2023年安徽省合肥二中高三最后一卷英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a,/,the C．a,the,/ D．a,/,a2．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution3．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward4．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there5．Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient6．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．arewashingaway D．arebeingwashedaway7．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when8．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus9．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve10．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself11．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．absence D．appearance12．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto13．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe14．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith15．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that16．—DoyouknowhowIcan____him?—Onhismobilephone．A．learn B．reach C．seek D．touch17．—Don’tmakeaspecialjourneytopickupthelaundryforme.—It’sOK.I________totheshopanyway.A．wasgoingB．willhavegoneC．havegoneD．willbegoing18．Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，youfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.Thatisacommon________intheUSA．A．viewB．exerciseC．practiceD．reality19．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough20．merchantA．machineB．achieveC．stomachD．technology第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Encouragingchildrentousegesturesastheythinkcanhelpthemcomeupwithmorecreativeideas,accordingtonewresearch.“Ourfindingsshowthatchildrennaturallygesturewhentheythinkofunusualwaystouseeverydayitems,”sayspsychologicalscientistElizabethKirk.“Whenwethenaskedchildrentomovetheirhands,theywereabletocomeupwithevenmorecreativeideas.”“Gesturingmayallowustoexploretheproperties（特性）oftheitems—forexample,howtheitemcouldbeheld,itssize,itsshape,etc.—anddoingsocanhelpuscomeupwithideasforcreativeuses,”Kirkexplains.Intheirfirststudy，theresearcherscomparedthecreativityofchildrenwhospontaneously(自发地）gesturedwiththosewhoeitherdidnotorcouldnotgesture.Atotalof78children,aged9-11,sawaseriesofimagesofordinaryitems,suchasanewspaper,atincan,andakettle.Theresearchersaskedthechildrentolookateachimageandlistasmanyusesastheycouldthinkof.Agroupofparticipantscompletedthetasktwice—ononeversionofthetask,theyworemittens（连指手套）thatlimitedtheirabilitytogesture.Restrictingchildren’sabilitytogesturedidnotaffecttheirabilitytocomeupwithcreativeusesfortheobjects;Childrenwhowerefreetogestureproducedaboutthesamenumberofideasasthosewhoworethemittensandcouldnotgesture.Inasecondexperiment,54childrencompletedthesamealternative-usestask.Insomecases,childrengesturednormally;inothercases,theresearchersencouragedthechildrento“useyourhandstoshowmehowyoucouldusetheobjectindifferentways”.Theencouragementworked:Childrenwhowerespecificallyencouragedtogestureproducedagreaternumberofcreativeusesfortheobjectsthandidthechildrenwhowerenotgivenanyspecialinstruction.“Ourfindingsaddtothegrowingbodyofevidenceshowingthesignificantroleofgestureinthinkingandhaveapplicationstotheclassroom,”Kirkconcludedintheirpaper.1、Whatdidtheresearchersintendtofindoutinthefirstexperiment?A．Thenumberofcreativeideasthechildrencouldthinkof.B．Howthechildrenwouldexplorethepropertiesoftheitems.C．Whetherencouraginggesturewouldhelptoproducemorenewideas.D．Thedifferencebetweenthinkingwithgesturesandwithoutgestures.2、Whyweremittensusedintheexperiment?A．Torestrictgestures.B．Tolimitcreativethinking.C．Totesttheabilitytogesture,D．Toincreasecreativeideas.3、Whendidthechildrenthinkofthemostnewideas?A．Whenwearingmittens.B．Whenencouragedtogesture.C．Whennaturallygesturing.D．Whennotusingtheirhands.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CommunicatewithGesturesB．ThinkwithYourHandsC．UseEverydayItemsCreativelyD．MakeGestureswhenNecessary22．（8分）Inbusiness,there’saspeeddifference:It’sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm’sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitivestrategyandhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup”improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower”and“faster”mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.Inourstudy,higher-companieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrast,performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiency,stucktotestedmethods,didn’tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gainanedge”inParagraph2mean?A．Getanadvantage.B．Increasethespeed.C．Reachthelimit.D．Setagoal.2、Theunderlinedpart“thelawsofbusinessphysics”inParagraph3means________.A．spendingmoretimeandperformingworseB．spendingmoretimeandperformingbetterC．spendinglesstimeandperformingworseD．spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.B．Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.C．Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.D．Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.4、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthekeytodecidingstrategicspeed?A．Pausingatkeymoments.B．Thesizeofcompany.C．Theboss.D．Thequalityoftheproducts.5、Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Improvequality?Servebetter.B．Delivervalue?Ploughahead.C．Reducetime?Movefaster.D．Needspeed?Slowdown.23．（8分）Inrecentyears,carmanufacturers(制造商)havebeenputunderpressuretoinventavehiclethatisbothcheapertorunandbetterfortheenvironment.Oneofthefirstideasthatcarmanufacturerstriedwastoreplaceengineswhichrunonfossil(石化)fuelswithelectricmotors.Unfortunately,thesevehicleshadseveraldisadvantagesandtheydidn’tsellverywell.Theproblemswerethatthebatteriesoftheseelectriccarsranoutveryquicklyandtookalongtimetorecharge.However,carmanufacturershaveimprovedtheconcept.Thisiswherethehybridcar,whichhasbothanelectricmotorandatraditionalpetrolengine,comesin.Theelectricmotorneverneedstoberechargedanditismuchbetterfortheplanetthanatraditionalcar.Inahybridcar,theengineiscontrolledbyacomputerwhichdetermineswhetherthecarrunsonpetrol,electricity,orboth.Whenthecarneedsmaximumpower,forexample,ifitisacceleratingorclimbingasteephill,itusesallofitsresources(资源),butatsteadyspeedsitrunsonlyonpetrol.Whenslowingdownorbreaking,theelectricmotorrechargesitsbatteries.Hybridcarsarebetterfortheenvironmentbecausetheyhaveamuchsmallerenginethanatraditionalcar.Also,hybridcarsonthemarketaremadeusingmaterialssuchasaluminumandcarbonfiber,whichmakesthemextremelylight.Bothofthemmeanthattheyuselesspetrolthannormalcars,sotheyproducelesspollution.Ofcourse,hybridcarsaren’tperfect;theystillrunonfossilfuelandsopollutetheenvironmenttoacertaindegree.However,theymaybethefirststepalongtheroadtocleaner,‘greener’cars.Carmanufacturersarealreadyworkingonvehicleswhichrunonhydrogengivingoffharmlesswatervapor.Itlookslikewemightbeheadingintherightdirection.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthevehicleswhichranonelectricmotors?A．Theymovedveryfast.B．Theywereunpopular.C．Theirengineswereoftenreplaced.D．Theirengineswereexpensive.2、Howdoesthecomputerinahybridcarfunction?A．Itkeepsthecarrunningsteadily.B．Itdirectsthecartoclimbhills.C．Itdecideswheretopowerthecar.D．Itcontrolshowthecarusespower.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartrefertoinParagraph5?A．Car’ssmallerengineandspecialmaterials.B．Electricmotorandpetrolengine.C．Hybridcarandhydrogencar.D．Aluminumandcarbonfiber.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．Cars’enginesB．CarpollutionC．GreencarsD．Cars’advantages24．