2023學(xué)年湖南省衡陽市高考仿真卷英語試題（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where2．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when3．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed4．Thesediagramsareespeciallyhelpfulwhenwehaveaconcreteproblem______athand.A．besolvedB．tosolveC．solvedD．beingsolved5．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding6．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof7．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．a(chǎn)shamedC．sorry D．shameful8．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which9．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);the D．the;the10．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．a(chǎn)ccountforB．a(chǎn)nswerforC．a(chǎn)pplyforD．standfor11．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto12．Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection13．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．a(chǎn)n；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填14．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven15．Anew________busservicetoTianjinAirportstartedtooperatetwomonthsago.A．common B．usualC．regular D．ordinary16．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins17．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．One B．Noone C．Everyone D．Someone^*18．Thedisabledguywasattendedthroughouthisschooldaybyanurse________toguardhim.A．toappoint B．a(chǎn)ppointedC．a(chǎn)ppointing D．havingappointed19．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.20．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich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）PigeonsinLondonhaveabadreputation.Somepeoplecallthemflyingrats.Andmanyblamethemforcausingpollutionwiththeirdroppings.Butnowthebirdsarebeingusedtofightanotherkindofpollutioninthiscityof8.5million.“Theproblemforairpollutionisthatit’sbeenlargelyignoredasanissueforalongtime,”saysAndreaLee,whoworksfortheLondon-basedenvironmentalorganizationClientEarth.“Peopledon’trealizehowbaditis,andhowitactuallyaffectstheirhealth.”London’spoorairqualityislinkedtonearly10,000earlydeathsayear.Leesays,citing(引用)areportreleasedbythecitymanagerlastyear.Ifpeoplewerebetterinformedaboutthepollutionthey’rebreathing,shesays,theycouldpressurethegovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.Nearby,onawindyhillinLondon’sRegent’sPark,anexperimentisunderwaythatcouldhelp—thefirstweekofflightsbythePigeonAirPatrol.ItallbeganwhenPierreDuquesnoy,thedirectorforDigitasLBi,amarketingfirm,wonaLondonDesignFestivalcontestlastyeartoshowhowaworldproblemcouldbesolvedusingTwitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chosetheproblemofairpollution.“Basically,Irealizedhowimportanttheproblemwas,”hesays.“ButalsoIrealizedthatmostofthepeoplearoundmedidn’tknowanythingaboutit.”Duquesnoysayshewantstobettermeasurepollution,whileatthesametimemakingtheresultsaccessibletothepublicthroughTwitter.“So”,hewondered,“howcouldwegoacrossthecityquicklycollectingasmuchdataaspossible?”Droneswerehisfirstthought.Butit’sillegaltoflythemoverLondon.“ButpigeonscanflyaboveLondon,right?”hesays.“Theylive—actually,theyareLondonersaswell.So,yeah,Ithoughtaboutusingpigeonsequippedwithmobileapps.Andwecanusenotjuststreetpigeons,butracingpigeons,becausetheyflyprettyquicklyandprettylow.”SoitmightbetimeforLondonerstohavemorerespectfortheirpigeons.Thebirdsmayjustbehelpingtoimprovethequalityofthecity’sair.1、WhatcanweinferaboutLondon’sairqualityfromParagraph2?A．Londonersareverysatisfiedwithit.B．Thegovernmentistryingtoimproveit.C．Londonersshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.D．Thegovernmenthasdonealottoimproveit.2、DuquesnoyattendedtheLondonDesignFestivalto_________.A．entertainLondoners. B．solveaworldproblem.C．designaproductforsale. D．protectanimalslikepigeons.3、WhydidDuquesnoygiveupusingdronestoflyacrossLondon?A．Becausetheyaretooexpensive. B．