Unit1CulturalHeritage单元测评习题含解析新人教版必修第二册

第一单元测评

（时间：120分钟满分：150分）

第一部分听力（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.Whatisthetimenow?

A.4:40.B.5:00.C.5:20.

2.Howwillthewomanhelptheman?

A.Bywritingachemistrypaper.

B.Byfindingsomeinformation.

C.Bygivinghimanewspaper.

3.Whatwillthemandoat4:00?

A.Takeatest.

B.Haveaclass.

C.Visitadoctor.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.ThewomanJsideaisnotpractical.

B.Thewomanshouldstartherowntourcompany.

C.Thewomanshouldfindherownapartment.

5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inahotel.

B.Inahospital.

C.Inarestaurant.

第二节（共15小题;每小题L5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至8题。

6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Stealing.B.Killing.C.Robbing.

7.Whatdoestheguylooklike?

A.Hewearsaredjacket.

B.Hehaslongblondhair.

C.Hehasascar（疤）onhisforehead.

8.Whoisthemanspeakerprobably?

A.Alawyer.

B.Apoliceofficer.

C.Acaf6owner.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Thebuildingofabridge.

B.Thesportfacilities（设施）ofaschool.

C.Thebuildingofacitypark.

10.Whyisthemanagainsttheideaofhavingoutdoortenniscourts?

A.Itisn'tpopularhere.

B.Thereisalimitofusers.

C.Itcan'tbeusedinbadweather.

11.Whatdothetwospeakersagreetobuild?

A.Adancestudio.

B.Achildren,spool.

C.Basketballcourts.

听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12.Whenwasthepartyheld?

A.OnFriday.

B.OnSaturday.

C.OnSunday.

13.Whatdidthemanenjoyattheparty?

A.Thefood.

B.Thecomputergames.

C.Themusic.

14.Howdidthemangohomeaftertheparty?

A.Hewalkedhome.

B.Hetookabushome.

C.Hedrovehome.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whatwasbuiltrecentlyinthecity?

A.Abridge.

B.Aschool.

C.Apool.

16.Whenshouldthecitygovernmentfixtheproblem?

A.Rightaway.

B.Inafewyears.

C.Thenexttimeitrains.

17.Whyisthewomanangry?

A.Shecan'trunforoffice.

B.Thebridgeworkersaretoolazy.

C.Cityleadersaretakingmoneyawayfromschools.

听第10段材料•，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdoesthespeakerlikedoingatairports?

A.Tellingstories.

B.Readingmagazines.

C.Watchingpeople.

19.Whatdidthespeakerlearnfromthenewspaperthatday?

A.Amanstolemoneyfromabank.

B.Avaluablesuitcasewasmissing.

C.Awomanranawayfromhome.

20.Whywasthewomanattheairport?

A.ShewasleavingforGreece.

B.Shewastravellingonbusiness.

C.Shewasseeingthemanoff.

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

Oneyear,acollegeintheUnitedStatesannouncedthatitwouldofferalotof

moneyforthepurewhitemarigold（金盏花）.Thehighrewardattractedsomanypeople,but

inthenature,besidesgolden,themarigoldisbrown,anditisnoteasytogetthewhite

one.Soaftertheywereexcitedforatime,manypeoplehadforgottentheannouncement.

Onenormaldayafter20years,thecollegereceivedaletterand100seedsofpure

whitemarigold.Itwasanoldwomanofover70yearsold.Someexpertsinthecollege

doubtedit,butinordernottoletherdown,thoseseedsfinallytookroot（根）inthe

earth.Themiracleappearedafteroneyear;thefieldwascoveredbypurewhite

marigold.

Therefore,theoldwomanwhowasalwaysunknowntothepublicbecameanewfocus.

Theoldwomanwasaflower-lover.Whenshereadtheannouncement20yearsago,she

gotveryexcitedlikeothers.Buthereightchildrenweretotallyagainsther

decision.Afterall,awomanwhoneverknewtheseedgenetics（遗传学）couldn,t

completewhattheexpertscouldneverdo,soherthoughtwasonlyadaydream.

Still,theoldwomandidn,tchangehermindandwentonworking.Sheplantedsome

ofthemostcommonseedsandtookgoodcareofthem.Ayearlater,whenthemarigold

cameout,shechoseonefaintest（最暗淡的）fromthosegoldenandbrownflowersand

gotthebestseed.Thenextyear,sheagaingrewthemandchose...Dayafterday,year

afteryear,throughmanyseasons,theoldwomanJshusbanddied,herchildrenflew

far,andalotofthingshappenedinherlife,butonlythewishtogrowthepurewhite

marigoldtookrootinherheart.

Finally,after20yearsonthedayweallknow,inthegardenshesawa

marigold,whichwasnearlywhite,butaswhiteassilverorsnow.

Aproblemevenexpertscouldn,tdealwithwassolvedbyanoldwomanwhodidn't

understandgenetics.Wasitamiracle（奇迹）？

Totakerootintheheart,eventhemostcommonseed,cangrowintoamiracle!

21.Accordingtothepassage,themarigoldisunusual.

A.whiteB.purple

C.brownD.golden

22.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.

A.thechildrendidn'tagreeontheirmother'sdecision

B.thewomanneededthegreatrewardforherbigfamily

C.theexpertsalsosucceededingrowingthewhitemarigold

D.thewomantookgoodcareoftheflowersinsteadofherfamily

23.Thewomansuccessfullygrewthewhitemarigoldatlastbecauseshe.

A.wasluckierthanexperts

B.putherheartintoflowers

C.gotsupportfromherfamily

D.studiedtheseedgeneticswell

24.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.thedifficultiesofgettingthewhitemarigold

B.thepossibilityofgoingbeyondexperts

C.theunforgettabledevelopmentofmarigold

D.theimportanceofholdingontodreams

B

Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenit

rains,butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain.Its

firstusewasasashadeagainstthesun!Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,butthe

umbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese

intheeleventhcenturyBCE.

WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.And

therewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonour.Inthe

FarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybythoseinhigh

office.

InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.Andthe

umbrellawascommonlyusedinancientGreece.Butitisbelievedthatthefirstpersons

inEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.

DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.Thenit

appearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitwasconsidered

asasymbolofpower.By1680,theumbrellaappearedinFranceandlaterinEngland.

Bytheeighteenthcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostof

Europe.Umbrellasdidnotchangemuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheybecame

muchlighterinweight.Itwasn'tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen?sumbrellas

begantobemadeinawholevarietyofcolours.

25.Accordingtothispassage,theumbrellawasprobablyfirstusedinancient.

A.ChinaB.Egypt

C.GreeceD.Rome

26.InEurope,theumbrellawasfirstusedagainsttherain.

A.duringtheMiddleAges

B.bytheeighteenthcentury

C.inancientRome

D.inancientGreece

27.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.whenandhowtheumbrellawasinvented

B.whytheumbrellawassopopularinEurope

C.thedevelopmentoftheumbrella

D.thehistoryanduseoftheumbrella

C

WhatkilledKingTut?llistoriansandscientistshavelongbelievedthatancient

Egypt'smostfamouskingwasprobablymurdered.Butarecentscientificstudyclaims

tohavefoundadifferentanswertothismorethan3,300-year-oldmystery.Ateamof

researchersnowsaythatKingTut,theboyruler,diedofcomplications（并发症）from

abrokenleg.

Tut'sfullnamewasTutankhamun.Hewasjust9yearsoldwhenhebecametheruler

ofEgypt.Histreasure-filledtombwasdiscoveredalmostacenturyago.Itwasfilled

withroyalriches,includingasolid-goldcoffin,agoldmask,andpilesofjewelry.

UnfortunatelyTutdiedattheageof19.ManyexpertshavethoughtthatTutwas

killedbyoneofhisadvisers,namedAy,whowantedtobeking.Butthankstoamajor

modernscienceproject,itseemsAyisinnocent.

ResearcherssetouttosolvethemysteryofKingTut'sdeathbyusingthetools

ofscience,includingDNAtestsandelectronicscansofhismummy（木乃伊）.Scientist

CarstenPuschconductedthetestsonTutforthenewstudy.Hethinksabrokenleg

contributedtotheyoungking,sdeath.

Morethan100walkingstickswerefoundinKingTut'stomb.Thissupportsthe

team,sfindings.Buthowcouldapersondiefromasimplebrokenleg?

PuschalsofoundDNAevidenceinTut'sbodythatindicateshehadmalaria（疟

疾），adiseasecarriedbymosquitoes.Malariaseverelyweakenstheimmunesystem.

Puschandhisfellowresearchersbelievethemalariaandthebonediseasetogether

causedtheking,sfracture（骨折）tobecomedeadly.Finally,theyoungkingwasjust

tooweaktorecover.Soeffectsofthediseasecombinedwiththebadluckofabroken

bone-notajealousadviser-arelikelytherealcausesofKingTut'sdeath.

28.Ithaslongbeenbelievedbyhistoriansandscientiststhat

A.KingTutwastheyoungestrulerintheworldhistory

B.KingTutwastherichestrulerinthehistoryofEgypt

C.KingTutwasmurderedbyoneofhisadvisers

D.KingTutwaspoisonedbyoneofhisservants

29.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.

A.thekinghadbeendeadfor3,300years

B.thekingwasburiedgrandly

C.thekingwasbornwithabadimmunesystem

D.theking'sbodywaswellkeptinthetomb

30.ResearchersuncoveredthemysteryofKingTut'sdeathby

A.testingtheking,simmunesystem

B.studyingthewalkingsticksfoundinthetomb

C.performingexperimentsonmosquitoes

D.applyingDNAtestsandelectronicscantechnology

31.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout.

A.adifferentanswertoKingTut'sdeath

B.afamousboykinginancientEgypt

C.atreasure-filledtombdiscoveredinEgypt

D.ateamofresearchersstudyingancienttombs

D

Nooneknowsexactlywhenjazzwasinvented,orbywhom.Butitissaidthatit

beganintheearly1900s.Jazzisanewkindofmusic,forAmericaandtheworld,and

NewOrleansisitsbirthplace.

Whowerethejazzpioneers?Mostwereblacks.Thismusicwasnotwrittendown,and

atfirstonlyblacksplayedit.Itwashardforwhitemusicianstolearnthenew

style.Butsoonthey,too,wereplayingjazz.

Thepopularityofthismusicspread.FromNewOrleans,ittravelledupthe

MississippitoChicago,thentoKansasCityandNewYork.Bythe1920s,thereweremany

jazzmusicians,bothblackandwhite.Manyofthemwerefamous.Onemanwasbetterthan

therest.HisnamewasLouisArmstrong.

LouisArmstrongwasabornmusician,liewasnotonlytalentedbutalso

hard-working.Healsohadagoodsenseofhumourandabig,good-naturedsmile.These

personalqualitieswerevaluableinhisrisetofame.Afterhebecamefamous,he

travelledaroundtheworld.ItseemedthateveryonewantedtohearLouisplay.Butlife

wasnotalwayseasy,especiallyatthebeginning.

LouisArmstrongwasbornin1900inNewOrleans.Hisfatherneverwenttoschool

andhismothercouldhardlyread.WhenLouiswasstillakid,hisparentsseparated,and

Louislivedwithhismother.Howhardtheirlifewascanreadilybeimagined.Andyet

Louissmiledthrougheverything.Helaterwrote,“Mywholelifehasbeen

happiness.LifewasthereformeandIacceptedit.Whateverhappenedhasbeenbeautiful

tome.Iloveeverybody.”

32.Whatcanweknowexactlyfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Whoinventedjazz.

B.Whenjazzwasinvented.

C.Wherejazzwasinvented.

D.Whyjazzwasinvented.

33.Theunderlinedword"they”inParagraph2refersto.

A.newstyles

B.jazzpioneers

C.blackmusicians

D.whitemusicians

34.WhatmadeLouisArmstrongbecomethebestjazzmusician?

A.Uisfamilybackground.

B.Histalentandhardwork.

C.Uisgoodsenseofhumour.

D.Hisbig,good-naturedsmiles.

35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thedevelopmentofjazz.

B.TheinfluenceofjazzonAmericans.

C.TheachievementsofLouisArmstrong.

D.Thedevelopmentofjazzanditsbestmusician.

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。

Whatisyourfavouritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orangeandred?36Doyou

prefergrayandblue?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwou1dratherfollowthan

lead.Youtendtobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andthey

shouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolour

preference,aswellastheeffectthatcolourshaveonhumanbeings.37Ifyou

happentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoon

asyoucouldseeclearly.

38Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthan

adarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.

39AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmore

suicides（自杀）thananyotherbridgeinthearea-untilitwasrepaintedgreen.The

numberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply.Perhapsitwouldhavefalleneven

moreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.

40Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhave

feweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.

A.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.

B.Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavouritecolourasgrow

up一wearebornwithourpreference.

C.Theroomsarepaintedindifferentcoloursasyoulike.

D.Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,people

andexcitement.

E.Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.

F.Lifeislikeapictureorapoem,fullofdifferentcolours.

G.Coloursdoinfluenceourmoods一thereisnodoubtaboutit.

第三部分语言知识应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节供20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，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。

YesterdaywasMotherJsDay.Unfortunately,mymotherwasnotamongthemanyhappy

mothers,asIcouldn,tvisitherthisyear.Imadea41onthephonethatIwould

gotoseeherassoonaspossible.

Mymotheralwayssaysthatkidsdon'tneedto42anationaldaytosaythey

lovetheirmums.However,IrememberoneyearI43callingheronthatveryday,and

thenextmorningsheranguptocomplainaboutit.

Ifyou44Thailand,youcouldhearthesentimental（伤感的）songsabout

mothers'greatestloveplayingin45placesaweekbeforethe

holiday.Schools,especially,areplacesthattakethisdayvery46,Backinmy

teenageyears,I47therewasonceaMotherJsDaysinging48andmyfriend

representedtheschool.ShewassoemotionalwhilesingingthefamoussongonMother's

Day49"KahNamNom”thatshealmostdidn,tfinishthesong.

However,herdeepconnectiontothesonghelpedherto50thirdprize.After

thecontest,Iaskedherwhyshewassoemotional51thesong.Shetoldmethat

whileshewassinging,suddenlyshehadthe52thatonedayhermotherwouldno

longerbewithherandeverywordinthesongbecame53.EverytimeIhearthis

song,it'snotmymotherwho54tomymindbuta55ofmyfriendcryingwith

amicrophoneinherhand.Theimage56vividtoday.

Lastweek,acolleague57anexperiencewithme-everyyearonMother?s

Day,shehastoattenda58ceremonyatherdaughter'sschool.Everyyearthe

teachersinvite59totheschoolforabiggatheringinwhichstudentspay60

withflowergarlands（花环）.Shesaidthattheeventwasfilledwiththesobbingsounds

mixedwithMother'sDayanthems.

41.A.remarkB.promise

C.practiceD.suggestion

42.A.longforB.turnto

C.waitforD.referto

43.A.missedB.tried

C.regrettedD.avoided

44.A.visitB.like

C.leaveD.hate

45.A.secretB.public

C.largeD.possible

46.A.strangelyB.carelessly

C.seriouslyD.kindly

47.A.rememberB.think

C.doubtD.wonder

48.A.programB.activity

C.competitionD.show

49.A.calledB.designed

C.madeD.created

50.A.assistB.place

C.winD.adopt

51.A.inB.except

C.besidesD.about

52.A.dutyB.gift

C.ideaD.habit

53.A.interestingB.heartbreaking

C.delightingD.puzzling

54.A.hitsB.comes

C.occursD.catches

55.A.pictureB.guess

C.partD.drawing

56.A.developsB.controls

C.remainsD.increases

57.A.comparedB.shared

C.providedD.filled

58.A.commonB.special

C.seriousD.rare

59.A.friendsB.fathers

C.studentsD.mothers

60.A.respectB.attention

C.satisfactionD.manners

第二节供10小题;每小题1.5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。

ChineseproverbsarerichandtheyarestillwidelyusedinChinesepeople's

dailylife.61.theseproverbsthereareofteninterestingstories.For

example,theproverb,“pluckingupacrop62.(help)itgrow”,isbased

onthefollowingstory.

ItissaidthatashorttemperedmanintheSongDynasty(960—1279)wasvery

anxioustohelp63.ricecropgrowupquickly.Hewasthinkingabout64.

dayandnight.Butthecropwasgrowingmuchslowerthanheexpected.

Oneday,hecameupwithanidea65.hewouldpluckupallofhiscrop

afewinches.Hedidsothenextday.

Hewasverytired66.doingthisforawholeday,67.he

feltveryhappysincethecropdid“grow”68.(high).

Hissonheardaboutthisandwenttoseethecrop.Unfortunatelytheleavesof

thecropbegantowither.

Thisproverbissayingwehavetoletthingsgointheir69.(nature)

course.Beingtooanxioustohelpaneventdevelopoften70.(result)in

thecontrarytoourintention.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分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(八)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)画掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线,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。

Mymotherisateacher,andsheisalsoagreatmother.Shetriestodothatshe

canhelpmewithmystudyandmylife.Sheoftentellsmetoworkhardlyandtobe

honest.Withouthishelp,Ican'tgrowhealthily.Mymotherisverybusy.Butevery

morning,shegetsupearlytomakebreakfast.Shetakesgoodcaringofme.Onemidnight,I

haveahighfever.Shewasveryworryingandtookmetothehospitalatonceandwas

stayedwithmeallthetime.Twodayslater,Iwasfeelingbetterbutshefellill.I

wastrulysorrywiththat.Formymother,I'11domybesttobethegoodchild.If11

loveherforever.

第二节书面表达(满分25分)

文化古迹是否需要对民众开放,众说纷纭,有人支持,有人反对,你班就此进行了一场讨

论。请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文发表在你校的英语校报上。

支持者认为：

1.了解历史、传统文化及风俗习惯等；

2.具有教育功能；

3.有利于当地的文化产业的发展。

反对者认为：

1.损害文化遗产；

2.只顾利益,忽视文化保护。

你的观点:……

注意：1.词数100左右;

2.文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Nowadays,somepeopleholdtheopinionthatculturalrelicsshouldbeopentothe

public.Butothershaveanegativeattitude.

Someholdtheviewthatopeningculturalrelicsisagoodway_

答案：

附:听力原文

(Textl)

M:I'mgoingtovisitmybrotherinSeattle.Itoldhimtomeetmeattheairportat

5:00.See,weJ11reachthereverysoon.

W:Yes,in20minutes.

(Text2)

M:Ireallyneedyourhelponmychemistrypaper.

W:OK,11helpyouwiththesearch,butafterthatyou'reonyourown.

(Text3)

M:ProfessorGoodwin,Iwasn'tinclassyesterdaybecauseIhadacold.Couldyougive

meamake-uptest?

W:Ofcourse.Cometomyofficeatfouro'clock,andwe'11doitthen.

(Text4)

W:I'mthinkingofstartingmyowntourcompany.

M:Tourcompany?Butyoucan'tfindyourwaytoyourownapartment!

(Text5)

M:Canyoubillmelater?

W:I'msorry,Ican't.You'reanewpatient,sothefeeforthefirstexaminationis

duenow.Youcanpayincash,bycreditcardorbycheck.

M:Well,0Kthen.

(Text6)

W:Someoneysjuststolenmypurse.IleftitonthistablewhileIwenttothe

restroom...andwhenIcameback,Isawaguyrunningoutofthecafe.Hewasabout17

withshortblondhair.Inoticedhehadascaronhisforehead.

M:OK,madam.I'11callthepolicenow.ButI'mafraidwearenJtresponsibleforyour

lossalthoughittookplacehere.

W:Iknow.

(Text7)

W:Whatabouthavingaswimmingpool,adancestudio,outdoortenniscourts,and...

M:Iloldonaminute;youdon'tneedoutdoortenniscourts.Onlyfourpeoplecanuse

atenniscourt.Wouldn,titbebettertohavetwoall-weathersoccerfields?More

studentscanplay.

W:OK,solet'shavetheindoorcourtswhentheweather?sbad.Ithinkthereshould

beachildren,spoolaswellasaswimmingpool.

M:Well,Ithinkaswimmingpoolwillbeenough.Whatdoyouthinkabouthavingbasketball

courts?

W:Yes,wedefinitelyneedbasketballcourts.

(Text8)

M:Hi,Kim.Whydidn,tyoucometoAlex'sparty?

W:What?Buttheparty'stonight,isn,tit?

M:OhKim!Itwaslastnight!Saturday,notSunday!

W:Ican'tbelieveImissedit!Ohwell.Howwasit?

Iatealot.Alex'smummadesomegreatpizza.Andweplayedsomecomputer

games.Itooknointerestinthat.Andthemusicwasterrible.Butthecakewasamazing!

Itwasactuallytwocakes,oneontopoftheother.

W:Wow!Didthepartyfinishlate?

M:Ithinkso.IleftattenbutAlexsaidmostpeopledidn,tleaveuntilhalfpast

eleven.

W:Whydidyouleaveearly?

M:Myparentscouldn,tpickmeupandIdidn'twanttowalkhome.SoIhadtotake

thetenfifteenbushome.

(Text9)

W:Howcouldtheydothattoourchildren?

M:Whathappened?WhowouldhurtSamandErica?

W:Noonegothurtyet.I'mjustmadaboutthenewbridge.

M:Whatdoesthenewbridgehavetodowithourchildren?!thinkit'sanicebridge,by

theway.

W:Yeah,anicebridgethattakesmoneyfromourkids'education!Thecitygovernment

decidedtospendacertainamountofmoneyonthebridge.Butnowthey'vefoundout

thatthebridgehassomeproblems!Lastweek,wehadalotofrain,remember?Somebridge

workerssawpoolsofwaterinplaceswherethereshouldn,tbeany.Thewaterwill

affectthebridgeinafewyearsiftheydon'tfixitnow.So,thecitygovernment

hastospendmoremoney.Butthey'regoingtotakemoneyawayfromschools.Ican,t

believeit!

M:Whydon,tyourunforoffice?Thenyoucansolveourcity'sproblems.

W:Goodidea.IthinkIwill.

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M:Goodmorning,everybody.I'mgoingtosharewithyoumywritingexperiences.Iwatch

peoplealot.IdothatwhenItravel.I'vebeentomanycountriessuchasBritain,Italy

andSweden.SoIspendalotoftimeatairports.Whilewaitingformyflights,Iwatch

peoplepassingbyandstartmyimagination.Forexample,theotherday,whenIwas

waitingformyflighttoGreece,Isawacouple.Theywerebuyingmagazinesatthat

moment.Theywerenotwearingbusinessclothes,butthemanwascarryinga

suitcase.Everyfewsecondsthewomanlookedaround.Iwonderedifsomeonewasfollowing

them.Perhapstheywererunningawayandyouknowthisremindedmeofastoryinthe

newspaperthatday:abankclerkstoleonemillionpoundsaweekbeforeanddisappeared

withhiswife.Therewasapictureoftheminthepaper.Thecouplereallylookedlike

thethieves.MaybeIshouldstopthem.Justthen,Isawthemsaygoodbyetoeachother,and

thewomanwalkedaway.Well,sometimesImakemistakeslikethat.ButIfindthingslike

thatareveryusefulformywriting.

1.A2.B3.A4.A5.B6.A7.C8.C9.B10.B11.C12.B13.A14.B15.A

16.A17.C18.C19.A20.C

21.A根据第一段中的

“・・・inthenature,besidesgolden,themarigo1disbrown,anditisnoteasytogetthewhiteone

.”可知白色的金盏花比较不同寻常。

22.A根据第四段中的“Buthereightchildrenweretotallyagainstherdecision.”可知选A

项。

23.B根据倒数第四段中的

.onlythewishtogrowthepurewhitemarigoldtookrootinherheart.可知那位老妇人之

所以能种出白色的金盏花是因为她把这个梦想扎根于心中。因