湖南長沙市一中2025屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題含解析

湖南長沙市一中2025屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)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(zhǔn)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．Itisnotlikehertobesoimpolite;sheyouwhenyougreetedher.A．mightnothaveheard B．shouldnothaveheard C．mustn’thear D．shouldn’thear2．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．a(chǎn)crossB．withinC．throughD．beyond3．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous4．IliketheseEnglishsongsandthey________manytimesontheradio.A．taught B．havetaughtC．a(chǎn)retaught D．havebeentaught5．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK6．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when7．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay8．Thenewteacherwassowell-organizedthatshebegan________westoppedyesterdaysothatnopointwasleftout.A．when B．inwhichC．how D．where9．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．a(chǎn)mspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent10．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor11．Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn’treceive______.A．it B．one C．that D．theone12．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled13．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith14．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!15．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign16．Countrypeopledon'tpretendtohavetheseridiculousmannerswhicharenecessary_____wecallpolitesociety．A．what B．inwhatC．which D．inwhich17．Theteachertoldthechildren______quietinthemuseum.A．keepB．keptC．keepingD．tokeep18．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．a(chǎn)fford C．buy D．spend19．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．a(chǎn)ccidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily20．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．a(chǎn)mused B．a(chǎn)musingC．a(chǎn)muse D．toamuse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）Mostpeoplemaythinkthatpeoplewhowritecomputercodemustbegoodatmathandlogicalthinking.However,peoplewhowritecomputercodesaythatcreativityisalsoanimportantqualityforcoding.SoftwaredevelopersintheAmericanstateofCaliforniahavecreatedagamecalledOsmoCodingJam.Thegameisdesignedtohelpchildrenusethecreativesideoftheirmindsastheylearntocode.ChildrencanplaythegameoniPads.Therearemanyactivitiestheycandobythegame.TanyaDodgeisthemotheroftwochildren,nine-year-oldDylanandhis11-year-oldsisterMeghan,whoplaythegame.Accordingtoher,theseactivitiesgivethemimportantskillsforthefuture.“It’sananalyticalskillthatthekidsaregoingtoneedtohaveastheygrowuptoday”saidDodge.ButthedevelopersofOsmoCodingJambelievewritingcodeshouldbemorethanjustananalyticalskill.“WewanttoexplorethecreativesideofcodingthatIthinkisoftennotasexplored,”saidFelixHu,anOsmoengineer.Huadded,“Thecoolestpartisthatwe’reteachingkidshowtobecreativewithcodeandthat’sareallyimportantthingthatkidsshouldgetcomfortablewithbecausecodingiscreative.”Hualsoseesagrowingnumberofparentswhofeelthatsoftwarecodeisasecondlanguagethatchildrenneedtolearntosucceedinfuturejobs.TanyaDodge,themotherofDylanandMeghan,consents.Shesaid,“Ithinkyou’regoingtohavetounderstandatsomepointtheideaofcodingwillworkwellinthefuture.”Hualsoexplainedthatveryoftenkidsgrowupnotunderstandinghowacomputerworksorjustthinkingthatit’slikeamagicalmachine.Hesaidbybreakingitdowntoalowerlevel,kidscanunderstandthatthecomputerisn’tassmartastheythinkitis.1、OsmoCodingJamisdesignedfor________.A．trainingkids’logicalthinkingB．helpingkidslearntocodefastC．helpingchildrenlearnmathwellD．helpingkidsbecomemorecreative2、WhatdoesTanyaDodgethinkofOsmoCodingJam?A．Itneedstobeimproved.B．Itishighlyaddictiveforkids.C．Itisofgreathelptotoday’skids.D．Itisimperfectintrainingkids’analyticalskill.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothetext?A．TanyaDodgeagreesthatcodingisgoodforchildrentosucceedinfuturejobs.B．Manyparentsdoubtswhethercodingwillhelpchildrenworkwellinthefuture.C．Creativityisnotsoimportantaslogicalthinkingforcoding.D．TanyaDodgehastwogirls,whoplaythegame,OsmoCodingJam.4、Whatcanweknowaboutkids’learningcodingfromthelastparagraph?A．Itmakesthemmuchmoreconfidentandcreative.B．Itmakesthemlikeusingcomputersmore.C．Ithelpsthemknowbetteraboutcomputers.D．Ithelpsthemknowbetteraboutthemselves.5、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Totellhowtolearntocodewell.B．Totellaboutanewgameforkids.C．Toencouragekidstolearntocode.D．Toshowtheimportanceofcreativity.22．（8分）ItookdowntheviolinImadeinthepasttwomonths,andwalkedtowardsthefarmlandoutside.Theviolinshinedinthesunlight,andIadmitted,unwillingly,thatitlookedgood.ButIknewitwasamockery(笑柄)ofmyfailuretofindbeauty.“Whatmakesaviolinbeautiful?”Ifirstaskedthisquestionasathree-year-oldchildandnowagainasateenager.WhenIlistenedtoaviolinforthefirsttime,IwassoastonishedbyitsbeautythatIimaginedafairylivinginthewoodenframe.ButfairiesfadedwhenIgrewolder.Iwantedareasonableanswertothequestion.IreferredtoProfessorRuan,myviolinteacher,whointroducedtheviolintome14yearsago.This85-year-oldmanrhapsodizedabout(熱烈贊美)thelegendofAntonioStradivari.“Hisviolinsarethemostbeautifulworkshumanhasevercrafted.”“Makeaviolinwithyourownhands,”ProfessorRuansuggested,“Whenyouplayit,you’llknow.”However,whenProfessorRuanintroducedtomeaviolinworkshop,whatIsawwasfarfrommyexpectation.Infrontofmewasafatworker,shirtlessandsunburned,soontobecomemymaster.Whatshockedmemostwasthatthe“master”knewnearlynothingaboutmusic.Hisroughhandshadbeentendingcrops,notinstruments,formostofhislife.Twomonthslater,standingoutsidetheworkshop,Iwasdisappointed.Yes,IjustfinishedorcopiedaStradivariusviolin.ButIdidn’tfindbeautyinit.ThenIrememberedProfessorRuan’swords,“Whenyouplayit,you’llknow.”SoIclosedmyeyes,andfocusedonwheremyfingersandstringstouched.MusicflowedsuddenlysobeautifullythatforamomentIdoubtedmyownears.SlowlyIopenedmyeyes,andwithsurprisefoundthefairyofmychildhoodfantasydancingtomymusic—thetwo-year-olddaughterofthemaster.ProfessorRuanwasright.Ididn’tfindbeautyuntilIplayedmusicwiththeviolin,becausebeautyisn’tintheinstrumentitself.It’sjusthere,deepdown,inourselves.1、Whenhelistenedtoaviolinforthefirsttime,whathappenedtothewriter?A．Hefoundtheviolinlookedbeautiful.B．Hewasastonishedtoseeafairyintheviolin.C．Hebecameinterestedintheviolin.D．Hebegantolearnhowtoplayviolin.2、AfterconsultingProfessorRuan,whatdidthewriterthinkmadeaviolinbeautiful?A．Thepersonwhomakestheviolin.B．Thepersonwhoplaystheviolin.C．Theappearanceoftheviolin.D．Thesoundoftheviolin.3、Whatdidthewriterdointheworkshopduringtwomonths?A．HelistenedtothelegendofAntonioStradivari.B．Hetaughtthemasterknowledgeofmusic.C．Heplayedmusicwiththeviolinforthedaughterofthemaster.D．Hemadehisownviolinwiththehelpofthemaster.4、Whydidthewriterfeeldisappointedwhenhewasoutsidetheworkshop?A．Hecreatedanugly-lookingviolin.B．Hismasterknewlittleaboutmusic.C．Hefailedtofindbeautyintheviolin.D．Hehadtoworkinaterribleworkshop.5、Thetextmainlytellsusthat________.A．musicbringsbea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B．beautyliesinourheartsC．weshoulddevelopahobby D．teachersareimportanttostudents23．（8分）Someofthegreatestmomentsinhumanhistorywerefueledbyemotionalintelligence.WhenMartinLutherKing.Jr.presentedhisdream,hechoselanguagethatwouldstirtheheartsofhisaudience.Deliveringthiselectrifying(震撼性的)messagerequiredemotionalintelligence—theabilitytorecognize,understand,andmanageemotions.Emotionalintelligencehasbeenhighlyrecommendedbyleaders,policymakers,andeducatorsasthesolutiontoawiderangeofsocialproblems.Ifwecanteachourchildrentomanageemotions,theargumentgoes,we'llhavelessbullyingandmorecooperation.Ifwecancultivateemotionalintelligenceamongleadersanddoctors,we'llhavemorecaringworkplacesandmorecompassionatehealthcare.Emotionalintelligenceisimportant,buttheuncontrolledenthusiasmhasobscured(掩蓋)adarkside.Newevidenceshowsthatwhenpeoplesharpentheiremotionalskills,theybecomebetteratmanipulating(把持)others.Whenyou'regoodatcontrollingyourownemotions,youcanhideyourtruefeelings.Whenyouknowwhatothersarefeeling,youcanmotivatethemtoactagainsttheirownbestinterests.Socialscientistshavebeguntodocumentthisdarksideofemotionalintelligence.InaresearchledbyUniversityofprofessorJochenMenges,whenaleadergaveaninspiringspeechfilledwithemotion.theaudiencewaslesslikelytoscrutinize(細察)themessageandrememberedofthecontent.Ironically(諷刺的是)audiencemembersweresomovedbythespeechthattheyclaimedtorecallmoreofit.Theauthorscallthistheawestruckeffect,butitmightjustaseasilybedescribedasthedumbstruckeffect.OneobserverreflectedthatHitler'spersuasiveimpactcamefromhisabilitytostrategicallyexpressemotions—hewould"earopenhisheart—andtheseemotionsaffectedhisfollowerstothepointthattheywould"stopthinkingcriticallyandjustemote.”Leaderswhomasteremotionscanrobusofourcapacitiestoreason.Iftheirvaluesareoutofstepwithourown.theresultscanbedestructive.Newevidencesuggeststhatwhenpeoplehaveself-servingmotives(動機),emotionalintelligencebecomesaweaponformanipulatingothers.InastudyledbytheUniversityofTorontopsychologistStephaneCote,universityemployeesfilledoutasurveyabouttheirMachiavellian(不擇手段的)tendencies,andtookatestmeasuringtheirknowledgeabouteffectivestrategiesformanagingemotions.Then,Cote'steamassessedhowoftentheemployeesdeliberatelyundermined(逐漸削弱)theircolleagues.TheemployeesinvolvedinthemostharmfulbehaviorswereMachiavellianswithhighemotionalintelligence.Theyusedtheiremotionalskillstolowerthedignityoftheirpeersforpersonalgain.ShiningalightonthisdarksideofemotionalintelligenceisonemissionofaresearchteamledUniversityCollegeLondonprofessorMartinKilduff.Accordingtotheseexperts,emotionalintelligencehelpspeopledisguise(偽裝)onesetofemotionswhileexpressinganotherforpersonalProfessorKiiduit'steamwrites,""Thestrategicdisguiseofone'sownemotionsandthemanipulationofothers'emotionsforstrategicendsarebehaviorsevidentnotonlyonShakespeare'sstagebutalsointheofficesandcorridorswherepowerandinfluencearetraded.”O(jiān)fcourse,peoplearen'talwaysusingemotionalintelligencefornefariousends.Moreoftenthannot,emotionalskillsaresimplyinstrumentaltoolsforgoalaccomplishment.AresearchteamdiscoveredthatfounderAnitaRoddickusedemotionalintelligencetoinspireheremployeesfundraiseforcharity.AsRoddickexplained,"Wheneverparticularprojectwealwaystriedtobreaktheirheartswewantedtopersuadeourstafftosupportaparticularprojectwealwaystriedtobreaktheirhearts.”Thereisgrowingrecognitionthatemotionalintelligence--likeanyskill--canbeusedforgoodorevil.Soifwe'regoingtoteachemotionalintelligenceinschoolsanddevelopitatwork,weneedtoconsiderthevaluesthatgoalongwithitandwhereit'sactuallyuseful.1、WhydoestheauthormentionMartinLutherKing,Jr?A．Tohonorthegreatleaderforhiscourage.B．Torecommendhisspeechtootherleaders.C．Toimpressthereaderswithamajortopic.D．Toadvocateasocietywithfewerproblems.2、Whichofthefollowingbelongstoadarksideofemotionalintelligence?A．Developingthecapabilitytocontrolone'sownemotion.B．Inducingpeopletodowhatbringsdisadvantagestothem.C．Appealingtotheaudiencetoconcentrateandremembermore.D．Encouragingthemovedaudiencetoamoreofthespeech.3、WhatisthedumbstruckeffectofHitler'semotionalintelligence?A．Hisfollowerswouldtearopentheirheartstohim.B．Hisfollowerswouldexpressemotionsstrategically.C．Hisfollowerswouldlosetheabilitytoreasonproperly.D．Hisfollowerswoulddeveloptheself-servingmotives.4、Howdopeopleusetheiremotionalintelligenceforpersonalgain?A．Theydisguisetheiremotionstoearnothers'trust.B．Theyhelptheircolleaguestobuildupconfidence.C．Theypresenttheirstrategicbehaviorsonthestage.D．Theylowertheirowndignitytogainpopularity.5、WhichmaymeanthesameastheunderlinedwordinParagraph8?A．Immoral. B．Unimportant.C．Illegal. D．Uncontrollable.6、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThebenefitsofemotionalintelligenceB．Thewaysofdisguisingone'semotionsC．ThereasonsforusingemotionalskillsD．Thedarksideofemotionalintelligence24．（8分）TomyCharleyonhisweddingday:Iknowyouthinkthesenotesaresilly.IhavewatchedyouwearalongfaceovertheyearswhenIgivethemtoyou.ButunderstandthatsometimesIwanttotellyousomethingandIwanttogetitjustright.Puttingitdownonpaperhelpsmedothat.IwishIhadbeenabetterwriter,IwishIhadgonetocollege.IfIhad,IthinkIwouldhavestudiedEnglishandmaybemyvocabularywouldhaveimproved.SomanytimesIfeelIamusingthesamewordsoverandover.Likeawomanwearingthesamedresseveryday.Soboring！WhatIwanttosaytoyou,Charley,isyouaremarryingawonderfulgirl.IthinkofCatherineinmanywayslikeIthinkofRoberta.Likeadaughter.Sheissweetandpatient.Youshouldbethesamewithher,Charley.Hereiswhatyouaregoingtofindoutaboutmarriage:youhavetoworkatittogether*Andhavetolovethreethings.Youhavetolove1)Eachother.2)Yourchildren(whenyouhavesome).3)Yourmarriage.WhatImeanbythatlastoneis,theremaybetimesthatyoufight,andsometimesyouCatherinewon’tevenlikeeachother.Butthosearethetimesyouhavetoloveyourmarriagelikeathirdparty.Lookatyourweddingphotos.Lookatanymemoriesyou’vemade.Andifbelieveinthosememories,theywillpullyoubacktogether.I’mveryproudofyoutoday,Charley.IamputtingthisinyourtuxedopocketbecauseIknowhowyoulosethings.Iloveyoueveryday！Mom1、WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharley?A．Tocongratulateherson.B．Togivehimsomeadvice.C．Toshowherpity.D．Totalkthingsthrough.2、Whatkindoffeelingismainlyrevealedintheletter?A．Regret.B．Pride.C．Care.D．Complaint.3、WhatisimpliedaboutCharleyintheletter?A．Heisforgetful.B．Heispatient.C．Heisboring.D．Heisworried25．（10分）TheBristolInternationalBalloonFestivalisaworld-classhotairballooningfestivalandisrecognizedasoneoftheUK’stopfiveoutdoorevents.Foundedin1978,theFestivalhasbecomeasymbolforBristol,thesameasBrunel’sfamousSuspensionBridge.HeldintherollinghillsofAshtonCourtontheedgeofBristol,theFestivalishugelypopularandcompletelyfree,attractingaroundhalfamillionpeoplefromacrossthecountryandbeyond.Thisyear,forthefirsttime,visitorswillgettoseehowahotairballoonismade.Tocelebrateits40thanniversary,theworld’slargesthotairballoonproducer,CameronBalloons,willtakeonthechallengeofconstructingapassenger-carryingballoon,onsite,inaboutfourdays.OthereventstolookforwardtoattheBristolInternationalBalloonFestivalincludedaredevilstunts(冒險特技表演)fromtheRedArrows,over250tradestalls,localandinternationalfoodstalls,andafunfair(露天游藝集市).Here’swhat’sonindetail:Thursday11thAugust:12pmGatesOpenandTradeVillageopen6pmSpecialShapesAscent—anumberofhotairballoonswilltaketothesky9:30pmNightglowandFireworkFinale—30ormoreballoonswillglowintimetomusic10:30pmGatesCloseFriday12thAugust:6amHotAirBalloonMassAscent9amTradeandEntertainmentVillageopen12pmArena(競技)EntertainmentandTetheredBalloons6pmHotAirBalloonMassAscent8:30pmGatesCloseSaturday13thAugust:6amHotAirBalloonMassAscent9amTradeandEntertainmentVillageopen12pmArenaEntertainmentandTetheredBalloons6pmHotAirBalloonMassAscent9:30pmNightglowandFireworkFinale10:30pmGatesCloseSunday14thAugust:6amHotAirBalloonMassAscent9amTradeandEntertainmentVillageopen12pmArenaEntertainmentandTetheredBalloons6pmHotAirBalloonMassAscent1、Onwhichdaycan’tyouseetheHotAirBalloonMassAscentstwice?A．12thAugustB．11thAugustC．13thAugustD．14thAugust2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Visitorscanseehowahotairballoonismadeeveryyear.B．ThefestivalwasfoundedintherollinghillsofAshtonCourt.C．CameronBalloonsistheworld’slargesthotairballoonproducer.D．Thefestivalishugelypopularonlybecauseitiscompletelyfree.3、ThepassagemainlytalksabouttheFestival’s.A．originandhistoryB．newchallengesC．timeandplaceD．mainactivities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）Iflifewereabookandyouweretheauthor,howwouldyoulikethestorytogo?Thatisthequestionthat1mylifeforever.OnedayIwenthomefromthetrainingofsnowboardingwithwhatIthoughtwastheflu,andlessthan24hourslater,Iwasina2onlifesupportwithlessthantwopercent3ofliving.Itwasn’tuntildayslaterthatthedoctorsdiagnosed(診斷)mewitha4bloodinfection.Overthe5of2.5months,Ilostthehearinginmyleftearandbothmylegsbelowtheknee.Whenmyparents6meoutofthehospital,I7thatIhadbeenputtogetherlikeapatchwork(拼縫物)dollandIhadtolivewith8legs.Iwasabsolutelyphysicallyandemotionallybroken,9streamingdown.ButIknewinordertomoveforward,IhadtoletgooftheOldAmyand10theNewAmy.ItwasatthismomentthatIaskedmyselfthatsignificant11.Andthatiswhenit12methatIdidn’thavetobefive-foot-fiveanymore,13IcouldbeastallasIwanted.And14ofall,Icanmakemyfeetthesizeofalltheshoes.Sotherewere15here.Fourmonthslater,1wasbackupona16.AndthisFebruary,IwontwoBoardWorldCupgoldmedals,17methehighestrankedsnowboarderintheworld.So,insteadoflookingatour18andourlimitationsassomething19orbad,wecanbeginlookingatthemasawonderful20thatcanbeusedtohelpusgofurtherthanweeverknowwecouldgo.1、A．saved B．risked C．ruined D．changed2、A．hospital B．club C．field D．stadium3、A．thought B．degree C．chance D．decision4、A．mild B．severe C．potential D．slight5、A．journey B．break C．course D．schedule6、A．wheeled B．dragged C．pulled D．delivered7、A．madesure B．feltlike C．workedout D．putforward8、A．muscled B．heavy C．shapely D．false9、A．blood B．sweat C．tears D．water10、A．hug B．recognize C．fix D．introduce11、A．plan B．question C．information D．favor12、A．dawnedon B．knockedinto C．dependedon D．lookedinto13、A．a(chǎn)lthough B．so C．while D．but14、A．first B．strangest C．best D．luckiest15、A．struggles B．benefits C．rewards D．conflicts16、A．stage B．snowboard C．track D．playground17、A．a(chǎn)llowing B．giving C．calling D．making18、A．challenges B．a(chǎn)chievements C．devotions D．hesitations19、A．a(chǎn)ctive B．a(chǎn)mazing C．negative D．terminal20、A．a(chǎn)bility B．skill C．tool D．gift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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）（吉林省長春市2018屆高三年級四模）Nomatterwhereyouare,humansareconstantlymeasuringandcheckingtime.Someofusaregoodatit—planninganddoingthingsaheadoftime,（小題1）othersarealwaystryingtobeattheclockanddothingsattheeleventhhour.Tardiness(拖拉)canbeserious.Ifyou（小題2）(be)oneminutelateforwork,wouldyouresign?Itmaysoundextreme,butthatisexactly（小題3）occurredintheUKupperchamberofparliament,theHouseofLords,inJanuary2018.InternationaldevelopmentministerLordBatesarrivedoneminutelate,and,asaresult,wasunabletoanswera（小題4）(schedule)question.Insteadoftrying（小題5）(make)upforlosttime,asmanymightdo,heresignedon（小題6）spot.Heapologizedforhisdiscourtesy(無禮)andstatedthathewasashamed.Hisresignation,though,（小題7）(reject)bytheUKprimeminister.So,howlateistoolate?Manyculturestakepunctualityveryseriously.Incontrast,othersseemtoviewtardiness（小題8）justthenormalwayofthings.Whatisconsideredacceptableisbasedonculture.Thatis,ifyoudon’tmindwaiting,itmightbebesttoattendyour（小題9）(appoint)ingoodtime.Andiftheworstcomestotheworst,remembertheoldEnglishproverb,“（小題10）(well)latethannever.”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。WhenIwassevenyearsoldandmysisterwereonlyfour,ourfatherwaskilledinanautomobileaccidentjusttwoweekafterhistwenty-seventhbirthday、Momwasheartbreaking、Althoughwewerereallysoyoungtounderstandwhatwasgoingon,butIknewlifewouldneverbequitethesame、Wehadanicehome,plentyofthatweneeded,butwemissourfather、Abouteveryeveningwewou