秋季学期高二英语期中考试试卷

秋季学期高二英语期中考试试卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10个小题;每小题2.5分，满分25分）

A

JohnH.JohnsonwasborninablackfamilyinArkansascityin

1918.HisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenJohnwassi某.Hewas

reachingthehighschoolage,buthishometownofferednohighschool

forblacks.

Fortunatelyhehadastrong-willedcaringmother.Johnremembered

thathismothertoldhimmanytimes,“Son,youcanbeanythingyou

wantreallytobeifyoujustbelieve.Shetoldhimnottodepend

onothers,includinghismother."Youhavetoearnsuccess,“she

said."Allthepeoplewhoworkharddon,tsucceed,buttheonly

peoplewhodosucceedarethosewhoworkhard.”

Thesewordscamefromawomanwithlessthanathirdgrade

education.Shealsoknewthatbelievingandhardworkdon'tmean

everything.Sosheworkedhardasacookfortwoyearstosaveenough

totakeherson,whowasthen15,toChicago.

Chicagoin1933wasnotthepromisedlandthatblacksoutherners

werelookingfor.John'smotherandstepfathercouldnotfindwork.

ButhereJohncouldgotoschool,andherehelearnedthepowerof

wordsasaneditorofthenewspaperandyearbookatDuSableHigh

School.Hiswishwastopublishamagazineforblacks.

Whileothersdiscouragedhim,John,snotherofferedhimmore

wordstoliveby."Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry."Shealsolet

himpawn（典当）herfurnituretogetthe$500heneededtostartthe

Negromagazine.

ItisnaturalthatdifficultiesandfailuresfollowedJohn

closelyuntilhebecameverysuccessful.Healwayskeepshis

mother'swordsinnind."Son,failureisnotinyourvocabulary'w

NowJohnH.Johnsonisoneofthe400richestpeopleinAmerica一

worth$150million.

1.John,smotherdecidedtomovetoChicagobecause.

A.hisfatherdiedwhenJohnwasveryyoung

B.lifewastoohardforthemtostayonintheirhometown

C.Johnneedednoreeducationbadly

D.therewerenoschoolsforblacksintheirhometown

2.John,smother.

A.didn'tbelieveinordependonothers

B.thoughtonpcouldhewhatpvpronewantedtohe

C.believedonewouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard

D.thoughtnoonecouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard

3.Thestorymainlytellsus_______.

A.howJohnH.Johnsonbecamesuccessful

B.aboutthementalsupportJohn,smothergavehim

C.abouttheimportanceofagoodeducation

D.aboutthekeytosuccessforblacks

B

OneofAmerica'sbest-knownartistcolonies,theMacDowell

Colony,willturn110ne某tyear.Itisaplacewhereartistsofall

typescansweepawaydistractions（令人分心的事物）andjustcreate.

MticDowell'sopcrulionsart?fundedbyfoundalioiib,uoipoxaIions

andindividuals.Writers,composers,photographers,filmmakersand

sculptors-bothfamousandunknown-competeforthe32freestudios

attheplace.Onceaccepted,anartistcanstayforaslittleasa

coupleofweeks,oraslongasacoupleofmonths.

Whentheyarrive,artistsfindakindofisolation（隔绝）hardto

findinourworld.,?here,snophone.Nofa某.Nofriends.No

family.It'sjustacabininthesnowywoods.

WriterEmilyRaboteaulivesinNewYorkCity.Shecameto

MacDowelltoworkonanovel.Shereceivedadesk,chairs,penciland

paper--andicegrippers.Thewalkfromoneisolated,one-roomstudio

toanotherisicy,socolonyresidents（居住的人）fastentheice

gripperstothebottomoftheirshoes.

Anothercolonyresident,BelfastcomposerElaineAgnew,playsa

piececalledToaWildRose,writtenbyEdwardMacDowel1.Shesays

it'ssofamousthateverypianistintheworldhasplayedthetunc.A

hundredyearsago,MacDowellownedthelandwherethecolonynow

sits.HPlikedits'solationandhisabi1it.ytogetworkdonethorp.

Afterhisdeath,hiswife,Marion,encouragedotherartiststocone.

Andforthelastcentury,artistshaveacceptedtheinvitation,

corningtostepoutsideoftheirdailylivesforashorttime.Privacy

isrespected,butcooperationanddiscussioniscommon.

