山東省日照市東港區(qū)后村中心中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高二英語月考試題含解析

山東省日照市東港區(qū)后村中心中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高二英語月考試題含解析一、選擇題1.Thestudent______wascaughtcheatingintheexam.A.consideredbeinghonest

B.consideredtobehonestC.whowasconsideredhavingbeenhonest

D.whoconsideredhonest參考答案：B2.He

hispostbecausehehadbeenofferedabetterjob.A.resigned

B.retired

C.dismissed D.fired參考答案：A3.KFChasaccusedthreeChinesecompaniesoftheircommentsabouttheoriginsofthechicken,includingthe______thatKFCchickencomesfromchickenswitheightlegs.A.command

B.claim

C.commitment

D.credit參考答案：B4.----Wheredidyoumeethim?----Itwasinthehotel______hestayed______Imethim.A.

where,that

B.that,where

C.where,where

D.that,that參考答案：A5.Hedecidedtoworkasatourguidebecausethechanceofworkingabroad_______tohim.A.appealed

B.associated

C.disgusted

D.attracted參考答案：A6.–Whatabouthavingadrink.–_______.A.Goodidea.

B.Helpyourself

C.Goahead,please.

D.Me,too.參考答案：A7.TheChinesegovernmenthasmadetheDragonBoatFestivalalegalholiday,_____peoplewillhaveadayoff.A.which

B.when

C.where

D.what參考答案：B8.Inthepastfewyears,Ivan______meabouthisprogressinhisstudythroughe-mails.

A.wastelling

B.hadtold

C.hadbeentelling

D.hasbeentelling參考答案：D9.—DidyouremembertogiveMarythemoneyyouowedher?—Yes.Igaveittoher________Isawher.A．while

B．theinstant

C．suddenly

D．once參考答案：B10.-Howmanytimesyouhavetoldmethatyouwillstopplayinggames.-Well,______.A.greatmindsthinkalike

B.practicemakesperfectC.itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk

D.easiersaidthandone參考答案：D【分析】考察查情景交際?！驹斀狻烤湟鉃椋耗愀嬖V過我多少次你會停止玩游戲。-嗯，說比做容易。A.greatmindsthinkalike英雄所見略同

B.practicemakesperfect熟能生巧C.itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk

覆水難收，所以D正確。11._____providesuswithessentialnutrients,while_____providesuswithoxygen.

A.Toeat；breathingB.Eating；tobreatheC.Eating；breathingD.Eaten；breathed參考答案：C12.__________Iamconcerned,wecanwalkortakethebusratherthancallataxi.A.Nowthat

B.Assoonas

C.Solongas

D.Asfaras參考答案：D13.－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A.don’tpullmyleg B.alittlebirdtoldmeC.speakofthedevil D.it’sapieceofcake參考答案：C【詳解】考查習(xí)慣表達(dá)辨析。句意：——邀請Tracy來主持派對怎么樣？——好主意！她頭腦敏捷。說曹操，曹操到。A.don’tpullmyleg別跟我開玩笑；B.alittlebirdtoldme有人私下告訴我；C.speakofthedevil說曹操，曹操就到；D.it’sapieceofcake小菜一碟。由“hereshecomes”可知，speakofthedevil“說曹操，曹操就到”符合語境。故C選項(xiàng)正確。14.Althoughthenecklaceisjustmadeofordinarystones,itstill________youngpeople.A.appealsto

B.attractsto

C.subscribesto

D.appliesfor參考答案：A15.

Interest,aswellasskills,______importantwhenonelooksforajob.A.is

B.are

C.has

D.have參考答案：A16.Atthepressconference,theChineseForeignministryspokesmanmadethestrongobjections_________theproposals． A．a(chǎn)gainst B．of C．to D．on參考答案：C17.Althoughthecountryas_____wholeisfairlywealthy,manypeopleinthecountrysidelivein______poverty.A.a,/

