2025屆江蘇省常州市達標名校高三二診模擬考試英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat2．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering3．Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly4．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout5．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior6．---Areyousatisfiedwiththishouse?________.Wecan’thaveaniceroneA．NotalittleB．NotabitC．AlittleD．Abit7．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon8．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether9．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since10．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse11．CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit12．Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin13．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged14．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging15．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached16．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when17．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout18．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof19．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a;a D．the;/20．There’sanotherwaytosurvivethiscompetition--awaynooneeverseemstotellyouabout,_____youhavetolearnforyourself.A．one B．it C．that D．another第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）J.K.Rowlingistheauthorofthemostsuccessfulbookseriesinhistory,butherattempttotakeonanewcareerasascreenwriterhasn’tbeenassmoothasshemayhavethoughtitwouldbe.Thesequel(續篇),“FantasticBeasts:TheCrimesofGrindelwald”,showsthateventhemostsuccessfulauthorintheworldisinneedofchecksandbalanceswhenmakingthetransitiontocinema.FollowingthesaleofhalfabillioncopiesoftheHarryPotterseries,Rowlingisworkinghardtoextendandenrichthemythologyshecreatedaroundthechildwizard.IncontrasttotheeightHarryPottermovies,whichwerebasedonthesevenbooksandmostofwhichwerewrittenbyexperiencedscreenwriterSteveKloves,the“FantasticBeasts”seriesisscriptedonlybyRowling.Thistimesheskippedthebookstoresandwentstraighttothemovietheater.The“FantasticBeasts”seriestakesitstitlefromoneofHarryPotter’stextbooks.Theleapbackwardintime,anewsetofadultheroesandaglobe-spanningbackgroundshowthatRowlingisintunewithherfansandthespiritofthetimes.HarryPotterandhisfriendsstartedoutasatypicalproductof1990snaivety,butsincethentheloyalveteranaudiencehasexperiencedtheshocksofthe21stcenturyandgrownmatureanddiscouraged.The“FantasticBeasts”seriesfeellesslikechildren’sfare;theydealwithadultsandfrighteningeventsthatoccurredinEuropeattheendofthe1920s.It’s1927,andthecriminalGrindelwaldhasescapedfromprisontoEurope.Thehero,NewtScamander,azoologistoffantasticbeasts,preferstodistancehimselffrompoliticsandmaintainhisimprovisednaturereserveinLondon.ButtheyoungProf.Dumbledoreremindshimthatneutralityisnotanoptioninhardtimes.DumbledoreurgeshimtocrosstheChanneltoParisandstopGrindelwald,whoistryingtoplotawartoensurethepurityofthewizardrace.Theroughoutlineoftheplotconstitutesonlypartofthemovie.Therearemanyothercharacterswhoappearinthemystery.IwillmentiontheboyCredencewhocontinuestohaveacentralroleinthestrugglebetweentheheroandthevillain,evenashisbackgroundremainsamystery.Similarly,Newt’sbrotherandpartner,thesnake-womanNagini,andothernewandoldcharactershintatanobscurepastandfuture.Rowlingpopulatesherworldwithcharacterslargeandsmall,oddbeastsandsimplifiesitsstorytolaythefoundationworkoftheuniverse.Thefilmlaysstrongfoundationsofmystery,butforgetstobuildanysortofstructureabovethem.It’slikeaconstructionsitewherethebudgetranouttoofast.Withmoviescreensfullofsuperheroesandfantasyfilms,andeverystudiotryingtofloatafictionaluniverse,Rowlingistoday’smostcreativebuilderofcinemaworlds,butthere’