Becausetheyflytooquickly.C．Becausetheyareforbidden. D．Becausetheyflytoohigh.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CleanairinLondon. B．London’sdirtysecret.C．London’snewpollutionfighter. D．CausesofairpollutioninLondon.22．（8分）“Beafraid.Beveryafraid,”saysacharacterinTheFly,ahorrorfilmaboutamanwhoturnsintoanenormousinsect.Itcapturestheuneaseanddisgustpeopleoftenfeelforthekingdomofcockroaches,Zika-carryingmosquitoesandcreepycrawliesofallkinds.However,ecologistsincreasinglyseetheinsectworldassomethingtobefrightenedfor,notfrightenedof.Inthepasttwoyears,scoresofscientificstudieshavesuggestedthattrillionsofmurmuring,droning,honeybees,butterfliesandbeetlesaredyingoff.“Ifallmankindweretodisappear”,wroteE.O.Wilson,arespectableentomologist,“theworldwouldregenerate…Ifinsectsweretovanish,theenvironmentwouldcollapseintochaos.”Mostofthestudiesdescribedeclinesof50%andmoreoverdecadesindifferentmeasuresofinsecthealth.Theimmediatereactionisshock.Insectsenableplantstoreproduce,throughpollination(授粉),andarefoodforotheranimals,soacollapseintheirnumberswouldbecatastrophic.Butasecondlookleadstoadifferentassessment.Ratherthancausingapanic,thestudiesshouldactasatimelywarningandareasontotakeprecautions.Thatisbecausetheworstfearsareunproven.Therearenostudiesatallofwildinsectnumbersinmostoftheworld.Reliabledataaretooscarcetodeclareaglobalemergency.Moreover,wheretheevidencedoesshowacollapse—inEuropeandAmerica—agriculturalandruralecosystemsareholdingup.Farmproductionstillremainshigh.Assomeinsectspeciesdieout,othersseemtobemovingintotheniches(生態(tài)位)theyhaveleft,keepingecosystemsgoing,althoughwithlessbiodiversitythanbefore.Itishardtoarguethatinsectdeclineisyetcausingsignificanteconomicdamage.Buttherearecomplications.Agriculturalproductivityisnottheonlymeasureofenvironmentalhealth.Animalshavevalue,independentofanydirecteconomiccontributiontheymaymake.Themorespeciesmakeupanecosystem,themorestableitislikelytobe.Theextinctionofafewinsectspeciesamongsomanymightnotmakeabigdifference.Thelossofhundredsofthousandswould.Andthescaleoftheobserveddeclineraisesdoubtsabouthowlongecosystemscanremainresilient(能復(fù)原的).Anexperimentinwhichresearchersgraduallypulledoutinsectpollinatorsfromfieldsfoundthatplantdiversityheldupwelluntilabout90%ofinsectshadbeenremoved.Thenitcollapsed.Giventhelackofdata,itisimpossibletoknowhowcloseEuropeandAmericaaretoanecosystemcollapse.Butitwouldberecklesstofindoutbyactuallytriggeringone.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphimply?A．Ecologistshavelongbeenafraidofthosedisgustinginsects.B．Ecologistsareworriedaboutthedisappearanceofsomeinsects.C．Ecologistshavealreadygotridoftheprejudicedfeelingaboutinsects.D．Ecologistsarerespectfuloftheinsect’sabilitytoregeneratethemselves.2、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthestudiesconductedinthepast2years?A．Thoughthereisadeclineinthenumberofinsects,westillhavethereasontobeoptimistic.B．Biodiversitycancauseimmediatedamagesothatweshouldtakeprecautionsrightaway.C．Datacollectedfromallovertheworldisconvincingtoproveourenvironmentisatrisk.D．Theconsequenceofdecreasingbiodiversitymaybemoreseriousthanwecanimagine.3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Toshowthemagicalpowerofourmothernature.B．Toanalyzewhyinsectsareontheedgeofextinction.C．Todrawpeople’sattentiontothedecreasinginsects.D．Tourgethescientiststocollectmoredataaboutinsects.23．（8分）Ifyouwanttoconvincethebossyoudeserveapayriseorpromotion,thesolutioncouldbesimple—eatthesamefoodastheydo.Psychologistshavediscoveredmanagersaremuchmorelikelytoinstantlytrustusifwechoosethesamedishesasthem.Duringexperiments,discussionsoverwagesandworkconditionsweremuchmoresuccessfulifbothsideschosetosnackonthesametreats.AndshoppersweremuchmorelikelytobuyaproductadvertisedonTVbysomeoneeatingasimilarfoodtothematthetime.Thereasonisthoughttobeso-calledsimilarityattractiontheory—wherepeopletendtolikeotherswhohavesimilartastesorhabitstothemselves.Butthisisbelievedtobeoneofthefirststudieshighlightingtheroleoffoodinthisrelationship.Researchersat

