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绝密★启用前2023学年江苏省扬州中学、溧水高级中学、大港中学等六校高二12月月考英语月考试卷考试范围：xxx；考试时间：100分钟；命题人：xxx题号一二三四五总分得分注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息

2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）请点击修改第I卷的文字说明评卷人得分一、单项选择：共15题每题1分共15分1．ThemainreasonforwhichtheycannotlearnEnglishwellisthattheycannotseetheimportanceofit.Thatis,theylack________todoit.【答案】B【解析】考查名词辨析。句意：他们学不好英语的主要原因是他们看不到它的重要性。也就是说，他们缺乏学习它的动力。inspiration灵感；motivation动力；regulation规章制度；cooperation合作。故B正确。【备注】无

2．Iwanttolistentowhatyouhavetosaybecausewhatyouhavetosaymighthelpme________somethingthatisgoingtobetheanswereventually.upwithupwithupwiththroughwith【答案】C【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我想听你说，因为你说的可能会帮助我想出点东西，那也许将是最终的答案。putupwith容忍；keepupwith跟上；comeupwith提出，想出；gothroughwith把……进行到底。故C正确。【备注】无3．________hisresearchpaper,ProfessorReaganexperiencedvarioushardshipsandlonelinessontheAntarcticexplorationfornearlyhalfayear.accomplishaccomplished【答案】B【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：为了完成他的研究论文，里根教授近半年在南极探险经历了各种艰辛和孤独感。此处用动词不定式作目的状语。故B正确。【备注】无

4．________dictionaryisenoughbecausewecanlookupallweneedinit.suchasuchonesuch【答案】B【解析】考查形容词such的用法。句意：一本这样的字典已经足够了，因为我们能在里面查到所有需要的东西。such修饰单数名词时，放于不定冠词a(an)之前，若名词前有one，no，any，some，all，many等修饰时，such放在这些修饰词之后。故B正确。【备注】无

5．Ourfailureto________ourselvestomodernlifeoftencausesustroubleinourwork.【答案】C【解析】考查动词辨析。句意：我们不能使自己适应现代生活往往会使我们在工作中陷入困境。adopt采纳，收养；apply申请，应用；adapt改编，适应；appoint任命，委派。adapt...to...使......适应......。故C正确。【备注】无

6．Thepoorgirl_________otearsouttocryontearsforcrying【答案】A【解析】考查动词短语。句意：那个可怜的小女孩听到祖母去世的消息时突然大哭起来。burstintotears突然大哭。burstout后面接crying。故A正确。【备注】无

7．________theissuesthataroseoverthetalklastweek,bothsidesannouncedtheirbettercooperationinthefuture.settlesettled【答案】B【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：在上个星期的讨论中解决了这些问题，双方宣布了在未来他们会有更好的合作。此处是现在分词的完成式做状语，表示先有解决问题，才有宣布合作。故B正确。【备注】无

8．—Didyouhaveawonderfultimeatthepartylastnight?—________!I’veneverhadamorewonderfultimeallmylife.betproblem’tmentionitit【答案】A【解析】考查交际用语。句意：—昨天晚上你在聚会上玩得好吗？—你说对了。我一生中从没玩得这么好过。Youbet肯定的；Noproblem没问题；Don’tmentionit不客气；Gotit知道了，明白了。故A正确。【备注】无

9．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfarm.I______abandwithotherfellows.beenoperatingoperatingoperating【答案】D【解析】考查动词时态。我不在那个农场工作已经将近四年了。我现在和其他人经营一个乐队。因为在农场是过去的事情，现在已经不在了，经营乐队是现在正在发生的事情。用现在进行时态。故D正确。【备注】无

10．Amancanfailmanytimes,butheisn’tafailure______hebeginstoblamesomebodyelse.【答案】A【解析】考查连词辨析。句意：一个人可以失败很多次，但他不是失败者，除非他开始责备别人。unless除非；while当……时候，虽然，然而；because因为；once一旦。故A正确。【备注】无

11．Allflights______becauseoftheairtrafficcontrol,thepassengershadtowaitinthehall.A.havingbeenputoff

B.havingputoffC.wereputoff

D.havebeenputoff【答案】A【解析】考查独立主格结构。句意：由于空中交通管制，所有航班都被推迟了，乘客们不得不在大厅里等候。两句话之间没有连词，说明前面是独立主格结构作状语，推迟发生在等待前，而且allflights和putoff是被动关系，用现在分词的完成式。故A正确。【备注】无

