吉林延吉市第三高级中学2025-2026学年度第二学期高二英语学科竞赛试卷（含答案）

2025-2026学年度第二学期高二英语学科竞赛试卷一、阅读理解（每题2.5分，合计50分）ABenicetomiceandtheymayreturnthefavour.Onlyoneofeverytensuccessfullytestedinlaboratoryanimalsendsupworkinginpeople.Onereason,ofcourse,isthatmicearenotmen.Another,though,mighthavetodowiththefactthatwhilehumanpatientsareaffordedallmannerofcreaturecomforts,theirannualproxies(代替物).Althoughmedicalscience’sfavouritecreaturesrelishtemperaturesofalittleover30°C,laboratoriesroutinelykeepthematfiveortendegreesbelowthat.Thisisnotinordertoabusethebeastsbut,rather,becausewhenkeptwarmtheyareunmanageablyaggressive.Thedownsideisthattheyhavetoeatmorethantheyotherwisewould,inordertokeeptheirbodieswarm.Thatchangestheirphysiology(生理).Andthatinturnchangesthewaytheymetabolise(新陈代谢)drugs,withpossiblyconfusingresults.JosephGarner,ofStanfordUniversity,thinkstheansweristokeepthelabscool,butletmicedealwiththelowtemperaturesastheydointheirnaturalhabitat:notbyeatingmorebutbybuildingnests.Sofar,though,noonehasaclearideaofhowmuchnestingmaterialisneededtokeepmicehappy.Dr.Garnerandhiscolleaguesthereforedecidedtofindout.TheyhavejustreportedtheirresultsinthePublicLibraryofScience.DrGarnerandhisteamleteachoftheirmice,36malesandasmanyfemalesfromthreetypescommonlyusedintrials,wanderfreeintwocagesconnectedbyanarrowtube.Onecagewaskeptconstantatoneofsixtemperaturesbetween20°Cand35°CTheotherwasmaintainedat20°Cbutwassuppliedwithuptotengramsofverysmallpiecesofpaper,whichthemicecouldusetoweaveanest.Theideawastocheckwhethertheanimalswouldratherbuildanestinthecoolercageormovetothewarmerone,possiblypullingnestingmaterialalongwiththemlittlebylittle.Theresearchersfoundthatthemice'spreferencesvariedslightlybetweentypesaswellasbetweensexes(withfemalesfondofhighertemperatures,possiblybecauseoftheirthinnerprotectivelayeroffat),confirmingthatthereisnosinglesetofconditionsinwhichallmicefeelcosy.Ingeneral,though,withlittlenestingmaterialaround,themicelaboriouslycarriedpiecesofpaperovertothewarmerspot,oneortwoatatime.Butleaveatleastsixgramsofpaperinthechillycage,andmanymicewillpreferinsteadtobravethecoldandbuildanestthere.Thatseemsasmallpricetopayforbetterdrugtrials.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“relish”inParagraph3probablymean?A.Resist.B.Enjoy.C.Avoid.D.Maintain.2.Miceeatingmorethantheynormallydomayleadto______.A.bettermanagementoftheirbehaviorB.theirdifferentbodyresponsetodrugsC.AslowdownintheirmetabolismD.Aconfusionintheirmind3.DrGarnerandhisteamfoundthat______.A.micekeepwarmbymovingpiecesofpaperB.femalemicebeatthecoldthanmalemiceC.micetendtofightthecoldundercertainconditionsD.differenttypesofmicepreferverydifferenttemperatures4.Tohaveabetterdrugtrial,researchersneedto______.A.providelittlefoodB.useotheranimalproxiesC.raisethelabtemperatureD.prepareenoughnestingmaterialBAnopenofficeissupposedtoforceemployeestocooperate.Tohavethemtalkmorefacetoface.Togetthemoffinstantmessenger(IM)andbrainstormingnewideas.Butarecentstudybytworesearchersoffersevidencetosupportwhatmanypeoplewhoworkinopenofficesalreadyknow:Itdoesn’treallyworkthatway.Thenoisecausespeopletoputonheadphonesandtuneout.Thelackofprivacycausesotherstoworkfromhomewhentheycan.Thesenseofbeinginafishbowlmeansmanychooseemailoveradesk-sidechat.EthanBernsteinandStephenTurban,twoHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessors,studiedtwoFortune500companiesthatmadetheshifttoanopenofficeenvironmentfromonewhereworkershadmoreprivacy.Using“sociometric”electronicbadges(徽章)andmicrophones,aswellasdataonemailandinstantmessengerusebyemployees,theresearchersfoundinthefirststudythataftertheorganizationmadethemovetoopen-planoffices,workersspent73%lesstimeinface-to-faceinteraction.Meanwhile,emailuserose67%andIMusewentup75%.Theparticipantsworethebadgesandmicrophonesforseveralweeksbeforetheofficewasredesignedandforseveralafter,andthecompanygavetheresearchersaccesstotheirelectroniccommunications.Theresultswereastonishing.“Weweresurprisedbythedegreetowhichwefoundtheeffect,”Bernsteinsaid.Thebadgescouldtellthattwopeoplehadaface-to-faceinteractionwithoutrecordingactualspokenwords.Theresearcherswerecarefultomakesureotherfactorsweren’tinquestion—thebusinesscyclewassimilar,forinstance,andthegroupofemployeeswerethesame.Inasecondstudy,theresearcherslookedatthechangesininteractionbetweenspecificpairsofcolleagues,findingasimilardropinface-to-facecommunicationandasmallerbutstillsignificantincreaseinelectroniccorrespondence.Anotherwrinkleintheirresearch,Bernsteinsaid,isthatnotonlydidworkersshiftthewayofcommunicationtheyused,buttheyalsotendedtointeractwithdifferentgroupsofpeopleonlinethantheydidinperson.Movingfromonekindofcommunicationtoanothermaynotbeallbad—“maybeemailisjustmoreefficient,”hesaid—butifmanagerswantcertainteamsofpeopletobeinteracting,thatmaybelostmorethantheythink.Theshiftinofficespacecould“havestrongeffectsonproductivityandthequalityofwork”.Inseekingalowercostpersquarefoot,theybuyintotheideathatitwillalsoleadtomorecooperation,evenifit’snotclearthat’strue.“Idon’tblamethearchitects,”hesaid.“ButIdothinkwespendmoreofourtimethinkingabouthowtodesignworkplacesbasedontheobserver’sangle”—themanager—“ratherthantheobserved.”5.Employerspreferanopenofficebecausetheythinkitcan______.A.increasecompetitionB.improvecommunicationC.createasafeenvironmentD.motivateworkers’responsibility6.Whywasthereanincreaseinelectroniccorrespondenceamongemployees?A.Becausetheythoughtlittleofdesk-sidechat.B.Becausetheyadjustedtoanewbusinesscycle.C.Becausetheywantedtoprotecttheirprivacy.D.Becausetheyneededtocompletemoretasks.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph5referto?A.Theresearchers.B.Themanagers.C.Certainteamsofpeople.D.Differentgroupsofworkers.8.Asforthedesignofworkplaces,whatisBernstein’smajorconcern?A.Connectivity.B.Accessibility.C.User-friendliness.D.Cost-effectiveness.CLearningtoRunAnarticlepublishedinthescientificjournalNaturediscussesanimportantaspectofhumanevolution(进化).AccordingtoBrambleandLieberman,ProfessorsattheUniversityofUtah,humanshaveanumberoffeaturesthatmakethemsurprisinglygoodrunners.“Weareconfidentthatrunningwasimportantinthecourseofthehumanbodyform,”saysBramble.Traditionalthinkinghasbeenthathumansarepoorrunnerscomparedtosuchanimalsashorses.Howeverthisisonlytrueifweconsiderrunningathighspeed,especiallyovershortdistances.Evenanathletehardlyrunasquicklyasahorse,andcanonlykeepupatopspeedfor15secondsorso.Butwhenitcomestolong-distancerunning,humanscandoastonishinglywell.Theycankeepasteadypacefor10kilometres,andtheirspeedisatleastatthesamelevelwiththatofhorses.BrambleandLiebermanexamined26partsofhumanbodies.Oneofthemostinterestingoftheseisnuchalligament(韧带).Whenwerun,itisthisligamentthatpreventsourheadfrommovingbackandforthfromsidetoside.Thenweareabletorunwithsteadyheads,heldhigh.ThenthereareAchillestendons(跟腱)atthebacksofourlegs,formingthemechanicallinksbetweenthemusclestothebones.Theyactstrongstringsandhelptopushusforwardwhenwerun.Besides,wehavelow,wideshoulders,adevelopmentwhichallowsustorunmoreeffectively.Addtothisourlightforearms,whichswinginco-operationwithmovementofourlegstoassistbalance,andonebeginstoappreciatethepointthatBrambleandLiebermantryingtomake.Butwhatadvantageisgainedfrombeinggoodlong-distancerunners?Onetheoryisthatthisabilitypermittedearlyhumanstogetfoodmoreeffectively.Somescientistsguessthatearlyhumansmayhaverunafteranimalsforgreatdistancestomakethemtiredbeforekillingthem.Runningwouldalsohaveanotheradvantage:earlyhumansmighthaveeatenthemeatleftoverfromakillbyotherlargeanimals.Theymayhavebeenwarnedoftheexistenceofafreshlykilledanimalbyvultures(秃鹰),andthefastertheygottothesceneofthekill,thebetter.“Researchonthehistoryofhumanabilityofrunninghastraditionallybeencontroversial,”saysLieberman.“Attheveryleast,Ihopethistheorywillmakemanypeoplehavesecondthoughtsabouthowhumanslearnedtorunandwhywearebuiltthewayweare.”9.InParagraph2,theauthormainlytellsusthat______.A.humansarepoorrunnerscomparedtohorsesB.humansaregoodrunnersoverlongdistancesC.humansmayrunathighspeedforashorttimeD.humanscankeepthesamespeedwhenrunning10.WecanlearnfromParagraph3that______.A.tendonsareasuccessfuladaptationforrunningB.strongmusclesandboneskeeprunningeffectiveC.theshapeofshouldersaffectsthepositionofheadsD.humanscanrunfasteriftheyhavelongerforearms11.Whatconclusionisdrawnaboutearlyhumans?A.Theyfollowedbirdstoavoiddanger.B.Theywereunabletokilllargeanimals.C.Theydevelopedtheirbigbrainsforrunning.D.Theyevolvedrunningduetotheneedforhunting.DHowtoMakeFriends,AccordingtoScienceFriendshipisoneoflife’smostimportantfeatures,andonetoooftentakenforgranted.Thehumanwishforcompanionship(交往)maybenoend,butresearchsuggeststhatoursocialcapital(资本)isfinite(有限的)—wecanonlyhandleacertainnumberofrelationshipsatonetime.Socialscientistshaveusedsomecreativeapproachestomeasurethesizeofpeople’ssocialnetworks;thesehavereturnedestimates(估计)rangingfromabout250toabout5,500people.Lookingmorespecificallyatfriendship,astudyusingtheexchangeofChristmascardstotestclosenessputtheaverageperson’sfriendgroupatabout121people.Howeverlargeournetworksmaybe,ourinnercircletendstobemuchsmaller.TheaverageAmericantrustsonly10to20people.Moreover,thatnumbermaybecomesmaller:From1998to2017,theaverage(平均的)numberoftrustedfriendsdecreased(减少)fromthreetotwo.Thisisbothsadandofimportantresult,becausepeoplewhohavestrongsocialrelationshipstendtolivelongerthanthosewhodon’t.Sowhatshouldyoudoifyoursociallifeislacking?Heretheresearchisinstructive.Tobeginwith,don’trefusetoconsidertheordinaryacquaintance(交情).Eveninteractingwithpeoplewithwhomonehasweaksocialtieshasameaningfulinfluenceonourwell-being.Beyondthat,buildingdeeperfriendshipsmaybelargelyamatterofputtingintime.ArecentstudyoutoftheUniversityofKansasfoundthatittakesabout50hoursofsocializingtogofromacquaintancetocasualfriend,anadditional40hourstobecomea“real”friend,andatotalof200hourstobecomeaclosefriend.Ifthatsoundsliketoomucheffort,renewinginactivesocialtiescanbeespeciallyrewarding.Reconnectedfriendscanquicklygetbackthetrusttheybuiltbefore,whileofferingeachotheradashofnovelty(新奇)drawnfromwhateverthey’vebeenuptointhemeantime.Andifallelsefails,youcouldstartrandomlytotellsecretstopeopleyoudon’tknowthatwell.Self-disclosure(自我表露)makesusmorelikable,andasabonus,wearemorelikelytofavorthosetowhomwehaverevealedoursoul.Longingforclosenessandconnectioniscommonandeverywhere,whichsuggeststhatmostofusarestumbling(跌跌撞撞)throughtheworld,expectingcompanionshipthatcouldbeeasilyprovidedbythelonesomestumblersallaroundus.Sosetasidethisarticle,turntosomeonenearby,andtrytomakeafriend.12.FromParagraph2,wecanknowthat______.A.astrongsocialrelationshipmeansalonglifeB.realfriendshipsarebasedontheexchangeofpresentsC.people’sinnercirclebecomessmallerD.people’ssocialnetworksdependontheirwishforcompanionship13.Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttoimproveone’ssociallife?A.Sharingsecretswithclosefriends.B.Choosinglikablepeopleasfriends.C.Avoidingtheordinaryacquaintance.D.Spendingtimefordeeperfriendships.14.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thetipsonhowtodevelopfriendship.B.Thereasonsforseekingcompanionship.C.Thebenefitsbroughtbyagoodsociallife.D.Therelationshipbetweenfriendshipandhappiness.EUnderstandingChineseCulture:TheChallengetotheWestLatelastyear,aNewZealandnewspaperreportedthatChinawassending120doctorstoaPacificislandtoassistwiththeircommunityhealth.Apositiveaction,onemightthink,butthefocusofthestorywastoaskwhatChinawasdoinginthePacific,andhowwehavefailedtotheextentthatwehaveallowedthistohappen.WhataretheChinesedoingon“ourpatch”?Infact,theriseofChinaistoacertaindegreepromotedasathreat.ThechallengetotheWest,then,istoimproveanappreciationofwhatChinais.HowdoesChina’sculturalheritagepresentapositiveadvantagetotheworld?Tounderstandthis,itisimportanttoconsiderthefoundationsofChinesecultureandsociety.Chinahasmorethan5,000yearsofuninterruptedculturaldevelopment.Weatleastneedtogoback2,500yearstostudyTaoism,foritsculturalandphilosophicalroots,andConfuciusforhissocialphilosophyandinfluenceonsociety.TaoismprovidesuswithmanyaspectsofthespecialnatureofChinesecultureandphilosophy.TheconceptofyinandyanginTaoism,whichbringsusbalancethroughtheintegrationofopposites,iswell-knownbutnotfullyunderstoodintheWest.Chinesemedicine,whichtendstotakealongertimetotakeeffect,withafocustoworkinharmonywiththebody,istorestoreimbalancecausingdiseasesratherthantargetingonlythespecificsymptomorproblemarea.Confucius’contributiontoChinesesocietyalsoprovidesadifferencetoWesternsociety.Easternsocietyplacesthecommunityasthemostimportantcomponentofsociety.InWesternsociety,itistheindividualthatisconsideredtobetheunitofsociety,compatiblewithanobjectiveanalysisofissues.Consideringamonkey,cowandbanana,whichistheoddoneout?ThevastmajorityofChinesewillchoosethecowbecausethemonkeyeatsthebanana,whichgivesfoodtothemonkey.Westernpeopleinvariablychoosethebananabecausetheyseetheobjectiveclassificationofthemonkeyandcow.Theconsiderationofthesetworesponses,andextensionintodeeperphilosophicalunderstanding,presentsamajordifferencebetweenChineseandWesternthought.Therefore,thechallengetotheWestistoembraceanalternativeperspectiveonissues.ItistimeforWesternmediatoseekabalanceinreportingaffairs,andcritique(评判)theWesternperspective.ItistimeforaChinesevoicetobeheardintheWest.15.Thenewsreportinthefirstparagraph______.A.tellsastoryofChinesedoctorsB.demonstratestheconcernoftheWestC.stressesthedeclineofWesterncultureD.showsthemedicaldevelopmentofChina16.WhyisChinesemedicinementionedinthepassage?A.TohelpbetterunderstandTaoism.B.Todefinetheconceptofyinandyang.C.ToemphasizethecontributionsofTaoism.D.Toexpresstheauthor’sprideinChineseculture.17.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.TaoismhasagreaterinfluencethanConfucianismB.ConfucianismfindsbalanceinintegratingoppositesC.theWesttakesChina’sculturalheritageasanadvantageD.Easternsocietyconsiderscommunitytheessentialunitofsociety18.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto______.A.warntheWestofthethreatofChinaB.introducetotheWestwhatChinareallyisC.recommendtheWesttoaccepttheriseofChinaD.appealtotheWesttohaveanobjectiveattitudetoChinaFWhenSteveJobstooktothestagein2008toannouncethesecondiPhoneand,justasimportantly,thethen-brandnewAppStore,hewassellingconsumersonesimplething:choice.Whetheryouwantedtoplaygames,readthenews,watchvideos,ordoathousandotherthings,therewassomethingforwhateveryourheartdesired.Thenafunnythinghappened.LoggingintotheAppStoretodayisabitlikegoingintoashoppingarmedonlywithacoupon(优惠券)foronething:There’ssomuchchoice;itmightjustbeeasiertogivethanchoose.Itisn’tjustconsumerswhoareburdened,though.Toomuchcontentofallkindsisalsostartingtobringeconomiceffects.Whentherearemillionsofappsavailable,itbecomesmoreandmoredifficulttocharge$10,soovertime,adollarortwohasbecomethenorm.Alargeamountofchoicecausespressure,pushespricesdownanddrivingusallabitcrazyintheprocess.Sowhatisthewayforward?Itmaywellbetoturnlesschoiceitselfintothemarketingstrategy.Thenalreadysignsthisishappening.Firstly,contentcompaniesarelookingtopreventtheirofferingsfromgettinglostinthetonsofstuff.MostobviousisDisney,whichisslowlypullingitsfilmsandshowsoffYouTubeopenitsownstreamingservicenextyear.ThepointistonarrowthefocussothatthoseseekingDisneycartoonswillhaveoneplacetogo,ratherthanbeingaroundvariousservices.Yetifthatrepresentsacarefulfirststep,therearemoreextremeoptions,too.Considertheideaofaclub;Fromthetensofthousandsofbottleseachyear,subscriberspaysomeonetoselectthemostinterestingrareofferings.Perhapswhatcomesnextfordigitalcontentissomethingsimilar—carefullyselectedoffersfromtrustedsourcesthatendupputtingchoiceinthehandsofsomeoneelseinordertogetridoftheanxietyofchoosing.Upuntilthispoint,toomuchchoiceindigitalmediahashadonlyonesolution:thealgorithm(运算法).Butwe’veseenthetroublewithalgorithmslikethoseonYouTube.Theyfeedyouonlywhatyou’vealreadysaidyoulike,notthingsyoumaynotyetknowyou’reinto.Worse,theyhaveatendencytoserveupdisturbingcontent.Instead,it’stimefordigitalcompaniestostartthinkingabouthowtoputlimitsonthings:onhowwecanuseadevice,orwhatwehaveavailabletochoosefrom.Tobesure,it’stheoppositeoffreemarket,whichissupposedtoworkonofferingmorechoice.Perhapsitisn’tsuchanunusualreaction.Afterall,freemarketsaresupposedtorespondtoconsumerdemandAndaswemovefurtherintothedigitalrevolution,whatpeopleareaskingforisclear:Less.19.Toomuchchoiceofcontentonthemarketresultsin______A.theshutdownofcompaniesB.theanxietyofconsumersC.thepoorqualityofproductsD.theslowdownofeconomy20.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraphs4and5?A.Whycontentcompaniesopentheirownstreamingservices.B.Whethercontentcompaniesshouldcuttheirofferings.C.Wherecontentcompaniesshouldposttheirofferings.D.Howcontentcompaniesnarrowtheconsumers’focus.二、七选五（每题2.5分，合计25分）APeopleworldwidearelivinglonger.Today,mostpeoplecanexpecttoliveintotheirsixtiesandbeyond.By2050,theworld’spopulationaged60andolderisexpectedtototal2billion,upfrom900millionin2015.Whilethisshiftinproportion(比例)ofacountry’spopulationtowardsolderages—asknownasageing—startedinhigh-incomecountries,forexampleinJapan,30%ofthepopulationarealreadyover60yearsold,itisnowlow-andmiddle-incomecountriesthatareexperiencingthegreatestchange.21.___Atthebiologicallevel,ageingresultsfrommolecular(分子的)andcellulardamageovertime.Thisleadstoagrowingriskofdiseaseandeventuallydeath.22.___That’swhywesaythereisno“typical”olderperson.Whilesome70year-oldsenjoyextremelygoodhealth,other70year-oldsareweakandrequirealotofhelpfromothers.23.___Retirement,relocationandthedeathoffriendsandpartnersaresomeofthepossiblereasons.Forexample,movingolderpeopletoabetterhouse,whichseemsanadmirablebehavior,maydoharmtotheirhealtheventually.24.___Somepeoplebelieveolderpeoplecanbeactiveandproductive.Alongerlifebringsopportunities,bothforolderpeoplethemselvesandforsociety.Theycanpursuenewactivitiessuchasfurthereducationoranewcareer.Theyalsocontributeinmanywaystocommunities.25.___Thiscanleadtodiscriminationagainstolderpeople.Therefore,societyasawholeneedstoaddresstheattitudebydevelopingsoundpoliciesandofferingvariousopportunitiessothatolderpeoplecanexperiencefulfillingageing.A.Nobodycaneverescapefromtheageingprocess.B.Butthesechangesareonlylooselylinkedtoaperson’sage.C.Yettheextentoftheircontributiondependsheavilyontheirhealth.D.Beyondbiologicalchanges,ageingisalsorelatedtootherlifechanges.E.Althoughageingisauniversaltrend,viewstowardsolderpeopledivide.F.However,toothers,olderpeopleareweak,dependent,andaburdentosociety.G.By2050,manycountrieslikeChileandChinawillhaveasimilarrateofolderpeopletoJapan.BWhatmakesagoodapology?Whatistherightwaytosaywe’resorrythatdoesn’tmerelyrelieveourguiltorgetusoutofhotwater,butbestservesthepersonwehurt?Thereismoretosaying“sorry”.26.___Theyincludeexpressingregret,explainingwhatwentwrong,acknowledgingresponsibility,offeringtorepairthesituation,andrequestingforgiveness.Thatmayseemlikealottoremember,butacknowledgementofresponsibilityturnedouttobethemostimportantpiece.Ofcourse,notalltheruinedsituationsarecreatedequal.27.___Hereareafewkeytips.Haveperfecttiming.Didyoutotallyruinthesituation?Alittlecool-offtimecouldhelp,28.___Butiftheotherpartyisangryatyourwrongdoing,itmaybemoreeffectivetowaitbecausetheirangermaypreventthemfrombeingreceptivetoanapology.Waitingcanhelpyoutoo.Thebesttimetoapologizeiswhenonefeelsreadytosincerelyapologize.29.___Expertsagreethatface-to-faceapologiesbeatphoned-in,e-mailed,orhandwrittenones.Facialexpressions,gestures,andthetoneofvoicehaveallbeenshowntobeimportantchannelsthatconveysincerity.AnyonecantypeIfeelreallyashamed,”butifyousayitlive,it’sobviouswhetherornotyoumeanit.Explain;don’texcuse.Becauseadmittingtobeingwrongispainfulandcanmakepeopleworriedthatthey’reabadperson,theyoftenwaterdowntheirapologywithexcuses.Examplesinclude“IcertainlyapologizeifIoffendedanyone”and“I’msorry,butyoustartedit”.Thatsortofapologyhasaname:anon-apology.Itusestheformofanapologybutfollowsitupbyshiftingresponsibilitytotheoffendedperson,implyingheorsheistoosensitive.30.___Evenifyoudidsomethingcomparablylessimportant,likebeinglateallthetime,it’salwayskeytorememberthatwhileyou’retheoneapologizing,it’snotaboutyou;it’saboutthepersonyouhurtandwhattheyneednow.A.Letyourbodydothetalking.B.Thereareseveraltypesofapologies.C.Getreadytochangeyourfacialexpressions.D.Sometimesanimmediateapologyiscalledfor.E.Don’timplythattheotherpersoniswrongtofeelupsetorangry.F.Infact,astudyfoundthateffectiveapologieshavefivecomponents.G.Soyoumightneedtofine-tuneyourapologydependingonthecircumstances.三、完形填空（每题1.5分，合计45分）AFather’sExampleAttheageof16,myfathersatbeneaththestreetlighttostudyuntilexhaustionkickedin.Sometimes,ifhewaslucky,theschoolguardwouldlethimslipintotheemptycorridorsto31thecold.Othernights,theguardshooedhimaway.The32ofelectricity.Inthehomehesharedwithsixfamilymemberswasoneoftheeasierroadblockstoovercomeonhispathtobecomingadoctor.Despitepoorconditions,supportingthewholefamilyafterGrandpa’sdeath,andthe60%illiteracy(文盲)rateofhiscountry,Pakistan,myfatherdefeatedtheoddstoestablishhisownclinic.However,hedecidedtoleavethiscomfortablelifestyleandmovetoAmericato33limitlessopportunitiesforhisfamily.Becauseofhis34,Istrivetotakeadvantageofeveryopportunity.Itransferredfrommyfamiliarsuburbanmiddleschool,whereIstoodout,tothe35InternationalBaccalaureate(IB)DiplomaProgram.AlthoughIalsomadesacrifices,likemyfather,byswitchingschools,Ihavenoregrets.Atmycurrenthighschool,Ihaveendlessopportunitiestoexcelandinteractwithstudentsfrommanybackgrounds.Leavingmyfriendsandthe36oflivingfiveminutesfromschoolwasasmallpricetopayafterIputmylifeintoperspective.Changingschoolsgavemethe37topursuerigorous(严格的)courses.Myacademicfuturechallengesandpushesme.Fortherestofhighschool,Ihopetokeepmygradesconsistent,excelonstandardizedtests,andparticipateinsummerprograms.Iunderstandthatgradesdonotdefineaperson,butIammotivatedtostudy,likemyfather,untilIreachsuccess.Ifirmlybelievethattodevelopoursocietywemustfirstassisttheless38.Ihopetochooseacareerthatletsmedothis.Mymotivationtobecomeadoctorresultsfrommydesiretoeasethepainofothers.Also,IrealizethateducationisthegroundworkofmyfutureandthatImust39asolidfoundationinittoachievemygoals.Unlikemyfather’ssisters,whomarriedyoungandnevergraduatedfromhighschool,IenjoymylifeinAmericawithinfinitepossibilitiesandImustworktobenefitfromallofthem.Myfatherworkedhisentirelifetosecuremyfuture.I40ittohim,andtomyself,tomakesomethingofmyeducation.31.A.keepB.escapeC.defendD.fight32.A.lackB.dangerC.deliveryD.power33.A.checkB.appreciateC.predictD.seek34.A.sacrificeB.talentC.instructionD.preparation35.A.enjoyableB.admirableC.developingD.challenging36.A.reliefB.honorC.resultD.comfort37.A.driveB.awardC.dutyD.turn38.A.energeticB.friendlyC.ambitiousD.fortunate39.A.buildB.followC.shakeD.give40.A.offerB.oweC.giveD.sendBTheuniversehasawayofsendinghelpfromeventhemostunlikelyofplaces.WhenTonyreceivedawrongnumbermessageonhismobilephone,hecouldhavejust41it.Instead,hegatheredfiveofhissixchildrenand42api