. C. To persuade. D. To inform.
D
Teens who have good, supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better health as adults, according to
research published by an American research center.
“This research suggests that improving students' relationships with teachers could have positive and long-lasting
effects beyond just academic success," said Jinho Kim, a professor at Korea University and author of the study. "It could
also bring about health implications in the long run.”
Previous research has suggested that teens' social relationships might be linked to health outcomes in adulthood.
However, it is not clear whether the link between teen relationships and lifetime health is causal （因果的）-it could be that
other factors, such as different family backgrounds, might contribute to both relationship problems in adolescence and to
poor health in adulthood. Also, most research has focused on teens' relationships with their peers （同龄人）, rather than
on their relationships with teachers.
To explore those questions further, Kim analyzed data on nearly 20,000 participants from the Add Health study, a
national study in the U.S. that followed participants from seventh grade into early adulthood. The participant pool
included more than 3,400 pairs of siblings（兄弟姐妹）. As teens, participants answered questions, like “How often have
you had trouble getting along with other students and your teachers?" As adults, participants were asked about their
physical and mental health.
Kim found that participants who had reported better relationships with both their peers and teachers in middle and
high school also reported better physical and mental health in their mid-20s. However, when he controlled for family
background by looking at pairs of siblings together, only the link between good teacher relationships and adult health
remained significant.
The results suggest teacher relationships are more important than previously realized and that schools should invest
in training teachers on how to build warm and supportive relationships with their students. "This is not something that
most teachers receive much training in," Kim said, “but it should be.”
32. What does the underlined word “implications" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Recipes. B. Habits.
33. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. Poor health in adolescence.
B. Limitations of the previous research.
C. Teens' relationships with their peers.
D. Factors affecting health in adulthood.
34. What does Kim's research show?
C. Benefits. D. Risks.
A. Good adult health depends on teens' good teachers.
B. Good family background promises long-term adult health.
C. Healthy peer relationships leads to students' academic success.
D. Positive student-teacher relationship helps students' adult health.
35. Where does this text probably come from?
A. A health magazine.
C. A term paper.
B. A medical report.
D. A family survey.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，：从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为 多余选项。
The Art of Staying Motivated
There are days when just reading about how to keep motivated seems too much trouble, let alone doing anything
about it. 36 You will miss your assignment, fail your degree or lose your friends.
37 While you need to listen if your teacher says he has never read a worse essay, try to concentrate on the
positives. Maybe you have been praised for your imaginative use of research material, or for your enthusiastic approach to
the subject. Enthusiasm is a great motivator, so try to get excited about what you are doing. 38
If you can't get enough excitement about the subject of your degree to keep you going, think about all the other
reasons there are for getting on with things. Consider how learned you will become once you get through the books on
your reading list. 39
40 There is nothing more motivating than fearing that they are going to get a better mark than you, just by putting
in more work. Enjoy your competitiveness, and don't let anyone else get ahead.
If none of the above works, there's always the option of leaving post-it notes around your room telling you to “Just
Do It”.
A. Just dust yourself off and press forward.
2024年3月12日发(作者：栗日)
唐山市2021年普通高等学校招生统一考试第一次模拟演练
英语
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡 上，写在本试卷上无效。
第
I
卷（共
95
分）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题L5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出 最佳选项，并标在试
卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关 小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1 .Where will the man probably go to relax?
A. The night club. B. The gym. C. The bar.
2. How does the man feel about the team's performance?
A. Encouraged. B. Unconcerned. C. Disappointed.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Brain training. B. Language learning. C. Game playing.
4. Why is Jack mentioned in the conversation?
A. He may have a good idea.
B. He might want to go to Antarctic.
C. He can help the man with his work.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Strangers. B. Relatives. C. Classmates.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B 三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段
对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man come to the woman for?
A. An old car. B. A suitcase. C. Some money.
7. How did the man get the money for his trip?
A. By taking out a loan.
B. By selling his CD collection.
C. By borrowing from the woman.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why does the man have to book the indirect flight?
A. To suit his schedule. B. To save money. C. To visit Beijing.
9. Which flight will the man take from Beijing to Guangzhou?
A. CZ348. 128. C. CA132.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the man arguing with the woman about?
A. Which seat is proper to sit on.
B. How he can use writing materials.
C. Whether coffee drinking is permitted.
II. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In the library. B. In the classroom. C, At a shop.
12. What will the man probably do next?
A. Prepare for his paper.
B. Take his coffee outside.
C. Start reading his books.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. When is the deadline for the term paper?
