云南省昆明市長(zhǎng)城中學(xué)2022年高二英語(yǔ)月考試卷含解析

云南省昆明市長(zhǎng)城中學(xué)2022年高二英語(yǔ)月考試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Mybrother________tocollegelastyear,butunfortunatelyhewasn’tabletotaketheexaminationbecausehewasseriouslyill.A.needn’thavegoneB.shouldn’thavegoneC.couldhavegoneD.musthavegone參考答案：C【詳解】考查虛擬語(yǔ)氣。A.needn’thavegone本不需要做某事，實(shí)際上卻做了；B.shouldn’thavegone本不應(yīng)該做某事，實(shí)際上卻做了；C.couldhavegone本可以做某事，實(shí)際上卻沒(méi)有做；D.musthavegone一定做了某事；句意：我的哥哥去年本可以進(jìn)大學(xué)，但不幸地是因?yàn)樯酥夭。瑳](méi)有能夠參加考試。根據(jù)句意可知表示“本可以做某事，實(shí)際上卻沒(méi)有做”，這是對(duì)過(guò)去情況的虛擬，故C項(xiàng)正確?！军c(diǎn)睛】“情態(tài)動(dòng)詞+havedone”既可以表示對(duì)過(guò)去情況的推測(cè)，也可以表示虛擬語(yǔ)氣。一、“must+have+done”表示對(duì)過(guò)去事情的肯定推測(cè)，譯成“一定做過(guò)某事”，該結(jié)構(gòu)只用在肯定句里。1.Itmusthaverainedlastnight,forthegroundiswet.昨晚一定下雨了,因?yàn)榈孛孢€是濕的。2.Youmusthavebeenmadtospeaktotheservant.你和仆人說(shuō)話,一定是發(fā)瘋了。二、“can't+have+done”表示對(duì)過(guò)去事情的否定推測(cè),譯成“不可能做過(guò)某事”。1.Mr.Smithcan'thavegonetoBeijing,forIsawhiminthelibraryjustnow.史密斯先生不可能去北京了,我剛才還在圖書館見過(guò)他。2.Marycan'thavestolenyourmoney.Shehasgonehome.瑪麗不可能偷你的錢,她回家去了。三、“can+have+done”表示對(duì)過(guò)去行為的懷疑,用于疑問(wèn)句,譯成“可能做過(guò)……嗎?”。1.Thereisnolightintheroom.Cantheyhavegoneout?屋里沒(méi)有燈,他們可能出去了嗎?2.Thereisnowheretofindthem.Wherecantheyhavegone?到處找不到他們,他們可能到什么地方去呢?四、“could+have+done”是虛擬語(yǔ)氣,表示對(duì)過(guò)去事情的假設(shè),意思是本來(lái)能夠做某事而沒(méi)有做。Hecouldhavepassedtheexam,buthewastoocareless.本來(lái)他能夠通過(guò)考試,但是他太粗心。五、“may+have+done”表示對(duì)發(fā)生過(guò)的事情的推測(cè),意思是“可能已經(jīng)”或“也許已經(jīng)”,用于肯定句中?！猈hathashappenedtoGeorge?—Idon'tknow.Hemayhavegotlost.喬治發(fā)生了什么事?——我不知道,他可能迷路了。六、“might+have+done”表示對(duì)過(guò)去事情的推測(cè),might與may意思相同,但可能性更小.多用于虛擬語(yǔ)氣結(jié)構(gòu)中。1.Hemighthavegivenyoumorehelp,eventhoughhewasbusy.(MET90)他或許會(huì)多給你一些幫助,即使他很忙。2.Shemighthaveachievedgreaterprogress,ifyouhadgivenhermorechances.如果你多給她點(diǎn)機(jī)會(huì),她可能已經(jīng)取得更大的成績(jī)。七、“would+have+done”虛擬語(yǔ)氣,表示對(duì)過(guò)去事情的假設(shè),意思是“本來(lái)會(huì)做”。1.Iwouldhavetoldyouallabouttheboy'sstory,butyoudidn'taskme.我本來(lái)會(huì)告訴你這個(gè)小男孩的故事,但是你沒(méi)有問(wèn)我。2.Withoutyourhelp,Iwouldn'thaveachievedsomuch.沒(méi)有你的幫助,我是不會(huì)取得如此大的成績(jī)。3.Thankyousomuchforeverything!Iwouldn'tsurvivedwithoutyou.謝謝你為我做的一切,沒(méi)有你我可能都無(wú)法活下來(lái)。八、“should+have+done”意思是“本來(lái)應(yīng)該做某事,而實(shí)際沒(méi)做.”“shouldn't+have+done”表示本來(lái)不應(yīng)該做某事,而實(shí)際做了.含有指責(zé)對(duì)方或自責(zé)的含意。1.Tom,youaretoolazy.Theworkshouldhavebeenfinishedyesterday.湯姆,你太懶惰了,這項(xiàng)工作本來(lái)應(yīng)該昨天就做完的。2.Look,Tomiscrying.Ishouldn'thavebeensoharshonhim.看,湯姆哭了,我本來(lái)不應(yīng)該對(duì)他如此嚴(yán)厲。3.Weshouldn'thavedraggedhimintothisbusinessatall.我們本不應(yīng)該把他拉進(jìn)來(lái)的(意思被拉下水,無(wú)法收?qǐng)觥?九、“oughtto+have+done”表示過(guò)去應(yīng)該做而實(shí)際并沒(méi)有做,譯成“理應(yīng)做……”,往往表示遺憾，與“should+have+done”用法基本一樣。IoughttohavegonehomelastSunday.我理應(yīng)上星期日回家。Yououghtnottohavegivenhimmorehelp.你不應(yīng)該幫助他那么多。十、“need+have+done”表示本來(lái)需要做某事而沒(méi)有做.“needn't+have+done”則表示“本來(lái)不需要做某事而做了”。Ineedn'thaveboughtsomuchwine—onlyfivepeoplecame.我本來(lái)沒(méi)有必要買這么多酒,只來(lái)了五個(gè)人。Heneedhavehurriedtothestation.Inthatcase,hewouldn'thavemissedthetrain.他本來(lái)需要快點(diǎn)去車站,那樣的話,他就不會(huì)誤了火車。2.Onlyunderspecialcircumstances________nottoweartheirschooluniforms.A.arestudentsallowed