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conductedaseriesofexperimentstoexaminefood’sroleinearningtrust.Inatest,participantsweretoldtowatchTV—wheresomeonepretendingtobeamemberofthepublicpraisedacertainproduct.ThevolunteersweregivenKitKatbarstonibble(咬),whiletheTVpeopleateeitheraKitKatorgrapesastheytalked.TheresultsshowedviewersweremuchmorelikelytoexpressaninterestinbuyingtheproductiftheTVshowedtheotherpersoneatingaKitKattoo.Theresearchersadded,“Althoughsimilarityinfoodconsumptionisnotasignofwhethertwopeoplewillgetalong,wefindconsumerstreatthisassuch.Theyfeelmoretrustingofthosewhoconsumeastheydo.Itmeanspeoplecanimmediatelybegintofeelfriendshipanddevelopabond,leadingtosmoothertransactions(交易)fromthestart.”HarleyStreet

psychologistDr.LucyAtchesonsaiditwasalreadyknownthatwearingsimilarclothescouldinstantlycreatetrust.Butthiswasthefirstreportthatfoodhadthesameeffect.Shesaid,“Thisisreallyinteresting.Itmakessenseaspeoplefeeltheyhavecommongroundandcantrusttheotherperson.Thatmeansnegotiationsaremorelikelytobesuccessful.”1、Accordingtothepassage,customersarelikelytobuyaproductfromadealerwho______.A．hasthesametasteasthemB．a(chǎn)dvertiseshisproductsonTVC．reducesthepriceofhisproductsD．paysattentiontothequalityofhisproducts2、Theexperimentsconductedbyresearchersat

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showthat______.A．foodplaysanimportantroleinearningpeople’strustB．bosseslikeemployeesthathavethesametasteasthemC．peoplewhohavesimilartastestotheirboss’searnmoreD．peoplehavelessinterestinbuyingproductsadvertisedonTV3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Peoplewhoeatsimilarfoodaremorelikelytotrusteachother.B．Peoplewillgetalongwitheachotheriftheyliketoeatsimilarthings.C．Theeffectofwearingsimilarclotheshasn’tbeenprovedbyresearchers.D．Peoplearemorelikelytomakefriendswiththosewearingthesameclothesasthem.4、Whichofthefollowingsayingscanbeanexampleofthesimilarityattractiontheory?A．Honestyisthebestpolicy.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.24．（8分）TopersonaltrainerSammyCallari，13-year-oldParkerSewardismorethanaclient（客戶）.He'shis“l(fā)ittlebrother”.Overthepastyear，thepairhavebonded.Theyplaybasketballtogether，sharemealsanddancetohip-hoplikenoone'swatching.Thetrainerwasaskedtoworkwiththe13-year-oldboy，whohasDown'ssyndrome（唐氏綜合征），becausehiscoworkerwhodealtwiththeboywasoutoftownlastspring.Callarihadneverworkedwithsomeonewithadisabilitybefore.HewasanxiousthefirstdayhemetParker.ButParker'sbigsmileandcheeryintroductionimmediatelyputhimatease.HeremindedCallariofhimselfwhenhewasateenager.LikeParker，Callarihasalsofacedhisfairshareofchallengesovertheyears.Asahighschooler，Callaridescribedhimselfasbeingtheweakkid.Whenitcametosports，hewasalwaysoverlooked.Hisdreamofplayingbaseballincollegequicklyfadedaway.Whenhewenttocollege，Callariturnedtoanewsport.Hisyoungerbrothertrainedhimtobecomeaboxer.Callariparticipatedinfivematches.Beforethesecompetitionshewastheunderdog，buthewonthreetimes.“Iknowhowitfeels，”Callarisaid.“Peopletellyouthatyoucan'tdothis，andthatyoucan'tdothat.”WhenitcomestoParker，Callarirefusestoaccepttheword“can't”.Thefriendsmeettwiceaweektotrain.Theybike，box，runandworkanddopush-ups.Parkerhasashortattentionspan，soit'sCallari'sjobtokeephimfocused.“IfParkercandoit，he'shavingfun，evenwithhisfrustration.Thenpeoplewillask，‘Whycan'tIdothat?’”Callarisaid.“That'sthewholetaskrightnow.”CallarirecallsParker'smomoncethankinghimfortakinga“chance”onherson.Callaritoldherhenevervieweditthatway.Parkermaybethestudent，butCallarisayshe'salsotheonewho'slearning.1、WhywasCallariaskedtotrainParker?A．Theysharedthesameinterests.B．Parker'sparentshadfaithinCallari.C．CallariwasanexpertinDown'ssyndrome.D．