咸陽市重點中學高三第二次模擬考試新高考英語試卷及答案解析

咸陽市重點中學高三第二次模擬考試新高考英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?---Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing2．Duetolargeinvestmentinhousing,manycitiescan________theflowofnewarrivals,improvingthequalityoftheirlife.A．giverisetoB．makewayforC．takepartinD．keeppacewith3．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas4．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a;the B．the;a C．a;不填 D．the;不填5．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed6．Nodecision__A_aboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A．willbemade B．ismadeC．isbeingmade D．hasbeenmade7．OnehundredandfifteenChinesecompanieshitthenewlyreleasedFortune500listfor2017,______anincreaseforthe14thstraightyear,domesticwebsitereportedonThursday.A．torealizeB．realizedC．realizingD．havingrealized8．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why9．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink10．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．addictedto C．accustomedto D．exposedto11．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor12．Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving13．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee14．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye15．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectatfirst,butI______mymind.A．change B．havechangedC．hadchanged D．wouldchange16．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!17．______almostonehundredjin,thestonewasmovedbyhimalone.A．Weighed B．Weighing C．Itweighed D．Toweigh18．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder19．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/20．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Connectingwithpeoplehasbecomesomucheasierwithadvancingtechnology.Tasksthatoncerequiredapostagestamporcarrierpigeonarenowassimpleastappinganameorevenafaceonyourscreen,andyou’reconnected.Butalsoeasierisunconsciouslygettingcaughtupinadilemmabyviolatingcertainnewrulesforcommunicating.Abigoneforsome:Don’tcalluntilyou’vetextedtoconfirmit’sOKtocall.Butthat’sjustthebeginning.“I’musuallyprettymildandnotmuchbothersme,”saidMarkAngielle,a29-year-oldofficemanagerfromWhitePlains,NewYork.Buttheonethingthathehatesmorethananythingelseinlifeistheterribleone-wordmessage—“K.”“Attheveryleastreplywith,Gotit.”hesaid“Atleastgivemeafewwordshere.You’renotthatbusy.”Therearehundreds,perhapseventhousands,ofotherswhohavetakenLosocialmediatoexpresstheirdistasteforpeoplewhodon’tfollowtheunwrittenrulesofdigitalcommunication.“Theserulesaresimplyanewdisplayofaphenomenonwe’veseeninthepast,”saidJamesIvory,professorofcommunicationaVirginiaTech.Inthesamewaythatgenerationsandsmallgroupsoffriendshavetheirownslangandcustoms,internetculturehasgivenbirthtotechnology-dependentbeingsthathavetheirownuniquesetofroutine.Butnoteveryonegetsthepoint.Unlikelanguage,digitalcommunicationcanbefilledwithambiguousclues(線索、跡象)thatthepersonontheotherendofthecall,textoremailmayormaynoteasilyunderstand.“Assoonaspeoplearen’ttalkingfacetoface,thefirstthingthatgetslostissomeoftherichnessofthebodylanguage,”Ivorysaid,“Peopleimmediatelyfillthatgapbyusingemoji(表情符號)tosumupafeelinginseconds.“There'sgreatpotentialfordanger,”Ivorywarned.“What'sconsideredpoliteinoneformmightbeinappropriateorrudeinanotheroccasion.”1、WhatcanyouinferaboutMarkfromParagraph2?A．Heisabusinessmanwithabadtemper.B．Hecomplainsaboutsocialmanners.C．Hecan’tbearone-wordmessages.D．Hedislikeabusybusinesslife.2、Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingbreakstherulesforcommunicating?A．Johnsays“Igotit.”tohisbossfacetoface.B．JimcallsBillwithoutconfirminginadvance.C．MarytextsLilytomakesureifshecancallher.D．