高三英语下册考试题库（带答案）

高三英语下册模拟试题及答案

第1小题：

Itisreallyusefuldictionaryanddictionaryeveryoneofusneeds.

A.an;aB.a;theC.the;aD.a;a

【答案解析】D

第2小题：

LifeisharderforSeniorThreestudentsthroughoutChina.Hardlyendlessexercisesortests.

A.doeseverydaygobywithB.doesany

daygobywithout

C.everydaygoesbywithoutD.anydaygoesbywith

【答案解析】B

第3小题：

---Mum,haveyouseenmymobilephone?

…youboughtlastweek?I'mafraidIhaven'tseen.

A.Theone;itB.Theone;oneC.One;itD.One;one

【答案解析】A

第4小题：

-Ipaidhim300yuanforthesneakers.

--Oh,hechargedyoutoomuch.Youthemwithhalfthemoney.

A.couldhaveboughtB.needn'thavebought

C.musthaveboughtD.wouldn'thavebought

【答案解析】A

第5小题：

Hewon'twanttoeatitunlesshe'sreallyhungry,incasehe'lleatalmostanything.

A.whoseB.whichC.whatD.when

【答案解析】B

第6小题：

---Yourcarisintheway.Couldyoumoveitalittle,please?

M■■■

1第8小题：

Onrainydays,accidentshappensometimesonsteeproads.

A.shouldB.shallC.mustD.can

【答案解析】D

第9小题：

--Iwaswalkingalongthestreetandallofasudden,acarcutinandknockedmedown.

—Youcanneverbeinthestreet.

A.carefulenoughB.muchcarefulC.verycarefullyD.toocarefully

【答案解析】A

第10小题：

IwanttobuythatkindofclothbecauseItheclothwell.

A.havetold;washesB.wastold;washed

C.havebeentold;washesD.havebeentold;iswashed

【答案解析】C

第11小题：

-Wheredidyougettoknowher?

一Itwasonthefarmweworked.

A.thatB.thereC.whichD.where

【答案解析】D

第12小题：

-What'syourplanforthiswintervacation?

—FiltakeanexpresstraintoDalianfbrmyholidayschoolends.

A.whileB.untilC.immediatelyD.unless

【答案解析】C

第13小题：

Theyoungmaninvitedtheladytodancewithhim,butshehisinvitation.

A.turnedoffB.turnedoutC.turneddownD.turnedaway

【答案解析】C

第14小题：

Generallyspeaking,pricesofdailygoodsthroughtheInternetarclowcrthanstoreprices.

A.tobuyB.areboughtC.buyingD.bought

【答案解析】D

第15小题：

NowinChinasomeyoungpeopleimportantpositionsinthegovernment.

A.holdB.seizeC.catchD.grasp

【答案解析】A

第16小题：

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36〜55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出

最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ibelievehonestyisoneofthegreatestgifts.Iknowtheycallitalotoffancynamesthese

daysjike(36)andstraightforward.Andit'sstillwhat()amanagoodcitizen.

Thisismy

secret,andItrytoliveby.

I'vebeeninthetaxibusinessfbrthirty-fiveyears,(38)thereisalotaboutitthatisnotsogood.Taxi

drivershavetoberoughandtumble(舌L作一团)fallowstobeabletotakeitinNewYork.You'vegot

tobe(39)tofighttheNewYorktrafficeighthoursaday.

Becausetaxidriversarctough,peoplegetthc(40)impressionthattheyarcbad.Taxidriversarcjust

likeotherpeople.Mostofthemwillactas(41)fellows.Youreadinthepapersalmosteveryweek

(42)ataxidriverturnsinmoneyorjewelsorlikethatpeopleleaveintheir(43).Iftheyweren'thonest,

youwouldn'tbereadingthosestoriesinthepapers.Onetime,Ifoundanemerald(翡翠的)ringin

mycar.Irememberedhelpingaladywithalotofsuitcasesthatday,soIwentbacktowhereIhad

(44).Ittookmealmosttwodaystowaitforherinordertoreturnher(45)toher.Ididn'tgetas

muchas"thankyou.”(46),IfeltgoodbecauseIhaddonewhatwasright.IthinkIfeltbetterthan

shc(47).

