湖南省邵陽市洞口一中、隆回一中、武岡二中重點中學2024屆高三下學期聯考英語試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where2．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when3．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t4．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying5．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．over6．Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are7．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed8．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent9．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit10．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless11．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear12．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat13．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly14．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof15．Byservingothers,apersonfocusesonsomeoneotherthanhimselforherself,________canbeveryeye-openingandrewarding.A．who B．whichC．what D．that16．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom17．Thehigh-anxietyfocusonreadingscoremayhavenarrowedstudent________toknowledgeabouttheworldthatcanimprovetheirreading.A．idea B．aid C．belief D．access18．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed19．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight20．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Foodstoringiscommoninmembersofthecrow（烏鴉）family.Anewstudytestedthebirdsoutsidethisnaturallyoccurringbehaviour,whichmayhaveevolved（進化）specificallybecauseitgivescrowsasurvivaladvantage.Somecrowspeciesareknowntonaturallyusetoolstorecoverfood.Sotheresearcherstestedwhetherthebirdscouldstoreandrecoveratoolsotheycouldgetitattheirfoodafteragapof17hours—somethingwewouldn’texpectthemtodonaturally.Buttheywereabletoinstantlyselectthetooloutofanumberofunnecessaryitems.Inanotherexperiment,theresearcherstaughtcrowstoselectatoken（禮品券）fromanumberofitemssothattheycouldthenexchangeforfood.Again,thebirdsthenshowedthattheycouldplanforthefutureusingthisnewbehaviour.Thisisdifferentfromallofthepreviousstudiesinfutureplanning,whichhavefocusedonnaturallyoccurringbehaviour.Forexample,weknowthatchimpanzeesselect,transportandsaveappropriatetoolsforfutureneeds.Thesestudieshaveshownthatanimalscanplanforthefuture—buttheyleftanimportantquestionopenfordebate.Areanimalsonlyabletoplantouseabilitiesthathaveevolvedtogivethemaspecificadvantage,orcantheyflexiblyandintelligentlyapplyplanningbehaviouracrossvariousactions?Mostcriticswouldsaytheformer,astheanimalsweretestedinnaturallyoccurringbehaviours.Butthenewresearchprovidesthefirstevidencethatanimalspeciescanplanforthefutureusingbehaviourthatdoesn’ttypicallyoccurinnature.Thissupportstheviewthatatleastsomerecognitiveabilitiesinanimalsdon’tevolvejustinresponsetospecificproblems.Instead,itsuggeststhatanimalscanapplythesebehavioursflexiblyacrossproblemsinasimilarwaytohumans.Weneedtoinvestigatehowflexiblebehaviourevolved.Thenwemightbeabletoseehowcrows’abilitytoplanforthefuturefitsinwiththeirbroadercognitivepowers.1、What’sthenewfindingaboutsomecrowsaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Theycanstorefood.B．Theycanusetoolstorecoverfood.C．Theycanstoreandrecovertools.D．Theycanselectandstorefood.2、Whatarecrowstrainedbyscientiststodowhengivenatoken?A．Rejectitcasually.B．Exchangeitforfood.C．Saveitastheirfood.D．Buildanestwithit.3、Whatdoscientiststhinkofthestudiesthatanimalscanplanforthefuture?A．Theyarecontroversial.B．Theyaredisappointing.C．Theyarecontradictory.D．Theyareconvincing.4、Whatcanbeinferredaboutrecognitiveabilitiesinanimals?A．Theydeveloponlywithage.B．Itisunclearhowthey’veevolvednow.C．Noanimalsbutcrowsbenefitfromthem.D．Planningforthefuturehelpstheirevolution.22．（8分）Thisweek,we’resharingourfavoriterecentreads.Tohelproundoutourrecommendations,wealsotappedsomefolkswhoyou’veheardonCodeSwitchbefore—novelists,scholars,poetsandpodcasters.AllYouCanEverKnowbyNicoleChung“Thebookisanextraordinary,honestandsympatheticlookatadoption,raceinAmericaandfamiliesingeneral.It’salsosuchanengagingread.Istayedupwaytoolateonenightreadingitbecausethestoryjustpulledmein.AndI’verecommendedmanyofmyfriendstoreaditsoIcantalkaboutitwiththem.”