sstilladifferencebetweenherandamega-corporationlikeDisney.EverycharacterandbeastistherebecauseRowlingsaidso,notbecausethemarketingdivisionthoughtitwouldpromotesalesofmerchandise.Rowlingclearlyhasatruepassiontocreateamythology,andjustasclearly,shehasn’tyetfinishedcreatingit.The“FantasticBeasts”seriesoffersaworldevenfullerthanthatofHarryPotter.OncemoreshecollaborateswithDavidYates,whodirectedthelastfourHarryPottermoviesandnowthetwo“FantasticBeasts”pictures.Still,theworldshe’screatedwouldbeevenmorewondrousifRowlinghadonlyfilleditoutwithacrystallizedoratleastcoherentplot.IntheHarryPotterseries,shemostlysucceededinmakingthefilmsintoindependentworks.Butwithoutexperiencedscreenwriterstomediatebetweenherimaginationandthescreen,thetwo“FantasticBeasts”episodesaremorelikeachessgameinwhichthecreatormovescharactersfromAtoBaspartofabroaderstrategywhichremainsunclear.“FantasticBeasts:TheCrimesofGrindelwald”isafilmmadeforexistingfansanddoesn’tbothertoappealtoanewaudience.NotbychancedoesitofferamorematureworldforfanswhohavegrownupatleastasmuchasDanielRadcliffe.Forthem,themoviedeliversthegoods,butlittleofthemagicremains.IfRowlingcontinuestoputoutfilmswithoutabeginningandanend,herworldwillcollapse,leavingonlythemiddle.Itmaybeentertainmentwithcaptivatingcharactersandeffects,butit’snotamovie.1、WhatchangeshasJ.K.Rowlingmadeinherwritingcareer?A．Shewasforcedtoabandonheroriginalwritingcareerandstartanewone.B．Shewasdeterminedtoskipthebookstoresandpublishbooksonherown.C．ShestartedanewfantasybookhavingnothingtodowiththeHarryPotterseries.D．ShetriedtoenrichtheHarryPotterseriesasascreenwriterratherthananovelist.2、Whoareprobablythetargetaudienceofthe“FantasticBeasts”series?A．Kidsnewlyintroducedtomagic.B．Teenagestudentswithgranddreams.C．Adultsgoingthroughlifechanges.D．Professionalcriticsoffantasybooks.3、Whatarethefeaturesofthe“FantasticBeasts”series?A．Complexstoryandexcitingcharacters.B．Simplestorybutabundantcharacters.C．Childishstoryandstrangecharacters.D．Sadstorybutinspiringcharacters.4、BigcorporationslikeDisneychoosemoviecharactersandbeastsbasedon_____.A．potentialprofitabilityofthemoviesB．preferenceoftheirscreenwritersC．consultationwiththeoriginalauthorD．investigationintosuccessfulfilms5、HowdoestheauthorexplainRowling’sfailuretocreateaclearplot?A．Bydescribingshootingprocesses.B．Bylistingofficialstatistics.C．Bydrawingacomparison.D．Bycitingexamples.6、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofJ.K.Rowling’sperformanceasascreenwriter?A．Itisreallyadisappointmentformoviegoers.B．Itiswidelyacknowledgedbyherbookfans.C．Thereexitsmuchmoremagicinherscreenplay.D．Thereisstillmuchroomforimprovement.22．（8分）Teakisalargetreethatgrowsintropical(熱帶的)forests.It’softenusedforoutdoorfurniture,sinceit’smoreresistanttotheelementsthanothertypesofwood.Whenuntreated,ittendstofadetoagrayishcolor,soitisoftenstained(著色).Beforebeingabletostainteakfurniture,you’llneedtosandandsmooththewoodfirst.Wipedirtanddustoff.Youcanuseadrypapertowedoraclothtobrushanydirtoff.Iftherearemoretenaciousspotstocleanoff,youcanuseawetragtorubthemclean.Sandroughspotswith120gritsandpaper.Afterthat,use220gritsandpaperonthewholesurface.Wipeanywooddustoffwithadryragbeforecontinuing.Paintonalayerofsandingsealer(底漆).Thiswillmakethesurfacesmootherandwillgetthewoodstainbetterattached.Oncethesealerhasstartedtodry,useacleanclothtowipeoffanysealerthat’sstillpooledatthetopofthewood.Thiswillpreventspotsfromformingonthewood.Letthesealerdrycompletely.Itshouldonlytakeafewhoursforthesealertodrycompletely.Youshouldsandthesurfaceafewtimesbeforecontinuingtosmoothoutanyspotswherethesealermightnothavedriedevenly.Whenpaintingonalayerofstain,abrushwilldofine.Applyanevencoatallover.Wipeoffanystainnotabsorbedbythewood.Useacleandryragtowipeoffextrastain.Letthewoodstaindry.Theamountoftimeittakesforthestaintocompletelydrywilldependonhowthickofalayeryouused.Avoidtouchingthestaintoomuchifit’sstillwet.Afterthefirstcoathasdried,takeamomenttoseeifyou’resatisfiedwiththecolor.Ifyouwantyourfurnituretobedarker,youcanaddanothercoatofwoodstain,rightontopofthepreviouslayer,followingthesameprocess.1、Whatdoweknowaboutteak?A．