2025届四川省内江铁路中学高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2025届四川省内江铁路中学高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Whetherthebuildingsinthisareashouldbepulleddownhasremained____；peoplearestilllookingforotherpossiblesolutions.A．unchallenged B．relevantC．controversial D．contradictory2．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit3．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen4．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen5．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving6．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen7．Thenewsupermarketannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday______________getabigprize.A．must B．willC．shall D．need8．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed9．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.10．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．around B．on C．with D．at11．Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A．where B．which C．that D．as12．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t13．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank14．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter15．--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect16．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown17．—TherearenorelativearticlesontheInternet.Whatshallwedo?—MyGod！Therearealwaysnotanyusefularticleswhenyouwant.A．one B．it C．that D．any18．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough19．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved20．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich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）Itwas2012,andsomewhereonacassava(木暑)andbananafarminruralTanzania,therewerefourofusstandinginacircle:me,twofarmersnamedJoyceandElijah,andtheformersecretarygeneraloftheUnitedNations，KofiAnnan.ElijahandJoycedidmostofthetalking.Theytoldushowthisfarmwasunlikeanytheyhadworkedon;howtherewereimprovedcropvarietiesandnewtoolstoprocesstheharvest.Therewasevenadaycarecentrenearthefarm.Thisway,womencouldspendmoretimesellingwhattheygrew*Irattledoff(不假思索地说出)somequestions.Doyousellyourcassavaonlyhere一ordoyoushipitsomewhereelse?Howfaristhemarket?Haveyouseenadifferenceinyouryields?Kofi,though,mostlylistened.Later,afterweleftthefieldsandwalkedtowardsthedaycarecentrewheretherewasabiggercrowd,Kofistartedtalking.Hewastellingjokes,tryingtoputeveryoneatease,anddoingaverygoodjobofit.Themanhadthedeepest,mostinfectiouslaughI’veeverheardandanincrediblycommandingvoice.Hesoundedlikeanactorplayinghimself.KofiandIhadattendedalotofthesameUNevents,andhe’dvisitedourfoundation’sofficesinSeattleafewtimes,soI’dseenhimcharmaroombefore.Butthisdayonthecassavafarmwasdifferent.Hewascompletelyathomehere.IsupposeIshouldn’thavebeensurprised:KofiAnnan,ofalltheworldleadersIhadmet,hadspentthemosttimethinkingabouthowtohelpplaceslikethisfarmandpeoplelikeJoyceandElijah.WhenmyhusbandBillandIstartedourfoundationin2000，westillhadsomanyquestionsaboutthebestwaystofightpovertyanddisease,andKofi,itseemed,alreadyhadtheanswers.Thatyear,he’dwrittenamanifesto(宣目)abouttheUN’sroleinthe21stcentury.Initsfinalpages,he’dincludedasetoftargetsaroundpovertyanddiseasereductionthathewantedtheworldtoachieveby2015.ThesebecameknownastheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDG),andatfirst,criticsdismissedthemimmediately.Cutextremepovertyinhalf?StopthespreadofHIV,malariaandTB,thethreegreatestkillersinpoorcountries?Atbest,itwasoverlyoptimistic.Kofiwasn’tsatisfiedwithjustsettingthegoals,though.Hewantedtopushtheworldtoachievethem.NoothersecretarygeneralwassoabletoconnecttheUN’sheartwithitsbrain,itsmissiontoliftupthesickandthepoorwithaneffectiveplanfordoingso.Hewasamaster，too,atbringingworldleadersalongfortheride.Today,thereare27millionpeoplealivewhowouldhaveotherwisediedfromHIV-relatedillness,TBormalariaAndtheylive,inlargepart,becauseKofigatheredtheworldtoestablishtheGlobalFund,whichpaysformedicinesandthingsthatpreventthosediseasesfromspreading,suchasmosquitonets.Theworldmetitsgoalofhalvingtheglobalpovertyrateby2015;infact,itdidsofiveyearsaheadofschedule,in2010.