2023届镇江市重点-高三一诊考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.—Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.

一IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.

A.Thafsreasonable.B.Isn'titagoodidea?

C.Doyouthinkso?D.Ican'tagreemore.

2.Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningdaygetabigprize.

A.mustB.shall

C.wouldD.could

3.Kimberlyanarticle,sodon'tdisturbher.

A.wouldwriteB.writesC.wroteD.iswriting

4.TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,theChinesecivilization

influencedmanyneighboringcountries.

A.whereB.when

C.whichD.who

5.—Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?

A.judgeB.duitC.turnD.Serve

6.Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcathe'sgrownsofond.

A.whichB.inwhich

C.ofwhichD.when

7.—GoingtowatchtheWomen'sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?

—!Willyougowithme?

A.YoubetB.Yougotme

C.YouthereD.Youknowbetter

8.ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewereviewingSeniorBookI.

A.willfinishB.willhavefinished

C.havefinishedD.willbefinished

9.Ithinkitagreathonortovisityourcountry.

A.toinviteB.invitingC.havinginvitedD.tobeinvited

10.Sincethematchisover;wecanbytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.

A.diveinB.switchoff

C.pulloutD.splitup

11.一TheT-shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.

_?ButIpromiseyouwe9Illookintoitrightaway.

A.WhosaysB.Howcome

C.WhatforD.Whyworry

12.AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth,andariverisformedwhenstreams

cometogether.

A.accumulatesB.acceleratesC.collapsesD.loosens

13.—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.

-PmbecauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.

A.greenwithenvyB.whiteasasheet

C.tickledpinkD.blackandblue

14.Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition.

A.when;whichB.that;whenC.when;thatD.that;which

15.moreabouttheplacewhereyoulive,andyouwillshouldermoreresponsibilitytoprotectit

A.LearningB.TolearnC.LearnD.Learned

16.IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanythingtoyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?

A.tobetakenB.totakeC.takenD.beingtaken

17.WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,

wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural.

A.surplusB.depositsC.accountsD.receipts

18.Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclasstheycantakeinwhathehastaught.

A.whyB.whenC.whoD.which

19.Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.

A.whatB.whoC.asD.that

20.—Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.

—.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!

A.YoubetB.Yousaidit

C.Youdon*tsayD.Younameit

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）Longago,therewasarichman,whohadaverybighousewithalotoftreasuresandmanyservants.One

day,twosilversaucerswerestolenfromthecupboard.Afterafewdays,anothertwosaucerswerestolenagain.Therich

manwasveryangry.Hethought,^Someonemusthavestolenthem.1mustcatchthethief,oranothertwosaucerswould

bestoleninafewdays.”

Thenhehadanidea.Hecalledinallhisservantsandsaid.MSomeofmysilversaucershavedisappeared.Someone

amongyoumusthavetakenthem.Whohastakenthem?”

TheservantslookedatoneanotherandkeptquietThentherichmansaid,UIshallcatchthethiefmyself.Iam

givingeachofyouastick.Look,allthesticksareofthesamelength,Keepthesticks.Bringthembacktomorrow.The

thief'sstickwilltwocentimeterslonger.”

Thatevening,Salleh,oneoftheservants,wenthomesadly.Hiswifeaskedhim,uWhyareyousosadthisevening?”

“ThisstickwillgrowtwocentimeterslongertomorrowbecauseIhavetakenthesilversaucers,"hesaid.

“Oh,don9tworry.Cutofftwocentimetersfromthestick,“hiswifesaid."Inotherwordsyourstickwillbeofthe

samelengthasanyoftheothersticks.”

Hearingthis,hewasveryhappy.Atonce,hecutofftwocentimetersfromthestickwithaknife.

Thenextday,eachoftheservantsbroughtbackhisstick.Therichmanthenmeasuredeachofthesticks.Hefound

Salleh'sstickshorterbytwocentimeters.Sallehwasthethief.Hewascaughtandputinprison.Therichmangotback

thestolensaucers.

1、Thesilversaucerswerekeptin

A.acupboardB・abox

C.thekitchenD.thebedroom

2、Therichmanfoundsilversaucerswerestolen

A.twoB.four

C.sixD.three

3^Thenextday,therichmanknewthatSallehwasthethiefbecauseSalleh'sstick.

A.remainedthesamelength

B.wasshorterbytwocentimeters

C.waslongerbytwocentimeters

D.brokeintwo

4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Salleh'swifetoldhimtoreturnthestolensaucers

B.Salleh'swifewasangrywithhim

C.Sallehbroughtbackthestolensaucerhimself

D.Sallehdidashiswifetoldhimto.

