精選河北省衡水中學(xué)2023屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題(WORD版)

河北省衡水中學(xué)2023屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題(WORD版)你的首選資源互助社區(qū)河北衡水中學(xué)2023屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 本試卷分第一卷〔選擇題〕和第二卷(非選擇題)兩局部，共150分，考試時間120分鐘。本卷須知：1.答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考號用鉛筆涂寫在答題卡上。2.每題選出答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號。3．二卷試題用黑色中性筆作答。第一卷〔選擇題共105分〕第一局部聽力〔共兩節(jié)，總分值20分〕第一節(jié)：〔共5小題；每題1分，總分值5分〕 聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最正確選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話讀一遍。1．Whereisthewomangoingwithherchildren？ A．ToAustralia．B．ToCanada． C．ToJapan．2．Howmuchshouldthemanpay？ A．＄16． B．＄32． C．＄60．3．WhatdoesthewomanexpectthemantodoonSaturday？ A．Celebratetheirmum’sbirthday． B．TakeBrianoutfortheday． C．HelpBrianmovehouse．4．Whatdoesthewomanmean？ A．Shedon’tlikethejob． B．Shewilltakethejobrightaway． C．Sheisn’tsurewhethertotakethejob．5．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout？ A．Anovel． B．Afilm． C．Awriter．第二節(jié)〔共15小題；每題1．5分，總分值22．5分〕聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最正確選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，答復(fù)第6、7題。6．Whatwillthewomandothisevening？ A．Attendaparty． B．Visithergrandma． C．dosomeshopping．7．Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo？ A．Makeaskirt． B．Buyahandbag． C．Wearanecklace．聽第7段材料，答復(fù)第8、9題。8．Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace？ A．Atahotel． B．Atanairport． C．Atapolicestation．9．Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando？ A．Waitwheresheis．B．Makearequestfortheloss． C．Givehimhertelephonenumber．聽第8段材料，答復(fù)第10至12題。10．What’stherelationbetweenthespeakers？ A．Husbandandwife．B．Friends． C．Bossandworker．11．Whydoesthewomanlookworried？A．Shehasbeenlatefor-workrecently．B．Sheisnotgettingonwellwithherboss．C．Shehastroubletakingherchildrentoschool．12．WhatmightthewomanthinkofAlice’swaytodealwithherproblem？ A．Practical． B．Strange． C．Wrong．聽第9段材料，答復(fù)第13至16題。13．Howlongwillthecourserunthisyear? A．Sixweeks． B．Sevenweeks． C．Eightweeks．14．Whatwasthewomansurprisedat？ A．Thelackofassistants． B．Theconditionofweather． C．Thenumberofchildren.15．Whatnewactivitiescanthechildrenhavethisyear? A．Adventuresports． B．Funprogrammes． C．Creativeclasses．16．Whatisexpectedaboutthecoursethisyear?A．Itwillrunbetter． B．Itwilllastlonger． C．Itwillstartearlier．聽第10段材料，答復(fù)第17至20題。17．WhatdifficultydidthespeakerhavewhenstartingtolearnFrench？ A．Grammar． B．Vocabulary． C．Pronunciation．18．WhydidthespeakergotoFrance？ A．Tosettlethere． B．Tolookforajob． C．Tocontinueherstudies19．WhatdidthespeakerthinkofherFrenchaftershearrivedinFrance？ A．Poor． B．Acceptable． C．Excellent．20．Whatisthemostimportantinlearningalanguageaccordingtothespeaker? A．Masteringthegrammarrules． B．Usingthelanguageinreallife． C．Knowingalargenumberofwords．第二局部：英語知識運用〔共二節(jié)，總分值45分〕第一節(jié):單項填空〔共15小題；每題1分，總分值15分〕21．---WhywasMr．Lisohappythismorning? ---Becausehewaswithanawardforexcellenceinteaching． A．given B．a(chǎn)dmired C．honoured D．rewarded22．Janegotupat7,dressedandmadeherselfup,andthenherselfinthemirrorbeforegoingtowork． A．stared B．enjoyed C．a(chǎn)dmired D．recognized23．Hedidn’ttellthetruth．Thatreasoncouldnothisabsencefromschool． A．takeintoconsideration B．a(chǎn)ccountfor C．makeout D．makeupfor24．HecameallthewaytoChinaforpromotingfriendshipformakingmoney． A．otherthan B．morethan C．betterthan D．ratherthan25．I’msurehewillfinishthereport． A．a(chǎn)ftertwohours B．intwohourstime C．withintwohours D．two-hourlater26．Onlywhenthewarwasover． A．dideverythinghetakeback B．waseverythingtakenback C．dideverythingtakeback D．hashetakeneverythingback27．Thenewly-publishedbook,whichrefersbasicEnglishgrammar,isonlyforbeginners． A．a(chǎn)s;meant B．to;considered C．for;intended D．to;intended28．Shoppingonthenetismoreandmorepopular．TaoboisAsia'slargestretail〔零售的〕networkplatform,______peoplecanbuyandsellmanykindsofthings． A．which B．where C．what D．whose29．Whenifhehadanyideawhatthenovelwasabout,Jackkeptsilent．Hehavereaditverycarefully． A．a(chǎn)sking;needn't B．a(chǎn)sking;shouldn't C．a(chǎn)sked;can’t D．a(chǎn)sked;mustn’t30．ThenewsoftheMinistry'scomingtoourschoolforavisitwasontheradioyesterday． A．turnedout B．foundout C．givenout D．carriedout31．–Morethan13．7millionAmericanswereunabletofindworkinJuly． --Yeah,mostjobsformonths． A．a(chǎn)reseeking B．sought C．havebeenseekingD．hadbeenseeking32．---Dad,canwegototheshop？Iwanttobuysomesweets．---__________．Can’tyouseeI’mbusyatthemoment? A．Takeiteasy B．Noproblem C．Forgetit D．Don’tmentionit33．______NewYorkTimes,anelite〔精華〕newspaperofAmerica,shouldhavereportedthewhisperas_____breakingnews． A．The;a B．The;the C．不填;a D．The;不填34．—WillyougotoseethemovieASimpleNoodleStorytomorrowevening? —No,Iamgoingtoalecture,oratleastIamplanning_____． A．to B．so C．go D．that35．sheisnotsocheerfulsheusedtobe? 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D．Howitisthat;as第二節(jié)：完形填空〔共20小題；每題1．5分，總分值30分〕閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最正確選項。Iwasshoppingatmylocalsupermarket,asInormallyhaveforyears．Oneparticularday,Ihaddoneabout2weeksworthofshoppingand36towardtheregistertopayformygroceries．AfterthecashierhadscannedmyitemsandIhadbaggedthemup,shestatedthatthe37was$150．I38intomybackrightpockettograbthemoneytopayandnoticedthattherewasnomoneythere．Istartedtoget39．IknewmypocketbookwasinthecarandIwassureIhadputthe40inmybackrightpocket．Ilookedatthecashierwithweteyesanda41looknotknowingwhattodo．Therewerepeoplebehindmeontheline．Shetoldmetospeakwiththecourtesycounter〔愛心柜臺〕．I42andsaid,“Really?It's43,noonewouldhandthatin!Butshe44meto“Youneverknow…shesaid．Idecidedthattherewasno45incheckingsoIwalkeduptoawomanbehindthecounterandsaid“Ihavetoask,didanyone46cashbyanychance?Sheasked“Howmuch?"Myfacethen47．“$200intheformofonehundreddollarbills．Ireplied．Shesaid,“48Iwasso49!“Who?Iwanttothankher．Shepointedtoayounggirlabout10yearsoldandsays,“Shedid．Iwalkedovertothemomandhuggedher．Shesaid,“Itwasn'tme,itwasmy50．Isaid“Iknow,Iwantedtothankyouboth,51shefoundit．．．it'sbecauseofyouthatIgotthisback．Iwassohappy,Iwasalmostintears．Thenextdayatwork,apersoninanotherdepartment52meticketstothecircus．Hehandedme5tickets．Almost53thatyounggirlsfacepopped〔突然出現(xiàn)〕inmyhead．AfterworkIwentbacktothesupermarketandstoppedatthecourtesycounterandaskedifshehadanyideawhothatwomanwas．Shesmiledandsaid,“Yes,Sheisafriendofmine．ThenIaskedhertodomeafavorandpassalongthese5ticketstoher．Shetoldmethatthefamilyofthelittlegirlwhofoundmymoneywerenotrichsotheywouldreally54this．Shealsosaidthattheyhad3children,sofivewasthe55numberoftickets!36．A．showed B．retired C．hesitated D．headed37．A．percentage B．product C．total D．luggage38．A．reached B．searched C．checked D．looked39．A．particular B．curious C．nervous D．serious40．A．card B．money C．purse D．grocery41．A．shocked B．moved C．inspired D．confused42．A．laughed B．screamed C．cried D．blamed43．A．reality B．evidence C．cash D．receipt44．A．postponed B．encouraged C．discouraged D．promised45．A．doubt B．need C．expense D．harm46．A．workout B．turnin C．sendfor D．takeaway47．A．brokeup B．burstout C．sendoff D．litup48．A．Eventually B．Actually C．Finally D．Unfortunately49．A．interested B．worried C．surprised D．a(chǎn)bsorbed50．A．daughter B．husband C．mother D．friend51．A．because B．a(chǎn)lthough C．however D．besides52．A．lent B．borrowed C．produced D．offered53．A．simple B．constantly C．instantly D．previously54．A．reject B．purchase C．ignore D．a(chǎn)ppreciate55．A．unique B．perfect C．official D．typical第三局部閱讀理解〔共20小題；每題2分，總分值40分〕第一節(jié):閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的四個選項〔A、B、C和D〕中，選出最正確選項。A IpaidavisittoCambridgelastJanuary．Thoughthetriptookme5hoursanditrainedthewholedaywithstrongwindsthere,thetowndeservedavisit． Thebusstartedat6:10a．m．Itstoppedat4airportsbeforewefinallyarrived，whichwastedmoretimethanweexpected．Tiredwithlongsitting，onepassengerstooduptorelaxhisnumbedlegs．Thedriveraskedhimtositdownbutinvain．Sohepulledupandsaidseriously,“Eitheryougetofforsitdown．Tohim,safetyisthefirstpolicy． Cambridgeconsistsofoverthirtycolleges．Theoldestpartoftheuniversitywasbuiltinthe13thcenturywhilethenewestwasfoundedinthemid1960s．Thenumberofthestudentsissogreatthatmanystudentsliveinlodgings〔出租房〕andmoveintocollegefortheirfinalyear． Cambridgeiscalledauniversitytownbecausethereisnoclearseparationbetweentheuniversitybuildingsandtherestofthecity．Theuniversityisnotjustonepartofthetown；itisalloverthetown． TheheartofCambridgehasshops，pubs，andsupermarkets，butmostofitisuniversity-colleges，departments，libraries，clubsandotherplacesforuniversitystaffandstudents．Studentsfilltheshops，cafes，banksandchurches，makingtheseaswellpartoftheuniversity． Withover10,000undergraduatesandpostgraduates,thetownisabusyplaceindeed．Studentsherearenotallowedtokeepcars．Ifyouhappentobewalkinginthestreetduringabreak，betterstopamomenttoavoidtheboilingseaofbicycleshurryinginalldirections，carryingstudentsfromonecollegeorlectureroomtoanother．56．Thewriterbelievedthatthetriptookmoretimebecauseof________.A．badweather B．unexpectedstopsofthebusC．onepassenger D．a(chǎn)naccidentontheway57．WhyisCambridgecalledauniversitytown？A．Ithas10，000undergraduatesandpostgraduates．B．Thereareoverthirtycollegesinthetown．C．Allthestudentsandstaffliveinthetown．D．Theuniversityandtownarefullycombined．58．ItcanbeinferredthatmostCambridgestudentstake_______astheirfirstmeansoftransport．A．boats B．carsC．bicyclesD．busesBGraceKanehangsontoanOlympicdreamofclingingtoagranite〔花崗巖〕wallbyherfingertips70feetfromtheground．Thefearlessgirlisonly10,butalreadyhasscaledgreatheightsinthesportofrockclimbing． Lastweek,Kanewonabronzeinthe11-and-youngersportclassattheUSAClimbingYouthNationalChampionshipsinAtlanta．Shewastheonlycompetitorofthe31therewithnoclimbingcoachortop-flightfacilitiesinwhichtotrain．Climbingwillbecomeanexhibitionatthe2023RiodeJaneiroOlympicsinBrazil．Thehopeofenthusiastsisthatthesportwillgainfullstatusin2023．“I’malreadytrainingforthat,saidKane．“Climbingismypassion,mylove,andIwanttomakesomethingofit． Herdadtookhertoclimbrocksonherfourthbirthdayforthefirsttimeandtodayhecan’tkeepupwithher,“It’sthefreedomtoletloose,shesaid．〞WhenI’mupthere,I’msofocusedanddon’thearanything．Ialwaysfeelcomfortedknowingpeoplearesupportingme． ThebronzeinAtlantaqualifiedKanefortheUSAteamandNovember’sInternationalChampionshipsinEcuador．That’satripshemighthavetomissbecauseit’stooexpensive． Kaneheldabackyardmusicconcert---sheplayedtheguitarandthepianoandwroteinspirationalsongs---andraised$600forher$1,500triptoAtlanta．She’salsobeensponsoredbyashoecompany,butmustrelyheavilyondonationsfromfamilyandfriendsfortravelexpenses． HermomHeatherKanesaidthefamilyhaschosen“todowhateverweneedtohelpherachievehergoals．〞OneofGrace’sbiggestchallengesisfindingbalanceinherlife．There’sschool,hermusicandchurchtofitaroundclimbing． “Climbingisgoingtomeansacrificingthingsotherkidsmightpursue,〞Gracesaid．“Butitdoesn’tbotherme．It’slikeplayingthepiano;youcan’ttakeabreakoryou’llloseyourtouch．〞59．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage? A．Rockclimbinggainspopularity B．GraceKanelikeschallenges C．Ayoungclimberfollowsherdream D．Anamazingvictoryforayoungrockclimber60．Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthatrockclimbing________． A．isnotanexhibitionattheOlympicsnow B．isanofficialeventattheOlympicsnow C．isnotopentochildren D．willgainfullstatusin202361．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutGraceKane? A．Sheisonlyinterestedinrockclimbing． B．Sheisagirlwithmanytalents． C．Rockclimbinghasaffectedherstudy． D．Shehaswongoldmedalsinseveralmatches．62．OneofGrace’sbiggestchallengesisto________． A．findacapablecoachforher B．getqualifiedfortheUSAteam C．raiseenoughmoneyforInternationalcompetitions D．keepbalancebetweenrockclimbingandotheractivitiesCWhenIwasababy,Ientertainedyouandmadeyoulaugh．WheneverIwas“bad〞,you'dshakeyourfingeratmeandask,“Howcouldyou?〞--butthenyou'dgiveup,androllmeoverforabellyscratchandIbelievedthatlifecouldnotbeanymoreperfect．Myhousetrainingwasalongprocess,becauseyouwereterriblybusy,butweworkedonthattogether．Wewentforlongwalks,runsintheparkandcarrides．Westoppedforicecream．Itooklongnapsinthesunwaitingforyoutocomehomeattheendoftheday．Gradually,youbeganspendingmoretimeatworkandonyourcareer,andmoretimesearchingforahumanmate．Eventually,youfellinlove．She,nowyourwife,isnotadogperson,butIstillwelcomedherintoourhome．Iwashappybecauseyouwerehappy．ThenthehumanbabiescamealongandIsharedyourexcitement,Iwasfascinatedbytheirpinkness,howtheysmelled,andIwantedtomotherthemtoo．YourwifewasafraidIwouldbitethem．Butnevertheless,astheybegantogrow,Ibecametheirfriend．Now,youhaveanewjobinanothercityandyouandtheywillbemovingtoanapartmentthatdoesnotallowpets．You'vemadetherightdecisionforyour“family〞,buttherewasatimewhenIwasyouronlyfamily．Iwasexcitedaboutthecarrideuntilwearrivedatthedogpound．Itsmelledofdogsandcats,offear,ofhopelessness．Youfilledoutthepaperworkandsaid,“Iknowyouwillfindagoodhomeforher〞．Theyshruggedandgaveyouapainedlook．Thechildrenwereintearsastheywavedmegoodbye．And“Howcouldyou?〞weretheonlythreewordsthatsweptovermymind． Isitbettertolivewithhopeorwithouthope?Atfirst,wheneveranyonepassedmypen〔圍欄〕,Irushedtothefront,hopingitwasyou,thatyouhadchangedyourmindandthatthiswasallabaddream． Mybelovedmaster,Iwillthinkofyouandwaitforyouforever．Ihopeyoureceivemorefaithfulnessfromyourfamilythanyoushowedtome．63．Whotellsthisstory? A．Adog． B．Achild． C．Adog'sowner． D．Adogtrainer.64．Whydidthedog'sownertakehisdogtothepound? A．Hehadanewbornbaby． B．Hiswifedidnotlikethedog． C．Hewasmovingintoanewbuilding． D．Hethoughtthedogtootroublesome．65．Whichistrueaboutthedogwhenitlivedatthepound? A．Ithopedtobeadoptedbyanotherfamily． B．Itcontinuedtoloveitsformerowner． C．Itdidnottrusthumansanymore． D．Itwasexcitedaboutthepound．66．Whatisthethemeofthestory? A．Bereadyforchanges． B．Neverexpecttoomuch． C．Nevercomplainaboutyourlife． D．Befaithfultothosewholoveyou．CViolentwindsswepttheocean,andwavesthunderedtoshore,shakingthelookouttoweratPeaIslandRescueStation．SurfmanTheodoreMeekinswasonwatchthateveningof11October1896．AhurricanehadstrucktheOuterBanksofNorthCarolina,andthetidewassostrongthatbeachpatrols〔巡邏〕hadbeencanceled．Still,Meekinspaidcloseattentiontothehorizon．Thiswasthetypeofweatherthatcouldblowshipshundredsofmilesoffcourse．Offshore,theshipE．S．Newmanwascaughtinthestorm．Thecaptain,whosewifeandchildwereontheship,fearedtheNewmanwouldsoonbreakup．Hemadethedecisiontobeachhisship,thenfiredasignal,prayingthatsomeoneonshorewouldseeit．Meekins,whoseeyesweretrainedtocutthroughrainandsurfmists,thoughthesawthesignal,butsomuchspray〔水霧〕coveredthelookoutwindowsthathecouldhardlymakesure．Still,hetooknochances．Aftersummoning〔召集〕thestationkeeper,CaptainRichardEtheridge,Meekinssetoffacostonsignal,asignalmadebyusinglampsofdifferentcolors．Together,thetwomensearchedthedarknessforareply．Afewmomentslater,theysawaflashoflighttothesouthandknewashopwasindistress〔遇險〕．Evenbeforethereturnsignalburnedout,Etheridgehadsummonedhismenandbegunrescueoperations．Forthelifesavers,therescueoftheNewmanwasnothingunusual．Overtheyears,somanyshipshadfounderedofftheOuterBanksthatsailorscalledtheregiontheGraveyardoftheAtlantic．Notingthedangeroussurfandwindconditions,CaptainEtheridgequicklydecidedthesurfboatswouldbeimpossibletocontrol．Instead,hedecidedtouseanotherwaytohelpthesurvivors．Thecrewsetoffonthelongjourneydownthebeachtothesceneofthewreck〔海灘〕．CaptainEtheridgehopedtofirealinefromaguntotheship’smast〔船桅〕．Aftertheship’screwdraggedthelineonboard,thesurfmenwouldfireasecondlineandcarrysurvivorssafelytoshore．ThesurfmencrossedthreemilesofsandtoreachtheshipNewman．Thewaterwasfreezing,andthemenoftensankuptotheirkneesinsand．CaptainEtheridgenotedinhisdiarythat“thevoiceofgladdenedheartsgreetedthearrivalofthestationcrew,butthat“itseemedimpossibleforthemtodoanythingundersuchcircumstances．Theworkwasoftenstoppedbythesweepingcurrent．Evenwhentherescueequipmentproveduseless,Etheridgerefusedtogiveup．Choosingtwoofhisstrongestsurfmen,hetiedropelinesaroundtheirwaistsandsentthemintothewater．Thetwomen,holdingalinefromshore,walkedwithhugeeffortasfarastheycouldbeforedivingthroughthewaves． Nearlywornoutwhileswimmingagainstthetide,theyfinallymadeittotheshore． Thefirsttoberescuedwerethecaptain’swifeandchild．Withthetwopassengerstiedtotheirbacks,thesurfmenfoughttheirwaybacktoshore．Takingturns,EtheridgeandhiscrewmadetentripstotheNewman,savingeverypersononboard．Itwas1:00a．m．whenthecrewandsurvivorsfinallymadeitbacktothestation． Thatnight,astheexhaustedsurvivorslaysleepingandhislifesavingcrewrested,CaptainEtheridgepickeduphispen,andinthelightofanoillantern,wrotewithsatisfactionthatallthepeopleonboardhadbeensavedandwere“shelteredinthisstation—wordshewouldrememberformanyyearstocome．67．Thebeachpatrolswerecanceledbecause________． A．Meekinspaidenoughattentiontothehorizon B．therewastoomuchsprayonthewindows C．thewindsandtideweretoostrong D．therewasnoshipnearthestation68．Theunderlinedword“founderedinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto“___________． A．stopped B．sank C．sailed D．a(chǎn)rrived69．Whatwastheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage? A．Towarnsailorsofthedangersofhurricanes． B．Tocreateastorydescribingarescueatsea． C．ToinformpeopleaboutRichardEtheridge． D．TorecordthedetailsabouttheNewman．70．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage? A．ThenewmanwasverydangerousbeforeRichardEtheridgeandhisteammemberssawthesignal． B．AterriblehurricanetookplaceoffthecoastofNorthCarolinaandthreatenedthelivesofmanysailors． C．AtnoothertimeinAmericanhistoryhavesomanyshipwreckedpassengerssurvivedsuchaviolentstorm． D．Allthepassengersofashipwreckwererescuedbecauseofheroictheeffortsofaspecialleaderandhiscrew． 第二節(jié)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最正確選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。 〔71—75涂到答題卡上，選E涂AB，選F涂AC，選G涂AD〕Choosingtherightjobisprobablyoneofthemostimportantdecisionswehavetomakeinlife,anditisfrequentlyoneofthehardestdecisionswehavetomake．Oneimportantquestionthatyoumightaskyourselfis:“HowdoIgetagoodjob?___71___．Therearepeoplewhocanansweraninsignificantadvertisementinthelocalpaperandlandthebestjobintheworld;otherswritetoallsortsofplacesalloverthecountry,andneverseemtogetareplyatall．Stillothersbelievethattheinperson,door-to-doorapproachisbyfarthebestwaytogetajob;andthentherearethosewho,throughnoactivedecisionoftheirown,justseemtobeintherightplaceattherighttime．___72____．Heusedtospendalotofhisfreetimedownbytheseawatchingthetallships,butneverthinkingthathemightonedaysailoneofthem．Hisfatherwasafarmer,andbeingasailorcouldneverbeanythingfortheboybutanidledream．Oneday,onhisusualwandering,heheardthecaptainoftheshipcomplainingthathecouldnotsailbecauseonememberofhiscrewwassick．Withoutstoppingtothink,thelad〔少年〕offeredtotakehisplace．___73___．__74__．Iftheladhadgonehometoponder〔考慮〕hisdecisionforaweek,hemayhavemissedhischance．Itisonethingtobeofferedanopportunity;itisanotherthingtotakeitanduseitwell．Sometimeswehearstoriesaboutpeoplewhobreakalltherulesandstillseemtolandplumjobs〔美差〕．Whenyougoforajobintervieworfilloutanapplication,youareexpectedtosaynicethingsaboutthecompanytowhichyouareapplying．___75___．Andwithinayearthispersonhadbecomegeneralmangerofthecompany． A．Thisstoryalsoillustratestheimportanceofseizinganopportunitywhenitpresentsitself． B．Peoplefindjobsinaninfinitenumberofways． C．it’salmostimpossibletofindagoodjobbyansweringadvertisementinnewspapers D．Takeforexampletheyoun