2021年蘇州市英語(yǔ)模擬練習(xí)題【帶答案】

2021年蘇州市英語(yǔ)模擬練習(xí)題【帶答案】學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、單選題(40題)1.ManypeopleinAfricaseemtobeoftheAmericanwayoflife:drivingeverywhere（）

A.enviousB.hopefulC.pleasedD.happy

2.Teachersatouruniversitytopublishatleasttworesearchpaperseachyear（）

A.willrequireB.requireC.arerequiringD.arerequired

3.Idon'tknowthereasonshelooksunhappytoday（）

A.asB.whyC.whichD.when

4.Welostourwayinthatsmallvillage,otherwisewe______moreplacesofinterestyesterday（）

A.visitedB.hadvisitedC.wouldvisitD.wouldhavevisited

5.Brass（黃銅）is______goldincolor（）

A.similarwithB.familiarwithC.familiartoD.similarto

6.Ican't______thistypeofcomputer；it'stooexpensive（）

A.costB.spendC.affordD.calm

7.Onlyinthiswaymakeimprovementsintheoperatingsystem（）

A.youcanB.youdidC.canyouD.didyou

8.We’resurethattheenvironmentinourcity（）greatlythroughourworkinthenearfuture

A.willimprove

B.wasimproved

C.hasimproved

D.willbeimproved

9.Thepricewasveryreasonable;Iwouldgladlyhavepaid_____heasked（）

A.threetimesmuchas

B.threetimesasmanyas

C.asthreetimesmuchas

D.threetimesasmuchas

10.Theblackcoalthereisasharp____whitesnow（）

A.contractwithB.contentwithC.contacttoD.contrastto

11.YouandIcouldhardlyworktogether,_____（）

A.couldyouB.couldn’tIC.couldn’tweD.couldwe

12.Haveyouany_____thatyouwerenotthereat9o’clocklastnight（）

A.statementB.causeC.wordsD.proof

13.Aprofessor,alongwithsomestudents,______nowworkinginthenewlaboratory（）

A.isB.wereC.areD.was

14.Theanimals,highlysensitivetopollution,canmonitorofwaterquality（）

A.serveasB.workforC.copewithD.relate

15.Sheisvery（）tohisuglyappearance

A.sensibleB.sensitiveC.senseD.sentimental

16.Wouldyoupleasecallmeuplater_______theydecidetogocamping（）

A.thatB.forC.whetherD.when

17.Iusedtosmoke（）butIgaveitup3yearsago

A.seriouslyB.heavilyC.badlyD.severely

18.Massproductionhasmade（）thegoodsandserviceswewantatalowerprice

A.possibleforustoget

B.itispossibleforustoget

C.itpossibleforustoget

D.possibleitisforustoget

19.Ihaven’tmethim（）thelastcommitteemeeting

A.forB.sinceC.atD.before

20.Couldyoufindsomeone（）

A.formetoplaytenniswith

B.playtenniswith

C.formetoplaytennis

D.playtennis

21.isnotknownyet（）

A.Whetherwewillgotothepark

B.Althoughwewillgotothepark

C.Unlesstheycometoseeus

D.Nomatterhowhardtheworkis

22.He（）yesterdaymorning,andwouldstayforthreedays

A.checkedupB.checkedonC.checkedoutD.checkedin

23.Mathematics______thelanguageofscience（）

A.isB.hasbeenC.areD.havebeen

24.Thereasonwhyhedidn'tcometoschoolwasill（）

A.dueto

B.thathefell

C.becausehefell

D.becauseoffalling

25.Bytheendofthisterm,we（）3000Englishwordsinall

A.willlearnB.willhavelearnedC.havelearnedD.hadlearned

26.Manypeoplebelievethat_____onehas,_______oneis,butactuallyitisnottrue（）

A.themoremoney;thehappier

B.themoremoney;themorehappy

C.thelessmoney;thehappier

D.thelessmoney;themorehappy

27.Ifyou_____yourchildrenwell，youwillbeproudofthem（）

A.catchupB.bringupC.takeupD.growup

28.______canbegoodatsomethingfor40yearsifhedoesn’tloveit（）

A.AnybodyB.EverybodyC.NobodyD.Somebody

29.Pleasedon’tbeangry.I______tohelpratherthantohurtyou（）

A.plottedB.managedC.supposedD.meant

30.Youmusthaveseenthefilmlastweek,（）

A.didn'tyouB.didyouC.mustn'tyouD.needn'tyou

