外研版（2019）選擇性必修第三冊期中復(fù)習(xí)：Unit1－Unit3 共3個(gè)單元測試卷匯編（含答案）

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共3個(gè)單元測試卷匯編

Unitl單元測試卷

第一部分聽力（略）

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）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Doyouhavecoldfeetinwinter?ButnowifyouwearapairofUGGboots,youwon*tbe

troubledbythat.

UGGmeansAustralianSheepskinBoots.UGGbootsbecamepopularamongshearers（剪羊毛

的人）inthe1920s.Theshearersshearedthesheepandgrabbedabitofdeadsheep,wrappedit

aroundtheirfeetandcalledthem“UglyBoots”.GoodoldAustralianslangshortenedShearers"

UglyBootstoUGGboots.ThusUGGBootsdatebackasfarasthe1920sinAustralia.

UGGbootsbecamesopopularbecauseoftheamazingamountofcomforttheybringtothe

feet.Thesheepskinismadeincrediblysoftsothebootsarewarmandcomfortable.UGGbootsfelt

morelikesocksthanshoes,yettheyaretoughenoughforoutdoorwear.

OurUGGbootsarehandmadewithAustraliansheepskinofthehighestqualitybyourfactory

ofUGGOriginalPtyLtd.

WecanwearUGGbootsincoldweatherorsummer.Incoldweather,thethickwoolofUGG

bootsprovidesapreventinglayerofwarmthbytrappingyourbodyheat.Intheheatofsummer,the

naturalfibresofthewoolwillactuallycoolyourfeetbyabsorbingsweat.UGGbootsaremadeto

bewornbarefoottomaximizethecushioningandwarmthprovidedbythesheepskin.

Whynotpickupyourphoneandcontactusrightnowat.au.?

21.WhomadethefirstpairofUGGbootsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Shearers.B.Travelers.

C.Workers.D.Campers.

22.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribetheUGGboots?

A.Uglyandhard.

B.Comfortableandwarm.

C.Strongandwarm.

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D.Cheapandtough.

23.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageisto.

A.persuadeB.advertise

C.informD.instruct

答案ABB

B

ForyearsIhavehadnoideawhatIhavebeendoingwithmylife.Iwasa30-year-oldlawyer

inNewYork.Butbeingalawyerwasnevermydreamorgoalinlife.Ihonestlywantedtobea

writer.Ihaveagreatimaginationandwouldwriteamazingstoriesinmyhead.ButIalwaysknew

thatbeingawriterwasneverpossibleformebecauseitwasabetterfinancialdecisiontostaya

lawyer.

Recently,Icouldn'tfallasleepatmyusualtimeof10p.m.andwhenIdidfallasleepIhad

thesamedreamoverandoveragain.Thedreamstartswithmeintheoceantryingtogoforaswim

andrmsearchingforsomething,butIstarttodrownandhavenocontrolovermybody.Thena

lightshinesthroughthewatersandwhenIlookupallIcanseeismyselfinabrightwhiteroom

writinganovel.ThenIhearavoicesayrepeatedly,“Nowisthetimetotrysomethingnew!”

Itwasn,tjustadream；itwasmyopportunitytomakesomethinggoodoutofmylife.That

afternoon,IquitmyjobatthelawfirmandIcouldn'thavebeenanyhappier.Mylifestartedat30,

andeverydaysincethatpointIhaven'tstoppedenjoyinglife.Istartedtowriteandhavebeenon

thebest-sellerslistforthelasttwomonths.Thingshavedefinitelyturnedaround.

Changeisagoodthing；itgivesusanopportunitytotakeachance.SomytwofavoritewordsI

livebyandsoshouldyouareuchangeandchance.

24.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthat.

A.theauthorisnow30yearsold

B.itisimpossiblefortheauthortobecomeawriter

C.alawyercanbelikelytoearnmorethanawriter

D.theauthorpreferstobealawyerratherthanawriter

25.ThesecondparagraphmainlytalksabouttheauthorJs.

