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第I卷

I.ListeningComprehension(25')

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestion

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

1.A.Theexperimentturnedoutwell.

B.Theexperimenttookawholeday.

C.Hehasn'thadtimetodothecxpcriincnc.

D.Heonlydidpartoftheexperiment(hatday.

2.A.Inacourthouse.B.Inawarehouse.

C.Inadepartmentstore.D.Inafashiondesigner'sstudio.

3.A.Lindadoesn'twantanybirthdaygifts.

B.Lindawouldprobablyprefersomecoffee.

C.ThereisnoreasontobuythisbookforLinda.

D.ShewasthinkingofgivingLindathesamecopy.

4.A.Theboxesmightbetooheavyforhertolift.

B.Therearcalotofboxesintheway.

C.He'scheckingthetonnage.

D.He'salmostfinished.

5.A.Keepthecheck.B.Sendawire.

C.Inspectthewiring.D.Replacethelamp.

6.A.Hedoesn'thaveanyideaaboutwhathewantstodo.

B.Hewenderswhetherthewomanhasajob.

C.Hecan'tdecidewheretogoonvacation.

D.He'dliketoworkthissummer.

7.A.Hewenttosecafilmoncampus.

B.Hewastakingpicturesofthecampus.

C.Hisphotographswereontheeveningnews.

D.Histelevisionappearancewasunintentional.

8.A.Orchestraseatsarebest.B.There'sstandingroomonly.

C.AllticketsareessentiallythesameD.Themanshouldplayintheorchestra.

9.A.Itisinthecenterofthecampus.B.Ilshouldhaveamapofthecity.

C.Itorganizesthesummercamps.D.Itcanprovideacampusmap.

10.A.Sheknowsshe'lllikethedish.B.Shecookedeverybitofthefood.

C.Shelikesthecunenttemperature.D.Shewishestheweatherwouldgethotter.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandoneconversation.Y（）uwillbeasked

threequestionsoneachofthepassagesandfourquestionsfortheconversation.Thepassagesand

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Afinalcopyoftheresearchproject.B.Copiesofthemidterm.

C.Atextbookandpencils.D.Afewpens.

12.A.Itwillincludebothmultiple-choiceandessayquestions.

B.Itwillincludenothingbutmultiple-choicequestions.

C.Itwillincludeanoralandawrittensection.

D.Ilwillincludenothingbutessayquestions.

13.A.Itwillbeeasytounderstand.

B.Studentsmustcompleteallpartsofit.

C.Itwillcovertopicsfromawidevarietyofacademicfields.

D.Studentswillbetestedonallthematerialdiscussedinclass.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theyshouldgothroughsomenaturalprocessofdecay.

B.Theyshouldbeputintoboilingwaterforalittlewhile.

C.Theyshouldbepresenedbyanyothermethodfirst.

D.Theyshouldbeexposedtoairforsometime.

15.A.Tostatethatblanchingisexpensivebuteveryeffective.

B.Toshowthatmanypeoplewastefoodbyblanchingimproperly.

C.Towamthatnotblanchingwillhannthefood'snutritionalvalue.

D.Toemphasizetheimportanceofblanchingonlyafewtimesatime.

16.A.Iteventuallycausesvegetablestospoil.

B.Itstopsafterthevegetableshaveripened.

C.Itpreservestheflavoroffrozenvegetables.

D.Itisanecessarystepintheblanchingprocess.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Alinedrawing.B.Anoilpainting.

C.Awoodcarving.D.Astonesculpture.

18.A.Highlyfunctional.B.Bothabstractandrealistic.

C.Brightlycolored.D.Largebutlightweight.

19.A.Theseal.B.Thecaribou.

C.Thepolarbear.D.Thewhitewhale.

20.A.Whilesnow.B.Survivalskills.

C.Atastyfood.D.Anartist'smods1.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA(10')

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

I.AccordingtoMusk,theeventualoftheStarshipprojectistoestablishbasesontheMoonandMarsandput

humansonthe''pathtobeingamulti-planetcivilization”.