31.Peoplelivingincities_______tosufferfromstressmorethanpeopleinthecountryside（）

A.intendB.leanC.tendD.incline

32.I'dliketofindsomeoneIcandiscusssuchaproblem（）

A.whoB.whomC.withwhomD.towhom

33.Giveupsmoking,youwillhaveahealthybody（）

A.orB.andC.lestD.otherwise

34.Bythetimeyougraduate,we____inAustraliaforoneyear（）

A.willbestaying

B.willhavestayed

C.wouldhavestayed

D.havestayed

35.（）ideaof（）soundsmuchbetterthanClare’s

A.The;hersB.That;herC.That;her’sD.One;her

36.TheBritisharenotsofamiliarwithdifferentculturesandotherwaysofdoingthings,________isoftenthecaseinothercountries（）

A.asB.whatC.soD.that

37.CanIcomethiseveningortomorrowmorning?

isOK.I’mfreetodayandtomorrow（）

A.EitherB.NeitherC.BothD.None

38.Thetree,thebranches______arealmostbare,isaveryoldone（）

A.whoseB.inwhichC.ofwhichD.which

39.It'sknownthatwalking_____ofgreathelptoolderpeople（）

A.isB.areC.beD.was

40.Noone,excepthistwobestfriends,_____whereheis（）

A.knowB.toknowC.knowsD.knowing

二、判斷題(5題)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空題(5題)46.Theseactivitieshelptogreatly____thetiesamongtheclubmembers.（strong）

47.Toeverybody's____,theactorfelloffthestageduringtheeveningperformance.（amuse）

48.Thenewsthathersonfailedtopasstheexamwasso____thatshehardlybelieveit.（disappoint）

49.Thereis____ofreligioninourcountry.（free）

50.Wouldyoupleaseprovideuswitha____largeenoughtoholdallthewater?（contain）

四、完型填空(20題)51.（）

A.hadB.haveC.havingD.tohave

52.60.（）

A.howeverB.andC.thoughD.although

53.59.（）

A.thoughtB.heardC.learnedD.seen

54.55.（）

A.WithB.WithoutC.ForD.Like

55.63（）

A.excitedB.eagerC.surprisedD.proud

56.64（）

A.outB.overC.inD.on

57.45.（）

A.feelsB.leadsC.soundsD.appears

58.27.（）

A.promiseB.burdenC.rightD.game

59.Itcanbearealstruggletotrytolearnanewlanguage.OnlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldeasilylearn61words,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Justthenmytutoratuniversity62readingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.

Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillyhunting63abookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,butthenIrealizedeveryonehastostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstomakeourbrains64withcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures.Fromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.

Theadvantageof65suchbooksisthatyoualreadyknowthestory.66,youcanguessthewordmeaningwithyourpreviousknowledgeofthestory.ThemethodI67istoreadachapterofyourchosenbookandattheend,markoutthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookthemup.Ifyoucanwaitabit68youuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedyoucanunderstandmerelyfromthecontext.Additionally,alotofchildren'sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclue.

Ifyoucanfinda69ofthebooksyouhavereadasachild,Iwouldstronglyadvisereadingthesebooks.I70suggestreadingtheseriesofHarryPotterbookswrittenbyJ.K.Rowling

61.（）

A.strangeB.individualC.difficultD.typical

60.58.（）

A.havinglivedB.livingC.toliveD.lived

61.Haveyou__56__askedyourselfwhychildrengotoschool?Youwillprobablysaythattheygo__57__theirownlanguageandotherlanguages,arithmetic,history,scienceand__58__subjects.Thatisquitetrue,butwhydotheylearnthesethings?Andarethesethings__59__thattheylearnatschool?

