江苏省四校2024届高三年级下册期初测试联考英语试题+答案

江苏省四校联盟2024届高三年级第二学期期初测试

英语试题2024.02

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出

最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段

对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdidthemanwatchyesterday?

A.Asportsevent.B.Anewsreport.C.Afilmaboutgolf.

2.Whichtypeofdishdoesthewomanwanttotry?

A.Chinese.B.Japanese.C.SouthKorean.

3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Throwapartyforhergrandparents.

B.Moveoutofhercurrenthouse.

C.Lookafterherfamily.

4.WhatdidCarmendojustnow?

A.Shesatanexam.

B.Shehadacheck-up.

C.Sheansweredaphonecall.

5.Whatproblemarethespeakersprobablyfacing?

A.Theirtrainisrunninglate.

B.They'restuckintraffic.

C.Theyarelost.

第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三

个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟:

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatisthemandissatisfiedwith?

A.Hismobilenumber.

B.Thenetworkservice.

C.Hisphone'scolor.

7.Howmuchdoesthewomanpayforthemobilenetworkeverymonth?

A.$10.B.$25.C.$50.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Co-workers.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Hotelmanagerandguest.

9.HowwilltheweatherprobablybeduringtheOctoberholiday?

A.Snowy.B.Rainy.C.Sunny

10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthehotelshewillstayin?

A.Itscomfortable.B.Itwillcostalot.C.Thereisplentyofspace.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

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11.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inapark.B.Inanoffice.C.Inafast-foodrestaurant.

12.Whatistheman'slifeprobablylikenow?

A.Lesshappy.B.Lessorganized.C.Lessbusy.

13.Whatdoesthewomanprobablywantthemantodo?

A.Workinhercompany.

B.Writeamagazinearticle.

C.Visithisformercompany.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatproblemarethespeakersfacing?

A.Theyareshortofsupplies.

B.Theyfailtokeepintouchwithothers.

C.Theyhavetomovetothemainlandbecauseoftheweather.

15.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

A.Hehasn'tworkedontheislandforlong.

B.HeislearningtocommunicateinGerman.

C.Hewantstoknowmoreabouttheweather.

16.Howlongwasthewomanoutofcontactwiththeoutsideworldlastyear?

A.Fortwodays.B.Forsevendays.C.Forfourteendays.

17.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Readabook.

B.Buildamodelplane.

C.Keepthefireburning.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whoisthespeakermostprobably?

A.Adoctor.B.Ateacher.C.Acoach.

19.Whatcauseslong-termtirednessinteensaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Thattheirbodyclocksdon/tmatchsocialdemands.

B.Thatthey'readdictedtoscreensandsocialmedia.

C.Thattheyhaveapreferenceforenergydrinks.

20.Whenshouldpeoplestopeatingaccordingtothesleeprule?

A.Onehourbeforebed.

B.Twohoursbeforebed.

C.Threehoursbeforebed.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A

HongKongisoneofthemostexpensivecitiesintheworld,withitslavish（奢侈的）foodand

giantshoppingmalls.Butthatdoesn'tmeanthatyoucan'tenjoythecitywithoutstretchingyour

wallet.Withgoodplanning,youcanenjoymanythingsinHongKongforfree.

1.Gogalleryhoppingandmarvelatbeautifulartworks

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HongKongishometoplentyofindependentartgalleriesthatexhibitworksfromvarious

artistsaroundtheworld.Whilegalleriesarespreadacrossthecity,wearguethatthebestplace

togogalleryhoppingisaroundCentralandSheungWan.

2.Getup-closewithnatureatoneofthescenichikingtrails

ItseasytovisualizeimagesofHongKongsbreathtakingskylinewhenthinkingofthecity.

ButHongKongisalsofilledwiththickgreenery,mountains,andamazingnaturallandscapes.So,

gohikingatanyofthescenictrailsthecityhas.Forhikingbeginners,thePeaktrailisamongthe

easiestandintheend,you'llbetreatedtoepicviewsofVictoriaHarbour.Alsoperfectfor

newbiesbutalittlemoreintonatureisDragon'sBack.

