湖南省师大附中高三英语上学期月考试题(二)(含解析)

1、本试题卷分为听力、阅读理解、语言知识运用和写作四个部分，共14页。时量120分钟。满分150分。第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A. £19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。(B) 1.Howwillth

2、emangotothetrainstationtonight?A. Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Onfoot.(C) 2.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutherlife?A. Worried.B.Satisfied.C.Bored.(B) 3.WhathasledAmytosuccess?A. Herintelligence.B.Hereffort.C.Herluck.(C) 4.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A. Sheworksasatutoratnight.B. Shehasawell-paidjob.C. Shegotapayraiserecen

3、tly.(B) 5.Whathatisthemanlookingfor?A. Thecowboyhat.B. Theonewithstars.C. Theonewithabaseballlogo.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。(C) 6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.

4、Atatravelagency.B.Atanairport.C.Atahotel.(A) 7.Whatdayisittoday?A. Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。(A) 8.WhatdoweknowaboutWestminsterAbbey?A. Itwasbuiltinvariousstyles.B. It'stheoldestbuildinginLondon.C. It'sthelivingplaceoftheBritishprimeminister.(C)9.WhatishappeningtotheTower

5、Bridge?A. Itismovingdown.B. Itisholdingbackaship.C. Itisgivingwaytoaship.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。(A) 10.HowlongdidthemanstudyinAustralia?A. For5years.B.For3years.C.Forayear.(C)11.Whereisthemanfrom?A. America.B.Japan.C.Canada.(A) 12.WheredoAmericanteenagersliketoholdparties?A. Attheirownhouses.B. Intheircla

6、ssrooms.C. Inpubs.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。(B) 13.Whoislikelytobeatthetopofhisclassthisyear?A. Jack.B.Jason.C.Mark.(C) 14.WhatisJasonhopingtodo?A. Becomeaprofessor.B. Makemoneyfromsports.C. GotoHarvardUniversity.(A) 15.WhatisMarkinterestedin?A. Football.B.Baseball.C.Law.(C)16.Whatisthewoman'ssuggestionf

7、ortheman?A. TohelpJasonwithhisfutureplan.B. Tohaveatalkwithhiswife.C. TohaveatalkwithMark.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。(C)17.Wherecanyoumostprobablyhearthistalk?A. InaclassoftheGreeklanguage.B. InaclassoftheFrenchlanguage.C. InaclassoftheEnglishlanguage.(B) 18.Howlongdoestheclasslast?A. 11weeks.B.13weeks.C.15w

8、eeks.ker?inthe(A) 19.Whatis“theshortcut”tolearningwordsaccordingtothespeaA. Learninghowwordsareformed.B. Takingmorecourses.C. Readingbasicwordsaloud.(B) 20.Whyistheclasspopular?A.It'staughtbyProfessorMorris.B. Ithelpstomastersomeusefulrules.C. Itisnotofferedeachterm.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；

9、每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的AB、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAsiacanboast(吹嘘)thatithassomeofthebestbeachesworld.Sihanoukville,Cambodiaisaseasidetownlocated200kmorafour-hourbusrideawayfromthecountry'scapital,PhnomPenh.Withseveralbeachesandsmalloffshoreislands,itisdefinitelynotaplacetomissoutifyouareintendingtovi

10、sitAngkorWat,asthebeachestherearestunningandstillunspoiledbymasstourism.SerendipityBeachSerendipityBeachisthemostpopularbeachforthemasses,sinceitisthemostaccessiblebeach,beingthenearestonefromthemaintownarea.Thereareplentyofbarsscatteredaroundthebeach,sobepreparedforthecrazypartieseverynight.Ochheut

11、ealBeachOchheutealBeachislocatedsouthofSerendipityBeach,andit'sabitofanimprovementfromSerendipityBeachitselfintermsofthepeoplethatgothere.Overhere,therearebarsandpubs,butatnight,don'texpectwildpartieslikeattheSerendipityBeacharea.OtresBeachAllthewaydownsouth,nearMoatPeam,liesahiddengemcalled