（8分）Foryearsgoinghomefortheholidayshasbeenbittersweet.Iappreciatetheopportunitytospendqualitytimewithmymombutitispainfulformetoseeherhouselitteredwithstuff(物品).Clothesboughtbutneverworn,andnewitemsintheiroriginalpackagingcarelesslypurchasedandneverused.It’sevidentthatseeingthestuffonadailybasisremindsmymomofatimewhenshoppingwasherwayofspendingmoney.Ididn’tfullyunderstandtheextenttowhichmymomwassufferinguntilthisweek,whenIsawpilesofclothesonherbed,“Howdoyoumanagetosleepeverynightwithallthatstuff,Mom?”Iasked.Tomyhorror,sherepliedtoitbecauseIknowIhavetogetridofallthisstuffeventually;IampunishingmyselfbysleepingwiththemuntilIdothat.”Shockedandupset,Igentlyexplainedtoherthatpunishingherselfwasonlytomakethingsworse,andthateverybodydeservesaplacetosleepinpeace,nomatterwhatmistakesthey’vemade.Isuggestedshemoveallthestuffupstairs,leavingherroomcomfortabletosleepin.Withpatienceandherslowbutsteadyguidance,Ihelpedhergothroughsomeofthepilesandmovethemupstairs.FortherestoftheweekIstayedthere,shewasinabettermoodandwasexcitedaboutgoing-throughtherestofthehousetofinallygetridofherstuff—pastmistakesandpainfultimes.Theitemsbroughtbackpainfulmemoriesasweinspectedandmovedthem,butIkeptremindingherthatremovingthemwouldallowhertomoveonandheal.Wefinallysoldsomanythingsandtookbagafterbagtocharity.Thestuffisjustasignofthedestructivepatternsofself-hatredonpastmistakes.Onlythroughtheactofself-forgivenesscanwebringaboutachainreactionofreorganizing—bothofthehouseandheart.1、Whatmadetheauthorfeelbitter?A．Shecouldn’tunderstandhermom’ssorrows.B．Hermomwasstuckinthepainfulmemories.C．Hermomwasalwaysleftaloneathome.D．Hermomwastedmoneyonuselessthings,2、Theunderlinedword“that”inthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A．gettingridofthestuff.B．buyingthestuffC．openingthestuffD．movingthestuff3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．theauthorneverboughthermomanythingB．theauthor’smomhasnomoneytopurchasenowC．theauthorsmomregretsbuyingsomanythingsD．theauthorknowshermom’ssufferingonlythisweek4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HowtodoshoppingwiselyB．Theimportanceofself-forgiveness.C．Keepaneyeontheelderly’sbehaviorD．Clearancehelpsremovesuffering25．（10分）AbooksellerinChongqinghasbeenleavingnovelsontrainsandatstationstoinspiremorecommuters(上下班往返的人)toread,afterseeingBritishactressEmmaWatsontakepartinasimilarprojectinLondon.AuthorandbookstoreownerJiangLin,29,randomlyplaced40worksalongthecity’slight-railsystemonSunday.Whoeverfindsabookcanreaditinpublicortakeithome,buttheyareencouragedtoleaveitagainonpublictransportationoncetheyhavefinishedwithit.Jiangsaid,“Iconsideredtheneedsofcommuters,"hesaid."Ihopestrangerscanfeelcomfortedbythebooksandfeelconnectedwithotherreaders."All40bookswerechosenfromJiang’sstore,Razor’sEdgeBookClub,whichheopenedinthesummer,andincludedfictionandnonfiction,withtopicsrangingfromartandsocialsciencestophilosophyandhistoryJiang’sBooksontheChongqingLightRailprojectfollowsthesamemodelasBooksontheUnderground,whichwasstartedin2012andsees“bookfairies”leaveworksonLondonTubetrainsandatstations.Readersareencouragedtosharetheirviewsonthebooks.ItwasrevealedonNov.1thatWatson,whoisbest-knownfortheHarryPottermovieseries,isabookfairy.“AfterIreadthenewsaboutherleavingbooksontheLondonTube,IwassoinspiredthatIimmediatelydecidedtodosomethingovertheweekend,”Jiangsaid.However,hisdecisionwassospontaneousthathehadnotimetomakethestickersthatareusuallyplacedoneachbooktoidentifythemaspartoftheproject.Instead,heputanoteontheflypagetointroducetheconcept.Tohissurprise,oneofhisfriendswasamongthosewhofoundhisbooksandpostedapictureonWeChatMoments,asocialmediafunctionontheinstant-messagingapp.Jiangsaidmorethan20peoplehavesincecomeonboardandarenowworkingonamoredetailedthantospreadtheloveofreading.Althoughincreasingnumbersofpeoplereadondigitaldevices,bookshavenottotallygoneoutoffashion.JiangmentionedthattheyneededthesupportfromChonqingLightRailCo.toensurethebookstostaythereandalsohopedtheprojectcouldbewelcomedacrossthecountry.1、JiangLinleftbooksontrainsoratstationsinorderto______.A．