高三第一次月考英語試題 (十八)

高三第一次月考英語試題

時(shí)量：120分鐘分值：150分

本試卷分第I卷（選擇題）和第II卷（非選擇題）兩部分，共14頁。

第I卷（三部分，共115分）

第一部分：聽力（共三節(jié)，滿分3（）分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案劃在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案填

涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(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。聽完每段對話后，你將有10秒鐘時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和

閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Onwhatnightsisthestoreopenlate?

A.ThursdaysandFridays.B.TuesdaysandFridays.C.WednesdaysandThursdays.

2.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Findabiggerroom.

B.MoveoutoftheSouthDorm.

C.LookforaroomintheSouthDorm.

3.Howdidthemangetthere?

A.Bytaxi.B.Bycar.C.Onfoot.

4.Whatwasthetrouble?

A.Sandyhadanaccident.

B.Sandyvisitedhermotherinthehospital.

C.Sandycouldn'tcometoclassontime.

5.Whowillpayforthebill?

A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Bothofthem.

第二節(jié)（共12小題；每小題1.5分,滿分18分）

聽下面4段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(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。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)

小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段對話，回答笫6至第8三個(gè)小題。

6.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Takingavacation.B.Goingtosleep.C.TravelingtoNewYorkCity.

7.Whydocsthewomanwanttospendhervacationcamping?

A.Becausesheenjoysclimbing.

B.Becauseshecan'taffordiostayinahotel.

C.Becauseshewantstogetawayfromthecity.

8.Whycan'ttheyleave(hatnightfor(heirvacation?

A.Becausesomethingneededisnotprepared.

B.Becausetheyneedtoworkthenextday.

C.Becausetheweatherisverybadthatnight.

聽第7段對話，回答第9至第11三個(gè)小題。

9.Whereisthemovietheater?

10.Whereistherestaiiranilocated?

11.HowmanyhoursdoestherestaurantopenonSundays?

A.11.B.13.C.14.

聽第8段對話，回答第12至第14三個(gè)小題。

12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Landlordandtenant.C.Employerandemployee.

13.Whatdowclearnfromthisconversation?

A.Accommodationandfoodareexcludedinthewage.

B.Thewomancan'tusethecareverynight.

C.ThewomanwillgobacktoHclsinikiatherownexpense.

14.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheholidaysshe'llhave?

A.Wonderful.B.Tooshort.C.Unnecessary.

聽第9段對話，回答第15至第17三個(gè)小題。

15.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Theeffectsofaspirin.B.Causesofheadaches.C.Acureforstomachaches.

16.Whatdoesthemansayaboutsunshine?

A.Itwarmshim.

B.Itdoesgoodtohisappetite.

C.Itmaybegivinghimheadaches.

17.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutaspirin?

A.Peoplestartedmakingaspirinabouttwohundredyearsago.

B.Itcanreduceachesandpains.

C.Peoplestilldon'tunderstandhowaspirinworks.

第三節(jié)填空（共3小題；每小題1.5分，滿分4.5分）

聽下面一段材料，從所聽到的內(nèi)容中獲取必要信息，將18—2（）小題補(bǔ)充完整，每空不超

過3個(gè)單詞，聽力材料朗讀兩遍。你有45秒鐘的答題時(shí)間。

NameLindaKing

AgeWillbe(18)_____________oldbytheendofthismonth

CivilStatusSingle

EducationGraduatedfromtheN.C.StateUniversity

LanguagespokenEnglish,(19)________________andalittleFrench

ThejobexperienceAsanaccountantforfouryears,andnowunemployed

ThereasonforanewjobThelastcompanywentbankrupt

Howtogetintouch(20)_________________

第二部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)：單項(xiàng)填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)

從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)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

21.—Goodevening,Mr.Green.I'msorrytobotheryou.Butit'stheeighthofMaytoday.

-Oh,Mrs.Baxter,rent!Vmsorryit'slate.Tilwriteyoucheckrightnow.

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

22.Toughasthetaskwas,wefinishittwodaysaheadoftimeandthereforewewere

highlypraisedforit.

A.wouldB.hadtoC.wereabletoD.must

23.Brownworkedhardandhishardworkhissuccess.Herankedfirstintheexams.