“Developmentexperts，”oneobserverwrote,“arestillrubbingtheireyes.WhenhereceivedtheNobelPeacePrizein2001，Kofisaidthat“today’srealbordersarenotbetweennations,butbetweenthepowerfulandpowerless”.HesawAfrica’ssmallfarmersaspartofthelattercampandwantedtogivethemawaytoliftthemselvesoutofpoverty.Thiswaswhatledustothatcassavafarmbackin2012.Irememberthatafterourvisitthatday,Kofithankedmeforthefoundation’swork.Hewasgenerousinhispraise，andthenhegavemeanickname.“MamaMelinda，’’hecalledme.Itwasatermofrespect,typicallygiventoanelder,andIfelthonoredbutsurprised.MamaMelinda?Iftherewasonepersonwhodeservedsuchanhonour,Ithoughtitwasn’tme.1、KofiAnnan’sinspectionofthefarmismentionedto.A．introducethecarefreelifestyleofAfricanpeopleB．illustratehiscloserelationshipwithAfricanfarmersC．emphasizethegravityofpovertyinAfricancountriesD．showhisconcernforthepoverty-reliefworkinAfrica2、WecanknowfromthepassagethattheMDG.A．failedtowinsupportfromleadersoftheworldB．wastooambitiousandoptimistictobesuccessfulC．focusedmoreonthegoalsthaneffectivemeasuresD．revealedKofi’sextraordinarywisdomandcapability3、WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedpartinPara.7?A．Itwashardtoseewherethehopelay.B．ThesuccessoftheMDGwasunbelievable.C．Thedevelopmentexpertsweremovedtotears.D．Thelong-termcommitmentmadepeoplesleepy.4、WecanlearnfromKofi’swordsinPara.8that.A．thepowerfulpeopleruleoverthepowerlessmassesB．thepowerfulnationsoftenoccupytheirpowerlessneighborsC．thegapbetweentherichandthepoorseparatestheworldapartD．therichandthepoorcountriesshouldcompromiseonborderissues5、WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeKofiAnnan?A．Charming,aggressiveandstubborn. B．Ambitious,easy-goinganddutiful.C．Conservative,humorousandpositive. D．Bureaucratic,sympatheticandgenerous.6、What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MamaMelinda:anicknamewithgreathonour.B．TheUN:anorganizationfullofdifferentvoices.C．Africa:alandblessedwithconsiderableopportunities.D．KofiAnnan:astatesmandevotedtoglobaldevelopment.22．（8分）AhomelessmanisfastbecominganInternetsensation(引起轰动的人)withhisvideoblogoflifeonthestreetofMoscow,it’sreported.YevgenyYakutmovedtotheRussiancapital,hopingtolivebetter,butsoonfoundhimselfoneofthemanyhomelesspeopleinthecityknownforitshousingshortageandhighcostofliving.Buthethinkshehasfoundawayout.“IwaswarmingmyselfinarailwaystationwhenIsawatelevisionreportonbloggersearningmoneybymakingadvertisements,”hetellstheTVchannelMoscow360.Ayoungpasser-bygotchattingtohimabouttheidea,andagreedtobeMr.Yakut’scameraman,usingasmartphonetorecordhisfriend’shumorousstoriesofdailystruggleto“findfood,aplacetosleep,andkeepoutofthewayofthepolice”.SoviewerscouldseehowhelivesincentralMoscowwithoutahome.TheyuploadtheregularvideostoYouTube,whereMrYakutishopingtoattractenoughsubscribers(订阅者)tointerestadvertisersinhischannel.Sofar,thepairhaveattractedmorethan18,000subscribersaroundhalfofthosesinceRussianmediabeganreportinghisstoryandmorethan450,000videoviews.InonevideoMrYakutpointsoutfreeshuttlebus(班车)servesthathe,andothersinhisposition,canusetogetaround.HealsoshowsviewersthebestplacehehasfoundtowashandshaveamodernshoppingcentrebathroomandhowtomakeuseoftheitemsotherMuscoviteshaveabandonedinthecity’sbins.Thepopularityofthepair’sYouTubechannelhasimpressedvideo-marketerKirillKalashnikov,whotellsMoscow360thatwithsomeprofessionalhelp,“thiscouldbeturnedintoamillionsubscriberswithinayear”.Inthemeantime,MrYakutsayssupporterscanmakedonationsthroughaMoscowdrainpipe,wherehehideshisdollarsinadepositboxmadefromasoft-drinkbottle.1、HowdidYevgenyYakutfindthemethodoflivinginMoscow?A．ThroughaTVreport.B．ThroughsurfingtheInternet.C．Throughtalkswithpassers-by.D．Throughreadinganeconomicbook.2、WhatdoesYevgenyYakutmainlysharewithviewers?A．Hishardwaytosuccess.B．Hisbeliefoflivingabetterlife.C．Hispositiveattitudetowardhardlife.D．HisdailystruggleforlivinginMoscow.3、ItcanbeinferredthatRussianmedia_________.A．arehelpfultoachieveYakut’splanB．supportedYakut’sideaC．helpthehomelessfreeatanytimeD．mainlyfocusonsocialproblems4、Video-marketerKirillKalashnikov_______.A．isgoodatattractingtheaudienceB．hasconfidenceinYakut’svideosC．willgiveYakutprofessionalhelpD．likesYakut’sspeciallifestyle5、WhatkindofpersonisYevgenyYakutaccordingtothepassage?A．Generousandfamous.B．Positiveandcharming.C．Smartandcareful.D．Hard-workingandeducated.23．（8分）Forcingwaitersandwaitressestosurviveontipsfromcustomersratherthannormalwagesisapointless,crude,anduniqueAmericancustomthat,inthepastseveralyears,ahandfulofprogressiverestaurantownershaveattemptedtodoawaywith.DannyMeyer,CEOofUnionSquareHospitalityGroup,isabouttojointheirranksandhasannouncedthatheplanstograduallystoptippingatthecompany’s13restaurants.What,exactly,iswrongwithtipping?AsBrianPalmerhasexplained,moreorlessit’severything.Tostart,leavingawaiter’spayinthehandsofcustomershasafeelingofclassism(阶级歧视)．Andintheory,handingrestaurantcustomersthepowertotipisatleastsupposedtomotivatebetterservice.Thisfailsinpracticebecausehumansturnouttobeprettyarbitrary(随意的)abouttheirtippingbehavior.Researchhasshownthattheamountdinerstiphasverylittletodowiththeirlevelofsatisfaction.Allofthisdoesn’tencouragewaitersandwaitressestodoanythingbutturnoverasmanytablesaspossible.Tippingisalsoveryunfairtokitchenstaff.Thelawallowsrestaurantstodividetipsbetweenfront-of-the-houseworkerslikewaiters,hosts,hostesses,andbartenders(调酒师),butnotcooks.Thiscreatesasysteminwhichthepeopleservingthefoodinarestaurantcanearnmorethanthepeoplepreparingit．OneofthemostfascinatingpartsofMeyer’smoveisthat,unlikesomerestaurantownerswhohavetakenananti-tippingstand,hewon’tsimplyaddastandardextrachargetodiners’bills.Rather,UnionSquareHospitalityGroupmeanstoraisemenupricesenoughtofullycoverthecostofameal.IfMeyermanagestomoveawayfromtippingatallwithouthurtinghisprofits,itwouldalmostcertainlysetthestageforotherstofollowsuit.1、What’sDannyMeyer’sattitudetowardsstoppingtipping?A．Negative.B．Supportive.C．Objective.D．Doubtful.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．Tippingmaydisturbtherestaurants’management.B．Tippingwillguaranteedinershighqualityservice.C．Tippingcanarousethestaff’senthusiasmforwork．D．Tippingwillbringcustomersasenseofsatisfaction.3、WhatcanweknowaboutUnionSquareHospitalitygroup?A．BrianPalmerisinchargeofitnow.B．Itscooksearnmuchmorethanitsservers.C．Restauranttippinghasbeentotallybannedthere.D．Dinerswillbechargedmoreforthedishesthere.4、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Restaurants’gettingridoftipping.B．Difficultiesthatrestaurantsarefacedwith.C．Thepopularityofno-tippingrestaurants.D．Tipsonrunningrestaurantssuccessfully.24．（8分）Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-nillion-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”roboticcat.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover200dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliot.Her13-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia（痴呆）.TheboyforAllcatthatElliotboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileEliotisatwork.Elliotsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenhewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.D．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe________.A．cheaperB．smallerC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.B．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.B．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.C．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.D．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.25．（10分）OnChristmasDay,2003,awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasover,thecrowdmadefortheexits.Atheateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthe“wetfloor”signintheslipperyarea.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditions,butsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottothearea,thesignwaslyingonthefloor.Andshortlythereafter,sowasshe.Herfootgotcaughtinthesign,inabadway,andshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.Brownhadundergoneabackoperation,andthefallcausedmoredamagethanitotherwisewouldhave.Sosheandherhusbandsued(提起诉讼).AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthe“wetfloor”signabovewastowarnofdanger,andtherefore,courtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown’scasetoproceed(继续进行).AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember,1998incident,wherea“wetfloor”sign,notinuse,felltothefloorcausinganothertrip-and-fall.Inthatcase,Georgia’sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestore,butdidn’tgosofarastosaythat“wetfloor’signscouldn’tgiverisetolegalliability(责任)intrip-and-fallaccidents.IntheBrowncase,theSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC’sargumentthattheformercaseapplied.ButtheBrownsarguedsomethingsurprisingthatthe“wetfloor”signwas,itself,dangerous,because“usingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards(危险).”That’sright—thesafetysign,usedinthewayitwasdesigned,wasitselfdangerous.Thecourtthankfullydidn’tacceptthatargument,atleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown’scasecouldcontinuetoajury(陪审团)—“amerchant’sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathavethepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone.”1、Accordingtothetext,Ms.Brown________.A．