B.a,a

C./,a

D./,/參考答案：A【詳解】考查冠詞用法。句意：盡管這個(gè)國家整體上來說相對富裕，但是很多住在農(nóng)村的人依然貧窮。asawhole為固定短語，意思為整體上，另外，poverty為抽象名詞，inpoverty意思為處于貧窮狀態(tài)，故不用冠詞，故選A。18.Whenyougrowupin

largefamily,youaremorelikelytodevelop

abilitytoA.the;the B.the;a C.a;a D.a;the參考答案：D19.AmericanIndians

aboutfivepercentoftheU.S.population.A.fillup

B.bringup

C.makeup

D.setup參考答案：C句意：美國的印第安人大約占美國總?cè)丝诘陌俜种?。fillup表示“裝滿，填滿”；bringup表示“帶大，撫養(yǎng)大”；makeup表示“組成，編造，虛構(gòu)，化妝”；etup表示“建立，建造”。根據(jù)語境，選C?！究键c(diǎn)】考查動詞短語辨析二、完型填空20.Iwokeuptheotherdaytoaphonecallfromataxidriver.Hehadmyfriend’scellphone,andtoldmethatmyfriendhad___21___itinthecabthenightbefore.Itwasarainy___22___,whichforcabdriversisaverybusytime.Thecabdriveraskedwherehecould___23___thecellphoneoff.Itoldhimthecross___24___whereIlived.IquicklygotdressedandtoldhimthatI’d___25___himonthecomerofthestreet.Thedriverdroveallthe___26___fromQueenstodeliverthephonewithout___27___.WhenImetupwithhim,I___28___andblessedhimforhavingsuchakindandbeautiful___29___.Iwassohappyformy___30___becauseofthisman’skindness!Myfriendhad___31___movedhereandIcouldonlyimaginehow___32___hiscellphonewastohim!IfurtheraskedthetaxidriverifIcouldgethis___33___,sothatmyfriendcanthankhimaswell.Hesaidmy___34___andgratitudewereallthatheneededanddroveoff.IemailedmyfriendtellinghimIhadhis___35___andlaterthatdayImetupwithhimtotellhimhowIhad___36___it.Myfriendsaidhecouldn’tbelievesuchkindnessshould___37___inthisbigcity.Hetoldmehecouldnot___38___topayitforward.Iwasso___39___toseethekindnessthathappenedearlythatmorning.Itjustmademy___40___!21.A.hid

B.left

C.forgot

D.missed22.A.morning

B.night

C.afternoon

D.evening23.A.throw

B.give

C.put

D.drop24.A.hotel

B.town

C.street

D.city25.A.pay

B.meet

C.exchange

D.call26.A.time

B.distance

C.way

D.trip27.A.delay

B.permit

C.support

D.request28.A.rewarded

B.talked

C.greeted

D.thanked29.A.figure

B.cab

C.soul

D.idea30.A.decision

B.friend

C.luck

D.deed31.A.lastly

B.finally

C.recently

D.hurriedly32.A.important

B.popular

C.expensive

D.lovely33.A.honor

B.permission

C.photo

D.information34.A.help

B.blessing

C.attitude

D.concern35.A.address

B.letter

C.message

D.phone36.A.bought

B.searched

C.got

D.kept37.A.wait

B.exist

C.react

D.allow38.A.wait

B.quit

C.hope

D.expect39.A.annoyed

B.shocked

C.surprised

D.touched40.A.day

B.dream

C.example

D.story參考答案：21.B

22.A

23.D

24.C

25.B

26.C

27.A

28.D

29.C

30.B

31.C

32.A

33.D

34.B

35.D

36.C

37.B

38.A

39.D

40.A本文是一篇記敘文，講述了有一回，作者的朋友將手機(jī)落在了車?yán)铩５诙煸绯克緳C(jī)聯(lián)系到作者，把手機(jī)歸還到了作者手里，令作者感動。21.Andtoldmethatmyfriendhad___1___itinthecabthenightbefore.句意：告訴我，我的朋友昨晚坐出租車時(shí)，把手機(jī)落在了車?yán)?。A.hid

藏；

B.left落下；

C.forgot忘記；

D.missed錯(cuò)過。故選B。22.Itwasarainy___2___,

句意：那是一個(gè)下雨的...。A.morning早晨；B.night

夜晚；

C.afternoon

中午；

D.evening夜晚。由第一段可知作者是剛醒來就接到出租車司機(jī)的電話，可以判斷時(shí)間是早晨，故選A。24.

Itoldhimthecross___4___whereIlived.句意：我告訴他我所住的街道。A.hotel酒店，旅館；B.town城鎮(zhèn)；

C.street

街道；D.city城市。司機(jī)是在街道上開著車歸還手機(jī)的，所以是詢問作者所住的街道。故選C。25.

IquicklygotdressedandtoldhimthatI’d___5___himonthecomerofthestreet.句意：我趕緊穿好衣服，告訴他我要在街上和他碰面。A.pay

支付；

B.meet見面；C.exchange交換；

D.call呼叫。司機(jī)要?dú)w還手機(jī)，作者與司機(jī)約定好見面的地點(diǎn)。故選B。26.Thedriverdroveallthe___6___fromQueens.句意：司機(jī)一路上從皇后區(qū)開車過來。A.time

時(shí)間；B.distance

距離；C.way道路；

D.trip旅行。故本題選C。27.ThedriverdroveallthewayfromQueenstodeliverthephonewithout___7___.句意：司機(jī)一路上開車過來為了盡快歸還手機(jī)，不拖延。A.delay

延遲；

B.permit許可；

C.support

支持；

D.request請求。故本題選A。28.I___8___andblessedhimforhavingsuchakindandbeautiful___9___.A.rewarded報(bào)答；

B.talked告訴；C.greeted迎接，問候；D.thanked感謝。故本題選D。and表并列，由后面的單詞blessed祝?？芍髡呤强陬^上表達(dá)了感謝，沒有提到以什么作為回報(bào)。故本題選D。29.Ithankedandblessedhimforhavingsuchakindandbeautiful___9___.本題中beautiful只能用來修飾人物或者靈魂，文中沒有提到司機(jī)很漂亮，所以beautiful是用來形容司機(jī)的靈魂。句意：我感謝以及祝福他，因?yàn)樗麚碛腥绱嗣利惗利惖撵`魂。A.figure

人物,角色；B.cab

出租車；C.soul靈魂；

D.idea主意。故本題選C。30.

Iwassohappyformy___10___becauseofthisman’skindness!由前文可知這個(gè)手機(jī)是我朋友的，故選B。句意：我為我的朋友感到高興，因?yàn)樗龅饺绱松屏嫉娜耍.decision決定；B.friend

朋友；C.luck

幸運(yùn)；D.deed行為。本題選B。31.Myfriendhad___11___movedhere，句意：我的朋友才剛剛搬到這里。A.lastly

最后；

B.finally

最終；C.recently

最近；

D.hurriedly匆忙的。本題選C。32.Icouldonlyimaginehow___12___hiscellphonewastohim!句意：我能想象他的手機(jī)對他有多重要！A.important

重要的；B.popular

受歡迎的；C.expensive昂貴的；

D.lovely可愛的。本題選A。33.

IfurtheraskedthetaxidriverifIcouldgethis___13___,句意：我進(jìn)一步詢問出租車司機(jī)的信息。A.honor

榮譽(yù)；B.permission許可；

C.photo

照片；

D.information信息。本題選D。34.Hesaidmy___14___andgratitudewereallthatheneededanddroveoff.句意：他說我的祝福和感激才是他所需要的，然后開車走了。A.help

幫助；B.blessing

祝福；C.attitude

態(tài)度；

D.concern關(guān)心。本題選B。35.IemailedmyfriendtellinghimIhadhis___15___，句意：我給我的朋友發(fā)了電子郵件，告訴他我有他的手機(jī)。A.address

地址；

B.letter信；

C.message消息；

D.phone手機(jī)。故本題選D。36.

ImetupwithhimtotellhimhowIhad___16___it.句意：我和他碰面，告訴他我是怎么得到手機(jī)的。A.bought

買；

B.searched搜尋；

C.got

得到；

D.kept保持。本題選C。37.Myfriendsaidhecouldn’tbelievesuchkindnessshould___17___inthisbigcity.句意：我的朋友說他難以置信在這個(gè)大城市里會有這樣仁慈的人。A.wait

等待；B.exist存在；

C.react影響；

D.allow允許。本題選B。38.Hetoldmehecouldnot___18___topayitforward.句意：他告訴我他等不及要用錢感謝那位司機(jī)。A.wait等待；

B.quit

放棄；

C.hope

希望；

D.expect期望。詞組：cannotwaittodo等不及做某事。故本題選A。39.Iwasso___19___toseethekindnessthathappenedearlythatmorning.句意：我很感動，看到那天早上發(fā)生的那種善意的事情。A.annoyed

生氣；

B.shocked震驚；

C.surprised驚奇；

D.touched感動。本題選D。40.Itjustmademy___20___!由文章開頭可知，司機(jī)歸還手機(jī)是發(fā)生在某一天。故選A。句意：這就是我的一天！A.day天；

B.dream夢想；

C.example例子；

D.story故事。21.Attheageofnine,Iwastakingswimminglessonsatapool.ThedayhadarrivedwhenIwastobetestedtoseeifIcould

___21___

toahigherlevelclass.Fifteenofuswereto

___22___swimmingfromonesideofthepooltotheotherandback.Iwatchedasmy

___23___

,onebyone,triedandfailed.Thenitwasmyturnto

___24___

,Imean,myturntoattempttopassthetest.IwasabouthalfwaywhenIgot

___25___.Iimmediatelystoppedand

___26___

thesideofthepool,endingmytest.Ourinstructor,acollegestudent,wasstanding

___27___

me.“Whydidyoustop?”heyelled,inaless-than

___28___voice.“Igotwaterinmynose,”I

___29___.That’swhenthiscollegestudent

___30___

meoneoflife’sgreatlessons,

___31___

heprobablyneverrealizedthat.Bendingdown,heshouted,“So?”

“So?”The

___32___

shockedme.Ithadjustseemed

___33___

tomethattheanswertopainwastoremovethethingcausingthe

___34___.Mynine-year-oldbrainhadnotunderstoodthefactthatavaluable___35___isworthachieving,howeverdifficulttogetthere.Recognizingthat,Iwas

___36___

nothingwouldkeepmefromcompletingthetest.Infact,Ididitrather

___37___onmynextattempt.Seeingme

___38___

thetest,almostalltheothersdidsoaswell.Lifeisajournal,andtheroadwon’t

___39___

beeasy.Wehavetofocusonthefinaldestination,notthe

___40___

alongtheroad.21.A.skip

B.refer

C.advance

D.add22.A.taketurns

B.insiston

C.takerisks

D.putoff23.A.competitors

B.classmates

C.students

D.instructors24.A.show

B.leave

C.fail

D.observe25.A.injured

B.blamed

C.trapped

D.choked26.A.pushed

B.pressed

C.grabbed

D.controlled27.A.above

B.below

C.beside

D.beyond28.A.surprised

B.sympathetic

C.annoyed

D.cold29.A.explained

B.reacted

C.declined

D.urged30.A.delivered

B.owed

C.taught

D.promised31.A.sothat

B.asif

C.incase

D.evenif32.A.problem

B.excuse

C.question

D.voice33.A.logical

B.illegal

C.ridiculous

D.impossible34.A.disaster

B.discomfort

C.damage

D.fear35.A.result

B.advantage

C.goal

D.task36.A.concerned

B.sensitive

C.embarrassed

D.sure37.A.slowly

B.easily

C.clumsily

D.eagerly38.A.attend

B.take

C.give

D.pass39.A.always

B.sometimes

C.ever

D.seldom40.A.sights

B.barriers

C.surprises

D.harvests參考答案：21.C

22.A

23.B

24.C

25.D

26.C

27.A

28.B

29.A

30.C

31.D

32.C

33.A

34.B

35.C

36.D

37.B

38.D

39.A

40.B本文是一篇記敘文，作者9歲的時(shí)候參加了一次游泳測試，在游泳教練的鼓勵(lì)之下成功通過了測試。讓他感悟到生活就像是一場旅行，道路不總是容易的。我們要關(guān)注最終的目的地，而不是人生道路上的障礙?！?1題詳解】考查動詞辨析。A.skip跳躍，跳過；B.refer提及，參考；C.advance進(jìn)步；D.add增加；測試我是否進(jìn)步到更高一級水平班級的那一天要來了。動詞advance與toahigherlevelclass一致，故C項(xiàng)正確?！?2題詳解】考查動詞短語辨析。A.taketurns輪流；B.insiston堅(jiān)持；C.takerisks冒險(xiǎn)；D.putoff推遲；我們同一個(gè)班級的15個(gè)人輪流從游泳池的這一邊游到另外一邊然后再游回來。根據(jù)句意可知多人輪流參加測試，故A項(xiàng)正確?！?3題詳解】考查上下文串聯(lián)。A.competitors對手，競爭者；B.classmates同學(xué)；C.students學(xué)生；D.instructors教師；根據(jù)前句可知同一個(gè)班級我們同一個(gè)班級的15個(gè)人輪流參加測試，我看著他們一個(gè)一個(gè)地嘗試失敗。他們和我不是競爭關(guān)系，而是同學(xué)關(guān)系。故B項(xiàng)正確?！?4題詳解】考查動詞辨析。A.show展示；B.leave離開；C.fail失敗；D.observe觀察；遵守；輪到我失敗的時(shí)候了，我對自己完全沒有信心，認(rèn)為必定會失敗。故C項(xiàng)正確。【25題詳解】考查動詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A.injured傷害；B.blamed責(zé)備；C.trapped圍困；D.choke窒息，阻礙；根據(jù)第8空后“Igotwaterinmynose”可知當(dāng)我游到一半的時(shí)候，被水嗆住了幾乎要窒息，我只能停下來抓住泳池邊沿，只能結(jié)束我的測試。故D項(xiàng)正確?！?6題詳解】考查動詞辨析。A.pushed推開；B.pressed擠壓；C.grabbed抓住；D.controlled控制；當(dāng)我游到一半的時(shí)候，被水嗆住了幾乎要窒息，我只能停下來抓住泳池邊沿，只能結(jié)束我的測試。故C項(xiàng)正確?！?7題詳解】考查介詞辨析及常識。A.above在…上面；B.below在…下面；C.beside在…旁邊；D.beyond超過，越過；當(dāng)測試進(jìn)行的時(shí)候，游泳教練通常站在泳池上面。故A項(xiàng)正確。【28題詳解】考查形容詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A.surprised驚訝的；B.sympathetic同情的；C.annoyed惱怒的；D.cold冷漠的；游泳教練站在泳池上面用不太同情的聲音對我大喊：為什么要停下來？我向他解釋有水嗆到鼻子里了。根據(jù)句意可知B項(xiàng)正確?！?9題詳解】考查上下文串聯(lián)。A.explained解釋；B.reacted反應(yīng)；C.declined拒絕；D.urged催促，敦促；根據(jù)上文可知游泳教練站在泳池上面用不太有同情心的聲音對我大喊：為什么要停下來？我向他解釋有水嗆到鼻子里了。使用explain與前面的問句保持一致。故A項(xiàng)正確?！?0題詳解】考查動詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A.delivered投遞；B.owed擁有；C.taught教；D.promised承諾；正當(dāng)我向游泳教練解釋嗆水的時(shí)候，他教了一個(gè)我一生中最偉大的教訓(xùn)，即使他自己也沒有意識到。動詞teach與名詞lesson一致，故C項(xiàng)正確?！?1題詳解】考查連詞辨析。A.sothat以至于，以便于；B.asif似乎，好像；C.incase以防；D.evenif即使；正當(dāng)我向游泳教練解釋嗆水的時(shí)候，他教了一個(gè)我一生中最偉大的教訓(xùn)，即使他自己也沒有意識到。故D項(xiàng)正確?！?2題詳解】考查上下文串聯(lián)。A.problem難題；B.excuse借口；C.question問題；D.voice聲音；根據(jù)前句中heshouted,“So?”

“So?”可知游泳教練問我“那又怎么樣？”他提出的這個(gè)問題讓我很震驚。故C項(xiàng)正確?！?3題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。A.logical邏輯的；B.illegal非法的；C.ridiculous荒謬的；D.impossible不可能的；對我來說對痛苦的回答是把導(dǎo)致不舒服感覺的東西去除點(diǎn)，這是合乎邏輯的。故A項(xiàng)正確?！?4題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.disaster災(zāi)難；B.discomfort不舒服；C.damage破壞；D.fear恐懼；對我來說對痛苦的回答是把導(dǎo)致不舒服感覺的東西去除點(diǎn)，這是合乎邏輯的。讓我們感覺不舒服的事情會給我們帶來不舒服，A項(xiàng)過于嚴(yán)重，故B項(xiàng)正確?！?5題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.result結(jié)果；B.advantage優(yōu)勢；C.goal目標(biāo)，目的；D.task任務(wù)；9歲的我還不能理解一個(gè)重要的目標(biāo)是值得努力實(shí)現(xiàn)的，無論到達(dá)泳池的對面是多么的困難。動詞achieve與名詞goal形成呼應(yīng)。故C項(xiàng)正確。【36題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。A.concerned擔(dān)心的；B.sensitive敏感的；C.embarrassed尷尬的；D.sure確信的，有把握的；意識到這一點(diǎn)，我確信沒有什么可以阻止我完成這項(xiàng)測試了。作者認(rèn)為這是一個(gè)值得自己努力實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo)，確信自己能完成。故D項(xiàng)正確?！?7題詳解】考查副詞辨析。A.slowly緩慢地；B.easily容易地；C.clumsily笨拙地；D.eagerly急切地；實(shí)際上，第下一次的嘗試中我很容易就完成了。介詞短語infact通常表示轉(zhuǎn)折，第一次嘗試失敗了，第二次很容易就完成了。故B項(xiàng)正確?！?8題詳解】考查動詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A.attend參加；B.take拿走，參加；C.give給與；D.pass通過；看到我通過了測試，幾乎所有人都做得很好。本句中pass與前句中didit形成呼應(yīng)。故D項(xiàng)正確。【39題詳解】考查副詞辨析。A.always總是；B.sometimes有時(shí)候；C.ever曾經(jīng)；D.seldom很少；生活就像是一場旅行，人生道路不總是容易的。我們要關(guān)注最終的目的地，而不是人生道路上的障礙。故A項(xiàng)正確?！?0題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.sights視力，景色；B.barriers障礙；C.surprises驚訝；驚喜；D.harvests收獲；生活就像是一場旅行，道路不總是容易的。我們要關(guān)注最終的目的地，而不是人生道路上的障礙。故B項(xiàng)正確。三、閱讀理解22.Irecentlyreadaboutawonderfulactofkindness.Itisaboutthecountrysinger,JanHoward,andithappenedinthemid1950s.Youcanreadaboutitinherautobiography(自傳),SunshineandShadow.Shesufferedalotwithherthreechildren,twoofwhomwerebabies.Shewasforcedtoleaveherhusbandbecausehedidn’tcareaboutthefamily.Atonepointshesufferedanervousbreakdownduetohiscruelanduncaringbehavior.

Shetookherchildrenwithheranddecidedtoleavetheirhome,butdidn’tknowherdestination.ThisalltookplaceinasmalltowninKansas,calledFrontenac.Shehadverylittlegasinthetankandnomoneyatallandshedidn’tevenmanagetomakeitoutofFrontenac.Assheusedupthegasshegotintoapanic(驚慌).Shethenwenttoahouse,notknowingtheowner.She"putherprideinherpocket"andwenttothedoor.

Aftersheexplainedhersituationtoanoldladywhoansweredthedoor,theladyaskedherhusbandtohelpJancarrythechildrenintothehouse.Thesekindpeopleallowedhertostayfortwoweeksuntilshereceivedsomemoneyinthemailfroma.TheyfedandcaredforJanandherchildren.ThisisoneofthemostexcitingactsofkindnessIhaveevercomeacrossinmyfiftyyears.TheseangelswerenamedHenryandSarahandtheywouldalwaysbewarmlyrememberedbymeforwhattheydidforJanandherchildren.56.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Asinger’sautobiography.B.Thelifeofanoldcouple.

C.Anactofkindness.D.ThedifficultiesJanmet.57.WhathappenedtoJanHowardinFrontenac?

A.Shefoundafriendlycoupleasshehadexpected.B.Shedidn’thaveenoughmoneytogoonwithherjourney.C.Shecouldn’tlivewithherchildren.

D.Shesufferedalotbecauseherhusbandlefther.58.Fromthepassagewelearnthattheauthor________.

A.believesJanHowardmetwithangelsB.doesn’tknowtheoldcouple’snamesC.doesn’tknowwheretheoldcouplelived

D.thinkshighlyoftheoldcouple參考答案：CBD23.SomepeopleinManchester,Britain,willsoonbepayingforgoodsandserviceswithso-called“smart”creditcards.Thesecardsaremoresecurethanthetraditionalmagnetic-stripversionandcanbeusedtotravelonbuses,checkbankaccountsanddoshopping.TheManchesterprojectisoneofthebiggestsmartcardschemesintheworld.Everytimepeopleusethecardsonabusortrain,thefareisdeducted(reduced)fromthevalueofthecard.Whentheyhavenocreditleft,thecardscanberechargedatalocalshop.Asmartcardlooksjustlikeamormalplasticcardbutithasasiliconchipinit.Itispossibleforthesamesiliconchiptoperformanumberofdifferentfunctions,sooneplasticcardinyourpocketcoulddoalargenumberofdifferentjobs.Thecardhasmuchmorememoryspacethanamagnetic-stripcard,somanymorethingscanberecorededonit.Therearetwotypesofsmartcards.Oneisthecontactcardwhichisusedinthesameway