12．—MissWangonce_______artatBadon—NowonderIoftenhearhersinginthegarden.taughtteachingbeenteaching【答案】B【解析】考查动词时态。句意：—王小姐曾经在巴顿艺术学校任教了十年，现在是一名歌手。—难怪我时常听见她在花园唱歌。任教10年是过去的十年，用一般过去时。故B正确。【备注】无

13．______thismeeting,Ihavetwomoreimportantonestoattendnextweek.forfromadditionfrom【答案】D【解析】考查介词短语。句意：除了这次会议，我还有两个更重要的会议下周要参加。apartfrom除了......外（包含和排除都有）；exceptfor整体肯定，局部排除；farfrom远非；inaddition此外（包含）。故D正确。【备注】无

14．Once________,theculturalPpletedbecompletedcompleted【答案】C【解析】考查状语从句的省略式。句意：文化宫一旦竣工就会对公众开放。这里使用状语从句的省略式，完整的是OncetheculturalPalaceiscompleted，当主从句的主语一致的时候，可以省略从句的主语和be动词。故C正确。【备注】无

15．---HaveyouheardthatGEMistoperforminourcitynextmonth?---Ofcourse.Allherfansare_______attheexcitingnews.bluethemoonunderthecollarinthedumps【答案】B【解析】考查交际用语。句意：—你听说过GEM下个月要在我们市演出了吗？—当然。她所有的歌迷听到令人激动的消息非常开心。overthemoon

非常快乐，狂喜；feelblue沮丧；hotunderthecollar生气；downinthedumps沮丧。故B正确。【备注】无

评卷人得分二、完形填空：共20题每题1分共20分Whiletraveling,youmighthavestayedatahotelorafamilymember’shouse.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutstayinginastranger’s16?Thismightsound17,butit’sactuallyatrendthat’sbecomingpopulararoundtheworld,includingChina.Lodgingrental(借宿出租)companieslikeAirbnbarehelpingpeoplelookforcheapwaysto18.Thiswebsiteallowspeopletorentouttheir19roomsorapartmentsasanalternativeto20

inover190countries.CreatedbyyoungAmericanmenBrianChesky,JoeGebbiaandNathanBlecharczyk,Airbnbisagoodexampleofa21economy.ThroughtheInternet,peopleshare22

suchascars,apartmentsand23theirspecialskills.24

postinformationaboutthelocation,prices,descriptionsandpictures.Guestscangotothe

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andfindtheirfavoriteplacetostay.Users26theiropinionsontheirstaysothatpeopleknowwhetheraplaceisgoodornot.AmaninNewYorknamedJonathanPowleyevenrentsouthis27for$22(140yuan)pernightthroughAirbnb.Thisisno28car.Powleytookoutthecarseatsandchangedthe29tolookmorewelcoming.Hekeepsitcleanandputsflowersiniteveryday.Heprovidessnacksandtellstravelerswheretheycangoandshower.ButAirbnbdoeshavesome30.Sometimesyouenduplivingwithastrangeroritisnotas31

asitlookedlikeonline.32,hostssometimesgetmadwhentheygethomeandit’sacomplete33.InChina,Airbnboperatesinfive34includingBeijingandShanghai.ThecountryhasseenamajorincreaseinAirbnbusersinthepastyear.Localhomerentalcompaniessuchashavealsostartedproviding35.16．17．18．19．20．21．22．23．24．25．26．27．seats28．29．30．31．32．33．34．35．【答案】16．C17．C18．A19．D20．B21．A22．B23．D24．C25．D26．C27．B28．C29．A30．D31．C32．B33．A34．C35．A【解析】16．根据第一句“Whiletraveling,youmighthavestayedatahotelorafamilymember’shouse.”,可推测，下一句是在问“你有没有想过住在一个陌生人的家里”。故C正确。17．根据下文“butit’sactuallyatrendthat’sbecomingpopulararoundtheworld”可知这听起来可能有点奇怪。strange奇怪的。故C正确。18．从文章第一句“Whiletraveling,youmighthavestayedatahotelorafamilymember'shouse.”可知是旅游（travel）的便宜方式。故A正确。19．出租的应是多余的房间。spare空闲的，多余的。故D正确。20．在190多个国家里，网站可以让人们把他们的空余房间或公寓出租给旅馆（hotel）。故B正确。21．从下句“ThroughtheInternet,peopleshare

