2017高考b卷英语答案_2017高考英语全国卷答案

1.山东春季高考英语试题2017及英语高考模拟试题(2)

2.2016-2017英语周报高三新课程第13期

3.天津听力高考答案， B卷的

4.河北英语高考题2017年

2016 2017高三外研版英语周报第11期答案及解析

Book 4 Modules 3-4

参考答案及部分解析

参考答案

1-5 BACAC 6-10CBCBA

11-15 CAACB 16-20CAABC

21-25 ADCCB 26-30ABBAB

31-35 BCCBC 36-40FBDGE

41-45 CADBB 46-50DCCAD

51-55 BCBAA 56-60DBACC

61. environmental 62. successfully

63. to 64.where

65. began 66.fastest

67. them 68.have been rejected

69. to harvest 70. the

短文改错：

71. ... jog near my home ... jog → jogging

72. ... in a morning. a → the

73. ... with a purpose. with → without

74. Then next day ... next前加the

75. ... that amazed me ... that → what

76. ... at them cheerful ...

cheerful → cheerfully

77. ... not my friend ... friend → friends

78. ... tomorrow and sometime.

and → but

79. By giving up ... 去掉up

80. ... who benefit most.

benefit → benefits

One possible version:

Dear Andy,

How are you doing these days? I'd like totell you something about the annual Campus Book Fair in my school.

It was held on the afternoon of lastThursday in order to encourage teachers and students to read more. The latestbooks of different types brought by the booksellers were displayed for us toread and purchase. Teachers and students also sold or exchanged their usedbooks.

I like the fair very much, which not onlyintroduced us to a lot of interesting books but allowed us to buy books at alower price. Besides, it gave us a chance to make new friends. Do you havesimilar activities in your school?

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

部分解析

阅读理解：

A篇（学校生活）

本文是记叙文。作者被斯坦福大学录取后反思自己的高中生活。

21. A。推理判断题。由第二段末的Now that I've gotten into college, however, my life seems almostwell ... pointless及第三段开头的Foryears, getting into Stanford was my only goal. So what if I lost my friends andeven my own personality to pursue this dream可推断，作者为考上斯坦福大学的得与失而困惑。倒数第二段开头的For now, my future is vague. To others, I may seem extremelyexcited, but inwardly, I am conflicted也是提示。

22. D。细节理解题。由第三段末的I sent the teacher an email informing her of Hannah's difficulty ...sacrifice my grade可知，作者为了不影响自己在团队项目中的成绩向老师抱怨Hannah不太好的表现。

23. C。词义猜测题。由上文的paint myself as a typical Stanford student及下文的what's better than a girl who loves engineering可推断，作者在自己的大学申请中将自己描述成了一个渴望成为工程师的人。故C项恰当。

24. C。推理判断题。由倒数第二段末的Instead of haggling for points with my teachers ... I should haveexplored my talents and interests可推断，作者后悔自己读高中时太在乎成绩，应当更注重开发自己的潜能和兴趣。据此可推断C项正确。

B篇（计划与愿望）

本文是议论文。文章主要讲希望的含义以及希望对于成功的重要性。

25. B。段落大意题。由第一段中的what people accept as hope is a ... Hope in ancient Greek is “elpis” meaning ... 可知，本段主要讲hope的含义。

26. A。推理判断题。由第二段末的Not giving up on his hope, he worked hard toward it and at last hebecame president of Anglo Gold Ashanti可知，Jonah的例子主要是为了证明有希望才会有成功。

27. B。细节理解题。由第三段中的Someone may say “I've tried andfailed several times” ... they alsofailed; however, they didn't give up on their hope可知，要想成功就不能轻言放弃。

28. B。标题归纳题。本文主要讲了希望的含义以及希望对于成功的重要性，并鼓励人们心怀希望，并不轻易放弃。故B项最恰当。

C篇（科普知识）

本文是说明文。研究表明人们的情绪影响对颜色的判断。

29. A。细节理解题。由第二段末句There's a reason, he says, that sad people commonly describe theworld as “colorless,” and “gray,” and happy people use words like “bright” and “colorful.”可知，人们描述世界的方式可以反映出他们的感受。

30. B。推理判断题。由第三段中的the researchers randomly assigned people to one of two groups.People in the “sadness” group watched a sad scene from The Lion King. Those in the “amusement” group watcheda comedy可推断，实验中让一部分参与者看《狮子王》中悲哀的场面是为了让他们感到伤心，让另一部分人看喜剧是为了让他们开心，进而为之后的实验做准备。

31. B。细节理解题。由第四段中的Some of the patches are pretty difficult to make out ... People werescored on how accurate their color perception was可知，实验中将不同颜色的斑点处理得略带灰色是为了使它们较难辨认。

32. C。细节理解题。由倒数第二段末的they did not have problems seeing colors in the red-green spectrum... response to anger可知，伤心的人较容易辨认出红色。

D篇（文娱与体育）

本文是应用文。文章介绍了两项夜间娱乐活动。

33. C。细节理解题。由文中的These special nights enable a family ... at no charge可知，该活动对成年人和儿童都免费。

34. B。细节理解题。由文中的Kids 14 and under are invited to complete a fitness challenge uponarrival to earn free admission to the event可知。

35. C。细节理解题。由文中的designed to help grown-ups and children develop a lifetime ofhealthy habits可知，该组织致力于帮助人们养成健康的生活习惯。

七选五：

话题：日常活动

本文是说明文。文章介绍了几点关于如何成功的建议。

36. F。F项是对上文的strengths的举例说明，且与下文的Maybe you'll become an auto mechanic相呼应。

37. B。B项与上文的Did you fail acourse?并列，并与上文的few mistakes aredisastrous相呼应。

38. D。由下文Cecilia的例子可推断，在某些方面的成功能使一个人具备成功人士的素质和心态，进而在其它方面也获得成功。

39. G。G项中的who were also achievers与上文的Cecilia's grades improved相呼应。

40. E。E项与上文的I've met peoplefrom top universities who have experienced unemployment and even homelessness都是对本段主题句Getting into a top university — or any university — will notguarantee success的具体解释说明。

完形填空：

话题：健康

本文是记叙文。一位乳腺癌患者康复后致力于提高女性对心脏疾病的认识。

41. C。由上文的when cancer crashes down on your life plans及下文的Drown in sorrow可推断，当一个人得知自己患癌症后通常会“哭（Cry）”。

42. A。由上文的pick yourself up and enjoy the glory of及下文的with a mission to serve可推断，癌症患者在伤心过后会振作起来，享受“活着（alive）”的幸福，并努力做些事情。

43. D。由上文的my life's goal可知，在患癌症之前，作者的人生目标是“说服（persuade）”自己的丈夫再生一个宝宝。

44. B。由下文的I felt lost可推断，患癌症后，作者的梦想破灭了。故选dead。

45. B。由下文的the body heals much faster可推断，“治疗（treatment）”结束后，作者感到很茫然。

46. D。由上文的I felt lost及下文的the bodyheals much faster than ... 可推断，作者感到生存是如此“艰难（difficult）”。

47. C。由上文的When I was done with my ... I felt lost可推断，身体恢复得比“精神（soul）”快很多。

48. C。由上文的What was my calling now ... I felt I should help save others可推断，作者想要给那些有生命和健康危险的人带来“不同（difference）”。

49. A。一位朋友告诉作者，在以色列，心血管疾病“致死（kills）”的女性比所有因癌症而死的女性还要多。

50. D。由下文的If women knew可推断，女性甚至不“知道（know）”心血管疾病的危害。

51. B。如果女性知道心脏病的“起因（causes）”和前兆，她们就能挽救自己的生命。

52. C。由上段可知，通过和朋友的谈话，作者“找到了（found）”自己的使命。

53. B。由上段末的If women knew ... signs of heart disease, they could save theirlives可推断，作者开始致力于提高人们对心脏病的“认识（awareness）”。

54. A。作者帮助那些健康风险“严重（severe）”的人了解心脏病。

55. A。作者的努力促使议会委员们讨论心脏健康，这令作者感到非常“满足（satisfaction）”。

56. D。由上文的Status of Women及第四段末的If womenknew ... signs of heart disease, they could save their lives可推断，议会委员们讨论了“女性的（women's）”心脏健康。

57. B。由第三段中的I felt I should help save others可知，癌症治愈后，作者帮助保护很多人的“生命（lives）”。

58. A。59. C。由作者经历癌症后大有成就的事例可知，“灾难（Disasters）”可以让一个人变得“更好（better）”。

60. C。你只需要向前迈几步，再凭借一点点运气，“转变（transformation）”就会发生。

语法填空：

61. environmental。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处修饰名词impact，故填形容词environmental。

62. successfully。考查副词。设空处修饰谓语，故填副词successfully。

63. to。考查介词。up to意为“多达”。

64. where。考查关系副词。设空处引导限制性定语从句且在从句中作地点状语，故填where。

65. began。考查一般过去时。由Since可知begin所表示的动作发生在过去，故填began。

66. fastest。考查形容词最高级。句中含表示范围的in the fresh produce market，且设空处前有the限定，故填fast的最高级fastest。

67. them。考查代词。设空处指代前面的“Ugly” fruits and vegetables，且在此作sell的宾语，故填them。

68. have been rejected。考查虚拟语气。由once（曾经）可知，设空处表示与过去事实相反的假设，且produce与reject之间是被动关系，故填have beenrejected。

69. to harvest。考查不定式作宾补的用法。send sb. to do sth.意为“派某人去做某事”。

70. the。考查定冠词。“the +形容词”表示一类人，此处意为“饥饿的人们”。

山东春季高考英语试题2017及英语高考模拟试题(2)

2016-2017英语周报高三外研综合第二十四期答案

Book 8 Modules 5-6

参考答案及部分解析

参考答案

1-5 CBBAC 6-10BABCB

11-15 ACCAB 16-20CABCB

21-25 ABCDC 26-30DABBC

31-35 BCBCD 36-40DABGC

41-45 BADDC 46-50ABCCB

51-55 ABCDA 56-60DCCBA

61. attractions 62. wonderful

63. that 64.and

65. was destroyed 66. involved

67. before 68.is

69. what 70.really

短文改错：

71. ... who name is ... who → whose

72. ... has pair of ... pair前加a

73. ... of white tooth. tooth → teeth

74. She is health ... health → healthy

75. ... good in her ... in → at

76. ... gets higher marks ... higher → high

77. ... liked her very ... liked → like

78. ... also plays the ... plays → play

79. ... she is asking ... asking → asked

80. ... very much popular ... 去掉much

One possible version:

Dear Mr. Green,

I am Li Hua, and I stayed in your hotel aweek ago. I really enjoyed the time in your hotel, especially the excellentservice provided by your kind staff. But I have to ask a favor of you now. Itwas not until I got back home that I found that I had left my diary in yourhotel. There are some nice photos taken in New York and notes on my travelexperiences in the diary. It means so much to me that I couldn't sleep and eatwell without it. I wonder if you could find time to look for it and if you findit, be so kind as to mail it to me as soon as possible.

Looking forward to your reply.

Sincerelyyours,

LiHua

部分解析

阅读理解：

A篇（文学与艺术）

本文是应用文。How ChildrenSucceed一书的作者Paul Tough就记者提出的一些问题作出了回答。

21. A。细节理解题。根据第一部分中的How Children Succeed is an attempt to answer those questions ... 可知，Paul Tough创作这本书是为了探讨一些问题，找到这些问题的答案。

22. B。细节理解题。根据第二部分中的what seems to have more of an effect is the chaotic environmentsthat many low-income kids grow up in可知，Paul Tough认为生活环境对贫穷孩子的影响更大。

23. C。词义猜测题。根据第三部分中的I don't think it's quite true that failure itself helps us succeed.In fact ... 可推测，Paul Tough认为失败本身并不可以帮助我们成功。实际上，反复的失败对孩子的成长“有害”。

24. D。细节理解题。根据最后一部分中的what I'm more concerned about is his character可知，Paul Tough现在更加关注孩子的性格培养。

B篇（热点话题）

本文是记叙文。罗伯特·怀兰常在建筑物的墙壁或者天花板上绘制巨型海洋生物。他希望通过自己的努力，唤醒人们对海洋的关注，保护海洋生物。

25. C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的he painted his first mural, dinosaurs, on the headboard of hisparents' bed可知，怀兰的第一幅壁画是在他父母卧室的床头板上创作的。

26. D。推理判断题。根据第四段中的He explains that through his mind's eye he can look at a blankcanvas and form a picture of the finished mural in his mind可知，通过“头脑中的眼睛”，怀兰可以想象出他的成品是什么样的。由此不难推测，怀兰“头脑中的眼睛”指的就是他的想象力。

27. A。篇章结构题。根据文末的Wyland might just be the best friend a whale could have可知，这里指怀兰努力保护的鲸鱼也许并不知道“怀兰或许是它们最好的朋友”。

28. B。标题归纳题。通读全文可知，罗伯特·怀兰常在建筑物的墙壁或者天花板上绘制巨型海洋生物，尤其是鲸鱼。他希望通过自己的努力，保护包括鲸鱼在内的海洋生物，因此用“鲸鱼王子”称呼他一点也不为过。

C篇（社会）

本文是议论文。文章论述了让贫困国家的女孩和女性受教育的重要性。

29. B。推理判断题。根据第三段中的there would be 14 percent fewer child marriages及64 percent fewer girls would be locked into marriage at an age whenthey should still be in school不难看出，这些数据说明了教育能够防止童婚。

30. C。句意理解题。根据第四段内容可知，受过教育的母亲能保护她们的孩子少得病并且避免营养不良，也就是说，受过教育的母亲能够让孩子更健康。

31. B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的used education to build her female students' confidence and toencourage them to stand up for their rights可知，Khalique是一位为女性权利奋战的斗士。

32. C。篇章结构题。本文的主体结构是“总—分—总”。作者分别从教育能够有效防止童婚（第二、三段）、提高孩子们的健康水平（第四段）并且使得女性站出来争取自己的权利（第五段）三个方面说明让贫困国家的女孩和女性受教育的重要性。

D篇（饮食）

本文是说明文。Josephine是一家食品公司，其厨师都是在自家厨房烹饪饭菜然后出售。

33. B。推理判断题。根据第一段中的people under 35 are now demanding food that's fresh and healthful —as well as fast及第二段中的That's good newsfor ... 可推测，Josephine出售高质量的食物，满足了人们对于食物新鲜、健康的要求。

34. C。推理判断题。根据倒数第四段内容不难看出，Josephine与Willard中学的合作使得双方都受益。

35. D。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的People were happy and pleased to come here and get their meals, andI think that's their right可知，McGhee认为人们有权利选择去哪里购买食物，由此可推测，她对于那些禁卖条令很不满。

七选五：

话题：日常活动

本文是议论文。研究表明，作业的多少跟学生的学业成就关联不大，而且太多的作业还带来很多弊端，因此作者呼吁作业改革。

36. D。根据本空上一句内容可知，“一年级的学生应该只有十分钟的作业”。

37. A。 “很多孩子因为家庭作业而生病”就是上一句提到的学生负担过重引发的弊端之一。

38. B。虽然作业是老师布置的，但是作业多也不能全怪老师，因为“很多老师比以往任何时候都压力大”。本段末句的it指代的就是B项中的pressure。

39. G。根据本空后的However可知，本空与本空后之间为转折关系。再根据本空后的no correlation, only a small correlation及More is not better可知，本空应该是说“一些老师和家长认为布置很多作业有好处”。

40. C。根据本段中的has limited homework, keeping to the “10 minute rule.”及assignhomework only when you feel the assignment is valuable不难看出，“一些学校已经采取措施改善（作业多的）问题”。

完形填空：

话题：人际关系

本文是记叙文。由于计划不够周详，作者的好心反而带来了麻烦。

41. B。根据本空前后的hard work及feel so good可以看出，本空前后为转折关系，故but符合此处语境。

42. A。43. D。根据第一段内容可知，作者总是热心助人，因此当他“听说（heard about）”一个叫Logan的小男孩在一场事故中严重受伤时，他想要“帮忙（help）”。

44. D。根据下段中的a few days before the sale可知，义卖还没有举行，因此这里指作者和朋友“决定（decided）”举办一场义卖活动。

45. C。筹集两千美元是作者和朋友的“目标（goal）”。

46. A。作者和朋友在网上宣布这次“义卖（sale）”活动是因为网络受众广、消息传播快，因此会有很多人来参加。

47. B。根据下一句中的on the phone可知，作者接到了一个怒气冲冲的“电话（call）”。

48. C。根据下段中的She called Logan's aunt back可知，打电话的是Logan的“姨妈（aunt）”。

49. C。根据本段第一句中的angry可知，Logan的姨妈很“生气（annoyed）”。

50. B。51. A。根据本段中的angry及we were taking advantage of her family's terrible tragedy可推测，由于作者和朋友并没有把自己帮助Logan的“计划（plan）”告诉Logan的父母，所以Logan的姨妈认为作者和朋友是在利用她家的惨事赚取同情，为“他们自己（ourselves）”谋利。由于本文为第一人称叙述，故这里用ourselves指作者和朋友自己。

52. B。根据本句中的but和下句作者向奶奶求助可推测，作者向Logan的姨妈解释，但是她并不“听（listen）”作者的解释。

53. C。本句中的I was a child ... 就是奶奶向Logan的姨妈“解释（explained）”的内容。

54. D。根据上文内容不难看出，作者做的所有事都是“试图（tried）”提供帮助。

55. A。根据本段开头的Finally可推测，最后所有的事情都“解决了（settled）”。

56. D。根据上文内容可知，由于作者计划不周，他的热心肠反而带来了“麻烦（trouble）”。

57. C。根据本空前后句中的I still devote myself to helping及I'll be a lot more careful可知，作者仍然全力以赴帮助他人，“但是（However）”他会更加谨慎。

58. C。需要帮助的家庭应该是“悲惨的（sad）”。

59. B。根据上文内容可知，作者没有知会Logan的父母就在网上发布了为帮助Logan而举办的义卖活动，由此可知，作者助人的方式有问题，因此作者以后会在“如何（how）”助人方面更加小心。

60. A。根据上文内容可知，Logan的姨妈认为作者和朋友是在利用她家的惨事赚取同情，为自己谋利，这显然“伤害了（hurting）”他们，因此作者以后要避免类似事情的发生。

语法填空：

61. attractions。考查名词。设空处与landmarks并列，且意为“有吸引力的事物”，故填attractions。

62. wonderful。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处修饰city且意为“奇妙的”，故填wonderful。

63. that。考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句且在从句中作宾语，且先行词前有序数词，故填that。

64. and。考查连词。between ... and ... 意为“在……和……之间”。

65. was destroyed。考查一般过去时的被动语态。由World War Two可知，destroy所表示的动作发生在过去，且most of the historic centre与destroy之间是被动关系，故填wasdestroyed。

