2024屆高三第三次練習(xí)英語試題人文社科

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2023屆高三第三次練習(xí)

英語試題

命題人：顧西紅審核人：夏云

第I卷（選擇題共85分）

第一部分：聽力(共兩節(jié),滿分20分)

第一節(jié)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Motherandson.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Employerandemployee.

2.HowmuchdoesRosestillowethewoman?

A.$10.B.$20.C.$30.

3.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewomansgreendress?

A.Itsunusual.B.Itsbright.C.Itsugly.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Aclub.B.Anorder.C.Acalendar.

5.Howwillthemancontactthewoman?

A.Bycallingher.B.Bysendingaletter.C.Bysendingapostcard.

其次節(jié)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題；每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀二遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inahotel.B.Inacompany.C.Inahospital.

7.Wheredidthewomanworkbefore?

A.InLondon.B.InSydney.C.InNewYork.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatdidthespeakersquarrelaboutlastnight?

A.Abook.B.Ashirt.C.Arecord.

9.Howdoesthewomanfeelintheend?

A.Guilty.B.Angry.C.Relieved.

聽8段材料，回答10至12題。

10.Whatisthewoman?

A.Anurse.B.Adoctor.C.Areceptionist.

11.Whencanpeopletakebodyexaminations?

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.

12.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Readtheleaflet.B.Callbefore10:30.C.Makeanappointmentinadvance.聽第9段材料，回答13至16題。

13.Whatisthewoman?

A.Apainter.B.Anactress.C.Amanager.

14.Whywasthewomanfiredasasaleswoman?

A.Shegotsick.B.Shesleptatwork.C.Shearguedwithacustomer.

15.Whathappenedtothewomanwhenshewasataxidriver?

A.Shegothurtinanaccident.B.Shehitapasser-by.C.Shehitapole.

16.Whatwillbebroadcastrightnext?

A.Advertisements.B.Thewomansstories.C.Thewomanspictures.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whenisthemuseumopen?

A.From9:00a.m.to1:30p.m.B.From9:00a.m.to5:00p.m.C.From1:30p.m.to4:30p.m.

18.Whatisshowninthedownstairsroom?

A.Clothes.B.Schools.C.Homes.

19.Whatcanthevisitorsenjoyupstairseveryafternoon?

A.Frenchpaintings.B.Atalk.C.Afilm.

20.Whatdoweknowaboutthemuseum?

A.Itneedsextraticketstoenjoytheconcert.

B.Itprovidesdiscountsforschoolgroupvisits.

C.Itanswerscallsbetweennineandsixeveryday.

其次部分：學(xué)問運用（共兩節(jié),滿分35分）

第一節(jié)單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

21.Shanghaihasclimbedupthecost-of-livingladdertoNo.21on________worldsmostexpensivecitylist,overtakingNewYorkforthefirsttime,accordingto________globalcost-of-livingsurvey.

A.the;theB.a;aC./;theD.the;a

22.Whileitwasntthegoalofthetrip,Iwasrewardedwithfreshinsights,onesthat________tomeduringtheregularcourseofbusiness.

A.neednthavehappenedB.couldhavehappened

C.wouldneverhavehappenedD.musthavehappened

23.Heboughtextrafood________morepeoplecomingthanhedinvited.

A.inanticipationofB.indefenseofC.inexchangeforD.inagreementwith

24.MostChinesemoviesarereportedto________money,andonlyaroundaquartermakeintocinemas,________profitsaresqueezedbypiracy.

A.lose;whoseB.havelost;whichC.lose;theirD.belosing;whose

25.Asstudents,weshouldkeepitinmindthateveryminute________fulluseof________ourlessonswillbenefitusagreatdeal.

A.whichmakes;studyingB.whenmade;tostudy

C.thatmade;tostudyD.whenismade;studying

26.—DidntMr.Blacksellhiscar?

—________.Itspoorquality________manypotentialbuyers.

A.No;turnedoffB.Yes;turnedinC.No;turnedawayD.Yes;turnout

27.Peoplesatinthewaitinghall,________seriouslyandtheireyes________ontheplanesstandingontherunningfield.

A.looked;fixedB.looked;fixingC.looking;fixedD.looking;fixing

28.Itiscommonlybelievedthatusingthemobilephoneiscontagious(有傳染性的)________peoplearetwiceas________topullouttheirphonestochecktheirtextmessagesoremailswhenstayingwithsomeonethathasjustdonethesame.

A.inthat;possibleB.because;probablyC.exceptthat;likelyD.inthat;likely

29.Theboyclimbedintothethirdstoreyofthebuilding,from_____hecouldlookfartherintothedistance.

A.whichB.itC.thereD.where

30.—Thechildrenofourvillage________boatstoschooluntiltherepairsofthedestroyedbridgehavebeenmade.

—Howdangerous!Ifonlyitwouldnthappen.

A.havetakenB.takeC.tookD.aretaking

31.Therearemuchbrighterprospectsfora________settlementthanbefore.

A.expensiveB.persuasiveC.comprehensiveD.massive

32.Accordingtothejobadvertisement,________willbegiventothecandidateswithworkingexperience.

A.presentationB.preferenceC.professionD.production

33.Ifyouhadthepowerto________thingsyouconsiderright,wouldyoudosoagainstthewishesofthemajority?

A.putintoeffectB.correspondtoC.catchuponD.putupwith

34.Hegotintotheoldtruckandoff_____tooneofthefarcornersofthefarmtofixthefences.

A.didtheyrushB.theydidrushC.theyrushedD.rushedthey

35.—Doyouthinkyouwillbeabletofinishyourwritingbyfiveoclocktoday?

—________.Illbebusywithexperimentsallday.

A.NotachanceB.NotalittleC.NottomentionitD.Nowonder

其次節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文,把握其大意,然后從36～55各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題紙上將該選項標(biāo)號涂黑。

“Hey,nurse!”

Amansvoice,loudandgruff,wascomingfromroom254.Hungryand36,Iwastakingashortcutthroughthetelemetryunitafteranotherbusyday.Thesewerentmypatients,soIkeptgoing.

“You,blondie.”Istoppedandlooked37.Noothernurseswereinsight,soIwenttothedoorwayofroom254andin.Alargemanwithabig,friendlyfacewassittingupinthebed.HespokeIhadachancetoopenmymouth.“Doyourememberme?Youweremynurseonthefourthfloor.”

ItoldhimI40inthecriticalcareunit.Hemusthaveme41withsomeoneelse.

“No,waitaminute.Yournameis...oh,letmethink...”

He42attheceiling,ahalfsmileonhisface.Thenheturnedtome,“Jackie,right?Youvegotalongblondeponytail,dontyou?”

Iwas43.Istudiedhisface,lookingforsomethingthatmighttriggermy44.

“Thatsallright,Jackie.Youcameintomyroomaboutthreeweeksago.Myheartstopped45onmeandyouputthosepaddles(掌握手柄)onmychest.Irememberyououtallthesetechnicalsoundingwords,tellingeverybodytotheway.Thenyoutookthoseelectricpaddlesandmebacktolife.”

Suddenlyit49onme:hewasa50personthen—unresponsive,withdilatedpupils(放

大的瞳孔)andaredandblueface.

“WhotoldyouI51youthatday?”Iasked,my52pullingmeintohisroom.

Helaughedandlookedbackupattheceiling.“Nobodytoldme.Iwasuponthatceilingtherewatchingyou.ThatshowIsawyourlong,blondeponytail.Andwhenyouturnedtolookatthemonitor,Isawyourbeautifulface.ImsoIgottoseeyouagain.”

Helookeddownatme,hissmilegone.Icouldseehewas54withhisemotions.“Iwantedtosaythanks.Thankssomuch...”

