2023年宁夏青铜峡高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince2．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge3．---I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.---Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．amattending B．attendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending4．John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.Itisyearsofhardwork_________hasmadehimwhatheistoday.A．what B．whichC．where D．that5．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．amwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting6．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict7．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this8．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when9．—Bettywasfeelingprettyblueforawhile,butshe’sbetternow.—_______.A．Oh,that’skindofyou B．CongratulationsC．Oh,I’mgladtohearthat D．It’smypleasure10．---Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?---__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly11．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen12．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit13．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general14．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.15．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout16．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what17．--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．approach B．offerC．idea D．instruction18．Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.A．beingfullyacceptingB．fullyacceptingC．havingfullyacceptedD．fullyaccepted19．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup20．Thegovernmentplaced_____onthenumbersofforeigncarsthatcouldbeimported.A．limitations B．administrationC．requirements D．restrictions第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）JustasJohnLubbocksaid,wemaysitinalibraryandyetbeinallquartersoftheearth.Herearesomeofthecoolestlibrariesoftheworld.StuttgartCityLibraryDespiteaclassicwhite-on-whitecolor,StuttgartCityLibraryisoneofthemostvisuallyappealingmodernlibraries.TheamazingmodemandsimplelookistheproductoftheKoreanarchitectYiEun-young.TheGermanlibraryopenedin2011,andcostnearly80millioneurostoconstruct.KanazawaUmimiraiLibraryArchitectsfromtheCoelacanthK&HArchitectsstudiodesignedtheKanazawaUmimiraiLibrarylocreatethebestreadingenvironment.Healedfloors,anoutpouringofnaturallight,andotherfeatureswerespecificallyincludedloachievethisgoal.Thewall,whichconsistsofthousandsoftinyopenings,allowsnaturallightingintothebuilding,improvingtheoverallfeelofthespace.ThisJapaneselibrarywasopenedin2011,andreflectstheappearanceofmanymodemandsimplespaces.LibraryofCongressIn1800,CongresssetuptheLibraryofCongressinWashingtonD．C．.Fifteenyearslater,ThomasJeffersonofferedhispersonallibrarytoreplacebooksthatwerelostwhentheBritishsetthebuildingonfirein1814.Hisbooks,whichtooknearly50yearstocollect,variedfromtextsonscience,literatureandphilosophy,tobooksinavarietyofforeignlanguages.Thesedays,theLibraryofCongressoffersmorethan155millionitemsandthelargestrarebookcollectioninNorthAmerica.StateLibraryofVictoriaTheSlateLibraryofVictoria,locatedinMelbourne,Australia,isoneofthelargestexhibitinglibrariesintheworld.Thoughitopenedin1856,majorrepairstookplacebetween1990and2004.TheLaTrobeReadingRoomisoneofthelibrary’smainattractionsduetoitsvisuallyamazingarchitecture.Thelawnatthelibrary’sfrontattractshundredsofcityfolkeachday,whogatherforlunchortoenjoythestatuesthere.Thelibrarycurrentlycontainsovertwomillionbooks,aswellasarmor(盔甲)ofNedKelly,afolkheroagainsttherulingclass.1、Whichlibraryhasthelongesthistory?A．StuttgartCityLibrary. B．KanazawaUmimiraiLibrary.C．LibraryofCongress. D．StateLibraryofVictoria.2、What’sspecialaboutStaleLibraryofVictoria?A．Ithasgreatarchitecture.B．Ithasafolkhero’sstatueinit.C．Itistheworld’slargestexhibitinglibrary.D．Itservesasameetingplaceforthecitizens.3、Whatdoesthefirsttwolibrarieshaveincommon?A．Theyareconstructedinthemodemstyle.B．Theycostalargeamountofmoney.C．TheyaredesignedbyKoreanarchitects.D．Theyfeatureprovidingreaderswithnaturallight.22．（8分）Theministryofeducationrecentlypublishednationalstandardsforthemanagementofprimaryandsecondaryschools.Itsaysthatschoolsandparentsshouldworktogethertoensureprimaryschoolstudentssleepatleast10hoursadayandmiddleschoolstudentssleepninehoursaday.However,weinterviewedsomestudents’parentsandnoneofourintervieweessaidtheycouldachievethatgoal.Andnoneoftheintervieweesbelievedotherparentswouldbeabletoachievethatgoal.Thishastodowiththeacademicburdenonchildren.Manykidshaveridiculousamountsofhomeworktodoeachnight,whiletheyalsosufferfromtheadditionalburdenofafter-schoolcourses.Thetruthisthatchildrenhavetoworkharderthanadults.Itshouldbenotedthatmanyparentsarerathertiredwiththissituation,andtheycomplainaboutbeingexhaustedbyhelpingtheirchildrenwithhomeworkandfeelpressuredbytheeconomicburdenofafter-schoolcourses.Doubtlessly,themaincourseliesinthecompetitioninsociety.Noparentswanttheirchildrentofallbehindintherace.TheproblemisespeciallyseriousinmanycitiessuchasBeijingandShanghai,wheretherearebothqualityeducationresourcesandfiercecompetition.Itisdifficultforchildreninthesecitiestosleepenoughhourseveryday.Inordertochangethis,educationresourcesneedtobemorefairlyequal,especiallyforprimaryeducation,sothatstudentsandtheirparentsdonothavetocompetesofiercelyforthelimitedamountofqualityeducationresources.Suchthingsarealwayseasiersaidthandone,ofcourse.Tobalanceprimaryandsecondaryeducationresourceswillbeadifficultprocess.Butonlybydoingsowillourchildrengetenoughsleepeveryday.1、WhatisthepurposeofthenationalstandardsmentionedinParagraph1?A．Tomakesurestudentshaveenoughsleep.B．Toexplainwhyenoughsleepisimportantforstudents.C．Tofindoutwhystudentscan’thaveenoughsleep.D．Tostatehowthenationalstandardsarecarriedout.2、Whichfactdoesmainlyleadtostudents’lackofsleep?A．Learningstress.B．Economicalpressurefromextracourses.C．Fiercesocialcompetition.D．Lowefficiencyinstudy.3、Accordingtotheauthor,thegovernmentshould________.A．reducethelearningcourses.B．provideequaleducationresources.C．strengthenfinancialsupport.D．publishstricteducationpolicy.4、WhichonecanBESTdescribethestructureofthepassage?A．Compareandcontrast.B．Causeandeffect.C．Reasonandsolution.D．Opinionandsuggestion.23．（8分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof32monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能见度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout2.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout12,300taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,32.2feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor913feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?24．（8分）WhenTVnewsprogramsreportwarsordisasters,theeditorsrarelyusethemosthorrifyingpicturesofdeadorwoundedvictimsbecausetheydon’twanttoupsettheirviewers.Evenso,viewersareusuallywarnedinadvancethatthey“mayfindsomeofthesedisturbing”sotheycanlookawayiftheychoose.Butthemenandwomenwhosejobsaretorecordthosescenes--theTVcameramen—havenosuchchoice.Itistheirdutytowitnessthehorrorsofthewarandrecordthem,nomatterhowhorrifyingandunpleasanttheymaybe.Consequently,itisoneofthemostdangerous,exposedandemotionallytaxingjobthattheworldoffers.Today,thedemandfortheirworkisrising.Theexplosionofsatellitebroadcastingand24hournewsinrecentyearshavecreatedanalmostinsatiable(无法满足的)demandforTVinformation.ButmajorbroadcastersandtheTVnewsagencies--suchasReutersandWTN---haveneverhadenoughstafftomeettheworldwidedemandforup-to-datepictures,soincreasinglytheyturnto“Freelance”TVcameramen.Thesefreelancecameramenareindependentoperatorstiedtonoparticularorganization.Theywillworkforanycompanywhichhiresthemforjustafewhoursorforseveralweeksinawarzone.Butifafreelancecameramanisinjuredinthecourseofthejob,theTVcompanyisnotresponsibleforhim.Thefreelancermustsurviveonhisown.“TVwillalwaysneedhard,vividmovingpictureswhicharefresh,butthesecompaniesfeeluncomfortablewithlargenumbersofemployeesontheirbooks,”explainsNikGrowing,onceforeigneditorforBritain’sChannel4NewsandnowaBBCnewspresenter.“Byhiringfreelancers,theycanbuyintheskillstheyneedonlywhentheyneedthem.Italsoenablesthemtocontractouttherisk,”hesays.1、Theunderlinedword“taxing”inPara1mostprobablymeans_________.A．demandingB．strikingC．satisfyingD．encouraging2、TVnewsagenciesturntofreelancecamerameninorderto_______.A．saveexpensesandavoidriskB．getfirsthandinformationandpicturesC．lookforpicturesthatareoffinequalitiesD．buythehorrifyingpicturestheyneed3、Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_______.A．TVcameramenshouldbegivenbetterchoiceofworkB．TVcameramenarebeingchallengedbythefreelancersC．TVcameramenhavetowitnessdisastersandkillingwhethertheylikethemornotD．TVcameramenhavetocontractouttherisksfortheircompanies4、Theauthorofthepassageshowshis_______thefreelancecameramen.A．respectforB．sympathytoC．ignoranceofD．admirationto25．（10分）ADreamRealizedZhaoYang,33,anemployeeofaFrenchcompanyinBeijing,whohastraveledextensivelyintheUnitedStatesbymotorbike.IhavebeenaddictedtoHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclessinceIwasyoung,andknowingthatmotorcycle-relatedcultureisverypopularintheUS,Idecidedtotakeatrip.Alongwithmywifeandagroupoffellowenthusiasts,Iparticipatedina15-daytourinOctoberlastyear.Wehadonefreeday,soIheadedtoLasVegas.BeforearrivingintheUS,Iresearchedarangeofmaterialsaboutridingamotorbikethere.IalsofoundsomeclassicrecommendedroutesonChinesewebsitesrelatedtoHarleyDavidsonclubs.Withthehelpoftheirsuggestions,Idesignedmyownroute.Inaccordancewiththerules,beforeIleftChinaIvisitedanotaryoffice(公证机关),wheremydrivinglicensewasconfirmedasacceptableintheUSandmydocumentsweretranslatedintoEnglish.OnlythendidIbuymybasicmotorcycleequipment.WhenwearrivedatLasVegas,werentedaHarleyDavidsonandrodearoundthecity.Itwasanexciting,unforgettableexperience,becauseitwasnotonlytheachievementofadream,butIalsoexperiencedtheregionalmotorcyclecultureintheUS.Asweparkedthebikeattheroadside,somedriversrolleddowntheircarwindowsandgaveusthethumbs-up,andwhenwedroveontheroad,cardriverspulledovertoletuspass.Wealsovisitedamotorcycle-themedrestaurantforlunchandenjoyedthefantasticdecorationanddeliciousfood.IbelievethattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwillbecomepopularbecauseoftherecentjointeffortstopromoteSino-UStourism,especiallyafterthetwocountriesdecidedtoname2016asUS-ChinaTourismYear.ThisnewstyleoftravelingwillattractmoreyoungChinesetourists,andpeoplelikeme,whohaveapassionforfreedomandadventure,willvisittheUSmorefrequently.Forexample,IamplanningtotravelalongthefamoushighwaycalledRoute66withfriendsduringnextyear'sSpringFestival.IftravelagenciesandgovernmentscanpromotetheneedformotorcycliststoobtainaccurateinformationbeforetheyheadtotheUS-suchastherequireddocuments,howtorentamotorbikeandlocaltrafficlaws-"ridingtherange"willbecomeasafeandgreatwaytospendavacation.1、ZhaoYang’schildhooddreamwasto______.A．becomeaprofessionalmotorcyclistB．travelinHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclesC．takeatripintheUSAalongwithhiswifeD．traveltoworkonafashionablemotorcycle2、ToprepareforthemotorcycletripintheUSA,ZhaoYang______.A．madevariousresearchandcheckedhisdrivinglicenseB．tookthesuggestionsgivenandchosetheclassicrouteC．joinedoneoftheHarleyDavidsonclubsandgotsuggestionsD．tooklotsofhealthexaminationsandboughtsomeequipment3、HowdidZhaoYangfeelwhendrivinginLasVegas?A．disturbedB．disappointedC．depressedD．excited4、ZhaoYangthinksthattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwill______.A．enjoymuchpopularitywithSino-UStourismB．obtainlessAmericanfansinmotorcycletravelC．getlesssupportfromthemodernmotorcyclistsD．meetmorechallengewiththeinformationgap第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Aninspirationalyoungmanwhowasn’texpectedtosurviveaclimbingaccidentisfightinghiswaybacktofitnessandraisingcashforthosewhosavedhislife.CallumRock’sfamily1theworstaftertheir16-year-oldsonsufferedinjuries.The2inthehospitallasted12hoursto3hisdamagedbody,includingaseverebraininjury.Butdespitefearsthathemightneverwalkagain,Callum,now20,has4everybodywrongwithhisamazingrecovery.Notonlyishewalking,buthehasjust5a5-milerunin50minutestoraisemoneyfortheGreatNorthAirAmbulance.Callum,whohadtore-learn6,hascomeaverylongwayfromthedayhenearly7theaccident.Backthen,hisparentswerelivingeverymomentwiththefeartheymight8him.MumJansaid:“Hewasn’texpectedtosurvive9hisinjuriesweresosevere.Therewerefivesurgeons10torepairhisartery(动脉).Theyhadgreat11instoppingthebleeding.”Jansaidthesurgeonswere“12andCallumpulledthrough,butthenfollowedalong13ofre-buildinghisbody.Jansaid:“Whenhefirst14hiseyes,hecouldn’tdoanything.Hewasjustlikeanewbornbabyagain.Hehadtobe15howtositupandwalk.”Callumadmitsthathavingtolearnthingsagainhasbeen16.Hejokesthatheislike“theIronMan”,17thescarsonhisrightarm.Hisstoryhas18alocalbusinessman,whodonated￡500toCallum.Withthisgenerousdonation,Callumhasnow19morethan￡1,800fortheairambulance.“It’s20tobeabletoraisemoneyforthemforwhatIowethem,”hesaid.“Iowesomanypeoplesomuch.1、A．gestured B．dressed C．feared D．conducted2、A．program B．instruction C．interview D．operation3、A．shake B．repair C．control D．support4、A．thought B．made C．proved D．kept5、A．watched B．described C．completed D．abandoned6、A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything7、A．diedfrom B．metwith C．escapedfrom D．dreamtof8、A．affect B．lose C．harm D．shock9、A．or B．so C．while D．because10、A．expressing B．weeping C．working D．learning11、A．difficulty B．experience C．confidence D．pleasure12、A．easy-going B．calm C．brilliant D．helpless13、A．progress B．list C．type D．queue14、A．dried B．rubbed C．lifted D．opened15、A．warned B．allowed C．questioned D．taught16、A．interesting B．frustrating C．exciting D．satisfying17、A．showing B．ignoring C．cutting D．leaving18、A．attacked B．inspired C．educated D．puzzled19、A．discovered B．borrowed C．collected D．wasted20、A．romantic B．strange C．safe D．good第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Manypeopleconsideroldfriendstobemoreimportantthannewones.1．anoldsayinggoes,“Friendsarelikewine,theolder,thebetter.”Iftwopiecesofadvice2．(give)tosolveaproblem,onefromanewfriendandtheotherfrom3．oldfriend,peoplewouldpreferthelatterone4．theformerone,eventhoughthenewfriend’sadvicemaybebetter.I,however,5．(agree)withtheoldsaying,believingthatnewfriendsarenotnecessarilyworsethanoldfriends.Itisnotalwaysright6．(determine)yourfriendshipbythelength(长度)oftime.Onceyoucallsomeoneafriend,hemustbeapersonwhois7．(rely)andwhoseinterestsareincommonwith8．(you).Itismainlyhischaracter(性格)andintereststhatmakehimyourfriend.It9．(actual)haslittletodowithtime.People’sappearancemaychange,buttheircharacterusuallystaysthesame.Therefore,onthispoint,thereisno10．(different)betweenoldfriendsandnewfriends.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（˄），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下面一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Tenyearsago,IwasluckyenoughtohaveanopportunitytostudyinEnglandasainternationalstudent.Iwenttooneofthemostfamousschoolthere.Onthefirstday,IwassuchnervousthatIfeltmyheartbeatenwildly.Iwasafraidtoexpresstomyself,becauseIhavenevercommunicatedwithstrangersinEnglishbefore.Therefore,myteachersaidIhadtointroducemeinfrontoftheclass.Assoonasthefirstwordflewoutmymouth,Ifeltrelaxingimmediately.IwashappyIfinallymadeit.It’saspecialday,whichIwillneverforget.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）最近，你们班就长江污染的问题作了一次深入的讨论。现请你根据下面的提示要点用英语作一个总结，适当举例并提出自己的的看法（至少两点）。开头已为你写好。长江受污染的状况引起了世人的关注问题1.用水量大增2.排放到江里的有害物质和城市污水急剧增长结果1.众多鱼类和野生动物濒临灭绝2.饮用水安全受到威胁3.生态平衡遭到破坏原因分析1.迅猛的工农业发展2.人口急剧增长看法与建议1.2.Asthethirdlongestriverintheworld,theenvironmentalproblemsoftheYangtzeRiverhaveraisedconcernbothnationallyandinternationally.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、D4、D5、D6、D7、B8、B9、C10、A11、A12、C13、C14、D15、D16、D17、B18、A19、A20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、D3、A22、1、A2、C3、B4、C23、1、A2、C3、C4、A24、1、A2、B3、C4、B25、Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyour