贵州省贵阳市2022高考英语一轮 课时作业(十五) Unit5 Canada—“The True North” 新人教版必修3

贵阳市2022高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（15）附答案课时作业(十五)　[必修3　Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”](限时：45分钟)完形填空Longlongago,therewasasmallvillage．Thisvillagehada1tradition．Atthebeginningofeveryyear,anyboywhohadreachedtheageofmajority（成年)wasgivenlandandmoneytobuildahome．Theboyhadto2hishomebeforewinter．Ifhishomefailedtoendurethecoldweatherinwinter,thevillagerscouldnot3himinanyway．One_4_,PaulandMarcreachedtheirmajority．They5theirlandandmoneyanddecidedtosearchnearbyvillagesforideasonbuildingtheirhomes．Ineachvillage,theyfoundthenicest6andtalkedtotheowners．Eachownergladlyoffered7．AfterMarcsawseveralhomes,he8thebestideasandwentbacktohisownland．Paul,_9_,continuedcollectingmoreideas．Soonhehadsomanygreatideasthathebeganto10someofthem．Buthealwaysbelievedhecouldfindevenbetterideasinthenextvillage．Marcbeganbuildinghishome．Hehadseveralfalsestarts,11hishomegraduallyrosefromhisland．Byfall,Marchadfinishedhishome．Itwasn'tperfect，butitwasstrongandhecould12itlater.Paulenjoyedallthebeautifulhomesand13withhomeowners．ThefirstsnowcameandPaul,realizinghewasrunningoutoftime,14backtohisland．Hebuiltthebesthomehecouldinthetimehehad,butitwas15．Thefirstwinterstormdestroyedhishomeandhefrozeto16．Thevillagersmournedforhim．Marc17thewinter．Eachyear,Marcsearchedforothergoodideashecouldusetomakehisownhomelookbetter．Hebecamealeaderinthevillage,18afamily,andlivedahappy,contentlife．Weallbuildandimproveourownmentalhomes．It’s19andfunforustosearch-14-\nforideasfromothermentalhomeowners,butweonlyimproveourownmentalhomeifweactually20thebestideas．1．A．strangeB．hopefulC．literaryD．cultural2．A．findB．makeC．completeD．buy3.A．helpB．encourageC．scoldD．persuade4．A．winterB．summerC．autumnD．spring5．A．exchangedB．receivedC．recognizedD．advice6．A．girlsB．jobsC．housesD．presents7．A．roomsB．drinksC．attentionD．advice8．A．expectedB．gatheredC．createdD．understood9．A．similarlyB．finallyC．howeverD．furthermore10．A．forgetB．believeC．replaceD．doubt11．A．becauseB．althoughC．butD．so12．A．repairB．rebuildC．sellD．improve13．A．conversationsB．achievementsC．strugglesD．arguments14．A．droveB．rushedC．flewD．moved15．A．weakB．funnyC．smallD．amazing16．A．blindnessB．deathC．sadnessD．illness17．A．experiencedB．lovedC．survivedD．spent18．A．broughtB．earnedC．contactedD．raised19．A．slowB．easyC．dangerousD．special20．A．realizeB．bringC．collectD．apply【答案与解析】文章通过一个故事告诉我们，无论是精神世界还是物质世界，一些想法的寻找是简单的，但是想法的运用却是另外一回事。1．A考查形容词辨析。由下文对这个传统的描述来看，这个传统很独特，所以四个词中只有strange(奇怪的)符合语境。语境为：很久很久以前，有一个小村庄有着一个奇怪的传统。每到年初，已成年的男孩就会拿到一块地和资金(自己动手)去修建自己的房屋。hopeful有希望的；literary文艺的，书本的；cultural文化的。2．C考查动词词义辨析。这里指的是在冬天到来前就要完成房屋的修建。所以用complete，意思是：完成。倒数第三段“Byfall,Marchadfinishedhishome．”-14-\n中有同义词复现：finish。3.A考查动词词义辨析。倒数第三段“Thefirstwinterstormdestroyedhishomeandhefrozeto16．Thevillagersmournedforhim．”告诉我们，由于Paul修建的房子不好，被冻死了，人们都来哀悼他，但没有帮助他度过寒冬，由此可以看出，在这一奇怪的传统中，别人是不能提供帮助的，所以选help。4．D考查语境话选词。上一段告诉我们，成年的男孩是在每年的年初(Atthebeginningofeveryyear)拿到一块地和资金的，四个选项中只有spring(春天)符合境。5．B考查动词辨析。对应第一段提到的wasgiven，所以这里选receive意思是：收到。exchange交换；recognize认出，承认；advise建议，忠告。6．C考查语境话选词。前文告诉我们，他们要建的是房子，这是在外出考察，自然是找最好的房子和房主交谈以获得如何建好房子的建议。文中有多处同义词home的复现。7．D考查名词词义辨析。每一位房主都很乐意提供给他们(关于如何建好房子的)建议。所以选advice。可以从“Soonhehadsomanygreatideasthathebeganto10someofthem．”中的idea得到启示。8．B考查动词辨析。Marc参观了几栋房子，把房主们提供的建议搜集起来，所以选gather。意思是：搜集。9空后的“continuedcollectingmoreideas”有同义词复现。expect期待，预料；create创造；understand理解。9．C考查副词辨析。考查动词辨析。Marc开始建房，而Paul却仍在继续搜集如何建房的建议，两者之间是转折关系，所以用however。10．A考查动词辨析。由于搜集的好的修建房屋的方法太多了，以至于都忘了一部分，所以用forget。believe认为，相信；replace代替；doubt怀疑。11．C考查连词辨析。“Hehadseveralfalsestarts”和“hishomegraduallyrosefromhisland”之间是转折关系，所以用but。12．D考查动词辨析。倒数第二段“Eachyear,Marcsearchedforothergoodideashecouldusetomakehisownhomelookbetter．”中的makehisownhomelookbetter，说的就是他所修的房子可以在建成后随时改良，所以用improve。repair修理、修补；rebuild重建；sell卖。13．A考查名词辨析。第二段的“Ineachvillage,theyfoundthenicest31andtalkedtotheowners．”可知，应该选conversations，意思是：谈话、会话。14．-14-\nB考查动词辨析。冬天来了，第一场雪使Paul意识到建房子所剩的时间不多了，所以自己便急匆匆地往回赶，所以选rush，意思是：冲、奔，急匆匆的赶。15.A考查形容词辨析。由后面的“Thefirstwinterstormdestroyedhishome”可以看出，由于动工时间较晚，时间紧，他修的房子不牢固，所以选weak，意思是：不牢固的。Funny滑稽的；small小的；amazing令人吃惊的。16.B考查名词辨析。下一句“Thevillagersmournedforhim”告诉我们，村民们都去哀悼他，由此可知他被冻死了，所以选death。17.C考查动词辨析。这里指的是Marc由于修好了房子，顺利渡过了冬天，所以用survive，意思是：从困境中挺过来。18.D考查动词辨析。raise养育。句意为：(后来)他成了村里的领导，养育了一家人，幸福满意的生活着。如果把A项后加上up，也是正确的。19.B考查形容词辨析。上面的故事告诉我们，建议和想法的寻找是简单的，而实践才是困难的，所以选easy。20.D考查动词辨析。这里指的是最好的想法的“应用”，所以选apply。阅读理解ASomeunusualwordsdescribehowapersonspendshisorhertime.Forexample,someonewholikestospendalotoftimesittingorlyingdownwhilewatchingtelevisionissometimescalledacouchpotato.Acouchisapieceoffurniturethatpeoplesitonwhilewatchingtelevision.RobertArmstrong,anartistfromCalifornia,developedtheterm“couchpotato”in1976.Severalyearslater,helistedthetermasatrademarkwiththeUnitedStatesgovernment.MrArmstrongalsohelpedwriteafunnybookaboutlifeasafulltimetelevisionwatcher.ItiscalledtheOfficialCouchPotatoHandbook.Couchpotatoesenjoywatchingtelevisionjustasmousepotatoesenjoyworkingoncomputers.Acomputermouseisthedevicethatmovesthepointer,orcursoronacomputerscreen.Thedescriptionofmousepotatobecamepopularin1993.AmericanwriterAliceKahnissaidtohaveinventedthetermtodescribeyoungpeoplewhospendalotoftimeusingcomputers.Toomuchtimeinsidethehouseusingacomputerorwatchingtelevisioncancause-14-\nsomeonetogetcabinfever.Acabinisasimplehouseusuallybuiltfarawayfromthecity.Peoplegotoacabintorelaxandenjoyquiettime.Cabinfeverisnotreallyadisease.However,peoplecanexperienceboredomandrestlessnessiftheyspendtoomuchtimeinsidetheirhomes.Thisisespeciallytrueduringthewinterwhenitistoocoldorsnowytodothingsoutside.Oftenchildrengetcabinfeveriftheycannotgooutsidetoplay.Sodotheirparents.Thishappenswhenthereissomuchsnowthatschoolsandevenofficesandstoresareclosed.Somepeopleenjoyspendingalotoftimeintheirhomestomakethemniceplacestolive.Thisiscallednestingorcocooning.Birdsbuildnestsoutofstickstoholdtheireggsandbabybirds.Someinsectsbuildcocoonsaroundthemselvesforprotectionwhiletheygrowandchange.Nestsandcocoonsprovidesecurityforwildlife.Sopeopleliketheideaofnestsandcocoons,too.Thetermscocooningandnestingbecamepopularmorethantwentyyearsago.Theydescribepeoplebuyingtheirfirsthomesandfillingthemwithmanythings.Thesepeoplethenhadchildren.Nowthesechildrenaregrownupandhaveleftthenest.Theyareincollege.Ortheyaremarriedandstartingfamiliesoftheirownfaraway.Nowtheseparentsarelivingalonewithoutchildrenintheiremptynests.Theyhavebecomeemptynesters.16．Whichofthefollowingwasfirstused?A．Couchpotato.B．Cocooning.C．Mousepotato.D．Nesting.17．________referstoapersonwhospendsmuchtimeoncomputer.A．AcouchpotatoB．AnesterC．AmousepotatoD．Anemptynester18．Whycanmostpeopleeasilygetcabinfeverinwinter?A．Becausetheyareaddictedtocomputergames.B．Becausetheywouldliketoplayoutside.C．Becauseitissocoldthattheycouldn'tgooutside.D．Becausetheyaretoobusyatworkorschool.19．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howtogetridofcabinfever.B．Howpeoplebecomenestersoremptynesters.C．Howtospendyourleisuretime.D．Theoriginofsomewords.BGermanresearcherssaidolderpeopletendtobeportrayednegativelyinsociety.Althoughtheyareoftendescribedaswise,theyarealsoshownasbeingslowandforgetful.“Livinginayouthcenteredculture,theymayappreciateaboostinselfesteem.That'swhytheypreferthenegativestoriesaboutyoungerpeople,whoareseenashavingahigherstatusinoursociety，”saidDrSilviaKnoblochWesterwick，ofOhioStateUniversity.KnoblochWesterwickandhercoauthorMatthiasHastall,ofZeppelinUniversityinFriedrichshafen,Germany,studied276Germanadults,including178aged18to30-14-\nand98between55and60.TheirfindingsarepublishedinthejournalCommunication.Alltheadultsinthestudywereshownwhattheywereledtobelievewasatestversionofanewonlinenewsmagazine.Theywerealsogivenlimitedtimetolookovereitheranegativeorapositiveversionof10preselectedarticles.Eachstorywasalsopairedwithaphotographdepicting(描绘)someoneofeithertheyoungerortheolderagegroup.Theresearchersfoundthatolderpeopleweremorelikelytochoosetoreadnegativearticlesaboutthoseyoungerthanthemselves.Theyalsotendedtoshowlessinterestinarticlesaboutolderpeople,whethernegativeorpositive.Butyoungerpeoplepreferredtoreadpositivearticlesaboutotheryoungpeople.AccordingtoKnoblochWesterwick,olderpeople'spreferencefornegativenewsabouttheiryoungercounterpartscanbeexplainedbytheirplaceinsociety.“Everybodylikesaselfesteemboost.Foryoungpeople,though,it'salmostautomatic.Youthisconsideredimportantinsociety，”shesaid.Afterreadingthearticles,theparticipantscompletedaquestionnairedesignedtomeasurelevelsofselfesteem.Unliketheiryoungercounterparts,theselfesteemofolderpeopleroseaftertheyreadanegativearticleaboutyoungerpeople.AlthoughthestudywasdoneinGermany,KnoblochWesterwickbelievesnationalityandthenationalcharacteristicsarenotimportant.20．Whatdoolderpeoplethinkofthemselves,accordingtothetext?A．Theyarebehindthetimes.B．Theyarealwaysforgetful.C．Theirselfesteemischallengedinayouthcenteredculture.D．Theyshouldhaveahigherstatusthantheyounginsociety.21．Whatcanbelearnedfromthestudy?A．Theoldenjoyreadingnegativestoriesabouttheyoung.B．Theoldareinterestedinnegativearticlesaboutotheroldpeople.C．Theoldarelikelytoreadpositivearticlesaboutotheroldpeople.D．Theyounglikereadingnegativearticlesaboutotheryoungpeople.22．AccordingtoKnoblochWesterwick,ifasimilarstudyweredoneinothercountries,________．A．theresultwouldbeunreasonableB．theresultwouldbequitedifferentC．thefindingswouldbecompletelythesameD．muchthesameresultwouldbefoundⅢ.书面表达happyfamily.com是一个致力于消除家长和孩子之间沟通障碍的网站。假设你叫David，是一名中学生，在该网站兼职。请你针对Katherine(一位高考考生的母亲)提出的问题写一篇回复。要点：1.劝Katherine不要焦虑，并说明原因；2．站在学生的角度给她建议。要求：1.词数：120左右。2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：familyties亲情-14-\nKatherine20：00Jan.21st,2022DearSirorMadam，Withthecollegeentranceexamdrawingnear,Iamgettingmoreandmoreanxiousaboutmyson'sstudies.However,IamalwayswonderingwhatIcandotohelphim.Couldyoupleasegivemesomesuggestions？David9：30Jan.22nd,2022DearKatherine，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ihopewhatissuggestedabovewillbringoutaneasiertimeinyourfamilyduringyourson'spreparationforhiscollegeentranceexam.参考答案课时作业(十五)Ⅱ.A本文着重介绍了英语中一些词的来历。16．A　细节理解题。由第二段第一句RobertArmstrong,anartistfromCalifornia,developedtheterm“couchpotato”in1976可知，couchpotato是在1976年第一次被使用，因此A项正确。第三段第三句Thedescriptionofmousepotatobecamepopularin1993.告诉我们mousepotato在1993年才流行，倒数第二段告诉我们cocooning和nesting是20多年前才开始流行的。17．C　细节理解题。由第三段第一句Couchpotatoesenjoywatchingtelevisionjustasmousepotatoesenjoyworkingoncomputers.可知答案。18．C　细节理解题。由第五段第三句Thisisespeciallytrueduringthewinterwhenitistoocoldorsnowytodothingsoutside.可知答案。19．D　主旨大意题。根据本文主要内容可知答案。B研究人员发现，在当今以年轻人为中心的社会中，老年人的自尊受到挑战。因此，在一项调查中，老年人更倾向于关注那些反映年轻人消极面的信息，以增强自尊。20．C　推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的Livinginayouthcenteredculture，theymayappreciateaboostinselfesteem.可推知答案。21．A　细节理解题。根据文章第六段中的Theresearchersfoundthatolderpeopleweremorelikelytochoosetoreadnegativearticlesaboutthoseyoungerthanthemselves.可知答案。22．D　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的信息…believesnationalityandthenationalcharacteristicsarenotimportant.可知答案。-14-\nⅢ.Onepossibleversion：David　9：30Jan.22nd,2022DearKatherine，Idon'tthinkyoushouldbesoanxiousaboutyourson'sstudies.Thecollegeentranceexaminationisimportant,butitisnottheonlychallengewe'llhavetoface.Asaseniorstudentmyself,Ithinkthereareseveralthingsyoucandoforyourson.Firstofall,gettoknowwhatheisinterestedinandhelphimsetapropergoal.Besides,believeinhimandencouragehimtobelieveinhimself.Lastly,pleasesparesometimetolistentohim.Themorehecommunicateswithothers,thelesspressurehe'llhave.Ihopewhatissuggestedabovewillbringoutaneasiertimeinyourfamilyduringyourson'spreparationforhiscollegeentranceexam.课后阅读-------Fullyinsured 全保险Insurancecompaniesarenormallywillingtoinsureanything.Insuringpublicorprivatepropertyisastandardpracticeinmostcountriesintheworld.If,however,youwereholdinganopenairgardenpartyorafeteitwouldbeequallypossibletoinsureyourselfintheeventofbadweather.Needlesstosay,thebiggertheriskaninsurancecompanytakes,thehigherthepremiumyouwillhavetopay.Itisnotuncommontohearthatashippingcompanyhasmadeaclaimforthecostofsalvagingasunkenship.Buttheclaimmadebyalocalauthoritytorecoverthecostofsalvagingasunkenpiedishmustsurelybeunique.Admittedlyitwasanunusualpiedish,foritwaseighteenfeetlongandsixfeetwide.Ithadbeenpurchasedbyalocalauthoritysothatanenormouspiecouldbebakedforanannualfair.Thepiecommitteedecidedthatthebestwaytotransportthedishwouldbebycanal,sotheyinsureditforthetrip.Shortlyafteritwaslaunched,thepiecommitteewenttoalocalinntocelebrate.Atthesametime,anumberofteenagersclimbedontothedishandheldalittlepartyoftheirown.Dancingprovedtobemorethanthedishcouldbear,forduringthepartyitcapsizedandsankinsevenfeetofwater.Thepiecommitteetelephonedalocalgarageownerwhoarrivedinarecoverytrucktosalvagethepiedish.Shiveringintheirwetclothes,theteenagerslookedonwhilethreemendivedrepeatedlyintothewatertolocatethedish.Theyhadlittle-14-\ndifficultyinfindingit,buthaulingitoutofthewaterprovedtobeaseriousproblem.Thesidesofthedishweresosmooththatitwasalmostimpossibletoattachhawsersandchainstotherimwithoutdamagingit.Eventuallychainswerefixedtooneendofthedishandapowerfulwinchwasputintooperation.Thedishrosetothesurfaceandwasgentlydrawntowardsthecanalbank.Foroneagonizingmoment,thedishwasperchedprecariouslyonthebankofthecanal,butitsuddenlyoverbalancedandslidbackintothewater.Themenwerenowobligedtotryoncemore.Thistimetheyfixedheavymetalclampstobothsidesofthedishsothattheycouldfastenthechains.Thedishnowhadtobeliftedverticallybecauseoneedgewasrestingagainstthesideofthecanal.Thewinchwasagainputintooperationandoneofthemenstartedupthetruck.Severalminuteslater,thedishwassuccessfullyhauledabovethesurfaceofthewater.Waterstreamedintorrentsoveritssideswithsuchforcethatitsetupahugewaveinthecanal.Therewasadangerthatthewavewouldreboundofftheothersideofthebankandsendthedishplungingintothewateragain.Byworkingattremendousspeed,themenmanagedtogetthedishontodrylandbeforethewavereturned.保险公司一般说来愿意承保一切东西。承办公共财产或私人财产保险是世界上大部分国家的正常业务。如果你要举办一次露天游园会或盛宴，为避免碰上不好的天气而遭受损失也同样可以保险。不用说，保险公司承担风险越大，你付的保险费也就越高。航运公司为打捞沉船而提出索赔，这是常有的事，但某地当局为打捞一只焙制馅饼的盘子提出索赔，倒是件新鲜事儿。这个馅饼盘子确实少见，有18英尺长，6英尺宽。某地方当局买下它用来焙制一个巨大的馅饼为一年一度交易会助兴。馅饼委员会确认运输这只盘子的最佳方案是通过运河水运。于是，他们对这只盘子的运输安全投了保。盘子下水后不久，馅饼委员会成员们来到当地一家小酒店庆贺。就在这个时候，许多十几岁的孩子爬上盘子举行他们自己的集会。他们跳起了舞，盘子难以承受。舞会进行过程中，盘子倾覆，沉入了7英尺深的水中。-14-\n馅饼委员会给当地汽车修理库老板打电话，他闻讯后开着一辆急修车前来打捞盘子。那些孩子们穿着湿衣服哆嗦，看着3个工人轮番潜入水中以确定盘子的位置。他们没费多大事儿就找到了盘子，可是把盘子捞出却是一个很大的难题。盘子四边十分光滑，要在盘边拴上绳索或链条而同时又不损坏它是很难办到的。不过，他们终于将链条固定在盘子的一端，一台大功率的绞车开动起来。盘子慢慢浮出水面，被轻轻地拽向运河岸边。在令人忐忑不安的瞬间，盘子晃晃悠悠地上了岸，但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。工人们只得再来一次。这次，他们用沉重的金属夹子把盘子夹住，以便往盘子上安装铁链。这次，盘子必须垂直吊出水面，因为盘子的一边紧靠着运河河岸。绞盘机再次启动，一位工人发动了急修车的引擎。几分钟后，盘子被成功地拽出了水面。波浪从盘子两侧急涌而出，在运河里掀起一股大浪。但是当波浪从河对岸折回来时，就有再次把盘子拖进水里的危险。工人们动作迅速，终于赶在那股大浪返回之前把盘子拽到了岸上。****************************************************结束(2)(25min.)(2022·师大附中月考)请你简要概述图中所述新闻事件，并针对路人的反应发表自己的看法，如果你是在场的路人之一，你会怎么做？__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-14-\n________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考范文Onepossibleversion：Since13thOct.,2022,ChinahasbeencaptivatedbythedistressingcaseoftwoyearoldgirlXiaoYueyue,whowascoldlyignoredbypassersbyasshelaybleedinginthestreetafterbeingstruckbyadeliveryvan.Videosharedwidelyacrosssocialmediadocumentedtheincidentinhorrifyingdetail,includingatleast18peoplewalkingpastXiaoYueyue'sbodywithoutsomuchasaglance.Inmyeyes,those18peoplehaveshamedthewholeofChina.OwingtothenewcomplexitiesofChinesesociallife,peoplehadlosttheirreverenceforlifeandfeltindifferentorevencoldaboutlifeordeath.Anyoneofusmightbecomethe‘passerby’atthesideofXiaoYueyue.IfIwereoneofthem,Iwouldstop,moveheroutofthecenteroftheroad,orextendahandofcomfort,carryingherawayfromdanger.Everybodyshouldexaminehisownconscience:ifwewereinthesamesituationnexttime,howcouldwehelpourselves?Onlybyliftingahandtohelpothers,wesaveourselves.*************************************************************结束阅读理解Therelivedakingwholikedart.Onedayanartistofferedtopaintthemost-14-\nbeautifulpictureintheworldonthewallofhispalace.Sothekingsaid，“Allright，youmayworkononeofthewallsinthenewhall.”Justthen，anotherartistsaid，“Pleaseallowmetoworkontheoppositewall.Ishallmakeexactlywhatthatmanwillmakeontheoppositewall.Moreover，Ishalldosowithoutlookingathiswork.Iwouldevenrequestyoutohaveathickcurtainputupbetweenthetwowallssothateitherofuscannotseetheother.”Everyoneintheking’scourt，includingthekingandthefirstartistwasintrigued.Sothekingdecidedtogivethesecondartistachance.Thefollowingday，athickcurtainwasputinplaceandboththeartistsgottowork.Thefirstartistbroughtaregularsupplyofpaint，oilandwater.Butthesecondonewouldcomewithaclothandabucketofwatereveryday.Amonthlaterthefirstartistsaidthathisworkwascompletedandinvitedthekingtocome.Sothekingsentamessagetothesecondartist，sayinghewascomingtoseetheirworksthatevening.Afterseeingthefirstartist’swall，thekingwasveryimpressedwiththepaintingandgavehimahugesumofmoneyasareward.Hethenaskedsomepeopletoremovethecurtain.Thesamepaintingwasseenontheoppositewalltoo!Itwasexactlyliketheoneonthefirstwall.Butthesecondartisthadnotseenwhatwasgoingon，ontheothersideofthecurtain.Thekinggavethesecondartistadoublereward，andthenasked，“Iamindeedveryhappywithyourwork.Buthowdidyoudoit？”Themansaidsimply，“It’sveryeasy！Ijustpolished(擦亮)thewalleveryday！”Itwasawallmadeofwhitemarble(大理石)!Thefellowpolishedittillitshonelikeamirror.Thereflectionofthepaintingacrosstheroomshowedupinit!16．Theunderlinedword“intrigued”inParagraph4probablymeans“________”．A．surprisedB．puzzledC．fascinatedD．shocked17．Athickcurtainwasputupbetweenthetwowallsto________.A．helpthemconcentrateontheirworks-14-\nB．keepthefirstartist’spaintingsecretC．preventtheirpaintingsfrombeingseenbythekingD．makeithardforthemtoexchangeideas18．Whydidthekinggivethesecondartistmoremoney?A．Hepromisedtogivehimareward.B．Hispaintingwasthebesteverseen.C．Hepaintedbetterthanthefirstartist.D．Thekingthoughthewasveryclever.19．Howwasthekingfeelingwhenhesawthesecondwall?A．Satisfiedandcurious.B．Fascinatedanddoubtful.C．Surprisedandexcited.D．Delightedandexcited.20．Thebesttitleofthetextis“________”．A．TwoArtistsB．AKingWhoLovedArtC．WhosePaintingIsBetterD．ThePaintingsontheWallⅢ.书面表达假设你是某健康杂志的医学顾问Dr.Helper，一名叫李华的中学生来信说，她所在的班级近视的学生超过总数的一半，而且大多数学生的视力越来越差，她感到非常担心。请你针对她所说的情况，结合下面要点，用英语给李华回信，告诉她应该如何保护视力。★注意让眼睛休息★坚持做眼保健操(每天至少两次)★定期做视力检查(每年至少一次)★卧床或乘车时不要看书★不要用手揉眼睛★如无必要，不要戴有色眼镜注意：1.词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．不能逐条翻译；4．开头已给出，但不计入总词数。DearLiHua，You’reverykindtocareaboutyourclassmates.________________________________-14-\n________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________16.C17.B18.D19.A20.D参考范文DearLiHua,You’reverykindtocareaboutyourclassmates.NowIwillgiveyousomeadviceonhowtoprotectyoureyesight.Ifyouwanttoprotectyoureyesight,Iadviseyoutoletyoureyesrestafteracertainamountoftimeofwork.Youshoulddoeyeexerciseseveryday,atleasttwiceaday.Youshouldgotothehospitaltohaveaneyesightexaminationregularly,atleastonceayear.Youmustn’treadwhilelyinginbed,intoobrightordarklightorinamovingvehicle.You’dbetternotrubyoureyeswithyourhands,anditisbadforyoureyesightifyouwearcolouredglasses.Ihopemyadvicecanhelpyouandyourclassmates.Yours,Dr.Helper-14-