A.difficultyinsleepingatnight

B.strongdesiretobecomeawriter

C.wishtohaveaswiminthewaters

D.terribleswimmingexperienceintheocean

26.Theunderlinedpartinthe3rdparagraphprobablymeanstheauthor.

A.regrettedhavingquittedhisjobasalawyer

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B.wasunhappyaftergivinguphisjobasalawyer

C.wasupsetbecausehehadtogiveuphisjobasalawyer

D.wasprettyhappywhenhequittedhisjobasalawyer

27.Thebesttitleofthetextmightbe.

A.LawyerorWriter

B.ChangeandChance

C.ChangeandRegret

D.RiskorOpportunity

答案CBDB

C

HaveyouheardaboutPostOfficeCatsinBritain?Theyaremousehunters.Thepostoffice

hasactuallyemployedcatssince1868.Theyarenotemployedtosortordelivermail,ofcourse,but

toprotectthemailandkeepthepopulationofmiceundercontrol.Theymakesureyourmorning

postarrivesfreefromdamagescausedbyratsandmice.

Londonpostofficeswerethefirsttotryouttheexperiment.Withinafewmonthsthe

populationofmicehadshnmksharply.Otherpostofficesalloverthecountryweresoonusingcats

inthewaragainstratsandmiceaswell.Withintenyearsthepayofthecatswasimprovedfromone

andahalfoldpenceadaytosixorninepenceaday.Nowtheaveragerateofpayisaboutafew

poundsamonth.

Someofthehard-workingcatshavebecomequitefamous.In1980,acatnamedLucky

stoppedanattemptedrobberyinaWorcestershirepostofficeonherown.Asthetwoburglarsmade

theirwayinthroughthewindow,Luckystartedanattackandtheyfledempty-handed.Another

excellentcatwasJerry,ofEarlsCourtpostofficeinLondon.Heservedthebuildingfor16years

andwasondutyfor24hourseveryday.Hedroveallthemiceaway.

However,therearefewercatsemployedbythepostofficethanatanytimeinthepast.With

thefastermovementofthemailandbettersurroundings,postofficecatsarenotalwaysneeded.But

manypostofficesstillemploythemandtheybecomegreatfriendswiththepostmen.Accordingto

thepostoffice,thereisnoplanfortheirservicestobediscontinuedintheforeseeablefuture.

28.CatswereintroducedtoBritishpostofficesto.

A.helpsortanddelivermailsandpapers

B.guardthebuildingagainstthieves

C.keepmailsandpapersundamaged

D.searchforcertaindangersinmails

29.Theunderlinedword“shrunk“inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans"”.

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A.decreasedB.increased

C.narrowedD.expanded

30.ThecatnamedLuckybecamefamousbecause.

A.sheservedthepostofficefor16yearsaroundtheclock

B.shealonedrovetwoburglarsawayfromthepostoffice

C.sheprotectedmailsfrombeingbittenbymice

D.shewasemployedtosortanddelivermail

31.Wemaylearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.thedutyofthecatshasbeenreplacedbymachines

B.allthepostofficesarenowcompletelymicefree

C.catsarenowconsideredoflittleuseinpostoffices

D.catswillstillbeseeninserviceforquitealongtime

答案CABD

D

IntheUnitedStates,itisimportanttobeontime,orpunctual,foranappointment,aclass,

ameeting,etc.However,thismaynotbetrueinallcounlries.AnAmericanprofessordiscoveredthe

differencewhileteachingaclassinaBrazilian（巴西的）university.Thetwo-hourclasswas

scheduledtobeginat10a.m.andendat12.Onthefirstday,whentheprofessorarrivedontime,

noonewasintheclassroom.Manystudentscameafter10:30a.m.Twostudentscameafter11

a.m.Althoughallthestudentsgreetedtheprofessorastheyarrived,fewapologizedfortheir

lateness.Werethesestudentsbeingrude?Hedecidedtostudythestudents'behavior.

TheprofessortalkedtoAmericanandBrazilianstudentsaboutlatenessinbothaninformal

andaformalsituation:atalunchwithafriendandinauniversityclass,respectively.Hegavethem

anexampleandaskedthemhowtheywouldreact.Iftheyhadalunchappointmentwithafriend,

theaverageAmericanstudentdefinedlatenessas19minutesaftertheagreedtime.Ontheother

hand,theaverageBrazilianstudentfeltthefriendwaslateafter33minutes.

InanAmericanuniversity,studentsareexpectedtoarriveattheappointedhour.Incontrast,

inBrazil,neithertheteachernorthestudentsalwaysarriveattheappointedhour.Classesnotonly

beginatthescheduledtimeintheUnitedStates,butalsoendatthescheduledtime.IntheBrazilian

class,onlyafewstudentslefttheclassat12：00；manyremainedpast12:30todiscusstheclass

andaskmorequestions.WhilearrivinglatemaynotbeveryimportantinBrazil,neitherisstaying

late.

32.Theunderlinedword“punctual“inPara.1mostprobablymeans"

A.leavingsoonafterclass

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B.comingearly

C.arrivingafewminuteslate

D.beingontime

33.WhydidtheprofessorstudytheBrazilianstudents,behavior?

A.HefeltpuzzledatthestudentsJbeinglate.

B.Hefeltangryatthestudents'rudeness.

C.Hewantedtomakethestudentscomeontimelater.

D.Hewantedtocollectdataforoneofhisstudies.

34.ItcanbeinferredfromtheprofessorJsstudyoflatenessintheinformalsituation

that.

A.Americanstudentswillbecomeimpatientiftheirfriendisfiveminuteslate

B.neitherBraziliannorAmericanstudentslikebeinglateinsocialgatherings

C.beinglateinoneculturemaynotbeconsideredsorudeinanotherculture

D.Brazilianstudentswillnotcomethirty-threeminutesaftertheagreedtime

35.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.ItisimportanttobeontimeforclassintheUnitedStates.

B.Theimportanceofbeingontimediffersamongcultures.

C.Peoplelearntheimportanceoftimeonlyfromtheirownculture.

D.Studentsbeinglateforclassshouldexplainthereasontotheirteacher.

答案DACB

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)。

Whenwethinkabouthappiness,weusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinary,apinnacle（頂

點(diǎn)）ofsheer（純粹的）delight.Andthosepinnaclesseemtogetrarertheolderweget.

36Irememberplayingpoliceandrobbersinthewoods,gettingaspeakingpartinthe

schoolplay.Ofcourse,kidsalsoexperiencelows,buttheirdelightatsuchpeaksofpleasureas

winningaraceorgettinganewbikeisunreserved.

Forteenagers,orpeopleunder20theconceptofhappinesschanges.37Icanstillfeelthe

painofnotbeinginvitedtoapartythatalmosteveryoneelsewasgoingto.Ialsorememberthe

greathappinessofbeinginvitedatanothereventtodancewithaveryhandsomeyoungman.

Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringgreatjoy——birth,love,marriage——alsobringresponsibility

andtheriskofloss.38Foradults,happinessiscomplex.

39ButIthinkabetterdefinitionofhappinessisutheabilitytoenjoysomething”.The

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morewecanenjoywhatwehave,thehappierweare.It,seasytooverlookthepleasureweget

fromlovingandbeingloved,thecompanyoffriends,thefreedomtolivewhereweplease,even

goodhealth.Whilehappinessmaybemorecomplexforus,thesolutionisthesameas

ever.Happinessisn'taboutwhathappenstous；it'stheabilitytofindapositiveforevery

negative,andviewadifficultyasachallenge.40

A.Lovemaynotlast；lovedonesdie.

B.Forachild,happinesshasamagicquality.

C.Happinessisthemeaningandthepurposeoflife.

D.Beinghappydoesnytmeanthateverythingisperfect.

E.Thedictionarydefines“happy"as“l(fā)ucky"or“fortunate”.

F.It'snotwishingforwhatwedon'thave,butenjoyingwhatwedopossess.

G.Suddenlyit'sconditionalonsuchthingsasexcitement,love,andpopularity.

36.B

37.G

38.A

39.E

40.F

第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Agroupofchildrenwouldgatherfrequentlyateachother'shomes.They41whatwas

happeningintheirlives.Theirfriendshipwasbeautifultosee,andsurprisingthoughtsflowedfrom

these42minds.

Themotherofoneofthechildrenwouldoccasionallyjointheir43andtellthem

stories.Whenshespokeofher“jewelbox"，hermost44possession,shesenttheir

imaginationsoaring.

Sheemphasizedthatthejewelboxwassosecure45itscontentscouldneverbestolen!

Ofcourse,thechildren'smindswere46withdazzlingpicturesofdiamondsjewels,pearls,

andotherpricelessitems.Theydaydreamedofherbeinganheiress（繼承人）ofa47family,

eventhoughhersimplelifedidnot48vastmaterialwealth.

Onedaythechildrenaskedherwhatwasinthejewelbox.Lookingatthechildren?s49,

upturnedfaces,shesmiledateachchild,andthen50themtogatheraroundherandsitonthe

grass."Leimetellyouawonderful51,“shewhispered,“Thejewelboxisnota52

box!"

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Thechildren?seyeswerebigwithexpectation.Themothercontinued,"53reality,itis

a54boxofyourheart.Andeveryonehasone!Its55arethefeelingsoflove,joy,peace,

gratitude,andfaith.ltisaninnerexperience,andthetreasureofknowingwhichstayswithyou

forever.

41.A.valuedB.shared

C.predictedD.desired

42.A.easyB.selfish

C.youngD.proud

43.A.gatheringsB.associations

C.campaignsD.revolutions

44.A.valuelessB.practical

C.valuableD.successful

45.A.whetherB.that

C.whatD.because

46.A.loadedB.filled

C.connectedD.concerned

47.A.poorB.happy

C.bigD.rich

48.A.enjoyB.find

C.coverD.indicate

49.A.simpleB.familiar

C.eagerD.funny

50.A.askedB.agreed

C.attractedD.forced

51.A.aimB.joke

C.secretD.miracle

52.A.materialB.precious

C.rightD.special

53.A.InB.At

C.ForD.To

54.A.fieldB.money

C.treasureD.room

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55.A.effectsB.outcomes

C.problemsD.contents

41-55BCACBBDDCACAACD

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15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。

ClassicalChinesegardendesignaimstocreateanaturallandscapeonasmallscaleand

emphasizetheperfectharmonybetweenmanandnature.

AChinesegardenislikeascro11(卷軸)painting,56.(show)aseriesofcarefully

composedscenes.Newviewsarerevealedasonewalksalongthepathways.Inthegardens,57.

mostfrequentlymeetstheeyearewindingpathsthatseeminglyleadtonowhere.There,apath

seemstoend,butallof58.sudden,anewworldisrolledoutbeforeyou:pavilions(亭

子)，rockformations,springwaters-allcombinedtoprovideapleasantsurprise!Atthe59.

(enter)toaChinesegarden,thereisusuallyahugestoneorwall60.(use)toscreenyour

viewsoastolaterproduceunimaginabledelightwhenyouturnaroundthewall.AChinesegarden

mayhavewindowsonall61.(it)fourwalls.Anditis62.(interest)that,through

thewindows,visitorsmayseedifferentviewsatdifferentangles,andthusthecompositionofthe

gardenbecomesenlarged.

AChinesegardeniswherecultureisbothcreatedandenjoyed.Allplantsmarktheshiftofthe

63.(season).64.(similar),water,asymboloftheever-changing,65.

rocks,asymboloftheeternal(永恒的)，createaharmoniousbalanceofnatureJsyinandyang.

56.showing

57.what

58.a

59.entrance/entry

60.used

61.its

62.interesting

63.seasons

64.Similarly

65.and

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假如你是李華,你的美國朋友Jim對中文名字非常感興趣，并且很想擁有一個(gè)中文名字。

現(xiàn)請你給他寫一封電子郵件，包括以下內(nèi)容：

1.介紹中文名字的特點(diǎn)；

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2.幫他起一個(gè)中文名字，并給出理由;

3.詢問他的意見。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.開頭及結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

DearJim,

I,mverygladtohearthatyouwillcometovisitChina.

Yours,

LiHua

【參考范文I

DearJim,

I'mverygladtohearthatyouwillcometovisitChina.ThereisnodoubtthataChinese

namewillhelpyoubetterfitinwiththecultureinourcountry.

AChinesenameusuallyconsistsoftwoorthreecharacters,whichoftencarrysomespecial

significanceorexpectations.UnlikeanEnglishname,thefamilynameisusuallyputfirst.Andthen

agivennamefollows.Asyou'rekind,smartandenergetic,IthinkLiYangismostsuitablefor

you.ThefamilynameisoneofthosesharedbythelargestnumberofChinese.Thegivenname

meansthesuninChinese.

IhopeyouwilllikeyournewnameandhaveareallygoodtimeinChina.

Yours,

LiHua

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料?，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Christmaswashangingaround.Six-year-oldDavidwasthinkingwhatpresentshecouldget

fromSanta.Hewantedslippers；hewantedasilktie；hewantedsometoys.Andschoolstartingsoon,

healsohopedtogetsomethingaboutschooling.InordertogetSantatoknowwhatheneeded,he

thoughthewouldwritealettertoSanta,whichhebelievedwouldbringhimthosepresents.He

foundasheetandmadealistoftheitemsonit,andthenbentdowntoposttheletterupthe

chimney,waitingforthewindstotakeitup.

DavidgotupveryearlyontheChristmasmorning.Hesearchedhisroomcarefully,buttohis

disappointment,hedidn'tfindthepresentshehopedfor.Hadn'tSantareceivedtheletter?Was

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hetoobusytosendhimthegifts?Althoughfeelingalittleupset,DavidwasconvincedthatSanta

wouldnotforgethimandhewasboundtoreceivetheitems.

Manyyearshadpassedand2020came.Inanoldhouse,ayoungbuilder,LewisShawwas

removingthefireplacewithhiscolleagueswhenhesuddenlyfoundasmallpieceofpaper,which

wasstillinperfectconditionevenifithadturnedyellow.Hepickeditupandunfoldedit.ltwasa

letterwrittentoSanta.Thetouchinghand-writtennoteread：

DearFatherChristmas,

Pleasecanyousendmeadrum,boxofchalks,slippers,silktie,pencilbox,anylittletoys

youhavetospare?

Love,

David

Itwasthensignedoffwithlotsofkisses.

ThiswastheveryletterwrittenbyDavidandthehousewaswherehehadlivedduringhis

childhood!TheletterstruckShawsomuch.HowsimpleChristmasoncewas!Daviddidn'taskfor

much,justthethingshejustneeded.Nowadayskidsalwayswantedexpensivegiftsandtookitfor

granted.

注意：續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為15()左右。

Shawdecidedtofindouttheauthoroftheletter.

Agreatsurprisewasontheway.__________________________________________________

【參考范文】

Shawdecidedtofindouttheauthoroftheletter.HesharedaphotoofthenoteonFacebook.He

alsospoketotheneighborsonbothsidesofthehouse.WithintwodaysheconnectedDavid,the

now78-year-oldmanlivinginatownnearby.Theymetattheoldhouse,whereShawreturnedhim

theletter.Whatagreatsurpriseitwasthathecouldreadtheletteragainsomanyyearsafterhe

wroteit!

Agreatsurprisewasontheway.Afterapleasantchat,ShawhandedDavidabox.Insideit

foundDavidallthepresentshehadlistedintheletter.Infact,ithadtakenShawmuchtimeto

collectthesepresents.Hedidn'tevenknowRupertAnnualwasamagazineforchildrenbeforehe

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wasabletogetone.Davidwasquiteexcited——hefinallyhadhisChristmaswishesfulfilled!

［新教材］外研版(2019)選擇性必修第三冊Unit2單元測試卷

第一部分聽力(略)

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)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

TheNationalGallery

Description：

TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofTrafalgar

SquareinLondon.lthousesadiversecollectionofmorethan2,300examplesofEuropeanart

rangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.The

oldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodern

worksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentrance.

Layout：

ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-century

paintings,andartistsincludeDuccio,Uccello,VanEyck,Lippi,Mantegna,BotticelliandMemling.

ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeLeonardodaVinci,

Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitanandVeronese.

TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,

Poussin,VanDyck,Velazquez,ClaudeandVermeer.

TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCanaletto,

Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGogh.

OpeningHours：

TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pm(Fridays10amto9pm)andisfree,but

chargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.

GettingThere：

Nearestundergroundstations:CharingCross(2-minutewalk),LeicesterSquare(3-minute

walk),Embankment(7-minutewalk),andPiccadillyCircus(8-minutewalk).

21.WhereistheNationalGallery?

A.OnthenorthsideofTrafalgarSquareinLondon.

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B.OnthesouthsideofTrafalgarSquareinLondon.

C.OnthewestsideofTrafalgarSquareinLondon.

D.OntheeastsideofTrafalgarSquareinLondon.

22.Inwhichcentury'scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?

A.The13th.B.The17th.

C.The18th.D.The20th.

23.WhereareLeonardodaVinci'sworksshown?

A.IntheEastWing.

B.InthemainWestWing.

C.IntheSainsburyWing.

D.IntheNorthWing.

24.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?

A.PiccadillyCircus.

B.LeicesterSquare.

C.Embankment.

D.CharingCross.

答案AABD

B

Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas.Whilemostpeoplewere

warminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometers

awayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusually

does.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.

Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,putting

in60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries,saving

usfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.

IwassosadthatsomeonestoleourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemour

story.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangereven

boughtabike,thencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoand

fromhisjob.ltreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeone

theyhavenevermetbefore.

Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfrom

strangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseit

strengthenedourfaithinhumanity（人性）asawhole.Andithasinfluenced（影響）ustobemore

mindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindness

showsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.

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25.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?

A?Theman'sjobwasbikeracing.

B.Itwastheironlypossession.

C.ItwasaniceKona18speed.

D.Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.

26.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.

A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek

B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmas

C.thestrangerbroughtoverthebike

D.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily

27.HowdidpeoplegettoknowthecoupleJsproblem?

A.Fromradiobroadcasts.

B.Fromanewspaper.

C.FromTVnews.

D.Fromastranger.

答案DDB

C

Eachyear,thewomenofOlney,England,andLiberal,Kansas,haveanunusual“pancake

racingv.ThistraditionissaidtohavestartedonShroveTuesday,1445,inOlney.ShroveTuesdayis

thedaybeforetheChristianseasonofLentbegins.

Itissaidthatin1445,anOlneywomanwasmakingpancakes.Shesuddenlyheardthe

church（教堂）bellsring,signalingthebeginningoftheShroveTuesdayservice.Realizingthatshe

wasgoingtobelateforchurch,sheracedoutthedoorstillwearingherapron（圍裙）andheadscarf

andholdingherfryingpan（鍋）withapancakeinit.Olneywomencontinuethistraditionmorethan

500yearslater.

In1950,apersonofLiberalwantedhistowntojoininOlneyPancakeRace.Hemadesome

phonecallstoOlneytosetupafriendlycompetition,andthepeopleofOlneyacceptedthe

challenge.

Therulesaresimple.Racersmustwearthetraditionalheadscarfandapron.Theyhaveto

flip（拋）thepancakeintheairsothatitflipsandlandsbackinthepanontheotherside.Afterthe

race,thereareShroveTuesdaychurchservices.ThenLiberalandOlneyconnectthroughavideo

calltocompareracetimesandannounceawinner.