2020-2021學年度高一上學期英語期末考試模擬卷

第一節(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37?5分)

A

Ifyou'relookingforagoodprivateschoolinsoutheastEngland,herearesomegoodonesforyoutochoose

from.

GreenfieldsIndependentSchool

Ages:2-18yearsold

No.otStudents:150

Tel.+44(0)1342822189

Weuseavery-goodteachingmethodwhichmakeslearningfunandlastsalifetime.Wehaveahealthy

environment.Ourschoolissmall,friendlyandsafewithagoodlocationinthecountry.Il'sabout50minutesfrom

Londonandabout30minutesfromBrighton.

SteephillSchool

Ages:3-11yearsold

No.ofStudents:130

Tel.+44(0)1474702107

SteephillSchoolisasmall,friendlyandmixed-abilityschoolwithveryhighexpectations.Ilisverysuccessful

everyyearwithexcellentperformanceinIheareaofstudyandlotsofwinningparticipationinthesportsandarts

fields.Ourgoalislohaveahappybuthardworkingschooltogivechildrenihechance(ogrowandshine.

AbacusCollege

Ages:16-22yearsold

No.ofStudents:50

Tel.+44(0)1865240111

Formorethanfortyyears,AbacusCollegehasbeenhelpingbothlocalandinlemationalstudentstoachieve

theirdreamofstudyingatBritishuniversity.LocatedinOxford,thecollegeisfamousforthesupportitgivesto

everystudent.Smallclasses,experiencedteachersandatrackrecordforplacingstudentsontheuniversitycourses

oftheirchoicemakeAbacusdifferentfnimhercolleges.

BartholomewsTutorialCollege

Ages:14-50yearsold

No.ofStudents:50Tel.+44(0)1273205965

Thisisanindependenteducationalcollege.Wearrangecoursesentirelytotheindividualneedsofeach

student,withtuitionmostlyonaone-to-onebasis.Wesetnoentiyrequirementsand,whileexaminationsuccess

remainsimportantweaimsimplytohelpeachstudenttoreachtheirhighlevel.

X.Whichnumberwouldonecallifhe'sespeciallygoodatdoingsportsatschool?

A.44(0)1342822189.B.44(0)1865240111.

C.44(0)1474702107.P.44(0)1273205965.

2.WhalmayBartholomewsTutorialCollegedo?

A.Askstudentstopaydifferentamountsoftuition.B.Askstudentstcchoosecoursestheylove.

C.Paynoattentiontoexaminationsuccess.P.Setentryrequirementsforstudents.

3.Whatcanweleaniaboutalltheschoolsmentionedabove?

A.NoneofthemisfamousinEngland.B.Allofthemarcprivatehighschools.

C.Allofthemhaveagoodlocation.P.Noneofthemisverj-large.

B

Somefamilieschoosetotakeextravagant(奢侈的)vacations,suchastctheGrandCanyon.However,my

favoriteftimily"vacation"wasdifferent.Nineyearsago,myparentsmadeaplantobuildthehomeoftheirdreams

intheneighborhood.

HomeNumberIgraduallyturnedintothemanagementofficeforbuildingHomeNumber2.AsHomeNumber

2begantotakeshape,itdrewourattentionandourprimaryhomebecametheplacewherewesleptonly.Thethree

ofuschildrenworkedandbecamesoon-:o-be-skilledworkers.Iquicklylearnedthatpersonalitiesarereadily

displayedwhenwepaintedawall.Somerepeatedhisdemand,refusingotherstoenterthearea.Others

systematicallypaintedthewall,workingfromtoptobottominanorganizedfashion.Andonemightloseinterest

quicklyanddrewsmileyfacesandsignedhisnameonthewall.

Ofcourse,thejourneydoesn'tcomewithoutafewlessonslearned.Icametounderstandthatpaintwould

neve”beremovedfrommyclothesnomatterhowmanytimesIwashedit.Welearnedotherimportantlessons

whenmydadwantedtoshingle(用瓦片覆蓋)aroofintheair:Safetyisindeedimportant,andsometimesmoneyis

wellspenlintheemployment雇用)ofpiolessional.

AndaMother'sDaydinnerservedonatablecouldactuallytastefarbetterattheendofalongday'sworkthanthe

everydaymealswerememberedbackatIlonieNumberI.Mostimportantly,Ilearnedthatmyfamilycan

understandeachother's'barks.Whenwefinallylkarrivedafter28months,theltplaceofinterest"wenowcallhome

wasbetterthananyotherplaces,andourfamilygrewcloserbecauseofit.4.Whatmakestheauthor'sfamily

vacaiiondifferentfromothers'?

A.Thewayofspendingthevacation.

13.Tliecostofspendingthevacati

C.Thelengthoftimetheyspentonvacation.

D.Peoplewhotheyspentthevacationwith.

5.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"displayed"inParagraph2?

A.Developed.B.Shown.

C.Changed.P.Controlled.

6.Whatdidtheauthorlearnwhenseeinghisfatherworkingintheair?

A.Howhardthejobwas!B.Hisfather'sprofessionallevel.

C.Thevalueofbuildingthehome.P.Theneedtoemployaprofessional.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.Creatingclosefamily

B.LifelessonsIlearnedfromatrip

C.Adifferenthouse-buildingvacation

P.Whyafamilyvacationisimportant

C

AstudyfoundthatofyoungDaneswhoplayedvideogamesinEnglish,thosewhodidsoregularlyoutside

schoolscoredhigheronEnglishvocabularyteststhanIheirpeerswhodidnot.

Withvideogames,“allofsuddenEnglishbecomes;aninstrument,somethingthat'sveryusefulfbrthemin

ordertoprogressinthegame,"saystheauthorofthestudy,SigneHannibalJensen,professorattheUniversityof

SouthernDenmark.Thischangeskids'focusfrom"learningtolearn",asinaclassicalschoolsetting,to"learningto

P*

Itmakessensethat“theverjfthingsthatwecan'tdragoutofstudentsinschoolarethekindsofthingsthat

they'redoingforfiinontheirownoutsideschool,“saysStevenThorne,aprofessorofsecondlanguageacquisition

atPortlandStateUniversity.°You'resharinganactivity.You'resharingapassion/'hesays.

Thelanguagelearningisn'tonlyeffectiveinlearningEnglish.FromInternet-spottycentralPennsylvania,

FionaGirottiexplainedhowherloveofK-popledhertoturntoanonlinegamingplatformsheusedtolearn

Korean.Shesayslearninggrammaronlineistough,andgamingisn'tadirectreplacementforin-person-

instruction.*'Butyougetgoodatconversations,sentences,andthingsyoucansaytoanyone/'saysFiona.

Andheronlinelanguagepracticeisworking.WhenMs.Girottilistenstapopnow.shecanunderstandmany

words.It'snotreallythesameasbeinginclass,though.4tOfcourse,classesarestnictured.Whenyou'rejustme,

earningindependently,youdon'treallyimderstandthegrammar,''shesays.Sheusesagrammarapponherphone

tounderstandtrickysentences.

Dr.Thornenotesthatvideogamesarenotaperfectsolution."Somegamingenvironmentsareverylanguage

heavyandlanguagerich.Othersdon'treallyrequiremuchlanguageatall,"hesays.Hewarnsthatgamingisn't

alwaysgood,andplayerscanbecomedependentongames.Butcombineaquality,communication-dependentgame

withthe15hoursaweekkidsspendgaming,andlearningwillcomeoutofthat,hesays.

Inthefuture,videogamesmightbecomeamorepracticaloptionamongtheinstnamentslanguagelearners

alreadyuse,includingphoneapps,podcasts.YouTubevideos,andin-personinstructionJonathonReinhardt,an

associateprofessorattheUniversityofArizonaandpresidentoftheComputerAssistedLanguageInstruction

Consortium(CALICO).saysitmakessensethatgamingwouldincreasinglyenterintomoreformalclassroom

settings."Whatwe'regoingtoseeisgenerationwhogrowsupwithgamesandrecognizestheirpotentialas

learningobjects?'hesays."Theyhavetheskillsandtheabilitiestobuildthesesortsofthings.”

8.HowdovideogameshelpteamEnglishaccordingtoSigneHannibalJensen?

A.Theycanencourageplayers(olearnEnglishB.TheycanhelpplayerslearnEnglishgrammar.

C.TheycanprovideaneasywaytolearnEnglish.P.Theycanimproveplayers'focuswhilelearning.

q.WhatdoesStevenThornewanttosayinParagraph3?

A.Studentsshouldtakeonlinelanguagecourses.13.Studentsshoulddoactivitiesindependently.

C.S:udentscanhardlyhavefunatschoolP.Studentsarewillingtolearnforfun.

IO.WhatcanwelearnfromFionaGirolti'sexample

A.Itisnotnecessarytolearngrammarinclass

13.K-popcontributestoforeignlanguagelearning

C.Onlinegamingcanhelpimprovespokenlanguage

P.Videogamescanbeasefficientasin-personinstruction

11.WhatisJonathonReinhardt'saltitudetowardsvideogamesasalanguagelearninginstrument?

A.V/orried.B.Confident.C.Negative.D.Careful.

D

Imagineyouhavemadeplanswithanewfriend(otalkon(hephone.Youcalled,butiherewasnoanswer—

andyoudidn'tgetacallback.Whathappened?Perhapsshegotheldupbycaringforherchildrenoranimportant

task.Perhapsshedidn'twanttomeetbutdidn'ttakethetimetocalloff.Ormaybeshehadabusyweekandsimply

forgottowritedownyourmeetingtime.Oritwaspossiblethatyoucalledthewrongnumber.

Insocialsituationslikethese,ourmindscanofferavarietyofexplanations,rangingfromonesthatarekindto

onesthatputtheblameontheotherparty.Psychologistsrefertothisasourattributionalstyle.Pastresearchhas

foundthatindividualswithahostileattributionalstyle—thatis,whotendtothinkothers'actionisaresultofbad

intentions—tendtobelesssatisfiedwiththeirrelationships.

AccordingtoanewstudyintheJouinalofHappinessStudies,they'realsogenerallylesshappy.Thatmeans

thatallthoselittleassumptionswe'remakingaboutotherpeoplemightbesomethingwecanworkontoimprove

ourv/ell-being.

Inthestudy,707participantsfromtheUnitedStates,Poland,andJapanwereaskedtoanalyzesituationslike

theoneabove.Participantsthenratedthesituationonthreefactors:howmuchtheythoughttheotherpersonacted

purposely,howmuchblametheyputonthem,andhowangrytheywere,asameasureofhostileattributions.They

alsofilledoutaquestionnaireaboutthedegreetheyconsideredthemselvesahappyperson.

Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhogaveothersthebenefitofthedoubtallthetimewerehappy,compared

totheparticipantswhoalwaysblamedothers.Peoplewhoonlysometimesgaveothersthebenefitofthedoubtwere

alsohappier.

Theresearcherscan'tsayforsurewhetherseeingpeopleasunfriendlydirectlylowersourhappiness,or

whetherunhappypeoplearejustmorelikelytomakehostileattributionsinthefirstplace.However,thisstudydnes

suggestthepossibilitythatgivingpeoplethebenefitofthedoubtcanimproveourrelationshipsandourwell-being.

DorotaJasielska,assistantprofessorattheMariaGrzegorzewskaUniversityinWarsawandleadauthorofthe

paper,suggeststhatwestartbydevelopingpositiveandtrustingsocialrelationships.Whenwefindourselves

surroundedbywarmthandsupport,itcanhelpustoseethesocialworldinamorepositivelight.Ifyoufeellonely,

volunteeringorjoiningfriendlywelcomingorganizationscanbeagoodwaytobroadenyoursocialcircle.

Anotherimportantstrategyistohaveopenanddirectcommunication.Insteadoflettingyouranxietiesget

worseJasielskaexplains,itmaybebettertosimplytalktopeopleabouttheirconfusingbehavior.

Sothenextlimeafriendcallsoffplansorforgetstotextback,considergivingthemthebenefitofthedoubt

andwaitingtoheartheirsideofthingsbeforejumpingtoconclusions.Assumingothershavegoodintentions-

particularlythepeoplewealreadyknowandlove-willmaketheworldseemlikeafriendlierplace.

12.WhatdocstheauthorwanttodobygivingtheexampleinParagraphI?

A.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.8.Togivesomebackgroundinformation.

C.Topresentfindingsofrecentresearch.P.lbprovideanswerstoadifficultproblem.13.Whatdopeople

wilhahostileatiributionalstylelendtodo?

A.Tojudgeothers'actionsnegatively.B.Tobeunwillingtotrustothers'words.

C.Totryhardtocontrolothers'behavior.P.Toblameothersfortheirownmistakes.

14.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout?

A.V/ays(ohaveeffectivecommunication.B.Importanceofmakingfriendsindailylife

C.Methodsfnrimprovingoursocialrelationship.P.Adviceondealingwithconfusingsocialbehavior

15.Whatdoestheauthorwant(otellus?

A.V/cshouldfindcommoninterestswithothers.3.Wcshouldforgiveothersfbrtheirmistakes.

C.WeshouldjudgeothersinapositivelightP.Weshouldbekindandfriendlytoothers.

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。

Artisfoodforthesoul,andchildrenlearningartactuallygetadvantages.Herearesomeadvantagesof

learningartforchildren.

Arthelpsincreasecreativity.

ArtallowschildrentounderstandtheworldandexpressthemselvesinacreativewayAndthereis

norightorwrongineveryartpiece.Thechild'sopinionandfeelingwillbeuniqueandhighlyappreciatedinanart

class.

Arthelpsbuildconfidence.

Childrenwholakepartinperformanceclassesgetthechancetospeakinfrontofpeopletheydon'tknow.

J.7Theywillbecomeconfidentlittlebylittle.

Artisaboutcreatingsomethingoutofnothing.Achildwillaskhimself/herselfhowtoexpressacertain

feelingthroughadanceorafacialexpression,andhowtousehis/herfeelingstocreateapieceofmusicthatwould

tellastory.Alltheseskillswillhelpthechildinhis/herfuturelife.

Arthelpsdeveloppatienceanddetermination

Childrenwholearnnewmusicinstrumentknowhowharditistoachieveprogress.工qItishighly

importantinacompetitiveworldwhenyouarerequiredtostaypatientandnevergiveupinordertolearnnew

skills.

Arthelpsincreaseresponsibility.2.0Theybecomeresponsiblefortheiractionsandmistakes.Thish

veryimportantin(hedevelopmentofeveryadultbecausewe'realllivinginagroup.

A.Arthelpskidsexpressthemselves.

B.Arthelpsimproveproblem-solvingskills

C.Theycanlearn(hatthereisnoperfection.

P.Itallowsthemtogetover(hefearoffacingstrangers

E.Notwochildrenwillcomeupwiththesameartpiece.

F.Theonlywaytomasteritisthroughcontinuouspractice.

G.Throughart,childrenrealizethat(heiractionsaffectothers.

第二部分語言運用(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。

IwasbroughtupwithrulesofwhatIcouldandcouldnotwear.Butas￡teenager,IlongedfortheclothesI

wasn't2工Ioncetriedonadress.Irememberthe22,lookingatareflectionthatdidn'tseemlikeme.

Ithoughtclothesmeantcouldpretend（假裝）tobesomeoneelse.

WhenIwasstudyinginParis,myobsession（著迷）withclothesgot23Makingfriendswashard.When

Iboughtclothes,Ifeltmyanxietywould2.4.EverytimeIwentshopping,Ireasonedthemoneythat

peoplespenton25,1couldspendonclothes.

Aftermyfatherdied,Ifeltdeeplyalone,tryingtoprocessthe2Abybuyingclothes.Ididn'tfeelexcited

anymorefromthe27.Ijustdiditbecauseitwassomethingtodo.Ididn'thavetothinkabout

how28Ifelt.Iboughtawardrobe（衣柜）becauseIhad2*7somanyclothes.

Eventually,Igotmarried.WhenmyhusbandandImovedintoournewhome,asmallbutwarmhouse,there

wasonebigproblemithere"50wouldn'tbeenoughroomformyclotheswhich"meofmy

loneliness,andhowIhadtriedto32it.SoIletfriendsselectwhatevertheyliked.

（usedto33whatIneededtosurviveintheworldwithmaterialgoods.IstillloveshoppingbutI

34carefullywhenIbuythings.Theactof35clothesisawayfornietobemyself.

21.A.allowedB.preparedC.offeredD.shown

22.A.freedom13-comfortC.curiosityP.excitement

23A.unforgettableB.unarguableC.unavoidableP.uncontrollable

24.A.lastB.disappearC.disturbP.double

25.A.studyingB-socializingC.exercisingP.eating2.6.A.failure

13.changeC.influenceP.suffering

27.A.entertainment13.customC.relaxationD.inspiration

28.A.lonely13.shyC.tiredP.crazy

2RA.conlributed13.producedC.gatheredP.discovered

30.A.particularlyB.ordinarilyC.certainlyD.suddenly

31.A.cured13.warnedC.brokeP.reminded

32.A.understandB.hideC.explainP.prove

33.A.replaceB.connectC.mixP.compare

34.A.plan13.respondC.considerP.observe

35.A.pickingoutB.countingonC.showingoffP.givingaway

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個適當為單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Dogsarenottoysandtheirneedsshouldhetakenintoconsideration.DogownersinGermanywill56

(require)towalktheirpetsatleasttwiceadayifanewlawpasses.

Thecountiy'sagriculturalministerJuliaKlocknerproposedalawthatwouldorderdogownerstowalktheir

dogsatleasttwiceadayforatotalofanhourormore37(lei)iheirdagstakeenoughexercise.Thenewlaw

wouldalsostopownersfrom孑2(leave)thcirpetshomealonealldayortying(they)upoutside

foralongperiodoftime.Thelawalsoincludesalimitfordogownerson40numberofdogstheycan

keep

Theideabehindthelawistomakesurethecounlry'sdogsgetenoughexerciseandstay4r(health).

Theproposedlawhasbroughtforthdifferentopinionsfromdogownersandthose42arcworkinginthe

animalindustry.

"Therearelotsof43(way)toenrichyourdog'slifewithoutastrictlawandexerciseneedsare

differentdependingonthesize,typeandageofthedog,"LindsayHamrick,aworkeroftheHumaneSocietyofthe

UnitedStatessaid.Meanwhile,dogtrainerAnjaStriegelsaid,"Stayingathomeallday44(do)thespecies

littlegood.Alargepartoftheproblemsthatdogownershave45theiranimalsthesedaysarisefrom

lackofexercise.

第三部分寫作(共兩節，滿分40分)

第一節(滿分15分)

46.假定你是李華，你們班下周一要舉行冬至慶祝活動。請給留學Jack寫一封電子郵件,邀請他參加，內容

包括：

1.寫信目的；2.活動安排;3.邀請理由。

注意：1.詞數80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

第二節(滿分25分)

47.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。

"Idon'twanttogo."Dariamovedherleetslightlyandhunghershoulders.Momcontinuedpackingabag.

"We'regoingtoUncleRich'sinMontanaforsummervacation.He'syourfather'sbrother,andwegothereevery

year.”

Dariastormedoutofhermom'sroomandsaidangrily"Nobodyeverthinksofme!""That'senough.We're

going."repliedMomangrily,too.

TheirAugustvacationcamesoonerthanDariawanted.Beforesheknev/it.sheandthefamilywereatUncle

Rich'sranch.UncleRichgrabbedherdadandhuggedhim."Goodtoseeyou,“saidUncleRich.Daria'sbrotherand

sisterwere(winsandtwoyearsyounger,sotheydidn'trealizewhataninconvenienceandborebeingonaranch

was.Theyraced(oseeanimals.Dariagrabbedherbag.I'mgoingtomyroom,shetoldherparents.

"Waitaminute,Daria,"saidUncleRich"Ihavegotsomethingtoshowyou.”“Youcometoo,Mhesaidto

Daria'sparents.AtthebarnDariasawth,horse.Itwasofmediumsize.Ithadafine,softblackcoatandonewhite

foot.Therewaswidewhitepatchthatrandown(hecenterofitsface.Dariafellinlovewithitatfirstsight,"Wow!

Wha:ahorse!"

“He'samustang,saidUncleRich"Mustangsarcfreehorseswholiveinthewild.Wcfoundhimstuckinthe

muddownbytheriver.Ididn'tknowhowhegotthere.MyfriendandIropedhimandmanagedtogethimout.

Thismustangisabeauty.

Dariakickedthedirt.t4CanIhelpcsrcfbrhim?^^Thenshefeltherheartbeatinginexpectation.

UncleRichlaughed.<4Youbet.Themorehandswchave,thebetter.Justdon'tgettooattached.Oncewe'resure

he'sokay,wewillhavetolethimgofree.Mustangswentfromoveramillionatthebeginningofthe20thcentury

tolessthan17,000in1970.Theywerehuntedfbrmcat.^^

注意：

1.續寫詞數應為150左右：

2.請按如下格式作答。

Dariafeltherstomachturn.

Shewasbacktothebarninaflash.

2020-2021學年度高一上學期英語期末考試模擬卷

第一節(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37?5分)

A

Ifyou'relookingforagoodprivateschoolinsoutheastEngland,herearesomegoodonesforyoutochoose

from.

GreenfieldsIndependentSchool

Ages:2-18yearsold

No.otStudents:150

Tel.+44(0)1342822189

Weuseavery-goodteachingmethodwhichmakeslearningfunandlastsalifetime.Wehaveahealthy

environment.Ourschoolissmall,friendlyandsafewithagoodlocationinthecountry.Il'sabout50minutesfrom

Londonandabout30minutesfromBrighton.

SteephillSchool

Ages:3-11yearsold

No.ofStudents:130

Tel+44(0)1474702107

StccphillSchoolisasmall,friendlyandmixed-abilityschoolwithveryhighexpectations.Itisverysuccessful

everyyearwithexcellentperformanceintheareaofstudyandlotsofwinningparticipationinthesportsandarts

fields.Ourgoalistohaveahappybuthardworkingschooltogivechildrenthechancetogrowandshine.

AbacusCollege

Ages:16-22yearsold

No.ofStudents:50

Tei.+44(0)1865240111

Formorethanfortyyears.AbacusCollegehasbeenhelpingbothlocalandinternationalstudentstoachieve

theirdreamofstudyingatBritishuniversity.LocatedinOxford,(hecollegeisfamousfor(hesupportitgivesto

everystudent.Smallclasses,experiencedteachersandatrackrecordforplacingstudentson(heuniversitycourses

of(heirchoicemakeAbacusdifferentfromothercolleges.

BartholomewsTutorialCollege

Ages:14-50yearsold

No.ofStudents:50TeL+44(0)1273205965

Thisisanindependenteducationalcollege.Wearrangecoursesentirelytotheindividualneedsofeach

student,withtuitionmostlyonaone-to-onebasis.Wesetnoentiyrequirementsand,whileexaminationsuccess

remainsimportantweaimsimplytohelpeachstudenttoreachtheirhighlevel.

工.Whichnumberwouldonecallifhe'sespeciallygoodatdoingsportsatschool?

A.44(0)1342822189.B.44(0)1865240111.

C.44(0)1474702107.D.44(0)1273205965.

2.WhalmayBartholomewsTutorialCollegedo?

A.Askstudents(opaydifferentamountsoftuition.B.Askstudentstcchoosecoursestheylove.

C.Paynoattentiontoexaminationsuccess.D.Setentryrequirementsforstudents.

3.Whatcanweleaniaboutalltheschoolsmentionedabove?

A.NoneofthemisfamousinEngland.B.Allofthemarcprivatehighschools.

C.Allofthemhaveagoodlocation.P.Noneofthemisverj-large.

【答案】：L.C2.A3.D

【解析】

【分析】這是一篇應用文。文章主要介紹了英格蘭東南部四所不錯的私立學校情況，介紹了其聯系方式、

學生人數和特色等情況。

【工題詳解】

細節理解題。根據SteephillSchool部分中MTel.+44(0)14747021()7；SteephillSchoolisasmall,friendlyand

mixed-abilityschoolwithveryhighexpectations.Itisverysuccessfuleveryyearwithexcellentperformanceinihe

areaofstudyandlotsofwinningparticipationinthesportsandartsfields.(電話:44(0)1474702107；Steephill學

校是一所小型、友好的混合型學校，有著很高的期望。每年都非常成功，學生們在學習領域都有出色的表

現，在體育和藝術領域也有很多獲獎的學生)”可知，如果一個人在學校特別擅長運動，他撥打44(0)

1474702107c故選C。

【2題詳解】

細節理解題。根據最后一段中“Wearrangecoursesentirelytotheindividualneedsofeachstudent,withtuition

mostlyonaone-to-onebasis.(我們完全根據每個學生的個人需要來安排課程，學費大多是一對?的支付)”

可知，BartholomewsTulorial學院會要求學生支付不同數額的學費。故比A。

【3題詳解】

細節理解題。根據GreenfieldsIndependentSchool部分中“No.ofStudents:150：Ourschoolissmall,friendly

andsafewithagoodlocationinthecountry.（學生人數：150人:我們的學校很小,友好，安全，地理位置

好）“：SteephillSchool部分中“No.ofStudents:130：SteephillSchoolisasmall,friendlyandmixed-ability

schoolwilhveryhighexpectations.（學生人數：130人：Sleephill學校是一所小型、友好的混合型學校，有著

很高的期望）“：AbacusCollege部分中“No.ofStudents:50：Smallclasses,experiencedteachersandatrack

recordforplacingstudentson（heuniversitycoursesof（heirchoicemakeAbacusdifferentfromothercolleges.（學

生人數：5。人；小班授課、經驗豐富的教師以及為學生提供他們所選擇的大學課程的記錄，使Abacus有

別于其他學院）“以及最后一段中wNo.ofStudents:50：Thisisanindependenteducationalcollege.（學生人

數：50人：這是一所獨立的教育學院）”可知，上述學校都不大。故選D。

B

Somefamilieschoosetotakeextravagant（奢侈的）vacations,suchastctheGrandCanyon.However,my

favoritefamily"vacaiion"wasdifferent.Nineyearsago,myparentsmadeaplanlobuildthehomeoftheirdreams

intheneighborhood.

HomeNumberIgraduallyturnedintothemanagementofficeforbuildingHomeNumber2.AsHomeNumber

2begantotakeshape,itdrewourattentionandourprimaryhomebecametheplacewherewesleptonly.Thethree

ofuschildrenworkedandbecamesoon-to-be-skilledworkers.Iquicklylearnedihaipersonalitiesarereadily

disDhyedwhenwepaintedawall.Somerepealedhisdemand,refusingotherstoenterthearea.Others

systematicallypaintedthewall,workingfromtoplobotlominanorganizedfashion.Andonemightloseinterest

quicklyanddrewsmileyfacesandsignedhisnameonthewall.

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neverberemovedfrommyclothesnomatterhowmanytimesIwashedit.Welearnedotherimportantlessons

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