2021年浙江省普通高中强基联盟协作体高考英语模拟试卷（5月份）

2021年浙江省普通高中强基联盟协作体高考英语模拟试卷（5

月份）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分7.5分）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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下

一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.（1.5分）Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?

A.Repairthecar.

B.Giveheraride.

C.Meetheraunt.

2.（1.5分）Howistheweathertoday?

A.Cloudyandalittlewindy.

B.Clearandalittlewindy.

C.Rainyandcool.

3.（1.5分）Whyisthewomanaskingforadayofftomorrow?

A.Tolookafterhermother.B.Toattendameeting.C.Tofinishthereport.

4.（1.5分）What'sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Classmates.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Fatheranddaughter.

5.（1.5分）Howdoesthewomankeepintouchwithherfamily?

A・Bymakingphonecalls.

B.Bysendingpostcards.

C.ByusingtheInternet.

第二节（共5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。

6.（3分）（1）Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Afriend'shousetostay.

B.Acheaphotel.

C.TheEuroHotel.

(2)Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inahotel.

B.Onabus.

C.Inthedowntown.

7.(3分)(1)Wheredidthemanmostprobablylosehisphone?

A.Ontheunderground.

B.Inabank.

C.Inarestaurant.

(2)Whatwillthemandobeforefiveo'clock?

A.Buyanewphone.

B.Makeacalltothewoman.

C.Meetthewoman.

8.(4.5分)(1)Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Ataboutthenoon.

B.Intheevening.

C.Atnight.

(2)HowwillthemangotoNewZealand?

A.Byship.

B.Bytrain.

C.Byplane.

(3)Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Gotovisitotherplaces.

B.Bookhisticketassoonaspossible.

C.Buttheticketrightbeforeheleaves.

9.(6分)(1)WhydidBrucecometoChinasixyearsago?

A.Todobusiness.

B.Tofurtherhisstudy.

C.Toseesomeplacesofinterest.

(2)WhenwillthewomanflytoBeijingforthejobinterview?

A.NextFriday.

B.NextThursday.

C.NextMonday.

(3)Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Givehersomeadviceonthejobinterview.

B.Accompanyhertothejobinterview.

C.Recommendsomeplacesofinterest.

(4)WhatisDianagoingtodo?

A.Goabroadonbusiness.

B.FlytoBeijingwithTracy.

C.GotovisittheirparentsinBrazil.

10.(6分)(1)Whoisthespeaker?

A.AnEnglishteacher.

B.Auniversitystudent.

C.Anewsreporter.

(2)WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofEnglishlistening?

A.Boring.

B.Interesting.

C.Difficult.

(3)Whatdoesthespeakersuggest?

A.Practicinglisteningmoreafterclass.

B.Tryingtounderstandeverywordwhenlistening.

C.Listeningtopopsongswithoutreadingthewords.

(4)Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.HowtounderstandEnglishteachersbetter.

B.HowtofindinterestingEnglishmaterials.

C.HowtoimproveEnglishlistening.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分25.0分）第一节（共3小题；每小题2.5分，满分25.0

分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸

上将该项涂黑。

11.(7.5分)AChicagowoman,KarenAutenrieth,wholostherweddingbandnearly50yearsago

wasreunitedwiththeringjustintimeforValentine'sDay.

Thestorybeganduringthewinterof1973."Itwasverycoldandthesnowpiledupalong

theroads,"KarentoldtheChicagoTribune.UIhadtohelpeachkidclimboverthelargepiles

togetintomygrandparents*yard.Myhandswerecold---Ididn'thavegloveson---

andmyringjustflewintothesnow.'12Despiteherbestefforts,Karenwasunabletofindthe

ring.

InFebruary,aChicagomanwholosthisownweddingringpostedonFacebookasking

ifanyonehadfoundit.Inthecommentssection,SarahBatka

Twohistorians---CarolFlynnandLindaLambertyfromtheHistoricalSociety---

setofftosolvethemystery.Theyusedeverymeanstoretracetheoriginoftheringandfinally

drewaconclusionthatawoman,KarenAutenrieth,whosegrandparentshadoncelivedin

Batka'shome

“ThewomanwasonFacebook.SoIaskedwhetherthisringwashers.HFlynnwroteinthe

post.uShereplied-itwashers!"

Afterconnecting,FlynnmailedtheringtoAutenrieth,whoreceivedthepackageon

Valentine'sDay.44HolyMary

(1)WhendidKarenloseherweddingband?

A.Whensheplayedsnowwithkids.

B.Whenshecleanedthesnowontheroad.

C.Whensheaidedkidstogetoverpilesofsnow.

D.Whenshehelpedhergrandparentsdogardening.

(2)WhichofthefollowingmightNOTcontributetothefindingofAutenrieth'slostring?_

A.Sarah'shonestreport.

B.Karen'sendlessefforts.

C.Asimilarcasefromaman.

D.FlynnandLinda'sassistance.

(3)Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ASpecialValentine'sDay

B.AWomanwithaMagicStory

C.TheReturnofaLong-lostRing

D.TheSearchfortheRightfulOwner

12.(7.5分)Inmanycultures,itisconsideredunluckytospillsalt.Fortunately,manycultures

alsohaveasolutiontotheproblem,butknowingthatsaltwasonceincrediblyvaluablecan

changethisperspective.

Forthousandsofyears,saltwasanextremelyrarecommodity.Itwasdifficulttoobtain

sothatthepricewasveryhigh.Manytradingroutesweresetuptocarrysalt,peoplewere

paidinsalt,spillingsaltwasconsideredwasteful.

Becauseofitshighvalue,saltwasalsoassociatedwithfriendshipandgoodfortune.

Offeringsofsaltwereincludedinmanyreligiousceremonies,andpeoplemightbringsalttoa

newhomeforgoodluck.Theseassociationswouldhavesuggestedthatitwouldbebadluckto

spillsalt

Saltisalsoanexcellentpreservative.Itpreventsfoodfromgoingbad.Assuch,itcame

tobelinkedwithhealthandlongevity.Insomecultures,spillingsaltwasthoughttoreduce

one'swell-being.InBritainAforexampleAeachspilledgrainwassaidtorepresentatear,

bringingmisfortune.

ThefearofspillingsaltwasalsoadoptedintotheChristianfaith.ItissaidthatJudas

spilledsaltattheLastSupper,andsincehelaterturnedouttobethebetrayerofChrist,

spilledsaltisconsideredunluckybymanyChristians.

Shouldyoubeunfortunateenoughtospillsalt,youmightthrowapinchoveryourleft

shouldertoblindtheDevil.

(1)Spillingsaltwasprobablythoughttobringbadluckbecause.

A.itwasaChristianfaith

B.saltwaslinkedwithmisfortune

C.itwoulddecreaseoneslifespan

D.saltwasalwaysexpensivethangold

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"preservative"probablymeaninParagraph4?

A.Protector.

B.Flavor.

C.Medium.

D.Solution.

(3)Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Tointroducethehistoryofsalt.

B.Toshowwaystoavoidmisfortune.

C.Toexplainthebeliefsaboutspillingsalt.

D.Toentertainreaderswithsomeanecdotes.

13.(10分)Teachingchildrentoempathizewithothersmeasurablyimprovestheircreativity,and

couldpotentiallyleadtoseveralotherbenefits,newresearchsuggests.

Thefindingsarefromayear-longUniversityofCambridgestudywithDesignand

Technology(D&T)year9pupilsattwoLondonschools.PupilsatSchoolAspentthe

yearfollowingthestandardcurriculum,whileSchoolB'sD&Tlessonsusedasetof

engineeringdesignthinkingtoolstofosterstudents?creativityandempathyinsolvingreal-

worldproblems.

Bothsetsofpupilswereassessedforcreativityatthestartandendoftheschoolyear

usingtheTorranceTestofCreativeThinking：awell-establishedpsychologicaltest.

TheresultsshowedasignificantincreaseincreativityamongpupilsatSchoolB.Atthe

start,thecreativityscoresofpupilsinSchoolAwere11%higherthanthoseatSchoolB.By

theend，however

PupilsfromSchoolBagainscoredhigherincategoriessuchas"emotional

expressiveness"and"open-mindedness",indicatinganimprovementinempathywasdriving

theoverallcreativityscores.

Meanwhile,thestudysuggestsencouragingempathycandeepenpupils*general

engagementwithlearning.TheyfoundthatboysinSchoolBshowedanimprovementin

emotionalexpression,scoring64%higherattheendoftheyearthanatthestart,showing

62%moreperspective-taking.

Theresearchispartofalong-termcooperationbetweentheFacultyofEducationand

theDepartmentofEngineeringattheUniversityofCambridge,ledbyBillNichollandIan

Hosking."TeachingforempathyhasbeenproblematicdespitebeingpartoftheNational

Curriculumforovertwodecades.It'svitalifwewanteducationtoencouragethedesignersand

engineersoftomorrow."saidNicholl.

(1)WhatwasthepurposetointroduceengineeringdesignthinkingtoolsinD&-T

lessons?

A.Toassessthepupils*creativityaccurately.

B.Toshowthesuperiorityofstandardcurriculum

C.Totrainpupilstoempathizewithothersinreality.

D.Toimprovepupils*involvementwithclassactivities.

(2)Howdidtheresearchersgettheresult?

A.Bydoinganexperiment.

B.Byconductinginterviews.

C.Bygivingoutquestionnaires.

D.Byrefeiringtorelatedliterature.

(3)Whatcanweinferfromthestudyresult?

A.ThecreativityofpupilsinSchoolBalwaystookthelead.

B.TheempathyofpupilsinSchoolApromotestheircreativity.

C.BoysandgirlsdifferedintheirchangeduetotheD&Tcourse.

D.Teachingforempathyhasalreadyachievedalotduetoeducationreform.

(4)Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Apopularjournal.

B.Apoliticalreport.

C.Anautobiography.

D.Asciencemagazine.

第二节(共I小题；每小题10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。

14.(10分)Navigationskillsseemtocomenaturallytosome,butothersaren*tsolucky.(1)

Firstly,it'sagoodideatoputtheSatelliteNavigationaway.InaUniversityofNottingham

study,driverswho'dfollowedstep-by-stepGPSinstructionsfoundithardertoworkout

wherethey'dbeenandevenfailedtonoticethey'dbeenpastsomeplacestwicefromdifferent

angles.(2)Atleast,theamountofmentalenergyitrequiresmeansit'smorelikelyto

stickinyourmind.

(3)It*simportanttonoticewhat'saroundyou-inalldirections.Insteadof

staringstraightahead,makesureyoulookup,downandbehindyouaswell.Thiswillcome

inparticularlyusefulwhenyou'redoingthejourneyinreverse-evenifit'sjustfindingyour

waybackfromthetoiletinarestaurant.Anothertip?Takingphotographsorwritingnotesat

keylocationscanactashintstosticktheminyourmemory.

Finally,trytorelaxwhenyou'reonunfamiliarground.(4)Butthissuddenburst

ofanxietywillonlyincreaseyourmentalloadandpreventyoufromcalmlyworkingoutwhich

waytogo.

Ultimately,yoursenseofdirectionisause-it-or-lose-itskill.(5)Sonow's

thetimetostartexploring!

A.Stayingalertiskey,too.

B.Isitpossibletoimproveyoursenseofdirection?

C.Stickingtotheroutesyoualreadyknowwon'thelp.

D.It'salltooeasytopanicifyoususpectyoumaybelost.

E.Itallowsyoutogetasenseofhoweverywherefitstogether.

F.Memorizingtheroutebeforesettingout,instead,hasitsbenefits.

G.Ifyouresickofgettinglost,here'showtostartfindingyourway.

第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共1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、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最

佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

15.(30分)MyfifthgradersareLatino.Tmalwaysimpressedbywhattheyknow,whattheydon't

knowandwhat(1)

themup.

St.Patrick'sDayapproaching,Iwantthemtohavea(2)aboutit.WhatisSt.

Patrick'sDayabout?MIask.

Avoiceblurts,“Theoneswho(3)overcans.'*

"What?*'Iquestion.

Agirl(4)him."Maybehemeansthe'duendes',"shesays,(5)gnomes

(地精)inSpanishfolktale."Likeleprechauns*inEnglish!,Lep'equalsleap','re'equals

'over*and'chauns*equal'cans.,nSheiscautiousandprotectiveinher(6)ButIhaveto

laugh.Leap-over-cans,It'sa(7).Thesekidsmakemelaughalot.

1(8)myselfandcontinue."Right,leprechaunsarefairiesthe(9)believe

in.Youmadeacorrect(10)aboutIreland,”

ItellthemSt.Patrickwasakid,(11)olderthantheyare.Hewaskidnappedto

Irelandandmadetowatchsheepforsixyears,all(12)inthemiddleofnowhere.He

(13)alot,notmuchelsetodo.

Thekidsaretotally(14),big-eyed.

"Hedecidedtoescape.Hewalkedabout200milesand(15)acaptainofaboatto

bringhimbacktoEngland.More(16),hewentbacktoIrelandlaterandconvertedthe

IrishpeopleintoChristianity.(17)that,he'scalledasaint.'1

Ahand(18)up.Ifigurehere*sacritical-thinkingquestion.SoI(19).

"St.Patrickleftthesheepallalone.Whathappenedtothem?"

HowamI(20)toknow?Classmomentslikethisarewhatkeepteachersgoing.

(DA.firesB.ringsC.callsD.brings

(2)A.plotB.tasteC.clueD.picture

(3)A.jumpB.leapC.climbD.step

(4)A.correctsB.perfectsC.criticizesD.praises

(5)A.relatedtoB.turningtoC.comparedtoD.referringto

(6)A.argumentB.descriptionC.explanationD.presentation

(7)A.masterpieceB.geniusC.classicD.trick

(8)A.remindB.collectC.enjoyD.encourage

(9)A.EnglishB.ScottishC.IrishD.British

(10)A.connectionB.predictionC.conclusionD.impression

(11)A.slightlyB.roughlyC.graduallyD.shortly

(12)A.abandonedB.aloneC.lonelyD.separated

(13)A.criedB.traveledC.sufferedD.prayed

(14)A.frightenedB.annoyedC.confusedD.shocked

(15)A.urgedB.persuadedCadvised□.commanded

(16)A.ridiculouslyB.importantlyC.excitinglyD.amazingly

(17)A.BecauseofB.RegardlessofC.ButforD.Apartfrom

(18)A.movesB.picksC.takesD.shoots

(19)A.refuseB.admireC.nodD.wonder

(20)A.allowedB.supposedC.inspiredD.selected

第二节(共1小题；每小题1,5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内

容n个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

16.(15分)KatieBooserisathird-gradeteacheratFranklinElementarySchoolinSantaBarbara.

Everydayshesaysaffirmationswithherstudentssuchas"Ibelieveinmyself'Iamstrong",

andMIamsmart".She(1)(do)thiswitheveryclasssincestarting

hercareerasaneducator10yearsago.44Wordsofaffirmationmatter,(2)

asmyfriendJennylikestosay,it'showwechangetheconversation.Mostimportantly,when

westartthemwithourchildrenatayoungage(3)(good)place.M

shesaid,Boosersaidshe(4)(inspire)intheprimaryschoolby

herteachers(5)taughtherhowtobelievein(6)

(she)whenshewasstrugglinginschool.nAsastudentmyself,Iwasthatanxiouskid...I

wasnervous,especiallybeforetesting(7)helpedwere"Iam"

statements,shesaid.Studieshaveproventhat"Iam*statementsactuallyworkon"tricking”

yourbrain(8)believingwhatyouaretellingit.Inarecentvideo,a

psychologyfinding(9)(reveal)inareportonhowtostopbeing

nervousby(10)(repeat)outloud"Iamexcited1'isrecognizedby

manyscientists.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分15分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）

17.（15分）假如你是李华.你的外教Linda对中国茶文化很感兴趣。2021年5月30日，市

文化中心将举行一个茶文化交流活动，请给她写一封邀请信

1.活动时间和地点；

2.活动内容及意义。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

18.（25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Thatday,Idrovemysontohisuniversity,whichwasabouttwohours'drivefrommy

home.Theschooldidn'topenthatdayinfact.Myfreshmansonwantedtogototheuniversity

afewdaysearliersothathecoulddosomepreparationworkandmostimportantly

Earlythatmorning,Marie,mywifeandImysonEricstartedfromourhomeatCalari.

Ericwasreallyexcited,sincehewouldgototheuniversitythathehadbeendreamingforsince

achildWetalkedalotandhadaveryhappyjourney.Whenwearrivedattheuniversity,we

helpedEricsettledinhisdormitory,whichwasemptyatthemoment.Theotherstudentswould

notarriveuntilthreedayslater,whentheuniversitywasscheduledtoopen.Althoughfelta

littlelonely,Ericwashappyandevenexcitedforhewouldhaveenoughtimetolaunchhis

plan.

Afterasimplelunch,wehadashortvisittothecampus.Therewereoldbutwonderful

buildings,whichsurelyexperiencedtimeandweather.Thebiggrasslandsinthecampusislush

andrefreshing.Ofcoursethereweresomemodernfacilities.Thelibraries,thegymandthe

playgroundwerealsoattractiveandencouraging.Wealsofoundasmallstore,wherethere

wereallkindsofitemsthatstudentswouldneed.Iwentintothestoreandboughtsomewater

incaseweshouldneedthemonourwaybackhome.Theyoungmaninthestorewashelpful

andgavemehisnamecard,obviouslyhopingImightneedit.

Wesaidgoodbyetoeachotherataboutfourandwedirectlyheadedhome.At11otlock

thatevening,IgotacallfromEric.Hesaidhesufferedseriousstomachacheandmightneedto

gotothedoctor,butnoonewasaroundtoaskforhelp.FromhisvoiceIcouldhearthathe

wasreallysuffering.Itseemedthatheneededtogotothehospitalrightnow.Anambulance

maybetoomuch,whileitwouldtookmetwohourstogetthere,WhatcouldIdo?

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph1.

Suddenly,Irememberedtheyoungmaninthestore..

Paragraph2.

Twohourslater,wegottothehospital..

2021年浙江省普通高中强基联盟协作体高考英语模拟试卷（5

月份）

参考答案与试题解析

第一部分听力（共两节，满分7・5分）第一节（共5小题；每小题L5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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下

一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.（1.5分）Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?

A.Repairthecar.

B.Giveheraride.

C.Meetheraunt.

【解答】略

2.（1.5分）Howistheweathertoday?

A.Cloudyandalittlewindy.

B.Clearandalittlewindy.

C.Rainyandcool.

【解答】B

3.（1.5分）Whyisthewomanaskingforadayofftomorrow?

A.Tolookafterhermother.B.Toattendameeting.C.Tofinishthereport.

【解答】A

4.（1.5分）What'sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Classmates.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Fatheranddaughter.

【解答】略

5.（1.5分）Howdoesthewomankeepintouchwithherfamily?

A.Bymakingphonecalls.

B.Bysendingpostcards.

C.ByusingtheInternet.

【解答】c

第二节（共5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。

6.（3分）（1）Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Afriend'shousetostay.

B.Acheaphotel.

C.TheEuroHotel.

（2）Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inahotel.

B.Onabus.

C.Inthedowntown.

【解答】略

7.（3分）（1）Wheredidthemanmostprobablylosehisphone?

A.Ontheunderground.

B.Inabank.

C.Inarestaurant.

（2）Whatwillthemandobeforefiveo'clock?

A・Buyanewphone.

B.Makeacalltothewoman.

C.Meetthewoman.

【解答】略

8.（4.5分）（1）Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A・Ataboutthenoon.

B.Intheevening.

C.Atnight.

（2）HowwillthemangotoNewZealand?

A.Byship.

B.Bytrain.

C.Byplane.

(3)Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Gotovisitotherplaces.

B.Bookhisticketassoonaspossible.

C.Buttheticketrightbeforeheleaves.

【解答】ACB

9.(6分)(1)WhydidBrucecometoChinasixyearsago?

A.Todobusiness.

B.Tofurtherhisstudy.

C.Toseesomeplacesofinterest.

(2)WhenwillthewomanflytoBeijingforthejobinterview?

A.NextFriday.

B.NextThursday.

C.NextMonday.

(3)Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Givehersomeadviceonthejobinterview.

B.Accompanyhertothejobinterview.

C.Recommendsomeplacesofinterest.

(4)WhatisDianagoingtodo?

A.Goabroadonbusiness.

B.FlytoBeijingwithTracy.

C.GotovisittheirparentsinBrazil.

【解答】BACA

10.(6分)(1)Whoisthespeaker?

A.AnEnglishteacher.

B,Auniversitystudent.

C.Anewsreporter.

(2)WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofEnglishlistening?

A.Boring.

B.Interesting.

C.Difficult.

（3）Whatdoesthespeakersuggest?

A.Practicinglisteningmoreafterclass.

B.Tryingtounderstandeverywordwhenlistening.

C.Listeningtopopsongswithoutreadingthewords.

（4）Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.HowtounderstandEnglishteachersbetter.

B.HowtofindinterestingEnglishmaterials.

C.HowtoimproveEnglishlistening.

【解答】略

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分25.0分）第一节（共3小题；每小题2.5分，满分25.0

分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸

上将该项涂黑。

11.（7.5分）AChicagowoman,KarenAutenrieth,wholostherweddingbandnearly50yearsago

wasreunitedwiththeringjustintimeforValentine'sDay.

Thestorybeganduringthewinterof1973."Itwasverycoldandthesnowpiledupalong

theroads,"KarentoldtheChicagoTribune."Ihadtohelpeachkidclimboverthelargepiles

togetintomygrandparents*yard.Myhandswerecold---Ididn'thavegloveson---

andmyringjustflewintothesnow.'*Despiteherbestefforts,Karenwasunabletofindthe

ring.

InFebruary,aChicagomanwholosthisownweddingringpostedonFacebookasking

ifanyonehadfoundit.Inthecommentssection,SarahBatka

Twohistorians---CarolFlynnandLindaLambertyfromtheHistoricalSociety---

setofftosolvethemystery.Theyusedeverymeanstoretracetheoriginoftheringandfinally

drewaconclusionthatawoman,KarenAutenrieth,whosegrandparentshadoncelivedin

Batka'shome

"ThewomanwasonFacebook.SoIaskedwhetherthisringwashers."Flynnwroteinthe

post.uShereplied-itwashers!"

Afterconnecting,RynnmailedtheringtoAutenrieth,whoreceivedthepackageon

Valentine*sDay.44HolyMary

(1)WhendidKarenloseherweddingband?C

A.Whensheplayedsnowwithkids.

B.Whenshecleanedthesnowontheroad.

C.Whensheaidedkidstogetoverpilesofsnow.

D.Whenshehelpedhergrandparentsdogardening.

(2)WhichofthefollowingmightNOTcontributetothefindingofAutenrieth'slostring?_

A.Sarah'shonestreport.

B.Karen'sendlessefforts.

C.Asimilarcasefromaman.

D.FlynnandLinda*sassistance.

(3)Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?C

A.ASpecialValentine'sDay

B.AWomanwithaMagicStory

C.TheReturnofaLong-lostRing

D.TheSearchfortheRightfulOwner

【解答】(1)C.细节理解题。根据第二段的“1hadtohelpeachkidclimboverthelargepiles

togetintomygrandparents*yard.Myhandswerecold---Ididn'thavegloveson---

andmyringjustflewintothesnow."(我不得不帮助每个孩子爬过那些大木桩进入祖父母

的院子。)可知。故选C.

(2)B.推理判断题。根据第二段的“Despiteherbestefforts,但还是没能找到戒指，选项

B”凯伦的不懈努力”对找到奥滕里斯丢失的戒指没有帮助；B.Karen'sendlessefforts.凯伦

的不懈努力；D.FlynnandLinda'sassistance.弗林和琳达的帮助

(3)C.标题归纳题。文章开头提到凯伦奥滕瑞斯在近50年前失去了结婚戒指；接下来

的几段讲述了戒指是怎样机缘巧合的又回到了凯伦的手中theringbackafteralmost50

years,我花了将近50年才把戒指拿回来，本文的最佳标题应为“遗失已久的戒指归来”

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