3.Stepbackintimeatthetraditionalvillages

Duetourbanization,HongKong'straditionalvillageshavebeeninmassivedecline

throughouttheyears.Withthosestillstandingtoday,itservesasatimemachinetoshowcase

HongKong'spast.Amongthebest-preservedvillagesisTsangTaiUk.Theoriginalbrick,timber,

andgranitematerialsarestillwell-maintainedwithinthewalls.

21.WhomayfindthePeaktrailmostfascinating?

A.Sciencefans.B.Outdoorenthusiasts.

C.Watersportslovers.D.Gallerygoers.

22.WhichtouristdestinationoffersaglimpseofHongKong'shistory?

A.CentralandSheungWanB.ThePeaktrail

C.TsangTaiUkD.Dragon'sBack

23.Whoarethemostlikelytargetreadersforthisarticle?

A.TravelerslackingexperienceB.Travelersintolavishcitylife

C.TravelersseekinglocalcuisineD.Travelersonatightbudget

B

Afewmonthsago,Ibecameattractedbyapodcast（播客）seriesbutIhesitateto

recommendittoyou.Everydayonthewaytoandfromwork,RootofEvilfilledmycarwiththe

voicesoftwosisters,RashaandYvette,astheyuncoveredfourgenerationsofterrifyingsecrets

withintheirdan（宗族），theHodels.

I'llspareyouthedetailshere.ButIwon'tholdbackonmyownsecret:Ican'tgetenoughof

well-toldstoriesaboutunfathomable（深不可测的）evillikethis.

IwasabsorbedwhenmyclassturnedtothefirstBiblicalmurderofAbelbyCain.Incollege,I

devotedmysenioressaytoInColdBlood,TrumanCapote'sattempttomakesenseofthe

randommurderoftheClutterfamilyintheirhomeontheKansasplains.Perhapsmyfavoritefilm

characterisFBItraineeClariceStarlinginTheSilenceoftheLambs,theverywomanwhohunts

foroneserialmurdererwithcluesofferedbyanother.

Imaybedefendingmyself,butIbelieveIaminterestedinthesekindsofstoriesforalegal

reason:Theyconcernthesearchforthehardesttruthsimaginable.Whatkeptmelisteningtothe

Hodelstory,forinstance,wasn'tjustuncommonfascination.Itwasadmiration.Thevoicesofthe

familymemberstakingintoaccountthehorrorscausedbytheirlovedonescarriedastrong

honestythatcan'tbefaked.

Ifyou,too,aredrawntostoriesofordinarypeopleexperiencingtheworsttheirfellow

humanshavetoofferandsomehowcomingoutstronger,Idounhesitatinglyrecommendone

recentsource.AsIreadthe41talesinournewTrueCrimecollection,Ifelteachbringingme

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closernotonlytocrimefighters,survivors,andwitnesses,buttohumanity.Thebooksare

availableatshopandIthinkyou'llfindthemthrillingreading.

24.Whydidthewriterhesitatetorecommendthepodcastseries?

A.Theyarefullofsecrets.B.Theyhavesomethinguntrue.

C.Theyarealittleevil.D.Theyaredifficulttounderstand.

25.WhyisTheSilenceoftheLambsmentionedinPara3?

A.Toshowitisthewriter/sfavoritefilm.

B.Toprovethewritercan'tgetenoughofsuchwell-toldstories.

C.Toinformreadersofthemaincharacterattractivetothewriter.

D.Toexpressthatthefilmbroughtthewriterclosertohumanity.

26.Whatisthereasonablegroundforthewriterinterestedinthesekindsofstories?

A.Thesearchfortruths.B.Uncommonfascination.

C.Astronghonesty.D.Theclassofhiscollege.

27.Whatisthepurposeofthewriterinwritingthepassage?

A.Tosharehisopinionofreading.B.Torecommendakindofbooks.

C.Toexplorethetruthsbehindevil.D.Totellsomestoriesofhislife.

C

Humansarenottheanimalkingdom'sonlyfashionistas（时尚达人）.Tits（山雀）canbe

fashion-victims,too.AstudypublishedbySonjaWildandLucyAplinoftheMaxPlanckInstitute

forBehavioralBiologyshowsthat,giventhechance,theydecoratetheirnestswiththisseason's

must-havecolor.

DrWildandDrAplinwerefollowingupworkpublishedin1934byHenrySmithWilliams,an

Americannaturalist.Henoticedthatwhenheputvariouscoloredballsofyarn（纱线）outinhis

garden,almostalwaysoneandonlyonebecamepopularthatseasonforincorporationintolocal

birds,nests.Butwhichparticularcolorwasfavoredvariedfromseasontoseason.Thissuggested

thatthecolorchosenbyoneoftheearlybirdswasspottedandcopiedbyothers.

ThebirdschosenbyDrWildandDrAplinwerepartofawell-monitoredpopulationofblue,

greatandmarshtitsinawoodneartheinstitute.Mostbirdsinthiswoodcarrytransponders（发

射机应答器）fittedtothemaftertheircaptureinmistnets.Thatallowstheinstitute's

researcherstokeeptrackofavastnumberofindividualsbyloggingtheirarrivalatfood

dispensers（投放器）placedthroughoutthewood.

OnedayinMarch2021DrWild,DrAplinandtheircollaboratorsemployedfivedispensers

loadedwithwoolratherthanfood.Eachcontainedthreadsoftwocolors-eitherorangeand

pinkorblueandpurple-butallweresettodispenseonlyoneofthese.Thisremainedsountilat

leastonelocalnestwasseentoincludewoolfromadispenser.Atthatmoment,theothercolor

wasmadeavailable,too.

Of68tits'nestsbuiltthatseasonintheexperimentalareas,26includedwoolfroma

dispenser.Ofthese,18wereconstructedafterbothcolorshadbecomeavailablefromall

dispensers.Evenso,10ofthat18includedonlythecolorofwoolfirstchosenbyanestbuilder.

Tits,then,doseemtobe“ontrend“whenitcomestonest-buildingmaterials.Whythat

shouldhappenremainsunknown.DrWildandDrAplinsuspectthetrendsettersareolderbirds,

andthatevolutionfavorsyoungeronescopyingtheirelderssincethoseeldershaveevidently

survivedwhatfortunehastothrowatatit.

28.WhatcanwelearnfromWilliams'workpublishedin1934?

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A.Localbirdsliketomaketheirnestscolorful.

B.Localbirdscanadaptwelltoseasonalchanges.

C.Brightcolorsarealwaysfavoredbylocalbirds.

D.Earlybirdscanleadthewayintheircolorchoices.

29.WhatisspecialaboutthebirdsstudiedbyDrWildandDrAplin?

A.Theyarewellequippedtobetracked.

B.Theirnestscomeinavarietyofcolors.

C.Theirpopulationisgraduallydeclining.

D.Theyaregoodatfindingfoodsinwoods.

30.Whatwerethefivedispensersusedtodointheexperiment?

A.Toprovidetwocolorsatdifferenttimes.

B.Toattractmorebirdsbyofferingdifferentcolors.

C.Tomixdifferentcolorsforthebirdstochoosefrom.

D.Totesttheeffectofdifferentcolorsonthefeedingoftits.

31.WhatisDrWildandDrAplin/sassumptionaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Youngerbirdshaveagoodsenseoffashion.

B.Olderbirdshaveanappealinsettingthefashion.

C.Olderbirdsforceyoungeronestofollowintheirsteps.

D.Youngerbirdscaninfluenceolderbirds'choiceofcolor

D

“Sorry,I'mjustnowseeingyouremail!"（Yousentit15minutesago.）

“SorrythatyoucompletelymisinterpretedthatthingIsaid.”

“Sorryyoujustrammedintomewithyourgrocery-storecart.”

“Sorry“hasbecomecommonplaceindailyconversationsandcommunications.Wedropit

indiscriminatelyforallmannerofthingswereallyshouldn'tbesorryfor.Isittimetostop?

M\wasn'treallythatsorry/admitsLouiseJulig,afreelancewriterinEncinitas,Calif.,who

foundshewasconstantlyapologizingforthe“delay"whenreplyingtonotes,evenwhenthere

wasn'tmuchofadelayatall“'Sorryhaslostitsmeaning,nolongeraheartfeltdeclarationof

remorse（悔恨）butjustasubconsciousresponse//saidLouiseJulig.Now,facedwithablank

email,Ms.Juligasksherself,didImisssomething,ormesssomeoneelseup?Iftheanswerisno,

she'snotsorry.

Iunderstandverywellhowshefeels.WhenIsearchedmysentemailsforthephrase,“Sorry

forthedelay/'theresultwastoomanyhitsforGmailtogivemeanexactcount.Itried,inthe

courseofreportingthiscolumn,tocutbackonmyapologies.MostlyIfailed,catchingmyself

exclaimingsorry!IapologizedtothepersonIcontactedforthispiecewhenIcalledthree

minuteslaterthanIwassupposedto;thenIapologizedforonlybeingabletomeethimonthe

dayIsuggested,nottheother;IevenapologizedinadvanceforanyoffenceImightcausetohim

duringtheconversation.

Whileapologizingtoomuchindailylifemaynothaveseriousconsequences,doingsoin

business,especiallywhenyou'veactuallydonesomethingwrong,isjustaskingfor

trouble—you/regivingawayyourpower,saysJeffreyPfeffer,aprofessoroforganizational

behavioratStanfordGraduateSchoolofBusiness.

Peopleareneversatisfiedwithanapology,headds.Exhibitingvulnerability（脆弱）only

makesyoulookweak.Standingyourgroundcomeswithrisks.Youmightnotbeliked.Buthe

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thinksitsworthit."Youcaneithergiveintowhatpeoplewantyoutobe,oryoucandecidethat

youaregoingtoriskoffendingpeople.Lifeisabouttrade-offs（权衡）,"hesays.

32.WhatdidLouiseJuligrealizeatlast?

A.Shecouldn'thelpbutdelayreplyingtoothers/notes.

B.Shehadamisunderstandingofthemeaningof“sorry".

C.Shedidn'thavetosay“soiry"undermanycircumstances.

D.Sheoftengotpeopleintotroublebydelayingansweringemails.

33.Whatdoestheauthorfinddifficult?

A.Apologizingbymakingaphonecall.

B.Reducingthefrequencyofapologies.

C.Stoppingsomeonefromapologizing.

D.Findingoutwhypeopleoftenapologize.

34.WhatdoesJeffreyPfefferadvisebusinessmentodo?

A.Totakeothers*apologiesseriously.

B.Toavoidoffendingpeopleonpurpose.

C.Tomaintainpowerbyavoidingapologizing.

D.Tomakesincereapologieswhenevernecessary.

35.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Whywecangainbenefitsbyapologizing.

B.Whyapologiesareunnecessaryinsociety.

C.Whyapologizingtoomuchisnotfavored.

D.Whyapologizingcanoffendpeoplesometimes.

第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

In2050,oneinfourpeoplewillbeover60intheAsia-Pacificregion.Arecountriesthere

preparedtofullyaddresstheneedsofolderpersonssothattheyagewithdignity?

Inthepast,seniorcitizensmighthavebeensupportedbytheirfamiliesandcommunities.

Yettimesarechanging.36Meanwhile,moreandmoregovernmentsarewrestlingwith

increasinghealthcarecostsandadecreasingworkforce.

Morethanever,thereisanurgentneedforpolicyreforminaddressingpopulationaging.

Thismustbedrivenbyashiftinmindsettoturnthechallengesintoademographic（人口结构的）

opportunity.

37Moreandmorepeoplearelivinglongerduetotheadvancementsinhealth,

nutrition,economicandsocialwell-being.38Thisisduetoavarietyofreasonssuchas

challengesinstrikingawork-lifebalancetonotbeingabletoaffordhavingmorechildren.

However,lowfertility（生育率）andlongerlifeexpectancyarenottheproblem.Therealproblem

isnotbeingreadytofacethisrapidlychangingdemographicshift.

Itisnoteworthythat,intheAsia-Pacific,withmorethanhalfoftheolderpopulationbeing

women,itiscrucialtoadoptalife-cycleapproachtopopulationaging,groundedingender

equalityandhumanrights.Investingineachstageoflifedeterminesthepathofawoman'slife

course.Whenagirlhasaccesstoqualityeducation,ithelpshermakeinformeddecisionsabout

life-changingmatters.39

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Whilethereisnosinglecomprehensivepolicythatcanaddresspopulationaging,weneed

totakeactionnow.40Insodoing,countriesintheAsia-Pacificregioncanhopefor,and

achieve,abetterfutureforall,wherenooneisleftbehind.

A.Couplesarehavingfewerbabies.

B.Pensionsareincreasing,pressuringgovernmentsfurther.

C.Wemustrethinkpopulationaging,celebratingitasthevictoryofdevelopment.

D.Migrationandurbanizationhaveshiftedtraditionalsupportsystemsfortheelderly.

E.Thedecisionsshemakespavesthewaytowardsahealthierandwealthiersilverage.

F.Wemustinvestinbetterpoliciesthatfocusontheneedsofpeopleateveryageoftheirlife.

G.Life-longgenderdiscriminationleaveswomenevenmoredisadvantagedinanagingsociety.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“Anewstudentiswaitinginyourroom/*Myprincipalannounced."Name'sMary.Tiltalkto

youabouther."Inodded,somematerialsinmyhands."Fine,“Isaid."We'remakingvalentine

envelopes,agoodwayforhertoget41

Shesatinthebackoftheroom,herhands42inherlap."Welcome,Mary.I'mglad

youareinourroom."No43."Mary."Isaidagain.Sheraisedherheadandlookedintomy

eyes.Achillwentthroughme.Theeyesinthatfacewereunexpectedly44asiftheowner

ofahousehaddrawntheblinds（百叶窗）.

Thebellrang,littletimetoworryaboutMary.After45Maryintoherdesk,I

distributedmaterialsandthenhurriedtotheoffice.ThereIlearnedweeksago,someonehad

brokenintoherhome,killinghermotherinMary's46.Shesurvivedbuthadbeen47

since.wGiveher48theprincipalsuggested.

Ireturnedandgrabbedachancetoexplainthistomystudents./#ltmaybealongtime49

shejoinsus,butyoucandoyourbit."Howlovingtheycouldbeoncetheyunderstood.On

Valentine'sDay,Mary'senvelopesoverflowed.Althoughstudyingeachcardwithout50,

shereplaceditinhercontainer.

LateronaMarchday,mychildrennoticedtheflowers51andadvisedmakingflower

baskets!Itwassomethingtoliftour52.Rememberingthevalentineincident,Iexpected

nothingfromMary;53,Iencouragedhertotry.Soon,aboyexclaimed:wLookatMary's

basket.Sopretty!wIwasdumbfoundedatitsbeauty,askinghowshemanagedit.Shelookedat

mewiththeshiningeyesofany54girlandreplied“Motherlovedflowers?;

“God,you'vegivenusa55.“IputmyarmsaroundMary,fvekeptthefollowersinmy

deskjusttoremindmeofthelastingpoweroflove.

41.A.involvedB.promotedC.adoptedD.proposed

42.A.spreadB.foldedC.swungD.extended

43.A.movementB.responseC.complaintD.cooperation

44.A.strangeB.fullC.sharpD.empty

45.A.slidingB.securingC.settlingD.seeking

46.A.presenceB.absenceC.existenceD.violence

47.A.crazyB.silentC.aggressiveD.risky

48.A.kindnessB.mercyC.loveD.comfort

49.A.afterB.whenC.untilD.before

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50.A.commentsB.reactionsC.approachesD.impressions

51.A.cameupB.tookupC.cameoutD.tookout

52.A.gradesB.spiritsC.insightsD.relations

53.A.otherwiseB.furthermoreC.thereforeD.nevertheless

54.A.normalB.prettyC.depressedD.lovely

55.A.giftB.talentC.miracleD.basket

第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Askywell,or“tianjing”,isatypicalfeatureofatraditionalhomeinChina.Differentfroma

northernChinesecourtyard,or"yuanzi”,askywellissmallerandlessexposedtotheoutdoor

environment.Theyarecommonlyseeninhomes58(date)toMingandQingdynasties,

whichweredesignedtohouse57(generation)ofanextendedfamily.

Althoughaskywell'ssizeanddesignvaryfromregiontoregion,itisalwaysrectangularand

locatedinthecoreofahouse,58enclosedbyroomsonfoursidesorthreesidesplusa

wall.Skywellsweredesignedtocoolbuildingsbeforeair-conditioningexisted.Whenwindblows

aboveaskywellhouse,itcanentertheindoorspacethroughtheopening.Outdoorairbeing

oftencoolerthanindoorair,theincomingbreeze59(travel)downthewallstothelower

storeys,creatingaircirculationbyreplacing60(warm)indoorair,whichrisesandleaves

throughtheopening.

Themainpurposeofaskywellistoallowinlight,improveventilation(通风)61

harvestrainwater.InHuizhou,askywellissmallbuttall,andtheroomsarounditcanblockout

sunlightonhotdays,enablingthebottomoftheskywelltostaycool.Meanwhile,hotairinside

thehousecanriseandescapethroughtheopeningabovetheskywell,62worksjustlikea

chimney.

ThoughtheyhavebeenexistinginChinaforhundredsofyears,inrecenttimesthey63

(forget)bypeoplewhoprefermodernfacilities.Overthepasttwodecades,however,64

consequenceofarenewaloftraditionalChinesearchitecture,skywellbuildingshavebeen

making65comeback.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节应用文写作(满分15分)

假设你是校英语俱乐部负责人李华，一年一度的英语戏剧节即将来临，你们准备排练欧•亨

利的《最后一片叶子》。请你给外教Mr.White写一封邮件，请他帮助修改你们改编的剧本,

内容包括：

1.遇到困难

2.请求帮助

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右：

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

词汇：英语戏剧节EnglishDramaFestival欧•亨利O.Henry

DearMrWhite,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

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第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

GoldenGirl

Whenyourmotherentersherninthdecade,youmakeapointofbeingalittleextracareful

foranysignsofdecline——memoryloss,repetitionandthelike.

Thankfully,mymotherhasbeenblessedwithgoodhealth,andhermentalstateseemsto

haveremainedalright.Butwhenshegotinkedatsuchanadvancedage,Ihadtowonder.

Mymotherlooksjustlikemanygrandmothers,short,slightlyfatandwhite-haired.She's

rosy-cheekedandjolly,andwhenshelaughshereyesalmostseemtodisappearbehindher

fleshycheeks.Shecomesfromanold,traditionalfamily.Shewasacareercivilservant.Inshort,

shedidn'tdocrazystuff.

Thatallchangedafewyearsago.Shebegantosurprisemyolderbrotherandmewithwhat

shedescribedas“independence."Atthetime,wemerelysawthemasexamplesof

irresponsibilityandpossiblyage-relatedquestionablejudgment.

Inearly2015,theyearsheturned75,sheinformedusshe'dbookedaseven-nighttripto

Turkey.Alone.Becauseshehadneverbeen.Ofcourse,thatwasastonishing.Therewasnoway

mybrotherandIcouldallowthat.AshakylittleoldladywanderingthestreetsofIstanbulonher

own,notspeakingawordofTurkish,withnoknowledgeofthelawsandcustomsoftheland—

itwasoutofthequestion!

Shepaidnoattentiontous.Offshewent.Whenshereturned,shetoldusithadbeena

wonderfulsuccess.Asitturnsout,shehadbarelyspentanytimealoneafterhiringataxidriver

toshowheraroundIstanbulforafewdays.Hetookhertoopen-airmarkets,parks,and

restaurants.Heintroducedhertoarug（小地毯）sellernamedMustafa,“alovelyfellow,"andshe

boughtsomerugs.Thesellerhadtakenheraddressdetailsandpromisedtoshiptherugshome.

Thesellerandmymotherapparentlystruckupquiteafriendshipandshehadtoldhimtoplease

dropbyifhewereeverinCanada.Mymotherbeamedasshetoldthisstory.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右。

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Wecouldn'tbelievehownaive（幼稚）shehadbeenandsat