Itisnoteasytobedamaged.B．Itbearsanuglyoriginalcolor.C．Itismadeintothebestfurniture.D．Itgrowsinthehotanddryareas.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tenacious”inPara2probablymean?A．Huge.B．Obvious.C．Stubborn.D．Colorful.3、Wewipeoffanysealerpooledatthetopofthewood_______.A．togetridofincreasingsportB．tohelpthesealerdrycompletelyC．togetthewoodstainbetterstuckD．tomakesurethesurfaceissmooth4、Whatisrecommendedifyouwantdarkercoloredteakfurniture?A．Wipedirtanddustoffagain.B．Paintonalayerofstainoncemore.C．Paintonalayerofsandingsealertwice.D．Repeatthewholeprocessofcoloringteak.23．（8分）Shesatatthepicnictablealone.Recess(休息)wasinfullswing.Sheremainedawkwardaroundherclassmates.Sheseemedunsureofwhattodoorsay,yetIcouldseehereyeslongingforacceptance.Manystudentshadalreadydecidedthatherfriendshipwouldnotbeworththeenergyrequiredtoovercometheawkwardness.Othersteasedher.Mostignoredher—exceptforone.Brianna,theclassclown,wasmakingtheotherstudentslaugh,asusual.“Brianna,doyouseeMollydownthere?Wouldyoumindwalkingdownthereandinvitinghertocomeupherewiththerestofus?”Briannasighed.Icouldtellshedidn’twanttosacrificepreciousminutesofherownrecesstodowhatIwasaskingofher,butIalsoknewherheart.Sheoftenthoughtofothersbeforeherself—ararecharacterforanyone,muchlessakid.Knowingthischoicewashardforher,IpulledoutaD-buck,ourclasscurrency.Thoughbribery(行賄)wasnottheidealwaytohandlethissituation,Ineededhercooperation.“Here,I’llpayyouforyourtime.”Sheofferedaninsinceresmile,graspedthegreenpaper,andheadeddownthehill.Astherestofthechildrenscreamedandlaughed,myeyeslockedonBriannaasshenearedthepicnictable.Mollycouldbedifficult,andIwouldn’thavebeensurprisedifshesentBriannabackalone,refusingherinvitation.Whensheencouragedherselftoastandingposition,Isighedwithrelief.Aminutelater,1felttaponmyshoulder.“Here,Mrs.D．”ShehandedmetheD-buck.“Why?”Iasked.“Ishouldn’tkeepthis.”Hereyesfelltoherfeet,guiltradiatingfromherquietvoice.“Idon’twantMollytothink1onlywenttogethersoIcouldearnamuck.She’smyfriend.”Amomentlater,theywerealllaughingagain,andwhoshouldIseeamongthem,laughingforthefirsttimethatweek?Molly.1、Accordingtotheauthor,whatwasMollylike?A．Sheignoredthejokesfromotherkids. B．Shefeltawkwardatbeingteased.C．Shedesiredtobeacceptedbyotherkids. D．Shehadnoenergytomakefriends.2、WhatdistinguishedBriannafromotherkids?A．Herclowntalent. B．Hercooperation.C．Herhonesty. D．Herkindness.3、HowdidtheauthorfeelasBriannawalkedtoMolly?A．Worried. B．Satisfied.C．Exicted. D．Confused.4、WhatwasthepurposeofBrianna’sreturningtheID-bucktotheauthor?A．TOavoidlosingitoneday.B．TOgetapurefriendshipwithMolly.C．TObribeherteacher.D．TO’escapefrombeingscoldedbyherteacher:24．（8分）Flowersmakepeoplehappy.Andwhilethatmightseemobvious,therehasn’tbeenmuchresearchtoprovethepointuntilnow.SomenewstudiesbyRutgersUniversityscientistssupporttheideastrongly,andtheexpertsgoontoassumethatflowershaveflourishedonthisplanet,withtheirbeautyevolvinginrecentthousandsofyears,partlybecausehumansaresoattachedtothem.Inatest,bunchesofflowersweresentbyfloriststo113menandwomeninaretirementcommunity.All113gotflowersandanotebook,butsomegotthemearlierandreceivedasecondbunchwhentheothersgottheirs.Bynowyoucanguesstheoutcome.Themoreflowers,themoresmiles.Theresultsofthestudiesgotthescientiststothinkingabouthowtheflowerindustryoftodayhasevolvedintogrowingthingsthatservenootherpurposethanemotional(情感上的)satisfaction.Naturewon’tevenpollinate(授粉)manyofthedomesticatedflowers.Justamongroses,therearesomanytypescreatedbyhumansthat,clearly,flowersaren’twhattheyusedtobe.Butit’slikelyourcollectivehandhasplayedarolelongerthanyoumightthink.Geneticist(遺傳學家)TerryMcGuiresuggeststhatnature’sprettierflowersgottosurviveanddevelopwellbecausepeopledidn’tdestroythemwhentheyclearedforagriculture.Instead,theygrewthemandhavebeendoingsoforover5,000years.“Becausethey’reasourceofpleasure,wetakecareofthem.Inthatsensethey’relikedogs.Theyarethepetsoftheplantworld.”McGuiresays.Hereisonewaythatmighthaveworked:Manyspeciesofflowersthatarenowplantedusedtogrowonlywhenthegroundwasdisturbed,McGuireexplains.“Ashumansmovedintoagriculturalsettings,theseflowerswouldhavebeenweeds.”“Theseflowersmighthavebeentoleratedbecauseoftheirbeauty.Theseedswouldhavebeenpreservedandreplanted.Overtime,thebestoftheseflowersmighthavebeenselectedandtheseedsmorecarefullypreserved.”1、Theunderlinedword“theirs”probablymeans________.A．flowers B．notebooksC．flowersandnotebooks D．asecondbunchofflowers2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A．Wekeepdogsbecausetheymakeushappy.B．Peoplegrowflowersforthousandsofyears.C．Themoreflowerspeopleget,thehappiertheyare.D．Peopleleftalltheflowersalivewhenclearingland.3、AccordingtoTerryMcGuire,onepossiblewayofflowerevolutionis________.a.themostbeautifulflowerswerechosenb.peoplereplantedtheseedsoftheflowersc.flowerswerewildplantsatthebeginningd.peopleprotectedtheprettierflowerswhileclearinglandA．c,d,b,a, B．c,b,d,aC．c,d,a,b D．c,b,a,d4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．MoreFlowers,MoreSmiles B．Flowers:PetsofPlantWorldC．Human’sAffection&Flowers’Evolution D．Human’sLoveTowardsFlowers25．（10分）ArtificialIntelligence(AI)ismakingitpossibleforcompaniestomonitorworkers’behavioringreatdetailandinrealtime.Starttoslackoff(懈怠),andAIcouldtalktoyourboss.OnecompanyofferingsuchservicesisLondon-basedstart-upStatusToday.ItsAIplatformreliesonaregularsupplyofemployeedata,includingeverythingfromthefilesyouaccesstowhenyouuseakeycard.Fromthis,itbuildsapictureofhowemployeesnormallyfunctionandsignalsanyunusualperformance.Theideaistospotwhensomeonemightbecomeasecurityriskbydoingsomethingdifferentfromtheirusualbehavioralpatterns.“Allofthisgivesusfingerprintofauser,soifwethinkthefingerprintdoesn’tmatch,weraiseawarning”,saysMirceaDumitrescu,thecompany’schieftechnologyofficer.Thesystemalsoaimstocatchemployeeactionsthatcouldaccidentallycauseasecuritybreach(漏洞),likeopeningmalware(惡意軟件).“We’renotmonitoringifyourcomputerhasavirus.”saysDumitrescu.“We’remonitoringhumanbehaviors.”Butcatchingthesecuritybreachmeansmonitoringeveryone,andtheAIcanalsobeusedtotrackemployeeproductivity.“ItseemsliketheyarejustusingthereputationofAItogiveanairoflawfulnesstoold-fashionedworkplacesurveillance(監視),”saysJavierRuizDiazofdigitalcampaigningorganizationtheOpenRightsGroup.“Youhavearighttoprivacyandyoushouldn’tbeexpectedtogivethatupatwork.”Exactlyhowcompaniesusethesystemwillbeuptothem,butit’shardtoshakethepictureofanAIconstantlylookingoveremployees’shoulders.“Itwillbotherpeople,andthatcouldbecounterproductiveifitaffectstheirbehavior,”saysPaulBemalattheUniversityofEastAnglia.PhilLeggattheUniversityoftheWestofEnglandsaysitwillnevercatcheverysecurityrisk.“Ifpeopleknowthey’rebeingmonitored,theycanchangetheirbehavior,”hesays.1、Accordingtothetext,AImonitorsemployeesby________.A．takingpicturesofthemB．gettingaccesstotheirdataC．signalingtheirusualperformanceD．catchingtheiractions2、What’sJavierRuizDiaz’sattitudetowardsthesystem?A．Doubtful.B．Supportive.C．Uncaring.D．Negative.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph4referto?A．Securitybreach.B．Employees’productivity.C．Therighttoprivacy.D．