IwasbornandraisedinIrelanduntilIwasnineteenyearsold.Icametothiscountryin1913where

1(48)severaljobstoearnafewdollarsbeforejoiningthearmyinWorldWarI.Afterbeing

discharged(退伍)，Iboughtmyowncarandhaveownedoneeversince.Ithasn'tbeentooeasy(49),

butmywifetakescareofourmoneyandwehaveagoodbit(5O)forarainyday(——时之需).Inallmy

yearsofclrivingataxi,Ihaveneverhad(51)withthepublic,notevenwithdrunks.Eveniftheygeta

littleheadstrong(顽固的)onceinawhile,Ijustagreewiththemandthentheybehavethemselves.

Peopleaskmeabouttips.AsfarasIknow,(52)everyoncwillgiveyousomething,becausemost

Americansare(53)generous.Ialwaystrytobenicetoeveryone,whetherthey(54)ornot.Ibelievein

Godandtrytobeagoodmemberofmyparish(教区).ItrytoacttowardotherslikeIthinkGod

wantsmetoact.Ihavebeentryingthisforalongtime,andthc(55)Itry,theeasieritgets.

36.A.dishonorB.dishonestyC.uprightD.faithful

37.A.takesB.becomesC.makesD.has

38.A.knowB.knownC.knewD.knowing

39.A.generousB.toughC.mildD.warm-hearted

40.A.rightB.properC.badD.wrong

41.A.rudeB.honestC.goodD.tough

42.A.whenB.whatC.whichD.where

43.A.housesB.carsC.pocketsD.rooms

44.A.pickedherupB.droppedheroffC.droppedherdownD.pullherdown

45.A.ringB.suitcaseC.carD.emerald

46.A.SoB.StillC.ButD.Though

47.A.wasB.didC.hasD.is

48.A.madeB.putC.heldD.took

49.A.atonetimeB.sometimeC.innotimeD.attimes

50.A.putoffB.putupC.putonD.putaway

51.A.troubleB.difficultC.wordD.anything

52.A.especiallyB.speciallyC.particularlyD.practically

53.A.neverB.seldomC.ratherD.fairly

54.A.tipB.advisedC.suggestedD.ask

55.A.longerB.harderC.betterD.shorter

【答案解析】36-40CCDBD41-45BDBBA46-50BBCDD51-55ADDAA

第17小题：

阅读理解（每小题2分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Whenmiddlc-agcdAlcxquithisjobandmadeuphismindtobecomeaself-employedwriter,no

onecouldtellforsurewhetherhewouldsucceedornot.Hefoundacoldstorageroominabuilding,

setupausedtypewriterandsettleddowntowork.

Afterayearorso,however,Alexbegantodoubthimself.Hefounditwasdifficulttoearnhisliving

bysellingwhathewrote.ButAlexdetennincdtoputhisdreamtothetest-eventhoughitmeant

livingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowland（虚幻世界）ofhope,andanyone

withadreammustlearntolivethere.

OnedayAlexgotacall,&(*);Weneedanassistant,andwe'repaying$6,000ayear.”$6,000was

realmoneyin1960.ItwouldcnablcAlextogetaniceapartment,ausedcarandmore.Besides,he

couldwriteinhissparetime.AsthedollarsweredancinginAlex'shead,somethingclearedhis

senses.Hehaddreamedofbeingawriter?Fulltime.&(*);Thanks,butno,&(*);Alexsaidfirmlyand

swiftly,goingtostickitoutandwritc.&(*);

AfterAlexgotoffthephone,hepulledouteverythinghehad:twocansofvegetablesand

18cents.Alexputthecansandcentsintoapaperbag,sayingtohimself^&(*);There's

everythingyou\emadeofyourselfsofar.I'mnotsureIeverfeltsolow.&(*);

Finallyhisworkwaspublishedin1970.Instantlyhehadthekindoffameandsuccessthatfew

writerseverexperienced.Theshadowshadturnedintofocusofattention.

Thenoneday,Alexfoundaboxfilledwiththingshehadownedyearsbefore.Insidewasapaperbag

withtwocansand18cents.Suddenlyhepicturedhimselfworkinginthatcoldstorageroom.It

remindsAlex,andanyonewithadream,ofthecourageandpersistenceittakestostaythecoursein

theshadowland.

56.WhydidAlexgiveuphisjob?

A.Becausehedidn'tliketheworkingconditions.

B.Becausehecouldn'tearnenoughtomakealiving.

C.Becausehewantedtobeafull-timewriter.

D.Becausehefelthehadnopotcntialinhisjob.

57.WhatdidAlexexpresswhenheansweredthecall?

A.Herefusedthejoboffer.B.Hewaswillingtogivethemahand.

C.Heexpectedthemtopayhimmoremoney.D.Hewouldwriteinhissparetime.

58.WhatkindofpersonisAlex?

A.Determined.B.ModestC.Shy.D.Brave.

59.Whichofthefollowingcansummarizethepassagebest?

A.Lookbeforeyouleap.

B.Twoheadsarcbetter,thanone.

C.Holdontoyourdream,anditwillcometrue.

D.Abirdinhandisworthtwointhebush.

【答案解析】56-59CAAC

第18小题：

阅读理解（每小题2分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

October15thisGlobalHandwashingDay.Activitiesarcplannedinmorethantwentycountriestoget

millionsofpeopleinthedevelopingworldtowashtheirhandswithsoap.

Expertssaypeoplearoundtheworldwashtheirhandsbutveryfewusesoapatso-calledcritical

moments.Theseincludeafterusingthetoilet,aftercleaningababyandbeforetouchingfood.

GlobalHandwashingDayistheideaofthePublic-privatePartnershipforhandwashingwithsoap.The

goal,theysay,istocreateacultureofhandwashingwithsoap.Theorganizerssayallsoapsare

equallyeffectiveatremovingdisease-causinggerms.Theysaythecorrectwaytowashistowetyour

handswithasmallamountofwaterandcoverthemwithsoap.Rubitintoallareas,includingunder

thefingernails.Then,washwellunderrunningwater.Finally,dryyourhandswithacleancloth.

ThePartnershipsayssoapisimportantbecauseitincreasesthetimethatpeoplespendwashing.Soap

alsohelpstobreakupthedirtthatholdsmostofthegerms.Anditusuallyleavesapleasantsmell,

whichincreasesthechancesthatpeoplewillwashagain.

Italsosaysthatwashinghandswithsoapbeforeeatingandafterusingthetoiletcouldsavemorelives

thananymedicine.Itcouldhelpreducecasesofdiarrhea,whichisthesecondleadingcauseofchild

deaths,killingmorethanoneandahalfmillionchildrenayear,byalmosthalf.

60.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?

A.Tokeephealthybywashinghands.B.Towashhandswithsoap.

C.Tolakeactiontowashhands.D.Towashhandsoften.

61.Whichofthefollowingistherightwaytowashhands?

a.Washinghandswell.b.Coveringhandswithsoap.c.Dryinghands.

d.Rubbinghandswithsoap.e.Wettinghands.

A.a--c-b--e--dB.e--d—a--b—c

C.a--c-b一d--eD.e--b-d--a--c

62.WhichfactcanNOTexplainwhysoapisimportant?

A.Itgivespeoplealongerhandwashingtime.

B.Ithelpstoremovealotofgermsfromhands.

C.Itattractspeopletodomorehandwashing.

D.Itgetsallpeopleintothehabitofwashinghands.

【答案解析】BDD

第19小题:

阅读理解（每小题2分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

High-qualitycustomerserviceispreached（宣扬）bymany,butactuallykeepingcustomershappyis

easiersaidthandone.

Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofretailstore,butinsteadwillalerttheirfriends,

s,co-workers,strangersandanyoncwhowilllisten.

Storemanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaints,andoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregular

customersdecidetofrequenttheircompetitors,accordingtoastudyjointlyconductedhyVerde

groupandWhartonschool.

^Storytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsconsumers?'SaidPaulaCourtncy,presidentoftheVerde

group.4（Thestorelosesthecustomer,buttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.”

Onaverage,everyunhappycustomerwillcomplaintoatleastfburolher,andwillnolongervisitthe

specificstoreforeverydissalisfiedcustomer,astorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegative

reviews.Thcrcsulting“snowballeffect”canbedisastroustoretailers.

Accordingtotheresearch,shopperswhopurchasedclothingencounteredthemostproblems.Ranked

secondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers.

Themostcommoncomplaintsincludefilledparkinglots,cluttered（塞满了的）shelves,overloaded

racks,out-of-stockitems,longcheck-outlines,andrudesalespeople.

Duringpeakshoppinghours,someretailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsbygettingmoonlighting

localpolicetoworkasparkingattendants.Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoempty

peakingspaces.Thisguidanccgotridoftheneedforcustomerstocircletheparkinglotendlessly,and

avoidedconfrontationbetweenthoseeyeingthesameparkingspace.

Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayouts,pre-stockingsalesitems,hiring

speedyandexperiencedcashiers,andhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.Most

importantly,salespeopleshouldbediplomaticandpolitewithangrycustomers.

“Retailerswho5reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren't

sofriendly."SaidprofessorStephenHoch."Maybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestore

entrancewouldhelp.”

Customerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintstotheretailer,instead

ofcomplainingtotherestoftheworld.Retailersarehard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoidea

whatiswrong.

63.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?

A.Fewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproved.

B.Customerswouldratherrelatetheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.

C.Customershavenoeasyaccesstostoremanagers.

D.Mostcustomerswon'tbothertocomplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiences.

64.Shopownersoftenhiremoonlightingpoliceasparkingattendantssothatshoppers.

A.canfindtheircarseasilyaftershoppingB.won'thavetroubleparkingtheircars

C.canstaylongerbrowsinginthestoreD.won'thaveanyworriesaboutsecurity

65.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers?

A.Designofthestorelayout.B.Hiringofefficientemployees.

C.Mannersofthesalespeople.D.Hugesupplyofgoodsforsale.

66.Toachievebettershoppingexperiences,customersareadvisedto.

A.voicetheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectly

B.shoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstores

C.settletheirdisputeswithstoresinadiplomaticway

D.putpressureonstorestoimprovetheirservice

【答案解析】63—66BBCA

第20小题:

阅读理解（每小题2分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Intheearlydaysofnuclearpower,theUnitedStatesmakemoneyonit.Buttodayopponents（反对者）

havesocomplicateditsdevelopmentthatnonuclearplantshavebeenorderedorbuiltherein12years.

Thegreatestfearofnuclearpoweropponentshasalwaysbeenareactor"meltdown”.Today,the

chancesofameltdownthatwouldthreatenU.S.publichealthareverylittle.Buttoevenfurther

reducethepossibility,engineersarctestingncwrcactorsthatrelynotonhumanjudgmenttoshut

themdownbutonthelawsofnature.NowGeneralElectricisalreadybuildingtwoadvancedreactors

inJapan.Butdon'texpectthemevenonU.S.shoresunlessthingschangeinWashington.

Theprocedureforlicensingnuclearpowerplantsisabaddream.Anytimeduring,orevenafter,

construction,anobjectionbyanygrouporindividualcanbringeverythingtoastopwhilethematter

isinvestigatedortakentocourt.Meanwhile,thebuildermustaddnice-but-not-necessary

improvements,someofwhichforcehimtoknockdownwallsandstartover.Ineverycasewhena

planthasbeenopposed,theNuclearRegulationCommissionhasultimatelygrantedalicenseto

constructoroperate.Butthevictoryoftencostssomuchthatthcutilityendsupabandoningtheplant

anyway.

AcaseinpointistheShorehamplantonNewYork'sLongIsland.Shorehamwasavirtualtwintothe

MillstoneplantinConnecticut,bothorderedinthemid-60s.Millstone,completedfor$101million,

hasbeengeneratingelectricityfortwodecades.Shoreham,however,wassingledoutbyantinuclear

activistswho,bysendinginendlessprotests,drovethecostover$5billionanddelayeditsusefor

manyyears.

Shorchamfinallywonitsoperationlicense.Buttheplanthasneverproducedawattpowcr.Governor

MarioCuomo,anopponentofaShorehamstart-up,usedhispowertoforceNewYork's

public-utilitiescommissiontoacceptthefollowingsettlement:thepowercompanycouldpassthe

costofShorehamalongtoitsconsumersonlyifitagreednottooperatetheplant.Today,aperfectly

goodfacility,capableofservicinghundredsofthousandsofhomes,sitsrusting.

67.Theauthor'sattitudetowardthedevelopmentofnuclearpoweris.

A.negativeB.neutralC.positiveD.questioning

68.Whathasmadetheprocedureforliccnsingnuclearpowerplantsabaddream?

A.TheinefficiencyoftheNuclearRegulationCommission.

B.Theenormouscostofconstructionandoperation.

C.Thelengthoftimeittakestomakeinvestigations.

D.Theobjectionoftheopponentsofnuclearpower.

69.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2that.

A.therearenotenoughsafetymeasuresintheU.S.forrunningnewnucIearpowerplants

B.itisnottechnicaldifficultiesthatpreventthebuildingofnuclearpowerplantsinthcU.S.

C.therearealreadymorenuclearpowerplantsthannecessaryintheU.S.

D.theAmericangovernmentwillnotallowJapanesenuclearreactorstobeinstalledintheU.S.

70.GovernorMarioCuomo'schiefintentioninproposingthesettlementwaslo.

A.stopthcShorchamplantfromgoingintooperation

B.urgethepowercompanytofurtherincreaseitspowersupply

C.permittheShorehamplanttooperateundercertainconditions

D.helpthepowercompanytosolveitsfinancialproblems

【答案解析】67—70CDBA

第21小题：

任务型阅读(共10个小题,每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据短文的内容要点完成文章后的表格。注意：补全填空应符合语法

和搭配要求，每空只填一个单词。

HappinessisU-shaped,forwearehappieralthestartandendofourlivesbuthitaslumpwhenwe

aremiddle-aged,BritishandUSresearcherssay.

EconomistsfromtheUniversityofWarwick,centralEngland,andfromDartmouthCollege,New

Hampshire,lookedatdataonthementalhealthoftwomillionpeoplefrom80countries.

InBritain,theprobabilityofdepressionformenandwomenpeaksataround44yearsofage,

WarwickUniversitysaidinapressrelease.

IntheUnitedStates,though,therewasabigdifferencebetweenmenandwomen.

Amongwomen,unhappinesspeakedataroundtheageof40,whereasamongmen,itwasabout50.

ButtheU-shapcofhappinessisconstantaroundtheworld,andmid-lifedepressiontakesplace

regardlessofmaritalstatus,changesinjoborincome.

ThestudyappearsinSocialScience&(*);Medicine,publishedhytheDutchpublishinghouse

Elsevier.

&(*);Ithappenstomenandwomen,tosingleandmarriedpeople,torichandpoorandtothosewith

andwithoutchildren.&(*);saidco-authorAndrewOswald.

Onepossibilitymaybethatpeoplerealizetheywon^achievemanyoftheiraspirationsatmiddleage,

theresearcherssaid.

Anotherreasoncouldbethatafterseeingtheirfellowmiddlc-agcdpccrsbegintodie,peoplebeginto

valuetheirownremainingyearsandembracelifeoncemore.

Butthegoodnewsisthatifpeoplemakeittoaged70andarestillphysicallyfit,theyareonaverage

ashappyandmentallyhealthyasa20-yearold.

&(*);Fortheaveragepersonsinthemodernworld,thedipinmentalhealthandhappinesscomeson

slowly,notsuddenlyinasingleyear,&(*);Oswaldsaid.&(*);OnIyintheirfiftiesdopeopleemerge

fromthislowperiod,&(*);

Title:Peoplehappiestatstartandendoflivcs,butslumpinmiddle

Theme

Happinessisinthe(7l)ofU,forwearehappierwhenareyoungandoldbutunhappywhenweare

middle-agJed.

Findings

For(72)menandwomen,depressionismost(73)topeakwhentheyareabout44yearsold.

ForAmericanpeople,menandwomenarevery(74).Mostv/omenfeel

(75)ataroundtheageof40.Amongmen,unhappinesspeaksatabout50.

TheU-shapeofhappinessisconstantaroundtheworld,andmid-lifedepression(76)regardlessof

maritalstatus,changesinjoborincome.

(77)

Possiblybecausepeoplerealizetheyare(78)toachievemanyoftheiraspirationsatmiddleage.

Possiblybecauseaftertheyhaveseentheirfellowmiddle-agedpeers'deaths,peoplebegintovalue

theirownyears(79)andembracelifeoncemore.

Goodnews

Ifpeoplearestillingood(80)whentheyreach70,theyareonaverageashappyandmentally

healthyasa20-yearold.

【答案解析】71.shape/form72.British/English73.Likely74.different

75.unhappy76.happens/occurs77.Rcasons78.unable79.left

80.condition/health

第22小题：

书面表达（共1题，满分20分）

子女和父母之间的代沟（generationgap）一直是困扰着父母和孩子双方的一个大问题。请你以

儿子（女儿）的身份，根据下表内容，用英语写一篇文章.谈谈子女如何做才能消除与父母间的

隔阂。

现象

1.随着社会的不断发展，子女和父母之间的代沟已成为一个社会问题。

2.双方之间的思想观念、行为习惯等存在很大差异。（请举例说明这一现象）

解决办法

1.学会尊重父母，孝顺是中华民族的传统美德。

2.避免冲突。

3.和父母多沟通.交流。

4.请你另外举出一种解决办法或说明如何尊重父母、如何沟通交流等。

注意：

1.字数150左右。

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.参考词汇：消除bridge

［答案角星析】Withthedevelopmentofsociety,thegenerationgapbetweenusandourparents

hasbecomeasocialproblem,whichalsotroublesus.Therearemanydifferencesinourthinkingand

habits.Wcoftenquarrelwitheachotherjustbecauseofthcgcncrationgap.Forexample,......