12、OtresBeach.Thisiswhereyoucangetyouryogasuitonandpracticemeditation(冥想).ThisisthequietestbeachinSihanoukvilleanditistheleastcrowded,withveryfewparties.Ifyourideaofabeachholidayisjustyourselfandthesun,seaandsand,thisplaceisforyou.KohRongKohRongisanislandoffSihanoukvillethatiscoveredwithbeautifulsandyb

13、eaches.TruerelaxationliesatLongBeach,whichislocatedontheothersideoftheisland.Clearwatersurroundsthebeach,andonceyougetthere,you'llbegreetedwithfinewhitesand.KohRongdoesn'thaveanyroads,sotherearenocarsormotorbikerentalseverythingismostlyonfoot.(B) 21.WhyisSerendipityBeachthemostpopularwithtou

14、rists?A. Therearealotofwildparties.B. Itisthenearestbeachfromthemaintownarea.C. Thefoodanddrinkarevaried.D. Ithasplentyofcheapbarsandpubs.【解析】根据第二段第一句话可直接得出答案。(C) 22.Whichplacemaybethebestchoiceforaquietsunbath?A. SerendipityBeach.B.OchheutealBeach.C.OtresBeach.D.LongBeach.【解析】根据第四段介绍可知。(A) 23.Whati

15、sspecialaboutthebeachesinCambodia?A. Theyarelessdevelopedandvisited.B. Theyarenoteasilyaccessible.C. Theyarewithinwalkingdistancetoitscapital.D. Theyoffertastyseafood.【解析】根据第一段最后一句话可知A正确。B、C选项与原文不符。D项未提及。BNASA'sJetPropulsion(喷气推进)Laboratory(JPL)attractedMarlyseReevesfromanearlyage.GrowingupinPas

16、adena,California,inJPL'sbackyard,Reevesdevelopedaloveforeverythingrelatedtoouterspace,andthelabwasaregulardestinationforschoolfieldtrips.Evenasachild,Reeves,nowasanMITsenior,knewshewantedtoworkinthespaceindustry.Herloveofspacewascultivatedathome,too.AtMIT,ReevesquicklyfoundherplaceintheDepartmen

17、tofAeronauticsandAstronautics(航空航天系)Asajunior,ReeveswasselectedtoparticipateintheGordon-MITEngineeringLeadershipProgram.TheprogramfocusesonleadershipforengineerspeoplewhomayhavehightechnicalIQsbutwhomaybenotgoodatexpressingthemselves.Reevesholdsthepointthatinindustry,peoplehavetocommunicatewithother

18、engineerstoexplaintheirideasandfitintotheorganizationalstructure.Inthesecondyearoftheprogram,studentsbecomecoachesforthenewstudents,whichmeansateamcoachobserves,andinstructstheyoungergroup.SoReevesthinksit'sreallythesecond-yearstudentswhoareguidingthefirst-yearstudentsintohowtheycanimproveaslead

19、ers.ReeveshasbeenwithWomeninAerospaceEngineering(WAE)sinceitsbeginninginhersophomoreyear.Thegroupbuildsacommunityforwomeninallaspectsofaeronautics.Lastmonth,ReeveshelpedorganizethefirstWAEDay,aneventfor18highschoolgirlsintheBostonareatocometoMITtolearnaboutaerospaceengineering.Reevessayseventsliketh

20、eseareespeciallyimportantforexposingyoungwomentothepossibilitiesofthefield.Justasshesays,“Beingapersonwhohasgoneintotheaerospaceindustryandhasseenthelackofwomen,thereareoftentimeswhenIamtheonlyfemaleintheroom.Ithinkit'simportantforyoungwomenandgirlstohaverolemodels,andjustseethattherearewomendoi

21、ngit.Ihavemetalotofstrongfemalerolemodelsformyselfinindustry.Alotofoureventsareopentomenaswell.Wewanttobuildacommunityofpeoplewhosupportwomeninaerospace.”【语篇导读】本文讲述了麻省理工学院航空航天专业大四的学生MarlyseReeves致力于为该领域的女性建立榜样系统，以鼓励更多女性投入航空航天领域。(B) 24.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A. ReevesseldomvisitedJPLatan

22、earlyage.B. Reevesbecameinterestedinspacefromchildhood.C. ReevesisnowanewstudentstudyingatMIT.D. ReeveswouldliketostudyintheDepartmentofMathematicsatMIT.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知答案。(A)25.WhatistheaimoftheGordon-MITEngineeringLeadershipProgram?A.Itisaimedatdevelopingengineers'leadership.B. Itfocuseson

23、increasingstudents'technicalskills.C. Ittendstoimprovestudents'observationabilities.D. ItaimstotrainexcellentengineersforMITinadvance.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知答案。(C) 26.WhatistheattitudeofReevestowardswomenintheaerospaceindustry?A.Shethinkstheindustryisprejudicedagainstwomen.B. Shethinkswomenhave

24、ahigherIQthanmeninthefield.-3-C. Shebelieveshavingrolemodelshasapositiveeffectonwomen.D. Shefeelsitisdifficultforwomentobecomesuccessfulinthefield.【解析】观点态度题。根据最后一段第二句可知，Reeves认为行业内优秀的女性为其他女性树立榜样有助于提升该行业女性的自信心。因此选Co(C) 27.WhydoesReevesattachimportaneetotheWAEDay?A. Becauseit'sagirl'sdream.B.

25、Becauseitmakesheraleader.C. Becauseithelpswomenexperieneemoreaboutaeronautics.D. Becauseitcanstrengthenthecommunity.【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段，可知答案选GCIfyoufindyourselfhittingthesnoozebutton(闹钟延时按钮)everymorning,don'tblameyourself.Yourworkschedulecouldbetoblame.Researchnowshowsthat,formanyofus,ourworkschedul

26、esdon'tgowithournaturalbodyclocksandexpertsareurgingemployerstotakenotice.Sleepisa“strategicresource”thatmostcompaniesareignoring.Whenworkschedulesarealignedwithpeople'snaturalsleeppatterns,theyproducehigherqualityandmoreinnovativeworkbecausetheyaremorefocused,lessstressedandgenerallyhealthi

27、er.Theoppositeisalsotruewhenemployeesarenotgettingenoughsleeptheyaremorelikelytomakemajormistakesandsufferfromworkplaceinjuries.Butit'snotjustabouttheamountofsleepyouget.It'simportantthatpeoplerecognizeeverylivingthing,fromprimitivebacteriatohumanbeings,hasabiologicallydeterminedinternalbody

28、clock.Thisdetermineswhetheryouareanightowl(夜猫子),anearlybirdorsomewhereinthemiddle.Wedon'thaveanychoice."It'slikefeet,”saidTillRoenneberg,aprofessorofchronobiology(生物钟学).“Somepeoplearebornwithbigfeetandsomewithsmallfeet,butmostpeoplearesomewhereinthemiddle.”Manycompaniesstarttheworkdayat

29、8a.m.or9a.m.,puttingtheirworkschedulesindisagreementwiththeiremployees'bodyclock.Thismismatch,alongwiththepressuretobeproductiveandbeavailabletorespondtoemailortakecallsatallhoursofthedayandnight,meansthatmanypeoplesufferfromwhatiscalled“socialjetlag”.(A) 28.Theunderlinedword“aligned”inParagraph

30、2means“A.matchedB.cooperatedC.conflictedD.shortened【解析】当工作时间和人体的自然睡眠模式一致时，他们可以更高效、更富有创造性地工作，因为这时的人们更专注，压力更小，健康状态更好。(C) 29.WhatdoesTillRoenneberg'sremarkmean?A. Theamountofsleepyougetcountsmuch.B. Anearlybirddoesbetterthananightowl.C. Weareborntohaveabodyclock.D. Mostpeoplehaveneithertoobignortoo

31、smallfeet.【解析】Roenneberg用脚来打比方，说生物钟就像脚一样，一些人生来脚大，一些人生来脚小，大部分人不大不小，这些都是天生的，无法改变的。(D) 30.Ifpeoplesufferfrom“socialjetlag”，theywillA.notbeascleverasotherpeopleB. failtofinishtheirdailytasksC. failtoadjusttheirbodyclockD. actasiftheywereinthewrongtimezone【解析】有社会时差反应的人，就感觉跟平时坐飞机有时差是一样的，生物钟和太阳钟不协调。(B) 31.

32、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BodyclockandgoodworkhabitsB. Lateforwork?MaybenotyourfaultC. HowtoimproveyourworkefficiencyD. Urgentneedtochangeyourbodyclock【解析】我们平时大多是早上8点或9点开始工作，研究表明，这个工作时间和我们的自然生物钟可能是不同步的，所以工作效率不高，早上不想起床，不能怪员工。DThechaparralecosystemisaplantandanimalcommunitythatisrelativelyrare

33、.Itischaracterizedbyshrub-landandaspecificweatherpattern.Wintersinthisecosystemaremildandwet,andsummerstendtobehotanddry.ThestateofCaliforniaintheUnitedStateshasoneoftheworld'slargestchaparralecosystems.TheycanalsobefoundinpartsofnorthernMexico,Australia,Chile,andSouthAfrica.Wildfiresoccurfreque

34、ntlyinthisecosystem.Lotsofveryflammableplantgrowthbuildsupinbetweenfireseasons.Onlyabout15-39inchesofrainfalleachyear.Shrubplantsofthechaparralaremostlikelytocatchfireinthelatesummerorearlyfall.That'sbecausethesummersareextradry.Thethoughtoffireisfrighteningtopeoplewithhomesorbusinesses.However,

35、itisfarmoredangerousnottohavewildfires.Whentherearenofires,theshrubstakeover.Smallfiresonceinawhilearebeneficial.Theykeeptheplantgrowthundercontrol.Theyalsoactinsomeothersurprisingways.Therearesomeplantspeciesinchaparralecosystemsthatcannotreproduceunlesstherehasbeenafire.Theheat,smokeandchangesinth

36、esoilthatfollowaburnactuallyreleaseseedsfromsomeplants.Whatcausesthefrequentfiresinthisregion?Sometimeslightningstrikeswillcatchplantsonfire.However,thisaccountsforonlyasmallportionofthefires.Humansarethecauseofmanywildfires.Amatch,cigaretteorcampfireleftcarelesslyunattendedcancauseafire.Hot,drywind

37、s,liketheSantaAnawindsinCalifornia,makethefiregowild.Ifithasbeenalongtimesincethelastfire,plantswillfuelthefire.Itisoftenverydifficultforfirefighterstoputoutthesefires.Peoplewholiveinandnearchaparralecosystemshavetoclearplantsfromaroundtheirhomes.Thishelpstopreventthehomefrombeingdamagedinafire.Wild

38、firesareanaturalandimportantpartofahealthychaparralecosystem.(C) 32.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,thechaparralecosystemA.canbefoundthroughoutnorthernMexicoB. hasalotofrainfallinwintersC. caneasilycatchfireinsummersD. hasfewplantsandanimals【解析】根据第一段thesummerstendtobehotanddry可知，其夏季是火灾高发期。(B) 33.Wh

39、atcanweinferfromthepassage?A. Broad-leavesplantsarelesslikelytocatchfirehere.B. Shrubplantswilldamagetheeco-balaneewithoutwildfires.C. Plantscan'treproducewithoutwildfires.D. Humansherearethreatenedtoleavebyfrequentfires.【解析】根据第二段Whentherearenofires,theshrubstakeover.Smallfiresonceinawhileareben

40、eficial.可知，没有火灾时，该地的灌木会覆盖该地，进而破坏其生态平衡。(A) 34.Whatcanpeopledotopreventaccidentalfires?A. Theyshouldbecarefulwithmatches,cigarettesandcampfires.B. Theyshouldpreventlightingstriking.C. Theyshouldtrainwell-equippedfirefighters.D. Theyshouldclearflammableplants.【解析】根据第三段Amatch,cigaretteorcampfireleftcare

41、lesslyunattendedcancauseafire.可知，人类应该小心应对match,cigaretteorcampfire，避免火灾。(A) 35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A. Wildfiresareanimportantpartofthechaparralecosystem.B. Peoplecantakestepstoremainsafeinthechaparralecosystem.C. Wildfiresoccurfrequentlyinthechaparralecosystem.D. Thechaparralecosystemisrel

42、ativelyrareintheglobalarea.【解析】通读全文可知，本文主要讲述wildfires的重要性。第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Concernaboutextinctionthepermanentlossofaspeciesmotivatesawidevarietyofpeopletotakeactiontoprotectanimalspeciesatriskofdyingout.Animalprotectionandanimalrightsarefamiliarthemesasso

43、ciatedwiththefieldofenvironmentalactivism.Certainly,endangeredanimalssuffernolackofsupport.36._D_Surprisingly,someofthemostendangeredplantsarespeciesthat,upuntilrecently,wereusedbyhumansasnecessaryfoodcrops.37._C_Inordertomaximizeproductivity,farmershavechosentofocusonahandfulofhigh-yieldcropsthatca

44、nbeharvestedefficiently.Atonetime,thenumberofplantspeciesusedbyhumanstomeettheirnutritionalrequirementsnumberedabove7，000.Now,itisaround150.Someexpertsevenclaimthathumansactuallyrelyonjusttwelvespeciesofplantsformostoftheirfood.Asinglefoodcropgenerallycontainsseveralspecies,whichmaybefurtherdividedi

45、ntohundredsofvarieties,butthesevarietiesarequicklydisappearing.38. _E_EightypercentofthecornvarietiesgrowninMexicoin1930havedisappeared.Ninetypercentofthe10，000wheatvarietiescultivatedinChina1949arenoIongerused.39. _F_Cropdiversityisafactorthatensuresthecontinuationofcertainbeneficialnaturalprocesse

46、sinecosystemsthecyclingofnutrients,managementof-7-pests,andmaintenanceofwaterquality.40._B_Clearly,thereisanurgentneedtopreservetheplant'sirreplaceablecropdiversitybeforeitislostcompletely.A. Youprobablywanttoknowtheexactapproachtoprotectingendangeredplants.B. Also,cropdiversityprovidesthenecess

47、arygenepooltosupplycropswithavarietyoftraits（特点）.C. Threatenedbycurrentshortsightedfarmingtechniques,cropdiversityhasshrunkdramatically.D. However,endangeredplantsaredefendedbyfew.E. Examplesoflossesincropdiversityhavebeenrecordedworldwide.F. Thepermanentlossofplantspeciesrepresentsahugethreattohuma

48、nity.G. Thankstomodernfarmingtechniques,manycountrieshavetakenmeasurestoprotectthem.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、BC和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenIfirstmetmynewparrot,Chico,hiswingshadbeencutshort.Hecouldn'tflyandhewasstuckonthe_41_justlikeushumans.Whentheweathertur

49、nednice,IwouldtakeChicooutside.I_42himonabranchofatree,hopingtomakehimhappier.Atfirstheseemedconfused.Hewalkedbackandforthonthebranchlooking_43_._Hedidn'tevenflap（扌白打）hiswingsina（n）_44_tofy.Somehowheknewhewasincapable.OnedayChicogotespeciallyexcited.Hepacedbackandforthandmadeanincredibleamountof

50、noise.Thenallofasuddenhestoppedand_45_anevenlouderscream.Hestarted_46_flappinghiswingsforthefirsttimeeverthenhe_47_offthebranchlikeaspaceshuttle!Iwasamazedandshocked.LittledidIknowhisfeathershadbeengrowingback,andChicohadbeenwaitinguntilthemomentwasripefor_48_！TwodayslaterChicoreturned.FirstItriedto

51、_49_himbackwithfood,buthewouldnotcomenearme.ThenItookhiscageand_50_itawaystillhewouldnotcome.Finally,Imadehimafirm_51_thatIwouldlethimouteverydayiftheweatherwasniceaslongashedidcomeback._52_，heflewontomyshoulder.Fromthatdayon,whenevertheweatherwasgoodIwouldlethimout_53_and_hewouldflyaroundandbebackb