—JasmineGuillory,authorofTheWeddingDate,TheProposalandtheforthcomingbookTheWeddingPart.BecomingbyMichelleObama“It’sadeeply-movingcomingofagestoryofMichelleObamainherearlylife.Therearesuchmovinganecdotesabouthowthisfamilyjustinvestedeverythinginthepossibilityofgivingtheirchildrenabetterlife.It’snotasweetbook,butatthesametime,it’sdeeplyhopefulaboutthepossibilityofwhathappenswhenyouworkhard,whathappenswhenyoulovehard.”—TayariJones,authorofAnAmericanMarriage,SilverSparrowandotherbooks.RageBecomesHer:ThePowerofWomen’sAngerbySorayaChemaly“Whatreallyimpressedmeaboutthisbookisthisideathatwomenshouldbeallowedtoexpresstheiranger,particularlyinLatinAmericanfamiliesandcommunities.IjustthinkSorayagoesintothisincredibledetailcitingscientificstudiesanddifferentworksofliteraturethatreallyconveythenecessitytofemaleanger,notonlyforthehealthofwomen,butforthehealthofequalityinsociety.”—JeanGuerrero,reporterwithKPBSandauthorofCrux:ACross-BorderMemoir.1、WhowroteTheWeddingDate?A．TayariJones B．JeanGuerreroC．JasmineGuillory D．SorayaChemaly2、Whichbooktellsabitterstorywithhope?A．Becoming B．AllYouCanEverKnowC．SilverSparrow D．Crux:ACross-BorderMemoir3、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tosellbooks. B．Tocommentonbooks.C．Tosharereviewsofbooks. D．Tocollectopinionsofbooks23．（8分）WhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsago,Ireceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamily,friends,andcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mail,Ihaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsandothercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeuseful,weneedspecificlawsthatmakespamming(發送垃圾郵件)acrime.Iflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspam,theproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworse.Computerprogramsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproducts,individuale-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?Thisproblemistroublingforindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-mailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworks,andtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanies,whichare,intheend,passesontotheconsumer.Forthesereasons,Ibelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate(立法)againstspam.Spammersshouldbefined,andperhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeople.E-mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldtocommunicateconveniently,butspamisdestroyingthisconvenience.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“correspondence”inParagraph1probablymean?A．messages B．ideasC．connections D．programs2、Accordingtothetext,whatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?A．Companiesrelyone-mailforcommunications.B．Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.C．Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.D．Moreadvertisersbegintopromotesalesthroughspam.3、Accordingtotheauthor,whoisthefinalvictimofspam?A．Thebusiness B．TheadvertiserC．Theemployee D．Theconsumer4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toinform B．ToeducateC．Topersuade D．Toinstruct24．（8分）FitnessbandsliketheAppleWatchandtheFitbitaimtotracksomethinglikeheartrate.Butearlymodelsweren’tallthataccurate.Wethoughtofthemalittlebitlikerandomnumbergenerators(生成器).Theyreallydidn’tseemtobeprovidinganythingthatboreanyrelationshiptoheartrate.EuanAshley,acardiologist(心臟病專家),studieswearablesatStanfordUniversity.Heandhiscolleagueshavenowtestedsevennewerfitnessbands,frombrandslikeApple,Fitbitandothersandhesaysthoseheartratestatisticshavegottenmuchbetter."Yeahwewerepleasantlysurprisedactuallybyhowgoodtheaccuracyoftheheartratemonitoringwas."Formostofthedevices,theerrorratewaslessthan5%,whichisgoodenoughforyourdoctor.Butwhereallthedevicesfailedtomeasureupwasestimatingcaloriesburned.Eventhemostaccuratedeviceswereoffby30%,comparedtolabmeasurementsofenergyconsumption.Onedevicewasoffbymorethan90%.Ifyouthinkaboutgoingtothegymandworkingoutforanhourandmaybethat’saround400calories,theninrealitythatcouldbeanythingfrom200to800.Andthat’sabigdifferenceifyou’rethinkingaboutsomebodywho’sincorporatingthoseestimatesintotheirlifestyleandparticularthinkingaboutwhattoeatthateveningbasedontheworkouttheydidthatafternoon.TheresultsareintheJournalofPersonalizedMedicine.Thereasonforthediscrepancy,Ashleysays,couldbethatweallburnenergyatdifferentratesandthat’shardtocalculatefromsimpleinputstatisticslikeweightandheight.Somepeopleareincrediblyefficientandlookincrediblyelegantwhentheyrun.Andothersreallyclearlylooklikethey’reburningalotmorecaloriestocoverthesameamountofground.Soifyouownawearable,it’sprobablysafetotrusttheheartdata.Butwhatitcan’ttellyouiswhetheryourtimeonthetreadmill(跑步機)reallyjustifiesthatchocolatebar.1、WhatdoesEuanAshleysayaboutthenewermodelsofwearables?A．