2021學(xué)年第一學(xué)期學(xué)習(xí)檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷〔〕第I卷I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard,A.Atagasstation.B.Atagarage.C.Inapark.D.Inanemergencyroom.A.Cleanthebackyard.B.Washsomething.C.Sitinthebackyard.D.Dosomeshopping.A.Hefindshispresentjobboring.B.Heistoofoolishtodothepresentjob.C.Hehasgotabetterposition.D.Hedoesn'tgetonwellwiththeothers..A.Shehasatightschedule.B.Shehaslostinterestinsports.C.Thetrainingistoohard.D.Sheisonlyinterestedinroutinework..A.Rulesrestrictingsmoking.B.Waystoquitsmoking.C.Smokers5healthproblems.D.Dangersofsmoking..A.He5sgoingtovisitaphotostudio.B.He'sjusthadhispicturetaken.C.He'sonthewaytothetheater.D.He'sjustreturnedfromajobinterview..A.Hehadtorejecttheirrequest.B.Hefeltsorryfortheotherstudents.C.Heagreedtoconsidertheirrequest.D.Heregrettedthathehadsaid"Yes”..A.Sheistryingtofindagood-lookingchair.B.Shethinksitisawell-designedchair.C.Shethinksthechairisactuallycomfortable.D.She'sneversatinthatchairbefore..A.Sheusedtobeinpoorhealth.B.Shewaspopularamongboys.C.Shewassomewhatoverweight.D.Shedidn'tdowellathighschool.theaquaticworldourdonorsandsponsorsarehelpingtoconserve.Phone:604-659-3473VolunteerDepartmentBecomeapartofCanada'sleadingvolunteermarineeducationteam.ContactourVolunteerServicesDepartmentformoreinformationabouthowtoregister.Phone:604-659-3478IfyouplantovisitVancouverAquariumonSunday,May3rd,2021,youshouldenteritbefore.A.6:00p.m.B.5:45p.m.C.9:00a.m.D.9:45a.m.Grandparentsintheirseventieswitha10-year-oldboyshouldpayiftheybookticketsonline.A.$60B.$55C.$44D.$35IfyouareamemberofVancouverAquarium,youcangooutoftheaquariumduringlunchtimeandre-enterforfree.observetheAfricanpenguinsonSuperSaturdaysinwinter.entertheaquariumeverySaturdayofeachmonthwithoutqueuingup.entertheaquariumat8:30duringnon-holidayweekends.Wolveshaveacertainundeservedreputation:fierce,dangerous,goodforhuntingdowndeerandfarmers,livestock.However,wolveshaveasofter,moresocialside,onethathasbeenembracedbyaheart-warmingnewinitiative.InabidtosavesomeofEurope'slastwolves,scientistshaveexploredthewillingnessofthesesupposedlyfiercecreaturestohelpothersoftheirkind.Femalewolves,thescientistshavediscovered,makeexcellentfosterparentstowolfcubsthatarenottheirown.Thestudy,publishedinZooBiology,suggeststhatcaptive-bredwolfcubs（幼獸）couldbeplacedwithwildwolffamilies,boostingthewildpopulation.Thegraywolfwasoncetheworld'smostwidelydistributedmammal,butitbecameextinctasaresultofwidespreadhabitatdestructionandthedeliberatekillingofwolvessuspectedofpreyingonlivestock.Fearandhatredofthewolfhavesincebecomeculturallyrooted,fuelledbymyths,fablesandstories.InScandinavia,thegraywolfisendangered,theremainingpopulationfoundbyjustfiveanimals.Asaresult,Europeanwolvesareseverelyinbredandhavelittlegeneticvariability〔變異性〕,makingthemvulnerabletothreats,suchasoutbreaksofdiseasethattheycan'tadapttoquickly.SoIngerScharisandMatsAmundinofLinkopingUniversity,inSweden,startedEurope5sfirstgraywolf-fosteringprogram.TheyworkedwithwolveskeptatsevenzoosacrossScandinavia.Eightwolfcubsbetweenfourandsixdaysoldwereremovedfromtheirnaturalparentsandplacedwithotherwolfpacksinotherzoos.Thefostermothersacceptedthenewcubsplacedintheirmidst.Thewelfareofthefostercubsandthewolves'naturalbehaviorweremonitoredusingasystemofsurve川ancecameras.Thefostercubshadasimilargrowthrateastheirstepsiblingsintherecipientlitter,aswellastheirbiologicalsiblingsinthesourcelitter.Thefostercubshadabetteroverallsurvivalrate,with73%survivinguntil33weeks,thantheirbiologicalsiblingsleftbehind,ofwhich63%survived.Thatrateofsurvivalissimilartothatseeninwildwolfcubs.Scientistsbelievethatwolvescanrecognizetheiryoung,butthisstudysuggeststheycanonlydosooncecubsaresomewherebetweenthreetosevenweeksofage.Ifcaptive-bredcubscanbeplacedwithwild-livingfamilies,whichalreadyhavecubsofasimilarage,notonlywilltheyhaveagoodchanceofsurvival,buttheycouldhelpdramaticallyincreasethediversityofthewildpopulation,saytheresearchers.Justlikethewildwolvestheywouldjoin,thesefostercubswouldneedprotectionfromhunting.Theirarrivalcouldhelppreservethefutureofoneofnature'smosticonicandpolarizinganimals.Whafsthethemeofthepassage?A.GivingwolfcubsanewlifeB.FosterwolfparentsandfostercubsC.ThefateofwildwolvesD.ChangingdiversityofwildwolvesWhichofthefollowingflowchartbestdemonstratestherelationshipbetweenthewolves?Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Femalewolvesarewillingtoraisewolfcubsof3to7weeksold.Fostercubsareacceptedbyfosterparentsandarewellbred.C.Man'shostileattitudetowardswolvesrootsinmyths,fablesandstories.D.Fostercubsandtheirbiologicalsiblingshavesimilargrowthrateandsurvivalrate.Whafsthepurposeoftheresearch?TohelpwolvessurvivevariousthreatsToimprovewolves5habitatandstopdeliberatekillingTosaveendangeredwolvesbyincreasingtheirpopulationToraiseman5sawarenessofprotectingwolvesSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.Mostimportantly,geniusesallseemtohaveamissionbeyondtheirindividualidentity.C.SheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolveD.Practicingambitiouslywouldbeadrivingforceofwomenapproachingthesuccess.Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Instead,itsdeliberatepractice.ThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotI.Q.,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess.(67)Topperformersspendmorehourspracticingtheircraft.Ifyouwantedtopicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelop,you'dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaverageverbalability.Itwouldn'thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarbiographicaltraits.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesameethnicbackground,or,sharedthesamebirthday.Itwouldgivehersomeideaofafascinatingcircleshemightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuelingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfield.She'dbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyperceiveitsinnerworkings.Thenshewouldpracticewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderror-focused.Bypracticinginthisway,shedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious,automaticallyperformedsk川s.Bypracticingslowly,bybreakingsk川sdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedback,viewingherperformancefromtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems—howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom-dozensanddozensoftimes.(69)Theprimarytraitshepossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.Itstheabilitytodevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine.Thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe5re“hard-wired"todo.Andit'struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.(70)Weconstructourselvesthroughbehavior.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpointsofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Accordingtoanofficialreportonyouthviolence,ulnourcountrytoday,thegreatestthreattotheliveschildrenandadolescentsisnotdiseaseorstarvationorabandonment,buttheterriblerealityofviolence/7Giventhatthisisthecase,whyaren'tstudentstaughttomanageconflictthewaytheyaretaughttosolvemathproblems,drivecars,orstayphysicallyfit?Firstofall,studentsneedtorealizethatconflictisunavoidable.Itisreportedthatmostviolentincidentsbetweenstudentsbeginwitharelativelyminorinsult.Forexample,afightcouldstartoverthefactthatonestudenteatsapeanutbuttersandwicheachlunchtime.Laughteroverthesandwichcanleadtoinsults,whichinturncanleadtoviolence.Iftheconflictoccurs,studentscanpracticethegoldenruleofconflictresolution:staycalm.Oncethestudentfeelscalmer,heorsheshouldchoosewordsthatwillcalmtheotherpersondownaswell.Rudewordsandaccusationsonlyaddfueltotheemotionalfirewhilesoftwordscanputoutthefirebeforeitexplodesoutofcontrol.Afterthat,theycanuseanotherkeystrategyforconflictresolution:listening.Listeningallowsthetwosidestounderstandeachother.Onepersonshoulddescribehisorherside,andtheotherpersonshouldlistenwithoutinterrupting.Afterwards,thelistenercanasknon-threateningquestionstoclarifythespeaker'sposition.Thenthetwopeopleshouldchangeroles.Finally,studentsneedtoconsiderwhattheyarehearing.Anargumentdoesn'tmeantryingtofigureoutthefaultoftheotherpersonbutmeansunderstandingwhattherealissueis.Astheissuebecomesclearer,theconflictoftensimplybecomessmaller.TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.71.依我看來(lái)，這次活動(dòng)的失敗在于他們無(wú)視了環(huán)境因素。［concern,come）.他從未想到做志愿者的經(jīng)歷會(huì)對(duì)他之后的生活產(chǎn)生如此深遠(yuǎn)的影響。（occur）.他經(jīng)常在那家小書(shū)店逗留，把那里當(dāng)做自己的精神家園，將塵世煩惱拋之腦后。fhang）.事實(shí)證明，志愿者效勞讓你珍惜所擁有的一切并且關(guān)注生命中真正重要的事。（It）VI.GuidedWritingDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假設(shè)你是學(xué)生李華，你校正在為下學(xué)期開(kāi)設(shè)的選修課程征求學(xué)生意見(jiàn)，請(qǐng)你向?qū)W校課程部老師寫(xiě)一封email,提出你的課程建議。你的email中必須包括：.課程名稱(chēng).課程的主要內(nèi)容.設(shè)置該課程的理由聽(tīng)力錄音文字.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirectionsSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.M:Goodmorning,whatcanldoforyou?W：rdliketohavemyemergencybrakefixed.ThecarrollswhenIparkitonthehill.Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?.M:It'ssuchabeautifuldaytoday.Whynotsitoutinthebackyardforawhileandenjoyit.W:rdloveto,butthereisalotoflaundrytodo.Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?.W:Rod,Ihearyou'11beleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?M:Yeah.Vvebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.I'dbeafooltoturnitdown.Q:Whywillthemanquithispresentjob?.M:Doyoustillmanagetocontinueplayingsports,Mary?W:Notreally.Besidestheroutinework,Ihavehouseworkandababytoattendbackhome.Q:Whydoesthewomanstopplayingsports?.M:IhavetosayIfindthenewsmokingregulationstoostrict.W:Well,they'reforeveryone'shealth.Ihavenocomplaints.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?.W:Hi,Michael,Icanhardlyrecognizeyou,whyareyoudresseduptoday?Areyougoingtothetheatre?M:No,actually,Ijusthadaninterviewatthephotostudiothismorning.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutMichaelfromthisconversation?.W:Prof.Jackson,wewerewonderingifwecouldsitinyourEnglishclass?M:Iwishlcouldsay“Yes”.Butiflacceptedyoutwo,Iwonderhowtosay"No〃toalotofotherswhohaveraisedthesamerequest.Q:Whatdoestheprofessorimply?.M:Whatanuncomfortable-lookingchair!W:Well,itmaylookthatway—butjusttryitout!Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?.W:IranintoSallytheotherdayandIcouldhardlyrecognizeher.Doyourememberherfromhighschool?M:Yeah,shewasalittleoutofshapebackthen.Well,hasshelostalotofweight?Q:WhatdoesthemanrememberofSally?.M:HaveyoutakenMissGreen'shistoryexambefore?I'mkindofnervous.W:Yes,justconcentrateontheimportantideasshetalkedaboutintheclassandignorethedetails.Q:HowdoesthewomansuggestthemanprepareforMissGreen'sexam?SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandalongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandconversationwillhereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Doyouhaveatoughmathtestcomingup?Thenlistentosomeclassicalpianomusicjustbeforethetest.Youmightendupwithahigherscore.ResearchersatauniversityinCaliforniaconductedanexperiment.Theyaskedagroupofcollegestudentstolistentosomepianomusicbyafamous18thcenturycomposerbeforetakingamathtest.Theyweresurprisedtofindthatthestudents,scoresjumped8to9points.Themusicseemstoexcitenerveactivityinthebrain;similartotheactivitythatoccurswhenapersonisfiguringoutamathproblem.However,thescientistswarnbeforeyougettooexcitedaboutapplyingthismethodtoyourmathtests.Youshouldrememberthatbrain'sexcitingeffectslastonly10to15minutes.Wouldrockmusicworkaswellasthepianomusicdid?No,thescientistssay.Infact,thelesscomplexmusicmighteveninterferewiththebrain'sreasoningability.Questions:Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?Whycanclassicalmusicplayapositiveroleinproblemsolving?Whatisoneofthefindingsoftheresearch?Questions14to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thewintergift-givingseasonisresponsiblefortwentypercentofallretailspendingatAmericanbusinesses.Buthowandwhenpeoplebuyholidaygiftsischanging.RecordnumbersofAmericansareturningtotheInternet.Morethan100millionpeopleareexpectedtobuysomethingonlinethisholidayseason.Traditionally,thebiggestshoppingdayoftheyearwasinlateNovemberonthedayafterThanksgiving.Peoplestillcallit“BlackFriday.〃Theideawasthatitcouldpushbusinesses“intotheblack”——thetraditionalcolorforrecordingprofits.Redisfordebts.ButnowthebusiestdaysarerightbeforeChristmas.Manypeoplewaitforlast-minutepricereductions.WiththeriseoftheInternet,theNationalRetailFederationcameupwithanewterm.“CyberMonday"istheMondayafterThanksgiving.Theideaisthatmanypeoplelookinstoresovertheweekend.Then,tosavetime,theyorderonlineusingtheInternetattheirjobswhentheyreturnbacktowork.CyberMondayisabigdayonline.ButmarketresearchersatComScoreNetworksreportedthatthebiggestdayoftheholidayseasonsofarwasDecemberthethirteenth.Thecompanysaidpeoplespentalmost670milliondollarsatAmericansitesthatday.Thatdidnotincludetravelsites.ComScoreestimatesthatOnlinespendingduringthisholidayseasonwillreachalmost25billiondollarsthatis25percentoverlastyear.Onlinesellingmakesiteasierforbusinessestoreacttochangingconditions.ItcostslesstochangetheadvertisingonaWebsitethaninstores.Questions:Whatdoesthespeakersayabout“BlackFriday"?Whatdopeopledobefore"CyberMonday"?Howmuchmoneywasspentonholidayonlineshoppinglastyear?Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W:Michael,doyougoouttowork?M:Notregularly,no.Iusedto.Iusedtohaveajobinapublishingcompany,butnowIdothethingsIwanttodo.Someofthemgetpaidlikelecturingandteaching,andothersdon't.W:Whataretheadvantagesofnothavingtogotoworkfromninetillfive?M:Ah...There'retwoadvantagesreally.Oneisthatifyoufeeltiredyoudon'thavetogetup,andtheotheristhatyoucanspendyourtimedoingthingsyouwanttodoratherthanbeingforcedtodothesamethingallthetime.W:Doyoufeelsatisfiedinhavingthisprivilegedposition?M:Yes,becauseIthinkIuseitwell.IdothingswhichIthinkareusefultopeopleandthecommunityandwhichIenjoydoing.Mary,doyouthinkthatinordertoleadabalancedlife,peopleneedsomeformofwork?W:Yes,Ido,butIthinkit'sequallyimportantthattheirattitudeaboutworkshouldbepositive.Itseemstomethatwhateverworkoneisactuallydoingcanbecomecreative,andIthinkthatthisiswhatweallneedtofeelthatwearecreatingsomething,inthesamewaythatevenwhenamothercooksameal,sheiscreatingsomethingthatisverynecessaryforherfamily.Questions:Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?WhatisthethingMichaellikestodomost?WhatproblemdoesMarythinklieswithMichaelaboutwork?WhatdoesMarythinkaboutwork?2021學(xué)年第一學(xué)期高二英語(yǔ)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)答案〔2021.10〕ListeningComprehension共25分。.B2.B3.C4.A5.A6.D7.A8.C9.C10.D.C12.A13.B14.C16.C17.A18.D19.A20.DGrammarandVocabularySectionA21.wasbrought22.from23.Iooking24.her25.that26.toworry27.Evenif28.As29.what30.worseSectionB31-40JBECHFGDIAReadingComprehensionSectionA41-55DBCBBCCDABBDDCASectionB56-59BCDA60-62BBA63-66DABCSectionC67-70FECASummaryWriting參考答案（得分點(diǎn)）：Conflictcanleadtoviolence,sostudentsshouldbetaughhowtohandleit./Conflictisinevitableandminorinsultsmaycauseit./Stayingcalm,avoidingaggressivewordsisthepriority./Topromotemutualunderstanding,theyshouldlistentoeachotherandaskquestions./Finally,,thinkingaboutwhattheyarehearingcanhelpminimizemisunderstanding.(55words)TranslationAsfarasIamconcerned,thefa川ureofthecampaigncomesof/fromtheirneglectingtheenvironment.Itneveroccurredtohimthattheexperienceofbeingavolunteer/volunteeringwouldhavesuchaprofpoundeffect/impactonhislaterlife.Heoftenhangsaroundinthesmallbookstore,regardingitashisspiritualhomeandleavingbehindworriesofeverydaylife.Itturnsoutthatvolunteeinggivesyouachancetovaluewhatyouhaveandfocusonthetrulyimportantthingsinyourlife.VI.寫(xiě)作共25分。［略）10.A.Reviewthedetailsofallherlessons.B.Comparenoteswithhisclassmates.C.Talkwithherabouthislearningproblems.D.Focusonthemainpointsofherlectures.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandalongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Theexcitementofnerveactivitiesinthebrain.Thedifferencebetweencomplexmusicandsimplemusic.Theeffectsofmusicontheresultsofmathtests.Theclassicalmusicandreasoningability.A.Becauseitstimulatesyournerveactivity.Becauseitkeepsyoucalm.Becauseitstrengthensyourmemory.Becauseitinterferesyourreasoningability.A.Rockmusicmighthelpimproveyourmathtestscores.Theeffectsofmusicontestsdonotlastlong.Listentomusicjustbeforeyoutakeatest.Themoreyoulistentomusic,thebetteryourreasoningabilitywillbe.Questions14to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Itisthemostunluckydayinayear.B.Itisthebusiestshoppingdaynow.C.ItisthedayafterThanksgiving.D.ItisthedaybeforeChristmas.A.Checkoutthelatestpricereductiononline.Lookroundforitemsinthephysicalstores.Ordertheproductsfromtheonlinestores.Waitinqueueoutsidethestoresovernight.A.100milliondollars.B.670milliondollars.C.20billiondollars.D.25billiondollars.Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Theirattitudesaboutwork.B.Differentformsofwork.C.Importanceofworkforoneself.D.Balancedlifeandwork.A.Themosthopeful.B.Themostchallenging.C.Themostcreative.D.Themostenjoyable.A.Hisnegativeattitudetowardswork.Hisunwillingnesstodosomethingforothers.Hisselfishnessindoingthings.Hismisunderstandingaboutpublishingwork.A.Theworkisworthdoingifitischallengingandcompetitive.Theworkshouldbeverycreativeleadingtoawonder.Oneshouldlikehisworkandsticktoitaslongashetakesit.Oneshouldfindsatisfactioninhisworkifitisnecessary.GrammarandvocabularySectionADirections:/!fterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Honesty,mymumalwaysusedtotellme,isthebestpolicy.Butwhenitcomestomedicine,Ihadassumeditwasimportanttoalwaysbehonestwithmypatients.Afterall,thedoctor-patientrelationshipisbasedontrust,andthereforehonestyisessential,orsoIthought.Ihadjuststartedworkingingeriatrics(老年病科).Mr.McMahon(21)(bring)inwhenhisbodywasfoundveryswollen(浮腫的).Itookamedicalhistory(22)hisdaughterwhohadaccompaniedhimintheambulance.She'dbeenhismaincarerforyears.Istood(23)(look)athimasshegaveadetailedhistory."Hashelostanyweightrecently?"Iasked,uWell,ifsfunnyyoushouldmentionthat,butyes."Shesaid

