2023届北京十四中高考考前模拟英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。.选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0・5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。.请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfromintheUSA.A.oneB.itC.thoseD.thatMarydoesn*twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshethere,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A.wouldliveB.weretoliveC.haslivedD.livesIt'snaturalthatIdidn'trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher.,it'salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A.AfterallB.InadditionC.What'smoreD.InparticularItisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact・A.justfoolishlyB.lessfoolishlyC.asfoolishlyD.sofoolishlyThecostoflivinginbigcitiessteadilyformanyyears,andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A.isclimbingB.isbeingclimbedC.hasbeenclimbingD.hasbeenclimbedIhavenodoubtthatAnnawillit,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A.digB.hitC.makeD.lifttomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A.LearningB.TolearnC.LearnedD.Learn一Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.一It'sapity.HowIwishItimetoattendit.A.hadB.haveC.hadhadD.havehadIupmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A.havemadeB.hadmadeC.wasmakingD.wouldmake—Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?一Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetestpassed.A.hasB.haveC.areD.is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。（15分）Ateahouseisaspecialhousewhichprimarilyservesteaandotherlightrefreshments（茶点）.Itsfunctionvarieswidely1.（depend）ontheculture.InChina,ateahouseisaplace2.peoplegathertoenjoytea,chatandsocialize.It3,（consider）asasymbolofChineseteacultureandpeople'sleisurelives.Chineseteahousesenjoyalong-standinghistory.Theydevelopedfromtea4.（stand）intheWesternJINDynasty,tookshapeintheTangDynasty,developed5,（gradual）intheSong,Yuan,MingandQingDynastiesandbecameboominginmoderntimes.IntheSongDynasty,teahousesspreadalloverthecitiesandvillages,ataratecomparablewiththatofrestaurants.Theownerspreferredtodecoratetheirteahouses6.paintingsofcelebritiesorrareandpreciousplants7.（attract）customers.IntheMingandQingDynasties,thenumberofteahouseswentbeyondthatofrestaurants,gainingmuch8・（wide）popularityandbecomingmorefamous.Later,theacculturation（文化植入）ofwesterncultureforcedtraditionalChineseteahousestotakeon9・newlook.Sincereformandopening-up,withtherapiddevelopmentoftheeconomyandevidentimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards,teahouseslO,（flower）inChina.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），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：在错的词下划一横线，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n处起）不计分。DearMr.Li,PmWangtao.Fmwrittentotellyoumyopinionaboutemployingaforeignlanguageteacher.Theyaretwofactorstotakeintoconsider.Forathing,thesenseofhumorisnecessaryforateacher,whomakeshisclassinterestingandlively.Foranother,ensureefficiencyinteachingandlearning,theforeigner'sabilitytospeakChinesemattersmuch,soonlywiththehelpofChinesecantheycommunicatewitheachothersmoothly.Variousofactivitiesoutofclass,suchasEnglishEveningandEnglishCorner,shouldbeorganizedbytheforeignlanguageteacher,whichbringsthestudentsmorechancestocommunicatewiththeteacherandimprovehisoralEnglish.第二节书面表达（满分25分）（25分）作为班长李华，请你根据以下内容给新任外教Mr.Smith写一封信，向他表示欢迎并转达同学们对英语课的希望：