slippedonthewetfloor B．trippedoverawarningsignC．knockedoverawarningsign D．wasknockeddownbythecrowd2、AMCmentionedthe1998caseinorderto________.A．acceptitslegalliabilityforMs.Brown’slossB．proveMS.BrownhadsomephysicalproblemsC．stressthatithadnolegalliabilityfortheaccidentD．proveothercustomerswereresponsiblefortheaccident3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheBrowncasefromthelastparagraph?A．Itwouldbejudgedbyjury.B．Itwouldnotbeallowedtoproceed.C．ThecourtwouldruleinfavorofAMC．D．ThecourtacceptedalltheargumentsoftheBrowns.4、Theunderlinedword“one”inthelastparagraphrefersto“________”.A．danger B．customer C．businessowner D．equipmentinpublicplaces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）完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Itwasmyfirstcollegeactingclass.Withgreathesitation,sweatinghandsandan1heart,1walkedintotheclassroom.Ihadspentmyentirelife2publicspeaking.Butnowherelwas,3notonlytolearnhowtospeaklikesomeoneon4buttobecomethementirely.Theaterclassesare5atmanyhighschoolsanduniversitiesintheUS."Theaterkids"areaquitedifferentbunchwhoalwaysseemedableto6aroomwiththeirpersonalities.7itwasonlyabeginner-levelcourse,mycollegeclasswasfilledwithstudentswhoseemeda8fitforacting.Theywereconfident,funnyand9Theprofessor,astout（矮胖）womanwithapermanentsmileandgentlebehavior,10justaswell,She11useachwithahandshakeandwelcomingeyes.Theclasswasheldinacircularroomwith12situatedaroundtheedges.Thisallowedeveryoneintheroomtohavea(n)13fwhateverperformanceorlecturewas14inthecenter.Afterourfirst-dayofintroductions,eachweekwe15inaseriesofactivitiesdesignedtohelpusfindourowninner16Wesangsongs,dancedtomusic,andrecited17fromourfavoriteshortstories.The18waseyeopening.Ilearnedthatanyonehasthe19toact,andmanyofusalreadydoinourdailylife.Intheend,I'mnot20一thatlwouldconsidermyselfanactor.ButIdon'tthinkIeverhadmorefuninacollegeclass.1、A．unsteady B．unsatisfied C．unusual D．unfair2、A．practicing B．avoiding C．delivering D．learning3、A．refusing B．happening C．preparing D．hesitating4、A．stage B．campus C．strike D．trial5、A．difficult B．expensive C．advanced D．popular6、A．putup B．makeup C．lightup D．breakup7、A．Though B．Since C．Unless D．Once8、A．strange B．natural C．common D．formal9、A．outgoing B．cautious C．hardworking D．patient10、A．served B．prepared C．spoke D．fit11、A．inspired B．supplied C．greeted D．comforted12、A．blackboards B．tables C．lights D．chairs13、A．view B．opinion C．debate D．command14、A．leaving B．occurring C．arriving D．declining15、A．took B．succeeded C．shared D．participated16、A．singer B．actor C．professor D．dancer17、A．characters B．proverbs C．lines D．plots18、A．adventure B．concert C．competition D．experience19、A．gift B．interest C．tendency D．desire20、A．content B．sure C．aware D．Doubtful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）语法填空Thepartybeganshortlyafternine．Mr．Wood，wholivedintheflatbelow，sighedtohimselfasheheard1．（excite）voicesandthenoisymusic．Luckily，hehadbroughtsomeworkhomefromtheoffice，with2．hekepthimselfbusyforacoupleofhours，thusmanagingtopaynoattention3．thenoiseoverhead．Butbyeleveno'clockhefelttiredandwasreadytogotobedthoughfromhis4．（early）experienceheknewitwasnouse5．（try）togettosleep．Heundressedand6．（lie）forawhileinbed，tryingtoread，buthefoundhimselfreadingthesamepageoverandoveragain．Hethenturnedoff7．lightandburiedhisheadinthepillow．Butevensohecouldnotshutoffthenoise．Finally，after8．seemedhours，hispatiencewasgone．Hejumpedoutofbed，putonsomeclothing，marchedfirmlyupthestairs，andwalkedintohisneighbor'sapartment．Theowneroftheapartmentcameacrosstheroomand，9．Mr．Woodcouldsayanything，cried，"Mydearfellow，comeandjoinus．Iknowourpartieswouldtroubleyou．Imeanttosendyouaninvitation．"Mr．Wood'sangerdisappearedthenandt