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高三下學(xué)期英語一模試卷一、完形填空1.完形填空ALabradorhasbeendoinganimportantjobtohelppeoplestaysafeduringtheCOVID-19pandemic.Eight-year-oldRobyrunsthroughthestreetsofthehillycityofMedellinseveraltimesadaywitha 1 inhisjaws,takingvegetables,fruitandpackagedfoodstocustomersoftheFresh4Umini-market."Hehelpsustomaintainsocialdistancing,"saidRoby'owner,SherryBotero."Andpeople 2 itwhenwesendthedog."Robyenjoyseatingcarrots 3 tohimbycustomers,atipforbringingabasketoffood.Robywasn'talwaysastar.Hewasacceptedintothefamily 4 byMsBoteroafterrepeatedrequestsbyhersonto 5 adog.ButMsBoteroquickly 6 withthedog.Andwhensheopenedamini-marketfouryearsago,hestartedtoaccompanyhertomakedeliveries.Robycan'tread 7 .Butheremembersthenamesofcustomerswhohavepreviouslyrewardedhimwithtreats.Andwithsomepractice,hehaslearnedtogototheirhousesonhisown."Heknowsthenamesoffiveorsixofourcustomers,"MsBoterosaid,"SoIsendthegoodswithareceiptinthebasket,andmycustomers 8 methroughabanktransfer()."Robymightnotknowthathe'sbecomean 9 worker.Butheishappytohelphisownerand10 hisdailypay.1.A.bagB.chainC.basketD.stick2.A.respectB.loveC.followD.notice3.A.giftedB.returnedC.lentD.donated4.A.intentionallyB.regretfullyC.immediatelyD.unwillingly5.A.adoptB.trainC.adoreD.walk6.A.gotawayB.keptintouchC.caughtupD.fellinlove7.A.mindsB.addressesC.numbersD.receipts8.A.treatB.helpC.payD.impressA.essential B.honest C.optimistic D.adventurousD.increaseA.spend B.calculate C.collect二、用單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成短文以下短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。Cometsareamongthemostbeautifulandinteresting (sight)intheuniverse.Forcenturies,people (show)greatinterestinstudyingthem.In1682,EdmundHalley,anastronomer,noticedacometthatwasespeciallybrightandlarge.Basedonhiscalculations,Halleypredictedthatthisbrightcometwouldreturnin1758or1759—thiswasabout75years hefirstsawthecomet.Thecometreallyreturnedontimeanditwasnamed"Halley'sComet"inhonorofEdmundHalley.以下短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。Emmawasonherwayhomewhensheheardasuddenscream.Lookingaround,shesawalittleboyonthesidewalkgasping(喘)forair,his (frighten)motherbeggingforhelp.Emmarushedtotheboy, facehadturnedpurple."What'swrong?""Acandy!Inhisthroat!"ItwasluckythatEmmahadlearnedhow (perform)theHeimlichmaneuver(姆克急法)atschool.Sheactedquickly.Soon,theboycoughedupapieceofcandyandbeganbreathingagain.He (save)intime.以下短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。InJapan,thewordbonsaimeanstrayplant.Itreferstotheinteresting (combine)ofartandtheplantingandgrowingofminiaturetreesandplants.BonsaioriginatedinChinamorethan2,000yearsagoand (spread)toJapanabout700yearsago.Somepeoplebelievethatonlysmallplantsmustbeusedinbonsai,butthisisnottrue.Nearlyanytypeoftreeorplantcanbeused,aslongasitisgrown aseedorasmallcutting.三、閱讀選擇Aspartofourmissiontoinspirethenextgenerationofscientists,inventorsandengineers,theScienceMuseumGroup(SMG)haslaunchedanexcitingnewonlinegame—TotalDarkness.OverthelastyearwehavebeendevelopingTotalDarknesswiththeaimofcreatinganexperiencethatcanhaveapositiveimpactonpeople'sattitudestowardsSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmaths),aswellashavingafocusonself-reflection,ratherthanaskingplayerstorecallspecificfactsorconcepts.TotalDarknessisadigitalstorytellingexperiencewhichencouragesyoungpeopletorecognisehowtheskillstheyuseeverydayrelatetoSTEMandcanhelpthemdeveloptheirconfidenceinsciencethinking.Thegameinvitestheplayertosolveamysteriouspowercutintheirhometown.Thegameputsplayersincontrol,allowingtheirchoicesanddecisionstoguidethemthroughthestory.Astheplayernavigatesthroughthedarkenedstreetsofthetown,equippedonlywithatorch,theywillfacevariouschallenges.Usingtheircuriosity,communicationskillsandcreativeproblemsolving,theywilldiscovernewtheoriesaboutwhatmighthavecausedtheblackout(停電；斷電).Butwitheverysteptheirtorchfades,andtheplayermustsolvethemysterybeforethebatteryrunsout.Theplayer'schoicesandactionsthroughoutthegamewillscorethemcuriosity,creativityorcommunicationpoints.Attheend,theskillstheplayerhasusedwillberevealedalongwiththeirsciencestyle,showinghowtheycouldputtheirskillsintoactionintherealworld.TotalDarknessisaimedat8-15year-olds—animportantstageinteens'sciencedevelopment.Researchshowsthatasteensmakethestepbetweenprimaryandsecondary,manymoveawayfromaninterestinscienceasotherinfluenceshaveastrongerpullintheirlives.TotalDarknessisafreeonlinegameplayableonsmartphone,tabletanddesktop.Playnowat.〔1〕TotalDarknessaimstohelpplayers A.recallscientificconceptsbetterunderstandSTEMimprovestorytellingabilitiesdevelopcommunicationskills〔2〕What'sthekeytogettingpointsinTotalDarkness?A.Judgement.B.Teamwork.C.Equipment.D.Gamingskills.〔3〕Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Topromoteanewproduct.TointroducetheSMG'smission.Toexplaintherulesofanonlinegame.ToemphasizetheimportanceofSTEM.NickTorrance,ajuniorinhighschool,suffersfrommusculardystrophy,andattendsschoolinaspecializedwheelchair.Themusclediseasepreventshimfromaccomplishingmanyeverydaytasks,suchascarryinghisbooksandputtingthingsawayinhislocker.Sohehadafellowstudentassignedtohelphim.ButAmySmith,theschool'soccupationaltherapist,thoughtthatbeingabletodosomethingsimplelikeopeninghislockeronhisownwouldbeempowering.Amyinitiallythoughttheywouldbeabletobuyadevicetohelp.Butsearchingonlineturnedupnothingthatcouldmeettheirneeds—everythingneededakeycodeorsomeotherphysicalaction,thingsherdisabledstudentcouldn'tdo.Aftertheoutsidesearchforamethodcameupshort,shelookedwithintheschoolitselfforananswer.Amyturnedtotheschool'sroboticsinstructor.Theinstructor,inturn,suggestedthattwoofhismostcapablestudentstakeontheproject:MicahStuhldreherandWyattSmrcka.Theytookfirstplaceinanationalroboticscompetition,sotheywereanaturalchoicetotacklethelockerdoorproblemwitharoboticssolution.MicahandWyattwastednotimegettingdowntoworkandforanhoureachschoolday,theboysbrainstormed,built,andrebuiltvariousversionsofthedeviceuntiltheylandedontheperfectsolutiononeyearlater.Likeinanydevicedevelopment,ittookalotoftrialanderrorforMicahandWyatttomakesomethingthatwouldworkfortheirtargetaudience.Forexample,theyinitiallybuiltalocker-openingbutton,butNickwasn'tstrongenoughtopushit,sotheyreplaceditwithasensor.Now,betweenclassesNicksteershiselectricwheelchairtohislockerandwaveshishandoverasensoronthearmofthewheelchair.Afewsecondslater,thelockerdoorswingsopen.Anotherwaveclosesthedoor.Nickcanmakeitwithease—itmaybeasmallthing,butitgiveshimasenseofindependence.〔1〕WhydidAmySmithwantadevice?Toincreaseherstudent'sconfidence.Toencouragecooperationatschool.Toinspirearoboticsinvention.Tohelptreatamuscledisease.〔2〕Withasensorinhiswheelchair,Nickcan A.movearoundeasilyputhisthingsawaycontinuehisschoolingopenandclosehislocker〔3〕Accordingtothepassage,whichwordscanbestdescribeMicahandWyatt?A.Caringandpassionate.B.Talentedandambitious.C.Sensitiveandinsightful.D.Humbleandwarmhearted.Accines(疫苗)maysoonmaketheirfirstfilmappearance.LedbyexpertMariaA.Croyle,researchershavedevelopedathinsheetthatpreservesvaccinesforlongperiodswithoutrefrigeration.Thismeansthecarefullycooledsmallbottlesnowusedtoshipvaccinescouldpotentiallybereplacedbylightweightfilmsthatcanbemailedinanenvelopeandstoredonashelf.Croyle'slaboratorybegandevelopingthetechnologyin2007.Inspiredbyamber'sabilitytopreservetheDNAofinsects,theresearcherssetouttocreatetheirownversionofthesubstancebymixing"alotofsugarandalittlebitofsalt,muchlikehardcandy,"Croyleexplains.Thevaccine-containingfilmisadministeredbymouth—sweetnewsformanywhodislikeneedles.Thefilmistailoredtosuiteachspecificvaccinecandidateandprovideaprotectivecoating."We'velearnedovertimethatthekeytoreallystabilizingwhateverthefilmholdsistohaveitintermixedwithallthecomponents,"Croylesays,addingthattheprocessisquickandusesaffordable,standardequipment."Wereallywantedtocomeupwithsomethingthatwouldbetransferabletodevelopingcountries."Immunization(免疫)programsdependheavilyonkeepingvaccinescold(2℃-8℃)astheyaretransported,sometimesoverthousandsofkilometerstofar-awaylocations.Deliverycanbedifficultandcostly,andtransportdisruptionscancausethevaccinestobeineffective.Butthisnewproductcanstoreliveviruses,bacteriaandantibodiesforseveralmonthsat20℃.InapaperpublishedinScienceAdvancesthescientistsshowthatthelivevirusesinonevaccinewerepreservedinthefilmevenafter36months.Theyalsofindthatafluvaccinesuspendedintheirfilmcomparesfavourablywithatraditionalflushot("Thestudydemonstratesearlyproofofconceptforanexcitingplatformforvaccineproductdevelopment,"saysLisaRohan,apharmacologist,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy.Shealsonotesthateachvaccinetypewouldneedacustomformulation(配方)forfuturestagesofdevelopment.Findingpartnerstomass-produceforclinicaltrialsistheresearchers'mostpressingproblem,Croylesays.Theyarealsoexploringpackagingmethodstokeeptheirfilmsstableupto40℃.Sizeisamajoradvantage—aletter-sizedsheetofthefilmcancarrymorethan500doses(劑)ofvaccine,about1?900theweightofthesameamountoftraditionaldoses.Bymakingiteasierandcheapertoshipandpreservevaccinesefficiently,Croylesays,thetechnologycouldvastlyimproveimmunizationratestheworldover,particularlyinmiddle-tolow-incomecountries.〔1〕Whatcanwelearnaboutthefilm?Itcontainsanimal'sDNAItwillreplacevaccines.Itcomesindifferentflavours.Itcanholdbio-products.〔2〕AccordingtoParagraph3,wecanlearnaboutthefilm's A.keycomponentB.developmentscheduleC.possibleadvantagesD.transportationrequirements〔3〕TheauthormentionsLisaRohan'swordsto A.advisepersonalizingvaccinessuggesttheproductispromisingprovethestudyissupportedwidelystressthefunctionsofanewplatform〔4〕WhatwillbethenexturgenttaskforCroyle'steam?A.Advertisingthefilmworldwide.Improvingthefilm'scapacity.Reducingtheshippingcost.Seekingidealmanufacturers.AlbertEinstein's1915masterpiece"TheFoundationoftheGeneralTheoryofRelativity"isthefirstandstillthebestintroductiontothesubject,andIrecommenditassuchtostudents.Butitprobablywouldn'tbepublishableinascientificjournaltoday.Whynot?Afterall,itwouldpasswithflyingcoloursthetestsofcorrectnessandsignificance.Andwhilepopularbeliefholdsthatthepaperwasincomprehensibletoitsfirstreaders,infactmanypapersintheoreticalphysicsaremuchmoredifficult.AsthephysicistRichardFeynmanwrote,"Therewasatimewhenthenewspaperssaidthatonly12menunderstoodthetheoryofrelativity.Idobelievetheremighthavebeenatimewhenonlyonemandid,becausehewastheonlyguywhocaughton,beforehewrotehispaper.Butafterpeoplereadthepaperalotunderstoodthetheoryofrelativityinsomewayorother,certainlymorethan12."No,theproblemisitsstyle.Itstartswithaleisurelyphilosophicaldiscussionofspaceandtimeandthencontinueswithanexpositionofknownmathematics.Thosetwosections,whichwouldbeconsideredextraneoustoday,takeuphalfthepaper.Worse,therearezerocitationsofpreviousscientists'work,norarethereanygraphics.Thosefeaturesmightmakeapapernotevengetpastthefirsteditors.Asimilarprocessofprofessionalizationhastransformedotherpartsofthescientificlandscape.Requestsforresearchtimeatmajorobservatoriesornationallaboratoriesaremorerigidlystructured.Andanythinginvolvingworkwithhumansubjects,orputtinginstrumentsinspace,involvespilesofpaperwork.WeseeitalsointheRegeneronScienceTalentSearch,theNobelPrizeofhighschoolsciencecompetitions.Intheearlydecadesofits78-yearhistory,thewinningprojectswereusuallythesortofcleverbutnaive,amateurisheffortsonemightexpectoftalentedbeginnersworkingontheirown.Today,polishedworkcomingoutofinternships(實(shí)習(xí))atestablishedlaboratoriesisthenorm.Theseprofessionalizingtendenciesareanaturalconsequenceoftheexplosivegrowthofmodernscience.Standardizationandsystemmakeiteasiertomanagetherapidflowofpapers,applicationsandpeople.Butthereareseriousdownsides.Alotofunproductiveeffortgoesintojumpingthroughbureaucratichoops(繁文縟節(jié)),andoutsidersfaceentrybarriersateveryturn.Ofcourse,Einsteinwouldhavefoundhiswaytomeetingmodernstandardsandpublishinghisresults.Itsscientificcorewouldn'thavechanged,butthepapermightnotbethesametastetoread.〔1〕AccordingtoRichardFeynman,Einstein's1915paper .wasaclassicintheoreticalphysicsturnedtobecomprehensibleneededfurtherimprovementattractedfewprofessionals〔2〕Whatdoestheunderlinedword"extraneous"inParagraph4mean?A.Unrealistic.Irrelevant.Imprecise.〔3〕Accordingtotheauthor,whatisaffectedasmodernsciencedevelops?A.Theapplicationofresearchfindings.Theprincipleofscientificresearch.Theselectionofyoungtalents.Theevaluationoflaboratories.〔4〕Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.WhatmakesEinsteingreat?B.Willsciencebeprofessionalized?C.CouldEinsteingetpublishedtoday?D.Howwillmodernsciencemakeadvances?四、任務(wù)型閱讀Reversal—changeyourperspectiveandsolveyourproblemIt'softenyourdefinitionofaproblemthatlimitsyouinfindingasuitablesolution.Creativesolutionsrequireachangeofperspective. Thereversaltechniqueisacreativethinkingtechniquethatisbasedonthethoughtthattochangeyourperspective,yousometimesneedtochangetheorderofthewordsinyourproblemdefinition.Howyouchangetheorderofthewordsdoesn'tmattermuch,aslongasthekeywordsarereversed. Yourchallengeis"Howdowemakesurethatfewerpeopletakecarstotheirwork?".Swappingthekeywords,youcouldrephrasethischallengeas"Howdowemakesurethatfewercarstakepeopletotheirwork?"Inthiscase,thefirststatementwillmakeyouthinkofalternativemeansoftransportation,liketrainsorbikes,whilethesecondstatementwillprobablymakeyouthinkofsolutionslikecarpooling—fewercarsforthesamenumberofpeople.Noteveryproblemstatementissuitableforareversal.Sometimesusingthistechniquerequiresyoutofirstrephrasethequestionaltogether. Forinstance,thequestion"howmightwesellmorewashingmachines?"isnoteasilyreversed—thereisnokeywordtoswapwith"washingmachines".Yet,whenyourephrasethequestionto"Howmightwesellmorewashingmachinestoyoungparents?"youcaneasilychangeitto"Howmightwesellmoreyoungparentstowashingmachines? Youcouldinterpretthislastsentenceas"thewashingmachinepaystheyoungparentstotryitout".Then,youcouldstartcommunicatingtopotentialbuyershowmuchtheywillsaveeachyearwhentheychooseyourenergyefficientwashingmachine.Asthisexampleshows,somereversalswillrequireaveryflexiblewayofthinking. However,thinkingaboutthetinyamountoftimeitwill"cost"youtotryoutareversal,youhaveverylittletoloseand,potentially,lotstogain.Thesecondproblemstatementismuchmorelogical.Oftenithelpstoaddonemorekeywordtothesentence.Rephrasingyourchallengeistochangetheproblemstatement.Agreatwaytodothisisby"reversing"yourproblemstatement.Forinstance,imagineyouareresponsibleforlimitingthetrafficjaminyourarea.Admittedly,itisaveryunusualchallenge,butitmightjuststimulateacreativethought.Noteveryonewillbeabletomovefromanunreasonablestatementtoausefulsolution.10.QuiettheComplainerForyears,JaneBooth'smothermadelengthyairingofcomplaints.ItgotsobadthatJanefeltitwasruiningthequalityoftheirtimetogether,soshefinallyspokeupandhelpedhermotherrealizehowoftenshecomplained.ItturnedoutthatJane'sinterventionnotonlyhelpedhermother—italsohelpedtheirrelationship.YoumaynotbeasdirectasJanewastohermother,butthereareotherwaystogetaconstantcomplainertoend.Tobeeffective,ithelpstocorrectmisbeliefsaboutcomplaininginthefirstplace.Infact,eventhekindest,mostconsideratepeoplecomplain.Andcomplainingdoesn'talwayshaveanegativeimpact.Sometimes,complainingcanchangeanunfavorablesituationintoamoredesirableone.Othertimes,itcanfosternewrelationshipswithpeoplewedon'tknowwell.Theproblemsstartwhencomplainingbecomesthedefaultmode(默認(rèn)模式)."Whenwehaveaneedtobeheard,werepeatourselves,"saysDianKillian,alifecoach,"thesatisfactionforfrequentcomplainerscomesfromattention,sotheyareneversatisfiedwithanysuggestiontoaddresstheproblemsthattheyhighlight—resolutionisn'ttheiraim."So,howdoyouquietaconstantcomplainer,forthesakeofyourhealthandhis?Changethesubject.Somecomplainerswillswitchgearsifyoushifttheconversationinadirectionthatintereststhem.Summarizethecomplaint.Ifyourcomplainerkeepsrepeatinghimself,hemaystopifyoudemonstratethatyou'relistening.Challengethepersontoact.Whenaconstantcomplainertellsyouabouthislatestproblem,asknicelywhathe'sdonetoimproveit.Behonest.Whenyouhavethingstodo,tellthecomplainerthatyoumustcuttheconversationshort—especiallyifit'ssomeonewho'scomplainedtoyoumanytimesbefore.Whensomeonestressesyououtwithlotsofnegativity,it'simportanttotalkabouttheproblem.Otherwise,ifyoubottleupyourfeelingsandcontinuelisteningtorepeatedcomplaints,youmaygrowannoyedorstartavoidingtheperson.Remember:Quietingaconstantcomplainercanbebeneficialtobothofyou.〔1〕WhatdidJaneBoothdotostophermothercomplaining?〔2〕AccordingtoParagraph2,whatarethemisbeliefsaboutcomplaining?〔3〕Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.Complainingfrequentlyisawaythatpeopleaskforsuggestionsfortheirproblems.〔4〕Yourfriendhasbeenconstantlycomplainingaboutalmosteverythinginlife.Whatwouldyoudotohelphim?(about40words)五、提綱類作文11.假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華。你校英語俱樂部的上一任外教Jim為你們推薦了一位新外教。作為俱樂部負(fù)責(zé)人，請你給Jim寫一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1〕表示感謝；2〕講述新外教給予的幫助。注意：1〕詞數(shù)100左右；2〕開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearJim,……Yours,LiHua答案解析局部一、完形填空Roby二、用單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成短文EmmaEmma三、閱讀選擇??AmySmith為了讓患有肌肉萎縮癥的學(xué)生NickTorranceMicahStuhldreher和WyattSmrcka1915??四、任務(wù)型閱讀——的方法。五、提綱類作文JimJim2【點(diǎn)評】本篇作文要點(diǎn)齊全，結(jié)構(gòu)完整，條理清晰，應(yīng)用了較多的語法結(jié)構(gòu)和詞匯，熟練地使用了語句間的連接成分，使整個文章結(jié)構(gòu)緊湊，很好地完成了寫作任務(wù)。例如：Withherhelp,wehaveengagedinactivitiesofallkindsandwearenowourschool'smostpopularclub.運(yùn)用了并列句；Canyouimaginehowhappytheywerewhenreceivingthosebooks?運(yùn)用了賓語從句；Webelieveyouarepartofwhyallthesehavehappened,sopleaseallowmetosaythankyouagain.運(yùn)用了賓語從句，因果并列句，祈使句。高三英語一模試卷一、完形填空1.完形填空WhenIlookbackatthefirsthalfoftheyear.IamamazedbyhowmanychallengesIhavebeenthrough.Thebiggestonewasdefinitelymyhighschoolgraduation 1 .WhenIfirstarrivedinthisCzechRepublicfouryearsago,Iwasjustanormalexchange 2 whospokeonlyEnglish,thenattheendoftheyear-Longexchangeprogram,Icameupwiththeideaof myhighschoolstudiesthere.Atthattime,Iwasonlysixteenanddelightedbymynewfuture.WhatIunderestimatedwasthe ofcompletingschoolintheCzechlanguage,whichisconsideredtobeoneofthemost 5 languagesintheworld.AsI 6 knowledgeofcertainsubjectsIreceivetheworstmarksandpeoplearoundtheworlddoubtedwhetherIcouldgraduate.However,Ipracticedallthetime.Gradually,Icouldcommunicatewithothersfluentlyandmy 7 grew.Thefinalexamdaycame.Thinkingabouteveryonewhohadhelpedandsupportedmealongmyjourney,Ifelt 8 andconfident.InMay,IreceivednoticethatIhad 9 theexam.Atmygraduationceremony,myCzechteachersaidveryproudlyinfrontofeveryone,"Onestudent,sheisfromChinawithmerelythreeyearsoflearningCzech,she 10 .Shedeservesagoldenfolderforthecertification."1.A.speechB.exam1.A.speechB.examC.checkD.ceremony2.A.teacherB.expertC.engineerD.student3.A.finishingB.quittingC.investigatingD.assessing4.A.valueB.abilityC.challengeD.benefit5.A.beautifulB.difficultC.commonD.Popular6.A.lackedB.gainedC.increasedD.pursued7.A.desireB.fearC.confidenceD.burden8.A.botheredB.puzzledC.embracedD.encouraged9.A.passedB.ignoredC.avoidedD.missedD.countdown10.A.gotawayB.brokedownC.madeit二、用單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成短文1PandashavebecomeoneofthesymbolsofChina.TheyliveonlyonafewhighanddampmountainsinSouthwestChina, theyfeedmainlyonbambooleavesandshoots.Everyoneintheworld (agree)thattheyareadorablycute.Theirblackandwhitecolour (see)asthephysicalrepresentationofYinandYangandhowthebalancebetweenthetwobringharmonyandpeace.1CaiZhengjunlosthishearingwhenhewasjustineighteenmonthsold,asaresultofahighfever. (fortunate),hisparentslovedhimandsupportedhimasmuchaspossible.Theyweredeterminedtoseetheirsonequippedwiththenecessarylife (skill)neededtoleadanormallife.Cai,however,didn'tunderstandthesupporttheyprovided.itwasaftermanyyearsthatherealizedwhattheyweretryingtodo.Today.Cai'srolehaschangedfromasilentobserverinlife asourceofempowermentforhisfellowhearingimpairedpeers.1Thangkaisascrollpaintingwithimages.It'smadeofclothorpaperandcanberolledintoabundleonascroll, (make)iteasytotransport.Thangka (know)asthe"EncyclopediaofTibetanculture",coversawiderangeoftopics. thecontentandthemesofThangkaarerichandvaried,themaincontentistheimageofTibetanfolkcultureandoptday.Undoubtedlythangkaisthe (good)oneofmeansofensuringcivilianeducationfornomadicpeople.三、閱讀選擇ExploreNiceinFrance-howcartravelmakesforamemorableholiday.AclassicoptiontoexplorethecelebratedcityofFrance,suchasNiceisthroughhardtravel.CruisingthroughtheSouthofFrance,therearemuseumsandrestaurantstoexperience.Visitingtheseattractionsismostconvenientwithacar.AshiringacarinNicefromtheairportissimple.Onecansitbackanddrivethroughthewonderfulcountrylandswithoutacareintheworld.ThewestsidehassmallhillswhiletheeastextendstotheMediterraneanSea.Peacefulvineyards,quietvillagesatarichlifeawaitsyouifyoudrivethroughthecountryside.RestaurantsThekitchendelightsthatNiceoffersarethecitieschiefattraction.TheCoursSaleyamarket,offersfinedelicacieswhilesippingtheProvencalwineisanothersoothingexperience.Overall,Coted'AzurcanbeputasthegastronomiccapitalofFrance.BeachesBeingalongthecoastline，Niceofferssomereallywarmandrelaxingbeachestoitstouristslinedwithcosyseasideapartmentsandhotels.TipsforHiringaCarChooseacarwhichcaneasilyaccommodateyouandyourfamilywithoutbeingtoobig--Trafficcanbeamajorissueinsomecities.AGPSnavigationsystemaidsintravelingwithoutgettinglostandalsohelpsinsavingtime.Checkwithvariousnumberofcarhirecompaniesforthedifferentpricessothatyoudonotendupwithanexpensivepackage.TravelingtoFrancehasperhapsbeenonthewishlistsofeverytravel-hungryperson.Andyoucanmakeyourtripevenmorememorablebytravelingthroughthecountryinthecar.〔1〕WhatcanbelearnedaboutNicefromthepassage?Itislocatedfarfromthesea.IthasquietvillagesandvineyardsItisnoeasywaytohireacarinNice.Itoffersthewarmestbeachtotourists.〔2〕WhenhiringacarinFrance,youareadvisedto A.Chooseoneasbigaspossible.IgnoretheGPSnavigationsystem.Payforyouraccommodationinadvance.Checkwithcompaniesforreasonableprices.〔3〕Thispassageisintendedfor B.travelersD.tourguidesTheteenageSnowboarder.IwasborninDenver,USA.andstartedsnowboardingagedeightwhenmydadtookmetoaresortinthemountains.AbouttwohoursfromDenver.Thehilllookedunbelievablysteepandscary.SoMydadhadtodoalotofpersuadingtogetmeonaboard.BecauseIwassoyoung.Ihadn'teventhoughtofaskinghimifIcouldstartsnowboarding?Buthewasalreadyintoitandwantedmetoloveit,too Hemadeitlooksosimple,andintheendImanagedjustfine.Afterthisexperience,itwasn'tlongbeforeI'ddevelopedaloveofsportandhadimprovedmyabilitytoo.Istartedcompetingagedten.Somepeopleenteredloadsofcompetitionsandendedupgettingboredofsnowboarding.ButmyloveoftakingpartandwinninggotstrongerasIgotolder,whichalwayshelpmetopushmyselfharder.Ienjoyednothavingafixedplanandsometimesthiswentwell,likewhenIbecamethefirstfemaleevertogetaperfect100atalocalcompetition.Iwasn'tsureI'devenattemptedthejumpsthatgotmethescoreuntilIactuallysetoff.Thatachievementincreasedmytrustinmyownabilities.DuringthesummerIfocusedontrainingandmystudieswhilethere'snosnow.AlthoughItraineddaily,it'snicenothavingtosticktoquiteastrictdietlikeIdidinthewinter.Ialsogottospendlotsoftimewithmyfriendsthen.It'sthebestwayofdealingwithnotbeingabletodowhatIlovedsomuchandwhatIwasreallygoodat.Now.Ihavetothinkcarefullyaboutmyfuture.Snowboardingissuchahugepartofmylifenow.ButIalsofeelit'simportanttohavesomethingelseIcando.justincaseIdon'tsucceedasaprofessionalsnowboarderorIgetinjured.I'mwonderingwhetherbecomingadoctorisapossibility.ifmyactivelifeallowstimefordoingacollegedegree,it'simpossibletoimaginemyselfgrowingtiredofthesport.ButIcan'tgoonsnowboardingmywholelife.〔1〕Howdidtheauthorfeelbeforeherfirstsnowboardingdownahill?B.inspired.D.frightened〔2〕Whathappenedtotheauthoraftertakingpartincompetitions?A.Shelostconfidenceinherownabilities.Shedevelopedaninterestinsnowboarding.Sheplannedforeverycompetitioncarefully.Sheendedupgettingboredofsnowboarding.〔3〕Whatcanbeinfe