第八單元測評

（時間:120分鐘滿分:150分）

第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選

出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小

題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

l.Whatdoesthewomanworryabout?

A.Theirtraintickets.

B.Trafficjams.

C.Thedrivinghabit.

2.Whoisthewomanprobablyspeakingto?

A.Apoliceman.

B.Afriend.

C.Ashopassistant.

3.Howlonghastherainlasted?

A.4days.

B.5days.

C.6days.

4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atthewoman'shome.

B.Inacinema.

C.Inashop.

5.What'sthegoodnews?

A.Themangotabetterposition.

B.Themanisgoingtobeafather.

C.Themanisgoingtogetmarried.

第二節（共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C

三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒

鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatdoesthephonemeantothewoman?

A.Sheneverforgetsitanywhere.

Bit'sextremelyimportanttoher.

C.Sheenjoystheservice.

7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Brotherandsister.

C.Waiterandcustomer.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Wheredoesthemanwork?

A.Onaplane.

B.Inahospital.

C.Inarestaurant.

9.Whatdoesthemansayabouthiswork?

A.Disappointing.

B.Well-paid.

C.Tiring.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

lO.Howwasthemanbehavingatfirst?

A.Coolly.

B.Politely.

C.Awkwardly.

11.WhydidthemanaskSusanforhernameatfirst?

A.Hedidn'tknowwhoshewas.

B.Hedidn'tknowwhatelsetosay.

C.Hedidn'trealiseheknewheralready.

12.Whattypeofmusicisplayingatthedance?

A.Rockandroll.

B.Blues.

C.Pop.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Howdoesthewomanknowabouteyeproblems?

A.Fromanarticle.

B.Fromafriend.

C.FromaTVprogramme.

14.Howoftendopeopleblinkwhilestaringatthecomputerscreen?

A.7timesperminute.

B.22timesperminute.

C.27timesperminute.

15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkthemanshoulddo?

A.Avoidusingcomputers.

B.Takeabreakandresteyes.

C.Closeeyesoften.

16.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonext?

A.Keeponreading.

B.Havesometea.

C.Gotoadrugstore.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Wheredidthesharkattacksoccurrecently?

A.InNorthCarolina.

B.InCalifornia.

C.InFlorida.

18.WhoisGrahamSchwartz?

A.Awriterforamagazine.

B.Aresearcherfromamuseum.

C.Asharkexpertfromauniversity.

19.Whatcanpeopledotoavoidbeingattacked?

A.Onlyswimwherethewateriswarm.

B.Maketheirpresenceknowninthewater.

C.Avoidwearingcertaintypesofbathingsuits.

2O.WhatdidtheDepartmentofParksandRecreationdo?

A.Theycloseddownthebeaches.

B.Theyconductedastudyonsharkattacks.

C.Theyforcedboatsandfishermentostopallactivities.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5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。

A

StrongestFemaleLiterary

CharactersofAllTime

Therearesomeofhistory9smostinspiringandgreatfemaleswhocanbefoundonthe

pagesofthesenovels.

ElizabethBennet

Called"Lizzie"or"Eliza“byherfamilyandfriends,ElizabethBennetisthestubborn

andcleverheroinefromthe1813JaneAustennovelPrideandPrejudice.She'sthesecond

eldestoffivedaughtersintheBennetfamilyand,liketherestofhersisters,sheisexpectedto

marryforstatusandmoney,notforlove.Toremaintruetoherself,shewouldratherremain

single,aconceptthatwasunheardatthetime.

NancyDrew

Shefirstappearedinthe1930sbutremainsoneofthemosticonicfemalecharactersin

allofliterature.CreatedbyEdwardStratemeyer,NancyDrewwasn'tsimplyapretty

girl.Instead,thebold,physicallystrong,andfiercelyintelligentNancyusedhersuperior

intelligence-notherlooks——tosolveaseriesofmysteries.

JosephineMarch

JoMarchisthesecondeldestdaughterintheMarchfamilyandisacentralfocusinthe

novelLittleWomen,publishedbyLouisaMayAlcottin1868.At15,sheisstrong-

willed,confident,andliteraryandunlikehersisters,sheisoutspokenanduninterestedin

marriage.Jobothstruggleswithandchallengessociety'sexpectationsofhowwomeninthe

19thcenturyshouldcarrythemselves,makingheroneofliterature'smostdaringfemale

characters.

HesterPrynne

Recognisedbysomecriticsasoneofthemostimportantcharactersinfemale

literature,HesterPrynneistheleadingcharacterinNathanielHawthorne9s1850novel,77ze

ScarletLetter.Marriedbutseparatedbydistancefromherhusband,Hesterhasanaffairwitha

ministerandbecomespregnant.

21.WhywouldElizabethBennetratherremainsingle?

A.Sheistoostubborn.

B.Shedoesn'twanttocheatherself.

C.Shedoesn'twanttomarryforlove.

D.Sheistheeldestdaughterofthefamily.

22.WhatisNancyDrewlike?

A.Kind.B.Outspoken.

C.Ciever.D.Proud.

23.WhocreatedJosephineMarch?

A.JaneAusten.

B.EdwardStratemeyer.

C.LouisaMayAlcott.

D.NathanielHawthorne.

B

MarkTwain,anAmericanwriter,publishedmorethan30books,hundredsofshortstories

andessays,andgavelecturesaroundtheworldthroughouthiscareer.

MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelve.Hehadlittleschooleducation.Inspiteof

this,hebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistime.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.His

realnamewasSamuelLanghorneClemens,butheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMark

Twain,hispenname.

MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infact,hewasnotexpected

tolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother'scare,hemanagedtosurvive.Asaboy,he

causedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallhisfriendsand

neighbours.Hedidn'tliketogotoschool,andheoftenranawayfromhome.Healwayswent

inthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi.Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.

Afterhisfather9sdeath,MarkTwainbegantoworkasaprinter,whoonlyprovidedhim

withfoodandclothing.Then,heworkedasariver-boatpilot（領航員）andlaterjoinedthe

army.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiod,hestartedtowriteshort

stories.Afterwardshebecameafull-timewriter.

In1870,MarkTwaingotmarried.Intheyearsthatfollowed,hewrotemanybooks

includingTomSawyerin1876andHuckleberryFinnin1884,whichmadehimfamousand

broughthimgreatfortune.

Unfortunately,MarkTwaingotintodebtsinbadinvestments（投資）andhehadtowrite

largenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904,hiswifedied,andthenoneofhischildren

passedaway.

Attheageof70,hishairwascompletelywhite.Heboughtmanywhitesuitsand

neckties.HeworenothingbutwhitefromheadtofootuntilhisdeathonApril21,1910.

24.WhenMarkTwainwasalittlebaby,.

A.hewasnotstrongenough

B.hewasasactiveasotherboys

C.hismotherthoughthewoulddie

D.hewasalwaysinhospital

25.1nhischildhood,.

A.MarkTwainlearnedalotatschool

B.MarkTwainoftenwentswimmingwithotherboys

C.MarkTwain9smotheroftenworriedabouthissafety

D.MarkTwainoftenplayedgameswithotherboys

26.1nordertomakealiving,MarkTwain.

A.firstworkedasaprinter

B.oftenranawayfromhome

C.wrotestoriesinthebeginning

D.joinedthearmyafterheworkedinamine

27.1nthelateryearsofhislife,MarkTwain.

A.lenttoomuchmoneytoothers

B.continuedwritinguntilhisdeath

C.wrotemanystoriesandearnedalotofmoney

D.musthavebeenverysadbecausehelosthiswifeandoneofhischildren

C

Teensandyoungerchildrenarereadingalotlessforfun,accordingtoarecentreport.

Whilethedeclineoverthepastdecadeissteepforteenreaders,somedatainthereport

showsthatreadingremainsabigpartofmanychildren'slives,andindicateshowparents

mighthelpencouragemorereading.

