Unit 3 Environmental Protection-单元综合测评
(满分：150分 时间：120分钟)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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。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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.When will the speakers discuss the report
A.After lunch. B.During lunch. C.In a few days.
2.What does the man mean
A.He is glad to call the doctor.
B.He doesn’t remember the exact date.
C.He wants to change the appointment.
3.What is probably the man
A.A cyclist. B.An assistant. C.A repairman.
4.What will the man probably do
A.Eat the pie. B.Have a big dinner. C.Control his appetite.
5.Where does the man want to go
A.Chicago. B.Phoenix. C.New York.
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。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.Who will come to meet the woman at the airport
A.Her son. B.Her secretary. C.Her husband.
7.What would the woman like to know
A.The man’s room number.
B.The changes on the flight.
C.Something about the weather.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What’s a lucky thing for the woman
A.Going boating. B.Travelling by boat. C.Watching a boat race.
9.Why is the event held every year
A.To attract foreign visitors.
B.To honor a poet named Qu Yuan.
C.To practice the skills of saving people.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What’s the matter with the man’s aunt
A.She has a backache. B.She has got her legs hurt. C.She has heart trouble.
11.When was the man’s aunt sent to the hospital
A.Last week. B.Last night. C.This morning.
12.When can the man visit his aunt
A.In the morning. B.In the afternoon. C.In the evening.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.What does the woman probably do
A.A driver. B.A bank clerk. C.A waitress.
14.What does the nearest hotel look like
A.Modern. B.Natural. C.Traditional.
15.How far is the family style hotel
A.Two minutes’ walk. B.Two minutes’ drive. C.Ten minutes’ ride.
16.What can we say about the woman
A.She is helpful. B.She is honest. C.She is careful.
听第10段材料，回答17至20题。
17.How much is the man’s coin collection worth
A.$250. B.$2，500. C.$25，000.
18.What does the speaker’s brother collect
A.Coins. B.Matchboxes. C.Model airplanes.
19.What do people want to get from hobbies
A.Money. B.Pleasure. C.Knowledge.
20.What does the speaker mainly talk about
A.What a hobby means.
B.How a hobby affects our life.
C.Why we have different hobbies.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Four Free Mobile Apps to Help You Learn English Faster
Have you realized that you can put your smartphone to really good use for learning English？Here are 4 free mobile apps that will help you do just that.
Hello English
It covers all the aspects of language learning，including vocabulary，translation，grammar，spellings，spoken and reading skills.It uses interactive games to teach different English lessons and offers new audiobooks，latest news，and books.However，you should already understand basic English structures and alphabets，for the app can’t help you learn English from scratch(从零开始).
Duolingo
If you want to learn English from scratch，then this is the app you are looking for.Duolingo uses interactive games to help you learn English.For beginners，the app focuses on helping you learn verbs，phrases and sentences.
Lingbe
If you are ready to practice your spoken skills in the real world，you’ll need Lingbe.It’s a community-based app where people help each other and share their native languages.It connects you with real people on call who are native English speakers.
HelloTalk
HelloTalk is similar to Lingbe as it connects you with native speakers to help improve your language skills.However，it adds a few extra functions that might interest you.You can view the information about users to find a match that interests you.Additionally，you can also send text and audio messages，and even do video calls with other people.
If you are a beginner，start from Duolingo and then use Hello English to take full command over the language.For fluent spoken English learners，you can try out Lingbe or HelloTalk.
21.What should you already understand to use Hello English
A.Good reading and writing skills.
B.Basic listening and speaking tips.
C.Different English lessons and books.
D.English letters and basic structures.
22.Which app is the best choice for an English beginner at first
A.Hello English. B.Duolingo.
C.Lingbe. D.HelloTalk.
23.What can you do on Lingbe
A.Read the latest news.
B.Enjoy the interactive games.
C.Practice your spoken English.
D.Talk with native speakers in the flesh.
B
When she first started learning about the climate change from one of her elders，Fawn Sharp was invited on a helicopter flight over the Olympic Mountains to survey the Mount Anderson glacier.But the glacier was gone，melted by the warming climate.Sharp had a deep sense of loss when she discovered the glacier wasn’t there anymore.
Loss is a growing issue for people working and living on the front lines of climate change.And that gave Jennifer Wren Atkinson，a full-time lecturer at the University of Washington Bothell，US，an idea for a class.
This term，she taught students on the Bothell campus about the emotional burdens of environmental studies.She used the experiences of Native American tribes(部落)，scientists and activists，and asked her 24 students to face the reality that there is no easy fix—that “this is such an intractable problem that they’re going to be dealing with it for the rest of their lives.”
Student Cody Dillon used to be a climate science skeptic(怀疑论者).Then he did his own reading and research，and changed his mind.
Dillon wasn’t going into environmental work—he was a computer-science major.Yet，the potential for a worldwide environmental catastrophe seemed so real to him five years ago that he quit his job and became a full-time volunteer for an environmental group that worked on restoration(恢复) projects.
Six months into the work，he decided that Atkinson’s class was just what he was looking for—a place where he could discuss his concerns about a changing climate.
Atkinson said she hoped the class helped her students prepare themselves for the amount of environmental loss that will happen over their lifetimes.
“We are already changing the planet—so many species are going to be lost，displaced or massively impacted，” she said.“The future isn’t going to be what they imagined.”
24.Why did the author mention the case of Fawn Sharp
A.To lay a basis for Fawn Sharp’s further research.
B.To prove Fawn Sharp’s work is similar to Atkinson’s.
C.To lead into the issue of loss caused by climate change.
D.To show scientists’ concern about the Mount Anderson glacier.
25.What’s the main purpose of Atkinson’s class
A.To explore how different people deal with climate change.
B.To get students more concerned about the environmental issue.
C.To find solutions to the environmental issue of Olympic Mountains.
D.To teach students how to conduct research about environment.
26.Which of the following words best explains “intractable” underlined in Paragraph 3
A.Simple. B.Difficult.
C.Common. D.Interesting.
27.How did Atkinson’s class influence Dillon
A.It made him work as a part-time volunteer for restoration projects.
B.It made him realize a planet-wide climate disaster would happen.
C.It encouraged him to be more involved in environmental protection.
D.It discouraged him to work on restoration projects for the environment.
C
California has lost half its big trees since the 1930s，according to a study to be published Tuesday and climate change seems to be a major factor (因素).
The number of trees larger than two feet across has declined by 50 percent on more than 46，000 square miles of California forests，the new study finds.No area was spared or unaffected，from the foggy northern coast to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the San Gabriels above Los Angeles.In the Sierra high country，the number of big trees has fallen by more than 55 percent；in parts of southern California the decline was nearly 75 percent.
Many factors contributed to the decline，said Patrick McIntyre，an ecologist who was the lead author of the study.Woodcutters targeted big trees.Housing development pushed into the woods.Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with big trees for resources (资源).
But in comparing a study of California forests done in the 1920s and 1930s with another one between 2001 and 2010，McIntyre and his colleagues documented a widespread death of big trees that was evident even in wildlands protected from woodcutting or development.
The loss of big trees was greatest in areas where trees had suffered the greatest water shortage.The researchers figured out water stress with a computer model that calculated how much water trees were getting in comparison with how much they needed，taking into account such things as rainfall，air temperature，dampness of soil，and the timing of snowmelt (融雪).
Since the 1930s，McIntyre said，the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures，which cause trees to lose more water to the air，and earlier snowmelt，which reduces the water supply available to trees during the dry season.
28.What is the second paragraph mainly about
A.The seriousness of big-tree loss in California.
B.The increasing variety of California big trees.
C.The distribution of big trees in California forests.
D.The influence of farming on big trees in California.
29.Which of the following is well-intentioned but may be bad for big trees
A.Ecological studies of forests.
B.Banning woodcutting.
C.Limiting housing development.
D.Fire control measures.
30.What is a major cause of the water shortage according to McIntyre
A.Inadequate snowmelt. B.A longer dry season.
C.A warmer climate. D.Dampness of the air.
31.What can be a suitable title for the text
A.California’s Forests：Where Have All the Big Trees Gone
B.Cutting of Big Trees to Be Prohibited in California Soon
C.Why Are the Big Trees Important to California Forests
D.Patrick McIntyre：Grow More Big Trees in California
D
City trees grow faster and die younger than trees in rural forestry，a new study finds.Over their lifetimes，then，urban trees will likely absorb less CO2 from the air than forest trees.
As we all know，the earth would be freezing or burning hot without CO2.However，CO2 is a greenhouse gas，meaning it traps energy from the sun as heat.That makes temperatures near the ground rise.Human activities，especially the widespread burning of fossil (化石) fuels，have been sending extra greenhouse gases into the air.This has led to a rise in average temperatures across the globe.
Studies had shown forests readily absorb CO2，but there hadn’t been much data on whether city trees grow，die and absorb CO2 at the same rate as forest trees do.So some researchers decided to find out.
To figure out how quickly trees were growing，researchers tracked their diameters (the width of their trunks) between 2005 and 2014.A tree’s diameter increases as it grows，just as a person’s waist size increases as they gain weight.About half the weight of a tree is carbon，research has shown.Most of the rest is water.Over the nine years’ tracking，the researchers found city trees absorbed four times as much carbon from the air as forest trees.However，they were twice as likely to die.So over the lifetime of each type of tree，forest trees actually absorbed more CO2.
City trees grew faster because they had less competition for light from their neighbors.In a forest，trees tend to grow close together，shading their neighbors.Street trees also benefit from higher levels of nitrogen (氮) in rainwater.Nitrogen helps plants grow.Waste gases from gas-burning cars also contain nitrogen，thus enriching city air with nitrogen.Later，rainwater may wash much of it to the ground.Some street trees may also have better access to water than trees in the country because the underground water pipes can leak.
32.What can be known about CO2 from Paragraph 2
A.It is one of the side effects of greenhouses.
B.It greatly accelerates the process of global warming.
C.It results from the widespread burning of fossil fuels.
D.It prevents the earth from becoming unsuitable to live on.
33.Why did researchers track the diameters of trees
A.To know about their growth rates.
B.To find out how much they weigh.
C.To check whether they were healthy.
D.To assess the carbon amounts in them.
34.What advantage do city trees have over forest trees
A.They are more likely to access growth promoters.
B.They can enjoy more water coming from the air.
C.They can enjoy more shade from neighbors.
D.They are better at competing for light.
35.What will probably be talked about if the passage is continued
A.How urban trees can live longer.
B.Why city living makes trees die young.
C.How trees respond to dry soil conditions.
D.Why faster-growing trees absorb more CO2.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The Hotel Wake-up Call Gets Personal
Here’s a wake-up call：The hotel front desk will do one better than ringing your phone in the morning.They’ll send an actual human being to your room.Don’t worry.They won’t come in and kiss you good morning.__36__
Never mind that most travelers nowadays have smart phones with built-in alarm clocks.__37__ Here are some examples.At the Wolcott Hotel，if a wake-up call is unanswered，they will send an employee to your door.At Las Ventanas al Paraiso，an employee shows up at your room to wake you up with tea，coffee and breakfast bread.At the Mandarin Oriental，a person rather than an automated system will call to wake you up.__38__
Hotels have always taken the wake-up call seriously.__39__ If you don’t get your call within five minutes of the requested time，you won’t have to pay for your room.Travelers，too，still want to have an option of a wake-up call.A study of 285 guests at Crown Plaza found that 53% considered a wake-up call very important.
__40__ In the late 1980s，hotels turned to automated systems.Then all you’d get was a ring and silence.In the ever-competitive race for loyal customers，however，many hotels are now getting creative with the wake-up call.Some hotels even have recordings of celebrity voices.And more hotels will go back to the old in-person system of wake-up calls.
A.But they might bring you coffee.
B.If you don’t answer，you’ll get a wake-up knock.
C.Crown Plaza，for instance，has a wake-up call guarantee.
D.But the wake-up call became less personal over the years.
E.The hotel gets 15 to 30 requests for wake-up calls each day.
F.The human wake-up call is a way to personalize a guest’s stay.
