江蘇省某中學(xué)2025屆高三年級(jí)下冊(cè)2月月考英語試卷（含答案或解析）

江蘇省揚(yáng)州中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年第二學(xué)期

自主學(xué)習(xí)效果評(píng)估

高三英語

2025.02

注意事項(xiàng)

1.本試卷滿分為150分，考試時(shí)間為120分鐘。

2.答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將學(xué)校、姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題紙上。

3.請(qǐng)用0.5毫米黑色簽字筆按題號(hào)在答題紙指定區(qū)域作答，在其它位置作答一律無效。

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

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(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳

選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題

和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Ashoppinglist.B.Acookingbook.C.Arefrigerator.

2.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Learnhowtodance.

B.Dancewiththewoman.

C.Invitethewomantoaparty.

3.Whenwillthefilmstart?

A.At9:15.B.At9:30.C.At9:45.

4.Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

A.HecaresabouthealthB.Heissensitivetotaste.C.Helikeseatingonions.

5.Whatarethespeakersdoingnow?

A.Attendingaceremony.B.Shoppingfbrclothes.C.Gettingdressed.

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(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選

項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)

小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inabank.B.Onalake.C.Atahotel.

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7.WhydoesDavid'sfatherwanttospendChristmasinthecountryside?

A.Tohavesomepeace.

B.Toenjoythelakeview.

C.Tobefreedfromhousework.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Howdoesthemanfeelabouttalkingtopets?

A.Bored.B.Comfortable.C.Excited.

9.Whatisthedisadvantageofkeepingpets?

A.Restrictingfreedom.B.Makingthehousedirty.C.Wastingmoney.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.WhydidthewomandecidetogotoBangkok?

A.Shelikedthefoodthere.

B.Shelikedthetemplesthere.

C.Hercousinmadehergothere.

11.WhatwastheweatherlikeinBangkokduringthewoman'svisit?

A.Itwascool.B.Itwashot.C.Itwasrainy.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.SheenjoyedherstayinPattaya.

B.ShewaseagertogotoBangkokagain.

C.ShepreferredtogotoBangkokinApril.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatisthemanprobably?

A.Ahotelwaiter.B.Arestaurantowner.C,Acollegestudent.

14.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Makingafriend

B.Dininginarestaurant.

C.Takingpartinaninterview.

15.Whenistherestaurantbusy?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnSaturday.C,OnSunday.

16.Whydoesthewomanquitherpreviousjob?

A.Tomakemoremoney.

B.Tofocusmoreonstudy.

C.Togetdifferentexperiences.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.ThehistoryofDisneyland.

B.ThecartoonsofWaltDisney.

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C.TheimageofMickeyMouse.

18.WhatinspiredDisneytocreateMickeyMouse?

A,Fieldmice.B.Adrawing.C.Apet.

19.WhatcanweknowaboutMickeyMouse?

A.ItreflectedWaltDisney'snature.

B.Ithaschangedalotovertheyears.

C,Itsfirstappearancewaswell-received.

20.WhatdoesMickeyMouserepresent?

A.CharactersofDisney.

B.Famouscartooncreation.

C.PopularcultureinAmerica.

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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Whenitcomestochoosingthebesttravelgifts,therearemanyoptions.Nomatterthe

occasion,orthetraveler,we'veroundedupsometravelgiftsfrombrandswelove,soyoucan

findsomethingforyouoryourfriends.

RalphLaurentravelset

ThisRalphLaurentravelsetisatravelaccessory（酉己件）you911useagainandagain.It

comeswithasmallpillow,asofteyemaskandalargeshawlthatcanbeusedasablanket-all

madefromcashmere（羊絨）.

$471AtFarfetch

$395AtRalphLauren

CanadaGooseTrilliumParka

Forwintertravel,athick,packablecoatisanecessity.TheCanadaGooseTrilliumparkais

builtforextremecoldbutisbynomeansbaggy,andactuallyhasaslimmingeffect.Ithasachin

guardtoprotecttheneckfromcoldair,insidepockets,andaremovablejacket,givingyour

friendssomestyleoptions.

$1,650AtCanadaGoose

BellroyTechKit

Everyorganizedtravelerneedsagoodtechkit.WelikeBellroy'sbecauseithasmany

pocketsthatwillfitanysizewireandofferasafeplacetostoreAirPods,portablechargers,and

work-from-anywhereaccessorieslikeamouseorWi-Fiextender.

$59AtAmazon

$69AtBellroy

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TeCompanyTeaset

TheTeCompanyTeasetisaperfectstarterpacketforthoselookingtoexpandtheirtea

taste.Ithassevendifferentflavoursandincludesdetailedinstructionsonthetea-makingprocess

toguideyourfriendstowardtheperfectcup.

$55AtFood52

$65AteBay

21.Whatdothefirsttwotravelgiftshaveincommon?

A.Theyareeasytoremove.B.Theyaremadefromcashmere.

C.Theycankeeppeoplewarm.D.Theyhelppeoplelookslimmer.

22.Howmuchdoyoupayatleastforagifttokeepelectronicsinorder?

A.$55.B.$59.C.$65.D.$69.

23.Whoisthetextintendedfbr?

A.Travelers.B.Tealovers.

C.Salesmen.D.Fashiondesigners.

B

GrayhadgreatacademicperformanceinhighschoolandwantedtoapplytoHarvardand

othertopschools,butcouldnotaffordtheapplicationfees,letaloneschoolfees.Butwitha

passionfbrbusiness,hedreamedofattendingacollegeintheNortheastsohecouldbecloseto

NewYorkCityandothermajorbusinesscenters.

Intheprocessofhisapplication,Graywasdeterminedtodealwithitbyhimself.Helooked

athundredsofwebsites,checkingscholarshiprequirements.Manyscholarshipshadvery

specificqualificationsthathedidn'tmeet.ButGrayhad600volunteerhoursandstarteda

nonprofitorganizationwhichorganizedvolunteeropportunitiesfbrstudentswhenhewasinhigh

school.Sohesearchedforscholarshipsthatlookedforexcellentgradescombinedwith

leadershipandcommunityservice.

Soon,hegottheGatesMillenniumScholarship,whichcoversschoolfeesfromabachelor9s

toadoctor'sdegree.A$20,000scholarshipfromCoca-Colafollowed.Healsoreceiveda

820,000HoratioAlgerScholarshipandthe$10,000AxaAchievementScholarship.And

smallerawardsjustkeptcoming.Intheend,hehadamazingsuccess,receiving34scholarships

worth$1.3million-enoughtopayfbryearsofschool,pluscoverhislivingexpenseswith

someleftovertoinvest.

Grayhasusedthemoneyforschooling,roomandboard,dailysupplies,travelfor

interviews,andotherneeds.Afterappearingatnationalconferencesandinthemedia,hundreds

ofstudentsandparentshaveemailedandcalledforadvice,whichinspiredGray,nowabusiness

majoratDrexel,tomakeamobile-phoneappcalledScholly-shortfbr"scholarships”-to

helpotherteensgetscholarshipmoney.

Thoughtheapphadthousandsofdownloads,Grayandhiscolleaguesdecidedtokeepthe

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priceonlyat99centsbecausetheirpurposewasmorepublicservicethanprofit.Asfbrhis

careerplans,hehasthegoalofatrueenterpriser:"IdeallynottohavetogetajobwhenI

graduate.

24.WhatdidGraydowhenheappliedforscholarships?

A.Hestartedanonprofitorganization.

B.Hetookpartincommunityservice.

C.Hecheckedrequirementswithteammates.

D.Hematchedhisstrengthswiththecriteria.

25.WhydoesGraydevelopScholly?

A.Toappealformoredownloads.

B.Tohelpotherteensmakeapps.

C.Tofacilitatescholarshipapplication.

D.Toraisefundsfbrhisownschooling.

26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeChristopherGray?

A.Tolerantanddiligent.

B.Ambitiousandgenerous.

C.Creativeandhumble.

D.Stubbornandadventurous.

27.WhatdoesGrayintendtodofbrhisfuturecareer?

A,Startinghisownbusiness.

B.Workingfbracharity.

C.Maintaininghiscurrentjob.

D.Gettingahighpaidjob.

C

Climatechange,pollutionandfast-pacedlifegotyoudown?Wishyoucouldbuyaticket

ontheEuropaClipperspacecraft?BeforeyoudecidetoleaveEarthbehind,considerthelifeof

anastronautontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).

TwoNASAastronautshavebeenlivingaboardtheISSsincetheirdeparturefromEarthon

June5.Theirmission,originallymeanttolastaroundaweek,willhavegoneonfbrovereight

months.NASA'sacceptedoddsfbrlossofcrewduringtheextendedstay,orchancestheytwo

won'tmakeitbacktoEarthalive,are1in270.Althoughchancesofdeathontheirmissionare

relativelylow,theeffectsoftheirlongtermstayinspacewilllikelyhaveanimpactontheir

bodies.

Livinginmicrogravitycausesbodilyfluidstobecomemoreevenlydistributed,withupto

twoextralitersofbloodintheupperbody,triggeringconstantfeelingsofpuffiness(浮腫),

especiallyintheheadandface.CaptainKelly,aformerNASAastronaut,describesthefeeling,

“Itfeelsalittlelikestandingonyourhead24hoursaday."Thewayfluidsredistribute

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themselvesinspacealsocausesurine（尿液）tofloatalongthesidesofthebladder（膀胱）,

whichcanpreventastronautsfromfeelinganeedtourinateuntiltheirbladdersbecome

completelyfull,leadingtoanunexpected,spontaneousneedtourinate.

DiscoveriesmadeduringNASA'sstudyfoundextendedtimeinspacealsoimpacts

telomeres（端粒）.Duringalmostayearinspace,CaptainKelly9stelomereshadactually

lengthened,whichisusuallyanindicatorofloweroddsofage-relateddiseases.However,during

themonthsafterreturningtoEarth,thelengthofhistelomereswasdiscoveredtobecritically

shorterthanhispreflightlevels.

Ifyouareplanningatriptospaceasyournextluxuryvacation,preparetoencountermany

moreserioushealthconsequencesinacompletelynewenvironment.ForastronautslikeCaptain

Kelly,theimpactspacehasonthebodyisasmallpricetopaytoexplorethesolarsystem.For

thoseofuswhohaven91beentospaceyet,healthconditionscausedbylivinginmicrogravity

canbeareminderofhowcomfortablelifeishereonEarth.

28.WhatcanweknowaboutthetwoastronautsfromParagraph2?

A.NASAhasacceptedthefactoflosingthem.

B.Theypostponetheirmissionstoeightmonthslater.

C.Stayinginspacehaspotentialdamagetotheirphysicalconditions.

D.Thelongertheystayinspace,thelowerchancestheyhaveofreturningalive.

29.Howdothebodilyfluidsaffectastronautslivinginmicrogravity?

A.Theymakeastronauts9wholebodiespuffy.

B.Theygreatlyweakenastronauts9urgestourinate.

C.Theyaccumulatemoreintheupperbodythanthelower.

D.Theycauseastronautstofeellikestanding24hoursaday.

30.WhatcanwelearnfromCaptainKelly?

A.Hewaslesslikelytosufferage-relateddiseases.

B,HeremindedusthatlivingonEarthwascomfortable.

C?Livinginspacehadnosignificantimpactonhisoverallhealth.

D,Histelomereslengthenedfirstandthenshortenedafterreturningfromspace.

31.Whatdoestheauthorintendtoimplyaccordingtothisarticle?

A.Itisnotworthexploringthesolarsystem.

B.Travellinginspaceisanaffordablejoumey.

C.Itispossibletotraveltospaceasavacation.

D.Exploringthespacetakesdevotionandsacrifice.

D

Haveyoueverforgottenitemswhentryingtorecallashoppinglist?Ordialledthewrong

phonenumberwhenattemptingtomemoriseone?Thebrainmechanisms（機(jī)制）thatcauseusto

drawablankinsuchsituationshavenowbeenidentified.

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Ourworkingmemorykeepssmallpiecesofinformationthatarereadilyaccessiblefor

planning,understandingandsolvingproblems.Butitwillhave“swaperrors”.Forexample,if

weareshownaredsquareandabluecircle,andarethenaskedwhatcolourthecirclewas,we

mightsayred.

Tounderstandwhywemakesucherrors,JeffJohnstonatColumbiaUniversityandhis

colleaguesrecordedthebrainactivityoftwomonkeysbecauseamonkey'sworkingmemoryis

verysimilartohumans9.

Themonkeyswereshowntwodifferentlycolouredsquares,oneabovetheother,forhalfa

second.Afterashortdelay,ablackspotappearedinthesamelocationasoneofthesquares,and

thendisappeared.Theanimalsweretrainedtotellthecolourofthesquaretheyweresupposedto

berememberingbasedonthelocationofthespot,bystaringatthematchingcolourona

rotatable（可旋轉(zhuǎn)的）wheel.Whendoingthisforabout3hoursovermultiplesessions,the

monkeysperformedthetaskcorrectlybetween60and82percentofthetime,butoccasionally

madeswaperrors.

Theresearchsuggeststhatthebrainresponseslinkedtoswaperrorsemergedbeforethe

animalsdecidedwhichcolourtoreport.Theyappearedtoariseduring“selection“whencertain

itemsstoredinworkingmemoryareenhancedattheexpenseofothers,ratherthanoccurringas

aresultofthemforgettingorafailuretocorrectlyencode（編《馬）itemsintheirworkingmemory.

"Everyoneassumedthereweresimplerexplanationslikefailuretoencodeorforgetting,but

thisverycoolstudyshowsthatworkingmemoryerrorscomefromapreviouslyunknown

source,“saysEarlMillerattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Theteamisplanning

furtherexperimentstogainabetterunderstandingofmechanismsbehindswaperrors.

32.Whatisthefunctionofworkingmemory?

A.Toidentifytheerrorsinunderstanding.

B.Toreducetheoccurrenceofmindblanking.

C.Todevelopthewayofdistinguishingcolours.

D.Tostoreinformationreadyformentaluse.

33.Whatwerethemonkeystaskedwithintheresearch?

A.Correctingtheirerrorsovermultiplesessions.

B,Playingamatchinggameonarotatablewheel.

C,Reportingthecolourofthesquaretomemorize.

D,Figuringouttheexactpositionoftheblackspot.

34.Whatdoestheresearchsuggestaboutswaperrors?

A.Theyareunusualbrainresponses.

B.Theyshowatendencyforforgetfulness.

C.Theyhaveaneffectonworkingmemory.

D.Theyaretheoutcomeofmemoryselection.

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35.WhatisEarlMiller'sattitudetowardstheresearchfindings?

A.Unclear.B.Appreciative.C.Objective.D.Negative.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余

選項(xiàng)。

Thinkofthelasttimeyoudisagreedwithanotherperson.Maybeyouarguedwithasibling

（兄弟姐妹）overwhattowatchonTV.___36___Howdidyourdisagreementend?Wereyou

abletoseetheissuefromtheotherperson'sviewpoint?

___37___Theyarepartoflife.Afterall,everyonehasdifferentopinions.Weallhavepast

experiencesthatshapehowweseetheworld.Still,notalldisagreementsarebad.Infact,many

peoplelookonthemasopportunitiestolearn.Theydosobytryingtounderstandwhereboth

sidesarecomingfrom.

Howcanyouunderstandbothsidesofanissue?Oftenitisbesttostartbyasking

questions.___38___Therightquestionscanalsohelpuslearnaboutotherpeople.Ina

disagreement,askingformoreinformationcanhelpyoulearnaboutaperson'sviewpoint.Itcan

alsoleadyoutogetmorefacts.Thiscanpaintabetterpictureoftheentireissue.

Whenseekingtounderstandbothsidesoftheissue,ifsimportanttoknowthedifference

betweenfactsandopinions.Remember,factsarebasedontrueinformation.Opinionscan

changefrompersontoperson.Payingattentiontofactscanstopbiases（偏見）fromtakingover

inadisagreement.___39___

Disagreementsmaybeuncomfortableatfirst.___40___Thenexttimeyoudisagreewith

anotherperson,tryaskingquestionsabouttheirviewpoint.Youneverknowwhatyoumight

learn.

A.Inmanysituations,disagreementsareunavoidable.

B.Questionshelpuslearnabouttheworldaroundus.

C.Thiscanhelpeveryoneinvolvedseebothsidesoftheissue.

D.Afterall,don'tmostpeoplejustwanttoprovethattheirsideisright?

E.Maybeyou9rewonderingwhyit'simportanttounderstandbothsidesofanissue.

F.Orperhapsyoutriedtoconvincegrown-upsthaticecreammakesabetterdinnerthan

vegetables.

G.However,whenbothsidestrulytrytounderstandeachother,theyoftenfindtheyhave

moreincommonthantheythought.

第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳

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選項(xiàng)。

Asthecurtainsof2024drewopen,Harbin,thenortherncityknownfbritsicycharm,

witnessedatourismboomunlikeanyother.Thecity'stourismsectorreceivedamassive

41gameringattentionfromnetizensandtravelersworldwide.

Thelocalgovernmentandtourismauthoritiessparedno42toprepareforthisinflux,

ensuringthatvisitorswereprovidedwiththemost43andconvenientexperiences.

Specialtiesliketheicefestivalwereportrayedinalltheirglory,withartificialintelligenceused

to44andentertainthecrowds.The45andsinceritybehindtheseeffortswere

evidentineverydetail.

Harbin's46surged,anditrankedamongthetoptouristdestinationsglobally.This

successwas47tothecity'suniqueattractions,generoushospitality,andtheluckytiming

ofthetourismboom.Visitorswereimpressedbythe48showntotraditionalcultureand

theimmediacyofthelocalrescueteams,whowerealwaysonstandbyincaseofanytemporary

inconvenience.

Netizens49positivelyonsocialmedia,praisingthecity'seffortstoboostitstourism

sector.SomeevensuggestedthatothercitiesshouldstandinHarbin'sshoesandlearnfromits

example.Complaintswerefewandfarbetween,withmostvisitorsagreeingthatthecityhad

50theirstay.