We__60__ourchildrentoschoolto__61__themforthetime__62__theyaregrown-upandhavetowork__63__theirown.Nearlyalltheylearnatschoolhassome__64__useintheirlife,butisthattheonlyreason__65__theygotoschool?

Thereis__66__ineducationthanjustlearningfacts.Wegotoschool__67__alltolearnhowtolearn,__68__whenwehave__69__schoolwecancontinuetolearn.Amanwhoreallyknows__70__willalwaysbesuccessful,because__71__hehastodosomethingnewthathehasneverhadtodo__72__hewillrapidlyteachhimselfhowtodoitinthebest__73__.Theuneducatedperson,__74__,isprobablyunabletodosomethingnew,ordoesitbadly.Thepurposeofschools,thereforeisnotjusttoteachlanguages,arithmetic,etc.__75__toteachstudentsthewaytolearn

56.（）A.eitherB.foreverC.everD.never

62.Wegotupearlythismorningand56alongwalkafterbreakfast.Wewalked57thebusinesssectionofthecity.Itoldyouyesterdaythatthecity58largerthanIthoughtitwouldbe.Well,thebusinesssectionissmallerthanIthoughtitwouldbe.Isupposethat's59Washingtonisaspecialkindofcity.60ofthepeopleinWashingtonworkforthegovernment.

About9:30wewenttotheWhiteHouse.It's61thepublicfromten62twelve,andtherewasalonglineofpeople63togetin.Wedidn'thavetowaitverylong,becausethelinemovedprettyquickly.

TheWhiteHouseisreallywhite.It64everyyear.Anditseemsverywhite,becauseit'sgotbeautifullawns65aroundit,withmanytreesandshrubs.Thegrounds66aboutfoursquareblocks.Imean,they'reabouttwoblockslong67eachside.

Ofcourse,wedidn'tseethewholebuilding.Thepart68thePresidentlivesandworkscannotbevisitedbythepublic.Butthepartwesawwasbeautiful.Wewentthroughfiveofthemainrooms.Oneof69wasthelibrary,onthegroundfloor.Onthenextfloor,therearethreeroomsnamed70thecolorsthatareusedinthem:theRedRoom,theBlueRoom,andtheGreenRoom.Thewallsarecoveredwithsilk71.Thereare72oldfurniture,fromthetime73theWhiteHousewas74built.Andeverywheretherearepaintingsandstatuesofformerpresidentsand75famouspeoplefromhistory

56.（）

A.madeB.tookC.didD.set

63.Mr.Johnsonworkedinanoffice.Hewasshortandoverweight,andhelookedlikeafifty-year-oldman61hewasnomorethanthirty-five.He62threethousanddollarsamonthandhadhisownhouseandcar.Buthewasverymiserly（吝嗇的）andhad63friends.Hetookgoodcareofnobodybut64.Hewasintroducedtoseveralgirls,butheneverboughtany65forthemandnogirllikedamanlikehim.Sohehadto66aloneinhisbeautifulhouse.Hewasalwayssadofitbutdidn’tknowthe67.

OneSundaymorningMr.Johnsonfeltlonely68andwentoutforawalknearapark.Itwasafineday.Thesunwas69andthebirdsweresinginginthetrees.Beautiful70andgreengrasscouldbeseeneverywhere.He71abouthissadnessandwalkedon.Suddenlyheheardsomeonewascallingfrom72.Heturnedroundandsawaprettygirlwithapairofglasses73tocatchupwithhim.Hefeltstrange74hedidn’tknowheratall,buthestoppedto75her.

Don’tyourememberme,sir?askedthegirl.I76youlastDecember!

I’m77you’reoneofmychildren’sfather.thegirlsaid.Suddenlyshefoundshedidn’tknowthemanatallandher78turnedredandhurriedoff.

