高三英語下冊(cè)考試題庫（帶答案）

高三英語下冊(cè)模擬試題及答案

第1小題：

Itisreallyusefuldictionaryanddictionaryeveryoneofusneeds.

A.an;aB.a;theC.the;aD.a;a

【答案解析】D

第2小題：

LifeisharderforSeniorThreestudentsthroughoutChina.Hardlyendlessexercisesortests.

A.doeseverydaygobywithB.doesany

daygobywithout

C.everydaygoesbywithoutD.anydaygoesbywith

【答案解析】B

第3小題：

---Mum,haveyouseenmymobilephone?

—youboughtlastweek?I'mafraidIhaven'tseen.

A.Theone;itB.Theone;oneC.One;itD.One;one

【答案解析】A

第4小題：

-Ipaidhim300yuanforthesneakers.

—Oh,hechargedyoutoomuch.Youthemwithhalfthemoney.

A.couldhaveboughtB.needn'thavebought

C.musthaveboughtD.wouldn'thavebought

【答案解析】A

第5小題：

Hewon'twanttoeatitunlesshe'sreallyhungry,incasehe'lleatalmostanything.

A,whoseB.whichC.whatD.when

【答案解析】B

第6小題：

--Yourcarisintheway.Couldyoumoveitalittle,please?

1第8小題：

Onrainydays,accidentshappensometimesonsteeproads.

A.shouldB.shallC.mustD.can

【答案解析】D

第9小題：

---1waswalkingalongthestreetandallofasudden,acarcutinandknockedmedown.

-Youcanneverbeinthestreet.

A.carefulenoughB.muchcarefulC.verycarefullyD.toocarefully

【答案解析】A

第10小題：

IwanttobuythatkindofclothbecauseItheclothwell.

A.havetold;washesB.wastold;washed

C.havebeentold;washesD.havebeentold;iswashed

【答案解析】C

第11小題：

—Wheredidyougettoknowher?

---Itwasonthefarmweworked.

A.thatB.thereC.whichD.where

【答案解析】D

第12小題：

--What5syourplanforthiswintervacation?

—riltakeanexpresstraintoDalianformyholidayschoolends.

A.whileB.untilC.immediatelyD.unless

【答案解析】c

第13小題:

Theyoungmaninvitedtheladytodancewithhim,butshehisinvitation.

A.turnedoffB.turnedoutC.turneddownD.turnedaway

【答案解析】c

第14小題：

Generallyspeaking,pricesofdailygoodsthroughtheInternetarelowerthanstoreprices.

A-tobuyB.areboughtC.buyingD.bought

【答案解析】D

第15小題：

NowinChinasomeyoungpeopleimportantpositionsinthegovernment.

A.holdB.seizeC.catchD.grasp

【答案解析】A

第16小題：

完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36?55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出

最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Ibelievehonestyisoneofthegreatestgifts.Iknowtheycallitalotoffancynamesthese

days,like(36)andstraightforward.Andifsstillwhat()amanagoodcitizen.

Thisismy

secret,andItrytoliveby.

Fvebeeninthetaxibusinessforthirty-fiveyears,(38)thereisalotaboutitthatisnotsogood.Taxi

drivershavetoberoughandtumble(舌U乍一團(tuán))fallowstobeabletotakeitinNewYork.You'vegot

tobe(39)tofighttheNewYorktrafficeighthoursaday.

Becausetaxidriversaretough,peoplegetthe(40)impressionthattheyarebad.Taxidriversarejust

likeotherpeople.Mostofthemwillactas(41)fellows.Youreadinthepapersalmosteveryweek

(42)ataxidriverturnsinmoneyorjewelsorlikethatpeopleleaveintheir(43).Iftheyweren'thonest,

youwouldn'tbereadingthosestoriesinthepapers.Onetime,Ifoundanemerald(翡翠的)ringin

mycar.Irememberedhelpingaladywithalotofsuitcasesthatday,soIwentbacktowhereIhad

(44).Ittookmealmosttwodaystowaitforherinordertoreturnher(45)toher.Ididn'tgetas

muchas"thankyou.,,(46),IfeltgoodbecauseIhaddonewhatwasright.IthinkIfeltbetterthan

she(47).