Therevenuegeneratedbythistourismboomsetanewrecord,51allprevious

benchmarksandprovingthatHarbin'scharmandattractionsweremorethanjustapassingfad.

Thecity'stourismindustryisnowthrivingandlooksforwardtoaneven52future.This

successstoryisatestamenttowhatcanbeachievedwhensincerity,creativity,andhardwork

come53.

Astheworldcontinuesto54theimpactofthistourismboom,onethingremains

clear:Harbinhassetanewstandardfortourismexcellence.Itscommitmenttoprovidingvisitors

withanunforgettableexperienceisaninspirationtousall,andweeagerlyawaitwhatthefuture

55forthisvibrantcity.

41.A.boostB.criticismC.investmentD.recognition

42.A.timeB.moneyC.effortD.resources

43.A.comfortableB,luxuriousC,authenticD.generous

44.A.assistB.amuseC.guideD.enhance

45.A.creativityB.technologyC.organizationD.enthusiasm

46.A.populationB,popularityC.economyD.environment

47.A.attributedB.connectedC,relatedD.linked

48.A.respectB,toleranceC,appreciationD.interest

49.A.reactedB,commentedC,respondedD.interacted

50.A.missedB.prolongedC.enrichedD.spoiled

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51.A.reachingB.establishingC,achievingD.surpassing

52.A.darkerB.dimmerC.brighterD.clearer

53.A.togetherB,apartC.outD.around

54.A.ignoreB.assessC,minimizeD.receive

55.A.believesB.holdsC.maintainsD.Retains

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題L5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，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。

Thereis56sayingthatgoeslike"apictureisworthathousandwords”.57

inmyopinion,the58(brief)lookatbooksandthemoviesbasedonthemwouldleadto

anyonequestioningit.Alltoooften,toourdisappointment,greatwordsendupbeingturnedinto

cinematic"turkeys”.

Ofcourse,goodmoviesneedgoodstories,butoneoftheearliestandgreatestworks,

Homer'sTheOdyssey,neverhadan59(equal)greatmoviebasedonit.Moviesneed

strongcharacters,butthemoviesbasedonTheGreatGatsbyhaveneverbeenpraised60.

“great".Why?

Onereasonis61whengreatbooksmovetothebigscreen,someplotdetailsand

characters62(lose).ThisissomethingthatevenHarryPottermoviescan'tescapefrom,

withfansofthebooksdisappointednot63(see)someoftheirfavouritecharactersin

themovieversions.Whenthingsdon'tlookthewaypeopleimaginedtheminthebooks,they

alsofeeldisappointed.

There64(be)athousandHamletsinathousandpeople'seyes.Whatweshould

keepinmindisthatbooksandmoviesaretwodifferentformsofmediaandthereforehave

differentrules.Weshouldjudgeamovie65itsownright.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假定你是李華，今天下午你校將邀請(qǐng)Robert博士來校做“AI與高中學(xué)習(xí)”的主題講座。作

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1.介紹專家；

2.鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生提問；

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注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式作答。

Distinguishedguestsandfellowstudents,

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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。

Theweatherhadbeenunusuallyhot.MywifePatandIwerehavingacupofcoffeeonour

deck.Therewasrarelyanybreeze,anditwasextremelywet.Theskyturneddark.Lightning

dancedacrossthesky,accompaniedbylow,rumbling（隆隆的）thunder.Theheavyairseemed

topressdownonus,addingtoourdiscomfortandunease.

Suddenly,thephonerang.Itwasourson,David,anArmyhelicopterpilot.Threemonths

earlier,hehadbegunaone-yearassignmentinademilitarizedzone（三日武裝區(qū)）inSouthKorea.

Davidmadeanefforttosoundcheerful,butasamanwhohadspenttimeduringWorldWarII

onasmallSouthPacificisland,Irecognizedthestrongsenseofhomesickness.

Aboomingclapofthundershookagain.

“Whatwasthat?”Davidasked.6CItsoundedlikeanexplosion.”"Justthunder,“Patsaid.

Therewereseveralsecondsofsilence."David,“Iasked,6tAreyoustillthere?

“IwasthinkingaboutwhatMothersaid一'justthunder9.Otherthanthetwoofyou,do

youknowwhatImissmostofall-whatmanyofthemensaytheymiss?Thunder.Wehave

rain,wind,snow,andsomeviolentstorms,butneverthunder."Remember,Dad,whenIwasa

boy,howthetwoofuswouldstretchoutonthefloorandlistentothethunder?IwishIwere

therenowtolistenwithyouJhesaidsoftly.

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