湖北省襄陽市2024屆高三壓軸卷英語試卷含解析

湖北省襄陽市2024屆高三壓軸卷英語試卷

考生須知：

1.全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色

字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。

2.請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。

3.保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。

第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）

1.Ifitforhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.

A.hasn'tbeenB.wasn't

C.hadn'tbeenD.isn't

2.IfootballsinceIleftuniversity.

A.didn'tplayB.don'tplay

C.won'tplayD.haven'tplayed

3.ProfessorLiforhisinformativelecture,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.

A.knownB.knowing

C.havingknownD.tobeknown

4.thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout.

A.SowashersuccessfulbookB.Sosuccessfulwasherbook

C.SoherbookwassuccessfulD.Sosuccessfulherbookwas

5.一WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?

-He'shelpful,andhegiveusahandatwork.

A.mustB.would

C.mayD.should

6.BathingcrabsareraisedintheYangchengLakeforatleastsixmonths,whichiswhatmakesthemauthenticand

ahighprice.

A.estimateB.fetch

C.occupyD.predict

7.Itisgoingtoraintoday.Takeanumbrellawithyoutoyoufromtherain.

A.stopB.preventC.keepD.protect

8.Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecanwhentheunexpectedwillhappen.

A.proveB.imply

C.demandD.predict

9.IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,I'dliketovoteforhim.

A.butB.for

C.orD.so

10.-Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.

—andyoucandoitwell.

A.TakeitweasyB.TakeyourtimeC.GoodluckD.It'suptoyou

11.Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.

A.compromiseB.compete

C.contributeD.construct

12.Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.

A.couldn'tB.shouldn't

C.mustn'tD.needn't

13.Theycamebackfromtheirlongwalkandwentintobed,.

A.tiredlybutrelaxingB.tiredbutrelaxing

C.tiredlybutrelaxedD.tiredbutrelaxed

14.Hegetsupatsixo'clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning.

A.routeB.routine

C.behaviorD.tendency

15.—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?

A.Iwouldn*tmindthatB.Soundlikefun

C.ImeanitD.Youwish

16.Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.

A.forB.and

C.butD.so

17.—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!

—,Lucy.Iamcoming.

A.TakeyourtimeB.Helpyourself

C.Don'tbotherD.Takeiteasy

18.—Wherecanweparkcar?

—Don'tworry.There'ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.

A.the;theB.the;a

C.不填；aD.不填；the

19.Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai

thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours.

A.cutsB.willcutC.iscuttingD.hascut

20.—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.

—?Maryisinterested.

A.WhybotherB.Whynot

C.SowhatD.Whatfor

第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

21.（6分）Oneday,whenIwasworkingaspsychologistinEngland,anadolescentboyshowedupinmy

office.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlessly,hisfacepale,andhishandsshakingslightly.His

headteacherhadreferredhimtome?"Thisboyhaslosthisfamily,"hewrote.uHeisunderstandablyverysad

andrefusestotalktoothers,andI'mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?”

IlookedatDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?Thereareproblemspsychology

doesn'thavetheanswerto,andwhichnowordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolisten

openlyandsympathetically.

Thefirsttwotimeswemet,Daviddidn'tsayaword.Hesatthere,onlylookinguptolookatthe

children'sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.Isuggestedweplayagameofchess.Henodded.Afterthathe

playedchesswithmeeveryWednesdayafternoon-incompletesilenceandwithoutlookingatme.It*snoteasy

tocheatinchess,butIadmitImadesureDavidwononceortwice.

Usually,hearrivedearlierthanagreed,tookthechessboardandpiecesfromtheshelfandbegansetting

themupbeforeIevengotachancetositdown.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany.Butwhydidhenever

lookatme?

“Perhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispainwith,“Ithought.66PerhapshesensesthatIrespect

hissuffering.^Somemonthslater,whenwewereplayingchess,helookedupatmesuddenly.

"It'syourturn,“hesaid.

Afterthatday,Davidstartedtalking.Hegotfriendsinschoolandjoinedabicycleclub.Hewrotetomea

fewtimes,abouthisbikingwithsomefriends,andabouthisplantogetintouniversity.Nowhehadreally

startedtolivehisownlife.

MaybeIgaveDavidsomething.ButIalsolearnedthatone-withoutanyword-canreachouttoanother

person.Allittakesisahug,ashouldertocryon,afriendlytouch,andanearthatlistens.

1、Whenhefirstmettheauthor,David.

A.feltalittleexcitedB.walkedenergetically

C.lookedalittlenervousD.showedupwithhisteacher

2、Asapsychologist,theauthor.

A.wasreadytolistentoDavid

B.wasskepticalaboutpsychology

C.wasabletodescribeDavid'sproblem

D.wassureofhandlingDavid*sproblem

3、WhatcanbeinterredaboutDavid?

A.Herecoveredaftermonthsoftreatment.

B.Helikedbikingbeforehelosthisfamily.

C.Hewentintouniversitysoonafterstartingtotalk.

D.Hegotfriendsinschoolbeforehemettheauthor.

22.（8分）LagoonBar,Iceland

BlueLagooninIcelandistrulytheplacewhereyoucangetridofalltroubles.Herethewarmthofhotspringsgets

youclosetonature.Awonderfulbarisopenedamongthehotsprings.Whileyou'resittinginthehotwater,waitresses

bringyouarangeofcocktails.

Whattoorder:cocktail“BlueLagoon”andwhitewine.

BaobabTreeBarWineCellar,SouthAfrica

Inthehollow（洞）ofahuge6,000-year-oldbaobabtreeyoucannotonlydrinkacocktail,butalsorestfromthe

heatofLimpopoProvince.OncethissafeheavenwasknownonlytotheBushmen,butnowthisancienttreeisthe

touristdestinationforallkindsoftourists.

Whattoorder:anythinginaglass.

TheBirdsvilleHotelandPub,Australia

AttheedgeoftheSimpsonDesert,amongthesanddunes（沙丘）,whicharethefavoritespotforthemice,thereisa

hotelandapub.Thewallsofthisbararedecoratedwitholdhatsandpostersofbeer,theoldestofwhichdatesfrom

1884.Mostvisitorsofthisbuildingaretheamateursofracing.TheycometothisvillagefortheSeptembercompetition.

However,thepubisnotemptyalsoonothermonths:theairstrip（飛機(jī)跑道）islocatednearby,sothosewhogetoffthe

planearegoingtohaveaglassortwoofbeerfirst.

Whattoorder:apintofbeer.

Floyd'sPelicanBar,Jamaica

Itappearsthatthesehugepalmleavesandtrunksfellintotheoceanlongtimeago.Theyfloatedonthewavesand

thenpiledupyearbyyear,stickingoutoftheocean.That'sprobablyhowthePelicanBar,locatedaboutamilefromthe

southwestcoastofJamaica,isbuilton.Someofitsvisitorshavenoroomtobefittedinsidethebar,andtheyjustdrink

standinginwaist-deepwater.

Whattoorder:cocktail“PelicanPerfection”.

1、WhatcanavisitororderinLagoonBar?

A.Redwine.B.Anything.

C.Beer.D.Whitewine.

2、WhatcanweinferabouttheBirdsvilleHotelandPub?

A.Itwasopenedin1884.

B.Itisthefavoritespotforthemice.

C.ItisbusyinSeptembereveryyear.

D.ItislocatedinthecenteroftheSimpsonDesert.

3、WhatisFloyd'sPelicanBarbuilton?

A.Oldhats.B.Sanddunes.

C.Anancientbaobabtree.D.Palmleavesandtrunks.

23.（8分）Getinvolved!Makeadonation!

Sowhatisrewilding?

Imagineournaturalhabitatsgrowinginsteadofshrinking.Imagmespeciesthriving,insteadofdeclining.Thafs

rewilding.Rewildingisecologicalrestorationandalittlebitmore.Rewildingoffershopeforwildlife,humansandthe

planet.

WhyisrewildingessentialforBritain?

?Ourecosystemsarebroken.Theplaceswhereyouwouldexpectwildlifetothrivehavebeenreducedtowet

deserts.Theseabedhasbeendamagedandstrippedofitslivingcreatures.

?Ourwildlifeisdisappearing.ManywonderfulBritishspecieshavedeclinedcatastrophicallyoverthepast

century.We'velostmoreofourlargemammalsthananyEuropeancountryexceptIreland.

?Weneedkeystonespecies.Thesevitalspecies,includingtoppredator（食肉動(dòng)物）,driveecologicalprocesses.Their

lossinBritainandaroundtheworldhasworsenedourlivingsystems.

?Naturelooksafterus.Goodecosystemscanprovideuswithcleanairandwater,preventflooding,storecarbon,and

attractvisitors.Rewildingcanleavetheworldinabetterstatethanitistoday.

Whatarechallenges?

Ournrewildingbritain**isalong-termproject.Ofcourseithasitschallenges.Manyofusfeelindifferent,becausewe

havegotusedtothelackofnativeforests.Manyfarmersopposetheidea.Theythoughtitacrazyideatobringback

predatorstothecountrybecausetheywouldstartkillingfarmanimals.lttakestimetoeducatethem.Aboveall,we

needmoney!Soweneedyourhelp!

Makeadonation

HelpusbringbackJivingsystemsandrestorewildnatureinBritain!

Withyourhelpwecan...

?Openupnewopportunitiesforrewildingandpushforchange.

?Developtoolstoeducatejnfluenceandspreadtheword.

Thanksforyoursupport.

1、Whatcanweknowfromtheresultofrewilding?

A.Alotofspeciesdecline.

B.Speciesbecomevarious.

C.Ecosystemsaregreatlydestroyed.

D.Theseabedhasbeendamaged.

2、What'sthegreatestchallengeatpresent?

A.People'sindifference

B.Farmers*opposition

C.Shortageoftime

D.Alackoffund

3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Topersuadepeopletochangetheirmind.

B.Tocallonpeopletomakeadonation.

C.Toconvincepeopletocareforpredators.

D.Towarnpeopleofthebadecosystem.

24.（8分）OneofthehardestpartsofplanningatriptoHawaiiisdecidingwhichofthemajorHawaiianIslands

youshouldvisit.Eachhasitsownpersonalityandoffersuniqueadventuresandactivities.

Oahu

Oahuhasabitofeverything,packedin597squaremiles.Youcanhikeintothickrainforests,andwhenyouneeda

break,relaxonpowderywhitesandbeachesandstayatluxuryresorts.

Oahuhasbecomeagreatdestinationforfamilies.Theurbancore（核心）ofHonoluluandWaikikihashistoric

sites,museumsandbustling（熙熙攘攘的）andnightlifescenes.TheislandlivesuptoitsnicknameoftheGathering

Place.

Maui

Mauiisagreatislandforhoneymooners.TheValleyIslehastop-classresortsandgolfcourses,adjacent（毗鄰）to

someofthestate*sbestbeaches.Alargedormant（休眠）volcanoineastMauiatsunriseorsunsetisasereneexperience,

aswellasdrivingtheRoadtoHana,famedforitsthunderingwaterfalls.

Kauai

KauaiistheoldestofthemainHawaiianIslands.Theislandgetsalotofrain,butthafswhatmakesitsolively,

you*llcomeacrossflowersandplantsyou*veneverseenbefore.Forsomeofthebestviewsontheisland,visitWaimea

Canyon,knownastheGrandCanyonofthePacific,andtheNaPalicoast,boastingsomeoftheworld*shighestsea

cliffs.

BigIsland

TheBigIslandistheonlyHawaiianislandstillgrowing.WitnessthepowerofPele,theHawaiiangoddessoffire,

wind,lightningandvolcanoeswithavisittotheHawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark.It'soneofthefewspotsintheworld

whereyoucanseelavaflow.Infact,theBigIslandhas10oftheworld*ssub-climatezones,fromthesnow-covered

mountainofMaunaKea,greenforestsofWaipioValleytostretchesofbarrendesert.

1、Whichisyoungcouples*favorite?

A.Oahu.Maui.

C.Kauai.D.BigIsland.

2、HowisOahudifferentfromtheotherplaces?

A.ItbelongstoHawaii.B.Itoffersthebestbeaches.

C.Ithasvarietyofplants.D.Youcanexperiencecitylifeonit.

3、WhatdoMauiandBigIslandhaveincommon?

A.Theyarebothcoveredwithsnow.B.Youcanhavealookatavolcano.

C.Weatherischangeable.D.Thereisplentyofrain.

25.（10分）Americanwomenwhoworkascomputerprogrammers,chefsanddentistsearn28percentlessthanmen

doingthesamejobs.Thosearethejobswiththebiggestwagedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen,accordingtoanew

study.

Overall,thestudyfoundthatwomenearn5.4percentlessthanmenfordoingthesamejob,inthesamelocation

andforthesameemployer.ThewagedifferencesbetweenwomenandmenweresimilarintheUnitedKingdom,

Australia,GermanyandFrance.

5.4percentisabigdifferenceinpaybetweenmenandwomenbecauseitcannotbeexplainedbywomenandmen

takingthesamekindsofjobs.Itcanonlybeexplainedbybias（倔見）againstwomen,orothercauses,suchaswomennot

beinggoodataskingforpay.

Researchsuggeststhatwomendonotnegotiate（交涉）aswellasmenwhenitcomestopay.

Andwomenaregenerallymoreuncomfortableaskingfellowemployeeshowmuchtheymake,sotheycanseeif

theyarebeingpaidfairly.

Accordingtothestudy,womenearnedatleast15percentlessthanmeninthesejob

categories:psychologists,pharmacists,physicians,opticians,pilotsandgameartists.

Butinthefieldsofsocialwork,sellingmerchandise,researchassistantsandphysicianadvisors,womenearnmore

thanmen.Insocialwork,womenearned7.8percentmorethanmen,thereportsaid.Thatwasthejobcategorywiththe

biggestadvantageforwomen.Itwasstillfarlessthanthe28percentpayadvantageformeninsomefields.

Comparingsalariesforfull-timeworkers,womenearnonly79percentasmuchasmen.Overalifetime,thatmuchofa

differenceinpaycanamounttoalargeamountofmoney.

Womenonlyearned57percentasmuchasmenin1975.ItisnowuptO79percent.Thatis

progress,thereportsays,butnotenough.

1、Whichofthefollowinghasthebiggestpaydifferencesbetweenwomenandmen?

A.Apilot.B.Agameartist.

C.Aresearchassistant.D.Acomputerprogrammer.

2、Whydowomenearnlessthanmenwhendoingthesamejob?

A.Theydon'ttrytheirbesttofightforbetterpay.

B.Theycarelessabouttheirpaythanmen.

C.Bossesusuallylooksdownuponwomen.

D.Theydon-tworkaseffectivelyasmen.

3、Howmuchincomedofull-timewomenworkerslosecomparedwithmen?

A.5.4%,B.7.8%.

C.21%,D.28%.

4、Whatdoesthereportthinkofthewomen*spay?

A.Itisgrowingratherquickly.B.Itisrisingbutnotsatisfying.

C.Itisnotfairforwomenworkers.D.Itisreasonableforpresentsituation.

第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、

C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).

26.（30分）1amanythingbutadventurous.So,whenIactuallythecouragetolearndrivingand,evenmore,

passedthetest,Ifanciedbeingafreespiritatlast.

ImistakenlythoughtIwouldnewroadsanddrivetothefarthesthorizons.But,gatheringthecouragetotrynew

highwayswasnexttoforme.ThetimeItried,Igothopelessly____andfoundmyselfgoingaroundincircles.

WhenIeventuallyfoundthewayhome,Ithiswastheendoftheadventurouslife.Itheknownroutes.When

afriend____metomakethemostofweekendwhenthetrafficwastomakenewdiscoveries,I___atherwith

horror.WasIgoingtoaperfectlygoodweekendtoraisemybloodpressureorwasIgoingtospenditdoingaslittle

aspossible?,Ichosethelatteroption.

AftersomeyearsofbattlingtheSharjah-Dubai1Itoldmyselfitwasn'tworthmypeaceofmind.NowIhad

theMetro,busesand____tochoosefrom.TakingtaxiwasoneofthebestIhavemadefromatrafficpointofview.

TherewasanunbelievablesenseoflightnessIjumpedintoataxi,takentomydestinationwithoutbeingworried.

Allonehastodoisgivedirections.Iamgoodatthat.Givingdirections,Imean.AndIamverywhenIissuethese,

withnoeffectonthepartofthepersondriving.AssoonasIsitinside,Istartthedescriptionofthetobetakenin

greatdetailsoastothepossibilityofbeingtakenforaride.

1、A.setupB.brokeupC.pickedupD.putup

2、A.enthusiasticallyB.surprisinglyC.importantlyD.dramatically

3、A.discoverB.getC.inventD.purchase

4、A.invisibleB.usefulC.practicalD.impossible

5、A.lostB.amazedC.puzzledD.moved

6、A.refusedB.hopedC.repliedD.vowed

7、A.addedtoB.stucktoC.gottoD.referredto

8、A.suggestedB.orderedC.advisedD.persuaded

9、A.lightB.heavyC.slowD.safe

10、A.glaredB.staredC.glancedD.peered

11、A.useB.spareC.wasteD.devote

12、A.OfcourseB.InshortC.IncaseD.Ofall

13、A.systemB.atmosphereC.societyD.traffic

14、A.weighingB.disturbingC.reservingD.restoring

15、A.carsB.trainsC.trucksD.cabs

16、A.dreamsB.discoveriesC.choicesD.challenges

17、A.whileB.whenC.untilD.before

18、A.considerateB.ignorantC.stubbornD.accurate

19、A.routeB.mapC.designD.course

20、A.increaseB.extendC.minimizeD.expand

第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）|閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

27.（15分）Wemaynothavetowaitmuchlongerbeforeimmortality（永生,不朽）becomesareality.1.（science）

fromSwedenarereportedlydevelopingwaysrelatedtoartificialintelligencetechnologytocreate“fullyconscious

copies“ofpeople2.theirdeath.TheywanttouseAItoreconstructthevoicesofthedeadtoallowpeopleto

communicatewiththeirfriendsandfamily3.arenolongeralive.Therobotsmight4.（equip）toanswersimple

questionsrelatedtotheweather,timeandmore.Putsimply,arobotcloneofyourgrandmacouldbecomeanext

generationvoiceassistant,justlike5,wecommunicatewithSiri.

“Thisisnotthe6.（one）timesuchanideahascomeintomind,“famousfuturistDr.MichioKakusaid.Hebelieves

wecouldsoonbeabletouploadourmindstomachines,7.allow）ustospeaktoourlovedonesafterweortheydie.

BillionairetechgiantElonMuskhasanentirecompanyto8.（potential）dothat,calledNeuralink.Itfocuses

9.developingatechnologythatwillenableuploadinganddownloadingofthoughts.

Forthis,researchersareseekingvolunteerswillingtooffer10.（they）deadrelativesforstudy.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）

28.（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，

每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（八），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Ihavejustgotsomegoodnewstotellyou、Iwinanationalprizeformypaintinglastweek、Myfatherwassopleasing

thathesuggestedIwenttoEnglandforaholidaythissummer,I'dliketostayhereforhalfamonth,visitingsomeplaces

ofinterestandpractisemyEnglishaswell、Wehavekeptintoucheachotherfornearlyayearnow、Ihaveoften

dreamedoftalkingfacetofacewithyou、Ihopeyou'llbeontheholidayatthattime,butI'msurewewillhavealotto

talkabout,Ialsowanttobuysomesouvenirformyfriendsathome、IfIhaveanybetterideas,pleasesharethemwith

me、

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

29.（25分）2018年12月1日是都勻一中113歲的生日。為了使我們的新校園更加美好，作為學(xué)生會(huì)主席的你，根據(jù)

下面的內(nèi)容向全校學(xué)生寫一份倡議書。

1.做到“三節(jié)”:節(jié)電、節(jié)水、節(jié)約糧食；

2.垃圾入桶不亂扔，保持寢室、教室、食堂及其他公共場(chǎng)所的衛(wèi)生；

3.遵守學(xué)校各項(xiàng)規(guī)章制度，不攜帶學(xué)校違禁物品如手機(jī)、刀具等進(jìn)入校園。

注意：

1.詞數(shù):100-120左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

參考詞匯:規(guī)章制度:rulesandregulations；違禁物品:forbiddenobjects

Dearfriends,

Thankyou!

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參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1、C

2、D

3、A

4、B

5、B

6、B

7、D

8、D

9、D

10、A

11、A

12、A

13、D

14、B

15、A

16、C

17、D

18、B

19、B

20、A

第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

21、IfyouthinkthatInternetshoppingonaSundaygetsyouthebestdeals,thenthinkagain.Tuesdayis

actuallythebestdayoftheweekifyouwanttogrababargainaccordingtoanexhaustiveanalysisofon-lineshopping.

ThursdayisthesecondbestdayfollowedbyFriday-butSundayiswhenyouareleastlikelytomakeasaving.

Thestudyalsolookedatmonthsandfoundthatthepre-ChristmasrushinNovemberiswhentherearemost

bargainsaroundontheweb-andnottheJanuarysales.USretailer（零售商）reportingserviceSumAllexamined3,000

companiesandhaltabilliontransactions（交易）aspartofitsreport.Itworkedouttheaveragediscount（折扣）offeredto

consumersoneachdayoftheweekandoverdifferenttimesoftheyear.

ThebestdayoftheweekwasTuesdaywheresavingswere4.81percent,followedbyThursdayon4.80percent.In

thirdplacewasFridayat4.615percent,thenWednesdayat4.13percentandMondayat4.11percent.Onlythefoolish

wouldshoponaSaturdaywherethediscountsweretypically3.84percent-andSundaywastheworstwith3.37

percent.

Theanalysisbymonthisevenmoresurprisingasmostpeoplethinkthatwaitinguntilthepost-Christmassales

wouldyieldthebiggestdiscounts.Infact,Novemberiswhenyouwillgetthelargestsavingsat5.99percentonaverage.

Januarycameinsecondat4.95percent,followedbyMayat4.50percent.

TheworstmonthtobuyonlinewasMarchwhereyoucouldexpecttosavejust2.76percent.Consumersand

expertshavebeenspeculatingforyearsaboutthebesttimetoshoponline.

Bookingaflighthasalmostbecomeasciencewithsomeclaimingthatbuyingsixweeksbeforeyoutravel

guaranteesyouthebestprice.However,arecentanalysisbytheUSAirlinesReportingCommissionfoundthatwasnot

actuallythecase.

Notonlydidthesix-weekwindowfailtopileup,insomecasesthebestfareswereonsaleaslongas24weeksbefore

departure.TheARCsaidthatbookingwellinadvanceisbestadvisedforbusyroutesorlonghaulflights（長(zhǎng)途航班）,as

thepriceonlytendstogoup.

4、Ifabuyerwantstobuycheapgoodsonline,he*dbettergototheshopon?

A.TuesdayB.ThursdayC.FridayD.Sunday

5、Mostwebsellersoftenprovidebargainontheweb?

A.afterNewYear'sDayB.duringValentine'sDay

C.onMother*sDayD.beforeChristmas

6、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothethirdparagraph?

A.ThebestdayoftheweekwasTuesdaywheresavingswere4.8percent.

B.InthirdplacewasThursdaywheresavingswere4.65percent.

C.Sundaywherethediscountswere3.37percentwastheworst.

D.CustomerscangetthebestsavingsonSaturday.

7、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“speculating“inthefifthparagraph?

A.Quarrelling.B.Objecting.C.Searching.D.Considering.

22、1、D

2、C

3、D

23、1、B

2、D

3、B

24、1、B

2、D

3、B

25、Anewstudysuggeststhatwashingdishesbyhandishealthierthanusingadishwasher.

Nobodylikesdoingthedishes,butitturnsoutthatdoingthistaskmightpayoffinanunexpectedway.Accordingto

anewstudypublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,washingdishesbyhandinsteadofusingadishwashermightprevent

thedevelopmentofallergies（過敏）.

ResearchersinSwedensurveyedtheparentsof1,029childrenaged7and8.Theydiscoveredthatchildrenwhose

familieshand-washedthedishesinsteadofusingamachinewerelesslikelytohaveallergies.

Earlierresearchhasshownthatdisheswashedbymachinearecleanerthanthosewashedbyhand.Sowhywould

kidswhoeatoffofslightlydirtierplatesbebetteroffwhenitcomestopreventingallergies?Oneexplanationisbasedon

atheoryknownasthe“hygienehypothesis55,whichsaysthereasonkidsdevelopallergiesisthattheirsurroundingsare

actually