A.objectB.objectionC.objectiveD.objectification

2.Thevisitingstudentswererequiredtotheirpassesissuedbytheadministrativeofficebeforetheyleftthe

school.

A.turnbackB.turninC.turnoutD.turnup

3.Asthefinalexamisdrawingnear,thereisasenseofexcitementmixedwithanxiety.forthestudentsare

lookingforwardtothesummervacationbuttrembleatthethoughtofthecomingexam.

A.byairB.intheairC.ontheairD.outofthinair

4.Seismologists(地笈學家)havebeenmeasuringvibrationsfromearthquakes(hattravelthroughEarth'ssurface.Buttheir

instrumentsalsovibrationsfromnoisyhumanactivities,likeheavyfootfallincrowdedpedestrianareas,vehicle

traffic,industrialoperationsandexcitedstadiumcrowdscausing^footballquakes”.

A.pickupB.playoutC.pointoutD.putup

5.AccordingtoareportbyaHongKongresearchcenter,raisingachildinthecityafamilyanaverageof

HK$5.5millionfromachild'sbirthtocollegegraduation.SothereiseveryreasonfbrHongKong,slowfertilityrates.

A.costsB.needsC.spendsD.takes

6.The28lhShanghaiTVFestival,tobeheldfromJune19to23.willincludeavarietyofevents,includingexhibitions,a

TVmarketandforums,throughwhichoverseasbuyersmayintooriginalChineseproductions,givingthem

globalexposure.

A.investB.investigateC.lookD.tap

7.ThenameVictoriaisGermanin.Legendhasit(hattherulingRegen[(攝政王)wassoangryatthebirthofthe

princess,herefusedtogiveheraroyalname,sothenewbombabyhadtobenamedafterherGennanmother,thus

becomingthefirstpersonevercalledVictoriainEngland.

A.natureB.originC.sourceD.resource

8.NewYorkCity'sthreelibrarysystemsclosedtheirdoorsat3:30pmWednesday,afewhoursearlierthan

becauseofdeterioratingairqualitycondition、accordingtospokeswomenfortheagencies.

A.averageB.commonC.normalD.ordinary

9.WiththegradualaccelerationofdevelopmentalongtheHuangpuRiver,anew“openingmethod''hasbeenadoptedfor

theindustrialheritagesitesthatalongtheriverbank.

A.expandB.lengthenC.spreadD.stretch

10.TheChinesesayingtoutongyitou,jiaotongyijiao,or“treatingonlytheheadforheadacheandonlythefeetforafoot

sore,“isacriticismofanyapproachthatfailstotherootcauseofaproblemandisthusfundamentallyunableto

solveit.

A.acknowledgeB.identifyC.recognizeD.search

SectionB(2(T)

(A)

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthere

isonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.accessB.balanceC.deviceDissuesE.pursuitsF.reviewG.separateH.signs

I.socialJ.stayingK.waking

Whytakingaphonebreakissogoodforyou

Youareprobablytooattachedtothatneedyblackrectangleyoucarryaroundeverywhereyougo.Althoughit'snot

formallyrecognizedasanaddiction—yet一“problematicsmartphoneuseMinterfereswithmanyaspectsinlife,sayJay

Olsen,apostdoctoralscholarinpsychologyatMcGillUniversitywhohasresearchedthetopic.4tItcouldbeinterferingwith

yourconcentration.ItcouldbethatyoufeellessIIwhenusingyourphone.Itcouldbethatyou'resleepingless

well,becauseyou're12uplatescrolling.”

Those13likelysoundfamiliar,becausesmartphoneoveruse“affectsalmostanybodywhohasa14

atthispoint,“saysDr.AnnaLembke,aprofessorofpsychiatryandbehavioralsciencesatStanfordUniversity.*4Thedigital

contentisjustsoappealing,andwehavesucheasy____15____Smartphoneusealsointensifiedduringthepandemic's

firstlonelyyears.