______suchascars,apartmentsand______theirspecialskills.”可知这是分享经济的很好的例子。share分享。故A正确。22．从分享的内容“cars,apartments”可知是一些资源。resources资源，故B正确。23．不仅可以分享资源，甚至是一些技能。表示递进关系用even甚至。故D正确。24．根据下文“Guestscangotothe______andfindtheirfavoriteplacetostay.可知房主人把资料公布。host主人。故C正确。25．根据“Thiswebsiteallowspeopletorentouttheir______roomsorapartmentsasanalternativeto

______inover190countries.“可知客人去网站上寻找他们最喜欢的住处。website网站。故D正确。26．根据上文“postinformationabout”可知网友在他们的逗留期间发表意见，让人们知道一个地方是否好。post公布；发布。故C正确。27．根据下文“Thisisno______car.”可知出租的是出租车。taxi出租车。故B正确。28．根据下文“Powleytookoutthecarseatsandchangedthe______tolookmorewelcoming.”可知是不寻常的出租车。ordinary普通的。故C正确。29．根据下文“Hekeepsitcleanandputsflowersiniteveryday.Heprovidessnacksandtellstravelerswheretheycangoandshower.”可知改变的是内部（inside）。故A正确。30．上文说的是好的一面，用but转折表示要说不好的一面了。可知是问题（problems），故D正确。31．根据下文“hostssometimesgetmadwhentheygethome”可知也许它看起来不像网上那么好。nice好的。故C正确。32．根据上下文，前面是客人感觉不好，下面是主人感觉不好。所以用also连接两种情况。故B正确。33．根据上文“hostssometimesgetmadwhentheygethome”可知主人生气是因为家里一团糟。mess混乱。故A正确。34．从下文“BeijingandShanghai”可知是指城市，故C正确。35．根据下文“ThecountryhasseenamajorincreaseinAirbnbusersinthepastyear.”可知当地房屋租赁公司如也开始竞争。competition竞争。故A正确。【备注】文章介绍一种新的旅游趋势，住在陌生人的空闲的房子里面，一些提供这些服务的网站应运而生，文章介绍这种旅行的优点和缺点。

评卷人得分三、阅读理解：共25题每题2分共50分MuseumofFineArts,BostonHOURSTheMFAisopen7daysaweek.MondayandTuesday:10am–4:45pmWednesday–Friday:10am–9:45pmSaturdayandSunday:10am–4:45pmHOLIDAYSANDCLOSINGSTheMuseumwillbeclosedonthefollowingholidays:NewYear’sDay,Patriots’Day(thirdMondayinApril),IndependenceDay(July4),Thanksgiving,andChristmasDay.TheMuseumwillcloseearlyonWednesday,at4:45pm,June11,andThursday,July24.ADMISSIONAdults:$25Seniors(65+):$23Students(18+):$23Youths7–17*:FREE*Children6andunder:FREE*Weekdaysafter3pm,weekends,andBostonpublicschoolholidays;otherwise$10.PUBLICTRANSPORTATIONTaketheT!Becauseourlimitedparkingfillsupquickly–especiallyduringpopularexhibitions,holidays,andschoolvacationweeks–weencourageyoutotakeadvantageoftheMBTA,Boston’spublictransportationsystem(knownbynativesasthe“T”).SubwayTaketheGreenLineEtraintotheMuseumofBusTakethe39bustotheMuseumofTheMFAstrivestomaintainasafe,comfortable,andrespectfulenvironmentforallvisitors.Wealsotakeourroleasguardiansoftheobjectsinourcollectionveryseriously.PleaseenjoyallthattheMuseumhastoofferandobservethepolicieslistedheretohelpprotectandpreservetheartonviewintheMuseum.WhenVisitingtheMFAPleaseAvoidtheFollowing:TouchinganyartobjectsGettingcloserthan12inchestoanyunprotectedartworkGesturingwithin2feetofanyartworkSmokingChewinggumRunning,yelling,ordisruptivebehaviorCellphoneusageinthegalleriesFlashphotography36．Howmuchwillthemiddle-agedparentswitha10-year-oldboyanda5-year-oldgirlhavetopayforavisitatweekends?.A.$46B.$50C.$73D.$6037．Togettothemuseum,youareadvisedtoarrive______.footbikecarbus38．Accordingtotherulesofthemuseum,______.cannottakephotosoftheartworksneedtoputyourbagsinlockersbeforetourshavetokeepyourdistancefromtheartworksshouldsetyourcellphonetosilentmode【答案】36．B37．D38．C【解析】36．细节理解题。根据文中ADMISSION下面的“Adults:$25

SeniorsYouths7–17*:FREE*

Children6andunder:FREE”可知两位家长和两个孩子只需要付家长的票价，25x2=50。故选B。37．推理判断题。根据文中PUBLICTRANSPORTATION下面的“weencourageyoutotakeadvantageoftheMBTA,Boston’spublictransportationsystem”可知这里说的MBTA包括公共汽车。故选D。38．细节理解题。根据文中“WhenVisitingtheMFAPleaseAvoidtheFollowing:”下面的“Touchinganyartobjects，Gettingcloserthan12inchestoanyunprotectedartwork”可知在博物馆里应当和展品保持距离。故选C。【备注】文章主要介绍了MuseumofFineArts,Boston的相关信息，包括它的开放时间、票价和注意事项。Haveyoueverbeenfacetofacewithacatorasheep?Ifyouhave,youprobablynoticedthatcatsnarrowtheireyestovertical(垂直的)slits(狭缝),whilesheephavehorizontalpupils(瞳孔).Whyisthedifference?ScientistsfromtheUniversitiesofCaliforniaBerkeleyandDurhaminBritainmayhavetheanswer.Theirresearch,publishedrecentlyinthejournalScienceAdvances,suggestedthatpupils’shapescouldtellwhetherananimalisahunterorgetshunted.Theresearcherstookacloselookattheeyesof214landanimals.Thechallengewastoseeiftheycouldfindarelationshipbetweenananimal’sroleinthefoodchainandthepupils’shapes.Theyfoundapattern.Specieswithpupilsthatareverticalslitsaremorelikelytobesmallambushpredators(捕猎者)–creaturesthatlieinwaitfortheirlunch.Incontrast,thosewithhorizontalpupilsaremorelikelytobeplant-eatingprey(猎物)species.Evolutionchosethearrangementforagoodreason.Forhunterssuchashouseholdcats,itappearsthatverticalpupilsnotonlyimprovetheirabilitytokeeptrackofmovingobjectslikemice,butalsomaximize(使最大化)theirabilitytojudgethedistancesoftheanimalstheyhunt.However,aninterestingdiscoveryfromthestudyisthattheslitpupilsaremostlylinkedtohuntersthatareclosetotheground.Therefore,biggercatswhoactivelyhuntdowntheirprey,liketigersandlions,don’thaveslitpupils.Ontheotherhand,forplant-eatingpreyanimals,horizontalpupilsgivethemawiderfieldofvision.Whenstretched(伸展)horizontally,thepupilsallowformorelighttoenterfromthefront,back,andsides.Meanwhile,theyalsolimittheamountoflightfromthesunabovesotheanimalcanseethegroundbetter.“Oncetheydofindapredator,theyneedtoseewheretheyarerunning,”saidleadingresearcherMartinBanks,aUCBerkeleyprofessorofoptometry(视光学).“Theyhavetoseewellenoughoutofthecorneroftheireyetorunquicklyandjumpoverthings.”Butwhathappenswhentheybenddowntoeat?ResearcherscheckedthisbywatchingpreyanimalsintheOaklandZooinCalifornia,US.Theybelievethatwhengoatslowertheirheadstoeat,theireyesrotate(旋转)tokeeptheirpupilshorizontal.Soitseemsthattheeyesareindeedthewindowtothesoul!39．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?animalshaveevolvedwithdifferentshapedpupils.animalskeeptrackofmovingobjects.animalschangetheirpupils’shapewhenhuntingforfood.thepupils’shapeinfluencesananimal’sabilitytodetectapredator.40．Accordingtothestudy,slitpupils______.toprovideawiderfieldofvisionmorelikelytobelongtobigpredatorsthesharpestwaytojudgehuntingdistanceDaremorelikelytobelongtothosetogethunted.41．Whatcanweconcludefromthearticleaboutplant-eatingpreyanimals?pupilsallowmorelighttobereceivedfrombothaboveandbelow.theydetectapredator,theireyesrotatetohelpthemfindwheretorun.theylowertheirheadstoeat,theynarrowtheireyestoverticalslits.pupilsareabletohelpthemscantheirsurroundingsforthreats.【答案】39．A40．C41．D【解析】39．主旨大意题。根据文章内容和第一段的句子“Ifyouhave,youprobablynoticedthatcatsnarrowtheireyestovertical(垂直的)slits(狭缝),whilesheephavehorizontalpupils(瞳孔).”和第六段的句子“Evolutionchosethearrangementforagoodreason.”可知文章主要介绍为什么动物进化有不同形状的瞳孔。故选A。40．细节理解题。根据第六段的句子“itappearsthatverticalpupilsnotonlyimprovetheirabilitytokeeptrackofmovingobjectslikemice,butalsomaximize(使最大化)theirabilitytojudgethedistancesoftheanimalstheyhunt.”可知狭缝的瞳孔提供最敏锐的方式来判断猎物的距离。故选C。41．细节理解题。根据第八段的句子“Ontheotherhand,forplant-eatingpreyanimals,horizontalpupilsgivethemawiderfieldofvision.”可知食草动物的瞳孔帮助它们很好地发现周围的危险。故选D。【备注】文章介绍随着动物的进化，它们的瞳孔呈现出不同的现状，文章给出了这个现象的原因。

Areyouanintrovert(内向的人)oranextrovert?Beforeyousayyouareeitherone,youshouldknowthatthereisathirdoption.AccordingtoarecentarticleinTheWallStreetJournal,expertssaythere’samiddlegroundbetweenthetwopersonalitytypes–peoplewhotheycall“ambiverts(中间性格者)”.Introvertsdon’tlikecrowdsandenjoykeepingtheirthoughtstothemselves,whileextroverts,ontheotherhand,likemeetingnewpeopleandbeingthecenterofattention.Ambiverts,asthenamesuggests,havebothintrovertedandextrovertedcharacteristics.Butneithersetofcharacteristicsiscompletelyincontrol.Asaresult,theycanmovebetweenbeingsocialandbeingalonewithgreaterease(轻松)thaneitherextrovertsorintroverts.Forexample,ambivertsoftenenjoyotherpeople’scompany.Butafteralongdayofhardwork,theysometimesprefertoreadabookorwatchaTVseriesathomealone.“Itislikethey’rebilingual,”DanielPink,thehostofCrowdControl,aUSTVseriesonhumanbehavior,toldtheWallStreetJournal.“TheyhaveawiderrangeofskillsandcanconnectwithawiderrangeofpeopleinthesamewaysomeonewhospeaksEnglishandSpanishcan.”Ambivertshavegottenmoreattentioninrecentyears,thankstobooks,TEDxtalksandconsulting(咨询的)firmsfocusingonhowpersonalitytraits(特征)changepeople’sbehaviorinrelationshipsandcareers.Infact,roughlytwo-thirdsofpeopleintheUSareambiverts,accordingtoapersonalitysurveydonebyAdamM.Grant,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofPennsylvania’sWhartonGrantbelievesambiversiontakesgoodpartsfromintroversionandextroversion.“Theambivertadvantagecomesfrombeingenthusiasticenoughtopersuade,butatthesametime,listeningcarefullytoothersandavoidingseemingoverlyconfidentorexcited,”hetoldForbesmagazine.Buthealsopointsoutthatunlikeextrovertsandintrovertswhotendtoknowwhatgivesthemenergy,ambivertscansometimesgetstuck.Theyareoftenunsurewhichsideoftheirpersonalityshouldleadinagivensituation.42．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?betweenintrovertsandextroverts.ambivertshavegottenmoreattentionrecently.andadvantagesofambiverts.personalitytraitschangepeople’sbehavior.43．Accordingtothearticle,ambiverts______.beingthecenterofattentiontobeingalonetoconnectwithmorepeoplethanintrovertsworkhardandaresuccessfulintheircareerstokeeptheirthoughtstothemselvesallthetime44．Theunderlinedword“bilingual”inParagraph5probablymeans______.tospeaktwolanguagesequallywellreadytohelpthoseinneedtoadapttoanewenvironmentwellatdrawingattentionfromthecrowd45．WhatadvantagedoesGrantthinkambivertshaveoverintrovertsandextroverts?knowwhatgivesthemenergy.seemmoreenthusiasticandconfident.havemorebalancedpersonalities.candealwithagivensituationbetter.【答案】42．C43．B44．A45．C【解析】42．主旨大意题。通读全文和第二段的句子“expertssaythere’samiddlegroundbetweenthetwopersonalitytypes–peoplewhotheycall‘ambiverts(中间性格者)’.”可以知道文章主要介绍了中间性格者（ambiverts）这个人群的特征和优点。故选C。43．细节理解题。根据文章第三段的句子“Introvertsdon’tlikecrowdsandenjoykeepingtheirthoughtstothemselves,whileextroverts,ontheotherhand,likemeetingnewpeopleandbeingthecenterofattention.Ambiverts,asthenamesuggests,havebothintrovertedandextrovertedcharacteristics.”可知中间性格者比内向的人和人们联系更多。故选B。44．词义猜测题。根据下文的“Itislikethey’rebilingual…canconnectwithawiderrangeofpeopleinthesamewaysomeonewhospeaksEnglishandSpanishcan”(他们能和各种各样的人联系，就像能说英语和西班牙语的人一样)，可知bilingual指的是熟练掌握两种语言的人。故选A。45．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的句子“Theambivertadvantagecomesfrombeingenthusiasticenoughtopersuade,butatthesametime,listeningcarefullytoothersandavoidingseemingoverlyconfidentorexcited”可以推断出Grant认为中间性格者的积极性和冷静性相互平衡，这就是他们的优点。故选C。【备注】文章主要介绍了介于内向和外向之间的中间性格者，以及这种人群的优点和缺点。

WhenIwaseightornineyearsold,Iwrotemyfirstpoem.Mymotherreadthelittlepoemandbegantocry.“Buddy,youdidn’treallywritethisbeautiful,beautifulpoem!”Shyly,IsaidthatIhad.Mymotherpouredoutherwelcomepraise.Why,thispoemwasnothingshortofgenius!WhattimewillFatherbehome?”Iasked.IcouldhardlywaittoshowhimwhatIhadaccomplished.Mymothersaidshehopedhewouldbehomearound7.Ispentthebestpartofthatafternoonpreparingforhisarrival.First,Iwrotethepoemoutinmyfinesthandwriting.ThenIusedcoloredpenstodrawaborderaroundit.ThenIconfidentlyplaceditrightonmyfather’splateonthediningtable.Butmyfatherdidnotreturnat7.Seven-fifteen.Seven-thirty.Myfatherhadbegunhismotion-picturecareerasawriter.Hewouldbeabletoappreciatemypoemevenmorethanmymother.Itwasalmost8o’clockwhenmyfatherburstin.Hewasanhourlate,buthecouldnotsitdown.Icanseehimnow,abigHavanacigarinonehand,therapidlydisappearingdrinkintheother,callingdownbitterwordsonhisemployeesSuddenly,hepausedandglaredathisplate.Therewasasilence.Hewasreachingformypoem.Iloweredmyheadandstareddownintomyplate.“Whatisthis?”Iheardhimsay.“Ben,awonderfulthinghashappened,”mymothersaid.“Buddyhaswrittenhisfirstpoem.Andit’sbeautiful,absolutelyamazing”“Ifyoudon’tmind,I’dliketodecidethatformyself,”Fathersaid.Ikeptmyfaceloweredtomyplate.Itwasonly10lineslong.Butitseemedtotakehours.Irememberwonderingwhyitwastakingsolong.Icouldhearhimdroppingthepoembackonthetableagain.

Nowwasthemomentofdecision.“Ithinkit’sbad,”myfathersaid.Icouldn’tlookup.Myeyesweregettingwet.“Ben,sometimesIdon’tunderstandyou,”mymotherwassaying.“Thisisjustalittleboy.You’renotinyourstudionow.Thesearethefirstlinesofpoetryhe’severwritten.Heneedencouragement.”“Idon’tknowwhy,”myfatherheldhisground.“Isn’tthereenoughbadpoetryintheworldalready?NolawsaysBuddyhastobecomeapoet.”Icouldn’tstanditanothersecond.Iranfromthediningroom,threwmyselfonthebedandcried.Thatmayhavebeentheendoftheanecdote(轶事)—butnotofitssignificanceforme.AfewyearslaterItookasecondlookatthatfirstpoem,andunwillinglyIhadtoagreewithmyfather’stoughjudgment.Itwasaprettybadpoem.Afterawhile,Iworkedupthecouragetoshowhimsomethingnew,ashortstory.Myfatherthoughtitwasoverwrittenbutnothopeless.Iwaslearningtorewrite.Andmymotherwaslearningthatshecoulddisapproveofmewithoutruiningme.Youmightsaywewerealllearning.Iwasgoingon12.AsIworkedmywayintootherbooksandplaysandfilms,itbecameclearerandclearertomehowfortunateIhadbeentohavehadamotherwhosaid,“Buddy,it’swonderful!”andafatherwhoshookhisheadnoanddrovemetotearswithhis,“Ithinkit’sbad.”Infactallofusinlifeneedthatmotherforce,thelovingforcefromwhichallcreationflows;andyetthemotherforcealoneisincomplete,evenmisleading,finallydamaging,withoutthefatherforcetocaution,“Watch.Listen.Review.Improve.”Betweenthetwopolesofaffirmation(肯定)anddoubt,bothinthenameoflove,Itrytofollowmytruecourse.46．WhatdidthemotherthinkoftheBuddy’spoem?wassomovedthatshecried.thoughtthepoemwaswellwritten.consideredBuddyhadnotalentforpoetry.believedBuddyneededadvicefromhisfather47．WhichunderlinedwordinthefollowingsentencesbestreflectsBuddy’seagernesstoshowhisfatherthepoem?Iconfidentlyplaceditrightonmyfather’splaceonthediningtable.wouldbeabletoappreciatemypoemevenmorethanmymother.wrotethepoemoutinmyfinesthandwriting.couldhardlywaittoshowhimwhatIhadaccomplished.48．Theunderlinedsentence“Myfatherheldhisground”couldbestbereplacedby________.fatherbegantoexplainhisreasonsfatherrefusedtochangehisopinionfatherthoughthiscommentisunreasonablefathergotsoangrythatherosetohisfeet49．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatthefathercanbebestdescribedas________.andstubbornandstrictandrudeandmatter-of-fact50．Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoyouthinktheauthormightagreewith?theincident,theauthorstoppedwritingbuttriedhisluckinplaysandfilms.authoronlyrealizedthesignificanceoftheincidentafterbecomingawriter.incidenthelpedthewriterworkhisworkfurtherasawriter.incidentcompletelychangedtheauthor’scourseoflife.【答案】46．B47．A48．B49．D50．C【解析】46．细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“Mymotherpouredoutherwelcomepraise.Why,thispoemwasnothingshortofgenius!”可知，母亲认为我的诗很好，她对我的诗歌大加赞赏。故B正确。47．推理判断题。根据第三段的句子“WhattimewillFatherbehome?”Iasked.IcouldhardlywaittoshowhimwhatIhadaccomplished.”作者迫不及待地想给父亲看他的诗歌，接下来说“ThenIconfidentlyplaceditrightonmyfather’splateonthediningtable.”（他自信地将它放在爸爸餐桌旁的盘子旁），是对上文的说明。故A正确。48．句意理解题。根据倒数第五段的句子“Idon’tknowwhy,”和“Isn’tthereenoughbadpoetryintheworldalready?NolawsaysBuddyhastobecomeapoet.”（我不知道为什么，世界上没有足够的坏诗吗？没有法律说，Buddy必须成为一个诗人。）可知myfatherheldhisground.的意思是：我爸爸拒绝改变他的观点。故B正确。49．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的句子“AfewyearslaterItookasecondlookatthatfirstpoem,andunwillinglyIhadtoagreewithmyfather’stoughjudgment.”可知父亲是实事求是的，从最后一段的句子“Betweenthetwopolesofaffirmation(肯定)anddoubt,bothinthenameoflove,”可知父亲不乏对孩子的爱。故D正确。50．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的句子“Watch.Listen.Review.Improve.”Betweenthetwopolesofaffirmation(肯定)anddoubt,bothinthenameoflove,Itrytofollowmytruecourse.”可知这件事帮助作者成长了。故C正确。【备注】作者在八岁的时候写了一首诗，母亲看了之后夸奖道“精彩极了”。而父亲却毫不留情地批评道“糟糕透了”，可正是这两股力量促使我不断地努力提升。

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