22.（8分）TheancientcityofChichenItzainsouthernMexicowasoneofthemostpowerfulcitiesandoneofthe

mostpowerfulancientcultures—theMaya.Buttoday,noonelivesthere.Itisonlyagroupofoldbuildings.However,

peoplefromaroundtheworldstillcometoseeit.Peoplecometolearnaboutitsancientculture,thecultureofthe

Mayanpeople.

TheMayanculturebeganalmost3,000yearsagoandgrewinpartsofCentralAmerica.Butabout1,000yearsago

agroupcalledtheItzainvadedthecityandbuiltnewpartsofthecitybasedonnaturalwells.Theynamedthecity

ChichenItza,whichmeans“mouthofthewelloftheItza".

ThemostinterestingstructureinChichenItzaisthePyramidofKukulcan（库库尔坎金字塔），whosefoursidesall

cometogetheratonepointatthetop.EachsideonthePyramidofKukulcanhas91steps.Andthereisonemorestepat

thetopofthepyramid.Thestepsareasmanyasthedaysofayear.SomeexpertsbelievetheMayacouldhaveusedthis

buildingtohelpthemknowwhentoplantcrops.Eachdaythesunfallsonadifferentstepofthepyramid,whichcould

beawaytofollowtheyear.

ThepeopleofChichenItzaespeciallydesignedonebuildingtoobserveandstudythemovementofthestarsand

planets.Expertssaythattheobservatory（天文台）isoneofthemostcomplexstructurestheMayabuilt.Asetofsteps

wentupandaroundtheobservatorytower.AndtherewerewindowsinthetowerEachwindowhadapurpose.Experts

believethatapersonlookingthroughoneofthesewindowscouldseeparticularstarsonparticulardates.TheMaya

mighthavebelievedthatstudyingthestarscouldtellthemthefuture.

ChichenItzaisnowaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandanimportantpartoftheworld'shistory.

1、VisitorscametothecityofChichenItzato・

A.viewitsbeautifulscenery

B.experienceandexploretheMayanculture

C.studyandobserveotherstarsontheobservatory

D.learnsomethingaboutwhentoplantcrops

2、WhydidtheinvadersnamethecityUmouthofthewelloftheItza”？

A.Becausewellscanbeseeninoraroundthecity.

B.Becauseitislargeinsize.

C.Becausethecityisnewly-built.

D.Becauseitslocationisvital.

3、Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ChichenItzaisoneoftheWorldHeritages.

B.ThePyramidofKukulcanhas364steps.

C.Windowsinthetowerpredicttheweatherinthefuture.

D.ThecityofChichenItzahasalonghistoryof3,000years.

4、What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.ToevaluatetheMayanculture.

B.Topersuadereaderstopayavisit.

C.TointroducetheancientcityofChichenItza.

D.TopresentthedevelopmentoftheMayanconstruction.

23.（8分）Itissaidthatifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.Thisistheresearchfindingofa

teamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult,weare

growingoldunnecessarilysoon.

ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobe

losingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofagingcouldbeslowed

down.WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousand

peopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecise

measurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,

doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoneconomicalfaculties.Contractionoffront

andsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsome

sixty-andseventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytothecontractionnormally

connectedwithage—usingthehead.

Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthe

town.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollar

workersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,howevei;aslikelytohaveshrinking（萎缩）brainsasthefarm

worker,busdriverandshopassistant.

Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyin

theheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.wThebestwaytomaintain,goodbloodcirculationisthrough

usingthebrain."hesays.“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don'trelyonpocketcalculators.”

1、Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout.

A.thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrains

B.howtomakepeoplelivelonger

C.whichpeoplearemostintelligent

D.whycertainpeopleareagingsoonerthanothers.

2、OnwhataretheirresearchHndingsbased?

A.Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.

B.Thestudyofbrainvolumesofoldpeople.

C.Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.

D.Asurveyoffarmersinnorthernoldpeople.

3、Thedoctors9testsshowthat.

A.ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolder

B.thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrink

C.sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-olds

D.somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople's

4、Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoagemoreslowlythantheothers?

A.Lawyers.B.Farmers.

C.Clerks.D.Shopassistants.

24.(8分)ExhibitionsintheBritishMuseum

Hokusai:beyondtheGreatWave

KatsushikaHokusai(1760-1849)iswidelyregardedasoneofJapan'smostfamousandinfluentialartists.He

producedworksofastonishingqualityrightupuntilhisdeathattheageof9O.Thisnewexhibitionwillleadyouonan

artisticjourneythroughthelast30yearsofHokusai'slife-atimewhenheproducedsomeofhismostmemorable

masterpieces.

25May—13August2017

Room35

Adults£12,Members/under16sfree

Placesofthemind:Britishwatercolourlandscapes1850-1950

DrawnfromtheBritishMuseum*srichcollection,thisisthefirstexhibitiondevotedtolandscapedrawingsand

watercoloursbyBritishartistsintheVictorianandmoderneras—twohalvesofverydifferentcenturies.

23February—27August2017

Room90

FreeJustdropin

Scythians:warriorsofancientSiberia

ThismajorexhibitionexploresthestoryoftheScythians—nomadictribesandmastersofmountedwarfare,who

flourishedbetween900and200BC.TheirencounterswiththeGreeks,AssyriansandPersianswerewrittenintohistory

butforcenturiesalltraceoftheirculturewaslost—buriedbeneaththeice.

14September2017—14January2018

Room30

Adults£16.50,Members/under16sfree

Politicsandparadise:IndianpopularprintsfromtheMoscatelliGift

ThisdisplayispartoftheMuseum'scontributiontotheIndia-UKYearofCulture2017.ltlooksatthepopular

printcultureofIndiafromthe1880suntilthe1950s.

19July—3September2017

Room90a

FreeJustdropin

1>Ifyouareinterestedindrawingsofnaturalscenery,youwillprobablygoto.

A.Room35B.Room90

C.Room30D.Room90a

2、WhichexhibitioncanyouattendinOctober2017?

A.Hokusai:beyondtheGreatWave.

B.Scythians:warriorsofancientSiberia.

C.Placesofthemind:Britishwatercolourlandscapes1850-1950.

D.Politicsandparadise:IndianpopularprintsfromtheMoscatelliGift.

3、Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inahealthreport.B.Inastorybook.

C.Inaparentingmagazine.D.Inatourguide.

25.（10分）Ifscoldanddarkoutside,andyourbedissowarmandcomfortable.Goingforarunseemslikesucha

badidea.Butbeforeyouhideyourrunningshoes,itmightbeworthgivingthatcrazyideaago.

AccordingtoTheHuffingtonPost,anoutdoorruninwinter,asopposedtooneonatreadmill（跑步机），burnsmore

caloriesbecausethebodyisworkinghardtoregulate（调节）itscoretemperature.Furthermore,researchshowsthat

racetimesarefasterincoldweatherthaninwarmertemperatures—andquickerrunsburnmorecalories.Similarly,

coldweatheralsomakestheheartworkhardertodistributebloodthroughthebody,makingthatvitalmuscleeven

stronger.

Outdoorexercisealsoturnsupyourenergyandridsyouofthestressanddepressionthatbuildupeveryday.The

heatandhumidityinthesummercandragyoudownandtireyoufaster;butcoldweatherisrefreshing.Itadjustsyouto

yoursurroundings,makingyoufeelalive.

Ofcourse,thethreatofsmoginsomebuilt-upareasisafurtherhurdletowinterexercise.Heartattacks,stroke,

lungcancerandasthmaarealldangersofrunninginsmog.Thecombinationofairpollutionandexerciseincreasesthe

potentialproblems.Ifyoudochoosetorunoutsideonsmoggydays,takeapathinaparkorresidentialareatoavoid

carexhaust（尾气），andgoearlyinthemorning,beforerushhour.Butstayinginsideonsmoggydaysandwaitingforthe

nextcleardaytorunisbest.

1>Howdoescoldweatherbenefitrunners,comparedwithwarmweather?

A.Theycanrunmoreslowly.

B.Theycantakeinmorecalories.

C.Theirheartscanfunctionharder.

D.Theirbodytemperaturecangetlower.

2、Howdoessummeraffectrunners?

A.Itbuildsuptheirenergyquickly.B.Itmakesrunnerstiredeasily.

C.Itlessensrunners9stress.D.Itcausesheartattack.

3、Whataretherunnerssupposedtodoonsmoggydays?

A.Stopdrivingcars.B.Domoreexercise.

C.Avoidoutdoorexercise.D.Runlateinthemorning.

4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.RefreshwithaWinterRunB.TakeOutdoorExerciseinSummer

C.GotoRuninaParkD.FollowtheTipstoReduceStress

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5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）LastChristmaswhilestayingwithmyparents,I1acrosssomeoldlovelettersthatmyparents

wrotetoeachother.Theseletterswereallpiledupinabasket,dirtyand2Withdust.Decidingtoreadandsort

them,IaskedthemifIcouldtakethelettersbacktomyIllinoishome.They3.

AsIcarefullyopenedeachletter,4ofthemfragilewithage,Idiscoveredanewpage5unknowntomein

thisprivatechapterofmyparents1lives.

Myfatherusedto6inthearmy.Sohisletterswerefulloffrontline7ofthethingsaboutthewar.Each

ofmymother'sletterswasmarkedwithher1944darkredlipstickkiss.Iwas8totheseletterslikeamagnet（磁

铁）.

JustsixweeksafterourChristmasvisit,Daddybecamevery9andwashospitalized.Thistime,hewas

fightinga10kindofwar.AsIsatbyhisbedside,wediscussedthe11,Hetoldmehowmuchreceiving

thoselipstick-kissedlettershad12tohimwhenhehadbeensofarfromhome.

ItsohappenedthatthenextdaywouldheFebruary14.Fromthe13lettersIchosethecardmyfatherhad

sentMotherin1944andbroughtittomyfather'sbedside.

Athisbedside,Ijokedwithhim,saying14,“TodayisValentine'sDay,don'tyouwanttosendMothera

present?11Hebecamemore15whenIhandedhimtheold16,Hecarefullyopeneditandtookoutthe

card,andwhenhe17it,hiseyeswerefilledwithtears.

Myfathei;ina18tightwithemotion（情感）readthelovingmessagehe*dsenttomymotherfifty-sixyears

19Andthistime,hecouldreadittoher20.

1、A.cameB.hitC.drewD.fell

A.hiddenB・coveredC.buriedD.filled

3、A.refusedB.smiledC.shockedD.agreed

4、A.allB.noneC.bothD.neither

5、A.recentlyB.usuallyC.previouslyD.occasionally

6、A.workB・studyC.serveD.report

7、A.accountsB.documentsC.introductionsD.occupations

8、A.devotedB.addictedC.thrownD.drawn

9、A.sadB.deadC.dangerousD.ill

10、A.typicalB.traditionalC.differentD.familiar

11、A.warsB.illnessesC.lettersD.hospitals

12>A.meantB.intendedC.plannedD.said

13、A.dividedB.sortedC.separatedD.updated

14、A.sadlyB.angrilyC.softlyD.loudly

15、A.curiousB.enthusiasticC.fantasticD.positive

16、A.cardB.envelopeC.basketD.lipstick

17、A.foundB.wroteC.recognizedD.missed

18、A.soundB.noiseC.whisperD.voice

19、A.laterB.earlierC.agoD.ahead

20^A.personB.privateC.dangerD.peace

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）Americanslovepets.InAmerica,therearemorefamilieswithpetsL_thosewithchildren.Itiscommon

2.U.S.homeshavesomesortsofpets,suchasmonkeys,snakesandevenwolves.ButAmericans'all-timefavoritesare

catsanddogs,becausedogscanofferprotectionfromthievesandunwelcomevisitorsandcatscanhelpgetrid3,the

homeunwantedpests.Forkeepingpets,thereliesabasicAmericanbelief:petshavearighttobetreatedwell.In

Houston,Texas,dogscanhavetheirdinner4.（send）totheirhomes,justlikepizza.Petscanevengowith5i_ownerson

vacation.Besides,thereare75animalwelfareorganizationsinAmerica6・providecareandadoptionservicesfor

7,（home）andill-treatedanimals.Topayforthehigh-techhealthcare,peoplecanbuyhealthinsurance8.theirpets.

PetsareasimportanttoAmericancultureashotdogsandapplepies.Sofarresearchers9.（discover）that

communicatingwithanimalslowersaperson'sbloodpressure.Petsevenencouragesocialrelationships.Theygivetheir

ownersanappearanceoffriendliness,andtheyprovide10.goodtopicofconversation.

第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）

28.（10分）假如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（A）,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:在错的词下划一横线，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。

Wehumanbeingshavedifferentfestivalsandmanycountrieshaveitsownanimalfestivalstorespectdifferent

animals>

ThesecondSundayofOctoberisDog'sDayinCanada、Canadapeopleseeitisasanimportantdaybecausethey

thinkdogsareverykindtothemandhelpthemalot、Theycanpullasled,carryingthingsanddomanyother

importantthings、ComparingwithDog'sDay,Monkey'sDayonMay7thinIndonesiahasasimilarmeaning,which

allthemonkeyswillhaveagoodtime、Notonlypeoplegivemanycandiesandnutstomonkeys,buttheyalsoplay

musicformonkeys>

Weliveinasameworldwithanimals、Sowehavetobefriendlyforthemandgetalongharmoniouswiththem、

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假设你是某中学高一学生李华，要给英国笔友Tom写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1.介绍自己当地过春节的习俗；

1.谈谈人们在春节期间的饮食以及你的看法；

3.邀请Tom春节期间来华体验中国节日。

注意：1.词数100；

1.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearTom,

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、C

2、B

3、D

4、B

5、C

6、C

7、A

8、B

9、D

10、B

11、B

12、A

13、A

14、C

15、C

16、A

17、B

18、B

19、C

20、C

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、LaTomatina,Spain

TomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld'slargesttomatofight

happens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.

Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredto

signalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsounds

again,markingtheendoftheevent.

Holi,India

ThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayevent

celebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheevent

bylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeanother.Childrenloadcoloredwaterintotoypistolscalled

pichkariandtakeaimatpassers-by.Holiisknownasahappycelebrationofthetriumphofgoodoverevil.

BurningMan,Nevada

Thisinfamousfestivalbeganin1986withtheburningofalargefiguretomarkthesummersolstice（夏至）.It'ssince

grownintoaweek-longannualeventthatdrawsmorethan48,000peopletotheBlackRockDessert.Itisheldduring

theweekbeforeLaborDay.Participantssetupcampinthedeserttocelebrateart.

Songkran,Thailand

ThisfestivalmarkstheThaiNewYear,whichiscelebratedinthesecondweekofApril.Thisisthehottesttimeofthe

yearinThailand,soitmakessensethatthebiggestSongkrantraditionistothrowwateronpeople.Thaisofallagesjoin

inwaterfights,usingbuckets,hosesandwatergunstocelebratetheevent.

5、ThefollowingcelebrationsarerelatedtowaterEXCEPT.

A.LaTomatinaB.BurningMan

C.HoliD.Songkran

6、Theunderlinedword“pichkari”isprobably.

A.akindofgunB.abadman

C.fireD.powder

7、Ifyouwanttoexperiencethehottestseasoninacountry,youcanchoosetovisit・

A.SpainB.Nevada

C.IndiaD.Thailand

8、Thetextiswrittenmainlyto.

A.encouragepeopletotravel

B.introducesomeinterestingfestivals

C.advertisetheworld'sbiggestparties

D.showthemostfamousperformances

22、1、B

2、A

3、A

4、B

23^SomepeoplemaythinkPmcrazywhenIsay“workisrest".Butthafsthewayitis—weneedtorest.

Withoutrest,wewilldie.Ataminimum,wewon'thavetheenergytowork.

Nobodyforcesustobesostupidaboutthis.Wejustdon'tknowhowtorestproperly.Werestinwaysthatarenot

restful,evenstressful.Someofourwaysofrestinterferewithourworkingenergy.Insteadofsleep,wegotothemovies

andclubs,drinkorhaveasmokewithfriends.Thisisbecausewemisunderstandthemeaningof“rest”.

Weshouldrememberthatrestmeansnotworking,bothphysicallyandmentally.Onlythenisitrealrest.When

tired,rest.Ifssimple.Actually,dogsandcatsaresmarteraboutthisthanpeople.Peoplearestupidenoughtorestin

waysthatdestroytheircapacitytowork.

Restandworkalwaysgotogether.Theremustbeabalance:workduringthedayandrestatnight.Whenthesun

comesup,onehasplentyofstrengthtoworkwellandenjoyit.Inotherwords,restisakindofinvestment,sothatone

hasthestrengthandenergytocontinueworking.Soweneedresttowork,recognizingthatwecan'thaveonewithout

theother.Restiswhatrechargesourbatteries.Weneedenoughtimetochargeupadequatelytothetasksweundertake.

Thus,weneedtorestcorrectly;otherwise,illnesswilloccurandalsocanaffecttheefficiencyofourwork.

Restcan'tbeskimped.Withoutenoughrest,goodworkisimpossible.Thisiswhywesaythatrestisanotherkind

ofwork.

5、Whichofthefollowingisthebestrestaccordingtothispassage?

A.Sleepingathome.

B.Drinkingorhavingasmokewithfriends.

C.Goingtothemoviesandclubs.

D.Playingcardswithfamilymembers.

6、Wecanknowfromthispassagethat.

A.dogsandcatsaresmarterthanwehumanbeings

B.restcanmakeusworkmoreefficiently

C.it'snotpropertosleepinthedaytimeforpeople.

D.restismoreimportantthanworkforpeople

7、Theunderlinedword“skimped”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“

A.added