重慶市某中學校2022-2023學年高三年級上冊高考適應(yīng)性月考卷（四）英語試題

重慶市巴蜀2022高三上學期高考適應(yīng)性月考卷（四）

英語

注意事項：

1.冬題前，考生務(wù)必用黑色碳素筆將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號、座位號在答題卡上填寫濟楚

2.每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再

選涂其他答案標號在試題卷上作答無效。

3.考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回滿分150分，考試用時12（）分鐘

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分3（）分）

注意，聽力部分答題時，請先將答案標在試卷上聽力部分結(jié)束前，你招不兩分鐘的時間將答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答

題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5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三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試

卷的相應(yīng)位置聽完每段對話后，你都力.10秒鐘的時間來回答力.關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題每段對話僅讀一遍

1.Whatdidthemandolastnight?

A.HewatchedTV.B.Heplayedtennis.c.Heworkedovertime.

2.Whatdoesthegirlwant?

A.Asweater.B.A山ess.c.Shoes.

3.Whereisihemanhunyingtogo?

A.Tohisoffice.B.Toameetingroom.c.Tothefrontdesk.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Sheislikelytovisitthecastle.

B.Sheisimpressedwiththevisit.

C.Sheisdisappointedatthecastle.

5.Whichsubjectdoes（liegirldislike?

A.Ait.B.Geography.C.History.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白°每段對話或獨白后有2至4個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置聽每段對話或獨門前，你將有5秒鐘的時間閱讀各個小題；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。

聽下而一段對話，回答笫6和第7題。

6.Whatdidthemandointhewildlifepark?

A.IIedrovetliroughit.

B.IIetraveledwiththekeepers.

C.Hetookacloselookalthetigers.

7.Whaldoesthemanthinkofthekeepers?

A.Free.B.Helpful.C.Strict.

聽下面一段對話，回答第8至笫9題：

8.Whatatethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.I>eaniingmethods.B.LanguageCDs.C.Newvocabulary.

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9.Whatdoesthewomandoeverynight?

A.ShewalchesDims.

B.ShelistensIomusic.

C.Shereviewsnewwords.

聽下面一段對話?，回答第10至第12題，

10.Whendoestheconversationprol)al)lylakeplace?

A.Inthemorning.B.Aroundnoon.c.Intheevening.

11.Whatisthepurposeofthewoman'scall?

A.Toinvitethemantodinner.

B.Tochangeanappointment.

C.Toinvitethemantovisittheirfriends.

12.WhatwillthemandonextSaturday?

A.GoonbusinessinScotland.

B.GoIothewoman'shouse.

C.Allendaweddingparly.

聽下面一段對話,回答第13至第!6題。

13.Whereisthemagazine?

A.Onthesofa.B.Onthedesk.c.Onthekitchentable.

14.Whaldoesthewomanadvisediemanlodo?

A.Waituntilshefinishes(hemagazine.

B.Buyacopyofthemagazine.

C.Readthemagazineonline.

15.Howmuchwillthemagazineprol)al)lycostnextmonlh?

A.￡3.B.￡4.c.￡5.

16.WhatdoesthemansayalM)ulthewoman?

A.SheisaddictedtoCosfno.

B.SheisabigfanofMartinScorsese.

C.ShelikesihefilmTheDepartedveiymuch.

聽下面一段獨白,問答第17至第20題。

17.Whalwaswrongwiththespeaker?

A.Ilercarbrokedown.

B.Hercarkeywaslost.

C.Sheconkhflfindherway.

18.Whaldidthespeakerdol)eforemeetingthestranger?

A.Shestayedinhercar.

B.Shesatbytheroad.

C.Shemadeaphonecall.

19.Howdidtheslicingerhelpthespeaker?

A.Bycallingforhelp.B.Bydrivingherhome.c.Byaccompanyingher.

20.Howdidthespeakerthankthestlinger?

A.Shepaidhimsomemoney.

B.Sheexpressedhergratitude.

C.Shehealedhimlodinner.

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第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個的項中選出最佳選項。

A

1.Asafirst-timee-paperuser,Iamnotsureifallthenioinentarypixelation（像素）isnormal.

Thesizeisidealformynew-teenager.Therearehardlyanyannoyancesandthekidseemsenjoyingthe

experience.Theparentalcontrolsare,mildlyput,inadequate.1wouldanticipatel）eingabletodefine

lock-downtimingsandlimitusagedurationloradevicetargetedatkids.

-----Miki

2.Thisissuchalifesaver!Mysonreadsbooksconstantly.Weweredoingourbesttobuybooks

andusethelibrary,butitwashittingourwalletshard.WiththeKindleFreeTimeincludedwiththis

Kindlekidsedition,hehasaccesstothousandsoflx）oks.Igettosettheageappropriatelimitsonthe

hookaccess.Asweliveonatightbudget,ifsgreattohaveaone-yearfreesubscriptiontoFreeTime.

——Billie

3.JustreceivedthisdevicetodayatulI'mreadytothrowitoutthewindow.Navigationishorrible

andevencustomerserviceadmittedthattheydon\tknowhowtohelp.It'sanightrnaretryingtogetyour

freesubscriptionsetupastheyjustkeepredirectingyoutosetupa30-daytrialandbechargedafter.I'll

becancellingeverythingandsendingthisbackassoonaspossible.

-----Catherine

4.Thisisareader'skindle.Wewantourchildrentoread—notplayvideogamesallday.From

themomentwereceivedthisdeviceasagift,ourkidshadimmediateaccessto55lx）oksthatwehad

purchasedthroughourAmazonaccounl.Nowtheycancanyaroundawholelibraryofbooks.Notto

mentionallofthefreeoutofcopyrightmaterialthatisavailable.

-----Norah

21.WhatdoesBilliesayaboutKiiulle?

A.Itcansavehisson'slife.

B.Ithasnoparentalcontrols.

C.hsaveshimalotofmoney.

D.Itoffersfreebookspennanently.

22.Whomaygivethedevicethelowestrating?

A.Miki.B.Billie.C.Catherine.D.Norah.

23.Whatarethefourtexts?

A.Bookreports.B.Diaryentries.

C.Tabletadveilisements.D.Customerreviews.

B

When1winatmyfavouritegames,myopponentstendtosay：4Oh,you'resoconipelilive!*But

when1lose,theysmilegood-naturedlyandsay：'Badluck!Goodgame!’

Thissuggeststhataccuratespoilingexpressionsshouldgosometliinglikethis：

/amsporty.

Youarecompetitive.

Theycan7beartolose.

Or：

Igaveitago.

Youdidyourbest.

Hetrieddesperatelyhard.

Pmnotsaying1don'thaveacompetitivepersonality。Wealldo.Onwalks,IliketoI圮outin

front.Intrafficjams,Ifindmyselffocusingoncarsinotherlanes,andfreliftheyedgeaheadofme.1

tenseupwhilewailingfortrains,detenninedtoMfirstaboard.

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Theotherday,Iwasoneofthefirsttoboardatrain,grabbingaperfectspotinfirslclass.Yes,I

hadwon!Justhalfway,Iwenttogetafreedrinkforafirst-classsealfromihebuffet.ButIhadleftmy

ticketonmytable.1workedoutthat,if1movedveryswiftly,Icouldnip(快走)throughtwocarriages,

andnipbackwithoutanyonetakingmyplacealthefrontofthequeue.

SoIrushedback,pickinguptnyticket,andturnedback.1wasatthebeginningofthesecond

carriage,when,tomyhorror,Inoticed,anotherfigure,roughlymysize,shootingtowardsthebuffet

fromtheotherdirection.

Desperatetoanivebeforehedid,1startedwalkingfaster.Butatexactlythesamemoment,he

startedwalkingfaster,too.Tiyingtoretainmydignity,Ibrokeintoarunning.Whateverhappened,I

wasdetenninedtowin!But,annoyingly,atihesametimeasIspedup,sodidhe.Theracewason.

Finally,intnyrush,Iknockedintoasuitcaseandstumbledslightly.Stillwithinyeyesonmy

challenger,Inoticedthat-strangebuttrue-exactlythesamethinghadhappenedtohim.

Ilwasonlyaswebothliltedourselvesupinexactlythesamewaythat1realisedthat,throughout

therace,Ihadbeenlookingatareflectionofmyselfintheslidingdoor!

MycompetitorG)rfirstplaceinthebuffetqueuewas...me.

24.Whichsportingexpressioncanreplace“Badluck!G(xxlgame!0inparagraph1?

A.Igaveitago.

B.Youdidyourbest.

C.Youarecompetitive.

D.Hetrieddesperatelyhard.

25.Whatdoestheuiiderlinedword°fretMinparagraph3probablymean?

A.Getanxious.B.Becomerelaxed.

C.Feeldisappointed.D.Remainexcited.

26.Whalcanweleaniabouttheauthor?

A.HeneverlailsLobeatanyoneinhislife.

B.Hehasagiftforgamesandcompetitions.

C.Heissportybutoftenaggressivetoothers.

D.Heishighlycompetitiveanddesperatetowin.

27.Whichofihefollowingcanbeasuitabletideforthetext?

A.Sadcompetitor?1cansurelybeatmyself

B.Badloser?No,but1canbeafirst-classfool

C.Competitivenessworks?Notinmycase

D?Morehaste?Itwillonlyresultinlessspeed

c

MarswilllaunchanewrangeoflowercaloriechocolatebarsnextmonthtoavoidthegovermneiiCs

latestcrackdownonunhealthysnacks.

Thecompany's"TripleTreat'rangewillincludenewversionsofMars,Bounty,Snickersand

GalaxyBai's,andwillbeavailableexclusivelyinTescosupennarkets.ThenewformulationMarsbarwill

be22percentsmallerandcontaiii24percentfewercalories.However,itwillcost80pratherthanthe

65pchargedforastandardbar.Thecompanysaidthehigherpricewasjustifiedbecauseithadused

moreexpensiveingredients,suchasdalepaste,raisinsandpeanutsinthenewversion.

FromOctober,foodsconsideredhighinsalt,fatorsugar,includingMars'sIraditionalbars,will

bebannedfromcheckouts,storeentrancesandtheendsofaislesundergovennnentplanstoconlrolthe

obesitycrisis.

TheNHS(NationalHealthService)spendsmorethan￡6billionayeartreatingobesity-relatedill

heahh.Thegovennnentsaysthatchildreninthepoorestpartsofthecounliyaretnorethantwiceas

likelytobeobeseastheirpeersinthewealthiestareas.

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KerryCavanaugh,MarsWrigleyUKMarketingDirector,said：”TripleTreatdoesexactlywhatit

saysonthetin—it'spackedwithatriooffruit,milsandouriconicchocolate,andisdelightfully

deliciousto))oot.AtMarsWrigley,we'rethrilledthatBrilscannowenjoyagreattasting—andhealth-

friendly一Galaxy,Mars,SnickersandBountytreat.Per100g,thenewMarswillcontain37percent

lessfat,30percentlesssugarand55percentlesssaltthantheoriginalbar.Marshasdevelopedthe

rangeoverthepast18monthstoensurethatitcanconlinueplacingitschocolatesnacksinprominent

locationsinstores.**

Othercandyandchocolategiantshavestniggledtomakeproductsthatareinaccordancewiththe

government^newrules.In2019MondelezreleasedCadburyDailyMilkwith30percentlesssugaryet

learntthatitwasstillintroublewhenthecriteriawereconfirmedIwoyearslater.

28.WhatdoweknowaboutthenewMarsbars?

A.Theyaresoldatanunacceptableprice.

B.Theywillbeavailableinthreeversions.

C.Theycanbeboughtinmostsupermarkets.

D?Theyfeaturelowercaloriesandsmallersize.

29.What,sthepurposeofthegovernment'snewrules?

A.Tocrackdownonillegalsnacks.B.Toeasetheobesitycrisis.

C.Toraisemoneyforpoorchiklren.I).Totreatobesity-relatedillnesses.

30.WhatdoesKerryCavanaughprobablyagreewith?

A.TheNewMarsarebothtastyandhealthy.

B.BritonswillbedisappoinledalthenewMars.

C.Marsbarsarereinventedassugar-freesnacks.

D.Restrictionsonchocolatebarsshouldl)elifted.

31.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningMondelez?

A.Thenewrulesrequirefurthertighteningup.

B.Businessesareslowtorespondtothenewrules.

C.Thenewnileshavehardlybenefitedsnackproducers.

D.Businesseshavehadahardlimeadjlistingtothenewrules.

D

AcrossIndia,summerscanbeextreme.Temperaturesoutdoorscansoarto124°F(51℃),high

enoughtomeltthesurfaceofthestreets.

Millionsofurbanlower-incomefamiliesliveintiny,one-rooinhousescr<imine(ltogether.Such

shackshavetinandasbestos(石棉的)roofs.Thesetnaterialsabsorbthesun'sheat,ratherthanreflect

itbackinlotheatmosphere.Additionally,onlyafewbeesglowbetweenthejam-packedhouses.

Makingmailersworseistheresi(lents,poverty.MosthouseholdscaimolaffordtoninaircondiIIonel'sand

coolers.Allthesefacloi-smaketheinsideofthesetinyhousesextremelyhot.Undersuchconditions,

residentsfinditdiflici山tolive,letalonework.Pnxluctivilydeclines.

Socialworkersandscientistshaverealizedthatthequickestwaytocoolsuchhousesistochange

theirroofs.Thal'sbecausetheroofreceivesthemostdirectsunlight.Climateresearcherscameupwith

manystrategiestoproducecoolroofs.Oneeasywaywaswithpaint.Light-coloredsuriacesreflectmore

heatthandarkerones,soroofspaintedwhitewouldbecoolerthanthosepaintedinanyothercolor.This

wasn'tanewidea.Infact,Indianshavetraditionallywhitewashedhomeswithcluuia.Theannual

Monsoonrains,though,washthechtinaaway.Climateexperlshopedihalthewhitepaintswouldlast

longer.Researchfindingsrevealedthatpaintingalonecouldbringdowntheheatbyuplo9°F(5℃).

Problemspersist,though.Whilethepainlisfairlycheap,poorpeoplecannotafforditwithout

financialhelp.Inaddition,thesunlighlbouncingoffwhile-loppedroofsmakesihenitoobrighttolook

at.Residentsusuallyuseiheroofsfor(hyingwetclothesandvegetables,likechilies.Buttheglarefrom

thewhitenedsurfacesmakesittoughforthemtodothesetasks.Athirdproblemisthatwhile-roofed

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buildingsreflectthesun'sraysthroughouttheyear.Ironically,thismakesroofstoocoolinregionswhere

wintecsgetextremelycold.Andkeepingwarmiscostly,loo.

Despitethesedrawbacks,manyhouseholdsaresupportersofcoo)roofinitiatives.Formost,the

benefitsoftheroofsoutweightheirflaws.Indeed,thewhitepainthasgiventheirlivesanewlight.

32.WhatisafactorcontributingtoIndianhouses5extremeheat?

A.Thebuildingmaterialsoftheroofs.B.Resi(lents,lackofgreenawareness.

C.Theinfluenceoftheglobaleconomy.D.Therel>eingnotreesintheconununity.

33.Whyiswhitepaintagoodchoiceaccordingtoparagraph3?

A.Itiseffective.B.Itisinnovative.

C.Itisreplaceable.1).Itislong-lasting.

34.Whatproblemcomeswithwhitepaintroofs?

A.Pheirbrightnesswillleadtocolorblindness.

B.Thepaintwillbecometooexpensivetoafford.

C.Itwillbeinconvenienttodrystuffontheroofs.

D.Residents'livingcostwillbehigherinsummer.

35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Light-coloredpaints.B.Ahouse-coolingstrategy.

C.While-roofedbuildings.D.Anenergy-savinginitiative.

第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)

閱讀下而短文，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空臼處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項

Youmayhaveseenthemstandingaloneinalannefsfield.Withthinarmsandastrangesmile,

theystandguardoverthecropsdayandnight.36

ScarecrowshavebeenaroundsinceatleastthetimeoftheancientEgyptians.Backthen,fanners

coveredwoodenframeswithnetstoprotectwheatfields.37Around2500BCE,theGreeksmade

thefirsthuman-likescarecrows.TheyaddedafacewhichwassimilartothatoftheGreekgodPriapus.

38TheRomanslatercopiedthisdesignandbroughtittoEurope.

CenturiesaftertheRomansinarchedthroughEurope,peoplearoundtheworldwerecreatingtheir

ownscarecrows.InJapan,scarecrowswereshapedlikepeopleinraincoatsandstrawhats.In

Germany,scarecrowsweremadetolooklikewitches.

39IntheoldestbookofJapaneseliterature,TheKojiki,ascarecrownamedKuebikoappears.

Thoughhecan'twalk,Kuebikoisakindofall-knowinggod.Inthemi(l-19lhcentury,writerNathaniel

Hawthornebroughtscarecrowsintoliteralurewiththeshortsloiy“Featherlop.''Inthistale,awitchwho

praystotheDevilbringsascarecrowtolife.

Thenthereisthemostfamousscarecrow.Uisnameissimply“Scarecrow,“andheappearsinThe

WonderfulWizardojOz.Inthechildren'snovel,ScarecrowjoinsDorothy,TinManandtheCowardly

LiononanadventuretomeetthewizardofthemagicallandofOz.40

Asidefromtheseexamples,scarecrowshavefeaturedinrocksongsandascharactersincomic

books.OnHalloween,theyarebroughtoutasscarydecorations.Bothpracticalandcreepy,scarecrows

continuetocaptureourimagination.

A.Scarecrowsappeareveiywhereintheworld.

B.Wecanneverignoretheinfluenceofstoriesaboutscarecrow.

C.Theyarescarecrows,whosejobhasgoneunchangedforthousandsofyears.

D.Theywouldhideinthewheat,andthenjumpouttoscarebirdsintotheirnets.

E.Thiswasthoughttobescaryenoughtokeepbirdsawayfromtheirpreciousfields.

F?Throughouttheyears,scarecrowshavemademanyappearancesinpopularculture.

C.Scarecrowhasappearedinfilmsandplaysaroundtheworldsincethereleaseofthebook.

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第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分3（）分）

笫一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下而短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、I）四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

LindaMunson,56,hasworkedadeskjobfromhomesincetheinitialCOVIDshuldown.Atthe

heightofthepandemic,whengoingtothegymwasiflanoption,millionsofpeoplebeganexploring

41workoutsfromhome.Munsoifsneverbeenmuchofa42person."Iamveiysocially

awkward.Iprobablywouldsignupfora43andthennotgo,“shesays.

In2021,shewas44withdiabetes(糖尿病)andherdoctortoldhersheneededto45

moreonherhealth.Shestartedwalkingand46outjunkfood.Oneday,hersonbroughthomea

VRheadseicalledanOculusQuest.

Whilemessingaroinulwithit,Munson47thepopularfitnessappSupernatural,andshewas

hooked.Supenialuralletsyoubox,swingyourarmsat48,meditate(冥想)orstretchwitha

49infrontofyouandinyourearwhileyoifremovingtopopularmusic.

Currently,Supernaturalmembership50hundredsofworkoutsandcosts$179peryear,after

aIwo-weekfree51.TheOculusQuestheadsetneededto52itis$299.h'sworthit,Munson

says.**Whenyoufinishoneworkout,you'retired,butyouthink,*Icandoonemore.9"Movingto

thebeatis53,shesays,and“somuchfun."Also,there'snobody54you.finhomeaiul1

can])eweird,“shesays.

Munsonhaslostnearly50poundsinayear,hasnothadtotakediabetes55,andcannow

playwithhersevenactivegrandchildren.

41.A.traditionalB.freeC.virtualD.superior

42.A.gymB.cityC.family1).career

43.A.friendshipB.championshipC.membershipD.partnership

44.A.treatedB.diagnosedC.equippedI).linked

45.A.caiTyB.countC.putD.focus

46.A.leftB.cutC.toreD.spread

47.A.regainedB.developedC.discoveredD.understood

48.A.targetsB.partnersC.paintings1).toys

49.A.doctorB.teammaleC.playerD.coach

50.A.offersB.expectsC.affordsD.requests

51.A.successB.trialC.pleasure1).experiment

52.A.openB.submitC.obtainD.access

53.A.trickyB.demandingC.awfulD.addictive

54.A.blamingB.approachingC.judging1).affecting

55.A.foodB.medicineC.illnessD.service

第二節(jié)(共1()小題；每小題1.5分,滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文.在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧X或括號內(nèi)單訶的正確形式。

Asakid,IspokeEnglishtomyChineseimmigrantparents,who56(reply)tomeandmy

siblingsmostlyinkind.Butmygrandmothercouldcommunicatetousonly57MandarinChinese；

we'dfigureoutthroughgesturesandfacialexpressions.Afewphrasesare58(particular)vividto

me：hulihutu,or**nni(klle-heade(lM；fafefig,or“l(fā)ogocrazy"；andmost59(strike)ofall,

mamahuhu,whichmeans“so-so"or"careless”.InMandarin,mameanshorseandhitmeanstiger；

theidiomnkimalnilniliterallytranslatesas“horsehorsetigerliger.”

Mamahuhubecame60familyin-jokeformeandmysiblings.Butaswegrewolder,we

realizedinamahuluialsodescribedourfamily.Myparentsandmygraiuhnothercouldbeprecisewhenit

mattered.Mygrandmothercouklmakeporkdumplingswithgraceaiulspeed.Whenshepackedmy

lunchbox,shestackedaninchofprocessedmeatbetweenwhitebreadinimitationoftheAmerican

61(sandwich)sherarelyate.Mymotherisaretiredplantphysiologist62researchledlo

multiplepatentsrekitedtoimprovingplantgrowth.Butwhenshehelpedmeonanelementaiy-school

project,sheused63(steam)riceasanadhesive(黏合劑)，insteadofbuyingagluestick.My

tinfoil(錫紙)crownfellapartinclass.

Neithern)ygrandmothernormymother64(school)inAmericannormsbefore；theyhadlo

lakeittomakeit.WhenIwasachild,themarnaluihuattitudesomeliinesembarrassedme.Butitalso

taughtmenottogelhunguponmainstreamidealsofperfectionhul65(embrace)originality.

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第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié),滿分4（）分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是學生會主席李華，你?；I劃下周舉辦一次“魅力中國”城市展覽，給國際學生提供了解中國城

市的機會,請你用英語寫一份通知，號召國際學生積極參與，內(nèi)容包括：

1.活動時間、地點;

2.活動內(nèi)容及意義。

注意：

I.詞數(shù)不少于不;

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

NOTICE

November19,2022

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第二節(jié)(滿分25分)

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Christinaswasalmosthere.Thesnowwasfreshanddeepontheremotemountainpath.Aniving

home,Bensaid,"1sawtwohorsestrappedbytheheavysnow."FatherlookedatJack,theolderson.

MWell,gotakealook.Faketherifleandsomehay.Iftheylookasiftheycansurvive,givethemthe

hay.Hnot…”

Thenextmorning,BenandJacksetoffinthecold,crispsnow.Thesnowmobilesankabitinthe

deepsnow,buttheykeptgoing.Atlasttheyreachedtheclearingwherethehorsesstood.

**They,restarving!”saidBen.Oneofthehorseshadlostalotofhair,andtheirtailswerealmost

gone.Theireyeswerelifelessandtired.Jackwalkedaroundthehorses."Well,“saidJack,sighing,

pickinguptherifle."There'snowaytogetthemdownthroughthesnow.Andtheylookprettybad.”

“No!No!”criedBen."Weshouldtry,“hepleaded.**Howdoweknowhowbadtheyreallyare?

Dadcangetthevet!”

“Well,Idoiftknow,”saidJackslowly.Hewalkedaroundthehorsesagain.Hepattedthebig

brownoneontheneck.Itmadeasad,smallgroaningsound."Maybeyou'reright.

Benquicklygotthehayaiulspreaditaround.Thehorsesatehungrily,andBenpouredwalerinto

apailforthem.

IJackathomethefamilyhadahurriedmeeting.

44Whatifweputthemonabigsled?”Jacksaid.

“Idoiftknowhowwecouldgetasledthatbigupthere,MDadsighed."Ithinkthekindestthingto

doistoputthemoutoftheirmisery.”

"No!"saidBen.**We'lljusthavetoshovel(儼)apathortunnelthen.M

His|)arentsraisedtheireyebrows.

“Thal'salongway,andalotofsnow.1doiftknowifitcanl)edone,“Dadsaid,**unless