.介绍西方文化；.组织多样活动；.关注学生发音。注意：1.词数80左右；.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearMr.Smith,I'mwritingonbehalfofmyclassto参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）DBACCCDCBACBDCBDBDDDBACCCDCBACBDCBDBDDC1、D2、C3、B4、A22、1、B2、D3、A4、CWilkieCollinswasborninLondonin1824andhisfirstnovel-ahistoricalromancecalled^Anatonia^-waspublishedwhenhewas26.ShortlyafterthishemetCharlesDickens,andtheyformedaclosefriendshipthatlastedfortenyearsandinfluencedbothmen'swriting.Collinswentontopublish25novelsaswellasmanyshortstories,playsandworksofnon-fiction.However,heismostwellknownforthetwomysterynovels“TheWomaninWhite"and“TheMoonstone”.CollinspublishedbothmysteriesasserialsinAlltheYearRound.Whenitappearedinthemagazinein1860,“TheWomaninWhite”wassopopularthatitbecamethesubjectofasongandaplay.Iteveninfluencedfashion,andmanywomenstartedtodressinwhite.Eightyearslater“TheMoonstone^waspublishedandearnedCollinsthetitle"thefatherofthemodernEnglishdetectivenovel”.TSElliot,anotherfamouswriter,saidthatTheMoonstonewasthenfirstandgreatestofEnglishdetectivenovels**,anditisstilladmiredbymoderncrimewriterstoday.Anauthorofmanymysteries,DorothyLSayersconsidered“TheMoonstone"tobe"probablythefinestdetectivestoryeverwrittenandmanypeopleagreewithher.Thereareseveralreasonswhytheythinkso.OneisthatCollinsusesdifferentcharacterstotelleachsectionofthestory.Thecharactershaveverydifferentpersonalitiesandvoices,whichareinterestingandoftenamusing.Therearealsoseveralfeaturesoftheplotwhichstartedtrendsinmysterywriting.Forexample,manydetectivestoriesaresetinacountryhouse,wherethetheftmusthavebeencommittedbyoneofthepeopleinthehouse.Thecharacterofafamousdetectivewithanunusualappearanceandhabitsoccursinmanybooks,andaninnocentpersonisoftenundersuspicionatfirst.Anumberofmodernfilmshavealsousedtheideaofacursedjewelstolenfromareligiousstatue.Andofcourse,inTheMoonstoneandmostothergoodmysterynovels,thepersonwhoatfirstseemstheleastlikelytobethecriminalturnsouttobeguilty.5、Anatoniawaspublishedin・A.1824B.1850C.1860D.18686、AlltheYearRoundwasatitleof.A.oneofWilkieCollins9booksB.oneofCharlesDickens9booksC.astoryofamagazineD.amagazine7、CollinsisknownasthefatherofthemodernEnglishdetectivenovelbecauseA.hewasolderthantheotherdetectivestorywriters.B・hissonwasalsoafamousdetectivestorywriter.manyaspectsofhiswritingarecopiedbyotherdetectivestorywriters.theMoonstoneisthemostpopulardetectivestory.1、B2、A3、C1、D2、B3、B4、A第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5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.1、C2、A3、D4、C5、B6、A7、B8、C9、A10、D11、B12、A13、B14、D15、C16、B17、D18、A19、B20、C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。1.dependingwhereisconsideredstandsgraduallywithtoattractwiderahaveflowered/havebeenflowering第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28、1.written—>writingopinion一opinionsThey-Thereconsider—>considerationa—>onewho一whichensure前加toso—>because/as去掉of或Various-Varietiestheir-his第二节书面表达（满分25分）29、DearMr.Smith,I'mwritingonbehalfofmyclasstoextendourwarmwelcometoyou.HerearesomeofourexpectationsforyourEnglishclass.First,we'dliketohavetopicsinclassaboutWesternculture.Weareallveryinterestedinknowingmoreaboutculturebehindthelanguage.Besidesywe'dappreciatevariousactivitiestogeteveryoneinvolvedinspeakingEnglish.Lastbutnotleast,pleasegiveussomeguidanceandtraininginourpronunciation9becauseweallhopetospeakEnglishfluentlyandclearlyjustasyounativespeakersdo.Thankyouverymuch.Lookingforwardtomeetingyou!Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreallywhenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A.setupB.setoffC.takeoffD.takeupTheBrownsheldtheycalled^familyday”onceeachyear.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.whenThenewmeansoftransportinthiscity,sowhetheritwillworkoutremainstobeseen.A.havenevertriedB.hasnevertriedC.haveneverbeentriedD.hasneverbeentriedWeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhave_ofitA.nothingB.anythingC.noneD.anyCountrypeopledon'tpretendtohavetheseridiculousmannerswhicharenecessarywecallpolitesociety.A.whatB.inwhatC.whichD.inwhich—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?A.Ican'tbelievemyears.B.FmsogladtohearthatC.Whatpresentsdoyouwant?A.Ican'tbelievemyears.B.FmsogladtohearthatC.Whatpresentsdoyouwant?C.Whatpresentsdoyouwant?D.Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!C.Whatpresentsdoyouwant?D.Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A.UnlessB.WhenC.BeforeD.ThoughIthinkitagreathonortovisityourcountry.A.toinviteB.invitingC.havinginvitedD.tobeinvitedThey'veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishIit!A.haveattendedB.willattendC.wouldattendD.hadattended—You'vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven'tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A.remainstodoB.isremainedtodoC.remainstobedoneD.isremainedtobedone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。（6分）AnautonomousvehicledesignedformakinglocalcommercedeliverieswasuncoveredbyNuro.ThevehicleisabouttheheightofanSWbutfarnarrowerthanatypicalcar.Theelectriccarfeaturesfouroutsidecompartments（暗格）一twooneachside-toholdseparatedeliveries.Eachcompartmentcanbetailoredtoaspecificuse,suchascookingapizzaorrefrigeratingapackage.“Wecanuseself-drivingtechnologytodeliveranything,anytime,anywhereforbasicallyalllocalgoodsandservicesJNuroco-founderDaveFergusonsaid.^Consumersusedtobeokaywithtwo-weekpaidshipping.Itbecametwo-weekfreedelivery,followedbyoneweek,twodays,andthesameday.Nowsame-daydeliveryisn'tfastenoughforsomecustomers.”Nuroisn'taloneinbuildingrobotsforlocalcommercedeliveries.Earlierthismonth,Toyota,aJapanesecarcompany,uncoveredaconceptvehiclethatcouldbeusedforpackagedelivery.Ahandfulofstartups—includingStarshipTechnologies,MarbleandDispatch-aretestingsmallrobotsfordeliveriesonsidewalks.Nuro'svehiclewilllikelyfacelegalhurdles.Fullyautonomousvehicleswithoutatestdiveraren'tlegalinCaliforniatoday,andmanycompanieshaveshiftedtestingostateswhereregulatorsaremorewelcomingofautonomousvehicles,suchasArizona.Nuroexpectstofacefewerchallengesbecauseitdoesn'tcarrypassengers.Nuro'snarrowsizemayalsobehelpfulwhennavigatingstreetsandavoidingpedestrians.Thevehicleisn'tequippedwithanyspecialfeaturestocommunicatewithpedestriansorotherroadusers.Somecompanieshavetestedandpatentedsolutionssuchasdigitalscreensthatsignalthecar'snextmove.Fergusonsaidhisteamconductedstudiesandfoundthatsuchtechniquescouldconfusepeople.Nurobelievesit'sbettertomakesurethecarperformspredictably,sothathumandriversknowwhattoexpectfromit.“Wefeelbycreatingthisnewtechnologythat'sgoingtoenablethislastmiledelivery,we'regoingtobecreatingnewmarketsanddoingthingsthatpreviouslyweren'tpossible,"Fergusonsaid."Thisisnotswappingoutjobswithrobots.It'screatingnewmarkets.Therewilldefinitelybenewemploymentopportunities/51、WhatisthemaincharacteristicoftheNuro'sself-drivingvehicle?Itcancookdeliciousmealsforcustomers.Itisapioneerinthefieldofself-drivingvehicles.C・Itisfurnarrowerandhigherthanotherautonomousones.D.Itsdeliveriescanbetransportedinthespecialcompartment.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“hurdles”inParagraph4?breakthrough.B.dilemma.C.restriction.D.protection.3、WhyistheNuro'svehiclenotequippedwithcommunicatingfeatures?A.Itsdigitalscreensoftenbreakdown.Peoplemaybepuzzledatthefeatures.Thefeatureshavenotbeendeveloped.Itsperformanceisusuallyhardtopredict.4、WhatcanweinferaboutFerguson'sopiniononthisnewtechnology?A・BeneHciaLB.Challenging.C.Controversial.D.Ambiguous.（8分）ThousandsofpersonsinPeruaresufferingfromthediseasecholera.Medicalexpertssayitisthefirsttimeintheircenturythatcholerahasreachedthewesternpartoftheworld.TheUnitedStatesCentersfordiseasecontrolsaysthekindofcholerahasbeenspreadingthroughouttheworldsince1961.ItwasdiscoveredthatyearinIndonesia.SincethefirstcaseinPeru,morethansixteenthousandpeoplehavebeenaffectedandaboutonehundredhavedied.Choleraiscausedbypollutedfoodandwater.Peoplebecomeinfected（传染）whentheyeatthepollutedfoodordrinkthepollutedwater.Ifuntreatedimmediately,theymaydiewithinhours.Mostvictimshowever,canbesaved.Treatmentincludesdrugsandreplacementofbodyfluids（液体）directlyintotheblood.Medicalresearchershavedevelopedavaccine（菌苗）medicinestoprotectagainstcholera.Butthevaccineisonlyabout50%effective.Anditprotectsagainstcholeraforonlyaboutsixmonths.Medicalexpertssaythebestwaytofightcholeraistopreventit.Theyalsosaypeopleshouldnoteatuncookedfoodorfoodthathasnotbeencookedlongenough.Peoplewholiveinareaswherecholerahasbeenfoundshouldwashtheirhandsbeforeeatingandcooking.Theyshoulddrinkonlywaterthathasbeenboiledormadepurewithchemicals.1、Theunderlinedword“Cholera”inthefirstparagraphmeans.A.acertainplaceinPeruakindofillnesswhichmaymakepeopledieacertainplaceinIndonesiaacertainmedicinetodealwithdiseases2、Choleraresultsfrom（由于结果）.PeruandIndonesiathedifferentpeoplesintheworldthedifferentareasintheworldpollutedwaterandpollutedfood3、Howtotreatthepeoplewhohavebeencaughtbycholera?A.Bymedicinesandbloodimprovement.Byeatingunpollutedfood.Bydrinkingunpollutedwater.Bytakingthemtoaseparatedplace.4、Themosteffectivewayofavoidingcholerais・A・seeingdoctorsassoonaspossiblefightingagainstitpayingattentiontotheeatinganddrinkingtakingvaccineimmediately（8分）Adecade-longstudy,alsothefirstmajorresearchintoairpollutionanddiseasehasshownthatlivingnearamainroadincreasestheriskofdementia（痴呆）.Thestudyof6.6millionpeoplefoundthatonein10dementiadeathsinpeoplelivingwithin50metresofabusyroadwasduetowastegasandnoise.Airpollutionisalreadyknowntocontributetothedeathsofaround40,000peopleinBritaineachyearbyworseningbreathingandheartconditions,whilepreviousresearchshowedemissions（MF放物）cancausebrainshrinkage.ButthenewstudybyCanadianpublichealthscientistsisthefirsttoAndalinkbetweenlivingclosetoheavytrafficandtheincreasingofdementia,adiscoverydescribedasnbelievablenand''impressive''byBritishexperts.DrHongChensaid.nOurstudysuggeststhatbusyroadscouldbeasourceofenvironmentalstressorsthatcouldgiverisetotheonsetofdementia.Populationgrowthandurbanizationhasplacedmanypeopleclosetoheavytraffic,andwithwidespreadexposuretoheavytrafficandgrowingratesofdementia,evenamodesteffectfromnear-roadexposurecouldcausealargepublichealthburden.Moreresearchtounderstandingthislinkisneeded,particularlyintotheeffectsofdifferentaspectsoftraffic,suchasairpollutantsandnoise.nInthenewstudy,theteamtrackedalladultsagedbetween20and85livinginOntarioformorethanadecadefrom2001to2012.Theyusedpostcodestodeterminehowclosepeoplelivedtoamainroadandanalyzedmedicalrecordstoseeiftheywentontodevelopdementia,Parkinson'sdiseaseormultiplesclerosis（多发性硬化）.WhiletherewasnocoirelatienbetweenlivingneararoadandParkinson'sdiseaseormultiplesclerosis,dementiariskreducedaspeoplelivedfurtherfromamainroad,witha7percenthigherriskindevelopingdementiaamongthoselivingwithin50metres;a4percenthigherriskat50-100metresanda2percenthigherriskat101-200metres.After200metrestherewasnoincrease.Researchersbelievethatnoiseoftrafficmayalsoplayaroleintheraisedriskaswellasotherurbanpollution,whichisoftenpresentnearbusyroads.1、WhatcanweknowaboutCanadian'snewstudy?A.Britishexpertsthinkhighlyofit.B・Itbringsbenefitstodementiapatients.C.Itshowsthatairproductionisveryserious.D.Itshowsthatairpollutioncancausebrainshrinkage.2、WhatDrHongChensaidshowedthat.peoplearediagnosedwithdementiamainlyduetoairpollutionwidespreadexposuretotrafficwillreducetheriskofhavingdementiathelinkbetweenlivingnearroadsandhavingdementiawasnotobviousbusyroadscouldbeasourceofenvironmentalstressorsthatcauseddementiatoincrease3、Whatdoestheunderlinedtheword6correlation9mean?A.Change.B.Improvement.C.Association.D.Secret4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?Livingnearamainroadaddstotheriskofnoise.Livingbeyond300metresofamainroadissafeforpeople.C・Livingwithin200metresofamainroadhasalowerriskofhavingdementia.D.Thefurtherpeopleliveawayfromheavytraffic,thesmallertheriskofhavingdementia.（8分）The“TakeIn99restaurantinHelsinki,Finland,iscurrentlyinthenewsforitsingenious（有独仓！J性）service.Insteadofcookingthemealsinitsownkitchen—whichdoesn'texist—itallowscustomerstoordervariousdishesfromaselectionof20otherrestaurantsinthecity.SponsoredbyAmericanExpressandWolt,apopularfooddeliveryapp,TakeInisapop-iip（突然出现的）restaurantthatopenedatthebeginningofNovember2016,andwillrunthroughMay2,thisyear.Asyou'veprobablyalreadyguessed,thename“TakeIn”isacleverplayonwordsliketake-out.Thewholepointoforderingtake-outistoavoidgoingtoarestaurant,andifyou'regoingtodressuptogoout,youmightaswellgostraighttoyourfavoriterestaurantinsteadoforderingfoodfromitsomewhereelse.Buthere'stheideabehindit—whenyougooutwithagroupoffriendsandyoucan'tdecidewheretogofordinner,becauseeveryonewantstoordersomethingelse,TakeInistheperfectsolution.“Wewanttobealivingroominthecity,”aWoltspokespersontoldMonoclemagazine.uWeallknowwhatit'slikeyou'reabouttogooutfordinnerwithabiggroupoffriends.Everyonewantstoorderwhattheylike.Whatareyougoingtodo?Well,theanswerinHelsinkirightnowisyoucometoTakeInbecauseyoucandoallofthosethingsinthesameplace.”CustomersaremorethanwelcometosticktotheselectionofdrinksavailableatthebanButiftheywanttotrythe“takein”experience,alltheyhavetodoisusetheWoltapp,justastheywouldfromthecomfortoftheirownhomes.Oncetheyorderandpayfortheirmeals,alltheyhavetodoiswaitforsomeonetodeliverittothepop-uprestaurant.1>Whatdoesthetextmainlytellabout?AmericanExpressandWolt.The“TakeIn"restaurantinHelsinki.C・Thewaytoorderntake-outn.D.Aworld-widefoodservice.2、Whyisthe“TakeIn”restaurantpopularwithpeople?Itcansatisfythetasteofdifferentpeople.Peoplecanpaylessmoney.C・Peoplecangettogetherwithbestfriends.D.Itcancookdifferentmeals.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“TakeIn99restaurant?Ithasbeenrunformorethantwoyears.Itwillreplace“Takeout“restaurantssoon.C・YoushouldusetheWoltapp.D.Youcanenjoytheserviceinyourownliving-room.25・（10分）Atseventy-three,MarciaPollock'sfatherwasamanofgreatindependenceandpride.Thekidscalledhim“Poppy”，anamethateverybodyused.Poppylivedinhisoldneighborhoodandhehadapart-timejobatalocalpharmacy（药房）・AfterMarcialsmotherdied,PoppyfirmlyrefusedMarciaandJack'sinvitationtocomeandlivewiththem.Hewasstubbornaboutnotcrowdingtheirlittlehouse,aboutnotbecomingaburden.Infact,hewasalwayshelpful.Thekidslovedhimbecausehelistenedtothemandbecausehealwaysbroughtthemsomething.HealsobroughtspecialgiftstoMarciaandJack,neverarrivingempty-handed.Andsoitwaswithshockandbewilderment（迷惑）thatMarciawenttoseePoppyinthehospitalthatsummerafterhehadfallendowninthestreet.ThedoctorsaidthatPoppyhadbeenlivingoncoffeeanddoughnuts.Laterthatday,thepharmacisttoldMarcia,“Hehaspracticallynomoneyatall-justthegovernmentchequeandwhatlittlehemakeshere.YetImyselfsawhimspendmostofhislastchequeonyourlittleboy'sbicycle.”ShebecamesternwithPoppy."You'refoolish,Poppy,“shesaid."Ihavemypride/9Poppyanswered.uFalsepride,”shehurled（斥责）backathim.Duringautumn,Poppydidn'tcomearoundasoftenashehadinthepast,butwhenhedid,hewouldstillarrivewithlittlegiftsinhand.Then,justbeforetheholidays,PoppytoldMarciathathecouldn'tvisitthemonChristmasDaybecausehewouldwatchthestore,butMarciaknewtheshopwasnotopenonChristmas.ShefeltworriedandcalledPoppy,tellinghimthathewasoneofthemandthattheyalllovedhim.HalfanhourbeforetheturkeywentonthetableonChristmas,Poppycame.Thekidsrushedtohimandgavehimmorehugsandkissesthanhehadeverhadbefore.PoppyheldouthisarmstoMarcia,andhishandswereempty—yetneverhadtheybeenmorefilled.1、WhichisPoppy'sreasonfornotlivingwithhisdaughter?A.Hehadapart-timejob.B.Hewasstubbornsometimes.Helikedlivingindependently.D.Hedidn'twanttobecomeaburdentoher.2、WhywasMarciapuzzledafterhearingthedoctor'swords?Shedidn'tknowwhohadknockedPoppydown.ShethoughtPoppyhadenoughmoneyforliving.Shewonderedhowtotakecareofhimlater.Shethoughtthedoctordidn'tknowhislivingcondition.3、Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“stern”inparagraph5?A.patientB.angryC.respectfulD.afraid.4、WhydoestheauthorsaythatPoppy'shandswerefilledatlast?Poppylearnedthathewasloved.Poppyhadbroughtenoughgiftsbefore.Poppy