外研版（2019）高中英语必修第二册Unit 1单元素养评价试卷（含答案无听力）

外研版（2019）高中英语必修第二册Unit1单元素养评价试卷

（120分钟150分）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分；满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Trip1OneWeekinTheMountains

BringyourstrongshoesandwarmclothesforthiswalkinabeautifulareaoftheGreenMountains.Youmaygo

hikingorhaveatryofrockclimbing.Thisisalsoaprotectionareaforwildanimals.Youcanfindmanykinds

ofanimalslivinginthisarea.

Time:May8-May14Tel:64639818

Adult:$110.00Child:$55.00

Trip2ThreeDaysinTheCountry

Therearemanybeautifulgardens.TakeyourcameraandenjoythewonderfulsightinHunterValley.Itisa

goodplaceforfishingandhorseriding.Youcanalsofinddifferentkindsofflowershere.Thisisalsoagreat

walkforbird-lovers.

Time:May20-May22Tel:63986432

Adult:$50.00Child:$25.00

Trip3FlashlightAdventure

Putonyourwarmclothes,bringaflashlight（手电筒）,andcomeforanightwalkalongtheDungogValley.Itis

atripfullofadventure（冒险）.Aguidewillleadthetour.Manyoftheplantsyouwillseeonthistripcanonly

beseenatnight.

Time:May16-May18Tel:63875629

Adult:$30.00Notforchildren

Trip4FiveDaysbyTheSea

Wearyoursunhatandenjoywonderfulsunshineallthetimefrommorningtoevening.Ourhotelisnexttothe

sea.Wehaveourownboatstoo.Youcanswimintheseaorintheswimmingpool.Everydayourboatwill

takeyoutodifferentplacesforswimming.

Time:May23-May27Tel:67538293

Adult:$80.00Child:$40.00

21.Whatnumbermayyoucallifyouandyourfriendswanttoenjoythesunshineattheseaside?

A.67538293.B.63986432.

C.64639818.D.63875629.

22.SamwantstostayinHunterValleywithhiswife,hisfive-year-olddaughterandhisseven-year-oldson.

Howmuchwillitcost?

A.$25.B.$50.

C.$100.D.$150.

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23.Davidlovessports.HewilltakehisholidayfromMay7toMay15.Whatactivitywillheprobablytake

partin?

A.Hikinginthemountains.

B.Fishinginthecountry.

C.Watchingplantsatnight.

D.Swimminginthesea.

B

Theyoungboysawme,orrather,hesawthecarandquicklyranuptome,eagertosellhisbunches（串）

ofbananasandbagsofpeanuts.Thoughheappearedtobeabouttwelve,heseemedtohavealreadyknownthe

bitternessoflife."Banana300naira.Peanuts200naira”

Hesaidinalowvoice.Ibargainedhimdownto200totalforthefruitandnuts.Whenheagreed,I

handedhima500nairabill.Hedidn'thavechange,soItoldhimnottoworry.

Hesaidthanksandsmiledarowofperfectteeth.

When,twoweekslater,Isawtheboyagain,Iwasmoreawareofmypositioninasocietywhereit'snot

thatuncommontoseealittleboywhoshouldbeinschoolstandingonthecomersellingfruitintheburningsun.

Myparentshadraisedmetobeawareoftheadvantagewehadbeenaffordedandtheresponsibilityitbroughttous.

Ipulledoverandrolleddownmywindow.Hehadabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsready.Iwaved

themaway."What'sup”.Iaskedhim."Idon'thavemoneytobuybooksforschool."Ireachedintomy

pocketandhandedhimtwofresh500nairabills.

“Willthishelp?”Iasked.Helookedaroundnervouslybeforetakingthemoney.Onethousandnairawasa

lotofmoneytosomeonewhosefamilyprobablymadeabout5,000nairaorlesseachyear."Thankyou,sir,“

hesaid."Thankyouverymuch.”

Whendrivinghome,Iwonderedifmylittlefriendactuallyusedthemoneyforschool-books.Whatifhe's

acheat?AndthenIwonderedwhyIdidit.DidIdoittomakemyselffeelbetter?WasIusinghim?Later,

IrealizedthatIdidn'tknowhisnameortheleastbitabouthim,nordidIthinktoask.

Overthenextsixmonths,IwasbusyworkinginanewsagencyinnorthernNigeria.SometimeafterI

returned,Iwentoutforadrive.WhenIwasabouttopullover,theboysuddenlyappearedbymywindow

withabigsmilereadyonhisface.