B.allowedarestudents.C.studentsareallowed

D.areallowedstudents參考答案：A3.—Whichofthetwobookswillyoubuy?—I’llbuy_____ofthem,becauseI’mnotinterestedinthem.A.one

B.either

C.none

D.neither參考答案：D4.Ifthedoghadn’twokenus,wewouldn’thavenoticedthefireandit_____tothehousenextdoor.

A.couldspread

B.shouldhavespread

C.wouldspread

D.mighthavespread參考答案：D5.Areyougoingtotheconcert______onFridayeveninginthepeople’sSquare?A.tohold

B.tobeholding

C.tohaveheld

D.tobeheld參考答案：D6.After

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earthquake,

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of參考答案：C7.

aroundtheEiffelTower,weweretakentovisittheLouverwhichhouses35,000worksofart.

A.Havingshown

B.Beingshown

C.Havingbeenshown

D.Tobeshown參考答案：C8.Themomentthatmatterwasputforward,seriousdisagreementimmediately______betweenthetwoparties.A.rose

B.raised

C.contributed

D.arose參考答案：D9.Theoldprofessorisverystrictboth______himselfand_____hiswork..A.in;with

B.with;in

C.with;for

D.for;in參考答案：B略10.Onlyaftershehadarrivedhome

herappointmentwiththedoctor.A.hadsheremembered B.thatsherememberedC.whensheremembered

D.didsheremember參考答案：D試題分析：考查部分倒裝。Only+狀語(yǔ)位于句子開頭，句子用部分倒裝；句意：她到家之后才記得和醫(yī)生的約會(huì)。根據(jù)句意可知主句用一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)，故選D?！緦W(xué)法指導(dǎo)】“only+狀語(yǔ)”位于句首時(shí)的倒裝：當(dāng)一個(gè)狀語(yǔ)受副詞only的修飾且置于句首時(shí)，其后用部分倒裝語(yǔ)序：如：Onlythendidherealizethathewaswrong.到那時(shí)他才意識(shí)到他錯(cuò)了。11.Thisisthelastphotograph

ofthebandalltogether.Pleasetakegoodcareofit.A.taken

B.taking

C.beingtaken

D.totake參考答案：A12.Helenalwayshelpshermotherdothehouseworkeventhoughgoingtoschool________mostofherday.A.takesup