Callaritookplaceofhisabsentcolleague.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutCallariwhenhewasinhighschool?A．Hewasgoodatsports.B．Hewasoutofcondition.C．Hewaslookeddownuponbyeveryone.D．Hewasinfluenceddeeplybyhisbrother.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatway”inParagraph6mean?A．Parker'sstoryinspiresmanychildren.B．Parker'sprogressisduetoCallari'seffort.C．CallariisalsolearningfromParkerinthecourse.D．ParkerisnotonlyaclientbutalsoafriendtoCallari.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Aninspiringstoryofadisabledboy.B．Ahighschoolersufferinglotsoffailure.C．Thefriendshipbetweenadisabledboyandhispersonaltrainer.D．WaysofdevelopingfriendshipwiththeboywithDown'ssyndrome.25．（10分）Formorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets.Mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio.Thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemaybetryingtogetintouchwithus.Scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages.Scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopetolistentosignalsfromabout1,000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofearth.Inaddition,theywillscan(掃視)theentireskyto“l(fā)isten”forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars.Usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime.Scientistsarelookingforanysignalthatstandsoutfromthebackgroundnoise.Ofthe200billionstarsintheMilkyWaygalaxy,scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun.Perhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeearth.Suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolution(進(jìn)化)oflife.Basedontheinhabitable(thatcanbelivedin)planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife.However,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets.Somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere.Theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely.Otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn’tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy.Althoughoursunfamilyinonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionsyearsold.Inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilizationsaremuchmoreadvancedthanours.Perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus.Ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking.1、Accordingtothepassage,howmanyplanetsinourgalaxymightbeinhabitable?A．15billion.B．10billion.C．5billionD．200billion2、Thefirstparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout________.A．whyscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsB．howscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsC．wherescientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsD．whenscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets3、Theunderlinedword“monitor”inthepassagemeans“________”.A．findB．followC．formD．check4、WhichofthesestatementsisTruebasedontheinformationinthepassage?A．Scientistsaretyingdifferentwaystofindsignsoflifeonotherplanets.B．Mostscientistsbelievethatthereisintelligentlifeonotherplanets.C．Theearthisoneoftheoldestplanetsinourgalaxy.D．Scientistsdon’tbelievethattheremightbelifeonotherplanets.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項A、B、C和D中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Anotherperson’senthusiasmwaswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved.Thatpersonwasmystepmother.IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenteredourhomeinruralVirginia.Myfather21metoherwiththesewords:“Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhois22forbeingtheworstboyinthiscountyandwillprobablystartthrowingrocksatyouno23thantomorrowmorning.”Mystepmotherwalkedovertome,raisedmyheadslightly24,andlookedmerightintheeye.Thenshelookedatmyfatherand25,“Youarewrong.Thisisnottheworstboyatall,26thesmartestonewhohasn’tyetfoundanoutlet（釋放的途徑）forhisenthusiasm.”Thatstatementbegana(n)27betweenus.Noonehadevercalledmesmart.Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmy28asabadboy.Mystepmotherchangedallthat.Shechangedmanythings.She29myfathertogotoadentalschool,fromwhichhegraduatedwithhonors.Shemovedourfamilyintothecountyseat,wheremyfather’scareercouldbemore30andmybrothersandIcouldbebettereducated.WhenIturnedfourteen,sheboughtmeasecondhand31andtoldmethatshebelievedthatIcouldbecomeawriter.Iknewherenthusiasm,I32it,andIsawhowithadalreadyimprovedourlives.Iacceptedher33andbegantowriteforlocalnewspapers.Iwasdoingthesamekindof34thatgreatdayIwenttointerviewAndrewCarnegieandreceivedthetaskwhichbecamemylife’sworklater.Iwasn’tthe35beneficiary(受益者).Myfatherbecamethe36manintown.Mybrothersandstepbrothersbecameaphysician,adentist,alawyer,andacollegepresident.Whatpower37has!Whenthatpowerisreleasedtosupportthecertaintyofone’spurposeandis38strengthenedbyfaith,itbecomesanirresistible（不可抗拒的）forcewhichpovertyandtemporarydefeatcannever39.Youcancommunicatethatpowerto40whoneedsit.Thisisprobablythegreatestworkyoucandowithyourenthusiasm.1、..A．rushed B．sent C．carried D．introduced2、.A．distinguished B．favored C．mistaken D．rewarded3、..A．sooner B．later C．longer D．earlier4、.A．backward B．forward C．upwardD．downward5、..A．talked B．repliedC．criedD．a(chǎn)nswered6、..A．but B．soC．a(chǎn)nd D．or7、..A．a(chǎn)greement B．friendship C．gap D．relationship8、.A．opinion B．image C．expectation D．mind9、.A．beggedB．persuaded C．ordered D．invited10、..A．successful B．meaningful C．helpful D．useful11、..A．cameraB．radio C．bicycleD．typewriter12、.A．considered B．suspected C．ignored D．a(chǎn)ppreciated13、..A．belief B．request C．criticism D．description14、..A．teaching B．writing C．studying D．reading15、..A．next B．same C．only D．real16、..A．cleverest B．wealthiest C．strongest D．healthiest17、..A．enthusiasm B．sympathy C．fortuneD．confidence18、..A．deliberately B．happily C．traditionally D．constantly19、..A．win B．match C．reach D．doubt20、..A．everyoneB．someoneC．a(chǎn)nyoneD．nobody第二節(jié)（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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）LearningEnglishusedtobeaboutdevelopingfourskills:reading,writing,listeningandspeaking.Afterall,that’s1．theexamsaredesigned-withfourskillstestedseparately.Butovertheyears,educatorshavecome2．(realize)thatthesefourskillsshouldneverhavebeenseparated,butpracticedallatonce.Andthebestwaytodothatis,perhaps,throughpublicspeaking.AccordingtoMeiDeming,aprofessorofEnglishatShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversity,givingaspeechinaninternationallanguage3．(require)aspeakertointegrate(使成為一體)knowledgeandcontent4．(mental)andexpresstheresultsystematically.Speakersmustdrawonthebeautyofthelanguageasawholeinordertocommunicatewithanaudience.ThisiswhytheannualChinaDaily“21stCenturyCup”NationalEnglishSpeakingCompetitionhasbeengaininginpopularitysinceitbeganin1996.“Thiscompetitionhasworked5．a(chǎn)modelfordevelopingstudents’public-speakingskillsinEnglishandprovidedideasforEnglishteachinginschoolsandinlearninginabroadersense,”saidMei.ShiGuohua,6．EnglishteacheratShanghaiQibaoHighSchool,heldasimilarview.HesaidthatkeycompetenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.Healso7．(stress)thatcommunicationshouldgobothwayssincetraditionalEnglishspeakingeducationhasfocusedtoomuchongettingmessagesoutwhile8．(ignore)thereceiverofthesemessages—theaudience.“It’simportanttounderstandtheaudienceandbuildthelinkbetweenthecontentbeingdeliveredandtheinterestsoftheaudience,”hesaid.“It’salsoimportanttocreateanimpressiveopeningtoaspeech.”AsChinacontinuestoplayanimportantroleinglobalconversations,therewillbemore9．(chance)foryoungChinesepeopletopresentChinaandtellattractingstories.AndinordertotellChinesestories10．(well),wefirstneedtodevelopamoreoverallEnglishskill.Workingonpublicspeakingis,perhaps,theplacetostart.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分