EverytimeIpassroom254now,awarmfeelinginsideme.

36.A.wipedoutB.givenoutC.wornoutD.triedout

37.A.downB.aroundC.upD.inside

38.A.glancedB.rushedC.steppedD.checked

39.A.sinceB.whileC.asD.before

40.A.watchedB.caredC.workedD.stayed

41.A.confusedB.mixedC.mistakenD.replaced

42.A.staredupB.glancedupC.glimpsedupD.lookedup

43.A.annoyedB.surprisedC.disappointedD.pleased

44.A.mindB.emotionsC.heartD.memory

45.A.senselessB.stillC.deadD.short

46.A.bringingB.forcingC.shoutingD.speaking

47.A.pullB.pushC.findD.clear

48.A.shockedB.pulledC.draggedD.pressed

49.A.brokeB.struckC.occurredD.dawned

50.A.sickB.fearfulC.differentD.weak

51.A.treatedB.helpedC.curedD.met

52.A.responsibilityB.tendernessC.curiosityD.kindness

53.A.gladB.luckyC.surprisedD.satisfied

54.A.shakingB.strugglingC.workingD.fighting

55.A.turnsupB.wellsupC.opensupD.bringsup

第三部分：閱讀理解(共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分)

閱讀下列短文，然后從各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項。

A

WHENyouthinkofatypicalAmerican,whomdoyoupicture?AprettyblondwhiteAmericanlikeTaylorSwift?OrahandsomeblackAmericanlikePresidentBarackObamaorbasketballstarKobeBryant?Infact,therewasatimewhentheaverageAmericanlookedlikenoneofthesepeople.

Backintheyear1500,theaverageAmericanwasabrown-skinnedhunter-gathererwhoprobablyrodeahorseandworeclothingmadefromanimalskins.Today,thesepeople－whousuallyidentifythemselvesbasedontheirindividualtribessuchasIriquois,ApacheandNavajo－arebroadlyreferredtoas“NativeAmericans”,“AmericanIndians”orsimply“Indians”.

TheresachancethatyouveneverevenheardofAmericanIndians.Thatsbecausetherearentverymanyleft.WhentheEuropeansettlementofNorthAmericabegan,therewerefierceconflictsbetweenthesettlersfromoverseasandthesenativepeoples.AftertheBritishgovernmentandmilitarywereexpelled(趕走)intheRevolutionaryWar,conflictswithnativescontinuedasthestateswerecreatedthatwouldlatermakeuptheUS.Intheseconflicts,millionsofnativeswerekilled.

In1830,presidentAndrewJacksonsignedtheIndianRemovalAct.ThisactrequiredallIndianstomigratetothewestoftheMississippiRivertoallowfortheexpansionoftheUS.AmericanIndiansweretreatedasamilitary“enemy”until1924,whenthefewIndiansstillaliveatthatpointweregrantedUScitizenship.ThatwasthefirsttimethattheUSgovernmentformallyrecognizedIndiansashumanbeings.

WhilethestoryoftheAmericanIndianshasbeenasadone,thesepeopleslegacies(遺產(chǎn))arestillfelteverydayintheUS.ManyUSgeographicalnamescomefromIndianlanguages,suchasOhio,Topeka,Kansas,andthePotomacRiver.Atthesametime,therearenumeroussuccessfulacademicsandotherimportantUSleaderswhoaredescendedfromIndians.Andnowadays,moreandmorehistoryclassesinUSpublicschoolsareeducatingstudentsabouthowIndianssufferedduringthesettlementoftheUS.Iwasluckyenoughtotakesuchahistoryclassinhighschool.Isincerelybelievethatifwewantabetterfuture,wemustlookcarefullyandhonestlyatthepast.

56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?

A.FewAmericanIndianshaveachievedsuccessduetotheirpoorlivingconditions.

B.TodayfewAmericansknowabouthowIndianssufferedduringthesettlementoftheUS.

C.Inthepast,mostoftheAmericanIndianslivedinthestatesofOhioandKansas.

D.Sincetheyear1924,AmericanIndianshavebeenrecognizedasUScitizens.

57.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?

A.ThesadstoryofAmericanIndians.B.HowtheAmericanIndianssucceededintheUS.

C.WhatatypicalAmericanislike.D.AmericanIndianseconomicimpactontheUS.

58.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?

A.Byprovidingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.

B

Americaslove-haterelationshipwithChinadevelopsspeedily.Thelatestsetbackinthebilateralrelationisanotherfearsome“ChinaScare”.Actually,though,inAmericaitisnothingnew.TheUnitedStatespoliticsseemstoneeda“ChinaScare”fromtimetotime.

RecallthatnearlyastormstartedaroundthebookTheComingConflictwithChinain2023.ItsauthorwastwoUSjournalistsformerlyworkinginBeijing.ThedebatewasanythingbutpositiveabouttheSino-USrelationship.ItistruethatChinasstrategicaimsinAsiaarenotcompletelythesamewiththoseoftheUS.However,theauthorsseemedtoworryfartoomuchbyputtingmuchemphasisonChinasmilitarystrength.

AmericaninterestgroupsareafraidofcompetingwithChineseimports,becausemoreandmoreAmericanconsumersbegintofindChinesegoodsamuchcheaperchoice.SotheyheldthispoliticalviewthatChinasrapidgrowthisnotablessingforallconcerned.InsteaditwasbeingthoughtofasaforcethreateningotherAsiaeconomiesandAmericastoo.

“PresidentObamaencouragesthetransferofmoney,industrialcapacityandtechnologytoChinathatwillhelpitsdevelopmentbutstillthreatentheUSanditsallies”,chargesWilliamHawkins,asupporterforprotectingUSbusinessandindustry.ThentheresalsopeoplesayingthatChinasgainisbasicallyoneveryoneelsesloss.Anincreasinglyglobalizedandmodernizednationof1.3billionisnotawin-winforalmosteveryone.Itsalosingsituationforeveryone,butforChina.

Thatsabsurd,Ithink.

Sure,ChinasneighborsinAsiaareworriedaboutChinesecompetitionandtheyknowtheyhavetoworkharderinordertocompetewithChina.However,itisunnecessarilysendingscarebyimaginingthat

economicgrowthwillbegreatlyreduced,domesticstockmarketswillgetruinedandemploymentlevelswillbecomelower.Certainly,Chinaseconomicprogresswillcausesometensemoments.But,onthewhole,AsiaandtherestoftheworldwillbenefitfromChinassuccess.

SomepeopleonthemainlandwhowanttoprotectChineseindustrieswouldinterferetoslowdownmarketopening.Ontheotherhand,theObamaadministrationsdecisiontocutdownonimportquotasonforeignsteelbroughtaboutworldwideanger.ThatdecisionhasmadeUSstrategicandeconomicalliesinAsiaandEuropeangrieratAmericathanatanythingChinahasdonelately.Sowhoisthegreaterthreat—ChinaortheUnitedStates—totheworldeconomy?LetsjustsaythatwhatcontinuestobeneededinAmericasrelationshipwithChinaisnotanother“redscare”,butthethreefactsalltoooftenmissing:commonsense,politicalmaturityandintellectualhonesty.

59.Whichofthefollowingisnotatruestatement?

A.ChinaScareisafairlyfreshphenomenon.

B.Sino-USrelationshiphasarousedanegativedebate.

C.OpinionsonChinesecompetitionineconomicprogressvary.

D.TheworldwillgenerallybenefitfromChinaseconomicgrowth.

60.WilliamHawkinreacted________toPresidentObamaspolicyonChina.

A.reasonablyB.objectivelyC.respectfullyD.negatively

61.Whichmaybestserveasthetitleoftheabovepassage?

A.AmericasLove-hateRelationshipwithChinaB.DebateonSino-USRelationship

C.BenefitsorThreatsfromChinaandUS?D.ChinaScare,IsItReal?

C

Ricewinehasahistoryofmorethan2,000yearsasChinasfavoriteliquorandhasbeencreditedwithhavingenhancedthehealth,amongothers,ofthelateDengXiaoping.Butnownativericewinefindsitselfcompetingformarketsharewithwesternstylefruitwine.

BothforeigntradersandlocalproducershaveinrecentmonthsobservedaremarkableriseinthepopularityofwineinChina,atleastinthecountrysmoreprosperouscitiesandcoastalregions.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.OnehasbeenasustainedeffortbytheChinesegovernmenttolimittheuseofstaplegrains(主食過濾)viaHongKongandTaiwan,citingscientificfindingsaboutredwinesgoodeffectsonhealthingeneralandmanlinessinparticular.Mr.St.Pierre,whoimportswesternwinestoChina,saysthathisredwinesoutsellhiswhitesby20to1,leadinghimtoconcludethatChinesedrinkersareindeedchoosingtheirbeverageswithgoodhealthinmind.

Mr.St.Pierreistoastingincreasesinsalesof25%amonth.CarlCrook,anotherimporter,recallsthat,whenhebegansellingwineinChinafouryearsago,hisclientsweremainly“well-heeledanddesperateexpatriates（僑民）”.Hiscompany,Montrose,nowsellsmorethan1,000casesamonthandexpectssalestodoublethisyear,despitetaxesanddutieswhichadd121%tothepriceofimportedwines.ItscataloguerangesfromcheapCalifornianwinessellingwholesalefor69Yuanperbottle,toChteauLafitteRothschild.

Domesticproducersarealsocottoningontothejoysofthegrape.AfewChinesewineriesareincreasinglysuccessful,inbothinternationalcompetitionsandthedomesticmarket.Chinaslargestwineproducer,Dynasty,hasovercomequalitycontrolproblemstoproduceawell-received1995Chardonnay.TheHuadongWineryinQingdao(acitystillmorefamousforitsbeer)hasalsoyieldedasuccessfulChardonnay.Localbottlingofforeignwines,localproduction,andiftheymaterialize,longrumoredcutsin

tariffduties(關(guān)稅)maysoonhelpbringthejoysofwinetogreaternumbersofChinese.

Forthecountrysgrowingclassofthenewlyrich,however,aridiculouslyhighpricetagisallpartofthepackage.Inrecentyears,Chinasconspicuous(引人注目的)consumershavemadethepurchaseofoverpricedwinesoneoftheirfavoritewaysofshowingoffwealth,insomecasesbuyingbottlespricedatseveralhundreddollarsonlytosmashthemonthefloor.Thereisnowanewtrendthatmaystriketheworldswinemerchantsasanevengreateroutrage.SomeChinesewinedrinkershavedecidedthatagoodclaret(干紅)orChardonnaygoesdownmoresmoothlywhenmixedwithSprite.

62.GrapewinesbecomemorepopularthanthetraditionalricewineinChinaforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat________.

A.ricewineconsumessomanygrainsthatitsproductionhasbeendiscouraged.

B.itisbelievedthatgrapewinedoesmoregoodtohealththanricewine.

C.drinkinggrapewineisasymbolofwealthandthereforeisafashionforsomepeople..

D.grapewinesareoftenlessexpensiveandsomorepeoplecanaffordthem.

63.Theword“frivolous”inPara.2probablymeans________.

A.significant.B.precious.C.authentic.D.unimportant.

64.Mr.St.PierreandMr.CarlCrookarecitedasexamplestoshow________.

A.marketshareofimportinggrapewinesisincreasinginChina.

B.well-heeledanddesperateexpatriatesliketodrinkgrapewines.

C.Chinesedrinkerschoosetheircompanyswinebecauseoftheirboast.