Jacksends“Thanksalot”tohisbusinessfriends.3、Whymaypeoplemisunderstandeachotherduringdigitalcommunication?A．Emojicannotsumupfeelings.B．Peopleusetheirownslangandcustoms.C．Therearelargequantitiesofwrittenrules.D．Peoplegetswrongmessageswithoutclearclues.4、Whatarepeopleexpectedtodoafterreadingtiepassage?A．Toobeytheirowndigitalcommunicationrules.B．Tobeawareofrulesduringdigitalcommunication.C．Touseadvancingtechnologyevenwithdisadvantages.D．Tokeeppacewithdigitalcommunicationdevelopment.22．（8分）NEWDELHI—InIndia’sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientistsheldtheirbreaths.Thecountry’strustyred-and-whitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuver(操縱，任務)—carefullysending104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevisionlikenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientistsbreathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,”projectmanagerB．Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped(超過)thepreviousrecord—37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday’slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe(探測器)intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffortthat,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie“Gravity”.ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthecountry’snew2,000rupee($30)currencynote(鈔票)inNovember.“NowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket,”saidRajeswariPillaiRajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)ikened”meaninthe3rdparagraph?A．contributedB．comparedC．preferredD．tied2、WhatdoesIndia’sPrimeMinisterModiimplyaccordingtothe8thparagraph?A．The104-satellitemaneuvercostlessmoneythanthefilm“Gravity”did.B．Shootingafilmisalwaysmoreexpensivethanlaunchingarocket.C．TheMarsproberocketingischaracteristicofbeinglowincost.D．Allrealexplorationsarecheaperthanvirtualones.3、ThewayIndiaadoptedtoshowthesignificanceoftheMarsproberocketingisequaltothewayChinesegovernmentuse________inChina.A．ChairmanMaoZedong’sportraitB．apictureoftheLong-marchrocketC．apictureoftheThree-gorges(峽谷)projectD．PresidentXiJinping’sportrait4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill________.A．becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarketB．takeupalargermarketshareinthefutureC．showitsabilityamonglocalcompetitorsD．haveanorderof$300billion23．（8分）AnewreportcomparingAustralianhighschoolstudentswiththoseof65othercountriesshowthenationisslippingfurtherbehindinmathsandreadingskills.The2017ProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)measuresthemathematics,readingandscienceskillsofhalfamillion15-year-oldsfromaroundtheworld.ItfoundAustralianteensplacedequal17thinmaths,equal10thinreadingandequal8thinscience.AsiancountrieslikeChina,Singapore,KoreaandJapanarepullingaheadofAustralianstudentsinmathsandreading.TheresultsshowAustralianstudentshaveslippedinmathsperformancebyaboutahalfayearofschoolingcomparedto10yearsago.Thedeclinewasstrongeringirlsthanboys,withgirlsdroppingtotheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD)average.Thereportalsofoundawidegabbetweenstudentsindifferentpartsofthecountry.TasmaniaandtheNorthernTerritorylaggedwellbehindotherstatesinallthreeareas.About14,500Australianstudentsfrom775schoolsweremeasuredintheassessment,whichwasconductedbytheAustralianCouncilforEducationalResearch(ACER)fortheOECD．ACER’sdirectorofeducationalmonitoringandresearch,Dr.SueThomson,saysgender,indigenousstatusandsocio-economicstatusstilldividestudentoutcomes.Australianstudentsfromawealthybackgroundshowadifferenceofabouttwo-and-a-halfyearsofschoolingcomparedtoastudentfromthelowestsocio-economicgroup.Questionnaireresponseshavealsofoundgirlshaveamuchmorenegativeviewaboutmaths.Indigenousstudentsare,onaverage,performingsignificantlyworsethannon-indigenousstudents,adifferenceofabouttwo-and-a-halfyearsofschoolingormoreinmaths,scienceandreading.Ms.Thomsonalsoraisedconcernsthatmorethantwo-fifthsofstudentsfailedtoreachbaseproficiencylevelsinmaths.“ThesearethelevelswhichtheMinisterialCouncilsetasnotreallyambitiousgoals,butachievablegoalsforacountrysuchasAustralia,andalargeproportionofstudentsnottobeachievingthoseresultsarequiteaworry,”shesaid.Twelveothercountriesalsoshoweddeclinesinmathsliteracyover10years,withthelargestdeclineoccurringinSweden,thenFinland,NewZealand,IcelandandthenAustralia.1、Accordingtothepassage,thereport_________.A．comparedthemathematics,readingandscienceskillsofstudentsB．foundAustralianteensplacedequal10thinmathsC．involvedhighschoolstudentsin65countriesD．showedAsianstudentsperformedbetterthanAustralianonesinallsubjects2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?A．GirlswereperformingworseintheseskillsthanboysinAustraliaB．Koreanstudentsplacedequal8thinscienceC．775schoolsinTasmaniaparticipatedintheassessmentD．StudentsinSwedenperformedworstinmathsamongallthestudents3、WhatmakesDr.SueThomsonsoworried?A．Two-fifthsofstudentsshownointerestinmathsinAustraliaB．NativestudentsperformedworsethanthosefromothercountriesC．ThegoalsinmathsweresethigherinAustraliathanthoseinothercountriesD．Nearlyhalfofstudentscannotreachtheachievablegoalsinmaths4、Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthispassageprobablyappearin?A．BusinessB．EducationC．ArtsandcultureD．Technologyandscience24．（8分）WhenIwastenyearsoldIwenttotheUSAtovisitsomefamilyfriends.InoticedsomethingfunnyaboutthewayeveryonespokeEnglish.Onemoment!Irememberveryclearlywasatthebeginningoftheholiday,whenmyfriendaskedmeifIwantedtoorder“Frenchfries”.Icouldn’timaginewhattheywere.ShewasamazedthatIhadnevertriedthemandsheorderedaportionforustoshare.Whenthewaiterbroughtussomechips,IaskedherwheretheFrenchfrieswere.Shepointedattheplateofchips!Laterthatweekshesaidshewasgoingtobuysome“chips”fromthesupermarket.Shecameoutwithapacketofcrisps（薯片）!Howcome?Duringthatholidaywewerealsooffered“biscuits”withourlunch.Thiswasaverystrangeideatome,becauseinEnglandbiscuitsaresweet.Ilaterrealizedthat“biscuits”inAmericaaresaltysnacks.Whatwecall“biscuits’,theycall“cookies”.Iwasalsoembarrassedwhenastrangertoldmeshelikedmy“pants”.Iwonderedhowshecouldseethem!Mymumthentoldmethattheycall“pants”whatwecall“trousers”,theouterclothingthatyouwearonyourlegsinsteadofinsideclothing!IwasdisgustedwhenIsawan“eggplant”pizzaonthemenuinarestaurant.ButIwaspuzzledhoweggscangrowonplants.Mydadorderedthispizzaanditwascoveredinaubergines（茄子）.“Theycallaubergines‘eggplant’inAmerica!”hetoldme.Ithinkpartoftheexcitementoflearningalanguageislearningaboutthedifferencesthatexistinhowitisspokenindifferentplaces.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．AvisittotheUnitedStates.B．DifficultiesinspeakingEnglish.C．WaystospeakEnglishcorrectly.D．DifferentEnglishindifferentplaces.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhisfriendboughtcrisps?A．Excited.B．Puzzled.C．Embarrassed.D．Disappointed.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph4?A．Legs.B．Jewels.C．Trousers.D．Underclothes.25．（10分）WHERETOGOINAUGUST?InEuropeAugustistheheightofthepeakseason!MillionsofholidaymakersfromaroundtheworldinvadethebeachesandcountrysideofSouthernEurope.Theclimateisgreatfortravelforjustaboutthewholeofthecontinentwithjustafewareasaffectedbyextremeheat.ThenorthofEuropeislovelyduringthismonthandsummeristheidealtimetovisitthosecountriesthataregenerallyconsideredalittlecoldanddampsuchasIreland,ScotlandorHolland.InAsiaThisseasonisconsideredtheleastfavourable.Themonsoon(季風)seasonisatitsheightoverthemajorityofthisareawiththeexceptionofonlyafewcountries(KeralaorTamilNaduinIndia,BaliandthesouthernislandsofIndonesia,etc.)Everywhereelseishot,andverydampclimateprevails(盛行).InAfricaTheMaghrebcountriesarecrowdedwithtourists.Theclimateishotanddry.TheAtlanticcoastofMoroccoispleasantthankstotheoceaninfluence.Furthertothesouthitistherainyseasonanditisonlyalongthelatitude(緯度)ofKenyaandTanzaniathattheclimatebecomesfavourabletovisitors.InAmericaThenorthisgenerallyhotanddry(sometimesextremelyhotinthedesertstowardsthewestoftheUSA).CentralAmericaexperiencesashortrainyseasonatthistimebuttowardsthesouththeconditionsaremorefavourable.Tobeavoided:AlthoughJulyandAugustarefavourabletotravel“climatically”speaking,itisoftennotsopleasantwhenitcomestoquietnessandprices.ThevastmajoritiesofEuropeancountrieshavetheirmainholidaysduringthisperiodsothehotelsaregenerallycrowdedandthepriceshighforthemajorityofdestinations.156、WhichpartmaybethelastchoicefortravellinginAugust?A．Asia. B．Africa.C．SouthernEurope. D．SouthernAmerica.1、Besidesclimate,__________cancontributetoyourdisappointmentwhentravelling.A．hotelprices B．peacefulenvironmentC．transportationexpenses D．troublesomeholidaymakers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invade”inthepart“inEurope”mean?A．Immigrationto. B．Visitseparately.C．Enterinlargenumbers. D．Attackandoccupy.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Traditionalfairytalesarebeingabandonedbyparentsbecausetheyaretooscaryfortheiryoungchildren,astudyfound.Researchrevealedoneinfiveparentshas1oldclassicssuchasSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarvesandRapunzel（長發(fā)公主）in2ofmoremodernbooks.Onethirdofparentssaidtheirchildrenhavebeenleftin3afterhearingthehorribledetailsofLittleRedRidingHood.Andnearlyhalfofmothersandfathers4toreadRumplestiltskin（紡織姑娘）totheirkidsasthe5ofthestoryarekidnappingandkilling.6,GoldilocksandtheThreeBearswasalsoatalelikelytobe7onthebookshelfasparentsfelt8condones（寬?。﹕tealing.The9of2,000adultswascommissioned（委任）to10thelaunchofthehitUSdramaGRIMM,11startstonightat9p.m.onWatch,andseessixpieces12ontraditionalfairytales.Thepollfoundaquarterofparentspolledwouldn’t13readingafairytaletotheirchilduntiltheyhad14theageoffive.And52percentoftheparentssaidCinderelladidn’tsendagood15totheirchildrenasitdescribesayoungwoman16houseworkallday.SteveHornsey,GeneralManagerofWatch,said:“Bedtimestoriesaresupposedtocomfortchildrenandsendthemoffto17soundly.Fairytalescanbedarkanddramatictalessoit’s18thatparentsworryaboutreadingthemtoyoungchildren.Thestudyalsofoundtwothirdsofmumsanddadstryto19storieswhichmightgivetheirchildrennightmares.20,halfofparentssaidtraditionaltalesaremorelikelytohaveastrongmoralmessagethanalotofmodernkids’books,suchasTheGruffalo,TheHungaryCaterpillarandtheMr.Menbooks.1、A．takenupB．putupC．broughtupD．givenup2、A．favourB．memoryC．honorD．spite3、A．needB．tearsC．debtsD．surprise4、A．agreeB．intendC．refuseD．enjoy5、A．problemsB．questionsC．sentencesD．themes6、A．SimilarlyB．FortunatelyC．SuddenlyD．Immediately7、A．arrangedB．leftC．clarifiedD．sorted8、A．heB．sheC．itD．its9、A．reportB．suggestionC．decisionD．survey10、A．drawB．markC．paintD．pull11、A．thatB．whatC．whenD．which12、A．dependedB．stuckC．basedD．fixed13、A．pretendB．considerC．wantD．imagine14、A．arrivedB．gotC．reachedD．increased15、A．letterB．cardC．emailD．message16、A．doingB．cleaningC．makingD．taking17、A．playB．workC．sleepD．school18、A．understandableB．uncomfortableC．unbelievableD．unchangeable19、A．readB．avoidC．reciteD．repeat20、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．OtherwiseD．However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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）It’ssoclose,andyetitalwaysseemedsofaraway．