A.leadtoB.addedto

C.contributedtoD.BothAandC

24.Thefactoryproduceshalfamillionpairsofshoeseveryyear.80%aresoldabroad.

A.ofwhichB.ofwhoseC.ofthemD.ofthat

25.Lookatthis!Isomemagazinesandthisletter.

A.waslookingthrough;foundB.amlookingthrough;find

C.lookedthrough;hadfoundD.hadlookedthrough;finding

26.Shedidnothinghutawalkinthestreet.

A.takingB.takeC.totakeD.took

27.1recognizedthehandwriting.

A.asourmonitorB.likeourmonitor's

C.asthatofourmonitor'sD.like（ha（ofmymonitor

28.Icametothemusichall,Igotaddictedtothetone.

A.ThefirstlimeB.ForthefirsttimeC.FirstlimeD.First

29.Wethenlistenedtothechildthearticleontheblackboard.

A.read,writingB.reading,writing

C.toread,writtenD.read,written

30.Nowadaysyoungpeople,children,areabouttheirfoodsandclothes.

A.especially,specialB.especially,particular

C.particularly,especialD.specially,especial

31.TerrywouldratherinsidewhileIwouldrathershetogoshopping

withherfriends.

A.stay,reading,wentB.stay,reading,goes

C.stayed,toread,goesD.stayed,reading,wouldgo

32.Hestoppedandturnedround.

A.everyafewminutesB.everyfewminutes

C.eachminuteD.everyotherminutes

33.—Whenshallwemeetagain?

--Makeitdaythatsuitsyou;it'sallthesametome.

A.oneB.someC.anotherD.any

34.Manyexcellentstudentswereontheday"BailiFundofNo.1MiddleSchoolof

Dongkou"wasfounded.

A.awardedB.rewardedC.presentedD.gifted

35.Theyhadworkedlonghoursforseveralweekseverythingreturnedtonormal.

A.untilB.sinceC.beforeD.when

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處

的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialways36suchpeople,butI

alsoexplainthatthere'sabig37between“beingawritef'and"writing”.

Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,38thelonghours

spentalone39."You'vegottowanttowrite/71saytothem,"notwanttobeawriter.”

The40isthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriter

kissedby41therearethousandsmorewhoselongingis42rewarded.WhenI43

a20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreehandwriter,Ihadnoprospects（前景）

aiall.Wha（I44wasafriendwhofoundmearoominaNewYorkapanmenibuilding.It

didn't45matterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughta（an）_46

manualtypewriterand47agenuinewriter.

Afterayearorso,48,1stillhadn'tgottenabreakandbeganto49myself.Itwasso

hardtosellastorythatI5（）madeenoughtoeat.ButIknewI51write.

1haddreamedaboutit52.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodie53

“Whatif?”Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothe54eventhoughitmeantlivingwith

uncertaintyandfearoffailure.ThisistheShadowLandof55.andanyonewithadream

mustlearntolivethere.

36.A.adviseB.encourageC.tellD.warn

37.A.stepB.advanceC.gapD.difference

38.A.andB.butC.notD.for

39.A.in（heroomB.typewritingC.withanovelD.foradesk

40.A.realityB.ideaC.newsD.reason

41.A.writingB.readersC.fortuneD.others

42.A.neverB.alwaysC.sometimesD.only

43.A.beganB.foundC.leftD.put

44.A.hadhadB.havehadC.amhavingD.didhave

45.A.everB.justC.evenD.greatly

46.A.usedB.newC.usefulD.old

47.A.feltlikeB.actedasC.typedlikeD.performedas

48.A.consequentlyB.thereforeC.unluckilyD.however

49.A.scoldB.doubtC.beatD.hate

50.A.almostB.partlyC.poorlyD.barely

51.A.plannedtoB.oughttoC.wasabletoD.wantedto

52.A.foryearsB.longagoC.sincethenD.onceagain

53.A.regrettingB.wonderingC.dreamingD.depressing

54.A.pointB.bestC.testD.most

55.A.timeB.deathC.hopeD.life

第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，20小題，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：閱讀短文，選擇答案。（共17小題；每小題2分，共34分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Whenaconsumer（消費(fèi)者）findsthatsomethingheorsheboughtisfaultyorinsomeother

waydoesnotliveuptowhattheproducersaysforit,thefirststepistopresentthewarranty（俁

單），oranyotherrecordsthatmighthelp,atthestoreofbuying.Inmostcases,thisactionwill

produceresults.However,ifi（doesnot,therearevariousmeanstheconsumermayuseiogain

satisfaction.

Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocomplain（投訴）directlyto

thestoremanager.Ingeneral,the“higherup“theconsumertakeshisorhercomplaint,thefaster

heorshecanexpectiltobesettled.Insuchacase,itisusuallysettledintheconsumer'sfavour,

takingitastruethatheorshehasajustright.

Consumersshouldcomplaininpersonwheneverpossible,butiftheycannotgettotheplace

ofbuying,itisacceptabletophoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter.

Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespecially

whentheconsumercanshowclearlywhatiswrongwithwhatwasboughtinquestion.Ifthis

cannotbedone,theconsumerwillsucceedbestbypresentingspecificinformationastowhatis

wrong,ratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.Forexample,,vTheleftspeakerdoesnotwork

atallandthesoundcomingoutoftherightoneisunclear"isbetterthan"Thisstereo（立體音響）

doesnotwork”.

Thestoremanagermayadvisetheconsumertowritetotheproducer,ifso,theconsumer

shoulddothis,statingthecomplaintaspolitelyandasfirmlyaspossible.Butifapolite

complaintdoesnotachievetheexpectedresult,theconsumercangoastepfurther.Heorshe

canthreaten（恐嚇）totakethesellertocourtorreportthesellertoapublicorganization

responsibleforprotectingconsumers'rights.

56.Whenaconsumerfindswhatheboughthasafaultinit,heshouldfirst.

A.complainpersonallytothemanager

B.showsomethingprovableinwrittenformto（hestore

C.threatentotakethemattertocourt

D.writerafirmletterofcomplainttothestore

57.Ifaconsumerwantsaquicksettlementofhisproblem,it'sbettertocomplainto.

A.ashopassistantB.theproducer

C.apublicorganizationD.astoremanager

58.Themosteffectivecomplaintaboutwhatwasboughtcanbemadeby.

A.showingthefaultofittotheproducerB.sayingfirmlyitisofpoorquality

C.askingpolitelytochangeitD.explainingexactlywhatiswrongwithit

59.Thepassagetellsus.

A.howtomakethecomplainthaveagoodeffect

B.howtosettleaconsumer'scomplaint

C.howtoavoidbuyingsomethingwrong

D.howtodealwithcomplaintsfromconsumers

60.According（othepassage,thelastwayaconsumerhastouseis

A.towritetotheproducer

B.ioquarrelwith(hemanager

C.towarnthesellerthatheorshewillturntothecourtoraconsumers'organizationforhelp

D.tocollectseveralfighterstothreaten(heseller

B

Asmorepeopleworklongerhoursin(heoffice,theyhavelesstimetohitthegymforsome

desperatelyneededexercise.Wholedaysspentfacingacomputerandlooming(terrible)

deadlinescanleaveyouwithbackaches,headaches,andjustaboutanyotherkindofache

imaginable.Stressaccumulates(increase)quietly,boilingoverat(heworstmomentwhenyou

didn'tevenrealizeitwasthere.Belowarcsomewaystohelppreventthisfromhappeningby

stretchingandrelaxingyourbodyduringthelunchhour.Youdon'tevenhavetogetoutofyou

chair.

Absolution

1.Hangyourhead,holdingthesidesofyourchairwithyourhandsIrytoliftihechairup.

2.Atthesametime,slightybendyourchest,usingthemusclesofyourlowerbellyto

supportyou.

3.Keep(heposefbr(hreetofiveseconds,breathingslowlythroughout.Repeatforfive

times.

Stretchthigh-high

1.Sitinyourchairwithyourbacktightagainstthechairback..

2.Putonefootonthechairandclaspyourkneewithtwohands.Breathein.

3.Breatheoutandmakeyourkneetouchyourchest.Holdthispositionforfiveseconds.

4.Changetotheotherfool.Performthestretchfbreachlegfivetimes.

Navel-gazing(凝視肚臍)

1.Sitabitforwardinyourchair.Putyourhandsonyourwaistandbendyourbackalittle.

2.Hangyourheadandwatchyourbellybuttonfor10—15seconds.

3.Returntothestartingposition.Repeatforfivetimes.

Raisingthe(lum)bar

1.Putyourhandsonyourlowerbelly.

2.Bendyourchestsupportingyourlowerbelly,andholdyourbreathforthreetofive

seconds.Breatheoutslowly.Repeatfivetimes.

Thegreetingexercise

1.Foldyourarmsacrossyourchest,setyourlegsslightlywiderthanshoulder-width,knees

bentatrightangles.Breathein.

2.Breatheoutslowlyandraiseyourupperbody,holdforfiveseconds,thenrelax.Repeat

forfivetimes.

61.Theabovewaysofexerciseareintroducedinthepassageto.

A.makeyouworkmoreefficientlyin(heoffice

B.keepyoufitintheoffice

C.preventsomediseasesrelaiedtoofficework

D.getyourelaxedintheoffice

62.Whichofthefollowingfourpicturesshowsthecorrectwayofnavel-gazing?

A.

63.Alloftheabovewaysofexercisearesimilarinthat.

A.youneedtobreatheinandthenbreatheout

B.youcan'tdothemwithoutyourchair

C.youneedtodeepyourposeforfiveseconds

D.youdothembeforelunchlime

64.Accordingtothepassage,wccaninterthat.

A.tilltheexerciseshavethesamefunctionandyoumaychooseanyofthem

B.alltheexercisesformanentiresetandyoushoulddothemonebyone

C.differentexercisefocusesondifferentpartofyourbodyandhasdifferentfunctions

D.thegreetingexerciseisthelaststepdesignedtomakeyourbodyrelaxed

C

BrokebackMountain(斷背山)

Anepic(英雄的)lovestory,setagainstthesweepinglandscapesofWyomingandTexas,

tellsthestoryoftwoyoungmen—aranch-handandarodeocowboy—whomeetinths

summerof1963whiledrivingcattleonamountainrange.Theyunexpectedlydevelopalifelong

ccnnection,onewhosecomplications(復(fù)雜化)，joysandtragediesprovideatestamenttothe

enduranceandpoweroflove.

ProductionStatus:ReleasedWriters

Style:Drama,RomanceandLarryMcMurtry——Screenplay

WesternAdaptation)

RunningTime:2hrs.14min.DianaOssana-------Screenplay

ReleaseDate:December9th,(Adaptation)

(NY/I.A/SF)DianaOssana.........Screenwriter

MPAARating:Rforsexuality,languageE.AnnieProulx一一SourceMaterial

andsomeviolence.(shortstory:"BrokebackMountain^^)

ProductionCo.:FocusFeatures,RiverRoad

EntertainmentCinemas&Showtimes

Studios:UniversalPictures(onJan.25,)

FilmingLocations:WyomingandTexasEmbarcadero

Producedin:UnitedStatesIEmbarcaderoCenter,SanFrancisco,

CA,94111

CastandCredits:12:00,12:30,2:00,3:00,3:30,5:30,

Starring:LindaCardellini,KateMara,Jake6:30,7:00,8:30,9:30,10:0()

Gyllenhaal,HeathLedger.MichelleBAMRoseCinemas

Williams30LafayetteAvenue,Brooklyn,NY,

Directedby:AngLee11217

Producedby:MichaelCostigan,Michael4:15,7:00,9:45

Hausman,LarryMcMurtryPacific'sTheGroveStadium14

Actors189TheGroveDrive,LA,CA,90036

LindaCardellini-------CassieCartwright1:25

JakeGyllenhaal..........JackTwistLoewsDupontCircle5

HeathLedger---------EnnisDelMar135019thSt.NW,Washington,DC,6

MichelleWilliams----Alma(2:00),(3:00),(5:00),6:00,8:00,9:00

AnneHathaway..........Lureen

RandyQuaid-----------JoeAguirre

65.Accordingtothepassage,BrokebackMountainismainlyabout

A.languagestudyB.loveC.violenceD.funnystory

66.ThefilmBrokebackMountainismainlyfromshortstoryby.

A.AngLeeB.MichelleWilliams

C.DianaOssanaD.E.AnnieProulx

67.Accordingtothepassage,thenaturalsightsinBrokebackMountainwasfilmedin

A.AmericaB.Wyoming

C.TexasD.Canada

68.IfyouliveinNewYork,you'dbetterenjoythefilmonJan.25in

A.LoewsDupontCircle5B.Pacific,sTheGroveStadium14

C.EmbarcaderoD.BAMRoseCinemas

D

PlanetHunter

WhenGeoffMarcywas14,hisparentsboughthimatelescope.Everynight,hewouldgo

ontotheroofoutsidehiswindowtoseethewondersofthesky.

“Whaiexcitedmemostwaswhethertherewereplanetsinothersolarsystemswherelife

mightexist/'hesays."Idecidedtotrytofindplanetsorbiting（沿…軌道運(yùn)行）otherstarslike

ourSun.”

Andhedid.uMyfellowresearcher,PaulButler,andIfoundourfirstplanetin1995,“Dr.

Marcysays."Weworkedfortenyearswithoutfindinganything!Butwestuckwithit,andour

patiencepaidoff.”

Sincethen,thetwoscientistshavediscovered65ofthemorethan100planetsorbiting

otherstars.Dr.MarcyandDr.Butleralsospottedthefirst“emily“ofthreeplanets.InJune

theyannouncedanotherdiscovery：aJupiter-like（像木星——樣的）planetorbitingstar55Cancri.

Atfirst,thetworesearchersfoundonlyplanetsthatorbitclosetostars.Recently,the

scientistsfoundplanetsfartherout.Theplanetorbiting55Cancriisamajorbreakthrough:itis

thefirstsightingofalargegasplanetaboutthesamedistancefromthestarasJupiterisfromthe

Sun.

Whyisthisimporlanl?ScienlislsthinkthatlifeonEarthmayexistbecauseoftwospecial

featuresinoursolarsystem.ThefirstisJupiter.

“Becauseit'ssobig,Jupiterpullscometsandasteroids（小彳亍星），ortheyallcomeandhit

thsEarlh."Dr.Marcyexplains."WithoutJupiter,lifeonEarthwouldlikelyhavebeen

destroyed.”

AsecondfeatureisthatEarthisarockyplanetwhereliquidwater,whichisnecessaryfor

life,canexist.Unlikegasplanets,rockyplanetslikeEarthhavesurfaceswherewatercangather

inpoolsandseas,whichmaysupportlife.AhugespaceexistsbetweentheJupitcr-likcplanet

andtwootherplanetsthatliecloseto55Cancri.IsthereanEarthlikeplanetinthespace,too

smallfbrustonotice?Ifso,saysDr.Marcy,“Wewouldhavetwostrikingsimilaritiestoour

solarsystem:aJupitcr-likcplanetandanEarth-likcplanet.Andtheremaybe

69.WhatcanwelearnaboutDr.Marcyfromthepassage?

A.HeisfoundofwatchingJupiter.

B.Heisfromascientistfamily.

C.HedislikesworkingwithPaulButler.

D.Heisinterestedinfindinglifeinouterspace.

70.Whichofthefollowingistrueoftherecentdiscovery?

A.TheplanetisnotasprotectiveasJupiter.

B.Theplanetisclosestar55Cancri.

C.Theplanetprovestobeagasplanet.

D.TheplanetisaslargeasJupiter.

71.Dr.Marcythinksthatlifemayexistinthe55Cancrisystembecause.

A.hehasfoundthesystemsimilarto由esolarsystem

B.hehasdiscoveredanEarth-likeplanetthere

C.hehasdiscoveredarockyplanetThere

D.hehasfoundsignsoflifeinthesystem

72."Butwestuckwithit”（inParagraph3）means.

A.theyfeltdiscouragedB.theycarriedonwithit

C.theyfailedintheirattemptD.theymadesomeprogress

第二節(jié)：簡答題（共2小題，每小題2分，滿分6分）

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)各小題的具體要求，簡要回答問題。

BigExplosionsinDahab

CAIRO,Egypt（Reuters）April24,—ThreeexplosionsshooktheEgyptianSinairesortof

DahabonMonday,killing23peopleandwoundingdozensofothers,rescueandsecurity

officialssaid.

Witnessessawsmokebillowingupfromthetown'stouristbazaar,andresidentssaidthey

sawbodypartsanddebris（殘骸）onthestreetafteranexplosionatarestaurant.

Peopleinthesmallbeachanddivingresort,whichispopularwithbackpackers,described

scenesofcarnage（殘殺，流血）andchaos（混亂）.

Acatcworkerwhowasabout200metersfromthescenesaid:"Wcsawmanydeadpeople.

Peoplewerescreaming.Peoplewerebeingtakentohospital.Egyptianswenttogiveblood.

Therewerebodyparts.There'spoliceeverywhere.

“Therearcambulancesandcarstakingpeopletohospital/-saidanotherresident,whoalso

didnotwanttobenamed.

TheexplosionstookplaceattheNelsonRestaurant,（heAladdinCafeteriaandtheGhazala

Supermarket,theInteriorMinistrysaid.

Theexplosionstookplaceinquicksuccessionatabout7.15p.m.（1715GMT）.“Thereis

smokecomingfrointheareaandtherearepeoplerunningeverywhere,“saidonewitness,who

heardtheblasts.

Anofficialwiththelocalambulanceservicesaidmanyofthedeadappearedtobe

foreigners.

Israelidiversoftenstayintheresort,hutwiththePassoverHolidayoveritisunlikelymany

werethere.TheIsraeliambassadorinCairoandIsraeliauthoritiessaidtheydidnotknowofany

Israelicasualties（傷亡）.

Onevisitorsaidpolicewerestoppingcarsandbusesleavingtheresortandhadimposed

reUriciionsonmovementsinandoutofbackpackercampsinthearea.

ItwasthethirdsetofthreeexplosionsontheeasterncoastoftheSinaipeninsulasince

October,whenagroupattackedtheHiltonhotelintheborderresortofTabaandtwoother

resortsonthenortheastcoast,killing34people.

73.Findinthepassageawordclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“billowing”.

74.What,stheresultoftheexplosionsinDahab?（回答詞數(shù)不超過10個(gè)單詞）

75.Howmanyplacesexperiencedtheexplosionsthistime?（回答詞數(shù)不超過4個(gè)單詞）

第n卷（兩部分，共35分）

第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

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Happybirthday!Dobirthdayreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo.Birthday

celebrate（hedaywhenwewereborn.Besides,thatextracandleonthecakesuggestanotheryear

ofgrowthandmaturity（成熟）一orsowehope.Weallliketoimaginethatwearegettingwiser

andnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthewonderofgrowthinothers,aswell.Forinstance,

seeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelproud.ForAmericans,like

peopleinmostcultures,growingupisawonderfulprocess.Butgrowingold?Thatisadifferent

story.

Growingoldisnotexactlyforpeopleinyouth-oriented（以年輕人為中心、）American

culture.MostAmericansliketolookyoung,actyoungandfeelyoung.As（heoldsayinggoes,

“You'reyoungasyoufeel."Olderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyare,rather

thanhowmanyyearsold.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceand

wisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoung,oratleast“youngatheart”.

ManyolderAmericansfindthe“goldenyears”lobeanythingbutgolden.Economically,

“seniorcitizens,,oftenstrugglejusttogetby.Retirementattheageof65bringsasharpdecreass

inpersonalincome.Socialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifference.Olderpeople

maysufferfrompoornutrition,medicalcare,andhousing.Someevenexperienceags

discriminalion（歧視）.AmericansociologistPatMooreoncedresseduplikeanolderpersonand

wanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely-evencheatedandrobbed.However,dressed

asayoungperson,shereceivedmuchmorerespect.

Unfortunately,theelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?Peopleareliving

longer.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-aged“babyboomers''arerapidlyenteringths

groupoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles（皺紋）arc"in”.Marketing

expertsarereadynoticingthisgrowinggroupofconsumer.

Title:DifferentOpinionsAbout76.

77.________Descriptions/Details

GeneralideaGrowingolder,beingmatureandwiser

Awonderfulprocess:children80.__________

79.________

newthings,enjoyin