52、eforedark.The_54_lastedfortwomonthsuntilsuddenlyChicobecameweak.Thevetsaidthathehadbeeninfectedwitha_55_from_thepigeonsintheneighbourhood.Withinafewdayshedied.Iwasverysad.The_56_rossedmymindthatifIhadnotsethimfreetofly,hewouldbestillalive.Butwhat_57_isthereinbeingabirdifyoucan'tfly?Chico_58_isfi

53、rstbreakthroughforfreedomonalateMondayafternooninApril.Whenwillyoumakeyours?Youtoocan_59_achancewhentheconditionsareright,knowingyoutoo,inyourownway,werebuilttofly.Ifyoudon'tsetyourselffree,whatwillbethe_60_ofyourlife?（C）41.A.cageB.sceneC.earthD.stage【解析】这只鹦鹉就像人一样不会飞，只能呆在地上。(B) 42.A.broughtB.sea

54、tedC.caughtD.chased【解析】作者把鹦鹉放在树枝上，希望它能开心。(C) 43.A.delightfulB.painfulC.anxiousD.guilty【解析】鹦鹉在树枝上来来回回地走，说明它很焦虑/紧张。(A) 44.A.attemptB.orderC.journeyD.reason【解析】鹦鹉甚至都没有拍动翅膀去尝试飞行，不知为什么它知道自己没有飞行的能力。inanattempttodosth企图/试图做某事。(D) 45.A.gaveawayB.tookonC.laidoutD.letout【解析】这里指鹦鹉发出尖叫之声。giveaway赠送，分发；takeon呈现，

55、雇佣，承担，接纳；layout铺开，展开，布置；letout发出(叫声等)。(B) 46.A.proudlyB.madlyC.slowlyD.gracefully【解析】此处指疯狂地拍打翅膀。(D) 47.A.cutB.fellC.knockedD.lifted【解析】鹦鹉飞离树枝。(C) 48.A.struggleB.exchangeC.escapeD.rescue【解析】由上下文可知鹦鹉是等着时机成熟准备逃跑。(A) 49.A.trickB.fastenC.seizeD.expect【解析】作者用食物引诱没有效果，然后把它的鸟笼收起来，想通过这个方法让鹦鹉靠近。trick欺骗；诱骗。(C)

56、 50.A.burntB.droveC.putD.threw【解析】解析见上题。putsthaway把收起来。(B) 51.A.contractB.promiseC.handD.feather【解析】作者答应在天气好的时候让鹦鹉出去，鹦鹉终于落到了作者的肩上。(D) 52.A.OnceinawhileB.AsusualC.InthemeantimeD.Atlast【解析】解析见上句。(A) 53.A.earlyB.latelyC.sometimesD.lonely【解析】从上下文可知作者早早地把鹦鹉放出去。(C) 54.A.practiceB.deedC.routineD.recreation

57、【解析】在天气好的时候让鹦鹉外出是一种常规事情。(B) 55.A.spiritB.diseaseC.relationshipD.diet【解析】beinfectedwith被传染/被感染。(A) 56.A.thoughtB.factC.concernD.detail【解析】此处只有thought与后面that引导的同位语从句互为解释。(D) 57.A.profitB.mistakeC.interestD.meaning【解析】作为一只鸟，不会飞行又有什么意义呢？(C) 58.A.discoveredB.demonstratedC.achievedD.announced【解析】make/achi

58、eveabreakthrough取得突破性进展，此处指鹦鹉为自由而奋斗。(D) 59.A.loseB.envyC.deserveD.take【解析】takeachanee抓住机会。(B) 60.A.successB.purposeC.contributionD.entertainment【解析】由整个故事可知，没有了自由，生活就没有了目的和意义。第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Giftshopsinmuseumsusedtobethelaststopofeachvisit,61.wherepeoplewouldbuysouvenirsforthemselvesandtheirfriends.Butrecentlyinst