2025屆北京市西城外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)校高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆北京市西城外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)校高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides2．Nodecision__A_aboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A．willbemade B．ismadeC．isbeingmade D．hasbeenmade3．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded4．PresidentXiunderlinesthatitisonlywithjointeffortstokeepmaritimepeace________buildamaritimecommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．canwe B．wecan C．thatwecan D．thatcanwe5．Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped6．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe7．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．a(chǎn)pply B．a(chǎn)ppealC．a(chǎn)dd D．reply8．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until9．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions10．Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned11．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．a(chǎn)moperating12．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can13．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill14．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might15．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash16．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．a(chǎn)sifC．whenD．unless17．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith18．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw19．---Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?---Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone20．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）EducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionprocessinhighereducation.TheNationalCenterforEducational

StatisticsreportedthatU.S.collegesanduniversitiesreceivedmorethan9millionapplicationsbetween2013and2014.Theschoolsadmittedmorethan5millionstudentsinthattime.Butanewreportsaysthattheproblemisnotaboutthenumberofstudentsthatarebeingadmitted,butratherhowstudentsareselected.TheHarvardSchoolofGraduateEducation,alongwith80otherschoolsandorganizations,releasedthereportinJanuary2016,called“TuringtheTide---MakingCaringCommon”.Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.DavidHawkins,the

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DirectorforEducationalPolicy,saysthatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent’sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But,Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedwithastudent’shighschoolgradesandstandardized

testresults.Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodogoodintheworld.Thereportalsosuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Movingattentionawayfromacademicabilitywillmakeprocesslessaboutcompetition,thereportsays.Studentswillfeellessstressaboutmeetinghigherandhigherexpectation.Butthereportdoeshaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirector,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakesthesameargumentforchange.Hesaidthatnorealchangehashappenedyetandthatevenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewiththereportstillmakenochanges.“Manyoftheinstitutionsthathavesupportedthefindingsinthereportaretheveryinstitutionsthathavethemostcompetitiveadmissionprocessesinthecountry,"Schaeffersaid.1、Whatistheproblemoftheadmissionprocessaccordingtothereport?A．TheschoolsasksocialresponsibilitiesfromtheapplyingstudentsB．Theschoolsattachimportancetostudents’academicrecordsC．ThenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmallD．Admissionofficersonlyconsiderpersonalqualities2、Whichofthefollowingdocollegesaskofapplicantsexcept?A．Theirreasonstoattendtheschool.B．Adescriptionoftheirinterests.C．RecommendationlettersfromadultsD．Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers3、Whatdoestheauthor’sattitudetothereportoftheadmissionprocess?.A．Supportive.B．DoubtfulC．NeutralD．Negative4、Thecritic,BobSchaeffer,thinksthat.A．someschoolsdon'tdowhattheybelieveisrightB．thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirstC．notenoughschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereportD．historyhasprovedthatallchangesaregood22．