66. involved。考查过去分词作定语的用法。be involved in意为“参与”，此处省略了that/ who were。

67. before。考查连词。工人们在受雇前要参加考试，故填before。

68. is。考查主谓一致。主语的中心词是thing，且由上下文可知此处用一般现在时，故填is。

69. what。考查连接词。设空处引导主语从句且在从句中作宾语，再结合句意可知应填what。

70. really。考查副词。设空处修饰动词love，故填really。

选做题参考答案及解析

参考答案

I. 1-4 BCCA

II. 1-5 BDCDA 6-10CABDA

11-15 CBDAD 16-20BDCBA

解析

阅读理解：

话题：个人情感

本文是说明文。文章从心理学角度解释了三种不同寻常的行为表现。

1. B。推理判断题。根据第一部分内容，尤其是So if you fondly remember your mom taking care of you when you weresick, some medicine may smell like heaven to you可知，喜欢闻别人觉得难闻的味道跟自己的美好回忆有关。

2. C。写作目的题。根据第二部分中的However可知，作者以JamesWatson的梦为例说明有些梦含有奇思妙想，以Jerry的梦为例说明有些梦毫无意义。

3. C。细节理解题。根据第三部分中的you should meet more people and spend time with them可知，作者建议当事人与更多的人交往。

4. A。文章出处题。根据文中的Am I wrong, I'm worried that they may include brilliant ideas, but Ican't remember them及IT SCARES ME可知，本文跟心理学有关。第三部分中的says psychologist Alan Hilfer也是提示。

完形填空：

话题：社会

本文是议论文。文章讨论了广告对青少年的影响。

1. B。根据本空前的内容可知，广告无处不在，“以致于（so that）”我们现在对广告视而不见。

2. D。根据下文内容，尤其是effect(s), affecting可知，Branded一书揭露了广告如何“影响（affected）”青少年。

3. C。众所周知，学校是“学习（learning）”的地方。

4. D。根据本段末的sponsors可知，越来越多的学校得到公司的“赞助（sponsored）”。

5. A。根据本段中的Our public schools ... now contain too many advertisements可知，如今学校里有太多的广告，就连英语课上都需要设计赞助商的“广告（advertising）”宣传语。

6. C。根据本句中的technique及下句对seeding的解释可知，seeding是一种营销“方法（method）”。

7. A。8. B。9. D。根据常识及本句中的buy their products可知，公司的目的是盈利，因此它们把免费的商品“分发（give out）”给学校最受欢迎的青少年，“希望（hoping）”大家都效仿这些“受欢迎的（popular）”孩子，购买它们的商品。本句中的the “most popular” teens提示了第9题答案。

10. A。根据下句中的The Converse craze可知，曾经掀起的匡威热已经“证明了（proven）”seeding行之有效。

11. C。根据上句中的during the 1980s可知，这里指20世纪80年代的那“十年（decade）”。

12. B。根据本段内容不难看出，整容手术行业对青少年的影响“更加让人不安（more disturbing）”。

13. D。根据本句中的increased from 65,231 to 79,501可知，这里指2013年到2014年18岁及以下青少年接受整容手术的“数量（number）”。

14. A。下文中的perfect提示了本题答案。

15. D。根据本空后的hair dye可知，这里指推销染发剂之类的“产品（products）”。

16. B。广告的作用就是宣传商品或者服务，以鼓动别人购买或使用，因此这里指广告中的模特“鼓励（encouraging）”青少年整形。

17. D。根据下段末的society's vision of “perfect”可知，这里指被社会“大众（publicly）”接受的“完美”样子。

18. C。根据本空后的deal with可推测，Alissa Quart写Branded的目的就是希望帮助人们“了解（realize）”并应对广告对青少年的影响。

19. B。根据常识可知，广告就是公开赞扬（某事物）以鼓动别人购买或使用，因此说它会影响我们的“想法（minds）”。

20. A。人们整形的目的就是要与社会大众接受的“完美”样子“一致（fit in with）”。

2016-2017英语周报高三新课程第13期

　第二节七选五

　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。(共5小题，每小题3分，共15分)

　How to Improve Vocabulary Fast

　Your vocabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with. We should learn some ways to expand it.

　Read every day. 36 Choose reading material that is slightly above your level and keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know.

　37 If you do not meet with an unfamiliar word in your daily reading, use your dictionary to search for one.

　Learn the correct definition and pronunciation for each new word. Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary, you must be able to use it in speech.

　Elaborate(阐释)on the meaning of the word. Use imagery and personal relevance. If you have just learned the word ?stubborn?, think about the neighbor who will not lend you his car. 38

　Use your new word in speech and in writing. E-mail your sister about how your cat is stubborn about sleeping on your pillow. 39 But the more you use it, the more fluent you will become in its use. Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary.

　Tell everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary. Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is. 40 The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone, the more likely you are to remember it.

　A. Or let them ask for the definition of a new word you have used.

　B. Your vocabulary contains the words you understand.

　C. The vocabulary can be increased.

　D. Imagine him shaking his head, and think of him as ?stubborn in his refusal?.

　E. The first time you use a new word in speech, it may seem clumsy and forced.

　F. Find a new word every day

　G. The more often you read, the faster your vocabulary can grow.

　第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)

　第一节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

　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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　Do you know insurance? Buying insurance is a 41 by which people can protect themselves 42 large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay 43 sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only 44 will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out or the sums of money it has 45 .

The first modern fire insurance company was 46 in London, England in 1666. A great fire had just 47 most of the city, and people wanted protection against 48 losses. The first company 49 rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas.

　Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also 50 a new kind of insurance for 51 . The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops 52 storms.

　In 1795, Benjamin Franklin helped start 53 new insurance company in America. This company, 54 offered life insurance, collected some money 55 from many different men. 56 a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is 57 in business.

　Over the years, people have 58 from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from 59 accidents as car and plane crashes. 60 , almost everyone has some kind of insurance.

　41. A. way B. firm C.consideration D. means

　42. A.. from B. against C. with D. beyond

　43. A. small B. huge C. much D. little

　44. A. many B. little C. few D. a few

　45. A. stole B. collected C. lent D. brought

　46. A. built B. found C. formed D. organized

　47. A. destroyed B. hurt C. harmed D. wounded

　48. A. farther B. further C. wider D. longer

　49. A. risen B. rised C. grew D. turned

　50. A. suggested B. determined C. asked D. demanded

　51. A. farmers B. workers C. waiters D. doctors

　52. A. with B. by C. from D. for

　53. A. other B. certain C. another D. some

　54. A. where B. which C. whom D. that

　55. A. commonly B. usually C. regularly D. ordinary

　56. A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Because

　57. A. always B. still C. hardly D. seldom

　58. A. paid B. offered C. bought D. benefited

　59. A. many B. so C. such D. that

　60. A. Today B. Generally C. Lately D. Tomorrow

　第Ⅱ卷(满分50分)

　注意事项：

　用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

　第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

　阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

　Polar bears are suffering in a 61 (warm) world.

　Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals. 62 much of the year, they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared 63 for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that 64 (threat) the only home they know.

　The polar bears? world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice has reduced by 9.8% every 10 years 65 1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their 66 (survive). ?The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over,? says Andrew Derocher, 67 scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. ? 68 it, they can?t exist.?

　Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. 69 in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, 70 the bears are not actively hunting.

　第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

　第一节：短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

　增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(?)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

　删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

　修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

　注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词;

　2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起)不计分;

　3. 错误类型不涉及单词拼写。

　Good relationships between teachers or students are important to teaching and learning. Only with good relationships can student and teachers cooperate well.

　Good relationships depended on both sides. On the one hand, students should respect teachers and our hard work. They should polite to teachers and ready to following their advice. On an other hand, teachers should be kindly, friendly and patient to students. They must be responsible on their teaching and help students. If both sides treat to each other in a friendly way, teaching and learning in class will be highly efficient.

　第二节：书面表达

　假如你叫李华，你和父母在英国旅游期间于1月28日至30日入住Forest Hotel酒店，但对其提供的服务不满意，请发电子邮件给酒店的管理者进行投诉，要求其道歉并改进服务质量。

　1. 搬运工送到房间的皮箱破损;

　2. 卫生间漏水;

　3. 楼下酒吧有噪音，并持续到很晚，影响休息。

　注意：1. 文章必须包括所有要点。可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯。

　2. 词数120.

　3. 参考词汇：搬运工porter n; 皮箱suitcase n; 漏水leak vi.

　参考答案

　第一部分：听力部分(共两节，满分20分，每小题1分)

　1~5.BACBA 6~10.BBCCA 11~15.CCABA 16~20.CABCB

　第二部分：阅读理解(共50分，)

　第一节(共37.5分，每小题2.5分)：

　A. 21?24 CDCA B. 25?28 DABA 29?32 BBCD 33--35 DBA

　第二节(共12.5，每小题2.5分)：36?40 GFDEA

　第三部分：英语知识运用(共45分)

　第一节 完型填空(共30分，每小题1.5分)：

　41-45 DAADB 46-50CABCA 51-55ABCBC 56-60 ABDCA

　第二节 语法填空(共15分 ，每小题1.5分)：

　61.warmer 62.For/During 63.them 64.threatens 65.since 66.survial 67.a 68.Without

　69.But 70.when

　第四部分 写作(共35分)

　第一节 短文改错(共10分每小题1分)：

　1.or改为and

　2.student改为students

　3.depended改为depend

　4.our改为their

　5.should改为should be

　6.following改为follow

　7.an改为the

　8.kindly改为kind

　9.responsible后加for

　10.treat to 去掉to

　第二节 书面表达(共25分)：One Possible Version

　Dear Manager,

　My name is Li Hua. I stayed at your hotel, Forest Hotel, during my visit to the UK from Jan 28 to 30 with my parents. However, the service in your hotel left much to be desired. I?m writing this email to express my opinion.

First, we found our suitcases broken after they were carried to our room by one of your porters. Second, water was leaking out of the toilet in the bathroom. Third, the noise from the bar downstairs went on so late into the night each night that we couldn?t get good rest.

　For the above reasons, I have to say that the service in your hotel is of poor quality. Therefore, I would like to receive a written apology from you. Meanwhile, I hope you can improve your service in the future so that none of the above happens again.

　Yours sincerely,

　LI HUA

天津听力高考答案， B卷的

2016-2017英语周报高三新课程第13期参考答案及部分解析

[参考答案]

1-5 ACACB 6-10 CBACA

11-15 CBCAA 16-20ABBCC

21-25 DABBC 26-30BABAC

31-35 BCDCB 36-40FAEDG

41-45 DCABA 46-50BDCDC

51-55 ABCDC 56-60ABDBA

61. were exploring 62.moving / move

63. delighted 64.that

65. towards / to 66. calmly

67. its 68.which

69. a 70.to greet

短文改错：

71. ... booked the taxi ... the → a

72. ... arrive the airport ... arrive后加at

73. ... so I called for the ... 去掉for

74. ... there in five minute. minute → minutes

75. ... but it were ... it→ they

76. ... Eventual a taxi ... Eventual → Eventually

77. ... the flight has left ... has→ had

78. ... to paying for a ticket ... paying→ pay

79. ... receive fully repayment ... fully → full

80. ... at your earliest convenient.

convenient → convenience

书面表达:

One possible version:

Dear friends,

I'm honored to have this opportunity towelcome all of you to visit our school. To help you know more about our schooland Chinese culture, we have arranged some activities for you.

First we will show you around our schoolwhere you can learn about our school in detail as well as experience ourteaching methods. Then you will get the chance to enjoy some performances ofChinese musical instruments and folk dances. After that, you will have aninformal discussion with the students in our school. Finally, I sincerely hopeyour trip to our school will be a most unforgettable and enjoyable experience.

Thank you!

[部分解析]

阅读理解：

第一节：

A

本文是应用文。文章主要介绍一种特殊的“电话”，它可以让你享受到图书馆里的好书，但该种电话目前需要一定的资金援助。

21. D。细节理解题。根据第一段中的The Call Me Ishmael Phone is a novel way for readers to celebrateand discover great books可知，The Call MeIshmael Phone的用处是帮助读者找到好书。

22. A。细节理解题。根据表格中第三栏可知，如果提供20美元以上你就可以得到一个咖啡缸作为回赠礼物，故选A项。

23. B。写作意图题。根据第一段中的and we need your help to reach them及第三段中的We need the help of book-lovers everywhere to make this project asuccess以及How can you help可知，其写作目的就是寻求资金捐助。

B

本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了生活在美国弗吉尼亚丛林里的一个神秘群体Twin Oaks。

24. B。细节理解题。根据第一段中的a mysterious hidden community is located in the woods及第二段中的The community is called Twin Oaks, where 92 adults and 13 childrenlive on 450 acres可知，Twin Oaks是一个生活在丛林里的神秘群体。

25. C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的sharing everything from clothes to housing to childcare及第三段中的makes money through making and selling tofu and hammocks and theyshare income可知，那里的人通过一起工作，分享一切事物来维持生计。

26. B。推理判断题。根据第五段中Keenan Dakota的话可推知，生活在那里的人不用担心他们的生计，因为那里所有的东西都是公有的，故选B项。

27. A。段落大意题。最后一段主要讲很多人想参观Twin Oaks，但他们的身份背景都不需要审查，他们的到访不会给那里带来危险，故选A项。

C

本文是议论文。在美国，越来越多的中学通过出售校园球场及其他场所命名权的方式筹集资金。

28. B。细节理解题。根据第一段和第二段首句可知，这所高中已经出售了很多命名权。

29. A。推理判断题。根据第二段中的(PHMEF) ... bring the district more than $600,000 in the comingyears可推知，这个非营利组织帮助学校筹集资金。

30. C。推理判断题。根据第三、四两段内容可知，Boyd指的是美国公立学校出售命名权的趋势。他认为这符合逻辑的发展。

31. B。推理判断题。根据最后两段内容可知，Hymen对出售命名权的政策表示反对。

D

本文是说明文。文章主要说明了研究者在火星和月球模拟土壤中种植植物的实验情况。

32. C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的they were able to grow ten different crops可知，这次实验最令人惊奇的结果是他们能成功培育10种不同的植物。

33. D。写作手法题。第二段中大部分内容是第一次实验情况与第二次实验情况的对比，本段是通过对比的形式展开的，故选D项。

34. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的they did not eat them, make them poisonous及Further research on this is necessary可推知，下一步可能会研究收获的农作物是不是有毒，即是否能吃，故选C项。

35. B。标题归纳题。文章首句是主旨句。本文主要讲述了在火星及月球模拟土壤中种植作物的实验已取得令人惊讶的成果，故选B项。

第二节：

本文是说明文。文章主要讲述了使长途飞行变得舒适的一些技巧。

36. F。空格后面的choose their spots for free与F项内容中的charge a fee forselecting seats相呼应，故选F项。

37. A。空格后面的Sleeping is the single best way与A项内容一致，故选A项。

38. E。E项内容是关于飞机上睡觉的另一个注意事项，与前面讲的有关睡觉的内容一致，故选E项。

39. D。空格前的小标题Meditate及后面的guidedmeditations与D项中的meditation相呼应，故选D项。

40. G。小标题The right clothes与G项中的socks and an extra sweater相呼应，故选G项。

英语知识运用：

第一节：

本文是记叙文。父母用自身的经历教给“我”金钱的意义和人生的价值。

41. D。根据下句中的buy stuff可知，父亲问“我”：“金钱（money）的目的是什么？”

42. C。钱的功能当然（of course）就是买东西。

43. A。根据上句可知，父亲对“我”刚才的回答不满意，所以“我”就换了一种方式回答让他满意（satisfy）。

44. B。根据第42空前的answered和下句中的a short scolding可推知，“我”决定给他一个更详尽的回答（response）。

45. A。根据下句中的take control of可知，金钱代表着一个人在世上有多大的实力（strength）。

46. B。根据空格后“我”的想法可知，父亲不知道（had no idea）“我”当时正在考虑什么。

47. D。根据空格前的going on about可知，“我”正在跟父亲谈话，突然（suddenly），几百种想法闪现在脑海。

48. C。根据空格前的after several conversations可知，“我”得出一个结论（conclusion）。

49. D。根据空格后的abused可知，物质财富被滥用，这让“我”真的很苦恼（bothers）。

50. C。根据空格后的third world countries及The povertythey faced可知，“我”父母生长（grew up）在第三世界国家。

51. A。根据空格前后的内容可知，他们所经历的贫困对后来的生活以及抚养（raised）“我”的方式产生了重大影响。

52. B。根据第54空前的to buy me a new toy可知，“我”小时候（young）不理解他们对生活的概念。

53. C。根据空格后的beg my mother to buy me a new toy可知，无论何时去买东西（shopping），“我”都会请求母亲给“我”买别的小朋友都有的玩具。

54. D。根据空格后的I would cry可知，母亲拒绝（rejected）后，“我”会在商店里哭。

55. C。56. A。根据第55空前的didn't truly understand可知，直到（until）父母建议“我”帮他们工作（work）后，“我”才理解了金钱的意义。后一句中的working hard是第56空的提示。

57. B。根据空格后的laugh at me可知，然而（However），当同学们看到“我”穿的杂牌衣服到学校时，他们会取笑“我”。

58. D。下句中的poor是提示。同学们会讥笑“我”穷（poor）。

59. B。根据空格前的no和空格后的by words可知，他们立即说“不是这样的”，紧跟着（followed）再解释。

60. A。根据文中父母对“我”的教诲可知，正是他们的生活经历（experiences）给“我”灌输了坚毅和激情。

第二节：

本文是记叙文。作者讲述旅途中碰到长颈鹿的故事。

61. were exploring。考查时态和主谓一致。空格处作谓语，且主语是my family and I，故用复数，且根据后面的whenwe passed可知，此处表示过去某时正在进行的动作，故填过去进行时were exploring。

62. moving / move。考查非谓语动词。move与其逻辑主语a large giraffe之间是逻辑上的主动关系，且所表示的动作正在进行或已经完成，故填moving / move。

63. delighted。考查词形转换。空格处作表语，应用形容词，故填delighted。

64. that。考查连词。根据空格前面的so及后面的I paddled towardsthe fence可知，前后两句是因果关系，本句使用了so ...that结构，故填that。

65. towards / to。考查介词。根据前面的paddled towards the fence，stepped down into the muddy bank可知walked的目的地是the fence，故填表示方向的介词towards / to。

66. calmly。考查副词。空格处修饰walked，故填副词calmly。

67. its。考查代词。空格处修饰black eyelashes作定语，故填its。

68. which。考查定语从句的引导词。空格处与后面的was relatively tame一起作定语修饰giant，且在从句中作主语，且此处是非限制性定语从句，故填which。

69. a。考查冠词。for a while是固定表达，意为“一会儿”。

70. to greet。考查非谓语动词。seem to do sth.是固定表达，意为“感觉好像，觉得似乎”。

短文改错及书面表达：（略）

河北英语高考题2017年

A卷：

1、问男的哪天leave，是明天还是星期三早上，男的说星期三早上，星期五回来（back）。

B。wednesday

2、问女的建议怎么去，女的说离的不远，步行（on foot）就行。

C 。on foot

3、问女的啥感觉，男的说在沙滩上，女的说很爽，像在天堂一样（heaven），永远都不想走了，很放松。

A。relaxed

4、问男的暗示啥了，女的问男的能不能带自己，男的说行，就是有个会（speech），带着女的就迟到了，女的说没事没事。

A。can't give her a ride

5、问男的对**的态度是啥，女的问男的**咋样，自己错过啥好东西没，男的说几乎没错过啥（hardly），自己看的时候一直看表（那不就是嫌时间过得慢呗，那不就是不好看呗。）

C 。disappointing

6、问女的去干啥，女的说swimming。

B。go to swimming pool

7、问男的要干啥，男的说自己一下午都在图书馆呆着（library），有个论文（paper），明早交（due 、tomrrow）。

A。work on paper

8、问女的要干啥，女的说自己数学还行，帮男的补习，男的说行，啥时候，女的说游完泳，然后俩人约图书馆门口见。

B。help him with his studies

9、问男的买车干啥，男的说自己想锻炼（get exercise），不想老坐公交，后面也提到不想买比赛车。

C。get some exercise

10、问女的建议买啥，男的没多少钱(目测是个屌丝)，女的说那买不成好车（top class），有几辆二手（used）条件也不错（good condition）要不看看。

B。uesd bike

11、问女的建议买车先看啥，女的说自己骑着上班的话就得舒服（comfort）。

A。comfort

12 、问晚会以前（originally）几点结束，他说以前就晚九点半开始午夜就结束（midnight），现在改成开一夜。

C。at midnight

13、问钱干啥了，男的说不是给自己了（好像是，记不太清了），也不是给主人（owner），给病小孩儿了（sick children）。

A。sick children

14、问票是用来干啥的（what is ticket used as？好像是这个，如果错了就无视）男的说现在party开放给大家了，你的票现在就是提醒你有这个party，你可以带一堆人来喝免费啤酒（好么，又一堆屌丝）。

B。reminder of party

15、独白目的，一开篇男的就说自己是来宣布新改变的。

C。announce new changes B篇：

1、问男的女的在哪，女的说这个style的衬衫蛮配你（shirt）。

A 。shop

2、问女的也许会干啥，男的说自己有票，女神要不咱俩看**去，女神说电视上（television）有奥运会（olympics

） （理由真烂）。

B。watch TV

3、问男的坐飞机（take flight）几点到波士顿，男的跟女的说自己必须七点以前到，女的说有班两点的飞机，五点就到了。

B。5 p.m.

4、问男的啥意思，女的说cathy调纽约去了，男的惊讶啊，说这对我来说还是个新闻（news）。

C。he didn't heard it before

5、问女的让男的干啥，女的说蜡烛（candle）放这儿太危险（not safe），男的说行，我拿走（put out）（词组翻译无能请谅解）。

A。put out the candles

6、问男的女的啥关系，女的说我做了个艰难的决定（tough decision），我离开公司（company）。

A。boss and clerk

7、问女的要干啥，男的问，亲你在这里不快乐？女的说不不不，太快乐了，男的又问，那一定是有别的公司高薪要挖走你（better offer）女的说不不不，我在这儿工作再也找不到更好的了，就是我得看我妈去。

C。take care of her mother

8、问女的可能要咋办，男的说那你也不一定辞职啊（quit job），公司可以给你办带薪休假（ask for leave）（大概是这个意思），你先看你妈去，你妈好了，你再回来，我们给你留工作位置，女的high了，说诶呀我以前不知道可以办这个啊！

B。ask for leave

9、问男的对下雨啥反应，男的说天气下雨了，雷死我了（shock），预报明明没说下雨，女的说天气预报你也信啊？

C。surprised

10、问男的女的在干啥，女的说出来吃（eat out），下雨了，可以躲树下面，那底下是干的，所以不是种树，男的说自己还有条毯子（blanket）在车里，所以也不是买毯子。

B。have a picnic

11、问男的女要干啥，女的说我饿死了，你快去拿毯子顺道把吃的拿出来，男的说吃的在哪，女的说你没拿？男的说我以为你拿了（这绝对还是那对不洗梨就吃的夫妇，真是二到无穷大），女的就说那咋办我快饿死了，男的说哪边有个餐厅，是你喜欢的餐厅。

A。go to the restaurant

12、问one for one（不就一对一么）是干啥的，说是帮那群学不好的小孩儿（schoolchildren、fall behind）的。

B。help schoolchildren

13 、问一星期工作几小时，先说了俩小时，后来还解释说，英语数学两科，一科半小时，那可以一星期补两天（数学无能==）。

C。two hours

14、问D教授是干啥的，说他能帮你写教学计划（teaching plan），一星期还有两天坐办公室里帮你解答问题。（刚开始我没填，觉得不保险，后来听到最后一题才定下来）。

A。give advise to volunteers

15、问想加入的人怎么办，先说sign up了一个啥（我忘了==反正不是competition），然后说sign up的跟有问题的都去找D教授就行了（然后我就填上14题了）。

C。go to pro.D

　许多在眼前看来天大的事，都不是人生一战，而只是人生一站。确实高考备战让你们很辛苦，可是已经坚持了这么久，这就已经是胜利。祝高考成功!下面是我为大家推荐的河北英语高考题2017年，仅供大家参考!

河北英语高考题2017年

　第I卷

　注意事项：

　1.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上

　2.选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效

　第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)

　做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上

　第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

　听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题题。每段对话仅读一遍。

　例：How much is the shirt?

　A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18. C.￡9.15.

　答案是C。

　1. Where is Mary?

　A. In the classroom. B. In the library. C. On the playground.

　2. How much should the man pay for the tickets?

　A. $16. B. $12. C. $6

　3. Why can?t the woman give the man some help?

　A. She is quite busy now.

　B. She doesn?t like grammar.

　C. She is poor in grammar，too.

　4. What happened to Marx?

　A. He lost his way.

　B. He found his bike missing.

　C. He lost his wallet.

　5. Why did the man fail to attend the party?

　A. He forgot it.

　B. He didn?t know about the party.

　C. He wasn?t invited to the party.

　第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

　听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

　听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

　6. Why must the man drive to work?

　A. It is the quickest way.

　B. He has to use his car after work.

　C. He lives too far from the subway.

　7. What?s the relationship between the speakers?

　A. Boss and employee.

　B. Grandmother and grandson.

　C. Teacher and student.

　听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

　8. When is Alice?s birthday?

　A. Tomorrow. B. The day after tomorrow. C. Today.

　9. What will the two speakers buy for Alice?

　A. A recorder. B. Some flowers. C. A box of chocolates.

　听第8段材料，回答第10~12题。

　10. What does the woman do in the group?

　A. Play the piano. B. Play the violin. C. Sing for the group.

　11. Who is Miss Pearson?

　A. Leader of the group.B. Director of the group. C. Teacher of the group.

　12. How often does the group meet?

　A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Every third week.

　听第9段材料，回答第13~16题。

　13. Who possibly is the woman?

　A. An air hostess. B. A native Indian. C. A travel agent.

　14. How long does the trip last?

　A. Seven days. B. Eight days. C. Nine days.

　15. What will the man probably do at the second stage?

　A. Do some shopping. B. Visit the Taj Mabal. C. See wild animals.

　16. What will the speakers do next?

　A. Say goodbye to each other.B. Find out the price. C. Go to India by air.

　听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。

　17. In what way does Jack like to travel?

　A. With a lot of people.

　B. With one or two good friends.

　C. All by himself.

　18. What does Helen prefer on holiday?

　A. Staying at home.

　B. Seeing famous places.

　C. Enjoying nature quietly.

　19. What does Bob like the best about travel?

　A. Making more friends. B. Buying what he wants. C. Seeing and learning.

　20. Who prefers to do shopping while traveling?

　A. Jack. B. Helen. C. Bob.

　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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　A

　We have designed all our bank cards to make your life easier.

　Using your NatWest Service Card

　As a Switch card, it lets you pay for all sorts of goods and services, whenever you see the Switch logo. The money comes straight out of your account, so you can spend as much as you like as long as you have enough money (or an agreed overdraft (透支) to cover it). It is also a cheque guarantee card for up to the amount shown on the card. And it gives you free access to your money from over 31,000 cash machines across the UK.

　Using your NatWest Cash Card

　You can use your Cash Card as a Solo card to pay for goods and services wherever you see the Solo logo. It can also give you access to your account and your cash from over 31,000 cash machines nationwide. You can spend or withdraw what you have in your account, or as much as your agreed overdraft limit.

　Using your cards abroad

　You can also use your Service Card and Cash Card when you?re abroad. You can withdraw cash at cash machines and pay for goods and services wherever you see the Cirrus or Maestro logo displayed.

　We take a commission charge (手续费) of 2.25% of each cash withdrawal you make (up to￡4) and a commission charge of 75 pence every time you use Maestro to pay for goods or services. We also apply a foreign-exchange transaction fee of 2.65%.

　Using your NatWest Credit Card

　With your credit card you can do the following:

　* Pay for goods and services and enjoy up to 56 days? interest-free credit.

　* Pay in over 24 million shops worldwide that display the MasterCard or Visa logos.

　* Collect one AIR MILE for every￡20 of spending that appears on your statement (结算单). (This does not include foreign currency or traveler?s cheques bought, interest and other charges.)

　21. If you carry the Service Card or the Cash Card, ________.

　A. you can use it to guarantee things as you wish

　B. you can draw your money from cash machines conveniently

　C. you can spend as much money as you like without a limit

　D. you have to pay some extra money when you pay for services in the UK

　22. If you withdraw￡200 from a cash machine abroad, you will be charged ________.

　A. ￡4 B. ￡4.5 C. ￡5.25 D. ￡5.3

　23. Which of the following is TRUE about using your NatWest Credit Card?

　A. You have to pay back with interest within 56 days.

　B. You can use the card in any shop across the world.

　C. You will be charged some interest beyond two months.

　D. You will gain one air mile if you spend ￡20 on traveller?s cheques.

　24. The purpose of the passage is to show you how to ________.

　A. pay for goods with your cards B. use your cards abroad

　C. draw cash with your cards D. play your cards right

　B

　Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I?ve ever had: Be bold and brave ? and mighty (强大的) forces will come to your aid.

　Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.

　Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas ? even physical strength greater than most of us realize.

　Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. ?In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,? said Tim. ?I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet ? and stopped him cold.?

　Boldness ? a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme?is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks (挫折) and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.

　So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities?and you?ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.

　25. Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?

　A. He faced huge risks. B. He lacked mighty forces.

　C. Fear prevented him from trying. D. Failure blocked his way to success.

　26. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?

　A. Swallow more than you can digest. B. Act slightly above your abilities.

　C. Develop more mysterious powers. D. Learn to make creative decisions.

　27. What can be learned from Paragraph 5?

　A. Confidence grows more rapidly in adults. B. Trying without success is meaningless.

　C. Repeated failure creates a better life. D. Boldness can be gained little by little.

　C

　The wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to-day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping-where you hand over notes and count out change in return?now happens only in the most minor of our retail encounters，like buying a bar of chocolate or a pint of milk from a corner shop. At the shops where you spend any real money, that money is increasingly abstracted. And this is more and more true, the higher up the scale you go. At the most cutting-edge retail stores?Victoria Beckham on Dover Street, for instance?you don't go and stand at any kind of cash register when you decide to pay. The staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa.

　Which is nothing more or less than excellent service, if you have the money. But across society, the abstraction(抽象) of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned. But earning money isn't quick or easy for most of us. Isn't it a bit incredible that spending it should happen in half a blink(眨眼)of an eye? Doesn't a wallet?that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness?represent something that matters?

　But I'll leave the economics to the experts. What bothers me about the death of the wallet is the change it represents in our physical environment. Everything about the look and feel of a wallet?the way the fastenings and materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets?is the very opposite of what our world is becoming. The opposite of a wallet is a smartphone or an iPad. The rounded edges, cool glass, smooth and unknowable as pebble(鹅卵石). Instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering into corners, we move our fingers left and right. No more counting out coins. Show your wallet, if you still have one. It may not be here much longer.

　28. What is happening to the wallet?

　A. It is disappearing. B. It is being fattened.

　C. It is becoming costly. D. It is changing in style.

　29. What makes the author feel uncomfortable nowadays?

　A. Saving money is becoming a thing of the past.

　B. The pleasing Friday-night feeling is fading.

　C. Earning money is getting more difficult.

　D. Spending money is so fast and easy.

　30. Why does the author choose to write about what's happening to the wallet?

　A. It represents a change in the modern world.

　B. It has something to do with everybody's life.

　C. It marks the end of a time-honoured tradition.

　D. It is the concern of contemporary economists.

　31. What can we infer from the passage about the author?

　A. He is resistant to social changes.

　B. He is against technological progress.

　C. He feels reluctant to part with the traditional wallet.

　D. He feels insecure in the ever-changing modern world.