Workplacesurveillance.4、PhilLegg’sconcernaboutthesystemsuggeststhat________.A．itistooriskytobeusedatworkB．itwillaffectemployees’emotionsC．itmaynotbesoeffectiveasexpectedD．itwillencourageemployee,productivity第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Allofuscangiveothersahandaslongaswearewillingtodoso.Actually,therearesomepeopledoingkindthingsallthetime.Spreadingkindness,onegooddeedatatime,isKarlaGibson’smission.“Iwisheveryonecouldjoinme.Therearesomany____thingsgoingonintheworld;Imeaneveryday,”saidKarla.Karlahadthe____andsenseofdutyinDecemberof2013.Thesinglemotherofthreesaidshetendedtogetdownaroundtheholidays,soshe____todosomethingtocheerothersup.ShestartedaFacebookpageand____hergooddeedseachday,fromfeedingthehomelesstogivingEastergiftstotheincarcerated(囚犯).Shehopedto____others.“Wehavetodosomething.Our____canmakeadifferenceinsomeone’sday.You____knowwhensomeonemightbehavingtheirworstday,andthensomethinglikebuyingthemacoffeecanchangetheirwholeattitude,”Karla____.Karla’sgreatest____sofarhadtodowithcoffee.OnSeptember27th,Karla’sbirthday,shewenttoherlocalStarbucksandgavethe____$127topayforotherpeople’sdrinks.Shesatattheendofthedrive-thruholdinga____thatread,“Haveagreatday.”Sheendedup____about23customers.“Itwasreallyfun.Itwas____oneofthebestbirthdaysever,”shesaid.Herkindnessthatdaydidn’tgo____.Onecouplewassogratefulthattheysurprisedherwithflowersandballoonstoshowtheir___.Karla’sactsofkindnesshavebecomea____affair.Hertwosonsarealways____others.“SometimesI’llaskKyle,‘So,didyoudoanythingextranicetoday?’andhe’slike‘Somebody____somethinginthehallwayandIpickeditup’or‘Iheldthedoorforsomeone’,thatkindofthing,”saidKarla.It’sbecauseofMomthattheboysthinkit’s____togiveahandtoothers.“Ithinkit’sagreatideaofhers.It’salwaysnicetohelpsomeoneout____theyreallyneedit,”saidKarla’s15-year-oldsonChad.1、A．good B．bad C．new D．casual2、A．commitment B．appointment C．preference D．success3、A．managed B．agreed C．hesitated D．decided4、A．did B．mentioned C．shared D．missed5、A．greet B．inspire C．introduce D．remember6、A．kindness B．happiness C．stories D．sadness7、A．still B．often C．never D．even8、A．whispered B．explained C．reported D．replied9、A．surprise B．challenge C．concern D．moment10、A．cashier B．customer C．beggar D．secretary11、A．mark B．sign C．symbol D．flag12、A．payingfor B．pickingup C．payingoff D．pickingout13、A．occasionally B．usually C．probably D．hardly14、A．unoccupied B．unnoticed C．unorganized D．unquestioned15、A．wisdom B．existence C．generosity D．appreciation16、A．society B．love C．holiday D．family17、A．encouraging B．inviting C．helping D．affecting18、A．dropped B．bought C．found D．stole19、A．strange B．lucky C．cool D．funny20、A．after B．though C．unless D．when第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Whobuiltthefirstcanal?Perhapssomepeoplelongago,livingin1．drycountry,discoveredthattheycoulddigditches(溝壑)2．(irrigate)theirfieldswiththeriverwater.Andnaturallyinthedays3．boatswerethemostimportantmeansoftransport,canalsweretheeasiestmeansofreachingaplace.Furthermore,aditch4．(join)tworiversprovedefficientforboattravel.Today,mostcountriesintheworldhavecanals.Eveninthe2lstcentury,goodscanbemovedmore5．(convenient)byboatthanbysomeothermeansoftransport.Somecanals,suchastheSuezorthePanama,6．(save)shipsweeksoftimebymakingtheirvoyageathousandmiles7．(short).Othercanalspermitboatstoreachcitiesthat8．(situate)inland.Stillothercanalsdrainlandswherethereistoomuchwater.Helpfarmersirrigatefieldswithoutenoughwater,andprovidewaterpowerfor9．(factory)aswell.Mostofthecanalshavealonghistory.CanalsexistedinEgyptthousandsofyearsago.AndtheGrandCanalofChinawasbegunabout2,500yearsago.andtookcenturiestofinish.Duringtheseventeenthcentury,Francebuiltmanycanalsthatarestill10．usetoday.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（