江蘇省常州市2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期12月月考英語模擬試題（含答案）

江蘇省常州市2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期12月月考英語模擬試題第一部分:聽力（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）做題時(shí),先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后,你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對(duì)話,每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題。從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng),并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.Whateventarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Snowboarding.B.Figureskating.C.Speedskating.2.WhatistheworstpartofJoe'sstory?A.Thegrammar.B.Thehandwriting.C.Thespelling.3.Howdidthemanfeelafterwatchingthevideo?A.Excited.B.Moved.C.Surprised.4.Whatistheman'sopinion?A.Mostwebsitesaresafe.B.Mostwebsitesstealmoney.C.Moreandmorepeopleshoponline.5.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?A.Drinkcoffee.B.Walkhisdog.C.Workinalab.第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng),并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前,你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料,回答第6、7題。6.Howmuchdoesthewomangivethemanagain?A.￡5.5.B.￡5.0.C.￡0.5.7.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inasupermarket.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inabar.聽第7段材料,回答第8至9題。8.WhichofthefollowingisLinda'sjob?A.Wrappingfruit.B.Cleaninghouses.C.Pullingweeds.9.Howdoesthewomanfindherpart-timejob?A.Boring.B.MeaningfulC.Enviable.聽第8段材料,回答第10至13題。10.Whydoesthemanmakethephonecall?A.Tochangeameetingtime.B.TotalkwithBrianHibberd.C.Toleaveamessage.11.WhatisBrianHibberddoing?A.Makingaphonecall.B.Goingonaholiday.C.Attendingameeting.12.AtwhattimewillthemanmeetBrianHibberdthisWednesday?A.At3:00pm.B.At4:15pm.C.At4:50pm.13.WhatcanweknowaboutBrianHibberd?A.Hewillbefreethismorning.B.Hewillbeawayfortwoweeks.C.HewillbeinofficenextWednesdaymorning.聽第9段材料,回答第14至17題。14.WhereistheRoyalOak?A.Nearthemainsquare.B.Ontheairportroad.C.Inthecountryside.15.WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheBridgeHotel?A.Abitfar.B.Quiteunusual.C.Verypeaceful.16.WhatisspecialabouttheBridgeHotel?A.It'squitelovelyinsummer.B.Ithasanindoorswimmingpool.C.Itwasrebuiltfromaprivatehouse.17.Whichhotelwillthemanchoose?A.TheBridgeHotel.B.CarltonHouse.C.TheRoyalOak.聽第10段材料,回答第18至20題。18.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthesnowinLondon?A.Itis20centimetersdeepnow.B.ItwilldisappearafterMonday.C.Ithasalreadysnowedinthepastthreedays.19.HowwilltheweatherchangeinParistomorrow?A.Itwillbewarmer.B.Itwillbecomewindy.C.Itwillsnow.20.WhatwilltheweatherbelikeinBerlintomorrow?A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Snowy.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié),滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題,每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）A"Thatonelooksjustlikeasheep!Andlookoverthere.Thatonelookslikeahorse!"Doyourememberlyingonyourbackinagrassyfieldonasummerafternoon,discoveringthesoftshapesinthecloudsinthesky?Thosewerethegoodolddayswhenyoucouldseeanythingandeverythingintheclouds.Butnowpeoplelookattheskyandseecloudsintheshapeofamotorcompany'sadvertisinglogo（商標(biāo)）,oramessageinvitingthemtogooutandbuyacertainbrand（品牌）ofbeer.Thesecloudpicturesarenotproductsoftheirimaginations.Instead,theyareproducedbyamachine.ThesenewfloatingadvertisementsarecalledFlogos;thenamestandsfor"floatinglogos."They"remadefromamixtureofsoapyfoam（泡沫）andalighter-than-airgassuchashelium,andtheycanbemadeintodifferentsizesandshapesdependingontheadvertisement.Flogoscanlastuptoanhourifweatherconditionsaregood,andtheycanflyseveralkilometershigh.AdvertiserscanrentaFlogomachinefor$2,500aday.Theset-upisnormallyperformedwithin1to2hours,anditwillreleasefourFlogosperminute.Advertiserscanfilltheairwithanyshapeormessagetheywant.SomepeopleareworriedthattheFlogosmightnotbepollution-free.HowevertheFlogo'sinventorinsiststhatthesoapheusesisnatural,andthataFlogojustdissipatesintheair,leavingnothingbehind.ThoughitmaybetruethatFlogosareenvironmentallyfriendly,somepeoplebelievethatthenaturalcloudsinourmemorymaybereplacedbyman-madeones.Theyareafraidthatsoontherewillbenowhereleftwheretheirimaginationscanfloatfreely.21.Theauthormentionstheanimal-likecloudstoshowthat___________.A.cloudsremindusofthegoodolddaysB.cloudscanbecomeanyinterestingshapeC.weatherconditionsweremuchbetterinthepastD.peopleobservedtheskymorecarefullyintheolddays22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"dissipates"inthelastparagraphmean?A.Hides.B.Travels.C.Remains.D.Disappears.23.Wecaninferfromtheendofthetextthatsomepeople___________.A.believewhattheFlogos'inventorsaysB.preferthenewfloatingadvertisementstoothersC.fearthatFlogoswillleavenothingtotheirimaginationsD.hopethatcompanieswilladvertisebyusingnaturalcloudsBSherlockHolmesonceaskedDrWatsonabout"thecuriousincidentofthedoginthenight-time".WhenWatsonpointedoutthatthedogdidnothinginthenight-time,Holmesresponded,"Thatwasthecuriousincident".InTheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-time,MarkHaddonintroducesanotherdetectiveobsessedwithdiscoveringthetruth.Christopherisafifteenyearoldautisticsavantwhohastroubleunderstandingotherpeoplebutknowseveryprimenumber（質(zhì)數(shù)）upto7,057.ThestorybeginswhenChristopherdiscoversacrimesceneacrossthestreet:adognamedWellingtonliesdead.Whenthedog'sownerfoundhimthere,hewassuspectedandputtojail.Afterbeinggotoutbyhisfather;hepledgestosolvethemysteryofitsdeath.AsChristopherinvestigatesthekilling,heisdirectlyconfrontedwithadeepermystery:otherhumanbeings.Likemostpeoplewithautism,Christopherhastroublereadingsinglefacialexpressions.Peopleareconfusingtohim.Bycontrast,helikesdogsbecausehecanalwaystellwhattheyarethinking.Theyhaveonlyfourmoods,happy,sad,crossandconcentrating.Andtheydon'tliesincetheycan'ttalk.Haddondeepensthethemeofmysterybyexploringthecomplexitiesofhumanlanguage,Forexample,Christopherneverlies.Aliemeanssayingsomethinghappenedthatdidn'thappenandChristophercannotseethepointofit.Forhim,theonlythingsworthspeakingaboutarefactsandmathematics.Christopheralsodoesn'tunderstandjokesandmetaphors,suchas"appleofmyeye".Hewrites,"WhenItryandmakeapictureofthephraseinmyhead,itjustconfusesmebecauseimagininganappleinsomeone'seyedoesn'thaveanythingtodowithlikingsomeonealot.Christopher'squestfortruthleadshiminevitablytodiscoverevendeepermysteries.Twoyearsbeforethebeginningofthestory,Christopher'smotherdiedofasuddenheartattack.Atthattime,Mrs.Shears,theneighborwomanwhoownedWellingtonbecameafamilyfriendwhohelpedhimdealwiththeirgrief.HerfriendshipwiththemendedonthenightthatWellingtonwaskilled.Butthequestioniswhetherthefriendshipendedbecauseofthedog'sdeathorthedogdiedbecausethefriendshipended.AsChristopherinvestigates,hestripsawayyears'wordsofliesanddiscoversthetruth.Atthebeginningofthebook,Christopherwrites,"Thisisamurdermysterynovel",butitismuchmorethanthatHaddonusesthethemeofmysterytoshowhowdeeplymysterioushumanexpressions,languageandrelationshipsaretoapersonwithautism.Atfirst,thebookseemstoshowthelimitsofbeingautistic,butintheend,itshowsthelimitsofbeingnormal.Christopherhimselfdescribesitbestinthefinalsentenceofthebook:"AndIknowIcandothisbecauseIwenttoLondononmyown,Wellington?...andthemysteryofWhoKilledWellington?...and1wasbraveandIwroteabookandthatmeansIcandoanything."24.WhatcanweinferfromtheconversationbetweenSherlockHolmesandDr.Watson?A.Holmeswascuriousaboutdogs,behavioratnightB.Dr.WatsonwasnotascuriousaboutdogsasHolmes.C.Dogsareusuallyalertandactiveinthenight-time.D.Thedogmentionedbythemwasalreadykilled.25.WhichdescriptionmayconfuseChristophermost?A.Theboyisastallasyou.B.Theboyissixfeettall.C.Thegirloftentelljokes.D.Thegirlhasaheartofstone.26.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisNOTtrue?A.AutisticchildasChristopheris,hehasatalentformathematics.B.Comparedtohumans,dogsaremoreunderstandabletoChristopher.C.Mrs.ShearssuspectedChristopherofkillingthedognamedWellington.D.ChristopherwitnessedthekillingcrimeofthedognamedWellington27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toprovokethoughton"thelimitsofbeingnormal".B.Totellastoryaboutthecuriousincidentofadog.C.Tospecifythetroublefacingtheautistic.D.TointroducethedetectionofanautisticsavantCWhenyouhearthebeginningofyourfavoritesongfromtheradio,suddenlyyourneckiscoveredingoosebumps.It'ssuchathingthatagroupofscientistscall"skinexcitement"—afeelingofcoldcausednotbyadropintemperatureorsuddenscare,butbythesenseofbeauty."Skinexcitement"cancomefromasong,apainting,amovingmoviescene,orevenabelovedmemory-prettymuchanythingthatcausesthegivingoutofpleasure-soakeddopamine（多巴胺）inyourbrain.Butitdoesnotcomeforallofus.Yourfavoritemusicuncoversalotaboutyourpersonality,andsodoeshowyourespondtothatmusic.Studiessupposethatasfewas55percentofpeopleexperience"skinexcitement"whenlisteningtomusic.Andifyoucountyourselfamongthisgroup,thegoosebumpsonyourskinaren'ttheonlygiveaway—scientistscanreaditinyourbrain,too.InanewstudypublishedinthejournalSocialCognitiveandAffectiveNeuroscience,Harvardresearchersperformedbrainscanson10studentswhosaidtheyreliablygotcoldwhenlisteningtomusic,and10studentswhodidn't.Theyfoundthatthecold-pronebrainsmayreallybeexcitedbystrongeremotions.Cold-pronebrainsaregenerallymorelikelytoshowstrongeremotionalintelligencethanno-coldbrains.Cold-pronemindstendtohaveunusualactiveimagination,reflectmoredeeplyontheiremotions,andappreciatenatureandthebeautyofmusicandarttoastrongerdegreethanno-coldbrains.So,whattypeofmusiccausesthechills?Itseemsthatthetypeisnotsoimportant;participantsinthenewstudyreportedgettingcoldfromsongsofeverykind.Andanysongconnectedwithastrongemotionalmemoryofthelistenercanproducethemostreliableresults.Forme,that'sthesongSailingtoPhiladelphiabyMarkKnopfler,whichIlistenedtoasakidinthecarwithmydad,onthewaytothesummercamp.28.Whatcanwelearnabout"skinexcitement"accordingtothetext?A.Ithelpstoproducedoparmine.B.Itiscausedbythepainintheskin.C.Itcanbeexperiencedbyeverymusiclistener.D.Itisthehumanbody'sreactiontosomethingnice.29.WhatdoesthenewstudybyHarvardresearchersmainlyfind?A.Thepercentageofmusicloversinstudents.B.Thesolutionstothegoosebumpsonone'sskin.C.Thedifferencesbetweencold-proneandno-coldbrains.D.Therelationshipbetweenone'smusicperformanceandpersonality.30.Whatarepeoplewithcold-pronebrainslike?A.Beautifulandintelligent.B.Emotionalanddishonest.C.Imaginativeandsensitive.D.Braveandstrong-minded.31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ResponsestoMusicVaryamongPeopleB.AFeelingofColdIsCausedbyHorribleMusicC.YourFavoriteMusicRevealsYourPersonalityD.FavoriteMusicMayBringForthGooseBumpsDArtificialintelligence（AI）hasbeenincreasinglygoodatfoolingpeople.AseriesofphotosshowingformerUSpresidentDonaldTrumpbeingaggressivelyarrestedbypolicehavecaughtpeople'sattention.Theywerefakebutveryconvincing.CreatedbytheAIprogramMidjourney,thephotoswerehighlyrealistic,fromthecharacters'movementstothesurroundings.However,manydetailscangiveawaythefactthattheyaremadebyAI.TheWashingtonPost'stechnologywriterShiraOvidesharedhertips.Themainideaistospottheproblemsanythingthatwouldlookstrangeinaphoto.AIsoftwarehasahistoryofgeneratinghumanhandsincorrectly.Itsometimescancreatehandswithmorethanfivefingers.ThisisbecauseAIisn'tsurewhata"hand"exactlyis,accordingtoPopularScience.ThedataAIusestolearnoftenshowhandsandfingersinvariousgestures,whichcanbeveryconfusingforAI.AI-generatedimagesalsousuallycontaindetailsthatareagainstreality.Tospotthis,focusonitemslikeaccessories.Forexample,peopleinanimagemaybemissingearringsoronepartoftheirsunglasses.Ifthere'stextinanimage,suchasanewperorposter,it'susuallygarbled（篡改）,eventhoughthetextmaylookrealisticfromadistance.AnotherthingAIisterribleathandlingisthebackground.Ifthere'sacrowdintheimage,people'sfacesinthebackgroundareusuallyblurry-ortheydon'thavefacesatall!ThedevelopmentofAl-generatedartalsoraisesalarmbellsabouthowthesefakeimagescouldbeusedtospreadmisinformation."Ithinkmisinformationisgoingtohitanall-timehigh,"JamieCohen,adigitalcultureandAIexpertintheUS,toldNewYorkPost.GeneratinganAIartworkisto"createreality",Cohenargued,addingthat,beingabletotellwhethertheworkisrealornotrequireshighmedialiteracy（素養(yǎng)）skills."Theworldmaynotbereadyforhowrealistictheimageshavebecome,"ShaneKittelson,aUSresearcher,toldTheWashingtonPost.32.WhyareDonaldTrump'sphotosmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A.Todrawmorepeople'sattention.B.Tomakepeopleconvincedofthenews.C.ToshowtheAI-generatedimageswerefake.D.Toprovethatit'seasyforAItocheatpeople.33.WhydoesAIgeneratehumanhandsincorrectlyaccordingtothetext?A.Itisunabletorecognizehumanhands.B.Thedataitusestolearncontainerrors.C.Itdoesn'tfullyunderstandhumanhands.D.Ithasinsufficientdataabouthumanhands.34.WhichofthefollowingwillJamieCohenagreewith?A.AIartworksmaynotbereflectiveoftruecreativity.B.It'shightimetoaddresstherisksposedbyAIworks.C.AIartworkswillreplacetraditionalartformsinthefuture.D.Detectingrealartdemandsstrongmedialiteracycompetence.35.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Anewsreport.B.Adiary.C.Aresearchpaper.D.Asciencefiction.第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Beinghighlycriticalortalkingdowntoyourselfareexamplesofself-criticismthathighlightyourownweaknesses.Youmayfeelyoudon'tmeetyourownpersonalstandardsorexpectations.Fortunately,youcanimprovethispatternofself-criticismbychangingyourthoughtpatternsandpracticingpositiveaffirmations（情感上的支持或鼓勵(lì)）.?Whatisself-criticism?Self-criticismistheactofthinkingnegativelyaboutyourself.Individualswithself-criticaltendenciesfaceself-createdproblemsduetotheirtoughstandardsandinternalizedsocialvaluesforself-evaluation.36Forsomeindividuals,self-criticismcanhaveanegativeeffectonday-to-daymoodandmaybeafactorfordepressionandotherformsofmentalillness.?Canself-criticismbegood?37Ifpeopleusepersonalcriticisminawaythat'susefultocompletetasksandachievegoals,itcanbebeneficial.Theycanuseitasawaytoexaminetheirdecisionsandbehaviorsandevaluatewhethertheyneedtomakeanychanges.?38Peoplewithavoidant（回避反應(yīng)的）attachmentstylesavoidcloseness.Thismaypreventthemfromdevelopingrelationshipsforhowtoshowcompassion（同情）forthemselvesandothers.Self-criticismisalsolikelytoarisefromshame,insecureattachments,andhavinglowself-esteem.?Examplesofself-CriticismWhenindividualsengageinnegativeself-assessment,theycreateaninnerdialoguethatusesdemeaning（貶低的）anddemotivatinglanguage.39Theymaysay,"Iameasilydisappointedwithmyself.""Ican'tacceptfailuresandsetbackswithoutfeelinginadequate,”and"Istopcaringaboutmyself.”?Howcanself-criticismbeovercome?Toovercomeself-criticism,it'shelpfultobehonestwithyourselfabouttheroleyouplay.Youcanstarttoidentifyhowyourself-criticismimpactsyourmoodanddailyroutine.40A.Self-criticismisn'talwaysbad.B.Wheredoesself-criticismcomefrom?C.Ifso,pleasestepoutsideyourcomfortzone.D.Self-criticismisassociatedwith,littleprogress.E.It'salsoimportanttoseekprofessionalhelpasneeded.F.Examplesofself-criticismincludephrasesandnegativeself-talk.G.Asaresult,they'reunsureoftheirthoughts,feelings,andemotions.第三部分語言應(yīng)用（共三節(jié),滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題,每小題1分）Fiveyearsago,IwasatrailrideleaderataholidayfarminVictoria.Myfavouritehorsewasawarm-bloodedcalledHolly,achestnutmare.Agedseven,shewas41,sweet-naturedandwell-trained;theonly42withHollywashervividimagination.IwasconstantlysurprisedbyHolly'sabilitytobe43byrabbits,thewindorevenshadows-sometimesherownshadow!Oneday,asweheadedbackfromarideonthebeach,HollyandIwere44thewayoverthehillyarea.Whenwegottooneparticularlylong,steephill,Hollybegantotwitch（抽動(dòng)）herearsandstepinplace.So,whenshe45tosniff（嗅）andgiveallthe46thatshebelievedthe'horse-eatingmonsters'wereclose,Ibecamealittleworried.Atthebottomofthehillasweroundedacorner,Holly47withcaution,andsoIfollowedhergazetothepathahead.There,sunningitselfinthemiddleofthetrack,wasabrown48.Thistimeitwasmy49togetscared;Iwasonanervoushorse,leadingagroupofeightinexperiencedpre-teenriders.Unexpectedly,Hollywasfirmly50,earsforward.Withthesnakeinhersight,shewasnolongerworried.Ihaveheardthathorseshaveabettersenseof51thandogs.Ihadn'tseenit52beforethatmoment.53,whilewewaitedinrealityforjustasecondortwo-butforwhatfeltlikeacentury-thesnakeawokeandglidedcalmlyoffintothebush.Hollythen54,leadingthehorseswithcautionandcare.Shehadbeenalerttodangerandhadbeen55forthesafetyofusall.Followinginthefootstepsortheirleadmare,notoneoftheotherhorsesshowedanyfear.41.A.negativeB.gracefulC.pitifulD.aggressive42.A.solutionB.reactionC.problemD.difficulty43.A.frightenedB.delightedC.touchedD.attracted44.A.chasingB.leadingC.followingD.pushing45.A.proceededB.preferredC.hesitatedD.refused46.A.evidenceB.truthC.signalsD.symbols47.A.spedB.rushedC.escapedD.slowed48.A.rabbitB.horseC.monsterD.snake49.A.turnB.caseC.chanceD.rule50.A.sealedB.plantedC.fastenedD.frozen51.A.visionB.directionC.smellD.hearing52.A.provedB.deniedC.ignoredD.demonstrated52.A.provedB.deniedC.ignoredD.demonstrated53.A.UnfortunatelyB.UndoubtedlyC.ThankfullyD.Instantly54.A.felloffB.wentbackC.cameoutD.steppedforward55.A.responsibleB.regretfulC.gratefulD.available第二節(jié)（共10小題,每小題1.5分）閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。FacingChallengesAcoupleofweeksago,mygrandfatherwasexplaininghisfavoriteexpression,"Nothingisevereasy.”Thefollowingday,asItriedtocompletemyday'swork,Ihappened（56）_____________（notice）abumblebee（大黃蜂）ontheskylight（天窗）.Theskylightwasparticularlyhighup,butIthoughtremovingthebee（57）_____________（take）nomorethanfiveminutes.Anhourlater,thebeestillremained.Whathadchangedwasthatthelivingroomwasamessand（58）_____________IwasdizzyfromlookingupintothesunlightIdidnotexpecttowasteanhour（59）_____________aninsectsotiny,butbydoingso,Iunderstoodwhatmygrandfathermeant.Itisnotonlytimethatwetendtounderestimate—wedon'taccountforunexpectedcosts.Weoftenimaginewhatcanwork（60）_____________ouradvantage,butweseldomthinkofallthenegativethingsthatcouldaffectus.However,itisimportanttorememberthatyourdayorweekoryearmightnotgo（61）_____________planned,andthatiscompletelynormal.Itisperfectlyacceptabletofeelchallengedevenatataskyouthoughtwassimple—becausethatispartoflife.Ifyoucanacceptthatnothingwilleverbeeasy,thenlifemightseemslightly（62）_____________（manageable）.Inhighschool,IthoughtcollegemightbeeasierbecauseIcouldhaveaschedulebestsuitedformyself.Yeteachtime,1wasbothwronganddisappointed.Afteracceptingthatschoolwouldn't（andshouldn't）beeasy,Ifoundmyselfwithamorepositiveattitudeand（63）_____________（improve）results.Ofcourse,thereshouldbepreparationsmadetoaccountforexpensesortime.Doingsocanonlyhelpyouaccomplishyourgoalsinabetterway.However,thereisnoneedtobeat（64）_____________upwhensomethingstandsinourpath.Maybewecannotseeabee（65）_____________（come）ourway;butwecanalwaysgiveourselvestheextratimetocatchit.第三節(jié)（共10小題,每小題2分）在空白處填入括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。66.TheBostonMuseumofFineArts_____________（contract）torentpartofitscollectiontoamuseuminJapansince2006.67.Greatimportanceshouldbeattachedtoemotionalormentalproblems_____________（arise）fromaphysicalcause.68.Thehighcostofgolfequipment_____________（prohibit）manypeoplefromtakingupthissport.69.Ι_____________（wrestle）withthisphysicsproblemforawholemorning,butIhaven'tworkeditout.70.Thedrug_____________（withdraw）fromsaleafteranumberofpeoplesufferedserioussideeffects.71.Manywomenachieversappeartoposea_____________（threaten）totheirmalecolleagues.72.Thechairsarewell-suitedforapartmentlivingbecausethey're____________