B.makesup

C.savesup

D.usesup參考答案：A13.Shewassoangrywiththeyoungmanthatshe_______himandrushedoutintothedarknight.A.smiledat

B.dancedwith

C.glaredat

D.playedwith參考答案：C14.Theyconsideritalmostacrimeto_______childrentoviolenceandsexonTV.A.absorb

B.control

C.expose

D.devote參考答案：C15.Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth__________eachyear,which__________thatourenvironmentissuffering.A.arewashingaway,suggest

B.isbeingwashedaway,suggestC.havebeenwashedaway,suggests

D.arebeingwashedaway,suggests參考答案：D16.---IreallylikethenewiPadyoulentmelastweek.---

.---Andthankyouverymuchforlettingmekeepitsolong.A.I’mgladyoulikeit

B.That’sallrightC.Don’tmentionit

D.Ihopeyoulikeit參考答案：A17.Ifwearenot_______withtheprogresswehavemade,wewillachievegreatersuccess.A.curious

B.strict

C.particular

D.content參考答案：D18.When______howoldhewas,hekeptsilent.

A.asking

B.asked

C.tobeasked

D.ask參考答案：B19.Rawmaterialsiswhatwearebadly

_______todevelopthenewplan.A.infavorof

B.inhopeof

C.inneedof

D.inmemoryof參考答案：A二、完型填空20.完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。WhenIwasyoung,myparentsranasnackbarinoursmalltown.OneeveninginearlyApril,mymothertoldmetofillinatthesnackbar

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aworkerwhohadtheflu.ItoldherIwouldmessitup,

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thatinsteadofmakingmoney,Iwouldendupowingit."Youcandoit,"saidmymother."

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,youwon'tgetmuchbusinessuntillunch.""ButI'llneverremembertheorders,andI'mnogood

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money.Please,Mom,don't

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me.""ThenI'llhelpyou,"shesaid.Ishruggedmyshoulders.Ithoughtmymother's

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.WhenIgottothebarthenextday,Ifoundmymotherwas

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.Becausetheweatherthatdaywasrainyandcold,peoplewantedhotsnacksanddrinks.

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,Iwasreallyslowattakingtheordersandmakingchange.Thelineofpeoplegrew,andeverybodyseemed

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,Iwassonervousthatmyhandsshook,andI

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acupintopieces.Whatamess!Thenmymothercameto

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me,andshealsoshowedmehowtomake

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.Ifsomeonegaveme$5forsomethingthatcost$3.25,Ihandedover

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quartersandadollarandsaid,"75centsmakesfourdollars,plusonedollarmakesfive"Thingswentmore

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afterthat.Bytheendoftheday,Icouldrememberorders,

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thebill,andmakechangequicklywithasmile.Iwasevenalittle

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whenthesuncameoutanddriedupbusiness.Mymothersaidshewasproudofme,andwhenshe

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thatIworkatthesnackbaragainnextyear,Ididnotevenshrug.Iwastoobusy

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therestaurantIwouldopenoneday.16A.toB.forC.afterD.over17A.becauseB.thoughC.untilD.while18A.promisedB.noticedC.worriedD.hoped19A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Yet20A.ofB.onC.aboutD.with21A.blameB.foolC.frightenD.make22A.ideaB.barC.dayD.answer23A.guessedB.obeyedC.beggedD.admitted24A.angryB.sadC.wrongD.ashamed25A.AtleastB.AtlastC.AtmostD.Atfirst26A.surprisedB.impoliteC.pleasedD.impatient27A.damagedB.destroyedC.brokeD.ruined28A.scoldB.helpC.beatD.save29A.moneyB.lunchC.coffeeD.change30A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five31A.smoothlyB.fairlyC.simplyD.conveniently32A.turninB.countoutC.takeoverD.addup33A.discouragedB.disturbedC.disappointedD.distrusted34A.thoughtB.startedC.announcedD.suggested35A.imagingB.preparingC.examiningD.describing參考答案：16—20BACCD

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31—35ADCDA21.TheValueofEducationIhavejuststartedmyjobasanEnglishLanguageAssistantintheParisiansuburbs.Iwas

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byhowrichParisreallyis.The

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ofthebuildingsandthelargeamountofluxurious(豪華的)monumentscompletely

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thecity'srichreputation.Iwasalsoverysurprisedathow

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thesuburbsare:intheUK,traditionally,thesuburbsarethe

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partofacitybuthere,itisthecompleteoppositeTheschoolsthatI

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inarelocatedjustoutsideofParisandarenotas

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astheonesinthecentreofthecity.However,the

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herearesoeagertolearnmylanguage.FormyfirstlessonI

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somepostcardsandsouvenirsto

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mypupilswhatmyhometownislikeintheUK.Theywereso

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bymypostcardofmytown's

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andmysouveniroftheWelshdragon.ForusintheUK,apostcardofacastleisnotnecessarilythemostexcitingthingbut,forthesepupilsit

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real-lifemagicandmystery.Irealizedthatintheirsuburbtherearenocastlesorfamousmonuments.Allthosethings

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toParis.Oneoftheteacherstoldmethatdespitethe

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thatthesechildrenliveonlyfourkilometersfromParis,someofthemhaveneverbeentherethroughouttheirentirelives.I

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achanceforthemtodiscoveranotherworld.Inever

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,untilmyjobinFrance,justhow

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educationreallyis.Forthesechildrenitrepresentsa(n)d

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todosomethingdifferent;itrepresentshopefortheir

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andthatispriceless.41.A.impressed

B.encouraged

C.delighted

D.frightened42.A.history

B.color1

C.appearance

D.architecture43.A.enjoy

B.represent

C.ruin

D.acquire44.A.different

B.large

C.quiet

D.beautiful45.A.dirtiest

B.poorest

C.richest

D.easiest46.A.study

B.play

C.stay

D.teach47.A.poor

B.wealthy

C.clean

D.far48.A.people

B.farmers

C.pupils

D.workers49.A.broughtin

B.tookin

C.askedfor

D.gaveup50.A.give

B.show

C.instruct

D.explain51.A.touched

B.moved

C.inspired

D.excited52.A.scenery

B.advantages

C.mountain

D.castle53.A.meant

B.practised

C.lost

D.explained54.A.survive

B.belong

C.allow

D.happen55.A.habit

B.effort

C.fact

D.disadvantage56.A.spoiled

B.kept

C.offered

D.provided57.A.proved

B.admitted

C.knew

D.realized58.A.convenient

B.valuable

C.practical

D.simple59.A.symbol

B.plan

C.opportunity

D.picture60.A.families

B.academics

C.abilities

D.futures參考答案：

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DDABCDDBCD【語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀】這是一篇記敘文。作者講述了自己在巴黎郊區(qū)的學(xué)校教授英語(yǔ)時(shí)所遇到的情形以及所認(rèn)識(shí)到的教育對(duì)學(xué)生的價(jià)值所在。32.A【解析】由本段“Iwasalsoverysurprisedathow

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thesuburbsare...”可以判斷出是作者對(duì)巴黎的豪華富有印象深刻。故選A。33.D【解析】根據(jù)后面的“.thebuildingsandthelargeamountofluxuriousmonuments"可以判斷出是指建筑風(fēng)格。故選D。34.B【解析】根據(jù)后面的“…thecity'srichreputation”再對(duì)照前面的“..thebuildingsandthelargeamountofluxuriousmonuments”可以判斷出是象征著這座城市富足的名聲。故選B。35.A【解析】根據(jù)后面的“intheUK,traditionally,thesuburbsarethe______partofacitybuthere,itisthecompleteopposite”可以判斷出作者是指巴黎的郊區(qū)與英國(guó)的郊區(qū)不同。36.C【解析】從后面的“…buthere,itisthecompleteopposite"再對(duì)照上文的“…h(huán)owrichParisreallyis”可以判斷出在英國(guó)郊區(qū)是最富有的，而在這兒的郊區(qū)則完全是另一回事。

37.D【解析】根據(jù)文章第一句以及后面的“…mypupils”可以判斷出作者是在學(xué)校教書。故選D。38.B【解析】根據(jù)上文的“…buthere,itisthecompleteopposite"再對(duì)照后面“…theonesfoundinthecentreofthecity"可以判斷出郊區(qū)的學(xué)校沒(méi)有巴黎城里的學(xué)校富有。