Butfailingto16fromyourscreencouldhaveharmfulimplications.Researchlinkssmartphoneoverusetoa

widevarietyofphysicalandmental-health17.Peoplewhoaregluedtotheirphonestendtogetworsesleepand

lessofit.Andaccordingtoa18publishedinFrontiersinPsychologyinAugust,smartphoneoverusecanleadto

anxiety,stress,anddepression.Allthatscrollingalsoconsumesyourtimeandattention,leavinglesstospendonhealthy

19likeexerciseandspendinglimewithlovedones.

Takesomespacefromyourphone-evenforshortamountsoftime-canhelprestoreyour20,attention,

andevenfiiithinhumanity.*ithinkdisconnectingmatterstoeveryone,“saysAdamAlter,aprofessorofmarketingatNYU.

(B)

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthere

isonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.addressB.challengesC.imagingD.monitorE.navigateF.operationsG.respond

H.settingI.shortJ.successiveK.worth

SatellitesCanHelpUsFightClimateChange

Atthebeginningof2021,PresidentJoeBidenexclaimedthat“scienceisback''aswecontinuedoureffortsto

21theCOVIDemergency.Thatphrasecontinuestoringtrueacrossthefederalgovernment.Scienceandils

applicationsarebeingusedateveryagencytodealwithpublichealth22.buildnewtransportationinfrastructure,

informpolicydecisionsandtackletheclimatecrisis.

RecentlytheInteriorDepartment'sU.S.GeologicalSurveyassumed23ofLandsat9fromNASA,which

builtandlauncheditin2021.Thissatelliteisdesigned(o24Earth'sland,waterandothernaturalresources.

Landsatmissionssupportenvironmentalsustainabilityandclimateresilience.TlieLandsatprogram,whichlaunchedinJuly

1972,hashelpedusunderstandourplanetandthechangesthatareoccurringont.Thatpartnershiphaspropelledresearch

andobservationforwardthroughthelaunchof25Landsatsatellites,eachreplacingitspredecessorsandworking

intandemwithnewcapabilitiesandstrengths.

IattendedthehistoriclaunchofLandsat9inCalifornia.Itwasnothing26ofamazing.I(ouredthemission

controlcenterandmetayoungscientistfromtheNavajoNationlivingfarawayfromhome.SheusesLandsat27

toseeherhomefrommanymilesaway,andwithsuchdata,sheenableshercommunitytomanagewaterresourcesinthe

faceofachangingclimate.Thisisthepowerandbeautyofscienceatwork.

Allaround(heglobe,scientistsareusingLandsatandotherimagerytointerpretwhatishappeningonEarthtodayand

tocompareitwiththe50years'28ofdatatheLandsatprogramhascollected.

Thisscience-basedprogramandthoselikeitacrossfederalagenciesarepowerfultoolsinoureffortstoresponsibly

manageourresources.TheirprioritizationhelpstodemonstratetheBiden-Harrisadministration'scommitmenttoleadwith

science.So,too,theresourcesprovidedthroughthepresident'sBipartisanInfrastructureLawandInflationReductionAct

willbekeytoihedevelopmentoflonger-termsustainabilitymeasuresaswe29toclimatechange,including

buildingmoreresilientcommunitiesandprotectingournaturalenvironment.

LandsatNEXTistheupcomingmissionwewilldevelopwithNASAtopov/erbetterscienceanddecision-makingfor

thenext50years.Scienceisindeed30usonapathtoabrighterfuture.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionACloze(30')

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

(A)

ANUNLIKELYHERO

MiepGieswasarecentlymarriedyoungofficeworkerlivinginAmsterdamin1942.AsGermanoccupierstigh:ened

theirgriponthecity,Gies'sboss,OttoFrank,askedhertohidehimandhisftimilyfromtheNazis,whoweresendingJews

toconcentrationcamps.Forthenexttwoyears,Gies31herlifedailytosmugglefoodtotheFranksandfour

othersconcealedinsecretroomsaboveOtto'sbusiness.

Whenshecouldnolongerprotectthefamily-whentheNazisfinallycameandtookthemawayin1944—Gieskept

theirstoryalivebysavingAnneFrank's32.She'sthereasontheworldhasTheDiaryofaYoungGirl.