（8分）Morethanonebillionyoungpeopleriskdamagingtheirhearingthroughtheoveruseofsmartphonesandotheraudiodevices,theUNwarnedTuesday,proposingnewsafetystandardsforsafevolumelevels.Currently,aboutfivepercentoftheglobalpopulation,orsome466millionpeople,including34millionchildren,sufferfromdisablinghearingloss.Youngpeopleareparticularlylikelytodevelopsuchriskylisteninghabits.Aroundhalfofthosebetweentheagesof12and35,or1.1billionpeople,areatriskdueto“l(fā)ongandsevereexposuretoloudsounds,includingmusictheylistentothroughpersonalaudiodevices,”theUNhealthagencysaid.Inabidtosafeguardhearing,theWorldHealthOrganizationandInternationalTelecommunicationsUnionissuedaninternationalstandardforthemanufactureanduseofaudiodevices.WHOconsidersavolumeabove85decibelsforeighthoursor100decibelsfor15minutesasunsafe.Thesafelisteningdevicesandsystemsstandardcallsfora"soundallowance"softwaretobeincludedinallaudiodevices,totrackthevolumelevelanddurationofauser'sexposuretosound,andtoevaluatetheriskposedtotheirhearing.Thissystemcouldalertauseriftheyhavedangerouslisteninghabits.WHOisalsocallingforparentalaswellasautomaticvolumecontrolsonaudiodevicestopreventdangeroususe.Whilesomesmartphonesandotheraudiodevicesalreadyoffersomeofthesefeatures,theUNwouldliketoseeauniformstandardusedtohelpprotectagainstdisablinghearingloss."Thinkofitlikedrivingonahighway,butwithoutaspeedometerinyourcaroraspeedlimit,"ShellyChadhaoftheWHOtoldreportersinGeneva."Whatwe'veproposedisthatyoursmartphonescomefittedwithaspeedometer,withameasurementsystemwhichtellsyouhowmuchsoundyou'regettingandtellsyouifyouaregoingoverthelimit".1、Whatisthepurposeofproposingnewsafevolumestandards?A．Towarnpeopleofdangerouslisteninghabits.B．Tohelpprotectagainstdisablinghearingloss.C．Topromotethedevelopmentofaudiodevices.D．Topreventthemanufactureanduseofaudiodevices.2、Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports“youngpeopleriskdamagingtheirhearingthroughtheoveruseofsmartphones”?A．Inparagraph2. B．Inparagraph3.C．Inparagraph4. D．Inparagraph5.3、Whatdoweknowaboutsafevolumelevelsaccordingtoparagraph3?A．Itissafetolistentomusicunderanycircumstances.B．Itisimportanttokeeptrackoftheriskfortheusers.C．Itisnecessarytohaveusersalertedbytheirparents.D．Itisacceptabletokeepthevolumeat90decibelsfor15minutes.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TurningDowntheVolume.B．MakingGoodUseofSmartphones.C．TheRiseandFallofAudioDevices.D．TheSafetyStandardsforVolumeLevels.23．（8分）Onesinglemother’screativemannerofmakinghersonnotfeelhurtfromaschooleventcelebratingclosefather-childrelationship,haspulledsocialmedia’sheartstringshardYevetteVazquez,fromFortWorth,Texas,wasdroppingoffher12-yea-oldsonElijahatschoolwhenshesawthatthereweremoreparkedcarsthanusualforaschoolrun.“Iaskhimwhythereweresomanycars,”VazquezwroteinaFacebookpostthathasbeensharedmorethan6,000times.Hesaid,“Donuts(炸面圈餅）withDad”.Itwasaneventbeingheldbytheschooltohonorclosefatherchildrelationship.ButVazquez,whoisasingleparent,didnotwanthersontobeleftoutfromtheeventInstead,sheandElijahdrovehomesothatshecouldchangeherappearance.“Iknowseeingotherdadswiththeirkidsisn’teasyforminebutit’slife,atleastIcandowhateverittakestoputasmileonthatface,”wroteVazquezinthepost.Theposthasreceivedmorethan18,000reactions.OneusercalledCeciSoliswrote,“Tearsarecomingdownmyface.”Sheadded,“It’shardnothavingadadtodothat.It’sjustamazing.”AnothernamedMozarELucyDePaulasaid,“Youareanamazingmom.Iwasasinglemom?soIknowwhatittakesustodoanythingtoseeasmileonourkidsfaces.Youarethebestandkeepup.Godblessyouandyourson.”Severalcalledforhertobecrowned“MotheroftheYear”.1、Accordingtothetext,Elijahis.A．oldenoughtolivealoneB．unwillingtomakedonutsC．a(chǎn)boywithoutfatherathissideD．welltakencareofbyhisparents2、WhatdidVazquezdotoavoidhurtingherson?A．Sheparkedhercarsecretly.B．Shedresseduplikeafather.C．Shelearnedtomakedonutsherself.D．Shedrovehersontoschooleveryday.3、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Asonisthemostlovely.B．Lifewithdadisgoingonasusual.C．Amumcelebratesclosefather-childrelationshipwithadad.D．Asinglemumchangesherappearancefor“DonutswithDad”24．（8分）Manyyoungpeoplethesedaysadoretheadvertisedmagazinebodyandbecometoofocusedonattainingthisimageinsteadofworryingmoreaboutwhatlastsandevengrowsovertime.Butcouldyouimaginebeingconsideredbeautifulforyears,andsuddenlybeinguglyaftermovingtoanothercontinent?Itisasadrealitythatpeopledon’trealizehowvacillatingtheideaofbeautycanbefromonecountrytoanother.ThinkofthemosttypicalAmericangirlyouknow.Issheblondehairedwithwhiteskinandlighteyes,anddoessheloveshoppingorsports?NowplacethisgirlintheheartofAfrica,aplacewherebeautyisplacedonwhatyoucancontrol.TheMaasaitribeinKenyafocusesonhowcleanpeopleare,andhowstylishtheirpiercings(穿孔)are.Thistribe’scultureistobeabravefighter,sotheywillcuttheirskinwithpatternsinittoshowthattheyarestrong.Ifyoudon’tlookfierce,youarenotbeautiful.OthercountrieslikeNorthKoreaandSouthKoreahavetheirownuniqueviewsonbeauty.Inaninterview,awomanwhohaslivedinbothNorthandSouthKoreaclaimsthatbeautyinNorthKoreaisbasedmoreonyourabilitytobeagoodwomanandwife.ShesaysthatwomeninNorthKoreaarelessconcernedaboutfashionandbeautyinthephysicalsense.Shesaystheydidhaveatimewhenbigeyeswereabigdealandeveryonewantedtogetdoubleeyelidsurgery.ThisissomethingextremeandcouldperhapsbeinfluencedbyWesternculture.Andtheideaofgettingsurgerydonetolookmoreattractiveiscrazy.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vacillating”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Inconsistent.B．Reasonable.C．Unusual.D．Similar.2、TheMaasaitribeinKenyaismentionedtoshowthatintheireyes_______.A．gettingdirtyisstylishB．lookingfierceisbeautifulC．strongpeoplecuttheirskinD．Americangirlsloveshopping3、Accordingtothewomaninterviewed,womeninNorthKoreanow_______.A．carealotabouttheirappearanceB．putthebeautyofeyesinthefirstplaceC．paygreatattentiontotheirabilityD．a(chǎn)recrazyaboutdoubleeyelidsurgery4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Innerbeautyisofgreatimportance.B．Ideasofbeautyvaryamongculturegroups.C．Differentwaysareneededtoadmiretruebeauty.D．Fashionmagazineseasilyinfluenceyoungpeople.25．（10分）Peoplehavebeenactinglikepeople---inotherwords,they’vebeenmakingtools,creatingceremonies,andsharingfood—foralongtime.That’stheconclusionofarecentstudyfromSouthAfrica’ssoutherncoast.There,inacavelyingabovethesea,researchersfromArizonaStateUniversityhavefoundevidencethathumanswerebehavinginsurprisinglycomplexwaysasearlyas124,000yearsago.Ourspecies,Homosapiens,appearedanestimated200,000yearsago.ThecaveheldthreeimportantcluesaboutthebehavioroftheseStoneAgepeople.First,theresearchersfoundtheremainsofallkindsofshellfish.Thepeoplewholivedinthecaveprobablycollectedthesecreaturesfromrockyshoresandtidepoolsandbroughtthemtothecavetoeat.TheresearchersproposetheearlyAfricansmovedtotheSouthAfricancoastbetween191,000and130,000yearsago.Aroundthattime,theclimateinlandturnedrelativelycoldanddry.Therefore,therewerefewerplantsandanimalstoeatawayfromthecoast.Whentheseancientpeoplemovedtothecoast,theyprobablyexperiencedamajorculturalshift,theresearcherssuspect.That’sbecauseobservationsofmodernhunter-gatherersocietiessuggestthatmenaremorelikelytohuntforbiganimalswhenpeopleliveinland.Onthecoast,womenplayamoreimportantroleinprovidingfoodbygatheringplantsandshellfish.Asforthesecondclue,theresearchersunearthed13piecesofreddishpigment(顏料).Theresearchersthinkthatthecavehabitantsusedthepaintforcoloringtheirbodiesorforotherceremonies.Symbolicbehaviorisaclearlyhumanfeature.Finally,thesearchdiscoveredover1,400stonetools,includingwell-craftedblades(刀片).Thesebladescameinvarioussizes.Thesmallestwerejustlessthanahalf-inchwide.Ancientpeoplemayhaveattachedthesebladestotheendofasticktomakespearsorothertools.1、WhydidtheearlyAfricansmovetothesouthAfricancoastaccordingtothetext?A．ToavoidcoldanddryweatherB．TolookforenoughfoodtoeatC．ToseektheculturaldevelopmentD．Tocollectmoreshellfishtomaketools2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unearthed”inParagraph3mean?A．IntroducedB．ProducedC．UsedD．Found3、Accordingtothetext,wecanlearnthatthecavehabitants__________.A．mightmaketoolswithkindsofbladesB．couldhuntforfishintheseabyshipC．madealivingmainlybyeatingshellfishD．knewhowtousetocolorsforpaintinghouses4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．ThefindingoftheStoneAgetoolsB．NewfeaturesoftheStoneAgecaveC．ThebehavioroftheStoneAgepeopleD．Humanbehavior’sdevelopment第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑?！癕um，you’realwaysonthecomputer!”Laurecomplained．“No，I'mnot．”I1．