raisemoneyforpoorreadersB．openanewbookstoreC．helpsellmorebooksD．advocatereadingbooks2、Jianggotinspiredtostarttheprojectby_________.A．HarryPorterB．WechatmomentsC．EmmaWatsonD．Razor’sEdgeBookClub3、Theunderlinedword“spontaneous”isclosestinmeaningto__________.A．unplannedB．unwiseC．firmD．thoughtful4、Jiang’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheprojectcanbebestdescribedas___________.A．positiveB．doubtfulC．reservedD．worried第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（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、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）LastnightmyhusbandandIweretakingawalk.Thenwesawaman1overontheground,crushing(砸碎)somethingwithrock.Hewascompletely2histaskanddidn’tlookupatanyone3.Wekeptnoticinghim.Ithoughthewascrushingstonestomake4,butwhywouldhedothat?Finallywedecidedtogoupand5tohim.Hewascrushingpiecesofleft-overbreadtomakefeedforthebirdsthat6thereearlymorning.Thelargepiecesofhardbreadwouldbe7forthebirdstoeatsohecrushesthemintoafinepowder.He’sbeendoingthiseverynight,byhimself,forthelast3to4years.What8usmorewasthathewassurprisedwewereeventakingan9inthis,sinceforhimitwasn’tabigdeal.Everynight,after10sohisaccommodationfromhisjobasatailor,hegoesaround11left-overbreadfromallhishousemates.He12eatsaquickmealandcomeshere,andspendsthenext1to2hours.13crushingeachpieceandmakesaneatpileforthebirds,whichhesayswillbe14bynextevening.Healsoleavesgrainsontopofthepile,whichhe15everymonthfromhiswages.Whenweaskedhimwhat16himtodothissimple,smallbutdevotedactof17,heshruggedhisshouldersandsaid.It’sjustsomething18Ido:sothattheleft-overbreaddoesn’tgointotherubbishandthebirdsget19.”Wesharedhisstoryandperhapsitmightinspiresomeonetostartsomething20intheirownarea,1、A．lookingB．bendingC．goingD．watching2、A．tiredofB．interestedinC．focusedonD．addictedto3、A．passingbyB．sendingoffC．runningawayD．droppingin4、A．soilB．funC．mudD．sand5、A．replyB．turnC．speakD．point6、A．leaveB．comeC．remainD．live7、A．convenientB．dangerousC．easyD．difficult8、A．movedB．benefitedC．frightenedD．disappointed9、A．effectB．interestC．actionD．attempt10、A．changingB．improvingC．reachingD．cleaning11、A．collectingB．choosingC．beggingD．eating12、A．stillB．finallyC．everD．then13、A．sincerelyB．carefullyC．eventuallyD．exactly14、A．goneB．desertedC．deliciousD．bad15、A．growsB．borrowsC．buysD．arranges16、A．remindsB．forcesC．warnsD．inspires17、A．serviceB．curiosityC．patienceD．happiness18、A．greatB．importantC．smallD．pleasant19、A．restB．foodC．comfortD．protection20、A．strangeB．equalC．simpleD．Similar第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Mr.Johnsonlivedinthewoodswithhiswifeandchildren.Heowned1．farm,whichlookedalmostabandoned.2．(lucky),healsohadacowwhichproducedmilkeveryday.Hesoldorexchangedsomeofthemilkinthetownsnearbyforotherfoodandmadecheeseandbutterforthefamilywithwhat3．(leave).Thecowwastheironlymeansofsupport,infact.Oneday,thecowwaseatinggrass4．itbegantorainheavily.While5．(make)greateffortstorunaway,shefelloverthehillanddied.ThentheJohnsontriedtomakealiving6．thecow.Inordertosupporthisfamily,Mr.Johnson7．(begin)toplantherbsandvegetables.Sincetheplantstookawhiletogrow,hestartedcuttingdowntrees8．(sell)thewood.Thinkingabouthischildren’sclothes,hestartedgrowingcotton,too.Whenharvestcamearound,hewasalreadysellingherbs,vegetablesandcottoninthemarket9．peoplefromthetownmetregularly.Nowitoccurredto10．(he)thathisfarmhadmuchpotentialandthatthedeathofthecowwasabitofluck.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Thankyousomuchforinvitingmetotakepartinthewintercamporganizingbyyourschoolinthecomingwinterholiday、Quiteinterested,Iamwritingtolearnaboutfartherdetails、Aboveall,Iwonderthatitisconvenientforyoutoinformmeforthespecificscheduleinadvance、Beside,thiswillbemyfirstexperiencetoparticipateinsuchaactivity、WouldyoubekindenoughtoofferwithanysuggestionsonwhoseitemsIspeciallyneedtotakewithme?Iamreallyexcitedandlookingforwardtoit、Iwouldappreciateifyoucouldgivemeareplyatyourearliestconvenient、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）根据题目所提出的具体要求，在答题卡上写出一篇连贯完整的短文，词数不少于60。中国有多个传统节日，假设你是李华，请根据以下提示，挑选一个传统节日介绍给你的英国笔友Tom，并欢迎他来中国参加庆祝活动。提示:可以适当增加细节，作文开头已经给出，不计入总词数。NameTimeActivitiestheLanternFestivalonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonthgotothetemplefaireatstickyriceballs…theDragonBoatFestivalonthe5thdayofthefifthlunarmonthtakepartinthedragonboatraceeatzongzi…theMid-AutumnFestivalonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthenjoythefullmooneatmooncakes…DearTom,IamgladtoknowthatyouareinterestedinChinesetraditionalculturefromyourletter._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、D5、B6、D7、B8、A9、C10、A11、D12、C13、B14、A15、D16、B17、D18、C19、B20、1—5CDBAB第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、A3、B4、B22、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoNanny,climbedonherlap,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsomethingelsetoo.IapologizedwithoutbeingtoldtoandaskedNannytoforgiveme.Shesmiled,rubbedmyhead,andtoldmeIwasagoodboyeventhoughIdidn’tfeellikeonethen.ThatmemoryjustlikemyNanny’slovewillstayinmyheartforever.Itisasignofbothstrengthandwisdom.Askingforforgivenesshelpsustolearn,togrow,andtolove.6、Nanny’sfamilyimmigratedtoAmericamainlybecause_____.A．theysufferedstarvationintheirhomelandB．theywantedtostartarichlifeinthenewlandC．theytriedtogetawayfromtheterribleclimateD．theircountrywasinwarandtheyneededpeace7、TheboycomplainedtoNannythatthefood_____.A．wasn'tcookedthewayhismomdidB．wasservedabitlaterthanusualC．waspreparedinaspecialwayD．wasjusttohisparents’taste8、WhenseeingNannycryinginthelivingroom,theauthorfelt_____.A．surprisedB．ashamedC．shockedD．annoyed9、Theauthormainlywantstotellusthat_____.A．forgivenesscanbebeneficialtopeopleaskingforitB．hardshipscanmakechildrenmoreindifferentC．grandparentsaremoretolerantthantheirgrandchildrenD．familytiescansometimesbemisused10、WhatkindofpersonisNannyinauthor’seyes?A．Joyousandjealous.B．Hardworkingandcareful.C．Strong-willedandwise.D．Kindandsensitive.23、1、B2、D3、A4、C24、1、B2、A3、C4、D25、IhadjustmovedtoSanAntonio,Texas.Iworkedforthetourbusservicetakingtouristsonashorttourofthecity’shistoricplacesandwouldendupattheAlamo.IwasdrivingbackfrommylasttouronacoolFebruarydayonmywaybackfromtheSanFemandoCatholicchurchwithnooneonmybuswhenIsawamandressedinrags,thinkingthispersonmustbeanactororsomethingwalkingaround.Istoppedandaskedhim,“Needaride?”Withoutsayinganythinghejustwalkedonbroadandsatdowninseatbehindme.“Whereareyouheading?”Iaskedhim.Helookedupintothemirroratmeandreplied.“I’vegottogettothefort(要塞)andreporttoColonel(上校)TravisthattheMexicansarehere!”Ilaughedtomyselfthinkingthatthismanwasaseriousactor.“I’mguessingyoumeantheAlamo?”Isaidbacktohim.Ilookedupandsawhewasn’tsmilingnorlaughing.Allthroughouttheridehewasstaringinamazementatallthetoweringskyscrapersandthebuildingsalongthestreet.“Irememberwhenthistownwasnothingmorethanalittletradingvillage!”Hefinallysaidtome.“Sowhat’syourname?”Iaskedhim.“DanielCloud,yours?”“DavidZime.”IrepliedasIturnedthecornerofthestreetandlaideyesupontheAlamo.Ipulleduptothesidewalkandopenedthedoor.Cloudgotoutofhisseatandcameuptome.“Thanksfortheride.”Hesaidextendinghishand.Itookhispalmanditwasfreezingcoldlikehejuststeppedoutofthefreezer.“Notaproblem,Mr.Cloud,anddon’tworryaboutthefee.It’sonthehouse.”HenoddedhisheadingratitudelikeallusTexansdoandwalkedaway.Itwasn’tuntilthenthatInoticedthathewassoaked(浸；泡)totheboneindrippingwaterandwehadnotasingledropofraininamonthormore.Ijustshookmyheadandclosedthedoorbehindhim.WhenIturnedaround.DiscoveredamazinglyhowfastCl