［新教材］夕Niff版（2019）選擇性必修第一冊期中復習:Unitl-Unit3

共3個單元測試卷匯編

Unitl單元測試卷

第一部分聽力（略）

第二部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5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。

A

rmastrongbelieverthatlearningdifferentlanguagesmakesyoulookincrediblygoodwhen

you'reinaforeigncountryandcanunderstandandspeakthelanguage.Thelistbelowis4apps

thatwillhelpyoulearnaforeignlanguage!Youcandownloadthemfbrfree.

Babbel：LearnLanguages

Babbelisanexcellentlanguagetooltohelpyouprogressstepbystepwithlearninganew

language.lthelpsyoulearngrammaralongthewayasyouworkyourwaythroughthetasksand

assignments.Youneedtopayamonthlysubscription（訂閱費），butthiswillstillbecheaperthan

takingphysicallessonswithatutor!

Duolingo：LearnLanguagesforFree

Theapphasmanylanguagestochoosefromandwillworkthroughthebasicsallthewayto

advancedwordsandsentences.ltJsallcompletelyfreetoo!It'sincrediblywelldesigned,looks

greatandwillhelpyoulearn,rememberandprogresswithjustalittlebitoftimeeveryday.

Tandem：LanguageExchange

Ratherthanhaveyouworkthroughtasksandmemorizedifferentthings,theappletsyou

matchwithpeoplewhoshareyourinterestsbutspeakthelanguageyouwanttolearn.Youcanthen

havetext,voiceandvideoconversationswithpeoplewhowanttolearnyournativelanguage,and

inreturnyoulearntheirs,allbysimplycommunicatingwitheachother.lt'sagreatwaytolearn

withonly$1aday.

Busuu：LearnEnglish

ThisappisperfectifyouwanttolearnEnglish.Thereareallsortsofaudioandvisuallearning

aids.You'11findyourselfworkingthroughinteractivetestsandlearningtoolsforvocabularyand

dialogue.

21.Whichappsuitsbestifyouwanttolearnthroughcommunication?

A.Babbel.B.Tandem.

C.Duolingo.D.Busuu.

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22.WhatmakesDuolingodifferentfromtheotherthreeapps?

A.Itiscompletelyfreetouse.

B.ItisspeciallydesignedforEnglishlearning.

C.Itisunsuitableforbeginners.

D.Itisthemosteffectiveapp.

23.Whatdotheappshaveincommon?

A?Theycoveralllanguages.

B.Theyfocusongrammar.

C.Theycontainmanytests.

D.Theyarefreetodownload.

答案BAD

B

Onedayamime（啞劇演員）isvisitingthezooandattemptstoearnsomemoneyasastreet

performer.Assoonashestartstodrawacrowd,azookeeperdragshimintohisoffice.The

zookeeperexplainsthatthezoo'smostpopularattraction,agorilla（大猩猩），hasdiedsuddenly

andthekeeperfearsthatattendanceatthezoowillfalloff.Heoffersthemimeajobtodressupas

thegorilla.Themimeaccepts.

Thenextmorningthemimeputsonthegorillasuitandentersthecagebeforethecrowd

comes.Hesoondiscovershecansleepallashelikes,playandmakefunofpeopleandhedraws

biggercrowdsthanheeverdidasamime-thejobhelikesbutloses.

However,withdaysgoingby,hebeginstonoticethatthepeoplearepayingmoreattentionto

thelioninthecagenexttohis.Notwantingtolosetheattentionofhisaudience,heclimbstothe

topofhiscage,crawlsacrossapartition（隔墻），anddangles（懸掛）fromthetoptothelion,s

cage.Theliongetsangryatthis.Thesceneisafueltothecrowd.

Attheendofthedayheisgivenaraiseforbeingsuchagoodattraction.Well,thiscontinues

forsometime.Thecrowdsgrowlarger,andthemime,spaykeepsgoingup.

Thenonedaywhenheisdanglingoverthelionheslipsandfalls.Themimeisterrified.He

startsscreaming,“Helpme!”Butthelionisquick.Themimesoonfindshimselfflatonhisback

lookingupattheangrylionandthelionsays,“Shutup,youfool!Doyouwanttogetusboth

fired?”