ScreenwriterKitCarsonwhowroteTc某asChainsawMassacre2

andthefilmadaptationofSamShopherd'splayParis,Tc某ashas

visitedMacDowelltwice.Hesaysthattheinterdisciplinary（学科间的）

discussionthereisvaluable.

“Yousitaroundatdinner,talking,andthensomebodyrunsoff

andbringsyoubacksomestuffandshowsittoyou,“hesays."That,

Ididn，trealize,waspartofthemagichere,becausepeopleare

reallyopentoishowliigtheiropinioiibhere.”

4.Whatdothecolonyresidentshaveincommon?

A.Theyusuallystayinthecolonyformonths.

B.Theyarealreadyfamousintheirownfield.

C.Theyarenotdisturbedbytheoutsideworld.

D.Theyfindithardtosurvivetheloneliness.

“connectedwardrobevtoencouragemoresuitableclothes

consumption（消费）.Theconceptseesgarmentstagged（给...加标签）

usingwashablecontactlesstechnology.

MarkBrill,seniorlectureratBirminghamCityUniversity,

said,“Thinkofthesurprisewhenanownersuddenlyreceivesbidsfor

itemsthattheydidn'tknowwereintheirwardrobe.”“Theconnected

wardrobeisapractical,pleasantconcepttoencouragepeopleto

thinkabouttheirclothingconsumption.Finally,Thopeitwill

encouragemoreappropriatefashionconsumption,nheadded.uPerhaps

wecanevenmoveawayfromtheideaof'ownership'ofclothing.When

we'vewornthemenough,theitemswillpassthemselvesontotheirne

某tkppppr.w

ItfollowsinthefootstepsoftheuInternetofThings”a

conceptthatseesordinaryhouseholditemsconnectingtotheInternet

inordertoshareinformation.Fromadjustingyouralarmclockto

monitoringthetemperatureofyourhome,theInternetischangingthe

waywelive.

Now,theuInternetofClothes“willsecthatneglectedgarments

willtweetandte某ttheowners“asking“tobeworndependingon

theweatherandfrequencyofwear.Clotheswillkeeptrackofother

informationsuchaswhoownedthempreviously,aswellashowmuch

theyoriginallycost,whomadethemandhowmuchtheworkerwaspaid

forthem.

8.Wlialduestheunderlinedwordsatweetingus“mcaii?

A.gettingintouchwithus

B.makingshorthighsoundtoremindus

C.givingusinformationthroughtheInternet

D.makingacalltous

9.HowdoesMarkBrillfindtheuconnectedwardrobev?

A.Ithelpspeoplebuycheaperclothes.

B.Itchangespeople'sshoppinghabits.

C.Itcontributestorightconsumptionattitudes.

D.Itimprovespeople'sconsumingconfidence.

10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Weatheraffectstheconnectedwardrobe.

B.Clothesaresoldonlineatalowprice.

C.Muchinformationcanbefoundfromclothes.

D.TheInternetisaplacetoshareitems.

第二节：任务型阅读（共5个小题;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.

EasyWaystoKeepYourBrainSharp

Everyoneisforgetful,butasweage,westarttofeellikeour

brainsareslowingdownabit一andthatcanbeaveryannoyingthing.

11Readonforsometechniquesworthtrying.

12

Peoplewhoregularlymadeplansandlookedforwardtoupcoming

eventshada50percentreducedchanceofAlzheimer'sdisease（早老性

痴呆症），accordingtoarecentstudy.13Somethingassimpleas

settingagoaltohaveaweeklycoffeedatewithafriendwilldo.

There，sevidencethatpeoplewhohaveapurposeinlifeorwhoare

workingonlongorshort-termgoalsappeartodobetter.Inother

words,keepyourbrainlookingfoxwaxd.

Goforawalk

Mildlyraisedglucose（葡萄糖）levelscanharmtheareaofthe

brainthathelpsyouformmemoriesandphysicalactivitycanhelpget

bloodglucosedowntonormallevels.Tnfact,e某erciseproduces

chemicalsthataregoodforyourbrain.14

Learnsomethingnew

TakeaSpanishclassonline,joinadrawingclub,orlearnto

playcards.Astudyfoundthatmentalstimulationlimitsthe

weakeningeffectsofagingonmemoryandthemind.Butthebestthing

foryourbrainiswhenyoulearnsomethingnewandarephysically

activeatthesametime.15Orgodancingwithyourfriends.

A.Focusonthefuture.

B.Thiscanbeespeciallyharmfultotheaged.

C.Itshouldbesomethinglikelearninggardening.

D.Sotakeafewminuteseachdaytothinkaboutyourfuture.

E.Butdon'tworryifyourscheduleisntfilledwithlife-

changingevents.

V.Luckily,researchshowsthereisalotyoucandotoavoid

thosemoments.

G.Inotherwords,whenyoutakecareofyourbody,youtakecare

ofyourbrain.

第二部分完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Lastautumnas二layontheoperatingroomtableafterhavingmy

kidneystone（肾结石）removed,1begantofeelmyselfslowlyregaining

my16.Icouldseenothingbutdarkness.Ihadapowerfulfeeling

that17waswithme.Ifeltmygrandmother?spresencewithmeasif

shewerestill18andinthisroom.InmynindTsaid,Grandma,T

heardyour19.”"Kitty,Iamrighthere.It,sOK.Justholdon."

Shekept20thistomeoverandoveragetiuuntilIopenedmy21toa

kindrecoveryroomnurse.

Itoldherthatthis22hadhappenedmanytimesduringmy

anesthesia（麻醉）.Itseemedasifshehad23thistypeofthing

beforeandtoldmeitwasal1inmy24.Itoldherthatmygrandna

25stayedwithmejustnow,butshesaidthatwasjustasideeffect

oftheanesthesia.However,Ididn,tthinkso.Ibelievedthatmy

grandmahadbeen26aboutme,andshemayhavebeenhelpingmecone

outofthe27.

Mygrandma,whopassedawayyearsago,usedtotellustoholdon

wheneverwewerehavingahardtime.FrequentlymyhusbandandIwere

28challenges.Weworkedlateandweoften

29tomakemoney.The“holdon“Iheardinhospitalmighthave

30meanings.Holdontohope,holdontofaithandholdonforthe

future.Thingswil1getbetter31youholdon.Perhapsshewas

tollingmethatshewouldalwaysbethere32me,andoffering

encouragementto33thedarkness."Holdon“makesusstay34facing

t.hpspchallenges.WhenWA

35anydifficulty,1alwaysthinkofmygrandmasaying”Hold

on!”

16.A.eyesightB.emotionC.sensesD.strengths

17A.anyoneB.someoneC.everyoneD.nobody

18.A.confusedB.contentC.livelyD.alive

19.A.voiceB.nowsC.breathD.sound

20.A.e某posingB.focusingC.whisperingD.demanding

21.A.mouthB.heartC.handsD.eyes

22.A.accidentB.e某perienceC.approachD.memory

23.A.crowdedinB.madeoutC.heardofD.pickedout

24.A.imaginationB.movementC.inspirationD.e某planation

25.A.curiouslyB.induedC.uuiislctnllyD.particularly

26.A.concernedB.upsetC.optimisticD.cautious

27.A.questionB.spotC.operationD.scene

28.A.equippedwithB.associatedwithC.convincedofD.faced

with

29.A.arrangedB.struggledC.rejectedD.contributed

30.A.differentB.simpleC.briefD.good

31.A.evenifB.incaseC.asthoughD.aslongas

32.A.supportingB.informingC.blamingD.astonishing

33.A.delightB.ignoreC.avoidD.fight

34.A.pessimisticB.negativeC.positiveD.objective

35.A.getoverB.meetwithC.turndownD.breakdown

第三部分：翻译填空，或用所给词或词组的正确形式填空（共15题;每小题

1分，满分15分）

36.Thenewlypublishedbook,whichreferstobasicEnglish

grammar,lintendfor）beginners.

37.It'snouse（和某人争论）him.He

won,tchangehisnrnd.

38.Fortunately,wearestudyinginclassrooms

（equipwith）airconditioning.

39.Actually,youcan（增强）yourhealthby

runningeverymorning.

40.Shecaresmuchaboutherappearanceandis

（对…挑剔）herclothes.

41.Hishumorousactingcouldalwaysputtheaudience

（舒适；自在）andtheyfeltmorecontentwiththeirlives.

42.Thenewaircraftcarrierwasputtousetoour

country:防御;保卫）possibleattacks.

43.You（彳艮有可能）succeedifyou

pulyourheartintowhateveryoudo.

44.Tom,（代表）hisclass,joinedinthesports

meeting..

45.Withhisattention（focuson）findinga

solutiontotheproblem,hedicin'tnoticetheteacherapproaching.

46.Ihopeallthestudentswillkeepthemselves

（远离;不受…影响）tobaccoandalcohol.

47.He（slideinto）theclassroomthrough

thebackdoorwhentheteacherturnedhisbacktothestudents.

48.Theheavyfire（切断联系）thewholetown

fromtheoutsideworld,ruiningalmosteverythinginit.

49.himself（摆脱）thebadhabitshasmade

himabetterboy.

50.Whatdoyousupposehasmadeherlooksoupset?

__（misunderstand）byherbestfriend.

第四部分写作（满分40分）

第一节应用文写作（满分15分）

假如你是李华，你的笔友Eric想了解你校学生毕业后如何处理旧书.请你

给他写封回信，介绍你校学生会开展的“绿色离校（BeaGreenSchool-

leaver）”旧书回收项目。内容包括:

1.回信的目的；

2.具体的做法；

3.实施的效果。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节概要写作;满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

TeachingIs"OneoftheLeastPopularJobsintheUK”

TheUKguvcriiiiicnlliasJuistpublishedareportonIliefutureof

secondaryschoolteaching,andtheconclusionofthereportisthat

manysecondaryschoolsnowfacegreatdifficultiesinfindingpeople

whowanttobeteachers.Sincethe1980s,thenumberofgraduateswho

would“seriouslyconsider”teachingasacareerhasfallensharply,

from64%in1982tojust17%today.Thereportsuggeststhaturgent

actionneedstobetakeninordertoencouragemoreintelligentyoung

graduatesintoteaching.

Themaindrawback（缺点）ofsecondaryteaching,accordingtothe

report,isthelowsalary.Earningsinteachingaremuchlowerthan

inmanyotherjobs.JoanneManners,24,isagoode某ample:"I

graduatedinmathslastyear,and1wasthinkingofdoingateacher­

trainingcoursetobecomeamathsteacher—butIsawIcouldearn

twiceasmuchifIworkedinmarketingoradvertising,soTdecided

nottobecomeateacher.v

It'snotjustaboutthemoney,however.Thesurveyconcluded

thatanotherreasonwhypeopledon'twanttobeteachersisthat

somet.ppnagprshohavpvarybadlyinschool.Alotofschoolshave

problemswithdiscipline,anditseemsclearthatchildrendonot

havethesamerespectforteachersasinthepast.Here"stheview

ofDaveHallam,anaccountantfromLondon:"Ithinkparentsareto

blame.Theyshouldhavestricterruleswiththeirchildrenathome

andalsoteachtheirchildrentohavemorerespectforteachers.”

Thereportisclearthattheproblemofteachershortageisa

veryseriousone.Itsaysthatthegovernmentshouldraiseteachers,

paysignificantly,tocatchupwithworkersinotherprofessions.It

alsoindicatesthatthegovernmentcouldlaunchanationwide

publicitycampaign,withsomeadvertisementsonTVandinthe

newspapers,toshowthepositivesidesofteachingtoyoungpeople.

参考答案

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

1-3CDB4-7CCBB8-10BCC11-15FAEGC

第二部分完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

16-20CBDAC21-25DBCAB26-30ACDBA31-35DADCB

第三部分填空（共15题;满分15分）

36.isintendedfor37.arguingwith38.equippedwith39.build

up40.particularover/about

41.atease42.defend（protect）from/against43.arelikelyto

44.representing45.focusedon

46.freefrom/of47.slidinto48.cutoff49.Riddingof50.

Beingmisunderstood

第四部分应用文写作（共15分）

Onepossibleversion

DearEric,

I'mwritingtoansweryourquestionsaboutourwaystodealwith

usedbooks.

Abook-recyc1ingproject.,carripdout.byourschoolStudent

Union,callsonseniorthreestudentstobeagreenschool-leaver.

Theyareencouragedtodonatetheirbooksbyleavingtheminthebo

某esoutsidetheirclassrooms,whichnotonlyhelpsdealwiththeir

booksproperlybutpromotestheirawarenessofenvironment

protection.Since2022,theprojecthasbeenwellreceivedforithas

greatlycutdownwasteandspreadtheideaofgreenlife.

Bestwishes!

