2024屆江蘇省無錫市前洲中學高考壓軸卷英語試卷含解析

2024屆江蘇省無錫市前洲中學高考壓軸卷英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandhe_____asaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.A．servedB．hadservedC．isservingD．wouldserve2．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld3．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that4．Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout5．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—Shewondered_______wecouldcompletetheexperiment.A．whenwasit B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat6．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence7．Thenewsupermarketannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday______________getabigprize.A．must B．willC．shall D．need8．________onlinepaymentissafe,peoplewillbemorelikelytolinktheirbankcardstoWeChat.A．EventhoughB．AsthoughC．EversinceD．Aslongas9．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will10．Nowtheworld’sattention________thestockingmarkets,astheyhavegreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．isfixingonB．isbeingfixedonC．hasfixedonD．hadbeenfixedon11．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous12．youstarteatinginahealthierway,weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier.A．Unless B．AlthoughC．Before D．Once13．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that14．________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease15．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．a(chǎn)vailable16．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind17．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade18．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted19．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．a(chǎn)fter20．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）It’sofficial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld’sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththesecond-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope—hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,Danish,GermanandJapanesebabiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.“I’mnotsurprised,”Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexandertellsme.“Thefirstyearofachild’slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressedbecausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave(孕產(chǎn)假).Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersaregettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying.”Shepausesbeforethrowinginafinaltip:“Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbesharedbetweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.“It’sjustthedonethinginDenmark,”shesaysofacountrythathastheworld’shighestbreastfeedingrates.“Inothercountries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn’tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeedinghasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”ForIbenSandahl,Alexander’sco-author,itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.“Weareanhonestandpurepeople,”shetellsme.“Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sadorannoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing(擁抱)allkindsoffeelings,sowearen’tscared.Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It’showbabiescommunicateandit’sabouttryingtounderstandit.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?A．Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.B．Morecompanyfromaparent.C．Anenergeticbusymother.D．Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.A．somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappyB．Demarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales’rightsC．Danishparents’attitudestoababy’sfirstyearvaryconsiderablyD．breastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably________.A．trytofigureoutwhattheywantB．putthemoutdoorsforagoodsleepC．seeksocialsupportforguidanceD．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown22．（8分）Thethingthatsetschildrenapartfromadultsisnottheirignorance，northeirlackofskills．Rather，it'stheirenormouscapabilityforjoy．Afriendtoldmeastory．Oneday，whenshewenttogethis6-year-oldsonfromsoccerpractice，herkidgreetedherwithasadface．Theteacherhadcriticizedhimfornotfocusingonhissoccerdrills．Thelittleboywalkedoutoftheschoo1withhisheadandshouldershangingdown．Heseemedwrappedinsadness．Butbeforereachingthecardoor，hesuddenlystopped，crouching(蹲伏)downtolookatsomethingonthesidewalk．“Mom，comehere!ThisisthestrangestbugI’veeverseen．Ithas，1ike，amillionlegs．It’samazing!”Thelittlefacewasoverflowingwithindescribableexcitement．Nowadays，however，whenwewalkintoaclassroom，especiallyinahighschool，we’llbechokedbytoweringbooksandpapers，andhidingbehindthemareagroupofmotionlesscreatures，pensinhand，mindsdry，justasthehollowmenportrayedbyT．S．Eliot．Theirpursuitofjoyhasgivenwaytotheirhungerforgrades．Laughterandhappinessareadistantmemoryforthem．Althoughjoyisanunaffordableluxuryintoday’sincreasinglyfiercecompetition，administratorsandteachersneedamindsetshiftfromcrushingstudentswithassignmentstogettingthemtotakepleasureinproductiveactivitieswhichdeveloptheirimportantqualities，likeperseveranceandobligation．Theassumptionthatpleasureistheenemyofcompetenceandresponsibilitymakesnosenseeducationally．Adultstendtotalkaboutlearningasifitweremedicine：unpleasant，butnecessaryandgoodforyou．Whynotthinkoflearningasifitwerefood—somethingsovaluabletohumansthattheywanttoexperienceitasapleasure?1、HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A．Bydescribingaprocedure． B．Byanalyzingtheprocess．C．Bygivinganexample． D．Bycollectingdata．2、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A．Summarizethepreviousparagraph． B．Providesomeadviceforthereaders．C．Introducethemaintopicfordiscussion． D．Clarifysomepuzzlingquestions．3、Whatdoesthetextsuggestadministratorsandteachersdo?A．Stopgivingstudentshomework．B．Involvestudentsinmeaningfulactivities．C．Supplystudentswithluxuries．D．Arousestudents’fondmemories．4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Joyisthespokespersonforlearning． B．Pleasureistheenemyofprogress．C．Educationistheparadiseforparents． D．Examsareanever-endingwar．23．（8分）“AuldLangSyne”isasongthateveryonedrunkenlysings,whichmarksthestarttoabrandnewyear.Nooneeverseemstoknowthewords(somethingaboutforgettingoldacquaintances?)orwhattheymean(whywouldwewanttoforgetpeople?),but,inAmerica,it’sasmuchapartofNewYears’traditionaswine.Butwhy?Thelyrics(歌詞)tothesongcomefromapoemwrittenbythegreatScottishpoetRobertBumsin1788.ItstitleisbelievedtobeanoldScottishwayofsaying“alongtimeago.”Phraseslike“Inthedaysofauldlangsyne”alsoappearinotherScottishfairytalesandpoems,usuallyasawayofsaying“OnceUponaTime.”Whileitstillcausesconfusion,itisbelievedthattheopeninglinesofthesongaremeanttoberhetorical(夸張的);“Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andneverbroughttomind?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andauldlangsyne?”thereforemeansweshouldhaveadrinkinhonorofwhateverispassing,andrememberoldfriends.WhentheScotsimmigratedtoAmericainthe19thcentury,theybroughtthesongwiththem.ButitsgreatpopularitycanbelargelyduetotheCanadianbandleaderGuyLombardo.In1965,heexplainedhowhehimselfcametoassociatethesongwiththeendoftheyeartoLifeMagazine:“AuldLangSyneisourthemesong—andwaslongbeforeanyoneeverheardusontheradio.InourparticularpartofwesternOntario,wherethere’salargeScottishpopulation,itwastraditionalforbandstoendeverydancewithAuldLangSyne.Wedidn’tthinkitwasknownhere.Ifyouwanttoseethesingerinaction,checkouthisfinalperformanceontheeveof1977,afterperformingfor48yearsinarow.1、HowmightpeoplefeelwhenfirsthearingthesongAuldLangSyne?A．Confused.B．Moved.C．Energetic.D．Comfortable.2、WhydopeoplesingAuldLangSynewhenNewYeariscoming?A．Tohopeforgoodluck.B．TocelebratetheNewYear.C．InhonorofRobertBums.D．Inmemoryofthepast.3、WhyisGuyLombardomentionedinthetext?A．HecreatedthesongAuldLangSyne.B．HemadethesongAuldLangSynemorepopular.C．HebroughtthesongAuldLangSynetoAmerica.D．HewasthefirsttosingthesongAuldLangSyne.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatdoesAuldLangSyneMean?B．WhoMakesAuldLangSynePopular?C．HowdoesAuldLangSyneComeintoBeing?D．WhydoPeopleSingAuldLangSyneonNewYearEve?24．（8分）EventsatBrown12:00PM—1:00PM,March1,2017"Ihadnoideal"—ExportControlBrownBag(4-partseries)HoraceMannHouse,Room103,47-49GeorgeStreetBrown'sOfficeofResearchIntegrity(ORI)ishostinga4-partBrownBagserieson“ExportControlsattheUniversity”.ExportControlsarefederalgovernmentlawsandregulations.TheserieswillexplorewhenresearchactivitiesfallunderExportControllaws,why“fundamentalresearch”issoimportant,andwhytravelingtosanctioned（被制裁的）orembargoed（被禁運的）countries,suchasIranorCuba,stillpresentsalotofchallenges.Thefirstsession,“Ihadnoidea!”,willexplorewhyexportcontrolscannotbeignoredatauniversitycampus.ThesessionsareopentotheentireBrowncommunity.Bookinginadvanceisrequired:juliane_blyth@4:00PM—5:00PM,March1,2017JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkJohnCarterBrownLibrary,ReadingRoom,94GeorgeStreetInformalweeklyafternoonpresentationintheMacMillanReadingRoomattheJohnCarterBrownLibrary(JCB).FellowsinResidencewillgiveatalkontheircurrentresearchproject.Q&Asessionfollows,alongwithadisplayofrelevantitemsfromourcollection.Allareinvitedtoattendthisfree,weeklyevent.6:30PM—7:30PM,March1,2017BrowAmateurRadioClubMeetingSaylesHall.Room305,79-81WatermanStreetTheweeklymeetingoftheBrownAmateurRadioClub.Allarewelcometoattendandlearnmoreaboutradioandjointheclub—nolicenserequired!8:00PM-9:00PM,March1,2017AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGatheringPembrokeFieldHouse,449-451BrookStreetJoinyourfellowBrownUniversityathletestolearnmoreaboutfaith,sport,andlife.Throughguestspeakers,teambuildingactivities,andsmallgroupdiscussions,weexploretheintersection（交集）ofthespiritualandthephysicalinordertomaximizeourpotential.WemeeteveryThursday8-9pminPembrokeFieldHouse.Therearenewathletesthatattendeveryweek,andmostlikelyyou'llknowanumberofthemalreadysincetherearemanydifferentteamsrepresented.Hopetoseeyouthere!1、Whicheventcanbebeneficialtothosewhodointernationalresearch?A．“Ihadnoidea!”—ExportControlBrownBagB．JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkC．BrownAmateurRadioClubMeetingD．AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering2、WhatwillthosewhoattendtheJCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkdo?A．MeetatSaylesHall.B．Chargeentrancefees.C．Sharetheirresearch.D．Collectrelevantitems.3、WhatcanyoudointheAthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering?A．Playbasketballwithnewathletes.B．Discussyourpotential.C．Playgamestodevelopteamwork.D．Watchnewathletesplaygames.4、Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindthetext?A．Inatravelguidance.B．Onauniversitywebsite.C．Inanacademicmagazine.D．Inalocalnewspaper.25．（10分）Theaye-aye,inthesamefamilyaspeople,monkeysandapes,isabout40cmlong,withabushytaleaboutthesamelengthasthebody.Thedarkbrownfurislongandwoolly,givingtheanimalarathershaggy(蓬松的)appearance.TheyarefoundonlyonMadagascar,anislandoffthecoastofAfrica.ItlivesinthetropicalforestsintheeastandnorthofMadagascar.Theaye-ayeismostlyarboreal(棲息在樹上的),butissometimesseenwalkingontheground.It’sactiveduringthenight,lookingaroundinthetreesforfood.Theaye-ayeisactuallythelargestprimate(靈長類動物)activeduringthenight.Largeeyeshelptheaye-ayefinditswayaboutatnight.Duringtheday,theaye-ayesleepsinanestinatree.Aye-ayesspendalmostthewholenighttravellingaboutandfeeding.Aye-ayeslivealone.Sometimespairsareseen,butbasicallylittleisabouttheirlives.Theydon’tIcapandclingtotreeslikeprimates.Theymoveaboutonallfourlegs.Theyoccasionallymakebriefcriesbutaresilent.WormsinsidedeadwoodformthelargestpartOftheaye-ayediet.Theaye-ayealsofeedsonfruit,eggs,andbambooshoots.Thefrontfeetoftheaye-ayeareunique.Allthetoesarelongandthin,butthethirdisexceptionallylong.Theaye-ayetapsonthetreetrunkandlistensformovementassearchesplaces"‘herewormsmight-belocated.Itbitesatthetreetomakehomes.thenitusesitsthirdfingertoreachinsideandhookoutworms,Thefrontteethoftheaye-ayegrowcontinuouslyandareworndownbyitseatingatbarkinitssearchforworms.Aye-ayesareclosetobegoneortotallygone.Becauseofdeforestation(伐木),orforestdestruction,theanimalshavethereforebeenforcedtoeatvillagers’crops,andmanyaye-ayesbeenhavebeenkilledwhiledoingInaddition.somepeopleonMadagascarbelievethatseeinganaye-ayeisasignthatsomeoneclosetothemwilldie,sotheykilltheanimalsonsight.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theaye.A．lookscolorful.B．hasahairlesstail.C．likesthehotplaces.D．soundslikemonkeys.2、Theaye-aye’sthirdfingerisA．mainlytomakeholesbigenoughB．reachintotheholeforfoodC．roodhelpwalkfastonthegroundD．groundgettheanimalstofixonthetree3、Whatarereducingthenumberofaye-ayes?A．People’sactivities.B．Environmentchanges.C．Globalwarming.D．Environmentalprotection.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toprotecttheaye-ayes.B．Tostopforestsbeingdestroyed.C．Tomaketheaye-ayeslivebetter.D．Tointroducetheaye-ayes.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Educationisverycloseinmyheart.MyfathergrewupinaverysmallvillageinChina.Inthosedays,notmanyvillagerscouldread.Somyfather1anightschooltoteachthemhowtoread.Withhishelp,manypeoplelearnedto2theirownnames;withhishelp,manypeoplelearnedtoreadnewspapersforthefirsttime;withhishelp,manywomenwereableto3theirchildrenhowtoread.Ashisdaughter,Iknowwhat4meanstothepeople,especiallythosewithoutit.Aftergenerationsofhardwork,china5alongwayineducation.Imyself6thatprogress.Otherwise,Iwouldneverbecomeafamoussingerandaprofessorofmusic.Iamfollowingmyfather's7tohelpcontinuechina'ssuccessstory.Iamtruly8toworkwiththeUNanddosomethingaboutGlobalEducation.Ihavevisitedmanyschoolsaroundtheworld.I'veseenfirst-handhowmuchwecandoforeducation.Educationisaboutwomenandgirls.Itisimportantforgirlstogotoschoolbecausetheywillbecometheirchildren’s9teachersomeday.Butwomenstill10overhalfoftheworld'spoorinpopulationand60%ofadultswhocan'tread.Educationisofextremeimportancein11suchinequalities.Educationisaboutequality.Inpoorcountriesandregionsthenumberofschooldropoutsis12.Wecallformoreeducational13totheseplaces.Educationisabouttheyoungpeople.Youngpeoplearethefuture.Educationisimportantbecauseitnotonlygivesyoungpeople14andskillsbutalsohelpsthembecome15citizens.AstheUNESCOspecialenvoy(特使)andthemothermyself,my16toeducationforallwillneverchange.Manyyearsagomyfathermadeasmalldifferenceinhisvillage.17,wecanmakeabigdifferenceintheworld.IwasonceaskedaboutmyChinese18.IsaidIhopeallchildrenespeciallygirlscanhaveaccesstogoodeducation.I19onedayeducationfirstwillnolongerbeadreadbutareality20byeveryyoungwomanonthisplanet.1、A．rebuiltB．foundC．a(chǎn)ttendedD．opened2、A．rememberB．pronounceC．writeD．confirm3、A．teachB．informC．convinceD．enquire4、A．educationB．contributionC．devotionD．civilization5、A．hastravelledB．hascomeC．haswalkedD．hastaken6、A．contributetoB．a(chǎn)pproveofC．benefitfromD．passdown7、A．routineB．fashionC．suggestionsD．footsteps8、A．determinedB．confidentC．honoredD．fortunate9、A．firstB．unforgettableC．ImpressiveD．patient10、A．careforB．a(chǎn)ccountforC．standforD．a(chǎn)llowfor11、A．a(chǎn)cceptingB．toleratingC．handlingD．evaluating12、A．controversialB．a(chǎn)mbiguousC．a(chǎn)ccurateD．a(chǎn)stonishing13、A．resourcesB．experiencesC．qualificationsD．materials14、A．permissionB．strengthC．wealthD．knowledge15、A．independentB．responsibleC．intelligentD．capable16、A．responseB．commitmentC．reactionD．a(chǎn)ttention17、A．TogetherB．MeanwhileC．ThereforeD．Moreover18、A．expectationB．visionC．dreamD．a(chǎn)mbition19、A．promiseB．believeC．a(chǎn)ssumeD．sense20、A．desiredB．realizedC．facedD．enjoyed第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Smokingcigarettes,drinkingalcoholortakingotherdrugsproducemanyharmful1．(effect)andhavenorealbenefits.Sowhydoadolescentsdoit?Perhapssomethinkthatit2．(make)themlooktoughorcool.Othersmaythinkitmayhelpthem3．stressintheirlivespossiblyfromparentsorothers.Somemayjustwanttoexperiment.4．theydonotrealizeishoweasyitistobecome5．(addict)tosmoking.Infactitisthementaladdictionratherthanthephysicaleffectsthatmakes6．reallyhardtoquit7．(smoke).Whenanadolescentrealizeshow8．(fit)heorsheisbecoming,itistoolate.Sadlythe9．(withdraw)symptomscanbequitesevereforsomepeople.Ofcoursethebestway10．(deal)withthesedrugsisnottogetintothehabitinthefirstplace.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。OneSaturdaymorning,IwaswatchingTVwithmyparentswhenapieceofnewscaughtourattentions、TheGuangmingParkcalledonpeopleadopttrees、That'sexactwhatwehadbeenthinkingabout、Soonthenextmorning,wewenttotheparkdirectly、Aworkertheregaveusadetailedintroductionorshowedustothepinewoods、Wechooseabeautifulpinetreeandtheworkertiedaadoptioncardtoit、Whenmynamewasseeingonthecard,Iwassoproudandfeltasenseofresponsibilityatthesametime、Tomemorizetheexcitedmoment,wetookphotoswithournewfamilymember—thepinetree、Inoneofthephotos,webothsmiledfromthebottomofourhearts、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，來自澳大利亞的交換生Tom在周末逛街時，發(fā)現(xiàn)很多商鋪門上有過年時貼的春聯(lián)。他對此非常感興趣，想進一步了解貼春聯(lián)（springcouplets）這一中國春節(jié)習俗。請根據(jù)提示給他寫一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1．介紹貼春聯(lián)的習俗（時間、地點、內(nèi)容、意義等）；2．其他。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3．開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearTom,I’mgladthatyouaregreatlyinterestedintheChinesespringcouplets._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours.LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、B4、D5、D6、C7、C8、D9、A10、B11、D12、D13、D14、C15、B16、C17、D18、A19、C20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge(海綿)thatisfullofwater,somewaterwillrunoutofit.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotakeinaspeaker’severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,andalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker’smainpoint.ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningworkshop(研討會),Eriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned."Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary,"Simonecontinued,"youwillneedtosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates(通貨