2021-2022學年上海市晉元中學高二（上）期中英語試卷

2021-2022學年上海市晉元中學高二（上）期中英語試卷

I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA,youwillheartenshort

conversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.（1分）A.Attheairport.

B.Inahotel.

C.AttheCustoms.

D.Atatravelagency.

2.（1分）A.Heisconfident.

B.Heisnotprepared.

C.Helacksconfidence.

D.Hedislikesit.

3.（1分）A.1060.

B.1016.

C.530.

D.560.

4.（1分）A.Themanhasbeenabroadformanyyears.

B.Thewomanthinkstheman'sEnglishisnotpurebutpleasant.

C.Themanisangryatwhatthewomansays.

D.Themanoweshisaccenttohismother'sinfluence.

5.（1分）A.Thearticleisperfect.

B.Thearticleistooboring.

C.Onthewhole,sheagreeswiththeman.

D.Shethinksonlyonepartofitisgood.

6.（1分）A.ThewomanencouragesthemantostudyFrench.

B.ThemanisveryinterestedinFrenchliterature.

C.ThemanwantstogotoFrance.

D.ThemanisinterestedinforeignlanguagesbutnotinFrench.

7.（1分）A.Sheisgoingtomissherfirstclass.

B.Sheprefersgoingtothedentistlaterintheday.

C.Themanwillbebackbeforehisfirstclass.

D.Themanmightsleeplateandmisshisappointment.

8.（1分）A.TellJuliaheisfine.

B.AskJuliaforadvice.

C.SeeJulia.

D.Gototheplay.

9.（1分）A.Hedoesn'tcareforthatbrand.

B.Hehadjustfinishedacigarette.

C.Heisn'tseatedinthesmokingsection.

D.Hedoesn'tliketosmokecigarettes.

10.（1分）A.Shealsoneedsanewtennisracket.

B.Shewantstoborrowsomemoney,too.

C.Shedoesn'tthinkBrianwillrepaythemoney.

D.Shecouldn'tgetBriantoplaytennis.

SectionBDirections：InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandalonger

conversation,andyouwillbeaskedsomequestionsonthepassagesandtheconversation.

Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Whenyouhearaquestion?readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecide

whichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

11.（4.5分）（1）A.Howtomakedifferenthats.

B.Whysoldierswearhelmets.

C.Hatsindifferenttimesandcountries.

D.Thebesttypeofhattowear.

（2）A.Horsemen.

B.Soldiers.

C.Slaves.

D.Theworkingclasses.

(3)A.Bowlers.

B.Tophats.

C.Helmets.

D.Clothcaps.

12.(4.5分)(1)A.Itisalegendhandeddownfromthepast.

B.Itstillhasnotbeenrevealed.

C.Itcanbeeasilyinquiredinto.

D.Ithasnotbeenquestionedatall.

(2)A.Intheirperformance.

B.Intheircharacteristics.

C.Intheirpeculiarity.

D.Intheirassociations.

(3)A.Theyhavealargervocabulary.

B.Theyaregoodatchoosingandusingwords.

C.Theycandisplayasenseofhumour.

D.Theyarereluctanttoshowofftheirknowledge.

13.(6分)(1)A.Toaskforhispermissiontotakeacourse.

B.Tohandinsomehomeworktohim.

C.Todiscussaboutaformaltrainingwithhim.

D.Toborrowsomesketchbooksfromhim.

(2)A.Writeabookaboutsketches.

B.Getfamiliarwithsomeprofessors.

C.Completetheprerequisitesketchingcourse.

□.Mastersomeknowledgeaboutart.

(3)A.Atextbook.

B.Somepaintbrushes.

C.Abouquetofflowers.

D.Somedrawings.

(4)A.Encouraged.

B.Annoyed.

C.Surprised.

D.Confused.

II.GrammarandvocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillin

theblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswitha

givenword,Hllineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheother

blanks9useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

14.(10分)

CharlesDickens

Ithasbeen150yearssinceCharlesDickensdied,184yearssincehisfirstworkwas

releasedtothepublicand156yearssincehislastcompletedbookcameout.Inallofthistime,

thesenovelshaveneverbeenoutofprint.Dickensmayhaveleftus,buthisworkremains

timeless,(1)(fascinate)themajorityofthosewhoopentheirpages.

Mostpeoplehaveread,watchedoratleastheardofDickens'stories,butwhatmakeshim

andhisworksopopular?Sincehebegannovelwritinginhis20s,Dickensconstantly

producedqualityclassics.Yearafteryearhisawaitingfanswerenotleft(2)

(disappoint)astheirmindswerefedwithcomplextalesofromance,crime,hopeand

despair.

