高一年级英语竞赛试题

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第一片面阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，总分值40分）

阅读以下短文,从每题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出选项。

A

Iwassmallformyage.Iwasshyandsometimesitwashardformetomakefriendswithothers.However,learningcamefairlyeasyforme.Iwasthebestinmostofmyclasses,butPEclasswasmynightmare噩梦andmademefeelthatIwasnotasgoodastheothers.MissForsythewasourPEteacher.Shewasyoungandenergetic.Everyonelikedher.Shesaidthatweallhadtocometoherclasses.NoonecouldhidefromMissForsythe!

OnedayshetoldmethatshewantedmetoplayagamewithanothergirlinaPEshow.IwasratherworriedthatIwouldn’tdoagoodjobassheexplainedheridea,butshewasexcited.Withherencouragement,Ihadnochoicebuttoagree.

Itwasa"boymeetsgirl"game.Iplayedtheboyandmyclassmate,MargaretAnn,playedthegirl.Weweredressedineveningclothesanddancedaroundthefloor.AccordingtoMissForsythe,IhadtopickupMargaretAnnwhenwefinishedthedance.SinceIwasnotstrongenoughtopickthetallestgirlup,itwasshewhopickedmeup.Isuddenlyfelttenfeettall!Itwasahugesuccessandeverybodyapplauded鼓掌forourexcellentperformance.Whatawonderfulending!Afterwards,Ismiledconfidently自信地.MissForsythe’sunderstandingandwillingnesstocreateaplaceformeinhershowwhichcertainlydidnotneedmegavemesomemuchneededconfidence.Shewasandalwayswillbemyfavoriteteacher.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutMissForsythe?

A.Shewasgoodatdancing.

B.Shewasastrictandunderstandingteacher.

C.Shelikedtoplaygameswiththestudentsafterclass.

D.Shetaughtstudentshowtodance.

2.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthegameatfirst?

A.Shewasexcited.B.Shethoughtitwouldbefun.

C.Shewasdisappointed.D.Shewasnervous.

3Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________.

A.MissForsythehadplannedthegamethatwayonpurpose有意地

B.MissForsythehelpedtheauthorpickupthetallestgirl

C.theauthorwasafraidwhenshefelttenfeettall

D.theauthorlostconfidencebydancingwithherclassmate

4Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.OurPETeacher—MissForsythe

B.MySchoolLife

C.MyNightmare—PEClasses

D.AGamewithMyClassmate

B

MostpeopleinEuropevisittheAlps阿尔卑斯山脉inFrance,Austria,ItalyorSwitzerlandinwinterontheirskiingholidays.IvisitedtheAlpsinmidsummer.Obergurgl,1,930metershigh,liesinOtzt覿lintheAustrianAlps.NovillageinAustrialiesatahigheraltitudethanthisone.Therearemanymountainsof3,000metersandhigherinthisarea,includingtheWildspitze,Austria’shighestmountain,whichrisesto3,772meters.

ThefirstgoalofmyhikewastoreachtheBreslauerHütte,atanaltitudeof2,840meters.ThiswasthestartingpointforhikersthatgotoclimbtheWildspitze.Ididn’tclimbtheWildspitze—althoughitwasnotatechnicallydifficultmountain,Icouldn’tclimbitwithoutamountainguide.Besides,theweatherdecidedwhetherornotwecouldgoonaparticularhike.

IdidgoonanotherfantastichikeintheVentarea,however.FromtheBreslauerHütte,IwentontotheVernagthütte,2,766metershighandafewmorehoursawayfromtheBreslauerHütte.Thisisarelativelyeasyhike,andthesightsaremagnificent宏大的!Mostofall,youareabovethetreelevelhere.Thereisnothingbutrocks,iceandsnow:thisismyfavoritepartofthemountains.OnthewaybacktothevillageofVent,onecamedowngradually,andsheepwereacommonsightonthelowergreenmeadows草地.

WhenIgotbacktothevillageofVent,itwasabsolutelywonderfultodrinkabeeroraglassofbuttermilk…

5.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatObergurglis_____.

A.avillageinAustriaB.notveryhigh

C.thehighestmountaininAustria

D.thefirstgoalontheauthor’shike

6Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.TheauthorcontinuedhishikefromtheWildspitze.

B.TheauthorvisitedtheAlpsinwinterforskiing.

C.ThereisiceandsnowinVernagthütteinsummer.

D.TheauthorlikedthevillageofVentbestofall.

7.WhichofthefollowingistheRIGHTorderoftheauthor’shikingroute?

A.Obergurgl→Wildspitze→BreslauerHütte→Vernagthütte→thevillageofVent

B.Obergurgl→Wildspitze→Vernagthütte→BreslauerHütte,→thevillageofVent

C.Obergurgl→BreslauerHütte→thevillageofVent→Vernagthütte

D.Obergurgl→BreslauerHütte→Vernagthütte→thevillageofVent

C

DaltonGhettihasthesmallestshoeyouprobablywilleversee.No,hedoesn’thavetinyfeet.Theshoeisatinybootonthetipofapencil!Ghettiisanartist.Heusespencilstomakemanythings.

Today,apencilcanbesharpened削尖inafewseconds.WhenGhettiwasachildinBrazil,however,sharpeningpencilswasnoteasy.Hedidn’thaveapencilsharpener,sohehadtosharpenhispencilsusingaknife.Whenhewas8yearsold,Ghettibeganusingknivesformorethanjustsharpeningpenciltips.Hebeganmakingdesignsinthewoodofpencils,aswellasinsoapandchalk.Ghettiusesaknifeandasewingneedle针tocreatehissculptures雕刻.Hedoesn’tuseamagnifyingglass放大镜onhistinyworkofart.Instead,heworksunderaverybrightlight.Hecarvespencilsforonlyaboutoneandahalfhoursaday.Ifheworksanylonger,hiseyesgettired.

"Ihaveaninterestinsmallthingsinlife—insects,moths,spiders.Ispendalotoftimewatchingthem.There’sawholetinyworldthatpeopledon’tevennotice."MostofGhetti’ssculpturestakemonthstocomplete,andsometakeyears.Sculptingpencilsmaylookfun,butyoushouldn’ttrythistypeofartyourself.Usingatoolsuchasaknifeisdangerousunlessyou’reveryskilledlikeGhetti.

8.WhydidGhettimakethesmallestshoe?

A.Becausehehaslittlefeet.

B.Becausehewantedtoshowhisskills.

C.Becausehehadn’tseenatinyshoebefore.

D.Becauseheisinterestedinit.

9.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.

A.thebootwillbethesmallestshoeintheworld

B.Ghettibeganmakingdesignsoftinythingswhenhewaseight

C.Ghettiusedtouseamagnifyingglasstomakehistinyart

D.mostofGhetti’ssculpturestakeyearstocomplete

10WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.HowDaltonGhetticreateshissculptures.

B.WhyDaltonGhetticreatestinythings.

C.HowlongDaltonGhetti’ssculpturestake.

D.HowmuchDaltonGhetti’stinythingsare.B

D

MostpeopleinEuropevisittheAlps阿尔卑斯山脉inFrance,Austria,ItalyorSwitzerlandinwinterontheirskiingholidays.IvisitedtheAlpsinmidsummer.Obergurgl,1,930metershigh,liesinOtzt覿l,intheAustrianAlps.NovillageinAustrialiesatahigheraltitudethanthisone.Therearemanymountainsof3,000metersandhigherinthisarea,includingtheWildspitze,Austria’shighestmountain,whichrisesto3,772meters.ThefirstgoalofmyhikewastoreachtheBreslauerHütte,atanaltitudeof2,840meters.ThiswasthestartingpointforhikersthatgotoclimbtheWildspitze.Ididn’tclimbtheWildspitze—althoughitwasnotatechnicallydifficultmountain,Icouldn’tclimbitwithoutamountainguide.Besides,theweatherdecidedwhetherornotwecouldgoonaparticularhike.IdidgoonanotherfantastichikeintheVentarea,however.FromtheBreslauerHütte,IcontinuedontotheVernagthütte,2,766metershighandafewmorehoursawayfromtheBreslauerHütte.Thisisarelativelyeasyhike,andthesightsaremagnificent宏大的!Mostofall,youareabovethetreelevelhere.Thereisnothingbutrocks,iceandsnow:thisismyfavoritepartofthemountains.OnthewaybacktothevillageofVent,onecamedowngradually,andsheepwereacommonsightonthelowergreenmeadows草地.WhenIgotbacktothevillageofVent,itwasabsolutelywonderfultodrinkabeeroraglassofbuttermilk...

11FromthepassagewecanlearnthatObergurglis_____.

A.avillageinAustriaB.notveryhigh

C.thehighestmountaininAustria

D.thefirstgoalontheauthor’shike

12.Whichofthefollowingisthehighestmountain?

A.TheObergurgl.B.TheBreslauerHütte.

C.TheWildspitze.D.TheVernagthütte.

13.Themainreasonwhytheauthordidn’tclimbtheWildspitzewasthat______.

A.hewastootiredtodoitB.therewasn’taguide

C.itwasdifficulttoclimbD.hewentonanotherhike

14.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.TheauthorcontinuedhishikefromtheWildspitze.

B.TheauthorvisitedtheAlpsinwinterforskiing.

C.ThereisiceandsnowinVernagthütteinsummer.

D.TheauthorlikedthevillageofVentbestofall.

15.WhichofthefollowingistheRIGHTorderoftheau-thor’shikingroute?

A.Obergurgl→Wildspitze→BreslauerHütte→Ver-nagthütte→thevillageofVent

B.Obergurgl→Wildspitze→Vernagthütte→BreslauerHütte→thevillageofVent

C.Obergurgl→BreslauerHütte→thevillageofVent→Vernagthütte

D.Obergurgl→BreslauerHütte→Vernagthütte→thevillageofVent

E

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.

Ifyoufindthatyourteacherisunfairtoyou,thinkaboutwhatishappening.Trytofindoutwhetheryourteacherreallydislikesyou,orwhethersomethingelseisgoingon.Herearesomequestionstoaskyourself:

16Askyourclassmatesiftheyarehavingtroublewiththeteacher,too.Iftheysayyes,perhapsyourteacheristoblame.

Areyouworkinguptoyourability?MaybeyougotaCinyourlasttest,andyourteachertoldyouthatyoucoulddobetter.AndthekidsittingbesideyougotaC,too.17Isn’tthisunfair?Well,itcouldbethatyourteacherknowsthatyoucoulddobetterifyouputmoreeffortintoit.18

19There’snothingwrongwithbeingsensitive敏感的，butifyoureacttocriticismquitedifferentlyfromothers,thiscouldbeareasonwhyyouthinkyourteacherdoesn’tlikeyou.

Doesyourteacherseemtoactunfairlyallthetime,orjustonceinawhile?Thinkabouttheharsh苛刻的thingsyourteacherhasdonetoyou.Arethesethingshappeningeveryday,orjustonceortwiceamonth?Ifyourteacherreallyhatesyou,youwouldprobablybepickedonallthetime.20

A.Areyoutheonlypersonbeingtreatedbadly,orisyourteacherroughonthewholeclass?

B.Areyougettingalongwellwithyourclassmates?

C.Areyoumoresensitivethanotherstudents?

D.Areyouinterestedinyourlessons?

E.Ifyourteacherhasactedunfairlyonlyafewtimes,thenthere’sprobablysomethingelsegoingon.

F.Teachersoftengradestudentsbydifferentstandards.

G.Buttheteacherdidn’tsayanythingtohim！

其次节完形填空共20小题；每题1.5分,总分值30分

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的选项。

Ihadjustgonethroughlife-savingbrainsurgery外科手术.Icamehomefromthe21withabald秃的head.LookinglikeFrankenstein人形怪物,Ifeltvery22.Iwouldnotletanyoneseeme23havingahatonmyhead.Ididn’tevenwantanyoneto24meaboutmylife.