“EverydayIcomehomefromschoolyou’reworkingonthecomputer．”“Well，atleastI'mhere2you!”Mydaughterwasright．Dayafterday，inmyhomeoffice，Iwouldstareintospaceasmy3typedoutthethoughtsofaspeakerorresearchcompletedforanarticle．Itseemedthatmyworkasawriterandspeaker4myfingerstothekeyboardandmymindtovaluableideas．WhatLauredidnot5wasthatduringherdayaway，I'dalsobedoingalotofhousework．ItwasonlyaroundthreeintheafternoonthatI'd6seatmyselfatmydeskforafew7momentsofdeepthought．Thenshe’dcomeinfromschoo1．Iwas8ofmyselfonbeingavailabletomychildren．Afterall，Iamaspeakeronchildbehaviorandparenting．ButLaure’sobservation9myheart．Inhereyes，Imusthavebeenamomwhowas10butunapproachable．Iwouldn’tmakesuchanimage(形象)beforeher．Myrelationshipwithmychildrenismore11thananyotherwork．“Laure，”Icalled．“comehereaminute．”Shewanderedtomydoorway．Ihaddecidedtohaveher12mewhenIwastoodevotedtowork．Iwantedhertohavethe13toletmeknowwhenshethoughtIwascold．AfterIexplainedmy14andthefactthatIchosehomeofficetobeaccessibletoherandhersister，IofferedLaurethefollowing15．“WheneveryoufeelI'mignoringyouoryouneedmy16，Iwantyouto17me，Isaid，“justcomeupandgivemealittlehug，that’11beoursignalthatyou18me．”Yearslaterwestillhavethat19sign．I'vebecomemuchmoresensitivetomydaughters’comingsandgoings．20shealwaysgivesmealittlehugtoremindmeoftherealreasonIworkathome.1、A．thought B．refused C．defended D．a(chǎn)greed2、A．for B．over C．a(chǎn)gainst D．a(chǎn)fter3、A．feet B．hands C．eyes D．ears4、A．connected B．turned C．gave D．a(chǎn)dded5、A．a(chǎn)dmit B．realize C．believe D．recognize6、A．1uckily B．gradually C．instantly D．finally7、A．a(chǎn)nxious B．precious C．busy D．rare8、A．proud B．a(chǎn)shamed C．a(chǎn)fraid D．scared9、A．filled B．broke C．touched D．mended10、A．suitable B．a(chǎn)vailable C．a(chǎn)cceptable D．reasonable11、A．important B．funny C．obvious D．wonderful12、A．warn B．persuade C．encourage D．remind13、A．patience B．time C．power D．honor14、A．pattern B．dream C．schedule D．choice15、A．promise B．chance C．a(chǎn)nswer D．truth16、A．help B．a(chǎn)ttention C．decision D．a(chǎn)dvice17、A．hug B．shake C．kiss D．kick18、A．miss B．hate C．need D．scold19、A．unknown B．unexpected C．unfinished D．unspoken20、A．And B．But C．Or D．Yet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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WhenIwasintheseventhgrade,Ihad1．(difficult)behaving.Myheartwasintherightplace,butIcouldn’talwaysfollowtherules.Iplayedmanytricks2．myschoolmates.Once,Ievenpulledagirl’shairontheschoolbustogetherattention.As3．result,Iwasrepeatedlysenttotheofficeoftheheadmaster.AlthoughIhatedgoingthere,Ididnothatetheheadmaster,Mr.Smith.Whenhepunishedmefor4．(put)someantsintoaclassmate’spencilbox,itdidn’thurtatall,butitdidhurtmyfeelings.Ithoughtsomuchofhimandmomentslikethatseemed5．(prove)Iwashopelesslybad.WhenIwascalledtoMr.Smith’sofficeforthesixthtime,IhadnoideawhatIhaddone.Ifelt6．(disappoint)asIwalkeddownthere.Iwentintohisoffice,satdown,and7．(look)atthefloor.ThenhesaidthelastthingIexpectedtohear.“Kevin,I’veheardyou’vebeenbehavingreallywell8．(recent).IwantyoutoknowhowproudIamofyou.”Mr.Smithwasreallykind.HemademerealizethatIwasjustakid9．hadproblemswith10．(behave).Mr.Smithgavemesomehopebygivingmesomelove.Iwilljustrememberhimforever.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定關(guān)語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(?)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞:2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Recentlyasurveyhascarriedoutonthebreakfasteatinghabitsofhighschoolstudentsinourschool、Herearetheresultofthesurvey、65%ofthestudentshaveabreakfastinthediningroomwhile30%havesnacksinstead,with5%eatnofoodforbreakfast、Ahealthydietshouldcontaingrain,protein,nutsandfruit、Besides,80%ofthestudentspreferredtoeatsweetfoodorfastfoodinsteadofregularmeals、Asasayinggo,"Wearewhatweeat、"Breakfastisconsideredthemostimportantlymealoftheday、Allofusshouldhaveabalanceddietwhatprovidesenough、energyfortheminsteadofhavingunhealthyfood、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的美國(guó)筆友Peter對(duì)中國(guó)春聯(lián)(SpringFestivalcouplets）產(chǎn)生了濃厚的興趣，來(lái)信向你了解中國(guó)的春聯(lián)文化。請(qǐng)你回信為他介紹春聯(lián)的用途、內(nèi)容和寓意等。注意：1、詞數(shù)100左右。2、可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearPeter,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________