24.ThemimeacceptsthezookeeperJsofferbecause

A.hehasbeenoutofwork

B.hedoesn'tlikebeingamime

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C.helikesperformingatthezoo

D.heisofferedahigherpaythere

25.Howdoesthemimefindthejobdressingupasthegorilla?

A.Hardandtiring.

B.Dangerousbutexciting.

C.Easyandfunny.

D.Boringbutwell-paid.

26.Themime,sfirstcontactwiththelionisto.

A.findpleasureforhimself

B.getthelion'sattention

C.gethispayraised

D.winbackhisaudience

27.Theunderlinedwords“afuel“inParagraph3canbereplacedby"”.

A.frighteningB.disappointing

C.excitingD.familiar

答案ACDC

C

Humouristhemosteffective,yetfrequentlyneglected,meansofhandlingthedifficult

situationsinourlives.ltcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,saying“no”,

criticizing,andgettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,

itistheonlytoolthatcansucceed.ltisawaytodiscusssensitivesubjectsbecauseaserious

dialoguemaystartariot.Forexample,manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmore

todayfbrracialandreligioustolerancethanpeopleinanyotherforum.

Humourisoftenthebestwaytokeepasmallmisunderstandingfromescalating（升級）intoa

bigdeal.Recentlyaneighborofminehadaquarrelwithhiswifeasshedrovehimtothe

airport.Airborne,hefeltmiserable,andheknewshedid,too.Twohoursaftershereturnedhome,

shereceivedalong-distancephonecall.uPerson-to-personforMrs.I.A.Ponedthe

operator.uThat"sspelled'P'asin...”Inatwinkling（眨眼間），thewholedaychangedfrom

badtolovelyatbothendsofthewire.

AnEnglishhostesswithaquickwitwasgivingaformaldinnerforeightdistinguishedguests

whomshehopedtoenlist（贊助）inamajorcharitydrive.AusteritywasafashioninEnglandatthe

time,andshehadaskedherchildrentoservethemeal.Sheknewthatanythingcouldhappen...andit

did,justasherson,withthestudiedconcentrationofatightropewalker,broughtinalargeroast

turkey；hesuccessfullyelbowedtheswingingdining-roomdoor,butthebackswing（回擺）threwthe

turkeyontothedining-roomflooi;

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Theboystoodrooted；theguestsstaringattheirplates.Movingonlyherhead,thehostess

lookedatherson,“Noharm,Daniel,“shesaid,“justpickhimupandtakehimbacktothe

kitchen...”Sheenunciated（發音）clearlysohewouldthinkaboutwhatshewassaying,“and

bringintheotherone.”

Awinkandaone-linerinstantlychangedthedinnerfromared-facedembarrassmenttoa

laughter.

28.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Humouristhekeytosuccessinourworkandlives.

B.Humourenablesustodealwithdifficultsituationseffectively.

C.Humouristhebestwaytocriticizesomeonewithoutlosinghisface.

D.Humourmakesfunofanydifficultsituation.

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTstatedinthepassage?

A.ComediansonTVarebelievedtohavedonealotinmakingpeoplemoretolerant（容忍）of

racialandreligiousdifferences.

B.Tomakeupdifferences,humouristhemostacceptableandeffectivemeans.

C.Peopleoftenturntohumorouswayswhenmeetingwithdifficultsituationsbecauseofits

effectiveness.

D.Onlybyadoptingthemeansofhumourcanonesucceedinsomejobs.

30.Whatcausedtheroastturkeytodropontothefloor?

A.Thebackwardmovementofthedoor.

B.Theson'srudebehavior.

C?Someonehappenedtobeatthedoor.

D.Thebirdraisedbythefamily.

31.Whatdoyouthinkwouldprobablybetheresultifthehostessgotangryandscoldedtheson?

A.Itwouldmaketheembarrassingsituationworse.

B.Thesonwouldrefusetoservetheguestsanymore.

C.Thesonwouldtalkbackandmakethemothermoreangry.

D.Theguestswouldleavebeforethedinnerwasover.

答案BCAA

D

Manypeoplewritetonewspapersandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letierstotheeditor

mustcarrythewriter"sfullname,addressandtelephonenumber,althoughtheinformationisnot

necessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthat

writersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard,heneedsto

claimownershipofhisvoic已Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.

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uPeopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignatures（簽名）onamarriage

certificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationship,“saidsocialworker

KenYip,“andthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.Whenwesignapaper,for

example,abusinesscontractorabankdocument,thesignatureisasealofconsent,anagreement

totakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswritten

complaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter'ssignature.Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tells

usthatthewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.

Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous（匿名的）forvarious

reasons.Multi-billionaireMrKingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.Hegives

simplybecausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhisdonationsmaybring,andhedoesnot

wanthisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercases,peopleinsistonanonymitybecausetheyare

afraidoftheconsequencesofrevealingtheiridentity.Crimewitnessesmaybewillingtoassistthe

police,butmostareunwillingtogivetheirnameswhenreportingacrime.

Nameornoname?Theanswerisverypersonalandliesinhowmuchwewanttoget

involved.Weallhaveaname.Itisamatterofresponsibilitytouseitwhenwemakeastatement,a

claimoranaccusation.Weallwanttohonorourownname,anditisonlybystampingour

expressionofanopinionwithourownnamethatwehonorwhatwesay.

32.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.”？

A.Writersneedtoprovidetheirpersonalinformationinthegame.

B.Publicationmustbearthewriter'sfullname,addressandphonenumber.

C.Writersshouldberesponsiblefbrtheirnames.

D.Namesarerequiredtoindicatewriters'responsibilityforwhattheysay.

33.Thesecondparagraphsuggeststhatapaperwithoutasignaturemay.

A.notgetareply

B.helptoendarelationship

C.beacceptedallthesame

D.becomeafamilyproblem

34.Somepeopledon'twanttheirnamesknownbecausetheyare.

A.hesitanttomakeadonation

B.unwillingtodrawpublicattention

C.afraidofanaccusation

D.readyforinvolvement

35.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.honorandwriters

B.identityandsignature

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C.signatureandresponsibility

D.anonymityandsignature

答案DABC

第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多

余選項。

HowtoFightLaziness

Lazypeoplewillnevergainanythinginlife.However,lazinesscanbedefeatedonceafew

changeshavebeenmadeinyourmind.

36Manypeoplelacksleepconstantly,sincetheystayuptoolateandgetuptooearlyto

prepareforwork.Thesepeoplehavelittlemotivationoncetheyarrivehome.Lazinessworkshandin

handwithalackofmotivationandatendencytoputoffthings.Byadjustingyoursleepscheduleto

provideafewmorehoursofmeaningfulrest,youcanfightlazinessthroughouttheday.

Anotherwaytofightlazinessistochangeyourmindfrompassivetoactive.Somepeopletreat

theirlivesasiftheywerepushedfromtasktotask.Otherstakeamorepositiveapproach,viewing

eachtaskasachallengetheymustovercomealone.37

Somepeoplefightlazinessbyremovingthetemptations（誘惑）thatsurroundthem.A

televisioninthelivingroommayprovideentertainment,butwatchingtoomuchTVoften

contributestolaziness.38Completeafewtasksandrewardyourselfwithwhatyouenjoy,

suchasagooddinnerorafilm.

Lazinesscanalsobealastingproblemathome.Couplesandchildrenmayallhavedifferent

energylevels,butlazinesscanbespreadifnotdealtwithimmediately.39Bethefirstto

collectandwashdishesafterameal.Othersinthehomemayeventuallyfollowyourexampleand

perforintheirowntask.Itisdifficulttopracticelazinesswhenyouaresurroundedbymotivated

people.

40Enoughexerciseandabalanceddietcanhelpyoutodevelopahealthylifestyle,thus

enablingyoutohavemoreenergyandhelpliftyourspirits.

A.Tofightfamilylaziness,setanexample.

B.Onewaytofightlazinessistogetenoughsleep.

C.Knowinghowtofightlazinessisimportant.

D.Finally,takingexerciseregularlycanhelpyoufightlaziness.

E.Withstrongdetermination,youwillbeabletoachieveyourgoal.

F.Createarewardsystemforyourself,justasparentsdofbrachild.

G.Lazinesssetsinwhenyounolongerfeelinchargeofyourownlife.

36.B

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37.G

38.F

39.A

40.D

第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

EverydayonthewaytoworkIdrivedownastreetlinedwithpinetrees.Onetreeinparticular

41myattention.ltmusthavesufferedsome42.Partofitstrunkgrewnearlyparalleltothe

ground,andtheninaneffortto43itsowncourseoflife,thetrunktooka90degreeturn

44tostandtallandstretchtowardthesun.

Thistreebecamea45forme.EachdayasIdroveby,Isawthisbentbutdeterminedtree

andIwouldbe46.ltwasaremindertomethat47Imaynothavehadthebeststartin

life,Icouldchange48inthepartsofmylifeatanytime.

Iwasplanningtostoponedaytogetaperfect49ofmykindred-spirit（志趣相同的）

tree.ButthatweekIwas50.Afterthatbusyweek,Istilldidn'ttakeanyaction.EverytimeI

drovebythetreeIwould51myself,uTomorrow,I'11stoptomorrowtotakeone.,?Then

oneday,asI52by“my"tree,Iglancedover,andmuchtomy53foundasawed-off

stump（樹樁）wherethatsymbolictreehadstood.Gone.Ihad54myplanuntiltomorrowand

tomorrowprovedtobetoo55.

Apictureofatreegivesmealessonclearlythatifyouknewyouwouldneverhavethe

opportunitytodoitagain?Whynotdothosethingsthatyouhavebeenputtingoffuntiltomorrow?

41.A.paidB?caught

C.fixedD.escaped

42.A.damageB.influence

C.experienceD.defeat

43.A.followB.design

C.changeD.imagine

44.A.applyingB.attempting

C.happeningD.learning

45.A.shelterB.signal

C.signD.symbol

46.A.interestedB?satisfied

C.encouragedD.educated

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47.A.eventhoughB.asif

C.incaseD.ifonly

48.A.purposeB.plan

C.habitD.direction

49.A.glanceB.view

C.pictureD.knowledge

50.A.busyB.free

C.worriedD.bored

51.A.tellB.help

C.callD.see

52.A.wanderedB.drove

C.rodeD.ran

53.A.surpriseB.pleasure

C?regretD.happiness

54.A.takenoffB.cutoff

C.putoffD.calledoff

55.A.coldB.far

C.sunnyD.late

41-55BACBDCADCAABACD

第二節(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Reggiewasanormalboy,buthehadbeenborndeaf.Hewaswellknowntoeveryoneintown,

andtheywereallveryfondofhim.Unfortunately,healwaysseemedtobetreated56.

(different)fromeveryoneelse.

Reggiedidn,tlikethisverymuch.Buttheperson57.dislikedthismostwashis

friendMichael.Michaeldecidedthatthingshadtochange.Sohemanagedtopersuadeotherpeople

intown58.(choose)onedayofthefestivalfordeafpeoplethisyear.Duringthatwhole

dayeveryoneintownwouldhavetowearearplugs(耳塞).Theday59.(call)TheDayof

Silence,andwhenitarrivedeveryonestuckplugsintheirears.Asthehourspassed,peoplebeganto

realize60.difficultlifewasforthedeaf.SoonnoonewasthinkingofReggieas

61.deafperson,62.(use)hisusualgestures,Reggiewastheonewhocould

communicatebestwitheveryone.Theyweresurprisedathisabilitytofindsolutions

63.almostanyproblems.TheyrealizedallReggieneededwas64.(much)

timethanotherstocommunicate.Thatwastheonlydifference.

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Itwasonthisday65.everyonerealizedtheyhavetogivepeopleachancetoshow

howusefultheyare.

56.differently

57.who/that

58.tochoose

59.wascalled

60.how

61.a

62.Using

63.to

64.more

65.that

第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節（滿分15分）

假如你是李華，你的外國網友Peter因沉溺于手機游戲而被父母沒收了手機，從而與父

母發生了爭吵。請給他寫一封信，勸他與父母和好。要點包括：

1.對發生爭吵表示遺憾；

2.指出Peter的錯誤；

3.給出建議。

注意：

1.詞數80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

【參考范文］

DearPeter,

It,sapitythatyouquarreledwithyourparents.Attractiveasmobilegamesare,theydocost

youmuchtimeandenergy,whichdoesharmtoyourhealthandstudy.Tobehonest,itisour

primarytasktostudyhardnow.Ithinkwhatyourparentsdidisbecausetheycareaboutyou.How

canyouletthemdown?Soitisnecessarytosaysorrytothemanddrownyourselfinstudy.

Hopeyouwillgetonwellwithyourparentssoon.

Yours,

LiHua

第二節（滿分25分）

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閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。續

寫的詞數應為150左右。

Ericwasworkinginasellingbusiness.Hehadbeenontheroadvisitingpeopleformorethana

monthwithoutgoinghome.Hecoukin'twaittogetbacktoseehiswifeandchildren.ltwas

cominguponMother?sDay,andheusuallytriedtomakeit“backhome”,butthisyearhewas

justtoobusyandtootired.Thedaywhenhewasdrivinginasmalltown,hesawaflowershop.He

saidtohimself,“IknowwhatIwilldo.I'11sendmymothersomeroses.”

Hestoppedandwentintotheflowershopandsawayoungmantalkingtothegirlinit."How

manyrosescanIgetforfivedollars,Miss?”theyoungmanasked.Thegirlwastryingtoexplain

thatroseswereexpensive.Maybetheyoungmanwouldbehappywithsomethingelse.

“No.Ihavetohaveroses,“hesaid."MymomwasbadlysicklastyearandIdidn'tgetto

spendmuchtimewithher.Iwanttogetsomethingspecial.lthastoberedroses,becausethatis

herfavorite.Hewassostubborn.

ThegirlintheshoplookedupatEricandwasjustshakingherhead.SomethinginsideofEric

wastouchedbytheyoungman'svoice.Hewantedtogetthoserosessobadly.Erichadbeenlucky

inhisbusiness,andhelookedatthegirlandsilentlysaidthathewouldpayfortheyoungman's

roses.

Thegirllookedattheyoungmanandsaid,“OK,Iwillgiveyouadozenredrosesfbryour

dollars.,,Theyoungmanalmostjumpedintotheair.Hetooktheflowersandrandownthestore.lt

wasworthmorethanfiftydollarsjusttoseethatkindofexcitement.

Ericorderedhisownflowersandaskedthegirltohaveitdeliveredtohismother.Afterthat,

withareliefhedrovedowntheroad.Notlongafterhisdriving,hesawtheyoungmanwalkingtoa

graveyard（墓地）.

Paragraph1：

Ericstoppedhiscarandfallowedtheyoungman.

Paragraph2：

Ericwentintothecarintears._________________________________________________

【參考范文】

Ericstoppedhiscarandfollowedtheyoungman.Theyoungmanwentuptoasmall

monument,andkneltdown.Hecarefullyputtheflowersbeforeitandbegantosob."Dearmom,

Iloveyou.ButhowIregretIdidn'ttellitwhenyouwerewithme!Iknewyoulovedroses,but

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whydidn'11sendtheflowerstoyouwhenIcouldstillseeyouandtalkwithyou?Now,youhave

gonetoanotherworld.HowIregretIdidn'ttellyouIloveyousomuch!”

Ericwentintothecarintears.Hismother*shomewasn'tfarfromhere,buthehadn'tseen

herforsolongatime.Hedidn,thaveatalkwithherforsolongatimeandsayhowmuchhe

lovedherforsolongatime.Heturnedthecaranddrovetowardstheroadquicklytotheflower

shop.Heaskedthegirltogivebacktheflowersbecausehewantedtosendthempersonallytohis

mom.

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［新教材］外研版（2019）選擇性必修第一冊Unit2單元測試卷

第一部分聽力（略）

第二部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5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。

A

Bookstoresareatraveler"sbestfriends：theyprovideconvenientshelterinbadweather,and

theyoftenhostreadingsandotherculturalevents.Hereisalookattheworld*ssixgreatest

bookstores.

AdrianHarrington—since1971.Rarebooks；rarefirsteditions；leather-boundsetsand

generalantiques（古玩）.Address:MAKensingtonChurchStreet,Kensington,London,England,

U.K.

AnotherCountry-Kreuzberg,Berlin,Germany.AnotherCountryisanEnglishlanguage

second-handbookshopwhichismostlyusedasalibrary.Theyhaveabout20,000booksthatyou

canbuyorborrow.Someregulareventsareheldattheshop,suchasreadings,culturalevents,social

eveningsandfilmnights.

AtlantisBooks一Oia,Santorini,Greece.AtlantisBooksisanindependentbookshoponthe

islandofSantorini,Greece,foundedin2004byagroupoffriendsfromCyprus,England,andthe

UnitedStates.Throughouttheyearithashostedliteraryfestivals,filmscreenings,bookreadings,

andgoodold-fashioneddanceparties.

Bart'sBooks—Ojai,California,U.S.A.uTheWorld,sGreatestOutdoorBookstore,a

bookstorefoundedbyRichardBartinsdalein1964.Shelvesofbooksfacethestreet,andregular

customersareaskedtodropcoinsintothedoor,scoinboxtopayforanybookstheytake

wheneverthestoreisclosed.

10CorsoComo-Milan,Italy,Extensiveselectionofpublicationonart,architecture,design,

graphicsandfashion,alongwithastrongemphasisonphotography.ltwasfoundedin1990in

Milan,Italy,byCarlaSozzani.

TheBookworm——Abookshop,library,bar,restaurantandeventspace,nowwithfive

locationsinthreecitiesinChina-Beijing,SuzhouandChengdu.Theinterconnectingroomswith

floor-to-ceilingbooksoneverywallarelightandairyinsummer,yetwarmandcomfortablein

winter.

21.Whatcanwelearnabouttheabovebookstores?

A.TheyaretravelersJbestfriends.

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B.Theyusuallyhostreadings.

C.Theyarethegreatestbookstoresintheworld.

D.TheyareallinEurope.

22.Wherecanwewatchfilmsaccordingtothepassage?

A.InAnotherCountryand10CorsoComo.

B.InAnotherCountryandAtlantisBooks.

C.InAtlantisBooksandTheBookworm.

D.InAtlantisBooksand10CorsoComo.

23.WhatisspecialaboutBart,sBooks?

A.Customerscanbuybooksevenafteritisclosed.

B.Booksareputinoutdoorshelves.

C.Ithasthelongesthistoryintheworld.

D.Customersshouldpayforbooksincoins.

答案CBA

B

Inthekitchenofmymother'shousestherehasalwaysbeenawoodenstand（木架）witha

smallnotepad（記事本）andaholeforapencil.

rmlookingforpaperonwhichtonotedownthenameofabookIamrecommendingtomy

mother.Overfortyyearssincemyearliestmemoriesofthekitchenpadandpencil,fivehouseslater,

thecurrentpaperandpencillookthesameastheyalwaysdid.Surelyitcan'tbethesame

pencil.Thepadismoremodern,butthewoodenstandisdefinitelytheoriginalone.

aVmjustamazedyoustillhavethesamestandforholdingthepadandpencilafterallthese

years,“Isaytoher,walkingbackintothelivingroomwithasheetofpaperandthepencil."You

stilluseapenciLCan,tyouaffordapen?”

Mymotherrepliesalittlesharply."Ilworksperfectlywell.rvealwayskeptthestandinthe

kitchen.IneverknewwhenImightwanttonotedownanidea,andIwasalwaysinthekitchenin

thosedays.”

ImmediatelyIcanpictureher,hairwild,bluehousecoatcoveredinflour,awoodenspoonin

onehand,thepencilintheother,hermouthmovingsilently.Mymothersmilesandsays,“Oneday

IwascookingandwatchingbabyPauline,andIhadabrilliantthought,butthestandwas

empty.Oneofthechildrenmusthavetakenthepaper.SoIjustpickedupthebreadboardandwrote

italldownontheback.ltturnedouttobearealbreakthroughforsolvingthemathematicalproblem

Iwasworkingon.”

Thisstory-whichhappenedbeforeIwasbom-remindsmehowextraordinarymymother

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was,andis,asagiftedmathematician.!feelembarrassedthatIcomplainaboutnothavingenough

child-freetimetowork.Later,whenmymotherisinthebathroom,Igointoherkitchenandturn

overthebreadboards.Sureenough,onthebackofthesmallestone,aresomepenciledmarksI

recognizeasmathematics.Thosesymbolshavetraveledunaffectedthroughfiftyyears,rootedinthe

soilofacheapwoodenbreadboard,invisible（看不至!J的）exhibitsateverymeal.

24.Whyhastheauthor"smotheralwayskeptthenotepadandpencilinthekitchen?

A.Toleavemessages.

B.Tolisthereverydaytasks.

C.T