Hereissomeadviceonhelpingbridgethegap.

First,weshouldrespectourparents,whichisthevirtueofChinesepeople.Thisistheeasiesttosay

andthehardesttodo.Second,don'targuewiththembuttrytoreachacompromise.Perhapsweand

ourparcntscannotagreeoncertainthings.Butwccanmeeteachotherhalfway.Andcommunicating

withourparentsasmuchaspossibleisalsowhatweshoulddo.

Inmyopinion,....

高三英语下册期末试题及答案

第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出选项，并在答题卡上将

该灰涂黑。

A

SoneofthemostpainfulnomentsIspendasavet（兽医）arethosespentwithmy

customersassistingmyanimalpatientsfromthisworldtothenext.Makingthisfinal

decisionisnoteasy,andIhaveoftenfeltpowerlesstocomfortthesorrowfulowners.

ThatwasbeforeImetShane.

1hadbeencalledtoexamineaten-year-olddognamedBelkerwhohaddevelopedaserious

healthproblem.ThedogJsowner-Ron,hiswife,Lisa,andtheirlittleboy,Shane一were

hopingforamiracle（奇迹）.ButItoldthefamilytherewerenomiraclesleftfor

Belker,andofferedtoperformtheeuthanasia（安乐夕匕）fortheolddogintheirhome.

Aswemadethearrangements,RonandLisatoldmetheythoughtitwouldbegoodfor

thefour-year-oldShanetoobservetheeuthanasia.TheyfeltShanecouldTeamsomething

fromtheexperience.Shaneseemedsocalm,pattingtheolddogforthelasttime,that

1wonderedifheunderstoodwhatwasgoingon.

Afewminuteslater,Belkersiippedpeacefullyaway.The1ittleboyseemedtoaccept

Bclker，sdeathwithoutanydifficultyorconfusion.Wcsattogetherforalittlewhile

afterBelker1sdeath,wonderingaloudaboutthesadfactthatanimallivesareshorter

thanhuman1ives.

Shane,whohadbeenlisteningquietly,pipedup:〃Iknowwhy.”

Shocked,weallturnedtohim.Whatcameoutofhismouthnextastonishedme.I'dnever

heardamorecomfortingexplanation.

Hesaid,''Everybodyisbornsotheycanlearnhowtoliveagoodlife:likeloving

everybodyandbeingnice,right?”Thefour-year-olccontinued,“Well,animalsalready

knowhowtodothat,sotheydon'thavetostayaslong.〃

21.Shane,sparentswantedShanetowitnesstheeuthanasiamainlybecause.

A.theyhopedhecouldgamsomethingfromit

B.theyknewhehatedtopartwithBelker

C.theywantedhimtorememberBelkerforever

D.theyintendedhimtolearntocarryouteuthanasia

22.Whatcanwelearnfronthethirdparagraph?

A.Belkergotsickmainlybecauseoflackofcare.

B.TherewasnohopeforBelkertorecoverbuttosuffer.

C.Shanedidn,tfeelsadaboutBelker'sdeath.

D.Belkerdidn,twanttoliveanylongerbecauseofthepain.

23.Wecaninferfromtheunderlinedsentencethat.

A.wordsfailedthevetwhenhetriedtocomfortBelker,sfamily

B.thevetwasfamiliarwiththefeelingsofBelker"sfamily

C.thevetwouldrathernotperformtheeuthanasia

D.thevet'sthroatwasuncomfortablewithBelker，sfamilyaround

24.WhatwouldtheauthorsayaboutShane?

A.Heknewlittleaboutanimallives.

B.HefeltunexpectedaboutBelker*sdeath.C.liehadauniqueopinionaboutlife.D.

Hewasanoutgoingandwarm-heartedboy.

B

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Ialwaysthoughtpeople,stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsilly,butatthis

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Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant（巨人）BirdsEye,whocameupwiththe

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25.Instagramprobablyis

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27.*ThePictureHouse，encouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto.

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