2026届广东省百校联盟高三英语第一学期期末教学质量检测试题含解析

2026届广东省百校联盟高三英语第一学期期末教学质量检测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Iwouldappreciateyoucouldcometomybirthdayparty.A．that B．thatit C．if D．itif2．Thiswinter,oneofthelargest______snowstormshitmanyareas.A．recording B．recordedC．beingrecorded D．torecord3．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear4．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto5．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this6．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．athandB．atwillC．ontrialD．ontrack7．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie8．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging9．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone10．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail11．---DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?---Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith12．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo13．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently14．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn15．Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what16．40gramsofmeatperdayis______peopleshouldconsumeinordertostayfit.A．thatB．whyC．howD．what17．—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of18．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though19．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome20．Havingbeentreatedinthehospitalforaslongassixmonths,themaninjuredinthecarcrashisnoweventuallyback_______hisfeet.A．at B．inC．on D．to第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Jobsquicklybecameboredwithcollege.HelikedbeingatReed,justnottakingtherequiredclasses.Infact,hewassurprisedwhenhefoundoutthattherewerestrictcourserequirements.WhenWozniakcametovisit,Jobswavedhisscheduleathimandcomplained,“Theyaremakingmetakeallthesecourses.”Wozniakreplied,“Yes,that’swhattheydoincollege.”Jobsrefusedtogototheclasseshewasassignedandinsteadwenttotheoneshewanted,suchasadanceclasswherehecouldenjoyboththecreativityandthechancetomeetgirls.“Iwouldneverhaverefusedtotakethecoursesyouweresupposedto,that’sadifferenceinourpersonality.”saidWozniaksurprisedlyandadmiringly.Jobsalsobegantofeelguiltyaboutspendingsomuchofhisparents’moneyonaneducationthatdidnotseemworthwhile.“Allofmyworking-classparents’savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition(学费).”hedetailedhisexperienceinafamousceremonyaddressatStanford.“IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.AndhereIwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutokay."Hedidn’tactuallywanttoleaveReed；hejustwantedtoquitpayingtuitionandtakingclassesthatdidn’tinteresthim.Surprisingly,Reedtoleratedthat.“Hehadaveryinquiringmindthatwasenormouslyattractive,”saidthedeanofstudents,JackDudman.“Herefusedtoacceptautomaticallyreceivedtruths,andhewantedtoexamineeverythinghimself.”DudmanallowedJobstoauditclassesandstaywithfriendsinthedormsevenafterhestoppedpayingtuition.“TheminuteIdroppedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn’tinterestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting,”hesaid.Amongthemwasacalligraphy(书法)classthatappealedtohimafterhesawpostersoncampusthatwerebeautifullydrawn.“Ilearnedaboutserifandsansseriftypefaces(字体),aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.Itwasbeautiful,historical,artisticallyfineinawaythatsciencecan’tcapture,andIfounditfascinating.”ItwasyetanotherexampleofJobsconsciouslypositioninghimselfattheintersection(相交点)oftheartsandtechnology.Inallofhisproducts,technologywouldbemarriedtogreatdesign,elegance,humantouches,andevenromance.“IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege,theMacwouldhaveneverhadsomanytypefaces.AndsinceWindowsjustcopiedtheMac,it’slikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem.”MeanwhileJobshadahardtimeatReed.Hewentbarefootmostofthetime,wearingsandalswhenitsnowed.ElizabethHolmesmademealsforhim,tryingtokeepupwithhisobsessivediets.Hereturnedsodabottlesforsparechange,continuedhislonghardjourneystothefreeSundaydinnersattheHareKrishnatemple,andworeadownjacketintheheatlessgarageapartmentherentedfor$20amonth.Whenheneededmoney,hefoundworkatthepsychologydepartmentlabmaintainingtheelectronicequipmentthatwasusedforanimalbehaviourexperiments.OccasionallyChrisannBrennanwouldcometovisit.Theirrelationshipdevelopedabnormally.Butmostlyhetendedtothebeginningofhisownsoulandpersonalgoalforenlightenment(开明).“Icameofageatamagicaltime,”hereflectedlater,“OurconsciousnesswasraisedbyZen,andalsobyLSD．”Evenlaterinlifehewouldcreditcertaindrugsformakinghimmoreenlightened.“TakingLSDwasavaluableexperience,oneofthemostimportantthingsinmylife.LSDshowsyouthatthere’sanothersidetothecoin,andyoucan’trememberitwhenitwearsoff,butyouknowit.Itheightenedmysenseofwhatwasimportant—creatingwonderfulthingsinsteadofmakingmoney,puttingthingsbackintothestreamofhistoryandofhumanconsciousnessasmuchasIcould.”1、JobsandWozniakdifferedin________.A．approachtofreedomB．appetiteforknowledgeC．attitudetorequirementsD．affectionforcollegelife2、OnefactorinJobs’decisiontoleavecollegeisthat________.A．hisfamilywasinabsolutepovertyB．hewantedtobeindependentofhisparentsC．hewouldn’thavehisparents’moneywastedD．thecollegecouldn’tpreparehimforhissetgoal3、FromJackDudman’sstatementwecanseethatJobswas________.A．ratherdifficulttogetalongwithB．quitegoodatsolvingproblemsC．toostubborntochangehismindD．veryseriousaboutexistingbeliefs4、Theunderlinedword“audit”inParagraph3means“________”.A．attendinformallyB．missoccasionallyC．givesuccessfullyD．conductirregularly5、Jobsworkedontypefaceswhilesufferingfromahardlife________.A．toprovehisvaluetothewholeworldB．tobringsomethinggreatintoexistenceC．tomakehimselfwealthyforabetterlifeD．toshowcollegewasunimportanttohim6、Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitleforthepassage?A．StayOutB．DropOutC．HoldOutD．WorkOut22．（8分）ImovedfromthebusydowntowntothecountrysidearoundShanghaiwhenIstartedelementaryschool.Atfirst,IthoughtIwasgoingtohateit,buttomysurprise,IfoundthatIpreferredthequietcountrylifeoverthenoisycitylife.Thenextmovewasmoreofasurpriseforme.Iwashavingagoodtimewithmyfriendsatschool.Butallofasudden,mymomtoldmethatweweregoingtomovetotheUnitedStates.CanyouimaginehowImusthavefelt?MyEnglishwasn’tthatgood,thoughIdidknowthebasics.ThedayIarrivedintheUSwasasnowyday.ForagirlwhogrewupinShanghaiandhadn’tseenrealthicksnowontheground,itwasabigthing.ComparedwithmyschoolinChina,therewerealotmorecreativethinkingquestions,whichIwasbetteratanyway.TimeflewbyandithadbeenalmostfouryearssinceImoved.Thenagain,IwastoldweweregoingtomovetoSingapore.AsI’mwritingthisarticle,Iamstillnewhereandhavebeengoingtoschoolforabouttwoandahalfmonths.Ifoundoutthattheeducationhereisquitespecial.DifferentfromAPsystemintheUS,theSingaporeCISusestheIBsystem.Thisswitchdrownedmeinconstantstress.Iwasconfusedaboutthenewcurriculum,andIknewitwouldtakemealongtimetoadapt.ButwhatI’vegottenoutofmyexperienceoverthreecountriesisthatnomatterwhereyouarestudying,youarealwayslearning.Andapieceofadvicetopeoplewhoaregoingtomovearoundtheglobe:It’salwaysbesttojustrollwithit.1、Whatdidthewriterthinkoflifeinthecountryside?A．