IwasbornandraisedinIrelanduntilIwasnineteenyearsold.Icametothiscountryin1913where

1(48)severaljobstoearnafewdollarsbeforejoiningthearmyinWorldWarI.Afterbeing

discharged(退伍)，Iboughtmyowncarandhaveownedoneeversince.Ithasn'tbeentooeasy(49),

butmywifetakescareofourmoneyandwehaveagoodbit(5O)forarainyday(—時(shí)之需).Inallmy

yearsofdrivingataxi,Ihaveneverhad(51)withthepublic,notevenwithdrunks.Eveniftheygeta

littleheadstrong(頑固的)onceinawhile,Ijustagreewiththemandthentheybehavethemselves.

Peopleaskmeabouttips.AsfarasIknow,(52)everyonewillgiveyousomething,becausemost

Americansare(53)generous.Ialwaystrytobenicetoeveryone,whetherthey(54)ornot.Ibelievein

Godandtrytobeagoodmemberofmyparish(教區(qū)).ItrytoacttowardotherslikeIthinkGod

wantsmetoact.Ihavebeentryingthisforalongtime,andthe(55)Itry,theeasieritgets.

36.A.dishonorB.dishonestyC.uprightD.faithful

37.A.takesB.becomesC.makesD.has

38.A.knowB.knownC.knewD.knowing

39.A.generousB.toughC.mildD,warm-hearted

40.A.rightB.properC.badD.wrong

41.A.rudeB.honestC.goodD.tough

42.A.whenB.whatC.whichD.where

43.A.housesB.carsC.pocketsD.rooms

44.A.pickedherupB.droppedheroffC.droppedherdownD.pullherdown

45.A.ringB.suitcaseC.carD.emerald

46.A.SoB.StillC.ButD.Though

47.A.wasB.didC.hasD.is

48.A.madeB.putC.heldD.took

49.A.atonetimeB.sometimeC.innotimeD.attimes

50.A.putoffB.putupC.putonD.putaway

51.A.troubleB.difficultC.wordD.anything

52.A.especiallyB.speciallyC.particularlyD.practically

53.A.neverB.seldomC.ratherD.fairly

54.A.tipB.advisedC.suggestedD.ask

55.A.longerB.harderC.betterD.shorter

【答案解析】36-40CCDBD41-45BDBBA46-50BBCDD51-55ADDAA

第17小題：

閱讀理解（每小題2分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案。

Whenmiddle-agedAlexquithisjobandmadeuphismindtobecomeaself-employedwriter,no

onecouldtellforsurewhetherhewouldsucceedornot.Hefoundacoldstorageroominabuilding,

setupausedtypewriterandsettleddowntowork.

Afterayearorso,however,Alexbegantodoubthimself.Hefounditwasdifficulttoearnhisliving

bysellingwhathewrote.ButAlexdeterminedtoputhisdreamtothetest-eventhoughitmeant

livingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowland（虛幻世界）ofhope,andanyone

withadreammustlearntolivethere.

OnedayAlexgotacall,&(*);Weneedanassistant,andwe'repaying$6,000ayear.”$6,000was

realmoneyin1960.ItwouldenableAlextogetaniceapartment,ausedcarandmore.Besides,he

couldwriteinhissparetime.AsthedollarsweredancinginAlex'shead,somethingclearedhis

senses.Hehaddreamedofbeingawriter?Fulltime.&(*);Thanks,butno,&(*);Alexsaidfirmlyand

swiftly,&(*);I'mgoingtostickitoutandwrite.&(*);

AfterAlexgotoffthephone,hepulledouteverythinghehad:twocansofvegetablesand

1Scents.Alexputthecansandcentsintoapaperbag,sayingtohimself,&(*);There9s

everythingyou'vemadeofyourselfsofar.I'mnotsureIeverfeltsolow.&(*);

Finallyhisworkwaspublishedin1970.Instantlyhehadthekindoffameandsuccessthatfew

writerseverexperienced.Theshadowshadturnedintofocusofattention.