“Oh,gosh!Longtime.”

“Areyouinschoolnow?”Iasked.

Henodded.

“That'sgood,"Isaid.Asilencefellaswelookedateachother,andthenIrealizedwhathewanted.

“Here,“Iheldouta500nairabill."Takethis.''Heshookhisheadandsteppedbackasifhurt."What's

wrong?vIasked."It'sagift.”

Heshookhisheadagainandbroughthishandfrombehindhisback.Hisfaceshonewithsweat（汗水）.He

droppedabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsinthefrontseatbeforehesaid,'Tvebeenwaitingtogivethese

toyou.”

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24.Whatwastheauthor'sfirstimpressionoftheboy?

A.Heseemedtobepoorandmean.

B.Heseemedtohavesufferedalot

C.Heseemedyoungerthanhisage.

D.Heseemedgoodatbargaining.

25.Thesecondtimetheauthormettheboy,theboy.

A.toldhimhispurposeofsellingfruitandnuts

B.wantedtoexpresshisthanks

C.askedhimformoneyforhisschoolbooks

D.triedtotakeadvantageofhim

26.Whydidtheauthorgivehismoneytotheboy?

A.Becausehehadenoughmoneytodothat.

B.Becausehehadlearnttohelpotherssincechildhood.

C.Becauseheheldahigherpositioninthesociety.

D.Becausehehadbeenaskedbythenewsagencytodoso.

27.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheboy?

A.Braveandpolite.

B.Kindandsmart.

C.Honestandthankful.

D.Shyandnervous.

C

HundredsofchildrenarebeingtreatedforsleepproblemsinWaleseveryyear.Insomecases,babies,

infantsandteenagershavebeenadmittedtohospitalwhileinnorthWalesalone.

TheChildren'sSleepCharitysaidmanychildrenweresufferingfromlackofsleepmainlybecauseof

technologyuse.PublicHealthWalessaidsleepwasasimportanttoachild'shealthashealthyeatingand

exercise,andchildrenwithpoorsleeppatternsweremorelikelytobefat.

StatisticsobtainedundertheFreedomofInformationActbyBBCWalesfoundatleast408childrenhavebeen

admittedtohospitalsacrossWalessufferingfromsleepdisorderssinceMarch2013.

Childrenagedbetween0and4madeupthehighestnumberofinpatients(住院病人)，withsomenewborns

beingtreatedforsleep-relatedproblemsfromthedayofbirth.

VickiDawson,whosetuptheChildren'sSleepCharity(CSC),saidsleeplessnightswereputtingboth

childrenandparentsinanxiety."Theirweightandgrowthmayalsobeaffectedaswellastheirmentalhealth,

shesaid.

Teacherssaidchildrenshowingsignsofsleepshortageandtirednessinclasswereaconcernastheycouldn't

concentrateforlongperiods.

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PsychologistAmyMcClelland,ofSleepWales,saidacommonproblemwaschildrenbeing“overexcited”

and“nothavingthechancetorelaxproperty“beforebedandfamiliesshouldgetbacktobasics."Think1950s

familyhome.Dinnerasafamily,read,chat,afilmmaybe,lightsoffandthenbed.Sheadded.

28.What,sthemainreasonwhychildrenareshortofsleep?

A.Lessexercise.B.Eatinghabits.

C.Sleeppatterns.D.Technologyuse.

29.Whoarethemajorityoftheinpatientswithsleep-relateddisorders?

A.Teenagers.B.Infants.

C.Teachers.D.Parents.

30.WhatcanweinferfromwhatAmyMcClellandsaid?

A.Relaxationhasabadeffectonchildren.

B.Chattingandfilmsmakechildrensleepmore.

C.Beingtooexcitedisgoodforsleephabits.

D.Itisdifficultfbrchildrentoreadbeforebed.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WaystoTreatSleepProblems

B.SleepHabitsofWelshChildren

C.SleepProblemsofWelshChildren

D.TheProblemsofWelshChildren

D

Doyoujumpoutofbedearly,wideawakeandreadytostartyourday?Ifso,youwouldbecalledan

“earlybird”.Perhaps,youhatethesoundofyouralarmclock（闹钟）eachmorningandhavelittleenergyuntil

afternoon.Ifso,you'reprobablya“nightowl”.

Mostpeoplecanbedividedintosuchtwogroups,butwhatmakesusthisway?Andisonebetterthanthe

other?Therearedifferentopinions.

Usually,earlyrisershavebeenpraisedashard-workingwhilethosewhoprefertogetuplateareconsidered

lazy.Mostpeoplebelievetheearlybirdcatchestheworm.

Yetsomescientistsnowbelieve"nightowls“canreallyfocus（集中）longerandproducemorethanearly

risers.

Researchhasfoundthattheearlybirddoesnotalwaysgettheworm.InaBelgianstudy,both“morning

people"and"eveningpeople“werewatchedduringtheirnormalasleepandawakeroutines（常规）.After10hours

ofbeingawake,the“eveningpeople^^becamemorealert（思维敏捷的）.However,the"morningpeople”

becamesleepyandlessfocused.Researchersbelievethereasonfbrthisdifferenceisthatnightowlsreceivea

last-minuteincreasefromtheirbrains.Thisaddedenergyallowsthemtostayalertforlongerperiodsoftime.

Environment,lifestyle,activitiesandchildhoodroutinesallmayhaveaneffectonsleepinghabits,yet

genetics（遗传）mayplaythebiggestrole.

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Itispossibletochangeyoursleepinghabitsthroughregularbedtimes,earlyexerciseandbyavoiding

midnightsnacks.Butifyou'rehappyrisingearlyorstayinguplate,you'reprobablydoingwhatworksbestfor

yourownpersonalbodyclock.

32.Theauthorintroducesthesubjectby.

A.tellinganinterestingstory

B.givingdifferentopinions

C.showingresearchresults

D.askingaquestion

33.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3reallymean?

A.Thosewhogetupearlyachievetheirgoals.

B.Earlytobed,earlytoriseisgoodforhealth.

C.”Nightowls"canfocuslongerthan“earlybirds”.

D.”Earlybirds”areashard-workingas“nightowls".

34.WhatdidtheresearchersfindinaBelgianstudy?

A.Laterisersbecomesleepierthanearlyrisers.

B.Earlyrisersbecomeasfocusedaslaterrisers.

C.Lateriserscanthinkquicklyafterbeingawakenfor10hours.

D.Earlyriserscanthinkclearlyafterbeingawakefor10hours.

35.Whatopiniondoestheauthorfinallyagreeto?

A.Peopleshouldgetupearly.

B.Whatevertimesuitsyou,it'sOK.

C.Stayinguplateisgoodfbrhealth.

D.Il'simpossibletochangeone,ssleepinghabit.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Asamust-havetraditionalsweetduringtheMid-AutumnFestival,amooncakecarriesmixedfeelings:

Someloveitbecauseitissodelicious;othershateitbecauseitcontainstoomuchfat.36

Mixwithfreshvegetables

Mooncakescontainhighlevelofsugarandoil,andeach100gramcanoffer20percentofthedailyenergy

supplyforanadult.37.It'shighlyrecommendedtotakeamooncakeasmainmeal,togetherwithfresh

vegetablesandgrains,whichwouldhelptodigestandcontrolcaloricintake.

Drinktea

38,whichisaperfectmatchwiththemooncakes.Thewatertemperaturefbrgreenteashouldbe

under70℃,otherwisetheheatwilldamagetheVitaminCthatthetealeavescontain.Accordingtotraditional

Chinesemedicinetheory,greenteaiscoldnatured,thereforepeoplewithaweekstomachshouldnotdrinktoo

much.

39

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Duetohighcaloriesamooncakecontains,itisagoodchoicefbrbreakfastwhenpeopleneedmoreenergy

supplementafterawholenightsleep.Amooncakeplusmilkorsoybeanmilk,vegetablesandfruitequalanice

Chinese-stylebreakfast.

Eatlessandexercisemore

ThemosteffectivewaytoavoidgettingfatduringtheMid-Autumnfestivalistoeatlessmooncakesanddo

moreexercise.Duringthethree-dayfestivalholiday,manyculturaleventsareheldaroundthecity,suchas

exhibitions,musicconcertsanddifferentformsofartisticperformances.一殁—_

A.Takemooncakesasbreakfast.

B.Startyourdaywithadeliciousbreakfast.

C.Buttherearefoursolutionsforyoutoenjoyitwithoutgainingweight.

D.Greenteacanhelptospeedsugarmetabolismandreducethesweetflavor.

E.Thereforeitisbetternottotakemorethan100gramofmooncakesperday.

F.Enjoyingthegloriesofthefullmoonremainsthemostimportanteventduringtheholiday.

G.Soit'sgoodtowalkaroundandappreciatethefullmoonandspendthenightwithyourlovedones.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Jeanisacleveryoungwomanwhocomesfromarichandfamousfamily.Shegoestoa（n）_4£

universityandhaseverythingthatmoneycanbuy.Well,42everything.Theonlyproblemisthatthe

peopleinJean'sfamilyareso43thattheycanhardlyfindtimetobewithher.

SoJean44alotofhertimeonMSN.Shelikesbeinganonymous（匿名的），45topeoplewho

donotknowaboutherfamousfamilyandher46life.SheusedthenameLindaonMSNandhas47a

lotoffriendswhoshecontactsquite48.

LastyearJeanmadeavery49friendonMSN.HisnamewasDavidandhelivedinSanFrancisco.

Davidwasfullofstoriesandjokes.HeandJeanhadacommon50inrockmusicandmodemdance.

51italwaystookthemhourstotalk52onMSNandsometimestheyeven53thetime.Ofcourse,

theywantedtoknowmoreabouteachother.David_54—apictureofhimself:atall,good-lookingyoung

55withabig,happysmile.As56wentby,theybecamegoodfriendsandoftensentcardsand

smallthingstoeachother.

WhenJean'sfathertoldherthathewasgoing57abusinesstriptoSanFrancisco,sheaskedherfather

tolether58withhim,sothatshecouldgiveDavida59forhisbirthday.Shewouldtakehimthe

latestDVDoftheirfavorite_60_singer.ButwhenJeanknockedonDavid'sdoorinSanFrancisco,she

foundthatthespecialfriendshehadbeencontactingwasatwelve-year-oldboynamedJim.

41.A.strangeB.usualC.goodD.bad

42.A.justB.hardlyC.onlyD.almost

43.A.boringB.busyC.carelessD.far

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44.A.choosesB.costsC.spendsD.stays

45.A.singingB.e-mailing

C.dancingD.talking

46.A.poorB.richC.activeD.simple

47.A.lostB.introduced

C.madeD.visited

48.A.longB.oftenC.easilyD.seldom

49.A.honestB.handsome

C.loyalD.special

50.A.interestB.sense

C.historyD.experience

51.A.ThoughB.ButC.BecauseD.So

52.A.loudlyB.freelyC.happilyD.badly

53.A.forgotB.overdidC.stayedD.left

54.A.receivedB.sent

C.broughtD.bought

55.A.starB.childC.manD.boy

56.A.ageB.time

C.conversationD.space

57.A.intoB.atC.onD.in

58.A.goB.wori〈C.studyD.play

59.A.partyB.wish

C.hopeD.surprise

60.A.operaB.rock

C.popD.Classical

第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

KungPaoChickenisatraditionalChinesedishandfamousfbritsrichnessandvarietyandregardedbymany

asthemostpopularChinesedishinternationally.YoucanfinditinalmostanyChineserestaurantoverseas.Its

61.(popular)hasmadeitanamecardforChinesecuisine(菜肴).62.(it)flavor

combinessour,sweetnessandspiciness(辣)，withthefirsttwoasthemajorones.It'sagoodchoiceforthe

feastonSpringFestivalEve,63.mostChinesefamiliesenjoytimetogether.

KungPaoChickenisadishfromSichuancuisine,butitoriginatedfromLacuisineinShandongProvince.

Thedishis64.(believe)tobethecreationofDingBaozhen,65.________officialduringtheQing

Dynasty.Ding66.(serve)asaleaderinShandongProvinceandlaterinSichuanProvince.He

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favoredpeanutsandspicyfood,soheimprovedtheShandongdish"JiangBaoChicken”by67.(add)

peppertoit.AfterhecametoSichuan,thedishwaspopularized.

Thedishspreadsso68.________(wide)thatit'sbeenlocalizedinvariousplaces.Someevenusemeat

insteadofchicken69.(cook)thisdish.WhenitwentWest,thepeopletherealsoimprovedit

according70.theirownpreferences.

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)

假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Lily在她的微博上说她为了减肥吃减肥药，而且经常不吃饭，导致身体变

得很虚弱，状态不佳。请你就此事给她写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1.对她的现状表示担心；

2.指出吃减肥药以及经常不吃饭的坏处；

3.提出一些健康的减肥方法，如慢跑、定期到健身房健身等。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：减肥药weight-losspill;慢跑jogging;

健身房gym

【参考范文】

DearLily

rmsorrytolearnthatyouareupsetaboutbeingoverweightrecently.

Ithinkyoushouldstoptakingweight-losspillsinnotimebecausetheyareharmfultoyourhealth.Besides,

youneedtoeatahealthydiettorecoveryourstrength.Therearemanyotherwaystoloseweight.Forexample,

joggingisquiteapopularformofexercise.Youmaydoitinthemorningoraftersupper.Anotherwayisthat

youcangotothegymregularlywhichisalsoaneffectivewayoflosingweightandkeepinghealthy.

Inaword,ifyouinsistonexercising,youaresuretohaveanattractivefigureandstayslimandhealthy.

Yours,

LiHua

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

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Alexis,17,satquietlyinthepassengerseatofherdad'scar.Shelethereyeslazilyscanthelandscape

forwildlife.Thenadeercameintoviewabout200yardsinfrontofthem."Dad,thereJsadeerthere!”Alexis

said.Itwasamaledaerwithsharpantlers（角）oneachsideofitshead.

Asthecarmovedcloser,Alexissawthatthedeer,sheadwasbenttowardtheground.Thenshehearda

screamandsawanarmflyupnearthedeer,shead.Alexisrealizedthedeerwasattackingawoman.Sue,a

44-year-oldmother,hadbeenoutforhermorningrun.Thedeerfollowedherandedged（缓慢移动）closer."I

knewIwasintrouble,vSuesays.Shewenttopickupastickforself-defense,andthedeercharged.Itlifted

herwithitsantlersandthrewherintotheair.Suecouldfeelbloodflewdownherleg.Withinseconds,the

deerhadpushedherofftheroad.

WhenAlexisandherfatherpulledup,thedeerwasthrowingSuelikeadoll.Alexislookedintothe

woman'sfrightenedeyes,andbeforeherfatherhadevenstoppedthecar,theteenagerjumpedquicklyoutof

thecarandrantowardthedeer."Iwaskickingittogetitsattention,shesays.ThenMichael,herfather,

whohadfollowedhisdaughter,pushedthedeerawayfromthewoman.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph1:

AlexisimmediatelyhelpedSueintothecar.

_______________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:

Thensheheardherfathershoutloudly.

【备选训练】

单词拼写

1.MyfriendMaryis（遭受）fromabadcold.

2.Herearesome（小窍门）abouthowtolearnEnglishwell.

3.Inmy（意见，看法），thefilmiswellworthseeing.

4.Thisorganizationperformsanimportant（作用）inthiscountry.

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5.Thegovernmentsarespeedingupthe（建造，建筑）oflow-renthousing.

6.Pleasecometoseemewhenitis（方便的）toyou.

7.Dokeepthe（毒药）awayfromyourchildren.

8.He（申请）tobesenttothenorthwestofChina.

9.一Tomwaslateagain.

—Yeah,it's（典型的）ofhimtokeepeverybodywaiting.

10.Heisreferredtoasawork（对...着迷的人）.

外研版（2019）高中英语必修第二册Unit1单元素养评价试卷

教师版

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分；满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Trip1OneWeekinTheMountains

BringyourstrongshoesandwarmclothesfbrthiswalkinabeautifulareaoftheGreenMountains.Youmaygo

hikingorhaveatryofrockclimbing.Thisisalsoaprotectionareaforwildanimals.Youcanfindmanykinds

ofanimalslivinginthisarea.

Time:May8-May14Tel:64639818

Adult:$110.00Child:$55.00

Trip2ThreeDaysinTheCountry

Therearemanybeautifulgardens.TakeyourcameraandenjoythewonderfulsightinHunterValley.Itisa

goodplaceforfishingandhorseriding.Youcanalsofinddifferentkindsofflowershere.Thisisalsoagreat

walkforbird-lovers.

Time:May20-May22Tel:63986432

Adult:$50.00Child:$25.00

Trip3FlashlightAdventure

Putonyourwarmclothes,bringaflashlight（手电筒）,andcomeforanightwalkalongtheDungogValley.Itis

atripfullofadventure（冒险）.Aguidewillleadthetour.Manyoftheplantsyouwillseeonthistripcanonly

beseenatnight.

Time:May16-May18Tel:63875629

Adult:$30.00Notforchildren

Trip4FiveDaysbyTheSea

Wearyoursunhatandenjoywonderfulsunshineallthetimefrommorningtoevening.Ourhotelisnexttothe

sea.Wehaveourownboatstoo.Youcanswimintheseaorintheswimmingpool.Everydayourboatwill

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takeyoutodifferentplacesforswimming.

Time:May23-May27Tel:67538293

Adult:$80.00Child:$40.00

【文章大意】本文是一则广告，主要讲了山间一周游、乡村三日游、手电筒冒险之旅和海洋五日游四段旅程

的注意事项及时间、电话、价格等。

21.Whatnumbermayyoucallifyouandyourfriendswanttoenjoythesunshineattheseaside?

A.67538293.B.63986432.

C.64639818.D.63875629.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据最后一部分中的Wearyoursunhatandenjoywonderfulsunshineallthetime

frommorningtoevening.可知，在FiveDaysbytheSea这个旅程中可以享受海边的阳光，这里的电话是

67538293,故选A。

22.SamwantstostayinHunterValleywithhiswife,hisfive-year-olddaughterandhisseven-year-oldson.

Howmuchwillitcost?

A.$25,B.$50.

C.$100.D.$150.

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二部分可知，去HunterValley的票价成人每人$50,,孩子每人$25,所

以Sam一家两个成年人，两个孩子一共是$150,故选D。

23.Davidlovessports.HewilltakehisholidayfromMay7toMay15.Whatactivitywillheprobablytake

partin?

A.Hikinginthemountains.

B.Fishinginthecountry.

C.Watchingplantsatnight.

D.Swimminginthesea.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章可知每个旅程的时间分别为：May8-May14,May20-May22,May

16-May18,May23-May27o而David的假期是May7-May15,符合第一个旅程。故选A。

B

Theyoungboysawme,orrather,hesawthecarandquicklyranuptome,eagertosellhisbunches（串）

ofbananasandbagsofpeanuts.Thoughheappearedtobeabouttwelve,heseemedtohavealreadyknownthe

bitternessoflife."Banana300naira.Peanuts200naira”

Hesaidinalowvoice.Ibargainedhimdownto200totalforthefruitandnuts.Whenheagreed,I

handedhima500nairabill.Hedidn'thavechange,soItoldhimnottowony.

Hesaidthanksandsmiledarowofperfectteeth.

When,twoweekslater,Isawtheboyagain,Iwasmoreawareofmypositioninasocietywhereit'snot

thatuncommontoseealittleboywhoshouldbeinschoolstandingonthecornersellingfruitintheburningsun.

Myparentshadraisedmetobeawareoftheadvantagewehadbeenaffordedandtheresponsibilityitbroughttous.

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Ipulledoverandrolleddownmywindow.Hehadabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsready.Iwaved

themaway."What'sup".Iaskedhim."Idon'thavemoneytobuybooksforschool."Ireachedintomy

pocketandhandedhimtwofresh500nairabills.

“Willthishelp?”Iasked.Helookedaroundnervouslybeforetakingthemoney.Onethousandnairawasa

lotofmoneytosomeonewhosefamilyprobablymadeabout5,000nairaorlesseachyear."Thankyou,sir,''

hesaid."Thankyouverymuch.”

Whendrivinghome,Iwonderedifmylittlefriendactuallyusedthemoneyforschool-books.Whatifhe,s

acheat?AndthenIwonderedwhyIdidit.DidIdoittomakemyselffeelbetter?WasIusinghim?Later,

IrealizedthatIdicin'tknowhisnameortheleastbitabouthim,nordidIthinktoask.

Overthenextsixmonths,1wasbusyworkinginanewsagencyinnorthernNigeria.SometimeafterI

returned,Iwentoutforadrive.WhenIwasabouttopullover,theboysuddenlyappearedbymywindow

withabigsmilereadyonhisface.

“Oh,gosh!Longtime.”

“Areyouinschoolnow?"Iasked.

Henodded.

“That'sgood,“Isaid.Asilencefellaswelookedateachother,andthenIrealizedwhathewanted.

“Here,“Iheldouta500nairabill."Takethis."Heshookhisheadandsteppedbackasifhurt."What's

wrong?Iasked."It'sagift.”

Heshookhisheadagainandbroughthishandfrombehindhisback.Hisfaceshonewithsweat（汗水）.He

droppedabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsinthefrontseatbeforehesaid,"I'vebeenwaitingtogivethese

toyou.”

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，记叙了作者遇见一个男孩，他大约12岁，但是在街上卖水果和坚果，当作

者第一次见到他时，就感觉到这个小男孩遭受了很多苦难，作者问他“为什么不上学？“，作者知道了不上学

的原因，毫不犹豫地把钱给了小男孩。从此以后，小男孩可以上学了，为了感谢作者，小男孩送水果给作者。

24.Whatwastheauthor'sfirstimpressionoftheboy?

A.Heseemedtobepoorandmean.

B.Heseemedtohavesufferedal