G.Some guests sleep through the call，while others turn their phone ringers off.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Every year，the fifth graders at Brookstone Elementary School went on a field trip to Washington，D.C.Terence __41__ the exciting trip，and was __42__ to go the next year.
Terence asked his parents __43__ if they would pay for half of the trip if he earned the other half of the money himself.His parents __44__.He had almost a year to earn $150.His first __45__ was to earn money by babysitting，and he typed a nice letter __46__ that “he would babysit during his neighbors’ __47__”.He named a few afternoons available and said he would __48__ $1 per hour per child.Then he got a job __49__ newspapers every Wednesday afternoon，making 5 cents for every paper，$10 __50__ each Wednesday.It wasn’t long before he had __51__ money to go on the trip to Washington，D.C.He was __52__ in time.The class trip was on October 15.His mom and dad gave him a check for the $150 they __53__ him.What a great feeling! He helped __54__ the cost of his trip.
This experience __55__ Terence in many ways，making his dream a reality with great efforts.
41.A.prepared for B.laid out C.referred to D.heard about
42.A.dying B.grateful C.lucky D.proud
43.A.curiously B.casually C.anxiously D.briefly
44.A.submitted B.agreed C.bargained D.refused
a check for the $150 they ________ him”可推知，他的父母同意(agreed)为他支付一半的旅行费用。
45.A.idea B.job C.conclusion D.suggestion
46.A.declaring B.confirming C.showing D.saying
47.A.stay B.company C.interaction D.absence
48.A.pay B.spend C.charge D.donate
49.A.editing B.updating C.printing D.delivering
50.A.at once B.on time C.after all D.in total
51.A.extra B.much C.enough D.easy
52.A.just B.even C.ever D.still
53.A.owed B.lent C.promised D.ordered
54.A.count B.cover C.estimate D.reduce
55.A.astonished B.shaped C.excited D.impressed
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Lions，tigers and other animals are staying awake at night 56.____________ (avoid) human beings，a new study finds.
Scientists have known that human activities can lead to changes in nature.Many animals may move around less or travel to far places to keep away 57.____________ people.By being awake at night，animals can also be on guard against possible enemies and spend less time 58.____________ (look) for food.
The latest research found even activities like farming and camping can 59.____________ (fright) animals and cause them to become more active at night.60.____________ had been studied were lions in Tanzania，tigers in Nepal and monkeys in Brazil.Researchers compared 61.____________ (careful) how much time those animals were active at night in areas of human activities，such as hunting and farming.62.____________ was human activities that caused an increase of about 20 percent in night-time activities，even in creatures that usually sleep at night.Results 63.____________ (publish) in the journal Science two months ago.
The new findings are 64.____________ (usual) because no one else has looked at it in such detail before.Ecologist Marlee Tucker was 65.____________ (surprise) that any kind of human activities is enough for animals to see people as a threat.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你校将举办主题为“我们的地球，我们的家(Our Earth，Our Home)”的环保创意活动。请用英语写一封邮件，邀请你的英国朋友Peter参加，内容包括：
1.活动时间和地点；
2.活动内容(照片展、旧物利用、环保海报等)；
3.期待Peter的参加。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter，
Yours，
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was somewhere between spring and summer，my mom and I were driving through the countryside.Back then，I was 13 years old，and always felt unhappy with mom.But little did I know that this trip was going to be a special one.
A pot of flowers sat in the back seat，whose heavenly scent filled the car.
Suddenly，in the middle of nowhere，my mom pulled over.“What are you doing？”I cried，fearing that the car had broken down and we’d be stuck there，so far from home.But that wasn’t the case.My mom hopped out of the car，grabbing the flowers from the back seat.“It’ll just be a minute，”she called back through the open windows.
My eyes impatiently skimmed the edge of the road before settling on a little sign showing that it was a nursing home.I looked back to the building，somewhat annoyed，as my mom reappeared—empty-handed.
Before she started the car，curiosity drove me to ask，“Do you know someone there？”She shook her head.“Then what did you do with the flowers？”She smiled slightly，“I gave them to the receptionist.”“What？”She laughed at my confusion.“I told the receptionist to give the flowers to whoever needed them，especially who hasn’t gotten any in a while.”
I kept silent for a moment.Not long after we continued our driving，I spoke again，“Did you leave your name？”To this she answered instantly，“No.Leaving flowers there for someone who will appreciate them makes me feel good，which is enough of a thank for me.”
Suddenly，still thinking about mom’s deeds，I heard something burst loudly.It was our car that broke down! Nothing could be worse，because neither my mom nor I understood how to repair it，and we didn’t know where the garage was.It also seemed impossible to wait for any passer-by，since we had seen so few along the way.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
We were worrying about what could be done.
As we drove along，a flower shop came into sightUnit 3 Environmental Protection-单元综合测评
(满分：150分 时间：120分钟)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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。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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.When will the speakers discuss the report
A.After lunch. B.During lunch. C.In a few days.
2.What does the man mean
A.He is glad to call the doctor.
B.He doesn’t remember the exact date.
C.He wants to change the appointment.
3.What is probably the man
A.A cyclist. B.An assistant. C.A repairman.
4.What will the man probably do
A.Eat the pie. B.Have a big dinner. C.Control his appetite.
5.Where does the man want to go
A.Chicago. B.Phoenix. C.New York.
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。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.Who will come to meet the woman at the airport
A.Her son. B.Her secretary. C.Her husband.
7.What would the woman like to know
A.The man’s room number.
B.The changes on the flight.
C.Something about the weather.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What’s a lucky thing for the woman
A.Going boating. B.Travelling by boat. C.Watching a boat race.
9.Why is the event held every year
A.To attract foreign visitors.
B.To honor a poet named Qu Yuan.
C.To practice the skills of saving people.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What’s the matter with the man’s aunt
A.She has a backache. B.She has got her legs hurt. C.She has heart trouble.
11.When was the man’s aunt sent to the hospital
A.Last week. B.Last night. C.This morning.
12.When can the man visit his aunt
A.In the morning. B.In the afternoon. C.In the evening.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.What does the woman probably do
A.A driver. B.A bank clerk. C.A waitress.
14.What does the nearest hotel look like
A.Modern. B.Natural. C.Traditional.
15.How far is the family style hotel
A.Two minutes’ walk. B.Two minutes’ drive. C.Ten minutes’ ride.
16.What can we say about the woman
A.She is helpful. B.She is honest. C.She is careful.
听第10段材料，回答17至20题。
17.How much is the man’s coin collection worth
A.$250. B.$2，500. C.$25，000.
18.What does the speaker’s brother collect
A.Coins. B.Matchboxes. C.Model airplanes.
19.What do people want to get from hobbies
A.Money. B.Pleasure. C.Knowledge.
20.What does the speaker mainly talk about
A.What a hobby means.
B.How a hobby affects our life.
C.Why we have different hobbies.
听力原文
Text 1
M：We need to discuss our report sometime in the next few days.
W：Oh，how about the time when we have lunch today
M：Fine，the sooner，the better.
Text 2
W：Hello，this is Dr.Green’s office.We are calling to remind you of your 3：45 appointment for your check-up today.
M：Oh，thanks.It’s really nice of you to call me. I thought it would be 3：45 tomorrow.
Text 3
W：Excuse me，my bike’s broken.Could you fix it for me now
M：Sorry，I’m a little busy now.I think I can have it done in a couple of hours.
W：OK，I’ll leave it here and get it back later.
Text 4
W：You’re not going to eat that huge piece of pie，are you
M：Why not
W：You’ve just had a big dinner！How can you eat so much？It isn’t good for you.
M：Come on，Catherine. I just have a big appetite.
Text 5
W：You can change planes in either Chicago or Denver.
M：You mean there is no direct flight from New York to Phoenix
W：I’m afraid so.
Text 6
W：Could you tell me the time of the last plane to Lhasa this evening
M：There’s one at 10：15，but it’s fully booked，I think.
W：Then the time of the first plane tomorrow morning
M：The first plane leaves at 8：15.
W：Can you tell me when it arrives so that I can ask my secretary to come and meet me
M：It arrives at 11：15，but maybe a little late because of the bad weather.
W：Well，please let me know if there’s any change on that flight.
M：Yes，of course.What’s your room number
W：Room 305.
Text 7
W：What a lucky thing！The boat race is going to be held at the Kunming Lake soon.Let’s go and watch!
M：The players are doing warming-up exercises across the lake.They are so lively！Are these boats over there called dragon boats
W：Yeah，the boat race is held annually all over China and is a celebrated tradition.
M：The dragon boats look very interesting.What’s the boat race for
W：To memorize the ancient poet Qu Yuan.When he jumped into the river，people tried to rescue him by rowing their boats out into the water.
M：I know that Chinese people who live abroad organize their own dragon boat races every year.
Text 8
M：Excuse me.
W：Yes？What can I do for you
M：I’m visiting my aunt. Could you tell me which room she stays in
W：Your aunt’s name，please.
M：Daisy，Mrs Daisy Thomas.She was sent here last night.
W：Let me see，here it is. Her room number is 508.It’s on the fifth floor，but wait a minute.
M：What
W：Your aunt had heart trouble.She is all right now，but the doctor doesn’t allow any visitors to see her until this afternoon.
M：Then I’ll come back this afternoon.Thanks.
W：Not at all.See you then.
Text 9
W：Good evening，sir，madam.A table for two
M：No，thank you，but we have a small problem.Can you help us
W：Sure，what can I do for you
M：We are looking for a hotel.Are there any hotels near here
W：Yes，there are some in this street. The nearest one is next to the bank over there.It’s quite modern and a little expensive.
M：Are there any cheaper ones nearby
W：Of course，drive west for about two minutes and you will find a gray building on the right side.It’s a traditional family style hotel，very comfortable，and the price is quite reasonable.
M：It sounds nice.Thank you very much for your help.
W：That’s all right.
Text 10
Almost everyone has some kinds of hobbies.It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive，but others don’t cost anything at all.Some collections are worth a lot of money.Others are valuable only to the owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth $25，000.He is very happy about his purchase and thinks the price is reasonable.On the other hand，my youngest brother collects matchboxes.He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money.However，to my brother they are extremely valuable.Nothing makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection.
That is what a hobby means，I guess.It’s something we like to do in our spare time simply for fun.The value in dollars is not important.We do it for the pleasure it gives us.
【答案】 1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.B 8.C9.B 10.C 11.B 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.B 16.A
17.C 18.B 19.B 20.A
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Four Free Mobile Apps to Help You Learn English Faster
Have you realized that you can put your smartphone to really good use for learning English？Here are 4 free mobile apps that will help you do just that.
Hello English
It covers all the aspects of language learning，including vocabulary，translation，grammar，spellings，spoken and reading skills.It uses interactive games to teach different English lessons and offers new audiobooks，latest news，and books.However，you should already understand basic English structures and alphabets，for the app can’t help you learn English from scratch(从零开始).
Duolingo
If you want to learn English from scratch，then this is the app you are looking for.Duolingo uses interactive games to help you learn English.For beginners，the app focuses on helping you learn verbs，phrases and sentences.
Lingbe
If you are ready to practice your spoken skills in the real world，you’ll need Lingbe.It’s a community-based app where people help each other and share their native languages.It connects you with real people on call who are native English speakers.
HelloTalk
HelloTalk is similar to Lingbe as it connects you with native speakers to help improve your language skills.However，it adds a few extra functions that might interest you.You can view the information about users to find a match that interests you.Additionally，you can also send text and audio messages，and even do video calls with other people.
If you are a beginner，start from Duolingo and then use Hello English to take full command over the language.For fluent spoken English learners，you can try out Lingbe or HelloTalk.
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了四款免费的有利于英语学习的App。
21.What should you already understand to use Hello English
A.Good reading and writing skills.
B.Basic listening and speaking tips.
C.Different English lessons and books.
D.English letters and basic structures.
【答案】 D 细节理解题。根据第二段However，you should already understand basic English structures and alphabets，for the app can’t help you learn English from scratch.可知，要想使用Hello English需要理解基本的英语结构和英语字母，所以D正确。
22.Which app is the best choice for an English beginner at first
A.Hello English. B.Duolingo.
C.Lingbe. D.HelloTalk.
【答案】 B 细节理解题。根据第三段和最后一段中的If you are a beginner，start from Duolingo可知，如果是从零起学英语应该选Duolingo，它适合初学者，所以B正确。
23.What can you do on Lingbe
A.Read the latest news.
B.Enjoy the interactive games.
C.Practice your spoken English.
D.Talk with native speakers in the flesh.
【答案】 C 细节理解题。根据第四段If you are ready to practice your spoken skills in the real world，you’ll need Lingbe.可知在Lingbe上可以练习口语，所以C正确。
B
When she first started learning about the climate change from one of her elders，Fawn Sharp was invited on a helicopter flight over the Olympic Mountains to survey the Mount Anderson glacier.But the glacier was gone，melted by the warming climate.Sharp had a deep sense of loss when she discovered the glacier wasn’t there anymore.
Loss is a growing issue for people working and living on the front lines of climate change.And that gave Jennifer Wren Atkinson，a full-time lecturer at the University of Washington Bothell，US，an idea for a class.
This term，she taught students on the Bothell campus about the emotional burdens of environmental studies.She used the experiences of Native American tribes(部落)，scientists and activists，and asked her 24 students to face the reality that there is no easy fix—that “this is such an intractable problem that they’re going to be dealing with it for the rest of their lives.”
Student Cody Dillon used to be a climate science skeptic(怀疑论者).Then he did his own reading and research，and changed his mind.
Dillon wasn’t going into environmental work—he was a computer-science major.Yet，the potential for a worldwide environmental catastrophe seemed so real to him five years ago that he quit his job and became a full-time volunteer for an environmental group that worked on restoration(恢复) projects.
Six months into the work，he decided that Atkinson’s class was just what he was looking for—a place where he could discuss his concerns about a changing climate.
Atkinson said she hoped the class helped her students prepare themselves for the amount of environmental loss that will happen over their lifetimes.
“We are already changing the planet—so many species are going to be lost，displaced or massively impacted，” she said.“The future isn’t going to be what they imagined.”
【语篇解读】 Fawn Sharp通过一次搭乘直升机飞行的经历认识到了冰川融化的严重性，同时Jennifer Wren Atkinson给学生开设了课程，教学生如何面对气候变化，她的课程让很多学生关注环境问题。
24.Why did the author mention the case of Fawn Sharp
A.To lay a basis for Fawn Sharp’s further research.
B.To prove Fawn Sharp’s work is similar to Atkinson’s.
C.To lead into the issue of loss caused by climate change.
D.To show scientists’ concern about the Mount Anderson glacier.
【答案】 C 推理判断题。通读第一段可知，Fawn Sharp在一次直升机飞行中意识到气候变化导致了冰川融化；由此可推知，作者在第一段中提及Fawn Sharp的例子是为了引出下文气候变化导致环境问题的话题，故选C。
25.What’s the main purpose of Atkinson’s class
A.To explore how different people deal with climate change.
B.To get students more concerned about the environmental issue.
C.To find solutions to the environmental issue of Olympic Mountains.
D.To teach students how to conduct research about environment.
【答案】 B 细节理解题。根据第三段可知，她给学生讲环境研究的情感压力，她让她的24个学生面对没有简单的解决方法这个事实——这是“一个如此困难的问题以至于学生们将用他们的余生来解决它。”由此可知，Atkinson的课程目的是让学生们更加关注环境问题，故选B。
26.Which of the following words best explains “intractable” underlined in Paragraph 3
A.Simple. B.Difficult.
C.Common. D.Interesting.
【答案】 B 词义猜测题。根据上文可知，Atkinson用美洲土著部落、科学家以及积极分子们的经历让她的24个学生面对没有简单的解决方法这个事实，并结合该句“this is such an intractable problem that they’re going to be dealing with it for the rest of their lives”可知，这是一个如此困难的问题以至于学生们将用他们的余生来解决它，故选B。
27.How did Atkinson’s class influence Dillon
A.It made him work as a part-time volunteer for restoration projects.
B.It made him realize a planet-wide climate disaster would happen.
C.It encouraged him to be more involved in environmental protection.
D.It discouraged him to work on restoration projects for the environment.
【答案】 C 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“Six months into the work...discuss his concerns about a changing climate.”可知，Dillon在环保组织做了六个月志愿者之后，他认为在Atkinson的课堂上他可以讨论他对气候变化的担忧；由此可推知，Atkinson的课程鼓励Dillon参与环境保护，故选C。
C
California has lost half its big trees since the 1930s，according to a study to be published Tuesday and climate change seems to be a major factor (因素).
The number of trees larger than two feet across has declined by 50 percent on more than 46，000 square miles of California forests，the new study finds.No area was spared or unaffected，from the foggy northern coast to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the San Gabriels above Los Angeles.In the Sierra high country，the number of big trees has fallen by more than 55 percent；in parts of southern California the decline was nearly 75 percent.
Many factors contributed to the decline，said Patrick McIntyre，an ecologist who was the lead author of the study.Woodcutters targeted big trees.Housing development pushed into the woods.Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with big trees for resources (资源).
But in comparing a study of California forests done in the 1920s and 1930s with another one between 2001 and 2010，McIntyre and his colleagues documented a widespread death of big trees that was evident even in wildlands protected from woodcutting or development.
The loss of big trees was greatest in areas where trees had suffered the greatest water shortage.The researchers figured out water stress with a computer model that calculated how much water trees were getting in comparison with how much they needed，taking into account such things as rainfall，air temperature，dampness of soil，and the timing of snowmelt (融雪).
Since the 1930s，McIntyre said，the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures，which cause trees to lose more water to the air，and earlier snowmelt，which reduces the water supply available to trees during the dry season.
【语篇解读】 本文是议论文。文章围绕加利福尼亚的大树从20世纪30年代以来大量减少这一主题，探讨出这一现象的原因。
28.What is the second paragraph mainly about
A.The seriousness of big-tree loss in California.
B.The increasing variety of California big trees.
C.The distribution of big trees in California forests.
D.The influence of farming on big trees in California.
【答案】 A 主旨大意题。第二段中通过列举一系列数字表明，加利福尼亚州的大树减少的严重性，故A项正确。
29.Which of the following is well-intentioned but may be bad for big trees
A.Ecological studies of forests.
B.Banning woodcutting.
C.Limiting housing development.
D.Fire control measures.
【答案】 D 推理判断题。文章第三段提到了造成加利福尼亚州的大树减少的三个因素：woodcutters，housing development与aggressive wildfire control。前两个因素直接与大树的减少有关，如果能控制住，大树就不会减少；而第三个因素——控制野火的措施使得加利福尼亚州的森林里满是跟大树争夺资源的小树，初衷是为了控制野火，这是好的，实则对大树不利，故D项正确。
30.What is a major cause of the water shortage according to McIntyre
A.Inadequate snowmelt. B.A longer dry season.
C.A warmer climate. D.Dampness of the air.
【答案】 C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“...the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures...”可知，水资源不足的主要原因就是气温升高，即更加温暖的气候，故C项正确。
31.What can be a suitable title for the text
A.California’s Forests：Where Have All the Big Trees Gone
B.Cutting of Big Trees to Be Prohibited in California Soon
C.Why Are the Big Trees Important to California Forests
D.Patrick McIntyre：Grow More Big Trees in California
【答案】 A 标题判断题。本文是一篇调查报告，第一段就点出主题：California has lost half its big trees since the 1930s。后面具体分析了加利福尼亚州大树的现状、造成大树减少的原因等，故A项作为标题最合适。
D
City trees grow faster and die younger than trees in rural forestry，a new study finds.Over their lifetimes，then，urban trees will likely absorb less CO2 from the air than forest trees.
As we all know，the earth would be freezing or burning hot without CO2.However，CO2 is a greenhouse gas，meaning it traps energy from the sun as heat.That makes temperatures near the ground rise.Human activities，especially the widespread burning of fossil (化石) fuels，have been sending extra greenhouse gases into the air.This has led to a rise in average temperatures across the globe.
Studies had shown forests readily absorb CO2，but there hadn’t been much data on whether city trees grow，die and absorb CO2 at the same rate as forest trees do.So some researchers decided to find out.
To figure out how quickly trees were growing，researchers tracked their diameters (the width of their trunks) between 2005 and 2014.A tree’s diameter increases as it grows，just as a person’s waist size increases as they gain weight.About half the weight of a tree is carbon，research has shown.Most of the rest is water.Over the nine years’ tracking，the researchers found city trees absorbed four times as much carbon from the air as forest trees.However，they were twice as likely to die.So over the lifetime of each type of tree，forest trees actually absorbed more CO2.
City trees grew faster because they had less competition for light from their neighbors.In a forest，trees tend to grow close together，shading their neighbors.Street trees also benefit from higher levels of nitrogen (氮) in rainwater.Nitrogen helps plants grow.Waste gases from gas-burning cars also contain nitrogen，thus enriching city air with nitrogen.Later，rainwater may wash much of it to the ground.Some street trees may also have better access to water than trees in the country because the underground water pipes can leak.
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。文章阐述了一项新的研究发现：与长在森林中的树木相比，城市里的树木长得更快，但死得更早。
32.What can be known about CO2 from Paragraph 2
A.It is one of the side effects of greenhouses.
B.It greatly accelerates the process of global warming.
C.It results from the widespread burning of fossil fuels.
D.It prevents the earth from becoming unsuitable to live on.
【答案】 D 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“the earth would be freezing or burning hot without CO2”可知，如果没有二氧化碳，地球将会极冷或极热。由此可以推断，二氧化碳可以防止地球变得不适合居住。
33.Why did researchers track the diameters of trees
A.To know about their growth rates.
B.To find out how much they weigh.
C.To check whether they were healthy.
D.To assess the carbon amounts in them.
【答案】 A 细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“To figure out how quickly trees were growing，researchers tracked their diameters”可知，研究人员监测树木的直径是为了了解树木的生长速度。
34.What advantage do city trees have over forest trees
A.They are more likely to access growth promoters.
B.They can enjoy more water coming from the air.
C.They can enjoy more shade from neighbors.
D.They are better at competing for light.
【答案】 A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段内容可知，与生长在森林中的树木相比，城市里的树木长得更快是因为它们无需与邻近的树木争夺光照，也能得到更多的氮量，还更容易得到水。由此可以推断，城市里的树木比森林中的树木更可能获得生长促进剂。
35.What will probably be talked about if the passage is continued
A.How urban trees can live longer.
B.Why city living makes trees die young.
C.How trees respond to dry soil conditions.
D.Why faster-growing trees absorb more CO2.
【答案】 B 推理判断题。文章首句就提到了一项新的研究结果：城市里的树木比森林中的树木长得更快，但死得更早。文章最后一段介绍了城市里的树木比森林中的树木生长得更快的几个原因。由此可以推断，文章接下来很可能就要介绍城市里的树木死得更早的原因。
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The Hotel Wake-up Call Gets Personal
Here’s a wake-up call：The hotel front desk will do one better than ringing your phone in the morning.They’ll send an actual human being to your room.Don’t worry.They won’t come in and kiss you good morning.__36__
Never mind that most travelers nowadays have smart phones with built-in alarm clocks.__37__ Here are some examples.At the Wolcott Hotel，if a wake-up call is unanswered，they will send an employee to your door.At Las Ventanas al Paraiso，an employee shows up at your room to wake you up with tea，coffee and breakfast bread.At the Mandarin Oriental，a person rather than an automated system will call to wake you up.__38__
Hotels have always taken the wake-up call seriously.__39__ If you don’t get your call within five minutes of the requested time，you won’t have to pay for your room.Travelers，too，still want to have an option of a wake-up call.A study of 285 guests at Crown Plaza found that 53% considered a wake-up call very important.
__40__ In the late 1980s，hotels turned to automated systems.Then all you’d get was a ring and silence.In the ever-competitive race for loyal customers，however，many hotels are now getting creative with the wake-up call.Some hotels even have recordings of celebrity voices.And more hotels will go back to the old in-person system of wake-up calls.
A.But they might bring you coffee.
B.If you don’t answer，you’ll get a wake-up knock.
C.Crown Plaza，for instance，has a wake-up call guarantee.
D.But the wake-up call became less personal over the years.
E.The hotel gets 15 to 30 requests for wake-up calls each day.
F.The human wake-up call is a way to personalize a guest’s stay.
G.Some guests sleep through the call，while others turn their phone ringers off.
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文，主要介绍了人性化的酒店叫醒电话。
【答案】36.A 前文“They’ll send an actual human being to your room.Don’t worry.They won’t come in and kiss you good morning.”(他们会派一个人去你的房间。别担心。他们不会进来吻你来祝你早安)和A项(但他们可能会给你带来咖啡)切题。故选A。
37.F 前文Never mind that most travelers nowadays have smart phones with built-in alarm clocks.(大多数旅行的人都有手机闹铃，那也没关系)，后文举例说明各个酒店的个性人工叫醒服务，故而该空应是过渡句，F项The human wake-up call is a way to personalize a guest’s stay.(人工叫醒是一种个性化客人入住的方式)符合题意。故选F。
38.B 前文以文华东方酒店为例，提到酒店不使用自动化的电话叫醒，而是人工，后句应选B项If you don’t answer，you’ll get a wake-up knock.(如果你不接电话，那么就有人来敲门)与之衔接，进一步印证酒店人工叫醒的人性化。
39.C 前文Hotels have always taken the wake-up call seriously.(酒店对叫醒这件事是非常认真的)是本段主题句，而后文介绍了皇冠假日酒店有措施确保叫醒服务得以实施。故选C项Crown Plaza，for instance，has a wake-up call guarantee.(例如，皇冠假日酒店就有叫醒服务保证)。
40.D 后文提到在20世纪80年代末，酒店转向自动化系统。故D项But the wake-up call became less personal over the years.(但随着时间的推移，叫醒电话变得不那么私人了)切题。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Every year，the fifth graders at Brookstone Elementary School went on a field trip to Washington，D.C.Terence __41__ the exciting trip，and was __42__ to go the next year.
Terence asked his parents __43__ if they would pay for half of the trip if he earned the other half of the money himself.His parents __44__.He had almost a year to earn $150.His first __45__ was to earn money by babysitting，and he typed a nice letter __46__ that “he would babysit during his neighbors’ __47__”.He named a few afternoons available and said he would __48__ $1 per hour per child.Then he got a job __49__ newspapers every Wednesday afternoon，making 5 cents for every paper，$10 __50__ each Wednesday.It wasn’t long before he had __51__ money to go on the trip to Washington，D.C.He was __52__ in time.The class trip was on October 15.His mom and dad gave him a check for the $150 they __53__ him.What a great feeling! He helped __54__ the cost of his trip.
This experience __55__ Terence in many ways，making his dream a reality with great efforts.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。小学生Terence非常渴望去华盛顿进行实地调查旅行，他希望自己挣一半旅费，另一半由父母资助。父母答应后，他通过帮邻居照看小孩、修剪花园和给花园除杂草等工作攒够了钱。
41.A.prepared for B.laid out C.referred to D.heard about
【答案】 D 根据空前一句可知，每年Terence所在学校的五年级学生都要去华盛顿进行实地调查旅行；结合该句中的“to go the next year”可知，Terence应该是听说了这个激动人心的旅行，就渴望来年也去。D项意为“听说”，故D项正确。A项意为“为……做准备”，B项意为“展开，铺开”，C项意为“涉及”，都与语境不符。
42.A.dying B.grateful C.lucky D.proud
【答案】 A 参见上题解析。be dying to do sth为固定搭配，意为“渴望做某事”，故A项正确。
43.A.curiously B.casually C.anxiously D.briefly
【答案】 C 根据上文可知，Terence渴望去华盛顿进行实地调查旅行；又结合语境可知，此处表示Terence急切地问他的父母是否愿意支付他参加旅行的一半费用。C项意为“急切的，渴望地”，故C项正确。
44.A.submitted B.agreed C.bargained D.refused
【答案】 B 根据下文可知，他有近一年的时间去挣150美元；又根据下文中的“His mom and dad gave him a check for the $150 they ________ him”可推知，他的父母同意(agreed)为他支付一半的旅行费用。
45.A.idea B.job C.conclusion D.suggestion
【答案】 A 根据该句中的“to earn money by babysitting”“typed a nice letter”并结合语境可知，他的第一个主意(idea)就是通过代人临时照看孩子来挣钱，并打了一封信，信上说(saying)在邻居不在(absence)时他可以帮他们照看孩子。
46.A.declaring B.confirming C.showing D.saying
【答案】 D 参见上题解析。
47.A.stay B.company C.interaction D.absence
【答案】 D 参见上题解析。absence“缺席，不在”符合语境，故D项正确。
48.A.pay B.spend C.charge D.donate
【答案】 C 根据该句中的“$1 per hour per child”并结合语境可知，Terence帮邻居照看孩子的收费标准是每个孩子每小时一美元。C项意为“收费，开价”，故C项正确。
49.A.editing B.updating C.printing D.delivering
【答案】 D 根据该句中的“newspapers every Wednesday afternoon，making 5 cents for every paper”可知，他得到了一份在每周三下午送报纸的工作，每份报纸挣五美分，每周三总共(in total)挣10美元；deliver newspapers意为“送报纸”，故D项正确。
50.A.at once B.on time C.after all D.in total
【答案】 D 参见上题解析。
51.A.extra B.much C.enough D.easy
【答案】 C 根据上文内容可知，不久他就有足够的(enough)钱去华盛顿旅行了。
52.A.just B.even C.ever D.still
【答案】 A 根据下文“The class trip was on October 15”可推知，他赚够了钱，正好赶上旅行。A项意为“正好”，故A项正确。
53.A.owed B.lent C.promised D.ordered
【答案】 C 根据上文他的父母同意给他出一半的钱可知，此处表示他的父母给了之前向他承诺的150美元的支票。C项意为“承诺”，故C项正确。
54.A.count B.cover C.estimate D.reduce
【答案】 B 根据上文可知，他挣了150美元，他的父母又给他150美元，所以他攒够了足以支付自己旅行的费用。B项意为“足以支付，够付”，符合语境，故B项正确。
55.A.astonished B.shaped C.excited D.impressed
【答案】 B 根据语境并结合选项可知，这段经历在很多方面塑造了(shaped)Terence，他以巨大的努力使自己的梦想成为现实。
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Lions，tigers and other animals are staying awake at night 56.____________ (avoid) human beings，a new study finds.
Scientists have known that human activities can lead to changes in nature.Many animals may move around less or travel to far places to keep away 57.____________ people.By being awake at night，animals can also be on guard against possible enemies and spend less time 58.____________ (look) for food.
The latest research found even activities like farming and camping can 59.____________ (fright) animals and cause them to become more active at night.60.____________ had been studied were lions in Tanzania，tigers in Nepal and monkeys in Brazil.Researchers compared 61.____________ (careful) how much time those animals were active at night in areas of human activities，such as hunting and farming.62.____________ was human activities that caused an increase of about 20 percent in night-time activities，even in creatures that usually sleep at night.Results 63.____________ (publish) in the journal Science two months ago.
The new findings are 64.____________ (usual) because no one else has looked at it in such detail before.Ecologist Marlee Tucker was 65.____________ (surprise) that any kind of human activities is enough for animals to see people as a threat.
【语篇解读】 人类活动导致许多动物在夜间保持清醒以保持警惕状态。
56.to avoid 考查非谓语动词。狮子、老虎以及其他的动物在夜间保持清醒旨在避开人类。此处用动词不定式作目的状语。
57.from [考查固定搭配。keep away from...“远离……”，为固定搭配。
58.looking 考查固定用法。spend time doing sth“花时间做某事”为固定用法。
59.frighten 考查动词。最新研究表明，即使像务农和野营这样的活动也会惊吓到动物，进而导致它们夜间变得更加活跃。情态动词can后应接动词原形，故应用名词fright的动词形式frighten。
60.What 考查主语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导主语从句且缺少主语，故用what，意为“……的事物”。
61.carefully 考查副词。修饰句中的谓语动词compared应使用副词。
62.It 考查强调句型。分析句子结构可知，去掉________ was和that之后，句子表意完整，故该句为强调句型“It was＋被强调部分＋that＋其他成分”。
63.were published 考查时态和语态。根据语境可知，谓语动词publish和句子的主语Results是被动关系，且根据时间状语two months ago可知，描述的是发生在过去的事情，故用一般过去时的被动语态。
64.unusual 考查形容词。先前没人对此进行过如此详细的研究，所以这些新的发现显得不同寻常。
65.surprised 考查形容词。此处为过去分词作表语，表示主语Marlee Tucker的状态，故用形容词surprised。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你校将举办主题为“我们的地球，我们的家(Our Earth，Our Home)”的环保创意活动。请用英语写一封邮件，邀请你的英国朋友Peter参加，内容包括：
1.活动时间和地点；
2.活动内容(照片展、旧物利用、环保海报等)；
3.期待Peter的参加。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter，
Yours，
Li Hua
【参考范文】
Dear Peter，
Our school will hold an environmental protection activity entitled “Our Earth，Our Home” in our school’s stadium this Sunday.I sincerely invite you to take part in it.
This activity aims at improving students’ environmental protection awareness and urging students to take effective action to protect our earth.Various activities will be held.For example，you will enjoy a photo show which display students’ efforts to gather and classify the rubbish.The process of recycling waste materials will tell us how to deal with the waste materials.The poster of environmental protection will arouse students’ interest in protecting our earth.We also welcome students to put forward more creative methods to make this activity more interesting.
I’m looking forward to your coming.
Yours，
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was somewhere between spring and summer，my mom and I were driving through the countryside.Back then，I was 13 years old，and always felt unhappy with mom.But little did I know that this trip was going to be a special one.
A pot of flowers sat in the back seat，whose heavenly scent filled the car.
Suddenly，in the middle of nowhere，my mom pulled over.“What are you doing？”I cried，fearing that the car had broken down and we’d be stuck there，so far from home.But that wasn’t the case.My mom hopped out of the car，grabbing the flowers from the back seat.“It’ll just be a minute，”she called back through the open windows.
My eyes impatiently skimmed the edge of the road before settling on a little sign showing that it was a nursing home.I looked back to the building，somewhat annoyed，as my mom reappeared—empty-handed.
Before she started the car，curiosity drove me to ask，“Do you know someone there？”She shook her head.“Then what did you do with the flowers？”She smiled slightly，“I gave them to the receptionist.”“What？”She laughed at my confusion.“I told the receptionist to give the flowers to whoever needed them，especially who hasn’t gotten any in a while.”
I kept silent for a moment.Not long after we continued our driving，I spoke again，“Did you leave your name？”To this she answered instantly，“No.Leaving flowers there for someone who will appreciate them makes me feel good，which is enough of a thank for me.”
Suddenly，still thinking about mom’s deeds，I heard something burst loudly.It was our car that broke down! Nothing could be worse，because neither my mom nor I understood how to repair it，and we didn’t know where the garage was.It also seemed impossible to wait for any passer-by，since we had seen so few along the way.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
We were worrying about what could be done.
As we drove along，a flower shop came into sight
【参考范文】
We__were__worrying__about__what__could__be__done. But after waiting in vain for a considerable time，mom and I decided to walk back the road to the nursing home and seek help.God knows how far we had driven! When we arrived，the receptionist was surprised，but warmly helped us contact the garage.There，the old men who had received the flowers were excited to meet us，talking about how great that day was.It amazed me what random actions of kindness could mean to the people who received it.While we were laughing and talking merrily，the garage got our car repaired.
As__we__drove__along，a__flower__shop__came__into__sight on the road.I paced quickly into the flower shop，where a bunch of flowers glowing red in full bloom caught my eye.Having witnessed the effect of kindness，I decided to send mom the sweet flowers.Soon，the heavenly scent filled the car again.Mom tried to conceal her excitement，but the glittering tears failed her.Through this trip，I discovered that，despite my occasional anger towards her，I actually felt proud of her.This was the trip of my life.