故選B。39.C【解析】從第50空后的“mypupils'”可知是指學(xué)生。故選C。40.A【解析】從前面的“Formyfirstlesson再對(duì)照后面的“…somepostcardsandsouvenirsto"可以判斷出是把一些明信片和紀(jì)念品帶進(jìn)課堂，展示給學(xué)生看。故選A。41.B【解析】從后面的“mypupilswhatmyhometownislikeintheUK"再結(jié)合常識(shí)可以判斷出是出示給學(xué)生看。故選B。42.D【解析】根據(jù)后面的“notnecessarilythemostexcitingthing”可知是學(xué)生們因作者的明信片和紀(jì)念品感到激動(dòng)。故選D。43.D【解析】從后面的“..apostcardofacastle"可知是指明信片上的城堡。故選D。44.A【解析】根據(jù)后面的real-lifemagicandmystery”可以判斷出，明信片上的城堡對(duì)于這些學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)意味著現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的魔力和神秘感。故選A。45.B【解析】根據(jù)前面的“intheirsuburbtherearenocastlesorfamousmonuments.Allthosethings”可以判斷出是所有這些東西在巴黎才會(huì)有，belongin意思是“歸屬于”。故選B。46.C【解析】從后面的“thatthesechildrenlivefourkilometresfromParis,someofthemhaveneverbeentherethroughouttheirentirelives."可以判斷出描述的是一個(gè)事實(shí)。47.D【解析】根據(jù)后面的“achanceforthemtodiscoveranotherworld”可知是給學(xué)生提供了一個(gè)發(fā)現(xiàn)另一個(gè)世界的機(jī)會(huì),雖然offer和provide都有“提供”的意思,但用法不同。offer表示“給某人提供某物”時(shí)為offersth.tosb.,而provide則是providesth.forsb.。故選D。48.D【解析】從后面的“never..,until.justhow_____educationreallyis”等字眼，可以判斷出是指作者直到此時(shí)才意識(shí)到教育的價(jià)值和重要性。故選D。49.B【解析】根據(jù)最后的“…thatispriceless"可知是指教育的價(jià)值。故選B。50.C【解析】從上文的“..chanceforthemtodiscoveranotherworld"可知是指機(jī)會(huì)。故選C。51.D【解析】從前面的"representsa(n)

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todosomethingdifferent；Itrepresentshopefortheir.”，可以判斷出教育對(duì)于這些孩子來(lái)說(shuō)意味著嘗試不同（生活）的機(jī)會(huì)；代表著他們未來(lái)的希望，hope與future相關(guān)聯(lián)，進(jìn)一步點(diǎn)題，故選D。

三、閱讀理解22.Travellingaroundtheworldwithchildrenisdifficultenough,butattemptingitwithoutusingmotorizedtransportisevenmoreofchallenge.ButDarioSchworer,a42-year-oldclimatologistandmountainguide,andhis33-year-oldwifeSabineareonajourneytodojustthat.TheSwisscouplewanttotravelacrosstheworld’soceansandclimbthehighestmountainoneverycontinenttopromoteEarth-friendlywaysoflife.“Wearecollectinggoodexamplesofdealingwithclimatechangeandlivinginharmonywithnatureandwewanttospreadsuchideas,”Schworersaid.“Wewanttohelppeopleaffectedbyglobalwarmingandtoinspirechildrenforthefuture.”RecentlyafterhavingspentthreemonthsteachingchildrenintheEverestregion,thecouplewanttoshowitispossibletotravelthroughastheworld’sclimatezonesusingjusthuman-powerandforcesofnature.Inthe47countriestheyhavevisitedsofartheyhavecollected22tonsoftrash,taughtpeopleinEcuadorhowthesun’srayscanbeusedtocleanwaterandinspiredapersoninChiletobuildahouseonwaterwithrecycledplasticbottlesasafoundation.TheyhavealsocollectedtrashinthemountainsofNepalwithschoolchildren.Sofartheyhavecommunicatedwith45,000childrenfromSouthAmerica,AustraliaandAsia,givingpresentationsabouttheimportanceofrecyclingandusingalternativeenergylikesolarandwindpower.“Weneedtomotivatechildren,”saidSabine.Whentheybegantheiradventurein2003theyhadnochildrenoftheirown.Butsincethentwohasbecomefive:daughterSabineisnowfiveyearsold,AndriwasborninChileandbabyNoewasborninAustralia.Initiallythecouplethoughttheywouldcompletetheirtravelsinfouryears,butnow,sevenyearslater,theybelieveitcouldtakesevenmore.“Sinceourbeliefistheneedtorespectnature,wetravelonlywhenconditionsaregood,”Schworersaid.64.WhydotheSwisscoupletravelaroundtheworld?A.Toinspiretheirchildrenforthefuture.B.Toproveatravelwithoutmotorizedtransport.C.Toexplorethesecretofglobalwarming.D.TopromoteEarth-friendlywaysoflife.65.Theydidalotduringthetravelexcept________.A.buildahousewithrecycledplasticbottlesB.collectrubbishandwaste

C.communicatewithlocalchildrenD.showpeoplehowtouseenergy66.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“Initially”?A.Intheend

B.InawayC.Atthebeginning

D.Onthewhole67.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe________.A.ASwissfamily’journeyacrosstheworldB.Aneco-friendlyadventureacrosstheworldC.WehavealongwaytomakeagoodtravelD.Natureneedsrespectingandprotecting參考答案：DACB23.“It

isadreadfulthingtobepoorafortnightbeforeChristmas,”saidClorinda,withthemournfulsighofseventeenyears.Aunt

Emmysmiled.AuntEmmywassixty,andspentthehoursshedidn'tspendinabed,onasofaorinawheelchair;butAuntEmmywasneverheardtosigh.“The

giftswhichmoneycanpurchasearenottheonlyoneswecangive,”saidAuntEmmygently,“northebest,either.”“Oh,

Iknowit’snicertogivesomethingofyourownwork,”agreedClorinda,“butmaterialsforfancyworkcosttoo.Thatkindofgiftisjustasmuchoutofthequestionformeasanyother.”“That

wasnotwhatImeant,”saidAuntEmmy.“What

didyoumean,then?”askedClorinda,lookingpuzzled.Aunt

Emmysmiled.“Suppose

youthinkoutmymeaningforyourself,”shesaid.“ThatwouldbebetterthanifIexplainedit.Besides,Idon’tthinkI

could

explainit.Takethebeautifullineofabeautifulpoemtohelpyouinyourthinkingout:‘Thegiftwithoutthegiverisbare’.”“I’d

putittheotherwayandsay,‘Thegiverwithoutthegiftisbare’,”saidClorinda.“Thatismypredicament(窘境)exactly.Well,IhopebynextChristmasI’llnotbequitebankrupt.I'mgoingintoMr.Callender’sstoredownatMurraybridgeinFebruary.Hehasofferedmetheplace,youknow.”“Won’t

yourauntmissyouterribly?”saidAuntEmmygravely.“I

thinkshewouldratherhaveyourcompanionshipthanapartofyoursalary,Clorinda,”saidAuntEmmy.“Butofcourseyoumustdecideforyourself,dear.”“Well,

Imustsaybye-byeandrunhome.”Clorinda

livedjustacrosstheroadfromAuntEmmyinatinywhitehousebehindsomehugewillows.ButAuntMarylivedtheretoo--theonlyClorindahad,forAuntEmmywasn’treallyherauntatall.ClorindahadalwayslivedwithAuntMaryeversinceshecouldremember.Clorinda

puzzledoverAuntEmmy’smeaningfordays.Thenallatonceitcametoher.On

ChristmasDay,ClorindawentovertoAuntEmmy’s.AuntEmmywaslyingonthesofabeforethefire,andClorindasatdownbesideher.“I’ve

cometotellyouallaboutit,”shesaid.“Aunt

Emmy,Ithoughtfordaysoveryourmeaning...Andthenoneeveningitjustcametome.AtfirstIdidn’tthinkI

could

givesomeofthem,andthenIthoughthowselfishIwas.IwouldhavebeenwillingtopayanyamountofmoneyforgiftsifIhadhadit,butIwasn'twillingtopaywhatIhad.Igotoverthat,though,AuntEmmy.NowI'mgoingtotellyouwhatIdidgive.”“First,

therewasoldAuntKitty.YouknowshewasmynursewhenIwasababy.SheisalwaysgladwhenIgotoseeher,butI’venevergoneexceptwhenIcouldn’thelpit.Sheisverydeaf,andratherdullandstupid,youknow.Well,Igaveherawholeday.Itookmyknittingyesterday,andsatwithherthewholetimeandjusttalkedandtalked.Shewassopleasedandproud;shetoldmewhenIcameawaythatshehadn’thadsuchanicetimeforyears.”“Then

therewas...Florence.Youknow,AuntEmmy,wewerealwaysintimatefriendsuntillastyear.ThenFlorenceoncetoldRoseWatsonsomethingIhadtoldh