D.domesticproducersalsorealizethejoysofthegrapewines.

65.Whichofthefollowingisanopinionoftheauthors?

A.Domesticproducersdonotliketheirforeigncounterparts.

B.LocalbottlingofforeignwinesisnotencouragedbylocalgovernmentinChina.

C.Theextremelyhightariffdutiesonwineimportingstillaffectthemorepopularconsumptionofforeignwines.

D.Mostpeoplearesatisfiedwiththepricesofforeignwines.

66.Theauthorsounds________inthelastparagraph.

A.tolerantB.angryC.impatientD.conspicuous

D

ChristmaswasaquietaffairwhenIgrewup.TherewerejustmyparentsandI.IvowedthatsomedayIdmarryandhavesixchildren,andatChristmasmyhousewouldvibratewithenergyandlove.

Ifoundthemanwhosharedmydream,butwehadnotreckonedonthepossibilityofinfertility.Undaunted,weappliedforadoption,andthenhearrived.

WecalledhimOurChristmasBoybecausehecametousduringthatseasonofjoy.Thennaturesurprisedusagain.Weaddedtwobiologicalchildrentothefamily—notasmanyaswehadhopedfor,butthreemadeanentirelysatisfactorycrowd.

AsOurChristmasBoygrew,hemadeitclearthatonlyhehadtheexpertisetoselectanddecoratetheChristmastree.Herushedtheseason,startinghisgiftlistinNovember.Hepressedusintosingingcarols,ourfroglikevoicescontrastingwithhismusicalgiftofperfectpitch.Eachholidayhestirredusup,leadingusthrougharoundofmerrychaos.

Then,onhis26thChristmas,heleftusinacaraccidentonhiswayhometohiswifeandinfantdaughter.Butfirsthehadstoppedbythefamilyhometodecorateourtree.

Grief-stricken,hisfatherandIsoldourhome,wherememoriesclungtoeveryroom,andmovedaway.

Seventeenyearslater,wegrewoldenoughtoreturnhome,andsettledintoasmallquiethouse,likethehouseofmychildhood.OurothersonanddaughterhadmarriedandbeguntheirownChristmastraditionsinanotherpartofthecountry.

Oneday,Iheardthedoorbellring.Therestoodourgranddaughter,andinhergray-greeneyesIsawthereflectionofOurChristmasBoy.Behindher,luggingalargepinetree,camehermotherandstepfather.Theysweptpastusinaflurryoflaughter;andthendecoratedthetree.

“Youllrecognizetheornaments,”saidmyformerdaughter-in-law.“Theywerehis.Isavethemforyou.”

WhenImurmuredthatwehadnthadatreefor17years,ourgranddaughtersaid,“Thenitstimetohaveone!”

Theyaskedustojointhemthenextmorningforchurchandfordinnerattheirhome.

Ourgranddaughterordered,“ImsingingthesoloandIwantyoutobethere.”

WehadlongagogivenupthepoignantChristmasservices,butnow,wesatrigidinthefrontpew,fightingbacktears.Ourgranddaughtersmagnificentvoicesoared,clearandtrue,inperfectpitch.Howherfatherwouldhaverelishedthatmoment!

Wehadbeenalertedthattherewouldbealotofpeoplefordinnerbut35!Icouldnotsortoutwhobelongedtowhom,butitdidntmatter.Theyallbelongedtoeachother.Itoccurredtomethatatruefamilyisnotalwaysonesownfleshandblood.Itisaclimateoftheheart.Haditnotbeenforouradoptedson,wewouldnotnowbesurroundedbycaringstrangers.

Later,ourgranddaughteraskedustocomealongwithhertoaplaceshelikestogo.

Inthefoothillstherewashisgrave.Aswestoodbytheheadstoneinthechillybutsomehowcomfortingsilence,wewerenotpreparedforourgranddaughtersnextmove.Oncemorethatdayhervoice,solikeherfathers,liftedinsong,andthemountainsideechoedonandonintoinfinity.

Whenthelastpurenotehadfaded,Ifeltasenseofpeace,ofthecontinuityoflife,ofrenewedfaithandhope.TherealmeaningofChristmashadbeenrestoredtous.

67.Theauthorsworethatshewould________whenshegrewup.

A.givebirthtosixchildrenatleastbymarrying

B.crowdherhousewithenergyandlovebyhavingmorechildren

C.findamanwiththesamedreamtocreateawarmhome

D.makeherhouseanoisyplacebyadoptingaChristmasboy

68.Whydidtheauthorandherhusbandcalltheiradoptedson“OurChristmasboy”?

A.Becausetheywereunabletohaveachild

B.BecausetheywishedtobeblessedbyGod

C.BecausetheyadoptedtheboyonChristmas

D.BecausetheboywasactuallyagiftforChristmas

69.Theauthorandherhusbandsoldtheirhouseinorderto________.

A.showtheirgriefoflosingthesonB.stoptheirsuddengrieffromtheloss

C.fleefromtheirpreviousmemoriesD.recoverfromtheirgreatsorrow

70.TheauthorrevealstousthatthetruthofChristmasliesin________.

A.arealisticdreamboundtocometrue

B.ahappymomentcrowdedwithchildren

C.alovingfamilyunionwithanairofafestival

D.apeacefulcontinuinglifewithfaithandhope

第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題，共35分)

第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)

請仔細閱讀下列短文，并依據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。留意：每個空格只填1個單詞。

OnavisittoSussexonFebruary16th,DavidCameronannouncedthat,iftheConservativeswintheelectiononMay7th,youngpeoplewhoareoutofwork,educationortrainingforsixmonthswillhavetodounpaidcommunityworktogetbenefits.Thespeechwaspartofapre-electionpushtoshowtheConservativePartyistoughonwelfarereform(thoughcriticsinsistsuchschemesrarelypromoteemployment).“Thewell-wornpath—fromtheschoolgatedowntothejobcentreandontoalifeonbenefits—hasgottobewipedaway,”saidtheprimeminister.

Thewelfarebillhasfallenabitasunemploymentdrops.Butthemainattempttoreformworking-agebenefits—knownasuniversalcredit(UC)—hasgoneaway.In2023MrCameronsaiditwouldbepartof“themostambitiousandfundamentalchangestothewelfaresystemsinceitbegan”.ThelateststageofUCwasalsostartedfromFebruary16th,butitsfutureisnotcertainatall.

UCcombinessixworking-agebenefits,includingtaxcredits,housingbenefitandjob-seekersallowance,intoasinglepayment.ItaimstoprovidethepoorestBritonswithaladdertoclimboutofwelfaredependencybysimplifyingasystemthatprovidesperverseincentives(反常動力)tostayonbenefitsratherthanwork.Itschampion,IainDuncanSmith,thesecretaryforworkandpensions,claimsitisasmuchaboutchangingcultureasaboutsavingmoney.

Theprojecthascrawledalong,hittingmanyobstaclesontheway,suchasanoverlyambitioustimetablethathadtoberesetin2023andanITsystemthathadtobeabandoned,costingtensofmillionsofpounds.MrDuncanSmithdebatedoftenwithGeorgeOsborne,theharder-nosedchancelloroftheexchequer(財政大臣).

Otherproblemshavecomefromtechnicalcomplexities,suchaslinkingthetaxsystemscomputerswiththoseatthedepartmentforworkandpensions.Criticssaythatmovingallclaimsonlineisfoolishwhenmanypeopledonotevenhaveaccesstoacomputer.Similarlyfoolish,theysay,areplanstopaybenefitsmonthlyratherthanweeklytopeoplewhocannotbudget,andtogivehousingbenefittoapplicantswhomaywasteitratherthandirectlytothelandlordsoftheirgovernment-fundedhousing.Defenderssaythepoorneedtobe