LaterinGies'slife,peoplecalledherheroic.Believingshesimplydidwhatshecouldineviltimes,sheissaidtohave

madethis33:"Evenanordinarysecretaryorahousewifeorateenagercan,withintheirownsmallways,tumon

asmalllightinadarkroom.^^

ASmallLighttellsGies'sstoryinaneight-partmini-seriesshotinAmsterdamandPrague.Ininterviewsonlocation,

itscreatorsandactors34onwhyGiesremainsaninspiration.

“35.mostofusarefamiliarwiththediary,whatwasgoingonoutsidetheannex...isthemystery,”saysTony

Phelan,whowithwifeJoanRaterheadedtheproject.Rateraddstothatidea:"Whatdoeshidingpeoplemeanonaday-to-

day36?MiepsaidyestoOlioFrank,andthenyouhavetosayyeseverydayafterwards,evenwhenit'shard,

evenwhenyou'resick,evenwhenyoudon'twantto.Andthat,tometheeverydaydrudgeryofitall,isquitedramatic/,

PhelanandRater,marriedfor30years,created,executiveproduced,andwn)tetheminiseriesaftersixyearsof

research.Itwasa199537.AnneF“inkRemembered,thatinitially38theirinterest,andtheyvisitedthe

AnneFrankHouse,themuseumestablishedwheretheFranksoncehid.Afterdescendingits____39_____narrowstairs一as

Annhad-Raternoticedagirldoingcartwh81s(側手翻)outside.

ForASmallLight,Raterturnedthatmeinoryofagirl'scarefreespiritintoaflashbackscene:Annein1941,onMiep

andJanGies'sweddingday.She'sskipping,excitedovertheromanticceremonyThenwithinayear,herlifewouldbe

40butfear.

OnebrightspotforAnnewasvisitsfromGies,who41suppliesbybicycle.ActressBelPowleyplaysGies

and,togetintohercharacter'smindset,retracedthosejourneys.uTonyandJoangavemeallthesecoolmapssothatIcould

cycleMiep's42shesays.Powley,whoisJewish,feltthe43oftellingthisstory,especiallyasthe

shcx)tneareditsend.

Thegirlwhowantedtobeafamouswriterbecameone,ofcourse.Still,noonewouldeverread44thatbegan

“DearKitty''hadGiesnotgatheredthescatteredpapersandthediaiywiththered-checkeredcoverandlatergiventhemto

Otto,thefamily'ssolesurvivor.TheMiepGiesesoftheworld—thesmalllights,theextraordinaryordinarypeoplewhodid

something,whopushedbackagainsttyranny,whopushedbackagainstauthoritarians,whopushedbackagainstfascists—

rememberingwhattheyaccomplished,Ithink,givesussonic45_onwhatwccanaccomplish.”

31.A.sacrificedB.savedC.rescuedD.risked

32.A.jewelleryB.journalC.journeyD.justice

33.A.declarationB.releaseC.responseD.statement

34.A.concentratedB.emphasizeC.reflectedD.relied

35.A.AsB.IfC.UntilD.While

36.A.baseB.basisC.foundationD.scale

37.A.documentaryB.historyC.memoryD.victory

38.A.sparedB.sparkedC.stackedD.steered

39.A.slimB.steadyC.steepD.stubborn

40.A.anythingB.everylhingC.nothingD.something

41.A.fedB.ferriedC.fetchedD.filled

42.A.roadB.roleC.roundD.route

43.A.passionB.regretC.urgeD.weight

44.A.articlesB.chaptersC.columnsD.entries

45.A.perspectiveB.potentialC.promiseD.prospect

(B)

TheBookoftheMillennium

WhenIwasagraduatestudentinOxfordmanyyearsago.IsharedahousewithabrilliantGermansinologist(漢學

家).Manyvisitorswouldpopintoourhouse,andonenightaroundthekitchenublcImeta(n)46character.His

namewasDavidHawkes.A(n)____47____linguist,hedirectedJapanesecodebreakersinhisearlytwenties,duringWorld

WarII.Later,asateacher,hedidwonderfultranslationofSongsofthe(楚辭)，partofapoetictraditionearlierthan

anythingthathas48intheWest.ThenhebecameaprofessorofChineseatOxford,but,asheputit,“Iresignedin

orderto49mytimetotranslatingaChinesenovel...Well,theChinesenovel."

ThebookwasDreamoftheRedChamber,writtenbyCaoXueqin.British50AnthonyWestwroteinThe

NewYorkerin1958thatthenovelistoChineseliterature"verymuchwhatTheBrothersKaramazovistoRussianand

RemembranceofThingsPastistoFrenchliterature“andthat"itis51oneofthegreatnovelsofallliterature.^^

Hawkeseventuallycompletedhisgreatendeavor,withthehelpofhisson-in-lawJohnMinford,who52the

lasttwovolumesofthefive,whichwerepublishedbyPenguinbetween1973and1986.Hawkes'translationwas

53asanintroductiontoa“masterpiece”.

DreamoftheRedChamberwaswritteninthe1750s“byagreatartistwithhisverylifeblood;'saidHawkes.Itisfull

of54detailofthesocial,culturalandspirituallifeofthetime.Studyingitfornon-Chinesereadershasnever

perhapsbeenmoreuseful.Atatimewhen55ofChinesecultureandidentityisincreasinglynecessarybecause

ofthecountry'snewinternationalrole,gettinginsightsintotheheartofChineseculturethroughanovel56

recognizedasoneofthemostinfluentialproducedintheChineselanguagewouldseemasuncontroversialstatement.Cao's

workwhileseenasessentiallylocalandChinese,isabout57andthenatureofhumanexperience.That

transcencsthe58ofaparticularlanguageandcontextinwhichtherovelisset.

ThebookasitstandsinthePenguinversionrunsto2500pages—twiceaslongasWarandPeace.59at

firstbecauseofthelargenumberofcharactersandtheirdifficultnames(toanon-Chinesereader).Butonceyouareintoit,

itisabookintowhichthereadercancompletely60themselves;itislikeanythingelseinallofliterature.

46.A.arrogantB.fascinatingC.humorousD.responsible

47.A.decisiveB.frustratedC.generousD.talented

48.A.copiedB.launchedC.revisedD.survived

49.A.addictB.devoteC.exposeD.reduce

50.A.criticB.criticalC.criticismD.criticize

51.A.beyondquestionB.indoubtC.inquestionD.outofthequestion

52.A.gatheredB.boughtC.soldD.translated

53.A.approvedB.appointedC.electedD.greeted

54.A.boringB.fakeC.imaginaryD.incredible

55.A.appreciationB.definitionC.determinationD.opposition

56.A.barelyB.criticallyC.speciallyD.universally

57.A.humanityB.modemityC.personalityD.sincerity

58.A.boundariesB.circlesC.perspectivesD.spaces

59.A.Never-endingB.Hard-goingC.Labor-savingD.Record-breaking

60.A.changeB.immerseC.persuadeD.reduce

SectionB(22,)

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheone

thatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

ScholarshavelongdcbalcdhowandwhentheRenaissancebegan.Onething,however,thatmostscholarsagreeupon

isthesignificanceofthishistoricalperiodasanevolutionarymovementtowardindividualisminartandthought.Although

thereisnohistoricalagreementontheexactlimeorderofeventsleadingtotheRenaissance,manyhistoriansagreetnat

visionariesofthefifteenthcenturyhadasenseofbelongingtoamovementfargreaterthanthemselvesandsofar-reaching

astosupersedetheartisticandliteraryformsofIheclassicalera.ThisphenomenonproducedtheRenaissance,aperiod

whenart.literature,language,andphilosophyfoundnewandextraordinaryinterpretationsinthehandsoftheHumanists.

Hunianisisbelievedintheimportanceofthehumanitiesor"humanletters”.Eventually,intellectualsofthisperiodbecame

awareofman'sinnerpotential.

ThefourteenthcenturyItalianpoetPetrarchcharacterizedtheearlystageofthismovementastheNewAge.Infact,it

washisterm,“Rinascita"，whichcomesfromtheLatin“renasci”,tobereborn,thateventuallyledtothetermRenaissance

thatweusetoday.

Petrarchbelievedthattheendofclassicalantiquityandthebeginningofathousandyearsofdarkness,whichhe

characterizedas“theDarkAges"，camewiththedestructionoftheRomanEmpirebyinvasionsin476A.D.Theawakening

fromthisperiodwasatimeofrebirth,whichhedistinguishedastheNewAge.Petrarch'sviewlimitedtheRinascitatothe

comebackofLatinandGreekclassicsfromantiquitybasedontnmslalionsofancienttext.Mostsignificantwashisbelief

thatthepagans(異教徒)ofantiquityweremuchinspiredbythepursuitofartsandliteratureinanefforttoreach(hehighest

potentialofperfectiononearth.Thisbeliefledtoanewsenseofindividualismandenlightenmentthatcharacterizedtheage

oftheRenaissanceasonethatwasagainsttheoldbeliefsthatman'searthlylifewasmerelyafunctionofthesocialorder.

Fromthefourteenthcentur)fthroughtheearlyseventeenthcentury,thisnewindividualismgrewsteadilyinWestern

Europear,culturewithamotivationfedbyman'sdesiretodefineandevaluateth?essentialvaluesbetweenmenofantiquity

andtheemergingmodemman.

Notonlydidartistsandwriterstumtoclassicalcultureforinspinition,theysetnewgoals.Theyexploredthe

relationshipbetweenancientculturesandtheirowncultures,andbydoingso,theydiscoveredanewvisionofhumanlife,

ofmanasagloriouscreaturecapableofdevelopinghismindandbodytoreachhisfullestpotentialtowardperfection.

61.Thev/ord''supersede"(inparagrapli1)mostprobablymeans.

A.keeppacewithB.makefulluseof

C.giverisetoD.taketheplaceof

62.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrecttimeorder(fromfartonear)ofthethreeperiods?

A.theDarkAges,theRenaissance,theRomanEmpire

B.theRenaissance,theRomanEmpire,theDarkAges

C.theRemanEmpire,theDarkAges,theRenaissance

D.theDarkAges,theRomanEmpire,theRenaissance

63.WhyisPetrarchmentionedinthepassage?

A.Hecoinedtheterm''Renaissance”,whichhasbeeninuseforover700years.

B.HisbeliefinpersonalperfectionwasthefundamentalideaoftheRenaissance

C.HisprsdiclionofthecomebackofLatinandGreekclassicsinspiredmanyartists.

D.HetranslatedancientlexistoLatinandGreek,leadingtothestartoftheRenaissance.

64.WhatcanbeconcludedaboutartistsandwritersduringperiodoftheRenaissance?

A.Theyfailedtorealizetheirownfullestpotential.

B.Theydevelopedtheirowncuiluresfromancientones.

C.Theywentbeyondtheclassicswithanewindividualism.

D.Theydidnothingmorethanrecapturethegloryoftheancients.

(B)

TheWindandtheLeaves

“Cone,littleleaves,“saidthewindoneday,

“Comeoverthemeadowswithmeandplay.

Putonyourdressofredandgold;

Forsummerisgone,andthedaysgrowcold.”

Soonastheleavesheardthewind'sloudcall,

Downtheycame11uttering,oneandall,

O'erthebrownfieldthentheydancedandflew

Singingthesoftlittlesonestheyknew.

Dancingandwhirling,thelittleleaveswent.

Winterhadcalledthem,andtheywerecontent.

Soon,fastasleepontheirearthybeds.

Thesnowlaidacoverletovertheirheads.

—GeorgeCcx)per

65.Whatdoesthepoetmeanby"Singingthesoftlittlesongstheyknew'"

A.Theyechoedthecallofthewind.

B.Theycelebratedthearrivaloffall.

C.Theywerebeingblownabouteverywhere.