Thenoneday,Alexfoundaboxfilledwiththingshehadownedyearsbefore.Insidewasapaperbag

withtwocansand18cents.Suddenlyhepicturedhimselfworkinginthatcoldstorageroom.It

remindsAlex,andanyonewithadream,ofthecourageandpersistenceittakestostaythecoursein

theshadowland.

56.WhydidAlexgiveuphisjob?

A.Becausehedidn'tliketheworkingconditions.

B.Becausehecouldn'tearnenoughtomakealiving.

C.Becausehewantedtobeafull-timewriter.

D.Becausehefelthehadnopotentialinhisjob.

57.WhatdidAlexexpresswhenheansweredthecall?

A.Herefusedthejoboffer.B.Hewaswillingtogivethemahand.

C.Heexpectedthemtopayhimmoremoney.D.Hewouldwriteinhissparetime.

58.WhatkindofpersonisAlex?

A.Determined.B.ModestC.Shy.D.Brave.

59.Whichofthefollowingcansummarizethepassagebest?

A.Lookbeforeyouleap.

B.Twoheadsarebetter,thanone.

C.Holdontoyourdream,anditwillcometrue.

D.Abirdinhandisworthtwointhebush.

【答案解析】56-59CAAC

第18小題：

閱讀理解（每小題2分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案。

October15thisGlobalHandwashingDay.Activitiesareplannedinmorethantwentycountriestoget

millionsofpeopleinthedevelopingworldtowashtheirhandswithsoap.

Expertssaypeoplearoundtheworldwashtheirhandsbutveryfewusesoapatso-calledcritical

moments.Theseincludeafterusingthetoilet,aftercleaningababyandbeforetouchingfood.

GlobalHandwashingDayistheideaofthePublic-privatePartnershipforhandwashingwithsoap.The

goal,theysay,istocreateacultureofhandwashingwithsoap.Theorganizerssayallsoapsare

equallyeffectiveatremovingdisease-causinggerms.Theysaythecorrectwaytowashistowetyour

handswithasmallamountofwaterandcoverthemwithsoap.Rubitintoallareas,includingunder

thefingernails.Then,washwellunderrunningwater.Finally,dryyourhandswithacleancloth.

ThePartnershipsayssoapisimportantbecauseitincreasesthetimethatpeoplespendwashing.Soap

alsohelpstobreakupthedirtthatholdsmostofthegerms.Anditusuallyleavesapleasantsmell,

whichincreasesthechancesthatpeoplewillwashagain.

Italsosaysthatwashinghandswithsoapbeforeeatingandafterusingthetoiletcouldsavemorelives

thananymedicine.Itcouldhelpreducecasesofdiarrhea,whichisthesecondleadingcauseofchild

deaths,killingmorethanoneandahalfmillionchildrenayear,byalmosthalf.

60.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?

A.Tokeephealthybywashinghands.B.Towashhandswithsoap.

C.Totakeactiontowashhands.D.Towashhandsoften.

61.Whichofthefollowingistherightwaytowashhands?

a.Washinghandswell.b.Coveringhandswithsoap.c.Dryinghands.

d.Rubbinghandswithsoap.e.Wettinghands.

A.a—c-b—e-dB.e-d—a—b―c

C.a--c--b--d-eD.e--b--d--a--c

62.WhichfactcanNOTexplainwhysoapisimportant?

A.Itgivespeoplealongerhandwashingtime.

B.Ithelpstoremovealotofgermsfromhands.

C.Itattractspeopletodomorehandwashing.

D.Itgetsallpeopleintothehabitofwashinghands.

【答案解析】BDD

第19小題：

閱讀理解（每小題2分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案。

High-qualitycustomerserviceispreached（宣揚(yáng)）bymany,butactuallykeepingcustomershappyis

easiersaidthandone.

Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofretailstore,butinsteadwillalerttheirfriends,

s,co-workers,strangersandanyonewhowilllisten.

Storemanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaints,andoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregular

customersdecidetofrequenttheircompetitors,accordingtoastudyjointlyconductedbyVerde

groupandWhartonschool.

"Storytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsconsumers.^^SaidPaulaCourtney,presidentoftheVerde

group.6€Thestorelosesthecustomer,buttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.^^

Onaverage,everyunhappycustomerwillcomplaintoatleastfourother,andwillnolongervisitthe

specificstoreforeverydissatisfiedcustomer,astorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegative

reviews.Theresulting“snowballeffect“canbedisastroustoretailers.

Accordingtotheresearch,shopperswhopurchasedclothingencounteredthemostproblems.Ranked

secondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers.

Themostcommoncomplaintsincludefilledparkinglots,cluttered（塞滿了的）shelves,overloaded

racks,out-of-stockitems,longcheck-outlines,andrudesalespeople.

Duringpeakshoppinghours,someretailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsbygettingmoonlighting

localpolicetoworkasparkingattendants.Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoempty

peakingspaces.Thisguidancegotridoftheneedforcustomerstocircletheparkinglotendlessly,and

avoidedconfrontationbetweenthoseeyeingthesameparkingspace.

Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayouts,pre-stockingsalesitems,hiring

speedyandexperiencedcashiers,andhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.Most

importantly,salespeopleshouldbediplomaticandpolitewithangrycustomers.

"Retailerswho9reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren't

sofriendly.^^SaidprofessorStephenHoch/'Maybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestore

entrancewouldhelp.^^

Customerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintstotheretailer,instead

ofcomplainingtotherestoftheworld.Retailersarehard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoidea

whatiswrong.

63.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?

A.Fewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproved.

B.Customerswouldratherrelatetheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.

C.Customershavenoeasyaccesstostoremanagers.

D.Mostcustomerswon'tbothertocomplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiences.

64.Shopownersoftenhiremoonlightingpoliceasparkingattendantssothatshoppers.

A.canfindtheircarseasilyaftershoppingB.won'thavetroubleparkingtheircars

C.canstaylongerbrowsinginthestoreD.won'thaveanyworriesaboutsecurity

65.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers?

A.Designofthestorelayout.B.Hiringofefficientemployees.

C.Mannersofthesalespeople.D.Hugesupplyofgoodsforsale.

66.Toachievebettershoppingexperiences,customersareadvisedto.

A.voicetheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectly

B.shoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstores

C.settletheirdisputeswithstoresinadiplomaticway

D.putpressureonstorestoimprovetheirservice

【答案解析】63—66BBCA

第20小題：

閱讀理解（每小題2分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案。

Intheearlydaysofnuclearpower,theUnitedStatesmakemoneyonit.Buttodayopponents（反對(duì)者）

havesocomplicateditsdevelopmentthatnonuclearplantshavebeenorderedorbuiltherein12years.

Thegreatestfearofnuclearpoweropponentshasalwaysbeenareactor“meltdown”.Today,the

chancesofameltdownthatwouldthreatenU.S.publichealthareverylittle.Buttoevenfurther

reducethepossibility,engineersaretestingnewreactorsthatrelynotonhumanjudgmenttoshut

themdownbutonthelawsofnature.NowGeneralElectricisalreadybuildingtwoadvancedreactors

inJapan.Butdon'texpectthemevenonU.S.shoresunlessthingschangeinWashington.

Theprocedureforlicensingnuclearpowerplantsisabaddream.Anytimeduring,orevenafter,

construction,anobjectionbyanygrouporindividualcanbringeverythingtoastopwhilethematter

isinvestigatedortakentocourt.Meanwhile,thebuildermustaddnice-but-not-necessary

improvements,someofwhichforcehimtoknockdownwallsandstartover.Ineverycasewhena

planthasbeenopposed,theNuclearRegulationCommissionhasultimatelygrantedalicenseto

constructoroperate.Butthevictoryoftencostssomuchthattheutilityendsupabandoningtheplant

anyway.

AcaseinpointistheShorehamplantonNewYork'sLongIsland.Shorehamwasavirtualtwintothe

MillstoneplantinConnecticut,bothorderedinthemid-60s.Millstone,completedfor$lOlmillion,

hasbeengeneratingelectricityfortwodecades.Shoreham,however,wassingledoutbyantinuclear

activistswho,bysendinginendlessprotests,drovethecostover$5billionanddelayeditsusefor

manyyears.

Shorehamfinallywonitsoperationlicense.Buttheplanthasneverproducedawattpower.Governor

MarioCuomo,anopponentofaShorehamstart-up,usedhispowertoforceNewYork's

public-utilitiescommissiontoacceptthefollowingsettlement:thepowercompanycouldpassthe

costofShorehamalongtoitsconsumersonlyifitagreednottooperatetheplant.Today,aperfectly

goodfacility,capableofservicinghundredsofthousandsofhomes,sitsrusting.

67.Theauthor'sattitudetowardthedevelopmentofnuclearpoweris.

A.negativeB.neutralC.positiveD.questioning

68.Whathasmadetheprocedurefbrlicensingnuclearpowerplantsabaddream?

A.TheinefficiencyoftheNuclearRegulationCommission.

B.Theenonnouscostofconstructionandoperation.

C.Thelengthoftimeittakestomakeinvestigations.

D.Theobjectionoftheopponentsofnuclearpower.

69.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2that.

A.therearenotenoughsafetymeasuresintheU.S.forrunningnewnuclearpowerplants

B.itisnottechnicaldifficultiesthatpreventthebuildingofnuclearpowerplantsintheU.S.

C.therearealreadymorenuclearpowerplantsthannecessaryintheU.S.

D.theAmericangovernmentwillnotallowJapanesenuclearreactorstobeinstalledintheU.S.

70.GovernorMarioCuomo'schiefintentioninproposingthesettlementwasto.

A.stoptheShorehamplantfromgoingintooperation

B.urgethepowercompanytofurtherincreaseitspowersupply

C.permittheShorehamplanttooperateundercertainconditions

D.helpthepowercompanytosolveitsfinancialproblems

【答案解析】67—70CDBA

第21小題:

任務(wù)型閱讀(共10個(gè)小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)完成文章后的表格。注意：補(bǔ)全填空應(yīng)符合語法

和搭配要求，每空只填一個(gè)單詞。

HappinessisU-shaped,forwearehappieratthestartandendofourlivesbuthitaslumpwhenwe

aremiddle-aged,BritishandUSresearcherssay.

EconomistsfromtheUniversityofWarwick,centralEngland,andfromDartmouthCollege,New

Hampshire,lookedatdataonthementalhealthoftwomillionpeoplefrom80countries.

InBritain,theprobabilityofdepressionformenandwomenpeaksataround44yearsofage,

WarwickUniversitysaidinapressrelease.

IntheUnitedStates,though,therewasabigdifferencebetweenmenandwomen.

Amongwomen,unhappinesspeakedataroundtheageof40,whereasamongmen,itwasabout50.

ButtheU-shapeofhappinessisconstantaroundtheworld,andmid-lifedepressiontakesplace

regardlessofmaritalstatus,changesinjoborincome.

ThestudyappearsinSocialScience&(*);Medicine,publishedbytheDutchpublishinghouse

Elsevier.

happenstomenandwomen,tosingleandmarriedpeople,torichandpoorandtothosewith

andwithoutchildren.&(*);saidco-authorAndrewOswald.

Onepossibilitymaybethatpeoplerealizetheywon^achievemanyoftheiraspirationsatmiddleage,

theresearcherssaid.

Anotherreasoncouldbethatafterseeingtheirfellowmiddle-agedpeersbegintodie,peoplebeginto

valuetheirownremainingyearsandembracelifeoncemore.

Butthegoodnewsisthatifpeoplemakeittoaged70andarestillphysicallyfit,theyareonaverage

ashappyandmentallyhealthyasa20-yearold.

&(*);Fortheaveragepersonsinthemodernworld,thedipinmentalhealthandhappinesscomeson

slowly,notsuddenlyinasingleyear,&(*);Oswaldsaid.&(*);Onlyintheirfiftiesdopeopleemerge

fromthislowperiod,&(*);

Title:Peoplehappiestatstartandendoflives,butslumpinmiddle

Theme

Happinessisinthe(7l)ofU,forwearehappierwhenareyoungandoldbutunhappywhenweare

middle-aged.

Findings

For(72)menandwomen,depressionismost(73)topeakwhentheyareabout44yearsold.

ForAmericanpeople,menandwomenarevery(74).Mostwomenfeel

(75)ataroundtheageof40.Amongmen,unhappinesspeaksatabout50.

TheU-shapeofhappinessisconstantaroundtheworld,andmid-lifedepression(76)regardlessof

maritalstatus,changesinjoborincome.

(77)

Possiblybecausepeoplerealizetheyare(78)toachievemanyoftheiraspirationsatmiddleage.

Possiblybecauseaftertheyhaveseentheirfellowmiddle-agedpeers'deaths,peoplebegintovalue

theirownyears(79)andembracelifeoncemore.

Goodnews

Ifpeoplearestillingood(80)whentheyreach70,theyareonaverageashappyandmentally

healthyasa20-yearold.

【答案解析】71.shape/form72.British/English73.Likely74.different

75.unhappy76.happens/occurs77.Reasons78.unable79.left

80.condition/health

第22小題：

書面表達(dá)（共1題，滿分20分）

子女和父母之間的代溝（generationgap）一直是困擾著父母和孩子雙方的一個(gè)大問題。請(qǐng)你以

兒子（女兒）的身份，根據(jù)下表內(nèi)容，用英語寫一篇文章，談?wù)勛优绾巫霾拍芟c父母間的

隔閡。

現(xiàn)象

1.隨著社會(huì)的不斷發(fā)展，子女和父母之間的代溝已成為一個(gè)社會(huì)問題。

2.雙方之間的思想觀念、行為習(xí)慣等存在很大差異。（請(qǐng)舉例說明這一現(xiàn)象）

解決辦法

1.學(xué)會(huì)尊重父母，孝順是中華民族的傳統(tǒng)美德。

2.避免沖突。

3.和父母多溝通，交流。

4.請(qǐng)你另外舉出一種解決辦法或說明如何尊重父母、如何溝通交流等。

注意：

1.字?jǐn)?shù)150左右。

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

3.參考詞匯:消除bridge

［答案解析】Withthedevelopmentofsociety,thegenerationgapbetweenusandourparents

hasbecomeasocialproblem,whichalsotroublesus.Therearemanydifferencesinourthinkingand

habits.Weoftenquarrelwitheachotherjustbecauseofthegenerationgap.Forexample,......

Hereissomeadviceonhelpingbridgethegap.

First,weshouldrespectourparents,whichisthevirtueofChinesepeople.Thisistheeasiesttosay

andthehardesttodo.Second,don'targuewiththembuttrytoreachacompromise.Perhapsweand

ourparentscannotagreeoncertainthings.Butwecanmeeteachotherhalfway.Andcommunicating

withourparentsasmuchaspossibleisalsowhatweshoulddo.

Inmyopinion,.......

高三英語下冊(cè)期末試題及答案

第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將

該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

SomeofthemostpainfulmomentsIspendasavet（獸醫(yī)）arethosespentwithmy

customersassistingmyanimalpatientsfromthisworldtothenext.Makingthisfinal

decisionisnoteasy,andIhaveoftenfeltpowerlesstocomfortthesorrowfulowners.

ThatwasbeforeImetShane.

Ihadbeencalledtoexamineaten-year-olddognamedBelkerwhohaddevelopedaserious

healthproblem.Thedog'sowner一Ron,hiswife,Lisa,andtheirlittleboy,Shane一were

hopingforamiracle（奇跡）.ButItoldthefamilytherewerenomiraclesleftfor

Belker,andofferedtoperformtheeuthanasia（安樂歹匕）fortheolddogintheirhome.

Aswemadethearrangements,RonandLisatoldmetheythoughtitwouldbegoodfor

thefour-year-oldShanetoobservetheeuthanasia.TheyfeltShanecouldleamsomething

fromtheexperience.Shaneseemedsocalm,pattingtheolddogforthelasttime,that

Iwonderedifheunderstoodwhatwasgoingon.

Afewminuteslater,Belkerslippedpeacefullyaway.Thelittleboyseemedtoaccept

Belker，sdeathwithoutanydifficultyorconfusion.Wesattogetherforalittlewhile

afterBelker，sdeath,wonderingaloudaboutthesadfactthatanimallivesareshorter

thanhumanlives.

Shane,whohadbeenlisteningquietly,pipedup:〃Iknowwhy.”

Shocked,weallturnedtohim.Whatcameoutofhismouthnextastonishedme.I'dnever

heardamorecomfortingexplanation.

Hesaid,“Everybodyisbornsotheycanlearnhowtoliveagoodlife:likeloving

everybodyandbeingnice,right?，zThefour-year-oldcontinued,“Well,animalsalready

knowhowtodothat,sotheydon，thavetostayaslong.〃

21.Shane'sparentswantedShanetowitnesstheeuthanasiamainlybecause.

A.theyhopedhecouldgainsomethingfromit

B.theyknewhehatedtopartwithBelker

C.theywantedhimtorememberBelkerforever

D.theyintendedhimtolearntocarryouteuthanasia

22.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Belkergotsickmainlybecauseoflackofcare.

B.TherewasnohopeforBelkertorecoverbuttosuffer.

C.Shanedidn，tfeelsadaboutBelker，sdeath.

D.Belkerdidn，twanttoliveanylongerbecauseofthepain.

23.Wecaninferfromtheunderlinedsentencethat.

A.wordsfailedthevetwhenhetriedtocomfortBelker'sfamily

B.thevetwasfamiliarwiththefeelingsofBelker"sfamily

C.thevetwouldrathernotperformtheeuthanasia

D.thevet'sthroatwasuncomfortablewithBelker，sfamilyaround

24.WhatwouldtheauthorsayaboutShane?

A.Heknewlittleaboutanimallives.

B.HefeltunexpectedaboutBelker，sdeath.C.Hehadauniqueopinionaboutlife.D.

Hewasanoutgoingandwarm-heartedboy.

B

Instagramiscontainingsomanyphotosoffood一nowapop-updinerinLondonistaking

advantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimply

byuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks.

Ialwaysthoughtpeople*stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsilly,butatthis

newpop-uprestaurantintheUK,I'dprobablydoittoo.'ThePictureHouse，isthe

world，sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant一youorder,clickaphotoofthefood,share

onInstagramandeatforfree!

Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant（巨人）BirdsEye,whocameupwiththe

ideatocashinonpeople'saddictionwithphotographingfoodandsharingthepictures

online.TheyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfoftheBritish

populationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals.Sotheyrealizeditwasabetter

waytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange.

Thepop-updinerwasopeninSoho,LondonforthreedaysinMay,andisnowmoving

toothermajorUKcities.Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon，thaveto

payfor,iftheyphotoandInstagramit.

TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye's'FoodforLife，campaign,anewmarketing

projectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfood."Takingphotosof

foodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments-fromtheeveryday

tothespecial,saidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling.

ThereactiontoThePictureHousehasbeengreatsofar.Andthepay-by-pictureconcept

hasproventobeaneffectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygaining

popularityamongalotofbusinesses.Lastyear,inacafeinGermanycustomerspay

byhowmuchtimetheyspendthere,notbywhattheyeat.

25.Instagramprobablyis.

A.arestaurantfreeofcharge

B.acampaignof"FoodforLife”

C.anewmarketingproject

D.aprogramusedtosharephotos

26.What'stheauthor'sattitudetothisnewtrend?

A.Opposed.B.Interested.C.Confused.D.Unconcerned.

27.'ThePictureHouse'encouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto____.

A.attractmorecustomersB.raisethepriceoffrozenfood

C.createanewsocialmediatrendD.rewardtheregularcustomers

28.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepass