江蘇省木瀆某中學(xué)2021屆高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期第五次調(diào)研考試試題

江蘇省木瀆高級(jí)中學(xué)2021屆高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期第五次調(diào)研考試試題

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)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(mǎn)分7.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)。每段對(duì)話(huà)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(tīng)完每段對(duì)話(huà)后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱

讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話(huà)僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.19.15B.9.18C.9.15

答案是C。

1.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inabookstore.B.InaclassroomC.Inalibrary

2.Atwhattimewillthefilmbegin?

A.7:20B.7:15C.7:00

3.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.TheirfriendJane.B.AweekendtripC.Aradioprogramme

4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.CatchatrainB.SeethemanoffC.Goshopping

5.Whydidthewomanapologize?

A.ShemadealatedeliveryB.Shewenttothewrongplace

C.Shecouldn,ttakethecakeback

第二節(jié)（共15小題：每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分22.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)。每段對(duì)話(huà)有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出的最佳選項(xiàng),

并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話(huà)前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完

后，各小題給出5秒鐘的做答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話(huà)讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.WhoseCDisbroken?

A.Kathy'sB.Mum'sC.Jack's

7.Whatdosetheboypromisetodoforthegirl?

A.BuyhernewCD.B.Dosomecleaning.C.Giveher10dollars.

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatdidthemanthinkofthemeal?

A.Justso-so.B.QuitesatisfactoryC.Abitdisappointing.

9.Whatwasthe15%onthebillpaidfor?

A.ThefoodB.ThedrinksC.Theservice.

聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whyisthemanattheshop?

A.Toorderacameraforhiswife.B.Tohaveacamerarepaired.

C.Togetcamerachanged.

11.Whatcolourdoesthemanwant?

A.Pink.B.BlackCOrange.

12.Whatwillthemandoafterwards?

A.Makeaphonecall.B.Waituntilfurthernotice.C.Comeagainthenextday.

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.WhatwouldJoeprobablydoduringtheThanksgivingholiday?

A.Gotoaplay.B.Stayathome.C.VisitKingston.

14.WhatisArielgoingtodoinToronto

A.Attendaparty.B.Meetheraunt.C.Seeacarshow.

15.WhyisArielinahurrytoleave?

A.TocallupBetty.B.TobuysomeDVDs.C.TopickupDaniel.

16.Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Fellowworkers.C.Guideandtourist.

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答每17至30題。

17.WheredoesThomasManningwork?

A.IntheGuinnessCompany.B.Ataradiostation.C.Inamuseum.

18.Wheredidtheideaofabookofrecordscomefrom?

A.Abird-shootingtrip.B.AvisittoEurope.C.Atelevisiontalk

show

19.WhendidSirHugh'sfirstbookofrecordsappear?

A.In1875B.In1950C.In,1955

20.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtotalkaboutnext?

A.Morerecordsofunusualfacts.

B.Thefounderofthecompany.

C.Theoldestpersonintheworld.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿(mǎn)分37.5分）

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

A

BigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,

therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.

WhatsApp(US)

Users：morethan300million

Platforms：Android,IOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerry

Features：Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing

Withmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat*sbiggest

competitors.

Developedbytwoex-Yahoo,employeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontext

chat,butonAug6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It,snotedforits

accessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreefor

thefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone-year

subscription.

KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)

Users：morethan100million

Platform：Android,iOS,W.ndo.sPhone.BlackBerryandBada(anoperatesystem

developedbySamsung)

Features：Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharing

Withmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti

-platformtextingapplicationthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesfor

tree.WithKakaoTalk,userschoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticonsandshare

themwithfriends.

Line(Japan)

Users：morethan200million

Platforms：Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPC

Features：Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,

gaining,stickers.

Linetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtext

andvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickers

andemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade

$7millionjustfromstickers.Thepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeach

otherintheLINEGame.

21.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisusedto.

A.introducethemostpopularmobilemessagingappsinChina

B.talkaboutnewfeaturesinthelatestmobilemessagingapps

C.drawreaders'attentiontovariouspopularmobilemessagingapps

D.explainhowmobilemessagingappshavebecomesopopular

22.Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmake

Linestandout?

A.Groupmobilegames.B.Freestickersandemoticons.

C.Freedownloadoftheapp.D.Textandgroupchat.

23.OneofthepopularfeaturesofWhatsAppisthatusers.

A.cansendandreceivemessagesforfree

B.canenjoylivevideochatswithingroups

C.don，tneedtoworryaboutunwantedads

D.regularlysetfreestickersandemoticons

B

TomyCharlieonhisweddingday-

Iknowyouthinkthesenotesaresilly.Ihavewatchedyouwearalongfaceover

theyearswhenIgivethemtoyou.ButunderstandthatsometimesIwanttotellyou

somethingandIwanttogetitjustright.Puttingitdownonpaperhelpsmedothat.

IwishIhadbeenabetterwriter.Iwish1hadgonetocollege.IfIhad,Ithink

IwouldhavestudiedEnglishandmaybemyvocabularywouldhaveimproved.Somany

timesIfeelIamusingthesamewordsoverandover.Likeawomanwearingthesame

dresseveryday.Soboring!

WhatIwanttosaytoyou,Charley,isyouaremarryingawonderfulgirl.Ithink

ofCatherineinmanywayslikeIthinkofRoberta.Likeadaughter.Sheissweetand

patient.Youshouldbethesamewithher,Charley.

Hereiswhatyouaregoingtofindoutaboutmarriage:youhavetoworkatit

together.Andyouhavetolovethreethings.Youhavetolove

1)Eachother.

2)Yourchildren(whenyouhavesome).

3)Yourmarriage.

WhatImeanbythatlastoneis,theremaybetimesthatyoufight,andsometimes

youandCatherinewon'tevenlikeeachother.Butthosearethetimesyouhaveto

loveyourmarriage.It'slikeathirdparty.Lookatyourweddingphotos.Lookat

anymemoriesyou'vemade.Andifyoubelieveinthosememories,theywillpullyou

backtogether.

I'mveryproudofyoutoday,Charley.Iamputtingthisinyourtuxedopocket

becauseIknowhowyoulosethings.

Iloveyoueveryday!

Mom

24.WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharlie?

A.Tocongratulateherson.B.Togivehimsomeadvice.

C.Toshowherpity.D.Totalkthingsthrough.

25.WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharlie?

A.Tocongratulateherson.B.Togivehimsomeadvice.

C.Toshowherpity.D.Totalkthingsthrough.

26.Whatkindoffeelingismainlyrevealedintheletter?

A.Regret.B.Pride.C.Care.D.

Complaint.

27.WhatisimpliedaboutCharleyintheletter?

A.Heisforgetful.B.Heispatient.C.Heisboring.D.Heis

worried.

C

Itisbecomingagrowingtrendthatmoreandmoreconsumersacrossthecountry

areusingcashlesspaymentmethods.Therapiddevelopmentofthird-partymobile

paymenttoolsishelpingtoboostcashlesspaymentsacrossthecountry,said

DongXimiao,aresearcherattheRenminUniversityofChina.

Transactions（交易）involvingthird-partymobilepaymentsroseby46.8

percentinthefirstquarterof2017comparedwiththepreviousquarterto18.8

trillionyuan,accordingtoareportreleasedinMay.

Althoughtherewere3.4billionthird-partypaymentaccountsintotalinChina

in2016,Chinaisnotthefirstcountrytoseekacashlesssociety.Developed

stateslikeSweden,DenmarkandSingaporearealsowitnessingthatincrease.

However,therapiddevelopmentofcashlesspaymentsdoesnotmeanthereare

nochallengesandcriticisms.Alibaba'sHemastore,wherecustomerscanshop,

dineandordercommoditiesfordeliveryfromtheirmobilephonesviaAlipay,

hascomeintothespotlightrecently.Mediareportssaidthatconsumerscan't

purchasegoodswithcashthere,whichwouldbeconsideredillegal.

AlipayandWeChatPay,thenation,stwomajorthird-partymobilepayment

tools,alsolaunchedcampaignsthismonthtoencouragemoremerchantsand

customerstousecashlesspaymentmethods,whichcausedconcernsoverwhether

cashwillsoondisappear.

“Someofflinesellersrefusetoacceptcash,whichimpactsthenatural

circulationofyuan,“saidDong.Heemphasizedthatacashlesssocietywould

notmeanthatcashwouldcompletelydisappear.Astheeconomygrows,the

circulationofcashisstillveryhuge,notedDong.Also,it'simportantto

rememberthatnearlyhalfofChina,spopulationliveinruralareas,especially

inundevelopedwesternregions,unabletoenjoyinnovation（革新）broughtby

theInternet,Dongsaid.AndwhenitcomestoChina'sseniorcitizens,most

ofthemprefertousecashintheirdailylives,headded.

"It'sridiculoustoquestiondigitalpaymenttools,contributiontoward

financialdevelopment.Inthelongterm,variouspaymentmethodswillbeused

byconsumers,andmerchantsshouldrespectconsumers'paymenthabits,“Dong

noted.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thatwinparagraph3probablyrefer

to?

A.Economicactivity.B.Cashlesspayment.

C.Developmentofeconomy.D.Largeamountofpayment.

29.WhyhasAlibaba'sHemastorebecomeafocus?

A.Itfightsagainstillegalactivities.

B.Itprovidescomprehensiveservices.

C.Customersarenotpermittedtousecashthere.

D.Itstartscampaignstoencouragemobilepayment.

30.WhichofthefollowingwillDongfindreasonable?

A.Variouspaymentmethodsoughttoberespected.

B.Peopleshouldbeencouragedtousemobilepayment.

C.Mostelderlypeoplehavenoaccesstomobilepayment.

D.Mobilepaymentisn'tbeneficialtoacost-effectivesociety.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.China,scashlesstrend.

B.Theresearchonmobilepayment.

C.Thereasonstousemobilepayment.

D.China'scashlessfuture.

D

Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichis

aboutfourmilessouthwestofthePortugueseColony（殖民地）ofMacao,andislocated

onPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalf

amilewide.

Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,

cametoMacao.SupportedbytheLadies'AssociationinLondonforthepromotion

offemaleeducationinIndiaandtheEast,sheimmediatelytookuptheworkof

startingagirls'schoolforChinesegirls,whichwassoonfollowedbytheopening

ofaboys,school.

Mrs.GutzlaffJscomprador（買(mǎi)辦）happenedtocomefrommyvillageandwas

actuallymyfather,sfriendandneighbor.Itwasthroughhimthatmyparentsheard

aboutMrs.Gutzlaff'sschoolanditwasdoubtlesslythroughhisinfluenceandmeans

thatmyfathergotmeadmittedintotheschool.Ithasalwaysbeenamysterytome

whymyparentsshouldputmeintoaforeignschool,insteadofatraditionalConfucian

school,wheremybigbrotherwasplaced.Mostcertainlysuchastepwouldhavebeen

moresuitableforChinesepublicopinion,taste,andthewantsofthecountry,than

toallowmetoattendanEnglishschool.Moreover,aChinesebeliefistheonlyavenue

inChinathatleadstopoliticalpromotion,influence,powerandwealth.Icanonly

guessthatasforeigncommunicationwithChinawasjustbeginningtogrow,myparents

hopedthatitmightbeworthwhiletoputoneoftheirsonstolearningEnglish.In

thiswayhemightbecomeaninterpreterandhaveamoreadvantageouspositionto

enterthebusinessanddiplomaticworld.Iamwonderingifthatinfluencedmyparents

toputmeintoMrs.GutzlaffJsSchool.Astowhatothersequencesithaseventually

broughtaboutinmylaterlife,theywereentirelyleftinthehandsofGod.

32.HowwastheauthoradmittedtoMrs.GutzlaffJsschool?

A.ThroughhisfatherJsrequest.B.ThroughhisfatherJs

friend,shelp.

C.Throughhisowneffortstoexams.D.ThroughMrs.Gutzlaff's

influence.

33.Whydidtheauthor?sparentsputhimintoanEnglishschool?

A.ItmetwithChinesepublicopinion.

B.AnEnglishschoolwasmoreinfluential.

C.Hecouldbecomeasuccessfulinterpreter.

D.ForeigntradewithChinawasdevelopingfast.

34.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisparents'decisiontoputhimintoanEnglish

school?

A.Itwasskeptical.B.Itwaswonderful.

C.Itwasthoughtful.D.Itwasmysterious.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sequences”inthelastsentenceprobablymean?

A.Results.B.Order.C.Series.D.

Progress.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿(mǎn)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)。

Lookingbackatmyyoungeryears,Iamsometimesamazedathowlifehasturned

out.36TheonlythingthatstaysthesameiswhoIam,myvalues,andmyinterests.If

Icouldgobackintimeandhangoutwithmyyoungerselfforaday,here'swhat

Iwouldtellher.

?Everythinghappensforareason.

Withoutmistakesandfailure,youwouldneverhavelearned.Withoutpain,youwould

neverhavegrown.Onceyouunderstandthis,youwillknowthateverythingcomesin

toserveapurpose.Sodon,tthinkthatlifeisunfair,becauseeverythinghappens

forareason.37

?Focusononethingatatime.

Itisnotsurprisingthatmanyofusaredoingtoomanythingsatonce.Weneedto

makeendsmeet.Butifyouareworkingthreejobsatatime,itisnotlikelythat

youwillsucceedatanyofthem.Youhavetokeepyoureyesonthebigpicture.You

havetoaskyourself：Whatexactlydoyouwanttoachieveforthenext10years?

Focusononethingatatime.38

?39

Youmightbegraduatingorhavehitaturningpointwithyourcareer.Youmightfeel

abitlostandunsureofwheretogo.It,sokay.Gooutthereandtryasmanydifferent

thingsasyoucan.Don,teverfeellikeyou'rewastingyourtime.Enjoythe

journey.Everylittlepathwillleadyousomewhere.Andlookingback,youwillbe

abletoconnectthedots.Itwillallmakesense.

?Don'ttrytoohardwithpeople.

Don'tworryifyoufeellikeit'shardtomakenewfriends.40Itmighttakeawhile

untilyoufindnewbestfriendsandamateforlife,butwhenyoudo,youwillknow

it.It'snothardwork.So,justdoyourthingsandbeyourself.

A.Achieveyourgoalsonebyone.

B.Youcanplaneverythingahead.

C.Onlytimewilltellwhatlifewillteachus.

D.Justbeyourselfandbeasopenasyoucan.

E.It'sokaytobeunsureaboutyourpurposeinlife.

F.NothingisexactlywhatIhadoriginallyplannedfor.

G.Don，tworrytoomuchaboutadecisionyouhavetomake.

第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每題1分，滿(mǎn)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)。

Eatingfastfoodmakespeopleimpatientevenwhentheyarenotshortoftime,

anewstudyclaims.

Studentsinthestudybecame41evenwhenshownthelogoofburgerchain

McDonald'ssoquicklyonscreenthattheycouldnot42it.

Researcherssaythatdailyexposuretofastfoodbrandscouldhaveasubliminal

（潛意識(shí)的）effecton43makingpeoplehurryregardlessofwhethertheyare

pushedfortime.Theyconclude:"Ourexperimentssuggestthatthe44goal

ofsavingtimeembeddedinfastfoodmayhavetheunexpectedconsequenceofcausing

hurriednessandimpatience.”

Thinkingaboutfastfoodincreases45fortime-savingproducts."More

46,wefoundthatthemereexposuretofastfoodsymbolsreducedpeople's

willingnesstosaveandledthemtopreferimmediate47overgreaterfuture

return,finallyharmingtheireconomicinterest.”

Studentvolunteerswerequicklyshownsixlogosfromfast-foodchains一

McDonald's,BurgerKing,KFC,Subway,WendyJsandTacoBell.Theycouldnot

consciouslyseewhattheywerebutthesubliminaleffectwas48.Theirreading

speedwasmeasuredbeforeandafterseeingthelogosanditwassignificantlyfaster

afterwards.Participantsalsopreferredtime-savingproductslikethree-in-one

skincaretreatmentsratherthan49versionsafterseeingthelogos.Whenasked

weathertheywouldacceptasmallsumofmoneyimmediatelyoralargeramountin

aweek,stime,theyagainchose50rewardafterbeingexposedtothebrands.

ResearcherChen-BoZhong,assistantprofessoroforganizationalbehaviourat

CanadaJsTorontoUniversity,said:"Fastfoodrepresentsacultureoftime

efficiencyandimmediate51Theproblemisthatthegoalofsavingtimegets

activateduponexposuretofastfood52whethertimeisarelevantfactorin

thecontext."53,walkingfasteristime-efficientwhenoneistryingtomake

ameeting,butit'sasignofimpatiencewhenoneistakingawalkinthepark.”

“We'refindingthatthemereexposuretofastfoodis54ageneralsense

ofhurriednessandimpatience.WhenIsitinafastfoodrestaurant,Ifindmyself

gobbling（狼吞虎咽）myBigMacdownatthisincrediblespeedeventhoughthereis

，，

no55atall.

41.A.hungryB.stressfulC.anxiousD.timid

42.A.recognizeB.investigateC.diagnoseD.recall

43.A.motivationB.appearanceC.emotionD.behaviour

44.A.commonB.unconsciousC.primaryD.temporary

45.A.preferencesB.implicationsC.ingredientsD.intentions

46.A.naturallyB.strikinglyC.fortunatelyD.personally

47.A.gainB.proofC.respondD.attention

48.A.concealedB.imposedC.editedD.marked

49.A.separateB.specialC.expensiveD.original

50.A.potentialB.constantC.intenseD.instant

51.A.cultivationB.resistanceC.satisfactionD.awareness

52.A.intermsofB.onaccountofC.regardlessofD.withrespectto

53.A.InotherwordsB.OnthecontraryC.Forexample

D.Inaddition

54.A.promotingB.assumingC.insultingD.assessing

55.A.chanceB.senseC.rushD.harm

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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

KiteflyingdatedfromChinaandbecamepopulararoundthecountry.Withalong

history,itisconsideredasthe56(early)aircraftwehaveeverknow.Kiteswere

usedformilitary(軍事的)

57_outdooractivityforbothrecreationandart.

Inthepast,peoplefastenedbamboo-madewhistlesontoakite.While58

(fly)throughthewind,itproducedsoundlikethemusicproducedbygu-zheng,

59isatraditionalChinesemusicalinstrument.Therefore,kitehas60(it)

modernnameasfengzheng.

Inthe7thcentury,kite61(introduce)toneighboringcountriesincluding

KoreaandJapan.Aroundthe13thcentury,MarcoPolointroducedittoEuropeand

Arabcountries.

AroundtheQingmingFestival,62(usual)onearlyApril,manypeoplefly

kitesinpublicsquares.Theskyisdottedwithkitesofdifferent63(design),

suchasdancingbutterflies,boundingdragons,

andswimmingfish.Whenpeoplelookatthosekites,theyfeelasiftheyareflyingawaywiththekites

64(escape)thenoisyworldandstepintothenaturewiththeirbodyandsoul.

Itisawayforpeopletoprayforblessingsandgoodluck.

ThetraditionalChinesekiteexpresses65(harmonious)betweenhumanand

nature,along-heldbelieftreasuredbytheChinesepeople.

第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿(mǎn)分15分）

假如你是紅星中學(xué)高三（1）班的學(xué)生李華，你參加高校招生英語(yǔ)面試，請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下

提示用英語(yǔ)做自我介紹。

L性格特點(diǎn)；2.興趣愛(ài)好；3.擅長(zhǎng)科目；4.未來(lái)專(zhuān)業(yè)意向。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

第二節(jié)（滿(mǎn)分25分）

閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

OnFridayevening,EmmettandIwenttoamovieasscheduled.Afterpurchasing

theticketsanddrinks,weenteredthecinemawithdelightbeforehand,waitingfor

thebeginningofthemovie.

WhenIgotupinthemiddleofthemovie,Emmettwhispered,“Carter,where

areyougoing?”“Iforgottocallmymomtotellherwhattimetopickusup.”

Iwhisperedback,leavingmyjacketontheseat.

Isqueezedpastthepeopleinmyrow,tryingnottosteponanyfeetwhilestill

watchingthescreen.Ididn,twanttomissathing.Balfour,thegoodguyinthe

movie,wastrappedinanundergroundcave.

WhenIcameback,BalfourJsflashlightalmostwentout.Anenormoussnakewas

movingtowardhim,twistingitsbody.Balfourstruggledtoloosenthechainsaround

hishandsandfeettoreachhismagiccape（斗篷）.Withthecapearoundhim,hecould

completelydisappear.

Icrawled（匍匐前進(jìn)）backacrosseightpeople（Icountedonthewayout）,never

takingmyeyesoffthescreen.Isatdowninmyseatslowly,thenpickedupmydrink,

andswalloweditquickly.Butsuddenlymybrainsaid,"That'snotcoke.That's

lemonade."Ilookeddownatthecup,justasthegirlnexttomeshouted,“Hedrank

mylemonade!

“Shhhh!”thepeoplearoundussaid,makingquietcomplaints.

Where,sEmmett?”Iasked,asifthegirl