slowly.Therewassilenceforafewmoments."Why?Whatareyouworriedabout?z/sheasked.ShewasobviouslyveryinvolvedinhiscareanditwasonlyfairthatItold(24)thetruth.uWell,weneedtoproveit'snotcancer/7IsaidandtalkedbrieflyaboutsomeofthetestsIwasgoingtoorder.Halfanhourlater,anursecalledme:"Mr.McMahon'sdaughterbrokedown-shesaidyoutoldherhehadcancer/7Myheartsank.BythetimeIarrivedattheward,myconsultantwasalreadythere,explainingthatwestillhadtorunlotsoftestsandthatitwasbynomeansconfirmed(25)hehadcancer.Istoodsilentlyattheendofthebed.MyconsultantwasobviouslyangrywithmeandasweleftMr.McMahon,sheturnedtome."Whyonearthdidyoudothat?"sheaskedindisbelief.Ilookedatherandbitmylip."SheaskedmewhatIwasworriedaboutandItoldher."Isaid,hangingmyhead."Andgivehermore(26)(worry)about?z/repliedmyconsultant."Youdon5tsaytheword'cancer'untilifsconfirmed.(27)yoususpectit,thinkverycarefullybeforeyoutellpeople/7(28)itturnedout,itwasn5tcancer.ButIdidlearnthatwhensomeoneisstressedandworriedabouttheirlovedonethey'resometimesselectivein(29)theyhear-andasadoctorifsimportanttobemindfulofthis.Inbeingtruthful,Tdmadethesituation(30)(bad).SectionBDirections:Comp/efethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.C.addressingD.personallyE.sharpF.A.inaccessibleB.foughthittingC.addressingD.personallyE.sharpF.G.groundH.featuresI.aimedJ.championK.officiallyHillaryRodhamClinton,theformerfirstladyandsecretaryofstateofficiallyenteredthe2021presidentialracewithavideoannouncementtosupportersonSunday,sayingshewantstobethe(31)of"everydayAmericans//''Americanshave(32)theirwaybackfromtougheconomictimes,butthedeckisstillstackedinfavorofthoseatthetop,〃Clintontoldsupportersattheendofamorethantwo-minute-longvideopostedonherofficialcampaignwebsite,h川aryclinton.Thevideorepresenteda(33)shiftfromherannouncementvideoin2021,whichfeaturedClinton(34)voterswhilesittingonacouchinherWashington,D.C.,home.Incontrast,ClintonisonlyseenandheardinroughlythelastminuteofSunday'svideo,which(35)statementsandfootage(鏡頭)fromfamilies,youngworkersandgaycouples.Whileshetoldvotersin2021thatshewasuintowin,“ClintontoldvotersonSundaythatsheis"(36)theroadtoearnyourvote,becauseitsyourtime.”"Ihopeyoulljoinmeonthisjourney,“Clintonadded.It'sanintentionallylow-keykickoffplotted(籌戈V)byacampaignseekingtoavoidthemistakesofClinton5sfailed2021questfortheDemocraticpresidentialnomination(提名).In2007,sheenteredtheraceastheoverwhelmingfavoritebuteventuallylost(37)toacandidatenamedBarackObamaowingtoherinabilityto(38)connectwithvoters.Eightyearslater,Clintonagainenterstheraceastheoverwhelmingfront-runner一thoughthistimewithnorealchallenger,sofar.Butinsteadoflaunchingthesamecampaign(39)atscaringawaypotentialopponents,Clinton'sstrategistsaresaidtobeplottingamorehumbleapproachto2021inhopesofwinningovervoterswhocomplainedeightyearsagothatshewas(40)anddistant.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Thefirstattemptofeventhemosttalentedartists,musicians,andwritersisseldomamasterpiece,Ifyouconsideryourdraftsasdressrehearsals(彩排),ortryouts,revisingwillseemanaturalpartofthewriting41.Whatisthepurposeofthedressrehearsalsandtheout-of-townpreviewsthatmanyBroadwayshowsgothrough?Theanswerisadding,deleting,replacing,reordering,42revising.AndrewLloydWebber'smusicalPhantomoftheOpe