Itwasn’tasinterestingassheexpected.B．Itwasnobetterthancitylife.C．Shewishedshehadmovedtothecountrysideearlier.D．Shelovedtoliveinthecountryside.2、WhatdidthewriterworryaboutmostaboutbeforemovingtotheUS?A．Itwouldbedifficulttomakenewfriends.B．Languagewouldbeabigproblemforher.C．Shewouldn’tgetusedtotheweatherthere.D．Shewouldn’tliketheschoolsthere.3、WhatdoesshesayaboutherschoollifeinSingapore?A．Creativethinkingismorecommon.B．Studentsareaskedtodomanyprojectstogether.C．StudentshavemorefreedomtochooseclassesthanintheUS.D．ItisdifferentfromtheUSschoolsystem.4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsherworldwideschooling?A．Positive.B．Negative.C．Critical.D．Doubtful.23．（8分）Encouragingchildrentousegesturesastheythinkcanhelpthemcomeupwithmorecreativeideas,accordingtonewresearch.“Ourfindingsshowthatchildrennaturallygesturewhentheythinkofunusualwaystouseeverydayitems,”sayspsychologicalscientistElizabethKirk.“Whenwethenaskedchildrentomovetheirhands,theywereabletocomeupwithevenmorecreativeideas.”“Gesturingmayallowustoexploretheproperties（特性）oftheitems—forexample,howtheitemcouldbeheld,itssize,itsshape,etc.—anddoingsocanhelpuscomeupwithideasforcreativeuses,”Kirkexplains.Intheirfirststudy，theresearcherscomparedthecreativityofchildrenwhospontaneously(自发地）gesturedwiththosewhoeitherdidnotorcouldnotgesture.Atotalof78children,aged9-11,sawaseriesofimagesofordinaryitems,suchasanewspaper,atincan,andakettle.Theresearchersaskedthechildrentolookateachimageandlistasmanyusesastheycouldthinkof.Agroupofparticipantscompletedthetasktwice—ononeversionofthetask,theyworemittens（连指手套）thatlimitedtheirabilitytogesture.Restrictingchildren’sabilitytogesturedidnotaffecttheirabilitytocomeupwithcreativeusesfortheobjects;Childrenwhowerefreetogestureproducedaboutthesamenumberofideasasthosewhoworethemittensandcouldnotgesture.Inasecondexperiment,54childrencompletedthesamealternative-usestask.Insomecases,childrengesturednormally;inothercases,theresearchersencouragedthechildrento“useyourhandstoshowmehowyoucouldusetheobjectindifferentways”.Theencouragementworked:Childrenwhowerespecificallyencouragedtogestureproducedagreaternumberofcreativeusesfortheobjectsthandidthechildrenwhowerenotgivenanyspecialinstruction.“Ourfindingsaddtothegrowingbodyofevidenceshowingthesignificantroleofgestureinthinkingandhaveapplicationstotheclassroom,”Kirkconcludedintheirpaper.1、Whatdidtheresearchersintendtofindoutinthefirstexperiment?A．Thenumberofcreativeideasthechildrencouldthinkof.B．Howthechildrenwouldexplorethepropertiesoftheitems.C．Whetherencouraginggesturewouldhelptoproducemorenewideas.D．Thedifferencebetweenthinkingwithgesturesandwithoutgestures.2、Whyweremittensusedintheexperiment?A．Torestrictgestures.B．Tolimitcreativethinking.C．Totesttheabilitytogesture,D．Toincreasecreativeideas.3、Whendidthechildrenthinkofthemostnewideas?A．Whenwearingmittens.B．Whenencouragedtogesture.C．Whennaturallygesturing.D．Whennotusingtheirhands.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CommunicatewithGesturesB．ThinkwithYourHandsC．UseEverydayItemsCreativelyD．MakeGestureswhenNecessary24．（8分）In1874FrancisGalton,aBritishprofessor,analysedasampleofEnglishscientistsandfoundthevastmajoritytobefirst-bornsons.Thisledhimtotheorisethatfirst-bornchildrenenjoyedaspeciallevelofattentionfromtheirparentsthatallowedthemtoadvanceintellectually.HalfacenturylaterAlfredAdler,anAustrianpsychologist,madeasimilarargumentrelatingtopersonality.First-bornchildren,hesuggested,weremorediligent,whilethelater-bornweremoreoutgoingandemotionallystable.Manysubsequentstudieshaveexploredtheseideas,buttheirfindingshavebeenvaried-somesupportingandsomerejectingtheoriginalconclusions.Themainproblemwiththepreviousstudiesisthattheyweretoosmall-oftenlimitedtoafewdozenindividuals.Thiswouldbetrueevenifthestatisticalmethodsneededtoanalysethedataweresimple,buttheyarenot.Distinguishingbirth-ordereffectsfromthosecausedbyfamilysizecomplicatesmatters,meaningstillbiggersamplesmustbeanalysedtoobtainmeaningfulresults.Toovercomethelimitationoftheseearlierstudies,GermansocialscientistDr.HelmetSchmukleandhiscolleaguesanalysedthreehugesetsofdatafromAmerica,BritainandGermany.Thesedatasets,thoughcollectedforotherpurposes,includedpersonalityandintelligencetestson20,186peopleatdifferentstagesoftheirlives.TheAmericantestswereonindividualsagedbetween29and35.TheBritishtestswereconductedon50-year-olds.TheGermantestsranthewholespanofadultlife,from18to98.Birthorder,theyfound,hadnoeffectonpersonality:first-bornswerenomore,norless,likelythantheiryoungersiblingstobehardworking,outgoingoranxious.Butitdidaffectintelligence.Inafamilywithtwochildren,thefirstchildwasmoreintelligentthanthesecond60%ofthetime,ratherthanthe50%thatwouldbeexpectedbychance.Onaverage,thistranslatedtoadifferenceof1.5IQpointsbetweenfirstandsecondsiblings.Thatfigureagreeswithpreviousstudies,andthuslooksconfirmed.Itis,nevertheless,quiteasmalldifference-andwhetheritisenoughtoaccountforGalton'soriginalobservationisunclear.Inanyevent,itiscertainlynotdeterministic.Galtonwastheyoungestofnine.1、AlfredAdlerconcludedthatfirst-bornchildrenwere________.A．morestableB．moresociableC．moreintelligentD．morehardworking2、Whatdoestheunderlined“they”inparagraph2referto?A．Thedata.B．Theanalyses.C．Thepreviousstudies.D．Thestatisticalmethods.3、WhywasSchmukle'sstudyconsideredsuperiortopreviousresearch?A．Itinvolvedawideragerange.B．Ithadamuchlargersamplesize.C．Itincludedalargernumberofcountries.D．Itwasconductedoveralongerperiodoftime.4、WhydoestheauthormentionGalton'sfamilybackgroundinthelastparagraph?A．ToconfirmGalton'sdifficultupbringing.B．TosuggestGalton'stheorymaynotbecorrect.C．TocomparehisexperiencewithGalton'sparents.D．ToexplainwhyGaltonwasinterestedinbirthorder.25．（10分）Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpsthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”robotic.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia(痴呆).TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileElliottisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.D．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe.A．smallerB．cheaperC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.B．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.B．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.C．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.D．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（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．26．