Severaldayslater,Icameoutofmy25bedroomtogotothe26acrossthehall.Ididnothaveahaton27Ididn’tthinkanyonewasathome.AsIcameoutofthebathroom,Iwas28toseemylittlethree-year-oldgrandsonstandingthere.

He29meandIlookedathim.30ahugesmileappearedonhisface.Heputhis31aroundmeandgavemeabighug拥抱.Hethenlookedatmeagainandsaid,"Bubbathatiswhatthegrandkids32me,yougotahaircut!"Ilookedathimandsaid,"Yes,Idid."Heaskedwho33itandIsaidthedoctordid.Hesaidthedoctordidagoodjob.Well,thatwas34withhim.

Hemademe35thatIwasstilllovednomatterwhatIlookedlike.Itwasthen36Iheldhislittlehandand37himtotakemedownstairs.Iwantedtobewiththerestofthe38.Ifhedidn’t39thefactthatBubbalookedlikethat,Ikneweveryoneelsecould40ittoo.ThatlittleboyiseightyearsoldtodayandIamstillBubba,butwithalittlemorehair.

21.A.hotelB.hospitalC.parkD.Countryside

22A.oldB.angryC.excitedD.Sad

23.A.byB.withoutC.throughD.With

24.A.talktoB.agreewithC.pointtoD.thinkof

25A.upstairsB.largeC.wholeD.Indoors

26.A.diningroomB.livingroomC.kitchenD.bathroom

27A.althoughB.sinceC.whenD.Because

28A.unhappyB.luckyC.surprisedD.Glad

29.A.lookedatB.askedaboutC.listenedtoD.laughedat

30.A.ActuallyB.SuddenlyC.QuietlyD.Strangely

31A.handsB.armsC.eyesD.Legs

32A.callB.giveC.offerD.tell

33A.curedB.washedC.cutD.repaired

34.A.familiarB.strictC.angryD.Fine

35A.thinkB.rememberC.believeD.Realize

36.A.whichB.whatC.thatD.When

37.A.helpedB.allowedC.encouragedD.Requested

38.A.familyB.groupC.friendsD.Doctors

39A.suggestB.tellC.knowD.hate

40A.mindB.recognizeC.acceptD.forget

第II卷

语法填空共10小题；每题1.5分,总分值15分

Therewasonceamanwhowishedhissmall,noisyhousewaslargerandquieter.Hewentto41wiseoldwomanofthetownandexplainedhisproblem.Shesaid,"Icansolveyourproblem.Justdo42exactasIsay."Themanagreed."Bringachicken,some43sheep,ahorse,andacowintoyourhouse,"shesaid."That’sasillythingtodo,"44thinktheoldman,buthediditanyway.Nowhishousewasevensmaller.Withallthoseanimalsinit,45wasnoroomatall.Hereturned46theoldwomanandcried,"Ineedmoreroom!Theanimalsareso47noisethatIcan’tsleep!""Takealloftheanimalsoutofyourhouse,"shereplied.48hedidthat,themanwentbackintohishouse.To49surprise,itsuddenlylookedmuchbigger!Withouttheanimals50hishouse,itwasquietnow,too!

短文改错（10分）

下面段文中共有10处语言错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号∧，并在其下面写出修改的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K]

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

留神：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从十一处起）不计分。

Ialwayswantedtobegreatscientist.Ihadadreamofdiscoveringanewdrugthatwouldsavehundredsofpeople’slife.Unfortunately,Iwasneververywellatchemistryatschoolandtheteacherwasusedtogetangrywithme.Idecidedtobecominganinventoranddesignedanamazingnewproduct.Myparentswereencouraging,buttoldmetobeafewmorerealistic.Afewweekslate,Ihadanideaofdesigningapentowriteinwater.Inmydisappointment,afriendofmepointedoutthatitwasnotanewinvention.

六、书面表达（共计25分）

Writeadiaryaccordingtothefollowinginformation.（根据以下表格信息，写一篇日记，字数80，不要逐句翻译。）

地点北戴河

交通方式乘校车

启程时间上午7:30

到达时间下午9:30

活动内容上午:在海滩上玩嬉戏；游泳；在饭店吃午饭

下午:沿海边必行去北戴河；照相；玩的很开心

返回时间下午:5:00

短文改错（10分）

Ialwayswantedtobegreatscientist.Ihadadreamofdiscoveringanewdrugthatwouldsavehundredsofpeople’slife.Unfortunately,Iwasneververywellatchemistryatschoolandtheteacherwasusedtogetangrywithme.Idecidedtobecominganinventoranddesignedanamazingnewproduct.Myparentswereencouraging,buttoldmetobeafewmorerealistic.Afewweekslate,Ihadanideaofdesigningapentowriteinwater.Inmydisappointment,afriendofmepointedoutthatitwasnotanewinvention.

书面表达（共计25分）

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英语答案

1-5BDAAA6-10CDDBD11-15ACBCD16-20AGFCE

21-25BDBAA26-30DDCAB31-35BACDD36-40CBADC

41the42.exactly43.sheep44.thought

45.there46.to47.noisy48.After49.his50.in

great前加a

life→lives

well→good

wasused去掉was

becoming→become

designed→design

afew→bit/little

late→later

In→To

me→mine

July5th,Saturdayfine

TodaywehadashorttriptoBeidaihe.Wesetoutintheschoolbusat7:30a.m.Theweatherwaspleasantandeveryoneofuswasexcited.Aftertwohours’ride,wearrivedthereatninethirty.Webeganourprogrammesassoonaswegotoffthebus.Weplayedgamesonthesandsandswamintheseahappily.Afterthat,wehadlunchinarestaurant.IntheafternoonwewalkedalongthebeachtoBeidaihe.Itwasalsoverybeautiful.Manyphotosweretakenthere.Weenjoyedourselvesverymuch.Timepassedquicklyandwehadtoleave.Itwasfiveo’clockwhenwereturnedsafely.Whatagoodtripwehadtoday!I’llneverforgetit.

第一片面听力（共两节，总分值30分）

第一节（共5小题；每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Howmuchcanthewomanlendtheman?

A.30dollars.B.25dollars.C.20dollars.

2.Whatiswrongwiththeman?

A.Hehasacough.B.Hehasacold.C.Hehasafever.

3.HowlonghasMr.Whitebeeninthecompany?

A.Formorethan15years.B.Forlessthan15years.C.For15years.

4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydothissummerholiday?

A.Workinarestaurant.B.Studyinalanguageschool.C.Workinaschool.

5.WhatwillthemandowithJulia?

A.Seeamovie.B.Havedinnertogether.C.Hehasn’tdecided.

其次节（共15小题；每题1.5分，总分值22.5分）

听下面5段短话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回复第6、7题。

6.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A.Ahospital.B.Asupermarket.C.Apostoffice.

7.Howwillthewomangothere?

A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.

听第7段材料，回复第8、9题。

8.Whenwillthewomanknowtheresultoftheinterview?

A.NextMonday.B.NextFriday.C.Nextmonth.

9.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.SheknowslittleEnglish.B.Shehasrichworkexperience.

C.Thedirectordidn’tlikeher.

听第8段材料，回复第10至12题。

10.What’sthematterwiththewoman?

A.Shehasastomachache.B.Shehasaheadache.C.Shehasabadcough.

11.Whichkindofpillsdoesthewomanhavetotake?

A.Thepinkone.B.Thewhiteone.C.Thegreenone.

12.Howmanytimesdoesthewomanhavetotakepillseachday?

A.Twice.B.Threetimes.C.Fourtimes.

听第9段材料，回复第13至16题。

13.What’stheman’sfirstname?

A.Ronald.B.Ronold.C.Ranold.

14.Whenwillthemangotoseethedoctor?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnThursday.

15.Whatdoesthemanusuallydo?

A.Gotoseethedoctor.B.Pickuphiskids.C.Gotowork.

16.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Receptionistandpatient.C.Saleswomanandcustomer.

听第10段材料，回复第17至20题。

17.WhendidJennydrivetotheairport?

A.Atsixo’clock.B.Atseveno’clock.C.Ateighto’clock.

18.WhopickedupJennyinShanghai?

A.Theman.B.Mr.Carter.C.Mr.Black.

19.Wheredidshehavelunch?

A.AtaChineserestaurant.B.AtaFrenchrestaurant.C.Atafast-foodrestaurant.

20.HowdidtheexpertsfeelaboutJenny’sreport?

A.Unsatisfied.B.Satisfied.C.Critical.

其次片面阅读理解（共两节，总分值40分）

第一节（共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分）

阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

FieldTripDay

OnFriday,May6,ourclasswilltakeafieldtriptoNorthParkZoo.Thezoohaslions,elephants,andotherinterestinganimals.Manyoftheanimalswehavebeenstudyingwillbethereforustocloselyobserve.

Ourclasswillbepidedintosixteams.Eachteamwillhavefivestudentsandoneleader.Theleadersarelistedinthetable.

Team1

MissBanker

Team2Mrs.Lopez

Team3Mr.Harper

Team4MissAbel

Team5Mr.Soto

Team6Mrs.Thomas

WhatYouNeedtoKnow

Onthemorningofthetrip,thestudentswillbepidedintoteams.Onestudentfromeachteamwillreceiveacamera.Thecamerapersonwilltakepicturesoftheteam,theanimals,andotherfunsightsatthezoo.

Allstudentsshouldwearblueshirts.Besuretowearcomfortableshoesbecausewewillbewalkingallday.Pleasebringabaglunchandadrink.Wewillhaveapicnicattheparkinsidethezoo.Bringahealthysnack,suchasapieceoffruitandadrink,forlaterintheday.

Whenweareatthezoo,alwaysremainwithyourteam.Donotleavetheteamwithoutaskingpermissionfromtheteamleader.

FeedingtheAnimals

TheONLYanimalsthatstudentsareallowedtofeedarethoseintheChildren’sZoo.Specialfoodcanbeboughtatthezoofor25centsandgiventotheseanimals.Donotfeedyourlunchtothem.Itisnotgoodfortheanimals.

ParentInformation

Thecostis$1.00forstudentsand$3.00foradultstoenterthezoo.Thestudentswillleavetheschoolat9:00A.M.andreturnat2:30P.M.

Pleasesignthepermissionpaper.Returnitalongwiththemoneytoyourchildren’steacherbyMonday,May2.Boththepermissionpaperandthemoneyshouldbeinanenvelopewithyourchild’snamewrittenontheoutside.

21.MissAbelwillbetheleaderforTeam__________.

A.1B.2C.3D.4

22.Studentsshouldnotfeedtheirlunchestotheanimalsbecause_________.

A.theteamleadersneedsnackslaterB.thefoodmaymaketheanimalssick

C.thestudentswillbecomehungrylaterD.theanimalsliketheirownfoodbetter

23.Thestudentshavethefieldtripmainlyinorderto_________.

A.workwithteamleadersB.haveapicturetaken.

C.seeanimalstheyhavestudied.D.eathealthysnacks

B

Tomwasacleverboy,buthisparentswerepoor,sohehadtoworkinhissparetimeandduringhisholidaystopayforhiseducation.Inspiteofthis,hemanagedtogettotheuniversity,butitwassoexpensivetostudytherethatduringtheholidayhefounditnecessarytogettwojobsatthesametimesoastomakeenoughmoneytopayforhisstudies.

Onesummerhemanagedtogetajobinabutcher’sshop肉店duringtheday-time,andanotherinahospitalatnight.Intheshop,helearnttocutmeatquitenicely,sothebutcheroftenlefthimtodoalltheservingwhilehewenttothebackroomtodotheaccounts账目.Inthehospital,ontheotherhand,hewas,ofcourse,allowedtodothesimplestjobs,likehelpingtoliftpeopleandtocarrythemfromonepartofthehospitaltoanother.Bothatthebutcher’sshopandatthehospital,Tomhadtowearwhiteclothes.

Oneeveningatthehospital,Tomhadtocarryawomanfromherbedtotheplacewhereshewastohaveanoperation.Thewomanwasalreadyfeelingfrightenedatthethoughtoftheoperationbeforehecametogether,butwhenshesawTom,thatfinishedher.

“No!No!”shecried．“Notmybutcher!Iwon’tbeoperatedonbymybutcher!”andfaintedaway昏厥.

24.Tommadeenoughmoneyby________.

A.doingtwojobsB.workinginabutcher’sshop

C.cuttingmeatwellD.studyingintheuniversity

25.Tomwasastudent,butatthesametimehewas__________.

A.abutcherandadoctorB.amanagerandadoctor

C.anassistantD.amanager

26.ThewomanpatientrecognizedTombecause____________.

A.hewaswearingwhiteclothesB.hewasgoingtooperateonher

C.hewasnowworkinginthehospitalD.hehadsoldmeattoher

27.Theunderlinedsentence“whenshesawTom,thatfinishedher”meansthatthesightofTom_________.

A.plungedherintodeepsorrowB.tookallherstrengthandcourageaway

C.brokeherheartD.madeherdecidetohaveanoperation

C

WeweretravelingtotheCaribbeanwithourthreekidsaged12,7and4.BeingfromChicago,wewereallinneedofalittlesunandsandafteranespeciallycoldandlongwinter.

Beforethetrip,myeldestchildaskedifwecouldconsidergettinghimawaterproofcaseforhisiPhone.Hethoughtitwouldbefuntotakepicturesandvideosofhisbrotherandsisterunderwaterinthepool.Thatmadesensetous,andweagreedthatitcouldmakegreatmemoryofgoodtime.Weboughtthecaseforhim.

Downtovacationwewentwithwaterproofcase.Weperformedthesuggestedwatertest,andintothepoolhewent.Pow!Thatwastheendofthephone.Waterimmediatelyleaked渗入intoitandthephonewasneverturnedonagain.

Now,thiscouldbeapostaboutwhatapoorly-designedproductthecaseis,butinfact,thatisnotwhatI’mwritingabout.

Actually,whattrulysurpriseduswaswhathappenedtoour12-year-oldoverthecourseofthenextsevendaysofourvacation.Asidefromtheinitial最初的fiveminutesafterthephonedied,oursonnevermentionedhisphoneagain.

Insteadofhisusualplugged-instate,hespentmuchofthevacationreadingbooks,playingsillygameswithhissisterandbrotherandtalkingtousatdinner.Normallywhenwe’reonvacationandheandhissisterandbrotheraredonewitheating,he’llleavethetabletotextfriendsorchecksportsscores.Butwithnophone,therewasnopulltokeepintouchwithhisfriendsortolookatthelatestposts.Instead,ouralmost-13-year-oldplayedtagwithhis4-year-oldsister,ranafterchickenswithhis7-year-oldbrotherandentertainedthemwithgameswhilewefinishedourmeals.Attheendofthetrip,whenweaskedhimaboutthelackofphone,headmitteditwasnicetohaveabreakfromtheconstantchattingandkeepingintouchwithfriends.

I’mnotsayingIintentionallyhopehisphonediesagain,butitdoesgiveustimetoconsideraboutwhetherornotweshouldmakethekidsleavetheircellphonesathomeaspartofthespringbreakcontract.Oratleastweshouldseverelycurtailphoneusageonvacation.

28.Whydidtheauthor’seldestsonwantawaterproofcaseforhisiPhone?

A.Toputhisphoneaway.B.Tomakehisphonebeautiful.

C.Tolimithisphoneuse.D.Toprotecthisphoneunderwater.

29.Whatprobablysurprisedtheauthormostduringthevacation?

A.Thechangeinhiseldestson.B.ThefunctionoftheiPhone.

C.Thepowerofchildren’sgames.D.Therelationshipbetweenhischildren.

30.Howdoestheauthor’seldestsonfeelaboutthelackofphone?

A.Fine.B.Upset.C.Excited.D.Uncomfortable.

31.Theunderlinedword“curtail”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans____