2020-2021学年某中学高二年级下册英语5月月考试卷

2020学年第二学期调研试卷

高二英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟满分：150分

I.ListeningComprehension（30分）

SectionA-ShortConversations

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthetourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Bytrain.B.Bytaxi.C.Bycar.D.Byplane.

2.A.Waitressanddiner.B.Doctorandpatient.

C.Managerandsecretary.D.Husbandandwife.

3.A.Inthebank.B.Inthechurch.C.Inthehospital.D.Inthelibrary.

4.A.Thewomancanborrowhisnote-book.

B.Thewomancanbringthenote-bookhere.

C.Themanwouldliketoborrowthewoman,snote-book.

D.Themanwouldmindlerdingthenote-booktothewoman.

5.A.Playinggames.B.Doingtheprogramming.

C.Promisingtheassignment.D.Assigningtheprogramming.

6.A.Themanwillbeadmittedtotheuniversitysoon.

B.Thewomandoesn'tthinkitworthcongratulating.

C.Themaniseagertoknowwhathappenedtothewoman.

D.Thewomanwasontopoftheworldwhenacceptedbytheuniversity.

7.A.Howtoexchangemoney.B.Wheretofindabank.

C.Whattodoinabank.D.Whethertowalkstraightahead.

8.A.Hewilltrytopersuadethewomennottogo.

B.Hewillgowiththewomantotheexhibition.

C.Hewillstayandfinishthewritingassignment.

D.Hewillfinishthedueexhibitassoonaspossible.

9.A.Shedoesn'tlikeshoppingonline.

B.Sheoftendocsshoppingonlinewithherfriends.

C.Sheprefersshoppingonlinetoinaphysicalshop.

D.Thelastthingshedidwasbuyingsomethingonline.

10.A.Thewomanshouldturnioaprofessionalforadvice.

B.Thewomanisaskingfbradviceonhowtostaywarm.

C.Themandoesn'tknowanyofthetipsshewomenneeds.

D.Themanthinksthewomanshouldbedeterminedtoloseweight.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,and

youwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.1'hepassages

andtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyou

hearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Lifeboats.B.Surfboards.C.Helmets.D.Seafood.

12.A.Becausehewastiredofhisformerbusiness.

B.Becausehefoundithardtokeepupwiththetimes.

C.Becausepeoplewerenotinterestedinhisproducts.

D.Becausehewantedtosc'lsomethingindependentofthechangeoftheseason.

13.A.Reliablecontractsandmanufacturers.

B.Investmentsandcustomers'feedback.

C.Customers?interestandsafetyoftheproducts.

D.Goodrelationshipwiththebankandsuppliers.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Thecreationofnewmaterials.B.Thedevelopmentofartforms.

C.Theunderstandingofdisease.D.Researchintotheoriginoftheuniverse.

15.A.TheUniversityitself.B.TheCouncil.

C.TheGeneralBoard.D.TheFinanceCommittee.

16.A.IntroductionoftheUniversityofCambridge.

B.ThespecialfeaturesoftheUniversityofCambridge.

C.AppealoftheUniversityofCambridgetothepublic.

D.Celebrationofthe800由birthdayoftheUniversityofCambridge.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Playingtenniswithfriends.

B.Registeringnewmembers.

C.Discussingsometennisskills.

D.Walkinginthetenniscourt.

18.A.Bringatmost3guests.

B.Registereverytimehecomes.

C.Leavetheclothesinthelockers.

D.Showthemembershipcardifasked.

19.A.Theclubroomclosesearlierthanthecourts.

B.Sportsandfoodarenecessaryinpeople'slife.

C.Thecourthasbeenupdatedtoattractmorepeople.

D.Playersmaycomplainabouttheshorttimeallowedtoplay

20.A.10o'clock.B.11o,clock.C.12o'clock.D.1o?clock.

II.GrammarandVocabulary（20分）

SectionA

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,tillineachblankwiththeproperform

ofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

BarryJenkins:4Whenyouclimbtheladder,yousenditbackdown'

“So,yousawthefilm?”BarryJenkinsiseagertoasktheminutewearcintroduced.Hegives

goodeyecontactthroughthosestylishthick-rimmedglasses-notthebig-time,Oscar-winning

writer-directorspeaking,butanervousartist,anxious(21)thenewworkheisstartingto

screen.Iloveit,Itellhim.IfBeedeStreetCouldTcdkmaybeonlyJenkins'thirdfeature-lengthfilm,

(22)ithasalreadybeennominatedforthreeOscars(bestadaptedscreenplay,best

supportingactress,bestscore),justtwoyears(23)hisMoonlightwalkedawaywiththe

AcademyAwardfbrbestfilm.Apassionatefilmaboutraceandlove,il'san(24)(add)

pleasuretoseeblackcharactersofsuchcomplexityonthebigscreen

AdaptedfromJamesBaldwin's1974novel,BealeStreettellsthestoryinwhichthepersonal

experiencesofayoungblackcouple(25)(interweave；withthebigpicturein1970s

Harlem.WhenTish(KiKiLayne)becomespregnant,theyplantomarry-untilherfianceFonny

(StephanJames)issetupbyaracistpoliceofficerfbrarapehedidnotcommit.Thefilmexplores

thedifferentreactionsoftheirsiblings(兄弟姐妹)andparents,ledbyReginaKinginastandout

performanceasTish'smother,astheyfightforFonny'sfreedom.

Baldwinhasbeendeadfbr30years,buthisdepictionofthefightagainstacountry'spowerful

prejudiceisasadreminder(26)notenoughhaschanged.YetJenkinsturnsableakstory

intoafascinatingromance,astheyoungloversstrive(27)(regard)ashumanbeings.

Withitslingering,saturated-colourphotography-thedirectorhascitedWongKar-Wai'sInThe

MoodForLoveasaninfluence-BealeStreetisoneof(28)(visually-arresting)films

I'veseen.

BealeStreet(29)(film)onlocationinNewYorkandtheDominicanRepublic-

fillinginfbrPuertoRico,stilldevastatedby2017'sHurricaneMaria.ItwasshotonanArriAlexa65

camera.Throughoutthefilm,ashedidinMoonlight,thedirectorlingersoveroftenwordlessscenes

betweenhischaracters.(30)(present)themasaseriesofmovingphotographs.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonly

beusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.disorderB.influencingC.escalatesD.resetE.satisfaction

F.fruitlessG.refreshedH.coincidenceI.functionsJ.powerful

K.recommended

Thebestthingyoucandoforyourhealth:sleepwell

Doyouthinkyougotenoughsleepthispastweek?Canyouremember(helasttimeyouwoke

upwithoutanalarmclock,feeling(31),notneedingcaffeine?Iftheanswertoanyof

thesequestionsis"no,"youarerotalone.Two-thirdsofadultsthroughoutalldevelopednationsfail

toobtainthe(32)eighthoursofnightlysleep.

Insufficientsleepisnowoneof(hemostsignificantlifestylefactors(33)whetheror

notyouwilldevelopAlzheimer'sdisease.Duringsleep,aremarkablesewagesysteminthebrain,

calledtheglymphaticsystem,(34)atitspeak.Asyouenterdeepsleep,thissanitization

systemclearsthebrainofasticky,poisonousproteinlinkedtoAlzheimer's,knownasbeta

amyloid(淀粉样蛋白).Withoutsufficientsleep,youfail(ogetthatoowerclean.Witheachpassing

nightofinsufficientsleep,thatAlzheimer'sdiseaserisk(35),likecompoundinginterest

onaloan.

Perhapsyouhavealsono:iccdadesiretoeatmorewhenyou'retired?Thisisno(36)

.T(x)littlesleepswellsconcentrationsofahonnonethatmakesyoufeelhungrywhile

checkingacompanionhormonethatotherwisesignalsfood(37).Fullasyouare,you

willstillwanttocatmore.It'sarecipelinkedtoweightgaininsic*-deficientadultsandchildren

alike.

Worse,shouldyoutrytodietbutdon'tgetenoughsleepwhiledoingso,itis(38),

sinceupto70%oftheweightyoulosewillcoincfromleanbodymass,notfat.Turnthesefacts

aroundandyourealizethatplentifulsleepisa(39)toolforcontrollingyourappetite,

yourweightandkeepingyourbodyinshape.

Putsimply:sleep-aconsis:cntseven-tonine-houropportunityeachnight-is(hesinglemost

effectivethingwecandoto(40)ourbrainandbodyhealtheachday,andthereasonwhy

Istronglysuggestandrespectsleepscientificallyandpersonally.

IH.Readingcomprehension(45分)

SectionA

Directions；ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearcfourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,C,andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfilsthecontext.

OverthecenturiesShakespeare'splayshavegainedareputationfbrbeingdifficultto

understand.ButifhisworkisexperiencedonstageasShakespeareintended,thenitcanbecome

muchclearer.Infact95%ofth,wordsusedinShakespeare'splaysarethesamewordsweuse

today.

Themeaningsofsomewordshavealteredsignificantly,___41___、becauseShakespeare

waswritingatatimeofgreatlinguisticchange.Thisgavehimacertainamountof___42___

licenseinhislanguage.

SowhatcanShakespeare'splaystellusabouthowpeoplereallyspokeatthistime?And

didanyonereallyspeaklikehischaracters?ThelinesspokenbyCorintoRosalindandCeliain

AsYouLikeItprobablyweren't_43___ofanElizabethanshepherd.

ThefirstthingtorememberaboutShakespeare'sworkisthathewroteplaystoentertain.

Theyare___44___works,andthedialoguewasexploitedtosuitthestage.Therefore,his

charactcrs,languagedidnotalways___45___howrealpeoplewouldhavespoken.

Forinstance,inAsYouLikeItwhenCorin,theshepherd,talksoflove,hislinesare

beautifulandpoetic-but46___unrealistic.ThelinesShakespearegaveCorinprobably

wouldn'thavebeenusedbyanElizabethanshepherd-insteadthey___47___tohighlightthe

drama.

AnotherexampleofhowthetheatricalstyleenrichedShakespeare'stextcanbeseeninthe

structureofhislines.Accordingtothepracticeofthetime,Shakespearewrotehispoemsin

iambicpe〃勿“々er(抑扬格五音步)soitwas___48___forhisactorstolearn.When

Shakespearewaswriting,newplayswereperformedeverydaysothis10-beatstructurewasa

greathelpfbranyonehavingtolearnalotoflinesfbrthenextday'splay.

___49___thisstiucturemeantthat,onoccasion,Shakespearemadeuporadaptedwordsto

fit.__50,onseveraloccasionsShakespearechangedtheword“vast”to“vasty"when"vast'

didnotfitthe___51___oftheline.Butifwelookbeyondthedialoguetothewordsthemselves

wecanfindoutalittleofhowpeoplereallyspoke.

Wccancomeclosetothisthanksto“originalpronunciation"whichisasystemof

___52___thatreproducehowtheElizabethansarebelievedtohavespoken.Todayitsounds

likeaWestCountryaccent,withechoesofotherpartsofthecountry.Whenwe___53___this

toShakespeare'sdialogue,rhymesand押韵与双关)thatarenotheardinmodernEnglish

aresuddenlyrevealed.

SothroughShakespeare'splayswecan___54___agreatdealabouthowpeoplereally

spoke.Hisdialoguewasonthewholerepresentativeofthelanguageofthetimeandareaand

nowprovidesuswithinvaluableinsightintoa(n)___55___language.

41.A.otherwiseB.furthermoreC.howeverD.hence

42.A.creativeB.significantC.limitedD.practical

43.A.criticalB.typicalC.proudD.afraid

44.A.valuableB.outstandingC.efficientD.dramatic

45.A.reflectB.meanC.signD.signal

46.A.luckilyB.essertiallyC.generallyD.naturally

47.A.constructB.produceC.functionD.illustrate

48.A.easierB.worseC.wiserD.slower

49.A.FallingintoB.VaryingfromC.AgreeingtoD.Stickingto

50.A.BycontrastB.ForexampleC.What,smoreD.Inconsequence

51.A.structureB.styleC.rhythmD.form

52.A.speechB.writingC.communicationD.symbol

53.A.fitB.devo:eC.applyD.input

54.A.keepupB.findoutC.takeonD.bringabout

55.A.lostB.difficultC.ongoingD.global

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

WelcometoIceland!Ihopethatyourtrip

willbepleasantandthatwillhelp

youduringyourstay.Itincludesveryimportant

informationyoumightfindusefulfbryour

travelandwehopeyouwillenjoyit.

◊Icelandisbecomingaverypopularplace

tovisitallyearroundandwearenotsurprised.

Thecountrywithitsspectacular,unspoiled,

fragileandrawnature,hotsprings,icebergs

andwaterfallsisafeastfbrtheeyesbothduringsummerandwinter.Ourhistoryandcultureis

youngcomparedtomostothercountries.Wespeakourownlanguage,Icelandic,whichdueto

thecountry'sisolationinthepast,hasbeenverywellpresened.

◊DrivinginIcelandcanbeabitdifferentfrommanyothercountries.Wcdohaveanumber

ofgravelroads,singlelanebridges,narrowroads,roughmountainroadswithunbridgedrivers,

animalstocknearorontheroadandweatherconditionscanchangequickly.Thereforedriving

inIcelandneedsyourfullcarecuringyourstaybecausewcwantyoubacksafeandhappy.

◊Wekindlyaskyoutohelpusimproveourqualitybygivingusfeedbackonhowweare

doingandwhatwecandobe:ter.Notlessimportantly,weaskyoutohelpuspreservethe

Icelandicnaturewhichcanbeveryfragile.Offroaddrivingisstrictlyforbiddenandpleasedo

notlitter.

◊Incaseoftrouble,accidentorbreakdownpleasedon'thesitatetocontactouremergency

phonenumbers840-6010fbrsouthandwestIceland,or840-6003fornorthandcastIcelandor

oneofourmanylocationsaroundthecountryandwewilldoourverybesttohelpyoutosafely

continueyourjourney.

ItrustthatyourtravelinIcelandwillbecomfortableandpleasant.Iwishyouasafe

journey.

56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightbemostsuitablefbrtheblankinParagraphI?

A.ourtravelagencymagazineB.thisnewspaperarticle

C.thetrafficregulationsD.policetravelguides

57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutIceland?

A.TravellinginIcelandisonlypopularinsummerandwinter.

B.Thecountryisnotmuchvisitedbecauseofitsspeciallanguage.

C.TravelerscanenjoynicefoodwhentravellinginIceland.

D.AtravelercanbothhavehotandcoldexperiencesinIceland.

58.WhatcanatravelerdoifhiscarsuddenlybreaksdowninwestIcelandaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Hemayhavehiscarrepaired.

B.Hemaycall840-6010fbrhelp.

C.Hemaypushhiscarofftheroad.

D.Hemaydriveintheotherdirection.

(B)

Thereareseveralwaysofretelling"CharlieandtheChocolateFactory”.In2005

HollywoodfocusedonWillyWonka,thefactory'sowner,portrayinghimasapurple-gloved

man-child.AnewmusicalproductionofRoaldDahl'schildren'sstoryattheTheatreRoyalin

Londonconcentratesontheup-froni-povertyfortuneofCharlieBucket,theboywhofindsthe

goldenticket.

TalesofupwardsocialinabilityattemptedorachievedarecrowdingtheLondonstage.

“BillyElliott"，thestoryofaminer'ssonwhostriveswiththedeathoffamilystrikestomakeit

asaballetdancer,recentlycelebrateditsfbur-millionthvisi:or.“Port"，anaccountofa

Stockportgirl'sattemptstoescapeherdepressingorigins,wasasuccessattheNationalTheatre

thisspring.Lastyear“InBasildon“describedstriversinthetypicalupwardly-mobileEssex

town.

Itisarespectabletheatrical（andliterary）theme,butitisbeinghandledinadifferentway.

JohnOsborne's1956play“LookBackinAnger"showedaworking-classman'sangeratthe

middleclasshehadmarriedinto.Bythe1970sand1980swriterswerelookingdowntheir

nosesatsocialclimbers,inplayslike“TopGirls"and"Abigail'sParty”,inwhicha

middle-classarriviste（暴发户）servesinferiorsnacksandthewrongkindofwine.

Socialmobilitymovedawayasatopicforawhile,asplaywrightslikeDavidHareturned

toexaminecarefullythestateofthenation.Nowithasreturned—andisdescribedmuchmore

sympathetically.DominicCooke,whodirected“InBasildon^^attheRoyalCourtTheatre,says

thismaybeadelayedreactiontothecollapseofstatesocialisminEurope.

Apossiblereasonfbrthesympathetictoneisthatupwardmobilitycannolongerbetaken

fbrgranted.In2011researchersattheLondonSchoolofEconomicsconcludedthat

intergenerationalsocialmobility,assessedbyincomefbrchildrenbombetween1970and2000,

hadsuspended.Anotherstudy,byEssexUniversityacademics,feundmattershadnotimproved

duringthecrisis.

Soitisfantasticfuntoseepeoplemakeit.CharlieBucketdoessospectacularly（壮观地）.

Attheendof“CharlieandtheChocolateFactory”,heisapint-sizeentrepreneur（企业家）,with

animmigrantworkforceofOompa-Loompastoensurehedocsnotfallbackdownthesocial

ladder.

59.Whatarctheversionsof“CharlieandtheChocolateFactory^mentionedinthepassage?

A.Magicandballet.B.Movieandmusical.

C.Dramaandpainting.D.Novelanddocumentary.

60.WhatdoesinParagraph3referto?

A.Thestoryofaminer'sson.

B.Thetopicofupwardsocialmobility.

C.AnaccountofaStockportgirl'sattempts.

D.Astriverintheupwardly-mobileEssextown.

61.Accordingtotheauthor,mayattributeto（归因于）beingclassifiedasmiddle-class.

A.gainingbydishonestmeans

B.servingotherswhattheylike

C.beinginvolvedinsocialclimbing

D.marryingtheonesharingyourbackground

62.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutsocialmobilityinreality?

A.Curious.B.Optimistic.C.Pessimistic.D.Concerned.

（C）

ONAUGUST2ndMagdalenaLuczakandherpartner,MariuszKrezolek,werejailedfbr

lifeforthemurderofherfbur-year-oldson,Daniel.Thepairstarvedhimformonths,locked

himinasmallunheatedroom,andlefthimtheretodie.AswiththedeathsofVictoriaClimbie

in2（X）0andPeterConnellyin2007,theboy'sfatehaspromptedquestionsabouthowthe

authoritiesmissedtheabuse（喜待）.Attentionhasagainfocusedonsocialworkers.Recent

yearshaveseennumerousattemptstorefbnnandrevitalizetheprofession.InMay,anew

fast-tracktrainingprogramme,Frontline,waslaunchedinthehopeofimprovingthings.Itis

inspiredbyTeachFirst,whichsendsbrightgraduatesintotoughschoolsfbratleasttwoyears.

Participantswillattendanintensivetive-weeksummerschoolbeforetakingontwoyears

ofcloselysupervisedworkinlocal-authoritychildren'sservices.Iftheymeasureup,theywill

qualifyassocialworkersattheendofthefirstyearandgainamaster'sdegreeafterthesecond.

Fundingwillcomefromprivatedonors,theDepartmentforEducationandlocalauthorities.

Recruitment（招募）forapilotscheme,targetingleadinguniversities,beginsinSeptember.

Itsfounderswanttoboostthestatusofthisprofession.*cWearedealingwithacrisis,“says

LordAdonis,chairofFrontline'sboard.Bothrecruitmentandkeepingstayingonthejobare

problems:theexpectedworkinglifeofasocialworkeriseightyears,comparedwith14fbr

nurses.Lastyearsomelocalauthoritiesreportedthatathirdoftheirpositionswereunfilled.

Unsurprisingly,giventheblameoftenheapedontheprofession,ambitiousgraduatestend

toiteerclear.Ofthe2,765peoplewhobeganmaster,scoursesinsocialworkin2011,justfive

hadcompletedundergraduatedegreesatOxfordorCambridge.Andtoomanycoursesfailto

givesufficientpracticalgroundinginhardchild-protectionwork.Frontlinerecruitswillworkin

smallteamswithdedicatedsupenisorsincouncilchildren'sscniccs.

Reactionstotheinitiativehavebeenmixed.Someintheprofessionareangrythatithas

beensetupbyoutsiders.Boosters,suchasDonaldForresterofBedfordshireUniversity,think

thenewcomerswillbringinmuch-nccdcdfreshthinking.Anotherworryisthattheprogramme

istoospecializedandtooshort.Focusingjustonchildren'sservicesisliketrainingdoctorsonly

inpediatrics（儿科）.

TeachFirstwassetuponthebasisthatparticipantswouldteachfirstandthengoonto

otherjobs.Infact,overhalfstayineducation.Thereisno“first“atFrontline.Attheendoftheir

course,recniitswillbeofferedtheopportunitytopursuefurtherprofessionaltraining,or

encouragedtomoveuptheranks.ButMrMacAlistcrhopesthatmanywillstay.Thisyear9%

ofallfinal-yearstudentsfromOxbridgeappliedfbrTeachFirstFrontlinehopestoachievea

similarresultfbrsocialwork.

63.Theauthorpresentsthetopicofthisarticleby.

A.givingcasesofchildabuse

B.urgingustocarefbrchildren

C.attractingourattentiontochildabuse

D.showingconcernfbrtheabuseofchildren

64.Whichofthefollowingaboutsocialworkersistrue?

A.Theirtraininglastsfbr8years.

B.Theyareprospectiveinthefuture.

C.Theyreceivelittlepracticalgrounding.

D.Theyshouldgraduatefromtopuniversities.

65.Theexpressionusteerclear"inthe5thparagraphmeans.

A.beinvolvedB.stayawayC.touchonD.clearout

66.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Atopicwhichstartsheateddebates.

B.Anuncertainfateofamuch-neededmarket.

C.Apromisingfieldwithstrongsupporters.

D.Aninitiativetoreviveanunfavorableprofession.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegivenbelow.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.I'dfailsometimes,butonaverage,Imadeprogress

B.ThisgavemeanideaonsomethingIhadthoughtimpossibleroachieve

C.Aspeoplealwayssay,ittakessteelandtempertomakeadifTerence

D.Itcameintomymindallofasudden

E.ItoccurredtometheotherdaythatImightnothavecometolovelifeasIdonowifIhadn't

beenblind

F.Lifeasksacontinuousseriesofadjustmentstoreality

WhenIwasfour,Ilostmysightbyfallingoffaboxcarandlandingonmyhead.NowI'm

thirty-two.Icanvaguelyrememberthebrightnessofsunshineandwhatcolorredis.It'dbe

wonderfultoseeagain,butadisastercandostrangethingstopeople.

67.Thelossofmyeyesmademeappreciatemorev/hatIhadleft.

Ittookmeyearstodiscoverandstrengthenthisbelief.Ithadtostartwiththemosttrivialthings.

Onceamangavemeanindoorbaseball."Ican'tusethis,"Iwashurt,thinkinghewasteasingme.

"Takeitwithyou,"heinsisted,"androllitaround."Thewordsstuckinmyhead.ByrollingtheballI

couldfeelwhereitwent.68-playingbaseball.Later,atPhiladelphia'sOverbrook

SchoolfortheBlind,Iinventedasuccessfulvariationofbaseball.Wecalleditgroundball.

69Ibelieveit!Themorereadilyyouarcabletomakethem,themorepeaceful

yourprivateworldbecomes.Theadjustmentisnevereasy.Iwasoncepuzzledandafraid,knowing

nowheretogo.ButIwaslucky,f;）rIhavemyparents,teachersandetherswhosawinmeapotential

tolive.

ThehardestlessonIhadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.HadInotdonethat.I'dhavebroken

downandbecomeachairrockerfortherestofmylife.Andthepathtothebeliefisneversmooth.

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IV.SummaryWriting（10分）

Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaof

thepassageandhowitisillustrated.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Collegeadmissionseasonisuponus.Withtheever-increasingcompetitionamongcollege

applicants,writinganeffectiveandsincerecollegerecommendationletterisonewayhigh

schoolteacherscanhelpstudentsstandoutamongthecompetition.HereareafewthingsIhave

learnedhowtowritearecommendationformystudents.

Trybeginningyourletterwithsomethingthepersontaskedwithscreeninghundredsof

recommendationletterswillrenember.Iliketostartwithanamusingstorythatillustrateswho

thestudentisandwhatothers:hinkofthem.Makesuretousethestudent'sfullnamefbrthe

firstreferenceandthenjustthefirstnameafterthat.Myfavoritestrategyistoendtheparagraph

withasinglesentencethathighlightsthestudent'sstrongestcharacteristics.

Inthebodyoftheletter,focusonwhothestudentisratherthanwhatthestudenthasdone.

Whatcollegerepresentativeswanttoknowishowthestudentwillfitintotheirenvironment.

Givespecificexamplesofhouthestudentachieved—didtheyovercomeobstaclesorhandle

anychallengestoreachtheirgoals?Iusuallywritetwoshortparagraphsforthebody.

Sometimesthefirstrelatescharactertoacademics,andthenextrelatescharacterto

extracurricularactivities.Othertimes,Iusethestudent'scharacteristicsasthemainfbcalpoints.

Concludewithasincerestatementofr