1．(get)totheruraldistrictjustafewhundred2．(meter)awayontheothersideofthebay,nativepeopleusedtohavetojumponaboatordriveabout160kilometers－partofthatjourneyon3．(dust)road．NowanyonewantingtogetfromdowntownMaputo,capitalofMozambique,toKatembe,orviceversa,candosoeasily,andinamatterofminutes,thankstothelongesttwin-towersuspensionbridgeinAfrica,4．hangsoverMaputoBay．“Mozambiquehadlongplannedtobuildabridgelinkingthenorthandsouthofthebay,butnothingcameofthembecause5．alackofmoneyandtechnology,”saidWangLijun,vice-presidentofChinaRoadandBridgeCorporation(公司),whichbuilt6．bridge．TheMaputo-KatembeBridge,7．(open)inNovemberafterfouryearsofconstruction,ispartoftheMaputoBridgeandLinkRoadsprojectwhich8．(build)byCRBC．It9．(be)187kilometerslongandservesasanimportanthighwaythatdirectlylinksMaputototheborderwithSouthAfrica,tothesouth．“Bynight,whenthelightsareon,it’s10．(especial)impressive,”Wangsaid,andasalandmarkitcouldhelpdeveloptourismandattractoverseasinvestmentforMozambique．第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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)不計分。Haveyoueverhadheadacheduringatest?Haveyoueverbeentooconcernedaboutsomethingthatyouevencan'tsleepatnigh?Ifso，thenyouknowthatstressis、Toomuchstresscanresultinanger，depressionandotherrelatedproblems,whichweneedtotakethemseriously、Therefore，notallstresswasharmfultoyou、Somekindsofstresscanhelpyougetthingsdobetter，likewhenyouarerunningtowardsthefinishinglineorwhenyouareaskedtodeliverspeechtoyourclass、Stresssometimescanhelppushyoutomakefullpreparationsforatest、Thebestapproachofreducingstressistohaveabalancelife、Ifyougetenoughsleep，eatproperly，takemoreexerciseandhaveenoughfuntime，youmightfeelmorestressed、103第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，正在教你的英國朋友Leslie學習漢語。她寫信問到，龍在西方文化中是一個惡魔的象征，而中國人卻自稱是龍的傳人，這是為什么？請你寫封郵件回復她的問題。內容包括：1.龍成為中華民族象征的原因；2.你如何看待這種文化差異。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：descendants(傳人)DearLeslie,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Hopingyoucanshareyourideasonthis.Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、D4、A5、C6、A7、C8、A9、B10、B11、D12、D13、A14、B15、B16、A17、B18、A19、A20、C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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、B3、D4、B22、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoasterbike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.IrememberridingtoofastdownthebighillonSpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadarkgreenone,withthreegears(齒輪)andhandbrakes.AstheownerofthefirstEnglishbikemyfriendshadeverseen,Iwasalmostfamous.Unlikemycoasterbike,itwaslight—ridingitfeltlikeflying.Irodepastbigstonehouseswiththeirhugeyardsandtrees.Irodepastbrickrowhouses.Irodealoneandwithgroupsoffriends.Thatbelovedbikewentwithmetocollege,carryingmetothelibraryandtoclasses.Beyondtransport,itwasoftenaprop(道具):PushingitalongasIwalkedthecollegepathsmademefeellessself-conscious.Somehow,conversationflowedmoreeasilyoneithersideofabike.Aftercollege,Ilivedabroadforawhile.ReturningfromLondon,Idiscoveredtomyhorrorthatmyparentshadsoldmybike.Foryearsafterthat,Ididn'thaveabikethatwasreallymine.TeachinginaNewEnglandprepschool(學校),Isimplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakesthatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.ButafterawhileImissedriding.Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.Butitisgreen—abrightergreenbike.Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwasalotolder.Ibroughtthebikehomeandputonmyhelmet—I'dneverwornahelmetbefore.ThenIgotonthebike.Afteradifficultstart,IfeltexactlyasIwasonthatlong-agodayonSpringfieldAvenu