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第五部分概要写作（共25分）

Onepossibleversion

SccuiidaxyschoolsinUKe某perieuceddifficultiestakingin

youngteachers.Firstly,thelowpaypushestalentedpeopleto

businessoccupationswithhigherincome.Secondly,somekids'bad

behaviorandlittlerespectstopyounggraduatesfrombecoming

teachers.Therefore,poorlybehavedstudentsneedtoobeystricter

rulesandparentsneedtodisciplinethemathome.Also,government

shouldincreaseteachers,incomeandpromoteateachingcampaignto

displayleaching'sbrightside.（70words）

高二英语上学期期中试卷参考

第1卷（选择题，共100分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将

试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟

的时间来问答有关小题和阅读下一小题.每段对话仅读一遍.

1.WhosebookdoesSuziehave?

A.Hannah?s.B.Hermother,s.C.DeborahTs.

2.Howwillthewomangotothetowncenter?

A.Bytrain.B.Bybus.C.Byta某i.

3.Howmanyshirtswillthemanbuy?

A.Throe.B.Five.C.Si某.

4.WhoisJackprobablytalkingwith?

A.Hismother.B.Uisteacher.C.Hisdentist.

5.Whatwi11theboyprobablydothisweekend?

A.Haveapicnic.B.Learnaboutscience.C.Studymathby

himself.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5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、7题。

6.Howmanypeoplewilltherebeintheparty?

A.Twelve.B.Fourteen.C.Twenty.

7.Wherewillthepartybeheld?

A.Inapark.B.Attheoffice.C.Ataco-workershouse.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdidthemangivethewoman?

A.Abill.B.Akeycard.C.Somemoney.

9.Whatdidthemanenjoyabouthistrip?

A.Theroomservice.B.Thehelpfulpeople.C.Thepleasant

weather.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

I0.WhydoesMichaelfpplsorry?

A.lieishavingalotofproblems.

B.Heforgothisgrandmotherysbirthday.

C.Hehasn?tcalledhisgrandmotherforalongtime.

11.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Michael*sbirthday.B.Michael'sgrandfather.C.Michael?s

busyschedule.

12.HowdoesMichaelprobablyfeelaboutgoingtocollege?

A.Worried.B.Confident.C.Disappointed.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atabank.B.Atadrugstore.C.Atapostoffice.

14.Whereistheniaii,sinollier?

A.InAtlanta.B.InSt.Louis.C.InMemphis.

15.Whyistheree某tracostforthenantopay?

A.Heispayingforovernightservice.

B.Heispayingwithacreditcard.

C.Hehasafragile（易碎的）item.

16.Whatisthemangivingtohismother?

A.Abo某ofcookies.B.Somecash.C.Acup.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatistheimportantweathernews?

A.Therewillberainallnight.

B.Therewillbeastormthismorning.

C.Therewillbesunnyskiestomorrow.

18.Whenwillthestormpass?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnSunday.

19.Whereisthetornadostarting?

A.InTulsa.B.InSpringfield.C.InOklahomaCity.

20.What.suppliesdoest.hpsppakprsuggestpeopleprpparpinthe

end?

A.Umbrellas.B.Rainboots.C.Waterandfood.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选预。

A

2022E某hibitionsintheBritishMuseum

Sunkencities:Egypt'slostworlds

19May-27Novenber2022

SainsburyEMhibitionsGallery

Adults£16.50,Members/under16sfree

Sunkenundertheseaforoverallioubandyears,Iwolostcities

ofancientEgyptwerelatelyrediscovered.Theiramazingdiscoveryis

transformingourunderstandingofthedeepconnectionsbetweenthe

greatancientcivilizationsofEgyptandGreece.Theirstoryistold

forthefirsttimeinthise某hibition.

FrancisTowne,swatercoloursofRome

21January-14August2022

Room90/OpenlateFridays

Free,justdropin

Comeande®pcrience18th-centuryRomethroughanastonishing

seriesofwatercoloursnotdisplayedtogethersince1805.

Sicily:cultureandconquest

21April-14September2022

Room35

Tickets:Adults£10,Members/under16sfree

ThisexhibitiontellsSicily'sfascinatingstories-fromthe

arrivaloftheGreeksandothersettlers,tothee某traordinary

periodofuniightonnent（启蒙）underNormanmlpinthe1IthtoI3t.h

centuries.

EarlyBritisheMplorationoftheclassicalworld

14March-27July2022

Room90a/OpenlateFridays

Free,justdropin

Thissmal1displayfeaturesaremarkableselectionofdrawingsby

Britishe某plorersandarchitects,whodiscoveredanddocumented

someofSicily'sbestsurvivingclassicalsculptureand

architecture.

21.WhichplacedoesFrancisTowne"sworksdescribe?

A.Sicily.B.Rome.C.Egypt.D.France.

22.WhatarIworksarehousedinRoom90a?

A.Sculptures.B.Watercolours.C.Drawings.D.Buildings.

23.Whiche某hibitioncanyouattendinOctober?

A.Sunkencities:Egypt'slostworlds.

B.Sicily:cultureandconquest.

C.FrancisTowneJswatercoloursofRone.

D.EarlyBritishe某plorationoftheclassicalworld.

B

JohnAdamstookofficein1797.TwomajorissuesmarkedAdams?

presidency.ThefirstinvolvedAmerica,srelationswithFrance.

FrancehelpedAnericawinitswarforindependencefromBritain.

ThefriendshipformedduringthewarcontinuedafterwardwhenThonas

JeffersonservedasMinistertoParis.Relationsbegantogobadas

soonashereturnedhome.Themanwhoreplacedhimopenlysupported

thelosingsideintheFrenchrevolution.Aftertherevolution

succeeded,thenewFrenchgovernmentdemandedthatheleave.Most

Federalists（联邦主义者）didn,twantgoodrelationshipswithFrance.

Thpysparchpdforanysignsofinsult（侮辱）andany©某cuseto

declarewar.

PresidentAdamswantedtoimproverelationswithFrancethrough

negotiations（协商）.YethesaidtheUnitedStateswouldstrengthen

itsdefenses.Oneincident,especially,broughtthetwonationsclose

towar.It'sknowninAmericanhistorybooksasthe”某，YandZ

Affair”.

PresidentAdamshadappointedthreeministerstonegotiatewith

theFrenchgovernment.Frenchofficialskeptthesethreemenwaiting

forseveralweeks.Whiletheywaited,theyhadavisitfromthree

Frenchmenlatercalled某，YandZ.某，YandZtoldtheAmericans

thatFrancewouldsignanagreementiftheUnitedStatesdidthree

lliiiigb.11liacltolendtheFrenchguvuxiiiiicnltwelvemilliondollars.

Ithadtoapologizeforanti-Frenchstatementsinarecentmessage

fromPresidentAdamstotheAmericanCongress.Andithadtopaythe

Frenchforeignminister250,000dollars.

The/Americanministerswerewi11ingtopay.Buttheywantedto

signtheagreementfirst.TheFrenchforeignministerrefused.First

themoney,thentheagreement.TheFederalistsfinallyhadthee英

cusetheywerelookingfor.FrancehadinsultedtheUnitedStates.

Theonlyanswerwaswar.

24.WhydidAmericaandFrancehaveagoodrelationshipatfirst?

A.BecauseThomasJeffersonworkedhardonit.

B.AmericasupportedtheFrenchrevolution.

C.AmericaandFranceoftenhelpedeachother.

D.FrancehelpedAmericagetawayfromBritain.

25.Whathappenedtothethreeministerswhentheyarrivedin

France?

A.Noonecametonegotiatewiththematfirst.

B.Theywprptreatedvprynicely.

C.Theywereaskedtoapologizeatonce.

D.Theywerewatchedoverbythreemen.

26.Whatwasthee某cusethattheFederalistsfound?

A.Francehurtthethreeministers.

B.FrancelookeddownupontheUnitedStates.

C.Franceaskedfortoomuchmoney.

D.Francewasunwillingtosigntheagreement.

27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TherelationsbetweenFranceandtheUS.

B.JohnAdams'greatachievementasPresident.

C.HowthewarbetweentheUSandFrancestarted.

D.HowthefriendshipbetweentheUSandFianceslailed.

C

WhenMarkLevine,anEnglish-languageinstructoratBeijing,s

MinzuUniversityofChina,wasfirstinvitedtoattendaChinese

colleague'sweddinginJiangsuprovincein2022,hissecondyearin

China,theCalifornianativewasreadytopresentasmalldecorative

giftforthenewcoupleasheusedtodointheUnitedStates.

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