Accordingtothereport'skeyfindings,utheproportion（比例）whosaythey'hardly

ever'readforfunhasgonefrom8percentof13-year-oldsand9percentof17-year-oldsin

1984to22percentand27percentrespectivelytoday."

Thereportdatashowsthatpleasurereadinglevelsforyoungerchildren,ages2-8,remain

largelythesame.Buttheamountoftimespentinreadingeachsessionhasdeclined,from

closertoanhourormoretoclosertoahalfhourpersession.

Whenitcomestotechnologyandreading,thereportdoeslittletocounsel（建議）parents

lookingfordataabouttheeffectofe-readersandtabletsonreading.ltdoespointoutthat

manyparentsstilllimitelectronicreading,mainlyduetoconcernsaboutincreasedscreen

time.

Themosthopefuldatasharedinthereportshowsclearevidenceofparentsservingas

examplesandimportantguidesfortheirkidswhenitcomestoreading.Datashowsthatkids

andteenswhodoreadfrequently,comparedtoinfrequentreaders,havemorebooksinthe

home,morebookspurchasedforthem,parentswhoreadmoreoften,andparentswhosetaside

timeforthemtoread.

Astheendofschoolapproaches,andschoolvacationreadinglistsloom（逼近）

ahead,parentsmighttakethischancetostepinandmaketheirownsummerreadinglistand

planafamilytriptothelibraryorbookstore.

28.Whatisthereportprobablyabout?

A.Children'sreadinghabits.

B.Qualityofchildren'sbooks.

C.Children'safter-classactivities.

D.Parent-childrelationships.

29.Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports"childrenarereadingalotlessforfun”?

A.Inparagraph2.

B.Inparagraph3.

C.Inparagraph4.

D.Inparagraph5.

3O.Whydomanyparentslimitelectronicreading?

A.E-booksareofpoorquality.

B.Itcouldbeawasteoftime.

C.Itmayharmchildren'shealth.

D.E-readersareexpensive.

31.Howshouldparentsencouragetheirchildrentoreadmore?

A.Actasrolemodelsforthem.

B.Askthemtowritebookreports.

C.Setupreadinggroupsforthem.

D.Talkwiththeirreadingclassteachers.

D

WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoines,Iowa,hetoldmeabouttheonly

timehehadbeenthere.ltwasinthe1930s,whenhewasaneditorinDallas,Texas.Healso

workedasaprofessoratSouthernMethodistUniversity（SMU）,andtherewasagirlstudentin

hisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdisease.Shecouldn'taffordtheoperationbecause

herfamilywaspoor.

HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalveston,aseasidetownnearHouston,Texas.She

wascleaningouttheattic（閣樓）onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript（手

稿）.Onitstoppagewerethewords,66ByO.Henry.Itwasanicestory,andshesentittoher

daughteratSMU,whoshowedittomyfather.Myfatherhadneverreadthestorybefore,butit

soundedlikeO.Henry,andheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.Soitwas

possiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGalvestonboarding

house,andhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.Myfather

visitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork,whoauthenticatedthestory

asO.Henry's.

Myfatherthensetouttosellit.Eventually,hefoundhimselfinDesMoines,meetingwith

GardnerCowles,atopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovedthestoryandboughtit

onthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.ltwasjustenoughforhertohavethe

operationshesodesperatelyneeded.

MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout.ButIdoubtthatitcouldhave

beenbetterthanhisownstory.

32.WhofoundtheO.Henry'smanuscript?

A.Thegirl'smother.

B.Theauthor'sfather.

C.Thegirl.

D.Theauthor.

33.Whichofthefollowingmightexplainthefactthatthemanuscriptwasfoundintheattic?

A.O.HenryonceworkedinHouston.

B.O.HenryoncestayedinGalveston.

C.O.HenryoncemovedtoDesMoines.

D.O.HenryoncetaughtatSMU.

34.Theunderlinedword"authenticated“inparagraph2probablymeans"

A.namedB.treated

C.provedD.described

35.Accordingtothetext,whydidtheauthor'sfathergotoDesMoines?

A.ToselltheO.Henrystory.

B.Tomeettheauthorhimself.

C.TotalkwiththeO.Henryexpert.

D.Togivemoneytothegirl.

第二節（共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為

多余選項。

Recently,!havereadagreatnumberofbooks.IhavefoundthatnomatterwhatIread,the

actofreadingeverydayhashelpedmeinmystudy.36AndIamsureitwillalso

improveyours.

ReduceStress

37Fictionisgreatforthis.Readinganinterestingfictionbookisperfectrightbefore

bedtime,thoughsometimesit'shardtoputthebookdownifit'sreallygood.Still,you'llbe

relaxed.

ImproveAnalyticalThinking

Ascientificstudyshowsthatanalyticalthinkingisencouragedandimprovedby

reading.Readersimprovetheirgeneralknowledge,andmoreimportantlyareabletorecognise

patternsquicker.38

IncreaseVocabulary

It'snosecretthatreadingincreasesyourvocabularyandimprovesyourspelling.39

Infact,eventhelanguageinchildren'sbooksislikelytobemoresophisticated（復雜的）than

yourdailyconversation.

40

Ifeellikeabetterwriter,asIamburyingmyselfinworksfrompeoplewhoarebetter

thanme.That'swhyEnglishclassesinHighSchoolmakeyouread"theclassics”.That'swhy

artstudentslearntocopythosemasterpieces,sotheyknowthefeelingofcreatingsomething

amazing.Themoreyouread,thebetterofawriteryou911become.

Ifyouthinkthatyoudon'thaveenoughtimetostartreading,you'rewrong.Thinkabout

thetimeyouspendonTVseriesandinchattingonline.Whynotreplacereadingwiththose

activities?Well,let9sstarttoreadandgetimproved.

A.ChangeWritingHabits

B.ImproveWritingSkills

C.WhenIhaveastressfulday,readingcaneasilyhelpmerelax.

D.Hereareafewofmyfavouritewaysthatreadinghashelpedme.

E.Ifyoucanrecognisepatternsquicker,youranalyticalskillswillgetimproved.

F.Youwillbesurprisedatthevocabularyyouuseinyourdailyconversation.

G.Butdidyouknowthatreadingincreasesyourvocabularymorethantalkingordirect

teaching?

第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳

選項。

TheTrueStoryofTreasureIsland

Beforemyyearabroad,everyoneadvisedmetosay"yes”toeverything.Theyweren't_

41.However,hereinGermany,tcIdon'tdoesn'tseemtobeanacceptable42.

Neitherdoes"I'lldowhateveryouwanttodo."or"Really,eitherwayisfinebyme."It

reallyisjustyesorno.

Despitehavingahugesmileonyourface,most43willlookatyouasifyou're

incapableof44adecisionwhichofcourseisn'ttrueandwe'rejustbeingreallytypically

British.MyfirstencounterofthiswaswhenI45myhotelforthefirsttwonightsin

Germany.TheowneraskedwhenIwouldlikemybreakfastinthemorning.Beingtypically

British,Irepliedthatanytimewas46forher.Shegavemeaconfusedlookandasked

again.

"No,whendoyouwanttohave47?”

“Er,OK...err...8am?”shesmiledandI48quickly,aaOnlyifthatis49for

youthough.”

IknewabouttheBritishstereotype（模式化觀念）of50beforeIcameabroad.

However,Ididn't51untilIarrivedhereandbeganexperiencingitonaday-to-day

basis.Waitersgiveyoufunnylooksinrestaurantswhenyousay"thankyou^^repeatedly

whenthey52allkindsofservices.Butthat'sjustrightfortheBritishandforeveryone

else,beingsopoliteistotally53.

Andwhenitcomestomeaskingquestions,it'sevenworse/'Wouldyoubeabletodo

thatformeifit'snottoomuchtrouble,please?”justdoesn'tworkhere.Youhavetobe54

andsaywhatyouwant.ThefirsttimeIsaid“Passthathere”,myheartwas55andI

couldalmosthearmymumscreaminginmyheadaboutmanners.

41.A.wrongB.special

C.cleverD.kind

42.A.excuseB.sentence

C.rewardD.answer

43.A.GermansB.Chinese

C.BritishD.Americans

44.A.explainingB.making

C.understandingD.correcting

45.A.choseB.ordered

C.leftD.reached

46.A.cheapestB.longest

C.properestD.hardest

47.A.lunchB.supper

C.breakfastD.dinner

48.A.statedB.agreed

C.apologisedD.added

49.A.appropriateB.ridiculous

C.convenientD.abstract

5O.A.businessB.politeness

C.weaknessD.happiness

51.A.realiseB.believe

C.expectD.forget

52.A.acceptB.offer

C.sellD.introduce

53.A.unfortunateB.unsatisfying

C.unnecessaryD.uninteresting

54.A.cleverB.direct

C.creativeD.honest

55.A.beatingB.moving

C.jumpingD.racing

第二節（共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Thereisanewtrendthatanincreasingnumberofcollegestudents56.

(be)willingtoworkasvolunteersintheirsparetime.Takemyuniversity57.an

example,manyofmyclassmateshavetheexperienceofbeingvolunteers.

Objectivelyspeaking,everythinghasitsbothsides.Voluntaryworkcanbe58.

(benefit)tooursocietyandmakeourownlivescolourfulandmeaningful.ltis

alsoaperfectwayforcollegestudentstogrowupmentally.59.(honest),some

universitiesandcolleges,myuniversity60.(include),haveaspecialitemof

rulethatoneshouldaccomplishcertainhours'voluntaryworkbeforehegraduates,sosome

lazystudents61.(force)todoitforthesakeofgettingtheir

certificates.Atthesametime,thewordt6volunteer^^losesitsrealmeaning.

Personallyspeaking,!holdtheviewthatitisnotwhatyouhavedone62.

whatyouarewillingtodothatcounts.IhaveonceworkedasaguideintheDalianRailway

Station,63.(help)passengerstofindtheentrancesandexitswhennecessary.I

treatitasmy64.(pleased)broadeningmyview,makingfriendsandreceiving

thanks.rmplanningtoorganisemyownuVoluntaryGroup^^thisyear.Wewillappear65.

thenotices"VOLUNTEERSWANTED^^areposted.

第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節（滿分15分）

假定你是學生會主席李華，學生會舉辦了英語戲劇節（EnglishDramaFestival）,得到了

外教MissBrown的大力幫助。活動圓滿結束后，請給她寫一封感謝信。內容包括：

1.表達感謝；

2.外教的幫助；

3.同學的收獲。

注意:1.詞數80左右；

2.可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

第二節（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

續寫詞數應為150左右。

WhenIwastenyearsold,IlivedwithmyfamilyinasmallhouseinruralSouthJersey.I

oftenaccompaniedmymothertoafarawaysupermarkettobuygroceries.Withoutacar,we

walked,andIwouldhelpmymothercarrythebags.

Shehadtoshopverycarefully,asshewasawaitress,andhersalarybarelysustained（勉

強維持）us.Oneday,whileshewasweighingprices,apromotionaldisplayforTheWorld

BookEncyclopediacaughtmyeye.Thevolumeswerebeautifullycream-coloured.VolumeI

wasninety-ninecentswithaten-dollarpurchase.

AllIcouldthinkofwhileshoppingwasthebook.Istoodattheregister（收銀臺）withmy

mother,holdingmybreathasthecashierranguptheitems.ltcametooverelevendollars.My

motherproducedafive,somesingles,andahandfulofchange.Asshewascountingoutthe

money,IsomehowfoundthecouragetoaskforTheWorldBookEncyclopedia^CoxAdweget

one?91said,showingherthedisplay.“It'sonlyninety-ninecents."

Ididnotunderstandmymother'sincreasinganxiety;shedidnothaveenoughchange

andhadtosacrificealargecanofpeastopaytheamount,"Notnow,Patricia,99shesaid

sternly.“Todayisnotagoodday."Ipackedthegroceriesandfollowedherhome,upset.

ThenextSaturday,mymothergavemeadollarandsentmetothesupermarket

alone.Twoquartsofmilkandaloafofbread-that'swhatadollarin1957.1wentstraightto

theWorldBookdisplay.TherewasonlyoneVolumeIleft,whichIplacedinmycart（購物

車）.1didn'tneedacart,buttookonesoIcouldreadasIwentupanddowntheaisles.Alotof

timewentbyandIknewIhadtoleave,butIcouldn'tbeartopartwiththebook.Withno

detectiveinsight,Limpulsively（沖動地）,putitinsidemyshirtandzippedupmyjacket.Iwas

atall,skinnykid,andIwascertaintheshapeofthebookwasobvious.

Myheartbeatingrapidly.!headedfortheregister.

Backhome,!toldmymotherwhatIhadpromisedthedetective.

參考答案

第八單元測評

附:聽力原文

(Text1)

M:Doyouthinkwecancatchthetrainifwekeepdrivingatthisspeed?

W:Yes,butI'mafraidtheroadmaybecomecrowdedsoon.

(Text2)

M:CanIhelpyou,madam?

W:Yes,Iwanttoreportatheftthathappenedtomyhouseduringourabsence.My

husbandandIwentonaholidaylastweek.

M:Isee.Whathaveyoulost?

(Text3)

M:IthasbeenrainingsinceMonday,buttheweatherreportsaysthattomorrowwillbe

clearandsunny.Thankgoodness.Wecanatlastsaygoodbyetotherain.

W:Really?YouknowIalwaysplayfootballonSaturday.That9sreallygoodnews,which

meansIcanplayingoodweathertomorrow.

(Text4)

M:Wow...sobeautiful.!likethecolouryoupaintedthewalls.Whydidyoudecideon

purple?

W:IwasinspiredbyamovieIsawlastmonth.

M:Ithinkyoushouldgetanewcarpet.Thisonedoesn'tmatchanythingintheroom.

(Text5)

M:I'vegotsomegoodnews.

W:Didyougetapromotion?

M:Betterthanthat.Mywifeispregnant.

W:That'sgreatnews.You9vebeenlookingforwardtobeingafatherfortwoyears,right?

(Text6)

M:Ma'am!Youforgotyourphone!

W:Oh,thanks.Icouldn'tlivewithoutthislittlething.

M:Iknowwhatyoumean.ltisofgreatsignificancetoyou.So,didyouenjoyyour

dinner?

W:Oh,yes.Everythingwasjustperfect.lt9ssohardtotakethewholefamilyouttoeat,but

yourrestaurantwasperfect.Johnnyhadhisownplacetoplayin,andIhadtimetotalkwith

mysistersandtheirhusbands.

M:I'mgladtohearit.Ourkids9areaisalwayspopular.

W:Well,youcanbesurewe'llbeback.

(Text7)

W:Sohow'syournewjobgoing,David?

goingreallywell.Istartedtwomonthsago,andit'sgreat.

W:Whichcountriesareyouflyingto?

M:MostlythoseinSouthAmerica.

W:Doyouhavetimetolookarounddifferentcities?

M:Fmtootiredafterweland.

W:Well,Iknowyouservedrinksandmealsandexplainsafetyrules.Whatotherduties

doyouhave?

M:Let'ssee.Wehelpnervousorsickpassengers.Wealsomakesurepeopleobeythe

safetyrules.

(Text8)

M:Wow,thisdanceissurelycool.Therearesomanypeoplehere...Uh...What9syour

name?

W:Susan.SusanDawes.Youreallydon'tknowwhoIam?Yousitbehindmein

geographyclass.

M:Oh!Yeah...You'reright.IguessFmjustusedtolookingatthebackofyourhead...not

yourface.

W:AreyouOK?You,resonervous.

M:Fmsorryformystrangebehaviour.Idon'tknowwhyIpretendedIdidn'tknowyou.I

justdidn'tknowhowtostarttheconversation.

W:That'sOK.It'srefreshingtotalktosomebodywhoisactuallyhonestforonce.So,do

youlikethismusic?

M:Notreally.Ipreferrockandrollmostly,butIliketolistentoblueswhenI'm

alone.Anythingbutthispopstuff.

W:Oh,mygosh,Itotallyagree!IthoughtIwastheonlyone!

(Text9)

W:Hi,Tony.Haveyoufinishedreadingthesearticles?

M:Yes,butmyeyesfeeluncomfortableafterstaringatthecomputerscreenforhours.

W:Fvereadanarticleabouteyeproblemsrecently.ltsaysthatpeopleusuallyblinkless

whentheyusecomputers,sotheymayalwaysfeeltiredanddryafterusingcomputers.

M:ThatiswhatIamdoing.AndIamsufferingfromdryeyes.

W:Itissocommonforpeoplewhohaveeyeproblems.

M:Butwhatdoesithavetodowiththecomputer?

W:Thearticlefoundthatpeopleblinktwenty-twotimesaminuteinaveragewhen

relaxed,butjustseventimesaminutewhilestaringatthethingsonacomputerscreen.

M:Really?That,squiteadifference.

W:Yeah.Soyouneedtoblinkyoureyesandtakeabreakfromthecomputer.

M:Iwonderifeyedropswillmakemefeelbetter.

W:Thatmighthelp.Butthebestwayistotakeabreakandrestyoureyes.

M:OK.Let9sgotohaveacupoftea.Icanfinishthislatertonight.

(Text10)

W:Inthepasttwomonths,therehavebeenseveralsharkattacksatAtlanticBeachand

OuterBanksBeachinNorthCarolina.Forthisreason,wehavedecidedtoclosedownboth

beachesuntilfurthernotice.Thesesharksarewhitesharksandextremelydangerous.Weare

asking-butnotrequiring-ownersofsmallboatsandfishermentoavoidactivitiesinthese

areas.Thismonth,astudyfromtheFloridaMuseumofNaturalHistoryshowedthattherisein

sharkattackswascausedbymanyfactors,someofwhichcanbeavoided.Sharksaresaidto

followthewarmoceancurrentsfromtheGulfofMexico.GrahamSchwartz,asharkexpert

fromtheUniversityofCalifornia,warnsswimmerstolimitsplashinginthewater,andto

avoidwearingshinymaterialthatcouldlookliketheskinofafish.Althoughsharkattacksare

stillextremelyrare,andaremostlyacaseofbeinginthewrongplaceatthewrongtime,we

takethisproblemveryseriouslyattheDepartmentofParksandRecreation.Wethankyoufor

yourcooperation,andwehopetoreopenourbeachestothepublicsoon!

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21.B細節理解題。根據ElizabethBennet中的"Toremaintruetoherself,shewould

ratherremainsingle,aconceptthatwasunheardatthetime.”可知,ElizabethBennet不想為金

錢和地位結婚，不想欺騙自己，所以保持單身。故選B項。

22.C細節理解題。根據NancyDrew中的"thebold,physicallystrong,andfiercely

intelligentNancyusedhersuperiorintelligence——notherlooks——tosolveaseriesof

mysteries.”可知,NancyDrew勇敢、強壯和聰明。故選C項。

23.C細節理解題o根據JosephineMarch中的“JoMarchisthesecondeldest

daughterintheMarchfamilyandisacentralfocusinthenovelLittleWbmen,publishedby

LouisaMayAlcottin1868.”可知JosephineMarch是LouisaMayAlcott在1868年出版的

小說《小婦人》中的中心人物。故選C項。

24.A推理判斷題。根據第三段中的"...hewasnotahealthyboy.Infact,hewasnot

expectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.“可知，馬克?吐溫身體很弱，不夠強壯。

25.C推理判斷題。根據第三段尤其是最后一句"Hewasnearlydrownednine

times."可知，馬克?吐溫的媽媽常為他的安全擔憂。

26.A細節理解題。根據第四段中的"Afterhisfather'sdeath,MarkTwainbeganto

workforaprinter^^可知，馬克?吐溫為謀生計，起初做的是印刷工人。故選A項。

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