79herwalkingaway,Mr.Johnsoncouldnotunderstand80itmeant.Ofcourse,hedidn’tknowthatshewasaprimaryschoolteacher

（）

A.ifB.whetherC.thoughD.where

64.64.（）

A.allB.majorC.AmericanD.news

65.73.（）

A.wasB.isC.hasbeenD.shouldbe

66.Oneeveningmyfatherbroughtmybrotherandmetopickupourmother.WearrivedattheEaglesHallandwere51inthecarwhenmyfathersmeltsomething.He52behindourcarandcouldseesmoke53fromahouse,ablockbehindus.Hequicklydrovearoundtothehouse.Thesmokewasthick,andwesawfire54heopenedthedoorandwentinside.Hecameoutwithawomanandrushed55inforherchildren.Hedidn'tstop56allchildrenwereout.Whenthe57arrived,wewentbacktogetMom.

Myfatherdidn't58mentionittoMom.Wehadtotellherwhatwehad59.Myfathersaidthatnothingmuch60andnottoworry.Thenextdaythestoryinthe61saidthatthepeoplefromthehouseweretryingto62myfathertothankhim.Myfatherjustsaidthattheyhadmoreimportantthingstobe63with.That'smydadandIstillrememberthemanygreatthingshedidforothers.Anyoneofthese64makesmydadahero,butheneverstops.I'velearnedfromhimthatbeingaheromeansdoing65youcanwheneverpossible

51.（）

A.drivingB.hidingC.dreamingD.waiting

67.54.（）

A.lostB.choseC.leftD.quit

68.Visitorstothezoousuallypitytheanimalsowingtotheirparticularemotionalassociations（聯(lián)想）.Whichanimalsshouldbeindeedpitied?

Thefirsttypearethosecleverand41developedanimals42livelyintelligenceanddesireforactivitycan43nooutlet（表現(xiàn)機(jī)會(huì)）behindthebarsofthecage.Thoseanimalshavinglivedinafreestatebefore44inthezoohaveastrongdesireformovingabout45,buthavetoturnaroundrepeatedlyintheirquarters.Owingtothisdisappointment,foxesandwolves46inplaceswhicharefartoosmall,areamongthemost47ofallzooanimals.

Anothersadscene,seldom48byordinaryzoovisitors,isthe49flyingtrialsofswans（天鵝）atmigration（遷徙）time.Thesecreatures,likemostotherwaterbirds,aregenerallymadeunabletoflybythe50ofcuttingoffatipofthewingbone.51suchswansinthezoogenerallyseemhappyunder52careandtheyraisetheiryoungwithoutanytrouble,atmigrationtimethingsbecome53.Thebirdsneverreally54thattheycannolongerfly,andrepeatedlyswimtothe55ofthepondsothattheycanhavethewholeextentofitssurfacewhentryingto56againstthewind.Meanwhile,theirloudflyingcallscanbeheardastheytryto57,andagainandagainthegrandpreparationsendin58.

Idonotlikeseeingthose59waterbirdsinthezoo.Themissingtipofonewingandthestillsadderpicturethatthebirdmakeswhenit60itswingshurtmebadly.Whatatrulysorrypictureitis!

41.（）

A.highB.highlyC.deepD.deeply

69.50.（）

A.weretakingB.takesC.hadtakenD.took

70.72.（）

A.manypiecesofB.manybitsofC.agreatmanyD.manya

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.Accordingtothispassage,someanimalshavethegiftof______（）

A.tellingpeopleapartbyhowtheybehave

B.typingeachother

C.tellinggoodpeoplefrombadpeople

D.recognizinghumanfaces

72.About2percentofAmericanstudentsarenowtaughtathome.Educatorsareconfusedabouthowthisgrowingpracticeshouldberegulated,andalsowonderwhetherchildrenwhoarenotfullyregisteredinschoolshouldgetsomepublicservices.Theissueshowshowdimthelinebetweenpublicandprivateeducationcanbecome,evenwhenthatprivateeducationisdeliveredathome.

Probablyabouthalftheparentswhoteachathomearereligiouslymotivatedanduselessonsbymail（orInternet）fromchurchschools.Perhapsanadditionalfourthhavesomedoubtsaboutpubliceducation,thinkschoolsareunsafeorthefactthattheirchildrenhavespecialneedsthatregularschoolsdon’tmeet.Insomecases,parentshome-schooltoescapecompulsory（義務(wù)）education;theydoleastteachingwhilehavingolderchildrencareforyoungersistersorbrothersorworkinhomebusinesses.Althoughchildrenoftenlearnwellathome,weakregulationsinmoststatesmeanthatofficialsrarelychallengeormonitorparentswhosaytheyarehome-schooling.Withgrowingfrequency,however,publicschoolsofferservicestothehome-schooled.Districtsmaypermitthemtoenrollparttimeforinstance;educatorsfearthatotherwisethesechildrencouldlaterreturnfulltimewithseriousacademicweaknesses,andinanycasesomedistrictswantingtoqualifyforstateaidcanbenefitfrompart-timersfillingemptyseats.

HereinHelena,MaryBrownhastaughther12childrenathomewhilemanufacturingclothingthereinhernon-teachinghours.Mrs.Brownsayshermotiveistogivemoretraininginbasics,likephonics（發(fā)音學(xué)）thanpublicschoolsoffer.Mostofhercurriculumisfromachurchschool,withtestsreturnedbymail.

Twoyearsagoherseventhchild,Andrea,wantingtojoinregularathleticprograms,enrolledatCapitalHighSchool.Andreasoonchangedhermindandcontinuedhomestudy.Butshehadlikedgymandchorus（合唱）,soMrs.Brownaskedthatshebeallowedtocontinueinthemwhiletakingothercoursesathome

Theeducationexpertsworryabout（）

A.whetherhome-schoolingaffectsthegenerallevelofeducation

B.whetherthechildrenstudyingathomeneedhelp

C.whetherfamilyeducationshouldbeabandoned

D.whetherparentsusetherightmethodstoteachchildren

73.Theapplicationformsmustinclude_______（）

A.thedecisionprocedure

B.thecollegeachievements

C.thebesttechnique

D.alistofadviceandjudgments

74.ThegovernmentsetuptheFederalArtProjectto（）

A.provideachanceforallcreativepeopletodisplaytheirabilitie

B.financethosepoorartiststhroughdepression

C.offerpermanentjobstotalentedpaintersandsculptors

D.payartistssalaryduringeighteenmonths

75.Accordingtoparagraph3,BrettandSpecht’sinterviewees（）

A.joinedarmedforcesunder18

B.consideredgoingintothearmytheirduty

C.wereonlyfromAfricancountries

D.weremainlytheex-soldiers

76.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysayingfortunatelyformostofus（Para.1）（）

A.Thatmostpeopleknowhowtopreparetofuandsushithemselves

B.ThatmosttraditionalJapanesefoodcanbeenjoyedeverywhere

C.ThatwecanenjoysometraditionalJapanesefoodoutofJapan

D.ThatJapanesefoodliketofu,sushiandevengreenteaisnotstrangetous

77.Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwedolookback,it’salreadytoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon’treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonesaystoyou,Youarealuckydog.That’sbeingfriendly.Butthereisabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Butbringinginthedogbitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn’timportant.It’stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven’tgotadateforaSaturdaynight.

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake

Accordingtothispassage,thereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthat__________（）

A.evenfriendsareannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysay

B.peopleusuallystateonethingandmeananother

C.wefailtolistencarefullywhenotherstalk

D.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay

78.ThefollowingareallgoodfatsEXCEPT________（）

A.avocadosB.rawnutsC.coconutD.probiotic

79.Whendoesababybecomefrightenedofunfamiliarpeople（）

A.Inearlyinfancy

B.Inmiddleinfancy

C.Inlateinfancy

D.Inthetoddlerstage

80.PassageOne

Whatyou'vealwaysheard?We'reeatingwaytoomuchsalt.TheaverageAmericangetsabout3.4gramsofsodiumeveryday,farmorethantheupperlimitof2.3gramsrecommendedbytheUSDA.TheInstituteofMedicineestimatesthatreducingsodiumintakenationwidecouldprevent100,000deathseveryyear.

Theheadlinesnow?It'stimetogettough.TheNewYorkcityhealthdepartmentrecentlykickedoffanationalefforttocuttheamountofsaltinpackagedandrestaurantfoodby25percentoverfiveyears.Eightypercentofthesaltintheaverageperson'sdietcomesfromthosesources,notfromthesaltshaker.

Butwait!Thebenefitsofsaltreductionaresurprisinglymurky.Atleast13studieshavetriedtoteaseoutwhathappenstopeoplewhochoosetoeatsaltyornot-so-saltyfood—andtheresultshavepointedineverydirection.Somestudiessuggestthatcuttingsaltprotectstheheart;otherssuggestthatintensesaltreductioncanactuallyincreaseheartproblems.What'sneeded,Dr.MichaelAldermansays,isarandomized,controlledtrial,inwhichpeopleareputondifferentdietsandfollowedforyears.It'stheonlywaytogetareliableanswer,butit'sneverbeendone.

Sowhatshouldyoudo?Goeasyonprocessedfoodsandeatmoreproduce.Thosechangeswillimproveyourdietinavarietyofwaysandcuttheamountofsodiumyouconsume.Ifyourbloodpressureishigh,workwithyourdoctortocontrolitwithdrugsandlifestylechanges.Ifyourbloodpressureishealthy?Atthispoint,there'snoconvincingreasonforyoutocounteverygrain

ItisstatedinParagraph1thatoursodiumintake（）

A.iswithinthehealthyrange

B.isabitovertheupperlimit

C.iswellbelowthelowerlimit

D.isfarbeyondwhatisnecessary

81.PassageTwo

Alarge,detached（獨(dú)立的）housenotonlyensuresprivacy.Itisalsoastatussymbol.Themagnificenthomeissetinabiggarden.Ofcourse,thiskindofhouseisanunrealisticdreamformostpeople.Butevenasmalldetachedhouse,surroundedbyagarden,givestherequiredsuggestionofrurallifewhichisdeartotheheartsofmanyBritishpeople.Mostpeoplewouldbehappytoliveinacottage（村舍）,andifthisisathatched（茅草屋頂?shù)模ヽottage,suggestiveofapre-industrialage,somuchthebetter.

Mostpeopletrytoavoidlivinginablockofflats（whattheAmericanscallapartmentblocks）.Flats,theyfeel,providetheleastamountofprivacy.Withafewexceptions,mostlyincertainlocationsincentralLondon,flatsarethecheapestkindofhome.Thepeoplewholiveinthemarethosewhocannotaffordtoliveanywhereelse.

Thedislikeoflivinginflatsisverystrong.Inthe1950smillionsofpoorerpeoplelivedinold,cold,uncomfortablenineteenthcenturyhouses,oftenwithonlyanoutsidetoiletandnobathroom.Duringthenexttwentyyearsmanyofthemweregivennewhigh-riseblocksofflatstoliveinwhich,withcentralheatingandbathrooms,weremuchmorecomfortableandweresurroundedbygrassyopenspaces.Butpeoplehatedtheirnewhomes.Theysaidtheyfeltcutofffromtheworldwithallthosefloorsup.Theymissedtheneighborliness.Theycouldn'tkeepawatchfuleyeontheirchildrenplayingdownthereinthoselovelygreenspaces.Thenewhigh-riseblocksquicklygotbroken.Theliftsdidn'twork.Thecorridorsweredark.Windowsweredamagedandwerenotrepaired.Therewasgraffitialloverthewalls

Britishpeopleprefer（）

A.flatstodetachedhouses

B.cottagestoflats

C.modernhousestooldhouses

D.citylifetocountrylife

82.SamwantstostayinHunterValleywithhiswife,hisfive-year-olddaughterandhisseven-year-oldson.Hewillcost_______（）

A.＄25B.＄50C.＄100D.＄160

83.Isupposethatthemostbasicandpowerfulwaytoconnecttoanotherpersonistolisten.Justlisten.Perhapsthemostimportantthingweevergiveeachotherisourattention,andespeciallyifit’sgivenfromtheheart.Whenpeoplearetalking,there’snoneedtodoanythingbutreceivethem.Listentowhatthey’resaying.Careaboutit.Mosttimescaringaboutitisevenmoreimportantthanunderstandingit.Mostofusdon’tvalueourselvesorourloveenoughtoknowthis.IthastakenmealongtimetobelieveinthepowerofsimplesayingI’msosorry.whensomeoneisinpain.

Oneofmypatientstoldmethatwhenshetriedtotellherstorypeopleofteninterruptedtotellherthattheyoncehadsomethingjustlikethathappeningtothem.Herpainbecameastoryaboutthemselves.Eventuallyshestoppedtalkingtomostpeople.Weconnectthroughlistening.Whenweinterruptwhatsomeoneissayingtoletthemknowthatweunderstand,wemovethefocusofattentiontoourselves.Whenwelisten,theyknowwecare.

Ihaveevenlearnedtorespondtosomeonecryingbyjustlistening.IntheolddaysIusedtoreachforthehandkerchiefs,untilIrealizedthatpassingapersonahandkerchiefmaybejustanotherwaytoshuthimdown,totakethemoutoftheirexperienceofsadness.NowIjustlisten.Whentheyhavecriedalltheyneedtocry,theyfindmetherewiththem.

Thissimplethinghasnotbeenthateasytolearn.ItcertainlywentagainsteverythingIhadbeentaughtsinceIwasveryyoung.Ithoughtpeoplelistenedonlybecausetheyweretooshytospeakordidnotknowtheanswer.ButnowIknowthatalovingsilenceoftenhasfarmorepowertohealthanthekindestwords

Whatdoestheauthorvaluemostinthecommunicationwitheachother（）

A.Deepunderstanding

B.SayingI’msorry

C.Attentionfromheart

D.Doingnothing

84.I’vechangedmymind.Iwantedtohaveatelescope,butnowIwantmydaddyback.LucienLawrence’slettertoFatherChristmaswrittenafterhisfatherhadbeenknifedtodeathoutsidehisschoolgate,musthavetouchedeveryheart.Lucienwentontosaythatwithouthisfatherhecouldn’tseethestarsinthesky.Whenthosewhomwelovedepartfromus,wecannotseethestarsforawhile.ButLucien,thestarsarestillthere,andoneday,whenyouareolderandyourtearshavegone,youwillseethemagain.And,inastrangeway,Iexpectthatyouwillfindyourfatheristheretoo,inyourmindandinyourheart.Ifindthatmyparents,longdeadnow,stillfigureinmanyofmydreamsandthatIthinkofthemperhapsmorethanIeverdidwhentheywerealive.IstilllivetopleasethemandI’mstillsurprisedbytheirreactions.IrememberthatwhenIbecameaprofessor,Iwassoproud,orrathersopleasedwithmyself,thatIcouldn’twaittocablemyparents.Thereplywasalongtimeincoming,butwhenitdid,allMothersaidwasIhopethismeansthatnowyouwillhavemoretimeforthechildren!Ihaven’tforgotten.Thevaluesofmyparentsstillliveon.ItmakesmepauseandthinkabouthowIwillliveonintheheartsandmindsofmychildrenandofthoseforwhomIcare.WouldIhavebeenasreadyasPhilipLawrencehavebeentofacetheaggressors（挑釁者）,andtolaydownmylifeforthoseinmycare?HowmanypeoplewouldwantmebackforChristmas?It’saseriousthought,onetogivemepause.Ipraysilently,sometimes,inthedeadofnight,thatancientcryofapoetDelivermysoulfromthesword（劍），andmydarlingfromthepowerofthedog.YetIknowthedeathcomestousall,andsometimescomessuddenly.Wemustthereforeplantoliveforever,butliveasifwewilldietomorrow.Weliveon,I’msure,inthelivesofthoseweloved,andthereforeweoughttohaveacareforwhattheywillrememberandwhattheywilltreasure.Ifmoreparentsknewthisintheirheartstobetrue,the