黄冈中学2015年秋季高三期中考试英语试题 

考试时间：120分钟　　满分：150分

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

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第二部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

　　Acrobatic(杂技的) Show in Haidian Theatre Beijing

　　Introduction of the Show：

　　This is the entertainment that should not be missed by the young and old on a visit to Beijing. You can see breath-holding acrobatics, some of which can be so 　　demanding in the balance skill as to be close to the impossible.

　　This time you can see the bicycling show—ten cycling girls all ending up on a bicycle with their fans spread out like a peacock. There are also girls bending and folding their bodies to a position where the feet hold the face and the head and hands are still balancing some glasses. Other exciting acts are the martial arts(武术), balancing of bowls, rope walking, pole climbing, roller skating and plate swirling(转碟子), etc.

　　Ticket Prices

　　Two daily acrobatic shows from 5:15 pm to 7:15 pm. The detailed price is as follows (including 5-65 years old):

　　Yellow Zone：(Mid Rows 14-23) RMB 120

　　Blue Zone：(Mid Rows 1-4）RMB 160

　　Green Zone：(Mid Rows 8-13) RMB 220

　　Red VIP Zone：(Mid Rows 5-7) RMB 400

　　Booking

　　Book at Beijing-travels. com or call 13801067568

　　Booking information：Your Name, Shows, Date, Time, Tickets, Telephone Number. We will explain your enquiry(咨询) or confirm booking within one working day. When your booking is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation letter by e-mail, which includes the detailed tickets with prices.

　　Payment

　　Please pay cash to our clerks when you get to the theater. Both RMB and US dollar are acceptable.

21．What can we infer from the passage above？

A．Only children would like to watch it.

B．It will include the bicycling show by a peacock.

C．It will be shown only twice.

D．It will be performed by highly-skilled acrobatic group.

22．If a couple with their 4-year-old child want to sit in Row 6, they should pay ________.

A．800 yuan 　　　　　　　B．660 yuan

C．240 yuan　　　　　　　 D．320 yuan

23．What is the main idea of this passage？

A．The ways to book acrobatic show tickets.

B．The popularity of acrobatic shows in Beijing.

C．An advert for Beijing Acrobatic Show.

D．The introduction of Chinese acrobatic.

B

　　When you first arrive in Oxford, it may take a little while for you to find your way around. The university is a large organization that is fully integrated into the city and has been evolving for 800 years. Some of the first things our students do when they arrive include finding a bike (most students in Oxford find cycling is the best way to go around), setting up a bank account, getting their computer and mobile phone working, finding their department, getting to know their college and working out the best places to socialize.

　　One of the major events you will experience shortly after “coming up” to Oxford is matriculation. Matriculation is held at the University’s Sheldonian Theatre and is the ceremony at which you are formally admitted to the university.

　　International students are invited to an orientation day at the start of the academic year. Sessions run throughout the day that will give you practical information about living and studying in UK and introduce you to other graduate students from all over the world who are starting their studies at Oxford at the same time as you, as well as to current Oxford graduate students and staff who will be able to help and advise you. The day covers topics such as studying and learning in the Oxford system, University services, information on living in Britain and culture differences, as well as addressing practical issues such as employment, immigration and visas, health and safety. You can choose which talks to attend and at the end of the day there is a social hour so you can meet fellow students.

　　Another good thing to experience early is college dining. Most colleges have a tradition of regular formal hall dinners, which consist of three or four courses, and the atmosphere of an evening out in a nice restaurant. On some of these occasions you can invite people around to your college for dinner and then they may return thefavor. In this way, you can get to know people studying your own and other subjects at the same time as visiting many of the historical college grounds and dining halls.

Further information on your first few weeks at Oxford is available via the Students Gateway on our website, and you can get first-hand accounts of what life at Oxford is like by watching videos of students talking about their experiences on our Wall of 100 Faces.

24．For a newcomer to Oxford, what does he have to do first？

A．to work out what to major in.

B．to open a qq account.

C．to get a bike to go around.

D．to buy a new mobile phone.

25．What is matriculation？

A．Performances held at the Sheldonian Theatre.

B．A ceremony when students are formally admitted to Oxford.

C．The best places to socialize.

D．A special day for International students to start academic.

26．Which talk can students attend on the orientation day？

A．Studying in the Cambridge system.

B．Practical issue like employment, immigration, visas, health and insurance.

C．Talks on how to meet fellow students.

D．University services about the life in Britain and cross-culture barrier.

27．What does the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably mean？

A．treating you to dinner.

B．visiting historic college in return.

C．studying the subjects with your friend.

D．showing you around the college.

C

　　I was as normal as other children, totally exposed to brilliant sunshine and splendid world. However, I became blind at four after falling off a box car in a yard and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can slightly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but a calamity(灾难) can do strange things to people. It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn’t been blind. I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left.

　　Life, I believe, asks adjustments to reality. The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments, the more meaningful his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never easy. I was totally confused and frightened. But luckily, my parents and teacher saw my potential to live, and they made me want to fight it out with blindness.

　　The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was basic. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would have broken down and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life. When I say belief in myself, I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone, but something bigger than that：an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person; that somewhere in the complicated pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

　　It took me years to discover and strengthen this assurance. It had to start with the simplest things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball and urged me to roll it around. His words stuck in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible：playing baseball. Later I invented a successful variation of baseball—groundball.

　　I have set a series of goals and tried to reach them, one at a time. It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of failure. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.

28．What attitude does the author take to his blindness？

A．Pessimistic. 　　　　　B．Optimistic.

C．Desperate. 　　　　　　D．Shameful.

29．According to the passage, which statement is TRUE？

A．After struggling, the author discovered his potential on his own and began to live with it.

B．The author invented a baseball with the help and encouragement of a kind man.

C．The author happened to be blind due to a car accident.

D．The author would not appreciate life if the calamity hadn’t occurred.

30．What is the greatest challenge for the author？

A．Attempting to adjust himself to reality.

B．Figuring out his own potential to live on one’s own.

C．Building up his own confidence so that he can find his place in society.

D．Setting and reaching a series of goals.

31．What is the best title of the passage？

A．A Disaster Pushes a man forward

B．A Fateful Accident

C．A Sorrowful Life

D．Fighting Against Difficulties

D

　　Wise compromise is one of the basic principle and virtue of the British.

　　If a continental greengrocer asks 14 shillings (or crowns, or francs) for a bunch of radishes, and his customer offer 2, and finally they strike a bargain agreeing on 6 shilling, this is just the low continental habit of bargaining; on the other hand if the British dock-workers or any other workers claim a rise of 4 shillings per day, and the employer first flatly refuse even a penny, but after a six week’s strike they agree to a rise of 2 shilling a day—that is yet another proof of the British genius for compromise. Bargaining is a hateful habit; compromise is one of the highest human virtues—the difference between the two is that the first is practiced on the continent, the latter in Great Britain.

　　The genius for compromise has another aspect, too. It has a tendency to unite together everything that is bad. English club life, for instance, unites the duties of social life with the boredom of being alone. An average English house combines all the curses of civilizations with the ups and downs of life in the open. It is all right to have windows, but you must do not have double windows because double would indeed stop the wind from blowing right into the room, and after all, you must be fair and give the wind a chance. It is all right to have central heating in an English home, except in the bathroom, because that is the only place where you are naked and wet at the same time, and you must give British germs a fair chance. The open fire is an accepted, indeed a traditional institution. You sit in front of it and your face is hot while your back is cold. It is a fair compromise between two extremes and settles the problem of how to burn and catch cold at the same time.

　　English spelling is a compromise between documentary expressions and an delicate code-system; spending 3 hours in a queue in front of a cinema is a compromise between entertainment and asceticism(苦行主义); the English weather is a fair compromise between rain and fog; to employ an English charwoman is a compromise between have a dirty house or cleaning it yourself; Yorkshire pudding is a compromise between a pudding and the county of Yorkshire.

32．What is the tone of author while writing this passage？

A．Serious. 　　　　　　B．Sincere.

C．Humorous. 　　　　　D．Delightful.

33．Which of the following is NOT the example of compromise of the British in the passage？

A．The employer finally promises his workers a rise of 2 shilling a day.

B．People sit in front an open fire and their face is hot while their back is cold.

C．The house has double windows and central heating system in the bathroom.

D．To see a film，some people would like to wait in a queue for 3 hours.

34．What is the weather like in Britain according to the passage？

A．It is foggy when it is raining.

B．It is determined by humidity.

C．It is sunny and bright.

D．It is either foggy or rainy.

35．Where does this text probably come from？

A．A Culture Magazine. 　　B．The Business Weekly.

C．A Travel Brochure. 　　D．An English Literature Textbook.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

3 habits of remarkably charming people

　　Some people instantly make us feel important. Some people instantly make us feel special. Some people light up a room just by walking in. They're naturally charming. 36　 Familiarity leads to, well, familiarity.　

　　　37　：They build and maintain great relationships, consistently influencing the people around them positively. They’re the kind of people we all want to be around and want to be. Fortunately we can, because being remarkably charming isn’t about our level of Success or our presentation skills or how we dress or the image we project—it’s about what we do. Here are the 3 habits of remarkably charming people:

　　They listen more than they talk.

　　Ask questions. Maintain eye contact, smile, flown or nod. In a word, respond—not so much verbally, but nonverbally. 　38　 Then when you do speak, don’t offer advice unless you’re asked. Listening shows you care a lot more than offering advice.

　　 　39　

　　No one receives enough praise. No one. Tell people what they did well. Wait, you say you don’t know what they did well？ Shame on you—it’s your job to know. It’s your job to find out ahead of time. Not only will people appreciate your praise, they’ll appreciate the fact you care enough to pay attention to what they’re doing.

　　They choose their words.

　　For example, you don’t have to go to a meeting; you get to go meet with other people. You don’t have to create a presentation for a new client; you get to share cool stuff with other people. You don’t have to go to the gym; 　40　 You don’t have to interview job candidates; you get to select a great person to join your team.

A．Praise IS what we need when we don’t feel good about ourselves.

B．That’s all it takes to show the other person they’re important.

C．you get to work out and improve your health and fitness.

D．But some people are remarkably charming.

E．They discuss the failings of others.

F．Unfortunately, natural charm quickly loses its impact.

G．They shine the spotlight on others.

第三部分　英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）

第一节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　Last night my mother told me a story of an old man and 1 was touched by it. A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from a/an 　41　 disease with days numbered.

　　The girl was 　42　 to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad．Their living conditions were not satisfactory 　43　 the old man had a lot of savings. so she was expected to comfort him and　44　 his spirits.

　　Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep him 　45　, telling him stories. When he was having an intravenous drip(静脉滴注), she would help gently press his 　46　 .The doctor found the patient much improved 　47　. The old man began to involve himself actively 　48　!he medical treatment and he seldom 　49　 at others.

　　But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled. Each time the girl left, the old man would 　50　 her some money. The doctor did nothing to interfere(干预), 　51　 to offend the old man. A month later the old man showed evident signs of 　52　 after suffering coma（昏迷）a few times.

　　When 　53　 from the latest coma，the old man told the doctor his last wish，“I have deep 　54　 for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her 　55　 her studies？” But the doctor knew that her family was 　56　and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies. Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her father’s car.

　　When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man，the doctor told her the bad news. She was very sad and burst into 　57　. Then she handed $500 to the doctor, saying，“The old man had all along thought I came to do the job because of 　58　. He gave me money so that I could continue my 　59　.”Now he got the answer to the puzzle. In the last period of his life，the old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help a girl 　60　 in need．The story taught me that we are responsible for reaching out to others with kindness.

41．A．incurable 　　　　B．strange 　　　　　C．rare 　　　　　D．unavoidable

42．A．organized 　　　　B．assigned　　　　　C．reminded　　　 D．urged

43．A．because　　　　　 B．after　　　　　　 C．while 　　　　 D．once

44．A．hold up 　　　　　B．pick out 　　　　 C．turn down 　　 D．keep up

45．A．sponsor 　　　　　B．friend 　　　　　 C．company 　　　 D．survivor

46．A．head 　　　　　　 B．face 　　　　　　 C．legs　　　　　 D．arms

47．A．physically 　　　 B．psychologically 　C．materially 　　D．mentally

48．A．in 　　　　　　　 B．with 　　　　　　 C．about　　　　　D．for

49．A．stared 　　　　　 B．shouted 　　　　　C．smiled 　　　　D．waved

50．A．show 　　　　　　 B．lend 　　　　　　 C．donate 　　　　D．give

51．A．unhappy 　　 　　 B．unwilling 　　　　C．unable　　　　 D．unfit

52．A．death 　　　　　　B．decline　　　　　 C．recovery　　　 D．conflict

53．A．protected　　　　 B．prevented　　　　 C．rescued　　　　D．defended

54．A．regret 　　　　　 B．sympathy　　　　　C．impression 　　D．disappointment

55．A．finish 　　　　　 B．improve　　　　　 C．pay 　　　　　 D．change

56．A．badly-off 　　　　B．broken 　　　　　 C．well-off　　　 D．ordinary

57．A．anger 　　　　　　B．tears 　　　　　　C．laughter 　　　D．cheers

58．A．curiosity 　　　　B．pleasure 　　　　 C．motivation　　 D．poverty

59．A．1ife 　　　　　　 B．career 　　　　　 C．schooling　　　D．dream

60．A．badly 　　　　　　B．slightly 　　　　 C．hardly　　　　 D．eventually

第Ⅱ卷

注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第二节　语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　Once a mall was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day.　6l　 the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf’s edge and the beach. As the man 　62　（approach）, he could see there were hundreds of starfish 　63　（1ie）on the sand as a result of the natural 　64　（act）of the tide.

　　The man 　65　（stick）by the apparent uselessness of the task. There were far too many starfish 　66　 many of them were sure to die. When he came near, the person continued the task of picking 　67　 the starfish one by one and throwing them into the ocean.

　　As he came up to the person, he said. “You must be crazy. There are thousands of miles of beach 　68　(cover) with starfish. You can’t 　69　（possible）make a difference.” The person looked at the man. He then bent down and picked up 　70　 more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said, “It surely makes a difference to that one!”

第四部分　写作（共两节，满分35）

第一节　短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

　　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每次错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

　　增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

　　删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

　　修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

　　注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

　　　　　2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

　　Five years ago I was a completely different person. I never say much in a crowd, but I seldom made a small talk with people I didn’t know very well. I was just unbelievable shy and reserved. Anyway, then I went away to college, and I had the roommates, Nora. She had great sense of humor and laughed at all my jokes. Nora and I joined a small study group at college. When we were finished studying, we went out for coffee. Conversation was easily because we both had a lot in common. Now my new friends think to me as the “funny one” in the group. Can you believe them？ So, I’d say I’m much more friendly and outgoing now. I don’t worry about speaking up and give my opinions anymore. In fact, I’m thinking about joining a few more clubs so I can meet even more new people and do more things.

第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分30分）

请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。

　　People are always looking for someone to look up to and imitate. You can set the example by becoming the person that people want to be like. You can help change the world by changing yourself.

　　注意：

　　①无须写标题；

　　②除诗歌外，文体不限；

　　③内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；

　　④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

　　⑤词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。

　　21．D　本题为细节题，文章第二自然段介绍了“bicycling show”中十位表演者高难度的动作与技巧，让观众们“breath-holding”，并且在观众中引起热烈的反应，足见其杂技表演的精湛。

　　22．A　本题为细节题，答案选A。在“Ticket  Prices”这一段落中，其介绍了位于Row 6的票价属于“Red VIP Zone”，则夫妻两人共需800元，而文章介绍了5至65岁人员需购票，而4岁小孩无需购票，故最终票价为800元。

　　23．C　本题为文旨概括题，答案选C。本文从表演内容，票价，预定以及付款方式等几方面介绍该杂技表演，其目的是为了吸引更多观众前来观看，这无疑是个商业广告。

24．C　考查细节理解，从第一段 “Some of the first things our students do… including finding a bike…”可知到了牛津大学后，骑自行车是首先可以处理的事情之一。而不是A选专业，B开QQ账户，D买新手机。

　　25．B　考查细节理解，从第二段“Matriculation is held …and is the ceremony at which you are formally admitted to the university.”可知matriculation为正式的入学庆典。

　　26．D　考查细节理解，从第三段“The day covers topics such as studying and learning Oxford system and university services…such as employment, immigration and visas, health and safety.通过排除法可判断D正确。 A．错在要学习和了解的是Oxford system而不是Cambridge system. B．错在提到了“insurance”而本文并未提及保险问题。C．跟“fellow students”见面是在Orientation Day结束之后的社交时间里可以做的事情。

　　27．A　考查推理判断，从倒数二，三段“Most colleges have a tradition of regular hall dinners,…you can invite people around…可知很多大学都有自己的学生邀请其他大学学生到自己学校吃饭的传统，人之常情一般是要回请的，因此return the favor可以理解为“回请”。

28．B　本文作者年幼时曾是一个普通孩子，不幸从车上摔下，头着地，眼睛瞎了。现在长大后反思，他认为这场灾难使得自己酷爱生活，在亲人老师的帮助下，重新适应生活，找回生活自信。所以作者对待不幸是乐观的。选B。

　　29．D　第一段a calamity（灾难）can do strange things to people. It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been blind。所以选D。

　　30．C　第三段But I mean something bigger than that：an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person; that somewhere in the sweeping, intricate（错综复杂的） pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit.把意思读透，就是重建生活的自信，相信自己可以在生活中有自己的一席之地。

　　31．A　灾难迫使人成长，选A。体会标题的三性：概括性，针对性和醒目性；注意核验标题的准确性。

32．C　通过阅读本文，我们知道作者对于英国人的作风感觉可笑，因此他通过幽默讽刺的的手段来表达自己的思想。

　　33．C　细节理解题。根据第三段It is all right to have windows, but you must do not have double windows可知C选项错误。

　　34．D　我们可以从英国的概貌常识知道英国一般多雨水和雾，因此说天气是两者的妥协的意思是说英国天气要么下雨要么有雾。

　　35．A　我们阅读全文之后，发现文章是举了许多英国日常生活中的例子，说明英国人妥协的国民性格，属于文化的范畴。其他选项均可排除。

答案：36—40 F D B G C

解析：

　　36．F　根据前句naturally charming可推出此空。参考译文：他们天生就充满魅力。很不幸，天生的魅力会很快就失去影响。熟悉总是会造成，唔，熟悉。

　　37．D　根据前面一句They’re naturally charming. Unfortunately, natural charm quickly loses its impact.以及后面一句They build and maintain great relationships, consistently influencing the people around them positively. They're the kind of people we all want to be around and want to be.，可推出此空。参考译文：不过有些人非常富有魅力：他们能建立并维持很好的人际关系、总能影响身边的人（正面影响）——他们是那种人人都想和他们在一起……而且人人都想成为的那种人。

　　38．B　根据前句Ask questions. Maintain eye contact. Smile. Frown. Nod. Respond--not so much verbally, but nonverbally. 参考译文：提问、眼神交流、微笑、蹙眉、点头、回应——不需要太多的语言、只需要做出姿态。就会要让别人感到他们很重要。

　　39．G　通过概括此段内容可知应多表扬多关注别人，把聚光灯打在别人身上。

　　参考译文：没人受够了表扬。没有人。告诉别人他们干得很棒吧。等等，你说你不知道他们哪儿干得棒了？你太丢脸啦——你的任务就是去了解。你的任务就是提前去找出那些事儿来。人们不但会感激你的赞扬，更会因你关注他们所做的事儿而心怀感激。

　　40．C　根据前后句，可推出此处需要填出go to the gym的另一种表述。参考译文：举例来说，你不应说你“要去开会”，而要说你“要去和别人会面”；你不应说你“要为新客户制作演示”，而要说你“想和其他人分享一些很酷的东西”；你不应说你“要去健身房”，而要说你“想出去锻炼锻炼，改善你的健康”。你不应说你要“面试一些求职者”，而要说你“要选择一位了不起的人加入你的团队”。

答案：

　　41—45 A B C D C　　 46—50 D D A B D

　　51—55 B B C B A　　 56—60 C B D C A

解析：

　　41．A　从第二段第一句“cancer”可知这个老人得的是“难以治愈的”疾病。

　　42．B　本句的意思是“这个女孩被指派去照顾这个老人”， B项符合语境。

　　43．C　“while”这里的意思是“尽管”，尽管老人有不少积蓄，但是他们的条件还是令人不满意。

　　44．D　“keep up one’s spirits”为固定短语，意思是“振作精神”。“hold up”意为“举起”； “pick out”意为“挑出”，“turn down”意为“调小，拒绝”，都不符合题意。

　　45．C　“company”此处的意思是“陪伴”。每个星期六女孩都来陪老人并且给他讲故事，其它选项不符合语境。

　　46．D　上半句说老人在进行静脉注射，因此下半句的意思是女孩轻轻按摩老人的胳膊以缓解不适，是生活常识。

　　47．D　从上文可知，女孩的陪伴和照顾让医生发现老人的精神状态有了很大提高。“physically”意思是“身体上”，“psychologically”意思是“心理上”，“materially”意思是“物质上”，都不符合题意。

　　48．A　“involve oneself in sth.”是固定搭配，意思是“参与”。老人开始积极参与治疗。

　　49．B　“shout at”意思是“对人大喊大叫”。老人心情好转，积极参与治疗，因此很少对他人吼叫。其他选项不符合语境。

　　50．D　从文章最后一段可知，老人是通过给钱帮助了这个女孩。

　　51．B　从上半句“did nothing to interfere”可知医生没有告诉老人女孩有钱的事实，不愿意去让他不愉快。

　　52．B　“decline”意思是“衰落”。一个月后老人在昏迷之后显示出了身体衰弱的迹象。下面一句讲到老人又一次昏迷，所以老人并没有死，不能选“death”。

　　53．C　“rescue… from…”意思是“把……从……拯救出来”。当老人再次昏迷之后被抢救过来，他说出了他的最后心愿。

　　54．B　“sympathy”的意思是“同情”。老人对女孩深表同情。

　　55．A　老人希望医生帮助女孩完成学业，其他选项不符合语境。

　　56．C　“well-off”意思是“富有的”。从下文“she even came to the hospital in her father’s car”可知女孩家里并不贫穷。

　　57．B　“burst into tears”意思是“大哭起来”。从上半句“She was very sad”很容易判断出来。

　　58．D　从下一句老人给女孩钱可以判断老人一直认为女孩做这个工作是因为贫穷。

　　59．C　“schooling”意思是“教育”。从上一段“Will you be kind enough to help her…”可知老人给钱是为了让女孩继续她的学业。

　　60．A　“badly”意思是“极其地”。老人发现在他生命的最后日子里，帮助一个非常需要帮助的女孩是快乐的。

61．in 考查介词。“在远处”固定短语是in the distance。

62．approached 考查时态。根据上文“Once a man was walking along a beach.”可知这是一个发生在过去的故事。

63．lying 考查动词-ing作伴随状语，可知此处该填lying。

64．action 考查名词。所填词被形容词修饰，前面有定冠词且后面出现了介词of，可知该空应该填act的名词形式。

65．was stuck 考查被动语态。根据语境及设空处后的by可知the man与stick之间是被动关系，所以要用被动语态，stick的过去分词是stuck.语义上是“这个人被眼前这个没什么用的任务给难住了，表现出束手无策的态度”。

66．and 考查连词。前后分别是两个完整的句子且成顺接关系，所以只能用and。

67．up 考查副词。pick up sth.有捡起某物的含义，这句话的含义是这个人继续一个一个地捡起海星并把它们扔回海里。

68．covered 考查非谓语动词。beach与cover之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词短语作后置定语来修饰沙滩。

69．possibly 考查副词。修饰动词应该用副词，possible的副词是possibly。

70．one 考查代词。此处只有填one才能表达“又捡起一个海星并把它扔回海里”。

答案：

解析：

第一处：say→said 考查时态。这里讲的是五年之前的事情。故应用过去时。

第二处：but→and 考查连词。由句意可知这里不是转折而是并列关系。

第三处：unbelievable→unbelievably 考查词性。修饰形容词，应用副词。

第四处：roommates→roommate 考查名词单复数。这里特指后文的Nora，只有一个人，故用单数。

第五处：在had后加a。 考查冠词。sense这里的意思是“判断力，理解力”，这种情况常与不定冠词连用。

第六处：去掉were。 考查语态。这里是主动关系不是被动关系。

第七处：easily→easy 考查词性。作表语用形容词不用副词。

第八处：to→of 考查介词。think of…as意为“把……看做……”。

第九处：them→it 考查代词。这里指上文整件事情，所以用单数代词it。

第十处：give→giving 考查非谓语动词。这里giving与speaking并列，同作worry about的宾语。动词原形不能作介词宾语，只能用-ing形式。

范文：

Dear Tom,

　　I am very glad you show great interest in our Chinese culture and desire to have a better understanding of the Mid-autumn Festival. I would like to share something about it with you.

　　The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China. It falls on August 15th in lunar calendar every year. It is the time when the moon is said to be at its brightest and fullest.

　　On this day, family members will have a happy get-together. So Chinese people value this festival for its important meaning of “reunion”. As a saying goes, “The moon in your hometown is almost always the brightest and roundest”. Many people who live far away from homes want to go back to have a family reunion. Most families have a dinner together to celebrate the festival.

　　At night the moon is usually round and bright. People can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes which is the symbolic food for this festival. It represents the “reunion” just like the full moon. How happy it is to enjoy the moon-cakes while watching the full moon with family members gathering together!

　　I hope my introduction can be of some help to you.

Yours,

Lihua