2023年全国甲卷高考英语真题(含答案)

2023年全国甲卷高考英语真题及答案

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂

到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分1.5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选项。

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.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthebookstore.B.Intheregisteroffice.C.Inthedormbuilding.

2.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Sunny.B.Cloudy.C.Rainy.

3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodoontheweekend?

A.Dosomegardening.B.Haveabarbecue.C.Gofishing.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anewoffice.B.Achangeoftheirjobs.C.Aformercolleague.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutAndrew?

A.He'soptimistic.B.He'sactive.C.He'sshy.

第二节（共15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。听每段对话或独白前，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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewomandislike?

A.Thebedroom.B.Thesittingroom.C.Thekitchen.

7.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydonext?

A.Gotoanotheragency.B.Seesomeotherflats.C.Visittheneighbours.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisthemandoing?

A.He'smakingaphonecall.

B.He'schairingameeting.

C.He'shostingaprogram.

9.WhatmakesMrs.JohnsonworriedaboutherdaughterinAfrica?

A.Lackofmedicalsupport.

B.Inconvenienceofcommunication.

C.Poortransportationsystem.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatpositiondoesthemanapplyfor?

A.Asalesperson.B.Anengineer.C.Anaccountant.

11.Whichaspectofthecompanyappealstotheman?

A.Thecompanyculture.B.Thefreeaccommodations.C.Thecompetitivepay.

12.Whatisdifficultforthemantodealwith?

A.Interpersonalrelationships.B.Quality-quantitybalance.C.Unplanned

happenings.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowdoesRobertsoundwhenspeakingofhisbeingawriter?

A.Hopeful.B.Grateful.C.Doubtful.

14.WhatwasRobertlikebeforehewas9yearsold?

A.Hehadwildimagination.B.Heenjoyedsports.C.Helovedscience.

15.WhatdidRobert?sfatherdo?

A.Ateacher.B.Acoach.C.Alibrarian.

16.WhathelpedRobertbecomeawriter?

A.Writingdaily.B.Listeningtostories.C.Readingextensively.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WherewasOpenTchaikovskyCompetitionheldin1986?

A.InMoscow.B.InChelyabinsk.C.InBerlin.

18.WhatdoesMaximsayaboutthecompetitionheattendedat10?

A.Itinspiredmanyyoungmusicians.

B.Itwasthemusiceventofhisdreams.

C.Itwasalife-changingexperience.

19.Whichkindofmusicaretheyoungplayersrequiredtoplay?

A.Rockmusic.B.Popmusic.C.Classicalmusic.

20.WhatdoesMaximvaluemostinyoungplayers'performance?

A.Expressiveness.B.Smoothness.C.Completeness.

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

WheretoEatinBangkok

Bangkokisahighlydesirabledestinationforfoodlovers.Ithasaseemingly

bottomlesswellofdiningoptions.Herearesomesuggestionsonwheretostartyour

Bangkokeatingadventure.

Nahm

OfferingThaifinedining.NahmprovidesthebestofBangkokculinary（烹饪

的）experiences.It'stheonlyThairrestaurantthatranksamongthetop10ofthe

word's50bestrestaurantslist.HeadChefDavidThompson,whoreceivedaMichelin

starforhisLoodon-basedThairestaurantofthesamename,openedthisbranchin

theMetropolitanHotelin2010.

IssaysStameseClub

IssayaSiameseClubisintematoionallyknownThaicheflanKittichai?sfirst

flagshipBangkokrestaurant.Themenuinthisbeautifulcolonialhouseincludes

traditionalThaicuisinecombinedwithmoderncookingmethods.

Bo.tan

Bo.tanhasbeenmakingwavesinBangkok?sculinarysencesinceitopenedin

2009.Servinghard-to-findThaidishesinanelegantatmosphere,therestaurantis

truetoThaicuisine'sroots,yetstillmanagestoaddaspecialtwist.Thisplace

isgoodforacandlelitdinneroraworkmeetingwithcolleagueswhoappreciatefine

food.Forthoseextremelyhungrythere'salargesetmenu.

Gaggan

Earningfirstplaceonthelates"Asia's50bestrestaurants,,list,

progressiveIndianrestaurantGagganisoneofthemostexcitingvenues（场所）to

arriveinBangkokinrecentyears.Thebesttableinthistwo-storycolonialThai

homeoffersawindowrightintothekitchen,whereyoucanseechefGagganandhis

staffinaction.Culinarytheateratitsbest.

1.WhatdoNahmandIssayaSiameseClubhaveincommon?

A.Theyadoptmoderncookingmethods.B.TheyhavebranchesinLondon.

C.Theyhavetop-classchefs.D.Theyarebasedinhotels.

2.Whichrestaurantoffersalargesetmenu?

A.Gaggan.B.Bo.tan.C.IssayaSiameseClub.D.Nahm.

3.WhatisspecialaboutGaggan?

A.IthiresstafffromIndia.B.Itputsonaplayeveryday.

C.Itserveshard-to-findlocaldishes.D.Itshowsthecookingprocessto

guests.

B

TerriBoltonisadabhandwhenitcomestoDIY(do-it-yourself).Skilledat

puttingupshelvesandpiecingtogetherfurniture,sheneverpayssomeoneelseto

doajobshecandoherself.

ShecreditstheseskillstoherlategrandfatherandbuilderDerekLloyd.From

theageofsix,Terri,now26,accompaniedDerektoworkduringherschoolholidays.

Aday'sworkwasrewardedwith£5inpocketmoney.Shesays:"I'msureIwasn't

muchofahelptostartwithpaintingtheroomsandputtingdowntheflooring

throughoutthehouse.Ittookweeksandiswasbackbreakingwork,butIknowhewas

proudofmyskills.”

Terri,whonowrentsabhousewithfriendsinWandsworth,SouthWestLondon,says

DIYalsosavesherfromlosinganydepositwhenatenancy(租期)comestoanend.

Sheadds:"I'vemovedhousemanytimesandIalwaysliketopersonalisemyroom

andputuppictures.So,it'sbeenusefultoknowhowtocoverupholesandrepaint

aroomtoavoidanychargeswhenI'vemovedout.”

WithmillionsofpeoplelikelytotakeonDIYprojectsoverthatcomingweeks,

newresearchshowsthatmorethanhalfofpeopleareplanningtomakethemostof

thelong,warmsummerdaystogetjobsdone.Theaveragespendperprojectwillbe

around£823.Twothirdsofpeopleaimtoimprovetheircomfortwhileathome.Two

fifthwishtoincreasethevalueoftheirhouse.ThoughDIYhastraditionallybeen

seenasmalehobby,theresearchshowsitiswomennowleadingthecharge.

4.Whichisclosestinmeaningto“adabhand“inparagraph1?

A.Anartist.B.Awinner.C.Aspecialist.D.A

pioneer.

5.WhydidTerri,sgrandfathergiveher£5aday?

A.Forabirthdaygift.B.Asatreatforherwork.

C.TosupportherDIYprojects.D.Toencouragehertotakeupa

hobby.

6.HowdidTerriavoidlosingthedepositonthehousesherented?

A.Bymakingitlooklikebefore.B.Byfurmishingitherself.

C.Bysplittingtherentwitharoommate,D.Bycancellingtherental

agreement.

7.WhattrendinDIYdoestheresearchshow?

A.Itisbecomingmorecostly.B.Itisgettingmore

time-consuming.

C.Itisturningintoaseasonalindustry.D.Itisgainingpopularityamong

females.

C

Iwasabout13whenanunclegavemeacopyofJosteinGaarder,sSophie'sWorld.

Itwasfullofideasthatwerenewtome,soIspentthesummerwithmyheadinand

outofthatbook.Itspoketomeandbroughtmeintoaworldofphilosophy（哲学）.

ThatloveforphilosophylasteduntilIgottocollege.Nothingkillsthelove

forphilosophyfasterthanpeoplewhothinktheyunderstandFoucault,Baudrillard,

orConfuciusbetterthanyou一andthentrytoexplainthem.

Ericweiner,sTheSocratesExpress:InSearchofLifeLessonsfromDead

Philosophersreawakenedmyloveforphilosophy.Itisnotanexplanation,butan

invitationtothinkandexperiencephilosophy.

Weinerstartseachchapterwithasceneonatrainridebetweencitiesandthen

frameseachphilosopher'sworkinthecontext（背景）ofonethingtheycanhelp

usdobetter.TheendresultisareadinwhichwelearntowonderlikeSocrates,

seelikeThoreau,listenlikeSchopenhauer,andhavenoregretslikeNietzsche.This,

morethanabookaboutundestandingphilosophy,isabookabourlearningtouse

philosophytoimprovealife.

Hemakesphilosophicalthoughtanappealingexercisethatimprovesthequality

ofourexperiences,andhedoessowithplentyofhumor.Weinerentersinto

conversationwithsomeofthemostimportantphilosophersinhistory,andhebecomes

partofthatcrowdintheprocessbydecoding（解读）theirmssagesandaddinghis

owninterpretation.

TheSocratesExpressisafun,sharpbookthatdrawsreadersinwithitsapparent

simplicityandgraduallypullsthemindeeperthoughtsondesire,loneliness,and

aging.Theinvitationisclear:Weinerwantsyoutopickupacoffeeorteaandsit

downwiththisbook.Iencourageyoutotakehisoffer.It'sworthyourtime,even

iftimeissomethingwedon'thavealotof.

8.Whoopenedthedoortophilosophyfortheauthor?

A.Foucault.B.EricWeiner.

C.JosteinGaarder.D.Acollegeteacher.

9.Whydoestheauthorlistgreatphilosophersinparagraph4?

A.TocompareWeinerwiththem.

B.Togiveexamplesofgreatworks.

C.Topraisetheirwritingskills.

D.TohelpreadersunderstandWeinersbook.

10.WhatdoestheauthorlikeaboutTheSocratesExpress

A.Itsviewsonhistoryarewell-presented.

B.Itsideascanbeappliedtodailylife.

C.Itincludescommentsfromreaders.

D.Itleavesanopenending.

11.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofWeinersbook?

A.Objectiveandplain.

B.Daringandambitious.

C.Seriousandhardtofollow.

D.Humorousandstraightforward.

D

Grizzlybears,whichmaygrowtoabout2.5mlongandweighover400kg,occupy

aconflictedcorneroftheAmericanpsyche-werevere（敬畏）themevenastheygive

usfrighteningdreams.Askthetouristsfromaroundtheworldthatfloodinto

YellowstoneNationalParkwhattheymosthopetosee,andtheiranswerisoftenthe

same:agrizzlybear.

“Grizzlybearsarere-occupyinglargeareasoftheirformerrange,“saysbear

biologistChrisServheen.Asgrizzlybearsexpandtheirrangeintoplaceswherethey

haven'tbeenseeninacenturyormore,they'reincreasinglybeingsightedby

humans.

ThewesternhalfoftheU.S.wasfullofgrizzlieswhenEuropeanscame,with

aroughnumberof50,000ormorelivingalongsideNativeAmericans.Bytheearly

1970s,aftercenturiesofcruelandcontinuoushuntingbysettlers,600to800

grizzliesremainedonamere2percentoftheirformerrangeintheNorthernRockies.

In1975,grizzlieswerelistedundertheEndangeredSpeciesAct.

Today,thereareabout2,000ormoregrizzlybearsintheU.S.Theirrecovery

hasbeensosuccessfulthattheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicehastwiceattempted

todelistgrizzlies,whichwouldloosenlegalprotectionsandallowthemtobehunted.

Botheffortswereoverturnedduetolawsuitsfromconservationgroups.Fornow,

grizzliesremainlisted.

Obviously,ifprecautions（预防）aren,ttaken,grizzliescanbecome

troublesome,sometimeskillingfarmanimalsorwalkingthroughyardsinsearchof

food.Ifpeopleremovefoodandattractantsfromtheiryardsandcampsites,grizzlies

willtypicallypassbywithouttrouble.Puttingelectricfencingaroundchicken

housesandotherfarmanimalquartersisalsohighlyeffectiveatgettinggrizzlies

away.uOurhopeistohaveaclean,attractant-freeplacewherebearscanpass

throughwithoutlearningbadhabits,“saysJamesJonkel,longtimebiologistwho

managesbearsinandaroundMissoula.

12.HowdoAmericanslookatgrizzlies?

A.Theycausemixedfeelingsinpeople.

B.Theyshouldbekeptinnationalparks.

C.Theyareofhighscientificvalue.

D.TheyareasymbolofAmericanculture.

13.Whathashelpedtheincreaseofthegrizzlypopulation?

ATheEuropeansettlers'behavior.

B.Theexpansionofbears,range.

C.Theprotectionbylawsince1975.

D.ThesupportofNativeAmericans.

14.WhathasstoppedtheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicefromdelistinggrizzlies?

A.Theoppositionofconservationgroups.

B.Thesuccessfulcomebackofgrizzlies.

C.Thevoiceofthebiologists.

D.Thelocalfarmers?advocates.

15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Foodshouldbeprovidedforgrizzlies.

B.Peoplecanliveinharmonywithgrizzlies.

C.Aspecialpathshouldbebuiltforgrizzlies.

D.Technologycanbeintroducedtoprotectgrizzlies.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2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。

TricksToBecomingAPatientPerson

Here'sariddle:Whatdotrafficjams,longlinesandwaitingforavacation

tostartallhaveincommon?There?soneanswer.16.

IntheDigitalAge,we'reusedtohavingwhatweneedimmediatelyandright

aiourfingertips.However,researchsuggeststhatifwepracticedpatience,we'd

beawholelotbetteroff.Hereareseveraltricks.

•Practicegratitude（感激）

Thankfulnesshasalotofbenefits:Researchshowsitmakesushappier,less

stressedandevenmoreoptimistic.17.uShowingthankfulnesscanfoster

self-control,“saidYeLi,researcherattheUniversityofCalifornia.

•Makeyourselfwait

Instantgratification（满足）mayseemlikethemost“feelgood"optionatthe

timebutpsychologyresearchsuggestswaitingforthingsactuallymakesushappier

inthelongrun.Andtheonlywayforustogetintothehabitofwaitingistopractice.

18.Putoffwatchingyourfavoriteshowuntiltheweekendorwait10extra

minutesbeforegoingforthatcake.You'11soonfindthatthemorepatienceyou

practice,themoreyoustarttoapplyittoother,moreannoyingsituations.

・19.

Somanyofushavethebeliefthatbeingcomfortabelistheonlystatewewill

tolerate,andwhenweexperiencesomethingoutsideofourcomfortzone,weget

impatientaboutthecircumstances.Youshouldlearntosaytoyourself,

“20."You'11thengraduallybecomemorepatient.

A.Findyourcauses

B.Startwithsmalltasks

C.Accepttheuncomfortable

D.Allthisaddsuptoastateofhurry

E.Itcanalsohelpuspracticemorepatience

F.Thisismerelyuncomfortable,notintolerable

G.They'reallsituationswherewecouldusealittleextrapatience

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题：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。

Manyyearsago,IboughtahouseintheGarfagnana,wherewestillgoeverysummer.

Thefirsttimewe21there,weheardthechugchug-chugofamotorbike22

itswaydownthehilltowardus.Itwas23calledMario,comingto24

usaboxcontainingsometormatoesandabottleofwine.Itwasaverynice25

forhimtomake.Butwhenwelookedatthetomatoes,wewere26becausethey

weresomisshapen:notatalllikethenice,round,27thingsyougetina

supermarket.Andthewinewascloudy,inafunnyoldbottlewithnolabel（标签）

onit.Thesecan'tbeany28,wethought.Butwewere29hiskindness,

sowe30them.

Whatwediscoveredisthatit's31tojudgewhatyoueatonlybyits

32.Thosetomatoeshad33thatremindedmeoftheonesmyuncleused

togrowwhenIwasachild.Nowadayssupermarkettomatoes34perfectbuttaste

ofwater.Nobody,sgoingtohavea35memoryofthose.It'sasurprisethey

haven'tmanagedtogrowsquareonessothattheycan36themeasily.Mario?s

winemayhavebeencloudyandcomeoutofanoldbottle,butitwas37.

It'sgoodtoeatthingsatthecorrecttime,whenthey're38,andas

closeaspossibletowheretheywere39.WhatMariohad__40uswasthe

tasteoftheGarfagnana.

21.A.waitedB.metC.campedD.stayed

22.A.makingB.searchingC.squeezingD.

feeling

23.A.customerB.neighborC.relativeD.

passenger

24.A.lendB.sendC.bringD.show

25.A.choiceB.commentC.promiseD.

gesture

26.A.worriedB.movedC.thrilledD.bored

27.A.simpleB.realC.shinyD.fun

28.A.moreB.goodC.newD.easy

29.A.sympathetictoB.thankfulforC.cautiousaboutD.

interestedin

30.A.triedB.soldC.returnedD.mixed

31.A.unnecessaryB.uncertainC.unwiseD.

unusual

32.A.appearanceB.qualityC.originD.price

33.A.sizeB.shapeC.colorD.taste

34.A.smellB.lookC.becomeD.work

35.A.happyB.vividC.shortD.vague

36.A.cleanB.checkC.countD.pack

37.A.perfectB.usefulC.convenientD.

familiar

38.A.onviewB.onsaleC.inseasonD.inneed

39.A.finishedB.storedC.foundD.grown

40.A.cookedB.givenC.boughtD.told

第二节(共10小题:每小题L5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavetoldfables(寓言)41(teach)alesson

ortopassonwisdom.Fableswerepartoftheoraltraditionofmanyearlycultures,

andthewell-knownAesop,sfablesdatetothe42(six)century,B.C.Yet,

theformofthefablestillhasvaluestoday,43RachelCarsonsaysin"A

FableforTomorrow

Carsonusesasimple,directstylecommontofable.Infact,herstyleandtone

(口吻)areseeminglydirectedatchildren."Therewasonceatownintheheartof

America,44alllifeseemedtoenjoypeacefulexistencewithis

surroundings,“herfablebegins,45(borrow)somefamiliarwordsfrommany

age-oldfables.Behindthesimplestyle,however,isaseriousmessage46

(intend)foreveryone.

47(difference)fromtraditionalfables,Carson,sstoryendswithan

accusationinsteadofamoral.Shewarnsoftheenvironmentaldangersfacingsociety,

andsheteachesthatpeoplemusttakeresponsibility48savingtheir

environment.

Thethemesoftaditionalfablesoftendealwithsimpletruthsabouteveryday

life.However,Cason'sthemeisamoreweighty49（warn）aboutenvironmental

destruction.Carsonprovesthatasimplelyricformthathasbeenpasseddownthrough

theagescanstill50（employ）todaytodrawattentiontoimportanttruths.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共W小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修以你同桌写的以下作文。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（A）,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11处起）不计分。

Iusedtoafraidofinsects,butlastFriday'sbiologyclassmakeabigchange

inme.Inthatclass,MissZhao,ourbiologyteacher,showedweinsectsonstamps.

Thebees,butterflyandmanyotherinsectslookedlovelyandbeautifullyonthe

stamps.MissZhaotoldusthenamesoftheinsectsordescribedtheirlivinghabits.

Sheevenplayedsomerecordingsoftheirsinging,whatwasfun.Now,I'vecometo

lovethoseofsmalllivingthings.Intheevening,whenItakethewalkintheschool

garden,thesingingofinsectsbecomemoremeaningfultome.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.你们学校正举办主题为“用英文讲中国故事”的征文活动。请你以一位中国历史人物为

题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1.人物简介及事迹；

2.意义或启示。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.题目已为你写好。

参考答案

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂

到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题;每小题L5分，满分1.5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选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有1。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.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthebookstore.B.Intheregisteroffice.C.Inthedormbuilding.

2.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Sunny.B.Cloudy.C.Rainy.

3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodoontheweekend?

A.Dosomegardening.B.Haveabarbecue.C.Gofishing.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anewoffice.B.Achangeoftheirjobs.C.Aformercolleague.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutAndrew?

A.He'soptimistic.B.He'sactive.C.He'sshy.

第二节（共15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。听每段对话或独白前，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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewomandislike?

A.Thebedroom.B.Thesittingroom.C.Thekitchen.

7.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydonext?

A.Gotoanotheragency.B.Seesomeotherflats.C.Visittheneighbours.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisthemandoing?

A.He'smakingaphonecall.

BHe'schairingameeting.

C.He'shostingaprogram.

9.WhatmakesMrs.JohnsonworriedaboutherdaughterinAfrica?

A.Lackofmedicalsupport.

B.Inconvenienceofcommunication.

C.Poortransportationsystem.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatpositiondoesthemanapplyfor?

A.Asalesperson.B.Anengineer.C.Anaccountant.

11.Whichaspectofthecompanyappealstotheman?

A.Thecompanyculture.B.Thefreeaccommodations.C.Thecompetitivepay.

12.Whatisdifficultforthemantodealwith?

A.Interpersonalrelationships.B.Quality-quantitybalance.C.Unplanned

happenings.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowdoesRobertsoundwhenspeakingofhisbeingawriter?

A.Hopeful.B.Grateful.C.Doubtful.

14.WhatwasRobertlikebeforehewas9yearsold?

A.Hehadwildimagination.B.Heenjoyedsports.C.Helovedscience.

15.WhatdidRobert'sfatherdo?

A.Ateacher.B.Acoach.C.Alibrarian.

16.WhathelpedRobertbecomeawriter?

A.Writingdaily.B.Listeningtostories.C.Readingextensively.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WherewasOpenTchaikovskyCompetitionheldin1986?

A.InMoscow.B.InChelyabinsk.C.InBerlin.

18WhatdoesMaximsayaboutthecompetitionheattendedat10?

A.Itinspired