TheywerealluselessB．TheywerehardlyeffectiveC．TheyweretooexpensiveD．Theyweremostlyaccurate2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4andParagraph5?A．Formeasuringheartrates,mostfitnessbandsarenotreliableB．Formeasuringcaloriesinexercise,mostfitnessbandsarenotreliableC．WecanbaseourlifestyleanddietonadvicefromdoctorsD．Wecanbaseourlifestyleanddietondatafromwearables3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToremindreaderstousefitnessbandswiselyB．TopromotethesaleofpopularwearablesC．TodiscusstheadvantagesofsomepopularwearablesD．Tointroducesomefamous-brandfitnessbands25．（10分）SUPPORTWORKERDoyouhavetheabilitytocareforothers?Canyouunderstandhowolderpeoplefeel?Areyouagoodcommunicator?Doyouhavegoodlisteningskills?Canyouworkweekends?IfyouhaveansweredYEStotheabove,wewouldliketohearfromyou:☆Startingrateof￡8.56perhour☆Freeuniform☆Excellenttrainingcareers@WOWEEMAGAZINEWritersWantedWoweeMagazineislookingforwritersforitswebsite.Payisbasedonthenumberofpeoplewhoreadyourarticles.Youmayalsoreceivefreeticketstoeventsandfreeproductstotest.Thisisagreatopportunitytogetvaluableworkexperience.Wewantpeoplewhoare:chattyinterestingpassionateskilledContactusatinfo@.CALLINGALLMODELSThinkyoucouldbeamodel?Ifso,we'dliketomeetyou!Workingasasuccessfulfashionmodelisn'teasybutitisveryexcitingandcouldbeagreatopportunity.Girlsshouldbeover16withaminimumheightof172cmandboysshouldhaveaminimumheightof182cm.Ifyouareunder16anddonotyethavetherequiredheight,wewouldstillbeinterestedinmeetingyou,butyoumustbringa@top-model-agency.ukWORKFORCOFFEEBEANSJoinBritain'snumberonecafeatCoffeeBeans,whereeverycafehasthesameaims:tocreatefamily-liketeamsandtogiveexcellentcustomerservice.Manydifferentkindsofpeoplecomeandworkwithus,sostartyourcareeratCoffeeBeanstoday:☆Choosethehoursyouwork☆Getmanagementexperience☆ShareyourloveofcoffeeJoinusasaTeamMember,AssistantManagerofCafeManager,dependingonyourskillsandexperience.Emailusatjobs@coffeebeans.co.uk.1、Whichaddressshouldyouemailatifyouwanttobeasupportworker?A．info@B．jobs@coffeebeans.co.ukC．careers@D．info@top-model-agency.uk2、AwriterworkingforWoweeMagazinecan______.A．getafreeuniformB．receivefreeticketstoeventsC．bringaparentD．chooseworkinghours3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthejobsfromthejobpostings?A．Themodelopportunityisonlymeantforadults.B．Thereisnoneedtobetrainedasasupportworker.C．EmployeesatCoffeeBeanshavefewmanagementopportunities.D．ApplicantstoWoweeMagazineareexpectedtobesociableandenthusiastic.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）完形填空（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）It’sgoodtomakemistakes,andhereiswhy．Firstofall,mistakesareaclear36thatyouaretryingnewthings．It’salwaysIfyounevertryanythingnew,howcanyou39?Thesimpleansweris“Youcan’t”．Withfewexceptions,everysingledetailofdevelopmentisthe40ofsomeonetryingsomethingnew．Whenyouaremakingmistakes,youare41．Edisonfailed10,000timesbeforehe42thelightbulb．Whenaskedhowitfeltto43thatmanytimes,hesaidthathehadn’tfailed10,000times,butratherhadlearned10,000thingsthatdidn’t44．Finally,whenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuch45tosuccess．Why?Whenallisdone,youwillhavetriedsomenumberofthingsbeforeyousucceed．46youmakeamistakeyoueliminate(排除)oneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser．Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoahead47consideringtheconsequencesofamistake．Quitethecontrary,whenyoutrysomethingnew,youbewillingtosetsomereasonablelimits,sothatintheeventthatitdoesn’t49thewayyouwantitto,youwillbeinapositiontotryagain．Weallhave50resourcesintimeandmoney,sodon’tblowthemallonone51toaproblem．Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttime,andallocate(分配)theseresourcesproperlysoyoucanlearn,52corrections,andtryitagain．Onlyby53andusingyourmistakesinthisway,canyoumakesignificant54inAsanoldsayinggoes,“Ifyou’renotmakingmistakes,you’renottryinghardenough．”Sogo55andmakemistakes．Andlearn．Andgrow．Andsucceed．1、A．word B．sign C．mark D．signature2、A．interesting B．funny C．bad D．good3、A．working B．failing C．growing D．playing4、A．improve B．study C．insist D．think5、A．progress B．result C．strength D．experiment6、A．learning B．correcting C．doing D．promising7、A．broke B．perfected C．designed D．bought8、A．succeed B．invent C．fail D．struggle9、A．work B．help C．go D．perform10、A．further B．closer C．familiar D．interested11、A．Onlyif B．Eventhough C．Everytime D．Asif12、A．with B．without C．into D．through13、A．wantto B．leadto C．tendto D．haveto14、A．workout B．putout C．runout D．sortout15、A．enough B．much C．limited D．little16、A．way B．approach C．means D．suggestion17、A．make B．follow C．take D．offer18、A．trying B．avoiding C．accepting D．receiving19、A．use B．contribution C．money D．advances20、A．back B．forth C．off D．out第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）MarvelandDisneyRememberStanLeeToday,MarvelComicsandTheWaltDisneyCompanypauseandreflectwithgreatsadnessonthepassingofMarvelChairmanEmeritus,StanLee.Withaheavyheart,weshareourdeepestcondolences(哀悼)1．hisdaughterandbrother,andwehonorandrememberthecreator,voiceandchampionofMarvel.“StanLeewasasextraordinaryasthecharactershecreated.AsuperheroinhisownrighttoMarvelfansaroundtheworld,Stanhadthepowertoinspire,toentertain,andtoconnect.Nothingbuthisheart2．exceedthescaleofhisimagination.”saidBobIger,ChairmanandCEOoftheWaltDisneyCompany.StanLeelovedthe3．(write)wordfromanearlyage,andwantedtocraftstorieslikethoseinhisfavoritebooksandfilms,whichheconsumedgreedily.FromasimpleupbringinginManhattan,youngStanleyworkedhiswaythroughaseriesofjobs4．hefoundhimselfanassistantatacomicbookpublishingcompany—TimelyComics.MarvelfansfoundafriendinStanLee.Heintroducedthefamous“Stan’sSoapbox”tospeakdirectlytohisreaders,5．(reach)apersonallevelrarelyseenincomicsoftheday.Alwayspushingfornewwaysofcreatingcomics,Stanalsostartedthe“Marvelmethod”ofplottingandart,creatingsomeof6．(fantastic)storiesintheindustrytothisday.AnentiregenerationofyoungreadersexpandedandstrengthenedtheirvocabularyandknowledgethroughStan’sstories.RoyThomas,7．succeededLeeaseditor-in-chiefatMarvel,hadvisitedLeetwodaysbefore8．deathtodiscusstheupcomingbookTheStanLeeStory,andstated“Ithinkhewasreadytogo.Buthewasstilltalkingaboutdoingmorecameos(配角).9．hehadtheenergyforitanddidn’thavetotravel,Stanwasalwaysup10．(do)somethingmore.”MarvelandtheentireWaltDisneyCompanysalutethelifeandcareerofStanLeeandoffertheirundyinggratitudeforhisunmatchableaccomplishmentswithintheirhalls.EverytimeyouopenaMarvelcomic,Stanwillbethere.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Environmentalproblemsarebecomingmoreandmoreseriousallovertheworld、Allkindofpollutionandthedestructionoftheenvironmentcouldbeseeeverywhereinourdailylife、Withthedevelopmentofindustryandagriculture,carsmakemuchnoiseandgaveoffpoisonousgases、Becauseofpopulationexpansionandoverdevelopment,resourceshavebecomelessandless、Treeshavebeencutdown,butwastewaterisbeingpouredcontinuouslyintoriversandlakes、Thewholeecologicalbalanceofearthischanging、Massivedestructionoftheenvironmenthavebroughtaboutnegativeeffectsintheecosystemaroundtheworldandevenbecomeagreatthreattoman’sexistence、Wemustfacetothesituationthatexistsandtakeimmediateactiontosolvingourenvironmentalproblemstogether、Wehopeallthesemeasureswillbeeffectiveandbringbackahealthyenvironmentsothatwecouldlivehappyinabeautifulandharmoniousworld、156第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）廣西即將迎來廣西壯族自治區成立60周年慶典，許多外國友人將到南寧旅游參觀。請用英語簡要介紹南寧，內容需包括以下：1．地理位置，面積：6500平方公里，人口：約740萬；2．氣候及環境；3．旅游及交通等。字數：100字左右。可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、A4、B5、B6、B7、C8、B9、A10、A11、C12、B13、C14、D15、B16、D17、D18、C19、D20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、B3、A4、B22、1、C2、A3、C23、Manypeoplewritetonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriter’sfullname,addressandtelephonenumber,althoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard,heneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoice.Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.“Peopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationship,”saidsocialworkerKenYip,“andthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.”Whenwesignapaper,forexample,abusinesscontractorabankdocument,thesignatureisasealofconsent,anagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswrittencomplaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter’ssignature.Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tellsusthatthewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous（匿名的）forvariousreasons.Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesaye