高三英语第二次调研考试
英 语
本试卷分第1卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。
第I卷(三部分 共115分)
注意事项：
1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号、考试科目用2B铅笔涂写在答题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
3．考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At home. B. In a shoe shop. C. At a doctor's.
2. Why didn't the woman see the movie last night?
A. She had already seen it before.
B. She had to stay with her cousin at home.
C. Her cousin just stopped to buy something.
3. How does the woman probably go to work?
A. On foot. B. By taxi. C. By train.
4. What is the man going to do?
A. Buy a washing machine. B. Use a washing machine.
C. Examine a washing machine.
5. What will the man be doing while the woman is doing the housework?
A. Cleaning the house. B. Having breakfast. C. Sleeping.
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，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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至8题。
6. How is the man's family?
A. Well. B. Better. C. Unhealthy.
7. What change does Susan find in Henry?
A. He has put on weight. B. He looks younger. C. He looks more tired.
8. What is Susan's advice?
A. To start today. B. To keep young. C. To take exercise.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What does the man want to do?
A. Invite the woman over to meet his sister.
B. Go to his brother's graduation on Friday.
C. Meet someone coming from Canada.
10. Why won't the woman come over?
A. She has some film to pick up.
B. She doesn't know his sister very well.
C. She has to go to a graduation.
11. What does the man want the woman to see?
A. A camera. B. Plants. C. Pictures.
听第8段材料，回答第12、13题。
12. What makes the man worried?
A. One of his sons' being iii.
B. His sons' spending much money.
C. His wife and sons' being iii.
13. What are the family probably going to do next day?
A. See a doctor. B. Have a party. C. Go to a bank.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Why does the woman go to the man?
A. To ask him to look after her baby.
B. To ask him to take her husband to hospital.
C. To ask him to allow her a few days off.
15. What is the woman going to do?
A. Look after her son. B. Look after her husband. C. Go to hospital.
16. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In the street. B. At the man's office. C. At a hospital.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why won't old people live with their children?
A. Their children's houses are not big enough.
B. They like to take care of themselves.
C. They don't want to trouble their children.
18. Why don't all of them go to old people% homes provided by the state?
A. Their children don't allow them to.
B. There are not enough for them.
C. Some of them don't like such places.
19. What does the man think of the situation in the future?
A. Much better. B. As good as before. C. Still difficult.
20. What problem are they talking about?
A. Population problem. B. Family problem. C. Problem with the old.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. --Bruce was killed in a traffic accident.
-- _______ I talked with him only yesterday!
A. Is that right? B. I beg your pardon?
C. I see. D. Oh, no!
22. --Was Tom in the lab when you arrived there?
--Yes, but he _______ soon afterwards.
A. had left B. left C. would leave D. has left
23. The medicine is supposed to cure this disease, but I'm not sure it _______.
A. does B. was C. has D. is
24. Those visitors did not enjoy themselves at all. They had not traveled far ______ it began to rain.
A. until B. since C. before D. after
25. A war is so cruel that it always causes great losses, ________ has happened in Iraq.
A. what B. as C. which D. one
26. Cold tea ________ an excellent drink when it is very hot in summer.
A. makes B. produces C. remains D. turns
27. --Can you come for dinner on Saturday or Sunday?
--I'm afraid _________ day is possible.
A. either B. neither C. some D. any
28. --Your dictionary is missing? Could you have left it in the library?
--Yes, I ________.
A. could B. must C. should have D. might have
29. --What place is it?
--Haven't you seen that we _________ back where we ________?
A. were; had been B. are; were
C. were; have been D. are; had been
30. I don't know why you're worrying about it _________ it's not your business.
A. What's more B. In other words
C. After all D. Worse still
31. The word media basically refers to _________ we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions.
A. which B. what C. why D. how
32. To take a walk after supper seems to me a rule _________.
A. to never break B. never to have broken
C. never to be broken D. never to be breaking
33. She was in her bedroom. Suddenly she heard the boy shouting and ________ out as quickly as possible.
A. going B. go C. had gone D. went
34. The five-year-old boy often says what children ________ will say.
A. twice his age B. twice as old as his age
C. twice older than his age D. twice age more than his
35. __________ to his research work, the professor cared little about any other things.
A. Devoted B. Devoting C. Having devoted D. To devote
第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A farewell (告别) party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any public show where she didn't know anyone. It made her 36 hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion (场合) like this when she knew 37 , there was no 38 to feel shy. 39 she had made up her mind to 40 people's attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn't have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying good-bye to its 41 --she had left so many other 42 , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.
Yet this 43 was a particular occasion, and she hadn't had so many of those in her 44 . She had put on her 45 black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of 46 for one evening, but now they had 47 old Miss Hutton of all people to give the 48 speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense(意义) in getting 49 about it, for it was the first rule her 50 had given her---avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arms as 51 showed through the sleeve (袖子)of her 52 dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor's orders worked! For 53 out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her 54 with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl's funny expression. She 55 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.
36. A. face B. show C. room D. dress
37. A. nothing B. nobody C. everything D. everybody
38. A. chance B. time C. reason D. use
39. A. So B. But C. For D. There
40. A. pay B. give C. enjoy D. offer
41. A. guests B. people C. places D. things
42. A. houses B. friends C. hotels D. parties
43. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
44. A. life B. work C. school D. home
45. A. large B. best C. most D. worst
46. A. service B. exhibition C. group D. attention
47. A. ordered B. chosen C. wished D. helped
48. A. long B. great C. goodbye D. welcome
49. A. excited B. anxious C. puzzled D. pleased
50. A. teacher B. friend C. husband D. doctor
51. A. they B. he C. it D. she
52. A. black B. white C. red D. green
53. A. getting B. putting C. breathing D. speaking
54. A. action B. speech C. work D. performance
55. A. made B. enjoyed C. understood D. thought
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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
In 1960 Khrushchev headed a group to visit Indonesia and was warmly treated by his hosts. Once in Jakarta the hosts treated the guests to a special fruit, the durian. President Sukarno picked one, took a bite and handed it to Khrushchev. Just then, Khrushchev noticed that all the Indonesians present were staring at him, whispering. Obviously something funny was going to happen. Puzzled, he took over the fruit and immediately a very terrible smell attacked his nose, which nearly made him sick Being a good guest, he braced himself up and took a small bite with great care. To his surprise, he found the fruit to be uncommonly delicious. He was so impressed by this strange fruit that he decided to let his colleagues (同事) in Moscow have a taste of it too. So he sent by air one share for each member of the Presidium. The plane was to pass New Dehli and Kabul and Khrushchev didn't forget his friends in India and Afghanistan. He gave orders that Prime Minister Nehru and the king of Afghanistan should each have a package.
When Khrushchev returned to Moscow, his colleagues all thanked him for his kind gifts, but at the same time they pointed out that either because the plane must have been delayed on the way or because of some other reasons, all the fruit had gone bad. They had to throw them away because they gave out an awful smell. Later Khrushchev received similar messages of thanks from his friends in India and Afghanistan, only the messages were more skillfully worded.
56. What did Khrushchev notice when Sukarno presented a durian to him?
A. The fruit had a terrible smell.
B. He became the centre of the people's attention.
C. He was made fun of by the Indonesians.
D. There was something wrong with his nose.
57. Which of the following can describe the special fruit?
A. Ugly-looking but extremely tasty.
B. Unpleasant to nose but delicious to mouth.
C. Uncommonly delicious and sweet.
D. Not only delicious but also good-looking.
58. Why did Khrushchev decide to send durians to his colleagues?
A. He wanted to make fun of them.
B. To show his kindness and consideration.
C. To see whether his colleagues would like the taste of them.
D. He was impressed by the fruit, so he wanted his colleagues to taste it too.
59. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The fruit durian is uncommonly delicious but easy to go bad.
B. All delicious fruits can be accepted at once by various people.
C. His colleagues and friends didn't know the taste of the fruit.
D. One man's meat is another man's poison.
B
If US software(软件) companies don't pay more attention to quality, they could kiss their business good-bye. Both India and Brazil are developing a world-class software industry. Their weapon is quality and one of their jobs is to attract the top US quality specialists whose voices are not listened to in their country.
Already, of the world's 12 software houses that have earned the highest position in the world, seven are in India. That's largely because they have used new methods American software specialists refused to use. For example, for years, quality specialists, W. Edwards Deming and J.M. Juran had tried to persuade US software companies to change their attitudes to quality. But their quality call mainly fell an deaf ears in the US--but not in Japan. By the 1970s and 1980s, Japan was taking its market share with better, cheaper products. They used Deming's and Juran's ideas to bring down the cost of good quality to as little as 5% of total production costs. In US factories, the cost of quality then was 10 times as high: 50%. In software, it still is.
Watts S. Humphrey spent 27 years at IBM heading up software production and then quality assurance(保证). But his advice was seldom paid attention to. He retired from IBM in 1986. In 1987, tie worked out a system for assessing(评估) and improving software quality. It has proved its value time and again. For example, in 1990 the cost of quality at Raytheon Electronics Systems was almost 60 % of total software production costs. It fell to 15% in 1996 and has since further dropped to below 10 %.
Like Deming and Juran, Humphrey seems to be winning more praises overseas than at home. The Indian government and several companies have just founded the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute at the Software Technology Park in Chennai, India.
Let's hope that US lead in software will not be eaten up by its quality problems.
60. Which country has the most first-class software companies in the world ?
A. Germany. B. The USA. C. Brazil. D. India.
61. Which of the following statements about Humphrey is true?
A. He is now still an IBM employer.
B. He has worked for IBM for 37 years.
C. The US pays much attention to his quality advice.
D. India honors him highly.
62. By what means did Japan take its large market share by the 1970s and the 1980s?
A. Its products were cheaper in price and better in quality.
B. Its advertising was most successful.
C. The US hardware industry was falling behind.
D. Japan hired a lot of Indian software specialists.
63. What is the writer worrying about?
A. Many US software specialists are working for Japan.
B. The quality problem has become a worldwide problem.
C. The US will lose its lead in software in the world.
D. India and Japan are joining hands to compete with the US.
C
Man-made flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative(装饰的) purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can hardly be recognised from natural flowers. In making such models, painstaking skill and imagination are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure(构造). The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several thousand models in colored
glass, the work of two artist-naturalists, Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph.
The invention was to have the collection stand for at least one member of each flower family native to the US. Although it was never completed, it contains more than seven hundred species standing for 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus(真菌) diseases, and thousands of flower parts and fine details. Every detail of these is reproduced in color and structure. The models are kept in locked cases, as they are too valuable and fragile (易碎的) for classroom use.
64. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Natural flowers and man-made flowers
B. Lives of Leopold and Rudolph
C. Models for flowers native to the US
D. Materials used for man-made flowers
65. Which of the following statements about Leopold and Rudolph is true?
A. They were brothers. B. They were artists.
C. They were fathers. D. They were farmers.
66. It can be inferred from the passage that the goal of Leopold and Rudolph was to _______.
A. build a botanical garden where only strange and rare flowers grew
B. do a thorough study of plant structure
C. make a copy of one member of each US flower family
D. show that glass flowers are more realistic than wax flowers
67. Man-made flowers are not mentioned of their ________ purposes in the passage.
A. scientific B. decorative C. educational D. medical
D
Two high school students Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris made a series of home videos leading up to their killings of fellow students at Columbine High School in Colorado.
Time Magazine viewed the video tapes, and reports that Klebold and Harris expressed hatred for nearly all their schoolmates. Kelbold said on one tape, "I hope we kill 250 of you." At lunchtime on April 20, Kelbold and Harris opened fire, and went on to kill 12 other students and one teacher before taking their own lives.
Time says the tapes--made over a five-week period before the violent(暴力的) act--make it clear that Klebold and Harris felt alienated and wanted revenge(报复) against those who disliked playing together with them or laughed at them--mainly the Columbine sports students.
The magazine says the only regret that the shooters show on the tapes is when Harris admits that his and Klebold's parents would be "put through hell(地狱)once we do this." But he said, "there's nothing you guys (the parents)could have done to prevent this." Klebold said, "I'm sorry I have so much anger in my heart." Harris talked of having to move often with his family, starting over each time at the bottom of the social ladder, where people made fun of "my face, my hair, my shirts". Time reports Klebold and Harris saw the attacks as a way to get "the respect we should", Kleb01d said directors "will be fighting over this story".
FBI agent Mark Holstlaw told Time: "They wanted to be famous. And they are. They're infamous."
68. This passage mainly tells us about
A. the lives of two high school students
B. an example of school violence in the USA
C. the techniques of making a home video
D. the Time magazine's reports
69. Klebold and Harris made the attack as
A. an achievement B. a skillfully-carried-out plan
C. a way of revenge D. a beginning of all their work
70. What does the underlined word "alienated"( paragraph 3 )mean?
A. discouraged B. ashamed C. tired D. separated
71. The two boys regretted their deeds only __
A. after they killed too many people
B. after they killed a wrong person
C. when they thought of their parents
D. when they saw the results
E
Some people believe that international sport bring about good will between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the terrible incident including the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by small incidents caused by less important national contests.
One country received its second-place medals with anger after the hockey (曲棍球)final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers against the final decisions. They believed that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents'(对手)victory was unfair. Their manager was very angry when he said: "This wasn't hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished." The American basketball team announced that they would not give up first place to Russia, after a disputable (可争议)end to their contest. The game had ended in disorder. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury (评判委员会) debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.
Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals (个人), or in non-national teams might be too much to hope for. But in the present organisation of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism(爱国主义).
72. What did the manager mean by saying"...Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished?"
A. His team would no longer take part in international games.
B. Hockey and the Federation are both mined by the unfair decisions.
C. There should be no more hockey; matches organized by the Federation.
D. The Federation should be broken up as soon as possible.
73. The basketball example implied that
A. too much patriotism was shown in the incident
B. the announcement to make the match longer was wrong
C. the appeal jury spent too much time in making the decision
D. the American team was right in refusing to accept the silver medals
74. The author gives the two examples in Paragraphs 2 and 3 to show ________.
A. how nati6nal pride led to undesirable incidents in international games
B. that sportsmen love their country more than they used to
C. that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship
D. that it is right for athletes to play competitively
75. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?
A. The organisation of the Olympic Games must be improved.
B. Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games.
G. Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game.
D. International contests bring about misunderstanding between nations.
高三英语第二次调研考试
英 语
第Ⅱ卷(共35分)
注意事项：
1．第Ⅱ卷共2页，用钢笔或蓝黑圆珠笔直接答在试题卷上。
2．答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
第四部分：写(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)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划该词。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Dear Xiaohua,
It is four days since Mother accepted the operation. 76. _____________
She is feeling much more better. The doctors told me 77. _____________
the operation was successful, but because her old age 78. _____________
she had to stay in hospital for other two weeks. The 79. _____________
doctors also say it was quite necessary for her to 80. _____________
do so. We expect to get a full report in two and three 81. _____________
days. Please tell the good news to the rest of, family 82. _____________
as soon as possible. You needn't to come here. I'm 83. _____________
able to look after Mother by myself. You'd better 84. _____________
send flowers to Mother. She will feel happily. 85. _____________
Yours,
Xiaohui
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
下图反映的是李大伯在同一土地上今昔耕作的不同情况。请你用英语描述该图内容，并略谈感受。
注意： 1．词数100左右；
2．开头已为你写好。
参考词汇：耕地—plough 骆驼—camel 沙尘暴—sandstorm 牛—bull
It is spring, the season for sowing.
高三英语第二次调研考试
英语参考答案
I．听力部分录音稿
(Text 1 )
M: Is there anything I can do for you?
W: Yes, I bought these the other day. But they seem too tight and press against my feet.
M: Let me see, um, what do you think I should do?
(Text 2)
M: Did you see the movie on television last night?
W: I would have seen it, but my cousin stopped by for a visit. I hadn't seen her for more than a year.
(Text 3)
M: Where do you live?
W: Near Victorian Station.
M: What's your flat like7
W: It's small and the building is old, but it's comfortable. It's near my office.
(Text 4)
M: Excuse me, do you know how this washing machine works?
W: Yes. Put your clothes inside.., now shut the door.., the money goes in here, then put the soap powder in through here.
M: Is that all?
W: Yes, you don't have to do anything else until the machine stops.
(Text 5)
M. What are your plans for tomorrow?
W: Well, first, I'm going to do the house-cleaning.
M: Poor you! While you're cleaning the house, I'll be having breakfast in bed.
(Text 6)
M: Hello, Susan. How is everything in New York?
W: Never better, Henry. How are you% How is the family?
M: Everyone's fine. But actually, I'm feeling a little tired these days.
W: You're getting older, Henry, and you are heavier than you used to be.
M: Everyone gets older. But you look younger than ever. What's your secret?
W: There is no secret. I get more exercise than you. And I am careful about my diet. You should be, too.
M: You are right. When the weather is warmer, I'll do it.
W: No, Henry. You should start now.
M: Okay. I will start today. Thank you for the advice.
(Text 7)
M: Jane! Nice to meet you here.
W: Bob! Good to see you. Look! I'm just picking up some film for my camera.
M- You know, I've been trying to get in touch with you. Would you be able to come over this Friday? My sister has just returned from a trip to Canada. I thought you two might like to get to know each other since you are both students of biology.
W: Oh! I'd love to. But I can't. I have to go to my younger brother's graduation on Friday night after work.
M: Well, it's really too bad you can't make it. When my sister was in Canada; she spent the whole time photographing interesting plants along the northern coast. I have already looked at many of the pictures and I can't believe how wonderful some of those plants are. That does sound great. If I can't meet her this time, maybe I'll have to wait till some other time.
M: Yes. It'll be a pity if you two can't meet, but there'll always be other times.
W: Hey, I've got to run. Give me a call later.
M: OK, see you.
(Text 8)
W: Hello. Jean Williamson speaking.
M: Oh, it's you, dear. Sorry I had to rush off this morning. How are the boys?
W: I'm taking them to the doctor at twelve o'clock, but I'm sure they're going to be all right.
M: That's good. What about you?
W: Oh, I'm better now, don't worry. I'm going to make a birthday cake for tomorrow. And...I've got a camera for Peter and some records for Paul.
M: You shouldn't have done that. They need to learn how to save money. I'm going to put away some money in the bank for them.
(Text 9)
W: Could you spare me a few minutes, Mr. Radford?
M: I'm rather busy. But...all right. What's it?
W: It's a personal matter. Uh, you see, my husband is ill and has to go into hospital.
M: Sorry to hear that. But why do you want to talk to me about it?
W: Because...because we have a baby and there's nobody to look after him while he's in hospital.
M: Oh, I see. But I still don't understand what all this has to do with me.
W: But that's what I'm trying to explain. I'd like to stay at home for a few days.
M: But why?
W: To look after my son, of course.
M: I thought you said he was going to hospital. They'll look after him there, won't they?
W: No, no, no! It's my husband who's going to hospital! Not my son.
M: Really7 I thought you said it was your son. You are not explaining this very well.
(Text 10)
W: Surely having a grandmother at home can help a young wife a lot with her housework, don't you think?
M: Yes, I think this is true. But remember the old people themselves are often against the idea of going to live with the young family. You see, modem houses and fiats are very small, much smaller than the sort of homes people used to live in.
W: And when Grandma gets very old, the situation becomes even worse, doesn't it?
M: Yes. It's likely that old people may go into a nursing home, but it's not as simple as that. Because of improvements in medical science, people live longer than ever before. The birth rate has fallen. This means that a smaller working population is having to provide for a larger number of old people, in need of care and attention. The number of old people's homes provided by the state is strictly limited. There are private nursing homes, but the cost is out of reach of the average family.
W: And how do you see the situation developing in the future?
M: Well, obviously a lot of money is going to have to be spent. But it's still difficult persuading people to do this. There aren't many votes for politicians in providing nursing homes for the old people.
选择题答案
第一、二、三部分(Key to l—75)：
1-5 BBABB 6-10 AACAC 11-15 CCBCA 16-20 BABCC
21-25 DBACB 26-30 ABDBC 31-35 BCDAA 36-40 ADCAC
41-45 ACCAB 46-50 DBCBD 51-55 CACBB 56-60 BBDCD
61-65 DACCB 66-70 CDBCD 71-75 CBACA
Dear Xiaohua,
It is four days since Mother accepted the operation. 76. received
She is feeling much more better. The doctors told me 77. more
the operation was successful, but because∧her old age 78. of
she had to stay in hospital for other two weeks. The 79. another
doctors also say it was quite necessary for her to 80. said
do so. We expect to get a full report in two and three 81. or
days. Please tell the good news to the rest of ∧family 82. the
as soon as possible. You needn't to come here. I'm 83. to
able to look after Mother by myself. You'd better 84. √
send flowers to Mother. She will feel happily. 85. happy
Yours,
Xiaohui
One possible version:
It is spring, the season for sowing. Uncle Li is trying hard to plough in his field. Looking
up, he sees the sky covered with sand (he sees a lot of sand flying about). While working, he
cannot help thinking of the past.
Years ago, everything was nice with him. In the clean air, he worked happily with his
bull in the same field with trees around it, hoping for a good harvest. Nowadays, however,
all the trees have been cut down and good farmland has turned into desert. As a result, he
has to plough in such a sandy field using a camel, wondering whether he can harvest anything
this year.
How Uncle Li wishes that the environment had not been destroyed by humans!