A. Next Monday. B. Next Friday. C. Next Tuesday.
14. What made the man absent from the biology experiment?
A. Getting a terrible flu.
B. Preparing for an exam.
C. Visiting his roommate's mom.
15. What is professor Anton's advice about?
A. How to use time wisely.
B. How to write term papers.
C. How to design a bright future.
16. What can we say about the woman?
A. Modest. B. Understanding. C. Ambitious.
听第10段独白，回答第17至20题。
17. Who influenced Ren's choice of major?
A. Her classmates.
18. Why did Ren found MyH
2
O?
A. To help her motherland.
B. To establish a data base.
C. To better her research in India,
19. How does MyH2O serve villagers?
A. It tests the water quality.
B. It purifies water for them.
C. It guides them to clean water.
20. What is Ren's future plan?
A. Getting more awards.
B. Starting her own company.
C. Benefiting more people in need.
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Oxford English Dictionary is available by subscription （订阅）to institutions and individuals. We are pleased to
B. Jane Goodall. C. Her parents.
offer annual individual OED subscriptions at a reduced rate of $90 in the US （usually $295） or $122 for the Rest of the
World （usually $294） until May 31,2021.
An individual subscription to the OED Online offers unlimited access to more than 1,000 years of the English
language. To subscribe online and take advantage of our offer, please visit our personal subscription shop and use the
promotional code OED90.
Details about individual OED subscriptions:
•Available for personal use only.
•A single user name and password that must not be shared.
•Users must sign in each time they wish to access the service.
•Users can access the service from any computer.
Love the OED, but can't commit to a full year subscription? You can also enjoy access to the OED online on a
monthly basis at a low rate of $29.
* Monthly and annual subscriptions are available to individuals by prepaid subscription for personal use only.
Institutions
Librarians can contact local Sales Rep for sales and pricing queries （询问）and to discuss their content development
needs, or register for a free institutional trial.
For more information, please contact our service team Monday-Friday, 9a.m.-5p.m..
Tel: 1 800 334 4249 ext 6484
Fax: 1 212 726 6476
Email: ********************
2L How much can an annual subscriber in the U.S. save now?
A.$J22. B.$172. C. $205. D. $ 295.
22, Which is required for an individual subscriber?
A. Paying in advance for a year."
B. Using a fixed computer to log on.
C. Changing the passwords regularly.
D. Signing in each time to access the service.
23. What is available only to institutional subscribers?
A. A free trial.
B. A low price.
C. A promotional code.
D. 7/24 customer service.
B
Jose Hernandez made his dream of becoming an astronaut a reality and he did so despite unbelievable difficulties.
“I was working in a field near Stockton, and I heard on my radio that Franklin Chang-Diaz had been selected for the
Astronaut Corps," said Jose, who was a senior in high school at the timed was already interested in science and
engineering, Jose remembered, "but that was the moment I said, "I want to fly in space.' "
As one of four children in a migrant （移 民）farming family from Mexico, Jose - who didn't learn English until he
was 12 years old - spent much of his childhood traveling with his family from Mexico to southern California each March,
then working northward to the Stockton area by November, picking strawberries and cucumbers at farms along the route.
They would then return to Mexico for Christmas and start the cycle all over again in the spring. "Some kids might think it
would be fun to travel like that,“ Jose laughed, "but we had to work”.
After graduating from high school, Jose was admitted into the University of the Pacific, In 1987, he accepted a
full-time job with Lawrence National Laboratory. In 2001, Jose joined the Johnson Space Center, where he came
face-to-face with Franklin Chang-Diaz.
“We actually had common experiences — a similar upbringing, the same language issues. That built up my
confidence. Any barriers that existed, he had already overcome them.” Jose smiled. "Now it's my tum!
,,
“NASA rejected me not once, not twice, not three times but 11 times. It wasn't until the 12th time that I got selected,
he said. Jose was selected as part of the 19th class of astronauts in 2004. He circled the globe 217 times but remains a
down to Earth guy.
Jose Hernandez received the 2016 National Hispanic Hero Award and he continues his long history in the field of
engineering and space.
24. What made Jose determined to be an astronaut?
A. The influence of Astronaut Corps.
B. The success of Franklin Chang-Diaz.
C. His interest in science and engineering.
D. The experience of working in the field. 25. What can we learn about Jose as a child?
A. He did much farm work. B. He travelled a lot for fun.
C. He hated learning English. D. He obeyed his family in everything.
26. How did Jose feel when he met Franklin Chang-Diaz personally?
A. Inspired. B. Valued. C. Relaxed. D. Puzzled. 27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Climb over Barriers
C. Work the Hard Way
B. Reach for the Stars
D. Learn from Your Past
c
California bums every year. But among a record-breaking heatwave, 2020 is the worst burning year yet. As of the
September 2020, more than 7,600 fires burned over 2.5m acres of land. The season ran for more than several months.
That fits a long-term trend, for California's wild fires are getting steadily worse. Large fires in the 2010s burned 6.8m
acres on average, up from 3.3m acres in the 1990s. The fire season in 2020 lasted nearly three months longer than it did in
the 1970s. Over the past decade, the state has spent an average of $3.7bn a year fighting fires. Add the cost of rebuilding,
treating victims and restoration, and that is perhaps a tenth of the total cost.
The reason is a double blow of climate change and development. More homes are being built next to forests, in what
experts call the "wild-land-urban interface" (WUI). A 2018 study estimated that roughly a third of American homes were
in the WUL Pricey housing has pushed people in California onto cheaper land close to the wilderness. At the same time,
climate change is lengthening the dry season, which stores up fuel for fires. In California, a “huge drought" -- in which dry
years become more common and wet ones scarcer (稀少)-- is making matters even worse.
Since neither trend shows much sign of turning around, people on America's west coast will have to learn to co-exist
with more and more frequent fires. not that different to building on an earthquake active region," says Max Moritz, a
wildfire expert at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He suggests that houses should be built near water or open
agricultural lands, which can offer a useful barrier.
28. How does the second paragraph develop?
A. By giving examples.
B. By analyzing causes.
C. By providing statistics.
D. By following time order.
29. Why are more houses being built next to forests?
A. People can get closer to nature.
B. California advocates forest development.
C. Low-income people can't afford urban houses.
D. Climate change has made the dry season longer.
30. What does Max Moritz imply?
A. Life is hopeless for people on America's west coast.
B. Great potential danger goes with the houses in WUL
C. Wildfire experts should study where to build houses.
D. People should live away from earthquake active regions.
31. What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A. To instruct. B. To warn. C. To persuade. D. To inform.
D
Teens who have good, supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better health as adults, according to
research published by an American research center.
“This research suggests that improving students' relationships with teachers could have positive and long-lasting
effects beyond just academic success," said Jinho Kim, a professor at Korea University and author of the study. "It could
also bring about health implications in the long run.”
Previous research has suggested that teens' social relationships might be linked to health outcomes in adulthood.
However, it is not clear whether the link between teen relationships and lifetime health is causal （因果的）-it could be that
other factors, such as different family backgrounds, might contribute to both relationship problems in adolescence and to
poor health in adulthood. Also, most research has focused on teens' relationships with their peers （同龄人）, rather than
on their relationships with teachers.
To explore those questions further, Kim analyzed data on nearly 20,000 participants from the Add Health study, a
national study in the U.S. that followed participants from seventh grade into early adulthood. The participant pool
included more than 3,400 pairs of siblings（兄弟姐妹）. As teens, participants answered questions, like “How often have
you had trouble getting along with other students and your teachers?" As adults, participants were asked about their
physical and mental health.
Kim found that participants who had reported better relationships with both their peers and teachers in middle and
high school also reported better physical and mental health in their mid-20s. However, when he controlled for family
background by looking at pairs of siblings together, only the link between good teacher relationships and adult health
remained significant.
The results suggest teacher relationships are more important than previously realized and that schools should invest
in training teachers on how to build warm and supportive relationships with their students. "This is not something that
most teachers receive much training in," Kim said, “but it should be.”
32. What does the underlined word “implications" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Recipes. B. Habits.
33. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. Poor health in adolescence.
B. Limitations of the previous research.
C. Teens' relationships with their peers.
D. Factors affecting health in adulthood.
34. What does Kim's research show?
C. Benefits. D. Risks.
A. Good adult health depends on teens' good teachers.
B. Good family background promises long-term adult health.
C. Healthy peer relationships leads to students' academic success.
D. Positive student-teacher relationship helps students' adult health.
35. Where does this text probably come from?
A. A health magazine.
C. A term paper.
B. A medical report.
D. A family survey.
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The Art of Staying Motivated
There are days when just reading about how to keep motivated seems too much trouble, let alone doing anything
about it. 36 You will miss your assignment, fail your degree or lose your friends.
37 While you need to listen if your teacher says he has never read a worse essay, try to concentrate on the
positives. Maybe you have been praised for your imaginative use of research material, or for your enthusiastic approach to
the subject. Enthusiasm is a great motivator, so try to get excited about what you are doing. 38
If you can't get enough excitement about the subject of your degree to keep you going, think about all the other
reasons there are for getting on with things. Consider how learned you will become once you get through the books on
your reading list. 39
40 There is nothing more motivating than fearing that they are going to get a better mark than you, just by putting
in more work. Enjoy your competitiveness, and don't let anyone else get ahead.
If none of the above works, there's always the option of leaving post-it notes around your room telling you to “Just
Do It”.
A. Just dust yourself off and press forward.