高二英语期中考试试卷

高二英语期中考试试卷

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第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

21.Thereisnoinarguingfurther.

A.doubtB.pointC.wonderD.surprise

22.Theweathermansaiditwasgoingtorainthisafternoonbutittobevery

lovely.

A.turnedoutB.turnedupC.cameoutD.cameup

23.Newspapersandothermediadosimplyrecordwhathappens.

A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.morethanD.lessthan

24.ltreferstosomethinginthepastwhichisdirectlythepresenttime.

A.relatedtoB.comparedwithC.separatedfromD.

influencedby

25.-Didn'tyoufindthefilmexciting?

…,Inearlyfellasleephalfwaythroughit.

A.OnthewayB.IngeneralC.TheotherwayaroundD.Inthat

case

26..Thereoldbuildingsareafterhavingstoodemptywithoutusefor

manyyears.

A.pulleddownB.burneddownC.turneddownD.putdown

27..Itrytoafewminuteseverydaytodosomeexercises.

A.setoutB.setoffC.setupD.setaside

28.Herunhappinesswassothatanyonecouldseeit.

A.convenientB.extraordinaryC.reliableD.obvious

29.Wearenowingreatneedofhelp.Soyoursupportwillcertainlymakea

A.dealB.decisionC.choiceD.difference

30.Overtime,sheallthehardshipsandgraduallylearnsthemeaningof

life.

A.goesthroughB.goesbyC.goesoverD.goesabout

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Onedayafamousspeakergaveaspeechtoacrowdofpeople.Heheldupa

31bill.Heasked,“Whowouldlikethis$20bill?”Handswere_32_.Thenhe

said,“Iamgoingtogivethis$20tooneofyou,butfirstletmedothis.”Hebegan

tocrumple（弄皱）the33,Hethenaskedtheaudience,"34stillwantsit?”

Stillthehandswent35intheair.

“What36Idothis?”Heasked,andhe37itontheground,and

startedtosteponit.He38itup.Nowthebillwas39andcrumpled.

"Nowwhostillwantsit?”Stillthehandswentup.

“Myfriends/5Hecontinued,uYouhaveall40agoodlesson.Nomatter

41Ididtothemoney,youstillwanteditbecausethebilldidnotloseits42.It

wasstillworth$20.Manytimesinour43,wearedropped,crumpled,and

steppedon,becausewesometimes44wrongdecisions,orwemay45

withsomethingwedonot46.Whenthathappens,wefeeldepressedandthink

weare47.Butinfactnomatterwhathashappenedorwhatwillhappen,you

willneverloseyourvalue.Theworthofourlifecomesnot48whatwedoor

whomweknow,butinwhoweare!Don'tforget'theworthofathingdoesnot

dependonitsoutside49,butonitsinnervalue?Thisisthe50oflife.

31.A.20dollarB.20dollarsC.20-dollarsD.20-dollar

32.A.risenB.putC.raisedD.held

33.A.billB.groundC.moneyD.finger

34.A.B.NobodyC.AnybodyD.You

Somebody

35.A.upB.downC.aboveD.below

36.A.shouldB.canC.ifD.whether

37.A.takeB.droppedC.fellD.put

38.A.showedB.liftedC.putD.picked

39.A.goodB.cleanC.largeD.dirty

40.A.gaveB.learnedC.haveD.take

41.A.thatB.howC.whatD.why

42.A.valueB.priceC.effectDpart

43.A.studiesB.workC.fieldsD.lives

44.A.doB.makeC.giveD.take

45.A.meetB.dealC.talkD.get

46.A.likeB.hopeC.wishD.expect

47.A.worthlessB.weakC.poorD.careless

48.A.fromB.inC.aboutD.at

49.A.beautyB.faceC.looksD.image

50.A.lessonB.truthC.sayingD.story

第三部分:阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选

出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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ATherearemanytypesofreports.Areportissimplyanaccountofsomething

thathashappened.Thecommonestarenewsreports.Wegettheminnewspapers,

overradioandontelevision.Sometimescinemasalsoshowusnewsreels（新闻短

片）.

Themainpurposeofanewspaperistoprovidenews.Ifyouexaminea

newspaperclosely,youwillfindthattherearealltypesofnews:accidents,floods,

fires,wars,fashions（月艮装），sports,books,etc.Thenewscoverseverythingthat

happenstopeopleandtheirsurroundings.Sometimestherearenewsitems

whichareveryamusing.

Anewsreportisusuallyveryshort,exceptwhenitisaboutsomethingvery

important,butitcontainsalotofinformation.Itisalsowritteninshort

paragraphs.Thefirstparagraphisinfactasummaryofthenewsitem.Itgives

allthenecessaryinformation:what,when,where,howandwhy.Theother

paragraphsgivefulldetailsofthesubject.Theremayalsobeinterviewswith

people.Thewordsactuallyspokenbythemarewithininvertedcommas（引号）.

Oftentherearephotographstogowiththenewstomakeitmoreinteresting.

55.Theeasiestwaytogettoday'snewsis・

A.togotothecinemaB.towatchacolorTV

C.toreadtoday'snewspaperD.tolistentothemusicover

radio

56.Newspaperssellwellmainlybecause_.

A.theycostverylittleB.theyareeasytoget

C.theyhavegotpicturestogowiththenews

D.theyprovideallsortsofnewsinthem

57.Ifyouwanttogetenoughinformationaboutyesterday'strafficaccident

withinaveryshorttime,you'dbetter.

A.readthefirstparagraphofthenewsreportintoday'snewspaper

B.startfromthesecondparagraphofthenewsreportintoday9s

newspaper

C.lookthroughthewholenewsreportintoday'snewspaper

D.talkwithpeoplewhohaveseentheaccident

58.Thispassagemainlytalksabout__,

A.differenttypesofreportsB.newsreports

C.happeningstopeopleandtheirsurroundings

D.thelengthofanewsreport

C

Thenervous-lookingyoungmanhadwaitedforafewmomentsoutsidethe

jeweler'sbeforehegotenoughcouragetoenterHewaswarmlygreetedbya

youngassistant.Jamesfeltarushofbloodtohisfaceasheexplainedhewould

bebringinginhisfuturewifetochooseabirthdaypresent.Theassistantlistened

carefullyandtoldhimhe'dbetterbuyanecklace（项链）.Hewasn'tusedto

buyingjewelryandwasalittleworriedaboutoverspending,becausehewasnot

veryrich.Aftersomediscussionastoareasonablepriceandthetype,the

assistantshowedhimdozensofnecklacesandhelpedhimtochoose.Atlast

Janieschoseoneandlefttheshoppromisingtoreturnatfiveo'clock.Halfan

hourlaterthanplanned,Jamesdidreturntotheshopwithhisfuturewife,Laura.

Theassistantactedasifshehadneverseenhimbefore.Whenshewasaskedto

showthemsomenecklaces,shefirstbroughtoutsomeinexpensiveonesforthem

tochoose,andthengavethemtheonesshehadprepared.Achoicewassoon

madeandtheywentawaysatisfied.LaterJameswouldcertainlycomebackto

buywhathewantedwhenhegotmarried.

59.Thegoodtitleforthispassageis“

A.ACleverAssistant.B.BuyingaBirthdayPresent

C.HowtoChooseaNecklaceD.ABraveYoungMan

60Theword^overspending^inthepassagemeans,

A.spendingtoomuchenergyB.spendingtoomuchtime

C.spendingmoretimethanheplannedD.spendingtoo

muchmoney

61.WhenJamestoldtheassistantwhyhewantedtobuyapresent,hisface

A.turnedpaleB.turnedredC.turnedyellowD.turnedblack

62.JamesandLaurareachedtheshopat・

A.4:30B.5:00C.5:30D.6:00

D

Whensomeonesays,“Well,Iguessrilhavetogotofacethemusic/9it

doesn'tmeanheisplanningtogotoaconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasant,

likebeingcalledinyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthat,andwhy

youdidnotdothisorthat.Terriblemusic,indeed,butithastobefaced.Atsome

timeoranother,everyoneofushashadto“facethemusic”，especiallyas

children.Wecanrememberfather'sangryvoice:"Iwanttotalktoyou!”And

onlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!

Thephrase“facethemusic”isknowntoeveryAmerican,oldandyoung.It

isatleastonehundredyearsold.Wheredidtheexpressioncomefrom?

ThefirstexplanationcamefromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimore

Cooper.Hesaidthatexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthe

wings（舞台的两侧）togoonstage.Aftertheygottheirclue（暗示）togoon,they

oftensaid,"It'stimetogotofacethemusic.”Andthatisexactlywhattheydid

facetheorchestra（乐队）whichwasjustbelowthestage.

Anactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfront

oftheaudiencethatmightbefriendly,orperhapsunfriendly,especiallyifhe

forgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnot,therewouldbenoplay.So

“facethemusic”cametomean:havingtogothroughsomething,nomatterhow

unpleasanttheexperiencemightbe,becauseyouknewyouhadnochoice.

63.Theexpression“facethemusic”means.

A.plantogotoaconcert

B.getone'scluetodosomething

C.havetogothroughsomethingfarlesspleasant

D.disobey（违背）whatone'sfathersays

64.Thepassagetellsusthattheexpressionwasfirstusedby.

A.childrenB.novelistsC.actorsD.audience

65.InthelastparagraphtheChinesemeaningoftheword“line”is・

A.老板B.同事C.角色D.台词

66.Thepassageismainlyabout

A.ThehistoryoftheexpressionFacetheMusic

B.Astoryofanovelist

C.Anactorwhohastofacethemusic

D.thereasonwhypeopledon'twanttogotofacethemusic.

E

Internetshoppingisanewwayofshopping.Younolongerneedtowalk

aroundhundredsofshopslookingfortheitemsyouneed.Nowadays,youcan

shopforjustaboutanythingfromyourarmchair.Allyouneedisacomputer

whichislinkedtotheInternet.ShoppingontheInternetisbecoming

increasinglypopular.IntheUnitedStates,50percentoffamilieshavecomputers

athomeandalmostonethirdarelinkedtotheInternet.Americansspentover

$2.5billioninInternetshoppingin1998.Thisfigureisexpectedtoreach$11

billionbytheyear2004.

PeoplecanshopforavarietyofproductsontheInternet.Physicalproducts

includeitemssuchasbooks,CDs,clothesandfood.Thesetypesofproductsare

themostcommonpurchasesthroughtheInternet.Youcanalsobuyinformation

productssuchason-linenewsormagazinestories,oryoucandownload

computersoftwarethroughtheInternet.Servicessuchasbookingairlinetickets,

reserving（预定）hotelsorrentingcarsarealsoavailableontheInternet.Youcan

alsogoshoppingontheInternetforentertainmentservicesandtakepartin

on-linegamesorE-mail“chats”・

TofindsomethingontheInternet,peopleoftenusepowerfulcomputertools

called“searchengines”.Youcansearchforatypeofproduct,suchassports

shoes,orabrandname,suchasNike.Thesearchenginewillgiveyoualistof

websiteswhereyoucanfindtheseproducts.Thesewebsitesmaybespecialist

shopssuchasaNikeshop,ortheymaybegeneralstores,calledmalls,whichsell

avarietyofgoods.

Internetshoppingoffersanumberofbenefitsfortheshoppers.Themost

importantadvantageisconvenience.Youcanshopwhenyoulikeastheon-line

shopsareopen24hoursaday,andyoudonothavetoqueuewithothershoppers

atthecheck-outcounters.Secondly,itiseasytofindwhatyouarelookingforon

line.Finally,itisoftencheapertobuygoodsthroughtheInternet,andyoucan

telltheshopexactlywhatyouwant.

ThemaindisadvantageofInternetshoppingisthatyoucannotactuallysee

theproductsyouarebuyingorchecktheirquality.Also,manypeopleenjoy

shoppinginthecityandmisstheopportunitytotalktofriends.Somepeopleare

worriedaboutpayingforgoodsusingcreditcards,soInternetcompaniesare

nowfindingwaystomakeon-linepaymentsafe.

Internetshoppingissuretobecomemoreandmorepopularintheyearsahead.

Itpromisestochangethewaywebuyallkindsofthings-fromtonighfsdinnerto

anewcar.

67.On-linenewsandmagazinestoriesare,

A.themostpopularproductsontheInternet

B.notyetavailableontheInternet

C.freetodownload

D.informationproductsavailableontheInternet

68.Theunderlinedphrase“physicalproducts”inthesecondparagraphmeans

things・

A.thatcanbeseenorfeltB.usefulforhealthcare

C.thathelpyoukeepfitD.connectedwithsports

69.ThebestthingsaboutInternetshoppingis,

A.thespeedthegoodsaredeliveredatB.thereasonableprice

C.thequalityofthegoodsD.theconvenienceitbringstoyou

70.ThemostproperheadingforParagraph5is“

A.Peopleenjoyotherwaysofshopping

B.Internetcompaniesfindnewwaysforpayment

C.ProblemswithInternetShopping

D.DisadvantagesofInternetshoppingarenotserious

第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分25分）

请你根据所给材料、提纲以及要求写一篇英文稿件。

编者按：本期刊出Lora的来信，欢迎读者就信中谈到的问题进行分析并提出建

议。

Deareditor,

I'maseniorhighschoolstudent,andIwanttoworkpart-timethissummer.

Ithinkitisgoodtodoso,butmyparentsdon'tagreewithme.Ijustcan't

understandthem.Ineedyouradvice.

Lora

要求：1.短文词数不少于80（不含已写好的部分）2.内容充实，结构完整，语意

连贯。3.书写须清晰、工整。

提纲第1段：Lora利用暑假打工的理由..第2段：Lora父母不同意的理由

第3段：你给Lora的具体建议

参考答案

一.听力

1-5AACCB6-10AACAC11-15ABAAA16-20BACAA

二.单选21-25BACAC26-30ADDDA

三.完型填空31—35DCACA3670CBDDB

41—45CADBA46—50DABCB

四.阅读51-54DCAB55—58CDAB59—62ADBC

63—66CCDB67—70DADC

五.完成句子

71.(tobe)ofgreatvalue.72.consistsof73.belongto74.callsup75.has

beenaddictedto76.wheneveritisconvenienttoyou

77.makeinformeddicisions78.canwehopetoreachourgoals

79.wentagainst80.howitcameabout

六.书面表达.(共25分)

IthinkthatLorawantstoworkpart-timeforthesereasons.Firstly,shecanmake

somepocketmoneytomeetherdailyneedsandthusdevelopasenseofindependence.

Secondly,shecanlearnhowtodealwithvariousproblemsintheworkplace.Thirdly,

shecanbuildupnewfriendshipsandimprovehersocialskills.

ButherparentsmayregardlearningasanincreasinglyimportanttaskfbrLora.

Thisholidayshouldbeacatch-uptimeforindependentstudy.Besides,personalsafety

mayalsobeoneoftheirmajorconsiderations.

MyadvicefbrLoraisthathecanmakeadetailedplanfbrherstudyandwork

thenaskherfriendstoworktogetherwithherandtellherparentsthatshecanmanage

thingsproperly.IwishLoraapleasantsummer.

高二英语期中考试试卷

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一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下嘛5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC三个选项中

选出最佳答案，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。

例：howmuchistheshirt?

A.$19.15B.$9.15C.$9.18

答案是B

1.whatwillDorothydoontheweeked?

A.gooutwithherfriend

B.workonherpaper

C.makesomeplans

2.whatwasthenormalpriceoftheT-shirt?

A.$15B.$30C.$50

3.whathasthewomandeciedtodoonSundayafternoon?

A.toattendawedding.

B.Tovisitanexhibition

C.Tomeetafriend

4.whendoesthebankcloseonSunday?

A.at1:00pm

B.at3:00pm

C.at4:00pm

5.wherearethespeakers?

A.Inastore

B.Inaclassroom

C.Atahotel

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对哈uhuo独白。每段对话或独白后有几小题，从题中所给

的ABC三个选项中选出最佳答案，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，

你将有时间阅读各小题，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小题

6,whatdoweknowaboutnora?

A.shepreferaroomofherown.

B.Shelikestoworkwithothergirls.

C.Shelivesnearthecitycenter.

7.whatisgoodabouttheflat?

A.ithasalargesittingroom.

B.ithasgoodfurniture

C.irhasabigkitchen.

听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。

8.wherehasBarbarabeen?

A.Milan

B.Florence.

C.rome

9.whathasBarbaragotinhersuitcase?

A.shoes

B.stones

C.books

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whoismakingthetelephonecall?

A.ThomasBrothers.

B.Mikelandon.

C.JackCooper.

11.WhatrelationisthewomantoMr.Cooper?

A.Hiswife.

B.Hisboss.

C.Hissecretary.

12.Whatisthemessageabout?

A.Ameeting

B.AvisttoFrance.

C.Thedateforatrip.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whocouldthemanspeskermostprobablybe?

A.Apersonwhosawtheaccident.

B.thedriverofthelorry.

C.Apoliceofficer.

14.WhatwasMrs.Franksdoingwhentheaccidenttookplace?

A.WalkingalongChurchillAvenue.

C.Standingoutsidearoad.

15.Whendidtheaccidenthappen?

A.Atabout8:00am.

B.Atabout9:00am.

C.Atabout10:00am.

16.Howdidtheaccidenthappen?

A.Alorryhitacar.

B.Acarranintoalorry.

C.Abankclerkrushedintothestreet.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatistalkmainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryoftheterm.

B.Thecoursesfortheterm.

C.Theplanfortheday.

18.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?

A.Intheschoolhall,

B.Inthesciencelabs,

C.Intheclassrooms.

19.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?

A.Takesciencecourses.

B.Enjoyexcellentmeals.

C.Attendworkshops.

20.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtoaskquestions?

A.Duringthelunchhour.

B.Afterthewelcomespeech.

C.Beforethetourofthelabs.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

21.一Ofthetwocoats,whichonedoyouprefer?

一morecolorfulone.It^mostfashionableone,personally.

A.The;aB.The;theC.A;/D.A;the

22.一DoyoumindifIsmokehere,madam?

一,sir.

A.Ofcoursenot.It'snotallowedhereB.Great!I'dratherdothat

myself

C.Tdratheryoudidn't,actuallyD.No,youcan't

23.一HowmuchdoIoweyouforthissupper?

—.It'snothing.

A.YouarewelcomeB.Forgetit

C.WithpleasureD.That'sallright

24.Chinagrandcelebrationsevery10yearstocelebratethefoundingofthe

country,butthisyear'sparade（阅兵式）thoseinthepast.

A.held;toppedB.hasheld;totop

C.holds;toppedD.holds;tops

25.—Johnwenttothehospitalalone.

一Ifhemeaboutit,Iwouldhavegonewithhim.

A.shouldtellB.tellsC.toldD.hadtold

26.What'sup,Mike?Youlookpale.

-Oh,I'mnotfeelingwellinthestomach.Isomuchfriedchickenjust

now.

A.shouldn'teatB.mustn'thaveeaten

C.shouldn'thaveeatenD.mustn'teat

27.Iwouldreallyappreciateifyouwouldliketoteachmehowtomonitorthe

robots.

A.thatB.thisC.itD.you

28.Youknow,Bobisalittleslowunderstanding.SoIhavetobepatient

him.

A.in;withB.on;withC.in;toD.at;for

29.Thefacthasworriedmanyscientiststheearthisbecomingwarmerand

warmertheseyears.

A.whatB.thatC.whichD.

though

30.Don'tbetooaboutthingsyouarenotsupposedtoknow.

A.fantasticB.scientificC.curiousD.obvious

31.Asweknow,theproblematthemeetingatthecomingweekendisvery

importanttous.

A.todiscussB.tobediscussed

C.discussD.discussed

32.Theweathertobeverygood,whichwasmorethanwecouldexpect.

A.madeoutB.wentoutC.turnedoutD.carriedout

33.OnlywhenIleftmyparentsforItalyhowmuchIlovedthem.

A.IrealizedB.didIrealizeC.hadIrealizedD.Ihad

realized

34.Itwasinthesmallhouse____hewasbom_____heendedhislife.

A.that;whereB.which;thatC.where;thatD.that;which

35.一IsthisthefirsttimeyouChongqing?

—No.ButthefirsttimeIhere,thecitywasn'tsobeautiful.

A.visited;cameB.visited;havecome

C.havevisited,havecomeD.havevisited;came

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Onedayafamousspeakergaveaspeechtoacrowdofpeople.Heheldupa31

bill.Heasked,uWhowouldlikethis$20bill?”Handswere32.Thenhesaid,UIam

goingtogivethis$20tooneofyou,butfirstletmedothis.^^Hebegantocrumple（弄

皱）the33.Hethenaskedtheaudience,"34stillwantsit?”Stillthehands

went35intheair.

“What36Ido由is?”Heasked,andhe37itontheground,and

startedtosteponit.He38itup.Nowthebillwas39andcrumpled.uNow

whostillwantsit?”Stillthehandswentup.

“Myfriends,“Hecontinued,"Youhaveall40agoodlesson.Nomatter41

Ididtothemoney,youstillwanteditbecausethebilldidnotloseits42.Itwasstill

worth$20.Manytimesinour43,wearedropped,crumpled,andsteppedon,

becausewesometimes44wrongdecisions,orwemay45withsomething

wedonot46.Whenthathappens,wefeeldepressedandthinkweare47.Butin

factnomatterwhathashappenedorwhatwillhappen,youwillneverloseyourvalue.

Theworthofourlifecomesnot48whatwedoorwhomweknow,butinwho

weare!Don'tforget'theworthofathingdoesnotdependonitsoutside49,buton

itsinnervalue/Thisisthe50oflife.

31.A.20dollarB.20dollarsC.20-dollarsD.20-dollar

32.A.risenB.putC.raisedD.held

33.A.billB.groundC.moneyD.finger

34.A.SomebodyB.NobodyC.AnybodyD.You

35.A.upB.downC.aboveD.below

36.A.shouldB.canC.ifD.whether

37.A.takeB.droppedC.fellD.put

38.A.showedB.liftedC.putD.picked

39.A.goodB.cleanC.largeD.dirty

40.A.gaveB.learnedC.haveD.take

41.A.thatB.howC.whatD.why

42.A.valueB.priceC.effectDpart

43.A.studiesB.workC.fieldsD.lives

44.A.doB.makeC.giveD.take

45.A.meetB.dealC.talkD.get

46.A.likeB.hopeC.wishD.expect

47.A.worthlessB.weakC.poorD.careless

48.A.fromB.inC.aboutD.at

49.A.beautyB.faceC.looksD.image

50.A.lessonB.truthC.sayingD.story

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

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