IntheVictorianerahelivedin,muchoftheworkDickensproduced(3)

(model)ontheliteraturebeforehim.Hewasoneofthefirstwritersofthetime(4)

(portray)honestexamplesofworking-classpeople,givingmanysomethingtorelateto.He

focusedonunfoldingthegoodandbadqualitiesofcharacterswhichallowedhisreadersto

followtheirjourneysandunderstand(5)theymayhaveactedintheunusualor

shockingwaysthattheydid.

AnyDickensfanswillknowthediverseandoutrageous(聳人聽聞的)characters

comingtolifebetweenthepages.(6)wasspecialaboutthisnovelistsabilityin

imaginingthesecharacters*storiesisthatitcomesfromhisownlife'spath.(7)a

youngboylefttotakecareofhimselfinaworkhousetothewealthyfigurehebecamethrough

hiswritingsuccesses,heknewwhatitwasliketoseeindifferentlights.Thisdeep

understandingofhischaractersgavehisfictionalstoriesthestrongelementofbelievability

(8)isneededinagoodnovel.

Overacenturyandahalflater,Dickens*themescanberelevanttotoday*sworld

problems.Hiswordsandimageryhavebeentransformedfurtherintothemediaofmodern

film,televisionandevenmusicaladaptations.(9)setinatimeunfamiliartoreaders

today,hisworkstillenableseveryonetorelatetothelove,hardshipandsenseoffamilythat

poursfromthenarratives.ltisthisaspect(10)hascarriedCharlesDickensintothe

21stcentury.

SectionBDirection：Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachword

canbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

15.(10分)

A.unclearB.versionC.introducedD.viewE.entertain

F.identifyGlife-alteringH.breakdownI.unmaskedJ.painK.dependent

UnlockiPhoneWhenFaceIDCan't

2017："Nothinghaseverbeensimpler,morenatural,moreeffortless.WecallthisFace

ID."Thisisanactualexecutivequote,frombackwhenthecompany(1)facial

recognitionontheiPhoneX.

Applein2021：“Nothinghaseverbeen,,,lessnaturalormoredifficult.WecallthisFace

NoID."Thisisaverymade-upquote,reflectingthe(2)offacialrecognitionnow

thatmasksareessentialclothes.

ThepandemiccastashadowoverApple'scutting-edgefunction：Ourfacescan'tbeour

passwordswhenourfacescan'tbeseen.Andtypingpasscodesinfull(3)ofstrangers

andco-workerscanbeasecurityrisk.

Well,maskornomask,Apple'sFaceIDworksagain-sortof.

WiththeiOS14.5update-launchedThursdaythroughthecompany*spublicbeta

softwareprogram,andexpectedtogointowidereleasethisspring-youcanunlockyour

iPhonewithouttypingapasscode,evenifyourfaceis(4).Justoneexpensivelittle

catch：YouneedanAppleWatch-anditneedstobeunlockedandonyourwrist.

I'vefollowedthedevelopmentsofthiscrucial,(5)strugglefornearlyayear

now.LastApril,therewasanefforttocreateFaceID-compatible(兼容的)masks.

(Surprise!Theydidn'tcatchon.)Soonafter,withiOS13.5,Applemadethepasscodescreen

comeupfasterwhenthephonecan'tseeyourface.(It*sstilla(6).)

Comparedwiththose,thisnewwatch-(7)solutionisalmostasgoodasthe

naked-facerealthing.ltisfastandeasytosetup.Fvebeentestingapre-release(8)

forthepastfewdays,unlockingmyiPhonewhilewearingallsortsofmasks,inailsortsof

conditions.

Here'swhat*shappeningbehindthescenes：Thearrayofsensorsinthatnotch(凹口)at

thetopofyouriPhone'sscreen-whatApplecallstheTrueDepthcamera-triesto(9)

youasusual.Ifitcan'tseeyournoseandmouth,itlooksforyourunlockedwatchtounlock

youriPhone.Ifitdoesn'tseeanyface-orseesa(n)(10)faceitdoesn'tthinkis

yours-itstayslocked.

ID.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage

therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA?B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordor

phrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

16.(15分)InDad'sArmy,aBritishsitcom(情景喜劇)aboutahome-defenseForce,Sergeant

(中士)Wilsonwouldoftencastdoubtonhiscommander'svariousorderswiththephrase

“Doyouthinkthat*swise,sir?”Hisdoubt,althoughoftenignored,wasusually(1).

ManyemployeesmustbetemptedtoimitateSgt.Wilsonwhentheyseetheirbosseshead

downthewrongtrack.Butcautionoftenleadsworkerstokeepsilentforfearofappearing

foolishandoffensiveand(2)beingathighriskoflosingtheirjobs.

Acultureofsilencecanbedangerous,arguesanewbookTheFearlessOrganization,by

AmyEdmondson，aprofessoratHarvardBusinessSchool.Someofhercasesarefromthe(3)

industry,wherestafffelttoopowerlesstomakeanychangesduetotheirranks.Onewasits

deadliestaccident：acrashbetweentwoBoeing-747sintheCanaryIslandsoccurredin1977

whenaco-pilotfeltunableto(4)hiscaptainintochangingthedecisiontotake

off.AnothercasewasthatoftheColumbiaspaceshuttlein2003；anengineerwhomayhave

diagnoseddamagetotheshuttle'swingbeforetheflightfeltunabletospeakashewas*'too(5)

"atNASA.

Inacorporateculturebasedon(6)andobedience,itmayappearthattargetsare

beingachieved.Butinthelongruntheeffectislikelytobecounterproductive(適得其反

的).Studiesshowthatfear(7)learning.Andwhenfacedwithaproblem,scared

workersfindwaysof(8)itorgettingarounditwithinefficientpractices.

Thesolutionistocreateanatmosphereof"psychologicalsafety"wherebyworkerscan

speaktheirminds.ltdoesnotmeanthatworkers,ortheirideas,are(9)criticism,

orthattheyshouldcomplaincontinuously.Inasense,thismethodisthe(10)of

Toyota's"leanmanufacturing"process,whichallowsanyworkerwhospotsaproblemtostop

theproductionline.

Pixar,theproductionfirm,createdwhatitcalledaMBraintrust"togive(11)to

filmdirectors.Theruleswerethatadviceshouldbeconstructiveandabouttheidea,notthe

person,andthatfilmmakersshouldnotbe(12)inresponse.

Andpsychologicalsafetyisnotaboutwhistleblowing(檢舉).Indeed,ifanemployee

feelstheneedtoactasawhistleblowerbyspeakingtoexternal(13),itsuggests

employershavenotcreatedanenvironmentwithinthefirmwherecriticismcanbe

(14).Norissuchacultureonlyaboutsafetyoravoidingmistakes.Asmundane(單

調(diào)的)tasksareautomated,andworkersrelyoncomputersfordataanalysis,theaddedvalue

ofhumanswillstemfromtheir(15).ButasMs.Edmondson'sbookdemonstrates,itis

hardtobeeitherconstructiveorcreativeifyouarenotconfidentaboutspeakingout.

(1)A.justifiableB.pointlessC.subjectiveD.ridiculous

(2)A.onthewholeB.inconclusionC.asaresultD.onthecontrary

(3)A.airlineB.manufacturingC.serviceD.advertising

(4)A.temptB.reasonC.trickD.guide

(5)A.offensiveB.ambitiousC.aggressiveD.humble

(6)A.imitationB.fearC.efficiencyD.competition

(7)A.motivatesB.facilitatesC.maintainsD.prevents

(8)A.spoilingB.polishingC.maskingD.exploiting

(9)A.relatedtoB.safefromC.concernedwithD.dependenton

(10)A.equivalentB.objectC.argumentD.criticism

(11)A.priorityB.motivationC.accessD.feedback

(12)A.optimisticB.objectiveC.defensive0.passive

(13)A.authoritiesB.elementsC.divisions0.whistleblowers

(14)A.rejectedB.eliminatedC.voiced0.questioned

(15)A.competitivenessB.inventivenessC.carefulness0.selflessness

SectionBDirections：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyou

havejustread.

17.(8分)[1]Everyonewouldagreethatitisparents*jobtoteachtheirkidsrightfromwrong.The

riseinteencrimesuggeststhatsomeparentsarefailingatthesetasks.Tocorrecttheproblem,

lawmakersinsomestatesrequireparentstoservejailtimewhentheirchildrengetintoserious

troubleagainandagain.Thelawmakershopethatthispunishmentwillmotivateparentstotake

theirresponsibilitiesseriously.

[2]Supportersoftheselawsbelievethatthethreatofjailwillscareparentsintopayingmore

attentiontotheirteens'behaviorthanbefore.Theythinkthattheseparentswouldbehappyto

letthestatetrytostraightenouttheirkidsatjuveniledetentioncenters(少管所)，becausethe

centerstooktheresponsibilityofftheparents*shoulders.Withthenewlaws,theresponsibility

isputbackontheparents."Thehopeis,"asupportersaid,"thatifparentsareheldlegally

responsible,they'llworkhardertokeeptheiryoungstersinline."

13JHowever,manypeoplethinkthelawsareunfair.Theyarguethatparentsshouldnotbe

punishedforthecriminalactsoftheirchildren,unlessitcanbeshownthereisacontributory

faultontheparents'part.

[4]Peoplewhoopposeparentalresponsibilitylawsalsobelievethatpunishingparentswon't

createachangeinthekids'behavior.Thesepeoplearguethatparentsmaynotbeatfault.The

childrenofgoodparentscanfallinwiththewrongkidsandgetintotrouble,theysay.Worse

yet,ifmomisinjail,theremaybenooneatalltocontrolherkid.

[5]Theunfortunatefactisthatjailingaparentpunishestherestofthefamily.Thejailedparent

cannotworktohelpsupportthefamilyandmayalsobefiredfromajobformissingtoomuch

work.Furthermore,littleevidenceexiststosupporttheideathatthethreatofpunishment

improvesaparent'sabilitytocontrolateenager.Opponentsofparentalresponsibilitylawssay

thatparentswhoareinthissituationneedhelp,notajailsentence.

(1)Thephrase"keeptheiryoungstersinline"(inParagraph2)isclosestinmeaningto”

ii

A.gettheirkidstostayathome

B.maketheirkidsbehavewell

C.helptheirkidsmakealiving

□.requiretheirkidstoqueueinpublic

(2)WhichofthefollowingsentencesmaybestendParagraph4?

A.So,theybelievethatit'seasyformomtocontrolherkid'sbehavior.

B.So,theybelievethatmomshouldbejailedforhercontributoryfault.

C.So,theybelievethatlackofmom'scontrolmaythenleadtomorecrime.

D.So,theybelievethatmom'scontrolhasanegativeeffectonherkid'sbehavior.

(3)Opponentsofparentalresponsibilitylawsthinkthat.

A.parentsshouldneverbepunishedfortheirkids'crimes

B.jailingaparentmaydrivethefamilyintoaworsesituation

C.thelawsareunfaireveniftheyhelpparentscontroltheirkids

D.responsibleparentsneedn'tworrythattheirkidswillcommitcrimes

(4)Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Whetherparentsshouldbejailedfortheirkids*criminalacts.

B.Howparentsdealwithyoungtroublemakersintheirdailylife.

C.Whatparentsneedwhentheirkidscommitcrimesagainandagain.

D.Whylawsshouldbemadetoholdparentsresponsiblefortheirkids.

18.(6分)Withthefragranceindustryexpectedtobeworthanenormous$92billionby2024,

thereisbigmoneytobemadefromscents.Asthefashionandmarketingindustrymovesaway

fromtargetingmenandwomenandontoamoreinclusive,non-genderedapproach,fragrance

companiesaredoingtheexactsame一creatingproductsthatcanbewornhappilybyall

genders.ThesmellsweTedrawntoareinherentlyuniversal,acrossallgendersandincludingall

noses.Withthisinmind,wetestedournosesagainstthreeofthebrandsthathavemadeaplay

forgenderneutrality.

EscentricMolecules

TheuniquesellingpointofEccentricMoleculesisthatit'sdesignedtosmellcompletely

differentoneverywearer,reactingwithournaturalscentstocreateauniqueblend.With

potentialforsharingwithalovedone,theirpackagingisapracticalifalittleunromantic,

simplebottle.

Still,uponopeningtheirbestseller"Molecule01",thejourneybegins.Uponfirstspray,the

overwhelmingscentisofalcohol,butitsoonsettlesintoabarely-theresmellthatrecallssoft

leatherandfeelssurprisinglysoothingonskin.

TopScent：Molecule01,￡72for100mL

CleanReserve

CleanReservesmellslikeitsounds-bright,freshscentsthatwouldappealtothosewho

preferlightsmell.ltisalsoperfectforkeepinginyourgymordaybagtofreshenupyourself.

Packagingfeelsweightyandluxurious,withoutcompromisingsustainability-thebottleis

madefromsustainability-managedforestwoodandeventhealcoholisderivedfromcorn.

TopScent：Rain,￡82for100mL

LaboratoryPerfumes

Packagedinchemistry-classbottles,thisbrand'slatestcollectionisstronglyinspiredby

Britainanditsnaturalabundanceofherbsandflowers.Whatresultsaregrown-up,powerful

scents.

Ourclearfavouritesfromthecollectioncouldn'tbemoredifferent-"Samphire”isa

refreshingcoastalscentmixedwithrose,while''Atlas'*isastrongblendofwineandtobacco,

aneasysignaturescentfordayandnightwithminimalreapplicationneeded.

TopScent：Atlas,￡65for100mL

(1)Thepurposeofparagraph1is.

A.toanalyzehowsmellsinfluenceus

B.toselltheideaofnon-genderedfragrance

C.toinformthereadersofalatestfashiontrend

D.tojustifythedevelopmentoffragranceindustry

（3）ThecommonfeatureofEscentricMoleculesandCleanReserveis.

A.practicalandsimplepackaging

B.sustainablepackagingmadefromwood

C.asoftandlightscent

D.smellingtotallydifferentoneveryuser

（4）Foracustomerwhopreferstrongmaturesmellsthatlastsawholeday,whichproduct

shouldhechoose?

A.Molecule01

B.Rain

C.Samphire

D.Atlas

19.（8分）Chancesareyou'requiteboredofyourhomebynow.Ohsure,youknowhowluckyyou

are,ifyouhaveawarmandcomfortableplacetolivewhensomanydon't.Butapersoncould

liveinafull-onpalaceandstill,atthispointinageneration-definingglobalpandemic,

think,"IfIhavetospendonemoredaylookingatthiscornicing（樨板）andthoseenormous

wallsconces（壁式燭臺），Iwillgenuinelyhurlmyselfoffthebalcony.1'Soallowmetoshare

thegreatesttipofalltimeformakingyourhomemorefun：getsomewallpaper.

Peopleareverycautiousaboutwallpaper,especiallythepatternedtype.Ididn*tfully

understandthisuntilmypartnerandIwerehouse-huntinghalfadecadeago,afterwefound

outIwasexpectingtwins.Offwewenttolookatfamilyhousesand,whilethepriceswere

horrific,thehouseswere,tomymind,evenworse.That'snotfair：theywereperfectlyfine,

buttherewassomethingaboutthemthatsentmeplungingintoalow-gradedepression.!tried

toexplainittotheincreasinglyfrustratedestateagents：maybetheyweredark?Ortheyjust

hadabadatmosphere?Weretheceilingstoolow?Atlast,Iunderstood：everyhouseIlooked

atwaspaintedallwhiteor-worse!-dullgrey.Literally,everysingleone,andIassumethe

peoplewholivedinthemthoughttheylookedfashionableandsafelyneutral.Tomethey

broughtbackmemoriesofteenageyearsspentinapsychiatricunit（精神病病房）.

"Safelyneutral"：hasthereeverbeenamoredepressingtemplate（樣板）forahome?

"Safelyneutraf'istimidity,thedecoratingequivalentofafearoflettingyourselfhavefunin

casepeoplelaughatyou,orarefusaltostateanopinionincaseyougetitwrong.Howsomany

peoplecanbeartolivelikethatisbeyondmycomprehension.!knownoteveryoneisa

maximalist,butIfinditpuzzlingthatpeoplewon'tcommittopatternedwallpaperbecause

theyworrythey'Hgettiredofit,yetpainttheirhomeinthemostboringshadespossible.Be

yourfearlessself!Makeyourstamp!Ifnotontheworld,thenatleastonyourwalls.

Bythetimewemovedintoour(entirelywhite,Godhelpme)house,Iwasamonth

awayfromgivingbirthtotwosurprisinglybigboys.Icouldnolongerwalk,butthisinnoway

brokemystridewhenitcametosortingoutthewallpaper.ThiswasahomeIhopedtolivein

forthenexttwodecades,soIwentalloutandspentsomuchonwallpaperthatwecouldn't

reallyaffordfurnitureforawhile.

(1)Itcanbelearnedfromparagraph2that.

A.theestateagentsfinallyfiguredoutwhytheauthordidn*tlikethehouses

B.theunaffordablehousingpricessenttheauthorintoaminordepression

C.thehousestheauthorwashuntingturnedouttobedisappointinglyuniform

D.theteenagerexperienceofbeinginapsychiatricunittroubledtheauthor

(2)Whatdoestheauthorthinkofnsafelyneutral',?

A.Itmaybringaboutridiculefromothers.

B.Itwillmakeahomemuchlessdepressing.

C.Itistooabstractforpeopletounderstand.

D.Itrobsusofthechancetopursuepleasure.

(3)Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3canbebestillustratedas.

A.throwingawaytheappleduetothecore

B.dealingwithamanashedealswithyou

C.killingtwobirdswithonestone

0.cherishingimaginaryorgroundlessfears

(4)What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tohighlightthevitalimportanceofwallpaper.

B.Torevealhowtoaddcolortohomedecoration.

C.Toindicatewhypeopletendtogetdepressed.

D.Toexplainwhatsafeneutralityisallabout.

SectionCDirections：Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentence

giveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomore

sentencesthanyouneed.

20.(8分)

A.Thisworkedbetter,buthestillcouldn'tmoveenoughtogetoutofbed.

B.Hetriedtoturnoverontohisside,buteverytimehetried,hewouldrollontohisbackagain.

C.Gregorawokeasitwasgettingdark.

D.Whenheansweredher,hewassurprisedtohearhisvoice；itsoundedsohigh.

E.Gregortriedtoreturntohisbedroom,butcouldn'tfitthroughthedoorway.

F.Hefinallymanagedtoopenthedoorandleanagainstit.

TheMetamorphosis

Onemorning,GregorSamsawokeupfromabaddreamandrealizedhewassomekindof

aterribleinsect.Hewasacockroach(蟋蟀)，andhewasaslargeasaman!Lyingonhisback,

hecouldseehislargebrownbellyandthinlegs.(1).

Hebegantothinkabouthisjobasatravelingsalesman.Hehatedhisjob,buthehadtodo

ittosupporthisfather,mother,andsisterbecausehisfathernolongerworked.Helookedatthe

clockandrealizedhehadoverslept-itwas6：30!Hewaslate.Thenexttrainleftat7：OO.He

wouldhavetohuirytomakeit.Afewminuteslaterhismotheryelledtohim："It's6：45.You

arelate.Getup!”(2)."Yes,mother.Tmgettingupnow."Hissisternowwhispered

throughthedoor,"Gregor,areyouallright?Doyouneedanything?”

Well,itwastimetogetup.Surely,assoonashegotoutofbed,hewouldrealizethishad

allbeenabaddream.Hetriedtomovehisbackpartoutfirst,butitmovedsoslowly,anditwas

sodifficult.Histhinlittlelegsseemeduseless,justmovingandmovingintheair,nothelping

himatall.Thenhetriedthefrontpart.(3).Hebeganrockingbackandforth,stronger

andstronger,andfinallythrewhimselfontothefloor,hittinghisheadashefell.

Allofasudden,heheardaknockatthedoor.ltwashismanager,whohadcometosee

whyhewaslate."Oh,nthoughtGregor,nIhatemyjob.1'Thenthemangerspoke."Mr.Samsa,

Imustwarnyouthatyoucouldloseyourjobbecauseofthis.Lately,yourworkhasnotbeen

verygood,andnowIfindyouinbedwhenyoushouldbeatwork!"Gregorpanickedandsaid,

"No,no,Iwillcomeoutimmediately.!wassick,butnowIfeelmuchbetter."Themanagerand

Gregofsfamilydidn'tunderstandasinglewordhesaid,fbrhisspeechwasnowthehissof

insect.Ashetalked,hemanagedtomovehimselftothechestofdrawers,triedtostandup,then

slippedandfell,holdingtightlytoachairwithhisthinlegs.（4）.

IV?SummaryWritingDirections：

Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）

ofthepassageinnomorethan60vvords.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

21.（10分）

SurferGuystotheRescue

PasttheBreakers,about50feetfromshore,twobrotherswerefightingfbrtheir

lives.Theyhadbeensweptouttoseainawildcurrent,theirmouthbarelyabletostayabove

water.Thickfogmadeitdifficultforbeachgoerstoseetheguys,butthescreamswere

unmistakable.Andeverysecondcounted.Thebrothers,ages15and20,werewearingshorts

andT-shirts,unsuitableforaNovemberday,letalonethe50-degreewater.KevenHarder,

asupervisingranger（騎警），toldtheNorthCoastJournalthatswimminginsucha

temperature"takesthefightrightoutofyou.'*

Luckily,foursurfersinwetsuitswerenearby.NarayanWeibel,SpenserStraton,and

SdrianYork,all16,alongwithTaj,15,wereontheirsurfingboardsridingupanddownthe

coastonfive-footwaveswhenthey