（30分）Eachofusfailsfromtimetotime.Ifwearewise,weacceptthesefailuresasa1partofthelearningprocess.Butalltoooftenasparentsandteacherswe2thissamerighttoourchildren.WhenIseeachild3fromthiskindofpressure,IthinkofDonnie.Donniewasmyyoungestthird-grader.His4offailurekepthimfromclassroomgamesthatotherchildrenenjoyed.He5answeredquestions—hewasafraidhemightbewrong.Itriedmybesttobuildhis6.Butnothingchangeduntilmidterm,whenMaryAnne,astudentteacher,wasassignedtoourclassroom.Shewasyoungandpretty,andshelovedchildren.Mypupils,Donnieincluded,all7herverymuch.Onemorning,wewereworkingonmathproblemsatthechalkboard.Donniehad8theproblemswithpains-takingtidiness.Pleasedwithhisprogress,I9thechildrenwithMaryAnneandwentforartmaterials.WhenIreturned,Donniewasin10.He’dmissedthethirdproblem.Mystudentteacherlookedatmeindespair.Suddenlyherface11.Fromthedeskweshared,shegotacontainerfilledwithpencils.“Look,Donnie,”shesaid,kneelingbesidehimandgently12thetear-stained(弄脏的)facefromhisarms.“I’vegotsomethingto13you.”Sheremovedthepencils,oneatatime,andplacedthemonhisdesk.“Seethese14,Donnie,”shecontinued.“TheybelongtoMrs.Lindstromandme.Seehowtheerasersare15?That’sbecausewemakemistakestoo.Butweerasethemistakesandtryagain.That’swhatyou16learntodo,too.”Shekissedhimandstoodup.“Here,”shesaid,“I’llleaveoneofthesepencilson17desksoyou’llrememberthateverybodymakesmistakes,18teachers.”Donnielookedupwithloveinhiseyesandasmile.The19becameDonnie’sprizedpossession.That,togetherwithMaryAnne’sfrequentencouragement,gradually20himthatit’sallrighttomakemistakes—aslongasyouerasethemandtryagain.1、A．small B．basic C．necessary D．large2、A．give B．disallow C．offer D．permit3、A．come B．take C．fall D．suffer4、A．fear B．lesson C．chance D．sense5、A．always B．often C．never D．seldom6、A．self-protection B．self-improvement C．self-confidence D．self-learning7、A．respected B．disliked C．avoided D．minded8、A．workedout B．writtendown C．goneover D．learned9、A．left B．offered C．missed D．parted10、A．surprise B．astonishment C．anger D．tears11、A．darkened B．brightened C．pulled D．loosened12、A．lifting B．picking C．holding D．pushing13、A．help B．show C．reward D．promise14、A．pencils B．mistakes C．marks D．containers15、A．used B．built C．worn D．damaged16、A．may B．must C．ought D．can17、A．my B．someone’s C．theteacher’s D．your18、A．still B．also C．even D．not19、A．pencil B．words C．mistake D．desk20、A．warned B．informed C．persuaded D．reminded第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatriptoCanada.Onthewaytothestation,they1．(chat)abouttheirtrip.Somepeoplehavetheidea2．youcancrossCanadainlessthanfivedays,buttheyforgetthefactthatCanadais5,500kilometresfromcoasttocoast.PeoplesayVancouverisCanada'smostbeautifulcity,whichis3．(surround)bymountainsandthePacificOcean.4．populationisincreasingrapidly.ThecoastnorthofVancouverhassomeoftheoldestandmostbeautifulforestsintheworld.Itissowettherethatthetreesareextremelytall,some5．(measure)over90metres."Thatafternoonaboardthetrain,thecousinssettleddownintheirseats.Earlierthatday,whentheycrossedtheRockyMountains,theymanaged6．(catch)sightofsomemountaingoatsandevenagrizzlybearandaneagle.TheirnextstopwasCalgary,whichisfamousfortheCalgaryStampede.Cowboyswhohave7．giftforridingwildhorsescometocompeteintheStampede.Atschool,theyhadlearnedthatmostCanadianslive8．afewhundredkilometresoftheUSAborder,andCanada'spopulationisonly9．(slight)overthirtymillion,butnowtheywereamazedtoseesuchanemptycountry.Theywentthroughawheat-growingprovinceandsawfarmsthatcoveredthousandsof10．(acre).Afterdinner,theywerebackinanurbanarea,thebusyportcityofThunderBayatthetopoftheGreatLakes.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（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(∧)，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。WelcometoourEnglishCorner、ThisCornerwassetup